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066010303050000132002006006010000 11 21 F0110000001 9[....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆.]0110 üëN.T.MMeügëademo1 Ç byZUULandothers äreviewedbySlime,NewModeandBigAlecon20.06.1992 Ç AnotherFrenchproductioncomingonmorethanonedisk-tobe precise,itisatwo-disk-demo.Ifit'sworththetwodisksyou'll readrightnow. Asusual,wewillreviewonescreenaftertheother.Ifyoudon't agreewiththisstyleofreviewdropusaletterandtellushowto doitbetter. ëIntro:Ç Thisisanoriginalonewithcompletelyrippedgraphicsfrom'TOKI'. Somemonkeyisjumpingaround. éRating:4ä Ç ëLoader:Ç You'llnowhavetobearsomejerkingstarsandchessboardpattern andamusicthathurtstheears.Theloadingtimesareextremlylong andtheyarenotcausedbylongscreens. éRating:0Ç ëMenu:Ç 'Yippie'!A'Goldrunner'-likemenu....Howwehatethis!And,there isNOalternativemenu-youhavetoflyaroundwithyourspacecraft toselectthescreensforages.Andyouevenhavetoshootaliensto stayalive-afterthreewastedlives->Adiosmuchachos(youhave tostartfromthebeginning!) There'sjustatwo-planebackgroundandthemusicdonebyLAPis awful.Theonlypositivethingisthatyouareabletostearyour craftbycursorkeysandjoystick. Beforeweforget,thereisacheatmodetogetinfiniteenergy. ChoosethefirstscreenbyZUULandtypeinJACKPOT-anddon't forget:ItisaFrenchdemo(hint,hint)! éRating:2 Ç ëTGE:Ç Ohwell,thisscreenmustbeveryoldasTGEdoesn'texistanymore sincealongtimenow-andthat'swhatitlookslike.....alogo,a tubeandabigscrollertogetherwithahip-hopsoundtrackwhich sucks! éRating:3 Ç Ç ëZuul:Ç Yeah!IneverknewhowmuchImissedit-theflashingdrivelights givemethecreeps!!!!AäFRENCHÇscrolltext-waaaaaaah!(Aren'tyou abletospeakEnglish?)Anone-planescroller,adistinglogo('how original'!)andsomemountainswithnicecoloursinthebackground completelywipedoutbyaridiculous'train'(?)!! éRating:2Ç ëNext:Ç Disappointment!Youseeasystemcharset(!),vu-meterliketheone in'Level16'sscreenin'SyntaxTerror'.Texturedline-vectorsand ascrollingbackgroundwithalogo(two-plane).Thenottoobad musicisdonebyLAP. éRating:3Ç ëFutur(e)Minds:Ç The'best'screensofar....Firstthereissomeprecalculationand thensomeflickeringrasters,somerealoddshapes,andfuckingvu- metersgivemethecreeeeeeps!!!Besides,inthisscreenisthe worstsoundwe'veheardsincealongtime!FUCK! éRating:0Ç ëMJJ:Ç Thisscreenfeaturessomeunimportantoptions,atwo-plane background,manylittlescrollersandabigeight-pixel-scroller! éRating:4Ç ëVegetables:Ç Thisisatwo-partsscreen.Thefirstoneincludessomevertical rasterswitharealnicelogo.Thesecondpartisacolourdister withoptionsthatlooknotbadtous. éRating:7Ç ëFingerbobs:Ç Thisisoneofthebetterscreensliketheonefrom'Vegetables'.A lotoflittlesmallscrollers(ohno),goodmusicbyCountZero,a verystrangebutstillfairlyoklogoandtwotwo-planescrollers withabizarrescrolltext.It'sok. éRating:6 ëSCA: ë ÇAnotherfullscreenhere.Thewholescreenisscrolling,butit's justoneplaneandthegraphicslooklikememorygarbage.The