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Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: Compton's NewMedia

Developer: Compton's NewMedia

Original system(s): Windows PC

Genre: Miscellaneous

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994		T-118015
US (2)	1994		T-118025

Non-Sega versions
CD-i Windows PC

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Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia is a Sega Mega-CD encyclopedia program developed and published by Compton's NewMedia. A port of the developer's titular 1993 Windows PC program Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, it was released exclusively in the United States in 1994, both as a stand-alone product and as a pack-in title for the JVC X'Eye.

Program

Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia features 34,000 subjects, 5,000 pictures, and 30 video articles sourced from the American Library Association.

History

Four revisions of Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia were released.^[1] The first, bundled with the JVC X'Eye and internally dated May 1994, is the title's base release. The second, bundled with a later release of the X'Eye and internally dated September 1994, greatly expands upon the number of articles and adds an additional series of narrated slideshows. This second revision was also the base for a third revision, which was the version available for purchase separately. The fourth, also bundled with an even later release of the X'Eye and internally dated October 1994, is virtual identical to the previous revision spare an updated set of production credits and some minor programming changes.^[1]

Magazine articles

Main article: Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual Reg Card

Mega-CD, US (X'Eye pack-in)
Cover
Manual Disc (blue variant) Disc (red variant) Disc (black variant)

Technical information

Main article: Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://redump.org/discs/system/mcd/region/Am/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-07 07:34)

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-{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1994 software program developed by [[The Learning Company]] for the [[Mega-CD]]; it was only released in North America, both as a stand-alone product and as a pack-in with the [[X'eye]].
+{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Mega-CD]] encyclopedia program developed and published by [[Compton's NewMedia]]. A port of the developer's titular 1993 [[Windows PC]] program ''[[wikipedia:Compton's Encyclopedia#CD-ROM editions|Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia]]'', it was released exclusively in the United States in 1994, both as a stand-alone product and as a pack-in title for the [[JVC X'Eye]].
-''CIE'' is, of course, an multimedia encyclopedia licensed from the [[wikipedia:Compton's Encyclopedia|Compton's series of print encyclopedias]], sporting a comparatively impressive 34,000 subjects, 5,000 pictures, and 30 video articles from the [[wikipedia:American Library Association|American Library Association]]. It is part of a sizeable series that presumably started in 1989 and had a number of entries throughout the '90s.
+==Program==
+{{PAGENAME}} features 34,000 subjects, 5,000 pictures, and 30 video articles sourced from the [[wikipedia:American Library Association|American Library Association]].
 ==History==
-At least three different versions were released, two exclusively as pack-ins with the X'eye and one at retail. The initial X'eye release is dated 05/04/1994, which is significantly earlier than any of the other builds. The second X'eye release is dated 09/28/1994. It adds a series of slideshows which use photos from the encyclopedia's library with recorded explanations. It also greatly expands the number of articles in the database. The retail release, dated 10/03/1994, is almost identical to the 09/28/1994 build except for an updated set of credits and some changes to the ''CODEHOLE.BIN'' utility library.
+Four revisions of {{PAGENAME}} were released.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20191107073438/http://redump.org/discs/system/mcd/region/Am/}} The first, bundled with the [[JVC X'Eye]] and internally dated May 1994, is the title's base release. The second, bundled with a later release of the X'Eye and internally dated September 1994, greatly expands upon the number of articles and adds an additional series of narrated slideshows. This second revision was also the base for a third revision, which was the version available for purchase separately. The fourth, also bundled with an even later release of the X'Eye and internally dated October 1994, is virtual identical to the previous revision spare an updated set of production credits and some minor programming changes.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20191107073438/http://redump.org/discs/system/mcd/region/Am/}}
 ==Magazine articles==
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 ==Technical information==
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 ==References==
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