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So I'm going to attempt something a little bit odd. I'm planning to work through all of the issues of ST/Amiga Format and ST Format (ST/Amiga Format ran for 13 issues and then split into two magazines - ST Format and Amiga Format - so I'm starting there) at http://www.stformat.com/ playing the games I would have bought each month. The first month will be a little different as that issue is something of a catch-up of the great games that had been released already and thus aren't getting reviewed in that month's issue, in addition to the usual review schedule. Given that this includes the magnificent but bloody huge Dungeon Master, I'll likely leave that til the end and circle back to it, instead focusing on the limited number of games reviewed this month.
Methodology: I will be using the Steem emulator, as found at https://sourceforge.net/projects/steemsse/. I have a number of TOS images which should hopefully mean that everything works, and will be obtaining my games from a range of sources, including some of the old scene groups such as Automaton and DBUG.
I plan to, for each issue, pick a selection of games and give a brief write-up first on what experience, if any, I have of the game, why I selected it, and then submit that post. I'll then play the games in question and create write ups reflecting that experience. I don't currently plan to do videos but we'll see how it goes. There's no set schedule to this, but likely it'll take a really long time to work through all of them, especially when we get to the bigger, more sophisticated games later in the machine's life.
Index
STAF Issue 1 - July 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257573355
Leathernecks - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257574873
Virus - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257574873
STAF Issue 2 - August 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257575503
Captain Blood - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257593842
Sentinel - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257667858
Corruption - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257669082
STAF Issue 3 - September 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257674919
Whirligig (aka Space Cutter) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257675130
Arkanoid II - Revenge Of Doh - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257676344
Better Dead Than Alien - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257676441
STAF Issue 4 - October 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257677157
Nebulus - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257689119
Summer Olympiad - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257742123
Starglider 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257759589
Hostages - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257766713 (thanks Havoc2049 )
STAF Issue 5 - November 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257844276
Star Goose - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257887707
Super Hang-On - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257887920
Elite - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257960910
STAF Issue 6 - December 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257961525
Speedball 1 (VERY brief look) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257976189
Powerdrome - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257977416
Rocket Ranger - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258077292
Driller - Skipped for now - does anyone fancy reviewing it?
STAF Issue 7 - January 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258079341
R-Type - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258080340
Chuckie Egg - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258081231
IK+ (International Karate +) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258102453
STAF Issue 8 - February 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258103332
Baal - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258104085
STAF Issue 9 - March 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258198435
Dragon's Lair - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258201963
Crazy Cars 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258210036
STAF Issue 10 - April 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258211662
Populous - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258241707
Zak McKracken - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258539268
Barbarian 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258539277
Ultima V - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259089027
STAF Issue 11 - May 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259090944
Archipelagos - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259109733
Vigilante - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259136205
STAF Issue 12 - June 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259137522
Battlehawks 1942 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259138800
STAF Issue 13 - July 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259139826
Weird Dreams - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259207929
STF Issue 1 - August 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260605245
Bloodwych - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260608283
Navy Moves - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260608793
STF Issue 2 - September 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260614877
Kick-Off 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260620167
Robocop - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260637297
Verminator - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260639017
Rick Dangerous - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260639649
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (Action Game) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260674827
Blood Money - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260675147
STF Issue 3 - October 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260685471
Castle Warrior - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260685967
Summer Games - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260686357
Xenon 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260870745
STF Issue 4 - November 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260873367
Stunt Car Racer - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260938659
STF Issue 5 - December 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260963605
Alf - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261015887
Double Dragon 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261015751
Future Wars - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261003279
Power Pack - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217361
Afterburner - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217391
Gauntlet 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217441
Space Harrier - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217497
Starglider 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217537
Overlander - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217537
Super Huey - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217537
Eliminator - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217639
Pacmania - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217639
Predator - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217663
Bomb Uzal - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217717
Bomb Jack - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217717
Xenon 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217717
Double Dragon 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217761
Black Lamp - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217817
