Catalogue Numbers: BIGBAM24041 (European) Box Art: European Front Cover European Back Cover European Picture CD

From the Disc

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Abstract: BIG BANG SHOW

Big Bang Show is an exciting and challenging game of skills featuring Albertus the mad scientist and his latest discovery, Sparkie, a bouncing ball of energy.

For 1 to 2 players, Big Bang Show is a 2-module game package:
- The "main module" is an arcade action game, with 100 screens and a rising level of challenge,
- The "question module" is the Time Quizz, comprising 1000 questions on the historical periods the player travels through:


- Big Bang
- Prehistory
- Middle age
- 20th century
- Future

Only when the player collects the right items, avoids the traps and answers Albertus' questions, can he hyper-space jump into another period. This requires reflexes, speed, knowledge and memory.

More than just a game, the host Albertus adds warmth, humour and personality, presenting realistic adventure for the participants to experience.

Big Bang Show offers a rich graphic environment, including computer graphics for all game screens, digitalized images to illustrate the five periods, video sequences for Albertus' appearances, a sound element for the sound of the ball in movement or in collision with objects, and an original musical accompaniments to the game.

Bibliographic: BIG BANG SHOW!

PHILIPS INTERACTIVE MEDIA FRANCE - INFOGRAMES

BIG BANG SHOW a CD-I by Jean-Claude Larue and Bruno Bonnell
Design and production: INFOGRAMES MULTIMEDIA
Executive producer: Bertrand Brocard
Producer: Corinne Letellier
Technical director: Eric Mottet
Original concept: Loriciel
Original program: INFOGRAMES MULTIMEDIA
Mock-ups, tests: Pierre Girardeau
CD-I Programmation: Interactive Support Group Productions, Lee Chidgey, Doug Labus, FrŽdŽric Azera
Scenario: Hubert Chardot, StŽphane Robert, Christian Nabais
Translation: Johan Robson
Music and sound effects: Thierry Carron
Video producer: Thierry Ledeul
Professor Albertus: Henri Osinski
Casting and styling: FrŽdŽrique Hurpeau
Make-up: Marie-Anne Hum
Dubbing: Ben Smith
Graphics: VŽronique Luillier, Christine Ravier, Dominik Fusina
Story-board: Jack Manini, CŽdric Gachet

Photographies:



TEMPSPORTS - Paris
ROGER-VIOLLET - Paris
IMAGE BANK: Linda Montgomery, Hans Wendler, Hajime Sorayama, Sinichi Takimoto, David DE Lossy G.& M., Jeff Hunter, Jerry Lofaro, Gordon Larry Dale, Francesco Reginato, Choh Jinsei, Rob Atkins, Ikematsu Hitoshi

Philips Interactive Media France: Dominique Lempereur, Armelle Loghmanian, Jean-Claude Rocle

With the participation of the French TV Channel France 3 Grand-Est and the contribution of Bernard Pichot Duclos

Copyright: All rights of the producer and of the owner of the work are reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, renting, public performance, transmission and/or broadcasting are prohibited.

© 1994 PHILIPS INTERACTIVE MEDIA FRANCE

It is illegal to make unauthorized copies of this software. This software is protected under the Federal Copyright law. Duplication of this software for any reason, including sale, loan, rental or gift is a crime. Penalties include fines of as much as $ 50,000.00 and jail terms up to 5 years.

CD-i Emulator Compatibility: This section covers crucial details concerning performance of this specific game under emulation through CD-i Emulator. It will state the CD-i Player Rom used during the test, what version of CD-i Emulator was used, which program the Disc Image was created from, specifications of the test PC and also provide screenshots of the emulator in action. Also included is an account of the test and most importantly if the game is playable through CD-i Emulator. Rather than an exhaustive list of tests with various ROMS and different PC rigs it's hoped that this section gives some insight into the progress of CD-i Emulator. For the most recent updates to CD-i Emulator and compatibility it's suggested you visit the CD-i Emulator Homepage. CD-i Player ROM: CD-i 350 CD-i Emulator Version: 0.5.2 CD-i Disc Image created using: Golden Hawk Technology CDRWIN 4.0A Operating System: Windows XP Professional Processor (CPU): 3.2GHZ Intel Pentium 4 HT Memory: 2GIG Graphics Card: 256MB ATI 9800XT Graphics Depth: 32BIT Sound Card: Sound Blaster Platinum Audigy 2 ZS Details of Tests: The Phiips Media screen plays correctly and with an action button pressed progresses to the next screen which is when the emulator hits problems. At this point it's supposed to show the Infogrames logo screen but instead displays rolling corrupt graphics and the emulator stops dead in its tracks.

Release Information & The Rumour Mill

European Release: This game was distributed in a plain regular CD jewel case.