A500 MINI How To Add Games + Where To Get Them ! WHDLoad COMPLETE Guide
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- A500 MINI How To Add Games + Where To Get Them ! WHDLoad COMPLETE Guide
So you made the leap and purchased the new A500 Mini, this great new mini console emulating the classic Commodore Amiga.
You have now played the pre-installed 25 games and wish to add the classic Commodore Amiga games you remember so fondly.
In this video OGDuffy shows you how to add games to the A500 mini using the WHDLoad and guides you through the complete setup.
OGDuffy then shows you where to acquire Commodore Amiga roms and how to install them to play on your A500 mini.
Classic Amiga games, Secret of Monkey Island, Cannon Fodder and Lemmings are all available and OGDuffy guides you through the complete process, formatting the USB Memory stick, installing WHDLoad and then downloading roms and installing them. He then takes you through the loading process from USB memory stick through the A500 Mini itself.
0:00 - A500 Mini Introduction to Installing games
0:25 - A500 Mini Format USB Memory Stick
1:08 - Download A500 Mini WHDLoad
3:00 - A500 Mini where to get games
5:45 - A500 Mini Install WHDLoad
6:15 - A500 Mini Install Games
7:00 - A500 Mini installed games running
9:48 - A500 Mini Summary / Conclusion
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I would recommend Hired Guns! Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge 1 & 2
Hi, thanks for the video, is it possible to play Championship Manager 93/94? And can you easily save games?
JUST received my A500 Mini. Formatting my USB as FAT32 now. I downloaded Elite and Champions of Krynn. Back when I lived in Germany in the 90's I had an A3000 and played these, Lemmings, Stunt Car Racer and Warlords
Nice one matey, you'll love the mini, so nostalgic and takes you right back with those classic games 😎😉🍺
Hi..Im from Puerto Rico..I buy the A500 mini from Amazon..your video was the final justification to do it...lol...you made all so easy...thanks bro..
Hi from the UK and hope you enjoy the 500 mini as much as me matey... Some old classics right there 😉 Thanks for commenting.
brilliant clear vid. Massive thanks. Ordering one of these today!! Grow up on a A500 - when I heard the cannon fodder music on your vid, am not going to lie, the hairs on my neck stood up!! Good times.
Hi Ryan your most welcome and thanks for feeding back on the vid, I appreciate it 😎
Cannon Fodder is such a memorable game, your gonna love the A500 mini matey 😎🍺
Oh I could marry you , I have zero clue about computers , watched other videos but they flew through how to do it , even on pause I couldn’t keep up 😂. Got it working now cheers for that .
This is great to hear and pleased to know this worked for you and you found it useful.
Thanks for the feedback to, really appreciate it, now go enjoy all those classic games my friend 😎🍺
Just bought the A500mini today from Norwich, looking forward to having a go, you held your pint up, cheeeeeerrrs mines a gin and tonic. Nice basic video to get started!
Hi Steven you’ll love it matey and so easy to add the extra games😀 Thanks for commenting and watching and cheers 😉🍺
I just got my Amiga mini. Great guide easy to follow. Subscribed.
Cheers matey and glad you found it useful and easy to follow 😉🍺
Legend mate. Nice easy to understand video thank you. Pick up my a500 mini tomorrow 🙂 SWOS is a must!
Cheers matey and thanks for commenting... Glad you found the video of use 😉
Having watching this thanks for tip having been an old Amiga owner I can now relive my past life thanks ……
You’re welcome matey and you will have a great time revisiting those old classic titles for sure buddy 😉…. Enjoy 😎🍺
The easiest explained advice I’ve seen. Thanks
Thanks Mathew, really appreciate the feedback and glad it clearly instructed 😉🍺
Great video. I don't have my A500 yet, I just don't have the time to play many games. Bu here are some of my favourites that you haven't already mentioned:
Lemmings
Walker
Space Hulk
Legends of Valor
Moonstone
Alien Breed 3D (it's pre installed, go play it!)
Diggers
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Some classics there matey and Fate of Atlantis is one that’s always mentioned that I have not played myself .
I owned an Amiga back in the day, and over the years Ive been using Emulators and roms which dont always work and can take the fun away. I bought the Amiga Mini with the hope to make life easier but it only included 30 games. I heard about adding new games but I couldnt get it to work. Anyway thank you for your very detailed and thorough easy to understand explanation to get this running. I did try Cannon Fodder and it worked. Im now going to spend some time downloading some of my fav old games. Massive kudos to you cheers!
