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In <walt.02ky@wwrld.com> walt@wwrld.com (Walter White) writes: 
>
>Hi All!
>
>I'm new to the CD32 scene. I understand support is >nil but I still
happy 


>I want to know what are some of the very best, "blow your socks off"
type 
>games that really demonstrate the power of this unit... Good music is
also a 
>must.
>
>Do any games like this exists??

 Yep,
      Microcosm - Pretty impressive tunnel scenes and incredible intro,
it think it's in HAM8 mode...Gameplay is too difficult, but it looks
great. As good asan PC offering.
      SuperStardust - Asteroids on steroids. a classic game with a
kickin CD soundtrack and impressive tunnel sequences better thatn the
original.
      Litil Divil- Cartoon graphics with puzzle solving, gorgeous
animated graphics, no FMV but well drawn with cdaudio.

       I'm new to the CD32 scene also, can anyone else suggest some
killer games...
                                        Thanks,
                                               MJesus

Walter White pretty much wrote:
> I want to know what are some of the very best, "blow your socks off" type
> games that really demonstrate the power of this unit... Good music is also a
> must.
> 
> Do any games like this exists??
For pure shoot-em-up action, try Jetstrike. I keep coming back to that
game. The graphics may not be knock-you-dead beautiful, but the gameplay
is great. I like the music and sound effects, too. They really add to
the game. For the best platformer on any machine, try James Pond 3. Very
cool. I have a list of ratings of the 31 CD32 games I own on my web
site. Check it out.
P.S. Anyone out there have acopy of D/Generation or Wing Commander I can
purchase from them?
-- 
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http://gaia.ecs.csus.edu/~stroupm

>>I want to know what are some of the very best, "blow your socks off"
>type
>>games that really demonstrate the power of this unit... Good music is
>also a
>>must.
>>
>>Do any games like this exists??

>      Microcosm - Pretty impressive tunnel scenes and incredible intro,
>it think it's in HAM8 mode...Gameplay is too difficult, but it looks
>great. As good asan PC offering.
I have to disagree with you on this one :-( PC offerings blow it away :(  The
game sucks big time and the intro isnt HAM8 its HAM... XCDXL...

>      SuperStardust - Asteroids on steroids. a classic game with a
>kickin CD soundtrack and impressive tunnel sequences better thatn the
>original.
Rock on.. This game is awesome... :-) Music is pretty kewl and the GFX are
safe...

>      Litil Divil- Cartoon graphics with puzzle solving, gorgeous
>animated graphics, no FMV but well drawn with cdaudio.
I can say no more...

I would add:

        Pinball Fantasies / Illusions - These are excellent.
        Tower Assault...

Damn, is this all we got???

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>>      Microcosm - Pretty impressive tunnel scenes and incredible
intro,
>>it think it's in HAM8 mode...Gameplay is too difficult, but it looks
>>great. As good asan PC offering.
>I have to disagree with you on this one :-( PC offerings blow it away 

 I should have been clear about this, I MEANT as good as the PC version
of Microcosm. I don't think the CD32/Amiga will ever see anything like
whats being done today on PC's. :(

:(  The
>game sucks big time and the intro isnt HAM8 its HAM... XCDXL...

           (:Whatever ham they used looks awesome:)

                                                    Later,
                                                         MJesus

>>>      Microcosm - Pretty impressive tunnel scenes and incredible
>intro,
>>>it think it's in HAM8 mode...Gameplay is too difficult, but it looks
>>>great. As good asan PC offering.
>>I have to disagree with you on this one :-( PC offerings blow it away

> I should have been clear about this, I MEANT as good as the PC version
>of Microcosm. I don't think the CD32/Amiga will ever see anything like
>whats being done today on PC's. :(

CD32 - No, Amiga, maybe... there is plenty of neat stuff in the pipeline and
people are just going througha phase with the PC like they do with everything
else... AMiga will still be there after the PC hype has died down...

>:(  The
>>game sucks big time and the intro isnt HAM8 its HAM... XCDXL...

