CD-i

Screenshot of a black and white dungeon crawler game. A first-person battle scene, depicting a strange-looking chunky human-like creature wearing a mouse costume.

The Tower of Silka (Panyome!/Asumu Corporation, Mac, 1993)

Screenshot of a Y2K-style CGI video game depicting a futuristic-looking TV with several large colourful buttons, depicting a green island.

Ultra Resort Keroncuel (MediaCraft/Toshiba-EMI, Mac/Windows, 1997)

Screenshot: a pixelated map of Africa and a pop-up dialogue box with a drawing of boats on a river with text about them.

Father Christmas (Millennium Interactive/Gaga Interactive/NEC, Windows/Saturn, 1995)

Screenshot of a digital magazine titled "Hooked In". It features a pixelated image of a statue alongside text advertising this as the "premiere issue" with the blurb "Who is Kool K? Why is the Darklord Dark? Is Psychocat really psycho? All will be revealed!"

Hooked In!!! (Sega/Pacific SoftScape, Sega Channel, unreleased, 1995)

Screenshot: a cartoon PC with a smiling face and arms on its hips.

First PC (ASK Kodansha, Mac/Windows, 1997)

Game screenshot: a sleepy-looking cartoon rabbit eats grapes to the side of the screen, next to a name entry user interface which allows players to enter up to eight characters.

Darlun's Rambling Trip (System Sacom, Mac/Windows, 1996)

Screenshot: A "do you want to quit?" screen from a Korean game. The screen is presented as a playing card, with two raccoon dogs dressed as jesters - one facing up, and one inverted. The one on top holds a "yes" button, and the one on bottom holds a "no" button.

Ilgobmali Neoguliui Hangeulgyosil (Arisu Media, Windows, 1999)

Screenshot: an image of a fantasy-style woman holding a sci-fi tool in front of a logo which reads "Spellgram".

Spellgram: Rasen no Kokuin (Bandai, Mac, unreleased, planned for 1995)

Screenshot: a CGI scene depicting a first-person view of a spaceship cockpit. In the distance, through the ship screen, is a space station with a large sign reading "welcome".

Spellgram: Rasen no Kokuin (Bandai, Mac, unreleased, planned for 1995)

Glitched screenshot of a Japanese quiz game with completely incorrect colours

America Odan Ultra Quiz 2 (Fujitsu Personal Computer Systems, Mac/Windows, 1995)

Screenshot: a 64-colour pixel art image of a hallway. It's seen from a far angle, leading to a slightly wistful feeling. No people are visible.

Virtual Valerie: Director's Cut (Reactor, Mac, 1992)

Screenshot showing the Sailor Scouts in front of an abstract background.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: CD-ROM Genga-shuu (Kodansha, Mac, 1994)

Screenshot: a surreal CGI scene of basic geometric shapes inside a CGI shelf. They're all red. A grid is overlaid on top.

BlindRom v0.9 The Prototype (The Blind Trust, Mac, 1993)

Screenshot: a cartoon telephone, with the keys each showing a different animal.

Small Stories for Sleepless Nights (Fun Project/Amuse, Mac, 1993)

Screenshot: a cartoon cat and a cartoon rabbit leaping through the stars.

Small Stories for Sleepless Nights (Fun Project/Amuse, Mac, 1993)

Philips Freeland Studios logo (as seen in Wuzzo Goes on Holiday, CD-i, 1992)

Horoscope: Seiyou Senseijutsu (Crosstalk/Japan Interactive Media, CD-i, 1994)

Horoscope: Seiyou Senseijutsu (Crosstalk/Japan Interactive Media, CD-i, 1994)

Blippo+ (YACHT/Telefantasy Studios/Dustin Mierau/Panic, Playdate, 2025)

Blippo+ (YACHT/Telefantasy Studios/Noble Robot/Panic, Playdate, 2025)

Screenshot of digital art: three overlapping letters which have been coloured in gradient strips.

Ape Odyssey 2001 (Gento Matsumoto/Saru Brunei, Mac, 1992)

Screenshot: an encyclopedia-style CD-ROM showing a mysterious image of the iwato kagura dance in a misty forest grove.

Fukuoka-Go-Round (Neuromagic/Fukuhaku Sogo Printing, Mac/Windows, 1995)

Screenshot: a TV showing an old-fashioned black and white cartoon, with a cartoon remote in the foreground.

Stay Tooned! (Funnybone Interactive/Sierra, Mac/Windows, 1996)

Game screenshot: a soft pastel painting depicting two people in a hot air balloon above a surreal-looking planet.

Cellofania (Tonkinhouse, Mac/Windows, 1994)

Screenshot: a strange-looking cartoon figure bursts out of a primitive CGI closet.

Magic Gambo (Cyber Arts, Mac/Windows, 1995)

Screenshot: a crowd of people gathers at a traditional Japanese fishmonger.

Cyber Soldier Sharaku (Inspire/Japan Interactive Media, CD-i, 1993)

Screenshot: two characters stand on an old-fashioned bridge in front of a sunset. Both are anthropomorphic dogs, and both are wearing traditional Edo-era kimono. The shorter character is clutching a brush while looking emotional and leaning forward slightly.

Cyber Soldier Sharaku (Inspire/Japan Interactive Media, CD-i, 1993)

Screenshot: ukiyo-e portrait of an anthropomorphic dog woman. Parody of Sharaku's ukiyo-e print of Segawa Kikujurō III as Oshizu, Wife of Tanabe.

Cyber Soldier Sharaku (Inspire/Japan Interactive Media, CD-i, 1993)

Cartoon-style screenshot of a man standing in front of a vignetted view of a tree.

Station: Shiki o Tabisuru (Mitsuo Isaka, Mac, 1994)

Ink painting of a small cat with a red cape in front of a large abstract bull.

Classical Cats (Mitsuhiro Amada/IBM, Mac, 1995)