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Netmonkey Weekly Report Issue 66
Netmonkey Weekly Report
Issue LXVI
November 24th, 1999
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Well, we are late and it's actually my fault for once. I'm sorry
everybody :(
We have a neat issue though and we have a webpage!#@(!#@) oh my
god that's right, NWR has it's webpage up. It's barebones now but
we'll be upgrading as time goes on. So please check it out and
offer up your thoughts on it. We have 2 games reports again and we
have the usual shit, plus ND is back for a day. Check out the dope
pic and also check out the neat PFTP log :)
-Lester [Co-Editor/Head Writer]
Hey.. i'm back, for who knows how long. Enjoy it while it lasts.
WWW.NETMONKEY.ORG .... its up, finally. We'll be doing news,
backissues, pictures, release updates, and all kinds of fun
stuff. Make it your portal to fun and madness..
SPECIAL THANKS TO WWW.SOCALSYS.COM FOR HOSTING THE NWR WEBPAGE
FOR US!!!!!!!!!!
I'm gonna be in NY sometime soon (fbi: mark it in your day calender),
so if you live in the area and wanna hook up, talk to glen, cause
he is gonna organize a little scene conn down there, or smth..<g>
(should i be worried???!?!)
A big welcome back to blitz, who unretired this week.
And another big welcome back to mandrake, who is back and kicking
ass once more!
See you guys soon..
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) The Games Report(s)!
b) Bud's Biased Utils Report
c) Lester's Movie Reviews
d) Ryche's Heavily Biased VCD Review
e) Expose: The "B" is for "bender"
VI.) Scene News - All the news that's fit to print
VII.) Rumors!
VIII.) Closing
---------------------[ Quotes of the Week! ]---------------------
-<Kruzin> everyone JUST LET ME BE!#%
<Kruzin> everyone JUST LET ME BE!#%
<Bud-> Now available on EBay: Kruzin Sings the Classics
<Bud-> Bids Start at: 14.95$ US
<Kruzin> god damn same get over me, u crap everything involved with me,
u wont beg for me, beg for me, beg for me
<Kruzin> u wont beg for me, be down for me, beg for me
*** Kruzin was kicked by Kruzin (flood)
-<Bud-> oh well... time to watch pron... i mean regular vcds!
<Kruzin> bud I thought I was your only one
-*** _ZeuS21_ changes topic to 'GROUP IS DEAD OFFICIALLY ..
HAVE SOME RESPECT.... DO NOT PASTE SHIT
-<_ZeuS21_> yea
<_ZeuS21_> soon as I retired
<_ZeuS21_> every1 left
<_ZeuS21_> :(
<ess-jay> heh
<ess-jay> yah
<ess-jay> thats it
-*** ]Smooth[ was kicked by ]Smooth[ (Can I be in NWR too?)
And therefore never send to know
for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.
-----------[ ndetroit's sites and stats section ]-----------
Zeus 21 kicked from being siteop of DMZ..
TOS is back up after some router problems, and is doing quite well..
of course, I could have said that they were doing *really* well, if
only SJ had given me a couple more gigs of creds... <g>
RFO also doing great.. if i was doing stats this week, i'd make them
a x3... not cause they are better than fs/e/et/etc, etc, but more
because this is my section, and i'll do whatever the fuck i want.. ;p
I had 5 bottles of wine last week worth over $3000... just thought
I'd share that.
Yes, i am drunk now.
D-unknown has retired from the scene. His contributions were many.
Perhaps the most famous of all was FireSite, one of the best sites
of alltime. Good luck to him in his Real Life.
He leaves FS in the care of Jaydee, and the rest of the dev monkies.
Good luck to dunk, and good luck to FS.
HOG is back up, talk to a siteop for details. Speed is a bit off
since i was last on it, but I'd still rate it up there in the top
10, after 1 week of being back.
E is just fucking awesome. I love it.. E is out of control. Its
definately my favorite. ... ... .. oh wait... you mean the *site*???
Oh. ... well.. thats good too.
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..
=--------------------------------------------------------------------------=
x3 -CAT- -E- -ET- -FH- -VDR-
x2 -MG- -EB- -HOG-
---=NETMONKEY COURiER REPORT=---
=--------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
trader group CAT E ET FH VDR EB HOG MG pts
---------------------------------------------------------------------
cedric aod 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 10 163
faith aod 2 6 3 4 10 6 6 6 119
nail amn 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 1 124
freakshow aod 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 101
chill amn 9 10 4 0 0 0 10 3 90
borg risc 7 0 5 6 4 7 0 4 88
tc dev 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 81
officedog dev 6 8 0 7 8 8 0 9 55
jaydee dev 0 0 0 1 7 5 0 0 54
lester amn 0 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 53
-----------[ Handos Biased Courier Section ]-----------
What Can I Say? I Want To Sleep!
I Dont Want To Do This Shit When
Im Drunk! Blame ME, If NWR Is
Late, But Sorry Pals. I Got A
Life, I Know YOu Nolifers
Reading NWR Dont Have It, Ugha
Damn Im Writing For It, Those
That Mean I Dont Have A Life.
Time To DCC This And The Sleep,
Btw I NEED Water!
//Hando Over And Out
=--------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Lester's Biased Courier Section ]-----------
Lester's Biased Courier Report.
Yes that's right it's me again, I'm running short on time and don't have
anyone to fill in this week. So your stuck with my stupid ass. One good
thing is I actually traded this past week, so I might kind of know what
I'm talking about. <g> On with the show since I am now a day late :(
Ambition: Wow, I haven't reviewed these guys in, well almost forever. <g>
AMB has made a nice push recently, picking up a number of couriers and
getting some of their own pre's to pop up on a weektop or so. Plouf is
probably their best guy right now but he has a restarting problem that
he needs to work out. <g> Sup Weeze :)
Overall: 4/10
Amnesia: AMN has one of it's better weeks in recent memory, with a great
deal of pre'ing and an unprecendented amount of couriers active. They
end the week with picking up Drunkkid, Arcus, and a few others. Fear
that guy Lester making the NWR top 10, and Chill ends up on there too, but
they had alot of guys on weektops, but with the loss of Cardiel for awhile,
they will need to see if anyone else steps up, but Darkangel and Nail are
back in action. So we'll see.
