StickHead Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 The top 50 is now being published! Have a look here: http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14766 I will be posting five at a time, so come back from time to time! Enjoy! Stickhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 The top 50 is now being published! Have a look here: http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14766 I will be posting five at a time, so come back from time to time! Enjoy! Stickhead damn i'm too late to add my vote! funny thing i was just playing Rainbow Islands tonight. great little game! it was my first time playing it. -rick ohh and thanks for the list.. i look forward to the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickHead Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Cheers Zep, sorry you missed the deadline but glad you're enjoying the list. #45-41 are now up! http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14766 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Cheers Zep, sorry you missed the deadline but glad you're enjoying the list. #45-41 are now up! http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14766 Your reviews are stellar. I am enjoying this quite a bit. Kudos! Fletch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Cheers Zep, sorry you missed the deadline but glad you're enjoying the list. #45-41 are now up! http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14766 Again, thanks for the list. It brings back many memories of both of my old ST's. I remember playing demo's of Stardust and Cannon Fodder. Both are great! I owned one of the Phantasie games back in the day. Still can't remember which one. I think i played Rouge allot more.. ohh and Bloodwych, I know I played that one, another coverdisk demo? i'm not sure. So far, on your list, this is what i had back in the day: only Pirates! and one of the Phantasie games... I guess I'll have to see what the next 5 games brings.... -rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I gotta pipe in as well...I'm loving that list so far! It's a shame more people didn't vote for Pacific Islands, though...I spent way too many hours in that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickHead Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 #40-36 now up! http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...t=14766#p126880 Glad you're all enjoying this as much as me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 #40-36 now up! http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...t=14766#p126880 Glad you're all enjoying this as much as me! Only played Gods. But i think it was the Genesis version.... -rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickHead Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 The next five is now up: #35-31 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=127142#p127142 Some surprises in this one (for me, at least). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickHead Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 #30-26 now up. This may sound a little silly, but I didn't realise there were so many truly great games for the ST! Another batch of top games follows. http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=127491#p127491 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickHead Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 #25-21 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=127843#p127843 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickHead Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Next up: #20-16 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=128173#p128173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 #25-21 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=127843#p127843 Ahhhhh..... Time Bandit. The very first ST game I ever played. Brings me back to the day I dumped $1,000 on my shiny new 520ST, external floppy drive and Color monitor along with Time Bandit and DEGAS. I ended up drawing more in Degas then play the time bandit game! -rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Next up: #20-16 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=128173#p128173 seeing the lemmings game brings another story... This was the best... I was at my local walden bookstore reading the latest issue of STart magazine.. when a total stranger walked up to me and said something like: Wow, an Atari user, what system do you have?... anyways we talked a few mins.... I was about to say good bye and he stopped me... gave me his business card. He worked for Psygnosis! I still have the card to this day! So he told me to give him a buzz on the phone and he'd "hook" me up. So I did, and a few short weeks later he sent me 3 games! Lemmings, Leander and Barbarian! Sooo cool! -rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 #25-21 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=127843#p127843 Ahhhhh..... Time Bandit. The very first ST game I ever played. Brings me back to the day I dumped $1,000 on my shiny new 520ST, external floppy drive and Color monitor along with Time Bandit and DEGAS. I ended up drawing more in Degas then play the time bandit game! -rick Hmm, I gotta ask - those prices seem kinda high. I bought a 520ST, ext floppy drive, and SC1224 monitor when they all first came out from a place called CDW (IIRC) and the total price was something like $800... Just wondering and curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Degas and Time Bandit would up the price approx $100 - I think I paid ~$1000 for my 1040ST color system way back. What a great system to have fun with - I missed the easy programming like my 800 had but the windows gui was something new to mess with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 (edited) #25-21 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=127843#p127843 Ahhhhh..... Time Bandit. The very first ST game I ever played. Brings me back to the day I dumped $1,000 on my shiny new 520ST, external floppy drive and Color monitor along with Time Bandit and DEGAS. I ended up drawing more in Degas then play the time bandit game! -rick Hmm, I gotta ask - those prices seem kinda high. I bought a 520ST, ext floppy drive, and SC1224 monitor when they