{ "lastBuildDate": "Mon, 04 May 2026 16:32:00 +0200", "items": [ { "id": 317, "title": "Return to Blacktooth finally released!", "contents": "

[ Atariscne.org - News<\/b> ] Return to Blacktooth finally released!<\/a><\/p>\n

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The second big game release over these past days. This one has been pending for absolutely ages.\u00a0Return to Blacktooth<\/strong>, aka Head Over Heels 2 <\/strong>has been released by Thalamus Digital Publishing.<\/p>\n

I remember writing something about this, over a decade ago. Colin Porch, the programmer, started this when he was still at Ocean Software, but this was not taken up by them. He was showing it around at various computer shows. The new game having over 300 rooms to explore and brand new puzzles in the classic old school isometric format.<\/p>\n

Many years later, this has found its way to Thalamus Digital Publishing, with a digital release on the 4th May 2026 and a physical release to follow later.<\/p>\n

You can find out more by following this link - https:\/\/thalamusdigital.itch.io\/return-to-blacktooth-atarist<\/a> - A purchasable download to enjoy this game should be available from the 4th May 2026.<\/p>\n

CiH - Atariscne.org - May 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n", "pubDate": "Mon, 04 May 2026 16:14:01 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/317\/return-to-blacktooth-finally-released" }, { "id": 316, "title": "Miracle Boy in Dragon Land Released!", "contents": "

[ Atariscne.org - News<\/b> ] Miracle Boy in Dragon Land Released!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some *big* game news for the Atari ST this weekend, as Miracle Boy in Dragon Land has finally dropped after four years of work.<\/p>\n

(From the website) <\/strong>- \"Miracle Boy in Dragon Land offers a magical adventure across 25 levels, combining exploration, puzzles, mini-games, and equipment upgrades. The player takes on the role of Paolo, tasked with freeing the kingdom from the clutches of the evil Count Drago in a universe inspired by the classic Wonder Boy in Monster World.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

We have Samuel Blanchard<\/em> and DMA-SC<\/em> to thank for this marvel.<\/p>\n

It is very ambitious in scope, stretching the ST\u2019s boundaries hard. A 1MB ST is your ticket to ride!<\/p>\n

You can find out more here<\/a> - You can purchase a digital copy and there are a decreasing amount of physical copies available.<\/p>\n

CiH - Atariscne - 2.5.26<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n", "pubDate": "Sun, 03 May 2026 15:59:01 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/316\/miracle-boy-in-dragon-land-released" }, { "id": 315, "title": "Gemtos 2026 releases", "contents": "

[ Atariscne.org - News<\/b> ] Gemtos 2026 releases<\/a><\/p>\n

Gemtos releases are coming in, one of them being a nice new multipart 16kb intro by No Extra.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd17 Gemtos 2026 on Demozoo<\/a><\/p>\n", "pubDate": "Sun, 03 May 2026 14:23:02 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/315\/gemtos-2026-releases" }, { "id": 314, "title": "A sneak peek at Atariada 2026", "contents": "

[ Atariscne.org - News<\/b> ] A sneak peek at Atariada 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Atarionline.pl<\/a> reporters are on fire, with a first video summary of Atariada, taking place right now in Olomouc, Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

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[ Atariscne.org - News<\/b> ] Past Glories - A lost and re-found Sillyventure Report from 2016<\/a><\/p>\nSV 2016<\/strong>\n

It\u2019s another Sillyventure past times report. Another one that remained hidden in the archives until now. This one was mostly made, as it happened.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was a pretty faithful diary of my alcohol consumption and state of intestinal health\u00a0during that period. Oh, and quite a few party happenings as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

I liked my writing from that period, seemed to be livelier back then and less, tired, than more recent efforts.<\/em><\/p>\n

CiH - April 2025<\/em><\/p>\n


#This bit is not in realtime!#<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good morning, evening, or dead of night, whenever you are reading this new Maggie issue. This is the official CiH authored realtime party report, with non-realtime later on additions, for the eagerly anticipated Sillyventure 2016 party. (Not to be confused with the realtime article, which is an entirely separate document created by a lot of people, sometimes in co-ordination with their fingers and brains, but often not!)<\/p>\n

