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 objective is to collect Christmas presents before the timer expires (collect candy canes to increase it).

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 high-score table!!

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

RogueCrypt

ROGUE!!

I've been considering doing this for a while. I'm not sure why it's taken me so long, but I imagine most of you already use Peter's excellent hard-drive version. Nonetheless, I have created my own preconfigured bootable version of Rogue, which I have named RogueCrypt. Yes, I know the name is terrible lol.

My disk is built on Peter's excellent hack, but I've added a few optional extras to make the Rogue's quest better. QuickST is used to display much faster (hopefully), and XControl automatically disables key clicks. You also have the option to switch between 50Hz and 60Hz, which I love to use. I've tested on an Atari ST/STe running TOS 1.02 (1MB) and TOS 1.62 (4MB). Oh, there might be a couple of extra surprises!!

I hope someone finds this disk interesting enough to download. Rogue is such a fantastic game and the perfect reason to take a break from your PC/Xbox. Download my disk and enjoy the dungeons of Rogue.

• The RogueCrypt download: https://www.dropbox.com/.../RogueCrypt...
• Peter's original hack: https://atari.8bitchip.info/ASTGA/R/rogue.php
• JayMSA if you wish to create a real disk: http://jaysoft.atariportal.cz
• Rogue again, but with a STe twist: https://ataricrypt.blogspot...rogue.html
• Game maps can be sourced here: https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/game-maps
• Other STuff made by me: https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/MadeByMe

After creating the disk image, I decided to test my luck and take a stroll through the dungeons...

Rogue is quite possibly one of the best Atari ST games. What say you?

Oh no, I've hit a dead end? Use the search, dummy!

In the dark and set upon by a zombie and a rattlesnake. Life's not fair.

Exploring another corridor, and something from a children's TV show appears!

My adventure ended soon after. I need a cheat (joke!)