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CDTV SOFTWARE
Kindly Supplied
by
Don Quixote Software
for
MegaDisc
Ed: All of these titles are available from Megadisc (when in stock).
36 -+- 36 -+- 36 -+- 36 -+- 36 -+- 36 -+- 36 -+- 36 -+- 36 -+- 36
Updated 13/10/93
**** IMPORTANT - IF YOU ARE A GAMES PLAYER, READ THE NOTES
REGARDING THE RELEASE OF MICROCOSM (PLANETSIDE) IN THE COMING SOON
SECTION ****
*** SOFTWARE SPECIALS ***
FOR CD32 TITLES - PLEASE SEE SEPARATE CD32 FILE
REFERENCE
17 BIT COLLECTION
This is one which I have been waiting for since last year.
This 2 CD set is a response to you users who, after buying CDPD1
asked if the 17 Bit collection would ever be released on CDTV. I
then suggested to Paul Ralph at Almathera that it would be a great
idea to release such a CD. This is the result of that followup.
The first 2 CD set of Public Domain released so far. This
double CD contains over 1GB of data. Approx 1700 Disks.
Includes all the classic demos from top groups all over the
world such as LSD, ANARCHY, PHENOMENA, RED SECTOR, SILENTS,
ALCATRAZ, CRUSADERS, REBELS, MELON DESIGNS, the list is endless.
Whether it is a word processor, home finance program or a game for
the kids to play, you will find everything you want in this
collection.
Or, to put it another way, Music demos, Graphics, IFF artwork,
Music Modules, Sound Samples, Clipart, Fonts, Games, Utilities,
Home Finance and organisation utilities, Animations, Slideshows,
and more for just $95.00 (approx).
This is a brilliant CD. All you have to do is select the disk
you want and press `enter' to make up the 17Bit disk of your
choice.
CDDEMO 1 (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Rated with an Amiga Format GOLD - The first for any Amiga
CDROM Title.
Just like buying 600 magazine cover disks. This disc contains
Games, Educational programs, Utilities, Sound modules, Clip art,
Animations, and much, much, more. This is definately one of the
most value-packed discs available. I say this not because we are
the Australian Distributors, but because the disc is true value
for money. This program is in great demand and the first
shipments sold out on arrival. RRP $69.95
CDPD (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
A comprehensive disc of over 3,500 Public Domain and Shareware
programs including Education, Business, Entertainment and general
utilities. Includes Fish disks 1 - 660 as well as SoundTracker
and approx 400 sound modules and many other exciting programs.
This program is excellent value, most libraries sell the Fish
disks for up to $5.00 each so this disc is a worthwhile purchase,
especially for this price of only $55.00.
CDPD2 (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
This disc continues from CDPD and contains Fred Fish 661 -
760, the Jam Disk collection and the American 220 disk Scope
collection. Not only does it contain so many programs, but it
also retails at $55.00.
CDPD3
This is a very popular CD. We have had stcks of phone calls
from people who appreciated the Classic Books and Documents as
well as the general PD.
Fred Fish 761-880, 120MB of IFF Clip art, 120MB of 24 bit
images, Workbench 1.3, 2.1 and 3.0, various landscape files,
hundreds of classic and historical books and documents in ASCII
format.
**** (see details of CDDEMO 2 in the coming soon section) ****
AMINET (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
This CDROM contains the entire Aminet collection from the
Internet. More than 4,000 files, hundreds of applications such as
GNU utilities, editors, hypertext, plotter utilities, modem and
communitation programs. Demos for hundreds of commercial
programs. Video games, strategy games, card games and word games.
Technical documents, including lots of information on Amiga
Hardware. A large selection of sound files, and utilities to play
them. Source code for thousands of programs, the Usenet archives
for comp.binaries.amiga and comp.sources.amiga.
So you can see this has a lot of potential and is value for
money at $40.00
DR WELLMAN - FAMILY HEALTH ADVISOR (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
A comprehensive home health system, covering all areas of
health care relevant to an average family. The material is
presented in a simple, friendly manner incorporating text (with
narration) graphics, animation, music and sound effects. A unique
keyword system provides a dictionary of over 600 explanations for
names, terms, symptoms and conditions. A wide variety of medical
topics including First Aid, dental care, travelling abroad, and
most importantly, a wealth of information to keep you and your
family healthy. Contains password protected section dealing with
adult health. RRP $109.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $69.95
ADVANCED MILITARY SYSTEMS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
The newest and most advanced military technology. Over 1500
action photographs accompanied by hours of music and narration to
produce an exciting and informative Multi-media production. In
addition to the narration, each system includes text,
specifications, and the ability to view each image individually.
RRP $64.95
AMERICAN HERITAGE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Houghton Mifflin's highly regarded dictionary with 180,00
entries and 3,000 colour illustrations with an automated word
pronouncer and speller. As with Xiphias' Time Table series, every
word on the TV screen is `Hot' so all the material links easily to
all reference to that word, turning the material into an
exploratorium of the English language. RRP $89.95 This disc is
very good and very popular, comes with its own caddy.
AMERICAN VISTA ATLAS (AVAILABLE)
With maps of each state, indicating agricultural, industrial
and political features, folk music and heritage, flags, flowers,
animals etc.
This is currently in stock and pricing is as follows: RRP
$109.95
ANIMALS IN MOTION (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
For anyone interested in Art, Photography and Animation, this
program lets you examine, manipulate and export a wide range of
animal images. Animals in Motion is an unsurpassed resource of
animated photographic images. From artist to scholar, historian
to naturalist, both young and old, Animals in Motion is a valuable
encyclopedia of animal reference.RRP $64.95
*** DON QUIXOTE SUPER SPECIAL (limited stocks) $30.00
FAMILY CIRCUS VIDEO WORKSHOP (NOT YET RELEASED - RELEASE DATE NOT KNOWN)
The Family Circus Video Workshop is designed to help you
create your best videos ever. Based on the nationally syndicated
Family Circus comic strip, the Video Workshop allows you to tap
the full potential of your CDTV, camcorder and VCR to customize
and enhance your own home videos - both new and old. Add the
humour of this comic family with the Video Illustrator, featuring
hundreds of full colour Family Circus comics. Each and every
panel can be recorded onto your home videos, directly from your
CDTV. The comics have been specially chosen to introduce every
family occassion - Mother's Day, Halloween, Birthdays and more.
Design and compose your own home movie title screens, with your
choice of typeface and background graphics with the Custom Title
Lab, for use with or without The Family Circus comic art. Use the
sound studio to produce dozens of easy to use sound effects, all
ready to dub. Improve your video skills in minutes with the 10
Commandments of Better Home Videos, an illustrated `how to'
segment. The Video Workshop is released in English, with German,
Italian, Spanish, French and Japanese versions to follow. RRP
$109.95
FRED FISH COLLECTION (NOW V1.6 1 - 800) (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
(UPDATE DUE END OF SEPTEMBER)
This CD contains the entire Fred Fish collection from 1 - 800.
The collection is freely distributable software Public Domain and
Shareware programs. The disk also contains a high speed utility
for producing Fish disks from the CDROM in two minutes or less.
RRP $99.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $74.00
FRED FISH COLLECTION - ON-LINE V1.5 (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
(UPDATE DUE END OF SEPTEMBER)
Same as above, except that it has been designed for BBS use
and can be installed on an IBM for BBS members to download.
SAME PRICING AS ABOVE
FRUITS, VEGETABLES and HERBS (AVAILABLE)
Answers questions on choosing and growing over 170 different
plants,including root, leaf and exotic varieties. RRP $69.95
GARDENFAX: Trees, Shrubs, Roses and Conifers (AVAILABLE)
Over 300 plants can be selected by criteria or name. The
Criteria includes: flower colour, leaf colour, plant type, light
aspect, height and spread, as well as planting time, flowering
time, soil type, and speed of growth. RRP $69.95
GARDEN PLANTS (AVAILABLE)
A guide to the selection and care of over 400 bedding and
border plants in full colour. (Not Australian plants) RRP $69.95
GROLIER ITALIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Full details not at hand.
