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                New soft.                 
                                          
  В  магазине  'Спектрум' появились полные
версии  игр  Зеркало  и  Last  hero of the
Lightforce.                               
  Стоимость  игр  -  15 руб./диск. Это приthat the game Mirror is on one
disc, and 'The Last Hero' on two discs.
Quite good.                           
                                          
         Spriter from Stall.            
                    
   Pervouralsk creative spectrum
mystic group Stall released a demo version
your program Spriter with the engine Quorum
WinEngine (c) Stakhov.          
 This engine was created over four
months in parallel with the program itself. About
I heard about this engine back in the summer, when in
echo conference EVG/Stall announced the imminent
the appearance of this engine.                   
the appearance of this engine.                   
  Looks like the engine is shown without a program
somewhat unhealthy and the group released
Spriter.  The interface is eerily reminiscent
Windo'95. Letters on masks, creepy text -
ra in full screen (by the way, it looks quite good)
xo), all sorts of buttons. And all this is gray/blue-
god color. Even when draggingwindow
Only the base is dragged, that's all
what was in the window is redrawn again
vo. That's it.                               
  Now about the program itself. Everything is often
filed under MD.  Even the processing system
sprites is called 'Sprite Navigator'.   
  The positive aspects include
that the sprites are divided into groups.
You create groups yourself (sprites too, not
Is it weird? :).                            
  Implemented animation of sprite groups.
By the way, for small sprites you can
make sure that they look like
two-color, setting a delay between frames
mi 1.                                     
  Now about the glitches I discovered:     
1. Drives C and D are not selected, although
many of my friends are present.   
2. When selecting drive B: and not inserted,
On the floppy disk the program is reset...     
3. Mouzons with a starting address are not played
OOOO.  Or maybe Mouzon Sound doesn't play
Tracker Pro.  But in vain!!!                    
  I’ll keep silent about the rest for now, because... this is a demo
version.                                   
                                          
              Firestarter.               
               I present to your attention a multi-format
new graphics viewer. This program is pre-
assigned to the creators of graphics on the Spectrum,
to process your images with various
ways.                                
  The program implements file viewing
the following types:                          
  1.Scr - standard graphic format
On the Spectrum there is an image of the Spectrum screen.     
  2.Cmp - compressed spectrum
mov screen with any compressor, add-
Place the depacker at the beginning of the file.            
  3.Itr - interlaced screen.  Such
can be done in the program itself as a utility
Convert.                                  
  4.Ch$ - Chunk screen in prog format
Hardcore frames.                           
  5.Atr - attribute file (used for
processing arcade attributes).            
  6.Rar - Packed chunky screen. Given
With new compression, the file size decreases
exactly twice.                         
  7.Pnm - Sprite...                       
  Chunks are also loaded
palettes - Ch#.                              
  Implemented a player for .Wav files up to
255 sectors. While this player recognizes
sounds, digitized at 11 and 22 kilohertz.
  Graphics conversion can be done
dit between almost all supported
formats.                                
  Alsoconversion of conventional
nogo Spectrum screen (and not only
it) into .ASC format - text pseudographic
fiku dimensions 64x25.                    
  Made a static player of all existing
new music modules on the Spectrum and from
compiled under the address #COOO.  Player
also plays Pro Tracker 3.xx modules 
and Pro Tracker 2.xx. This creation is based 
a few non-standard indicators have been added - 
mi.                                       
  That's all for now...               
                                          
 Tr-dos <> Ms-dos copier...        
               
   Employer/Alliance  writes system 
a program that allows you to copy various 
different files between disks of common 
Tr-dos and Ms-dos systems.                   
   Of the main differences between the program and the already 
existing will be the presence of the following 
functions:                                  
  - "Cutting" long files into volume files 
255 sectors each.                      
  - Processing files with the extension .TRD.  
  - Saving three-letter extension 
files are a very important function, especially since 
I see that most programs are switching 
to this format.- Auto-expanding of shaved files - 
fishing...                                    
  This useful program will be available 
Spectrum users in about 
one and a half months.                           
                                          
        Excess Sample Editor.           
                  
