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  2. Posted

    The Mega series came with a VME slot which can be used for the graphics card - no luck putting that baby in an ST -

     

    Also,

    At a certain TOS level larger displays were supported (there were some trick programs that made the desktop really large and scrolled the window on a monochrome screen), so I think it is possible to get a nicer display to utilize for the productivity ST software - Games wont use it at all unless you like 'word games' in your word processor :)

     

    Thanks for the links.

  4. Posted

    Id love to get a new graphics card for my Mega ST but when I looked into it nothing seemed to be available - Id rather use a standard RGB monitor for the ST vs the original ST ones.

     

    I have a cartridge based ethernet card for my Mega ST2 - It only supported FTP on my home network since most of the networking software is designed for newer versions of TOS :(

     

    Any info you can share on Mega ST graphics cards appreciated.

  10. Posted

    I first saw U2 on an Apple - My friend couldnt stop raving about it - I recieved a 'pirate' copy of U2 for the Atari and popped it in - Funny thing though, the disks were mislabled so I was playing the 'planets' vs the regular lands so I couldnt get health/etc and died very quickly (Try making a player disk from the galactic disk and you'll know :? ) - Anyhow, I decided to buy it new and never looked back.

     

    U3 was 'ok' but I finished it so quickly I was bummed - U4 however was a different story - that was my favorite. I played U5 on my ST before moving to the PC for 6/7/8/9.

     

    Nothing beats the originals on the Apple/Atari IMHO!

  11. Posted

    Yup -

     

    Usually Origin would push the limits with the last installment of a series in prepertation for the next generation (U3 multiparty, U6 interactions, etc...) It was a shame that U9 seemed to have alot going for it and showed what coul've been :(

     

    The video bugs were the worst (most of th eplot bugs were fixed), but even today the video stuff crashes the game :(

     

    Back to Atari 8bit stuff though -

    I've seen the 'frontpage' of U5 for the 8bit - did anything ever get farther along than that?

  13. Posted

    Oh you had a question :P

     

    Hmmmm..........Maybe a true 'Feedback' mechanism would be better - let the true gamers vote on the game to give a more rounded response?

     

    Kinda like the Amazon rating system?

  14. Posted

    Read the words in the review and you can discount it immediately - AvP is not Doom, and if you think so then you'll be disappointed.

     

    AvP was GREAT when it came out and nothing really could touch it - it was a bit sluggish but made up for it in atmosphere - respawing was a bit of a pain but if you think about it those Aliens didnt stop in the movie right :)

     

    I also played most of the game through so the respawn didnt effect me as much - The Predator game was really fun.

  22. Posted

    The original game does this as well - When trying to set a new TG record I had to take a 'bio break' and when I returned it was screensaver time :x

     

    Also,

    Ive had Berzerk just reset on its own when playing - Again after racking up mucho points the game would just reset :x :x :x

     

    Not all of them do this and it happens at different times so beware!

  23. Posted

    I know the XE series of computers have these flimsy plastic keyboards that seem to get shorts in them very easily (They are mylar I think)

     

    Anyhow,

    If you keyboard doesnt work I would think it could be the cable, but if one of your Start buttons doesnt work then maybe the XEGS has the same keyboard issues - only fix is a new keyboard overlay

  24. Posted

    I bought the original Aphsai and Curse of RA on disk and had fun with them until I saw the C64 versions - The 'Trilogy' version is 10 times better IMHO - faster and looks better - makes you not imbarresed to show your C64 friends :)

     

    The original brings back some good early 800 works memories when graphics and speed didnt matter :)

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