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title: "The A1200: What We Know Before It Ships"
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description: "A close look at Retro Games Ltd.'s upcoming Amiga 1200 console, based on everything public so far."
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<h1>The A1200: What We Know Before It Ships</h1>
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<p>Retro Games Ltd. opened pre-orders for The A1200 in November 2025, with delivery slated for June 2026 at a suggested price of 189.99 Euro. As with their previous mini-consoles, official details have trickled out slowly — deliberately, it seems.</p>

<h2>What's Confirmed So Far</h2>
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<li><strong>Games</strong> — 25 titles pre-installed in total, with only 9 officially confirmed at time of writing: the Turrican trilogy, Defender of the Crown I & II, Beneath a Steel Sky, Lure of the Temptress, Ruff 'n' Tumble, and The Settlers II. The rest are being held back, likely on purpose, as a marketing drip-feed.</li>
<li><strong>Hardware essentials</strong> — a fully functional keyboard in the original design, a CD32-style gamepad, a tank-mouse replica, HDMI output, USB-A ports, and USB sideloading support for ADF/HDF game files.</li>
<li><strong>The mystery SD slot</strong> — a slot spotted at Gamescom 2025 in the position of the original floppy drive, widely speculated to be for SD-card-based game loading, but not officially confirmed.</li>
<li><strong>Expected internals</strong> — likely an Allwinner ARM SoC running Amiberry underneath (following the pattern of the earlier A500 Mini), rather than genuine 68EC020 silicon.</li>
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<p class="redacted-note">Worth a heads-up if you're pre-ordering: not every regional shop went live on launch day, and lesser-known international retailers sometimes get product photos and details before the official site does. With a seven-month wait to delivery, there's no rush to jump on the very first listing you find.</p>
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