A500 Mini - Still Worth Playing 3 Months Later?
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- We look at the A500 mini over the last 3 months - Is it still worth playing?
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Dude, thank you for your honesty: I think NOBODY ELSE is being honest in reviewing these products. Really.
Lol you noticed that as well? The early reviews were really poor. They ignored issues and the problems at launch.. just saying how amazing it is.. Now I do like the A500 mini but it was far from perfect outside the already included games.
Definitely worth every penny! Great video. The d-pad works good for some games and for the ones that don't I use my C64 maxi joystick. A good example is I found the d-pad worked better for playing Star Wars the arcade game than the joystick did but for some other games the joystick worked better. I will have to see if there are any great all-in-one controller / joysticks for it.
Im playing with mine lots, rarely touch my PS5 now. Got myself a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, so the whole 3 USB thing isn’t an issue as they use the same dongle. Ineed to get good joystick so i can do away with the joypad, not that its bad, just that it doesn’t feel as retro as i want.
That's how I have it set up, wireless keyboard and mouse. I like the tank mouse, very retro, but don't need to use it all the time.
I sent mine back they are nothing like the original back, i had batman pack and a mountain of pirate games from the glasgow barrowlands lol i got a original from ebay for 200 a couple of weeks ago ..
I've only had mine for around a month and I haven't even scratched the surface of all that you can do on it...I got sick of the tank mouse pretty quickly and switched it out with a cheap, wireless scroll mouse and the lack of a keyboard isn't an issue for me since I prefer a wireless keyboard anyway.
waiting and hoping for a full size 'The Amiga'. Already have the 'The C64' and the 'The VIC20' full size versions.
Pretty sure it'll happen..
0:49 Nostalgic fan loves the rollerball :) There is no other reason that you prefer that over an optical sensor.
Yes. The answer is yes.
I STILL cant get the keyboard working, and Ive had to cut the disks in half just to fit em in the slot..! not happy!!
I think I'll wait for the maxi version like they did with the C64 mini and see if the mini goes down in price and if there's any upgrades with the maxi version.
I have one with the Retroarch add-on. Some games seem to run better with the emulator via Retroarch. I like it overall and appreciate the effort! I use a USB switch to power down. Actually they do run better- not "seems".
I'll have to try using some ADF files. Later today I'll see if I can hunt some down and see if it makes a difference. On my coffee table the two computers displayed there is the C64 Maxi and the Amiga A500. Good times! 🕹️
Maybe an Amiga maxi, whenever it arrives, will fix all the issues when adding your own games. This was essential for me on the C64 maxi, with all the lovely new homebrews available. There’s no issues with speed when adding your own games- the only issue I had was a few games refusing to boot, joystick set to the wrong port, and Sonic C64 not working on the Carousel. The Amiga Mini is all about plug and play and avoiding messing about with settings, as you have to do in win u ae on a PC. Most issues are probably down to the kickstart and Amiga versions being the wrong type, same with the emulators on PC. Adding your own games is essential as more and more games get released, so not fixing the speed issues would be an oversight by Retro Games. Let’s see what they come up with when the Amiga maxi lands or there’s another mini firmware improvement. I respect your honesty in saying it’s a hassle sometimes playing Amiga. I think the Amiga has always been more problematic than say emulating old consoles, less the usual suspect consoles such as N64. Let’s hope all the issues are corrected within time.
Adding ADF was a huge difference, I deleted the whdload off games running quickly and replaced them with ADF format, A500 mini is hit n miss still, like u say it's the community that helps this mini
I think its great to tinker about on, pandory and Amigamini are game changers
I have an Amiga, but prefer the Mini. Less space and far more function overall. Not to mention 3.5 disks are around the time they should start failing.
Good points!
The A500 mini seems good, but the brief (very brief"), time i used one, i was looking down all the time for the which controls remap to which gamepad buttons. No matter what emulator you use, your gonna run into that issue, but i think its more the limited area they have to work with that's an issue.. I would even call is a 'design issue' they cannot easily solve.
They can guarantee this with 25 games (bundled) all work 100% with the gamepad only, but still the remapping controls to buttons is really irritating for me
That's probable a user problem... and adding a real keyboard to the A500 "maxi" in Q4 2024 might help... Still.. all of this runs Amiberry which is limited in itself anyway, so there is no way to get away from that.
Even though i still have the original Amiga 500 computer,
I still want to get the Amiga Mini console,
so i might consider it 😹😸😸👍🕹️.
@AfterBurnett I also have the original Commodore 64 and games on the tapes and disks 😺👍.
