Commodore’s Amiga 500 Is the Latest Classic Console to Get the Mini Treatment

[Tsing]

Image: Retro Games



Nintendo’s success with the miniaturization of its classic NES and SNES consoles have driven plenty of other companies to capitalize on the mini-console craze.



The latest to continue that trend is Retro Games, which announced today that it has developed a miniaturized version of one of Commodore’s most memorable systems, the Amiga 500. This console was originally released all the way back in 1987.



Appropriately dubbed the “A500 Mini,” Retro Games’ latest miniature console aims to be an honest recreation of the original that replicates its keyboard and CPU case. The mini console also comes with a 2-button mouse just like the original, as well as a newly engineered 8-button precision gamepad.



Library wise, A500 Mini users can expect 25 games included with the mini console that include classics such as Alien Breed 3D, Worms...

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[Burticus]

Neat, but I wish it was a little cheaper. I wonder if it only does games or does it also include a usable workbench?

I also wonder if I could use a regular wireless mouse instead of the antique one. I mean I get that it's vintage but doesn't mean I have to like it.

One thing for sure, is a lot cheaper than trying to buy an old A500. I gave up on trying to buy a real Amiga a while back, people just want too much $$$ for them on ebay, for what is essentially a 286/386 with VGA graphics. Not to mention leaky caps and batteries. Still......

 

[Stoly]

I'm not really fond of the A500 case, the A1000 was pretty good but my favorite was the A3000.

On a side note, the controller is fugly

 

[Burticus]

I'm not really fond of the A500 case, the A1000 was pretty good but my favorite was the A3000.

On a side note, the controller is fugly

Yeah the controller looks like the one from the Amiga cd32 game console thing. And yeah it looks funky.