Check out the KITT subscription at https://bit.ly/nostalgianerd_fh and use the promo code: NERD, from sponsor FanHome ~ Back in 1989, two companies had an excellent idea; To create a CD full of games, that could then load on 8 bit machines like the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Rainbow Arts was first up, with the 1st CDEdition, swiftly followed by the Codemasters CD Games Pack. So let's look at the history of both and find out why we weren't flooded with 8 bit CD Gaming.

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03:25 The Concept
07:45 The CD Games Pack
19:22 Why did it fail?
24:03 Credits

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