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ALIVE MAGAZINE
- Ofcourse STSurvivor matched it again to bring us another issue of ALIVE and
this time it is very well done and tops the last issue in any way, so there
are two intros included, one by Ray/.tSCc. and one by MIND DESIGN. Check our
review here...
>---> review of ALIVE ISSUE 5 <---<
[src: http://www.dhs.nu]
- The announced issue SIX should hit the streets in the next weeks after another
support breakdown concerning delay...
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ANIMKOMIALS
- A new dentro called "Too Hard 3" was released at Lato Ludzikow and it placed
3rd in the 8bit democompo. Check our review here...
>---> review of TOO HARD 3 <---<
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CHECKPOINT
- DEFJAM is stepping further away from the Atari scene and released his first
demo for PALM OS, showing effects coming from Atari. It won the competition!
[src: Defjam]
- The destination of their old demo with the working title "MONOSTYLE" is still
unknown, but it was said that it got a new name, "POSH", and isn't out of the
world at all.
[src: Defjam]
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COOLGIRLS
- What? This turns out to be the first girlgroup on Atari Falcon, or rather to
be another fake project? Anyway, they released their first intro on Falcon and
you can get a closer look on it here...
>---> review of COOLGIRLS intro <---<
[src: http://www.dhs.nu]
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CREAM
- While TAO appears as only member in the public there are again rumours that
their demo "HEFTIG" isn't dead at all. ULTRA was talking lately of two parts
that may appear as single demos, hu?! Anyway, letīs hope that it isnīt only
hot air again...
[src: Ultra]
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CRYSTALIC
- They celebrated their 15th anniversary by releasing an Oldskool demoscreen for
PC. Looks quite like ST :)
[src: Crystalic website]
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D-BUG
- Many years after their last menu they released a new compact, # 171. Check out
our look on it here...
>---> review of DBUG MENU 171 <---<
You can leech it also at http://dbug.atari.org
- Lately menus 172, 173 and 174 were released!
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DHS
- Evil updated the SNDH-archvie again in april.
[src: http://www.dhs.nu]
- They have a new member called TIMBRAL. He is a grafician and musician.
[src: Evil/DHS]
- They released the invitro for ERROR IN LINE #3... check http://eil.atari.org/
and our review...
>---> review of EIL 3 Invitation <---<
- Lately they supported DBUG with 2 nice intros for their latest menues!
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DUNE
- The rumours about a new member are going stronger and finally we revealed him,
FELIX, who joined them as coder and may make his first appearance in their
next production. Furthermore you can check an exclusive interview with him!
[src: Felix/Dune]
- Another production?! Well, they announced something for this year, but so far
it is just a rumour.
[src: Felix/Dune]
- They are preparing a website: http://www.dune-design.com/
- They opened a GBA-section.
- They have a new member called STUFFY, coding on GBC/GBA. The first game on GBC
is finished and another one on GBA is under production.
[src: Mic/Dune]
- They are working on a new ST demo called "Wintertales" which will be released
by the end of this year. Code from CHUCK and FELIX, Gfx from MIC.
[src: Chuck/Dune]
- Also an STE demo is under construction called "SEEDS". A possible release
could be the middle of next year.
[src: Chuck/Dune]
- After all they did the marvellous intro for UCM # 23 :)
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EKO
- They entered the game-industry. Maxx out seems to be the leading programmer.
http://www.ekosystem.org
[src: Mic/Dune]
- Def Klf is totally on grafitti styles nowadays. http://ekosystem.org
[src: Ekosystem.org]
- Djamm renamed himself to Djam leaving one M ... dunno why... he is producing
music for the reactivated Sunlikamelo-d label. http://www.sunlikamelo-d.com
[src: Orange Juice]
- Djamm is working on a game-music score at the moment
[src: Sunlikeamelo-d.com]
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ERROR IN LINE 2oo3
- What to say, only a rumour, but a strong one, esp. since there was never a
contradiction by the organizers. Anyway, as it seems the party will take place
again next year, on Easter as always and surely on the same cute place as in
the other years... stay tuned for further informations!
- And in the end it was truth! Check the invitation file...
>---> Official Invitation for EIL 3 <---<
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ESCAPE
- They released the "Peeping of atari 8bit". A little tool that simulates the
same sound as the diskdrive from the Atari 8bit while loading :)
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EVOLUTION
- We heard rumours that this is a new group formed by WILDFIRE and MIND DESIGN.
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FAEN
- The czech underground reached the final end of NARSIL magazine as they claimed
to close down the magazine with issue 5o that was released in June. So go for
an overview of all the issues released over the last year...
