I had a lot of trouble upgrading the memory of this 286 Atari PC4. I have learned a lot and that is what I want to share. We check memory types and memory management in more detail, as well as Atari's own memory manager called NEAT - New Enhanced AT.
I'm planning to make more shorter videos like this during the course of this project so stay tuned.
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Special thanks must go to Olav Pawlenko for his NEAT manuals and much more, Graeme Roberts for support in the Atari PC Facebook group and Alexander de Vries for donating the 3.5 floppy of Atari PC tools!
Restoring the Atari PC4 - Part 2 (Memory) - AL Technica #2Atari Legend2020-04-29 | AL Technica #2 - Pimp my PC4
I had a lot of trouble upgrading the memory of this 286 Atari PC4. I have learned a lot and that is what I want to share. We check memory types and memory management in more detail, as well as Atari's own memory manager called NEAT - New Enhanced AT.
I'm planning to make more shorter videos like this during the course of this project so stay tuned.
Support Yerzmyey, listen to his music and buy his albums on his bandcamp page : yerzmyey.bandcamp.com
Special thanks must go to Olav Pawlenko for his NEAT manuals and much more, Graeme Roberts for support in the Atari PC Facebook group and Alexander de Vries for donating the 3.5 floppy of Atari PC tools!The Ultimate Arena - A One-Man Effort in Bringing Mortal Kombat to the Atari STe - History & DemoAtari Legend2024-08-09 | In 1993, one man embarked on a mission to create a Mortal Kombat clone for his beloved Atari ST. What began as a rough, single-level demo eventually evolved into a fully-fledged one-on-one fighting game for the Atari STe and Falcon. This game featured digitized characters, special moves, blood, and even fatalities. In this first part, we uncover the identity of T.R. Buz, explore the history of Mortal Kombat, and take a closer look at the demo level of this impressive game. More to come.
STAY ATARIJack Tramiel & the Atari PC2, PC3, PC4 (Mitac) & PC5 - Ataris line of IBM compatibles explainedAtari Legend2023-12-24 | In this 2nd chapter, we dive into the complete history of the Atari PC line of computers. After the PC1, Jack focussed on expandability and ... power without the price!
00:00 Intro - Atari and IBM 01:15 Atari PC2 - Atari's Fasttrack to Redemption 04:52 Atari PC3 - The XT Resurrection 07:10 NEAT - Atari's Gamble in Reverse Engineering 09:43 Mitac - Atari's Mistery Rebrand 11:24 Atari PC4 - Configured for Greatness 14:40 Atari PC5 - Atari's Mainboard Shift 17:02 Ending - Leonard Tramiel
I'm eternally grateful to Jeff Fulton ( @IntoTheVerticalBlank ) for the incredible narration. Thank you for all your efforts! And ctrl-alt-rees ( @ctrlaltrees ) for being a wonderful Leonard Tramiel. Finally, Olav Pawlenko for all the help and /|\ friendship. Thanks so much.
STAY ATARIGrandad and the Quest for the Holey Vest - The games of Ian Scott documentaryAtari Legend2023-08-20 | Success stories on the Atari ST are rare. But 18 year old bedroom coder Ian Scott managed to do it. In 1992 he released his STOS graphic adventure Grandad and the Quest for the Holey Vest and it turned into an absolute cult classic. This is his story ... and so much more.
Thanks to Marc Johnson ( @thejoyofsticks ) for helping with the script and the amazing narration and Mats ( @gearsofgames ) for the excellent voice acting.
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STAY ATARIAtari PC & Jack Tramiel - Ataris line of IBM compatibles - The PC1Atari Legend2023-07-08 | In 1987 Atari entered the world of IBM compatibles with the release of the Atari PC. In this first chapter we check out how it all started and take a detailed look at this first generation clone.
STAY ATARICrazy Cars 3 & the History of Titus Software - Part 3 (Frédéric Gerard, Eric Caen, Hervé Caen)Atari Legend2023-02-24 | CORRECTION : The prize of the GEN4 contest was an Archimedes, not an Atari TT!
The final chapter in our Crazy Cars journey starts of with an intruiging bit of Atari ST demoscene history before discussing the design and creation of one of the best arcade racers of the 16-bit homecomputer era. And we even added a but of console love as well.
