Building the Checkmate Amiga 1200 Plus Computer 

Thanks for putting together such a great video about my little case project. I loved the "Self Proclaimed" comment and have to admit when I aproved the design from Paul it did not click with me, very funny though. I will look into adding some tips based on the video for the manual. For the people out there, I slide the case over the edge of desk to remove the tray screws and when you push the tray back into the corner it locates the screws. On the Blizzard 1230 mk4, mine fits but has to be connected to motherboard first then the whole lot screwed in. Thanks again Clint. PS I will comment on the lid, this was a dificult design decision. The reason is I wanted the lid to fold round the case so you did not see a cut edge. Add to this the rear panels fixing method meant a simple slide on lid was impossible if it was to be aesthetically pleasing. Once you know how to slide on and off it is liveable, but the cut edge would not have been.

woah, 3D computer LGR intro, we really are living in the future

"The extension spring on top looked somewhat tired, and I mean, don't we all." That quote, man.

"Looked somewhat tired - and, I mean, don't we all." "Still makes the occasional cranky noise with irritation, but who can blame it?" Wow, I didn't expect to have so much in common with a 30-year-old computer.

Look at this fancy guy with a CG intro!

Never touched or used an Amiga, just think it's so cool how hobbyists are keeping the platform alive

aw man. I wish they would produce a tiny version of this for the RPi. I just love the asthetic.

"Contextual foreplay" I'm loving this existential wordplay.

From filming on a VHS camera to having a 3D intro, you have changed a lot over the years. But the videos are always top notch. The best. Thank you for your great videos.

LGR: "Until I can retrobright that..." *The 8-bit Guy has entered the chat*

There's something about your sheer enthusiasm for vintage computing that can make me covet a new take on a computer design almost three decades old even more than I would the latest computers.

I woke up, grabbed a coffee and plunked down to watch LGR build a retro PC. Today is a good day.

1:54 “Enough with the contextual foreplay though, let’s go ahead and dive into this package.” 2:35 “Chock full of tasty info.” 7:34 “Once you are inside, though, it is quite pleasant.” 14:21 “…awkwardly hold it in place while screwing…” 17:04 “…on it’s knees, begging for relief.” Friend, you've been in quarantine too long.

"That warm, marigold hue of stale urine". I wish I could create something this beautiful.

9:23 - Guru Meditation 81000005 seems to be: "Corrupted memory list" While it's usually software errors that corrupt memory, the way your system was acting it might actually be bad RAM.

That new intro! Reminds me of your growing channel, rolling in content when it can. Thanks for being here. You nerding out is just so relaxing!

When Clint does a project like this, he does it right. It’s just like pimp my ride or any number of house upgrade show

Yesss, I never tire of seeing Amiga content.

I am LOVING the new intro! That's awesome!

"Once you are inside though it is quite pleasant." Oh I say.

Nice new logo it makes me feel old that you're replacing the old one already.

15:41 - "So, for now, I'm gonna boot from the C.F. card and _C.F._ we've got a working system." Nice!

We need more LGR videos about Amiga. This amazing machine deserves all the love.

Great content as always has really helped me the last month being in hospital for cancer treatment and having plenty of stable content to watch even the nurse and doctors have started watching

I just love the aesthetic of it - how a modern case can fit effortlessly with your CRT and speaker set

Amigas are so cool, I love watching videos on them and seeing how far they can be upgraded

"I had to awkwardly hold it in place while screwing..." Clint Basinger, 2020 Don't we all mate, don't we all...

Wow, that new logo at the start was smooth af 🔥😂

5:35 8-bit guy is literally drooling peroxide looking at that yellow case

The price for this really surprised me, for sure. I expected £250+ The price they've quoted is incredibly reasonable when you factor in what you're getting and the circumstances of production. LGR always surprises me. Even when I see a video and I think "Eeehhh, I dunno...I don't know much about the subject and I don't know if I'll get anything out of this." I end up clicking and thoroughly enjoying the ride due to the editing, the story-telling style script and just the general LGR vibe.

I love the honest review and inclusion of problems. Thanks so much Clint!