Hi Andrew and big thanks for the feedback, always great to hear positive feedback and so, so pleased you found this tutorial of use and it worked out for you matey.
Amiga has some absolute classics matey and Cannon Fodder is still such a brilliant game to this day 😉🍺
What other games you hoping to get on there?
You're welcome, and the first games I'm going to play are Elvira 1 & 2, Waxworks, Railroad Tycoon, Dungeon Master, quite a few actually :). The Dungeon Master rom didn't work though, not sure if it's a bad rom or something else. I dl it from the site you recommended, so may need to look elsewhere. What else was on your list?
Really is a fantastic wee mini this one. Hoping to get one sometime later, this were vid will keep me tight later too for my rom usage on it too. Nice one buddy and thanks for the tutorial 👌🍺😎🏴
Hi Stewie personally really enjoying it. Some people are predicting the price will drop same way their C64 mini did.
Time willl tell matey 😀
Thanks for the sharing.
1°) Lords of the rising sun
2°) Defender of the crown
3°) Ikari warrior
4°) International Karate
5°) Genghis Khan
etc...
Some great titles there matey 😉🍺😎
Cheers mate, this is an awesome vid. I have my A500 mini on the way and now I have a whole bunch of games that I used to play back in the day to return to. Wizball, Test Drive, Bombjack, Settlers, Populous, Archipelagos, Bubble Bobble etc etc.
Thanks so glad you found it if use. You will love the A500 and some classic games you intend on playing right there matey 😉
Got the A500 mini this morning, just fired it up and am super impressed so far. Have only had about 5 minutes on it but inbuilt games loaded immediately and played as I remember. I will be on this heaps, love it. Also, can't wait to check the games I d/l'd, but I'll wait to play them once I've given the inbuilt games a fair run.
@@coop001 Awesome... Your gonna continue to love it matey 😉😉
Awesome video now I'm ready to load my 500 mini up thanks bro
Hi Donnel, glad to have been of assistance matey... Which game you looking forward to revisiting the most?
With a few patches I have no doubt this will be a quality purchase 😉👍
I’m enjoying so far matey and loving revisiting old games. Gonna be filming a few gameplays on this for sure 😉
Very helpful video! I recently played monkey island for the first time on PC, but would love to play it on a console like this !
Cheers matey if you get the A500 follow these instructions as quite straight forward and some amazing games to revisit😉
Thanks for the help! you got yourself a follower!
Hi Steve, your most welcome matey and glad you found this video useful 😉 Welcome to the channel matey, look forward to hearing your views and opinions matey 😎🍺
RICK DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And THANK YOU MAN!!! I Bought Amiga Mini A few Days Ago And you helped me a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Makis, your most welcome and so pleased this helped you out matey 😃 Enjoy the A500 Mini its a cracking system buddy 😎
You are awesome man, thank you so much!
No problem matey so glad you found it helpful 😎
Great video, nice easy guide. Thanks
Cheers matey, glad it helped 😉🍺
Think I’m going to have to grab one of these. Hybris, Battle Squadron, katakis, Sensible Soccer, Lotus Challenge, Indiana Jones, Monkey island, New Zealand Story…. So many games I want to give some time to.
Yes matey they great little machines and with such a huge back catalogue of games... No brainer my friend 😎
Amazing tutorial! Ive used lemon amiga loads for emulators. Might just get a mini for ease of use. My all time favs as a kid - space crusade & lotus turbo challenge 2 ❤❤❤
Space Crusade …. Was that a Games Workshop board game too ?
Yes, course nowadays its warhammer 40k. 👍. Was such a great game, music and gameplay just amazing for its day.
Easy of use use is right... People keep saying FS-UAE, i know, but why should you have to turn on a pc just to use emulator.... That's why i got it,, and also the design is perfect..
*breaks out in a craig federighi moment*
Computers and usbs are so cool when t comes to adding games. I really am starting to like the look of the a500 even though I bought an Amiga classics disc game for pc. I may purchase one myself now.
