The bubble of mini consoles continues to grow, and we think it is fantastic, since today we have the possibility of knowing a new model that will soon be on the market. And it is that this great console will recover incredible moments to more than one user, since we are talking about the mythical Commodore Amiga 500 . If you know exactly what we are talking about, we have bad news to tell you: you are older.
The Amiga 500 in mini version
Created by Retro Games and distributed by Koch Media, this tribute to the Amiga 500 is called THEA500 mini, and is a small console that mimics the design of the original Amiga 500. That console launched in the 80s drew attention for its CPU and its sound quality, something that soon became noticeable with the many games that came to the console.
And it is those games that now come back pre-installed in this miniature version that it is responsible for emulating, not only the Amiga 500 , but also the Amiga 1200 , which came in its day with a more advanced graphics architecture. In this way, the games available will be from both generations, finding a total of 25 different titles in the internal memory of the device
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What games does it include?
In total, there will be 25 titles that will arrive installed in the internal memory of this THEA500 mini, but for now the manufacturer has only revealed the name of 12 of them. They are as follows:
- Alien Breed 3D
- Another World
- ATR: All Terrain Racing
- Battle chess
- Corpse
- Kick Off 2
- Pinball dreams
- Simon The Sorcerer
- Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
- The Chaos Engine
- Worms: The Director’s Cut
- Zool: Ninja Of The »Nth» Dimension
The rest of the remaining games will be announced in the coming months, so we will see what other titles complete this very interesting collection.
Console and accessories
The console, although it includes the full QWERTY keyboard design, will not offer the keyboard as it is simply decorative (and has an extremely small size), but it will include two control accessories, such as the gamepad and the full-size mouse. In the event that we need a keyboard, we can use a compatible PC USB keyboard or the virtual keyboard on the screen that the interface offers.
What is the price?
The price of this new THEA500 mini will be 129.99 euros , and it will not be available until the beginning of 2022, so we will still have to wait a few months until we see it in stores. We must remember that we can currently purchase the Commodore mini, the first miniature version of Commodore computers that hit the market a few years ago.
