Amiga A500 Mini Review - The DF Retro Verdict - Reasonable Hardware, Lacklustre Games
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Published 2022-04-23
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All Comments (21)
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This was such an amazing video! The clear coverage, strong knowledge and experience with the Amiga, and the jokes LOL seriously loved those throughout. Nice work! Thank you!
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Man I'm so old I still think Amiga graphics look really smooth. They were such a dramatic advancement from the C64, that 8bit to 16bit shift.
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Great video β€ I also recommend Echa Ekranu β€
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The "your dead to me" line got me. Didn't expect that and a good laugh.
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Audi is such an asset to DF. I love his humour.
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Awesome job with this one, Audi. I think you did great work with this first solo effort. Looking forward to more!
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This was a HILARIOUS episode! Really enjoyed it. π
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I ended up working at Team17 due to my childhood growing up with the Amiga!
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Clearly an Audi production through & through, much appreciated.
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Love the shoutout to Kim Justice! They have an amazing channel with some of the best content on retro British developers.
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Thank you so much for covering this. Amiga A500 was the first computer I bought with my own money and I LOVED it. Batman Pack plus Shadow of the Beast and I was in 16bit heaven. I can see myself getting a mini to sit next to my SNES Mini, my other favourite 16bit machine.
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Nostalgia overload. My dad bought me an Amiga 500 when I was 5. Or maybe he bought it for himself. Almost all of our games had been illegal copies (I do wonder if this affected the longevity of the system). Sensible soccer and Cannon Fodder should have been included but this looks amazing.
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Thanks for the wonderful review π It's very informative and insightful. I think the A500 is just beautiful! The A500 has contributed so much to the evolution of our games today and was way ahead of its time. Great device for the collection ππ
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"I have no idea what to do with a stick and balls. My wife can confirm this." Love Audi's humor!
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One request I have for future emulation-based hardware reviews; please give at least some information on input latency in comparison to original hardware or an FPGA. Even if purely anecdotally perceived and not rigidly tested, it would be helpful to know. Great video as usual, Audi!
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Love the comment about the Mister at the end. And yes, my parents are very proud, thank you π
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The R-Type intro soundtrack is great. Anyways, I disagree with the "lacklustre games" argument. Except for one or two of them, they are all great classics that any true Amiga user ( I have been one until my job forced me to switch to PC ) knows and loves. Plus, the A500 Mini has been thought with the option of adding all the games you want, thanks to the nice WHDLoad implementation (and with some workaround also ADFs and HDFs... And more). To be honest, I have been more a professional Amiga user back then, although sure enough I also played tons of games. As far as concern the keyboard... Well, if it was a working one it would have been a waste. Given how small it is, it only makes sense as an aesthetic non working feature. I think this A500 Mini is a well built and well thought little piece of kit. I really love mine more than I expected to. P.S. The Amiga was not a console!! -_-
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Great review!
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It seems like Team 17 were really on board with this project, I guess they offered their entire catalog when asked about licensing, which is a good thing because they usually publish good games to this day.
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Great review! The humor was perfect! Thanks Audi!
