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Netmonkey Weekly Report Issue 40
Netmonkey Weekly Report
Issue XXXX
March 25nd, 1999
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Well well well, if I am not mistaken, the NWR webpage is either done right now
or almost there, which means I have just gone and raped ndetroit and his lame
ass by getting the page done before he could code the mag. So I guess that
means he sucks even more now. So the page will be up this week, you'll hear
about it on all of our pages or at the next issue. This week is a normal week,
all the usual shit, and we have Ryche filling in on editing because of fucking
nd not showing up!@# Be sure and check out the Eternal log, as well as a
new jesspic!
-lester
Ok.. I suck...
NWR 40 is a couple days late, and it pretty much boils down to me not having
my shit done.. I won't bore you with the details... ;p
So... sorry to bud, prozac, ryche, sky, and lester.... but.. here it is..
I can't fucking believe that we are at issue 40 already... I don't know
if this is some kind of milestone, or what, but.... I think we will save our
big birthday bash for issue 50, or something... ;)
Jam-packed issue, full of pics and one hell of a funny log.. Prozac and bud
are both here in full force, and sky represents.. ;p
No stats this week, they will be back next week...
As for the coded mag vs. webpage... well... i don't see a page yet, so.. we'll
see who wins that battle... *cough*
Ryche is awesome, and did a lot of the work on the mag in my absence for this
week, so my thanks goes out to him....
take care all...
-ndetroit
-----------[ 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) Prozac's Kinda Biased Games Report
b) Bud's Biased Utils Report
c) Lesters Moview Reviews
d) Ryche's VCD Group Report
VI.) Scene News - All the news thats fit to print
VII.) Rumors!
VIII.) Closing
---------------------[ Quotes of the Week! ]---------------------
-<glen> eternal is elite i know what he can do
<glen> he offer me hardware, if he thinks i would ever give that narq my
address he might as well masturbate with a pen shoved in his ass
-<_nutcase> base are you fucking canadian?
<Baseclw> YOU TAKE IT BACK NOW!@
-<Ryche> We let Lester do it one week.. turned out to be the Jethro Bodine edition
-New Util on 'K' by bohnz/AOD : 24.132.19.34
-<Toth> should i yank it now.. in bed.. or 2morrow morning
-<dop0rbot> DOPE: [utils] export by sasin/iNSANiTY
<dop0rbot> DOPE: [utils] TERM=ansi by sasin/iNSANiTY
-<Xtremist-> us country folk have a limited vocabulary..ox and tractor don't come
in to play that often..:/
-*** Honker changes topic to '[STH] Online with 16gb more HD space and a dedicated
nfs server for the archives'
<cablegod> nfs?
<cablegod> need for speed?
-<freakshow> getting raped sucks
-----------[ ndetroit's sites and stats section ]-----------
Helloooo..
I'll get right to it...
SS is back, as correctly reported in an NWR rumor of a few weeks ago..
It's CORP EHQ right now, and has still not taken back MnM.. SS used to be
MnM WHQ at one time (or was it just EHQ?.. i can't remember). Both ways
it always was an interesting and private site, and i'm sure it will be top 10
in no time.
DMS picked up a whole shitload of new ppl this week, but they also picked
up VDR Lame.. Not too sure *why*, but they did. So hooray for them, i guess.
CAT (formerly rdx) went out and the phearsome..... VGN (!) affil for their
site... That is more bizarre than anything, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
I would have thought that they would have gone AMB, personally... But bones
has done a hell of a job with that site since he kicked dee and hazzy...
Crystal, rzr, fcn affils... nice work.
TT was kicked from OGN. TT kicked glen from staff. TT is back in OGN.
Some new site named "FM" has picked up a LND affil. I don't even know what
FM stands for, but its just another site in a long line of alphabet-soup no-namers
that popped up the last week or so. Two others are DC (TPC HQ!), and SD (MnM,
DNG, uCF... dual grouping is cool!)... blah... dual grouping sites suck.
AoD got the US site, DST... nice to hear.
Fmud, after going something like 2 years without any affils finally broke
down and got some this week.
MG is gonna be down until easter. It will be back up shortly afterwards. The
userbase and stats and shit are all gonna still be there, the site just needs
to be offline for a bit.
TMS is down atm for a HW upgrade, should be back up this weekend, contact a
siteop for more info.
DOPE got kicked from OGN, for "excessive downtime"... OGN + AOD = pretty fun
combination... <g>
Thats about all i got for now. Lester wants me to release.... geez, i'm only
4 days late... ;p
NO STATS SECTION THIS WEEK, DUE TO LACK OF WEEKTOPS.. COURIERS: PLEASE COLLECT
AS MANY WEEKTOPS AS YOU CAN, AND DCC THEM TO ME ON IRC... STATS SECTION WILL BE
BACK NEXT WEEK, THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!!!
-----------[ Lester's Biased Courier Section ]-----------
Biased Courier Report
What a week to review!#@
Dimension: Lots of pickups this week. Nutcase from EQL, VDRLake as EHQ,
Fain, and Kruzin from MNM. Now, some people have said this makes me a
hypocrite, as it's been well documented by my own magazine that I rip on
the boy quite often. But you've noticed recently I haven't much, except
the move to MNM, as there really hasn't been much to make fun of. It's
been quiet for me :(. Our little Kruzin is all grown up and now I have
to make fun of someone new, but fear not I will find someone. <g>
Anyhow..With all the pickups, DMS should look mighty nice coming
into the new week. Seems their comeback is for real.
Devotion: Norseman told me he would take down my boxes if DMS recruited
any Dev boxes..how nice of him! hehehehehehehe Anyhow, normal week for them.
Godbless and Acidapple out and about, as well as stupid fake dir maker Garoto.
Now, this has gone on long enough, and in the beginning it was pretty funny
and all. But it just seems like he's trying too hard to keep it going. This
needs to stop now Garoto, the joke has ended, you know how they say it's not
good to beat a dead horse? Well this horse is decomposing.
