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The A1500 was virtually identical to the A2000 apart from a 2nd Floppy drive that replaced the Hard Disk. Released in UK only
Operating System
AmigaOS is the native operating system for the Amiga family of home computers.
The Amiga is a personal computer from Commodore that comes in a variety of configurations.
Overview
The first Amiga computer model, the A1000, was released in 1985 by Commodore Inc. The design team was headed up by Jay Miner and development of the system began in 1982 under the Amiga Coporation company. Commodore acquired Amiga Corporation in the summer of 1984, snatching the Amiga chipset from under the nose of Atari, who originally funded the project. Commodore filed for bankruptcy in 1994, despite the success of the A1200 and CD32.Hardware
The Amiga range was based on the Motorola 68000 chipset, but made use of proprietary graphics and sound co-processors (codenamed Denise and Paula respectively), which took the load off of the CPU and allowed the Amiga to process gaming graphics extremely efficiently. Over the lifetime of the computer, three chipsets were used: OCS (Original ChipSet), ECS (Enhanced ChipSet) and AGA (Advanced Graphics Architecture).Models
The most popular Amiga models were as follows:- A1000 (1985) $1,295
- A2000 (1986)
- A500 (1987) $595.95
- A1500 (1990) £999
The A1500 was virtually identical to the A2000 apart from a 2nd Floppy drive that replaced the Hard Disk. Released in UK only
- A3000(1990)
- A500 (1991)
- A600 (1992)
- A1200 (1992) $599
- CD32 (1993)
Operating System
AmigaOS is the native operating system for the Amiga family of home computers.
Amiga games
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Stunt Car Racer |
CPC, C64, SPEC, PC, AMI, AST | |
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Journey: The Quest Begins |
AMI, APL2, PC, MAC | Infocom |
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Nitro Boost Challenge |
AST, AMI | Codemasters |
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Snapperazzi |
AMI | |
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary |
AMI, MAC, PC | Interplay Entertainment Corp. |
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9 Lives |
AMI, AST | Frames |
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Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True |
NES, GBC, C64, A2GS, AST, AMI, PC | ICOM Simulations, Inc. |
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Brides of Dracula |
AMI, AST | Toast Dept. |
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Cytron |
AMI | |
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Deep Space |
AMI, AST | Psygnosis Limited |
| Platform Name: | Amiga |
| Release Date: | Oct. 21, 1985 |
| Online Support: | False |
| Install Base: | 6,000,000 |
| Original Price: | $1295 |
| Producing Company: | Commodore Electronics Ltd. |
| Total Games: | games |
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Dizzy first in Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure |
13
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Indiana Jones first in Raiders of the Lost Ark |
6
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Larry Laffer first in Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards |
5
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Robin Hood first in |
5
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Roger Wilco first in Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter |
5
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Iolo first in Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness |
4
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Sagat first in Street Fighter |
4
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Lord British first in Akalabeth: World of Doom |
4
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Dracula first in Ghost House |
4
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Ryu first in Street Fighter |
4
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Space first in Spacewar! |
79
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The United States of America first in The Oregon Trail |
36
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Castle first in |
22
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Europe first in |
22
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Cave first in |
20
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Jungle first in |
15
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England first in |
15
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Japan first in |
14
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Desert first in |
14
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Underwater first in |
14
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Side-Scrolling first in |
118
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2D first in Tennis for Two Simulator |
88
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Top-Down Perspective first in |
86
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Chiptune first in |
86
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Jump first in Donkey Kong |
86
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Boss Fight first in DND |
67
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First-Person Perspective first in Night Driver |
65
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Lives first in |
63
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High Score first in Seawolf |
62
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Game Over first in |
62
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Sword first in |
78
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Gun first in |
63
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Spaceship first in Spacewar! |
53
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Car first in |
47
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Airplane first in |
46
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Soccer Ball first in Indoor Soccer for the TI 99/4A |
40
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Bomb first in B-17 Bomber |
39
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Key first in |
37
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Helicopter first in |
34
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Tank first in |
34
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