Carlos [ Atari STe ]

Fatso Returns

I'm pretty sure regular readers will know that I've featured games that have hurt me in some way. Like Chuckie Egg 2, Knightmare, and others I've ranted about over the years. Possibly one of the worst was a Microids platformer called Carlos. The idea was (hmm) kinda good, the graphics delightful, and it had silly sound effects. However, the push-scrolling was a joke: it pushed the screen left/right and up/down. So you can imagine the diagonal jumps soon grated!! A classic example of a lame 90s port we often endured.

Of course, I had to take a stab at improving this old clunker. And I've done a pretty good job, banishing the push-scrolling, thus letting Carlos move with the grace a fat man deserves. Not only that, but it was pretty much a silent platformer, with only the odd sound effect now and then, so I added a delicate background tune. Sadly, there is a (random) lingering sprite gremlin, but nothing game-breaking.

A freebie download for you STe Nutters - I hope you can finally enjoy Carlos after 30+ years!

• The download is available at AtariUpToDate and Atarimania.
• I'll keep plugging this until you click here and view the STuff I've made.
• Carlos was once a fatty stuck in a pushy world. Now he's been enhanced, so now he's here!