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[Strider]

Appena annunciata l'ennesima operazione nostalgia, questa volta tocca all'Amiga 500 Mini (A500).
Disponibile ad inizio 2022, conterrà 25 giochi (tra cui Another World, Simon The Sorcerer, The Chaos Engine e Worms) e all'interno della confezione saranno presenti un mouse a due pulsanti e un gamepad a otto pulsanti. Ovviamente tastiera non funzionante, ma possibilità di collegarne una esterna usb.
Prezzo e data verranno comunicati più avanti.



I 12 titoli confermati al momento:

Alien Breed 3D
Another World
ATR: All Terrain Racing
Battle Chess
Cadaver
Kick Off 2
Pinball Dreams
Simon the Sorcerer
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
The Chaos Engine
Worms: The Director’s Cut
Zool

P.s. Ho aperto un topic apposito nella sezione ConsoleMania Zone.

P.p.s.

Altri dettagli... Il prezzo è esageratissimo per essere una mini console con tastiera finta: 129,99€...
THEA500® Mini
Now other classic consoles are just toys!
25 Amiga classics, including Worms, The Chaos Engine, Another World & Simon The Sorcerer all feature on the THEA500® Mini
Continuing the popular line of timeless classic consoles being given a new lease of life, today Retro Games announces the creation of THEA500® Mini, a fully licensed reimagining of the much-loved 16-bit home computer starring a plethora of classic Amiga games.
Due early 2022, THEA500® Mini is a homage to the 1980s heyday of 16-bit personal computing; inspired by the 1987 release of the Amiga 500, which featured a 16/32-bit CPU, 512Kb of RAM and an array of custom chips for producing best-in-class sound and video.
Play one of the included 25 classic Amiga games, selected from a simple to use carousel, including all-time greats Another World, Simon The Sorcerer, The Chaos Engine and Worms. Or side-load your own games via USB stick with full WHDLoad support and an array of options to choose from. Plus, save and resume your game at any time to help you finish those punishingly-difficult classics.
Developed by Retro Games Ltd. and distributed by Koch Media, the THEA500® Mini features the perfect emulation of, not only, the original A500 (OCS) and Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) of future revisions, but also the Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) of the A1200.
The THEA500® Mini comes with the original style 2-button mouse and newly engineered 8-button precision gamepad, allowing you to choose your control method. To compliment the on-screen keyboard, you can plug in an external standard PC keyboard for additional functionality.
“In this initial mini version of THEA500®, we have created what we believe gaming fans will love, and will see as the evolution of mini games consoles”, said Paul Andrews, Managing Director at Retro Games.
“Retro Games have developed a truly unique product”, said Debbie Bestwick MBE, CEO at Team 17, “and I’m very excited to have our classic games represented in all their original glory”.
THEA500® Mini will hit the shops in early 2022 with a suggested retail price of GBP£119.99/ EUR€129.99/ USD$139.99/ AUD$199.99
To see the trailer -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKUgEOpr4Qs
THEA500® MINI ANNOUNCED GAMES LIST (12 of 25)
Alien Breed 3D, Another World, ATR: All Terrain Racing, Battle Chess, Cadaver, 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. Additional games will be announced at a later date.
Included in the box with THEA500® Mini is a 1.8m (6ft) wired USB classic mouse, a 1.8m (6ft) wired precision 8-button gamepad, a USB-A to USB-C power cable (PSU not included) and HDMI cable (both 1.8m (6ft) in length) allowing full compatibility with all modern TVs. Other features include a save game function, selectable 50Hz or 60Hz screen refresh, CRT filter and multiple scaling options. Also upload your own files, games and firmware revisions via USB flash drive (not included).

[benvelor]

senza tastiera, rimane lì
magari poi faranno come col C64
per adesso, l'fpga che ho, mi basta e avanza

[Opossum']

Appena annunciata l'ennesima operazione nostalgia, questa volta tocca all'Amiga 500 Mini (A500).

Non solo il 500:

the THEA500® Mini features the perfect emulation of, not only, the original A500 (OCS) and Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) of future revisions, but also the Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) of the A1200.

e in effetti l'inclusione di Alien Breed 3D (che è AGA only) mi aveva lasciato perplesso, credevo fosse un refuso - invece è proprio in grado di farlo girare.

[Strider]

Certo, ma era anche scontato, si tratta pur sempre di emulazione (scommetto che utilizzerà una versione rimaneggiata dell'UAE), quindi puoi far girare quello che vuoi, l'esempio è il PC Engine Mini che fa girare anche giochi per Super CD Rom e SuperGrafx...
In effetti, la cosa che mi alletta di questa A500 Mini è la possibilità di poter caricare i propri titoli, esattamente come per il C64 e il supporto al software di base. Per il C64 continuano a rilasciare aggiormanti e tengono in considerazione le richieste della comunità.
Peccato per il prezzo davvero alto...

