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There aren’t that many RPG’s for the ST, fortunately, it has some of the best. Hard Nova is one of these; one of the finest RPG’s I’ve played even though it for some reason is quite overlooked. Hard Nova is the half-sequel to Sentinel Worlds, if you’ve heard of that game, also designed by Karl Buiter. I remember getting this classic for Christmas ages back, probably in -92 or -93. Back then, the manual felt enormously thick and the map gigantic. Now when I look at it, the manual feels like a quick install note and the map more like a pamphlet, time flies…
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Time Bandit is one of the best ST arcade / action games of its time. Designed by Bill Dunlevy and Harry Lafnear, it was originally released for the TRS-80 Model 1 computer in 1983. That version was very primitive because of that system's limitations, so the authors decided to rewrite the game for the TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) which had 4 colors and better graphics. In 1984, a version for the Sanyo 550 computer was made, featuring 8 colors, higher resolution graphics, four direction scrolling, and a two player option. The following year, they started working on the ST version with enhanced, 16 color graphics, bigger maps, and more game depth, including a built-in language for text adventures.
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Every games fan in his 20's must have probably played this classic "ostrich battling" game. Originally developed in 1982 by Williams for the arcade market, it has now found its place on almost every home system available. And the Atari ST version, which dates back from 1986, might even be considered the best version yet! "Joust" is known to be one of the greatest 2 player games ever created, and I used to play this title a lot with friends back in them days. Let's give this classic a closer look ...
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"Weird Dreams" is something special, you might not enjoy it, it might be too frustrating, it might be too hard, but it is something you just have to see for yourself. And once you get the hang of the slow controls, it isn't that bad either. I might even go as far as saying that this should be in every retrogamer's collection. I know, it sounds weird after everything I just wrote... But hey, that's what this game is all about...
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Since the release of "Tetris" on the Nintendo Gameboy in 1989, the industry has been infested with look-a-likes and clones for about every system imaginable. Every company wanted a piece of the pie, and can you blame them? Sega had their version called "Columns", Atari tried it with "Klax", and then I'm not even talking about all the clones. But none of these variations came close to the success Nintendo had with the original "Tetris". Recently the Reservoir Gods released their puzzle game called "Godpey", which could also be called a Tetris like game.
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