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I have wanted to get and setup an Amiga to play some old games again on real hardware but I can't bring myself to pay that much money.
by LordKano 9y ago
I have wanted to get and setup an Amiga to play some old games again on real hardware but I can't bring myself to pay that much money.
- ZenoArrow 9y agoLooking on eBay it seems you can get an A500 for about £100. If you were looking for a machine on the cheap you could stick with the 0.5MB expansion that most of them have, or perhaps go for a cheap accelerator. The cheapest I know of is the TerribleFire range, which are all open-source (self-assembly required unless you can find someone to build one for you). The TF530 would be a decent upgrade, not would you have an 030 for playing some of the more demanding OCS games you'd also be able to store your games on CompactFlash storage: https://github.com/terriblefire/tf530 https://github.com/terriblefire/tf530 Talking of the TerribleFire, the developer posts video blogs of their development on YouTube, it's fun to follow along if you're into retro hardware. His latest board is a CD32 expansion he designed the PCB for in a weekend! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4uiUtALy1ILAxNh7TGsmQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4uiUtALy1ILAxNh7TGsmQ
- erickhill 9y agoFor the highest compatibility and lowest $, a 500 running 1.3 is really the best bet. If you really get into it, there are harddrive options (including somewhat modern ones) that make life a lot easier. But it doesn't have to be expensive.
- LordKano 9y agoI was introduced to the Amiga 2000 back in high school. That's where I have always started my search but the 500 might not be a bad re-introduction.