![]() Be aware that getting an external floppy drive hooked up to a CD32 to run those in original form will probably be quite expensive, although it is probably possible to get the games running from burned CDs. From memory there aren't that many CD versions of these adventure games on the Amiga, although most will have excellent versions in floppy. That's a big reason why I want to own a CDTV/CD32.įair enough, just giving you the info. I can play the best available version of on an emulator via downloaded rom and settle for a less optimal console version when it comes to owning the actual physical copy, like Monkey Island on Sega CD. I'm intrested in buying console versions of classic computer games like Beneath a Steel sky and Lucas arts adventure games as it's quite hard to find boxed copies of 1990s PC games, and even if you find them, they wont work on a modern computer with out DOSbox. Ivo wrote:There is a Beneath a Steel Sky port for CD32 with voice acting:īut there are also good PC versions of that game. And lastly, as somebody who used to have (at different times) both a CDTV setup and a CD32, they games available for the are both unique and well worth playing on average, and you will enjoy the time you spend with them. Luckily, both the CDTV and the CD32s can play "backups" of all the CD games off of CD-Rs just like most early CD systems without copy protection. Games are extremely difficult to find after 20 some years for both the CDTV and the CD32, but especially for the CDTV. Perhaps that could help you negotiate a fair price with the seller.Īs for games themselves, the CDTV only had a few dozen exclusives, most of the rest are ports from the desktop systems. Note that a complete setup also includes the monitor designed for the system, though it works fine on any TV. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him. ![]() Here's a very informative site for the CDTV that may help you with your decision:Ĭheck to make sure that the unit your seller has is at least playable- all the cables, controllers, and a game or so are present. Beneath a Steel Sky After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. ![]() Even if you don't plan to keep it, it will not go down in value and you may be able to sell it in the (very near) future to acquire other systems of interest to you. They are indeed very rare and obscure, and are a real collectors item. This package contains the CD version, which contains additional / longer cutscenes and voice acting, but also is much larger: 70 MB where as the also available floppy version (package name beneath-a-steel-sky) is only 8 MB. Depending on how much your seller is asking for the CDTV, it may be very much in your interests to pick it up. The result is the cult classic Beneath a Steel Sky. ![]()
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