The Link 10 News

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welcome to the news section of THE LINK.
i would like to thank all those who
contributed. many thanks.

THE LINK has a new format in this issue.
what made the link so interesting is the
ever changing outfit of the mag. of
course, we did all of these just for

                YOU!!!


A SCENE PARTY FOR ALL AUSTRALIAN will
be held on the 17-18 JULY. read more
in GIORGIO'S CORNER

PINA/XENTAX/ACCURACY has now joined the
group DEATH

MORON/DEATH has left the scene

NUKE/EX-CURVE joined DEATH as a swapper,
grafican and maybe musician

HANZA/HONDANI has joined DEATH as his
second group as a swapper

DEATH will release a new demo called ONE
YEAR DEATH ALIAS SEPULTURE 3

DEATH will release a magazine called
BRAIN WASH.  main editor is NECROMANTIC/
DEATH

NO NAME will release a new magazine
called CHIT CHAT.  main editor is NEXUS/
NO NAME

MAIN/V+G changed his handle to MTB and
joined NO NAME

GOBUS/NO NAME/BRONX has left BRONX
UNICESS is reborn by ARCHAOS members

MR MOUSE/XENTAX has left the scene

MR AMMO/XENTAX/BLAZE has joined TRIAD

BLAZE will soon release a new demo

ADDYBOOK will be released every 6-8 week

SECTION 8 is rebuilt by one of the old
original members and some ex VAGABONDS
members and some more

rumours saying that RED/HITMEN joined
TRIAD are not true

boards:CRYSTAL BALL     31-77-870687

       THE LOST EMPIRE  31-118461093

NO NAME released a new demo called ONE
YEAR NO NAME

KRAX left the lame amiga scene and he
joined NO NAME on 64 as a swapper

SPRATT/HEARTBEAT quit the scene because
of some lamers stole his equipment at
the CAMELOT PARTY
STREETHAWK is back on the scene only
trading on the p.c. scene

JASON/COMIC PIRATES has joined X-RATED

DARK LORD/ARCADE/LEGEND has now joined
ILLUSION as a gfx,coder and cracker

BRUTAL is dead,they got caught cheating
the charts

HUNGARIAN scene is on its way down

PACIFIC/TRIAD has joined EXTACY

ALBATROS has joined EXTACY as a second
group

BLACKLADY ALBATROS'S girlfriend has now
joined TRINOMIC

KBS/NERDS has joined an amiga group NME
as a second group

TRINOMIC asked KBS to join them,but he
said no

ALAGAMI has joined CHROMANCE

CHROMANCE has released a papermag called
IMAGINATION

EXCELLANCE has left the scene of DOMIN-
ATORS

AWTB mag given to TWIST/DOMINATORS

DISHY/CHROMANCE is a sub editor of the
above mag

FURY is releasing their magazine called
NOISE,very soon.  the mag will not be
for big headed sceners and therefore
will not contain charts or reviews,but a
whole lot of different stuff instead.
for a vote sheet write to the FURY HQ.
please help.  charts only cause WARS.

FURY is planning a COOL new demo called
BLIND FURY

TECON/EX DOMINATORS has joined EPIC

MC-BYTE left FAIRLIGHT took back his old
handle and joined EPIC

GRUEL/WOW has also joined EPIC

DEB/BATTERY has left the scene for about
3-6 months
GIORGIO ARMANI has now joined TSR as a
coder and co-leader. he is also in PLX

GOP has a got a HOT bird

MEGAZZAP/PARALAX is doing nice gfx for
THE LINK

WASHERS is a new AUSSIE group,members
include OW-chief swapper ANDUS-ghost
buster

TONE LOC/BODYCOUNT has quit the scene

COLLECTOR/EX IKON VISUA has joined BCT
PSYCHO/FALSE MOTION has joined BODYCOUNT
as a second group as a coder & cracker

JAZZCAT,SHADES AND SYSTEM ERROR have joined 
BCT. JAZZCAT is a swapper and gfx dude,
the other 2 do everything except music.

