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Superfly
December 15, 2002 by ST Graveyard
It seems to me that the best game creators and all-round coders are the people from the Demo scene. They really know what the ST is about, they know what it can do, and they always seem to push the hardware to the limit. Too bad there are so few demo coders moving over to the game scene. But the ones who did, have proven themselves they can do more then "just" the ordinary scrolling routine. Take the guys from Synergy for example. They created a Pacman clone called "Crapman", and even though the title sounds weird, for the game itself the complete opposite is true. It's the best Pacman game ever. Or what about the people from X-troll? Some of them went on to create the fantastic "Lethal Xcess". Sadly enough, we don't hear a lot of them these days when it comes to games...
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Karate Kid Part 2
December 8, 2002 by ST Graveyard
The game itself dates back from 1986 and was one in the first batch of fighters available for the ST. At the time the competition was already pretty stiff, with the nice "International Karate" and the superb release of "Barbarian". But Karate Kid 2 had a quality of its own. Or what did you expect from the famous duo Steve Bak and Pete Lyon? I treasure some precious memories about this game, and I bet I'm not the only one here. Once the intro picture pops up on the screen, and the famous "glory of love" song by pop artist Peter Cetera starts playing through the speakers, you're immediately dragged back to the good 'ol days...
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Lethal Xcess
November 24, 2002 by simonsunnyboy
Lethal Xcess is also known as "Wings Of Death 2". Technically it is an improved version of Wings Of Death with even better effects. The game idea is the good ole vertical scrolling shoot'em up with loads of enemies to shoot at and goodies to collect. This is the holy grail of Atari ST shoot'em up games! The impressive loading screen is just a preview of the things to come!Read the review of Lethal Xcess
Thundercats
November 18, 2002 by perihelion
THUNDERCATS – HO!
These words should send shivers down your spine as you remember the excellent cartoon Thundercats. This cartoon started in 1985, and features 130 all cool episodes. The main hero is the sweet Lion-O, who is the destined leader of the Thundercats. Lion-O wields the mighty Sword of Omens, which has the powerful Eye of Thundera implanted in the hilt.Read the review of Thundercats
Xenon
November 15, 2002 by ST Graveyard
By the time of its release in 1988, the ST already had a great shoot 'em up, "Goldrunner". But Xenon was something completely different, adding more variety to the genre. And even though this piece of gaming software is almost 15 years old, it can easily be considered among the best of its type! When you load up the game you soon notice why this release stormed up the UK game Top 40 at the time! Read the review of Xenon
When I witnessed the first ever glimpses of a technique called Voxel Space, my jaw dropped to the floor. That was in 1993, on a friend's PC, and the game was called Commanche : Maximum Overkill. Little did I know, that this was also possible on an Atari ST. And when reading the thread on Atari-Forum about a possible new game for the Atari family of home computers called Vergeworld : Icarus Rising, I had to get in touch with the guys from Retrobones to learn more. Excited yet? Check this out.
May 29, 2020 by ST Graveyard
Read interview of Dawid WolskiDid you know?
Rumours say the operating system of the ST, called TOS, is short for "Tramiel Operating System".