On July 23 1985, the video game and home computer industry decided to double its awesomeness and go from 8-bit to 16-bit with the release of the Commodore Amiga.
Before they went bankrupt in 1994, Commodore ruled the roost for large parts of the 1980’s in the gaming world. Named after the Spanish word for female friend, the Amiga was the natural successor to the Commodore 64 and was adopted quickly by computer enthusiasts. One of its main benefits was that you could add extra megabytes to its memory, something we all take for granted these days with our superteramegawegabytes.
The A500 was the best-selling version of the Amiga with the games including classics such as Lemmings, Another World (recently remastered for next-gen consoles because reasons), Sensible Soccer and, er, Superfrog.
Not just popular with gamers, the Amiga also found a welcome home with production companies for film and music. 4.5 million units were shifted over its lifetime and has led to a cult following to this day. You can play many of its games on iOS, which is crazy when you think about it.
Happy birthday, you old dog!
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