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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Console Chat => Topic started by: BigusSchmuck on October 27, 2015, 08:31:56 AM
Title: Amiga 500
Post by: BigusSchmuck on October 27, 2015, 08:31:56 AM
Any Amiga 500 owners out there? I'm in the process of acquiring one. This guy gave me an awesome idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnhfWC7ONA8 Just curious on what are some of the shortfalls in acquiring one? I know most of the games I will want to play require 1mb of ram, but I"m also curious if maxing out the ram on the system would be the best way to go? Thoughts please..
Title: Re: Amiga 500
Post by: ClodBuster on October 27, 2015, 08:49:47 AM
I had one back in the mid 90s, along with two large boxes of totally legit (sure) copies of floppies.
Long story short, the Amiga 500 did not impressed me when compared to the Genesis, SNES or even to the 386 DOS / Win 3.11 computer I played at that time.
I think it would have made a larger impact on me in the late 80s.
The best way to try Amiga before buying the hardware is through Amiga Forever, the official Amiga emulator for PC. Did that too recently.
Title: Re: Amiga 500
Post by: BigusSchmuck on October 27, 2015, 08:53:00 AM
I had one back in the mid 90s, along with two large boxes of totally legit (sure) copies of floppies.
Long story short, the Amiga 500 did not impressed me when compared to the Genesis, SNES or even to the 386 DOS / Win 3.11 computer I played at that time.
I think it would have made a larger impact on me in the late 80s.
The best way to try Amiga before buying the hardware is through Amiga Forever, the official Amiga emulator for PC. Did that too recently.
I'm more interested in the Turrican games than anything. Oh yeah and the sequels to Shadow of the Beast. And maybe some PC ports or other obscure games.
Title: Re: Amiga 500
Post by: elmer on October 27, 2015, 08:54:30 AM
You'd probably be better off with an A600 or 1200 that way you can use a CF as a hard drive and whdload all your software that way...
A1200 is kind of what I was leaning towards, but A500 seemed to be a better choice for classic games and of course the above video makes me want to tinker with it some more!
You might want to follow this guy's advice for adding RAM/CF HD to the A500: ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnhfWC7ONA8#) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnhfWC7ONA8
Yeah I saw that video too (the linky is on my original post). I'm still on the fence whether an Amiga 500 or 1200 is in my sights.. Amiga 1200 more ram + bad ass graphics chip, but not compatible with all Amiga 500 games with out some monkeying around. I do like that dude's sony pvm though, but that's going to be a quest in itself. :P
Title: Re: Amiga 500
Post by: SuperPlay on November 08, 2015, 09:18:08 AM
If you are looking at the 500 plus model be aware of the common battery leaking issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0Qbrs_3Gk
Title: Re: Amiga 500
Post by: BlueBMW on November 09, 2015, 03:43:03 AM
Amiha lol.
Get some of that Agony! Best owl shooter on the system
Title: Re: Amiga 500
Post by: sunteam_paul on November 09, 2015, 04:27:15 AM
For the most classic experience, you want an A500 with 1Mb RAM and a second floppy drive.
As much as I love the Amiga for the good times I had with AMOS and DPAINT, don't expect anything great of many of the games, especially if you are used to console quality. Most Amiga stuff is slow/jerky in comparison although you will find some very nice artwork.
Title: Re: Amiga 500
Post by: Caseh on November 10, 2015, 01:39:00 AM
A 1200 should be fine, if I remember rightly (its been a while!) there's no faffing about with older games, you just need the right kickstart disks.
Failing that a 500+ or 600, the stock 500 only had 1/2mb, the + and 600 had 1MB and the 1200 had 2MB. It doesn't seem like much but games like Settlers are infinitely better on the 1200 (well, with 2MB).
Title: Re: Amiga 500
Post by: wilykat on November 11, 2015, 01:38:06 PM
A500 can be upgraded beyond 1MB but it's rare hardware. I have a Supra-RAM side car that attaches to the left side and is expandable internally from 1MB to 8MB