GUINESS DISC OF RECORDS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK) (New 1993
Edition due soon, also new CD32 version)
Brings the best selling book of fascinating feats and
achievements to life with audio-visual tours, animation, sound and
pictures. Choose from any of 6000 world records by topic or
superlative (longest, tallest, fastest etc) to explore a wealth of
intriguing facts and figures through hundreds of photographic
images and graphics, audio files and special effects. RRP $69.95
HEROIC AGE OF FLIGHT - NASA... THE 25th YEAR (AVAILABLE-AWAITING STOCK)
The first interactive motion picture on compact disk. It is
the first in the Age of Flight series and includes a 50 minute
motion picture with stereo sound. But unlike a movie the viewer
can select items of interest e.g. APOLLO moon landings. We
currently have these in stock and I have to say that this is a
great program, very interesting and very educational. This
program is a good example of the type of programs which we should
be seeing more of. RRP $34.95
HUTCHINSON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA (AVAILABLE-AWAITING STOCK)
A fascinating and unique reference tool containing the
complete Hutchinson database, including 1.5 million words of fully
indexed text. The current edition contains 25,000 entries with
7,500 biographies, 2000 photographs and 250 sound clips. Pictures
are from the Hulton Picture Library, sound recordings are from the
BBC sound archive and maps from ITN. RRP $89.95. Updated every
year and purchasers of this version are elligible for the yearly
updates for 20% of the normal RRP, this is a great update
incentive which hopefully everybody else will adopt.
ILLUSTRATED HOLY BIBLE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Complete text of the Old and New Testaments, with full colour
illustrations and a unique slide-show option. You can select any
book or chapter of the bible within seconds using a novel
graphical display. The unique slide-show option allows events in
the bible to be located simply by looking for the illustrations.
Features include easy to use graphical display, complete text of
Old and New Testament, full colour illustrations, powerful search
facilities, and book mark facilities. RRP $64.95
ILLUSTRATED WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
The complete works, including plays, poems and sonnets, with
illustrated scenes from original woodcuts. I have only had a
brief look at this disc, but it would appear to be very good
value, we do have it in stock at the moment. RRP $64.95 DON
QUIXOTE PRICE $54.95
INDOOR PLANTS (AVAILABLE)
Choosing and caring for over 200 indoor plants, in full
colour. RRP $69.95
JAPAN WORLD (AVAILABLE)
Learn about the Japanese culture and language. Subjects
include Writing, Art, History and Geography, Travel, Sport, Food
and Religion. Fourteen chapters provide 25 hours of fascination,
fun and real experimental learning through audio, text, graphics,
photographs, music, trivia test and vocabulary exercises. Then
take the `Zen Master' challenge to win the ultimate accreditation
of your new found knowledge. RRP $199.95
We no longer purchase this CD from the Australian Distributor
and so we are able to half the cost. If you are interested,
please call as we can now provide this CD for under the $100.00
level.
MONARCH NOTES
Full details not at hand.
NEW BASICS ELECTRONIC COOKBOOK (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Over 1800 recipes with 450 full colour photographs. Choose
recipes by specific ingredients, mealtime, or special occasion.
RRP $74.95
DON QUIXOTE SPECIAL $49.95
NEW GROLIER ELECTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA (AVAILABLE) (Full version)
Take the definitive encyclopedia text - Grolier's Academic
Americal Encyclopedia, add the multimedia elements of historical
pictures, detailed maps, colourful illustrations, life-like sound
all stored on a single CD. Access it via the CDTV remote control
and you will have the most versatile house reference tool yet.
This disk makes the use of an encyclopedia a totally new,
fun-filled experience for the entire family. RRP $495.00 **** DON
QUIXOTE PRICE CALL (under $100.00 we hope)
**** Those who were lucky enough to buy the Grolier with their
CDTV will be pleased to know that I have been advised that you can
update that version for a minimal cost, to the latest version
which does include a `PRINT' facility. Please telephone me if you
wish to upgrade as I am currently discussing this with the
Distributors overseas and I would like an indication of numbers.
PANDORA'S CD
This CD is a demonstration of what CDTV is all about, it
demonstrates how it can be used as a Point of Sale information
unit, Point of Information, Education, Training and The Home.
As an added bonus there is a sample of `Insight Technology', a
new CDTV & CD32 title due for release soon. Not only all that but
more, there are hundreds of sound effects, graphics, backgrounds
and much much more. *** DON QUIXOTE SUPER SPECIAL $20.00
THE CONNOISSEUR- Fine Art Collection (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
A comprehensive collection of the world's finest paintings and
statues, covering 9 periods of Art. The Demonstration lasts
approximately 4 hours and gives an explanation of the Period,
Artist and then the Works of Art. You can simply show the Period
or particular Artist or Work of Art you wish to see. (also
available on 54 floppy disks). This is definately one of the
finest releases on CDTV to date. Even if you do not have a
burning desire to learn about art this is a `must buy'. Now only
$89.95, Disk version $229.95
TIMETABLE OF ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT (AVAILABLE)
Contains over 4,000 original stories that start with the first
cave paintings and finish with today's computerised choreography
and animation. Multimedia effects include museum references,
pictures, portraits, quotes and even music from some of the
world's greatest composers. RRP $74.95
TIMETABLE OF BUSINESS, MEDIA & POLITICS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
A title devoted to the energies invested in the acquisition of
wealth, power and knowledge over man's history. 6,000 stories and
thousands of quotes. RRP $74.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $49.95
TIMETABLE OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION (AVAILABLE)
An exploration of the history of science and technology.
6,250 stories and thousands of graphics, animated maps and special
effects. Includes an animated map showing where every event
occurs, and a host of other similarly exciting effects. RRP
$74.95
US HISTORY
Full details not at hand.
WOMEN IN MOTION (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Encyclopedia of movement based on some of the great historic
19th century photography. You can examine each frame, print it
out, or load it into an art package and work with it. Contains
nudity, parental guidences suggested. RRP $64.95 *** DON QUIXOTE
SUPER SPECIAL (limited stocks) $30.00
WORLD VISTA ATLAS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
World Atlas with detailed maps from Rand McNally, over 1,000
photographic images from Photri and examples of music and
languages from the Smithsonian Intstitution. RRP $109.95
WORLD'S GREAT WARPLANES (ON ORDER)
In-depth look at modern war planes. Features include rotating
views and partial screen video. RRP $
MUSIC
**** FOR CD&G TITLES SEE THE CD&G LISTING SEPERATELY ****
CD REMIX
CD-REMIX lets you sit in your armchair and take your favourite
music CD and resequence pieces of it to make your own personal
remixes. You can even intersperse over 100 included samples with
your music CD- REMIX. RRP $64.95
CD REMIX II (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Leaves the original in the starting blocks. You can jump
around the track, overlay any of the more than 600 effects,
speech, or drum beats that come with CD-REMIX, insert pauses,
robot speech, and even control a second CDTV player from the
first. RRP $64.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $59.95
CD+MIDI RHAPSODY IN BLUE (AVAILABLE AND ON ORDER)
This MIDI disk invites you to hear and experiment with one of
the most popular works of George Gershwin. You control hundreds
of intriguing options for MIDI playback.
COMPOSER QUEST
Music history comes alive by taking you on a tour through time
to investigate the greatest composers in classical and early Jazz
music, from the year 1600 into the 20th Century. Composer Quest
has two distinct modes of operation, one presents the material in
the form of a lesson, the other in the context of an adventure
game. The program also cross-references important events in world
history, art and sociological changes through the years. English,
French and German.
150 digitised sound samples of original performances of some
of the great Composers, from 1600 to the present. Requires a hard
disk and the AmigaVision authoring system. RRP $130.00
KARAOKE HITS I (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
This program has already won awards and we have had it on
order for almost 6 months, now in stock. I will write a
description as soon as I get a chance to put it through its paces.
Full details not at hand.
