kirkman, to VintageOSes
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Hey Atari ST fans, looking for something new to play? 🕹️

In 2020, I published a previously unreleased game for the ST — "Dark Fortress" — made in 1989 by Herb Flower. 🏰

It's a fun platform/puzzle game written in GFA BASIC.

You can download it, and read some reflections from Flower, on the Break Into Chat blog:
https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/06/04/unearthed-dark-fortress-for-the-atari-st/

Screenshot of the first level of the platform game Dark Fortress.

kirkman,
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@upmultimedia Definitely. Flower was an extremely talented pixel artist.

Here are some scenes he made for the front-end client for the Atari ST BBS game "Thieves' Guild" just a year or two later.

(Learn more here: https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/09/15/thieves-guild-memories/)

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lefebvre, to VintageOSes
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kirkman, to VintageOSes
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Besides Landon Dyer's blog, can anyone recommend good first-hand accounts by former Atarians of the initial days when the Tramiels took over ?

Gamrok, to VintageOSes
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Carrier Command on Atari ST is the only game in my life on which I've spent an entire sleepless night 🌃

When my mother woke up in the early hours of the morning, I made her believe I'd just gotten up 😅

And you? On which game(s) did you pull an all-nighter? 😀

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Philsan, to VintageOSes
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Today Grind, new work in progress first person shooter for (and ), celebrates one year of development. A post reporting
in detail all past and future goals and milestones has been published: https://www.patreon.com/Grind_Amiga

TheVintNerd, to VintageOSes
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First Atari ST program I've written in ~35 years. Let alone with Fast BASIC on cartridge! 😎

Gamrok, to InitialD
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Often copied, never equalled, here's Arkanoid! 🚀 (Revenge of Doh)

As you can see in the video, I've managed to combine two power-ups 😀

(this is the Amiga version)

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Gamrok,
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Among all the clones, one stood out for me: Impact! ✨

Although not as nice as Arkanoid, it was very smooth and fun. And you could choose your power-up according to the number of bonuses you collected!

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Impact on Amiga (1987)

lefebvre, to VintageOSes
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More about Turbo-BASIC XL and GFA BASIC in today’s Goto 10 post

https://www.goto10retro.com/p/a-recap-of-atari-st-programming-languages

lefebvre, to VintageOSes
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What was your favorite programming language for the Atari ST? For me it was Pascal.

https://www.goto10retro.com/p/a-recap-of-atari-st-programming-languages

Gamrok, to retrogaming
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Here's what happens when you fail to Zak McKracken's copy protection 🏴‍☠️

It's funny 😁

➡️ Full video with Game Over music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXB9PYoKdH0

The music is a variation on the intro! 🎶

@DavidBFox @grumpygamer

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Gamrok,
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@DavidBFox @grumpygamer

A year ago, I also made a video of the Maniac Mansion copy protection. The consequences are more serious than in Zak McKracken when you fail ☢️

➡️ Full video here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=x0EQHREE3y0

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pixelrefresh, to retrocomputing

The Atari 520 ST 16-bit Computer – My Grubby Restoration Journey

It arrived an extremely dirty retro computer yet now restored a stunning 16-bit wonder. Follow @jameswoodcock on his Atari ST journey.

https://www.pixelrefresh.com/the-atari-520-st-16-bit-computer-my-grubby-restoration-journey/

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Gamrok, to retrogaming
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Happy birthday to Zak McKracken, who turns 35 this month! 🎂 🎉

The first Lucasfilm adventure game I ever played.

My father bought it for me on Atari ST. I was immediately drawn into the game, and didn't get out until I'd finished it ❤️

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@DavidBFox @grumpygamer

Gamrok,
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Here's the back of the box and the contents 🥸

There's the manual and floppies, of course. But also "The National Inquisitor" newspaper, code sheets and hint book.

I'll show more pictures in the following posts 😀

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Gamrok,
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Introducing the Exit Visa Security System! 🧳 ✈️

The must-have book for traveling to every corner of the world! It helps you get through airport security. If you forget it, you're in jail! 🚨

The book is dark so it can't be photocopied. I remember that in the French version, it was smaller and... pink! (so easy to photocopy)

🧵 3/

Gamrok,
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The National Inquisitor newspaper is full of juicy, humorous news! 📰 🐿️

It also contains a number of clues to help players progress through the game 🔍

I can't remember if it was translated in the French version. I think it was just the game and the manual (translated and distributed by Ubi Soft in France)

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Gamrok,
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And finally the hint book! 📔

Are you stuck? Just look for the question you're asking and use the glasses to reveal the solution! 🔍

The guide also lists all the objects in the game (where to find them and where to use them), the maze map, the connections between each airport and Zak McKracken's notebook.

Or should I say Francis Zachary McKracken! 🥸

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lefebvre, to amiga
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True BASIC ran on , , and . Later there were versions for OS/2 and Windows.

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jameswoodcock, to retrogaming
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It's wonderful to have the Gotek emulated floppy disk drive fully incorporated within my Atari 520 STFM and have it all working.

It's still a beautiful 16-bit computer to look at and yes although the Amiga has better music blah blah blah, I still love the Atari ST for what it is.

PS: I own an Amiga A500 and Acorn Archimedes A3010 and love them too!

The Gotek floppy disk drive emulator inside the area replacing the original floppy disk drive.
Lemmings title screen on the Atari ST.

harrymccracken, to random

@gruber Windows 11 on Parallels on Apple Silicon isn’t just good, I find it much snappier, smoother, power-efficient, and generally robust than Parallels on Intel Silicon Macs ever was. Even when running ancient x86 software, like an old version of QuickBooks I’m embarrassed to say I still use. Intellectually, I understand the appeal of removing virtualization from the picture, but getting quick access to Windows apps while I’m still in MacOS is so nice I’m already very happy.

mjgardner,
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@thumbwrestler Cool!

But my recollection at the time was that the could never be another world-beater like the . clones cost the same or cheaper for business, it wasn’t much better for than the compared to the new 16/32-bit systems like the and .

The mainly appealed to heavily-invested 64 owners who were also willing to (re-)buy the few released software titles that took advantage of 128 mode.

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