- (month unknown)
- Electronic Arts releases the It Came from the Desert game for the Amiga. It was created by Cinemaware. [441.59]
- Accolade releases The Cycles motorcycle game for the Amiga. Price is US$44.95. [441.60]
- Strategic Simulations releases the Dragons of Flame Advanced Dungeons & Dragons action game for the Amiga. Price is US$39.95. [441.61]
- Broderbund releases the Shufflepuck Cafe game for the Amiga. Price is US$39.95. [441.60]
- Electronic Zoo releases the Spherical game for the Amiga in the U.S. The game was written by Rainbow Arts in Britain. Price is US$34.95. [441.62]
- Elkon Enterprises releases the Hermes IconLab 1.3 icon editor software for the Amiga. Price is US$35. [441.63]
- Sierra releases the Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places) game for the Amiga. Price is US$59.95. [441.64]
- Data East releases the Robocop game for the Amiga. It is based on the movie and arcade game. Price is US$44.95. [441.62]
- March
- Commodore offers Amiga 1000 owners US$1000 to trade in their Amiga on a new Amiga 2000. [441.7]
- March 17
- In Washington, D.C., the AmiExpo trade show is held, over three days. [441.4] [1176.89]
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- (month unknown)
- Commodore upgrades the Amiga 2000HD computer, replacing the 2090A hard drive controller and 40 MB Rodime hard drive with a 2091 controller and faster Quantum hard drive. [441.5]
- Taito releases the Operation Thunderbolt game for the Amiga. It is a sequel to Operation Wolf. Price is US$34.95. [441.5]
- Electronic Zoo releases the Treasure Trap game for the Amiga. Price is US$39.95. [441.5]
- Interstel releases the D.R.A.G.O.N. Force antiterrorist game for the Amiga. Price is US$49.95. [441.7]
- In the film Screwball Hotel, an Amiga 2000 computer appears. [1728.78]
- In an episode of TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents, an Amiga 1000 computer and an Amiga 2000 computer appear. [1728.78]
- In the rock music video for the song "Rev. Jack's Roaming Cadillac Church" by Timbuk3, an Amiga 1000 computer appears. [1728.78]
- April 24
- At the Palladium in New York City, Commodore hosts Multimedia Live!, and announces the Amiga 3000 computer. The system features a Motorola 16 or 25 MHz 68030, 68881 or 68882 math coprocessor, new Enhanced Chip Set, Zorro III bus, 2 MB RAM, 40 or 100 MB hard drive, AmigaDOS v2.0, and AmigaVision authoring system. Prices are US$3299 (16 MHz, 40 MB), US$3999 (25 MHz, 40 MB), US$4699 (25 MHz, 100 MB). [407.19] [1728.24,31]
- April 27
- In New York City, New York, the World of Amiga show is held, over two days. [449.92]
- June
- Commodore Business Machines ships the Amiga A3000 computer. [645.10]
- (month unknown)
- Walt Disney Computer Software releases The Animation Studio for the Amiga computer, for US$179. [645.18] (1989 [2014.C12])
- September
- NewTek ships the Video Toaster, a hardware/software video effects tool for the Commodore Amiga 2000, for US$1600. [19] [409.21] [539.A-41] [640.6] [644.10] (December [857.68])
- November 30
- In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the World of Commodore/Amiga trade show is held, over three days. [2005.23] [1728.26]
1991
- January
- Commodore Business Machines publicly shows the CDTV (Commodore Dynamic Total Vision) package. It features a CD-ROM player integrated with a 7.16 MHz 68000-based Amiga 500. List price is US$1000. [2007.21] [2009.30] [1167] (April [2013.8])
- (month unknown)
- Todd Rundgren completes a music video for the song "Change Myself", created using several Amiga computers. [1865.46]
- Power Computing releases the Fusion Forty accelerator card for the Amiga A1500/2000 in the United Kingdom. It includes a 25 MHz 68040 processor and 4 MB RAM. Price is 2000 pounds. [2178.58]
- Commodore Business Machines unveils the Amiga 3000UX, with a Motorola MC68030 25 MHz processor, 68882 math coprocessor, UNIX System V Release 4, Open Look, and Ethernet support. Cost is US$5000, without a monitor. [172.75]
1992
- February (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: Team Suzuki. [2313.66]
- April (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the UK during the month: Formula One Grand Prix. [2581.23]
- August (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: Civilization. [1533.208]
- (month unknown)
- Commodore Business Machines introduces the Amiga 600: 4096 colors, stereo sound, full pre-emptive multitasking operating system (Workbench 2.05), PCMCIA slot, Motorola 68000 CPU, for a base price of $500. [361.40]
- September (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: Civilization. [2305.192]
- October (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: Civilization. [2306.160]
- November (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: Police Quest III. [1535.144]