If you can afford it matey then defo worth the investment 😎
Thanks for the info, looks straight forward enough, even I can do it ,,,maybe :)
You got this 😉😎
Loved playing Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies & Pinball Illusions, then theres Superfrog & Sensible Soccer, Zool. Really fancy trying to get a A500 mini
Hi Ian, its a cracking little system matey and well worth the investment. If it goes the same way as the C64 mini then expect a price drop in the future, but personally.... Cannot see the price dropping for a good while as a really decent bit of kit 😉
@@OGDuffy saw one in CEX for £75 but now its £95 they do say snooze & lose 😉 Still have Amiga 500, 600 & a 1200 🤔
@@iantheinventor8151 A very true saying that my friend 😉😉
Very well done, Cheers Sir, gotta get Gods again !! and Brat, Subbed thanks again
Thanks for the sub matey.... And enjoy revisiting the old classics buddy 😉🍺
Thanx a lot dude, works like a charm. Turrican and Moonstone awaits me again after more than 30years. 🤩
Btw the whole download process also works obv on Mac. 😉
Cheers matey and thanks for commenting 😉 Thanks for sharing that it works for MAC too, very helpful buddy 😎😉
Turrican is a classic matey... Enjoy 😎😉🍺
The Persian Gulf inferno was an amazing game. Well worth a look
Thanks for the suggestion matey, appreciated 😎
Two games that comes to mind are Ugh!, which is really addictive, and of course, Syndicate, which I had hundreds of hours invested in probably back on my old Amiga A600.
I remember Syndicate being a mega popular game back in the day 😉 Not played Ugh! So a great suggestion 😎🍺😉
Good old 'Only fools and horses' :) I love that show. I always think you'd be perfect for Granville.
Lemmings.... you gotta play,
Darkseed
Desert Strike
Lotus Turbo Challenge 1,2 or 3 (..or just all of 'em)
🤣 Love it ! Some great titles for the Amiga there matey 😎🍺 Such an iconic system 😉
Brilliant tutorial thank you it really helped.
I’d recommend a game called Walker
Cheers matey, glad it was useful... Not played Walker, will have to give it a look 😉
Loved Waxworks on the Ami#@ A500..
Dont know that title will have a look matey 😉 Thanks for the suggestion
Thank you so much for this straightforward video! I got it for Christmas and can’t wait to play it and add some of my old favourites, including:
Lotus Turbo Challenge II
Xenon I and II
Shadow of the Beast II
Rick Dangerous
Great selections!
Hi Tim, glad the video was useful to you matey 😉 Some great game suggestions there.... Rick Dangerous was great 😎🍺
Merry Christmas OG, hope you all had a good one.. found your channel a few weeks ago and been watching your vids. really enjoying them. I'm considering buying one of the A500 minis so appreciate this one.. do you know how to get games working on the Whdload that arent available as pre installed packs on Lemon Amiga? cheers.
also, you gotta download 'It Came From the Desert'..... amazing game!
Hi matey and thanks for the comment. To be honest all the Roma I have tried have worked matey so very pleased with it.
Such a great piece of kit and so nostalgic
Matey 😉🍺
Thank you
Your welcome matey 😉
Thanks for the video mate! Have you had any luck getting other stuff then games to run on the A500 mini? I'm thinking of music compilations discs or demos.
Hi Jon, glad you found the video of use matey 😉 To be honest I have only run games on the A500 mini so not sure about demos etc ?
Excellent video! In the games that you download, are you able to save progress in the usual way?
I beleive so matey.... Such a great little system and so many classic games associated to it ! Glad you found it useful 😎
Captive and Dungeon Master are 2 of the BEST
I remember the original Dungeon Master so will give 2 a spin for sure. Don’t know about Captive so will check that out too 😉 Thanks for the suggestions Chris really appreciated my friend 😎
Great video - subbed. Out of interest can you add games from other consoles to the a500?
Hi Marc, welcome to the channel and thanks for the SUB, much appreciated 😉 Great question and something I have not tried myself to be honest, so I really don’t know ….
For a West Ham man, this is video is incredibly good.
It's very clear, full of great info and extremely helpful. Very John Smith.
Are you sure you're not a Spurs man?
Hi matey, this made me smile... I am still and always will be a Hammers fan my friend 😎🍺⚒
Assuming your a Tottenham fan?
Glad you found the video of use and thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 😉🍺
@@OGDuffy You are very welcome.
Yes, I'm a Tottenham man (even though I've always lived in South London). I'm also a Commodore man and a Lightwave 3D man who appreciates good no nonsense retro gaming videos.
So, my thanks to you kind sir.
@@shabazzy I grew up in Tooting and Mitcham. All my family are Palace supporters but I broke the mold 😎😎🍺🍺😉😉
@@OGDuffy - LOL! Tooting?! That's Sadiq Khan country.
Actually, Tooting and Mitcham are not too far from my manor.
