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 fun, and it works in all resolutions. 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.

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

Holocaust

Kill 'em all!!

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!!

Sector One Music Disk

Prepare your ears

Sector One is a music disk by Denis Huguet (ST Ghost) that pushes the DMA audio hardware to the limits with stereo tunes - some feature 8/16 channels. It's mindblowing and certainly proves the power lurking underneath the STe's grey plastic case. We also have options to choose the playback frequencies and control the volume, treble, bass, and more. Yep, this is a technical masterpiece, and I love the Just Buggin' tune!!

Brighten up your evening with my recording or download this beauty for yourself!

Special Forces (box art)

Update: once you're done here, check out the Special Forces webpage!!

Yeah, it's box art day!

Look what the postman has delivered: Special Forces!! This is the sequel to Airborn Ranger, released in 1992 by gaming gods MicroProse. I've wanted to own this game for a very long time! So I'm extremely excited and eagerly looking forward to getting my teeth into it over the coming nights - I'll try not to ruin the box. Ha, I am sooooo funny!

Special Forces is an incredible action/strategy game and something that I hope to cover in more detail someday. Until then, you can enjoy the photograph of my own copy - but please, ignore the sexy girl and play this excellent game for yourself. Downloads are available for floppy disk and I recommend FOF #109A/#109B. Play via hard disk if you can!

Wanna see more Atari ST games from my own collection? Of course, you do!! [link]

Additional - I have made a YouTube recording of the unboxing which includes lots of yapping by yours truly. It's a thank you for our generous supporters of AtariCrypt. This was fun but I need a camera stand!! (ask for link)