00:00 Frédéric Gerard 00:57 TEC & Generation4 demo contest 03:00 Working at Titus - Crazy Cars 3 08:16 Release - Lamborghini : American Challenge 09:44 The end of Titus
Beautifully narrated by Marc Johnson over @thejoyofsticks - Thank you so much!
A big thank you to Jonathan Thomas for helping me understand the 'HBL Interrupt' technicalities and the visualisation (Twitter handle @RetroRacing)
STAY ATARICrazy Cars 2 & the History of Titus Software - Part 2 (Jean-Michel Masson, Eric Caen, Hervé Caen)Atari Legend2023-01-27 | Titus is now a global company and in search for a next hit release. In this second episode we cover the history of Crazy Cars 2, programmed by the new, talented coder Jean-Michel Masson, which set the stage for a new phase within the company.
STAY ATARICrazy Cars & the History of Titus Software - Part 1 (Alain Fernandes, Eric Caen, Hervé Caen)Atari Legend2023-01-14 | In this first part we take a closer look at the beginings of Titus Interactive, the company founded by the Caen brothers, and more specifically, the game that put them on the international map. Crazy Cars was the first racing game in a well known trilogy and the first game Eric Caen programmed on a 16-bit machine, the Commodore Amiga. We take a closer look at this classic, and more specifically the Amiga and Atari ST versions.
STAY ATARISTOS H.E.R.O. - The complete history of Tony Greenwood and STOSSER DiskmagazineAtari Legend2022-10-16 | Tony Greenwood is one of the biggest names in STOS and shareware games on the Atari ST. In this documentary I try to tell the complete story of a beautiful piece of Atari ST history. This is the work of Tony Greenwood (and a little dash of Deano Sharples).
00:00 Intro 03:38 Part 1 : Tony Greenwood - STOS H.E.R.O. 13:40 Part 2 : Human Extraction and Rescue Operation 20:13 Part 3 : Shareware, Freeware, Commentware
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STAY ATARIThe history of Son Shu Shi - Expose Software, Replicants, Atari ST, Amiga - 2022 BONUS REMAKEAtari Legend2022-07-06 | For the release of the interview with Saïd Hadjiat (aka Zaè - Founder of Expose Software), I did something special. I wanted to see if I could remake my very first comeback video, fixing the sound, do some better editing and add some more eyecandy. And so I did ;-)
In this episode we rediscover a long lost classic platform game created by 2 Belgian brothers. This is the story of its inception, how it was lost and found and my personal opinion of the game.
If you want to learn more about the darkside of classic homecomputers and retrogames, check out the new book 'The Crackers' by Marco Breddin / Microzeit here : microzeit.com/atari-store-1/the-crackers-pre-order
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Visit us at www.atarilegend.comThe Story of Doodle Bug (Adrian Cummings, Rob Brooks, Mutation Software, Core Design, Atari, Amiga)Atari Legend2022-06-29 | This is one of my personal favorite platform games on the Atari ST. The story of Doodle Bug is an intruiging one, with its ups and downs. Adrian Cummings, an oldschool Commodore Amiga nutt, went through depression and came back with a vengeance. The Atari ST conversion was done by his mate Rob Brooks, who was kind enough to create a complete seperate video on how the scrolling on the ST was accomplished. This is the complete history of one of the more underrated platformers on the 16-bit home-computers.
STAY ATARIThe scrolling of Doodle Bug on the Atari ST - by Rob BrooksAtari Legend2022-06-29 | While working on the documentary of Doodle Bug, Rob Brooks was kind enough to create a complete seperate video on how he did the scrolling for the ST conversion. This video is so well made and informative, I like to share it here in its entirety. A very special thanks to Rob Brooks, you are amazing!
#doodlebug , #atarist , #scrolling
Check out the full documentary here : youtu.be/iqqkDafIYl4Disc - A violent game of Pong - Complete History (Loriciel, Alexis Leseigneur, Dominique Sablons)Atari Legend2022-04-30 | In 1983, Balley Midway released the arcade game Discs of Tron, a violent future sports game based on the disc battle scenes from the movie Tron. Alexis Leseigneur and Dominique Sablons were big fans of this game, and in 1990, they designed their own version for the Atari ST and Amiga, simply called Disc. This is the complete history of this rather obscure Loriciel game.
