It’s fair to say we don’t include a lot of Atari ST/STE articles on this site.
As an Amiga 500 owner in the early 1990s the Atari ST seemed to be nothing more than a useful addition to any electronic music setup and fairly pointless when it came to gaming.
Of course, I’m aware that Atari ST games exist, but when the main competitor is the Amiga (and the Acorn Archimedes is arguably also better) it all seemed rather pointless.
But then I saw this…
Here’s a video capture showing an early prototype of my new fast-paced top-down racer for the #AtariSTe.
— Keith Clark (@keithclarkcouk) March 24, 2023
Cars are driven by the AI as I couldn’t record and play at the same time.
Placeholder content: The tilemap is from Turbotrax (Amiga) & the cool YM tune is by @dma_sc pic.twitter.com/Y8RhfwZ5hN
As noted by the developer, the tile map is from an Amiga game. But just look at the smooth scrolling and the drift. It looks really impressive and I’ll be honest my jaw dropped when I first saw it.
Currently there is no information from Keith Clark on a release for this game, or even confirmation that it will ever see the light of day. But as an example of what the Atari STE could have been, it’s heart-warming, encouraging stuff.
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
He also produces podcasts, has a cigar box guitar, and of course, loves retro gaming.
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