I bet you're family Christmas get togethers are a lot of "fun" eh? You must be giving them a right old laugh this season. 😉
@@shabazzy very close the bottom of the table this year. We 3 points behind palace with 2 games in hand. Got tickets for the Palace game in April. Will be a good day out😎🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
A few I've loaded are battle squadron , it came from the desert , indiana jones (the point and click one) , lotus 2 , lion heart
Hi Will gonna defo install Indy and it came from the desert. Not played Battle Squadron so thanks for the suggestions buddy 😎
@@OGDuffy battle squadron is follow up to hybris ,both great shoot em ups
I liked a game called Virus. You play it with the mouse. It seems uncontrollable until you get the hang of it.
That game passed me by sounds interesting will check out the rim at some point 😎🍺
ty mate
No problem... Enjoy the system. 😉
Dungeon Master, Chaos Strikes Back, Pinball Fantasies, Superfrog.........would love to see if these can be downloaded and played before I would purchase one.
Hi matey cannot imagine why they wouldn't work matey, not had any issues with games myself 😉
I loved Batman and Robocop games, lost weeks to football manager and sensible soccer
Played loads of Footy Manager too. Golden years 😎
Mega lo mania, pirates!, Super hang on, Superfrog, Ghosts&goblins...please :)
I loved Pirates on the C64 !!!! Such a classic game so definitely gonna be worth a play on the Amiga 😉
Cannon Fodder is not an amazing game...... it's a must have! 👍
You ain’t wrong buddy 😀
@@OGDuffy I bought my a500 mini last week, installed cannon fodder which I haven't played in God knows how many years and it was like I had never stopped playing it.
@@Moggster23 I know exactly what you mean ! Same happened to me with Lemmings !!!
Great video mate. Are sega and nintendo games off limits with the downloads? As much as i love Amiga games i loved streetfighter 2 and mortal kombat. Cheers
Hi matey... You can emulate most old computer and console systems... Search for the system your after and roms... Example: Super Nintendo Emulator... Loads of videos on YT on how to install etc... Similar to the way I showed in this video matey... Have fun 😉
Game suggestions Championship Manager 93/94, The Manager. Premier Manager 2, Player manager, Goal great video by the way
Cheers matey, I do have fond memories of Premier Manager so a game I will definitely be revisiting along with your suggestions 😎
Cheers buddy
@@OGDuffy will look forward to that and I subscribed to your channel this morning
@@TheSugarDaddy1 Thats great matey, welcome to the channel, look forward to hearing your thoughts and opinions in future vids matey 😎
Persian gulf inferno, space ace, castlevania (better graphics than the nes 8-bit, Moonstone is epic too
Space Ace, never played on the home systems very different to the arcade I can imagine 😉
ADF files, AIRTAXI and Spacetaxi 3 and a HDF OnEscapee ( similar to flashback ) and moonstone
Hi matey, not played those will have to take a look when I get a moment buddy 😉🍺
Syndicate and Swos (sensible world of soccer), think i will buy the mini too. Can i use a controller with bluetooth?
Hi matey great games there matey 😉
As for a blu tooth controller not sure to be honest…. If it did work would
Need an adapter in the usb socket I would assume? 🤔😉🍺
Didn't realise it was that easy(he says before i've tried it lol). So, i've copied whdload and Nebulus to the usb stick. Will try it later.
Yes matey pretty straight forward... Enjoy revisiting those old classics buddy
@@OGDuffy I later went through the whole list and only downloaded less than 10!
@@keva1700 enjoy em matey 😉🍺
Also need a USB power hub as well, that's because 2 controllers if playing 2 players, mouse, keyboard as that virtual keyboard is a pain and last but not least USB with the games...I really haven't put much games on USB stick, Banshee is the only game, but for casual pick and quick play for 1 player it's not to bad but with flaws
See your point about the USB OK until you introduce a 2nd player
Can you save progress on the new uploaded games like you can on the pre loaded games? If so, how can you do this please?
Not sure but I am pretty confident you can? Can’t remember controls to do so, but should be on Google somewhere ?
Silly question maybe - but is it only games that show WHDDownload that will work? Just noticing some of the games I'd like to play don't have that option on Lemon.
Not sure matey but if you give it a try let me know how it goes 😉
I did everything you did and when I put my stick in the mini I still just get that my stick doesn't have whd package. It's a A500 mini stick too so it should just work
Sorry to hear your having issues matey… If you have another memory stick try that one? Maybe it’s a hardware conflict?
Just before I buy one of these things can games be saved on the WHDload feature? I'm only getting it for the likes of Elite 2 and Syndicate
Hi Andy, yes I can confirm you can save your progress matey, press down on exit and gives 4 save slots each game, the same as the pre installed games matey 😎
@@OGDuffy Brilliant ta 😃
So if a game is not listed on the lemon site. Is there another good site to use?
