An early morning heads up for you all, as we have just lately been knowledgeable that Rob Rafac has launched the Atari XL/XE to Commodore 64 port of Schreckenstein. As within the phrases of the creator. “I’ve been engaged on a port of the fabulous Atari 800/XL-exclusive recreation Schreckenstein by Peter Finzel (to not be confused with the a number of C64 video games with related names), so I wish to flip it unfastened on the group right here”. To coincide with this information, Saberman has offered a video exhibiting the sport in motion.
Here is the most recent technical blurb about this launch from the data file offered. “It took some time to get again to it, however I am pleased to have accomplished a remaining launch of my C64 port of Peter Finzel’s 1985 “Schreckenstein” for the Atari 800. This 100% model has tremendously improved sound impact arbitration, sooner (packed) loading, a pause function, and some bugfixes and velocity optimizations. It taught me lots about exploiting the VIC-II and the strengths/weaknesses of the Atari 800 and C64 graphics hardware–especially as a result of after I began I knew nothing in regards to the Atari and my VIC-II information was frozen in 1985. Time for a brand new mission…”.
– Article up to date to mirror the FINAL launch