STIGS AND TBH were never in BCT

BAD KARMA AND BCT are doing a co-op demo
called HOME BASE

INSANE/THE FORCE changed his handle to
SHP and joined BCT
the membership of the group MADHOUSE:

BROTHER MARQUIS      coder,swapper,lead
VINCENT              gfx,swapper,leader
NOSTRADAMUS          gfx
DAMOCLES             coder
WARP-8               gfx,swapper,coder
CONDOR               gfx,swapper
HOGAN                gfx,swapper
SKYWALKER            coder,swapper,lead


ORACLE/TSR join BODYCOUNT


membership of the TSR group is:

UPTONOGOOD      editor,leader
GIORGIO ARMANI  co-leader,code,swap,gfx
ROGUE           co-ed,lead,gfx
GURU            coder
STEVE           coder,swapper
EFFJ            swapper,gfx
MASTER          swap,disk covers
NEPTUNE         swap,music,code
ATOM            music
GERM            swapper

if i have missed anyone of our members

names,please let me know and i will fix
it up straight away.

NANTCO/WOW has joined BRONX as a second
group

BRONX has got a B.B.S. called CLOSE UP
it is open from 21.00 till 09.00 hours.
dial (45)75910920 SYSOP IS BIRD/BRONX

SPELLBOUND has re-entered the 64 scene &
rejoined BRONX.

MEASTRO/WOW has left the scene entirely

TBB rejoined CHROMANCE after ARCADE died

LOBSTER joined PROXYON after HITMEN died

OPTICS AND BULLDOG/SYSTEM are editing
SMASH 3.  to be released soon.

HYJINKS is dead.  they got too lazy and
called it quits.

GRAPEVINE 5 will be out soon.  THE HEGG
has to fix the code first.

CLASSIC will be released before the end
of MARCH.  keep your eyes peeled for it.
SLARTI/BATTERY has joined LITHIUM and
has changed his handle to INFO FREAKO &
you can use the shortened name IFK.

QUAZAR/LEGIONNAIRES has joined LITHIUM.

SHOCKWAVE/LEGIONNAIRES has also joined
LITHIUM.

MAD DOG is now a member of LITHIUM.

SIR LANCELOT AND BLACK ADDER/KULT have
joined LITHIUM.

DNA has left the scene & sold his 64.
here is the complete membership list of
the AUSTRALIAN group LITHIUM:

CRUZE                LEADER,CRACKER,CODE
                     SWAP,GFX,MODEM,EDIT
                     OF THE FORM MAG

DECOY                GFX,SWAPPER

AVTEK                CRACKER,GFX

FADE                 GFX,SWAPPER,MODEM

MOONSTRUCK           SWAPPER

WITTY                GFX,CODE,SWAP,EDIT
                     OF EPIC MAG

STROBE               CODE,MODEM

DRUID                CODE,CRACK,SWAP,MOD
                     SYSOP"BAGHDAD"

MAVERICK             CRACK,SWAP,GFX,MOD

IFK                  CODE,MODEM

NIGHT WANDERER       SWAP MODEM

SHOCKWAVE            CODE,GFX,SWAPPER
QUAZAR               GFX,SWAPPER

RAF                  CODE,SWAPPER

HURRICANE            CODE,GFX,SWAPPER

NIGHTHAWK            GFX,SWAPPER

GENESIS              CODE,SWAPPER

TYRANT               GFX,SWAPPER

MAD DOG              SWAPPER,MODEM

SIR LANCELOT         CODE,SWAPPER
BLACK ADDER          GFX,SWAPPER

with a group like this we can only
expect big things from this group,best
of luck boys.

FURY AND BAD KARMA and doing a co-op
demo called MUKAS.

SUB ZERO/FURY has joined HYPE and HYPE
has a new coder from overseas hope to
have his name next issue.

DENSE/RED SECTOR has just got out of the
hospital after being hit by a car in the
month of JANUARY.  i spoke with him the
other night and he seems to be in good
spirits,despite his many broken bones.
we wish him a speedy recovery.

also on the sick list is TRASH/SUNRISE
he has had his appendix removed,we wish
him a speedy recovery as well.

