A500 mini - Dose anyone know how to save your game when playing Alien Breed Special Edition '92 , at the main screen where all your games are listed down on the D pad brings up 4 disk images of saved games you can load , but when I am in the game playing I cant bring anything up that will let me save my game to this ?
A500 Mini - Alien Breed Special Edition '92
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Pro Tip: The A500 Mini has save state support built it. Hit the home button, push down and slide your game into one of four save slots.
Pro Tip: The A500 Mini has save state support built it. Hit the home button, push down and slide your game into one of four save slots.
I've got one, and I love it.
Is it a real Amiga? No.
Is it more convenient than owning real hardware? Yes.
Games load quicker using WHD Load Hard Disk images, but you can also load ADFs, and they load about the same speed as Amiga floppies.
Though I would say a keyboard is essential to get the best out of it. I found a PC keyboard that is styled very like the A500 keyboard and feels pretty much the same.
The mouse is slightly smaller than the original tank mouse, and is a modern optical (no ball, thank goodness), but it feels similar and works great.
There does seem to be a little bit of input lag though (almost unavoidable with Linux based emulators), which is really only noticable using the mouse pointer.
Probably the best thing is it syncs properly to TV refresh rates, e.g. 50hz PAL/60hz NTSC so scrolling games are smooth, there's no jitter. I've always found that an issue when using PC emulators.
The enclosed gamepad isn't that great but you can use an Xbox controller, or the joysticks from the C64 Maxi/Mini or other retro controllers.
I will probably get the full size replica when it comes out, just so the keyboard is built in, to save some clutter and also make it feel even more authentic.
Thanks for such a nice overview. Appreciate it.
Im curious about the input lag, is it really noticeable? With the controller?
Is a full size replica in the works? I did hear some rumblings about it sometime ago but I thought it was nothing more than just rumours.
Im curious about the input lag, is it really noticeable? With the controller?
Is a full size replica in the works? I did hear some rumblings about it sometime ago but I thought it was nothing more than just rumours.
Just want to echo this really
I recently sold mine due to lack of time to use it (and that I went through the process of getting my actual A1200 back up and running with a CRT TV!)
But the convenience alone the Mini is fantastic
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I love my a500 mini. It's brill. I want deluxe paint on it though.
Correct me if im wrong but isnt the A500 just an ARM based emulator with (I expect) quite a poor CPU like in the older Raspberry Pi devices? ...With emulation using Amiberry
If it has USB, you can connect an original Amiga tank mouse using a USB adapter (I have one, works fine on WinUAE) but then WinUAE provides advanced emulation e.g. choice of CPU & chipset, expansion boards, RTG, HDD and full workbench.
Is the A500 mini cycle exact to the A500 or did they just create it with the fastest possible option which probably means some games play at incorrect speeds or dont work at all.
If turbo/fast floppy loading is enabled, this can also cause issue with disks loading. Enabling turbo floppy load in WinUAE causes issues sometimes.
If it has USB, you can connect an original Amiga tank mouse using a USB adapter (I have one, works fine on WinUAE) but then WinUAE provides advanced emulation e.g. choice of CPU & chipset, expansion boards, RTG, HDD and full workbench.
Is the A500 mini cycle exact to the A500 or did they just create it with the fastest possible option which probably means some games play at incorrect speeds or dont work at all.
If turbo/fast floppy loading is enabled, this can also cause issue with disks loading. Enabling turbo floppy load in WinUAE causes issues sometimes.
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Alien breed was Doom for the Amiga. Loved that game back in the, until I played Doom on my brother's pc. Then I had to sell up and get a 486.
Alien breed wasnt Doom for the Amiga for me. For many years it was just another top down shooter. A fantastic one at that
It wasnt until 1995 that Alien breed turned into FPS with Alien breed 3d, which from memory never worked on Amiga 500. It was A1200 or CD32 only. Even then only a very small screen or very low fps.
I much preferred Behind the iron gate. This ran realy well due to the game design, even on the A500
By 1995 though, FPS gaming had advanced so much.
FPS had been around in some form in the early 80s. Wolfenstein 3D in 1991 I remember being the start of great FPS, but there was also arcades that had a few FPS games and systems like the 3DO. I remember and advert for a game (I just found it) Escape from Monster Manor. That game looked fantastic 1993
Frankly this made Alien Breed 3D and Amiga FPS gaming just look and run terrible
But the convenience alone the Mini is fantastic
Just wanted to mention that there doesn’t have to be inconvenience when running original hardware. Yes I have to connect my A1200 to an upscaler to run on my LCD TV, but with a 32GB CF installed with all my programs/utilities and games… it’s takes ~3 mins to boot and load a game via Whdload.
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How much does it cost to get an A1200 and the card reader? They're pretty expensive. I kick myself for giving away a full A1200 system that someone gave me about 15 years ago, as I had no space for it, worth a fortune now!
The CF card and interface are inexpensive - £30-40, but yes the cost of an A1200 is the biggest stumbling block. I've had mine for over 25 years, they didn't cost as much back then.
The A600 can be purchased much cheaper ~£150 and with the CF card and interface will play all the original games. The A500 mini will be cheaper, but it doesn't mean the OG hardware can't be super easy to run/use. Plus it's the real deal and not emulation.
The A600 can be purchased much cheaper ~£150 and with the CF card and interface will play all the original games. The A500 mini will be cheaper, but it doesn't mean the OG hardware can't be super easy to run/use. Plus it's the real deal and not emulation.
Loved BTIG, I don't think its that well known, I hardly new anyone at the time or since that played it
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I believe it was a Polish or maybe German developer and yes, not that well known at all. As a kid (age ~8 or 9) it was pretty scary and one of my favourite games.Loved BTIG, I don't think its that well known, I hardly new anyone at the time or since that played it
Yes I meant to put in my reply that it was a very scary game, jump scare when you run around and get a full screen of enemy or when doing the bomb and trying to get to the exit in time. A friend of mine and me when playing it would lay a trail of ammo and other things as a path to follow to the exit. I'm not sure why we didn't just write down instructions (left left right left etc) but we were about that age as well, maybe year or two older so didn't think of that rather than wasting resources in game
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There were pictures on the walls to help with directions. I didnt eben realise thats what they were for until i played it again in my 30sYes I meant to put in my reply that it was a very scary game, jump scare when you run around and get a full screen of enemy or when doing the bomb and trying to get to the exit in time. A friend of mine and me when playing it would lay a trail of ammo and other things as a path to follow to the exit. I'm not sure why we didn't just write down instructions (left left right left etc) but we were about that age as well, maybe year or two older so didn't think of that rather than wasting resources in game
No way! I think my friend has a copy on his Amiga so will let him know!There were pictures on the walls to help with directions. I didnt eben realise thats what they were for until i played it again in my 30s