Splash 19 ch06 What Syco Said
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what syco said.........by digahole e >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> splash staff is back with a superb interview done with syco/chromance from holland.those who do not know who he is,bleed. ^ DIGAHOLE/ACCURACY < SYC0/CHROMANCE one question to all... why,god,why do those stupid mosqito come and die on my studying desk when i put the toxic gas on them.i hate it!! :)8);):)8);):)8);):)8);):)8);):)8) ^ HELLO,JOOST.LET'S START WITH A VERY ORIGINAL QUESTION.COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YERSELF BRIEFLY TO THE READERS ? < well,to give you an original answer... my name is joost martens.i am almost 17 years old (23rd of june) and a member of the scene since the end of '92. i look like this: blue eyes,blond hair(never heard a dutch guy with dark hair!-ed2) 1.86 metres,and 73 kilos. i have been in the <c* for more than a year now,and won't leave it for another! my jobs are mail trading(quite lazy at the mom.), and original supplying. i will have my exams next year and that's it. (as you see,joost's way of brief explaination is unusual !? -ed2) ^ YOU USED TO BE IN ANOTHER COOL GROUP,PROXYON(HI,FRANK!)BUT THEY ARE DEAD NOW.WHY DON'T YOU TELL US THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THAT GROUP AND CHROMANCE ? < i think the frienship in proxyon was closer,but that's very logical as we lived close together and had a lot of meet- ings/calls.in proxyon,i knew all members very good,in <c*,i only know some very good.a real good thing is that zar/ex-proxyon also joined chromance last year. old times are reliving,he,he. chromance is better organised i think.in proxyon,we only planned things(a megademo).in (c),things also get carried out.look at 'fantasy' by zar/<c*. a last difference is that <c* has a much better fame than pxn did. < AS MR.WAX,THE BRAIN OF CHROMANCE HAS DECREASED HIS ACTIVITIES, WHAT ARE YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE AND JOINING ANOTHA GROUP? ^ mr.wax is still quite active.he only dropped most of his contax till he gets released by the army.the future is hot.hungary will be one of the leaders in the game producing business.that is very good of course,but it's also strange that some of the concurrents are <c* members,too. (right,stake ?) there's no other group for me than chromance if for one dark reason,that <c*will die.then i am a gonner.the rest of the groups don't really appeal to me anyway(yes,we rule) ^ SO NO ONE SHOULD BE SHOCKED TO SEE YOU IN YOUR ROOM KNEELING BEFORE A CHROMANCE SIGN AND PRAY ING,HIH,HOH. WELL,CHROMANCE IS A CRACKING GROUP;DO YOU THINK THE GAMES ON THIS MACHINE (NEW ONES) ARE WORTH THE TIME ? < some are.for example,"sword of honour","long life",and more... these are hungarian games,and like i have said before,hungary has the future for the fullprice games.but i must admit poland is improving,too.commodore format is the lamest i have ever seen. in 90/91,i used to buy the mag, and it was great.100 pages full of reviews and quite cool cover- tapes...now when i see it in the shop,it is 20 pages,no real re- views and the cover tape is major lame.on the other hand, ebes tries 2 release some decent games,but i don't give them much chance.strange is that i think the "magic disk/game on" games are slightly improving.of course i must say most games are pure crap.so i think most games are not worth the time. ^ NOW I BET U EVEN HIDE HUNGARIAN FLAGS ALL AROUND IN YOUR ROOM!! ERM,NO LAMER CAN IGNORE THE GUYS FROM POLAND WHO HAVE RELEASED THE PREVIEW "ZONE OF DARKNESS." THERE'S ALSO SOME ACTION IN THE OZZIE GAME SCENE.CHECK OUT FOR "MISFORTUNE." PROMISING,INDEED. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THOSE NEW GROUPS WHO COME UP WITH ONLY A MAG,AND THE IDEA OF HAVING A MAG AS A MUST ? < i do not care if they want to produce something lame,which no- body reads anyway.i think we should let them.of course you can say they can better produce demos instead,but keep in mind that most of those mag producing groups simply do not have the abilities for that. a mag,a must ? certainly not! before starting a mag,one should first think twice.