Past, present and future.

29 февраля 1996

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*  PART 15  - PAST,PRESENT AND FUTURE  *
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BACK ISSUES

All  back  issues  can  be  obtained  from
either  the Frazzle Project BBS or the NVG
UNIT       FTP       site      (directory:
pub/sinclair/snaps/discmag/emulate) or the
DEMON       FTP      site      (directory:
pub/emulators/spectrum/magazines/emulate)
Here  a  brief run-down of what was in the
last 5 issues:

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ISSUE 1 - September 1995
A-Z  of  Spectrum  Games  Part 1, Spectrum
History  Part  1,  Complete  guide  to the
Dizzy   Games,   Rebelstar  Review  Guide,
Massive    Multiface   POKE   List,   plus
adventures and Games Charts.

SNAPSHOT PACK:
Pyjamarama,  16/48  No.20, JSW Editor, Jet
Set  Willy  3, Chaos Editor, War In Middle
Earth, Twice Shy, Plus a collection of GIF
files  and  two  utilities  -  SPCONV  and
POKE-IT.

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ISSUE 2 - October 1995
A-Z  of  Spectrum  Games  Part 2, Spectrum
History Part 2, Hackers guide to Doomdarks
Revenge,  Tips  for Pyjamarama, Bards Tale
and   Retarded   Creatures   and  Caverns,
Spectrum database Run down, Complete Guide
to   Spectrum  Charts  and  Desert  Island
Disks.

SNAPSHOT PACK:
Everyones  a  Wally, 16/48 No.3, The Bards
Tale,  Rock  Star Ate My Hamster, Loads of
Midnight,  Retarded Creatures and Caverns,
Spectrum Test Program, POKE Database, Plus
two  EXCLUSIVE games, Join the Jet Set and
pre-release version of Street Hawk.

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ISSUE 3 - November/December 1995
A-Z  of  Spectrum  Games  Part 3, Spectrum
History  Part  3,  Complete  Guide  to the
Magic Knight games, Spectrum Book Database
Part  1,  Solution  for Everyones A Wally,
Stormbringer,    Finders    Keepers    and
Spellbound.

SNAPSHOT PACK:
Demon  From  The  Darkside, Crazy Caverns,
Deathstalker,  Herberts  Dummy Run & Bonus
puzzle  game, Robocop (128k), 16/48 No.24,
Graham Gooch's Cricket, Technician Ted 2 -
Costa  Capers,  Jet  Set  Willy Editor II,
plus   another  EXCLUSIVE  game,  Jet  Set
Willy - The continuing adventures.

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ISSUE 4 - January/February 1995
Matthew Smith Special! Two interviews with
the legendary programmer.

SNAPSHOT PACK:
Three  Weeks  In  Paradise, Journey'S End,
Spectacle, Murder, Demon From the Darkside
2,  Robocop  2  (128k),  16/48 No.19, Plus
EXCLUSIVE game, Jet Set Willy - The Deadly
Mission.

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SPECIAL 1 - Winter 1995
The   First  Emulate  special  features  a
massive  A-Z  featuring hints, tips, pokes
and  solutions for hundreds of games. This
collection  was  originally  published  in
Your   Sinclair   as   the   "Smash  Tips"
supplement,  and is now available in ASCII
Text, as well as HTML!!

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I  will  also send out some back issues of
the  text  mag  to  those  who  send  me a
personal E-mail request.

READERS QUESTIONNAIRE

It's  high  time  we  had  a  survey which
ascertained  exactly  what it is that you,
the  readers would like to see in Emulate!
Here  is  a small questionnaire which will
let  me  know  your  thoughts and opinions
about the current state of the magazine. I
would  appreciate  it if you could fill it
in and E-Mail it to me at
DOCTOR@DOCBARRY.DEMON.CO.UK

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READER QUESTIONNAIRE

RATINGS :- 1=Excellent =>
                     5=Average => 10=Awful

1. How would you rate Emulate as a
   magazine?
2. How would you rate it's
   content/features?
3. How would you rate the text
   presentation?
4. How would you rate the following
   features?

   SNAPSHOT PACKAGE/INSTRUCTIONS
   EDITORIAL/NEWS
   CLASSIC REVIEWS
   A-Z OF SPECTRUM GAMES
   SPECTRUM HISTORY
   GAMES CHARTS
   INTERNET SECTION
   PLAYING TIPS
   ADVENTURES
   TECHNICAL FORUM
   FEATURES (EG.DATABASE)

5. How would you rate the following?

   EMULATE! TEXT MAGAZINE
   EMULATE! WEB PAGES
   EMULATE! PC EXECUTABLE

6. Which of the following would you like
   to see?

   AMIGAGUIDE VERSION OF EMULATE
   SPECTRUM TAP/SNA OF EMULATE
   OTHER ________________________

7. Which feature of the magazine would
   you like to get rid of?

8. Which feature would you like to see
   introduced?

9. What do you think of the snapshots?

   FINE. GREAT AS THEY ARE.
   MORE SNAPSHOTS
   LESS SNAPSHOTS
   LESS TAP/Z80 FILES
   MORE TAP/Z80 FILES

10. Rate the following Emulate exclusives
    in the snapshot pack?

    THE JET SET WILLY GAMES
    STREET HAWK
    THE JET SET WILLY EDITORS
    ALCHEMIST NEWS

11. Any more comments?

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Thanks for filling out the questionnaire!

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NEXT MONTH

I  can  finally  say  "Next  Month" and be
pretty   sure   that   the  magazine  will
actually appear in a months time!
Anyway,  be  on  the  lookout  around  the
middle  of  June  for Issue 6 which should
include  all  of  the usual regulars, plus
hopefully  the  questionnaire  results, as
well  as  lots  more  great  games  in the
snapshot package, including the final game
in the Demon From The Darkside series.
If you have any contributions, articles or
cries  for  help  on  your favourite game,
drop us a line here at Emulate.

Look  out  for Issue 6 - out on June 1Sth!
(Possibly.....!)

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Credids:

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Viewer............MYSTERY/FLASH SO-MEMBERS
Disked............MYSTERY/FLASH SO-MEMBERS
Text converted.............FIKUS/FLASH INC
Packed.....................FIKUS/FLASH INC

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ПРИВЕТ ВСЕМ, ВСЕМ, ВСЕМ ДРУЗЬЯМ FLASH INC!
ПРИВЕТ ВСЕМ НЕ ЗАБРОСИВШИМ SPECCY!

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   Я, FIKUS, ПРОДАЮ И ПРЕДЛАГАЮ ДЛЯ ОБМЕНА
ОКОЛО 6000 ПРОГРАММ ДЛЯ SPECCY!
             ПИШИТЕ!  ЗВОНИТЕ!

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 А ЧТО КОСАЕТСЯ OVERFILE'ов, ТАКИМ "ЛЮДЯМ"
НА SPECCY НЕ МЕСТО.    ТАКИЕ ПИДОРЫ ДОЛЖНЫ
ПОКОНЧИТЬ С ЖИЗНЬЮ     (ЕСЛИ КОНЕЧНО ТАКОЕ
ВЖОПУЕБАНОЕ  СУЩЕСТВОВАНИЕ  МОЖНО  НАЗВАТЬ
ЖИЗНЬЮ).

       OVERPIDORFILE - MUST DIE!!!

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ЕСЛИ КОГО-ТО ПОКОРОБИЛ МОЙ РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК -
 - ИЗВИНИТЕ!

21.12.1996                 FIKUS/FLASH INC

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