A Tribute to THALION

[andymanone]

Anyone, who knows me a little better, knows, that I'm a big & self-confessed

THALION admirer (i.e. a fanboy from the very beginning 😊).

For those who don't know THALION: 
THALION was very active in (and for) the ATARI ST/STE scene back then and had released groundbreaking

high quality games like Amberstar, Whings of Death, No Second Prize, Enchanted Land, A Prehistoric Tale and many more.

That's why I experimented a bit and tried to create a "Tribute to THALION"
(and the brains behind it, like Erik Simon, Jochen Hippel, Michael Bittner and Marc Rosocha, yes, there were more, I know 😉),

based on the famous THALION ST-Intro...).

 

Here is a first attempt:

Heroes of Thalion II (Female Edit V2)
(The audio quality could be better, but this is just a first attempt).

 

PS: The former employees listed above are also mentioned by name in the lyrics 😉).

 

Cheers.,

andY

 

[PMMS]

nice music, and all those people left the Atari scene today?

[andymanone]

15 minutes ago, PMMS said:

nice music, and all those people left the Atari scene today?

Yes, unfortunately yes 🙁...

 

There is a short history of THALION on Wikipedia and a Preserve website the THALION Source, but unfortunately both in german language only...

 

But you can use G-Translator or DeepL to get it in french 👍😎...

 

Cheers,

andY

[andymanone]

Just as an aside,

 

if you don't know THALION (or the THALION intro), here is the famous original 😎:
 

 

Cheers,

andY

[tresas]

WOW!!! Amazing experiment!!!  

i loved!!!

Edited August 11 by tresas

[andymanone]

21 hours ago, tresas said:

WOW!!! Amazing experiment!!!  

i loved!!!

 

Here,

for the sake of completeness, are the lyrics again,
In case for everyone who don't understand the lyrics acoustically so well...

 

Code wizards conjurin' Atari gold,
Erik Simon, maps and pixels unfold,
Bittner's spells in binary, classics told,
Hippel's beats, sonic potion, pure ol' soul.

Joystick legends, Marc with biz finesse,
Projects fly high, never settle for less,
Thalion's realm, shining in the ST sky,
All the '80s kids, keepin' the dream alive.

 

Thalion knights, castin' digital light,
Programmed glory, pixels in the night,
Legends never fade, forever in the fight,
Heroes of Thalion, burnin' super bright.

 

Joystick symphonies, Hippel on the keys,
Simon’s designs, artistry with ease,
Bittner coding spells, no wizard app so please,
Marc commandin’ fleets like digital seas.

 

Retro vibes, memories in pixels etched,
They gave us dreams, forever we’re enmeshed,
Hittin’ that start button, worlds stretched,
Thalion, our heroes, eternally blessed.

 

Thalion knights, castin' digital light,
Programmed glory, pixels in the night,
Legends never fade, forever in the fight,
Heroes of Thalion, burnin' super bright.

 

Cheers,

andY

Edited August 12 by andymanone
Typo

[+DarkLord]

Awesome stuff. 

 

[tresas]

On 8/12/2024 at 9:51 PM, andymanone said:

 

Here,

for the sake of completeness, are the lyrics again,
In case for everyone who don't understand the lyrics acoustically so well...

 

Code wizards conjurin' Atari gold,
Erik Simon, maps and pixels unfold,
Bittner's spells in binary, classics told,
Hippel's beats, sonic potion, pure ol' soul.

Joystick legends, Marc with biz finesse,
Projects fly high, never settle for less,
Thalion's realm, shining in the ST sky,
All the '80s kids, keepin' the dream alive.

 

Thalion knights, castin' digital light,
Programmed glory, pixels in the night,
Legends never fade, forever in the fight,
Heroes of Thalion, burnin' super bright.

 

Joystick symphonies, Hippel on the keys,
Simon’s designs, artistry with ease,
Bittner coding spells, no wizard app so please,
Marc commandin’ fleets like digital seas.

 

Retro vibes, memories in pixels etched,
They gave us dreams, forever we’re enmeshed,
Hittin’ that start button, worlds stretched,
Thalion, our heroes, eternally blessed.

 

Thalion knights, castin' digital light,
Programmed glory, pixels in the night,
Legends never fade, forever in the fight,
Heroes of Thalion, burnin' super bright.

 

Cheers,

andY

Thank you for Sharing! 

[andymanone]

I experimented with two more variations.

