Nebulon Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 What are the best games on the Atari ST? In particular, I'm thinking of SHMUP, platform, and racing games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marakatti Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Games that came to my mind first... Shooters: Xenon, Xenon 2, Llamatron, Gauntlet 2, Turrican 2 Platformers: Fire & Ice, STario Land, Torvak the Warrior Racers: Vroom, Lotus Turbo Challenge series, Super Cars series, Super Hang-On Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Balance of Power, a masterpiece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-wings-of-death_10849.html http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-lethal-xcess-wings-of-death-ii_9833.html http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-catch-me-if-you-can_28366.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Monster Business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayreon Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 No second price, Magic pockets, Toki, leavin' terramis, giana sisters, 7 gates of Jambala, Blood money, and for technical reasons and the looks: Enchanted Lands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Star raiders! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibr Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Dungeon master, Chaos strikes back, Epic, Ishar I/II/III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 What are the best games on the Atari ST? In particular, I'm thinking of SHMUP, platform, and racing games... 2 D shmups: Xenon, Wings of Death 3 D shmup: Starglider, Midi Maze platformers: Rodland, Nebulus (aka Tower Toppler) 2 D racing: Super Sprint 3 D racing;: Vroom/F1 (Domark), Buggy Boy, No Second Prize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Falcon. I'm even going to say Tetris because thanks to the ST version, Ed Logg of Atari Games Corp discovered Tetris and got Atari Games involved in attempting to secure the arcade and console rights to the game which brought us perhaps the best version...the Atari Games/Tengen version of Tetris. MIDI Maze and Dungeon Master must always be mentioned when discussing ST gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidLittleMan Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Threads like this, better said questions about best games show up from time to time. Instead it, better would be to search for available online lists, surveys. What is best is very subjective, matter of taste. Indeed best racing simulation is Microprose F1 GP . Games like Vroom are not real simulations, despite that it is well made. Falcon (serial) of 3D combat flight simulation is most appreciated, but I think that Flight of intruder (from same house) is better. It has some really exciting fight sceneries. For me seems much more realistic - although I'm not experienced in real air combat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sowden Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Stunt Car Racer, Ninji Mission, Bubble Ghost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 David Addison's Monopoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Threads like this, better said questions about best games show up from time to time. Instead it, better would be to search for available online lists, surveys. I know what you mean, but I do sort of like these threads. I missed out on a LOT of great ST gaming back in the day because I had no money and knew very few others with ST. So it's really nice to always get fresh perspectives on this. Of course you are right, but don't know where to look for those lists. It is still nice to hear from other ST people what they like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) I'm glad you said Wings of Death, because I find it far more playable and fun than Lethal Excess - all those browns and oranges on level 1 of LXS just look horrible. On a similar note, Xenon is much better than Xenon 'you can only have all the weapons when there is nothing to shoot at' II: Megablast. 2 D shmups: Xenon, Wings of Death 3 D shmup: Starglider, Midi Maze platformers: Rodland, Nebulus (aka Tower Toppler) 2 D racing: Super Sprint 3 D racing;: Vroom/F1 (Domark), Buggy Boy, No Second Prize Edited July 16, 2014 by CyranoJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayreon Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 SWIV and Silkworm are also good Shmups 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled_Pink Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Stunt Car Racer Microprose Grand Prix Midwinter Carrier Command Rainbow Islands Super Sprint Nebulus Eliminator Dungeon Master For some reason a lot of people complained of Hard Drivin' being too hard to control. I always found it very easy. The above are in no particular order but they were the games I played most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.O.T.S Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) I can only really echo what has already been said but there may be a few others in this list - SHMUP Flying Shark Atomic Robokid Plutos Xenon II-Megablast PLATFORM New Zealand Story Black Tiger Turrican I/2 Flood Nebulus Gods Potsworth & Co Carvup Torvak The Warrior Rodland RACING Buggy Boy Super Cars II Hard Drivin 2 Super Sprint Lotus turbo challenge I/II Stunt Car Racer There are more but that is all I can think off at the moment. Edited August 2, 2014 by R.O.T.S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Xenon II, Test Drive, Obsession Pinball, Amazon, Monopoly (David Addison) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Invader Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 For me, the absolute killer app on the ST is Skulldiggery. Very addictive Boulderdash clone. I also recommend Time Bandit, Treasure Trap, Batman the Movie and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (action game). Better driving games have already been mentioned, but I've always had a soft spot for Outrun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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