Atari ST Run and Gun #2: 25+ Top down explore and blast games.

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We are covering mostly over-head 4-way scrolling games with some exceptions in session.  These  are represented best by Gauntlet and Alien Blast style games with some isometric explore and blast games in the mix.If a game has 4-way movement and or scrolling through multiple screens, with limited adventure and puzzle solving, it fits on this list. The video will not  include Berzerk or Robotron style games or  side-scrolling games like Turrican, or overhead games that have shooting but more adventure or puzzle solving like Pyramax. Those game types have their own videos coming up. 

Two of the games were sluggish with regular ST settings so I went ahead and  also did them with MegaSTE settings If a game is properly coded to run at no faster than 50FPS and updates the screen at the Vertical Blank, then this setting will make a poorly optimized game play much better. 

There will be slightly more narration in this part 2 than there was in part 1, but not during game play so it won’t be too distracting. 

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