We are not connected to any mentioned company in any way. USA Release: This game was distributed in a plain regular CD jewel case with a closed slipcase.Įuropean Release: This game was distributed in a regular CD jewel case with a golden CD-i impression on the top left front of the spine.Ĭopyright © The Black Moon Project 2001 - until my dying breath! No part of this website may be reproduced without permission. Here's a little sneak preview of what's on offer.Ĭredits: Outside of the Bibliographic supplied on the disc itself, the in-game credits reveal more details of the people involved with The Vision Factorys most ambitious project on the CD-i. One of these cheat codes opens up a mini game which turns out to be a Space Invaders clone only this time with a typcial SPC Vision twist substituting the alien hordes with cute teddy bears and chicks of the feathered variety! This cute little Space Invaders clone was called 'Marvinvaders' by the SPC Vision team and is possibly the cutest classic conversion ever undertaken!įatality, Animality and that Nudality: On the surface a cute platformer with one too many anime themes, The Apprentice reveals itself to be slightly more than we ever imagined with a host of Game Over manoeuvres from Fatality to Animality and even the controversial Nudality scenes! Activated through Cheat Codes only published in recent times, it's doubtful this would have ever made it passed Philips Media censors if they had prior knowledge, but it slipped through undetected and the game was stamped 'suitable for all ages' by the voluntary age rating body ELSPA. Game design by Luke Verhulst and Tim MossĪ 1994 Vision Factory production in cooperation with Philips Interacive Media inc.Ĭopyright: Copyright Philips Interactive Media International Limited 1994 Cute Invaders: Well past the commerical demise of Philips CD-i, Cheat Codes for The Apprentice have only recently been released on Apby an anonymous developer from SPC Vision that we only know as cdidev. This will take you to many different places and you will have to solve various puzzles and defeat numerous enemies to accomplish your tasks. You must successfully complete the tasks set for you by Gandorph S. Most CD-i Games have 'Abstract', 'Bibliographic' and 'Copyright' details on the softwares disc itself, any interesting information in these files can be found below.Ībstract: THE APPRENTICE, This is the story of a week in the life of the wizards apprentice, Marvin. A Space Invaders game can also be activated (See 'Cute Invaders' boxout below) that is in fact an early prototype of the Invaders game featured in Golden Oldies 1 released three years after The Apprentice. Through this website cdidev also reveals some interesting cheat codes for The Apprentice including Level Select and codes to activate special Game Over endings including one Fatality, two Animality and a selection of five Nudality animations (See 'Fatality, Animality and that Nudality' below). Unfortunately a sequel to The Apprentice was never developed, however the idea was considered as can be seen from these Artists Impressions courtesy of an ex-employee of SPC Vision who goes by the nickname cdidev and his CD-i Developer home page provides even more tantalising information from this talented yet underrated company. For some reason the USA version of The Apprentice plays a different soundtrack compared to the European release for the introductory scene.

Taking advantage of an upgraded CD-i player with Digital Video Capabilities, the expanded memory provided by the hardware offered extra sound effects to an already very solid game. The game is brilliantly colourful and has some amazingly detailed levels from the backgrounds to the characters 'The Apprentice' shows a high production value throughout.

Game Facts: Truly the defining game for CD-i is found in this cute title from The Vision Factory also known as SPC Vision. The Black Moon Project The Black Moon Project

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