Phillips CDI - Is There A Comprehensive Controller List On The Web?

[4cade]

I've been fascinated with the bizarre selection of controllers for the CDI, which I believe is a byproduct of Phillips licensing the CDI out to different manufacturers - but is there a comprehensive list of them (with pics, and hopefully info) anywhere on the net? I've been googling around and found plenty of lists of the CDI games, but only rando entries on the controllers.

[tpugmire]

Everything you ever wanted to know about CD-I hardware and accessories:

 

http://www.philipscdi.com/hardware.htm

[4cade]

17 hours ago, tpugmire said:

Everything you ever wanted to know about CD-I hardware and accessories:

 

http://www.philipscdi.com/hardware.htm

Man, thank you so much! Really appreciate that

[CatPix]

Though this only list official hardware. There is at least two pads and one joystick that were made by 3rd parties.

The most famous one is the Gamester pad, for the quality of it is vastly superior to the original Philips controllers.

 

https://cdii.blogspot.com/2019/10/tecnoplus-and-gamester-offered-official.html

Edited March 13, 2020 by CatPix

[tpugmire]

11 hours ago, CatPix said:

Though this only list official hardware. There is at least two pads and one joystick that were made by 3rd parties.

The most famous one is the Gamester pad, for the quality of it is vastly superior to the original Philips controllers.

 

https://cdii.blogspot.com/2019/10/tecnoplus-and-gamester-offered-official.html

Interesting, I had no idea those existed. Pretty cool stuff. 

[Tanooki]

Same here, as a CDi owner in the era when I got fed up using the remote that had the joystick on the upper part of it, I went and bought the rebranded gravis game pad they sold and it made playing stuff so much fun, responsive, and accurate in doing what you wished.

[ave1]

Didn't know Gamester made a CD-i controller.  Now I want one.