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# The ZUUL Demo #
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# Reviewed by #
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# DOC M #
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'allo there my darling's, 'ow are you today?
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Yes it's me Doc.M 'ere, I am a little pooped having walk all the way to
this issue of STEN, if you'd read all of the last issue then you would
know I missed the train (honest it was early again, you never can trust BR
(I'm sorry for that one Ian H)).
Well as promised some time ago, on the planet Zogg in the Galaxy of Niph
or is that Nymph ?
Here is the review of a Demo called 'NTM' by ZUUL.
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The opening screen for this demo is in the shape of the figure of an ape
not unlike that of the one in 'TOKI', you watch it jump up and down on a
piece of landscape to enter in to the demo.
In the main demo you take the shape of a type of shrimp space craft, and
while you fly along the landscape to the demo squares, you must fend of
all types of aliens.
When you reach a demo square then you must press the spacebar to enter
into the demo.
The music that tortures you in the main screen, is that old that it makes
Dave Mooney look like a young thing! (Only kidding Dave, nothing's that
old (Ha Ha Ha)).
Oh! I almost forgot to tell you that this demo comes on two disks.
Disk 1:
Demo # 1: T.G.E.
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This is a scroll line greets screen (sorry a megagreet screen)
but I have yet to find out what is mega about it!
You also get a digi sound track to listen to while you read the
greets, but the really sad thing is that most of the digi
samples are old news, so in my mind I would give this screen a
miss.
Demo # 2: ZUUL.
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Oh, how original a scrolling base landscape (which is made of
moving squares), with a 'Shadow Of The Beast'(TM name)
background, with a little train running along in front of it.
The bottom of the screen has one of those not so new see through
fonts that has a landscape inside of it.
The music is some of that out used old tunes, (From me to ZUUL,
why not TRY and write some new music for your demos eh! Because
if this is what you are going to turn out then do us all a
favour and forget it Eh!).
Demo # 3: Next.
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Wow, a big NEXT logo (how original).
3 scrolltext message lines (with a few foul words in it. "Oh,
how great it must be to be to be an adult and be able to swear,
I have to say one thing to this crew, and that is... Grow up!).
Demo # 4: Future Minds?
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Starts with a "Please wait I'm thinking" message and a
scrolling "Please press the return key." message, so without
wasting any more time let's press the Return key and see what
happens.
Oh my God! it's another multiplane landscape kind of depth
screen, and with some really naff music. The main scroller is
of no interest what so ever! if the screens on this Mega-demo
don't get any better then I will stop reviewing it, because it
is doing nothing for me what so ever!
Demo # 5: N.T.M.
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If you like a screen full of message lines with the same
message in them and a grey circle background, and a big multi-
colour scroller then this is the one for you.
Oh! by the way, if you press the 'F1' or 'F2' keys then you get
not one but two crap tunes to listen to.
Demo # 6: VEGETABLES (Is that an understatement or what)?
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This is a screen with raster bars in a vertical position, and
some rather old music once again, the message tells you to press
the function keys when you enter the 'Plasma' screen, so let's
go on and see what happens.
Oh a message telling us we are watching the 'Vegetable
Watermelon' screen, some nice FX when you press the 'F' keys.
If you watch this screen in a dark room and listen to the boring
music that goes with it, then the chances are you WILL become a
Vegetable!
Demo # 7: FINGERBOBS:
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Well here is a turn up (or should that be turnip?) for the
books, here is a screen from the great 'Fingerbobs'.
At last we will get something worth looking at (I hope), we get
a great looking Logo, which goes to waste as the music on this
screen is just like all the rest, nothing but crap, not so hot
lads.
Here is a private message to Oberje so please don't read this
unless you are he "What the hell happened to my interview sheet
then Oberje, what's wrong? To scared to let everyone know what
you get up to eh!"... From me, The Doc.
Sorry, I cann't take any more of this S***, I must go and sign myself into
the local looney bin for the weekend, if you want to know what is on the
rest of this demo then stick two disks into a jiffy bag and send them with
a S.A.E. to me and I will send you a copy.
So from me the Doc, it's Ching Chong for now.
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