Atari XL/XE
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Wee Ninja - A great Mario style platformer for the Atari XL/XE and 5200 by Playsoft
Playsoft has released 'Wee Ninja', a new Mario-style platformer for the Atari 5200 and Atari XL/XE systems. The game features 32 levels across 8 worlds, with mechanics such as headbutting blocks, collecting power-ups, and throwing ninja projectiles. Various gameplay and graphical changes have been implemented since its demo version.
Tony Do It! - A highly enjoyable puzzle game inspired by the classic Sokoban for the Atari XL/XE
Monochrome Productions has released 'Tony Do It!', a puzzle game for Atari XL/XE inspired by the classic Sokoban. The game challenges players to push and pull crates onto marked spots while avoiding scorpions and natives that drain time.
Trap - A lost prototype originally a C64 release appears on the Atari XL/XE!
A lost prototype of the 1986 game 'Trap', originally developed for the Commodore 64, has been recovered for the Atari XL/XE platform. The game, featuring music by Ben Daglish and developed by Russell Knight, was found to be complete and playable, though it remains unknown why it was never officially released by Alligata Software. The file was located and archived by John Hardie of the National Videogame Museum.
