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Kether (video game)

1993 video game

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ1982071 ↗
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Kether is a video game developed by Infogrames and published by Philips for the CD-i.

Gameplay

Kether is a game that mixes elements of both action and graphic adventure.

Development and release

Kether was developed by French studio Infogrames through its subsidiary International World Productions (IWP). Infogrames sought to provide early support to publisher Philips and its CD-i during the fourth generation of video game consoles due to advances brought on by the system's optical disc technology. Kether was one of seven projects from IWP, which was specifically established to contribute to a second wave of CD-i software for Philips.

Guy Selva, the game's artistic director and one of its writers, desired to create a space opera that would offer the player the opportunity to take advantage of the CD-i's audio and graphical capabilities. Production mirrored that of a feature film with a script written first and foremost and live actors included via full-motion video cutscenes. The 3D computer-generated imagery work was outsourced to Brussels-based Little Big One (LBO), which utilized Silicon Graphics workstations running TDI Explore and Paintbox software. Production was overseen by Infogrames chairman, CEO, and general director Bruno Bonnell. He mentioned that CD-i games during this period would require an estimated three million franc budget with a minimum of seven people working for 15 months.

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