AMIGA 500

FEW WORDS GET THE NOSTALGIA GLANDS FLOWING LIKE ‘AMIGA’ AND ‘500’. TO HEAR IT IS TO BE TRANSPORTED BACK TO A TIME WHEN NEW 2D VISUALS STILL HAD THE ABILITY TO SHOCK AND WHEN UK DEVELOPERS PRODUCED THE BEST COMPUTER GAMES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. BUT HOW DID THE MUCH-LOVED HOME COMPUTER COME TO BE? ASHLEY DAY REVEALS ALL…

Year released: 1987 Original price: £599 Buy it now for: £20+ Associated magazines: Amiga World, Amiga Format, CU Amiga, Amiga Power, Amiga Action, Amiga Computing, Amiga Force, Amiga Mania, The One Why the Amiga 500 was great… Why wasn’t the Amiga great? During its early years, the A500 was the most desirable games machine on the planet thanks to several games that just wouldn’t have been possible anywhere other than the arcades. As the years passed, its graphics became less relevant but the ease of development meant that there were hundreds of programmers pumping out classic after classic on a seemingly weekly basis. “THE COMPUTER WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE THAN ITS RIVALS” For a home computer that’s so inextricably associated with the history and fate of Commodore, it’s…

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