KARAOKE HITS II (RELEASE DATE MARCH)
RRP $34.95
Full details not at hand.
KARAOKE CHRISTMAS HITS (not yet released)
Full details not at hand.
MAGICAL MUSIC (not yet released)
A versatile music composition package incorporating over one
hundred sampled instruments, drum machine and sound, to light
show.
MUSICOLOUR (AVAILABLE & IN STOCK))
Based on the music teaching method of Candida Toben. 15 easy
lessons on how to read and compose music, and understand the
elements of rhythm, pitch and harmony.
One of the best new releases on the CDTV this year, I haven't
had a chance to spend much time with it but it is highly
recommended.
MUSIC MAKER (AVAILABLE & IN STOCK)
Anybody will be able to play music in minutes using the unique
featurse of Music Maker. Choose one of the 17 sound tracks,
select from over 40 instruments and play along. there is a level
for everyone - one key play for beginners, melody play for the
more musical and free play mode for the talented or brave. The CD
quality audio tracks are accompanied by changing graphics. You
can even play the drums with any of your favourite CDs. No
experience required. RRP $69.95
VOICE FX (AVAILABLE - AWAITING STOCKS)
Enables you to add your own voice with special effects as you
sing along to your favourite songs. Voice-master sampler system
required.
Effects available are: Pitch up, Pitch down, Echo, Multi
echo, Robot, Pitch Bend, Ramp, Reverb, Chorus, Reverse and Stereo
Pan. Music CD's can also be played from Voice FX. You can sing
along with your favourite artist and change your voice from Burl
Ives to Michael Jackson or from Terminator 2 to R2D2. RRP $39.95
**** CD & G now listed seperately ****
EDUCATION
A BUN FOR BARNEY (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
For children aged 3 to 6. Animated story about a bear.
Incorporates learning games and songs, and encourages early
learning. RRP $64.95
ANIMATED COLOURING BOOK
Using up to 61 crayon colours, children can create pictures by
colouring and then bringing them to life through animation. RRP
$54.95
ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Ideal for children between 3 and 10 years of age, with 30
delightful pictures and spoken words and songs. RRP $69.95
ASTERIX ENGLISH FOR FRENCH 1 RRP $69.95 (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
ASTERIX ENGLISH FOR FRENCH 2 RRP $69.95
ASTERIX FRENCH FOR ENGLISH 1 RRP $69.95
A fun way to learn French. Over 6,000 words are used in this
exciting story staring Asterix - with real people talking real
French.
ASTERIX FRENCH FOR ENGLISH 2 RRP $69.95
ASTERIX & SON ENGLISH FOR FRENCH RRP $39.95
ASTERIX & SON FRENCH FOR ENGLISH
ASTERIX & SON LEARN ENGLISH RRP $39.95
ASTERIX & SON LEARN ITALIAN RRP $39.95
ASTERIX ITALIAN FOR ENGLISH 1 RRP $69.95
ASTERIX ITALIAN FOR ENGLISH 2
ASTERIX & SON LEARN GERMAN RRP $39.95
ASTERIX GERMAN FOR ENGLISH 1 RRP $69.95
ASTERIX GERMAN FOR ENGLISH 2 RRP $69.95
ASTERIX & SON LEARN SPANISH RRP $39.95
ASTERIX SPANISH FOR ENGLISH 1 RRP $69.95
ASTERIX SPANISH FOR ENGLISH 2 RRP $69.95
BARNEY BEAR GOES TO SCHOOL (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
For children aged 2 to 6. Consists of two segments -
Storytime and Schooltime. Children can select and play learning
activities. RRP $64.95
DON QIXOTE PRICE $49.95
BARNEY BEAR GOES CAMPING (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
For children aged 2 to 6. A colourful game that will teach
children about animals, nature and the environment. RRP $64.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $49.95
CINDERELLA (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
The Classic story, but with a difference. An aid to
pronunciation, syllables and word meanings. In English and
Spanish. RRP $69.95
EMERGENCY LANGUAGES
Going abroad at short notice and can't speak the language?
Emergency Languages is for you. Useful phrases covering all those
everyday needs from taxis to airports to a drink in the bar, are
read out to you. Don't be at a loss for words, get a crash course
in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Danish. RRP
$69.95
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Full details not at hand.
FRACTAL UNIVERSE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Create your own Fractals and also learn the history and the
complex mathematical formulae used to create them. View images
never before seen and enjoy a continuous display of pre-generated
fractal images. This is a popular CD for the mathematically
minded as well as the artistically minded. This Disc can be used
as a teaching tool, just sit back and leave it to the narrator.
RRP $69.95
FUN SCHOOL 3 (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Available for the under 5's, it consists of six educational
activities that help to develop many skills including number,
shape and word recognition. Your child can learn at his/her own
pace. Beautifully created pictures, stunning animation and
exciting sounds make learning fun and effective. Three packages,
each with a suite of six multi- level programs. Each program is
aimed at different age groups, under 5, five to seven years and
over seven years. There are several levels of difficulty in each
activity. A parent/teacher guide is included. RRP $54.95
FUN SCHOOL 5 TO 7's (AVAILABLE)
Six educational games, each with several levels of difficulty,
help develop many skills including number and work skills at a
child's own pace. The games are Toyshop, Electricity, Collect,
Funtext, Time and Journey. Beautifully created pictures, stunning
animation & exciting sounds will keep children coming back for
more again and again. RRP $64.95
HEATHER HITS HER FIRST HOME RUN (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
The bases are loaded, her friend Jeffrey is on third, and
everyone is calling for a home run as she steps up to bat. All in
all, it's a pretty frightening moment for Heather - but she comes
through. Heather Hits Her First Home Run is a story of children
fell in life's crucial moments. This book shows children the
value of perseverance and team spirit. RRP $69.95 DON QUIXOTE
PRICE $49.95
*********
When I first read about the DISCUS educational discs and even
when I typed the above paragraph and the descriptions of the other
books in the series, I didn't really understand the concept. Well
now I have seen the series on CDTV and also watched my children
getting to grips with them, they are very well thought out and
have been done well. The screen looks just like a picture
story-book, the child can click on any part of the picture and the
word will appear and a voice will tell you what the item was you
clicked-on. On the opposite side the story is laid out, the child
can allow the character to read the story in full, page by page or
only the words that are difficult. The option which I found
helpful was that the child can click on a word and that word is
read and then the explanation on the meaning of the word is also
read, this means of course that the child can understand what they
are reading or having read to them. I feel that the DISCUS range
is an extremely useful reading tool for children as well as a fun
way of learning, it doesn't replace the parents of course but it
does give some variation. Oh, another thing, it isn't just in
English either, so it has another benefit also.
All through the above description I kept saying child, however
it isn't just suited to children, recently during our monthly
At-Your-Service hour (a talkback show where I accept telephone
calls from people who have questions relating to computers, on a
local radio) a lady telephoned in regard to her 31 year old son
who suffers from a reading disability. She wanted to know if
there were programs which would assist people who suffer from this
disability. Here is one of those programs.
LOGICAL (AVAILABLE & IN STOCK)
I will write a description as soon as I get a chance to put it
through its paces.
Full details not at hand.
LTV ENGLISH (NOW RELEASED & ON ORDER)
Helps people learn English as a second language. Designed for
use in a family setting, with more than 150 exercises to improve
oral comprehension. RRP $69.95
LONG HARD DAY AT THE RANCH (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
A young boy imagines his days at his aunt and uncle's Western
style ranch. Written in the form of a letter home.
See explanation (Heather hits a home run) above, well worth
reading. RRP $69.95
MIND RUN
A set of exercises to test your intellectual aptitude.
Challenging tests on memory, stress, reflexes, listening, logic
etc.
MY PAINT (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Is an easy to use, educator approved and classroom tested
paint program designed especially for children. The interface in
entirely based upon intuitive symbols. No reading skills
required. Features include colourful, animated symbols for all
tools, a complete colouring book of over 100 pictures, sounds
which accompany each picture, multiple brush sized, special
`surprise' pictures, special effects, colour cycling, and more.
