Amiga Vision
Shares rank 12 of 13 emulators by recommenders
Free, high-quality Amiga emulation package with integer scaling and near-zero setup, recommended by Amiga fans.
5 people recommended Amiga Vision in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Pimped Amiga 500”.
Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 4 of 12 months
In 4 different threads.
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 4 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 3 of its 5 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 5 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
High quality and well liked
“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…”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Pimped Amiga 500” “Very high quality product you can get for free if you are an Amiga fan”
Comment from 18 Apr 2026 in “Amiga Graphics” “I am very happy with AmigaVision”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Pimped Amiga 500” Little setup, scaling already done
“it is as close to zero setup on that as possible”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “PalmOS Lemmings”
Other emulators people recommend
The four most recommended other emulators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOSBox | 32 | 3 | 8 | 80% | 11 | — | Approved |
| RetroArch | 20 | 1 | 3 | 87% | 9 | — | Approved |
| 86Box | 19 | 6 | 2 | 90% | 11 | — | Approved |
| DOSBox-X | 18 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Amiga VisionThis page | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
Also compared with MAME and SIMH emulator.
What people said
5 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it is as close to zero setup on that as possible”
“Very high quality product you can get for free if you are an Amiga fan”
“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…”
“I find myself wishing for something like AmigaVision for e.g. the IBM PC.”
“I am very happy with AmigaVision”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.