Questionnaire - Surfin Bird.

 Surfin Bird                           
                                                                
                   
                                                                
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                                                
                                                                
1. Well, as it should be for a start Name, Nicknames, age, place
habitats :)))))                                                 
                                                                
- Kagan Kirill aka Surfin' Bird. 2Chyear. MinskPeter... Right now
more St. Petersburg than Minsk :)                                       
2. Historical Motherland :)                                       
                                                                
- Minsk!!! And Sevastopol! Both cities are rulez and ze best!         
                                                                
                                                                
3.  Well... A straight forward question :) Have you ever been to Grodno??? A
want to visit?  If yes, how many times, what did you like?
did you like it, impressions?   Compare with your city? What is
purpose of the visit, will you come again?                                     
                                                                
- I was in Grodno as a child - my relatives lived there. I remember -
narrow beautiful streets, ups and downs... and an airplane cinema,
where they showed cartoons :) Of course I want to visit again!
Great city!  If I come, I’ll get drunk with the spektrumists - once,
I’ll smoke with the Rastafarians - two, I’ll find and meet Zhenya
Churchyard - three :) I won’t compare it with my cities - it’s too much
It will be a biased comparison :)                                
Ch. Do you know the Grodno spektrumists? Even former ones?
Who do you think is the most prominent representative? :) Name it
who do you know personally? Who do you maintain relationships and contacts with?  
                                                                
- I don’t know anyone :( I finally know few spektrumists. Mostly -
only those whom I personally met. Apparently - Sinus
from Grodno? I can say that he has a nice nickname on the forum :) 
5.  Tell us a little about your biography - how did you spend your youth?
:)))                                                            
                                                                
- Uhhh... At construction sites and in the basements of Sevastopol:) At construction sites -
playing various dangerous games with carbide, rebar, cement and
alabaster - a common pastime for a child under construction
district:) In the basements - standing for hours and watching cartoons,
which you could manage yourself :) That’s exactly how I feel
Spectrum games were presented then.  And then - all the time
I played - first on Spectrum, then on Dandy, then on PC.
Now I’m drawing on the Spectrum :) Youth continues...         
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
b.  How did Fate, the villainess, bring you together with Specki? How did it happen
what time (short story)                            
                                                                
- See above.   Cellars.  Crowd of people.  Stunning graphics.
Amazing sounds. Windows to another world. OXYETb!                   
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
7.  What is your main specialization on Spectrum? Right away
did you come to her? Did your education help you with this?     
                                                                
- Artist.  The main and only one :) I came to her right away -
I don’t know how to do anything else and I don’t want to learn:) Lazy, blah;) About
education - helped a lot!  It was during lectures, during
Obtaining higher banking education honed talent
artist;)                                                     
8. Speaking of hares! What is your specialty? Where did you study?      
                                                                
- Somehow I answer all questions in advance... Apparently it was necessary
read the questionnaire first :) But too lazy - see question 7 :))             
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
9. What groups were you in, are you a member of, what projects have you released?
Which one do you think is the most successful?                               
                                                                
- I wasn’t a member, I’m not a member, I’m not going to be a member:) I work with
by everyone who makes games and asks you to draw. From RELEASED
projects - FAI only. I also made graphics for “Vera”, I’m waiting for it
AXOR will release it;) Well, I’m also drawing something;) It’s all secret
secret :))                                                       
9a.  Do you have any projects that remain so? B
dreams?                                                        
                                                                
                                                                
- Yes.  But I'm working on it :) Hmm... Actually there is one. This
Rogulike RPG in a cyberpunk setting and with excellent graphics.
Test screenshots can be viewed on the n-Discovery website (although
n-Discovery, like me, they have nothing to do with :)... Here
If someone decides to code, then with pleasure
I'll add it and finish it.                                                 
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
1O.   How did Spectrum affect your future life?
(Acquaintances, connections, choice of profession) did the hobby influence
your future destiny?                                        
                                                                
