Or: How we're all going to be kids of the 90s again ⁇
Do you remember? On the afternoons when the floppy disk drives were bursting with magic? To the pixels that were still really crisp? Games that didn't come with patches and day-one updates, but simply... worked?
Welcome back to the 90s. Thea1200 is here.
The makers behind the successful THEA500 Mini have done it again – and this time in full size! THEA1200 is not a mini version, not a compromise. This is the legendary machine from 1992, as you remember it, with just a few clever updates for 2025: HDMI instead of scart, USB instead of endless floppy disk stacks, and a power supply that hopefully won't get as warm as it did back then.
25 classics pre-installed: No waiting, just playing!
Insert the thing, press the power button, and BOOM! you're back. No installation, no fumbling. Pure classic gaming:
- Beneath a Steel Sky PnC Cyberpunk before it was cool
- The Settlers II Classical economic simulation that is addictive
- Turrican The soundtrack alone is worth it
- Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Jump’n’Run madness
- Defender of the Crown I & II Knights, castles, lances
- Lure of the Temptress Point & Click at its best
And that's only seven out of 25 games that are ready-to-play. Plus: You can download your own games via USB stick. The Workbench desktop is also included. I'm looking at all those who made more than gambled at the time.
Full size, full feel
No mini keyboard for gnome fingers. THEA1200 comes with Fully-fledged keyboard, The Classical Mouse and Gamepad. This is the complete setup as it should be. Four memory slots per game? Check it out. HDMI for your modern TV? Check it out. The feeling of 1992? Double check.
The hook: Christmas is scarce
Now comes the part that hurts a bit: Thea1200 is coming out now. June 2026. You can pre-order from 10 November 2025, but under the Christmas tree, unfortunately, the legend will not lie yet. We know it's hard but hey, good things take time. And after more than 30 years of waiting, a few more months don't matter, do they?
Just remember: Christmas 2025 gives the voucher, in the summer of 2026 the time machine into the gaming paradise.
Nostalgia meets modernity
With over 100,000 THEA500 Minis sold worldwide, Retro Games Ltd and PLAION REPLAI have proven that the love of the Amiga era is vibrant. THEA1200 is the logical evolution: bigger, more authentic, but just as lovingly implemented.
Paul Andrews, Managing Director at Retro Games Ltd, sums it up: “This was the machine that brought the '90s to life for an entire generation. With THE A1200, we celebrate this incredible moment, the games, the design, the creativity that has shaped a generation.”
The hard facts:
- Release: 16 June 2026
- Price: £149.99 / €189.99 / $189.99 / AU$299.99
- In the package: Full-size computer, mouse, gamepad
- Pre-order: from 10 November 2025
The A1200 is not a console. It's a time machine.
Whether you want to relive the old classics or show your kids what gaming looked like before it all came in 4K and with Battle Pass THEA1200 is your ticket back to the golden era.
The floppy disks are history. The memories remain.
Relive the joy. Rediscover the magic. Reboot the memories.
More information and the announcement video is also available on retrogames.biz
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