Viva Amiga

Really good documentary focusing on the Amiga computer and the team that made their digital dream a reality. The film takes you on a journey of the story which is also further amplified by captivating 3d effects and music. Certainly a deeply emotional watch and recommended to anyone who has an interest in vintage computing. The film is a true testament that the director Zach Weddington that has worked so hard to put this masterpiece together.

This is of course coming from someone who grew up with 16 bit computers and although being an Atari ST man at heart, I always appreciated the Amiga for what a great machine it was.

First off, this is a great documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

My generation lived through the "computer boom" of the 80's. We experienced first hand the frustrations of making them work; the joy and adulation when we did make them work and we bore witness to the giant leaps in technology that were being made. The Commodore Amiga was one such leap and this documentary charts its success and ultimate demise of the machine extremely well indeed.

The passion and enthusiasm on display from the people directly involved in its creation (RJ Mical, Dave Haynie, Dave Needle and so on) still clearly exists today and is almost palpable.

This documentary draws you into that enthusiasm and nostalgia and packs a lot into just over an hour. I was left wanting more but still very satisfied with what I got. Great Stuff!

I would highly recommend this documentary.

I was fortunate to see this film at a preview followed by buying it on itunes. My review will be short. It tells the story of the rise and the fall of the Amiga, its fan base and the imprint it left on us today. Its about the Amiga and commodore, its not about some other computer companies (if that's what your expecting).

The people interviewed are varied, from those that helped finance Amiga as a startup, the talent that design the original machine, the very talented engineers that continued the series of Amiga and the software that made it amazing! Unlike many other documentaries it also talks to the fans and what it meant to them. Its also a bit of a love story. The narrative talks of the passion people poured into the machine and how it was taken away through blunders and bad management.

If you ever owned an Amiga, knew it as "that cool computer my neighbor had" or just are curious about a machine that had a huge impact on today's computing technology spend a buck and watch this documentary. Its glossy and fast paced. The production quality is awesome.

Zachary Weddington's "Viva Amiga" is an exceptional documentary about the Amiga computer. Although it's heyday was in the 1980's, there are fans even today that are still modifying the software and running these revolutionary devices.

Spanning the globe to find those who worked on the original product, their passion, and rightfully so, their disappointment is revealed. When scales of economy ruled the day at Apple and Microsoft, this device, similar to the Commodore 64, tried its level best to enter a general market that just wasn't ready for it. Don't tell that to the legions of global fans who, much like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, were toying with their Amiga computers in their garages.

"Viva Amiga" is as much about the people who worked on the product as much as it is of the fans. Weddington's passion is on full display.

I cannot recommend "Viva Amiga" enough.

This docu was missed over years, i find it very important. One men do the right and took so many time for research and invited great peoples from the Amiga developer team for a lot interviews. I find the Viva Amiga Docu very good and cool. Zachary do a great job with this docu. Thank you for 👍