Retroshowcase:oldschool game reference!

Total reviews!

Handheld: 57

16/32bit Computers: 797

8bit Computers: 411

8bit Consoles: 58

16bit Consoles: 78

32/64bit Consoles: 107

128bit Consoles: 28

OnLine members

Currently: 16

Retro Partners!

Best on 8bit micro!

International Karate + - Commodore64
Xyphoes Fantasy - AmstradCPC
Arkanoid II - AmstradCPC
Pang - AmstradCPCPlus
Wrath of the Demon - Commodore64
Night Hunter - AmstradCPC
Barbarian - AmstradCPC
Prince of Persia - SamCoupe
Lemmings - SamCoupe

Best on 16bit micro!

Turrican II - Amiga
Shadow of the Beast - Amiga
Jim Power - Amiga
Agony - Amiga
Turrican 2 - AtariST
Project X - Amiga
Super Frog - Amiga
Flashback - Amiga
Dark Seed - Amiga
Flashback - Archimedes
Warlocks - Archimedes
Cannon Fodder - Amiga
Turrican II - PC
Universe - Amiga
Hurrican - PC
Tyrian - PC
Super Stardust - AmigaAGA
Pac-Mania - X68000

Best on 8bit consoles!

Pac-Mania - MasterSystem
The NewZealand Story - MasterSystem
Pang - GX4000
Batman Return of The Joker - nes
Battletoads & Double Dragon - nes

Best on 16bit consoles!

Jim Power - snes
Donkey Kong Country - snes
Aladdin - snes
Comix Zone - Megadrive
Alien Soldier - Megadrive
Blazing Lazers - pcengine
Raiden - pcengine
Super Star Soldier - pcengine

Best on 32bit consoles!

G-Darius - psone
Super Mario 64 - n64
ISS Pro Evolution - psone
Perfect Dark - n64
Dino Crisis 2 - psone
Resident Evil 2 - psone
Metal Gear Solid - psone
Oddworld: Abe - psone
Klonoa: Door To Phantomile - psone
Medievil - psone
Nights Into Dreams - Saturn
Flashback - CDi

Total hits!

Puzzle!

Random Old Ads!

Hardware information

Amiga CD32	released in 1994
CPU: Motorola 68EC020 14 MHz MEMORY: 2 MB, expandable to 10 MB max (2 MB Chip RAM + 8 MB Fast Ram) GRAPHICS: AGA chipset, supports 24-bit color palette (16.8 Million colors) and 256 to 262,144 on-screen colors in HAM-8 mode. Resolutions supported: 320x256 to 1280x512i (PAL) and 640x480 (VGA) SOUND: 4 channel 8 bit PCM, stereo output MEDIA/STORAGE: 2x speed CD-ROM, external FDD 880Kb, ProModule, Paravision SX-1 and DCE SX-32 expansion modules (including IDE for HDD)
Based on Commodore's AGA (Advanced Graphics Architecture) chipset, the CD32 was the first 32 bit CD-ROM based video game console released! It had the same architecture as Amiga 1200, giving the same graphical and sound capabilities and in addition it uses a CD-ROM media. The last made available to the developers to pre-load titles with FMW intros, in-game CD-audio tunes and (in some cases) extra playbale levels of a sam release on Aiga computers. Several notable titles, such as Dark Seed, Microcosm (only on CD32, MS-DOS and Panasonic 3DO), Liberation: Captive 2, Simon the Sorcerer, Super Stardust and Zool 2 prevented the console from sliding into total obscurity. Obscurity started because on 1994, demanding games (in hardware) appeared in the market such as Doom, and this was something that 68020 and current AGA chipset couldn't really cope with it. But eitherway, the CD32 console had several re-touched 2D titles, having mainly extra intros, FMW and extra levels that the originals.
The Amiga CD32 (default) color palette

24-bit RGB 16.7 million-color palette (256 on-screen and up to 262,144 in static image - HAM8)