Summary - new items: ZX Format 6-7, Secrets of Captain Shelton, Lord from Planet Earth.

                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
 Welcome to the  SUMMARY . Here you are
you will be able to get acquainted with the arrivals of new
nok software to the Spectrum market in Latvia, and in
particularly in Riga. Algorithm for this section
next: brief description, comment,
illustration and evaluation. Alas, any information
tion tends to become outdated, so do not
it’s worth swearing loudly when you find a little bit in the SUMMARY
stale programs, especially since the magazine
by its nature it doesn't come out too often... 
   Well, let's get started.                       
                                          
 Perhaps, let's start with Russian new products.
Here it is worth noting the sixth and seventh
electronic journal measure ZX-FORMAT from XL
DESIGN. Like every sensible magazine, For-
the swearing is progressing - it has become even cooler without
Moreover, the interface is incredibly sophisticated, so
some feeling that the authors were carried away by the shell-
Coy and all kinds of services. Now in fox
an additional or-
control gun, you can grab it
arrow and move the text (straight  MustDie'95
some). The sixth format has already arrived
two disks, and if the magazine itself
almost no one saw the application from non-
It's been going around for a long time now.  And the application
This is really what is needed. In the light of race
distribution of modems in Riga is very peculiar
Software support has arrived quicklyMacro
Modem version 2.20.The terminal is completely
convenient and professional in all her
manifestations. There's also a new demo version of Cher-
Nogo Voron Mr. Mednonogov. Lowering the
torn epithets noticed one serious
glitch - archers are completely inactive,
i.e. they don’t want to shoot, but maybe they would have...
well intended... :)                         
 And number seven amused us with the presence
fantastic (yep, he is!) assem-
new generation blader named as  STORM
v2.1. All standard functions retained,
v2.1 integrated with stealth monitor (co-
who for some reason was not with him) and added
with a bunch of functions that make hard work easier
programmers. Quite an interesting selection
ka interviews with famous Sinclairists,
two demos of new games and much more
a lot of useful information awaits you in the post-
latest issue of the magazine  ZX FORMAT.         
 Our assessment will be for both numbers at once
due to their almost simultaneous appearance
tions on the Riga "horizons" (approximately as
and co SPECTROFON #22/#23).                 
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
 Rating system:             
                                          
 ;-) ZER GUT !!!             
 :-) GOOD!                
 :-/ TOLERANT                 
 :-( SOUR                   
 ;-[ MDA-A-A...             
                                          
 For now we will evaluate on a five-point scale
system, since in my opinion it is more
objective than ten... Have you noticed
What do we have instead of points and percentages?
emoticons (smiles), still get  ;-[  not
as unpleasant as a trivial unit.   
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          


                                          
                                          
 OUR VERDICT :)               
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 Name: ZX FORMAT #6/#7     
 Operating mode: 128 KB             
 Type/Genre: Electronic magazine  
 Manufacturer: XL-DESIGN / Russia  
 Release date: 1997                
                                          
 Graphics:  :-)                
 Sound:  ;-)                
 Code:  8-))               
 Quality:  ;-)                
 Playability                       
/contents:  :-)                
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 General smiley:  ;-)                
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
 Among the “hottest” new products are two dis-
like system programs, for some reason with the addition
gaming. Discarding games, in view of their almost
dark age, let us turn directly
but for systems:                           
 Unfortunately, there are a lot of stan-
ry, and VERY old programs, but
Let's select them STS v4.3 + MAGIC FILES VIEW
Still, people are gradually starting to use
create such a cool function as USER.     
 We were very interested in the program
CATALOGUE PLUS  - promisedincrease
number of files up to 256! Very useful
for disks with assembly files, for example
measures, where half the disk always remains empty.
   There is also a new compressor SLIDER PACK without
that version. He presses weakly, especially in
compared to monsters like Data Squizer and
MS_PACK.                                  
 I was very pleased with the new protector from the co-
feasting.  In the accompanying file he
is described very favorably, let's see what it is like
per tooth ;)                                
Also useful would beMASM>TASM Converter,
for example, when transferring to the same STORM.    
 It's been a long time since there were decent co-
feasters, and if you think so too,
then you will definitely like the program
portable disk copierSOFT-COPY v1.3 
- copies both normal and non-normal
small disks, and does it quickly,
because uses a turbo driver.            
                                          
 For some reason we got carried away with all sorts of systems
mi, I need somethingsomething for relaxation... No
better relaxation than reading a good book. Sco-
ro we will have the opportunity to read any
will be released on disk, and in the coming days
There will be a disc with numbers 3 and 4 for 1997.   
                                          
 Several logical
toys: X-REVERSY, MAGIC STRIPES, STRIP
REVERSY...On the market within 4-5 weeks
There will be about 8-10 new discs from Pite-
ra. But they will not release them all at once, so that
life did not seem like honey to us. :(           
                                          
 And now about domestic game development: 
                                          
