ElefantaSTic credits
Shadow - Code
MCH - Music
Mermaid - Graphics, Music
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Tuesday, October 08, 2024
10 Years!!
Saturday, August 26, 2023
The beST Game Ever
Saturday, July 08, 2023
Geeky memories
Oddly, there were two copies of the same flyer inside my game box - I'll freely send the other to anyone who is interested in this tiny slice of ST history (sorry, UK only). I've taken a few photographs...
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Friends Reunited!
Miniature hard drives!
Look what I've just found at the bottom of my cupboard!! After many moons, here is a tiny case that contains two SD Cards I thought I had lost: one features MagiC and the other is a raw ST MiNT image, created by Marcello running Cripple MiNT (due to the ST's 4MB Ram limit and you can read about that here).
For me, MagiC is where it's at because it's a powerful and versatile operating system albeit at the expense of some awkward incompatibilities. Unlike MiNT, I've got some RAM left over to make this a usable operating system replacement. It's superb but the default desktop is lame so I should find a copy of Ease. Now, I know most will probably scream "Jinnee" but I feel Ease is the better alternative desktop for me.
Sadly, I've yet to find the SD card that has my Geneva/NeoDesk installation (that's now free!!). Anyhow, it's funny what you find when least expecting it. So which is your favourite or do you prefer good old TOS? Let me know in the comments below while I stuff this card with programs and my chip music archive...
Marcello's ST MiNT https://subsole.org
MagiC v6.20 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?p=327914#p327914
Gribnif Software http://www4.pair.com/gribnif/
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!!
For those who still don't know, Darkforce is a bulletin board service run by Atarian Ron Hall, aka DarkLord. It's a BBS for all the usual stuff like news, messaging, chat, downloads, games, etc/etc. You can access it freely using any terminal program supporting the Telnet protocol - I prefer SyncTerm myself.
The CDs are mainly for the Atari Falcon, a grand machine I'll never be able to afford - unless I win the lottery. However, there is tons of other stuff and I'm eager to see what's on the Moving Pixels disk - lots of ST/STe stuff on that!! Greetings Ron - as you can probably tell, I'm excited to explore these oldie archives!
I hope you all enjoy this amazing BBS. My thanks to Ron for this great gift :-)
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Goodbye...
Another year is done!
I thought it might be nice to leave 2019 with a selection of previously featured games that you may have missed. So before welcoming in the new year, here's a bloated list of games which I think are true Christmas Crackers - and for a variety of different reasons. So, should be played by all ST Nutters!! :-)
We begin by taking gaming seriously. Yep, let's tax the old brain cells with four amazing games:
- Yopaz is a familiar thinker running in GEM. But don't let that put you off because it plays really well and even supports the STe for some seriously cool ambient sounds.
- Next is Unheart which has a C64 visual feel and some think it's a Boulderdash clone when they see screenshots - which it isn't. Instead, it's a mind-bogglingly brilliant puzzler!
- Thirdly, it should be instantly obvious what BeGEMed is all about? Never have I played something so captivating with beautiful aesthetics. One seriously addictive puzzler!
- Finally, the brilliant and originally titled Sokoban. This unassuming game is cunningly difficult and easily expandable. It will always get a thumbs-up from me!
- Alpha Waves. Wow, this is something captivating and it blew me away when I first saw it. Imagine yourself trapped inside a box and the only way to escape is by bouncing your spacecraft on springy platforms. It's weird yet works so perfectly. A milestone in 3D game that will offer hours of surreal and alternate fun. Download this right now!!
- Okay, let's switch now to burning rubber and head straight onto the asphalt! The Atari ST is certainly blessed with lots of ace racers and driving games but few seem to remember Power Up? Okay, it's hardly original and slower than we'd like but it's fun, especially on the STe because it can make use of the DMA and Blitter. Faster Atari computers are supported for smoother framerates. It's not perfect but I still love this game!
Fancy a little more?
- Prehistorik was written in STOS and is so much fun. It's a lightweight platformer but one with incredible mechanics and is GREAT fun. It should be played by all. Oh yeah!
- Magic Boy is next and I said BOY not POCKETS!! This is another Christmas Cracker which plays as good as it looks and with STe support. No lame Amiga port here.
- Next is a fella with a Big Nose who walks along boring landscapes - which should have been far better. But, you know what, this plays brilliantly and is so addictive.
- Finally, we end with a Thug but he's a nice thug and another hidden GEM in the ST world.
Yes, there is always more!
Finally, thank you for visiting my website for another year. It's great reading the comments; your messages of support are always appreciated. Once again, I cannot leave without paying homage to our dear supporters: so this article continues over on Buy Me A Coffee as a special treat to those amazing guys!
All the very beST for 2020 and above all ... STay Atari !!
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Dusty Old Disks!
I'm amazed how many coverdisks were released by magazines like ST Format, ST Review and ST User. But there are also many others: The One, ST/Amiga Format, Computer Express, Zero, and my favourite ST Action. /etc/etc
As you can imagine, this was quite the trip down memory lane. I've found many games and programs like Recover, Quick ST, Harlekin, K-Graph, That's Write, Cyber Paint, Ani ST, GEMview, Easy Draw, Spectrum 512, loads of CPX modules, etc... In fact, the abundant amount of utilities is most appealing!
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
a real wallpaper!
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Atari logos
I've included a few various logos which can be downloaded from my Dropbox account. These actually double as great wallpapers and are best when centred, not stretched or tiled. I hope this bundle will give you some ideas to create something cool? I'm always looking for an ST-inspired website logo - can anyone help??