Amiga 500 mini?.

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Any one getting the Amiga 500 mini which comes out in March. It has 25 games and you can even add more. Games that come are.

Final games list:
Alien Breed 3D
Alien Breed: Special Edition'92
Another World
Arcade Pool
ATR: All Terrain Racing
Battle Chess
Cadaver
California Games
The Chaos Engine
Dragons Breath
F-16 Combat Pilot
Kick Off 2
The Lost Patrol
Paradroid 90
Pinball Dreams
Project-X: Special Edition 93
Qwak
The Sentinel
Simon the Sorcerer
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
Stunt Car Racer
Super Cars II
Titus The Fox: To Marrakech And Back
Worms: The Director's Cut
Zool: Ninja Of The "Nth" Dimension
 
I'd have preferred if it wasn't a mini and the keyboard actually worked.

It's quite expensive for 25 games, there are some great titles but I think I'll wait and see and might bite when there is a price drop.
 
What’s the hardware in the a500 mini? I take it that its just a Pi or something similar running WinUAE.
Can it play 500 games only or 500+ / 600 / 1000 / 4000?
Would be interested in how good the sound emulation is too

edit - not even a functioning keyboard?!
Why not get a Pi 400 instead?

This does interest me somewhat

Featuring perfect emulation of not only the original A500 but also the advanced graphics architecture (AGA) of the A1200
 
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Some form of system on a chip, probably akin to Retro Games C64 Mini/The C64/The VIC20 releases. In those cases the mini did come first and then we saw a full blown replica with a keyboard. I am personally hoping we see something similar this time as the Mini is of no interest to me.

Although I have pre-ordered the mouse on its own as I think this will be perfect for MiSTer.

PS. Original thread here: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...s-ltd-and-distributed-by-koch-media.18935175/
 
Games can be loaded on USB stick using WHDload. Play any game you want and it support A1200 AGA games too. Might be worth it if you dont want to arse around with emulation settings all the time for games.
Thanks Timber, will post in there
 
Guest2 said:
Games can be loaded on USB stick using WHDload. Play any game you want and it support A1200 AGA games too. Might be worth it if you dont want to arse around with emulation settings all the time for games.
Thanks Timber, will post in there
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My thoughts too but wish it had most other games on it too with out having to do that. I would have paid £300 for all games on it. I would have liked. dizzy series, James Pond, The new new Zealand story, etc. I did play Pinball dreams to death on it though.
 
something daft already!! said:
Hmm, I think I would rather use an emulator tbh.
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It is an emulator :confused:

It's just easier to plug in because it's pre-configured for perfect emulation of not only the original A500 but also the advanced graphics architecture (AGA) of the A1200
That is yet to be seen, but configuring an emulator yourself requires the Kick roms (which are licensed for the a500 mini) games (25 included, you can add more on whdload) and setting up the emulator for each game. This can take a lot of time and effort to get the sound and lag correct - not stuttery and very little game lag. If the a500 does in fact do what it says, then it'll be rather useful.

E.g. Let me know you config settings for Super Stardust AGA, PP Hammer, Rainbow islands, Alien breed 3d and Mortal Kombat II. They will all be different, multiple disks, swapping, differing RAM, chipsets, CPU, kick roms, etc.
 
Guest2 said:
It is an emulator :confused:

It's just easier to plug in because it's pre-configured for perfect emulation of not only the original A500 but also the advanced graphics architecture (AGA) of the A1200
That is yet to be seen, but configuring an emulator yourself requires the Kick roms (which are licensed for the a500 mini) games (25 included, you can add more on whdload) and setting up the emulator for each game. This can take a lot of time and effort to get the sound and lag correct - not stuttery and very little game lag. If the a500 does in fact do what it says, then it'll be rather useful.

