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 Amiga CD32 console with controller | |
| Also known as | Spellbound (codename) |
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| Manufacturer | Commodore International |
| Product family | Amiga |
| Type | Home video game console Gaming computer |
| Generation | Fifth generation era |
| Release date | September 17, 1993 |
| Lifespan | 1993–1994 |
| Discontinued | April 29, 1994 |
| Units sold | Approximately 25,000 in Germany and 100,000 in Europe. |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Operating system | AmigaOS 3.1 |
| CPU | Motorola 68EC020 @ 14.18 MHz (PAL), 14.32 MHz (NTSC) |
| Memory | 2 MB Chip RAM |
| Storage | 1 KB EEPROM |
| Display |
320×200 to 1280×400 (NTSC), 320×256 to 1280×512 (PAL); 256 colors in indexed mode, 262,144 colors in HAM-8 mode |
| Graphics | AGA, Akiko |
| Sound |
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| Controller input | Gamepad, mouse |
| Backward compatibility | Commodore CDTV |
| Predecessor | Commodore CDTV |
The Amiga CD32 (stylized as Amiga CD32) is a home video game console developed by Commodore as part of the Amiga line, as well as the final hardware to be developed by the company. Released in September 1993 in Europe, Australia, Canada, and Brazil, it was marketed as the "first" 32-bit games console and is essentially a keyboard-less Amiga 1200 personal computer without the I/O ports, but with the addition of a CD-ROM drive in place of floppy and a modified Advanced Graphics Architecture chipset for improved graphical performance.[1]
Unlike Commodore's CDTV released two years prior, the CD32 was designed specifically as a games machine. The majority of CD32 game software were ports of existing Amiga 1200 or Amiga 500 titles, and many did not take advantage of CD capabilities like CD music or full-motion video.[2] While it had sold middingly in European markets, the console was withdrawn from sale after only a short time as Commodore filed for bankruptcy in April 1994.[3]
- ^ "Commodore launches CD32". Amiga World Magazine. October 1993.
- ^ "The Amiga or the multimedia revolution". pcmuseum.tripod.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Commodore announces liquidation". Commodore World. Vol. 1, no. 2. p. 8.