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0 You may have heard that there was a mini version of the much-beloved 16-bit home computer in production, the Amiga 500. Retro Games Ltd has now announced in a press release that the A500 Mini is scheduled to release on March 25th, 2022 and we here at Thumb Culture HQ could not be more excited! The A500 Mini will release with a suggested retail price of £119.99. Very reasonable for a nostalgic trip don’t you think?
In the box, you will get the system itself, a USB classic mouse, and an 8-button joypad. The unit will be powered by USB-C and will also come with a 6ft HDMI cable. Features include various display options such as CRT filters and 50Hz/60Hz refresh rates. In addition, if you own other original Amiga games, these can be played via USB stick utilising the WHDLoad functionality. It will also be possible to buy the mouse and joypad on their own in selected territories. But, you want to know about the games right? The classics are all here!
Full Games List:
Alien Breed 3D, Alien Breed: Special Edition’92, Another World, Arcade Pool, ATR: All Terrain Racing, Battle Chess, Cadaver, California Games, The Chaos Engine, Dragons Breath, F-16 Combat Pilot, Kick Off 2, The Lost Patrol, Paradroid 90, Pinball Dreams, Project-X: Special Edition 93, Qwak, The Sentinel, Simon the Sorcerer, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Stunt Car Racer, Super Cars II, Titus The Fox: To Marrakech And Back, Worms: The Director’s Cut, Zool: Ninja Of The “Nth” Dimension.
What a list! As I said, all the classics are here on this fully licenced machine.
“Over the last couple of months, my team have been hard at work finalising the firmware of the THEA500® Mini as well as working closely with our manufacturing partners to ensure the highest production quality” said Chris Smith, CTO at Retro Games, “and as a commitment to our very loyal fans, we will also be shortly putting out a new Christmas THEC64 firmware update”.
“In addition, we have in the past excelled at the unboxing experience and feel that this time we have surpassed expectations and will be bringing you our best looking product yet”, follows Paul Andrews, Managing Director at Retro Games.
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