STAY ATARIPiece of Crapman - The Synergy Story - Best Pac-Man clone on the Atari ST (ST Demoscene)Atari Legend2022-02-26 | From the ashes of Dutch demogroup Aenigmatica rose Synergy Software Development, one of the most respected Atari ST demosceners from the Netherlands. Today we cover the interesting history of the team, who not only brought us one of the best mega demos, but who were also responsible for Crapman, everybody's favorite Pac-Man clone on the system.
STAY ATARIThe story of International Karate and IK+ (on the Atari ST) - (Archer MacLean, System 3, Andromeda)Atari Legend2022-01-01 | Today, we are bringing the complete story of the International Karate series, with special attention to the unique 16-bit version of the original on the Atari ST. What started as a Karate Champ clone, turned into the mother of all 1-on-1 fighters in home computer gaming history. From Archer MacLean's classic original, to the beautiful Hungarian port on the ST, and to conclude with the best of the best, IK+.
00:00 Intro : Karate Champ as main inspiration 02:37 Part 1 : Origins of IK - International Karate on the 8-bits 06:11 Part 2 : Enhancing IK - International Karate on the Atari ST 10:47 Part 3 : IK Plus
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Special thanks to Istvan Cseri and Jamie Hamshere.
Check out and support the amazing Moleman4 documentary about the history of the Hungarian game scene : youtube.com/watch?v=nV0ZqBFf9ak
STAY ATARIStarball, console quality pinball on the Atari ST - Full history - Dave & Andy - Volume 11 SoftwareAtari Legend2021-12-13 | This is the story of Dave & Andy, 2 friends from university, on a mission to create the most incredible Devil Crash inspired pinball game for their beloved Atari ST. And they succeeded. This episode has it all. We bring you the full history of the classic PD game Starball, with lots of behind the scenes info and never before seen footage of unreleased games.
STAY ATARIEckhard Kruse - Atari ST Demo pioneer - The history of Ballerburg - Grafik und sound & Grusel demoAtari Legend2021-10-23 | In 1986, Eckhard Kruse wanted to program in assembler on his Atari ST, but he could not find the software, so he build his own version of the assembly language for the system. He managed to create a music editor at the age of 16. But that was just the beginning. This is the story of one of the pioneers of the Atari ST scene. His 'Grafik und Sound' demo is considered the first of its kind. He is also responsible for possibly the most famous monochrome game on the system, called 'Ballerburg'. Have you ever heard of the artillery game genre? Join me, as we dive into this fascinating piece of history.
STAY ATARIAlien Breed clones on the Atari ST - Storm 94, Alien Thing, Alien Blast - a historic deepdiveAtari Legend2021-09-27 | Alien Breed, released in 1991 by demo coders Team 17, is considered a technical marvel on the Amiga. Sadly, it never made it to the ST. But luckily for us, some people did release some excellent look-a-likes for our beloved Atari ST. Today, we are taking a detailed look at 3 of these so called clones. Join me as we do a full historic deepdive on Storm '94, Alien Thing and Alien Blast.
STAY ATARIZero-5 - Complete history - Elite 2 with balls - Best spaceshooter on the Atari STe - Andrew GisbyAtari Legend2021-07-31 | Zero-5 was one of the most ambitious space games on the Atari STe since the release of Elite : Frontier. Completely programmed by assembler whizzkid Andrew Gisby, and published by Caspian software, this was also one of the last commercially released games for the system. And what a game it was! Today we go indepth, digging up as much background info of the development as possible. This is my ultimate loveletter to one of the coolest games on the STe.
STAY ATARIThe history of SCUMM, SCUMMVM (on the Atari ST) (Monkey Island 2, Fate of Atlantis, DOTT)Atari Legend2021-06-23 | Lucasarts in 16 colors.
Today we talk about Lucasfilm games/Lucasarts and SCUMM/SCUMMVM on the 16bit systems (PC, Amiga and especially Atari ST). We take an extended look at SCUMMVM-Lite and the conversions of Monkey Island 2, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Day of the Tentacle on the Atari ST by Anders Granlund. This guy has done the impossible!
