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Hello and help!
« on: October 25, 2006, 01:06:58 AM »
Hello,
My name is Sev, I'm from Newcastle upon Tyne and I've just bought an Amiga CD32 from an online auction and found it has no joypad or instructions.
Can anyone help me?
Can I use any serial type joystick for the mo until I can find a genuine one?
When I put a cd in the CD32, nothing happens. It just stays on the start screen (spinning cd in space effect) do I need to have a joypad to press a button for it to load or is it knackered??
Sorry to have my first post as a 'begging letter' but I hope thats what we are all here for!!!
Hope to hear from some fellow retro gamers soon!
Kindest regards,
Sev.
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2006, 01:34:41 AM »
Hmm, I assume it's a bootable game CD?
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2006, 01:36:20 AM »
Welcome!

Most CD32 titles require the function buttons on the CD32 pad.  Here is the link for an official Amiga CD32 joypad:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=323

We have a few copies of the CD32 manual so if you need the joypad we can put in a copy of the manual if requested.

To test the CD32- put a regular audio CD into the drive.  It should display the CD player.  This is a good way of testing the CD if you don't have any CD32 titles.
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2006, 01:41:50 AM »
Hi Guru Meditator!
I imagine so, its a genuine Amiga CD32 game (ICE's Mean Arenas - one of my fav games back in my Amiga 1200 days, I wish I'd never parted with that!)
Thanks for the reply!
Sev

Hi Guru Meditator! How daft am I!?
Hi Karlos!!!! (and thanks for your time!)
Sev. :crazy:
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2006, 01:45:12 AM »
Oh, and where are my manners?

Welcome :-)
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2006, 01:45:15 AM »
Hi,
Thanks for the welcome and the advice, I'll try it out with an audio Cd in the morning (on my way to bed after a late shift!)
I'll also take up your offer on the joypad and an instruction booklet in the morning too thanks!
Speak to you soon, and thanks again!
Sev.
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2006, 01:46:18 AM »
Thanks for the welcome (and your time!)
Sev.
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2006, 01:47:13 AM »
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AmigaSev wrote:
Can I use any serial type joystick for the mo until I can find a genuine one?


You can try any old-style joystick as designed for the Atari-compatible 9-pin D-type socket standard (which looks like a PC's serial port), but you'll find that the CD32 will rely on its joypad's extra buttons for some functions and you'll not be able to select these with a standard joystick as this effectively only has a single fire/select button.

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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2006, 01:51:40 AM »
Hi Ali!
Thanks for the reply and the welcome!
I knew there was a proper name for that type of connector (9-pin D-type)!
I'm going to order a CD32 joypad from Amigakit in the morning!
Thanks again.
Sev.
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2006, 05:52:11 AM »
Welcome to Amiga.org! Well, I just did a test with my CD32,
 games wil not boot unless a joypad is connected. Just tried
it with James Pond 2....Strange, had a CD32 for years and never
noticed this before. Try an audio CD, you should get the CD player
interface after a few seconds even without a contoller attached.
Hope this helps.  
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2006, 11:50:50 AM »
Hi Marc, thanks for the welcome and the advice.
I've tried an audio cd in and still no joy, looks like I bagged a stinker!
But at least we now know you can't boot a game without a joypad - something new every day as 'they' say!
Regards,
Sev
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2006, 12:23:49 PM »
There's a guy here called leirbag28 who as far as I know is big into using CD32. Maybe edit the title of your first post to mention the CD32 and he'll doubtless pop in.

I've never owned one myself so I can't really help.
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2006, 12:50:09 PM »

Strange I just tried 5 games without the joypad and they all boot fine!

 
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2006, 12:54:56 AM »
Thanks Karlos.
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Re: Hello and help!
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2006, 12:58:27 AM »
Hi Akiko!
Thanks for your reply.
As I mentioned to Marc, I've found out I bought a dud!
Regards,
Sev
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