>---> NARSIL - THE LATEST ISSUES <---<
>---> NARSIL - THE LOST ISSUES <---<
You surely wonder about the second link but let me explain that their homepage
was closed down by the provider in February and all issues after volume # 47
appeared in June again and I didnīt tought to see them in the end as I wrote
the first one :)
- We heard that it could be that some more issues could be released from time to
time, but that depends on the motivation of the makers.
[src: Mikro]
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FOUNDATION TWO
- MAD BUTSCHER is still working on a Falcon game called "DUSAU" and claims that
the development is going steady...
- MAD BUTSCHER organised the Unconventional2k2 again in Lengenfeld, Germany from
30.08.-02.09.2002.
- They have some new members: TWH, he is working on a game for the 1K compo and
MoAco formerly knowm from his TRIPLE A Magazine.
- MAD BUTSCHER has another project on Atari 8bit called "Bremspunkt". It will be
a Multijoy8-game.
- They opened a forum on their website.
- Another new member joined them called Arti Stoke.
[src: Mad Butscher]
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FUN
- EARX has released the UCM-Shell as open source.
[src: http://www.dhs.nu]
- They are still working on their "THING"...
[Havoc/Fun]
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HEMOROIDS
- After many years they released the PHOTOTRO to the public. We checked it out
for you...
>---> review of PHOTOTRO <---<
[src: http://www.dhs.nu]
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MJJ PRODUCTIONS
- They're back in business, but with the exception that no one of the guys that
have built up the hype around that band, just as STEPH, NIKO or WILFRIED is
still on board, but the so called old leader FEL'X recruited some new member,
called ZORRO 2 who started to code and so they released a slideshow with old
works now... check our review here...
>---> review of MJJ PROD slideshow <---<
- C-REM/MAD VISION joined MJJ PRODUCTIONS
[src: C-REM/MJJ PROD.]
- The MJJ-Party 2 was held from 16.-18.08.2002 in France.
- They released a new production. The "MJJ-Player". Review here...
>---> review of MJJ PLAYER <---<
- Some former Supremacy-members joinded MJJ like STRIDER and FRAKS.
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NEW BEAT
- ACE MIDI 1.03 was released aswell as a couple more demotunes by Tim Conrardy
and THOMAS/NEW BEAT.
[src: http//www.st-computer.net]
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OXYGENE
- LEONARD isn't going tired to try to break old ST demo records and so he did
another small screen, beating the 16*16 sprite record...
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PARANOIA
- It's damn quiet nowadays around them. One of their projects is a Commodore+4/
C16 emulator for o3o based machines. According to Paranoid the emulation is
working atm but it's still incomplete and full of bugs.
- Paranoia is expanding to other platforms... hum? I thought they are already
everywhere :)
- Paranoid is still working on the STE FAQ.
- The Union LUNATIC ASYLUM is no more.
- There are rumours about an STE demo.
- The PC (486) version of their Falcon demo ROCK SOLID is cancelled due to a
machine crash.
- EXTREME PONG for PC was released (PC 386/DOS/EGA).
- They wanna organize another Paracon from 22.-24. November 2002. For more
infos check: http://paranoia.atari.org/
- Lately they have released the invitation intro for the PARACON party! Check!
>---> PARACON 4 INVITATION INTRO <---<
>---> PARACON 4 INVITATION <--<
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P.H.F.
- Grazey finally released the Ultimate Music Demo with 4646 tunes in total!
Fat respects this is unbelievable! We have here a review for you...
>---> review of ULTIMATE MUSIC DEMO 873o <---<
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QUASIMODOS
- They have done a new 8 bit demo at Lato Ludzikow called "Pacem in Terris". The
demo placed second and we have a review as always...
>---> review of PACEM IN TERRIS <---<
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REDLITE
- They are planning to to a new music-demo soon for STE
[src: Drus/Redlite]
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RESERVOIR GODS
- They've got two new members called AEGIR (he joined as coder) and STRATAGEM
(known as member of ANIMAL MINE). So the current memberlist is...
o Aegir - code
o Griff - code
o Mr Pink - code
o MSG - music
o Neo - grafic
o Ripley - grafic
o SH3 - grafic
o Stratagem - code, support
- In April they have released completely unexpected another game called "DOUBLE
JUGGLER VEGETABOBBLE", a remake of an old LCD game as 24 hours game, running
on any Atari machine from ST to Falcon and TT. Check our review here...
>---> review of DOUBLE JUGGLER VEGETABOBBLE <---<
- And, to show that they're alive and kicking, they brought us another game one
month later, a puzzler called "GODPEY". Review is here as well...
- Further projects are in the pipeline but not named so far, we only got the
information that the game "BATTLE BOWLS", a former DUNE title, belongs to the
projects but hasn't high priority.
- Lately they revealed the title of one of their forthcoming games, it is called
"SUPERFLY" and will hit the streets in the next weeks.
