ZX-News #44 06 декабря 1998

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News - of updates: Ultra Sonic, Lights Salamanders, Black Raven, 2 Homer Simpson in Russia, Spectrum Progress 4, ZX-Format 9.

             News ZX-ON



  Oberon # 5, which was discussed in
Newskah last issue, is now available in the Welcome Corp.


  ZX-GAMES:


  ■ In the near future will come from the new game
family of logical arcades - Lepricon (C)
1998 by Omega Hackers Group (Rostov-na-Donu). Here's what we 
told Jocker: "It will be related to resemble games like Lode 
Runner, but much more feature-rich and beautiful. "He also 
added that the fate of other OMG projects depends largely on 
the success of Ultra Sonic (see "ZX-SYSTEMS"). When successful 
dissemination of this program, may come a well-known Mario 
Islands and Rostov Spectrum magazine - Mad Brozer.



  ■ In the last issue we talked about ZXNews graphics 
adventyure under bright title: "Star Dust roads." On this

afternoon edition time to re-connect with
authors of the game (GalaxySoft of Dzzherzhinska,
Nizhny Novgorod Region). And here are the details of the 
process of creating adventyury we learned - Says Dmitry 
Labutin, Software games: 


  "Now there was the most important - turning point in our 
consciousness: we realized that the game necessary to complete. 
At this point in the process of moving all data into an 
emulator for IBM. The main problem is that at first it was 
decided to use a custom format a floppy disk (as in iS-DOS) to 
increase. But the format ". Trd" - it is only standard floppy 
disk. You can certainly use fdi-discs, but in my opinion, many 
of these emulators, which do not support it. 


  But I'm at university and in the nose session. Therefore, 
only the winter holidays I'll rewrite the core of the game 
under the standard format diskettes, and Anton (Anton Mizinov - 
writer and artist - approx. edition) will begin to further draw 
the pictures. The main work comes to a boil in the summer. Of 
course, it will move slowly but steadily. Therefore, we plan to 
complete the game to end of summer. "



  Thus, the full commercial version advenry "Star Dust roads" 
should appear from wholesalers in the autumn of 1999.



  ■ "Lights Salamander" - probably in the spring
see the light of the new graphics adventyura
PROFSOUSE GROUP (St. Petersburg) with interesting 
characteristics, some distinguishing it from other similar 
games. But give word to one of the authors of the game - Alexei 
Goryachev (Linker): 


  "The plot put two legends: the
King Arthur and the mythical monster Giant Salamander. The 
player operates on the Merlin's face, the adviser of the king 
and mage moonlighting. He needs to find a

dungeons Avalon room "Seven Lights,"
that will help him cope with the awakened monster. A dungeon is 
inhabited by various creatures, to be reckoned with. 


  The game can be attributed to the genre of logic
adventyur, ie, moving around the game
space is subject to certain rules. Some of these rules can be 
learned only during the game. The playing space is generated at 
each start of the game and also to explore its features for one 
game does not succeed, because the principle of irreversibility 
of moves. 


  Illustrations in the game to be converted, painted. Many 
digital audio for AY. The script is ready to play, now

written texts, painted graphics. In
Group plans to release a demo at the end
December. "



  ■ According to recent data from Vyacheslav Mednonogova, Black 
Raven-II will be released no earlier than January. Now the 
animations are ready (they have been demonstrated in Logrose), 
created a disk image and work is of the game. Also published 
deme CV-II v0.00. 


  ■ Just a few hours ago in Network
there was something sensational - a global
arcade adventyura new generation: Homer
Simpson at Russia (C) 1998 by Mr. Gluk '
Company! But do not worry - it is not arbitrary
pirates:) just the authors decided to do
gift to all spektrumistam and therefore spread the game out of 
altruistic reasons. And I assure you - the game is extremely 
playable and not arguing inferior even classical series of 
Dizzy! :) 


  The game resembles Paradise Lost by Digital
Reality - a view from above, such
animation and graphics ... But! In the first place
striking an amazing "street"
humor in the spirit of Softland'ovskogo Winnie the Pooh and
original 1948 iron; then completely
different presentation of information and communication system
with the characters in the game - IMHO, it is even more
realistic than in the same dizziobraznyh
arcades. :-)


  We will contact authors and
try to take their interview about their game.
Stay ZXNews!



  ZX-SYSTEMS:


  ■ Umomyanuty in ZXNews # 43 Postal editor DME by Diamond Code 
Group (St. Petersburg) continues to evolve - currently the 
latest version is 1.23 - And in January have a new version with 
different twists, including a will UUE-coding function.



  ■ Released a new music editor -
Ultra Sonic (C) 1998 by Omega Hackers Group (Rostov-na-Donu). 
In one of the following: Room ZXNews (probably in the 46-m) will

published a description of the editor and also a
application papers will include a demo version Ultra
Sonic - so that readers will be fully
presentation about the program.



  ZX-PRESS:


  ■ Materials for the ZX-Format # 9 is ready,
but the thing is retarded, as usual, because of the intro. So 
that the ZF-9 "will be released in two weeks." ;-) 


  ■ Spectrum Progress # 4, a magazine with the most
cool cover of all publications on the Spectrum and the most 
ustochivym schedule vyhdov rooms - once a year, to be released 
:-) in December and January.



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