Amiga Computing - Commodore Is Awesome

CD32 software for the Zappo may be akin
to playing Russian roulette with favourable
Odds, if you're gagging for the latest titles
the Planar emulator works well, providing a
high speed equivalent to that of a CO32.
If unsure about a particular game. try
and buy from a independent retailer who'll
usually be more happy about bringing the
Idle back it ills not compatible. Only time
will tell if the emulation software will keep
up with the hopeful increasing amount of
Akiko chip-specific titles,
At El 99.95, the Zappo CD-ROM drive
offers good value for money and a mainly
hit and sometimes miss ratio when it
comes to the back catalogue of CD32
gaming titles.
The question burning on every Amiga
owner's lips though is whether it's worth
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gaming titles.
waiting for the official Commodore beast or
simply to hang loyalties out to dry and take
the plunge now.
Rumour has it that the official
Commodore CD1200 will be released for
under C200• putting it in direct line of fire
with the indie machine. The main advan-
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Even though the likes of Microcosm use the CO32's Melo chip extensively, the software
emulator accompanying the Zappo CD drive gives the player the full, unhindered
game. Likewise, Ultimate Body Blows from the CD32 version with the allimportant
extra ioypad buttons can be played via your Al 200.
For reasons beyond the bounds of this particualr individuals understanding, both
Sabre Team and Impossible Mission 2025 are non-starters. Booting up Sabre Team
simply gives you the loading music and nothing else while IM 2025 plays the intro
animation and proceeds to freeze up. My advice - try and check before you buy.
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For hard drive owners, the installation
of the software couldn't be more simple.
Boot in Workbench and doubleclick
on the disk, Press on the install
icon and the package proceeds to
install itself in all the relevant directories,
including the start-up sequence.
Once done, copy the Photo CD displayer
and the audio CD player across
to the desired directory and you're
ready to roll, By following the same
process as floppy users, keep the lefthand
mouse button pressed down and
the CO Boot program will appear,
awaiting your command.
tage that the Zappo hardware has over
Commodore's is the use of the PCMCIA
slot, but who's to say that on the release
of the official drive, some enterprising
independent won't have developed a
handy expansion device that allows both
the CD
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into the trapdoor port together.
ROM The CD1200 will also boast the official
aKickstart n 3.1 on board instead of the
d Zappo•s software emulator. As far as
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has is that it will run all non-Mpeg CD32
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games - there'll be no dicing with the cash
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at the local software emporium.
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a fair sized portion of one's
s earnings is to take your time.
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bus,
it can wait a while. the CD1200 sounds
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a promising addition to the
Commodore range.
The bottom line
Product: Zappo CD-ROM drive
Supplier: indi Direct Mail
Phone: 0543 419999
Price: E199_95
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