AOD: Picking up DST as USHQ they continue to grab some nice sites and also
maintain the steady support that AOD has come accustomed to. I must mention
that Glen has forgotten how much he was hated awhile back and so he feels
need to pick on other people, I think that everyone who hated Glen and thought
he was a childish prick should msg him to remind him of this fact. One more
thing, gooooooo cedric.
Risc: Read the enclosed eternal.txt so see how their leader views the scene.
VGN: Darkwolf is workin it baby. Ya you go boy! Jess dont forget to juggle
the balls a little too.
MNM: You lost Kruzin, sigh, now what?
Thazzit boys!
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-----------[ Articles ]-----------
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Prozac's Kinda Biased Gaming Report]-----------
Prozac's Kinda Biased Gaming Report - #9
Ahh Carumba! It's already time for Issue #40?! The week has gone by fast for
me that I lost track that it was time to write my weekly report. If this
doesn't like my usual report, you've been warned. Lester & ND are on my
neck waiting to release the issue while I'm typing this issue. Hey, I'm
honest :) Anyway, this wee we saw Class come back out of nowhere with 4
games, the game TPC passed up but OGN didn't, and of course of the biggest
games of the month coming from RZR, X-Wing Alliance. Let's get going! We start
off with:
Class-
So, where they been hiding? Well they come back, but this is like the old
CLS of the past, unforunately. The game has some nasty protection, and
barely beat OGN on the game, only to find out when you play the game it
sounds like Chipmunks. Later on we see the highly acclaimed Triple Play
2000. Oh my, this just in! The euro equiv. of Quake 3 is out (in anticipation):
Championship Manager 3! Hey, anyone not in the states loves this shit. I find
it weird. They finish off the week with a couple more games. Everyone knows
about the contest(s), is this the reason why we're seeing more from CLS?
No, the people were there. It was just bad luck. Finally the cards are
falling for CLS. But could we be seeing the old CLS with messing up Triple
Play 2000? I always like to make people think, and make you answer the
questions. Yes, you, the reader.
Hot Releases:
Brian Lara Cricket - 46 disks
Triple Play 2000 - 49 disks
Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files - 14 disks
Blood 2: Nightmare Levels - 30 disks
WWII G.I. - 10 disks
Championship Manager 3 - 49 disks
Paradigm-
Well the store team is going fast. They win on the new Talonsoft game, and
pick up Senior PGA Tour out of nowhere, thought some are crying foul since
the practice rounds had to be pulled to get it under 50. There have been
some signs that after the rush and domination of PDM, that things just might
be slowing down. The next coming weeks will be critical in seeing if PDM
can really maintain a stranglehold on the '99.
Hot Releases:
Battle Of Britian - 18 disks
Senior PGA Tour - 48 disks
Razor-
Ahhhh.. RZR. They release on a blue moon, they release with a vengence.
After the fuck-up of a cricket game, they come with us with the highly
acclaimed (and badly ripped) X-Wing Alliance. Weird, everything sounds
like a laser. Oh well, be sure to get the addons for it. But also, don't
hold your breath. Now that the truth is out that noone in RZR can crack
ISO protection, until they get a great cracker and a great supplier,
it'll be more ho-hum.
Hot Releases:
X-Wing Alliance - 38 disks
Origin-
Well, this group has been more fun to watch than a flea circus. First,
an OGN member puts out a game on their own WHQ, a game called Spooky
Castles. Now, you can go to www.egames.com, and download this game
for $10. The leader of TPC, Grind, said he was offered the game, and
turned it down, because of lack-of-quality. The supplier intended
for it to be put out iND (so they say), but instead it went out
under OGN label. When the seniors woke up and found out what happened,
they acted like the government: DENY EVERYTHING. They tried to say
it was a fake release, but when the proof was shown fellow OGN members
did release the game, they said it wasn't authorized. Hey, when you're
going to cover something up, come up with a good plan.
Next, OGN got beat on yet another UK title. The UK store team was
beat not once but twice by CLS, including a highly acclaimed title.
This doesn't mean it'll be the end of OGN, but what looked promising
is just not working out.
Hot Releases:
Rocky Horror Interactive Show - 27 disks
Other-
Ahh, TPC. This is the group you just want to love, but you can't. I mean,
I love these guys, they put out some good stuff. But they are just not
high quality stuff you see coming from this group. Heck, you're not even
seeing games from this group you'd see in EB. Well.. once in a while you
will. This doesn't mean they aren't trying for the big games. They just
don't have the organization or resources to put out the games.. yet.
Hot Releases:
Natuk - 10 disks
DemonStar v3.01 - 3 disks
Battle Board - 5 disks
Roids - 3 disks
Astroid Miner - 2 disks
Tunnel Blaster - 3 disks
Close Approach - 1 disk
Springer'ish Final Thoughts:
It seems that people get way too serious into some things of the scene,
and people should just lighten up. Yes, it might be a hobby. It might
be an obsession. But to me, I see this as a game. If you can't have
fun, don't stick around. We should all have fun, not be at each other
throats. We should cooperate, now integate. The egos of the scene,
especially in the gaming scene, need a diet, and the people who have
them, should get a reality check.
Perm. ad for my website, you can read this and all my issues of NWR at
http://ppgr.webjump.com
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-----------[ Bud's Biased Utils Section ]-----------
Bud's Biased Utils Report #14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As I write this I'm coughing up what seems to be a ton of flem... but as I
missed out last week due to exams, I don't want to miss this week due to
a simple cold. So, what did I miss out on last week? Well, XForce finally
displayed some signs of life and released a few useful tools to the users.
That was the first decent week XF has had in months, and I missed it! More
LND troubles as well, they dominated the CAD/CAM field (looks as if they
can actually do what they claim), but there were more accusations of
release stealing brought forth. It appears as if this is happening every
other week now, although there's a lack of proof with this latest acusation,
and it basically faded out of the spotlight... alright enough of that, if
you were paying attention you know what went on, and if not, well, I'm not
reviewing two weeks. Now on to this week.
