SCREENSTAR

I treasure some precious memories about this game, and I bet I'm not the only one here. Once the intro picture pops up on the screen, and the famous "glory of love" song by pop artist Peter Cetera starts playing through the speakers, you're immediately dragged back to the good 'ol days...

by ST Graveyard, 08/12/2002

THE CLASS OF AL

Let's take a history class and delve deep into the past of Atari Legend. Or maybe you are curious and want to take a peak at what is still to come? Who are the people behind this project? Or maybe you feel like helping out? Check out this section.

SOCIAL CORNER

OPEN DATABASE

API

We want to make all our efforts available for other projects. That is why we have decided to fully open up our database. All content is available under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA v4.0 license.

Currently, exporting to different formats is already possible using the game section, daily database and screenshot dumps can be downloaded HERE and an API is planned.

You want to be part in the creation and/or test phase? Please get in touch with us. If you have ideas, let us know. Otherwise, keep your eye on this tile, more updates coming soon!

The power without the price!

Your number 1 Atari ST resource on the net!

Atari Legend is a living and breathing webproject, designed by sceners. We like to involve as many people as possible to make it fresh and up to date. We offer a nostalgic trip down the Atari ST memory lane, focussing on exciting content. Details on all the classics, in-depth reviews, interviews with the creators of yesterday’s gems and much more.

PRESS RELEASE

Our 30th interview - Thomas Ilg, Creator of Anarcho Ride

August 2, 2018 by ST Graveyard

We have a nice treat for you today. For our 30th interview we managed to have a chat with Thomas Ilg, the creator of Laserball 2015 and the amazing Anarcho Ride. Read the interview here!

Haxogreen 2018: Atari ST Chiptunes by Gunstick

July 30, 2018 by muguk

At HaxoGreen 2018 in Luxembourg, Gunstick/ULM released an updated version of his talk on all things chip-sound.

Terry Mancey releases source code of his games

July 18, 2018 by ST Graveyard

After our interview with him, Terry Mancey has decided to release the source code to his games Steg the Slug and Dizzy Panic. You can find the files here :
- Steg
- Dizzy

For those who missed the interview, check it out.

Terry Mancey, creator of Steg the Slug, interviewed

July 7, 2018 by ST Graveyard

A new interview with Terry Mancey, creator of such titles as Steg The Slug and Dizzy Panic, has been added in the database. Enjoy the read.

Interview with Cédric Bourse, the creator of Escape 2042

July 3, 2018 by ST Graveyard

An exciting new update for you all. Cédric Bourse (aka Orion_) was so kind to share some words with us and talk about his latest release Escape 2042. Enjoy the full interview.

Interview with Tord Jansson

June 28, 2018 by ST Graveyard

It is with great pleasure, and even a little bit of pride, that I'm doing the following announcement. We were able to talk with Tord Jansson. Tord was one of the members of the Swedish software company Unique Developments. He has given us a lot of history and details on the company that pushed the boundaries of the ST with games like Obsession and Substation.

INDEPTH REVIEWS

Parasol Stars

August 14, 2018 by ST Graveyard

With Rainbow Islands Taito created something completely different, not my cup of tea. Parasol Stars takes the ideas of Bubble Bobble and added some extra flavour. And although still a very good game, I feel they overcooked it all a bit. It has become a bit of a nervous experience and while not rocket science, it lost some of its simplicity and charm.

Anarcho Ride

August 7, 2018 by ST Graveyard

What might be news however, is that Anarcho Ride isn't a racing game at all. You see, Thomas does not consider himself to be a good programmer (I'm sure most of you will disagree when you look at this game), and he knew his game could not measure up to the true commercial racing games on the ST. But instead of giving up, he shuffled the cards. He starting thinking out of the box and came up with a completely crazy idea turning this into an interesting title. Thomas managed to turn a weakness into a strength. You wanna know how? Read on ...

Crash Time Plumber

July 1, 2018 by ST Graveyard

The first few levels are a breeze, with difficulty increasing gradually. After the first level, the barrels will roll faster, Donkey Kong throws more bananas, wind effects will make your life miserable... That kind of stuff. By level 6 you really want to grab a banana and shove it up that ape's *ss. Believe me, this game becomes frustratingly difficult. A real challenge. To boost your score, there are also bonus items scattered around the level.

AL MOBILE

Did you know Atari Legend is fully responsive and mobile ready? You want this site to behave like an app on your phone or tablet? Simply open the site in your favorite browser and look for the 'Add to homescreen' button. In Safari on IOS, first press the 'share' icon, than this pop up appears. In Chrome on Android, you press the button at the top right, and select 'add to homescreen'. Once you have done this, the famous Atari bee fits nicely on your homescreen and you can enjoy AL with the tap of a finger.

STATISTICS

5831 games in archive

5881 releases in archive

23889 game screenshots in archive

5488 games have screenshots

1219 companies in the archive

4265 games have a publisher assigned

3321 games have a developer assigned

802 games have boxscans assigned

3906 games have category set

3 files for download

3 games have download

113 games have been reviewed

338 registered users

2 articles in archive

186 links in archive

494 games have music attached

533 gamemusic files are uploaded

WHO IS IT?

Brian Watson was the coder of the ST version of the game Lemmings. He was also responsible for the conversion of the classic game Menace. He worked as a contractor for DMA Design. Read here how Brian feels about the so called "bad" conversion of Menace and how it all started in the good ol days as a game programmer ...

by ST Graveyard, 27/09/2004

HOT LINKS

Amiga Forever is the official Amiga emulator, preservation and support package brought to you by Cloanto, developers of Commodore/Amiga software since the 1980s.

by DBG, Mar 4, 2004

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know that there are some love messages in the TOS ROMs of the ST? In fact you can find the strings "Dave StaUgas loves Bea Hablig" and "JIM LOVES JENEANE" in all TOS ROMs with version number 1.xx and 2.0x!

SPOTLIGHT

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Atari ST demoscene is written in this beautifull book filled to the brim with colorfull screenshots of demo artwork. 'Breaking the Borders' is actually the first part in a trilogy by Marco Breddin, covering the demoscene during the 80's. If you are a fan, this is definitely something you can not afford to miss. Click the link to visit Microzeit publishing for all the details and how to order.

WHO IS IT?

Brian Watson was the coder of the ST version of the game Lemmings. He was also responsible for the conversion of the classic game Menace. He worked as a contractor for DMA Design. Read here how Brian feels about the so called "bad" conversion of Menace and how it all started in the good ol days as a game programmer ...

by ST Graveyard, 27/09/2004