The A500 Mini (retro Amiga 500/600/1200)

[Porco Azzurro]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKUg...ature=youtu.be

As a big Amiga fan I’m very excited about this, looks pretty nice.

(From Amazon UK product page):

Product Description
Now other classic consoles are just toys!
Introducing THEA500 Mini, a compact reimagining of this classic home computer. Featuring perfect emulation of not only the original A500 (OCS) and Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) of future revisions, but also the Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) of the A1200. Play one of the included 25 classic Amiga games, selected from a simple to use carousel, including all-time greats like Alien Breed 3D, Another World, Simon the Sorcerer and Worms. Or side-load your own games via USB stick with full WHDLoad support and an array of options to choose from. Plus save and resume your game at any time to help you finish those punishingly difficult classics.

The THEA500 Mini comes with the original style 2-button mouse and newly engineered 8-button precision gamepad, allowing you to choose your control method. To compliment the on-screen keyboard, you can plug in an external standard USB PC keyboard for additional functionality.

Box Contains
THEA500 Mini (Keyboard non-functional. Virtual keyboard feature included), 2-Button USB Mouse (1.8m -6ft), 8-Button USB Gamepad (1.8m - 6ft), USB-C Power Supply Cable (1.8m - 6ft) (AC Adapter NOT included), HDMI Cable (1.8m - 6ft)

[navydavey]

I love the Amiga so am also very interested

I hope they do a maxi version modelled on the A1200 down the line, the A500 is incredible but unfortunately I think it would be too big to do a full size version of it, I would snap up a version with a working keyboard integrated into the device though.

Also curious how multi disc games load up/run via usb? I need to run Cannon Fodder 2 asap!

[Rottweiler30]

I never had an Amiga. There's no way my parents were paying 500 quid for me in the late 80s. I played on my cousins Atari St. There was an Am..
What am I doing. Nobody reads this section..

[heyadol]

Was that Battle Chess in the trailer?

[Shin sam]

I loved my A500. Hope they add Batman the Movie.

[Pondosinatra]

I'll stick with my 68060 powered A2500HD.

[Porco Azzurro]

Originally Posted by heyadol

Was that Battle Chess in the trailer?

Yes.

So far we are apparently getting the following games included with more to be announced later:

Alien Breed 3D
Another World
ATR: All Terrain Racing
Battle Chess
Cadaver
Kick Off 2
Pinball Dreams
Simon The Sorcerer
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
The Chaos Engine
Worms: The Director's Cut
Zool: Ninja Of The ''Nth'' Dimension.

Originally Posted by Shin sam

I loved my A500. Hope they add Batman the Movie.

What’s great is if they don’t include a game you want on it, you will be able to side load it yourself (assuming you own a legal copy of course…, which is totally possible if any moderators are reading, respect copyright and forum rules everyone! )

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I'll stick with my 68060 powered A2500HD.

*Sorry, can’t currently see the image you posted, sorry, but **edit: ah there it is!* an A2500HD eh?! Nice. I always wanted a big-box Amiga.

I still have my original A500 Plus and ‘030 upgraded A1200 from the 90s, and I’ve done the emulation thing in the past, but I’ve been hankering after some more modern hardware for a number of years and this looks like it will scratch an itch… plus I really love the collectible form factors of these mini consoles/computers, and for me this is really ‘the one’ I wanted for my own personal nostalgia

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Porco Azzurro

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I still have my original A500 Plus and ‘040 upgraded A1200 from the 90s, and I’ve done the emulation thing in the past, but I’ve been hankering after some more modern hardware for a number of years and this looks like it will scratch an itch… plus I really love the collectible form factors of these mini consoles/computers, and for me this is really ‘the one’ I wanted for my own personal nostalgia

I also have an Amiga 1000, 1200, and 2000.

What I love about my 2500HD though is the 68060 accelerator. I only wish '060 accelerators had been made for NeXT and classic Macs.

[Porco Azzurro]

Amiga A500 Mini Full Review - Every Game, Demos & Workbench - YouTube