Okay, that “don’t copy that floppy” spoof in the middle was fantastic. Legitimate LOL. Great video.

I remember reading in gaming magazines about this console and being VERY excited for it to come out in the USA. I waited and waited and it didn't come out; so I got a 3DO instead. Don't worry, I didn't pay $699 for the 3DO... I paid HALF that... brand new too. I worked for my local utility company who also ran a retail store selling appliances and electronics. Employees got half off everything in the store. They started to sell the 3DO, and I bought it up for half price! I got a crap ton of stereo equipment half off too. Good times in the early/mid 90's... but it was just before the Internet took hold.

‘I am considerably blinder than you!’ I recently found your channel and as someone with no sight whatsoever, I find your content very accessible and enjoyable. So much of youtube is US-centric which is fine, but as a Brit, I love British creators and this channel and your content hits the spot well. Amusing Harry Enfield reference, yes… :) Great work, please do keep on keeping on. I find I’m learning a lot about many things I knew nothing about previously. Every day should be a school day in some capacity or another.

*Reloads youtube homepage after making some fried rice* *sees video made public 32 seconds ago* Well well well, don't mind if I do.

As an American, I feel I just got a large, healthy dose of British humor. This channel is educational in many ways. 😏

As someone who lives near Birmingham I am offended by that attempt at our accent 😂

I picked up one of these in San Diego California like 9 yrs ago for $90! It has an HP chip inside.

My goodness, when you started with "The period's approaching...", I was expecting quite a miserable episode!

Even though CD32 has not sold a lot of units, it got a huge library of games. It was not even about porting them from A500/600 or A1200 over - it could run the same code as these systems, so only differentiator was physical media*. So publishers could re-release the games made prior to launch of the system with ease and in case of multi-floppy games, only minimum effort was required to put them on CD. I don't think anything like this has ever happened again when it comes to relation between home computers and console. Closest thing is upcoming Steam Deck running a SteamOS. *Floppy in case of A500/600, as for A1200 I don't recall games running directly from CD, I think the ones which came on discs needed a HDD - but I may be wrong. Either way, the games library is pretty good for a "failed" system.

It’s fun seeing Amiga get more mainstream coverage. Thanks for this video! My channel is a fly speck but we all do what we can for AMIGA!

Oh my God, that was awesome! First time on your channel and I must say that your bubbly personality and contagious humour made it very enjoyable to watch!

As an American, God bless the Brummie accent. Bloody bostin.

OH MY! The world needs a full version of your "Don't Copy That Floppy" rendition!

The main problem was that the CD32 was just an A1200 with a CD-ROM drive. There were hardly any games that ran exclusively on the CD32. No A1200 owner bought this console only for the soundtracks on CD, because there were also CD32 emulators for AA Amigas. The current value of the CD32 is its rarity.

I worked for Tandy in the uk and we sold stacks of SNES and mega drives and amigas but we couldn’t sell cd32,had a huge pile of them in the stockroom.The price and that dreadful joypad and games no better than on the a500,1200.I remember the Amiga version of street fighter,what a shit show.

The Neo-Geo CD, or any other spin-offs, would be an interesting topic

found one still in box, plastic still on the unit in a friend's attic, and he gave it to me for free and had like 10 cds with it, amazing machine, really had fun playing it and then i found out it has no copy protection on the cd so i downlaoded an ISO from the net with so many games on it and started palying, amazing !

Superfrog at the end of the video made my heart melt, I loved that game so much on the AMIGA 500. Sadly I sold the system to upgrade onto PC in 1995, like so many others. Regret it til this day. The system was the most desirable one of all here in Germany in the early 90ies. Nintendo and Sega were just strange things for us back in the days ;-) ..... btw, I love your british accent and humor. Found your channel today and immediately subscribed!

The Mega CD stack of the Mega Drive, Mega CD and 32X.... it was like the gaming version of a Big Mac

You forgot to mention the CD32's most important add-on: the paint can.

