REVIEW
Unfortunately, the trickle of software from the West
for Spectrum-compatible computers in recent years has narrowed
significantly. In the West, the machine with the magic name
"ZX-SPECTRUM" is almost died and we have only one thing:
in-house support the warm breath of our beloved
"Speccy". In this section, we will accumulate all the most
latest information on the game
software.
Here we will tell
You about what's new
in Moscow, which games deserve
attention, and what - just a talentless fraud. The Review You
found along with reviews and
hit parade of games.
By the time this issue of
in the light, in the Moscow market
software virtually nothing new has appeared, except for a few
"toys" two-three months old. Let's just agree, what we call the
"new" games that have only recently
appeared in Moscow, whatever
on their release date in the West.
Probably everyone knows that game
for our "Speccy" come to
us with a delay of two - three
year.
Take for example the game "SHADOW
WARRIORS ", which appeared on
markets in Moscow in the summer of 1993.
It was the most interesting novelty of the season, and fans
brawl broken off more than one joystick to
this game. Incidentally, this
game ranked first in
hit parade of games in England as early as
1990.
Thus, we consider here is
new that found in the markets.
ELITE-3 (remixed THD)
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This game is a remake
world-renowned ELITE. Moscow firm THD actually
always been a thrust to the alterations of different games and
pretty succeeded in this. Our "reenactors" broke the program
and, using codes of the original authors, created on this basis
something of their own, and not always
best. ELITE-3 - typical evidence of this. Must
pay tribute to the firm THD for a colorful screen saver program
design, control panel, and the music that soothes you after a
difficult space battles, but perhaps at the same time we have
exhausted the supply of positive emotions.
Now that this game
We were not satisfied. The first and
probably the most unpleasant - it is
radar. It was necessary for a long time, probably
think, to invent a
weird and uncomfortable at work
radar. Oh, where is our old
Good, familiar fixture! Space aces, before whom men tremble
years pirates and Targon all eight of our galaxies
Brotherhood star, sitting down
wheel modified Cobra
made in THD with that, frankly, alien radar
feel babies and
before he could blink, leave this crazy world gdenibud on the
flight to the planet ZAONCE with curse words in
address "reenactors".
As a result, the Federation was deprived of another
experienced pilot, and his relatives were not paid even after
death compensation.
Add to this a bad time when piracy
"Cobra", a sudden
suddenly starts to shoot at your ship bursts of rockets and
"Fer De Lance", like Targon,
lets you meet a whole
squadron "kraits. Resistance
in this case is useless.
The second point in this alteration - an additional menu,
which adds to the traditional trading operations several
new.
By itself, this may be
not bad, but with the acquisition of certain so-called drivers,
distorted the original sense of the game. In this regard,
You can imagine that in
future firm THD prepare us
even some new cool
version of the ELITE, called
ELITE-39 (remixed'remixed'remixed
THD), in which pilots are lazy, just get the pilot's
license on the planet LAVE, one
pressing acquire
currently SUPER GALACTIC HYPERDRIVE,
and with it, and the rating ELITE
and in the twinkling of an eye being sent on a holiday to the
planet RAXXLA. And given the bizarre proclivities "reenactors"
to the offal unfortunate slaves in the ELITE-3, we can assume
that the planet RAXXLA you have to deal with cannibalism.
Of course, we all understand. Time the heavy, eat nothing but
Finally let's at least in
ELITE does not carry specific
our lives. Let the world of this game
remains as invented
the authors of the original.
P6 We did not find Novosibirsk version of ELITE-2, although
market is constantly rumored that a worthy thing, and it
worth a look. Apparently Protection
there are very serious, if the game
has not yet appeared in a sale. Well, we are ready to buy
authors a copy of this program
mutually beneficial terms.
LASER SQUAD with "five" levels
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The authors of this version of the popular
the game remained unknown. Edition of our magazine is known
one thing: the disk version of the program
signed by the initials of the CTO
For that they can say 'thank you', so just for the fact that
three "Native" script the game here
loaded and on the 48th car, unlike other disk
versions. The remaining two scenarios -
DEAD CITY and SABOTEURS - tasteless alterations of the first
two of "Native" games.
Here we should digress and talk a bit about the game itself
LASER SQUAD.
