A500 vs. A1200

[HopperJF]

I have both these machines, but I only want to play classic games, I.E. games made in the amigas gaming heyday around 1987 - 1997.

What is the best Amiga for the job out of the 500 and 1200, without modifying anything?

Thanks

[HopperJF]

I just remembered I have a horrible yellow A600 as well, will that do a similar job to the A500?
It is more compatible then my nice white A1200 right?

Hmmm.

[HopperJF]

My first Amiga was a 600, I think that is my choice. I had no problems running any games.. certainly nowhere near as much as I do with the A1200.
The A500 hmmm well... mine was 1.3, I have 2 actually. One is dead, and the working one is hidden away where I can't find it..

A1200... beautiful machine, like new condition with the exception of a bit of damage on the "A1200" badge. Not compatible enough, and the time it takes to get to the disk prompt is too long.

A500 WOULD be my ideal choice, but there is no way I can set it up here.
I have no room for an A500, at the moment the A1200 sits fairly comfortably on top of my TV, but an A500 with 520 modulator would be really unsafe.. so A600.

However, I dont really want to set up my A600 as it is...
Why? Because its YELLOW and looks really bad  :-(

I realised that I have 2 Amiga 500s, one of which is dead, and the one that works I cannot seem to find.
Earlier I found an A600, which might be ideal.. it has the compatibility with more games than my A1200 AND fits nicely on top of the TV.. the A500 probably wouldnt fit due to my setup.

Yes, it seems the A600 would be ideal, but the way it looks is putting me off.
Does anyone have any suggestions as a  solution for yellowed cases?
I dont particularly want people to see my A600 like it is now:

[HopperJF]

Morley wrote:

HopperJF wrote:
I just remembered I have a horrible yellow A600 as well, will that do a similar job to the A500?
It is more compatible then my nice white A1200 right?

Hmmm.

The 600 uses kickstart 2.06 and no fast ram which is incompatible with a lot of older games. If you put the kickstart roms from your 500 into your 600 it will be a bit more compatible, as the processor and a lot of others are identical, but the 500 is the gaming machine for older games. A 500+ is not as suited as a regular 500.

My A600 has 2.05 ROMs, is that much different?  :-?

[HopperJF]

I think the old owner was a heavy smoker, is it still impossible to clean if it is only tar?

[HopperJF]

@Morley & co.

Yes it is a really bad looking A600, hence me wanting to make it look better before I set it up in my room.
The A1200 I have on the other hand is in perfect like new condition, but thats because I've had it since it was more or less brand new.

The A600 was second hand when I got it, you can imagine how gutted I felt when I got it out of the box  :-(