The AMIGA A500 mini review - Is it worth $140?!

Review of the AMIGA A500 mini computer. It comes w/ 25 fully licensed games, tons of options and the ability to side load your own Amiga games off a USB stick. But was it worth the wait and $140!?

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** DISCLAIMER: this unit was sent to me for review, but all of the opinions are my own and no one reviewed the video before upload **

[Danzig]

At a convention recently, a YouTuber that I will not name charged me 50 bucks for roughly twenty seconds of his time, wouldn’t even talk to you without you swiping your card first. When I met Metal Jesus at a convention just a few months earlier, he took the time to talk to me and even took a picture with me. Never asked for a dime. He even held a Q&A and stopped after to talk and take pictures with any who asked.

I realize this is completely unrelated to this video, just wanted to say I appreciate this dude and he deserves no disrespect! He’s a real one that hasn’t lost touch with reality!

All hail the Metal Jesus!

[jordango]

My step-father had an amiga 500 when he met my mother. He’s super nostalgic for it! I’ve had 2 mini copies per-ordered (one for myself) via Amazon since it was announced. I’m excited to surprise my step-father with it

[benhimmself]

Had one in 1990, in the UK this was huge, we all had x-copy and a box full of blank floppy disk! Great video as always!

[nmanifold]

I was an Amiga kid, that computer shaped my life. I even learned how to do digital art on it via Deluxe Paint, and now I'm a graphic designer. This is a must buy for me, and glad to see it comes with Super Cars II, the greatest Amiga game ever imo.

[robertpassarella]

I had an Amiga 500, bought in 1988. I had a friend who had one too so I have played a lot of Amiga games. I actually traded it in 1992 to my brother who used it to teach himself graphic design.He ended up working for Sierra in California outside of Fresno in the late 90s.

[HikingFeral]

Hearing you play Chaos engine was so nostalgic, my dad is not well and I remember playing split screen with him on the Amiga 500. Superfrog with my mum. Don't you wish you could turn back time and re do your life sometimes.

[chrisb]

Hey Metal Jesus. I'm from the UK and grew up with the Amiga. It's a great system and I'm happy to see new people being able to discover it thanks to the Amiga Mini. I've had mine on pre-order since it was announced, and I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in.

[DenizTurkmen]

Wife preordered on Amazon as my b-day gift :) A500 was my first 16-bit computer. It was truly an amazing machine that allowed the Renaissance man in me build things with its music and graphic capabilities.

[Nevelation]

The Amiga 500 WAS my childhood, and probably my all time favourite computers/consoles. It was just amazing and, as you said, blew away the competition. I love it, it's fantastic, and I would spend forever on this if I could afford it. 😢

[GMJ]

Awesome seeing that Eye of the Beholder II footage at 8:30! So few people know about that series, but it's definitely a great addition to any retro CRPG library.

[HextremePL]

Awesome review. I also recommend awesome video *Echa Ekranu* 😊👍

[RolanTheBrave]

I got an A500 back in 1989 - saved up for ages delivering newspapers. It was a big upgrade from my spectrum 48k!

[StabStabStabStabby]

The amiga 500 was my childhood gaming machine. I didn't have a Nintendo or Sega console until much later. I used the amiga 500 until I got a Windows 95 machine. This computer is hugely nostalgic to me. Most of these games still hold up today imo. This is the first time I will be buying a mini-console. Especially since side-loading games is a built in feature.

[hectormontalvo]

I wasn't able to have a computer growing up because we couldn't afford it in my house. Nowadays I have computers but they are used and old. I have never been into PC gaming even though I always admired the graphics and rpgs. Now I could afford a modern computer but I just don't care anymore. But it's cool that they keep making these mini consoles and PCs. Good review and cool video MJR!👍

[yozza]

When i was a kid everyday in the playground here in the uk, you'd see kids swapping stacks of amiga discs held together with elastic bands.

[mschroder]

The Amiga is the most awesome machine I've ever owned. When my first A500 broke down, I bought another one. After a while I fell in love with the way smaller A600 and bought one of those as well. Good old early 90s 😎

[Seventeen_Seconds]

Wow the Amiga was my all time favourite computer/console growing up. Some of the best games and soundtracks ever made. Turrican 2 was unbelievable

[TRONMAGNUM]

I ordered it. My neighbor had one, and I was so jealous because the graphics were so much better than anything else on the market. They did a fantastic job on my C64 Maxi, so I have no doubt this will be awesome too.

[rorz]

Amiga is seriously the most underrated console / gaming computer of all time. It's hard to overstate how ahead of its time it was

[paulcousans]

Wow this brings back memories, I started work full time aged 16 in 1988 and saved £100 each month for four months and went to the local computer centre and purchased my first Amiga 500 computer for £400, it was such a leap from the Amstrad CPC 464 that I had! I've just gone and pre ordered the Amiga mini from Amazon. Great video