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Philips Interactive Media was a division of the titular Dutch conglomerate that created the CD-i, an interactive multimedia CD player that could play games and movies. The system came out of Philips aiming to get into the gaming market, and attempting (and blatantly failing) to produce a CD-based add-on for Nintendo's SNES system (Sony also attempted this prior to Philips, but the deals fell through, which eventually led to the creation of the PlayStation). Despite heavy marketing, the system failed (both critically and commercially), largely thanks to a mediocre game library as well as poorly made controllers. It is also particularly infamous nowadays for four games based off of the Super Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda series of games, all thanks to a mutual agreement between Nintendo and Philips. They are notorious for their poor quality and being heavily featured in YouTube Poop videos. 136 games were released for the system (in contrast to 1,850 games on the PS1), and 570,000 units were sold worldwide (in contrast to over 100 million units of PS1s sold worldwide). Philips Interactive Media was sold to Infogrames in 1996, and in 1998 the CD-i was discontinued.

1st Logo (1991-1995)

Nicknames: "The Phillips Shield", "Cheesy Philips Shield", "YouTube Poop Shield", "The Logo Seen Before Those CD-i Games"

Logo: Against a black background, we see a dark blue Philips logo, which consists of a shield with "PHILIPS" at the top in white, with a dark blue circle containing wavy lines and some stars at the bottom. The circle transforms into a CD and flips around as the shield morphs into a brighter blue rectangle, with "PHILIPS" left intact. The CD inserts itself into the rectangle, forming a white line. The words "INTERACTIVE" and "MEDIA" appear above and below the line, respectively. The logo then goes "3D" at the end.

Variants:

A still version exists, with "DISTRIBUTED BY" over the logo. You can find this on Mad Dog McCree.
- Sometimes on the still version, "INTERACTIVE" is dropped from the logo. "PHILIPS" drops down near the line, and the rectangle is skinny.
On some Philips Funhouse games, more effects can be shown.
- For example, the closing version in Labyrinth of Crete grows eyes inside the P's and licks itself.

FX/SFX: The transformation effects.

Music/Sounds: It starts out with a deep bass chord, which culminates in a synth fanfare.

Availability: Rare. Appears at the beginning of various infamous games for the Philips CD-i console. The full logo (with music) was even shown on an episode of G4's Icons chronicling The Legend of Zelda. It is also shown on the earliest games published for DOS, like International Tennis Open.

Editor's Note: This logo is one of the more "memed" on the wiki, thanks to its omnipresence in YouTube Poops, and has gained a well-deserved recognition among Poopers, as well as in the logo community.

2nd Logo (1995-1998)

Nicknames: "The Philips Shield II", "The Waves", "The Not-So-Cheesy Philips Shield"

Logo: On a black background, the Philips shield is seen all in dark blue, including the text. The shield zooms in as the stars and circle inside it zoom away first and the waves move at different paces. The word "PHILIPS" in a thin font rises up from the waves as they shrink to reveal "MEDIA" in the same font. The waves thin out to form a line and shrink which it then fades to red and the logo flashes, changing the color to white with an blue outline. The line gains a phaser-like light that shifts from left to right and disappears when the last note is played.

Variant: A still version exists.

FX/SFX: The shield zooming in, the waves, the light on the bar.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized fanfare with an electric keyboard section.

Availability: Rare. Can be seen on games from 1995 to 1998, like the PC CD of Lamb Chop Loves Music and the DOS version of Asterix: Caesar's Challenge. The still version can be seen on the CD-i port of Myst.

Editor's Note: Despite not being as well-known as the previous logo, this is still a major step-up with a fantastic fanfare and good animation (one that is often sadly presented in compressed, skippy video, due to the limitations of the time, though it was occasionally shown in better quality).

