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Offline amyren

Re: An Amiga 500 in a matchbox? The Armiga pulls it off! ( Hardware Review )
« Reply #14 from previous page: June 30, 2017, 12:19:06 PM »
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Looks better, but the argument in favor of PC emulation still seems valid.
Do I need yet another device that brings nothing new to the table?


Thats a relevant question. I think it depends on who is the target customer.
For most experienced users winuae probably covers their needs more than the armiga will.

Retro gaming is very popular at the moment, and if this product was done right, it might find a place in that marked.
In that ascpect they have done some things right, by including licenced kickstart roms, and as stated in their FAQ they are trying to get in touch with the right people in order to include more games with it.
Next thing they have done right is that they have made a paakage out of it, by creating the casing and the software and put it togheter with powersupply, HDMI cable and microSD card.
What I think is missing to be able to sell it to retro fans is the rest of the periferals, like  joypads, mouse and perhaps a keyboard. This could be bundled together in a ready-to-go package with all included, and with some attractive software pack included.

Just look at what Nintendo is doing with their NES mini and SNES mini retro packages.
Emulation have been available for anybody for years, but the masses doesnt have the knowledge or want to have the trouble of setting that up. Thats why their retro editions have gotten so popular, because they are sold in a plug-and-play package with a bundle of popular games.
 

Offline Iggy

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I think the incorporation of a floppy drive in the higher end model is clever.
But unless you have a lot of discs, storage of files on SD cards is simpler.

One thing it does have going for it is price, its cheaper than an fpga based system.
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