CD32 opinions wanted

[TakeShad]

As much as I like and respect Commodore, I don't know what the f were they thinking while making CD32. It's such a bad console and it even looks cheap - the plastic is so lame that just looking at it hurts.

That reminds about this auction with a CD32 with SX32 add-on:

http://allegro.pl/amiga-cd32-sx32-8mb-fast-hdd-fdd-od-kolekcjonera-i1238672046.html

[TakeShad]

Maybe the board of CD32 is a beauty for a tech person but the console itself was extremely ugly and believe me, it's one of the reasons people didn't like it. Even Megadrive with all those fugly add-ons doesn't look so bad.



I appreciate the fact that Commodore wanted to make a console but they've utterly failed at making one. CD32 is basically a cut-down Amiga computer and that reminds me of their previous console failure which is C64GS. Commodore obviously didn't learn from past mistakes.

[TakeShad]

CD32 with SX-32 Pro 8 MB fast gives 2.39 mips which makes it 2.5 times faster. But I really find it ironic that the add-on has this written on its board:



That's why Commodore failed with CD32 - it was supposed to be a console but it ended as cut-down Amiga that Amiga fans expanded so that it would be an Amiga computer again. But, of course, every hardware has its charms so I understand the love for CD32 that comes from some people.

[TakeShad]

The games are, sadly, mostly crap... But that only makes me want them more sometimes.

I get that feeling about some console craps at times and to be honest, I find it sick and I rather fight that feeling.