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-Logo descriptions and captures by mr3urious and EnormousRat
+{{PageCredits|description=mr3urious and EnormousRat|capture=mr3urious and EnormousRat}}
+=== Background ===
-Background: Philips Interactive Media was a division of the titular Dutch conglomerate that created the CD-i, an interactive multimedia CD player that could play games and movies. The system came out of Philips wanting to get into the gaming market, and attempting (and failing) to produce a CD-based add-on for the Super Nintendo. (Sony also attempted this prior to Philips, but the deals fell through, which led to the creation of the PlayStation.) Despite heavy marketing, the system did not do well, largely thanks to a mediocre game library as well as poorly made controllers. It is also particularly infamous nowadays for four games based off of the Super Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda series of games, notorious for their poor quality and being heavily featured in YouTube Poops. 136 games were released for the system (in contrast to 1,850 games on the PS1), and 570,000 units were sold worldwide (in contrast to over 100,000,000 units of PS1s sold worldwide). Philips Interactive Media was sold to Infogrames in 1996, and in 1998 the CD-i was discontinued.
+Philips Interactive Media was a division of the titular Dutch conglomerate that created the CD-i, an interactive multimedia CD player that could play games and movies. The system came out of Philips aiming to get into the gaming market, and attempting (and blatantly failing) to produce a CD-based add-on for [[Nintendo]]'s SNES system ([[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony]] also attempted this prior to Philips, but the deals fell through, which eventually led to the creation of the [[PlayStation]]). Despite heavy marketing, the system failed (both critically and commercially), largely thanks to a mediocre game library as well as poorly made controllers. It is also particularly infamous nowadays for four games based off of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Legend of Zelda'' series of games, all thanks to a mutual agreement between Nintendo and Philips. They are notorious for their poor quality and being heavily featured in YouTube Poop videos. 136 games were released for the system (in contrast to 1,850 games on the PS1), and 570,000 units were sold worldwide (in contrast to over 100 million units of PS1s sold worldwide). Philips Interactive Media was sold to [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames]] in 1996, and in 1998 the CD-i was discontinued.
-st Logo
+=== 1st Logo (1991-1995) ===
+{{YouTube|id=WJ_zz9y586Q}}
-(1991-1995)
+'''Nicknames:''' "The Phillips Shield", "Cheesy Philips Shield", "YouTube Poop Shield", "The Logo Seen Before Those CD-i Games"
-<youtube width=240 height=185>b4qRp4OfUn8</youtube></center>
+'''Logo:''' Against a black background, we see a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} Philips logo, which consists of a shield with "'''PHILIPS'''" at the top in white, with a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} circle containing wavy lines and some stars at the bottom. The circle transforms into a CD and flips around as the shield morphs into a {{Font color|blue|brighter blue}} rectangle, with "'''PHILIPS'''" left intact. The CD inserts itself into the rectangle, forming a white line. The words "'''INTERACTIVE'''" and "'''MEDIA'''" appear above and below the line, respectively. The logo then goes "3D" at the end.
-Nicknames: "The Phillips Shield", "Cheesy Philips Shield", "The Logo Seen Before Hotel Mario", "The Logo Seen Before The CD-I Zelda Games"
+'''Variants:'''
-Logo: Against a black background, we see a dark blue Philips logo, which consists of a shield with "PHILIPS", in white, at the top, with a dark blue circle containing wavy lines and some stars at the bottom. The circle transforms into a CD and flips around as the shield morphs into a bright blue rectangle, with "PHILIPS" left intact. The CD inserts itself into the rectangle, forming a white line. The words "INTERACTIVE" and "MEDIA" appear above and below the line, respectively. The logo then goes "3D" at the end.
+* A still version exists, with "DISTRIBUTED BY" over the logo. You can find this on ''Mad Dog McCree''.
+** Sometimes on the still version, "'''INTERACTIVE'''" is dropped from the logo. "'''PHILIPS'''" drops down near the line, and the rectangle is skinny.
+* On some Philips Funhouse games, more effects can be shown.
+** For example, the closing version in ''Labyrinth of Crete'' grows eyes inside the P's and licks itself.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The transformation effects.
