Pimpin' the Amiga 600 in 2021 | MVG
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2021
- A viewer sent me an old Amiga 600 computer that has sat in storage for over 20 years. Lets get it cleaned, pimped out with some updated hardware and play some games!
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That was my first computer. How sweet
AlexiBexi, du hier? :D
Hallöle AlexiBexi! Hätte dich nicht hier erwartet... XD
it was my 5th computer. It was awesome!
Also dich habe ich hier am wenigsten erwartet!!!
It was my first bought with my own money at the age of 15! Cost me $350+ in 1993
MVG adding restoration videos to his repertoire is what the world needed
Restoration? More like a good clean...
btw @MVG you missed the prefect opportunity to put only the M V G keys on first ;-)
*music starts playing*
The natural grime protected the exterior from uv damage haha
If it wasn't in direct sunlight, it wouldn't really get very yellow
wait this isn’t the 8-bit guy
Yeah, there is no retrobriting nor paperclips in power supplies.
or RMC who recently did a wonderful series about Amiga 600.
Adrian's Digital Basement is better than 8bit guy
@@mikeuk666 True. Adrian is also not working together with Clippy on some very rare old computers. ;-)
@@Okurka. or a 32 bit machine
Ahh my absolute favourite childhood computer, I have been desperately searching for one for years.
Mine was the A500+, awesome machine.
Amen to both of those; I had an A1200 with a 40MB HDD (swanky for the time) and my friend had an A600. He was always envious of that speedier processor and extra meg of RAM, but they were both great machines...
Never heard of Ebay I guess
@@godslayer1415 might not be available in his region, or not have AMiGAs on there barely ever?
@@godslayer1415 oh I try on there all the time, but I'd love to find a bargain and maybe one I can fix up, so I would prefer if I could see it in person.
Top tip as mentioned here, BE CAREFUL when removing key caps. The caps can require some force to overcome the key retention and it’s important to go slowly and not let the cap fly off. Flying caps don’t go very far and are easy to find but trust me those springs can fly much further and will bounce off in random directions. I lost one last year which turned up six months later in a completely different part of the man cave. If this happens the space bar has two springs and will work okay with just one until you find a replacement for the one you lost.
I wish I read this comment before it happened to me
I dont need sleep I need mvg content.
The nice 80's music is a good touch
I remember having one of these ten years ago. I found one in an old house from my family who I assumed was owned by one of my family member's back in the day when Amiga was popular. It somehow still worked after so much time of it sitting there in an old box.
Awwww yes!!!!
While you had everything apart I still would have taken the time to recap the board anyway. Old caps always make me nervous.
Yup totally, you will get issue after issue otherwise, my original A1200 really needs doing, I will have to get it apart and do it at some point soon.
I would have tested it first before putting it all together and before installing the accelerator. If you make sure it works before any modifications then if it doesn't work after you know what caused the problem. I don't mind old caps on motherboards because as long as they don't leak electrolyte they won't cause any damage. IMO it's not worth the hassle (and risk, especially if you're inexperienced) of recapping if it works reliably as is. It's not too much work to take the board back out later if/when the need arises.
That grime just added some character to it.
What's up MrMario
& DNA
That's gunk erasure.
I recommend spraying any cleaning solution to a towel rather directly to a machine itself. Especially with regards to the keyboard were liquid can sip onto the membrane.
There wasn't a membrane on this mechanical keyboard, as you can see on the vid, he removed almost all keys and then sprayed some more windex on there
@@kikujade notice at the start of the video he pulled a green ribbon while opening for the first time the machine. That is a keyboard membrane that goes under the base that holds the key plungers, springs etc. Through the holes of the base liquid can easily enter and contaminate the membrane.
@@32KOFDATA you are right, I missed that part of the video
Dude that melody in the intro is so epic
The fan who sent this is a great dude, helping preserve history
Whilst I do love the insight vids you provide into older gen console coding and emulation; it is really great to see a retro hardware upgrade vid again! I first found your channel years ago while searching for Amiga 500 Agnes 8371 replacement how-to videos - so it's great to see another Amiga hardware vid in recent times.
Oh man, 2 The 8 Bit Guy episodes in one week, 2021 is starting to look good!
Has he not destroyed any more systems yet? that 8bit idiot came off my watch list when I realised how much of a hack he is.
@@retrobossmonster5509 what
@@retrobossmonster5509 but like, who asked?
The 8 bit guy had retro brigned the plastics
Weird. I thought it was him too. Thought it was strange that he would use the word "Pimpin"
I wasn’t expecting an Amiga video so soon in the new year. Never lose your (and my) roots my man.
