Hi all,

For anyone who would like to replay Atlantis: The Lost Tales, Cryo's 1997 adventure, on a modern computer: I made Atlantis Native, a free, open-source reimplementation of the game's engine. It was one of the games of my childhood, and I wanted to be able to replay it and share it.

It runs the original game on Windows 10/11, macOS (Apple Silicon), Linux, and even in the browser, without emulation or compatibility tweaks. It is faithful to the original by default, with optional extras: an HD mode, widescreen, and fixes for some bugs of the original game.

You need your own copy of the game: the GOG version, or the original CDs (English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish or Italian, with or without Cryo's 1.01 patch). The desktop versions can even play directly from CD images.

Downloads and guide: https://github.com/ripleyXLR8/atlantis-native
Play in the browser: https://ripleyxlr8.github.io/atlantis-native/

I also wrote an article on how the original engine works, for those curious about the technical side: https://www.retroreversing.com/cryo-atlantis-engine

Feedback is very welcome, especially if you notice anything that behaves differently from the original.

Have fun

to GameBoomers ripleyxlr8!

How awesome! Great game!

Ana

to GameBoomers.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us. It is much appreciated.

Thank you - another way to play our favorite old games!

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I'm really glad to share it here, and it's great to see it so well received.

If you give it a try, I'd love to hear how it goes, and any difference from the original game is worth reporting. And if you like the project, a star on the GitHub page (https://github.com/ripleyXLR8/atlantis-native) is a simple way to help: it makes the project more visible to other players.

to GameBoomers, ripleyxlr8 and thank you! I replayed the GOG version of this fun game 3 years ago, I believe on my Windows 10 computer.

Thanx a bunch ripleyxlr8 !! I just loved the old Cyro games!

Thank you both!

oldbroad, that's right, the GOG version does run on Windows 10. Atlantis Native adds a few things on top: it also runs on Mac, Linux and in the browser, has an optional HD mode and widescreen, and can fix some bugs of the original game, while staying faithful to it by default. So it's a nice excuse for another replay!

Rachaelenoire2, same here, Cryo's games had a very special atmosphere. Enjoy!

Atlantis Native 0.5.5 is out, and it brings Atlantis II (Beyond Atlantis, 1999).

The whole second game now plays from start to end on Windows, macOS and Linux, and also in your browser. That covers Tibet, Ireland, China, Yucatan and Xibalba, Shamballa and Atlantis, with every puzzle, the 3D talking heads, the saves and the menus. You need your own copy of the game: the GOG.com edition works (pick its installed folder), as do the French CD and the official 1.01 patch. An optional HD mode draws the panoramas and the 3D heads at your screen's resolution, with widescreen.

In the browser, your game files are read on your computer and sent nowhere. It was tested in Edge, Chrome and Firefox; Safari has not been tried yet.

For the first game, this release adds:
- Cryo's 1998 DVD-ROM in its eight languages;
- the German CD's first pressing;
- a switch for each bug fix;
- a macOS build for Intel Macs.

Download: https://github.com/ripleyXLR8/atlantis-native/releases/tag/v0.5.5
Play in the browser: https://ripleyxlr8.github.io/atlantis-native/

Small call for help: the next version of Atlantis Native supports the Brazilian Portuguese dub (Atlantis: A Lenda Perdida, MSD Multimídia, 1997, 4 CD). The only copy I found is a 2010 rip with unreadable sectors on disc 2. Comparing it with the identical files of other editions, I worked out what a clean disc should give, and I'd like one real disc to confirm it. If you own this edition, the MD5 of BIGCD2.BIG on disc 2 should be f0bd57c9a2818b4ee8a4d64fcf1c6341. Please tell me what yours gives. No files needed, just the hash.

Atlantis Native 0.6.0: Atlantis III playable from start to end

Hi everyone,

Atlantis Native 0.6.0 is out, and it adds a third game: Atlantis III: The New World (2001) now plays from start to end on Windows, macOS, Linux and in the browser.

The whole game is there: the intro, the Hoggar, the Land of the Dead and the other worlds, every dialog with its voices, 3D heads and subtitles, the inventory, the maps, every puzzle and the ending. The menus and options are the original's own: saves with thumbnails, volumes, screen size (640 x 480, 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768), 16 or 32 bits.

For now only the French GOG.com edition is known. Other editions (GOG in other languages, retail CDs and DVDs) are untested: if you have one, the program shows its size and MD5, and sending them to me would help a lot.

The port was checked step by step against the original program with automated replays, but so far only I have played it through. If anything looks or sounds wrong, please tell me where and what you were doing.

Nothing changes for Atlantis: The Lost Tales and Atlantis II.

You still need your own copy of the games; Atlantis Native contains no game data.
- Play in your browser: https://ripleyxlr8.github.io/atlantis-native/
- Downloads: https://github.com/ripleyXLR8/atlantis-native/releases/tag/v0.6.0
- Also on itch.io: https://ripleyxlr8.itch.io/atlantis-native

Enjoy!