TCE Demo 2/TCE_DEMO_CD2.iso/demo_cd_.2/mags/maggie/maggie12.arj/maggie12.msa/DATA/SOFTWEAR.DOC/SOFTWEAR.DOC

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àStoptheHype,Iwanttogetoff

äCanthisnever-endinginventionofsmart-mouthedtitlesfor
articlescontinue-waitandsee!!

Whatismoretothepoint,canwefindasmartcleverangleto
takeacrackatSteven'smilesalotbecos'heisextremelyrich'
Spielberg'sàJurassicHypeÇsorryàParkä...
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TheimprobableideabegatthescriptwhichbegattheFilmwhich
begattheT-shirtwhichbegatthefilmposter,whichbegatthe
cheapunofficialkey-ringwhichbegattheall-formatscomputer
gameüandwewon'tbeabletotellthedifferencebetweenthelast
twoiftheusualthinghappens..
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Thegamerightshavebeentossedintothetwitchyexcitedhandsof
OceanSoftware..ä(Pauseforheadstoslumpandtwitchslowlyin
despair..)ÇTheyhavesaidthattheNintendoversionfeatures
groundbreakingtechniqueswhichcouldbemistakenforahardware
add-on(IntheformofäStarFoxÇ..)Theyhavemanagedtogroundbreak
inthepastbyemulatingacrippledSinclairSpectrumontheST,
andproducingagameneedingtoomanydiskswapsontheSTE
(EverybodylovesäSleepwalkerÇ!)

Sowecanassumeanotherplatformgamethen..Yourchicken-yellow
wimpishreviewerhasalreadyseenthefinalbeta-testversionof
theMegadriveversionwhichlooksuncannilylikeüFlashbackÇwith
crapre-coloureddigitisedbackgrounds...

Sothereyouhaveit,üJurassicParkHypecandamageyourspleen..Ç

IamdeeplyworriedabouttheSTversion..Thereisboundtobe
one...

Whatothernews...

SeveralreleaseshavecheckedintoüShopShelfLandÇsincethelast
timeIwrote..üLemmings2,ChaosEngineÇ(JusthowisitSTE
enhanced?)üReachForTheSkiesÇtonamethree...

ComingverysoonisüIshar2Ç,alsoofinteresttoFalconowners
whichisasuper-enhancedversionoftheoldüIsharÇ(Wehope..)
ReleasedateforearlyAugust..SimarilshaveputtheFalcon
versionataSeptemberrelease,withdemoversionsofthisand
otherfuturereleasestobemadeavailableat£2.99perdisk..

üElite2,theHighFrontierÇhashaditsreleasedateputbackyet
again,Autumnnowfolks....HopefullyMrBrabenwillhaveatleast
heardofaFalconandwilltinkerabitmoretorunonthis..
ü
ThalionÇarecontinuingtheirpro-FalconpolicywithaFalcon
versionofüAirbusA320Ç(USAEdition)..Whethertherearereal
improvements,orjustatweaktoenabletheSTgametorun,like
withüNoSecondPrizeÇremainsagoodpointtowatch..
Significantly,thereisänotÇanA1200version..Youmightliketo
readaninterviewgivenbyThalionintheJulyeditionofäTheOneÇ
(Amigamag)andhaveadiscreetchortleatthecommentsmadeabout
theA1200-Adisasterforimplementingstateoftheart3-Dand
texture-mapping,accordingtothem!

üGrandad2Ç,thesequeltothetopPD/Sharewareadventureshouldbe
outnow..Shouldbeasgoodastheoriginal,ararebrightspoton
aseaofdross..

üMicroproseÇshouldbereleasingüDogfightÇandüGunship2000Çfor
aroundtheChristmasperiod,havingrecentlyre-iteratedtheir
supportforthingsAtari..üVirginÇwilläfinallyÇbereleasing
üApocalypseÇwhichwaspreviewedäSeveralÇMaggiesago,when
üMirrorsoftÇhadnotgonefora'quickdip'withit'sownerCapt.
Bob..Cometothinkofit,thebasicideabehindüDogfightÇhasbeen
aroundfortwoorthreeyearsaswell..

üLegendsofValourÇissufferingamajorlackofinspirationforthe
Falconversion,buttheSTversionisdueatamouth-watering
priceof£39.99!!Thissortofpricelevel,normallyseenonthe
PC,willsurelyhelptheSTmarkettogrowandgrow!!(Barrrp!)Do
wegetafreeSVGAupgradeaswell!?!?

üZoolÇwillbereleasedontheSTshortly,thisayearafterGremlin
decidednottodoanSTversion..AFalconenhancedversionis
unlikely(Butprobablynogreatloss..)
ü
ÇThelastknownsalesfiguresfortheFalconindicateabout7500
soldsinceMarch/April..Themajorityofthesetothemusic
industryand'serious'enthusiasts..Theprojectedsalesof
150,000arelookingmorethanalittleoptimistic,andthat
figurehasbeenrevisedto50,000..(Whichisstilloptimisticif
Ataridon'tgettheirfingeroutfromacertaindarkandwarm
portionoftheanatomy...)Muchwilldependontheoverduelaunch
ofthebasemodel..

üTwoFascinatingones...

ÇBackinthetwilightzone,Iamtoldofsomefairlywayout
things,herearetwo...

äLlamaZap..ÇTheJeffMinter'newie',intheabsenceofanypolicy
byAtarionitsdistribution,leadinglightsinthecrackingworld
aredoingitforthem,theonlyproblem,anditisratherabig
stumblingblock,isthatitwaswrittenonlytoworkwithAtari's
new21-Buttonanaloguejoypad!Thereisnowayaroundthis!!

äIshar2(STversion?)ÇUponmoredetailedexaminationofthe
programcode,the'humble'ST68xxxcodedgameenginefeatures
unusedFalconextensions(thatis,unuseduntiltheFalconversion
isreleasedwithitsported-overPC256colourgraphics!!)Does
anyonewiththeSTandPCversionsfancydoinga'homebrew'Falcon
version?!?!??!

(C)CIHvariousthroughoutthesummer...

Westillhaven'tseena'JurassicPark'licencedgameyet,keep
holdingyourbreathandhopeweüDON'T!!Ç

ä(I'veseenthefilmanditispretty,well,pretty,butnotalot
else.....)
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