Alien 3 CD32 Edition is a fan-made overhaul of the 1993 Amiga game by developer Mister_Grave, also known as Gravedigger. The original Amiga conversion used older OCS graphics and lacked some of the colour and visual detail found in the Mega Drive version. Rebuilt for the CD32’s AGA hardware, the new edition uses six bitplanes for 64-colour visuals and adapts graphics from the Sega release. It adds parallax backgrounds, enhanced menus, a recreated animated introduction, and a new full-motion-video opening. Audio combines effects from both original versions and offers a choice between the Amiga soundtrack and a new instrumental remix.
The overhaul also includes level selection and an option to turn off the countdown timer, making it easier to explore without time pressure. A Fast RAM configuration can reportedly run at 25 frames per second; unexpanded CD32 owners can disable parallax to reduce slowdown. The project reflects a wider impulse among fans to revisit Alien 3 and address what they see as missed opportunities, much like restorations of the troubled film. It is specifically a CD32 release, not a general version for Amiga 1200 or 4000 computers, and is available through the developer’s release thread on the English Amiga Board.
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