Which Amiga pack did you get? - Page 4

alexh · 14 February 2006, 13:36

The poll has all the official UK Commodore desktop packs. Someone else added the Amiga International Magic Pack, which as it was so popular I thought we'd include.

Commodore UK invented the "packs" or bundles. That time was a magical era. My local corner computer shop managed to project itself into one of the top 3 Amiga / Atari resellers (Ladbrooke computing) by advertising in the 3 main Amiga magazines. Silica and Evesham were the other two biggies.

Ladbrooke is still there (well it was in 2002 which is when I was last there) but it is a shadow of it's former self (still in the same shop though!). Silica is dead and Evesham is still going strong having embrassed the PC overlocking scene.

ClydeRadcliffe · 27 February 2006, 15:11

screen gems, was also confused as to why Beast 2 was there, but not to complain,great game (even tho i spent a fortune phoning help lines for ...help)

days of thunder however, was a pile of steaming

alexh · 06 March 2006, 19:07

As I thought the stats are showing most people here are die-hard Amiga fans. They all bought their A1200 as soon as it came out.

Wingnut · 08 March 2006, 12:12

I got the Amiga 500+ 'Cartoon Classics' pack for Xmas!

Lemmings, Captain Planet, Bart Vs The Space Mutants and Deluxe Paint 3 if I remember right...

GO PLANET!

dirkies · 08 March 2006, 13:14

no pack when I bought my A500 in 1988 nor when I bought my A4000 in 1994...

adolescent · 09 March 2006, 06:54

I got the US A500 Starter pack. Standard OCS KS1.3, 512k, etc. with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, F/A-18, F40 Pursuit, Kindwords, and Fusion Paint.

Same as here.

A couple of years later I got the "I'm going to have to eat Cup-of-Noodles for 6 months" A3000 pack.

NOB · 09 March 2006, 18:56

I got this one in 1987

(IIRC)

alexh · 09 March 2006, 22:44

That's not a pack, just a standard A500

BippyM · 09 March 2006, 23:16

You could say it's a packed amiga 500

NOB · 10 March 2006, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

That's not a pack, just a standard A500

Yes, there were no packs in those days.

Smiley · 11 March 2006, 11:37

I got a A600 The Wild! The Weird! The Wicked! pack.

Pushover and Putty all Christmas

slideyfoot · 22 March 2006, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wingnut

I got the Amiga 500+ 'Cartoon Classics' pack for Xmas!

Lemmings, Captain Planet, Bart Vs The Space Mutants and Deluxe Paint 3 if I remember right...

GO PLANET!

Same here - is that option on the poll?

I remember the Captain Planet game being especially crappy, though I have to admit I used to watch the series. Deluxe Paint, on the other hand, gave me years of pleasure (or was it Deluxe 4? I got an adf of that recently, and it seems to be the one I remember); making little animations was strangely addictive! Never could get it to work with the Bards Tale Construction Set, though.

Chain · 10 April 2006, 19:39

http://i17.ebayimg.com/05/i/06/cc/16/e0_1_b.JPG

/me finally found a pic of race&chase pack

DDNI · 10 April 2006, 20:08

Just the no frills A1200 white box. Then£210 for an 80mb HD

alexh · 10 April 2006, 22:25

Considering this is the ENGLISH amiga board, I cannot believe how few votes there have been. I thought everyone reading this thread would think back with nostalgia about unwrapping their first Amiga on xmas day or whenever! Sigh

DDNI · 10 April 2006, 22:53

Add plain box Amiga 1200 to the vote and I will click it!

11 April 2006, 19:16

Mine wasn't in a pack, strictly speaking, but was a promotional offer made by Commodore for education professionals. So I had an A500, extra 512k in the trapdoor, monitor, and external disk drive all sold together, which was nice, but on the software side it only came with Workbench 1.3 and a large AmigaVision binder with the disks and a nice printed manual. Which looked very nice, certainly, but was poor company until I was able to get out and buy a game or two.

alexh · 11 April 2006, 19:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

Add plain box Amiga 1200 to the vote and I will click it!

Plain wasnt a pack though. I wonder if the voting is low because everyone one EAB just happened to buy plain ones?

slideyfoot · 14 April 2006, 01:33

Don't think my option is on there, as I got a 500+ that wasn't the Class of the 90s pack.

By the way, not sure if I've had a chance to thank you for the awesome Thalion webshrine from a while back.

21 April 2006, 01:42

Batman pack for me. Coming from the Speccy and C64 Deluxe Paint II was absolutely stunning to me. I dabbled with that for many, many hours

I remember also just being so impressed with the visuals in Interceptor, and that wonderful low, humming music.

Great days.