Included with the program is a series of educational `colouring
book' drawings which teach the alphabet, phonetics, reading skills
and other concepts. RRP $64.95
MOVING GIVES ME A STOMACHE ACHE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
This warm, sensitive story explores children's feelings about
moving and shows them that it's not so bad after all. As with any
of the Discis Books, you can ask it to read your favourite
passages, to explain or pronounce unfamiliar words, and even to
identify objects in the accompanying pictures. The wide range of
built-in educational options include music and sound effects to
enhance reader appreciation. In English and Spanish. RRP $69.95
See explanation (Heather Hits a Home Run) above, well worth
reading.
MUD PUDDLE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Have you ever wondered how kids get so dirty? Meet a walking
mud puddle and see how it continually ambushes one little girl
until she gets the better of it. As with any of the Discis Books,
you can ask it to read your favourite passages, to explain or
pronounce unfamiliar words, and even to identify objects in the
accompanying pictures. The wide range of built-in educational
options include music and sound effects to enhance reader
appreciation. In English and Spanish. RRP $69.95
See explanation (Heather hits a home run) above, well worth
reading.
NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
An adventure game for groups of 5 to 10. Simulates a journey
to the North Pole. Tests the user's aptitude for survival.
Contains sounds and pictures from real Arctic expeditions.
Includes a book called To the Ends of the Earth, written by Sir
Ranulph Fiennes. RRP $64.95
Yes we finally have this title, and a great title it is too.
I recently lent it to a representative of the QLD Education
Department and he is currently making arrangements for various
schools to include it with associated works they are involved
with.
OUR HOUSE
Helps children explore the uses of everyday objects in the
home, and takes a look at what life was like in generations past.
RRP $69.95
PAPER BAG PRINCESS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
A fairy tale with a contemporary twist, the princess is the
heroine! Gives pronunciation, syllables and word explanations.
In English and Spanish. RRP $69.95
See explanation (Heather hits a home run) above, well worth
reading.
READ WITH ASTERIX
Full details not at hand.
SCARY POEMS FOR ROTTEN KIDS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Whether you are frightened by goblins or Gerbelgeks, fog
phantoms, or even the dreaded pocket monster, you'll find lots of
chuckles and chills in Scary Poems for Rotten Kids. As with any
of the Discis Books, you can ask it to read your favourite
passages, to explain or pronounce unfamiliar words, and even to
identify objects in the accompanying pictures. The wide range of
built-in educational options include music and sound effects to
enhance reader appreciation. In English and Spanish. RRP $74.95
See explanation (Heather hits a home run) above, well worth
reading.
SCRABBLE FRENCH
Full details not at hand.
SCRABBLE ENGLISH
Full details not at hand.
THOMAS' SNOWSUIT (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
For children aged 5 and over. A story teaching syllables and
word meanings. In English and Spanish. RRP $69.95
THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
The classic story of Peter Rabbit. Teaches pronunciation,
syllables and word meanings. In English and Spanish. RRP $74.95
See explanation (Heather hits a home run) above, well worth
reading.
THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
A teaching story with Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.
Pronunciation, syllables and word explanations in English and
Spanish. RRP $74.95
See explanation (Heather hits a home run) above, well worth
reading.
VIDEO MAKER
Full details not at hand.
ENTERTAINMENT
BAT (BUREAU OF ASTRAL TROUBLESHOOTERS)
BAT is an adventure game that lets you become the one agent of
the B.A.T who can save Terrapolis. Its so life-like you will
never want to come back! RRP $64.95
BATTLESTORM (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
The future of the Empire of Worlds is in your hands. You will
need all the help you can get if you are going to destroy the
Battlestorm starships and launch your final attack on their
headquarters. RRP $64.95
BATTLECHESS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered
field. Colourful and dramatic 3D animation. Over 4Mb of
animation and 10 different difficulty levels, 400k of digitised
sound effects. Modern capability for remote play. Opening
library of 30,000 moves. Play against a friend, against the
computer, or let the computer play itself. It also has a
brilliant Chess tutorial, this is a great program. RRP $74.95
BASKETBALL
Basketball brings all the on-court excitement and back-room
strategy of real-life basketball into your own home. The SBA
League allows you and a friend to own, manage and coach your own
basketball teams. Recruit from the Minor Leagues, improve your
current roster at training camp or trade for other players with
varying ages, injuries and abilities. Team stats chart the past 9
years of every team in the league. All-time individual and team
records kept for the history of your franchise. Complete nine
year player stats document your team's performance. Control the
on-court action with precision passing and shooting, aggressive
defence and slam-dunks! One or two players can challenge each
other, or watch the computer play itself. RRP $64.95
CASE OF THE CAUTIOUS CONDOR (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Tiger Media's breakthrough interactive mystery is now
available on CDTV. Explore hundreds of images, hours of audio and
thousands of possibilities. Can you discover the solution? Join
Ned Peters, detective and a colourful cast of suspects on board
the 1937 maiden voyage of the condor. You have 30 minutes to
solve the crime on this thrilling flight into history and murder.
RRP $74.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $59.95
CHAOS IN ANDROMEDA
Chaos in Andromeda is a fantasy role-playing game set on
Koranis 12. Your misssion is to find and bring back the political
figure and scientist, Mr Noko Yai. He has been kidnapped, if you
can't bring him back you must destroy him. RRP $64.95
CLASSIC BOARD GAMES (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Classic board games enables you to play Chess, Checkers, and
Backgammon on your television. Pit your skill against the game
and select the level of difficulty or challenge a human opponent.
Games are simply and easily controlled with the CDTV remote
controller. Audio directions and updates are provided in six
languages: English, German, Japanese. French, Spanish and
Italian. No knowledge of the games is required. RRP $69.95
DEFENDER OF THE CROWN (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
I haven't had a chance to try this out and see the difference
between the disk version and CD version but I have heard that
there is a definate difference in the sound quality and quantity.
I hope that I get a chance to try it out soon. CDTV details not
at hand. RRP $64.95
DEFENDER OF THE CROWN II (RELEASE DATE PROBABLY LATE AUG/SEPT)
CDTV details not at hand.
DINOSAURS FOR HIRE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
What happens when three out-of-town gun toting dinosaurs hit
the streets? Bullets fly, evil doers tremble and insurance rates
go through the roof. Dinosaurs for Hire is another in the series
of comic books on disk. Hundreds of pages, thousands of screens,
and more fun than you can shake a Tyrannosaurus at. Very corny
comic, you will certainly laugh at the introduction and help
sequences. RRP $34.95
DRAKKHEN
RRP $74.95
Details not at hand.
DOMINION
Dominion is a traditional strategy game brought to television.
Each player buys and sells national resources and manoeuvres his
or her armies, fleets, and air forces to protect and expand
territory. Dominion is set late in the 21st century with each
player controlling one of the seven great empires of the world.
The action is enhanced with music, sound effects, high quality
action images and animation. CDTV keeps track of the tedious
chores of a traditional board game scoring, dice rolling, random
events, rule umpiring and enhances it with exciting multimedia
action and a fluid pace. Dominion can be played by one to seven
players. RRP $64.95
E.S.S. - EUROPEAN SPACE SIMULATION (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
RRP $69.95
CDTV details not at hand. However when I can manage some
time, I will review it and add the description here.
FALCON (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Falcon was designed to be a highly realistic simulation of the
F-16, yet you have the opportunity to fly this powerful jet with
tremendous ease. As you progress in flying skill, the ability to
take over more control of Falcon's detailed F-16 features will
strongly test your mastery of flying in air combat, and provide
many hours of enjoyment. If you are a Flight Sim fanatic, you
will certainly enjoy this Disc. RRP $89.95
FANTASTIC VOYAGE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Based on the 20th Century Fox film, Fantastic Voyage
challenges players to make their way through the human bloodstream
in order to destroy a bloodclot in the brain, fighting
antaganistic white blood cells, antibodies, and other hazards
along the way. The game features unique organic graphics and
sound effects. This disc has been very popular and I certainly
know why. The game-play is not easy and you have to manouver your
ship carefully to make sure there are no collissions, I have
certainly found it to be enjoyable. RRP $69.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $59.95
FASCINATION
CDTV details not at hand.