>           (:Whatever ham they used looks awesome:)

SoccerKid and RoboCod used MPEG Intros which look shite on a standard CD32,
add a MPEG Card and instant cartoons :-))



Andy


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On Sat, 30 Mar 1996 00:33:50 GMT, andy (andy@epma.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: SoccerKid and RoboCod used MPEG Intros which look shite on a standard CD32,
: add a MPEG Card and instant cartoons :-))

They were CDXLs. And so, they
would not be affected by the FMV cart.

Probably there are MPEG and CDXL versions on the same disk
if what you say is true.

Stu. :)
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andy (andy@epma.demon.co.uk) said:

>>:(  The
>>>game sucks big time and the intro isnt HAM8 its HAM... XCDXL...

>>           (:Whatever ham they used looks awesome:)

>SoccerKid and RoboCod used MPEG Intros which look shite on a standard CD32,
>add a MPEG Card and instant cartoons :-))

CDXL actually.


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Get Alien Breed 3 - Tower Assult, talk about your Intro of ALL intros!!

A good 5 - 7 minute long FMV intro getting you hype'd for the game, and no
MPG card needed!... and the game itself is a killer. 

Also, you might want to check out, "Benieth A Steel Sky", very impressive,
everybody TALKS, no need to read text captures, just turn on the voice and
EVERY character has his own voice. 

Theme Park, is still an impressive game, build and run/maintain your
own theme park, and expand across the globe.

UFO Enemy Unkown, is got to be the best Strategy playing games on the Cd32
unit, the unfortunate part is , its a bit sluggish anims, maybe an
ACCELERATOR (HINT,HINT), well come out for the Cd32, I'd be MORE than
willing to spend some good money for an accelerator to add to the SX-1
or maybe add alone to the unit.

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On 25 Mar 1996, Manuel Jesus Jr. wrote:

> In <walt.02ky@wwrld.com> walt@wwrld.com (Walter White) writes: 
> >
> >Hi All!
> >
> >I'm new to the CD32 scene. I understand support is >nil but I still
> happy 
> 
> 
> >I want to know what are some of the very best, "blow your socks off"
> type 
> >games that really demonstrate the power of this unit... Good music is
> also a 
> >must.
> >
> >Do any games like this exists??
> 
>  Yep,
>       Microcosm - Pretty impressive tunnel scenes and incredible intro,
> it think it's in HAM8 mode...Gameplay is too difficult, but it looks
> great. As good asan PC offering.
>       SuperStardust - Asteroids on steroids. a classic game with a
> kickin CD soundtrack and impressive tunnel sequences better thatn the
> original.
>       Litil Divil- Cartoon graphics with puzzle solving, gorgeous
> animated graphics, no FMV but well drawn with cdaudio.
> 
>        I'm new to the CD32 scene also, can anyone else suggest some
> killer games...
>                                         Thanks,
>                                                MJesus
> 
> 

>Get Alien Breed 3 - Tower Assult, talk about your Intro of ALL
intros!!
>
>A good 5 - 7 minute long FMV intro getting you hype'd for the game,
and no
>MPG card needed!... and the game itself is a killer. 

 Is Alien Breed 3d availabe for the CD32? Is it any good???

Manuel Jesus Jr. (mjesus@ix.netcom.com) wrote:

: >Get Alien Breed 3 - Tower Assult, talk about your Intro of ALL
: intros!!
: >
: >A good 5 - 7 minute long FMV intro getting you hype'd for the game,
: and no
: >MPG card needed!... and the game itself is a killer. 

:  Is Alien Breed 3d availabe for the CD32? Is it any good???

Personnelly having seen Alien Breed 3d on the CD32 I would go for Gloom. I
sent Alien Breed 3D back as it was very pixellated and hard to distinguish
things. Gloom is still easier to see and get around even in full screen
mode.

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Manuel Jesus Jr.  (mjesus@ix.netcom.com) said:

> Is Alien Breed 3d availabe for the CD32? Is it any good???

Certainly is.  I've had it for about 2 months now.  Excellent game, though
you'll want some Fast RAM to make it fun on later levels.


