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I'm the pioneer of the CD-i longbox path: ... and what made me do it was the realization that nobody else had done so. I guess everyone else had just assumed that it had been done long ago when it hadn't, and even still other parts of the CD-i library still haven't been documented.

Excellent video find, and yes, it certainly looks like the PlayPhone version. On the SamSho image, do you have that copy, or is it just a picture that you found? Very good information, and I'll update the above checklist.

I remember seeing several Atari/arcade/ random classic game two in one discs, and yes, Centipede was one of them. I can't remember if I ever purchased a copy, but yes, there was a PlayPhone Game Pack that included Centipede.

It's my pleasure, and out of curiosity do remember what the other titles were that you saw? It's possible that you saw one that I don't have on the list above this post.

It's my pleasure, and I give all credit to the original guy for posting about the King of Fighters copy and jogging my memory. As it happens, I am involved with the ReDump preservationists, though mostly for the ongoing CDi efforts. I can send the PlayPhone Game Pack disc in for preservation. And yes, these are indeed obscure nowadays but 20 years ago, and that really makes me feel unreasonably old, these were everywhere. They were in stores and advertised on network TV. There's probably piles of unsold stock in some storage unit or warehouse.

For reference, below are pictures of the Game Packs in the later card format. All of them existed in the original white DVD case and disc format, but good luck finding any of these nowadays.

... memory unlocked, and I it made me go back and look through my old stuff!

Two interesting articles on the later activities of PlayPhone, and how many years after the 2003 cell phone games there were online social media games: https://venturebeat.com/games/playphone-enables-instant-multiplayer-across-android-and-ios-devices/ https://venturebeat.com/games/playphone-quadruples-its-users-for-its-mobile-social-gaming-network-in-six-months/ ... those Metal Slug mobile titles look EXACTLY like the ones from 2003/2004 or so, and it wouldn't surprise me if they were using them for many years afterwards with some online features grafted on. The cards and even the physical Game Packs were extremely common, at least in my area. I also saw quite a few TV commercials for PlayPhone ringtones and games. These commercials are still on YouTube in various commercial compilations from the time.

For collection checklist purposes, the following were released in physical disc Game Packs: Scooby Doo Tetris Breakout/Asteroids King of Fighters Metal Slug Samurai Shodown: Warrior's Rage Rubik's Cube Centipede and? ... and quite a few more titles. I'll keep updating and refining the list as I can find clearer information and ideally the big stack of these Game Packs. That list is incomplete for the time being and probably forever as it's unlikely that anyone will ever be able to complete the PlayPhone Game Packs collection. Not a lot of people seem to realize that the Nokia N-Gage wasn't the only product line of cell phone game physical copies.

https://web.archive.org/web/20030525164439/http://www.play-phone.com/ ... the website on the Archive gives a lot of interesting information on these PlayPhone Game Packs. I can confirm that the SNK, Scooby Doo, and at least a few arcade disc and DVD case retail versions were indeed released. I had a stack of them when my phone was an N-Gage and there were several that I never purchased. Unsold copies were still on the shelves for many years afterwards. Not to knock the OP too hard, but I'm surprised that he didn't immediately go to the Archived webpage for the King of Fighters title: https://web.archive.org/web/20030621121148/http://www.play-phone.com/company/press.php?news=5865282 And for easier reference a link about the Game Packs: https://web.archive.org/web/20030621120857/http://www.play-phone.com/company/press.php?news=3258490

This is a spinoff from the other thread where these were mentioned. I remember seeing a lot of these in the mid-2000's on the N-Gage shelf at EB Games. I thought I still had a bunch but could only find this one. I know that I saw at least a dozen different physical copies of these titles, including the three different SNK releases: King of Fighters, Metal Slug, and SamSho. They seem to be the same Java ports from across many platforms, as are the various arcade compilations. I do remember that thinking it odd that my local store, the EB Games inside the Lakeforest Mall (R.I.P.) had both new and used PlayPhone cases. I wasn't sure how a used copy would work. They certainly were cheap, at just a few Dollars each and used ones for 0.99. There were also cards for these same titles. It wouldn't surprise me if the disc versions were just the first year or so and that they switched to cards to cut costs. The cards are surely no longer active, but are readily available on ebay and also turn up on legacy websites like Best Buy and Amazon pages: https://www.ebay.com/itm/145578553413?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=gxPPkdi5TxC&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=cssq4zlBQMK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

It's not my listing, but this just showed up in my alerts: https://www.ebay.com/itm/204468650012?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=gmcyos9gtrm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=cssq4zlBQMK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY ... somebody trying to bring back the old NintendoAge effect?