Also, i have The C64 Mini console 😹😸👍🕹️.
And, to be honest, some of the Commodore 64 and Amiga games even inspire me to draw my own comic fan arts and share them on UA-cam 😺👍.
Loving mine still .. As for Pandory not working after the update .. Well if i want to run other systems i will use my SNES mini etc.
I want an Amiga to use as an Amiga and that it does amazingly especially using AGS2 or Aminimiga' RTG workbench.
In fact it does it so well and so much faster im seriously considering selling my real A1200.
I find it odd that many buy THEC64, THEA500 then complain they can no longer run other systems after a really cool update.
As long as Workbench etc work then its perfect for what it is supposed to be ?
Still don’t own one as of yet , I’m considering it but it looks a lot of hard work to get it up and running to a good level.
It can be a pain.. but just depends what you want to play
Really is straight forward. I've had it day one and only installed the games I want and have fond memories of. Nearly all emulate without a problem and I've done zero tinkering with the settings.
It's a great system and I personally don't think the price is too bad either.
I've tried both AminiMiga and Arcade Game Selector 2, and I VASTLY prefer Aminimiga because AGS2 is cluttered with the French and German versions of all the games which you seemingly can't delete because all of the games are together on hard drive images whereas at least on AminiMiga you can delete the French and German versions, demos, music, and whatever else you don't need and it still works fine...you can even add your own games to it if you find something that isn't already there!
Shame you didn't feed back or request any of this stuff. Maybe I would have implemented it.
@@mrv2k2000 - Sorry, would it be possible to make it easily editable? AGS2 still has a superior game library since it has most of the CD32 stuff, I just got sick of sifting through it all and installed the CD32 games that I wanted on the Amiga core in Pandory instead...I could try it again if it's still under development with the possibility of being able to delete and/or add your own games to it at some point. I already had AminiMiga since a few days after I got my A500 Mini and only heard about AGS2 a week or two ago, so I downloaded, installed, and tried it for 2 or 3 days but as I said I got sick of sifting through all of the French and German stuff on the menu to find games in my own language and wanted to get rid of the demos altogether since I never bother with such things...if there's no way to add an option to edit the list, maybe release separate versions for each language and possibly optional demo-free versions? Either way, yeah, I'll probably give it another chance at some point if you're still working on it...I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or discredit your hard work. Also I still kind of prefer the Workbench UI of AminiMiga, as ugly as it is...you know, nostalgia.
Still loving mine. I had no issues using the dpad with games. Some of my faves don't emulate so well though. We could have done with the ability to use the full amiberry options though.
full Amiberry options ? Amiberry is stripped down version of WinUAE... less features,, doesn't support (cartridges like Action Replay III) etc.. and has other issues..
It does good for low end hardware (which its was designed for),but that often means giving up featues too.
I prefer using Retroarch lr-puae than Amibery so I just stick to using my pi, it’s greeeet!
Any chance of a focused C64 video on Pandory mod?
I'll have a look.. I'll need to dig my A500 mini back out for some more vids I think. It seems that there's still a lot of interest in it.
Cheers buddy. I haven't had much time with the Amiga mini under Pandory. I have got it working but that's as far as I have gotten 🤔. It is a decent machine, just that the emulation/ gui/ user interface needs some tweaking. I'm sure that will happen especially if there's an Amiga maxi.
Yeah it wasn't perfect at all, the deeper you look into it, it's got issues. Certainly needs a lot of effort to get some games running better. Pandory has its own history too... they initially blocked it via firmware update..
is there a difference between running an amiga emulator on pc and this device?
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I love The A500 Mini! I think that people should avoid installing the firmware updates, though. The A500 Mini can also be used as an accelerated version of the Amiga with versions of the Workbench, such as "Amiga Inside", which has a lot of games, serious applications, and utilities pre installed. I couldn't get Aminimiga to boot up at all, though. I still need to get a joystick so I can play some games such as "Barbarian" (Palace), though. I'm not sure which joystick to get. I heard that the C64 Mini joystick is crap. The only compatible version of "Barbarian" (Palace) without using an ADF image which I've found is pre installed under "Amiga Inside".
I kinda wished I hadn't updated my firmware. Very annoying. Yes the c64 joystick is crap. Hear the competition pro is OK.
Do the amiga games that run too quick, run slower under Pandory?