Try a Google search it may throw up a few other sites for you 😉
I just want to play pga golf I played as a kid on my Amiga 500+
I looked at emulators and the Amiga mini , but it all looks to complicated and destined to not work for me lol, so looking at the easiest way of just buying a used Amiga 500+ and a copy of pga off eBay
BUT just wondering if I could buy a 600 or 1200….. if there is any extra benefits ? I know nothing about them really .
Would the copy of pga golf that works on 500+ work on the 600 or 1200 ?
To answer that question about the other Amigas I would imagine it would play no problems. The A 500 mini though really is easy to install your own games etc and probably your cheapest option?
@@OGDuffy the fact you get a new mouse with fresh new button click is tempting
@@ourclarioncall treat yourself…. Your worth it 😉🍺
@@OGDuffy 😁
Moonstone great game
Not played it matey... Will give it a go. Cheers 😎
hi, will the a500 load multi disk games . i would love to have go at Desert strike
Hi Anthony to be honest I am not sure but my guess is... 90% yes.... I think it depends on the ROM you use etc do you want me to test Desert Strike for you matey?
Just looked it up matey according to their official site it does load Multi Disk games😊
Yes please, I would get annoyed with myself if I couldn't get it to work and I don't think I have seen anyone else try a muti desk game yet
@@anthonyforbes234 Ill do it tonight matey might record for a quick play through video
Be interesting to see how you get on, and might help people with 4or 5 disk games
The controller wont work in any game. It says "none" on all the controlls even if i try to remap it
Never had this issue myself and no one else reported it? Weird one matey... Have you tried a different USB port? Maybe theres a fault in one? Apart from that matey..... I really dont know, let us know if you get it sorted matey
SWOS 96/97 Would be one I'd add.
Never played it on the Amiga so defo worth a look😎
@@OGDuffy Yeah you can just manage on it my Dad never played it he just bought players and sold the trail ones and messed with his tactics, but if you say buy Shearer and your managing a crap team from the lower leagues you'll see the difference in ability, every player has hidden stats in the usual things such as shooting, passing, tackling, and where you put them on the pitch via the tactics editor they will be there when the ball also noted on the tactics is played.
@@9ElevenGamer I really enjoyed Premier Manager on the Amiga one of the first depth management games I got into ! So will defo take a look at SWOS 😎
@@OGDuffy You know SWOS is Sensible World of Soccer, I assume you've played a variant at some point, well it's the same thing only all players are vastly different each has a value, you can buy and sell and alter tactics as well as other stuff.
@@9ElevenGamer Yes matey lots of variants of the game
😉
does usb keyboard work on this?
Hi matey not tried one but I know you can get a virtual keyboard up using the controller 😊
I saw one do it with wireless keyboards, you can try it! I gave you a like and hope you make more videos mate
ALso a good games list:
BubbleBobble
Dogs of war
Dynamite Dux
Ducktales
Giana sisters
International karate +
Joe & Mac cave ninja
Kick off 2
lost dutchmans mine (best open world survival to date!)
Mad TV
Mega lo mania
Nuclear war
Oil Emperium
Operation thunderbolt
Operation wolf
Pang
Pirates
Rainbow island
Reunion
Rodland
Sensible soccer
Shadow warriors
Shufflepuck cafe
Skidmarks 2
Speedball 2
Street Rod 2
Super cars 1 & 2
Super offroad
Teenage mutant ninja turtles
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
the house of the dead
Sabre Team
Never played it but great reviews
@@OGDuffyDoes it have to be a usb stick or can a usb HDD work?
@@dragoncarpgaming6204 not tried it with a drive but would imagine it would work…. Cannot see a reason why it wouldn’t? Let me know how it goes matey 😉
The games are in LhA archives, not Zip files. You don't UnZip LhA files, haha... This isn't the only "Guide" I've heard that gets that wrong. Haha. Amiga user for many, many, many years here. Also, I don't "hit" buttons that are clickable. HA! This isn't a COMPLETE Guide. It doesn't describe why some games don't bring up WHDLoad Options via a virtual Workbench screen while others do.
Hi Jesus, this is a basic guide to show people how to add games without confusing them. It works and people like it matey, as simple and does what it says on the tin 😀
I will play monkey island
Great choice there Sally, such an amazing, iconic game 😎
Eye of the beholder 2
Great game matey
Psygnosis games all of them!
Good shout matey 😉
Thank you
Your most welcome and glad it was of use matey 😎🍺