SpreXtream'2003 - a short interview with Stormbringer, taken at the party.

ZX Time #14
 Interview with Stormbringer      
 (Valery Selev):          
                                        
 D: First, trivial question. How y
Spectrum appeared for you?                 
 S: Lvovsky appeared in 1994
48k version with tape recorder. In 1996
a computer with a 3'5 disk drive appeared, and then he
broke down and somewhere in 98-99, we bought
board of the Lvov version and upgraded
up to 1MB, cache, disk drives, turbo, etc.   
 D: I remember you participated in the game
project "10x10", aren't you working and
currently in any game project?    
 S: We are working on a game that
will be entered into the “Your Game” competition.
 M: What style of game?               
 S: Turn-based strategy.             
 D: Who else is involved in the project?  S: Another person - Alexey Koles-
nicks (RageVortex).                     
 M: Who draws graphics?            
 S: In principle, the entire project is
he is. I look at the general view, I give co-
tips for improvement...                  
 M: At what stage is the game?            
 S: The game is almost over. Remaining
finalize the design, develop a few
idea.                                   
 D: Your opinion about the overall performance
due to the organization of the competition "Your game
2002"? Personal opinion.                   
 S: I think the downside was that
that there was no elementary preselection.
Some jobs were just small
or demo versions - they wouldn’t be needed at all -
lo exhibit.                          
 M: Are you talking about Mario?  S: Well, yes.                           
 M: And “Manager”, for example?          
 S: Well, “Manager” is generally a department
private conversation:)))                      
 D: Well, in general, “Your Game” competitions
will there be more?                              
 S: I think that they will be carried out
more...                                  
 Looker: ...As long as Alex Hogue is alive!!!:))) 
 D: Your attitude to the new "hardware"
ny modifications.                         
 S: Needs to be developed.              
 M: Well, what about DMA?     
 S: Sounds good. Impressive.      
 D: Cnekoboe hardware needs to be updated.What paths and future do you see for this?
process? Excluding Kau.                 
 S: Sprinter.                        
 D: Excluding and Sprinter. I mean
something more “close” and at reasonable prices
lemoe.                                  
 S: And there are no other options. After all, there
there are great opportunities for upgrades,
 S: And there are no other options. After all, there
there are great opportunities for upgrades,
there is everything for connecting a CD-ROM, vi-
nchester, modems.                      
                                        
 /and again Max us successfully
             "turned off" :), because
             there was a debate about the “future” of the Special
             ktruma.../                 
                                        
 M: Your opinion about today's party.  
 S: I believe that the event is
moose even though there were few people
gathered. The situation is normal...     
 M: Well, everyone is yours!!!                   
 S: Yes:)))                          
                                        
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 Date of writing: 11/12/03.
               Revision date: 02/09/04

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