It so happened that the original
game came in the days of the Soviet Union in
incomplete integration, all with
two scenarios. Desperate attempts to find getting lost the
other two scenarios have been in vain. In the end, the amateurs
the game in doubt that these Missing scripts do exist in
nature. Well, in the fact: the authors simply left key to the
future and engaged in other issues, and then hands somehow
nedoshli etc. By the way, this conjecture is confirmed by the
the fact that after years in the country
there is a third scenario games
and, in some game settings, standing on a step
higher than the previous two.
Perhaps the authors have returned to
game and found the strength and courage to write another
version of the adventures of "laser-platoon." However, so far
no final script. The editorial board of "SPECTROFON"
would be very grateful if
someone suddenly there is a missing script and he would write
to us several lines.
Back to our conversation.
It is clear that many of our Hacker there is a desire by
append missing scripts. AND
This can only be welcomed.
But ... There really is
a "but."
As soon learn to program, sometimes even before
what to read and write, some
Hacker begin to bear on
markets its imperfections, which
may be of interest only to them
themselves.
Inexperienced user, recently bought himself Spectrum, in
throws up his hands in amazement
first look at an international group of soldiers with the names
of Vasya, Rimbaud, Goblin, etc. Not
having sufficient experience, he,
naively, enthusiastically
tells neighbors that
foreign computer thriller
taking part and our people. AND
it never occurred to him that some Hacker Vasya just decided to
perpetuate itself in the popular game. But it is not so bad.
"What would a child or teshilos ...".
Maybe the board is drawn from the taste? Unfortunately,
this here is quite
clumsy. Attentive players will draw the attention of the
incompleteness of the playing field, its boring space and
illogical layout of some parts. We here will not stop
on the other, frankly vulgar
elements present in the game.
In general, appended script
Games LASER SQUAD unpleasant impression. And we would not
began to write about them here if
did not liked and did not appreciate the original version of
the game. Somebody must separate the wheat from the chaff.
It would probably all be better if our programmers
published a game editor
LASER SQUAD, and then everyone can
would create for itself those scenarios, he is interested. We
, on the other hand, could
provide all possible support to the authors of the editor, from
publication describing it on the magazine SPECTROFON, and
ending the contest for best screenplay for "laser-platoon."
If such an editor is created,
then we turn to the authors with
proposal to publication.
'CHEVY' CHASE (PAL DEVELOPMENTS)
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Finally a full version of this
Games released in the light in 1992
year, came up to us. Who went long on the arms demo
version led to the delight of all
fans of racing cars.
Great graphics, good
dynamics and ease of management
put this game in a row with
such classical immitatorami cars like CHASE HQ and
WEC LE MANS. In 'CHEVY' CHASE You
rushing on the wings of love to his girlfriend, who lives in
another city. You have limited time to spare and at each stage
You will have to sweat to time to reach his beloved.
On the road you will meet Stations
service, where you can
streamline its not quite
a new car.
Now let me digress and talk
that's what. Our beloved
Hacker (and not ours, too) make a very important and necessary
work: to get the program, adapting them under the disk interface
and offer your product to market software.
Members of Spectrum-compatible machines appreciate this hard
work and vote "for" your wallet by buying the program. The
process is going and growing quite rapidly. This interesting
case is connected more number of enthusiastic people.
Us from the pages of the magazine, I would just make a few
observations about the Hacker intervention in the original
games. At some time in among our "crackers" came the tradition
to engage in restructuring programs. Downloading game, users
face so soft, but very intrusive question for: "INFINITE LIFE?"
Ie if you wish, my dear,
get "eternal life" and downright "paradise." The image
serpent-tempter gets into your
Computer Hacker spirit and offers to satisfy the curiosity
by a single keystroke.
Succumbing to temptation, you plunge into this game and for an
hour, and sometimes faster, pass it
to the end and never more to it
not be returned.
As an example, a disk version of rpm being used
"SAINT DRAGON" with "eternal
life. "In this game you never
not touching the joystick to
"Hurrah!" Flies at all levels,
as if in some nightmare.
With the same success could be
burn the game on a VCR
and sell the cassette of
everyone. Just who is it
buy it? A game, perhaps you are tempted to install refractory
eternal life for a long time to even please you with its
interesting puzzles, obstacles and traps that you have managed
to overcome its own and without assistance "Eternity." After
all normal people have a thirst for self-assertion in this
world, let Even if this world - a computer.