Overall: 8/10
AOD: As of right now AOD picked up Creater from the now dead? ASN, and
last week they had a barrage of pre's from Freakshow/Cedric and misc
others. Last week was pre-week for all groups I think, but Faith was
also back trading. AOD had a real fine week though. No new traders though,
but with Faith and Cedric they don't really need it <g> Also, Cedric
is extremely fucking fat.
Overall: 8 1/2 / 10
Ascension: Well this may be the shortest lived super hyped group since
the reformation of GODS back in like 96 :). Zeus21 retires and it all
falls apart! that great leader left and they couldn't hold it together
anymore!#! And now in the real world. ASN was doomed from the start
by Zeus21's big words and lack of ability to lead. A highly unorganized
and also highly attacked group, was never given much of a shot, and
with in the past week Godbody/Drunkkid/Phenyx going to AMN and Creater
to AOD. They decided to close up shop. Well goodbye ASN, you will not
be missed. <g> HI DV!#@
Overall: -1/10 (Suicide costs you a point)
Devotion: TC..and Jaydee..hehe mass PFT action. They also picked up
Aenima for some more pre's to go under devotion's label <g> Godbless is
back in action this week, so that sucks. hehe, but Officedog was also
popping around so really Devotion had a biggest week in a long time since
JD is back. But I must give them some credit, JD and TC were actually
trading some too. So go dev I guess. <g>
Overall: 9/10
Risc: Brain is a moron, Psedo/Borg/Flavor/Avalanch make up a decent
trading team, but only Psedo and borg really show up on the top sites.
Though they did have some pres of their own to make it on some weektops
higher. Well if Risc can keep Bender out of the pftp world and Brain's
mouth shut, they might have something going.
Overall: 6/10
Well that about does it folks, a busy busy week in the courier scene.
Over a gig a piece in pres for the big 3 and all the other groups
chimed in with anything they could find too. Hopefully this tide
will go down and we'll see more rls groups releasing instead of
courier groups <g>
Lesmoi
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-----------[ Articles ]-----------
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
THE NWR GAME REPORT ------------------------------ 11/17/99 - 11/23/99
Wow, another new person is writing the games report for NWR, isn't this
interesting? A new person seems to write the NWR gaming report every week.
So instead of waiting on Blitz to submit his report, the staff
at NWR has created their own report. It doesn't matter who pens the report,
it only matters if people get an overview of what came out this week in
the gaming scene.
The rules for this report are simple. If it wasn't nuked on sites, and
was accepted by the scene, it makes it in the report. All groups that
released a couple times during the week will be reported.
The scores will be very easy to follow. There won't be a scale of 1-5
based on one person's opinion. Using the same formula that is less
controversial from the ISO charts, every game, no matter of the quality, will
be 5 points. If a game is truly undisputed exceptional, it'll get an
additional +1 bonus point. Patches will get +2 points, Trainers & Addons will
get +1, and Cheat Codes will get +0.5 points. A nuked release will get -1.
If minor fixes are released, and are needed, the release group who originally
released the rip will be penalized.
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/ \/ | / _ \ / _____/ _____>
/ |_ / |/ | \\____ \ \____ \
< | < / | / | \/ | \
\ _____\_<____|___\_____ /\_____ /
+=\/======================\/=======\/==+
RELEASE: POINTS:
Shadow Company v1.2 Update Cracked +2
TNN Pro Hunter 2 +5
Slave Zero +5
Slave Zero +2 Trainer +1
Slave Zero NFO FIX (KAMEL) -1
Spirt of Speed 1937 Store Final Update +2
Q*Bert +5
Rally Championship +5
Missile Command +5
Missile Command Trainer +1
Test Drive 6 Trainer +1
Spec Ops II Glide Fix (IND) -1
Hidden And Dangerous v1.3 Update +2
Shanghai: Second Dynasty +5
Chase Ace 2 +5
Total: +43 Points
COMMENTS:
Well Class continues its streak of just pumping out the releases. None
of the releases are stunning, and the quality spectrum are
on are on extreme ends. Consistent, but still a little sloppy. They
did win on Rally Championship, but people complained about the transparency
problem. They get points for putting out the release first.
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RELEASE: POINTS:
Rally Championship 2000 +5
Star Trek: Hidden Evil +5
Gorky 17 +5
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine +6
TOTAL: +21 Points
COMMENTS:
Well Paradigm is now reverting to heavily relying on ISOs to keep surviving.
Thanks in part to their solid cracking team, they'll be able to continue
to tackle games other groups can't get ripped. PDM cleans up CLS's bad
release of Rally Champ, and do a commendable release. Some were bitching about
Indiana Jones missing Ambient Sounds, and others moaned that Indiana crashes
after Chapter 1 for them. It has also been passed along that in Gorky 17
you can't save a game. While PDM has been winning on the ISO rips, they
will need to tie up some loose ends.
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/ / / / /. / / / / / /
\______/ \____|_/\___ /___/___/ /
--------|___|---------/____\------/____\-
RELEASE: POINTS:
Bust A Move 4 Music Addon +1
Phoenix +5
Phoenix Music Addon +1
Test Drive 6 -1
Test Drive 6 Unpack Bat Fix -1
Test Drive 6 Bad Filename Fix (IND) -1
Test Drive 6 Unpack Bat Fix Repack -1
Test Drive 6 FULL Fix (TK4) -1
Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation +6
TOTAL: +8 Points
COMMENTS:
Sad. No matter if you love or hate Origin, Test Drive 6 just proves that
they can't properly package a game that involves a setup.bat. An Origin
release is just not an Origin release without a setup.bat fix anymore.
