ST Screenshot Wallpapers

[Third Age]

Here are some screenshot gifs and wallpaper pngs I made from them, with more yet to follow.

 

Each gif is normally 320x200. Each png is normally 2560x1600 including screen border / 1600x1200 excluding border.

There will be exceptions, as evidenced with these images.

 

Desktop (ST 320x200x16):

Desktop (ST 640x200x4):

Desktop (ST 640x400x2):

Edited March 29, 2011 by Third Age

[Third Age]

Here are some more gifs. If anybody wants wallpapers of any of these (complete with scanline and phosphor dot effects) just let me know.

 

defender:

FONTDEMO:

hstsatrn:

jupiter:

STARTREK:

stpics:

[+wood_jl]

This makes me want to see the original slideshow disks that went around the dealers in 1985. Remember those?

 

Here are a couple of pics from them, but I can never find the original slideshow.

 

If I recall correctly, this train was a GTIA conversion from the 8-bit.

 

This was pretty cool computer art from 1985.

 

There was one slideshow that had these, and a picture of a wave in the stormy sea, etc. Man, this stuff takes me back.

 

There was a digitized monochrome show, that showed some of the Atari people and Jack Tramiel in it.

 

Also, where are the cool Spectrum 512 shows I remember seeing? I've been away from the ST scene for a long, long time.

Edited March 30, 2011 by wood_jl

[Third Age]

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There was one slideshow that had these, and a picture of a wave in the stormy sea, etc. Man, this stuff takes me back.

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Are you refering to this picture?

[+wood_jl]

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There was one slideshow that had these, and a picture of a wave in the stormy sea, etc. Man, this stuff takes me back.

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Are you refering to this picture?

 

That's the one! This (and the other pics) in the slideshow were so impressive to people used to 160x192 in 4 colors.

[Third Age]

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That's the one! This (and the other pics) in the slideshow were so impressive to people used to 160x192 in 4 colors.

 

I wonder how many Atari 400 owners were used to 160x96 in 4 colors?

I also wonder how often programs made use of graphics mode 3 (40x24 in 4 colors)?

[Third Age]

On page 57 of the February 1986 issue of Antic magazine, there was an article about a D.E.G.A.S. art contest.

 

It includes 4 photos of artwork:

 

ORANGES, by Tom Hudson (320x200 16 colors or 640x200 4 colors)

MOUNTAIN, by Tom Hudson (640x400 b&w)

HALLOWEEN, by Jack Powell (320x200 16 colors)

MR. X, by Dean Motter (320x200 16 colors)

 

I was able to find the original images of MOUNTAIN and MR. X, but not the other two.

Therefore, I decided to try and restore them from scratch.

 

ORANGES - magazine scan:

ORANGES - restored:

HALLOWEEN - magazine scan:

HALLOWEEN - restored:

 

The gifs appear squashed, but that's because ST pixels are 10:12, 5:12 and 5:6 in size/shape ratios.

Whenever I make wallpapers of them, I take that into account during the resize operations.

[Master Phruby]

Those are beautiful! That really takes me back. I miss my STe.

[Third Age]

It's amazing what can be done with limited colors. I tried a painting tutorial from an issue of Atari Explorer magazine. The result is a 320x200 16-color image called Morning Star.

 

Morning Star - emulator screenshot (320x200 gif):

 

Morning Star - wallpaper (2560x1600 png):

[Third Age]

I decided to post another wallpaper sized image.

 

StarTrek.gif (320x200) got quite a few views, so here is...

StarTrek.png (2560x1600):

[Third Age]

STPics.gif (320x200) also got quite a few views, so here is...

STPics.jpg (2560x1600):

[oky2000]

Oooh nice. I did some ST pics at work (where they are now) for International Karate (not IK+ with Archer Mclean's shitty C64 stickmen lol) and the loading screen for Magnetic Scrolls The Pawn (512 colour box art scan). I thought might aswell because I was doing C64 stuff and it is the same resolution for hi-res C64 and lo-res ST

 

I will post them on Monday with a few others (my template for the scanlines and phospor dots is on my work PC still)

 

What I would love is all the original ST pics from the user groups/PD compilations. You know the 16 colour lo-res ones of the horses, the rose, the porsche and a few with colour cycling like the demon with animated candles etc.

[oky2000]

F1GP on ST 1280x800 for widescreen fanatics

[Shredder11]

I just finished watching the 2011 Spanish F1 Grand Prix and then my very next click brought up your pic...perfect! Yes I like it a lot!

[oky2000]

OK two screens from International Karate by Andromeda Software. I really liked this game which I bought for my 520STM and Sony Trinitron combination

 

I couldn't find the Pawn loading screen....yet!

[oky2000]

Ooops found it in my work dir *naughty*

[+Stephen]

It's amazing what can be done with limited colors. I tried a painting tutorial from an issue of Atari Explorer magazine. The result is a 320x200 16-color image called Morning Star.

 

Morning Star - emulator screenshot (320x200 gif):

 

Morning Star - wallpaper (2560x1600 png):

I remember drooling over that image in Atari Explorer.

[Third Age]

It's amazing what can be done with limited colors. I tried a painting tutorial from an issue of Atari Explorer magazine. The result is a 320x200 16-color image called Morning Star.

 

Morning Star - emulator screenshot (320x200 gif):

 

Morning Star - wallpaper (2560x1600 png):

I remember drooling over that image in Atari Explorer.

 

That's the only issue of Atari Explorer I've ever had (and still have).

Volume 6 Number 2, Sept/Oct 1986.