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In article: <1222.6661T69T167@epma.demon.co.uk>  andy@epma.demon.co.uk (andy) writes:
> 
> 
> >>>      Microcosm - Pretty impressive tunnel scenes and incredible
> >intro,
> >>>it think it's in HAM8 mode...Gameplay is too difficult, but it looks
> >>>great. As good asan PC offering.
> >>I have to disagree with you on this one :-( PC offerings blow it away
> 
> > I should have been clear about this, I MEANT as good as the PC version
> >of Microcosm. I don't think the CD32/Amiga will ever see anything like
> >whats being done today on PC's. :(
> 
> CD32 - No, Amiga, maybe... there is plenty of neat stuff in the pipeline and
> people are just going througha phase with the PC like they do with everything
> else... AMiga will still be there after the PC hype has died down...
> 
> >:(  The
> >>game sucks big time and the intro isnt HAM8 its HAM... XCDXL...
> 
> >           (:Whatever ham they used looks awesome:)
> 
> SoccerKid and RoboCod used MPEG Intros which look shite on a standard CD32,
> add a MPEG Card and instant cartoons :-))
> 

CDXL is still better than AVI intros on the PeeCEEs, AVI needs a bloody pentium
to even get close to voice sync with the graphics...

CDXL runs better on a CD32 with 4Mb of FastRAM in an SX1 or SX32... 
the reason it look crap in ROBOCOD and SOCCERKID is that its been blown up,
so the PIXELS have been stretched! ... Bad Move!

Dunno what format the MicroCosm intro was in, but the voices were obviously 
dubbed, either from german or something???

Still it looks good!

Checkout Tower Assault for a Brill game, and over 7 Minutes of CDXL intro 
developed by TEAM17. Its excellent.

Daz

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astroboy@netspace.net.au (Paul Dossett) wrote:
>
> Manuel Jesus Jr.  (mjesus@ix.netcom.com) said:
> 
> > Is Alien Breed 3d availabe for the CD32? Is it any good???
> 
> Certainly is.  I've had it for about 2 months now.  Excellent game, though
> you'll want some Fast RAM to make it fun on later levels.
> 
> 
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> 
> Disclaimer:  I'm stupid.
> 

CD32 alone is good enough for 2D platform games, but forget about those
3D games like AB3D without Fast Ram.

On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, Digital Arts Software wrote:

> CDXL is still better than AVI intros on the PeeCEEs, AVI needs a bloody pentium
> to even get close to voice sync with the graphics...
> 
> CDXL runs better on a CD32 with 4Mb of FastRAM in an SX1 or SX32... 
> the reason it look crap in ROBOCOD and SOCCERKID is that its been blown up,
> so the PIXELS have been stretched! ... Bad Move!

 A potentially nice thing for the future is that VISCorp (possible new 
owners of Amiga Technologies) has the originator of CDXL as their 
director of software! (Carl Sassenrath). He also is credited as the 
inventor of AmigaDOS. Perhaps he will do a new version to take advantage 
of the more powerful processors? After all, if it looks so good on the 
old 68000 imagine what it could do if optimized for the 020+ models.

 -=BB

Brian Bell wrote:
>  A potentially nice thing for the future is that VISCorp (possible new
> owners of Amiga Technologies) has the originator of CDXL as their
> director of software! (Carl Sassenrath). He also is credited as the
> inventor of AmigaDOS. Perhaps he will do a new version to take advantage
> of the more powerful processors? After all, if it looks so good on the
> old 68000 imagine what it could do if optimized for the 020+ models.
> 
>  -=BB
The video on James Pond 2 and 3 is 320x100, which is the limit of 2x
CDROM, from what I understand, and the CDXL software doubles the number
of rows. Now I was thinking (Uh-oh!), since the new Amigas (Walkers,
etc.) will come with a 4x CDROM, couldn't they have twice as much info
coming in off the CD, allowing 320x200 HAM8 CDXL? I'd be happy with
that. Try to do one-quarter of that on a Pentium PC with AVI or MPEG (I
have, yuck!). Just a thought...
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