(rating his own abilities,enogh time,etc.) before releasing one issue and then quit again. ^ YES,TELL'EM JOOST.KICK THEIR LAME ASSES.YEAH.(A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR AN EDITOR WITHOUT A BRAIN, THAT'S WHY WE LET MR.BRAIN TO EDIT THE MAG. -ED2) HOW DO YOU SPEND A NORMAL DAY AND DO YOU THINK YOU SPARE MORE TIME FOR YOUR COMPY THAN YOU SHOULD ? < i still go to school,so that's what my day starts with.i come home at +/- 15:00 hours and then check my mail.this can take 10 minutes up to 2 hours (if i get some good mags).after that i do my homework- sometimes! (come on,you bloody nerd! -ed2) at 18:00 hours,my mummie yells me for dinner and then i mostly go to my friends,play soccer (yes,soccer rules-ed2),watch tv, prepare sendings or something else.and when i am tired,i go to bed and the next day it starts all over again and again and... in the weekends,i go to the disco in the evenings. i don't think i spend too much time in front of my 64,as i always do what i like doing most at the moment.if that is playing on my computer,i don't think i'm wasting my time.i can say,i spent too much time on my compy in the past,but then again at that time,i found it cool.so it was the best thing for me to do. (at that time) ^ THAT PROBABLY GOES FOR THE MOST OF THE SCENERS.I ALSO SPENT A LOT OF TIME PLAYING GAMES.AND I STILL DO PLAY KICK OFF 2 ON MY AMIGA AND NO ONE ON EARTH CAN BEAT ME AT THAT! AND ON SENSIBLE SOCCER,TOO. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE IDEA THAT 90% OF THE SCENERS ARE THIS WAY OR THE OTHER PROBLEMED GUYS... LIKE DIVORCED PARENTS,UGLY FACE, BIG STOMACH,LONG DICK,NO FRIENDS,ETC. ? < 90% might be a little too much, i think,but it comes into the right direction.but i don't really care as i don't see them in real life anyway.(not that i don't wanna see them) actually, i think it's quite ok as i must say most sceners i met at the parties (computer parties that is) are dudes i would never have talked while i would be at school or so.it enlarges my living world half(huh?-ed2) but is having a long dick a problem?(not for me,ha,ha) ^ A LONG DICK MIGHT MEAN DEATH TO TO THE WHORE YOU'RE FUCKING,HEH. OR IT COULD TURN YOUR CHEEKS INTO RED IN A SITUATION OF UN - EXPECTED ERRECTION,RIGHT ? NAH. ANYWAY,TELL ME THREE THINGS YOU WOULD NOT TAKE WITH YOU TO THAT FAMOUS DESERTED ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ? < eh,my computers,my little brother,and nastiness inc.(you know,the smell!) ^ I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT SMELL, BUT I KNOW THERE'S A KNOCKING AROMA COMING FROM INSIDE MY SHORTS.(CHORUS:OEARGH!) OKAY,IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET THREE SCENERS YOU HAD NOT MET BEFORE,WHO WOULD THEY BE ? (ME!ME!PLEASE! -ED2) < my first choice would be mr.wax of chromance.but as i will visit him this summer,anyway,i won't count him.i think i would pick three legendary sceners who quitted already.names ? sledgehammer/hotline, powerplant/legend,and goblin/genesis. but there are more of course. from nowadays,i would really like to meet mr.brain(so i can visit you,too.he,he!cheaper.) lord red/creators and chromance hungary. ^ ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH BEING A SWAPPER OR WOULD YOU WISH TO BE A CODER,GRAPHICIAN,OR MUSICIAN? AND WHY? < yes,i am satisfied with being a swapper for the simple reason that i like it.mailtrading is said to be the dirty job of the scene,but i don't care as long as i have fun doing it.