FUTURE WARS
Travel back and forth through time to save the earth from
future destruction by alien invaders. Over three years in
development, the animated cinema-style graphics, user-friendly
interface and digitised sound track combine to form a complete
gaming experience. RRP $74.95
GUY SPY (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Just like the Amiga version only better. A typical Don Bluth
animated cartoon style game. At the beginning all visitors to the
shop that tried this game couldn't get past the 1st level, however
it is slowly being mastered and they are onto about the 3rd or 4th
level. Very well done.
HEREWITH THE CLUES (RELEASE DATE APRIL)
A most enjoyable and intriguing detective-style mystery. Set
in the 1930's, you play the role of a detective, searching through
a complex array of clues and suspects to reveal the murderer of a
police informant. A totally new design of interactivity, where
the clues are made up of real tape recordings of secret
conversations, photos, and hidden camera film of private meetings,
animated exhibits, dossiers and police reports. With 20 possible
suspects and hundreds of clues, no two games are ever the same.
Using interactive interface you piece together the evidence to
build your case but it better be strong to get a conviction! RRP
$74.95
HORSE RACING
Horse racing brings all the on-track excitement and strategy
of real life racing into your own home. Bet on the favourites to
Win, Place or show. Up to four players may compete. Create as
many tournaments as you wish. Have 128 horses at each track.
Detailed past performances of the last 10 race results for each
horse at the track. Complete jockey profiles. Variable track
condition. Ability to purchase `tips' from some classy
competitors and some shady characters as well. RRP $69.95
ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES (AVAILABLE)
Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective, is now
available on a single CD-ROM. The complete set of 60 exciting
stories are beautifully illustrated in full colour. All text is
complimented by atmospheric music. Features included over 250
colour illustrations relating to the text, appealing graphic
display, bookmark facility, choice of ten custom fonts and search
facility. RRP $64.95
HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
A maze of intrigue and passion comes to light in the granite
wilderness of Dartmoor as the curse of the Baskervilles strikes
again. The Hound of the Baskervilles CDTV disk recreates Sherlock
Holmes' greatest case from contemporary evidence, using original
papers found in Dr Watson's tin despatch box. Watson, Holmes'
famous friend and assistant, kept all the records and evidence
meticulously and now you too can follow in his footsteps, clue by
clue. Journals, newspaper cuttings, telegrams, letters, notes,
police reports, photographs, and material evidence have been
assembled together to document the mystery of The Hound of the
Baskervilles. It is only by narrowly escaping death that Holmes
and Watson solved the mystery of the spectral hound. With a plot
from the genius of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and a game designed by
renowned Simon Goodenough, the atmosphere is heavily laden with
suspense and drama. RRP $64.95 *** DON QUIXOTE SUPER SPECIAL
(LIMITED STOCK) $40.00
INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE (RELEASE DATE APRIL)
RRP $69.95
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INDOOR SPORTS
Four high quality, challenging games will keep you entertained
long after other games have been retired from competition. Get
the ball rolling with Bowling. Darts won't leave you bored. Get
a rush from Air Hockey. Finish off with a generous serving of
Ping Pong. Not just a collection of short `events', Indoor Sports
gives you four stand-alone games in one package. The set features
superb graphics, multiple levels of play, smooth animation, and
one and two player options. RRP $69.95
LEMMINGS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Lemmings establishes a brand new category of game for the
Amiga. You've never seen anything like it! Hordes of tiny
characters that you have to guide through many levels of obstacles
and adventures building bridges, digging tunnels, climbing
mountains, parachuting to safety. Get them on their way through
each level as quickly as you can, or they start to innundate you
and happily proceed to their own oblivion. Each level requires
you to construct increasingly complex routes to save as many
lemmings as you can. Lemmings features tiny, incredibly detailed
and expressively animated characters (up to 100 Lemmings on the
screen at once) one player or split screen two player action.
This is one of the best problem solving games ever made. RRP
$64.95
LOGICAL (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
I will write a full description as soon as I can put the
program through its paces.
Details not at hand.
LOOM
(Rumour has it the program has been put on hold) Now
confirmed, program not proceeded with.
LUNAR RESCUE
All your wits and skills will be challenged in this race to
rescue the crew of Apollo 19 stranded on the moon during a
mission. Digitised NASA footage provides realism. Cinematic-cut
scenes create suspense. An animated Space Database teaches you
important facts about space and our solar system using digitised
graphics and sound effects. Features include: digitised
miniature sets and plastic models and a professionally
orchestrated CD AUDIO sound track. Over 20 Mb! The disk contains
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. RRP
$64.95
MAD TV
Details not at hand.
MANY ROADS TO MURDER
Many Roads To Murder can be a disappearence or robbery. Which
one depends upon your first choice of plot lines. Your second
choice determines the next plot twist. The stories evolve in
unexpected directions from smuggling to espionage, from collegiate
revenge to a mysterious African expedition. As the title
suggests, there are many roads to choose from. Each one
challenges you to solve an excitingly different mystery adventure.
This disk contains hundreds of images and a dramatic audio track.
RRP $64.95
MiG-29 FULCRUM
Fly the Soviet Union's MiG-29 Fulcrum, probably the best
fighter aircraft in the world. A simulation which combines real
sounds and images to produce the thrills of combat and give an
unprecedentedly high level of unique and accurate technical
detail. Prove your skills in an array of gruelling missions in
real-life scenarios. A totally realistic interactive flight
simulator. RRP $CALL
MIND RUN (AVAILABLE)
Consists of a set of exercises to test your intellectual
aptitudes and to use for evaluation and personal development.
This interactive product includes fun and challenging tests to
sharpen your capabilities in memory, stress, listening, reflexes,
logic, and understanding of machines. You can control the level
of difficulty for each type of test. This graphical challenge
will engage and entertain you for many hours. RRP $64.95
MIND RUN II
Consists of a set of exercises to test your intellectual
aptitudes and to use for evaluation and personal development.
This interactive product includes fun and challenging tests to
sharpen your capabilities in memory, stress, listening, reflexes,
logic, and understanding of machines. You can control the level
of difficulty for each type of test. This graphical challenge
will engage and entertain you for many hours. RRP $64.95
MURDER ANYONE?
Challenges you to discover who killed Derrick Reardon. You
must crack the alibis of the eight suspects: the victim's
ex-actress wife, his spinster sister, his playboy brother, his
extremely private secretary, his teen-aged ward, a mysterious
German businessman, the family doctor and of course, his butler.
Each of the 16 stories has a unique puzzling solution that will
test your sleuthing skills. Clues are presented as a series of
full colour images with a dramatic audio track. RRP $64.95
MURDER MAKES STRANGE DEAD FELLOWS
Dark clouds gather like mourners at the ancestral home of
Randolph Steere, patriarch of the Steere family. As the mighty
fall, so falls Randolph, right down the staircase within his
mansion. But he really left the world five years ago when he lost
his wife Irene. Strange stories have grown up around this ominous
place since Randolph secluded himself here and no one can say what
will happen now! Try to discover Randolph's last wishes and find
out if ghosts really walk in Steere manor in this comedic
thriller. RRP $64.95
NAM
The longest and most controversial conflict in US history. A
war fought in the White House and in the steaming jungles of S.E.
Asia. As president you can use your political and military skills
to change the course of the war and rewrite history. Balance
military commitment against public opinion. NAM is an extremely
accurate strategic model of the Vietnam War, with great
playability. It combines historical detail from pages of the real
tabloids of the Time and Time/Life magazines, with actual music,
reports and film of the era, to produce a highly entertaining
simulation. This is the Apocalypse Now for CDTV. RRP $CALL
NINJA HIGHSCHOOL COMIX
Is a tounge-in-cheek comic book in a CD. Jeremy Feeple, an
otherwise normal American kid, gets involved with the strangest
characters when a princess from outer space and the daughter of a
secret Ninja society start competing for his affection. Hundreds
of pages, hours of fun, and much better looking than those silly
turtles. RRP $34.95
PSYCHO KILLER (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Is an interactive TV experience. Shot on location in
Southampton, England, it uses photographic images and real actors.
