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Netmonkey Weekly Report Issue 48
Netmonkey Weekly Report
Issue XLIIX
May 27th, 1999
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Well well well, we take a week off and we are still late, how
pathetic huh? But can you blame us? Star wars came out the same day
NWR was supposed to. How could we compete with that? In respect to
the great Lucas we delayed the issue until after the hype had calmed.
Now we figured to release yesterday, but then Eviliso was kind enough
to bring us Star Wars again! So we all had to download it and could
not be bothered with the magazine <g> Anyways, our webpage isn't up,
because I'm fucking firing our designers if the shit doesn't go up
soon. If you want to design the page and can do it before I go into
a retirement home then email us at nwr@netmonkey.org. Anyways, seems
there are some other emags out there, and so I think I will give my
personal endorsement of only one of them. Risk1so..bringing porn and
shitty coding right to your computer. Well, seeing as how our webpage
may never go up, I think I will go ahead and continue the Tdpriest
journey next week. You all probably forgot what it was even about by
now, so enjoy the mag and look forward to cool stuff next week.
-Lester [Co-Editor/Head Writer]
Whooo... kinda been a while, eh?
Well.. between the 2 of us, lester and i have seen TPM about a dozen
times now, slap on ryche, and the nwr crew has to have seen the flick
like .. 20 times already... so..
So we've been gone for 2 weeks... deal with it!!!
I can honestly say that of all the people that come and gone here
at nwr, i will miss prozac the most of all. He is giving up writing
his nwr column to concentrate on life/class... (class?).. heh..
Believe it or not, those goddamn columns take forever to do.. so i
can certainly understand where he is coming from. Maybe i don't know
much, but i think that i can honestly say that i learned something
every time i read proz's column.. good luck..
Blitz is back this week, and it looks like he'll be here for good.
Welcome to him. Ryche is here with a full TPM wrap-up, and bud makes
up for lost time with his utils report.
What the hell happened to bud, anyway?.. well, i guess he ran into
some financial trouble, unfortunately, and was seen walking the streets
of new york.. fortunately tho, we got a picture! bud.jpg...
We also have that old hybrid.nfo that i promised 2 weeks ago, but forgot
to include...
See ya.
ndetroit [Co-Editor/Head Fatass]
-----------[ index ]-----------
I.) Intro
a) Lester
b) ndetroit
II.) Quotes of the Week
III.) Stats - Ndetroit's Weekly Stats, and comments on Sites.
IV.) Lester's Biased Courier Report
V.) Articles
a) Blitz's Kinda Biased Games Report
b) Bud's Biased Utils Report
c) Lesters Moview Reviews
d) VCD Group and Movie Reviews
e) Whats the matter with RiSE?
VI.) Scene News - All the news that's fit to print
VII.) Rumors!
VIII.) Closing
---------------------[ Quotes of the Week! ]---------------------
-<napalm-> no nwr 48 :(
<Lestah> no..not yet:(
<napalm-> FUCK
<napalm-> you realize i had 3 hours sleep last nite so i could get it :)
-* MrPuMPk1N loves moaning at justin
-<Xavier^> I'm like an outcast
<Xavier^> from my own race
-<Devestato> that's why I don't trade..restarter tops make me look bad.. heh :)
<|CitiZEN> use riscftp :)
-<Sou|> so you won't give me any of you elite trading tips out of your
arsenal? :(
<Weeze> what the hell do you think?
<Sou|> I worship you :|
<Sou|> now you wont help me :(
-* !metaray has folowing eggable shells: pcisys.net, wwa.com, newwave.net,
sequent.uncfsu.edu, bob.ece.wisc.edu. Will trade'em for non-eggable fast
shells. /msg me! I verify.
-<DMSlutbot> [Senat0r] insert clever info for nwr
-*** Now talking in #hug
*** Topic is 'Welcome K-BOT as Autonuker | try !hog autorefresh'
-<harikari> is quadcon euro or us?
-<darkfred> add me to NWR quotes! :)
<MoonSabre> err
<darkfred> im so funny :)
-<glen> evel.net for gaysex pics
<Evel> I AINT FUCKING GAY
<Evel> THAT WEBSITE ISNT MINE
<Evel> ok? :)
-<grind-> hey i think if RiSC finds a few more fxpers they can rename RiSCFTP
to RiSCFXP, and eliminate keyboard usage from risc completely
-*** mrdenn (dennison@AGENT.CCCP-Duma.KGB.GOV.USSR.COM.RU) has joined #nwr
*** NetMonkey sets mode: +v mrdenn
*** mrdenn (dennison@AGENT.CCCP-Duma.KGB.GOV.USSR.COM.RU) has left #nwr
*** ndetroit (nd@better.dead.than.red.you.pinko.commun.ists.org) joined #nwr
-----------[ ndetroit's sites and stats section ]-----------
I'm back from selling crack to kids on the street, so lets get
down to the site action.
Glen has some new bitch site up on some pretty phat hardware...
Not the sweet .no link that he promised before though, just a US
link, and the boxop hasn't really converted over to... uhh...
*cough*linux... just yet.. so, good luck glen.. Site's name is "PWP"!
Pretty good new site up called "EVL". Its, SOD, PFT, OGN, 40 gigs,
and is having a curry contest or something to determine courier affil.
Site is US, and i dunno who the siteops are.. ;p
V is a nice-looking new EURO that already has Ogn/vgc/core/eql affils
and 80 gigs worth of ISO and 0day.. gotta love that.
TT is back, but... uh... i think it still sucks. DFH is also back, and
it also appears to do a reasonable amount of sucking, with a bunch of
shit-ass affils that i have never heard of.. (my apologies to the groups
"sea-demo" and "air")
DMS picked picked up the site PR, with its sweet VCD and MP3 archives..
nice work to them. They also picked up MF, the decent Euro site..
VDR dropped DMS after an almost record lack-of-support. Word on the street
is that DMS is not exactly crying their eyes out, after the siteop's crappy
attitudes about working on the site, and/or putting in any effort at all to
find some affils.
EC is back, picked up some affils, including SHOCK.. SHOCK now has like..
30 sites... wooo..
Apparently TDP (the devils pit) and TMX (the matrix) 2 crappy US sites
were taken down because the admin said they were 'narked'.. yeah.. whatever.
Turns out the dumbass admin was just getting 'tired of running a site'..
typical..
E is still not back... damnit you guys! vacation's over. Back to work!
Thanks to glen and tc for the wkups this week.. you both are fat!
Siteops!! send your weektops to: nwr@netmonkey.org... Thanks
to all those that support us every week... ;)
=--------------------------------------------------------------------------=
Sites are rated on a 3X and 2X scale.. if you want to know why we
do it that way, read an old issue. Couriers get 10 points per site they get
#1 on, 9 points for 2nd place, 8 points for 3rd, etc, etc.
Sites are rated by us. If you don't like the ratings, then....
heh... fuck off and die..
=--------------------------------------------------------------------------=
The Top Ten sites for this week are:
x3 FS -*- STH -*- ET -*- FH -*- CAT
x2 DLS -*- HOG -*- TOS -*- ATX -*- DF3
Sorry.. will have rankings next week..