STAY ATARIReinterpreting DROID - Enhancing the classic platorm shooter for the Atari STeAtari Legend2021-06-02 | It was always a dream of Miles Lord to get on the coverdisc of his favorite magazine ST Format. In August of 1992, the game Droid, created by Miles and Patrick Lord, was released in ST Format issue 37. 30 years later, Jamie Hamshere (Junosix) has made a reinterpretation of this game for the Atari STe. We take a look at the complete history and rebirth of this classic!
STAY ATARIUtopos - From Atari STe to Atari VCS (Jani Penttinen, Aggression, Bloodhouse, URG)Atari Legend2021-05-19 | AL TV #11 - Utopos
It started as a hype game on the Amiga, which motivated Jani Penttinen and Matti Mäenpää to create the most successful shareware on the STe. This one has it all ... Atari, Amiga, PC, demoscene history and lots of shooting. Join me as well delve into the history of Utopos.
STAY ATARILotus Esprit Turbo Challenge - New Atari STe VS Amiga version analysedAtari Legend2021-04-23 | AL TV #10 - Lotus STe
From its conception on the Amiga, by Shaun Southern and Andrew Morris, to its conversion on the Atari ST, to its final enhancement on the Atari STe by Jonathan Thomas. The complete history of the racing game that changed it all, Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge. This is my homage to the amazing Amiga, the fantastic Atari ST, the 16 bit bedroom coders and the awesome homebrewers of today!
STAY ATARIWe Love Atari - The best Atari history books? - The Atari Historians Karl Morris and Curt VendelAtari Legend2021-04-09 | AL TV #9 - The Atari Historian
In this episode we're taking a detailed look at the latest books of Atari historian Karl Morris - 'We Love Atari' & '50 ST games you have to play'. We also check out his history and relation with the late Curt Vendel (RIP).
***AND YES, THE LINKS ARE FIXED IN THE REPRINT OF THE ST BOOK*****
STAY ATARISuper Stario Land - Not your ordinairy Super Mario Land clone for the Atari ST (Top Byte Software)Atari Legend2021-04-02 | AL Reviews # 2 - Super Stario Land - The Day Nintendo didn't Care
In this second episode we go back in time and check out the history of Super Stario Land. You thought the Great Giana Sisters was the most accurate Mario clone on the Atari ST? Well guess again. Wonder how they prevented getting sued by Nintendo? Look no further.
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STAY ATARIThe history of Son Shu Shi - Expose Software, Replicants, Atari ST, Amiga, Platform game - AL TV #8Atari Legend2021-03-24 | AL TV #8 Lost and Found
In this episode we rediscover a long lost classic platform game created by 2 Belgian brothers. This is the story of its inception, how it was lost and found and my personal opinion of the game.
If you want to learn more about the darkside of classic homecomputers and retrogames, check out the new book 'The Crackers' by Marco Breddin / Microzeit here : microzeit.com/atari-store-1/the-crackers-pre-order
Special thanks to Bruno Mathieu, Sébastien Laborie and Thomas Ilg.
Visit us at : www.atarilegend.comSupa Zazai Da - The best bullet hell shooter on the Atari ST (Dr Floyd, Cerebral Vortex, Templeton)Atari Legend2020-06-17 | AL Reviews # 1 - Supa Zazai Da
In this first episode of AL Reviews we check the amazing Supa Zazai Da by Cerebral Vortex. This game has it all, lots of bullets, retro styled graphics and ... Maria Whittaker! If you love shoot 'em ups, this is your game.
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STAY ATARIRestoring the Atari PC4 - Part 3 (Video, Sound, Action)Atari Legend2020-06-05 | AL Technica #3 - Pimp my PC4
This neglected PC4 is finally looking new again. In this last part of the restoration we check out how to install a soundcard in a pre-pnp computer, take a closer look at the xt-cf lite, go over the VGA screens Atari had to offer, and finally, we test some MSDOS classics!
