Brutal Recall 04 ch25
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"CDTV GAMES" as you could have read in BRUTAL RECALL ISSUE #003, CDTV is an amiga, which uses cd instead of disks.. the big advantage of this is that cd's can handle much more memory than disks (each disk can hold around 550 mega bytes of data, and can load 2 mega byte in just 1 second) the cdtv can also be used as a normal CD player, and also has capabilities for playing CD VIDEO DISKS. the only problem with the CDTV is that you can't save datas on a CD, but therefor the guys from COMMODORE made smartcards, which can handle up to 64k of data, so you can save your position in a game etc. so much for the OLD news.. this article was written to inform you about the latest games which are currently being programmed.. let's go: -LUCASFILM is about the release a new INDIANA JONES adventure for the cdtv, called :"INIANA JONES AND THE FATES OF ATLANTIS".. this game is much bigger than the 1st indy game.... all new LUCASFILMS games for CDTV will feature graphics which are hand-drawn and then digitised... also the games will feature CD QUALITY soundtracks. -MIRRORSOFT want to release "DEFENDER OF THE CROWN", "FALCON", and "XENON II" on the cdtv. XENON II:MEGABLAST, the great shoot'em up from THE BITMAP BROTHERS, will have a cd quality "BOMB THE BASS" sound- track. -PSYGNOSIS have a cdtv game in produc- tion called: "PLANETSIDE". the game will have ray-traced scenes that PSYGNOSIS normally only used in intro sequences. that was all i had to tell about the developments of the cdtv, a machine which has the abilities of becomming THE computer of the century, but because of it's very high price, and already old technology (better cd computers are being produced by the time you read this) it probably won't be a great succes.. we'll keep you informed about it!