Atari

Over the decades, I’ve seen many neat programs that would play a piece of chipmusic, in GEM, as a background task. I always thought this was so cool and wondered why there wasn’t more. Well, it turns out that there are a lot on several Budgie UK disks. I don’t …

Evasion 2 was developed by Chris Skellern for Budgie UK and is a maze game where we run around collecting pills whilst being chased. Yes, I know this sounds all too familiar but the structure of the gameplay mechanics is different and quite the rush. Each level offers a chance …

It’s now over three years ago since I featured a platformer called Spellfire The Sorceror, something that I hadn’t previously heard about so was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. It’s tons of fun and very easy to pick up & play. Plus another glaring example that the Atari …

If you love retro gaming on the world’s best 16-bit computer then check this out! Jeff, from Into The Vertical Blank, has recently released two video compilations featuring a ton of Atari ST games – Photon Storm, Rainbow Islands, Stunt Car Racer, Sideways, Scooby-Doo, Fire And Ice, Oids, James Pond, …

Get ready to be scared stiff!! I’m always a little sceptical of so-called horror games because they’re never really gonna be all that scary. In fact, the only game that has ever made me jump was the Jaguar’s Alien vs Predator – it was a late night and I jumped …

Remember, the Atari ST cannot scrollWell, don’t be so quick because here is Recovery, a shoot ’em up by New Deal Productions. Oddly, it’s something I’ve not heard of until the other day and it takes us on a Fantastic Voyage through the lower bits of some poor soul. I …