http://c64mags.untergrund.net/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Are_We_The_Best_01 Are We The Best 01 - Revision history 2026-06-15T21:47:03Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.19.0 http://c64mags.untergrund.net/wiki/index.php?title=Are_We_The_Best_01&diff=4190&oldid=prev Hollowman at 16:47, 24 July 2008 2008-07-24T16:47:17Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt; <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │ ARE WE THE BEST? - ISSUE #01 │<br /> │ │<br /> │ (c) chromance 1991 │<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> instructions: <br /> <br /> use joystick in port 2 to control this !<br /> <br /> up 'n down for scrolling and press fire <br /> to stop scrolling the mag'! GET BUSY! <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> dear readers... <br /> <br /> be very welcome to the 1ST issue of this<br /> new CRACKER magazine in the scene... <br /> what the HELL,you might ask!? <br /> again a BORING magazine to read? NOOOO!<br /> in this mag' you won't find BORING and <br /> UNINTERESTING news from silly lamers and<br /> you won't find CHEATED charts! why? <br /> we want an objective mag' for the REAL <br /> scene freaks without lame things... <br /> in this creation (we call it as MAG' ed)<br /> there will be only crack-tests , cracker<br /> news and CRACKER (i mean C R A C K E R) <br /> adverts!... <br /> what we mean is to publish only SERIOUS <br /> cracking news and adverts... <br /> we DO NOT need lame 'WANNA SWAP'adverts!<br /> if you're a cracker or if you're a <br /> member of a cracking group and wanna see<br /> an advert in our mag' then DON'T DELAY, <br /> SEND IT TODAY! <br /> about the cracker news : we'll publish <br /> only news about CRACKER groups or guys <br /> and not lame A left B and joined C, coz <br /> that's good for other magz but not for <br /> ARE WE THE BEST? <br /> <br /> and finally here's the REASON why we <br /> decided to publish this on disc,too... <br /> as you probably know we have a paper-mag<br /> called &quot;GRIDPOINT OBSERVER&quot;... <br /> this so called 'ARE WE THE BEST' thing <br /> was planned to be released in every new <br /> issue of GPO... <br /> but since photo-copying is EXTREMELY <br /> expensive we can't send GPO for every <br /> contacts of CHROMANCE... clear,eh? <br /> and also GPO is ALWAYS delayed, so how <br /> should we keep AWTB HOT? <br /> these were the main reasons for us to <br /> release this mag'... <br /> we really hope that YOU will ENJOY this <br /> mag' and will HELP us... <br /> <br /> as far as i remember i already mentioned<br /> the rules for the NEWS and ADVERTS but <br /> now i give you the following rules if <br /> you wanna see your crack(s) in AWTB... <br /> <br /> send us these infos: name of the game <br /> ──────────────────── cracker group <br /> cracker(s) <br /> length <br /> amount of cheats <br /> extras <br /> <br /> about the length:NEVER forget to add <br /> the hi-score saver to the game length if<br /> there's any... also tell us if there's <br /> something unusual in that version... <br /> (intro included in it,or so... ed) <br /> <br /> EXTRAS:we count as extras the following <br /> things : 1ST RELEASE <br /> HI-SCORE SAVER INSTALLEDD <br /> IFFL PACKED <br /> <br /> also tell us if you've found a bug in a <br /> crack or if someone uses DOUBLE or <br /> TRIPLE cheating on his crack... <br /> <br /> here are the addresses where you can <br /> reach ARE WE THE BEST? <br /> <br /> XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX <br /> XXXXXX XXXXXX XX. or XXXXX X, X.XXX.<br /> XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX <br /> XXXXXX XXXXXXX<br /> <br /> <br /> TELEFAX : +X-XX-XXXXXX <br /> <br /> also you can send us your cracks on disc<br /> the disc(s) will be returned with the <br /> latest issue of ARE WE THE BEST? <br /> <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> credits for this goes to : <br /> <br /> ALEX / chromance for coding + 1x1 char <br /> <br /> SANGFROID / chromance for big charset <br /> <br /> GRIFF / chromance for the music <br /> <br /> MR.WAX,GABRIEL and ALEX for the text <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> let's see who's KICKIN' and who's NOT! <br /> <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> BREATHALYZER (c) x-rated designs <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> OMEGA ??? 51 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> THE FREAKS the duke 52 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> CHROMANCE mr.wax 59 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY+TRANSCOM arrogance 84 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: DOUBLE CHEATING by arrogance! <br /> MORE versions wanted! COME ON!<br /> <br /> CAVEMANIA (c) atlantis software <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> CHROMANCE alex 79 +6 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> BONZAI enjoy 97 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> ACTION gadget 104 +3 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY+TRANSCOM chrysagon 108 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> SILICON sidewinder 123 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> DOMINATORS nme 134 +3 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: CHROMANCE made a very short 'n<br /> well trained version! a QUITE NICE one<br /> from ACTION,too! gadget/action installed<br /> a HI-SCORE saver! NICE work,gadget! <br /> CHRYSAGON used DOUBLE CHEATING on his <br /> crack! DOM had the 1ST RELEASE now and <br /> their version contains a RANDOM intro,2!<br /> <br /> CHIPS CHALLENGE (c) epyx/u.s gold <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> GENESIS PROJECT goblin 337 +3 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> CHROMANCE painkiller 340 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> ACTION spitfire 369 +1 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: ACTION and GENESIS PROJECTS <br /> claims to have a 1ST RELEASE! eeeeeeeh?<br /> MORE versions would be fine... <br /> <br /> CJ's ELEPHANT ANTICS (c) codemasters <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> CHROMANCE mr.wax 147 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> GENESIS PROJECT punisher 161 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> DOMINATORS nme &amp; rebel 179 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: GENESIS PROJECT is back with a<br /> 1ST RELEASE! MORE versions WANTED! <br /> <br /> COMBAT ZONE (c) magic bytes <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> CHROMANCE m.w &amp; a 147 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> DOMINATORS macro nit 172 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> SILICON dna 187 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: CHROMANCE's version was c/t by<br /> ALEX and MR.WAX... DOMINATORS had the <br /> 1ST RELEASE of this game... <br /> send us MORE versions to see who's #1! <br /> <br /> DERI COLOURS (c) double density <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> SILICON anarchist 63 +5 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> CHROMANCE mr.wax 66 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> ACC ??? 71 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> PULSAR transfer 72 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> HITMEN curlin 76 +3 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY+TRANSCOM chrysagon 85 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: in SILICON's version there's a<br /> DOUBLE CHEAT, and they wrote a DOCS file<br /> HITMEN's version is only +2'ed as they <br /> counted the HI-SCORE saver as a + but it<br /> was in the game originally so what? <br /> CHRYSAGON did his usually DOUBLE CHEATS!<br /> (in TWO cases this time! ed) <br /> <br /> DIPLOMACY (c) virgin mastertronic <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> ACTION spitfire 192 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> CHROMANCE painkiller 193 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> LEGEND ??? 213 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: LEGEND had the 1ST RELEASE and<br /> they FULLY documented the game! <br /> MORE versions WANTED! SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEND!<br /> <br /> EXTERMINATOR (c) audiogenic <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> CHROMANCE painkiller 341 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> TRIAD hero 347 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> BONZAI crush 360 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> HITMEN jihad 370 +3 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RATED ??? 389 +1 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: nothing special! SEND more! <br /> <br /> FUTURE EDITION - TURN IT 2 (c) kingsoft <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> GENESIS PROJECT antichrist 89 +3 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: a 1ST RELEASED crack from the <br /> false prophet ANTICHRIST who can CRACK! <br /> send MORE versions... <br /> <br /> HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER 2 (c) grandslam <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> ACTION crisp &amp; hok 379 +1 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> CENSOR ???,horizon 386 +6 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY ignorance 415 +9 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: ACTION installed a HI-SCORE <br /> saver on their version! <br /> CENSOR's crack was IFFL LINKED and +'ed <br /> by HORIZON/NEC NEI... <br /> NO DOUBLE or TRIPLE cheating from x-ray!<br /> they installed a FASTLOADER! COOL! <br /> you know what we want : MORE versions! <br /> <br /> LOOPZ (c) audiogenic <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> PARAMOUNT sting 116 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY chrysagon 143 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> PULSAR transfer 184 +1 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: PARAMOUNT had the 1ST RELEASE!<br /> CHRYSAGON is back with DOUBLE CHEATING <br /> in TWO cases! STOP THAT! it's LAAAAME!<br /> PULSAR made a very LONG and shit version<br /> <br /> SOCCER CHALLENGE (c) alternative <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> BONZAI enjoy 82 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> CHROMANCE mr.wax 93 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY+TRANSCOM chrysagon 109 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> SILICON dna 120 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: we want MORE version! come on!<br /> <br /> STUEMP (c) byteriders <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> X-RAY+TRANSCOM chrysagon 587 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> ACC yon 664 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> MANOWAR c &amp; m 664 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: ACC and MANOWAR's version was <br /> 1 sided... MANOWAR's version was done <br /> by christian &amp; martin! send MORE! <br /> <br /> SUPERCARS (c) gremlin <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> CHROMANCE m.w &amp; a 129 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> DOMINATORS nme 138 +7 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> ACC thomas 143 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY+TRANSCOM chrysagon 151 +7 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> LEGEND ??? 154 +7 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> PULSAR transfer 156 +5 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> IKARI+TALENT xxx 179 +5 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: DOUBLE CHEATING from chrysagon<br /> IKARI+TALENT had the 1ST RELEASE. and in<br /> front of their intro there's an import <br /> intro from TSM... <br /> <br /> TANKS (c) double density <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> PULSAR transfer 121 +5 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> ACC ??? 121 -- <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY+TRANSCOM chrysagon 132 +9 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> ACTION gadget 165 +4 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: PULSAR and X-RAY made DOUBLE <br /> CHEATING on their crack! 1ST RELEASE <br /> from ACTION... in front of their intro <br /> there's a NEI import intro,so who knows <br /> the real length? SEND MOOOOOOOOOOORE! <br /> <br /> TOUGH GUYS (c) visual delight <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> LIGHT shade 193 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> BONZAI crush 198 +6 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> TRIAD tracer 217 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> CHROMANCE alex 230 +7 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> DYNAMIX god 252 +3 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> PARAMOUNT sting 283 +3 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> X-RAY+TCOM arrogance 326 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: LIGHT and BONZAI did really <br /> amazing versions... crush also IFFL <br /> PACKED his version! <br /> <br /> QUICK DRAW MC GRAW (c) hi-tec software <br /> ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐<br /> │group cracker lnth trs│<br /> └──────────────────────────────────────┘<br /> GENESIS PROJECT punisher 124 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> DOMINATORS nme 133 +2 <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> COMMENTS: we need more versions of this <br /> one... come on! <br /> <br /> that's it for the cracks. <br /> send your versions to any of the editors<br /> to help us to be objective! we'll try to<br /> keep the games for about 2 or 3 issues <br /> more. <br /> <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> NEWS 'n RUMOURS <br /> <br /> - X-RAY and TRANSCOM coop is over due to<br /> some problems with GENESIS PROJECT... <br /> also PARSON was kicked out of X-RAY <br /> coz he cancelled the X-RAY member- <br /> meeting, and chrysagon was not happy <br /> about it at all (together with the <br /> other members. ed) <br /> <br /> - PULSAR's last cracker 'transfer' did <br /> his last cracks for them and announced<br /> PULSAR to be dead... <br /> he went over to (L)amiga now! <br /> <br /> - the ignorance of X-RAY is still deny- <br /> ing that he would be the ex-heatseeker<br /> of CREST. according to his scrolls. <br /> <br /> - HITMEN was proud to release their OWN <br /> game 'XYTRIS' as a 1ST RELEASE... <br /> how low can you go just to release <br /> something first? <br /> <br /> - painkiller/CHROMANCE broke his leg so <br /> he has time to crack... <br /> <br /> - lot of RUMOURS says that psycho/CENSOR<br /> is not a very good cracker as he <br /> failed to crack some 'harder' games! <br /> <br /> - did you know that att/LEGEND had spent<br /> his holiday here in budapest and this <br /> trip was a nightmare for him? he was <br /> afraid of travelling by underground <br /> because he found it too fast. (scratch<br /> of TRIANGLE had found it ridicolous, <br /> he was here, aswell! ed.) <br /> <br /> - raze of X-RAY had a trip to budapest, <br /> too. together with some of our members<br /> they had a booze-ful night. raze <br /> painted x-ray and chromance logo's all<br /> over the walls of the underground <br /> stations. some of them can be seen <br /> still. <br /> <br /> - gazza of ROLE lives out of selling <br /> cracked games he got from MR.WAX... <br /> (ultima 6 is on sale for ats 1000! - <br /> about $80!) <br /> <br /> we expect your strange stories (only <br /> true ones are accepted! don't you forget<br /> we can check everything! we are going <br /> to open an 'ANTITRACK-CORNER' from the <br /> next issue on... <br /> <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> ADVERTS <br /> <br /> - aprotek 2400 bps modem for sale! <br /> easy to handle, 1 year warranty. <br /> price : 945 sek (swedish krowns) <br /> <br /> jerry of TRIAD <br /> XXX XX <br /> XXXXX XXXX <br /> XXXXXX <br /> +XX-XXX-XXXXX <br /> <br /> <br /> - originals can be bought from GP <br /> <br /> XXX XXXXXX X <br /> X-XXXX XXXXXXXX X <br /> XXXXXXX <br /> (price 7,50 dm per original) <br /> <br /> - painkiller swaps originals, tools and <br /> everything useful...(except hot wares)<br /> <br /> painkiller of CHROMANCE <br /> XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX <br /> XXXXXXXX XX <br /> XXXX XXXXXXXX <br /> XXXXXXX <br /> <br /> - CREST also sells originals! <br /> <br /> XXX XXXXXX X <br /> X-XXXX XXXXXXX XX <br /> XXXXXXX <br /> <br /> - gizmo of CHROMANCE has joined the big <br /> row of original sellers! BUY from him!<br /> <br /> XX-(X)-XXX-XXXXXX (XXXXX) <br /> <br /> <br /> - alphaflying originals <br /> <br /> XXX XXXXXX X <br /> X-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXX <br /> XXXXXXX <br /> <br /> <br /> send such adverts to any of the editors!<br /> <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> <br /> that was the FIRST issue... <br /> <br /> send us your REACTIONS, NEWS 'n RUMOURS <br /> and ADVERTS soon... <br /> <br /> yours,EDITORS<br /> <br /> ────────────────────────────────────────<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div> Hollowman