E.g. Let me know you config settings for Super Stardust AGA, PP Hammer, Rainbow islands, Alien breed 3d and Mortal Kombat II. They will all be different, multiple disks, swapping, differing RAM, chipsets, CPU, kick roms, etc.
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That takes the fun out of it IMO. Using an emulator for me is about getting stuff to work as well as it can. That and the nostalgia. Actually playing the game is not really the goal, as they are mostly dull and look rubbish. Yes there are some classics but they cannot compare to modern AAA titles. It was all about the fiddling with settings and making it look good and seeing Frontier First Encounters run as it should have, for me.
 
something daft already!! said:
That takes the fun out of it IMO. Using an emulator for me is about getting stuff to work as well as it can. That and the nostalgia. Actually playing the game is not really the goal, as they are mostly dull and look rubbish. Yes there are some classics but they cannot compare to modern AAA titles. It was all about the fiddling with settings and making it look good and seeing Frontier First Encounters run as it should have, for me.
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Where is the nostalgia in setting up an emulator?

Nostalgia for me is firing up a game (or program) and remembering that amazing intro music from the late 80s / early 90s. Or playing through the first level of a game and remembering how hard it was and still is.

Technical challenge wise, yes its good to get something working or resolve why its broken and I also enjoy this - it was the reason I work in IT today.
 
I'd rather the original Amiga 500 or at least a remake that had the same quality as the original with a half decent keyboard. I'm not really a fan of all these half assed modern mini cheaply made remakes. Emulation doesn't interest me either. There is a lot to it than just the games and nostalgia is a big part of it.
 
Retro6 said:
I'd rather the original Amiga 500 or at least a remake that had the same quality as the original with a half decent keyboard. I'm not really a fan of all these half assed modern mini cheaply made remakes. Emulation doesn't interest me either. There is a lot to it than just the games and nostalgia is a big part of it.
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A lot of the A500s have failing floppy drives (as mine did in the late 90s) PSU issues, leaking batterys, yellowing, issues connecting to modern TVs etc.
This I why when I see most Amigas for sale now they come with Gotek drives, new PSU, mods for hdmi and have been re-capped.

I had an original Amiga 500+ in the late 80s / early 90s and whilst it was fantastic it certainly had it's problems. If the A500 mini has perfect emulaton as it says then it would be nice still I think
There is a lot more to it than the games, however waiting 15 minutes for a game to load after swapping 5 disks then to get a Guru meditation error isnt part of the nostalgia of the A500 I want to remember really! Or buying a game for £30 and the floppy drive not reading the game.

NinjaCool said:
They should have made a real sized Amiga, maybe the A600 since that’s was the smallest one, and a working keyboard is a must but use emulation to keep costs down.
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An A600 form factor with a working keyboard would have been perfect. I expect the 'maxi' will be something like that. You can however connect a keyboard to it so no problem if you need a keyboard. Game wise, I only remember having a handful of games that required a keyboard.
Gunship 2000 being one of them with a full keyboard overlay for controls :)
 
Guest2 said:
A lot of the A500s have failing floppy drives (as mine did in the late 90s) PSU issues, leaking batterys, yellowing, issues connecting to modern TVs etc.
This I why when I see most Amigas for sale now they come with Gotek drives, new PSU, mods for hdmi and have been re-capped.

I had an original Amiga 500+ in the late 80s / early 90s and whilst it was fantastic it certainly had it's problems. If the A500 mini has perfect emulaton as it says then it would be nice still I think
There is a lot more to it than the games, however waiting 15 minutes for a game to load after swapping 5 disks then to get a Guru meditation error isnt part of the nostalgia of the A500 I want to remember really! Or buying a game for £30 and the floppy drive not reading the game.


An A600 form factor with a working keyboard would have been perfect. I expect the 'maxi' will be something like that. You can however connect a keyboard to it so no problem if you need a keyboard. Game wise, I only remember having a handful of games that required a keyboard.
Gunship 2000 being one of them with a full keyboard overlay for controls :)
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Many people who use this vintage computer stuff normally have the knowledge to repair/service there own computers after all the hardware is old and the inevitable will happen. All off the things you mentioned are repairable. I'd strongly recommend anybody to learn electronics and computer repair because these are skills you will need at some point. I make an acception to some additional modern addons like the Gotek etc.
 
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