High quality audio and digitized images create total reality. The
plot and game are interwoven. You are the hero; you must save the
girl held by the psycho killer. Confront Psycho Killer, servive,
rescue his potential victim, and escape. The story varies based
on how you play. RRP $64.95 *** DON QUIXOTE SUPER SPECIAL
(limited stocks) $40.00
PSYCO KILLER II (DUE LATE AUG/SEPT)
Uses new interacitve techniques. Psycho Killer II is an
interactive movie where you are the hero. You must track the
Psycho Killer down through the eyes of a Psychic Investigator.
But who is the Prey? What forces are at work? There has never
been anything quite like this before: the trailblazers of CD
interactivity have broken through into new creative territory.
Contains adult situation, nudity, language. RRP $69.95
POWER PINBALL FOR CDTV (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Pinball is the best. Over a dozen games for the price of one
disk. A truely realistic pinball simulator. It reacts with the
same snap, the same action. Each machine offers different
challengers, digitized sounds and exciting graphics. This is not
a pinball game for the serious pinball fanatic. This is to
Pinball what Mini Golf is to Golf. It is fun to play and the
various machines come with associated sound effects when the ball
hits a certain spot e.g in the Beach scene when the ball is in the
air you get a digitised sound of a sea gull. RRP $34.95
PRO TENNIS TOUR II
Offers more options than the average player encounters in the
real world. This simulation game includes training programs where
you can choose from a variety of opponents, male and female,
various court surfaces, personal skill levels including strengths
and weaknesses, and singles and doubles or even `dirty mode'
triples. Practice well, win the tournaments and you can qualify
for the Masters on the Pro Tennis Tour. Your objective is to
improve your ranking by participating in major championships, such
as the Australian, French and US Open, Wimbledon and Davis Cup.
Each championship event is played in its unique surface: grass,
clay or cement. The on-screen display, realistic sound effects
and two-player option give Pro Tennis Tour II the look and feel of
an actual tennis game. RRP $64.95
PREHISTORIK (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Eat and beat your way through 150 scenes of awesome,
nourishing fun and relive the Prehistorik epic in this incredible
platform game. Armed with your Diner Club Anticus, proven to be
the ancestor of the baseball bat, you start in pursuit of the
Halarious Maxidocus and take on armies of hairy spiders. Explore
the virgin icefields of Antarctica, lush tropic jungles, and the
dark and mysterious caverns of the shady continent. Don't worry
about beatin and meatin, it's for the good of the T-bone tribe.
The hunt for lunch is on. One of the best arcade game releases on
the CDTV to date. This one is fun for all the family. Difficult
to play using the remote controller, so I would suggest you buy
the Track-Ball. (explanation on the Track-Ball benefits at the
bottom of this list) RRP $74.95
PREY (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
From throughout the galaxies they came. Men of prosperity and
fortune. They were the new generation, the primogenitures of the
Ralon empire and the spearhead in the colonization and
exploitation of the outer worlds. They searched the borders of
the universe, looking for raw materials and unspoilt planets to
occupy. One day a group of workers and their families settled
down on asteroid KG - 42 to extract its richness of minerals. But
something unforeseen was about to happen. They were merchants and
miners, hunters and explorers. Now they have become.........PREY.
This CD has come straight to us from Denmark and has been
programmed especially for the CDTV and is not available on floppy.
RRP $79.95
RAFFLES (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
The Edge Interactive Media introduced their revolutionary `3-D
World maker' technique for the first time in `Fairlight'. Now,
here is the equally revolutionary update to The Edge's Technique!
You take the part of Raffles, probably the greatest cat-burglar of
all time, or that's what you thought before you broke into the
Brooker Mansion. Once inside, old Lady Brooker traps you there
and claims she will not let you out until you help her find all of
her lost jewels that are scattered around the mansion! You will
explore different rooms in which you can pick up and move
individual items in true 3-D space, stack objects, even shoot pool
on the billiard table. Have only had a brief look at this Disc,
seems to be very good, it will appeal to those of you who like
Who-Dunnit's and Adventure games. RRP $74.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $59.95
SHADOW OF THE BEAST II
Features a new cast of sinister, intelligent opponents,
arcade-quality animated sprites, diabolically clever hidden traps
and puzzles to solve, multiple inventory control, real-time
interaction with intelligent creatures, rich new sound effects and
speach. Enhanced audio for CDTV version. RRP $CALL
SHERLOCK HOLMES - CONSULTING DETECTIVE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Capture the mystery and excitement of Holmes' London in this
challenging and informative game. You the player will match your
detective abilities against the master sleuth himself, Sherlock
Holmes. For the first time ever, experience real-time video and
audio as Holmes and Watson interrogate potential suspects chosen
by you! Search the London Times newspaper for clues, reference
Holmes' files for information, or send the Baker Street Irregulars
to gather more valuable information for you. You are presented
with a mystery to solve and it is then up to you to trace the
threads of evidence through the by-ways and mansions of 19th
century London. Sherlock Holmes is an interactive style detective
game which utilizes the Hardware and storage capabilities of CD.
In a word, BRILLIANT. This is the way CDTV should be used. This
Disc has kept our family and customers enthralled. I cannot
praise it too highly, if you like the Sherlock Holmes style of
books or games then you will treasure this disc, believe me. RRP
$74.95
SIGN OF FOUR
The second in the Sherlock Holmes series, where the
detective's great cases become multi-media adventures. A body
lies cold in a locked room. Murdered but how? The door is locked
from the inside. The police are baffled. It's up to Sherlock
Holmes to unravel the case. Years have passed, and the great
sleuth's casebook has come into your hands. With all the clues,
notes and records of the crime, relive the baffling case of the
Sign of the Four. Follow in the footsteps of Holmes and Watson,
try to crack the case yourself or reconstruct the mystery. RRP
$69.95
SIM CITY (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Sim City puts you in charge as both the mayor and the city
planner of a dynamic real-time urban development simulation.
Build houses, stores, factories, roads, stadiums, airports and
parks. Collect taxes and run a city. Bulldoze entire
neighbourhoods, cause tornadoes and floods, everything is
simulated and animated. With three different time periods, your
city will evolve through time from Wild West to future USA. Build
the city of your dreams. This program is an excellent teacher of
practical economics and budget. RRP $64.95
SNOOPY: THE CASE OF THE MISSING BLANKET (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
This is a colourful, fully interactive cartoon which is a
challenge and delight for all snoopy fans. Snoopy plays detective
in this animated cartoon adventure, facing the task of finding
where Linus lost his blanket. Snoopy must find the missing
blanket and then return it to Linus who is most upset at
misplacing it. RRP $74.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $59.95
SPACE WARS (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
This is an outer space combat action at its best. One or two
players fight it out for a sector of space. Space War follows in
the tradition of classics like Asteroids and features arcade
quality graphics and sounds to enhance the heart-stopping action
that surrounds your space-faring warship. Play alone or combat
another armchair starfighter in the most exciting and dangerous
sectors of deep space. The disk contains English, French, German,
Italian, Japanese and Spanish. I have had a brief look at this
disc, and as it says, it is similar to Asteroids and such, my 5
year old beat me and I just don't seem to find the time when he is
not around so that I can practice. RRP $64.95
SPIRIT OF EXCALIBUR (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Spirit of Excalibur is an epic quest to restore the grandeur
and glory of Arthur's Roundtable. To top off the excitement, the
game is accompanied by a grand Wagnerian orchestral score. You
explore over 100 beautifully illustrated unique locations and
listen to the conversations of the colourful cast of characters in
this rich adventure game. RRP $74.95
SPY VS SPY
RRP $69.95
Details not at hand.
