Atic Atac

Game
Submitted by Adrian Brown on Saturday, November 14, 2026 - 15:47.
Download
AticAtac.dsk
Release Year
2026
Author
Adrian Brown
Artist
Nicholas Bay
Publisher
Catfish Interactive Retro
Description

Atic Atac - Sam Coupe Enhanced Version

Atic Atac as we would have loved to see on the Sam Coupe


WHAT'S NEW ON THE SAM COUPÉ

  • Full colour graphics. The castle is redrawn in the SAM's 16-colour high-resolution mode, with no colour clash. Sprites move smoothly over the rooms without flicker.
  • Room textures. Floors and walls can have textured stone and wood. Turn them on or off from the menu with key 7.
  • A new intro. Starting a game shows your character outside the castle and walking up to the door as it slams shut behind them, then a story screen for the Knight, Wizard or Serf. Press Esc to skip each screen.
  • A proper ending. Escape the castle and a win screen shows your character with your time, score and the share of rooms you visited.
  • SAA stereo sound. The sound effects are remade for the SAM's sound chip and play without slowing the game.
  • SAM controls. You can use the cursor keys with Ctrl to fire, Enter to pick up and drop items, and H to pause.
Screenshots
New Intro
Lightning Studios
Catfish Interactive Retro
Instructions

HOW TO PLAY

You're trapped in a haunted castle. Find the three pieces of the great key, put them together and escape through the main door before your energy runs out. Food scattered around the castle restores your energy, while the monsters drain it.

MENU

  • 1 – 3: choose Keyboard, Kempston joystick or Cursor keys
  • 4 – 6: choose Knight, Wizard or Serf. Each one has their own weapon and a secret passage only they can use
  • 7: turn room textures on or off
  • 0: start the game
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CONTROLS

  • Q / A / O / P: up, down, left, right
  • Space: fire (Ctrl with the cursor keys)
  • Enter: pick up or drop an item (Z or Symbol Shift also work). You can carry three items
  • H: pause, then H again to carry on
  • Esc: skip each intro screen