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Established 1997
System: STFM
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Manufacturer: Atari
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Launch Date: 1985
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CPU: Motorola 68000 8MHz.
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Original RRP: $199
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Rarity: Low
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I also have a collection of MegaFiles.
Atari’s own brand harddisks
I have a Megafile 30, 60 and 44.
Perched on top is my Atari Mega ST 2.
The RLL/MFM drives fitted to the Megafile
are enough to make a grown man cry. Noisy,
unreliable and increasingly expensive.
Although they do offer a satisfying
‘chug, chug, chug’ when working.
Replace them with a DREM RLL/MFM
clone, as we have. They’re not cheap, but the
money is spent on quality. These are fantastic.
Ataright..
Performance without the price. Well,
eventually…
My inaugural voyage into the world
of ST was with an Atari STe, a gem I
snagged from a shopping catalog.
The best part? I spread the
payments over 10 months,
completely interest-free. When it
arrived, my hands were trembling
with excitement—1MB RAM, a
sleek mouse, and the crown jewel, a
Floppy Drive.
That ST was my lifeline during my
first year at Uni, its compatibility
with DOS format FDDs a real game
changer. And while I've owned and
adored several Amiga machines
since, deep down, I'm still an Atari
ST guy at heart…
Because the ST’s 68000 CPU ran a teeny, tiny bit
faster than the Amiga 500’s, the ST version of polygon
games could be a little bit smoother. Star Wars on the
ST is case in point. For a long time this was the go-to
version.
After upgrading from a Speccy +2 to the Atari ST, I
immediately started gathering games I had enjoyed on
the Speccy. Barbarian is one such game. Obviously, a
good deal prettier than the Speccy version, it retains
the ability to cause rage-quits when playing in two-
player mode, by chopping your opponents head-off
with your very first move.
I loved 3D before it was cool. (i.e. when PlayStation
made it cool) and one game that sparked my
imagination was Hard Drivin’. I love the arcade and I
loved the ST incarnation.
Chuck Rock has you playing a middle-aged caveman,
killing things using your ample belly. Inspirational stuff.
And not a bad game, either. To be fair, there are
prettier versions, notably the Amiga.
Another World. I love this. It’s extremely beautiful, and
while often requiring a pixel perfect jump or two, it’s a
wonderful packaged game.
I wanted Paperboy the game. Firstly, because I was a
Paper Boy, and secondly because the ST version
featured on a TV Show called “First Class” and shown
on the BBC here in the UK.
Mortified this is all I have to say on the beloved Atari ST? You have
every right to be. Click on the Mega STe (Left) to visit that page
cram pack with more ST things.
Starwars
Barbarian
Hard Drivin’
Chuck Rock
Another World
Paperboy