Ugh, another lame Amiga port...
Yep, Cannon Fodder could have (and should have) been far better for the Atari ST. Alas, it was a rushed lame-ass port. However, cry no more tears for Peter Putnik has upgraded the game to support audio playback of 25KHz digital music - yes, during gameplay. This is making use of the DMA audio hardware lurking inside the Atari STe and (because it's a coprocessor) there is no CPU usage. Thus zero impact on the game's performance whatsoever.
Of course, storage requirements are too much for a floppy! An Ultrasatan or other hard drive device will be needed to store your chosen music - this can be anything and instructions are included in the zip file on how to use convert something from your music library. It's dead easy to do using Audacity. Click on my video, above...
Well, what an incredible upgrade! This is something else having real music blasting out from your Atari STe speakers. I'm only gutted it is the lame-ass Cannon Fodder getting this amazing upgrade. Why? Because it's a pile of rubbish with flick-screen horizontal scrolling. This not only gets you killed but also kills any enjoyment you might have had...
I hope Peter uses this technology again - for other Atari ST games - the possibilities are endless!!!
Playback sample from HDD is also good solution.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next improved version will playback module @12KHz on STe and 50KHz on the MegaSTe and TT / F030?
Wow this is an old post, I remember making that little video clip lol.
DeleteYou know what the "ST" needs with regards to this game? An STe or Blitter version to fix the terrible horizontal problem. I'd pay PP to fix that !