History of video games/Platforms/Amiga CD32

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  An Amiga CD32 and controller.

History

The Amiga CD32 logotype.

The Amiga CD32 was preceded by the unsuccessful Commodore CDTV.

The Amiga CD32 was launched in 1993. The CD32 sold decently at launch. The CD32 was met with cautious optimism and skepticism of a future for the system by some reviewers at launch.

The system was unable to be launched in the USA due to a legal issue, which further reduced the ability of the CD32 to gain a significant marketshare.

The production of the Amiga CD32 was cut short in April 1994 when Commodore went bankrupt.

Technology

Compute

The Amiga CD32 is based on the Amiga 1200, and uses a Motorola 68020 CPU and 2 megabytes of RAM. The CPU is clocked at 14.18 megahertz in PAL regions, and 14.32 megahertz in NTSC regions.

Gallery

Console

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  This CD32 was made in the Philippines in February, 1994.
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  Expansion port
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  Controller ports
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  The controller plug close up.

Controller

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  The directional pad is a circular disk with small bumps in the cardinal directions.
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  Oriented to media, the left shoulder button is marked reverse, the start button play and pause, and the right shoulder button fast forwards.
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  Each face button has a different color, and is marked with a logo above or below the button on the body plastic.
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  The spartan controller underside notes that it was made in China, and is dotted with Phillips head screws.

Internals

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Motherboard

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  The Spellbound Rev 3 motherboard top, densely packed with components from a number of different manufacturers.
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  The bottom of the motherboard sports long traces.