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    I would say the ideal painter is entirely down to whether you like the user interface or not.

     

    I think that's spot on. With such low resolution and only 16 colours to work with, you don't really need that many tools. Copy and paste, zoom and lines - what more could you need? :D Personally, I love Degas Elite, but that may be because I came across it first, learnt it's foibles and could never get on with anything else!

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    The ST version of Bombjack is a nice port. This game lives and dies by how well you can control the titular Jack, and it feels really responsive and quick on the ST. The only problem is that in squishing the play area to the 320x200 ratio, it makes it a little more difficult to avoid some of the enemies' attack patterns. After all, Jack's vertical movement is much quicker than his horizontal, which suits the taller resolutions of the arcade version.

     

    Thanks for sharing, Fletch!

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    Bloody hell, Fletch. Well done! I think retiring is a great idea, if only for your occular health! :D

     

    That and the fact that the next milestone is 200 and I think you might lose your sanity before your eyesight if you attempt that!

     

    Anybody has a clue who is the developer?

     

    No. It's weird, because they clearly know who I am, but I don't know who they are. :/ I have a feeling they would rather stay anomymous, whoever it is.

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    Just to be 100% clear. To get the SD card to work with TOS/DOS you need to use HDDRIVER - ICD PRO wont work moving the SD card between PC and ST correct?

     

    That is correct, at least for the moment. Some folks are working on creating an image file of a card formatted and partitioned with HDDriver's TOD/DOS mode that can be read by the ICD driver.

     

    In the mean-time, if you want a PC and Atari compatible card, you can use Ppera's method here (scroll down for info on how to get XP to recognise partitions, the under that is the link to the driver). Pros: Windows can read all the partitions on the card. Cons: Limited to <1gb, Driver only recognises first card.

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    I tried xnview....needs plugins for NEO and Degas format pictures no? I couldn't find the plugins and it didn't do anything with the files.

     

    You don't need a plug-in, but for some bizarre reason, you dp have to tell it to use all available picture formats. If I remember correctly there is a checkbox hidden away somewhere in the options/preferences.

     

    Sounds fiddly, but I heartily recommend Xnview, really easy to use and you can convert your PCs pictures into PI1 format!

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  13. Posted · Edited by StickHead

    Any STFM with 1MB of RAM and a double sided floppy drive will suffice. Some later games are STE only, but lots of early games cause problems on STE. If you ensure that your TV can display both 50 and 60 hz then you can use both European and US software/games.

     

    If you can't get hold of a 1MB machine, 512k of RAM is suitable for many games (especially earlier ones) and are easier to find/cheaper to buy. Please feel free to ask any further questions - as mentioned www.atari-forum.com is full of knowledgeable folk very tolerant of newcomers.

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    Just want to echo what I said over at atari-forum.com for those who do not frequent that particular establishment:

     

    I heartily recommend moneybookers.com to pay for your UltraSatan (it is now available as a payment option on the (pre)order page - just log in to change your payment method). It works very similar to PayPal, excepting the fact that they aren't a bunch of 'so-and-so's. Took me about three days to set up an account, transfer money to it and for Mikro to get the payment. "Now waiting for shipment" - sweet.

  18. Posted

    Just want to echo what I said over at atari-forum.com for those who do not frequent that particular establishment:

     

    I heartily recommend moneybookers.com to pay for your UltraSatan (it is now available as a payment option on the (pre)order page - just log in to change your payment method). It works very similar to PayPal, excepting the fact that they aren't a bunch of 'so-and-so's. Took me about three days to set up an account, transfer money to it and for Mikro to get the payment. "Now waiting for shipment" - sweet.

  19. Posted

    i have several compilations of automation, d-bug, etc...

     

    i just wish that a better system had been found to make it easier to find a particular game... there are no indexes, disc lists, etc... :(

     

    There is a nifty search option in the latest version of Steem's disk image explorer...

     

    Steem_search_1.png

     

    Steem_search_2.png

     

    Sorry about the patronising and intelligence-insulting pics, but I just got a copy of Snag-It and I'm currently 'snagging' everything that moves.

  24. Posted · Edited by StickHead

    Ok, the Top 50 was well received and enjoyable to compile, so I've decided to extend the survey. Next up, as I was inspired by a particularly tasty one while playing earlier this week (I won't mention it as I don't want to influence the voting) we're going to cover loading screens! Here's what I need:

     

    Your favourite title screens! You can nominate up to five and the order does not matter. Again I will collate the votes into a table and present the results.

     

    Cheers,

    Stickhead o-[]:-)

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