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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Atari ST Cracktro [020] The Exceptions [TEX] from Spy Vs Spy

I will not have too many stories to write for 'CrackTros' (Demo screens that appeared as introductions to cracked video games) as I did not have very many of these back in the day.  I am mainly recording these now because they are art, and need to be preserved.  I will also attempt to transcribe the scroll text, which will be posted in a companion blog entry linked above.


Sunday, August 26, 2018

Space Ace II - Borf's Revenge - Atari ST [015] PlayThru AutoPlay

Title Screen
Think of this capture as a movie, it (and the other five ReadySoft titles) were all run from a hard disk installation to avoid the disk swapping nightmare on the ST for these titles.


Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Atari ST Demo / Intro [002] Abyss - The Very Little Intro



My exposure to smaller demos was quite limited. Mainly I was exposed to the MegaDemos, like the Cuddley Demos, and Mindbomb, so I will have very few experiences to share for theses demos/intros.


Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Atari ST Compacted Disk (CD) Scrollers [036] Revolution CD #002


The Revolution's second menu release, using the same design as the first.  Captured from the SainT emulator because this menu crashes on my 1040 ST.

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Vigilante FM - Sega Master System [010] PlayThru


Title Screen
NOTE: A trainer was used for making this capture.

Ah, Vigilante, a classic single player beat 'em up.  I had never seen this game in the arcade; I had only seen it as a demo on the Sega Master system.  Now, I have never played this game with FM sound previously. I had only played with the PSG sound, and my play with that audio is well over a decade ago!


Friday, August 17, 2018

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Atari ST Cracktro [019] Alien Cracking Formation [ACF] from Tangram

I will not have too many stories to write for 'CrackTros' (Demo screens that appeared as introductions to cracked video games) as I did not have very many of these back in the day.  I am mainly recording these now because they are art, and need to be preserved.  I will also attempt to transcribe the scroll text, which will be posted in a companion blog entry linked above.


Sunday, August 12, 2018

Dragon's Lair III - The Curse of Mordread - Atari ST [014] PlayThru AutoPlay

Title Screen
Think of this capture as a movie, it (and the other five ReadySoft titles) were all run from a hard disk installation to avoid the disk swapping nightmare otherwise present on the ST.

I don't have too much to say about this game.  I did not have it in the 90s, unlike Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, and Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp, so going through it now was the first play experience for me.


Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Atari ST Demo / Intro [001] 3D Corp - Intro #2

Main Screen
My exposure to smaller demos was quite limited. Mainly I was exposed to the MegaDemos, like the Cuddley Demos, and Mindbomb, so I will have very few experiences to share for theses demos/intros.  I do plan to transcribe the scroll text, which will be posted in a companion blog entry linked above.


Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Atari ST Compacted Disk (CD) Scrollers [026] Pompey Pirates CD #005


The fifth disk from the Pompey Pirates, with the previously promised TV Sports Football, and using the tune from Spherical at the menu screen.

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Vigilante - Atari ST [012] PlayThru

Title Screen
NOTE: A trainer was used for making this capture.

I was actually planning on capturing the Sega Master System version of Vigilante first, and had no idea it was ported to the ST.  I only discovered this port when I was doing research.  I still plan on posting the FM and PSG version of the Master System Vigilante at a later date.


Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Atari ST Cracktro [018] Blade Runners from Turbo Cup

Main Screen
I will not have too many stories to write for 'CrackTros' (Demo screens that appeared as introductions to cracked video games) as I did not have very many of these back in the day.  I am mainly recording these now because they are art, and need to be preserved.  I will also attempt to transcribe the scroll text, which will be posted in a companion blog entry linked above.