Source: https://atari8.dev/

So now they have built a first person shooter for the ATARI 800. Great news for anyone who has been waiting for them to build a first person shooter for the ATARI 800. 👹

Wait. Excuse me? An FPS on 8bit hardware from the 70s?

Yep ... [sigh]

I definitely seem to be spending my time on the wrong things. Anyway. Code, graphics and design come from Robert 'Globe' Pecnik, but the whole thing is of course a team effort. Final Assault is freely available as an .xex file.

And if you want to know, what the whole thing looks like before downloading, there's a video on the YouTube channel Atari 8 Bits For Ever waiting for you.

But beware, the first 3 minutes and 45 seconds are really only for die-hard fans of 8bit music (no criticism here …), and after the overall experience there is a possibility of slight eye- or brain-damage.

But who really cares about that, when having a FPS for the 800? 🥳