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==Editorial==
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* EDITORIAL *
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The R3L4X M4G4Z1N3 in December '95 was brought
to you by PHUTURE, your favourite disk magazine re-
leasing game label.

The EDITORIAL used to be a sort of freestyle chap-
ter in all our previous issues, and that is exactly the
reason for us not to change it. This chapter contains
general comments about various topics and terms
packed into one chapter while other competitors use
to divide it into various articles.

... waiting for what the next year will bring us ...
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As the release-date of the December Edition got set
at December 31st, 1995 most of you will read this
text in the new year, to be more precise in 1996. We
survived another christmas and celebrated our very
own and annual christmas party in Denmark, this time
in Fredericia after having seen the locations moving
from Aars (1992) to Herning (1993, 1994).
Without any doubts we have to confirm that the glo-
rious days of the CBM 64 are finally over while re-
garding the effort of the software industry, but may-
be it is not only the commercial part who lost the in-
terest in this machine. With CP Verlag another flag-
ship left the fleet, so another CBM 64 publisher dis-
appeared in the endless width of the 16/32 computer
systems, as we have not detected a sign to see them
quitting that sector, too. Maybe there are some per-
sons who might show their interest in filling the gap,
but keeping realistic we think that we won't see much
better again, and people who pray the opposite can
not be taken serious any longer. In order to hold the
actual standart, what should be the MAJOR target
these days, it is necessary to support the few SE-
RIOUS publishers left, such as MAGNA MEDIA in Ger-
many or LOADSTAR (Softdisk Publishing) in the United
States of America. Instead of complaining about the
worse situation of the market people who are crying
for new software should better shut up and subscri-
be the few commercial publications left, as an every
new subscriber can save the existance of the com-
panies and the "flood" of new software for this be-
loved 8-bit machine.
But only the games sector, aswell the demo sector
reduced its activity. No, we are not talking the few
demoes being spread at the various parties all over
the years, we are looking at the periods between the
few parties being hold. What came in this time? Abso-
lutely NOTHING! And what is the reason for it? People
want to get famous, well known characters looking
for people to adore them, that is their only motivation
to WORK on a demo. Impressing an huge audience, to
see the demo shown on a BIG screen to freaks being
owners of various computer systems, people voting
for them and maybe to earn some prize money is the
motor, the impulse to get the "new" demo generation
started. Indeed it is a very sad effect of the evolu-
tion who made the scene what it is these days.
Where is the fun left who made us CREATING or IN-
VENTING something in former days? We did not care
about any release dates, we felt free to release our
demoes whenever we felt like doing it. We enjoyed to
have worked as a team in order to present something
what pleased us, and we were proud to share it with
the public, today people are only interested in pro-
ducing AMIGA/PC cloned trackmos, in order to keep
the audience happy and amazed, not to have some
fun during the production. People are only satisfied
when they raise or rule the charts, it is not the hob-
by, not the fun, it is the prestige and the reputation
what does count for them.
Surely, realising a trackmo needs much more time
compared with a "simple" demo, but we all do love to
remember to the old times, when we could quit a part
with the space bar when we liked the leave it instead
of watching the 23rd vector object of an optimized
routine, dictated by a so-called trackmos. But the
"generation" today looks like being dictated from the
mass media such as MTV or VIVA, or maybe from the
other computer systems, what is trendy, and it's not
only a little bit sad how people follow their false pro-
phets, in this case it can be defined as COMMERCIA-
LISM. People use to follow fashions they get dictated
instead of doing whatever they would like to do, that
is infact really a negative movement, and the sad as-
pect is that most did not even notice that they are
steered by a remote, secret instructor.
Our wishes for 1996 are to see people releasing de-
finately much more demoes compared to 1995, to see
people having fun again while producing demoes in-
stead of being stressed, thinking about the feedback
or if you prefer reactions from the audience in or-
der to get some more points and to raise in the so
overrated charts. Creating demoes should be an ex-
citing HOBBY, not a profession!
And as a game label we would for sure love to see
some advanced and complex games, but more impor-
tant is one or even more serious distributors who
are able to sell a lot of copies in order to make it
more interesting to produce new games and to deve-
lope/invent more advanced and stunning game ideas
even for this machine. Ofcourse we are realistic and
have already noticed that you can not make the BIG
money with Commodore 64 games anymore, this period
is already history what even the most enthusiastic
people might have remarked yet, but the income
should still be a nice donation, or if you prefer pok-
ket money, for the production team, an amount of mo-
ney which should encourage the producers to work
on just another game.
There are many things all the different scene related
persons are looking for, we truely hope that 1996
will become a good, successfull year where you will be
able to realise your dreams and aims, in the scene
and ofcourse in REAL LIFE, what might be more im-
portant in our eyes.

... what charts are fair charts? ...
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... is for sure one of the most discussed question
since those damned CHARTS exist. But to be honest,
who is capable to give the ULTIMATE and only accept-
able answer? Each chart system has its very own
gaps which make a fair judgement impossible.
What is the general SENSE of charts? The original
idea was to present a list of the best ones, to be
more precise to show a compilation of different opi-
nion from various persons in order to find out and
honour people which are supposed to be the very
best ones of their kind.
Unfortunately, sad but true, the REALITY looks quite
different. Many people manipulate(d) or abuse(d) the
votes in order to get advantage for themselves
self-voting) or their close friends (friendship votes)
and this behaviour let the charts drift away from
their original idea towards a system to honour the
most POPULAR, instead of the most skilled, persons
of the scene.
Another interesting factor while analysing the charts
is the actual standart or better the general reputa-
tion of a magazine in the 8-bit society. The more less
known a magazine is, there more unknown persons
will be found in the lists, and in more known magazi-
nes on the other hand you will probably find members
of well reputated groups, in both cases regardless
from the fact if they do deserve the position of if
they don't do it.
CHARTS created with votesheets is the standart me-
thod to build up the charts chapter in almost all ma-
gazines. Most of the publications using this method
do not accept votes for themselves or their produc-
tions, what is infact a fine idea in order to keep the
charts more objective for the audience.
Votesheet SPREADER are another point to request
the objectivitity of the presented charts. At first we
have to notice that most, not all, are interested to
get some publicity and expect votes for themselves,
their groups and their productions, so the more
sheets spread means more points for the spreader
and so on. Does this mean FAIRNESS at all?
MEGA CHARTS, or so-called compiled charts which
might be described are ripped charts from some un-
qualified, uncompetent magazine "editors", seem to be
the ultimate and most fair solution, unfortunately it
offers some bugs, too, which will be recognized on the
second, or maybe third view. If one group does relea-
se one or even more issues in the period within the
period between the release of the previous and ac-
tual edition of the magazine using the mega charts
there might appear a major disadvantage for the un-
lucky crew showing this intense activity as they are
twice not named in the votes taken into consideration
to create the charts. This is infact the only visible
system error, and we can not change it anyway be-
cause if this problems appears and people are con-
sidering about removing one issue, which issue should
be banned in order to create the charts? There is
always something left worth to complain and moan, we
will continue using this system, and people who do not
believe in the fairness of our charts are invited to
read the index of the mail charts, to use their Pocket
Calculators (PCs?) and to control it. The difference
contains the votes compiled from our votesheets, so
you can be sure about a rather fair, reliable charts
system.
SPLITTED CHARTS have been seen lately, maybe the
latest trend using the coverage getting the charts
more fair. How to split them? There are so many dif-
ferent methods to split up or analyse the charts, but
the very best thing is everything can be splitted up
as long as possible. One of the most simple examples
are the graphic artist charts. They can be splitted in
logo and picture artists. This is only beginning, as it
starts here exactly. When we divide these cathego-
ries we have to start over and continue, starting
with the various graphic formats (koala bitmap, fli,
ifli, singlecolour hires, super hires, ...) and for those,
after having already read 5 chart chapters it can be
completed with splitting continents and countries as-
well. This procedure can easily be made with all the
different chart entrances. Surely so new (un)packed
text records can be set up, but a reformation of an
already six years well working chart system is for
sure not the fitting solution to reach the aim, to get
more fair charts. Votesheets won't be votesheets
any longer, they will metamorph into votebooks,
everything will be blown up and at the end of list the-e
re is a frustated and totally confused reader who
won't understand what is going on anymore.
Some people do need the charts and a good position
will be celebrated for the rest of their life, others do
read and accept them while the rest does not care at
all. Nevertheless it is only a list of names appearing
in a sub-culture called CBM 64 scene, and yester-
days top spot will be forgotten with the next list.
There does not exist a system to get the ultimate,
most objective and reliable charts ever, neverthe-
less the general system and divisions are quite use-
ful and functional, so there is really no need to re-
formate it as long as the improvements are real im-
provements, and nothing what leads into an unexpec-
ted, short-sighted chaos.
If all chart positions would look similar in all various
magazines there would be no motivation to check them
out another time, so it is quite good to report about
each magazine having an own vote system, different
rankings, all factors what makes it interesting to
check out, to wonder and to complain about what we
get offered, something we really do not want to miss,
as long as it is getting spoiled.
... to be continued ... IF NECCESSARY!

... votesheet spreaders and news suppliers ...
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Some regards to SHUZE and ZAPOTEK/Alpha Flight
for spreading our votesheets, and to all how suppor-
ted us with information and news such as CBA/TRC&
SCS, Zny/Palace and so on.

This edition's content looks like this:
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The GLOBAL REPORT contains the latest news and
rumours, while you find in the RELEASE CHARTS the
list of all releases in the period back to previous
issue. More charts can be found in the BOARD and
MAIL CHARTS, created by the voters on the boards/
Internet and by mail. The RELAX AWARDS will be send
over to the persons which performed something spe-
cial in their cathegory - subjective objectivity of-
course. INTERVIEW was held with the spanker number
one on the Net, CBA! Just enjoy it! A detailed PARTY
REPORT can be found, together with an invitation for
a special demo party in Northern Germany. Be there
or be dead! Last but not there are the ADVERTISE-
MENTS for those who are interested in enlarging the
amount of contacts or whatever else.

For sure you are missing the DEMO REVIEWS this time
but it was IMPOSSIBLE to edit them within 3 days in
the quality you used to know from us. Please find
them in the upcoming edition.

* Credits for the December edition *
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PROGRAMMING FUBEN/OXYRON
SOUNDTRACK ANGEE/THERAPY
ARNE/ALPHA FLIGHT 1970
BITMAP GRAPHICS RRR/OXYRON
CHARACTERSET SKIDROW/EX-ALPHA FLIGHT 1970
ADDITIONAL THE IGNORANCE/ALPHA FLIGHT 1970
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* How to contact the Relax Magazine staff? *
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Snail mail: XXXX XXXXXXXXX
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E-mail: HIC ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
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TEI ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
(leave your mail on Marc's accounts)

Internet: RRR xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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* The Relax Magazine staff consists of *
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MAIN EDITOR MARC/ALPHA Flight 1970
MAIN EDITOR MAX/ALPHA FLIGHT 1970
MAIN EDITOR RRR/OXYRON
CO-EDITOR FUBEN/OXYRON
CO-EDITOR PRI/TIA/OXYRON
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Best regards and a happy new year, in the name of
the entire staff,

RRR/Oxyron
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* R3L4X M4G4Z1N3 *
3XPL0S1V3 3V3R, 1MPULS1V3 N3V3R!

December 31st, 1995
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==Global Report==
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* GLOBAL REPORT *
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Welcome to our last global report in the year 1995.
This year the Relax Magazine used to be your favou-
rite news host, and in the year 1996 we hope to hold,
and what seems to be more important, we still try to
improve our very own standart, providing you with
the latest news instead of poor and weak observed
speculations from the editors or their notorious
"news" suppliers.

* Alpha Flight 1970 *
------------------------------------------------------------
In the winter months Alpha Flight has shown some ac-
tivity, but all in all in was a quiet month for the flight-
ers, without any big movements or stunning actions,
but then AFL Poland felt like entertaining the scene.

Spider, the name standing for confusion these days,
seems to have joined Motiv 8, while Styx, who acts as
one of the main organisers these days, still claims
that Spider still belongs to AFL. Anyway, we will keep
you updated, as long as possible.
A similar situation was caused by the second polish
member called Blaze, who was supposed to take over
the leadership of the polish section. Chromance an-
nounced several times to have him recruited, on the
other hand Blaze assured still belonging to the flight
was can be discribed as an entertaining sequence in
a time when boredom overhelmed the scene. To get it
to an end the dutch cooperation of SCS & TRC seems
to be group he is actually a member of, but for how
how long?
Actually various guys in Germany got caught for
abusing PBXes, and as a matter of a fact that the po-
lice found Xenox's address in our of their raids he
felt like putting down THE ESCAPADE. Fortunately he
was not visited by the police yet so things went back
to normal and it went online again. Germans should
take care while abusing the lines of other european
companies such as the British Telecom which caught
Gizmo/ex-Accpect who has been starting this fuzz.
The result is that the european Telecoms settled up
an agreement to TRACE all lines when there are sus-
pects about hackers/illegal users in their system.
With Cryonic, a former member of Pioneers back in
1990/91, teamed up in form of being a programmer,
what is for sure the positive headline for this month.
In order to clean up with certain rumours cruising
around Ignorance and Marc we can assure that both
have NOT joined the army RECENTLY, unlike certain
other concurence magazines wrote. Fact is that the
army is Ignorance's job and not the usual one year
service which makes people reducing their activity,
while Marc re-started his education and his heading
for a master's degree. Facts, facts, facts, .....

Current Alpha Flight memberstatus looks like (= 15):
Ancient Mariner, Calypso, Chotaire, Cryonic, Igno-
rance, Marc, Max, Mercenary, Pol Pot, Ream, Shuze,
Skinhead, Styx, Xenonx and Zapotek

Alpha Flight worldheadquarter(s)/board(s):
HOLDIAY INN CAMBODIA ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
THE EVIL ISLAND ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
THE ESCAPADE ++XX/XXXX-XXXXXX

* CHROMANCE *
------------------------------------------------------------
Chromance is boasting full of activity this month, a
fact we can not name when we review the past few
weeks, mainly in form of many new members. Time will
tell if they are an enrichment for them, as quantity
does not mean quality.

The month started with booting their promising mail
trader called Scatman, another person of the well
know stamp cheaters being hunted at the moment.
Their US-HQ Final Genocide got a new number, please
see below, and Edge Of Midnight is said to go online
again in a not too far distant.
Sage, the brother of Lotus, who recently returned to
the scene, joined <C> as a music composer. All the
other persons who joined in are related with the mo-
dem scene, even if they are not too well known yet.
In the USA Zeyex got recruited as a modem trader
and original supplier, while with XXL for Country Jail
and Fusion for Final Genocide teamed up in order to
serve a s co-sysops, while Fusion will be active as
board graphic-artist, too.

Current Chromance memberstatus looks like (= 27):
Alias Medron, AMC, Bolee, Deviant, Fusion, Griff, Im-
mortal, Janee, Jaydee, Jazzy D, Lion, Lotus, McByte,
Motion, Mr. Wax, Rough, Rug Rat, Sage, Skud, Skull,
Spermbird, Syco, Techno, The Unholy, Will, XXL and
Zeyex.

Chromance worldheadquarter(s)/board(s):
EDGE OF MIDNIGHT (still down) ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
FINAL GENOCIDE ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
COUNTRY JAIL ++XX/(X)XX-XXXXXX
OVERDOSE ++XX/(X)XX-XXXXXX

* Fantastic 4 Cracking Group *
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The fantastics did cooperated in the past few months
with the Avantgarde crew which took over the part
of cracking and fixing while F4CG supplied the coop
releases.

Walker, their swedish mail trader, has to join the
army starting on January 1st, 1996. This will cause
him reducing his scene activity alot. $ixx, formerly
known as Goz, took over his contacts while Intruder/
Avantgarde will care about the charts chapter of the
magazine Propaganda.
In order to keep up the warez front in the mail scene
they have recruited the polish swapper Chash, who
got taken in on trial to prove if his activity will come
up to F4CG's standart.

Current F4CG memberstatus looks like (= 25):
Antitrack, Aristo, Bitman, Chash, Cybersurfer, Cy-
borg, Decoder, Devil, Draz, Fen 1, Hain, King, Maja,
Morris, Motley, Mr. Alpha, Neotec, Newscopy, Playboy,
Smasher, Sneaper, Solar, Total Chaos, Walker and
Worm

F4CG worldheadquarter(s)/board(s):
DREAMPARK ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
FTP: INTERPARK BBS.CC.UNIUD.IT

* Hitmen *
------------------------------------------------------------
Hitmen is the house of a bunch of skilled persons
which unfortunately specialised on NTSC fixing warez
for other groups. In the past few months some chan-
ges occured to prove them being capable to compete
with the major cracking groups aswell.

In their seek to enlarge their activity aswell in the
cracking side of the illegal business Moby/ex-Nipson
from Poland joined in as original supplier.

Current Hitmen memberstatus looks like (= 16):
Curlin, Dodger, Groepaz, Hi-Lite, Jayce, Jihad, Jinx,
Lawnmoverman, Marcus, Moby, Peacemaker, Raze, Sa-
botage, Tranziie, Tyroon, Vortex

Hitmen worldheadquarter(s)/board(s):
THE DUNGEON ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
MYSTICAL PARADIZE ++XX/XXXX-XXXXX
WAREZ AQUARIUM ++XX/XX-XXXXX

* Motiv 8 *
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The danish based cracking group always standing in
the fire of public critism due to their unusual methods
and visions seems to form a nice demo section, in or-
der to enlarge their activity to the legal part of the
scene, too.

The show begun with Spider/ex-Alpha Flight teaming
up with them. The situation around Spider isstill a
little bit mysterious, as a few groups containing Afl
still claiming him to be a member of their groups.
In order to enlarge their polish section MHD/ex-Fe-
niks joined as composer to be another member of
their announced demo section. Their composer TMG
joined the eastern german based demo group Siesta
as second crew next to Motiv 8.

Current Motiv 8 memberstatus looks like (= 17):
BinJinx, Bird, Clive, Crossfire, Eddie, Greenfrog,
Grego, Ibanez, Iceball, Larry, Mason, MHD, Merlin, Mi-
zar, Stone, TG-Acme and TMG

Motiv 8 worldheadquarter(s)/board(s):
IN LIVING COLOUR ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
MOUNT OLYMPUS ++XX/XXXX/XXXX
FTP: INTERPARK BBS.CC.UNIUD.IT
HTTP: //WWW.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.De/-Grfrog/

* Onslaught *
------------------------------------------------------------
This month we got really disappointed by the group
which used to have the biggest fluctuation in the
CBM 64 history. It seems that they becam serious and
surprised the scene with some unexpected releases
from their side.

Sharp, a part of Accuracy who have joined Onslaught
a few weeks ago, officially lef the scene for PC.
Kinley/ex-Paradox joined in as cracker. Grafee/ex-
Feniks/ex-Equinoxe got recruited as programmer
and original supplier, who seems to be another mem-
ber for the demo section named as Onslaught Design.

Current Onslaught memberstatus looks like (= 28):
ASV, Bizarre, Code 18, Deekay, Digahole, Donar, Doom
Gop, Grafee, Grize, Hardsequencer, Heavyhead,
Jazzcat, Jolz, Kinley, Meff, Morbid, Morrisey, Mr.
Brain, Ram Jam, Rap, Shades, Sphere, The Twins, TMM
Troube, Vengeance and Witty

Onslaught worldheadquarter(s)/board(s):
DOWN BY LAW ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
DEADZONE ++X/XXX-XXX-XXXX
WESTPOINT ++XX/XXXX-XXXX

* Success & The Ruling Company *
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Somehow it seems that the dutch cooperation has a
very strong period since a few months after their
so-called summer break. Unfortunately the big
headlines around this group will be officially spread
on January 1st, 1996, so we can not report about it
yet. Keep patient.

From the Czech Republic some fresh blood got im-
plantated with Bacillus and Allitaice, both well known
for their efforts in the czech group Citadel. Having
this both members in their reigns, SCS & TRC is the
first top cracking group having a czech section
these days.
While Alpha Flight and Chromance still claim to have
him in their own lines SCS & TRC took him on board,
Blaze is the person we are talking about. It is always
funny to see how loyal people are towards their
groups. He teamed up as an original supplier and
cracker, being another member in their polish sec-
tion.
Another interested point is the membership of Tris-
tan, former member of Empire. On our direct request
Tristan explained not owning a working CBM 64 any-
more nor being active since 1992, so the effort he
can put in the cooperation might be rather question-
able.
The Alchemist once again forgot to pay his phone bill
so The Dungeon went down once again just because
Kyle forgot to pay his phoneline. We keep patient.
Last but not least, being still worth to be menitoned,
The Digital Dungeon, also known as Pitel, moved its
address to Utopia.Hacktic.NL. Whenever you are on
the net, log in anonymous for the latest warez, its
definately worth being visited!

Current SCS&TRC memberstatus looks like (= 31):
Action Jackson, Alchemist, Allitaice, Bacillus, Blaze,
Burglar, Cavron, CBA, Count Zero, Crede, Dannie,
Def Beat, H-Bloxx, Jity, JRC, Lord Crucifier, Micron,
Moren, Mystery, Nightshade, Replay, Rebel Mc, Sailor,
Sliver, Spectator, Splatterhead, Stake, Titanic, Trax
and Tristan

SCS&TRC worldheadquarter(s)/board(s):
THE DUNGEON ++X/XXX/XXX-XXXX
STATE OF THE ART ++XX/XXXX-XXXXX
FTP: THE DIGITAL DUNGEON Utopia.Hacktic.NL

* Single News and Rumours *
------------------------------------------------------------
* The danish demo group Bonzai is considering about
a serious comeback and producing some demoes on
this machine again. According to Scortia, Ricky,
Crush, Dize and himself (all known as Silents DK on
the Amiga and living together in an appartment)
got inspiration and want to prove that they are
still capable to compete on this machine.

* The groups Acrise and Excess went in cooperation
and can not be taken as a great surprise as the
group is mainly built up by former Excess members
or Excess related persons. ALL releases are go-
ing to be publish using the coop label.
Red Rock got a board online. Its name is COVERAGE
(+XX/XXXX-XXXXX). Furthermore there is another
party taking place in Emsdetten from January 6th,
1996 to January 7th, 1996, being located in the
PFADFINDERHEIM in Emsdetten. The entrance fee is
DM 20,-- for two nights and DM 5,-- for one night.

Not a very busy period, nevertheless some interes-
ting things worth to be read have been collected. See
you here again in the next issue.

Best regards,

RRR/Oxyron
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==Release Charts==
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The Official Release Charts for the Relax Magazine
------------------------------------------------------------

Performed by the Master of Law...

Marc

Before the start over with general explainations for
these release charts we want to introduce our very
own point system:

Fullprice Games 6. 1 - 8.0 points
Budget Games 4. 1 - 6.0 points
Low Budget 2. 1 - 4.0 points
PD/Shareware 1.0 - 2.0 points
Previews 0.0 - 1.0 points

One bonus point can be gained by releasing a 100% (!)
working PAL/NTSC version. When a second group got
involved with the NTSC fix the points will be shared.

Games which were already PAL released have to be
fixed within 6 months after the official PAL release
otherwise no points will be given for the NTSC fix.

Minus points will be given for...
----------------------
Re-releases -7.0
Re-release of a preview -1.0
No levelpacking -0.5/ - 1.0
No trainer(s) -0.5/ - 1.0
No translation - 1.0/ -2.0

Unlike most other magazines we won't give points for
tools. Those releases will get mentioned but that's all
about them.

SEUCK GAMES, BASIC GAMES, COMPILED BASIC
GAMES and such games that were done using a GAME
MAKER will be ignored.

Whenever we think somebody did something special
or something outstanding we will add one point to the
normal amount of points.
It is also possible to get one extra point for some-
thing that normally doesn't deserve any points.

The following boards have been taken in to conside-
ration whilst creating these charts...

Holiday Inn Cambodia XXX-XXX-XXXX
----------------- ------------
Dream Park XXX-XXX-XXXX
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Down by Law XXX-XXX-XXXX
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Dead Zone XXX-XXX-XXXX
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The Evil Island XXX-XXX-XXXX
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And here we go...

* Active (0.3 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They released only a little preview called ACINNA
(0.3 pts).

* Alpha Flight 1970 (14.3 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
The flight started with the fixed versions of JOE
(3.6 pts), Turbo Racer (3.9) from Butterfly
Productions, WORLY (4.2 pts) one extra point will be
given for the translation and ZINJ COMPLEX (1.0 pts)
they released the pal versions some weeks ago so
i give only one point for the Pal/Ntsc fix. Last but
not least they uploaded a cool graphic tool called
GODOT (0.0 pts) from Magna Media and three pre-
views BALLZ (1.0 pts), IDUNA II (0.2 pts) and RED 20
(0.4 pts).

* Avantgarde (8.6 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They released the fixed version of LACED TILES
(4.8 pts) from Magna Media, the previews of COLOURA
2 (1.0 pts) and LORD MC SUN (0.7 pts). And together
with F4CG they uploaded the preview of PINZ (0.5p.)
and the fixed version of WONKY WORM (1.6) of course
the points will be shared between both groups.

* Chromance (11.6 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They started with the fixed versions of FLARE (3.1p.)
SHIFTY BALLS (3.2 pts) and ALIOTH (4.3 pts) they
changed the graphic in to english so one extra point
will be given. And not to forget that they released the
MULTI COLOUR INTERLACE EDITOR (0.0 pts) and that
they Pal/Ntsc fixed for Motiv 8, BOUNCY (1.0 pts).

* F4CG (2.1 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
Together with Avantgarde they released the fixed
version of WONKY WORM (1.6 pts) and the preview of
PINZ (0.5 pts), so the points will be shared.

* Hitmen (4.7 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They released with the previews of AKE (0.3 pts),
ALIOTH (0.3 pts) followed by the fixed version of
CROSS IT (3.1 pts) from Direct Design and VARI (1.0p)p
fixed by Peacemaker for Scs+Trc.

* Laxity (0.1 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They released the preview of W.-COMMANDER (0.1 p.).

* Motiv 8 (2.4 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They started with the tool of WRAPTOR (0.0 pts), it
is a kind of Diskzipper and the preview of BRICK
WALL (0.3 pts) and the pal version of BOUNCY (2.1p)
that got fixed by Chromance later.

* Onslaught (13.7 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
Their wares rush started with the previews of
BAFFLE (0.4 pts) by Feniks, TUC (0.4 pts), Bastard
(02. pts) and the fixed versions of SUPERBALL
(3.1 pts), QUOTA (3.7 pts) from Electric Boys and
SWORD OF HONOUR (1.0 pts). S.O.H. is over the six
months limit but i give one extra point for something
special. SPACEARENA 2 (2.1 pts) and ACTIONAUTS 2
(2.8 pts) doesn't need an Pal/Ntsc fix.

* SCS+TRC (7.4 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They released the pal version of SPEEDY SLUG
(4.0 pts), the preview of THE CROSS (0.3 pts), VARI
(3.1 pts) fixed by Peacemaker of Hitmen and a tool
called THE BITMAP WATCHER (0.0 pts)

* Storm (0.0 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They released a usefull tool called MANDELBROT
BROT EDITOR (0.0 pts) )

* Xenon (1.0 pts) *
------------------------------------------------------------
They uploaded the 99% preview of MISFORTUNE
(1.0 pts) from Bad Bytes Entertainment

Merged in to a table it looks like this:

The official Release-Charts December 1995
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Group Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (3) Alpha Flight 1970 14.3
02. (4) Onslaught 13.7
03. (2) Chromance 11.6
04. (6) Avantgarde 8.6
05. (1) SCS+TRC 7.4
06. (/) Hitmen 4.7
07. (/) Motiv 8 2.4
08. (8) F4CG 2.1
09. (7) Xenon 1.0
10. (9) Laxity 0.1

The official Fixing-Charts December 1995
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Group Releases
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (3) Alpha Flight 1970 4
(1) Chromance
02. (3) Avantgarde 2
(/) Hitmen
(2) Onslaught

Thanks for his help to The Ignorance/Afl

Yours sincerly,

Marc/Alpha Flight 1970

</pre>
==Board Charts==
<pre>
* THE BOARD CHARTS *
------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to your probably most favourite chapter,
the charts. The Relax is the only magazine so far
offering seperate board and mail charts in order to
show the charts from two different worlds in the be-
loved CBM 64 scene since modem traders do not have
the time or possibility to fill votesheets, otherwise
they would be called mail traders.

One of the most asked questions is what kind of votes
will be taken into consideration while counting these
charts. The answer is very simple. At first there are
voting booths on THE ESCAPADE in good old Europe
and on THE EVIL ISLAND (welcome back) in the United
States of America. Furthermore it is possible to vote
by sending e-mail to Marc/Afl at an every elite board
worldwide. There exists the opportunity to vote via
Internet, too, by mailing your votes to Max' or RRR's
account and it will be taken into condiseration while
counting the votes.

These board charts are the fastest moving charts
due to the fact that there is no votesheet which tra-
vels weeks or months to reach its destination. All the
votes were made between the previous and this issue
so this is some kind of mirror of the activity of cer-
tain established and new groups.

Here we go.

* TOP TEN DEMO GROUPS *
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Group Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (2) Oxyron 84
02. (1) Byterapers 82
03. (3) Reflex 77
04. (5) Camelot 63
05. (4) Agony Design 56
06. (7) Censor Design 42
07. (6) Fairlight 34
08. (9) Taboo 25
09. (8) Focus 22
10. (10) Triad 16

A quite silent month here. Oxyron was voted back on
number one, Byterapers have fallen down on two. The
rest remained unchanged, except for Camelot over-
taking Agony Design, Taboo and Focus changed pla-
ces, too.
More movement can be expected after all the contri-
butions of THE PARTY V have been released and no-
ticed by the voters.

* TOP TEN SINGLE CODER *
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (2) Mr. Sex/Byterapers 87
02. (4) Graham/Oxyron 82
03. (2) TTS/Oxyron 76
04. (3) Quiss/Reflex 72
05. (6) Druid/Agony Design 61
06. (5) Slammer/Camelot 54
07. (7) MMS/Taboo 49
08. (/) Axis/Oxyron 36
09. (9) Crossbow/Crest 29
10. (10) Glasnost/Camelot 14

Mr. Sex is still leading this list, followed by Graham,
who seems be more than only an insider tip to take
over the top of the programmer's charts, a position
hold by Oxyron since 3 years by now. TTS and Quiss
lost one position, same goes for Slammer who got
beaten by Druid this time. At the end of the list a fa-
dilar face has re-entered the charts, a man well
known as Axis, a man capable to programm everything
defined as a computer. Brush has left the chars, no
idea how to describe his actual status.

* TOP TEN CRACKING GROUPS *
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Group Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (3) Success & TRC 83
02. (1) Avantgarde 79
03. (2) Alpha Flight 1970 70
04. (5) Chromance 64
05. (4) F4CG 57
06. (6) Onslaught 52
07. (7) Motiv 8 44
08. (8) Atlantis 35
09. (9) Hardcore 28
10. (10) Fairlight 22

Surprise, surprise! Avantgarde got beaten by the
ruling cooperation from the Netherlands, sending
them back to two, still having the flight on their neck.
Furthermore Chromance and F4CG changed places
while the rest remains unchanged.

* TOP TEN SINGLE CRACKER *
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (2) Ignorance/AFL 82
02. (3) Burglar/SCS 75
03. (1) Jack Alien/AVT 73
04. (4) Antitrack/F4CG 62
05. (6) Hain/F4CG 58
06. (7) Bacchus/FLT 51
07. (5) Kirby/ATL 44
08. (9) CBA/TRC 33
09. (8) Skinhead/AFL 26
10. (9) Moren/SCS 20

Ignorance took over the crown to be voted as the
best cracker, follwed by Burglar, Good old Jack Alien
was sent back to three. Except for some position
changed there happened not too much interesting, so
we will quit here. Maybe we should add that there are
no new entries, so no one left the charts aswell.

* TOP TEN GRAPHIC ARTISTS *
------------------------------------------------------------

Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Cruise/Taboo 81
02. (3) Electric/Extend 75
03. (2) Ogami/Fairlight 73
04. (6) Carrion/Elysium 69
05. (4) Creeper/Antic 62
06. (5) RRR/Oxyron 57
07. (7) Roder/Agony 43
08. (/) Joe/Wrath Design 36
09. (9) Mirage/Focus 27
10. (10) Cupid/Avantgarde 16

The graphic artist list offered some changes, even if
most are simple position changes. Cruise is still the
worthy leader, followed by Electric and Ogami. At the
end we send a last salute to Scope, who left the list
and got replaced by Joe, who curiously was not in the
list from the very beginning.

* TOP TEN MUSIC COMPOSER *
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) PRI/TIA/Oxyron 88
02. (3) Shogoon/Taboo 74
03. (2) Syndrom/TIA/Crest 65
04. (5) Jeroen Tel/Focus 59
05. (4) PVCF/Reflex 52
06. (6) Jeff/Camelot 45
07. (7) Danko/Censor 39
08. (8) Red Devil/Fairlight 32
09. (10) EVS/20cc 26
10. (9) Reyn Ouwehand 21

PRI is for sure the well deserved master of the
groove this year, followed by Shogoon and Syndrom.
Nothing really new in here, so what the heck should
we add here? Nice to see people like Jeroen Tel, EVS
and Reyn Ouwehand still capable to compete with the
young highsporns.

* TOP TEN FIXING GROUPS *
------------------------------------------------------------
rank Last Group Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Avantgarde 66
02. (2) Alpha Flight 62
03. (4) Success & TRC 52
04. (3) Hitmen 47
05. (/) Onslaught 38
06. (5) F4CG 22

07. (6) Empire 17
08. (7) Demonix 12
09. (/) ./. ./.
10. (/) ./. ./.

Well, atleast we can report to have found a new name
in here with Onslaught entering the top "ten". Just
curious that all the american groups are still in, as
almost all fixes are done by european/australian ba-
sed groups. Avantgarde and Alpha Flight are still on
top, followed by the ruling cooperation and Hitmen.
The american groups can be found at the end.

* TOP TEN SINGLE FIXER *
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Peacemaker/Hitmen 69
02. (2) Suicide/AVT 62
03. (3) CBA/TRC 54
04. (4) Pudwerx/ex-AVT 51
05. (5) Ignorance/AFL 46
06. (6) Jack Alien/AVT 42
07. (7) Booze/Empire 38
08. (/) Jolz/Onslaught 24
09. (9) Rich/Empire 22
10. (8) Mercenary/AFL 18

Peacemaker, Suicide and CBA are still the leading
personalities here. Sidekick has left the charts while
Jolz entered them, who entertained the few ameri-
cans left with some surprises, versions of games
people did not expect to see working on NTSC.

If you are not satisfied with these results do not
even think about starting to complain. Just call the
boards and start voting on the voting booth on your
favourite board THE ESCAPADE, on any other board
by leaving E-mail to Marc or on Internet by leaving

Best regards,

Marc/Afl & RRR/Oxyron
------------------

</pre>
==Mail Charts==
<pre>
* THE MAIL CHARTS *
------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to your probably most favourite chapter,
the charts. The charts are divided into two different
sections, the mail charts and the board charts. The
mail charts are what some people like to define mega
charts consisting of the incoming Relax votesheets
and the charts of other magazines spread during the
last weeks.

To create the charts you are going to read here we
took the following charts of the following magazines
into consideration completed by the votes taking
part as top ten from the growing amount of incoming
Relax votesheets:

Controversial 7/Accept DECEMBER 1995
Propaganda Gold/independent DECEMBER 1995
The Pulse December/independent DECEMBER 1995
The Tribune54/Angry DECEMBER 1995
Vandalism News 26/Onslaught DECEMBER 1995

If you disagree with the content of the following lines
we only can advice you to get your hands on all avail-
able votesheets and fill them to influence the charts
in the way you'd like to do it. Please do us a personal
favour and do not manipulate the charts while voting
for personal friends instead of supporting persons
who might deserve the vote.

TOP TEN DEMO GROUPS
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Group Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Oxyron 58
02. (2) Reflex 53
03. (4) Camelot 47
04. (3) Byterapers 46
05. (7) Agony Design 34
06. (5) Taboo 30
07. (8) Antic 21
08. (6) Fairlight 20
09. (/) Crest 10
10. (10) Nipson 7

Oxyron is still the well deserved leader in the demo
scene, followed by Reflex, who are supposed to take
over the leadership after the effort they have put in
their The Party releases. Anyway people should read
what they wrote in their Mathematica note, worth to
be read and make up your own mind about it. Crest
re-entered, sending Censor out to nowhere. Bob ex-
plained that there won't be another CBM 64 demo
from Censor anymore.

TOP TEN SINGLE CODER
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Mr. Sex/Byterapers 93
02. (3) Slammer/Camelot 85
03. (2) TTS/Oxyron 77
04. (4) Graham/Oxyron 68
05. (5) Quiss/Reflex 52
06. (6) MMS/Taboo 45
07. (10) Druid/Agony Design 28
08. (9) Axis/Oxyron 26
09. (/) KM/Taboo 15
10. (8) Crossbow/Crest 14

Mr. Sex remains on the top spot while Slammer and
TTS changed places. Graham and QUISS should defi-
nately earn much better positions in our opinion!
Just check out their latest work.

TOP TEN CRACKING GROUPS
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Group Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Avantgarde 60
02. (2) Success & TRC 50
03. (3) F4CG 47
04. (5) Chromance 41
05. (4) Alpha Flight 1970 38
06. (7) Motiv 8 24
07. (10) Onslaught 21
08. (9) Hardcore 15
09. (/) Acrise & Excess 12
10. (8) Atlantis 11

Nothing new at the top with Avantgarde and the coop
Success & The Ruling Company aswell as F4CG. Not
Not that much worth being talked about.

TOP TEN SINGLE CRACKER
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Jack Alien/AVT 60
02. (2) Burglar/SCS 54
03. (3) Hain/F4CG 45
04. (4) CBA/TRC 41
05. (6) Ignorance/AFL 33
06. (5) Derbyshire Ram/Avt 27
07. (9) Mr. Wax/<C> 23
08. (7) Bacchus/FLT 12
09. (9) Moonchild/FLT 9
10. (/) Ream/AFL 7

Nothing happened in here! Absolutely nothing? Ex-
cept for the fact that Ream replaced Skinhead there
were only some minor position changes, and we do
not feel like adding any comments here in any way.

TOP TEN GRAPHIC ARTISTS
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Cruise/Taboo 58
02. (2) Electric/Extend 53
03. (4) Joe/Wrath Design 50
04. (5) Fazee/Taboo 37
05. (3) Creeper/Antic 36
06. (7) RRR/Oxyron 24
07. (6) Ogami/Fairlight 20
08. (8) Carrion/Elysium 16
09. (/) Biz Kid/Camelot 8
10. (10) Cupid/Avantgarde 6

Cruise, Electric and Joe at the top, the rest moved
slightly. Biz Kid entered the list, replacing Rob, his
group mate. Each month the same changes. :-)

TOP TEN MUSIC COMPOSER
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) PRI/TIA/Oxyron 60
02. (2) Syndrom/TIA/Crest 46
03. (3) PVCF/Reflex 44
04. (4) Compod/Charged/... 42
05. (8) Shogoon/Taboo/Agony 37
06. (5) Jeff/Camelot/CZP 29
07. (6) Fanta/Bass/Oxyron 25
08. (/) Drax/Vibrants/Crest 13
09. (7) Zyron/Antic/Swemix 10
10. (10) Jeroen Tel/Focus 9

Good old PRI is the well deserved leader in here, fol-
lowed by Syndrom and PVCF, like in the previous
month. Drax re-entered, sending Red Devil out of the
top ten.

TOP TEN MAIL TRADER
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Alias Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (1) Intruder/AVT 78
02. (2) Calypso/AMN/AFL 71
03. (3) Spermbird/<C>/Ex 54
04. (5) Derbyshire Ram/Avt 48
05. (4) Splatterhead/TRC 47
06. (/) Bizarre/Onslaught 29
07. (/) Walker/F4CG 28
08. (7) Sebaloz/Lepsi Dev. 13
09. (/) Shuze/AFL 12
10. (6) Starlight/Therapy 10

These charts always move in the most expressive
way. Changes, changes, changes, ... Intruder, Calypso
and Spermbird are on top, Dr. Kaos, Dr. Soft and
Avalanche left while Bizarre, Walker and Shuze en-
tered the charts. Action, action, action, ...

TOP TEN MAGAZINES
------------------------------------------------------------
Rank Last Magazine Points
------------------------------------------------------------
01. (2) Skyhigh 58
02. (1) Nitro 46
03. (4) Vandalism News 42
04. (5) Domination 40
05. (8) Relax Magazine 36
06. (3) Shout! 30
07. (6) Mendip 30
08. (9) Propaganda 23
09. (/) The Pulse Magazine 21
10. (7) The Tribune 11

As you use to know it from the former months, Sky-
high and Nitro changed places again. The brilliant
BOARD magazines are going stronger and stronger,
attacking the top spot in the near future. Keep in
mind that VN only got 5 out of 6 votes, as their list
got used in here, too. The Pulse is back here, too,
nice to see Duke and Co. back on a well deserved top
ten spot. Revealed won't be release anymore, accor-
ding to Kring, and left the charts because of a lack
of votes.

Best regards,

RRR/Oxyron
----------

</pre>
==Relax Awards==
<pre>
* THE RELAX MAGAZINE AWARDS 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
As another year passed we feel free to honour these
persons who made a major effort in their cathegories
out of the board and mail charts. These awards are
for sure subjective, nevertheless made rather ob-
jective in our very own opinion.

* BEST DEMO GROUP 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
REFLEX

Reflex released a lot of brilliant demoes and has gi-
ven the name activity a very new meaning, a meaning
we seem to have lost some time ago in a dark period
where lazyness rules.

* BEST CODER 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
QUISS/REFLEX

Matthias has realised almost unbelievable effects in
his brillaint styled trackmos, next to the fact that he
coded some nice games plus certain excellent tools
which make him being a worthy leader in this cathego-
ry.

* BEST CRACKING GROUP 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
AVANTGARDE
No one was able to beat the men around Deff when it
comes around releasing first releases. Furthermore
they have released almost an every release working
100%, fixed and in a nice presented version.

* BEST CRACKER 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
IGNORANCE/ALPHA FLIGHT 1970

When it comes around making the shortest possible
and most trained version Thomas is the name to be
told. Being rather active he managed to get almost
an every game much shorter as the concurence, so
there are no doubts who is the number one here.

* BEST GRAPHIC ARTIST 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
CRUISE/TABOO

Not only his brilliant art show called Ritual II amazed
the masses, furthermore he did a lot of excellent
game graphics making him the name to be told here.

* BEST COMPOSER 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
SHOGOON/TABOO/AGONY DESIGN

When you have been listening to all the brilliant tunes
released in the Agony Designs demo LOVE there is
one choice possible here: Shogoon. One of his major
advantages is that he is using the Hardtrack
Composer a quite different music editor than the
masses, and this is what you hear. Well done!

* BEST MAIL TRADER 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
SCROLL/MEGASTYLE PRODUCTIONS

Returning from the ashes of nowhere Ruben took
over a massive amount of contacts and used to swap
in a nearly impossible speed. Unfortunately he actu-
ally disappeared as fast as he appears, due to his
job.

* BEST MAGAZINE 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
VANDALISM NEWS

The crew around Vengeance managed it to get it re-
gular released, offering a quite high text standart in
comparison with the large rest. Nevertheless no
other magazine managed it to release as much issues
as VN in 1995, so Matt and Jose are the well deser-
ved winners over here.

* BEST NTSC FIXER 1995 *
------------------------------------------------------------
SUICIDE/AVANTGARDE

When there was something no other fixer managed to
fix Chris took over the keyboard and has shown how
it works and runs perfectly. Coming back and being
the shooting star in 1995, so the choice was made
quite easy.

* TOP FIXING GROUP *
------------------------------------------------------------
AVANTGARDE

Avantgarde is not only to most valueable cracking
group, furthermore they even managed it to be the
leading fixing crew back in 1995. Suicide and Jack
Alien have shown their immense strength, and that is
what we appreciate. Well done, Robert and Chris.

Expect the next official Relax Awards in the Decem-
ber Edition of 1996. Party on.

Best regards,

RRR/Oxyron
----------

</pre>
==Interview==
<pre>
* INTERVIEW *
------------------------------------------------------------
Held by Max and RRR, typed by Max so please forgive
all typing and styling errors. :-)

Today I have the pleasure to bring you an interesting
interview with a well known dude, who is long enough
this fantastic scene. It is CBA of The Ruling Company.

Relax: Hello Niels. As usual we ask our guests to
introduce themselves, so you are invited to share as
much personal information as possible with us, coming
up to what you are interested in sharing with us
here.

CBA: Okey here I go, my real name is Niels A. I am
23 years old and live in a city called Zaandam (where
is moved recently) sharing an apartment together
with Nightshade and Tim from Success PC. I work as a
computer supervisor at an elevator safety company
in Amsterdam and in my spare time I like to visit
concerts and festivals who often take place in
Holland and in Denmark etc.

R: After the personal data it is time for the scene
data. What about your detailed scene history?

C: It all started when I got for 11th birthday a
commodore c64 and allready fastly got hooked on the
idea of getting lotsa illegal copied games. At that
time I allready noticed the starting from various
cracking groups and their so called intro's .. I got
bored with playing games andand started to learn
basic, in '85 when I was allready able to program a
bit I formed my first ever group called THE GANG
with a few friends of mine. That time I got to learn the
basics of machine code very fast and we started to
release music ripps and other stuff. Already soon I
started to crack games who I got from a computer
software hire-library from England., cracking the
game from tape and then returning it was what I've
done most around that time, I started to mail-trade
with groups like Fire Eagle, The Wizards and The
Last Science. In '88 I went to visit my first ever copy
party, the WWE*MGF*Joy party, that party our group
splitted up and I started my second group called
OASE, where I continued cracking games, allready
soon I got bored and called up TDJ/WWE and joined
WORLD WIDE EXPRESSIVE at the end of '89. In '90
when WWE died after the HORIZON party I teamed up
with TRC where I am still at.

R: Well, the handle CBA sounds quite weird to me ;-)
if you ask me. How did you come to the handle and
especially, is there a deeper meaning of it? I allready
supposed it to be your first attempt to say the ABC
correct... :)

C: Not really, I guess my handle was made up at the
I just bought my first c64, I was playing games a lot
and when you did enter the highscore, most of the
time you were only able to type 3 chars .., I always
typed CBA, why? Don't ask me... a year later I made up
the meaning COPYRIGHT BREAKER AGAIN for it.. and
even more later it ment the first 3 letter from really
nice girls namely: Cornelia, Brigitte, Arielle, and finally
I made for the fun CHRISTIANE BACKER ADDICTED...
while Christiane infact is written with a K!.. hehe..

R: In the very beginning TRC used to be well known
for their demo section with members like e.g. Reyn
Ouwehand. What was the reason to morph more into
a cracking group all over the years?

C: When I teamed up with them in '90, it seemed that
most old TRC members got bored and went over to
other computers, I started cracking and Action-
Jackson started to send me lotsa originals, from
there we quickly turned into a cracking/demo group,
'92 saw the release of the last TRC demo called
September Celebsation, from that point also most of
the demo coding members quited the scene mainly
because of school activities and never came back.

R: TRC is a group most learnt to know as a part of a
cooperation all over the years, in former times it was
WWE, today it is Success. What are the exact reasons
for this policy, and please add the group history of
TRC, too.

C: Before I joined in TRC was in coop with WWE, in '90
went into cooperation with the legendary spanish
blasters, the TRC*TBI cooperation sadly ended as
JR.Predator died, jan'94 saw the light of the
TRC*SCS cooperation and the main reason behind
all our cooperations is the good friendship we have
with the other group, meaning we are also good
friends with them out of this subculture scene
fantasy ! :)

R: During the last time it seemed as if the TRC*SCS
coop would still only exist between CBA & SCS.. Have
you never thought about joining SCS? I guess the
graphicans would be happy about that, as they would
have less work while painting intro-logos! :)

C: That might be true, as it seemed that most of the
actually TRC members from the beginning weren't
that active anylonger and infact most of the stuff
was done by myself, TRC*SCS ain't anylonger two
seperate groups, perhaps some people still think
that.. We've grown together!

R: What do you think about the present euro H*P
scene? There have been a lot of busts in germany
lately, what caused that more and more people stop
calling out. Do you think that will mean the end of the
US-BBSes? How is the situation particulary in the
netherlands at the moment?

C: Well this year I saw the first ever bust for
blueboxing in holland, a good friend of mine was using
a new trick and got busted on it big time, after that
most tricks died and a lot of people got scared, the
dutch H/P scene hasn't been that big as before...
Only a few people have always been able to call out
using either CC/BB or VMB dialouts..., I guess the
main reason for the lack of callers is that it's getting
harder and harder than it was a few years ago.., also
seeing a good friend getting busted big time makes
you think about the risk even more, for Holland the sit
uation is still very good concerning H*P, tollfree numb
ers are changing fast and give us new interesting sys
tems to hack at.

R: The internet is getting more and more popular
these days, and you are involved from the pioneer
days. What is your opinion about this new "media"
and what changed all over the years?

C: This new media is like the third step into computer
commuication from my point of view. I started of with
mail-trading, then in '89 I went to the modem scene,
calling boards, up and downloading files. Now you
have the internet where you can communicate with
e-mail and files so fast that the other options before
just dissapear into nothing, the main thing about
the net that changed over the years is the better
access for everybody directly to the net, in the
beginning days you could only get access through a
hacked university account, nowadays the net became
a public good and every living human is able to get
connected to it.

R: When we are talking about ftp-sites, the Digital
Dungeon is one of the major sites for the cbm 64. It
would be nice to read more about, its history and the
reasons for changing addresses lately.

C: The Digital Dungeon was founded when I got in
touch with Dimitri *Viking* at a local SCS*TRC meeting
he offered me disk-space on his university test
computer, the site started the next day running on a
64kb connection and was very slow, allready soon I
started to transfer lotsa c64 files to the net and
with the help from our american member Coolhand the
site got to be popular very quickly as we were the
only ones who had illegal *haha* c64 games online.
After Pitel got a 2megabit connection and the c64 cd
from Bod got online, activity of the site became
extremely high, with sometimes more than 10 ftp users
leeching at the same time. The real owner of the site
(the root) didn't like that c64 idea from the beginning
and got irretated about the many people leeching
their asses off, causing lotsa delays for other users
from the Pitel computer while they were working. A
month or two ago he got really sick about the whole
thing and we had to move from the site (main reason;
having illegal software online! haha..), fastly I started
searching for a new site and I got a few offers, I
started talking to Mr. Ammo/Triad about the problem
and he knew somebody at utopia.hacktic.nl who used
to be on c64 long ago, after lotsa mail swaps and
getting things straight, I was able to continue running
TDD. Since then lotsa things have been improved
about the site and we still have a huge flow of
leechers, leeching sometimes more than 30mb a day
of c64 wares only!

R: The Dungeon became the victim of a sick creature
who formatted it several times in the past few months
Please comment the situation out of your sight, and
are there any suspects wich turn out to become
proven facts about the identity of this lamer?

C: Well one thing can be said about these happenings,
it always got formatted when we in TRC*SCS had a
great month release-wise.., perhaps some person
just can't stand the fact of us being # 1, I guess he
can't compete with us and therefore he starts
formatting the board, I really don't see the point of
doing that..Sofar we don't have a clue who the person
might be, but hell this person must be really sick, and
if I ever meet him I will surely make him sorry for
what he has done to us and especially to Kyle.

R: As a person participating in the scene for a quite
long period, what is your honest opinion about the
scene today and in former times, especially covering
the modem scene.

C: Well if I compare nowadays scene to a few years
ago, say like '93 when competition still was high on
the USA boards and compare it to nowadays I can
only say that the fun of doing a first release ain't
that great anymore. It used to be really a kick to get
a game out first knowing some other group was
cracking it around the same time, beating them just
by a few hours was really exciting, sometimes it still
happens nowadays but it will never be the same like
former times when a Euro group depended on an
american fixing group and when hearing on the phone
while talking to Booze/Empire that Count 0 from RSI
allready called a few minutes before with the same
game. hehe that was really fucked up.. fastly throwing
it out Pal didn't help a thing.

R: Wich game contained the hardest protection you
have ever removed, and why was it so difficult?

C: I guess the first years when I cracked games from
tape was really something fucked up for me as then I
didn't understand the $ 0300 tape memory and kept
on reseting my good old dutch KCS power-cartridge
meaning the loss of the memory. The game Thrust
gave me many nights of non sleep as I wasn't able to
get it of tape 100%. Remember Complex? I gave it right
away to Burglar as he is much better as me in these
to say...sort of a JUDGEMENT DAY like AVT always
wrote..hehe... :-)

R: Everything has to come to an end, and here we
offer our talk guests to add whatever they feel like
writing here, sending out greetings or messages.
Anyway, thanks a lot for being patient, Niels! I wish
you a happy new year!

C: Okey thanks for the interview and here we go with
a Happy Newyear to: (no order) All in TRC*SCS, Max,
Deff, Peacemaker, Cybernoid, Swan Song, Side Sector,
Tranziie, Mr. Ammo, Rich, Jayce, The Unholy, Iron Cat,
Motley, Jucke, Newscopy, Deathangel Booze, Aktie,
Equinox, Viking, Vengeance, Intruder, Case, Scat,
Chameleon, Fireball(megmyx), Villain, Moloch, Deathlok
Grego, Heatcliff, Steve, Eliminator, Harlequin (scs pc),
Tim (scs pc), Scout (scs pc) and everybody else I
know.

Thanks for being here, Niels. Please make sure to
get your hands on the next edition, too, as we will
get another interesting interview for you here.

Well, that was it from me! Have a wonderfull newyear's
booze and simply enjoy another year of C64 history!

Untill then.....Max

</pre>
==Party Report==
<pre>
* Partyreport *
------------------------------------------------------------
We have for sure been present at The Party V and
will share our impressions with you in the new few
lines, followed by an invitation to the Symposium '96,
a party being held in Germany next April. But first we
took care about THE PARTY, probably the biggest
scene party, hold traditionally annual in Denmark,
Skandinavia.

* The Organisation *
------------------------------------------------------------
For the very first time no CBM 64 groups dared to
take over the part of the organisers, but to be ho-
nest, there were no major changes compared with
the previous years. Everything is more 16-bit orien-
tated, and the CBM 64 owners got accepted as pay-
ing guess who were allowed to show their demoes on
the big screen.

The party place Dronning Magrethe Hallen in Frede-
rica is located near to the german border (120 kilo-
metres) and offered space for around 4000 visitors
was is quite big in comparison with e.g. Herning. Ne-
vertheless around 3000 freaks from the CBM 64,
PC, Amiga, Atari, Archimedes and Mac scene have
shown up to celebrate their annual convention here.
The DMH offered toilets, cafeteria and snack shops
in order to keep the body running well, the shower
facilities have been in a near located swimming pool
where you had to pay fees in order to take a shower
what is nothing but ANNOYING! Please read more
about it later.
After having been cleaned the toilets looked alright,
but just one hour later there was a real mess again.
We wonder that they did not take an entrance fee
here again, but maybe, after having read this text,
they might do it.
The entrance fee was quite high with DKK 250,-- and
the prices in the cafeteria were even higher (1,5 l
Coke, Pommes and a French Hot Dog = DKK 60,--) so
nothing really changed in comparison with the pre-
vious years.
The competitions have been runned one a really BIG
screen and the sound equipment was really im-
pressing, unfortunately the volume level has been
set too high. Except for problems during the PC com-
petitions everything worked fine here.
As usual, some may call it tradition in here, no alco-
hol was allowed at the party place. The guards even
dared to search in the luggage for it if they had any
suspects. Alcoholized persons, such as Jihad, even
got temporary banned from the party place.
The planned shedule was not held in exactly and even
the end cerenomy with the awards was delayed and
took place one hour later.

* The Competitions (CBM 64) *
------------------------------------------------------------
After the CBM 64 seems not to be the most popular
computer anymore in the eyes of the organisers it
did not surprised us to see them only arranging a
demo competition. Like in the previous year the gra-
phic and music competition was held by CBM 64 sce-
ne related persons having the official status as
standart party visitors. This time F4CG and Reflex
organised a COMPETITION for the ones who dared to
join in, unfortunately during the music contest there
appeared some bugs (playing musics twice) and inter-
ferences (sound problems, technical!) but all in all
they did a nice job, pleasing the audience and the
contributors.

The demo competition was supposed to become rather
interesting this time as a lot of groups announced to
contribute, unfortunately most seemed to be rumours
or people did not manage it to finish their produc-
tions in time. With Oxyron, Reflex and Antic some well
known compete, while with Smash Designs, No Name
and Siesta among others some ambious ones got on
start for the hunt of the PRIZE MONEY.

* Demo Competition * * PRIZE *
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Reflex "MATHEMATICA" USD 300,--
2. Oxyron "DAWNFALL" USD 200,--
3. Smash Designs "FLATLINE" USD 100,--

* Graphic Competition * * Points *
------------------------------------------------------------
1. PVT/Reflex 68
2. Creeper/Antic 47
3. Calamity/Laxity 41
3. Rayden/Chalice 41
5. Stasi/Noice 20

* Music Competition * * Points *
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Mitch/Crest & Dane/Triad 52
2. Jeff/CZP/Camelot 45
3. Fanta/Bass/Oxyron 30
4. KB/TOM 25
5. Bordeaux/Acrise & Excess 23

* The Audience *
------------------------------------------------------------
Due to the fact that masses of people on various
systems have shown up it was quite hard taking the
right filter in order to sort out the few CBM 64
freaks around here. This list might be incorrect, but
it might contain the most important persons around,
holding people which are/were a part of this scene:
OXYRON (TTS, Axis, Fuben, Fanta, Graham, Slide, Sy-
rincs, Starfox, Asmodis and RRR)
CAMELOT (Biz Kid, Slammer, Cruzer, Raz, Kring, Jeff,
Neptune, Duck LaRock and Glasnost)
ATLANTIS (SMD, Chaotic, Kirby and TUC)
AVANTGARDE (Intruder, Jack Alien, Weasel, Suicide,
Cupid and Renegade)
X-RATED (Danzig and Stan)
CREST (Mitch, Syndrom and Deekay)
ONSLAUGHT (Code 18, Donar, TMM and Heavyhead)
THE PULSE MAGAZINE (Duke and KBS)
TABOO (Acidchild)
CHALICE (Rayden, Alien and Big Boost)
REFLEX (PVCF, Quiss, PVT, Felidae, Happymaker,
Hogan, Zorc, Condor and Guru)
ANTIC (Zyron, Depeh, Earthquake and Creeper)
TALENT (GZ, Count Zero and Greenfrog)
MOTIV 8 (Greenfrog, Iceball, Crossfire, Stone, Bird
and TMG)
F4CG (Newscopy, Jucke, Motley, Neotec and Walker)
SCS & TRC (Count Zero)
LAXITY (Didi, Vague and Calamity)
SILENTS (Scortia, Dize, Crush and Ricky)
CENSOR (Bob and Swallow)
MASTERS DESIGN GROUP (Sky)
HITMEN (Tranziie, Curlin, Jihad and Tyron)
VIBRANTS (Jens Christian Huus)
PLUSH (Honk)
ACRISE & EXCESS (The Authentic and Bordeaux)
AMBUSH (Macx)
AMBIENT (Taper)
TRSI (Anarchy and OB)
FLASH INC. (Unifier, Warp 8 and Morpheus)
BYTERAPERS INC. (Grendel)
SMASH DESIGNS (AEG and Rorschach)
SIESTA (Adder and HLSP)
TOM (KB and Luke)
PARALYZE (TGI and Dodger)
ACTIVE (Riddler)
NOICE (Zzap and Stasi)
COSMIC STYLE (Warp 8 and Earthquake)
WARRIORS OF THE WASTELAND (Sorex)
NO NAME (Celtic)

* Summary *
------------------------------------------------------------
For sure it is very nice to meet each year directly
after christmas all friends and contacts of the scene
and positive or even negative nerds sitting infront of
their computer, preparing various productions in or-
der to get them released during the convention. Un-
fortunately, taking THE PARTY V as an example, our
beloved pardy organised by a sub-culture known as
computer scene, it all turned by 360 degrees, head-
ing away from a party into a commercial happening.
The spirit got lost and the commercial interests seem
to be more important these days, starting with a ra-
ther high entrance fee of DKK 250,- (and DKK 300,-
when you entered the party place before the official
start!), following by the merchandising programm
supporting this convention, starting with the traditio-
nal t-shirts being offered for DKK 70,-- up to the
official TPV CD-Rom for DKK 150,--. The most annoy-
ing fact was that the visitors had to pay for an every
single shower they took, being divided into two diffe-
rent periods from 08.00 - 10.00 for DKK 10,- and
from 10.00 - 18.00 for DKK 25,-. We wonder that we
had not to pay for using the toilet, but we presume
that will be introduced for the new christmas party.
If all parties follow this trend it seems to be much
better organising own, private meetings, where you
can have more FUN for maybe a fifth of what you use
to pay here.
The official party t-shirts you could buy there had
as a motive M&M advertisements, while on the big
screens always that annoying MC Donalds spot run to
bore the audience.
For sure it was nice to meet group mates, friends,
contacts and even enemies there, but to be honest,
they might come up other chances to see a more
funny party, taking notice of the existence from the
one and only computer, the CBM 64.

And now we feel free to publish the most important
facts about the soon coming Symposium '96 party, all
collected in the OFFICIAL party invitation at The Par-
ty 1995, first released on CBM 64 by the Relax Ma-
gazine.

* INVITATION *
------------------------------------------------------------
SYMPOSIUM '96

WHAT...
------
... this text wants to tell you is that there will be a
very delicious computer demo festival in 1996, invol-
ving the platforms which are important in the guild of
the demomakers, namely Amiga, PC, CBM 64, Archime-
des and Atari ST/Falcon, which you should consider
twice at least if you can afford to miss it.

WHO?
----
This event is held by three of the most experienced
party organizer teams in Germany, the people behind
the 680XX-Convention, the Black Box Symposium and
the Fried Bits. For the Symposium '96, which we plan
to become the best german party so far, these three
teams fusioned for not standing in competition to
each other but making everything together and bet-
ter than ever! The groups involved are: POLKA BRO-
THERS, LEGO CLUB, PHANTASM (Amiga), AVENA, AB-
SENSE (Atari) and OXYRON (CBM 64).

WHEN?
-----
Eastern 1996. Length is ofcourse full size: April 5th,
1996 (12.00 CET) to April 8th, 1996 (12.00 CET). That
covers 4 days of FUN and EXPERIENCE.

Where?
------
Facilities consist of a nice convention center called
"BURG SEEVETAL" and are located in the very near
surrounding of Hamburg, Germany.

You can reach it via everything. If you are going to
come by train you have to reach Hamburg Haupt-
bahnhof (main station) and take the S3 or S31 to
Harburg, where we will pick you up by the Symposium
shuttle service. Coming by plane, use the bus shuttle
service to the station Ohlsdorf, wait for the U1, get
out at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and, again, take the
S3/S31 to reach Harburg. If you arrive by ship, then
you'll have to take the U3 at Landungsbruecken to
reach the Hauptbahnhof. If you come by spaceship,
there is a big area on the other side of the Sympo-
sium convention center; please try to land it there.
For the fact that you intend to come by car, please
order the FLYER while using the following contact
addresses.

COMPETITIONS?
-------------
Yes, a lot. Not only demo- and introcompetitions for
all the different computer systems and the usual mo-
dule-, multichannel and graphic competitions are in-
cluded. There will also be competitions for videodemos
next to a wild-, a coding competition (4k), and so on.
We will even hold an Acorn Archimedes/Risc PC com-
petition, if there will be enough entries present. Or a
Silicon Graphics demo competition, if more than one
entries exist .... NO LIMITS!
The prices will entirely consist of sponsored stuff,
just like at former Symposiums. For more detailed
information concerning them or about conditions for
the competition entries, see CONTACT ...

PLUS
----
A number of surprises like prominent guests from
Software Houses and Computer Companies, quiz ga-
mes, NUDE GIRLS and much more attractions.

Contact
------
WWW-PAGE:
HTTP://134.28.37.10/-Frank/bbx-sym96/bbx96.htlm

ORGANIZERS VIA E-MAIL:
Gandalf: Gandalf^BlackBox.Shnet.Org
Rawstyle: Rawstyle^Online.Fire.Dbn.Dinet.Com
Crash: CrashPB^AOL.Com
Choas: II9621^FH-Wedel.De

SNAIL MAIL:
Frank Schliefer, Am Musterplatz 27, 21220 Seevetal,
Germany

BBS:
+XX(X)XXXX/XXXXX
+XX(X)XXXX/XXXX
+XX(X)XXXX/XXXXXX
+XX(X)XXXX/XXXXXX (ISDN)

If there are any questions left, please contact the
above mentioned e-mail address or the Relax Maga-
zine for further details.

Best regards,

RRR/Oxyron
----------

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XXXXXX

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XXXXXXX

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XXXXXX

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XXXX, XXXXXX

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XXX XXXXXXXXXXX

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/XXXXXX.XXXXXXX^XXXXXXX.XX.XX

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XXX, XXXXXXX

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to swap routines with etc. 100% reply. NO stamp
cheating.

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XXXX, XXXXXX

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XXXXXX

When the amount of addresses is growing in the same
way like during the past few days we feel free to re-
move the supporting text and to print the address
only in order to save memory as we do not feel like
releasing many adress chapters to fill up the maga-
zine and to impress the readers with a huge amount
of text.

Best regards,

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| QUIZZ |
+----------+

T
To let of steam from the somewhat ser-
ious focus on our beloved magazine, we
have included a quizz for you
to take part of. The questions are not
that tricky, and if you feel that you
have all the right answers, we urge
you to send them in to Propaganda-
house, allowing the first 3 to win
a prize.

________________________________________

1.LONG GONE STRIDER FROM FAIRLIGHT USED
TO GO UNDER ANOTHER HANDLE, UNTIL
FINALLY CHANGING. WHAT WAS THE
HANDLE?

2.WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE BRITTISH
FAME FUSION?

3.BEFORE JANITOR JOINED TRIAD, WHAT
GROUP WAS HE IN?

4.THE MUSICIAN IN THE DEMOGROOUP
THE JUDGES WAS USING ROB HUBBARD'S
ROUTINE. WHAT WAS HIS HANDLE?

5.WHAT WAS THE FIRST GROUP TO
OFFICIALLY BREAK THE BORDER ON
THE 64?

6.THE ROCKMONITOR WAS QUITE A POPULAR
MUSICEDITOR IN THE LATE 80'S. WHAT
GROUP STOOD BEHIND IT?

7.WHEN KARL XII LEFT THE SCENE, WHAT
GROUP WAS HE IN THEN?

8.WHO MADE THE MUSIC FOR THE GAME
GHOULS N' GHOSTS?

9."TRASHER" WAS A POPULAR DEMO IN
LATE 1988. WHO MADE IT?

10.BEFORE THE NORWEIGANS DECIDED TO
FORM THE ALL SO POPULAR ILLUSION,
WHAT TWO GROUPS DID THEY COME FROM?

11.WHO GOT THE FIRSTRELEASE OF LEMMINGS?

12.WHO WAS THE SYSOP OF THE LEGENDARY
BOARD CHANNEL0?

13.WHEN THE GERMAN STRIKE FORCE WERE
ACTIVE, THEY USED TO BE IN COOPER-
ATION WITH ANOTHER GROUP. WHICH?

14.NARC OF LEGEND CHANGED HIS HANDLE
IN 1992. TO WHAT?

15.WHAT COMPANY CREATED THE FLASH8-CARD?

16.WHAT GROUP WAS GENESIS*PROJECT IN
COOPERATION WITH DURING 1988-1989?

17.WHAT HANDLE DID STINGRAY(EX.CRAZY)
ALSO GO UNDER?

18.HCS 5005 WAS FORMED IN WHAT COUNTRY?

19.CYCLEBURNER/CONTEX HAD ANOTHER
HANDLE BEFORE 1989. WHAT WAS IT,
AND WHAT GROUP WAS HE IN?

20.WHO CODED THE LEGENDARY FAIRLIGHT-
INTRO?

21.WHAT MAGAZINE DID DEFF & JACK DANIELS
PRODUCE BEFORE AVANTGARDE?

22.IF I SAY "PULL THE TRIGGER!", WHO
DO YOU THINK OF?

23.WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BONES FAMOUS
DEMOSERIES?

24.WHAT DID THE FIGURES (EG. "34 LEFT..)
MEAN IN EVERY 711-CRACK?

25.WHO WAS THE SYSOP OF MAD MAD WORLD?

26.WHICH GERMAN GROUP FEATURED SNACKY,
MR.PRESIDENT, DELTA (RSI AMIGA) AND
TCC (RSI AMIGA)?

27.WHO EDITED THE PAPERMAGAZINE
ILLEGAL?

28.JERRY OF TRIAD HAS A SON WHO HAS
BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SCENE. WHAT
WAS HIS HANDLE?

29.WHAT WAS DANKO'S PREVIOUS HANDLE?

30.THE CRUELCRUNCHER MUST BE REGARDED
AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST RELEASES IN
HISTORY. WHO SAW TO IT, IT SAW LIGHT
OF DAY IN LATE 1988, AND UNDER WHAT
GROUP?

31.WHAT GROUP WAS THE GROUP RCS 2100
A MEMBER OF?

31.NOSAH OF DCS PUBLISHED A FAMOUS
PAPERMAGAZINE. WHAT WAS ITS NAME?

32.WHO MADE THE MUSIC FOR BAD CAT?

33.ELRIC, LONG LOST SWEDE FORMED A
GROUP THAT LATER RESULTED IN LIGHT
MANY YEARS LATER. WHICH ONE?

34.WHAT WAS GOLLUM OF FAIRLIGHT A
MEMBER OF BEFORE JOINING?

35.NETWORK CAME FROM WHAT COUNTRY?

36.A BRITTISH TEAM CODED THE FAMOUS
"DIGITAL ACID". WHO?

37.WHAT WAS THE NAME OF TRANSCOM'S
PAPERMAGAZINE?

38.WHAT IS POWERPLANT(EX.LEGEND) REAL
JOB?

39.WHO EDITED THE VERY FIRST ISSUE
OF PROPAGANDA?

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answers, do not hesitate to send in
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<pre> the 1993 party report

report from THE PARTY'93
--------------------------

by PRI/TIA/OXYRON.

hello and welcome to another, already
almost traditional party report of mine.
as usual, it contains:

1. the party and its events
2. competition results
3. a list of the groups present
4. a personal comment

the party was organized by camelot (64),
and silents,lemon and spaceballs (amiga/
pc). it took place in a big exhibition
centre at herning,denmark, starting mon-
day, december 27th,at 9.00 hours (or was
it 10.00 ?) and ending wednesday, decem-
ber 29th, at 15.00 hours. the exhibition
centre really was a huge place, twice or
even three times as big as on any party
i've ever been to - aars'91,'92 and tcc.
five (!) of the nine halls were used,
the biggest one as main party hall, two
smaller ones in addition for the same
purpose, as well as two for sleeping.
the entrance hall had a very representa-
tive design, and institutions such as a
a bank, a kiosk , a cafeteria , a large
bistro, an ice-cream stand, and of cour-
se the information counter were to be
found there. furthermore, there were se-
veral exhibition and selling stands of
well-known computer firms in one of the
smaller party-halls.
the facilities in the sleeping-halls
were very good. many separating walls
had been put all around there, so you
had many little corners you could lay
down in. also special corridors were
marked, so you didn't have to walk over
people. best, however, were the large a-
reas of isolation mat laid out every-
where! the only disturbing thing were
the loudspeakers which never were swit-
ched off in these halls, so every few
minutes you were woken up by the organi-
zers' calls!
talking about loudspeakers, there did
not seem to be any electronical signal
or jingle to introduce the calls, so
they kept making "ding-dong"-like noises
with their own voices which really got
on your nerves later on. but on the who-
le, the technical equipment was rather
good and also well-positioned: there we-
re two big screens, one quite big one
in one of the smaller party-halls, and
one very big one in the main hall. the
projectors were fixed high above on wi-
res hanging down from the ceiling, which
saved a lot of space. the speakers were
not that big, but of good quality. for
my taste they only could have been a bit
louder during the competitions, in order
to draw more attention to them and to
carry the sound also to the further cor-
ners of the hall. furthermore, the big
screen was positioned not on the short,
but on the long side of the rectangle-
formed hall, which made it possible for
more people to watch it.
at last - the showers, as well as the
toilets, were very clean, so the clea-
ning staff did a really good job!
like at aars'92, the party's own tv-
channels were broadcast. inbetween
events the screens were used in a very
informative way, showing info such as a-
bout upcoming competitions and deadlines
which also were announced via loudspea-
ker. furthermore, the whole pogramme and
time-table printed on paper was to be
found in several corners of the halls.
quite a bit of surprise-competitions
such as tug of war, karaoke and body-
crashing (1,5 l coke ex! ) were being
held, which was real fun. for the first
time ever, programming seminars were of-
fered; there also was the new category
"dealer demo" in the amiga competitions,
which, however, only had two entries.
another new event was the c64 cult-demo
show, in which important highlights from
the old times were shown.
in the competition shows one got to
see some rather nice stuff on all sys-
tems. it was, however, striking that a-
bout half of the pc demoes crashed.
therefore we saw an excellent 64 demo
show with lots of quality stuff - all in
all 10 demoes. also in the graphics and
the music show there were some rather
nice contributions to be found.
regrettably, the time limits for the
music and the demo contributions had
been reduced from 5 minutes for music
and 20 minutes for demo (according to
camelot's invitation file) to 4 minutes/
15 minutes (paper invitation). but most
of the participating tunes were already
faded out after 2 minutes or even 1.30,
for no obvious reason -there mostly even
were long breaks in between. during the
demoshow, however, the total limit of
2 hours and also the 15 minutes' limit
for each demo even were exceeded: many
demo groups, especially those whose de-
moes were of a longer duration than 15
minutes, had criticized the lowering of
the limit, so after long negotiations
with the organizers a jury was formed by
one coder each participating group. out
of a total number of 18 this jury selec-
ted the best 10 demoes to be on the com-
petition show, which finally lasted for
over two and a half hours.

just like last x-mas, votes had to be
delivered on a specially formatted disk
which in the end were to be read out by
the organizers' computers. this was dis-
played on the big screen and was called
"live counting". the display, however,
was quite confusing for many paople, and
even the organizers themselves didn't
always seem to be sure about the results
when handing out the prizes: the guy who
did the talking during the amiga ceremo-
ny seemed quite uncertain and sometimes
wasn't even able to read the winners'
names from the screen. while the 64 re-
sults concerning demo and music seemed
to match with the screen display, the
graphics results even differed totally,
which was supposed to be due to (quote)
"some amiga guy" who had "fucked up the
system".
before i come over to the results i'd
like to say that we in oxyron do not ta-
ke them fully seriously as we strongly
believe the competitions have been mani-
pulated! (see my comment)

but now here are the full results.
+--------------> demo <----------------+

place points group
----------------------------
1. (1640) CAMELOT
2. (1328) CENSOR DESIGN
3. (1044) FOCUS
4. ( 704) fairlight
5. ( 400) oxyron
6. ( 224) dual crew
+---------------- demo ----------------+

place point
-----------------------
7. ( 168) silicon
8. ( 96) antic
( 96) spirit
10. ( 48) w.o.w.

+------------> graphics <--------------+

place points artist
-------------------------------
1. (740) OXIDY/FAIRLIGHT
2. (604) DANE/TRIAD
3. (364) DEEKAY/CREST
4. (288) mad/padua
5. (224) creeper/antic
6. (220) stasi/noice
7. (204) ivan/smash des.
(204) joe/antic
9. (196) scat/red sector
10. (188) floris/chromance
11. (160) felidae/reflex
12. (140) mirage/focus
13. ( 76) electric/extend
14. ( 72) syndrom/crest
15. ( 64) mystic/crossline
16. ( 56) ?/?
17. ( 52) hein holt/focus
( 52) shadowolf/paralyze
19. ( 48) hi-lite/success
20. ( 40) sander/focus
( 40) rob/camelot
22. ( 32) sdi/alpha flight
23. ( 24) p.s./eastgang
( 24) drunken man/?
25. ( 20) avalanche/atlantis
( 20) sundancer/regina
27. ( 12) the leader/bsab
( 12) awa/tsr/wow
( 12) pollux/equinoxe
( 12) aeg/smash des.
31. ( 8) mike/?
32. ( 4) alcohol/bronx
( 4) panic/earthquake
34. ( 0) yoga/wow

+--------------> music <---------------+

place points artist
-----------------------------------
1. (1000) RED DEVIL/FAIRLIGHT
2. ( 488) BLUES/LIGHT
3. ( 384) ZYRON/ANTIC
4. ( 320) ody/eastgang
5. ( 308) amadeus/meka design
6. ( 176) doh/cryptoburners
7. ( 160) erik af ekhage/indy
8. ( 152) licket/noice
9. ( 148) echo/comic pirates
10. ( 140) m.harestad/moz(ic)art
11. ( 124) emax/trsi
12. ( 100) yoko/fiction
13. ( 92) shark/regina
14. ( 80) tango/triad
15. ( 56) trident&dane/triad
( 56) danko/censor design
17. ( 20) syndrom/tia/crest
18. ( 16) morbid/shazam
19. ( 12) thor/extend
( 12) b.i.o./creatures
21. ( 0) pri/tia/oxyron
( 0) herr tie/mtv
( 0) the alien/b.c.d.

+-----+
now for a (probably incomplete) list of
the groups present at the party:

alpha flight, amnesia, antic, atlantis,
black code,bronx, bsab, camelot, censor,
chromance,comic pirates,crest,creatures,
crossline, dual crew,eastgang, equinoxe,
excess,extend, fairlight, fiction,focus,
genesis, jam, light, lore of arts, meka,
noice, oxyron, padua, paralyze, reflex,
regina, silicon, smash, spirit, success,
tia, topaz, trc, triad, trsi, wow.

well, now i will come over to the last
part of this report: the personal com-
ment!
first off- in my opinion, on the whole
this party was the most well organized
one so far, except for one important as-
pect: the competitions, that is, the mu-
sic show, the confusing mode of counting
and announcing the winners, and of cour-
se the results.
while in camelot's file-invitation the
time limit for each tune had been set to
5 minutes, it had been reduced to 4 when
the paper-invitation came out. but none
of the tunes was actually played longer
than two or even only one and a half mi-
nutes! a lot of people -including myself
- were quite pissed about this. many
composers had done tunes which were a-
bout three or four minutes long and
which they had spent quite a bit of work
in. it seems many people do not realize
that it is very important to listen to
the whole tune, not only to its first
one or two minutes. when you look at a
picture, you don't only watch the lower
or the upper part, either - you look at
the whole one! and that's what it should
be like concerning music. some tunes
need a longer time to build up, others
have major changes only after some minu-
tes, and so on. so if you don't listen
long enough, you might estimate the tu-
ne's character and quality wrongly! so
to all future party organizers: make su-
re to play all tunes fully, and if this
is not possible, form a jury to select
the best ones. better disadvantage only
some competitors than all of them!
over to the next point - the counting
of the votes. while at aars'92 the pro-
mised "live counting" had not taken pla-
ce, it was realized this time, but in a
quite confusing way. without any intro-
duction, they started to display info-
screens containing data about the parti-
cipants and their current positions in
each competition. regrettably these
screens were flipped quite fast, and so
it wasn't really possible to gain much
information from them, which lead to
confusion among people. finally, when
all votes had been counted and the win-
ners were to be announced,the organizers
did not even seem to be able to stop the
required display for each competition as
it kept switching over all the time.
furthermore there didn't seem to be a-
ny monitor or not even any written form
which told the organizers the results,
so they always had to twist their heads
to read from the big screen, in which
one of the amiga organizers even failed
as he wasn't able to read the names! ri-
diculous really...
now some words on the disk-voting sys-
tem, which in my opinion perhaps is easy
to handle by the organizers, but defina-
tely inconvenient for the voters: as on-
ly the competitor's number, but not his
name is counted, it is hard to memorize
all numbers you want to vote for, espe-
cially if there is a greater amount of
competitors and if you perhaps change
your mind during a compo show. to help
the people out who had forgotten the
numbers, only one or two small lists
were laid out at the information coun-
ter, however, the 64 demo-compo was left
out there! the voting system at tcc had
been much better - you had all the names
and numbers displayed on one screen and
could enter your votes directly into the
computer. i do hope people stick to this
system in the future!
but now let me finally lose some words
about the competition results. what fol-
lows now does not only represent my per-
sonal opinion, but also those of my
groupmates, furthermore those of many
other people i spoke to at the party.
if you take a closer look at the re-
sults, you surely will agree with my
claim that there has been some VOTE-
CHEATING going on, or the results have
been FAKED, or even both.
look at the demo-results. camelot at
#1 is absolutely justified, censor at #2
is ok, too. but focus at #3, in front of
fairlight and oxyron? very strange. dual
crew and silicon in front of spirit and
antic? weird. (already when the coders'
jury selected the 10 best demoes, e.g.
ours was ranked top 3 or higher, so... )
there also was a rumour circulating,
saying fairlight-members were supposed
to have delivered a lot of disks contai-
ning votes for themselves. this would
explain why on both music and graphics
compo there are fairlight-members at #1.
another fact which adds to this supposi-
tion is red devil getting the exact a-
munt of 1000 points, while the differen-
ce to #2 is over 500 points. now if this
is not cheated you can call me moskva-
tv! not to mention my own place at #21
with 0 (in words: zero) points. absolu-
tely ridiculous... without any arrogance
- i was one of the most well-known com-
posers there, and i dare to say my tune
wasn't bad either, furthermore there we-
re quite some people who told me they
had voted me top 5 or higher, so don't
try to tell me anything...
there are some more curiosities to be
found in both the music and graphics re-
sults, e.g hein holt only at #17, even
lower than the FAKE picture "crossfire
sucks" at #16, and so on... furthermore
the rather doubtful excuse that "some a-
miga guy" was supposed to have "fucked
up the system" when the organizers did
the announcement of the 64 graphics win-
ners, which was absolutely incongruent
to the display on the big screen.
to put it in a nutshell - i do not ha-
ve any proofs for my claim, but it all
seems very suspicious, doesn't it? so in
my and also many other people's opinion
either the organizers must have had
their hands in there somewhere, or there
must have been some voters who cheated,
or even both.
anyway, as the whole party was as much
fun it is really a pity that these inci-
dents occured at the end, so the great
atmosphere suddenly was destroyed. but
i still think on the whole it was a
great event and a milestone in the his-
tory of parties. - now my wish for the
next party is: general organization like
herning, voting system like tcc, fair
competitions and decent results like tcc
or aars! let's see if it comes true...

+-----+
at last i would like to make clear
that my comment is ment to be taken as
serious matter-of-fact criticism, but
definately not as any personal offence.
so i hope there won't occure any hostile
feelings!

if anybody would like to comment on this
feel free to contact me under:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
i'm off the keys...

yours,

PRI/TIA/OXYRON
+--------------+

ps. this chapter was also brought in the
now dead 'addybook!' but i think and i
belive that it's so important (and maybe
no so spread) that it ofcoz should be
brought in this mag.

so enjoy! and if you think pri is wrong
then contact him!! (BIZ KID)
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**************************************
* what you can EXPECT this time are: *
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* latest NEWS from the scene *
* VIDEO & cinema news and REVIEWS *
* AJ's swapping charts *
* SPECIAL THINGS *
* NEWS from the scene nov/dec'92 *
* ------------------------------ *
-ESQUIRE(gfx) left TRC
-deff & jack daniels QUITED the scene!
-DEVICE is born both in usa & germany
-shocker left f4cg & rejoined SUCCESS
-THE RULING COMPANY got their own
musicgroup called 'EUROJAM'!
members are ironcat & harmony prod.
-DRAKE & JANEC joined DOMINATORS
-ATMOS(org.supp.) joined LEGEND....
-hellfire/red sector left the scene...
-also DEXTER & HIC/x-factor quited!
-da rest of x-factor joined DOMINATORS
-MC-T-FLY quited his swapping activity
-trisch,louie & valentine(all FACES)
left the 64 to build it on AMIGA!
-the COMMUNIST joined BOD's TALENT.
-cellux & streamline/FACES quited too!
-SODAPOP & TRONIC have joined ILLUSION
-when xxx/talent joined LEGEND, enigma
lost TRIGGER & JATAGAN to TALENT.
-twc(fixer),posnuds(trance) & ikarus
joined RSI while ANARCHY quited.....
-AARON/FLT moved to BELGIUM becoz of
tax problems (NO TAX IN BELGIUM??)
-rough/F4CG rejoined CHROMANCE & jayce
left them to join dominators
-HOAXERS got pommac & toft as members!
-THE TORCH is the only swedish EPIC-er
-MICRON joined SUCCESS while the yank
was kicked out.
-DARKSLAYER(hacker) joined TALENT
-BIONOMIX & WESTBAM joined LEGEND
-ROCKSTAR/dom joined ARCADE
-astaroth(cracker) have joined SPIRIT
UPDATE us-board news 24 december 1992!
**************************************
- THE FORUM/ILS is permanently OFFLINE
- FOR PLAY/RSI is down since 18-12
- MYSTIC CAVERN/TALENT is disconnected
- GALAXY HIGH/TRC+2D whq:XXX-XXX-XXXX
FURTHER OTHER NEWS is that....
-LEGACY is back after a SHORT DEATH!
-the GERMAN BLUE BOXING SYSTEM died...
they fuckin' need cards now...
-AIRWOLF/SCS cracks games for AFL as
the only AFL member (how usefull?!)
-CHROMANCE kicked out JUDAS, while
REDAX & CRYPTODANCER(x-triumw.) have
joined them. further CHROMANCE will
publish a PAPERMAG called IMAGINATION
-LITHIUM is a new australian group...
-ayatollah/FLT will quit the 64 scene!
AMIGA LEGEND-PARTY in holland! AMIGA
--------------------------------------
as LEGEND/F4CG 64-party is cancelled
in x-mas.. LEGEND/amiga-holland gives
you the ultimate party to freak out!
HEREZ sum INFORMATION what,where,who?
*** LEGEND-AMIGA-PARTY ***
------------------
START: saturday 23 january at 10.00
END : sunday 24 january at 22.00
PARTY-PRICE: 15 guildens/15dm
**************************************
what can you expect at LEGEND'S PARTY?
--------------------------------------
PARTY-COMPETITIONS:
DEMO(1st.prize/A DUTCH GIRL for some
hours fun!+condoms!),MUSIC,GRAFIX and
INDOOR SOCCER compo in a sportshall!
also a STRIPTEASE show is held on 23-1
in the evening! INDOOR-SOCCER tourna-
ment will be held on 23 january, so
itz time to BEAT & KICK your contacts!
indoor-soccer is played five-to-five..
ADMISSION FEE to indoor soccer fl.2,50
PARTY PLACE:
there are 4 rooms & one sportshall.the
MAIN ROOM got 2 BARS & a stage for the
competitions & striptease. ROOM 3 got
4 billiards & ROOM 4 is 4 MODEMS only!
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
HOW TO GET THERE?
train/bus - go to MAIN station of
's-hertogenbosch, TAKE BUS 61 or 62
direction 'kruiskamp',get off at last
stop 'boschmeer singel'. ask for a
shopping centre: HELFTHEUVEL PASSAGE!
BY CAR: follow s'hertogenbosch-west..
leave highway,follow vlijmense
weg till helftheuvel weg!
HERE YOU'LL SEE PARTY SIGNS ON DA ROAD
CONTACT LEGEND for further info at:
XX XXX XXXX,XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX,XXXXXXX!
REACTION 2 CONCLUSION in WORLD NEWS 18
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there was a fuckin' lame CONCLUSION
from the EDITOR of WORLD NEWS claiming
that guys with handles of 'NIGHTSHADE'
have STOLEN their HANDLE from the REAL
REAL(??) 'NIGHTSHADE/SCS'. he told you
that our member called:THE NIGHTSHADE,
who's in the scene for over 8 years
with this handle STOLE it from NSD/SCS
(doesnt have his handle at least for
8 years!) further is 'THE NIGHTSHADE'
a member from SCOOPEX,now SPREADPOINT,
for over 8 years with this handle! so
THE POINT is that our member(TRC) was
the first & NEVER STOLE it as was CON-
CLUDED in WORLD NEWS #18! we are not
MAD but we don't like WRONG ARTICLES!
FILM & VIDEO NEWS,REVIEWS december'92!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
-BASIC INSTINCT 2 is called 'FINAL IN-
STINCT, with SHARON STONE out in '93!
-in production goes'the good son' with
MACAULAY CULKIN, to live at EVIL-aunt
-A.SCWARZENEGGER is now going ahead
with THE LAST ACTION HERO,where a FAN
TEACHES the beefy action star 2b NICE
-with FLESH AND BLOOD, a bizarre tale
of a man falling in love with the wo-
man whose parents were murdered by
HIS FATHER. starring DENNIS QUAID and
MEG RYAN as the love-duo!
-currently in production:R.WILLIAMS in
BARRY LEVINSON'S TOYS... ***
-rebecca de mornay returns in the psy-
cho thriller BEYOND INNOCENCE.
-with a bit disappointment i have to
say that 'DIE HARD 3' is cancelled 4
the time being coz steven seagal's
'UNDER SIEGE' dominates the us market
die hard 3-initially a terrorist
bloodbath on a cruise ship IS ON HOLD
-currently shooting THRILLER 'the ris-
ing sun' opposite SEAN CONNERY & TIA
(wayne's world girl) CARRERA...
-GEENA DAVIS may try to fit in the
screwball comedy 'THE RUNAWAY BRIDE',
HARRISON FORD tipped 4 the male lead.
BLADERUNNER: h.ford,r.hauer,s.young
* * *
an UPDATED version of the original...
la-2019, deckard(ford) hunts down 4
androids who've escaped from their OFF
WORLD & returned to earth 2 meet their
maker. THIS VERSION is a seminal work
and a undeniable CLASSIC!
**************************************
SNEAKERS:r.redford,d.aykroyd,r.phoenix
* * * b.kingsley,s.poitier.
5 HACKERS are set up in an ingenious
round of blackmail,theft,covert opera-
tions,murder & disorganised crime as
they set about nicking a TOP SECRET DE
CODING gizmo from a russian scientist.
a comedy-thriller for cyberpunks and
COMPUTER HACKERS (like we are!).
BUFFY,THE VAMPIRE SLAYER:k.swanson,
d.sutherland,l.perry,r.hauer
cheerleader BUFFY(swanson) has a defi-
nate game plan:graduate college & goto
europe,marry christian slater and die!
what she doesn't COUNT on, is a VISIT
from a cracky old COOT,claiming she's
the CHOOSEN-ONE to kill ALL VAMPIRES!
pretty soon her neighbourhood's over-
run with undead teens. BUFFY takes up
KUNG-FU and starts staking out the
local graveyard. see it now or buy...
*AJ'S SWAPPING charts of nov/dec 1992*
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25. robocop of atlantis *--*
24. markus of deicide *34*
23. shocker of success *27*
22. trigger of enigma *29*
21. janec of dominators * 1*
20. rcs of brutal * 7*
19. rune of hoaxers *16*
18. trix of camelot *--*
17. ayatollah of fairlight * 2*
16. tg-acme of cross/epic *31*
15. deff of dominators *15*
14. bulldog of spirit *14*
13. drake of dominators * 3*
12. airwolf of success *--*
11. crossfire of epic *12*
10. a-man of arcade * 8*
9. spiderman of dominators *18*
8. double-t of success *--*
7. bod of talent * 4*
6. moren of success * 5*
5. solar of f4cg *11*
4. mr.wax of chromance *10*
3. DENSE of RED SECTOR INC. * 6*
2. SCAT of RED SECTOR INC. *--*
1. DERBYRAM of ILLUSION *--*
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the number at the end of each line re-
presents a former score in issue #23
letz INTRODUCE a NEW chart... a chart
with potential.. * AJ'S VHS SWAPPING *
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10.drake/dom 9.ayatollah/flt
8.rockstar/arcade 7.wolf/vision
6.razy/legend 5.tlb/ex-manowar
4.reaper/legacy
3.TRIX/CAMELOT
2.MIKE/VISION-AMIGA
1.JUSTICE/EX-IKARI
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
-contact me for swapping at next page-
contact 'THE RULING COMPANY' for all
kinds of swapping:amiga,64,vhs,g.gear!
XXXXXX XXXXXXXX (action-jackson)
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX
* XXXX XX XXX XXXX *
* - XXXXXXX - *
* just got sum more INFO for all you
party-freaks outhere.. * * * * * *
--PHONE/UK:XX-XXX XXXX for tickets --
join all in the debate at ARENA 93,the
annual show for computer & videogames.
4-7 march'93 in dublin,eire. BE THERE!
closing this X-MAS ISSUE with WISHING
all our READERS a great new year in'93
**************************************
FRONTPAGE #24 was released on 27/29-12
in 1992 at THE RULING COMPANY pardey !
signed: ACTION-JACKSON/RULING COMPANY
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Domination 04 ch09 Mag Reviews

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Magazine Reviews
 
This is the second chapter I edited for the 4th issue of Domination. Bizarre here, by the way.... Well, what could a chapter called "mag review” be about? I don't know... hehe..!
 
Let's better get serious... unless a few exceptions, most of today's mag reviews just consist of a chapter list and a strange percentage, whose amount isn't checkable at all. Further more, certain people use mag reviews to slag a group with that they got trouble... that means the review is a totally unobjective piece of poodle turd... pretty lame in my opinion. As I said... some mags DO have decent reviews... I won't name them here, you know who you are, don't you? I think it would be nice to have a kind of mag-release charts... I know that it is impossible, because most mags get released only 4-5 times a year with exceptions of course, but I think you agree with me in general... I still want to review every mag I get, though, and will take everything into consideration. At the end of the year, I plan to reveal the best mags of 1995... I really regret that I haven't returned to the scene earlier... so I could have covered all mag released this year. I think you do understand that I'm not willing to read them all over again, besides the fact that I almost didn't get any mag back in January, when I came back.
 
I have thought of a system that tries to consider everything, a mag can offer, such as the text of course, the outfit, extras, the way of editing the mag, the graphics, etc, etc... On the next page(s), I'll show you what the system is like up to know. I do personally like it as I think it is an objective way to review. I would really appreciate your comments on that. Especially if you have ideas how to improve it, coz it is NOT perfect of course... First, I should say that a mag can score points in 6 different "categories". The maximum amount of points per category is 10... It can go down until 0, with steps of 0.1 points. Well... the first thing is the OUTFIT. You can get a high amount of points by having a good menu, proportional text, nice graphics, IRQ-Loader, easy handling, a fast and good text display, short loading times... etc... You can get 0-1, 0 Points for the Outfit... any outstanding sensations, such as proportional upscroller (ED. you Jesper...) gets extra points, these extra points are explained later. Of course the TEXT plays an important role in a mag. Every chapter is rated 0-10 P. The result, divided by the amount of chapters, is your score concerning the text! Of course it is important, how much text your mag offers. It would be easy to get 10 points by having one great chapter... 10 divided by 1 is 10... So there will be 0-10 points for the amount of text in general. But (hehe)... it's easy to have 31713 Blocks of text, when your mag had a one year delay... that means, 0-10 points will be given for the time that has passed since the previous issue has been released. Ok... but... it would be easy (yes... again... hehe) to write down uninteresting bullcrap just to increase the amount of chapters and text... so a 3rd score for the 3rd category gets counted... I judge the text' interest in general... 0-10 Points can be scored... These 3 scores divided by 3; result in 0-10 points. That is your score for category 3!
 
Pheew... but that's not all... the 4th categories consists of 4 small extra things that can easily in-/decrease the fun reading your mag.
 
Point 1 : The INTRO, if there is none, P1 will be ignored! 
Point 2 : Spelling mistakes. If there are too many, the points go down dramatically... 
Point 3 : The amount of zax. One gets 0.1 points (I doubt, anyone would dare to release a mag without music. that would be 0.0!) 
If every chapter has got a different zak, you get 9-10 points... (depends on the zaks' quality) 
Point 4 : ENGLISH, such as grammar and your choice of words. I don't wanna "play" a teacher or something...but I can judge if it's bad or not. I know that my English isn't the best... hmm. I would judge myself with 7.8 points... (out of 10 of coz'). The 4 scores divided by 4 results in your score for the 4th category. The next one is my general impression of the mag.. 0-10 points can be scored.. Ok... the 6th and last real category has got to be explained a bit.. I think, and most of you will agree that the most liked, most read and most important chapters of a diskmag are the NEWS and the CHARTS. So I take the 2 scores for the News and the Chart- section, divide it by 2 and add that score to the current result of categories 1-5 . These 2 chapters are so important, that's why I think I have to do it that way.
 
Well... that can be the final score for your mag. But wait.. as I announced earlier that final score can be higher or lower, after having considered any SPECIALS.. These specials ca be everything that hasn't yet been counted. I will give you a detailed report about those specials things every time. It may of course also be possible not to have any specials. Well... Now I show you a small list, how to handle the final score:

 
60 points: You must be god 
50 + points: A fantastic mag 
40 + points: A good mag 
30 + points: Nothing special 
20 + points: Should be improved 
under 20 points: Fuck off lamer ! 
 
Confused? Well I am... hehe... but it will look easier after having seen some reviews... The first one will be:
 
SKYHIGH ISSUE 16
 
The OUTFIT: 
No need to give you detailed information, because this is one of the most spread mags around. I don't like 2 sided mags so much, but that doesn't affect the score. The fact that the menu has been the same for ages now, decreases the score a bit (0.5)... Score: 8.9
 
TEXT: 
Editorial: Information about this issue's chapters and other facts about the mag... Score: 7.9 Biz-mix: A really good chapter, we learn about his point of view on the "RRR-Saga", new supporters like Caprice Design, who has become Biz Kid's new Chart-slave (hehe..). Intruder had a good idea in supplying the mag with old legendary demos... which got spread with the mag. This time it's an old X-Ample Demo from 1989. We also learn that Quadro-speed tunes have already been used since 1986 by Martin Galway. Well... Biz Kid wants our opinion about his great big addy chapter... he always publishes the same addies every issue, so there are more than 200 I think (not counted...). As long as they get updated every time, it's great. My opinion, Jesper: Keep it up like that, but remove addies of people who have quitted the scene. Various dudes who have done it, were still in. If you are unsure about some dudes, ask around, because it sucks to contact someone, who ain't available anymore, eh? Another aspect he mentions is a phenomenon that I have also noticed. Some people just don't get the correct spelling of certain people or groups, you can often see Jeroen Tel, Success, or whatever... you forgot to mention Bizzare, Bizzarre, etc... I am Bizarre.... Also funny is Choitare, Choitaire instead of Chotaire! Well... a great chapter... with a great score : Score: 9.2
 
Cupid: .......... This is a chapter written by Cupid...where he is stating his point of view on various themes....I agree with his opinions... yep... Score: 7.6
 
Mad on: .............. Mad/Padua explains some changes in England's phone-system, plus he slags Shout... oh well... I also expected far more of Shout... but on the other hand, it looks like Ingenious Brain and I loved that one. The Reformation part is too weak, I think.... Score: 7.1
 
Interview with Decoy/Excess/Natural Beat:.............. Just a normal interview, normal questions, normal answers... Score: 7.8
 
Interview with The Mistress/Angry:............... Next page... This is one off the most outstanding interviews, I ever read. Good questions, great answers. We learn a lot about the Mistress... For example, she admits to being bi-sexual. She likes trio sex and also sado-masochism... great interview... really good, Jesper.. Score:9.1
 
Interview with Spermbird/Excess:.............. Hmm... I think, he has been interviewed a million times or so until now. This one though doesn't provide any new facts... so it is nothing special... Score: 7.5
 
Demo Reviews:............. Mad/Padua reviews some demos in a good way, I personally like the Megastyle demo though... the only problem is that only very few demos got reviewed, so that chapter is too short... Score: 6.1
 
Vision:............. Cupid repeats his great thoughts about people who can't code but have good ideas, well. we could already read that in Mendip 7... Score:6.8
 
Demo of the year (D.O.T.Y):.............. Yes, people... a shame that only a few groups contributed to that anti-Nazi demo! Think about it, people, it's really worth to release it, to show our strength against the Nazis' small minded crap ! Score:7.0
 
Pirate:............. A definition of Pirate BBS'. Good idea, but all they wrote just counted for PC-boards... Score: 7.7
 
News:.......... I'm afraid, but the News-chapter seems to be the weakest one of the whole issue. Many important incidents were missing. Others were old... far too less for the current No.1 Mail related disk mag. Score:4.1
 
Charts:.............. Cool. Long lists. Many votes, really objective. Unless the news, THIS is what to expect of THE No 1 mag.! Cool! I hope Caprice Design, the new chart-editor, can keep it up... Score:9.2
 
Birthday:............. A birthday list of most sceners! Really long and cool! Score: 7.7
Boards:............. Just some board numbers... some of ‘em are already down... a bit more research would have been necessary, but still a good list if you lost some board numbers and maybe want to call more unknown boards... Score:6.8
 
Addies:............. The biggest addy chapter of all mags I think... at least I haven't yet seen a bigger one this year. Well... they publish the same addies in every issue, so the chapter just gets updated, in case some people moved, or changed their handle/group. A good idea, because 80% of every issue's addies are the same! So a lot of work can be saved. The chapter could be improved by removing addies of sceners who have quitted the scene... maybe here a bit more research would be useful, too..?! Score:9.5 (!)
 
Spread the word:............... Yes, spread it! Score:7.4
 
Reactions:................ Well... Score:7.5
 
Thanks:............... A list of all voters... is that really necessary? I don't think so... Score:4.0
 
How to use Skyhigh:.................. Some information about how to use it... Score:5.1

 

Well... that concludes the chapter list... The average score and the final result for section 2, text, is: 7.3
 
The 3rd section follows next.. 
Amount of text: 9.0, a lot of chapters... cool! Delay: 7.9, it's been quite some time since the last issue. All chapters, such as articles, are really interesting, definitely NO BULLCRAP to increase the text amount. Great! 9.6 Points.
 
That means, the 3rd section gets judged with 8.8 (All 3 points divided by 3 )
 
Next one... The 4th source of points consists of 4 sub-sections:
 
The Intro: Cool, but I prefer coloured ones. 8.1 
Spelling mistakes: Almost NONE. GREAT job! 9.8 
Amount of zaks: Only 3, so only 3.8 
English: All editors know how to edit a mag! 8.9 
 
The final score for this section is 7.7
 
Hmm... the next points are given for the News and Chart section, as they are the most important ones in most mags. (According to those, who only read these 2 chapters! There are lot of people, who do so!)
 
News: 4.1 
Charts: 9.2 
 
in all: 6.7 

My overall impression of Skyhigh 16: 8.9
 
That's almost all... but we got a few extras that have to be appreciated... I simply have to reward the use of a proportional up-scroller with 5.0 points. Further more, Skyhigh offers to spread a search-advertisement for you, a good idea, 0.5 points. The same (0.5) is given for the spread of old demos. Really nice. One bad thing though is the use of the slogan "The next generation". The mag INTERNAL has already used that one back in 1991 (or even earlier, but I read my first Internal that year). I don't accuse Jesper of ripping it, I just inform you... I still have to "steal" 2.0 points.
 
THE RESULT:
 
Outfit 8.9 
Text 7.3 
Section 3 8.8 
Section 4 7.7 
Charts/News 6.7 
Overall Impression 8.9 
Extras (+) 6.0 
Extras (-) 2.0 
 
In all: 52.3 Points!
 
Congratulations for that great diskmag!

 

The next magazine is the first issue of the mag Viewture by Mental.
 
Well... it should be considered as a preview only, so don't judge it too hard. But I'm afraid. I have got a lot of negative things to say... I do not intend to slag them in anyway... but I just can't deny what I have seen... Well... let's start.
 
Outfit: 
Well... it looks like a mag from 1991 or so... no proportional text, no IRQ loader. That’s not a big problem at all. The main problem is a) that the Menu has to be reloaded (loading time !!!!) every time and b) you can't flip the pages with the Joystick. You have to press "+" and "-". Well, the chapters have to be chosen with that joystick... so very unhandy ...hmm sorry... I can only give 1.8 Points...
 
The text: 
Editorial:.............. Some introduction words, as usual, just a bit too short. Score: 5.1
News:............. I think, that chapter was edited back in March or February... it's not bad, just outdated. The problem is that News should be really new not old... Score: 3.4
Charts:.............. A very short list... but it's always hard to get support for a "not-yet existing" mag... so quite understandable. But where were the best Musicians and Coders? And Top 5 Mags and Swappers is far too less... The amount of points is also missing.... hmm... improve that please... Score: 3.9
 
Interview with the former leader of Shadow:.................. Pretty good, but only the usual questions, so I can only give an average score: Score: 5.0
 
Did you know:.............. Bah... a very short chapter, some of the "did you know" were good, though.. Score: 3.4
 
Report:.............. The text was lost, so no report was included... oh well...
 
Mixed:.............. Maybe the biggest fake. This chapter included the party-invitation for the X-95. It has already been held before the mag got released... Ok... I understand that there was a big delay, but it was simply a M U S T to remove that chapter. Nothing can be more useless than this chapter.... Score: 0.0 (!)
 