One has to wonder what the hell OGN was rushing about on the game. Even
worse, they rushed on fixes! If a game can't be fixed within 2 fixes,
then the group should bow down and admit defeat. Seriously FUBAR.
At least OGN won on the cracking battle of TR4.
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RELEASE: POINTS:
Shanghai Mah-Johgg Essentials +5
Horse Racing +5
Test Drive 6 WORKING (bad bat file) -1
Test Drive 6 Optional FIX -1
Close Combat 4 (dont work) -1
TOTAL: +7 Points
COMMENTS:
Just like PDM, DVN now heavily relies on ISO rips to survive. At least the
groups are now giving the curiosity of greeting where they got the ISO.
People probably didn't know that Shanghai Essentials is just a repack
value version of Shanghai Dynasty, but since no one really in the scene
plays Mah-Johgg, it wasn't noticed. DVN did attempt to fix OGN's screwup
of TD6, then messed it up themselves. DVN's rip didn't work either for
several people, and the fix was needed to get it working. Stop rushing,
and start ripping correctly! Basically take 10 min and you have 2 more
games working (td6,cc4)
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RELEASE: POINTS:
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Trainer +1
Rainbow 6 Rogue Spear v2.05 Update +2
Sinistar Unleashed v1.01 Update +2
TOTAL: +5 Points
COMMENTS:
Patch 1911. Oh yeah, and nice fuckup on Unreal Tournament. They say
they will only do TRUE quality titles, and they even can't do that correctly.
Sad.
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RELEASE: POINTS:
HYPE: The Time Quest +5
HYPE: The Time Quest Addon -1
HYPE: The Time Quest Addon FIXED +1
TOTAL: +5 Points
COMMENTS:
Another ISO ripping group, they take on the games that the big groups who
have good track records have passed up on, declaring to big or unrippable.
They did a nice job on HYPE, but screwed up the addon.
*MINI ME PRESENTS*
RELEASE: POINTS:
X-Com: Collector's Edition +5
Relics: The Return of "Origin" +5
Infinite Air +5
TOTAL: 15 Points
COMMENTS:
This group puts out the below average crap most people passed up from putting
out. We'll have to see if this group can at least be consistent, or at least
attempt to be active.
This Week Totals:
1. CLASS - +42 Points
2. PARADIGM - +21 Points
3. MINIME - +15 Points
4. ORIGIN - +18 Points
5. DIVINE - +7 Points
6. SCARS - +5 Points
7. RAZOR - +5 Points
-NWR STAFF
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OMG YET ANOTHER GAMES REPORT ISSUE #2
-------------------------------------
Note: This report is best viewed in DOS Editor, AcidDraw, some other
good ASCII editor, or on the chest of a Playboy Bunny.
Holly Leeching Lamers Batman! I'm back in NWR!
Well at the last minute I was asked to return to NWR. So what the
hell. This time around I will only review games released since
the last issue. The deadline for releases will be when ever I
finish writing this.
Warning: Do not attempt to consume this report. If swallowed, consult
a physician. If tasty, try it with ketchup!
- The Preacher Kane
The Points:
-----------
* Games will be scored on a scale of 0 to 5, points being awarded according
to the quality of the title. And not just quality by name - after all,
an anticipated "blockbuster" can suck as badly as the worst budget
schlock.
* A fix will result in a loss of .5 (one half) of a point. If the fix
is released by a group other than that which released the game, they
will earn the extra point.
* Addons such as Movies and Music will earn between 1 and 2 points,
depending on the title AND whether or not they actually ENHANCE the
gaming experience. Addons released by groups other than the group
who originally released the game will not be considered. Addons of
essential features (IE Textures, 3DFX, stuff that should not have
been ripped to begin with) will result in the loss of 1 point. Which
means certain titles can earn points even if some people consider them
"rapes" - I'm on a modem after all!
* Retail addons will recieve a score of between 1 and 4 points if they
are developed by the original developers of the game, or are officially
licensed. Unofficial addons will not be considered. Standalone addon
packs are always preferable to a standard addon release. If a group
releases an addon which is later released as a standalone, only
the standalone will recieve points.
* Update patches and trainers will earn 1 point each provided they
are fully working. A trainer released by a group after an existing
trainer has already been made available in an earlier release will
only be considered if it offers something NEW, otherwise it will be
considered a DUPE.
* Cheat codes will be worth .5 (one half) of a point. Since updates and
trainers take more skill to produce, simple cheat codes cannot be
assigned an equal value.
* A DUPE of a game will result in the loss of 1 point, with the
following exception: A game that was lost during a race between two
groups will not result in the loss of any points (we do need some
competition in the scene!).
* Repackaging of a game will result in the loss of .5 (one half) of a point.
* Non-English games will not be considered. Sorry, I only speak one
language.
* I retain the right to bend the rules any way I see fit!
* DATES *
This time around I'm including the last 7 days of releases - 10/17/99 thru
to 11/23/99. Or something like that.
Now on with the report...
The Groups:
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [xx/??]
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BACKLASH:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Nada! 0
Total: 0
Comments:
Aside from the odd English title, these guys will stick to German
stuff and update patches. Not really in the competition.
The Good: N/A
The Bad: N/A
The Ugly: N/A
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY
______ /| ___ /\______ /\______
/ \/ | / _ \ / _____/ _____>1
/ |_ / |/ | \\____ \ \____ \ 9
< | < / | / | \/ | \ 9
\ _____\_<____|___\_____ /\_____ / 9
+=\/hh!===================\/[XX/??]\/==+
CLASS:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Shanghai_Second_Dynasty-CLS 2.5
Missile.Command.Trainer-CLS 1
Test.Drive.6.Trainer-CLS 1
Missile_Command-CLS 3
Rally_Championship-CLS -1
Spirit_Of_Speed_1937_Store_Final_Update-CLS 1
Slave_Zero_Plus_2_Trainer-CLS 1
QBERT-CLS 3
Slave_Zero-CLS 3.5
Shadow.Company.v1.2.Update.Cracked-CLS 1
TNN_Pro_Hunter_2-CLS 2
Total: 18
Comments:
Class again showed dominace. They still have somewhat of a link with
FLT, and those US FLT release are paying off, since CLS gets a jump
on them. They did face intense competition from DVN, PDM, and OGN
this week.