Pretty much, but less than 10 copies at any one time. For the likes of F12013 and FIFA 19, even zero copies.

Just to check, does an NTSC Combat Wings actually exist? It seems mythical.

I actually did exactly the same thing! I've only ever seen Autobahn Polizei once and because it was so unusual to see a 360 game that I didn't know about I got it. Now, it could just be a regional rarity and nobody bought it in my area.

Asterix is one that I've never seen in the wild, but I recall reading somewhere that it was primarily a Canadian NTSC 360 exclusive, one of the few such ones. It doesn't seem to have very many copies online at any one time. Secret Missions is one that I've only ever seen once in the wild, and didn't realize existed for years. It's the sequel to the much more common A Nation Divided, which probably threw me off.

Ah, that makes much more sense than two copies both going for ridiculous prices.

I've been a 360 collector for a while and have known about the NTSC versions of FIFA 19 and F1 2013 being the rarest normal retail releases but was still shocked at the recent auction as was mentioned over in the Sealed and Graded section. Surely all the 360 collectors would have copies by now?? It made me look at eBay, and unless I missed them there no NTSC copies of either one available. I guess these really are the two rarest but what would be the other rarest conventional US/NTSC releases? Asterix, Darkest of Days, Civil War Secret Missions? Does Combat Wings NTSC even really exist? I'm very interested in what everyone else would say based on what they've seen in the wild. To note, I'm not asking about intentionally limited collectors editions and the like, just normal releases. I can't help but think a lot may have flown under the radar.

Whoah!! I knew that this one and both editions of FIFA 19 were the rarest non limited edition retail releases but did this sale actually happen, or was it re-listed?

I was wondering the same thing, about whether or not any of the other handful of really hardcore CD-i collectors would be willing to pay the big bucks for this copy, assuming that they don't already have one. I know that if I didn't have a copy that I'd be very tempted to pay around a grand, because it's one of those titles that goes years in between appearances. The seller originally had it priced at $999, but looking now the price has been raised to $2,400. It probably won't sell at the higher amount, but if it did it would set a new price record for a single CD-i title. Even Zelda Adventure and Bell Atlantic Info-Active haven't sold that high.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266258155432?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=31G2cT9IS1C&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=cssq4zlBQMK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY ... for once, a genuine rarity that actually justifies such a price! I have NEVER seen a copy of it prior to now. I had to get mine directly from another collector that got it back in the '90s, and to my knowledge only one other guy has a copy. So with only three copies known, this is as rare as it gets for US CD-i retail titles. Even more Web-i discs are known. The one publicly available US release with fewer known copies is Bell Atlantic Info-Active.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266258155432?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=31G2cT9IS1C&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=cssq4zlBQMK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY ... for once, a genuine rarity that actually justifies such a price! I have NEVER seen a copy of it prior to now. I had to get mine directly from another collector that got it back in the '90s, and to my knowledge only one other guy has a copy. So with only three copies known, this is as rare as it gets for US CD-i retail titles. Even more Web-i discs are known. The one publicly available US release with fewer known copies is Bell Atlantic Info-Active.

That's much more knowledgeable than me!:) I can't remember if the store had any other fabrics that I got, but I sorta recall a Zelda and a Donkey Kong fabric. I'll have to check to see if I can find it.

This is the sort of hard evidence that I was hoping for!:) Thank you very much for the link!:)

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/348910-vintage-mario-fabric/ ...I have this really long length of fabric from the 90s, the kind used to make drapes and pillow covers and such. I have no idea what it's worth, so I figure it couldn't hurt to ask here.