Here is some piece of information of paramount importance that had gone somewhat unnoticed by the United States. The error has been fixed here, if I can put it this way … Retro Games has announced that the THEA500 Mini, a completely redesigned official version of the Amiga computer, is now going into production and will be released on March 25, 2022!
You read that right, the rabbits. Announced last August by the very late Plume, TheA500 Mini is supposed to be a tiny machine that will take you back to childhood. For the oldest among you, of course.
A legendary machine
The others, for their part, will undoubtedly discover one of the best machines in video game history with its thousands of games. But that’s a shame TheA500 Mini
As this dear Plume wrote, the machine in question takes on the design of this bicycle which will have been a great stepping stone for many creators and demo makers. In order to, THEA500 Mini will emulate the Amiga 500 (OCS), but also its later versions with ECS (Enhanced Chipset), such as the Amiga 500 + and the Amiga 600, and the Amiga 1200, champion of the AGA (Advanced Graphics Architecture)). All for $ 129.99.
As you read in the promotional heading of this info, the full range of titles available at launch has been revealed. Or at least compete. If we already knew many of them, here is the updated list.
In fact, over the past few months the full list of games included has been more or less revealed. But it is ultimate despair, today’s announcement. We add Stunt car racer, signed Geoff Crammond (NDTraz: one of the games I’ve played the most EVERYONE my life!). This title received critical acclaim when it was released in 1989.
Other games were announced recently, including Arcade pool and Project-X special edition 93 from Team 17, F-16 fighter pilot from Digital integration and Super Cars II from Gremlin.
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The full list is 25 games, so anyone can find at least one of the titles they loved so much at the time. If you have other Amiga games, you can also use the WHDLoad function of the THEA500. Users can change configuration, control options and display settings.
Know in a divine way that the THEA500 Mini should leave the warehouse in early January 2022. Due to the high number of fan requests, mouse and keyboard packs will also be available separately in certain areas.
Developed by Retro Games Ltd. and distributed by Koch Media, that THEA500 Mini comes out with its original two button mouse but is also accompanied by a new 8 button precision controller that allows you to choose according to your needs. In addition to the screen keyboard, you can connect an additional PC keyboard for more convenience and additional functionality.