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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> hello !!<br /> as you can see we structured the<br /> magazine in a new way in order to<br /> improve the quality of the different<br /> columns and the whole magazine...<br /> <br /> certain subjects has been skipped,<br /> but we also got some new and<br /> interesting things for you !<br /> <br /> in deatil you will see the changes<br /> by hunting through the different<br /> columns...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> this chapter was mainly installed<br /> in order to give you a short survey<br /> about the whole magazine, but you'll<br /> also find here (i.e.) all the new<br /> releases made this month, both, demos<br /> and games...including the new charts,<br /> (besides the old ones) and some demo-<br /> reviews...<br /> <br /> further we will inform you about<br /> headline news (in case there are any)<br /> but also a foreword or anything like<br /> that from us !<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> for any further questions<br /> <br /> write to<br /> <br /> mamba&amp;lt;<br /> XXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br /> XXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br /> XXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> more's coming up...<br /> <br /> <br /> some of you already heard about our<br /> latest project...<br /> <br /> it is a papermag, but really no usual<br /> one...presumably we will release only<br /> one issue of it...<br /> <br /> the special thing about this magazine<br /> is, that you'll mostly find pictures<br /> of the scene-dudes in the mag, but<br /> also cool interviews, great gotcha-<br /> graphics and yet more...<br /> <br /> we already got a couple of pictures,<br /> but we still want yours...<br /> <br /> <br /> you might say now, why sending a<br /> picture, i'll get an issue in venlo<br /> or i'll copy it from a friend...<br /> <br /> but you are certainly wrong !!!<br /> <br /> only people who send a picture of<br /> yourself to us will get an issue in<br /> return (for free, of course!)<br /> <br /> you can try to copy it, but the<br /> quality will suffer hard !<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> in case you are interested to see<br /> the elite of the scene, including<br /> yourself, just send your picture<br /> (no copy) to<br /> <br /> the big picture!<br /> XXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br /> XXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br /> XXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br /> <br /> ...and enclose your address...<br /> <br /> there exists no deadline yet, but<br /> don't hesitate, nevertheless !<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> at this place you will usually find<br /> the headliners of this month, but<br /> no really thrilling things happened,<br /> next time more ?!<br /> <br /> ...and here is, as announced, the<br /> monthly list of first-releases and<br /> the charts resulting from all the<br /> first-releases...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> first or not to be first<br /> -^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^<br /> <br /> we already introduced the new subject<br /> in the last issue (#15), we are going<br /> to make charts by counting first<br /> releases on 0hree major boards in the<br /> states. look at the last issue for<br /> detailed informations and the rules.<br /> <br /> there have been 13 releases in the<br /> past four weeks, every release earns<br /> one point...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> american-importer-charts<br /> ------------------------<br /> last<br /> group points month<br /> ------------------------------------<br /> <br /> 1. random 05 --<br /> north east importers 05 --<br /> 2. a touch of class 02 --<br /> <br /> random and nei tied to the number one<br /> position.<br /> both groups got 5 releases, atc got<br /> two!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> european-charts<br /> ---------------<br /> 0 last<br /> group points month<br /> ------------------------------------<br /> <br /> 1. paramount 02 --<br /> illusion 02 --<br /> dominators 02 --<br /> 2. censor 01 --<br /> action 01 --<br /> legend 01 --<br /> italian c.s. 01 --<br /> pandora 01 --<br /> hysterics 01 --<br /> <br /> <br /> three groups tied to the first<br /> positions, hopefully there will be<br /> more releases in the next month to<br /> make the charts look more interesting<br /> <br /> <br /> american-cracker-charts<br /> -----------------------<br /> <br /> only one american release this month<br /> <br /> 7up spot cracked by mirage<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> explanation<br /> -----------<br /> <br /> soccer challange illusion/nei<br /> * by alternative software<br /> <br /> xenomorph paramount/rnd<br /> * great game by pandora<br /> <br /> combat zone dom/random<br /> * by magic disc<br /> <br /> super cars