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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Atari ST Cracktro [025] Bastards International from BAT II

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, October 28, 2018

Double Dragon II: The Revenge - Atari ST [017] PlayThru





Title Screen

NOTE: A trainer was used for making this capture.

Having played the original Double Dragon, I decided to continue with the series.  The Double Dragon sequel is an upgrade in many areas, but still a ways off from a great arcade port.


Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Atari 800/XL/XE Cracktro [002] Probe from Ninja

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.


Monday, October 22, 2018

Atari ST Compacted Disk (CD) Scrollers [080] Orion CD #002




Orion CD #2, not too much here, with 1 title and a demo.  The pic makes me think of Band of Brothers, although that mini series came out well after this menu!

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Ninja - Atari 800/XL/XE [003] Playthru

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

Another little title from my childhood.  The game itself is pretty short, but it was amusing enough.  The controls are decent, and the music is kind of catchy.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Atari ST Demo / Intro [004] BaPAUG - Graphics Demo

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.


Sunday, October 14, 2018

Shanghai II - Sega Master System [014] Game Gear Conversion [GG2SMS] PlayThru

Title Screen
So here is a capture of a Sega Game Gear game converted to run on the Sega Master System by Revo; the process was nicknamed 'GG2SMS.'  Hopefully this will be the first of many of these types of captures!


Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Atari ST Cracktro [024] Bad Boys from Billards Simulator 2


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, October 7, 2018

Bruce Lee - Atari 800/XL/XE [002] Playthru

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

I previously covered the homebrew version of Bruce Lee for the Sega Master System by Kagesan (video - https://youtu.be/nVdCwLUV1_E) which was one of my first captures.

Here is a capture of the original release from Datasoft, which Kagesan based his excellent port on.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Atari 800/XL/XE Cracktro [001] AHT from Bruce Lee

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.