scrollerisFrenchandit'sjust8scanlineshigh.Soforgetit, eventhemusicisbooooring. éRating:0 ëHiddenscreen:Ç(findyourself) WereallywonderwhyZUULhavehiddenit.Bigscrollerintwo planes,adistinglogo,oneplanesprite.Muchbetterthanit sounds,atleastbetterthanZUUL'sfirstscreenthatisNOThidden. éRating:4 ëACF: Ç Nicegraphics,goodcolours,disting/swinginglogosandsinusdots. It'sthebestscreensofar,butstillsomehowboring.Comparedto therestit'smindblasting. éRating:7 ëDynamicDuo: ÇAscreencomingfromtheUK.It'safullscreenwithanice "floorscroller"saying"DynamicDuo".MusicbyCrusaders.Better thanaverage,really. éRating:6 ÇNowwe'vereachedtheseconddisk...FINALLY ëDiskchange: ÇAdistingdiskthatlookslikeagraphicsmanfirstattempt.Wings ofDeathmusicbyHippel.Therearesomebugsinthisdiskchange, forexampleinserttheseconddiskbeforethediskchangescreen appears.Youstillhavetochangethedisk?!?!?!? éRating:0 ëSynergy: Ç Taataa...Thebestscreeninthisdemo.Finallysomethingthatlooks interesting.Astarfield,abrilliantstarwarsscroller,some oneplanevectorballs(abitjerkyduetothemisuseasvu-metresfor theMadMaxmusic).Thisoneisgreat! éRating:8 ëThelowerlevel:Ç ÇThenameofitsayseverything! éRating:1Ç ëImpact&Genesis:Ç Atleastamediocremulti-partscreen.Chessboard,sinusdotsand youcanseeashitelookingdot-scroller. éRating:5Ç ëZuulCircleTwister:Ç WherehaveIseenthisscrollerbefore?Yeah,onAmigadonebya groupcalled'RedSector'intheir'MegaDemo'.Eventhewaveforms seemtobethesame.....There'sadistinglogoandaloopedsample -nothinglefttosay! éRating:2Ç ëReplicants:Ç MadMaxsound,aswinginglogo,alittlemagnifybutanuglyfont- looksquitegood. éRating:5Ç ëFMC-Connexion:Ç Jerkycoloursplits(nottoobad)togetherwiththreesmall scrollersinafullscreen. éRating:2Ç ëCrusaders:Ç Trackingsprites,vu-meters,systemcharscrollerandcrappymusic. éRating:1Ç ëCrusaders2:Ç Techtechcrap,systemfont,againcrapmusicandsomesprites. éRating:1Ç ëPulsion:Ç Awelldonelogo,the'Gods'font,distingcoloursplitsscroller andatubetogetherwithaMadMaxsoundmakesthisscreentoone ofthebetterones. éRating:6Ç ëZuul:Ç Frenchtext!!!ItseemsthatnooneinZuulisabletospeak English!Threenicelogos..... éRating:1Ç ëZuul:Ç AgainFrenchtext!Butthisscreenisagoodgag!Lookyourself.. éRating:4Ç ëResetdemo:Ç Justastupidpicture....Noexitbyasecondreset!! éRating:0Ç üOverallratingforN.T.MMegademo1:3Çof10pointsü Ç Thisdemoisacompleteboreandawasteoftwodisks.Youmightsay thatourslaggingisnotjustified,butpleasehavealookyourself. Wecouldeasilyhavegivenahigherrating,butthatwouldhavenot beenfair.We'retryingtobehonestandwedon'tcareaboutany fuckingsfromcrewsweratedtoolessintheiropinions. Atleastnobodycansaythatwearebribedinanyway.Weevenwould doadeadlyreviewofthestuffofourbestfriendsiftheydosuch arubbish!Wegiveashitonfriendship!WeêhavetoÇbeHONEST! IfyouareNOTsatisfiedwiththisreview:üDOSOMETHINGANDWRITE USYOUROPINION!!!ÇWewillputyourarticleinthenextissuefor sure,ifit'sdoneinaconstructiveway.