=--------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Lester's Biased Courier Section ]-----------
Biased Courier Report
2 Weeks and I still don't really have shit to say..hehe sad isn't it?
AOD: AOD continues to pile up second place to prevotion week after
week. Cedric/Blaze/Zarkof continue to carry the flame for them.
Not alot of changes here in the group. AOD continues to be stable
and content in their current team without searching out new people.
Devotion: Does Norseman ever get tired of hearing himself talk? No I
really dont think so. Maybe one day he will realize most
of the things he said are just a perfectly good waste of
finger muscles, better saved for the nightly masturbation
ritual!
Dimension: Well let's see, in the past 2 weeks we saw Glen quit and
VDRLake quit. Let's discuss those first. Glen gets promoted
to staff and then believes it was all a conspiracy and quits
citing a lack of power. (Glen's hero is David Duchovny). So
glen plans to start a new group, but wait he realizes nobody
will join his new group so where does he turn? Where all
washed up people with nowhere to go end up. RISC!@# The group
he ridiculed and mocked for months.
Ahhh yes. Now, VDRLake. DMS support was nonexistent. Siteops
presence on the site, also nonexistent..where oh where is
Jamili?
Now to the pickups, DMS gained Bud from VLN, Nailz from MNM,
Citizen from Risc..and uhm..i think that's all <g>. Also picking
up PR and MF as new sites. DMS is consistantly pulling 3rd or
2nd..better than before but not up to what we all would like
right? Poof!
Risc: Ooo OO! DMS traded Citizen for Glen I guess..who got the better
end of the deal? I'm not going to say but I think we all can
see..<g>
I also heard about some Riscy staffers who enjoy using Riscftp,
NAUGHTY NAUGHTY!
God..what other groups exist?
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Articles ]-----------
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Blitz's Kinda Biased Gaming Report]-----------
THE BLITZ REPORT FOR THE WEEK OF 04/25/99 - 05/02/99
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looks like this is the last week for me in NWR sitting in for Prozac. I
was going to have interviews with Cyric and Hankman this week, but the
Cyric interview was a little pointless after he went back to Razor, and
the Hankman was never completed (something came up at home I simply could
not avoid doing). So no interviews this week I'm afraid, just the regular
unbiased reports you love so much... Let's get started.
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PDM claimed two games this week, one good and one not so good. F22
Lightning is an above-average title in a month mostly marked by
mediocrity thus far. Cricket isn't really too big in Canada, and
frankly we've seen a few cricket titles already. Not that it's not
a legit game, but If I wasn't writing this report, I wouldn't have
downloaded it. Looks decent, but a cricket game needs some serious
bells and whistles to get me exited. Maybe Cricket To The Death or
something, I dunno. As for the Warzone shit, enough already. Gimme
the last patch or something, the game wasn't even that great. The
Expendable fix apparently fixes some problem with a single video
card. I don't have that card, but I bet someone somewhere is happy.
Nice week for PDM, consitent as always.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2.0 Cricket_World_Cup_99-PARADiGM (65.2M)
0.0 Expendable.K6.I.UPDATE_FIX-PARADiGM (0.6M)
0.0 Warzone_2100_Update_V1.03-PARADiGM (1.5M)
4.0 F22_Lightning_3-PARADiGM (135.6M)
0.0 F22_Lightning_3_Correct_Disk_16-PARADiGM (2.9M)
1.0 F22_Lightning_3_Addons-PARADiGM (40.4M)
---
7.0
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\____ \/ \__ \/ _ \____ \ __/ \____
/ _/ _/ \/ / / / _/ _// / / / / /
/ \ \ /\ / /\ / / \ \/ /\ / / /
\__/\ \/ \______\___/\__/\ \/ / /_/_/
======\___)===\__)============\___)=\/=======
Looks like The Punisher decided to walk the walk too. At press time,
Razor had also nailed down the two highly anticipated Star Wars releases.
Toast pulling majors out of his ass... I can't help but cheer on my
Canuck buddy (Go leafs go). Last week they came out with another good
game in Rage of Mages 2. I really liked the first one, and this one
seems to be more of what made the first version so popular. Razor is
one of the few groups that seem to even bother with trainers anymore,
and they did a pair this week. The Puzzle Bobble 2 trainer is a whatever,
but the Expendable one is some serious good work, including some nice
features and the in-game cheat codes. Pick this one up, it's good work.
With the addon for ROM2 and that trainer, they cruise into second place
for the first time in a while. Razor 1911 back? This is the first month
in a long time when four groups had a chance at winning it after two
weeks. Razor and PDM are out in front with Origin and Class well within
striking distance. Competition is back, and so is my first group in the
scene.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.0 PUZZLE.BOBBLE.2X.TRAINER.PLUS.5-RAZOR (0.1M)
4.0 RAGE.OF.MAGES.2-RAZOR (67.4M)
1.0 Rage.of.Mages.2.SPEECH.ADDON-RAZOR (113.6M)
1.0 EXPENDABLE_UPDATED_TRAiNER_PLUS_8_AND_CHEATS_PART_2-RAZOR (0.1M)
---
6.0
__ ______ ______ ____ _____ ____ _____
\// _ \ _ \_\__/ _ \_\__/_\_ \
/ / / / /. / / / / / /
\______/ \____|_/\___ /___/___/ /
--------|___|---------/____\------/____\-
The good old english schoolboys skip merrily along putting out 80% of
the UK games. This is yet another to add to Cypher and ][ce's long list
of titles. Reading the nfo before downloading, I was really hoping for
something more. A Viking Real-Time Strategy game sounded pretty cool.
Unfortunately it's not really much different than any of the other games.
It was kinda funny seeing the women do all the peasant work and the men
off fighting deer, but I guess it's historicly accurate. Viking speech
was cool too, but when you add it all up you get a three.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3.0 SAGA-ORIGIN (122.5M)
0.0 SAGA.Movie.Addon-ORIGIN
---
3.0
______ /| ___ /\______ /\______
/ \/ | / _ \ / _____/ _____>
/ |_ / |/ | \\____ \ \____ \
< | < / | / | \/ | \
\ _____\_<____|___\_____ /\_____ /
+=\/======================\/=======\/==+
China, yer gonna need to put up some more prizes. Class was idle this week.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.5 Rage.Of.Mages.2.Cheatcodes-CLS (0.0M)
---
0.5
HEY! No fixes =). All the major groups get a nice gold star for their work
this week. Coincidence that CLS didn't release a game? Must be. Nothing from
the two little guys this week. Grind was off playing courier most of the
time I saw him, and who knows what the hell DVN is up to. Origin has to be
a little pissed off at Cyric... I know I would be. Now that Razor is releasing
more, they are gonna have to learn how to do a proper pre-release. This
upload the disks from the cracker's house bullshit is bush league.
=-------------------------=
THE BLITZ REPORT FOR THE WEEK OF 05/03/99 - 05/10/99
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prozac has retired from the NWR weekly report, so it looks like you are
stuck with me. The week that was showed the resurgance of Razor 1911 and
a surprising lack of activity from both Class and Paradigm. Origin stayed
active with a minor game, but this week was all Razor. On a more personal
note, I should inform you all that I am once again a proud member of Razor
1911. I'll try to keep the bias to a minimum, but I'm only human.
Coincidentaly enough, the winner this week is...