STAY ATARITerminator and the Atari ST (Terminator 2 Judgement Day, T2 Arcade) - AL at he Movies #2Atari Legend2020-05-06 | AL at the Movies #2 - No Fate
The 16bit computer game might not be great, but the movie is just the best. And I'm in it for the pop culture and nostalgia ;-) This is my personal Terminator story on the Atari ST. A level to scene compare and much more.
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Visit us at : www.atarilegend.com007 and the Atari ST (Licence to Kill, Live and Let Die, Spy who loved me) - AL at the movies #1Atari Legend2020-03-28 | AL at the Movies # 1 - Shaken, not Stirred
In this very first episode we take a look at James Bond games on the Atari ST and other 16 bit home computers and compare them to their movie counterpart.
Visit us at : www.atarilegend.comAtari : Visual History - deepdive (SEGA Master System: a visual compendium) - AL TV #7Atari Legend2019-12-28 | AL TV # 7 - 8 Bit Book Report
Time to check out some books. This Christmas I received my first Bitmap Books visual compendium, and I thought it would be cool to compare it with a release from our dear Atari scene, 'Atari : Visual History' by Darren Doyle.
Visit us at : www.atarilegend.comThe best Atari ST Christmas (ST Format, Atari ST games) - AL TV #6Atari Legend2019-12-22 | AL TV #6 part 1 - Jingle /|\ll the way
In this first part of the AL TV Christmas special we check out which Christmas was the best for an Atari ST game lover with the help of a little Atari ST magazine called ST Format. We invite some very special guests to help make the decision.
Visit us at : www.atarilegend.comThe best Atari Christmas - teaserAtari Legend2019-12-14 | A special kinda Santa is coming to your home, in everybody's favorite highly mediocre ATARI show. Coming soon.
Music Jingle Bells / mOdmate : demozoo.org/sceners/2104First person shooters on the Atari ST (Wolfenstein 3D, Substation, Hellgate, Destruction Imminent)Atari Legend2019-11-13 | AL TV #5 - All Outa Gum
On this episode of AL TV we dive deep into the world of FPS games on the Atari ST. What influence did the genre have on the ST, even though the system already went the way of the dodo around 1993. We check out the best FPS releases on the ST, and meet some of their creators.
Special thanks to Reymund Dratwa, Mathieu Stempell, Steve Gregory and Stefan Benz.
Visit us at : www.atarilegend.comInterview with Lotek Style / Stefan Benz (Laser Days, Synthwave, Atari ST music) - AL TV #4Atari Legend2019-09-29 | AL TV #4 - Lotek's Revenge
We are doing our very first interview with Lotek Style (Stefan Benz). Atari ST maniac turned synthwaver. We discuss his latest and greatest release called Laser Days E.P.
If you have any remarks or questions, let us know...Top 10 best Atari ST moments (Atari ST/homecomputer nostalgia) - AL TV #3Atari Legend2019-09-07 | AL TV #3 - Memory Lane Trippin'
In this episode of AL TV I'm sharing my top 10 Atari ST moments. We will be talking about some serious software, lots of games and a dash of retro synth wave.
If you have any remarks or questions, let us know...Restoring the Atari PC4 - Part 1 (Technical rundown + history) - AL Technica #1Atari Legend2019-08-24 | AL Technica #1 - Pimp my PC4
In this first part of the Atari PC4 upgrade I check the newly acquired system, open it up and give it good clean. We talk a little history of the machine, go over the hardware features and finally, give it another test with some 'Ski or Die'.
Special thanks to EvilDHS and the Demozoo crew for all their work on making this music available to the public.
Visit us at : atarilegend.comOzone - The best full free Atari ST game on an ST Format coverdisk everAtari Legend2019-08-17 | AL Coverdisk Memoirs #1 - Ozone troubles
In this first episode we take a look at the very first ST Format magazine I bought, issue nr 42. And more specifically, the coverdisks, containing the amazing Ozone game, created by Nick Harper.
Visit us at : atarilegend.comNew big box games on the Atari ST (Laserball, Anarcho Ride, Frogs, Escape 2042) - AL TV #1Atari Legend2019-05-01 | AL TV #1 - Big Box Madness
In this first episode of AL TV we take a look at recent boxed releases of games, do an unboxing and talk about their creators.