It's enough:.............. Hey... this one is a good chapter. Some more facts about that strange HUNTER dude are given... yeah! Try to reach that chapter's standard with every chapter... Score: 7.8
 
Addies:............... 12 addies or so..... Score: 2.0
 
Last words:................. Well... nothing special... last words... the name tells it all... Score: 4.3
 

The final rating for section 2, TEXT is: 3.7
 
What about the amount of text: 3.9 As it's just the preview issue, there is no release-delay... But I think, the editors really tried to write some interesting chapters, they all are just far too short... I think 7.0 is appropriate for the texts general interest. So... the final rating for section 3 is: 5.5
 
Now over to the 4th section that consists of 4 sub-sections: 
Intro: 2.3 
Spelling mistakes: 7.0 
Amount of zax: 1.3 (only one tune) 
English: 1.9 (Hardly any correct sentence can be found) 
Final rating for section 4: 3.1 
 
The next part of the review is just the average score of News and Charts: 3.75
 
My overall impression is: 2.9
 
Well... there were neither positive nor negative specials to be added here... which now concludes the review of Viewture 1: 20.75
 
Hmm... a really low score... but remember that it was just the preview. I think, there is some potential. The editors should try hard to improve the text. The outfit also needs some "updates" but the text is more important. Try to get hotter news. Or simply edit this chapter as last and release the mag immediately after having finished the news-section. It's a must to install a joystick control for the text display! Just improve the mag from issue to issue... Let's see what the first "real" issue will be like...
 
One more mag to go for this issue. Well I am really sorry. But my copies of the new Relax and Tribune bug...so a complete review is not possible... shit... maybe I'll put them into the next issue of Vandalism News, that's if I get 100 % versions... Anyway... the mag that is going to be reviewed next is the return issue of SPLASH... only a couple of issue were released within 12 months... they promised to release it on a 5 week basis from now on... I doubt that, to be honest... but I wouldn't mind being wrong on that, hehe! As always the review is divided into 6 sections, each of them consists of some sub-sections... look onto the 2nd chapter to see the review...
 
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"what has happened!"
----------------------------------------
welcome again to this most loved
chapter in every mag! alot happened
since we last released 'brutal recall'!
well just go ahead and read
"what has happend!"
----------------------------------------

-the aars party'92 is beeing held by
(amiga) crionics, crystal, anarcy and
(c64) camelot!

-genesis got alot of new members like:
rick, motley, sodapop and more!
paradize is now also genesis euro hq!

-propaganda is said to not being
released anymore!

-vogue joined oxyron as a graphician!

-aslive/hysteric joined flash inc., but
he is still in hysteric too!

-r.c.s. left legend to join brutal,
just 2 days after this baze/illusion
joined legend,stopped mega swapping,
he now has 56 contacts left out of
250! but he re-joined illusion after
4 days!
also mirage+skater/censor designs,
prophet/starion, lifestyle/success,
x-factor and massive onslaught both
excalibur all joined legend!
striker/attacker should have joined
aswell!!

-dizzy/image quit the scene, also
dr.disk/legacy quit the scene!

-pri/ex.ddt joined oxyron!

-the champ joined maniax!

-jayce/chromance joined dominators. also
tbb left chromance to join arcade.
warhead/faces joined chromance!

-voyage/rebels joined vagabonds!

-rumours saying that acrise is dead are
not true, alot of old members are
still in the group!

-pompom, crypt, wopper and decoy design
all joined spirit, decoy design also
joined empire as a 2nd group!

-mad/compagnions changed his handle into
crazy and joined clique, also ice
joined them, while janso and jonsku got
kicked out! also stormbringer/ex.abyss
and trice/ex.oxyron joined clique!

-calladan is dead again!

-ghoul, sat, flower, jason, objector all
from laser inc. joined unicess,
ghost joined dominators, laser inc.
is dead! also faith joined unicess as
a mega swapper! unicess should also be
in war with x-factor!

-slator and blockbuster both ex.ddt
joined chromance!

-redstar aint joining any new crew at
all even though lotta mags claimed so!
he will stay groupless!

-dense/hysteric joined spirit, so
bullet-proof is now a spirit-production

-stormbringer/clique got busted by the
cops and post but they didn't find
anything illegal!

-alot of hysteric members left to reform
red sector inc. on the c64!

-armitage/extacy renamed into skar and
went in coop with del who joined their
forces lately, their jobs are...
crack, code, gfx, covers originals!

-stormbringer/clique joined x-rated as
a 2nd group! he's on trial for one
month!

-cam/atlantis has stoped on the c64 but
is in tech on amiga!

-stack j., yale, sir gbs left fate,
yale and sir gbs joined faces!

-sopan/oxyron was kicked out coz he
was letting fellows join, without
asking the leader yazoo!

-rainbow is now a silicon board!

-tim/silicon left the scene!

-extince came back to the scene and
joined maniax, also the hawk joined
them!

-luke/sunrise renamed into master jay!

-wolf/ex.unique returned to the scene
and joined vision, also buzzard joined
them!

-macro nit/ex.dom joined pandora!

-rumours is saying that elegance/enigma
joined oxyron!

-cst/varsity was kicked out, and joined
nirvana!

-deadline died, all members joined
illusion!

-ashilles/megaunit joined acrise!

-a new group called motion is formed!
the members are folx who gave up coding
for about 2 years ago! some of the
members were in the old group antimon!
all the members live in norway!
the main members (and coders) are:
elwood, joe and mr. fantasy! motion has
just released one demo called
'bytes in motion'!

-there will soon be a danish board again
it'll be called 'the centrum' and it
will of-coz be 24 hours! sysop will be
iron boss/brutal!

-maniac/brutal quit the scene and
dazzler took his place!

-tg-acme/cross joined image!

-a new elite group should have been
born called.. wonderland!

-an american card-hacker called french
hawk joined dominators!

-viper/x-rated rejoined rebels after
he was kicked out of x-rated! also
hibish/ex.rebels rejoined and he will
do an anti jerry/triad demo, if he
should not apologize!

-dylan left maniax, joined shine, left
again and joined hitmen!

-corsair/heartbeat joined extacy!

-calypso/ex.crystal joined f4cg after
being in varsity for 3 days!

-tbm joined mayhem also revhead/hoodlums
joined them!

-darkman. shadow and revenge joined
extacy!

-the real 'conic' is back again,
actually they never died! they will
release public scandal again, and it is
not a unicess mag as some say! also a
demo should be on it's way!

-predicant/ex.ndc, starkiller/ex.acrise
tesla/ex.acrise and ex.baboons all
joined vagabonds!

-dr.j/the force joined image as a 2nd
group!

-tech/wow joined triad, also
wingo/oxyron/wrath design joined triad!

-nigel/ex.contex returned to the scene
again and joined vision, also zeus,
shogun and scope all ex.death-sector
joined vision!

-malcom joined unicess!

-vision will soon release a new magazine
called 'coma'!

-death left oxyron and rejoined hitmen!

-silver/baboons, flatline/ndc and
sony/ex.radical all joined hitmen!

-psychofox, and wit joined heartbeat!
while floppyman was kicked out!

-x-tro joined trinomic as a swapper,
also gordon joined them!

-jk, tango and vain got kicked out of
gothic design! bogomil/maniax joined
gothic!

-creeper/flash inc. stopped swapping!

-x-factor will only produce games in the
future! 5 of their members,including
ecco and exulans, joined dominators.
scenic joined brutal!

-panther/brutal quit the scene,so the
magazine 'independent' is taken out of
production!

-hotline is back once again!!
members are silver surfer,nol,ratman
and several others..
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</pre>

Propaganda 03 ch04

2011-02-13T20:11:19Z

Ymgve: Reverted edits by Truelandwen (Talk); changed back to last version by Ymgve

<pre>

THIS MONTH WE INTERVIEWED
THIS MONTH WE INTERVIEWED...
____________________________

...WALTER KONRAD OF "DOUBLE DENSITY"
Did you ever try to sell a game to
MAGIC DISK,GAME ON or GOLDEN DISK?
Did they refuse it? Then WALTER is the
one you have to shoot! Hehe! He's the
man in charge...

..."KOKOMO" VIDEO GAMES PRODUCTION
Two girls built a coding group.
(They made that "HISKADO" game!)
...We interviewed both of them on a
conferrence.

...TYGER OF GENESIS*PROJECT
SNACKY is the best cracker ever on
the C64,but was quite lazy the last
few months. TYGER is the new generation!

...OLIVER LINDAU ALIAS VETO OF G*P
He made the graphics for ROLLING RONNIE.

WALTER KONRAD OF DOUBLE DENSITY
WALTER KONRAD OF DOUBLE DENSITY
_______________________________
EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU WORK FOR "DOUBLE
DENSITY". WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR JOB?

To get as much money as I can... Shit,
to get some good games which will be
released under that label. Notice that
2D is also active on Amiga,PC and ST.
It is not really a full-time job, since
I've got lots of other stuff to do for
the company.
If you've got a good game don't hesitate
to send it to me. It doesn't matter if
it's a low-budget game. I think lots of
people got something wrong with the term
"low-budget" because there are a lot of
low-cost games which are better than any
full-price.

YOU HAVE NOT ALWAYS HAD THIS JOB. WHAT
DID YOU DO BEFORE AND HOW DID YOU GET
THE JOB?

My first computer was a C64 in 1985.
Later I was in a few groups (Mega,WOD
and 711) when I got in touch with some
nice people. In 1988 CP VERLAG asked me
to join their team and so I did...

IN HOW FAR ARE YOU STILL IN CONTACT
WITH THE ILLEGAL SCENE?

Sometimes you might see me at some
parties. I'm still in touch with my
best friends from back then (Mr.Cursor,
Hobbit...).

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TODAY'S SCENE?

I'm a bit disappointed about the scene
as real friendship seems to be gone.
What counts is to blame anyother and
everybody claims to be the coolest.

TRUE. WELL,WHAT DO YOU THINK,WHEN WILL
THE C64 DIE?

On 19th of August 1992! Hehe... No,it'll
never die,if there are guys like you
using it!

ANY FUTURE PLANS?

I'm on Amiga since 1989,I got a 386 in
199O and I'll keep with the company!

WHAT DOES YOUR DAY LOOK LIKE?

8:OO - 8:3O reading newspaper
8:3O - 9:OO getting breakfast
9:OO - 1O:OO reading the mail
1O:OO - 12:OO misceleanous
12:OO - 12:3O out for lunch
12:3O - 14:OO checking some games
14:OO - 18:OO negotiate with programers

WHAT OTHER THAN COMPUTING DO YOU DO?

Having a good time with my girl,travel
around the world,driving my car and
having fun with good friends.

DO YOU HAVE A STEADY GIRLFRIEND?

Yes! Daniela lives with me for 3 years
now.

TELL US YOUR FAVOURITES,PLEASE...

CAR.....: Porsche 928 S4
FOOD....: Italian,Chinese
DRINK...: Coke,Wine,Orange Juice
BOOKS...: everything of Tom Clancy
GAMES...: Turrican II, Speedball II
MUSIC...: Technotronic,Talk Talk...
ACTOR...: Bruce Willis
MOVIES..: Naked Gun 2 1/2
COUNTRY.: Australia
COMPUTER: Amiga,PC

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT "PROPAGANDA"?

Bullshit! Hehe! No,it looks like a very
good disk-mag!

THE THREE THINGS YOU'D NEED IF YOU'D BE
BANNED ON A DESERT ISLAND?

Three girls! No,but I'd by lucky to be
there with Daniela,some gallons of
Coke and a swimming belt!

IF YOU COULD MEET A FAMOUS PERSON,DEAD
OR ALIVE,WHO SHOULD IT BE AND WHY?

Saddam Hussein... To drown him in a
puddle of oil!

THANKS FOR THE INTERVIEW!

Any time.

KOKOMO
KOKOMO
______
HI! TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF!

SYLVIA:
I'm 19 years old and I'm an apprentice.

ANDREA:
I'm two years younger than her and I am
an apprentice aswell.

THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLY GOOD DESCRIBTION.
AND HOW DID YOU EVER GET INTO COMPUTING?

SYLVIA:
We know each other for about 9 years now
and used to play mega-hits like PAPERBOY
together... Hummm... Quite a while ago
now.

ANDREA:
But we starting doing things ourselves
only about 2 years ago. Only trying and
testing for about half a year until we
figured out how to do things. SYLVIA
started coding (starting with Basic of
course) and I drew some graphics.

DID YOU EVER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH
THE (ILLEGAL) SCENE? WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THE SCENE?

SYLVIA:
Not really. Then again,yes,I tried to
crack 2 or 3 games,just for fun,only
to learn a little more about coding...
Well,I hate lamers like VERDICT,they
stole our game HISKADO before it was
completely finished!

DO YOU TWO HAVE A BOYFRIEND?

SYLVIA:
Either one of us even has her own!

DO THEY HAVE A COMPUTER?

SYLVIA:
No. Just playing (testing) our games
ever once in a while.

HOW MANY GAMES HAVE YOU MADE?

All in all we made seven,but you can
forget five of them right away. They
were baaaaaaaaad...

WHAT ABOUT THE TWO OTHER GAMES THEN?

HISKADO and SHILLY SHALLY (Well,that one
is not really finished yet).

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

No comment!

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?

ANDREA:
Charlatans,Chris Isaak,Ska,'5Os Oldies.
...well,anything but Hip Hop.

SYLVIA:
Bob Marley,Alice Cooper,Clash,Violent
Femmes,ACDC,Oldies from the 5Os and'6Os,
Joy Division,Hooters,Sisters of Mercy
and all other Hip Hoppers... Hehehe!

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUUT "PROPAGANDA"?

SYLVIA:
The ANTI-MAMBA intro is quite nice!!

ANDREA:
Ahh,well... pffft... sure... nice...

WHAT OTHER THAN COMPUTING DO YOU DO?

ANDREA:
Paaaaaarties! (No copypartiies anyway!),
Body Shaping and Sqash.

SYLVIA:
Parties (Yes,yes...),Badminton,Squash,
shopping,reading or simply nothing.

WHY NOT COPY-PARTIES?

ANDREA:
Because most boys are too arrogant...

SYLVIA:
Pah! Crap!

ANDREA:
No,really!

SYLVIA:
These parties are simply boring.

THREE THINGS YOU'D NEED ON A DESERTED
ISLAND...

SYLVIA:
A straw,cigarettes and a hammock.

ANDREA:
A hammer (for the coconuts),Sylvia's
Teddy,and hair-spray.

ANY FUTURE PLANS?

SYLVIA:
Getting more professional in coding and
meeting a lot oof new people.

ANDREA:
Dito.

ANYTHING ELSE LEFT TO BE SAID?

ANDREA:
Hummm,yes,if anyone wants to contact us,
write to PROPGANDA,they'll pass it over.
(And send pictures! Hehehe!)

TYGER OF GENESIS PROJECT
TYGER OF GENESIS PROJECT
________________________
HI,MARC! DESCRIBE YOURSELF!

I'm a 17 years old German student,about
185 cm tall and I got brown hair and
blue/green eyes... I like going to
parties whenever I have time and I live
in a small city near Wuppertal/Germany.

HOW,WHEN,WHERE AND WHY DID YOU GET A
COMPUTER AND WHAT HAPPENED EVER SINCE?

Hummm,sooooo long ago! I think I bought
it in 1986. The groups I was in?! Uuugh,
pretty embarresing... I have been in the
"Crack Kings" together with a friend of
mine,later I was alone for a while until
I joined PARAMOUNT. They died,so I tried

to build up an official 64-section of
TRISTAR+RED SECTOR together with WILD-
STYLE. Finally I joined GENESIS where I
will remain.

HOW DID YOU LEARN TO CRACK?

My very first crack ever was "Wonder-
boy". A friend of mine taught me how to
code in Assembler,so I didn't have to
start from scratch,but anything else I
learned by myself. My hardest crack
ever was "Turrican 1" but I improved a
lot ever since. Well,the hardest
protection I have ever seen was SNACKY's
NEURO-PROTECT V1.O on the "Disk Magazine
Creator". But even THAT one wasn't hard
enough for me! Hehe!

ANY OTHER HOBBIES?

If I don't waste my time in front of the
computer I either play Tennis,Billiard,
and various other sports or I meet some
(girl-)friends and we go downtown...
Ohh,and I like MTV and California Clan!

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TODAY'S SCENE?

Not too good anymore,the companies don't
really release that many games anylonger
on the C64 so it's getting a bit boring.
There are only very few really good
crackers nowadays,like: SNACKY,CRISP and
ROCKSTAR... I hate lamers who think they
are cool crackers just because they link
so-called mini-intros in front of un-
protecteted onefilers! ...And then some
of them even recrack!!

TELL US YOUR FAVOURITE...

CAR.....: Peugeot 2O5 GTI
FOOD....: Pizza,French Fries,Gyros etc.
DRINK...: Beer,Longdrinks,Coke
BOOKS...: Neuromancer,Cyberspace
GAMES...: Neuromancer,and any Lucas Film
Games adventures
MUSIC...: Scorpions,Genesis (Phil
Collins),KLF,Simple Minds
and many,many more!
ACTOR...: Sylvester Stallone,Arnold
Schwarzenegger,Bruce Willis,
Freddy Krueger,Jason Morris,
Michael Myers
MOVIE...: Die Hard 1+2,Rambo 1-3,
Terminator 1+2,Flatliners,
Iron Eagle 1+2,Evil Dead 1+2
COUNTRY.: Germany
COMPUTER: C128

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT "PROPAGANDA"?

LAAAAAME!! (Hehe! Will I get kicked out
now?! No,seriously it's DA BEEEZZZZT!!)

THE THREE THINGS YOU'D NEED ON A DESERT
ISLAND?

A submarine,a map and a compass.

IF YOU COULD MEET ANY PERSON DEAD OR
ALIVE,WHO SHOULD IT BE AND WHY?

Nobody in particular,maybe some of my
favourite actors...

ANY FUTURE PLANS?

Earning loads of money and maybe getting
Hightech-hardware like HOLOSTORE!

VETO OF GENESIS PROJECT
VETO OF GENESIS PROJECT
_______________________
HI,OLIVER! PLEASE TELL US A BIT ABOUT
YOURSELF!

I'm 19 years old,I'm 174 cm,the colour
of my hair changes about every second
day,right now they are natural and light
blond,but about a year ago they were
purple. I live in Wattenscheid/Germany.

WHAT GAMES DID YOU WORK ON?

I made the graphics for SECOND WORLD
(on C64,Amiga and PC),INVEST (PC) and
MINDBENDER,TRANSWORLD,ROLLING RONNIE,
RETURN OF MEDUSA,CORX,REBEL RACERS,
CROWN,TURN IT 2,THINK CROSS,and MONSTER
BUSINESS (all of these on the C64).

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU EARN?

It differs from project to project.
Usually the price for one of my pictures
is between 1OO,- and 5OO,- DM. Nowadays
I would charge 7OOO-8OOO DM to do all
the graphics for a game like ROLLING
RONNIE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDOLS? AND WHAT DO YOU
THINK ABOUT ALL THESE SO-CALLED GRAPHIC
ARTISTS IN THE SCENE?

I adore Michael Kosaka,he made the
graphics for SUMMER and WINTER GAMES!
The other one I like is Jim Sachs,he
made the graphics for DEFENDER OF THE
CROWN and the introduction-screen for
CD TV. Scene artists are important for
the survival of the C64,as they are the

ones who can still concentrate on
graphics without submitting to the
pressure of a software company that
dictates them what to draw. Too bad
their reputation depends on how much
and how fast they draw and not how good
they draw...

WHAT OTHER HOBBIES DO YOU HAVE?
...WHAT ABOUT A STEADY GIRLFRIEND?

I like watching videos,reading books and
listening to music. No sports! (Not even
on TV)! And,no,I'm solo.

TELL US YOUR FAVOURITE...

CAR.....: Toyota Carina
FOOD....: Canelloni
DRINK...: Wodka,coffee
BOOKS...: Neuromancer (Read it 3 times!)
GAMES...: Susweet (64),Simulcra (Amiga),
Sonic Hedgehog (Megadrive) and
Rockman World (Gameboy)
MUSIC...: Skid Row,Iron Maiden,Judas
Priest,Jean Michel Jarre
ACTOR...: Bette Midler,Catherine Deneuve
MOVIE...: Aliens
COUNTRY.: USA
COMPUTER: PC

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT "PROPAGANDA"?

I was amazed! Still it could have more
text! I know,it has more text than any
other 64 mag,but have a look at any
Amiga-magazine,they are much longer...
Well,MAMBA has a boring outfit and it
is amusing to read all their wrong news.
PROPAGANDA rules!!!

IN HOW FAR ARE YOU STILL IN CONTACT WITH
THE ILLEGAL SCENE?

Hardly anything. Ever once in a while I
look around to see what's new. I'm only
interested in demos though.. On Amiga I
am in the a demogroup called DESIGN and
on the C64 I'm in G*P. Well,I don't have
much time for the scene as I'm busy doin
graphics for a game called LETHAL XCESS.

ANY FUTURE PLANS?

Maybe an own software house with own
marketing etc. And maybe I can help
other artists to improve and make money
with their abilities.

OK. THANKS FOR THE INTERVIEW!

You're welcome!
</pre>

ArachnoPhobia 02 Formula 1

2011-02-13T20:00:02Z

Ymgve: Reverted edits by Sayeswtgo (Talk); changed back to last version by Ymgve

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Welcome in the world of Formula 1

Formula 1?! What the hell is this ?!
Well it's a new chapter for all the guys
who are interested in this sport.

We (ROJ and LizarT) were thinking of a
new chapter and thought that this one
might be a big succes, because nobody
has come to this [briliant] idea.

+--------------------------------------+
| TEAM ENGINE DRIVERS |
+--------------------------------------+
| 1 Williams Renault Hill GBR|
| Villeneuve CAN|
| |
| 2 Benneton Renualt Alesi FRA|
| Berger AUT|
| |
| 3 Ferrari Ferrari Schumacher GER|
| Irvine IRL|
| |
| 4 Mc Laren Mercedes Hakkinen FIN|
| Coulthard GBR|
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| 5 Jordan Peugeot Barricello BRA|
| Brundle GBR|
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| 6 Ligier Mugen-Honda Panis FRA|
| Diniz BRA|
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| 7 Sauber Ford Herbert GBR|
| Frentzen GER|
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| 8 Tyrell Yamaha Katayama JAP|
| Salo FIN|
| |
| 9 TWR Hart Verstappen HOL|
| Rosset BRA|
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|10 Minardi Ford Lamy POR|
| Lavaggi ITA|
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|11 Forti Ford Montermini ITA|
| Badoer ITA|
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GRAND PRIX DATE CIRCUIT WINNER
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Australia 10/03 Melbourne Hill
Brasil 31/03 Inter Lagos Hill
Argentina 07/04 Buenos Aires Hill
Europe 28/04 Nurburgring Villeneuve
San Marino 05/05 Imola Hill
Monaco 19/05 Montecarlo Panis
Spain 02/06 Montmelo Schumacher
Canada 16/06 Montreal Hill
France 30/06 M.Course Hill
England 14/07 Silverstone Villeneuve
Germany 28/07 Hockenheim Hill
Hungary 11/08 Hungaroring Villeneuve
Belgium 25/08 Spa-Franc. Schumacher
Italy 08/09 Monza ?
Portugal 22/09 Estoril ?
Japan 13/10 Suzuka ?

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N
Now we begin with the saturday-training-
report made by LIZART...

Salo bore the brunt and his time:
1:29.164.
Later on Gerhard Berger came on the
track but unfortunately he spinned in
his "flying" lap, but he set a
time 1:36.485.

5 minutes after Salo's start came Ukyo
Katayama and Jacques Villeneuve on the
track. The rest followed.
Villeneuve set a good time, and got
Pole Position 1:24.804
After a lot of good laps, Damon Hill
kicked Jacques Villeneuve from the Pole
Position, his time 1:24.668

Schumacher came on the track, but he
didn't come further than the 2nd place.
By the time the training had already 55
minutes begon, Damon Hill improved his
time into 1:24.204.
The classification with 1:30 minutes to
go was:
1.Hill 1:24.204
2.Villeneuve 0.317
3.Schumacher 0.577
4.Hakkinen 0.735
5.Coulthard 0.772
6.Alesi 0.997

Schumacher wasn't able to ride a better
time, so Damon Hill took the Pole
Position.

Here you've got the endresults of the
saterday training editted by ROJ.

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TRAINING BEST LAP GAP SPEED
----------------------------------------
1 D.Hill 1:24.204 246.686
2 J.Villeneuve 1:24.521 0.317 245.761
3 M.Schumacher 1:24.781 0.577 245.007
4 M.Hakkinen 1:24.939 0.735 244.552
5 D.Coulthard 1:24.976 0.772 244.445
6 J.Alesi 1:25.201 0.997 243.790
7 E.Irvine 1:25.226 1.022 243.728
8 G.Berger 1:25.470 1.266 243.032
9 M.Brundle 1:26.037 1.833 241.431
10 R.Barrichello 1:26.194 1.990 240.991
11 O.Panis 1:26.206 2.002 240.957
12 J.Herbert 1:26.345 2.141 240.569
13 H.Frentzen 1:26.505 2.301 240.124
14 P.Diniz 1:26.726 2.522 239.513
15 J.Verstappen 1:27.270 3.066 238.019
16 U.Katayama 1:28.234 4.030 235.419
17 M.Salo 1:28.472 4.268 234.786
18 P.Lamy 1:28.933 4.729 233.569
19 R.Rosset 1:29.181 4.977 232.919
20 G.Lavaggi 1:29.833 5.629 231.229
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T
Thanx ROJ, for the statistics.
Now I will give you a full report of
the GP of Italy held on sunday in Monza

The warm-up lap went well, but
Oliver Panis couldn't start his car,
so he had to start at the last position.
T
THE START:

Alesi made a very good start and took
the lead, but Hill got past him after
half of a round.
After the first lap we've got :

1.Hill
2.Alesi
3.Hakkinen
4.Villeneuve
5.Coulthard
6.Schumacher

After a few corners Coulthard misses the
turn and ends-up in the gravel...
Schumacher passed Villeneuve and gains
the fourth place, Berger is now on the
6th place, because coulthard
dropped out.
The 2nd-lap-classification is

1.Hill
2.Alesi
3.Hakkinen
4.Schumacher
5.Villeneuve
6.Berger
7.Irvine
8.Herbert
9.Brundle
10.Barrichello
11.Frentzen
12.Verstappen
13.Diniz
14.Katayama
15.Panis
16.Salo
17.Lamy
18.Rosset
19.Lavaggi

Hill makes a large gap and leads.
Hakkinen has hit the tyres along the
track and went off but came on again.
Katayama went in the pitlane for a new
nose (of the car) and was setted on a
lap by Hill who still leads.
Then suddenly Berger's car stopped
working and that was the end of Berger's
race in Italy.
Classification after 5 laps is:

1.Hill
2.Alesi
3.Schumacher
4.Villeneuve
5.Irvine
6.Brundle

Hill leads the Grand Prix of Italy,but
he hits the tyres in the first corner
and spins.
The lead is now again in the hands of
Alesi and that will stay for a while.
Schumacher is not doing anything to
overtake the leading position and Alesi
can't get away from Schumacher...
Classificattion after 12 laps:

1.Alesi
2.Schumacher
3.Irvine
4.Brundle
5.Barrichello
6.Herbert
7.Verstappen
8.Diniz
9.Hakkinen
10.Villeneuve(he just made a pitstop)
11.Rosset
12.Lamy
13.Katayama

Lamy's car engine stops working and he's
out of the race.
Hakkinen is working very hard to fight
back and gets back to the 7th just
behind Diniz.
Irvine's wheel-hang-up breaks off so
Eddie loses his third position
and he is out of the game.
The classification after 27 laps:

1.Alesi
2.Schumacher
3.Brundle
4.Barrichello
5.Hakkinen
6.Herbert
7.Diniz
8.Verstappen
9.Villeneuve (he has big troubles!)
10.Rosset
11.Katayama

The pitstops are now coming and a lot of
changes will take place.
Alesi makes a pitstop and comes on the
2nd place on the track.
2 laps after Alesi's pitstop,
Schumacher comes in for a pitstop.
It was a good stop, and he gets the lead
of the Grand Prix of Italy.
Hakkinen makes his pitstop well and
comes on the track at the 3rd palce, so
he had a good comeback.
The classification after 38 laps:

1.Schumacher
2.Alesi
3.Hakkinen
4.Brundle
5.Barrichello
6.Diniz
7.Herbert
8.Villeneuve
9.Verstappen
10.Rosset
11.Katayama

Rosset's front wheel-hang-up breaks off
so Rosset loses the chance of getting
the some points.
Schumacher has built up a big gap
between himself and Alesi, but bumps up
against the tyres.
Schumacher lost a few seconds but his
car was still OK!
Then Schumacher's lead increases
and he will probably win the GP
of Italy.
Herbert doesn't reach the finish but he
has gained the 9th place and here's are
the positions of the rest of the
racers at the end of the race.

@ @ @ @ @
@ @ @ @ @
@ @ @ @ @
@ @ @ @ @
@ @ @ @ @
@ THE WINNER OF THE G P OF ITALY
@ THE WINNER OF THE G.P.OF ITALY
@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
@ MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
...MICHAEL SCHUMACHER...
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

H
Here are the end-results:

1. Michael Schumacher(GER) 1.17m43,632s
Ferrari
2. Jean Alesi(FRA) 18,265s
Benetton-Renault
3. Mika Hakkinen(FIN) 1m06,635s
Mc Laren-Mercedes
4. Martin Brundle(GBR) 1m25,217s
Jordan-Peugeot
5. Rubens Barrichello(BRA) 1m25,475s
Jordan-Peugeot
6. Pedro Diniz(BRA) lap 1
Ligier-Mugen-Honda
7. Jacques Villeneuve(CAN) lap 1
Williams-Renault
8. Jos Verstappen(HOL) lap 1
TWR-Hart
9. Johnny Herbert(GBR) lap 2
Sauber-Ford
10. Ukyo Katyama(JAP) lap 2
Tyrrell-Yamaha

Average speed winner: 236,034 km/h
,,,,,,,,,,,,

Leaders in the race:
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Lap 1 till Lap 5 > Hill
Lap 6 till Lap 30 > Alesi
Lap 31 till Finish > Schumacher!

Fastest lap:
,,,,,,,,,,,,
Schumacher,50 lap 1.26,110 (241,226km/h)

A
And now the drops out:
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Ricardo Rosset Broken wheel-hang-up
TWR-Hart in lap 35.

Eddie Irvine Broken wheel-hang-up
Ferrari in lap 23.

Pedro Lamy Motor stops
Minardi-Ford in lap 12.

Mika Salo Motor stops
Tyrrell-Yamaha in lap 9.

Heiz-H. Frentzen Broken wheel-hang-up
Sauber-Ford in lap 7.

Damon Hill Broken wheel-hang-up
Williams-Renualt in lap 5.

Giovanni Lavaggi Motor stops
Minardi-Ford in lap 5

Gerhard Berger Gearbox
Benneton-Renault in lap 5

Olivier Panis Drive up with
Ligier-Mugen-Honda Katayama in lap 2

David Coulthard Broken wheel-hang-up
Mc Laren-Mercedes in the 1st lap

The race was excited, there were more
than 80.000 visitors and the weather
was sunny.
The winner has driven 305,772 km
(53 rounds).

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS 1996
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

DRIVER COUNTRY POINTS

1. Damon Hill GBR 81
2. Jacgues Villeneuve CAN 86
3. Michael Schumacher GER 49
4. Jean Alesi FRA 44
5. Mika Hakkinen FIN 27
6. David Coulthard GBR 18
7. Gerhard Berger AUT 17
8. Rubens Barrichello BRA 14
9. Olivier Panis FRA 13
10. Eddie Irvine IRL 9
11. Heinz-Harald Frentzen GER 6
-. Martin Brundle GBR 6
13. Mika Salo FIN 5
14. Johnny Herbert GBR 4
15. Pedro Diniz BRA 2
16. Jos Verstappen HOL 1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 1996
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

TEAM POINTS

1. Williams-Renualt 149
2. Benneton-Renault 55
3. Ferrari 48
4. Mc Laren-Mercedes 41
5. Jordan-Peugeot 15
6. Ligier-Mugen-Honda 14
7. Sauber-Ford 10
8. Tyrrell-Yamaha 5
9. TWR-Hart 1

Williams is already World Champion
for the eights time

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NEWS AND RUMOURS IN THE FORMULA 1
NEWS AND RUMOURS IN THE FORMULA 1
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

T
THE GRAND PRIX OF AUSTRIA IS BACK IN THE
FORMULA 1 SCENE. ,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,

The G.P. of Austria is back on the
calendar of the Formula 1 circus!
For the 1st time in 9 years the Formula
1 drivers are back on the that circuit.
In August 1997 the first race will take
place on the Zeltweg circuit.

The F.I.A. has the Grand Prix of Europe
and the Grand Prix of Hungary are
scratched for next year.
the location for the race of 5
October is not known yet!

----------------------------------------

J
JORDAN IN NEGOTIATIONN WITH RALF
SCHUMACHER ,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,

Ian Philips from the Jordan-Peugot-Team
has confirmed that they want to have
Ralf Shumacher, brother of two times
worldchampion: Michael Schumacher.

"Not because his name is Schumacher, but
because he is a very fast driver and he
wants to be a Worldchampion": so said
Ian Philips.

We heard that Ralf Schumacher's sponsor
has signed a contract with Mc Laren.
So Ralf Schumacher is linked in with
Mc Laren. We keep you informed about
this subject in the next issue's+!

----------------------------------------

W
WILLIAMS AXE Hill
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Damon Hill will leave Williams at the
end of this season.
Even if he succeeds in winning the World
Title.

Williams has signed a contract with the
highly-rated German Heinz-Harald-Frentze
Next year he will be Jacques Villeneuves
partner.

Hill is talking with several teams and
or people such as:

Jackie Stewart (starts a new F1 team)

Jordan-Peugot

Mc Laren-Mercedes

----------------------------------------

If you have any question about Jos
Verstappen write to:

The Jos Verstappen Fanclub

Stationsweg 51
6065 EX Montfort
The Netherlands

Remember Jos The Boss (but when does he
get a good car???)

There is nothing left to say, so we will
see you when the next race has taken
place.
We hope that you have enjoyed our
article!

Goodbye for now, LIZART & ROJ
,,,,,,,,,,,,
Music by Fodor Sandor
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@ @ ~ ~ @ @@@ @ ~ ~ @ @
@ ~ ~~~@ @~~~ ~ @
@ ~ ~ ~ @ 1 @ ~ ~ ~ @
@ ~ ~ ~@@@ 1 @@@~ ~ ~ @
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NEXT RACE THE GRAND PRIX OF SUZUKA
NEXT RACE THE GRAND PRIX OF SUZUKA
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Mamba 04 ch05 Hits and Flops

2011-01-06T00:47:41Z

Ymgve: Reverted edits by Valera (Talk); changed back to last version by Ymgve

<pre>
hello.
here are six reviews for you.
remember that i give only my
personal opinion here!
your opinion about a game can be
totally different.

i reviewed the following games
this months :

1. chambers of shaolin
2. world soccer
3. mountain bike racer
4. fast food
5. after the war
6. maze mania

chambers of shaolin - thalion

train your body to be prepared for
the fight by absolving the 3 chambers
of shaolin : the test of balance
the test of speed
the test of strenghts

keep in equal balance by hopping on
thin wooden pins to collect signs
in a certain time.
if you lose the balance you fall into
acid.
in the second chamber you have to cut
ropes which avoid the flood of the
room. you manage that by hitting a

ball, which slackens the water-
shutting. you have to do it on 2
sides. but look out, the ball can
also hit yourself.
a timelimit is set here, too.
the third chamber comprises the test
of strenghts.first you have to decide
where your hand shall hit the board,
then you have to collect strenghts by
shaking your joystick.
after each test your provisional
result is shown to you.
now you have to fight. your skill
depends on your result of the
training. musics and graphics are
well done. valuation : 83

world soccer - zeppelin games

world soccer is another soccer-
simulation, but this time with nice
graphics and effects.
you are the trainer and manager of
a club of your choice.
so you are able to create an own team
and to sell and buy new players.
a reporter comments the whole game
with your team. it is a live report.
during the half-time you have the
chance to change some options.
on the whole it is just another
soccer-manager, but with nice effects
and graphics. valuation : 73

mountain bike racer - zeppelin games

the second zeppelin game this month
challanges you to solve a difficult
course with your mountain bike.
this game also contains some nice
graphics and special options.
you can, for example, buy further
equipment to ease the race like
an oil can, fat tyres or a time boost
you gain the money for the shop by
solving the course in a good time.
the nice title-sound was made by
adam gilmore! the game reminds me of
kickstart, the fans of these oldies
will enjoy it. valuation : 69

fast food - codemasters

this game, produced by vision
software, reminds me of a pacman-
adulteration. you have to collect
food (fast) by avoiding the contact
with a ghost. you can collect
different food which enables you to
fight the ghost. after you have
collected all the food you come to
the following level.
a level-selector allows you to select
a level from one to twenty, but there
are much more levels. the game
consist of some nice graphics.you can
not demand more for this price. v:52

after the war - dynamic

this game consist of 2 parts. each
part is divided into 3 levels. after
the first part you get a code for
the second part. (7781)
you steer a fighter who owns no arm
except his fists and feets.
after each level a big enemy is
already waiting for you.
the second mission arises much fun;
you now own a machine-gun with auto-
fire. you can steer your weapon in
all directions, you even can easily
shoot your enemies above yourself.the
mon-music sounds pretty good. v: 86

maze mania - hewson

your task is to steer the hero called
flippo through 16 labyrinths by
changing the colours of the fields
into one colour. the inhabitants of
these labhyrinths try to catch you.
the difficulty is, that you sometimes
have to touch a field different times
or from different ways to dye it.when
all fields have the same colour you
have to reach a certain field to come
to the next level. you sometimes have
to jump over holes which can suddenly
appear. the graphics are well done,
the music is average. valuation : 78
</pre>

Hotshot 02

2010-10-23T20:38:20Z

Ymgve:

==Editorial==
<pre>
________________________________
_ - hotshot news #02 - _
________________________________
--- THE MENU ---

1.........menu & editorial
2.........news and rumours
3...................charts
4............advertisments
5................interview
6.........magazine reviews
7.............game reviews
8................about mag
________________________________
--- EDITORIAL! ---

all coding by: ZODIAC/FLASH INC.
graphics by: SHARP/FLASH INC.
stars by: ZODIAC/FLASH INC.
music by: JCH/THE VIBRANTS
writing by: most by MORPHEUS
+ some by DEXION
- OF FLASH INC. -
________________________________
</pre>

==News and Rumors==
<pre>
________________________________

NEWS'N'RUMOURS

________________________________

* a new group is born in norway
called SKYDESIGN.
* mike and headhunter left
sphinx and joined ALPHA FLIGHT
* warboy was kicked out of
alpha flight.
* lars of twins joined TRC.
* rumours says that ACTUAL is
dead. true or false?
* STAGE is a new dutch importer
group.
* RCA 717 changed his name to
RCA. (big diff.)
* AGGRESSOR and DUFT'90 joined
future technologies a depart-
ment of AMOK.
* the federation against ATG
is over.
* MEGADEATH and MEGASTYLE INC.
have both the same name on
their mags, MEGAZINE. the fact
is that MEGADEATH had the name
long before megastyle..
* ARRAY is now dead!
* BATMAN(ex g*p) joined ddt and
changed his handle to DIABLO.
* GRAVESTONE/UA joined full
force. two weeks later he left
the computer scene.
* SHAKIN(ex array) joined stash.
* ZOIDS is dead!
* RAZOR of PHEONIX changed his
handle to NICO.
* YOGA(ex yankees) joined
unicess. unicess members in
belgium is now:
DIVINE-EXOR-EINSTEIN and YOGA.
* jetset crew joined fatal error
* SPACIE/GP left the computer
scene.
* GP's birthday demo will be
release soon.
* ICE-T was kicked out from
NASTY.
* AERO joined NASTY.
* SHINE left nasty and joined
HURRICANE.
* DARK left too, but joined
TRAVELLERS...
* HEWITT left DUNEX and joined
DEPREDATORS.
* DOYLE left aswell, but joined
DEMOTION.
* DUNEX is in war with DEMOTION.
* lotsa members from THE FOXFIRE
CREW joined MANOWAR.
* YOG/ATG is coding on a game.
* EINSTEIN/ATG is coding on
a sampler.
* TWILIGHT ZONE is dead! all
members rebuilt and joined
the good old 'FUSION'. also
some old members joined...
* WAREHOUSE and ROCKSTAR left
CONTEX and joined the good old
FAIRLIGHT.
* FOX left UPFRONT and joined
BONZAI.
* SALEZAR didn't stay alive for
long. CULT 73 joined RIZING,
WISCH joined FLASH INC. and
DRAC and EUZKERA joined S451.
ZED/REACTION also joined S451.
* HAWKEYE/MATRIX stopped.
* BIONIC/TROPIC stopped all
swapping activeties.
* TWS changed his name back to
MERLIN and at the same time
he and XEROX joined ZONE 45.
* members from TETRAGON joined
a new group called CROSS.
* POWPIN and JADAWIN joined WOT.
* DRAKE left CONTEX and joined
DOMINATORS.
* MAVERICK left OPALE and joined
BABYGANG.
</pre>

==Charts==
<pre>
________________________________

THE CHARTS

________________________________

THE BEST DEMOGROUPS:
______________________
1. HORIZON
2. crest
3. nato+fairlight
4. flash inc.
5. bones
6. upfront, blackmail
7. megastyle inc.
8. contex
9. rizing
10. censor design
11. logic
12. x-ample
13. light
14. full force

THE BEST CRACKERGROUPS:
_________________________
1. IKARI + TALENT
2. genesis project
3. illusion
4. censor design
5. dominators
6. crazy
7. legend
8. fairlight
9. success
10. paramount
11. dynamix
12. f4cg
13. light, action
14. depredators

THE BEST DESIGNERS:
____________________
1. ORC/BLACK MAIL
2. hein design/density
3. artline designs
4. michael detert
5. vip/crest
6. gotcha/crazy
7. robert, redstar
8. the sarge/fairlight
9. scrap/genesis
10. bizzmo/genesis

THE BEST MUSICANS:
____________________
1. JENS-CHRISTIAN HUUS
2. maniacs of noise
3. drax/vibk 20cc
4. danko/invoice
5. link/the vibrants
6. jesper olsen/amok
7. iq 64/shape
8. edward van santen
9. m. schneider
10. laxity/scoop

THE BEST SINGLE CODERS:
_________________________
1. MADUPLEC/NATO
2. kjer/hz, mr. cursor
3. crossbow/crest
4. zodiac/flash inc.
5. scroll/megastyle inc.
6. hannes sommer/cd
7. cycleburner/contex
8. raistlin/genesis p.
9. omega supreme/panorama

THE BEST SINGLE CRACKERS:
___________________________
1. SNACKY/GENESIS P.
2. just ice/i+t
3. tycoon/triad
4. goblin/genesis p.
5. bod/i+t
6. jihad/action
7. rockstar/fairlight
8. weasel/crazy
9. macronit/dominators
10. dogfriend/dominators

THE BEST DISC MAGAZINE:
_________________________
1. SEX'N'CRIME
2. mamba
3. hotshot
4. scene express
5. smooth criminal
6. lethal news
7. endemic
8. slowpoke news
9. megazine
10. corruption

THE BEST VHS FILMS:
_____________________
1. WAR OF THE ROSES
2. turner & hooch
3. tango & cash
4. born on the fourth...
5. when harry met sally

THAT'S ALL....
</pre>

==Advertisements==
(removed)

==Interview==
<pre>
________________________________

THE INTERVIEW

________________________________

this month we have a interview
with FLAMINGO of LIGHT !
ok. H= HOTSHOT, F= FLAMINGO.

H= hello there! please tell me
your real name.
F= my name is OSKAR STAL.
H= and your age is?
F= 15 years old.
H= what's YOUR job in LIGHT?
F= i'm coding and swapping.
H= in how many groups have you
been in, and what's their
name?
F= it's 4 ones. first it was a
group called MICRO SERVICE.
that was the time i coded in
basic.. after that i joined
a group called TITAN. well,
i didn't stay there to long,
so i joined TRIAD. after
releasing some demos for them
i left and joined LIGHT,
and where i still am.
H= how many members are there in
LIGHT and what's their name?
F= there's 6 of them named:
WACO, GOBLIN, RASH, ICECUBE,
SHADE and ME.
H= who found the name LIGHT?
F= i think i was goblin.
H= when did you bought your 64?
F= in the end of 1986.
H= how did you got the interest
to start coding?
F= i read the manual and started
to CODE in BASIC three days
after i got my computer. one
of the reasons is that i
didn't know anyone who had
this marvellous computer.
in SUMMER'88 i started to
code in machine language.
H= when did you got famous?
F= first it was not so many who
know who i was, but with the
time i got more and more
wellknown. nearly all the
swedes know who i am.
H= what's YOUR future plans?
F= i will continue computing
until it get's boring.
H= who is your best PALS on
the scene?
F= the lighters...
H= who is THE BEST CODER?
F= i don't really know, but i
like KJER's mathematics
calculations.
H= THE BEST GRAPHIXER?
F= well i don't know really,
but i think it's the guys who
besides drawing logos and
fonts makes ALL KINDS of
pictures like: girls, land-
scape etc.
H= and THE BEST MUSICAN?
F= well, i think it's
MANIACS OF NOISE.
H= how many HOURS a DAY do you
spend computing?
F= i don't compute that much.
some hours in the weekends
and when i don't have some-
thing to do.
H= what do you think about the
scene novadays?
F= i think it's a petty that
some GOOD guys leaves for the
AMIGA. and i think it's goin
forwand but VERY SLOW!
H= what do you think about
cracking?
F= i think it's boring. i will
not start to crack myself
but if someone didn't do it
you couldn't get games,
'cause who want's to buy a
game for 150 SKR.
H= that's ofcoz'. well, what do
you think about the LAMIGA?
F= i don't gonna buy one, 'cause
i don't have the strength to
learn how the machine works
as i did with the C64!
H= aren't LIGHT gonna do a MAG?
F= when JEDI was a member of our
group, we thought about it
but when he LEFT due to some
problems we haven't plan
anything.
H= in YOUR OWN oppinion, wich is
the BEST DISC-MAGAZINE?
F= i don't really know. i think
it's SEX'N'CRIME, but i don't
like their DEMOGROUP list.
and i also think that there's
too many mags right now.
H= what about HOTSHOT then?
F= i think the scrollers in the
intro is abit strange but the
REST IS OK.
H= who is the BIGGEST asshole?
F= i don't know because i don't
know one.
H= please describe A LAMER?
F= it's a guy who think he
can code.
H= now some questions BESIDE
THE COMPUTER. what are you
doin' on your sparetime?
F= looking at vi---SPA---ISSUE 2
my friends.
H= do you have a GIRLFRIEND?
F= NO...
H= what is your FAVOURITE:
FOOD = spagetti
MOVIE = don't know.
COUNTRY = some sunny place
MAGAZINE = larsson
GAME = last ninja
MUSIC = nothin' special.
SPORT = ishockey
ANIMAL = nothin' special.
H= what makes you HAPPY/ANGRY?
F= the thing that makes me ANGRY
is when the demolists is
SO FUCKED UP i can't belive
it myself! and the thing that
makes me HAPPY is when people
likes what you do, and when
your high voted on the lists!
H= do you got any ENEMIES?
F= no, i try to avoid to gjt
ones...
H= and now as the final and the
most used question. what
should you bring to a desert
island?
F= a BOAT to row home with,
a_GIRL and some FOOD.

________________________________

ok. THANX for the interview !
yo DANKO: you can't complain on
this interview 'cause it's good.
the interview with KJER/HZ was
a fast one. we didn't have the
time to do a longer and better
one!

________________________________
</pre>

==Magazine Reviews==
<pre>
________________________________

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

________________________________

CORRUPTION/ACTUAL TRADING G.
______________________________

first of all you can see a quite
cool intro coded by spc with zak
by maniacs of noise and some
nice graphics by some dude!
(not mentioned!)
well, the mag haves a quite cool
layout! some new ideas indeed!
the things you can edit is:
EDITORIAL, NEWS & RUMOURS,
CHARTS, INTERVIEW, REPORTS, SEX-
STORY, WANTED and REACTIONS.
the sadest thing is the SEX-
STORY. i think you guys should
find something else to write!!
the storys are NOT funny to
read, and they are nothing of
interest... exept the sex-story
the mag is worth voting on
(and so i did!).
WELL, GOOD WORK DUDES!

ratings: 79 percent out of 100

MIRAGE/UNION
______________

another one of 'these' mags. i
say: poor layout with a cool
logo! you choose between:
NEWS & RUMOURS, INTERVIEW,
CHARTS, ADRESSES, EDITORIAL,
REACTIONS, GAME REVIEWS and
LAST MINUTE. these thing are
qiute good... when you have
choosen the thing you wanted
it will load a new screen.
it looks COOL!!
anyway, this isn't my favourite
magazine, but it's cool to read!

ratings: 62 percent out of 100

SEX'N'CRIME/AMOK CODING DEP.
______________________________

well what can u say?
this magazine is absolutley the
BEST one!
first there's a cool intro coded
by CHRIS with graphics by SCRAP,
and music by DEEK.
when you edit the mag, you'll
a brilliant layout with a cool
logo by HEIN DESIGN/DIART and
music by JESPER OLSEN/AMOK.
you can edit the helpscreen by
pressing 'H'. in there you can
find some very useful things.
1. enter the mailbox
2. printer menu
3. sequence hunter
(searches for a word.)
4. fullscreens scroller

the only thing i can complain on
is: if you press 1-0 and keeps
the key down the 1-0 marks will
bug! anyway, this magazine is
t h e B E S T !

ratings: 96 percent out of 100

ARS PUPLICA/CROSS
___________________

first there's a intro with a BIG
logo and a scroller(good lookin'
indeed!) . when you edit the mag
you can see the BEST layout
so far. the typemachine is a
real cool idea! well you can
edit alot of things, but i think
you guys should wrote more stuff
on each thing! this magazine is
among the BEST!

ratings: 84 percent out of 100

LETHAL NEWS/BONZAI
____________________

first you can see a first class
intro with nice graphics from
FOX, and music by MON. there's
alot of action in the intro,
lotsa things movin(i like that!)
when you enter the mag, there's
another cool logo by FOX and
again the music by MON. well,
i don't like the layout that
much! the rasters and the fld-
scroller destroys it all !
although i like the rest! lotsa
interesting things !
it's contains a lot of cool
things, and it's fun to read !
VERY GOOD WORK!

ratings: 79 percent out of 100

________________________________
some things are negative, but
don't get sad or angry 'cause
you know: NO ONES PERFECT !
________________________________
</pre>

==Game Reviews==
<pre>
________________________________

GAME REVIEWS

________________________________

well, we all know that in the
BEGINNING of this year there
were only released SHIT-GAMES
from the SOFTWARE COMPANIES!
i also thought that the ruling
C-64 was going to get a BITTER
DEATH... but then i was WRONG,
and i'm sure i was not the
only one either... it really
seems like the software
companies have got their ASS
IN SPEED, finally!
so, this time i'm really PROUD
of PRESENTING some REVIEWS on
some very POPULAR GAMES...
HERE WE GO...
--------------------------------
1. HAMMERFIST

well, i've always meant that
the 'LAST NINJA 2' is the best
game ever made on the C-64,
but yesterday i and my friend
( scorpie of hoaxers ) decided
to PLAY this game. after i had
played some minutes i became
so FUCKING IMPRESSED, and the
game is the BEST GAME i've EVER
played!!!! NO DOUBT!!!!
the graphic and playability
is the BEST i've ever seen on
a game, and the music is very
GOOD aswell. the point in the
game is to DESTROY the SECURITY
system at the different STAGES,
and at the last stage you have
to destroy the big 'BRAIN' who
has made all the WICKEDNESS in
the game... the 'THE END'-
screen is like i've always WAN-
TED a 'the end'-screen TO BE.
the programming is very good
and the game contains a lot of
WELL-MADE SPRITES.
YOU ALL ought to PLAY this
MARVELLOUS GAME!!

GRAPHICS: 100p.
SOUND: 86p.
PLAYABILITY: 92p.
CODE: 95p.
IN ALL: 93P.

THANK to BOD OF I+T for sending
me this GAME.
--------------------------------
2. IMPOSSAMOLE

well, this game i a NICE game
too. the JOYSTICK control is
a little bit BAD some places,
but that DOES NOT really mat-
ter anyway. it was a little
problem to figure out what the
point is in the game, but i
think it is the same as in
HAMMERFIST. the graphic is not
so very IMPRESSING, but i like
the MUSIC! the 'the end' screen
was bad, and the last battle
was an EASY FIGHT... the game
reminds me about giana sisters
and the cool game called rick
dangerous, and it's PRETTY
FUNNY!

GRAPHICS: 58p.
SOUND: 82p.
PLAYABILITY: 56p.
CODE: 45p.
IN ALL: 60P.

THANK to DAMIEN OF GENESIS P.
for sending me this GAME.
--------------------------------
3. OPERATION THUNDERBOLT

this game reminds me about OPE-
RATION WOLF!! the graphic is
not to boast about, but the
CODE is NOT so very BAD. the
playability is MISERABLE!!
anyway the game is WORTH to
PLAY... the point is to KILL
as many MEN as possible ( i
think! ) !! DON'T buy it...

GRAPHICS: 35p.
SOUND: 52p.
PLAYABILITY: 31p.
CODE: 58p.
IN ALL: 44P.

THANK to ANTITRACK OF COSMOS
for sending me this GAME.
--------------------------------
4. HOTROD

this game is a pretty GOOD one.
the graphical INTRODUCTION is
very COOL, and also with DIGI-
TIZED music! the game has got
a nice playability and graphic
aswell.
the point in this game is to
WIN the race ( oh?! ), and you
are able to BUY things which
IMPROVE the car and make it
better! when i played the game
i had some problems in the
beginning, but after some hard
PRACTICE i finally became a
GOOD DRIVER!! this game is
worth its PRICE!!

GRAPHICS: 77p.
SOUND: 75p.
PLAYABILITY: 60p.
CODE: 56p.
IN ALL: 67P.

THANK to BOD OF I+T for sending
me this GAME.
--------------------------------
5. DANDARE III

dandare is a very COOL game!
and i really think this game is
the COOLEST of the three
dandare games which have been
RELEASED. i'm sure i'm not the
only one eiter...
the graphic is very good, so
is the gameplay aswell!!
the sound is also pretty good.
i had not so very much time
to play this game, but my first
IMPRESSION was that this game
is WORTH its PRICE!! try it!!

GRAPHICS: 91p.
SOUND: 78p.
PLAYABILITY: 83p.
CODE: 65p.
IN ALL: 79P.

THANK to DAMIEN OF GENESIS P.
for sending me this GAME.
--------------------------------
6. SONIC BOOM

eh... well... this game is PURE
CRAP!!!! the graphic is bad,
the sound is bad and the play-
ability was bad!
personally i prefer BLUEMAX
instead of this game.

GRAPHICS: 32p.
SOUND: 39p.
PLAYABILITY: 38p.
CODE: 56p.
IN ALL: 41P.

THANK to CURSE OF ATG for send-
ing me this GAME.
--------------------------------

well, thats all folks! i hope
you think i've been FAIR in the
EVALUATING of those GAMES.
personally i think i've been
MORE than FAIR!! if you DON'T
AGREE in the JUDGEMENT, then
SEND me a LETTER!!

signed DEXION OF 'HOTSHOT' red.
</pre>

==About Mag==
<pre>
________________________________
--- ABOUT MAG ---

HOTSHOT will be released every
month.
VOTE FOR THE BEST:
10 demogroups 10 crackergroups
10 musicans 10 designers
10 single crakr 10 single coders
10 disc-mags 10 todays demos

________________________________

please send VOTES REACTIONS
NEWS INTERVIEWS and YOUR ADDY
if you want it printed in the
magazine. send to one of us:

MORPHEUS EPSILON
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX

ZODIAC DEXION
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX

THANKS TO the following guys for
NEWS, VOTINGS etc.

stranger/motion hagbard/cicen
guys in zone 45 i-man/royalty
hellguard/fenix the voice
apache/mute 101 walker/oneway
raistlin/g*p stryker/sharks
blitter/network kruger/sok
junior/chaos loom/tat
1mb/motion oberon
GHOST/MANOWAR and the rest..

the following guys, voted for
MANOWAR's mag BIG DIG, but they
didn't finnish the mag,so we got
the sheets. thanx also goes to:

agressor/amok trc/bad bros.
muscle/rca floyd/atg
crash/capitol mare/stash
mutant/stash red hawk
feezy/role nico/pheonix
divine/unicess ghost+king/mwr
gtl/fatal error incognito/crl

________________________________
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==News and Rumors==
<pre>
________________________________

NEWS'N'RUMOURS

________________________________

* a new group is born in norway
called SKYDESIGN.
* mike and headhunter left
sphinx and joined ALPHA FLIGHT
* warboy was kicked out of
alpha flight.
* lars of twins joined TRC.
* rumours says that ACTUAL is
dead. true or false?
* STAGE is a new dutch importer
group.
* RCA 717 changed his name to
RCA. (big diff.)
* AGGRESSOR and DUFT'90 joined
future technologies a depart-
ment of AMOK.
* the federation against ATG
is over.
* MEGADEATH and MEGASTYLE INC.
have both the same name on
their mags, MEGAZINE. the fact
is that MEGADEATH had the name
long before megastyle..
* ARRAY is now dead!
* BATMAN(ex g*p) joined ddt and
changed his handle to DIABLO.
* GRAVESTONE/UA joined full
force. two weeks later he left
the computer scene.
* SHAKIN(ex array) joined stash.
* ZOIDS is dead!
* RAZOR of PHEONIX changed his
handle to NICO.
* YOGA(ex yankees) joined
unicess. unicess members in
belgium is now:
DIVINE-EXOR-EINSTEIN and YOGA.
* jetset crew joined fatal error
* SPACIE/GP left the computer
scene.
* GP's birthday demo will be
release soon.
* ICE-T was kicked out from
NASTY.
* AERO joined NASTY.
* SHINE left nasty and joined
HURRICANE.
* DARK left too, but joined
TRAVELLERS...
* HEWITT left DUNEX and joined
DEPREDATORS.
* DOYLE left aswell, but joined
DEMOTION.
* DUNEX is in war with DEMOTION.
* lotsa members from THE FOXFIRE
CREW joined MANOWAR.
* YOG/ATG is coding on a game.
* EINSTEIN/ATG is coding on
a sampler.
* TWILIGHT ZONE is dead! all
members rebuilt and joined
the good old 'FUSION'. also
some old members joined...
* WAREHOUSE and ROCKSTAR left
CONTEX and joined the good old
FAIRLIGHT.
* FOX left UPFRONT and joined
BONZAI.
* SALEZAR didn't stay alive for
long. CULT 73 joined RIZING,
WISCH joined FLASH INC. and
DRAC and EUZKERA joined S451.
ZED/REACTION also joined S451.
* HAWKEYE/MATRIX stopped.
* BIONIC/TROPIC stopped all
swapping activeties.
* TWS changed his name back to
MERLIN and at the same time
he and XEROX joined ZONE 45.
* members from TETRAGON joined
a new group called CROSS.
* POWPIN and JADAWIN joined WOT.
* DRAKE left CONTEX and joined
DOMINATORS.
* MAVERICK left OPALE and joined
BABYGANG.
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==Charts==
<pre>
________________________________

THE CHARTS

________________________________

THE BEST DEMOGROUPS:
______________________
1. HORIZON
2. crest
3. nato+fairlight
4. flash inc.
5. bones
6. upfront, blackmail
7. megastyle inc.
8. contex
9. rizing
10. censor design
11. logic
12. x-ample
13. light
14. full force

THE BEST CRACKERGROUPS:
_________________________
1. IKARI + TALENT
2. genesis project
3. illusion
4. censor design
5. dominators
6. crazy
7. legend
8. fairlight
9. success
10. paramount
11. dynamix
12. f4cg
13. light, action
14. depredators

THE BEST DESIGNERS:
____________________
1. ORC/BLACK MAIL
2. hein design/density
3. artline designs
4. michael detert
5. vip/crest
6. gotcha/crazy
7. robert, redstar
8. the sarge/fairlight
9. scrap/genesis
10. bizzmo/genesis

THE BEST MUSICANS:
____________________
1. JENS-CHRISTIAN HUUS
2. maniacs of noise
3. drax/vibk 20cc
4. danko/invoice
5. link/the vibrants
6. jesper olsen/amok
7. iq 64/shape
8. edward van santen
9. m. schneider
10. laxity/scoop

THE BEST SINGLE CODERS:
_________________________
1. MADUPLEC/NATO
2. kjer/hz, mr. cursor
3. crossbow/crest
4. zodiac/flash inc.
5. scroll/megastyle inc.
6. hannes sommer/cd
7. cycleburner/contex
8. raistlin/genesis p.
9. omega supreme/panorama

THE BEST SINGLE CRACKERS:
___________________________
1. SNACKY/GENESIS P.
2. just ice/i+t
3. tycoon/triad
4. goblin/genesis p.
5. bod/i+t
6. jihad/action
7. rockstar/fairlight
8. weasel/crazy
9. macronit/dominators
10. dogfriend/dominators

THE BEST DISC MAGAZINE:
_________________________
1. SEX'N'CRIME
2. mamba
3. hotshot
4. scene express
5. smooth criminal
6. lethal news
7. endemic
8. slowpoke news
9. megazine
10. corruption

THE BEST VHS FILMS:
_____________________
1. WAR OF THE ROSES
2. turner & hooch
3. tango & cash
4. born on the fourth...
5. when harry met sally

THAT'S ALL....
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==Advertisements==
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==Interview==
<pre>
________________________________

THE INTERVIEW

________________________________

this month we have a interview
with FLAMINGO of LIGHT !
ok. H= HOTSHOT, F= FLAMINGO.

H= hello there! please tell me
your real name.
F= my name is OSKAR STAL.
H= and your age is?
F= 15 years old.
H= what's YOUR job in LIGHT?
F= i'm coding and swapping.
H= in how many groups have you
been in, and what's their
name?
F= it's 4 ones. first it was a
group called MICRO SERVICE.
that was the time i coded in
basic.. after that i joined
a group called TITAN. well,
i didn't stay there to long,
so i joined TRIAD. after
releasing some demos for them
i left and joined LIGHT,
and where i still am.
H= how many members are there in
LIGHT and what's their name?
F= there's 6 of them named:
WACO, GOBLIN, RASH, ICECUBE,
SHADE and ME.
H= who found the name LIGHT?
F= i think i was goblin.
H= when did you bought your 64?
F= in the end of 1986.
H= how did you got the interest
to start coding?
F= i read the manual and started
to CODE in BASIC three days
after i got my computer. one
of the reasons is that i
didn't know anyone who had
this marvellous computer.
in SUMMER'88 i started to
code in machine language.
H= when did you got famous?
F= first it was not so many who
know who i was, but with the
time i got more and more
wellknown. nearly all the
swedes know who i am.
H= what's YOUR future plans?
F= i will continue computing
until it get's boring.
H= who is your best PALS on
the scene?
F= the lighters...
H= who is THE BEST CODER?
F= i don't really know, but i
like KJER's mathematics
calculations.
H= THE BEST GRAPHIXER?
F= well i don't know really,
but i think it's the guys who
besides drawing logos and
fonts makes ALL KINDS of
pictures like: girls, land-
scape etc.
H= and THE BEST MUSICAN?
F= well, i think it's
MANIACS OF NOISE.
H= how many HOURS a DAY do you
spend computing?
F= i don't compute that much.
some hours in the weekends
and when i don't have some-
thing to do.
H= what do you think about the
scene novadays?
F= i think it's a petty that
some GOOD guys leaves for the
AMIGA. and i think it's goin
forwand but VERY SLOW!
H= what do you think about
cracking?
F= i think it's boring. i will
not start to crack myself
but if someone didn't do it
you couldn't get games,
'cause who want's to buy a
game for 150 SKR.
H= that's ofcoz'. well, what do
you think about the LAMIGA?
F= i don't gonna buy one, 'cause
i don't have the strength to
learn how the machine works
as i did with the C64!
H= aren't LIGHT gonna do a MAG?
F= when JEDI was a member of our
group, we thought about it
but when he LEFT due to some
problems we haven't plan
anything.
H= in YOUR OWN oppinion, wich is
the BEST DISC-MAGAZINE?
F= i don't really know. i think
it's SEX'N'CRIME, but i don't
like their DEMOGROUP list.
and i also think that there's
too many mags right now.
H= what about HOTSHOT then?
F= i think the scrollers in the
intro is abit strange but the
REST IS OK.
H= who is the BIGGEST asshole?
F= i don't know because i don't
know one.
H= please describe A LAMER?
F= it's a guy who think he
can code.
H= now some questions BESIDE
THE COMPUTER. what are you
doin' on your sparetime?
F= looking at vi---SPA---ISSUE 2
my friends.
H= do you have a GIRLFRIEND?
F= NO...
H= what is your FAVOURITE:
FOOD = spagetti
MOVIE = don't know.
COUNTRY = some sunny place
MAGAZINE = larsson
GAME = last ninja
MUSIC = nothin' special.
SPORT = ishockey
ANIMAL = nothin' special.
H= what makes you HAPPY/ANGRY?
F= the thing that makes me ANGRY
is when the demolists is
SO FUCKED UP i can't belive
it myself! and the thing that
makes me HAPPY is when people
likes what you do, and when
your high voted on the lists!
H= do you got any ENEMIES?
F= no, i try to avoid to gjt
ones...
H= and now as the final and the
most used question. what
should you bring to a desert
island?
F= a BOAT to row home with,
a_GIRL and some FOOD.

________________________________

ok. THANX for the interview !
yo DANKO: you can't complain on
this interview 'cause it's good.
the interview with KJER/HZ was
a fast one. we didn't have the
time to do a longer and better
one!

________________________________
</pre>

==Magazine Reviews==
<pre>
________________________________

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

________________________________

CORRUPTION/ACTUAL TRADING G.
______________________________

first of all you can see a quite
cool intro coded by spc with zak
by maniacs of noise and some
nice graphics by some dude!
(not mentioned!)
well, the mag haves a quite cool
layout! some new ideas indeed!
the things you can edit is:
EDITORIAL, NEWS & RUMOURS,
CHARTS, INTERVIEW, REPORTS, SEX-
STORY, WANTED and REACTIONS.
the sadest thing is the SEX-
STORY. i think you guys should
find something else to write!!
the storys are NOT funny to
read, and they are nothing of
interest... exept the sex-story
the mag is worth voting on
(and so i did!).
WELL, GOOD WORK DUDES!

ratings: 79 percent out of 100

MIRAGE/UNION
______________

another one of 'these' mags. i
say: poor layout with a cool
logo! you choose between:
NEWS & RUMOURS, INTERVIEW,
CHARTS, ADRESSES, EDITORIAL,
REACTIONS, GAME REVIEWS and
LAST MINUTE. these thing are
qiute good... when you have
choosen the thing you wanted
it will load a new screen.
it looks COOL!!
anyway, this isn't my favourite
magazine, but it's cool to read!

ratings: 62 percent out of 100

SEX'N'CRIME/AMOK CODING DEP.
______________________________

well what can u say?
this magazine is absolutley the
BEST one!
first there's a cool intro coded
by CHRIS with graphics by SCRAP,
and music by DEEK.
when you edit the mag, you'll
a brilliant layout with a cool
logo by HEIN DESIGN/DIART and
music by JESPER OLSEN/AMOK.
you can edit the helpscreen by
pressing 'H'. in there you can
find some very useful things.
1. enter the mailbox
2. printer menu
3. sequence hunter
(searches for a word.)
4. fullscreens scroller

the only thing i can complain on
is: if you press 1-0 and keeps
the key down the 1-0 marks will
bug! anyway, this magazine is
t h e B E S T !

ratings: 96 percent out of 100

ARS PUPLICA/CROSS
___________________

first there's a intro with a BIG
logo and a scroller(good lookin'
indeed!) . when you edit the mag
you can see the BEST layout
so far. the typemachine is a
real cool idea! well you can
edit alot of things, but i think
you guys should wrote more stuff
on each thing! this magazine is
among the BEST!

ratings: 84 percent out of 100

LETHAL NEWS/BONZAI
____________________

first you can see a first class
intro with nice graphics from
FOX, and music by MON. there's
alot of action in the intro,
lotsa things movin(i like that!)
when you enter the mag, there's
another cool logo by FOX and
again the music by MON. well,
i don't like the layout that
much! the rasters and the fld-
scroller destroys it all !
although i like the rest! lotsa
interesting things !
it's contains a lot of cool
things, and it's fun to read !
VERY GOOD WORK!

ratings: 79 percent out of 100

________________________________
some things are negative, but
don't get sad or angry 'cause
you know: NO ONES PERFECT !
________________________________
</pre>

==Game Reviews==
<pre>
________________________________

GAME REVIEWS

________________________________

well, we all know that in the
BEGINNING of this year there
were only released SHIT-GAMES
from the SOFTWARE COMPANIES!
i also thought that the ruling
C-64 was going to get a BITTER
DEATH... but then i was WRONG,
and i'm sure i was not the
only one either... it really
seems like the software
companies have got their ASS
IN SPEED, finally!
so, this time i'm really PROUD
of PRESENTING some REVIEWS on
some very POPULAR GAMES...
HERE WE GO...
--------------------------------
1. HAMMERFIST

well, i've always meant that
the 'LAST NINJA 2' is the best
game ever made on the C-64,
but yesterday i and my friend
( scorpie of hoaxers ) decided
to PLAY this game. after i had
played some minutes i became
so FUCKING IMPRESSED, and the
game is the BEST GAME i've EVER
played!!!! NO DOUBT!!!!
the graphic and playability
is the BEST i've ever seen on
a game, and the music is very
GOOD aswell. the point in the
game is to DESTROY the SECURITY
system at the different STAGES,
and at the last stage you have
to destroy the big 'BRAIN' who
has made all the WICKEDNESS in
the game... the 'THE END'-
screen is like i've always WAN-
TED a 'the end'-screen TO BE.
the programming is very good
and the game contains a lot of
WELL-MADE SPRITES.
YOU ALL ought to PLAY this
MARVELLOUS GAME!!

GRAPHICS: 100p.
SOUND: 86p.
PLAYABILITY: 92p.
CODE: 95p.
IN ALL: 93P.

THANK to BOD OF I+T for sending
me this GAME.
--------------------------------
2. IMPOSSAMOLE

well, this game i a NICE game
too. the JOYSTICK control is
a little bit BAD some places,
but that DOES NOT really mat-
ter anyway. it was a little
problem to figure out what the
point is in the game, but i
think it is the same as in
HAMMERFIST. the graphic is not
so very IMPRESSING, but i like
the MUSIC! the 'the end' screen
was bad, and the last battle
was an EASY FIGHT... the game
reminds me about giana sisters
and the cool game called rick
dangerous, and it's PRETTY
FUNNY!

GRAPHICS: 58p.
SOUND: 82p.
PLAYABILITY: 56p.
CODE: 45p.
IN ALL: 60P.

THANK to DAMIEN OF GENESIS P.
for sending me this GAME.
--------------------------------
3. OPERATION THUNDERBOLT

this game reminds me about OPE-
RATION WOLF!! the graphic is
not to boast about, but the
CODE is NOT so very BAD. the
playability is MISERABLE!!
anyway the game is WORTH to
PLAY... the point is to KILL
as many MEN as possible ( i
think! ) !! DON'T buy it...

GRAPHICS: 35p.
SOUND: 52p.
PLAYABILITY: 31p.
CODE: 58p.
IN ALL: 44P.

THANK to ANTITRACK OF COSMOS
for sending me this GAME.
--------------------------------
4. HOTROD

this game is a pretty GOOD one.
the graphical INTRODUCTION is
very COOL, and also with DIGI-
TIZED music! the game has got
a nice playability and graphic
aswell.
the point in this game is to
WIN the race ( oh?! ), and you
are able to BUY things which
IMPROVE the car and make it
better! when i played the game
i had some problems in the
beginning, but after some hard
PRACTICE i finally became a
GOOD DRIVER!! this game is
worth its PRICE!!

GRAPHICS: 77p.
SOUND: 75p.
PLAYABILITY: 60p.
CODE: 56p.
IN ALL: 67P.

THANK to BOD OF I+T for sending
me this GAME.
--------------------------------
5. DANDARE III

dandare is a very COOL game!
and i really think this game is
the COOLEST of the three
dandare games which have been
RELEASED. i'm sure i'm not the
only one eiter...
the graphic is very good, so
is the gameplay aswell!!
the sound is also pretty good.
i had not so very much time
to play this game, but my first
IMPRESSION was that this game
is WORTH its PRICE!! try it!!

GRAPHICS: 91p.
SOUND: 78p.
PLAYABILITY: 83p.
CODE: 65p.
IN ALL: 79P.

THANK to DAMIEN OF GENESIS P.
for sending me this GAME.
--------------------------------
6. SONIC BOOM

eh... well... this game is PURE
CRAP!!!! the graphic is bad,
the sound is bad and the play-
ability was bad!
personally i prefer BLUEMAX
instead of this game.

GRAPHICS: 32p.
SOUND: 39p.
PLAYABILITY: 38p.
CODE: 56p.
IN ALL: 41P.

THANK to CURSE OF ATG for send-
ing me this GAME.
--------------------------------

well, thats all folks! i hope
you think i've been FAIR in the
EVALUATING of those GAMES.
personally i think i've been
MORE than FAIR!! if you DON'T
AGREE in the JUDGEMENT, then
SEND me a LETTER!!

signed DEXION OF 'HOTSHOT' red.
</pre>

==About Mag==
<pre>
________________________________
--- ABOUT MAG ---

HOTSHOT will be released every
month.
VOTE FOR THE BEST:
10 demogroups 10 crackergroups
10 musicans 10 designers
10 single crakr 10 single coders
10 disc-mags 10 todays demos

________________________________

please send VOTES REACTIONS
NEWS INTERVIEWS and YOUR ADDY
if you want it printed in the
magazine. send to one of us:

MORPHEUS EPSILON
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX

ZODIAC DEXION
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX

THANKS TO the following guys for
NEWS, VOTINGS etc.

stranger/motion hagbard/cicen
guys in zone 45 i-man/royalty
hellguard/fenix the voice
apache/mute 101 walker/oneway
raistlin/g*p stryker/sharks
blitter/network kruger/sok
junior/chaos loom/tat
1mb/motion oberon
GHOST/MANOWAR and the rest..

the following guys, voted for
MANOWAR's mag BIG DIG, but they
didn't finnish the mag,so we got
the sheets. thanx also goes to:

agressor/amok trc/bad bros.
muscle/rca floyd/atg
crash/capitol mare/stash
mutant/stash red hawk
feezy/role nico/pheonix
divine/unicess ghost+king/mwr
gtl/fatal error incognito/crl

________________________________
</pre>

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==about trust==
<pre>
HI HAI HO !!
------------

this is MAGIC EYE writin' again !!
i REALIZED allready that ya have
choosen ABOUT TRUST !! GO...
alot of activities in de group dis
month !!!

-BAD BOY/(EX-)TAIL and X-ECTOR/(EX-)
TAIL joined us again
-TONIC an GFX-man joined TRUST
-SKATER/(EX-)SLIME joined TRUST
-SKATER do now also the FILTH
-the FILTH will get a NEW OUTFIT
-TRUST will CODE a MEGADEMO
releasing DATE unknown
-R'N'B is no longer in TRUST coz
of INACTIVITY

ok here is the COMPLETELY MEMBER-
STATUS OF TRUST

TRANS AM :HQ/SWAPPER
MAGIC EYE :FILTH/SWAPPER
MAD :GFX/SWAPPER
BAD BOY :CODER/SWAPPER
X-ECTOR :CODER/GFX/SWAPPER
SKATER :FILTH/SWAPPER/CRACKER/GFX
DEMON :SWAPPER/CRACKER/CODER
DAX :GFX/SWAPPER
TONIC :GFX/SWAPPER

and no more...

better check out other rubrics !!

</pre>
==news and rumours==
<pre>
NEWS AND RUMOURS

- TYREE and SP/DIGITECH joined X-RAY!

- TYREE/X-RAY quitted the 64 scene!!!

- DOMINATOR/DUALIS searchs for a new
group to join!(he's a swapper and
cover designer!)

- BREGO was kicked out of RUTHLES and
joined PARAMOUNT!

- MATT and VINZZ of rank01/AKRAK joined
the Warriors Of Wasteland!

- MR.SMART and INFOCOMIE/NATO joined
BONZAI!

- WOLF joined TRAUMA!

- ACCU/ACTION joined the BRAINBOMBS!

- JIHEAD/ACTION found his own group
called HITMEN!it's one of the ruling
cracking groups in germany!!!

- after VISION is dead all german member
joined HITMEN and all others LIGHT!!

- DEATHSTRALKER and BEACHTIGER/MPD
joined the Warriors Of Wasteland!!

- TRISTAR is not dead as some mags wrote

- GOTCHA/CRAZY joined the coder team
BYTERIDERS and is now totaly legal!

- GOTCHA is also in TALENT!!

- CRAZY is not dead!!!

- a new group is born called GIANTS!!
mambers are from ACCURACY,LAZER and
BROWBEAT!!

- remark is again under the MEGA IND.
label as the editors left RUTHLESS!!

- BADE BOY and a other dude(forgot his
name!)rejoined TRUST!!!

- BLITZ/PARAMOUNT joined MANOWAR!!!

- BONK and HEATSEEKER/CREST got kicked
out!!

- TNM/TRANS-X , DAVE/EJECT ,MONTY/X-OUT
and 501/POISON joined HYSTERIC!!!

- SES/FEAR joined GENESIS PROJECT and
published an 290 sprite multiplexer
in an german computer newspaper called
64'er!!!

- SKATER/SLIME joined TRUST!!!

- 3DK and JACK DANIELS of PARAMOUNT
joined GENESIS PROJECT!!!

- corruption is now under the GENESIS
PROJECT label!!!

- ICS is in coop with the CFA

- DRUID/ROLE joined OXYGEN

- ELWOOD/WOW was busted by the post and
the cops!he stopped swapping!

- rock'n role has got a new cool outfit!

- FAST EDDIE FELSON/MPD joined DUALIS!!!

- IVORY/RADIUS joined BRONX!

- MPD is dead!!!

- after splitted,the editors from mamba
are PYLE of ILLUSION and TYCOON of
TALENT!!

- WATCHER and POWER/X-PLICIT got caught!
addresses were found!!

- FACE/SUNRISE was also cought!nothing
was found!!

- HAWK of GLOOM renamed into SCAT!!

- ORION,STRIKER and METAL of DUALIS will
make a second mag called dynasty!!

- SLAYER/DUALIS left the scene!!

- BITMAN/RADICAL joined sabian!!

- DEATHBIRD/X-RATED has also left the
scene!!

- GENERAL HARDY/DUALIS is back in the
scene!he is a coder,modemtrader and
the hq!!!

- NYAALATHATEA/SUNRISE joined GLOOM!!!

- RICK,CHRIS,MANIAC,SKY and THAGE of
PARAMOUNT formed his own group called
pandora!!(that's a rumour!!!)

SKATER/TRUST

</pre>
==last words==
<pre>
LAST WORDS
----------

yo guyz, i hope ya have enjoyed the
ISSUE#5 more than de last one !!

here we go with de THANX

ALL TRUST MEMBERS
ANARCHIST/SILICON
BOMB/DUALIS
ETOS/HYSTERIC
MYXIN/DUPLEX
EXTREME
AND ALL WE'VE FORGOTTEN
note that ya will be COUNTED next
TIME !!!!!

and here are the GREETINGS (no ORDER)

ABYSS,CSA,DUPLEX,DUALIS,WARRIORS,
COCOON,EXTREME,HITMEN,ACTION,G*P,
PARAMOUNT,X-RAY,CRAZY,CROSS,FOXBAT,
COCYN,XETREX,ROLE,PRESENTS,SECURITY,
X-PLICIT,SLIME,HYSTERIC,RAINBOW,
DEMOTION,ALIVE,RADICAL,WOW,GLOOM,
SILICON,TROPIC,MPD,...

AND TO ALL FORGOTTEN ONES

this chaos was caused by SEVERAL
TIME PROBLEMS !!!

if ya wanna published something here
then TELL us !!!

BYE FOR NOW ...

MAGIC EYE + SKATER OF TRUST

SPACE
</pre>
==message board==
<pre>
MESSAGE BOARD

EXTREME needs all kind of MEMBERS
if you are interrested in joining
then write to:XXX XXXXXX X
XXXX XXXXXXXXXX
X-XXXXXXX

search for REAL HOT originals to trade
if you have you should not miss to
contact me!!! (MAGIC EYE/TRUST)

</pre>
==interview==
<pre>
INTERVIEW

now you can read a little interview done
by skater/trust!!!it's with an guy you
may know!!

? skater of trust
D dominator of dualis

? yo mate!tell us something about your-
self!handle,groupname,age,...

D ok.i'm DOMINATOR of DUALIS and nearly
15 years old! my size is around 1.75m!

? how long do you have your computer and
was the c64 your first one?

D i got my compi in summer 1989 and it
was my first real one!i don't think
that a ATARI 2600 is a real one!

? what's your job in your group?

D i do SWAPPING and COVER DESIGNING!

? when did you start to swap?

D that must be around JUNY in the LAST
YEAR!

? what do you think about the (l)amiga?

D i don't have one and don't know if it
is a COOL MACHINE,but i think it's
really cool to play!

? what's your favourite CRACKING,CODER
and COMPOSING group?

D i think GENESIS PROJECT,LEGEND and
IKARI+TALENT still rules the crackers
the best coding groups are at the
moment CREST,BONZAI and TRIAD!!!
the best composers are the VIBRANTS!

? were you ever on a copy party?if yes
do you like it?

D no,i was never on such one,but i think
if i have time i'll drive to someone!

? how much time do you sit in front of
your computer in one day?

D i think 6 hours!(in the most of the
time i copy stuff for some lamers who
buy it from me!!(hehe)

? is it true that you search for a NEW
GROUP?

D yes that's true,because i think DUALIS
releases not to much and i'll wait for
some offers from ELITE groups to join
(ed:look in the contact corner for his
address!)

? what's in your opinion the best movies
you have EVER seen?

D i think that's ROBOCOP 2,DIE HARD 2
and TOTAL RECALL!

? yeahh!that's totaly my taste!
whould you greets someone?if yes do it
here!

D ok. some greets to YOU,chaos,gp,slime,
x-plicit,mpd,extend,action,wow,sense
design,bronx,role,ics,weird,snap,x-ray
,style,trauma,twilight,tat,the froce,
all dualis members and the rest!!!

? ok.thanx for the interview!see you l8r

D bye!

----------------------------------------
that was the interview!i hope you liked
it and now load another chapter of this
cool mag!!

SKATER/TRUST
</pre>
==credits==
<pre>
WELCOME TO THE CREDITS
----------------------

this time the CREDITS are TOTAL
CORRECT !! SORRY to all those guyz
which were WRONG or NOT CREDITED !!
so here we go...

INTRO: coding... DARRY/EXTREME
trust-logo...BAD BOY/TRUST
filth-logo...DARRY/EXTREME
sound... R'N'B/TRUST
char... I DON'T KNOW

MAIN MENUE: code... DARRY/EXTREME
char... BAD BOY/TRUST
sprites BAD BOY/TRUST
ghost...RIPPED BB/TRUST
planets BAD BOY/TRUST

TEXT-PART: coding...DARRY/EXTREME
char... BAD BOY/TRUSt
picture BAD BOY/TRUST
sprites BAD BOY/TRUSt

ALL TEXT WRITTEN BY

MAGIC EYE AND SKATER

OF

T R U S T

(W)ord MAGIC EYE

PRESS IT
</pre>
==contacts==
<pre>
CONTACTS

if ya search sum cool contacts then ya
are right !!!

magic eye of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX
X-XXXXXXX

also for sum COOL articles !!!!

-------------------------------------
trans am of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXXXXX

for ELITE swapping and ORIGINALS !!!
-------------------------------------
mad of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXXXXX

for ELITE trading !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-------------------------------------
dax of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXXXXX

for sum HOT'N'COOL stuff !!!!!!
-------------------------------------
demon of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
X-XXXXXXX

to get always the HOTTEST CRAX !!!!!
-------------------------------------
skater of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
X-XXXXXXX

for trading HOT stuff + COOL CRAX
-------------------------------------
x-ector of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX X
X-XXXXXXX
-------------------------------------
tonic of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
X-XXXXXXX
-------------------------------------
bad boy of TRUST
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXXX X
X-XXXXXXX
-------------------------------------
imbecile of DUALIS
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXXXXX
only ELITE
-------------------------------------
for a HOT+FAST c-64 trading write to

EXTREME
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
X-XXXXXXX
---------------------------------------
for votes and all kinda crap for the
FILTH

SKATER/TRUST MAGIC EYE/TRUST
XXX XXXXXX X XXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXX. X-XXXX XXXX.XXXXXX

also for hot trading!!!
----------------------------------------
FRESH/EXOTIC ETOS/HYSTERIC
XXX XXXXXX X XXXXXXXXXXX
X-XXXX XXXXXX X X-XXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

legal!!!! origis+hot stuff!!
----------------------------------------
SCRATCH/SLIME AMAROK/SECURITY
XXX XXXXX X XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX
X-XXXX XXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

legal!! legal!!!
----------------------------------------
USID/X-PLICIT GORBI/DUPLEX
XXX XXXXXX X XXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXX X-XXXX XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

hot trading!! for newstyle+swap!!
----------------------------------------
ANTICHRIST/G*P FEF/DUALIS
XXX XXXXXX X XXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXX XXXXXX X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

cool g*p stuff! hot swapping!!
----------------------------------------
FLASH/HYSTERIC STORM/RAINBOW
XXX XXXXXX X XXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXX XXXXX X X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

cool stuff!! hot trade!!!
----------------------------------------
CS/DEMOTION REBEL/EXOTIC
XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XX
XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX X-XXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

legal swap!! legal swap+our mag!
----------------------------------------
BETRAYER/SLIME WHISP/EXTREME
XXX XXXXXX X XXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXX X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

for swapping! cool stuff!!
----------------------------------------
DOMINATOR/DUALIS RICK/PARAMOUNT
XXX XXXXXX X XXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXX. X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

for offers+swap! elite swapping!!!!
----------------------------------------
BLACK CAT/WARRIORS STORM/ALIVE
XXX XXXXXX X XXX XXXXXX X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXX X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

legal trade!!! cool stuff!!!
----------------------------------------
JOE/RADICAL MATT/RANK01/WOW
XXX XXXXXX X XXXXXXXXXX XX
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX X-XXXX XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

hot trading!!!! elite swap!!!!
----------------------------------------
bomb of DUALIS
XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXX
X-XXXXXXX
---------------------------------------

AND NO MORE ...
</pre>
==editorial==
<pre>
EDITORIAL
---------

shit sittin' in front of de TV and
don't what to write !!!

ok let us write sum crap !!!

first i wanna say that we need an
COMPOSER
a real cool one !!look out for de hq!
this MAG is from now WRITTEN by
MAGIC EYE + SKATER

i hope that we can present ya issue#6
with a NEW OUTFIT !!

there will be also sum CHARTS next
time !! so try to get de VOTE-SHEET !

we also can present an INTERVIEW dis
time !!! so ya see we are fuckin'
active, but we need more crap for
de mag !!! addys are coming !!!
i'm once again in hard TIME PRESSURE !

so here are the ADDYS:

FILTH

XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXX. XXXXXX MAGIC EYE

FILTH

XXX XXXXXX-X
X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX SKATER

i'm OFF MAGIC EYE

</pre>

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== Steps to add quickly a magazine ==

===Create the converter, and convert it to a preformated text. ===
Conversion means, that ''<pre>'' tags are at the start and ''</pre>''at the end of the page, and all the non standard ASCII chars are escaped. For example accented Á is replaced with the ''&Aacute;''.

===Create the Magazine article ===
You enter the name into the search box, then if the page does not exists, click on the ''create this page'' link. 

Through an example: 
When I added [[Híradó]] (Hungarian disc magazine), I enter it into the search box then clicked on the link.

===Add the Issues to the Magazine page ===
Add all the issues of that magazine, in the following format:
<pre>[[<magazine number|magazine #number>]] </pre>

Through an example: 
<pre>[[<Híradó 01|Híradó #01]] 
[[<Híradó 02|Híradó #02]] </pre>

===Add the Articles to the Issue page ===
After you added the Magazine issues, click on one of the Issues, then on that empty page click on the ''create this page'' link. 
Add all the Articles of that Issue, in the following format:
<pre>[[<magazine number article|article>]] </pre>

Through an example: 
<pre>[[Híradó 05 Bevezető|Bevezető]] 
[[Híradó 05 Hírek|Hírek]] </pre>

Guidelines for naming: 
1. I derived the Article names from the Articles found in the menu of the Disc magazine. 
2. The Contact articles are not added to follow the [[C64_Diskmag_Wiki:Guidelines|Guidelines]], but the Article title is added to that Issue. (Simply enter it, then put after it a .)

===Copy the text of the Articles ===
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Then copy the preconverted page, and click on the Save page button.

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==Preface==
<pre>
WELCOME TO

THE PULSE MAGAZINE - THE SEPTEMBER EDITION
------------------------------------------
Welcome dear readers to the 14 edition of the internationally
distributed THE PULSE MAGAZINE - produced by REGINA.
This is your guide to the World of Cracking, Demo and Modem
Information. We pass on our wisdom.

THE PULSE MAGAZINE is released in the beginning of every
month. We serve text material for all types of sceners, all
you need to do is to look for your favourite topics in our
vast variety of chapters.

PREFACE is the chapter where you can find all necessary
forms of information needed to read and support THE PULSE.
We salute our competition, and hope for a more healthy fight
in the struggle to obtain the status as the best magazine.

INSTRUCTIONS : Use JOYSTICK in PORT 2. Left and right to
change PAGES and FIRE to reach the MENU.
In MENU move joystick up and down to select
chapter, and press FIRE to LOAD. Move your
JOYSTICK left and right in menu to change
PAGES, and FIRE to READ.
THE PULSE MAGAZINE - THE HOUSE STAFF
-------------------------------------
General Editor DUKE/REGINA
Co-Editor CROSSFIRE/MOTIV 8
U.S Correspondent COUNT-ZERO/TALENT
U.S Correspondent SKINHEAD/ALPHA FLIGHT
U.S/Euro Correspondent HOMEBOY/CHROMANCE
Euro Correspondent SPLATTERHEAD/CHROMANCE
Euro Correspondent KBS/REGINA
THE EVIL ISLAND Sysop ANCIENT MARINER/CHROMANCE
DOMINIC Sysop TRICKET/MOTIV 8
Programming Critic STEVE/REGINA
Graphical Critic NEPTUNE/CAMELOT
Musical Critic METAL/VIBRANTS
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
SKINHEAD joined the staff as our new U.S Correspondent,
he will take over the role of JAZZCAT, who was fired due to
inactivity - probably the best anyway, as he will be busy with
doing his own new magazine DOMINATION.

DRAX decided to leave the staff due to lack of interest for
the job as our musical critic, in his place we signed on his
colleague from VIBRANTS, METAL - he will take over the job
from the next edition on.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
THE PULSE MAGAZINE - THE CREDITS
---------------------------------------------
Intro Programming DR.ZIVAGO/REGINA
Intro Graphics MERCURY/REGINA
Outfit Programming DR.ZIVAGO/REGINA
Outfit Graphics KRING/CAMELOT
Soundtrack DRAX/VIBRANTS
Loader ICEBALL/MOTIV 8
---------------------------------------------
USE YOUR PHONE AND CONTACT US AT :

THE PULSE MAGAZINE + CHROMANCE WHQ
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-------------------------

THE PULSE MAGAZINE + MOTIV 8 EHQ
DOMINIC ( +XX - XXXXXXXX )
---------------------

REGINA WHQ
WESTPOINT ( +XX - XXXXXXXX )
-----------------------
THE PULSE HOTLINE - DENMARK (+XX - XXXXXXXX)
THE PULSE HOTLINE - GERMANY (+XX - XXXXXXXX)
---------------------------------------------
THE PULSE MAGAZINE CAN BE REACHED AT
------------------------------------
These are the official addresses for our editorial. We accept
News, Information, Reports, Stories, Statements, Reactions
or whatever that may be in our readers interest.

THE PULSE MAGAZINE WHQ THE PULSE MAGAZINE SUPPORT
DUKE/REGINA (N.O.E) SPLATTERHEAD/CHROMANCE
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XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

This is the official address for THE BLACKBOARD. We accept
any kind of advertisement related to the scene.

THE BLACKBOARD
KBS/REGINA (N.O.E)
XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXX X, XXXXXX XXXXX
XXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXX

Mail your contributions no later than the 25th of this month.
This is the deadline for the OCTOBER edition.
THE PROGRAM GUIDE - THE SEPTEMBER EDITION
-----------------------------------------
PREFACE Editorial/Introduction
NEWS JOURNAL News/Facts
MONTHLY RELEASES 1st-Release Charts
SATIRICA Satiric Stories/Views
GLOBAL REPORT Scene/Reports
BOARD REPORT News/Reports
PROFILE Interview/Portrait
OVERALL CHARTS Voted Charts/Comments
WORLD OF DEMOS Demo and Graphics Reviews
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Debate/Information
THE BLACKBOARD Advertisements
MEET THE PRESS Reactions/Comments
---------------------------------------------
THE PULSE MAGAZINE sends their thanks to these sceners
for helping out with the making of the September edition..
Skinhead, Calypso, Cresh, Riddler, Avalanche, RRR, Mr.Wax,
Merlin, Black Widow, Syndrom, TG-Acme, Walker, Xenon,
Mason, The Alchemist, Peacemaker, Zirco and everyone else
that helped us with news and other practical things. We
would also like to thank News Press, Metamorphosis, CCC,
Moonlight, Nitro, Skyhigh and Domination for their help with
this edition.
---------------------------------------------

</pre>
==News journal==
<pre>
NEWS JOURNAL - THE MONTHLY HEADLINES
--------------------------------------
Welcome to another edition of the NEWS JOURNAL. This is
the most fast and detailed source for news and information
in the scene, so keep yourself updated by reading the
monthly report from the NEWS JOURNAL.

In order for us to be able to offer such a detailed news
section every month, we need full support from all of you
readers out there. Therefore we urge you to send us NEWS,
STORIES and REPORTS to the following address before the
25th of every month - which is the official deadline.

THE PULSE MAGAZINE
XXXX XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX XX
XXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX

NEWS JOURNAL is presented by General Editor DUKE. If you
have any questions or complaints to what is written in NEWS
JOURNAL, you are free to let us know at the above written
address. The news was collected by DUKE, CROSSFIRE and
SPLATTERHEAD. Many thanks go out to all that supported
us by sending news and reports.
* ALPHA FLIGHT 1970 had another busy month adding new
members to the group. LEMMING/PANIC as well as LEADER
and HAWK joined up with the successful flight. The known
swapper BIZARRE decided to leave TRANCE to return to
ALPHA FLIGHT, while SUPREME made an amazing comeback
to the scene after a break of a couple of months. Adding to
the comeback, SUPREME decided to re-change his handle
into SKINHEAD. But he underlines that although his handle
could tricker som people into thinking he is a right-winged
skinhead in real life, he is actually not. The final news from
the flight was just as promising, as REALM, former HOTLINE
member, joined up and already supplied two 1st releases.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* ATLANTIS appear to be getting ready to get back in
earlier times top-form, as they recruited the Danish
graphicians SMD to the group. SMD have been cruising
around in several groups for a long time, but appear to be
positive about having joined ATLANTIS. Other new names in
ATLANTIS this month, were RAMJAM (Musician and cracker),
MR.GIGA (Swapper) and GANGSTAR (Musician and swapper),
all of which will be a part of the new ATLANTIS expecting to
gain more attention in the near future.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
+ NEWS JOURNAL - THE PULSE MAGAZINE +
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* CHROMANCE followed a busy summer up by taking in AMC/
CHARGED from Poland who joined in. His job will mainly be
original supplying, but will also function as a swapper and
graphician. AMC is the neighbour of WOZIO/CHROMANCE, who
joined the army in late July. Meanwhile back in Hungary,
STAKE got himself a modem and started calling overseas.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* EXCESS had a lot of things boiling on the stove the past
month, looking to work their way into stardom by collecting
new and talented members. First off BTS (Graphician) and
SPINBALL (Coder) left MENTAL to join EXCESS. In addition
to that, LIQUID (former member of X-AMPLE) joined up with
EXCESS as a coder. His first production is said to become
the new outfit for NITRO, set for release in the near future.
A busy month for EXCESS ended by SGT.PEPPER leaving the
scene, while MIDFIT was announced not to be a part of the
group. The official updated member-status goes as follows:
RED ROCK, SENTINEL, LUKA, MR.RAGE, GASH, DECOY,
SPERMBIRD, JOSH, MINDCRIME, LIQUID, ALIEN PROPHET,
TROUBLE, BTS, SPINBALL, AUTHENTIC, OUTLAW, MASTER S,
RENEGADE, NEW DESIGN and CAT.

* One of the groups who normally stay away from the famous
spotlight, F4CG, brought with them a lot of announcements the
whole month through. Beginning in Europe, MORRIS, a Polish
coder from PIMSOFT, joined up with F4CG. In addition to that,
F4CG recruited SLAYER from FUN FACTORY (Swapper), who
later renamed into SYNDICATE. Crossing the sea to the
states, the old F4CG member CARCASS re-joined to help the
American section grow. Following up on that, MOLOCH/ex.
ARMAGEDDON teamed up as a supplier (but of what?).
To conclude a busy period for F4CG, ZIRCO left CHROMANCE
in order to join up with the FANTASTIC 4, where he put up
TUNNEL OF WARES, the board earlier run by STORMRIDER
who recently ceased all his activities to persue a career on
the IBM scene. Due to all of these changes, here follows an
updated member-status of F4CG : SOLAR, FEN1, KING, HAIN,
PLAYBOY, BITMAN, MAJA, THERION, SPARK, ANTITRACK,
SNEAPER, MR.ALPHA, IDOL, NEOTEC, ZIRCO, MOLOCH,
CARCASS, SYNDICATE and MORRIS.

More to come ---

* The most popular group in the charts these days FAIRLIGHT
announced how LEXI was nolonger considered a true member
anymore. Nor was MENDRAKE, who according to FAIRLIGHT did
not fullfil his promises. MENDRAKE was never a real member
though, but only on trial till he was dismissed. Back on the
home front WARES AQUARIUM changed its number, as SLEDGE
moved to STOCKHOLM. The new number is +46-08-891264.
Another FAIRLIGHT member, ENDURO, moved to a different
location. ENDURO now lives and studies in Gothenburg, but
will still release REFORMATION, which should be out in mid
September.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* PADUA was able to boast a brand new American member.
DEATHLOK, who was the remaining member of the shattered
PSI, joined up with PADUA, but also teamed up with the US
group STYLE as his second group. The current member-status
of PADUA goes as follows : ANONYM, CHIEF, LEONARDO,
ARENA, CRETE, DIABLO, POLONUS, MAD, POMMAC, JADAWIN
and DEATHLOK.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* XENON appear to be growing, but slowly. SOREBALL (Coder)
and SOUNX (Graphician) joined up with XENON, while DYLOTIC
brought back his board running on C*Base 3.1, using two 1541
and two 1581 drives.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* MOTIV 8 was able to hapily announce the return of the
Swedish phreaker and swapper THE FRESH PRINCE to the
group. TFP made a big comeback to the mail-scene, but only
one week following his comeback he was busted by AT&T for
his phreaking activities. He still remains active in the
mail-scene dispite of this though. Another phreaker in
MOTIV 8 who had been away for a while, VORTEX, decided to
return to the boards again.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
+ THE AMERICAN SCENE +
---------------------
* PHUN SOFT INCORPORATED was once a proud and very
respectable group, which was left to die a long time ago. A
couple of years later it was brought back to life by a group
of Americans, but their intentions were far from it based on
respect. PSI only managed to stay alive for a short while,
now back in the grave after being disgraced by being renamed
by the "grave-diggers" into PHUCKIN' STONED IMPORTERS.
The remains of the group was scattered all over the world,
as WHITE LIGHTNING took down REBELLION and quitted the
scene. ASMODEUS, STYX and STABALIZER joined up with the
new fixing-group ARISTOCRACY. The new and official member-
status of ARISTOCRACY, goes like this : NATAS, ASMODEUS,
STYX and CR. Their newly gained board EDGE OF MIDNIGHT
turned HQ for ARISTOCRACY - sharing it with CHROMANCE.
* The old DOMINATORS-board DREAM PARK will soon be
re-opened, this time by the REAL old sysop CYBORG/ex.DOM,
who also started calling out a again (mainly to THE DUNGEON).
When his board gets back up, it will be running approx. 6 times
faster than an ordinary Cyborg Modded C*Base board. More
info on this later.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* LEGEND was kicked off their WHQ-board over the last few
years THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE, because the sysop AYCEE/TSM
claimed the board lacked support from the LEGEND members,
both in terms of getting wares uploaded and general commer-
cialized-support towards the board. As a reaction to this,
ATMOS/LEGEND decided to quit the scene, but returned
again. TST continues under the TSM-flag though.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* MIZAR (former NAPALM member) ha join up with EMPIRE.
The once proud and kicking Canadian group, announced that
they were planning a major comeback to the wares-scene.
A couple of EMPIRE members are already calling out.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -

More to come ---

+ WORLDWIDE NEWS UPDATE +
------------------------
* After having lived in CHILE for a few months, CHOTAIRE/
PANDORA flew back to Germany to finish his education. He
will still be calling out whenever possible though, but not as
regular as before.

* STAN left X-RATED due to the groups' rising in-activity.

* OLLIE/PRIDE/CHORUS is back in the scene.

* The new GRAFFITY demo is going to be released soon, it
will be called JUST IN BLUE. A new CREST and CAMELOT
demo is also to be expected very soon, which indicates the
demo-market is growing.

* STONE/ex.TALENT joined DYTEC.

* DR.KAOS/EXCESS joined AGONY.

* STEVE/SUCCESS joined AVANTGARDE.

* JAZZCAT/LEGEND released the first edition of his very
talked about magazine, DOMINATION. You will be able to read
a full report about it in MEET THE PRESS.
* Another board was opened in Germany this month. This
one is probably the first H/P (Hack/Phreak) board in
Europe. The board has no name so far, but it is HQ for the
European H/P group THA PHREAKAZ. The board runs on
Cyborg Modded C*Base, and since the board is 100%
concerned on the H/P scene, there is only a 1581 online for
wares. Only the finest in the world of H/P'ing will gain access
to the board. The board can be reached on +49/2137-13943.
The sysop is PEACEMAKER, who besides being a member of
THA PHREAKAZ still also remains in both MOTIV 8 and his
fixing-group BYRONIC.

* PUSSYFOOTER re-joined WOW as co-leader of the group.

* ZORE/VISION joined PALACE.

* RAMIREZ left AFL an joined forces with TALENT.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
+ DID YOU KNOW +
---------------
* The man behind the shameful rebuildings of legendary
groups like IKARI, is at it again. The man in question is of
course the German HUNTER, and this time he rebuilt the
old cracking-group ENIGMA.

* NEEDFUL THINGS is a n board in Germany sysop'ed by a guy
named FUTURELINE, which is known to many people as the
worst enemy ever of LEXI/FAIRLIGHT. His board runs in
FULLY Germany language (pretty lame, uh?). The number is
+XX/XXXX-XXXXX. It runs on Cyborg Modded C*Base, and
has 40 MG HD online, and JIFFY-DOS. Graphics online was
made by XENON/AFL.

* PEACEMAKER and LAWNMOWER MAN from the H/P group
THA PHREAKAZ was mentioned in a loca news-paper in
MASSICHUSETTS/USA for hacking nearly 200 cards off one
of their phone-areas (area code 413). Paper's date 17/08.

* HULKSTER/ex.DOMINATORS is about to go to jail. He is
accused for doing heavy fire-crackers, and for copying
video-movies, and for illegal software. They want 2.8 million
dollars in return to all sort of software companies, to cover
their loss of income.

* The American and former member of Illusion, BRETT,
announced plans to release a book about his experience in
the modem scene. The book may not b released until a
couple of years, though.

* The AVANTGARDE WHQ, FORUM, was visited by a lot of
old American sceners, such as STORMBRINGER (ex.MAYHEM,
XDS, RANDOM), THOR (ex.ATC, RANDOM, GLORY), MASTER
KRACKER (ex.NFI, INC, MIRAGE) and CYBORG (ex.DOM). More
oldies are reported to follow, all a part of the future on
FORUM! According to THOR, it was DEFF who was calling up
old sceners to encourage them to call the board.

* DANE/TRIAD has made a name of himself making high class
pictures of lucious women, but it appears that some of his
pictures originate from earlier released digitalized pictures.
This appears to be a scandal of a high magnitude in the eyes
of the graphicians world-wide.

Signed,
DUKE/REGINA

</pre>
==Monthly Releases==
<pre>
THE MONTHLY RELEASES by COUNT ZERO/TALENT
-------------------------------------------
Another month has passed on, and it seems it was a rather
boring one. Just a couple of games were done lately, and
therefore this will be a rather short edition of your favourite
part of THE PULSE MAGAZINE.

Surprises are coming and going in the American scene these
days, as nearly no month passes on without another board
based group picking up or going down. I am glad to be able to
have one more American group this time though, but you will
be able to read all about this yourself in this months edition
of Monthly Releases.

Another surprise was AVANTGARDE this month, with some
kind of easy going attitude after months of domination in
the release charts.

