# Amiga Vision Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/amiga-vision/ 5 people recommended Amiga Vision in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Pimped Amiga 500”. **Verdict:** Free, high-quality Amiga emulation package with integer scaling and near-zero setup, recommended by Amiga fans. Summary written by Claude from 5 comments. ## Why people recommend it - High quality and well liked (3 comments in the sample): "AmigaVision is very nice. One thing that's especially great for emulation users with modern hi-res flat screens is they've already done the work to set…" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45986505)) "Very high quality product you can get for free if you are an Amiga fan" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47815389)) "I am very happy with AmigaVision" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45979446)) - Little setup, scaling already done (1 comment in the sample): "it is as close to zero setup on that as possible" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50149040)) ## Other emulators people recommend - [DOSBox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dosbox/): 32 recommend, 3 mixed, 8 criticize - [RetroArch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/retroarch/): 20 recommend, 1 mixed, 3 criticize - [86Box](https://hackerapproved.com/p/86box/): 19 recommend, 6 mixed, 2 criticize - [DOSBox-X](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dosbox-x/): 18 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Amiga Vision", https://hackerapproved.com/p/amiga-vision/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.