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2023-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/72

Jean-Michel Masson wanted to pursue a carreer in computer graphics. But in the early 80's there weren't many art programs, so he had to code them himself. He got fascinated by Assembly language and decided he wanted to become a programmer. The rest is history. He had a nice career at the French development company Titus, where he had programmed the games Titan and the infamous racer Crazy Cars 2 for the ST. ]]>

2023-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/471

Tony Greenwood, the founder of STOSSER diskmagazine and the coder of the STOS game H.E.R.O., and Deano Shaples, of STOS adventure creator and Silly Software fame.  Enjoy.]]>

2022-10-28T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/71

Deano is one of those names that will ring a bell amongst many Atari ST fans. He started with the release of the STOS Adventure Creator and games such as Mario's Quest. He got part of the STOSSER team with Tony Greenwood and became the editor of the magazine in the twilight years of its existence. Later he would join Tony Gooding to start the company Silly Software, with which he released some of the finest STOS games on the Atari ST. His work got into all the big Atari ST magazines. Read all about Deano's work and the history of STOSSER magazine in the following interview.]]>

2022-10-28T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/70

Dave Munsie and Tony Greenwood. Tony is the legend behind the STOSSER diskmagazine and that he only used STOS for creating his wonderful games and products on the ST. Read more about the man's fascinating history and also make sure to check out the complete documentary. ]]>

2022-10-20T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/470

Magazines section has been added on Atari Legend! We will be slowly populating the database and linking the magazines to game reviews (including scores) and developer interviews. When checking out a game, you will be able to read all the magazine reviews at the time to get a full picture on how it was received. We rely on archive.org providing the magazine as a way to safely store them on the long term and make them available more generally, outside of Atari Legend. If you posses magazine collections, please consider scanning them and uploading them there!]]>

2022-09-25T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/69

Doodlebug is one of my all time favorite platform games on the Atari ST. A little known game, which for me is a hidden gem. Its creator Adrian Cummings, an Amiga developer, tells his intriguing story of ups and downs, and shares a lot of details in the making of this beautiful game. ]]>

2022-07-14T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/67

documentary (This is the updated bonus version of this video from 2022 - The original can be viewed here) on an obscure platformer called Son Su Shi. At the time a few interviews were conducted and this one got stuck in translation limbo. But now, with the imminent (?) release of the complete version of the game, it is finally time to release our talk with Saïd Hadjiat (aka Zaè). He was a member of the French demo crew NeXT but maybe even more important, the founder of publishing company Expose Software, best known for releasing the tool Audio Sculpture and much more.]]>

2022-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/68

resumé of Alain Fernandes, you can only be impressed. He was there from the very early days and is still making games to this day. But most important for us Atari ST fans, Alain was an employee of Titus Software from 1986 till 1991. He converted the classic Crazy Cars and completely coded Fire & Forget. Intrigued? Read on ...]]>

2022-06-30T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/66

Speedball 2 is the game that comes to mind. But there was another really addictive, fast and furious 2-player game that you may have never heard of. It is called Disc and is an absolute must play! I had the pleasure of talking to its creator, Alexis Leseigneur.]]>

2022-05-05T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/64

Aenigmatica, rose Synergy Software Development. This Dutch group, which included 12 talented individuals, released the Synergy Megademo, one of the best demos on the Atari ST from Dutch soil. And if that wasn't enough, they are also reponsible for the best Pac-Man clone on the system called Crapman. Today we speak to member Arnoud Kinderman/Wingleader, Tjeerd Bruinsma/MCA and Joris de Man/Scavenger about the good old days of the Atari ST demoscene.]]>

2022-03-21T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/65

Aenigmatica, rose Synergy Software Development. This Dutch group, which included 12 talented individuals, released the Synergy Megademo, one of the best demos on the Atari ST from Dutch soil. And if that wasn't enough, they are also reponsible for the best Pac-Man clone on the system called Crapman. Today we speak to member Arnoud Kinderman/Wingleader, Tjeerd Bruinsma/MCA and Joris de Man/Scavenger about the good old days of the Atari ST demoscene.]]>

2022-03-21T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/63

Alien Breed clones for the Atari ST. If you missed out on that video, go check it out now. Today, we conclude the story on one of those games, Alien Blast. Francois Wunschel was the graphics artist for this project and he shares another great deal of insight in the making of this game, filled to the brim with ST and demoscene nostalgia. ]]>

2022-01-23T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/4

Starball, console quality pinball on the Atari ST - Full history - Dave & Andy - Volume 11 Software video together with Dave & Andy, this article , originally written for Way Of The Rodent in 2011, was handed to me by Dave. This contains a wealth of information, a development diary on the creation of Starball, and so much more, that just can't get lost in time. So it is now available here. Enjoy. ]]>

2022-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/62

Starball. Andy did all the graphics using Degas Elite. He was inspired by the legendary Bitmap Brothers and much more. In this interview, he shares some of the details in the creation of this classic PD arcade pinball game.]]>

2021-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/61

Devil Crash on the Sega Megadrive and that set him on an adventure to create a similar game for the Atari ST. This turned out the be the classic Starball. Read all about the details of making this PD classic right here. ]]>

2021-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/469

video a few months ago, Bitmap Soft is now ready to do the announcement. A beautiful boxed definitive edition of the MP Lord classic Droid will be released in time for Christmas. This release will contain the original ST Format release, the STe enhanced version by Jamie Hamshere and a final version of Droid 2, with a few bug fixes done by Miles Lord himself. And of course, as in true Bitmap Soft tradition, some extras like a nice booklet with author notes and more. If you want a boxed ST game underneath your christmas tree, you can pre-order here. From my side, I hope to release a 'making of' video and company profile video on the AL TV channel in the coming weeks. And friends, there is more to come in 2022! STAY ATARI]]>

2021-11-13T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/60

Grafik und Sound demo is considered the first of its kind. He is also responsible for possibly the most famous monochrome game on the system, called Ballerburg. ]]>

2021-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/59

1993, Matthieu and his friends witnessed Alien Breed on the Amiga. They wanted this game on the ST, but Matthieu had only programmed in BASIC. This wasn't good enough, so he started to learn assembler, and slowly, Alien Blast was created. It took a whole 3 years but by 1996, the game was released as shareware. Want to learn more about the details of its creation? Look no further.]]>

2021-10-06T00:00:00+00:00 https://dev.atarilegend.com/58

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