   This feature is a new 
Rotated 'Manager' of files with digitizations. 
The program supports the .wav format.        
   Very well implemented 'iron' 
support. That is, everything is supported because 
well-known devices for working with sound on 
Spectrum.  Made support for devices: 
AY, Covox, Sound drive and General Sound.   
   Of the ruleous narcs - perversions of 
samples.   From the usual - increase, 
decreasing volume, speed, etc. 
lee.  This won't surprise you much.         
   Also from those already seen on spec - up to - 
adding an echo to the sample, such as a split si- 
nousoids of sound with amplitude decay.      
  But the procedure of perversion over a sample like 
by different frequencies of voice transformation into 
The robot's voice is rulezz!!!              
  Convenient work with the image of a sinusoid 
sound -Rulezz too!!!                    
  Overall a good program.     
                                          
            Pro tracker 3.4.              
                         
   A man from Samara, known by his alias 
som MMSM made a remix of the famous navaro- 
valuable music editor Pro 
Tracker 3.31.                             
 In addition to changing the external design of the program, 
frames for the better added non- 
how many frequency tables. But in principle, nava- 
the companies remained the same.                      
   Let me tell you, our muzaker hasn’t found him yet 
I saw it and did not express my opinion about it. 
Although many say that Pro Tracker is 
rulezz fourEVA!!!                       
  Kolobok Zoom 2.             
                         
  The most progressive game-making group 
sing has recently become Minsk 
group+Fatality+.It's just reactive 
produces games like Action and Logic with simple 
then excellent graphics andanimation.         
  Here is one of their first works in this 
area became the toy Kolobok Zoom 2. Sa- 
mi levels are made in the style of a toy 
Rodland, but the graphics are simply amazing. Yav- 
but the chart maker was good.        
  But it's not so much about the graphics, 
how much is in the humor with which the game is made 
ra.  It's worth at least watching 'Porno' :) 
History (c) Mast/FtL.  Simply stylish 
no more words left!!! :)             
  Next comes the system bloat for 
graphics improvements - this bloat is not allowed 
not to notice - interlaced 2 color gfx. Then 
that is, all the graphics and all the flight calculations 
monsters' in the game are made for 1 (ope) 
frame. Again we got into the wilds somewhere.  
  In general Kolobok Zoom 2 by 
Asphixia'n'Fatality - Rull Cheva!!!        
                                          
     White eagle: your friend is famous.       
           
  Again the same Fatality. Looks like a review 
games in this issue will turn into a review 
software by them.  But that's even good, this one 
The group keeps the entire speckie alive.          
  This is not even a toy, but rather a congratulations 
happy new year. But it's worth playing. 
The graphics are again top notch.It's time 
I wish game makers would already understand what to do 
graphics not on spec for games is not good 
sho!!!                                     
  The plot of this game is this: Donald needs to 
to go somewhere, but his way is blocked 
all sorts of twists and turns. And their desires must be killed 
screw up (he said, only I can do that :)). 
Having reached the end :), some are even offended 
It was clear that the game was quickly over.          
  Smooth scrolling of several levels of landscape - 
It reminds me of Sega games...           
  Again, another rulezz.              
                                          
           Quadrax+                
                          
  And againFatality.This time the logical 
What a toy that resembles lemmings. you 
you control two little men who are 
before transferring through different types of pre- 
obstacles.                                 
                                          
                                          
                                          
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  Projects:                 
 1. The echo is actively discussing the release of new 
versionProTracker. That is, version 4.O. 
 2. They also promise to release Pro Sound 
Creator. They say it will be a cool thing.   
 3. More interesting news for residents 
city of Yekaterinburg - two great men- 
century-spectrumist of our city Crazy DMC 
and Alchemist return to Speccy and even 
perhaps they will give (or spend) some
demo with cool effects. For this purpose 
put his hands evenAlmond.             
 4. Speccy  Life #2 - Dmc decided to do 
continuation of a once published newspaper about 
speckie.                                   
                                          
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  Coming soon from Infotek:        
        
1. The most global project in recent times 
time there was a graphics program - 
Firestarter.You already got it (Freeware 
version aka 1.1). More updates to come 
with a decrease in the number of glitches :)).       
                                          
2. Mineweeper - welded version of the logical 
Minesweeper toys. The coolest inter- 
face, a lot of graphics are expected. Opportunity 
loading any music.                   
                                          
3. Sea -graphics viewer, similar to 
Firestarter.  The author has almost released a demo 
version.  Now while we are talking about po- 
Losing a smaller project to a larger one - volume 
connection of this project with Firestarter.   
                                          
4.Dictionary -The dictionary is almost ready. Os- 
I wanted to finish something. (Damn, it’s already 6 months- 
syats)                                      
5.C-dos!!!  -  finally we got to 
assembly of these modems and we hope that 
let's satisfy your hungerinformation that appeared 
among the residents of Yekaterinburg. Approximate cost 
The capacity of one modem is 15O rub.            
                                          
6. Perhaps we will revive work on the toy 
Twins, once started 
Almond/Fx-Illusion and unfinished by him.  
                                          
 I’ll keep silent about other projects for now, re- 
cook this information.                    
                                          
                                          
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