View Poll Results: Which Amiga pack did you have?
A500 Your Imagination is the Limit	8	4.44%
A500 Batman Pack	24	13.33%
A500 Flight of Fantasy bundle	10	5.56%
A500 Screen Gems	17	9.44%
A500+ Cartoon Classics	28	15.56%
A500 Class of the 90's	9	5.00%
A600 Lemmings	6	3.33%
A600 Robocop	0	0%
A600HD Epic	7	3.89%
A600 The Wild! The Weird! The Wicked!	17	9.44%
A600 Virtual Reality	0	0%
A1200 Desktop Dynamite	43	23.89%
A1200 Comic Relief	7	3.89%
A1200 Computer Combat	4	2.22%
A1200 Race n Chase	6	3.33%
A1200 Innovation	2	1.11%
CD32 Spectacular voyage	8	4.44%
CD32 Dangerous Streets	3	1.67%
CD32 Critical Zone	3	1.67%
A500 Starter Kit	20	11.11%
A1200 Amiga Magic	23	12.78%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 180. You may not vote on this poll

14 February 2006, 13:36	#61
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	The poll has all the official UK Commodore desktop packs. Someone else added the Amiga International Magic Pack, which as it was so popular I thought we'd include. Commodore UK invented the "packs" or bundles. That time was a magical era. My local corner computer shop managed to project itself into one of the top 3 Amiga / Atari resellers (Ladbrooke computing) by advertising in the 3 main Amiga magazines. Silica and Evesham were the other two biggies. Ladbrooke is still there (well it was in 2002 which is when I was last there) but it is a shadow of it's former self (still in the same shop though!). Silica is dead and Evesham is still going strong having embrassed the PC overlocking scene. Last edited by alexh; 14 February 2006 at 13:41.

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27 February 2006, 15:11	#62
ClydeRadcliffe Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Planet Blot Posts: 14	screen gems, was also confused as to why Beast 2 was there, but not to complain,great game (even tho i spent a fortune phoning help lines for ...help) days of thunder however, was a pile of steaming

06 March 2006, 19:07	#63
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	As I thought the stats are showing most people here are die-hard Amiga fans. They all bought their A1200 as soon as it came out.

08 March 2006, 12:12	#64
Wingnut Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ipswich, UK Age: 42 Posts: 13	I got the Amiga 500+ 'Cartoon Classics' pack for Xmas! Lemmings, Captain Planet, Bart Vs The Space Mutants and Deluxe Paint 3 if I remember right... GO PLANET!

08 March 2006, 13:14	#65
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	no pack when I bought my A500 in 1988 nor when I bought my A4000 in 1994...

09 March 2006, 06:54	#66
adolescent Powered by Motorola Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 52 Posts: 1,065	I got the US A500 Starter pack. Standard OCS KS1.3, 512k, etc. with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, F/A-18, F40 Pursuit, Kindwords, and Fusion Paint. Same as here. A couple of years later I got the "I'm going to have to eat Cup-of-Noodles for 6 months" A3000 pack.

09 March 2006, 18:56	#67
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 424	I got this one in 1987 (IIRC)

09 March 2006, 22:44	#68
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	That's not a pack, just a standard A500

09 March 2006, 23:16	#69
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	You could say it's a packed amiga 500

11 March 2006, 11:37	#71
Smiley Amiga-less! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,350	I got a A600 The Wild! The Weird! The Wicked! pack. Pushover and Putty all Christmas

10 April 2006, 19:39	#73
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 50 Posts: 1,536	http://i17.ebayimg.com/05/i/06/cc/16/e0_1_b.JPG /me finally found a pic of race&chase pack

10 April 2006, 20:08	#74
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Just the no frills A1200 white box. Then£210 for an 80mb HD

10 April 2006, 22:25	#75
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Considering this is the ENGLISH amiga board, I cannot believe how few votes there have been. I thought everyone reading this thread would think back with nostalgia about unwrapping their first Amiga on xmas day or whenever! Sigh

10 April 2006, 22:53	#76
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Add plain box Amiga 1200 to the vote and I will click it!

11 April 2006, 19:16	#77
Gordon Bennett Posts: n/a	Mine wasn't in a pack, strictly speaking, but was a promotional offer made by Commodore for education professionals. So I had an A500, extra 512k in the trapdoor, monitor, and external disk drive all sold together, which was nice, but on the software side it only came with Workbench 1.3 and a large AmigaVision binder with the disks and a nice printed manual. Which looked very nice, certainly, but was poor company until I was able to get out and buy a game or two.

14 April 2006, 01:33	#79
slideyfoot Artemis BJJ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Age: 43 Posts: 40	Don't think my option is on there, as I got a 500+ that wasn't the Class of the 90s pack. By the way, not sure if I've had a chance to thank you for the awesome Thalion webshrine from a while back.

21 April 2006, 01:42	#80
Sabreman Posts: n/a	Batman pack for me. Coming from the Speccy and C64 Deluxe Paint II was absolutely stunning to me. I dabbled with that for many, many hours I remember also just being so impressed with the visuals in Interceptor, and that wonderful low, humming music. Great days.

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