Mega ST2's For Gaming!

[Paul Westphal 34]

Hi all!

So a buddy and I picked up two Megs ST2's. They both came with a 16mhz accelerator + switch. No Keyboards.

We both have an Eiffel 3 coming.

So I did some testing with games that would auto boot, with the switch on for 16mhz, and off for 8mhz, respectivley.

HOLY TOLEDO! Buggy Boy runs like its a Genesis game and the Time Bandit demo runs WAAAY to fast. 🙂

So at this point I'm thinking any game that is either 3D or that has many sprites on the screen will benefit.

When the Eiffel3 comes in I will do some more comparisons and post them here. I think I'll start with painfully slow shooters.. maybe Star Wars and R*Type2..

Paul

Edited September 4, 2020 by Paul Westphal

[Paul Westphal 34]

I just tried Encounter and No Second Prize in 16mhz mode. ENCOUNTER IS SWEET!! It plays fast and buttery smooth..

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49 minutes ago, Paul Westphal said:

I just tried Encounter and No Second Prize in 16mhz mode. ENCOUNTER IS SWEET!! It plays fast and buttery smooth..

hi paul,

 

 i think i have one of those also, except it has 4 megs. so nice find. does it have a r.f. out also?

 

lance

www.atarisales.com

 

[Paul Westphal 34]

Nope, no RF out. I don't think any of them had RF out, but who knows. Have to use a monitor. Mine does have an additional 2 megs of ram for 4 total. If you happen to have a 1040 ST that does not have a RF modulator, I have the solution!

[Paul Westphal 34]

Ok Guys, I posted two videos of games running in 16mhz. More to follow.

 

[Paul Westphal 34]

Here is the Eiffel 3 from Belgium. You can connect a PS2 mouse, PS2 keyboard, USB mouse, and two joysticks. It was around $30 shipped.