Update to the 𝐂𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐨 𝐂𝐑𝐏-𝐍𝟎𝟔𝟖𝟏𝐅 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 article: - Inspection and battery replacement retrostuff.org/2020/11/01/c...

First impressions of the Pioneer CD-I AUTOCHANGER COMMANDER COI-V10: CD-i PCB, A/V PCB, I/O PCB, a switching PSU and a linear PSU (transformer, power PCB, power switch PCB). Of course, these are not all of the PCBs; there must be at least three more at the front of the unit. 1/x

New article: Grundig CDI 110E Information and Repair retrostuff.org/2025/12/01/g...

I finally upgraded some discs from my PC-FX full set: Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2 (the last photo shows what I had before, just the discs and inserts that someone else had cut out of the mooks)

Random stuff from Japan (last parcel for this year): Pioneer CD-I AUTOCHANGER COMMANDER COI-V10 Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2 Hudson Soft Super Joy Card (HC-691) IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive (06P5222)

Update to the 𝐍𝐕𝐑𝐀𝐌+𝐑𝐓𝐂 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐂𝐃-𝐢 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 article: - Added FRAM replacement for the 32 KB (SmartWatch) SRAM chip. retrostuff.org/2021/12/31/n...

New family member: Grundig CDI 110E (470/82? – it has a brandless OEM ROM like the TaliLaser 2000) 1/2

Elecom JC-AD2 for NEC PC-98

Spital Sangyo PROGRAMABLE JOY-CONT PJ-01 for NEC PC-98

WonderSwan family photo

Random stuff from Japan: Espgaluda II Black Label with Xbox 360 face plate バンダイゲーム機パーフェクトカタログ (Bandai Game Console Perfect Catalogue) G-MOOK 224 Spital Sangyo PROGRAMABLE JOY-CONT PJ-01 for PC-98 Panasonic KXL-830AN Benesse Pocket Challenge V2

Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700 for Sega Dreamcast 1/3

Nintendo Family BASIC (HVC-BS) and Keyboard (HVC-007): The condition is not too bad; it seems to have seen little use. Unfortunately, some of the paperwork and labels have mould measles. 1/4

Virtua Gun (バーチャガン) HSS-0122 for Sega Saturn 1/2

Random stuff from Japan: Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700 Nintendo Family Basic HVC-BS, HVC-007 SegaSaturn Virtua Gun (バーチャガン) HSS-0122 Mahjong harness and controller NEC PC-FX/PC-98 flyer

My replacement Philips CD-i 370 (or GoldStar GPI-1200M) power supply is finally available, in very limited quantities. www.ebay.fr/itm/18767922...

Ultrasonic knife vs. Timekeeper MK48T08B (Warning: high-pitched sounds). Only the final cuts are shown. Before that, the top hat (and unfortunately also the chip) was cut for about 2 minutes. This is only a test to see how efficiently the Timekeeper can be cut apart. 1/2

ASCII Turbo File GB (ASC-1501T) for Nintendo Game Boy (Pocket, Light, Color) 1/2

ASCII Turbo File Twin (A001AATFT) for Nintendo Super Famicom 1/2

ASCII Turbo File Adapter (AS-717-TF) for Nintendo Super Famicom 1/2

ASCII Turbo File II (AS-TF21) for Nintendo Famicom 1/2

Taito Arkanoid II controller for Nintendo Famicom

SETA Wireless Commander SW-01 for Nintendo Famicom 1/2

バンダイ スーパーコントローラー2 (Bandai Super Controller II) for Nintendo Famicom 1/2

ギミア・ぶれいく 史上最強のクイズ王決定戦 (Gimmi a Break: Shijou Saikyou no Quiz Ou Ketteisen, YZW-QY) w/ Party Tap for Nintendo Famicom 1/2

Hori Track TRK-7 for Nintendo Famicom 0832-42 1/2

Random stuff from Japan: Another Yamaha Mixt Book Player Copera MMG-1 (a Sega Pico variant) and a few games. It comes in a beautiful box, which I couldn't resist buying (unfortunately, there are no inserts).

