--- product_id: 352153509 title: "The A500 Mini" brand: "retro games" price: "€ 534.42" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 category: "Retro Games" url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/352153509-the-a500-mini store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # 720p HD HDMI output 3 USB ports + USB game loading 25 classic games preloaded The A500 Mini **Brand:** retro games **Price:** € 534.42 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🕹️ Own the ultimate retro reboot — because classic never goes out of style! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The A500 Mini by retro games - **How much does it cost?** € 534.42 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/352153509-the-a500-mini) ## Best For - retro games enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted retro games brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Crisp retro visuals:** 720p HD output with multiple scaling options and CRT filter for that nostalgic glow - • **Plug & play precision:** Original-style 2-button mouse plus a newly engineered 8-button gamepad for versatile control - • **Seamless save & resume:** Pause punishing classics anytime and pick up right where you left off—no more lost progress - • **Endless gameplay freedom:** Side-load 1000s of games via USB with full WHDLoad support—your personal arcade awaits - • **Relive the 16-bit golden era:** Perfect emulation of Amiga 500/600/1200 (OCS/ECS/AGA) for authentic retro vibes ## Overview The A500 Mini is a compact, high-fidelity reimagining of the iconic 1980s Amiga 500 home computer, flawlessly emulating multiple Amiga models (OCS, ECS, AGA). It comes preloaded with 25 classic games and supports USB side-loading of thousands more via WHDLoad. Featuring 720p HDMI output, multiple display filters, save/resume functionality, and versatile input options including a classic mouse and modern 8-button gamepad, it delivers an authentic yet modernized retro gaming experience for enthusiasts and newcomers alike. ## Description Now other classic consoles are just toys! Welcome back to the 1980s and the pinnacle of 16-bit personal computing. Released in 1987, the Amiga 500 featured a 16/32-bit CPU, 512Kb of RAM and an array of custom chips for producing best-in-class sound and video. Introducing The A500 Mini, a compact reimagining of this classic home computer. Featuring 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. Play one of the included 25 classic Amiga games, selected from a simple to use carousel, including all-time greats like Alien Breed 3D, Another World, Simon the Sorcerer 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. The A500 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 USB PC keyboard for additional functionality. Features: Emulates Amiga 500, 600 & 1200 (ECS/OCS/AGA), Save & resume game functions, Via USB, add your own games, update the firmware, and connect your own devices. The A500 Mini is compatible with 100s of classic Amiga games and demos, utilising WHDLoad for simplicity (games must be legally obtained/purchased from the legal owners), 50/60Hz in 720p HD via HDMI, Multiple scaling options & CRT filter. USB memory stick required (NOT supplied) Review: Great option for a wonder machine. - I had an Amiga 1000 back in 1986 and upgraded to several other models over the years. This is a great blast from the past. At the time, these systems had the best games for home use, only surpassed by the Super Nintendo quite a few years later. This system is cute, but powerful. If it only had the games it came with, it probably would not be worth the price, but once you format a USB Stick and load games from the internet on it, it becomes a great deal. There are over 3,000 games out there, and many are very good. First note, if you want to add the thumb drive, buy one that is 32GB, if you go larger than that, windows is a pain when you try to format it. I has to get a special program to do it, since I bought a 64GB drive. If you buy a 32GB thumb drive/USB Stick, you can format it as a FAT32 disk. Keep in mind that ExtFat does not work, it must be FAT32 when you format the drive. You can use the same drive to update the firmware as well, which you will want to do. I was able to find a web page that had a tool that would download a bunch of games and store them in separate folders, so you didn't have to do the hard work. It alphabetized them and if there was more than the system could handle in one folder, it would break it in to more than 1 folder. This made the process much easier. Each game takes up very little space, so on a 32GB drive, you probably could easily hold more games than there are out there. The only thing I didn't like about this machine was that it does not easily allow you to load WorkBench, which was the Amiga's version of Windows. If you want to run tools and utilities and such, WorkBench was where you would do that. If all you want is the games, then you don't need WorkBench, and you are good. The other thing is, it does not support internet connection, so adding games and such are all done on your PC, through the use of the thumb drive. On the original machines, at least the larger ones, like the Amiga 2000 and above, you could network them and use a modem to connect to the internet. It would have been nice to have the option to use a modern ethernet connection to get to the internet, but maybe a future