Back in those days, there was a kit to transform your Amiga CD32 into an amiga 1200.

Got my CD32 in autumn 1993 and in that december even the fmv card. Didn't regret the purchase and had a lot of fun with it (and still have). One thing that is missing in the video, is that almost all of the adventures released for the CD32 had voice (Simon the sorcerer, Beneath a steel sky...). That was really impressive at the time.

It’s very refreshing you talking about the history of gaming in great detail instead of joining the flock of youtubers all talking about the same thing over and over again. Keep up the great work and thank you! :)

At the time I bought the CD32 as a replacement for my beloved Amiga 500. I thought the CD32 had a good future because of the success of C64 and A500. And the CD32 itself had more powerful hardware, but very few games took advantage of that. Most of the games I played on it was basically ports from A500 with no boosts what so ever. The only upgrade being faster loading times, and no disk-swapping thanks to the CD-format instead of floppys.

I worked at a computer store when the CDTV was launched. It got a prime spot in the front-of-shop gallery of demo machines. I don't think we ever sold one. It was neat to show off but wasn't much use to anyone. We did try hooking up a keyboard and floppy drive and running it like an Amiga. Seemed to work.

Loved the A500 and won the CD32 in an Amiga Expo in Cologne. Own both systems till today.

I have mine that I picked up in 1996 and have since had it recapped and added a Terrible Fire “TF330” adding extra memory an 030 accelerator as well as SD card , keyboard support and a video out. First time viewer and loved it thank you! Also great that you mentioned the Retro Computer Museum in Leicester as it is well worth a visit.

I love the commodore amiga CD 32. And the amiga 500. The problem of the cd 32 was too many ports of the amiga 500. They should released games from scratch for the CD32, it would've been better.

I had one of these. With the SX-1 expansion, 1,4gig harddrive and 4 megs of ram. Which made it a pimped up A1200 with build in CD-ROM. I also used it with a VGA monitor to be able to use flicker free hires. People thought I was crazy buying a 1,4 gig hdd in 1995. -You'll never fill that!!

Next episode of lady decade will no doubt be street fighter, where Mrs decade faces a roster of accent disgruntled demographics.

Mid-90s gaming was sooooooo awesome at the time, things advanced so much faster than now, it seemed

Compared to the PlayStation, Saturn and N64... It would have been considerably under powered. I remember playing it in a shop around the time of release and being underwhelmed in comparison to the Amiga 500, which my brother owned

Yep, I remember this being shown off at a computer retailer here. I kind of wanted one, but I wanted to see how it shook out. Turns out, it didn't shake out at all. On the upside, it's something we got in Canada that the US didn't, so, yay?!

This was a lot of fun, and reminded me fondly of my Amiga days. Please, keep being you and make videos however you enjoy making them! 🤜🤛

The Amiga CD32: Commodore's final nail in the coffin.

I loved my CD32, but never understood this and PS1 needed a hardware addon for VideoCDs. Both machines were capable of playing FMV in game, so surely it was just software/codec needed for full movies.

Thanks again for a wonderful video. I enjoyed the rap “Don’t copy that floppy.”

Was chuffed when I got one the first Xmas they were out . Yes most games didn't really use much of the extra power .lots of games were just identical a500 games or aga 1200 with some video intros . The cd format did mean that games like dark seed that came on large amounts of floppies we could now play without the annoying disk changing

Jack was a visionary. Say what you will, he stuck to his guns. Oddly, I knew one dude, growing up, who had an Amiga. Not the CD32...no. Rather and actual Amiga. When he first told me he didn't play Sega or Nintendo, he played Amiga..I had no idea. My PC (One I purchased with paper route money) was a Compaq Presario 386 Pro. So when I saw his Amiga I was shocked at how game friendly it was.

Yup I had one of these. No idea why. Sold it very quickly and bought a Turbo Duo.