SUPER GAMES PACK (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Three high-quality arcade games for a single low price.
Jailbreak, Byteman and Deathbots. Super games pak CDTV is not a
straight conversion of the 5 disk Amiga game, This is a new
version with 15Mb of graphics and sound effects. The instruction
manual is now on the disk and has graphics and sound effects.
Each of the games has its own cartoon-like introduction. As a
bonus you get the complete Lunar Rescue intro sequence. This is a
movie like sequence which runs for about 14 minutes straight and
takes up over 5Mb of disk space. English, French, German,
Italian, Japanese and spanish are all available on the same disk.
RRP $64.95
TEAM YANKEE (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Team Yankee is the definitive action simulation of modern tank
warfare. Watch scenarios unfold on 3D with high definitive
graphics and keep track of the four tank platoons you control
using the unique 4 quadrant display. RRP $69.95
DON QUIXOTE PRICE $59.95
THE CARDINAL OF THE KREMLIN
CDTV details not at hand.
THE TERMINATOR
Set in present day Los Angeles, The Terminator is the story of
an unstoppable cyborg sent back through time from a nightmare
future where machines rule the Earth to destroy the mother of the
one man who might yet save mankind. RRP $74.95
TIE BREAKER TENNIS (AVAILABLE & IN STOCK)
We demonstrated this game at a local show and it certainly
drew in the crowds. You can play singles or doubles against the
computer or another person. The digitised voice of the Umpire
certainly lends atmosphere to the game. I will list a full review
shortly. This game is well worth the money.
RRP $54.95
CDTV details not at hand.
TOWN WITH NO NAME (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Once upon a time, in the west, on the edge of an arid desert
stood the Town with No Name. The Hole in the Head Gang had been
running pretty wild, shooting up the place and terrorizing the
neighbourhood. When the ring leader's kid brother took on the
silent stranger who rode in at sunrise, he bit off more than he
could chew. The first of the notorious outlaws bit the dust. Now
Evil Ebe and his gang, Massive Jake, Wildcard McVee and Bag Bad
Bart had it in for the Town with No Name and all the peace-loving
folk living there. Only the Lone Stranger stood between them.
RRP $64.95 *** DON QUIXOTE SUPER SPECIAL (limited stocks) $40.00
TRIVIAL PURSUIT (AVAILABLE AND ON ORDER)
Trivial Pursuit is currently in short supply & I have been
unable to get stocks. This is due, I believe, to the fact that
Domark have sold out their current stocks and are not running off
a further release of stock until compatibility with the new CDTV
has been proved. Meanwhile we all have to wait.
Trivial Pursuit comes to life with full colour digitised
pictures, superb animated graphics, stereo music and special sound
effects accompanying 2000 of the most trivial and irrelevant
question. The questions are spoken by well known celebrities,
amazing photographs accompany each question, but don't be fooled,
they may not provide the answer, intriguing sound and music
questions, classic, pop and Jazz. This is one of the best family
releases on the CDTV to date. `Russell' the Master of ceremonies
gives everybody a lot of stick all the way through the game and
also gives you a hard time if you are losing. Also wait before
answering the questions and listen to the comments he makes if you
stop for a cuppa. This is a `must buy' for the CDTV. RRP $89.95
THE CURSE OF RA
CDTV details not at hand.
TURRICAN (AVAILABLE & IN STOCK))
CDTV details not at hand.
TURRICAN II (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
I will write a full review as soon as I get a chance to put
the program through its paces.
TV SPORT FOOTBALL (RELEASE DATE MARCH)
CDTV details not at hand.
ULTIMATE BASKETBALL (AVAILABLE)
Brings the fast-paced excitement of the court into your home
in this 5-on-5 multimedia basketball simulation. You can join in
the action on the floor, coach from the sidelines. Do a little of
both and even set the game to play itself. With a half-time show
and cheerleaders as a part of the action, this is one game you
won't want to miss. RRP $64.95
UNREAL
RRP $64.95
CDTV details not at hand.
WAYNE GRETZKY HOCKEY-2
Wayne Gretzkey Hockey-2 simulates every aspect of the game
from penalties and power plays to sudden death overtime and
instant replays. Create your own players. Make up your own
teams, load and save them, or use any of the special teams
provided. Set each player's level of performance at any of 11
skill categories. Customized options allow you to control the
dual game speed, multiple difficulty levels, practice time,
adjustable period lengths and more. With Wayne Gretzky Hockey-2
you control any player, coach from the bench or let Wayne coach
while you watch the action from the stands. Overhead, real-time
graphics let you experience the finesse of a feather pass, the
thrill of a last second save, or the impact of the bone-crunching
body check. RRP $74.95
WRATH OF THE DEMON (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
Wrath of the Demon combines state of the art multi-level
parallax scrolling with spectacular graphic, animation and
playablility to bring you what is sure to be one of this year's
hottest graphic adventures. You are on a quest to rid the kingdom
of an evil Demon and his minions. Rescue the princess and restore
honour to your King. Your quest will lead you through caves,
swamps, temples, and castles before reaching your ultimate
challenge... The demon himself. Wrath of the Demon contains over
3MB of graphics data, 600 screens of action, 1400 frames of
animation more than 100 colours on screen and over 100 monsters,
some larger than half the screen. RRP $64.95
XENON 2 - MEGABLAST (AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK)
No one likes a bad loser. And no one comes more universally
despised than the Xenites. For a thousand years they have been
plotting revenge for their humiliating defeat in the last Galactic
Conflict. Now they are back and the very fabric of time is in
danger. Only you can save the day - not to mention the Universe.
The CDTV version offers the player a choice of 12 tracks from
artists such as Betty Boo, Bomb the Bass, S Express, and Baby
Ford. Digitized pictures and biographies of the featured artist
will be included. Other additions include enhanced in-game sound
effects, an integral manual which contains further animations, and
a chance to hear Crispin, the infamous shopkeeper speak. There is
also a choice of five languages for the manual and in-game test:
English, French, German, Italian, and Xenites. (The latter is for
any aliens who may wish to play the program.) RRP $69.95
**** TITLES COMING SOON ****
This is where I place titles that I hear about or read about
that are supposedly reaching completion or are about to be
released. We do not bother listing the titles at the early
development stage or only rumoured if we can help it.
MICROCOSM
(ALSO KNOWN AS PLANETSIDE)
(NOW RELEASING IN DEC FOR CD32 ONLY?)
This is the program everybody has been waiting for. For those
of you who have the Lemmings CD and have seen the Planetside demo
you will know what I am talking about. The actual name of the
program has been changed to Microcosm and the scene has changed
from an external flight sim to an internal flight sim. In other
words along the lines of Fantastic voyage, I understand that the
graphics are excellent which is to be expected from Psygnosis.
This is what CD is all about, this is the game that has been
promised by Commodore for nearly two years and I have it on good
authority from one who has seen it, that Microcosm is exactly the
goods promised by the demo. PLEASE BE ADVISED !!!! MICROCOSM WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED IN THE USA IN APRIL !!!! HOWEVER, RELEASE
HAS BEEN PUT OFF UNTIL AUG/SEPT, IF YOU WISH TO PURCHASE MICROCOSM
I STILL SUGGEST YOU PLACE AN ORDER WITH US ASAP (IN WRITING) IT
WILL BE `FIRST IN BEST DRESSED' THE RRP IS $119.95 IF WE CAN LOWER
THE PRICE WE WILL DEPENDING ON EXPENSES !!!! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
ALL CDTV TITLES UNDER THE $100.00 MARK. DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY WE
WILL BILL YOU (WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE) WHEN WE RECEIVE THE
PRODUCTS. DO NOT DELAY, THIS CD WILL SELL OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER
IT ARRIVES !!!!
CDDEMO 2
The long awaited sequal to CDDEMO, this is currently in the
pipeline and will be released next week. The following details
will show you why this program will be in great demand:
Images, 2000 music modules, hundreds of ready to run PD games,
IFF sound samples, the latest PD demos and animations.
HOME OFFICE
Details not at hand.
