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| comp.sys.amiga.cd32 rec.games.video.cd32 |
| Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Maintained by Daniel Cannon Version 1.1 |
| Email: cd32-faq@blender.demon.co.uk 2nd October 1994 |
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[---- Key ------------------------------------------------------------------]
Q: A question.
A: An answer (there may be more than one answer per question).
* A change since the last version.
+ An addition since the last version.
- An answer is missing or incomplete - this will (hopefully) be sorted
out by the next version.
To skip through questions, set your text viewer to search for the string
'Q:'. To skip through subjects, search for '[-'.
[---- Subjects Covered -----------------------------------------------------]
* Introduction
Tech Spec
* Controllers
* Software
CD+Gs
Video CDs
* Magazines
Internet
* Expansion
* Emulating a CD32
Software Developers
* Jargon
* Pinouts
* Addresses
+ Geoff's Games List
[---- Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------]
This is the FAQ for the groups comp.sys.amiga.cd32 and rec.games.video.cd32.
It'll be posted on the first weekend of each month. A lot of it is based upon
an earlier FAQ by Edward D. Berger <eb15+@andrew.cmu.edu> - thanks to him for
doing all the hard work.
As well as news postings, you can get copies of this FAQ though:
- Anonymous FTP from 'ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/amiga/info/cd32-faq.txt'.
- WWW from 'http://www.lut.fi/~veijalai/faq/CD32-FAQ.hmtl'.
- Email or anonymous FTP from the archives at rtfm.mit.edu.
If you're following up to a posting and you think your reply should be put in
the FAQ then make it nice and obvious that that's what you want. If you spot
a mistake or want something added then Email cd32-faq@blender.demon.co.uk.
Either way, you'll get your name put in the next version... what more could
you want?
Allan Duncan <a.duncan@trl.oz.au>
Anders Stenkvist <ask_me@elixir.e.kth.se>
Claude Mueller <claude.mueller@hdclick.link-ch1.ch>
David-L <David-L@cup.portal.com>
David Mansell <dmansell@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Geoff Adams <etlgyas@etlxdmx.ericsson.se>
Jason Compton <jcompton@bbs.xnet.com>
Jonas Petersson <zap@indic.se>
Kimmo Veijalainen <Kimmo.Veijalainen@lut.fi>
Klaus Hegemann <Klaus_Hegemann@punk.fido.de>
Matthew Hornyak <ac812@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Michael King <M.King@cc.uq.oz.au>
Michael Litchfield <michael@iconz.co.nz>
Mick Tinker/Index <index@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Patrick Van Beem <patrick@aobh.xs4all.nl>
Paul van der Heu <pvdh@motship.hacktic.nl>
Tony Phillipson <torny@gate.net>
If you think I've left you out then put me right.
This document is freely distributable, but no changes should be made to it
and it can't be sold for profit or used as part of a commercial document. So
there.
Some sections have wiring diagrams or details of how to connect non-CD32
specific peripherals to your CD32. These are taken from postings from Usenet
or Email and the only guarantee is that it worked for the authors. There is a
very good chance you could fry both your CD32 and the peripheral by accident.
If you're not knowledgable in electronics, have somebody who is double check
everything before turning the power on, or buy a ready made adaptor instead.
[---- Tech Spec ------------------------------------------------------------]
Q: What are the technical details of the CD32?
A: Internal:
CPU Motorola 68EC020 clocked at 14.32Mhz.
32 bit data path. 24 bit address space
(limited to additional 8M of 'fast' RAM due
to CD32 system design).
FPU None.
MMU None.
ROM 1M (8 megabits) of operating system.
RAM 2M (16 megabits) of 'chip' RAM.
1K of 'flash' RAM.
CD drive Multi-session, double speed, top loading,
caddy-less design. Max transfer about 330K/s.
Custom controller based (not IDE nor SCSI).
Operating system Kickstart/AmigaDOS version 40.6, release 3.1.
Customisations for CD32 specifics.
Custom chipset AGA custom chipset from 4 chips.
Chips are called Akiko, Alice, Lisa, Paula.
See the Jargon list for what they do.
A: External:
Aux port 1, 6 pin mini-din type.
Combined serial/keyboard connector.
Controller ports 2, 9 pin D type.
Accepts CD32 joypads, Amiga mice, joysticks,
Megadrive joypads, Master system joypads.
Video outputs Composite, S-Video, RF (for televisions).
Audio outputs 2, RCA standard fixed output level.
1, mini stereo headphone jack with adjustable
level.
Expansion port For FMV cartridge or other system expansions.
A: Add-ons:
CD32 joypad Custom 11 button wire based, 9 pin D style.
1 supplied, additional joypads can be
purchased separately.
FMV cartridge Play CD-i Digital Video or Video CDs.
SX-1 Adds enough connectors and ports to make it
CD32x possible to use your CD32 as a computer.
[---- Controllers ----------------------------------------------------------]
Q: What's the Competition Pro CD32 joypad like?
A: It's completely compatible with the C= CD32 joypad.
Some good things said about it are that it's shaped like a Megadrive
joypad, the diagonals are easier to get to, it feels less delicate, it
has turbo and auto fires, and it has a slow motion button.
Some bad things said about it are that it's shaped like a Megadrive
joypad and the diagonals are more difficult to get to.
Obviously a bit subjective.
Q: Is it possible to plug other types of controller into the controller
port?
A: Yes, but you'll lose access to most CD32 joypad buttons.
CD32 Megadrive Mastersystem Joystick Amiga mouse
--------- --------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
select B A Fire Left button
stop C B (Second fire) Right button
play *Middle button
shuffle
loop
rewind
forward
* - I think. Can somebody test?
Q: Is it possible to connect a 6-button Megadrive or SNES joypad to the
CD32?
A: As far as I know, it can't be done unless you're good with a soldering
iron. If anyone has managed to do this then I'll stick the details in
here.
Q: Is it possible to use the CD32 joypad on normal Amigas?
A: It works fine. Some newer Amiga games are even taking advantage of the
extra buttons (shuffle, loop, etc...). Many older Amiga games that use
the keyboard for weapon select will use the stop button instead (eg.
Project-X, Apydia, Turrican 2).
Q:+ Is it possible to both connect both a joypad and a mouse and use them
together?
A:+ The joypad should be plugged into controller port 1 and the mouse
should be plugged into controller port 2.
Q: Is it possible to connect more than two controllers?