 After a long and painful birth ;) our
dear Wave Soft suffered so long ago both
devout and, according to them, not like anything else
I'm chewing on a game of the Adventure genre.  Yes and indeed
Indeed, it bears little resemblance to anything, you
launched earlier. Both in terms of interface and content
both in terms of quality and, unfortunately, in terms of quality.  K
to the credit of the creators, we note that the idea with
zest, and has underitself a book
the basis, so to speak. And besides this
just a demo version. Here, willy-nilly
a rhetorical question arises: - and not
Are there too many of these same demo versions?
done - thoughts, warcraft, civilizations,
mortal kombats of all stripes..., this list
this could go on for too long.  All this
brings up sad thoughts. Of course you can
ask whether it’s worth tormenting over the full
version without assessing whether such software is needed
_at all_?! But in the same England there is a beta version
very rare... So our authors want
I would like to wish that I could master the full game
ru. Let it be tacky, let it be...
same buggy (but only a little bit)... but
one way or another, it will still be  FULL
VERSION - and without any additions like
"pre-relize, demo, beta, first level only
& etc.). No, guys, we've had enough of these
unjustified hopes and unfulfilled promises
niy - either all, or in parallel...         
 A little about the game: You play the role
treasure-hungry adventurer.
At the bar, a navigator sits down next to you, ready to
you can go out with you for almost free
re. One way or another, you can’t avoid the sea
succeed, so ifAre you suffering from sea-
disease" - play strictly opposite
cauldron. :). As a result, the game comes down to mono-
ton selection from a limited number
of the proposed options, which is not at all a way
there is playability. InTKShcompletely
there is freedom of action that ABSOLUTELY
contradicts the selected genre (gender must be
go, Adventure).  The authors should re-
mock over this, it seems to me, the main
no problem.                            
 Actually, everything is not so bad -
there are only two problems, one we have already discussed -
the last one left. It's not even a problem
you name it, it’s more like a disease - texts.  I
I can understand everything, glitches, failures, instability
great work, but texts, gentlemen, texts!
Great charm is given by the absence of font
those letters "b", instead of it there is a sign
copyright chock. But all this pales in comparison
discouraging grammar.  If still
take into account that the set is pro-
I was reading from a book... no, guys, you can’t do that.
It is immediately clear that by reading the description of the local
no one bothered themselves, which is very
upsets. By the way, chronic illiteracy
ity is becoming an increasing problem for
Sinclairists. What this is connected with, I can judge
I don't dare, but facts are a thingstubborn...    
 I devoted so much space to this program,
since it’s still nice that our little one is
no, but a proud republic can (if for-
wants) to release good games.           


                                          
                                          
 OUR VERDICT :)               
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 Title: The Mystery of Captain Shelton
 Operating mode: 128/256 KB            
 Type/Genre: Game / Adventure (?)  
 Manufacturer: Wave Soft / Latvia    
 Release date: 1997                 
                                          
 Graphics: :-/                  
    Звук          :  8-[                  
    Код           :  ;-)                  
    Качество      :  :-/                  
    Играбельность                         
    /содержание   :  :-(                  
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    Общий смайл   :  :-/                  
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
   Качество  мы  поставили  среднее,  хотя
можно было бы и ниже -  ТКШ  нормальноnot
runs on 128 machines (you need to run
res 48 Basic with active 128 mode) and
persistently buggy on ATM-Turbo 102ChKb. Yes and
by and large, a hundred would be enough
a good forty-eight kilograms, if
just work on loading and removing
take extra stuff from the game itself (anecdotes, e.g.
example). Otherwise, wonderful
awning...                                
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
 However, it became quite sad.  Riga
is filled with glorious Sinclairists, and now
Soon we should expect the appearance of the game of our favorite
styleADVENTURE+QUESTfor those who decide not to
It's stupid to rest the owners of Zet X. Yeah, y
You probably already have the word on the tip of your tongue.
reading "Star Legacy", and if it
so - you hit the bull's eye, but I'm silent,
for the time has come Authors...               
                                          
                                          
 "Can I fall in love with you?"          
                                          
This unusual question became the main one  
 hero bridge to a distant planet, gave  
he has an unprecedented weapon and need in his hands -  
shaft of all strengths, talents and skills to  
save the star princess first, for-  
them-Earth, "the planet that does not exist", and in  
ultimately defend the honor of humanity-  
wa in the coming galactic war.       
                                          
                                          

                                          
Creative group "ENERGY" presents  
 Вам краткий рассказ о  программе,koto-  
 Paradise will appear in the near future.          
 So: "Lord from planet Earth."            
Based on the beautiful painting of the same name  
 novel by a magnificent writer SERGEY LU-  
 KbYANENKO.                                
The novel is an excellent example  
of the "philosophical space opera" genre:  
fights with atomic swords, duels with zve-  
Zodoletov, combat landings and romantic  
What scenes are intertwined in it with thoughts -  
tales about the ways of development of civilization.  
 Of course, we were aware of  
 that use all plots -  
 it is almost impossible to stop -  
 were on the "ACTION" line.  Something, something  
 there will be plenty of action in the game.     
 "DEMO", which you will see soon, is -  
is almost the full first level-  
 silent games.                                
                                          
                                          

                                          
 As you already understood, we used -  
structure of locations and interface from prog  
creative frame "Star Heritage"  
 groups "STEP", so that, in general, everything  
 is familiar and understandable.                      
                                          
 A. MELNIKOV           
                                          
... Are you intrigued? No doubt I wouldn't
I didn't enjoy playing this thing, but
It’s one thing to advertise, and another to
bring these plans to life. All that remains is
wish you a successful and speedy completion
this interesting project.             
 By the time I was already packing
article, it became known that the working title
The concept of the game is changing, but the new one is "ON THE EDGE".   
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
The pilot episode has ended SUMMARIES,
dear readers. Not without regret came
try to state that even without that,
a trickle of new products is drying up, and some
There are no prospects yet. Sellers
already without the former enthusiasm they look at the editor-
some spektrumists with burning eyes and all
They pamper us with fresh things less often. Господа  тор-
govts, have at least a drop of pity and compassion
Denmark, don't leave us to our own devicesfate,
don't forget to take out and release the discs
and literature. Without your help it will be very
tight, not only for Riga, but also for foreigners
for city connoisseurs of speckies. Support us
and we cannot help you!               
                                        
QUIET PLASMA!             
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
 ; Article written & edited by S.F.D.     
 ; Corrected by R.V.A.                    
 ; Music composed by DJ IRONMAN           
 ; SUMMARY (C)1997 ALFA (tm)