Earliest memory of an Amiga... - Page 4

ipod_sock · 26 October 2022, 17:23

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Originally Posted by acidbottle

Was probably, like many, through reading about them and seeing screenshots in magazines around 1988-89. I even bought various issues of The One and Amiga Format before I even owned one, which was Xmas 1989!

The first disk I loaded up was either New Zealand Story or Xenon II demos.

Mine contained Menace (i'm not even sure what mag it was) but I was SO proud and their was a hint of magic in the air each time I visited the newsagents and saw (or picked up) a mag with coverdisks.

ImmortalA1000 · 27 October 2022, 03:46

Read rumours about the new Commodore machine specs on ITV Database's Teletext page. Don't remember if they called it Amiga. I think it was spring 85.

eXeler0 · 27 October 2022, 22:35

There was a new computer store that opened in Gothenburgs biggest shopping mall in late 1986 (USR Data) They had an Atari 520 on display but no Amiga. However, they had a product catalog and there was an A1000 in it which caought my attention (but was way beyond what I could hope for to get as a 12 year old kid) and not long after that the A500 was released and soon enough they got one and placed it along side the Atari, they had some HAM slideshow running on it and also the boing ball demo, and I was *Amazed *(had a c128 at the time) and of course I wanted one.

Karlos · 27 October 2022, 23:23

My first encounter with an Amiga was an A2000 belonging to a school friend's dad, running Ageis Sonix. It seemed like a gift from aliens!

Drittz78 · 13 November 2022, 18:58

Seeing Speedball 2 on my friends Amiga and being blown away. I got an A500 for Christmas and it was one of the best Christmas's I ever had. I was again in awe of the graphics loading Shadow of the Beast II. The game itself wasn't great but man the graphics were.

27 October 2022, 22:35	#63
eXeler0 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 2,953	Earliest memory of an Amiga... There was a new computer store that opened in Gothenburgs biggest shopping mall in late 1986 (USR Data) They had an Atari 520 on display but no Amiga. However, they had a product catalog and there was an A1000 in it which caought my attention (but was way beyond what I could hope for to get as a 12 year old kid) and not long after that the A500 was released and soon enough they got one and placed it along side the Atari, they had some HAM slideshow running on it and also the boing ball demo, and I was Amazed (had a c128 at the time) and of course I wanted one.

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27 October 2022, 03:46	#62
ImmortalA1000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: london/england Posts: 1,347	Read rumours about the new Commodore machine specs on ITV Database's Teletext page. Don't remember if they called it Amiga. I think it was spring 85.

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Karlos Alien Bleed Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 4,166	My first encounter with an Amiga was an A2000 belonging to a school friend's dad, running Ageis Sonix. It seemed like a gift from aliens!

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Drittz78 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Whitley Bay Posts: 43	Seeing Speedball 2 on my friends Amiga and being blown away. I got an A500 for Christmas and it was one of the best Christmas's I ever had. I was again in awe of the graphics loading Shadow of the Beast II. The game itself wasn't great but man the graphics were.

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