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Who Remembers the Atari 1040 STe?

Hands up if you remember the Atari 1040 STe? I have some awesome memories of the computer/console that sucked me in to a gaming world i’ll never leave!

Released in 1989 (when i was 8 years old) I remember the day it arrived well. My parents had taken a bank loan (i’m not even kidding) to buy it, because at the time it was the ultimate toy, and i think they physically couldn’t handle my begging any longer (sorry mum).

The feature-rich personal computer was the most awesome thing any of us had seen, and it was mind boggling to my young mind. I remember being fascinated by the 4096 colour output (the funny thing is that it could only ever display 16 colours at one time through its grainy 320 x 200 resolution).

The first game i evr got to play was one that still stands the test of time (well kind off) Double Dragon. I kicked, punched, batted, stabbed, dynamited so many bad guys in that first day that my head was spinning (probably from the grainy screens glare) but I was instantly hooked. Untill that point, i’d never understood the satisfaction of winning, but being natrually un-athletic, this game gave me an odd bout of confidence that I still have today.

My first sense of gaming disappointment was the awful Ninja Rabbits. Anyone who owned this game will understand. Compared to Double Dragons smooth-ish movement, and cool weapons/moves, Ninja Rabbits was the biggest load of crap ever, and is in my top three worst ever games list, and the developers themselves would probably agree.

After a a couple of years, playing various other games, and getting frustrated with load times and that horrible sreen, I moved on to NES, and my sort of-PC gaming history were pretty much dead.

Tags: Atari, Gaming, memories