A: There are rumours of being able to daisy-chain 8 or even 16 CD32
joypads together, but nothing has been seen.
What will work is if you connect some kind of interface that gives you
a parallel port (eg. SX-1) and plug in an Amiga four-player joystick
adaptor in there. It's just a bit expensive though...
[---- Software -------------------------------------------------------------]
If you find any more titles to add to these lists, please let everyone
else know by letting me know...
Q: What CD32 bundles are available?
A: Original
Diggers Oscar
Dangerous Streets
Dangerous Streets Diggers
Oscar Wing Commander
Spectacular Voyage
Chaos Engine Microcosm
(Early versions also had the games from Dangerous Streets included.)
Q: How can I try to convince a game to work in PAL or NTSC?
A:* Connect an Amiga mouse into controller port 2, hold down both mouse
buttons, and press the reset button. You will be given a boot menu
where you'll be able to choose either PAL or NTSC.
A:+ This is useful for NTSC CD32 owners who want to run games that use the
PAL area of the screen.
Multisystem TVs or RGB TVs/monitors connected to the CD32 through the
SX-1's or CD32x's or TP9's (see diagram at end of FAQ) RGB connector
will work fine.
But PAL TVs or TVs/monitors connected to the CD32 through the composite
or S-Video outputs won't. The problem is that the PAL colour signal is
still sent at NTSC frequency.
Q: Are there any games with NTSC problems?
A: Lock 'n' Load - most of the games (about 80%) are PAL only.
Nick Faldo's Golf doesn't let you see the bottom of the screen, so you
can't even take shots properly because the meters are covered up.
Video Creator has the bottom of the screen missing. Almathera are
believed to be working on an NTSC version which should be released
soon.
Q: Are there any games definitely without NTSC problems?
A:* Defender of the Crown 2 Fire and Ice
Labyrinth of Time Lotus Trilogy
Microcosm Ultimate Body Blows
Q: Are there any incompatiblities when using an Archos CD drive?
A:* Totally incompatible:
James Pond 3 Lotus Trilogy
Ryder Cup Challenge
Corruption in the playback of animations spooled from the CD:
Microcosm
I'm having problems getting Video Creator to work with a friend's
drive. We may find a way to get it working... then again we may not.
Q: What multimedia software is available for the CD32?
A:* CD32 specific:
Grolier's Encyclopedia II Guinness Book of Records II
Insight: Technology (released for CD32, CDTV compatible)
Video Creator
Various CDTV titles:
Advanced Military Simulator American Heritage Dictionary
Animals in Motion Connoisseur of Fine Arts
New Basics Electronic Cookbook Stamps of France and Monaco
Timetable of Business, Politics Timetable of Science, Innovation
Various CDTV titles that require a mouse:
Dr Wellman Fruits and Vegetables
Garden Plants Guinness Disk of Records
Illustrated Holy Bible Illustrated Works of Shakespeare
Indoor Plants Musicolor
Trees and Shrubs Women in Motion
Various CDTV titles that require a keyboard and disk drive:
Inter Office
Q: What educational software is available for CD32?
A:* CD32 specific:
MicroFrench CD32
(Contains video sequences, but you don't have to own a FMV cartridge
to view them. More languages are planned.)
Various CDTV titles:
A Long Hard Day at the Ranch Cinderella
Fun School 3 (under 5's) Fun School 3 (5 to 7)
Fun School 3 (over 7's) Heather Hits a Home Run
Moving Gives me a Stomach Ache Mud Puddle
North Polar Expedition Scary Poems for Rotten Kids
Tale of Benjamin Bunny Tale of Peter Rabbit
Thomas' Snowsuit
Various CDTV titles that require a mouse:
A Bun for Barney Barney Bear Goes Camping
Barney Bear Goes to School LTV English
My Paint Paperbag Princess
Various CDTV titles that require a keyboard:
Asterix English for French 1 Asterix English for French 2
Asterix French for English 1 Asterix French for English 1
[---- CD+Gs ----------------------------------------------------------------]
Q: Where do I get CD+Gs from?
A: CD+G discs used to have a little sticker on the case, but the companies
stopped this on the grounds that it confused the general public... For
a list, send Email to "turbo-list-request@cpac.washington.edu" with
"get cd+g" in the subject line (don't use quotes). Once armed with this
priceless fountain of knowledge, it's up to you...
If you find a CD+G disc not on the list you can also send an addition
(have a look on the list for how to do this).
Q: How do I play CD+Gs?
A: If you have a CD+G disc, you will be able to tell immediately - the
music player will disappear and the graphics will appear as soon as you
press play.
Use the up and down directions to change language and select to return
to the music player. The rest of the controls work as normal. Once
you're back at the player, a "CD+G" button will appear in the bottom-
left corner - hit select on that to return to the graphics.
Q: How do CD+Gs work?
A: They fill up the spare 25M that is empty on a regular music CD with the
graphics. They're limited to 16 colours low-resolution so that they
stand a greater chance of working on a lot of different systems.
[---- Video CDs ------------------------------------------------------------]
Q: What does the cartridge do?
A: If you plug in the FMV cartridge, you can play Video CDs and CD-i
Digital Video CDs. It's really a 24 bit display card that can be
genlocked with normal CD32 graphics, so you can super impose your own
images over it (this is a feature of Video Creator, apparently).
Q: What are the differences between CD-i Digital Video CDs and Video CDs?
A: You won't get the bookmarks that you find on the CD-i. That's because
the bookmarks are really a CD-i program. Instead you can search through
the disc using the normal music player controls.
Q: The picture becomes corrupted on some of my CDs.
A: If you are playing a CD-i Digital Video CDs and you find that you get
some rubbish, you can upgrade your FMV cartridge's ROM to the latest
version (40.30 at the time of writing). The dealer that you bought the
FMV cartridge from should be able to do this for you at a cost of about
5UKP.
[---- Magazines ------------------------------------------------------------]
Q: Are there any Amiga/CD32 magazines with CD-ROMs?
A:* In the UK (check your usual sources of foreign Amiga mags elsewhere):
Amiga CD! (included with Amiga User International).
This is monthly. Some sections of issue 3 are CDTV and A570 compatable.
Issue 4 has been put on hold until the C= takeover is sorted out (for
some strange reason).
Amiga CD32 magazine (by the makers of Amiga Format).
Not a regular magazine. The first (Spring) issue has sold out and the
second (Autumn) issue is available from October 6th.
