Breakout

Going noSTalgic

Breakout is an excellent GEM desktop accessory that lets us play the game of brick-busting at any time. I had this installed on my boot drive back in the day and remember marvelling at the multitasking capabilities of my lovely Atari ST computer!! It seemed like black magic, even if ACCs faked that illusion in GEM!

Of course, it works best in a multitasking OS - just use MagiC, MiNT or Geneva!

The game is basic, but fun and works in all resolutions too. However, I doubt anyone will choose this over the magnificent Bolo which is the best version for the Atari ST. Still, finding this little ACC has made my day once again 30 years later. So, thank you to whoever developed this - please, get in touch and say hello.

Okay, it's time to hit the download button. Erm, link I meant to say. Enjoy this piece of GEM history!!

Holocaust

Holocaust is an (unreleased) vertically-scrolling shooter developed by Dattrax Software and later given away in ST Format. It's incredibly fast and features lots of enemies, bonuses and bosses to annihilate! Heck, it has a couple of cool intros and talks out loud which is something any Currah MicroSpeech fan will adore.

The gameplay is initially very frantic and makes Wings Of Death look easy! It's disappointing that we're given only one life (without bonuses). I would have expected at least three to tame this rabid beast!! The graphics might not look ace but they move at a brisk 50fps which is ultra-cool. The music is gorgeous!

Brace yourself for a breathtaking shoot 'em up. Only the strong need to apply for this one... sheesh!!