Pooz

Zoop

Pooz, originally released in 2005 by Paradize, was based on the Atari Jaguar game. It supported the Atari STe and featured spanky colours and incredible DMA audio. Yes, the name is reversed, but the rules are simple: we’re a funny face in the centre of the screen and coloured tablets march relentlessly in from the edges. Fire at them, match their colours, and clear the relevant tablets before they reach the centre. Sounds easy? It’s not. The pace quickens rapidly, and I inevitably panic as Pooz emphasises speed and my anxious reactions!

If you’re not into fast-reaction puzzlers, you may find it repetitive after a while, as it's a maddening rush of "fire, match, repeat". I may not have played the Jaguar game, but I know ours is incredibly fun, addictive, and proves once again that Atari can still poo(z) all over the competition in a surprising and zesty manner.

• Pooz is on Mars Disk #9 over at Atari Legend.
• Atarimania also has the official download.
• Of course, this little Zoop'er is now added to our enhanced games list.

My first game and I hadn't a Scooby-Doo what was going on!

Then I noticed my smiley face was somehow changing its colour.

Hey, it was my first game!! I assume 1080 is pretty poor? Can you beat it?

Wolfenstein 3D

Brace yourself...

We are an Allied spy, William "B.J." Blazkowicz, who has been captured while attempting to uncover the Nazi regime’s dark experiments during World War II. Imprisoned within the heavily guarded Castle Wolfenstein, B.J. must fight his way through prison cells, secret labs, and fortified strongholds, battling soldiers, guard dogs, and twisted scientific creations. No, you're not dreaming. Rub your eyes in disbelief all you want because we have Wolfenstein 3D running on the Atari ST (enhanced for the STe using the DMA for samples).

The classic ID game has been converted to the Atari ST/e by Reimund Dratwa (The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation), and, in case you're wondering, the gameplay is authentic with ultra-responsive controls. It feels like the same game we remember playing with levels, enemies, and sounds just like in the PC game.

Wolfenstein features 32 colours, authentic texture mapping, and a high-detail mode (activated by hitting the asterisk key on the numerical keypad, but that's only for the Mega STe, Falcon, etc). Sampled sound effects and chipmusic by Mathieu Stempell, and thus truly outstanding, as you would expect.

Sadly, this is incomplete with some missing levels, but what the complete parts are polished and every bit as good as you'd hope. Reimund stayed up most nights coding until 5am and I'm positive he scraped together every last droplet of Atari ST power. I can only imagine what witchcraft was used for its development!

The Atari ST has Wolfenstein 3D. Take a moment to think about this. Wow, get it downloaded right away!

Download Wolf 3D via 8BitChip.

The menu system is clear and concise with incredible details and colour.

Sadly, some of the scenarios aren't available to play.

I love those hands coming out from the barrel, killer pixel artwork!

Please do remember that Wolf 3D is unfinished and stop moaning!

I had to laugh at these drawings, which are truly superb, especially the first one!!

I recorded a silly video ;o)