CD32 Gamer.
Monthly (I think). Now up to issue 4.
CD Gold.
A new CD-ROM based magazine. Should be available starting June 1994.
For CD32, CDTV, A570, and any CD Amiga.
Q: Are there any other magazines for the CD32?
A: Most Amiga mags have a small CD32-specific section each month.
[---- Internet -------------------------------------------------------------]
Q: What Usenet newsgroups are dedicated to CD32 discussion?
A: comp.sys.amiga.cd32 Using the CD32 as a slave drive.
Add-ons for the CD32 (eg. FMV addition).
Technical talk about the CD32.
Serious issues for the CD32.
rec.games.video.cd32 Games on the CD32.
People's opinions about games.
Hints and tips for games.
Rumours and lists of new/future games.
If your site doesn't carry the groups, ask your system admin.
Q: What on-line mags are available?
A: Amiga Report aminet:docs/mags/ar*.lha
CD32 Bits aminet:docs/mags/cd32bits*.lha
CD32 View aminet:docs/mags/cdvw*.lha
Q: Is there CD32 home page on WWW?
A: Yep. It's run by Kimmo Veijalainen and you can Email him articles,
reviews, hints and tips, digitised pictures of games, and so on to
fill it up. The address is http://www.lut.fi/~veijalai/cd32.html.
[---- Expansion ------------------------------------------------------------]
Q: How do I stop my CD32 resetting when I take the CD-ROM out?
A: If you boot from CD-ROM, the CD32 resets when the lid is opened. You
can either run a program such as NoReset that disables this or boot
from another device, such as RAD, floppy, or hard drive.
Q:* How do I use my CD32 as a CD drive or slave drive for another computer?
A: Connect a serial link (buy a ready-made link or make your own - see the
diagram for the Aux port) between the CD32's Aux port and the other
computer. Then run either SerNet or Twin Express on the other computer
and the CD32. You'll have to find a bootable CD-ROM with one of these
programs on it and you may need to run NoReset unless you can use other
boot devices.
A: If you have an interface attached that gives you a parallel port, you
can connect a parallel link between the CD32 and the other computer,
remembering to use a special ParNet cable and not a normal parallel
cable (otherwise you could easily fry everything). Run ParNet on the
other computer and the CD32. You'll have to find a bootable CD-ROM
with ParNet on it and you may need to run NoReset unless you can use
other boot devices.
A: You can use The Communicator. This is a link from the CD32's Aux port
to the Amiga and a CD-ROM with a series of utilities on it...
Communicator Display text and graphics on the CD32.
Play Audio and Video CDs.
Transfer files to and from the CD32.
Twin Express Serial file transfer program, Amiga and PC versions.
Workbench Modified to allow the joypad to be used as a mouse.
Photo CD Display Kodak Photo CDs.
Scala driver Allows Scala, running on another Amiga, to control
the CD32.
There are two versions available. The Communicator Lite doesn't have a
keyboard through port or MIDI in/out/thru.
A:+ There is a new version of The Communicator, with the original title of
The Communicator 2. Improvements to the previous version are:
Virtual CD Appears to make more than one CD-ROM accessable to
the host Amiga, also stops rebooting.
File Transfers More reliable - Zmodem.
Faster - apparently it can reach up to 210000 baud.
More compatable - works better with ISO-9660 CDs.
AGA Viewer View pictures and anims in any mode, including AGA.
Will also work for non-AGA machines.
Supports datatypes.
Workbench A newer version (doesn't say which).
Mediapoint driver Alows Mediapoint, running on another Amiga, to
control the CD32, including Audio and Video CDs.
Hardware Added A2000/A3000 keyboard port.
Serial lead is DB25 to RJ10 (telephone) and is easier
to remove.
The Communicator Lite 2 doesn't have a keyboard through port, MIDI in/
out/thru, or status LEDs.
Q: How do I attach a keyboard to my CD32?
A:* Plug in an Amiga keyboard into the CD32's Aux port. Amiga keyboards are
all exactly the same inside but just have a different case or plug on
the end of the lead, so you'll probably need an adaptor.
IBM keyboards won't function without a custom add-on to translate IBM
keycodes to Amiga keycodes (the SX-1 has this).
A500 Open up the A500 and build your own lead from the keyboard
ribbon to the CD32. The pinouts are at the end of the FAQ.
A500+ Not possible.
A600 Not possible.
A1000 Build your own adaptor from RJ-11 to mini-din.
Does anybody have the pinouts for the RJ-11 plug?
A1200 Not possible.
A2000 Buy a PC to PS/2 keyboard adaptor from any PC clone shop and
plug that inbetween.
A3000 Buy a PC to PS/2 keyboard adaptor from any PC clone shop and
plug that inbetween.
A4000 No adaptor - just plug it in.
CDTV Buy an adaptor - eg. from Almathera or MultiMedia Machine.
Or modify the CDTV keyboard yourself. The pinouts are at the
end of the FAQ.
A: Plug in an IBM keyboard into the SX-1's keyboard port. F11 and F12 are
used instead of the Left-Amiga and Right-Amiga keys.
A: Create a ParNet or SerNet link (see above) and run PNetKeys. This re-
directs all keyboard and mouse input from an Amiga window down the link
to the CD32. You'll have to run a version that does a 'mount MOUSE:' on
the CD32 - no problem if you create your own boot disk but it could be
if you're using a version from a CD-ROM.
A: Use Patrick Van Beem's CD32 Keyboard program. This is similar to
PNetKeys but it's smaller, faster, works over Twin Express or even by
itself, and converts controller input to mouse input. The program is
shareware - if you find it useful you should pay $5 or fl 7.50.
Patrick's Email address is patrick@aobh.xs4all.nl.
Q: How do I use my CD32 as a computer?
A:* Use a SX-1. This has:
IBM-PC AT keyboard port.
9-pin serial port.
Amiga standard parallel port.
Amiga standard RGB port.
Amiga standard floppy drive (use an external drive as DF0. For more
drives, daisy chain them from the first one).
2.5" internal IDE connector (drive fits inside the SX-1).
3.5" external IDE connector.
SIMM socket for up to 8 meg additional RAM (restricted to 4 meg if
you intend to use the FMV cartridge too).
Audio input (Karaoke).
Internal battery backed clock.
Passthrough connector (for other devices, eg. FMV cartridge).