all first came out from a place called CDW (IIRC) and the total price was something like $800... Just wondering and curious... Got mine from Electronics Boutique in a local mall. 520ST, DS/DD Floppy Drive, SC1224 color monitor, about $800+ Degas and Time Bandit, about $100 Tax on all of the above @ 5 percent. about $50 Yup that's really close to $1,000! -rick Edited September 28, 2008 by Zeptari1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiliteZoner Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 #25-21 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=127843#p127843 Ahhhhh..... Time Bandit. The very first ST game I ever played. Brings me back to the day I dumped $1,000 on my shiny new 520ST, external floppy drive and Color monitor along with Time Bandit and DEGAS. I ended up drawing more in Degas then play the time bandit game! -rick Hmm, I gotta ask - those prices seem kinda high. I bought a 520ST, ext floppy drive, and SC1224 monitor when they all first came out from a place called CDW (IIRC) and the total price was something like $800... Just wondering and curious... Hey DL that was $800 including shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiliteZoner Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 #25-21 http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=127843#p127843 Ahhhhh..... Time Bandit. The very first ST game I ever played. Brings me back to the day I dumped $1,000 on my shiny new 520ST, external floppy drive and Color monitor along with Time Bandit and DEGAS. I ended up drawing more in Degas then play the time bandit game! -rick Hmm, I gotta ask - those prices seem kinda high. I bought a 520ST, ext floppy drive, and SC1224 monitor when they all first came out from a place called CDW (IIRC) and the total price was something like $800... Just wondering and curious... Got mine from Electronics Boutique in a local mall. 520ST, DS/DD Floppy Drive, SC1224 color monitor, about $800+ Degas and Time Bandit, about $100 Tax on all of the above @ 5 percent. about $50 Yup that's really close to $1,000! -rick I got mine at an Electronics Boutique as well. I think my 520ST was about $420 by itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickHead Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 Makes me chuckle to think about how much the ST cost back in the day, and the power of computer you could buy with that money now! #15-11 now up! http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=128914#p128914 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Makes me chuckle to think about how much the ST cost back in the day, and the power of computer you could buy with that money now! #15-11 now up! http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=128914#p128914 So true, but ya know.. Nothing today give me that good Atari thrill that the ST did. I would pay much more for that excitement again. Fun reliving the fun ST games I had forgotten. We were a dealer for Atari back in the day and we were so busy selling stuff there wasnt enough time for Play. I do remember Starglider playing all day. That game sold tons of ST's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Makes me chuckle to think about how much the ST cost back in the day, and the power of computer you could buy with that money now! #15-11 now up! http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=128914#p128914 So true, but ya know.. Nothing today give me that good Atari thrill that the ST did. I would pay much more for that excitement again. Fun reliving the fun ST games I had forgotten. We were a dealer for Atari back in the day and we were so busy selling stuff there wasnt enough time for Play. I do remember Starglider playing all day. That game sold tons of ST's! From Captive #12 on the list: " Captive procedurally generates each level you visit, allowing the game to have 64,000 levels without requiring a hefty memory upgrade. So even after the Captive is freed, there is plenty more to see and do. " Wow procedurally generates levels! It's Spore's great grandfather! I pretty sure that's how Will Wrights new Spore game generates it's creature graphics, planets and music. I know talking about this game in this forum is off topic, But this is a PC game that's given me the "magic" that the ST used too. ohh and Starglider.... I remember booting up that game just to listen to the intro music... -rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedogs Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I waited for my 1st 520st forever it felt like - we had an actual ATARI Dealer here and when it came in I got my 520 with a Monochrome Monitor for $499 I believe. It was about a year later I got the color monitor and a DS Disc Drive. I was into Desktop Publishing and the Mono monitor was A+ for that! Games came later too - Star Trek REBEL UNIVERSE was my 1st game. DEGAS was cool - I remember telling the guys at the store a few weeks after after buying DEGAS ELITE that "I STILL CAN'T DRAW ANYTHING..." - hehe - they told me that if I couldn't draw before I bought it that it wouldn't "make me an artist"... I loved my ST to death. Finally did the memory upgrade (expensive and soldering involved too) and ran CALAMUS and PAGESTREAM 1.8. My next was a 1040 STE, and finally a Mega 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickHead Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Top Ten time!!!!! click this you mothers... http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=130098#p130098 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Top Ten time!!!!! click this you mothers... http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f...=130098#p130098 I must be missing something.. I only see 10 thru 6. Anyways i played Elite way after it came out... I got it used with a second used ST I picked up. It's to bad it didn't come with a manual. I never did figure the game out. The idea is outstanding... I just didn't have a clue what to do. Is there a modern game like this on the PC? The only game I played on 10 thru 6 was IK+.. great game! I remember the movement of the fighters being really smooth and very playable... fun stuff! -rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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