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Chaos Chronicle edition 2 released February 4th, 1990 an International Network of Chaos Publication -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Publisher - THE SHARK/INC Editor - MASTER KRACKER/INC Chaos Chronicle (CC) is a magazine made for the upper class of the Commodore World. INC feels that we are the most qualified group to do this because we have contributed so much and have been around for so long. This is a PRO-INC newspaper, so if you see articles written that support INC, now you know why. Someone once said that if you don't like something, change it. So we have, and this is how we feel a newspaper should be. We know other groups have failed to bring you a good USA newspaper, and we also know you are tired of seeing European magazines rank us! It is also said that you never stay the same; you either get better or worse. That's why my goal is to always release a better issue of C.C. than the previous month. This version of C.C. is typed in 80 columns, so we recommend printing it out. C.C. shall be released every month, and we will do the best job that we can, so enjoy it. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- The Reason Why Chaos Chronicle is made in Sequential Format -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- I have had several comments asking me why Chaos Chronicle isn't in a program format where I could just load it up and look at it. Well, there are several reasons, and I would think you will agree that a sequential form is a lot better for this purpose. First off, Eclipse made a little comment towards INC and Chaos Chronicle saying that "Surely TMS is capable of coding a viable presentation for the mag." Well, TMS is capable, but why should he? I don't know how to program, so if he did make it, it would be difficult for me to understand. Even if he did make an editor for it, that would mean that for everyone who writes an article for C.C., I would have to retype it. No thanks, son. Take a look at all of those European disk magazines. Most of them don't know how to speak English if they are outside of England (except Goldfish). Also, when I look at those magazines, they are more of a demo. They have a lot of sprites and fancy logos and so forth. When I get a magazine, I expect to read good articles, not to get a picture book. From now on, instead of calling C.C. a magazine, I will call it a newspaper. Second, have you seen the size of those program magazines? 400 blocks of a program magazine would be equivalent to 150 or less in sequential form. Third, how many pirates have a printer? I would say about one-fifth, where as in Europe, maybe one out of 100 pirates have a printer over there. What this basically boils down to is that I can do this magazine without the hassle of a program editor, done in a small efficient size, so people can understand the magazine better. *It's quick to load, and no hassle. So take this rap and stick it up your asshole.* -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- What being #1 is Really About.. by The Executioner -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Well, I started back around '85 or '86 pirating... I got to know this local guy that ran a pirate bbs that phreaked... He gave me a local 950 that was 5 digit codes, fiber optice lines, called overseas, this was a phreaker's dream... So I got some good boards #'s and started getting to know what being a pirate was kinda about... The pirate world looked so glamorious and great too me... I wanted so much to be known by everyone and wanted to be at the top, the center of attention... I got to know some elite guys, started to run warez for big named groups... I was ready to do anything to become #1... As I went along and got in some good groups, I didn't really like the pirate world as much as I thought I would.. I was getting sick of the pirates, warez, codes, everything... So I looked for another way out... I found out a little about the other side of the computer world, hacking... I stuck to this for awhile and really enjoyed it a lot.. I got to know a lotta cool guys, learned a lot about telephone companys, vmb's, systems, ect ect... But I could only handle this for awhile.. Hacking isn't really that interesting.. Only if yur in a war... So anyways, I took my knowledge, and came back to the warez scene... When I came back, I got in a well-known group, got kicked out.. Started a shit group, killed that group... Then finally I joined a group that I belonged in, XDS! See, there was a goal that I wanted very much... To be #1! I tried so hard too reach where I am today... Anyways, the point is that if you really want something, you just hafta put a lotta time and hard work into it to reach your goal... The computer takes up a lot of my time and some points it seems that my social life is total shit! But I've gotten to know so many cool guys and have done things that many only dream about... But on the other hand... Being at the top isn't what it's made out to be.. I can honestly say that there are just as many times where you get to the point where you wanna sell yur computer than having a wild time... Getting fone calls at 5 and 6am from a european saying he has a game or his code died.. Taking the heat for a game not being ntsc fixed.. Yur contact's code died and you hafta go thru the shit to get them anuther one.. It's very stressful at times and not fun at all... These are just a little portion of some of the things that an importer/hacker hasta go thru... The