Greyfox

That's is so unfair..I hate you!!, I ordered this in June or something and now im being told mine won't arrive till freaking December 2nd, that's outrageous, what the hell are they sending by..pigeon!
 
Imy aware the book is all retro, but wasn't bloody expecting the postage to be retro too..this is definitely a guru meditation

That's is so unfair..I hate you!!, I ordered this in June or something and now im being told mine won't arrive till freaking December 2nd, that's outrageous, what the hell are they sending by..pigeon!
 
Imy aware the book is all retro, but wasn't bloody expecting the postage to be retro too..this is definitely a guru meditation

Maybe you ordered the Intellivision Keyboard version. 

Now you tell me!?!?..sjevsyjsuiksm....doesn't work....

Now you tell me!?!?..sjevsyjsuiksm....doesn't work....

Now you tell me!?!?..sjevsyjsuiksm....doesn't work....

Try using MindLink.

I'm avoiding all reviews on this until it arrives, I don't want any spoilers in any form, so I've I've put my hands over both my ears and eyes on this..I bet your all wondering how is he typing this message then? I'm using a Cx-10 joystick with my foot to point on the letters..only took 2 hrs to write this message

I'm avoiding all reviews on this until it arrives, I don't want any spoilers in any form, so I've I've put my hands over both my ears and eyes on this..I bet your all wondering how is he typing this message then? I'm using a Cx-10 joystick with my foot to point on the letters..only took 2 hrs to write this message

I'm avoiding all reviews on this until it arrives, I don't want any spoilers in any form, so I've I've put my hands over both my ears and eyes on this..I bet your all wondering how is he typing this message then? I'm using a Cx-10 joystick with my foot to point on the letters..only took 2 hrs to write this message

HAPPY ATARI DAY! Be sure to hop on over and check out The Retroist today, where they're celebrating with a look at the new book Art of Atari and our interview with Author Tim Lapetino: http://www.retroist.com/2016/10/26/celebrate-atari-day-art-of-atari/
 
Here's The Retroist's Vic Sage checking out Art of Atari:
 

Glad to hear that many of you have enjoyed my interview with Tim -- I was incredibly pleased with how thoroughly and thoughtfully he answered all my questions.  Pretty much every review I've seen so far has indicated that this same thoughtfulness and attention to detail is evident in the quality and presentation of the book itself.
 
Unfortunately I'm still awaiting my copy (AGH, HURRY UP, AMAZON!) but I expect to have it by early next week.
 
Tim has mentioned the possibility of joining us for a Wednesday night chat in the near future -- stay tuned for details!

I myself ordered this in may and got confirmation that it will be shipped early next month so it won't be long before this awesome book is in my hands, will be clearing my calendar when this arrives

I myself ordered this in may and got confirmation that it will be shipped early next month so it won't be long before this awesome book is in my hands, will be clearing my calendar when this arrives

With the Art of Atari book release now right around the corner (tomorrow!) I'm pleased to present an interview that I did with the book's author, Tim Lapetino, on behalf of the site.  Huge thanks to Tim for his participation and his willingness to give thorough and informative answers.  We hope to have Tim join us for a Wednesday night chat in the near future -- stay tuned for details on that.
 
I'm now watching my post office box like a hawk for my copy of the book!  I intend to post a review once I've had the chance to read it cover to cover -- I don't imagine it will take me long, as this has been circled on my calendar for months. 
 
Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts about Art of Atari!

Maybe we could do a colaberation on the definitive guide to the Atari 8bit killer machine? As least the info and reserach would be accurate so the content wouldnt have any sort of window dressing you see these days, I can safely say that...that ship has sailed on them missing out on so many games that would have convinced many that the humble atari 8bit could put up a fight with the likes of the ZX spectrum,c64 and Amstrad cpc.
 
When I the right hands could do fantastic things, I'll have a dig into my memory chips and see what else I can come up with..also to ote the Atari 8bit was the machine that got me into the demo scene, from the 8bit to the ST, amiga and PC, so I have Atari to thank for this.