So is this going to be another party of our dreams, or a never-ending silicon nightmare? Well read on and discover.<\/p>\n\n", "pubDate": "Fri, 01 May 2026 06:12:01 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/313\/past-glories-a-lost-and-re-found-sillyventure-report-from-2016" }, { "id": 312, "title": "nrvpack 3.03 \u2014 Atari ST executable compressor", "contents": "

[ Atariscne.org - News<\/b> ] nrvpack 3.03 \u2014 Atari ST executable compressor<\/a><\/p>\n

exxos has released version 3.03 of nrvpack, a free online executable compression service for Atari ST PRG\/APP\/TOS\/TTP files. Upload a file and get five compressed variants to choose from, each with different size\/speed tradeoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The packer and all 68000 decompression stubs were written from the ground up. Months of development went into the compression engine \u2014 including optimal parsing with dynamic programming, lit-cost sweeps, context-width tuning, and extensive testing of preprocessing transforms and encoding strategies to squeeze every last byte out of typical 68k executables.\u00a0

On large real-world programs the best format achieves around 2.75:1 compression ratio. A fast-depack option is also available that decompresses in under a second on a stock 8MHz 68000. All formats support colour-cycling raster bars during decompression and run on any ST\/STE\/TT\/Falcon.

The service is free and requires an exxos forum login.

\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.exxosforum.co.uk\/nrvpack\/<\/a>
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.exxosforum.co.uk\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=8312<\/a><\/p>\n", "pubDate": "Fri, 01 May 2026 00:20:01 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/312\/nrvpack-3-03-atari-st-executable-compressor" }, { "id": 311, "title": "Demoscene Report 29 April 2026", "contents": "

All the latest news, links and releases from the active demoscene community of digital artists and event organizers. This week in particular we cover a few remnants from our Revision 2026 coverage and a deep look at the highlights from the creative competitions at The Gathering 2026. Watch on youtube<\/a>!<\/p>\n

[Submitted by psenough<\/b>]<\/p>", "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:21:01 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/311\/demoscene-report-29-april-2026" }, { "id": 310, "title": "EVOKE Shirt (2017?) male XL", "contents": "

[ scenemarket \u2013 latest listings<\/b> ] EVOKE Shirt (2017?) male XL<\/a><\/p>\n[Offer] Merchandise \u00b7 Buy me a drink (by SiR)\n\ngood used condition, size EUR XL \u2013 but it is more like L, it won't fit me anymore anyway ;)\n\n---\nInterested? Claim this item at https:\/\/scene.market\/listings\/41 \u2014 or list your own stuff for free at https:\/\/scene.market\n", "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:54:01 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/310\/evoke-shirt-2017-male-xl" }, { "id": 309, "title": "Cyber Legends 2026 website", "contents": "

[ Atariscne.org - News<\/b> ] Cyber Legends 2026 website<\/a><\/p>\nFelice writes:<\/em>\n\u00a0\nJust to let you know, there's now a new website for the Cyber Legends events held in Toddington, England.\n\u00a0\nThe url is https:\/\/www.cyberlegends.co.uk<\/a>\n\u00a0\nThe next event will be on Saturday October 10th and we'd love to see you there. Tickets should be on sale soon.\n\u00a0\n", "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:30:01 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/309\/cyber-legends-2026-website" }, { "id": 308, "title": "Replay 2 (featuring demozoo database)", "contents": "

[ Demozoo<\/b> ] Replay 2 (featuring demozoo database)<\/a><\/p>\n

There was a seminar by emoon at Revision this year talking about the (in development) Replay 2. The Replay 2 is an FPGA board with a built-in frontend. Part of that frontend is a demoscene browser and launcher built on top of the Demozoo database. Always cool to see our database being used for other projects. Want to know more about it? Watch the seminar on youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n", "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:38:01 +0200", "url": "https:\/\/news.scene.org\/news\/308\/replay-2-featuring-demozoo-database" } ] }