Revival #03 02 августа 1997

Игры

new software - On how to make inappropriately releases of games. List of leaders in one way or another Spectrum of activity. The work of the Novgorod Digital Reality.

                           New soft



   Enlight - not the only thing that worries me. Something 
unpleasant is happening now with the new software. I do not 
mean our geymmeykerov they fellows and work in sweat (with rare 
exceptions). But here in the west nove ... Stop! What nove? All 
nove in full sense of the word has been received to our 
country. Left rather, old ones that no one just because it's -

trash.

   All of this affluence "novya" one common source - the 
Norwegian The Internet server ftp.nvg.unit.no. Anyone who has 
modem and Internet access, has access to hundreds of megabytes 
of such kind of "novya. All he had left - to convert the file to

Speccy (which is done in 5-10 minutes). That is why the issue 
now this kind of software are just a few groups.


   Firstly, it is Digital Reality. These guys are really
value their reputation, so try to produce only
Software decent quality. In all their work is necessarily 
present cheat mode (of course, when necessary) and the original 
intro. Immediately clear - the group is not hack-work. 

   Secondly, Flash Inc. "Nove" they seem to pull
from there, and doing it Odysseus / Flash. Unlike
the first group, fleshevtsy produce everything: through their 
hands are as valuable toys (see Appendix) and frank

garbage. Restoration of games, they seem to not get carried 
away - not before, we must look for work, and even raw software

heap.

   Flash intro with a fairly original and beautiful, so it is
can compete with DR'ovskimi. That is why in the annex to
this number, you can find 5 most common fleshevskih intro
the last time. There's just intro a la Tarzan Goes Ape and
Muncher Eats Chewits, which I hope everyone saw.

   Third, we should note a new Minsk Group Fatality. She
released software is not of inferior quality than the DR, but 
the issue intro shows great diversity (well, and the phrase =). 
By number released novya group that and look overtake DR, 
although the leader this issue - Flash.


   And finally, we must not forget groups such as Phantasy, 
Prophecy, Ascendancy, Perestroika, etc. They also are 
contributing to the process of issuing new versions. Compete 
with the first three groups were not yet in force, but see what 
happens. 

   As I already said, everything is new - it is well forgotten 
old. But as large stocks of "novya" as soon as it stops

flow? The other day I spent 6 hours online and download the 
order 20 MB unknown to me games. Percent, 15 of them were 
Adventura, which do not interest me. Another 50 percent - of 
clean water debris, which look terrible. The remaining 35 
percent - good toys 85-90's. release. Here is their something 
now and distilled under the above mentioned TR-DOS Spectrum 
Group. It remains to such programs on the server, not a 
Norwegian five hundred (I must say that in this Internet based 
server (Ftp.nvg.unit.no) collected almost all western games, 
and there about seven thousand). That is "novya" remained on 
the force for a year ... 


   Something I digress. What was it? Ah yes, now ex-USSR
There are three major suppliers of new products on the Russian 
market. On the quality of its leading software Digital Reality, 
by the number and steepness of the intro - Flash.


   Now that worries me. The hell tired of looking at
Modern releases of any debris. Even Dupanov + + Vasilyev
Chernikov not reach such a time! Let's look at
recent releases Flash: Aladdin's Cave, Crazy Castles,
Pulsator, Sword Slayer, Oink, Titan, The Secret of Levitation,
Survival, Twintris, Glider, Meltdown, etc. Even the legendary 
Jet Set Willy, probably looks better than some of the toys

from this list! But if you still really want to publish
game of this quality (and so that was!), then why stick to it
elegant intro? It is clear how ridiculous it looks, complete 
with playing the 83rd year. This neighborhood is not only 
undermines the reputation of group, but arhiskverno (as Lenin 
would say grandpa;) acts on the gamer. After all, if a player 
has bought CD, come on It just a bunch of stuff, then he will 
be fit to think: Is not it time "Dumping" on another platform? 
And the blame will not traders all in a row, just to make a 
profit, and Group relizyaschie garbage.



   Continues the theme. Or may not be mod'u cheat? Of course 
yes. A now what? For most games lack the infinite lives, and

very few essential invulnerability. Thus,
trainer must possess _minimumom_ functions required for
successful _zaversheniya_ game.