Hi way dual was another one I was lucky to play, great music remake of a classic piece of music which seemed to be the craze for a lot of Atari 8-bits games back then, another one which had great music and graphic for its time was one called "Nadral" ever hear of that one? Check out the video below and just listen to the music.
 

Ahh wow that's takes me back I remember this very well thanks the bbs scene, that video doesn't do the game justice, fantastic scrolling, with the premise of finding candles and lighting the lamps, while avoiding ghost and bats, the two player mode was class, as your opponent couldn't light any unlike lamps until you used the candle before reappearing elsewhere plus you had the timewarp gates opening throughout the level and for each level complete the layout of the land would change, so you weren't traversing over a repeated area.
 
Schreckinstein was a great killer app from German (Axis Komputing) who Mainly did adventure games, this was a break from those type of games, I'm almost sure some of the team at Axis did work on Compy Shop demosTo which you can see the brilliance Atari 8bit coding, this is 1988
 
 

Now that is a really nice looking game, very tight controls by the look of it and matching graphics, the author who this machine, I'll have to check this one, it's a new to me, so many thanks for showcasing pal. It's always great to find these hidden gems , dam shame nobody is doing worthy reviews on this stuff anymore

Lol that's what happen when you have the scope of a goldfish regarding software for the ST machine, most ST users or should I say the majority of them only ever experienced the main stream titles and had fuck all clue what was outside the confines of there home town computer store, regardless of what the magazines where showcasing it simply didn't compete with the big software houses unless they released them, so this is how limited a lot of so called ST expert wannabes are, which is a total lost to them never going to have experienced the fun and excitement we did back then.
 
The St was incredibly verse in its software a lot more than people give it credit for, that is why we are here to say different. I just hate educating the self proclaimed supremo's in my book the lame-o's
 
Kudos pal.

Hilarious this one, I remember this game very well and for the choice of copy Kat releases, this was a complete take 16-bit rendition of the classic Synaps Software "Fort Apocalypse" I played back in 1984, such great memories of that game here is a comparison video from the Atari 8bit version, tough as shit, but brilliant had far better scrolling than the ST version too. 
 


This St version of the game tho, had great title music, The music being possible written by the same musician from another game with light cycles called "Extensor" and can been seen here had to have written By Holger Gehrmann a great programmer and musician himself. 
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne91C7NX19U
Some other under appraised titles worth for inclusion are  
Outzone from Lankhor
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRuu4GR5EKg
Phobia from Imagework(Poxy tough game this) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-mIlBmf064
And a great little gem of a game.. 
Skyrider (had a great digitised opening tune if you had 1 meg machine) which took the Gold Runner concept one step further. Game start about 3:38 mark.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kC8IgS-MFA
Have a good one.

Here's a couple more of those games that did more than a simple PMG routine
Tagalon from Tynesoft
 


Thunderfox from Atari UK - a superb Uridium clone for the a8 1987 


Realm of Impossibility from Electronic Arts 


Run for IT from Optimum Resources Ltd. 

Yes, very sad indeed, some many games that didn't make it, and a majority of ones that did that were terrible should of found themselves in the lost games limbo.

Many thanks for your appreciation Fella, delighted you and many others have enjoyed the video, the next one next week, no Two wonderful games there, I remember loading up Gremlins and marvelling at how good the graphics and character animation was in the game, and saying to myself, why can't all games be this smooth running? Living daylights would of being one I wasn't around for considering I moved to the ST in 1986, this would of been 1987, so I was 16-bit'ing at that time, but still great scrolling and multiple layer going on, showed the A8 was not out of its reign by any stretch of the imagination.
 
Another game that fits on par with Gremlins was Broaderbund's lovely little classic "Drol" the colour edition, it's a 2d up'n'down platformer shooting scorpions and flying chicks or duck, anyways the animation and fantastic sprites holds a place here
 

Agreed , I've read some the best posts here thanks to ballblazer, a superb member, long may it last