I was late to the Atari ST scene, I think I got my first 520STFM in 1991 from my paper run money. We only had a 5" black and white portable TV spare so that was my "monitor" until my parents felt sorry for me and bought me a 14" colour tv for my room. I would get games from a friend at school, and also a family friend let me make some copies from his huge collection. The menu disks are burnt into my memory with the images and music. I played Captive so much, and Rick Dangerous 2, Damocles, midwinter... so many incredible games for the time. I have installed Hatari on my steam deck set up in gaming mode, I have an archive of the scene menu releases and am so happy randomly picking one and getting that nostalgia rush when I strike one I used to have. I would buy any Atari ST related rerelease in a heartbeat, there has to be dozens of us Atari ST fans still alive!
Comments 1
Re: Anniversary: The Atari ST, Everyone's Second Favourite 16-bit Home Computer, Turns 40
I was late to the Atari ST scene, I think I got my first 520STFM in 1991 from my paper run money. We only had a 5" black and white portable TV spare so that was my "monitor" until my parents felt sorry for me and bought me a 14" colour tv for my room. I would get games from a friend at school, and also a family friend let me make some copies from his huge collection. The menu disks are burnt into my memory with the images and music. I played Captive so much, and Rick Dangerous 2, Damocles, midwinter... so many incredible games for the time. I have installed Hatari on my steam deck set up in gaming mode, I have an archive of the scene menu releases and am so happy randomly picking one and getting that nostalgia rush when I strike one I used to have. I would buy any Atari ST related rerelease in a heartbeat, there has to be dozens of us Atari ST fans still alive!