- I won’t say anything for now. Please re-ask the question
in five years;) But for now I can say that the Spectrum gave me -
EVERYTHING!                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
11. Was your first Spectrum? ????? (what?) What were they then
?                                                               
                                                                
- FUCKING! But - poorly compatible and buggy... but - see above.;)
It was called "Sail VI-2O1". Ch8k. Without any wisdom there :)
I always dreamed of a disk drive... Then there were none. Now there is
many different Ch8s, one 128k - “Byte”, which one gave me
wonderful person;) But, unfortunately, all this good is in
Minsk... And I’m in St. Petersburg now... I’m working to ensure that here too
Spectrum appeared for me. To be more precise, I want two :)              
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
11a. Which model do you consider the most successful and advanced?     
- I don't know much about hardware. Design-wise, it certainly rules.
"Byte", according to possibilities - "Sprinter", according to real possibilities -
"ATM Turbo 2+", and the best Spectrum- see question 11;)       
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
12. What is the Spectrum, zx scene for you at the moment.
You are doing something, just interested in news or for a long time
sent all this??? :))) if so, what, how and when??           
                                                                
- Yeah, that's what I said:) Spectrum is a hobby. This
communication. This is a bunch of excellent, “high-quality” golden people.
The main phenomenon and remarkable property of the Spectrum, I believe, is
attract such people. Now I'm drawing a graphic for three or four
games at different speeds and I write scripts for two :) But nothing
unusual - all this is sooooo slow...                        
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
13. What ZX sites do you visit? If you are visiting?                 
                                                                
- Only zx.rk.ru Well, sometimes I go somewhere else, but only
ifthey will invite... I don’t remember the names...                          
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
  1H. Your attitude towards Emulators, which ones you used, is it necessary?
Is this even a thing? Because we were arguing with Sinus... :) Beloved
th (emulsion) maybe eat? Which one is the best?                           
                                                                
- The best, favorite, and the one I use now - Unreal
Speccy (is anyone really surprised?:). An emulator is needed anyway.
It was thanks to emulators that I returned to Spec in 1999! Then I
in general I thought that the spec died a long time ago (this is understandable - I don’t
I haven't heard anything about it since 1993, when mine burned down!). And
the shock that he was still alive was so great that
I decided to do something for him.  As a token of gratitude and
respect for this pile of silicon and glands! But if there is a real sit
behind the emulsion - not very... mmm... adequate, or what? That's why I
I want the most sophisticated Spectrum for myself, so that there is no
no inconvenience.                                              
                                                                
15.  Name your favorite on Spectrum DEMO, GAME, Uewspaper,
Magazine (or several in order of coolness)                  
                                                                
- Demo - Anamnesis!  Overall the best demo I've ever had
seen, regardless of platform. You can't even call it Demo -
it's a whole movie with a great idea. In short - megarules.       
                                                                
- Game - Uether Earth! I certainly understand the meaning of Elite well
for spektrumists, and in general - for connoisseurs of games as art.
This is definitely a brilliant game, which is like
the quintessence of everything I value in games - the ability to
escape from this boring world into another - imaginary one,
interesting and endless.  That this is not just a game says
at least this case: In September I was traveling on a train from Minsk to
Brest, reading a newspaper about computer games. Sat next to me
man, about 5 years old. He and I talked about games. First about
PC-shnye, and then I announced (proudly! :) that I am a spektrumist, and began
sell "party politics". He was surprised at first, and then WHOLE
CHAS told his impressions about Elite. How he foughtTargons (so, it seems?), ran away from the police, carried drugs and
weapons from planet to planet, as I went among his friends
legend(!) about some Golden Planet (I don’t remember exactly), on
which was something cool, etc.!!! And I looked at the floor of the carriage
us like real idiots :) And the woman neighbor is a psychiatrist -
eventually started a conversation about the dangers of computer games for
fragile psyche;)) Well, for the life of me, there is no other game like this,
which would have such an impact on... ON THE WORLD, damn it! But that was only
lyrical digression :) My favorite game after all is I E T N E R
E A R T N!!! “Since childhood I dreamed of being friends with a robot” (c) Fry from
"Futurama".  This is about me :) And the best robots that lead
themselves “as if alive”, they just don’t say - in UETHER EARTH! Game
gives an amazing feeling of creativity (especially at first - until
You still don’t know what kind of robots you need to build to win :),
unforgettable pleasure from communicating with “our brothers”
smaller" and a strange nagging feeling when you soar over the field
battle, and ours are losing, and you - there he is... right there... and it would be necessary
help your people... but you can’t do anything... And you’re torn
Meanwhile, to fly through a cloud of screens to the base - build
reinforcements or stay here and block the passage
enemy bastards... or shield “ours” from phasers and missiles...
Eh...Well, why the fuck, no one can repeat THAT on
all these fucking Pentiums and fucking Radeons, fucking 9bOO!?!? Fuck...
                                                                
