Sinclair Town #01 31 марта 1995

Игры

black box - analysis of games "BARD'S TALE", "ELITE" and "STRANGER".

          BARD'S TALE.

       (The Legend of the Bard)


   All those who are interested in
This game is designed information below.

   I must say that this program would really be a valuable 
acquisition. 

   By the way, already in 1991
IBM platform had three games with
this title:

Bard's Tale 1: The Bard's Tale

     (The Legend of Bard)
Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight

     ("Knight of Fate")
Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate

     ("Stealing Fate")


   They released the company: "Electronic Arts".

   Tell us about the IBM versions. The goal of all games - win
very evil wizards. Was
provides compatibility landings of these games.

   The action of the first two games developed in the country 
"Skara Brae". You must defeat Mangara (Mangar) and Lagot Zant 
(Lagoth Zanta). In the third game, you and your

squad travel to many
countries and time. Aim to destroy the Mad God Tarjan (Crazy
God Tarjan).

   That's it. Unfortunately these
game fun to play than to write about them ...

   Incidentally, until 1991, many
program "Electronic Art" have been made for the Spectrum. Who 
knows, maybe need to look not just one a three-game?




            ELITE


   Let me talk to you
our readers on thrilling to the heart of every "Sinklerista" - 
program "ELITE". 

   Today we will touch on some issues relating to the 
Novosibirsk version of this wonderful program. 

   Immediately warn the owners of "ELITE 2" living in 
Cheboksary. That version, which goes with us sometimes drive 
ports (but not the program itself). Therefore, the best 
available under the program on separate drives. 

   Just stipulate that the story now goes on the "ELITE 2" and
not the "ELITE 3 (not THD), which
has not yet reached Cheboksary.


   Recently from the archives Vsegalakticheskoy Police was 
stolen my personal card. Here it is:


Name:
Grigoriev, Vladimir A.

   (Well, again, hardly a line

             enough)
Callsign: potbellied.
Pilot COBRA MK-3 "in 1992.
Rating: ELITE.
Inclinations: he does not drink, does not smoke,
Nordic character. Too
is often seen surrounded by pirates. Distinguishing features: 
large belly.


. PS The last time often flies only with Docking
Computer-th and the pulsing laser. Claims that are so much 
sharper. Diagnosis of extensive paranoia. Recommended for 
exclusion. 


   So begin:



           STRANGER.

    (See the ZX-REVIEW, 92, p.39)


   In Kladovskoy version "STRANGER"-s more than enough. 
Starting the game from the start, after third trip, there was a 
first. By the way, most asteroids have here a the same form. I 
do not know whether to say that a "hermit". Indeed, in this

hard to believe when you see
as an asteroid produces hordes of ships. Or seeing as the 
gateway of the station vyparhivaet like an asteroid, and ... 
disappears into the hyper space. 

   Let us take a better version of the outer works.

   Although a more suitable idea
that it is delivered raw materials
on some of the flying plants.


         Tricky "GECKO".


   Tell me you are one of the stories that happened to me on
anarchist planetke? (line of sight of the planet LAVE).

   It all started peacefully enough. Shot up "STRANGER"-a and
Friday I got a fighter,
as befits the status of the offender.

   And then from the depths of space has appeared several ships.
Naturally they became much
less. But the latter was
hard nut to crack and I began to haunt him. After a brief
time we arrived in
asteroid belt. "GECKO" - this is
he was pulled up and began to me
wait! Intrigued, I flew to him. When fired, the missile 
guidance system (I use it as a signal to discovery of fire, so 
as not to overheat the laser), I started to shoot on it. That 
if this and waited. He began to perform strange maneuvers. 
Suddenly typing speed, he rushed up. Trying not to let it out 
of sight I followed. Well, I was surprised to learn the purpose 
of this manipulation. I barely had time to straighten the 
course and dodge the asteroids. A clever "GECKO" has hovered in 
a different place. So, after waiting until I find myself next 
to an asteroid, he flew in a direction that I stumbled upon an 
asteroid, trying not to lose sight of him!


   I admit a couple of times I ran into them while catch the 
pilot. 

   By the way: there is absolutely no
interfere with good old locator).

   That's how I became a pirate ...



  PIRATES-OF AFRICA AND THEY ARE PIRATES.

      (Spectrophone ", 94?)


   Then flashed a message
that "Targon" cooperate
to the pirates. As they were right!
I do not know, I do not know ...

   This story is the same place at the anarchic planetke (the 
name of her prescription history already forgotten). Therefore, 
it can be considered as a continuation of the previous one.


   Piratstvuya the usual manner and
armed to the teeth (pulsed laser), I saw "Targon" flying to me. 
Ensued battle. However, to my surprise

a few minutes later a fight "Targon" ceased firing and not 
firing a single ALIENS ITEMS began to fly to the star. Pursuing 
"Targon 6" I suddenly found sitting on the tail of the pirates. 

   "Well - I thought - an ambush. Now as the bulk.'s Hands went 
down to the trigger, and deciding to escape, I kerf the speed 
to maximum and went to "Targon. Several shots

jarred the tail of my ship
but it was better as the rear screen - a screen.

   And then it began! Targon started
shoot the pirates. With bated breath I watched as he
blink of an eye turned five ships in the trash and containers. 
When that none of the rescue capsule could not go into 
hyperspace. 

   However, he has got. I have no
Labour finished off the disabled - not to
suffered.

   That's cooperating real pirates (I) and the pilots' Targon!

   But strange as it seems at this
History has not ended!

   Before I could get away with murder, as appeared in the sky
two of the six. Battle only
flared. Shoot at me
one of the "sixes" disappeared (not
know where). From the second I
decided to investigate. Suddenly
horizon shows two
point. It took a little time and
I saw that it was "Fer de Lance"
and ... Lost "Targon. They
walked on the sides - one symmetrically
other.

   "Finally, leg-up", I thought,
Despite the "Lance."

   Oh, how very wrong I was.
Instead of destroying
conquerors "Fir" attacked me! And the shot almost all of the 
triple synchronously.


   Maybe some of the planets and
Government conspired with
"Targon?

   What happened next I think is not necessary to tell:

Something with "Cobra" my cost.
Tolley hand, only took off the wheel.
Blood has long been lashing Perez
                         tala ...
Are you not enough?

I collect the teeth in a can ...
Flash in the sky-skiff "Targon!
He had so long hung on the tail,
Flying is clearly not to the stars ...

The pedal hit the weary.
I understand that all is lost.
FERDELANS + Targon, so get it!
Are you not enough?

Not pulsate my poor laser.
No bombs have already broken the phaser.
A missile like this - if only henna.
ECM and a bit of silence ...

The heart feels when flying in the dark
What's not witnesses to the "Cobra" to me.