If you add the SX-1, the Aux port will not work as a serial connection
any more, but you can still attach Amiga keyboards to it.
If you intend to have more than two devices attached to the SX-1, you
should think about getting a better power supply. These can be bought
separately, or you can modify another Amiga one (eg. A500) by replacing
the connector at the end of the lead.
A: Use a CD32x. This is a 19" rack mounted system for CD32s used in
professional applications. It includes remote monitoring of CD32x
units, fault detection, and options for genlocking and MPEG. There
are connectors available for:
Networking.
RGB port.
Scart port.
Floppy port.
IDE connector.
Volume control.
Stereo input and output.
Internal battery backed clock.
Q: Can Amiga 1200 trapdoor or PCMCIA expansions be used with CD32?
A: No. The CD32 does not have the same expansion connectors as the A1200.
Q: Is there an RGB output on the CD32 to connect my multisync monitor?
A:+ There are easily accessable RGB signal test points on the CD32's
circuit board. The diagram is at the end of the FAQ.
A:* The SX-1 and CD32x both have RGB connectors on them.
Q: Where can I find the programs mentioned above?
A:*- CD32 Keyboard: Patrick Van Beem <patrick@aobh.xs4all.nl>
NoReset: Video Creator *
Weird Science
ParNet: AUI/Amiga CD! 3
SerNet: ???
Twin Express: AUI/Amiga CD! 3
Workbench 3.0: CDPD 3
Commodore Demo CD V2 *
Demo 2
Lock 'n' Load
For CDs marked with a *, you'll need to connect an Amiga mouse into
controller port 2, hold down both mouse buttons, and press the reset
button. You will be given a boot menu where you should boot with no
Startup-Sequence. Then use the keyboard to run the program wanted.
[---- Emulating a CD32 -----------------------------------------------------]
Q: Which machines stand a chance of running CD32 games?
A: You may get away with running shovelware stuff if you have an OCS or
ECS Amiga, but many CD32 games expect at least an '020, 2 meg of chip
RAM, and an AGA chipset - an A1200 or A4000.
The A1200 might be more compatible than the A4000 - some programs may
fall over because of the differences in memory and CPUs.
Q: What are the differences between the CD1200, CD4000 and the Archos CD
drives?
A: The Archos drive is available now. It uses the PCMCIA slot leaving the
trapdoor free, but it emulates Akiko through software, needs you to
install the CD-ROM file system to your Workbench before you can use the
drive, needs a utility (supplied) to boot CD32 CDs, and doesn't have
FMV capability.
The CD1200 has Kickstart 3.1, Akiko, and will boot straight from
CD-ROM. It doesn't have FMV capability and it ties up the A1200's
trapdoor slot, so you can kiss goodbye to RAM expansions and
accelerators.
The CD4000 is a card that fits in one of the A4000's Zorro 3 slots and
a CD drive that slides into a drive bay. It has Kickstart 3.1, Akiko,
boots straight from CD-ROM, and has FMV capability.
Q: What do I need to do to run a CD32 game if I don't have the CD1200,
CD4000, or the Archos CD drive?
A:* If you have a SCSI CD drive then you can assign CD0: to the CD drive
(if it isn't already), assign the standard directories (C:, DEVS:,
ENVARC:, FONTS:, L:, LIBS:, S:, SYS:) across to the CD-ROM and execute
S:Startup-Sequence.
A: If you have a ParNet or SerNet link to a CD32 or CDTV, you can assign
CD0: to NET:CD0, assign the CD-ROM's name to NET:<name>, assign the
standard directories, then execute S:Startup-Sequence. It's slow
though, so if you have a big hard drive, it's probably better to go for
the next option...
A: It should be possible to copy all of the CD-ROM to your hard drive by
using a ParNet, SerNet, or Twin Express link to a CD32 or CDTV, assign
CD0: and the CD-ROM's name to the directory that you copied to, assign
the standard directories to the equivalent place on the hard drive, and
execute S:Startup-Sequence.
A:+ The game may have an icon to double click to run it. In that case you
don't need to assign or execute anything.
A:+ Almathera have just finished a CD32 emulator for the A4000. It sits
between the CD32 program and the A4000's SCSI or IDE device driver.
Most CD32 games and Video Creator will work once it's installed.
There is also a program called CacheCDFS that is distributed only in
Germany at the moment. This is supposed to do the same job but there
have been some problems with NEC 3x CD drives.
Q: What can go wrong?
A: Make sure the game can access lowlevel.library in LIBS:. If not, the
game can't use the CD32 joypad, or may not even work. If it can, you
can plug the CD32 joypad straight into the joystick port.
A: You may not be able to play the games that use the extra joypad buttons
properly if you don't have a joypad to press them with...
A:+ The game tries to use nonvolatile.library to save to the CD32's NVRAM.
Make sure that this can be accessed in LIBS: and you create a file
called ENVARC:sys/nv_location - a single line of text that is the
directory name of where you would like saved data to be stored.
A: The game could try to call some 3.1 functions that don't exist in 3.0.
Upgrading your Kickstart should fix this problem.
A: You won't hear any CD music. There's no way around this. Sometimes the
game may decide to keel over because it can't play the CD music.
A: The game tries to use Akiko. If you've upgraded to 3.1 and it still
goes wrong then there's no way around this.
[---- Software developers --------------------------------------------------]
Q: Are there any licence agreements that have to be made to produce CD32
software?
A: The first real problem is in making a bootable CD32 disc. This requires
special software and license/royalty agreements which were available
from the C= developer programs.
Status of these programs is unclear with the current 'voluntary
liquidation' of C='s assets. Developers who obtained these rights
before the liquidation may be able to master the CD-ROMs with the
appropriate boot/system files, for you - as your publisher.
Q: What are the authoring capabilities available for the CD32?
A: Theoretically, any standard Amiga development tools for AGA machines
should be useful for developing applications that run on a CD32. This
would include Multimedia tools with freely distributable players, C
compilers, assemblers, etc.
Q: What are the popular development tools?
