Why did you buy your first Amiga?

wanderer · 27 September 2004, 16:32

I guess for most people the answer would be "the A500, to play those great games" but it should be interesting to also hear alternative stories you guys might have of the type "to finally shut my ST-owner mate's mouth" or "the arrival and technical superiority of the Amiga 1000 changed my life" etc. Of course, "to play X game" stories are always welcome.
For me it was the Commodore past which excluded every other option (C16, never got it to work, replaced by a C64 after a week, C128D), then a shocking preview photo of the A500 I used to gasp over, to be presented at the Cebit (tried to locate this photo on the net but had no success

), and of course, the games, Defender Of The Crown namely. (too bad the 2nd disk had a read/write error, use DISKDOCTOR to correct it

).
Anyway, the entrance to the Amiga world is always a thing to remember.

Bamiga2002 · 27 September 2004, 16:43

I was amazed of the great graphics and sound my friends Amiga had (A500)

, i still had C-64. Very anxious I was to get to play Marble Madness, Garrison II, Captain Fizz, Double Draon II, Sidewinder and all other lovely games I'd tried at my friends house.

27 September 2004, 16:44

Because C64 sucked arse

wlcina · 27 September 2004, 16:57

I was tired of using cassettes on my zx spectrum

and I want more than 2 colors on 8x8 ;-) and when I heard some soundtrack from amiga (silkworm was firsts) I know that is it Amiga I should buy!

KombatSanta · 27 September 2004, 17:52

I bought it to impress the ladies! ...and for the graphics and games. But later I got more into the various tracker programs available for it.

Shoonay · 27 September 2004, 18:28

'Cause i wanted to add something colourful to my borrring life...

hal · 27 September 2004, 18:40

my bro had one... then he sold it...
made be buy another one (many had them in attics by then)
(then i later bought back the original a500 of my brother's but that's another story)

Bad Mr Frosty · 27 September 2004, 18:59

Because my good (but slightly insane) friend offered to swap his Amiga 500 for my Atari ST. How could I refuse?

BippyM · 27 September 2004, 19:16

Cuz my Girlfriends dad had one and I was WOW'd

spannernick · 27 September 2004, 20:09

Well i had a C64 for a long time (from 1983 when they came out) and i liked commodore,I had a c16 and plus 4 too,then in 1991 i had a chance of getting Amiga 500 and it was great and i have loved it ever since...

Marcuz · 27 September 2004, 20:40

i wanted to have one for to join a fantastic internet board years after.

www.atari-forum.com

Tim Janssen · 27 September 2004, 20:42

I wanted to buy an Amiga only for the games but told my parents I would use it for drawing, DTP and so on. At that time (around 1991) I was seriously considering following an art school and that Amiga-thingy would come in handy. Pity I failed miserably for the passing exam. Now I had an excuse to use the Amiga only for games.

Marcuz · 27 September 2004, 20:44

it was part of a huge masterplan, i wanted to mislead public attention by helping grow the mass entertainment business, while secondhandely (?) pursue my secret goals

RetroMan · 27 September 2004, 20:55

My only goal in life that time was to play Carrier Command on my Amstrad CPC, but the Amiga Version made it on the Market before, so I bought an A500

dwood · 28 September 2004, 01:21

1 spectrum games started winding me up. 2 back in those days amiga were known as the best games computer. 3 one day i saw war in middle earth playing on a monitor in the computer shop.it looked so much better than the games for spectrum/electron. with my amiga i got escape from the planet of the robot monsters (great music, i want to see the arcade version) i bought lotus 1 and battlemaster both great and the music on lotus is great.

Amiga1992 · 28 September 2004, 04:41

I didn't buy it, it was a present from my uncle. until then I had a C128, and I was just starting highschool. I travelled to Germany and as an xmas present I got an A600. The reasoning was that it was a better tool fohaving during highschool, and its small size would make it "sneakable" enough to get past customs inadvertently :P

I wish I had a 1200 instead back then, he told me "if you think there are good enough reasons we can give this one back and get a 1200". I was too worried about sneaking it past customs so I thought the 600 was cool.

DrBong · 28 September 2004, 11:11

Twas the natural progression from the C64 for me at the time. I bought an A500 for the games as well as word processing for uni. assignments.

manicx · 28 September 2004, 11:55

My Atari ST broke a week before my birthday in 91, and I was depressed. My parents felt sorry and thought to buy me a new computer as a surprise. My mother couldn't distinguish between ST and Amiga (they both looked similar to her), so she presented me with an A500. After the initial shock, I asked one of my pals who had an Amiga to bring the Kick Off 2 disk and his joystick. Several minutes later, I was happy again....

whiteb · 28 September 2004, 12:04

1 game made me buy my first amiga.. Shadow of the beast (#1). Dixons had the rolling demo on display with endless people stopping to watch it.. "I gotta have one".

girv · 28 September 2004, 13:34

...because by 1991 my Amstrad CPC was showing its age and my mate Dave
had an A500 with a pile of games. In a moment of madness I also considered
an STe, but I put that down to a bad curry the night before

27 September 2004, 20:42	#12
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Art education I wanted to buy an Amiga only for the games but told my parents I would use it for drawing, DTP and so on. At that time (around 1991) I was seriously considering following an art school and that Amiga-thingy would come in handy. Pity I failed miserably for the passing exam. Now I had an excuse to use the Amiga only for games.

