When something isn't quite right...
Menace is one of the few Psygnosis games that I actually enjoy. I think it's a good shooter. Okay, it should have been much better with a little effort but, that's an Amiga company for you. Anyhow, it's still a decent shooter and I enjoy it a lot. But what's with the YELLOW ship compared to the other version? For years, I've hated that bland colour and wondered what they were thinking and if it was possible to change it to something better? Couldn't be difficult, right?
So I contacted Atari ST wizard Peter Putnik about it and he came back with a solution that works well. As you can see in both the video and screenshots, our spaceship now has a new paint job!! The caveat is a change to the (badly placed) status pane due to the 16-colour palette. Of course, the game remains the same but we now enjoy a white ship!
You know folks, this is what makes the Atari ST scene a marvellous place. Think about it, I wasn't happy with a commercial game from 30+ years ago so, I asked a guy who I've never met in another country for his thoughts. What does he do? He fixes it without hesitation for me. Incredible. What an amazing community we have.
My sincere thanks to Peter for being gracious with my request - this version of Menace is the only one I will now play on the Atari ST. Here's the download to the newly designed AtariCrypt White Star release of Menace (geddit?).
Please watch the video trailer above and also take a gander at these lovely screenshots...
Always remember that you have to shoot the floating [1000] dropped when you destroy and entire enemy battalion to get it to change to other weapons. Weapons are cumulative, not replacements, so it gets fun, especially with the unlimited shield trainer. =)
ReplyDeleteArgh sorry mate, I never got an alert for this comment :( Yes, I agree about the power-ups. Neat game this.
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