                                                                
1b.  Name the best Graphic and Music Editor, Best
Assembly language or other software, the authors will be pleased!               
                                                                
- The best graphics editor is BGE.  Almost perfect
tool.  And if you know the authors, give me their addresses - I myself
I want to communicate with them;) I don’t actively use any software anymore
I use it: (When the real thing appears, I’ll start, then ask again:) Yes!
I also like the Is-Dos operating system. But this is "absentee" love - I
I didn’t use it, but the ideology told me about it, and the fact that it is still
is sold and remains commercial - I really like it.            
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
17. Well, if we have already talked about this, Remember those Great Ones who
deserves to be mentioned - Favorite Musician, Coder, Artist,
Just a man who did a lot of good for the stage!                                                                
- I don’t like the word “scene”. We're not in the theater. And good people
on the Spectrum - a lot! And almost all of them are my friends! :)))
And those who haven’t yet - you’re welcome. And the great ones - here they are: Sasha
Shushkov, Dima Bystrov, Roma Chunin (by the way, he turned
33!  A magnificent age!), and there are a lot of them - great ones. Everyone who
does something - great. Even me :) And, of course, you :))))      
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
18. Do you consider yourself a Stager and how do you feel about it?
"understanding" what this is in your opinion? Scene and Scener?       
                                                                
- No, I don’t think so! I just went to have a smoke and think about what
I don't like the concept of "scene". I didn't come up with anything coherent.
Something like this: I associate “scene” with “demo”. And the demo for me
I don't like the idea.  As one smart person said, "The film,
filmed for the sake of a script is the same as a life lived for the sake of
obituary".  There is something here similar to demo-making :)
Most of the ones I have seen have no idea or plot. Asimple
perversions in programming to demonstrate capabilities
computer?  why the hell? I read it a long time ago in one deme :) on
BC - "The capabilities of a computer are limited only by the capabilities
programmer."  In my opinion, this is an absolutely correct statement, and
practice (and Dima Bystrov:) strictly proves this! There are some
demos that I like are the brilliant one mentioned above
Anamnesis, Dogma (for the idea and great 3D),
anarcho-communist anti-bourgeois deme (I don’t remember the name)
from the CPU (I think)... I still remember something, but I can’t formulate it
I can :)                                                          
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
19. Can you assess the state of the Stage today???            
                                                                
- In the ass. That's the way to go :)                                       
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
2O.  Have you personally attended any Parties?As a viewer either
participant? What did you like? What's not?                          
                                                                
- Been there.  At the Millennium and CC :) Both times as a participant, only
the second time - out of competition :( I liked the people first of all.
Spectrumists. They are great! I want to communicate with such people.
Everything was great at Millennium. True, then I did nothing all day
I didn’t eat, and I drank at the hidden party like I’ve never drunk before.
It’s sickening to remember...:( And the CC is a crappy organization. Complete
nonsense :)                                                          
                                                                