   Many games are easily traversed without the trainers 
(Draconus, Myth, Capitan Trueno 1, etc.) is inserted into them 
cheat mode - just crime. This can easily discourage interest in 
the game. Same applies to toys that do not have a logical end

(Tetris, Galaxians), and some strategic games or
managers (Sim City, Samurai, 1st Division Manager). However,
For many of them will be enough to increase the initial capital
or the starting number of lives. You can go even further and
make a choice in the type of trainers play:



                  Easy Game (20 lives, five keys)


                 Normal Game (10 lives, two keys)


            Hard Game (3 lives, no keys - firm mode)


               Cheat Mode (infinite lives' keys)



   The selected item, ideally, should affect the number of
scores, which then fall into the high scores table,
that it is desirable to keep on disk. In this case, the maximum 
number of points must be awarded to the player who has chosen 
Hard Game, mean - the one who will choose the Normal Game. Least

points (say, 1 / 4) is set to the one who chose Easy.
Imposter (who chooses "Cheat Mode"), respectively, did not
assumed a single point - in the table of records he will not be
ever. In short, everything must be done in order to
toy was fun and people wanted to return to her
again and again.

   For examples of "extra" cheats not far to seek. This is the 
same R-Type (Nicolas Rodionov - invulnerability at all stages 
of the transition at any level), Saint Dragon (Max Iwamoto, 
invulnerability) Darius (Fatality, infinite energy = 
invulnerability), Draconus (Seamans, all cheats + View the 
final cut'a from the menu), etc. Examples of lead can be much, 
but the latter - it is generally Harassment: When you know what 
awaits you in the end, it makes no sense play.


   There are games where cheating is clearly not enough, for 
example R-Type +8 128K (Codemonsters, endless life on 6 and 7 
levels, invulnerability on the 8th). This is no less bullying, 
because for such sophisticated toys require at least the 
endless life all eight stages, and for the most - an 
opportunity not to die first and the second time.


   By the way, if a trainer has something to choose on the 
basis of YEP / NOP, it is better to initially set the active 
YEP, as cheaters we have still more (it's already been used 
successfully in some intra-Flash).


   That said, I cite the names of those who, in my
point of view, are currently the leader in one way or another
Spectrum of activity:


 Best ...

           musician: Voxon / Flash (for the music in the intro)

            intromeyker: Flash Inc. (See annex)

            demomeyker: Enigma (for Over the Top)

            Artist: Den / Mafia (of Mortal Kombat)

            geymmeyker: Copper Feet (UFO-2)

            Best Group: Digital Reality (for all)

  and also:

            Journal: spectrophone # 23

            Western Game: Myth

            Western demo: Dies Irae (Exodus)

            Russian Game: Star Heritage



   If you have a different opinion, and I can publish it. Only
note: I'm only interested people who are still working on
ZX-stage (ie, all kinds of KSA will not go).



   At the end of this topic will bring tekstik that caught me
Internet based on a single server. It lists all of the
Novgorod group Digital Reality:



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                              Warez list:


Releases: Demos:

 Squad Quick Reaction 7Th Reality
 UFO + v 1.4 w / trainer More Gifts
 Star Inheritance 1
 The Turn +
 ZX-Format + 1,2,3,4.5,5
 Welcome Press + 1 Systems:
 Dizzy Editor +
 Xenon full Micro Editor + Utilites (crack)
 Open It! + 10 Fingers
 48 Irons + w / t Direct Commander v 3.04 (coming soon v 4.0)
 Pirates + Sprite Land v 1.19
 Myth's Land + Clutch Protection System (for copier close)
 Winny-Puhh Adventure + Inertia Player Demo
 Ring Wars Orion Protection System v 1.6
 Street Gang 7th Reality Bug Fixer
 Miami Cobra
 Brat Attck
 Tilt
 Dark Star +
 Weclemans
 Space Crusaders
 Mario Bros.
 Unused +
 Road Balster
 Apollo +
 Spiting Image
 Elite Super Trux
 Passiance
 Escape From The Planet Of The Robot Monsters
 Pang
 Auf Wiedersehen Monty
 Destiny Mission +
 Super Seymour Save The Planet
 United Nation Squadron
 Paradise Lost Playable Demo +
 Doom Playable Demo
 The Amazing Captain America and

      Spider-Man in Doctor's Doom Revenge +
 MegaBall Playable Demo v. 1.1
 Altered Beast
 Dr'Who: Dalek Attack
 Power Of Play
 Dizzy 1'2 Crash Special Edition
 Summer Games Part 1
 Vampire's Empire
 H.A.T.E. +
 Magic Stripes
 Spectrum Progress # 1



   Here's a list. Errors in the names of games did not correct,
so do not blame me in ignorance.