- December (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: 688 Attack Sub. [2307.176]
1993
- January (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: 688 Attack Sub. [1503.144]
- February (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: 688 Attack Sub. [1504.160]
- March (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: 688 Attack Sub. [1505.160]
- (month unknown)
- Commodore Business Machines cuts prices by up to 45% on the Amiga A2000 with 1084S monitor, A3000T-25/200 the A3000T-040/200 and CDTV player. [928.14]
- April (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: 688 Attack Sub. [2308.144]
- June (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: 688 Attack Sub. [2309.176]
- August (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: 688 Attack Sub. [1506.272]
- September
- Commdore debuts the Amiga CD32 32-bit game console, with 2X CD-ROM. It is to be released soon with 30 games, for US$400. [1488.18]
- September (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: Overlord. [1507.240]
- October (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: Overlord. [2310.224]
- November (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: Overlord. [2311.184]
- December 10
- Paramount Pictures releases the film Wayne's World 2 to theaters in the USA. A character in the film wears an Amiga Video Toaster t-shirt. [2343]
- December (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: AD&D Gateway to the Savage Frontier. [1508.184]
1994
- January (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: AD&D Gateway to the Savage Frontier. [1509.184]
- February (month)
- Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: AD&D Gateway to the Savage Frontier. [1510.176]
- April 26
- Commodore shuts down the Amiga division. [2611.22]
- April 29
- Commodore International and Commodore Electronics (two of the many international components of Commodore Business Machines) file for voluntary liquidation. [476.6] [491.52] [600.19] [1473.11] [1516.30] [1762.168] [2605.13] [2611.22] [2634.142]
- November (month)
- Top selling Amiga video game in the UK for the month: On the Ball: World Cup Edition. [2635.17]
1995
- May
- ESCOM announces the creation of a subsidiary company, Amiga Technologies, in Germany. [187]
- September
- Amiga Technologies ships the A1200 microcomputer. It features a 14 MHz Motorola 68EC020 microprocessor, 2 MB RAM, 24-bit color, 3.5 inch 880 KB floppy drive, optional 170 MB hard drive, and the AmigaOS 3.1 operating system. [186]
- November
- Amiga Technologies ships the A4000T microcomputer. It features a 25 MHz Motorola 68040 microprocessor (or 50 MHz 68060), 2 MB chip RAM, 24-bit color, 4-channel stereo sound, IDE and SCSI II adapters, 3.5 inch 880 KB floppy drive, 1 GB hard drive, and the AmigaOS 3.1 operating system. [186]
- President of Amiga Technologies announces that the Power PC processor will be used in Amiga computers sometime in 1997. [186]
1996
- July
- ESCOM AG (owner of Amiga Technologies) files for bankruptcy. [186]
- Visual Information Service signs an agreement to purchase the intellectual property and inventory of Amiga Technologies GmbH. [547.6]
1997
- March 27
- Gateway 2000 announces plans to acquire German company Amiga Technologies. The company will be renamed Amiga International, and retain president Petro Tyschtschenko. [1559] [2017.35]
1999
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- A group of Amiga fans creates the Phoenix Platform Consortium, to develop an Amiga-like computer compatible with older versions of the Amiga operating system. [1559]
- July
- Gateway announces plans to build information appliances based on Amiga technology. [1559]
- September 1
- Amiga president Jim Collas resigns; he is replaced by Tom Schmidt. [1559]
- September 17
- Gateway announces it has scrapped plans to develop a new Amiga computer, but would consider licensing the Amiga hardware design. [1559]
- December 31
- Gateway sells the Amiga trademark and computer systems to Amino Development. [1106.30] [1559]
2000
- June
- Amiga releases the Amiga Software Developers Kit for the Amiga OS 3.5. [1106.30]
2004
-
- Quote by Todd Rundgren "The ultimate fix for any Amiga was just to slap it really hard". Rundgren used several Amiga computers in creating a music video in 1991 for his song "Change Myself". [1865.48]
2009
- September 27
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.
- A character says "do you know where you can buy ink for an Amiga brand fax machine?".
- Laptop and desktop computers appear.
[2576]
2013
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- System 3 releases the Putty Squid game for the Amiga. Original release date was 1994. [2649.7]
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