Any simple-to-use AMIGA emulator for PC?

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As the title said... i want to try some AMIGA emulator for my PC where i don't need a MIT degree to set it up or to run it.
Basically i'm looking for the simplest emulator or a way to run it by just putting disk in and plying...basically.
 
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They are all only as complicated as choosing the spec of Amiga you want to emulate. Most have some quick start configs to make that even easier (select A500 for maximum compatibility with games).

But if you still need a "treat me like a 5 year old" level, don't look for the emulator but for the games with pre-configured emulator wrapper. The Company release PC executable files that are basically the emulator and all files for that ONE game in a single file.
 

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They are all only as complicated as choosing the spec of Amiga you want to emulate. Most have some quick start configs to make that even easier (select A500 for maximum compatibility with games).

But if you still need a "treat me like a 5 year old" level, don't look for the emulator but for the games with pre-configured emulator wrapper. The Company release PC executable files that are basically the emulator and all files for that ONE game in a single file.

I don't disagree entirely but sending people off chasing down kickstart and possibly workbench, and the various options available there, does leave a bit of a sour taste if you come from the 8-16 bit era stuff where even the BIOS is emulated in emulator and any config is more of the optional improvements or simple keybinding persuasion.
I will take that any day over messing with plugins from various PS1 and N64 options but at the same time I also have to recognise I had an Amiga back in the day and watched

more as a refresher/for fun than as a learning exercise or introduction.


That said as mentioned they are pretty fire and forget. Treat kickstart as a BIOS file (which is to say basically it is a ROM) like various other emulators might want you to get, and while workbench is optional I would spend the couple of minutes to set it up.
There are various models of Amiga (the above video covers some of it if you are curious) though the de facto (though not necessarily best) was the A500 and there is usually an option to have it appear as a stock one by a single click as it were.
The only option I would suggest at first is in the options somewhere will possibly be something to dodge emulating load times. If you are after the true amiga experience then leave it but life gets better if you do skip it -- you don't tend to get any nice art or loading minigames like you might if you were foolish enough to emulate the C64 or something using tape drives and their attendant load times.
 

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don't be a douche please.
I'm only asking, no need to insult with a "5 year old" because i cant use this cluttered emulator.

Anyway...Thanks for the answer.
Don't be a douche yourself. I gave you a helpful answer. Fool!

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As the title said... i want to try some AMIGA emulator for my PC where i don't need a MIT degree to set it up or to run it.
Basically i'm looking for the simplest emulator or a way to run it by just putting disk in and plying...basically.
FS-UAE. don't settle for anything less. it's the best amiga emulator hands down
WinUAE is second place but why even bother?
Amiga uses floppy disks though, so you won't really be able to use disks. but do what you want cuza pirate is free. :D
all you need is a bios of the amiga system youre trying to emulate, and the game for that specific system and youre set.
 
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