Production of the THEA500 Mini Has Begun
The THEA500 Mini, a fully licensed re-imagining of the 16-bit home computer, has entered full production in preparation for its upcoming release.
This retro console will come with the Mini home computer, 25 built-in games, a USB mouse and gamepad, HDMI cable, USB-C power cable, and a quick guide. The games that have already been announced are:
- 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
- Paranoid 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: To Marrakech and Back
- Worms: The DIrector's Cut
- Zool: Ninja of the "Nth" Dimension
Each of the 25 games included in the THEA500 have been highly regarded and critically acclaimed in their time. And, in addition, if you own other original Amiga games, these can be played via USB stick which will utilise the WHDLoad functionality incorporated into the console, allowing users to tweak setup, controller options, and display settings.
Developed by Retro Games Ltd. and distributed by Koch Media, the Amazon exclusive THEA500 Mini is working towards its upcoming release next year on the 30th of April. Check it out on Amazon here.
COMMENTS
GarySheppard - 06:18pm, 18th December 2021
I already have a mini Amiga, the A600! I'm not a fan of Paul Andrews so I will be sticking with my WHDload equipped origanal.
Artura Dawn - 09:57pm, 19th December 2021 Author
How come you're not a fan of Paul Andrews? I am actually not very in-the-know with his existence! I'm happy to hear your thoughts.
GarySheppard - 09:41pm, 20th December 2021
Hes done a few things that I find rather uncomfortable. Mainly around his manner of speaking to people. There's a pretty good write up from Mr Biffo on Digitiser about his use of the Horace IP (which is still disputed at the moment) https://www.digitiser2000.com/main-page/horace-how-hungry-is-too-hungry
He's also been very unkind to someone I'm good friends with and I just wouldn't feel right supporting any of his endeavours.
Add to that, these devices are basically just microcomputers in a replica case and in a world where the Raspberry Pi exists,I just don't see the point of forking out good money for something you can make in an afternoon with off the shelf parts.