SCREENSTAR

Well, we all know the story by now, I guess. Pacman was conceived by Toru Iwatani while he was eating a pizza. When he looked at his plate, after he had eaten a slice of his pizza, he came up with the idea of creating the main circular and yellow character we all know and love today.

by ST Graveyard, 05/03/2005

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!

Remember ... Shoot or die!

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

A chat with visual story teller Darren Doyle

December 9, 2019 by ST Graveyard

I have been a long time fan of Darren Doyle. This scener is responsible for the amazing Atari ST Gamer magazine and the Atari Crypt magazine. I love his visual style, which reminds me of the good ol' days of computer magazines. A few weeks ago the result of his succesfull Kickstarter, the book Atari : A Visual History, was brought to my door by the postman. What an amazing treat. Enjoy this indepth interview in which Darren talks about his experiences in starting a publishing company for books and retro games.

We talk to Karl Morris - Author of 'We Love Atari'

November 30, 2019 by ST Graveyard

Last week a nice package came in the mail. Finally, the 2 volumes of We Love Atari made it to my doorstep. These books by Karl Morris ooze passion and a true love for Atari. I was so impressed by the depth and amount of historical detail found in these books, I just had to contact Karl for an interview to find out how it all started.

Up close with chiptuner Dma-Sc

October 16, 2019 by ST Graveyard

Dma-Sc is a nick that regularly pops up in the scene. In real life, this chip musician goes by the name of Mathieu Stempell. I met Mathieu at the STNICCC party in 2015 and while he is one of the most important Atari ST chiptuners of the past years, he has such a nice and down to earth personality. Check out the interview to learn more about his past and his future plans.

Creating Wolf3D - Ray shares all the details

October 2, 2019 by ST Graveyard

Ray seems to be one of those guys who have done the impossible. In his case, it was converting the amazing id Software classic Wolfenstein 3D to the Atari ST. Everybody who has played this version on his humble ST will agree with me. And we had the chance to talk to the scener who is responsible for one of the coolest accomplishments in Atari ST gaming history.

Synthwave alert - An interview with Stefan Benz / Lotek Style

September 17, 2019 by ST Graveyard

If there is one man who has done his share of contributions to the Atari ST scene, it must be Stefan Benz. He is the founder of projects like Fading Twilight and Fujiology, main Atari ST archivist at demozoo.org, full time YM Rocker and member of The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation.

Box scanning and buying originals!

September 13, 2019 by Marcer

In the last few months, I was lucky enough to borrow Krilar's complete originals collection, for dumping and box-scanning.

Now he has got into dumping and scanning too and he has supplied his own preservation dumps too. Many thanks mate!!

INDEPTH REVIEWS

Live And Let Die

January 13, 2019 by ST Graveyard

Now all of this might sound a bit much, but that really is not the biggest problem with Live and Let Die. In Buggy Boy you had checkpoints to reach in time. In this game, they have taken it all a step further...or maybe better, a whole leap further. You see, you run out of fuel when moving forward. And you run out of it fast, way fast. To solve this problem, fuel pods are scattered all over the waterway. Grab them, and you win yourself some time. Miss them and run out of fuel and guess what ... YOU EXPLODE!

Lethal Weapon

December 28, 2018 by ST Graveyard

I don't know what it is exactly, but for a lot of us 80' kids, the Christmas holidays are in some strange way connected with Hollywood action films. During the 'most wonderful time of the year', I never watch any Santa Claus movies, no, I'm looking for stuff like Die Hard, or Gremlins. It is becoming a strange cliché, but I love it. And I'm not the only one. Kim Justice just did a great youtube video on the subject and he inspired me to do this review.

Frogs

December 4, 2018 by ST Graveyard

Frogs is made for multi-player madness. There is no real level system in the game, you may select whatever option or screen you like from the start. And while the game is nice as a 1 player game, it gets a bit boring rather quickly. The AI is splendid, a great accomplishment for Thomas, I'm sure. Still, maybe some kind of mission system or goal could have solved this. But in the end, that is NOT the point AT ALL.

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

6005 games in archive

6605 releases in archive

24864 game screenshots in archive

5621 games have screenshots

1296 companies in the archive

5000 games have a publisher assigned

3469 games have a developer assigned

8 games have boxscans assigned

4293 games have a genre set

120 games have been reviewed

473 registered users

2 articles in archive

186 links in archive

493 games have music attached

532 gamemusic files are uploaded

WHO IS IT?

Already four years ago, Thomas Ilg released a new version of his first PD game Laserball. Originally released in 1990, this new version was available complete in cardboard box! And thus making one of his ambitious dreams come true. That wasn't the last we heard from Thomas. 2 years ago he teamed up with Alan Tomkins and created the crazy Anarcho Ride! Time to talk to this very interesting person, don't you think?

by ST Graveyard, 02/08/2018

HOT LINKS

Doperoms.com is an interactive archive of retro video games. This site allows you to play backups of your old video games on your computer or mobile device!

by ST Graveyard, Jan 31, 2018

DID YOU KNOW?

Epyx created a handheld system called the "Handy". It was purchased by Atari and renamed "Lynx".

SPOTLIGHT

Check out the ATARI LEGEND YouTube channel featuring all the goodies you have come to love from team AL, but now on tele!

WHO IS IT?

Already four years ago, Thomas Ilg released a new version of his first PD game Laserball. Originally released in 1990, this new version was available complete in cardboard box! And thus making one of his ambitious dreams come true. That wasn't the last we heard from Thomas. 2 years ago he teamed up with Alan Tomkins and created the crazy Anarcho Ride! Time to talk to this very interesting person, don't you think?

by ST Graveyard, 02/08/2018