It's been a tremendous month for the CD32 with details of a new, improved SX-1 unit, a new product from Premier Developments and a new Amitek CD32 bundle featuring seven major titles for less than £200.
It's been a tremendous month for the CD32 with details of a new, improved SX-1 unit, a new product from Premier Developments and a new Amitek CD32 bundle featuring seven major titles for less than £200.
Paravision have revised the design of the SX-1 expansion module because it could be unstable if moved or knocked and has poor casing design - when the lid of the CD player is fully extended the SX-1 moves and in extreme cases shorts out the console. The problem occurred due to the build of the SX-1 being around 5mm too wide. Without resorting to a press release or public announcement, Paravision have quietly fixed the problem. Now the only obstacle to the SX-1 being the ultimate CD32 peripheral is the question of the CD32 power supply.
Because it was designed to power the FMV cartridge and the CD32 only, supply problems can occur when extra disk drives and hard drives are attached. Some Amiga Format readers have experienced trouble already. For more information, contact ZCL on 01543 251275.
Building on the success of the CD32, Premier Developments have released a self-assembly flat-pack Combi-Centre aimed at CD32 owners with an SX-1. Priced at £49.99, the Premier unit is designed to keep the CD32 console, SX-1, monitor, keyboard, disk drive, and other peripherals together as a tidy, attractive and integral unit.
For more information, Premier Developments can be contacted on 01847 823684.
The best news of all this month is that the Amitek have dropped the price of their popular seven-disc CD32 bundle by £40 from £239 to £199.
Rebadged as the Amitek Amiga CD32 Critical Zone pack, the whole caboodle comes bundled with: Cannon Fodder, Diggers, Liberation, Microcosm, Oscar, Project-X and Ultimate Body Blows.
Repackaged by Amitek and sold on by Silica, John Gilbert, SIlica's press spokesman said: "The Amitek Critical Zone pack is already a best seller. Its new low price confirms the CD32`s status as a console with a long-term future."
Silica can be contacted on 0181 309 1111.