Outrun - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217817
StarRay - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217835
Language Disk (FirST Basic) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217867
Organiser - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217867
Music Maker - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217867
STF Issue 6 - January 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261230813
Jumping Jack Son - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261244869
Ninja Warriors - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261245209
Hard Drivin - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275489
Power Drift - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275775
Superleague Soccer (PD) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275937
Super League Soccer (Impressions) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261276057
Stormlord - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261287799
Wonderboy In Monster Land - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261290427
Snoopy - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261290777
Ghouls N Ghosts - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261291097
Batman - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261303029
STF Issue 7 - February 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261308691
Skate Tribe (Cover Disk Free STOS Game) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261313769
Chase HQ - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261314003
Star Wrek - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261314295
Warp - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261314555
Ghostbusters 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261323675
Untouchables - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261324215
STF Issue 8 - March 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261330209
Rings Of Medusa - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261346033
Black Tiger - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261444087
Wild Streets - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261444655
Beverly Hills Cop - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261445573
STF Issue 9 - April 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261462995
Conqueror - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261466267
Pipe Mania - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261466629
Rainbow Islands - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261474513
Midwinter 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261603981
STF Issue 10 - May 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261611341
Ivanhoe - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261615373
Castle Master - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261635075
Dragon's Breath - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261678999
STF Issue 11 - June 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261680861
Infestation - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261688539
Theme Park Mystery - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261689286
Resolution 101 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261689640
Player Manager - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261692208
Supercars - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261693753
STF Issue 12 - July 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261703755
Projectyle - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261704019
Toyottes - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261704364
Sim City - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261707784
F-19 Stealth Fighter - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261759705
STF Issue 13 - August 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261769142
Flood - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261777040
Treasure Trap - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261780796
Damocles - Part 1 | Part 2
STF Issue 14 - September 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261859372
Monty Python - coming soon...
Last Ninja 2 - coming soon...
Kick Off 2 - coming soon...
Back To The Future 2 - coming soon...
Antago - coming soon...
Murder! - coming soon...
Harley Davidson - coming soon...
Games I will be playing after this is done get the coveted HariSeldon GOLD award...
ST/Amiga Format Issue 01 - Download
This issue was the first and didn't have many game reviews. It featured:
- Interceptor (Flight Sim - Electronic Arts £24.99 - 91% ST/Amiga Format Gold)
- Virus (Thingy - Firebird £19.99 - 86% ST/Amiga Format Gold)
- Outrun (Racing game - US Gold £19.99 - VERY generous 71% as it was terrible on the Atari ST - came with the Power Pack that contained my 520STFM)
- Thexder (No fucking idea - Sierra £19.99 - 61%)
- Firepower (Tank shooty thing - MicroIllusions/Activision £19.99 - 58%)
- Sundog: Frozen Legacy (No fucking idea - FTL £14.99 - 64%)
- Leathernecks (ShootEmUp - Microdeal £19.95 - 76%)
The first games I will be looking at are (videos not mine):
Leathernecks
I remember my parents getting this waaaay after it came out (I got my 520STFM in Christmas 1989, this ST Format issue was in July 1988). It was absolute shit. Slow as hell, and I didn't get very far in it. Thankfully it was budget, £3 or something similar, and thus it wasn't quite such a painful waste of money. I remember it being ponderously slow and never really going anywhere, with god-awful graphics that looked like they belonged on an 8-bit machine. I wonder if my memory was accurate.
Virus
At school we had Archimedes machines (albeit way past 1988), and I got to play Zarch on those occasionally. Time to find out if it holds up on the Atari ST. Virus was released by Firebird, one of the labels under which Microprose released games (albeit this may be before Microprose's involvement), and gained an ST/Amiga Format gold with 86% (later you'd need 90%). I remember noodling about with it on the Acorns but never really getting to grips with exactly what you were expected to do, and finding the controls to be utterly shite.
Join Me...
So, join me as I delve into the murky depths of late-80s to mid-90s gaming. Who knows if anyone will give a shit, but I'll hopefully have some fun doing this.
Useful Links
https://www.oocities.org/siliconvalley/vista/5975/sewerdoc.html - A list of what games are on what Sewer docs disks - you'll find them all in the next link
https://archive.org/details/Atari_ST_TOSEC_2012_04_23 - basically contains everything you'll ever need in terms of games and software, magazine cover disks, the demo scene, documentation, etc
https://sourceforge.net/projects/steemsse/ - Steem emulator
http://www.stformat.com/ - ST Format Magazine issues
https://www.exxoshost.co.uk/atari/games - Some disk images from the various pirate groups
http://stonish.net/menus_disks_choice - Another large archive (horrible UI though)
http://atari.8bitchip.info/ASTGA/astgam.php - Another archive of games
http://atari.st/pacifist/ - The wonderful PacifiST emulator, plus a lot of nostalgia
So I'm going to attempt something a little bit odd. I'm planning to work through all of the issues of ST/Amiga Format and ST Format (ST/Amiga Format ran for 13 issues and then split into two magazines - ST Format and Amiga Format - so I'm starting there) at http://www.stformat.com/ playing the games I would have bought each month. The first month will be a little different as that issue is something of a catch-up of the great games that had been released already and thus aren't getting reviewed in that month's issue, in addition to the usual review schedule. Given that this includes the magnificent but bloody huge Dungeon Master, I'll likely leave that til the end and circle back to it, instead focusing on the limited number of games reviewed this month.