Thank you very much Clint for this video it was nice to get my mind off of everything bad that happened at work, Thank you very much for your quality content!

"Thanks for the A1200 stuff, Maximilien!" That name kicks so much ass.

Dude, I love the "New intro", Clint did a fantastic job with it!

Some amazing stuff coming out of the Demoscene for Amiga!

Great coverage of the checkmate case Clint. Stephen has done such an awesome job and it still amazes me how much is being built new for the Amiga community thanks to guys like him.

"In Memory of Jay Miner: Thank you for the Amiga" Amen. Fuggin' AMEN, Checkmate. Very classy. I think I might just want to transplant my Amiga 500 into one of these now. The drive door ejecter was dying on it anyway, why not fix it even better with a modern case?

I grew up on Amiga, this gave me a really warm feeling while watching, thank you Clint for making this Video. 😊👏❤️

Beautiful work, always lovely to see an A1200 getting some love.

OMG!! This is so awesome! Right up my alley ;) Thanks for sharing, Clint!

Woah! The future of the past nostalgia has come with the 3D intro!

"Warm marigold hue of stale urine." I'm dying over here lol.

Great review, I loved it. Hopefully we'll get updates on this great project. 🙂

I recently picked up an Amiga 1200 that has some case damage but knowing there are options like this is so awesome. Great video!

LGR + Amiga = Excellence!!

LOVE THE NEW LOGO!!!

I remember seeing this case on RMC's channel a while ago but I completely didn't think about putting my NuXT in it. Thanks for uploading this video so I now know to buy one for that.

Dude, that intro! That was amazing! Great video been waiting for an amiga one

Man, I wish I had an A1200... I love the case, kinda tempting to get one for my A600, would probably help with the heat problem I got going on with the Furia-board and the IDE-SD-Solution.

"I'll just deal with the empty holes." Story of my life.

i love it that all the little problems that came up really took me back to my Amiga days, maintenance was always a challenge.a good challenge.

Awesome video Clint! Always find your video's so relaxing.

Dungeon Master load screen, while my other monitor is dedicated to the DM mod for Legend of Grimrock. 30+ years later and I'm still playing that game! Glad to know I'm not alone...

16:26 @LGR you can easily fix that cable. pull the back piece off completely (try not to break the tabs), then move the connector just a little bit up the cable, then push the back piece back on. it will puncture the wires, and fix it as good as new (just a little bit shorter). then you can cut off the extra little bit of wire hanging out the other side the the recrimped on connector.

Clint, thank you so much for continuing to make high quality content and maintaining your "voice"! I don't always get to catch every video, but I always enjoy watching them catching up on nostalgia with a funny host.

Back in the day, I loved the Amiga. So videos like this are brilliant! Looked like fun to build.

"Begging to be un-sheathed and put into action..." - you mucky sod, you.

I remember playing Desert Strike on Amiga 500🤣

I really enjoyed this amgia build... So much fun putting a computer together. Cant wait to see what is next.

Thanks, looking forward for a future follow-up episode with the upgrades/fixes/mods. :)

Even though I was an active PC user back in the late 80's, I totally missed the boat on Amiga. It is cool to see this stuff.

Wow, that Packard Bell Legend took me back. That was my family's first computer back in 1991. 33Mhz, 2MB RAM, Internal sound, 100MB HDD. Ahhh memories

Spectacular video!!! Thank you. (I also hugely appreciate the perfect placement of RU-vid ads at exact breaks in the content- NO ONE ELSE takes the time (10 seconds?) to do this right- WELL DONE YOU!)

Your production quality is really something. Picture looks great, voice recordings are crisp. The entire thing is just top notch. Such an easy watch. I love when you fade to black and the music ends. Such a great touch, it's not that the music ends but the way the music ends.

At 14:14 "... you have to screw with confidence!"

24:16 Ahh Dungeon Master. The reason I bought my A500 in the first place so long ago...

Always happy to see an Amiga 1200 pop up in any vintage tech video, I have so much nostalgia for these systems. Now that Checkmate are 'back', it makes me want to put my A1200 into one of these cases.

