BA! All the faces are familiar! - an interview with the legendary ARS/Fatality, the creator of the Belarusian ZX-Net.

    БА ! Знакомые все РожЫ !   



                                                              
               (C)IMPERIO+DELTA
                                        
Совсем недавно, блуждая по
многочисленным IRC, мы на-
ткнулись  на ARSения Аста-
nehko. Как,на того самого?
Да, да, именно легендарно-
го  создателя  белорусской
ZX-NET,  a также сoучpеди-
tel and chairman of the board
directors of the corporation FA-
TALITY. Meet people:
ARS/FTL...                
                                                              
IMP8>  Hello, I thought, can I start
present your full name to the people and
last name?                                 
                                                              
ARS> Well, if you are in the global
fidonet network, known as the network
friends, then please note that I
I introduce myself there by my full name,
i.e.   Arseny Astapenko, representative
one of the coolest groups on
SPECCY - FATALITY brain crew association.
                                                              
IMP8>  Well, I see... Tell me about yourself, o
his creative nature, and group
FATALITY.                                
                                                              
ARS> Well, grouping FATALITY  in my opinion
in my humble opinion is one of
leading groups in ex-USSR and
undoubtedly the leading group in
Belarus.   Initial and final
The purpose of the group is to help young authors
and professional software hacking
provision.  The group was created in
mid 1997, I believe this year
most productive on SPECCY.  Our
the group produced high-quality adaptation
game and application programs on
BETA carrier aka TR-DOS 5.03 and this is what we have
it worked out successfully. Well, later
changes began to occur in the group and
all sorts of discord, by the way, would not be superfluous
blameС2HSOH.A good formula, of course,
although far from ideal.                
   We spent a lot of time on young people
authors, helping them stand on both legs,
advertise and sell your
softwareобеспечение. Это группы:     
                                                              
- Majestic                               
- R-Age                                  
- Pro Hackers Dynasty                    
- Real Software                          
- Е+Mage                                 
- Power Hackers Alliance                 
                                                              
IMP8>  Ну  насчет  Power Hackers Alliance
!MH0   ты   трошку   ошибся.  Надо  особо
отметить  что  PHG не нуждается ни в чьей
помощи (ну разве что материальной).      
                                                              
ARS>  Ну  понимаешь,  на данных момент на
всех  сценах  все  нуждаются  в чьей-либо
помощи.  Возьмем к примеру, пpеуспевaющую
группировку  RAGE.  Что  мыwe see: a bunch
high-quality, please note, toys,
sold for fabulous money, but,
however, how many times main driver 6ro
abtonapka Wolf/R-age called me to
he was financially sponsored for a hangover or
just for a drink.  Is it possible in this
it’s wrong to talk about this independence
groups.  The same applies to
PHG and everyone on all stages.  Even
famous John Romero when creating
DAIKATANA  demanded his masterpiece from
fans of their creativity prepayment
so that he and his team have enough
money for hamburgers, smoking and whiskey. Other
It's a bad thing that some, such as
FREEMAN/FTL, can't stand it
shmon alkodrinka - these are the individuals and
are our example, they are independent
unlike dead green presidents
from you and me, son.               
                                                              
IMP8> Yes, as I used to say,EQUATOR, gloomy.
But... ifthrow away all the little things, then
all the samePHGremains the gang that
I don't give a damn about all the changes in the exchange rate,
which always has enough money to
nponoutb its composition... Well, now
tell us about your creative path on
Speccy.                                  
                                                              
