Amiga CD32

[saturndual32]

I just got a CD32, and have trouble getting it to work. I turn it on with a game (its Oscar and Diggers), and it takes me to the start up screen with the Amiga CD32 logo, then by pressing the blue button it takes me to the language select, and by pressing the red button it takes me to the memory manager screen. But i cant get the game started, What do i have to do?, did i get ripped of buying a non working console. (By the way, i just noticed some of the control pad buttons may not work, but i am not sure).
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me.

[saturndual32]

Problem solved, no need for replies, hehe.

[SilverBolt]

I'm actually interrested in the CD32, is it hard to get ? and what are resonable prices for one with a few games because i've never come across one here in holland.

I have a cd32 game mag and the games looked really really good.

[Ground Zero]

Be sure to get an "Honey-Bee" Pad - these ones are MUCH more better than the original CD32 Pads.

Alien Breed is one of the top-games for the CD32.

[anagrama]

I'm actually interrested in the CD32, is it hard to get ? and what are resonable prices for one with a few games because i've never come across one here in holland.

I have a cd32 game mag and the games looked really really good.

PAL ones aren't *that* hard to come across, I'd expect to pay around £25 for a loose console with a couple of games. NTSC units are a different matter entirely...

If you get one, make sure that you pick up the world's finest version of Speedball 2 along with it ;)

[Ground Zero]

Ah, Speedball 2 - "Icecream".
:smt023

[AntiPasta]

The unit was released in PAL only right? So no NTSC units right?

[abionic]

there are indeed at least a few NTSC units.. I have seen two in all my life; one at a pawnshop some 10yrs ago, that i did not purchase at the time and as such kicked myself for a good 9 yrs following, up til about a year ago when i scored one (in box!) at the flea market.. and this one is not just an NTSC model, but a VanCity Bank Online Banking NTSC model, which includes an expasion-port modem and IR-remote combination.. perhaps vancouver, BC will prove to be the goldmine of NTSC CD32s.

[Alien Workshop]

there are indeed at least a few NTSC units.. I have seen two in all my life; one at a pawnshop some 10yrs ago, that i did not purchase at the time and as such kicked myself for a good 9 yrs following, up til about a year ago when i scored one (in box!) at the flea market.. and this one is not just an NTSC model, but a VanCity Bank Online Banking NTSC model, which includes an expasion-port modem and IR-remote combination.. perhaps vancouver, BC will prove to be the goldmine of NTSC CD32s.

How can you tell the difference between an NTSC and PAL model CD32?

[Calpis]

One will work on your television.

[TheDeathcoaster]

One will work on your television.

:smt043

[vanadium]

One will work on your television.

Too true. I've made the mistake of getting a PAL one without asking first. When I did get an NTSC, it wasn't a real bad system -- just very euro-centric.

[saturndual32]

Damn, my tv is suposed to accept both, PAL and NTSC, but for some reason i only get a black and white image with the CD32. Damn sales man, i think he ripped me off because the manual does not mention how to swith between them or if the tv does it by itself. Argh!

[ASSEMbler]

I believe when you hold certain buttons you can switch a pal cd32 to ntsc.
I used to have a pal unit with sx64

[Alien Workshop]

One will work on your television.

Absolutely hilarious. Hey, you know I was actually wondering if there was any difference in the appearance of the console, something that might be different between the PAL and NTSC units.

[anagrama]

Apparantly you can plug in an Amiga mouse and hold both buttons during start-up to switch between PAL and NTSC modes. Or so I've been told...

I'd imagine that the small print on the serial number label should tell you which you have. Visually, they're identical.

[AntiPasta]

Too true. I've made the mistake of getting a PAL one without asking first. When I did get an NTSC, it wasn't a real bad system -- just very euro-centric.

...for a change. Which I think is quite nice with all the american-oriented crap flying around nowadays (no offense to anyone, in fact I am 50% American from a genetic standpoint) :p

[vanadium]

Too true. I've made the mistake of getting a PAL one without asking first. When I did get an NTSC, it wasn't a real bad system -- just very euro-centric.

...for a change. Which I think is quite nice with all the american-oriented crap flying around nowadays (no offense to anyone, in fact I am 50% American from a genetic standpoint) :p

Oh, I know... I was just saying that in terms of its marketability here stateside. I mean, I'm a Jaguar owner with a complete commercial release set (or very close to), so you *know* I don't mind the euro-centric gaming. :smt033

[Nintendomad]

The Cd32 was a steaming pile of shit.I paid 399 quid for one on release and the only game I ever enjoyed forit was some time travelling pre rendered game,labyrinth of time I think it was called.The rest of the games look like shit,worse than their amiga counterparts.

Steer away at all costs and spend your cash on something decent.

It's so bad,you would be better spending your money on an amstrag gx or whatever they were called.

[AntiPasta]

The Cd32 was a steaming pile of shit.I paid 399 quid for one on release and the only game I ever enjoyed forit was some time travelling pre rendered game,labyrinth of time I think it was called.The rest of the games look like shit,worse than their amiga counterparts.

Steer away at all costs and spend your cash on something decent.

It's so bad,you would be better spending your money on an amstrag gx or whatever they were called.

I once read a very positive review on the Whaler (or was it Whale`s Voyage) game... ever since I`ve been wanting to buy a CD32 for that game :-)

If only I hadnt skipped on the boxed CD32 with 5 games for 110e deal :Hangman:

[SilverBolt]

I have a cd32 game mag here and those games look really really good better then most 16-bit games of the same period i'd get one if only for trolls , i played that happy happy happy platformer on a mates amiga2000 until i dropped :smt043

[Bojay1997]

NTSC version CD32 units regularly appear on Ebay. At the time that Commodore shut down, they had thousands of NTSC CD32 units sitting in storage in the Philipines which is where they were being manufactured. They actually go pretty cheap on Ebay nowadays, but I remember during the early to mid-90s, these units were thought to be lost or destroyed and people were paying outrageous prices for the NTSC version. The unit can play PAL games by doing the mouse button trick posted above, but I think it only works on a compatible monitor that can support that mode. I know it works on my Commodore 1084S monitor. Also, there are a few PAL games that just don't work on the NTSC CD32, no matter what you do. I think it is a cool system, but really nothing was released for it that you can't get on floppy disc for the Amiga 1200.

[Baseley09]

Ive been scoping out the Amiga scene recently after having a reneicance with my 1mb A500 (w00).

I have my heart set on upgrading to an A1200 + big HD + ram + Cdrom, seems like teh uber way........the WHDload thing is a wonderstroke, makes Amiga gaming a thing of beuty it seems:D

[ASSEMbler]

I have a few of them, the NTSC ones are uncommon, but like 3do, worthless. Maybe $60 for one, and they are easily found boxed.
But like anything on ebay, as the collecting scene gets bigger, prices go up.

Games will be like collector cars someday, so expect prices of everything old, even 3do to rise.