Gameboy

Taking a break from the norm

Handheld console fans rejoice, for the "Gameboy" has arrived on the Atari ST, thanks to a piece of public domain software by Ingo Linkweiler. Well, no, it hasn't, but instead we have a program that features three games: Tetris, Pacman and Snake. It runs in GEM - any resolution - and can be installed as an ACC (preferred).

Open the ACC and hit a key to begin. The cursor keys are used to control all games: in Tetris, Left/Right moves the falling blocks, Up turns them around, while Down drops 'em to the floor. Pacman uses them to make haste around his maze of weird 'ghosts'. And Snake is quite the discrepancy, but I enjoyed it. A lot!

The Atari ST has hundreds of nifty ACCs, many of which are games, and I love finding nuggets of ST history like this. Gameboy is a fantastic ACC, and Ingo created something good, especially with Tetris. Sadly, Pacman's controls are quite tanky, and Snake is certainly a challenge! What did you expect in 20Kb? Exactly. So this program is worth checking out because my opinion rules. Ahem, of course, it does...

Click here if you're dying to make GEM cool again. Let me know what you think!

Gameboy Emulator

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Wait, don't go!! The fun doesn't need to stop if you're willing to reboot your Atari ST for something different? If so, then The Untouchables have something rather neat for you. It's called the "Gameboy Emulator", and it looks the part with a version of Space Invaders and Tetris which includes a sampled background tune.

Okay, their Space Invaders is harsh and incomplete, but it's smooth and very likeable, at least for one game. Yes, I said one game (hit ESC afterwards). Tetris is excellent and very impressive. It reminds me of what I saw on a friend's Game Boy back in the day. Yup, definitely a nice albeit fake emulator, and I liked it a lot.

Clickety-Click to see more and download the Nuntundu Uboy.

Nesulator

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You may be interested in an NES emulator by Ed Cleveland? Sadly, it's power-hungry and requires a lot of processing power - a lot more than the stock 8MHz ST can deliver. Also, it's beta and was never finished, so there's a lot to be desired. However, it's fun, and my Mega STe performed "adequately".

Take a look at NESulator and remember to check out the "Emulation" sections on this website :)