And finally THE PULSE has got some competition with the
new magazine DOMINATION, which also features a release
chart. I have no idea how it will turn out though, but I will
wish the editor of DOMINATION, JAZZCAT, the best of luck
in editing this magazine in the future.

-----
THE US SCENE
-----------
In the first place, EMPIRE had a short guest appearance
with a fix. But unfortunately the game they released was put
out before by MOTIV 8 on NTSC. Therefore a bit of bad luck
for them.

Maybe someone should give them the games exclusively!

TSM only did one game this time and did not even have to fix
it. In other words, it was just an intro-link job done by TSM.
But it was still nice to see something from them nonetheless!

DEMONIX released along with TRC+SCS the worst game this
month. But afterall they did something. It is great to see them
back in the scene as well!

ARISTOCRACY is a brand new group mainly consisting of
members from PSI. PSI died lately, and ART is what came out
of it. They managed to fix one game, and I guess they will
continue - but only time will tell!

That is all for this months US scene update, and we are gone
for the charts with all their high and low risings!
-----
To cut a long story short I will explain a couple of things
before I start.

Last months CHROMANCE ranking was once again hit by a
little bug from me. It must be a curse. Anyway, the preview I
accidently awarded AFL will remain an AFL release and
CHROMANCE will not gain points this issue as they normally
would have earned a (-1) for putting out the intro of
WHEEL OF FORTUNE after the game. No matter if it was their
fault or the fixer's fault.

LEGEND was found guilty for ripping off a game from AFL and
releasing it. The whole discussion may be followed on one of
the major boards. It seems to be far too confusing to explain
here, but you will be able to read a report about it in this
months edition of GLOBAL REPORT written by SKINHEAD.
But in all fairness, the points were awarded to ALPHA FLIGHT
as they should have been - so there you go.

The Judge has spoken like a wise man - coming up the list of
the games released in August.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
MONTHLY RELEASES
Written by COUNT ZERO/TALENT
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
ALPHA FLIGHT (Ger, Hol, USA, etc.) (13.2 Points/2.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
They started their Holiday race with one of the worst games
this month. MASTERMIND 64 (3.8) which was originally sold
by GOODSOFT as a Public Domain game. Nevertheless they
continued with DOZO'S QUEST PRV (0.3) and the fixed version
of ROBOX (4.3) from CP Verlag. Later on followed the strange
release of MYSTERY (4.4) of which LEGEND did the rip-off.
The AFL version was 100% fixed though, the [L] version seems
to have some crashing occurance.
Their final strike was FLEX PRV (0.4) on which they finished
up the month.

AVANTGARDE (Ger, UK, USA) (11.9 Points/3.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
Looks like they were on holidays. ESCAPE FROM ARTH (4.9)
from VISUALIZE and BUBBLE MANIA (4.3) from ARTIC DESIGN
made it in the first two weeks. After they stocked up their
Line-Up with the former TRC+SCS member STEVE they also
got ahold of FAST FUTURE (2.7) on which they share the
points with LASER.

More to come ---

CHROMANCE (Hun, USA, Pol) (5.6 Points/6.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
Since BlueBox died from Hungary they seem to have stopped
calling out for most of the time. Especially HOMEBOY, a caller
seen on each board every day is missing to spread all the
wares. They recently put out NEWCOMER PRV (0.9) a 2-sided
preview. The full game is supposed to have 12 (!) sides (Make
sure to send it by mail, there is no way I will leech this!).
As said before the WHEEL OF FORTUNE intro completes last
months WHEEL OF FORTUNE and finally TRICK (4.7) from
ROM SOFTWARE was put out by them, fixed by the rising guys
in ARISTOCRACY. A short comment for this: It is a wierd
release again, as ROM SOFTWARE went bankrupt 1.5 years ago
already.

F4CG (Bel, Pol, USA, etc.) (6.8 Points/5.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
Along with TSM, SOLAR's tribe managed to release the rather
well translated DYLAN DOG (5.1), which is NOT the same one
than the one released before. Following this were a couple
of previews, just like MINEFIELD PRV (0.4), SLATERMAN
PREVIEW (0.5), SPOOK PRV (0.3) and finally JUMP PRV (0.5).
JUMP PRV looks EXACTLY like a rip-off of SALIVA-KID
though. Hope no full game of this will come out!

LASER (UK, USA) (2.7 Points/7.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
Along with AVANTGARDE they released FAST FUTURE (2.7).
It's some kinda ALLEYKAT clone and looks pretty nice, but
gets boring after a while.

MOTIV 8 (Den, Ger, USA,etc.) (11.7 Points/4.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
They reached for a high spot again and managed to get the
fourth place. For some people it is obviously a miracle how
they manage to keep up the steady wares flow each month.
Always reaching for one of the better places!
TECHNO PLYN (3.6) from 59 PRODUCTS was their first one,
even getting fixed afterwards. Another one, but not raising
the quality that much was FIELDS OF HADES (4.4) by
NINJUTSU DESIGN. For the few musicians out there they
spread a DMC 5.1 PACK (-) which is rather good, so grab it!
Right after EXCESS put out the PAL version they came up
with the fixed one : STEEL HEROS (3.3) from CP VERLAG.
This game is annoying, do not leech it.
WAR DEAL PRV turned out to be a fake. This actually shows
that there's nobody left for a decent rag, but instead people
come up with stupid garbage.

TRC+SCS (Hol, Ger, USA, etc.) (17.1 Points/1.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
The Dutch duo finally made it to the well deserved first spot.
Starting off with the extremely lame game MAYDAY (3.7)
fixed by DEMONIX and the PAL version of CJ 4 (3.1) from
DIRECT DESIGNS they had a good one. Due to the unfixed
version of CJ they lost STEVE though.
BOUND (4.3) from DIRECT DESIGNS as well, is a lame Arkanoid
clone, lowering the quality again.
But all of a sudden they fired the bird with QUEENS (5.2)
from NEW ENTRY, which was fixed by CBA.
(This game might look simple, but is really nice, check it
out!).
A final touch to their image they gave with the well designed
DEFENDER clone STARBURST PRV (0.8).

Was that all? I am afriad so. Just 15 games along with a lot
of bad ones this month was released. Let us hope that the
future will bring us a little more stuff to enjoy.

MONTHLY RELEASES - CRACKING-GROUPS
------------------------------------

Rank Groupname Releases Points
---------------------------------------------
1. TRC+SCS 4 17.1
2. ALPHA FLIGHT 3 13.2
3. AVANTGARDE 3 11.9
4. MOTIV 8 3 11.7
5. F4CG 1 6.8
6. CHROMANCE 1 5.6
7. LASER 1 2.7

---------------------------------------------

Not much action in here. Where have TRSI+DYTEC, TALENT,
EXCESS and LEGEND gone???

CRACKING-GROUPS QUALITY-CHARTS
--------------------------------

Rank Groupname Releases Points
---------------------------------------------
1. F4CG 1 5.1
2. CHROMANCE 1 4.7
3. ALPHA FLIGHT 3 4.2
4. TRC+SCS 4 4.1
5. AVANTGARDE 3 4.0
6. MOTIV 8 3 3.8
7. LASER 1 2.7
---------------------------------------------

Make sure to grab the best games released this month :

QUEENS, DYLAN DOG and FAST FUTURE ...

DON'T LEECH :

MASTERMIND 64, TECHNO PLYN, STEEL HEROS, MAYDAY
and WAR DEAL PRV!!!

FIXING-GROUPS RELEASE-CHARTS
------------------------------
Rank Groupname Releases Points
---------------------------------------------
1. AVANTGARDE 3 14.6
2. MOTIV 8 3 11.6
3. ALPHA FLIGHT 2 8.7
4. TRC+SCS 1 5.2
5. ARISTOCRACY 1 4.7
6. DEMONIX 1 3.7
---------------------------------------------
FIXING-GROUPS QUALITY-CHARTS
------------------------------
Rank Groupname Releases Points
---------------------------------------------
1. TRC+SCS 1 5.2
2. AVANTGARDE 3 4.9
3. ARISTOCRACY 1 4.7
4. ALPHA FLIGHT 2 4.4
5. MOTIV 8 3 3.9
6. DEMONIX 1 3.7
---------------------------------------------
Is this really everything you guys out there can manage???

Move your lazy asses!!
I see that there are not that many games left, but still some
groups like AVT are able to release a lot of quality games.
Where have the standards gone ???
MAYDAY, WAR DEAL, etc. GET FUCKIN' REAL!

Otherwise we really gotta go for harder stuff and only
full pricers will get counted in the future ... :)

Nah, C'mon ... 15 games this month - 15 low budgets !!!

It depends on YOU the reader if people keep on coding,
painting and composing for games ... If YOU can't do one
of these things, fuckin' LEARN 'em ...

Bah ...

I really hope next month is more exciting ...

Count Zero of TALENT

</pre>
==Satirica==
<pre>
SATIRICA - THE AUTOPSY OF THE SCENE
-----------------------------------
Now that you have joined us, we can get ready for another
edition of the worst pyle of shit written since the time JESUS
sat down with a couple of bankers and financed his new book.

You have entered the domains of SATIRICA, the place where
anything can happen - and do happen. This is where we have
no restraints, but a vivid imagination. This is satire that
bites hard, put together by General Editor, DUKE.

IMPORTANT STATEMENT:
Due to the overwhelming success of SATIRICA, a lot of other
magazines has started doing a satiric chapter of their own.
We would like to encourage the readers to avoid these sorry
magazines though, as their satiric chapters are based on this
chapter - idea and state of mind. Remember, SATIRICA is the
ORIGINAL satiric chapter in the scene!

The stories included in SATIRICA are pure fiction and based
on a satiric state of mind. SATIRICA was not written to offend
any of you, but to pass on a smile in these trying times. Some
of what is written in SATIRICA is based on actual news, then
turned around 180 degrees to put together a totally crazy and
obscure story. I hope you like it!
* RICHIE recently returned to the scene after having
officially left the scene. During the last month, RICHIE have
stated to all living magazines, that he had not made a full
comeback (whatever that would mean), but was only going to
call a board or two whenever he felt like it (like he did in
his active days!?!). The story got even more strange, as he
revealed his discontent in the latest edition of ROOFS
ILLUSTRATED, about being left out of the updated AVT
member-status. According to DEFF/AVT, he was of the idea
that RICHIE was nolonger interested in being a part of AVT,
much less interested in making any contributions with the
work it requires to keep a group going. RICHIE replied in a
razy tone "You should not take me serious. When I say YES,
you know I mean NO".
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* PHUN SOFT INCORPORATED is dead and burried. A shocked
member of the group explained to GRAVE-DIGGERS CO. how he
was unaware the group was dieing, maybe it happened some-
where in between changing the groups' name into PHUCKIN'
STONED IMP., he just did not know. ASMODEUS and STYX was
equally sad and shocked, but they claimed they were glad they
had other projects going, otherwise it might have been too
hard to handle - they were off to start off a new group called
ARISISCRAZY.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* COUNT ZERO of TALENT appears to have gotten over his
major drinking problem. According to SCENE ZEITUNG in
Holland (?), COUNT ZERO signed up in the famous organisation
AA to get to the buttom of his bad habbit. But it appeared
SCENE ZEITUNG misunderstood the true intentions of COUNT
ZERO, as he joined up with AA (Active Alcoholics), meaning he
was only interested in increasing instead of decreasing his
drinking. COUNT ZERO told TALENTED DRUNKS how he was
having difficulties matching his income with his demand, but
now that he was a member of AA he was sure to get credits on
CARLSBERG beer 24 hours a day (special offer on TALENT
conferences). The founder of AA, ARROGANCE/SCS+TRC,
was happy to sign on yet another member, "We already got a
lot of members, such as JAZZCAT, PEACEMAKER and all
members from SCS+TRC and TALENT, except from BOD of
course! If you want to become a member, simply send a picture
of yourself after having drunk 20 beers to AA!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* Meanwhile at the house of CHOTAIRE/PANDORA
"Damn, did you guys ever see your mother on the toilet?"

* Meanwhile at the house of MOREN/SCS+TRC
"I am glad I realised how much my old handle MORON fitted me,
so of course I changed it!"
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
NATURES CORNER - WATCHING THE GRASS TURN GREY
---------------------------------------------
Welcome to another issue of the glamorous NATURES CORNER
hosted by your favourite pervert POWERPLANT of LEGEND.

Mjellow. This month I have invited BOD of TALENT to discuss
the consequence of fire in the home. It is a very actual topic,
now with BEAVIS and BUTTHEAD running on everybody's tv's.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
PWP: You recently had your library burned down, that must
truly have been a devistating blow!

BOD: Sigh, yes. Both books were gone before I could stop
the incredible fire. It was an experience I must admit I
prefer not to recall, just like the time AYCEE told me
she prefered men with hair on their chest - just like
I do my partners!

PWP: Yes, well, ehrm. But hey Darren, come on. There is more
to life than literature and books, and even if you did
loose two books, it is not the end of the world!

BOD: That's easy for you to say. I still had not painted the
second book through yet!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
THE MOVIE CORNER hosted by AJ/TRC of FRONTPAGE
----------------------------------------
Welcome to the post-office. This month we will countdown the
favourite movies in the scene this month. Join me every month
for a look at the big titles out in a store near YOU!

10. BONKERS
Starring CROSSFIRE/MOTIV 8.

9. HOUSE PARTY 2
Starring THE TRIBUTE '94.

8. THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2 - THE SMELL OF FEAR
Starring AIRWOLF.

7. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
Starring DISHY/VISION.

6. SWEET AND SHORT
Starring RADAR.

Those are the titles from 10 through 6. Now we will turn the
table and look at the top 5.

5. JUST MY IMAGINATION
Starring RICHIE/AVANTGARDE

4. THE NEWS BOYS
Starring REFORMATION.

3. LEAVING NORMAL
Starring STEVE/AVANTGARDE (ex.SCS)

2. DOES THIS MEAN WE ARE MARRIED?
Starring SORCERESS and ANTICHRIST.

And the UNBEATABLE number ONE for SEPTEMBER.

1. THE LAST ACTION HERO
Starring ACTION JACKSON/TRC.

This has been the MOVIE CORNER presented to you by
ACTION JACKSON/TRC, editor of FRONTPAGE.

Join us in OCTOBER - when we will reveal a whole different
chart of the best movies in the eyes of the 64 sceners.

ACTION JACKSON
(hehe.. Not really.. Wooops!)
* Last month we was able to tell a shocking tale, which
revealed how CHOTAIRE/PANDORA was traveling all over the
world to meet a nice girl, one he could talk to about his deep
thoughts. After returning to Germany from a stressful trip
to CHILE (which was quite the failure) CHOTAIRE announced
on LARRY SING LIVE, CNN, that he had finally met his bride
to be. CHOTAIRE said in a happy, almost sad tone "She is
perfect, I am glad I am such a hunk, she just couldn't resist
me". CHOTAIRE is planning on holding an open weeding in
Germany (free food for everyone, limited portion for AIRWOLF
though) with his future bride, IMA DORK from Dusseldorf.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* The English phreaker and cracker STEVE/SCS+TRC left
to join up with AVANTGARDE. According to STEVE, he was a
bit tired of being such a SUCCESS, and therefore joined up
with AVANTGARDE. In truth he left SUCCESS because he lost
a bet with MOREN about who was best at English - apparently
he was better (?). Now try and see if you can make logic out
of that story - if you can, send a picture of your mom putting
you in bed with a red goblin-hat, and we will sell it to the
papers for you award. Now how is that?!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
SATIRICA - THE PULSE MAGAZINE
The ORIGINAL Satiric chapter
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* The infamous PETER of AVANTGARDE is back in the scene
after a global trip with his organisation GREENPEACE. PETER
announced how he was working in CUBA, making sure the
Cubans left for America in sail-boards, so they would not hurt
nature by using gasoline. "It was great fun, I plan on doing it
again sometime soon!". Most of the Cubans who left in sail-
boats never reached their destination though, only going 2
miles per hour in their boats, dieing due to lack of food.
PETER was still in a cheerful mood, "To think I saved a fish
or two because of my efforts, really makes me feel good".
PETER plan on making a major promotional effort for AVT in
the near future, using oil to write AVANTGARDE in the
Atlantic ocean so it is readable even from the moon.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -

DOES THIS AREA REMIND YOU OF PROPAGANDA?

* The pro/scene magazine REVEALED produced by CAMELOT
have taken a turn to the worse in the last couple of months.
It appears the reason why REVEALED is still delayed, is due
to the General Editor KRING, having great difficulties making
up his mind about the look of their new outfit. In a recorded
conversation from KRING and ROB, we overheard their
opinions on the new REVEALED outfit:

KRG : This outfit is absolutely great!
ROB : No doubt about it, I simply love it!
KRG : Well, it's not the greatest ever done, though!
ROB : No, but close!
KRG : I would say it's above average!
ROB : Yes, but it does appear to lack certain things. Like a
text-display, maybe!?!
KRG : Come to think of it, I don't really like it!
ROB : No, it kind of looks a bit ugly!
KRG : Yeah, it makes me sick!
ROB : Sure does, yurk. I think I am going to throw up!

Through this recorded conversation, we could establish that
REVEALED may not be as close to be released as many would
have hoped. But apparently the voters are happy about the
long delay, as REVEALED is getting more votes now than when
they were releasing!
* The most happy and peaceful person in the scene, BIZKID,
has had his first outbirst of anger in his still young life. It
all began a summer morning, when BIZKID was outside the door
to get the morning paper, when the paper-boy tossed the
paper in a small lake just outside the house. BIZKID was not
at all angry, "Ah, it could happen to anyone", he said.
Turning around to enter the house, he realised he had
slammed the door shit, and had left the keys inside. "Ah,
it could happen to anyone", BIZKID said, and walked down-
town to a lock-smith. Returning to the house, the lock-smith
accidently broke a huge hole in the door by hammering a
screw-driver into the center of the door. "Ah, it could happen
to anyone", BIZKID smiled. One thing was positive, it was
still a beautiful day, and the birds were singing - but all of
a sudden, BIZKID noticed how a bird had craped on his hair.
"Ah, it could happen to anyone", he said walking into his
house to wash his hair. The phone rang, it was a critic who
was not at all happy with the way BIZKID was editing SKYHIGH
- but then BIZKID cracked, shouting "What is it to you,
stupid low-life, worthless human being, lamer" hanging up the
phone in discontent. BIZKID was nolonger the happy and
friendly guy, he was - BIZMAN! BIZMAD plans to release a
new action movie, entitled THE LAST BIZKID, featuring naked
woman and dead people, by the end of the month.
THE END

</pre>
==Global Report==
<pre>
GLOBAL REPORT - INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
---------------------------------------------
Welcome to another edition of GLOBAL REPORT, the place to
be for international information delivered by the very best of
journalists in this field.

This month we do not have any party-reports for you, but we
still have a packed edition nonetheless.

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* The September official opinion polls. (RESEARCH)

* Biased term for first-releases. (ARTICLE)

* The AFL vs. DYTEC quarrel. (OPEN LETTER)

* The JAZZCAT scandal. (ARTICLE)
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There you have it, a freshly packed edition for you this month
of high quality text. We would like to encourage all of our
readers to send us articles of any form, party-reports,
party-invitations or anything else that might suit this
information chapter. The usual host of GLOBAL REPORT is
of course General Editor, DUKE.
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THE OFFICIAL OPINION POLLS FOR SEPTEMBER
---------------------------------------
POLL # 1
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When would you prefer to see magazines released?

1. I would like for them to be released on a monthly basis.
2. They can release whenever the want, I do not care.
3. I would like to see them released faster than a month.
4. Two months in between every edition is the best.
5. It depends on the magazine, I cannot tell.
6. I do not read magazines, therefore do not care.
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POLL # 2
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What is your opinion of the demo-scene's interaction with the
magazines, in terms of making them aware of the happenings
within?

1. The demo-scene has always been good at letting the mags
know what is going on.
2. The demo-scene is terrible at working with the media.
3. The magazines are to blame for not printing enough news
and reports from the demo-scene.
4. This is a tricky question, I do not know.
POLL # 3
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How would you describe a first-release of a game?

1. A game is a first-release when it is released first in the
mail-scene.
2. A game is a first-release when it is released first on the
major boards in the states.
3. A game is a first-release when it is made official, whether
it be in the mail-scene or on the boards.
4. I do not have an opinion on this subject.
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POLL # 4
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What is your opinion of the competition that goes on
between the available magazines in the scene today?

1. I think sometimes it can get pretty tough.
2. What competition?
3. The magazines are good at coming up with new things all
the time to make them fore competetive.
4. They should not compete this much, we do not need it to
make the scene better.
5. I don't know and don't care.
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BIASED TERM FOR FIRST-RELEASES
-------------------------------
MET of MAYHEM recently released a note to the public,
criticizing the current definition of the term first-release.
According to MET, a lot of people, including himself, are very
unhappy with the fact, that a game is not considered a first-
release before it is released on the American boards. This is
a good point from MET, but this discussion have earlier been
had on both the boards as well as in the mail-scene.

The reason why the games need to be released on the US
boards to obtain status as a first-release, is that it is the
most official place for games these days. Releasing a game by
mail can cause difficulties in terms of appointing the true
first-release, like in the old days where people cheated with
the release-date, later to claim the first-release, although
no one had seen the game on its true release-date. The only
way to avoid these type of misunderstandings, is to declare
the American boards as the official home of the first-
releases, this way all magazines are able to make the most
fair and complete chart.

This however may not be fair to those who are unable to call
the US boards, or unwilling due to the morale issue involved.
But it is the best and most accurate way, therefore all
cracking-groups ought to get a hold of atleast one phreaker
to make sure their wares are noticed. Another way would be
to send your releases (those who are alleged first-releases)
to the following address :

MONTHLY RELEASES
XXXXXXX XXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX.XX
XXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXX

This would be a safe way for you to be sure that your game
would be awarded the points and status it deserves. We are
aware that this may only work for THE PULSE MAGAZINE,
but at the present time most of the scene go by our chart,
as the official release-chart of today.

We would like for everyone who has a strong opinion in this
subject, to send us an opinion letter - making the scene,
the board and mail-sceners aware of how you think things
should be done, making the most fair result for everyone to
enjoy. Thanks in advance!

-----

THE ALPHA FLIGHT vs. DYTEC QUARREL
----------------------------------
Though the quarrel already seemed to be over and gone, it will
continue once more, with some interesting text written by the
most involved person in this scandal - namely SKINHEAD of
ALPHA FLIGHT, who finally found the time to respond to some
of the accusations against him and his group. Here follows the
exclusive response written by SKINHEAD for THE PULSE!

Dear DYTEC members..
----------------
It's been some time ago when i received a letter written by a
group called 'DYTEC' that never really was a known or even a
respectable group to me. However, I had a look at this
mentioned note and nearly dropped the bottle of beer I just
opened when I read the accusations against myself.

Back to the facts. You guys claim I should have re-cracked
your version of LEMMINGS because it looks like the ones you
have done. Well I feel really sorry, but in that case you guys
RE-cracked MY mail version of LEMMINGS insted. Fact is I
never got a hold of the DTC version, so why should I bother
to wait weeks for another version of a group when infact AFL
had the first release of that title and furthermore I already
-----
have done a good version! Everybody knows that I am a decent
cracker, so why should I have cared about a version, that is
far below my version, quality-wise!

Another funny thing is the level de-packer you fellows are
mentioning all the time. It originally got written by me using
fast I/O and is as a matter of fact probably the best and
shortest around. It contains my initials and drive routines so
you would have to scratch them and remove $cd4f otherwise
it wouldn't initalize the interupt.

The way I used to locate the levels onto the disk is the way
it originally has been on the disk, and I am talking about the
level order since the main files got removed and exchanged.
However, incase you have chosen the same order that would
not be a big deal 'coz that simply is the easiest way to remain
the original drive reader. The routine DYTEC mentioned that
checks the two last files of a side to give you a detailed info
of the level order and if necessary to change the disk side.
I put all my routines at $d800 since that is the only un-used
location to deal with until you initialize the loader and past
the game trainer before you can transfer those routines to
$5000. The Trainer codes that check whether you choose
a cheat or not get stored at $0300 and will be afterwards
-----
exchanged with the mentioned drive checker to $d000.

The trainer menue contains the usual routines so it saves a
#$01 for 'yes'or a #$00 for 'no' at $0300 depending on what
you have chosen. The same with the so special routine you
guyz brag about that checks if a lemming get trained or not
but infact never has been coded by DYTEC since that is my
very own routine that i already used on games like e.g. 'THE
SIMPSONS' or 'STREETFIGHTER 2' and a lot of other titles!

Now that I listed everything that you guyz in Dytec complained
about, I force you to come back to the indeed very interesting
question, WHO the RE-cracker might be in this case?
I agree it was a smart thought you did to involve AFL into a
cracking scandal to get more known in the first place, but
stupid like you guys are you forgot to change my codes in
the Level depacker that you ripped from my version, since
it is quite obvious you had no clue how to get the loader to
work without using my initals. Therefore you changed the
depack effect to make it look like it would be a different
loader. Well, just for the few around that still don't believe
I can give you the source code of the dep.routine so you get
a chance to check it out by yourself!

I still ask myself how low people can go just to get famous.
I advise you, next time you go and take other's version's,
to check out with whom you mess around, otherwise there will
soon be some people that will slap you around, and believe me
you won't want that to happen..

(c) SUPREME/AFL 1994
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And yet another scandal hit the scene, boardwise. Mainly
involved is JAZZCAT of LEGEND who recently was caught in
the act of re-cracking one of the latest releases from AFL.
The story seems to be quite weird in the first place, but we
will get you behind it.

It all started with a game entitled 'MYSTERY' which was coded
by DIABLO/PADUA and arranged by RRR/OXYRON including
the art work. Both were just searching for a good software
company that would probably buy the game. Meanwhile JAZZ-
CAT offered RRR to try selling the game to a company. For
that purpose we gave him the game including some codes from
me along with the initials on different locations, just for
the safety. However, after some time JAZZCAT told RRR that
he made a contract with VISUALIZE and the money would reach
him within a few days.
-----
Time passed and while RRR was waiting for the promised
money, JAZZCAT decided to give the game to STEALTH of
TSM in order to get a fixed version. So just a few days later
the LEGEND version hit the boards but NOT the money. Now we
take a look at their version and notice that it included an
intro saying it has a copyright by VISUALIZE containing an
interupt loader to the main game. Infact the original game was
just a single file and it would be a pain in the ass if a
company would make two parts of it when the whole game only
consist of less then 100 blocks. However, we got suspicious
and got in contact with VISUALIZE the same day, and guess
what they told us? They never heard about that game and
furthermore they never talked or even promised someone to
buy it. The next mistake was done by TSM when they didn't
notice the IRQ loader would not work on NTSC that way. So the
NTSC users couldn't even reach the main part of the game
without correcting the drive reader.
Now let's make a little summary including all facts...

The LEGEND Version still include ALPHA FLIGHT's codes and
initials. The version has two files containing a fake company
intro that was probably just linked infront the game by JAZZ-
CAT to make the game look like a good budget release. And
last but not least, it doesn't work Ntsc-wise !!

All these circumstances convinced us to release a 100%
version of that game and not because we wanted to gain
the points for it, but on purpose to show the world how low
some people can go just to get stupid points. It's really
disappointing that RRR probably wlll never get the money
for the game, though we already made a new contract with
C/P VERLAG. So my message for the people outside that still
support this machine with games - watch out for backstabbers
like JAZZCAT, simply make your own deal and contracts with
the software company's whether he promise you a big amount
of money or not, mostly their only aim is to get another
first release and the money you were looking for is gone
forever.

(c) SKINHEAD/AFL 1994
-----------------

</pre>
==Board Report==
<pre>
BOARD-REPORT by CROSSFIRE
----------------------------
Yes, indeed! Another month has passed away, and we return
to bring you another dose of your favorite board-report,
hosted by CROSSFIRE of MOTIV 8.
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BUT....... Before we start, we would like to place a correction
to a minor mistake done last month. In the list of the top-euro
boards we listed the European HQ of ALPHA FLIGHT, namely
"ESCAPADE".. Now, we have been contacted by the sysop,
XENOX/AFL who informed us of a small mishap - The number we
printed was in-complete! As it turns out, the two last digits
was lost while the article was written. The real number goes as
following : +49/5341-395697.. Anyone should feel free to
e-mail the author of this chapter, SHOULD you find other mis-
haps and they WILL be corrected - fair and square..
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THIS month we will introduce you to a new board located in
Germany. It is a H/P-board and has already become extremely
popular. Read the board-report and you will learn..
This month we also put a spotlight on THE DUNGEON, that re-
cently dropped G*P and took on SCS*TRC.. Furthermore, we
have a report from TUNNEL OF WARES, that recently changed
not only NUMBER, but also SYSOP..
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Lately, GENESIS*PROJECT lost their hq THE DUNGEON, due
to them not being able to call the US. Rumours has it, that a
new G*P-board is coming up, but until then you will have to
wait with patience. THE DUNGEON became hq for SCS*TRC in-
stead, and curious as a real reporter HAS to be (BOOH! .ed),
THE PULSE caught up with the sysop THE ALCHEMIST who
also recently joined up with the co-op, while both himself and
his board still also remains DEMONIX-hq sideways..
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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome THE ALCHEMIST/DMX
and SCS*TRC, the sysop of THE DUNGEON, whom we will now
force to have a seat in our cousey red chair.
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Ok, about my board and the switch from G*P to SCS*TRC :
As you can see, G*P is very -VERY- inactive these days, and
this was my main-reason to take on SCS*TRC. After TONY
(MOTLEY/G*P) got in trouble and could not supply codes or
cards to the group, I have not received a call for 2 months
from ANY of the members. PROPAGANDA has not been released
since -..damn, i cannot remember.. I think it was the month of
March 1994...
- --- -
ANYHOW, I did not want to drop G*P as I tried to talk ENNO
(BURGLAR/SCS) and NIELS (CBA/TRC) into letting me keep
them on and share the board.. -Next Page!
..like they did with DIVINE ULTIMATUM over a year ago, but
SCS*TRC did not want to, so I just kept PROPAGANDA.
- --- -
NEWSCOPY, JUCKE and MOTLEY are really good friends,
which was the hardest reason to let them go. I hope that they
respect my decision and know that I am doing the right thing
since my board was dropping from #3 and down to #5, even
under REBELLION, which made me laugh and mad at the same
time. I think of course this is strictly my own opinion and
everyone has his rights, that my board is ranked either #2
or #3..
- --- -
I know that PUDWERX' board (THE FORUM) should be #1, and
MORRISSEY's board (DOWN BY LAW) should be #2, then mine
#33. Like I said, this is my opinion, I am sure some will dis-
agree, then again some might say it is better than #3 or
where-ever my board is ranked..
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+ THE PULSE MAGAZINE +
---------------------
The Ultimative
Power Surge!

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THE START-UP OF "THE DUNGEON"
-------------------------------
First off, I started in the scene in 1989. ICE COLDKILL lived
near me and introduced me to MARCELLOUS (CHAMELEON) and
he started me out with this board. He gave me the chance to
get in the door. He send me C*Base because at the time I was
running a local board on Ivory V5,0. I started out with 2 1541
drives, 2 1571's, 2 1581's, a C128, an 1902 and a 1200 modem.
- --- -
I quickly bought my Supra 2400 baud-modem and a few weeks
later my handle started out when I was on the local scene as
SPOT SPORT, since I play a lot of volleyball and wear SPOT
SPORT clothing, but ICE COLDKILL said it was lame. Since I
played AD&D a lot, I picked THE ALCHEMIST.
- --- -
I cannot remember everything, but I started out with FAIR-
LIGHT as their hq and then FOE joined in as well as RMJCC.
Then I took on PADUA. Next it was RAGE, then DEMONIX and
GENESIS*PROJECT (incl.PROPAGANDA!) and finally SCS*TRC.
I am sure that I left a group out as well. Of course there was
the time I was supposed to run as ALPHA FLIGHT and RED
SECTOR INC.-hq as well, but they could not ever make a final
decision, but that's ok.
- --- -
-Next Page!-
in 1993 I traded my C128/64 and 1902 plus an 1581 and a couple
of 1541's for the 4 megs ramlink, Super Snapshot V5 and the
Swiftlink Cartridge. Then in late 1993 I bought the CMD case
and controller from a guy in California for 100 US-Dollars,
then went to a local computer-store and bought a 85 meg SCSI
2 drive to install for 92 US-Dollars. So I have an 85 megs SCSI
for 192 US-Callers. Hehe..
- --- -
Signed,
THE ALCHEMIST/DEMONIX/SCS*TRC..
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THE DUNGEON
XXX-XXX-XXXX
Sysop: THE ALCHEMIST/DEMONIX/SUCCESS*TRC
Co-Sysops: BURGLAR/SCS*TRC and CBA/TRC*SCS
DEMONIX and SUCCESS*THE RULING COMPANY WORLD-HQ!
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Online System: C128 (in 64-mode), Ramlink W/4 Megs, CMD 85
SCSI 2 (parallel), Hayes Accura 14.4/14.4 modem
Swiftlink Cart and 1902 40/80 coloumn Monitor.
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Offlink System: C128 W/Jiffydos + 64K Video-Chip, 1 1581 W/
Jiffydos, 1 1541-II W/Jiffydos, Super Snap-
shot V5.
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Lately, a new board was opened in Germany, and had it been
just ANOTHER one, we probably wouldn't bother telling you
about it, but this board is infact -VERY- different from the
rest.. This is a board, that DOES have a warsub, but it hasn't
been in use yet, since all users there are friends just calling
for the one and only purpose of having a blast.
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The board has no name, and is known to the public only as
"THE PHREAKAZ HQ". As quick minds would probably have fi-
gured out by now, the board is the official HQ for the very
first European based H/P-group ever - THA PHREAKAZ!!!
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The sysop is PEACEMAKER/THA PHREAKAZ/M8/BYRONIC.
We caught up with him and asked him to give us some details
about his board. After a long time of bitching he gave us his
technical data, and they go like this........
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System is running on: 1 Commodore 64 /PAL
2 1541 drives
1 1581 drive
1 1802 monitor
1 Discovery 2400 C Modem
1 AT&T Telephone
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The software used is Cyborg Modded C*Base V3.1. One 1581-
drive runs as System-disk and UD-area, while a 1541 runs as
backup UD and the last 1541 takes on e-mail and posts.
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The board contains of:
-----------------
6 Sub-Boards: 1. Crap-Talk - General info
2. Codez'n'Shit - Special H/P-sub
3. Some Warez - Posted uploads
4. Partyland - Goes without saying
5. Threat me! - The Warsub
6. Love'n'Sex - CAN be interesting!
- --- -
2 Wares-Drives: 1. Warez
2. H/P Files
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The board is mainly for fun and H/P-stuff for specially selec-
ted users. It does not have much disc-space, but since plenty
of other German boards has gotten that, it was not taken as a
serious point! Simply call and have a ball!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
THA PHREAKAZ HQ
+XX/XXXX-XXXXX
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Last month TUNNEL OF WARES as we knew it was taken off-
line. After F4CG had been boardless for some time, they got
the idea to sign on ZIRCO/CHROMANCE, and let him run the
board from there. ZIRCO knew the old sysop STORMRIDER very
well, both living in BROOKLYN/NY and all. ZIRCO agreed and
he succeeded the task very graciously. We asked him for a low
down and we got it. The board is one of the three old survi-
ving boards in the scene, and should there make good reading.
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THE PULSE MAGAZINE threw ZIRCO down in our infamous red
chair and forced us to give him the story of the board. As it
turned out we didn't have to threathen him at all..
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TUNNEL OF WARES was originally run by a guy named PATH-
FINDER on a 128/64 and a 20 meg CMD HD back around 1988.
At any rate, TUNNEL OF WARES grew to be one of the most
populare N.Y.-Elite boards, and was reaching pinnacle status
among all sceners at the time, thanks to a cool BBS-program,
a nice sysop and a decent group.
- --- -
Due to circumstances not revealed by me, the board was sold
to a guy named SLAYER, who later changed his handle into
STORMRIDER, and ran the board from PATHFINDER's 128, and
added some other enhancements such as CMD's Jiffy-Dos,..
..and upgraded to a Cyborg Modded C*Base with some kick-ass
mods, and took 20CC in as a second HQ-group, NEXT to F4CG.
- --- -
STORMRIDER ran the board for 3-4 years, and just recently
at or around June of this year, he decided to persue the IBM-
scene, and TOW was unexpectedly taken down. This left F4CG
boardless for a brief while.
- --- -
SOLAR, organizer of F4CG + a good friend, asked me to take
the throne as sysop of TOW, since I knew STORMRIDER pretty
well, had a decent size HD, and a dedicated line. TUNNEL OF
WARES went back online August 1st, and is running with the
following equipment:
- --- -
-Commodore 64 running UCBBS 1.3
-1541 Drive
-40 Megs CMD HardDrive
-Aprotek 2400 bps modem
-Epyx Fastloader Cart
-1802 Monitor
..and some disfunctional Jiffy-Dos chips..
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THE PULSE MAGAZINE
..First with the last!
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I chose to run UCBBS over C*BASE for a few reasons:
- --- -
1. It's short, quick, and straight forward. Nothing fancy
about it. It does the job that the group requires.
- --- -
2. With the tremendous amount of C*Base-boards currently
being run, I thought a change of pace was in order.
- --- -
3. CRASHING! - I know the sleepless nights that TOMMY
(STORMRIDER) had when he had to attempt to re-boot
C*BASE successfully without another crash. I honestly
didn't want to experience THAT!
- --- -
Then again, WHO KNOWS? I might consider running C*BASE as
it seems that some users can't get enough of it..
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -

+ TUNNEL OF WAREZ +
XXX-XXX-XXXX
41.2 Megs Online
12/24oo 24hrs Elite Only!
* F4CG World-Headquarter *

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</pre>
==Profile==
<pre>
+ THE SEPTEMBER PROFILE - THE INTERVIEW +
---------------------------------------
Welcome once again curious readers to the forum of the
famous and successful sons and daughters of the scene.
This month we have invited a very exciting scener, one I
definitely guarantee will cause great interest among all of
you readers.

This months profile started his career in the scene at a
time where todays major groups were not even considered,
but at a time where everything was new and growing.
Our guest made a name of himself through many years of
service in the cracking-scene, but he was later to leave
the scene. Ironically enough he returned to become one of
the few people who fight for the existance of the scene in
a remarkable way. He took over one of the largest operations
in the scene, taking it into a direction that gave it new ways
of amazing the people and its many fans and followers.

You may know our guest best as the new and inspiring editor
of the diskmagazine PROPAGANDA. He is a very liked person
in the scene, undoubtedly because of his positive nature and
his work to promote the 64-scene. It is with great pleasure I
present this months profile, in his last interview for any

[D] Welcome JOCHEN. Please give the readers a description
of your person, in and off the scene.

[S] Hello ALEX. Well, like you have already mentioned, my name
is JOCHEN, probably well known under the SKINHEAD and
SUPREME handles. I still go to school to gain the highest
possible examination here in Germany, though it already
bothered me a lot with my 20 years. In my barely sufficient
spare time, I play soccer and hang out with friends. The other
time I am either busy with my beautiful girl or doing stuff
like cracking games, watching STEVEN KING movies or giving
interviews to certain magazines. I am recently a member of
ALPHA FLIGHT since their return to the scene, June last
year. My main job consists of cracking and releasing games.
Furthermor, I still provide the boards with my presence, that
still matters a lot to me and once in a while I also fix some
wares if necessary. But all in all I am still that lazy guy I
used to be over the years.

[D] You are probably best known as the straight-forward
cracker. Please give our readers a resume of your career in
the C64 scene up to now.

[S] My career started a little confusing. Me and SKID ROW/
AFL went through a lot of cracking groups in the past. I have
been a member of ANARCHY, ELITE, DYNAMIX, HYSTERIC,
DEADLINE, TALENT, GENESIS, CALADAN and ALPHA FLIGHT
just to mention a few. There were probably some more I might
have forgotten, but those are the important ones that formed
and shaped me to what I am today. However, the first long
break I took on my interesting scene journey, was in 1990 when
all of a sudden I was visited by the German cops. As usual
they stole all my stuff and addresses, but due to a very good
lawyer I managed to come out with slight bruises. I am still
sorry for the people they probably busted afterwards, haha.
When I returned to the scene in 1991 it was some kind of a big
surprise. Meanwhile the scene had changed a lot, good and
known groups had made major changes and a couple of new
faces had appeared. However, it was time to create something
new, something that would really surprise everyone, I am
talking about THE INSIDERS, which was formed by SKID ROW,
AUTOPSY (now HOODLUM on the Amiga), TRISTAN/ex.ELITE,
MR.PRESIDENT/ex.TRSI, LAZINESS, HELLFIRE, MAD MOUSE
and me. First we thought about re-builting ELITE together
with good old CONAN, but all of a sudden that project was
cancelled when NORMAL changed his mind again and felt sick
of the C64-scene. Without him we did not like to re-build
ELITE, though we had the permission to do it. Anyway, we
brought up the group and started to call the boards using
the first blue box ever done on the 64 by HELLFIRE. I still
remember when a few people got afraid they could probably get
beaten and started to involve us in wars, they immidiately got
spread through the world of the modem-scene. Most of them
were simply jealous that we found out how to code and use a
blue-box when infact the others still had to use lame calling-
cards. Great time though when you were still able to call
global through AT&T with a simple 2400/2600 and 2400/2400
HQ tone, but the group only lasted for a quite short period
since AUTOPSY went back to the Amiga and TRISTAN, MAD
MOUSE and LAZINESS turned out to be more inactive. We
either had the choice to let THE INSIDERS rest in peace or
go on with another good group. That was when we got attentive
to HYSTERIC, a steady growing group. So THE INSIDERS+
HYSTERIC co-operation was born, with a lot of good releases
and success we raised in the charts. Later, the few still
active members of the INSIDERS went over to HYSTERIC,
that's when the INSIDERS died for good. In between the
HYSTERIC times, I teamed up with some groups like TALENT
and DEADLINE just to discover some new groups and people,
though some groups really consist to the top of the scene, I
never really cared much about them, and always came back to
HYSTERIC where I got my friends in for a long time, I will
never regret those times when we had good and bad ones. But
there exist sunny and rainy days ever since. However, one
day the time had come when I realised HYSTERIC was about to
die soon. That happened when PSYCHOBILLY decided to
rebuilt RED SECTOR together with BENSON, TERMO, MRP
and IRATA. I did not like that idea, and instead formed a new
group with the rest of HYSTERIC, that went over to my side
and some more familiar faces better known as NEWSCOPY,
JUCKE, SODAPOP, TRONIC, ADOLF and DR.COOL. Well, we
had some success with releasing some titles and traded with
EMPIRE for a while. But even though the group had the
appearance and all possibilities to reach the top of the
charts I never had this special satisfaction, that should be
a big presuppose for every leader who wants to lead his group
to the top. Furthermore, I constantly received some mail
from SORCERESS and ANTICHRIST asking me to join G*P as
a cracker. I announced the sudden death of CALADAN and
joined G*P. Simply because I did not feel like losing my group
mates, I took them with me, SKID ROW, JUCKE, SODAPOP,
TRONIC, SECRET MAN and HONESTY. It all turned out to be
quite cool with the best board behind us, called MYSTIC
CAVERN. We had a great time though I had a lot of times
quarrels with either TIGER or STING because everyone
claimed to be the better cracker, haha. Funny though, since
they have not done anything and LA STYLE and me used to be
the only active members. SNACKY quit, SES coded his last
intro, while THE GOBLIN announced his comeback, but never
did. Later TYGER felt asleep as well while DEBBIE and OLIVER
got more and more problems with their relationship. Once
more the time had come to do something new instead, so I
opened a board called GODLAND for a change. At the
beginning I had some serious problems with my systems, but
after a while that got fixed as well, and the board picked
up soon with steady callers from all over the globe, even
though I ran it independant. A few weeks later, I also left
GENESIS PROJECT and got really sick of the scene, that
got more lame each day. I decided to stop all the projects I
had, and thought why bother wasting time on plans and people
that you have to kick in the ass day by day. However, I
stopped in the scene for over a half year, but nevertheless
I still had this strange feeling in my fingers that probably
everyone can imagine. Once a scener, always a scener.
Anyway, I returned to the boards and slapped some people
around and had fun with the rookies, that was the first time
I got in touch with ALPHA FLIGHT, that really looked
promising to me. SKID ROW andd HONESTY followed and
there we still are and probably will be until there is nothing
left that can keep us in the scene. Suddenly you do not feel
to change groups anymore, like I have done in the past. I will
stick with my friends in ALPHA FLIGHT, and care about their
success.

[D] You recently returned to the scene, making somewhat of a
comeback in the cracking and modem-scene. What was the
reason for this comeback, and why did you leave the scene
earlier this year in the first place?

[S] Well, I did not really leave the scene, I always tend to
turn myself back into somewhat of a private person once in
a while. I am not a computer animal, though I already spent a
couple of nights with cracking or trading wares. Furthermore
ALPHA FLIGHT recently took a summer break since nobody
of us really feels like sitting inside a room looking at a
stupid monitor when infact outside the sun burns and the
girls are wet. That is a good time for cold beers and relaxing
stuff. But do not worry, we are back now with the usual
amount of wares, and a constant support board-wise.

[D] You are known as a notorious cracker, who never really
made it in the charts. Have you plans to reach a certain
status in the scene, that would allow you to enter the top of
the charts?

[S] A good question indeed. Actually I think I never had the
time to care that much about sprading my cracks through the
mail scene when infact it is there the main voters are. Now
that we also added a couple of good mail-traders some time
ago, I am climbling the charts constantly now. Another
interesting view is that certain people simply do not like to
vote for a cracker who's handle is SKINHEAD, eventhough I
already explained so many times, that I am not a skinhead and
neither am I right winged. It is just the name itself that
impress me, no matter what it reflect. By the way, there also
exists SHARP-skins, that stands for 'SkinHeads Against
Right Policy'. However, I decided to change my handle into
SUPREME some time ago just to avoid further confusions
eventhough I usually do not really care what othe people
think or write about me. Suddenly I appear in the charts,
because most of the people like my cracking style and
appreciate if a game is decent cracked (IFFL+Multi trained)
with a good looking intro infront. I call myself a scroll-text
animal, because I use to write good and interesting texts
unlike other people who just write the title of the game, the
crackers name and the greetings, and that is it. I know, I
deviate a little from the main question, but let me pick up
another topic, namely the GAMERS GUIDE. Before I want to
mention that I neither have something personally against the
editors or want to offend them in any way, but the way they
do that magazine is horrible in the first place. They
realised simply too late that they forced people to use lame
and short intros just to make their cracks as short as
possible, even find trainers when there are none anymore.
Honestly, who really gives a fuck if a crack has 20 blocks
more but therefore contain a well looking intro. Well, I could
go into deeper details, but I will be nice and close that
topic here. Back to the purpose of this interview I presume
everybody wants to reach a sepcial standart in the scene
so that is why we do all this stuff like releasing wares or
wonderful demos, graphics, etc. It is just a matter of time
when the people realise for whom they have to vote for, the
active people, and those that provide the scene with
something useful. I do not want to name any names, but I
still cannot understand why still certain groups and
crackers get votes when their last crack was years ago.
They might have been good once, but simply compare it with
e.g. the music charts. There are a lot of great hits, they
were number one, but one day felt down simply because there
were new ones that deserved to be in the top as well. Anyway,
I recently use my old handle for all the cracks I do and I know
people will appreciate the quality of the wares instead of
looking at a handle. If I watch a wonderful demo from a group
with a stupid name, I look at the quality in the first place,
and vote for them because they have done something amazing.
Well, I do not really care if I am number one in the single
cracker charts, as long as my cracks will get appreciated
was what they are.

[D] I could not agree with youmore. It is so stupid of people
to prejudge others by either their looks or their handle, it
is sad to see that such naive people are still part of this
scene. Be open-minded, have a liberal attitude towards your
fellow-sceners, if not in the real world, atleast in the scene.
You have a glorious career in many known and respected
cracking-groups. Which group did you prefer being in the
most/least, and why?

[S] Uhm, that's a hard one. I do not think I would regret
anything I have done in the past, and neither what groups I
have been in. In every group I had my great times and once
they pass, like good and bad years. Each group formed and
saved me important experiences I used for my career. But
though I think the best of times I had was the time it all
started, when the scene was still alive and kicking ass. I
guess it is obvious that I also remember having a good time
with INSIDERS and HYSTERIC, GENESIS PROJECT and of
course ALPHA FLIGHT since I was/am a member of all three
groups for a very long period.

[D] Now you are best known as MR.ALPHA FLIGHT. How is
ALPHA FLIGHT organised these days, and what is the
current member-status of the group?

[S] Well, ALPHA FLIGHT has a very great intern relation-
ship. At this place I have to send some big thinks to MARC
who did a great organisation through the time, I think we
work like every top cracking group should work. We have
strict rules and jobs everybody has to follow otherwise you
would not make it to the top. Each member has the task to
give all his power into it and get the things rolling ahead.
I remember people, they used to have a good name but did
nothing beside hanging around with those people we do not
get along and they will get kicked out immidiately. The same
happens to someone who will mess up twice for the group, just
to avoid getting a bad reputation, that probably sounds hard,
but though we are fair and our aim is to get the group going,
you can compare it with the business of a serious company
where all the people have to work correctly and fast,
otherwise they will get booted out. However, the management
and the organisations will be done and discussed from the
old staff, MARC, MAX and myself that is. ALPHA FLIGHT
consists out of old familiar faces, like MARC, MAX, SKID ROW,
ARNE, HONESTY, POL POT and new very talented ones such
as MURPHY, PHU-Q, STYX and CENTAURION. Also LEMMING,
XENON and other people are very important spread-wise. All
in all, we have got a great team where some new faces might
appear soon and therefore others have to go.

[D] It is known to many, that ALPHA FLIGHT is a very
ambitions group when it comes to the charts. Why do you
think AFL still have not reached the top of the charts when
it comes to the voted charts?

[S] Well, actually ALPHA FLIGHT belongs to the top 3
cracking groups in the world, and that is what the voting
charts reflects. You are right we probably have not reached
the number one spot yet, but simply compare ALPHA FLIGHT
to SUCCESS+TRC, they should be still number one in most of
the charts. Well, they do a good job spreading their wares
for a couple of years now. Originally ALPHA FLIGHT was only
supposed to be a releasing group, existing board-wise such
as TALENT. But I liked the idea to make such trouble in the
mail-scene as well. That is when we started to provide the
scene with major versions of good originals. Nowadays we
mostly crack everything we get our hands on, and that is
worth to be spread. We added a lot of good mail-traders to
ge the stuff around the world, and get honoured for the work
we spent on the wares. Now the people appreciate ALPHA
FLIGHT wares due to the good quality and give their votes
to us. So we might see a few changes very soon, beside other
groups who do good cracks as well. And there is another
appeal to the people who constantly vote. If you simply do
not know who to vote for, do not vote at all. Make up your
mind who you give the points, do not be lame and look at
other charts just to see who is high and who is not.
Appreciate quality and activity instead of a good name.
Look at the small groups and vote them instead of groups
who have not cracked one single game for ages or demo-
groups who did not release anything for a long time.

[D] You are also a heavy swapper, atleast you used to be.
What is your opinion of the swapping-scene, compared to the
modem-scene?

[S] I really never used to be a big swapper. Even not in my
former times. The highest amount of contacts I ever had were
around 40-50 people, I just re-started to send out some
stuff to my best contacts and friends scene-wise. I just
wanted to get a little behind the still so big mail-scene. Most
of the guys who call the boards tend to call it the lamer
scene. But I always appreciated the swappers work though I
can still not imagine how someone can copy and send out over
200 sendings a week. Well, the big difference between the
mail-scene and the modem-scene are the people behind it. The
mail-sceners are still interested with who they trade, and
what they trade. The time does not really matter, and the lack
of quality is low apart the modem-scene allows a steady
contact with the people who frequently call out.
However, each scene has it's disadv. and advantages. I am not
really into big letters and that crap, I am a cracker so the
wares are the main thing that matters in the first place,
though I also like disk-magazines a lot, but they must be
properly written and include good and fast news and articles.

[D] You were planning on re-releasing the old and legendary
magazine, RELAX. But now that you have announced those
plans to be dead, maybe you could tell us the reason for this?

[S] Yes. Everybody who expected that magazine in time can
write a letter to our great, but lazy coders to complain. I am
not the one who is responsible for the huge delay, even if I
announced the magazines some time earlier this year. I already
had a couple of articles done, and was only waiting for the
code itself, but somehow it never reached me. I really got fed
up with the idea to kick the coders twice a day to force them
to finish the code in time. Anyway, if I might ever get the
code, I would continue the magazine, since a lot of people
were asking for it. Just wait and see. Probably thecoders took
the name of the magazine too serious and anytime they hear
the name RELAX, they start relaxing until they forget what
they were about to do.

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[D] You just joined up with the notorious staff at THE PULSE
MAGAZINE. What are your future plans for THE PULSE, and
what do you hope to be able to serve the readers with in
your future reports?

[S] That is right. I plan to provide THE PULSE with various
articles about other people and their groups. I will be there
when something special happens. I also plan to make a summary
of the scene for each month including somewhat of a satiric
touch. I am not concerned to a certain chapter, I am able to
do everything from a report to the charts. If you want, you
can go on holiday for a while DUKE, haha.

[D] Heh, that would be nice - but I would miss it in the end.
What would your ideal magazine be like, and how would you
rate today's media in the scene compared to the older days?

[S] To be honest THE PULSE is already somewhat of the
"ideal" magazine. I like the professional style, and the
objective views of the editors. It deserves to be called the
best magazine of today, but I also appreciate other magazines
and their work. It would be quite disappointing if there would
not be any competition at all. The quality of most magazine
are raising up. However, the outfit looks similar because the
trend goes to the 80 sign character set. Some years ago,
there were only a few respectable magazines around, such
as MAMBA, PROPAGANDA, SHOCK and CORRUPTION. The
rest either include really old text and news or lame articles
and uninteresting intern crap, nobody wanted to read anyway.
A lot of groups just followed the trend of doing a magazine,
but did not realise that a proper written magazine also
consists of a good spelled English and articles with sence
and not just based on purpose to make some group propa-
ganda. Nowadays it is probably easier to make a good maga-
zine since the scene got smaller and the news and rumours
go through earlier than in the past. Therefore I still would
like to see more good magazines around, though you got some
good competition lately with DOMINATION and VANDALISM
NEWS.

[D] Among many others, we have helped the quality level to
go up in general since we entered the scene - and that is a
fact. The GENESIS PROJECY party is soon to be held in
Sweden, and we expect it to get a whole lot of visitors. What
is your opinion on the arrangements of this party, and are
you planning on going?

[S] It is a great idea, and I appreciate it a lot when people
go and plan to make a party that does not matter if a computer
"only" meeting or somewhat of a big booze and fun party,
though probably I would prefer the last one, haha. Too bad I
did not get a hold of any informations yet. When and where the
party will be held, but I presume it will be in Gothenburg,
Sweden, when it is supposed to be a G*P party. I cannot say
anything if I or anyone else of my group mates will be able to
come. I would like to. Furthermore ALPHA FLIGHT also plan to
make a pure C64 party soon, we just have to make up some
opinion polls before, to know how many people would be
interested in coming.

[D] You are a frequent caller to the states. How would you
describe the current situation at the American boards to be?

[S] Wll, it always depends on the callers. If you take the
lack of callers into consideration, the boards still run good,
but you cannot really compare it to the older days where most
of all major boards got 30-40 callers each day. Nowadays you
had a good day when you received 15 calls, an important factor
is the way to call out. A lot of people do not get frequent
cards, and blue boxing is blocked in most countries, though
there are still some ways to fool the law. I would say the
current situation is "dry", but I hope it will be better now
that we passed the summer and we are straight going to the
autumn period. Another lame behaviour from certain people
is when they try to use someones backdoor or constantly
try to fuck up a board. This recently happened to certain
major boards and is in my opinion on of the lowest things
someone could do. I am glad HIC is backdoor free, some
people should think twice how many good boards are left and
how much time and money a sysop spent in running a good
board.

[D] I will second that. What are your future plans in the
scene, do you plan on staying till the bitter end?

[S] Well, my plans are as mentioned to kick ass with ALPHA
FLIGHT and to provide the scene with something useful. Right
now I cannot say how long I will stay and if there probably
will be a day when I try to call a board and realise there is
none, and the same with the wares and the scene. However,
I am not a guy who quits and come back just to quit again -
and come back. If I get tired of the scene and feel there is
nothing left that could keep me in, I simply would stop
without making such a big deal out of it. Who really cares
about someone who quit the scene. But do not worry, I still
have enough fun and reasons to stay until an unknown day!

[D] We are cruising towards the end of this interview. Would
you perhaps like to send out some greetings before we close
the book on this one?
[S] Yes, I would like to send out some greetings to my best
friends like: SKID ROW, MARC, MAX, SECRET MAN, HONESTY,
POL POT, DUKE, CROSSFIRE, ALCHEMIST, PSYCHOBILLY,
ANCIENT MARINER, MRP, BENSON, MAJESTY, BOD, RADAR,
AUTOPSY, PUDWERX, RRR, STORMBRINGER, FEN1, KING,
HAIN, NEWSCOPY, JUCKE, TRONIC and to all in ALPHA FLIGHT
of course. Furthermore I would like to thank you ALEX, for
such a good inteview. I already have done a couple for some
different magazines, but this one really kept me busy with
writing. Also thanks to MARLBORO for their support, to my
girl-friend for interupting me a lot, though I do not regret
it, haha. Hope to see anyone of you guys, atleast on the
ALPHA FLIGHT autumn conference.

[D] Thanks a lot, it was a pleasure and an honour!

The End

</pre>
==Overall charts==
<pre>
THE OVERALL CHARTS - SEPTEMBER EDITION
--------------------------------------
We return to take a fresh look at the overall charts, based
on 7 Magazines released in the past month. We award 10 points
for the number one, down to 1 point for the 10th place.

The votes was counted by KBS and DUKE, and as usual your
host is DUKE. Be sure to send us your magazine, so that your
votes will be counted here as well.

The following 7 Magazines deserves the credits as the ones
we used in the making of the Overall Charts. We send them our
thanks on behalf of THE PULSE MAGAZINE.

NEWSPRESS #14/REBELS SKYHIGH #12/OXYRON
METAMORPHOSIS #6/AGONY DOMINATION #1
MOONLIGHT 8/GOTHIC DESIGNS CCC #1/THERAPY
NITRO #16/EXCESS
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
The best DEMO GROUPS, CODERS, GRAPHICIANS, MUSICIANS,
CRACKING GROUPS, CRACKERS, MAGAZINES, SWAPPERS and
the OVERALL CHART are coming up on the following pages.
There will also be a lot of important remarks about the charts
in every catagory, be sure to read them as well.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Comments from the Editor,

The Overall Charts have now run for a lot of months now,
finally forming a system that is easily predictable. We are
able to declare this, as the charts have proven to move
in a very slow pace, always being behind the scene about
4-5 months.

Looking at the scene today, we find two sectors. The legal
scene is ruling the legal market - meaning they have all the
best coders, graphicians and musicians. While the illegal
scene is alone with its own charts. Only a few groups are
able to boast about their activity in both parts of the scene,
one of them being Fairlight - who are represented in all of
the charts in the magazines today. This is also notable in
the final overall chart, which they have ruled for the past
couple of months. But will they keep their winning streak?

SCS+TRC describes themselves as the ruling co-operation,
and no doubt I would be the last person to disagree. But are
they really this untouchable, that no one is able to shake
them off the top of the voters cracking charts? All of this
will be answered in this months Overall Charts.

DUKE (General Editor)
BEST DEMO GROUPS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Legal Chart]

POS. L.POS. GROUP NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) OXYRON 64
2 (2) CAMELOT 56
3 (3) CREST 55
4 (4) CENSOR DESIGN 52
5 (5) FAIRLIGHT 44
6 (6) TRIAD 37
7 (7) ANTIC 22
- (8) TABOO 22
9 (9) FOCUS 11
10 (-) TOPAZ BEERLINE 10
---------------------------------------------
+ OXYRON is still considered the best demo group in the C64
scene, which is understandable. The rest of the chart from
position 2-9 remains unchanged from last month, which tells
a very boring tale of how original the voters are these days.

* A lot of new demos are out on the streets these days, with
BEYOND FORCE, BYTERAPERS INC. among others being
potential groups to watch out for in this chart. The brand
new CAMELOT demo is out, which could award them the first
place next month. Interesting months are to come!
BEST CODERS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Legal Chart]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (2) CROSSBOW/CREST 60
2 (1) TTS/OXYRON 58
3 (3) TRON/FAIRLIGHT 49
4 (4) SLAMMER/CAMELOT 48
5 (7) MMS/TABOO 37
6 (5) ZODIAC/FLASH INC. 34
7 (5) BOB/CENSOR DESIGN 33
8 (8) D'ARC/TOPAZ BEERLINE 14
9 (10) KING FISHER/TRIAD 11
- (-) KM/TABOO 11
---------------------------------------------
+ The tale of the two best coders in the scene continues,
but how long can they keep on switching place infront of
other equally good coders? Time will tell, obviously!

* Just like the demo-group charts, there is not a lot of
movements going on in this chart. Hopefully we will see some
more active coders in this chart over the next couple of
months instead of some of the inactive ones above. New to
the chart though, is KM from TABOO - who replaced
GLASNOST. But surely he will return again!?!
BEST GRAPHICIANS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Legal Chart]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) CREEPER/ANTIC 65
- (2) ELECTRIC/EXTEND 65
3 (3) OGAMI/FAIRLIGHT 52
- (4) JOE/WRATH DESIGNS 52
5 (6) CRUISE/ELYSIUM 36
6 (5) HEIN HOLT/FOCUS 35
7 (-) ROB/CAMELOT 17
8 (7) MIRAGE/FOCUS 16
9 (10) CARRION/ELYSIUM 15
10 (9) BIZKID/OXYRON 11
---------------------------------------------
+ We have two graphicians on this months number one, both
of them top graphicians - very familiar to the charts as well.
CREEPER was absolutely great in the latest ANTIC demo!

* Not a lot of changes in this chart either, only one positive
re-entry in the form of ROB of CAMELOT. He is indeed
worthy of being voted for. Out goes DANE, who we have not
seen or heard from in a long time.

* I would say it is about time we got some new names in here!
BEST MUSICIANS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Legal Chart]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) SYNDROM/TIA/CREST 59
2 (2) JEROEN TEL/PHYZICS 51
3 (4) DRAX/VIBRANTS/CREST 45
4 (3) P.R.I./TIA/OXYRON 35
5 (5) DANKO/CENSOR DESIGN 27
6 (9) JEFF/CAMELOT 24
7 (7) ZYRON/ANTIC 18
- (-) SHOGOON/AGONY 18
9 (6) RED DEVIL/FAIRLIGHT 15
10 (10) A-MAN/AVANTGARDE 13
---------------------------------------------
+ SYNDROM not surprisingly still the number one world-wide.
But what has JEROEN TEL done lately to make up for all the
votes he keep getting? Better award P.R.I. for the great
music he keeps on producing - he is worthy no doubt.

* The top remains almost unchanged, why we got a very
interesting new entry - SHOGOON/AGONY. He has been
putting out a lot of really good tunes lately, and we can
expect to hear more of him - also in the charts. But where
are the great musicians from BLUES MUZ'?
BEST CRACKING GROUP - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Illegal]

POS. L.POS. GROUP NAME.. POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) SCS+TRC 69
2 (3) AVANTGARDE 50
3 (5) ALPHA FLIGHT 47
4 (6) CHROMANCE 46
5 (4) TALENT 44
6 (2) TRSI+DYTEC 43
7 (9) TRIAD 22
8 (8) LEGEND 20
9 (7) MOTIV 8 15
10 (-) EXCESS 11
---------------------------------------------
+ SCS+TRC still the holders of the number one spot, I wonder
if they are going for a record - trying to beat LEGEND's old
record of two years on the number one spot.

* A lot of interesting movements in the chart this month. AFL
moving up into the top 3, well capable of going even further.
CHROMANCE also seem to be going in that direction together
with AVANTGARDE. TRSI+DYTEC took a major blow, moving
down the chart 4 places. MOTIV 8 also lost votes, not very
far though. In closing FAIRLIGHT made room for EXCESS!
BEST CRACKERS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Illegal Chart]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) BURGLAR/SCS+TRC 60
2 (3) POWERPLANT/LEGEND 45
3 (2) JACK ALIEN/AVT 44
4 (4) HAIN/F4CG 34
5 (5) COUNT ZERO/TALENT 29
6 (7) BACCHUS/FAIRLIGHT 21
7 (8) XXX/TALENT 21
8 (6) DERBYSHIRE RAM/AVT 19
9 (-) BENSON/ex.RSI 19
10 (-) CHRYSAGON/TALENT 18
---------------------------------------------
+ BURGLAR managed to hold on to the crown for yet another
month, but with an amazing amount of points - look at the
point difference between BURGLAR and POWERPLANT!

* Not a lot of movements in the top 5, but then all of a sudden
things start to happen. BACCHUS is moving up together with
XXX, while the popular DERBYSHIRE RAM is moving down the
table. Meanwhile CHRYSAGON re-enters the chart, but what
is BENSON doing here? He left the scene months ago to start
a new family. The voters seem to live in the wrong time-zone!
BEST MAGAZINES - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Overall Chart]

POS. L.POS. MAGAZINE NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) THE PULSE/REGINA 65
2 (3) NITRO/EXCESS 55
3 (6) REVEALED/CAMELOT 43
4 (2) SKYHIGH/OXYRON 41
5 (8) REFORMATION/FAIRLIGHT 37
6 (4) ING.BRAIN/EQUINOXE 37
7 (10) JAMAICA 32
8 (5) SPLASH/ACCURACY 27
9 (9) UPDATE/PADUA 19
10 (6) NETWORK/COMIC PIRATES 15
---------------------------------------------
+ THE PULSE still the number one magazine in the voters
opinion, and looks to be able to hold it for months to come.
Just look at the point difference down to the second place!

* REVEALED storm the chart, dispite the fact that they have
not released an edition for months. SKYHIGH are forced down
the chart, they ought to be higher though.

* NEWSPRESS are getting better and should be entering the
chart in the near future, as could DOMINATION, a new mag.
BEST SWAPPERS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Overall Charts]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) CALYPSO/AMNESIA 67
2 (5) NIGHTSHADE/SCS+TRC 45
3 (4) DERBYSHIRE RAM/AVT 40
4 (-) BIZARRE/ALPHA FLIGHT 29
- (3) TABASCO/FAIRLIGHT 29
6 (2) SPLATTERHEAD 28
7 (8) CASH 17
8 (-) SPERMBIRD/EXCESS 16
9 (7) KBS/REGINA 15
10 (8) LEECH/COMIC PIRATES 14
---------------------------------------------
+ CALYPSO continues his cult-status in the scene, breaking
all records as the most voted upon swapper in the history of
the scene - but the record keeps on going.

* NIGHTSHADE moves up the chart to a second place, but is in
no way a threat to CALYPSO, nor is DERBYSHIRE RAM who is
back in his normal chart position.

* BIZARRE is back in the charts, together with his former
group ALPHA FLIGHT. SPLATTERHEAD moves down!
OVERALL CHART - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Overall Chart]

POS. L.POS. GROUP NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) FAIRLIGHT 247
2 (3) CREST 219
3 (2) OXYRON 201
4 (6) CAMELOT 196
5 (5) SCS+TRC 174
6 (4) AVANTGARDE 166
7 (7) CENSOR DESIGN 112
- (10) TALENT 112
9 (8) ANTIC 105
10 (-) TIA 94
---------------------------------------------
+ FAIRLIGHT keeps on roaming the charts, and therefore can
keep on holding the number one position in the overall chart,
as the best group in the scene.

* In general there is not a lot of movements going on here,
which clearly states how the charts are slow these days. One
surprise though, TIA entered the chart on the 10th place.
---------------------------------------------
That concludes this edition of OVERALL CHARTS. Be sure to
check in next month for a brand new and exciting chart!/DUKE

</pre>
==World of demos==
<pre>
WORLD OF DEMOS - THE CRITICS CORNER
-----------------------------------
The wonderful WORLD of DEMOS returns to delight you with
another edition of demo reviews - we give you a detailed
insight on what is HOT and what is NOT in the demo scene
this month.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Help us to keep providing our readers with a broad list of
hot demos, by sending us your latest release. This is the
address to send to:

THE PULSE MAGAZINE
XXXX XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX XX
XXXX XXXXXXX
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- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
DRAX decided after a while of consideration, that he was no
longer interested in working for WORLD OF DEMOS. In his
place we welcome METAL/VIBRANTS. This is the WOD staff:

General Editor : DUKE/REGINA
Programming Critic : STEVE/REGINA
Graphical Critic : NEPTUNE/CAMELOT
Musical Critic : METAL/VIBRANTS
WORLD OF DEMOS KAOS....
-------------------
The WORLD OF DEMOS staff had to undergo yet some extreme
changes, and along with that came some unfortunate problems.
DRAX decided to resign the staff at a very late stage, leaving
very little time for us to replace him. We did manage to find
one very qualified person though, METAL, who will start
working for WORLD OF DEMOS from October on. Another not
very fortunate problem that struck parts of the staff, was
illness. Therefore STEVE is the only available critic ready
for this edition of WORLD OF DEMOS - but as usual he has
some entertaining text for you to read.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
The SEPTEMBER demo program
----------------------
LUNACY 6 - THE LOST SEQUEL ANTIC
EUROPE +4 TOUGH
INHUMANITY EXILE
WORLD OF CODE II BYTERAPERS
ATTACK OF STUPIDOS 3 BEYOND FORCE
WHAT'S AMIGA? CONTRAST DESIGNS
IMPACT DEMO IMPACT
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Stay tuned after the reviews, as we will bring you the latest
results from the parties that took place in Europe.
LUNACY 6 - THE LOST SEQUEL by ANTIC (REVIEW)
--------------------------------------
This demo was quite a surprise. I never really thought very
very high of ANTIC - I mean, they do have capable members,
but none of them ever stood up from the crowd. All they used
to do was stuff seen ages ago, with little or no improvement
to it. But this trackmo is something completely different.
First a pair of eyes pops up! I do not know what they are doing
there, but they are there! They look around, fade down, and a
moviefader introduces us to the creators: ZYRON, CREEPER
and DEPEH. Then an animated raytracing appears. It looks ok,
as the whole rendered image rotates around its own y-axis
(a bit like a vector tv-box, with images on each side of the
box. Here however, the image is the same on all 4 sides of the
box).
After some IRQ-loading, a rotate-twister appears. Apparently
1008 dots are rotated over 2 bit planes realtime, and it looks
very cool. The rotation-thing is ok, but the twisting is real
neat. It is also hard to explain, but imagine a 7 coloured
picture, where a whirlpool starts in the middle, and drags the
picture with it. The image is visualized in 2 different sizes,
(One big (extended) so you can see what is going on, and two
small, so you can see it in normal resolution. Also, all of
these images change to half size from time to time. This way,
only half the number of points has to be calculated, making
the rotater faster. Looks good - but small. Next up is a
transparent vector-image on the bitmap picture (a see-
through image over a picture of a girl!). Even though the
girl is very pale (coders will know why - colours available is
limited to 2 per 4x8-square), the effect looks ok. It's pretty
fast too.
The last "real" part is my absolute favourite. It is also, in
my opinion, one of the best effects this year! The effect is
not very complicated - it's transforming line-vector, where
all sorts of different objects transform into other objects.
The cool thing about it though, is the speed (it's fast!), and
that some of the objects are moving while transforming. I
adore the guy climbing up the monitor and the vectorcube
made from one line only. Most excellent visual effect!
While loading the end part, DEPEH tries to get into people's
heads how to properly erase the screen (using the $E544
routine. However, I would like to say that there is only one
proper way of doing this on the C64. That is by storing the
desired values into screen memory (eg. 0400-07E8) and
colour memory (D400-D7E8).

An example follows on th next page!

LDX #$00
KAOS LDA #$20 (SPACE)
STA $0400,x
STA $0500,x
STA $0600,x
STA $06E8,x
LDA #$06 (BLUE)
STA $D400,x
STA $D500,x
STA $D600,x
STA $D6E8,x
INX
BNE KAOS

But why do this, when using the E544-rom routine is so much
easier? Simply because it is possible to create your own
eproms (rom's) on the C64. And somewhere out there, there is
a geek who fucked his eproms up or changed it cause he liked
his own version better than the original.
And then, if the E544 rom routine is not identical to what you
think it is, calling it will be no good. The result may be
unpredictable, and your colours may very well screw up.
I know you think I am over-reacting. Why should you use my
way of doing it, just because 0,5% of the C64 users have
screwed up kernals?
But look at it this way; my way of doing it always works on
ALL machines, the E544 rom routine will most likely work and
do the same. But you can never be sure, can you?
The end part of this demo is simply a text+upscroller with
info and credits.

RATING : 85%.
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EUROPE +4 by TOUGH (REVIEW)
------------------------
What? A demo with 4 trainters? Atleast that is what I thought
when I first saw the filename. But actually it is a demo with a
political message, which is nice for a change.
Before we go on, notice that this demo consists of one 242
blocks huge file only, and to ensure that everyone (even
those without cartridges) could load it, a boot-sequence is
installed. Therefoe you must remove your cartridge, load ,8,1
and wait a million years! Oh well. First an intro-intro: A
EUROPE logo surrounded by (12 I guess, but I did not count)
circling stars. On we go.
In the intro, the strange name of the demo is explained. It is
a tribute to the four (hopefully) new members of the
European community: Finland, Norway, Sweden and Austria.
The effect on the intro screen is a logo TOUGH with an
overlay multi lexer circling over it. The Y-distance of the
sprites is quite small, but I doubt it's any record (that is
what they claim in the scroll). We space on.
The first real part of this demo is also "a record". It's 28
DYCPS with different speeds. Now, I know that SCROLL of
MEGASTYLE (who by the way is my all time favourite coder)
did 25 of these, and that he did also did 50 (but with one
speed only). Therefore, this probably is a record. But what
an utterly out-dated, boring record. DYCPS turned me on 4
years ago, but they sure do not do that anymore. SPAACE!
Next part is somewhat better though. Over half the screen is
covered with neat looking plasma. Again, JASON claims to
be the author of a record, and again I am not really sure if
it is. Frankly, I do not remember the size of the biggest I
have seen, so I am in no position to doubt his words.
I do have my doubts though. (Ohh, and CROSSBOW/CREST
is not Austrian, as the scroller says. He is German!).
The next part is as weird as the others. Another freaking
record! This time it is the common 80-split routin (done with
FLI) with 2 independant rasterbars behind it. Again, I do not
know if it was ever done before (I have a hard time remember-
ing all those records from back 3-4 years ago). All I know is
that CREST did FLI with removed sideborders. And eventhough
that was a bit faked, it still beats these two rastersplits.
But the most important thing about this part is: The scroll
text! (What?). You see, this part is a tribute to Finland (one
of the four countries joining the EEC). But in the scroll,
JASON asks a question: Where was Finland before joining
Europe? Part of Asia, Africa or Australia?
Ehrem!! Now pay attention, school boy: Europe and the EEC
are two different things. Europe is a part of the world, and
not something you can join or leave. Finland has been part
of Europe for many many years (some some war god knows
when). The EEC (European Economics Community) is a group
of 12 European countries with common economical interest.
Finland is not a part of this group, but would like to be. A
national voting will decide if the Finnish people want to join
or not! It is that simple. Go to school one day!
Having said this, we return to what's important (hehe.. As if
the C64 was, and international politics wasn't!).
The last part is a huge 111x24 chars logo techteching. The
sinus-speed/distance can be controlled by a joystick.
Overall, this demo has some good programming in it, but the
effects are really not up to todays standards. I am not
saying this because I do not like the effects. I do, and I
would prefer them over most vector-objects any day. But
I think that we coders are the only people still interested
in raster-effects like these. Generally, people want to see
loads of graphics, things rotating and twisting, and stuff
converted from other machines. Like it or not. It's the fact.
RATING : 65%.
INHUMANITY by EXILE (REVIEW)
-------------------------
This demo is only 83 blocks long. And it has got to be the
best 83 blocks I have seen for a long time. It's a dentro,
which is short for demo/intro (sophisticated intro).
After running, we're informed that the dentro was made for
the FUN FACTORY demo-competition. The text appears in
"Zooming letters", just like on many PC/Amiga dentros.
After that, a common chessboard-zoomer appears. Nothing
special about it, but keep in mind that this and everything
else you see was put into one file - without any decrunching
here and there.
Next up are some big rotating letters (around their own Y-
axis). They are followed by some 3 coloured filled transfor-
ming vectorimages. The vector-routine also includes a fast
GLENZ-object. The last effect in the demo is a line-vector
diamond-sort-of-thing rotating and transforming.
Not a very long demo, but for 83 blocks, it's pretty darn
amazing!

RATING : 80%.

WORLD OF CODE II by BYTERAPERS (REVIEW)
----------------------------------
It feels like just the other day I was reviewing WORLD OF
CODE from BYTERAPERS. That demo was good. And now they
are back (or should I say he's back) with a new demo.
MR.SEX returns!
I really do not know what kind of drugs MR.SEX is on, but he
must be on something. How else can anyone release this much
good stuff in such a short while? MR.SEX must be out of
school or unemployed!!!
Anyway. The thing that gets in your face first is a Finnish
flag zooming up on the entire screen. Then BYTERAPERS
PRESENTS is transformed into the screen (one letter
transforms into another and leaves a print), whereafter a
WORLD OF CODE 2 logo appears.
Enough introducing. Next effect is a vectorcity. It's actually
only a bunch of black sticks rotating around the Y-axis, but
it is intended to look like a city, and it does.
Then some rasterbars! Rasterbars? Yep, and it's the old
fashioned ones with no splits or anything. But the great
thing about them is that they have flexible Z-axis. This means
that the vectorbars (rotating around the X-axis) looks really
3D. BYTERAPERS are not the first to do this effect. Still, it
looks cool.
-----
Then a zoomer appears. And if anyone has seen 2ND REALITY
from FUTURE CREW (PC) you will know what I mean when I say
rotating zoomer. In this C64 version, a bitmap picture rotates
around its own Z-axis while zooming in and out. Really big,
smooth and great looking!
Obligatoric vector stuff comes next. A huge ball (takes up the
entire screen) appears, and stars'n stuff start noving around
on the ball. I think there's a word for this sort of routine,
but it seem to have slipped my mind. Anyway, it's seen before,
but this one is incredibly big.
After an IFLI (interlaced FLI) picture more vectorobjects
appear. This time we're talking texture-mapping on C64!! A
6-sided box with bitmap pictures on each side. Eventhough
the pictures stay where they are (the box is more like "see-
through" than texture-mapped) the thing looks good.
But here's the best: The next object is lightsourced with
texture mapping. This looks incredibly good. Last is a dot-
thrower telling you that the credits (and end screen) comes
up. The end screen is a bitmap picture with an interlaced
sprite-upscroll on it.
In my opinion, MR.SEX is the best active coder around these
days. If you have not already started voting for him, do it
now!

RATING : 90%.
ATTACK OF STUPIDOS 3 by BEYOND FORCE (REVIEW)
----------------------------------------
Another demo from a major demo-group this month? Impressive.
Parties (namely ASSEMBLY '94) really brings out the best in
people.
The introduction of this demo is quite professional. First
some interlaced text telling us that it's BEYOND FORCE, and
then text on a plasma-background tells us when the demo was
released. The plasmabackground was cool to look at, compared
to all the original movie-faders!
First part is a filled vectorcity, exactly like the one in
WORLD OF CODE 2. I think this one looks better (atleast it
has better design), but it keeps on rotating for ages, and
since you can press space, it gets really really boring.
Finally the drive loads, and a line-vector part appears. The
surfaces in routine are triangles made up from a lot of small
triangles. Therefore, each surface consists of a lot of lines.
But let me hurry on tothe next part, which is my favourite.
It is called realtime-zooming MANDELBROTFRACTALS, which
is just what it is. But the fractals just keep zooming and
zooming like there was no end to it, making this look really
awesome! Fractalzooming is seen before, but I think this one
is the best sofar.
Last part is even more vectorobjects. The routine is really
fast, but also extremely boring. It has all the regular filled
objects, some glenzobjects, an object with stencil filling, a
house, transforming objects and what do I know. Impressive,
but incredibly boring!
RATING : 80%.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
WHAT'S AMIGA? by CONTRAST DESIGNS (REVIEW)
--------------------------------------
- I know. Isn't that some computer from Commodore, the
company that used to be? Oh well. Instead, let's cheer over
the fact that the C64 will kep going strong, the Amiga will
die soon, and that the PC will become even stronger!
And back to this demo, from a group I never heard of before.
But that doesn't mean they can't be as good as anyone else.
Unfortunately, the intro leaves a bad taste in your mouth. It
looks like a low budget crack, or some demo years back. It's
only messy design, logos and a few scrollers. But hell, they
are only intros, so let's go on.
1ST PART is a fractal-sort-of-thing like BONZAI did at the
DANIAX-party in MIDDELFART years ago. I do not know what
it's called, but it's a triangle made up from small triangles
(yeah, looks a bit like the one in ATTACK OF STUPIDOS 3,
only this one does not move!). After it has been calculated,
a sprite-upscroller appears. Interesting.
2ND PART consists of a bitmap-picture with a $3FFF scroll
in the lower border. The scroll has 6 D020 splits, and one
D016 splits under it.
4TH PART is rather strange. All you get is a logo in the upper
part of the screen, and then some weird drawing-routine in
the bottom. This routine is totally unpredictable, and I
really do not know what it's doing? You can press fire for
some options (something about "random", which is not the
word I prefer to hear with drawing-routines. (Now I am really
tempted to say that it looks somewhat like NEPTUNE's
newest incredible randomdrawingroutineinventions. But I
won't.. Hehe!). Hey.. Space worked.. Lucky me.
Contrary to the other parts of this demo, the next part is
good. Or maybe I should say funny. Cause it really is. First
you see some weird flag with a scroller in the middle. But
then hell breaks loose, the music changes, a guru meditation
appears, and even a well-known C64 basic-error sneaks up on
you. (Of course, it is all faked, and quite funny to watch!).
THE END PART consists of a couple of logo-swings and a
2x2 scroller. Apart from the funny flag-part, there's really
not much to come for in this demo.

RATING : 35%.

IMPACT DEMO by IMPACT (REVIEW)
---------------------------
Now here's an original name for a demo! It's IMPACT's first
demo.. And frankly; you can tell!!
After a strange flickering intro, a plotter appears. It is
very small (moves within a 8x8 chars field) and has a low
amount o dots. Lame.
After some picture, part 2 appears. This is completely
different from the first part, since this actually looks cool.
It's a floffy, meaning that you can control the width of each
raster line. (That was a lame explanation!! Anyway, it's the
princip CAMELOT used to do their FILLED VECTOR GRAPHICS
in PRODUKTHANDLER KOM HER if you remember that one!
Then another plotter part appears. And it's as lame as the
one before - only this time a few dots are plotted into a
bitmap-screen and are not deleted (leaving a shade). Totally
lame.
Next part uses the same floffy routine as before. But here
it is used to transform images between eachother. Looks
really neat.
The last two parts are total crap. Just some movie-fading
greetings and a text-upscroller. Strange demo. Generally
totally lame, but the two floffy parts seem totally misplaced,
as they are actually good.
RATING : 30%.
The SEPTEMBER demo program (RATINGS)
-------------------------------
LUNACY 6/ANTIC 85%
EUROPE +4/TOUGH 65%
INHUMANITY/EXILE 80%
WORLD OF CODE II/BYTERAPERS 90%
A.O.S 3/BEYOND FORCE 80%
WHAT'S AMIGA?/CONTRAST DESIGNS 35%
IMPACT DEMO/IMPACT 30%

Those are the ratings, and the best demo of the month is
clearly WORLD OF CODE II from the BYTERAPERS, pulling
home a 90% rating - just like the first demo from them.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
PARTY RESULTS....
--------------
As stated earlier in this edition, we end WORLD OF DEMOS
with the competition results from the latest parties that just
took place in Europe.

This month we have the results from these parties :

- FUN FACTORY PARTY - THE SUMMERING '94 PARTY.
- ASSEMBLY '94 PARTY IN HELSINKI, FINLAND.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
FUN FACTORY COMPETITION RESULTS :
-----------------------------
DEMO COMPETITION
1. REVOLUTION PRV./CHORUS
2. SUMMER SANTA CLAUS/CHAOS+LETHARGY
3. PIMPIN POWER 1994/GULAS CLAN
4. INHUMANITY/EXILE
(-According to attenders, the results should've been biased).
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
ASSEMBLY'94 COMPETITION RESULTS :
-----------------------------
DEMO COMPETITION
1. ATTACK OF STUBIDOS 3/BEYOND FORCE
2. WORLD OF CODE 2/BYTERAPERS
3. BEST OF.../TRINOMIC

MUSIC COMPETITION
1 GENIUS/PALACE
2. THOR/EXTEND
3. AMJ/SIDE B/TOPAZ

GRAPHICS COMPETITION
1. ELECTRIC/EXTEND
2. MIKE/PANIC
3. MR.SEX/BYTERAPERS

</pre>
==Special assignment==
<pre>
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT - INFORMATION AND DEBATE
-------------------------------------------
Welcome to another edition of SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. This
is the place to be, if you are interested in a good debate or
in learning something from informative articles.

We would like to encourage everyone out there to write us
articles about topics of your own choice - or to tell us your
opinion about the topics we discuss. We need your help to
make this chapter even better. Here follows the program:
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* THE OFFICIAL OPINION POLL RESULTS
As stated above, this is the freshly voted opinion polls,
created by the help of people from the mail and board scene.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* THE ISOLATED DEMO-SCENE.
An article written by General Editor, DUKE. The main topic
of this article, is if the demo-scene is honest and fair with
the scene media.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* THE INTERNET CORNER
MASON/MOTIV 8 returns with a huge report about the major
net, known as the Internet. As always he will teach about
different terms, useful to those planning to use this system!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
+ OFFICIAL OPINION POLLS RESEARCH +
--------------------------------
We return with the result of last months four opinion polls,
which was officially spread along with THE PULSE MAGAZINE.
The polls are also available on our WHQ, THE EVIL ISLAND,
which allows a broader audience the chance to answer our
polls - making a better and more clear result.

This month 56 people took part in our opinion poll, 44 of them
originate from THE EVIL ISLAND. We would therefore like to
urge more people to send us your answers to the poll, this is
the best way to reach the most objective result. We send our
thanks to everyone that did take part, and hope you will keep
on supporting the poll research - for a healthy debate.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Mail your answers to the following address:
THE PULSE MAGAZINE
ALEX HYLKE
VALMUEMARKEN 34
9000 AALBORG
DENMARK
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
This months new opinion poll is posted in GLOBAL REPORT,
but will also be available in form of a note released
together with this edition of THE PULSE.
POLL # 1 - out of 56 votes.
--------------------
What is your opinion of the old scene mentality, which claims
the scene is divided in groups. Ranging from the absolute
elite to the lame?
- -- --- ---- ---------------- ----- ---- --- -- -
1. It is for the scene.Therefore I am for it. 55%
2. Personally I think it isa load of bullshit. 29%
3. I do not have an opinion on that subject. 11%
4. I think it is destructiveto the scene. 5%
5. It goes against me. ThereforeI am against it. 0%
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
We have had a lively debate going for the last couple of
months, discussing if the term 'elite' was still a part of the
current scene - which could be described as the new age.
By the looks of this poll, we could establish that 34% of the
sceners are against it, while more than half, 55%, are for it.
A small percentage, 11%, do not have an opinion on this
subject - but fact remains, the scene has made a positive
verdict towards perhaps the scene's oldest heritage, the
ranking system in the scene.

I am pleased with the result, but find it alarming to see 34%
of the sceners are against the constitution of the scene.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
POLL # 2 - out of 56 votes.
--------------------
Now that the GENESIS PROJECT party, Tribute '94, has been
officially announced to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, this
November, do you then think you will be going?
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
1. I cannot afford it. Plain and simple. 32%
2. Absolutely. Would not miss it for the world. 21%
3. No. I do not have the time. 20%
4. I am not sure. I have to think it over. 18%
5. Hell no. I hate parties. Especially the C64 ones. 9%
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
This poll is quite interesting, especially as this concerns an
event only a couple of months away. The result may not please
the arrangers, GENESIS PROJECT, though, as it reveals how
a great number of people plan on not going.

The total amount of people going are 21% of the voters, but
the amount of potential visitors is 39% which is a pretty high
number considering it being a C64 party.

A lot of people seem to be out of money in the November month,
while 20% do not have the time. But I am still optimistic, and
expect a large number of people going to this huge event.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
POLL # 3 - out of 56 votes.
--------------------
What is your opinion about the total coverage THE PULSE
provides the scene?
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
1. It has the right amount of coverage. There is
something for everyone to read. 52%
2. I do not care about THE PULSE, to be honest. 23%
3. It needs more coverage from the cracking/modem
scene. 11%
4. In my opinion it is too concerned about the elite. 9%
5. It needs more coverage from the demo scene. 5%
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Another (in my opinion) brilliant poll which is able to answer
a lot of questions on my behalf. A large number, over half of
the voters, are satisfied with the current amount of coverage
we serve our readers.

It appears from this poll, that only a very small amount of
people want more coverage from the cracking/modem or demo
scene, which is a satisfying on our account - while the 23%
who do not care about THE PULSE are mainly Americans or
full blooded phreakers, who does not read magazines. We will
keep on fighting though, heh.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
POLL # 4 - out of 56 votes.
--------------------
What is your opinion about the C64 scene as it is today, as
opposed to what it was in the earlier days?
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
1. I am depressed with what the scene has turned into. 34%
2. The scene will always stay great, no matter what
period of time we look at it. 32%
3. The scene is at its lowest point. It can only get
better. 14%
4. It seems everyone do not care about the C64
computer and the future for the scene. 9%
-. I am planning on quitting the scene, due to the state
it has turned into. 9%
5. The scene is better today, than it was in the earlier
times. 2%
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
The most depressing poll we have had sofar. A third of the
voters are far from satisfied with the current state of the
scene, as opposed to 32% who are happy with the scene as
it is at the moment.

We can conclude from this poll, that a total of 66% of the
sceners are depressed with the scene, while only 34% are
happy with it. VERY bad news! -----
ISOLATED DEMO-SCENE vs. OPEN CRACKING-SCENE
-------------------------------------------
The scene is divided in two catagories; the legal and the
illegal scene. Both of them parts of the 64-scene. But what
is the difference between these two parts when it comes to
their approach to the media. This will be this months topic
for discussion in SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.

During the past couple of months, THE PULSE MAGAZINE have
ben approached by several people, who wanted to see a larger
coverage of the demo-scene. This request is also familiar to
other magazines, but what is the main problem in this request?
The fact that the demo-scene is isolated, making it nearly
impossible to cover completely. This is the reason why the
cracking-scene gets much more attention, because it makes
sure the magazine get the material needed to complete a
thorough coverage.

But why does it have to be this way? All demo-groups have
swappers, and therefore they have the essential ground to
make public relation. For some reason they fail in this,
probably about 85% of the demo-scene does, as opposed to
some 10% in the cracking-scene. These are shocking numbers,
atleast for the magazine editors who try to get as much news
as possible.
Are the magazines to blaim for not covering the demo-scene
properly? During the last couple of years it has been blaimed,
although it is a biased opinion of the critics. The magazines
simply have no possibility of covering the demo-scene, simply
because the demo-scene is not interested in working with the
midea. The cracking-scene on the other hand, has shown
great interest to work with the media, and keeps on supplying
news, reports and material. The demo-scene can apparently
only be covered, if the magazine reach out to get the news,
but this requires a whole lot of work, and will be extremely
expensive in stamps alone - and will most definitely cause
a serious form of stress for the magazines editors.

If we take a look at today's demo-scene, we would see a lot
of good and fairly active groups. The term fairly active is
used due to the amount of products released, but where are
the demo-groups when they have released their demos? They
are gone from the scene, working on new products - or not
doing anything at all. In other words, they are isolated from
the scene, another reason why a lot of demo-groups are often
announced dead by the public, only later to return with a new
demo. Maybe if the demo-groups signed on a couple of good
swappers, they would get more attention in the media, thereby
avoiding the rumours that normally gets around when a demo-
group have been inactive product-wise for a while. It is the
swappers who are responsible for the public relation, but
howcome most are incapable of doing this job in the demo-
scene?

Moving on to the cracking-scene, we see a whole different
picture. Granted, the cracking-scene is able to release more
products due to the amount of games released monthly, but
still there is a major difference in their way to work with the
media. Most cracking-groups have a lot of swappers, primarily
to release their products, but also to get a lot of attention
in the magazines, making their reputation better, and some-
times it even gets them higher in the charts. A perfect
example of excellent PR work is seen from SCS+TRC and now
also ALPHA FLIGHT, who are probably the best at this job in
the scene today.

Comparing the two parts of the scene, you would find that
they are far different. What part of the scene is then the
original based on the 64 spirit? Which one is the 64 famous
on? There are obviously a lot of different opinions on this
matter, but when speaking with sceners on other systems,
their greatest respect for the 64 bounds in the co-opera-
tion between the scene-groups, and last but not least its
outstanding media. No doubt the cracking-scene has all that,
while the demo-scene is an outrage on this matter.
We need to get the demo-scene back on its feet, working
with the rest of the scene to give it the scene quality we can
all be proud of.

We at SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT would love to hear your opinion
on this topic for next months follow-up debate on this topic.
We also urge other magazine-editors to react to this topic,
this is one that concerns us all in more than one way.

THE PULSE MAGAZINE
XXXX XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX XX
XXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX

Signed,
DUKE
General Editor
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Next up we end this months SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT with yet
another episode in the work of Internet, with your usual host
MASON of MOTIV 8.

-----

THE WORLD OF INTERNET
-----------------------
Hello and welcome to the next lesson in the use of Internet.
- --- -
Before starting, we want to say "thanks" to BACCHUS/FLT
for "correcting" our previous articles, un-necesarry as it in-
deed was. All we can tell you is that people not able to follow
these special lessons simply isn't dedicated and interested
enough. It is NOT an easy thing to learn, so if you REALLY do
wanna learn it then concentrate - don't argue!!!
- --- -
Well.. Let's get the show on the road.. This time I will tell
you about IRC and some other telnet-places..
- --- -
IRC
---
What is IRC? Well, IRC is nearly the same as a chat-site, only
here you have between 80 and 100 channels and there's people
on nearly every one. However, here comes the problem: I have
been on the #64 channel lots of times, but it is empty! There-
fore use this channel more often. When you're talking to other
people on the channels you can send privates and files while
you are talking to them.
- --- -
- Next Page -
Let me give you some adresses for IRC-servers:

sci.dixie.edu 6677
exuokmax.ecn.ecn.uknor.edu 6677
caen.fr.eu.undernet.org 6677
irc.tuzvo.sk 6668
irc.funet.fi 6677
- --- -
Well, last time I promised you some telnet-places for Archie:

archie.ans.net
archie.sura.net
archie.unl.edu
archie.rutgers.edu
archie.doc.ic.ac.uk
archie.funet.fi
archie.luth.se
archie.th-darmstadt.de
archie.univie.ac.at
archie.cs.huji.ac.il
archie.au
archie.nz
archie.sogang.ac.kr
archie.ncu.edu.tw
archie.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp - Next Page -
archie.wide.ad.jp
archie.univ-rennes1.fr
archie.ac.il
archie.unipi.it
archie.hana.nm.kr
archie.rediris.es
archie.switch.ch
archie.nctuccca.edu.tw
archie.hensa.ac.uk
archie.internic.net
archie.rediris.es
archie.switch.ch
- --- -
That's all for this time - Short, but good. I will be back next
time with some more adresses for Telnet.
- --- -
If you have any questions, you can contact me on the following
address:

an98861 + anon.penet.fi
-----------------

Signed, MASON/MOTIV 8
------------------
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</pre>
==The Blackboard==
<pre>
THE BLACKBOARD - ADVERTISEMENT CHAPTER
----------------------------------------
Hello once again and welcome to the advertisement chapter in
this, the September edition of THE PULSE MAGAZINE.

Introduced last month was a new way of typing the addresses
after and since nobody reacted negative about this, you'll
also be confronted with it this month...

Whenever you see a cross ( ) infront of a handle, it means
that the person behind the handle is only interested in LEGAL
wares, such as demos and so on.
Whenever you see a crown ( * ) infront of a handle, it means
that the person behind the handle is interested in both
ILLEGAL and LEGAL wares.

If you can't wait to see your own address in this magazine,
simply just write your address on a piece of paper and send it
to KBS/REGINA preferably before the 20th of September.
Then you get your address A-Z sorted and printed in here
every month. Ok, now. Go ahead and find yourself some more
contacts.

-----

BAD BYTES ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
------------------------------
is still looking for talented coders who are interested to earn
a fortune by creating games and tools.

If you are interested to work with an experienced team,
consisting of top-programmers, artists and musicians, do not
hesitate to contact us under the following address:

Bad Bytes Entertainment Software

C/O TIMO BUSCHMANN
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX

Send us some examples of your work together with some facts
about yourself. If you already have a game finished and you
want us to sell it, do not hesitate to contact us aswell.

DO NOT MISS YOUR CHANCE!

LEMMING/AFL/PANIC DESIGNS, XXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* STYX/AFL, XXXXXX XXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* GLUT/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XX. XXXXXXXXXXX XX/X, XX-XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* CALYPSO/AMNESIA+SILICON LIMITED., XXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXX XX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* GARTH/ARCOSS, XXXXXXX XXX XXXX,
XXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ROBOCOP/ATLANTIS, XXXXXX, X.X. XXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX

TROOPER/ATLANTIS/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXXX XXX. XX, XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DECILON/AVANTGARDE, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

NEPTUNE/CAMELOT, XXXX' XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

SAT/CAMELOT, XXXX' XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

SLAMMER/CAMELOT, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* BARRACUDA/CANUS PATROL/A.D., XXXX XXXXXX,
XXX X X X, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* AMC/CHARGED, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX X/XX,
XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXX

* VOLUNTEER/CHORUS, XXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SAILOR/CHROMANCE/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXX X, XX-XXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

* SPLATTERHEAD/CHROMANCE, XXXX' XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* STAKE/CHROMANCE/CHERUBS, XXXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXX X. XX, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SYCO/CHROMANCE, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* TITANIC/CHROMANCE/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XX/XX, XX-XXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* WOZIO/CHROMANCE/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXXXX XXXXX,
XX. XXXXXXXXXXXX XX/XX, XX-XXX XXXX, XXXXXX

* LEECH/COMIC PIRATES, "XXXXXX", XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* REEKOL/COUPLE, XXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX

* IMPETIGO/CRESCENT, XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XXX,
XXXXXX XXX. X/XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* TRANTOR/DESERT NOMADS, XXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXX XX,
X/X XX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXX

AUTHENTIC/EXCESS, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DECOY/EXCESS, XXX XXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* NEW DESIGN/EXCESS, XXXX, X.X. XXX XXXX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* RED ROCK/EXCESS, XXX XXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SPERMBIRD/EXCESS, XXX XXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* IDOL/F4CG, XXXX' X. XXXXXX, XX. XXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXX XX, XXXXXXX

* HAIN/F4CG, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, X.X. XXX XX,
XX-XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

* MAJA/F4CG, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX X/XX,
XX-XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

* SPARK/F4CG, XXXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX/X,
XX-XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

SYNDICATE/F4CG, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* TABASCO/FAIRLIGHT, MXXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

AXEGRINDER/FENIKS, XXXXXX XX XXX, XXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* GHOST/FICTION, XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* YODA/FICTION, XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXX XX, XXXXXXX

JVD/FOCUS, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ARTHUR/FUN FACTORY, XXXXXX XXXX, XXXXX XXX. XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* FUNNY/FUN FACTORY, XXXXX XXXXX XX.,
XXXXXXX XXX. XX, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* TROOP/FUSION, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXX, XXXXXXX

* XPOSER+TUC/FUSION/REBELS, X.+X. XXXXXXX,
XX XXX XXX XXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX

* NEWSCOPY/GENESIS PROJECT, XXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* WALKER/GENESIS PROJECT, XXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* RAMJAM/GROOVE D-SIGNS, XXXXXX XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXX-XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SEPTIC/IMPULSE, XXXXX X. XXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* VERDICT/IMPULSE, XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* CORPSE/INOX, XXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX XX.XXXX XX.X/X
XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

CRUEL/INZANE, XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DIAMOND/INZANE/GOTHIC, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX,
X.X. XXX XXXXX, XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* BUNGALOW/JAM, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

TCHAD/JAM, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

* ZIMBO/LIQUID, XXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* CASCADE/MEGAUNIT, XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* BIRD/MOTIV 8, XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XX. XX.,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* CLIVE/MOTIV 8, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DANIEL/MOTIV 8, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX-XXXXXX X,
X.X. XXX XXXXX, XXXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* IBANEZ/MOTIV 8, XXXXX X. XXXXX, XXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* MASON, XXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XX-XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* MERLIN/MOTIV 8, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXX, XXXXXXX ?

* SUN DANCER/DOM- PC, XXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XX,
X.X, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* TFP/MOTIV 8, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

* TG-ACME/MOTIV 8, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XX X,
XXXX XXXX, XXXXXX

* MALAKAI/NERDS/POWERAGE/BCD, XXXXX XXXX XXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

* POISON/NERDS, XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXX XX, XXXX, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* GIGABYTE/NO NAME, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* LOUIS/NO NAME, XXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

SCOFFER/NOICE/UTOPIA, XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

STASI/NOICE, XXXXXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX X, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

ZZAP/NOICE, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

RRR/OXYRON, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

POMMAC/PADUA, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

JUNKIE/PALACE/DOOM PATROL, XXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXX X-XXXXX, XXXXXXX

TOMMY BACKWOODS/PANIC DESIGNS, XXXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* CHAOTIC/REBELS, XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XX X,
XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* NEOTEC/REBELS/F4CG, XXXXXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SUZUKI/REBELS/TRD, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX. X,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ZAPOTEK/REBELS, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
X.X. XXX XXX, XXXX XXX, XXXXXX

DR.ZIVAGO, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX.

KBS/REGINA, XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX X,
XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

MERCURY/REGINA, XXXXXXXX XXXX, XXXXXX X. X. XX,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DASH/ROLE, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* MOREN/SCS+TRC, XXXXXX XXXXXX, X.X. XXX XXXXX,
XXXX XX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* NIGHTSHADE/SCS+TRC, XXXXXXX X/X XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXX X, XXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SHOCKER/SCS+TRC, XXXXXXXX XXXXXX,
XX XXXXXX XXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* VENGEANCE/SCS+TRC, X XXXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX

* GOP/SHAZAM, XXXXX XXXX, XXX XXXXXX XXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXX, XXX, XXXXXXXXX

* AOMEBA/SIESTA/EXTACY/WOW, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* COUNT ZERO/TALENT, XXXXXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

MAVERICK/THE REMEMBERS, XXXXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXX. XX, XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ELWIN/THE SHARKS, PXX XXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* HODORY/THERAPY, XXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXX X. X. XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* VERGO/THERAPY, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

SYNDROM/TIA/CREST, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* MACHO MAN/TPF, XXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ANARCHY/TRD, XXXX, X.X. XXX XXX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* FATMAN/TRD, XXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ROOSTER/TRD, XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXXX

* STONE/TRD, XXXXXX XX-XXXXX, XX XXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* RAVE/TRIAD, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* VAIN/TRIAD, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXX

* SOLID/TSR, XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* PUSSYFOOTER/WOW, XXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

* STASH/WRATH DESIGNS/AFL, XXXXXX XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX X X, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

* OXBOW/XENON, XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SPECTATOR/XENON/AFL, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX,
XXX XXXXXXX XX, XXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* COOL-1, XXX XXXXX, XX XXXXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXX, XXXXXXXXX

* SUSIEUZI, XXXXX XXXXXX, X.X. XXX XXXX, XXXXXXX,
XXXXX, XXXXX - XXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX

* VOYAGE, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

Here ends this months advertisement chapter. Feel welcome to
send in relevant material, so that this chapter can remain
updated!
signed
KBS/REGINA

</pre>
==Meet the press==
<pre>
MEET THE PRESS - WORLD OF MAGAZINES
-------------------------------------
Welcome to the official reaction chapter of the information
guide THE PULSE MAGAZINE. We accept reactions of any form
to this chapter, where we will answer your questions and take
advices into consideration.

MEET THE PRESS also offers objective reports on actual
magazines released now. But majorly wants for people to send
us reactions, be it positive or negative - we will salute any
form of readerinteraction.

The address to send to :

THE PULSE MAGAZINE
XXXX XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX XX
XXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX

You will also be able to express your opinion about the
sceners', magazines and everything else that has anything
to do with the world of information in the C64 scene.

-----
REACTION FROM CALYPSO/AMNESIA,
Usually I do not write reactions, but I will make an exception
in this case. I see THE PULSE as one of the better magazines
in the scene, covering some new ideas with always interesting
text about interesting people and subjects. This make me
look forward to a new issue every month.
In addition I would like to say, that I get a bit irritated by
all the those people that keep complaining over THE PULSE
mainly being based on the elite side of the scene. Of course
it is, and why should't it be? Afterall, there are dosens of
magazines covering the same ideas and subjects every month.
I wonder why those people that keep complaining still read THE
PULSE. If they do not like it, they should't read it! That
easy. Probably they like the magazine more than they want to
admit. Keep up the good work!

COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR,
Thanks a lot for the reaction, I appreciate your positive
words about THE PULSE. You are absolutely correct, that
there are a whole lot of other magazines mainly based on
elite coverage, and there is a very good reason for that -
it makes a lot more interesting reading. I have to admit, I
would hate covering news from groups I never heard of before,
that would be too boring and would surely ruin the business.
People will always complain, athough I always figured it was
the old people in the world who complained about everything
in sight. Obviously the scene has a lot of these complainish
type of people, nothing we can do about it, except learn to
live with bad criticism - which I have. But I hope the sceners
would put on a smiley face, instead of always being so damn
negative!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
REACTION FROM BLACK WIDOW/GOTHIC DESIGNS,
The main menu is a bit hard to read with the green text on the
black back-ground, the flashes also makes it a little hard to
see. However, I like the way that you have the chapter and
who wrote it appear at the bottom of the screen. All in all,
it's a good read with a lot of variety and text.

COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR,
I am aware of the visual problem our menu appear to have
caused many people. When putting the outfit together, we
did not consider the menu to hold such a problem, and
therefore we never changed it. Another factor is the fact
that the coder of the outfit, DR.ZIVAGO, is currently taking
a break from the scene - which is the reason we never
changed it. But one thing is for sure, a nw outfit is on its
way, and will be out together with the next edition of
THE PULSE MAGAZINE.

REACTION FROM AVALANCHE/ATLANTIS,
All in all, THE PULSE is one of todays best magazines. It's
very actual, the quality of texts is steady and the presen-
tation has its own style. What I am missing is a better view
into the entire demo-scene. Here THE PULSE is simply
lacking. Another critic must go to the actual menu-screen:
The text display in multi-colour and the "colour-scroll" are
really no good for visual trained people. Anyway, all in all
it's one of the best. Keep it up!

COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR,
Thanks for the positive reaction, spiced with a bit of
criticism. I do agree we lack a lot when it comes to covering
the demo-scene, but so does every other magazine in the
scene. You will be able to read more about this problem in
this edition of SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, which should tell the
tale of why we do have more text about the demo-scene.
About the menu I can only refer to my comments for the
earlier written reaction - but do not dispair, a new outfit
is on its way, and surely you can do with this one till then.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
The monthly reports on actual magazines follows, this month
we looked at NEWS PRESS and DOMINATION which was just
recently released.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
REPORT ON NEWS PRESS/REBELS..
--------------------------
We looked at the latest edition, issue 14.

NEWS PRESS has gone through some changes since the last
time it was released, excusing the fact that it has been a
long delay since we last saw it.

The editors of NEWS PRESS are NEOTEC, DEEKAY, MR.WAX
and VIPER. The general editors however, are NEOTEC and
VIPER of REBELS.

The brand new outfit is original, with a text-display consis-
ting of a proportional chaset, using a small control menu in
the bottom of the screen. The chapter-menu is equally good
looking, with nice graphics and a simple text-display.

NEWS PRESS still offers the original chapters as before,
but new to the program is the US board report, including the
release-chart - following the latest trend. NEWS PRESS is
still very attentive towards the graphics-scene, serving
two chapters about computer graphics and disk-cover
graphics. NEWS PRESS also includes updated news and voted
charts, ending with a nice and long advertisement section.
A good and long program.
The English is as good as you could ask from any scene
magazine, while NEWS PRESS also moved towards the
professional attitude introduced to the scene by, guess who!

The best about NEWS PRESS, is the excellent work on the
chapters it serves, and a good and worthy professional
attitude towards the scene. Does not waste the readers time,
but manage to say what is sufficient in a sufficient amount
of time.

The worst about NEWS PRESS, is that it should have had
atleast one chapter offering good debates or atleast some
articles - making the magazine interact with the readers
about important scene topics. It also lacks an interview
chapter, which is a definite must for a scene magazine.

NEWS PRESS is a good magazine, well worth reading. The
editors are serious in their approach towards the scene, and
NEWS PRESS also gives their best to be more competetive
against the other magazines in the scene - which is good.

Basically you could define NEWS PRESS as a top cracking
and graphics-scene magazine. It does concern other areas
though, but mainly the before mentioned.
-----
REPORT ON DOMINATION
------------------
We looked at the first edition of this brand new magazine. It
was not released under any label.

DOMINATION has been announced to be released for quite a
while, and finally it was made available to us all. This is
what we saw and felt about it, after reading it through.

Although DOMINATION is a huge creation, it was all put
together by one man alone, JAZZCAT/LEGEND. He proves to
be a great editor, like he did when he worked for THE PULSE
and VANDALISM NEWS. But to think that he should be able to
continue making DOMINATION all by himself is absurd - but
very admireable if he can continue at the pace he is going.

The intro is absolutely awesome, with superb graphics from
ROB of CAMELOT. The outfit itself is a bit of a blow really,
with an upscroller like every other magazine. The graphics
remains good, while the menu is somewhat boring. All the
graphics, musc and coding was made exclusively for
DOMINATION.

DOMINATION offers 14 chapters, but some are based on the
same topic - like a couple of charts and addresses chapters.
DOMINATION has a good program on its hands, with the
latest news, an alright release-chart, a voted chart, a
couple of excellent interviews, good reviews (mags, demos,
music and graphics) and finally an illegal chapter for the
hack/phreak interested. In other words, DOMINATION has
something for everyone to read.

The English is excellent. Although JAZZCAT is Australian,
he still manages to write in an easy to read method, making it
possible for those who are not that good at English to keep
up.

The best thing about DOMINATION, is the large variety of
text, as stated earlier - there is something for everyone to
read. Another good thing, is that the editor, JAZZCAT, knows
what he is talking about.

There is not really anything mentionable when it comes to the
worst thing. DOMINATION is able to provide what it promises,
which is what we are supposed to look at. As a scene magazine,
it is well qualified.

What can I say, other than repeat the words JAZZCAT wrote
about THE PULSE - "This mag as a overall scene outlook on
its feel". (Whatever that would mean, heh).

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==Monthly Releases==
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THE MONTHLY RELEASES by COUNT ZERO/TALENT
-------------------------------------------
Another month has passed on, and it seems it was a rather
boring one. Just a couple of games were done lately, and
therefore this will be a rather short edition of your favourite
part of THE PULSE MAGAZINE.

Surprises are coming and going in the American scene these
days, as nearly no month passes on without another board
based group picking up or going down. I am glad to be able to
have one more American group this time though, but you will
be able to read all about this yourself in this months edition
of Monthly Releases.

Another surprise was AVANTGARDE this month, with some
kind of easy going attitude after months of domination in
the release charts.

And finally THE PULSE has got some competition with the
new magazine DOMINATION, which also features a release
chart. I have no idea how it will turn out though, but I will
wish the editor of DOMINATION, JAZZCAT, the best of luck
in editing this magazine in the future.

-----
THE US SCENE
-----------
In the first place, EMPIRE had a short guest appearance
with a fix. But unfortunately the game they released was put
out before by MOTIV 8 on NTSC. Therefore a bit of bad luck
for them.

Maybe someone should give them the games exclusively!

TSM only did one game this time and did not even have to fix
it. In other words, it was just an intro-link job done by TSM.
But it was still nice to see something from them nonetheless!

DEMONIX released along with TRC+SCS the worst game this
month. But afterall they did something. It is great to see them
back in the scene as well!

ARISTOCRACY is a brand new group mainly consisting of
members from PSI. PSI died lately, and ART is what came out
of it. They managed to fix one game, and I guess they will
continue - but only time will tell!

That is all for this months US scene update, and we are gone
for the charts with all their high and low risings!
-----
To cut a long story short I will explain a couple of things
before I start.

Last months CHROMANCE ranking was once again hit by a
little bug from me. It must be a curse. Anyway, the preview I
accidently awarded AFL will remain an AFL release and
CHROMANCE will not gain points this issue as they normally
would have earned a (-1) for putting out the intro of
WHEEL OF FORTUNE after the game. No matter if it was their
fault or the fixer's fault.

LEGEND was found guilty for ripping off a game from AFL and
releasing it. The whole discussion may be followed on one of
the major boards. It seems to be far too confusing to explain
here, but you will be able to read a report about it in this
months edition of GLOBAL REPORT written by SKINHEAD.
But in all fairness, the points were awarded to ALPHA FLIGHT
as they should have been - so there you go.

The Judge has spoken like a wise man - coming up the list of
the games released in August.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
MONTHLY RELEASES
Written by COUNT ZERO/TALENT
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
ALPHA FLIGHT (Ger, Hol, USA, etc.) (13.2 Points/2.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
They started their Holiday race with one of the worst games
this month. MASTERMIND 64 (3.8) which was originally sold
by GOODSOFT as a Public Domain game. Nevertheless they
continued with DOZO'S QUEST PRV (0.3) and the fixed version
of ROBOX (4.3) from CP Verlag. Later on followed the strange
release of MYSTERY (4.4) of which LEGEND did the rip-off.
The AFL version was 100% fixed though, the [L] version seems
to have some crashing occurance.
Their final strike was FLEX PRV (0.4) on which they finished
up the month.

AVANTGARDE (Ger, UK, USA) (11.9 Points/3.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
Looks like they were on holidays. ESCAPE FROM ARTH (4.9)
from VISUALIZE and BUBBLE MANIA (4.3) from ARTIC DESIGN
made it in the first two weeks. After they stocked up their
Line-Up with the former TRC+SCS member STEVE they also
got ahold of FAST FUTURE (2.7) on which they share the
points with LASER.

More to come ---

CHROMANCE (Hun, USA, Pol) (5.6 Points/6.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
Since BlueBox died from Hungary they seem to have stopped
calling out for most of the time. Especially HOMEBOY, a caller
seen on each board every day is missing to spread all the
wares. They recently put out NEWCOMER PRV (0.9) a 2-sided
preview. The full game is supposed to have 12 (!) sides (Make
sure to send it by mail, there is no way I will leech this!).
As said before the WHEEL OF FORTUNE intro completes last
months WHEEL OF FORTUNE and finally TRICK (4.7) from
ROM SOFTWARE was put out by them, fixed by the rising guys
in ARISTOCRACY. A short comment for this: It is a wierd
release again, as ROM SOFTWARE went bankrupt 1.5 years ago
already.

F4CG (Bel, Pol, USA, etc.) (6.8 Points/5.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
Along with TSM, SOLAR's tribe managed to release the rather
well translated DYLAN DOG (5.1), which is NOT the same one
than the one released before. Following this were a couple
of previews, just like MINEFIELD PRV (0.4), SLATERMAN
PREVIEW (0.5), SPOOK PRV (0.3) and finally JUMP PRV (0.5).
JUMP PRV looks EXACTLY like a rip-off of SALIVA-KID
though. Hope no full game of this will come out!

LASER (UK, USA) (2.7 Points/7.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
Along with AVANTGARDE they released FAST FUTURE (2.7).
It's some kinda ALLEYKAT clone and looks pretty nice, but
gets boring after a while.

MOTIV 8 (Den, Ger, USA,etc.) (11.7 Points/4.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
They reached for a high spot again and managed to get the
fourth place. For some people it is obviously a miracle how
they manage to keep up the steady wares flow each month.
Always reaching for one of the better places!
TECHNO PLYN (3.6) from 59 PRODUCTS was their first one,
even getting fixed afterwards. Another one, but not raising
the quality that much was FIELDS OF HADES (4.4) by
NINJUTSU DESIGN. For the few musicians out there they
spread a DMC 5.1 PACK (-) which is rather good, so grab it!
Right after EXCESS put out the PAL version they came up
with the fixed one : STEEL HEROS (3.3) from CP VERLAG.
This game is annoying, do not leech it.
WAR DEAL PRV turned out to be a fake. This actually shows
that there's nobody left for a decent rag, but instead people
come up with stupid garbage.

TRC+SCS (Hol, Ger, USA, etc.) (17.1 Points/1.Rank)
---------------------------------------------
The Dutch duo finally made it to the well deserved first spot.
Starting off with the extremely lame game MAYDAY (3.7)
fixed by DEMONIX and the PAL version of CJ 4 (3.1) from
DIRECT DESIGNS they had a good one. Due to the unfixed
version of CJ they lost STEVE though.
BOUND (4.3) from DIRECT DESIGNS as well, is a lame Arkanoid
clone, lowering the quality again.
But all of a sudden they fired the bird with QUEENS (5.2)
from NEW ENTRY, which was fixed by CBA.
(This game might look simple, but is really nice, check it
out!).
A final touch to their image they gave with the well designed
DEFENDER clone STARBURST PRV (0.8).

Was that all? I am afriad so. Just 15 games along with a lot
of bad ones this month was released. Let us hope that the
future will bring us a little more stuff to enjoy.

MONTHLY RELEASES - CRACKING-GROUPS
------------------------------------

Rank Groupname Releases Points
---------------------------------------------
1. TRC+SCS 4 17.1
2. ALPHA FLIGHT 3 13.2
3. AVANTGARDE 3 11.9
4. MOTIV 8 3 11.7
5. F4CG 1 6.8
6. CHROMANCE 1 5.6
7. LASER 1 2.7

---------------------------------------------

Not much action in here. Where have TRSI+DYTEC, TALENT,
EXCESS and LEGEND gone???

CRACKING-GROUPS QUALITY-CHARTS
--------------------------------

Rank Groupname Releases Points
---------------------------------------------
1. F4CG 1 5.1
2. CHROMANCE 1 4.7
3. ALPHA FLIGHT 3 4.2
4. TRC+SCS 4 4.1
5. AVANTGARDE 3 4.0
6. MOTIV 8 3 3.8
7. LASER 1 2.7
---------------------------------------------

Make sure to grab the best games released this month :

QUEENS, DYLAN DOG and FAST FUTURE ...

DON'T LEECH :

MASTERMIND 64, TECHNO PLYN, STEEL HEROS, MAYDAY
and WAR DEAL PRV!!!

FIXING-GROUPS RELEASE-CHARTS
------------------------------
Rank Groupname Releases Points
---------------------------------------------
1. AVANTGARDE 3 14.6
2. MOTIV 8 3 11.6
3. ALPHA FLIGHT 2 8.7
4. TRC+SCS 1 5.2
5. ARISTOCRACY 1 4.7
6. DEMONIX 1 3.7
---------------------------------------------
FIXING-GROUPS QUALITY-CHARTS
------------------------------
Rank Groupname Releases Points
---------------------------------------------
1. TRC+SCS 1 5.2
2. AVANTGARDE 3 4.9
3. ARISTOCRACY 1 4.7
4. ALPHA FLIGHT 2 4.4
5. MOTIV 8 3 3.9
6. DEMONIX 1 3.7
---------------------------------------------
Is this really everything you guys out there can manage???

Move your lazy asses!!
I see that there are not that many games left, but still some
groups like AVT are able to release a lot of quality games.
Where have the standards gone ???
MAYDAY, WAR DEAL, etc. GET FUCKIN' REAL!

Otherwise we really gotta go for harder stuff and only
full pricers will get counted in the future ... :)

Nah, C'mon ... 15 games this month - 15 low budgets !!!

It depends on YOU the reader if people keep on coding,
painting and composing for games ... If YOU can't do one
of these things, fuckin' LEARN 'em ...

Bah ...

I really hope next month is more exciting ...

Count Zero of TALENT

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==Satirica==
<pre>
SATIRICA - THE AUTOPSY OF THE SCENE
-----------------------------------
Now that you have joined us, we can get ready for another
edition of the worst pyle of shit written since the time JESUS
sat down with a couple of bankers and financed his new book.

You have entered the domains of SATIRICA, the place where
anything can happen - and do happen. This is where we have
no restraints, but a vivid imagination. This is satire that
bites hard, put together by General Editor, DUKE.

IMPORTANT STATEMENT:
Due to the overwhelming success of SATIRICA, a lot of other
magazines has started doing a satiric chapter of their own.
We would like to encourage the readers to avoid these sorry
magazines though, as their satiric chapters are based on this
chapter - idea and state of mind. Remember, SATIRICA is the
ORIGINAL satiric chapter in the scene!

The stories included in SATIRICA are pure fiction and based
on a satiric state of mind. SATIRICA was not written to offend
any of you, but to pass on a smile in these trying times. Some
of what is written in SATIRICA is based on actual news, then
turned around 180 degrees to put together a totally crazy and
obscure story. I hope you like it!
* RICHIE recently returned to the scene after having
officially left the scene. During the last month, RICHIE have
stated to all living magazines, that he had not made a full
comeback (whatever that would mean), but was only going to
call a board or two whenever he felt like it (like he did in
his active days!?!). The story got even more strange, as he
revealed his discontent in the latest edition of ROOFS
ILLUSTRATED, about being left out of the updated AVT
member-status. According to DEFF/AVT, he was of the idea
that RICHIE was nolonger interested in being a part of AVT,
much less interested in making any contributions with the
work it requires to keep a group going. RICHIE replied in a
razy tone "You should not take me serious. When I say YES,
you know I mean NO".
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* PHUN SOFT INCORPORATED is dead and burried. A shocked
member of the group explained to GRAVE-DIGGERS CO. how he
was unaware the group was dieing, maybe it happened some-
where in between changing the groups' name into PHUCKIN'
STONED IMP., he just did not know. ASMODEUS and STYX was
equally sad and shocked, but they claimed they were glad they
had other projects going, otherwise it might have been too
hard to handle - they were off to start off a new group called
ARISISCRAZY.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* COUNT ZERO of TALENT appears to have gotten over his
major drinking problem. According to SCENE ZEITUNG in
Holland (?), COUNT ZERO signed up in the famous organisation
AA to get to the buttom of his bad habbit. But it appeared
SCENE ZEITUNG misunderstood the true intentions of COUNT
ZERO, as he joined up with AA (Active Alcoholics), meaning he
was only interested in increasing instead of decreasing his
drinking. COUNT ZERO told TALENTED DRUNKS how he was
having difficulties matching his income with his demand, but
now that he was a member of AA he was sure to get credits on
CARLSBERG beer 24 hours a day (special offer on TALENT
conferences). The founder of AA, ARROGANCE/SCS+TRC,
was happy to sign on yet another member, "We already got a
lot of members, such as JAZZCAT, PEACEMAKER and all
members from SCS+TRC and TALENT, except from BOD of
course! If you want to become a member, simply send a picture
of yourself after having drunk 20 beers to AA!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* Meanwhile at the house of CHOTAIRE/PANDORA
"Damn, did you guys ever see your mother on the toilet?"

* Meanwhile at the house of MOREN/SCS+TRC
"I am glad I realised how much my old handle MORON fitted me,
so of course I changed it!"
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
NATURES CORNER - WATCHING THE GRASS TURN GREY
---------------------------------------------
Welcome to another issue of the glamorous NATURES CORNER
hosted by your favourite pervert POWERPLANT of LEGEND.

Mjellow. This month I have invited BOD of TALENT to discuss
the consequence of fire in the home. It is a very actual topic,
now with BEAVIS and BUTTHEAD running on everybody's tv's.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
PWP: You recently had your library burned down, that must
truly have been a devistating blow!

BOD: Sigh, yes. Both books were gone before I could stop
the incredible fire. It was an experience I must admit I
prefer not to recall, just like the time AYCEE told me
she prefered men with hair on their chest - just like
I do my partners!

PWP: Yes, well, ehrm. But hey Darren, come on. There is more
to life than literature and books, and even if you did
loose two books, it is not the end of the world!

BOD: That's easy for you to say. I still had not painted the
second book through yet!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
THE MOVIE CORNER hosted by AJ/TRC of FRONTPAGE
----------------------------------------
Welcome to the post-office. This month we will countdown the
favourite movies in the scene this month. Join me every month
for a look at the big titles out in a store near YOU!

10. BONKERS
Starring CROSSFIRE/MOTIV 8.

9. HOUSE PARTY 2
Starring THE TRIBUTE '94.

8. THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2 - THE SMELL OF FEAR
Starring AIRWOLF.

7. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
Starring DISHY/VISION.

6. SWEET AND SHORT
Starring RADAR.

Those are the titles from 10 through 6. Now we will turn the
table and look at the top 5.

5. JUST MY IMAGINATION
Starring RICHIE/AVANTGARDE

4. THE NEWS BOYS
Starring REFORMATION.

3. LEAVING NORMAL
Starring STEVE/AVANTGARDE (ex.SCS)

2. DOES THIS MEAN WE ARE MARRIED?
Starring SORCERESS and ANTICHRIST.

And the UNBEATABLE number ONE for SEPTEMBER.

1. THE LAST ACTION HERO
Starring ACTION JACKSON/TRC.

This has been the MOVIE CORNER presented to you by
ACTION JACKSON/TRC, editor of FRONTPAGE.

Join us in OCTOBER - when we will reveal a whole different
chart of the best movies in the eyes of the 64 sceners.

ACTION JACKSON
(hehe.. Not really.. Wooops!)
* Last month we was able to tell a shocking tale, which
revealed how CHOTAIRE/PANDORA was traveling all over the
world to meet a nice girl, one he could talk to about his deep
thoughts. After returning to Germany from a stressful trip
to CHILE (which was quite the failure) CHOTAIRE announced
on LARRY SING LIVE, CNN, that he had finally met his bride
to be. CHOTAIRE said in a happy, almost sad tone "She is
perfect, I am glad I am such a hunk, she just couldn't resist
me". CHOTAIRE is planning on holding an open weeding in
Germany (free food for everyone, limited portion for AIRWOLF
though) with his future bride, IMA DORK from Dusseldorf.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* The English phreaker and cracker STEVE/SCS+TRC left
to join up with AVANTGARDE. According to STEVE, he was a
bit tired of being such a SUCCESS, and therefore joined up
with AVANTGARDE. In truth he left SUCCESS because he lost
a bet with MOREN about who was best at English - apparently
he was better (?). Now try and see if you can make logic out
of that story - if you can, send a picture of your mom putting
you in bed with a red goblin-hat, and we will sell it to the
papers for you award. Now how is that?!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
SATIRICA - THE PULSE MAGAZINE
The ORIGINAL Satiric chapter
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* The infamous PETER of AVANTGARDE is back in the scene
after a global trip with his organisation GREENPEACE. PETER
announced how he was working in CUBA, making sure the
Cubans left for America in sail-boards, so they would not hurt
nature by using gasoline. "It was great fun, I plan on doing it
again sometime soon!". Most of the Cubans who left in sail-
boats never reached their destination though, only going 2
miles per hour in their boats, dieing due to lack of food.
PETER was still in a cheerful mood, "To think I saved a fish
or two because of my efforts, really makes me feel good".
PETER plan on making a major promotional effort for AVT in
the near future, using oil to write AVANTGARDE in the
Atlantic ocean so it is readable even from the moon.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -

DOES THIS AREA REMIND YOU OF PROPAGANDA?

* The pro/scene magazine REVEALED produced by CAMELOT
have taken a turn to the worse in the last couple of months.
It appears the reason why REVEALED is still delayed, is due
to the General Editor KRING, having great difficulties making
up his mind about the look of their new outfit. In a recorded
conversation from KRING and ROB, we overheard their
opinions on the new REVEALED outfit:

KRG : This outfit is absolutely great!
ROB : No doubt about it, I simply love it!
KRG : Well, it's not the greatest ever done, though!
ROB : No, but close!
KRG : I would say it's above average!
ROB : Yes, but it does appear to lack certain things. Like a
text-display, maybe!?!
KRG : Come to think of it, I don't really like it!
ROB : No, it kind of looks a bit ugly!
KRG : Yeah, it makes me sick!
ROB : Sure does, yurk. I think I am going to throw up!

Through this recorded conversation, we could establish that
REVEALED may not be as close to be released as many would
have hoped. But apparently the voters are happy about the
long delay, as REVEALED is getting more votes now than when
they were releasing!
* The most happy and peaceful person in the scene, BIZKID,
has had his first outbirst of anger in his still young life. It
all began a summer morning, when BIZKID was outside the door
to get the morning paper, when the paper-boy tossed the
paper in a small lake just outside the house. BIZKID was not
at all angry, "Ah, it could happen to anyone", he said.
Turning around to enter the house, he realised he had
slammed the door shit, and had left the keys inside. "Ah,
it could happen to anyone", BIZKID said, and walked down-
town to a lock-smith. Returning to the house, the lock-smith
accidently broke a huge hole in the door by hammering a
screw-driver into the center of the door. "Ah, it could happen
to anyone", BIZKID smiled. One thing was positive, it was
still a beautiful day, and the birds were singing - but all of
a sudden, BIZKID noticed how a bird had craped on his hair.
"Ah, it could happen to anyone", he said walking into his
house to wash his hair. The phone rang, it was a critic who
was not at all happy with the way BIZKID was editing SKYHIGH
- but then BIZKID cracked, shouting "What is it to you,
stupid low-life, worthless human being, lamer" hanging up the
phone in discontent. BIZKID was nolonger the happy and
friendly guy, he was - BIZMAN! BIZMAD plans to release a
new action movie, entitled THE LAST BIZKID, featuring naked
woman and dead people, by the end of the month.
THE END

</pre>
==Global Report==
<pre>
GLOBAL REPORT - INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
---------------------------------------------
Welcome to another edition of GLOBAL REPORT, the place to
be for international information delivered by the very best of
journalists in this field.

This month we do not have any party-reports for you, but we
still have a packed edition nonetheless.

- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* The September official opinion polls. (RESEARCH)

* Biased term for first-releases. (ARTICLE)

* The AFL vs. DYTEC quarrel. (OPEN LETTER)

* The JAZZCAT scandal. (ARTICLE)
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
There you have it, a freshly packed edition for you this month
of high quality text. We would like to encourage all of our
readers to send us articles of any form, party-reports,
party-invitations or anything else that might suit this
information chapter. The usual host of GLOBAL REPORT is
of course General Editor, DUKE.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
THE OFFICIAL OPINION POLLS FOR SEPTEMBER
---------------------------------------
POLL # 1
-------
When would you prefer to see magazines released?

1. I would like for them to be released on a monthly basis.
2. They can release whenever the want, I do not care.
3. I would like to see them released faster than a month.
4. Two months in between every edition is the best.
5. It depends on the magazine, I cannot tell.
6. I do not read magazines, therefore do not care.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
POLL # 2
-------
What is your opinion of the demo-scene's interaction with the
magazines, in terms of making them aware of the happenings
within?

1. The demo-scene has always been good at letting the mags
know what is going on.
2. The demo-scene is terrible at working with the media.
3. The magazines are to blame for not printing enough news
and reports from the demo-scene.
4. This is a tricky question, I do not know.
POLL # 3
-------
How would you describe a first-release of a game?

1. A game is a first-release when it is released first in the
mail-scene.
2. A game is a first-release when it is released first on the
major boards in the states.
3. A game is a first-release when it is made official, whether
it be in the mail-scene or on the boards.
4. I do not have an opinion on this subject.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
POLL # 4
-------
What is your opinion of the competition that goes on
between the available magazines in the scene today?

1. I think sometimes it can get pretty tough.
2. What competition?
3. The magazines are good at coming up with new things all
the time to make them fore competetive.
4. They should not compete this much, we do not need it to
make the scene better.
5. I don't know and don't care.
-----
BIASED TERM FOR FIRST-RELEASES
-------------------------------
MET of MAYHEM recently released a note to the public,
criticizing the current definition of the term first-release.
According to MET, a lot of people, including himself, are very
unhappy with the fact, that a game is not considered a first-
release before it is released on the American boards. This is
a good point from MET, but this discussion have earlier been
had on both the boards as well as in the mail-scene.

The reason why the games need to be released on the US
boards to obtain status as a first-release, is that it is the
most official place for games these days. Releasing a game by
mail can cause difficulties in terms of appointing the true
first-release, like in the old days where people cheated with
the release-date, later to claim the first-release, although
no one had seen the game on its true release-date. The only
way to avoid these type of misunderstandings, is to declare
the American boards as the official home of the first-
releases, this way all magazines are able to make the most
fair and complete chart.

This however may not be fair to those who are unable to call
the US boards, or unwilling due to the morale issue involved.
But it is the best and most accurate way, therefore all
cracking-groups ought to get a hold of atleast one phreaker
to make sure their wares are noticed. Another way would be
to send your releases (those who are alleged first-releases)
to the following address :

MONTHLY RELEASES
XXXXXXX XXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX.XX
XXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXX

This would be a safe way for you to be sure that your game
would be awarded the points and status it deserves. We are
aware that this may only work for THE PULSE MAGAZINE,
but at the present time most of the scene go by our chart,
as the official release-chart of today.

We would like for everyone who has a strong opinion in this
subject, to send us an opinion letter - making the scene,
the board and mail-sceners aware of how you think things
should be done, making the most fair result for everyone to
enjoy. Thanks in advance!

-----

THE ALPHA FLIGHT vs. DYTEC QUARREL
----------------------------------
Though the quarrel already seemed to be over and gone, it will
continue once more, with some interesting text written by the
most involved person in this scandal - namely SKINHEAD of
ALPHA FLIGHT, who finally found the time to respond to some
of the accusations against him and his group. Here follows the
exclusive response written by SKINHEAD for THE PULSE!

Dear DYTEC members..
----------------
It's been some time ago when i received a letter written by a
group called 'DYTEC' that never really was a known or even a
respectable group to me. However, I had a look at this
mentioned note and nearly dropped the bottle of beer I just
opened when I read the accusations against myself.

Back to the facts. You guys claim I should have re-cracked
your version of LEMMINGS because it looks like the ones you
have done. Well I feel really sorry, but in that case you guys
RE-cracked MY mail version of LEMMINGS insted. Fact is I
never got a hold of the DTC version, so why should I bother
to wait weeks for another version of a group when infact AFL
had the first release of that title and furthermore I already
-----
have done a good version! Everybody knows that I am a decent
cracker, so why should I have cared about a version, that is
far below my version, quality-wise!

Another funny thing is the level de-packer you fellows are
mentioning all the time. It originally got written by me using
fast I/O and is as a matter of fact probably the best and
shortest around. It contains my initials and drive routines so
you would have to scratch them and remove $cd4f otherwise
it wouldn't initalize the interupt.

The way I used to locate the levels onto the disk is the way
it originally has been on the disk, and I am talking about the
level order since the main files got removed and exchanged.
However, incase you have chosen the same order that would
not be a big deal 'coz that simply is the easiest way to remain
the original drive reader. The routine DYTEC mentioned that
checks the two last files of a side to give you a detailed info
of the level order and if necessary to change the disk side.
I put all my routines at $d800 since that is the only un-used
location to deal with until you initialize the loader and past
the game trainer before you can transfer those routines to
$5000. The Trainer codes that check whether you choose
a cheat or not get stored at $0300 and will be afterwards
-----
exchanged with the mentioned drive checker to $d000.

The trainer menue contains the usual routines so it saves a
#$01 for 'yes'or a #$00 for 'no' at $0300 depending on what
you have chosen. The same with the so special routine you
guyz brag about that checks if a lemming get trained or not
but infact never has been coded by DYTEC since that is my
very own routine that i already used on games like e.g. 'THE
SIMPSONS' or 'STREETFIGHTER 2' and a lot of other titles!

Now that I listed everything that you guyz in Dytec complained
about, I force you to come back to the indeed very interesting
question, WHO the RE-cracker might be in this case?
I agree it was a smart thought you did to involve AFL into a
cracking scandal to get more known in the first place, but
stupid like you guys are you forgot to change my codes in
the Level depacker that you ripped from my version, since
it is quite obvious you had no clue how to get the loader to
work without using my initals. Therefore you changed the
depack effect to make it look like it would be a different
loader. Well, just for the few around that still don't believe
I can give you the source code of the dep.routine so you get
a chance to check it out by yourself!

I still ask myself how low people can go just to get famous.
I advise you, next time you go and take other's version's,
to check out with whom you mess around, otherwise there will
soon be some people that will slap you around, and believe me
you won't want that to happen..

(c) SUPREME/AFL 1994
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And yet another scandal hit the scene, boardwise. Mainly
involved is JAZZCAT of LEGEND who recently was caught in
the act of re-cracking one of the latest releases from AFL.
The story seems to be quite weird in the first place, but we
will get you behind it.

It all started with a game entitled 'MYSTERY' which was coded
by DIABLO/PADUA and arranged by RRR/OXYRON including
the art work. Both were just searching for a good software
company that would probably buy the game. Meanwhile JAZZ-
CAT offered RRR to try selling the game to a company. For
that purpose we gave him the game including some codes from
me along with the initials on different locations, just for
the safety. However, after some time JAZZCAT told RRR that
he made a contract with VISUALIZE and the money would reach
him within a few days.
-----
Time passed and while RRR was waiting for the promised
money, JAZZCAT decided to give the game to STEALTH of
TSM in order to get a fixed version. So just a few days later
the LEGEND version hit the boards but NOT the money. Now we
take a look at their version and notice that it included an
intro saying it has a copyright by VISUALIZE containing an
interupt loader to the main game. Infact the original game was
just a single file and it would be a pain in the ass if a
company would make two parts of it when the whole game only
consist of less then 100 blocks. However, we got suspicious
and got in contact with VISUALIZE the same day, and guess
what they told us? They never heard about that game and
furthermore they never talked or even promised someone to
buy it. The next mistake was done by TSM when they didn't
notice the IRQ loader would not work on NTSC that way. So the
NTSC users couldn't even reach the main part of the game
without correcting the drive reader.
Now let's make a little summary including all facts...

The LEGEND Version still include ALPHA FLIGHT's codes and
initials. The version has two files containing a fake company
intro that was probably just linked infront the game by JAZZ-
CAT to make the game look like a good budget release. And
last but not least, it doesn't work Ntsc-wise !!

All these circumstances convinced us to release a 100%
version of that game and not because we wanted to gain
the points for it, but on purpose to show the world how low
some people can go just to get stupid points. It's really
disappointing that RRR probably wlll never get the money
for the game, though we already made a new contract with
C/P VERLAG. So my message for the people outside that still
support this machine with games - watch out for backstabbers
like JAZZCAT, simply make your own deal and contracts with
the software company's whether he promise you a big amount
of money or not, mostly their only aim is to get another
first release and the money you were looking for is gone
forever.

(c) SKINHEAD/AFL 1994
-----------------

</pre>
==Board Report==
<pre>
BOARD-REPORT by CROSSFIRE
----------------------------
Yes, indeed! Another month has passed away, and we return
to bring you another dose of your favorite board-report,
hosted by CROSSFIRE of MOTIV 8.
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BUT....... Before we start, we would like to place a correction
to a minor mistake done last month. In the list of the top-euro
boards we listed the European HQ of ALPHA FLIGHT, namely
"ESCAPADE".. Now, we have been contacted by the sysop,
XENOX/AFL who informed us of a small mishap - The number we
printed was in-complete! As it turns out, the two last digits
was lost while the article was written. The real number goes as
following : +49/5341-395697.. Anyone should feel free to
e-mail the author of this chapter, SHOULD you find other mis-
haps and they WILL be corrected - fair and square..
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THIS month we will introduce you to a new board located in
Germany. It is a H/P-board and has already become extremely
popular. Read the board-report and you will learn..
This month we also put a spotlight on THE DUNGEON, that re-
cently dropped G*P and took on SCS*TRC.. Furthermore, we
have a report from TUNNEL OF WARES, that recently changed
not only NUMBER, but also SYSOP..
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Lately, GENESIS*PROJECT lost their hq THE DUNGEON, due
to them not being able to call the US. Rumours has it, that a
new G*P-board is coming up, but until then you will have to
wait with patience. THE DUNGEON became hq for SCS*TRC in-
stead, and curious as a real reporter HAS to be (BOOH! .ed),
THE PULSE caught up with the sysop THE ALCHEMIST who
also recently joined up with the co-op, while both himself and
his board still also remains DEMONIX-hq sideways..
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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome THE ALCHEMIST/DMX
and SCS*TRC, the sysop of THE DUNGEON, whom we will now
force to have a seat in our cousey red chair.
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Ok, about my board and the switch from G*P to SCS*TRC :
As you can see, G*P is very -VERY- inactive these days, and
this was my main-reason to take on SCS*TRC. After TONY
(MOTLEY/G*P) got in trouble and could not supply codes or
cards to the group, I have not received a call for 2 months
from ANY of the members. PROPAGANDA has not been released
since -..damn, i cannot remember.. I think it was the month of
March 1994...
- --- -
ANYHOW, I did not want to drop G*P as I tried to talk ENNO
(BURGLAR/SCS) and NIELS (CBA/TRC) into letting me keep
them on and share the board.. -Next Page!
..like they did with DIVINE ULTIMATUM over a year ago, but
SCS*TRC did not want to, so I just kept PROPAGANDA.
- --- -
NEWSCOPY, JUCKE and MOTLEY are really good friends,
which was the hardest reason to let them go. I hope that they
respect my decision and know that I am doing the right thing
since my board was dropping from #3 and down to #5, even
under REBELLION, which made me laugh and mad at the same
time. I think of course this is strictly my own opinion and
everyone has his rights, that my board is ranked either #2
or #3..
- --- -
I know that PUDWERX' board (THE FORUM) should be #1, and
MORRISSEY's board (DOWN BY LAW) should be #2, then mine
#33. Like I said, this is my opinion, I am sure some will dis-
agree, then again some might say it is better than #3 or
where-ever my board is ranked..
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+ THE PULSE MAGAZINE +
---------------------
The Ultimative
Power Surge!

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THE START-UP OF "THE DUNGEON"
-------------------------------
First off, I started in the scene in 1989. ICE COLDKILL lived
near me and introduced me to MARCELLOUS (CHAMELEON) and
he started me out with this board. He gave me the chance to
get in the door. He send me C*Base because at the time I was
running a local board on Ivory V5,0. I started out with 2 1541
drives, 2 1571's, 2 1581's, a C128, an 1902 and a 1200 modem.
- --- -
I quickly bought my Supra 2400 baud-modem and a few weeks
later my handle started out when I was on the local scene as
SPOT SPORT, since I play a lot of volleyball and wear SPOT
SPORT clothing, but ICE COLDKILL said it was lame. Since I
played AD&D a lot, I picked THE ALCHEMIST.
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I cannot remember everything, but I started out with FAIR-
LIGHT as their hq and then FOE joined in as well as RMJCC.
Then I took on PADUA. Next it was RAGE, then DEMONIX and
GENESIS*PROJECT (incl.PROPAGANDA!) and finally SCS*TRC.
I am sure that I left a group out as well. Of course there was
the time I was supposed to run as ALPHA FLIGHT and RED
SECTOR INC.-hq as well, but they could not ever make a final
decision, but that's ok.
- --- -
-Next Page!-
in 1993 I traded my C128/64 and 1902 plus an 1581 and a couple
of 1541's for the 4 megs ramlink, Super Snapshot V5 and the
Swiftlink Cartridge. Then in late 1993 I bought the CMD case
and controller from a guy in California for 100 US-Dollars,
then went to a local computer-store and bought a 85 meg SCSI
2 drive to install for 92 US-Dollars. So I have an 85 megs SCSI
for 192 US-Callers. Hehe..
- --- -
Signed,
THE ALCHEMIST/DEMONIX/SCS*TRC..
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THE DUNGEON
XXX-XXX-XXXX
Sysop: THE ALCHEMIST/DEMONIX/SUCCESS*TRC
Co-Sysops: BURGLAR/SCS*TRC and CBA/TRC*SCS
DEMONIX and SUCCESS*THE RULING COMPANY WORLD-HQ!
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Online System: C128 (in 64-mode), Ramlink W/4 Megs, CMD 85
SCSI 2 (parallel), Hayes Accura 14.4/14.4 modem
Swiftlink Cart and 1902 40/80 coloumn Monitor.
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Offlink System: C128 W/Jiffydos + 64K Video-Chip, 1 1581 W/
Jiffydos, 1 1541-II W/Jiffydos, Super Snap-
shot V5.
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Lately, a new board was opened in Germany, and had it been
just ANOTHER one, we probably wouldn't bother telling you
about it, but this board is infact -VERY- different from the
rest.. This is a board, that DOES have a warsub, but it hasn't
been in use yet, since all users there are friends just calling
for the one and only purpose of having a blast.
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The board has no name, and is known to the public only as
"THE PHREAKAZ HQ". As quick minds would probably have fi-
gured out by now, the board is the official HQ for the very
first European based H/P-group ever - THA PHREAKAZ!!!
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The sysop is PEACEMAKER/THA PHREAKAZ/M8/BYRONIC.
We caught up with him and asked him to give us some details
about his board. After a long time of bitching he gave us his
technical data, and they go like this........
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System is running on: 1 Commodore 64 /PAL
2 1541 drives
1 1581 drive
1 1802 monitor
1 Discovery 2400 C Modem
1 AT&T Telephone
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The software used is Cyborg Modded C*Base V3.1. One 1581-
drive runs as System-disk and UD-area, while a 1541 runs as
backup UD and the last 1541 takes on e-mail and posts.
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The board contains of:
-----------------
6 Sub-Boards: 1. Crap-Talk - General info
2. Codez'n'Shit - Special H/P-sub
3. Some Warez - Posted uploads
4. Partyland - Goes without saying
5. Threat me! - The Warsub
6. Love'n'Sex - CAN be interesting!
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2 Wares-Drives: 1. Warez
2. H/P Files
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The board is mainly for fun and H/P-stuff for specially selec-
ted users. It does not have much disc-space, but since plenty
of other German boards has gotten that, it was not taken as a
serious point! Simply call and have a ball!
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THA PHREAKAZ HQ
+XX/XXXX-XXXXX
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Last month TUNNEL OF WARES as we knew it was taken off-
line. After F4CG had been boardless for some time, they got
the idea to sign on ZIRCO/CHROMANCE, and let him run the
board from there. ZIRCO knew the old sysop STORMRIDER very
well, both living in BROOKLYN/NY and all. ZIRCO agreed and
he succeeded the task very graciously. We asked him for a low
down and we got it. The board is one of the three old survi-
ving boards in the scene, and should there make good reading.
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THE PULSE MAGAZINE threw ZIRCO down in our infamous red
chair and forced us to give him the story of the board. As it
turned out we didn't have to threathen him at all..
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TUNNEL OF WARES was originally run by a guy named PATH-
FINDER on a 128/64 and a 20 meg CMD HD back around 1988.
At any rate, TUNNEL OF WARES grew to be one of the most
populare N.Y.-Elite boards, and was reaching pinnacle status
among all sceners at the time, thanks to a cool BBS-program,
a nice sysop and a decent group.
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Due to circumstances not revealed by me, the board was sold
to a guy named SLAYER, who later changed his handle into
STORMRIDER, and ran the board from PATHFINDER's 128, and
added some other enhancements such as CMD's Jiffy-Dos,..
..and upgraded to a Cyborg Modded C*Base with some kick-ass
mods, and took 20CC in as a second HQ-group, NEXT to F4CG.
- --- -
STORMRIDER ran the board for 3-4 years, and just recently
at or around June of this year, he decided to persue the IBM-
scene, and TOW was unexpectedly taken down. This left F4CG
boardless for a brief while.
- --- -
SOLAR, organizer of F4CG + a good friend, asked me to take
the throne as sysop of TOW, since I knew STORMRIDER pretty
well, had a decent size HD, and a dedicated line. TUNNEL OF
WARES went back online August 1st, and is running with the
following equipment:
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-Commodore 64 running UCBBS 1.3
-1541 Drive
-40 Megs CMD HardDrive
-Aprotek 2400 bps modem
-Epyx Fastloader Cart
-1802 Monitor
..and some disfunctional Jiffy-Dos chips..
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THE PULSE MAGAZINE
..First with the last!
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I chose to run UCBBS over C*BASE for a few reasons:
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1. It's short, quick, and straight forward. Nothing fancy
about it. It does the job that the group requires.
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2. With the tremendous amount of C*Base-boards currently
being run, I thought a change of pace was in order.
- --- -
3. CRASHING! - I know the sleepless nights that TOMMY
(STORMRIDER) had when he had to attempt to re-boot
C*BASE successfully without another crash. I honestly
didn't want to experience THAT!
- --- -
Then again, WHO KNOWS? I might consider running C*BASE as
it seems that some users can't get enough of it..
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+ TUNNEL OF WAREZ +
XXX-XXX-XXXX
41.2 Megs Online
12/24oo 24hrs Elite Only!
* F4CG World-Headquarter *

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</pre>
==Profile==
<pre>
+ THE SEPTEMBER PROFILE - THE INTERVIEW +
---------------------------------------
Welcome once again curious readers to the forum of the
famous and successful sons and daughters of the scene.
This month we have invited a very exciting scener, one I
definitely guarantee will cause great interest among all of
you readers.

This months profile started his career in the scene at a
time where todays major groups were not even considered,
but at a time where everything was new and growing.
Our guest made a name of himself through many years of
service in the cracking-scene, but he was later to leave
the scene. Ironically enough he returned to become one of
the few people who fight for the existance of the scene in
a remarkable way. He took over one of the largest operations
in the scene, taking it into a direction that gave it new ways
of amazing the people and its many fans and followers.

You may know our guest best as the new and inspiring editor
of the diskmagazine PROPAGANDA. He is a very liked person
in the scene, undoubtedly because of his positive nature and
his work to promote the 64-scene. It is with great pleasure I
present this months profile, in his last interview for any

[D] Welcome JOCHEN. Please give the readers a description
of your person, in and off the scene.

[S] Hello ALEX. Well, like you have already mentioned, my name
is JOCHEN, probably well known under the SKINHEAD and
SUPREME handles. I still go to school to gain the highest
possible examination here in Germany, though it already
bothered me a lot with my 20 years. In my barely sufficient
spare time, I play soccer and hang out with friends. The other
time I am either busy with my beautiful girl or doing stuff
like cracking games, watching STEVEN KING movies or giving
interviews to certain magazines. I am recently a member of
ALPHA FLIGHT since their return to the scene, June last
year. My main job consists of cracking and releasing games.
Furthermor, I still provide the boards with my presence, that
still matters a lot to me and once in a while I also fix some
wares if necessary. But all in all I am still that lazy guy I
used to be over the years.

[D] You are probably best known as the straight-forward
cracker. Please give our readers a resume of your career in
the C64 scene up to now.

[S] My career started a little confusing. Me and SKID ROW/
AFL went through a lot of cracking groups in the past. I have
been a member of ANARCHY, ELITE, DYNAMIX, HYSTERIC,
DEADLINE, TALENT, GENESIS, CALADAN and ALPHA FLIGHT
just to mention a few. There were probably some more I might
have forgotten, but those are the important ones that formed
and shaped me to what I am today. However, the first long
break I took on my interesting scene journey, was in 1990 when
all of a sudden I was visited by the German cops. As usual
they stole all my stuff and addresses, but due to a very good
lawyer I managed to come out with slight bruises. I am still
sorry for the people they probably busted afterwards, haha.
When I returned to the scene in 1991 it was some kind of a big
surprise. Meanwhile the scene had changed a lot, good and
known groups had made major changes and a couple of new
faces had appeared. However, it was time to create something
new, something that would really surprise everyone, I am
talking about THE INSIDERS, which was formed by SKID ROW,
AUTOPSY (now HOODLUM on the Amiga), TRISTAN/ex.ELITE,
MR.PRESIDENT/ex.TRSI, LAZINESS, HELLFIRE, MAD MOUSE
and me. First we thought about re-builting ELITE together
with good old CONAN, but all of a sudden that project was
cancelled when NORMAL changed his mind again and felt sick
of the C64-scene. Without him we did not like to re-build
ELITE, though we had the permission to do it. Anyway, we
brought up the group and started to call the boards using
the first blue box ever done on the 64 by HELLFIRE. I still
remember when a few people got afraid they could probably get
beaten and started to involve us in wars, they immidiately got
spread through the world of the modem-scene. Most of them
were simply jealous that we found out how to code and use a
blue-box when infact the others still had to use lame calling-
cards. Great time though when you were still able to call
global through AT&T with a simple 2400/2600 and 2400/2400
HQ tone, but the group only lasted for a quite short period
since AUTOPSY went back to the Amiga and TRISTAN, MAD
MOUSE and LAZINESS turned out to be more inactive. We
either had the choice to let THE INSIDERS rest in peace or
go on with another good group. That was when we got attentive
to HYSTERIC, a steady growing group. So THE INSIDERS+
HYSTERIC co-operation was born, with a lot of good releases
and success we raised in the charts. Later, the few still
active members of the INSIDERS went over to HYSTERIC,
that's when the INSIDERS died for good. In between the
HYSTERIC times, I teamed up with some groups like TALENT
and DEADLINE just to discover some new groups and people,
though some groups really consist to the top of the scene, I
never really cared much about them, and always came back to
HYSTERIC where I got my friends in for a long time, I will
never regret those times when we had good and bad ones. But
there exist sunny and rainy days ever since. However, one
day the time had come when I realised HYSTERIC was about to
die soon. That happened when PSYCHOBILLY decided to
rebuilt RED SECTOR together with BENSON, TERMO, MRP
and IRATA. I did not like that idea, and instead formed a new
group with the rest of HYSTERIC, that went over to my side
and some more familiar faces better known as NEWSCOPY,
JUCKE, SODAPOP, TRONIC, ADOLF and DR.COOL. Well, we
had some success with releasing some titles and traded with
EMPIRE for a while. But even though the group had the
appearance and all possibilities to reach the top of the
charts I never had this special satisfaction, that should be
a big presuppose for every leader who wants to lead his group
to the top. Furthermore, I constantly received some mail
from SORCERESS and ANTICHRIST asking me to join G*P as
a cracker. I announced the sudden death of CALADAN and
joined G*P. Simply because I did not feel like losing my group
mates, I took them with me, SKID ROW, JUCKE, SODAPOP,
TRONIC, SECRET MAN and HONESTY. It all turned out to be
quite cool with the best board behind us, called MYSTIC
CAVERN. We had a great time though I had a lot of times
quarrels with either TIGER or STING because everyone
claimed to be the better cracker, haha. Funny though, since
they have not done anything and LA STYLE and me used to be
the only active members. SNACKY quit, SES coded his last
intro, while THE GOBLIN announced his comeback, but never
did. Later TYGER felt asleep as well while DEBBIE and OLIVER
got more and more problems with their relationship. Once
more the time had come to do something new instead, so I
opened a board called GODLAND for a change. At the
beginning I had some serious problems with my systems, but
after a while that got fixed as well, and the board picked
up soon with steady callers from all over the globe, even
though I ran it independant. A few weeks later, I also left
GENESIS PROJECT and got really sick of the scene, that
got more lame each day. I decided to stop all the projects I
had, and thought why bother wasting time on plans and people
that you have to kick in the ass day by day. However, I
stopped in the scene for over a half year, but nevertheless
I still had this strange feeling in my fingers that probably
everyone can imagine. Once a scener, always a scener.
Anyway, I returned to the boards and slapped some people
around and had fun with the rookies, that was the first time
I got in touch with ALPHA FLIGHT, that really looked
promising to me. SKID ROW andd HONESTY followed and
there we still are and probably will be until there is nothing
left that can keep us in the scene. Suddenly you do not feel
to change groups anymore, like I have done in the past. I will
stick with my friends in ALPHA FLIGHT, and care about their
success.

[D] You recently returned to the scene, making somewhat of a
comeback in the cracking and modem-scene. What was the
reason for this comeback, and why did you leave the scene
earlier this year in the first place?

[S] Well, I did not really leave the scene, I always tend to
turn myself back into somewhat of a private person once in
a while. I am not a computer animal, though I already spent a
couple of nights with cracking or trading wares. Furthermore
ALPHA FLIGHT recently took a summer break since nobody
of us really feels like sitting inside a room looking at a
stupid monitor when infact outside the sun burns and the
girls are wet. That is a good time for cold beers and relaxing
stuff. But do not worry, we are back now with the usual
amount of wares, and a constant support board-wise.

[D] You are known as a notorious cracker, who never really
made it in the charts. Have you plans to reach a certain
status in the scene, that would allow you to enter the top of
the charts?

[S] A good question indeed. Actually I think I never had the
time to care that much about sprading my cracks through the
mail scene when infact it is there the main voters are. Now
that we also added a couple of good mail-traders some time
ago, I am climbling the charts constantly now. Another
interesting view is that certain people simply do not like to
vote for a cracker who's handle is SKINHEAD, eventhough I
already explained so many times, that I am not a skinhead and
neither am I right winged. It is just the name itself that
impress me, no matter what it reflect. By the way, there also
exists SHARP-skins, that stands for 'SkinHeads Against
Right Policy'. However, I decided to change my handle into
SUPREME some time ago just to avoid further confusions
eventhough I usually do not really care what othe people
think or write about me. Suddenly I appear in the charts,
because most of the people like my cracking style and
appreciate if a game is decent cracked (IFFL+Multi trained)
with a good looking intro infront. I call myself a scroll-text
animal, because I use to write good and interesting texts
unlike other people who just write the title of the game, the
crackers name and the greetings, and that is it. I know, I
deviate a little from the main question, but let me pick up
another topic, namely the GAMERS GUIDE. Before I want to
mention that I neither have something personally against the
editors or want to offend them in any way, but the way they
do that magazine is horrible in the first place. They
realised simply too late that they forced people to use lame
and short intros just to make their cracks as short as
possible, even find trainers when there are none anymore.
Honestly, who really gives a fuck if a crack has 20 blocks
more but therefore contain a well looking intro. Well, I could
go into deeper details, but I will be nice and close that
topic here. Back to the purpose of this interview I presume
everybody wants to reach a sepcial standart in the scene
so that is why we do all this stuff like releasing wares or
wonderful demos, graphics, etc. It is just a matter of time
when the people realise for whom they have to vote for, the
active people, and those that provide the scene with
something useful. I do not want to name any names, but I
still cannot understand why still certain groups and
crackers get votes when their last crack was years ago.
They might have been good once, but simply compare it with
e.g. the music charts. There are a lot of great hits, they
were number one, but one day felt down simply because there
were new ones that deserved to be in the top as well. Anyway,
I recently use my old handle for all the cracks I do and I know
people will appreciate the quality of the wares instead of
looking at a handle. If I watch a wonderful demo from a group
with a stupid name, I look at the quality in the first place,
and vote for them because they have done something amazing.
Well, I do not really care if I am number one in the single
cracker charts, as long as my cracks will get appreciated
was what they are.

[D] I could not agree with youmore. It is so stupid of people
to prejudge others by either their looks or their handle, it
is sad to see that such naive people are still part of this
scene. Be open-minded, have a liberal attitude towards your
fellow-sceners, if not in the real world, atleast in the scene.
You have a glorious career in many known and respected
cracking-groups. Which group did you prefer being in the
most/least, and why?

[S] Uhm, that's a hard one. I do not think I would regret
anything I have done in the past, and neither what groups I
have been in. In every group I had my great times and once
they pass, like good and bad years. Each group formed and
saved me important experiences I used for my career. But
though I think the best of times I had was the time it all
started, when the scene was still alive and kicking ass. I
guess it is obvious that I also remember having a good time
with INSIDERS and HYSTERIC, GENESIS PROJECT and of
course ALPHA FLIGHT since I was/am a member of all three
groups for a very long period.

[D] Now you are best known as MR.ALPHA FLIGHT. How is
ALPHA FLIGHT organised these days, and what is the
current member-status of the group?

[S] Well, ALPHA FLIGHT has a very great intern relation-
ship. At this place I have to send some big thinks to MARC
who did a great organisation through the time, I think we
work like every top cracking group should work. We have
strict rules and jobs everybody has to follow otherwise you
would not make it to the top. Each member has the task to
give all his power into it and get the things rolling ahead.
I remember people, they used to have a good name but did
nothing beside hanging around with those people we do not
get along and they will get kicked out immidiately. The same
happens to someone who will mess up twice for the group, just
to avoid getting a bad reputation, that probably sounds hard,
but though we are fair and our aim is to get the group going,
you can compare it with the business of a serious company
where all the people have to work correctly and fast,
otherwise they will get booted out. However, the management
and the organisations will be done and discussed from the
old staff, MARC, MAX and myself that is. ALPHA FLIGHT
consists out of old familiar faces, like MARC, MAX, SKID ROW,
ARNE, HONESTY, POL POT and new very talented ones such
as MURPHY, PHU-Q, STYX and CENTAURION. Also LEMMING,
XENON and other people are very important spread-wise. All
in all, we have got a great team where some new faces might
appear soon and therefore others have to go.

[D] It is known to many, that ALPHA FLIGHT is a very
ambitions group when it comes to the charts. Why do you
think AFL still have not reached the top of the charts when
it comes to the voted charts?

[S] Well, actually ALPHA FLIGHT belongs to the top 3
cracking groups in the world, and that is what the voting
charts reflects. You are right we probably have not reached
the number one spot yet, but simply compare ALPHA FLIGHT
to SUCCESS+TRC, they should be still number one in most of
the charts. Well, they do a good job spreading their wares
for a couple of years now. Originally ALPHA FLIGHT was only
supposed to be a releasing group, existing board-wise such
as TALENT. But I liked the idea to make such trouble in the
mail-scene as well. That is when we started to provide the
scene with major versions of good originals. Nowadays we
mostly crack everything we get our hands on, and that is
worth to be spread. We added a lot of good mail-traders to
ge the stuff around the world, and get honoured for the work
we spent on the wares. Now the people appreciate ALPHA
FLIGHT wares due to the good quality and give their votes
to us. So we might see a few changes very soon, beside other
groups who do good cracks as well. And there is another
appeal to the people who constantly vote. If you simply do
not know who to vote for, do not vote at all. Make up your
mind who you give the points, do not be lame and look at
other charts just to see who is high and who is not.
Appreciate quality and activity instead of a good name.
Look at the small groups and vote them instead of groups
who have not cracked one single game for ages or demo-
groups who did not release anything for a long time.

[D] You are also a heavy swapper, atleast you used to be.
What is your opinion of the swapping-scene, compared to the
modem-scene?

[S] I really never used to be a big swapper. Even not in my
former times. The highest amount of contacts I ever had were
around 40-50 people, I just re-started to send out some
stuff to my best contacts and friends scene-wise. I just
wanted to get a little behind the still so big mail-scene. Most
of the guys who call the boards tend to call it the lamer
scene. But I always appreciated the swappers work though I
can still not imagine how someone can copy and send out over
200 sendings a week. Well, the big difference between the
mail-scene and the modem-scene are the people behind it. The
mail-sceners are still interested with who they trade, and
what they trade. The time does not really matter, and the lack
of quality is low apart the modem-scene allows a steady
contact with the people who frequently call out.
However, each scene has it's disadv. and advantages. I am not
really into big letters and that crap, I am a cracker so the
wares are the main thing that matters in the first place,
though I also like disk-magazines a lot, but they must be
properly written and include good and fast news and articles.

[D] You were planning on re-releasing the old and legendary
magazine, RELAX. But now that you have announced those
plans to be dead, maybe you could tell us the reason for this?

[S] Yes. Everybody who expected that magazine in time can
write a letter to our great, but lazy coders to complain. I am
not the one who is responsible for the huge delay, even if I
announced the magazines some time earlier this year. I already
had a couple of articles done, and was only waiting for the
code itself, but somehow it never reached me. I really got fed
up with the idea to kick the coders twice a day to force them
to finish the code in time. Anyway, if I might ever get the
code, I would continue the magazine, since a lot of people
were asking for it. Just wait and see. Probably thecoders took
the name of the magazine too serious and anytime they hear
the name RELAX, they start relaxing until they forget what
they were about to do.

-----
[D] You just joined up with the notorious staff at THE PULSE
MAGAZINE. What are your future plans for THE PULSE, and
what do you hope to be able to serve the readers with in
your future reports?

[S] That is right. I plan to provide THE PULSE with various
articles about other people and their groups. I will be there
when something special happens. I also plan to make a summary
of the scene for each month including somewhat of a satiric
touch. I am not concerned to a certain chapter, I am able to
do everything from a report to the charts. If you want, you
can go on holiday for a while DUKE, haha.

[D] Heh, that would be nice - but I would miss it in the end.
What would your ideal magazine be like, and how would you
rate today's media in the scene compared to the older days?

[S] To be honest THE PULSE is already somewhat of the
"ideal" magazine. I like the professional style, and the
objective views of the editors. It deserves to be called the
best magazine of today, but I also appreciate other magazines
and their work. It would be quite disappointing if there would
not be any competition at all. The quality of most magazine
are raising up. However, the outfit looks similar because the
trend goes to the 80 sign character set. Some years ago,
there were only a few respectable magazines around, such
as MAMBA, PROPAGANDA, SHOCK and CORRUPTION. The
rest either include really old text and news or lame articles
and uninteresting intern crap, nobody wanted to read anyway.
A lot of groups just followed the trend of doing a magazine,
but did not realise that a proper written magazine also
consists of a good spelled English and articles with sence
and not just based on purpose to make some group propa-
ganda. Nowadays it is probably easier to make a good maga-
zine since the scene got smaller and the news and rumours
go through earlier than in the past. Therefore I still would
like to see more good magazines around, though you got some
good competition lately with DOMINATION and VANDALISM
NEWS.

[D] Among many others, we have helped the quality level to
go up in general since we entered the scene - and that is a
fact. The GENESIS PROJECY party is soon to be held in
Sweden, and we expect it to get a whole lot of visitors. What
is your opinion on the arrangements of this party, and are
you planning on going?

[S] It is a great idea, and I appreciate it a lot when people
go and plan to make a party that does not matter if a computer
"only" meeting or somewhat of a big booze and fun party,
though probably I would prefer the last one, haha. Too bad I
did not get a hold of any informations yet. When and where the
party will be held, but I presume it will be in Gothenburg,
Sweden, when it is supposed to be a G*P party. I cannot say
anything if I or anyone else of my group mates will be able to
come. I would like to. Furthermore ALPHA FLIGHT also plan to
make a pure C64 party soon, we just have to make up some
opinion polls before, to know how many people would be
interested in coming.

[D] You are a frequent caller to the states. How would you
describe the current situation at the American boards to be?

[S] Wll, it always depends on the callers. If you take the
lack of callers into consideration, the boards still run good,
but you cannot really compare it to the older days where most
of all major boards got 30-40 callers each day. Nowadays you
had a good day when you received 15 calls, an important factor
is the way to call out. A lot of people do not get frequent
cards, and blue boxing is blocked in most countries, though
there are still some ways to fool the law. I would say the
current situation is "dry", but I hope it will be better now
that we passed the summer and we are straight going to the
autumn period. Another lame behaviour from certain people
is when they try to use someones backdoor or constantly
try to fuck up a board. This recently happened to certain
major boards and is in my opinion on of the lowest things
someone could do. I am glad HIC is backdoor free, some
people should think twice how many good boards are left and
how much time and money a sysop spent in running a good
board.

[D] I will second that. What are your future plans in the
scene, do you plan on staying till the bitter end?

[S] Well, my plans are as mentioned to kick ass with ALPHA
FLIGHT and to provide the scene with something useful. Right
now I cannot say how long I will stay and if there probably
will be a day when I try to call a board and realise there is
none, and the same with the wares and the scene. However,
I am not a guy who quits and come back just to quit again -
and come back. If I get tired of the scene and feel there is
nothing left that could keep me in, I simply would stop
without making such a big deal out of it. Who really cares
about someone who quit the scene. But do not worry, I still
have enough fun and reasons to stay until an unknown day!

[D] We are cruising towards the end of this interview. Would
you perhaps like to send out some greetings before we close
the book on this one?
[S] Yes, I would like to send out some greetings to my best
friends like: SKID ROW, MARC, MAX, SECRET MAN, HONESTY,
POL POT, DUKE, CROSSFIRE, ALCHEMIST, PSYCHOBILLY,
ANCIENT MARINER, MRP, BENSON, MAJESTY, BOD, RADAR,
AUTOPSY, PUDWERX, RRR, STORMBRINGER, FEN1, KING,
HAIN, NEWSCOPY, JUCKE, TRONIC and to all in ALPHA FLIGHT
of course. Furthermore I would like to thank you ALEX, for
such a good inteview. I already have done a couple for some
different magazines, but this one really kept me busy with
writing. Also thanks to MARLBORO for their support, to my
girl-friend for interupting me a lot, though I do not regret
it, haha. Hope to see anyone of you guys, atleast on the
ALPHA FLIGHT autumn conference.

[D] Thanks a lot, it was a pleasure and an honour!

The End

</pre>
==Overall charts==
<pre>
THE OVERALL CHARTS - SEPTEMBER EDITION
--------------------------------------
We return to take a fresh look at the overall charts, based
on 7 Magazines released in the past month. We award 10 points
for the number one, down to 1 point for the 10th place.

The votes was counted by KBS and DUKE, and as usual your
host is DUKE. Be sure to send us your magazine, so that your
votes will be counted here as well.

The following 7 Magazines deserves the credits as the ones
we used in the making of the Overall Charts. We send them our
thanks on behalf of THE PULSE MAGAZINE.

NEWSPRESS #14/REBELS SKYHIGH #12/OXYRON
METAMORPHOSIS #6/AGONY DOMINATION #1
MOONLIGHT 8/GOTHIC DESIGNS CCC #1/THERAPY
NITRO #16/EXCESS
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The best DEMO GROUPS, CODERS, GRAPHICIANS, MUSICIANS,
CRACKING GROUPS, CRACKERS, MAGAZINES, SWAPPERS and
the OVERALL CHART are coming up on the following pages.
There will also be a lot of important remarks about the charts
in every catagory, be sure to read them as well.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Comments from the Editor,

The Overall Charts have now run for a lot of months now,
finally forming a system that is easily predictable. We are
able to declare this, as the charts have proven to move
in a very slow pace, always being behind the scene about
4-5 months.

Looking at the scene today, we find two sectors. The legal
scene is ruling the legal market - meaning they have all the
best coders, graphicians and musicians. While the illegal
scene is alone with its own charts. Only a few groups are
able to boast about their activity in both parts of the scene,
one of them being Fairlight - who are represented in all of
the charts in the magazines today. This is also notable in
the final overall chart, which they have ruled for the past
couple of months. But will they keep their winning streak?

SCS+TRC describes themselves as the ruling co-operation,
and no doubt I would be the last person to disagree. But are
they really this untouchable, that no one is able to shake
them off the top of the voters cracking charts? All of this
will be answered in this months Overall Charts.

DUKE (General Editor)
BEST DEMO GROUPS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Legal Chart]

POS. L.POS. GROUP NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) OXYRON 64
2 (2) CAMELOT 56
3 (3) CREST 55
4 (4) CENSOR DESIGN 52
5 (5) FAIRLIGHT 44
6 (6) TRIAD 37
7 (7) ANTIC 22
- (8) TABOO 22
9 (9) FOCUS 11
10 (-) TOPAZ BEERLINE 10
---------------------------------------------
+ OXYRON is still considered the best demo group in the C64
scene, which is understandable. The rest of the chart from
position 2-9 remains unchanged from last month, which tells
a very boring tale of how original the voters are these days.

* A lot of new demos are out on the streets these days, with
BEYOND FORCE, BYTERAPERS INC. among others being
potential groups to watch out for in this chart. The brand
new CAMELOT demo is out, which could award them the first
place next month. Interesting months are to come!
BEST CODERS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Legal Chart]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (2) CROSSBOW/CREST 60
2 (1) TTS/OXYRON 58
3 (3) TRON/FAIRLIGHT 49
4 (4) SLAMMER/CAMELOT 48
5 (7) MMS/TABOO 37
6 (5) ZODIAC/FLASH INC. 34
7 (5) BOB/CENSOR DESIGN 33
8 (8) D'ARC/TOPAZ BEERLINE 14
9 (10) KING FISHER/TRIAD 11
- (-) KM/TABOO 11
---------------------------------------------
+ The tale of the two best coders in the scene continues,
but how long can they keep on switching place infront of
other equally good coders? Time will tell, obviously!

* Just like the demo-group charts, there is not a lot of
movements going on in this chart. Hopefully we will see some
more active coders in this chart over the next couple of
months instead of some of the inactive ones above. New to
the chart though, is KM from TABOO - who replaced
GLASNOST. But surely he will return again!?!
BEST GRAPHICIANS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Legal Chart]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) CREEPER/ANTIC 65
- (2) ELECTRIC/EXTEND 65
3 (3) OGAMI/FAIRLIGHT 52
- (4) JOE/WRATH DESIGNS 52
5 (6) CRUISE/ELYSIUM 36
6 (5) HEIN HOLT/FOCUS 35
7 (-) ROB/CAMELOT 17
8 (7) MIRAGE/FOCUS 16
9 (10) CARRION/ELYSIUM 15
10 (9) BIZKID/OXYRON 11
---------------------------------------------
+ We have two graphicians on this months number one, both
of them top graphicians - very familiar to the charts as well.
CREEPER was absolutely great in the latest ANTIC demo!

* Not a lot of changes in this chart either, only one positive
re-entry in the form of ROB of CAMELOT. He is indeed
worthy of being voted for. Out goes DANE, who we have not
seen or heard from in a long time.

* I would say it is about time we got some new names in here!
BEST MUSICIANS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Legal Chart]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) SYNDROM/TIA/CREST 59
2 (2) JEROEN TEL/PHYZICS 51
3 (4) DRAX/VIBRANTS/CREST 45
4 (3) P.R.I./TIA/OXYRON 35
5 (5) DANKO/CENSOR DESIGN 27
6 (9) JEFF/CAMELOT 24
7 (7) ZYRON/ANTIC 18
- (-) SHOGOON/AGONY 18
9 (6) RED DEVIL/FAIRLIGHT 15
10 (10) A-MAN/AVANTGARDE 13
---------------------------------------------
+ SYNDROM not surprisingly still the number one world-wide.
But what has JEROEN TEL done lately to make up for all the
votes he keep getting? Better award P.R.I. for the great
music he keeps on producing - he is worthy no doubt.

* The top remains almost unchanged, why we got a very
interesting new entry - SHOGOON/AGONY. He has been
putting out a lot of really good tunes lately, and we can
expect to hear more of him - also in the charts. But where
are the great musicians from BLUES MUZ'?
BEST CRACKING GROUP - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Illegal]

POS. L.POS. GROUP NAME.. POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) SCS+TRC 69
2 (3) AVANTGARDE 50
3 (5) ALPHA FLIGHT 47
4 (6) CHROMANCE 46
5 (4) TALENT 44
6 (2) TRSI+DYTEC 43
7 (9) TRIAD 22
8 (8) LEGEND 20
9 (7) MOTIV 8 15
10 (-) EXCESS 11
---------------------------------------------
+ SCS+TRC still the holders of the number one spot, I wonder
if they are going for a record - trying to beat LEGEND's old
record of two years on the number one spot.

* A lot of interesting movements in the chart this month. AFL
moving up into the top 3, well capable of going even further.
CHROMANCE also seem to be going in that direction together
with AVANTGARDE. TRSI+DYTEC took a major blow, moving
down the chart 4 places. MOTIV 8 also lost votes, not very
far though. In closing FAIRLIGHT made room for EXCESS!
BEST CRACKERS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Illegal Chart]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) BURGLAR/SCS+TRC 60
2 (3) POWERPLANT/LEGEND 45
3 (2) JACK ALIEN/AVT 44
4 (4) HAIN/F4CG 34
5 (5) COUNT ZERO/TALENT 29
6 (7) BACCHUS/FAIRLIGHT 21
7 (8) XXX/TALENT 21
8 (6) DERBYSHIRE RAM/AVT 19
9 (-) BENSON/ex.RSI 19
10 (-) CHRYSAGON/TALENT 18
---------------------------------------------
+ BURGLAR managed to hold on to the crown for yet another
month, but with an amazing amount of points - look at the
point difference between BURGLAR and POWERPLANT!

* Not a lot of movements in the top 5, but then all of a sudden
things start to happen. BACCHUS is moving up together with
XXX, while the popular DERBYSHIRE RAM is moving down the
table. Meanwhile CHRYSAGON re-enters the chart, but what
is BENSON doing here? He left the scene months ago to start
a new family. The voters seem to live in the wrong time-zone!
BEST MAGAZINES - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Overall Chart]

POS. L.POS. MAGAZINE NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) THE PULSE/REGINA 65
2 (3) NITRO/EXCESS 55
3 (6) REVEALED/CAMELOT 43
4 (2) SKYHIGH/OXYRON 41
5 (8) REFORMATION/FAIRLIGHT 37
6 (4) ING.BRAIN/EQUINOXE 37
7 (10) JAMAICA 32
8 (5) SPLASH/ACCURACY 27
9 (9) UPDATE/PADUA 19
10 (6) NETWORK/COMIC PIRATES 15
---------------------------------------------
+ THE PULSE still the number one magazine in the voters
opinion, and looks to be able to hold it for months to come.
Just look at the point difference down to the second place!

* REVEALED storm the chart, dispite the fact that they have
not released an edition for months. SKYHIGH are forced down
the chart, they ought to be higher though.

* NEWSPRESS are getting better and should be entering the
chart in the near future, as could DOMINATION, a new mag.
BEST SWAPPERS - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Overall Charts]

POS. L.POS. SCENERS NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) CALYPSO/AMNESIA 67
2 (5) NIGHTSHADE/SCS+TRC 45
3 (4) DERBYSHIRE RAM/AVT 40
4 (-) BIZARRE/ALPHA FLIGHT 29
- (3) TABASCO/FAIRLIGHT 29
6 (2) SPLATTERHEAD 28
7 (8) CASH 17
8 (-) SPERMBIRD/EXCESS 16
9 (7) KBS/REGINA 15
10 (8) LEECH/COMIC PIRATES 14
---------------------------------------------
+ CALYPSO continues his cult-status in the scene, breaking
all records as the most voted upon swapper in the history of
the scene - but the record keeps on going.

* NIGHTSHADE moves up the chart to a second place, but is in
no way a threat to CALYPSO, nor is DERBYSHIRE RAM who is
back in his normal chart position.

* BIZARRE is back in the charts, together with his former
group ALPHA FLIGHT. SPLATTERHEAD moves down!
OVERALL CHART - SEPTEMBER 1994 [Overall Chart]

POS. L.POS. GROUP NAME... POINTS
---------------------------------------------
1 (1) FAIRLIGHT 247
2 (3) CREST 219
3 (2) OXYRON 201
4 (6) CAMELOT 196
5 (5) SCS+TRC 174
6 (4) AVANTGARDE 166
7 (7) CENSOR DESIGN 112
- (10) TALENT 112
9 (8) ANTIC 105
10 (-) TIA 94
---------------------------------------------
+ FAIRLIGHT keeps on roaming the charts, and therefore can
keep on holding the number one position in the overall chart,
as the best group in the scene.

* In general there is not a lot of movements going on here,
which clearly states how the charts are slow these days. One
surprise though, TIA entered the chart on the 10th place.
---------------------------------------------
That concludes this edition of OVERALL CHARTS. Be sure to
check in next month for a brand new and exciting chart!/DUKE

</pre>
==World of demos==
<pre>
WORLD OF DEMOS - THE CRITICS CORNER
-----------------------------------
The wonderful WORLD of DEMOS returns to delight you with
another edition of demo reviews - we give you a detailed
insight on what is HOT and what is NOT in the demo scene
this month.
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Help us to keep providing our readers with a broad list of
hot demos, by sending us your latest release. This is the
address to send to:

THE PULSE MAGAZINE
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DRAX decided after a while of consideration, that he was no
longer interested in working for WORLD OF DEMOS. In his
place we welcome METAL/VIBRANTS. This is the WOD staff:

General Editor : DUKE/REGINA
Programming Critic : STEVE/REGINA
Graphical Critic : NEPTUNE/CAMELOT
Musical Critic : METAL/VIBRANTS
WORLD OF DEMOS KAOS....
-------------------
The WORLD OF DEMOS staff had to undergo yet some extreme
changes, and along with that came some unfortunate problems.
DRAX decided to resign the staff at a very late stage, leaving
very little time for us to replace him. We did manage to find
one very qualified person though, METAL, who will start
working for WORLD OF DEMOS from October on. Another not
very fortunate problem that struck parts of the staff, was
illness. Therefore STEVE is the only available critic ready
for this edition of WORLD OF DEMOS - but as usual he has
some entertaining text for you to read.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
The SEPTEMBER demo program
----------------------
LUNACY 6 - THE LOST SEQUEL ANTIC
EUROPE +4 TOUGH
INHUMANITY EXILE
WORLD OF CODE II BYTERAPERS
ATTACK OF STUPIDOS 3 BEYOND FORCE
WHAT'S AMIGA? CONTRAST DESIGNS
IMPACT DEMO IMPACT
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Stay tuned after the reviews, as we will bring you the latest
results from the parties that took place in Europe.
LUNACY 6 - THE LOST SEQUEL by ANTIC (REVIEW)
--------------------------------------
This demo was quite a surprise. I never really thought very
very high of ANTIC - I mean, they do have capable members,
but none of them ever stood up from the crowd. All they used
to do was stuff seen ages ago, with little or no improvement
to it. But this trackmo is something completely different.
First a pair of eyes pops up! I do not know what they are doing
there, but they are there! They look around, fade down, and a
moviefader introduces us to the creators: ZYRON, CREEPER
and DEPEH. Then an animated raytracing appears. It looks ok,
as the whole rendered image rotates around its own y-axis
(a bit like a vector tv-box, with images on each side of the
box. Here however, the image is the same on all 4 sides of the
box).
After some IRQ-loading, a rotate-twister appears. Apparently
1008 dots are rotated over 2 bit planes realtime, and it looks
very cool. The rotation-thing is ok, but the twisting is real
neat. It is also hard to explain, but imagine a 7 coloured
picture, where a whirlpool starts in the middle, and drags the
picture with it. The image is visualized in 2 different sizes,
(One big (extended) so you can see what is going on, and two
small, so you can see it in normal resolution. Also, all of
these images change to half size from time to time. This way,
only half the number of points has to be calculated, making
the rotater faster. Looks good - but small. Next up is a
transparent vector-image on the bitmap picture (a see-
through image over a picture of a girl!). Even though the
girl is very pale (coders will know why - colours available is
limited to 2 per 4x8-square), the effect looks ok. It's pretty
fast too.
The last "real" part is my absolute favourite. It is also, in
my opinion, one of the best effects this year! The effect is
not very complicated - it's transforming line-vector, where
all sorts of different objects transform into other objects.
The cool thing about it though, is the speed (it's fast!), and
that some of the objects are moving while transforming. I
adore the guy climbing up the monitor and the vectorcube
made from one line only. Most excellent visual effect!
While loading the end part, DEPEH tries to get into people's
heads how to properly erase the screen (using the $E544
routine. However, I would like to say that there is only one
proper way of doing this on the C64. That is by storing the
desired values into screen memory (eg. 0400-07E8) and
colour memory (D400-D7E8).

An example follows on th next page!

LDX #$00
KAOS LDA #$20 (SPACE)
STA $0400,x
STA $0500,x
STA $0600,x
STA $06E8,x
LDA #$06 (BLUE)
STA $D400,x
STA $D500,x
STA $D600,x
STA $D6E8,x
INX
BNE KAOS

But why do this, when using the E544-rom routine is so much
easier? Simply because it is possible to create your own
eproms (rom's) on the C64. And somewhere out there, there is
a geek who fucked his eproms up or changed it cause he liked
his own version better than the original.
And then, if the E544 rom routine is not identical to what you
think it is, calling it will be no good. The result may be
unpredictable, and your colours may very well screw up.
I know you think I am over-reacting. Why should you use my
way of doing it, just because 0,5% of the C64 users have
screwed up kernals?
But look at it this way; my way of doing it always works on
ALL machines, the E544 rom routine will most likely work and
do the same. But you can never be sure, can you?
The end part of this demo is simply a text+upscroller with
info and credits.

RATING : 85%.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
EUROPE +4 by TOUGH (REVIEW)
------------------------
What? A demo with 4 trainters? Atleast that is what I thought
when I first saw the filename. But actually it is a demo with a
political message, which is nice for a change.
Before we go on, notice that this demo consists of one 242
blocks huge file only, and to ensure that everyone (even
those without cartridges) could load it, a boot-sequence is
installed. Therefoe you must remove your cartridge, load ,8,1
and wait a million years! Oh well. First an intro-intro: A
EUROPE logo surrounded by (12 I guess, but I did not count)
circling stars. On we go.
In the intro, the strange name of the demo is explained. It is
a tribute to the four (hopefully) new members of the
European community: Finland, Norway, Sweden and Austria.
The effect on the intro screen is a logo TOUGH with an
overlay multi lexer circling over it. The Y-distance of the
sprites is quite small, but I doubt it's any record (that is
what they claim in the scroll). We space on.
The first real part of this demo is also "a record". It's 28
DYCPS with different speeds. Now, I know that SCROLL of
MEGASTYLE (who by the way is my all time favourite coder)
did 25 of these, and that he did also did 50 (but with one
speed only). Therefore, this probably is a record. But what
an utterly out-dated, boring record. DYCPS turned me on 4
years ago, but they sure do not do that anymore. SPAACE!
Next part is somewhat better though. Over half the screen is
covered with neat looking plasma. Again, JASON claims to
be the author of a record, and again I am not really sure if
it is. Frankly, I do not remember the size of the biggest I
have seen, so I am in no position to doubt his words.
I do have my doubts though. (Ohh, and CROSSBOW/CREST
is not Austrian, as the scroller says. He is German!).
The next part is as weird as the others. Another freaking
record! This time it is the common 80-split routin (done with
FLI) with 2 independant rasterbars behind it. Again, I do not
know if it was ever done before (I have a hard time remember-
ing all those records from back 3-4 years ago). All I know is
that CREST did FLI with removed sideborders. And eventhough
that was a bit faked, it still beats these two rastersplits.
But the most important thing about this part is: The scroll
text! (What?). You see, this part is a tribute to Finland (one
of the four countries joining the EEC). But in the scroll,
JASON asks a question: Where was Finland before joining
Europe? Part of Asia, Africa or Australia?
Ehrem!! Now pay attention, school boy: Europe and the EEC
are two different things. Europe is a part of the world, and
not something you can join or leave. Finland has been part
of Europe for many many years (some some war god knows
when). The EEC (European Economics Community) is a group
of 12 European countries with common economical interest.
Finland is not a part of this group, but would like to be. A
national voting will decide if the Finnish people want to join
or not! It is that simple. Go to school one day!
Having said this, we return to what's important (hehe.. As if
the C64 was, and international politics wasn't!).
The last part is a huge 111x24 chars logo techteching. The
sinus-speed/distance can be controlled by a joystick.
Overall, this demo has some good programming in it, but the
effects are really not up to todays standards. I am not
saying this because I do not like the effects. I do, and I
would prefer them over most vector-objects any day. But
I think that we coders are the only people still interested
in raster-effects like these. Generally, people want to see
loads of graphics, things rotating and twisting, and stuff
converted from other machines. Like it or not. It's the fact.
RATING : 65%.
INHUMANITY by EXILE (REVIEW)
-------------------------
This demo is only 83 blocks long. And it has got to be the
best 83 blocks I have seen for a long time. It's a dentro,
which is short for demo/intro (sophisticated intro).
After running, we're informed that the dentro was made for
the FUN FACTORY demo-competition. The text appears in
"Zooming letters", just like on many PC/Amiga dentros.
After that, a common chessboard-zoomer appears. Nothing
special about it, but keep in mind that this and everything
else you see was put into one file - without any decrunching
here and there.
Next up are some big rotating letters (around their own Y-
axis). They are followed by some 3 coloured filled transfor-
ming vectorimages. The vector-routine also includes a fast
GLENZ-object. The last effect in the demo is a line-vector
diamond-sort-of-thing rotating and transforming.
Not a very long demo, but for 83 blocks, it's pretty darn
amazing!

RATING : 80%.

WORLD OF CODE II by BYTERAPERS (REVIEW)
----------------------------------
It feels like just the other day I was reviewing WORLD OF
CODE from BYTERAPERS. That demo was good. And now they
are back (or should I say he's back) with a new demo.
MR.SEX returns!
I really do not know what kind of drugs MR.SEX is on, but he
must be on something. How else can anyone release this much
good stuff in such a short while? MR.SEX must be out of
school or unemployed!!!
Anyway. The thing that gets in your face first is a Finnish
flag zooming up on the entire screen. Then BYTERAPERS
PRESENTS is transformed into the screen (one letter
transforms into another and leaves a print), whereafter a
WORLD OF CODE 2 logo appears.
Enough introducing. Next effect is a vectorcity. It's actually
only a bunch of black sticks rotating around the Y-axis, but
it is intended to look like a city, and it does.
Then some rasterbars! Rasterbars? Yep, and it's the old
fashioned ones with no splits or anything. But the great
thing about them is that they have flexible Z-axis. This means
that the vectorbars (rotating around the X-axis) looks really
3D. BYTERAPERS are not the first to do this effect. Still, it
looks cool.
-----
Then a zoomer appears. And if anyone has seen 2ND REALITY
from FUTURE CREW (PC) you will know what I mean when I say
rotating zoomer. In this C64 version, a bitmap picture rotates
around its own Z-axis while zooming in and out. Really big,
smooth and great looking!
Obligatoric vector stuff comes next. A huge ball (takes up the
entire screen) appears, and stars'n stuff start noving around
on the ball. I think there's a word for this sort of routine,
but it seem to have slipped my mind. Anyway, it's seen before,
but this one is incredibly big.
After an IFLI (interlaced FLI) picture more vectorobjects
appear. This time we're talking texture-mapping on C64!! A
6-sided box with bitmap pictures on each side. Eventhough
the pictures stay where they are (the box is more like "see-
through" than texture-mapped) the thing looks good.
But here's the best: The next object is lightsourced with
texture mapping. This looks incredibly good. Last is a dot-
thrower telling you that the credits (and end screen) comes
up. The end screen is a bitmap picture with an interlaced
sprite-upscroll on it.
In my opinion, MR.SEX is the best active coder around these
days. If you have not already started voting for him, do it
now!

RATING : 90%.
ATTACK OF STUPIDOS 3 by BEYOND FORCE (REVIEW)
----------------------------------------
Another demo from a major demo-group this month? Impressive.
Parties (namely ASSEMBLY '94) really brings out the best in
people.
The introduction of this demo is quite professional. First
some interlaced text telling us that it's BEYOND FORCE, and
then text on a plasma-background tells us when the demo was
released. The plasmabackground was cool to look at, compared
to all the original movie-faders!
First part is a filled vectorcity, exactly like the one in
WORLD OF CODE 2. I think this one looks better (atleast it
has better design), but it keeps on rotating for ages, and
since you can press space, it gets really really boring.
Finally the drive loads, and a line-vector part appears. The
surfaces in routine are triangles made up from a lot of small
triangles. Therefore, each surface consists of a lot of lines.
But let me hurry on tothe next part, which is my favourite.
It is called realtime-zooming MANDELBROTFRACTALS, which
is just what it is. But the fractals just keep zooming and
zooming like there was no end to it, making this look really
awesome! Fractalzooming is seen before, but I think this one
is the best sofar.
Last part is even more vectorobjects. The routine is really
fast, but also extremely boring. It has all the regular filled
objects, some glenzobjects, an object with stencil filling, a
house, transforming objects and what do I know. Impressive,
but incredibly boring!
RATING : 80%.
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WHAT'S AMIGA? by CONTRAST DESIGNS (REVIEW)
--------------------------------------
- I know. Isn't that some computer from Commodore, the
company that used to be? Oh well. Instead, let's cheer over
the fact that the C64 will kep going strong, the Amiga will
die soon, and that the PC will become even stronger!
And back to this demo, from a group I never heard of before.
But that doesn't mean they can't be as good as anyone else.
Unfortunately, the intro leaves a bad taste in your mouth. It
looks like a low budget crack, or some demo years back. It's
only messy design, logos and a few scrollers. But hell, they
are only intros, so let's go on.
1ST PART is a fractal-sort-of-thing like BONZAI did at the
DANIAX-party in MIDDELFART years ago. I do not know what
it's called, but it's a triangle made up from small triangles
(yeah, looks a bit like the one in ATTACK OF STUPIDOS 3,
only this one does not move!). After it has been calculated,
a sprite-upscroller appears. Interesting.
2ND PART consists of a bitmap-picture with a $3FFF scroll
in the lower border. The scroll has 6 D020 splits, and one
D016 splits under it.
4TH PART is rather strange. All you get is a logo in the upper
part of the screen, and then some weird drawing-routine in
the bottom. This routine is totally unpredictable, and I
really do not know what it's doing? You can press fire for
some options (something about "random", which is not the
word I prefer to hear with drawing-routines. (Now I am really
tempted to say that it looks somewhat like NEPTUNE's
newest incredible randomdrawingroutineinventions. But I
won't.. Hehe!). Hey.. Space worked.. Lucky me.
Contrary to the other parts of this demo, the next part is
good. Or maybe I should say funny. Cause it really is. First
you see some weird flag with a scroller in the middle. But
then hell breaks loose, the music changes, a guru meditation
appears, and even a well-known C64 basic-error sneaks up on
you. (Of course, it is all faked, and quite funny to watch!).
THE END PART consists of a couple of logo-swings and a
2x2 scroller. Apart from the funny flag-part, there's really
not much to come for in this demo.

RATING : 35%.

IMPACT DEMO by IMPACT (REVIEW)
---------------------------
Now here's an original name for a demo! It's IMPACT's first
demo.. And frankly; you can tell!!
After a strange flickering intro, a plotter appears. It is
very small (moves within a 8x8 chars field) and has a low
amount o dots. Lame.
After some picture, part 2 appears. This is completely
different from the first part, since this actually looks cool.
It's a floffy, meaning that you can control the width of each
raster line. (That was a lame explanation!! Anyway, it's the
princip CAMELOT used to do their FILLED VECTOR GRAPHICS
in PRODUKTHANDLER KOM HER if you remember that one!
Then another plotter part appears. And it's as lame as the
one before - only this time a few dots are plotted into a
bitmap-screen and are not deleted (leaving a shade). Totally
lame.
Next part uses the same floffy routine as before. But here
it is used to transform images between eachother. Looks
really neat.
The last two parts are total crap. Just some movie-fading
greetings and a text-upscroller. Strange demo. Generally
totally lame, but the two floffy parts seem totally misplaced,
as they are actually good.
RATING : 30%.
The SEPTEMBER demo program (RATINGS)
-------------------------------
LUNACY 6/ANTIC 85%
EUROPE +4/TOUGH 65%
INHUMANITY/EXILE 80%
WORLD OF CODE II/BYTERAPERS 90%
A.O.S 3/BEYOND FORCE 80%
WHAT'S AMIGA?/CONTRAST DESIGNS 35%
IMPACT DEMO/IMPACT 30%

Those are the ratings, and the best demo of the month is
clearly WORLD OF CODE II from the BYTERAPERS, pulling
home a 90% rating - just like the first demo from them.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
PARTY RESULTS....
--------------
As stated earlier in this edition, we end WORLD OF DEMOS
with the competition results from the latest parties that just
took place in Europe.

This month we have the results from these parties :

- FUN FACTORY PARTY - THE SUMMERING '94 PARTY.
- ASSEMBLY '94 PARTY IN HELSINKI, FINLAND.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
FUN FACTORY COMPETITION RESULTS :
-----------------------------
DEMO COMPETITION
1. REVOLUTION PRV./CHORUS
2. SUMMER SANTA CLAUS/CHAOS+LETHARGY
3. PIMPIN POWER 1994/GULAS CLAN
4. INHUMANITY/EXILE
(-According to attenders, the results should've been biased).
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
ASSEMBLY'94 COMPETITION RESULTS :
-----------------------------
DEMO COMPETITION
1. ATTACK OF STUBIDOS 3/BEYOND FORCE
2. WORLD OF CODE 2/BYTERAPERS
3. BEST OF.../TRINOMIC

MUSIC COMPETITION
1 GENIUS/PALACE
2. THOR/EXTEND
3. AMJ/SIDE B/TOPAZ

GRAPHICS COMPETITION
1. ELECTRIC/EXTEND
2. MIKE/PANIC
3. MR.SEX/BYTERAPERS

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==Special assignment==
<pre>
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT - INFORMATION AND DEBATE
-------------------------------------------
Welcome to another edition of SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. This
is the place to be, if you are interested in a good debate or
in learning something from informative articles.

We would like to encourage everyone out there to write us
articles about topics of your own choice - or to tell us your
opinion about the topics we discuss. We need your help to
make this chapter even better. Here follows the program:
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* THE OFFICIAL OPINION POLL RESULTS
As stated above, this is the freshly voted opinion polls,
created by the help of people from the mail and board scene.
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* THE ISOLATED DEMO-SCENE.
An article written by General Editor, DUKE. The main topic
of this article, is if the demo-scene is honest and fair with
the scene media.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
* THE INTERNET CORNER
MASON/MOTIV 8 returns with a huge report about the major
net, known as the Internet. As always he will teach about
different terms, useful to those planning to use this system!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
+ OFFICIAL OPINION POLLS RESEARCH +
--------------------------------
We return with the result of last months four opinion polls,
which was officially spread along with THE PULSE MAGAZINE.
The polls are also available on our WHQ, THE EVIL ISLAND,
which allows a broader audience the chance to answer our
polls - making a better and more clear result.

This month 56 people took part in our opinion poll, 44 of them
originate from THE EVIL ISLAND. We would therefore like to
urge more people to send us your answers to the poll, this is
the best way to reach the most objective result. We send our
thanks to everyone that did take part, and hope you will keep
on supporting the poll research - for a healthy debate.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Mail your answers to the following address:
THE PULSE MAGAZINE
ALEX HYLKE
VALMUEMARKEN 34
9000 AALBORG
DENMARK
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This months new opinion poll is posted in GLOBAL REPORT,
but will also be available in form of a note released
together with this edition of THE PULSE.
POLL # 1 - out of 56 votes.
--------------------
What is your opinion of the old scene mentality, which claims
the scene is divided in groups. Ranging from the absolute
elite to the lame?
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1. It is for the scene.Therefore I am for it. 55%
2. Personally I think it isa load of bullshit. 29%
3. I do not have an opinion on that subject. 11%
4. I think it is destructiveto the scene. 5%
5. It goes against me. ThereforeI am against it. 0%
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
We have had a lively debate going for the last couple of
months, discussing if the term 'elite' was still a part of the
current scene - which could be described as the new age.
By the looks of this poll, we could establish that 34% of the
sceners are against it, while more than half, 55%, are for it.
A small percentage, 11%, do not have an opinion on this
subject - but fact remains, the scene has made a positive
verdict towards perhaps the scene's oldest heritage, the
ranking system in the scene.

I am pleased with the result, but find it alarming to see 34%
of the sceners are against the constitution of the scene.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
POLL # 2 - out of 56 votes.
--------------------
Now that the GENESIS PROJECT party, Tribute '94, has been
officially announced to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, this
November, do you then think you will be going?
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
1. I cannot afford it. Plain and simple. 32%
2. Absolutely. Would not miss it for the world. 21%
3. No. I do not have the time. 20%
4. I am not sure. I have to think it over. 18%
5. Hell no. I hate parties. Especially the C64 ones. 9%
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
This poll is quite interesting, especially as this concerns an
event only a couple of months away. The result may not please
the arrangers, GENESIS PROJECT, though, as it reveals how
a great number of people plan on not going.

The total amount of people going are 21% of the voters, but
the amount of potential visitors is 39% which is a pretty high
number considering it being a C64 party.

A lot of people seem to be out of money in the November month,
while 20% do not have the time. But I am still optimistic, and
expect a large number of people going to this huge event.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
POLL # 3 - out of 56 votes.
--------------------
What is your opinion about the total coverage THE PULSE
provides the scene?
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
1. It has the right amount of coverage. There is
something for everyone to read. 52%
2. I do not care about THE PULSE, to be honest. 23%
3. It needs more coverage from the cracking/modem
scene. 11%
4. In my opinion it is too concerned about the elite. 9%
5. It needs more coverage from the demo scene. 5%
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
Another (in my opinion) brilliant poll which is able to answer
a lot of questions on my behalf. A large number, over half of
the voters, are satisfied with the current amount of coverage
we serve our readers.

It appears from this poll, that only a very small amount of
people want more coverage from the cracking/modem or demo
scene, which is a satisfying on our account - while the 23%
who do not care about THE PULSE are mainly Americans or
full blooded phreakers, who does not read magazines. We will
keep on fighting though, heh.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
POLL # 4 - out of 56 votes.
--------------------
What is your opinion about the C64 scene as it is today, as
opposed to what it was in the earlier days?
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
1. I am depressed with what the scene has turned into. 34%
2. The scene will always stay great, no matter what
period of time we look at it. 32%
3. The scene is at its lowest point. It can only get
better. 14%
4. It seems everyone do not care about the C64
computer and the future for the scene. 9%
-. I am planning on quitting the scene, due to the state
it has turned into. 9%
5. The scene is better today, than it was in the earlier
times. 2%
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
The most depressing poll we have had sofar. A third of the
voters are far from satisfied with the current state of the
scene, as opposed to 32% who are happy with the scene as
it is at the moment.

We can conclude from this poll, that a total of 66% of the
sceners are depressed with the scene, while only 34% are
happy with it. VERY bad news! -----
ISOLATED DEMO-SCENE vs. OPEN CRACKING-SCENE
-------------------------------------------
The scene is divided in two catagories; the legal and the
illegal scene. Both of them parts of the 64-scene. But what
is the difference between these two parts when it comes to
their approach to the media. This will be this months topic
for discussion in SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.

During the past couple of months, THE PULSE MAGAZINE have
ben approached by several people, who wanted to see a larger
coverage of the demo-scene. This request is also familiar to
other magazines, but what is the main problem in this request?
The fact that the demo-scene is isolated, making it nearly
impossible to cover completely. This is the reason why the
cracking-scene gets much more attention, because it makes
sure the magazine get the material needed to complete a
thorough coverage.

But why does it have to be this way? All demo-groups have
swappers, and therefore they have the essential ground to
make public relation. For some reason they fail in this,
probably about 85% of the demo-scene does, as opposed to
some 10% in the cracking-scene. These are shocking numbers,
atleast for the magazine editors who try to get as much news
as possible.
Are the magazines to blaim for not covering the demo-scene
properly? During the last couple of years it has been blaimed,
although it is a biased opinion of the critics. The magazines
simply have no possibility of covering the demo-scene, simply
because the demo-scene is not interested in working with the
midea. The cracking-scene on the other hand, has shown
great interest to work with the media, and keeps on supplying
news, reports and material. The demo-scene can apparently
only be covered, if the magazine reach out to get the news,
but this requires a whole lot of work, and will be extremely
expensive in stamps alone - and will most definitely cause
a serious form of stress for the magazines editors.

If we take a look at today's demo-scene, we would see a lot
of good and fairly active groups. The term fairly active is
used due to the amount of products released, but where are
the demo-groups when they have released their demos? They
are gone from the scene, working on new products - or not
doing anything at all. In other words, they are isolated from
the scene, another reason why a lot of demo-groups are often
announced dead by the public, only later to return with a new
demo. Maybe if the demo-groups signed on a couple of good
swappers, they would get more attention in the media, thereby
avoiding the rumours that normally gets around when a demo-
group have been inactive product-wise for a while. It is the
swappers who are responsible for the public relation, but
howcome most are incapable of doing this job in the demo-
scene?

Moving on to the cracking-scene, we see a whole different
picture. Granted, the cracking-scene is able to release more
products due to the amount of games released monthly, but
still there is a major difference in their way to work with the
media. Most cracking-groups have a lot of swappers, primarily
to release their products, but also to get a lot of attention
in the magazines, making their reputation better, and some-
times it even gets them higher in the charts. A perfect
example of excellent PR work is seen from SCS+TRC and now
also ALPHA FLIGHT, who are probably the best at this job in
the scene today.

Comparing the two parts of the scene, you would find that
they are far different. What part of the scene is then the
original based on the 64 spirit? Which one is the 64 famous
on? There are obviously a lot of different opinions on this
matter, but when speaking with sceners on other systems,
their greatest respect for the 64 bounds in the co-opera-
tion between the scene-groups, and last but not least its
outstanding media. No doubt the cracking-scene has all that,
while the demo-scene is an outrage on this matter.
We need to get the demo-scene back on its feet, working
with the rest of the scene to give it the scene quality we can
all be proud of.

We at SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT would love to hear your opinion
on this topic for next months follow-up debate on this topic.
We also urge other magazine-editors to react to this topic,
this is one that concerns us all in more than one way.

THE PULSE MAGAZINE
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Signed,
DUKE
General Editor
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Next up we end this months SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT with yet
another episode in the work of Internet, with your usual host
MASON of MOTIV 8.

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THE WORLD OF INTERNET
-----------------------
Hello and welcome to the next lesson in the use of Internet.
- --- -
Before starting, we want to say "thanks" to BACCHUS/FLT
for "correcting" our previous articles, un-necesarry as it in-
deed was. All we can tell you is that people not able to follow
these special lessons simply isn't dedicated and interested
enough. It is NOT an easy thing to learn, so if you REALLY do
wanna learn it then concentrate - don't argue!!!
- --- -
Well.. Let's get the show on the road.. This time I will tell
you about IRC and some other telnet-places..
- --- -
IRC
---
What is IRC? Well, IRC is nearly the same as a chat-site, only
here you have between 80 and 100 channels and there's people
on nearly every one. However, here comes the problem: I have
been on the #64 channel lots of times, but it is empty! There-
fore use this channel more often. When you're talking to other
people on the channels you can send privates and files while
you are talking to them.
- --- -
- Next Page -
Let me give you some adresses for IRC-servers:

sci.dixie.edu 6677
exuokmax.ecn.ecn.uknor.edu 6677
caen.fr.eu.undernet.org 6677
irc.tuzvo.sk 6668
irc.funet.fi 6677
- --- -
Well, last time I promised you some telnet-places for Archie:

archie.ans.net
archie.sura.net
archie.unl.edu
archie.rutgers.edu
archie.doc.ic.ac.uk
archie.funet.fi
archie.luth.se
archie.th-darmstadt.de
archie.univie.ac.at
archie.cs.huji.ac.il
archie.au
archie.nz
archie.sogang.ac.kr
archie.ncu.edu.tw
archie.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp - Next Page -
archie.wide.ad.jp
archie.univ-rennes1.fr
archie.ac.il
archie.unipi.it
archie.hana.nm.kr
archie.rediris.es
archie.switch.ch
archie.nctuccca.edu.tw
archie.hensa.ac.uk
archie.internic.net
archie.rediris.es
archie.switch.ch
- --- -
That's all for this time - Short, but good. I will be back next
time with some more adresses for Telnet.
- --- -
If you have any questions, you can contact me on the following
address:

an98861 + anon.penet.fi
-----------------

Signed, MASON/MOTIV 8
------------------
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -

</pre>
==The Blackboard==
<pre>
THE BLACKBOARD - ADVERTISEMENT CHAPTER
----------------------------------------
Hello once again and welcome to the advertisement chapter in
this, the September edition of THE PULSE MAGAZINE.

Introduced last month was a new way of typing the addresses
after and since nobody reacted negative about this, you'll
also be confronted with it this month...

Whenever you see a cross ( ) infront of a handle, it means
that the person behind the handle is only interested in LEGAL
wares, such as demos and so on.
Whenever you see a crown ( * ) infront of a handle, it means
that the person behind the handle is interested in both
ILLEGAL and LEGAL wares.

If you can't wait to see your own address in this magazine,
simply just write your address on a piece of paper and send it
to KBS/REGINA preferably before the 20th of September.
Then you get your address A-Z sorted and printed in here
every month. Ok, now. Go ahead and find yourself some more
contacts.

-----

BAD BYTES ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
------------------------------
is still looking for talented coders who are interested to earn
a fortune by creating games and tools.

If you are interested to work with an experienced team,
consisting of top-programmers, artists and musicians, do not
hesitate to contact us under the following address:

Bad Bytes Entertainment Software

C/O TIMO BUSCHMANN
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX

Send us some examples of your work together with some facts
about yourself. If you already have a game finished and you
want us to sell it, do not hesitate to contact us aswell.

DO NOT MISS YOUR CHANCE!