The Good:
A lot of average titles. Dominated all the Hasbro games this week.
The Bad:
Class was unable to win on ANY of the major races for ISO titles.
They used the FLT allegiance to their advantage, and won several
races, but failed to pull in any grand titles. And is CLS taking
over the hunting game junk from DVN???
The Ugly:
Rally Championship was unplayable. Class knew they were racing and
rushed it, end of story. Minus 1 point since it's unsalvageable.
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [XX/??]
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Dominate as to erase
DIVINE:
Releases: POINTS:
Test_Drive_6_OPTIONAL_INSTALL_BAT_FIX-DVN -.5
Test_Drive_6_WORKING-DVN 3
Close.Combat.4-DVN 5
Horse_Racing-DVN 1
Shanghai_Mah-Jongg_Essentials-DVN 2
Total: 10.5
Comments:
Another week provides another hard rip from DVN. The problem with
these guys seems to be inability to race on store pickups and
easy rips. Anything difficult lately has turned up DVN, showing they
have some great ripping skill. What they don't have is speed.
The Good:
Close Combat 4, one of the best releases this week. While everyone
was leeching ISO's to race and doing the smaller titles, DVN won
out on this great one. If you remember Close Combat 3 couldn't be
ripped, so that's pretyy impressive.
The Bad:
Horse Racing games suck. Test Drive 6 is working with the fix (1 fix better
than OGN's many, but we'll get to that). But it shouldn't have needed any.
Plus the game sort of sucks.
The Ugly:
Spats with OGN and Precise... shut up and rip guys!
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [xx/??]
__ ______ ______ ____ _____ ____ _____
\// _ \ _ \_\__/ _ \_\__/_\_ \
/ / / / /. / / / / / /
\______/ \____|_/\___ /___/___/ /
--------|___|---------/____\------/____\-
Supplier: Cracker :
ORIGIN:
RELEASES: POINTS:
TOMB.RAIDER.4.THE.LAST.REVELATION-ORiGiN 5
TEST.DRIVE.6-ORiGiN -1
Test.Drive.6.Unpack.Bat.Fix.Repack-ORiGiN 0
Test.Drive.6.Unpack.Bat.Fix-ORiGiN 0
Phoenix.Music.Addon-ORiGiN 1
Phoenix-ORiGiN 3
Bust.a.Move.4.Music.Addon-ORiGiN 1
Total: 9
Comments:
Still stuck with racing ISO's, OGN would do anything they could to
get a good jump over FLT. With Deviance not much help and Ice, Butcher,
etc., not having as much control in the aforementioned ISO group as in
the past, OGN has to rely on it's quick rips - and OGN isn't great at
it.
The Good:
Tomb Raider 4! Lara's back. She's hot! She's gonna kick butt! CLS got
caught with their thumbs up their asses here, word on the streets was
they had it ripped LONG before OGN.
The Bad:
A lot. Again. Test Drive 6 is FUBAR'd. Yes there's a FINAL fix from
TK4. Dozens of people were bitching in #origin that it STILL didn't
work. Some were morons, some were legit. I personally ran it and
STILL found some bad textures. Oh well. The game sucks. But here's
the reasons I gave DVN the points:
1) 3 fixes (3rd one is all inclusive, don't apply the first 2)
2) 2 repacks of fixes.
3) OGN released fixes as IND and -TK4. WTF? That's going to confuse
end users, many won't run an IND release for phear of fucking
something up.
4) Final fix left bugs.
5) Compression - OGN converted SOME textures to get the game
under the limit. Why stop at SOME? At least DVN converted them
all, bringing the game to HALF the size. There's no noticable loss
in quality, fewer credits are lost, and ISP/Phone bills are lower.
The Ugly:
Origin rushed TD6, period. They're the SECOND group to do this the past
week.
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [XX/??]
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PARADIGM:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Rally_Championship_2000-PARADiGM 5
Indiana_Jones_And_The_Infernal_Machine-PARADiGM 4
Star_Trek_Hidden_Evil-PARADiGM 3
Gorky_17-PARADiGM 3
Total: 15
Comments:
Someone said PDM wasn't doing good this month. I say that person needs
to pay attention. PDM has the fewest fixes, and the most decent titles.
Class and Divine seem to release either AMAZING titles, or pure JUNK
games. Yes those two groups release more and earn points that way,
but PDM is actually doing well.
The Good:
A working version of Rally Championship, which runs much better with
textures intact. And it turned out to be a GREAT game, much better
than TD6. Gorky17 is a Euopean title, it was released in the US
the next day as Odium. Now Odium is identical (RiscISO duped on
the ISO release of it due to this), and even the speech hasn't
changed, so Odium talks about Gorky17. But the game looks
fun. Indiana Jones was a very hard rip, seems PDM figured out
the sound file troubles. And Star Trek: Hidden Evil was anthor
quality game... for Trekkies at least.
The Bad:
It's rumored Indiana Jones needs a fix. No confirmation, and no
fix as of yet.
The Ugly:
Nada.
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PRECISE:
RELEASES: POINTS:
HORSE.RACING-PRECiSE -1
HALF.LIFE.OPPOSING.FORCE.DLL.FIX-PRECiSE 0
Total: -1
Comments:
Well again not a good week for Precise. This new group is struggling
due to lack of suppliers. They tried to race on the ISO of Horse
Racing but well...
The Good:
They're trying.
The Bad:
Horse Racing has freeware demos left in it. Now DVN raced and won
on most sites (god knows why they'd want to race a horse game though).
DVN's was also smaller. They removed track animations. Does this matter?
Not really, because the game is a manager. Running the hourse in a circle
doesn't do much. You want that, get the old Riding Star from CLS.
The Ugly:
Lack of suppliers relegates them to ISO ripping. Lack of skilled
crackers/rippers relegates them to smaller titles.
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [XX/??]
/\______ /\______ ____/\______ __
\____ \/ \__ \/ _ \____ \ __/ \____
/ _/ _/ \/ / / / _/ _// / / / / /
/ \ \ /\ / /\ / / \ \/ /\ / / /
\__/\ \/RTX______\___/\__/\ \/ / /_/_/
=====\___)===\__)============\___)=\/=======
RAZOR:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Sinistar_Unleashed_v1.01_Update_Cracked-RAZOR 1
Rainbow_6_Rogue_Spear_v2.05_Update_Cracked-RAZOR 1
Indiana_Jones_And_The_Infernal_Machine_Trainer-Razor 1
Total: 3
Comments:
Did I mention Razor is idle as hell? Ok well they released the
Unreal Tournament ISO this week, which OWNS. But they fucked up
the original pack and missed a CD, then did a proper repack.
Problem is I don't review ISO's.
The Good:
They managed to do something.
The Bad:
Only Backlash and Precise did worse in the past twenty days.
The Ugly:
Things are not going to get any better in the near future.
Does this sound familar?
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\ _____/___\ ____/____\______ /\ _ /
\_______ // / / \/ \ /
/ // // . \ \_____\
/___________\____________\\____________/______\
..........................................s.c.a.r.. .
SCAR:
RELEASES: POINTS:
FOR HAVING TO REDO THE ADDON -.5
HYPE_THE_TIME_QUEST_ADDON_FIXED-SCAR 1
WinSpades_v.1.0.14-SCAR .5
HYPE_THE_TIME_QUEST-SCAR 4
Total: 5
Comments:
Again Scar shows themselves to be the better of the two upstart groups,
even though they only really do ISO rips and junk shareware.
The Good:
Hype: TimeQuest was a HARD rip which many had written off.
The Bad:
Stop doing these lame cardgames!
The Ugly:
TimeQuest addon had to be redone. The addon I gave 1 point to. The need
for a fix cost Scar -.5 (one half) of a point.
Group Rankings:
RANKING: POINTS: TO DATE: RANK TO DATE:
1) Class (18) (87.5) 1
2) Paradigm (15) (38) 3
3) Divine (10.5) (48.5) 2
4) Origin (9) (20.5) 5
5) Scar (5) (23.5) 4
6) Razor (3) (8) 6
7) Backlash (0) (-.5) 7
8) Precise (-1) (-1) 8
Top 3 Releases This Report:
Tomb Raider 4 (OGN)
Close Combat 4 (DVN)
Rally Championship 2000 (PDM)
Springerish Final Thought:
Should Class get all those points for releasing crappy games? I dunno,
everyone else does though, so it's a level playing field. Should the disk
limit go up? Probably. But something has to be done to ensure that ohh...
lets say OGN's ripping habits (Mortyr, TD6) are stopped. I'm just using
OGN as an example. Racing to rip ISO's has created a lot of difficulties,
the #1 problem being shoddy rips that need many fixes, or aren't ripped
as small as they could have been within the current set of standards.
The Faction is no longer in control of its own members (of which,
technically OGN is not, but they did at one time state that they would
FOLLOW the rules). Is it really needed? Maybe its time the end users out
there made themselves heard.
Well that's the end of my report. Don't know when/if ever I'll be back.
I didn't even expect to be here this week. Hope you enjoyed it. Singing
off...
- The Preacher Kane.
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Bud's Biased Utils Section ]-----------
Bud's Biased Utils Report #41
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Next week will mark the 1 year anniversary of my utils report in NWR.
Damn! I can't believe it's been a year. I can't believe I missed so many
issues! I can't believe I've wasted so much time! Anyways I'm hoping
to have some fun shit included next week for the occasion. I'll be popping
pointless questions to scene figures all week. I'll be annoying. This
column will be twice as long as the rest of NWR! <G>. Or I'll be late...
or NWR will be delayed a week... whichever is easier.
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 11/16/99 to 11/22/99. I'm in the EST time zone so
dates/times run according to it.
Groups: (In no particular order)
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ßÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛ ßÛ ÞÛÛÛÜÜ Û Less Than
ÞÛÝ ÞÛÝ ÞÝ ßÛÛß ßÜ A Fuck.
ß ß ß ß -XeN
PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:
Releases:
Intergraph.Geomedia.3.SP1-PWA
Microsoft_Windows_2000_Server_Build_2183_RC3-PWA
TH0R.for.3D.Studio.MAX.R3.0-PWA
DM.Transition.Pack.1.v1.5.Xtra.for.Macromedia.Director-PWA
DM.Waves.Effects.v1.4.Xtra.for.Macromedia.Director-PWA
DM.Stars.Field.Effect.v1.4.Xtra.for.Macromedia.Director-PWA
Thankfully PWA brought us the latest build of MS Windows 2000 Server
this week, so we can have another early look at all the new bugs
that will be implemented in the new OS. Woops I meant features...
wait, no, bugs was right. We also see the latest update of Geomedia
in the Service Pack 1 release. All thats left was a plugin for 3DSMAX
and a collection of Xtra's for Director.
Total: 6/10
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THE CORPORATION:
Releases:
GALACTIC.INDUSTRIES.CORPORATION.GRAMS32.SPECTROSCOPY.SUITE_WIN9x2000NT-CORP
The good news is Corp did get something out this week. The bad news is I'm
not sure anyone will want it. Grams32 is a Molecular Imaging suite... my
field was the Arts... so ummm... don't even ask we what this is good for.
Maybe some Bio students will like it.
Total: 2/10
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X-FORCE:
Releases:
PROJECT_MESSIAH_V1.5_BY_STATIONXSOFTWARE-XFORCE
XF puts out an interesting Lightwave plugin this week, for character
animation, looks pretty interesting, or would be if I had talent.
Total: 2/10
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SHOCK:
Releases:
Motion.Factory.Motivate.v1.5.1.350-SHOCK
EXcelon.Stylus.v2.0-SHOCK
CakeWalk.Home.MP3.Encoder.v1.001.for.Home.Studio.9-SHOCK
Shock slowed somewhat this week, with only three apps. An MP3 encoder
for CakeWalk Home Studio 9 (A demo of this is included in that package),
and one of the latest apps from Object Design Inc, (developers of
Objectstore) eXcelon Stylus. Most suprising is the newest version of
Motivate, a high-end 3D gaming/multimedia development system.
Total: 5/10
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Û ÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜ ßßßÛ ÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ ÛÛßßß Ü Û
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ßÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÜÜÛßßßßß ßÛÛ ÜÜ ßßßßßßÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛ °°°°
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PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:
Releases:
SuperTCP.Suite.6.2-PFT
Allaire.HomeSite.4.5-PFT
VERITAS.Backup.Exec.7.3.Release.2575-PFT
Not too much new between Backup Exec 7.3 2575 and the 2570
release back in August. If 2570 works well for you, don't
bother switching. On the other hand, HomeSite 4.5 is worth
the download if you are a 4.0 user.
Total: 5/10
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Þ²ÛÛÝ Þ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ²
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:: <LEGENDS NEVER DiE> ::: <o4 * 2880> ::
Ü ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ü
LEGENDS NEVER DIE:
Releases:
3D_LIGHTYEAR_1.0_WINNT-LND
THINK_DESIGN_3.01-LND
Think positive thoughts... I will release, I will release... ;)
LND actually gets two apps out this week, their best effort in a while.
In fact it's their first two releases of the month. Not bad titles either,
and with NS back in action LND might actually do something if the trend
continues... still they're a long way from their strongest. Think Design,
a 3D design tool that allows drafting, conceptual design, wireframe, and
and surfacing, is my pick for the better of the two.
Total: 5/10
.__________. [xx/xx/99]
\_ ___ ) Da ToP oF Da LiNe! .___.
===/ _/ /=======================/ /=====
.:/ _____/__./(___.____/\.______./ /_____.
:/ /__/ . ) . )____ ) _ ) / __ )
/__/ / / / / // __ / /__/ / /___/:
.:/ /__/__/__/__/(______\____ /__/_____ /MO
=/__/========================\/========\/===
= THE PINNACLES OF RELEASING (C) PNC 95-99 =
PINNACLE:
Releases:
ProblemTracker.v3.06-PNC
Plan.Write.for.Marketing.v4.10-PNC
Plan.Write.for.Business.v4.10-PNC
Chief.Architect.v6.0.October.Update.nonDirectX-PNC
Chief.Architect.v6.0.October.Update.DirectX-PNC
Plan.Write.Expert.Edition.v4.10-PNC
MonitorIT.v1.0-PNC
Tango.2000.Development.Studio.v4.0.087-PNC
Another busy week for PNC, with mixed results. Apps like Pervasive's
Tango 2000 will draw them some deserved attention, but Plan Write we've
seen before, and it's nothing special.
Total: 7/10
_______________ ____________ ____________
\_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_
_/ 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-99 ] ==
DRINK OR DIE:
Releases:
CadTech.SolidCam99.v4.01.Win9xNT-DOD
Vyapin.Admin.Report.Kit.v2.0.WinNT-DOD
Vyapin.Advanced.Server.Manager.v2.0.WinNT-DOD
Vyapin.ConnectionWizard.WinNT-DOD
With SolidCam 99 4.01, DOD officially gets out of the "Oh My God
they're idle, when will they do a nice app" category. But after
a strong start on the 16th it was all quiet on the Eastern front.
Hopefully they'll continue onwards next week.
Total: 7/10
_______________________________[xx/xx]
\_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/
/ _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \
/ | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \
\___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \
====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/
REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<
REBELS:
Releases:
COGNOS.IMPROMPTU.WEB.REPORTS.v6.0-RBS
BroadFax_v7.0-RBS
Netscape_Certificate_Management_System_v4.1-RBS
UltraAdmin_v1.5_NT-RBS
NAT32_v6.4.5_1096_REGISTERED-RBS
MGI_SOFTDVD_MAX_v3.32-RBS
Installshield_Professional_6.03-RBS
Open_File_Manager_NT_v6.0-RBS
Synplify.Synplicity.5.2.2a.Licensed.REPACK-RBS
Viewlogic_Workview_Office_v7.5.3-RBS
LeonardoSpectrum_v1999.1f_Licensed-RBS
The Rebels team had a busy week, with several nice
releases including the latest InstallShield Pro, BroadFax,
and Impormptu Web Reports 6 from Cognos. They also showed
a fairly wide spectrum as far as variety goes this week.
Total: 8/10
..._______________________.___ ____.____...
