Amiga mini console producers Retro Games Ltd reveal litigation-linked delays to its next project, a full-size replica called the A1200. October 23rd UPDATE: The A1200 has been announced, and will be available to pre-order from November. August 21st UPDATE: THEA1200 has been on display at Gamescom 2025, but spec detailsRead More →
As a dedicated Amiga 1200 owner and lifelong fan of the platform, this news is absolutely huge! After all the rumours, the hints, and the partial confirmations following the success of the A500 Mini, Retro Games Ltd and PLAION REPLAI have made it official: THE A1200 is coming, and it’sRead More →
As well as mini consoles, they’re also teasing special merchandise and a second full-sized keyboard retro system in 2026. A new trailer has dropped from Retro Games Ltd, stylishly presented as a data breach on a classic green display. Who are the hackers attempting to unlock these secrets? We’ll neverRead More →
A Raspberry Pi and Greaseweazle floppy drive adapter can be used together to read and image Amiga disks. Pulling an old Amiga 1200 out of a box and hoping it will work is always worrying. If it turns out the board is ruined (sub-standard capacitors were used on original A1200s,Read More →
This looks amazing. Grind, created with the Dread engine, is a first person shooter for the Amiga. You’re probably thinking “Amiga 1200” but this game will also run on the Amiga 500. 30 years ago a game like this would have broken every sales record going on the Amiga. WhileRead More →
Caravandalf is a new shooter for Amiga AGA systems, with amazing scrolling and crisp, SNES style graphics. This has been doing the rounds for a few days, but I had to be certain it was genuine before sharing. Originally a submission to AmiGameJam 2022, Caravandalf is a caravan mode/score attack-styleRead More →
SWOS is undoubtedly the king of Amiga football games, but could be a new title contender? Greetings from Braga, where I’m taking a few days’ break in the Portuguese sun. Just yesterday I was in Porto, a city with a fine footballing tradition, so it was a pleasant surprise toRead More →
Turrican is a game series I’m a bit obsessed with, so learning about a new Turrican 2 AGA release for later Amigas has got me excited. It’s the MS-DOS version of Turrican 2: The Final Fight, released on PC in 1995 (four years after the original) and now ported backRead More →
If you have a spare Amiga 1200 case and an A500 Mini, this might be the project for you. The YouTube Retro Recipes channel has demonstrated how to repurpose a discarded Amiga 1200 and replace the faulty internals with an A500 Mini. Channel host Perifractic provides a detailed guide toRead More →