LEMMING/AFL/PANIC DESIGNS, XXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* STYX/AFL, XXXXXX XXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* GLUT/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XX. XXXXXXXXXXX XX/X, XX-XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* CALYPSO/AMNESIA+SILICON LIMITED., XXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXX XX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* GARTH/ARCOSS, XXXXXXX XXX XXXX,
XXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ROBOCOP/ATLANTIS, XXXXXX, X.X. XXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX

TROOPER/ATLANTIS/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXXX XXX. XX, XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DECILON/AVANTGARDE, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

NEPTUNE/CAMELOT, XXXX' XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

SAT/CAMELOT, XXXX' XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

SLAMMER/CAMELOT, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* BARRACUDA/CANUS PATROL/A.D., XXXX XXXXXX,
XXX X X X, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* AMC/CHARGED, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX X/XX,
XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXX

* VOLUNTEER/CHORUS, XXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SAILOR/CHROMANCE/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXX X, XX-XXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

* SPLATTERHEAD/CHROMANCE, XXXX' XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* STAKE/CHROMANCE/CHERUBS, XXXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXX X. XX, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SYCO/CHROMANCE, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* TITANIC/CHROMANCE/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XX/XX, XX-XXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* WOZIO/CHROMANCE/AGONY DESIGN, XXXXXXX XXXXX,
XX. XXXXXXXXXXXX XX/XX, XX-XXX XXXX, XXXXXX

* LEECH/COMIC PIRATES, "XXXXXX", XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* REEKOL/COUPLE, XXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX

* IMPETIGO/CRESCENT, XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XXX,
XXXXXX XXX. X/XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* TRANTOR/DESERT NOMADS, XXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXX XX,
X/X XX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXX

AUTHENTIC/EXCESS, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DECOY/EXCESS, XXX XXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* NEW DESIGN/EXCESS, XXXX, X.X. XXX XXXX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* RED ROCK/EXCESS, XXX XXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SPERMBIRD/EXCESS, XXX XXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* IDOL/F4CG, XXXX' X. XXXXXX, XX. XXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXX XX, XXXXXXX

* HAIN/F4CG, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, X.X. XXX XX,
XX-XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

* MAJA/F4CG, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX X/XX,
XX-XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

* SPARK/F4CG, XXXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX/X,
XX-XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

SYNDICATE/F4CG, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* TABASCO/FAIRLIGHT, MXXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

AXEGRINDER/FENIKS, XXXXXX XX XXX, XXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* GHOST/FICTION, XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* YODA/FICTION, XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXX XX, XXXXXXX

JVD/FOCUS, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ARTHUR/FUN FACTORY, XXXXXX XXXX, XXXXX XXX. XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* FUNNY/FUN FACTORY, XXXXX XXXXX XX.,
XXXXXXX XXX. XX, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* TROOP/FUSION, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXX, XXXXXXX

* XPOSER+TUC/FUSION/REBELS, X.+X. XXXXXXX,
XX XXX XXX XXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX

* NEWSCOPY/GENESIS PROJECT, XXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* WALKER/GENESIS PROJECT, XXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* RAMJAM/GROOVE D-SIGNS, XXXXXX XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXX-XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SEPTIC/IMPULSE, XXXXX X. XXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* VERDICT/IMPULSE, XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* CORPSE/INOX, XXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX XX.XXXX XX.X/X
XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

CRUEL/INZANE, XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DIAMOND/INZANE/GOTHIC, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX,
X.X. XXX XXXXX, XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* BUNGALOW/JAM, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

TCHAD/JAM, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

* ZIMBO/LIQUID, XXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* CASCADE/MEGAUNIT, XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* BIRD/MOTIV 8, XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XX. XX.,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* CLIVE/MOTIV 8, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DANIEL/MOTIV 8, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX-XXXXXX X,
X.X. XXX XXXXX, XXXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* IBANEZ/MOTIV 8, XXXXX X. XXXXX, XXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* MASON, XXXXX XXXXXXXX,
XX-XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* MERLIN/MOTIV 8, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXX, XXXXXXX ?

* SUN DANCER/DOM- PC, XXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XX,
X.X, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* TFP/MOTIV 8, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

* TG-ACME/MOTIV 8, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XX X,
XXXX XXXX, XXXXXX

* MALAKAI/NERDS/POWERAGE/BCD, XXXXX XXXX XXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX

* POISON/NERDS, XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXX XX, XXXX, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* GIGABYTE/NO NAME, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* LOUIS/NO NAME, XXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

SCOFFER/NOICE/UTOPIA, XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

STASI/NOICE, XXXXXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX X, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

ZZAP/NOICE, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

RRR/OXYRON, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

POMMAC/PADUA, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

JUNKIE/PALACE/DOOM PATROL, XXXX XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXX X-XXXXX, XXXXXXX

TOMMY BACKWOODS/PANIC DESIGNS, XXXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* CHAOTIC/REBELS, XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XX X,
XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* NEOTEC/REBELS/F4CG, XXXXXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SUZUKI/REBELS/TRD, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX. X,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ZAPOTEK/REBELS, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
X.X. XXX XXX, XXXX XXX, XXXXXX

DR.ZIVAGO, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX.

KBS/REGINA, XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX X,
XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

MERCURY/REGINA, XXXXXXXX XXXX, XXXXXX X. X. XX,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX

* DASH/ROLE, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X,
XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* MOREN/SCS+TRC, XXXXXX XXXXXX, X.X. XXX XXXXX,
XXXX XX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* NIGHTSHADE/SCS+TRC, XXXXXXX X/X XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXX X, XXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SHOCKER/SCS+TRC, XXXXXXXX XXXXXX,
XX XXXXXX XXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* VENGEANCE/SCS+TRC, X XXXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX

* GOP/SHAZAM, XXXXX XXXX, XXX XXXXXX XXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXX, XXX, XXXXXXXXX

* AOMEBA/SIESTA/EXTACY/WOW, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* COUNT ZERO/TALENT, XXXXXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

MAVERICK/THE REMEMBERS, XXXXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXX. XX, XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ELWIN/THE SHARKS, PXX XXXXXX X,
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* HODORY/THERAPY, XXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXX X. X. XX,
XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* VERGO/THERAPY, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX

SYNDROM/TIA/CREST, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* MACHO MAN/TPF, XXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ANARCHY/TRD, XXXX, X.X. XXX XXX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* FATMAN/TRD, XXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* ROOSTER/TRD, XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX X, XXXXXX

* STONE/TRD, XXXXXX XX-XXXXX, XX XXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* RAVE/TRIAD, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX

* VAIN/TRIAD, XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXX

* SOLID/TSR, XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XX,
XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* PUSSYFOOTER/WOW, XXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

* STASH/WRATH DESIGNS/AFL, XXXXXX XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX X X, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX

* OXBOW/XENON, XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* SPECTATOR/XENON/AFL, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX,
XXX XXXXXXX XX, XXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

* COOL-1, XXX XXXXX, XX XXXXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXX, XXXXXXXXX

* SUSIEUZI, XXXXX XXXXXX, X.X. XXX XXXX, XXXXXXX,
XXXXX, XXXXX - XXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX

* VOYAGE, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX

Here ends this months advertisement chapter. Feel welcome to
send in relevant material, so that this chapter can remain
updated!
signed
KBS/REGINA

</pre>
==Meet the press==
<pre>
MEET THE PRESS - WORLD OF MAGAZINES
-------------------------------------
Welcome to the official reaction chapter of the information
guide THE PULSE MAGAZINE. We accept reactions of any form
to this chapter, where we will answer your questions and take
advices into consideration.

MEET THE PRESS also offers objective reports on actual
magazines released now. But majorly wants for people to send
us reactions, be it positive or negative - we will salute any
form of readerinteraction.

The address to send to :

THE PULSE MAGAZINE
XXXX XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX XX
XXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX

You will also be able to express your opinion about the
sceners', magazines and everything else that has anything
to do with the world of information in the C64 scene.

-----
REACTION FROM CALYPSO/AMNESIA,
Usually I do not write reactions, but I will make an exception
in this case. I see THE PULSE as one of the better magazines
in the scene, covering some new ideas with always interesting
text about interesting people and subjects. This make me
look forward to a new issue every month.
In addition I would like to say, that I get a bit irritated by
all the those people that keep complaining over THE PULSE
mainly being based on the elite side of the scene. Of course
it is, and why should't it be? Afterall, there are dosens of
magazines covering the same ideas and subjects every month.
I wonder why those people that keep complaining still read THE
PULSE. If they do not like it, they should't read it! That
easy. Probably they like the magazine more than they want to
admit. Keep up the good work!

COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR,
Thanks a lot for the reaction, I appreciate your positive
words about THE PULSE. You are absolutely correct, that
there are a whole lot of other magazines mainly based on
elite coverage, and there is a very good reason for that -
it makes a lot more interesting reading. I have to admit, I
would hate covering news from groups I never heard of before,
that would be too boring and would surely ruin the business.
People will always complain, athough I always figured it was
the old people in the world who complained about everything
in sight. Obviously the scene has a lot of these complainish
type of people, nothing we can do about it, except learn to
live with bad criticism - which I have. But I hope the sceners
would put on a smiley face, instead of always being so damn
negative!
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
REACTION FROM BLACK WIDOW/GOTHIC DESIGNS,
The main menu is a bit hard to read with the green text on the
black back-ground, the flashes also makes it a little hard to
see. However, I like the way that you have the chapter and
who wrote it appear at the bottom of the screen. All in all,
it's a good read with a lot of variety and text.

COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR,
I am aware of the visual problem our menu appear to have
caused many people. When putting the outfit together, we
did not consider the menu to hold such a problem, and
therefore we never changed it. Another factor is the fact
that the coder of the outfit, DR.ZIVAGO, is currently taking
a break from the scene - which is the reason we never
changed it. But one thing is for sure, a nw outfit is on its
way, and will be out together with the next edition of
THE PULSE MAGAZINE.

REACTION FROM AVALANCHE/ATLANTIS,
All in all, THE PULSE is one of todays best magazines. It's
very actual, the quality of texts is steady and the presen-
tation has its own style. What I am missing is a better view
into the entire demo-scene. Here THE PULSE is simply
lacking. Another critic must go to the actual menu-screen:
The text display in multi-colour and the "colour-scroll" are
really no good for visual trained people. Anyway, all in all
it's one of the best. Keep it up!

COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR,
Thanks for the positive reaction, spiced with a bit of
criticism. I do agree we lack a lot when it comes to covering
the demo-scene, but so does every other magazine in the
scene. You will be able to read more about this problem in
this edition of SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, which should tell the
tale of why we do have more text about the demo-scene.
About the menu I can only refer to my comments for the
earlier written reaction - but do not dispair, a new outfit
is on its way, and surely you can do with this one till then.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
The monthly reports on actual magazines follows, this month
we looked at NEWS PRESS and DOMINATION which was just
recently released.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---------- ----- ---- --- -- -
REPORT ON NEWS PRESS/REBELS..
--------------------------
We looked at the latest edition, issue 14.

NEWS PRESS has gone through some changes since the last
time it was released, excusing the fact that it has been a
long delay since we last saw it.

The editors of NEWS PRESS are NEOTEC, DEEKAY, MR.WAX
and VIPER. The general editors however, are NEOTEC and
VIPER of REBELS.

The brand new outfit is original, with a text-display consis-
ting of a proportional chaset, using a small control menu in
the bottom of the screen. The chapter-menu is equally good
looking, with nice graphics and a simple text-display.

NEWS PRESS still offers the original chapters as before,
but new to the program is the US board report, including the
release-chart - following the latest trend. NEWS PRESS is
still very attentive towards the graphics-scene, serving
two chapters about computer graphics and disk-cover
graphics. NEWS PRESS also includes updated news and voted
charts, ending with a nice and long advertisement section.
A good and long program.
The English is as good as you could ask from any scene
magazine, while NEWS PRESS also moved towards the
professional attitude introduced to the scene by, guess who!

The best about NEWS PRESS, is the excellent work on the
chapters it serves, and a good and worthy professional
attitude towards the scene. Does not waste the readers time,
but manage to say what is sufficient in a sufficient amount
of time.

The worst about NEWS PRESS, is that it should have had
atleast one chapter offering good debates or atleast some
articles - making the magazine interact with the readers
about important scene topics. It also lacks an interview
chapter, which is a definite must for a scene magazine.

NEWS PRESS is a good magazine, well worth reading. The
editors are serious in their approach towards the scene, and
NEWS PRESS also gives their best to be more competetive
against the other magazines in the scene - which is good.

Basically you could define NEWS PRESS as a top cracking
and graphics-scene magazine. It does concern other areas
though, but mainly the before mentioned.
-----
REPORT ON DOMINATION
------------------
We looked at the first edition of this brand new magazine. It
was not released under any label.

DOMINATION has been announced to be released for quite a
while, and finally it was made available to us all. This is
what we saw and felt about it, after reading it through.

Although DOMINATION is a huge creation, it was all put
together by one man alone, JAZZCAT/LEGEND. He proves to
be a great editor, like he did when he worked for THE PULSE
and VANDALISM NEWS. But to think that he should be able to
continue making DOMINATION all by himself is absurd - but
very admireable if he can continue at the pace he is going.

The intro is absolutely awesome, with superb graphics from
ROB of CAMELOT. The outfit itself is a bit of a blow really,
with an upscroller like every other magazine. The graphics
remains good, while the menu is somewhat boring. All the
graphics, musc and coding was made exclusively for
DOMINATION.

DOMINATION offers 14 chapters, but some are based on the
same topic - like a couple of charts and addresses chapters.
DOMINATION has a good program on its hands, with the
latest news, an alright release-chart, a voted chart, a
couple of excellent interviews, good reviews (mags, demos,
music and graphics) and finally an illegal chapter for the
hack/phreak interested. In other words, DOMINATION has
something for everyone to read.

The English is excellent. Although JAZZCAT is Australian,
he still manages to write in an easy to read method, making it
possible for those who are not that good at English to keep
up.

The best thing about DOMINATION, is the large variety of
text, as stated earlier - there is something for everyone to
read. Another good thing, is that the editor, JAZZCAT, knows
what he is talking about.

There is not really anything mentionable when it comes to the
worst thing. DOMINATION is able to provide what it promises,
which is what we are supposed to look at. As a scene magazine,
it is well qualified.

What can I say, other than repeat the words JAZZCAT wrote
about THE PULSE - "This mag as a overall scene outlook on
its feel". (Whatever that would mean, heh).

</pre>

The Pulse 17

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==Preface==
<pre>
+ WELCOME TO +

+ THE PULSE MAGAZINE - THE OCTOBER EDITION +
--------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome to the 17th edition of the worldwide distributed
scripture THE PULSE MAGAZINE - released as an independent
production on a monthly basis. This is your guide to the world
of information within the Cracking, Demo and Modem-scene.

We send our respect and greetings to our friends/colleagues;

PROPAGANDA, SKYHIGH, VANDALISM NEWS, DOMINATION,
RELAX, NITRO, SPLASH and IMMORTAL FLASH. Also a giant
hello to all our friends and supporters worldwide.

INSTRUCTIONS : Use JOYSTICK in PORT II and move LEFT/
RIGHT to switch between pages. Press FIRE
to reach the menu.
COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR PREFACE
--------------------------------------------------------------

"WE ACCEPT NO DELAY - NOR SHOULD YOU".

I presume most of you remember this wellknown slogan,
originally practised by THE PULSE MAGAZINE. But the last
two months we had to put our slogan behind us, as we have
had some problems getting our otherwise excellent staff
settled in the new magazine environment. Therefore the
market was left without THE PULSE MAGAZINE for the last
two months, we hope you can forgive us for this.

We were discussing the possibility of releasing on a 2 month
basis, instead of the otherwise popular 1 month interval. But
now we have agreed, that either we release monthly or we do
not release at all. I hope this will bring some enjoyment in the
minds of our most faithful readers, who have been wondering
what was up with us.
But now we are back, and hopefully with a staff working
without any delay problems or writersblock. We are also able
to present a brand new outfit, produced by SYNDROM and
EARTHQUAKE. I think you would find we are now in the race of
best looking outfit - thanks to them. Hopefully this will get
some of the more superficial voters, to once again
acknowledge us as a leading magazine. Although I have
always been of the firm opinion, that it ought to be the text
that matters.

I would like to encourage all of you, to study this edition of
MEET THE PRESS, as it holds some important information
about the future of THE PULSE MAGAZINE. Also read all the
informative and entertaining chapters presented. In short, I
can honestly say; WE ARE BACK IN FULL EFFECT!

General Editor,
DUKE
THE HOUSE STAFF PREFACE
--------------------------------------------------------------

GENERAL EDITOR DUKE
ASSISTENT EDITOR CROSSFIRE/MOTIV 8
U.S. CORRESPONDENT CHOTAIRE/AFL+PANDORA
INTERNET CORRESPONDENT PLAYBOY/F4CG
LEGAL CORRESPONDENT TDJ/FOCUS
EURO CORRESPONDENT KBS/ONSLAUGHT
PROGRAMMING CRITIC MR.SEX/BYTERAPERS
MUSICAL CRITIC THE SYNDROM/TIA/CREST
GRAPHICAL CRITIC EARTHQUAKE/ANTIC/CS

We are searching for a couple of fine editors to join our
otherwise excellent staff.

MONTHLY RELEASES editor WANTED.

PHREAKERS calling overseas WANTED.
THE CREDITS PREFACE
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PROGRAMMING THE SYNDROM/TIA/CREST
GRAPHICS EARTHQUAKE/ANTIC/CS
MUSIC METAL+DRAX/VIBRANTS

THE INTERNET ADDRESSES PREFACE
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DUKE TRASH WWW.AALBORGES.DK
CROSSFIRE PLAYBOY BBS.CC.UNIUD.IT
TDJ TDJ BART.NL
SYNDROM HARTUNG RMHS2.URZ.TU-DRESDEN.DE
MR.SEX B150542 PROFFA.CC.TUT.FI
EARTHQUAKE DSC INFORMATIK.TU-CHEMNITZ.DE

It is also possible to meet us at the popular channel #C-64 on
the IRC. This is also the place to communicate with sceners
from all over the world - only on the internet ofcourse.
HOW TO CONTACT PREFACE
--------------------------------------------------------------

Incase you are not an owner of an internet account, you can
reach us at the following two addresses for our editorial. We
gladly accept News, Information, Reports, Statements,
Reactions, Addresses or whatever that may be relevant to the
readers of THE PULSE MAGAZINE. All material must be made
available to us no later than the 28th of OCTOBER. Please
notice the special address for the ADVERTISEMENTS.

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THE PROGRAM GUIDE PREFACE
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PREFACE INTRODUCTION/EDITORIAL
NEWS JOURNAL NEWS/FACTS
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SATIRICA SATIRIC STORIES/VIEWS
PROFILE INTERVIEW/TALKSHOW
SCENE ILLUSTRATED DEBATE/INFORMATION
THE BOARD REPORT NEWS/REPORT
MEET THE PRESS INTERACTION/MEDIA
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THE INTERNET REPORT INFORMATION/USERS
OVERALL CHARTS VOTED CHARTS/ANALYSIS
ADVERTISEMENTS SWAP ADVERTS

We are still short of our MONTHLY RELEASES chapter. If you
have experience within the cracking-scene, and call the
American boards on a regular basis - you could join our staff!
GENERAL INFORMATION PREFACE
--------------------------------------------------------------

THE PULSE MAGAZINE is a complete C64 scene based
magazine. As the only C64 magazine, we are dedicated to
giving you an insight about all the corners of the scene - in
short, we cover the world, because the C64's business is our
business.

The contents of this edition may not have to be the opinion of
all editors in the staff of THE PULSE MAGAZINE. Each editor
is of his own seperate opinion, but feels free to express that
opinion without having to express the overall opinion of THE
PULSE MAGAZINE.

Thanks must go to those that helped us in the making of this
edition. We depend on help from all sceners, therefore we urge
everyone to take part in our many debates as well as sending
us news and information. We appreciate the support!

</pre>
==News journal==
<pre>
+ NEWS JOURNAL - MONTHLY SCENE REPORT +
--------------------------------------------------------------

We bring you another exclusive update of the current scene
situation, as it looks in the eyes of the News Journal
reporters. Join us every month, for an inside look at the news
with competent views.

In order for us to have the most complete news report, we
need the help of our readers, to send us news and reports. If
you are situated where the action happens, you could join us
as a European Correspondent. We can be contacted using any
of the addresses or numbers printed in our introduction
chapter, PREFACE.

NEWS JOURNAL is as always anchored by DUKE, assisted in
the news gathering by CROSSFIRE and our new Correspondent
CHOTAIRE/ALPHA FLIGHT.
ALPHA FLIGHT (GER, HOL, USA)
--------------------------------------------------------------

ALPHA FLIGHT has had a very uneasy fall transition, with
major conflicts between SKINHEAD and the latest signing,
CHOTAIRE. The conflict started with SKINHEAD being forced
to leave, but he was later to return to the flight. According to
SKINHEAD, his hostility towards CHOTAIRE will not have any
effect with regards to his performance for ALPHA FLIGHT -
therefore solving the problems for the other members.
CHOTAIRE also joined up with the Germans in EXCESS, and
will also stay with NEMESIS under the handle of IMPERATOR.

ALPHA FLIGHT were also able to announce the signing of
another new member, SPIDER (not the one known from
SILICON LTD.) joined as a swapper.

Two of the most prominent members of ALPHA FLIGHT,
IGNORANCE and MARC, is put out of action for a while. (MORE)
ALPHA FLIGHT (GER, HOL, USA)
--------------------------------------------------------------

IGNORANCE is reportedly not able to call out for a while, and
MARC joined the army, leaving the leadership to another
member.

BOARDS : THE EVIL ISLAND XXX - XXX - XXXX
HOLIDAY INN CAMBODIA XXX - XXX - XXXX

MEMBERS : ANCIENT MARINER, ARNE, CALYPSO, CHOTAIRE,
IGNORANCE, MARC, MAX, MURPHY, POL POT, REAM, SHUZE,
SKINHEAD, SPIDER, STYX, ZAPOTEK and XENON.
AVANTGARDE (GER, USA, ENG, SWI, POL, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

Perhaps the biggest profile of AVANTGARDE, DEFF, is back
from his stay at the hospital. This should also mean, that he
resumed his work for PROPAGANDA and RELAX.

Meanwhile AVANTGARDE decided to sign on the leader of
AGONY, DRUID, who becomes the first member of a possible
Polish section of AVANTGARDE.

BOARDS : DREAMPARK XXX - XXX - XXXX

MEMBERS : CHAMELEON, CYBORG, DEFF, DERBYSHIRE RAM,
DRUID, FREESTYLE, INTRUDER, JACK ALIEN, JACK
DANIELS, RAGE, RENEGADE, SKYWOLF, SUICIDE, THORN,
TRICOM, TRIMONE and WEASEL.
CHROMANCE (HUN, GER, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

CHROMANCE have started showing more sign of life, as JAZZY
D was spotted calling out regulary again. Also the leader of
CHROMANCE, MR.WAX, returned to boost the side, in its
attempt to reach previous times status.

Meanwhile the Swedish sysop of THE HIGHWAY, JOYRIDE,
along with STAKE and HOMEBOY left CHROMANCE to boost
their concentration on their membership of ONSLAUGHT.

To balance their memberstatus, they signed on MOTION of
DESTROY, and LION of CHAOS.

MEMBERS : IMMORTAL, JAZZY D, LION, MEPHON, MOOSE,
MOTION, MR.WAX, PAINKILLER, SCATMAN, SPERMBIRD,
SYCO and T.L.
F4CG (BEL, ITA, USA, GER, POL, SWE, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

The summer has been long for many, and especially for one of
the oldest organisations in the scene, F4CG. But after a rather
inactive period, the leader SOLAR decided to boost some life
into the otherwise members-wise strong group.

As a result, MAJA and HAIN were spotted calling out again,
while the Swedes NEWSCOPY and MOTLEY also found their
way back to their previous activities.

In addition to the already strong modem equipped side of the
group, the German trader NEOTEC is said to start calling out
as well. Meanwhile they signed on a coder and cracker called
ARISTO.

<MORE>
F4CG (BEL, ITA, USA, GER, POL, SWE, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

BOARDS : DREAMPARK XXX - XXX - XXXX
SITES : BBS.CC.UNIUD.IT

MEMBERS : ANTITRACK, ARISTO, BITMAN, CEREBUS,
CYBERSURFER, CYBORG, DECODER, DEVIL, DRAZ, FEN1,
HAIN, KING, MAJA, MORRIS, MOTLEY, MR.ALPHA, NEOTEC,
PLAYBOY, SMASHER, SNEAPER, SOLAR, TC, THERION and
WALKER.
FAIRLIGHT (SWE)
--------------------------------------------------------------

FAIRLIGHT is still a great mystery to many, atleast with
what their ambitions with SHOUT is concerned. The long
awaited follow-up release to the somewhat disappointing
debute edition, is still to be expected on the market. It seems
as if FAIRLIGHT have totally given up on SHOUT, for whatever
reason we can only speculate about. Read an exclusive
interview with BACCHUS about the current SHOUT situation in
MEET THE PRESS.

A lot of things are happening in FAIRLIGHT, with HARLEKIN
and his wife happily expecting a baby. In addition to this,
HARLEKIN has started working on a few things - and
according to BACCHUS, a demo should appear in the future.

The FAIRLIGHT coder, TRON, is out of the army again. This
time it was due to astmatic symptoms, that could <MORE>
FAIRLIGHT (SWE)
--------------------------------------------------------------

lead to astma, so he was called off. He is currently working,
and his BBS project (C*Base on PC) is again progressing.
BACCHUS started coding C on the Amiga to produce utilities
for the time when he will be porting his C64 collections to a
CD. Meanwhile ROWDY quit work on a petrolstation, and is
now back in school. He was bored, and wanted to go on in life.
ROWDY can therefore be found on the internet, along with
SPIROU - both joining a very active FAIRLIGHT mass on the
internet.

BOARDS : WARES AQUARIUM +XX - XXX - XXXX
THE FISH BOWL +XX - XXXX - XXXX

MEMBERS : BACCHUS, HARLEKIN, HIGHLANDER, OGAMI, RED
DEVIL, ROWDY, SLEDGE, SPIROU, TABASCO and TRON.
HARDCORE (GER, SWI, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

The most controversial and talked about co-operation this
year, HARDCORE and ONSLAIGHT, has come to an end.
ONSLAUGHT decided to stop the somewhat successful
partnership, after conflicts with RAMIREZ of HARDCORE, who
allegedly should have attempted to persuade ONSLAUGHT
members into joining HARDCORE. His ambitions ended in the
death of the co-operation, which is regreted by both groups.

Although most of the scene did not seem to leave HARDCORE
much of a chance on their own, they managed to sign on the
leader of ATLANTIS, DR.DISK. He is supposed to boost some
action into the proud side.

Being without a board after the farewell to ONSLAUGHT, they
were accepted onto the American BBS, IN LIVING COLOR.
They will have to share the board for the moment <MORE>
HARDCORE (GER, SWI, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

though, as it is already owned by MOTIV 8.

Meanwhile they were able to add a couple of more names to
their status, as BINGOBYTE of PADUA (formerly known as
CREAT) and GORDON signed on for the HARDCORE team.

BOARDS : IN LIVING COLOR XXX - XXX - XXXX

MEMBERS : B-WYZE, BINGOBYTE, BLOCKBUSTER, CARLOS,
DOOZE, DR.DISK, GORDON, LEEWAY, Q-TIP, RAMIREZ, RAP,
SHOCKER, VOLUNTEER and ZORE.
HITMEN (GER, SWE)
--------------------------------------------------------------

The legendary German cracking-group, HITMEN, is back in the
scene with some of its original profiles in the memberstatus.
In addition to the already announced memberstatus, they
managed to sign on the TRIAD trader from Sweden, TRANZIIE.

A rumour spread, that THE MYSTICAL PARADISE is to return
serving as the European HQ for HITMEN. Time will reveal the
true nature of this rumour ofcourse.

BOARDS : THE DUNGEON XXX - XXX - XXXX

MEMBERS : CURLIN, CROEPAZ, HI-LITE, JIHAD, JINX,
LAWNMOVER MAN, PEACEMAKER, RACOON, RAZE, TRANZIIE,
TYROON and VORTEX.
MOTIV 8 (DEN, GER, USA, NOR, HOL)
--------------------------------------------------------------

The Danish based team, MOTIV 8, has launched a minor
campaign, in order to clear any ongoing rumours staged by the
sysop of WESTPOINT, HEAVY HEAD, that they were supposed
to be NEO-NAZI's. According to the boss of MOTIV 8,
CROSSFIRE, the rumours are ridiculous, especially when
considering the fact that VORTEX (real name KADIR) a former
member of MOTIV 8, and STONE (real name KHALED) proved
the multicultural policy of MOTIV 8. This case shows how
easy it is to some sceners, to take advantage at the rage built
in the scene against racism and Nazism. All anyone has to do
to "get rid off" or "create problems for" someone, is to spread
rumours about them being either racists or Nazi's. It is a
pityful situation the scene has to deal with, as this report
shows evidence of innocent sceners being subject of cruel
rumours and false allegations.
<MORE>
MOTIV 8 (DEN, GER, USA, NOR, HOL)
--------------------------------------------------------------

Meanwhile on the more practical front of MOTIV 8, they claim
to open a brand new site in Sweden. MASON/M8 is currently
working fulltime on the configurations of the site, so it will
obviously belong to MOTIV 8 completely. Rumours has it
though, that RAZOR 1911 from the PC (old RAZOR EXPRESS
from the 80ies on the C64) will return to the C64, and if this
happens, the site will be shared amongst MOTIV 8 and RAZOR.

Looking to gain a site, MOTIV 8 had to give up their popular
European HQ, MOUNT OLYMPUS. The sysop, BIRD, decided to
leave, due to conflicts between MOTIV 8 and both HEAVY
HEAD and JASON of ONSLAUGHT. As a result of this, BIRD
joined up with reformed PANDORA, and consequently his
board, MOUNT OLUMPUS because the new Scandinavian
PANDORA HQ. Rumours add to the story, how BIRD should be
considering bringing his magazine EARTHSHAKE back <MORE>
MOTIV 8 (DEN, GER, USA, NOR, HOL)
--------------------------------------------------------------

on the market. However, knowing the market of today, he may
face a hard journey to the top, as the magazine industry has
progressed immensely since his last release of EARTHSHAKE.
But regardless of the current situation, we wish him the best
of luck with making it a success.

MOTIV 8 still has IN LIVING COLOR running for them as their
WHQ, and it is not blacklisted like the rumour claims. IN
LIVING COLOR is back and running perfectly like before,
therefore people are invited to call back at its usual number.
In addition to bringing ILC back online again, the sysop
GREGO/M8 even started calling out again.

Another comeback was reported from MOTIV 8, as their
shared Italian FTP-site with F4CG went online again.
PLAYBOY/F4CG had to exchange the harddisk of the <MORE>
MOTIV 8 (DEN, GER, USA, NOR, HOL)
--------------------------------------------------------------

lineux, and ran into complicated problems. The site went
online again in late July, and can now be reached again using
the internet.

Meanwhile rumours are spreading, that MIZAR/M8 should
have been jailed, sentenced with his hacker-charges. All his
phonelines has been disconnected, his personal line as well as
the one he ran his board, INTERTRADE, on. More info will
follow, as it is revealed.

ICEBALL/M8 finally joined the internet, while STONE/M8
stopped swapping and started concentrating on an
Amiga-career instead. He is still active on the C64 for some
time though, as he wants to finish a few projects he started,
amongst them, the co-op demo soon coming from M8 and
PADUA. <MORE>
MOTIV 8 (DEN, GER, USA, HOL, NOR)
--------------------------------------------------------------

The whereabouts of the M8 trader, TG-ACME, is solved.
According to SAURON/ILLUSION, TG-ACME is in the midst
of serving the Norwegian army. But he is still reachable
through the internet.

MOTIV 8 were able to boast their very own homepages on the
World Wide Web (WWW). The pages are handled by
GREENFROG/M8 and can be reached on the following address :
http://www.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/-grfrog/

BOARDS : IN LIVING COLOR XXX - XXX - XXXX (USA)
SITES : BBS.CC.UNIUD.IT

MEMBERS : BINJINX, CLIVE, CROSSFIRE, EDDIE,
GREENFROG, GREGO, IBANEZ, ICEBALL, MASON, MERLIN,
MIZAR, NATAS, STONE and TG-ACME.
ONSLAUGHT (GER, AUS, USA, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

Despite the contriversial event, the break-up between
ONSLAUGHT and HARDCORE, ONSLAUGHT remains to be very
active, expanding on a universial basis. The American BBS,
DEADZONE, therefore became the new WHQ for VANDALISM
NEWS and ONSLAUGHT. The sysop of DEADZONE, TROUBLE,
also joined up with ONSLAUGHT.

Meanwhile the legal section of ONSLAUGHT, ONSLAUGHT
DESIGN, signed on ASV (ex. ANTIC and OXYRON) who will
operate as a musician, graphician and programmer. The
talented PEET and CUBEHEAD of KAOS DESIGNS also joined
up with ONSLAUGHT DESIGN, working as graphicians and
musicians.

In addition to the new signings, ONSLAUGHT DESIGN decided
to kick out THE TWINS and TMM. <MORE>
ONSLAUGHT (GER, DEN, AUS, POL, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

BOARDS : DOWN BY LAW XXX-XXX-XXXX
DEAD ZONE XXX - XXX - XXXX
WESTPOINT +XX - XXXX - XXXX
THE HIGHWAY +XX - XXXX - XXXXX

MEMBERS : ASV, BIZARRE, CUBEHEAD, DOOM, GRIZE, GOP,
HARD SEQUENCER, HEAVY HEAD, HOMEBOY, JASON,
JAZZCAT, JOLZ, KBS, MINISTRY, MORBID, MORRISEY,
PETE, RAM JAM, SHADES, STAKE, TROUBLE, VENGEANCE
and WITTY.
PANDORA (GER, DEN, CAN, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

After what must be described as a somewhat unsuccessful
comeback, PANDORA looks to be back in full effect with
several first-releases. In addition to the success, they
were able to add such prominent members as WEASEL from
AVANTGARDE, who joined PANDORA as his second group.

Another recent signing, was DEATHLOK, who joined PANDORA
taking his well-known bot on the IRC - "F4CGLINK" - along
with him. The bot will now be running for PANDORA ofcourse.

The controversial NEMESIS does not have anything to do with
the actual PANDORA. Apparently NEMESIS was merely a
personal warfare held against ATTRACTION to bring him back
to computing. Well, we must admit it worked. Also having
added MOUNT OLYMPUS to their list of boards, they are now
able to boast 3 worldwide boards. MOUNT OLYMPUS <MORE>
PANDORA (GER, DEN, CAN, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

being their Scandinavian HQ, FINAL GENOCIDE operates as
the Canadian HQ, and finally their European HQ, THE
SANITARIUM.

MEMBERS : AMPUTATOR, ATTRACTION, BIRD, DEATHLOK,
DEVIANT, MEPHISTO, MOSES, PROTHEUS, SKY, THAGE,
WEASEL and XENTOR.
SCS*TRC (HOL, GER, POL, USA, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------

Returning to the co-operation, SCS*TRC, they added the
Polish cracker, TECHNO (ex. G*P).

THE LOST EMPIRE should now be down for indefinately.
Reportedly due to the lack and loss of almost all its previous
callers.

BOARDS : THE DUNGEON XXX - XXX - XXXX

SITES : pitel-lnx.ibk.fnt.hvu.nl

MEMBERS : ACTION JACKSON, ALCHEMIST, CAVRON, CBA,
CREDO, CRUZE, DANNIE, JITY, JRC, LORD CRUCIFIER,
MICRON, MOREN, MR.DISK, MYSTRI, REPLAY, SAILOR,
SILVER, SPECTATOR, SPLATTERHEAD, TECHNO, TITANIC
and TRAX.
TALENT (UK, FIN, GER)
--------------------------------------------------------------

The legendary cracking-group, TALENT, is still considered as
one of the most popular labels in the scene today, despite its
severe inactivity problems. But it was to be ROCKSTAR who
stole the headlines, as he was introduced to the media as a
new member of the Finnish group PALACE. We caught up with
ROCKSTAR, and asked him about the contriversial move.

"This was due to a very entertaining night at the Assembly
1995 in Helsinki. 2NY/PALACE kept asking me to join, so I
finally accepted. Seemed a good idea at the time" ROCKSTAR
explained. But despite joining a new group, ROCKSTAR was
still reluctant about the possibility that he should become
more active in the scene.

"Not likely. I just like to hang out with some of the guys in
PALACE. What my membership actually means <MORE>
TALENT (UK, FIN, GER)
--------------------------------------------------------------

remains largely unspecified at the moment". But the biggest
and most interesting question, was what this move would
mean for his involvement with TALENT.

"I never left TALENT. I am sure BOD would have told me if he
had decided to kill the group off. I guess it is still a possibility
that TALENT will get active one time or another. In any case,
my involvement with PALACE will not mean any conflict of
interests for me. There are actually a couple of pet projects on
my mind, that I would like to finish some time - but for which
group, that will not be a problem" ROCKSTAR explained.
Having established the current situation of ROCKSTAR, our
reporter CROSSFIRE took on the group as a whole, led by one
of the most infamous sceners through time, BOD. The story
follows on the next page.
<MORE>
TALENT (UK, FIN, GER)
--------------------------------------------------------------

TALENT is NOT dead. True, they lost a lot of members to
ONSLAUGHT and MOTIV 8, while some of them quit (like
COUNT ZERO who joined FAIRLIGHT SNES). But BOD, old time
leader and still in the group, never declared the group dead,
meaning they are still active, only not very active.

On the topic of BOD, he is preparing to follow up his success a
few months back with the C64-CD-ROM with a second CD,
containing more C64-stuff. Supporting him is CROSSFIRE/M8
who is currently collecting a bunch of stuff for him. Most
likely, all older issues of THE PULSE MAGAZINE will be
available on the CD, so getting a hold of it should be a true
bargain. Date of release is not sure yet, but we will ofcourse
keep you posted.

MEMBERS : BOD, ROCKSTAR, SORCERER.
THE PULSE MAGAZINE (DK, GER, FIN, HOL, ITA)
--------------------------------------------------------------

The independant production, THE PULSE MAGAZINE, remains
independant for the time being. According to the General
Editor, DUKE, he was still not sure about what group would be
the best choice for THE PULSE - therefore postponing a
possible move to a brand new label.

He denies rumours that THE PULSE should move back to one
of its former labels, PANDORA. DUKE explains - "I have not
had any talks with ATTRACTION of PANDORA since the return
of the group, so the rumours are obviously based on pure
speculations".

THE PULSE MAGAZINE is searching for a respectable label,
that is able to assist in the quest to bring the former number
one magazine back into the top of the charts.
TRSI (Ger)
--------------------------------------------------------------

The former great, TRSI, are having severe problems holding
on to their members at the moment. Not having released much
lately, they saw STAN, MOUSTAINE and DANZIG leave to put
the old group X-RATED back together.

According to our sources, X-RATED should also be back on the
streets with their old magazine SANFORIZED.

Meanwhile MIDFIT quit the C64-scene, in hope of a new
career on the SNES. The legendary RADWAR party, is once
again to be held by TRSI. The event was supposed to be held
in September, but according to IRATA, it will take place on
October 21st through 22nd.

MEMBERS : IRATA, CONAN, MWS, CRISP, UYANILE and
THE BREAKER.
WORLD NEWS UPDATES
--------------------------------------------------------------

* The German co-editor of VANDALISM NEWS, BIZARRE,
joined up with ACCEPT. He is also well-known for his efforts
as a mega-trader through the past years.

* The ATLANTIS board, POWER ENGINE, is down and recieving
a brand new number. It is schedualed to be back in mid
September, running on CyberMod with promising graphics.

* OXYRON is back in the headlines, as they signed on FANTA
from PLUSH. He was apparently displeased with the inactivity
of PLUSH, and therefore his ambitions took him to OXYRON.

* PALACE was able to introduce themselves to the prestigious
list of groups integrated on the internet. They did so, by
launching a brand new FTP-site - put online for C64 users. The
site can be reached at the following address : dhp.com.

</pre>
==Board Report==
<pre>
+ THE BOARD REPORT - CYBERSPACE ON THE C64 +
--------------------------------------------------------------

As we race down the map, we find another board located in
wild Germany. This being one of the two European
headquarters of the much acclaimed ALPHA FLIGHT, namely
THE ESCAPADE. CROSSFIRE bids you welcome!

First off, I feel a urgent need to thank the sysop XENOX/AFL
for bearing over me, and giving me the information twice.
This was due to yours truly making a mistake - yes, believe it
or not, even I am not perfect. Although close :)

But anyway, let fun be fun, and let us carry on.

Finally before we start, I have to once again point your
attention to the fact, that you can reach me on the internet
on this address: "c01 dec5102.aarhues.dk". Incase you should
have a question or suggestion.
THE ESCAPADE BOARD REPORT OCTOBER
--------------------------------------------------------------

THE ESCAPADE went online on January 2nd 1994, very shortly
after the sysop, at the time being groupless, had brought his
modem and started calling a few of the big european boards
that time.

XENON, or IRON as he was called at first, from the very
beginning had decided to create a very special board not
looking like any other. Therefore he spend several months
creating graphics and prompts, and it shows clearly how well
he managed to this day : 10 different end screens, 5 different
cursor-menus plus a sea of different colorful prompts - one of
the few boards where it is actually possible to make several
calls, and have it looks different every time.

Many prefer UCBBS because it is like it is, but personally I
very much enjoy to call a BBS as colourful as this one, <More>
far more than the tidious and always so "boring" looking
UCBBS - taste vary, ofcourse.

The board runs, as you may have guessed having read the text
above, on the Cyborg modded C*Base, which is by now,
starting to bore me, because nearly everybody does
nowadays.

Either way, the board is virtually crashfree these days. Seven
months without a single crash - but then in early June 1995, a
tremendous error happened, and the sysop had to set up the
entire board again, but he did, and to this day it runs as
perfect as ever again.

Getting back to the story of the board, it first ran under some
group named "JUST-US" which turned out to be a fake-group,
and as a result thereof, got kicked off the board. XENOX got a
phonecall from RED ROCK/EXCESS offering him to join <More>
and let his board be the european headquarters of EXCESS,
and so he did, still going under the handle of IRON. Months
went by, and the amount of callers improved all the time.

One day, IRON got a phonecall from STARKILLER and
HONESTY of ALPHA FLIGHT offering him and his board to join
AFL. As he was getting quite fed up with EXCESS due to
various reasons, he accepted and joined AFL and changed his
handle into XENOX, which is the one he is using now.

This incident, him leaving EXCESS, started a lot of arguments
between EXCESS, and AFL and especially people calling the
AFL WHQ at that time, THE EVIL ISLAND, got more ragging
from both sides than they bargained for. Still, in the end,
EXCESS had to respect XENOX' choice and write off their
EHQ for ALPHA FLIGHT.

THE ESCAPADE has a quite huge CMD 85 megabyte harddisk
for wares, and has a jiffy-dos to speed up the board, and
there is no doubt, that his board definately has a lot of
potential.

THE ESCAPADE has 7 subs, not all for the public though:

1. Latest Gossip
2. Yer Uploads
3. 4 Germans Only
4. Pardey Zone (Which is actually the war-sub!)
5. Relax News
6. Board Zone (Boardadverts/Boardgraphics!)
7. Alpha Flight Private (Selfexplanatory)

The board started off in 1994 with 12 different subs, but got
about the half amount cut off, due to nobody wanting to read
for hours and hours..
THE ESCAPADE presents the following drives:

1. Latest Warez
2. AFL'70 drive (for AFL-releases ONLY!)
3. Graphix & Musix drive
4. Tools
5. Magazines
6. Originals

Plus a few additions, slightly less important (according to
XENOX) :

7. C-Base
8. Requests
9. Older wares (Really old games - Great games!)

That was a presentation of the subs and drives THE
ESCAPADES offers its users. Now for the practical data.
That concludes this months board visit - our subject was the
German board, THE ESCAPADE. Thanks to XENON for
participating in this edition of BOARD REPORT.
--------------------------------------------------------------

+ THE ESCAPADE +

ALPHA FLIGHT european headquarters

+XX/XXXX-XXXXXX

Cyborg modded C-Base + Online 24 hours a day

Sysops : XENON/ALPHA FLIGHT

Co-sysops : MARC, SKINHEAD and STYX/ALPHA FLIGHT
--------------------------------------------------------------

Up next, the worldwide board-list. We will keep you updated
on the boards worth using those hard-to-come-by cards.
THE WORLDWIDE BBS-LIST BOARD REPORT OCTOBER
--------------------------------------------------------------

As a brand new feature to the Board Report, we will bring you
a monthly update on the available C64-boards online in the
scene today. This will be accompanied by other features, all to
come in the near future - exclusive to THE PULSE.

BOARD GROUP NUMBER
--------------------------------------------------------------

DOWN BY LAW ONSLAUGHT XXX-XXX-XXXX
THE DUNGEON SCS*TRC+DMX+HITMEN XXX-XXX-XXXX
DREAM PARK F4CG-AVANTGARDE XXX-XXX-XXXX
HOLIDAY INN CAM. ALPHA FLIGHT XXX-XXX-XXXX
IN LIVING COLOR MOTIV 8 XXX-XXX-XXXX
DEADZONE ONSLAUGHT XXX-XXX-XXXX
FINAL GENOCIDE PANDORA XXX-XXX-XXXX
FORTR. OF DOOM ATLANTIS XXX-XXX-XXXX
Having had a look at the list of American boards available to
the world of board fanatics, we return to Europe - to take a
glance at the best of boards this continent has to offer. In
short, here you have the European C64 boards.

BOARDS GROUPS NUMBER
--------------------------------------------------------------

THE PIRATE ISLAND AFL+PANDORA +XX/XXXX-XXXXXX
THE ESCAPADE ALPHA FLIGHT +XX/XXXX-XXXXXX
SANITARIUM PANDORA +XX/XXX-XXXXXX
STATE OF THE ART SCS*TRC +XX/XXXX-XXXXX
THE DECADENCE INDEPENDENT +XX/XXXX-XXXXX
WARES AQUARIUM FAIRLIGHT +XX-XXX-XXXX
THE HIGHWAY CHROMANCE +XX/XX-XXXXX
THE STUDIO TRIAD +XX/XXXX-XXXX
MOUNT OLYMPUS PANDORA +XX/XXXX-XXXX
POWER ENGINE ATLANTIS +XX/XX-XXXXXX
DIGITAL WIZARD PALACE +XXX-XXX-XXXX
FINAL COMMENTS BOARD REPORT OCTOBER
--------------------------------------------------------------

This concludes another edition of the Board Report, with a
look at THE ESCAPADE and the worldwide board-list. We will
obviously return with more goodies in the bag next month, so
be sure to check this report when it is out.

As previously stated, we are currently working on improving
this section notably. We have already thought of a few good
ideas to make this chapter a more informative and confertable
addition to THE PULSE - but we would also like to hear from
you, if you have some cool ideas on what could be a positive
feature to this section.

This edition of BOARD REPORT was written by CROSSFIRE,
with assistance from DUKE. The Worldwide Board-List was
produced by CROSSFIRE - with great help from CHOTAIRE.
Thanks for joining us, see you next month!

</pre>
==Scene Illustrated==
<pre>
+ SCENE ILLUSTRATED - DEBATE AND INFORMATION +
--------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome to SCENE ILLUSTRATED, our debate and information
section with guaranteed entertainment. As always, your host
is General Editor, DUKE. This is what is in store for you.

SCENE ILLUSTRATED will give you the best of news, debate
and scene information on a monthly basis. We will keep your
blood boiling with the profound SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT topics.
In addition to our debates, we offer independent articles
written by various sceners about various issues. We will also
keep your knowledge about scene history intact, with the
MONTHLY TIMELINE - see if you remember the happenings.

If you have any sorts of information suitable for a larger
audience or an article with a scene-related topic, please send
it to us before the 28th of October. But first, we bring you
this months OPINION-POLLS!
+ THE SCENE ILLUSTRATED OPINION POLLS +
-------------------------------
OPINION POLL # 1
------------
Which way of communicating would you prefer the scene to
concentrate on in the future?

1. The scene is best off sticking to the good old and traditional
mail-trading.

2. We need the edge the American board-scene gives us,
therefore we should keep on meeting overseas.

3. The internet is the way to go, let's take on the challenge of
integrating ourselves on the market.

4. Although it may seem a bit messy, then using all forms of
communication would be most preferable.
OPINION POLL # 2
------------
What is your opinion about magazines, which are announced
several months before release - blown out of proportion in
excellence, and then only manages to release ONE edition?

1. I like it fine, that's why I vote for them.

2. I feel cheated. Don't talk the talk if you can't walk the
walk.
3. They can do what they want, as long as I get entertained.

4. The people responsible for this should be punished. Doing a
magazine is a commitment to the scene, who look towards
the magazines to keep them long-term informed.

5. If they manage to pull one good edition off, then that is
good enough for me. Be it number 1 or 10.
OPINION POLL # 3
------------
Situation check. How do you think the C64 is doing after the
summer of 1995 - is its PULSE still beating?

1. The scene is dead, it has been for a long time. The few
users don't make up for a scene - it's pathetic.

2. The scene has never been better. It is kicking like never
before - I haven't ever had so much fun in my scene career!

3. It is going down hill for the scene, it has been for the last
couple of years. But there is still life on earth.

4. For a moment things looked grim, but now the scene is
doing better. Let's keep up the good work.

That's all the polls for this months.. Read on, more to come!
+ SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT - THE INTERNET AND THE C64 +
--------------------------------------------------------------

The Internet is an exciting new addition to the scene, with a
world of communication possibilities. A lot of sceners have
already integrated themselves on the internet, and also
respected magazines such as PROPAGANDA and THE PULSE
have used the new market for commercial and communication
purposes.

But recently there has been a lot of talks, about how
important a role the internet should play in the future of the
C64 scene. Many people claim it will destroy the traditional
mail- and board-scene. While others say it is simply a matter
of survival - claiming we must evolve in order to secure the
existance of the C64-scene in the years to come.

It is without a doubt the same debate, which there has
always been between the mail- and modem-scene. <CONT>
People with access to modem and calling-cards praised this
communication form, while those with only the mail-trading
possibility wanted a scene based on pure mail-communication.
Therefore we can draw parallels to the internet versus the
other communication options. Those for the internet, is those
who have access - and obviously those against it has not. It
may appear selfish of people to stand in the way of others
using the internet, simply because they have no access to it.
But considering the very commercial scene we have today,
some will loose in the battle of the voters. An example would
be the magazines SKYHIGH, VANDALISM NEWS and
DOMINATION - all of which has no access to the internet.

But like it or not, the internet is here to stay. And many C64
sceners have already integrated themselves, making new
territory for the C64 to rule. We caught up with one of the
pilgrims established on the Internet, CBA, known as the
co-founder of the site, THE DIGITAL DUNGEON! <CONT>
<D> DUKE
<C> CBA/TRC+SCS
--------------------------------------------------------------

<D> Greetings CBA!

<C> Yoo DUKE :)

<D> THE DIGITAL DUNGEON is now considered, by far I
presume, the best site available on the internet for
c64-sceners. Who came up with the idea to start a site
on this exciting new territory?

<C> The idea was already in my head for a long time, and when
I met up with VIKING <DIMITRI> things started to role
very quickly for us. He was owner of a little test computer
and had no problems with me running a ftp site on there.
The next day the pitel was born and the response was
huge, mainly because all the illegal games were
on-line. I got a lot of reactions from Americans claiming it
was illegal and that we are going to get arrested.

<D> Well, I most certainly hope not. But I would think going
after C64 pirates is a joke anyway. The popular site is
controlled and maintained by four sceners, could you
please tell us who they are - and describe for us their
duties as far as the site goes.

<C> Sure, here we go: COOLHAND - Supplier of C64 stuff he
leeches off boards or gets through other ways.
VIKING - Root, pitel maintainer. BURGLAR - Pitel
maintainer. CBA - Pitel maintainer, new stuff supplier.

<D> You have earlier spoken negative about the board-scene,
claiming it was dead, and that we ought to look towards
the internet as a future solution to the scene communi-
cation problems. Could you please explain those opinions.
<C> Well, the main reason behind that is the lack of codes to
to call out for most groups. Internet however can be
called in your own countru, and allows you to get stuff for
cheap phone-rates. I know myself that board atmosphere
is something special, and it can never be the same on the
internet. But as I see right now that after the pitel site
came on, a lot of other sides popped out of the ground and
a lot of sceners found their ways to internet, so basicly
the scene is already building their ways on internet.

<D> How do you predict the future, in terms of internet usage
from the C64-sceners?

<C> Well, I think that time will tell, but as far as I can see
right now, more and more people get interested and also
because of the media paying a lot of attention to internet
nowadays. The C64 scene will surely follow soon,
especially when people are running out of codes!
<D> Thank you very much for joining us.

<C> You're welcome, hope to see you again at the PARTY 95
in Denmark.

That concludes this months edition of SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
This months topic, the internet, was requested by a
mail-trader - who wanted to know more about the internet -
as well as its advantages.

Having had the opportunity of using the internet, I can
absolutely recommend it to all of you. It does not only provide
you the possibility of pulling information about anything in the
world, it leaves room for you to communicate with hundreds of
C64 enthusiasts.

Coming up next, the MONTHLY TIMELINE!
THE MONTHLY TIMELINE
----------------
What year did the following events occour?

1. The infamous Danish cracking-group, THE DOMINATORS,
announced its final farewell to the C64 and moved for the
PC-scene.

2. The American legends from ROWDY AMERICAN
DISTRIBUTORS <RAD> announced their return to the
C64-scene.

3. RED SECTOR INC. ruled the cracking-charts, as the first
group to knock off LEGEND from the prestigious number one
spot in the cracking-group charts.

The answers to this months TIMELINE events, can be found
later in this edition of SCENE ILLUSTRATED.
QUALITY OF RELEASES by CROSSFIRE/MOTIV 8
--------------------------------------------------------------

As you could have read in a magazine recently, apparently we
in MOTIV 8 "shocked" the scene by putting out, quote,
"wares no other groups would bother to touch", unquote, and
because of this statement we feel an urgent need to tell OUR
point of view aswell. Fair is fair, and that is the way it HAS to
be.

As the games-interested part of the scene will have noticed
by now, the amount released these days is decreasing tremen-
dously, when you compare it to the amount of wares being
released only 3 years ago. This is ofcourse due to the all the
time decreasing interest on the market for the C64, these days
where even the Amiga is history and the PC seems to be the
only computer with the capacity to make it out there, in the
"real world". Well, OBVIOUSLY, people doesn't bother to code
anything for the C64, and why is that?
Well, the question is quite irrelevent, since everybody can see
the sense and logic in it - Ofcourse, what point is there to
code software when chances that you will ever get any cash
out of it is slim? THAT brings me to the stand I've taken!

Let me quote a guy who will remain anonymous for now, who
posted a message on a board recently - a message I can only
see SENSE in, and I quote "We should forget budget-labels,
and start appreciating every game that gets released in the
scene today!". EXACTLY! who really CARES, if the game is in
poor quality - you probably won't play it anyway, and if you
dislike the single games you'll probably even format the disk
anyway, so who would give a damn whether the games was
released by MOTIV 8 or by THE BINGO TEAM anyway?

People might think we do it for the points, but again here is a
seriously big misunderstanding. As you've realized if you usjd
your brain and not your running mouth to think with, <MORE>
..we don't GET any points for these games, we barely even get
a mention of it, but we STILL fullfill our goals and THAT alone
gives us the satisfaction we want - To KNOW we made our
point and that we don't really CARE what people has to say
about it. In my eyes, the people complaining about the quality
of wares released by other groups is REALLY the ones who
only release for the points and their reason for complaining is
only their own fear of losing their precious points, the ONLY
thing they fight for - Now, let's discuss what is REALLY the
shocking part, in my eyes THAT is what is so poor about it all
these days!

If you wish to react to this, you can give your own point of
view for publishment in THE PULSE or if you wish to discuss
this with me personally, feel free to e-mail me on the internet
on the following address : c01 dec5102.aarhues.dk

CROSSFIRE/MOTIV 8, September 9th 1995.
THE ASSEMBLY '95 COMPETITIONS
-----------------------
As a special feature, with help from MR.SEX/THE PULSE, we
are able to present you with the results from the ASSEMBLY
1995 party held in Finland. Although I was presented with all
of the results from PC and AMIGA as well, I will only list the
top results - but ofcourse the C64 results will be fully covered.

C64 DEMO COMPETITION
----------------
1. EXTREMES by BYTERAPERS INC.
2. BREAK THROUGH II by PANIC.
3. 7 YEARS by BEYOND FORCE.
4. IT'S COMING by CREST.
5. BIZARRE by SYMPTOM C64 SECTION.
6. TRIBUTE TO ALBERT HOFMANN by CHAOS C64 DIVISION.

<CONT>
C64 MUSIC COMPETITION
-----------------
1. ZARDAX/ORIGO DREAMLINE with MARTINISM.
2. THOR/EXTEND with KIRTA.
3. DR.VOICE/PANIC with COMPOMUSIC.
4. AMJ/SIDE B with SYS 4096.
5. WARLOCK/PANIC with COMPOTUNE.
6. BARRACUDA/EXTEND with BRAINSCANALOOP.

C64 GRAPHICS COMPETITION
-------------------
1. DR.DICK/BYTERAPERS INC. with DRAGON.
2. DEBRIS/PANIC/EXTACY with COMPOPICTURE.
3. VOTKA/PULLO with ANIMAALI.

That's all the results we got from the C64 competitions held
at the ASSEMBLY 1995 party. A big event especially for
BYTERAPERS INC., who were able to boast 2 titles!
Here follows some of the results from the PC- and AMIGA
competitions. We will only show the TOP 3 though.

PC DEMO COMPETITION
----------------
1. STARS : WONDERS OF THE WORLD by NOON.
2. PSYCHIC LINK by JUICE.
3. DX PROJECT by REALTECH.

AMIGA DEMO COMPETITION
------------------
1. ZIF by PARALLAX.
2. LOGIC by PYGMY PROJECTS.
3. MIRACLES by STELLAR.

That's about all we can handle with what information from
other systems are concerned. But it was nice to know though,
that the ASSEMBLY proved successful for the C64-sceners.
+ THE SCENE ILLUSTRATED OPINION POLL - ANSWERS +
--------------------------------------------------------------

Here follows the answers to the last editions opinion polls. We
start off with the first poll.

OPINION POLL # 1
------------
1. I would like for them to be released on a monthly basis.

2. They can release whenever they want, I do not care.

3. I would like to see them released faster than a month.

4. Two months in between every edition is the best.

5. It depends on the magazine, therefore I do not care.

1=56% - 2=9% - 3=0% - 4=22% - 5=13%. Answers = 23 people.
OPINION POLL # 2
------------
What is your opinion of the demo-scene's interaction with the
magazines, in terms of making them aware of the happenings
within?

1. The demo-scene has always been good at letting the mags
know what is going on.

2. The demo-scene is terrible at working with the media.

3. The magazines are to blame for not printing enough news
and reports from the demo-scene.

4. This is a tricky question. I do not know.

1=9% - 2=70% - 3=17% - 4=4%. Answers = 23 people.
OPINION POLL # 3
------------
What is your opinion of the competition that goes on between
the available magazines in the scene today?

1. I think sometimes it can get pretty tough.
2. What competition?
3. The magazines are good at coming up with new things all
the time to make them more competetive.
4. They should not compete this much, we do not need it to
make the scene better.
5. I do not know and do not care.

1=9% - 2=0% - 3=91% - 4=0%. Answers = 23 people.
--------------------------------------------------------------

We are running out of space, therefore we'll get right to the
MONTHLY TIMELINE. The events described occoured in July
1993. Source: THE PULSE issue 2, released in August 1993.

</pre>
==Satirica==
<pre>
+ SATIRICA - THE AUTOPSY OF THE SCENE +
--------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome back to the domains of SATIRICA. We take pride in
basing out stories on lies and rumours. This means, if there is
something contriversial being spread around about you - feel
safe, that you will be able to read about it here, along with the
rest of the world.

Since the last edition, a lot of people have been sending us
letters and post-cards, as well as notes through the internet.
To those who took the time to write, we would just like to say
"The same to YOU!".

REGARDING SATIRICA,
The stories included in SATIRICA are pure fiction, all of which
are based on a satiric state of mind. We do not want to offend
anyone, but rather pass on a smile in these trying times.
We hope you will enjoy the read. General Editor, DUKE.
PLAYBOY EMBARKS UPON THE FOOTBALL SCENE..
--------------------------------------------------------------

The Italian phreaker, PLAYBOY/F4CG, has taken on a new
hobby. Apparently he was spotted at a football game, running
out on the field in the nude. He was obviously carried away by
the police, but according to a recent rumour, he should have
signed a lucrative 4 year contract with the SERIE A club,
INTER MILAN.

According to the president of INTER MILAN, PLAYBOY was
hired as their new mascot. "He made such a positive
impression on me at our last game, that I decided to sign him
before AC MILAN would" stated the controversial INTER boss.
PLAYBOY is overjoyed with the contract, stating he always
wanted to get into football - but he had not dreamt in his
wildest dreams, that he would enter like this. PLAYBOY can be
seen naked at the next home game against PARMA, who is
said to bring along a naked impressionist of NEWSCOPY.
THE SATIRIC TOP FIVE LIST
--------------------------------------------------------------

TOPIC : Five possible ways TALENT could actually become
active again.

5. BOD gets a calling-card.

4. BOD allows 20 newcommers to join TALENT, forcing them to
spread his old cracks.

3. ROCKSTAR gets his modem and phone-wire untangled, and
finds his way back to the boards.

2. BOD beats up ANTICHRIST in a regular streetfight in NEW
YORK, for thereafter to marry SORCERESS - and force her
to reopen MYSTIC CAVERN as TALENT WHQ.

1. The TALENT members buys a C64!
BIZ KID TIRED OF "NICE GUY" REPUTATION
--------------------------------------------------------------

The editor of SKYHIGH, BIZ KID, explained to THE PULSE in
an interview, how he was annoyed with constantly being put
out to be such a nice guy. "I am really not a nice guy, I once
stole a SNICKERS from the local candy store" claimed an
embarrased BIZ KID. Having had problems with his otherwise
clean conscience after the armed robbery, he visited the
church every Sunday for two years. "I hope that I will be able
to forgive myself, with time I guess I will be able to think of
myself as a nice guy again" said a modest BIZ KID.

But according to NICEGUY MAGAZINE, BIZ KID was seen
telling off an old lady in the street to go stick her head in the
toilet, and flush. Expert on good behavour, JAZZCAT, claims
BIZ KID was acting this way because of his new membership
with CAMELOT. "We all know what those Danes in CAMELOT
are like, they are a bad influence" claimed JAZZCAT.
TRUTH ABOUT MAJOR SHOUT DELAY REVEALED
--------------------------------------------------------------

The FAIRLIGHT magazine, SHOUT, is still expected to put out
its follow-up release to the debute edition put out many
months ago. According to SHOUT editors, ENDURO should have
lost the guide HOW TO DO A MAGAZINE, and since then he has
had constant writers-block. According to BACCHUS, this may
explain why ENDURO has been moving around so much lately
"He must have been out searching for the book!?!".

Another problem appeared, as ENDURO complained that he had
forgotten how to start the SHOUT editor. "It's been so long
since the debute edition, that I have forgotten completely
how to start the bloddy editor" stated ENDURO. A friendly
person told ENDURO to try and RUN the editor, but ENDURO
denied this - "Just because that was the same problem for
the REFORMATION editor, it doesn't mean it's the same for
the SHOUT editor" stated ENDURO.
+ NATURES CORNER - WATCHING OLD PWP R.I.P +
--------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome dear readers, to another episode of Natures Corner -
this one sadly the last, as we bid farewell to our good friend
and mentor, POWERPLANT of LEGEND.

The 1st of October 1995, POWERPLANT of LEGEND sadly faded
away, as he accidently tied his foot to the top of a lightpost in
the middle of the desert in the USA. POWERPLANT was found -
not looking good, an estimated 28 days after the actual
accident.

His body was brought back to his home country Belgium,
where a local burger joint held a huge reception in honour of
his memory. Owner of the burger joint, ABDUL SPRINGSTEEN,
claimed he did not know POWERPLANT very well, but had him
to thank for the success of his burger bar. "He is responsible
for 50% of my profits the last 8 years, this was the least I
could do" stated a clearly touched ABDUL SPRINGSTEEN. The
reception was a huge success, except for perhaps the
embarrasing fact, that MOREN/SCS had stolen the huge
crucifix from the church earlier the same day. "I'll simply slap
on some cool paint, and then this cool cross will look good in
my room" stated a very drunk MOREN to the shocked masses.

JACK DANIELS also brought to himself a bit of bad attention,
as he told an old lady to bend infront of him, so he had
something to rest his feet on. The old lady however, did not
seem to mind. Atleast she was on the ground face-down most
of the time - probably because of shock, when POWERPLANT
jumped out of his coffin to order a huge milkshake with fries.
We will miss POWERPLANT, he was only 10.950 days old.

* Meanwhile at the house of BOD/TALENT
"Who says NOTHING is impossible? I have been doing
NOTHING for years!!".
FINNISH ROCKSTAR TO MAKE SHOCKING MOVE
--------------------------------------------------------------

The infamous Finnish cracker and fixer, ROCKSTAR of
TALENT, stole the headlines this month, as he made an
unexpected move to the Finnish group PALACE.

ROCKSTAR explained in an interview to IGLOS AND C64'ERS,
that he did not recall joining PALACE - and that he did not
even remember being asked to join.

However, a well known C64 detective, SHERLOCK SMUCK,
reported that PALACE should be planning to build a major
Finnish group syndicate, getting known sceners drunk, for
thereafter to persuade them into joining PALACE - securing a
signed signature from the victims.

<MORE>
CONT..

PALACE denies this, claiming they have never heard such a
ridiculous accusation. 2NY/PALACE did however state "It was
a good idea though.." followed by a smart smile.

The latest member to sign on for PALACE, was the
AVANTGARDE member JACK DANIELS. But that one did not
really count, as he previously stated to the German magazine,
DRUNK'R'US, that he would join any group - as long as he was
guaranteed an unlimited supply of free beers.

--------------------------------------------------------------

SATIRICA

THE LEADING TABLOID MAGAZINE
--------------------------------------------------------------

MOTIV 8 ATTEMPTS TO DISARM FALSE ACCUSATIONS
--------------------------------------------------------------

The boss and joystick-controller of MOTIV 8, CROSSFIRE, has
converted to ISLAM as well as renaming himself into "ALI ALI
AND SOME MORE ALI'S". This was due to some very nasty
rumours spreading, that he was supposed to be a NAZI.
"Those rumours are ridiculous, everyone knows I am not a
German" stated CROSSFIRE to SIEG STALIN. It appears many
people are not aware of the fact, that CROSSFIRE is infact
the leader of the infamous anti-nazi party NAZIN (sponsored
by NIZAN). Last week he organised an operation on the HQ of
the Danish neo-nazi's, in which he spraypainted 'ADOLF WAS
A HAMSTER' and 'EVA BRAUN LIKES WIENERS' all over their
house. CROSSFIRE is confident, that with this information
being brought out to the public, he will nolonger be accused of
being something as silly as a Nazi. But everything has its
price, now CROSSFIRE is being overrun with Nazi's, wanting
his Islamic head on a silver plate.
SOLAR CHARGED FOR HERRASEMENT OF HOST
--------------------------------------------------------------

Next months guest of PROFILE, SOLAR/F4CG, was today
sentenced to 4 years of community service for herrasement of
the interviewer, DUKE. Apparently SOLAR had forced DUKE to
keep a constant flow of questions coming his way,
eventhough the interview had pretty much covered his whole
life - from when he was a young kid running around the local
park, ingraving his name on the trees - till present date, where
he successfully runs a larger company importing goods from
various nations. DUKE was so exhausted at the end of the
interview, that he tried to make a run for it - when SOLAR
took out a chicken-laser, and blasted DUKE to pieces. SOLAR
explained to the police, how he was provoked by DUKE, when
he suggested SOLAR was at fault for the money flow problems
in his company. DUKE furthermore asked, maybe it would be a
good idea to actually sell the imported goods - SOLAR shouted
"Sell them? What kind of a stupid idea is that?".
TASMANIAN BOXING EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS
--------------------------------------------------------------

The biggest highlight of the month to take place in the
sporting part of the scene, was the long awaited boxing
title-match between the champion JAZZ "THE DINGO
SLAYER" CAT and the contenter DINGO McNEALEY.

The match inked by the Scene Boxing Federation (SBF) was to
be held in the home country of the champion, TASMANIA. A
huge crowd of 328 met up, half of them expecting it to be a
good old fashion dog-fight - leaving after they were told it was
not. Well, not really!?!

The champion, JAZZCAT, having served 3 months in jail for
smoking hash in the backseat of a police-car (?), was happy to
be out of prison once again. He had gained weight in prison,
and looked set for a good fight. A reporter asked him before
the match about his chances, and about his secret <MORE>
CONT..

that made him gain 290 pounds in jail. A modest JAZZCAT
replied, "Oye, it all came from spanking my wiener. Check out
my right arm.. Wooouuuwww". The reporter was impressed,
and so was the home crowd who was ready for a good fight.

The game was set to go off, and when the bell rang, DINGO
McNEALEY charged JAZZCAT in hope for an early winning
punch. But luck was with JAZZAT, as he managed to swing
his right arm into a perfectly placed uppercut - that saw
DINGO McNEALEY fly out of the ring face-first, while
JAZZCAT lost his shorts due to his slight weight-problem.
The crowd cheered, content with both events. JAZZCAT
managed to keep his title, although it was a hard fight.
The fight lasted an amazing 2 seconds, and that makes a
record for JAZZCAT, who has 58 knock-outs on his record, 57
of them in the 17th second of round 10.
BOD CLAIMS THERE IS STILL SOME TALENT LEFT
--------------------------------------------------------------

The lord of the British royal family, BOD of TALENT, announced
on CNN during the summer holidays, that TALENT was not at
all dead as most of the press had predicted, it was still alive
and kicking. "Sure there are no members in the group, and
we're not releasing anything. But that doesn't mean the group
is dead, does it?" stated BOD to the interviewing king, LARRY
SING.

During the show, BOD was able to show pictures of a lady he
once met in a train - that apparently had seen someone, that
could have been a member of TALENT. "There ya go, hardcore
evidence that TALENT is around and kicking" said BOD in a
joyfull mood, as he corrected his tie in the back of his head.
BOD is expected to fly to TASMANIA in September, to do a
movie with JAZZCAT about a new form of marcial arts,
called DINGO'RATE.

</pre>
==Profile==
<pre>
+ THE OCTOBER PROFILE - BIZ KID/CAMELOT +
--------------------------------------------------------------

This edition of PROFILE, we will take a deeper look, at what
we feel is one of the biggest success-stories in the new
generation of magazines. There have been many tales of
greatness in the past many years, but this unsong hero we are
about to meet, have inspirated others in his field on how he
feels a real scene(magazine should be done.

Although he seems to have a somewhat exaggerated modest
attitude towards the scene, and his own achievement, there
is no denying, he is on his way to reach the C64-scene hall of
fame. With an almost unstopable determination to fight for the
scene, as well as human rights, he has consolidated his
magazine as a top of the chart production.

But I better bring out my guest for you to know more. Please
welcome, the editor of SKYHIGH, BIZ KID of CAMELOT.
<D> DUKE
 BIZ KID/CAMELOT
--------------------------------------------------------------

<D> Welcome Jesper, and congratulations on the success you
you are having with SKYHIGH. I have really enjoyed the
last many editions. First of all, what inspired you to
become a magazine editor?

 Well, actually it is quite a surprise that you picked me as
a victim for your magazine, but still I feel flattered. In
other words; thanks a lot for doing this interview with me.
Secondly, I would like to say, that it is nice to hear from
another editor, that he or she appreciates my magazine.
It gives you this extra kick - right? What inspired me?
Hmm, I think that I saw an opportunity to reach far if I
did my own magazine. As I entered the scene in 1992
(I think) I started doing graphics, but I felt I had the
flair for something more, something regular, so to speak.
 CONT..

I entered the scene for real after the legendary scene
magazines like MAMBA and SEX'n'CRIME had left. So
I actually never grew up with any magazine. SCRIPT
died soon after, and I never saw many issues. Only one
magazine I can remember a bit is BRUTAL RECALL, but
I believed I could fill in; don't really know. I have always
enjoyed reading a lot, and the same goes for writing, so
it seemed like a natural thing to do for me. Another
essential thing was that, in this way I could reach quite
a lot of sceners with my products, and in the same way
get to be a bit known. I think you can compare it to
graffity - a thing I did a lot 8-9 years back. When it came
to the point, maybe it is all about showing off. Nothing
negative in that. What it means is; show the people what
you can do. Just like graffity; when you had made
something new, it is a thrill to show it to someone.
 CONT..

Pride is a good word to end this question with I guess.

<D> Additing to your list the fact, that doing a magazine is the
easiest way to become known - thus gaining a lot of new
friends, and you have the opportunity to be center of all
the action. If anyone claims the scene is dead, just try
and start a magazine - you will quickly change your mind.
Your latest decision to sign for CAMELOT may have
surprised a great deal of sceners. What made CAMELOT
the perfect choice for you, and what do they have to
offer you as a group?

 Leaving OXYRON for CAMELOT was not an easy thing to
do. I believe that everyone knows the story, but in short:
I had the feeling that OXYRON was dying, and I had to
find another group to continue my work. Finding a new
 CONT..

group really wasn't that hard. I have had a close friendship
with RAZ for quite some time, and he asked me if I would
like to be a Camel. He asked the other members, who took
a vote, and then suddenly I was in. Opposite you, then I
don't think that it surprised a lot of sceners. I believe that
most of them saw it coming. What makes CAMELOT the
perfect choice? Well, I don't know if it is the perfect
choice, but they sure have the advantages for me. They
are a legendary group with some top-notch coders/
graphicians/composers. They are all Danish, which makes
the phonebill quite smaller. And I have some good friends
here too.
Actually I compare CAMELOT very much to OXYRON.
Somehow they look quite the same, and I have a great
time with both of these groups. Actually I still visit some
of the OXYRON-meetings now and then. In a way you can
 CONT..

say that my mind haven't really left OXYRON at all. I really
enjoyed being together with my true friends down there to
mention a few : TTS, AXIS, SCRAPPER, DANTE, GRAHAM,
PYTHAGORAS and some more. And who knows, if OXYRON
had shown a bit more lifesigns, if there hadn't been all
these 'misunderstandings', if CAMELOT hadn't asked me
to join, and so on, then I would for 100% sure still be in
OXYRON. OXYRON is the 1st real group I was in, besides
BLAZE ofcourse, and it will always have a place in my
mind.
What can CAMELOT offer me? Hmm, what could OXYRON
offer me? I guess a thing both offers me is friendship and
fun. They both have some great coders and musicians.
Well, I don't know what to answer! Somehow I don't think
that I have left OXYRON for real yet.
<D> Have you spoken to KRING about SKYHIGH becoming the
new CAMELOT magazine? He must be disturbed about
REVEALED being pushed aside?

 Honestly, I have never spoken to KRING, so I don't really
know what he thinks about SKYHIGH, and about being
'pushed aside'. Personally I think that he has ruined
REVEALED with all that cyber shit, not that I don't like
cyber, but not in the way it was presented in REVEALED.
Enough said!

<D> SKYHIGH has never had an interest in the board-market,
although that appears to be one of the key-areas a
magazine needs to get to the elite sceners. Howcome you
have not included more cracking-scene related text, and
instead concentrated primarily on the demo- and mail-
scene?
 Well, this is easy to answer. I never have had a modem;
never tried to call out to boards. Never even seen
someone do it. I simply don't know jack shit about these
things. This certainly should explain the lack of board
orientated stuff in my mag. Actually I would love to have
some BBS orientated stuff in my magazine, but sofar I
haven't succeeded in finding an editor to edit such
chapters. So if there is someone out there who would
like to do a BBS chapter for SKYHIGH, they should contact
me as soon as possible. The address comes later.
Saying that the board-market appears to be one of the
key-areas in a magazine today isn't exactly right to me.
SKYHIGH never really have had something about boards,
and see how it is doing in the charts. So according to what
you say, then my magazine will not reach the elite-
sceners, so what? I never wanted to reach any socalled
'elite-sceners', as a matter of fact then I don't like the
term 'elite'. This term brings a lot of bad attitudes and
 CONT..

vibes with it, I think. Cracking-scene related stuff? Well,
everybody who knows me, should know that I hate cracks.
I am 100% legal. Playing games doesn't really mean much
to me. Sure, I sometimes load up TURRICAN II and have
some hours of fun, but I don't play that much. Concerning
the cracker-scene, then I don't know much about that
either, but I guess that is natural, as most of the crackers
have contact on the boards and so on. This doesn't mean
that I do not like the cracking-scene. As a matter of fact,
then it often annoys me that I don't know more about it.
Sometimes some of my friends and contacts call me up.
But when they start chatting about the latest inside the
cracker-scene, I don't know what to answer, because I
simply don't know much about the handles.
So this is the reason why I concentrate on the mail- and
demo-scene. I just write about the things which interest
 CONT..

me and which I know a bit.
Then again, this doesn't mean that the cracker scene is
abandoned from SKYHIGH. Honestly, then I don't see any
problem in having this in my mag, but it will have to be
hosted by someone else than me. Someone who knows,
and is involved in the entire thing. Actually I could see this
coming in a future issue of SKYHIGH.

<D> Reading SKYHIGH it is notable that you make an extra
effort to be as friendly as possible, trying to please
everyone, without stepping on somebody's toes. How
would you describe that approach to your readers, and has
it been hard keeping a calm attitude in what would be
described as a real rough business?
 Oh no, here we go again. The always oh so nice BIZ KID.
Damn I don't think I am more friendly than most others.
But I don't believe that being friendly will lead you much
longer than being the opposite. Trying to please
everybody! Well, I don't know, maybe. I don't put any
effort into being as friendly as possible. I just try to be
myself; nothing more, nothing less. I think many have got
the wrong interpretation of me. I will not try to be friendly
no matter what. If I don't agree with something, I will
step forward and say it, or I will maybe not comment it at
all. Always looking for confrontations is not a wise move.
It sure can cause a lot of problems. And why have these
problems if it can be avoided. You also know, that I can
get nasty and tell people what I really mean. Often there
is no use to do so, so I simply don't. But hey, this is a
funny question to get from a person who has a reputation
for being arrogant and confrontation seeking. Sure it isn't
always easy to keep your temper down. But I think I have
 CONT..

improved a lot, and is able to control it quite good. Ten
years back or so, I would get very irritated and nasty, but
now it is a part of growing up. See, I am almost an
oldtimer in this "world" with my 25 years. To me it is just
a hobby, nothing more than fun. I leave the rough business
to all the others, and simply do it my way.

<D> You are most certainly in your rights to do so. I would like
to add to my socalled reputation, that I am really a nice
guy if you get to know me. And most importantly, I care
about the scene, and pull my weight in the quest to make
the scene a better place to be. Therefore, I guess my
type of editing originates from my era as a phreaker,
calling the boards and debating with people who had very
strong and firm opinions. Those were the days when
IKARI, TALENT, DOMINATORS, EXCALIBUR, LEGEND and
<D> CONT..

others roamed the boards - and if you know them, you also
know that being nice will get you nowhere in a discussion.
Anyway, let us get the spotlight back on you, please :)
How great do you think the difference is between the top
magazines in the scene today, and which magazines do
you prefer?

 The difference in the magazine top? Well, I don't really
know what to say. There is no magazine which is the
absolute number one at the moment - eventhough
SKYHIGH has taken the 1st position in most magazines
the last year. In the old times mags like MAMBA or
SCRIPT would dominate the mag charts all over. Today
the top magazines are more alike. The big gap between
the top rank and the others simply doesn't exist. It is a
bit difficult to explain, but the magazines have improved
 CONT..

a lot lately. One year ago the scene was bombed with new
mags every week. Most of these magazines were of a very
poor quality, and couldn't reach the readers. Many groups
tried to get some cheap points by having their own mag.
They never thought about the hard job doing them. You
yourself know how much work there has to be put into an
issue. It isn't something you just do. Not everybody can
do it properly. Sure, everybody can do a mag, so what. If
the contents is boring or hasn't got much to do with the
scene at all, it won't survive very long.
Today the magazines are of a more equal quality.
Unfortunately this often results in a kind of mainstream
magazines. In other words, the mags start to look very
alike, and that is not good. This is also why we - RAZ and
I, are trying to come up with new ideas all the time; new
concepts, new areas, new improvements. A good example
 CONT..

could be: The extras SKYHIGH have.

<D> I follow your point. I actually attempted to do THE PULSE
back in 1990, but after doing only a mere 3 editions, I had
to realise I needed much more experience about the
subjects I was supposed to be writing "wisely" about.
But later I returned, having learned the ways of the scene,
and for good or bad, this is what I am able to present.
What in your opinion should be the ingredients for an ideal
scene magazine?

 This is impossible to answer, because it depends on what
kind of magazine it will be, or for who it is directed. Just
take THE PULSE and SKYHIGH. Two very different
magazines. Yours for the BBS scene, and mine for the
mail/demo scene - to put it simplistic.
 CONT..

What I think a C64 scene magazine should never content
is non-scene stuff. Copying the latest music-charts from
MTV or some music-paper-mahgazine is nonsense.
Reviewing the newest CD's is pure crap too. If people
wants to read about this, they should buy the respective
magazines or go to the right channels.
Recently I saw in RELAX that "they don't have to use
material from other systems to fill their magazine". End
of quote. Bullshit, the C64, the Amiga and the PC all have
something in common; the scenes, groups and releases.
No matter what TIMO (RRR) says, then I do believe that
getting input from other scenes is a great way to keep
our scene alive. Just take a look at all these routines
invented on the Amiga or PC which is converted to the
C64. News like the ESCOM buying Commodore is a very
important thing to bring.
 CONT..

In short : C64 based stuff has 1st priority and then
computer orientated stuff. NO non-computer stuff.

<D> I agree with your point of view, and it is a mentality I
have tried to spread in THE PULSE as well. There is
absolutely no future in spreading music-charts, especially
when there is a world of subjects to discuss about the
C64-scene. About THE PULSE, I disagree with your
analysis. We have but a few board-related chapters, if not
only our BOARD-REPORT. The rest is demo and mail-scene
orientated, and ofcourse basic information for everyone.
Anyway, if people keep saying we are a board-related
magazine long enough, everyone will start to believe it.
Eventhough fact is another. Anyway, SKYHIGH has done
real well, it is a well balanced magazine. What are your
future plans with SKYHIGH?
 Hmm, this is quite a delicate matter. I don't really want
to reveal too much. But to mention a few things : I will try
to get it back on track by releasing more regulary again.
Eventhough this isn't easy. Then I will try to find new
ideas, new concepts all the time. SKYHIGH should be
known for new ideas, trendsetting. About the co-editors;
yes I too think I have got some great ones in my team.
And I would like to thank each and one of them right here
and right now. You are doing a great job buddies. Keep up
the good work. That's all I will reveal, sorry.

<D> I welcome all new ideas within the magazine-industry, we
at THE PULSE has also had to live with other magazines
immitating our chapters and writing-methods. It is nice to
see our colleagues working towards new and better
solutions to making a better magazine. What in you opinion
is the biggest responsibilities for a scene-magazine?
 I don't know if you can call it responsibility, but I believe
that releasing the magazine almost regularily is the least
you can do. I also see it as a kind of responsibility to
inform the readers about the up-coming parties. You know
bringing the invitations, so they know where to go. Finally
you should ofcourse try not to bring lies. Unfortunately
this sometimes does happen, because you can't check out
everything. But bringing lies deliberately is wrong.
Otherwise I don't see any responsibilities.

<D> You are correct, that checking all information that we as
a media receives is very much near impossible. But then
there is ofcourse the responsibility of having good and
solid sources, but even they can be mislead. Anyway,
would you describe yourself as a modern scene loyalist?

 Scene-loyalist? Isn't that your term for 'elite'? To tell
you the truth I've never understood that term. But one
 CONT..

thing is for sure : I do not see myself as elite. This term
always sounds bad in my ears, I always compared it with
nasty attitudes, arrogance and stupid wars. But maybe I
have misunderstood your definition?

<D> Yes you did Jesper, I was refering to you as loyal towards
the scene - as in you would work hard, and stick around to
see it become better. Anyway, we are running out of time,
so I would like to thank you for this interesting
conversation. Good luck with SKYHIGH in the future, I look
forward to following your work - as good colleagues in the
magazine-business should do :)

 It is me thanking - oh my god, there is that friendly
gesture again, heheh. Well, I have something on my mind,
which I would like to say before ending. Eventhough I
 CONT..

never have been really keen on THE PULSE, I admire the
success it has got. I too, admire the way THE PULSE is
produced, by more editors who know what they are doing.
I am sorry to say it, but I find THE PULSE a bit boring.
Don't take it personal, because this is just natural I
think. I don't interest me for, or know much about the
board-scene. And as THE PULSE is very board-orientated
it is natural that it doesn't appeal to me. If I was into
BBS, then our mags probably wouldn't be that different
at all. Finally I would like to credit you for your English,
that trip to the states has definately paid off. Respect!
After this, I would like to greet all my true friends in
OXYRON and CAMELOT. A hi to the angry posse, and to
all my contacts. And as promised my address:
 CONT..

BIZ KID of CAMELOT
XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX XX, X.XXXXX
XXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXX

Okay, that was all from the BIZ MAN. I will wrap this up
by once again thanking you for doing this interview, and
good luck to you too. Don't give a damn about my words
onto THE PULSE. Just keep up the great work.

<D> No problem, I admire people who speaks their mind -
I am a supporter of that myself. About THE PULSE once
being more of a board-related magazine, I would like for
everyone to look through our new altered program. We
actually do have many chapters for someone like you
<D> CONT..

BIZ KID, and actually we have declined dramatically in our
cracking-scene reporting - something we hope to improve
in the future editions. Anyway, hopefully in the future you
too can enjoy THE PULSE, as a family magazine :)
--------------------------------------------------------------

Well, there you go. Eventhough we are competitors in the
charts and on the market, it is actually possible to both
respect and credit eachother. That is in my opinion the way to
go for a more harmonic scene - the truth will always take you
much further.

That about does it for another edition of PROFILE. We will
return next month, with a superfamous guest. Furthermore we
are fortunate enough to be the first to get a real interview
with this person. The November guest is non other than the
leader of F4CG and editor of PIRATES, SOLAR. See you then!

</pre>
==Internet Report==
<pre>
The Internet Chapter
--------------

Hi there everybody and welcome to the one and only (luckily
for you!!!!!!) INTERNET dedicated chapter in the reviving
PULSE!!!!!...

A lot has already been said about this matter, which is
becoming a more and more popular way to communicate,
therefore I am not willing to teach you anything about how to
use the NET; I would simply like to give you -month by month-
some hints, which will tell you where to find the most
interesting things of the Cyberspace.

Ofcourse any comment or feedback is warmly welcome just as
any suggenstion is. So, please, feel free to contact me both
on the NET at: playboy bbs.cc.uniud.it
--
...or by SNAIL-MAIL at:

XXXXXX XXXXXXX
XXX XXX XXXXXX' XXX
XXXXX XXXXXXXX -XX-
XXXXX

(NO HANDLES ON THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE!!!!!!)

...or even by phone: +XX.XXX.XXX.XXX

OK. I think this should be enough for introducing this new
chapter, so let's lead to the body of the Article (finally!!!!)...

This month I will examine some of the best C=64 related FTP
sites (as said before you ARE supposed to know what does
FTP site mean!!!!)...
--
First of all I think YOU ought to know that a detailed list of all
the C=64 related sites is being released on the Commodore 8
bit machines NewsGroup (COMP.SYS.CBM that is :-) around
the 15th of each month... nevertheless this list is not 100%
complete as the person who cares about it (I am very sorry,
but I don't remember neither his name nor his E-mail address)
does not check the sites personally and therefore only the
INFO that the maintainers E-mail him is included, which
means that on some sites NO info is given, just the ADDRESS.

As another US Diskmag may treat the US FTP sites matter
I better will concentrate my attention on the European side of
the stuff.

I will start by mentioning my very own FTP site (advert ? :-D):

BBS.CC.UNIUD.IT
--
This is the official F4CG+MOTIV8 FTP site. Being maintained
by me with a strong support from a close friend of mine:
Crossfire/M8, right. Due to this you can always find some
nice stuff in the WAREZ directory (/pub/c64/games/0-7).
This site is also in CO-OP with the T'Pau FTP site:

ERIS.GIGA.OR.AT

which is maintained by Mr.Spock/T'PAU (which is an old but
cool demogroup which is planning to make it's comeback demo
in the near future after 3 years of absence... - Lazyness rules
Guenther, or?:-/). This means that you can find most stuff on
both sites... but only concerning the legal side of it. In fact the
T'PAU FTP site is only containing Demos and Tools...
My site is mainly legal aswell... but I am reinforcing it by the
game side aswell... brick by brick :-)

--
Well, the next site to be mentioned is for sure the TRC+SCS
FTP site:

PITEL-LNX.IBK.FNT.HVU.NL

...which is situated in the Netherlands (smart, eh?...:).
It is maintained by many guys: CBA and Burglar of TRC+SCS
C=64 section, Viking of TRC+SCS PC section, Coolhand (a cool
american trader) and BOD (does it ring a bell? and ILLUSION?
not? bah... turn the computer off LAMER!).
All in all to be honest I have to admit that this is for sure the
very best C=64 FTP site concerning the illegal stuff. Ofcourse
a big part in this is done by the fact that many people maintain
it...
On the other hand it lacks a lot on the legal side, but this is
just their AIM as it started, so we don't care about this (right
Dimitri? :-D)...
--
Only one thing I don't understand about this FTP site. They
have a welcome.msg in 40 columns (which is ofcourse cool!)
and they state: "WE USE REAL C=64'S, WE DON'T NEED
TO EMULATE!!!"... and then when you check the games dir
you find out that most of the old games are in the -.D64-
EMULATOR format.... a bit weird, isn't it?

This is not my business though, I believe, so I will just leave
this to you to check it out yourself.

OK. Next one please...

FTP.FUNET.FI

...is being maintained by Mysti+Deadbeat/The Sharks, Marko
Makela (which is a real C=64 hardware wizard!!!) and some
more people.
--
The site is one of the biggest in the whole Europe (not
containing ONLY C=64 Stuff). The area contains software for
all Commodore 8 bit Platforms (only legal stuff ofcourse) and
also some very useful documents such as the Disassembled
ROM of 1541 or C=64 and many documents on how to build cool
hardware by yourself (In Example adding a second SID chip to
have the C=64 working Stereo, or Connecting a Western Digital
Hard Disk Drive directly to your C=64 or even building an
RS-232 interface with a related software to use it... COOL I
SAY).
They really have a big area... but they lack one thing:
organization. Mainly you can see the /incoming area full with
one month old stuff. The site is big and very few people care
about the uploads of the users.

All in all it still is a cool site, just needs some more attention
from it's parents (right Jarkko and Timo? :-)....
--
Ok. This is all for this month. Take care to get the next
*GREAT* edition of the *PULSE* magazine from your local
PULSE dealer. In the next edition I will talk about the other
most important FTP sites concerning CBM 64 software in
Europe. Till that time be sure to (E-)Mail me anything you may
want to see printed in here.... I will also print reactions if
worthy...

Yours,

Playboy/F4CG
The Pulse Magazine CO-Editor
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</pre>
==World of Demos 1==
<pre>
W O R L D O F D E M O S
--------------------------------------------------------------

There you have it - your favourite chapter is back for good.
After last issue not having WOD included, I might enlight you
how this could happen. We ofcourse finished the chapter in
time, but due to problems with transfering the text back down
to the c64 after emailing it to Duke he did not make it in time...
Tough luck! Anyway, things are settled now - so there should
not be any droppings in the future anymore...

We will take a closer look on the demos released recently to
enlight you what is hot and what is not...

Programming Critic: MR.SEX/BYTERAPERS
Graphical Critic: EARTHQUAKE/CS/ANTIC
Musical Critic: THE SYNDROM/TIA/CREST
W O R L D O F D E M O S
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The Program:
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1. Fantasy by Chromance
2. Nergezo Anyagil by Profik
3. Lilith by Aspheron
4. Love by Agony
5. Defect Failure by The Coders
6. Plazmolytic by React

We feel sorry about some of the reviews being rather old, but
you know the reasons... Further we got several unfinished
reviews being prepared for next month's edition, so we may
promise an even larger WORLD OF DEMOS next month...

<MORE>
FANTASY by CHROMANCE
-----------------

MR.SEX about the coding,
Well, once again we have got a demo made by a cracking
group. And now it's again time to start making reviews,
Eventhough the weather is so hot that I would rather like to
go and grab a few or more bottles of beer. Well, it has to wait -
now for the business...
The demo starts with very typical fadings etc., and then
comes a bitmaplogo using FLD. In the bottom of the screen
there is a bitmapscroller which infact has already been
invented in the last decade. So the coding of the first part is
far from being hard to do, but serves it's purpose though.
The next part fades in and a PLOT TUNNEL becomes visible to
the center of the screen. It consists of a few dotted circles
only, which do not even zoom in, but atleast move with xy-
sines. Then some letters start to zoom in from the tunnel, but
again they are made with a few dots only.
After loading there comes the end part where you see line-
crunched bitmapmovement with some text poked into sprites,
which are layed over that picture. Nothing very special again.
All in all this demo has been designed quite nicely, as all parts
fade in and out, but it was a bit too short. There even could
have been a bug in the loader, because it didn't work with my
1541, but luckily I was able to load all parts manually.

33% for the coding...

EARTHQUAKE about the graphic,
The nice intropicture, showing a warrior holding a big axe,
looks as it is an own creation, because there is a small error in
the proportion of the head (the forehead is a bit too small).
Nevertheless this picture is nice and impressed me quite a lot.
Even better is the great Chromance-logo. This one is actually
devided into two blocks of stone. The devilish head in profile
on the left side has been pixeled extremely good. On the right
side you are able to see the fragment "romanc". In the black
space between thes two stones the letters "c" and "h"
appear, while the "c" influences the surface of the left stone.
I like the small 3D-Effect very much and I think that this logo
belongs to the best ever painted on the C-64.
Moving to the graphic of the next part you have to admire a
well-pixeled warrior again. This time he owns a skull as head
and lifts his arm with a sword. Unfortunately the same image
has been mirrored to the right - another picture would have
been a better solution. The last part contains a clipart of a dog
wearing a ring in his ear. The quality of this picture is not as
good as the ones previously seen. But at all, LORD RED did an
excellent job with his graphics.

Rating for the graphics: 85%

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SYNDROM about the music,
Ok, the beginning of the intromusic fits the intro very well.
SKULL, who also made all other tunes used in that demo, did a
good job on the maintheme, on thing I disliked though, he
(ab)used an enormous glide in the melody. But at all, this tune
is ok and you won't forget it so fast. Over to the next part we
hear a conversion of fxrtyszc... (geez, forgot the names). Well,
everybody I saw listening to that tune recognized it to be a
conversion, so I think Skull did it very well. Ok, the melody is
going strange every now and then, but hey - it is not easy to
convert singing, especially if it is such slow-rap like in this
music. The end-music starts with some chords and a kinda
"asking" lead thrown into the silence. After a while the real
tune starts which is pretty ok, it even reminds me on the
legendary tunes MOON used to compose back in the good old
times. I think everybody should keep that Skull-dude in mind
and watch out for his future-releases...
73% for the music...
NERGEZO ANYAGIL by PROFIK
--------------------

MR.SEX about the coding,
Okay, here it comes - COMA LIGHT 13 from OXYRON ... not ?
Yep, this was the fake CL13 demo which turns out to be
released under the PROFIK label. After some fake texts they
start with a PROFIK logo and a STARWARS-scroller. That
scroller is made with dots which isn't really the best way to
do that, because you can't make it really big and fast then.
And there even have been some HOLES in the letters. They
SHOULD have made it with bitrotating (by calculating
positions correctly you will get a really fast and nice looking
routine). Ok, let's go to the next part, which is a ZOOMING
CHESSBOARD. Uhh... I'm wondering why there seem to be so
many of those in recent demos. Well, there were ugly rasters
behind the board, but it didn't make that effect any better.
Well, they said it wasn't any record or extremely code, but the
next thing was supposed to be WORLD RECORD. It's a CIRCLE
SCROLLER consisting of 4080 DOTS. Hmm... in fact I think I
have seen a demo with such an amount of dots already.
Actually there probably are not even 4080 dots, but dot
positions. And to make an effect like this you don't have to
plot 4080 dots in each frame. It's enough to plot only the first
dot of each characterline and to erase the last of that line.
Well, I hope you understood what I ment.
After long loading some more dots come in. This time they are
made with double sinus movement. Nothing really amazing,
but the TRANSFORMING is done very nicely. Ok, next to come
are even more dots. Now they are in the shape of a spiral
scroller, which is made of 640 dots. Well, this kind of scroll is
not good to make with pure dots, as the same effect can be
done faster with other routines. But all in all it's ok , just too
small. The chessboard strikes back again in the shape of a
turn-disk part. This is just a normal chessboard with sprites
over it. There seems to be a bug in that routine, as it some-
times flicker before the sprites get visible. After turning the
disk there comes a VECTOR-CITY which is presented with
expanded sprites. It is similar to those in WOC2 & A.O.S. 3, but
this one has a nice picture as background, which makes it
pleasant to watch. Next thing is just a simple PLASMA made
by charcolors and then it's all over and the upscroller comes
to tell you the credits. Well, this was quite an average demo
with even some nice parts. The fake in the intro wasn't good
and so I will give:

54% for the coding...

EARTHQUAKE about the graphic,
Well, the fake-intro-logo is nothing special at all. But I was
quite surprised about the first PROFIK-logo, as it was made
using a very interesting charset. The next one looks ok, but it
is without any doubt, that the letters have been all made by
copying one shape... And I find it lame to use converted
pictures even without retouching them. The logo in the vector
city part only shows, that PROFI2 did not put much effort in
painting it, as it was made by copying again. But one thing
which is quite remarkable is, that all charsets were of a very
high quality. Not too much graphic in that demo, too bad.

46% for the graphic...

SYNDROM about the music,
Well, time for an easy job, as all music in this demo has been
used before, and, as I said last time, won't be reviewed. I will
only rate the choice of the tunes and how they fit the demo.
Ok, it's always clever to use music by JEROEN TEL, as there
is no one disliking his music, is there ? The other music used
there was made by AUDIAL ARTS and PRI, and does not fit the
demo too well.

11% for the music...
LILITH by ASPHERON
--------------

MR.SEX about the coding,
Okay, this is the last demo to review this time and it starts
with some bouncing fade-in texts. Then comes an Aspheron-
logo and the credits are shown using STRETCHING SPRITES.
Nice idea and looks quite good, but nothing hard to code.
After a picture some FILLED VECTOR objects appear. Yeah,
everyone is doing these nowadays. In this demo the objects
are simple, but atleast one GLENZ object is included to prove
that they can do it. Well, this routine is not slow, but neither
the fastest of today. Next one is a logo with FPP. The logo is
stretched and multiplyed nicely with $d011 and $d018 code.
Each line has it's own $d016 value to move it horizontally by
0-7 pixels. Well, this effect is very old and familiar from older
demos. Argh... then come INTERLACED SHADEBOBS which
look really ugly at first. I personally didn't like that flickering
due to interlace, but after the colors got removed and some
blue bobs came in and started to fade it looked a lot better.
Still nothing new or brilliant. Then comes the worst part of
this demo. They call it CYCLEMORA. Well, it's just some
circles and dots drawn to a small area and the black holes in
between do make the interference effect. This part is totally
lame and reminds me on my first experience with coding
(almost 15 years ago with some lame CPM-computers). I think
you all know those tutorial languages like LOCO where you
were supposed to make pictures like this with simple loops.
Yep, the next part is called SLOPING RASTERS. They said it's
more original to make rasters than bars. Uhh.. proper bars
could have been much better looking than this. Finally you
reach the end after one more picture. And the end part is
nothing special again... Just an upscroller and some bobs &
dots drawn to the screen. Well, atleast there was a quite nice
design-effect on the logo, which comes in line by line.
Hmm, there were some above average parts in that demo, but
then some weaker parts drop down the overall rating of this
demo. Too bad, as if they would have replaced some parts by
some fresher routines, it could have been a good demo, but
now it drops down somewhere we call land of average demos...

45% for the coding...

EARTHQUAKE about the graphic,
The first graphic you see on your screen may give you a small
shock. The "Aspheron" logo appears in an awefull resolution
and strange colors not common for a non-fake production.
Next XPO, the graphician, shows an IFLI-picture with not
more than 6 colors I guess. The girl image does not look bad at
all, but the hair looks strange and everything else was painted
too simple for my taste. XPO also did the Apheron-logo shown
in the vector-part. The outlines and the copied colors were
seen in many logos before - so nothing innovative. PETER's 3-
color logo used in his FPP-part features the old style of multi-
colorlogos used way back in the early 90's. His next logo is an
example for noncreative logo-massproduction, but looks not
as good as XPO's performance. The creator copied the fillings
and just connected these blocks in order to get characters - I
really don't like that. The next graphic was done by WORM,
who called his FLI-picture "Meeting". It shows a classical
fantasy-scene with a powerful hero fighting against a
monster. This, something of a mixture between a gorilla and a
droll, holds a spikeclub. WORM was able to paint the monster
with some nice light-effects, The person in the lower left
border can not be recognized as male/female clearly. All in all
this picture is good, but it could be much better if WORM
would have concentrated on pixeling more. There are some
strange colors for example on the legs of the hero and on the
other person that simply doesn't look good. The next picture
called "Ladies" by WORM too uses IFLI and shows two nice
women. One more conversion of a picture by BORIS VALLEJO,
but it looks good at all. Though there are lots of pixels that
flicker too much. Antialiasing would have given a better result.
Because of the flickering I first didn't notice the cut-off head
the woman with the colorful sword is holding. So, even in this
good picture some things could have done better. The end-logo
by PETER is not worth being mentioned - remember what I
said about logo-massproduction. Just watch all the small
sprites of the Aspheron members :)

Rating for the graphic: 65%

SYNDROM about the music,
Another demo starting with a ripped music, though with the
extremely good PARADISE'91-tune by DEEK. Next to come is a
nice tune by FANTA, but even this tune has been used before.
Space we press and I wonder if there will ever come some
unreleased music. Ahh, the FPP-part is it, which has got
music by AKADEM, whether it is an exclusive tune or not -
who knows ? Atleast I didn't hear it before. The music itself is
quite good with some fancy rythm and some nice breaks,
though the instruments have been made by PRI I presume.
Next music was done by DRAX a long time ago and has also
been used before. And this one even lasts until the endpart, so
I give, thinking that AKADEM's tune was exclusive,

45% for the music...

LOVE by AGONY
----------

MR.SEX about the coding,
Well, time to review Agony's latest demo. And this time they
came up with a two sider full of routines, graphics and music.
But let's come to the business...

The demo starts with a nice STAR TUNNEL ANIMATION
(converted from amiga) and is followed by various design
effects and text until a huge VOXEL SCAPE suddenly comes
in. It is displayed in 4*4 FLI mode, but unfortunately it's just
an animation of 79 frames. Looks cool though.
The next effect is supposed to be world's first LINE TUNNEL,
but I'm sure that it has been done ages ago. Just take a look
at some old games. After all this one doesn't even look good
enough, because of the bug in the movement. Ok, next one is a
Plot-effect... just some dots falling down as a design effect
while loading...
After some nice gfx there comes a ROTATE TWISTER, which
unfortunately is in 8*8 resolution and looks quite ugly in my
opinion. It runs in every frame though, but there have been
several better ones in other demos.
The show goes on and after some gfx and simple CHESSBOARD
effects Agony presents a nice part where you can see a part of
a picture through an ELASTIC BALL. This is very easy to make
with some sprites bordering that circle area and switching
everything to black elsewhere...
Well, next one is nothing else but a PLOT CYCLONE. Nothing
really amazing, but it's an original part compared to usual
double sine dots. Ok, again gfx and then SIERPINSKI fractal
triangle is about to fade in. Simple, but not bad at all. After
those dot effects they show their line routines in the form of
SPIRAL effects, which looks ok too. It is updated with quite
reasonable speed as there are a lot of lines.
Next one to be mentioned is a kind of INTERFERENCE FPP
effect and then more nice pictures are being displayed before
reaching TRANSPARENTLY filled lines. It looks nice and is
quite fast, but could be bigger. Infact this was the last
realtime routine in this demo, because the next effect to come
is a RAYTRACING ANIMATION and then credits and some
ANIMATIONS converted from the STARWARS movie. Those
animations are displayed in 4*4 resolutions in 4 colors, which
makes them quite rough, but after all they look better than
you possibly would think.
Hmm... Overally this demo was good. Mainly because of
excellent gfx, animation and design, but it lacks a bit of code
which will result in:

62% for coding...

EARTHQUAKE about the graphic,
The demo starts with a nice startunnel - done by a non-Agony
member named Tom/TPD. Everything is precalculated
(ofcourse). After fading out this animation the screen is filled
by a moving square, which is a nice idea in my opinion. Now an
Agony-logo (without the "o") moves in and a yellow square
flies on the place of the expected "o" while it turns around
like hell. The logo itself consists of lines mostly and fits well
to the effect. After a "presents" using an Amiga-charset a
Love-logo also done by Astaroth appears. I don't like it, as the
fillings are quite strange...
Now we jump over another square filling part, the
precalculated 79 pictures animation of a flight over a
landscape (with a very similar to the Love-demo on the amiga
looking hires-logo) and the Vectortunnel, which is very ugly in
my opinion. Astaroth presents another hires artwork after that
cool fade-in effect (bouncing dots). This time he painted a
dragon, which looks quite good. The following IFLI-picture by
Roder is fantasy-orientated too. He called it "Conan" and it
looks fantastic. A warrior swings his sword to hit a caveman
with a stone-axe while there are more of them in the hills in
the background. He made it to paint rather detailed - only the
dark lines around most objects leave a bad impression.
The graphic by Astaroth showed in the rot-twister part tends
to be surrealistic. His IFLI-picture looks better. He uses read
and brown colors to display a fantasy scene warrior, armed
with an axe and riding a dragon...
Now let's have a look on the "Flip Disk" picture by Astaroth.
This one is great! A very well pixeled dragon on the right side
proves, that he paints the best hires-pictures at the moment.
The "s" letter of the logo on the left side is actually a lense
and it magnifies the chessboard under it (plus a face in a white
area). The IFLI-logo-picture by Skyle who painted a blond girl
features nice style combined with extremely good pixeling.
I hope to see more of his work as his following koala-logo is
cool, too. This time he painted a man's eye before the
characters. The 1.5 screens wide hires-picture by
hires-maniac Astaroth is quite impressive. He seems to like
chessboards and eyes, which are to be found here aswell.
Anyway, good work - maybe not the right motiv for using
hires. Astaroth gives us a surrealistic imagae again, which is a
vision of horror. The man with the eye...
Infront of the raytraced animation sequence the most active
Agony-graphician shows his ability to produce stuff in FLI,
too. It is quite good for my taste as it doesn't look as usual.
Coming to the very last screen we find (again!) hires art. The
citadel (looking comic-like) has a nice gadget, in detail the
lighted yellow window and is in contrast to the right side,
which reminds me of the style of Felidae/Reflex - two
dimensions and different.
When I first watched this demo I was very impressed by this
flood of graphics, ideas and it's great design and liking, but
somehow there is a bad aftertaste, as the Agony guys
included so many precalculations and effects that are only
possible using an Amiga/PC. I missed the original C64-spirit -
but drawing a conclusion this demo is state of the art!