21.  Is it possible to make money on the Spectrum? and how
?                                                               
                                                                
- Of course you can!   In any way available to you -
program, draw, write music, develop hardware,
publish a newspaper. Does anyone really have the opinion that the ZX Spectrum
WORSE than the IBM PC, and programs, graphics, music, newspapers, and he himself
not worthy of paying money? If anyone has
such an opinion, then I invite them to the same place where the “scene” has already gone :)  
22. Does Spectrum have a Future and how do you see it???    
                                                                
- A question from the field - “do you have a future?” :) There is a future
everyone.  Only for some it is normal, but for the ZX Spectrum -
EXCELLENT!   I mean, rainbow.  Spectrum absolutely
will remain the best 8-bit computer, with the largest set
programs and games.  And it depends only on us whether it will become something
big.  And there are no misunderstandings here - you just need to 1. Refuse
from pirated software. 2. Buy reals. 3.Buy bells and whistles (if
2Sbkb of memory required in the 19th century, HDD and CD are generally possible
consider bells and whistles!). Ch. Make spec more convenient and friendly (for
account of the above-mentioned bells and whistles and programs). 5.Use spec in
everyday life, finally!  (I've been waiting for a long time when,
Finally, they will connect to the Internet... Why don’t they? See paragraph
1!)                                                             
                                                                
                                                                
                                                     
                                                                
And a couple more “life” questions:                               
                        
                                                                
                                                                
Have you served in the Army? Where and when?                            
                                                                
- No.  Nowhere. Never. And I never will. Because I don't want to :)
Because the army is complete nonsense and atavism
primitive communal system :)                                    
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Do you have your own family (wife, children)                         
                                                                
- No, but I live with a girl :) So de facto - yes :)                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Will you tell them on quiet winter evenings about the Spectrum
?? :)))) Or already?? (but it's still autumn :)                       
                                                                
                                                                
- The stump is clear! Not only tell, but also show. The main thing is
don’t press them too hard, otherwise a persistent
disgust :)                                                    
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Do you have MS, what kind? (or maybe Amiga, MAC?) You create
what are you doing? you either use it for creativity or just play
games (which ones)                                                  
                                                                
- Yes (but in St. Petersburg - not mine:). Athlon2ООО, 1Gb, Radeon9ООО. I do
on it graphic animation on 3DStudioMax (including for
Spectrum games, by the way).I draw pixel art for fun.   
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Favorite genre of computer games.                                  
                                                                
Favorite genre of computer games. - It's difficult to determine. I just love
good games.  I love genius ones :) But if this is the question, then
Quest.                                                          
                                                                
Favorite musical direction.                                
                                                                
Favorite musical genre - Punk rock, rock. Any. But it's better
I haven’t heard anything from “Civil Defense” yet;)                   
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
What model of cell phone do you have? what brand do you think
leader?                                                       
- Motorola, it seems. I don’t give a damn about the brand, I would have called anyway.              
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Hobbies besides computers???                                         
                                                                
- No :( Everything is connected with them, one way or another... I love reading.
Just a fucking bibliophile :)                                        
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Do you have an idiot's dream?                                          
- Yep.  I want a lot of money to produce a large batch
Spectrum and launch a series of commercials on TV!!!!!! Or
again, a lot of money, a batch of Spectrums, but give them away for free
to rural poor schools. (If anyone doesn’t know, then until
still in Belarus (And in Russia - I’m sure!) there are schools in which
subject "Informatics" - purely
theoretical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is, IMHO, like thiswhoreness and
It’s unfair that I’m just bullshit.)                          
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
What's the happiest moment in your life?                         
                                                                
- Oh, damn it... Well, there were so many of them! First computer, First
kiss, loss of virginity... These are just the main ones :)          
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Have you ever read our newspaper? Wishes and suggestions
are there?                                                       
                                                                
- If a new issue was published in the last 2 years, then I read it. But
in my opinion it didn’t come out :( Accordingly, there are wishes :)
It is imperative that you write about computer games!!!!! Computer
games are the only thing that gives these silicon monsters the right to
existence :) And so that in addition to the newspaper they also start making games :) A
I'll tell you thenI'll draw ;))))