DARK LORD/RED SECTOR has left them to
join ILLUSION.

SUNRISE have a new HQ,which is in the
USA.  it also has the biggest baud in
the states being 540 mega bytes.  the
name of the baud is SUNRISE HQ.  they
have also got a new member in their
midst,his name is ADAM DXE.

SUNRISE will be releasing their new demo
shortly called,DOUBLE ARTISTRY UNPLUGGED

good news for all IKARI is back,i will
try and find out if the original members
have also returned.

SCOOP DESIGN the demo group have also
made a return to the scene.

LIGHT are having a party from the 29th
MAY till the 31st MAY at the swedish
exchange centre in GOTHENBURG.  be there
or be square.

AUSTRALLLIA has a new game company which
is called EXPLODING HEAD PRODUCTIONS.
its members are:
SLASH AND 8 BALL (EX THE CURE)

CAINE (HYPE)

PEARL (BODYCOUNT)

they have released their first game of
many we hope and its called BOMB SQUAD
and from what i am told is a game that
is very addictive once you have played
it.

we,and i think i speak for everyone on
the scene,wish you guys all the best in
your new adventures.  best of luck!!!!

i will write this message down from 8
BALL as i have received it regarding the
new adventure.

one small game has already been produced
and SOLD to the german c64 mag called
64'ER.  that game was called BOMB SQUAD.
another larger game is underway at the
moment,but this won't be ready for some
time,because of its size.  ICEMAN (THE
CURE) may also be helping out with this
production.  this company should go
quite well,because they have some of
AUSTRALIA'S best coders,painters,muso's
and idea people.

this company is 100% AUSTRALIAN.

if any readers have ideas for a game(or
for part of one),but they can't make it
themselves(or can't be bothered),then
they can contact us and we'll make some
kind of deal.  send anything regarding
EXPLODING HEAD PRODUCTIONS to this addy
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxx
JEWELLS
NEW SOUTH WALES
AUSTRALIA   2280

BRUTAL RECALL is back from the dead,good
on ya boys,you can't keep a great group
down.

DOMINATORS are now finished,they will be
missed.

JANEC,IDOL/DOMINATORS have left the
scene.

TWIST/DOMINATORS has joined BRUTAL
RECALL.

BRUTALL AND DUNEX are doing a co-op.

SPIDERMAN AND ECHO/DOMINATORS have now
joined X-FACTOR.

GHOST/DOMINATORS has also left the
scene.

the danish section of VISION has died &
the swedish section is still trying to
hang on.

WAVE/VISION joined CAMELOT.

RAY AND WOLF/VISION have joined the
F.4.C.G.

MALCOM/VISION has joined X-FACTOR.

XOSS/VISION has quit the scene for a
short break,he will be back.

SHOGN AND ZUES have joined the VISUAL
REALITY.
VERNEST has rejoined X-FACTOR.

LIGHT joined EXTACY as a second group.

SILICON dropped 3 bauds RESCUE,RAINBOW,
AND SATELLITE.

AVENCE LIMITED are dead.

SPIDER joined SILICON LIMITED.

SILICON dropped POBIC,EP,SLAM AND UNCLE
X.

SANDWHICH left SILICON in order to join
PARADISE,but is still with SILICON on
the amica scene.

GALEN/TRINOMIC is going to quit the
scene because of his LOVE for CURLEY SUE


TRINOMIC are starting their own baud on
the 1ST APRIL 1993,the name of it will
be ANTICIPATION.

there are 2 new members in TRINOMIC the
first is TOMCAT/EX HEAT WAVE and is a
cracker,second is COUGAR/EX HEAT WAVE
who is a swapper.  COUGAR is in HUNGARY
and they have also got KIT/EX LORE/ARTS
as a gfx and swapper from GERMANY.


this is all the news we have at the
moment,if you have anything you would
like printed in the LINK,then drop us a
line.  all the best to all sceners in 93


                     UPTONOGOOD/TSR
                     DAVID UPTON
                     EDITOR