Rating for the graphics: 90%

...to be continued in WORLD OF DEMOS 2 ...

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==World of Demos 2==
<pre>
LOVE by AGONY (continued...)

SYNDROM about the music,
All music in this demo was composed by SHOGOON - that
should tell you something about what to expect! Jazz & funk
on a top-level!
The intro tune starts with some film-like harmonies and some
ringmodulated effect-sounds. Then it turns up the speed -
sounding techno-like, which seems to be very popular these
days, especially in poland. But to point it out - SHOGOON does
very well know about how to do proper instruments and stuff..
When the Rot-twister comes in, a new music starts, which is
quite experimental in style, but still high-speeded... After
some time the style changes again into some normal
demo-music...
After turning the disk there it is - a jazz tune by him! He really
knows how to do it, groovy rythm and still good harmonies...
But I think this tune is a bit too short, it just lasts about 1
minute and then restarts...
The next music is typical SHOGOON-style too, I'm not even
sure what style of music it is... By the way, one thing has to
be mentioned... The whole demo contains a minor bug, but is
still of importance, atleast for musicians... When switching
from one effect to another, they don't keep track of the right
raster-distance while playing the music... I mean, it happens
that the music gets played 2 times a frame while switching -
it gives an ugly "jump"...
Anyway, the last tune is somewhat slower, too short in my
opinion though, but it contains some VERY interesting breaks
and harmony-changes...
To sum it all up - SHOGOON is a very talented composer with a
lot of original ideas and the ability to perform it very well on
the SID...

90 % for the music...
PLAZMOLYTIC by REACT
----------------

MR.SEX about the coding,
Yep, as you may guess, this demo will include quite a lot of
different plasmas. First one after a nice introduction is a kind
of silence-bars like the one in old TOPAZ demos, but this time
there are lot's of nice patterns and rasters. Looks quite nice.
Next part is 128 FLI SPLITS, which you have most likely seen
before. And then comes a new plasma, which is done with 4
colors and looks like to be bars with different x&y-patterns.
Okey, after next loading, it's time for a CHESSBOARD ZOOMER
(familiar eh?). Well, nothing new again, but nicely presented as
the whole demo is. Finally there is one more plasma before
reaching the end part with a DYCP scroller and greetings...
Overally this demo was very nice looking and I was positively
surprised about what those Slovakian dudes in REACT can
make. After all, those routines aren't very new or hardcore,
but if you like even a bit about plasmas, this is just for you.

65 % for coding...

EARTHQUAKE about the graphic,
This time the show starts with a low quality REACT-logo in
hires, which looks like done in 10 minutes, while the charset,
presenting the team behind the production, is much better.
Appearing in sync with the music is the next graphic - a
Plazmolytic Koala picture. The letters of the logo were done a
dozen times before and the bubble-plasma-background is not
very impressive, but I know that there isn't much more
possible in this graphic mode. The logo casts a shadow on the
background which gives a slight 3-dimensional effect.
The next graphic is a cyan "react" logo with bent outlines,
which reminded me immedeatly of the "WOM" logo (a chain of
record-shops here in Germany). Now we turn over to a very
well done plazmolytic logo. The characters are different from
the normal outlines used in koala-logos. The colors turn from
blue to grey and cyan.
The interlace FLI picture shows a feared face. It looks really
impressive and I just asked myself, why did the graphician
paint so ugly looking bubbles around it ? In my opinion this
doesn't fit right to the picture's message.
Next we have a react logo again. It is not as good as the
multicolor logos before. The outlines of the characters are
very simple in contrast to the filling, which uses the
graphicmode as good as possible - but still it doesn't look
nice.

Ratings for the graphic: 65%

SYNDROM about the music,
The intro music starts with some simple harmonies and some
standard accords, but all of a sudden it gets faded away...
Next one sounds quite nice, though the instruments leave
something to be desired. But the composer did a good job on
the melody, it's quite impressing and you can easily keep it in
mind. The next music is just some simple bassline combined
with some fast drums - not really worth mentioning...
Arrrgh! The following tune makes my OLD sidchip doing things
you all know as Filter-CLICKS. Do people never learn ???
Beside this, the tune itself is (again) nothing outstanding at
all - but after some time it atleast has got some sort of nice
melody. To be honest, this demo bores me quite a lot (music-
wise), as the next tune is of the same standart like the two
before...
Wow! The last part features some cool groovy music with
high-quality sounds, BUT it was made by Geir Tjelta and
ofcourse used before... Too bad!

43 % for the music....
DEFECT FAILURE by THE CODERS
----------------------

MR.SEX about the coding,
This demo starts with nice VECTOR DOTS, which are
displayed on expanded sprites and gives it a stylish start. If
we got one plasma-demo to review we got one DOT demo too,
as the next effect is SINE-DOTS. It's quite nice, but too
ordinary as it's made just with different y-position. More and
more and more dots :) Even SHADE DOTS, like in the next part.
They were made with 6 colors (3 of them put into sprites).
Again an old idea.
Then The Coders show you more vectors. First with some
vector dots and then with "fat lines", which looks good. And
finally some rubber vectors (wire frame though).
This "little" trackmo was very nicely designed and enjoyable,
so I will give...
... 60 % for coding ...
EARTHQUAKE about the graphic,
The hires-logos included in the intro look a bit boring and were
probably done with a charset from Amiga or PC. After a
"presents" falling out (cool) of the screen the graphician gives
us a "Defect Failure" logo, which is a 3-colored hires
construcion with strange characters. Finally the first multi-
color logo hits you screen saying "The Coders loading...". The
"sine dots" logo is not as good as the effect beside it. Atleast
they have a good sense of humour, as they dar to quote
Scooter :/ . After presenting their 6-color shadeplot routine,
they display a "Coders" logo... again. The FLI-picture following
up is called "Sexparty" - just a copy that looks okay, but in
FLI there is more possible. I remember seeing the image in the
Gfx compo on the Party 3 (on Amiga...). Sadly this is supposed
to be the only real artwork in this demo. After that there is on
more coders logo. I start to dislike tht, because the artists
could have spent their time painting more creative things like
small pictures or things like that. The only graphic in the next
part are some sprites. And afterwards we have again a logo
showing who made this demo. In a way it looks like the
previous one - now there's no way to forget the name of this
group anymore... The end is close and so it's time to present
the credits. Here they included some original effects. The
different jobs (like music) are "written" onto the screen and
get erased later, which I did like quite much.
After all the final end screen assembles very well on the
screen at remains there until you reset your machine...

Rating for the graphic: 55 %

SYNDROM about the music,
Well, another polish demo, so it's nothing new if I tell you that
the music is mainly techno-styled. Though this time it's
performed quite well. The credits say it was done by some
member of IDLERS (Haldor?). Who ever it was, he did the job
quite well - the music is by far not boring and also technically
without any bugs... Maybe just some of the instruments could
have been done better... Especially the snare-drum is getting
wrapped too early every time - but that could be a bug in the
player aswell (like in JCH's old players)...
The tune in the end-part is double-speeded, featuring some
of the infamous multispeed instruments... There are different
opinions about using multispeed for music or not. I personally
think that you don't make much profit in using it if you can't
do it perfectly like f.e. Jeroen Tel or JEFF, but anyway....

72 % for the music...

These were all reviews for this edition... If you want your
demo reviewed or want to comment on anything, feel free to
contact us on the usual adresses...

Still to come is the compiled result of all the reviews so far,
so you better go on reading and turn the page...
BEST DEMOS IN 1995
--------------------------------------------------------------

1. LOVE by Agony 76.0
2. RADIO NAPALM by REFLEX 71.6
3. PLAZMOLYTIC by REACT 61.3
4. DEFECT FAILURE by THE CODERS 60.3
5. FANTASY by CHROMANCE 57.0
PARTS By OXYRON 57.0
7. LILITH by ASPHERON 51.2
8. TECHNET 2 by SAMAR 49.3
9. THE GREAT KLOAKKMAN... by MSP 48.5
10.NERGEZO ANYAGIL by PROFIK 44.2
11.W.O.T.T.I.F.T.D. by F4CG 42.0
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Regards,
/WOD-Staff

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==Overall charts==
<pre>
O V E R A L L C H A R T S
--------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome! For some time now, on the first place. 9 points to
it has been uncertain what number 2, 8 to number 3 and
will happen to the Release- so on... If a chart has equal
charts, but as always you can places, I'll have to give out
be sure to get an updated look equal amount of points to
at the current charts, with those. I end with giving out 1
this, THE OVERALL CHARTS... point to the last one(s). So,
when I've collected all the
I'm KBS/ONSLAUGHT and I've datas, I count for each
been looking through some of catagory how many there are,
the latest magazines released, how many that qualified, how
to make this list. Now, here's many new entries, how many
how I do it: left the chart, how many
charts that was used to make
If a chart has 10 names, it's 10 this chart and finally all the
pts. to the group/scener/mag points and votes.
So, as you can see, I have to it, no doubts about that! But,
put a lot of effort into this, in order for me to keep doing
before you, the reader, can this, I need all the support I
finally have a look at this... can get. So, if you get some
But, nevertheless, I gladly do mags, please send them to:

KBS - Dalvej 8 - Vester Nebel - 6040 Egtved - Denmark

This month thanks goes to:

Raiders Of (the) Lost Empire...... for ROCK'N'ROLE #19
The Propaganda-staff............ for PROPAGANDA #17+18
Onslaught Design............... for VANDALISM NEWS #23
Camelot............................... for SKYHIGH #18
Excess.................................. for NITRO #19

Now, onto the charts...
BEST DEMOGROUPS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-7
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Demogroups counted : 17
Demogroups qualified : 11
New entries : 1
Demogroups left : 1
Charts counted : 6

Pos. L.pos. Demogroup... Location Pts. Votes
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1
01. (01) Oxyron Germany 57 6
02. (02) Byterapers Finland 48 6
02. (02) Camelot Denmark 48 5
03. (08) Reflex Germany 35 5
04. (03) Fairlight Sweden,OZ 32 5
05. (07) Taboo Poland,Germany 21 5
06. (05) Censor Sweden 19 5
07. (06) Antic Productions Sweden 17 5
BEST DEMOGROUPS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 8-10
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Pos. L.pos. Demogroup... Location Pts. Votes
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08. (10) Agony Design Poland,Hun,Ger 14 3
09. (04) Crest Germany,Denmark 10 3
10. ( - ) Nipson Poland 9 4

* OXYRON still manages to rule * REFLEX upped themselves
the charts, being on 1st for again, moving from 8th up to
quite some time now. 3rd...! Some move!

* BYTERAPERS and CAMELOT * By the looks of it, the guys
still seems to be facing the in the eversofamous
same situation as last issue, CENSOR, are on their way
where both also got in on an down the chart, while
equal 2nd place. TRIAD already was flushed
out this issue.
BEST CODERS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-8
--------------------------------------------------------------

Coders counted : 19
Coders qualified : 10
New entries : 1
Coders left : 2
Charts counted : 6

Pos. L.pos. Coder... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

01. (02) Mr. Sex/Byterapers Finland 57 6
02. (01) TTS/Oxyron Germany 55 6
03. (04) Slammer/Camelot Denmark 41 5
04. (06) Graham/Oxyron Germany 38 6
05. (07) Axis/Oxyron Germany 23 4
06. (06) Tron/Fairlight Sweden 16 4
07. (08) Bob/Censor Sweden 14 4
08. (05) MMS/Taboo Poland 13 2
BEST CODERS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 9-10
--------------------------------------------------------------

Pos. L.pos. Coder... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

09. ( - ) Quiss/Reflex Germany 12 2
10. (09) Druid/Agony Design Poland 9 4

* A rather unknown talent has * CROSSBOW/CREST has been
hit the coder-chart. I'm doing some diving since the
ofcourse speaking of the last edition. Apparently, he
quizmaster himself, QUISS forgot to check if there was
of REFLEX. Surely, he knows any water in the pool, before
what coding is, but his group he jumped out. KM/TABOO
is obviously better known to dropped out aswell, while
the scene, than he is. Well, MR. SEX/BYTERAPERS went
it should be exciting to see past TTS/OXYRON. Finally,
if he manages to climb into one might say.
the top 5...
BEST GRAPHICIANS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-8
--------------------------------------------------------------

Graphicians counted : 16
Graphicians qualified : 10
New entries : 0
Graphicians left : 2
Charts counted : 6

Pos. L.pos. Graphician... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

01. (02) Creeper/Antic Prod. Sweden 55 6
02. (01) Electric Finland 54 6
03. (05) Joe/Wrath Design Sweden 45 6
04. (03) Cruise/Taboo Poland 41 5
05. (04) Ogami/Fairlight Sweden 32 5
06. (06) Fazee/Taboo Poland 22 5
07. (08) RRR/Oxyron/B.B. Germany 18 5
08. (09) Hein/Focus Holland 14 3
BEST GRAPHICIANS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 9-10
--------------------------------------------------------------

Pos. L.pos. Graphician... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

09. (09) Biz Kid/Camelot Denmark 13 3
10. (07) Carrion/Elysium Poland 8 1

* In the world of graphics we * Bubblers for this catagory
find that the massive are: CUPID/XTC/EQX+FLT &
changes has completely RODER/AGONY DESIGN who
vanished for some reason. I both showed us some nice &
can only point out one awesome gfx, lately.
rather strange happening,
namely JOE/WRATH, who * Last issue I wrote that
was sent up from 5th place EXTEND was dead, but I'm
to 3rd! Honestly, how much not so sure anymore. Can
did you see from him during anybody verify this, please?
the summer??? I just ask!
BEST MUSICIANS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-7
--------------------------------------------------------------

Musicians counted : 16
Musicians qualified : 14
New entries : 1
Musicians left : 2
Charts counted : 6

Pos. L.pos. Musician... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

01. (01) P.R.I./Oxyron/Tia Germany 59 6
02. (02) Syndrom/Tia/Crest Germany 55 6
03. (03) Fanta/Oxyron Germany 30 5
04. (04) Compod/Fatum Poland 29 5
04. (03) Jeff/Camelot/CZP Denmark 29 5
05. (07) PVCF/Reflex Germany 23 4
06. (02) Zyron/(A)/Swemix Sweden 20 5
07. (06) Red Devil/Fairlight Sweden 19 5
BEST MUSICIANS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 8-10
--------------------------------------------------------------

Pos. L.pos. Musician... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

08. (02) Drax/Vibr./Crest Denmark 12 3
08. (03) Jeroen Tel/Focus Holland 12 3
09. (05) Shogoon/TBO/AGY Poland 11 3
10. (08) E.V. Santen/20CC Holland 7 1
10. ( - ) J.V. Dongen/Focus Holland 7 1

* As always, if there are new * Germany's domain as the
ones entering, some has to best musicians is now even
loose some positions. And harder to beat, with FANTA
that was just the case for starting to interfear with
dudes like ZYRON, DRAX, the top 3. There's a whole
JT, RED DEVIL & SHOGOON, new breed of German musi-
who all went down this time, cians, only PVCF and FANTA
although it's not over yet! reached the chart though.
BEST CRACKERGROUPS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-8
--------------------------------------------------------------

Crackergroups counted : 15
Crackergroups qualified : 12
New entries : 3
Crackergroups left : 2
Charts counted : 6

Pos. L.pos. Crackergroup... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

01. (01) Avantgarde Germany,US,UK 59 6
02. (02) Success+TRC Holland,Germany 52 6
03. (04) F4CG Belgium,Sweden 48 6
04. (03) Chromance Hungary,Germany 40 6
05. (04) Alpha Flight 1970 Germany,Norway 38 6
06. ( - ) Hardcore Germany 23 5
07. (10) Atlantis Switz.,Germany 19 6
08. ( - ) Onslaught OZ,Ger,Den,Hun 17 4
BEST CRACKERGROUPS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 9-10
--------------------------------------------------------------

Pos. L.Pos. Crackergroup... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

09. (08) Motiv 8 Denmark,US,Ger 12 4
10. (06) Dytec Germany 10 4
10. ( - ) Fairlight Sweden,Germany 10 4

* With the loss of several key- * ONSLAUGHT & HARDCORE
members, EXCESS is now finally arrived the charts,
without doubt a sinking although not being together
ship, as they didn't manage from now on...
to get enough points to stay.
* The delight of the eternal
* It's easy to spot who's the might, FAIRLIGHT, might
elite on this chart, just look come as a surprise to some,
at the pointdifference due to the usual slow period
between position 5 and 6! the summer is.
BEST CRACKERS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-8
--------------------------------------------------------------

Crackers counted : 21
Crackers qualified : 10
New entries : 2
Crackers left : 3
Charts counted : 6

Pos. L.pos. Cracker... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

01. (01) Jack Alien/AVT Germany 60 6
02. (03) Burglar/SCS+TRC Holland 54 6
03. (02) Hain/F4CG Poland 46 6
04. (06) CBA/Success+TRC Holland 40 6
05. (04) Derbyshire/AVT England 33 5
06. (05) Bacchus/Fairlight Sweden 28 5
07. ( - ) Ignorance/AFL Germany 15 3
08. (06) Mr.Wax/Chromance Hungary 12 4
BEST CRACKERS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 9-10
--------------------------------------------------------------

Pos. L.pos. Cracker... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

09. (10) Moonchild/Fairlight Poland 11 2
10. ( - ) Skinhead/AFL Germany 10 3

* The first thing that comes to * JACK, the ALIEN mindbender
my mind, is the fact that the in AVANTGARDE, scored top
previous page still contains grade in every crackerchart,
the same salted crackers, as this month, namely 10 points
usual. Ok, some are atleast out of 10 possible in as much
active, but there's certainly 6 charts! Also BURGLAR of
some that are NOT! SCS+TRC should be noted for
always being on the second
* IGNORANCE will no longer be spot in the same 6 charts!
IGNORED, as he figured out That's 9 out of 10 possible,
how get among the best... if you're into maths.
BEST MAGAZINES - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-8
--------------------------------------------------------------

Magazines counted : 17
Magazines qualified : 10
New entries : 1
Magazines left : 4
Charts counted : 6

Pos. L.pos. Magazine... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

01. (02) Skyhigh/Camelot Denmark 50 5
02. (01) Nitro/Excess Germany 45 5
03. (10) Shout/EQX+FLT Germany,Sweden 42 6
04. (05) Vandalism/ONS OZ,Germany 37 5
05. (07) Domination OZ 33 6
06. (09) The Tribune/Angry Holland,UK 31 5
07. (08) Mendip/Arcoss Holland 23 5
08. (08) Insider/Reflex Germany 17 4
BEST MAGAZINES - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 9-10
--------------------------------------------------------------

Pos. L.pos. Magazine... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

09. (03) +Jamaica/Jam Sweden 12 3
10. ( - ) Relax/Bad Bytes Germany 7 2

* FINALLY! We managed to get * The first issue of SHOUT
rid of the dead bodies... I'm could very well be described
ofcourse talking about the 4 as the magazine of the year,
magazines by the names of: but now, after half a year,
REFORMATION, REVEALED, there's still no sign of life on
NEWS PRESS & INGENIOUS the planet SHOUT. Anyway,
BRAIN. Altough I mentioned I find it very peculiar that
REVEALED, I haven't got any they jumped from 10th pos.
information saying that they all the way up to 3rd pos. &
died. But, I doubt that we'll that's without releasing
ever see another issue...! fucking anything... Hmm.
BEST SWAPPERS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-8
--------------------------------------------------------------

Swappers counted : 29
Swappers qualified : 12
New entries : 3
Swappers left : 2
Charts counted : 6

Pos. L.pos. Swapper... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

01. (02) Intruder/AVT Germany 56 6
02. (01) CLS/Amnesia/AFL Holland 55 6
03. (04) SPH./SCS+TRC Holland 40 6
04. (03) Derbyshire/AVT England 38 5
05. (05) Spermbird/EX/Chr. Germany 25 4
06. (07) Sebaloz/Lepsi Dev. Poland 18 3
07. (08) Starlight/Therapy Norway 15 4
08. (10) Dr. Kaos/Agony Germany 14 3
BEST SWAPPERS - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 8-10
--------------------------------------------------------------

Pos. L.pos. Swapper... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

08. ( - ) H-Bloxx/Excess Germany 14 3
08. ( - ) Syco/Chromance Holland 14 2
09. ( - ) Gigabyte/No Name Denmark 7 2
10. (06) Tabasco/Fairlight Sweden 6 2

* INTRUDER/AVANTGARDE * GIGABYTE/NO NAME's
takes over the top spot! I goodbye to the scene has
had the feeling that it would apparently not affected his
happen & now it did! Calypso voters as of yet, but atleast
is still close though, since if he should ever return, it's
his second place is only 1 save to say that he ended in
point lower... the top.
BEST OVERALL GROUP - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 1-8
--------------------------------------------------------------

Groups counted : 39
Groups qualified : 10
New entries : 3
Groups left : 3
Charts counted : 48

Pos. L.pos. Group... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

01. (02) Oxyron Germany 250 6
02. (01) Avantgarde Germany,US,UK 246 5
03. (03) Fairlight Sweden,Germany 196 9
04. (05) Success+TRC Holland,US,Ger 186 4
05. (04) Camelot Denmark 181 5
06. (08) Alpha Flight 1970 Germany,Norway 118 4
07. ( - ) The Imperium Arts Germany,Swe,Hun 114 2
08. (06) Taboo Poland,Germany 108 5
BEST OVERALL GROUP - OCTOBER 1995 Pos. 8-10
--------------------------------------------------------------

Pos. L.pos. Group... Location Pts. Votes
--------------------------------------------------------------

09. ( - ) Byterapers Finland 105 2
10. ( - ) F4CG Belgium,Sweden 94 2

* THE IMPERIUM ARTS seems * Bubblers for this chart is as
like a rather good group to be follows: ANTIC, EXCESS and
in, and it's funny that a little CHROMANCE. Both ANTIC &
group as this one are able to EXCESS left the chart this
compete with all the big time, but still they're very
groups. But, it's ofcourse close to the chart though.
because of the big names as:
PANORAMA INCORPORATED * AVANTGARDE, this summers
and SYNDROM who made TIA number one group, was
what it is today. beated by OXYRON by 4 pts.

</pre>
==Tales from TDJ==
<pre>
* Tales From The Darkside *
--------------------------------------------------------------

Those who have read my article in the pre-previous (watch
that stuttering now Judge) edition of the Pulse may remember
that I was in a somewhat optimistic mood. With Assembly '95
coming up, lots of groups had expressed interest in releasing
a demo there. Finally the future of the 64 seemed bright again.

As we know now, my optimism was left unrewarded. Only six
demo's were released, which is just one more than on X-95, a
party way smaller than the 'biggest scene event ever'. Also,
the quality of those demo's wasn't as high as I had hoped for.
Ofcourse BYTERAPERS came up with a fine piece of work once
more, even though I did not like 'EXTREMES' as much as their
W.O.C. series. BEYOND FORCE's '7 YEARS' was 'okay-ish', but
bearing in mind the 'groundbreakers' the group is wellknown
for I had hoped for something better. CREST's 'coming-soon-
tro' was funny but should not be seen as a serious product.
The other half of the releases weren't worth much. SYMPTOM
and CHAOS had better stayed on the pc and as for the PANIC
demo .. well, I admit it had some nice coding but am I the only
one who thought it was UGLY as hell ??

This brings me to the main subject of my article: WHY ?? Why
did I (and with me, many others) believe there actually would
be a whole bunch of good c64 demo's on Assembly ?? It's not
like that particular party is known for the large number of top
c64 demo's released there throughout the years. Plus it is a
well-known fact that most groups (on ANY machine) may aim
to give out a demo on a party, but usually fail in doing just
that. So once more I ask you, WHY ??

The easy answer here is WISHFUL THINKING: all of us are
ofcourse hoping the c64 demo scene will survice, and every
time we see a new demo, we can imagine that yes, it actually
might stand a chance in doing so.
Better still: maybe, just maybe, things will become as good as
in the golden days of the late 80's: new exciting productions
almost everyday, top groups living up to their reputation, new
legends being born as yet another world record is broken, fast
changing charts instead of today's static affairs .. HEAVEN !!

This answer brings up yet another question though: why do we
want things to become like that ?? Wasn't one time enough ??
Shouldn't we just be thankful for those happy days and GO ON
with our lives ?? In the eyes of the outsider we most certainly
should. So, why don't we ?? To answer that question, I think
it is necessary to split up the group of people on the c64 today.

A large part of our present scene-population has never really
experienced those golden days like they wish they had. Either
they weren't into c64 demo's back then, or they were in some
small (lame) group whose biggest effort was being mentioned
in the SEX & CRIME or greeted by a group that DID matter.
And while such people may have reached a bit of fame in 1995,
it can never be compared to being one of the 'elite' back when
things still were cool. Chances are that people belonging to
this group will claim that today's scene in fact IS as good as
it was in the late eighties, only to satisfy their own personal
need for acknowledgement.

As for the considerable smaller amount of sceners which were
part of the top back then, why do they long back ?? Probably
because they realise that they will never reach the same level
on another machine. It's a well-known fact that my teammate
JEROEN TEL for example, may have done some great tunes on
the NES, the SNES and the PC, but none of them as good as
the wonderful stuff he did on the c64. And where are all those
super-coders who declared the c64 beaten and wanted to test
their luck on more powerful machines ?? Ofcourse, a few guys
managed to make the transition succesfully, but their number
is rather small compared to those that tried and failed.
Also, at best such guys ended up in the sub-top. Example: the
SILENTS DK on amiga, a team consisting of several ex Bonzai
members (such as Ricky & Dize). While their last demo's were
quite cool, they're nothing compared to the products of groups
like SANITY or ANDROMEDA.

Taking things a step further, there is the subject of 'fame' ..
Being famous on one computer (c64) and then having to start
over fighting for that fame on another (amiga, pc) might prove
too big a challenge for most people. So instead they decide to
let things be and either return to their safe haven, or quit in
total. Some of them try for a while, seeking the company of
fellow ex-c64'rs, and protecting themselves by claiming that
'they just want to have a little fun, no need to become as big
as we once were anymore'. But then, after a while, when this
scenario really takes place and they suddenly find themselves
not belonging to 'the chosen ones' anymore they throw the
towel in the ring, giving up after all ..
The best example I can give you here is BONZAI PC. Trap,
Walt, Metal, Xerox, Tiger and several others tried their best
to bring some c64 flavor into the world of pc demo's. Later on
some more c64'rs joined, such as Mirage, Unifier and myself.
Things didn't work out however, and nowadays Bonzai pc is no
longer. Trap decided to pull the plug, as the group would never
reach the same status as on the c64. Case closed ..

So, the c64 veteran decides to stay where he is, afraid he may
lose his position. After all, history has shown that there really
isn't much hope .. Better than to become just another face in
another scene, he choses to retain his status in the one scene
that does matter, that of the c64.

But that's not all !! The sceners also want the ex-sceners to
return. Come back to the c64, bring us your magic like you
used to do in the past, make things good again !! Cycleburner,
holy master of the sample-mixes, come and bring us joy !!
Maduplec, genius coder who brought us so much pleasure in
the past, return to us and give us more !! Let us become a
happy nation of c64 users, work together, fuck the pc & amiga
scene !! Fuck real life for that matter !!

Fuck real life ?? What's got real life to do with the c64 ??

Time to play the psycho-analysist here. Let us take a random
scener. When the golden days of the c64 took place he was 17
or 18 years old, just as many others playing a pivotal role back
then. He still lived with his parents and all that mattered to
him were demo's and having fun with his friends. No problems
with money, no responsibilities other than sending out some
packs now and then, and doing a demo whenever, however he
liked it. Nowadays he's about 24, living on his own or with a
girlfriend/wife maybe, and faces huge problems. He probably
has debts, things at work or in school are not working out, life
in general sucks. Thus he longs back to the past ..
Time for some escapism, time for the c64. The beloved commy
becomes a link to better days .. He plays the role of war-hero
with great pride, boasting about the days when the c64 scene
really was the best imaginable. And for a brief moment he just
might succeed in breaking free from the cold realism of today's
world ..

Ofcourse this doesn't go for YOU. YOU stay on the c64 because
you like it, all your scene-mates are here and the amiga & pc
scenes aren't as nice, as friendly as that of the c64. This may
be true, in fact I think it is true for most of us but look beyond
that, be honest .. aren't you just afraid to lose your innocence,
your joy, like the others .. like me ??

Yes, like me. There, I said it. No need to keep on hiding myself
behind the mirror I have been holding before you. God knows, I
love the c64, more than any of my other computers and I could
not imagine life without it but still, shouldn't I at least try ??
Naah, did that, didn't like it so I returned .. What about other
scenes then ?? Well, I managed to form a new pc group which
may very well be the strongest in Holland and could play a big
role in the global demo scene as well. So yes, I do feel I have a
chance in becoming a 'well-known' face once again, but yet I
cannot let go of my c64 history either. Fact: out of the 9 guys
in that group (Analogue, in case you're interested), 5 hail from
the c64, 4 of which even are Focus members !! So am I making
the same mistake as several others did before me ?? No, don't
think so, because those other 4 c64'rs are all true masters in
their field and were asked not out of friendship alone, but also
because of their qualities as well. For the pc scene differs too
much from that of the c64, and a more professional attitude is
necessary to survive, friendship groups just don't work most
of the time. Yes indeed, I do think our group stands a chance
of making it to the top, and with it, the 5 c64'rs that are in it.

For those who want to know: Metal, MCA, Hein, Mirage, Tdj.
Whoops, there it is. The truth, or at least the dark side of it.
So now we know this, shouldn't we all grow up and leave the
c64, trying our luck on another machine (this time not making
the same mistakes our predecessors did), or acting really adult
and leave demo's alone once and for all ??

Ofcourse not, don't be silly. No matter what I said, no matter
how bad I may have made you feel, it all boils down to the fact
that we are still having fun, or at least pretend we are. And so
we keep hoping for better times to come by. After all, if those
demo's promised for Assembly weren't released there, they
might as well be on Wired, or The Party 5 .. And maybe, just
maybe, things WILL become as they once were. All our heroes
will return and the c64 demo-scene will reach great heights
once more. Fools for hoping ?? Yes we most certainly are ..
And so help me God, I hope we will never change.

C64, I love you ..

</pre>
==Meet the press==
<pre>
+ MEET THE PRESS - A WORLD OF MAGAZINES +
--------------------------------------------------------------

The media in the scene has profound power to be a positive
influence. This is where we come in, welcome to another
edition of MEET THE PRESS. The section dedicated to take on
the media - the organisers in the C64-scene.

MEET THE PRESS also operates as the official reaction
section of THE PULSE MAGAZINE. We invite you to send us
your thoughts and views, be they positive or negative, about
this magazine. We will print your letters in the next edition,
if they reach us before the 28th of October.

This edition we have a huge program for you. We have taken a
look at the whereabouts of SHOUT, and come up with some
very surprising news. We also bring interesting media-related
articles with news and views, as well as the obligatory
magazine reviews. General Editor, DUKE, bids you welcome.
FUTURE AMBITIONS THE PULSE MAGAZINE
--------------------------------------------------------------

THE PULSE MAGAZINE has not been given the best of
reactions since its comeback in June 1995. Most of the media
and its otherwise loyal readers, agree that THE PULSE is not
living up to earlier standard, and in general is missing
something of its old glow and style.

We at THE PULSE have considered those reactions seriously,
and we would therefore like to share with our readers the
future plans for THE PULSE, which hopefully will be realised
within the next couple of months. If not sooner.

Since the very start of this magazine, we have always looked
towards our readers to get new inspiration and ideas for what
could become a good and popular addition to this magazine.
This was what brought us to the top within this industry in
the past, and what we hope will bring us even higher <MORE>
as we embark upon the future with even greater ambitions
than before. We have learned to live with the fact, that the
average reader of THE PULSE expects a lot, and he is in his
good right, because we set the standard ourselves - and
should be able to live up to it as well.

But the actual problem is, what should be the standard of a
top magazine in the scene today? We have many good offers
on the market today, but very few (if any) address all of the
needs requested by the average scener. This is where we
come into the picture, we want to serve all sceners with
quality information and entertainment - in a manor that is
neccessary to keep all sceners satisfied and active in the time
to come.

It is our ambition to serve all the corners of the scene, and
report on them in detail as well. This requires a wide and
experienced staff, one we have had severe problems <MORE>
putting together. We have been blessed with the finding of
some very skilled and popular editors, but we are still in great
need of editors - especially within the game scene and
industry which seems to be a common problem within the C64
media these days.

THE PULSE MAGAZINE offers probably the very best of demo
reviews and analysis in the history, and we have been able to
boast this since the start of our chapter, WORLD OF DEMOS.
The latest signings of SYNDROM, EARTHQUAKE and MR.SEX
has kept on our tradition, and we are very proud of this part
THE PULSE has to offer.

The actual mail- and modem-scene has been merged in an
expanded news section, covering the part of the scene that is
in demand, with what news reporting is concerned. We realise
that certain newcommer groups and sceners may pass our
newsdesk by, but we are of the firm opinion, that our <MORE>
readers want to be informed about the known parts of the
scene - so the new additions to the C64 may have to make a
little noise before they get heard, atleast by our news
department. I think there is a mutual understandment about
this policy, atleast throughout the world of respected
magazines.

Entertainment must be described as a new addition to
magazine, although we at THE PULSE has held entertainment
very high in our priorities since the beginning. I think it is safe
to say, that news, charts and advertisements do not go under
this cathegory - which leaves half of the scene magazines out
of the entertainment industry. No, entertainment must be
debates, interviews or in general enjoyable chapters that
cannot be associated or compared with heavy and solid
statistics and charts.

<MORE>
We at THE PULSE has tried to broaden our program, bringing
our readers more entertainment, instead of more statistics.
The scene is supposed to have a fund side, as well as a
serious side. I would like to think, that anyone spending a lot
of time on something, would hold it somewhat serious to a
certain degree. Personally I do not spend that much time on
the C64 these days as I would like to - but still enough for me
to keep an edge required to do an information magazine.
Dispite the small amount of time, I still hold the C64 as
serious - because it is something I have had so much
enjoyment from. That should be obvious to anyone.

Anyway, returning to the subject of entertainment in the
media, we have had great success with our additions
SATIRICA and the debate section SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. We
have also acknowledged the media as an important part of the
scene, and therefore created an actual debate and information
chapter to treat the magazine industry. It all comes <MORE>
down to one thing, serving all parts of the scene, pushing for
growth in all corners of the world.

Although we have had somewhat bad reviews, there was some
good ones I admit, then I still think we are on the right track.
In our effort to prove our existance, we have yet again
released another packed edition of material suitable to be
catagorised as quality entertainment and information. But
please remember, a magazine is only as strong as the
interaction it recieves from its readers. This should be a
strong hint to all of you passive magazine readers out there.

It is time the magazine readers did their fair share of work,
and supported the scene magazines. This way, we can all
benefit with fast news, information and entertainment.

General Editor,
DUKE
SHOUT UNDER SPOTLIGHT MEET THE PRESS
--------------------------------------------------------------

The FAIRLIGHT magazine, SHOUT, remains unreleased for
another month, and questions have started being raised by the
majority of the scene about its current whereabouts. But the
reactions of the SHOUT disappearance have not been as
negative as you would think, this is proved by the current
chart situation of SHOUT. It seems as if a magazine is better
off not releasing to get votes - as crackers and coders are.
CROSSBOW for instance has never been given more votes in
his career as active, as in the last 3 inactive years.

But enough about the somewhat biased charts, we turn our
focus towards the SHOUT leadership. We wanted to get an
interview with main editor, ENDURO, but although approached
by us twice, we have not heard from him. Therefore we talked
to former leader of FAIRLIGHT, BACCHUS, who was asked
about the current SHOUT situation.
<D> DUKE/MEET THE PRESS
 BACCHUS/FAIRLIGHT
--------------------------------------------------------------

<D> Welcome BACCHUS. It has now been a while since the
first edition of SHOUT was released. One question:
What's up?

 Well, I guess I am not the right person to answer.
MARTIN (ENDURO) has been moving around a LOT since
he moved to Gothenburg, and without a steady place in
space, it is hard to be creative. I have not heard from him
in quite some time.

<D> Do you think it was a mistake for you to merge the two
magazines, REFORMATION and INGENIOUS BRAIN. I
mean, perhaps the project just got too large for anyone
to handle.
 Saying yes would be patronizing the attempt, which I
wouldn't do for the world. We though (and still think)
the IB team were (and still are) great coders, and as
TRON had joined the army, we had a substancial lack of
coding resources. With ENDURO as a creative writer,
IB was an excellent choice as a partner in this situation.
I had done the code modifications in the last couple of
issues, and it was mainly to lift this burdon off me (to
poke around in TRON's code), that we took the step. I
still think it was right at the time, and even with the
information I have at hand today, I feel we couldn't really
have done anything else.

<D> What can we expect in the future, in terms of a magazine
released under the label of FAIRLIGHT?

 I hope ENDURO is done moving, so he can start working
again.
Looking for an explanation about the status and whereabouts
of SHOUT, we were given a rather shocking statement from
SLEDGE of FAIRLIGHT. According to him, SHOUT is now
officially dead and forgotten. Furthermore, he did not think the
main editor of SHOUT, ENDURO, would ever produce another
magazine again in the future.

However, SLEDGE claimed FAIRLIGHT was not to be
considered as gone from the media spotlight. They have
currently plans to put out a brand new magazine, according to
SLEDGE this one with a different concept. The new concept
should be a wide coverage of the demo-scene with
programming tips and debate. But as the past has taught us,
we should not believe in anything - before we see it.

This should therefore mean, that SHOUT can be considered as
dead and gone. I hope this also means the end of the ridiculous
amount of votes it got in all the charts.
PROPAGANDA HOLDS ANNIVERSARY MEET THE PRESS
--------------------------------------------------------------

The latest edition of PROPAGANDA, issue number 19, was able
to proclaim special features in the upcoming anniversary
release, the 20th edition. It is with great anticipation, that
we look forward to that occation, especially considering the
fact, that PROPAGANDA seems to get better and better by
every release.

The 19th edition proved even more stylish, and a well-prepared
staff of excellent editors makes PROPAGANDA a delight to
read. It may not be directed towards the whole market, but it
covers the games-industry and cracking-scene so well, that
anyone keen on scene success must love this one too.

We at THE PULSE, would therefore like to extend out
congratulations on reaching the 20th edition, of what has been
a glorious magazine history. Here's to 20 more!
GAMERS GUIDE IS "THE BEST" MEET THE PRESS
--------------------------------------------------------------

It is known to everyone, that the infamous collectors
magazine, THE GAMERS GUIDE, is gone and dead. This mean
the end of a long era of magazines to keep record of the games
released - comparing them, coming to a conclusion about what
versions were best, ultimately granting certain groups glory in
the field of blockbusting.

But now the scene is introduced to a brand new magazine,
that could easily be described as the ultimate successor of
the Gamers Guide. Atleast this newcomer, THE BEST, takes
on the same market and subject - the games.

As the introduction edition so elegantly explained, the rules
are the same as those of the GAMERS GUIDE. Thus comparing
and granting the GAMERS GUIDE the deserved respect, thank
you for that. The editors do also appear to be very <MORE>
respectable, in the shape of REAM of ALPHA FLIGHT, and the
known trader, CALYPSO of ALPHA FLIGHT and the Dutch side
AMNESIA. By providing two excellent chapters : the
futurewatch type chapter looking at games to come, as well
as the game of the month chapter, they have left the readers
with a hunger and lust for more.

What is to be expected in the future from THE BEST is yet to
be seen. But we predict they will take the scene serious
enough, to grant us another look at the best of THE BEST.

The games that is!
--------------------------------------------------------------

JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON,
We all like to follow a winner, the same seems to work in the
scene. With GAMERS GUIDE came many copies of the well
known concept, but as they died out the scene was left with
no alternative. Now we have one again - and then, 2, 3, 4, etc.
MAGAZINE REVIEWS MEET THE PRESS
--------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome to the popular MAGAZINE REVIEWS section. The
part of MEET THE PRESS where we take a deeper look at
a few selected magazines, released recently on the C64.

This edition we have looked at the 19th edition of NITRO, but
also the 18the edition of SKYHIGH. Make sure to read this
months PROFILE - our guest, editor of SKYHIGH, BIZ KID.

Explanations for the point-system.

* : Aweful
** : Bad
*** : Acceptable
**** : Good
***** : Great
****** : Excellent
SUBJECT : NITRO, 19th edition.
LABEL : EXCESS.
--------------------------------------------------------------

It's been a while since we looked at the last edition of NITRO,
and the same goes for the general audience, as NITRO returns
after a delay. This edition was released on the 29th of August.

Being accostomed with the usual two disk-sides filled with
text, this edition must have been somewhat of a
disappointment to the average NITRO reader. But having a
wide range of scene-related text, they quality as a magazine,
that is well worth the reading.

The NITRO outfit is not very reader-friendly in my opinion. The
choice of colours in the text-area is simply annoying, and the
MAMBA type animated sprites really leaves a huge
question-mark about the actual originality of NITRO. But
enough about the superficial part.
In general we have to agree with NITRO as a magazine, that is
able to keep its readers well supplied about global happenings
within the scene. The odd detail about NITRO, is the fact that
they have always been considered as among the best within
the business by the voters. But looking through the magazine,
it is quite hard to see a certain area, in which they qualify
themselves as superior. But considering that most of the
voters are from the mail-scene, a magazine such as NITRO -
which is primarily directed towards the mail-scene, is
destined to do well in the charts.

Their actual program for this issue, comprised of the typical
news, charts, interview and reaction section. In addition they
had excellent demo- and magazine-reviews. Their special
report about all the current active magazines in the scene,
was simply a blockbuster. I definately rate H-BLOXX as one of
the most talented editors in NITRO - which is otherwise
known as a magazine with low quality in terms of <MORE>
the English and editing. The idea for this chapter was bold, as
I predict H-BLOXX would have needed a huge amount of hours
to come to a conclusion about more than 30 magazines. Well
done.

It is quite hard to rate a magazine such as NITRO. I guess the
average scener is well supplied by NITRO, and would rate it a
lot higher than I probably would. But then again, maybe it is a
question of magazine-mentality - we all have our own
preferences, and thank god for that. I personally prefer a more
conservative type of editing, with a touch of class and
originality to top it off. But hopefully NITRO will join the
league of those, who has practised those areas of editing, in
the near future.

JUDGEMENT : ***.
SUBJECT : SKYHIGH, 18th edition.
LABEL : CAMELOT.
--------------------------------------------------------------

We follow up on this months PROFILE, BIZ KID of CAMELOT,
by giving his magazine SKYHIGH, a full body examination. This
magazine is also boasting the chart position, as the worlds
current number one. Atleast, that is what the voters have
made it - but now, let us have a closer look at the magazine,
SKYHIGH. This edition was released on the 1st of September
by CAMELOT.

SKYHIGH has primarily made a name of itself providing a lot of
text. The magazine is normally released on two disk-sides,
putting it in the lenght catagory with magazines such as
NITRO and SPLASH. But that would also be where the
comparison stops.

<MORE>
SKYHIGH has a nice calmness to it. The attempt to create a
nice atmosphere around it was a success. It's maybe the good
looking outfit which is responsible for that, but also the text
is nice and does not give you any contriversial subjects to
wonder about. It is debatable whether that is good or not -
depends on the reader.

Speaking of the outfit. I think it would be obvious to anyone,
that a magazine produced by CAMELOT, would be destined to
have a nice outfit. This one is no exception. The menu
presents the chapters via a type of window-system, although
not like the one you would find in the otherwise splendid
REVEALED outfit - but close enough. The magazine offers 3
types of music, with fine graphics by the editor, BIZ KID.

SKYHIGH does not offer anything for the cracking-scene or
board-minded sceners. It is not a policy of SKYHIGH though,
but probably the result of the environment it comes around to.
Eventhough SKYHIGH may be situated at a comfortable
number one spot in the charts, it really hurts me to see such
large parts of the scene left out. BIZ KID may be of the
opinion, that if SKYHIGH is number one in the charts, then the
market must be totally satisfied. But I strongly disagree with
that, as I would predict only some 30% of the sceners actually
vote - and only 5% of those are active in the cracking-scene. If
you made a total poll of all sceners, SKYHIGH would be placed
much lower in the charts - which I think should be considered.
It is not always a matter of votes, it is more a matter of
serving the scene the best you can - and that means all
corners of the scene, atleast if you want to claim the title as
a top SCENE (as a whole) magazine.

But I will not hassle BIZ KID about the lack of market-
coverage, rather than comment on what is presented.
SKYHIGH offers a good selection of chapters - something for
everyone in the legal mail-scene. Looking at the chapters,
the news section first spring to my mind. It is horrible short -
and contains a lot of information, about groups I have never
heard of before - and probably never will again. It is a good
initiative of BIZ KID to extend a helping hand to the
newcommers and unknown, but it is terrible boring for me as a
reader, to read about some new Polish group who released a
note of some sort. Just to make a crazy example.

The news department of SKYHIGH can easily be described, by
looking at its coverage of the major scene events, such as the
breakup of HARDCORE and ONSLAUGHT. SKYHIGH had 4 lines
of text about the event, which really makes me wonder about
SKYHIGH's skill at covering the scene or atleast reporting
about major happenings. The excuse that HARDCORE and
ONSLAUGHT should be a cracking-group and therefore not
interesting to SKYHIGH is not valid, as both groups are active
in the demo-scene as well.
I realise I have been awefully negative, but in good right I
might add, therefore I will turn my eyes to the best part of
SKYHIGH - the Advertisement section. It seems to me, the
thing SKYHIGH is best at, is getting the high rate of
readerinteraction. They have bundles of addresses, huge
CHART statistics, several interviews (but with somewhat
unknown people. Am I really the only one who wants to read
about famous people in the scene?). SKYHIGH also has a nice
editorial, with BIZ KID in full effect. He is definately best as
an editor, when he can comment on issues that concerns him,
and talk about various subjects he is familiar with.

It is as hard to rate SKYHIGH, as it is to find any demoreviews
in it (should a demo-magazine not have demo-reviews?). If I
give it a bad rating, I would be called a jerk - because that
would be going against the will of the voters. But as the
charts mean less and less to me - especially since SHOUT
appeared in the TOP 3 several months back, I'll ignore it.
SKYHIGH is a steady released magazine, and that really
speaks in its favour. It has a lot of interesting text, but lacks
in the two major areas it OUGHT to be good in - the News
coverage, and the Demo-Reviews areas. It has some fine
features, but they really seem too simple for me to give them
a top grade - the new ideas really seemed far away in my mind.
Therefore I will take a chance, giving the current number one
magazine the following rating - considering that just because
a music piece is the number one in the charts, it does not
necessarily mean it is the best around.

JUDGEMENT : ****
--------------------------------------------------------------

With those final words, another edition of MEET THE PRESS
has come to an end. I hope you have enjoyed the reading, and
will support all of the fine magazines the scene has to offer.
We will see you next month with more MAGAZINE gossip, see
you then. /DUKE!

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Before ending this chapter, I 4. Try to include some kinda
would like you to remember disk-protection for a change.
some of the following things It keeps the stuff intact...
concerning the use of the
addresses: Now, when that is said, my
business here is done.
1. Never write the handle or
groupname on the envelope. Till next month...
2. Always use enough stamps.
3. Never use tape or glue on
the first sending. KBS/ONSLAUGHT

</pre>

Brutal Recall 07 ch29

2010-07-04T11:37:29Z

Ymgve: Reverted edits by ClementSimon (Talk); changed back to last version by Ymgve

<pre>

OUR REGARDS...

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as always there's an end to the good and
nice things...
it's been a pleasure to bring you this
latest issue but unfortunately it's
goodbye for now...
but before we leave,we'd like to thank
the following people for their great
support...
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voyage accuracy
THE BOSS ACCURACY
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prowl alcoholics
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tsp cheyens
vernest cheyens
ROUGH CHROMANCE
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scotch clique
incubus cocoon
domix collision
objector conic
MAC CREST
red hawk cross
marc depredators
slator depredators
yaemon depredators
godfather depredators
blockbuster depredators
derbyshire ram dominators
olorin dominators
klf+emf duplex
MIKE DUPLEX
sbr eclipse
slice exotic
dr.acid extend
greg faces
aaron fairlight
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skywize hoaxers
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flash hysteric
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scott porno design
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in'n'outsider silence
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tom skid row+talent
pete skid row+talent
hammer the ancient temple
hercules the cracker duo
razor the force
zoris the force
beat topaz
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oze tpf
aktie triad
BREGO TRIAD
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and also all that spread our votesheets
all around the entire world like:

jake pulsar
ghost razor
beat topaz
bomb ex.x-rated

and ofcourse all the BRUTAL swappers...
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well,we've got to leave you for now,but
stay tuned because we're back before
you know it!!

-brutal recall-
we know it before it happened!

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</pre>

The Pulse 17

2010-06-22T05:44:19Z

Ymgve: Reverted edits by 212.95.58.161 (Talk); changed back to last version by Hollowman

Domination 08 Derbyshire Ram

2010-06-08T20:24:36Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Guest editor: Derbyshire Ram *
---------------------------------------

Well there is still not much to report for 'Domination'
from the United Kingdom, the scene is certainly
picking up here but in a particular way, little or no
software available, but certainly more Commodore
users than for the past three years.

It is almost impossible to count the 'fanzines'
appearing on the scene, but by far the best is
'computer' (now 'Commodore Scene'), this is edited by
Richard Bowen (ED: see GAME SCENE for further info)
along with a host of co-contributors, most of who i
thought had left the scene for good, it appears that
quite a few new games will appear from notable
programmers mainly for use on the cover disk,
but some will certainly be sold as commercial projects
in the near future.

Currently quite a lot f programmers outside the UK
are trying to sell or get people to sell their games
over here sadly.
Some have already been seen on the cracking scene
as they have already been distributed elsewhere in
Europe, so how well they will sell is anyone's guess.

One pain in the butt is 'Eaglesoft', no need to mention
any names here, but they are trying to rip off the
UK market like hell with some below average tack.

The problem is that here we have loads of new users
also who really do not understand the 'scene', these
are being taken for a right ride.
(Are you taking note 'Nuke'?)

No new games are emerging, 'Mayhem' are just about
the only active group left in the United Kingdom,
if you like S.e.u.c.k. and "interlace", then thats ok,

but it is not really what we want.
More to tell when more happens.

Derbyshire Ram
December 1996

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Domination 08 Jack Daniels

2010-06-08T20:24:22Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Guest editor: Jack Daniels *
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>> Remembering <<

What is it, i sometimes wonder, that made the C64 scene
so special in contrast to other scenes. And then again,
what happened to it, that the good old flair is gone
nowadays?
Why do old 'legends' quit the scene and move towards
other targest?
A lot of questions, but theanswer is easy, or seems to
be easy to me.

The Commodore 64 was not the first home-computer,
but it was a major development concerning the
quality in comparisson to the VIC 20, Texas instruments
The C64 turned out to be the most sold home-computer
worldwide.

When we started in the scene, we were young, were
mainly going to school and had lots of spare-time to
to spend on the C64.
I remember the times when 3DK and me have been mail
trading with more than 200 contacts, plus we edited
Corruption, called the boards and did some other
(more or less) usefull stuff for the groups we have
been in.
Spending a whole weekend (from Friday afternoon till
Sunday evening) infront of the monitor, was nothing
special. Copying lika a maniac, writing articles
throughout the night, no big deal.

Today, having so much free-time is just a dream.
We all got older, left school, start working, studying
or whatever and cannot spend so much time for the
computer.
Another point is that in the beginning of the C64 scene
there was no alternative. The Amiga scene was the only
concurence, but everyone who had his root's in the
C64 scene disliked the Amiga. So the C64 scene was the
only thing to be active in.
But then all of a sudden, people started getting PC's
and consoles. The PC started being a must for
everyone who wants to keep up to date. Slowly people
realised that you can also use the consoles and PC for
cracks, demos and magazines.
The 64 scene got struck, people needed new challenge
as almost everything on the 64 that could be done had
been done. This and the lack of time made a lot of
people and groups leave the Commodore 64.
Once you start work or to study you have to realise
that there are more important things in life than
hanging infront of a computer like the 64.

The latest development is the internet. Being on PC
allows you to combine all things you want to do with the
one computer. You can play games, write letters, do
calculations, surf the internet and so on.
The Commodore 64 is simply not advanced enough to be
competetive with the PC.
But comparing these two computers isjust like
comparing a Ferrari with a Lada.
So far, the article sounds like i do not like and do not
have a C64 anymore, but thats wrong. Let me try to
explain the fascination of the Commodore 64...

The 64 is the machine where we all started on, it's also
the computer we all grew up with.
Everyone has some positive memories about being a
part of the C64 scene. I do not know a single person,
who regrets his time in the 64 scene. It's something
that was a part of our youth and for some even a big
part.

I can only give you my point of view. I am not really
involved into the C64 scene anylonger, as i simply do
not have the time to. Plus i do not have a working C64
right now, but this will be changed soon, as i still
collect C64 wares, mainly oldies.
I have a few hundred disks with a lot of goodies from
various years of the 64 scene. I am glad that i am still
in contact with some guys from the 64 scene worldwide
either by email or regular mail.
Visiting computer parties like the Tribute is always fun
meeting people from all over the world, having a beer,
a chat, having fun as we all have a common basis.
One thing is definate, i will always keep my C64 with all
it's disks and memories. No matter how fastand big the
PC's will be.

The 64 was and still is a part of my life, nobody who has
not been involved there can understand it. My brother
always laughs his ass off when he sees me playing old
games on the C64. But that's an experience all of you
have made.

This article wasn't meant to judge anything, it shall
just give you a short glance of the developments in the
C64 scene in the last years. It only reflects my
personal opinion.

If you have any comments or ideas, feel free to
contact me under the following email address:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Also if you are interested in some C64 oldie swapping.
Thats it for today, enjoy the C64 as i do.

Yours Sincerly
Jack Daniels

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Domination 08 Violator

2010-06-08T20:24:00Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Guest editor: Violator/Afl *
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>> The Swedish scene <<

Hello this is Violator/Afl writing this small chapter
just so you can see whats up in the Swedish scene.
As you might have noticed, the scene in Sweden is not
that active as some years ago.
The amount of sceners are slowly decreasing, but
still some old sceners come back too.

Today we only have 4 boards, if you don't count the
small and unnoticed boards like Fossie Bbs (a PD board)
Here you have the numbers of the Swedish boards.
Antidote XXXXXXXXXXXXX Triad+Wrath Designs+Afl
Sysop: Taper/Triad.
The Studio XXXXXXXXXXXXX Triad, Sysop: Jerry/Triad.
Virtual Light XXXXXXXXXXXXX Triad+Active+Driven
Sysop: Tao/Triad.
Wares Aquarium XXXXXXXXXXXXX Fairlight+Hitmen
Sysop: Sledge/Fairlight.

So give them all a call to help the Swedish board scene.
The active groups inSweden are easily counted these
days. Some of them are not that active, but here you
have a list of them.
Some of the groups are not based in Sweden, but they
have some members in Sweden.
Active, Triad, Fairlight, Hitmen, Onslaught, F4cg,
Flash Inc, Alter, Lepsi, Crest, Noice, Megaunit,
Ascraeus, Nitros, Wrath Designs, Nostalgia, Antic.

Still there are rumours that Censor, Light and Horizon
will do a comeback on the 64, but honestly i don't think
so. (Ed: Censor for sure, Light maybe..)
But i hope you prove me wrong with releasing some
really nice demos.
Then what can we expect from the Swedish scene in the
future? Lately both Fairlight and Triad have taken on a
lot of new members to make a massive comeback onto
the really active scene again.
A lot of the groups in Sweden are talking about a lot of
projects. But still we haven't seen much at all.
I will try to type something about the latest releases
from some of the groups in Sweden.

FAIRLIGHT: released some quality cracks in the last
months. But they just lost their talented Polish
cracker Moonchild to Hitmen.
Sledge is still doing a great job with his board WAQ
which is considered by many foreign guys as the best
board in Sweden.
Planned releases are 'LEGALIZE IT', a demo by Tron.
'REFORMATION ISSUE #11', 'DEVIL TRACKS 3' and some
small projects such as a single file demo and tools.

TRIAD: Gained a lot of new members in the last 2 months.

Quality cracks have been released and a firstie too.
Cracks will always come as long as there are the games
A small demo and a picture by Sliver that won the
Flags'96 party this year.
Triad has three boards up and running at the moment.
Antidote is rumoured to be the best thing that has
happened to the Swedish scene in years.
Planned release are as always quality cracks, demos,
a gfx collection, a mag (ED: Swapper's Guide) and some
first releases now and then.

F4CG: A lot of cracks and first releases. As always.
They have lost their board in the states some time ago.
(ED: Dream Park, shared with Avt).
They gained another, (ED: Holiday Inn Cambodia) but
they lost that one too some days later.
The best thing that has happened to F4cg according
to many, is that they got some of the Avantgarde
members when Avt died.
Planned things are the Tribute 2 in November and a
demo is also said to be produced by Devil and some
more members.
(ED: sad news being that their Tribute party was
cancelled and they have lost a lot of members lately)

FLASH INC: Not much has been heard from this group.
The last few months only Morpheus seems to be the
active guy in FHI when it comes to calling the Swedish
boards.
Planned releases are the comeback of their mag
Hotshot. It's votesheet was spread some months ago.
But since there has been almost no sign of them at all.
The last i heard was that their German member called
Warp 8 had done a totally new outfit for their mag and
he was also coding some demo parts for their demo.
(ED: also heard that Moon was to release a msx coll.)

ANTIC: Not much has happened since they released
their demo on the Party V in Denmark. But some rumour
says that they will release a demo in the near future.
A 2nd graphics collection by Creeper is also said to
be released. (ED: titled: 'Creepshow 2')

ACTIVE: Well not much has happened n this group over
the last months. But now that the summer is over they
have been spotted on some Swedish boards.
Trident is composing a lot of tunes these days.
Rumour has it they will release their 7 years demo in
the near future.

ALTER: is the most active group in Sweden, if you look
at the amount of demos in the last year.
But now some of the members have joined the Polish
group Lepsi Developments, and one member for Noice.
But even if they only have 3 or 4 members left, they
still managed to release another small demo called
'Yet another meeting demo'.

WRATH DESIGNS: Just recently took 4th place at the
Assembly'96 with their demo 'Stupidity 3' A really good
demo. Most said that they deserved 2nd place in the
compo.
With this demo they marked their return into the
active scene after 1.5 years of silence.
More demos are to be released in the future. All we can
hope for is that it won't take another 18 months to be
released. They also share the bbs Antidote with Triad.
MEGAUNIT: Their latest release ws released on the
Assembly '96 party. It was their 3rd note writer
collection. They have members from a lot of places
around the globe.
Planned releases are 'SCS COLLECTION 3', 'DEAFMANIA 2',
and a demo and a graphics collection from Ranz & Jb.

NOICE: Not much has happened to this demo group.
They gained some members and lost some.
RUmour has it that they are planning to release a demo
and a gfx collection by Stasi.
But those rumours have been in the air for a longtime
now.
But they say that it will come soon, so we will just have
to wait and see.

Well there you have it. I only took those groups which
have a real hq in Sweden. Game lables in Sweden????
Well sure we have two of those.
One is not that unknown called Cherry Soft which has
spread some really nice previews of their coming
games.
Games like 'Bouncy Balls' and a lot more high quality
games and then we have a new games lable called
Ambush Designs. Some of you mmight recognize this
group. But if you didn't know it, Ambush is dead as a
demo lable.
They will only release high quality games for the 64.
Not one day coded puzzle games, but real games like in
the old days. Nice graphics,music and nicely styled.
Fun games that you don't throw away after some hours
Support the scene with buying games.

The final point on gender today is my personal view on
the scene today.
I know you all know that it's not the same as some years
ago, but it's still a place where you have fun. Think
about it.
Can you really imagine how much the scene has meant
for us all??? I mean how many guys have been in the
the scene???

Some compare the scene to drugs and why not.
I get a kick from swapping. I love to open those sends
and i really like those demos.
Just take an old demo and turn it on, there you are in a
new world.
Some get their kick from cracking and some from
hacking cards. We all do our part for the scene.

With some final words i would like to say to you all,
thanks.. and i really mean it.
Because if it wasn't for you their wouldn't be what we
all call the scene.
Keep it alive by doing your part.
We have what many others don't have these days.
Fun and friendship, isn't that what its all about? You
tell me.

Yours sincerly
Violator/Alpaflight

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Domination 08 Interview 5

2010-06-08T20:23:12Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Interview - Motley/F4cg *
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Welcome dear reader to the already mammoth interview
section of Domination.
The following interview has taken over two years to be
realised, having spoken with the 'victim' on a
conference, we arranged to have this interview done
quite some time ago, but it never became a reality,
until now atleast.

Presenting a good friend of mine, the one, the only..

>> MOTLEY of F4CG <<

An active member of the Fantastic Four Cracking
Group, responsible for their famous website on the
Internet and for his efforts in the long gone Genesis
Project.
Enjoy.
General Editor.
D - Domination
M - Motley/F4cg

D)
Welcome to the Domination magazine, firstly, as normal,
please introduce yourself to the readers.

M)
Well.. my name is XXXXXXXXXXXX, 23 years old, known by
the name Motley, a member of the oldest living family,
known as F4CG and the Internet manager of
PROPAGANDA.

D)
For sometime now you have been somewhat inactive on
the board/mail scene, although your Internet
activities as with most sceners these days, is quite
strong. Will you again return to previous activities?
What are your future plans on the C64?
And what are your current jobs for Fantastic Four
Cracking Group?
M)
My inactivities most strongly started when my best
friend Scope/F4cg died in a accident. For that reason
it has been quite difficult for me to get the old "click"
when it comes to activities on the C64 scene.
Slowly, but safely, i'm raising my activity on the scene
again.
When it comes to board activities, i'm not sure if i will
pick that up, as i already got caught for hacking and
carding a few years back and it kind of left it's traces
to the whole deal of making calls. I'm not planning to get
caught again. When it comes to the Internet, i see
myself more like a "senior" when it comes to sceners
on the net (and irc), except maybe for a few American
demo groups.
So i decided to stick to it, as an interesting counter
part for the boards. And suddenly the INTERNET
hysteria started.. And here we all are.
When it comes to my future plans concerning the C64
scene, i will continue my work with PROPAGANDA On-line,
the Internet version of PROPAGANDA magazine.
Putting Propaganda On-line seemed to create some
kind of trend on the C64 Internet community, seeing
more mags getting their way to the net in the form of
Homepages.
My activities concerning F4CG willincrease in near or
late future, probably some part on the "cracking"
field, aswell on the Intro-coding field.
We'll see...

D)
You have been around for quite sometime, i remember
when i first asked you for this interview several
years ago, but the vortex of time forced it to be
delayed until now.
Your scene career must be quite extensive, could you
please give the readers some background on what
groups you have been in, what jobs you have
performed and the basic highlights and history of
Motley.

M)
Well.. The first "known-for-it's-skills" group i joined
was ROYALTY (with members like Kingfisher/Triad and
Alfatech/Censor Design), DEATHSECTOR (remember the
demos, Budweiser 1-3, Heineken and Koff?), during my
time travelling a board, i met this boy who was quite sad
and destroyed that nobody called his board, so i
decided to give him a hand. I renamed the board to
Black Rain, and together with 2 other groups, we
managed to raise that board up, later the board
renamed and is in today's board history remembered
as a TOP-ELITE board, namely * Divine Ultimatum * with
the Sysop Chameleon.
After DSR i joined Vision with Scope, there i got to
know the boys Newscopy/F4CG and Jucke/GP that led
into a lifetime friendship.
After Vision i joined Genesis Project, after some
fuck ups from people (no names) i was forced to leave
it, i spent a year around hacking/phreaking, also
starting the H/P group * Phreakuenz * with friends.
I wasn't playing an active role in the C64 scene, more
like on the h/p scene, then i was asked to join
Red Sector Inc, and i did. After 7 hours Newscopy
asked me if i wanted to join Genesis Project and after
a little thinking i decided to rejoin them.
I stayed there 'till the end, when we decided to take
GP to the grave and most of us joined F4CG, my
current group. Under my time in various groups i did
mail trading, modem trading, intro coding, cracking,
hacking and phreaking, i also worked as one of the
staff members in a long forgotten magazine called
World News, after that i dedicated my "magazine" life
to Propaganda and have stayed there ever since.

D)
I'm not sure if you are aware, but the current C64
magazine industry has boomed in quality, with board
based magazines pushing joirnalism to a peak never
witnessed before in the C64 history.
What is your opinions on the magazines of today
compared with several years ago? is there room for
more improvements?
M)
The journalism in the magazine for sure has grown a
more professional touch to the magazine industry,
except for a few "magazine-wars" here and there
(hint) 8)
The past years i really haven't read that many
magazines, but comparing todays few top magazines
with the magazines 5-7 years back, a slight difference
could be noticed.
Few weeks back i was reading the first issue of
PROPAGANDA written ofcourse by the DUDE himself,
Antichrist/GP, i found it VERY entertaining, this guy
was pushing the other magazines to the ground with his
hard words. And i mean REALLY pushing and he made
one hell of a good job with it aswell.
I think todays magazine may not quite share the same
humorous journalistic approaches of that time, but i
guess times change.
Ofcourse magazines of today have finally realised
what Antichrist realised back in the old days when he
created the first Disk Based magazine in the world
Sex'n'Crime, that media is power.
Ofcourse there will always be magazines that may use
that advantage for their own private purposes, but i
think that with todays journalism, you all Scene-
journalists have to think twice before you cross the
line, b'coz the journalism today is more dedicated to
research than ever before.

So a word of wisdom to all C64 Scene journalists out
there: "Think before you write, or regret it infront of
the whole scene for the rest of your career" 8)
Other than that i think it's really good to have all these
magazines still running and i'm hoping that more will
show up, especially on the demo side. One very positive
sign i saw on the scene thepast year(s) was a new born
magazine on the American market, namely DRIVEN (keep
up the good work boys) giving a small boost to the
American demo industry and also giving more of an
inside view of NTSC coding demo groups of today.

D)
If you had a choice to create the ALL TIME C64 SCENE
GROUP and had the chance to grab any scener from
current times as member, who would you take in and
why? and what would you call the group (Motley Crew 8)

M)
An interesting though. Really hard to say about
CURRENT TIME scneers..
Well.. first of all iwould take Electric/Extend for his
excellent graphics, MrSex/Byterapers and
Bob/Censor Design for their excellent coding skills,
Walker/F4cg for his swapping skills, Pri/Oxyron,
Drax/Vibrants and Amj/SideB/Byterapers for their
creative music styles and Newscopy/F4cg for his
good leader characteristics.
This would make a perfect DEMO group. But for a
PERFECT cracking group i would really need some
people from the old scene, but that's another story :)
Name of the group? Dream Team? :) Neeext....

D)
What are your favourites of ALL-TIME:
Crack Group: Ikari + Talent
Cracker: Snacky/GP
Bbs: Mystic Cavern/GP
H/P: (what? group? person?) this is actually an
ANTI-HERO, CLIFFSTOLL (who caught the german CCC and
wrote the book - The Cuckoo's Egg)
Painter: Electric/Extend
Coder: MrSex/Byterapers
Musician: Martin Galway (game music), Drax/Vibrants
(demo music)
Swapper: Charlie/Varsity (R.I.P.)
Magazine: Propaganda
NTSC fixer: Vizz/Empire
Game: Bounty Bob Strikes Back (Miner 2049'er Part 2)
Demo: Suburbia/1001 Crew
Scene Party: Horizon '90
Scene Year: 1989
Food: Pasta
Drink: a cold bottle of (Finnish) [Gin - Long Drink]
Woman: Marilyn Monroe
Movie: Star Wars Trilogy & Apocalypse Now
Hobby: Mixing music and designing graphics

D)
Your handle MOTLEY, where did you get it from?
What is the reason for you to choose this handle, and
is it your only one?

M)
My handle originally comes from MOTLEY CRUE, hahaha..
not that hard to guess, back in the old times i liked the
group quite much and i really needed to comeup with a
handle, my other frinds had stupid handles like MrEvil
and shit like that so after awhile i decided to take that
as my handle after checking the dictionary what it
meant :) Check yourself :)
Once on my scene career i decided to support a semi
small German group called Extacy (yes, i know, there
were atleast 3 of them), as i didn't want people to know
that it was me, Chameleon came up with the name
Pyromancer for me.

D)
The illegal scene has gone through changes for the
worse over the last couple of years. English
companies have sold out to go Amiga and Console
crazy and only strong believers have stayed with the
C64.
What do you think is the best way for the scene to
thrive once again, games? Internet? Market in other
countries?

M)
Ironically the game market has been converted in to a
form where SCENERS produce the games. But i think
that is only a positive sign.
More games for the people! The Internet has for sure
given anew more flexible BOOST to the scene itself.
Slowly the cracking market is converting more and
more into the Internet, Propaganda introducing the
idea of counting first releases from the Net than from
the boards.
Giving wider perspective. This is only a natural
evolution for the cracking market and the only thing
that will save the competition of 1st releases.

D)
When GENESIS PROJECT died, were you at all reluctant
to join F4CG? Was there any other group you and your
Swedish counterparts had in mind?

M)
There was no "empty" time between the death of GP and
us joining F4CG. After some time of thinking we decided
to put GP to it's everlasting sleep and at the same time
join F4CG. It was quite natural that the Swedish part of
GP "the family" would join F4CG together, except for
Jucke who didn't really like the whole idea of taking GP
down.
I wasn't really sure what i felt about it, as GP was very
close to my heart. But after some time, the feeling of a
family came back in a form of F4CG.
When we "the family" joined F4CG, we brought our GP
way-of-thinking with us and adapted it to the core of
F4CG.

So we made F4CG "shine" even more brightly like GP
did. Others can ofcourse have a different view about
this matter, but this is my perspective about the whole
deal. Very positive.

D)
Rumours about our lost friend Scope/F4cg say that
he was murdered, could you clear this up and tell the
readers any further news that may put the
curiousness to rest.

M)
Scope's death of today is still a mystery that never
will be solved. There are only 2 possibilities. He fell on
the tracks on the subway or he was pushed when he
was under heavy influence of alcohol. We will never
know the truth, but only carry the hurting memory in
our hearts.

D)
For new sceners entering the scene, what words of
advice could you give them so that they could more
easily achieve what they wish, should a scener go
legal or illegal? and what is your definition of "LAME"
and "ELITE"?

M)
Word of advice to the newbies: Check who you are
talking with/about, think before you act, know the
history of the C64 scene, don't try to act cocky
before you are worth doing that, respect elders.
Definition of LAME and ELITE. The lame part suites well
on Mr.Brain(less)/Onslaught when i met him on IRC.
After his failing attempts to loud-mouth at me the
whole channel decided to jump at him. It's not really any
news, if the people on the channel see a pure lame
wanna-be they will for sure react.
The most hilarious part of it was when he was trying to
rag on Shark/INC, if you boys know your scene
history then you know Shark will more or less win.
Checking Mr.Brain's scene knowledge showed his very
little knowabouts of the scene personalities on this
specific channel, making a total fool out of himself
(teach your people, David :)
Then again he probably is just another nice guy
"trying" to protect something he doesn't have. Let's
just say that he made an ass out of himself that time.
Ever since i haven't had any debates with him. That is
ONE definition of a lamer, or a LAME act.

The whole perspective of lameness is quite wide and we
could spend a whole night discussing it, but i think you
all get the picture. ELITE, also an interesting subject
to talk about, like LAMENESS is about perception.
What makes one elite and why? Elitism is most of the
time about attitude. Some have it, some don't.
Usually the ones who don't have it and are still
searching for it will never find it and automatically fall
into the opposite catogory. These words may sound
cocky and not that positive, but that's the way the
scene works, accept it or leave.
About the legal and illegal issues concerning the part
of newbies, i think that the choice shall be totally
personal. The two scenes, crack-scene and
demo-scene are quite different from each other and
follow a bit different guidelines.
If you are new and don't know what to choose, i think
you should try'em both. You will most likely survive
longer on the demo scene.

Go for it, support the scene, give it a try, be a hero or
fool, the choice is yours. Good luck.

D)
Definately agree with you concerning attitude with
elite and lameness, i also believe that a persons action
and releases count also. Moving on, do you have any
scene/commercial related activities on any other
computer/console format? and what are your
ventures on the Internet these days? is it the future?
M)
Around '88 i spent a few years simultaneously being a
part of the ATARI ST scene, after that i really haven't
had that much interest joining other scenes.
Well i could add that i spent some glorious years on the
hack/phreak scene though (ed: same), and almost
started even two PC-Demo groups, but they really
didn't make me "click".
C64 scene will always be my scene, always and forever.

Concerning Internet, today i work professionally with
developing Internet applications and systems aswell as
working as a Webmaster and a Webdesigner at a small
company here in Stockholm City.
On the scene side i will continue adapting the C64 to the
net in any possible best way with working with the
[Propaganda Magazine] On-Line and creating few C64
related sites on the side. When it comes to the question
if the Net is the future? No, it's not the future, it's the
PRESENT and it will grow and grow 'till a perfect
harmony will be found concerning the issues
C64 vs. The Net.
But i still believe in a strong mail-scene activity.
Thoughit will decrease drastically in the past coming
5 years and transform into a pure Net-Courier deal.

Something of an interest about the net is when old
ex-sceners are taking an interesting approach to
todays scene and even returning in a sense.
Suddenly when everyone hit the net, the past and
present scene emerged in a way. You find yourself
meeting someone who was your "hero" way back on
the scene and really interact with him, learn to know
him and even perhaps brainwash him to re-join the
wonderful life of the scene.
So Internet definitely gave a NEW life for the scene
itself.

D)
Over the years there must be quite a few people you
have befriended and made association with, here is
the time to send some international greetings..
M)
I send my golden handshakes to these people/groups:
Cycleburner/Msp, Qed/Triangle, Kingfisher and
Arrow/Triad, Bob+Geggin+Pyscho+Alfatech/Censor
Design, Tgd/Camelot, DeathSector, Sledge/Flt, Gene
and Freestyle/Illusion, The old GP clan, Shark/Inc,
Dd/Fbr, Bod/Talent, Majesty/Onslaught, Scs+Trc,
Byterapers, Hitmen, Scat and Psychobilly/Trsi, Wow,
Case/Rmj, Cc, Witty/Onslaught, The NTSC-sceners
and ofcourse to everyone in my group and probably
a few hundred more that i don't remember...
It's been fun, dudes :)

D)
Thanks for your time Tony, are there any last words
to leave a final impression on the audience?

M)
If you never had it, you never will.. The Scene'96.

Dear reader hope you've enjoyed this very long
and interesting interview.
It was conducted over the Internet.
Check out the Propaganda homepage at:
XXXXXXXXXXXX

Sincere Regards;
Jazzcat/Onslaught

</pre>

Domination 08 Interview 4

2010-06-08T20:22:37Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Interview: Walker/F4cg *
---------------------------------------
Welcome back reader to this already mammoth
interview section this edition.
This time it features no coder, graphician or musician,
but a mail trader from the past who still remains with
us today.
I'm sure many of you know him for his deeds in groups
like Oneway, Light, Active, G*P and more recently, F4cg
Proudly i present a personal friend and a really nice
guy!
WALKER of F4CG

D - Domination
W - Walker/F4cg

D)
Hello Jonas and welcome to the magazine. You are quite
well known already in the scene, but some may still be
unfamiliar with you.
So, please introduce yourself to the audience..

W)
Hi David! Well, well. Where shall i start.
Male. Born in Sweden on 26th June, 1976. Blond, fair
hair and blue eyes. I like being with friends, beers,
cider and i got a big passion for women.

D)
How does it feel to have finished with the army and
return to normal scene activities? Does the army
change people in any sense?

W)
I am in the Airforce, not the army. However, as i will
continue my military training next year it will be great
to have some months being a "civilian".
I will either go to Bosnia as an Un/ifor-soldier or i
will become an officer in the Swedish Airforce.
I can't really say that people change after their
military training.
Some might, especially if you are a ranger. Afterall, i
don't know. I have changed for the bad, but for the
good.

D)
I've known you for a few years myself, but i'm quite
sure you've been around longer than that. Could you
give the readers a history on when you joined the C64
scene, what groups you've been in, and any highlights
in your scene career.

W)
In Spring 1989 i got my C64. It was the old dustbin with
a tape recorder and some tapes. A friend of mine had
already a disk drive and i enjoyed more being at his
place playing games from disks.
In the Summer i bought my own disk drive, and i started
to collect everything i got my hands on.
That Autumn i started to get mags and demos from
another neighbour who bought disks from a guy in the
"yellow pages".
We started calling around some Swedish people, asking
them to swap with us. At that time we built our first
group, PUBLIC ENEMY.
Some of my first contacts was Richard/FLT,
Questor/ONEWAY and Waco/LIGHT. All of them elite guys
but somehow tired of lamers calling them all the time.
I got another contact, Slice/FUTURE DESIGN (became
Antic later on), and he told me that there already
existed a P.E., so we changed our name to STRATO.
I got more and more contacts and suddenly one day in
January 1990, Questor/Oneway asked me to join them
and so i did.
I was in their group for a while, never got any wares
or so and got kicked out two weeks after the Horizon
party.
Tried to join several groups, but ended up in the
Swedish demo group WARRANT.
Had a really good time there with some group meetings
and so on. When i was in Oneway, i advertised in
Sex'n'Crime after contacts. So in the August 1990,
after i had came home from my vacation, i had over 150
sendings laying on my bed. That was the jolly times.
After some months in WRT some troubles came up,
Oneway accused me for stealing their music player and
their packers.
As the WRT guys was close friends with Oneway, they
believed them. So without letting the Warrant leader
know it, they kicked me out.
I called up Hellraiser/PARAGON and suddenly i was in
there.
Poison/Warrant, the leader of WRT, came home from
vacation and called me up and begged on his knees for
me to rejoin them. The time in PARAGON was just great.
Lots of cracks and even some demos.
When Sham/ZONE 45 joined them we got a mag,
Smooth Criminal! But all good things must come to an end
When Sham joined LIGHT i followed him.
Hellraiser got really upset, because he got an offer
from CENSOR DESIGN some months earlier, and
refused. He refered to group loyalty.
The time in LIGHT was somehow different. Being in
group which is already highly established is just too
easy. Its just to spread their wares, but afterall
isn't it too nice to be forgotten in the memberstatus,
which Sham and i was in Brutal III demo.
In Light i had some quarrals with some members,
especially Spirou. So for some months i also was
Partyman/Tristar and i also was a member of Deicide,
ofcourse not at the same time.
Light got more and more inactive and i got an offer
from ACTIVE and i joined them.
Was in there for a while just spreading their cracks.
One day Newscopy and Jucke of Genesis Project
called me up and asked me to join, and so i did.
The time in G*P was just great, we had lots of good
times at our meetings and at parties around
Scandinavia.
At January 1st G*P died and most of us joined F4CG,
and thats it, my scene career.
I must say that looking at over 150 sendings and
joining G*P are the true highlights but getting a modem
rules too!

D)
What are your jobs in F4cg? and what have been your
past duties? have you ever coded, painted or done
music?

W)
Well, i guss i am the only C64 guy who are still truely in
classic mail swapping. I also get originals and do
modeming, if you call that duties. I will also get an
Internet account in December.
To be honest, i have tried everything. But due to no
skills everything failed and i got bored of it,
mail trading rules!

D)
What is your opinion on the decline in megaswapping
lately and have you ever yourself had problems with
the post?

W)
Well, people grow up. Get real jobs or study at
University so i can understand that people got no time
for it. However was it times when people like RCS,
ASLIVE, DEATHSTALKER, DENSE, BAZE and NIGHTSHADE
was around.
After i had got those 150 sendings, i had no money to
send at all. So i cheated all stamps and put less stamps
on the letters. The post took them all and i had to get
the disks at the Police office.
When i joined G*P i was about to do a mega send,
cheated all stamps and they never dried enough, the
post took them all, but i got them back two days later,
the first took four months.

D)
In your absense from the scene, SIXX/F4CG took over
your contacts.
Rumours say that you didn't like the way he dealt with
your mail friends, or that some people disliked SIXX for
some unknown reasons.
What is the truth in this? Just hype or...?

W)
Then the rumour is wrong! Sixx wanted to start
mailswapping and then we saw the perfect time to start
was when i was about to join the Airforce.
He got my contacts and made it his way, the Amiga way.
I can also understand that some people might dislike
his way. No Letters, no notes, just the lastest wares
on one disk.

D)
Magazines come and go, but in the last two years the
quality has improved. What are your favourite
magazines these days and why?
W)
Propaganda, Driven, Domination, Relax and Vandalism!
Are there any other?

D)
What do you think is the most enjoyable section of the
scene? Mail, Board, or Internet? Should the boards
be kept for tradition or should the Internet take over
in hope of some old sceners returning?

W)
From my point of view, i must say mail. I have always
mail traded and will always do until the day when i put
my C64 in the basement.
The boards are nice, the problem is how to find ways
to call out.
Things to call oncome and the phone companies are
getting safer and safer. The board scene will
decrease while the Internet will get BIG!
The net is the future.

D)
Some members of F4CG and ONSLAUGHT have been in
disagreement with each other for some months now.
The media battles on, involving conflicts between this
mag, Propaganda and Vandalism News.
What do you have to say on this subject, is it right to
keep the battle going? or do you think it should be
settled? or is there another way?

W)
Silly question, i think its just crap, and i see no point
being involved in it.

D)
If you had a choice in choosing any scener, any mag,
or any bbs for the ULTIMATE group (todays scene)
who would they be and what would you call the group?

W)
First, i will divide the group into three sections,
crack, demo and mag sections.

Crack Section:
Suppliers: Newscopy and Splatterhead.
Crackers: Ignorance, Jack Alien, The Burglar and Ream
Fixers: Crackers mentioned above and Jolz.
Board: WHQ The Dungeon, EHQ Wares Aquarium.
Sysops: The Alchemist and Sledge.

Demo Section:
Coders: Crossbow, Druid, MrSex, Graham,Goz,Devil,Kf
Gfx'ers: Deekay, Cruise, Carrion, Owen and Draz.
Musicians: Mitch, Dane and Zyron.

Mag Section:
The mag would be a mix between The Pulse, Driven,
Propaganda,Domination,Corruption,Mamba and
Vandalism.

Editors: Duke, Elwix, Newscopy, Jazzcat, Jack Daniels,
Peter, Vengeance and so on...

The group would be called THE KINGS!

D)
Your all tim-favourites of the following:
Crack groups: Ikari+Talent,Dominators,Legend,Triad,
Fairlight and lots more.
Crackers: Tri-Dos,Strider,Powerplant,Macronit,3d,
Rockstar and more.
Demo groups: Triad, Censor Design, Scoop Design,
Ian+Mic, Ash+Dave, 2000AD, Ikari, Nato,Life/Riffs,
Crest, Tat and lots more.
Coders: Bob,Swallow,Crossbow,Maduplec,Kingfisher,
Daw,Spikes and more.
Graphicians: The Sarge, Dragon, Sensei, Di-Art and
Electric.
Musicians: Jch,Drax,Rob Hubbard,Matt+Fred Gray.
Magazines: Sex'n'Crime, Corruption.
Demos: Wonderland series.
Bbs: Wares Aquarium and The Dungeon.
Sexual position: Up her ass!
Music group: Kiss,Danzig,Laibach,Type-o-Negative,
old hardrock.
Woman: Blond, big breasts, long legs.
Food: Steaks, Pizza, Hamburgers.
Drink: Beer, Cider and Fanta.

D)
What do you think is the best hope for scene
rejuvination? Polish/Czech appearance? Legal
fanzine increase? more games?

W)
I have no idea. Maybe a mix of all?!?

D)
What are your goals in real life and in the scene? Tell
us what you hope to achieve..

W)
Real life, become and officer in the Swedish Airforce.
Continue doing what i do, getting a FAST Pentium and
maybe a Nintendo 64.

D)
I'm sure you have quite a few people you wish to say
hello to, feel free to do so.

W)
Sure, hello! to: Newscopy, Motley, Sixx, Riddler,
Trasher, Motion, Twoflower, Jayce, Marcus, Aktie,
Tranziie, Draz, Devil, Zyron, Jucke, Taper, Surder,
Gerwin, Sledge, Enduro, Tomcat, Ice, Sodapop, Tronic,
Total Chaos, Sham, Hellraiser, Zator, Dirty C, Ra,
Master Jam, Morpheus, Creeper, Violator, Satan, Ray,
Baze, R.c.s., Duke, Neotec, Splatterhead, Spectator,
Lord Crucifer, Styx, Sdi, Nightshade, Cba, Poison,
White Lion, Smiley, Dense, Brego, X-Raffi, Jazzcat,
Vengeance and lots, lots more..

D)
Thanks for your time Walker, i hope you enjoy this
edition. Any last words to leave a final impression on
the audience?

W)
Nope. Bye!

This interview was conducted via snailmail, hope you
enjoyed it!
Best Regards;
Jazzcat/Onslaught

</pre>

Domination 08 Interview 3b

2010-06-08T20:21:29Z

Ymgve:

<pre>GREMLIN/BEYOND FORCE interview continued..

D)
Your handle, GREMLIN, why did you choose this name?
and have you had any other handles?

G)
Actually all the credit for picking my name goes to
Barracuda. He is nowadays in Extend as far as i know.
He was the one who suggested the name to me and
after a while of consideration i took it and have it ever
since. It is also my only handle i've used in the scene.

D)
Have you ever done any commercial work on C64 or
other platforms, such as games or utilities? or have
any future plans to do so?

G)
I have had some plans to code a game and i coded a long
time ago a two player tetris clone with bizarre pieces,
but it turned out that i was not going to make it a
commercial product and it isn't finished up to this day.
Anyway, i haven't had any really serious attempts to
make money with my C64. It's only a nice hobby. But when
talking about other platforms, i sure am going to make
money with computers.
Besides i am studying computer science in a University
and in a few years i'm going to be diploma engineer, so
i'll probably work pretty much with computers in the
future.

D)
What words of advise can you offer to the learning
programmers out there? How should they go about
things to improve their abilities?

G)
Ofcourse if they are really into programming, the best
way to learn it the right way is to study computer
science. If not in the university then in some kinda
institution or something like that. Aslo it helps if you
have good skills in mathematics. So you never know
too much about mathematics.

D)
Anything you wish to change to your demo entry at
Assembly? Also the placings, a lot of people say WRATH
should have been higher, whats your opinion?

G)
There is only one thing i would like to change in the
demo and its the vertical mapping routine, which should
have included a really fast doom clone and some more
interesting effects. Now it is just nearly finished and
shows only a small piece of it's potential. There are
deadlines you know.

About the placings, i'm very happy with my second place
finish. Byterapers deserve well their victory and
Mr.Sex is really a great coder. Too bad he couldn't
have the best effects included in the demo. Actually
the comeback of Byterapers is a good example of a
proper comeback of a great team, since they are
still producing high quality wares.
And my opinion about WRATH.. hmm.. i don't know. It may
well be that the demo should have been placed higher,
but i'm sure as hell not the right person to answer
that, because i don't remember one single effect from
the demo (and no, i'm not proud of that).

One more thing that sucks about Assembly.
They haven't paid the prices yet for this year and not
for the last year either. I'm a bit mad about this.
Other prices for other categories have been paid but
not the C64 prices. I know they aren't that big prices,
but you tend to feel that C64 isn't that important to
the organisers which really sucks. They always
promise to pay but never seem to get it done.
This is why i'm going to boycott Assembly'97 if there is
going to be one and they haven't paid the prices
before it. I'd like to use this opportunity to say to all
fans on C64 that you shouldn't release anything on
C64 at Assembly '97 unless the organisers start to
show some respect to our machine. Go to some other
party.

D)
What are your goals in real life and in the scene?
Tell us what you hope to achieve..

G)
Hmmm.. my goals.. well i don't have any. Okay, to be
honest i have some goals one is ofcourse finishing
this interview. But to real life plans. My number one
goal is to continue my studies and try to graduate
some day and get a nice job before it. Well there are
some other plans but i'll probably keep'em to myself.
In C64 scene my biggest goal is to keep the great
traditions of Beyond Force alive. I'm happy to say that
i'm not the only one left though. I have no serious plans
to produce something extraordinary but to have fun
in the scene as well as i can.

D)
What has BEYOND FORCE got planned on C64 in the
future? could you give us any news or memberstatus?

G)
The biggest plan we have is now arranging a meeting,
which will be held in Sam/Beyond Force's place in
January 1997. This is really the first proper meeting
we've had for a long, long time and many Beyonders
should be present. We may even release a meeting
demo or something, you never know.
I'll try to give some sort of memberstatus. It won't be
complete, i won't make such stupid promises, but here
goes:
Hazor,Axeman,Sam,Solomon,Tnt,Gremlin,Pioneer,Boss,
Rsb,Himuli,Xentrix,Napalm,Tlb,Jake,Sage,Jogi,Ali,Dare,
Max and some others.. Sorry can't remember all there
is so many of us. I have to say that many of them are
nowadays more into PCs but they still have an interest
in the good old C64.

D)
Whats your opinion on the demo group Reflex and their
past demos Access Denied, Radio Napalm and
Mathematica?

G)
Well, well, well.. ehm Reflex? Reflex who? Just kidding.
To be honest i didn't know about them before Assembly
1996 where they released a demo, which bugged like
hell in the democompo. Too bad. One member of Reflex
told that there was some very interesting stuff that
wsn't shown on the big screen.
At Assembly many active C64 people told me about
Reflex and i had a chance to see some parts of their
releases. I have to say that i was pretty impressed.
This is exactly the problem when you have breaks in
scene activities, you really don't know whats in or
whats out, though it can be a benefit too when you
make a demo. That way you don't tend to get ideas from
other people's demos.

D)
Heres your chance to say hellos to your friends and
aquaintances, go for it..

G)
I'll keep it short and send greetings to everyone i've
swapped with, been in contact with and especially all
the good friends i've had in the scene through to this
day (this is one question which could have had an
answer way too large).

D)
Thanks for your time Gremlin, i hope you enjoy this
edition of Domination. any last words to leave a final
impression on the readers?

G)
Thanks to you too. I'm very honored to be interviewed
to a disk magazine which at least to me seemed to be
of pretty high standard. And this is to all the sceners
out there, try to get a hold of our old demos aswell as
the new ones, if you haven't seen'em and be prepared
to have a brand new product from the everlasting
Beyond Force sometime in 1997 and the huge 10-years
demo in 1998. Keep the faith!

Signed: Gremlin/Beyond Force.

So this draws a conclusion to the very interesting
interview i with the main programmer of Beyond Force.
If you have the availability of the Internet check out
the Beyond Force web page at:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Yours;
Jazzcat/Onslaught

</pre>

Domination 08 Interview 3a

2010-06-08T20:21:12Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Interview: Gremlin/Beyond Force *
---------------------------------------
Welcome dear reader to the interview section.
You may have enjoyed some of the previous
personalities interviewed already this edition, this
one doesn't make an exception in the quality
entertainment standard either.

Being in the scene for over a decade, he is a
programmer of exceptional ability.
From the roots of the Finnish elite, he has helped
produce many demonstrations on C64 for the
established group, BEYOND FORCE.

Proudly presenting to you, BF's main programmer..

>> GREMLIN of BEYOND FORCE <<

D - Domination
G - Gremlin/Beyond Force

D)
Hello Gremlin and a warm welcome to the DOMINATION
magazine.
You are quite known already in the C64 scene, but some
may still be unfamiliar with you, please introduce
yourself to the audience..

G)
Okay.. I'm Gremlin of Beyond Force, my real name is
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, i'm 21 years old and studying
computer science in Helsinki University of Technology
for the third year after passing my second year
doing my military service.
In case you didn't know, Helsinki is ofcourse the
capital of Finland.
(btw: you can check my homepage at:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

D)
You are probably best known for your work in
Beyond Force, but could you please give us a history
on when you first entered the scene and what groups
and events have happened up until present time..

G)
I got my C-64 more or less a decade ago in 1986 and i
got interested in all these crackers and demo groups
pretty soon. I followed the scene a pretty long time
before i picked on doing something for myself.
It was much of just swapping wares and admiring the
work of various people like Finnish Gold and the rest.
I really wasn't in any group back in those days. It was
in the beginning of 1990 when we started a group
named Cursor with a few friends (Doom, Barracuda
and some others) in my home town Savonlinna.
I'm not very proud of these products we did release
during the early months of 1990, but we were pretty
productive and started to get an idea of the
capabilities of the machine. At the time me and my
friends were not anymore very impressed by all
multiplexers and rastersplit routines the demos were
full of at the time. Instead we were very impressed by
demos from Horizon, Beyond Force and Origo, just to
name a few..
Most of the time they included very innovative and
original stuff, which seemed to lift'em to another
level from the masses.

In May 1990 we changed the name into Dream, a Danish
section was formed, some people stopped the scene
and some joined (like Slayer who is in Origo these days)
Dream released a few demos during the summer 1990
(Destruction 1 & 2 which were cided by me and some
other demos by the Danish section).
In the fall, me and Slayer were offered to join a brand
new group called Topaz Beerline, which hadn't really
done anything yet, but the people behind the name were
former members of Browbeat and some others.
The main man behind the group was Coax of Topaz, who
tragically died in an accident in the Spring 1991.
Our first release in Topaz Beerline was Warming Up
which was coded by me and D'arc of Topaz, the demo
was coded in a hurry just to establish a name for
Topaz and to let people know about us.
It was after this demo when Hazor of Beyond Force
asked me to join them (someone could talk about
recruiting).
I was ofcourse very excited to join a group whose
work i had watched with amazement - all those demos
like Phantasie, Charlatan, Splitter, Metamorphosis,
Insanity and Poor.
You really can't understand how amazing something
like Charlatan seemed at the time when there was no
Fli and to think what kind of mathematics were needed
to calculate metamorphosis or how the hell someone
could make two logos go over each other in dypp and
tech-tech with C64.
Before really joining Beyond Force i finished my last
demo parts released for Topaz Beerline in a demo
called Heating Up.

In fall 1990 we started to code a bigger demo for
Beyond Force.
It was to be released in the Easter 1991 at Horizon's
party which was eventually held in Huddinge, Sweden.
A lot of people showed up but the party wsn't the huge
C64 event it was the year before when Origo won with
an amazing Eldorado in a competition which many
(including me) consider "the competition" of the whole
existance of the C64 scene.
I mean in the Easter 1990 there were - everyone - in
the competition.
Well back to 1991 Horizon party - the democompo
turned out to be our success as we won with a demo
named "Anal Intruder" (the name really has nothing to
do with the routines), Flash Inc was second and
Panoramic Designs was third.
So the demo includes my first work for Beyond Force.
After that i have released various demos with many
friends from Beyond Force, there's a story behind
everyone of them, but if i start to write details, this
article will become way too huge. Instead i'll give you
some kind of list (demo name, where and when it was
released and the result in the demo competition).
Besides these demos are probably more known for all
the people in the scene.

Anal Intruder Horizon '9 1 1st in democompo
Attack of Stubidos Gathering '91 1st in democompo
Partytrap Light&Phenomena '92 2nd in democompo
Oh no more dots Assembly '92 2nd in democompo
Attack of Stubidos 2 Assembly '93 2nd in democompo
Attack of Stupidos 3 Assembly '94 1st in democompo
Seven Years Assembly '95 3rd in democompo
Nothing but code Assembly '96 2nd in democompo

The last five demos were entirely coded by me (except
the loaders and music-routines). So this gives you
some kinda picture (expecially if you haven't or have
seen the demos) of the events that have occured
related to demos that we have released in Beyond
Force.

D)
What jobs do you do on C64? and have you had any
jobs in the past that you no longer perform such as
music or graphics?

G)
My main job is ofcourse coding and all the things
related to it like creating appropriate algorithms for
calculations and simplyfing the math to the level it
can be used with the very limited arithmetic and logical
operations of C64.
Besides coding i have always swapped a bit. Sometime
in 1990 i was very active with about 30 contacts and
sending stuff all the time, but since i have faded a bit
and nowadays it is very limited because i simply don't
have the time to do it (mainly because of my studies).
I also have drawn logos (especially when i was in Dream
if you can get hold of Destruction 1 + 2 you can see
some of my graphics).
Since those days i really haven't drawn that much,
mainly just concentrated on coding.
D)
What in your opinion should a demo contain to make it
appeal to the public and make it's standard above
average?
Are trackmos the way to go, traditional 'seperate part'
style or maybe a mixture of both?

G)
I think that a demo serves it's purpose always if it has
a new idea. New ideas can really make up for
everything else. Also if a routine is made especially
fast (means made faster than anyone has ever done it)
it can make a demo great.
I always enjoy when someone has invented a new way
of making some routine and the new way is unusually
fast. Also average code linked with fab music and
terrific graphics can make a great demo.
When we get to the style of demos, trackmos are
definately the way to go. You can't compare old
multi part demos with trackmos. There is no way to
argue that. I also think that every trackmo should have
some sort of style which lasts from start to finish.
It makes the whole thing a lot more enjoyable.
I'd like to think i have managed to make something like
it in my latest demo "Nothing but code", but it can be
very much different from it and better though.

Also i think you should think very carefully what you
write in your demos. And to write it right.
There's nothing more annoying than bad english in
demos, though i have to confess that i have done some
demos i would like to write texts again.

D)
What would you say would be your personal greatest
achievement on C64? Is there a routine you want to
programme, but haven't yet done so?

G)
This is a really tough question. Huh.. in assembly 1994
i thought that this was it. I had coded a demo all by
myself and also won the demo competition with some
routines i was really satisfied with at the time.
I couldn't do anything much better after it, i thought.
Later i thought that one thing the demo lacked was the
style of loader that is used in trackmos.
That's why i think that the best demo i have made is
"Nothing but code" which has routines which i'm just ok
with and the whole thing just works out well.

Actually there are a few routines of mine that are my
personal favourites. One is the 3-d starfield.
The whole main routine is in zeropage and it draws two
stars in one loop and the loop is below 128 bytes long.
I mean i optimised the thing so long and it seems even
nowadays impossible to make it run faster. (just try! I
haven't made a faster routine yet).
By the way it was released in the intro of "Party Trap"
and it can draw up to 170 stars/frame without music.
One other really optimised routine is in the final part
of "Attack of Stubidos 3" and imean with that the filled
vectors. The routine uses a lot of undocumented
commands and everything, including the 3d calculations
is in real time.
The third and maybe the most complicated one is the
texture mapping routine in my newest demo. It uses
very fast routines for one thing, but also the
algorithm is very optimised.
The program finds faster ways of calculating some
parts of new image when possible. It is really hard to
tell how it works exactly. I think it would require a very
article to list everything in detail.
One more thing about my latest demo. Many may wonder
why it takes only a few hundred blocks of disk-space.
This has nothing to do with the demo being short, it's
about one thing that i'm a bit proud of. My code is not
even packed, it just generates most of the code by
itself, actually all the unrolled loops are generated in
the beginning of a new part and almost all the tables
too.
So you can try to imagine how compact it would be if it
was packed, let alone crunched.

D)
What are your all-time favourites:

Cracker group: none
Cracker: none
Demo group: Finnish Gold, Horizon, Origo, Blackmail
Demo: Contest demo (released Byterapers party 1988)
Coder: Fcs/Fig, Solomon/Beyond Force, Kjer/Horizon
Clf/Origo, Tnt/Beyond Force, Bx/Origo
Musician: Rob Hubbard, Rock/Finnish Gold, Jeroen Tel,
Zardax/Origo, Jch, Amj/Byterapers
Graphician: Gotcha, Electric/Extend, Orc&Hd/Blackmail
Disk magazine: Mamba, The one and only "Sex'n'Crime"
Scene party: Horizon's easter parties through 1989-91
Sexual position: Heh you got it totally wrong here, it's
about person not about the position.
Food: Pizza, Hamburgers, A good beef in a restaurant
Drink: Grape lemonade, Beer, etc..
Woman: Can't pick one.. i like so many of 'em
Movie: Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting

D)
What programmers do you respect and why?

G)
Well, it's really a tough question to answer. But in
general i think programmers respect other
programmers, especially the good ones.
Sometimes they respect programming a bit too much
though. To some programmers there is nothing else but
code in demos. That's simply because programmers
know so well what is hard to code and if they don't
know how something is done, it always impresses them.
I myself think that demos are not just about coding,
even though my latest demo "Nothing but code"
features only coding. This is just simply because we
don't have any active graphicians nor musicians in
Beyond Force.
Besides i wanted to experiment how it would work out to
make a demo based only on coding.

D)
Have you ever been in a serious disagreement with any
other scener or group?

G)
No not really. I get along with people pretty well usually
but you know sometimes some people irritate you so
much that you say things that shouldn't be taken too
seriously.

D)
The scene has gone into a slump compared with
previous glory days.
What do you think is the best hopeto rejuvinate the
scene, more games? more demos?? or?..

G)
The games are not very important, though it all started
with cracking them. Sure it helps if a lot of games are
being released, but the issue is to keep producing top
quality legal wares and to do it on a regular basis so
that a group doesn't come along and then cease to
exist the next day.
I mean there are many groups nowadays, but there is
not the feeling there used to be. One thing which should
be carefully considered is the new sections of old
groups - they shouldn't release just anything.
They should try to keep up the name, not to terrorize
the reputation.
In the old days when an elite group released something,
it really was cool every single time.
Though i have to admit that there are great teams with
great products even nowadays. Things have been
worse. One thing not to be overlooked is the releasing
of diskmags. I think they are very essential and they
keep up the communication between many old and new
freaks. Actually on the technical side, many mags are
really impressive. The thing they should really start
on doing is to lift the standard of their articles, which
isn't by no means an easy job.
CONTINUED IN
NEXT CHAPTER
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Domination 08 Interview 2

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* Interview - Goblin/Light *
---------------------------------------

Welcome once again to this edition's interview section.
This time we journey into the career of a established
scener from the past.
He is the main organiser and founder of one of the
legendary Swedish demo groups of all time.
Presenting to the scene..

>> GOBLIN of LIGHT <<

Some of you may have remembered their comeback
demo titled 'BRUTAL COMEBACK'.
Also the collectors out there would also know of the
old Light magazine 'SMOOTH CRIMINAL'.
The following scener has been involved in all these
productions as well as a graphician to the Brutal
series and other demos, enjoy.
Jazzcat/Onslaught
D - Domination
G - Goblin/Light

D)
Hello and welcome to the media. You are quite known
already in the scene, but some may still be unfamiliar
with you, please introduce yourself to the readers.

G)
Hi there, bah! Well, i am Goblin, founder of the
legendary Light.
I started computing way back in '83, when i got my
first computer, a VIC-20. In '84 i got my first
Commodore 64.
I wasborn in Karlstad/Sweden on February 13, 1974,
but i presently reside in a small town in the vicinity of
Stockholm. I just got home from a 10 month service for
the UN and NATO in Croatia and (mainly) Hungary, so i
now work as a substitute teacher while i am preparing
myself for a trip around the world, which i, my brother
and a very good friend of mine (Hi Martin!) will
commence on October 26, 1996. We will be gone for
about a year and a half. Please read more about our
journey later in this interview.

D)
What would you regard as your best personal
achievement on C64?

G)
I guess that would be starting up Lightway back in
October 1988, and making it one of the all-time
appreciated crew in the history of the C64.

D)
Could you please give the audience a history on when
you joined the C64 scene, what groups you've been in,
and any highlights in your scene career.

G)
Well... I started producing lame demos and swapping in a
local group that we called "The Black Riders", before
my pals got tired of the computer. Soon i got and offer
to join Tronix, a Swedish group, which i did.
Then in March 1988, i met Elric and joined Agile.
But due to some internal problems, i left, and got alot
of Agile people to join me in my new group, Light in
October 1988.
The rest is history... i've been there ever since, apart
from some later cooperations with Agile and Fairlight
(for five days! We must have been on drugs or
something...)

D)
What are your jobs in Light? and what have been your
past duties? have you ever done music or coded??

G)
Like mentioned earlier, i am the leader and organiser,
getting new people, getting people to DO stuff and
other things like that.
I paint a bit, and i am editing SMOOTH CRIMINAL and help
out with our Web-page on the Internet.
Alot of these you could describe as past duties, since
we at the moment are lting quite low.. But we'll be back,
Bah!

D)
Can you give us any news on upcoming productions
from LIGHT, will Smooth Criminal be returning?
A new Brutality??

G)
A new demo WILL be released, sooner or later!
Brutality 2, Brutal 4, Brutal Nintendo or whatever.
We'll try to release some more Smooth Criminals.
I talk to the others like Scooby, Rasg and Yabba quite
often, Flamingo and i meet alot, and we always talk
about new Light stuff. We'll see!

D)
What words of advise can you offer to the learning
painters out there, how should they go about things
to improve their abilities?

G)
Look at other peoples work, observe what is good.
Take your time, don't finish a work in one day.
Pictures have the tendency to change while the
computer is turned off...

D)
Magazines come and go, but in the last two years the
quality has improved. What are your favourite
magazines these days and why?