Having sold my retro collection to a local collector i'm glad i can come to channels like yours to remind me of my 90's teenage memories. Love these story based videos.

“Who do you think I am? Modern Vintage Gamer?” ☠️🤣

*Been watching loads of your videos sincefinding your channel! SOO HAppy to see a commadore one! I LOVEE the AMiga. I SOOO wanted this when it came out even though the controller looked upside down lol. So gutted the Amiga go messed over by money and staff problems. It was the best system then! Ahhh I miss those days! Thanks a lot for this video! Always love seeing Amiga ones! Cheers*

It is always interesting to watch British KZfaqrs talk about the home micro era. Cuz I can relate to exactly 0% of it. By the late 80s EVERYONE was using x86 PCs and most of them were using DOS. I remember typing DOS commands before I knew how to read. It's bizarre to me that anything else even existed let alone was so huge.

I like that for the Amiga section you used the Lotus 2 theme :)

Commodore understood multimedia before anybody knew what multimedia was.

Lady Decade, I appreciate you & your hubby for speaking your minds. Sweet video. Talk about rare console & game finds, this is just too sweet!

I loved the Amiga and the subsequent CD32. I managed to buy a CD32 down here in NZ as well as quite a few games and was heartbroken when Commodore pulled out of our country.

This was a very clever and clear recap of the complicated Commodore company post-Tramiel! Keep up the great work! Love your content!

I love your brummie accent. So authentic. So accurate.

A repackaged Amiga A1200 yes? At time 2.26 was when the world became glued to screens as demonstrated today with mobile phones.

I found out about Amiga CD32 from AVGN, glad to hear more about it. My dad had a C64 and C128 so this is interesting for sure.

I miss my C64 so so much. I need a replacement soon. Still have a lot of games for it, if they even work any more

Great video! It's nice to see that you defend the CD32. :-)

When you waited CD32 for along time but when it arrived and delivered nothing new. A1200 without keyboard. Lovely.

I was one of those rare Americans who had a Amiga 2000 as a kid. My dad got it as it could do animation, 3d animation, video switch, etc. He would lease it to others occasionally.

Another great video! I grew up in the U.S. in the 80’s and 90’s and love hearing about what other parts of the world were playing and what was popular there at the same time.

Just like to add that the "Big Box Amigas" were VERY POPULAR with TV Stations,Cable Operators,Movie Industry all due to the VIDEO TOASTER.I talked my local Cable Company into getting a Toaster,and they used it for years,producing content,commercials,etc.Most Cable Operators back then used An A2000 & Genlock for their Cable On Screen TV Guide...

I really enjoyed this video Lady Decade. I've seen a lot of people do a CD32 video and I love that you've put your own spin on the story and I've learned things that I had not known from the content provided by your esteemed KZfaq colleagues. 20/10, will watch again! :)

great video as always Lady Decade ! high quality content, greetings from Brazil! 👏👏👏👏👏

I had a CD32 with a SX-1 expansion box and a 8 mega byte ram expansion. and a floppy drive I added an 80 megabyte hardrive. Essentially an A1200 with a CD-ROM

In Poland I had C64, A500, A1200, CDTV, CD32 + SX1 extension that made it fully A1200 with CD and extra features. That was great machine. If I had enough money I would keep it but the PS1 and PC arrived. That was great time for geeks, everything was new and exciting.

WE NEVER HAD THIS RELEASED IN NORTH AMERICA INSTEAD WE HAD SEGA CD & CD ROM BACK IN 92 93 & 94 IN THE U.S.A. 🎮🎮

Legend is, there is an Amiga CD32 buried inside the attic of my parents house. One that I shelved back in the late 90s. My favorite games I enjoyed on it were Diggers, Microcosm, Pirates Gold or Labyrinth of Time.

Honestly, the games on the platform didn't see much of a graphical improvement to what was available at the time. Hardly felt 32-bit. Heck, the 32x even the 3do felt more next gen than this system.