CINEMABILIA
Details not at hand
CASTLES II: Siege and Conquest
2 versions-1 CDTV and 1 CD32
DISTANT SUNS
Details not at hand.
FOUNDATION 3.0
Powerful, flexible application development environment.
Includes Foundation system. Bottom line and Multimedia Factory
applications, hypertext linked help system, appointment calendar,
databases, and more. Has macro record/playback, professional
stack maker, full Arexx support and support for CDTV/A570 CD
drives and CDTV remote control. Amiga DOS 2.0 compatible.
NEW YORK CITY
Details not at hand.
MEDIA LEXICON
Details not at hand.
PROWRITE/FLOW/DESIGN
Details not at hand.
VIDDISC
With VIDDISC...Creotec can provide high quality interactive
CD-ROM multimedia applications. Creotec will handle all aspects
of the production of your interactive multimedia application, or
provide you with an on-site licence for the viddisc authoring
system so that you can do the production in-house. Creotec's
services include content analysis and instructional design, script
writing and talent, video/audio production. Compact disc
replication, periodic application updates and application specific
programming. Areas of application include virtual reality,
training, information, kiosks, services procedure referencing,
POS, POI and education.
WORKS
Details not at hand.
FIDO FAX (RELEASE DATE APRIL)
Details not at hand.
INSIGHT TECHNOLOGY (RELEASE DATE AUG/SEPT)
I finally have some details on this title, which is handy
because we have been set up as the Australasian Distributor since
September 1992.
This title, although completed last year, has been held back
by Commodore for release with the new CDTV in July. This CD gives
`Insight' into most of the everyday items we use. It shows you
how items like TOASTERS work and many electrical and motor driven
items that we all take for granted. This should be a very
interesting title and I for one am looking forward to seeing it.
PANDORAS CD and also a Video are available from us and both
contain demos of this title.
HUMAN BODY
Details not at hand.
COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES
Details not at hand.
CASINO GAMES
Details not at hand.
DRACULAR
Details not yet at hand.
GLOBAL CHAOS (NOW AVAILABLE & IN STOCK)
Details not at hand. I will review and list description when
time allows.
COVER GIRL POKER (AVAILABLE MARCH 1994.)
Details not at hand.
PINBALL DREAMS (AVAILABLE ?)
CDTV details not at hand.
AIR WARRIOR (IN STOCK)
CDTV details not at hand.
KARAOKE FUN HITS 1 (AVAILABLE AND ON ORDER)
Details not at hand.
KARAOKE FUN HITS 2 (AVAILABLE MARCH)
Details not at hand.
VOICEMASTER AND MICROPHONE (AVAILABLE)
Details not at hand.
SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND (AVAILABLE ?)
CDTV details not at hand.
INDEPENDANT SOCCER DISC
Details not at hand.
BRIDGE - INTRODUCTION
Details not at hand.
EMERGENCY LANGUAGES
CDTV details not at hand.
THE VIRTUAL GUIDE TO SEX
CDTV details not at hand.
FANTASIES
CDTV details not at hand.
LEARN TO FLY
CDTV details not at hand.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
CDTV details not at hand.
INTERPLAY - AMIGA BASED CDTV AUTHORING SYSTEM (AVAILABLE AUGUSTLATE JUNE)
From the authors of the best in CDTV Multimedia production
tools comes `Interplay', a system which puts Multimedia Production
in the hands of the producers and not the programmers. This
simple point and click system needs no programming to produce
Multimedia CDTV productions for consumer titles, education,
business and industry, from the smallest to the largest project.
Featuring a layered design has allowed us to minimise the learning
curve and increase productivity, see your production build before
your very eyes as you author in your pictures, animations, photos,
digital video, text, music, sound effects and narrations. `What
you see is what you get' previewing reduces the risk of costly
mistakes when pressing your production to compact disc.
We are currently arranging for Video or Disc examples to be
available soon. I do have technical data available on INTERPLAY
for anybody interested in an Authoring system. (IAN)
VIDEOSTREAM
For including CDXL video to your CDTV title. More details
coming soon.
TREASURE QUEST
Animated board game. More details when closer to release.
SEENY AND FOO
The first fantasy adventure CDROM for children.
The main characters are lizards, whose story is told in the
first section of the disc in comical verse with illustrated
screens. You are then invited to guide them safely through the
game. Collecting all five pieces to the key enables them to enter
the hidden and magical universe.
Containing totally original material the game is an adventure
set over four universes. There are more than 500 locations to
visit, with guests, challenges, and hazards. You control Senny
and Foo - their fate is in your hands.
With hundreds of different options, one choice can alter the
route and change the whole game.
Features:
Illustrated poem - with delightful cartoon animations.
Narration - professionally recorded voice-over throughout.
Locations - over 500 beautifully illustrated screens.
Save game - option to save to battery memory.
VIDEO CREATOR
Now anyone can create professional quality music videos in the
home to accompany ANY music CD.
Using the unique 32-bit power of CD32, you can combine the
vast library of images and animations provided with state of the
art special effects to produce music videos to rival professional
productions.
Once you have created your masterpiece, record it to video
tape to keep forever!
Video Creator uses a simple menu based editor, as easy to use
as a video recorder, or a computer game!
Video Creator includes the following:
Perfect Synchronisation - You choose the graphics, colours,
animations, vectors and text and time them in to the music CD of
your choice.
PsychoCycles - Three different types of colour cycling are
available which, used with the other effects, give you the most
psychadelic images on any computer.
Crossfades - Smooth crossfades between pictures are simple
with Video Creator.
Vector Graphics - Animations or rotating 3D objects can be
shown on their own or combined with other screens, and you can mix
the colours in dozens of different ways.
Transitions - Flip, roll, push, tumble, wipe, scroll, squash
and stretch different pictures or animations on or off the screen.
Multilingual - Video Creator will come with English, French,
Italian and German language menus.
Give your music another dimension with Video Creator!
*** Please Note: VIDEO CREATOR is due out in October.
Along with Video Creator comes another package - Random Raves,
which gives you the power of Video Creator, but under computer
control. Just put in your Audio CD, sit back and enjoy....
INTERACTIVE MUSIC VIDEOS
Details to be advised
UNNAMED AS YET
A CD that allows children to edit and title videos.
PSYGNOSIS DEMO
Pysgnosis has a demo disc out for CDTV and it is certainly
causing a stir in England at the moment. Where ever it is
displayed, sales of the CDTV are going well but some purchasers
are upset because when they try out the normal CDTV software they
are expecting the same brilliant graphics and sound as the demo.
Unfortunately there have not been a great number of developers
putting the extra efforts into their productions at this stage,
but the good news is that this is changing and there are many new
exciting titles due out soon.
**** PLEASE NOTE ****
DON QUIXOTE SOFTWARE are working on some new CDTV Software and
Hardware. Anybody who has an interest in furthering CDTV and have
some ideas for either CDTV Software or Hardware we would like to
hear from you.
We would also like to assist anybody who wants to produce
their own products and maybe need some assistance in programming
or Art work. We are also available to answer silly questions from
CDTV users, don't worry, we have some silly questions of our own.
We all start somewhere.
A couple of CDTV Lists ago I mentioned starting a CDTV Club
Australia Wide and judging by the response, the quicker the
better. I am currently writing to a Club in the UK so that we can
swap information and assistance. Hence I am commencing to put
together a newsletter for all CDTV Users and Mark Tyler from
Commodore Australia has agreed to support the group with up to
date information from Commodore world-wide. Membership is free to
all CDTV owners and the newsletter will include the various uses
that owners of CDTV have found for CDTV, new products, Technical
information, famous quotes from non users etc. I still need some
input regarding a good name for the Club.
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
From the next CDTV List I will include a Newsletter section to
help people with Hints and Tips and general news. So stay tuned.
I would also welcome information from you, the users of CDTV and
CDROM Drives, especially any details regarding Software
compatibility with internal/external CDROM drives, this will then
assist those owners with their Software purchases.
Ian Grieve
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