main point I'm trying to get thru to is that if you really wanna reach the highest point in eliteness, it's gonna take A LOT of hard work and a lot of time... But also remember what I'm talking about in this article... If there are any lamers reading this right now, just keep in mind that being #1 isn't as great as it looks.. Theres a lot more to it than asking a european for a carrier (in my case anyways).. I'd like to send special hello's to Stormbringer, Gazoo, Grim Reaper, and Warewolf.. I'd also like to say hi to all the great groups like Atc, Nec, Exc, ect ect... And most of all I'd like to yell to Inc... I'm glad to see you guys are back on yur feet and moving again... I love all you pirates (Don't take that in the wrong way) and I'd like to thank The Shark for printing this article... Just remember, being #1 isn't what it's made out to be... +++ -The Executioner/EXODUS +++ (We in C.C. did not correct the spelling mistakes made in this article due to the fact that this is the way he wanted to type it. Words like 'yur', 'fone', and 'lotta' are his way alone, so don't think that we missed the errors; they were intentional. We feel that this is the author's dialect and must be expressed this way or it will not come across as the way he intended it.) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- How to Fix Hardware: The Impatient Way (by The Shark) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- After my drive went out in late December, I was extremely mad that it took repairmen 2 weeks to fix it. Even after that, I had to take it back so they could fix it again. This article is for the people that don't want to go through the hassle of taking your equipment to a rip-off computer store. Have you ever been playing your favorite game, and all of a sudden something about your joystick will fuck up, like the fire-button sticking or the joystick not moving in a certain direction? This can be fixed by a way Mind Slayer has suggested, called the 'I-suck-at-playing-games-and-I-just-got crushed-by-the-computer-again' method. Step 1: Remove joystick from port Step 2: Firmly grasp the end of the joystick cord Step 3: Swing joystick above head in a circular motion (like a lasso) Step 4: Release against a strong, firm object (example: wall, cement floor, Candyman's head, ect.) The end result of this is that you should see many fragments from the joystick that wasn't working, on the floor Step 5: Return to store of purchase. Have you ever been downloading and your drive starts knocking, or your drive is going out of alignment? This way of fixing is my own, called the 'If-you-fucking-knock-again-I-am-going- to-bust-you-over-my-knee' method. Step 1: Apply fist to center of disk drive Step 2: If crack doesn't appear, re-apply fist Step 3: Unscrew every screw in disk drive and move the head back and forth Step 4: Apply sandpaper to head of drive Step 5: If all else fails, take drive and apply to knee. This should result in the drive spliting into 2 parts. Have you ever been either playing a game or programming, and all of a sudden your computer resets or just locks up? This method of fixing is brought to you by the Hell Hacker, called the 'I-have-been-lifting- weights-so-I-can-beat-up-my-computer' method. Step 1: Purchase balsa wood weight set Step 2: Throw balsa weight at computer Step 3: After balsa wood bounces off computer, place right hand on the right side of computer Step 4: Apply sufficent force to propel computer towards wall Step 5: Pick up keys and circuit board debris, and super-glue back together. Step 6: Return to nearest Toys 'R' Us, and hope that Geoffrey Giraffe will take it back -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ The Cesspool (Rumors & News) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ On Monday the 8th, Oahawhool went to court and was charged $5,000 restitution to LDDS. He was apparently hacking on a local dialup, not a 1-800 dialup, which was mistakenly printed in the last issue. All of his computer equipment was confiscated, and his case was the first of its kind in the state of Kentucky. Ronksi has claimed that he no longer owns a C64, and that he now owns a MacIntosh. An inside source has told us that Ronski did sell his C64, but he plans to get another one. He still doesn't have a MacIntosh or even an Amiga. Ronski leads the competition with his 'Lying the Most and Being Proven Wrong' award. We have also found out that when Ronski returns, he doesn't plan to be in Intense. He plans to start an ALL-BLACK GROUP. He hopes to add Kickback, Peacemaker, and Kid Quick to the group. Eclipse plans to release a USA magazine in the month of February for programers and about demos. Hellrazor/ex-TSM was claiming to be an INC BBS earlier this month. He was an F4CG BBS, but he was never an INC BBS. He did ask if his BBS could belong to INC, but I pulled out the DENIED stamp and slapped it on his forehead. Candyman dated Roseanne Barr when he was in high school. UCBBS v1.2 by Pudwerx shall be released at the end of February with a lot of new features. Make sure to order this BBS, because Ivory is outdated and old. Jimmy Z is receiving his accident money (an accident he was injured in a while back) in about 3 weeks. After that, he plans on putting back up his Wares Galore BBS a week or two later. The Green Griffon was billed $1500 for long distance calls and for hacking on a local 950 dialup, but he does plan to return very soon. As most of you people out there know, Epyx filed Chapter 11(bankrupcy) in October. Many rumors