illusion/rnd<br /> * by gremlin graphics<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 7up spot mirage<br /> * by virgin/mastertronic<br /> <br /> hunt for red october censor/nei<br /> * game to the film, by grandslam<br /> <br /> ferarri 3d-manager ics/atc<br /> * by the italian company simulmondo<br /> <br /> tanks action/nei<br /> * by double density<br /> <br /> cavmania dom/random<br /> * budget by atlantis<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> diplomacy legend/nei<br /> * by<br /> <br /> deri colours pandora/nei<br /> * by double density<br /> <br /> war for the crown2 hysteric/atc<br /> * a game by german design group<br /> <br /> loopz paramount/random<br /> * by audiogenic<br /> <br /> unfortunately there was no real<br /> competition by releasing these games,<br /> no game was released by two groups at<br /> the same time...<br /> <br /> kalle kloakk - looking for toiletpaper<br /> <br /> by megastyle<br /> <br /> on the whole this demo consists of<br /> 11 different parts, scroll did again<br /> an excellent job by coding smashing<br /> fli-raster-effects(eci), a great<br /> vector-graphix-part, about 25 dycps<br /> on one screen, which gets stretched<br /> and a couple of rasters behing the<br /> scrolls(where did you stole the<br /> rastertime?), 160 rastersplits by<br /> using the left corner...and many<br /> more more or less great effects !<br /> <br /> <br /> some cool graphics were done by<br /> sparkler although he didn't show all<br /> his talents, i'm sure !<br /> megastyle's musician did a great job,<br /> especially in the 'red man-part'!<br /> <br /> it was a pleasure to see each part<br /> of the demo (except the x-mas part!),<br /> we are looking forward to the next<br /> msi-production...<br /> <br /> coding : 93% quantity : 80%<br /> graphics : 74% ideas : 83%<br /> music : 84%<br /> design : 70% total :^81%<br /> <br /> <br /> wet dreams - by paradize<br /> <br /> paradize's latest is composed of<br /> 8 parts, inclusing the intro and a<br /> menu where you are able to select<br /> one of six pieces of code, graphics<br /> and musics...<br /> i perosnally liked the 'let's bounce'<br /> part at the most as it contains<br /> a superb picture of a dragon by the<br /> dj and a nice scroller-sprite-effect!<br /> but also the other parts wer worth<br /> watching...like a big animated fish,<br /> a circletwist'er scroll, a nice<br /> upscroller including pictures, a game<br /> <br /> <br /> in the demo, (which i didn't under-<br /> stand very well), and last but not<br /> least the credits part where some<br /> neat graphics are finally shown !<br /> <br /> on the whole the demo was a great<br /> success...<br /> oops, not to forget the music, all<br /> exclusive tunes(?) by great musicians<br /> like j. bjerregaard, reyn ouwehand<br /> etc.<br /> <br /> coding : 81% quantity : 75%<br /> graphics : 90% ideas : 69%<br /> music : 87%<br /> design : 69% total :^79%<br /> <br /> sprite mania - by genesis project<br /> <br /> a remarkable demo, as everything you<br /> can see on your screen, is made of<br /> sprites...<br /> the demo consists of 4 parts<br /> including a menu in order to select<br /> a 290 sprites part, a little train<br /> plus background and a big stretcher-<br /> scroll. what else can be said about<br /> the demo ? there aren't much<br /> grpahics except for a gp logo in the<br /> menu (also sprites) and the back-<br /> ground in the train-part !<br /> in the first part you see a 290-<br /> <br /> <br /> sprites multiplexer, in the second<br /> part a little train, a moving<br /> background and some smoke, and in<br /> the last part a biiig stretcher-<br /> scroll, which indeed, looks quite<br /> smooth and nice to watch at.<br /> musics are quite ok...<br /> <br /> coding : 92%<br /> graphics : 25%<br /> music : 77%<br /> design : 56%<br /> quantity : 50%<br /> ideas : 79%<br /> <br /> total :^63%<br /> <br /> techno - by action<br /> <br /> this demo consists of 8 parts, but<br /> to tell the truth, brainwashing new<br /> ideas or records didn't occur in any<br /> of these parts...<br /> <br /> most of the parts show scroll-,<br /> sprite-, and pixel-effects<br /> combined with mostly average graphics<br /> <br /> the best part was the one with the<br /> big scroll-stretcher, one line being<br /> wobbled around and a nice logo, where<br /> kamikaze showed some of his abilities<br /> <br /> <br /> the other parts were quite average<br /> like the fli-part, the pixel-vectors,<br /> the circle-scroller, and the<br /> multiplexer combined with a star/<br /> planet routine. also the 20-25 dycp-<br /> scrolls with the moving logo behind<br /> couldn't convince the audience.(me)<br /> most of the musics were already<br /> available in other demos before...<br /> <br /> coding : 68% quantity : 75%<br /> graphics : 65% ideas : 40%<br /> music : 49%<br /> design : 73% total :^61%<br /> <br /> -return<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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