@ hazydave. Please tell me about these.

[Digiman]

I remember the explanation for using the trapdoor was specifically for full CD32 compatibility ie Akiko. There was no other way to do it. Cost would have been very high for this reason.

This, and CD32, should have had a SIMM socket to add 32bit Fastram 2mb-4mb. Both were going to effectively be stuck at 7mhz 68020 speed which was a massive mistake for the sake of adding the SIMM socket for next to nothing.

[Digiman]

But you don't need akiko to run 99% of the games and an 030 would be fast enough to do the same job anyway. Akiko was pretty much a failure.

Think they realized it and hence it got shelved.