That is a cute opening, I love it :3 Had to watch it a couple of times because it was satisfying

Is that Fire and Ice I spy on that thumbnail? Gosh damn love the Amiga. My older buddies at the time used to play Fire and Ice. I owe all I have to that machine, got me into computers and making digital art, music, games and stuff way before such complex things were possible on other machines. (At a reasonable price)

I need to find a way to use "contextual foreplay" in all my daily conversations.

That was an extremely satisfying build. Many thanks.

Nice! Since my Amiga failed some time ago, I only use its shell to house the keyboard, the computer itself is simulated (not emulated!) by an fpga Mist. This makes it possible to use modern displays, and is a quite convenient (but not cheap) solute to futureproof a failing Amiga, if recapping isn't your thing. Love your solution, it looks amazing! Cheers from Germany!

The metal case itself reminds me of my Acorn Archimedes A310.

... as opposed to “fresh urine”. Neither of which were in my crayon box.

Hey lgr i love your videos your the one that actually got me not only into RU-vid but also going to thrift shops so thank you

REALLY excited to see you are not entirely neglecting AMIGAs!!! Thank you!

"I'll just deal with these empty holes..." things your hear around broken homes late at night

Man i thought my eyes were playing a trick on me when i saw the "made in the philippines" sticker. Had to double back and pause. Proud filipino here.. hehe.

Nicely done and I appreciate your commentary.

Impressed by the case and keyboard housing. Dig the new intro as well!

6:01 was his last name Pegasus and was prattling on about sending Yugi to the shadow realm?

"Odd design choices" is a bit generous. All that modularity seems almost like an afterthought. There really looks like a couple of specific builds they had in mind when designing this case and everything was secondary and doesn't fit or barely fits or has to be hacked in. The price tag is a bit high if you ask me considering these problems unless you're building whatever specific systems the designers had in mind. Still, there's a lot of jank with this kit. Hopefully they can iron it all out in a future revision.

I'm from the UK and the Amiga 6 and 1200s are responsible for much of my formative gaming years. It was great to see this. I imagine it may be quite popular with your UK viewers. Cheers Clint.

Heys, great to see an Amiga video on your channel :) Putting Amigas into cases is no new thing. There was a batch of re-hashed PC cases with adapters back in the late 90s, which not only for asthetic reasons, but also to increase upgrade options. Such as the Power PC with a Bvision video card for the A1200, would never have fit in the original keyboard case. The power supply woulndn't have run it either. Back then 3.5" drives were much cheaper than 2.5" drives, so it gave the option to use them in a desktop/tower case as well a CDROMS. This case looks so slick tho. Much better than the bodge jobs we were doing back then. But i think its tightness may restrict some of the above upgrades we got cases for in the past. Awesome video again!

Ive been getting a couple hints of innuendos.

That computer model from the intro looks like from the sims.

That lamp pairing with the case is so pleasing.

fantastic presentation, thanks for the video explaining the entire process

LGR: discusses urine colors *R. Kelly has entered the chat* great video!

I'm still waiting for Amiga to "bounce" back.

I don’t know anything about computers, especially retro computers, but this is my favorite channel. Love these videos.

I love this episode. The Amiga computers are the loves of my life. A500 and A4000/40. I had to get rid of them a few years ago and my heart broke, so seeing this makes me wish I could do it myself.

"I kind of had to awkwardly hold it in place while screwing..." Been there, so annoying!

you are the guardian of the sanctuary of the old PCs. I really wanted tostep inside and be able to see and try these gems from the past.

Great review Clint. This had tipped me over the edge so i have bought one.

That LGR intro animation keeps getting better and better. Love the passion.

I'm about to order the parts to build Checkmate 1200. Thank you for this vid!!!

Thanks for the vid, brought back memories of modding my A500 back in the day.

Amiga on LGR! Yay! The computer of my childhood (had a 500 though, but still, the love)...

Thanks for this video. Really helped answer a couple of questions when putting mine into the case. Really, really tight for the TF2060 though, so still thinking about that.