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 03/14/99 to 03/20/99. 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:
Kansmen.Little.Brother.V3.1.Win98.NT-PWA [02 x 2.88MB]
Kansmen.Little.Brother.V3.1.win95-PWA [01 x 2.88MB]
Encore.Hard.Drive.Mechanic.Deluxe-PWA [01 x 1.44MB]
Apollo_PRO_v4.5_Delphi_Cpp_Builder-PWA [01 x 2.88MB]
Evolver.4.0.2.Industrial.Edition-PWA [02 x 5MB]
Adobe.Acrobat.Capture.v2.01-PWA [10 x 5MB]
PC.Maclan.v7.2_Win9x_Keygen_Only-PWA [01 x 1.44MB]
PC.Maclan.4.0.for.NT.Cracked-PWA [01 x 1.44MB]
Here's something you don't see too often, PWA nuked for a dupe... of course
there's plenty of things we did see from PWA this week, and most of them
were good. Apollo was the dupe, but making up for it is Adobe Acrobat
Capture, and some much requested keymakers for PC Maclan (which won't work
if the computers communicating are using a copy with the same serials).
Little Brother is a network monitor to check who's visiting what site from
your network... catch your employee's leeching pirated software, pron etc.
Of course if your using the PWA release and monitoring for that you're
being a tad hypocritical.
Total: 7/10
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° ß ÜÛÛÛÛÛ² ÜÜÛÛÛÜ ÜßßÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ß
²ÛÛÛß ßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜßÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÞ²ß ßÛÛÛ²
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THE CORPORATION:
Releases:
Train.Net.Client.V3.2-CORP [10 x 2.88MB]
Renderview.Engineering.Office.98.plus-CORP [09 x 1.44MB]
Realax.3D.RXscenelite.v1.1.reg.fix-CORP [01 x 1.44MB]
Realax.3D.RXscenelite.v.1.1-CORP [07 x 1.44MB]
ARCHICAD.V6.0.R4.UPDATE-CORP [05 x 1.44MB]
QUARTERDECK.ZIP-IT.v4.01-CORP [04 x 1.44MB]
NINO.CONTACTS.V3.0.REPACK-CORP [07 x 1.44MB]
NINO.CONTACTS.V3.0-CORP [07 x 1.44MB]
Corp just couldn't get Nino Contacts worked out this week. After requiring a
repack, the app wasn't even working. They did get Zip-It v4.01 out, but it's
sort of minor, in fact there hasn't been much activity from the Quarterdeck
product line since Symantec bought them out, other than a new Cleensweep.
Renderview is nice, and RX Scene Lite is a nice package (I had this program
myself but RealAx screwed up my license, so I guess I'll use Corp's). Corp
promised me lots of releases this week, it didn't really pan out that way,
not too bad in the end.
Total: 6/10
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RISE:
Releases:
IMSI.TOTALCAD.V1.0-RiSE [16 x 1.44MB]
YEAR.2000.NOW-RiSE [06 x 1.44MB]
A couple of IMSI tools from RiSE this week (you know IMSI from TurboCAD,
VisualCADD, and other middle of the road apps). Unfortunately, Year 2000
Now, which retails at a ridiculous 80$ in my area (considering there are
competitive products at much lower prices), was broken, which leaves me only
TotalCAD to give points to.
Total: 3/10
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: ßßßÛÛÜßÛÛÛßßßßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßßßßßßßßÛÛÜ °³
ßßÛÛÛ² ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛ ²ÛÛ ÛÛÛ °:
: ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛßßß ²ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛßßß .
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: ²ÛÛÜÛÛßÜÛÛÛÜßÛÛÜÛÛÛ ßÛÛÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ :
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SIEGE:
Releases:
WAVE.TRANS.V1.0.FOR.LIGHTWAVE.3D-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
SKPARENT.V2.0.FOR.LIGHTWAVE.3D-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
PHOTOCASTER.V2.0.3.FOR.DIRECTOR-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
MIMIC.MOTION.V1.04C.FOR.LIGHTWAVE.3D-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
EFFECTOR.SET.I.V1.0.6.FOR.DIRECTOR-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
EFFECTOR.SET.II.V1.0.7.FOR.DIRECTOR-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
COOL.SUBDIVISION.FOR.LIGHTWAVE.3D-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
COOL.COORDINATE.SYSTEMS.FOR.LIGHTWAVE.3D-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
CAYMAN.POWER.CG.PLUS.V4.0E.FOR.MEDIA.STUDIO-SiEGE [08 x 1.44MB]
A-BONE.V1.0.FOR.LIGHTWAVE.3D-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
CARTOON.TELEVISION.PROGRAM.PRO.V1.1R14-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
ALPHAMANIA.V2.0.7.FOR.DIRECTOR-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
SATORI.WEBFX.2000.V3.01-SiEGE [07 x 1.44MB]
ORCAD.COMPLETE.SUITE.V9.0-SiEGE [44 x 2.88MB]
ARDEN.TECH.ECLIPSE.LITE.V5.05-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
ATOMIC.POWER.EVOLUTION.V1.0.FOR.ADOBE.AFTER.EFFECTS-SiEGE [05 x 1.44MB]
5D.CYLONS.V1.1.FOR.SOFTIMAGE.3D-SiEGE [12 x 1.44MB]
ARETE.DIGITAL.NATURE.TOOLS.BUILD.4-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
ADOBE.PREMIERE.RT.V5.1-SiEGE [15 x 1.44MB]
RENOIR.V98.5-SiEGE [10 x 1.44MB]
TRANSIT.V2.7-SiEGE [13 x 1.44MB]
SOFTIMAGE.TOONZ.V4.2.SERVICE.PACK.1-SiEGE [21 x 2.88MB]
SHAKE.V2.01.0204-SiEGE [08 x 1.44MB]
TERM.STAR.V2.7-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
TRANSLOGIC.HDL.ENTRY.V3.1-SiEGE [02 x 1.44MB]
LOTUS.NOTES.V4.6.3B-SiEGE [03 x 1.44MB]
Lots to talk about here, Siege really came on strong last week, perhaps
making up for some recent slow periods. Where to begin... newest version
of Lotus Notes, no suprise there. Interesting to see them do Adobe Premiere
RT, it's been out for some time (since December) and I'm honestly suprised
that it hadn't been done sooner, after numerous people spoke to me about
"getting" it, well SGE finally got the job done. The package was only
available as part of a hardware/software bundle, and is an enhanced
version of Premiere designed for developers working with Real Time video
(hence the "RT"). Unfortunately it's extremely hardware dependent,
compatible with only the Matrix Digisuite and Pinnacle Reel Time lines (so
far as I know anyways). Next we come to Orcad Complete Suite 9, another
impressive title... we also see the usual plugin fare, a minor version of
Shake, re-releases of Transit and Term Star that were released last week and
promptly nuked at SGE's request as unauthorized, and a release of Renoir
that's been out for a while. Overall an excellent week.
