A500 Mini Firmware Update Dec 2023! V1.2.1 - New Game Added plus Games Now Running At Correct Speed? 

Awesome. I'm still looking forward to the Full Size version being released. Good Times Are Ahead.

Hi Crazy, finally had a good look. It's a bit of a mixed bag with some early WHDLoad A500 games, Ikari Warriors felt slow then speeds up and glitches at the bridge, Buggy Boy not bad at all, Star Wars looks ok until you go in the trench and then it runs like an A1200 and is fast.. Something I have noticed with the whdload side is that emulation is now more comparable to when the machine first launched so mostly good and better than 1.1.1, Built-in ATR is running smoother now. Personally I think the emulation runs best if you keep the Blitter set to "WAIT" but turn CPU JIT "OFF". You should feel games like Lotus 2 or Pinball Fantasies CD32 feel way more responsive and smoother, closer to how they play on a real A1200. Under Display, I use the middle option... "State to the Art" .adf demo still has slowdown sadly, but overall I'm happy as the Amiga mini for games is a lot closer to what it was when it first launched, so good again! 😉👍

Well done for getting this up so swiftly. I hope it doesn't break Pandory, as I've been getting more in to that mod. Still can't get Speccy working but I have added Atari 7800. My download didn't include the Atari directory. It's great Retro Games are getting busy. Now let's get the Amiga maxi up and running. I'm keen to learn how it's shaping up. Even if I don't purchase.

cool makes me more excited for full size version next year

All the other Mods work including AGS and Aminimiga on the new update. Its definitley made a big difference with performance and graphical issues with certain games that ran fast before, its worth putting the update on if no one has done it yet.

That Skelton loading screen, gets me every time LAMO😂😂😂😂😂

AWESOME!!! Like night and day, and such an amazing bonus game! 😮

Nice one Crazy for checking out what's new! A few I will check later for A500 speed, and if you fancy a nose... Ikari Warriors, Buggy Boy and Star Wars (Atari Arcade). Cheers!

Had Time Bandit on my Atari ST. Such a great game!

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing and keep up the awesome work!

Thanks for confirming that Pandory 500 still works with this update. 😁😁

Tested tonight with new firmware. Just so you know: You CAN hot plug and play joypads WITHOUT the system freezing, and my clone PS4 joypad was recognised no bother. Unfortunately, the firmware on the USB has deleted my WHDLoad package. Luckily, I keep the roms separate from that directory. I didn't test any games for speed improvements. Still no Speccy working mind you. I think it's best to use the Amiga mini joystick as the button mapping is sensible and simplified especially for 8 bit and 16 bit retro consoles. As for Speccy, I might get another Pi. Keep up the good work!

Merry Christmas mate

You should try the game speed issue with Space Harrier, that made Barbarian 2 look like it was running slow. Also thumbs up for Barbarian 2's awesome box art

Yay, Operation Wolf is playable now!

Wow I’m surprised the update didn’t break pandory or any other mods. I wonder if the update has fixed any of the games that struggled e.g lionheart, Jim power or fire and ice?

Never tried Pandory before but it looks like a nice clean interface… Might have to try it out as a Christmas project.

I quess Pandory V2 won't work on this 1.2.1 firmware? I tried and it only gives that Amiga starting screen with floppy image.

This update broke dungeon master

Really nice system this

Looks like Pandory 2 does not work with this update. Not for me anyway! Hopefully there will be a Pandory 3 soon!

Great video dude. Any idea if any of the newer Amiga titles from like 2022, 2023 etc, are available on the A500 mini ? If so any idea where to find them ? Cheers

Another error I'm having I'm afraid. Not for the first time😊😊 Backing out the menu is not working for me using the Amiga mini gamepad. It was working before, but not now. Frustrating software. I might have to load up the old version. Unless it something I've changed, I couldn't back out. They've switched the buttons but last time I tried it was working. Maybe when I tried another gamepad to test it, it messed up. I'll reload Pandory again. As I've said before ,this ain't a perfect solution. Anybody having issues?

I am abit bummed by Jim Power..maybe that is fixed as well? Also the glitching in Lionheart and Aladdin.. 😕

Pls check first samurai