r e a l i t y c h e c k n e t w o r k ! Introduction Find that Narc Contest Editorials "Warez-IQ" Warez Quiz! Interviews Voting Booth/Results Articles Reader Survey Reviews Secret Articles Warez Lists Space Invaders Game Top 10 Couriers Group NFOs [Couriers] Dear Road Rebel, Group NFOs [Releases] Astrology RCN Information Manic of ROR Rebel Chicken, You Are Lame. Arch Vile of DOD/PSG/RiSC My $0.02 Miller of fATE You Guys are Biased Scorpion & Sub-Zero Rebuttal to Defender Zeta Comments Bollox I Have No Life? Nah... Kang #Warez+ is Back for G00D :) Dallion Tasm the Liar Multiple Email Miscellaneous Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #18! Ustasa RiSC Loses to Everlast Dr. Jekyll His Girlfriend Speaks Demaxxus I'm Busted, but I'm Baaaaaack!!! Zion Prestige President Speaks Druggy Druggy the Narq Endokuken I Like Chinese Warez :) "The Hitler of Warez" "Upload or Die", CoRE??? Endeavour COPS Doing Shareware??? Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #18! COVER : GODS Meeting Log GODS Stealing RiSC Sites??? PLUS! : RCN *BUSTED* RChicken, Hitex, and Xenon BUSTED! GODS Couriering Good Job Guys! GODS Civil War Erupt Leaves GODS, But Why??? Tom James Lays Charges Tom James and the RCMP? $99 and It Doesn't Work??? Syncronys Softcorp Pulls a Napalm Broken Releases By... Napalm and Prestige Choosing a Nickname "Never Touched a Girl" Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #18! Group Reviews : Games #1 Group Reviews : Utils #1 Group Reviews : Games #2 Group Reviews : Utils #2 Group Reviews : Games #3 Group Reviews : Utils #3 Group Reviews : Games #4 Group Reviews : Utils #4 Group Totals : Games Group Totals : Utils Ionizer's Game Review Go Back to Main Menu The Seven Listing #1 [05/16/96] --> [05/22/96] The Seven Listing #2 [05/23/96] --> [05/29/96] The Seven Listing #3 [05/30/96] --> [06/05/96] The Seven Listing #4 [06/06/96] --> [06/12/96] Upcoming Release Dates June of 1996 --> July of 1997 Global Warez Search Search All Warez Lists!! Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #18! Top 10 Couriers : BBS #1 Top 10 Couriers : FTP #1 Top 10 Couriers : BBS #2 Top 10 Couriers : FTP #2 Top 10 Couriers : BBS #3 Top 10 Couriers : FTP #3 Top 10 Couriers : BBS #4 Top 10 Couriers : FTP #4 Go Back to Main Menu Voting Results : Release Voting Results : Courier Voting Booth Go Back to Main Menu Chicken Watch : Part Trois "Oh Boy..." Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #18! Group Information Credits Go Back to Main Menu r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, Well, I have just finished reading most of RCN #17, I especially liked how only one side of the story was presented about the #ROR takeover by Razor 1911. In a minute, I will explain how everything got started, but first, I would like to comment on whoever did the interview for RCN. RCN editors have recently been talking a lot of the use of the word lame to describe, saying it is over used and that most of the people saying it are the lame ones. The person who conducted the interview for RCN, flat out call ROR lame. I am not sure who was doing this interview, but I would assume it was Rebel Chicken. If I remember you've run 3 basic shit groups, and you have the balls to call another group lame? In ROR's worst time, it kicked the fuck out of VND or FSW. An unbiased emag? I don't think so. I was on the Internet the entire time the shit went down, NEVER ONCE, was I asked for ROR's side of the story. If you had time to get Razor 1911's side, you had time to get ROR's. Or maybe you're too "lame" to do that much at one time? Now, onto how this all unfolded. ROR has had many problems with takeover, usually because of friends. We op someone on a friends list, then they op someone else. This was the case that night. Rom Racer, as he often does, had ops in #ROR. A ROR member named KH was in the channel, Rom Racer banned KH, after being told a few times before over the past 2 days, not to ban or kick members. After KH was re-added to the bot (user lists had been reset), he ban kicked Rom Racer. Other Razor 1911 members who had ops started trying to do mass deops, one of these people included Loloc, and ROR member when I saw people starting to do mass deops, I started to ban kick them to get things under control, during all of the deopping and kicking the channel became desynched. While doing a resynch, I became heavily lagged, and Loloc managed to get into #ROR, and get ops, he opped several Razor members who tookover the channel. After talking to a few Razor 1911 people, we were able to get things under control, and worked out, and soon got #ROR back. End of story. Signed, Manic Dear Manic, Razor 1911 came up to me and asked for an interview. I searched for ROR members but could not find any. You've just presented your side of the story, and I consider that a rebuttal. End of story. *PS* You failed to mention how ROR was trying to take over #Razor. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, Alright, so we saw at least 3-5 couriering groups come and go last year. at least 10 release groups, and I dont say games or utils, since all the groups that were formed in 1995-1996 besides.. err CORP.. and umm Legacy, are going in both directions which is completely lame. So now we have a scene, where every guy who has a shell and phoenix and who is not banned from #exceed, considers himself a part of. A scene proud of having 40 releases a day, 35 of which, I can say right now, will not work. Come to think of it , most of what will seem to work, will be shareware, or will not be 100% cracked. There are exactly 5 groups on the scene that I trust enough, to be downloading their releases, and knowing they will work. As sad as it may sound it is the truth. I will tell an even sadder example, a lame group , releases a lame ware that might actually work that I might want for one reason or another. The lame group then gives the release to a lame "official" couriering group and what do we get? Elite couriers, fresh off #warez950, trading the release in ascii mode. I fucking swear I have seen more than one example of that. Why do release groups rate every ware they release as a 10/10 ware? I understand its cool to have a good util and rate it high, but when a group like, lets not mention names here, releases a ware "Pastry Mixer for windows 95 xx/50" where all the content was ripped and only the coolest .wavs and .avis were left within the release; goes and states, ok 10/10 for this one. Give me a fucking break.. the group just earns itself a shitty reputation, and after a few releases like that, it is banned from all major boards and sites (all the releases from xxx group are nuked automatically, regardless of content). I still haven't given credit where its due. As shitty as everything may seem, we still have excellent groups, releasing quality warez, to keep the scene going. We still see good boards, have 0 hour files, the way it should be. We still have the good sites, getting gigs of 0 min stuff weekly. What can I say? It's all up to the people we will hand the scene over to in a few years, to decide whether they want to make it worse, or better, or destroy it completely (damn, you never know what those #Warez950 people are capable of). Well, that's it for my little $0.02, have fun, trade lots, and get good grades in school. Grades are very, very important (those of you who are still in kindergarten, please disregard that message). Signed, Arch Vile (DOD/PSG/RiSC) Dear Arch Vile, You're absolutely right, the funny thing is, the #Exceed leeches are the future of the scene. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, Hi! This is Miller. I couldn't help but notice how much bull shit is said about fATE. Just because you are somebody else doesn't mean they're slow, they suck, or any other bull shit comments. I myself am a fATE head, and I seriously think you should try to avoid group bashing, especially if it's a group that HAS been in the scene for over a year. And if you're gonna talk shit about groups, then talk shit about some lamer group, and DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS BULL SHIT! Signed, Miller Dear Miller, Alright, this is a response not just to Miller but to everybody that thinks similarly about anything that was ever posted about RCN. Before you make such a harsh accusation of somebody, check yourself first. I don't mean to make a public humiliation out of Miller, but I would be very impressed if you could just ONCE point out any place where any RCN Editor (Rebel Chicken or Hitex) has ever group bashed on fATE. Alright, I've given you plenty of time to think, so now that you know you're wrong (yes, apology accepted) let's explain a little about what it means to accuse RCN of such a task. When someone submits an article or an interview, it is HIS/HER opinion only. Do I need to make a fuckin' disclaimer? I don't think so. That's lame. This is an e-mag and everybody in the scene should have enough goddamned common sense to figure out that if it doesn't say the name of any RCN editor at the top, it's not necessarily the view of RCN as a whole! In fact, if it does say the name of an RCN Editor, it's not necessarily that of an RCN writer. What is RCN? No, not the e-mag part. What makes up the RCN Backbone? It's the editors and the coordinators (such as RoadRebel). If you're a writer but you don't write for a week, your name will not be in the credits that week. If you're an editor, however, you are responsible for what you say and it is assumed that your feelings are also that of any other editor. If you ever see Hitex or Rebel Chicken bash any group, you will then be able to say we group bashed, but until then, it is simply the views of someone that wrote for RCN. If the Chairman of Microsoft were to write for PC Magazine bashing IBM, I would assume none of you would go out and accuse PC Magazine of bashing IBM. The same respect should be extended to RCN. Signed, The RCN Staff r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, In Issue #17 of RCN, Defender Zeta wrote : Scorpian and Sub-Zero : Your ego is bigger than what any 10 real traders can handle. I suggest you go back to coding PPEs and shut the hell up you little egotistical bastard. I hope you choke on your own bloody cum next time you masturbate to your own. So I say : First, learn how to write Scorpion you little dumbass lamer! Second, my ego is big because I'm better than 10 READ TRADERS!! Third, my PPEs RULE, and I have plenty of dudes who can say that! And coding PPEs is much more elite than trading in my opinion. And in general, you're lame, and I'm not. Face it man. Good thing you're leaving the scene. Have a lame life and die soon. Signed, Scorpion & Sub-Zero Dear Scorpion & Sub-Zero, Whooop!!! Heheheh, no comment at all!! Do send me some of your PPEs though. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, So many people trade warez today. So many people striving to be the best they can be and having the highest "position" in the scene. So many people staying up for hours on end to courier that new release, crack that new game, make their group the best. Do these people have ANY lives? Don't get me wrong I LOVE warez and the scene and it takes up A LOT of my time, but it's fun and that's what we are all here for. The reason trading warez is so enjoyable is because the warez world is an imaginary one, we rule it. WE have the high positions. WE are considered to be GODS. This is very cool because in the real world (most of us) are students and kids. Constatly being told "No, you can't do this; No, you can't do that." The warez world lets us escape into a fantasy world, a world of our own. The only problem with this is when the fantasy warez world starts to rule our "real world". People who stay on the net for days on end with no sleep and only stopping to eat and piss. I have been a victim of this many times before and I want it to STOP. The world of warez does not have any effect on the real world whatsoever. Don't get me wrong I LOVE the scene and warez, but there is a point where it has to stop. Trading warez is VERY fun and that is the number one reason people do it. The competition is also a very big reason. Competing through warez is like any sport you can think of. A bunch of teams (Groups) compete against one another and try to score points (Release/Crack/Whatever your speciality is in the Scene). Doing this gives us all a rush and makes us feel special. I don't want to sound dumb, but you can't deny it. When someone releases an awesome ware that everyone wants to download they feel like "the shit". I guess this is enough reason to be in the scene because it is fun, it is enjoyable. Those who criticize us usually don't have an understanding about how fun it is. Well, think about it, how much fun does it sound to sit on the computer for hours and type away at whatever your doing. I guess it's worth it but that's my opinion, yours might be different. I have one more thing to say. Groups who fight all the time and hate eachother are stupid. The scene was created to have competition and fun, not to hate others who are trying to do the same thing you are. Everyone is here to do what they do best, specializing in one field or another. Ask yourself, if you are criticizing someone else, what makes me so much better than them. We are all here for the same purpose, don't spoil it for everyone. Signed, Bollox Dear RCN, What can I say? Hitex has 2-3 girlfriends, and he's still working hard for the scene. Well, when I get a girlfriend, I'll quit RCN (just kidding). Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, Starting as of June 16, 1996, #warez+ is back in busines. They decided to have a bit of a reunion, so they reopened the channel. The original ops are back also. Channel Warez+ was always one of the best WarezX channels. Although now when people join the channel, no one even remembers it and say thing like, "Oh great, another lame warez channel". Warez+ was always the hangout of the more elite warez "traders". Right now it is just anyone and everyone + their dog. They are currently trying to get off the ground again, and once again striving to become an elite warezX trading channel. As far as I have seen, they are doing a good job. The ops are very nice, not the typical "I dont like that, so I will kick-ban you" ops. Although, I do have one small complaint, which is the auto kick-ban of *!*@*.ipt.aol.com, because I dont think it is fair to be prejudiced and say that all users from AOL are not worthy enough to be in a warezX trading channel, because I know of some very elite people from AOL, that have the online service for other reasons then "its so easy and friendly to use". Other then that, I like #warez+, and believe it should be supported by anyone and everyone. My suggestion to the ops is to get some Offer Bots going in there, just to make it pick up users, and maybe try some things that other channels haven't. And another thing, I know that you are barely restarting the channel, and not too many people know about it, but anything you do DON'T MASS INVITE! Advertise it to your friends and have them join, then let them personally tell people to join. Not just so you wont annoy people, but the probability is that these users will be dedicated to your channel rather then #warez5, #warez950, #warez666, and such. Think if you would like somebody mass inviting in you channel for #warez. I dont think you would, so dont do it. Back on the subject of banning ISP's, I have been getting more and more pissed off lately. I am a Netcom Dial-Up PPP/SLIP user. Not only am I K-Lined from every EFNet server, but now I am banned from a majority of Warez Channels. I hang out on WarezX channels about 1% or less of my time that I am on iRC, so this really doesnt affect me. But there are A LOT of traders that can bring in a lot of warez and trades for your channel, but you have ALL Netcom users banned on your bots. If you feel guilty (which you should), please take the *!*@*.ix.netcom.com ban off of your bots. Thank You and Goodnight. Signed, Kang Dear Kang, Try banning *!*@*.com, I heard that .com is a real lame internet provider. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, Tasm, you need to grow up. You know that the only reason you are doing this is because he is LIKED and you aren't. Everyone is getting tired of your shit, and you are bringing, NvC down because of it. This is a letter of warning to people, Tasm loves to fake logs, tell lies and try to frame people. He is known around the net for it. He is sneaky, backstabbing and not trustworthy for ANYTHING. If he truely is the vice-president of NvC that club is in a hell of a lot of trouble. I have tried to take it, but that stunt with Ransom was nothing more than a fake log and a personal war with him. You never did like him, why didn't you talk about that in your little letter, talk about the way you talked about him behind his back when Insanity was still around, talk about the way you couldn't stand it because Dragon Star liked him better than you, no matter how much you kissed his ass. But I guess thats just how some people do. I know how you work, you were the one who got me kicked out of NvC, by saying I was spying for Violation. You know good and well I wasn't. You just have a bad problem when it comes to keeping your mouth shut, and you think EVERYTHING has to go your way. You didn't talk about the way you kicked me out either did you. How you accused me of spying. So if you can accuse me of spying why not accuse Ransom of deleting. Hell just get rid of the people you don't like and before long you will be running the group. Thats what your plan is and always was. Well it looks like you got your way. But look at all the respect you lost doing it, and think to yourself, was it really worth it? Worth damaging the rep. of NvC for life and making you look like a liar? Signed, Dallion Dear Dallion, Thanks for informing the scene about Tasm. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, In response to the question of new groups popping up, I think that there can be a problem here. When you see a new release, and you spend your time downloading it, only to find that some half-assed group of 12-year olds has slapped together something that Daddy brought home and didn't even bother to crack the fucker, you're gonna be pissed. Groups like that need to get out of the way of the bigger groups and let the experienced people handle the scene, or get their shit together and start doing things properly, the right way. I know it's not easy, I mean god, I couldn't run a decent release group, let alone be a dedicated courier, but if you are going to spend your time (and that of others) releasing shit, you best do it right. Signed, ToiletDuk Dear ToiletDuk, I don't think we should be as harsh as you are in this response, but you make some good points, and you're right, it is a very discouraging thing when you download release after release and none of them work. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, It seems like today a lot of the people affiliated with the scene have begun to designate everyone as either a lamer or an elite. Almost everyone on IRC yells "LAMER" at someone else because of something as simple as a file request. Similarly, if someone belongs to a group, be him the lowliest courier who doesn't even do half his share, in many channels will be revealed as elite. This 'elite' designation also falls on channel ops, who often get op status for nothing other than IRC relation to the other ops. I've been around the warez scene for at least 12 years. I can remember when couriering really ment COURIERING. 300 bps modems couldn't compare with walking to a friend's house with a handful of 5.25" disks and just copying what new stuff he had. I'll bet hardly anyone in the scene today can name members of groups like Eaglesoft, DCS (Doughnut Cracking Service), and a few others. But does knowing these things make me elite? I hope that that fact alone does NOT. I've pretty much done it all, opped warez channels, run a BBS, and done freelance couriering between FTP sites and BBSs. I even coded some BBS mods. Still, I was never part of an official group. So am I a lamer because I never had my name at the bottom of a grop .NFO file? I hope not. The point is this - warez, in its entirety, is a win-win situation for practically everyone in the scene. Why someone who enters a channel asking for a particular ware gets branded a lamer and kicked, while 3 idlers sit motionless watching the world go by, is a mystery to me. The only 'lamers' in the warez scene are those who work to destroy it. Signed, Wildgoose *PS* Keep up the good work! The mag continues to be the only emag (warez or otherwise) that I read on a regular basis. Dear Wildgoose, First, I would like to thank you for the nice comment at the end! Next, you are so right about your writing. This whole "lamer/elite" bull shit is just so overplayed in the scene. A new person is branded lamer about as often as Michael Jackson fucks another male kid. It's just an everyday thing and makes no sense at all. Will it end? Do you REALLY think Michael Jackson will ever stop? Of course not. It's stupid, pointless, but it seems to make these channel ops feel big, and heck, if it makes them happy, they can just go ahead and do it (that doesn't apply to Michael Jackson, though). Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, What's up? It's me, Endeavour, founder of COPS. Just wanted to say good job on the coding and content within RCN!! Keep up the good work! Signed, Endeavour Dear Endeavour, Thanks!!! We're doing our best every week to make RCN as good as it can be. We're grateful for support like yours! Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, I was shocked when I read RCN #17 this past weekend. After reading your interview with Endeavour, founder of COPS, and making my own assessment of COPS, I wondered if anything could possibly be in a sadder shape than COPS. COPS' NFO is one of the worst ones I've EVER seen. Whoever drew it lacks talent and the person that added the text should be charged with plagiarism. These guys lack originality and most of their information comes from other groups. They have ripped off parts of DOD, Razor, and PWA's NFOs. The only original statement is the group's quote and that is one of hypocrisy. "COPS will beat you and you will like it!" The only thing these poor bastards will be beating is their meat. Endeavour, if the indication that you guys coming on strong is through your releases, may God help you all. When a non-foreign group starts releasing software in another language, then you know it is in trouble. A few weeks ago, COPS released MS-Access in Chinese. What is wrong with you people? Less than 15% of the scene is Asian or even Chinese and I'm pretty sure the majority of these people is content with their English versions. There is nothing like preparing an English database in a Chinese program. Also, when you released Blake Stone, you knew that the files dated back to 1993, yet you gave the go-ahead to release. This indicates your sloppy leadership and the sad shape that COPS is in. For no decent group leader, including groups smaller than yours, would have released such crap that one can find in the bargain bin at your local software store. At the rate you guys are coming on strong, it may take COPS a century to reach the magnitute of what Mortality is today. Endeavour, you have no right to rag on Malice. I remember back in February, you used to come into #MALiCE and beg us to courier your releases. We kicked and kicked yet you kept on rejoining the channel. I have to admit, you are very persistent and arrogant. Otherwise, COPS would not be alive today. You think that Malice is dead today, but they'll always have more of a fighting chance to regroup than COPS. I am surprised that fATE accepted COPS under their protective wing. Surely, fATE has more sense and respectability than that. But then again, fATE is a second-rate couriering group. Any decent courier group will not have a releasing division to back up and/or supplement their couriering. I hope that Doobie will come to his senses and kick you out as Malice has done. In conclusion, the only thing COPS will "professionally" specialize in is crap. In fact, why not change the name to Crappy Old Pirated Shareware? This name would state the true nature of COPS. If you guys are coming on strong, then groups such as PWA must be flying in a rocket. If a member of COPS today is the NEW batch and holds the key to the future of the scene, then perhaps we should all quit or retire now to avoid the pain and humiliation that will come later. Signed, kT! Dear kT!, I tend to want to keep an open mind about a group. COPS has gone through some majorly shitty releases that I honestly don't think anybody in the scene uses today, but I will keep their future open in my mind. They have just as much of a chance to raise their standards as any new group today. I can only hope that this negative publicity will maybe catalyze Endeavour's understanding that he should perhaps raise the standard of COPS to a new degree. As for fATE, every group has its good times and bad times. Perhaps fATE is going through a slump right now. I have no doubt in my mind that they could make themselves great again. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, I'm just writing out of disgust. My story is a common one, but nevertheless, a sad one. I used to be a lamer just like everyone else (I find it extremely hard to believe that any of you started out by moving files for RiSC!). But, like one dude said in RCN #17 (there's no skill in warez, just contacts), I had made some good contacts and I moved up the warez 'pyramid.' It was a long climb, and I came nowhere near the top, but I don't give two shits about that now! I was involved in the fledgling community several years ago, and my involvement has carrived to today. I have several past and present affiliations, but nothing like RiSC or Prestige. You see, a long time ago in the world of warez, I realized that those on the top were dropping like flies, and although they had worked long and hard to get there, they were all burnt out! I was and still am a 0-6 MONTH trader, and you know what? It doesn't matter! It doens't fucking matter at all! I have seen the 'elite' come and go, and it never changes. Sure, I think it would be cool someday to have 5 phone lines all dedicated to moving files, but is it worth giving up my life for? No, not at all! You see, people in 'the scene' are always saying stuff like 'Man, you gotta take responsibility for your actions, you gotta relize that you could be arrested,' but ironically, these same people don't take responsibility for their involvement. I know people are flying through the ranks of warez faster than ever now, but what happens? They all end up on the far end of the spectrum, under the 'burnt out' category. People don't seem to realize what's going on. If you're going to take responsibility for trading commercial software illegally, you have to take responsibility for your rise in doing so. It pisses me off to hear people complain about how they have no life because of warez, and that warez ruined them, and that they become burnt out and retire. I realize for some people, myself included, being involved for a long period of time does take its toll, and I feel that if you have spent the past 4-or so, or however many years moving files, that you deserve the retirement you take, but these people that fly through in a matter of weeks, or even months, I mean get real people! It's all about responsibility and maturity. Take it slow, there's no big deal about it. It's a hobby, and hobbies are supposed to be fun, right? I hope this will serve as a rude awakening for some of you. If you're just starting out, don't feel intimidated by the bigger, older elite members of the community. Don't feel pressured into spending 16 hours of YOUR day behind a computer pressing buttons and moving 0 nanosecond warez. For me, warez is just a hobby, and I don't plan on changing anything. I am perfectly satisfied doing this in my free time. If that makes me 'less-l337' than you, so what? I only do this in the evening and when I have or need some time to relax for a bit. I guarantee to you it will be more fun for me and I will be around longer. If you're already established in the scene, maybe this will help you re-evaluate what you're doing. I don't think warez is bad at all, but I think all those involved need to take more responsibility for the scene. When it gets to the point where it is no longer fun, i is tedious and a job and you feel pressured into doing it, take a break! Even if that means cutting back from 15+ megs a day to 75+ and then 50+, do yourself a favor, and do everyone else involved a favor. Be responsible. If you're going to get involved, fine, just don't bail out in 6 months' time and say you are all burnt out and you have no life and just bitch and complain about the scene. Consider yourself warned. Signed, Zero Lucifer Dear Zero Lucifer, You're right, the scene is about having fun. If you have no life, that sucks for you, but if you have no life because of the scene, you need to get the hell out. The scene isn't a prison, it's a beach-side resort. If you're so tanned you're almost burnt, get the hell out, but put on some sun screen beforehand and you'll be able to take it slower and be around for a much longer amount of time. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, Hello to the whole staff! Well, I'm completely surprised! What a GOOD E-mag! It's the best I've ever seen (and that's a lot). Very cool intro in deed! I can just say one thing "Keep up the good work, boys." And some much-deserved credits to the man who has coded that Space Invaders game. Signed, Energia Dear Energia, Thanks for the comments! Xenon, our coder, is definitely one of the best in the scene. He works hard with us to make RCN the best that it can be, and as we all know, the coding is part of what makes RCN your #1 warez e-mag! Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, I have been reading RCN since the beginning. I am always looking forward to the next issue. It seems like every issue is getting bigger and better. All of the hard work and time put into RCN really shows. The coding is excellent and the music and sound are amazing. Damn those games that you put in RCN are awesome (and sometimes frustrating). I just want to congratulate all of you guys in RCN for the effort and time put into it every week. It really does show. Keep it up and good luck in the future. Signed, Trip Dear Trip, What can I say?! Thanks for the great comments! We try hard, I'm glad we're pleasing the scene! Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Hitex Interviewee : Ustasa Subject : RiSC Loses to Everlast Affiliation : Everlast Member RCN : Can you give me a rough picture of who you are and how you pertain to the warez scene? EVR : I'm basically just a courier that can be very dedicated to the scene. I know everyone knows just how much I love the scene! I started out 4 years ago and very slowly worked my way up. It takes much loyalty and dedication to get places. RCN : What are some of your prior affiliations? EVR : I've been a part of RiSC, Razor 1911, Tyranny, Genesis, Generation-X, Everlast, Prophecy, Scum, Pirates with Attitudes, Drink or Die, Hybrid, Dynamix, and few others not worth mentioning. RCN : Which of these affiliations did you most treasure and enjoy being a part of? EVR : To tell you the truth, RiSC, but as you might know, I left for some undisputed reasons. RiSC is the best group ever. Very loyal people like Eagle 1, Enforcer, Pharaoh, and Crackpot, make RiSC what it is. I was treated with respect in the group. RCN : What were the reasons for your departure from RiSC? EVR : I had an argument with a netmonkey by the name of Suspicious Image. He thought he could boss me around in the group, so I said screw this shit and left! For example, he would threaten to get me kicked out due to inactivity and so on, so I said to myself who the fuck does this lamer think he is!? RCN : So you went and joined Everlast? Would that have been a second choice to RiSC? Which do you enjoy more? EVR : Well, I joined Everlast so I couldn't really tell you who is better to me, but Everlast is a bunch of good friends that joined together to make the group. It's really cool. Mr. Skill, Asmodeus, Blue Adept, Shatter Star, Immortal, are all pretty cool guys. RCN : I seem to remember that Shatter Star was in RiSC for a short while. Yet he, too, left for Everlast. Could this be said to be an overall statement about the attitudes of RiSC versus those of Everlast? EVR : Yes. To tell you the truth, I'm not the only one that left because of Sispicious Image. There are others. People like him seem to make the group lame, and I think action should be taken towards people like him. To tell you the truth, I think RiSC is falling apart. RCN : RiSC, in your opinion, is falling apart. Do you mean, in other words, that Everlast is taking RiSC's old place in the scene? EVR : No, I think RiSC will always be a dominant group, but it'll just lose its touch. Everlast kicks ass, but I can't tell you the future man. RCN : What do you think of a "new" (revamped) group called GODS? They have split up both Digital and Amnesia to form themselves, what do you expect this will do to the couriering scene? EVR : To tell ya the truth, I think this GODS group will kick some ass, but we'll just have to see how long they'll last. Groups come and go these days. Kinda reminds me of my old group Cartel. They seem to have some pretty cool guys in there, but they will have to establish themeselves on the big boards like Akira and Park Central. RiSC and Everlast are kicking ass on the boards. RCN : Does Everlast have any organized IRC channels going for it yet? EVR : Yup, #Everlast is becoming a very good channel as of late. One last thing, what the fuck is up Razor 1911's ass? They dissed me in their last nfo and I want to know what the fuck I did to them besides smoke their asses on releases when I was in Hybrid. Fuck they say I'm a backstabber. Fuck I used to so much when I was in Razor. I upload to their damn pay sites 24 hours a day, and this is what I get, a kick in the fucking ass!! Well all I gotta say is FUCK YOU ASSHOLES THE SPEED RACER/GECKO, suck my fucking dick you queers, go hop on Hula while you're at it!! I would just like to give a shout out to all the Leet dudes out there ASMODEUS, TOAST, THE PUNISHER, TOUGH GUY, THE OUTLAWS, CYANIDE, PHARAOH, MAVERICK, CORPSE, CRACKPOT, MR SKILL, IMMORTAL, SHATTER, BLUE ADEPT, EAGLE1, ENFORCER, CRIMINAL OVERLORD, SWITCH BLADE, SYXUS, CYBERJACK, HEMP HOODLUM, ARCH VILE, and to all those who I might have missed!! CYA PEACE YEM GORDY!! r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Glock Interviewee : Subject : Dr. Jekyll Affiliation : Dr. Jeyll's Girl RCN : How do you know Dr. Jekyll? --- : He's my boyfriend and also my best friend. RCN : How do you feel about him getting busted? --- : I feel that it is very unfortunate for him to have been busted. I know that what he did wasn't the best of things, but I think that what they're doing to him, especially at this particular time, really SUCKS. RCN : What exactly did he get busted for? How did they catch him? --- : Laugh, well, they accused him of hacking into the FAU (Florida Atlanta State University) and destroying someone's email. He was also caught stealing files from the FAU. It's in the newspapers. RCN : Do you think he'll ever make it back into the scene? --- : No, I don't think he'll ever come back. It's cost him too much pain these past few day. Besides, after all this, I don't think I'd let him back in the scene. If he does come back, I think it'll be a while, considering he doesn't have a computer right now and such. RCN : Could you tell us what he might want to say to the scene, if he were given the chance? --- : I think he'd say, "Blah, go blow a toad." RCN : What are your feelings toward the FAU? --- : The FAU is really stupid if they think they're going to get away with this and still survive. If they do ANYTHING to harm him more than they already have, I shall reap my revenge somehow. Dr. Jekyll's smarter than all of them combined. He'll get out of it. I've faith in him. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Lucifers Fear Interviewee : Demaxxus Subject : Demaxxus Returns Affiliation : n/a RCN : You were recently busted and raided by the RCMP (Royal Canadia Mounted Police), but now I hear that you are back in the scene. Is that true, and if so, how are you able to come back to the scene? DEM : Well, the police didn't have enough evidence on me so they had to give me back my computer hardware that they confiscated. The main charges were for stolen merchandise, but when the confiscated hardware was not the stolen material they were looking for, they were forced to give my stuff back and let me go. They basically had dick-all for evidence. Although they said they were going to be keeping an eye on me, which probably means having a fat cop watching me all day to see if I go into any computer stores, that fat cop will probably be too busy eating donuts to catch me. RCN : How did the RCMP found out that you were Demaxxus in the first place? DEM : I honestly have no idea how they found me. The only way I can think of is if one of the stores I've "found" stuff from gave the police my name. I was recently caught on video tape at Future Shop getting a modem, so they would have had a picture of me to give to the police. Either that, or one of the RATS from our area code (most famously known for ratting on Anarchist) made a little anonymous phone call. RCN : Is it true that they actually tapped your phone line to get evidence, and if so, how long did they listen in on your interesting phonecalls? DEM : Well, I'm not sure if they actually tapped my line, in fact, in this technologically impaired city, I highly doubt it. Although they must have been checking on my phone line somehow, because when they first came to my house, they briefly spoke about carding, but that was it, they never mentioned it after that. RCN : What did you think when the RCMP was at your door 7:30 a.m. with a warrant? DEM : My first thought was, "Fuck, what did my brother do now", but when they asked for me, I almost shit a brick. I couldn't believe they'd finally caught up to me. I thought that they might have come to my house because I used to be on Anarchist's board, but then they told me they were at my house with a warrant in regard to stolen merchandise. RCN : We all love our famous RCMP officer by the name of TOM JAMES, but would he have been the one leading this investigation that led to your bust? DEM : No, to my surprise, he never entered this situation at all. I don't even think it was the RCMP (RCMP = Royal Canadian Mounted Police = Canadian FBI), it was just the local police. I was kind of sad when he didn't show up, I didn't have a chance to give him a mint and a bottle of scope. I guess he wasn't part of my bust because the warrant for my bust had nothing to do with the Anarchist, and the topic was just on stolen property. Neither the RCMP nor Tom James was in on my bust. RCN : I was informed that you weren't happy about something which was making a front page in the newspaper, is this true and how come a local story like this not make it? DEM : YES! I was fucking pissed off when they didn't have my bust in the newspaper, nevermind the front page. If (when) I get busted, I want to be in the newspaper, I don't know why, I just do. I'm not sure why my story didn't make it. Maybe it was because the evidence they had on me was so shaky. And since I got let go, it wouldn't look too good for the police if the story was in the newspaper, and then have another story in which they had to let me go. RCN : Perhaps you were not in the newspaper because someone else known as the Anarchist stole the spotlight earlier this year? DEM : Well, I can't blame it wholy on Anarchist, but partially, yes. If he didn't get into kiddie porn, the RCMP never would have come to our area code, and everything would be ok. But, since the RCMP didn't have anything to do with my bust, it still would have happened, no matter what. Basically, he didn't fuck me up, but he fucked up the scene here (bhwhahahah... 3 people make up the scene in my area code, one of which moved out of my area code and is interviewing me right now). RCN : Now that you are back in the scene, what are your future plans? DEM : I don't have any permanent plans as of yet, except that I'm going to start coding again (PCBoard Programing Language), and I'm going to start supplying for a group run by a friend. I'll be supplying coffee and donuts, not warez, that would be ILLEGAL!!! ;) RCN : Which groups are you going to be supplying and coding for? DEM : I will be coding for pUNC (People Under No Control), and I'll be supplying for RTN (Revolution). RCN : I noticed you were a member of ACiDiC, ACiD's (Ansi Creators in Demand) BBS modding division, why did you leave a group with such reputation for a new group known as pUNC? DEM : Well, since I'm going to be too busy with school, I'm only going to have time to code for one group. I am very good friends with the leader of pUNC, Luptin, so I decided to stay there. RCN : You used to run a group called ANGUiSH, and since you can supply, wouldn't you rather just stick with your own group? DEM : ANGUiSH was just a BBS modding group, so supplying wouldn't be much good there. Plus, I won't be able to supply forever, and there are already too many groups in the scene, so it would surely fail in no time. And since there are so many groups, most of the good suppliers and couriers are already in good groups, and would not leave them for a no-name group. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Dark-Elf Interviewee : Zion Subject : Prestige Affiliation : Prestige President RCN : What do you do in Prestige? PSG : I am the founder, the leader, I run the World Headquartewrs, and I supply. RCN : Does Prestige release games or utilities? PSG : Games of course! RCN : How many games would you say you release over the period of one week? PSG : As many as we can. It varies depending on how many titles come out per week. Since we began, though, we've released 90% of everything put out on the market in the past 2 months. RCN : What does Prestige mean or stand for? PSG : It doesn't really stand for anything. It's just a name we thought up two years ago when we were Amiga only. RCN : Have you had a lot of trouble with egos with your members? PSG : We have no internal problems with egos. We are working for a similar goal. Just because a member is colorful in speech doesn't really matter to me, unless he is putting others down. Then, there's a problem. I am not the one to decide whether or not my members can brag over our work. We are all here to have a good time; so let's have it! RCN : Are you happy with your group? Do you think you've been a success? PSG : Yes, I am pleased with what we have achieved so far. RCN : Is Prestige currently accepting new members? If so, what positions are currently available? PSG : Since Prestige is mostly a BBS group with the next MIXED in we are in need of modem couriers. We aren't in the need for any net-based members, though. I get asked 2-3 times a day from someone to join the group. RCN : About how many members strong is your group? PSG : We currently have 25 very talented members on our team. RCN : Tell us your opinions regarding other groups. PSG : I don't really give much thought to other groups. One thing that bothers me about today's groups is that they don't really care much for quality. Groups today are more worried about being the FIRST to put something up than doing it right. It's really bad to name groups but Napalm is/was a group that had this attitude. This is the reason for us starting Prestige. We wanted to bring quality to the scene. RCN : Have you had any trouble with other groups trying to down your group? PSG : Nah, what others say about us is not relevent. One thing that kinda pissed me off was when Napalm stole our crack from Toshinden and spread it worldwide, claiming they beat us. That wasn't very cool. RCN : Would you say that Napalm is the worst group on the net? PSG : No, Napalm is far from being the worst group. I bet you didn't know that I was in Napalm right before I started up Prestige PC. Actually, it was Napalm that made me want to start Prestige PC. RCN : So Napalm is lower than the worst group that ever was? PSG : Nah, Napalm is a good group. It just needs to take its time on releasing. That way it can be sure that its cracks work. Only problem is that we will beat them. RCN : So why did you want to start Prestige? What gave you the idea to make your own group? PSG : Prestige exists for one reason alone, today's groups don't care about quality. I was tired of being part of a scene that didn't give a fuck if the games worked or not. You have got to take note that Prestige on the Amiga released 79 titles in 7 months, all 100% working quality games, and never needed a fix. This is the quality I am trying to bring to the PC scene. RCN : Do you think Prestige is headed for the top? PSG : We are the top. RCN : How long as Prestige been around? PSG : 2 years on the 23rd of this month. RCN : Yet, I have just noticed Prestige on the market. What happened? PSG : We decided to become more focused on releasing for the PC. It seems that this focusing has changed our group around making it one of the best on the net, but the net is secondary to us. We are still mainly a BBS bound group. RCN : So do you think Prestige is the best on the net? If not, which group do you feel is? PSG : Yes, I think Prestige is the best on the net. RCN : Has running a group really taken your whole life away from you? PSG : Nope, not at all. You just have to know how to delegate responsibilities! RCN : This is kind of personal but do you have a girlfriend? PSG : I have a wife and kids. Still, I manage to keep my hours split. I have a 24-hour connection to the net so I'm on IRC very often. And I manage to keep adequate time to spend with my family, my group, and my job. I run a computer sales and marketing business. RCN : So why are you more of a BBSer than an Interneter? PSG : The Internet is good, but it all started on BBSes! I guess I am an old-timer. I think it's better to beat Razor 1911 on Beyond Akira or their WHQ than it is to beat them on LA or BBX. So we try to beat them on both. So far we are beating everyone on BBSs and on the Internet with time to spare. You see, it's really nice when you can upload all your titles to your BBS and then to the WHQ's of other groups and still have time to win on the net too. See my point of quality before speed?? I have been in the scene since 1987, in Commodore 64, Amiga, and the PC. RCN : So in your time in the scene, has anyone ever really upset you? If so, please give me their nicks. PSG : Samir and Mok! They were in Prestige Amiga. The organizer and the best cracker in the world, hands down. He retired at the prime of Prestige. We went on an 8-month dry spell and then decided to start up the PC division. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Druggy Subject : Druggy the Narq Affiliation : ex-Motiv8 Council RCN : There are many rumors spread by Motiv8 members that you are a narq. You've been accused of narqing on many sites such as Nihil and Dropship, and you have also been accused of narqing on many people in the scene such as Pseduo, Storm, and Sub. Assuming that you do not believe that these rumors are true, then what do you have to show to prove that these accusations are not true? DRG : I would like to remedy myself from all these rumors that are being spread by Motiv8 members. As far as I know, the site Nihil has merely changed ports and has not been busted. I don't know much about Dropship, but it was never on my list, and I don't even know the site's IP. Pseudo has left Motiv8 for another courier group called Stealth, therefore his site has not been busted as people so stubbornly say. Storm, whom I have recently spoken to, still operates his site with full force, so how can Motiv8 say I busted him? From what I heard, Sub has merely left Motiv8 to be a siteop in another courier group called Rapier. RCN : So you're saying that you did not narq on anyone? DRG : That is all the sites and siteops in Motiv8 who have been "busted" and sites that have been dismantled because of my narqing on them. It is sad to see one of the more older and respected groups have to lower themselves to such a level, as to bring someone down with their slowly dying group. RCN : There is also proof that private sites that belonged to SIN (Sinful Traders), a group in which you were a leader in, was also busted. Why were the siteops from your group busted? DRG : Other SIN sites and their operators may have been busted (only getting their access taken away from the sites) but that is my business and under my jurisdiction, as they were sites in SIN, and SIN was MY GROUP, making this whole conflict between myself and Motiv8 defunct. Motiv8 is trying to turn away from the fact, that they are beginning to lose their sites to faster groups such as GODS and RiSC. RCN : How did the siteops from SIN get busted? DRG : The actual ways in which of SIN's siteops got caught had nothing to do with me. Random, the siteop of the SIN WHQ was disbanded from being system administrator at his business in Mississipi as our group filled up his 3 gigabyte HD, rendering no cache space available for the server to use, as it was down for maintanence, therefore crashing the system. The other system administrators was there to resolve the problem and find the pirated material. Random was then fired from his job instead of being imprisoned as he earlier told me. RCN : What about the fact that this was his Random's second bust? You mentioned in RCN #16 that this was Random's second bust? Is there some discrepancy in your story? DRG : The same thing happened before. His HD got filled. Ask anyone who was in SIN at the time. He found out when he got to work the next day, deleted the pirated software. The other system administrator came, and blamed it on Random, as vital information towards the business was to be stored on the site, and Random was new there. RCN : That answer only covers how Random got busted. I've also been informed that another SIN siteop, Nettwerk, was recently busted. How was Nettwerk busted? DRG : Nettwerk, a new addition to our crew at SIN, was busted even before his site was fully functional. Therefore his apprehension had absolutely no connection to the site list I distributed to my group. RCN : You have shown that the rumors started by Motiv8 against you might just be rumors, but I want to know WHY Motiv8 would do such a thing? What do they have to gain? It makes no sense that Motiv8 would start rumors to say taht you are a narq, perhaps they are not rumors? DRG : Rumors they are, I am not a narq. I have run and maintained 3 and now 4 groups. The way I narqed was a list I sent off to my SIN members a WEEK before joining Motiv8, which would render their sayings as bullshit, for some of their siteops were with us. The siteops and my former members can reference this. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : EndoKuken Subject : RTN (Revolution) Affiliation : Revolution Leader RCN : Many people know that Revolution is a group that specializes in foreign software, why does Revolution specialize in releasing only foreign software? Is it because Revolution has no suppliers that can release US software? RTN : Well, Revolution is indeed a foreign release group and we do specialize in Chinese/Japanese games. The reason I release these games is because there are a lot of Chinese/Japanese people in the scene that want such games. Since I'm Chinese, I am also able to enjoy quality Chinese/Japanese games. As for suppliers that can release US software, I do have a few of them. RCN : I am crazy about a Japanese cartoon show called Sailor Moon, and I also heard that there's a Sailor Moon Game and Screen Saver for the PC. If you find either the Sailor Moon Game or the Sailor Moon Screen Saver, make sure you release it. Anyway, if Revolution specializes in releasing only Chinese/Japanese software, how come I just saw you guys release a US utility? Perhaps that was a fake release? RTN : No, that was not a fake release. Revolution does pull off some US utilities faster than other groups because Revolution does have US suppliers as I mentioned before. It is definitely not a fake release, in fact, it was a $900 utility that I would never pay that much for. As for the Sailor Moon PC Game and Screen Saver, I am a big fan myself and recently purchased Sailor Moon Super Stars for my Playstation. RCN : Many people in the scene comment that releasing Chinese/Japanese software is lame, and I even know some RiSC (Rise in Superior Couriering) BBSes that nuke off foreign Chinese/Japanese software, but do not nuke off software that come from other countries such as France and Germany. Why do you feel that is the case? RTN : Hahahahaha, you're funny :). RCN : Thanks, but do answer the question. RTN : People can say what they want, it's their personal opinion and I respect that. As for RiSC boards nuking foreign software, I don't worry so much about. The releases still get out and even if people didn't get it in time before they SysOps and SiteOps nuke it, they can still come to me and ask for the releases. I'll be more than happy to help them with that. RCN : Have you ever encountered problems in the past where people would just come up to you and say that Chinese/Japanese software is lame, and that Revolution is lame for releasing them? RTN : I've had all these people come into channel #RTN and just start bitching at me. People come up to me telling me how lame I am and how lame Revolution is as a whole, but I just tell them to mind their own business. Even though they still keep bugging me, there's really nothing I can do about it, and I don't want to kick-ban anyone for such a stupid reason. RCN : Not all Chinese/Japanese games require that you know how to read in a foreign language. There are some action games that could be in Hieroglyphics, and the fact that it's in some weird language does not effect the game play at all. When Revolution releases a game, is there a way one can tell whether the game is purely action, and thus does not require knowledge in a foreign language? RTN : That information is given in the NFO of the release, but if the release is for DOS/V or WIN/V, then the game is most likely in either Chinese or Japanese. I have yet to come across any Chinese/Japanese action games which does not require knowledge of a foreign language. When releasing a game, we do try to keep that in mind, and thus, we focus more on RPGs and AVGs. AVGs are also known to most people as Pornos. I personally like the RPGs, but an AVG is nice every once in a while. RCN : What does DOS/V and WIN/V stand for? RTN : DOS/V is DOS with Chinese/Japanese fonts. WIN/V is a background program run in Windows 3.0+ which enables Chinese/Japanese fonts. RCN : Does one need to have DOS/V and WIN/V in order to run a Chinese/Japanese game? RTN : Not always, most of the games are meant for DOS and will soon be optimized for Windows 95. RCN : There are only two groups I know of that specialize in Chinese/Japanese software, Dragon and Revolution. Is there animosity between the two groups since both groups compete in the same type of releases? RTN : First of all, there are many more groups that specialize in Chinese/Japanese software that have yet to get around on the Internet. I have nothing against Dragon and they have nothing against me (I think). I originally tried joining Dragon but I was told they didn't want anymore suppliers. Members between the two groups get along fairly well. I say that because I don't know many Dragon members :). RCN : Is there a possibility that Revolution will be releasing more and more US software in the future? What do you see happening to Revolution in the future? RTN : Basically, I just want to share my Chinese/Japanese games with other people who can understand and appreciate the anime graphics. As for the US releases, I really am not sure, I'd have to talk it over with my council, seniors, and suppliers. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : The Edge Subject : CoRE Affiliation : CoRE Leader RCN : How did CoRE start up? According to my sources, CoRE started out when a merge between a few smaller courier groups took place, is that true? COR : Actually, CoRE was formed a few weeks ago when the two courier groups Total Kaos and Violation decided to merge. The two groups talked it over a bit and thought it would be better to work together. RCN : Why did Total Kaos and Violation decide to merge? When the did the merge take place. Were all the members of Total Kaos and Violation brought into CoRE? Were there any members that was cut during the merging process? COR : Total Kaos and Violation had similar members and similar principles. Stank-E and I agreed that we'd be better off together than seperate. Almost all members from Violation came into CoRE except for the President Venom and Senior Wildd. Venom and I still have good relations because we are good friends. Wildd and I get along fine and he is now heading up Sinful Traders. Some members from Total Kaos were cut from the merge because they never showed up. Cuts and things have been made to inactive members and it seems we have a real working team now. I am quite happy. RCN : Have there been any problems that resulted from the merge? COR : From what I have seen, the merge has been perfect. We did not have fights or anything during the merge because it was all very well planned out. RCN : It seems to me then that CoRE is a very organized group, I've noticed a bunch of people messaging me to go into channel #CoREFiles to offer, and they keep bugging me until I /ignore them or actually join #CoREFiles. Why did CoRE start up channel #CoREFiles, and why do your members keep bugging so many people to offer in there? I just joined #CoREFiles about 2 minutes ago only to find out that there were 2 people idling in there. COR : Thanks for letting me know, I will address this issue with the rest of CoRE. CoRE's internet coordinator, Palm, is in charge of the affairs of channel #CoREFiles. He is with Motiv8 and started #CoREFiles. When he is not in #CoREFiles, the channel does not run well. I feel if he wishes to keep the room up, he needs to appoint a crew to work with. Also, bugging people to join isn't right, people will join if they want to. I will address that issue. RCN : CoRE's internet coordinator, Palm, is also a member of Motiv8, a competitive courier group. Wouldn't he devote most of his time to Motiv8's own offer channel, #M8leech, and not to #CoREFiles? Isn't there a conflict of interest? COR : I don't involve myself with his personal devotions. He works well for both groups. If he feels he can keep up both, then he's welcome to be in both. He is a great member and CoRE is glad to have him. His interests really do not matter, #M8leech is a much bigger channel. RCN : So I assume that all CoRE members are allowed to be in other courier groups? What happens when a CoRE member gets an untagged release, which courier group would he tag it for? COR : CoRE members are allowed to be in other groups as long as they fulfill their duties as a CoRE member. Tagging for our group goes as follows, if he gets the file from one of our affiliated release groups, I expect the release to be tagged by CoRE. If both groups have the same release from the same affiliated group, this may cause a problem. I figure, I could talk with the other courier group about solving that. I am a pretty nice guy and have good ideas, so I think we could work out something. But hopefully, this situation won't happen often. I see most of my members devoting most of their time to CoRE. RCN : What makes CoRE different from other courier groups? Why would someone want to devote their time to CoRE when they could devote their time for another group such as GODS or RiSC? Why would someone want to join CoRE? What makes CoRE stand out from the dozens of other courier groups? COR : I hope to think that we are beginning to make a name for ourselves. I know that my members work very hard, and my whole council works their asses off. One thing that makes CoRE different is that I am not trying to rival any other group. This sounds like major butt kissing, but both GODS and RiSC are well respected groups. They do the same thing we do and I respect that. We are all in the same boat here and it is pretty stupid to be fighting. CoRE is for people who want to do their share of work, talk to some people, have some fun and get stuff done at the same time. This has worked so far, and I would like to emphasize that the scene is *NOT* life and working in the scene is *NOT* a real job. RCN : Groups such as RiSC and GODS often provide their members with cards and access to fast private FTP sites, is CoRE capable of providing such things? If not, what does it provide for its members? COR : We are on quite a few private FTP sites that is able to please the needs of CoRE members. If they want other things, they ask and they may receive. RCN : When Druggy was kicked out of Violation by the senior members, he refused to leave. Why did he refuse to leave? COR : I don't really know, I wasn't there, I didn't vote or anything. I was there when they kicked him out and the senior members yelled at me to vote but I refused. RCN : Why did the senior members vote him out? Why did they even bring up the issue of kicking him out of the group? COR : They told me that he was too strict. They called Druggy "The Hitler of Warez, Upload or be Killed." I feel bad for Druggy. He tries and tries hard. I wish him the best of luck in Cartel. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Endeavour Subject : COPS Doing Shareware??? Affiliation : COPS Founder RCN : I've seen COPS (Couriers of Pirated Software) release both games and utils here and there, why has COPS not taken the move to specialize in one field of releasing, or has it already done so? END : COPS now specializes in utils only. RCN : Why have you decided to do so? END : Well, I feel that if a group releases anything that it can get its hands on, it's really not a very professional group. But if you release within a certain specialized area, such as utils, then it makes the group seem more "professional". Another advantage of only releasing utils is that I will be able to trade games for utils with other groups, which would help make for good relations with the rest of the scene. RCN : So COPS trades it's games with other games groups? Has COPS traded games for utils with other games groups yet? END : Well COPS hasn't exactly traded ANY games yet with any groups, but we plan on trading games with other groups in the future if we get a hold of some hot game releases. I plan to trade games for utils with groups such as ROR (Release on Rampage) and Napalm. RCN : Just a few weeks ago, I saw that COPS released Blake Stone : Aliens of Gold, the files dated back to 1993, about the same time Wolfenstein was first released to the public, why would groups such as ROR and Napalm want to trade their utils with games by COPS which have a reputation of low quality? Anyhow, ROR has already promised to trade its utils and games strictly with Mortality and not with COPS? END : Yes, I remember that release of Blake Stone : Aliens of Gold. That was a BAD release and COPS apologizes for that, but we don't intend to release anything like that in the future. It was a bad call on my part. Well, if ROR has already made a decision on trading utils for games only with Mortality, then that's fine. I will find another group such as Napalm, and if COPS can't find any other groups, then fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange) will be our next candidate. RCN : Most Napalm suppliers are also in grousp such as DOD (Drink or Die) and PWA (Pirates with Attitudes), and thus have to supply for those groups, so saying that Napalm will help supply utils for COPS is definitely out of the question. On the note of fATE, why would you trade releases with fATE? fATE is a courier group, is it not? END : Like I said, I will find some other groups to trade releases with after consulting with my council. Those just happened to be the 2 groups that I could name off the top of my head. fATE is official couriers for COPS, and fATE does have a releasing section. RCN : What are some of COPS best releases in the recent weeks? END : COPS has released great software such as Visual Object COBOL for Windows 95/NT Beta 3 and WebManager for Win95 Beta v.1.1.3. RCN : Why are those releases all beta, would it be that COPS has suppliers that work for those companies? END : You can say that. RCN : As an editor of RCN, I try to keep an unbiased opinion toward groups. However, wherever I go, it seems to me that there is a general consensus among to scene to look upon COPS as a really "lame" group. The scene accuses COPS of releasing nothing but dupes and shareware, why do you think that is so? END : Haha, well, as I learned from the latest issue of RCN (and I whole heartedly agree), is that if you call someone "lame", that person who call people lame is the person that is really lame. But, to tell you the truth, we have only released 1 dupe and we have yet to anything that can be considered shareware. I don't know where they would get the idea that we release in those two categories, because every group has their share of "dupes" but COPS has had only 1, and the scene should give us credit on that. RCN : So you're saying that COPS has never released any shareware or freeware, and that COPS has only duped once in its entire existence? END : Yes, COPS has only duped once, and COPS has never released shareware or freeware. RCN : Do you lie often? Anyway, COPS is very fortunate to have fATE as its official couriers, how did you acquire such a good standing and respectable courier group to become officials with COPS? END : Well, MALiCE used to be official couriers for COPS, but then MALiCE kicked COPS out, but before that happened, Doobie from fATE was in close contact with me, and when MALiCE kicked COPS out, I jumped on the chance to get fATE in as COPS' official couriers. fATE has been doing a lot more than some of the courier groups around, especially MALiCE, which I think is DEAD now. RCN : Why did MALiCE kick COPS out as official couriers? END : The reason MALiCE kicked out COPS was because the council members in MALiCE were REALLY poor with their members. There were fights within the group all the time. I had repeatedly asked them to support the COPS FTP sites, they merely ignored me. I got sick of MALiCE and the MALiCE members got sick of the council and left. RCN : What do you see for the future of COPS? Do you see it becoming one of the strong utils groups in the future? There's a quote found in the COPS NFO, which goes as follows "Keep an eye on us, cuz we are coming very strong, VERY strong, and we are ready to tear it up and take all." Do you believe that COPS is indeed becoming very strong, VERY strong? END : Yes, I think so. I think that COPS will become VERY strong. It may take a couple of years, but I think that sooner or later, we will be as good as groups such as DOD and PWA. RCN : Don't you think that aspiring to be as good as DOD and PWA might be impossible for a group such as COPS? After all, most people in the scene are very stubborn, and most already have their heart set to believing that COPS is very lame and only releases freeware and shareware even when that might not be the case. Perhaps, it would be easier for you to just kill COPS, and start a totally new group? END : Hehe, like how you did to Legacy? I doubt it. Maybe it will be impossible, but I am sure that we will have "some" impact on the scene. When people COPS releases in the future, I am sure they will come to change their minds. But then again, you never know what will happen in the future. RCN : Yes, that is true, but history does repeat itself. Anyway, according to my sources, you also ran an e-mag called Horizons, what happened to it? END : Yes, we were, but a lot of our Horizon writers weren't committed enough and soon, the group died off. I see no reason to publish an e-mag if RCN is in the scene. I think that you guys are the best and that there should be no other e-mag. RCN : I must admire your tenacity in running COPS, if I were running COPS, I would have killed it off long ago, but you seem to be a hard worker, what's your secret? END : COPS may not be the best group around, but we are sure as hell trying to contribute whatever we can to the scene. And even though we may not have the "best" people in our group, or "known" people, there are a lot of new prospective members out their that are willing to commit time and energy into a group, even if that group may not be as good as DOD or PWA. When you come into our IRC channel #C.O.P.S., you would hardly recognize anyone there. That's because these members are the NEW batch of people coming into the scene. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Tuxedo Mask Subject : GODS (Guild of Distributors) Meeting Log The following is a logfile of GODS (Guild of Distributors) first meeting in channel #Divine. The following contains material pertaining to GODS, and their relationship with other courier groups such as RiSC and Damage. GODS later comes up with the suggestion to steal some of RiSC's fastest sites and boards, but will GODS succeed? Ok, let's go. Quazimodem, speak :) Quazimodem, start the meeting. Ahem. First of all, on behalf of the GODS staff, I want to welcome all of you to the revival of the Guild of Distributors. Oh yeah, before we start, who is logging? It is hard to believe that after being away from the scene from what seems like ages, and after popping in my head every once in a while to see how the scene is doing, I'd see how things have changed. I type fast don't I? I see some new, and some old and familiar faces. It's comforting to be acknowledged after putting a lot of effort and sacrifice (phonebills, phreaking, etc.) into the scene a couple years ago. Anyway, a bit of history, I was not one of the "founders" of GODS (at least technically I'm not). I was running Quantum Traders. I was approached by the leaders of a number of couriering groups at the time looking to merge. It wasn't until I had a "meeting" with Slice&Dice where I found out that a lot of how the two of us ran things were a bit of the same. Quantum Traders merged with GODS in 1994 and became of one of best and most recognized couriering groups in the scene! One of the things I want to clarify here is the "foundation" and philosophy of GODS. The leaders, Slice&Dice and I, believed in what all couriering groups believe and strive for, and that's being the fastest in trading warez to all the boards, sites, etc. Our goal was to put GODS on the map, that simple. But we wanted to accomplish that by compiling the BEST, "cream of the crop" traders and couriers that we could find, because we have equaled the need to have QUALITY couriers and SPEED in trading. Last week, one of our old traders who has been very active in the scene, David & Goliath, found me on IRC and approached me about the revival of GODS. Having been so out of the scene, he had recapped me on the progress which he, as well as some others, has taken upon themselves to bring back the "Divine Power", the revival of GODS. I want to commend David & Goliath for having the desire and persistency to make this all happen. Finally, before handing this over to David & Goliath or Lester, I want you all to remember what GODS stood for. Consider yourselves a part of history being in one of the best couriering groups in the scene. No, GODS isn't OMNIPOTENT or OMNIPRESENT, yet! But we will if we all pull together and strive to make GODS 1996 rip the fucking scene up!! :) Haha. Woo good job :) Okay, thanks Quazimodem. Dream Weaver, do you have anything to add to that bro? Hey Phil :). I would, but I don't want to put too much of a damper on the hype. But there are certain things we must consider. And no, I don't type as fast as my old bro Quazimodem. I'm glad to have been approached by both Quazimodem and David & Goliath to follow up on a group I once belonged to. I think that all I really want to do at this point is to take some time and talk to all of you individually later on this week. So for now, I think I will let David & Goliath procede. Hi Lester. Let's see, this is strong team. Oh, sorry. My concerns are not bad. When I said "put a damper" on things, I simply meant that these concerns could wait for a bit and have nothing to do with present happenings. Did the meeting start? Hold up Silent Mobius. I think the main thing this group needs to do is to work work well together, to stop fighting, and to have a peaceful atmosphere. We are not forming this group to make RiSC, and other groups look bad. We are doing it, to be #1 and that is our purpose. We don't want to fight with RiSC or Everlast, or to have competitions, but we do want to go out there and rock the scene, i.e., rock the FTP sites and rock the boards. In doing this, we want to make sure, that our own FTP sites and boards remain very fast. It is our job to support them. We have a great council, a great senior staff, and some great coordinators. These are all people who have proved themselves in the past. On paper, we have one of the most dangerous teams. Now, we will just have to put it together, and actually show everyone how good we really are. Some people have come to me and Lester saying, "Hey, this senior staff is too big, and it will be lame." Well, what I have learned while being in the scene is that you cannot judge a book by its cover. Sure, there have been lame groups with large staffs, but there have also been succesfull groups like PWA for example. There are so many leaders/seniors/and staff members in PWA, and yet we all work great together most of the time. So I think, that we need to pull our resources together, get out there, and kick some ass. And we should guess, we should just do it and not think that people will think we are lame. If we go out there, and upload more than anyone else, trust me, we will be anything but lame. We have some kick ass FTP sites, some kick ass boards, and great coordinators. Well, I just want to point out who will be doing what more or less, and what boards and FTP sites we have. First off, the boards are WHQ = Malevolence, US HQ = Carnel Infatuation, Courier HQ = Elusive Dreams. The other HQs are still open at this time. FTP sites are easy enough, the WHQ = Air Castle, US HQ = BBX, Euro HQ = CRC, Poobis, Bootknockers, Hackrats, Sub's Site, Count Zero's site. Now, for you Internet traders. The essential Internet coordinator will be MGD with Frost supporting him. Gahn and Cryptic Pain along with Xwing helping, will watch over the board traders. If you need anything, you can first goto them or you can come to any one of us and we'll solve your problems. Who's next? Xwing, go ahead. Silent Mobius, I can take it if no one's ready. Go Frost. Go Frosty. I'm Frost from Digital. Basically, in Digital, we helped our Internet traders with any problems they had with FTP sites, etc. We babied their asses and taught them how to courier, but when it came time for the NFO, we cut anyone that wasn't top ten or part of the administration. I'd imagine it'll be the same here. If you were let into our team, you've got to be good. I'll help you as much as I can. I will teach you everything I know. MGD, you're up. The same goes for me, I will teach anyone who needs it. Do we have c00kie supplier? Yes. For Internet traders, we have a "certain" amount of standards you got to put up with. You have to be able to make top ten on BBX weekly. We are here to beat RiSC so basically that is what I expect of you. MGD, if there are 20 Internet couriers, how do you expect all of them to make it to top 10 on BBX? I know, we have to put the pressure on them. Correction message, we are here to be #1 and that's that. Good one MGD. Oh yea, Prozac will hopefully return soon. And for those of you who want to get on bigger FTP sites like LA, CRC, Enigma, etc, the way you get on those is sites is to earn your way up. Slowly but surely, that is the point, I would get you all on at once. MGD, how are you going to add people to LA and Enigma? Those are RiSC FTP sites. Don't worry Dragon Hunter, let MGD go on. Dragon Hunter, we have connections. We're GODS. I would get you all on at once, but that would overwhelm some of you. I can help since I know ECI and Stingray 6. RiSC will race you on anything over 5 disks in daylight time. They have nothing better to do, trust me I know from expierience. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ONE AT A TIME... RiSC races every release no matter day or night. Shatter Star won't be trading for a while I think, he broke up with his girlfriend and got really pissed, so he left RiSC, DOD, and Napalm. Cruger is still around, so at night, he'll be doing some couriering. *** S_Mobius changes topic to "This is getting unorganized, deop the next person that speaks out of turn." Let MGD speak. EVERYONE, message me your login, password, IP, and email address, unless you were in Amnesia. Go Xwing. Some people were asking me about the boards in their area code and whether they'll be in GODS or not. Once Xwing finishes, Dream Weaver has something to say and then we will do questions and answers. That will be decided within several days, but I think that most of the boards you guys already upload to would not be dropped and will stay with GODS so I'd assume you'll keep up with your efforts of uploading to such boards. Also it will be helpful if every BBS trader will specify their area code and email Gahn, Cryptic Pain, or me. Email either xwing@shell.vailsys.com or cp@shell.vailsys.com. And one last thing, depending on the performance, you'll be given leech access on better and faster sites the more upload. Shit. What I need to iterate here is, there have been problems with people "dual grouping" and "I cannot make up my mind." If one is to leave the group than that person is not allowed to return to GODS. If you say on the channel, I'm fucking pissed and I quit, and it is decided you quit, then you quit. If you cannot hold your temper or get along and maintain consistancy, the group cannot benefit from this. If you want to join another group cause they can give you CCs or whatever benefits, then go ahead. But please don't expect a welcome back. I cannot think of one reason why you would be allowed back. So excuses won't benefit you. So I hope this is clear? Alright, I know everyone is getting bored and tired of this, so let's do some questions so you guys can talk. Oh, just in case anyone didn't think I was here. Q&A time? If you have a question, message me. Let's just do Q&A thing. This meeting wasn't well organized, but don't worry, it'll be more organized next time. Sorry guys. Silent Mobius holds the most organized meetings. Oh, if I may, please don't go to the press with any of this. Let them talk to the leaders. I have one last thing to say. First thing, we will not compete with anyone as a group, if you want to compete, do it individually. We aren't going to waste the group's time to do it. And about uploading to sites, upload to our sites. I don't give a dick shit about LA and Enigma. We have our own sites, so why should we race RiSC and help THEM get the warez faster? It's unsensible. Yeah, no RCN. No RCN, no Defacto, no nothing. And about the big groups like PWA/DOD/MTY, most of their leaders are already in GODS. What they should do is, instead of having too many RiSC, Everlast, Motiv8, Empire, and lamers inside the big time groups couriering,. we already KNOW that GODS is one of the best, why not pick out GODS' couriers to go join PWA, DOD, and MTY? I mean, if we let the other lame RiSC, Everlast, Motiv8, and Empire dudes in, there is nothing the leaders of PWA, DOD, and MTY can do to stop the groups from getting the releases before GODS, because they are couriers too. If your asking us PWA, DOD, and MTY leaders to give releases to GODS first and to pretag and what not. I cannot do that and I assume that PWA and MTY feels the same way. ALL Internet couriers will get accounts on all our sites with leech; anyone inside GODS, we already trust, so we know you won't excessively leech. That rule may be changed to ratio. But remember, if you want to upload, you have to have some place to leech that's why. Pretagging is lame. I do not agree with pretagging, that's COPS crap. I do not agree with RE-TAGGING either. Lester, I know that, but what I meant is, let's say if the entire DOD was filled with GODS couriers, who do you think will get DOD releases first? GODS will. I can't add GODS people for the hell of it. Another thing, with internet couriers, remember, we have an excess number of couriers, we will cut ANYONE at ANY time and keep our sites full. The BBS coordinators should be able to gather BBS people and make a list of who uploads where. Oh yea, POO's House is Courier HQ. And where should board couriers get their files? No, were not putting them on Aircastle to slow down the speed. Instead, we'll mirror some sites, and let some of the slower sites become BBS sites and Internet couriers will make sure those are fast as well. I already know that EVERYONE in GODS is responsible for themselves; everyone was chosen for a reason, just remember that. We didn't pick you up from the streets; we saw some quality and initiative inside you. Haha. I'm sure about 80% of GODS couriers could make RiSC, and that is no joke, so so just keep that in mind. And look at RiSC, everyone inside there has initiative. I couldn't make it in RiSC, they hate me. I got them to hate me. MGD, well there you go, I guess you're one of the 20% who can't get in. MGD, they even ask me to join. By the way, we have a little brother group, it'll be called "Damage," don't piss on them. Don't go bitching about other groups, do NOT start wars. Ok guys, can we please move on to Q&A. I can only imagine how bored the couriers are. I made that up, I just don't like a lot of the people in RiSC. Ok. I would like to remind all of you that this is a meeting, not a chat channel. I'm bored and i'm not a courier. Move on to Q&A, but remember, don't piss down on a small group called Damage. People, if someone will be sneaking in to RiSC coordinators and asking them to add you, you'll be out of GODS by default! If you have a release you're spreading, and there are other net couriers around, work as a team to get #1. Don't just hog all your releases for yourself so you look good. The Internet coordinators, Frost and MGD, will have the site lists. I'm pretty much in charge of updating the GODS nfo file. Something has come to my attention, this has been something a lot of couriers are receiving in msg form.. Why don't you join RAPIER? If you see him messaging you again, tell me and I will take care of it. I say we steal LA, Enigma, and Beyond Akira from RiSC. Rapier offered me senior courier position 20 times already. MGD, we'll never do it until we prove we are better. If RiSC asks you to join, remember, you are going to be joining a dying group. They asked me twice. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Hitex Subject : Rebel Chicken, Hitex, and Xenon BUSTED! On the evening of June 13, 1996, Rebel Chicken, Hitex, and Xenon were all busted in front of Rebel Chicken's residence. After attempting to execute an event that they had planned for over a week, their scheme went terribly wrong, and all hell seemed to have broken loose. Moreover, the entire backbone of RCN was now in jeapordy. Rebel Chicken was about to graduate. He had a mere 4 hours of school left before he could officially be labeled a freshman in college. Girls were no longer on his mind, he had already given up on that. Now, he was merely interested in conducting an event known as "The Senior Prank." A senior prank is a collecting of a few seniors to coordinate some sort of destructive activity on the school as a way of thanking the administration for the caring and enlightening experience the students were put through for 4 years, known as "High School." The plan was to leave Rebel Chicken's house at 3:00 am, walk down the hill to Rebel's school, and replace the United States flag with a Communist Russian flag. This task would be performed by Rebel Chicken and his friend, whom we'll call "John" while Xenon and Hitex were frantically cementing toothpicks into the locks of the school as to inhibit entrance into the classrooms the next day. The four of us departed, and we were now on a mission. Our first obstacle was now met - there was a 24-hour security guard appointed to protect the school. He spotted us, but we kept walking as to avoid contact with him. We rounded the corner and made our way back into Rebel's country club. We walked around for about 30 minutes, spotting the guard every once in a while. Then, something caught our eyes. The guard appeared to be making a shift switch with another guard. We watched attentively until finally we noticed them assume their old positions. So we were wrong. By now, it was nearing 4:00 am, and we were about to make our second attempt at entrance into the school campus. Just as we cut the corner, the lights of a police car shone in our faces. We looked at the car, then at each other, and it seemed that symbiotically, we all thought alike, and as quickly as we came, we dashed away, 4 bullets fleeing. Through the brush, over the bushes, under the trees, we ran, until finally we made our way to the street. Xenon, Rebel Chicken, and I, were all "clean" except for the glue and toothpicks present in the pockets of Xenon and myself. John, however, held the main weapon, the communist flag. It's not every day that one sees a guy running around with such a flag in this country, especially not at 4 in the morning, so we assumed the police would find this a bit suspicious. As a result, we all, in our scurry, decided that it would be to our benefit to keep the cops from finding John. We made our way to the street and when finally in pure visibility to the cops chasing behind us, the two cops simultaneously yelled "OFFICER, STOP!" We knew what we had to do. Rebel, Xenon, and I all stopped while John kept running. This, of course, would create a big enough diversion for the policemen so that John would manage to get away while we would get interrogated. So we stood there, a threesome, flashlights pointed at our faces, and two officers, huffing and puffing from the run, in front of us. "So, what was all that about?" questioned an officer. We paused, waited for one of us to expel an answer, as Rebel Chicken heroically stated "Um, we're just hangin' out!" "At 4 in the morning?" continued an officer. "Sure Why not?" our Chicken replied. "Well, do you know that guy that got away?" "Who, that guy? Oh, pshaww, ehem, of course we don't!! Hehehehehehe," we all replied. Unbelieving, the officers found nothing to disprove our telling. We explained that all 3 of us were just hanging out when we saw a guy with a big stick so we curiously decided to chase him. So the officers took our names down, of which we gave them fake ones, and the officers then decided that it would be in their best interest to walk us home. So we proceeded up the hill to Rebel's house. We walked in, and the officers requested to speak with Rebel's mom. Uh oh. We tried to talk our way out of getting her down but the officers persisted. We got her down, and, well, I thought for a moment an atom bomb had fallen on our roof. Let's just say it wasn't a pretty site. Ultimately, we ended up being lectured for another hour by a frantic mother, but we ended up okay. What makes me mad, though, is that three guys in the scene, who should all know the law fairly well, could not figure out that these officers didn't see us commit any crime, and surely we could have said "There are no grounds by which you can request that I call my mother out of bed at this time." But we didn't think of it, and though it could have saved us much yelling, it was too late. So we got off easy, some of us, such as Dr. Jekyll, are not always so lucky. But if this story should be a statement to any of us, it should be one to show us that a cop is a very gullible species, and your story is true until proven otherwise. So just because you might not think that three half-sane guys would ever, bare-handedly, chase a guy with a big stick, doesn't mean a cop wouldn't believe it. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Hitex (Interview by Thrasher) Subject : GODS Couriering Early this week a new courier group was introduced into the broad spectrum that already existed. It began a bit low-key, not much was said about them, but apparently not much needed to be said, as they have already made their way up the ranks. In under a week, we have a group that is competitive for the #1 courier group spot. So, how did it happen? Despite common knowledge, GODS (Guild of Distributors) was around about two years ago and was quite a large courier group, posing great competition for the legendary RiSC. Recently, RiSC has faced major competition from a group called Everlast, but because Everlast's main goal was not to beat RiSC, it isn't making too much of a presence for itself. GODS, however, seems to be approaching this game with a different attitude. Though not set out to kill RiSC, GODS is here to pose some major competition for it, once again. Will it succeed? Well, that question has already been partially answered. The initial reformation of GODS just one week ago was a result of the Digital (DGT) downfall, and Amnesia (AMN) merging. The best of the best from Digital were recruited into GODS, as well as the Amnesia team, and then a few random couriers that have certainly proven themselves in the scene. So to date, GODS is not official couriers for anybody, but that has definitely not hindered them from tagging nearly 50% of the warez out there. A recent look at Park Central, the RiSC World Headquarters, and Malevolence, the GODS World Headquarters, vividly shows the GODS presence in tagging and its omnipresence in the scene. So though GODS is not yet officially couriering for anybody, it has more than shown us how well it will be able to support the groups it does courier for. So you want to contact GODS? Well GODS is currently an invite only group, of course with the exception of those rare couriers that for some reason were not invited but have more than enough to get in. So don't bother applying. However, if you would like to get your name out to some of the GODS staff, #GUILD on the IRC network will be the place to go. #GUILD is the GODS public channel where they will conduct every-day conversations. GODS, however, does reserve a private channel in which they conduct meetings and really get down to business. This is just one example of the organization that this group proves to contain. Many courier groups were presented to us this year, and most wanted to become #1, but the main problem that stopped them from achieving this goal was a lack of organization. So far, this does not appear to be a problem for GODS. A year ago, my area code was extremely active in the scene, and though we lacked any REALLY BIG boards, we had plenty of the small ones and all releases made their way over sooner or later (most often later). During the year, as with all area codes, the BBSs in the area began to quit, and we are now left with no more than 5 boards in the whole area. We are, however, blessed to have one board that is being supported by GODS in the area. The Lower Level, with its 8 nodes, has greatly picked up activity this week, and it is amazing to see the motivation that this group has brought to its members. Now, The Lower Level could easily be compared in speed to many of the much bigger and more well-known boards in the world. Yet as we know, the challenge is not in beating the other groups on your own boards, but rather, beating them on their own boards! This is surely the sign of superiority. RiSC got a total of 652 megs of uploads to their WHQ, Park Central. However, GODS was close behind with 440 megs. 200 Megs behind and on their first week. That's pretty impressive! GODS has definitely shown their might this past week, and I have no doubt in my mind that they will continue doing so in the weeks that follow. Whether or not they will beat out RiSC or Everlast in the long-term plans is a question we will all have, so we will all be waiting to see the top uploaders stats this week and next with new excitement. Good luck, GODS, and eat your Wheaties, you're up with the big boys now!! r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Hitex Subject : GODS Civil War The following is a log file acquired from GODS about 30 minutes before the desired release time of RCN #18. We got word that something was happening in GODS' private channel. We didn't know what, we didn't know why. All we knew was that apparently some sort of a "brawl similar to the LA Riots" is going on in there and that it wasn't looking good. Anxiously we awaited as the log file came in. This could be information that drastically changed the life of what could have been the #1 Couriering group around. So, read for yourself. #Divine buffer saved on Sun Jun 16 19:29:42 1996 hey gaHn, are you being a dumbass??? :) What?? Quazimodem, why are you asking me that??? What did you mean "am I being a dumbass???" *** Gahn has been kicked off #Divine by QuaziModm (Shut up!) *** Gahn (1dumbphuc@d4-0c.ppp.op.net) has joined #Divine Quazimodem, I don't give who the fuck you think you are, but don't fucking kick Gahn. Fucking ghost lamer, what's his problem?? I don't give a fuck who YOU are. That's it, I quit. *** Erupt changes topic to "I QUIT GODS" *** Erupt (erupt@hyper.shadow.net) has left #Divine Erupt no, wait dude. He has NO backbone. He's a fucking loser. Quazimodem, you're the fucking loser. I really hate egos. <_MGD_> Why did Erupt quit? What did you guys do to Erupt? *** QuaziModm was kicked by GODSRock (Erupt is more valued than you!) *** QuaziModm (~quazimode@pma1_124.loop.com) has joined #Divine Hey Gahn, what the fuck do YOU do asshole? Quazimodem, shut the fuck up. He does way more then YOU do. Can we stop ego tripping here? *** _MGD_ sets mode: +b *!*quazimode@*.loop.com *** QuaziModm was kicked by _MGD_ (FUCK YOU) Quazimodem, you rise from the dead and call me an ASSHOLE? FUCK YOU loser. *** Manowar sets mode: -b *!*quazimode@*.loop.com <_MGD_> !chattr quazimodm -ofxpm Quazimodem did a lot for GODS about 2 years ago. <_MGD_> He made Slain quit. *** QuaziModm (~quazimode@pma1_124.loop.com) has joined #Divine Fuck him. !chattr quazimodm +ofxp If you guys are going to be KIDS, this group will fall apart like it is. I did NOT make Slain quit you fucker. Welp, that means we lost 2 people today if Erupt leaves. I'll be bck in a few when this settles :) Hey, Gahn and Erupt are doing the best for the BBS section of this group. No one else has bothered to try anything. KNOCK IF OFF PEOPLE!!! MGD, I will own your newbie ass, no matter how good a netmonkey you are. Netmonkeying is for lamers who can't call long distance. <_MGD_> What the fuck? Why did Slain just quit? Erupt just quit? MGD said, "take me off bots, I am sick of this.." Erupt, stop... No, fuck THIS GAHN. I WORK MY ASS OFF AND I AIN'T GOTTA TAKE THIS SHIT. Shut the fuck up all of you. CHILL OUT PEOPLE. I'm with Boot Knock, he has brains. MGD just begged for stuff for BBX. Manowar, you suck whatever dick you want but stay out of it. Gahn, you shut the fuck up. No Gahn, I dont give head like you. I'm SICK of attitudes in here. *** Erupt changes topic to "THE START OF YOUR ENDING" *** Erupt (erupt@hyper.shadow.net) has left #Divine What the hell is with all this shit? I wonder what happens if I do a mass deop. This is the start of the end. This group ins't goint This group isn't going to last til the end of the week, and the week ends in a couple hours. Alice, you're right. If you have a problem, take it in PRIVATE. As you can see, this isn't good. This is definitely not going to be referred to as good news to any of the GODS members. However, it might make them rethink their admission into the group. Throughout this messy and confused conversation, we see many egos fly, and for future reference, this could possibly be what will be looked at as what happens when you go from new to #1 in one week. Was this inevitable? Was it the fate of GODS (no pun intended) before it ever started? And, of course, the most burning question on everybody's mind is, how will this affect GODS in the future? Has it totally corrupted the group, or will its leadership be able to survive it? It's hard to say. We just witnessed the departure of a senior member and a member from the group. Erupt quickly left right at the beginning of the incident, perhaps this flame within him was already lit earlier in the week and this was just the kicker? Slain, "Just a trader," left, but could this be an indication to the future of the rest of the traders in the group? Only time will tell, but fear not, RCN will be covering the story as it unwinds. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Hitex (Meeting Log by Lucifers Fear) Subject : Tom James Reveals Charges to Students??? A little background reference. Greg refers to Demaxxus. John is Carnage, and Lucifers Fear is Nick. Tom James is an RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police - The Canadian equivalent of the FBI) officer who busted Demaxxus later to release him on the basis of a lack of evidence. This is a log, supplied by Lucifers Fear, of a chat between Carnage and himself. They all live around each other, and, well, these seem to be some of the smartest and bravest guys I've seen. They know the law. They know it well. The RCMP is going to have to be a lot smarter than they have been to even get CLOSE to touching these guys, and, well, with a name like ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE, I'm not too sure they'll be able to. Session Start : Mon Jun 10 15:11:34 1996 Yeah well, guess who came into our class today. Someone you know.. And who might that just be? Tom James. You're kidding me :)! How come this time and why? I'm serious he talked to us about how bad pirating is and how long of a sentence you can get. He said he still has to investegate 4 more houses. What a stupid fuck. :) I know. He goes around to investigate people for like 1 or 2 pirated files in BIG WAREZ TOWN THUNDER BAY!!! Hehehehehe... I swear, he is a fucking joke. I know. Did he say anything about Greg or me? Yep. All he said were some of the people who got busted. But he didn't mention Greg. He was talking about me AGAIN??? Yep, and Geza a lot also. What exactly did he say about me and did anyone reply to his comments about me? He said that he went to your house to bust you and didn't find anything he was looking for, and said that you moved to Belleville. Joel replied to his comments. What did Joel say afterwards? He said that you and Geza were the biggest loosers.. no kidding. Joel is just a jew banker who eats doughnuts =) What did Tom James say to Joel's comment? Nothing, he just kept on talking about some people he busted in BC. Was Heather around in the classroom at this time? When is fuck nut Geza's next day in court? No, Heather wasn't in school and I think Geza goes back to court on June 17. That's in 7 days eh? I haven't been called in yet either. Think I will soon? You probably won't get called in. Hopefully NOT! Anything else what he talked about? Tell me what Tom James said about Geza. Tom James talked about how Geza was gonna get charged 2 million dollars and get minimum 10 years. He said that me, you, Hagus, and Joel were on a list. ON A LIST? For what the fuck now? I don't know that's all he could tell us. My back yard is clean and empty, nothing here to prove. I got tons now, but I'm going to get rid of it. What do you think he means by "on a list"? The people on his list are probably people he will call up to testify. We aren't getting charged or anything, I already talked to a police officer down here about the situation. Good, but I think Tom James is going to come to my house because he still has to go to 4 more and he hasn't come to my house yet. Delete all disks or get rid of them, get rid of all warez. I know I'm just gonna burn all my stuff to CD and hide them. Do you think you're going to get charged or anything like that? No, but I think they are gonna come to my house. Probably, and in time. They have a habit of "taking their time." Yeah. What about you? What do you think will happen to you? I don't think they'll bother me again, or do you think he has them tapping me down here? Think confident, if your backyard is clean you are fine, no worries. Yeah, you're right. Well, just be quiet and you'll be fine. Let the rest go down around you, I gotta bolt dude. See you around John. Session Close : Mon Jun 10 10 15:51:48 1996 I would like to thank Lucifers Fear for submitting this log to us. This will surely teach the other Canadian scene members a bit about the RCMP and what they have up their sleeve. Apparently it's not too much! So hang in there guys, and keep in touch. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Tuxedo Mask Subject : Syncronys Softcorp Pulling a Napalm? Memory prices have finally started dropping, and it's about time. While other PC components have gotten cheaper eacy year, RAM prices have simply bounced around between $30 and $50 per megabytes for a few years now, sometimes even going higher when demand for the chips was particularly strong. How does this effect the people in the scene? More and more games and utils released in the past few months require a computer with at least 16 megabytes of RAM. As computer technology progresses, the RAM requirements for software should increase as well. Part of the deal is that RAM chips use exotic technologies, and manufacturers have to make huge quantities of a design to turn a profit, so the six or seven major producers in the world haven't had to worry much about competition from price-slashing upstarts. Most RAM chips are also made by non-U.S. companies operating outside of the reach American antitrust laws, and thus, help lower prices of RAM chips. And so the baseline spec for RAM keeps climbing, from 2 to 4 to 8 megabytes over the past few years, and now 16 megabytes seems meremly adequate for a new PC. It would be nice if we could trick programs into thinking that our PCs had more RAM available, and that's the basic idea behind virtual memory, a technique for swapping data that isn't needed right away into a temporary file on the hard disk. Virtual memory has been part of Microsoft Windows version 3.0, and the system has always worked well enough, though naturally it only works for programs running under Windows. The biggest drawback to virtual memory is its speed. Lots of swapping slows a PC to a crawl, since hard disk drives are hundreds of times slower than RAM. Utilities like Connectix Corporation's RAM Doubler, Quarterdeck's MagnaRAM, and Syncronys Softcorp's SoftRAM use a different approach to expand RAM without the speed penalty of virtual memory, by using data compression. The idea of data compression should be familiar by now, since it's behind about a dozen other technologies, including full-motion video, modems, and file compression utilities like PKZIP. RAM compression utilities claim to fit more data in memory by compression program instructions and data whenever they aren't actually being used. They all work within Windows memory management system, so again none of these programs will help MS-DOS games. That could be a great problem since most of games released are still optimized for MS-DOS. And none of them is really a substitute for more actual RAM chips, but they can produce real-world improvements in some circumstances - all of them except one, it seems. Experienced crackers whom I'm affiliated with have disassembled the code in SoftRAM and claim that the utility couldn't work as advertised; that there's nothing in SoftRAM that even vaguely resembles data compression code. Syncronys Softcorp has fooled the market and the scene by selling possibly millions of copies of a program that doesn't even work. It's one thing to see Napalm release a game that doesn't work, or to see DOD release a util without a serial number, but it's totally outrageous to see a company release a $99 program that doesn't do anything. To say that it doesn't work and couldn't possibly work is a serious accusation, and being suspicious by nature, I tried a simple test. After installing SoftRAM (courtesy of PWA) on my laptop PC, an older 386 with 4megabytes of RAM, Windows initially reported that I had an extra 4megabytes of space available. But when I tried to repeatedly paste a 20,000-line chunk of text file that I was editing, I actually ran out of memory sooner with SoftRAM running than without. Since compression programs like PIKZIP can shrink text to less than a third of its original size, SoftRAM should have really shown its colors in this test, but I saw no signs that it worked at all. But here's the part of the story that I find most amazing, I called Syncronys to inform them of my little test, and they told me that a research conducted by Dataquest found that 82% of SoftRAM users experienced increase in computer speed. I hung up and I concluded that SoftRAM is nothing more than "placebo software," and that seems fitting enough for a program that reports itself to be working while not actually doing anything. If nothing else, placebo software would be a good justification of why piraters should not buy software. You might recall that disk compression utilities like Stacker and DoubleSpace were very popular 3 or 4 years ago. But hard disk prices have fallen through the floor and those utilities are just niche products now, stopgaps that you might want to download or buy until your next new system upgrade or disk upgrade. With the way that RAM prices are dropping, RAM doubling software could meet the same fate as disk compressors. There's really no substitute for actual physical memory, and if RAM prices are low enough, there's no good reason to settle for a crappy download, and there's definitely no reason to shell out $99 for placebo software. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Dark-Elf Subject : Broken Releases By... On June 7, 1996, I downloaded a Prestige release called Big Hurt Baseball. I downloaded all 36 disks. The first file and the ninth file ended up having corrupted ZIPs. So I went to another site and redownloaded the two disks. So the first file was now fixed, but the ninth was still damaged. Finally, I went to yet another site, and ultimately all files worked. I decided to try and run the game. Quickly, I found that the pitcher would never pitch. It was as if the computer player was brain-dead. So after all the time I spent on acquiring the game, it was worthless. I read the PSG.NFO. The person who released it said he did the release in a rush. He was going on vacation and just released it. I was on an FTP site and noticed a crack released by Prestige. I decided to download the crack. I ran it, and the pitcher still didn't work. It's little things like this that hurt the scene. A lot of people are not as good with computers as me. It would have probably taken the far longer than it took me to figure out that it was a broken release. It is thus of extreme importance that every group test its releases before releasing them. A lot of the stuff that is going around is junk. It doesn't work. Why should couriers have to spend valuable time couriering software that doesn't even work? People often complain to the couriers saying they should test the software before they upload it to a major board, but we must look at it from their perspective as well. Couriers want to get on the top uploader lists, but if they have to censor what they can upload, it is inevitable that their competition will just upload the file instead, and they will lose out. What CAN be blamed on the couriers is the broken ZIP files. A courier has the responsibility of transfering the files he gets in the exact form that he gets them, and it is always his responsibility to test all the archives he gets to make sure that all the transfers came through properly. A while ago Napalm released a game by the name of A10-Tank Killer. I downloaded it, and, interested in actually playing it, I joined #Napalm requesting keyboard controls for it, as they were not included in the packaging of the game. I also announced to them that I was interested in supplying for their group. They agreed and warned me that I have to supply at least one release per month. I agreed on the condition that they give me a text file containing the keyboard controls to their release. The game was one about a bomber plane, and I didn't know how to drop the bombs. We conversed for a while, and ultimately after much rudeness on their part, they came to the conclusion that I was not going to get the text file because I put a condition on it that I would only supply if they gave it to me. I soon found myself kick-banned. This is something I always disliked about Napalm, but I wonder why they would dislike me for it. It seems sometimes that to get a Napalm release to fully work, even if it was properly cracked, you actually have to buy the game! I ended up contacting Sierra, they informed me that to drop bombs, you press enter when you have a target in sight. As far as Prestige goes, I would like to congratulate them, as that is their only release that didn't pitch. These are all the cold facts of the scene today. Groups need to pay more attention to what they do, be it courier properly, or release completely. A courier needs to take responsibility for his job and his job only, but a releaser needs to make sure that the end user gets not only a properly working game, but one that he will know how to use. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Dark-Elf Subject : Choosing a Nickname Join any IRC channel today and you're bound to find some of the weirdest nicknames around. Let's take RCN for an example. Today, I joined #RCN and saw the following striking names : Endokuken, Spy of Quartex, Rebel Chicken, and a few more. Endokuken? Now tell me, where in the hell does a guy come up with a name like that? Maybe it means something in another language that I'm not familiar with, but it seems pretty random to me. Is that bad? Of course not! In fact, Endokuken is Hitex's favorite nickname. Whenever he sees the guy around, he can't help but yell "ENDOKUKEN ENOKUKEN ENDOKUKEN!!" Spy of Quartex? Maybe he got it out of a movie? Rebel Chicken? No comment. So, when you're out choosing a name, for any reason -- maybe you're new to the scene, maybe you did something bad and hope that if you change your name, nobody will recognize you -- either way, you should take the following steps first. 1.) Think about your interests. You don't want to pick the name Rebel Chicken if you're a vegetarian, for example. 2.) Look through the science book, or any other book that could contain weird cool words in it. The dictionary often works, too, but be forewarned, CHECK THE DEFINITION. Research books tend to have words that sound cool but ones that you wouldn't exactly want to be represented by. 3.) Combine words that have to do with your life. But again, be forewarned. This step majorly depends on who you are and how you want to portray yourself. For example, if our Rebel Chicken were to go by this step, he would probably have chosen a name like "Never Touched a Girl," but he thought it wiser to portray himself as a chicken gone bad. I decided to venture out and interview a few people about how and why they chose their nicks. The following are the interviews : How did you think of your nickname? It just sort of popped in my head. My nick sounds better then Hydroboy or Atomman. What do you mean "popped in your head?" Do you, by nature, constantly think of Oxygen??? Well, to be honest, I thought of it like this. A name has to mean something. I was new to the scene and prefered not to have some lame nickname. So I thought of one thing we all can't live without. The one thing we all need. Oxygen!! No one else would ever think of it that way, I knew that, but it's unique, so it works! By the way, they call me "Oxy" for short :-). How did you think up your nick? A friend gave it to me 16 years ago. Why? Hmmm no, make it like 12 years ago, it was because of a car I drove called a rebel, and people thought it was a road runner, thus Road Rebel. A car called rebel?? Yes, I had a '67 rebel and my sister had a 68. What's a rebel car? It was a car made in the 60's called a rebel, I wish I still owned it now. How did you get your nick? Long story.. Go ahead! I'm from a conuntry where cocaine is a "cheap" thing and when I moved over to Sweden a friend of mine called me KokainSmuglaren. His girlfriend and I got to be friends and she started to call me KoKiS. To this day, they still call me KokainSmuglaren. So KoKiS is short for that. There was a thing about it just as I got the nickname. The newspapers had articles about the rise in cocaine abuse and at the same time, the rise in warez. How did you get your nick? I don't know. I just made it up. What made you come up with it?! I just said, "Hey, DarkSoul sounds cool, so I used it =])!" I thought of the name after I named my board (off of something on TV). It was called Armageddon BBS. Sure, but people don't just go walking around thinking DarkSoul for no reason! If they are, they're mentally twisted! Armageddon, Darksoul, sounded good together! What do you mean sounded good together? There must have been something that made you think of DarkSoul besides Armageddon. That has nothing to do with DarkSoul! Don't ask me. You choosed the nick not me. Just answer. Why the hell did you pick and how did you pick DarkSouL I just DID! Cause it doesn't taste like apples? I've had this nick (since I started doing bbs shit) for about 2 years now. That's all you're getting. Fine, if you're not going to cooperate then this interview has ended. What was this interview for???? You never even told me! I am not supposed to tell you it takes the fun out of it. Now you know why I'm not answering =). You want the truth? I really don't know how or why I picked this nickname. It's been 2 years and I don't remember. That's the goddamn fuckin' truth! Fine then! I hope this article helped you out in anyway of improving your nicks or even just making your nicks in the first place. Oh, and remember, the nicknames portrayed in this article are not necessarily ones that will get you far in the scene, and finally, there's more to a person behind his name, and a cool name isn't going to cut it if the person behind it isn't. r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Games Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! Here I will be reviewing the 5 best games release groups in the scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following is the scoring basis I'll be using : Points : -------- [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware, [ 2] Unsatisfactory, [ 3] Average, [ 4] Above Average, and [ 5] Excellent! A group may lose points the following week and have their releases labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the game will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. Dates of Games Reviewed : 05/16/96 -> 05/22/96 Filename : RFIRE-1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-22-96 Filedate : -- Return Fire (c) Time Warner Int. - [1/6] Previous Total : 0 ___ Release Score : 5 ______ / /_______________________ Running Total : 5 /___ // / \___ \____ \______ \ \_/ _ \__ / _ __// _ __/ \/ / /\ / / / / / / \ / / \/ / / / / /__/ /____/_____//__/ /__/_____/ / \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/ -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)----- Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- /\. Previous Total : 0 . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 0 .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 0 :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . Filename : PSG-NOM1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 0 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 4 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 4 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ NORMALITY (c) GREMLIN INTERACTIVE [01/22] Filename : PSG-TOSH.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-17-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 4 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 5 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 9 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ BATTLE ARENA: TOSHINDEN (c) Playmates [01/09] Filename : PSG-MAY01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-18-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 9 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 5 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 14 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ TOTAL MAYHEM (c) Domark/Formgen! [01/22] Filename : PSG-SE01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-20-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 14 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 3 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 17 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ SENSIBLE WORLD OFF SOCCER EURO 96 EDIT [1/6] Filename : PSG-TKB1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-21-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 17 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 4 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 21 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Total Knockout Championship Female Boxing [1/11] Filename : MM2TT01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-19-96 Filedate : -- Micro Machines 2 Tournament Edition [01/10] Previous Total : 0 _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 4 \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 4 dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ =======\___/=== 1911 DIVISION ======\___/ Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 _____________________________________________ Release Score : 0 \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ Running Total : 0 __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] [================================[ / /96]=] Score Chart : Games HBD 5 NPM 0 PSG 21 RZR 4 ROR 0 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Hybrid - [5.0] Prestige - [4.2] Razor 1911 - [4.0] Napalm - [0.0] Release on Rampage [0.0] r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Games Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! Here I will be reviewing the 5 best games release groups in the scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following is the scoring basis I'll be using : Points : -------- [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware, [ 2] Unsatisfactory, [ 3] Average, [ 4] Above Average, and [ 5] Excellent! A group may lose points the following week and have their releases labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the game will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. Dates of Games Reviewed : 05/23/96 -> 05/29/96 Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 ___ Release Score : 0 ______ / /_______________________ Running Total : 0 /___ // / \___ \____ \______ \ \_/ _ \__ / _ __// _ __/ \/ / /\ / / / / / / \ / / \/ / / / / /__/ /____/_____//__/ /__/_____/ / \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/ -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)----- Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- /\. Previous Total : 0 . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 0 .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 0 :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . Filename : PSGBGW01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-23-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 0 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 5 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 5 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Battleground III: Waterloo (c)TalonSoft 01/36 +------------------------------------------+ Filename : PSG-PTO1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-24-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 5 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 3 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 8 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Pacific Theater of Operations 2 for Win 01/04 +------------------------------------------+ Filename : PSGWIZ01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-25-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 8 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 4 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 12 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Wizardry GOLD (c) Sir-Tech [01/14] +------------------------------------------+ Filename : PSGEJD1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-27-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 12 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 3 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 15 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Earth Worm Jim 1 for DOS [1/6] +------------------------------------------+ Filename : JPRDY01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-24-96 Filedate : -- Jeopardy: Platinum Edition [01/08] Previous Total : 0 _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 3 \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 3 dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ =======\___/=== 1911 DIVISION ======\___/ Filename : MOREWAR.