[Opossum']

Sì sì, la mia era pura pignoleria

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Tiberium Resurrection 5.0, grande mod per C&C Tiberian Sun https://www.moddb.com/mods/tiberium-resurrection

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Dalla pagina ufficiale:

To answer 'that' question we are being asked over and over...

"Regarding the question being asked about a full-sized machine. This is something we've considering for sure, as per in the press release, THEA500 mini is the first in the planned THEA500 range, but as you're all aware, such a project is very expensive to develop let alone design and manufacture, not forgetting this is not being paid for in advance like a 'Kickstarter' project like some peer products, this is straight to retail. Thus we have followed the process we have with THEC64 range, and started with a more mass-market "mini" device that will reach a larger audience and perhaps introduce a whole new generation to the much loved home computer. If this is successful, and after the response we've had over the last few days we are sure it will be, then we will very definitely consider a full-sized release in one form or another. Though this will likely be some time away in the future, as in, after the release in 2022 of the mini of course. To answer the question further also its worth saying, in very rough figures, THEC64 mini has sold approximately 80% of the total volume of global sales so far for that range as opposed to 20% of volume of sales for the full sized version. So prior sales indicate the mini is the more popular option for most consumers, but we still do want to create full sized versions for that very sizable 20% of you as well! So basically yes is the answer, as soon as practical!"

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

MicroProse ha appena pubblicato Carrier Command 2.

[Strider]

Non so se è la sezione corretta per segnalarlo, ma da Unieuro, il Game & Watch di Zelda che verrà venduto a novembre, costa solo 9,49€ + 4 e spicci di spedizioni...
Probabilmente è un errore, ma intanto io l'ho preordinato, se poi lo cancellano amen...

https://it.ign.com/offerte-amazon-vi...-soli-949-euro

EDIT: Come prevedibile hanno annullato l'ordine.

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Zool Redimensioned, la recensione https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/zo...ecensione.html

New Rally X su C64 https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/comment...new_rallyx_64/

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

In preparazione questo C64 Engine (da 2:12 circa nel video si entra nel vivo).

Commodore 64 gaming news
1 h ·
C64 Engine Preview - A new and quite spectacular space shooter game engine called C64 Engine has been started in development. One of the game's special features, besides highlighting the beautiful graphics and animations, is that unlike similar games such as Armalyte and R-Type, you can scroll the screen horizontally in both directions. You can also try out the technical implementation of the game yourselves:

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=207112

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Più una news che un video, visto che denuncia le atrocità commesse dalle società di grading per pompare i prezzi della merda sigillata nel mercato del retrogaming più pacioccone. (Poi io resto dell'opinione che... no, troppo lungo, un'altra volta).




EDIT: c'è anche questo articolo sulla questione.

YouTuber Accuses Million-Dollar Retro Game Sales Of Being Scams
Wata Games and Heritage Auctions are at the center of a growing controversy around vintage games https://kotaku.com/youtuber-accuses-...bei-1847557296

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Mah...

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Ah, Target Renegade su Amiga. Ma certo, convertiamo un gioco 8-bit famoso ma oggettivamente brutto (tranne l'immenso Biasillo) per un 16-bit a distanza di seimila anni, mi pare un'ottima idea... http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=108043

Sempre su Amiga, mi pare un po' più interessante questo ennesimo shoot 'em up.

[Opossum']

Ah, Target Renegade su Amiga. Ma certo, convertiamo un gioco 8-bit famoso ma oggettivamente brutto (tranne l'immenso Biasillo) per un 16-bit a distanza di seimila anni, mi pare un'ottima idea... http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=108043

Che poi era già uscito The Strangers nel 1997, che è praticamente la stessa cosa.

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Anche la stampa italiana sta cominciando a occuparsi della faccenda riportata qualche post sopra.

La Stangata applicata al retrogame: storia di una truffa? https://www.tomshw.it/videogioco/la-...-di-una-truffa

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

La vita, si sa, è strana. E puttana. Un giorno uno si alza e decide, in base a chissà quali criteri, che ciò di cui ha proprio bisogno il mondo in questo momento è una bella conversione di Rick Dangerous. Per il SAM Coupé.

https://www.worldofsam.org/products/rick-dangerous

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Wonder Boy su Amiga.

RPG di Sarah Jane Avory su C64.

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Google Maps. Sul NES.

https://hackaday.com/2021/09/02/goog...now-on-the-nes

[Major Sludgebucket (ABS)]

Uscita la demo di Doom... ehm, Dread https://youtu.be/ZxhO1ZCOZ-M