were going around that Epyx was no longer. Well, from what I have found out, Epyx had only made a cutback and are still planning to release software. They plan to stop making software for the Atari ST due to the fact of the computer dying out. Epyx has also made a new type of machine called Lynx, which is similar to Nintendo's Game Boy, but is in color and has been sold to Atari. Epyx has also planned for California Games 2 to be released in late summer. They plan to announce all of their upcoming software at the JUNE CES show. I wonder if that's when California Games 2 will be released. Load up some of Excalibur's games that were put out earlier this month. Even though their group listing is at the top, they put the group membership in the scroll, while already showing them on the screen. Boy, that's smart. Ronski and The Shark had a bet earlier this month, that INC would not import a game from Bod/Talent in the month of January. If INC did, then they would obtain Ronski's VMB, and if not, then the opposite would happen. Well, as you know, INC released World Soccer, but Ronski, being the coward and liar that he is, refused to give INC their honestly-earned VMB. What you should learn from this is never trust Ronski. Wild Streets was programmed by Bod/Talent. Wanderer released a new game this month called Jailbreak, also programmed by Bod/Talent. No, just kidding, but for once, Wanderer had a decent intro. Although the game was total crap, it could have gotten a 1 out of 10 if you had someone else to draw your graphics. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- THE I.N.C. 'COMMON SENSE SYSTEM' -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Rules for the "USA GROUP OF THE MONTH" -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This is where INC will try to be as fair as we can. Sometimes USA groups release the same game within hours of each other, so I have decided that the first group have the 100%, completely working version, and to have it spread on the major BBS's will get the full point. Most games from major and minor companies will count. An SSI game will be equivalent to a game from Accolade. A four-sided game will be equivalent to a 100 block release. If a game needed an NTSC fix and wasn't fully fixed, then that would be the only time a USA re-release of an European game will count. (Example: The fix for Altered Beasts wasn't a 100% fix, so the group to release the USA version would get the point. Another example: 3-D Pool worked perfectly on NTSC, therefore the group that released it wouldn't get a point...The SUPREME INC JUDGES will decide whether or not the game was fully fixed, or if a USA version shall get the point). Also, there seems to be a dispute between the sizes of releases. If some group was to release a two-sided game, and in the same day another group released the same game, but down to one side, then the one-sided version would get the point. When two versions are only a few blocks apart (anywhere from about 1 to 400), then usually the first to have it out will get the point. If you haven't figured it out yet, you win by the amount of releases you put out, not the amount of votes you get. One more thing, INC makes the rules as we go. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- TOP USA GROUPS of JANUARY -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (1) ATC (tied for first) [3] (1) Mirage (tied for first) [-] (1) NEC (tied for first) [1] (2) INC (tied for second) [-] (2) Intense (tied for second) [2] *The brackets after the groups show what position they were last month, and a minus sign means either they weren't kept track of, or weren't in the rankings last month. I know you just fell back in your computer chair when you saw that Mirage was tied for first place. Well, I can explain. Mirage did get out a perfectly legitimate game called Avoid the Noid. The other game was an old European game called TRAZ. It was cracked by Fusion and imported by RAD. Since I have been around for such a long time, I remember the Fusion version not working 100%: one level out of the entire game didn't work. Your paddle would be locked on a brick and you couldn't destroy it afterwards. They earned it whether you like it or not. Other than that, there was no other controversy this month. This has to be a record: five USA groups put out a USA game in one month. Almost every USA game this month kicked some ass. This was a very good month for USA quality. Now the big question is, who will be the solo number one group next month? Could Mirage make it again? -RECAP!- (1) A TOUCH OF CLASS with -2 points- (releases: Blue Angel - 1/2/90 Champions of Krynn - 1/24/90 (1) MIRAGE with -2 points- (releases: Avoid the Noid - 1/10/90 TRAZ - 1/27/90 (1) NEC with -2 points- (releases: Altered Beasts - 1/5/90 Wizardry 5 - 1/19/90 (2) INC -1 point- (-release: X-Men - 1/29/90 (2) INTENSE with -1 point- (-release: ABC's Monday Night Football-1/4/90 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Rules for the "IMPORTING GROUP OF THE MONTH" -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Basically, they are the same as the "USA GROUPS of the MONTH". The first to have a 100%, NTSC-fixed import out on a majority of the BBS's will get the point. ALMOST all imports will count if they are legitimate and are released by a known company. Trainers will NOT be a factor on imports or games. The reason is, when every group tries to get as many trainers as possible on a game, a certain incident occurs, which I call 'trainer wars'. This is where every group tries to out-train the same game, and ends up with six or more trainers on it. It is nice to have trainers, but too many are disgusting. One trainer is a luxury, but if you can get a few more, then that's fine. Most of these rules are common sense: if the game is cartridged by a European group, then no points, and so on... If a game is put out under a 'joint release', then the points shall be split for each of the groups. I feel this system is the best known procedure; voting for the best groups just doesn't work. Why must INC set the rules that you follow? It should be instinct not to release crap. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- TOP IMPORTING GROUPS OF JANUARY -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (1) Excalibur [2] (2) Exodus [1] (3) Fantasy (tie for third) [2] (3) INC (tie for third) [-] (3) Dominators (tie for third) [-] (3) KFI (tie for third) [3] (3) Occult (tie for third) [3] (3) TSM (tie for third) [-] *Once again, with one import, you could have been in third place. This month was a very bad month for European quality releases, and also contained many controversies. First, Duotris was originally put out by Excalibur first, but Syndicate released it on a few other BBS's. The Excalibur version wasn't 100% fixed, but the Syndicate version was. Neither group knew that the Syndicate version was 100%, but Excalibur discovered that their version wasn't 100%. So the next day Excalibur put out a 100% version, but not only did they scratch off their old version everywhere, they falsely claimed that the Syndicate version wasn't 100% (which they had only guessed, but had never verified). Sadly enough, according to the Common Sense Rules, their version was spread more. One thing you should have learned from this experience is that if you see two versions of a fix, don't get the Excalibur version. Next was a game called Illegen by SOIA. When I was playing it, it randomly locked up and I couldn't get passed the first level. Another questionable game was Wild Streets, which didn't receive a point because it was a piece of shit. Tron was a re-release, originally put out by Public Enemy in early 1988 called Light Cycles. Darkland was given to TSM (not RTI) because their version was spread nowhere. Mountain Bike Racer was also put out by Citadel first, but they idiotically only sent it to one BBS. Naturally, they got beat by Excalibur. Fantasy also released The Champ, but Dominators didn't send it to them. They sent it to Warez Castle to release just as /DOM, but Fantasy took the game and put their intro on it. Point goes to Dominators. -RECAP!- (1) EXCALIBUR with -7 points- (releases: Monte Carlo Casino/NTSC - 1/6/90 Grand Prix 2 Simulator - 1/6/90 Duotris/NTSC - 1/7/90 Gazza Super Soccer - 1/16/90 Chambers of Shaolin/NTSC - 1/23/90 Maze Mania/NTSC - 1/27/90 Mountain Bike Racer - 1/28/90 (2) EXODUS with -2 points- (releases: MOT - 1/18/90 After the War - 1/26/90 (3) DOMINATORS with -1 point- (-release: The Champ - 1/13/90 (3) FANTASY with -1 point- (-release: Target - 1/3/90 (3) INC with -1 point- (-release: World Soccer - 1/27/90 (3) KFI with -1 point- (-release: Super Oswald - 1/30/90 (3) OCCULT with -1 point- (-release: G-Force/NTSC - 1/18/90 (3) TSM with -1 point- (-release: Darkland - 1/13/90 *One last quick note, the Supreme INC Judges will be getting stricter with the releases that C.C. will be counting. Some of the games counted here would not make next months rankings. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Top 5 Boards in the United States -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (1) Wild Warez [12 votes] (2) Telephone Anarchy [07 votes] (3) The Addiction [05 votes] (4) Warez Castle [04 votes] (5) Disk Shoppe [03 votes] *I polled 15 people this month (all from various groups or certain individuals) so you can calculate what percent you received. I was hoping to get at least 20 people polled, but I couldn't get a hold of everyone. 15 people is a lot, compared to only 7 people from last month. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Most Hated Pirates Of the Month -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (1) Ronski [7 votes] (2) Tristan [2 votes] (3) Astrix; Blue Devil; [1 vote!] Great White; Mantronix; One-Eyed Pirate; The Shark -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Most Liked Pirates of the Month -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (1) Pudwerx [5 votes] (2) Gazoo [3 votes] (3) Adam; Horizon; [1 vote!] Notorious Archmage; Stormbringer; X-factor *I know you are adding up the votes and saying, "I only count 12, and he said there were 15 people voting!". Well, some people didn't have an answer, so I had to skip them on that question. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Single Worst Game of the Month -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ (0) Wild Streets/Excalibur -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Top 10 Releases of the Month (picked by the ELITEST) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (1) X-Men (USA) (2) ABC's Monday Night Football (USA) (3) Altered Beast (European) (4) Champions of Krynn (USA) (5) Duotris (European) (6) Chambers of Shaolin (European) (7) Blue Angels (USA) (8) Mountain Bike Racer (European) (9) After the War (European) (10) Maze Mania (European) *What a month for USA quality. NEC released Altered Beast, but it was a European game that was never fixed 100%, so I classify it as a European game. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Demos Worth Getting in the Month of January -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- I know that I (THE SHARK) am not a programmer, and that to see me judge demos isn't right. I have decided to do it this month, but next month a certain programmer shall judge this section instead. He will probally base his decision on the internal work (the coding itself). I am judging what appeals to my eyes as a non-programmer. Beef Jerky/Venom: A funny little demo with a nice storyline. Not too much going on the screen except for a lot of moving balls and Javier in action. Climax 1/Lords: Neat looking DNA effect. Climax 2/Lords: Nice little box with neat effects in it. Conspiricy/Havok: Smooth DYCP scroll. Decade/Eclipse & Morissey: A cool scroll effect. Sonic/Evil & Venom: Its best feature was its nice logos and graphics. Xenocode/Dark Sword & Shamus: Two unheard-of programmers that are pretty good coders. All they need now is a good graphics artist. -+-+-+-+-+ Group News -+-+-+-+-+ ATC - They had one of their more consistent times this month. ATC has been known to usually put out only one game per month, but this time they got out two, and tied for first place in the USA rankings. Citadel - Had one release this month, but blew it. This group has a membership of Asterix, Eclipse, Mantronix, and Rad Man. Excalibur - The number one importing group of the month, but they didn't achieve the quality that they had last month. I don't think that these guys deserve the #1 position they are at, due to the fact of the re-releases, lame games, and bad fixes. They must achieve perfection before I would consider them a 'decent' group. They released Wild Streets, which was rejected by the INC Supreme Judges, and also put out TRON, a re-release originally put out by Public Enemy in 1988. They also added Gizmo to their membership. (A piece of advice for you pirates: it's not hard to get to #1, it's hard staying there.) Exodus - They added Grim Reaper to the group. They had also added Warez King, but did not get full approval of every member while he was in, so one week later he was back out of Exodus. They released one preview this month called 'Exorcist'. Fantasy - Somehow, they cloned the East Berlin effect: half of their population left. They lost Asterix, Kickback, Mantronix, Rad Man, and Warez King. They did, however, gain Flyboy. They also released two previews this month, but as you know, only the 100% version counts. They didn't get credit for The Champ due to 'grand theft importing'. Fantasy is no longer trading with DCS. INC - The only group to be on both the USA and importing charts. Proved everyone wrong that we were dead. Also released the best game of the month. Intense - According to Candyman, the group is now concentrating more on putting out major releases. So only expect a few games here and there from them. Mirage - They stunned the pirate world by tying for #1, although they also put out many re-releases this month, and have too many members to name. I think that Mirage could be a decent group if they would concentrate on getting out new games (like Avoid the Noid), instead of trying to get European re-releases. One thing I am wondering is that if Mirage will EVER be in the C.C. rankings again. Was this a lucky month? NEC - This month was one of the first times NEC had to share the #1 position in the past 6 months. They kicked X-man out and added Trojan to the group. Occult - They are now trading with DCS, and because of that, Fantasy and Occult have been fighting. Other than that, very little known about them, although rumors have been going around that they might join Excalibur. Syndicate - Grim Reaper terminated the group after joining Exodus. Syndicate (in my opinion) was a very good group. Everything they did worked and they usually did a good job with putting out the best version of an import. It's too bad to see these guys go. TSM - Still no USA games from this group. Hell Hacker's computer isn't fixed yet. The silence is hurting the group this month, because they then lost Hellrazor, Rad Man, and Trojan, although they had added Kickback. They did, however, get out an import, and a full-sided European demo. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Chaos Chronicle is a publication of INC and is a trademark of INC. Chaos Chronicle is a sub-company of INC and is copyrighted by INC, Inc. If you would like to spread C.C. then call Great Escapes/INC HQ. If you would like to compliment, criticize, or suggest any ideas for improvement, then call the INC VMB at 716-987-1550. If you would like to write any articles for C.C. about pirating or computers, then send them to INC HQ. Just simply log on and type in GE58; password = CHAOS. Under this password you will have access to upload to a private drive and leave feedback (more details will be given when you call). Make sure to write all articles in sequential format. We will accept articles from anyone, no matter who you are. If you feel you have something to write that you might think everyone would like to read, then call and upload it. Also, don't call and tell us "I am going to write an article". No, you must have the article done, then send it up and we will tell you if we will use it. We would like to thank all of the people who voted and who support Chaos Chronicle. I would also like to personally thank the following people for their help with this issue: Stormbringer; Pudwerx; Executioner; Voyageur; Grim Reaper; and Predator. We hope you have enjoyed the humor and the seriousness of this magazine.