A: Popular Multimedia authoring packages for the Amiga include:
AmigaVision Professional CanDo
HELM Interplay
SCALA Multimedia
Popular C compilers include:
DICE GNU C
SAS/C
Popular 68K assemblers include:
DevPacIII Macro68
Popular image manipulation software include:
AdPro ImageF/X
ImageMaster
Popular music related software include:
AudioMasterIV Bars&Pipes Pro
Deluxe Music 2 MusicX
OctaMED professional Sonix
SuperJAM! Trackers - too many to mention
Popular 3D modelling software include:
Caligari Imagine
LightWave (Video Toaster) Real3D
Popular 'video painting' programs include:
Brilliance Deluxe Paint IV AGA,
DCTV Paint EGS Paint
Opal Paint TV Paint
XI Paint
Contact the software company involved with your favourite authoring
software for more information regarding CD32 specific development.
[---- Jargon ---------------------------------------------------------------]
AAA
Triple A chipset. Announced by C='s vice president of engineering to
be the next custom Amiga chipset under development. If it comes to
fruition, the benefits include chunky and hybrid screen modes with
higher resolutions/depths and 8 channels of 16 bit sound.
AFAIK
As Far As I Know. The CD32 expansion connector pinout is only
available to registered CD32 developers, AFAIK.
AGA
Advanced Graphics Architecture. The name given to the latest custom
chipset for Amigas, which allows 8 bit (256) and HAM8 (262144) colour
graphics from a palette of 16.7 million. The CD32 uses AGA chipset as
do the Amiga 1200 and 4000 computers.
* Akiko
This chip handles the data coming from the CD drive and includes the
functions of the CIA chips in other Amigas.
It's also more famous for chunky to planar conversion. Chunky and
planar are two different methods of storing the screen in memory.
Chunky is often used for 3D games. Planar is useful for scrolling
games, and it's the method used by the CD32. This chip quickly
converts from one t'other, helping developers to port code across
from other platforms that use chunky.
Alice
The replacement for Agnus in older Amigas. Contains the Blitter and
Copper, amongst other things.
AmigaDOS
The part of the CD32's operating system that's on CD-ROM (or floppy
or hard drive). Developers must obtain a license to distribute even a
small part of AmigaDOS on their CD-ROMs - it's copyrighted.
Audio CD
Your normal CD that holds music. Given a different name for computers
because there's so many different types of CD about. The CD32 can
play these.
Blitter
BLock Image TransfER. Special part of the graphics chip hardware
which speeds up many operations, by moving blocks of chip RAM around
with DMA, while performing logical operations on them. Lines and area
fills are among the most popular uses for the Blitter.
Boot
Putting the CD-ROM in the drive and automatically launching a program
without having to go through the operating system (eg. Workbench,
MS-DOS, System 7, etc...) and all the messing around with keyboards
and mice that it entails.
CDs will only boot for the computer that they were written for, even
though the files on the CD are readable on all CD-ROM machines
(ISO-9660).
If you intend to use the CD32 as a CD-ROM for other computers and you
don't have other storage devices (such as floppy or hard drives)
available, you must find CD-ROMs that boot up and load communications
software (such as ParNet, SerNet, or Twin Express).
Bootblock
A small piece of copyrighted code that must be on a CD-ROM in order
for it to boot. Developers must have a licence to use the bootblock.
C-Cube
This is supplied in the FMV cartridge. It decompresses the MPEG-1
picture from the Video CD and puts it on the screen. It's also found
in the CD-i's FMV cartridge.
CD-ROM
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A 5 inch polycarbonate disk with
aluminium coating, laser etched with holes for storing computer data.
ISO-9660 CD-ROMs can also hold music tracks that can be played with a
normal music CD player as well.
CD+G
Compact Disc + Graphics. A standard music CD with the addition of
graphic pictures that can be viewed with an appropriate player. CDTV
and CD32 both play CD+G discs. CD+G discs were never plentiful, and
may not even be produced any more.
CD-i
Compact Disc - interactive. System for multimedia developed by
Philips; made available to the public shortly after CDTV was. Not
expandable to a popular computer platform such as CD32 is expandable
to an Amiga. CD-i software titles cannot be played on a CD32 and
vice-versa.
There is a new cut-down version of the CD-i (smaller box, less
connectors) that looks remarkably similar to the CD32...
CD-i Digital Video.
A Video CD for the CD-i. The difference is that the they also have
bookmarks of interesting parts of the film on them. These can also be
played on the CD32 with FMV cartridge, but the bookmarks are missing.
CD+MIDI
Similar to a standard music CD, but it also holds information for
driving MIDI instruments. The extra information is ignored by the
CD32's music player.
CDTV
Commodore Dynamic Total Vision. The previous CD based machine by C=.
It wasn't exactly a storming success, mainly due to poor marketing.
Many CDTV discs will work on the CD32, but some need a mouse and
others need a keyboard.
Microcosm was originally a CDTV project. C= gave Psygnosis some
financial backing to develop it, but the CDTV version never saw the
light of day, except for some promotional demos.
CDXL
C='s attempt at getting motion video on the CDTV before low cost MPEG
decoder chips became available. The CD32's version of CDXL can cope
with more colours and cover more of the screen.
CDXLs can be about two-thirds of the size of the screen (although
they can be scaled up slightly to fill more, but the side effect is
that they look blocky) and they can also hold mono or stereo sound.
Chip RAM
Random Access Memory available to both the CPU and Amiga custom
chipset inside the CD32 (and all previous Amigas). The CD32 ships
with the maximum amount of chip RAM that the AGA chipset can handle
- 2M.
Copper
CO-ProcEssoR. All Amigas feature a special co-processor as part of
their custom chipset, which allows some graphic chip functions such
as colour palette manipulation to happen asynchronously to other
tasks, freeing the CPU for other work.
CPU
Central Processor Unit. The brains for managing data and its
manipulation inside a computer. Amigas, CDTV, and CD32 have all used
the Motorola 68000 series of CPUs.
+ Datatype
Allows the OS to support any graphic, sound, text, or anim format,
once the datatype information is copied to the proper folder on the
Workbench disk or hard drive. Programs can ask the OS to load the
file for them without knowing anything about the file format
themselves.
This can come in very useful if you want to read ISO-9660 CDs
generated on other computers (once you've upgraded your CD32 to a
computer, of course).
DMA
Direct Memory Access. Allows other chips apart from the CPU to access
the RAM, at the same time as the CPU. This frees up the CPU for doing
other work, whilst the Blitter is copying memory for example.
Fast RAM
Random Access Memory available to the Amiga's CPU, but not the custom
chipset, thus faster for compute intensive tasks as no time sharing
between the custom chipset and CPU is involved. Adding fast RAM
should almost double the speed of the CD32 for non-graphics intensive
work.
