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Goldrunner and Return to Genesis, Pete, alongside the late Steve Bak, formed part of 'the dream team'. Widely regarded as a pioneering graphic designer for the Atari and Amiga during the 1980s and 1990s, Pete contributed visuals to numerous titles, including Airball, Leatherneck, Eliminator, Karate Kid part 2, and many others. ]]>

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His full list of games that he worked on (c/o Moby Games) To those who knew or appreciated him in the ST world, spare a thought for him! (dlfrsilver for posted this news originally on Atari Forum as he'd peronsally known Thierry for over 20 years)]]>

2026-02-24T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.atarilegend.com/477

St Just en Chaussée (in France) on May 2nd & 3rd 2026. For more details, including how to book your tickets, visit the GEMTOS website or book your tickets via the French/English forms on this page.]]>

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Grav and Grav 2, his games are still cherished by many to this day. From a young age, Martin knew he wanted to make games for a living...and he made that dream a reality. In fact, he’s still doing it today. Discover the full story and much more in this exciting new interview.]]>

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St Just en Chaussée on May 4th & 5th 2025. This will be the third convention so far. Yastuna Games will release a new game exclusively for the Atari Lynx at the convention, but in limited numbers. For more details, including how to book your tickets, visit the GemTos Forum]]>

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DMA Design, working on titles such as Oh No! More Lemmings, Walker, GTA and others. Over the years, he moved on to Electronic Arts (EA), where he contributed to major games like the Star Wars Battlefront series, Mass Effect, and Need for Speed. Today, he is the co-founder of Expression Games, where he continues to pursue his passion for game development. What an exciting career!]]>

2024-10-04T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.atarilegend.com/79

Magic Tomb and the Freaked Out series. Intrigued? Dive into our interview to revisit the era when game development could still be a solo endeavour.]]>

2024-07-29T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.atarilegend.com/78

Master System, it came bundled with the game Alex Kid. To this day the game remains very popular, loved by many. One of those people is Terry Lloyd. More so, Alex Kid was the main inspiration for the Atari ST platform classic Axel's Magic Hammer. But that is just one of his many accomplishments. Terry has been around the block. Working as an artist and game designer at the beginning of the 80's for Gremlin Graphics, he then moved on to Core Design, which he helped get off the ground. During the 90's he contributed to founding the company Malibu Interactive. On the Atari ST, Terry's resumé include Dynamite Dux, Car-Vup, Rick Dangerous 1 & 2, Torvak the Warrior, WarZone and many more. Read all about this veteran of the games industry in this exciting interview.]]>

2024-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.atarilegend.com/474

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François Lionet, haven't they? He is the creator of STOS, The Game Creator, and the individual who single-handedly taught thousands of people how to program and create games. Without his contributions, we might never have known about figures like Tony Greenwood or Deano Sharples, and the ST Format cover discs would have appeared far less vibrant. Let's discover the stories that the godfather of STOS has to share.]]>

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Ian Scott managed to do it. In 1992 he released his STOS graphic adventure Grandad and the Quest for the Holey Vest and it turned into an absolute cult classic. This is his story ... and so much more.]]>

2023-08-21T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.atarilegend.com/472

the Airlock website. They won't be added to the AL database just yet as we'd prefer you visit their website to appreciate the work by the various game authors.]]>

2023-07-21T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.atarilegend.com/73

Titus in 1990, after he came 5th in the notorious Génération 4 demo competition. He is responsible for one of the absolute best arcade racers on the Atari ST, Crazy Cars 3. This interview takes us back to 1985, where it all started. From demoscene nostalgia to the development of an absolute classic.]]>

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Jean-Michel Masson wanted to pursue a carreer in computer graphics. But in the early 80's there weren't many art programs, so he had to code them himself. He got fascinated by Assembly language and decided he wanted to become a programmer. The rest is history. He had a nice career at the French development company Titus, where he had programmed the games Titan and the infamous racer Crazy Cars 2 for the ST. ]]>

2023-01-29T00:00:00+00:00