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/ _/ _/ \/ / / / _/ _// / / / / /
/ \ \ /\ / /\ / / \ \/ /\ / / /
\__/\ \/ \______\___/\__/\ \/ / /_/_/
======\___)===\__)============\___)=\/=======
Wow. Out of nowhere Big Boss and Toast, never mistaken for Dogfriend and
Drizzt, come up with two of the bigger games of the year thus far. Both
games easily qualify as top credit games even if only for the Star Wars
name. Razor also put out two addons for Phantom Menace, and a trainer
for each game. The TPM Trainer, however turned out to be non-working,
and will be deducted half a point. Razor also put out a silly fix for
Evil Core Fallen Cities. Before Paradigm starts jumping up and down
screaming, yes I remember I put out the Turok fix, and yeah. I
acknowledge it was a mistake. Let's get off this track, and concentrate
on keeping our own stuff working rather than looking for fixes nobody needs.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.5 RAGE.OF.MAGES.2.MAP.EDITOR-RAZOR (1.1M)
5.0 STAR_WARS_EPISODE_ONE_RACER-RAZOR (121.8M)
5.0 STAR_WARS_PHANTOM_MENACE-RAZOR (91.1M)
0.5 RAGE.OF.MAGES.2.TRAINER.PLUS.6-RAZOR (0.1M)
-0.5 STAR_WARS_PHANTOM_MENACE_TRAINER_PLUS2-RAZOR (0.1M)
0.5 STAR.WARS.EPISODE.ONE.RACER.TRAINER.PLUS.3.AND.ALL.RACES-RAZOR (0.1M
0.0 EVIL_CORE_FALLEN_CITIES_FIX-RAZOR (0.1M)
1.0 Star.Wars.The.Phantom.Menace.SPEECH.ADDON-RAZOR (51.9M)
0.0 Star.Wars.The.Phantom.Menace.MOVIE.ADDON-RAZOR (46.9M)
---
12.0
______ /| ___ /\______ /\______
/ \/ | / _ \ / _____/ _____>
/ |_ / |/ | \\____ \ \____ \
< | < / | / | \/ | \
\ _____\_<____|___\_____ /\_____ /
+=\/======================\/=======\/==+
The usual releases we see from TPC and Class, bad games. There's nothing
to see here, let's move on.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2.0 Animaniacs_A_Gigantic_Adventure-CLS (70.8M)
1.0 3D_NEUSCHWANSTEIN_BAVARIAN_CASTLE-CLS (85.2M)
0.5 Animaniacs.A.Gigantic.Adventure.Trainer-CLS (0.1M)
---
3.5
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\// _ \ _ \_\__/ _ \_\__/_\_ \
/ / / / /. / / / / / /
\______/ \____|_/\___ /___/___/ /
--------|___|---------/____\------/____\-
The usual week from Origin. ED Hunter is... a game. OGN jumps the gun
on an unneeded fix for SW:TPM as well. TK4 should learn to control his
exitement when something may need a fix. This one was on sites not half
an hour after the game was released. Hardly enough time to test the game,
let alone get a fix done. ][ce takes part of the responsibility, but in
the end, Origin just looks bad trying to make Razor look bad. More Warzone
for no points, see below for a recap of just how much PDM and OGN have
milked this game.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2.0 ED.Hunter-ORIGIN (109.5M)
0.5 Midtown.Madness.Patch.Cracked-ORIGIN (0.5M)
-1.0 Star.Wars.Episode.1.Racer.FIX-ORIGIN *NUKED*
0.0 Warzone.2100.Patch.V.1.03b.WORKING-ORIGIN (0.8M)
---
1.5
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Ack. Well someone had to finish last. PDM hasn't been looking up at the
rest of the big four for a long time. A pair of patches... one for a half
point, and one I don't want to see show up on sites anymore. Enough already.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.5 Railroad_Tycoon_2_The_Second_Century_Update_v1.51-PARADiGM (0.6M)
0.0 Warzone.2100.1.03b.Update.Cracked-PARADiGM (0.8M)
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0.5
Let's see now...
032699 Warzone_2100_Corrected_Disk_23-CLS
032899 WARZONE_2100_REGISTRY_FIX-TGS
032999 Warzone.2100.Video_Briefing.Fix-PARADiGM
032999 WARZONE_2100_FIX_REPACK-TGS
042499 Warzone.2100.V.1.01.Patch.Cracked-ORIGIN
043099 Warzone_2100_Update_v1.1_Final-PARADiGM
050499 Warzone_2100_Update_v1.01b-PARADiGM
051099 Warzone_2100_Update_V1.02-PARADiGM
051499 Warzone_2100_Update_V1.03-PARADiGM
052199 Warzone.2100.1.03b.Update.Cracked-PARADiGM
052699 Warzone.2100.Patch.V.1.03b.WORKING-ORIGIN
A disk repack, a fix, a repacked fix, and seven patches. No game is worth
that.
Competition in the game scene is good for everyone. Class definately looks
to be on their way down. Reports of their membership being unhappy with Mr.
Skill are becoming more and more frequent. It might only be a matter of time
before we see a split here. Razor did a little house cleaning, getting rid
of some useless members. Addition by subtraction seems to be working, because
they are almost guaranteed the month of May, unless Origin can stop them.
Class is definately in a slump. Next week will be a jamming issue, were we
get to discuss the Star Trek and Alien vs Predator races. Origin hasn't
really gotten any better, but when the three USA groups are splitting the
titles, their chokehold on the UK market is still there, churning out a
consistent stream of games.
That's all for this double issue of The Blitz Report. Thanks for reading,
and enjoy the rest of NWR. I'd just like to mention that The first report
was done on MONDAY of last week, but Lester and Ndetroit are lazy bastards.
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Bud's Biased Utils Section ]-----------
Bud's Biased Utils Report #20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wow, the big 2-0! And only two weeks late to match! Well I never expected
to still be writing this report in may... but I'm still having fun with it
so why not. My apologies for missing the last two weeks, I was in the middle
of a habitational relocation (aka getting the fuck outta dodge), and it took
a little longer than I expected... but hey I'm back.
No interview this week, I'm just getting back on my feet. Last issue I
missed listing a few releases from some groups, I only missed in the listing,
scores are still ok, with the exception of VRS, who I'm awarding an extra
point. I may not list releases at all in the future, or just list a few of
each groups best (or worst <g>), it gets tedious after a while.
The two weeks I'm counting as lost and gone as far as this report goes, so
when I tally up scores next issue for groups here since the beginning of my
report (as well as others who have been here over 10 reviews now) they won't
be taken into account.
So what did I miss... some Grad retirement letter on TCA... he's an admitted
publicity hound, so if you wanna see what's up, look there... VGC have been
preforming pretty well it seems... PNC actually RELEASED this week... some
other stuff... more MS finals, supposed finals, and shit between CORE/PWA...
I have to side with PWA on any M$ issues, Bill Gates has paid me on behalf
of the group and is the true PWA insider.. I mean... oops... nevermind.
Disclaimer: It's BIASED moron. My opinion. So don't send me a bunch of mail
& messages bitching about this or that. If you don't like
it... SCREW YOU =]
Rankings: Groups get a score out of 10. Points are given for amount of
releases, but QUALITY titles will give a group a much higher score.