Methodology: I will be using the Steem emulator, as found at https://sourceforge.net/projects/steemsse/. I have a number of TOS images which should hopefully mean that everything works, and will be obtaining my games from a range of sources, including some of the old scene groups such as Automaton and DBUG.
I plan to, for each issue, pick a selection of games and give a brief write-up first on what experience, if any, I have of the game, why I selected it, and then submit that post. I'll then play the games in question and create write ups reflecting that experience. I don't currently plan to do videos but we'll see how it goes. There's no set schedule to this, but likely it'll take a really long time to work through all of them, especially when we get to the bigger, more sophisticated games later in the machine's life.
Index
STAF Issue 1 - July 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257573355
Leathernecks - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257574873
Virus - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257574873
STAF Issue 2 - August 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257575503
Captain Blood - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257593842
Sentinel - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257667858
Corruption - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257669082
STAF Issue 3 - September 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257674919
Whirligig (aka Space Cutter) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257675130
Arkanoid II - Revenge Of Doh - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257676344
Better Dead Than Alien - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257676441
STAF Issue 4 - October 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257677157
Nebulus - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257689119
Summer Olympiad - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257742123
Starglider 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257759589
Hostages - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257766713 (thanks Havoc2049 )
STAF Issue 5 - November 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257844276
Star Goose - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257887707
Super Hang-On - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257887920
Elite - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257960910
STAF Issue 6 - December 1988 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257961525
Speedball 1 (VERY brief look) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257976189
Powerdrome - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-257977416
Rocket Ranger - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258077292
Driller - Skipped for now - does anyone fancy reviewing it?
STAF Issue 7 - January 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258079341
R-Type - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258080340
Chuckie Egg - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258081231
IK+ (International Karate +) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258102453
STAF Issue 8 - February 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258103332
Baal - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258104085
STAF Issue 9 - March 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258198435
Dragon's Lair - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258201963
Crazy Cars 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258210036
STAF Issue 10 - April 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258211662
Populous - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258241707
Zak McKracken - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258539268
Barbarian 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-258539277
Ultima V - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259089027
STAF Issue 11 - May 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259090944
Archipelagos - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259109733
Vigilante - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259136205
STAF Issue 12 - June 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259137522
Battlehawks 1942 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259138800
STAF Issue 13 - July 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259139826
Weird Dreams - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-259207929
STF Issue 1 - August 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260605245
Bloodwych - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260608283
Navy Moves - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260608793
STF Issue 2 - September 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260614877
Kick-Off 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260620167
Robocop - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260637297
Verminator - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260639017
Rick Dangerous - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260639649
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (Action Game) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260674827
Blood Money - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260675147
STF Issue 3 - October 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260685471
Castle Warrior - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260685967
Summer Games - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260686357
Xenon 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260870745
STF Issue 4 - November 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260873367
Stunt Car Racer - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260938659
STF Issue 5 - December 1989 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-260963605
Alf - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261015887
Double Dragon 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261015751
Future Wars - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261003279
Power Pack - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217361
Afterburner - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217391
Gauntlet 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217441
Space Harrier - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217497
Starglider 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217537
Overlander - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217537
Super Huey - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217537
Eliminator - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217639
Pacmania - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217639
Predator - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217663
Bomb Uzal - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217717
Bomb Jack - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217717
Xenon 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217717
Double Dragon 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217761
Black Lamp - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217817
Outrun - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217817
