Category: Atari News
The update of “Der Schränker 1” for Atari 8-bit computers brings significant improvements in gameplay dynamics and difficulty. The game, whose name translates from German as “The Wardrobe”, places you in the role of a solitary thief tasked with breaking into a series of safes to loot all the treasure before advancing to the next level. Janko “Kveldulfur” Grewe, the…
“Slicks Racing,” the brainchild of Czech developers Vojta “nooly” Nedvěd (code, music) and Petr “Raist” Šťastný (graphics) offers a fresh racing experience on the beloved Atari 2600 console. Players step into the shoes of a retired race car driver who, throughout his career, lived in the shadows of more illustrious competitors. Now, in their grizzled years, a spark ignites –…
Developer Fabrizio Caruso (Italy) has unveiled his latest creation: “Stinger,” the eighth game developed using his own open-source framework, CrossLib. “Stinger” is a fast-paced vertical shooter where players must fend off advancing enemy tanks. It offers an exhilarating experience with six challenging levels and introduces five different types of enemies, ranging from nimble “light” tanks to powerful “howitzers.” One of…
You always hear about ASCII, ANSI and PETSCII. So why not a special competition for Atari’s ATASCII?Join this fun event! Create your own ATASCII Art and enjoy the limits of Retro Computing!This event is online only. Submission of entries starts from 1st October until the 19th October. For more details and prizes follow this link: http://logiker.com/ATASCII
Robots from the future are trying to change history to rule the world.The only salvation for humanity is you, Time Wizard. You must go to the future, to the world of robots, to prevent a disaster. Your task is to collect all the energy stored in the hourglasses so that the robots cannot go back in time. The mission is…
Fires are breaking out at an industrial building. It’s your job to find and save the workers trapped inside, and put out fires along the way. You control a firefighter with an unlimited amount of fire extinguishing agent. Spray the fire to quench it, but beware because it spreads quickly! Find the workers trapped in the room, and help them…
Shanti77 over at AtariAge forums has started porting the C64 version of Commando to the Atari XL/XE. While it’s far from complete, what we have seen so far is impressive. You can download a couple of wip files from the link below. Follow the thread here: Commando C64 with Atari Plus VBXE Sources.Download: xex, atr
PunyInform is a library for the Inform 6 programming language, to make it easy to create simple or advanced text adventures which will work well on 8-bit computers like the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Spectrum +3 etc. PunyInform was first released on July 5, 2020. The rootsThe Inform programming language, compiler and standard library were developed by Graham…
Tenebra is an atmospheric puzzle game with rogue-like aesthetics. Guide the hapless protagonist to the exit. Poor guy is afraid of darkness and refuses to walk in the dark areas. Move torches around, push lights on rails, find keys to doors, light up cold braziers, pass through archways that collapse behind you, find oil barrels to make your torches brighter, squeeze…
Block’Em Sock ‘Em is a new Atari 7800 puzzle game which is loosely based on the Sega Genesis version. An impressive game that’s also available for the Atari Jaguar. You can download the 7800 version from the link below.Download: Block’Em Sock ‘EmVideo: Demo 1.4