G)
I haven't seen many mags recently, but yours seems
cool! My all-time favourites would be Magic-News,
Corruption and Brutal Recall.

D)
What do you think is the most enjoyable section of the
scene. MAIL, BOARD or INTERNET.
Should the boards be kept for tradition or should the
Internet take over in hope of some old sceners
returning?

G)
Boards are a part of the history of the 64, but i really
don't know their importance anymore.
Internet has it all... and many of the old timers are
there - i love it!

D)
If you had a choice in choosing any scener, any mag
or any bbs for the ULTIMATE group, who would they
be and what would you call the group?

G)
Whooeee... ok, here goes: Naturally, i only get to pick
Swedes, right?!
Coders: All in Horizon, Flamingo,Yabba and Bob/Censor
Crackers: Mr.Z and Janitor/Triad, Injun inc and
Tycoon.
Graphicians: The Sarge/Triad, Scooby, Sensei/Censor
If they are busy, i would have to paint something..
Music: Thomas Danko Jr. Thats all you need.
Board: Wares Aquarium, which originally is a Light-BBS,
at that time run by Jedi/Light. It ruled!
Mags: Smooth Criminal and Shock.

D)
Your all time favourites of the following:
Crack groups: Old Triad, Papillons and Ikari.
Crackers: Mr.Z/Triad, Tycoon, Strider (No.1)/Wcc-Flt
Demo groups: Horizon, The Judges, Scoop, Mdg.
Coders: Flamingo and Yabba, Kjer/Horizon,
Glasnost/Camelot, Fcs.Finnish Gold.
Graphicians: Hein Design, Dokk, Bob, The Sarge/Triad.
Musicians: Danko, Skyline Technics, Lords of Sonics,
Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway, Mon.
Magazines: Brutal Recall, Magic News,Mamba,Corruption
Demos: Last Traktor III/Horizon, Contest Demo/Finnish
Gold, Radwar Party Demo/Mdg.
Sexual position: Don't care, as long as it's the good old
in-out, in-out. Sucky-sucky at its best!
Woman: Jenny
Food: Anything as long as it's dead, and good tasting...
Drink: Absolute Vodka Kurant and Blixt Gordon.
Political Group: I symphasize fully with the Rebel
Alliance.

D)
What do you think is the best hope for scene
rejuvination??

G)
Internet is doing a damn good job for the old commie.

D)
What are your goals in real life and the scene? Tell
us what you hope to achieve..

G)
Well, when i, sooner or later, will come home from my
around-the-world-trip, i will start studying, probably
computers. Get a good job, earn alot of money so that
i can have alot of vacations..
When it comes to Light, all our goals are already
accomplished. We would like to get some more demos out
though.

D)
What graphicians do you respect and why?

G)
The graphicians that i respect most are the early ones
like Bob and Dokk, cause they really set new standards
and produced beautiful art when the 64 still was a baby

D)
Have you ever done any commercial work on the C64
and other formats?? (games,utilities etc..)

G)
Nope, there's been some plans, but too lazy coders bah

D)
The handle GOBLIN, is there a reason for choosing it?
Have you had any other handles??

G)
I had it as a grafitti handle a long time ago, (like'83)
So when the time came to have one in the computer
business, it just came along.. Pretty ugly one, though..

D)
Do you know when the LIGHT Web-page on the Internet
will be fully completed?

G)
Soon man, VERY soon. As a matter of fact, i am working
on it just now.

D)
Well here is a chance to say hello to any friends out
there, feel free..

G)
That list would be just too long, and i would miss out too
many! Just "HI, Bah!" to all you out there who has, do
and always WILL see the Light.
Light - Brutality Itself!

D)
Thanks for your time, i hope you enjoy this edition.
Any last words for a final impression on the audience?

G)
Yes! On October 26, me and my pal Martin are going for
a, like one and a half year trip around the globe!
Our route is: Russia/Moscow, Mongolia (Ulan Bator),
China (Beijing), down through China to Hong Kong and
Macao, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands,
Fiji Islands, Hawaii, United States and finally back to
Europe!!!
If any of you out there live where we are going, it
would be cooool if you let us know!
Email us at: Zaphod(at)hem.passagen.se
This will be checked on a regular basis while we're out!

Thats it! Thanx for your time.. Goblin/Light is out!

Regards
Jazzcat of
Onslaught

</pre>

Domination 08 Interview

2010-06-08T20:19:48Z

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* Interview: Rob Hubbard *
---------------------------------------
Welcome reader to the regular Interview section of
Domination. This time we have some interesting profiles
from the past and present.
In this chapter the Domination magazine is proud to
introduce a legendary C64 musician from the past.
Music from such commercial titles like Commando, Mega
Apocalypse and International Karate 1 + 2.
I proudly present to you..

>> ROB HUBBARD of ELECTRONIC ARTS <<

This Interview was originally conducted for the legal
publication Commodore Fever by Everlasting Style, but
after it's release, i feel it deserves publication in this
magazine for 'scene recognition' and for those who
respect Rob Hubbard, as one of the most original and
possibly best musicians on this machine. Enjoy..

D - Domination
R - Rob Hubbard/EA

D)
Welcome to the media, and this magazine, i am quite
sure most people know who you are, or at least seen
you in the credits page of Commercial software.
But could you please state who you are and give the
audience some knowing of what you do..

R)
I started in the computer scene in 1982 and moved to
the USA in 1988 working for Electronic Arts.
My job title is Audio Tech. Director, better known as
Rob Hubbard.

D)
On C64 i remember your musical work for such
classics as 'Mega Apocalypse'. THere are many other
titles i've long forgotten, how many games have
featured tracks you have composed? is it possible to
name them all?

R)
Action Biker - Masteronics
Hunter Patrol - Masteronics
Monty on the run - Micro Projects/Gremlin graphics
Gremlins - i don't think this was published
Master of Magic - Digital Computers/Masteronic
Chimera - Firebird
The Last V8 - Digital Computers/Masteronic
Battle of Britain - P.s.s.
Human Race - Masteronic (Originally called "Evolution")
Spirit of Adventure - Masteronic
Phantom of the Asteroids
Thing on a spring - Gremlin
Gerry the germ - Firebird
Commando - Elite
One man and his droid - Masteronic
Zoids - Martech
Rasputin - Firebird
Crazy Comets - Martech
Geoff Capes Strongman - Martech
Show Jumping - Alligata
Formula 1 - Masteronic
Thrust - Firebird
International Karate - System 3
Kentilla - Masteronic
Vollyball - Masteronic
Samfox Poker - Martech
Spellbound - Masteronic
Video poker - Masteronic
Warhawk - Firebird
W.a.r. - Martech
Ninja - Masteronic
Chain Reaction/Zoolook - Kele line Games
Flash Gordon - Masteronic
Sanxion - Thalamus
Sigma 7 - Durell
Knukebusters - Melbourne House
Lightforce - Gargoyle Games
Thanatos - Durell
Tarzan - Martech
Food Fued - Firebird (2 versions that never shipped)
Dragon's Lair 2 - Software Projects
Deepstrike - Durell
Wiz - Melbourne House
Shockway Rider - Gargoyle games
Delta - Thalamus (special interactive loading tune)
Ace 2 - Cascade Games
Sabotuer 2 - Durell
Monty on the run 2 - Gremlin
Nemesis the Warlock - Martech
I Ball - Firebird
Virgin Atlantic Flyer - Maxwell Technology Ltd
International Karate plus - System 3
19 - Cascade games
Pulsator - Martech (can't remember what this is)
Trojan - Durell (can't remember anything about this)
Pandora - Firebird
Starpaws - Software Projects
Wolf - Gargoyle games (no idea what this was)
Bmx Kids - Firebird (has samples in it)
Big 4 pack/Arcade Classics - Firebird (uses samples)
Rainbow Dragon - Firebird (uses samples)
Mega Apocalypse - Martech (follow up 'Crazy Comets')
????? - Firebird (some kind of train game)
Skate or Die - Electronic Arts
1 on 1 - Electronic Arts
Kings of the beach - Electronic Arts
Hockey - Electronic Arts

Other miscellaneous stuff from the 1980's..
Thunder Cats - Atari St
Jupitor Probe - Atari St
Hydrafoil Amstrad - Spectrum
Extirpator - Atari St
Goldrunner - Atari St, based on Human Race tune
5 a side soccer - Amstrad only
Music score for Knight Tyme

D)
The most popular musicians seemed to have always
adapted to the development of their own music editor.
JCH, JEROEN TEL, FALCO PAUL etc.. did you code your
own editor? and have you used other musician's
editors??

R)
I used my own source code and driver. Everything was
done in machine code. I have not used any other editor
on C64, but i have used many MIDI sequencer programs.

D)
You have been on several computer formats for quite
a few years now. Please give the readers a history on
when you first started and what has happened up to
the present day.

R)
I started in 1982 learning BASIC programming and then
got a C64. I learned 6502 and later moved to Z80 for
Amstrad and Spectrum machines. I did projects on the
Atari 8 bit machines and then on the Atari St and Amiga.
In 1988 i moved to the USA and started working for EA.
I did projects on the PC,NES,SNES and Sega Genesis.
I have supervised other projects on the Playstation
and Sega Saturn.
Nowadays i am not writing music anymore, but doing
more management of the projects.

D)
What are your favourites:
Food: Italian
Drink: Red wine
Movie: Star Wars Trilogy
C64 game: Thing on a spring
Ibm game: Most adventure games
Amiga game: Populous
Demo group: -
C64 musician: Martin Galway or David Whittaker
C64 graphician: -
C64 programmer: Tony Crowther or YAK
Real life music group: Lots of bands

D)
What Computer/Musical related equipment do you own?

R)
I own a PC Pentium and i still have an old C64.
I have a Piano, but no other music equipment.

D)
Which musicians do you respect? and why??

R)
I like many classical composers ranging from Mozart
to Stravinscky. I also like Ralph Vaughn Williams and
Prokovief.
There are some film composers that i like such as John
Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
I respect these people because i have studied their
music in depth. They all have natural ability and
mastery of melody, harmony and rhythm.

D)
How much time do you spend on a music? and which one
is your longest amount of time spent on?

R)
Most of the C64 projects were done in a day or two.
The longest project was spread over 2 weeks (Delta).

D)
Do you like conversions of music? If so, how should it
be done to be accepted by the public?

R)
You have to do the best you can when you are doing
a conversion from one platform to another.
You have to make reasonably intelligent decisions
about how the music is going to be ported.
In extreme cases, it is often better to rewrite the
music for the new platform.

D)
Which skills have you improved most over the years?
Improvisation? musical theory? techniques?

R)
I have always been good at music theory and
composition techniques. I have improved greatly in
film music styles and orchestration.

D)
What do you think is your best work on C64?

R)
There was a middle period which produced the best
stuff. The early games were very safe and
generally middle of the road.
I think Sanxion would have to be my favorite.

D)
What style of music do you think it best to improve a
musicians skills. Classical? Jazz? Spanish Guitar even?
Or does it matter per individual?

R)
Classical music is good to study as you can generally
buy the scores. You can study the score and learn
about arranging melody development and harmony - it
just takes a lot of work.
Jazz is more about playing - it is more fun to play than
to listen to, unless you are listening to the great
legends of Jazz.
In all music you should always try to find the elements
which make it good music apposed to trite music.

D)
What has ELECTRONIC ARTS got planned for the future?
Can you reveal any secrets?

R)
We are always pushing the new technologies here at
EA. That means, graphics, audio and gameplay.
Check out our new Playstation titles MADDEN 97 and
SOVIET STRIKE.
We meet with people like Dolby Labs and Intel and try to
influence the direction that new technologies are
going.
The new things are Dolby surround sound and then
DVD - Rom with AC-3 audio.
In Europe the audio is MPEG 2 7.1. These are very cool
audio technologies and should be standard by 1999!
The big problem for software companies is the huge
cost of development - that means that your product
HAS to be successful and that the companies don't take
any risks.

D)
Did you get paid much per game? Which title reaped the
most reward in:
A) SATISFACTION and B) MONEY
R)
Back in the mid 80's i was making (for me at the time)
fairly good money. I think the biggest i got paid for was
DELTA. The most satisfying were SANXION, KENTILLA,
THING ON A SPRING and MASTER OF MAGIC.

D)
Have you had any serious disagreements with the
production team or distributing lable?

R)
I've had my disagreements - i still find it insane that
many producers make decisions about audio without
any real knowledge of what they are talking about.
Nowadays i just try to help them as much as i can and
inform them of the various implications of their
decisions.
I try not to get involved with their choices and feelings
about music content, unless it is really bad.

D)
I am quite sure over the years you have accumilated
quite a lot of friends and aquaintances. Here is your
chance to say hellos..

R)
Just to say hello and thanks to everyon i've met over
the years.

D)
Thanks for your time, any last words to leave a final
impression on the audience?

R)
The C64 era was great fun, and we developed a special
culture that will never be recreated again.
We all had a blast doing those games.

D)
Thanks once again pal, enjoy life and prosper!

So there you have it, the one and only ROB HUBBARD.
This interview was conducted over the Internet, next
edition we will feature another classic "blast from the
past" so stay tuned.

Regards;
Jazzcat/Onslaught

</pre>

Domination 08 The Awards

2010-06-08T20:19:25Z

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* The Awards *
---------------------------------------
Welcome readers to the official Domination awards.
This edition, the awards is not based on an issue to
issue basis, but is based on the entire scene year of
1996.
The yearly awards, so to speak, are only the opinion
of the Domination magazine.
We observe the releases and achievements of
individuals and groups and take judgement upon them
in our own way.
All groups, members and in general the entire scene
can recieve an award in this chapter.

In this chapter we give awards in the following
catogories:
Demo Group, Demo, Programmer, Musician, Graphician,
Cracking Group, Cracker, Ntsc Fixer, Game, Magazine
and Event.
Enjoy
DEMO GROUP OF THE YEAR AWARD
----------------------
CREST

Crest are back with some high quality releases. The
best graphics/effects demo ever on C64 was
released by them entitled 'Krestology' (reviewed in this
edition). This features some original C64 effects and
some of the best graphics you will ever witness on this
machine.
Also coming from them was three new graphics
formats, all coded by Crossbow. Super Hires Interlace
Fli, Super Hires Fli and Underlay Fli.
Will keep graphicians happy for quite sometime.
Also reviewed in this edition was their music demo
called 'Bondage', featuring exceptional ability from the
talented duo Mitch + Dane.

Runners Up:
BYTERAPERS for their sole release FOS 3, very nice!
REFLEX for MATHEMATICA and more recently NINE.
DEMO OF THE YEAR AWARD
------------------
FOLLOW THE SIGN 3

Byterapers certainly surprised a lot of people with
their good performance in Fos 3.
The demo features great graphics, excellent effects
and routines and certainly converts a lot of routines
from other platforms never before seen on the C64.
This demo also features a larger and better amount
of graphics than any of the other Byterapers demos,
such as the World Of Code series or more recently,
Extremes.
Mr.Sex/(B) certainly deserves credit for this release,
even though it's only 75 percent complete!

Runners up:
KRESTOLOGY by Crest, more graphical but really stylish
proving that you can make a better demo with C64 fx.
NINE by REFLEX certainly proves that Quiss wasn't the
entire part of this East German group, great stuff!
PROGRAMMER OF THE YEAR AWARD
-----------------------
CROSSBOW/CREST

Roland certainly has done some fine stuff.
The double sided, 40 track per side Krestology, being
a good example of how to stretch the C64 to it's limits
in terms of disk space and memory.
Some great effects and excellent designing assisted
by graphician Deekay certainly made this a demo to be
remembered.
Other works by him were three new graphic utilities
which opened up new horizons for the painters.
He is given the award because he stayed with the C64
effects and never went to big screen effects like a
lot of other groups have done.

Runners up:
MR.SEX/BYTERAPERS for his fine efforts in Follow the
sign 3.
QUISS/REFLEX for his good efforts in Mathematica.
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
--------------------
MITCH + DANE/HYPE!/CREST

The talented duo have over the year of 1996 filled our
ears with some great tunes.
Their music-demo Bondage, being one of a very high
standard, their contributing musics to the Krestology
demo aswell as competition winning entries, magazine
tunes and the like have certainly proved a point.
Their ability to get good sounds from the C64, great
melody and generally going against the mainstream of
all the techno composers there are these days.

Runners up:
Jeff/HYPE!/Camelot for his comeback musics on C64,
featured in the demo NINE by Reflex, and especially for
his unique sounds in the Anal'ogue tune he entered at
The Party 6 in Denmark last December.
Morbid/BASS/Onslaught for two music collections last
year, magazine music and consistancy in quality.
GRAPHICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
----------------------
DEEKAY/CREST/ONSLAUGHT

Daniel certainly proved he is amongst the best in the
business with his extraordinary paintings in the
Krestology demo released by Crest.
He has fully utilised the new graphic formats and
surprised quite a few people with his quality and sheer
amount of pictures and logos featured in the demo.
He has also done work for Onslaught and the magazine
Vandalism News, which features some nice graphics
such as the loading logo and the main Vandalism logo
itself. Not only in graphics, but design, as Krestology
was designed by both Crossbow and Deekay.

Runners up:
JOE/WRATH DESIGN for his great pictures, although
some are converted, he has persisted in quality.
TYRANT/THERAPY for some great full screen pictures
and for support graphics for the Chaotic Country mag
CRACKING GROUP OF THE YEAR AWARD
-------------------------
ALPHAFLIGHT 1970

Alphaflight persisted all year round with a fine amount
of first releases including some of the best games of
1996.
Dave Speed was released by them, a Giana sisters
style game that was very nice. They managed to
maintain a constant flow of releases, ntsc fix and 100
percent fix wares, having the fastest bbs in the scene
and also having web pages on the net and support on
the ftp sites. Thus proving they could manage and
utilise themselves confidentally and efficientally in the
cracking scene.

Runners up:
SUCCESS * TRC continued with a good flow of releases,
especially towards the latter part of the year.
CHROMANCE continued as a leading cracking group also
with many first releases, with even some full pricers.
CRACKER OF THE YEAR AWARD
--------------------
MOONCHILD/HITMEN

His great first release versions certainly told the
board scene of his talent in cracking games.
But speaking for himself most was the mail versions
of software, his cracks would always contain
numerous trainers, polish to english translations and
little things like bug fixing, one filing a multi filed game
ect that made his a good quality cracker.

Runners up:
JACK ALIEN/HITMEN earlier in Avantgarde and then in
F4cg, JA continued his fine quality with cracking and
ntsc fixing games.
IGNORANCE/ALPHAFLIGHT also fixing his releases aswell
as doing translations and 100 percent releases sure is
a good cracker.

NTSC/PAL FIXER OF THE YEAR AWARD
-------------------------
JOLZ/ONSLAUGHT

The year of 1996 Onslaught's code/fixer/cracker
certainly provided some hard ntsc fixes for the scene
Other groups simply could not bring out the ntsc
versions of first releases so Jolz tried his talent.
Fixes such as Burago Rally, Centric, Speedy Slug and
Misfortune surprised the scene. Only let down was the
quantity, but he certainly performed the most difficult
of the fixes that year.

Runners up:
PEACEMAKER/HITMEN for his consistant flow of Hitmen
ntsc/pal releases during 1996.
MASSIVE ONSLAUGHT/STYLE being the only fixer in the
United States to really standard out. MO did some great
ntsc fixing on several european legal releases under
the lable of Style.

DDK GAME OF THE YEAR AWARD
------------------
DAVE SPEED

This magnificient Giana Sisters style game was proudly
released by Alphaflight late last year.
Great graphics, game play and in general just
different from the mainstream puzzle game that a lot
of people make for a quick dollar.
Memories of former times on C64 flooded back with
this game, unfortunately unfixable for American users

Runners up:
MISFORTUNE by Everlasting Style was finally released
by Onslaught in the later part of the year.
This excellent platform style game reminds you of
Creatures by Apex Productions.
BOOM is a three-dimensional game which is both huge
and steaming with playability. Excellent intro sequence
and presentation graphics make this full price game
from 576 Kbyte a game worthy of your collection.
MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR AWARD
---------------------
DRIVEN

This American based one file magazine certainly has
provided some very good reading.
Over the entire of 1996 the Driven staff have
released a magazine on a consistant level, a magazine
that covers all aspects of the scene and will certainly
lead the ntsc scene out of recession.
The text unlike a lot of other magazines is completely
objective in every manner. We hope they will continue
their fine performances.

Runners up:
RELAX by Phuture (Software + Marketing) has been
released on a consistant level, providing the scene
with up to date informative editions.
VANDALISM NEWS by Onslaught Design gets an award for
their innovative original outfit seen in edition #27 and
broad scene coverage, more issues should have came.
EVENT OF THE YEAR
--------------
THE PARTY 6

This event was probably the largest event in 1996 in
terms of releases for the C64.
15 C64 demonstrations, 20 Graphics entries and 15
music entries certainly gave the mail scene something
to do.
Demos released by top names such as Reflex, Smash
Design, Graffity, Resource and Xenon boosted the
demo scene activities.

Runners up:
X-96 in Holland. Maybe not the largest amount of
releases, but in terms of pure scene enjoyment, this
would have to be one of the most talked about parties
all year!
ASSEMBLY'96 was the party which showed new and long
waited productions from groups like Byterapers,
Beyond Force and Wrath Designs.
So there you have it, remember these are only the
opinions of the Domination magazine.
Comments ofcourse can be mailed to the editorial
address or if you want your production or work
take into consideration, it can also be sent to us.

/==================\
| The Domination Awards |
| ---------------- |
| Performed by some, |
| and perfected by others |
\==================/

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Domination 08 Magazine Reviews

2010-06-08T20:18:59Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Magazine reviews *
---------------------------------------
Welcome once again to the recorded observations of
the scene media.
The magazine industry has taken quite a fall from
peaking times in 1995/96, but i'm sure with the
departure of magazines like The Pulse and Skyhigh it
will allow for new blood in the market.

In this edition I will review two new magazines, one that
is board/net based totally, and the other that is mainly
a mail based magazine. These are:

PROPAGANDA edition #22 by Newscopy/F4cg and staff.
and..
PALLADIUM edition #2 by Ascraeus.

If you wish your magazine or group's magazine judged
in the Domination, simply leave feedback to the email
or address published in the editorial, let us begin..
PROPAGANDA edition #22
-----------------
After a HUGE delay the magazine with an attitude is
back. I had personal doubts whether I would see this
magazine again, but a pleasant surprise to see NC and
staff take up the reins once more.

Upon loading the magazine you are presented with a
basic intro comprising of quotes from various
sceners and profiles on what they think of the mag.
After this the intro automatically fades off and the
main magazine depacks and is on the screen.

The first thing you notice with the magazine is the
improved size of text in the directory, instead of the
usual 400-500 blks the magazine takes up almost an
entire side, which is certainly promising.
There are 13 chapters in all, each chapter can be
selected using the joystick in port 2 and moving from
left to right where the chapters are depicted in
graphical icons.
Selecting a chapter, the magazine irq loads the text
into memory, which is in proportional font.
Lets examine the chapters a bit more closely.

Editorial -
The main editor Newscopy has a chat about the latest
developments within the magazine, reasons for the
big delay and the general credits. This time, unlike in
previous editions, the editorial is not consumed by
antaganisations, which gives a more presenting and
professional touch.

The List -
As with most board/net related magazines, there is
included a first release list of the latest games
cracked and presented to the C64 community as first.
This edition doesn't actually contain such a list but
instead presents, what they hope to be a revolution
in the general scene tradition of first releases.
Instead of the first releases being based on the major
American boards, they now introduce the FTP sites on
the Internet as the illegal focus point.
This boasts a whole new set of rules and point system
and they hope it will catch on to the leading cracking
groups in the scene.
This chapter is presented by Countzero/Scs*Trc.

Propa World -
This is a mixed chapter on Propaganda related works
and topics of interest to do with the magazine.
It contains news on the new 'Propaganda Express'
magazine which is emailed on the Internet every two
weeks, showing a new form of C64 related media.
They also discuss a 'Intro competition' with related
prizes and advertisments to recruit more staff into
the magazine.

News -
The news in the Propaganda is focued mainly on the
boards and the Internet. It is in typical A-Z format, with
some one liners for single news. Unfortunately quite
some people expressed disgust in some incorrect
news and member lists, but this ofcourse can be
judged by any individual, but I know that magazines
cannot be perfect so the public must allow for errors
from time to time.

Charts -
This editions charts are based on votesheets recieved
through the autumn of 1996. They contain the following
catagories.
Top 10 Cracking group, Demo group, Single cracker,
Single coder, Single graphician, Single musician and
Single swapper.
The thing I noticed a little wrong in one of the charts
was that Calypso/Alphaflight/Amnesia was in the
Swapper chart twice and two different placings.
Unfortunately no points are shown, so there is no way
of telling how close the competitive talents are in the
chart chapter.

Cool Groups - (divided over three chapters)
This new section in Propaganda is an overview on what
they consider to be the most famous illegal groups in
the past and present of the C64 scene.
This huge and nice coverage spans over three
chapters and is well written, a nice idea.

When In Holland -
This is sort of a party report on the X-96 party in
The Netherlands, with some satirical twists contained
throught it, a nice read.

Debate -
This chapter is hosted by ex-Newspress editor,
Neotec/F4cg/Atlantis and covers the topic of legal
scene versus illegal scene in an interesting way. Note
that this is only an opinion from Neotec and is not some
kind of official judgement. More chapters like this
in magazines, would do the media good.

Scenetown -
This is another new chapter in the Propaganda and is
a storyline style satirica chapter which is nicely
written and enjoyable to read.

Annual Awards -
This original chapter in Propaganda is probably one of
the most read throughout the magazine.
The staff give their own opinion on which group
production or scener deserves recognition for
achievement or quality.
Included is awards in Group of the year, Board of the
year, Demo group of the year, Surprise of the year,
Comeback of the year, Cracker of the year, Coder of
the year, Artist of the year, Musician of the year,
Swapper of the year, Magazine of the year, Demo of
the year, Game of the year, Disappointment of the
year and Party of the year.
This is a quite nice chapter and should be incorporated
into all good magazines.

Advertisments -
This is the address section hosted by mail trader,
Intruder/F4cg, outdated addies and for swappers
it has always been on the small side.
What the mail scene enjoys and thrives on is a large
address section. Magazines such as 'Skyhigh' owe
some of their success to the huge mail import into the
magazine. But taken into consideration, Propaganda
is a board/net based magazine after all.

WHO DID WHAT?
C64 coding is performed by Devil + Goz.
Internet by Motley. (ed: Interview this edition!)
Fonts by Ses.
Graphics by Scope (R.I.P.)
Music by Zyron.

General Editing by Newscopy.
Co-Editing by Count Zero.
Public Affairs and news gathering by Sixx,Walker and
Tranziie.
Addresses by Inruder.

OVERALL:
------
Propaganda #22 offers a lot of good reading, with
generally good english and grammar throughout.
This edition is somewhat of a let down in comparison to
previous issues, but they still manage to deliver some
good chapters above the average quality.
Propaganda is also available in an online format on the
Internet which allows the staff to appeal to a wide
audience in the net and board scenes respectively.
Some down parts are that their attitude is directed in
the wrong way on some occassions.
It is fine to have one, and demonstrate it also, but if
you are retaliating on someone or something it is often
best to have your facts right. The problem in the mag
is that they get their personal opinions mixed up with
the realities in the scene.
Consistancy is a problem with this magazine also (as
with this magazine I truly admit!!) it would be nice to
see it on a regular basis, but the Propaganda Express
looks promising and we can only wait.
The music in each edition is always pleasant to read to,
it always has a nostalgic feel to it, instead of the new
techno/fast way a lot of musicians have adapted to in
today's scene.

The outfit is simple and to the point, but maybe the
presentation could be improved a small bit, the actual
Propaganda logo is quite basic, but then again a
magazine should be looked at for its text content but
presentation always helps.
Hopefully we will see Propaganda again soon, they are
always seeking new ways to appeal to readers which is
nice to see.
An above average magazine that has a good foundation
to become even better.

82/100
-----

PALLADIUM edition #2 by Ascraeus
------------------------
Its always nice to recieve a new magazine, a breath of
fresh air in the media scene.
When I read the first edition of Palladium I thought
there is definately room for improvement, and with
edition number two the guys in Asc have done just that.

To begin with, the magazine takes up more than a single
side of a disk. The intro file and magazine outfit are
located on one side and the chapters,music plus outfit
fill up the other side of the disk.
Loading up the intro you are presented by an
Ascraeus logo by Ksin/Tengu/Asc, this fades away
and then you are presented with some text lines which
introduce the magazine.
After this the Palladium logo and picture are nicely
presented on the screen, this time painted by
Algemaj/Tridam/Censure. The intro music is composed
my the magazines main editor, Moloch.

After the intro I am rather surprised.
A totally new outfit is presented, not only for the
magazine itself, but in a scene history perspective
also.
With this edition brings the first disk magazine in
IFLI mode ever!!
In the main menu is a nice IFLI picture of a grim reaper
with other presentation graphics. The chapter titles
are located on the right of the screen, and can be
selected with a joystick in port two.
Choosing a chapter and the outfit irq loads the text
and this decrunches and comes onto the screen.
Each chapter has an IFLI logo on the bottom section of
the screen, the text itself is in a proportional font
done by Madhead/Ascraeus.
Once reading the chapter you can press fire to get
back the the chapter menu. This part seems to be the
bad point of the magazine as the menu has to be
reloaded due to memory restrictions because of the
IFLI format. Maybe this could be avoided someway, as
the menu contains it's own seperate music, which is not
necessary, as the mag could work with the current
chapter music always in memory.
Each chapter has it's own individual music and the
magazine has a total of 18 musics, none of which are
exclusive, but a fine choice of musicians none the less.

There are 16 chapters in total and they cover a good
range of topics.

Editorial -
Here is located the credits for the magazine, general
editor chit chat from main editor Moloch and the coder
Madhead.

News -
The news section is located in two chapters and is
edited by Digahole/Onslaught. The news has been
gathered from the boards, Internet and mail.
Quite nicely written and a good amount also, the news
is printed in group format and also single. Considering
this is a mainly mail orientated magazine, the news is
quite fresh compared to magazines like Nitro or
Internal, which have older news due to their
foundation being in the mail based scene.

Addies -
Here is the advertisment section which is quite good in
size, the good thing about this is that there is a good
amount of addresses of sceners located in Turkiye,
Poland and other Eastern european countries.
Most magazines released in these countries generally
are in a non-english format, so this chapter is helpful
if your trying to locate an Eastern european scener.

Interview -
The interview in this edition is conducted by
Arcane/Ascraeus and is with Onslaught member
Digahole.
Quite a nice little read, more questions could of been
asked though, but still nice.

Demo Reviews -
The demo reviews are conducted by Madhead and
reviewed in this edition is Daze by Resource and
Design Overdose by Xenon.

Mag Reviews -
Only one magazine reviewed this time and that is
Emphatic issue #4 by Nitros Development.
A good review I thought, as they analyze everything
carefully and objectively.

Gfx Reviews -
In this chapter they review nine of the twenty graphics
entries of The Party 6 in Denmark.

Charts -
The mail charts are quite nice and updated. The
catagories included are; Demo groups, Coders,
Graphicians, Musicians, Magazines, Swappers and
Crack group. I believe they should have included the
top cracker also, as this is time consuming job.
Tool Reviews -
Something a bit different than most othr magazines is
the tool reviews chapter.
Observed and evaluated in this edition is the good old
Turbo Assembler and the new Underlay Fli Editor v1.0
by Crest.

Fantastic -
This chapter is written by Arcane/Asc and is basically
his say on anything and everything. Some parts are
interesting whilst others are amusing. This type of
chapter would have better fitted in a more serious
sense in the editorial section though.

Dr. Razor -
This is the satirical/joke chapter written by Razor
Ramon. It is good, but needs improvement in some areas
he should try and keep on a general theme with each
issues, as it seems it is written in a 'what ever comes
to the mind' type style.

Groups -
Located in this chapter is the latest member lists of
groups, in some cases showing what each member's
job is also.
This chapter should just be included in the news
section, as it is basically news anyway.

Spread -
This type of chapter has been seen before in other
magazines. It is a kind of message base, where the
scener can publish a note to the scene or individual
scener. A nice idea, but only if it gets good support,
otherwise the chapter should be emitted.

Reactions -
The readers feedback on the first edition to the
editorial.

Heavy Metal World -
This is a non-scene related chapter that is based on
the music industry. It contains a review and the latest
news on heavy metal.
I really enjoyed this chapter because metal music is
the style I like, but I can imagine that this chapter only
appeals to a group of people.
They should discuss other types of music also, as
the more people a magazine can appeal to, the more
readers it will gain.

Final Words -
General thanks you and regards to the people that
helped produce and make the magazine possible.

WHO DID WHAT?

Intro logos by Ksin and Algemaj.
Intro music by Moloch.
Intro coding by Madhead.

Chapter music by Mhd, Fuben, Praiser, Drax and more.
Menu music by Snap.
Menu graphics by Ksin.
Chapter graphics by Arcane and Madhead.
Proportional font by Madhead.
Magazine coding by Madhead.

General editing by Moloch.
Co-editing by Razor Ramon, Madhead, Arcane, Digahole.

OVERALL
------
Firstly the magazine is the only Turkish magazine left,
after the demise of the popular Splash magazine by
Accuracy.
Generally the text is of good standard, with a few
grammar and spelling errors here and there.
The magazine offers a good read and compared to
other mail based magazines rates quite highly.
The presentation is superb, and admiration goes to
the original concept of the IFLI routine included, this
allows for more better defined graphics, but in turn
slows things down a bit, naturally.
The only real problem is, that the main outfit needs to
be reloaded all the time. If they can find away around
this and clean up the chapters just a little, the mag
would improve dramatically.

It certainly was a surprise when I recieved this mag
and I can see it has a bright future has they have some
good editors and the magazine isn't totally mail based,
especially with the presense of Digahole in the staff.
Keep up the fine work Ascraeus, sky is the limit!

80/100
-----

Well thats all we have to offer in the media department
for this edition, for further enjoyment have a browse
of the MEDIA JUDGEMENT chapter for further
opinions and discussion on scene disk magazines.

Kind regards
General Editor
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Domination 08 Demo Reviews 2

2010-06-08T20:18:41Z

Ymgve:

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* Demo reviews 2 *
---------------------------------------
Presenting once again the reviews section on the
scenes legal releases.
This time hosted by Metal/Vibrants/Camelot.
Since the death of Skyhigh I didn't think I would do any
more articles - but, then out of the blue came Jazzcat
and asked me to conduct some reviews for the
Domination magazine.
As I like Domination and regard it as the only competitor
for Relax magazine (Hi Timo!), I had no long thoughts
about starting to write articles.

Enough about that - I'm back and here's what this is all
about - on with the reviews!

Review of the music demo:
BONDAGE
by
CREST

Featuring music from Mitch + Dane of HYPE! and Crest.
Reviewed by Metal of Vibrants.

The music-compilation was created mainly by Mitch and
Dane and was released in Autumn of 1996, thus it's
about time someone bothered to review this darn thing.

The demo starts with the by now wellknown sticky-man
which signatures that this is indeed a Crest production
Anyway, you get to choose between the demo itself and
an included note. Well, I'm most interested in the lurking
contents of the demo, so I hit the '1' key. Some chords
turn up and I get a little feeling of some 80's
instrumentation (a bit Rob'ish actually) - quite moody.
Shortly after a powerful bass hits and takes over the
action, which carries over into some classical chords
with a typical Jeroen Tel lead. I later found out that
this was actually the beginning of the first tune
"Maine".
The screen shifts to the main screen which is rather
boring to look at, even though the colorcycling plasma
or whatever it is (coding is not for me!) looks ok.
Anyway, the "plasma" runs in a regtagular square, and
on top is written the titlesof each of the 5 tunes.
The tune currently playing is highlighted.
Anyway - on with the review - even though I think I
should remark that this review is based on the fact
that Mitch+Dane are perhaps the best team composing
on the C64 these days, so instead of praising their
music I've focused on what could have been different
to add that 4th dimension to the music.
On with the show..

"MAINE" is the first tune, and as I said before it's kind
of a classical tune with a touch of Jeroen Tel (the lead)
The tune itself is very well composed, but I think the
lead has a few soft spots which I think doesn't suit it
very well. As a point the lead makes a little squeak off
like a blues-lead, which I really think should have been
left out. Oh well, besides that little thing I think it's a
good tune! Using my own little review-system, which I
also used while writing for Skyhigh, I will give this
tune:
Style: 90/100 - Skills: 85/100 - Sounds: 90/100
Overall: 88 1/3 of 100.

"Drown me in love" is the next tune. I had heard some of
this tune before, as Mitch usually sends me lots of
worktunes - and knowing Mitch+Dane's work as I do,
I think this tune is very typical for the 2 of them.
It's because of a funky tune which has some really
catchy chords and a fairly good lead. I'm ofcourse
here to do some critics, so I'll do that.
I think the lead instrument is way to squeaky - and
together with the echos it sounds quite annoying really
The bass sometimes shifts filter-settings, which in
some cases sounds ok, but as with most things you
have to know when it sounds good and when it doesn't -
unfortunately this tune has a few of those shifts
which doesn't sound that good. The lead itself has some
parts which I think is too messy, but still I think that
this tune requires these ratings:
Style: 90/100 - Skills: 80/100 - Sound: 80/100
Overall: 83 1/3 of 100.

"Miranda" is up next - and here we have a genuine
lovesong ;) Anyway, this is a very well composed tune,
which has a kind of pop'ed jazz style. The rhythm and
the chords make a fine harmony, which at first may
sound a bit strange for the usual techno-listener, but
as we all know - listen and learn is the thing to do.
The lead is also very relaxed and you can almost
imagine some fancy fake-that singer singing the lead
while the crowd of 14 year old girls scream in the
background... hmm.. well, seriously this is a tune, which
could easily be converted to real-life, even though I
would probably have made those breaks differently:
Style: 85/100 - Skills: 85/100 - Sound: 85/100
Overall: 85/100.
"Liptoman" is next. This tune is quite funky and reminds
me of some old danish tv-series called: "En by i
provinsen" - it has some of that mellow feeling that
characterises a detective in his hard work trying to
break the next case with the help of a whiskey bottle.
Anyway, I think the title is a bit off, as I don't really
imagine myself sipping to a cup of Lipton-tea and
feeling like this tune. Oh well, I'm a coffee addict, so I
might be a bit prejudistic about that, so let's get on
with the tune. I think this is the best tune of the bunch
it's close to being perfect performed. The lead is not
too exagerated at any point in time, which both Drax
and Jeroen Tel tend to do on the PC these days (my
opinion). It also has something very important IMO -
namely an easily recognised theme which is so
important in the more mainstream funk-music, which
Mitch+Dane stands for. The funk-style is not rarely
seen, even though techno takes over more and more,
so my ratings are these:
Style: 90/100 - Skills: 95/100 - Sounds: 85/100
Overall: 90/100.
"Winona" - last tune in the pack. My first thoughts
were: "Oh? Did they convert a Laxity tune?", because
it sounded a lot like a tune Laxity would have done.
Hell, even the instruments were the same - perhaps
not the lead, but still. The tune is a very laid back pop
tune with an emotional feeling.
I'd say that this is a very good performed tune - in
almost every way. As in some of the other tunes, I think
the lead is a bit too squeaky, which I think is a matter
of taste.. so, these are the ratings:
Style: 85/100 - Skills: 90/100 - Sound: 95/100
Overall: 90/100.

This concludes the review of the main part of Bondage
but as there was note included in the demo, we should
also take a look at that. We reload the demo again, and
press "2" for the note..
The note looks unlike most other notes included in
various demos and such. It's good to see that people
still bother to do a nice designed noter for their
productions instead ofjust using some of the noters
available everywhere. The tune playing here is
Mitch+Dane's conversion of Drax's adlib tune "Bus",
and if I may say this tune is very very good, not only
because Drax did it, but because Mitch+Dane
converted it so well, that it sounds better than the
original! I know Drax also liked this c64 version alot,
so I see no other reason than to give this a total of:
Style: 90/100 - Skills: 90/100 - Sound: 100/100
Overall: 93 1/3 of 100.

In the note Mitch+Dane write their own ratings to each
tune - these ratings are:

"Maine" 4.3 / 5 - 86 percent
"Drown me in love" 3.5 / 5 - 70 percent
"Miranda" 4.0 / 5 - 80 percent
"Liptonman" 4.6 / 5 - 92 percent
"Winona" 3.8 / 5 - 76 percent

My rating:
"Maine" 88 1/3 percent + 2 1/3
"Drown me in love" 83 1/3 percent + 13 1/
"Miranda" 85 percent + 5 percent
"Liptonman" 90 percent - 2 percent
"Winona" 90 percent + 14 percent

Hmm, it seems as if I have rated the tunes somewhat
higher than they themselves did. Oh well, the composer
is always the worst critic ;) That concludes this review.
If you haven't checked this music-demo out yet - go
and do so immediately!

Review of the music from the music-competition at:

THE PARTY 6

Reviewed by Metal of Vibrants

First of all I'd like to say that each review of the music
that participated at The Party 6 was written while
listening to that particular tune.

"ANAL'OGUE" by Jeff/HYPE!/Camelot
Another quadro-speed hardboiled techno-tune from
Jeff. It's only fair to say that Jeff is the man behind
the absolute best techno-music produced on a c64!
This tune is no exception from the usual stuff Jeff
makes - it's very pulsating and has a lot of great
analogue effects, including a hard 303-like base and
new plings and noises I have never heard on a C64.
The tune itself is simple as with all other techno, but
it's actually quite varied as the beat is not just
stomping away - the snare-markings are heavily
influenced by the jungle-style and I believe that Jeff
used some shuffling in his tune, judging from the beat.
I must say I find it very hard to believe that this tune
only came 4th in the competition..
Style: 80/100 - Skills: 95/100 - Sound: 100/100
Overall: 91 2/3 of 100.

"GLORIA" by Mitch+Dane/HYPE!/Crest
The first sequences of this tune are converted from
the pc-tune "stranglehold", which Jeroen Tel made
using only sinus-samples.
I think the conversion together with the rest of the
tune, which btw, is also kind of a conversion as Mitch
had done some sequences of the tune on PC before
doing this tune with Dane. However, the finished result
sounds a lot better on the C64 than the PC version did
I found it a bit too odd even though it's very Jarre'ish
(not the lead!). The tune has a lot of nice melodic
passages which I guess is also why it won the compo -
it's also somewhat inspired by Jeroen Tel I think,
expecially the way the chords play the melody and the
echo on the lead in the breaks must have been some
what inspired by the tune Jeroen Tel did for the intro
in Blackmail's demo "Dutch Breeze". However, I think
that if Jeroen had made a similar tune, this one would
be better, as it's really quite good!
Style: 90/100 - Skills: 90/100 - Sound: 90/100
Overall: 90/100.
"SLAPPED BASS" by Fuben/Oxyron
Another Drax like tune from Fuben. The tune is in the
style, which Drax usually makes his funky stuff -
Fuben tries to copy this and I can quickly conclude that
he's not even close to the real thing. Even though
Fuben has made some nice chords and breaks - not to
mention a very jazzy lead, he's made one huge mistake,
and that's to add some air in between all the solos!
Also some more variation in the sequences is needed -
the same chords simply play for much too long.. and
with that lead just jumping around on those blue notes
it gets kinda messy. I must say however, that
comparing to the Drax like tune Fuben competed with at
The Party 5, this tune is way better. So, Fuben - you've
come a bit closer, but still you're far away.. why not
try to create something that is really 'you' - develop
yourself and you'll find that you might want to do stuff
different from what Drax would do. It sounds like you
have the potential and the "ear" to go further!
Style: 80/100 - Skills: 80/100 - Sound: 80/100
Overall: 80/100.
"FRUIT FEST DONE" by Simple/Role
The intention was to make a funny and happy tune, and
that was partly achieved, but geez.. those chords!!
Argh... they play way off the melody! I have no further
words than.. go find a music-theory book ASAP!
Style: 60/100 - Skills: 30/100 - Sound: 60/100
Overall: 50/100.

"COMPOTUNE 1" by Eco/Excess
This tune starts off very icely with some sinus-like
plings carrying a nice tune, but ofcourse he had to
ruin it with a false chord. Anyway, I though this was
going to be very atmospheric tune, and then that
terrible kick-drum sets in.. well, euro-techno it is, and
besides a few errors it sounds fairly ok - the snare
drum sounds rather interesting. Well, as it turns out I
was right about the tune being atmospheric after all -
the tune would suit a magazine or demo quite well I think
Actually I like it more after a few times. You did ok, Eco.
Style: 70/100 - Skills: 65/100 - Sound: 80/100
Overall: 71 2/3 of 100.
"SPACE DREAM" by Idefix/Smash Design
Errr... techno-music sounding like it was made in
Future Composer. This is total crap. Full of annoying
shifts and erros... geez... I can't even hear this to the
end.
Style: 50/100 - Skills: 25/100 - Sound: 10/100
Overall: 28 1/3 of 100.

"FIVE PEOPLE IN A FORD FIESTA" by Bordeaux/Acrise
Considering Bordeaux had help from Eco/Ecess, I
still think this tune is helplessly annoying! I know
Bordeaux likes PVCF's music a lot, but comparing this
to any of the work PVCF did, I prefer PVCF's techno
over this, and bear in mind how much I can't stand PVCF
music.. puke.. When I first saw the results from TP6
and saw that Bordeaux came 2nd I wondered if perhaps
he had done something new and innovative (coz I
actually DO like techno and trance - even the hard
stuff!), but then Mitch tells me about a certain guy
fixing a lot of votes and thereby secure himself a high
position. Well, Bordeaux, those tricks might work at a
party, but it sure as hell won't affect my review -
this tune is nothing special, and infact if someone
cared to do a conversion of this and turn it into a
real song I find it hard to believe that it would sound
good...
Style: 50/100 - Skills: 40/100 - Style: 40/100
Overall: 43 1/3 of 100.

"SVERIGE" by Cyberbrain/No Name
A load of hardcore samples put together in order to
create a tune.. well, they DID make a tune, and it sounds
ok too, but come on.. this is not the PC - samples suck
on a C64, but someone still hasn't figured that out.
I admit that the sample quality is good, but still I think
that this is not at all what C64 music competition is all
about.. since this tune is all samples, I find no use for
the ratings.
Overall: n/a.

"NITRO" by Soney/Smash Design
Another techno-like tune which sounds like it was made
with Future Composer... what's with those Smash-guys?
Well, this tune is no exception from the other Smash
tune - it's full of harmonic errors which make it hard
to listen to without feeling that ache in your stomach..
burp..
Style: 50/100 - Skills: 50/100 - Sound: 50/100
Overall: 50/100.

This concludes the reviews of the music from TP6.
As usual I end this by putting up a table which shows the
tune's position in the original TP6 results - and besides
that I put the positions compiled from my overall
ratings. Usually I get a totally different result than the
original, but then again - this is just my opinion..

On the next page is the chart, with the number in the
brackets showing the results from TP6.

1. (4) "Anal'ogue" by Jeff/HYPE/Cml - 91 2/3 perc.
2. (1) "Gloria" by Mitch+Dane/HYPE/Crest - 90 perc.
3. (3) "Slapped Bass" by Fuben/Oxyron - 80 perc.
4. (7) "Compo tune 1" by Eco/Excess - 71 2/3 perc.
5. (14) "Fruit Fest Done" by Simple/Role - 50 perc.
(12) "Nitro" by Soney/Smash Design -50 perc.
6. (2) "F.p.i.a.f.f." by Bordeaux/Acrise - 43 1/3 perc.
7. (15) "Space Dream" by Idefix/Smash - 28 1/3 perc.
n/a (11) "Sverige" by Cyberbrain/NoName - n/a.

It seems I pushed Mitch+Dane off the number 1 spot -
I think it was caused by the score I gave Jeff for his
sound, but his sound his really quite unique. I think we
all know why Bordeaux ended up at 7.. If we look at the
rest of the tunes I think the positions are approx. the
same.

Yours;
Torben
Metal/Vibrants

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Domination 08 Demo Reviews

2010-06-08T20:18:21Z

Ymgve:

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* Demo reviews *
---------------------------------------
Welcome reader to the legal reviews of the Domination.
Here we examine either the latest releases or the yet
un-reviewed demos.
This edition we have recieved help from several known
profiles and as issues progress, we hope to establish
a stable and sound legal team that can cover this
chapter in all areas.
Tested for your pleasure this issue:

* 'Krestology' by Crest
* 'Nine' by Reflex.
* 'I love you' by Wrath Design.
* 'Bondage' by Crest.
* 'TP 6 music' by various artists.

The latter two are located in the second demo review
chapter and are performed by Metal/Vibrants/Cml.
Enjoy.
KRESTOLOGY 100 percent by CREST
-------------------------
The eagerly awaited new Crest demo has finally
arrived. Firstly a 90 percent version, followed soon
after by the complete and final version.

This graphics show/demo takes up an entire two sides,
each part featuring beautiful graphics in several
different formats.
The first picture is that of a mermaid which is in IFLI
format, some people may also notice that the fin of
the mermaid is in the lowerborder and is made up of
interlaced sprites!
The interlaced sprites are used in several pictures
throughout the demo, it certainly gives that extra
touch. For example, the side border graphics of the
two girls kissing is made up of a character set that
has been interlaced, the shoes of the nude girl laying
on her side in the turn disk part are made up of
interlaced sprites, because the shoes in this picture
extend into the left border of the fli format by three
characters.
Not everything is sprites however, for example in
one section there is featured a graphics slide show of
five super hires interlaced fli pictures (shifli) on the
left side of these pictures ants run up and down the
screen while the next picture is loading.
These are not sprites as wrongly stated by a certain
German lamer and speculated by several others.

To mention the loader system brings back some fond
memories of the demo. Some original ideas have been
incorporated to make loading time very pleasant,
amusing or just plain cool!
Basically the whole demo is a trackmo, meaning irq
loading of every part, a shift lock routine has been
included to pause parts also, but anyway getting back
to the loading system. The irq loader sometimes takes
a bit of time to load some of the big pictures into
memory, so Crest have included some on screen antics
to fill the space. One of these is the "pig" part, a pig
walks along the screen and before he exits through
the left side he bounces off and lands back where he
began, he then tries again and again and before long
he is bouncing and rotating through the air.
Other sections are birds flying across a desert
island or ants that run along the screen.
I've noticed some people have made comments on the
irq loader and it being slow, what must be understood
is the sheer size of graphics, music and coding
routines which must be loaded into memory.
For example, there is a conversion of one of Boris
Vallejo's pictures which is in IFLI in contrast to Hein
Holt's FLI version in the famous 'Dutch Breeze', but
even this is only around 80 percent of it's true size.
The main artist of the demo, Deekay, decides to take
it to it's full proportion with a 1 and a half screen IFLI
picture, with music and joystick control to alter the
up and down movement.
This brilliant picture takes up the ENTIRE memory of
the C64, so you can imagine why the irq loader may take
a little time. The loading routine also suites fine with
the music, going at the right pace so the viewer has
enough time to have a good listen to each tune.
The graphics by Deekay throughout the demo are of
top quality, something original i thought was the
Eaglesoft Inc. dedication part.
This is an intro of the famous cracking group and how
it may look today, a very beautiful IFLI picture of an
eagle about to take off and a female next to it
gesturing for it to do so.
Underneath this is a typical scroll text, this whole part
is something nice to see, differing from the
mainstream demos that are made solely for the big
screen.
Quite nice is the turn disk part which has a lady laying
on her side fully naked. This picture is very nice, but
what catches your attention is the eyes of the female,
they wink and when you turn the disk the lady smiles.

Another part that people may notice is the Crest logo
stretcher over the IFLI picture of the Unicorn running
across the bridge. This picture and routine looks
brilliant, Crossbow must have been really stretched
for memory as the logo that is being stretched uses
130 characters where its normally 256 characters.

The music throughout the demonstration is very
impressive, lately in the scene we have scene most
demos featuring hard techno soundtracks, Crest
prove that a jazzy melodic sound is much better in this
demo with contributions from Drax, Mitch + Dane and
even from the inactive Xayne, Msk and Deek.
There are 17 musics throughout the demo and all of
them can be listened to seperately in a Krestology
music file located in the"Kresology goody-bag" disk,
which will be discussed later on.

Crest certainly have proved that there is still a way of
making a demo in which you don't need to stand 10 feet
away from the screen to get the full visual effect.
They have gone against the mainstream in music,
graphics and coding to make probably the best ever
graphical demo on C64.
Pictures like the full screen in side borders "sunset",
which contains interlaced sprites to go into the side
borders, or the Underlay Fli picture in the final part,
incorporating a new graphical format and stretching
the C64's capabilities once again.

Additional to the demo is the "Krestology Good-Bag"
this is a seperate side with some extra things.
It contains the '38 track installer' so that you can
copy it with a regular copier and then install the extra
tracks later on.
'Krestology Music', contains all 17 music tracks that
are featured in the demo, all are executable without
loading. A 'Part Selector', which you can use to load
any part in the demo. 'Fli profi demopic' is a fli picture
by Crossbow!! It is quite nice, especially for a coder! 8)
'True Color-Trip', which is the executable Shifli picture
that won the X-96 graphics competition.
Crest also include their tools such as 'Super Hires Fli
Editor V1.0', 'Super Hires Interlace Fli Editor V1.0' and
'Underlay Fli Editor V1.0', which should keep all the
artists happy out there for quite some time.
The 'Crest Demo maker' is also located on the disk to
help people make their productions.

Also 'Crests Demo List' which contains all 39 Crest
demos with informations on when they were released
and what size they are.

Overall
-----
This has to be one of the best if not the best graphics
demos ever on C64. Deekay will certainly rise in the
charts with his brilliant contributions to this demo, and
it will be very hard to get much better than this.
Totally original C64 effects and great design by both
Crossbow and Deekay along with some very good music
give this demo a 98/100!
Coded by Crossbow of Crest
Graphics by Deekay, Gbf and Crossbow of Crest.
Musics by Drax, Mitch+Dane,Xayne,Msk and Deek of
Crest. Meet Crest is coming soon, thumbs up!!
Mr.Sex/Byterapers about Krestology:
"Krestology is nice and a graphically superior demo,
even though it doesn't have any wild effects".

Anonym/Padua about Krestology:
"Very nice graphics demo, also includes quite a bit of
nice coding. The Crest style is still alive. Keep your
thumb's up!"

Tyron/Hitmen about Krestology:
"Wanna see cool code? wanna listen to great tunes?
wanna see nice graphics? Go and watch "Krestology!"
The music itself is a good reason to watch the whole
demo. Ok, more or less it is a picture show that
surprises with cool FX while your watching, but I like
this release.
It gained 1st place at the X96 and it was the right
decision. Not much else to say, just enjoy it!"

NINE by Reflex
----------
A new REFLEX demo, thankfully this East German based
group never left the scene, but only got rid of their
arrogant main coder, Quiss.
Lets have a small examination of the winning demo entry
at THE PARTY 6 in Denmark.

Firstly, this demo is the ninth demo by Reflex, hence
the name.
Being two sides of a disk, it is probably their largest
production disk wise, besides their earlier released
'Mathematica'.
To begin with the demo starts with a nice music by
Jeff/Camelot/Hype, and the roman letters IX are
shown on the screen. Inside these roman letters is a
'lighting effect', which was first seen in the Byteraper
demo 'Follow the Sign 3'. I am not sure of it's technical
name, but do know that it is from the PC originally, still
it looks rather nice.
Not long after this we are presented with a full screen
IFLI picture painted by Earthquake. The picture looks
very nice, showing a mermaid girl swimming down the
screen with other figures blended in. Difficult to
explain, but quite typical of under rated Earthquake.

As usual with lots of demos lately we have some 4x4
effects and other routines which are more suited for
the big screen and remind you of the IBM.
Hard to ignore though, is the rather nice looking
3 dimensional rotating landscape, something that
should be advanced upon technically and visually by
other coders.
After this, another part well remembered is the 6 plane
chessboard zooming effect. This was done in one of
the earlier Reflex productions, but this time the
routine has been speeded up quite considerably.
Be warned however, this effect can leave you spinning
if your disorientated on cannabis or the like.. }

The next part that catches your attention is the 128
color animation of a skier. This animation shows in
several frames a man skiing down a slope.
This effect seems to the viewer to be ported down
from some other system, but regardless, it looks very
nice, but really only one of these "long distance"
effects.

The last picture is depicted from the game 'Primal Rage'
and is painted in IFLI by Warp 8.
It is of a gorilla opening it's jaws and looks very nice.

Also on the disk is a bonus part by Zorc, which is only 6
blocks long, and a disk note with credits.
Speaking of this disk note, why do Reflex have such a
problem with Byterapers "pc suxxx byterapers too."
This may be completely irrellevant to the review, but
just something interesting I thought to mention.
Perhaps in the news section of this edition I will include
the Reflex and Byterapers views on these remarks,
but lets get back to the review.

Overall
-----
Graphically, this would be Reflex's best achievement to
date. All contributions, in particular Earthquake,
Aomeba and Warp 8, are very nice.
The demo didn't seem to be as impressive as some of
their earlier productions and I think they are showing
too much attention to the big screen, instead of
creating original C64 effects or improving existing
ones.
The 'Ski Animation' is quite impressive visually and I
believe this is the part that managed to get most of the
votes at The Party 6, especially from the PC users.

The demo is quite impressive even though not as good
as other Reflex demos. It recieves as 85/100.
Design by Felidae and Jim Jack.
Coding by Zorc, Adder and Felidae.
Graphics by Earthquake,Adder,Felidae,Aomeba,Warp 8.
Music exclusively by Jeff/Cml/Hype and Praiser.

Mr.Sex/Byterapers about Nine:
"Nine was quite okay, but not near the quality of the
other Reflex demos."

Anonym/Padua about Nine:
"A nice job - like most of the time. Even though I am not
really that much of a fan of the demos that are mainly
designed for the big screen.
But for those who like it.. also the people in Reflex seem
to invest quite a bit of thinking before they start
coding and I kinda like that."

Tyron/Hitmen about Nine:
"Reflex... Mathematica... TP'96... 4 x 4 stuff..." was what I
thought when I enjoyed the C64 demo competition at the
Party 6 in Denmark and it was Reflex to show their
demo. Reflex showed their qualities and abilities in
quite a lot of demos.
The period when demos like Mathematica and Oxyron's
Dawnfall came out impressed me a lot and I liked the

4 x 4 stuff.
But I think every period has it's end. Just take a look
at the music market. "Back to the roots" or just
stealing ideas from former times.
What I mean is where are demos like 'Red Storm' (Triad)
or 'Ice Cream Castle' (Crest)? or couldn't they just
show their abilities in using effects like in the old
demos?
4 x 4 is now at the time where nearly every demo crew
does it, or at least is trying to do it. The effects are
the same, just a few new looking 4 x 4 styles are used
and everybody doing new demos yet, it is copying the
demo before.

To come to an end, if there would not have been the
animated skiier, I for myself would think that the
Smash Design demo 'Triage' could have done the
first place."

I LOVE YOU by Wrath Design
-------------------
Well, this quite small one file production certainly
caught my attention more than a lot of multi file demos.
To begin with some music in Dmc starts by Ed.
He has really only started composing, but it still sounds
good and suits this demo fine.
After a while the picture of Ed himself painted by Joe
comes onto the right of the screen.
To the left of the screen quickly come the credits of
this small production.
After the credits flash on and off, the picture of Ed
goes away and so does the credit page. The credit
page is replaced with the picture of a girl, who is
blinking in a realistic manner and is looking up into the
blank screen where the picture of Ed was earlier.
Soon the blank screen is slowly feeled with these
spinning and zooming hearts. This effect is quite hard
to describe but the hearts seem to be zooming closer
and closer all the time before they zoom totally in and
then out of the screen.
Then the picture fades out and so does the strange
music.

Overall;
This demo certainly has a deeper meaning and may not
appeal to all sceners, however it certainly came to me
in a positive way.
The design was smooth and simple and damn good, more
productions like these instead of copying other demos
routines would do the scene much good.
83/100.

Code by Ed/Wrath Design
Graphics by Joe/Wrath Design
Music by Ed/Wrath Design.

Tyron/Hitmen about I love you:
"The first thing coming to my mind was:
"Hmm.. lets have a look, what this one filer could be!?!"
and right after I finished this thought the whole thing
was over. I was surprised by this quite strange sound
in addition to the pictures and the action, and I have to
admit, that it is nice.
I like it and I wish Wrath Design would bring some more
stuff to the survivers of the C64 scene!"

Well thats the end of Demo Reviews 1, load the second
chapters for some more observations and evaluation
by Metal/Vibrants.
If you wish to make any contributions, please contact
the editorial, we hope you enjoyed the reading!

Regards;
General Editor

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Domination 08 Hack - Phreak 2

2010-06-08T20:17:56Z

Ymgve:

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* Hack + Phreak *
---------------------------------------
Welcome back once again reader to the illegal section
of the Domination magazine.
Due to popular demand, this chapter is back on a
regular basis, many emails and personal notes have
reassured me of the scene's interest in this chapter.

In particular, i've recieved various mails wanting
information on 'Boxing', what is it, what it does and what
types of 'Boxing' there is, so in this issue i will write a
bit about it, along with some other goodies at the end.

Also for the inquisitive reader, supplied within the
main code of this magazine outfit is three virgin at+t
cards, they are genuine, so try find them and be the
lucky first to use them, but be quick!

Regards;
General Editor.
BOXING - A small guide.
----------------
Boxing, electronic boxes that avoid the paying for
telephone calls or telecommunication services.
There are many boxes designed to have various
effects, from bugging a line (Beige box), to sending
lethal voltages across telephone wires (Urine box).
The phreaker could even gain operator control on
some long distance systems.
It is widely known however, that with the advent of
newer telecom systems, phreaking and boxing is
getting harder, many of the boxes will no longer work
and others are detectable. This will vary from country
to country because different systems are used.
Today, only the experienced phreakers can
successfully phreak.

Boxes started out as concepts which became possible
when the party built the electronics required. Some
boxes are also known to possibly work in theory but
are impossible in practise.
Boxes are traditionally named after colors, but when
all the colors were used other names were adopted.

Colored boxes
----------
AQUA BOX
The Aqua is described as a device that allows the
phreaker to break out of a "Lock in trace", which
people like the FBI use to hold up a telephone line, not
allowing the phreaker to hang-up until the trace is
complete. The concept of a lock in trace is simple, if
you are familiar with three-way conversations then
you can say the third-party is the party tracing the
call. Once the trace is in progress the tracer sends an
electrical current down the phone line, which holds up
the connection even if the phreaker hangs-up the
phone. This device can be made by using a BEOC (Basic
Electrical Output Socket) and some component which
draws a lot of current, for example a light bulb.
Connecting this device to the phone line and it will drain
all electricity from it, leaving no current to hold up the
line.

BEIGE BOX
A Beige box is a DIY linesman's hand-set which can be
hooked up outside person's house. This device allows
you to tap into someone else's phone line. This box can
be used to do things you would not do from your own
phone line, like using other boxes to make free long
distance phone calles and to eavesdrop into another
person's phone-call.

BLACK BOX
The Black box is a device which, when connected to
your phone line, prevents the party calling you being
charged. The way it works is fairly straightforward;
when the phone rings, the voltage on the line is quite
high, typically around 40 volts, when the phone is
answered this voltage drops down to around 10 volts.
The Black box keeps the voltage on the line at 40 volts,
so while your talking on the phone, the phone company
thinks the phone is ringing therefore no charge for
the call is made, because effectively no one has
answered the call! Suspicions are aroused if the caller
makes a lengthy phone call, as who would keep a phone
ringing for half an hour? This box does not work on
several new systems.

BLAST BOX
There really isn't much to this device. It is simply an
amplifier (4-5 watts) which is connected to the
microphone of the telephone which, when activated,
makes loud noises, and if the person recieving the call
has the phone close to their ear.. well, they will not be
too pleased.

BLOTTO BOX
Although it started out as a concept and a joke, this
box is nasty in nature and can result in serious injury
to the instigator and recipient. The Blotto box works
with very high voltages and is designed to render an
entire phone network paralysed. The box emits
electrical impulses which open up all the lines for the
area code and makes every phone ring, the only way t
stop it is by cutting off the line or turning of the
supply of voltage. It is said that electrocution can
occur from someone picking up the phone which is
close to the voltage source.

BLUE BOX
This box is fairly sophisticated and requires a good
level of knowledge about telecommunication systems
and electronics to understand how it works. Put simply,
this box is designed to enable the user to act as though
they are an operator; giving operator level access to
the telephone system by seizing the trunk. This enable
the user to use special switch functions of the
operator via MF, KP and ST tones.
The usual purpose of the Blue box is to make free long
distance phone calls using the tones provided by this
box. This box is mostly obsolete because the more
modern phone systems use Out-band signalling. This
means that nothing which is sent over the voice section
of the line can control the switches. Only the older
In-band systems are vulnerable to the Blue box.
Typically in relation to this boxing has been impossible
in several countries, like America, United Kingdom,
Australia and more recently, Germany.

BROWN BOX
All that is required for this box is a slight modification
to any telephone in a household to create a party line
effect. It entails taking any two lines in the house and
connecting them together, which causes a slight
volume loss on the line.

BUD BOX
This allows a phreaker to take advantage of a
neighbour's phone lines. All that needs to be done is to
run a wire to the telecom box attached to the
neighbour's house, open the box and attach a cable to
it. then attach a phone at your end of the cable. Once
you've done this, you can make phone calls at no
expense, it also allows you to use other boxes with a
minimal chance of getting caught.
BUSY BOX
The Busy box is intended to get revenge on a neighbour
who annoys you. This device is attached to the
telephone box outside the victim's house and disables
the phone line. Once the Busy box is installed, the
victim will not get a dial tone.

CHART BOX
The Chart box is a means of using the electricity which
is present on the telephone line. Once the Chart box is
attached to the phone line 12 volts can be obtained
which can be raised by using a transformer and
adjusted to the desired voltage by using a rheostat.

CHEESE BOX
This box is named after the box the device was found
in. The Cheese box will create the effect of pay-phone
These boxes were used by bookies to call customers
without having the line traced by the police. Using the
number to the "intercept operator" found in a prefix,
the box would forward the call (using call forwarding)
to the operator. This would create the effect of
leaving the phone off the hook (which would wait for
some money to be depositied). For the money depositing
effect the Red box would be used. Then a call would be
placed to someone without much risk of being traced.

CHROME BOX
This box is based around OptoComs, which are devices
that work on traffic lights to allow emergency service
quick passage to an incident. It works on the principle
of detecting the pattern of the emergency service's
strobe lights. The Chrome box is a strobe light which
the sensors on traffic lights can detect with a
pre-set pattern and thus allowing you to skip traffic
lights.

CLEAR BOX
This deviced is based around a pay phone which waits
for the recipient to answer before requesting any
money. If you deposit money then the mouth piece is
enabled; if not, then the recipient cannot hear you.
The components necessary are an amplifier and a
telephone suction cup induction pick-up. These
components, when used correctly, will allow the caller
to communicated with the recipient. A call can last as
long as needed as the telephone will still be requesting
the money. This box doesn't work on some new phone
systems though.

COPPER BOX
This box can lead to serious consequences for anyone
who tries it. The Copper box was conceived to do
serious damage to a phone companies equipment.
Firstly, the phreaker needs to obtain an extended or
phone company port, such as an MCI or AT+T access
number. Then, with access to a computer and modem
which can autodial using tones, the phreaker dials the
long distance service and enters the code. The code is
entered again and the process continually repeated.
The tone will keep increasing in volume with every
redial until no more sounds are accepted. He or she
would keep the phone off the hook until the tone calms
down or stops and then repeats again. When the port
stops answering, then that's it! The feedback
overloads the amplifiers, these can render telephone
companies extenders damaged.

DARK BOX
The Dark box is one of the newer boxes on the scene.
It is designed to offer a safer and more interesting
way to commit telecommunications fraud. This device
does not use any attack diallers or special tones, but
is based around the ordinary DTMF tones found on
most telephones. When this box is used properly it
allows the user to dial any number regardless of
distance without being charged or traced. It can also
be used to simulate multi-line bridges, loop lines and
direct dial-ins. To utilise this box, it is plugged into
two telephone lines or one end into another box. When
incoming call is sensed, the box answers the call and
transfers it to the other line or onto the loop. Once
the call has finished the box senses the hang up and
awaits its next call.
GREEN BOX
The green box was invented because, to use a Red box,
you have to pay to start with. This is quite obviously
against the principles that phreakers stand for.
This box generates tones which represent coin
collect, coin return and ring back, each of which have
a different frequency.
Green boxing can only commence when the operator
release signal is sent to alert the MF detectors at the
CO. At this stage the Green Box tones are sent to the CO
and are interpreted and send back, which either
returns or collects the coin. If the message is sent
back to collect the coin, then it must be grounded,
there are two wires involved in this process. The trick
is to stop this pulse from being grounded. This is
achieved by cutting wires. The next stage is to hang up
the phone and wait for about fifteen seconds incase
another pulse is sent, then reconnect the two wires.

INFINITY BOX
The Infinity box is a remotely activated bugging device
this is activated by a phone call which then activates
a microphone within the bug. When plugged into a phone
line this box will intercept a call and capture into the
phone, any sound which can be heard in the room.

LIGHT BOX
The idea behind this box is useful to anyone who wishes
to be sure of holding a private conversation on the
phone, without anyone listening in on an extension line.
Degradation of the line is normally quite noticable
when an extension line is picked up or a telephone
monitor activated, but if either of these events occur
at the same time as the phreaker answers the call,
nothing may be suspected. The Light box makes it easy
it easy to tell if the line is being listened into, as a light
goes on when the box detects a drop in the line's
voltage.

NEON BOX
The Neon box adds an external microphone to the
telephone. This box involves a slight modification to the
telephone's circuitry, but when done, will allow you to
send tones and incoming information directly to the
telephone without the loss and interference you get
from the telephone's own microphone. The design is
also extended to allow the phreaker to record a
conversation and the touch tones of the numbers
being entered. Many phreakers set up such devices at
public telephones at Airports, where they can record
calling card and credit card details of tourists or
business people.

RED BOX
This box is related to the Green box. The red box
simulates the coin tone to allow the pay-phone to fool
the operators computer automated coin toll system
into thinking that money has been deposited, when in
fact it has not. Whenever a coin is deposited in a pay
phone the phone indicates what coin has been put in by
combinations of tone burst. Each burst has different
value. This device outputs tone bursts through a
speaker which is placed against the telephones mouth
piece. For some pay-phones a coin has to be deposited
to open up the microphone to start with.
The Red box will not work on Customer Owned Coin
Operated Telephones, because the telephone itself
determines what coins have been deposited.

SILVER BOX
A standard tone telephone has twelve tones usually in
the configuration (left to right)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,*,0,#. Each tone has a different
sound/frequency to signify the nuber or operation to
be used. The Silver box makes an alteration to the
phone which creates an extra four tones, these are
DTMF tones A,B,C and D, which replace the 3,6,9,#
column on your phone. A,B,C and D create a different
set of tones, although it is not sure as to the purpose
of A,B,C and D buttons, it is supposed to create an
interesting effect when used with older telephone
exchanges. These buttons are also reputed to have
had military purposes.

TRON BOX
The Tron box is designed to reverse the phase of
power to your house which could slow down the
electricity meter or even reverse it. Anyone without
a clear understanding of what they are doing should
not try it, because of serious risk of electrocution.

There are many other box types also, but i have no
information on them yet. Anyone of you ever called
the net and seen people writing differently, using
numbers as letters and other characters?
This is called the K-RAD ALPHABET, it originated from a
form of phreaker jargon found on irc #hack on the
internet.
On the following page is a typical K-RAD "Kilo-Radical"
alphabet, but there are many other variations.

K-RAD ALPHABETIC K-RAD ALPHABETIC
4 A 5 S
8 B + T
[ C L U
I) D V V
3 E W W
I= F x X
G G y Y
I-I H 7 Z
1 I
I J This semi-coded alphabet is
I< K often used on the internet, but
1 L also has been seen within the
M M scene and on the boards.
N N
0 O
P P
Q Q
R R

A small but fitting conclusion to this editions Hack and
Phreak chapter.
Next edition we will be venturing into Cellular Phone
Phreaking (mobile phones) different forms of
tracing and manipulation someone over the phone.
Any comments can be emailed to:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

# - alphazer0

I trust you've enjoyed this issues h/p contributions
and I look forward to seeing you in the next edition.

Regards;
General Editor

</pre>

Domination 08 Hack - Phreak

2010-06-08T20:16:27Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Hack and Phreak *
---------------------------------------
Welcome back to the hack and phreak chapter, which
has laid somewhat absent from recent editions.
This edition, and hopefully from now on it will be back
hopefullyon a permanent basis.
This time, as promised in last edition, it is presented
by none other than Kingfisher of Triad.
Without any further delay, over to KF..

Me and Cia:
--------
At about 11:00 hours AM local Swedish timethe 19th of
September 1996, a Swedish hacker broke into the CIA
webserver and altered the homepage of the
American military intelligence agency.
Central Intelligence Agency, and changed it's name into
Central Stupidity Agency, and at the top of the page
was written "We only got one thing to say: Stop lying
Bo Skarinder".
The hacker signed the message with the group alias
"Power Through Resistance".
The heading alluded to state-attorney Skarinder's
prosecution of the informal Swedish hacker
organization SHA, Swedish Hackers Association, put on
charges for breaking into computer DIAB, Telia
(Sweden's biggest phone company), KTH (the Royal
School of higher technical education), the Swedish
Agency for Administrative Development and some other
companies, and for the usual At&t credit card frauds.

about 15:00 hours same day, i recieved e-mail from
Svenska Dagbladet (short: SvD - major Swedish
newspaper): "call us back right away".
I did so, still unaware of the incident having taken
place at all.
At SvD Lennart Lundquist had heard of the intrusion
via CNN, who after recieving an anonymous hint made
the incident one of their headlines of the day.
After that he and the assistant Webmaster at SvD
attempted some Sherlock Holmes status in order to
find out who was behind all this.
At a swift glance of the hacked homepage he noticed
3 links to the underground server.
* Flashback *, 3 links to a certain hacker group
called TRIAD, and 1 link each to "HACKERZ.ORG" and the
adult magazine "Playboy".
So he started digging into things with this, as his only
available data.

To obtain further information he entered the IRC
channel #flashback on Euronet, a realtime chat for
the underground magazine bearing the same name.
Without telling his journalistic intentions, he started
asking about the hack.
A not so very in-the-know regular, who also just
heard about the hack, said something about "Triad
possibly involved".
No sooner said than done, this was a clue. Lennart
started working following up the hypothesis that
TRIAD were responsible for the hack. After all, they
we're linked at the cracked homepage, weren't they?
The person in charge of the Triad homepages
happens to beme. This is easy to find out by simply
checking the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the
page, and if you enter the page you can easily find my
full name (Linus Walleij), complete with mail address and
all. As i use a Unix-shell anyone can easily investigate
some few facts about me, as when i was last logged in,
using the Unix-command, 'finger'.

When Lennart did this, he found out that i had been
logged in at about midnight local Swedish time. (I had
been at a terminal reading mail and chatting on IRC.)
CIA had stated that the intrusion had been committed
inbetween 24:00 Swedish time (18:00 local American
time, as the personal left work at the company hosting
CIA webserver) and 13:30 (7:30 local American time,
when work resumedand the alterations discovered).
Somehow he misinterpreted this as a statement that
the intrusion actually "took place" at midnight, and was
discovered half past one PM.

Then he could sum up the following premises:
1: The intrusion occured midnight, local Swedish time.
2: Linus Walleij was logged on at this time.
3: Triad were linked on the hacked pages. Triad are
"hackers".
4: A someone at the IRC-channel #flashback makes a
wild guess that Triad have something to do with it.
5: Linus Walleij maintains the Triad homepages and
also bears the login name and e-mail address "Triad".

Suspicion:
To sum it all up: all indicative "evidence" pointed out
tht Triad through Linus Walleij were responsible of the
intrusion. This was the hypothesis i was confronted
with as i called up SvD and got to talk with Lennart's
assistant.
However: an important part of this jigsaw puzzle was
missing -- expert knowledge of the field.
As you know, the very word "hacker" can mean
anything inbetween "computer enthusiast" and
"criminal computer spy". Myself i have nothing against
being called "hacker" in the first sense, and i guess
everybody in Triad are hackers in that sense. To be
precise, we are a bunch of Commodore C64 enthusiast
active in Sweden since 1986. As far as i know, nobody
in Triad has ever hacked into any computer system --
if for nothing else, than for the simple reason that
C64-programming doesn't bring skills like that.
Anyone with true knowledge of Swedish hackers would
have known this.

A couple of days later the actual responses, that is
"Power Through Resistance" themselves, went public
and declared that the crack was done at about 11:00
AM, local Swedish time -- just a few hours before it
was discovered.
None of this was known to SvD, who without asking
printed my name in the newspaper and exposed me in
public as a member of the suspect association "Triad"
probably still convinced that i had a part in this, but
hindered from saying so in public by possible
defamation charges. Thus they did second best and
handed out my name, which is extremely rude in the
case of civil citiziens unwillingly exposed in public light,
which i -- i guarantee -- indeed was.
I might need to point out that this is in no way illegal
- just utterly bad manners, probably arousen by
sensationalism.

Another quoted person however, they didn't name:
the hacker-expert at Vetenskapsjournalisterna
(a company for Scientific Journalism) who was instead
named "a person with good contactsamong Swedish
hackers". I might add that "I" was the person who
hinted SvD to call this person up as i noticed they
weren't very experienced in the hacker business.
(They also told me this: "This is all new to us.)

Second Thoughts:
Well, what does all this matter, after Dagens Nyheter
(the largest Swedish newspaper), Dagens Eko (the
main Swedish news radio network), IT-nyheterna (the
biggest Swedish online-paper) and Internet Guiden
(the major Swedish Internet magazine) all stood up
behind me, printed my version and sort of made the
public denial for SvD (as they wouldn't do it themselves)

Well, for me it meant a lot of undeserved attention,
plus an aura of mysticism which seems to glow around
me in Sweden's autumn darkness. Never before have
so many journalists requested my "expertise"
concerning hackers (which i somehow have -- in any
case compared with some certain others) and never
before have i had such great possibilities of
publishing my little scriptures as i have now.
That7s a dream for a 23-year-old guy who only two
years ago, attended courses in creative writing.
After things calmed down i named the whole event
involving CNN, Svd, and all the other mass media my
"15 minutes of Fame" a term coined by Visual artist
Andy Warhol. After all it's a bit of fun looking back
upon, though i was terribly upset as it was all going on.

Power Through Resistance followed up the hack by
breaking into Internet Guiden's homepage, making
nasty remarks regarding their "security expert" all
over the index page, an event they chose to silence.
CIA, well, they now announce that all calls are being
logged, and that it is an indictable crime to alter the
contents of their webspace. Ofcourse they are
talking American law here -- Swedish authorities still
don't give a damn what intrusions are being made by
Swedish hackers in the USA, as far as it doesn't harm
our diplomatic relations. Power Through Resistance,
who or whom it may be, can feel all comfortable, at
least what concerns the police.
Military intelligence might show some interest, and even
open up possibilities for well-paid work according to
the principle "if you can't beat'em, join 'em"

Ofcourse this is a horrible pity for CIA -- this Uncle
Sam's terror-apparatus, which apart from publishing
webpages also deliver weapons to the freaked-out
assasins "Contras" in the Nicaragua and the
FMLN-guerilla in El Salavador, supports terror deeds
in Cuba and the Middle East, keeps the drugdealers
of Costa Rica afloat and so forth.
I must truly admit how hard it is to go to sleep at night
knowing that this formidable decent organization
suffered from evil Swedish hackers. But i guess that's
the can you have to carry in the struggle to maintain
USA as a primary anti-communist world-police force.
A thankless task indeed. (This is called sarcasm.)

The Swedish Hackers Association, playing only a minor
part this time, were sentenced to conditional
sentences and fines they can easily afford, keeping in
mind their well-paid works as IT-experts for huge
companies and authorities. One member was freed of
all charges.
And SvD... Well, i've got nothing to add in. It would be like
shooting a sitting duck.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX AKA Kingfisher / Triad

</pre>

Domination 08 BBS Guide

2010-06-08T20:15:44Z

Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* The BBS-Guide *

---------------------------------------

Hello and welcome to a start of a new chapter series.
In my opinion the name of the chapter says enough
about its content, but let me explain, what the chapter
should be for.
Every issue of Domination you should be introduced
a little into the C64 BBS scene. That means every issue
I will introduce some boards, their outlook, their
action, who's hangin' arround on this board, hardware
that is used to run the BBS and so on... .. .

Now I will start to give you a little look into the world of
bulletin boards:

Virtual Light:
---------
*Hardware:

Commodore C128
Commodore 1571 disc-drive
Commodore 1581 disc-drive
Aprotek 2400 bps mini-modem
CMD 40 HD
Jiffy Dos

*Software:

C*Base Tao-modded

*Subs:

1st: Cacophony & Shittalk!
2nd: On the dirs...
3rd: Political Discussion!
4th: Request Sub!
5th: Scenish Chitchat...
6th: The Gourmet Restaurant!
7th: Music, Art & Creativity!
8th: Testers Corner...

*Ud's:

1st: Triad-Warez!
2nd: Active Stuff!
3rd: >Driven Magazine!<
4th: Disc-Magazines
5th: Tools & Notes
6th: Demos (Fresh Ones...)
7th: Demos (Request ONLY!)
8th: Games (Newer Shit...)
9th: Games (Request ONLY!)
10th: Sysop Area!
11th: Temporary...
12th: Needs Testing...

*Sysops:

Tao/TRIAD > Sysop
Twoflower/TRIAD > Cosysop
Riddler/ACTIVE > Cosysop

*Other:
A lot of different people hanging around. The BBS
is worth beeing called.. } Quite nice action and that the
board is in Sweden brings some different people into
the subs than in the USA...

*Number:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

*****************************************************

The Dungeon:
----------
*Hardware:

Commodore C128
Commodore 1541 II disk-drive
Aprotek C2400 bps mini-modem
CMD 85 HD
CMD Ramlink 4 meg 60 ns

*Software:

C*base Cyborg Elite Mod

*Subs:

1st: Scene-Paranoia!
2nd: Warez - 0-1!
3rd: Whine Bagz!
4th: Inet-Site/Addys
5th: Germans
... and different private subs

*Ud's:

1st: 0-1 dayz
2nd: Magz/Demoz
3rd: Utilz
4th: Hitmen Only
5th: Groups Drive
6th: Request/Oldies

*Sysops:

Kyle > Sysop
Moren/SCS*TRC > Cosysop
CBA/SCS*TRC > Cosysop
Peacemaker/HITMEN > Cosysop
Burglar/SCS*TRC > Cosysop
Swan Song/DEMONIX > Cosysop

*Other:
SCS*TRC and HITMEN guys supporting their BBS in quite
a good way. Every 24 hours the ammount of posts in
the first sub is growing about 15-20 new posts.
One of the 'old' boards still online. Sad that boards like
HIC (due to an HD crash) is down and also boards like
'Down By Law' and DREAM PARK do not exist anymore...

*Number:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

*****************************************************

Warez Aquarium:
------------
*Hardware:

Commodore C64 II
Commodore 1541 disk-drive
2400 bps modem
CMD HD 540 MB
Ramlink with 16 MB RAM
Jiffy Dos

*Software:

C*base v3.2

*Subs:

1st: Sub # One...
2nd: News & Announce
3rd: On the drives...
4th: Boards Art & Adds
5th: Music for the masses
6th: The 64 Elite
7th: Skitprat pa svenska
8th: Caught on the net

*Ud's:

1st: Crackin games - New Stuff
2nd: Demos & mags! - The latest
3rd: Hitmen cracks - Mercyful!
4th: Tools archive - 4 your 64
5th: Communication - commie online
6th: Play it again - Sid modules!
7th: .GIF gallery! - 64 pictures
8th: Crackin games - Archive #1
9th: Crackin games - Archive #2
10th: Crackin games - Archive #3
11th: Crackin games - Archive #4
12th: User requests - Temp files!
13th: Fairlight 64! - Cool stuff!

*Sysops:

Sledge/FAIRLIGHT > Sysop
Spirou/FAIRLIGHT > Cosysop
Tranziie/HITMEN > Cosysop
Jucke/F4CG > Cosysop

*Other:
One of my personal favourite boards, the best in Swe-
den in my eyes. (I know that I should stay objective, but
...) If you enter the area of the subs, a lot of nice dis-
cussions will hit your eyes. FAIRLIGHT is rarely seen
and also HITMEN is not often seen at the moment. From
time to time you are able to meet Jucke.. }
Nice GFX to see as also on TD and some very friendly
and often seen sysop on this BBS. It is not usual that
you can see the sysop of his board regulary! On some
boards it is hard to reach the sysop... But more about
this later }

*Number:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

*****************************************************

Dead Zone:
--------
*Hardware:

Commodore C64 I
CMD 85 MB
Jiffy Dos

*Subs:

1st: Elite Greetz
2nd: Latest Uploadz
3rd: Hack/Phreak
4th: Vandalism News
5th: Gfx N Artwork!
6th: Cool Boardz!
7th: The I Hate Sub

*Ud's:

1st: Firsties!
2nd: Previews
3rd: Latest Warez
4th: Onslaught!
5th: Vandalism!
6th: H/P Utilities!
7th: Games + Stuff!
8th C*Base Files
9th: Request Drive
10th: Demo Dump!
11th: Disk Magz

*Sysops:

Trouble/ONSLAUGHT > Sysop
Homeboy/ONSLAUGHT > Cosysop
Bizarre/ONSLAUGHT > Cosysop
Vengeance/ONSLAUGHT > Cosysop

*Other:
A ONSLAUGHT reigned boards as you can see. Also the
sysop is often seen. Belongs to one of the well visited
boards in the US, besides TD and some others..

*Number:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

This was this editions' issue of the boardguide. Hope-
fully this chapter forfills your imagination. I did it in
this way to prevent objectivity from my side. If any
sysop of any board has got a little story to tell about
his board, do not hestitate! Send it to:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Or leave e-mail to:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

(* = at-sign)

I wish you a good 1997 and see you next time!

Faithfully, your Tyron

</pre>

Domination 08 Party Runes

2010-06-08T20:14:59Z

Ymgve:

<pre> * Party Runes *
---------------------------------------

Featuring TP6 in Aars, information about x97-Take-
over, Mekka+Symposium'97 and Siliconvention '97...

On dec. the 26th it was 100% sure. I will move my ass to
DK. After a long trip with some difficulties we arrived
at the partyplace. 'The end of an era' it was called, but
none at the party took notice of this in my opinion.
This time the party was held from the 27th to the 29th
of December in Aars. Planned were two halls with tables
and a third one for sleeping. But as I thought before,
too many people wanted to take part in the action, so
that they took the third hall and filled it with tables to
get more space for the party people. That was the
first point, badly organised in my eyes. Over 3000
people and only one little hall in the town and some
corner third hall to sleep in. Another point to mention is
the fact that there were definatly not enough toilets. I
the morning they were totally overcrowded. And if I
had known that the door from the cafeteria to the
partyhalls was not watched for, I would have not payed
the admission, quite frankly. But this point was not the
mistake of the organisers. As HEAVY HEAD stated, the
owner of the cafe' did not allow to close this passage.
But enough of this, as I all in all had my fun!
With paying 250 crowns we were allowed to enter the
partyplace. To the right you had the big screen, where
the compos were shown in a good quality, I have to
admit } ! The rest of the halls was full of computer-
and hi-fi equipment, all those geeks brought with them
Some of them used their stuff to code, paint and com-
pose etc., but as seen on every party the most people
were playing Doom, Duke Nukem 3D or games like this,
watching porno giffs or crap like that. Why the hell
couldn't they just stay at home and play it there?
Probably they simply belong to these parties?!?
They belong to this parties more than all those horny,
pornowatching spankers, sitting slavering infront of
their TV set. And the later the evening, the more per-
vert the videos got. Fuck you! Damn idiots. When I wanna
spank my weener, I do it at home! }
Nevermind! Alcohol and drugs were forbidden, like at
the DK parties before. Nevertheless we brought our
dope and beer to the place and had it inside, without
any of those red dressed guys noticing us doing so.
Back to the point when I entered. As WEASEL told me
that they will have their tables right infront of the big
screen, I turned right, to have a look if they already
arrived. They did! (Now the time has come to mention
that WEASEL organised a bus to DK from Munich via
whole Germany. Nice that some people do so! Applause
from my side, Juergen }) I had some nice conversation
and met alot of people, so that all the compos were held
without me watching. }
I enjoyed the atmosphere and 48 hours of action. The
time for C64 demo competition was near and the around
200 C64 nerds streamed towards the screen. Also most
of the other people were watching the competition and
giving applause, sometimes rightly and sometimes they
seemed not to know where e.g. pictures were scannned
or pixled, if you know what I mean. The rankings of the
competitions were like following:

Demo:

1. Nine/REFLEX 1400 points
2. Triage / SMASH DESIGNS 1037 points
3. Daze / RESOURCE 504 points
4. Design Overdose / Xenon 492 points
5. Higher Love / Graffity 372 points
6. Cucumber Juice II / Hitmen 312 points
7. Noxious Visions / Coma 285 points
8. A box of toiletpaper / NoName 236 points
9. Starburst 10% / Padua 193 points
10. Killa Demo / Ultimate 163 points
11. Krinslorna from marse / Gnumuns inc. 156 points
12. Vibrations / Lepsi 116 points
13. Party Demo / Onslaught 113 points
14. 20 kb Demo / Ipsel 38 points
15. Fli-cycled / Hightech 33 points

GFX:

1. Tyrant / THERAPY 378 points
2. Gizmo / ICEBIRD 341 points
3. Felidae / REFLEX 276 points
4. Deekay / Crest 260 points
5. Warp8 / Flash Inc. 258 points
6. Hardsequenzer / Dytec 242 points
7. Taper / Triad 210 points
8. Calamity / Smash Designs 185 points
9. Zsarnok / Therapy 177 points
10. Aeg / Smash Designs 146 points
11. Cupid / Hitmen / Padua 121 points
12. Rayden / AFL 1970 113 points
13. Splash / Resource 70 points
Oxidy / Wrath Designs 70 points
15. Pollux / Independent 54 points
16. BugJam / Role 46 points
17. Joyride / Noice 38 points
Sebaloz / Lepsi Developments 38 points
19. V.O. / Plush 22 points
20. Commander / Role 20 points

Music:

1. Mitch&Dane / CREST 586 points
2. Bordeaux / ACRISE / XENON 536 points
3. Fuben / OXYRON 417 points
4. Jeff / Hype 330 points
5. Spinball / Excess 324 points
6. Gosh / Hack 'n Trade 297 points
7. Eco / Excess 206 points
8. Fanta / Oxyron 196 points
9. Sonic / Rozalla 184 points
10. Sundrom / Crest 157 points
11. Cyberbrain / NoName 134 points
12. Soney / Smash Designs 128 points
13. Metal Maniac / Dual Crew Shining 122 points
14. Simple / Role 63 points
15. Idefix / Smash Designs 57 points

A word to the competitions:
The demo 'Vibrations' by Lepsi Developments was not
shown in full length, what causes a lower position in
my opinion. The GFX-compo... hmm... decide by yourself
which pictures are drawn!! music-compo: Everybody
thought that JEFF would do the first place, but against
the thoughts MITCH&DANE did it. And they got first with-
out standing next to the voting PC guys, telling them
whom to vote, like it is said about BORDEAUX! (Ed: Lame!)

Some last words:
If everything happens like it is planned, THE PARTY will
take place again. Organised by other people, who will
keep it alive and let not end the era! See you this year
at the following parties:

X-97 > Takeover
------------
The party will be held on 4th, 5th and 6th of april 1997.
The party place will open on friday evening and will
close on sunday afternoon. The party will be held in
Eindhoven (not in Utrecht, like '95 and '96), the Nether-
lands, in the Auditorium of the Technical University.
Eindhoven is in the south of the Netherlands.

Let me mention some of the partyfeatures:
Besides a huge big-screen and some fat audio sys-
tem, there will be a party-network, free internet
access and live performances.
The main partyhall is big enough for over 500 people
and features in-house buffet and 24 hours coffee
service.

To find more information on X-97 send e-mail to:

x97take(at)dds.nl

or have a look at the official X97 www site at:

http://www.hacom.nl/-jal/x97-takeover

ftp: utopia.hacktic.nl/pub/c64/success-pc

It is very likely that these pages are moved to

http://www.tue.nl/x97-takeover

in the near future.....

Symposium&Mekka'97
---------------
Both parties will be held together this time. The event
will take place from friday 28th to monday 31st of
march 1997.
The doors will be opened on the 28th at 12:00 cet.
Everything will happen in the

"Weidemarkhalle Fallingbostel"

You are able to pay in advance and if you do, you are
able to save 5,- DM for each person of you. For closer
information about this, read the invitation note, or
send e-mail to:

amable(at)aol.com (Hardball/Amable)

Some of the features:
> Internet with terminals with irc and web access
> an Ethernet network running with a big fileserver
> 6*4 metres screen & Dolby Surround music system
for the competitions
> low price network equipment will be sold
> live performances on the stage
> lasershow + many other features....

Some info about the C64 compos:
-----------------------
Equipment > New Sid-chip
Action Reply MK6
1541 II disk drive

Demo: max. size > 2 disk sides (5,25")
max. time > 15 minutes

Music: all formats are allowed. Executable file!

GFX: all formats/modi are allowed. Executable file!
no names and/or handles in the picture!

For any further information contact:

AEG/Smash Designs
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Germany
Phone: XXXXXXXXXXXXX

www-page:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

e-mail:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX (CHAOTIC of Hitmen and
Smash Designs)

Siliconvetion'97
-----------
This party will be held at the same date as Symposium/
Mekka'97 will be held. That means it will be from 28th of
march to 31st of march 1997. The party rooms will open
friday 28th at 12:00 cet and will close 31st at 12:00 cet.
Everything will take place in:

Gemeinschaftszentrum Obervieland
Alfred-Faust-Str.4
28277 Bremen/Germany

Also to this party I will mention some of the points it
features:
> room for 200 people
> powerful PA + two video beams
> 10 hours Rave in the seperate disco
(entrance free for party visitors)
> C64 tune disco
> several Internet terminals
> food will be sold to fair conditions, but you are also
allowed to bring your own food and drinks
> you have to bring your own multipower sockets!

Admission: 30,- DM
If you pay in advance you can save 10,- per
visitor. that means you only have to pay
20,- DM....

For more information about this or other questions
read the invitation file or use either the following
e-mail addy or the official www homepage:

www.page:

http://www.siliconvention.com

e-mail:

siliconvention(at)siliconvention.com

So far for this times' Party Runes. In the next issue
you will get information about other parties in 1997 like
the "c:/97>" organised on C64 by HITMEN and OXYRON...

Keep on partying in 1997 like it would be 1999!
1997, the year of the parties! Have fun,

Faithfully yours
TyRoN/HiTmEn

STOP PRESS***STOP PRESS***STOP PRESS***STOP PRESS

Hot of the drives we have recieved the X-97 Takeover
invitation.

Date: 4-6 April '97
Where: Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Organised by Success and The Ruling Company with
Success PC and Nostalgia PC.
The X-97 Takeover will take place at the Auditorium of
the Technical University of Eindhoven in Eindhoven/NL.
Doors open at the 4th of April'97 at 19:00 hours.
Doors close at the 6th of April'97 in the afternoon.

Party features:
- Two adjacent halls, one party hall and once cinema
like hall.
- Room for 800 persons in the party hall (C64 and PC
users will have seperate corners).
-Huge competition screen in the compo hall.
-MAJOR audio system in the hall.
-Six FREE Internet terminals.
-Party network connected to the Internet.
-Seperate sleeping places (bring your sleeping bag).
-5 minutes walk to the trainstation.
-10 minutes walk to the shopping center.
-Non-stop drinks/coffee supply.
-Big FREE parking space.

Entrance fee is HFL 45, (no foreign currency allowed,
although we do exchange German paper money at a
1 DM - 1 HFL rate).
Over 40 hours of non-stop partying, free voting disk
(however a jury will judge on all C64 compos).

Entries in:
C64 demo, C64 graphics, C64 music.
A standard Commodore 64 with a normal cartridge (eg;
AR6, FC 3, KCS) and a 1541 drive conected to the 64 as
device 8. The compo machine will most likely have an old
sid chip, we might use 2 C64's (another one with a new
sid chip) but don't count on it. Just make sure you can
always add, when you submit your entry, if you have
been using an OLD or NEW sid.

Demo competition rules:
-The demo must run 100 percent on the compo machine.
-The demo must not have been spread/released
before th competition.
-Only one demo per group allowed.
-No racism.
-Time limit is 15 minutes, but if your demo gets too
boring, the organisers keep the right to cut your demo
short. You might want to include a 'press space'
routine.
-The demo will be released at X-97 Takeover. no
exceptions.
-At least one person of the participating group must
be present at the X-97 Takeover.
-The demo must be submitted before the deadline which
will be announced at the party itself.
-The demo mustbe submitted on a normal 5.25 inch disk,
the disk will NOT be returned.
-The organisers keep the right to disqualify an entry.

Graphics competition rules:
-Any graphics format allowed.
-No animations.
-The graphic must be in an executable C64 file.
-The graphic must be submitted on a 5.25 inch disk,
disks will not be returned.
-The graphic must be submitted before the deadline.
-Your entry must clearly state the artist and title.
-Only one entry per artist is allowed.
-The artist must be present at the party.
-No racism allowed.
-The organisers keep the right to disqulify an entry.
-The graphic may not be released/spread/used
before the competition.

Music competition rules:
-Any music format is allowed.
-The music must be in an executable C64 file.
-Your song will be played for 3 minutes maximum.
-An OLD sid chip will be used.
-Only one entry per musician.
-The song must be submitted before the deadline.
-The song must be submitted on a 5.25 inch disk, disks
will not be returned.
-The song may not have been used/spread/released
before the competition.
-The musician must be present at the party.
-The entry must clearly state the composers name and
a title.
-The organisers keep the right not to play all
submitted entries.

The price money is dependable on the amount of people
coming to X-97 Takeover, so we cannot give out any
information on the prices yet.
Hard/Software prices cannot be exchanged for
money.

General party rules:
-Misconduct will NOT be tolerated! (this includes
fighting, racism, facism, etc..).
-The organisation and the University of Eindhoven
cannot be held responsible for loss/damage to your
personal belongings (this includes your personal
equipment).
-No smoking in the compo hall, smoking is allowed in the
main hall.
-No soft/hard drugs allowed inside the party place.
-If you are too drunk, you will be removed from the
party place.
-The organisation has the right to refuse admittance
to anyone.
-No sleeping in the main hall.
-Bring your own grounded electrical cables!

How to get there:
BY CAR
Drive to Eindhoven (Centrum), after leaving the
highway follow the signs "universiteit".
Don't drive too fast, the road is PACKED with speed
cameras.
When you arrive at the University campus, follow the
signs auditorium, you CAN'T MISS IT. There is loads of
FREE parking space.

BY TRAIN
Take the train to Eindhoven - Central, at the station
walk to the city buses and leave the station there.
There you can see the University campus in the North
East direction (check the big building with 'Technishce
Universiteit' on it, mind you this is not the auditorium.
Walk in that direction for 5 minutes. The auditorium is
on your left.

BY BUS from SWEDEN.
F4cg are organising a bus trip to X-97, contact
Newscopy/F4cg at: newscopy*algonet.se for further
information.

Make your reservations now:

VIA INTERNET
Use our online reservation form on the main X-97
Takeover Homepage:
http://www.tue.nl/x97-Takeover

VIA SNAIL/EMAIL
We need:
-Your real name -The number of people you are
-Your handle reserving a place for
-Your group name -How much computer/equipment
-Your address and your friends will bring along
-And if you are a C64 or a PC user

Email the info to: tim *dds.nl
-
You can snailmail the info to:
X-97 Takeover
Peperstraat 54, 1502 Aj Zaandam, The Netherlands.

If you use snailmail, you won't get any confirmation, so
we suggest you use the online form on the main X-97
homepage.
Your reservation will be valid at least until the 5th of
April 13:00 hours. After that, we cannot guarantee a
free place for you.
Make your reservations as soon as possible,
otherwise you might not have a spot.

How to contact the organisers:
If you have any questions concerning the X-97 send
an email to: x97take*dds.nl
The main homepage: http://www.tue.nl/x97-Takeover

/===============\
| X-97 Takeover |
\===============/

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Domination 08 Media Judgement

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Ymgve:

<pre>---------------------------------------
* Media Judgement *
---------------------------------------
Another new edition to the Domination magazine.
As portrayed in other magazines, this chapter gives
our opinion on magazines from the past and present.
We will concentrate mainly on the magazine text; this is
a factor i regard as most important, if you want to
watch a demo do so, magazines are for reading!!

Hopefully all informations in this chapter are correct,
please understand, that due to the age of some
magazines, this gives a greater chance of incorrect
information.
The POWER ratings i shall give are just the opinion of
the Domination magazine, taken into consideration is
firstly the grammar/english input of the magazine,
it's consistancy and lastly the style/user friendliness
of the outfit itself.
Regards;
Jazzcat/Onslaught
POWER rating:
******** = Excellent Quality
******* = High Quality
****** = Above Average Quality
***** = Average Quality
**** = Below Average Quality
*** = Poor Quality
** = Very Poor Quality
* = Formatting time

SHOCK by CENSOR DESIGN/LEGEND.
Regarded by many as the greatest board related mag
ever, Shock sure did set the standards for many
magazines to come.
Appearing on paper first, a disk version was later
created by Mirage and edited by Mirage and Skater.
The magazine concentrated on elite news from the
board scene and was supported widely by most of the
scene in it's time.
The outfit changed twice only, and of these, were
modified slightly with each progressive edition.
The english, style and originality factor were excellent
to say the least.
Shock perhaps pioneered the proportional font style
we see in a lot of magazines today, and was certainly
copied later by The Pulse magazine.
The outfit was pure class and nice to look upon,
especially towards the later of it's 13 editions.
With the text at a high level along with the outfit, Shock
sure did rock the charts for quite a time.

Power Rating: ********

NITRO by EXCESS/ACRISE+EXCESS.
This mail based magazine started it's life in a note
maker in 1992.
Starting off rather small, it soon gained popularity
and moved into a much larger text amount.
Edited by Sentinel, Sgt.Pepper and others, it competed
with Skyhigh, Network and Script for the top position
at a time when mail based magazines were at a strong
point.
The magazine has an average english text content,
with some nice chapters, but like most mail based
magazines, the news was sometimes old.
As it became more popular, the Nitro staff managed
to produce some two sided editions. I believe they
peaked at around edition #16 to #19 and then the delay
was too heavy, caused by problems within their group
and a change of outfit.
The magazine is still alive and is at edition #21, again
solely produced by Excess after the Acrise+Excess
cooperation split.
Still a nice magazine, hope they get active once again.

Power Rating: ******

PROPAGANDA by GENESIS PROJECT/Independant.
Edited by Antichrist (aka Omg/Amok) and at a later and
current stage, Newscopy, this magazine focused on
board related issues.
The magazine has changed outfit on a couple of
occassions, but probably their best one was the
original coded by SES/GP.
The english was often very good, with some interesting
chapters, a good news section and some original ideas
such as an awards chapter and smiley characters
depicting their opinion on a group's current status.
The first editions however were very unobjective to
say the least, with their own group,members,magazine
etc allowed in the charts and a very unobjective
editorial and news section.
Things got better as Newscopy took over where
Antichrist left off, the journalism was of very high
quality from between issues #15 to #18 but then things
mixed up a bit, where the staff often got facts mixed
up with jokes and/or opinions.
Nowadays the Propaganda magazine boasts a great
read, but still one gets the feeling that they create
scandals and then highlight them for the public
appearance. They are currently at edition #21.

Power Rating: *******

THE PULSE by GRIDPOINT/PANDORA/REGINA/SHAPE.
When this magazine hit the boards on it's debut issue,
many sceners accused it of being a cheap rip off of
the Shock magazine.
They were soon proven slightly wrong, when things
picked up and The Pulse became one of the legendary
magazines in C64 history.
Edited by Duke and Crossfire, the magazine covered
board,mail and the internet related aspects of the
scene.
Written in excellent english, they had some quite nice
ideas, including an extraordinary staff which
specialized in individual areas.
The Pulse magazine died after quite a few issues and
then returned 9 months later to find competition to
tough, and it never regained it's crown. At edition #23
Duke decided to quit once again. The Pulse had
probably the best legal editors and varied staff in
general.
Power Rating: ********

REVEALED by CAMELOT/IMN.
When this magazine first hit the scene, it was one
based highly on an original concept.
This concept was one focusing on the commericial
game industry as well as the legal demo scene.
Edited by Kring, it boasted a good english content
with quite a few chapters to choose from, ALWAYS
interesting interviews and news sections.
The magazine only made it out once and a while, and to
date, only has four editions, with a fifth and final on
the way.
Edition four showed a different editing style by Kring,
with more cyberpunk scene text, which the public in
majority disliked.
The outfit was quite nice, especially with the original
outfit improved upon. Quality graphics and musics
gave the magazine a professional look.
If this magazine had been released in say, 1989, it
would have been VERY big (due to the game industry
boom on C64), still a very nice read.
Power Rating: *******
SKYHIGH by OXYRON/CAMELOT.
This mail based magazine originally started as a mail
based magazine created and edited by Bizkid.
As issues progressed, the magazine gained more
support, thus making it larger in content.
Skyhigh had some good text, although the news
section was a little old.
Other editors at a later date were introduced to the
magazine, giving it more interest and variation.
It was the first magazine to push the three disk side
marker, but this may have lead to it's death, as one
issue later, edition 21, it died.