井出洋介名人の実戦麻雀Ⅱ (Ide Yousuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II, CAP-2Q) for Nintendo Famicom 1/2

Spital Sangyo JOY-CONT Turbo CT-5 and CT-6 for FM Towns, X68000, MSX, and some PC-88 and PC-98 1/2

USB-C Power Supply for the Philips CD-i 370 (and probably the GoldStar GPI-1200M), coming soon.

Random stuff from Japan: It's just a small package, but it contains something I've been searching for a long time. • WonderWitch - WonderSwan Personal Software Development Kit • ワンダースワンゲームプログラミング―ワンダーウィッチでゲームを作ろう! (WonderSwan Game Programming: Let's Make a Game with WonderWitch!)

Random stuff from Japan: Spital JOY-CONT Turbo CT-5 and CT-6, as well as a big pile of random Famicom junk, including even more uncommon controllers.

After 7+ years, I have finally upgraded my lab PSU (Rigol DP832x to DP932x)

Update to the 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 (𝗦𝗧-𝗩) 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 article retrostuff.org/2024/12/30/s...

Another background music player in my collection: AEI ProDisc DS (Plextor PB-6025). You can see right away that it comes from the same manufacturer as the Philips BMS 3000 MKII (still broken). Unfortunately, it doesn't play BGM discs yet, only normal audio CDs.

I've told myself countless times not to buy any more Philips CD-i hardware because I already have far too much. But then I came across two offers that I couldn't resist.

Random stuff from Japan: Nikkodo / BMB AUTO MASTER CONTROLLER VI-M450 (a variant of the CDI-M1500 with digital video support).

Update to the 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗖𝗗𝗜𝟲𝟬𝟱𝗧 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 article: - More details and repair notes for the ODD and DVC. - Extensive changes and updates. retrostuff.org/2019/08/07/p...

LG/DVS CD-i Controller (DP9-0001D) #lg #dvs #cdi #philipscdi #philips #retrostuff

Philips CD-i GA R2.1 Digital Video Cartridge (DVC) maintenance: On the right is a 605 variant (22ER9424 / 22SW1515) for authoring players. Two SMD capacitors are missing. On the left is a variant in a cage (22ER9141/00 AH00) for consumer players. It has errors in the ROM. 1/3

Philips CD-i service post (CDM9 edition): Eliminate the screaming noise of the CD drawer quickly and easily without removing the entire CD unit. 1/3. Pull the drawer all the way out and press the plastic spring in the direction of the arrow to remove it completely.

Update to the Back Up and Restore NVRAM Data With CD-i Link article: Completely rewritten article; added details on cables and troubleshooting for more player models. retrostuff.org/2020/04/03/b...

My Pico bunch: Sega Pico MK-49002-50 (EU), Yamaha Mixt Book Player Copera MMG-1, Sega Toys Pico HPC-0009, Advanced Pico Beena HPC-0700, Anpanman o Sagase! Beena (also HPC-0700, but in a BeenaLite case) and finally BeenaLite HPC-0757.

Random stuff from Japan: Yamaha Mixt Book Player Copera MMG-1 (a Sega Pico variant), a sun-tanned SegaSaturn HST-3210 (for parts) and old newspaper.

Soft Pop 231, a 1990 CD-BGM from Philips Background Music Systems. These include a CD-i menu with play controls.

I'm happy to share the first public preview release of my game SkyWays for CD-i. The main gameplay loop and physics are implemented. Still quite a ways to go! Feedback, bugs and issues are very much welcome! Video: youtu.be/rUFtyM0pLCE Project page with download: twburn.itch.io/skyways

I've just found a Philips VAM1201P in a CD-i player (660) for the first time. The FPC is more pink-grey than the usual orange of the VAM1201/03 (and others in the CDM12 family).

In 2022, I introduced the project DISCMASTER, which is a unique project to make the internals of tens of thousands of 1990s-2000s CD-ROMs findable in a semantic search. Today, I'm announcing the team has now made DISCMASTER 2, a ground-up rewrite with so much improvement. discmaster.textfiles.com

The third Nichicon CI-1PS (ZSKY114G) power supply, this time from the CDI-M1500 L, shows the same excessive signs of use as its siblings. But at least it looks the best so far. I will now completely disassemble and clean this PSU as well and hope that I can finally identify all the components.