Total: 9/10
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X-FORCE:
Releases:
KAYDARA_FILMBOX_V1.5-XFORCE [22 x 2.88MB]
ULTIMATE_TOOLBOX_FOR_MFC_2ND_EDITION_MAR_1999-XFORCE [06 x 1.44MB]
ARETE_DIGITAL_NATURE_TOOLS_FOR_MAYANT_V2.02-XFORCE [16 x 1.44MB]
BEAM_SOFTWARE_FACIAL_ANIMATION_SOLUTION-XFORCE [12 x 2.88MB]
SAMSUNG_SMART_MANAGER_V2.2-XFORCE [22 x 2.88MB]
Second week in a row of XF actually DOING something, so I won't bother to
comment on that twice monthly Ultimate Toolbox. Oops, guess I just did. Oh
well, the rest of the selection is pretty nice, and hopefully XF can keep
this up in the weeks to come, and maybe start looking like the XF of old
again (perhaps minus the textures this time 'round).
Total: 7/10
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SHOCK:
Releases:
InfoPower.Professional.v4.03c-SHOCK [11 x 1.44MB]
Magellan.v2.0-SHOCK [01 x 1.44MB]
Jade.v1.0-SHOCK [01 x 1.44MB]
Freebird.v2.0-SHOCK [01 x 1.44MB]
Nendo.v1.1.6-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
Enfish.Tracker.Pro.1.20.324.00-SHOCK [12 x 1.44MB]
Watch.Dog.v1.91b.Win9xNT-SHOCK [03 x 1.44MB]
Thumbs.Plus.v4.01.Win9xNT-SHOCK [07 x 1.44MB]
Sax.mPower.98.v3.03-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
Sax.Setup.98.1238-SHOCK [04 x 1.44MB]
Sax.Comm.Objects.v6.0.1377-SHOCK [03 x 1.44MB]
Active.View.v1.8.Win9xNT-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
Active.Mail.v1.2.Win9xNT-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
Sax.Basic.Engine.v5.1.13.Pro.Enterprise-SHOCK [07 x 1.44MB]
Auto.Pix.v99.0315.Win9xNT-SHOCK [03 x 1.44MB]
Tools.h.Plus.Plus.v7.0.A-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
Threads.h.Plus.Plus.v1.2.2-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
Standard.C.Plus.Plus.Library.v1.2.5-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
Objective.Studio.99-SHOCK [37 x 1.44MB]
Iceni.Gemini.v1.2.and.PEP.v1.1-SHOCK [01 x 1.44MB]
Saltmine.Speed.Reader.v1.5-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
ASTA.v1.71.for.Delphi4-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
Last time I reviewed, SHOCK won the week along with LND on the strength of
their titles, well they don't have the name apps this week. A decent week
nonetheless, Objective Studio 99, more RogueWave apps, the entire SaxSoft
product line save one... Magellan, Jade and Freebird are decent Acrobat
plugins, and as usual SHOCK putd out the 3D graphics app Nendo (they've done
every version since SGE's 1.0), which is my favorite tool here. Too many
minor versions however.
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:
Cactus.Workbench.3.72c-PFT [22 x 1.44MB]
Cactus Workbench is a decent development tools, and this version fixes
several bugs found in earlier copies, but again I'm left wondering...
where'd PFT go?
Total: 3/10
Ü Ü Ü
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ÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ²Ý ÜÜÜÜ ÞÛ²Û
Þ²ÛÛÝ Þ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ²
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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:
PROTEL.99.PRERELEASE-LND [24 x 2.88MB]
CGTECH.VERICUT.V4.1-LND [39 x 2.88MB]
ALTAIR_HYPERFORM_V3.0_REAL_LICENSE-LND [01 x 1.44MB]
ALTAIR.HYPERFORM.V3.0-LND [09 x 2.88MB]
ALTAIR.HYPERMESH.V3.01-LND [15 x 2.88MB]
MECHANICAL_DYNAMICS_ADAMS_PRE_V9.1-LND [20 x 2.88MB]
MECHANICAL_DYNAMICS_ADAMS_V9.1-LND [24 x 2.88MB]
I wasn't sure how to approach LND this week, but they made it pretty easy
by releasing without contreversy (a nice change), with no fuckups other than
a missed license. As with beta's, a Pre-release won't get full points as,
when you get right down to it, it's the same shit - not a final. With a few
exceptions via releases from RiSE and SGE, they dominated CAD this week.
Total: 7/10
.__________. [xx/xx/98]
\_ ___ ) Da ToP oF Da LiNe! .___.
===/ _/ /=======================/ /=====
.:/ _____/__./(___.____/\.______./ /_____.
