Amiga CD32

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Amiga CD32

Amiga CD32 console with controller
Also known as	Spellbound (codename)
Manufacturer	Commodore International
Product family	Amiga
Type	Home video game console Gaming computer
Generation	Fifth generation era
Release date	September 1993
Lifespan	1993–1994
Discontinued	April 29, 1994 (1994-04-29)
Units sold	Approximately 25,000 in Germany and 100,000 in Europe.
Media	CD-ROM
Operating system	AmigaOS 3.1
CPU	Motorola 68EC020 @ 14.18 MHz (PAL), 14.32 MHz (NTSC)
Memory	2 MB Chip RAM
Storage	1 KB EEPROM
Display	RF modulator (RCA) Composite video (RCA) S-Video 320×200 to 1280×400 (NTSC), 320×256 to 1280×512 (PAL); 256 colors in indexed mode, 262,144 colors in HAM-8 mode
Graphics	AGA, Akiko
Sound	4 × 8-bit PCM channels Stereo audio (RCA) 28 kHz sampling rate
Controller input	Gamepad, mouse
Backward compatibility	Commodore CDTV
Predecessor	Commodore CDTV

The Amiga CD32 (stylized as Amiga CD³², codenamed "Spellbound")^[1] is a 32-bit home video game console developed by Commodore and released in Europe, Australia, Canada, and Brazil. It was first announced at the Science Museum in London on July 16, 1993, and was released in September of the same year.

The CD32 is part of a family of Amiga computers and other hardware. Its storage medium is CD-ROM. It is based on Commodore's Advanced Graphics Architecture chipset, and is of similar specification to the Amiga 1200 personal computer. Using third party devices, it is possible to upgrade the CD32 with a keyboard, floppy drive, hard drive, RAM, and mouse, turning it into the equivalent of an Amiga 1200. A hardware MPEG decompression module plays Video CD.

In the Christmas period following its launch, the CD32 accounted for 38% of all CD-ROM drive sales in the UK, exceeding sales of the Mega-CD; however, it was discontinued as Commodore went into bankruptcy.^[2]