Nukes for duping, broken releases and just plain CRAP will lower
a groups score. However on the occasion that a title is nuked which
I don't feel should have been, MY OWN JUDGEMENT TAKES PRECEDENCE.
Cuz I'm writing this. Groups can also get points for any other
reason I see fit.
Week: Week is based from 05/11/99 to 05/17/99. I'm in the EST time zone so
dates/times run according to it.
Groups: (In no particular order)
Ü ßßÛÛÜ Ü Ü Ü
ßÛÜ ßÛÝßÛÜ Þ ÜÛß ÜÜÛÛÝ A Group
ÞÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛ ÛÝÞÛÝ ÜÛß Û That Gives
ÜÛÛÝÜß ÜÛÛÝßÛÛÝ ÛÛ ÞÝ Slightly
ßÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛ ßÛ ÞÛÛÛÜÜ Û Less Than
ÞÛÝ ÞÛÝ ÞÝ ßÛÛß ßÜ A Fuck.
ß ß ß ß -XeN
PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:
Releases:
Intergraph.InRoads.Bridge.07.02.00.00-PWA
Intergraph.Map.Publisher.06.01.00.11-PWA
ChartViewer.PRO.v2.1.with.Keygen-PWA
Adobe.Type.Manager.Deluxe.4.1.Beta.1-PWA
Intergraph.InRoads.Construction.07.02.00.00-PWA
Intergraph.Geomedia.3.0-PWA
The PWA team FINALLY does a major Intergraph release in with
all the small stuff, with GeoMedia 3... they also show off their
cracking skills with a Keygen Incl release - my personal feelings is that
anything released should be fully working, be it cracked, carded,
no protection, or whatever, so there's no need to say this or that
is included in the dir name, so long as it works - but that's just me.
Total: 6/10
ÜÄÄÄÄÄ ÜÜÜ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÜÜÛ²Ü ÄÄÄ Ü Ä Ü²Ü
° ß ÜÛÛÛÛÛ² ÜÜÛÛÛÜ ÜßßÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ß
²ÛÛÛß ßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜßÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÞ²ß ßÛÛÛ²
²ÛÛÛÝ Þ²Ûß ßÛÛÝÞ² ß ß²ß²Ý ÞÛÛÛÝ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛÜÜß ßÛÜ Ü²Û² Û²Ü ÛÝßÜÜÛÛÛÛ²
ßÛÛ²ßß ß ßßßß ß þÜ Þ² ßß²Ûß
þÜÄÄÄÄÄÄ+ The Corporation +Ä ßÜ Ägas!Äþ
THE CORPORATION:
Releases:
Terminus.DX-Creator.v1.4-CORP
MSMQ-MQ.Series.Bridge.99.for.SNA.4.0.SP2-CORP
Materialize.3D.v2.1.Final-CORP
New.Rider.MCP.Trainning.Guide.2nd.Edition.Network-CORP
Knowledge2000.v2.1-CORP
IBM.C.for.AIX.v4.4-CORP
New.Rider.MCP.Trainning.Guide.2nd.Edition.TCP.IP.70-059-CORP
SNA.GateWay.V3R5.For.WinNT-CORP
TelAlert.v4.07-CORP
Symantec.Mobile.Essentials.v2.0-CORP
Thrustmaster.Talk.N.Play-CORP
Professor.Franklins.Instant.Photo.Artist-CORP
Caiman.v5.0-CORP
Onset.ThruFax.v1.0-CORP
Companion.Link.Professional.v1.0M.Win9xNT-CORP
Adobe.Go.Live.v4.0.Win98.NT-CORP
The Corporation was a real force over the past seven days, both in quality
releases and in quantity. Some of these titles are a bit iffy - IBM C for
AIX (released only because it's IBM), and the New Rider MCP Training Guide
stuff... but you can't deny the quality of titles such as Adobe Go live 4
(which several groups went after), and Symantec Mobile Essentials 2 (seems
DOD was nowhere to be found).
Total: 8/10
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. __/ __ _/ _/ ____/ ___/ .
. \__ / _\ \_____ \ ___/__ :
. :/ \ \ / \ / \|
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: | \_/_____/\____ /_____/___/_____/ |
:...`---\_____\/----/_flr_/---/_p^D_/--'
RISE:
Releases:
MICROIMAGES.CORP.TNT.6.0.FINAL.CRACKED.FOR.WINNT-RiSE
SOLUTIONSOFT.HELP.BREEZE.v2.0-RiSE
RIGHT.HEMISPHERE.LTD.DEEP.PAINT.v1.0b.ADOBE.PHOTOSHOP.PLUGIN-RiSE
I've always said I don't make a difference between web apps and store
stuff... but I was suprised tosee RiSE do two web apps in one week...
Help Breeze is also pretty old... Deep paint is new and decent, but without
a doubt the best app here is TNT 6.
Total: 5/10
ÜÛÛßÛÛÛßß ß ÜÛ
Ú- ²ÛÛ ßß ßßß ÄÄÄÄ-ÄÄ-Ä-Ä ßßß -ÄÄ-ÄÄ-ÄÄ¿
: ßßßÛÛÜßÛÛÛßßßßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßßßßßßßßÛÛÜ °³
ßßÛÛÛ² ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛ ²ÛÛ ÛÛÛ °:
: ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛßßß ²ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛßßß .
³° ÛÛÛ ÛÛ² ÛÛ² ÛÛÛ ÛÛ² ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛÛßß
: ²ÛÛÜÛÛßÜÛÛÛÜßÛÛÜÛÛÛ ßÛÛÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ :
Ü ÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ royÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÄÙ
ßÜ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛ²
ßÜ ÛÛÛ ßßßßßß
ßÛÛ²
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SIEGE:
Releases:
LOTUS.CC.MAIL.V8.4-SiEGE
CHROMACOLOUR.X-SHEET.95-SiEGE
SURFACEWORKS.V2.0.FOR.SOLIDWORKS98.PLUS-SiEGE
LOTUS.COMPONENTS.V1.3-SiEGE
GRAPHITECH.CIMAGRAFI.V5.07-SiEGE
LOTUS.NOTES.V5.0A-SiEGE
LOTUS.DOMINO.V5.0A-SiEGE
Where to start this week... no suprise with Lotus domination, some decent
stuff. It's been a long time since Lotus Components 1.2, so this new release
is a welcome edition. SGE also put out a decent addition for SolidWorks, as
well as a new version of Cinmagrafi. Not the most active group this week but
a selection of notable titles.
Total: 8/10
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[XX/XX]Ä
ÜÛÛ ÜÜÜ ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
Û²Û Û²Û ± ÛÛß Û²Û Û Û²Û ÛÛ Û²Û Û ÛÛÛ ÛÛ Û²
Û±Û Û±Û Û°Û ßß ÜÛ Û±Û ÛÛ Û±Û Û ÜÜÜ ÛÛÜÜ
ÜÛÛßÛÛÜ ß Û±Ûßßß ÛÛ Û°Û ÛÛ ÜÜÛ Û²Û ÛÛ ÜÜ
Û±Û Û²Û ² Û²Û ° Û²Û Û°Û ÛÛ ° Û²Û Û±Û ÛÛ Û²
ÛÛÛ Û±Û ± ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛßÜÛÛ ± ßÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛ
ÄÄÄ ÛÛß ° ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ² ÄÄÄÄÄ sikos Ä
X-FORCE:
Releases:
ORACLE_CHANGE_MANAGEMENT_PACK_V204-XFORCE
ORACLE_DIAGNOSTICS_PACK_V204-XFORCE
ORACLE_ENTERPRISE_MANAGER_V204-XFORCE
ORACLE_TUNING_PACK_V204-XFORCE
ULTIMATE_TOOLBOX_FOR_MFC_2ND_EDITION_MAY_1999-XFORCE
PROMOTION_V1.4.30_FOR_3DSMAX-XFORCE
DIGITAL_NATURE_TOOLS_V2.04_FOR_MAYANT_1.0-XFORCE
Might as well give Maya and all components to XF... does anyone else even
try?? Some good Oracle stuff here, most notable is Enterprise Manager, take
the others as bonuses... this old horse still has some kick.
Total: 7/10
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_/ ______ :|; . __/\ ____/\ __| //
%%%\____ \ |__:_\__ \/ ~~ :\_ | __/%%%%
iii_/ :| \\_ \ ;| \_ |____/ \iiiii
:::\__ ; _/ | \\_ : // | \\_ | \\_:::
\____/---|____/____/_______/-|____/kaz
SHOCK:
Releases:
Family.Time.v2.0.0-SHOCK
SignSoft.VisIt.v1.2.Source-SHOCK
Hanes.T-ShirtMaker.Premier.v1.0-SHOCK
HABERDASH.v2.0.1-SHOCK
Sax.Basic.Engine.v5.2.Pro.Enterprise.FINAL-SHOCK
Emblaze.VideoPro.v2.0.plus.Audio.v1.01.and.Components.for.NOF.v1.0-SHOCK
Internal.Web.v2.1-SHOCK
Well Shock has slowed over the past few weeks... no idea as to why <g>.
They still manage a few store apps, although nothing noteworthy, as well
as some decent web stuff. They beat MFD to the final of Sax Basic Engine
5.2, proving they're active enough to win what counts... good to see a
final after so many minor builds. HaberDash, Emblaze, and Internal Web are
all decent apps as well, if nothing
fancy.
Total: 6/10
. ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ
.ßÛÛÛÛßßßÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛßßÛÛÝÞÛÛßßßß --- .------.
: ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ .
| ÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛß ÛÛÛ :
| ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÜ . :
| ÛÛÛÛßßßßß ÛÛ²Û ßÛÛÛÜÜÛÛ²ß .
.ܲÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÝ ßß PRESENTS :
| :
: [xx/xx].
'---.-------PENTIUM FORCE TEAM-- ---- - -'
PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:
Releases:
Netstudio_2000_v1.5.0.200-PFT
MyEureka.Report.Designer.v6.1.300-PFT
Elite.For.Windows.2.5d.1-PFT
Visual.Test.6.0-PFT
I didn't pay much attention to PFT at all this week... guess they're saving
for when the weektops reset again :P
Total: 6/10
Ü Ü Ü
Ü Üܲßß Ü ÜÜÛßßÛÛ²Ü ÜÜÜÛßß²ÜÜ
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ²Ý ÜÜÜÜ ÞÛ²Û
Þ²ÛÛÝ Þ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ²
²ÛÛ ²Ü ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ²Ý
ÞÛÛ² ÞÛ²ÝÞÛÛ² ÛÛ²ÝÞÛÛÛ² ÛÛÛÛ²
ßßßß ÛÛÛ² ÛÛ² ÞÛ²Û ßßßßß ÜÛÛ²ß mg
ß ßßßßÛÛÛÛ²Ý ßß ÛÛ²ß ß ßßßßßß
ß ßßßßßßß ßß²ß ß ßß ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ß
:: <LEGENDS NEVER DiE> ::: <o4 * 2880> ::
Ü ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ü
LEGENDS NEVER DIE:
Releases:
MASTERCAM.v7.2B.UPDATE.CRACKED-LND
MODELSIM_V5.2E.ELITE.EDITION.FULL.LICENSE-LND
GRAPHISOFT.ARCHICAD.FOR.TEAMWORK.V6.0.R4.INTL-LND
HYPERMILL_V4.5.1_FOR_MECHANICAL_DESKTOP-LND
ArchiSITE.v5.6.Cracked-LND
Hopefully Matercam 7.2B update is cracked right on the first try...
Hmmm I'm gone two weeks and no real changes, LND still dominates the CAD/CAM
field. I haven't tested any of these so I won't get into the apps
specifically...
I am considering a few in depth reviews of specific apps each week however,
time permitting.
Total: 7/10
.__________. [xx/xx/98]
\_ ___ ) Da ToP oF Da LiNe! .___.
===/ _/ /=======================/ /=====
.:/ _____/__./(___.____/\.______./ /_____.
:/ /__/ . ) . )____ ) _ ) / __ )
/__/ / / / / // __ / /__/ / /___/:
.:/ /__/__/__/__/(______\____ /__/_____ /MO
=/__/========================\/========\/===
= THE PINNACLES OF RELEASING (C) PNC 95-98 =
PINNACLE:
Releases:
Macromedia.Shockwave.Multiuser.Server.v1.0.2-PNC
StanConvert.v2.0.for.AutoCAD-PNC
DataBOSS.vII.6-PNC
Satori.PhotoXL.v3.02-PNC
CompressMail.Enterprise.Edition.for.MS.Exchange.WindowsNT-PNC
Compress.Mail.Enterprise.Edition.for.WinNT-PNC
Hum along to "Staying Alive" - actually no, fuck the BeeGees ;P Still
I'm suprised at the amount and quality of stuff here.... years of experience
if nothing else are keeping PNC alive.