Very popular throughout the mail scene it managed to
hold the number one position for quite a large amount
of time. The charts,addresses and other mail
orientated chapters were all quite impressive. The mag
also offered seperate add-ons within the mag such
as pictures, small games etc..
Only if Bizkid had continued.
Power Rating: *******
VANDALISM NEWS by MYSTIC/SUNRISE/THE FORCE/BCT/
REBELS/SHAZAM/SCS+TRC and
ONSLAUGHT DESIGN.
This Australian based magazine has been around for
quite sometime now, as one could estimate by the
amount of groups which have helped to produce it.
Edited by Vengeance it was written in good english and
started as a mail based magazine before changing to
an mail/board magazine at edition 14.
The editing staff started it's slow expansion with
Jazzcat joining as co-editor at edition 8. By edition 15
the staff was quite nice with more illegal board content
giving the magazine greater recognition on the boards.
Things improved even more with some added original
chapters and the inclusion of Bizarre as new co-edito
(former main editor of A-head by Trance).
Onslaught took over the mag, and a regular release
rate was seen, pushing the mag to number one in the
charts.
There has been many changes in outfit, but probably
the best one was seen recently in edition #27 which
was coded by Jolz/Onslaught Design.
The magazine continues to improve with each issue,
and will probably go to the highest rating i can give
here, but for now.
Power Rating: *******

SCRIPT by BRONX/CLIQUE.
This famous magazine originally was called 'Cemetary
News' and was produced by the Turkish based group
called Bronx.
Due to another magazine being called Cemetary News
they changed name to SCRIPT at edition number #5 and
it also changed to Clique magazine.
The main editor Remix, was a very friendly scener who
just happened to be a megaswapper. As with most mags
whose main editor is a megaswapper (i.e. Ahead,Brutal
Recall,Skyhigh) it was bound to become successful
throughout the mail scene.
Remix had an excellent way of writing english, it was
always easy to read and understand, although a little
too much emotion sometimes!
Script reminds one of Skyhigh.
It started off quite small, as it became more and more
popular, it became larger in size.
In the later editions it pushed to 2000 blocks of text,
which may have been it's downfall, as it was delayed
more and more as the editor had more work to do.

The outfit in the beginning was quite nice for it's time,
at a later stage they changed to a much better outfit
which always had well suited graphics and musics that
were good to look at and read to.
Eventually, Remix decided to leave for the Amiga scene
and the magazine died, boasting 14 editions.
It dominated the charts for quite a while, but some say
it was due to how much ass-licking Remix was doing.
Whatever the case, it was a fine read, but not an
all-round magazine.

Power Rating: *******

SEX 'N' CRIME by AMOK.
This magazine was created and edited by Omg/Amok
aka Antichrist/Genesis Project.
It was a one file mag focusing on the boards and elite
scene.
It was much like Propaganda, in the sense that there
was always wars and arguments throughout the mag.
At one stage, there was even a federation against Omg.
But this did not make the magazine bad, it had quite a
lot of interesting text, especially the interview section.
What it also had was a good amount of Commercial
scene news and reviews on the big games, which at that
time, were still being released from the United Kingdom.
The english was okay, and got even better towards the
magazines last issue, edition 21.
Sex 'n' Crime was the only one file magazine to become
number one.

Power Rating: ******

RELAX by BAD BYTES/PHUTURE/Indepedant.
This still existant long living magazine was originally a
one file production.
It's original editors were Thomas Olschewski (Tom) and
Marc of Alphaflight, with support from several others
as issues progressed.
In early days the Relax showed the public that charts
in magazines can be compiled without being manipulated.
The news section always held interesting bbs/mail
orientated news and the magazine was released every
third Saturday at the famous Venlo meetings.
By edition six the magazine was expanding and changed
to a multi-file format. New graphics, menu system and
a whole lot more to offer improved the magazine even
more.
But then it never came out again. After quite sometime
it again came out, this time edited by Skinhead, Skidrow
Marc and Rrr.
Still independant, the outfit had changed, and iffl
routine had been included, proportional text and a big
improvement on the text quality, showing a more
professional touch.
The magazine seemed to be more involved with the bbs
scene. As editions passed it grew more and more,
going back to a multi-file format in the outfit and Rrr
of Oxyron and Marc of Alphaflight becoming more
prominent in the editing staff before taking over the
magazine entirely.
The magazine was controversially released under the
Australian based game lable 'Bad Bytes' after several
issues under this lable the main editor RRR changed to
his own lable 'Phuture productions'.
Today the magazine still maintains a high standard,
the new section is sometimes a little wrong, but they
always seem to get some rather good gossip from
either the internet or the boards where the magazine
is most strongly based.
Perhaps the most appealing chapters in the magazine
is the always good interview section and the 'Party
Radar', which is perhaps the most informative of
scene party chapters in any magazine of todays
market. I myself have had some problems with this mag
but being objective, I cannot let this change my
decision or fool my eyes of what i read elsewhere in
the magazine besides the Editorial and News section
which on occassion let their personal opinions take
control of their minds instead of remaining nuetral.
The magazine has a nice english standard, very user
friendly outfit with please musics and graphics and
scores a modest rating.

Power rating: *******

FRONTPAGE by TRC.
This magazine was born in 1990 and has always been
a one file magazine, even until it's death at edition #28
4 years later.
The magazine was original edited by Action Jackson of
The Ruling Company with support from Dj.
It contained several sections with were viewable in one
entire chapter which was a page changer from left to
right.
It had a standard editorial followed by a informative
news section which focused on the leading news only.
An amusing chart section with a good amount of
sarcasm was always amusing to read.
Action Jackson wrote in an understandable english,
he released the magazine when he wanted, putting in
what he wanted and was never pressured by any
deadlines that other magazines keep.
The magazine also had some non-scene related topics
such as a movie section, where it contained all the
latest movie news and updates from hollywood, which
i personally always enjoyed.

Action Jackson had once said he had ideas to expand
the magazine into a multi-file format, but this never
evenuated and the Frontpage ceased to exist after
edition 28.
A nice magazine, which was more fun than professional
which was also nice to see amongst all the serious
productions out there.
Power Rating: *****

Thats all we have time for in 'Media Judgement' this
edition, this chapter will continue in edition nine.
If you wish your group magazine observated and
evaluated, then simply contact the Domination staff.

Best Regards;
Jazzcat/Onslaught
--------------

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Domination 08 Introducing

2010-06-08T20:13:10Z

Ymgve:

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* Introducing *
---------------------------------------
/========\
| ACTIVE |
\========/

By Surfer + Riddler

Back in the good old days I (Surfer) was the leader of
CFO (Crack Force Omega). When the group was
activated once again by me and an original member
Stripe, he proved himself to be lame with a capital L.
and i had to get rid of him.
So, without any original members it was borderline
stupid to still go under the famous name of CFO.
So i was looking all over for a new name, BAD was
suggested, but we probably would have to take a lot
of rags for that name, so we dished it.
On the way back home with my parents we stopped at a
gas station and i was looking at some sunglasses and
saw this tag, it said Active Polarized, and at that
moment i thought that Active sounded rather good.
So back at my home i did a really ugly logo, put it in a
intro editor and sent it off to Dexter.
He wondered about the group and I asked him what he
thought about the name.
He said it was cool, and i told him it was my latest idea
for our name.
So we got the name Active and made it official on the
1st of May 1989.

Injun was the main cracker, under a different name.
Other original members were Banshee, Ziphoid (later in
Razor 1911 on Amiga), The Ultimate Warrior, Dexter and
Surfer.
In a time when every second group called themselves
"Germany's #1", "Sweden's #1" or whatever, Surfer
went against the mainstream and made fun of the
others stating that Active simply would be "The Girl's
#1", nothing more, nothing less!
This has been the active slogan since then..
During the following years things went on without any
big changes in the status, some were kicked, some
joined..
We kicked out a lot of high quality cracks during
1989-90, but things went slower in 1991.
The big change came in late 1991 when Trasher joined
as a cracker.
1992 was a good year with lots of cracks from
Trasher, Injun and Viper(the old Fairlight member).
Aswell as our 3 years anniversary demo coded by
Dexter. The strong activity continued in 1993 when we
also had our first few fixed first releases.
We also got our first member outside of Sweden, the
Hungarian coder Artlace.

In the start of 1994 Trasher had to go to the Army
where he stayed for 15 months and this meant a big
activity drop.
The scene also changed a lot during these years.
With the big titles and firms disappearing, much of the
fun of cracking disappeared aswell.
However, we're still at it, for the old thrill's sake.
When some of the elders like Dexter and Injun lost the
fun and time for the C64, we added up with some new
members among old friends.. people like Trident (ED:
his musics are in this issue!) Wolverine, Artlace,
Bordeaux.. we also managed to get back an old scener
from old Byterapers/The Zaints known as Foxy.
With these additions (and some more) we hope to
provide you with the old Active quality in the future
aswell,future plans include demos from both Trident
and Artlace. Maybe a one file magazine too, aswell as
cracks ofcourse!

For the C64 scene we'll be at it until the day we or it
die, we have always done this for fun, not as a full
time job as some, we don't mind being 2nd to some,
cause we have a life.

The Girl's number one, you know.

A list of Active members through time:
(Sweden)
Surfer - Leader, Trader. 1989 and on.
Dexter - Coder. 1989 and on.
Injun Inc - Cracker. 1989 and on.
Banshee - Graphician. 1989 - 1991.
The Ultimate Warrior - Swapper. 1989 - 1991.
Doctor X - Coder. 1990 - 1992.
Trasher - Cracker. 1991 and on.
Viper - Cracker. 1992 - 1993.
Riddler - Trader. 1992 and on.
Walker - Trader. 1993.
Shade - Cracker. 1993 - 1996.
Stash - Trader. 1993 - 1996.
Foxy - Coder. 1995 and on.
Wolverine - Coder. 1995 and on.
Trident - Coder, Musician. 1996 and on.

(Hungary)
Artlace - Coder. 1993 and on.

(Germany)
Shok'ray - Trader, Graphician. 1995.
Scare - Trader. 1996 and on.

(Switzerland)
Darkness - Trader. 1996.

(Holland)
Bordeaux - Cracker. 1997 and on.

Active Headquarters:
---------------
Virtual Light
XXXXXXXXXXX

Rash Refection
XXXXXXXXXXX

Active Homepage
XXXXXXXXXXX

Contact Addresses:
--------------
Riddler of Active Scare of Active
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX

Signed:
Surfer + Riddler
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Domination 08 Game Scene 3

2010-06-08T20:12:30Z

Ymgve:

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* Game Scene - Special *
---------------------------------------
Dear Reader;
Welcome back to a special installment in Domination.
Branching off from the regular 'Game Scene' contents
i bring you all to the pages of 'Game Scene Special'.
In this once only chapter i will put some light onto
software that never got released, at least to the
public.
Most of this information may sound bogus in this late
stage of the C64, but from telephone conversations,
letters and word of mouth, i have gathered quite a
juicy bit of nostalgic information that may interest
some of you out there.

To begin with BATMAN RETURNS, this game was past the
'preview version' stage and was being programmed by
Ray Bannon for Denton Designs in the United Kingdom.
The programmer apparently got into serious
disagreements with an inhouse team involved with
Ocean software, and vanished from the C64 and the
project, which was going to be marketed by Acclaim Ent

BARBARIAN 3, had been in development by Psygnosis
since 1989, apparently containing some exceptional
music and being a pinnacle achievement in both code
and visual, it never got to the shelves. It was to be
marketed by Empire, along with a car racing clone
called HOT RUBBER.

Storm/Sales Curve, responsible for the likes of SWIV
(Silkworm 2) and Troddlers (Ed: Come on Enno finish it!)
have the rights for conversion of the movie hit from
Stephen King, LAWNMOWER MAN.
It is uncertain whether development began, or who was
the team behind the mammoth production.

After the hit Bubble Bobble then it's sequel Rainbow
Islands, Ocean were set to stun it's audience again with
PARASOL STARS (aka Rainbow Islands 2).
In the public's eye it was believed a certain lazyness on
behalf of the programming team 'Talisman Software'
was the cause of no C64 version.
What the TRUTH is infact was that the harddrive where
the almost complete C64 version was stored by the
coder was thrown out of a window by the coder's wife.
This may sound like some fairy tale, but the coder was
apparently so eager with the production he spent most
of his time on the computer, to his wife's distress.
Massive advertising and public relation stunts were
performed by Ocean for the C64, costing them money
after the incident.

System 3, legendary Uk team which once had it's
software marketed by Activision, had quite a few
releases ready for the public.
Firstly, FUZZBALL, some of you may remember the
three level preview on the cover tape of 'Commodore
Format', unfortunately only the Amiga version was
fully completed.
Next on the list is SILLY PUTTY, apparently highly
original in game play and well in production. Similar was
HAUNTED, a 'Last Ninja' style perspective game, but
in the mould of ghosts,ghouls,skeletons and other
nasties.
Most of you know ofcourse International Karate 1+2
(ed: Rob Hubbard interview in this edition formore).
Well INTERNATIONAL KARATE DELUXE was well on the way
from multiplex master Archer Maclean. This version
had a sliding background (apparently) and with even
more computer controlled fighters in the 2 player
mode. (Ed: What happened with '10th Dan' Visualize?)
Next is an unknown game, which may have only be on the
storyfolder called DEADLOCK, this was to be a shoot'em
up.
Myth was a classic release from System 3, and is even
currently under consideration by movie producers
to be converted to the cinema!!
The sequel to be released DAWN OF STEEL: Myth 2,
never made it out.
Lastly from System 3, but never released, was
FLIMBO'S QUEST 2. Again programmed by Dutch Laurens
Van De Donk and pixeled by Arthuur Van Jole. The game
itself was 90 percent complete with almost all graphics
done, the sound effects and music had yet to be
started. The game is 5 levels long, each level containing
over 100 screens (!!!) of paralax scrolling, jump'n'run
mania.
After a conversation i had with the programmer, the
only reason for it being not released was that System
3 never paid 2 of 3 money payouts of the original
Flimbo's Quest. He is quite happy to sell the game and
its storyline.

Golden Axe was a hit on C64, glorious background
graphics and music by Jeroen Tel, but Probe didn't
quite make it with MAGIC SWORD aka 'Golden Axe 2'.
The game was being developed in secret for quite an
amount of time and was to be marketed by UsGold.

Still with sequels, DEATHBRINGER aka 'Wrath of the
Demon 2' was also in production stage by the Canadian
based Readysoft Inc and to be marketed by Empire.

SECOND SAMURAI aka 'First Samurai 2' was to be
originally done by Vivid Image's sister division known as
MirrorSoft.
The latter died, and shortly after System 3 also left
the C64, with most of the team moving over to Vivid
Image. To get to the point, the game was going to
follow it's prequel with additional programming and
help by the legendary John Twiddy (Last Ninja 2 etc).
Still with Vivid Image, does anyone remember another
legend, Bob Stevenson?, ofcourse most of you should.
He was doing all the graphics for a much anticipated
game called DEVIOUS DESIGNS, nothing eventuated.

Punk Productions (ed: i think they're Dutch??) came
with a nice little martial arts game called Black Panther
which contained some cool digi sound effects.
The sequel was also in the making, BLACK PANTHER 2,
unfortunately never made it out.

The Rowland brothers had ideas for a CREATURES 3
after the success of Mayhem in Monsterland's mail
order distribution scheme, but it never made it due to
lack of time.
Around 14 months ago in a phone call conversation
with John Rowlands/Apex productions, he told me of
the desire to also do a MAYHEM IN MONSTERLAND DELUXE
this also was scrapped due to their work on a 3D
orientated PC game.
I had then rang Phil Thorton at System 3 (designer of
Turbo Charge) and talked about how Apex needed
a commercial distributer for Mayhem, he asked for
a demo tape (vhs).
I rang John back up and he organised the tape and
mailed it off. The Cale brothers, Marc and Adrian,
we're quite impressed, but thinking of money,
discussed with Apex the 3d PC game which Steve and
John got a large contract for.

Lastly, Thalamus we're doing a C64 version of the
failed Amiga 'Armalyte 2' (Delta 3) called WINGS OF
PHOEBE i am not sure who the production team were to
be, but from rumours, it sounded promising.
The list could go on, as i'm sure it would.
It makes you grimace reading about all those titles
that were not to be but could have been.
Instead they just gather dust in the pages of C64
history.

Long live the C64!
Jazzcat/Onslaught

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* Game Scene - Part 2 *
---------------------------------------

Welcome once again dear audience to the Game Scene
chapter.
If you have gone to this chapter first, contained in
the 'Game Scene' chapter is some advertisments of
commercial game companies. Located in the 'Game
Scene - Special' is some interesting informations on
quite a lot of big unreleased games.

Located in this section is the commercial scene news
and the addresses of companies,fanzines and
people wishing to be a part of a production.
Hopefully you understand that the game scene is one
of the slowest moving scenes, so please excuse any of
the news which may remain as it is for a period of time
after the release of this magazine.
Enjoy!
Jazzcat/Onslaught
NEWS AT A GLANCE:
-------------
* Crystal Software will be releasing a game soon
called "The Legend Of Kyril". Eagleware will now
distribute for them, they also hope to expand in the
next 3 years with a merger with Eagleware, which they
regard as inevitable.
Alex De Vries is General Manager.
Michel Vaartjes is Chief Designer.

* Mystery from Phuture productions will be available
from 'Orbital Computers' (formerly known as 'Pc Soft')
and it will be available for £4.99.
In contrast to this, Cp Verlag supposably had the right
to this game, so we must consider this an unofficial
rumour.

* Ambush Designs in Sweden are currently producing
a conversion of the Console/Pc/Amiga hit "Worms" and
also "Labyrinth 3d".

* Thomas Koncina and Bjoern Odendahl from the old
software lable 'Digital Excess' are back on the C64.
They have some new projects already in the making
aswell as unfinished software due at the X-97 party.

* The American fanzine entitled 'The Underground'
has merged with Softdisk Publishing's 'Loadstar Letter'
This merger will boost competition within the American
scene, especially against such titles as 'Commodore
World' by Creative Micro Designs.

* Threshold Productions died, but basically just the
name, as the entire team created a new commercial
lable called 'Arkanix Labs'.
They will continue to produce games and tools on the
C64 with even some software modified to take
advantage of the Super Cpu (20 mhz accelerator).
For those on the Internet, they can be contacted at:
petars(at)arkanixlabs.com

* Ewen Gillies, programmer of "Insanity" is apparently
working on a number of titles.
He may release in the not to distant future, a game
entitled called "Bomber Clott" based on the Bomber Man
game style. It also hasn't been confirmed yet, but he
may also be working on a Summer Games type game,
except it is based in outer space!
Domination will keep you up to date on any further
news on these mentioned titles.

* In the United States, a company called Computer
Workshops are currently programming a multi-system
OS, which according to them will allow you to compile
games on a C64 and run it on an Ibm Pc.
They are also developing a game titles 'Nether', which
will be a 3-dimensional shoot'em up.

* Electric Boys Entertainment Software have gone
bankrupt! They were responsible for distributing
Cmd products and the magazine Commodore World and
also distributed for Australian team Everlasting Style.
* Cherry Software have had problems to provide
customers with ordered games.
They hope to finish the packaging of the much awaited
"Bouncy Balls" game by Robert "BOB" Gy0rvari.
To follow after this will be "Magical Formula" from
Czech based team, New Entry.
Hopefully their problems will be rectified to allow them
to distribute ordered games such as "Dave Speed",
"Future World" and "Maximum Overdrive".

* Nitros Development's "Space Tracker", when it is
completed, will contain a full 3-dimensional space flight
simulator, with filled vectors and starfield,etc..
Different playing situations, different endings,
sampled speech and quality graphics. Programmer
Nathan Watkins wishes to make it as interactive as
possible.
They also show interest in producing a full 3d game
(similar to Operation Wolfenstein) and are currently
producing a multi-directional color scrolling platform
game, similar to "Flimbo's Quest" and the genre.
* Members of Plush and Fairlight aswell as other C64
groups have developed a new magazine and disk
concept called GO64!
It will contain the latest reviews, news, geos articles,
coding tips and other articles exclusive to the mag.
For subscription of 12 issues of GO64! it will cost
DM 94 (German currency) and a 3 month subscription
is DM 24.
Bank orders are accepted, please write down Account
Number,bank-leading number and name of bank.
For money transfer:
account: 64646009 infoline/fax: +49-7195-61120
blz: 60921510
Volksbank, Winnenden.
Address is at the end of this chapter.

* A new game coding crew has entered the commercial
scene and they are called 'Protovision'.

* Shinjitsu Software, will be releasing a SEUCK
ENHANCEMENT module, which will let you add things such
as music and advanced intros.
Other tools are also in development, such as a Bitmap
block editor.

* Crystal Software have been busy establishing
themselves in the scene lately.
They have several software titles lined up such as
'The 9 lives of Fritz the cat', 'Shian Tiger style' and
'Shian - Wu Dang' which might be released in a dual
compilation.
The last in the line up is 'Erik the destroyer', already
officially released is 'The Legend of Kyril' unplayable
preview. The full game is out soon, so order it direct
from Crystal Software.

* Creative Micro Design (CMD) announced they will stop
producing the successful 'Swiftlink' modem interface.
They will replace it with the new 'Turbo 232' modem
interface, which improves upon the Swiftlink as it
enhances the ability to use modern modems by three.
You can now used three new highspeed modes of
57.6 kbps, 115.2 kbps and 230 kbps. (!!!)
The Turbo 232 is retailing at $39.95 US. Contact the
address at the end of this chapter.

* An unconfirmed news is that a new Internet based
group called MARVEL is producing Software, unsure if
the games will be on PC, C64 or both. But some of the
members are: Mirage/Focus 64, Tdj/Focus 64, Burner
Psy, Metal/Camelot/Vibrants.

* Plans on a Twin Terrors 2 are on the way, the game
may be a multi screen format compared to the original
which was recently distributed by the 'Commodore
Fever' magazine.
The game will also have enhanced weapons, larger
enemies and be a generally bigger and better game
than it's predecessor.

Commercial Addresses
----------------
ARKANIX LABS
Jon Mines,
17730 15th Avenue NE suite #229
Seattle, WA. 98155.

GO 64! (publication) Eagleware International
Enno Coners, De Fazabt 42
Goethestrasse 22 7905 Hd Hoogeveen
71364 Winnenden, Germany. The Netherlands.

Crystal Software Apex Cd.Ltd
C/O Alex De Vries Po Box 100
Leemveld 158, South Ockendon
9407 Ge Assen, Essex Rm 15 5hd
The Netherlands. United Kingdom.
Tel: +31-0592-373634
Fax: +31-0592-356471

CMD direct sales Commodore Mania (fanzine)
Postfach 58 Mill Cottage
A-6410 Telfs, Austria. Burrelton, Blairgowrie
Ph13 9pp, England.
XL.C.US Software
21 Stockwell Road Big Mouth Magazine
Milton Malsor, 13 Howard Grove
North hampton, Ridleyton, South Australia
Nn7 3an, England. 5008 Australia.

Turbo Tiger Soft. 'ZINE 64
12 Starella Grove Chris Holgate
Dairy Coates Avenue 45 Wheatlands Road
Hull Hu3 5dj, England. Paignton, Devon
Tq4 5hx, England.
Commodore Action (fanzine)
61 Invermay Road Softdisk Publishing
Wroughton, Swindon 606 Common Street
Sn4 9dl, England. Shreveport, LA 71101
United States of America

Yanney Software Korella Trading (soft/hw)
Po Box 224 1/505 Pacific Highway
Lebanon, Belmont, Nsw, 2280,
PA 17042-0224 Australia.
United States of America.
Magna Media
Parade Software Postfach 1304
W.Hueser 85531 Haar Bei Munchen
Horsterstrasse 26 Germany.
45964 Gladbeck
Germany. Computer Scene
Richard Bowen
Commodore Zone (fanzine) 35 Nottingham Road,
34 Portland Road Nuthall, Nottingham
Droitwich, Worcs Ng16 1dn, England.
Wr9 7qw, England.
CMD Inc,
Ozsi-64 (fanzine) Po box 646,
Allgomera Rd, Eungai Creek, Eastlongmeadow,
Nsw, 2441, Australia. MA 01028, USA.

Everlasting Style Alternative Software
Po Box 1151 Heath Kirby-Miller
Glenorchy, Tasmania Po Box 7092, W.Gellong
7010 Australia. Victoria 3218
Australia.
Binary Zone Pd
34 Portland Road, Datel Electronics
Droitwich, Worcs, Govan Road,
Wr9 7qw, England. Fenton Industrial Estate
Fenton, Stoke on Trent
Cp Verlag St4 2rs, England.
Isarstrasze 32-34 Tel: +44-1782-744707
90451 Nurnberg,
Germany. Squirm Software
1 Prince Arthur Terrace
First Blood Entertainment Rathmines, Dublin 6
16 Peron Street Ireland.
St Helens, 7216,
Tasmania, Australia.

Commodore Fever - magazine + cover disk
B.Wightman, - game orders
Po Box 507, Engadine, - subscriptions
Nsw, 2233, Australia.
Email: brad.wightman(at)bbs.no1.com.au

Commodore Fever Commodore Fever
Po Box 7092 1190 Upper Ottawa St.#49
Geelong West 3218 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Victoria, Australia. L8w 1t8.
Email: brick(at)dhp.com

Thats all for this edition, if you wish to have articles,
news or advertisements published in this Commercial
chapter just leave feedback to the editorial.

Best Regards;
General Editor

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Domination 08 Game Scene

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* Game Scene *
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Dear reader,
Welcome back to another trip into the legal game
making industry.
In this chapter you will find the normal assortment of
news,informations and advertisments, aswell as
donated documents from the companies themselves.
With each coming issue i will be putting more of
my concentration into legal endeavours, so
expect this chapter in other mags to flow with news
on my own behalf!

All feedback, news, documents from companies and
assosciates are still quite welcome to the usual
address and will be used in future with Vandalism News
and other legal publications i (Jazzcat) am involved
with.
Enjoy..

Commodore User (C) Alternative Software.

Hello C64 world. My name is Heath Kirby-Miller.
I am here to inform you that i am about to launch a new
C-64 paper magazine. It will be called 'Commodore User'
Initially, each issue of C.U. will be 36 black & white A4
pages, with more if the demand is there.
A coverdisk will be provided with each issue of C.U.
containing a selection of the latest legal software.
C.U. will focus on both the commercial and PD side of
the C64.

The proposed content of C.U. thus far is as follows:
NEWS: The more the bestter, provided that it is
generally good. We are looking for news of
forthcoming C64/128 releases from commercial
software companies, of forthcoming releases from
legal groups, and of major changes to a groups
status or direction. Plus any other news of interest to
the general C64/128 community. All of this can be
included on the votesheet circulating the scene, so be
sure to get hold of one. If you want a votesheet, just
contact me.

Reader's Forum: The place to express your opinions,
thoughts and ask questions.
Classifieds: Do you have something to buy, sell or swap
this is the place for it. Free placement.
Commercial Software Reviews: Any one of the many
commercial software companies out there can send us
their latest titles, for review by the reviewing team.
All we ask is that the games you'd like reviewed be sent
to us complete with any packaging and documentation,
along with details of price and a contact address.
All of this will be used for the review.
Public Domain Software Reviews: Here some of the
many PD titles will be reviewed.
Charts: Vote for your favourite: Demo groups,
disk magazines, graphicians, Internet sites, musicians,
programmers, software companies, games and demos.

User Groups: Do you run, or are you involved in a user
group? Write and tell us about it. The information we
require, is, ofcourse the name f the group, where and
when it meets, the services it offers it's members and
the cost (if any) of obtaining membership and the
person to contact regarding the club.
All of this information will be used to establish a User
group listing, which will appear in each issue.

Fanzines: Do you produce a fanzine? This is where
you can write and tell us about it. We'd like to establish
a Fanzines Listing so to be included let us know:
- name of your fanzine
- it's format (tape, disk or paper)
- it's frequency (monthly, bi-monthly etc)
- it's price
- contact address
Tell us what your fanzine covers and if you would like
us to review your fanzine send at least two
consecutive issues to us at the usual address.
The reason we ask two issues is so that we have a
more balanced view of the fanzine. Often there is a
difficulty when reviewing a fanzine when having seen
only one issue, as it may not really be representative
of the fanzine at it's best (or worst, for that matter).

Can You Help?: If we cannot help you with something, or
feel it would be better addressed to our readers, we
will open it up to them.
Second Hand Product Guide: Hard to find old original
items priced to clear.
C64 Memories: Looking at the earlier years of the C64,
particularly pre-1992. Looking at the major
supporters of the C64 in this time - the big software
companies, the commercially available publications,
the successful (and maybe not so successful)
commercial software titles, hardware items that
revolutionized the C64 world and so forth.

Games Hints And Tips: For new and old games, relying on
your input.

Geos Column: Such a phenomenal system, deserving
coverage. Here we will provide GEOS news, reviews and
advice.
Internet Column: As many of us know, and have
experienced, the Internet is a fairly active centre for
C64 users. In this column we hope to include news, site
reviews, and information about the software available
through the Internet.
Hardware Reviews: This would ideally depend on the
support of companies dealing in such, although we will
also look at older items.
Programming Column: We would ideally like someone with
a good background in machine language to provide a
guide for beginners.

If you have a particular area of expertise that you
can write about, yet no allowance has been made for it
contact us as soon as possible.
We are looking for many people to provide information
for the Internet column. If you manage your group's
homepage tell us about it for inclusion in C.U.
If anyone is interested in writting the Programming
column contact us as soon as possible.

C.U. Coverdisk
It is our belief providing a coverdisk with each issue
of C.U. will significantly enhance the quality of the
publication and the enjoyment the reader will gain from
it.
The coverdisk will provide a way of supplying our
readers with a selection of the best new software
available on the C64. The best games, demos, utilities,
music, graphics, game previews and more besides.
We also intend to supply exclusive software titles from
time to time, that is software developed by leading C64
programmers especially for our coverdisk.
The coverdisk will also be means of complementing
information contained in the magazine itself. For
example (this is only a basic list): inclusion of game
previews discussed in the magazine, inclusion of
demonstration type programs (such as source code if
we carried a coding chapter), inclusion of detailed
games hints/solutions and so on.

Further Info
We would like to hear from any commercial software
companies who would like their latest titles reviewed.
Also send us your previews for inclusion on our
coverdisk.
Also, if any commercial software company out there
wants to distribute their titles for them here in
Australia, please get in contact with us.
We wil be establishing a homepage on the Internet at a
later date. Look out for it.

Write to us
For anything concerning C.U. please write to us. Send
a suitable sized stamped addressed envelope (or
international reply coupon if writing from overseas)
for free further information.
Commodore User, Heath Kirby-Miller, Po Box 7092,
West Geelong, Victoria, 3218.

First Blood Newsletter
Game: 'GODFLESH'
------------
Soon coming is the epic beat-em 'Godflesh'.
Carrying on the winning formula of International
Karate Plus from System 3 and arcade classic
Mortal Combat, leads you into the greatest beat-em up
of all time on C64.

Magnificient programming combined with graphics from
two of the worlds most highly regarded artists
alongside high quality music make this a must buy.
GODFLESH incorporates new routines which push your
c64 to it'slimits, from the animation and multi-plexor
routine of the fighters to the IFLI and SHIFLI
background and presentation graphics pushing your
c64's color palette to over 500 colors.
Addictive gameplay back boned by an epic storyline will
make this an instant classic.
For more information send to FB for an instant reply.

First Blood Entertainment
C/O David Simmons
16 Peron Street, St Helens,
7216, Tasmania, Australia.

Phone: 518-448-5479

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Parade Software

Hello C64-scene,
A new C64 company has entered the area in order to
enlarge the palette of C64 software being available
these days.

Parade Software is the name.
Our intentions are to release all kinds of programs
for our beloved computer system. Made by freaks for
freaks who are interested in keeping the standard of
the C64 to an acceptable and enjoyable level.

We are interested in all kinds of games.
Starting at low budget level, over the budget to the
full price level, and tools in order to be compiled on a
program-disk comparable to Magic Disk or Game On
on the low budget basis.
Budget and full price games will be sold seperately, on
a more exclusive basis.
When it comes to the authors income we in Parade can
offer two seperate systems.
One a pre-arranged sum in order to be paid in
advance and the royalty system, which increases your
income with every copy sold.

If your interested in cooperating with us, do not
hesitate and subscribe copies of your games and tools
previews and whatever else might be useful for our
project to the following address:

W.HUESER
Horster Strasse 26,
45964 Gladbeck, Germany.
Don't miss the chance and opportunity to support a
serious and reliable company right now.
For our very own development team we are
interested in recruiting all kinds of coders,
graphicians and musicians in order to prove that the
C64 is still a computer system people can care about.
Contact us - now!

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EAGLEWARE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS

CONFUSING QUEST 2 1/2. Have you ever seen the
previous version of this game? Most magazines
related it with the great CREATURES games and was
rates 80% by COMMODORE CRACKER..
Now we give you CONFUSING QUEST 2 1/2!
This game is much better and more confusing! Great
graphics and great concept!! All the different worlds
have an original concept and more than three
different tasks. COMMODORE ACTION overall rating: 70%
So.. why not order a copy right at COMPUTER SCENE for
only 5.00 pounds and along with an original package.
You won't be dissapointed.

DUMI is coded by the Slovakian team COMMO BAM who
are responsible for more great games which are
released by the US firm LOADSTAR and LOADSTAR
stands for quality. Now we sell one of their games.
DUMI is an addictive game with great music and graphics
This logical game was rated by COMPUTER SCENE at 87%
and COMMODORE ACTION at 87%. Get it at COMPUTER SCENE
for only 4.00 pounds!!

STARS AND RINGS DELUXE is probably the final of the
great STARS AND RINGS series. The first version was
recommended by COMMODORE FORMAT and recieved a
place in their PD TOP 20!! Stars and Rings 3 even
recieved a 100% rating from an Australian magazine!
All this is history and DELUXE will break all the records
and will ensure you for another late night behind your
C64!! There is even a practise part in this game and
great bonus stages! This is rated at COMMODORE ACTION
as 89%!! Available at COMPUTER SCENE for only 4.00
pounds!!!

The game FIELDS is a real cracker!
Produced in Poland by FUNERAL MOON! This team has a
great name in Eastern Europe and are coming on
strong in Western Europe. You all know the family game
Connect 4 and here is the computer version and a
great one with superb graphics and excellent music.
Try and beat the computer or play against a friend!
Get it from COMPUTER SCENE for only 5.00 pounds! This
game recieved from COMMODORE ACTION the 'YAHOOO'
logo... overall: 90%!!!

These games are available from the United Kingdom
magazine COMPUTER SCENE, but also at the address of
COMMODORE COMPUTING MAGAZINE and 'ZINE 64! If live
outside the UK contact us or one of our distributors!
EAGLEWARE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS,
De Fazant 42, 7905 Hd Hoogeveen, Holland.
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COMPUTER SCENE subscription informations:
(all prices include postage and handling)

UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE REST
CS =============== £ 2.50 =====£4.00 =£5.00
CS with coverdisk==== £ 3.00 =====£4.50 =£5.50
Coverdisk ========= £ 1.00 ===== £1.50 =£2.00

HOW TO ORDER:
State how many copies you wish to recieve and
enclose a cheque or postal order made payable to:
R.P.A.Bowen

COMMODORE SCENE BACK ISSUES (single copies)
(Issues 1 to 3 inclusive, prices include p & h)
UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE REST
CS =============== £ 1.25 ===== £1.75==£2.50

HOW TO ORDER:
State how many copies you wish to recieve and enclose
a cheque or postal order made payable to: R.P.A.BOWEN
COMMODORE SCENE BACK ISSUES (single copies)
(Issues 4 to 8 inclusive, prices include p & h)

UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE REST
CS =================£2.00======£3.00=£4.00
CS with coverdisk====== £3.00======£4.00=£5.00
Coverdisk=========== £1.50====== £2.00=£2.50

HOW TO ORDER:
State how many copies you wish to recieve and enclose
a cheque or postal order made payable to: R.P.A.Bowen

COMMODORE SCENE BACK ISSUES (single copies)
(Issues 9 to 10 inclusive, prices include p & h)

UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE REST
CS================= £ 3.00=====£ 3.00=£5.50
CS with coverdisk====== £3.50===== £5.00=£6.00
Coverdisk=========== £1.50===== £2.00=£2.50

HOW TO ORDER:
State how many copies you wish to recieve and enclose
a cheque or postal order made payable to: R.P.A.Bowen

COMMODORE SCENE SUBSCRIPTIONS: (6 issues)
(prices include postage and handling)

UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE REST
CS===================£14.00==== £22.00= £28
CS with coverdisk========£16.00==== £25.00= £31
Coverdisk============= £5.00=====£8.00== £11

HOW TO ORDER:
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This is continued in the next chapter, also be sure to
pay special attention to the 'Game Scene - Special'
a once only chapter that will surely be of interest to
every scener.
News and address are located in the sequel of Game
Scene, happy reading.

General Editor
Jazzcat/Onslaught

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Domination 08 The Charts

2010-06-08T20:10:57Z

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* The Charts *
---------------------------------------
Welcome reader to the Domination charts.
These charts, unlike some other magazines, are based
on votesheets distributed through the mail, and also
on request on bulletin boards.
The charts are compiled into a Top 10 basis, as we
believe this is adequate in accordance to todays scene

This edition has seen some great sheet spreading,
even outside the official Domination distributor list.

Violator of Alphaflight - 45 sheets
Digahole of Onslaught - 6 sheets
Shocker of Onslaught - 2 sheets

Over 70 sheets were recieved this edition, quite a few
were destroyed with my (Jazzcat) house, but this is
ample to compile 'the competition' informative. Enjoy.
General Editor
TOP DEMO GROUP

Rank: Group: Points: Last issue:
#1 OXYRON 3862 (1)
#2 CREST 3464 (7)
#3 BYTERAPERS 3455 (2)
#4 Reflex 3239 (3)
#5 Camelot 2602 (6)
#6 Profik 1540 (11)
#7 Ag*ny 1008 (4)
#8 Smash Design 1001 (5)
#9 Wrath Design 836 (-)
#10 Beyond Force 643 (13)

Comments:
OXYRON are still there, especially after 'Relighting'.
CREST have shuffled up the top groups with their
strong comeback in 1996, together with BYTERAPERS
they should fight for the number one.
Close to the top ten are Albion, Samar, Lepsi and
No Name.
TOP PROGRAMMER

Rank: Handle/Group: Points: Last issue:
#1 GRAHAM/OXYRON 3345 (5)
#2 MR.SEX/BYTERAPERS 3003 (2)
#3 QUISS/REFLEX 2270 (1)
#4 Crossbow/Crest 1902 (9)
#5 Druid/Ag*ny/<C> 1252 (6)
#6 Aeg/Smash Design 1006 (3)
#7 Fuben/Oxyron 924 (4)
#8 Ed/Wrath Design 719 (15)
#9 Gremlin/Beyond Force 655 (-)
#10 Guru/Reflex 631 (14)

Comments:
GRAHAM jumped up since last issue to snatch the top,
his new demo (based on 3d??) should also be out soon.
MR.SEX remains steady on number two, but may rise
after his efforts with Unsound Minds. QUISS should
gradually fall as he is now inactive.
Near the ten are Jolz, Zorc and Slammer.
TOP GRAPHICIAN

Rank: Handle/Group: Points: Last issue:
#1 CRUISE/TABOO 2392 (1)
#2 JOE/WRATH DESIGN 2128 (6)
#3 DEEKAY/CREST/ONS 1866 (15)
#4 Rrr/Oxyron 1365 (4)
#5 Astaroth/Ag*ny 1007 (3)
#6 Mike/Byterapers 783 (-)
#7 Stone/Ag*ny 673 (-)
#8 Sliver/Triad 664 (-)
#9 Creeper/Antic 550 (2)
#10 Cupid/Padua/Hitmen 532 (7)

Comments:
CRUISE still holding number one, he has been inactive
for ages now and should not be so high.
JOE jumped positions after the Wrath demos but even
more impressively DEEKAYjumped from 15 to 3 after
his nice efforts in Krestology.
Close to the top ten are Fazee, Dane and Csezso.
TOP MUSICIAN

Rank: Handle/Group: Points: Last issue:
#1 PRI/TIA/OXYRON 2608 (2)
#2 MITCH+DANE/H/CREST 2510 (9)
#3 DRAX/V/CREST 1936 (6)
#4 Sydrom/Tia/Crest 1776 (7)
#5 Pvcf/Reflex 1682 (1)
#6 Metal/Vibrants/Cml 1394 (8)
#7 Jeff/Hype/Cml 1383 (-)
#8 Shogoon/Taboo 1377 (3)
#9 Fanta/Bass/Oxyron 1219 (5)
#10 Compod/Ag*ny 1002 (4)

Comments:
PRI still on the number one, although his activity level is
not that intense these days. MITCH + DANE leap two
position two after their great activities. DRAX creeps
even higher after his contributions in Krestology.
Closing in on the top ten are Praiser, Zardax and
Morbid.
TOP CRACKING GROUP

Rank: Group: Points: Last issue:
#1 SUCCESS * TRC 3392 (1)
#2 ALPHAFLIGHT 3215 (5)
#3 CHROMANCE 2506 (4)
#4 F4cg 2330 (3)
#5 Triad 1955 (10)
#6 Hitmen 1768 (9)
#7 Onslaught 1397 (-)
#8 Laxity 1317 (8)
#9 Fairlight 1302 (6)
#10 Motiv8 881 (7)

Comments:
SUCCESS * TRC prevail once more, but get some rather
good competition from ALPHAFLIGHT and CHROMANCE
who both move upwards.
Near the top ten are Excess, Atlantis and U-turn.

TOP CRACKER

Rank: Handle/Group: Points: Last issue:
#1 JACK ALIEN/HITMEN 2552 (1)
#2 MOONCHILD/HITMEN 1865 (10)
#3 IGNORANCE/AFL/EMU 1612 (5)
#4 Burglar/Scs * Trc 1477 (2)
#5 Didi/Laxity 1413 (6)
#6 Cba/Trc * Scs 1080 (3)
#7 Quorthon/Triad 734 (-)
#8 Derbyshire Ram/F4cg 590 (8)
#9 Sailor/Triad 322 (-)
#10 Crossfire/Motiv8 292 (15)

Comments:
JACK ALIEN again the number one, but this time under
the Hitmen lable. Rising very high since his membership
in Hitmen is the Polish cracker MOONCHILD.
IGNORANCE moves up some places after his fine cracks
and jewel versions.
Coming into the top are Jaydee, Mr Wax and Playboy.
TOP MAIL TRADER

Rank: Handle/Group: Points: Last issue:
#1 VIOLATOR/AFL 2812 (13)
#2 FUNXILLA/SCS*TRC 1131 (-)
#3 SPERMBIRD/<C>/AMN 1066 (1)
#4 Derbyshire Ram/F4cg 920 (5)
#5 El Baditos/Scs*Trc/U 882 (-)
#6 Macx/Chromance/N 854 (-)
Intruder/F4cg 854 (3)
#7 Starlight/Therapy 655 (12)
#8 Kitana/Tdr 573 (-)
#9 Razor Ramon/Asc 502 (-)
#10 Truss/Laxity 475 (-)

Comments:
VIOLATOR taking over the lead from SPERMBIRD who
moves back to position three. FUNXILLA moves onto
number two for Scs*Trc.
Approaching the top ten are Acidchild, Scare and
Racoon.
TOP DISK MAGAZINE

Rank: Name/Group: Points: Last issue:
#1 VANDALISM NEWS/OD 3853 (1)
#2 RELAX/PHUTURE 2961 (2)
#3 NITRO/EXCESS 2022 (6)
#4 Driven 1553 (9)
#5 Propaganda 1540 (4)
#6 Tribune/Angry 1438 (10)
#7 Insider/Reflex 1017 (8)
#8 Contrast/No Name 811 (-)
#9 Emphatic/Nitros 729 (-)
#10 Chaotic Country/Try 622 (-)

Comments:
VANDALISM has been dominating quite some time now,
but no issue in ages so it shouldn't hold the number one
RELAX has been very consistant and stays steady,
NITRO rises some positions, but shouldn't be this high.
Just outside the top ten is Mendip, Internal and the
new and cool Palladium. Watch for Vitality and Design!
Well thats the end of the official Domination charts.
Next edition will see some slight changes, a 'ntsc fixer'
chart has been added, but will only be on a Top Five
basis.
Domination now also has it's own Internet votesheet,
if you wish to give your votes, email either myself or
Tyron on the Internet for a digital votesheet.

"To remain number one, always think of yourself
as the number two.."

Faithfully yours
Jazzcat/Onslaught

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Domination 08 The List

2010-06-08T20:10:38Z

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<pre>---------------------------------------
* The List *
---------------------------------------
Feel welcome dear audience to the first release list.
Based on the major C64 boards in the United States.
All games and utilies are downloaded and fully tested
on both NTSC and PAL by Jazzcat/Onslaught and
Ultimate Hacker.
Our decision is final, in the unlikely occurance of an
error in our calculations, the problem will be rectified
in the next edition.

>> DOMINATION OFFICIAL MAJOR BOARDS <<
-------------------------
THE DUNGEON - XXXXXXXXXXXXX - Success*Trc + Hitmen.
DEADZONE - XXXXXXXXXXXXX - Onslaught.
EDGE OF MIDNIGHT - XXXXXXXXXXXXX - Alphaflight + N*P.
THE BASS PLANET - XXXXXXXXXXXXX - Chromance.
DOWN BY LAW - XXXXXXXXXXXXX - Onslaught.

The Domination Release rules V2.2

The rules are made on the basis of the Pschobilly/Rsi
system with modernized adjustments.
The point system is pre-calculated (unlike other mags)
meaning there is no hidden points going to one group o
the other, the only adjustments made on the points is
the quality points of a ware marked in 0.X
The result? One of the fairest release systems you'll
see in any magazine.

Previews:
Normal previews are fine, even in unplayable form.
Version two previews (or more) if released by the
same group who first released the same game preview
earlier are not awarded points. Only under special
circumstances.
If another group releases a second version of a
preview then they still get the points. This will stop
groups updating game previews for mere point
accumulation.
0.X points for previews (un/playable).
2.x points for low budget (Lk Avalon, Shareware, Pd).
3.x points for budget (Softdisk Pub., Magna Media).
5.x points for full price (576 Kbyte, E.Style, C.Soft).

-5 points for a re-release of a full game.
-1 point for a re-release of a preview.
-1 point for a fix file or second version.

No points will be awarded to games that are in basic,
compiled basic or made in a game maker such as Seuck,
Gac, Quill or Garry Kitchen's GM. Also utlities will not
recieve points, but will be mentioned.

Lamer group wares will not be counted at all.

An additional point for a FULL translation of a games
text to english. Graphical translations are not
necessary, but if done, will recieve a bonus point also.
Meaning if the game has been translated from text and
graphics, the group will recieve a maximum of 2 points.
The quality of a game is decided from the fun the ware
gives the player, also taken into consideration is the
quality of the graphics, music and the actual depth of
the game. A minimum of 0.1 points and a maximum of 0.9
points are awarded in the quality section.

The Ntsc/Pal system
A total of 2 points are awarded for a first release
that has not been released on PAL before and is NTSC
fixed so the game works fully on both PAL and NTSC.
This rule also applies in it's reverse state as in some
rare cases a game will be PAL fixed when the original
version only works on NTSC.
If the game has already been released on PAL and then
is released later on NTSC/PAL, only 1 point will be
awarded.
Only 1 point will be added to the total of a game that is
100 percent fixed (ie: another group never fully fixed
the game). To gain this point, the 100 percent release
must be on the major Usa boards within 6 months of the
original first release.
Incase a group first releases their ware on two major
boards only and a second group puts their version of
the same game on the remaining major boards.
The second group recieves the points ONLY if they
have uploaded their version within 24 hours of the
first groups release.
If it is longer than 24 hours, the second groups
release is considered invalid and no re-release points
are given, then the first group recieves the points.

In some rare cases, a major board might be offline,
so to avoid confusion other boards are taken into
consideration for the first release. These boards are
In Living Colour - XXXXXXXXXXXXX - Motiv8.
Liquid Palace - XXXXXXXXXXXXX - Chromance.
Final Genocide - XXXXXXXXXXXXX - Independant.

This editions calculations are from the months of
JANUARY and FEBRUARY. With all future editions, these
charts will be based on a bi-monthly system.
Happy reading!
ALPHAFLIGHT 1970 (Ger, Usa, Nor, Pol) Rank: #1
---------------------------------------
Name: Company: Points: Extra:
S. TRACKER PV Nitros Devel. 0.3 -
SCORTIA PV ? 0.1 -
REMEMBER ? 4.2 Ntsc fixed
BRAVE Magna Media 5.4 Ntsc fixed
REVERSI Eagleware 4.4 Ntsc fixed
UPSIDE DOWN V2 Eagleware 5.5 Fixed + 100 p.
TARGET Crystal Software 3.2 Ntsc/Pal
STAR MERCHANT Lk Avalon 4.4 Fixed + Trans
D.MESSENGER Samar 4.4 Fixed + 100 p.
M.FORMAT V1 ? 0.0 Utility
*****************************************************
Comments:
UPSIDE DOWN V2+fx is the official sales version, early
versions by Chromance and F4cg have less levels. This
version contains new intro, game musics and additional
levels. STAR MERCHANT+fx+e is the ntsc fixed and
english translated version of the original Hitmen PAL
first release. D.MESSENGER made it on most boards.
CHROMANCE (Hun, Pol, Ger, Can) Rank: #2
---------------------------------------
Name: Company: Points: Extra:
TWIN TERRORS Commodore Fever 5.5 Fixed + 100 p.
UNDOROID PV Molotow Cocktails 0.3 -
PICMAN PV ? 0.2 -
I. PAIRS Xlcus Software 5.5 Ntsc fixed
GALLEON Molotow Cocktails 7.3 Ntsc fixed
UNDOROID Molotow Cocktails 4.3 Ntsc fixed
C.T.B PV V2 Commodore Fever 0.7 -
MAGIC LAND ? 0.0 Textadv. + E.
B.OF BODHATH ? 0.0 Textadv. + E.
L.O.KYRIL PV Crystal Software 0.2 Unplayable
MR.SETAM Public Pervers 4.2 Ntsc fixed
H. KILLER PV Molotow Cocktails 0.2 Unplayable
*****************************************************

Comments:
GALLEON is a full price game. TWIN TERRORS is the sales
version. MAGIC LAND and BUDDHA OFBODHATH don't get
points as they're text adventures, though translated.
EXCESS (Ger, Hol) Rank: #7
---------------------------------------
Name: Company: Points: Extra:
DEEP VOID PV ASSASSIN SOFT 0.2 -
MYS.MIRRORS PV ASSASSIN SOFT 0.1 -
48 HOURS PV SMASH DESIGNS 0.8 Trans.
*****************************************************

F4CG (Bel, Swe, Ita, Pol) Rank: #4
---------------------------------------
Name: Company: Points: Extra:
WLADCA ? -5 Re-release
POWERTRIS Venom Software 5.5 Ntsc fixed
*****************************************************

Comments:
WLADCA is a re-release from the three year old game
called THE KING released by Talent. They also released
another re-release called LINGOS, but it never made it
to the USA boards so no minus points. MERCHANT was
not counted, slowed down music is not fixing.
HITMEN (Ger, Swe, Pol, Usa) Rank: #6
---------------------------------------
Name: Company: Points: Extra:
JAMES FLY V2 PV Samar 0.8 -
TANKS PV Samar 0.7 -
MERCHANT Tim Soft 5.8 Pal + Trans.
*****************************************************

Comments:
DEADLY MESSENGER is the 100 percent version of the
Success*Trc version but Alphaflight also released a
version at the same time as the Hitmen version, AFL put
their version on the majority of the boards.
The Hitmen version of Merchant contained a bug where
the game would reload the main file as text and course
problems. F4cg simply renamed the mainfile, then fixed!
StarMerchant released by them was later fixed and
released by Alphaflight, a Hitmen version was made but
never made it to the boards in time.

MOTIV8 (Den, Usa, Pol, Ger) Rank: #5
---------------------------------------
Name: Company: Points: Extra:
JAILBREAK Loadstar 4.2 Pal fixed
GS SPLITT V1 ? 0.0 Utility
D64 MAKER V1 ? 0.0 Utility
RIPP OFF PV Patriot Games 0.1 -
*****************************************************

ONSLAUGHT (Aust, Ger, Tr, Usa) Rank: #8
---------------------------------------
Name: Company: Points: Extra:
S.TRACKER PV Nitros Devel. -1 Re-release
C.BUSINESS PV Aps 0.6 -
*****************************************************

Comments:
SPACE TRACKER PRV is a re-release, as the Alphaflight
version made it to the boards some days earlier.

SUCCESS * TRC (Hol, Usa, Pol, Ger) Rank: #3
---------------------------------------
Name: Company: Points: Extra:
BLOODHAND PV Imaic Prod. 0.5 -
XIOM Magna Media 4.4 Fixed + 101 p.
SCORTIA Eagleware 4.2 Ntsc fixed
*****************************************************

Comments:
XIOM is the 101 percent version, the Alphaflight version
flickers in the upscroller on ntsc a mistake by Danzig.
Success and The Ruling Company also first released
DEADLY MESSENGER + fx, in their version you could not
kill the yellow player. Alphaflight and Hitmen noticed
this and two 100 percent versions were released
simultaneously, but Alphaflight managed to get the
points with their version being on the most major
boards within the 24 hour time period.

Lets examine the charts, followed by the fixing charts.

OFFICIAL RELEASE CHARTS OF JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1997
---------------------------------------
Rank: Group: Releases: Points:
#1 ALPHAFLIGHT 10 31.9
#2 CHROMANCE 12 28.4
#3 SUCCESS * TRC 3 9.1
#4 Hitmen 3 7
#5 Motiv8 4 4.3
#6 Excess 3 1.1
#7 F4cg 2 0.5
#8 Onslaught 2 -0.4

---------------------------------------
Comments:
Alphaflight winning once again, seems the flight is
really going great these days. Close behind is
Chromance and then followed by Scs * Trc.
Hitmen could have been higher, but their uploads onto
the American boards let them down.
Onslaught right at the bottom, due to the preview they
re-released.
OFFICIAL FIXING CHARTS OF JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1997
---------------------------------------
Rank: Group: Fixes: Points:
#1 ALPHAFLIGHT 6 28.3
#2 CHROMANCE 5 26.8
#3 SUCCESS * TRC 2 8.6
#4 F4cg 1 5.5
#5 Motiv8 1 4.2

---------------------------------------
Comments:
Almost identical to the first release chart, Chromance
creeping up a bit more with fixes from LION and NATAS.
Motiv8 are included because of their PAL fix of the
NTSC game JAILBREAK.
Its a pity no American groups such as Zone 2, Demonix,
Empire, Style or Carcass are not contributing be
importing and fixing the wares. Mostly now it is done
to express a group's quality, not for the benefit of
the ntsc scener, except with the serious collector.
But now lets examine something a bit different..
FTP sites/Internet VERSUS Major Usa boards
---------------------------------
Which one should we take into consideration with the
first release system?

Propaganda introduced the new FTP system, ofcourse
all board magazines would then consider the same
possibilites.
To let people know what Domination will do, we will make
some of our own points followed by some quotes on a
small online survey we did.

Firstly the Internet is too easily accessible, there is
hardly enough games anyway, without having say 'one'
group releasing one ware each month because so many
groups will first release.
The great thing of boards, after the pure tradition, is
the fact than only a special few can reach there. This
says something within itself!
Some groups will not have that much access to the net
anyway, and some people will have highspeed modems,
while quite a few people might still be using C64s with
C64 modems, giving groups with fast modems more time
to upload. More competition is gained with the boards,
plus why should we use another computer? The C64 has
always done everything and has been around before
other computers and their speed have come along.
The C64 scene and the first release world can still
quite adequately run the same way it has done.
Remember:

"If you chop the roots off a growing plant,
it will die!"

So Domination will be staying the same until, a very
important change in the scene will begin.
We have experienced through feedback a strong liking
to the traditional way, through all different groups.
On the following pages is some quotes from various
sceners, who share their views positive or negative..

"A release list only from the FTP sites is lame. Because
many groups are uploading also their mail versions and
how do you know if you can - points or not!
But who cares about the Propaganda?"
- Marc/Alphaflight

"My opinion is that the way to the boards in the past
and nowadays divided the scene into COOLIES and LAMER
Putting an FTP-release list and BOARD-release list
together is ok! But, only FTP is BULLSHIT!!!
Every lamer can get an Internet account."
- Ignorance/Alphaflight

"know your roots and keep the first releases board
wise, Internet is accessible to every lamer..."
- Splatterhead/Scs * Trc

"Us C64-sceners may be stubborn and conservative,
but that my friend, that is our strength...
We fear change, we want the old days back, and the
amazing thing is, in a way we do.
That is one of the things that brings the magic touch
to it all. Don't you ever forget that.
I like boards!"
- Jucke/Ex-G*p

"About the Propaganda FTP thing, I would like to say
that they are on a totally wrong track if they intend to
move the 1st release scene from the boards to the FTP
sites. The boards have always been the main place for
a 1st release and should remain that!
No wrong with observing the FTP releases. But 1st
release charts should be connected to the boards not
the FTP sites. If the reason for F4CG to go FTP in the
charts for 1st releases just because they can't call
the US boards anylonger, then I don't really know what
to say. It becomes so clear."
- Sledge/Fairlight
"Well, the release charts have to be taken from the
BOARDS as it has never been different from that"
Well what I meant is that the boards should not be
skipped! and thats what Propaganda does! Just
because they do not have the codes to call out!"
- Shocker/Onslaught

"I think its time to see the fact that Internet is taking
over. We should start counting the sites ALONG with the
U.S. boards.
Then the competition would be MUCH fun and tougher.
The ones who don't find the idea acceptable are the
ones who are afraid of greater competition."
- Digahole/Onslaught

Comments:
Draw your own conclusions, Domination wishes to
please as many sceners as possible, the majority here
want the boards, so we will stick with the majority!!
Jazzcat/Onslaught
</pre>

Domination 08 USA Scene

2010-06-08T20:08:05Z

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* Usa Scene *
---------------------------------------
Dear Reader;
Welcome to the 'Usa Scene' chapter, an informative on
the latest happenings in the American NTSC scene.
News is gathered from the boards based in America,
over the Internet and in the successful publication
known as 'Driven'.

The American scene is rich in history and activity and
justly deserves a seperate chapter. In consideration
of the American scene being strongly connected to the
boards, please find a listing of C64 bulletin boards at
the end of this segment.
In addition, more American news can be located in the
regular News chapters.
Contributions are warmly welcome, please leave
feedback on any major American bbs or at the
Domination editorial address.
General Editor
* VENOM are back in the scene once again. Legendary
musician 'Image' has returned to compose and paint
under the Venom lable.
Kickback/Ex-Venom also returned to the group.
Lastly Carcass joined in as a graphician.
Venom Status: (12/1/1997)
The Hobbit, Carcass, Guardian, Image, Kickback,
Wsoft

* A swapper called Randy joined Style.

* Skyclad again goes under the handle of Moloch.
He left Omni and with Carcass rebuilt Armageddon as
a legal demo group. A demo is expected from them
quite soon.

* Edge of Midnight removed Onslaught from the bbs,
the board is now the fastest in the world with the boost
of the Super Cpu 20 mhz accelerator. Alphaflight later
gained the board.

* Final Genocide is back online, but as an independant
board, the number to call is XXXXXXXXXXXX.

* Both Holiday Inn Cambodia and The Evil Island changed
numbers.
HIC: XXXXXXXXXXXX and TEI: XXXXXXXXXXXX

* Dungeon Master joined Motiv8 as artist/fixer/coder
and remains in Zone 2 as his first group. He later left
Motiv8 and joined Alphaflight.

* Wsoft joined Venom as a programmer.

* The American fanzine 'The Underground' merged
with Softdisk Publishing's "Loadstar Letter".

* Threshold Productions died but basically all that
happened was a name change, they are now called
Arkanix Labs and they will continue making games and
tools and even some software for the Super Cpu!

* One of the oldest boards in the Usa scene, Ironfang
Keep, the Rpg Whq went down forever.
Both Fubar/Rpg and Wraith/Rpg left the scene.

* From Christmas Day The Bass Planet also became
headquarters to Dutch based group Xenon. Which will
be shared with Chromance.

* Natas rejoined the scene and joined Chromance as
ntsc fixer and coder, his second group is Carcass.

* Holiday Inn Cambodia went down due to a hard drive
crash, it should be online again sometime. Pol Pot, the
sysop has been on the net channel #c-64 several
times so things look promising.

* The Ancient Mariner, sysop of The Evil Island has
been put in the inactive list of Alphaflight until his
bbs is back online again.

* Fungus joined Carcass as a programmer.

* The Dungeon was on unstable ground as it was
probable that it would go down forever on the 26th
of February due to some isdn problems Alchemist
was having with the phone company. But the problem
got fixed and the board will continue to stay online.

* CMD (Creative Micro Designs) announced that they
will discontinue the production of the Swift Link
modem interface and replace it with the new 'Turbo 232
This new interface enhances the ability to use modern
modems by adding three new high speed modes of
57.6 kbps, 115.2 kbps and an extremely fast 230 kbps!!
The 'Turbo 232' is retailing at 39.95 US dollars,

* Aahz who was previously known as Asmodeus, who
had left the scene in 1994 rejoined once again. He now
has joined Carcass as a graphician and musician.
Carcass status:
Aahz, Fungus, Jovan, Natas, Pinball Wizard.
* Style status:
Alter Ego, Deathlok, Decomp, Dw, Elwix, Firefoot,
Massive Onslaught, Pk, Randy, Ray, Repose, Sphere,
Warnock and The Wiz.

* Probe is the new demo coing from Armaggedon.
Armaggedon status:
Moloch: code, Carcass: graphics.

* NTSC cooperation demo!
Everyoe who wishes to contribute must sed a email to
Natas/Carcass/Chromance at: XXXXXXXXXXXX

He wants to know your handle, what you will do (code,
music or art), how many times you will do each job and
ONE suggestion for the demo name.
Teams will be randomly selected with 1 coder, 1 artist
and 1 musician and then be announced.
Each team must do one 100 percent original demo part.
The demo will be multi-filed. The parts must be given no
later than April 1st to Natas in unpacked form with the
start address!
If you email, use UUencoded or MIME.
The demo will be linked and released on April 3rd.

AMERICAN BOARD LIST as of 7/3/97.
-------------------------

FINAL GENOCIDE: XXXXXXXXXXXX Independant
THE BASS PLANET: XXXXXXXXXXXX Chromance + Xenon
EDGE OF MIDNIGHT: XXXXXXXXXXXX Alphaflight
THE DUNGEON: XXXXXXXXXXXX Scs*Trc + Hitmen + Dmx
LIQUID PALACE: XXXXXXXXXXXX Motiv8
IN LIVING COLOR: XXXXXXXXXXXX Motiv8
DOWN BY LAW: XXXXXXXXXXXX Onslaught
DEADZONE: XXXXXXXXXXXX Onslaught
HOLIDAY INN CAMBODIA: XXXXXXXXXXXX Alphaflight (down
THE EVIL ISLAND: XXXXXXXXXXXX Alphaflight (down)
FORTRESS OF DOOM: XXXXXXXXXXXX Atlantis
NEVER ENDING WARES: XXXXXXXXXXXX Indepedant
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: XXXXXXXXXXXX Dmx+Style

Well thats all in this edition of USA scene, once again
thanks to the Driven magazine for the their
informative view into the ntsc scene.

Until next time...
Jazzcat/Onslaught

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Motiv8 (Den, Pol, Usa)
---------------------------------------
The motivated ones have slowed down lately due to
lack of cards. They are slowly building a demo section
with Alg a Polish graphician joiing in, but he later left
for Alphaflight.
Kosa/Tengu/Tdm joined M8 as a paper artist and
coder. Visby/React joined to help support the mail
front.
Their fixer Dungeon Master/Zone 2 who was a double
member, left them to join Alphaflight. Also Misery (the
former member of Crazy, X-Ray etc..) also left the
group.

Mount Olympus went offline on January 1st. Bird, the
sysop will now focus on the Internet, he also joined
Wow as a 2nd group. He should also be organising the
new edition of the former Bronx magazine Earthshake
which will come out in the future under the Motiv8 lable.

They lost their other fixer Natas who decided to join
Chromance as a double member, his first group being
the American based Carcass.
Some good news is that they gained Mendrake/Ex-Acr
who joined with his bbs The Dragon Tower which is now
running with a Super Cpu, 8 mb ramlink and 481 mb hd!
Larry/Motiv8/Talent will also be putting his bbs
Revolution back online in the not too distant future.

MOTIV8 status:
Binjinx - Bird - Clive - Crossfire - Eddie - Greenfrog
Grego - Ibanez - Iceball - Kosa - Larry - Lyon - Mason
Mendrake - Merlin - Mhd - Nuke - Tfp - Tmg - Visby.

Liquid Palace: XXXXXXXXXXX M8 Ushq
In Living Color: XXXXXXXXXXX M8 Whq
The Dragon Tower: XXXXXXXXXXX M8 Ehq (Laxity)

Mount Tokay: XXXXXXXXXXX
Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXX

---------------------------------------
Onslaught (Aust, Ger, Usa, Pol)
---------------------------------------
The onslaught slowed down quite a bit towards the end
of 1996, but is starting to pick up again.
They lost Macx, Zakk and Rug Rat who all joined
Chromance.
However they started their activities once again by
recruiting several new members. Firstly Galland
former member of Vision and Trsi on C64 and on the
console former member of groups such as Elite,
Strike Force + Movers, Illusion, Respect and Anthrox
joined as cracker and ntsc fixer.
Following was Sting/Ex-Paramount,Afl,G*p,Enigma,Mcg
and other known groups, he joined as cracker, modem
trader and supplier.
To help the mail front Dj Kat/Ex-Paramount joined as
megaswapper.
Quasar, their Polish graphician left them and Ambush
for the group Fraction. Tbh/Msr/Lithium left both his
groups and joined as a coder.
The legal section of Onslaught released a demo at the
Party 6 in Denmark, which was coded by Carlos.
It was taken the wrong way by quite a few people as the
demo was coded for fun and not to compete.
However the megademo from Jolz is progressing and
will feature graphics by Deekay, Insane and Bwyze.
With some atmospheric sound tracks by Morbid, Rap
and Nebula, who has returned to activities after a
small break.

The Australian based group gained an ftp site for
their magazine Vandalism News, which will also be
shared by the independant magazine Domination. This
site is maintained by T'pau all editions of both mags can
be down loaded from: XXXXXXXXXXX
Apart from the legal advance on the net, Onslaught
also gained a ftp site for their cracking section.
Chromance signed them onto Gangsta's Paradise,after
they dismissed Hitmen for non-support.
Sting, Galland and Ramirez formed a cracking division
within Onslaught called The Luftwaffe.
Danish member Doom joined Wow as a 2nd group and
set up his own homepage.
False news was printed in the Relax magazine, no such
scener as Mayk/Aspect has ever been a member of
Onslaught.
Special birthday wishes to Rap who celebrated his
birth on the 7/2, greetings!

ONSLAUGHT status: (8/3/1997)
Bizarre - Bwyze - Carlos - Deekay - Digahole - Dj Kat -
Doom - Donar - Galland - Grafee - Homeboy - Insane -
Jazzcat - Jason - Jolz - McByte - Meff - Morbid -
Moses - MrBrain - Nebula - Ramirez - Rap - Shocker -
Sting - Tbh - Trouble - Unholy - Vengeance.

Deadzone: XXXXXXXXXXXOnslaught Whq
Down By Law: XXXXXXXXXXX Onslaught Ushq (down)
Sanitarium: XXXXXXXXXXX Onslaught Ehq

Gangsta's Paradise: XXXXXXXXXXX (Chromance)

---------------------------------------
Success * Trc (Hol, Pol, Usa, Czech)
---------------------------------------
The ruling cooperation maintained their quality
activities with quite a few releases towards the end of
last year and into the new year.

Burglar is quite active lately with coding intros,
cracking and fixing and coding the really nice
invitation file for the X-97 Take over. Go to the 'Party
Rune' chapter for details on when and where!
Also a happy birthday to Enno for the 2nd of February
El banditos, the megaswapper joined Unreal as his 2nd
group.
Because it wasn't published in several other magazines
Gazza/Ex-Trc returned to the scene and joined as
webpage maintainer. Superstition also joined the coop
as a cracker and coder.

The Dungeon almost went down forever on the 26th of
February. The sysop, Alchemist, had some problems
with the phone company. However, he worked things
out and his line now has installed two 64k channels.
So The Dungeon will continue to stay online.
Count Zero has been actively working for the Driven
and Propaganda magazines and also is maintaining
'Forplay' a telnettable bbs which runs on Amiga.

SUCCESS * TRC status: (27/2/1997) Supplied by Burglar
Action Jackson - Alchemist - Allitaice - Arrogance -
Bacillus - Burglar - Cba - Coolhand - CountZero -
Credo - El Banditos - Funxilla - Gazza - Mircon -
Moren - Nsd - Spectator - Splatterhead - Stake -
Superstition - Trax - Tristan.

The Dungeon: XXXXXXXXXXX Scs*Trc Whq (Dmx+Hitmen)
The Mystical Paradise: XXXXXXXXXXX Scs*Trc Ehq (H)

The Digital Dungeon: XXXXXXXXXXX
Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXX (In construction)
Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXX
SINGLE NEWS:
---------
* Coming soon from Lepsi Development is 'Born to wild'
a dentro, 'Blackhole' a trackmo and 'Cd World' which is
a 100 tune music collection by Gregfeel.

* Tpm and Ratman of Silicon Ltd announced that Silicon
will be releasing a demo at one of the parties soon.

* Dr J/The Force wants his ex-contacts to recontact
him at: XXXXXXXXXXX

* Jerry/Triad quit swapping some months ago so he
could catologue his huge collection of software. Once
this is completed he will recontact his former swap
partners. He also plans his own magazine and hopes to
use or replicate the old outfit of the Gamers Guide with
the help of main Triad programmer, Kingfisher.

* Sliver/Triad will slow down his activities but will still
continue painting.
* LIGHT status: (1/2/1997) Supplied by Goblin
Scooby - Goblin - Yabba - Flamingo - IceCube - Injun -
Rash - Waco - Tycoon.

* Did you know that Crossbow/Crest works for the
motor car company Mercedes Benz?? Keep up the good
work Roland!

* Mitch + Dane/Hype/Crest are organising a music
cooperation demo with Vibrants entitled 'Expo' it will
features exclusives from Jeff, Drax, Metal, M + D.
However it has been delayed due to the Vibrants
members performing other activities.

* Danko/Censor has been working on his own hompage
on the Internet. It has all his C64 songs (over 300)
aswell as some other stuff such as Amiga modules and
trivia, it should be quite huge.
Rumour has it that Danko has regained some interest
in actively composing on C64, so we can only wait.

* WRATH DESIGN status: (10/1/97) Supplied by Ed
Blackdroid - Ed - Joe - Oxidy - Stash - Tmt.

* Blackdroid/Wrath is for the moment busy with the
Amiga 1200 section of Wrath Design.
Wrath are working on a new graphical demonstratio
featuring artwork by Oxidy and code plus music by Ed.

* Oxyron set up a web page at:
XXXXXXXXXXX

* Drax and Laxity have both released a number of
tunes on the PC. These should soon be available
through the homepages soon.

* Bizkid/Camelot Pc will be a father in a couple of
months, meaning this will be the 2nd Father in Camelot.
Congratulations Jesper! A warm future for your child.
He is now only a member of the Pc division of Cml.

* The homepage conducted by Motley/F4cg
XXXXXXXXXXX is infact the same page
for which Brainbug/SoftGold (Rainbow Arts) are
supplying graphics for.

* Metal/Vibrants/Camelot will deactivate from the C64
for a little while. His music collection went down the
drain as Deff supposingly didn't give the tunes to
Druid who was supposed to code it.
This information is from Trimone/Avantgarde who is
infact Cresh/Taboo!
However, Metal never knew too much on this himself as
Deff never replied to him, which is also the reason why
Metal never followed the others into F4cg.

* Vibrants homepages:
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX

* Profik gained a new member, Profi0 who joined in as
a megaswapper. (ED: maybe Sebaloz???)
* The ancient Dominators member Macronit was
busted Easter time last year and he's going to trial
for Visa Card fraud and illegal sales of software.
He's looking at a claim on approx. $200,000 US dollars
for the Visas and about $3,000,000 US dollars for
selling cracked software.
He is so far, the biggest hacker bust in Denmark.

* Crest are in the future, planning to compile a all time
demo list for the C64.
They will make a program which sceners will be able to
load in their demo lists which will be added to the Crest
members list, they hope then to achieve a 100 percent
or near listing.

* Kilroy/Ex-Illusion, Ex-G*p, Ex-2000AD is interested
in returning to the scene and might put up his old boar
again.

* In 1998, Beyond Force will release their 10 years
demo, coded by Gremlin.
* CREST status:
Crossbow - Maduplec - Drax - Mitch - Dane - Syndrom
Xayne - Deek - Msk - Deekay - Goldrush.

* After the Acrise and Excess coop split a new group
was formed called Endless Piracy.
Apparently the members included Bordeaux, Gizmo,
Goat, Gothic, Perfectionist, Management (Skinhead),
Paracrax, Mendrake, Skidrow, Tristan and Zorlac.
Their debut ware was a re-release so the group died.
Zorlac:
"I deny every rumour concerning the joining of any
group, nothing is true about this!"

* XENON status: (12/96)
Realm - Savvy - Oxbow - Slam - Crazy Bird - Megabrain
Dylotic - Sounx - Wvl - Sonar - Scratcher.

* Mr.Warp/Equinoxe apparently left the scene, thus
Shout won't come out, and he apparently stated,
without him, Equinoxe is dead.
* A new magazine by Danko,Shok'ray and others may
be released called Crest (no relation to the group) and
it will be focused on the legal demo industry.

* Hok and Freestyle are back in the scene, they
started their own cracking crew called Remember,
which will perform jewel versions of old games.

* Gene/Ex-Illusion,Ex-Ace,Ex-New Stars
Bam Bam/Ex-Hotline, Ex-Bros
and SecretMan/Ex-Afl, Ex-Hysteric
have been calling Edge of Midnight quite a few times!

* A new PC group was formed by C64 sceners Sliver
and Metal Maniac.
The group will be a fun-based crew and aren't going
to compete.
Members are:
Metal Maniac, Sliver, Greenfrog, Twoflower, Bismarck,
Kr plus more. They are called "Tha Alkaholiks".

* Smash Design will be releasing a demo on C64 soon
called "Project Pitchfork".
SMASH DESIGNS status: (7/3/1997) supplied by Chaotic
Aeg - Baracuda - Calamity - Chaotic - Dasheele - Emax
Jtr - Sonic - Willy.

* Digital Excess status:
Bjorn Odendahl (C64/Pc gfx)
Thomas Koncina (C64/Pc code)
Arndt Heitkamp (C64/Pc gfx)

* Fraction will release a music collection called 'Dance
Show' which contains 55 musics in one file. A new world
record!

* The coder Rb/Lepsi renamed to Blender and joined
joined Laxity as 2nd group.
LAXITY status: (7/3/1997) supplied by Didi
Animalo - Blender - Calamity - Didi - Holden - Kbs -
Mendrake - Truss.

* Albion opened a homepage at:
XXXXXXXXXXX

* Razor/System is starting a new group called Crime.

* No Name status:
Almighty God, Cetic, Cyberbrain, Flare, Ghostrider,
Perff, Quac, Kilroy, Killsquad, Rorschach, Macx, Zakk,
Vampire, Hunter, Sleepwalker, Jb, Maestro, Madmat,
Vai.
They plan to release a mega demo called 'Holy Refuge'.

* Manik left both Commobam and Laxity to join Amnesia
as swapper.

* Due to the death of Acrise, Goat and Gothic built up
a new group called Disorder.
Members are:
Gothic, Goard, and Ghost.

Thats all the news for this edition, any feedback or
contributions should be made to the editorial.

Happy reading;
General Editor

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Domination 08 News

2010-06-08T20:04:51Z

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* News and Rumours *
---------------------------------------
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the news and rumours
section of Domination based on the fabulous C64 scene
Domination, as considered by some, has the broadest
news coverage of any magazine.
Group and individual news is gathered from the mail
and modem based scenes aswell as from the Internet,
phone call conversations and the back of the official
Domination votesheets.
This chapter will reveal A-Z news coverage in 'story-
line' form on some of the more prominant and active
groups. Single news and rumours may be found in News
Part 2.
In addition, we also cover the latest happenings from
the Usa Scene, Game Scene and Hack/Phreak scenes
in their own respective chapters.
Best Regards;
Jazzcat/Onslaught
Tyron/Hitmen
ACTIVE (Swe, Hun, Ger, Hol)
---------------------------------------
Despite not that many wares coming out, this Swedish
based group have been silently moving forwards.
Firstly the kicked Stash from their status and
replaced him with Swiss swapper Darkness/Atlantis.
Who left Atl to support the mail scene with future
Active releases.
To help Darkness, they recruited Scare/Nostalgia
who joined in as a German swapper.

Active joined the Internet ftp scene by announcing
their new ftp site called Rash Refection, which will be
maintained by members Trasher and Riddler.
After the fuzz of Endless Piracy, Bordeaux joined in
to support the group as supplier.
Bordeaux also celebrated his birthday on 18th of Jan.
so birthday greetings!

The group may also be releasing a disk magazine at
some stage, but more about this can be read in the
'Introducing' chapter.

ACTIVE status (2/2/1997) supplied by Riddler.
Artlace - Bordeaux - Dexter - Foxy - Injun Inc -
Riddler - Scare - Surfer - Trasher - Trident -
Wolverine.

Rash Refection: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXXX

---------------------------------------
ALPHAFLIGHT 1970 (Ger, Pol, Usa, Hol)
---------------------------------------
The flight continued nicely into the new year by gaining
some new members.
From the Polish group Street Children came Baldhead
as a coder, Mad Hatter as a coder and Wizard as a
musician.
Their mail front was boosted by the return of
Violator who left Triad after disliking the organisation.
Dungeon Master/Zone 2/Motiv8 left the guys in Motiv8
and joined the flight as a double member. He will serve
as ntsc fixer. Lately he has been removed from the
active status due to some personal problems.

Alphaflight lost some boards which caused them to be
boardless for the first time in some years.
Firstly Holiday Inn Cambodia went down due to a Hard
Drive crash, sysop Pol Pot as thus been put on the
inactive status until he can buy a new hard drive.

In similar fashion The Evil Island also went down, with
the sysop Ancient Mariner being put onto the inactive
status until the bbs goes back online.

The Alphaflight musician Pernet has been taken from
the active status due to some work he is doing on a
personal CD. Long time member Max and The Heretic
have also been put onto the inactive list until they
improve their activities once again.

Despite the loss of their American boards they gained
Edge Of Midnight. Sysop Rug Rat/Chromance/N*P left
Chromance and joined Alphaflight as double member,
still remaining in Net * Phreakers.
The bbs was boosted with a 20mhz Super Cpu and is now
the fastest C64 board in the world!
Added to this, Ned/Alphaglight has been routing toll
free numbers from most countries in the world to
assist with the action on the bbs.

Alphaflight's demo section became further expanded
with Goldhand/Samar joining as coder as 2nd group.
Alg/Motiv8 left the motivated ones and joined the
flight as a graphician. He also joined Lepsi as his 2nd
group.
The 'Getoese' was released by them and the future of
the demo section looks very promising.
Flash/Afl/Street Children decided to join East German
based Reflex as his 3rd group.

Despite Ream leaving the group and the scene, the
magazine The Best will be released again.

Alphaflight for sure have been competiting quite well
in the race for first releases, with great support
from their main cracker Ignorance.
He has also extended his activities by starting his own
cracking lable called Emu, which will focus on doing
jewel versions of old games. Currently he is the only
member.
However their cracker/fixer/modem trader and long
time member Skinhead left the group to join up with the
fantastics in F4cg.

Internet wise, they expanded their activities once
again by gaining a ftp site.
Entitled Acid Nature, the site is shared with Phantasy.

Some smaller news is that their German board
Escapade changed number to: XXXXXXXXXXXX which
now means it is'nt blacklisted over phone company At+t.
Xenox and Rayden are also apparently working on the
new magazine outfit for Rock'n'Role by Role.

ALPHAFLIGHT status:
Alg - Archangel - Baldhead - Blaze - Caledonian -
Calypso - Chotaire - Danzig - Flash - Goldhand -
Ignorance - Mad Hatter - Marc - Ned - Rayden - Rugrat
Styx - Violator - Wizard - Xenox - Zapotek.

Edge Of Midnight: XXXXXXXXXXXX Alphaflight Whq
Holiday Inn Cambodia: XXXXXXXXXXXX (down)
The Evil Island: XXXXXXXXXXXX (down)
Escapade: XXXXXXXXXXXX Alphaflight Ehq
Antidote: XXXXXXXXXXXX Alphaflight Shq (Triad+Wrath)

Acid Nature: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXXX

---------------------------------------
Chromance (Hun, Ger, Usa, Pol)
---------------------------------------
The Hungarian based group have been doing well for
themselves over the past few months.
Firstly, they gained some valuable members at the
expense of Onslaught.
Macx, Zakk and Rug Rat joined the Hungarian based
group. Macx had to decrease his contacts from over
150 to 50 due to some postal problems, but still swaps
with his closest friends. After The Party 6, both
Macx and Zakk joined No Name as 2nd group.
Rug Rat later left Chromance to join up with Afl, so
they lost their American board Edge Of Midnight.
However they still obtain The Bass Planet which is of
Christmas day shared with the Dutch based crew Xenon

A pleasant surprise on the boards was the return of
Rough. He has been seen on an international basis and
has also launched a magazine released under the
Chromance lable. Condom issue #10 may sound strange
to some, but has been around since the early 90's
and has been released under well known lables such
as Hitmen, Vision, Pulsar, Depredators, Duel and
Tristar.
The magazine is mainly board based and will not be
released on a fixed basis, but instead when Rough
feels it should be. Certaily a breath of fresh air into
the magazine scene anyway.
Spermbird, German trader, joined Amnesia as 2nd crew
Deviant put his bbs Final Genocide back online again,
but not under the Chromance lable, but instead as an
independant bbs (unlike what was wrongly stated in a
certain magazine).

To the Internet, they have been rumoured to be
working on their webpage for quite some time now, lets
hope that it becomes a reality.
Their popular ftp site Gangsta's Paradise gained a new
partner to share with it's host. Onslaught were signed
on in the place of Hitmen, who were kicked from the
site for not supporting it.
Perhaps the biggest and saddest news of the entire
edition of Domination is that Jazzy D/Chromance died.
He was killed whilst repairing his car in his Father's
garage on Sunday 16th February in the afternoon.
The funeral was held on the 24th of February with
some scene friends like Mr.Wax attending it. Also
attending was Jinx/Hitmen who travelled a very long
distance just to be there. Jazzy D died at the young
age of 22, Peter will be sorely missed and wherever
he is we wish him well.

..Rest In Peace..
JAZZY D/CHROMANCE

Moving on to much happier news, apart from Condom
being released as a Chromance magazine, there are
plans for another magazine. This time edited by
trader Syco.

First releases have been many and the Hungarian
based crew are competiting well on the Usa boards.
They gained Canadian coder and fixer Natas/Carcass
(former member of Armaggeddon) who joined as 2nd
group.
Also recruited was former Onslaught Hungarian
musician Cubehead.
Also despite what the Propaganda magazine wrote in
edition #22, Westpoint their Scandinavian bbs is still
online.

CHROMANCE status (1/1/97) supplied by Mr.Wax
Bolee - Cubehead - Deviant - Druid - Griff -
Heavyhead - Jaydee - Lion - Macx - Mr.Wax - Natas -
Pete - Rough - Scratcher - Skud - Spermbird - Syco -
Wozio - Xxl - Zakk - Zar.

The Bass Planet: XXXXXXXXXXXX Chromance Whq (Xenon)
Westpoint: XXXXXXXXXXXX Chromance Ehq (Rpg)

Gangsta's Paradise: XXXXXXXXXXXX (Onslaught)

---------------------------------------
F4cg (Bel, Swe, Ita, Pol)
---------------------------------------
Times are not so good lately for F4cg, with some minor
exceptions.
Release wise the promised wares rush started off
quite badly with two re-releases.
Firstly WLADCA which was released in 1993 by Talent
and was called The King, and Lingos, released by F4cg
themselves several years back. It is hard to deny
these being re-releases because of the fact that they
are too old for being mail versions.
They were also beaten on several games such as
Deadly Messenger due to their lack of cards.

The Tribute party was cancelled only days before the
actual event. A decision by the Swedish Health Institute
it was not appropriate arranging a party taking into
consideration all the accidents that could occur.
For example they said it was a question of fire escape
routes incase of emergency. The manager of the
nightclub where the party was to take place does not
want to oppose the rules that would cause him to close
the entire club.
F4cg and the Propaganda magazine will be trying to
arrange a Tribute 1997 if people still have confidence
enough to attend.

Propaganda #22 released, a rather nice edition
(reviewed in this issue of Domination) was pleasant to
see again. The magazine announced further expansion.
'Propaganda Music', a SID-related magazine edited by
Sixx has been put aside for a period of time, but a new
Propaganda magazine will see light of day. Propaganda
Express is an online magazine released every two
weeks through E-mail to subscribers.
"Media has experienced an enormous boost on the C64
and we are developing needs for coverage on a more
intense basis, even though Propaganda Express will be
a very small production at this point", says Newscopy.
The Propaganda magazine also introduced the new
and controversial ftp related first release list, this is
discussed in detail in this editions 'The List'.

Walker returned to the mail market after an 11 month
visit in the Army. Sixx who took over all contacts as
Walker headed for the army will continue to swap with a
handpicked selection of people but intends like before
to focus on the Internet where he still provides most
for the group.

As the active parts of Avantgarde entered F4cg,
Derbyshire Ram was reluctant to make a decision then
he finally joined the fantastics. At a later stage he
joined Amnesia as a 2nd group. Due to organisation
problems he then left the group to remain in Amnesia
only but the pursuaded by Mr.Alpha, rejoined the
group on February 7th.
Stasi of Noice joined the fantastics as a graphician
and will most likely release a graphics collection under
the F4cg lable soon.
Zyron started his new music lable entitled Oxsid
Planetary, he has already released a good music coll.
under this lable over the Christmas period.

Some bad news is that Jack Alien left them to join up
with Hitmen. He was soon followed by Cupid who also,
apart from Hitmen, joined Padua as graphician.
The fantastics did a big clean up of their memberstats
by putting Aristo, Cybersurfer, Cyborg, Devil, Fen1,
Hain, King, Morris, Scorpie, Sneaper, Total Chaos and
Worm onto the inactive status.
Good news is that Devil has been re-instated into the
memberstatus as he has finished his army duties and is
again working on several legal projects.

Skinhead/Alphaflight left them for F4cg and joined in
as a cracker/fixer/supplier and modem trader.
He has been seen on the boards occassionally, and
through the help of American scener Fungus/Carcass
has been able to upload the F4cg releases, due to the
current calling out problem.

Intruder is back swapping again after the new edition
of the Propaganda magazine, which is a good sign.
Also congratulations must be forwarded to Deff
because he is now a father!! He has thus been put onto
the inactive status.
Further best wishes go to Derbyshire Ram who turned
58 on January 3rd, 1997. Happy birthday Barry!

F4cg's ftp site 6 Feet Under went down and will be
replaced by Interpark in the near future. It will be
again maintained by Playboy.
Apart from the C64, the fantastics have rocketed the
charts on the Macintosh-scene and are currently
producing their first demo on that platform.
Propaganda will also be released on the Mac and is set
for it's debut in early 1997. The main organiser of
F4cg-Macintosh, Sonic Wurst, will be the editor.

The Macintosh/PC/PSX divisions of f4cg employ over
30 members.

F4CG status (26/2/1997) Supplied by Walker
Antitrack - Bitman - Derbyshire Ram Devil - Goz -
Intruder - Maja - Motley - MrAlpha - Neotec -
Newscopy - Playboy - Sixx - Skinhead - Smasher -
Solar - Stasi - Walker - Zyron.

Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXXX

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Hitmen (Ger, Swe, Usa, Pol)
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The German based, all round crew, continued very
nicely into the new year. With several members calling
out, releases and internal activities.

They gained Chaotic/Smash Design/N*p who joined as
his 3rd group. Excellent graphician Cupid/F4cg was
signed in to help with the demo section, he also joined
Padua. With Cupid came the popular cracker/fixer
Jack Alien who also left F4cg in order to become more
active with in the ranks of Hitmen.
The Mystical Paradise, their German board, was
formatted by some unknown lamer. Fortunately there
was no unrepairable damage and the bbs was fully
restored.
A sad loss to Hitmen was Curlin leaving the scene for
the Pc/Psx scene. In his goodbye note he explains that
has had enough of the C64 and wishes to move on.
This leaves a hole in the organisation which will be
filled by other members.
Hitmen PC/PSX are: Curlin, Jihad and Zambo.

Diverse/Flt/Hitmen was said to have left the scene,
this is however untrue and he remains in the scene
currently. Infact he is painting the graphics for two
C64 games entitled 'Darkness Palace' an arcade game
and 'Alda'.

Hitmen seemed to lack interest in the ftp site they
shared with Chromance called Gangsta's Paradise.
As the Chromance maintainers booted them from the
site for not supporting with wares or promised cards.
Hitmen however announced their new webpage which
is quite nice and is definately worth checking.

Lastly famous musician Kristian ROstoen of Shape
joined Hitmen as 2nd group to express his talent
through the Hitmen lable also.

HITMEN status: (12/2/97) Supplied by Tyron
Balance - Banshee - Burn - Cupid - Chaotic - Diverse -
Groepaz - Jack Alien - Jihad - Kristian ROstoen -
Luke - Moonchild - Motion - Peacemaker - Racoon -
Rammy - Sabotage - Seven - Skud - Stan - Tranziie -
Tyron - Vortex - Zore.

The Dungeon: XXXXXXXXXXXX Hitmen whq (Scs*Trc + Dmx)
The Mystical Paradise: XXXXXXXXXXXX Hitmen ehq (S+T)
Wares Aquarium: XXXXXXXXXXXX Hitmen hq (Fairlight)

Webpage: XXXXXXXXXXXX

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Hype (Den, Swe, Fin)
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This new music lable is infact just Cyberzound
Productions except with a name change to Hype.
They have done this in order to escape the "techno
image" of the former lable and to make it much more
easier to do logos etc.

Hype are currently working on a coop demo with
Vibrants called 'Expo', but this will be mega delayed due
to the inactivities from the Vibrants side.
Mitch is also planning to make Hype a PC lable also and
will involve Msk/Crest, Mitch/Crest, Drax/Vibrants
and a Amiga/Pc guy called Pink/Abyss. Drax, however
will remain a Vibrants member ofcourse.

HYPE status: (6/3/1997) supplied by Metal/Vibrants
Amj/Byterapers - Dane/Crest - Duck Larock/Camelot
Jeff/Camelot - Mitch/Crest - Tbb/Extend -
Zardax/Origo Dreamline.
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Domination 08 Editorial

2010-06-08T20:01:38Z

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Domination Edition #8
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Welcome back to the pages of the Domination magazine.
A smile broadens my face, as I am quite sure most of
you will be very pleased with this edition's contents.
This issue as been my most challenging to date, and i
hope you all appreciate our efforts.
Delays again? Yes, but there a some very good
reasons for it, and I will try and tell you the story.

Firstly, as a few would already know, my house was
destroyed in a fire. I lost all my possessions, ofcourse
one of them being my C64 and collection.
Since the fire I have had to buy new equipment and
start all over again, I roughly have just over 100 disks
but i'm sure this will improve with help from my various
friends throughout the scene.
Along with my collection I lost my modem also, there
shouldn't be a problem in obtaining a new one, and I
already have thanks to Shocker of Onslaught.
After having all my possessions destroyed (ask
Vengeance/Onslaught what I owned and you'd almost
cry!) it has kind of stripped me of identity, taken
away everything i've worked for and most of what I
had loved with sentimental value.
I am focusing on getting my life back in order and
gathering what I formerly used to own, such as
furniture, stereo & television, books etc..
To begin with i'm now doing night school at the
University here in Tasmania, where I am studying
Computers/Desktop Publishing and telecommunications
I have also managed to get a better job which allows me
to work almost full time (which means MONEY!) and all
this only leaves me the weekends for spare time.

So what does this lead to concerning the C64 you ask?
Well.. Domination will be delayed even more heavily,
unless I can find a solution.
Fortunately there is one, I think this magazine is
following the roads like SCRIPT and SKYHIGH.
With each edition it is getting bigger and bigger in
content, which leads to more work and more chance
of delays from other contributing editors.
So what I plan to do is simple, just bring it out more
regular with less chapters.
I want the magazine to reduce it's text size similar to
the size of the Relax magazine. One interview or two
per edition, smaller news section because of less
delay, and so forth.
This may give greater quality on each chapter as I
will put more concentration to the lesser number of
chapters. However, greater work in graphics and
music support will have to be achieved and maintained,
but currently this is not a problem due to the large
amount of friends i've gained in the legal scene.

Edition 10 will see an outfit change, we have something
nice planned that should surprise quite a few people
due to its originality and good design.
Currently, also in the making, is a paper edition of
Domination. Yes, it will be large, and will feature work
from a legendary editor and scener, no deadline, just
wait and see, and please, be patient as that pays off!
Besides, the more time you spend on something, the
better it is, the delay is the unfortunate setback.

Greater concentration will now also be focused on
game production. My game "GODFLESH" will go full steam
ahead without the addictive illegal scene to slow me and
the programmer down in any way.
Games and the rejuvination of the market in general
is infact high on my priority list, any feed back, you
know the address.

I will also be back in the Vandalism News staff, doing
articles, interviews and to help strengthen my own
group's magazine.
I am also now after The Pulse's departure, working
for the American magazine Driven. With Elwix, Coolhand
and staff we hope to make it even more informative,
with a broader sight into the European market, along
with the American NTSC scene.
Some friendly comments from a friend..

Morbid/Onslaught/Bass:
------------------
When i saw the first issue of this magazine i knew that
the editor (Jazzcat) had finally done what he wanted to
do, which was to release an independant magazine.
As the life of Domination grew older it became a strong
competitor and one of the best board related
magazines in history.
The first outfit wasn't the best, but the latest outfit
used from edition four onwards definately stands out
from the crowd.
I can only imagine the time, stress and dedication that
David has put in and i think this deserves credit.
I know there would be a lot of us that could not do what
he has done and only a fellow mag editor would know
how important this job is.
I have been proud to support this magazine since it's
birth, and be one of the last nails being hammered into
it's coffin.
With due respect and appreciation i wish David a long
and high life and remember how much his efforts are
appreciated by some of us.

Thanks you Dwayne for the warming words, those
comments contribute to my sense of achievement with
this magazine.
His statement was given when I had personal doubts of
continuing this magazine after my house was ruined.
Speaking of which, we must now venture to a not so
happy part of the editorial..

Moving over to other matters of interest:
Not long after my house and belongings burnt to
nothing i heard some quite alarming news from various
friends on the super highway.
This news told of how two low fools back stabbed me
in the lamest way.
TRANZIIE of HITMEN and RRR of OXYRON were the
reported idiots.
Tranziie firstly said openly on Irc, channel #c-64
"fire walk with me" in response to the news that my
house had burnt down. "Then i wonder if he'll blame
Propaganda staff for it".
RRR then said later, "I am the god of hell fire".

Well to both of you, I find it quite amusing that you both
open your little mouths when you know i am not able to
see it; due to no equipment.
But then Ijust wonder if that is just a sign of your
cowardice of not confronting your disliking to me
personally.
Maybe the scene could judge better than my words, of
their simple misconduct, low and sly acting on a fellow
human being, one in a extremely bad situation even.
While we are at it RRR of OXYRON continued his now quite
well known lameness in the RELAX magazine.
He stated in the RELAX edition 17 in the news section
under Onslaught about my house burning down and
some other wrong news, to finish he stated "just for
those that are interested in HOT details".
In edition 18 he wrote in the editorial of a little joke of
mine with the votesheet. Lets examine a portion of it...
"Single Artist: 02. Jolz/Onslaught"
"Single Cracker: 01. Deekay/Crest/Onslaught"

The entire scene is laughing at your journalism Timo.
Jolz has NEVER painted before and Deekay has NEVER
cracked before, pfff.. what a joke and you took it
seriously, how pathetic.
Moving swiftly on, lets examine the contents of the
new edition of PROPAGANDA, 22 to be exact.
Firstly congratulations to NEWSCOPY and staff for
managing a fine edition.
It has been quite a while since i've read an issue and
it was good to recieve it again, especially with an
improved amount of text.
But I personally don't believe this magazine has the
correct form of journalism in it.
Loading up the 'ANNUAL AWARDS' chapter I read various
texts before coming to the "Party of the year" award.
Within this section it says "Jazzcat's house burning"
as one of the awards. Whether this is meant as pure
sarcasm or not, it simply is NOT the way an editor
should write his magazine.
Both Propaganda and the Relax magazine may have to
rethink their journalistic approach to the scene, as
comments like this are on a low level and are quite
pathetic even for the sorry individuals behind them.
Amongst the chapters I enjoyed in the Propaganda
#22 was the 'COOL GROUPS' chapters. In these the staff
would give their own opinion on the legendary groups in
the scene and give descriptions on each.
Covering three chapters, it was a nice read, but
ofcourse they have to stray from the chapters
real reason into their own personal opinions, which
get too involved into the journalist's report.
In "Cool Groups 2" it reads under the GROUP 'Jazzcat':
"They shall not be associated with the Australian
name ripper with the same name".
This was most likely directed in a sarcastic way, but
I will treat it seriously.
Let me give some examples..
AVANTGARDE, a famous demo by CREST, later the name
of a top cracking group.
RELAX, the name of a cracking group, then the name of
a one file magazine (ED: unsure on which came first).

At one stage F4CG themselves had 2 members called
CYBORG. Which one "name ripped" the other?

I guess you get my point here, and the list could go on.
They merely mentioned myself because they don't have
a positive opinion about me.
This shows clearly that they are mixing their personal
opinions, when they should be reporting for the scene
and not using the magazine as some "weak" weapon.
But enough on this childish and to most of you, boring
subject.

I will now pass you over to the Domination co-editor,
as I am sure he has some enlightening words for you
all.

Hi there!
This is Tyron giving a few words to the editorial, I just
did two chapters this time and that is caused by the
fact that I got grown up and have to earn my money
from now on }
Hopefully there will be more time to do some work for
the next issue.

However first of all: who of you is going to get to THE
party? which party? The X-97 takeover ofcourse!!
I myself will be present at this event representing
DOMINATION and HITMEN!
I alsowill move my ass to Symposium + Mekka '97.
So meet me at one of these parties. I will be catching
some statements, reports and interviews etc..

So far, I guess you all have read the Propaganda?
Quite nice issue in my eyes, though I've seen better
ones from this staff. There just were some little
mistakes that made me grin.

Here I go:
Not to talk about the totally wrong member status
there were some very small mistakes concerning
Curlin/Hitmen.
It was told that the most cracks would have been done
by Groepaz.. isn't this funny? He, at the moment, is
sitting next to me, laughing: "I never did a crack after
my comeback to C64!"
So where the hell did they get those wrong news from?
Is this objectivity? Ah, there I got a point.

Journalism should be objective, but do you think that it
is objective to announce Jazzcat's house burning as
'the best party of 1996', bad joke in my eyes.
Anyway, there were even more mistakes, but i'm not in
the mood to talk about all.

Thats it, hopefully you enjoy reading this edition of
DOMINATION! Contact me in the year of the party at:

XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Party on! Hopefully also JAZZY D/CHROMANCE has got
some nice party, wherever he is: greetings dude!
Rest in peace!

Jazzcat back, well when I heard the rumour that
JAZZY D had died, I was unsure at first, then my friend
Mr.Wax/Chromance confirmed this and I was quite
shocked.
Jazzy D died while repairing his car in his father's
garage, the car fell on him, killing him instantly. This
took place on the 16th of February in the Afternoon.
The funeral took place on the 24th of February and
Peter died at 22 years of age, so young.

The Domination staff pay their respect to family,
friends and associates of Jazzy D, he is still with us
in memory and always will be.
Where ever you are Peter, party on friend!

R.I.P
Jazzy D/Chromance
Moving onto a more happier note, lets examine the
contents of Domination edition #8.

This edition is the largest ever, containing 30 chapters
and around 1500 blocks of unpacked text. Certainly
the largest board based magazine in history.
This issue features exclusive music by Morbid of
Onslaught/Bass, he has for sure helped this edition
with supplying various things needed to complete the
magazine. Thanks Dwayne for your fine contributions.
Other exclusive music stems from METAL/Vibrants/Cml
who donated two exclusive tunes and helped in the
news gathering and reviews department. The intro
tune by him was used in the demo by Padua+Hitmen
called Icarus. Metal was not sure on which tune they
would use, so it happened to be the one for Domination.
This doesn't matter and I will leave things how they are.

Special thanks for further exclusive music from
ORCAN/React, TRIDENT/Active and KEYZ/Breeze.
Your contributions add to the Domination atmosphere!
The editorial staff is again shuffled, we have added
Metal/Vibrants/Cml as a legal correspondant and
news gatherer. Jack Daniels/F4cg and DerbyShire
Ram are back in the staff after a break with some
articles of interest.
Excellent news and votesheet contributions by
Violator/Alphaflight, who also has written an article
as a guest editor.
Kingfisher/Triad continues his role in this magazine
with his story on the CIA scandal and more in the H/p
chapter.

The Interview section this edition is possibly the best
ever. All interviews have been conducted by myself
and are with the following profiles..
The one and only ROB HUBBARD, famed musician from
the past. GOBLIN/LIGHT graphician and founding
member of the legendary Light. GREMLIN/BEYOND FORCE
main coder and organiser of Beyond Force, this is for
sure a long and interesting interview.
Next we have interviews conducted with two people
from the same group, this group being F4CG and the
sceners being WALKER, well known trader whose
history stems from groups such as Light, Oneway and
Genesis Project. MOTLEY an interview delayed by a
couple of years. Maintainer of websites, including the
popular Propaganda webpage.

Some new chapters also outline this edition, we have
now a seperate Internet Email directory. Located in
this chapter is 23 pages of C64 scener email addies,
listings of FTP and WEBPAGE address. An excellent
reference for any net surfer!
Three guest editor chapters hosted by Violator/Afl
Derbyshire Ram and Jack Daniels/F4cg.
Media Judgement is our first in a series of articles
describing C64 magazines from past and present.
Bbs Guide is also the first in a series by TYRON, which
gives extensive details on C64 boards internationally,
where to call and what to expect.
So, Domination entertains you in the finest way
possible once again, let's examine the people behind it..
Domination Edition #8 - Technical Realisation Details
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Intro coding and ntsc/pal fix by Lion/Chromance.
Intro graphics by Sliver/Triad.
Intro music by Metal/Vibrants/Camelot.

Outfit coding by Hain/F4cg and Shades/Onslaught.
Outfit font by Brush/Talent.
Outfit presentation gfx by Carrion/Elysium.
Domination logo by Csezso/Therapy.
Mag ntsc/pal fix by Donar/[o] + Burning Horizon/Not.

Domination musics: (in order)
"Swift Kick" exclusively by Morbid/Bass/Onslaught.
"3 monkeys" exclusively by Metal/Vibrants/Camelot.
"Selfmade" by Amj/HYPE!/Byterapers
"Time zak" exclusively by Orcan/React.
"Intro" exclusively by Trident/Active.
"Enigma-Elg" by Glenn/Blues Muz/Shape.
"The Drax-Bus" by Mitch + Dane/HYPE!/Crest.
"Mountain" exclusively by Keyz/Breeze.
The Domination Staff
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General Editing by Jazzcat/Onslaught.
Co-Editing by Tyron/Hitmen.

Additional support in articles and news gathering by:
Metal/Vibrants/Cml, Derbyshire Ram, Violator/Afl,
Jack Daniels/F4cg, Kingfisher/Triad, Riddler/Active,
Mitch + Dane/HYPE!/Crest and Macx/Chromance.

Domination can be contacted at:

Jazzcat/Onslaught Tyron/Hitmen
XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Tasmania, Australia. Germany.

Email: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Email: XXXXXXXXXXXXX

or on the official Domination headquarters:

DOWN BY LAW XXXXXXXXXXXXX Domination World Hq.
SANITARIUM XXXXXXXXXXXXX Domination European Hq.
THE BADLANDS XXXXXXXXXXXXX Domination Internet Hq.

You can order the magazine through our official
spreaders, which are..
DJ KAT/ONSLAUGHT,VIOLATOR/AFL,SH0CKER/ONSLAUGHT,
WALKER/F4CG, DIGAHOLE/ONSLAUGHT and no more.

We trust that you enjoy this edition, which we believe
to be truly the finest to date.
All feedback, contributions, complaints and so forth
to be made to the editorial addresses.

Kind Regards;
The Domination Staff.

* DOMINATION - THE INDEPENDANT STATEMENT *
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Domination 08

2010-06-08T20:00:16Z

Ymgve: