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T H E A N N U A L

P R O P A G A N D A
P R O P A G A N D A

P O L L S 1 9 9 6

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|AS DUPLICATED BY|
|OTHER MAGAZINES.|
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+--------------PROPAGANDA-+
|JUDGED BY THE PROPAGANDA.|
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+------------------+
| |
| G R O U P O F | T H E Y E A R
| +----------+
| |AVANTGARDE|
| |AVANTGARDE|
| +----------+
| |
| |
|Judging at activity, amount of releases
|and style, there is little, if any
|doubt in our decision. Keeping up a
|class bringing on spirits from the old
|days, AVANTGARDE has taken the entire
|year in its grip. |
| |
| |
| SETBACK: AN AWFULLY SLOW DECEMBER.
| |
+------------------+

+---------+ _________________________
|RUNNERUPS| SCS TRC
|---------| SCS*TRC did a good job
| | releasing and supporting
| | the scene with their pre-
| | sence. THE DUNGEON being
| | unreliable has however
| | been an annoying factor.
| |
| | _________________________
| | ALPHA FLIGHT
| | ALPHA FLIGHT evolved
| | strongly over the year,
| | and competing at the very
| d=b | top monthly, they were a
| 'o' | sincere threat to the
| /_\ | entire industry.
+---------+
_________________________

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| |
|D E M O G R O U P |O F T H E Y E A R
| +------+
| |OXYRON|
| |OXYRON|
| +------+
| |
|Responsible for the two most techni-
|cally advanced and|entertaining demos
|during the entire year. PARTS in itself
|was particularly admirable not even
|being released at party. Barrierbreak-
|ing and classy, DAWNFALL was a success-
|ful way to close the year.
| |
| |
| SETBACK: INTERESTED IN THE AMIGA
| |
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| REFLEX
|---------| REFLEX started strongly in
| | Holland releasing RADIO NA-
| | PALM. In Denmark, they con-
| | tinued their crusade, thus
| | winning the competition.
| | However, MATHEMATICA was
| | rushed, but incredible.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | AGONY
| | AGONY put the definate mark
| | for a Polish demogroup on
| d=b | the field. LOVE was by far
| 'o' | one of the sexiest demos
| /_\ | this year.
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| |
| B O A R D O F | T H E Y E A R
| +---------+
| |DREAMPARK|
| |DREAMPARK|
| +---------+
| |
| |
|When a board from rhe old generation
|saw light of day, backed up by two of
|the heaviest names|in the industry, it
|became clear no other board was in such
|focus for the callers - both in terms
|of discussions and|software released.
| |
| |
| SETBACK: CHANGING NUMBERS AND A
| FAIRLY UNINTERESTED SYSOP.
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+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| THE DUNGEON
|---------| THE DUNGEON has since the
| | days GENESIS*PROJECT picked
| | it up been one of the most
| | popular systems. 1995 was
| | not an exception.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | THE MYSTICAL PARADISE
| | THE MYSTICAL PARADISE was
| | warmly welcomed as PEACEMAK
| | ER put it back up. The pop-
| | ularity increased and so
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| 'o' | A recent 1-8OO-number did
| /_\ | its share for the action.
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| |
| S U R P R I S E O F T H E Y E A R
| +---------+
| |ONSLAUGHT|
| |ONSLAUGHT|
| +---------+
| |
| |
|Out of 3 different|groups came a strong
|label, early 1995.|Picking up DOWN BY
|LAW, old credible board from the TAL-
|ENTera as well as proving highly comp-
|etitive in the releasingfield, it was
|clear there was a new kid on the block.
| |
| |
|SETBACK: SLIGHT MEMBERHAZZLES FALL'95
| |
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+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| HITMEN
|---------| HITMEN made strong impact
| | on the market, when coming
| | back, and doing so with
| | fine abilities to fix and
| | crack. HITMEN is definately
| | to watch out for.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | QUESTIONMARK
| | QUESTIONMARK has been sub-
| | ject of discussion, but al-
| | so a growing factor in the
| | mailreleasing industry.
| d=b | The mystery remains.
| 'o' |
| /_\ | ___________________________
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| |
| C O M E B A C K O F T H E Y E A R
| +------+
| |HITMEN|
| |HITMEN|
| +------+
| |
|An older group with respected people
|entertained the public when arriving in
|the spotlight again. Showing an imp-
|ressive intensity on releases as well
|as fixing made it not become one of
|those akward attempts we have seen
|from other comebacks. Their presence
|on the boards has been a pure delight.
| |
| |
| SETBACK: HOW LONG|CAN THEY KEEP UP?
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+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| CHROMANCE
|---------| CHROMANCE were considered
| | on decline with important
| | members heading for the
| | army. 1995 became the year
| | they proved they could
| | start climbing the mountain
| | to the top, once again.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | OXYRON
| | OXYRON took back their fans
| | who saw 1994 as a slightly
| | dull year for the popular
| d=b | demoproducing team. Two new
| 'o' | demos showed the opposite.
| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

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| |
|C R A C K E R O F T H E Y E A R
| +----------+
| |JACK ALIEN|
| |JACK ALIEN|
| +----------+
| |
|It is hard to argue with facts. Putting
|out more releases than any other crack-
|er in the field, and still maintaining
|an astonishingly high quality, JACK
|ALIEN held the flag of AVANTGARDE high.
|His activity make others look pale,
|and we cannot help wondering where he
|finds time for his work.
| |
| |
| SETBACK: NONE
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| IGORANCE
|---------| IGORANCE has been discussed
| | concerning a membership in
| | ONSLAUGHT and ALPHA FLIGHT,
| | but also for astonishing
| | efforts in the cracking-
| | field as we see it.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | BURGLAR
| | BURGLAR once again makes a
| | name of himself for his pre
| | sence on the scene. Some
| | very admirable efforts in
| d=b | TRC*SCS made him remain am-
| 'o' | ong la creme de la creme.
| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

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| |
| C O D E R O F | T H E Y E A R
| +------+
| |GRAHAM|
| |GRAHAM|
| +------+
| |
| |
|With two wonderful|pieces of work, he
|has shown he is not completely main-
|stream and truly masters the technology
|of the Commodore 64. Advanced texture
|bitmapping made us|drop our jaws to
|slim, sexy releases.
| |
| |
|SETBACK: WILL HE FOLLOW HIS COMPAGNION
| TTS TO THE AMIGA?
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| QUISS
|---------| QUISS, without doubt, who
| | took REFLEX to two victor-
| | ies in Amiga/PC-inspired
| | effects. Rushing slightly,
| | the splendid MATHEMATICA
| | felt quite unpollished.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | MR SEX
| | MR.SEX definatley treats
| | his knowledge with pride,
| | even though EXTREMES never
| | quite came up to the stand-
| d=b | ards from the earlier ser-
| 'o' | ies. 1996 is looking good.
| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

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| |
| A R T I S T O F| T H E Y E A R
| +-----+
| |SCOPE|
| |SCOPE|
| +-----+
| |
| |
|Tragically passed away, no other artist
|was more widely discussed, or apprec-
|iated for his artwork, mainly appearing
|under the PROPAGANDALABEL. The last
|pictures of his life spoke of a pro-
|dctive phase in his IFLI-career.
| |
| |
| SETBACK: FEW LOGOS WERE MADE.
| |
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| |
| M U S I C I A N O F T H E Y E A R
| +------------+
| |MITCH DANE|
| |MITCH & DANE|
| +------------+
| |
| |
|With a totally mindboggling tune re-
|leased at the unofficial competition in
|Denmark, the duo showed the world that
|the Commodore 64 is not all about
|techno, but can still offer swinging
|soundtracks of the|better kind.
| |
| |
| SETBACK: FEW SONGS DURING 1995
| IS A WEAK LIST OF MERITS.
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| PVCF
|---------| PVCF has revolutionized the
| | sounds of the SID, result-
| | in some classsical techno-
| | tracks used frequently over
| | the 64-scene.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | MORBID
| | MORBID is one of the recent
| | names, having appeared in
| | the issues of VANDALISM on
| | a regular basis. Original
| | and immensly productive,
| d=b | his songs have kept us hum-
| 'o' | ming over the year.
| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

+------------------+
| |
| S W A P P E R O|F T H E Y E A R
| +--------+
| |INTRUDER|
| |INTRUDER|
| +--------+
| |
| |
|It has been ages since we saw somebody
|so dedicated to his work as a swapper
|as well as to his other efforts on the
|scene. Being in one of the most pro-
|ductive groups during 1995, success
|was at close range.
| |
| |
| SETBACK: CUTTING BACK ON GERMAN
| CONTACTS.
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| SPLATTERHEAD
|---------| SPLATTERHEAD maintained his
| | immense popularity in the
| | charts and among his cont-
| | acts, putting him miles
| | ahead of the average.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | WALKER
| | WALKER, even though not on
| | a megaswapping concept,
| | kept up a high quality seal
| | on his sendings to a hand-
| | picked selection of people
| d=b | on the market.
| 'o' |
| /_\ | ___________________________
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| |
| M A G A Z I N E O F T H E Y E A R
| +---------+
| |THE PULSE|
| |THE PULSE|
| +---------+
| |
| |
|With THE PULSE coming back, it came
|as a punch in the face of journalists
|who normally do not belong in the edit-
|ing industry. Writing intelligently
|and still entertaining, the magazine
|stimulated the market to higher ground.
| |
| |
| SETBACK: WEAK|AND TREMBLING
| ISSUES DURING|THE COMEBACK.
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| DOMINATION
|---------| DOMINATION has proved to be
| | one of the more joyful mag-
| | azines to read. An easy to
| | follow concept focusing on
| | all sides of the scene, it
| | is a must-read for every
| | true addict.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | RELAX
| | RELAX did very well manage
| | to establish reliability as
| | well as good reporting. At
| d=b | times, it can however be
| 'o' | slightly boring to read.
| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

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| |
| D E M O O F |T H E Y E A R
| +-----+
| |PARTS|
| |PARTS|
| +-----+
| |
| |
|Without doubt, the|sexiest release
|through the entire|year, with tremend-
|osuly amazing routines presented in an
|oldschool concept.|By far, all current
|trackmos were set aside when OXYRON
|once again showed the world what real
|code is all about.|
| |
| SETBACK: A BIT TOO SHORT
| WITH THE STANDARDS TODAY.
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| MATHEMATICA
|---------| MATHEMATICA was a pure bon-
| | anza in mathematical rout-
| | ines, accompagnied by a
| | superb soundtrack and dec-
| | ent graffiti-insipired
| | graphics. The tunnel is an
| | absolute must-see.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | DAWNFALL
| | DAWNFALL was utterly slim,
| | and shocked being a single
| | filer. Second place in Den-
| d=b | mark this Christmas and a
| 'o' | wonderful tune by JEFF/CML.
| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

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| |
| I N T R O O F | T H E Y E A R
| +-----------------+
| |F CG AVANTGARDE|
| |F4CG & AVANTGARDE|
| +-----------------+
| |
| |
|A cooperationintro|used on releases
|such as THE WORM, developed by DEVIL
|and DRAZ from F4CG. Welldesigned, and
|pure from unnecessary garbage, the duo
|was requested to work with a handful
|other groups. |
| |
| |
| SETBACK: 98 BLOCKS UNCRUNCHED.
| |
+------------------+

+---------+ F CG
|RUNNERUPS| F4CG provided an anonymous
|---------| but very popular cubeintro,
| | that later resulted in a
| | more advanced sequel.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | ALPHA FLIGHT
| | ALPHA FLIGHT featured a
| | very original tied line-
| | vector object in a slim
| | design.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | AVANTGARDE
| d=b | AVANTGARDE came up with an
| 'o' | intro from SUICIDE, feat-
| /_\ | uring a box across a well
| | drawn logo.
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| |
| G A M E O F |T H E Y E A R
| +--------------+
| |FRED'S BACK IV|
| |FRED S BACK IV|
| +--------------+
| |
| |
|COSMOS DESIGNS challenge all bits and
|bytes in one of the most entertaining
|platformgames we have seen through
|the years of the Commodore 64. It
|leaves room for hopes during 1996,
|and we hope the expected LORD MC and
|LIONS OF THE UNIVERSE 2 will be as
|entertaining. |
| |
+------------------+

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| |
| MOST INVALUABLE GROUP OF THE YEAR
| +--------+
| |HARDCORE|
| |HARDCORE|
| +--------+
| |
| |
|HARDCORE were highly awaited at their
|arrival and during|the cooperation with
|ONSLAUGHT, it seemed promising. After a
|divorce, rereleasing-mistakes were made
|and their precense|decreased immensly.
|The leader has currently been said to
|have left the scene.
| |
| ADVANTAGE: SOME RESPECTED MEMBERS
| IN THE|STATUS.
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| XENON
|---------| XENON, for trying so hard,
| | but honestly, did you ever
| | notice them?
| |
| | ___________________________
| | ACCEPT
| | ACCEPT for giving us a look
| | into the world of rereleas-
| | es and how entertaining it
| | all can really be.
| |
| | ___________________________
| |
| d=b |
| 'o' |
| /_\ |
+---------+

+------------------+
| |
| L A M E R S O F T H E Y E A R
| +------+
| |ACCEPT|
| |ACCEPT|
| +------+
| |
| |
|It seems the group|took great value in
|re-releasing and re-re-releasing put-
|ting them way below -3O in the annual
|PROPAGANDA releasecharts. An admirable
|effort was done in|denying some of the
|work. Hats of guys!
| |
| |
| ADVANTAGE: RELEASECHARTS SET
| TO 0 WHEN ENTERING 1996.
+------------------+

+---------+
|RUNNERUPS|____________________________
|---------|FAIRLIGHT
| |FAIRLIGHT failed with their
| |hyped involvment in SHOUT.
| |"Fairlight has spoiled the
| |organization a lot. Not only
| |that they did a big part of
| |the delay...", quoting their
| |German cooperators.
| |
| |____________________________
| |NASTINESS
| |NASTINESS for continuing to
| |offend the public with his
| |magazine TRIBUNE as well as
| d=b |building up a reputation he
| 'o' |sincerly does not deserve.
| /_\ |
+---------+____________________________

+------------------+
| |
| DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR
| +-------+
| |ECTS |
| |ECTS'95|
| +-------+
| |
| |
|Usually known to be one of the most
|frequented and appreciated highlights
|of the year attracted only a very lim-
|ited amount of people, making it very
|dull 64-rendez-vous.
| |
| |
| |
| ADVANTAGE: NONE
| |
+------------------+

+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| CP VERLAG
|---------| CP VERLAG ceases to sell
| | games for the Commodore 64.
| | The decision triggered a
| | loud sigh all over the
| | scene, with one of the few
| | remaing companies fading.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | PIRATES
| | PIRATES the awaited paper
| | magazine that has not been
| | released since January'94
| | had another year without
| d=b | one single issue being re-
| 'o' | leased.
| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

+------------------+
| |
| P A R T Y O F | T H E Y E A R
| +---+
| |X |
| |X95|
| +---+
| |
| |
|Taking place in Holland, TRC*SCS and
|FOCUS managed to attract virtually
|all people of value for the 64 today.
|A cozy rendez-vous|where enjoying
|oneself was in clear focus. Yet again,
|the world was to see, that 8-bitters
|knock people's socks off!
| |
| SETBACK: TWO DAYS IS TOO SHORT.
| |
+------------------+

+---------+
|RUNNERUPS| ___________________________
|---------| THE PARTY V
| | THE PARTY V is the only big
| | gathering that attracted a
| | wide sellection of people.
| | Good competitons and atmo-
| | sphere, the Danish event
| | continues to impress.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | AVANTGARDE PRIVATE MEETING
| | (WITH SPECIAL GUESTS)
| |
| | ___________________________
| | JOURNEY TO $0801
| d=b | (F4CG & HITMEN)
| 'o' |
| /_\ | ___________________________
+---------+

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| |
| T R A S H I N G O F T H E Y E A R
| +----+
| |F CG|
| |F4CG|
| +----+
| |
|A devastating factor in Stockholm,
|early march. "Fairlight and Noice will
|never be allowed to organize a meeting
|in Stockholm again. Veterans, people
|from an old cracking group trashed
|the event and abused alcohol and narc-
|otics. Furthermore, the house was sub-
|ject of vandalism.|Why, we ask?", to
|quote a Swedish computermagazine.
| |
|SETBACK: NO MORE PARTIES IN STOCKHOLM!
+------------------+

**
+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| F CG AVANTGARDE
|---------| F4CG+AVANTGARDE in Holland
| | made both the streets of
| | Amsterdam and Utrecht un-
| | safe for a few days.
| |
| | ___________________________
| | F CG HITMEN
| | F4CG+HITMEN in Denmark was
| | entertaining. JIHAD puking
| | tequilla, $IXX & JUCKE sel-
| | ling bad grass to PCretards
| | and F4CG+HITMEN on every
| | toilet made sure the org-
| d=b | anizers had a nice week of
| 'o' | cleaning ahead of them.
| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

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