Total: 5/10
Ä ÜÜ ÄÄ ÜÜÜ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ°ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ÄÄ Ä
°ß ßÛÜ ßß ßÝ ß þ ÞÜ þ Ü ß þ ß ß ÜÜÜ ß
Û ÞÛÝÛ ß ÛÜßÜ ÛßÛÜßÛÛ Û ÛÜßÜ ßß ÜÝ ÛÜßÜ
ÞÛÝÜÛßÞÛÝ ÞÛÝÜ ÞÛÝÞÛÝÞÛÝÞÛÝÞÛÝÜ Û ÞßßÞÛÝÜ
ß²² ß²² ß²² Üß²² ß ²ß ß²Üß²Û ÜÞ²Ý ß²² Ü
ÄÄ ß ÄÄÄ ß Ä ßß ÄÄ ß ß ÄÄÄÄ ß ßß Üßß Ä°Ä ßß
PREMiERE 1998 RELEASES WITH STYLE [xx/xx/98]
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
PREMIERE:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
_______________ ____________ ____________
\_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_
_/ l/ / l/ / l/ /
\______ / / / /____ / /|
======\________/\__________/[om]\________/==
d(*)d D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 8 d(*)d
===================== [ DOD * xx-xxx-98 ] ==
DRINK OR DIE:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
_______________________________[xx/xx]
\_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/
/ _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \
/ | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \
\___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \
====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/
REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<
REBELS:
Releases:
InfoTRIEVE_IDsPLUS_1.3.0-RBS
OmniMark_v4.0.1_NT-W9X-RBS
Aldec_Active_VHDL_V3.3_READ_NFO-RBS
OmniMark stands out obviously, mixed in with two other apps I can't say I care
about... and I didn't read that NFO so there! :)
Total: 4/10
ÛܲÜþß°Ü Teknorage and Pirasoft Present: Ü°ßþÜ°ÜÛ
Û ÞÜ Ý Û
Û²ßcH/SAC ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÛÜÜ [xx\xx] ß²Û
ß ÜÜÛÜÜÜÜ Ü ÜÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛ² ÜÜÛ²ÛÛÛÛÛ²ß ÜÛÜÜÛÛÛÛÜ ß
ÜÜÛÛÛÛ² ÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÝÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÜ ßßßßß
ÞÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ܲÛÛ۲ܲÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÝß²ÛÜ ßÛÛÛ²ßß ÜÛÛÛÛݲÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛß ßßÜ ßÛß ßÛÛßßÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÛÜÜܲÜÜÜ ßßß ß ß ßßß ÜÛ
ßßß °±²ÛÜ xx/xx/98 úúúúúú Ratzhole WHQ ß ß²ßßß
Teknorage & Pirasoft:
Releases:
IXLA.EXPLORER.v3.0-TRPS
SyGate.v3.0.520-TRPS
I almost took these guys off the list this week, until I saw IXLA's Explorer
3, which while nothing special is at least a decent title... TRPS did lots
more but nothing worth mentioning here so I didn't list them... all minor
builds/cracked shareware which fits more into a cracking group.
Total: 2/10
_____ ____________ ____ __________
/ __/_ ___/\_ \ ___\_/ __/\ ___\_
\ \ / _/ /_ /___ / \ ___ /
\___/\_____/___\ ____/______/_____/pn
\_/
VERSUS:
Releases:
Emulive.Producer99.v1.0-VERSUS
I really hope I didn't miss another VRS release this week ;P
Total: 2/10
..._______________________.___ ____.____...
::/ _______/ ____/ | \/ | \::
_/\____ \/ /___/ | \ \:
\ > \ \ \/ \ \
:\__________/\________/_________/|_____|___/
::.. .:[ SCUM ]:. .:[SCUM]:. .:[SCUM]:. ..::
````````````````````````````````````````````
SCUM:
Releases:
Envi.v3.1-SCuM
ClickNet.Y2K.v6.0-SCuM
Solid.View.v3.2.RP.Master-SCuM
Norton.Commander.v2.01.For.Windows-SCuM
Helix.Design.System.v4r3m0-SCuM
Paradigm.Plus.Enterprise.v3.6-SCuM
Paradigm.Publisher.v1.2.5-SCuM
This week again Scum showed that while they aren't a dominate group week in
and week out, they do show signs of brilliance. While Envi was nuked, the
other apps are all decent titles and worthy of any group.
Total: 7/10
Only one more byte to crack before...
____._____ ____ _____ _____ _ _____ __ ._____
:::_|_ / _ \/ _ \/ _ \__\_ \___| /
::/ __/_ / / / / / / _ / _ /:
:/ / / / / / / / / / / / /::
:\_______\___/\____/\____/\______/________\::
: \\\\\\\ \\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\
-----------------------------------------wk!-
2000AD:
Releases:
StorActive_SRS_Beta_2-2000AD
Hello???
Total: 1/10
_______________________ ____________
__\ _______/ ______/______/__ /
\ __/ / / \/ / /
/_______\ /______________\____ /________\
-------------------------------\/-----------
(*) F a t i g u e - Couriers Network (*)
___________________________________________.
________________________________________wK!.
FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:
Releases:
1stClass_v1.00_Final_For_Delphi_n_C-FCN
VU_Meters_v1.00_DirectX_Plugin-FCN
UBackPRO_v6.10_For_Delphi-FCN
MULTILIZER_VCL_Edition_v4.1.10_For_Delphi-FCN
MULTILIZER_VCL_Edition_v4.1.10_For_C_Plus_Plus-FCN
Direct_Oracle_Access_v3.30_For_Delphi-FCN
CoolMenus_MM_Edition_v1.07_For_Delphi-FCN
Buglink_v1.1.2_Client_Server-FCN
WithStyle.Expert.v1.0.For.Delphi.and.CPPBuilder-FCN
DAO.Components.v2.7.9.for.Delphi.and.CPPBuilder.With.Full.Src-FCN
Should FCN ever die they'll probably still own Delphi components from beyond
the grave... FCN is a developer's dream, and for the most part a mainstream
user's nightmare... I can honestly say I have no clue what UBackPRO is...
they did win on 1st Class from Woll2Woll software, beating out Shock and
MFD. DAO Components is pretty popular, and I'd go for it expect I erased CPP
Builder :P
Total: 6/10
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Releases:
FruityLoops.Pro.v1.523.TS-404-Radium
Not much action this week.... ok that's it, I'm lazy :)
Total: 1/10
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VENGEANCE:
Releases:
Faxcom.for.Exchange.v6.05-VGC
VideoCarte.v3.5-VGC
Q.E.Database.Editor.v8.0.1-VGC
Inscriber.RTX.v2.5-VCG
HotDocs.Pro.v5.0a-VGC
PC-DMIS3.V.2.305-VGC
Cisco.ConfigMaker.v2.3-VGC
Xerox.DocuShare.v2.0-VGC
CheckPoint.Account.Management.v1.1-VGC
So I missed a few weeks of VGC rels... Lester don't kill me!!! ;)
Honestly looking back I didn't miss too much. VGC is consistantly putting
out some nice apps, but nothing special, and I honestly can't say they're
giving a real challenge to any of the current top groups... although really
this week I can easily say VGC is in the top three utils release groups.
The real test will come with the racing of a few anticipated titles... so
far VGC lost on MasterCAM... I'd like to see how they fare on a more
mainstream app in tough competition (if there is such a thing left as c
ompetition left in the scene, seems to be weaker and weaker these days).
This week again we see some nice middle of the road stuff with HotDocs Pro,
Cisco ConfigMaker, CheckPoint Account Management...
Total: 8/10
New this week: N/A
Idle this week: DOD, PRM.
Quote(s) of the Week:
Corp stood out in my mind this week, along with VGC, Siege... honerable
mention to XF, Scum, and PNC (hey why not, they're active!). Next report
I'll be tallying up scores for those groups who have had 20 reviews and
I'll give an average... that's hoping I have it done for next week.
I decided to remove MFD for now, as the top apps from that group are going
through VGC now, and MFD is sticking to minor releases and cracking.
- Bud
=----------------------------------=-------------------------------------=
=---------[ Lester's Movie Reviews ]----------=
Sure he's a prominent scene member, leader of the #1 courier
group, and former "Miss Scene 1995".. But did you also know that
in real life, Lester's real name is "Roger", and he hosts a popular
syndicated television show, where he plays a big fatass who has
nothing better to do with his time than go to every single movie
ever released? Well.. now you know..
Well, I have only one film to review, as nobody dares to release any
other films around this time.
