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Gift ideas for Commodore-Amiga fans, 2023 edition
Books
Games
- Commodore Amiga: A Visual Compendium is a book with a very high quality in design and artwork, which covers 140 of the biggest Amiga games. Each game covers two pages and is accompanied by quotes and commentary from the artist, developer or publisher. The book is written in English and has 420 pages.
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Amazon.com
- The Story Of The Commodore Amiga In Pixels_ is a book about the history of the Amiga, Amiga games and it includes memoirs of some people who worked on Amiga games. The book is written in English and has 280 pages.
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Fusion Retro Books
Demo scene
- Demoscene the Amiga years vol. 1 is a book a covering the early years of the Amiga demo scene by describing and showing art for 85 demos. Also included are contributions from the scene members describing how they ended up in the demo scene, and what they did there. I found it very interesting to see some original artwork (paintings, drawings and album covers) that were uses as the basis for the art included in some demos. The book is written in English and has 450 pages.
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Éditions64K
Companies behind the Amiga
- Commodore: The Amiga Years is a book which is part of a series covering the history of Commodore, the company behind the Amiga. This volume covers the years in which the Amiga was acquired upto the development of the popular Amiga 500 and Amiga 2000 models. The book is written in English and has 500 pages.
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Amazon.com
Film
- Viva Amiga is a documentary about the history of the Commodore-Amiga starring team members who actually developed the Amiga. The all-region DVD is in English and includes optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Get it here:
Kino Lorber (only ships to US and Canada)
Music
- Amiga Power: The Album With Attitude is a music album with a total of 35 tracks spread over 2 CDs contained in a 100-page booklet. The music are recreations or remixes of music from Amiga games inspired by the British video game magazine Amiga Power.
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010101 Music
Emulation
- The A500 Mini is a game console shaped as a miniature version of the Amiga 500. It includes a joypad, a mouse and 25 built-in classic Amiga games. Additional games can be added from a USB flash drive thanks to the WHDLoad system. The A500 Mini can be connected to a TV set or monitor using the included HDMI cable.
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Amazon.com
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Last update: 9 December 2023
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