Domination 08 Game Scene 2
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* Game Scene - Part 2 *
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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:
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* 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
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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