::/ _______/ ____/ | \/ | \::
_/\____ \/ /___/ | \ \:
\ > \ \ \/ \ \
:\__________/\________/_________/|_____|___/
::.. .:[ SCUM ]:. .:[SCUM]:. .:[SCUM]:. ..::
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SCUM:
Releases:
SYNERGIS.NFM.V3.6-SCuM
SNIFF.PLUS.V3.2.FOR.LINUX-SCuM
SYBASE.POWERDESIGNER.V7.0-SCuM
IBM.VISUALAGE.SMALLTALK.ENTERPRISE.EDITION.V5.0-SCuM
LOTUS.DOMINO.SOLARIS.INTEL.V5.0.2-SCuM
LOTUS.DOMINO.DOC.STORAGE.MANAGER.V2.5A-SCuM
LOTUS.DOMINO.DOC.V2.5A-SCuM
O-MATRIX.V5.01-SCuM
ACTUATE.REPORT.SERVER.WITH.REPORT.CAST.V4.0-SCuM
CIMMETRY.AUTOVUE.PRO.V15.2-SCuM
SYNERGIS.NFM.V3.1-SCuM
MICROWAVE.OFFICE.2000.v3.0-SCuM
MODELSIM.ELITE.EDITION.V5.3B-SCuM
VISION.JADE.DEVELOPER.STUDIO.V5.0-SCuM
LOTUS.LEARNINGSPACE.V3.01-SCuM
INSTALLSHIELD.FOR.WINDOWS.INSTALLER.v1.03.0648-SCuM
DESKARTES.EXPERT.SERIES.V4.0-SCuM
MULTIACTIVE.ECBUILDER.PRO.V4.5-SCuM
CADENCE.SPECCTRA.V8.0.7-SCuM
Those guys over at Scum simply DOMINATED the week in warez (my apologies
to WWN) over the past seven days. Looking like Siege or the briefly revived
PWA of a short time ago (wonder why) they got out the largest amount of
quality titles this week. And while people will complain about the Solaris
app and the Linux release or say the the Installshield release is minor,
there is still a LOT of nice titles here. Most notable are Vision Jade Dev
Studio 5, PowerDesigner 7 from Sybase, the Lotus titles, VisualAge Smalltalk
Enterprise 5, and Synergis NFM, for use with AutoCAD. Only problem with NFM
is that they released 3.1 and 3.6 in the same week, so I'll only score one
of them. The Linux/Solaris apps get half points (both are X86 apps).
Total: 9/10
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FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:
Releases:
3DText_ActiveX_v3.1-FCN
3DLegend_ActiveX_v3.1-FCN
3DCharting_Toolkit_Suite_v3.1-FCN
Active_Schedule_ActiveX_v1.0-FCN
GM_Components_v3.24_Incl.Source_Code-FCN
Tree_Viewer_v1.0_for_Java-FCN
VideoSoft_VSFlexGrid_Pro_v7.0_FINAL-FCN
WISE_INSTALL_MASTER_v8_FINAL-FCN
RAIZE_COMPONENTS_v2.5-FCN
Veritas_Cluster_X_v2.02a-FCN
Veritas_Cluster_X_WLBS_v1.0-FCN
QuickReport_PowerPack_v1.10-FCN
Varian_Led_Studio_Component_Toolkit_for_Delphi_v3.19_Incl_Source_Code-FCN
Organic_Shape_Image_v2.0_for_Delphi345-FCN
Organic_Shape_Form_v2.0_for_Delphi345-FCN
Organic_Shape_Shifter_v2.0_for_Delphi345-FCN
Organic_Shape_Button_v2.0_for_Delphi345-FCN
QRDesign_v1.14a-FCN
WISEINSTALL_v7.03_FOR_CLARION_5-FCN
FCN also showed some dominace this week. While they had their usual slew
of Delphi components, they also picked up the 8.0 final of InstallMaster,
and are a good bet when the InstallManager final comes around. Raize
Components and VSFlexGrid Pro 7 are also worth noting.
Total: 8/10
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RADIUM:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
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THE PROFESSIONALS:
Releases:
Sonic.Foundry.Acid.Style.v2.0.Serial.FiX-PROS
L.And.H.Now.Your.Talking.On.The.Web.v2.0-PROS
Sonic.Foundry.Acid.Style.2.0-PROS
Music.Write.2000.Professional-PROS
CakeWalk.Home.Studio.v9.0-PROS
Pros gets a few good apps this week. CakeWalk Home Studio 9
is a lot of fun for the amateur composer who wants to create
a few tunes on his home computer. Compatible with several
formats, you can import samples... but don't expect something
stylized such as Dance/Techno/HipHop eJay or what-not, CalkWalk
is a tad more complex and mainstream. Music Write will be beneficial
if you know actual musical notation, but all of you guys using Tab
can use it as well. Acid Style is also a sweet release, but shame
on Pros for missing the serial, it was pretty obvious, and although
the program claims the serial in the the PDF docs, it isn't.
Total: 6/10
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HARVEST:
Releases:
ANIMALOGIC.PROJECT-X.V.1.0.FOR.SOFTIMAGE-HARVEST
PHOENIX.TOOLS.PARTICLE.SUITE.FOR.SI3.8.SP2.DISK4.FIX-HARVEST
PHOENIX.TOOLS.PARTICLE.SUITE.FOR.SI3.8.SP2-HARVEST
PHOENIX.TOOLS.GREENCD.FOR.SI3.8.SP2-HARVEST
SPEEDRENDER.V2.0.FOR.SI.3.8.SP2-HARVEST
KONSHUS.TOOLS.FOR.SI.3.8.SP2-HARVEST
REALVIZ.MATCHMOVER.V1.0.RETAIL-HARVEST
Harvest stick to the plugins with the exception of WatcherMover,
a retail final of an app XF did earlier (Harvest says the XF was
a demo, I don't feel like going back to check so I'll take their word
on it. This was the busiest week of late for the Harvest crew.
Total: 5/10
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Really Into Spreading Elite:
Releases:
EDS.SOLIDEDGE.7.0.SERVICE.PACK.4-RiSE
Not yet, just a service pack for Solid Edge... btw, thanks Unigraphics
for sending me Solid Edge nice and late.
Total: 2/10
New this week: N/A
Idle this week: Radium
Quote(s) of the Week: <glen> debbie does dallas was good for the acting and story
<glen> novo btw
<glen> was that a courier report or like courier-sports center
<novo> yeah..that was pretty cool eh? <G>
<glen> ive never seen so many #s in my life
<glen> no actually it was kind of gay and inaccurate :P
<phenyx> i released my hd once.. i was nuked for bad rip :(
<tpk> tomb raider 4 will need 5 fixes and a repack... I'll leech an app
instead, it'll be more fun :/
Well, without a doubt, it's Scum all the way. No I have not become the official
Scum spokesperson or cheerleader. Poison pls send the cheque to...
