I didn't know what I was missing out on, struggled for a couple of years trying to scrape together my A500 plus setup and still wasn't happy.
Bought a 1200 and man it was like night and day. Not just for the AGA option, which the games seem so much better but for the overall experience.
Easy to upgrade, new hardware available. The onboard IDE on it's own was even faster than my SCSI A590 on the 500.
Anway I tried to do a simple timing fix and now my poor 1200 no longer boots so have sent it to Amigakit. Downside is it's xmas/new years so it maybe gone a long time.
So no Amiga 1200 gaming for me over the holiday break. Went back to the 500 but it was a hassle and took up too much room.
So back to WinUAE until the 1200 board gets back :-(