Dear Force Nine Mail Why was the Amiga CD32 so extensively advertised on the telly particularly during the run-up to Christmas when the availability, or rather lack of decent CD games continues to be a pain in the butt? The CD32 seems to be going the way ot Sega's machine, i.e. it looks more than impressive when you see it on the telly with its tlashy graphics and so on, yet when it comes to the meat the games where are they? I suspect the ‘indies’ are reluctant to develop a game lor the CD32 because, at present, it must have a relatively small user-base. With profits linked to game sales, the software companies, quite understandably, must favour developing a game for the likes of the Mega Drive or Super Nintendo. These machines have a huge number of devotees and consequently greater potential for sales. But where does all this leave me and others who took the plunge and bought the Amiga CD32? I believed everything I read at the time, i.e. there would be no shortage of decent CD games at affordable pnces. I am now in danger of becoming a hardened cynic and will certainly treat all future publicity material, whether visual or written, with hefty scepticism. Is it fair to hype a games machine to such a degree, without first having the software support to go with it? I’ve read plenty about what's coming up and so on, but having bought my Amiga CD32 some six weeks ago, I am more than fed up NOW!
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