When they first announced The A500 Mini my reaction was basically "I don't care! I never owned an Amiga (even though I really wanted one) and based on history it'll be impossible to get in the US anyway."
Then when I saw it introduced on The 8 Bit Guy & Retro Recipes I decided to get one.
Sour grapes? FOMO? Maybe a little of both.
In any case, it arrived today. Younger me is envious.
I admit, I liked my C64 Mini, purely for the "Nostalgic" look and feel of it. I will likely pick up one of these as well, after prices drop like the did on the C64 Mini once the "Maxi" was released. I assume the same thing will likely happen to the A500 Mini.
I know they're basically just cases for emulators, but darn it if I don't like them! lol
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I admit, I liked my C64 Mini, purely for the "Nostalgic" look and feel of it. I will likely pick up one of these as well, after prices drop like the did on the C64 Mini once the "Maxi" was released. I assume the same thing will likely happen to the A500 Mini.
I know they're basically just cases for emulators, but darn it if I don't like them! lol
Exactly. I was excited to get The C64 Mini, and I wanted the Maxi enough to order it from the UK since I couldn't find it state side. As I said, I don't have as much nostalgia for Amiga, other than the nostalgia of drooling over ads in magazines. But I decided to go for it after all. It is an emulator with two USB controllers I can use elsewhere, and it comes in its own bit of "sculptured art" reproduction case. And I apparently have more money than sense. ?
I'm interested to see how you like it after using it for a few days. Definitely let us know how it goes for you after some time on the system.
I'm going to try to put in some time on it this weekend. The biggest flaw with any feedback I provide will be my lack of context from having never used an Amiga 35 to 40 years ago and crap am I feeling old. ?
