I came across this on YouTube: a nice chiptune layed, with finesse, over a dance video for a track by French electronique group Yelle. Music by a chap named Ultrasyd.

Mmm… blipps.

Atari-Forum user FedePede04 is working on a YM2149 tracker for Windows. And he has released a few preview videos. And they sound awesome.

Linux next, please! (;[]-o

Bastion of social justice Jeremy Clarkson and his buddies inform us what the ten greatest ‘retro’ racing games are. Not wanting to give to much away, but there’s plenty here to interest an ST fan.

Go there, be happy.

…is now live!

There isn’t a huge amount of content at the moment (ACE Magazine issues one to thirty-five at the time of writing) but magazines will be added on a weekly basis, so subscribe to The Joy of Sticks’ RSS or follow us on Twitter or Facebook to keep abreast of updates. Click on the link below to be whisked off on a heady, nostalgia scented trip to the land of printed ST history.

The Atari ST Magazine Archive

If you think you might be able to help – perhaps you have some magazines and a scanner, or a menagerie of ‘pdf’s on your hard drive, or maybe just some advice on how to get the best quality of scan – don’t hesitate to get in touch either here or on the archive’s site itself.

…and in it, the blogosphere is packed with great Atari ST content. Well, stone the crows, dreams do come true!

Dreampast, a rather spiffing tumblr about classic games from the Gingerbeard Man has reviewed Pushover, Sensible Soccer and Pang. Go there, be happy!

…and on Thursday 17th October he played Atari ST classic Time Bandit in his ongoing attempt to ‘Vanquish The Unplayed Hordes‘.

Go there, be happy.

Lazy Game Reviews casts its (probably lazy) eye over Sky Strike+, a quirky dogfighting game programmed in STOS by the Fothergill brothers.

Be sure to check out the Lazy Game Reviews channel and subscribe!

All you crazed, gun-toting xenophobes out there rejoice, for there is a brand new opportunity to vapourize E.T. and his glowing-fingered buddies from the comfort of your ST.

Paradize have released a Missile Command/Galaxian inspired shooter called Attack Wave. Coded by SimonSunnyBoy, and featuring music and graphic contributions from Marcer and Malodix respectively, it looks like a classic score attack game in the vain of the arcade games of old. Watch this space for the imminent review! It is available now on the Paradize homepage. Go there, be happy!

ThorN, ChrisTOS and SimonSunnyboy, geniuses behind STOT (ST Offline Tournament) have released an online magazine dedicated to retro computing, with a decidedly Atari ST slant to this first issue. It’s a great read covering topics such as new releases, old magazine articles, upcoming events, and interviews.

My highlights were a fascinating insight into the Jaguar scene and its bizarre politics, an interview with TomChi about r0x, and the features on STOT. There is also a great Switchblade review which also looks at the 8-bit versions.

So, stop reading this and go there, be happy!

CodeJunkie, coder of OutCaST (the excellent ST emulator for the GP2X), has started a new feature over at his blog.  Entitled ‘Game of the Week,’ CodeJunkie intends to eschew the obvious (Lemmings, Civilization, Dungeon Master), and instead highlight those ‘lesser known’ titles that people new to the platform might miss. First up he delves into SWIV.

It’s great to get CodeJunkie’s view of these games; due to his experience of programming an Atari ST emulator, he has intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the Atari ST, and can provide commentary on how they utilize the CPU and any unusual programming tricks they employ.

Go there, be happy!