Hacker asserts itself even though
would have been that, having found some
POKES, infinite sets
time limits, weapons, energy
etc. But it is incorrect to
relation to the user. We
has always been and remain opposed to all kinds of "Infinity"
and call these versions of the game "disability". We know that
our there are opponents and counter-arguments. Typically, two
of them: not want to eternal life - choose
normal and the second argument -
people with a low rate of reaction is sometimes very difficult
to pass the game is almost impossible. By
Regarding the first argument, we actually had already said they
would not ought to tempt people
offering a descent lightweight version of the game.
The second argument we also did not
says it all: people with normal
reaction times can not pass
some delicious shooter
or successfully complete the road race, but it's not a reason
to mutilate program.
Let the authors of the games create different programs, and
we believe that Both authors can be solved as
to do so with one hand to facilitate the player life, and with
the other - to support a sustained interest in the game. This
is a task the authors - to find that a reasonable Ballance, who
provides the harmony of the game. And only user to judge how a
professional writer knows his business.
And all I would like to Hacker
wish to use in their
working principle of "do no harm." Not
should be given to the masses' disabled
nye "games. Keep them out of her, until
small and do not show anyone. Ho
telos would be that this principle
become the norm among our Hakke
moat.
DYNAMO (CODE MASTERS 1992)
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This is a typical arcade game
for those who deftly works
joystick and has strong nerves.
Here, you'll have a controlling men, to collect diamonds,
overcome obstacles and devilish traps. In the game you can
discover secret rooms in which many hidden jewels. The game
does not require a great mind and will be interesting
both children and adults who want a little podrazmyatsya.
The graphics in this game is not bad and
You do not have to miss if
You certainly do not expect from this
Toys for something unusual.
PANIC DIZZY (CODE MASTERS 1992)
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Great game, referring to the category of "glass" games
amazing graphics and a simple
to genius idea.
The ancestor of this type
games is unforgettable TETRIS.
PANIC DIZZY creators managed
find that a reasonable balance: when a person, regardless of
age, sex and educational level, forgetting about all their
problems, switched to the solution trivial task: as much as
possible put details in the appropriate cells. The game
captures the entire stay.
Joystick bursting of convulsive
movements of sweaty hands and twentieth session
tsaty level seems to be so without
reliable. But there is more weight
tera attackers height table
Records of this game.
The only pity is that the results
works can not save to disk
and to perpetuate his name on the family
Noah honor roll.
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WRESTLEMANIA (OCEAN 1991)
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Oh, how I told him napoddal! Under
the roar of the feverish public my
rival flew through the ropes
and, it seems, are no longer rising. But it seemed to me
enough. I pulled out of the ring and lifted obmyagshee body,
threw him into a crowd of discouraged fans. What is was a
victory! Fans enthusiastically applauded and threw me flowers.
Stronger than me today there was no one ...
This game is a long time to attract
the attention of all who love to work with their fists.
Situations arising in the ring, very convincing and believable.
Good toy for the active
relaxing after a hard working
of the day, as well as a great emotional
onal discharge after a quarrel with
superiors at work. If you need
calm your nerves, feel free to upload
those this game and mentally Call
its boring in the ring at
Chief,. A beautiful dream of you
is guaranteed. Unless, of course,
victory will be yours ...
- TOP 20 -
Today we bring you
hit parade of games, which is composed
based on the sale of games
on the radio market in Mitino (city
Moscow).
Once the reservation that we do not
claim to complete objectivity of the hit parade, since it was
created based on the data Sales only a few
outlets. We invite
all participate in creating our shared the hit parade, which
will be only based on your tastes and interests.
Letters with the names of your favorite games
can be addressed to the Editor "SPECTROFON".
______TOP 20 "SPECTROFON "_______
1.WRESTLEMANIA 11.LASER SQUAD
2.DIZZY (1-6) 12.RODLAND
3.ELITE-3 (r.THD) 13.S.DRAGON
4.TURTLES-2 14.T.RENEGADE
5.D.DRAGON 15.ROBOCOP-3
6.DINAMO 16.IRONLORD
7.S.W.I.V. 17.SIM CITY
8.STEG 18.MYTH
9.TERMINATOR-2 19.F-16
10.TETRIS-2 20.PANIC DYZZY
Comments here are unnecessary.
We can only say that we have
people still like to fight and
shoot. Everything is fine, but
do not forget that there are
other games that are worthy of
ranked first in our
charts. On the pages of the magazine, we still tell you about
the masterpieces that have not yet received due recognition.