28 September 2004, 01:21	#15
dwood Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: oldham Age: 50 Posts: 50	a number of reasons 1 spectrum games started winding me up. 2 back in those days amiga were known as the best games computer. 3 one day i saw war in middle earth playing on a monitor in the computer shop.it looked so much better than the games for spectrum/electron. with my amiga i got escape from the planet of the robot monsters (great music, i want to see the arcade version) i bought lotus 1 and battlemaster both great and the music on lotus is great.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
what could be signal for you to buy the new amiga?	turrican3	Amiga scene	78	19 October 2014 01:02
Amiga Big Bash 3! UK Amiga Show (Bring and Buy Sale) - Last Calling	Mikey_C	Amiga scene	19	20 October 2005 20:43
Should I buy an Amiga 600?	One1	New to Emulation or Amiga scene	81	18 December 2004 19:45
I'd like to buy an Amiga	Unregistered	New to Emulation or Amiga scene	10	10 October 2004 21:32
Which Amiga to buy	@UAE	MarketPlace	2	01 September 2002 21:29

27 September 2004, 16:32	#1
wanderer I want an A1000 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pac-Land Posts: 738	Why did you buy your first Amiga? I guess for most people the answer would be "the A500, to play those great games" but it should be interesting to also hear alternative stories you guys might have of the type "to finally shut my ST-owner mate's mouth" or "the arrival and technical superiority of the Amiga 1000 changed my life" etc. Of course, "to play X game" stories are always welcome. For me it was the Commodore past which excluded every other option (C16, never got it to work, replaced by a C64 after a week, C128D), then a shocking preview photo of the A500 I used to gasp over, to be presented at the Cebit (tried to locate this photo on the net but had no success), and of course, the games, Defender Of The Crown namely. (too bad the 2nd disk had a read/write error, use DISKDOCTOR to correct it ). Anyway, the entrance to the Amiga world is always a thing to remember.

27 September 2004, 16:43	#2
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	I was amazed of the great graphics and sound my friends Amiga had (A500) , i still had C-64. Very anxious I was to get to play Marble Madness, Garrison II, Captain Fizz, Double Draon II, Sidewinder and all other lovely games I'd tried at my friends house.

27 September 2004, 16:44	#3
oldpx Posts: n/a	Because C64 sucked arse

27 September 2004, 16:57	#4
wlcina Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Czech republic Posts: 580	I was tired of using cassettes on my zx spectrum and I want more than 2 colors on 8x8 ;-) and when I heard some soundtrack from amiga (silkworm was firsts) I know that is it Amiga I should buy!

27 September 2004, 17:52	#5
KombatSanta Pipboy approved Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Karlstad, Sweden Age: 48 Posts: 460	I bought it to impress the ladies! ...and for the graphics and games. But later I got more into the various tracker programs available for it.

27 September 2004, 18:28	#6
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	'Cause i wanted to add something colourful to my borrring life...

27 September 2004, 18:40	#7
hal where am i ? Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: akureyri iceland Age: 41 Posts: 187	my bro had one... then he sold it... made be buy another one (many had them in attics by then) (then i later bought back the original a500 of my brother's but that's another story)

27 September 2004, 18:59	#8
Bad Mr Frosty Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Praha / Ceska Republika Age: 45 Posts: 107	Because my good (but slightly insane) friend offered to swap his Amiga 500 for my Atari ST. How could I refuse?

27 September 2004, 19:16	#9
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Cuz my Girlfriends dad had one and I was WOW'd

27 September 2004, 20:09	#10
spannernick Retro Nuts Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London/UK Age: 53 Posts: 1,184	Well i had a C64 for a long time (from 1983 when they came out) and i liked commodore,I had a c16 and plus 4 too,then in 1991 i had a chance of getting Amiga 500 and it was great and i have loved it ever since...

27 September 2004, 20:40	#11
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i wanted to have one for to join a fantastic internet board years after. www.atari-forum.com

27 September 2004, 20:44	#13
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	it was part of a huge masterplan, i wanted to mislead public attention by helping grow the mass entertainment business, while secondhandely (?) pursue my secret goals

27 September 2004, 20:55	#14
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	My only goal in life that time was to play Carrier Command on my Amstrad CPC, but the Amiga Version made it on the Market before, so I bought an A500

28 September 2004, 04:41	#16
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I didn't buy it, it was a present from my uncle. until then I had a C128, and I was just starting highschool. I travelled to Germany and as an xmas present I got an A600. The reasoning was that it was a better tool fohaving during highschool, and its small size would make it "sneakable" enough to get past customs inadvertently :P I wish I had a 1200 instead back then, he told me "if you think there are good enough reasons we can give this one back and get a 1200". I was too worried about sneaking it past customs so I thought the 600 was cool.

28 September 2004, 11:11	#17
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	Twas the natural progression from the C64 for me at the time. I bought an A500 for the games as well as word processing for uni. assignments.

28 September 2004, 11:55	#18
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	My Atari ST broke a week before my birthday in 91, and I was depressed. My parents felt sorry and thought to buy me a new computer as a surprise. My mother couldn't distinguish between ST and Amiga (they both looked similar to her), so she presented me with an A500. After the initial shock, I asked one of my pals who had an Amiga to bring the Kick Off 2 disk and his joystick. Several minutes later, I was happy again....

28 September 2004, 12:04	#19
whiteb Fanatically Amiga. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 54 Posts: 1,557	1 game made me buy my first amiga.. Shadow of the beast (#1). Dixons had the rolling demo on display with endless people stopping to watch it.. "I gotta have one".

28 September 2004, 13:34	#20
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,109	...because by 1991 my Amstrad CPC was showing its age and my mate Dave had an A500 with a pile of games. In a moment of madness I also considered an STe, but I put that down to a bad curry the night before

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)