Category: Atari XL/XE
The macOS emulator for Atari 8-bit computers has been updated to version 5.3.0. Among the many changes and improvements, the most notable one is the update of the emulator core, using Atari800 4.2. The last core update happened more than eight years ago. The UI has also new features that the users were longing for so much time, like continuous…
A new version of the Atari 8-bit emulator for macOS, Atari800MacX has been released. Version 5.2.0 brings support for a printer that is capable to print ATASCII graphics characters, which is paramount for printing BASIC program listings. The 80 column emulation is a bit rough in this release, in that it uses a separate window with a different aspect ration…
A new version of Atari800MacX, the Atari XL/XE/5200 emulator for MacOS is available now. This new version contains an important internal change, replacing the deprecated OpenGL with Metal, which will ensure Atari800MacX will be ready for the future versions of MacOS. Besides replacing OpenGL, the Atari emulator also had hundreds of functions reviewed and any deprecated API was updated as…
Update 5/21/2020: Shortly after the release of 5.0.2, version 5.0.3 is available including a fix for a bug that would display double characters. Mark Grebe has update Atari800MacX to version 5.0.3 bringing the MacOS Atari emulator up to date with Catalina. This update fixes some of the bugs reported by users in the emulator Github repository, including fixing the full-screen…
ADAM IS ME is a puzzle video game for 8bit Atari XE/XL computers. The game is heavily inspired by the award-winning Baba Is You by Arvi Teikari and Robbo by Janusz Pelc, but with original puzzles, levels and game mechanics. In the game you interact with physical objects and words that when connected set a new game rules. As explained…
Just a quick one because I like this game. Major Blink was ported to the Atari XL/XE more than a year ago, and recently the game got a 5200 version which included many improvements over the original port. Since “what goes around comes around” but in a good way, the Atari XL/XE is getting back the improvements made for the…
After eight years, Jan Johnsen (Norway) gives us some nice new features of his game Rocket Rescue for the Ataru XL/XE. Rocket Rescue is one of those mixed bags of different games that worked very well. The game uses elements of shoot’em up games, Lunar Lander and Choplifter. Your objective is to rescue astronauts and to accomplish that you have…
Another Basic 10Liner contest is over and the winners were announced this weekend, with Atari and Commodore programs dominating the first places, but also showing a strong presence of MSX participants. With NOMAN 2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an online streaming event was used to announce the scores of all 159 programs that were running for the four…
It’s been some time in the making, but the Adventure II XE for the Atari 8-bit is almost ready to be released. This is what Cafeman tells us in today’s update in a thread that started in 2013 while making available a demo version for all of us to try. Adventure II XE, a homage to Warren Robinett’s original Atari…
Kaz Compo is a traditional celebration for the Atari homebrew developers promoted by Atarionline.pl where the best games of the year are chosen by popular vote. The results for the 12th edition have come out. The best game of 2019 according to the voters is The Rescue Expedition. Created by Kamil “Gorgh” Trzaska, Michał “Caruso” Brzezicki, and Krzysztof “Kaz” Ziembik…