Star Wars: Episode 1, The Phantom Menace
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Samuel L. Jackson
Directed & Written by: George Lucas
Rating : 4 out of 4 Stars
First, every movie reviewer on the planet gave this film terrible reviews.
Now if I was to sit down at this movie and examine it on every level as an
academy award worth film, I would have to give it some negative reviews as
well. But this is Star Wars, the most anticipated movie of possibly all
time, certainly in my lifetime. I'm sure virtually everyone reading this
has sene the film already, or is currently downloading the VERY good
telesync of the movie rls'ed by our favorite group EViLiSO.
Do not bother with VCD-Europe's pathetic attempt at getting the glory from
this movie. Eviliso has produced the best telesync I've seen. Very few
sound glitches and a nearly perfect picture. Mass props to them for the
respect shown by only releasing a TS worthy of the film. Now, to the film.
Surely this movie is not as good as episode four, but it is still an epic
film and a dazzling special effects display. If you are not watching it
in a theatre then you are truly missing out. All the characters are well
played and though not many of the characters are deeply explored as Lucas
rushes a great deal of images and history into the film. The lone
disappointment was little Jake Lloyd's acting ability. But the highlights
outweigh the one minor setback. Natalie Portman as Queen Amidala is very
good and also she's quite the hottie. McGregor and Neeson are well cast
as the Jedi Knights and the finale battle scenes are epic. Go see it
in the theater, and let's put Star Wars back into 1st place and knock
that damn Titanic off ok? But also check out the vcd for sure, since
we won't see this on video for quite awhile.
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=---------[ VCD Group and Movie Reviews ]----------=
VCD Group and Movie Review
We would like to begin by explaining some of the common terms used in VCD
releasing. These formats are:
CAM - A cam is usually a handheld camera snuck into a full theatre. The base
is shaky, the audio is poor, you can hear people laughing and talking. A cam
is distinguishable by usually having a combination of all three or more of
these flaws. Most sites nuke cams for their general poor quality.
Workprint - An early release of a movie. These are usually stolen or leaked
copies of movies that have made their way onto VCD from VHS or a variety of
other sources. These will usually contain running time codes as well as other
identifying marks used in movie production. The quality on these can vary
from bad to very good depending on the quality of the source material used to
encode the VCD. Note: This category is also used for very bad screeners or
copies of movies that just didn't fit into any of the other categories due to
defects or problems with the quality of the VCD's audio/video image.
Telesync - Basically a very good Cam. A steady base such as a tripod is used,
the theatre is empty or very close to empty, and the audio and video are up
to par. Although, you can usually detect some flaw with a TS. You may see a
random head pop up, the screen edges are noticable, or the audio isn't always
crystal clear. While not perfect, the quality in general of a telesync ranges
from good to very good and is usually the first type of VCD made of a new
movie.
Screeners - These are the top quality VCDs. They can be in either widescreen
(letterbox) or in full-screen (pan and scan) with excellent audio and video.
These are made from video distributors demo tapes, reviewers copies, insider
copies of the film or from any number of sources. Most screeners will contain
"1-800-NO-COPIES" or "Property of.." messages somewhere in the film, but it's
not a requirement to fit into the screener category. These most closely
resemble a VHS or LaserDisc copy of the movie. They're easily identifiable by
their top quality.
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Ryche's Really Biased VCD Group Report #14
<noova> I have Internet Explorer 5.0 looking to trade for Phantom Menace
VCD. Message me..
Gawd.. the gimp gods have made me work overtime on this. Since no NWR
last week *cough*nd*cough*gimp*cough* I have to do a double issue this
week?! WTF? Pay me goddammit. <G>
Ok since I have alot to cover, Ill give you the highlights first. Yes,
Star Wars. Shutup about it already. Go see it in the theatre you cheap
bastards. Also last week we got the VCD Screener of The Matrix finally,
another mad popular release. Few other gems like The Mummy, Idle Hands
Screener, and a Varsity Blues Screener. On with the show..
Releaes for the week(s) of: May 11, 1999 to May 24, 1999
[NUKED] - Wishmaster 2 - Screener - HIGHSPEED
[NUKED] - Alien Arsenal - Screener - HIGHSPEED
05111999 - Doug's 1st Movie - Telesync - HIGHSPEED
05121999 - The Matrix - Screener - VCD-EUROPE
05131999 - My Name Is Joe - Screener - VCD-EUROPE
05171999 - The Mummy - Telesync - EVILISO
05171999 - Hideous Kinky - Telesync - EVILISO
05181999 - Idle hands - Screener - EVILISO
05181999 - Patch Adams - Screener - PMTVCD
05181999 - The Thin Red Line - Screener - PMTVCD
05191999 - Just the Ticket - Screener - VCD-EUROPE
05191999 - Lost and Found - Telesync - EVILISO
05201999 - Psycho - Screener - EVILISO
05211999 - Varsity Blues - Screener - CENTROPY
05211999 - Wishful Thinking - Screener - VHS
05221999 - Hilary and Jackie - Screener - VCD-EUROPE
05231999 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Telesync - VCD-EUROPE
05241999 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - Telesync - VCD-EUROPE
05241999 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - Telesync - EVILISO
- HIGHSPEED -
Well they were certainly high on something. Not sure if it was speed or not,
but they had to be stoned to release the three they did.. Alien Arsenal is
NOT a part of the original Alien series, dont be fooled. They even marketed
this movie as Alien V: Arsenal. Its a direct to video, cheesy, sci-fi flick.
Wishmaster 2 is the cheesy horror film sequel that was originally shown on
HBO. Don't think it's on video though, but I haven't checked. Dougs First
Movie will hopefully be his last. Cartoon, kiddie, gay.
Total - 1 Point
- EViLISO -
Quite a wild two weeks for this group. The Mummy was the #1 flick at theatres
until the Phantom Menace madness. Its about some dead egyptian who comes back
with powers of the undead. Cool. Hideous Kinky is about young girls in
Morocco who are taken care of by Kate Winslet (red-haired naked chick in
Titanic). Sounds lame to me unless she gets naked again. Idle Hands Screener
is the teenage comedy/horror about a stoner who's hand becomes posessed and
kills. Kinda cool actually if your high. Lost and Found is the David Spade
comedy about stealing a chick's dog to get close to her. He's just not as
funny with-out Chris Farley though. Psycho.. gay remake of the Hitchock
classic that bombed at the theatre, screener this time though. And FINALLY..
the best TS of the week with yes, the one, the only Star Wars Episode 1.
Its not perfect, but its a good copy and it at least satiated the morons
until Austin Powers 2 comes out.
Total - 5 Points
- VCD-Europe -
I pick on the europenises alot but overall I like em usually. Theyre back
with a vengance lately and acting like a real group again. Good to see.
Matrix screener, great quality, good download. They would have won this
week if only theyre Star Wars would have been good quality. They did
win on the TS though, but EViLISO followed right behind them with a better
copy of it, so they got nuked alot of places. Props for trying hard though.
The other stuff is borderline crap. Just the Ticket, Andie McDowall falls
in love with Andy Garcia, the virtuous ticket scalper. My Name is Joe,
alcoholic Scotsman (what a stretch).A Midsummer Nights Dream is hollywood
trying to cash in on the Shakespeare In Love phenomenon, and failing
miserably. Hillary and Jackie.. wtf?