The CD32 ships with no fast RAM, but third party expansion boxes may
allow for up to 8M of fast RAM expansion if you do not have the FMV
cartridge, or 4M if used with the FMV cartridge.
Flash RAM
RAM which can have data stored such that it survives being powered
down. CD32 uses flash RAM to allow saving high-scores or game
position information for the next time you play. Also known as NVRAM
(Non Volatile).
FMV
Full Motion Video - just what it says. Full screen moving pictures.
Often mis-used by journalists to mean any picture, including those
that have 10 colours and are around the size of a postage-stamp,
that's spooled from the CD-ROM.
FMV Upgrade
A plug in cartridge that gives the CD32 capability to play MPEG-1
encoded CDs such as CD-i Digital Video (Star Trek VI, Top Gun) or
Video CDs.
HAM6 or HAM
An earlier version of HAM8, found on A500s, A2000s, and A3000s, that
remains for compatibility. This allows up to 4096 colours on screen
at once.
HAM8
Hold And Modify - 8 bit. An Amiga screen mode which can have up to
262144 colours on screen at once by changing some colour registers on
each succeeding pixel on a given scanline. This is most useful for
static pictures or predefined animation sequences, as it is difficult
to constantly compute the best pixel colours in constantly changing
action games.
HAM8 is often used to display JPEG format pictures or predefined
animations (CDXLs) with better than 8 bit colour (256 colours), often
up to near 18 bit (262144 colours) quality.
IMHO
In my humble opinion. The CD32 is the best inexpensive multimedia
delivery platform, IMHO.
ISO-9660
The different computer manufacturers got their act together and
agreed on a standard format for CD-ROMs, unlike the mess that we're
still left with today for floppy disks.
You can read any CD32, CDTV, Mac, or PC CD-ROM in any of the others.
Although the files are readable, the file formats are still different
for each computer (unless it's the CD32/CDTV), but if you have some
conversion programs you can display the graphics, play the sounds, or
show the text from the CD-ROM.
ISO-9660 CDs are also cunningly compatible with Audio CDs, so you can
play tracks 2 onwards (track 1 is computer data) in a hi-fi, and
computers can mix the music from the Audio CDs with the sound output.
JPEG
Joint Photographic Expert Group - JPEG compression is a standard for
storing still pictures with 24 bit colour (16.7 million colours on-
screen at once).
Kickstart
The part of the CD32's operating system that's in ROM.
It contains all the code needed to access the CD-ROM and multitask,
as well as other things that will never see the light of day unless
you add a keyboard and some kind of storage (floppy or hard drive).
Lisa
Handles the screen display. There's a palette of 16.7 million colours
- each colour made of one of 256 shades of red, green, and blue. From
that any power of 2, up to 256, or 4096 (HAM6), or 262144 (HAM8)
colours can be displayed. The resolution can be most combinations of
320, 640, or 1024 across and 256, 512, or 1024 down (although there
are other modes available).
MPEG
Motion Picture Expert Group - they've decided the format of MPEG-1
and MPEG-2 compression.
MPEG-1 is the accepted standard for video compression on CDs... It
uses a variety of techniques to achieve staggering compression ratios
while still maintaining good picture quality. Other parts of the MPEG
standard include synchronized digital audio to make the format useful
for movies on CD-ROM.
MPEG-2 isn't used on CDs but it looks even better.
+ NTSC
The television standard used in America.
NTSC screens cannot be as deep PAL screens. This can lead to problems
when some software written in PAL countries is run on a CD32 using a
NTSC screen. The software may use the bottom section of the screen
that NTSC owners cannot see.
This is entirely the fault of software companies, there are enough
ROM routines in the CD32 to tell the program what TV standard it is
running under and the program should make allowances.
+ PAL
The television standard used in most of Europe and Australia.
ParNet/SerNet
Freely distributable networking solutions for Amigas. Uses the
parallel ports (ParNet) or serial ports (SerNet) to allow one to
mount drives on multiple machines. In this way the CD32 can access
the keyboard and hard drives of another Amiga, and the Amiga can
access the CD32's CD drive.
CDTV was often used as an external CD drive for Amiga computers via
ParNet.
A version of ParNet is now available for PC computers, allowing you
to link from CD32 to PC.
Paula
Gives you four channel stereo sound. Each channel can have 64 volume
levels and can play either waveforms or sound samples at almost any
pitch or octave from RAM. This chip is used to create sound effects,
or play music from memory often when the CD-ROM is tied up for some
reason (a CD-ROM cannot be used to load game code AND play CD music
at the same time).
* Photo CD
Transferring pictures taken from a camera onto CD. These can be read
by the CD32 if you can find a CD-ROM with a photo CD reader on it (I
haven't heard of one yet), use it as a slave drive, or expand it to
a computer and download the proper (freely distributable) software.
The Communicator is bundled with a Photo CD reader.
RAD
RecoverAble RAM Drive. An area of RAM that doesn't lose its data when
reset. Any area of RAM can be used as RAD. Games can use it to save
data in, so it's possible to play a game of Liberation, save your
place in RAD, reset, play another game, then return to Liberation
later. Some games don't like RAD being there though.
RAM
Random Access Memory. Specialized computer chips that can store
information for as long as they powered on or the CD32 isn't reset.
RAM chips and be read and written to by the CPU or the AGA chipset.
ROM
Read Only Memory. Specialized computer chips that store data and
instructions for computer operation and cannot be erased or written
over.
Shovelware
Taking an Amiga game, putting it on CD-ROM with no improvements
whatsoever, and usually charging more than the original disk version.
+ Slave drive
Connecting the CD32 via serial or parallel link to another computer
and using networking software such as ParNet, SerNet, or Twin Express
so that the other computer can read the CD-ROM in the CD32.
Spool
Quickly taking data from the CD-ROM and shoving it on the screen or
sending it to the audio output, or both. Eg. CDXLs or the Microcosm
tunnels.
3DO
Three Dimensional Objects (I think). Another CD-ROM based multimedia/
games system developed by Electronic Arts and former Amiga people.
This also is not expandable to a regular computer system. Slightly
more expensive for the both hardware and software than the CD32. It
has more limited screen resolutions. Only just released in Europe.
Twin Express
A program to transfer files from one computer to another through a
serial link. The front end works similar to FTP. There are versions
of Twin Express for the PC and Amiga.
Video CD
If you have a FMV cartridge you can play these. There are about 100
films available at the time of writing (August '94).
