COLLECTOR’S GUIDE: AMIGA 500

Commodore’s Amiga 500 is perfect for collectors as it features an array of stunning games across a variety of diff erent genres. If the previous pages have given you the collecting bug then don’t miss the following essential guide, which is full of the most interesting games and peripherals for the 16-bit marvel

» Manufacturer: Commodore » Models: Amiga 500, Amiga 500+ » Launched: 1987 » Country of origin: United States Why it’s collectable Following up on a machine as commercially popular as the Commodore 64 was never going to be an easy task, but few would argue that the Amiga wasn’t a worthy successor. 1987’s iconic Amiga 500 would secure the line’s status with some of the finest 16-bit games of the era, making it ideal for collecting, while thousands of kids discovered that the computer bought to help with their homework was more than capable of competing with rival platforms of the time. The Amiga 500’s custom chipset was the reason for its immense power; a selection of co-processors handled tasks such as audio and video, leaving the main CPU free…

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