Novier? Novie!
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So, first of all:
Zx-Format #6 (XL-Design)
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A very _professionally_ done number. The bells and whistles in
shell reached a maximum. But what was more striking was the content.
Firstly, the texts occupy _the entire disk_, in addition,
thanks to the use of the new packer _coders_ journal
this saved users another drive. (i.e.
There are like two discs of texts there). Very cool 3D effect
intro: it surpassed the effects in all the other numbers.
We can say that this number of Format was made by everyone
Spectrum scene_ and _that's why_ it turned out:
combination of a cool shell with great music and useful and
even the sensational content did the trick. Zx-Format
is the best!
So let's go through the Format: as always, descriptions of adventures:
48 Irons, V.Puhkh and the Crypt (by the way, very detailed
description of the last gamble: I think this is unnecessary and
only hints were enough); PAW - text generator
adventure with description. Very useful and
_timely_ information for programmers: such as:
full driver source for the universal terminal
Macromodem (see section "Noodles" in NEXT#12), description of operation
with General Sound, description of the waveformalgorithm
exchange rate calculation from V. Mednonogov, artificial intelligence in
games, unconventional methods of working with Max's TR-DOS
Petrov and something about SuperBasics. Besides this: again
about multicolor and about 3-bitcolor mode: 8 colors per
_point_, everything of course with sources, examples and
comments. Interview with MOA. Lots of information on hardware:
Z-180, XTR-modem, Sprinter and SuperSpectrum computers,
compatible with IBM... In general, you can read until the morning...
In general, the number of _famous people_ who did this
the super number is amazing. I don’t really know if this is right
save up material and then make a super magazine every six months
or release it in _diluted portions_. Draw analogies
I won’t, I know the opinion of many.
And issue 7 will be released, although some people didn’t believe it. Still I want
I would like to take this opportunity to say the following: of course, understandable,
that Format is a commercial magazine (there is no talk about SpF here at all
goes, they won’t make it _without =big= money_ at all).
And of course, it’s hard to believe that he would suddenly take and
It will simply close as SpF. Of course, the reason is this
The case is clear - no money, no magazine. And I think that
closing journals like SpF (commercial type) is not at all
means a complete crisis and death of the Spectrum. But here
lack of basic support for _free_ publications with
sides_users_ (I’m not focusing on the authors) in my opinion
concrete manifestation of the crisis and fading interest in
Spectrum. Think about it. But by the way, I’m even later
I will answer your letters.
In second place I put:
Zx-Review 3-4'97
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By the way, has anyone seen the _electronic version_ before?
this magazine? If this is the first, then it is not clear to me how to
So far such an idea has not appeared. After all, according to the volume of a specific
information for programmers, this magazine can easily
compete with ZXF#6!
Spectrophone #22
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To be honest, the noise around SpF was enormous, and I would
I didn't say it was something super cool. The only thing is on
height of the graph, and the artist from MagicSoft will easily displace
second place in the CIS for Werewolves and even Terror. But
I found Doc's much-advertised music in the 22nd SpF
only one piece Apparently, it's outright pop, not even STEP's
to your liking. Of course, translation interviews are very interesting
(by the way, in my opinion, many magazines and newspapers are going
ride on exactly this: the same Paradox, and Move, to
example. There is plenty of information available via the Internet,
but everyone is too lazy to translate or they just don’t care
English). But ZD-KIT is not such a sensation, although if
figure it out... But it has been in nature for a long time, even
Fatality were going to release it... Very cool inSpF#22
Bloodwich is described, there is nothing even to compare with Energy.
Spectrophone #23
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Either Zhora/PHD or Specter successfully screwed him up.
Only the application from the demo version of "Plutonia" (Twin) survived
Peaks/Slonim), which was presented at the Minsk bebes back in
January 97 We can only hope that Zhora will quickly blurt out
to the hero city of Odessa and they will give him the same
screwed up 512 bytes....
DEJA VU #1
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A pilot number without an application, screwed up by someone from Brest.
Perhaps it will turn out to be a good magazine later. Again
cutting of all kinds of materials
(users/gamers/coders/hackers), the translated article is interesting.
Intrukha, of course, scored Tankard's fatal
triangles...
Miracle #1
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Made by competitors of the Chelyabinsk Speccy and so far the authors
The magazine failed, in my opinion, to surpass it. Honestly speaking,
I liked the busty woman and the Amiga Mouzon in the intro.
By the way, a sensation: Dream Makers, as you know,
who left the Spectrum scene for several years, never
We managed to finish our farewell demo. But they gave away the source codes
(or got) into Miracle... They promised to finish it! And another bummer:
As always, the application is screwed up (thanks to Brest). But
there was a demo version, what did you think? - Cannon Foder.
Stalker
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A sophisticated Laser Squad with a clearly strategicslope. Yes
and be. I leave it for Lprint.
Feudal Wars
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Featured Kings Bounty. It’s not clear why Kolya doesn’t
I liked this strategy. Well, well, maybe in a couple of days
you can't tear it off by the ears. By the way, the toy took first place in
St. Petersburg hit parade. The only thing that bothers me is this
these are video effects in the intro: “If you see hatches in the sky...”
This is all (but not all of course) major news. I'm talking about small things for now
I won't say anything. I haven’t fully described everything I’ve just described yet.
looked. But if I don’t give up on suffering further with NEXTs,
then I’ll continue the description...
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