Atari fans, you must be brave now. Your Atari ST may have been a neat piece of equipment, but the hearts of gamers still belong to the Amiga 500. Rightly so, because Commodore’s computer from 1987 made gaming dreams come true: Sensational graphics, great sound, simple operation (insert disk and go!) – all of this was more reminiscent of a console than a complicated PC.
Even if the gray box looked functional, shall we say, it was something like the PlayStation 5 of its time: If you wanted to experience the future of gaming, you couldn’t avoid the Amiga 500. He even mastered ray tracing (precalculated, but still
What made the Amiga so special is discussed by Michael »I never had such a thing« Graf on the occasion of the release of the Amiga 500 Mini with the Amiga admirers Heiko Klinge and Manuel Fritsch from Insert Moin.
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Of course, the three of them don’t just talk about the technical capabilities of the Amiga together, but above all about unforgettable games. Heiko, for example, digs out the perfect role-playing game Ambermoon, which Manu was able to experience in an even better version because an astronomically expensive Amiga 2000 was purring on his father’s desk.
We also reminisce about Speedball 2, Great Giana Sisters, Elfmania (see below), as well as action games like Cannon Fodder and Commando that were popular at the time.
EiYou can buy some of them today on Gog.com (approx Speedball 2 HD or Cannon Fodder), others exist as (sometimes more, sometimes less functional) Browser versions on Archive.org.
Only the Amiga 500 Mini does not appeal to Heiko, although he has tried it out intensively. Because it’s just not the same anymore – but listen for yourself!
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