ARS> My path is turbulent, just like the paths
other commands on SPECCY, undoubtedly this
processing has not yet ended, although it has already
now some
"fatal" prospects. I started like
everything from a simple SPECCY 128++ (two pluses),
this was a slightly modified version
standard BALTIC (not to be confused with
popular beer).   Well MAST`a  yourself
ask where they started... Well, I
I came up with a good idea to create
organization for the restoration of old
bourgeois games, especially since they are free
There was access to the Internet. Well, a main members
groups supported a little, so
That’s basically how it all started, that’s it. What about
names, we still made the right decision, because
all that processinghappening today
on spec, undoubtedly leads to one thing -
FATALiTY, i.e.  I turned out to be peculiar
an oracle, a predictor of the future
SPECCY.  Undoubtedly, the potential  FATALITY
not all of them have been used yet, all ideas are not
implemented, but we managed to achieve
key priorities in Belarus, and we
we are undoubtedly proud of this. After all, with horror
Now can you imagine that forSPECCYin
Belarus would have long ago been FATALITY,
if  FATALITY HACKERS-TEAM  had not existed,
here...                                   
                                                              
IMP8>  Sure, but here are the last ones
data and rumors coming from abroad
they talk about complete annihilation, i.e.
disintegration of all connections maintained in
for many years with the cities of the CIS.
information coming from private
corporations we found out what you do
development of new software for a new game
platforms GAME HOW.  Do you think
Is it possible to switch to the entire Spectrumist
public on GAME-VOU, will it be possible
Is there a way to fully implement the DEMO scene?
                                                              
ARS> Well, first of all, I'm pleased that
on this undoubtedly valuable issue, you
They turned to me. Regarding
xchange scene <-> scene, then I think
here, the matter is not simple. The point is that
GAME HEU does not exist as
demo platform, but as a game platform. Do you want
example?  Let's assume that on GAME BOYe
there is a demoscene, that is, it exists
different organizers that
organize party-voites, at which
the compo list includes GAME VOU. Xa!!!
These dudes don't even know what's going on
this platform will not succeed in any way
do this.  Possessing the most
I am an authority, I say to EVERYONE!!!  ETA
PLATFORM FOR GAMES ONLY!!!Maybe our
brother and uhterpecho will watch the demos
on GBshke, but to the bourgeois brother everything
don't give a fuck!    Let's take for example our
successful gang FTL crew  - we
we could easily write in GB demos, but we
realized that this is not beneficial for our
wallets and found peeing toys.       
                                                              
 ADVERTISING!!!  FTL just finished
your project KOLOBOK COLOR ZOOM pre
realease 2, designed for 32
megabyte VGA GAME VOU and sells
it for 5$/copy and now under
direct superiors of GAME HEU
interactive productions starts
creating the next part of the series - KOLOBOCK
ROTOZOOMER EXHUME.                       
                                                              
IMP8>  Is it really true that the bun is used so
very popular among foreigners
friends, thatFTLis already making the third version
games?  Yes, by the way, maybe you need
creatively progressive people?          
                                                              
ARS> The market in this direction has long been
crowded, there wasn't even enough room for
FREEMANA, so it’s unlikely... Unless,
maybe anotherdo you need help?               
                                                              
IMP8>We have nothing left to help, we have been
already degraded and acquired
Numerous dependencies such as:
DRUGS, NICOTINUS, ALCOHOLIUS and of course
SPECCY.   So !MH0 is nothing to us anymore
help, maybe pour a couple of drinks
battles С2H5OH... You ARS we no longer have
help, only the doctor can help us
Caet-woman pvach  and the professor's method
Dovzhenko, and the rest...                
   Ah, here's a promising grouping like
REAL SOFTWARE urgently needed help as
mental and professional.       
                                                              
ARS> IMHO the roles have switched, IMHO it’s time
change, because in reality you are asking
damn questions... IMP8>  Okay, it's already about 2 am,
it's time to go to the night light type "Brest" for
additive, so the last question: "How
do you think vodka will save SPECCY or
will lead him to a dead end?                  
                                                              
ARS> I have no right to tell the truth or
lies about this ambrosia. Fuck it
knows I'm not a seer or clairvoyant,
time will tell, although IMHO you need a Speckie
much more powerful accelerator, even
like XTASY or LMD...