The Grim Reaper issue 11 September 1993¢---------------------------------------¢¢Howdy once again and welcome to TGR 11. This one's double sided again but don't expect any more double sided issues in the near future. Back to the familiar two-menu, one side format for TGR 12!¢ This issue of TGR is late again but I don't think it matters because nobody has actually requested a copy of it yet. Why do I have to put an advert in 'New Atari User' before anyone sends for it?¢ Talking of 'New Atari User', I read in the latest issue that AMS 7 will take place on Saturday the 13th of November 1993. I hope you'll go along and support the Atari 8-bit. This year's show looks really exciting with people from Europe coming over to display their wares.¢ Probably one of the most eagerly awaited pieces of software to come along in years, The Brundles, will hopefully be available at the show. I was sent a demo by a friend and it does look quite impressive and at a retail price of #15 (not confirmed!), so it should! I don't really know if I will buy the game because I have the original 'Lemmings' games on my ST and I'm not a big fan of them - I just haven't got the patience!¢ Hopefully, Derek Fern will have lots of new software available for the show so expect thy pockets to be empty and your bag to be full when you leave Bingley Hall!¢ All this talk of Derek Fern should not distract from the other main distributor and creator of new software in the U.K., Tiger Developments. I have bought both their newest releases so expect a review in a forthcoming TGR (unless anyone else wants to do one... No? Though not.). Tiger Developments have tried to curb piracy by introducing a 'password protection' entry system which I am not a big fan of at all! I suppose something had to be done though.¢ My many thanx are extended to John Foskett, Raphael Espino and Spite for making this issue of TGR possible. Just think how late this issue of TGR would have been without these guys!¢ Some of John Foskett's programs may also appear in the disk that accompanies each issue of the TWAUG newsletter. People who don't get TWAUG will not be particularly bothered but people who do will not be so happy. Apologies for this, but I don't suppose you can blame John Foskett for wanting to get his programs to as many people as possible. I certainly don't. Actually, John submitted the original 'Space Fighter' to me a couple of months ago and I said it was great but could he add a diagonal movement routine to the cursor? This he did and more and 'Space Fighter II' is more than an update to the original - it's a complete rewrite! I hope some of you will repay John's time and effort by playing this game.¢ I was pleasantly surprised to come across an article by our very own Les Ellingham whilst reading the latest issue of 'Atari ST Review'. The article was entitled 'Atari Excels' and was all about the Atari 8-bit and its past history and made quite good reading. The article was very positive, saying that the Atari 8-bit was receiving a new lease of life due to all the software being imported from abroad. Is this true I wonder, or was Les trying to buy back a few deserters to the ST ranks? Hopefully it helped spread the word a little more!¢ Oh yes! Richard Gore has asked me to tell all TGR readers that he still has some YORKY's for sale. If you want 256k for your 800XL then he may be your man. See the advert in TGR 08 or telephone 0302 784642 (weekends only) for more information.¢ I see nobody has sent in a 'Top Ten' yet. I keep telling myself that it's too early but I can't help thinking that the main reason that nobody has sent in a 'Top Ten' is because nobody can be bothered. It's this attitude that will, no doubt, lead to loyal Atari supporters like Dean Garraghty, Stuart Murray, TWAUG and I to 'not bother' and who would be the loser then?¢ It's a good job I have people like Alias Maximus and Spite to fall back on as, being personal friends, I can ask them for help when I'm desperate (for articles that is!) and they usually oblige.¢ So, it's up to you. Other Atari 8-bitters WOULD like to see your 'Your Page' or your 'Top Ten Adventures/Games/Football Teams' or whatever!¢ I suppose an incentive for sending your creations to disk-mags like 'Futura' or 'News-Disk' is the free PD they offer. I can't do the same as this because, unlike the creators of these mentioned disk-mags, I make not a penny from TGR! So, the other disk-mags may offer you PD but I offer you the knowledge that your toils are not lining my pockets!¢¢John E. (TEBSF)¢¢P.S. I'm planning to put an article in the next TGR all about how the use of a very dirty four letter word has entered the English language. The article has nothing at all to do with the Atari 8-bit but I found it extremely funny (I remember seeing a similar photocopied thing a few years ago) and I hope others will too. The article has yet to be ported over from my ST so if anyone has anything against this article being printed then write to me and let me know your views. If there is overwhelming demand NOT to print the article, I won't print it.¢