:/ /__/ . ) . )____ ) _ ) / __ )
/__/ / / / / // __ / /__/ / /___/:
.:/ /__/__/__/__/(______\____ /__/_____ /MO
=/__/========================\/========\/===
= THE PINNACLES OF RELEASING (C) PNC 95-98 =
PINNACLE:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
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:
EasyHTML.v2.0-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
JForge.v2.61-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
Network.Inventory.Manager.v2.3-PREMiERE [07 x 1.44MB]
PC.Inventory.Manager.v2.3-PREMiERE [06 x 1.44MB]
3S.v1.6-PREMiERE [06 x 1.44MB]
Imagenation.v5.1-PREMiERE [07 x 1.44MB]
WinterGate.99.v1.02-PREMiERE [05 x 1.44MB]
PerfectPartner.v1.0-PREMiERE [05 x 2.88MB]
CD-Runner.SL.v3.10-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
CD-Runner.v9.10-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
Internet.Graphics.Finder.3.0-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
CompManager.v2.11-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
Crystal.Calculator32.Pro.v2.2-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
MinuteMan.Data.Backup.v1.81-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
Emergency.Recovery.System.98.v8.62-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
A so-so week for PRM, they had two nukes that I didn't list here, for
Know2000 2.0 and Doga L1/L2 99. Perfect Partner is an accounting system for
businesses and not dating/match making software as was first rumored <g>.
For the other titles... new version of ERS 98, don't switch from an old one
unless you're having any major problems... more CD Runner tools, and JFroge,
which stands out as the best tool of the group in my eyes.
Total: 6/10
_______________ ____________ ____________
\_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_
_/ 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:
SQL.Programmer.v2.8-DOD [09 x 1.44MB]
NWays.Workgroup.Manager.v1.1.2.For.NT-DOD [17 x 2.88MB]
Two nice releases this week, SQL Programmer perhaps being the better of the
two for me, I don't have any use for workgroup manager. ;) Not a whole lot
else to say, quality is a lot more important than quantity, and DOD gives an
excellent example of that here.
Total: 5/10
___ _ __________ ____________ ____ _____ ___
\__\\_\_______ \__ _ ______/___ \_ __//__/
;;;;;;; / \/ \\ ____/ / \\ mg/SAC
-)--- _/ / \_ \_/ -/ \_ --(-
;;;;; \____/_ _ _//_ /______ _ _// ;;;;
[xx/xx/98]/________/==\/====/________//[MfD]
=[X]==][= MANiFEST DESTiNY RELEASE =][==[X]=
MANIFEST DESTINY:
Releases:
Macromedia.Dreamweaver.v2.01-MANiFEST [10 x 1.44MB]
ForeHelp.v3.01b-MANiFEST [10 x 1.44MB]
ForeHTML.Pro.v2.0-MANiFEST [11 x 1.44MB]
HoTMetaL.PRO.v5.0.3.103-MANiFEST [07 x 1.44MB]
PC.Reseller.System.v2.20-MANiFEST [08 x 1.44MB]
FrontierTech.e-Lock.Desktop.v2.0.60-MANiFEST [01 x 2.88MB]
BroadCast.v2.0.20-MANiFEST [08 x 1.44MB]
Visual.UML.v1.12-MANiFEST [09 x 1.44MB]
Ulead.Animation.Applet.v1.0-MANiFEST [01 x 1.44MB]
DataHabitat.Pro.v6.001-MANiFEST [09 x 1.44MB]
Some pretty cool stuff here, new Visual UML Pro, Ulead's new Animation
Applet, minor updates of HotMetal Pro and Macromedia's Dreamweaver. I didn't
even look at the cracking side of MFD this week, but a good showing here.
Total: 7/10
_______________________________[xx/xx]
\_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/
/ _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \
/ | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \
\___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \
====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/
REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<
REBELS:
Releases:
Autozip.98.V4.1-RBS [01 x 1.44MB]
MAKE_APP_V3.0A_FOR_HITACHI_SH7040_CRACKED-RBS [04 x 1.44MB]
Make.App.for.Hitachi.SH7050.v3.0-RBS [02 x 2.88MB]
Make.App.for.Hitachi.SH7055.3.0-RBS [02 x 2.88MB]
Make.App.for.HCAN.3.0-RBS [02 x 2.88MB]
MGI.Direct.DVD-RBS [08 x 2.88MB]
Make.App.V3.1.For.Hitachi.H8S-RBS [02 x 2.88MB]
Evolution.Tool.Set.V0.4.23a-RBS [03 x 2.88MB]
B.iron_Poser_Seam_Remover_1.6.5_Cracked-RBS [01 x 1.44MB]
Make App is just a wee bit to platform specific, I debated not giving it
points since I can't test it, in the end I gave them all just a couple.
Direct DVD will be enjoyed by those of you with DVD's, whose ranks I hope to
join by the end of the century.
Total: 5/10
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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:
MediaWare.MyFlix.v1.5.2-TRPS [02 x 1.44MB]
MediaWare.WebFlix.Pro.v1.5.2-TRPS [02 x 1.44MB]
Ummm... ok those aren't bad apps. But TRPS is definately having its
problems. Seems with Napalm gone, they're really hurting. For those of you
not familar with the Webflix series check out www.visiblelight.com since I'm
getting lazy here.
Total: 2/10
_____ ____________ ____ __________
/ __/_ ___/\_ \ ___\_/ __/\ ___\_
\ \ / _/ /_ /___ / \ ___ /
\___/\_____/___\ ____/______/_____/pn
\_/
VERSUS:
Releases:
Intel.IPEAK.IPMAT.v1.3-VERSUS [03 x 1.44MB]
Intel.IPEAK.IOMon.v1.1-VERSUS [02 x 1.44MB]
Intel.IPEAK.IBASES.v1.8-VERSUS [07 x 1.44MB]
Intel.IPEAK.GPT.v2.0-VERSUS [07 x 1.44MB]
Intel.IPEAK.1394.Toolkit.v1.1-VERSUS [02 x 1.44MB]
Intel.IPEAK.DQUIK.v1.1-VERSUS [07 x 1.44MB]
Video.Savant.v3.0-VERSUS [04 x 1.44MB]
Extensis.Portfolio.Web.Edition.v4.0.b2-VERSUS [02 x 1.44MB]
After some internal restructuring, VRS comes back with a strong week
highlighted with a bunch of Intel releases, Extensis' Portfolio Web Edition
beta, and a program called Video Savant which I've never used but which
seems decent enough. So I guess that internal restructuring worked.
Total: 7/10
..._______________________.___ ____.____...
::/ _______/ ____/ | \/ | \::
_/\____ \/ /___/ | \ \:
\ > \ \ \/ \ \
:\__________/\________/_________/|_____|___/
::.. .:[ SCUM ]:. .:[SCUM]:. .:[SCUM]:. ..::
````````````````````````````````````````````
SCUM:
Releases:
Hyperion.WIRED.For.OLAP.v4.0-SCuM [35 x 1.44MB]
CyberGuard.Firewall.v4.1.WinNT-SCuM [04 x 1.44MB]
Two decent releases, and it's nice to see SCUM putting in the effort despite
having a slow period, they managed to avoid dupes and crap, and more
importantly, I haven't come across anything but kind words for them, sime
hopefully they can keep it together. As for the releases, those of you
running firewalls should definately make Cyberguard Firewall a
consideration, it's not one of my strong areas, but I've heard good things
from those running it.
Total: 4/10
[========================================]
[========================================]
______)\______)\_____)\______)\______)\
\ ____)_____ )____ \_____ )_____ \
_\____ \ ;_/ \ ;__\ \ ;_/ \ \__; \
\_____ )____.__)____. )___.__)___\_. \
\____/ xx/xx/99 \____/-/=SodOM=\-\____/
[========================================]
Back For You in 1999 ! [XX/03]
[========================================]
SODOM
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
Only one more byte to crack before...
____._____ ____ _____ _____ _ _____ __ ._____
:::_|_ / _ \/ _ \/ _ \__\_ \___| /
::/ __/_ / / / / / / _ / _ /:
:/ / / / / / / / / / / / /::
:\_______\___/\____/\____/\______/________\::
: \\\\\\\ \\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\
-----------------------------------------wk!-
2000AD
Releases:
FilterCad.v2.0-2000AD [15 x 2.88MB]
CallCenter.v3.5.8-2000AD [02 x 2.88MB]
SANDRA.Professional.99.v3.5.0-2000AD [02 x 2.88MB]
MagicMapper.Commercial.License.Editon.v1.2-2000AD [01 x 2.88MB]
LOTUS_QUICKPLACE_v1_BETA_3-2000AD [14 x 5MB]
Lotus_LearningSpace_Forum_v2.6_Beta_2-2000AD [21 x 2.88MB]
Norton.Antivirus.2.0.For.LotusNotes-2000AD [05 x 1.44MB]
Norton.Antivirus.5.01.01.For.WindowsNT-2000AD [04 x 2.88MB]
Good job on Norton AV for Lotus notes, 5.01.01 I'm not sure of, someone said
it was the same as DOD's 5.01, I'm happy with the version I have so I don't
plan on switching soon to check. FilterCad and Sandra 99 are nice releases,
CallCenter, on the other hand, sucked (at least it did to me). Lotus betas
in there were alright, at least they weren't Notes/Domino betas.
Total: 6/10
_______________________ ____________
__\ _______/ ______/______/__ /
\ __/ / / \/ / /
/_______\ /______________\____ /________\
-------------------------------\/-----------
(*) F a t i g u e - Couriers Network (*)
___________________________________________.
________________________________________wK!.
FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:
Releases:
MULTILIZER_VCL_Edition_v4.1.3_For_Delphi_v4-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
MULTILIZER_WFC_Edition_v1.0.1-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
MULTILIZER_VCL_Edition_v4.1.3_For_Delphi_v3-FCN [08 x 2.88MB]
MULTILIZER_VCL_Edition_v4.1.3_For_Delphi_v2-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
MULTILIZER_VCL_Edition_v4.1.3_For_Cpp_v4-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
MULTILIZER_VCL_Edition_v4.1.3_For_Cpp_v3-FCN [01 x 2.88MB]
MULTILIZER_VCL_Edition_v4.1.3_For_Cpp_v1-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
MULTILIZER_Java_Edition_v2.0.1-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
Modem_Wizard_v4.0-FCN [03 x 2.88MB]
ODBC_Express_v5.02-FCN [01 x 2.88MB]
InfoPower_v4.03B_Final-FCN [06 x 2.88MB]
Rubicon_v2.02_For_Delphi_N_C-FCN [01 x 2.88MB]
Schedule_OCX_v2.16-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
DBISAM_Database_System_v1.13_For_Delphi-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
ULEAD_VIDEO_STUDIO_v3.0_RETAIL_EDITION-FCN [20 x 2.88MB]
Ok well I have to give FCN credit, they always write excellent, explanatory
NFO's, and saved me some work... the difference between DSI's Ulead Video
Studio and FCN's was missing features and ummm missing effects which
probably should have stayed missing. I'll stick with DSI's for size reasons,
if you're seriously into playing with your home movies and capturing your
friends doing crappy amature acting then adding effects, get the full thing.
Other releases include Woll2Woll's InfoPower Pro (a newer version came
out just a few days after the FCN release, Woll2Woll updates far too often),
and new versions of Multilizer for all platforms.
Total: 7/10
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RADIUM
Releases:
Restoration.NR.v1.02-Radium [01 x 1.44MB]
Making.Waves.v1.88c-Radium [01 x 1.44MB]
XposeIT.v1.03-Radium [03 x 5MB]
SoftMC.Professional.v3.0-Radium [01 x 1.44MB]
Pinguin.Audio.Meter.v2.1-Radium [01 x 1.44MB]
Well where to begin... Radium brings out a few tools this week, probably
the most popular will be SoftMC, which gives users real time midi control
and other features. Making Waves is the only other release here I'm familiar
with, with it you get a decent sample sequencer allowing you to create loops
from .wav files. I would have liked to see these guys do the latest Audio
Grabber release, however they have a price limit (I think 80$ is the
cheapest they'll release, I could be mistaken, but it's around that).
Total: 6/10
New this week: None
Idle this week: PNC, SDM.
Quote(s) of the Week:
"It was an honor just to be nominated." <-- Quoted by dozens of the LOSERS at
the Oscars (and is a total LIE!).
In writing this, I realized that there are now 20 groups on this list, a
figure that astounds me, as there are still a ton of groups who aren't on
it, some which may even deserve to be. But for the next while anyways, I'm
not making any new additions, as 20 is too much as it is. Looking back, I
noticed that RCN never had more than around 10 groups on its charts (and
even that number is probably high, and only in the later issues did it get
near that, my memory sucks and I don't feel like loading one up), and I
don't remember Jimmy Jamez's report having more than 5 or 6 groups. The
utils scene has grown a lot since then, we have groups specializing in
Audio, Programming, Graphics, CAM/CAD... this is more reminiscing than
whining about the amount of writing it takes, in case you were wondering...
what it leads down to is this: Is the utils scene of today superior or
inferior to that of say, 4 years ago. I'm undecided on this myself, I was a
little less active in those days, but in the same breath I used more of the
releases then. I'm curious as to what any readers might think... hmm Black
Acid or Union should run a poll on this maybe.
No interview this week, I simply didn't have time, and felt like shit...
seems every time I get free time on my hands I end up catching a fucking
cold. Of course during finals I'll be perfectly healthy.
Give the week to SGE... they're really the only group that impressed me with
more than one or two titles. Congrats to XF for finally proving that
there's still some life in the group. Till next week.... someone find me
VCD leech!!
- 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..
Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels
Starring: British guys
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars
Well this is a british film that has been out for some time, but just now
into the United States. This movie is extremely funny and well written.
It's about these 4 guys who end up being in debt 500,000 dollars to the
Porn King(no not xavier), and they have one week to come up with it. The
story is about them trying to settle the debt and it's great. I recommend it
to everyone, unfortunately we won't see a VCD of this unless someone does
a screener because it came out a long time ago when it was popular in
Britain.
----------
EDTV
Starring: Matthew Macoughney(wtf), Woody Harrelson, Jenna Elfman, Ellen
Rating: 3 Stars
Well, I hit up the sneak preview of this film on Saturday and it runs almost
exactly two hours. It feels longer though, as it is a grindingly slow film.
Not to say it's not funny or worth watching, but it just kind of drags along.
The story is about a guy being put on TV 24/7. And no matter who you put on
tv, there's gonna be some dull parts<g>. So we sit through the dull and the
funny. In the end it is a funny film and worth the matinee price but maybe
not full admission.
=----------------------------------=-------------------------------------=
=---------[ 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:
Telesync/TS: Telesync is a procam on a tripod in an empty theater with
usually a separate audio source. If there's an audience, you hear
people coughing, camera is shaky, etc. It's a CAM. CAM = banned.
If you want a movie extremely early, Telesync is the way it will be.
Workprint: Workprint is a pre-release copy of a movie, stolen copy, etc.
that usually has the film running time on the screen.
Screener: Screener is usually the BEST quality, an actual vcd of the movie,
made from a reviewers copy, etc. Screener's are generally released after
movies have left the theaters.
VCD Dupecheck http://come.to/vcddupe
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I decided to update the group report this week to go from Monday to Monday
so that it would be a little more up to date by the time you read it. This
week Ill backtrack to the releases I missed by changing the report times so
this one will cover about 10 days instead of 7 and next week we'll be back
on track.
Pretty decent week (10 days) for VCD, lot of releases and alot of things
that you, the downloading public, should know.
Releases from 3/14/99 to 3/22/99
031599 - Meet Joe Black - Telesync - VCD-HOLLAND
031799 - Office Space - Telesync - IGN
031999 - October Sky - Telesync - PMTVCD
032099 - Monument Ave - Screener - PMTVCD
032199 - At First Sight - Screener - PMTVCD
032199 - 200 Cigarettes - Workprint - KRAVEN
032299 - Elizabeth - Screener - PMTVCD
032299 - The Deep End of the Ocean - Workprint - TFAISO
[NUKED] - The Other Sister - Telesync - IGN (Incomplete)
[NUKED] - Analyze This - Cam - ExL
[NUKED] - Arlington Road - Workprint - KRAVEN
- IGN -
Had a respectable week by actually releasing. This group doesnt release
often but when it does theres usually something wrong. The Other Sister
looks decent if you like retards in love which seems to be a theme in Hollywood
this year, only problem is IGN never completed it on any fucking sites. Office
Space is the hillarious comedy from Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead) but the
Telesync looks like shit. Watchable, but not recommended.
Total - 1 Point
- VCD-Holland -
Thier first release as far as I know (they'll probably msg me after this is
published to tell me they've released 100 things no one knows about, but
fuck 'em). MJB was released once before as a Telesync but it was in raw .dat
format and was nuked. This is the "New and Improved" (yay) TS.
Total - 1 Point
- TFAiSO -
Now they've decided to come out of the closet. Since this one is actually good
quality and a new movie, I guess they decided to release under thier real name
instead of VHS. Too bad your cover was blown long ago by NWR. Deep End of the
Ocean is a Michelle Phiefer tear-jerker. If she's not in a leather cat-suit,
I dont want to see it.
Total - 2 Points
- Kraven -
Ahhh, Kraven. The group who stepped up and took Centropy's place as my
favorite group to smash on. Kraven actually had 2 wildly popular releases
this week. The first which I just HAVE to mention <G> was the Arlington
Road Workprint. This is the terrorist bomber moves into the neighborhood flick
with Tim Robbins that looks great from the previews. Kraven smoked it out this
week with blazing speed and in the blink of the eye was nuked because the
fucking shit was un-goddamn-watchable! The encoding was bad, was blurry,
was blocky, was dark, was stupid. The quality on 200 Cigarettes workprin
isnt much better but at least you can tell the people from the scenery.
Total - 1 Point
- PMTVCD -
These guys acted like a real fucking group this week. 4 releases in 4 days. Im
impressed. 3 of the 4 are first run movies, with Elizabeth being notable because
of its academy award nominations (did this shit win anything?) and its high
praise. October Sky is about a guy who wants to become an astronaut.. His hopes,
his dreams.. oh boy. At First Sight is where Val Kilmer's blind and cant see what
a fox Mira Sorvino is. It goes on from there. Monument Ave. is some Irish gangster
crap that looks like a video release.
