Propaganda 14 ch09
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THE OFFICIAL
RELEASE CHARTS
RELEASE CHARTS
PROPAGANDA #14
PERFORMED BY MARC/ALPHA FLIGHT
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INTRODUCING THE RULES FOR THE CHARTS.
Fullprice Games 7.O - 8.O
Budget Games 5.O - 6.O
Low Budget Games 3.O - 4.O
Public Domain 1.O - 2.O
Previews O.1 - 1.O
Bonus points can be reached by 1OO%
working PAL/NTSC version. If another
group is involved in the fix, the points
will be shared between both parties.
Fixed Version 1.O - 1.5
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Points are going to be reduced for no
levelpacking, trainers, translation and
for bugged level versions!
NO Levelpacking -O.5 - 1.O
NO Trainers -O.5 - 1.O
NO Translation -1.5 - 2.O
Bugged Version - 2.O
SEUCK will get no points.
At present, rereleases will punished
with - 7.O points.
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The following boards have been taken
under consideration while creating the
charts: HOLIDAY INN CAMBODIA, DOWN BY
LAW, FORPLAY, THE FORUM, THE DUNGEON,
and THE EVIL ISLAND.
To avoid misunderstandings the following
boards will be observed as well: EDGE
OF MIDNIGHT, THE DEAD ZONE, TUNNEL OF
WARES, MENACE TO SOCIETY and CHAOTIC
FACTOR.
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ACCEPT
ACCEPT
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They released the Public Domain Game ..
ENERGY MAKER (O.O Points) but they ><
forgot to translate the whole text and
the game crashes after a short while!
ALPHA FLIGHT
ALPHA FLIGHT
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The flight started very slow with an
average Preview called DOZO'S QUEST (O.5
Points). Later on they released the
fixed 1OO% version of MYSTERY (4.O p)
from CP Verlag followed by ROBOX (4.5
Points) from Markt und Technik. Last
but not least they brought out the pre-
view of THINK TWICE (O.6 p)
AVANTGARDE
AVANTGARDE
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First they brought out a cooperation
with LASER, the fixed version of FAST
FUTURE (3.7 p) followed by the preview
of REACTOR 2 (O.8 p) and BABYBLUES (4.5
Points) from CP Verlag. After this a
cooperation crack with EXCESS, the fixed
version of SMASHER 2 (3.1 Points) from
Commodore Format. No points will be
give for the tools COLOUR PACK and
ABUZER 3.5
CHROMANCE
CHROMANCE
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They sarted with TRICK (5.5 Points) from
Rom Software which went bankrupt 1.5
years ago. Fixed by the new American
fixing group, ARISTOCRACY. Later on a
few previews appeared, TETRISACK (O.4
Points), BATTLE (O.5 p), AM0BA (O.4 p)
and BALLA BALLA (O.4 p). Later ANTROCK
(4.O Points) was put out along with
ARISTOCRACY again. The PAL-version of
NO LIMIT was put out as well (3.5 p).
EXCESS
EXCESS
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They released in cooperation with
AVANTGARDE, SMASHER 2 (3.1 Points)
FAMINE
FAMINE
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A new American Cracker group is born, ..
but unfortunately they started with a ><
release called FENEMENT (-7.O Points)
relased by SHAZAM a short while ago.
F CG
F4CG
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A fleet of wares invaded the boards from
the old group. In the beginning they up-
loaded the following previews SPOOK (O.4
Points), MINEFIELD (O.4 Points), JUMP
(O.7 Points) and SLATERMIND (O.5 Points)
DRIP (4.9 Points) from Tim Soft was put
out along with EMPIRE. An American game
found its way out, called PREHISTORIC
MAN (6.O Points), followed by an Amer-
ican low budget game under the name
SHERWOOD OPEN (3.1 p). BLURBIA (O.4 p),
another preview, followed by FIFTEEN
(4.1 Points) and MINEFIELD (4.O Points)
both fixed by EMPIRE.
GENESIS PROJECT
GENESIS PROJECT
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After years of absense, releasewise on
the boards, they return with KILLER (3.2
Points), because EMPIRE failed with the
fix and a second version was necessary.
Their second strike was DOOMED WORLD
(O.6 Points), a preview.
HARDCORE
HARDCORE
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The new group released the game SPOOK
(3.9 Points) fixed by GLORY.
LEGEND
LEGEND
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JAZZCAT blamed the old legend with a
proper recrack of the not released ALPHA
FLIGHT version of MYSTERY. Furthermore
the NTSC fix from TSM didn't work
correclty.
LASER
LASER
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FASTFUTURE (3.7 Points) with AVANTGARDE.
SUCCESS TRC
SUCCESS + TRC
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The month started with a fixed version
of QUEENS (4.5 Points) from CP Verlag
followed by STARBUST (O.4 Points) Pre-
view and the unplayable Preview of BORN
IN SPACE (O.3 Points) by Talented Bank.
Later on they have earned some laughs
by releasing HEAVENBOUND, a preview
identical to the one put out by
CHROMANCE in early 1993.
SHAZAM
SHAZAM
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They released the not trained PAL
version of HAMMER BROS (2.O Points)
TRANCE
TRANCE
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After ALPHA FLIGHT released the unplay-
able version some months ago, they re-
leased the playable version of IMPERIOD
(O.6 Points) from Talented Bank.
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On the following pages you find the
charts for issue 14. We cannot help
wondering where groups like TALENT,
LEGEND, TRSI and DYTEC have faded,
but we realize the utter truth..
**........ - PROPAGANDA 14!
\/\/--/\>< BETTER THAN YOGURT.
THE OFFICIAL
RELEASE CHARTS
RELEASE CHARTS
PROPAGANDA #14
RANK GROUP POINTS
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O1. F4CG 29.1
O2. Chromance 14.7
O3. Avantgarde 12.1
O4. Alpha Flight 9.6
O5. Success+TRC 5.2
O6. Hardcore 3.9
O7. Genesis*Project 3.8
O8. Laser 3.7
O9. Excess 3.1
1O. Shazam 2.0
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** THE OFFICIAL RELEASE CHARTS **
\/ \/
RANK GROUP RELEASES
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O1. Empire (5)
O2. Avantgarde (3)
O3. Alphaflight (2)
Aristocracy (2)
O4. Glory (1)
Success+TRC (1)
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That's all for this issue. For any
questions, catch me on all the major
boards.
Yours, Marc of ALPHA FLIGHT 1970.
