JPF997 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Now that the Atari 400 mini is a reality the probability that Atari's greatest system finally gets it's own mini release is looking more likely than ever, would you be interested in getting a mini ST in the future if they ever announce one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhataKowinkydink Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 To be honest I'd probably be more interested in a Mini ST than a Mini 400 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGS GUY Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Each and every time I want the MAXI version of these, Atari 400+, AMIGA 500, Commodore 64 . I think these retro hardware resurrections can be work horses for retro computing development when the old hardware fails, very important consideration . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 For me, not really. The mini-reproduction machines are mainly of interest for gaming. For almost every successful ST game, there is an almost identical Amiga version but with better sound. An ST Mini would just be an A500 mini but without the cool audio. A mini STE would be better, and if they do make that it might get my interest. Now a mini-Falcon? oh yes, now I'm interested! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzac Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 yes, I would be interested. more than any of the other systems they are selling now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 8 hours ago, oracle_jedi said: For me, not really. Agreed, if I want the Mini, I might as well just use an emulator and play games, for me the ST line was a more serious computer, now if they did a full remake with modern chips, that's another thing. And yes Falcon please 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyprian Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 for me Atari ST mini sounds interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I would love to see a mini come out. Since they don’t have functional keyboards, I think it would be cool to have it in a Mega STe/TT styled case though I know the original ST case is more recognizable. If the disk drive slot was the SD card interface, I think that would be cool. If they went with the ST case, I would hope they put the USB ports underneath 😁. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterMotorola Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Yes, I would love to have an ST mini! The "floppy drive" needs to be an SD card reader (that was a huge missed opportunity on the A500 mini that everyone commented on). The "cartridge port" should contain a USB-A port and two USC-C ports underneath for the mouse/joystick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) I would be interested if I could bring my existing HD image to run off the mini while providing me network and modern printer access to my ST. Id also like to somehow bring my Mac and IBM partitions to run Spectre and my 286 emu Edited February 9 by Goochman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I think a mini ST would be cool. But, unfortunately, THEA500 mini and soon to be THEA500 maxi pretty much puts the kibosh on this. Stinks, but that is just way it is. But, then again, how thought THE400 would come out. We will just have to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I would be happy to see it for those that would want one, but no, I would be no more excited to see it than I am about THE400 Mini, which is to say that I'm not, at least personally. I own several real 8-bits, including a 400, so any 8-bit playing that I do is with real, original hardware. I have a 1040STE, so the same goes for an ST Mini. I'd just never play them, so they'd be a waste of money and space for me. What excites me is the thought of a machine that I never owned and wouldn't mind playing with, but don't want to invest a lot of time and money in them, such as THE C64 Maxi or THE A500 Maxi. That's just on a personal level though. I'm excited to see Atari getting attention in a general sense, and I'm happy for those that are interested in purchasing one. It just isn't for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Quote Would you be excited for an Atari ST mini ? Yes. On 2/13/2024 at 4:51 PM, Hwlngmad said: I think a mini ST would be cool. But, unfortunately, THEA500 mini and soon to be THEA500 maxi pretty much puts the kibosh on this. Stinks, but that is just way it is. I don't understand your reasoning. Why do the A500 products prevent a ST product from being released? Sure, they won't be released this year, but there's nothing to stop them from being release down the road. The only reasons I could see Retro Games LTD *not* releasing a ST product would be: Licensing. If there was some licensing issue, that would obviously prevent a ST product. However, licensing is very likely *not* an issue because Atari is clearly already working with Retro Games. Demand. *This* is the real hurdle. Is there enough demand for a ST product to produce one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Even though my brother's Atari ST was my first video game system, I'm not very nostalgic of it tbh. Most of the games I really liked on it were ports of Japanese arcade games that exist in way better forms elsewhere (except maybe Time Scanner - nobody seems to remind that pinball game 😩). So I wouldn't be too excited for it but I'm mostly worried about what games could be on it, even though I'm aware it's not that important when you can bring your own. Atari didn't release a lot of games for the ST except for educational stuff, and a lot of third party games were based on licenses. And if you include games that were already in the Amiga Mini like the Bitmap Brothers games, you'll realize they run way better on Amiga. 