The A500 Mini Review: Classic Amiga is Back!

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• DA

  @davidmuldowney · 4 years ago

  Got mine pre ordered, never even saw an Amiga in real life, so this feels like a new console launch to me! Looking forward to exploring this platforms vast library

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• LA

  @Larry · 4 years ago

  Ive had one on pre-order from Amazon as soon as they went live,  love the Amiga, I've own nearly every variation Commodore have released.

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• SH

  @sherekhangamedev · 4 years ago

  Man, that little machine really does justice to the old Amiga. Those graphics are legit, and a good selection of games. Thanks for the review!

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• PH

  @phantomharlock999 · 4 years ago

  The C64C was my primary gaming machine in the late 80s and very early 90s until I got my Turbo Grafx-16 CD. Even though always lusted over Amiga games like SotB and Baal in my youth I never really messed with Amiga emulation. I'm excited to explore my gaming history that never was with the A500 Mini. Thanks for the review!

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• YA

  @yannisbskt · 4 years ago (edited)

  Almost 30 years passed for a new amiga product.tears are running from my &nbsp;face<br> Ok never had a commodore system but i played a lot &nbsp;.

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• WD

  @wd6358 · 4 years ago

  Looks cool. Didnt realize the graphics were so good

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• DE

  @DEVILTAZ35 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Hey John, i have one on order here in oz . Release date is April 8 apparently. They are $199 here which is not too bad seeing retail in US is $140. &nbsp;The build quality looks to be very good. i wish i kept my Amiga 500 all those years ago but i sold it in order to buy a PC , a 486 DX266 to play Doom on lol. I actually still have it&apos;s replacement which is a Pentium 2 266 running at 300 mhz with a voodoo 2 12 MB and Riva TNT 2 Ultra cards. &nbsp;It still works . I tried Bladerunner on it not so long ago :). &nbsp;Can&apos;t wait to play the Amiga games again on a big screen.

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• SQ

  @SquarePegs · 4 years ago

  Absolutely fantastic video. I started my PC gaming on a C64/128, but I managed to skip the Amiga for the most part. This mini system makes me want to pick this up and really dive in on Amiga gaming. I played Pirates! as my first Sid Meier game on my friends Amiga in the very early 90&apos;s and loved it - thanks for showing this off!

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• DA

  @darthwiizius · 4 years ago

  Never owned an Amiga but I used to play Pinball Dreams on a friend&apos;s machine, good days back then coming back from mid 90s underground parties and chilling with a bit virtual pinball. &nbsp;BTW bought Dreams and Fantasies on Jaguar but I always felt that they played better on Amiga, using that lovely old keyboard for the flipper buttons just felt so natural and made them play like a dream[s]. &nbsp;I might pick one of these up for The Sentinel, haven&apos;t played that since I was but a nipper and had a C64.

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• PH

  @Phantom-Fiction-kjh · 4 years ago (edited)

  Brings back memories. Can&apos;t wait to get mine and relive those memories as well as experience games I never played. Thanks for the video, John.

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• TH

  @TheStuffMade · 4 years ago

  I find this little console very attractive, spend a good part of my teenage years in front of an Amiga 500. I wish they&apos;d add a bit more features like allowing you to run the workbench at startup, load different kickstart versions, select what Amiga model you want to load, processor type, clock speed etc., but I understand this A500 mini is primarily targeted at running games.

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• MA

  @madcapmonster · 4 years ago

  had mine for 4 days and I so love it