Seriously they dominated the week, special mention for FCN who also had
a good week.
- 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..
Uhh..ya so I saw some movies
Sleepy Hollow
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, & Gary Oldman
Directed by: Tim Burton
Rating: 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
Well this is one of the movies I have been waiting to see for a very
long time. I love Burton, Depp, and Ricci, so I went in to this movie
with very high hopes. I was not totally disappointed but it wasn't the
film I had hoped it would be. It is still Burton, very dark and secret.
It's a wonderful setting and adds a great deal to the movie in just
the backgrounds. Elfman does some great music to set the mood. Depp
and Ricci are both good but they have a few weak lines and the movie
just seems to lack something. But it is indeed a very good movie.
Alot of big names involved in this movie and you should check it out,
it's worth seeing for sure.
---
James Bond : The World Is Not Enough
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards
Rating: 3 out of 4 stars
James Bond is back in action again with one of the better Bond films
that I have seen. You get 2 hot chicks in this one and unfortunately
it's Bond so you get no nudity. Alot of nice little puns and quick
jokes that Bond films are famous for. The action is top notch and it's
just an all around Bond movie. Real good, check it out.
--
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=---------[ VCD Group and Movie Reviews ]----------=
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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No Ryche.. ... ... RYCHE, WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?@)($(*$(*@?!
come back to us$#(*&$#(*&@!!
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-----------[Expose: The "B" is for "bender"!]-----------
Come on risc... couldn't e1 just write a new riscftp or something?
*sigh*.. i guess old habits die hard.. Bender is a big phat cheater.
Joy.. ;p
Ban his ass, boys and gals..
USER PID %CPU %MEM SIZE RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
bender 2133 0.0 0.8 1788 1136 p0 S 07:57 0:00 -bash
bender 2183 0.0 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2184 0.0 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2185 0.3 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2187 0.0 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2188 0.0 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2189
0.1 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2190 0.4 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2191 0.2 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2192 0.0 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
bender 2193 0.1 0.9 2760 1244 p0 S 07:59 0:00 ./bftp
drwxrwxr-x 2 bender bender 12288 Nov 20 08:14 .Okays
drwxrwxr-x 2 bender bender 1024 Nov 15 12:52 .Release
drwxrwxr-x 2 bender bender 1024 Nov 11 14:57 .Stuff
-rw------- 1 bender bender 882 Nov 20 08:17 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 bender bender 117 Sep 7 1998 .bash_profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 bender bender 361 Sep 7 1998 .bashrc
drwxrwxr-x 2 bender bender 12288 Nov 20 08:14 .Okays
drwxrwxr-x 2 bender bender 1024 Nov 15 12:52 .Release
drwxrwxr-x 2 bender bender 1024 Nov 11 14:57 .Stuff
-rw------- 1 bender bender 882 Nov 20 08:17 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 bender bender 117 Sep 7 1998 .bash_profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 bender bender 361 Sep 7 1998 .bashrc
-rw------- 1 bender bender 518 Nov 20 08:00 .dirinfo
-rw-rw-r-- 1 bender bender 9807 Nov 20 05:50 .pftpbookmrks
-rw-rw-r-- 1 bender bender 9813 Nov 19 18:20 .pftpbookmrks.bak
-rw------- 1 bender bender 518 Nov 20 08:00 .dirinfo
-rw-rw-r-- 1 bender bender 9807 Nov 20 05:50 .pftpbookmrks
-rw-rw-r-- 1 bender bender 9813 Nov 19 18:20 .pftpbookmrks.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 bender bender 2504 Nov 11 13:42 .pftpconf
-rwxrwxrwx 1 bender bender 439044 Mar 12 1999 bftp
-rw-r--r-- 1 bender bender 2504 Nov 11 13:42 .pftpconf
-rwxrwxrwx 1 bender bender 439044 Mar 12 1999 bftp
Well well well, PFTP at it's finest, so cleverely renamed to bftp, christ
Bender try to be a little more clever next time ok? Thanks to the people
responsible for giving us this log of Bender's shell. <g>
Risc power!#@!#
=----------------------------------=-------------------------------------=
-----------[The Scene News]-----------
All the news thats fit to print...
and then some...
-dunknown retires, leaving beyond a legacy of genius and madness.. ..
.. .or something.. Good luck to him.
-www.netmonkey.org <============== BELIEVE IT!!!
-zeus21 retires from RAZOR (kicked?), ASN, and maybe the scene in
general if we are lucky.. ;p ... heh.. don't wanna piss an nwr
editor off on a bad day, eh?
-ASN is down to 2 members: thug and grave... fight the good fight, boys!
-Wait... check that.. ASN is dead.. ;p
-group moves: zeus21 out of rzr and asn, drunkkid to amn, phenyx to amn,
dayve to amn, blitz back in the scene to rzr, godbody to dvn.
-godbody left DVN to start a crappy new games group called "Precise".
Their first release was a badly broken addon for Half-life that just
ain't gonna cut it if you wanna play with the big boys.. ;p
Also coming with godbody were blazebud, phresh, and ceric.. *yawn*
-Hardly any fucking news this week... SOMEONE FUCKING DO SOMETHING @*&$#*&!
I KISS YOU.
-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 mandrake is back!(*&!*&#&!
-Rumor has it that TMS would have been back this week, except that a certain
someone accidently fried its bios, and needs to buy a new MB.. <grin>
-Rumor has it that AMB is set to make a huge comeback. Good luck to them.
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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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or just say "hi" to us!....
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Kusa, ssava, CRC 97, acidapple, and all the rest of you that we love...
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peace.
-ndetroit + lester.
NWR 11/24/99
