To be or not to be

[Marc17]

But i want a CDTV  ;-)  Heh. Would fit with the rest of the stuff in my room. Plus ive never had one before.

Im scouring the net looking for a good one at a good price. Hopefully around £50 and under... Think its possible. If not i'll declare defeat and go for the abundant supply of A1200s out there ... :-(

The CDTV can hook up to a normal TV right, its not specific to that little monitor is it. Just i got a 28" flatscreen that needs to meet the name Amiga.

[Marc17]

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sh...bol.....bum.


Not used to these forums. i pressed the post thread instead of the tiny reply button.
Could someone put this in with my Hi thread...pwettty please. sorry for any confusion and/or disturbance.

[Marc17]

I know i know. silly me. i clicked hte first button i saw.  :-?  :-?  :-x

[Marc17]

Yeh the CDTV is an A500 in disguise. But aslong as it plays Superfrog, Alien Breed and Dizzy which you can get on CD, im fine. Its got the OS if i need anything else, ill probably upgrade it maybe.

This site is nice. http://www.cdtv.org.uk/1254.html

Explains quite alot.

Is the CDVT not AGA ?
Do i really need AGA to play said games, and use the workbench etc...?

[Marc17]

Yes. Im going to go for an A1200. Will be nice seeing that again. Gonna have to get some upgrades on it.

Thats if i find just a bog standard A1200. I may get one with stuff already with it...Hmm.



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I was wondering if anyone could tell me what make the joystick in this collection is.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3039223676&category=11991

I used to have it with my Amiga, and it was great, best joystick ever (never did like anyother joystick after that one) If i could get the name and make and what not, i might be able to find another one.

[Marc17]

I had them both. The quickshot was my Player 1 joystick and the (2nd in line for me) Zipstick was the Player 2 joystick hehe.


Thank you so much. Ah it brings back memories. Now, just where can i find one ?

[Marc17]

One question i want to ask. Will older games like dizzy work on the 1200 ?

I remember playing them on the 500 then i got hte 1200. My old games like dizzy didnt work (some games that didnt work were pirated, but dizzy wasnt) I think it was either fantasy land dizzy or treasure island. Cant remember. Also which was the dizzy where you chased food around a maze like pacman. ?

[Marc17]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3039250780&category=3642

Will it work on A1200.

I heard Sega pads and stuff work on 1200. Thats amazing. I might aswell steal my mates joypads too hehe.
Theres also an Amiga one. for £1.00 so far.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3040622746&category=11991

[Marc17]

Is £30 usually a good price for an A1200 unmodified, with games and other #### ?

should i go for one with upgrades and stuff ? Im thinking yes....

hmmm, cd32 for quite a good price...

[Marc17]

Yeh ive been following that one.

And this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3039800990&category=11991

If i get just a bog standard 1200, and wanted to put a CDrom onto it, how much am i looking at...and what fiddling is required, just stick the pcmcia in the trap door ?Any installation ?

Also, old games on the 1200, if they dont work, what type of kickstart fiddling are you refering to. What would be needed to be done..?

ta

[Marc17]

I yer i forgot about that side slot.

Well. Im gonna start bidding. Ive found mostly bog standard 1200s in my budget range. That upgraded one is going up and up. I may bid on it but i expect it to be around 70 by tomorow.

I found a cd32 for 10 so far, and a pad and 6 games for 6 quid so far too. Interesting.