Total - 4 Points
- Centropy -
One release, but I like it. Varsity Blues was one of the cooler flicks out
of the crop of teenage comedies because it was actually funny. Drunk
football players, horny cheerleaders, and naked teachers.. gotta love it.
Total - 2 Points
- PMTVCD -
Patch Adams and Thin Red Line Screeners. Patch is ok, nice to have a screener
of it finally but the Thin Red Line Screener looks mysteriously like the
Film Transfer from HighSpeed a few months back. How many copies of a 3 CD
movie that sucks do we need really?
Total - 2 Points
Group of the past two weeks was EViLSO with VCD-Europe giving them stiff
competition. Two exciting weeks in a row for VCD, with the frenzy for Star
Wars concluding it. The summer will bring more blockbusters, and more
idiots. Yay. Until next time fans..
May The Force Be With You..
- Ryche -
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-----------[Whats the matter with RiSE?]-----------
Alright.. This is some pretty messed up stuff, people. Here's the deal:
Rise had a supplier by the name of "Rogue" who supplied them the fairly
decent "JobBoss" title, on the condition that they did NOT release the
serial number he provided them with. The serial was only going to be used
as a cracking aid.
Well.. to make a long story short, elocin and RiSE released the title,
with the serial, and this Rogue dude gonna be in some pretty hot water..
Nice work guys. How about you go fuck up some dude's personal life, one
of your SUPPLIERS personal life, just so that you can get out that one
extra release..
Genius.
Now the capper:
Here's a nice little log of toth's reaction to this whole business...
<Toth> ?
<Lestah> you guys didn't even tell Rogue about jobboss
<Toth> thatd be something to do with me being away the week it was put out
<Toth> i was offline for a week and then was taking the next week to
reinstall everything
<Toth> nasty sys crash
<Lestah> still..it's bad enough it was released..but no one even told Rogue
<Toth> i have no control over what is done while im not here .. ive
reprimanded elocin.. as well as a couple others since it happened..
but theres no way to change the past
<Lestah> reprimanded..hehe he should have been removed from the group IMHO..
but I no longer have a presence in rise..but not even telling the
supplier you placed in great danger is fucked up
<Toth> i cant really go and kick the only active cracker we have
<Lestah> Yes I knew that would be the case
<Toth> since hes the one that fucked up.. used the serial.. and put the
release out w/o telling any1 he was going to be
<Toth> if i had an active cracking force things would be different
<Lestah> hehe ethics and morals are disregarded for lack of other options..:)
<Toth> unfortunatly it has to be that way =0 id love to fix things up and
boot him for it.. we both know my opinion in shit like that.. but
itd be.. death of all cad/cam releases instead of most of he was
booted.. anyways.. i have to run.. girlfriend calls.. ill be back
in.. 6 hours =0
<Lestah> bye stu
Oh.. by the way.. did we mention that RiSE neglected to tell the supplier
that they released the util with his serial..?
How nice.
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-----------[The Scene News]-----------
All the news thats fit to print...
and then some...
-Back and back and back and back....
Speaking of back... i guess jesus is finally back... took him long enough..
But, he's finally back... so, good luck to him this week.. Lets hope that
he gets re-added to all the sites he got deleted from, and that he gets
picked up by a group with some decent shells. I remember back in the day
when jesus used to rock bbx and hades.. Good luck, man..
Oh... and i guess he's black this time, too... check out
www.jesusisback.com
wow.. dude even has his own webpage.
-Topic: I ask for unace and TTOL gives me a TROJAN... on the next Skyy!
-Some sites you can check out:
tca.phatchicks.com : Thank god he finally updated his page, so i have some-
where to steal news from... ;p
union.jaded.net : unions's goddamn page.. used to be good.. now it sucks,
never fucking updated..
www.defacto2.net : fucking AMAZING archives maintained by the founders of
the old defacto mags.. an *almost* perfect archive..
almost, i said... you know what they're missing.. ;p
www.socalsys.com : need shells, bounces, vhosts, web space?... these dudes
are scene-friendly, and got some decent deals... only
reason why i mention is cause the dude was fat enough
to hook up nd up with some action... *cough*... HAHAHAH!
www.orm.nu : wtf do i know about ISO's?... this guy has a nice page
with a decent layout... check that shit out...
www.xxxparadiso.com : uhh.... heh...heh... uhh... heh... free porn... mgd and
tc run the site.... heh... free porn... i like to look
at naked girls.. they have nice boobies.
-Some milestones in the scene this week: mgoh brought up his record 147th site,
glen joined his 14th group, cedric made the STH Alltime, citizen broke TD
wkup record, pyx broke HOG wkup record..
-group moves: cyric back to rzr, intent to dms, ttol to dvn, glen to iND/RiSC,
nails to dms from mnm, citizen to dms from risc, bud to dms from vln,
-So DMS snagged citizen from RiSC... ouch!... kinda sucks.. the only good
RiSC curry out there.. what can they do?... i remember the old days when
AMN/DEV/MnM would bring up the young pups, and RiSC would snag them into
the giant RiSC machine... *sigh*
-NWR's own beloved prozac is a cls senior now... bout time.. start crackin'
the whip, brotha!
-ok, so "BLEEM" was finally released by UCF, with about 30 fixes as an added
bonus.. Some group out there also released a "K6 Fix", for all you AMD owners
out there who couldn't try it out..
-Lets give some mad props to "Miss Botswana", the new "Miss Universe".
-Ok.. now i know that imitation is the best form of flattery, blah, blah, blah
but jesus christ people.. how many rip-off mags are we gonna see out there?
steal our quotes of the week, our format.. our witty repartee... (?!?)
most dont last more than a few issues anyway, but i mean.. If you are gonna
rip off NWR, at least do a good job of it.. I'm not gonna name any names..
Ah hell, maybe i will name names.. we'll save that for next week.. bitches.. ;p
-Rise is one fucked up group of morons. Now, i don't wanna rag on toth,
because as long as i've known him, he's been a person of respect and class,
but this shit with fucking over one of their suppliers is ridiculous.
Both elocin and toth should be shot. This dude is gonna get FIRED cause
you dumb fucks just "wanted another release"... toth, have some balls
and kick elocin.. you are the leader, and it all comes back to you, buddy.
Do the right thing.
-Star Wars.. phantom menace.. believe the hype, and go see it in a
THX-Certified theatre, muthafuckas...
-http://www.theonion.com/onion3518/autobio_herbert_k.html
-sky masterson
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--------[Stories from the Watercooler]----------
Ahh yes, rumors. We all love them, even though we love to say how much we
hate them when they are about us- and these are some of the better ones
circulating around this week. Email us or find us on irc if you have a
good rumor you'd like entered, (your name will not be included), and we
do not add rumors like "Tdpriest is having anal sex with Fusion" because
we know that Fusion is only
having sex with Xtremist and therefore there
is no hard evidence of that rumor. So, if you have real rumors, let us
know. Let's begin!
-Rumor has it that nd is gonna be flying down to cali in a month or two
and is gonna host a phat little scene conn.. so there.. ;p
-Rumor has it that NWR might be on time next week.. ;p
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NWR 5/27/98
