Thursday, September 08, 2016

Gobliins 2




Funny creatures with funny expressions

The newest addition to my collection is Coktel Vision's Gobliins 2. The cover is cheesy; it's meant to be - look at their silly faces which are creepy too. I only wish the sticker on the left wasn't there as I can see eyes looking at me! (I hate it when they would put their stickers on boxes!!). Anyhow, superb box art.

I've never played a "Goblins" game so, this is new to me. In this sequel, a demon king has kidnapped The Prince (who's a bit of a Buffoon) but the gruesome twosome will save the day: Fingus and Winkle. This is a unique "co-op" adventure and one I'm dying to boot up later. [grab the floppy or hard drive downloads]

I wasn't sure what to expect when I booted it up. It's different and comical but also has characteristics of other point-and-click adventures like, say, Lure Of The Temptress. I wish I had been able to buy both of the Goblin games so I could play the original. I guess I download will suffice.

This looks incredible though and I'm excited to play it. Let's view some box/screenshots...


Can you imagine seeing the back of this in a shop? It's so "buy me!"


The manual is short but straight to the point with information and lots of tips to get you started.


Ah, the previous owner marked his possession!! I wonder who S Scott is?


Codes to stop crackers? Well, maybe not but definitely to annoy legit buyers!



Well, I think he's choking a chicken while a giant sleeps under a tree. Nice scene!



LOL Just look at the old dude in the window. Awesome artwork.



This game is certainly living up to my expectations. I'm having a blast playing this belter!!

Retro Image Tool






Argh, why are there so many different formats?

I recently found a video by Sascha Springer, aka Anima, who has created a tool to convert any modern picture into the Spectrum 512 format. This can then be loaded on your Atari ST/e with astounding results!!

These 3 pictures I created for my Atari STe are now in Spectrum format (extended palette). Fantastic results, I'm sure you'll agree. Give this extraordinary tool a playtest to see what you can create/convert.

Check out the other two images below that look ace on my Atari STe. Enjoy experimenting!!


Watch the tutorial video before using Retro Image Tool (use Chrome).
View any 'SPU' image using his slideshow program (any Atari ST/e computer)


  

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