As a born and raised West Midlander, the Brummie accent attempt was valiant but off. Some of it bled into Yam Yam, Brummies typically don' t say "Yow" and the stuff about the factory sounded way north of anything from round here 😂 Even so, great content as a whole.

"Misunderstood" console. That's the first time I've heard it stated that way. That's what makes this interesting. Probably the most informative piece on that console I've ever seen.

Funny, entertaining and informational. Love this video because it treats the CD32 system fairly. You are not basing it's quality upon units sold but what it could do and what was offered for the time in which it was made. We never got this game system in the U.S. but the Commodore computers were popular. Excellent channel congrats!

I gotta disagree here, ma'am. Amiga CD32 was basically Amiga 1200 with a CD-ROM and no keyboard and mouse. At the time it hit the market, it couldn't compete with the heavyweights of its time. And the inability to launch it in the US didn't make things better. Too bad Commodore didn't work to make AGA-based hardware as powerful and affordable as Amiga 500 was when it launched. I think the big question of the time was "can it run Doom?". Amiga 1200 or CD32 couldn't, sadly. Not without crazy modding anyway. I love Amiga but let's be fair, you can't rely on a single succeessful model forever. Not when competition isn't asleep. But anyway, it's good to see some Amiga content still coming in 2021. I did a video on Cannon Fodder recently myself, it's a pretty big classic and pissed some people off back in the day too. Probably more on the way. In the meantime, maybe you should think about doing a video on some cult games. Especially if you could show how it worked on different systems. Like say, Doom surely has got some material to cover. You can play it even on your fridge. XD

I had an Amiga throughout most of the 90s and it was making 2d cartoons with deluxe paint, deluxe video, and a sound sampler that got people most excited. Most of its fun action games were generally ported to consoles, but it also received a number of PC ports that allowed me to not pine so much for a 3000-dollar 386 or 486 PC.

I don't agree with you when you say the cd32 gets mocked today. Actually its the opposite and the cd32 gets the love and respect that deserves from the Amiga community. Everyone wishes they had one. Today, the cd32 is the best way to play Amiga games, either by the real hardware or emulation. Im still waiting for a mini cd32. Next year we'll get the mini Amiga, so, maybe in two years time we will get an "official" mini cd32 and play those amazing games the Amiga family had and that you showed in your video. The Amiga is not dead and never will be.

Never wanted an XBox. Not a fan of Microsoft. But I absolutely love Commodore. Too bad it wasn’t what could have been. I’m sure the homebrew community have probably been the better part of what became of this. RIP Commodore and Amiga.

A fantastic and respectful coverage of the CD32. I always find the 5th generation of consoles fascinating to learn more about and though I've never owned a CD32, the A1200 child I was has an instant fondness for it. Whilst it's true that the system would have likely faltered against the PS/SS/N64, I could see a CD32 unhindered by company bankruptcy fighting 3DO for that 4th place spot. As for systems to recommend a video on, how about the Watara/Quickshot Supervision. I find that a pretty intriguing handheld.

I got one for Xmas and yeah felt let down, they must have known the writing was on the wall. It sounds like the problems go way back to when Jack left. When you consider how little the Amiga advanced from 1984, 8 years to get AGA! It was pretty clear early on that Amiga was a top choice for gamers so a dedicated machine should have been made earlier. What the CD32 needed was to be based on the AAA chipset with RISC. Commodore wasted so much money, A600 was a joke and cost as high as A500.

1989-era hardware running 1987-era games.

If Commodore hadn't scoffed at gaming on the Amiga and actually positioned it in every suitable market, they would have been in a better position financially and maybe developed the CD system a bit sooner too. There were so many missteps by management, it's a wonder they managed to survive as long as they did. For those who think Commodore's demise was inevitable all the same, just remember that Apple wasn't doing well either and only survived because Microsoft propped them up.