StarRay - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217835
Language Disk (FirST Basic) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217867
Organiser - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217867
Music Maker - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261217867
STF Issue 6 - January 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261230813
Jumping Jack Son - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261244869
Ninja Warriors - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261245209
Hard Drivin - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275489
Power Drift - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275775
Superleague Soccer (PD) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275937
Super League Soccer (Impressions) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261276057
Stormlord - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261287799
Wonderboy In Monster Land - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261290427
Snoopy - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261290777
Ghouls N Ghosts - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261291097
Batman - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261303029
STF Issue 7 - February 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261308691
Skate Tribe (Cover Disk Free STOS Game) - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261313769
Chase HQ - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261314003
Star Wrek - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261314295
Warp - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261314555
Ghostbusters 2 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261323675
Untouchables - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261324215
STF Issue 8 - March 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261330209
Rings Of Medusa - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261346033
Black Tiger - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261444087
Wild Streets - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261444655
Beverly Hills Cop - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261445573
STF Issue 9 - April 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261462995
Conqueror - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261466267
Pipe Mania - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261466629
Rainbow Islands - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261474513
Midwinter 1 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261603981
STF Issue 10 - May 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261611341
Ivanhoe - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261615373
Castle Master - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261635075
Dragon's Breath - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261678999
STF Issue 11 - June 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261680861
Infestation - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261688539
Theme Park Mystery - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261689286
Resolution 101 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261689640
Player Manager - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261692208
Supercars - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261693753
STF Issue 12 - July 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261703755
Projectyle - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261704019
Toyottes - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261704364
Sim City - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261707784
F-19 Stealth Fighter - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261759705
STF Issue 13 - August 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261769142
Flood - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261777040
Treasure Trap - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261780796
Damocles - Part 1 | Part 2
STF Issue 14 - September 1990 - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261859372
Monty Python - coming soon...
Last Ninja 2 - coming soon...
Kick Off 2 - coming soon...
Back To The Future 2 - coming soon...
Antago - coming soon...
Murder! - coming soon...
Harley Davidson - coming soon...
Games I will be playing after this is done get the coveted HariSeldon GOLD award...
ST/Amiga Format Issue 01 - Download
This issue was the first and didn't have many game reviews. It featured:
- Interceptor (Flight Sim - Electronic Arts £24.99 - 91% ST/Amiga Format Gold)
- Virus (Thingy - Firebird £19.99 - 86% ST/Amiga Format Gold)
- Outrun (Racing game - US Gold £19.99 - VERY generous 71% as it was terrible on the Atari ST - came with the Power Pack that contained my 520STFM)
- Thexder (No fucking idea - Sierra £19.99 - 61%)
- Firepower (Tank shooty thing - MicroIllusions/Activision £19.99 - 58%)
- Sundog: Frozen Legacy (No fucking idea - FTL £14.99 - 64%)
- Leathernecks (ShootEmUp - Microdeal £19.95 - 76%)
The first games I will be looking at are (videos not mine):
Leathernecks
I remember my parents getting this waaaay after it came out (I got my 520STFM in Christmas 1989, this ST Format issue was in July 1988). It was absolute shit. Slow as hell, and I didn't get very far in it. Thankfully it was budget, £3 or something similar, and thus it wasn't quite such a painful waste of money. I remember it being ponderously slow and never really going anywhere, with god-awful graphics that looked like they belonged on an 8-bit machine. I wonder if my memory was accurate.
Virus
At school we had Archimedes machines (albeit way past 1988), and I got to play Zarch on those occasionally. Time to find out if it holds up on the Atari ST. Virus was released by Firebird, one of the labels under which Microprose released games (albeit this may be before Microprose's involvement), and gained an ST/Amiga Format gold with 86% (later you'd need 90%). I remember noodling about with it on the Acorns but never really getting to grips with exactly what you were expected to do, and finding the controls to be utterly shite.
Join Me...
So, join me as I delve into the murky depths of late-80s to mid-90s gaming. Who knows if anyone will give a shit, but I'll hopefully have some fun doing this.
Useful Links
https://www.oocities.org/siliconvalley/vista/5975/sewerdoc.html - A list of what games are on what Sewer docs disks - you'll find them all in the next link
https://archive.org/details/Atari_ST_TOSEC_2012_04_23 - basically contains everything you'll ever need in terms of games and software, magazine cover disks, the demo scene, documentation, etc
https://sourceforge.net/projects/steemsse/ - Steem emulator
http://www.stformat.com/ - ST Format Magazine issues
https://www.exxoshost.co.uk/atari/games - Some disk images from the various pirate groups
http://stonish.net/menus_disks_choice - Another large archive (horrible UI though)
http://atari.8bitchip.info/ASTGA/astgam.php - Another archive of games
http://atari.st/pacifist/ - The wonderful PacifiST emulator, plus a lot of nostalgia
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