CD-I

The Philips console, known as the CD-I, was a critical and commercial failure, with the four Nintendo games published for it considered among the worst in the company's catalogue.

The late, great Phil Hartman sells the Philips CD-i in a series of truly bizarre ad spots.

More than 5 million of you in North America have CD-ROM or Philips CD-i players, and that number is expected to double by year's end and treble by 1996.

Listeners with CD-i players can customize any of the 10 tracks to their tastes.

This week the Dutch electronics giant Philips will unveil its Compact Disc Interactive system, also called CD-I, a $1,000 computerized CD player that can be hooked up to a standard TV set to play all manner of games and run interactive programs.