😅 Fortunately, some games like Maupiti Island are abandonware, but imho you can't have an Atari ST Mini without Dungeon Master and Captain Blood at least. I'd love Hostage: Rescue Mission and North and South as well, but the latter would clearly be difficult to license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, akator said: I don't understand your reasoning. Why do the A500 products prevent a ST product from being released? Sure, they won't be released this year, but there's nothing to stop them from being release down the road. The only reasons I could see Retro Games LTD *not* releasing a ST product would be: Licensing. If there was some licensing issue, that would obviously prevent a ST product. However, licensing is very likely *not* an issue because Atari is clearly already working with Retro Games. Demand. *This* is the real hurdle. Is there enough demand for a ST product to produce one? My reasoning being that the Amiga had a lot of the same games the ST had. Granted, the ST had some exclusives, but not an absolute crap ton. Additionally, I don't think the demand and/or desire for an ST mini is there quite like there was for the other Retro Games Ltd. products, THE400 mini included. Finally, the Amiga was, more or less, the superior gaming platform to the ST. Granted, the ST versions of some games are worthy of playing in their own right. But, all of that just leads me to believe that an ST mini is not too likely to happen. Still, hey, we have (had) mini versions of the C64, Amiga, X68000, Atari 8-bit, PC-8001, and MZ-80C, so who knows. Only time will (really) tell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 hours ago, Hwlngmad said: My reasoning being that the Amiga had a lot of the same games the ST had. Granted, the ST had some exclusives, but not an absolute crap ton. Additionally, I don't think the demand and/or desire for an ST mini is there quite like there was for the other Retro Games Ltd. products, THE400 mini included. Finally, the Amiga was, more or less, the superior gaming platform to the ST. Granted, the ST versions of some games are worthy of playing in their own right. But, all of that just leads me to believe that an ST mini is not too likely to happen. Still, hey, we have (had) mini versions of the C64, Amiga, X68000, Atari 8-bit, PC-8001, and MZ-80C, so who knows. Only time will (really) tell. Thanks, that all makes sense. Still, these are very different markets than the original systems. All of these recent emulated systems are running ARM boards without a lot of technical hardware differences between them — the differences are in presentation, i.e. the cases and software. There could be 100 different product versions, all with the same or similar ARM hardware, each running a different emulator in the appropriate case resembling a classic system. If Retro Games (or another manufacturer) continues with that approach we might see a ST mini. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyfromanotherplanet Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) Personally, not much as I already have a couple of STs. Never owned an Amiga, never will, but I'll concede that it gets all the 16bit game glory. However, I think people forget that to many people the ST was iconic for things other than games. It was definitely an iconic music computer. If it was cycle accurate and came with midi ports and Cubase etc, that would be pretty cool. Might be a USP. Turn it in to a glorified MIDI port expander that also happens to be an iconic music computer with games. Why not 😁 Alec Empire talking about the ST music computer: https://youtu.be/Gen5hCHi9I4?si=32f-0ewvupCLlDKq Edited February 16 by theboyfromanotherplanet adding video link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfranklin0598 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Not really! I own the 1040STfm which works fine. Just like the 400 Mini, I own the actual 400/600/800XL/65/130XE and the XEGM. Don't need these in retro versions which are just fancy emulators, anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught8 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 🙋♂️ An Atari St Mini would great I would be more interested in that as well ... but maybe they will go in that direction now ..... Retrogames.biz did 3 💻Commodore systems💻 A500 Mini ... C64 Mini and Maxi ...and they started with the Commodore Vic 20 Mini 🌈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/15/2024 at 7:43 PM, akator said: Thanks, that all makes sense. Still, these are very different markets than the original systems. All of these recent emulated systems are running ARM boards without a lot of technical hardware differences between them — the differences are in presentation, i.e. the cases and software. There could be 100 different product versions, all with the same or similar ARM hardware, each running a different emulator in the appropriate case resembling a classic system. If Retro Games (or another manufacturer) continues with that approach we might see a ST mini. We can only hope that we see an ST mini. I think it would be very cool as it was a great games machine in its own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Mini releases of computers are pointless. With something like the SNES mini all you touch is the control pads which are full size. A computer though is all about using the actual keyboard. I have no interest in anything other than the full size machines outputing fully legal RGB SCART for CRTs. LCDs are not my thing and with an Atari 400/C64 mini you might as well just use a PC + emulator on LCD TV/monitor is my response. YMMV of course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmuDan Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I'd love to see an ST mini. I have a c64 mini, will probably eventually get the 400 mini, and the ST mini is the only other one I would consider because of the beautiful ST design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 As long as it would have ST-HiRes, I´m in !!! 🤩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masteries Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 A Falcon mini would be awesome! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 2/26/2024 at 6:52 PM, Klaas said: As long as it would have ST-HiRes, I´m in !!! 🤩 yeah, me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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