OIDS for the Atari ST

[Mario]

OIDS was a fantastic game. I used to have it for my Atari ST. Anyone know of a remake for the PC? I know it can be played with an Atari ST emulator, but I'd prefer a PC version.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/oids

Thanks.

Mario

[NickG]

From Wikipedia:

Oids, an arcade game, was one of FTL's minor releases. It received little attention with a later conversion to the Apple Macintosh, however the original Atari ST release received rave reviews in the UK, where it remains a cult favourite. Later, after FTL ceased operations, an updated authorized shareware version of Oids for the Macintosh was developed and released by Kirk Baker.

Kirk Baker later made a Mac OSX port

AFAIK, The only official versions are for Atari ST, The Macintosh, And Mac OSX
So, maybe a macintosh emulator or dual boot with OSX?  I heard Choplifter plays similarly, but I guess it's just not the same.  Why is it that you wish to play a PC version? 
  As far as remakes go, google found this (3-D) OIDS based PC game in beta currently titled "Flash Bios"
developer blog
open beta
The link download link did not work for me.  Maybe one must register or something.  I wonder If they will finish it...

From Wikipedia:

Oids, an arcade game, was one of FTL's minor releases. It received little attention with a later conversion to the Apple Macintosh, however the original Atari ST release received rave reviews in the UK, where it remains a cult favourite. Later, after FTL ceased operations, an updated authorized shareware version of Oids for the Macintosh was developed and released by Kirk Baker.

Kirk Baker later made a Mac OSX port

[Mario]

Why is it that you wish to play a PC version? 

I'm not necessarily looking for an exact clone. Oftentimes, remakes have added features. Also, dealing with emulators is sometimes annoying. Overall, I just wanted to know if there was a remake that I could try.

Thanks.

Mario

[NickG]

Have you played Rotor(DOS).  It is of similar play but it doesn't have the little people.  My favorite of this type of game is Solar Jetman for NES.

[pmc]

Wow. I had forgotten all about that game! I owned it for the Mac and probably still have the media here somewhere. Time to dig that out and give it a run. I still have some Macs kicking around so I can skip the emulation I think...

It was kindof a cross between Gravitar and Scramble if I recall.

-pmc