[src: Stratagem]
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SAGE
- He has coded a slideshow on Lynx for Songbird.
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SATANTRONIC
- They released an updated version of their BLUE FIRE 4ktro... now they reached
version 1.2 and itīs time to look at it since we didnīt so far ;)
>---> review of BLUE FIRE 1.2 <---<
- ELAN and NIR DARY (DENON) joined the band.
- They released a small intro at Lato Ludzikow called "TuTuBes 1k intro"
- Memberstatus august 2002:
o XI [coder, swaper, manager]
o Dodo [coder]
o Jookie [coder]
o Elan [graphician]
o Nir Dary [coder]
o Lufa [coder] -inactive-
o Gmx [musician] -inactive-
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SECTOR ONE
- They are working on a falcon demo... more facts unknown.
- ST GHOST still tries to fix the ILLUSION demo by DUNE... The demo works fine
except on STE's right now.
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SPICE BOYS
- The force from the north striked back, just to join the record breaking gang
and released a very controversal screen for ST.
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SSG
- McMaster/SSG is organizing another Atari 8bit party. From 25.-27. of october
the East Party 3 will take place. For more infos visit:
http://free.polbox.pl/m/mcmssg/
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SUPREMACY
- Several members of the band wanted to release smaller intros and demos but as
it seems nothing was finished. Rumours said that PTIF was working on a 256ktro
with unknown releasedate, while STRIDER was preparing a small demo for the
VIP 4 party (that is already over) and last but not least FRAKS' first small
demo was announced as well.
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TAQUART
- They released a new demo at Lato Ludzikow 2002 for atari 8bit called "NUMEN".
The final version could be downloaded at: http://numen.scene.pl
btw... it won the competition and we reviewed it here...
>---> review of NUMEN <---<
- Fox was working on a 3D-based game called VECTOR for Atari 8bit... The routs
are used in NUMEN and it looks like he dropped the game at all.
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THE COOLEST PARADISE
- ST COOPER released another volume, the second to be precise, of his "THEMATIC
SLIDESHOWS" for the ST. Check it our here...
>---> review of THEMATIC SLIDESHOW # 2 <---<
http://membres.lycos.fr/tcp1/index.htm
- They have a wide range of projects at the moment:
o A CD with all IFA's disks (an ex-french Public Domain disk seller)
o A shoot'em Up with Larry's gfx
o An adventure game with Shredder's gfx
o A Zelda-Like for STe
- Memberstatus august 2002:
Cooper [GFA Coder, musician]
Larry AM8 [Graphician]
Shredder [Graphician]
Aldn [Ripper, Collector]
[src: http://www.dhs.nu]
[src: http://membres.lycos.fr/tcp1/index.htm]
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TOONS
- XTREAM is composing the soundtrack for a PC fantasy roleplaying game called
THE OLDEN TALES. http://www.theoldentales.fr.st/
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TOS CREW
- Finally Mr. Ni has released HEARTLAND 2000, a game by Stosser Software recoded
in Assembly language. It was first presented at STNICCC2000 and made 5th place
in the competition. It wasn't released until now.
[src: http://www.dhs.nu]
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TRIDEJA
- Simon aka Corwin stopped tracking.
[src: Simon/Trideja]
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TSCC
- German paper-mag ST COMPUTER made an article about FADING TWILIGHT.
- Ray coded an ST-Intro for Alive magazine #5
- MC Laser released a new Ascii-colly called 'HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI TODAY?'
- Ray has released a new Wolfenstein 3D ST preview Wolf v0.2
- FADING TWILIGHT excertps 5 and 6 have been released!
- They held a new tscc-convention on august 16.-18. called MILLIWAYS 5.
[src: MC Laser/.tSCc.]
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VAN EIJK
- He wants to organize another ORNETA party... QUAST 2003 in summer next year.
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XTROLL
- Their project, LETHAL XCESS 2oo2 is taking more and more time but seems to be
in a stage where no turn back is possible anymore. Several others joined the
development team around CYCLONE such as SH3 of RESERVOIR GODS.
- After the finish of the ST version, a conversion to PC and Gameboy Advance are
planned... after all check their webpage for latest developments:
http://www.edv-rudolf.de/lethal-xcess/main.htm
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YAM Software
- After some years a new version of their game RED CAT RUMMY called RED CAT
RUMMY+ has been released.
[src: http://www.dhs.nu]
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YM ROCKERZ
- At last they came back to life, with a new chip music collection that is
called "SPINNING WHEELS" and new members, so DRAX of the minimal elctronic
band BODENSTÄNDIG 2ooo and MAD MAX (!). Check our review here...
>---> review of SPINNING WHEELS <---<
- They got interviewed by the german paper-mag ST COMPUTER.
- MP3 section was opened on their website.
- Rumours came up about a new production they are working on right now :)
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