Total - 4 point
- ExL -
Excellence? Not even. This group released a CAM of Analyze This. Which in itself
is not bad because they had the sense enough to label it a cam. What happened next,
was not thier fault, but Im going to mention it because sites and traders really
fucked this one up. Some smart trader out there knows a CAM (bad sound, shaky
picture, audience) will be nuked. What does he do? Renames it TS and moves it t
topsites. Now we have uninformed nukers and sites who think, oh TS, np.. when
actually its a crappy cam. EVEN SAYS IN THE NFO! Type: Crappy Cam. Once again,
traders never cease to amaze me.
Total - 0 Points (It wasn't thier fault tho)
There's some good stuff in this weeks crop of releases, so I won't bash on too
many points. PMTVCD wins this week for number of releases and selection of first
run movies. IGN tried to release a couple of semi-watchable telesyncs, TFAiSO
decided to stop hiding behind the VHS tag, and Kraven should be tied up, beaten,
and drug from behind a moving car. If I missed anyone, its because you suck in
general and were not worthy. :)
Start the madness..
Ryche
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-----------[The Scene News]-----------
-ok bitches, i'm back, and i'm back and i'm black and i'm bad, and
i'm black. Sit down, it's time you were owned:
-Well, the big contest is going strong, and class put out a couple of
decent releases finally. As prozac said tho, TP2000 may or may not have been
ass-fucked, so... who knows.. If its a tight race, who will be the judge?
And i also wanna know, SERIOUSLY, what constitutes being a "good promoter"?
Do i still have a chance, chinablu? ;p
-I've ragged on just about every group out there, and i think that *this* time
the ragging will be fully saved for D M S.... which is pronounced "sellout".
Come on guys? KRUZIN?? You can't be serious.. ;p
After all the shit he has pulled, after all the shit LESTER has said about him?
Does lester really want riscftp that badly?? blah... maybe they should pick up
psi, and get a dmsftp coded... after all, risc has riscftp, dev has nftp, eql
has pftp, and ..... and mnm has.... riscftp!
bah.. i remain unimpressed.
Its too bad that eternal is such a nob, or i might have had something nice to
say about RiSC..... ... ... or not.. ;p
-VF has been k-lined for good. Busted, apparently.
-Blackacid's page has a pretty decent stash of all the old NWR's..
tca.ramwar.com, for that... Also check out prozac's page at ppgr.webjump.com..
Both of them usually have NWR posted a few mins after it gets released...
And both of them are DEFINATELY faster than RHQ @ union.jaded.net... Man..
whatever happened to that page? ;p
-Group moves: kruzin to DMS (*cough*), weeze to dms, nutcase to dms, dthangel
to DMS, kobe bryant to DMS for alkivar and a 1st round draft pick, weeze to
mfd from pgc, evel joined DMS, Kirkhamm to RiSE, toth didn't retire, moonsabre
to DMS, and insanity to DEV from EQL.
-So the NWR Webpage is almost done... hrmm... we have been promising this since..
since about... issue 12 or so... and its issue 40 now.. so thats like... 28
weeks... plus the 2 months this summer that ndetroit was dead for... so.. it
only took lester 8 months to get the web page up! thats some nice work, lester.
Of course, ndetroit has been promising us a coded version for about that long,
and uhhh.... this shit still looks like .txt to me, so... lester wins!!
-That whole glftpd scandal is still going on. Greyline wrote a response, ndetroit
says he sticks by the article, greyline says its not... siteops, i guess its up
to you... have fun kiddies.. i'm sticking with wu-ftpd... *cough*
-I guess a couple of OGN pres to TT were stolen by glen (TT staff), and he
was actually dumb enough to upload to OGN HQ's before OGN could... hahaha..
Needless to say, i hear there were more than a few OGN ppls that were slightly
pissed off... OGN kicked TT for that bullshit, but then TT woke up and said to
itself "oh wait, our site sucks, OGN is the only good thing we have going for
us", and it kicked glen from staff, so i guess everything is all yippy-skippy
now.
-Blood 2 has the CIH virus, apparently..... .... heh.. how poetic... ;p
-COREUtils put out a big PHAT 300 mb release of Office2000 Premium Final this
week, but rumors abound that its actually Final Beta, which makes sense, since
we all know whose MS insider gets the REAL goods... And for all you ppl bitching
about the size of that one... well... i seem to recall that PWA's Office97 was
something like 300 megs too, and i know a LOT of siteops that may have nuked it
at the time, but later went back and leeched it for their archives... ;p
-Kruzin, kruzin, kruzin.... he left MnM, but forgot to take his cheat scripts
with him!... hahahaha... now riscftp is in the hands of his ex-group, Millenium,
after they repossed his shell..
Check this:
<|Eternal|> glen we can track riscftp ..heh and lemme tell you
what will happen to those boxes =)
<glen> track ?
<BlackAcd> |Eternal|, hardly eternal
<glen> you put some kind of homing device
<BlackAcd> its gonna be cracked before they use it
<BlackAcd> well
<glen> on riscftp ? EHEHE
<BlackAcd> mnm is quite dumb
<BlackAcd> so
<|Eternal|> blackacd exactly =)
<glen> it does have to be cracked though
<BlackAcd> i doubt they;'ll even realize u gotta crack it first :)P
<BlackAcd> riscftp has a host checking feature glen
<|Eternal|> glen i told mossyoak to delete it before i had to do
something
<BlackAcd> if its on a box thats not on the host list, it either
doesnt work or it mails ssomeone
<|Eternal|> the only person who ever cracked riscftp we made an
agreement with him never to do it again
<|Eternal|> mnm will be dieing off soon
<|Eternal|> i have big plans for mossyoak =)
Mossyjoke, if i seem to recall correctly, eternal also "had big plans" for
a little site we like to call "TCD"... run away mossy, run awaaaaayyy!!!
-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, but we
do not add rumors like that say "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!
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Well friends.. Thats about it. If you've read this far, we sincerly thank you.
We like to know this thing gets read, so if you get the time, drop one of us
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-ndetroit + lester.
NWR 3/25/99
