Superficially similar to the [[Atari ST]], using the same [[Motorola 68000]] processor and similar memory and screen modes, but it had a lot of co-processor and sweet architecture tricks making it a powerful computer, with excellent sound hardware for its time. Many early releases were lazy conversions from the ST that did not fully exploit the above (rather like what the Amstrad suffered with Spectrum ports) but later releases largely did exploit the system.
The Amiga had a revolutionary custom-built sound chip that didn't sound like any other computer of its era. It sounds like is a Fairlight CMI synth - in other words, virtually anything you want. Waveforms are held in RAM and read out at various speeds.
The A500 was perhaps the most well known emblematic model. Famous Amiga originals released for the CPC include [[Lemmings]], [[Defender of the Crown]], [[Sim City]], [[Shadow of the Beast]] and [[Pinball Dreams]].