My A500 which I bought back in 1988 has never developed a fault and not yellowed at all in 32yrs, always treat a magical machine with respect!
The A600 was my first Amiga as a teenager. Oh I miss those days! Looks great!!
One of my biggest regrets ever (no joke!) is getting rid of A600 when our family got a new PC. Not that I had much to say in this regard, seeing that we weren't wealthy and my dad has found an enthusiast who paid a good amount of money for it back then - this was circa 1998 I think. We even had an OG Commodore colour monitor for it !
But I have just shrugged off this, because I already got better machine with flashier games... Years later I've understood that it was a great system and went back to many games running on emulators, of course. Then it hit me - many of those are still amazing fun years later, but they were much better on real hardware and that sweet CRT screen.
These days, working A600 are not that common and their prices are relatively high. Would love to get an original some day, though, let alone pimped out one like one shown! Thanks for bringing back memories!
Nice video and props to the dedication to to all this cleaning by hand!
It's very rare to find someone who will actually be patient enough to do all of this manually.
So happy to see the A600 get some love! And impeccable choice of music, you just made me rewatch Eon :)
This was so satisfying to watch! I was so glad that you were also able to expand its memory and storage space, as well as put a new processor to it!
3:00 his hand
Glitches in real life
Don't worry. It's just a bug in the Matrix.
your kiroshi cybereyes are acting up.
3:03 MVG going through parallel universes.
Really cool and successful job! Thanks for sharing!
I was waiting for this exact video!
Awesome job MVG. Brings back plenty of memories. Kudos to the follower for giving you one.
I had the 1200 and my favourite games were Cannon Fodder, Mortal Kombat, Dennis, Oscar, Desert Strike, Lion King and Lethal Weapon. Memories!
You done a great job on this btw
Nice job love it when a system looks like it's just been brought from the shop, had a 500+ back in the day, have a 1200 now that I have done loads to including new case I am waiting for the new key caps all original colours.
Love your videos MVG. Inspired me to get back into retro consoles and tech and start a collection of my own 😁
Great video. Just watched it for a second time. Thanks!
Always interesting to see videos revisit the retro days of personal computers.
Great video love the music also takes me way back
I love this video, great addition to the channel!
Loved my A600 back in the day!! Great video as usual 😎
that was a satisfying video, awsome work MVG!
This sure brings on lots of childhood memories when i used to dream about having one of these. Great work.
I think I'll be checking my attic after seeing the great job ya did with this Amiga.. Thanks
Wonderful! Thank you very much!
MagicWB even today looks great!
I'm just restoring a 600 now glad I found this video :)
Oh wow. Looks great and works great, that's awesome.
Loved the soundtrack of this episode!!
Awesome vid, keep it up mate!🤘
Amazing video! I'm an amateur in terms of opening systems, but it's a delight watching this type of content.
Man, there's just something about preserving old hardware that I love. Even if it's hardware that existed before I was born. Only a year in this case, but the point stands! Nice video, I would love to see more of this sort of content.
This is a change of pace for your usual content, MVG, but I love it!
NICE.
Hurrah, lovely to see another classic amiga being saved.
Awesome. MVG meets 8-Bit Guy and cleans up a classic computer.
Always take photos as you disassemble, especially the keyboard. Makes a world of difference for keyboard layouts that aren't the typical AX/XT.
Wow it turned out so good!
Great work mate.
Awesome job!
You took it apart, cleaned it thoroughly, and upgraded the hardware all without any hardware testing? I call shenanigans on your statement about not knowing if it worked.
You must not have ever done this before. Garage finds often work fine
Happy memories of the 90s playing project X and pinball fantasy till the early hours on a school night and who can forget speed ball.
Hell yes. Fantastic stuff.
I used an A600 live on stage for a few years before I got an A1200. A great little workhorse. Great crunchy 8 bit sampling which is a bit of a retro obsession these days.
I never had these machines before so, i don't know i have no idea, but it was nice to see one of em actually
Great to see you doing some restorations/upgrades like this. I love doing restorations, and a recent housefire is testing my skills lol. It looks fantastix tho! And I love the modern boosts personally, especislly to older PCs like an Amiga or even a Win98 or something.
A nice twist on the LGR/8-Bit Guy formula. Nice that you didn't have to retrobright it. Always love seeing old machines get a new chance at life. Thanks MVG! :)
When I’ve needed a key puller, I’ve just tied a bosun’s chair, a knot like two bowlines that gives you two loops dangling, and doesn’t slip closed, in a piece of thin wire. Works just the same, if a little more fiddly.
Easily my favorite computer washing video on youtube!
I really need an Amiga A600 back in my life.