Some do.. honestly depends if you are using ADF files or whdload.. and depends on the game. Some of the other platforms like Aminimiga/AGS2 can be better as it's been preconfigured to run better game by game.. but it doesn't always work that way.
getting mine probably today or tomorrow...
tell me its about £30..... otherwise hmmmmmm..... i have an rgb10max and other mini devices
Lol no.. much more
Remember the 5/5 reviews? :) - btw thanks for keeping it real - and mentioning Pandory
Yeah.. no problem. I'm still annoyed I couldn't make a video on it. Tons of folks out there love this sort of stuff on the minis.
Some of those early reviews are just embarrassing.. can we really trust those larger channels that got the mini free? Mmm unsure.
@@CrazyBurger It's all too obvious with most of these early reviews. That controller is a disaster tbh- and that's without mentioning the diagonals on the D-PAD. Have you tried the tank mouse on your PC yet? *eeep*
@@TeamPandory lol no.. sounds ominous!
@@CrazyBurger the a500 mini is the only thing it works well on! :D
I've just ordered my Sandisk Cruzer Blade 32gb 2.0 from Amazon for £5.49 on a deal in preparation for when I eventually get a 500 Mini OR Maxi 🤩🤩👍👍🕹🕹🎯
Bargain!
@@CrazyBurger I also ordered another Echo Show 5 for £34.99 (rrp £99.99) on the Prime Deals which are on for the next 2 day's John 🤩🤩👻👻🎉
@@stevemahoney5209 nice.. im sure I got one at a similar price. Pretty handy for the bedroom or kitchen..
@@CrazyBurger Have one in the kitchen and the new one is for the dining room to listen to music. I'm now eyeing up a Ring Video Doorbell 4. Difference over a Ring 3 is a 4sec pre roll of footage. Prime deal £129.99 😀😀
I love it still and i havent had much issues ive gotten use to the gamepad and the tank mouse feels fine. I hope to see more updates soon. As mentioned before i use it just for Amiga stuff not too fussed with other hacks especially Pandory since i personally didnt like the attitude from the developers towards people who put the firmware on
Pi 400 and the tomato retropie image ftw!
Can it play hdf files?
Yes
the d pad made the game difficult to play? ive heard them all now;)
Any old excuse. These games were not designed with dpads in mind. Sone games it doesn't matter. But games like Cadavar are painful to play. Diagonal moves is painful.
@@CrazyBurger' it burns, it freezes!'. now i have heard it all;)
But can it play Crysis(1,2,3)
Lol 😆 with massive difficulty
@@CrazyBurger if you join 500 CPUs and gpus from this amigas i think it wont be able to run crysis 1
@@Mr11ESSE111 lol I mean even the xbox series s struggled with it!
Without having watched the video (yet) i'd say: yes!
With all the available game one can add, the possibility to emulate other systems (Pandory),
the overall performance of the A500 Mini (i'd never expected it to be that potent tbh!), the possible implementation of Workbench...
I see this as a 'tinker-toy'
Its good enough for games, and possibly workbench 1.3/2.04 but not really Cyberstorm PPC stuff, or hard drive stuff you can do on WinUAE/FS-UAE...
Basically a games console with the option of WB. As long as you don't mind the remapping quirks.. then ok. I was seriously expecting UA-camrs to mention that "quirks" but not (1) single video does.... Surly its irritating no ??
If not, then i guess i'm a loner.
@@Tech-geekyThe Amiga full size that's been planned will probably ship with a more powerful motherboard SBC. I'd like to see loaded workbench built in as an option such as a music tracker or art package, as well as the carousel (and I'd like that to be editable).
Will you buy a maxi Amiga?
I'm not sure to be honest. If it's reasonably priced I probably will.
@@CrazyBurger if it’s a 600 HD sized replica, I think the Amiga full size, will retail for about 130£. After all the C64 maxi has a real keyboard and I believe the Amiga 600 isn’t as big. Don’t quote me on that. A 1200 is way too big for the company to keep costs down. The 500 is too big also, so my guess is the A600 size. Purists might scoff, but it makes sense. I can’t wait for the announcement which looks like Spring 2024. I hope they don’t get scalped, but it’s my concern they will to a degree. I appreciate the Retro Games won’t do a Nintendo ;) interesting times. Keep up the good work Burger, I enjoy your vids.
@@EnjoySynthSounds cheers mate appreciated.. ideally the Amiga maxi or whatever its going to be named is more than just a working keyboard. The details here could decide if I purchase or not.it would be pretty cool if it had a working disk drive.
You've put me off John. Think I'll wait for the A1200 Maxi, as I think the A500 Maxi would be too big (if they were to bring that out of course) 😀😀💾💾🕹
Lol if it comes down in price then get it. At this price, it's probably a bit expensive for what you get.
Yes, you're right there John. I'll wait for a price reduction 😀😀👍👍