-Variants:
-A still version exists, with "DISTRIBUTED BY" over the logo. You can find this on Mad Dog McCree. Sometimes on the still version, "INTERACTIVE" is dropped from the logo. "PHILIPS" drops down near the line, and the rectangle is skinny.
-On some Philips Funhouse games, more effects can be shown. For example, the closing version in Labyrinth of Crete grows eyes inside P's and licks itself.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' It starts out with a deep bass chord, which culminates in a synth fanfare.
-FX/SFX: The transformation effects.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. Appears at the beginning of various infamous games for the Philips CD-i console. The full logo (with music) was even shown on an episode of G4's ''Icons'' chronicling ''The Legend of Zelda''. It is also shown on the earliest games published for DOS, like ''International Tennis Open''.
-Music/Sounds: It starts out with a deep bass chord, which culminates in a synth fanfare.
+'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is one of the more "memed" on the wiki, thanks to its omnipresence in YouTube Poops, and has gained a well-deserved recognition among Poopers, as well as in the logo community.
-Availability: Extremely rare. Appears at the beginning of various infamous games for the Philips CD-i console. The full logo (with music) was even shown on an episode of G4's Icons chronicling The Legend of Zelda. It is also shown on the earliest games published for DOS, like International Tennis Open.
-Editor's Note: None.
+=== 2nd Logo (1995-1998) ===
+{{YouTube|id=HCxYTXU0kk0}}
+'''Nicknames:''' "The Philips Shield II", "The Waves", "The Not-So-Cheesy Philips Shield"
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, the Philips shield is seen all in {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}}, including the text. The shield zooms in as the stars and circle inside it zoom away first and the waves move at different paces. The word "{{Font color|darkblue|PHILIPS}}" in a thin font rises up from the waves as they shrink to reveal "{{Font color|darkblue|MEDIA}}" in the same font. The waves thin out to form a line and shrink which it then fades to {{Font color|red|red}} and the logo flashes, changing the color to white with an {{Font color|blue|blue}} outline. The line gains a phaser-like light that shifts from left to right and disappears when the last note is played.
-nd Logo
-(1995-1998)
+'''Variant''': A still version exists.
-<youtube width=240 height=185>HCxYTXU0kk0</youtube></center>
+'''FX/SFX:''' The shield zooming in, the waves, the light on the bar.
-Nicknames: "The Philips Shield II", "The Waves", "The Not-So-Cheesy Philips Shield"
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized fanfare with an electric keyboard section.
-Logo: On a black background, the Philips shield is seen all in dark blue, including the text. The shield zooms in as the stars and circle inside it zoom away first and the waves move at different paces. The word "PHILIPS" in a thin font colored dark blue, rises up from the waves and they shrink to reveal "MEDIA" in the same color and font. The waves thin out to form a line and shrink which it then fades to red and the logo flashes, changing the color to white with an blue outline. The line gains a phaser-like light that shifts from left to right and disappears when the last note is played.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. Can be seen on games from 1995 to 1998, like the PC CD of ''Lamb Chop Loves Music'' and the DOS version of ''Asterix: Caesar's Challenge''. The still version can be seen on the CD-i port of ''Myst''.
-Variant: A still version exists.
+'''Editor's Note:''' Despite not being as well-known as the previous logo, this is still a major step-up with a fantastic fanfare and good animation (one that is often sadly presented in compressed, skippy video, due to the limitations of the time, though it was occasionally shown in better quality).
-FX/SFX: The shield zooming in, the waves, the light on the bar.
-Music/Sounds: A synthesized fanfare with an electric keyboard section.
-Availability: Rare. Can be seen on games from 1995 to 1998, like the PC CD of Lamb Chop Loves Music and the DOS version of Asterix: Caesar's Challenge. The still version can be seen on the CD-i port of Myst.
-Editor's Note: A major step-up from the previous logo, with a fantastic fanfare and good animation (one that is often sadly presented in compressed, skippy video, due to the limitations of the time, though it was occasionally shown in better quality).