Loved the video MVG! Always Like/Thumbs Up Amiga content.
Great video! Amiga!!!
Great video thanks 👍 Makes me want one
Great video! Glad this classic unit could have some life restored back to it. Cheers
Youve done a tidy job there well done, so many people rave about retrobrighting (using peroxide and sunshine) to fix the effects of bromine retardation in the plastic, its messy, smelly doesnt last either, soap and water as you have shown is often all that is required and then letting them dry out in hot sunshine will brighten them up, attacking the plastic with peroxide is a temporary fix, unless they are really bad its better to just clean them as you have shown here, great work.
Love you MVG. Proud to be a Patreon member!!
I just finished restoring an A600 too. My opinion off this machine has changed greatly. Easily the best way of creating a WHDLoad gaming machine.
Amazing timing. I just got my first Amiga 600 two days ago. It came with a 4GB CF to replace the hard drive and I have ordered the recap kit and WB 3.1.4 rom and disks. I will need to 3D print some case repair clips as ALL of mine are broken.
The 8 Bit Modern Vintage Gamer Guy
First it was RMC, and now MVG is into the Amiga 600 craze? Niiiiceeee!
I waited the whole video hoping to hear that clickity clack from the keyboard and I got nothing! Good work looks great, I remember my grandfather playing with one of these and telling me this is where the future was headed.
Yoooo nice touch with the h0ffman mods
hell yeah
That scourer with the washing up liquid reservoir was the real star of the show
This looks incredible!
Two things I thought of:
Isopropyl alcohol seems safer for the keyboard PCB as long as it's 91%+
Cleaning the keycaps and especially their stems is easier with a little straw cleaning brush, especially the stems.
Great video.
MVG is the only reason I get out of bed on Monday AM
Really a very nice outcome! And really a LOT of surprise from the capacitors just below the floppy drive area, audio area (left one), power / video area (left and near the chip in the middle), OMG!! Check it out really fast, it deserve that care! Cheers, M
you have a nice office/setup/workspace!
Its fine to remove keys with a screwdrivers IF you are aware of what keyswitch is under it, it can break some key switch types ( its a very bad idea on ALPS for example)
"And make sure you didn't lose any of the springs..." LMAO I've done that before. Great video brotha!
I love all your videos but Amiga has a special place in my heart.
I had an Amiga 1200 in high school and I started drawing on it. Today I'm a graphic designer and it's also thanks to that wonderful machine. I wish I could find one.
I know the current news/current gen hardware videos get a ton of views and likes...but for my money, your videos on tertiary computer gaming and arcade stuff has always been the best because it just feels like it comes from a real place of passion. I get extremely excited about these videos and hope to see many, many more. Bye for now!
I loved my amigas! Big regret getting rid of them all those years ago! I started with an A500 then got and external hdd upgrade, and then eventually got an A1200 with external amiga cd drive which was awesome at the time but then my want for a Nintendo 64 got too much so I sold it to put the mk ey towards getting one! I've got the itch to play zool and soccer kid and sensible world of soccer, and one of my favourites (which is on steam) beneath a steel sky point and click! Sooo many other games I could mention! Great video and great resto job!
MVG: "You will notice the warranty sticker has been broken in the middle, which means-"
*Dankpods crashes through the window*
"SOMEONE'S BEEN IN HERE!"
In an Aussie accent. G'day
you have a knack for these restoration vids, should be a regular thing. Here's to more of these, plsssssssss!
The Amiga stuff is always top tier. Can't get enough!
I love the Amiga. I use my A1200/HD40 every day.. A nice tip for the keys is to take a photo of the keyboard before you start pulling the key caps.. Great video as always.
Hot damn! Another awesome video
A detailed cleaning of an old computer that mentions Retr0bright? MVG has turned into The 8-Bit Guy. This is not a problem for me, by the way... both great channels for computing.
Love the 8bit guy
So great to see MVG back in his Amiga roots ;)
Amazing what you can get out of a relic like this.
Very cool breathing live into old tech!
I have 2 Amigas An A500 and an A1200. haven't used them in 25 odd years I would love to get them set up with expansions and mods. Great video I really enjoyed watching this, thank you.
Man your content is always interesting, I love it:)
What a great looking A600, Got to love a bit of Amiga action :D
My A1200 is currently off having the capacitors changed and can't wait to get it back. Already ordered a 8mb ram card, CF/SD ide adaptor and kickstart 3.1.4.
I just got my MiSTer on Monday. I love it, it's my first time ever using the Amiga on it, and it's so amazing. I'm wanting to mount one in a case like the Amiga, I found a design that works and is similar looking and lets me throw my own keyboard in.