In 1995 I got my first job and was provided with a Windows 95 “workstation.” Then Sony came out of nowhere with the all-3D console “playstation,” combined with CD player. As far as I was concerned, Commodore and Atari were completely obsolete by this point. I slightly regret not shopping around for a CBM Pet in this time period, but on the whole I’m glad I was never burdened with one.

Classic console, got this with Cannon Fodder back in the 90s. Still working and a classic console. Great vid :)

First video of yours I've seen. Had to stop by 2:28.....TO SUBSCRIBE! OMG How have I not seen you before? I love your presentation style and humor! WOW! Great stuff!

In PAL territories Amiga is a legend to this day. It was generally considered superior to IBM compatibles in its time in terms of gaming and graphics, and it really died before its time. In another world it would still exist as a third option to PC and Apple

What a shame that this flopped. Amiga had so many bangers that would've been fresh and new to US audiences. But besides their legal troubles, imo by the time the CD32 released it really needed to be more powerful than it was. The AGA chipset wasn't even on par with the likes of the Atari Jaguar or 32X. Most Amiga AGA games could've been done on SNES without much difficulty.

i love seeing your personality coming out more in the videos now! they were a lil dry at first but i love the direction youve been going! been fun watching you grow and evolve your own style and personality in the videos! keep it up youre doing amazing!

The 3DO was MILES more better than the CD32..that console showed what the 32 bit scene was capable of compared to Commodore's lame effort. .there wasn't a hope in hell's chance the CD32 would have been able to pull of Crash'n'burn, let alone a decent port of Need for Speed...(though l must admit back then as a 11/12 year old...it was an exciting new machine..and more so from Commodore..!! 😄)

Ahh, I still have my old Amiga CD32 system along with my Amiga 500, 600 and 1200. All still in working order.

A lot of the misunderstanding of the CD32 probably comes from AVGN.

All that Nostalgia in the background!!!!! Those times were so tough with how so many raced towards their end.. These days, some are breathing new life into the systems with Homebrews which is delightful

Thank you for the entertaining review of the CD32. Only Amiga makes it possible.

When James Rolfe destroyed his 3D32 in the Town with No Name episode of AVGN, I was horrified. I mean yeah, the console wasn't the best, but that was a rare piece of gaming history that he was all too willing to just burn to a crisp.

SO glad you did a video on this!!!

In the 90’s beginning was a mess for young kids, what to choose between 1991 and 1994 ? Well too many consoles.. I remember the c32 was for sale here too in Switzerland and I said to a frien : “ you should buy it, it is the most powerful console”… I was so young 😂 Great video!

There was a brief period where the Amiga 500 had the best games anywhere. As IBM compatible PC games were ordinary and consoles like the Megadrive and SNES were nowhere near as good. In Australia, me and a few mates had 500's and we would xcopy games until the cows came home. My cousin got a CD32 and I watched him play Zool but I wasn't really impressed as any major leap from the 500 version.

You make outstanding content, and I hope you more new videos real soon. Good luck. -Anthony Addison, greetings from the USA. 🇺🇸

I remember selling the CD32 in the shop I worked in; I was still on the Amiga 500 Plus like a peasant.

As always what a fantastic video I love the amiga CD apart from the pad that breaks as easy as thin glass 🤣 Lady decade you rock 😃😃👍👍🎮🕹

Thanks for the vid, I thought the cd32 was up against the Saturn, Being up against the mega cd makes more sense now 👍

Love your channel found it about 4 weeks ago and can't get enough of it. You rock!! You can definitely tell you are passionate about what you are doing, I am definitely hooked. Thank you!

Those Atari consoles were the worst. All the expansions and add-ons made it finally look like a toilet.

Holy crap, Geoff Crammond’s Grand Prix! The original F1 simulator. Many hours of my youth spent on that!

8:17 If you were old enough, you'd remember telephone answering machines that looked like this.

Yes I had Amiga cd32 too Infinite hours playing ufo enemy unknown Such good memories