Merry Christmas

Gaming in GEM

Santa Run was developed in 2002 by Dan Ackerman and works on all Atari computers but appears to be aimed more at the Falcon. It's a dodge/collect 'em all with us as Santa running through the snow. The object is to collect Christmas presents before the timer expires (collect the candy canes to increase that).

The game was designed for GEM with a minimum resolution of 640x400. Of course, the Falcon rocks that requirement and played great for me with 256/TC colours using my (ahem) virtual computer. But don't walk off in a huff because it plays just as well in ST High, albeit visually bland by comparison.

This is a simple game and a nice change from the stuff I normally play. Scrolling in GEM, whatever next? Yep, I thoroughly enjoyed Santa Run, especially on my virtual Falcon. Merry Christmas everyone †

AtariUpToDate has the download and more - https://www.atariuptodate.de/en/2765/santa-run

(Atari ST high resolution) That grey fatman at the bottom is Santa!!

Of course, it's best on the Falcon. Grr, I want one of those 32-bit beasts!!!

I never make the top of any high-score table... so I'm happy!!

This screenshot is of the Atari STe using Hatari's extended resolution feature.
It played great and I scored almost 40K to reach the top of the hi-score table!!

Everyone is welcome in the house of AtariCrypt. Heck, even Amiga people.
All the best and Merry Christmas everyone †

SantaFly

Merry Christmas

It's got to that time of year when I post something Christmassy! Here we have SantaFly by the awesome Reservoir Gods and regular readers will remember its sister game. Yes, SantaFly is every bit as frustratingly addictive but with a peculiar Christmassy theme. It's great fun and I advise you clickety click and download it.

Thank you to everyone who visited AtariCrypt throughout the year. I wish you all a Merry Christmas †

Luke 2:11
The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!

SuperFly

Quick reactions needed!

Superfly is a cunning "avoid 'em" scroller controlled with just one button. As the screen automatically begins to scroll, just press the joystick's button to increase your height. This stops you from crashing into oncoming objects along with preventing gravity from crashing you into the ground. This might sound familiar to that Flappy Bird but Superfly is a lot faster, and slicker and was released way back in 2002!!

Without giving away the storyline, you are in control of a submarine and must rescue your kidnapped girlfriend. Please make sure you read the funny write-up included within the download!!

Running at 50fps, Superfly is extremely smooth and the audio is tremendous with gorgeous tunes. I believe the STe's enhanced hardware is detected and successful players can unlock features like a gallery and jukebox. This is an insane game which will have you swearing like a docker! Superfly is wicked, yet with an addictive charisma that compels you to play more. Forget frustrating flappy birds and play Superfly instead.

LINKS

 - Downloads are available for both floppy and hard drive users.
 - Want more? Try the follow-up Santafly!!