 

Not really sure, if you like it 🙄

 

If you think this is crap, that's okay too 😁

 

(So only if you're interested, otherwise just ignore it and move on 😎 :))

 

1. Same lyrics, female vocals, but different vocal style and emphasis

-> Heroes of Thalion I (Female Edit V1) (see attached)

 

....and another version:

 

2. different lyrics (see below) and male vocals

-> The Thalion Legends V1 (Male Edit V1) (see attached)

 

The Thalion Legends V1 (Male Edit V1) (Lyrics)

 

[Verse]
Code wizards in the digital daze,
Flickin' switches, Erik Simon amaze,
Graphic visions, design dreams in blaze,
Pixel perfect, like a cat that crazes.

 

[Verse 2]
Magic music from Hippel's lab,
Synth symphonies, makin' fingers grab,
Earfloats in Atari's grab bag,
Soundscapes legendary, Hip with no lag.

 

[Chorus]
Thalion, oh Thalion,
Kings of the game battalion,
Heroes left a code medallion,
Legacy of digital stallion.

 

[Verse 3]
Bit by bit, Bittner built his shrine,
Game mechanics sharp, genius design,
Bits and bytes in a tech divine,
Gamin' lines, intertwin'd, entwined.

 

[Verse 4]
Rosocha, the captain steer,
Business brains, vision ain't unclear,
Projects managed, no fear here,
Runs the ship with skill, my dear.

[Chorus]

Thalion, oh Thalion,
Kings of the game battalion,
Heroes left a code medallion,
Legacy of digital stallion.
 

Cheers,

andY

[+DarkLord]

I like both but I prefer the first one, with the female vocals.

 

Thanks for both though!  

 

[leech]

You missed this page; http://thalion.exotica.org.uk/

 

Also, Ambermoon is open sourced I believe, and has been ported to the PC... I kind of wonder why no one has deemed that it should be ported to the STe (I can't remember if it requires AGA, if it does, then maybe a port to the Falcon).

Thalion has always been one of my favorites.  Chambers of Shaolin was a game I still need to figure out how to get good at... They had a great art style, much like Psygnosis and Bitmap Brothers had their own style.

[tresas]

Both versions are great, but the first one (with female vocals) is more vibrant!!!

It is very moving to read the verse "Thalion" and at the same time listen to the YM sound of Atari ST!!!!

[mikro]

On 8/23/2024 at 12:23 AM, leech said:

Also, Ambermoon is open sourced I believe, and has been ported to the PC... I kind of wonder why no one has deemed that it should be ported to the STe (I can't remember if it requires AGA, if it does, then maybe a port to the Falcon).

Most importantly you should check the port itself before asking. It's completely rewritten in C#. So that's why.

 

Then there's the source release, yes: https://github.com/jhorneman/ambermoon but to my knowledge nobody even on Amiga hasn't done anything with yet.

Edited August 28 by mikro

[leech]

4 hours ago, mikro said:

Most importantly you should check the port itself before asking. It's completely rewritten in C#. So that's why.

 

Then there's the source release, yes: https://github.com/jhorneman/ambermoon but to my knowledge nobody even on Amiga hasn't done anything with yet.

There were patches for it to fix bugs, that is how I knew about it.  Yes, there is a c# port for the PC, but I was talking about the source.  Ambermoon has an interesting history for sure, as it originally only released in German, then the English version popped up many moons ago, but had some bugs.  But yes, the Amiga version was bug fixed later.

[leech]

@mikro This is also what I was thinking of (by the same guy who did the .net port)  https://github.com/pyrdacor/ambermoon-advanced 

[+DarkLord]

1 hour ago, leech said:

@mikro This is also what I was thinking of (by the same guy who did the .net port)  https://github.com/pyrdacor/ambermoon-advanced 

 

The "teaser" screenshots alone make me sincerely wish this had made it to the ST....

 

[leech]

1 minute ago, DarkLord said:

 

The "teaser" screenshots alone make me sincerely wish this had made it to the ST....

 

https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1485

It looks absolutely amazing, and it's been a while since I've played it, but that does say it's OCS, ECS, so didn't require AGA.  So in theory, it could run on the ST?  I'd guess you'd want the STe at least, but I'm not a coder, and I've seen people do some crazy things with a stock 1040ST...

[mikro]

4 hours ago, leech said:

@mikro This is also what I was thinking of (by the same guy who did the .net port)  https://github.com/pyrdacor/ambermoon-advanced 

Oh wow. In that case, you are right, this is screaming for a port to Atari. 🙂 So many projects and so little time... hopefully someone who is way more into RPGs than I am will jump on this.