[---- Pinouts --------------------------------------------------------------]
* CD32 Aux port View straight on. 6 pin mini-din.
Female type. Combined kboard/serial.
1 I / O Keyboard data _ _
2 O Serial transmit .' V `.
3 Ground / 6 5 \
4 +5V DC | 4 O 3 |
5 (I)/ O Keyboard clock `-. 2 1 .-'
6 I Serial receive `-----' Shield
Written by Klaus Hegemann, posted as part of 'CD32 expansion port
info' by Anders Stenkvist in comp.sys.amiga.hardware, forwarded by
Michael King.
There are no RTS/CTS pins for high speed modems.
The serial pins are at 0/5V, if the computer you're connecting it to
has a different voltage (eg. the Amiga serial port's pins are at
+/-12V) then you need a level converter between the two.
The serial pins may not be properly buffered to use safely with some
external devices. You could damage your CD32 if you try to hook them
up without an external buffer. A diagram of a buffer is given in the
posting mentioned above.
CDTV keyboard connector
1 Ground
2 I / O Keyboard data
3 (I)/ O Keyboard clock
4 +5V DC
5 Unused
To modify the CDTV keyboard to connect to the CD32...
Cut the plastic pin from the connector.
Open the case.
Find the connector where the cable is located.
Switch leads 1-4 and 2-3.
Close the case.
Taken from a posting by Paul van der Heu.
* A500 keyboard connector * = link
1 black Keyboard clock --------
2 brown Keyboard data A500 keyboard cable ---> 12345678
3 red Res --------
4 orange +5V DC ||||||||
5 yellow Unused 5 --------------*| | |
6 green Ground 1 ---------------* | |
7 blue Power LED 4 -----------------* |
8 violet Disk LED 3 -------------------*
||||||||
Connect like this... --------
A500 motherboard connector ---> 12345678
A500 CD32 --------
1 5
2 1
4 4
6 3
Taken from an Email by Kimmo Veijalainen.
CD32 power port View straight on. 4 pin din.
_ _
1 +5V .' V `.
2 +12V |1 2|
3 Ground `.3 4.'
4 Unknown `---' Shield
Put a ground jumper from pin 3 to the shield.
You can modify another Amiga power supply (eg. A500) for this by
replacing the connector at the end of the lead.
Taken from a posting by Michael Litchfield.
+ CD32 RGB signals
The RGB signals are available from a test port, TP9...
| | | <--- Kickstart ROM .-. Desc Equiv pin #s
| | | |o|
| | | |o|
| `--' .----. <--- Akiko |o|
| | | |o| HSync 159
| | | : <--- TP9 |o| VSync 160
| `----' : |o| Red 163 and 164
| .. :O.--. |o| Green 165 and 166
`-------'`----------' | |o| Blue 167 and 168
^ ^ `------- |o| CSync 157
| | |o| Ground 161 and 162
Expansion port Pin 182 `-'
The RGB signals come from the D/A conversion unit and lead directly
to the expansion port. These signals are, however, not amplified. In
addition they are weakened by the S-Video output unit.
As a result I (aim to) insert a 47 Ohm resistor to each colour signal
connection. You may also reduce the load by interrupting the signal
supply to the S-Video unit. Set pin 174 of the expansion port to GND
to achieve that (174 --> u36 (4066) signal switches).
The sync signals connected to the expansion port are unbuffered. As
a result you may re-synchronize your Amiga by an external tact
source. You schould at least buffer the CSync line; there is no
external synchronisation possible on this pin.
Hint: make use of an XOR gate chip. You may negate certain sync
line(s) to adapt your Amiga to (old? :-( ) multiscan-monitors (the
A4000 monitor adapter box will do the same; without the possibility
of selected negation).
Written by Klaus Hegemann, posted as part of 'CD32 expansion port
info' by Anders Stenkvist in comp.sys.amiga.hardware, forwarded by
Michael King.
+ CD32 Expansion port
This diagram is really too big to be included here, but you can get
a copy by asking on comp.sys.amiga.cd32 or comp.sys.amiga.hardware.
It also includes a diagram of a level converter for the serial port.
[---- Addresses ------------------------------------------------------------]
Almathera, Video Creator, keyboards, serial adaptor kit,
Southerton House, A4000 CD32 emulator.
Boundary Business Court, Phone: +44 (0)81 687 0040
92-94 Church Road, Fax: +44 (0)81 687 0490
Mitcham, Email: jralph@cix.compulink.co.uk (technical)
Surrey, almathera@cix.compulink.co.uk (sales)
CR4 3TD,
England.
Amiga CD32 Magazine, Phone: +44 (0)225 442244
Future Publishing, Fax: +44 (0)225 318740
30 Monmouth Street, Email: amformat@cix.compulink.co.uk
Bath,
Avon,
BA1 2BW,
England.
Amiga User International, Phone: +44 (0)71 487 1076/1072
48 George Street, Fax: +44 (0)71 224 0547
London, Email: amigauser@cix.compulink.co.uk
W1H 5RT,
England.
Brian Fowler Computers, Distributes communicator and other things.
11 North Street, Phone: +44 (0)392 499755
Exeter, Fax: +44 (0)392 423480
Devon, Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30-6:30 GMT
EX4 3QS, Email: brian_fowler@cix.compulink.co.uk
England.
+ Direct Computer Supplies, Cheap ParNet/null modem/etc... cables.
36 Hope Street, Phone: +44 (0)782 642497
Hanley,
Stoke On Trent,
ST1 5BS,
England.
+ Epic Marketing, A4000 keyboards.
Victoria Centre, Phone: +44 (0)793 490988
138-139 Victoria Road,
Swindon,
Wilts,
SN1 3BU,
England.
* Eureka, Frank Hoen, Communicator, Communicator 2.
Adsteeg 10, Phone: +31 (463) 70800
6191 PX Beek (L), Fax: +31 (463) 60188
The Netherlands. Email: hoen@iaehv.iaehv.nl
Goldtech Computer Systems,CD Gold magazine.
67 Turner Road,
Walthamstow,
London,
E17 3JG,
England.
* Index Information Ltd, CD32x.
60 High Street, Phone: +44 (0)256 703426
Odiham, Fax: +44 (0)256 701023
Hampshire, Email: index@cix.compulink.co.uk
RG25 1LN,
England.