(well,it is quite dirty to lick those envelopes! hih,hah. -ed2) to be a cracker,one who can do it all and then write kick ass scroll texts,and of course being real high in the charts (also after years of inactivity) ^ HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR GIRL ABOUT THE COMPY? < i don't talk about my computers in my real life to my girlfriend or friends.they know i have one, (well,even two)but they don't know about the scene and stuff like that.so you can say i have never had any problems with that and most likely will never have. ^ DO YOU THINK SOCCER IS THE BEST SPORTS OF THE CENTURY ? (YEAH) AND TELL US YER FAVOURITE TEAMS. < everybody should answer "yes" here!are there any other sports? my favourite is ajax amsterdam (europe's #01) but i also like a2'67 a lot.this team was the dutch champion in 80/81,but they now play in the second league (snif!) as my little brother happens to play in a2's youth (he has my talent,ha,ha!) we always get free tickets for the matches,so you can find me there quite often.a2 will promote next year and will win the dutch cup.(i hope) ^ WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT THE RUMOUR THAT ONCE STORMED AROUND SAYING POWERPLANT OF LEGEND WAS THREE GUYS ? < it's a bit of a dated matter,and actually i don't really pay attention to these rumours.i think it is nonsense,but if i would be powerplant,i would be flattered. anyway,powerplant,atleast,is a decent cracker who does not drag when he overtrains an easy multi file game. ^ THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE:CHECK THIS QUESTION OUT.GREAT ONE!!! DO YOU AGREE ON "VOTING FOR LEGEND AND BLACKMAIL TODAY" IS AS LAME AS FUCKING A DEAD HORSE? < if people think legend and blackmail are the rulers of today's scene,they really should vote for them.only,by doing this they show a lack of knowledge into today's scene.there are enuff lamers still around voting for such groups though... ^ WHAT WOULD YOU FIRST SAY HAD YOUR MOTHER CAUGHT YOU JERKING IN THE TOILET ? (SYC0! -ED2) < she won't ! (now you don't expect us to believe that,do you?ha,ha. -ed2) ^ LET'S HEAD FOR A VERY CLASSIC QUESTION.SH0CK US BY TELLING YER FAVOURITE DEMO GROUP,GRAPHICIAN, CODER,AND MUSICIAN. < demo group : fairlight graphician : cruise (yeah!-ed2) coder : tron musician : drax ^ WHICH CHAPTERS DO YOU READ FIRST IN A DISK MAG ? WHY ? (NOW,WE'RE NOT GOING TO SCREAM AND SHOUT IF HE SAYS CHARTS,OK?- ED2) < first the charts (chorus:aaa!), to check out <c*'s position and if it is lower than the #03, ignore it.then the news to check out things i already know for some weeks(when it's a good mag) and worths when it is a bad mag! (chorus:whaaat?huh?) i also check out for our member status to have a laugh,as it is always incorrect. at last,in some mags,i check the release list just to see which games came out and which i missed(not that they are worth getting anyway) (come on!-ed2) and after all that,i check some other chapters of which the titles appeal to me. ^ SO YOU WOULDN'T READ THIS INTER- VIEW,THEORICLY,RIGHT ? BAH. TELL ME,WHAT IS YOUR COMMENT ON THIS NEVERENDING CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ELITE AND BEGINNERS. EXPLAIN,PLEAAASEE.(HOW EDITORS SHOW THEY'RE GETTIN' BORED OF TYPING THE CURRENT TEXT!? -ED2) < what conflict ? (good,now he takes his turn and interviews me. -ed2) i think there is not a (big) conflict anymore,as beginners and elites are trading with eachother like hell(look at the contacts of swappers like splatterhead,intruder,calypso, and even me!)and it's so fuckin' easy to become an elite swapper nowadays.(right.-ed2) ^ MORE MAGAZINE RELATED QUESTIONS: DO YOU THINK A MAG SHOULD HAVE NON-SCENE-RELATED CHAPTERS?WHY? < no,i can read those stuff in normal magazines anyway. ^ THE BEST ONE IS YET TO COME... YOU'LL LOVE THIS QUESTION! JOOST,WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF CLAUDIA SCHIFFER WANTED TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU AND YOU HAD NO VASOLINE ? AND WHY? < do it without vasoline! (yeah, that's my man!fuck!fuck!-ed2) it's not me who has the pains anyway (how rude!) he,he. ^ OK,THANX FOR THIS INTERVIEW. < thank you,too.and greetz to all my contax in this rotten scene. (even you,digahole,and don't ask me why!!)and keep the #01 and oldest scene mag alive! i hope you will do this in time,pal! off to dig a hole.... syco/<c* NOW YOU KNOW WHAT SYCO/CHROMANCE WOULD DO IF HE HAD NO VASOLINE.BYE