Black Maria.

* Crossposted in REAL.SPECCY
* Crossposted in ZX.SPECTRUM

I greet you from the bottom of my heart, All!

I would like to cite here a small article from a popular Donetsk newspaper:

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Newspaper "Telegid", circulation 32500, No.12, dated March 26, 9th page
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"Black Raven" - game of the year?

Quite recently, namely, in December 1997, in St. Petersburg
work was completed on a game that temporarily eclipsed the entire market
of ZX-Spectrum platform programs - "Black Raven".
This is a complete analogue of the widespread game "Warcraft", existing
on many platforms. The well-known St. Petersburg company "CopperFeet" took up the task of writing this game, a year and a half of intense, painstaking work and now - "Black Raven" appeared before your eyes. The game doesn't
leave you a lot of time to think, but forces you to act
and act as if the fighting was actually taking place.
32 missions, 2 difficulty levels, bloody battles involving up to a hundred
characters at the same time - that's what makes this game so attractive. Excellent
graphics, tastefully selected music, sound and
video effects, greatcartoon videos at the beginning and end of the game
leave a very pleasant impression.
Unfortunately, the growing popularity of this program has led
to the emergence of pirated copies of very poor quality and completely
inoperable. Those versions that caught my eye were
impossible after the third or fourth level, did not work correctly and from time to time spoiled themselves.
I will try to teach you how to distinguish licensed versions from
pirated fakes.
The licensed version of the game comes on two discs, on each
of them there is a branded sticker with the inscription "Black Raven" and the name
of the author. The sticker on the second disc must contain a unique
copy serial number. In addition, if you purchase this game on the territory of Ukraine, the first disc should contain the logo of the company "KGS", which is the official distributor of this program in Ukraine.
By following these simple tips, you can avoid being deceived by dishonest traders, and you can truly enjoy this exciting game!
Safronov E.A.

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And now the main joke: the editors of TV Guide received an angry
anonymous letter in which it was written that this article was written byone of the
distributors of this game, that this is hidden advertising and all this is not true!
So I’m thinking who it could be... :)
Apparently, we caused trouble for someone, Alos got itchy in one place :)

Hasta la vista.
Tim Kelly

Hello Tim.

02 Apr 98 14:39, Tim Kelly wrote to All:

TK> And now the main joke: the editors of TV Guide received an angry
TK> anonymous letter in which it was written that this article was written by
TK> one of the distributors of this game, that this is hidden advertising and
TK> all this is not true! So I’m thinking who it could be... :)
TK> Apparently, we caused trouble for someone, it was itching in one place
TK> at Alos :)

that’s what he needs aLOS he’s in Africa aLOS

With respect Evil Mad Max [Team OS/2]