Multimedia Machine, CDTV -> CD32 keyboard adaptors,
59 Bridgeman Place, SX-1/drive/keyboard bundle.
Bolton, Phone: +44 (0)204 387410
BL2 1DE, Fax: +44 (0)204 380952
England.
Optonica, Interplay - authoring system, Insight CDs.
1 The Terrace, Phone: +44 (0)455 558282
High Street, Fax: +44 (0)455 559386
Lutterworth,
Leics,
LE17 4BA,
England.
Paravision, Inc. SX-1. Formally Microbotics.
500 E. Arapaho, Phone: +1 (214) 644 0043
Suite 104, Hours: 9:00-17:30 Central Time (UTC-5)
Richardson, Email: microbotics1@bix.com
Texas 75081,
USA.
[---- Geoff's Games List ---------------------------------------------------]
Here's a list of games with contact numbers, put together by Geoff
Adams. It's a bit big, but the next FAQ should only have differences
between this list and the new one. So, here we go...
GAMES
=====
CD32 games list. OUT = I've seen it on the shelf
IMMINENT = I've heard its out but not seen it
Date = The softco/supplier date!!!
* = Ocean being dodgy, can't make up their minds.
(Probably not in other words)
There are titles for which the softco/supplier won't talk about, or I
can't get hold of them. These are marked by !!!!! in the UK Number
field.
All comments and updates gratefully received!
NEW IN
======
Cannon Fodder - No cartooney intro, maybe a CD soundtrack, but an
excellent game, at the same price as the floppy version. Buy it!!
Universe - Don't know much, besides that on floppy it's had two
excellent reviews, and two awful reviews. You don't expect me to
buy EVERY game that comes out do you??
RELEASED
========
Title Release Publisher UK Number
===== ======= ========= =========
Alien Breed SE & Qwak OUT Team17 (0924) 201846
Alfred Chicken OUT Mindscape (0444) 246333
Arabian Nights OUT Krisalis (0709) 372290
Banshee OUT Core (0332) 297797
BattleChess OUT Interplay (0865) 390029
Battle Toads OUT Mindscape (0444) 246333
Beavers OUT Audiogenic 081-424-2244
Brian the Lion OUT Psygnosis 051-709-5755
Brutal Sports Football OUT Millenium (0223) 844894
Bubba n' Stix OUT Core (0332) 297797
Cannon Fodder OUT Virgin 081-960-2255
Castles II OUT Interplay (0865) 390029
Chambers of Shaolin OUT Grandslam 081-680-7044
Chaos Engine OUT Mindscape (0444) 246333
Chuck Rock OUT Core (0332) 297797
Chuck Rock II OUT Core (0332) 297797
Dangerous Streets OUT Flairsoft (0661) 860260
Deep Core OUT ICE (0453) 756993
Defender of the Crown 2 OUT Sachs Entertainment
Dennis OUT Ocean 061-832-6633
D-Generation OUT Mindscape (0444) 246333
Diggers OUT Millennium(0223) 844894
Disposable Hero OUT Gremlin (0742) 753423
Fly Harder OUT Krysalis (0709) 372290
Fire Force OUT ICE (0453) 756993
Fire & Ice OUT Renegade 071-481-9214
Fury of the Furries OUT Mindscape (0444) 246333
Frontier OUT GameTek
Global Effect OUT Millenium (0223) 844894
Gunship 2000 OUT Microprose(0454) 329510
Heimdall 2 OUT Core (0332) 297797
Humans I + II OUT GameTek
IK+ OUT System 3 081-864-8212
Impossible Mission OUT Microprose
James Pond 2 OUT Millenium (0223) 844894
James Pond 3 OUT Millenium (0223) 844894
John Barnes Football OUT Krisalis (0709) 372290
Labyrinth of Time OUT EA (0753) 549442
Last Ninja III OUT System 3 081-864-8212
Legacy of Sorasil OUT Gremlin (0742) 753423
Lemmings CD32 OUT Psygnosis 051-709-5755
Liberation OUT Mindscape (0444) 246333
Lost Vikings OUT Interplay (0865) 390029
Lotus Trilogy OUT Gremlin (0742) 753423
Mean Arenas OUT ICE (0453) 756993
Microcosm OUT Psygnosis 051-709-5755
Morph OUT Millenium (0223) 844894
Myth OUT System 3 081-864-8212
Naughty Ones OUT Kompart (0727) 868005
Nick Faldo's Golf OUT Grandslam 081-680-7044
Nigel Mansell OUT Gremlin (0742) 753423
Oscar OUT Flairsoft (0661) 860260
Overkill/LunarC OUT Mindscape (0444) 246333
Pinball Fantasies OUT 21 Century(0235) 851533
Pirates! Gold OUT MicroProse(0454) 329510
Premiere OUT Core (0332) 297797
Prey - An Alien Encounter OUT Almathera 081-687-0040
Project X & F17 OUT Team17 (0924) 201846
Psycho Killer OUT Online Ent
Ryder Cup Golf OUT Ocean 061-832-6633
Sabre Team OUT Krisalis (0709) 372290
Seek and Destroy OUT Mindscape (0444) 246333
Sensible Soccer OUT Renegade 071-481-9214
Seven Gates of Jambala OUT Grandslam 081-680-7044
Silly Putty OUT System 3 081-864-8212
Simon the Sorcerer OUT PDQ 021-625-3377
SleepWalker OUT Ocean 061-832-6633
Striker OUT Gremlin (0742) 753423
Summer Olympix OUT Flairsoft (0661) 860260
Super Frog OUT Team17 (0924) 201846
Surf Ninja's OUT Flairsoft (0661) 860260
Total Carnage OUT ICE (0453) 756993
Town with no name OUT Online Ent
Trivial Pursuit OUT Domark
Trolls OUT Flairsoft (0661) 860260
Ultimate Body Blows OUT Team17 (0924) 201846
Universe OUT Core (0332) 297797
VideoCreator OUT Almathera
Wembley International Soccer OUT Audiogenic 081-424-2244
Whales Voyage OUT Flairsoft (0661) 860260
Wing Commander AGA OUT EA (0753) 549442
Zool OUT Gremlin (0742) 753423
Zool 2 OUT Gremlin (0742) 753423
IMMINENT
========
Title Release Publisher UK Number
===== ======= ========= =========
Arcade Pool 16 Sept? Team17 (0924) 201846
Guardian Oct 94 Acid 071-482-4066
