Here are the latest in European rumors from
Jurgen Arnold [FIDO:2:286/407.23]

- Lemmings 3 will come out on the CD³²

- Dutch hardware company Eureka is making the final touches to the CD³²
Photo CD sytem called "Photolite", price will be fixed at around $ 80.
Unfortunately there will be no zoom mode avialable. Also the
Communicator will be ready "within 2 weeks".

- Due to C= fortunes lately Dutch electronics store network Dixons (bit
like Tandy) has recalled all CD³² machines and software. No explanation
was given. Now only specialized Amiga retailers and mailorder companies
sell the CD³² in Holland.

This following is an article from "Cd32 Gamer", a new title dedicated to
our machine:
"Japanese coin-op maker Namco is leading a tide of arcade companies
interested in CD³² technology. MD UK David Pleasance hinted numerous
coin-op makers were eager to put games onto cd32 "because it allows them
to do a good representation of their arcade titles." He refused to name
names since negotiations were still underway, but Namco has revealed it 
is definitely involved. Namco owns the world largest chain of arcades and
has long been an front runner in developing coin-ops. Its most recent
release is the stunning Ridge Racer, a race game with near photographic
quality polygon graphics. Although there are no plans, as yet, to convert
Ridge Racer, past-hits such as the spectacular Starblade are under active
discussion. Starblade is a brilliant sc-fi shoot-'em-'up which was a major
source of inspiration for Starwing (StarFox in the U.S.), although
obviously even a SNES with a Super FX Chip could hardly match the coin-op's
fantastic graphics. The CD³² conversion would make heavy use of its CD-ROM
technology, in similair fashion to a nearly finished Mega-CD (Sega-CD)
verison, but would obviously be far superior given its technological
edge."

Bye,

Jurgen