upgrade will allow a USB Ethernet adapter to work. Another note, while this comes with 3 USB ports, the power cord does not take up any of those ports, so you can use the mouse in one port, the game pad in another port and still have a 3rd port available for the thumb drive. It will also support a powered USB hub, where you could then plug in more items, like a joystick or another game pad, ect. The one thing to keep in mind, you need to plug the thumb drive in to a direct USB port, not through a USB Hub. Use the hub for the mouse and any other things you care to hook up to it. This unit is nice, because it can run as many of the different Amiga models, so if some games are designed for a later model, you can still run them. They also did a speed test on this unit, using the old SysInfo utility, and it out-performed even an Amiga 4000, by a lot, so the emulation is quite fast with the new hardware. Of course the original Amiga 1000 came out in 1985, so 37 years later, we have much faster computers. I hope this was helpful, I tried to touch on some of the big things, yet not give out any web sites that might be frowned upon. There are many games that are in the public domain now, so you can legally use those. There are some that are not, and it can be tricky knowing which ones are, so there can be a bit of a fuzzy area, so that is up to you to determine what you want to load. Review: Another one for the retro gaming collection. - If you're into retro-gaming from the 80s, 90s, then this is one of the things to get. I never had this back as a kid. I never even heard of it until this came out. It's just part of my collection of retro games from Atari to ColecoVision, Nintendo, etc. The games are pretty good and it works without issue. ## Features - Welcome back to the 1980s and the pinnacle of 16-bit personal computing - Introducing The A500 Mini, a compact reimagining of this classic home computer - Featuring 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 - Play one of the included 25 classic Amiga games, selected from a simple to use carousel, including all-time greats like Alien Breed 3D, Another World, Simon the Sorcerer and Worms - 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 - The A500 Mini is compatible with 100s of classic Amiga games and demos, utilising WHDLoad for simplicity (games must be legally obtained/purchased from the legal owners), 50/60Hz in 720p HD via HDMI, Multiple scaling options & CRT filter ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B09CM1C3LX | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (414) | | Date First Available | August 13, 2021 | | Item Weight | 2.2 pounds | | Item model number | 1068603 | | Manufacturer | Retro Games | | Product Dimensions | 10 x 7 x 3 inches; 2.2 Pounds | | Release date | May 31, 2022 | | Type of item | Video Game | ## Images ![The A500 Mini - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Y8neCJoNL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Is the keyboard is non functioning?** A: This is designed to be like the Genesis and Playstation and other mini type devices to play games on, not a full blown computer. That said, Retro Games Ltd. did the same exact thing with the thec64 Mini, and then made the full sized version with functional keyboard later. I could see them doing that with this as well. Buy this for what it is (which is really cool) and they will have money to make more cool stuff - I want a full size The1200 with functional keyboard next! **Q: How many usb ports does this have? The C64 Mini really needed one more usb port.** A: The A500 has 3 built in USB slots: one for the mouse, one for the gamepad, and one for a USB mass storage device. Any cheap USB hub will work if you need extra ports, i.e. for a second gamepad or joystick. *However* Be aware that only one USB mass storage device can be recognized at a time by the A500. If you have, say, two thumb sticks inserted at once, or a thumb stick in one port and a floppy drive in another port, the A500 will ignore one or the other. I don’t know what gives one drive priority over another but that’s what it does. **Q: What games are included?** A: Alien Breed 3D Alien Breed: Special Edition ’92 Another World Arcade Pool ATR: All Terrain Racing Battle Chess Cadaver California Games The Chaos Engine Dragons Breath F-16 Combat Pilot Kick Off 2 The Lost Patrol Paradroid 90 Pinball Dreams Project-X: Special Edition ’93 Qwak The Sentinel Simon the Sorcerer Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe Stunt Car Racer Super Cars II Titus the Fox Worms: The Director’s Cut Zool **Q: Will the keyboard part be fully functional? I'm sure some people may want to try programming on it.** A: The people who would want to try programing on it, wouldn't care about this or this keyboard, we all have real Amiga's still. lol Besides, this is a mini, you're fingers would cover up 4 keys at a time. As others have mentioned, an external USB keyboard would work fine if you're looking to get your ADOS on, but so would WINUAE or Amiberry. Just buy this for what it's intended for, playing some classic games while being non-committal in purchasing a full blown Amiga, scratch your itch and enjoy. And if you're really feeling 'exploratory' and want to get your juices flowing, YouTube some videos on it and observe some people owning it, ripping it apart, modding it or simply benchmarking it. Bottom line, just enjoy it for what it is! ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great option for a wonder machine. *by A***R on June 21, 2022* I had an Amiga 1000 back in 1986 and upgraded to several other models over the years. This is a great blast from the past. At the time, these systems had the best games for home use, only surpassed by the Super Nintendo quite a few years later. This system is cute, but powerful. If it only had the games it came with, it probably would not be worth the price, but once you format a USB Stick and load games from the internet on it, it becomes a great deal. There are over 3,000 games out there, and many are very good. First note, if you want to add the thumb drive, buy one that is 32GB, if you go larger than that, windows is a pain when you try to format it. I has to get a special program to do it, since I bought a 64GB drive. If you buy a 32GB thumb drive/USB Stick, you can format it as a FAT32 disk. Keep in mind that ExtFat does not work, it must be FAT32 when you format the drive. You can use the same drive to update the firmware as well, which you will want to do. I was able to find a web page that had a tool that would download a bunch of games and store them in separate folders, so you didn't have to do the hard work. It alphabetized them and if there was more than the system could handle in one folder, it would break it in to more than 1 folder. This made the process much easier. Each game takes up very little space, so on a 32GB drive, you probably could easily hold more games than there are out there. The only thing I didn't like about this machine was that it does not easily allow you to load WorkBench, which was the Amiga's version of Windows. If you want to run tools and utilities and such, WorkBench was where you would do that. If all you want is the games, then you don't need WorkBench, and you are good. The other thing is, it does not support internet connection, so adding games and such are all done on your PC, through the use of the thumb drive. On the original machines, at least the larger ones, like the Amiga 2000 and above, you could network them and use a modem to connect to the internet. It would have been nice to have the option to use a modern ethernet connection to get to the internet, but maybe a future upgrade will allow a USB Ethernet adapter to work. Another note, while this comes with 3 USB ports, the power cord does not take up any of those ports, so you can use the mouse in one port, the game pad in another port and still have a 3rd port available for the thumb drive. It will also support a powered USB hub, where you could then plug in more items, like a joystick or another game pad, ect. The one thing to keep in mind, you need to plug the thumb drive in to a direct USB port, not through a USB Hub. Use the hub for the mouse and any other things you care to hook up to it. This unit is nice, because it can run as many of the different Amiga models, so if some games are designed for a later model, you can still run them. They also did a speed test on this unit, using the old SysInfo utility, and it out-performed even an Amiga 4000, by a lot, so the emulation is quite fast with the new hardware. Of course the original Amiga 1000 came out in 1985, so 37 years later, we have much faster computers. I hope this was helpful, I tried to touch on some of the big things, yet not give out any web sites that might be frowned upon. There are many games that are in the public domain now, so you can legally use those. There are some that are not, and it can be tricky knowing which ones are, so there can be a bit of a fuzzy area, so that is up to you to determine what you want to load. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another one for the retro gaming collection. *by D***S on January 7, 2026* If you're into retro-gaming from the 80s, 90s, then this is one of the things to get. I never had this back as a kid. I never even heard of it until this came out. It's just part of my collection of retro games from Atari to ColecoVision, Nintendo, etc. The games are pretty good and it works without issue. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing little box of fun! *by B***E on June 11, 2022* Retro Games A500 is priced right and out of the box your presented with 25 games from the days of Amiga.. the magic comes from having a flash drive and plugging into a world of fun! People are putting together different mods that allow the A500 mini to play almost every game from the time and there are several of them to choose from but do your homework before updating your machine because one doesn't work after the update! However there are even places on the internet that are selling new games made for the system.. please don't misunderstand me.. it's not a physical copy of a game but a download that will allow you to play with the program you purchased on the A500! Retro Games did a wonderful job in reproducing the look and somewhat the feel of the Amiga of long ago.. including a "tank mouse" that I honestly could grab and use over the wireless mouse I use on my computer and also a controller that is very nice to use although not everything works for it but one must remember these games and programs were written for a system made in the 90's but when work they work really well! I hope this review helps you to make a decision on whether to get one or not.. 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