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-29-96 Filedate : -- MORE WAR - THE RETURN OF THE HORDE [01/01] Previous Total : 3 _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 3 \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 6 dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ =======\___/=== 1911 DIVISION ======\___/ Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 _____________________________________________ Release Score : 0 \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ Running Total : 0 __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] [================================[ / /96]=] Score Chart : Games HBD 0 NPM 0 PSG 15 RZR 6 ROR 0 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Prestige - [3.8] Razor 1911 - [3.0] Hybrid - [0.0] Napalm - [0.0] Release on Rampage [0.0] r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Games Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! Here I will be reviewing the 5 best games release groups in the scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following is the scoring basis I'll be using : Points : -------- [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware, [ 2] Unsatisfactory, [ 3] Average, [ 4] Above Average, and [ 5] Excellent! A group may lose points the following week and have their releases labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the game will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. Dates of Games Reviewed : 05/30/96 -> 06/05/96 Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 ___ Release Score : 0 ______ / /_______________________ Running Total : 0 /___ // / \___ \____ \______ \ \_/ _ \__ / _ __// _ __/ \/ / /\ / / / / / / \ / / \/ / / / / /__/ /____/_____//__/ /__/_____/ / \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/ -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)----- Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- /\. Previous Total : 0 . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 0 .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 0 :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . Filename : PSG-SET1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-30-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 0 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 5 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 5 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ The Settlers II (English) (c) Blue Byte 1/7 Filename : PSG-DK01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-31-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 5 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 4 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 9 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ DEATHKEEP (c) SSI [01/34] Filename : PSG-JOS1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-01-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 9 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 2 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 11 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ JOSEPHINE (c) Media Age Software [01/10] Filename : PSG-SS01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-01-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 11 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 5 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 16 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ SHELL SHOCK FINAL (C) CORE DESIGN 01/15 Filename : BSTORM01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-05-96 Filedate : -- Brainstorm (c) Simon & Schuster [01/39] Previous Total : 0 _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 3 \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 3 dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ =======\___/=== 1911 DIVISION ======\___/ Filename : RORC2UP1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-30-96 Filedate : -- CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2 *UPDATED DELUXE* Previous Total : 0 (c) DOMARK [01/02] Release Score : 2 _____________________________________________ Running Total : 2 \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] [================================[05/30/96]=] Filename : ROR-H2O1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-03-96 Filedate : -- H2O (c) WEBFOOT TECHNOLOGIES [1/4] Previous Total : 2 _____________________________________________ Release Score : 3 \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ Running Total : 5 __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] [================================[05/31/96]=] Filename : RORTRNC1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-03-96 Filedate : -- TRONIC (c) ILK GAMES [01/02] Previous Total : 5 _____________________________________________ Release Score : 2 \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ Running Total : 7 __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] [================================[05/31/96]=] Score Chart : Games HBD 0 NPM 0 PSG 16 RZR 3 ROR 7 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Prestige - [4.0] Razor 1911 - [3.0] Release on Rampage [2.3] Hybrid - [0.0] Napalm - [0.0] r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Games Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! Here I will be reviewing the 5 best games release groups in the scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following is the scoring basis I'll be using : Points : -------- [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware, [ 2] Unsatisfactory, [ 3] Average, [ 4] Above Average, and [ 5] Excellent! A group may lose points the following week and have their releases labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the game will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. Dates of Games Reviewed : 06/06/96 -> 06/12/96 Filename : HBD-KO01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-07-96 Filedate : -- Kick Off 96 (C) Anco [01/10] Previous Total : 0 _____ _____ ____ _____ ________________ Release Score : 3 \_ | \ \/ / _ /__\_ \_/ _ \ Running Total : 3 | _ \_ \ _/ \ \ __/___/ | / / |___| |____|___/ /_\ \___|_______/ ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\::::::::: Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- /\. Previous Total : 0 . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 0 .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 0 :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . Filename : PSGDIN01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-06-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 0 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 4 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 4 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Dinotopis (c) Turner Interactive 01/13 Filename : SAVAGE01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-07-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 4 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 2 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 6 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Savage (c) Discovery Channel 01/30 Filename : PSGBHB01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-08-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 6 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 5 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 11 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ FRANK THOMAS' BIG HURT BASEBALL [01/36] Filename : PSGB2B01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-09-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 11 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 4 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 15 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Back to Baghdad (c) Military Sim. 01/23 Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 0 \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 0 dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ =======\___/=== 1911 DIVISION ======\___/ Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 _____________________________________________ Release Score : 0 \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ Running Total : 0 __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] [================================[ / /96]=] Score Chart : Games HBD 3 NPM 0 PSG 15 RZR 0 ROR 0 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Prestige - [3.8] Hybrid - [3.0] Napalm - [0.0] Razor 1911 - [0.0] Release on Rampage [0.0] r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Games The following is a chart combining the total points of the top 5 games groups within the past 4 weeks : MAY MAY JUN JUN Total HBD 5/1 0/0 0/0 3/1 8/2 0.0 3.0 +3.0 NPM 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 PSG 21/5 15/4 16/4 15/4 67/17 4.0 3.8 -0.2 RZR 4/1 6/2 3/1 0/0 13/4 3.0 0.0 -3.0 ROR 0/0 0/0 7/3 0/0 7/3 2.3 0.0 -2.3 # of Releases Last Week's Yield # of Points This Week's Yield Change in Yield Yield = # of Points / # of Releases Change in Yield = Current Week's Yield - Previous Week's Yield r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Utils Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! Here I will be reviewing the 5 best utils release groups in the scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following is the scoring basis I'll be using : Points : -------- [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware, [ 2] Unsatisfactory, [ 3] Average, [ 4] Above Average, and [ 5] Excellent! A group may lose points the following week and have their releases labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. Dates of Utils Reviewed : 05/16/96 -> 05/22/96 Filename : DODWEB01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-18-96 Filedate : -- WEB TRANSLATOR V1.0 BY GLOBALINK [01/30] Previous Total : 0 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 3 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 18-May-96 ] == Filename : DOD-AVN1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-21-96 Filedate : -- DR. SOLOMANS ANTIVIRUS TOOLKIT 7.58 [01/03] Previous Total : 3 FOR NETWARE 3.1X AND 4.X Release Score : 4 _______________ ____________ ____________ Running Total : 7 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 21-May-96 ] == Filename : DODPGOO1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-22-96 Filedate : -- Kai`s Power GOO 1.0 (c) MetaTools [01/02] Previous Total : 7 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 4 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 11 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 22-May-96 ] == Filename : GENLITE.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- Genesis World Builder Lite Previous Total : 0 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 1 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 1 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/16/96]==) Filename : GWEBLTE.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- GWeb Lite (c) Virtual Presence, Ltd. Previous Total : 1 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 1 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 2 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/16/96]==) Filename : MTYCRTB6.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-18-96 Filedate : -- CRT 1.1 Beta 6 (c) Van Dyke Previous Total : 2 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 5 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/18/96]==) Filename : MTY-IJ1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-21-96 Filedate : -- Internet Junction for Novell Netware [01/02] Previous Total : 5 ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 3 \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / \ Running Total : 8 / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __/ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\ Released: [05-21-96] Mortality 96! Filename : N1326-01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-22-96 Filedate : -- WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION v4.0 BUILD 1326 Previous Total : 8 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 11 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[xX/68]\_____\_______>[05/22/96]==) Filename : PWAGPP01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- Graph Pad Prism 2.01 For Win [1/2] Previous Total : 0 Release Score : 4 A Group Running Total : 4 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWAHF301.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- Hot Forms 3.0b For Win 95/NT [1/2] Previous Total : 4 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 7 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWAAV951.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-17-96 Filedate : -- IBM AntiVirus 2.5 beta 2 [01/01] Previous Total : 7 Release Score : 1 A Group Running Total : 8 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- Filename : PWAAVNT1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-17-96 Filedate : -- IBM AntiVirus for Windows NT [1/1] Previous Total : 8 Version 2.5 Beta 2 Release Score : 1 Running Total : 9 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- Filename : PWABCR01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-17-96 Filedate : -- Borland C++ 5.0 Developer's Suite Previous Total : 9 Resource Kit [01/37] Release Score : 5 Running Total : 14 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWAEXD01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-17-96 Filedate : -- eXceed 5.0.1 for Windows 95 [01/10] Previous Total : 14 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 17 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWAFLSH1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-17-96 Filedate : -- FlashCards CNE3 Update WFW/95 [1/1] Previous Total : 17 Release Score : 1 A Group Running Total : 18 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWAONET1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-18-96 Filedate : -- OnNet V2.1 [01/31] Previous Total : 18 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 21 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. [DL] -XeN Filename : PWAVDS01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-18-96 Filedate : -- Visual Developers Suite Deal [01/24] Previous Total : 21 Spring 1996 Version For Win 3.1/95 Release Score : 5 Running Total : 26 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWA-M951.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-19-96 Filedate : -- Multi Active Maximizer for Win NT/95 [1/5] Previous Total : 26 Release Score : 2 A Group Running Total : 28 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. [DL] -XeN Filename : PWA-MMW1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-19-96 Filedate : -- Multi Active Maximizer for Win 3.11 [1/4] Previous Total : 28 Release Score : 2 A Group Running Total : 30 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. [DL] -XeN Filename : PWAID95.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-19-96 Filedate : -- InterDrive(R) 95 Version 2.0 Previous Total : 30 Release Score : 2 A Group Running Total : 32 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. [DL] -XeN Filename : PWAIDNT.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-19-96 Filedate : -- InterDrive(R) NT Version 2.0 Previous Total : 32 Release Score : 2 A Group Running Total : 34 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. [DL] -XeN Filename : PWAWL1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-19-96 Filedate : -- WanderLink Release 2.2 BETA [1/2] Previous Total : 34 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 37 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. [DL] -XeN Filename : PWAD3D01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-20-96 Filedate : -- Dir 3D 1.0 For Windows [01/02] Previous Total : 37 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 40 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : RBSWMAP1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- Windows Map v2.2 (c) Microsoft [1/8] Previous Total : 0 _____________ _____ _________ _______ Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 3 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-HYSP.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-20-96 Filedate : -- HyperSnap for Windows 95 v2.65 Previous Total : 3 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 6 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : XF-JF101.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-19-96 Filedate : -- JFACTORY V1.0.1 FOR WINDOWS 95 / NT Previous Total : 0 (c) ROGUE WAVE Release Score : 3 [01/01] Running Total : 3 sikos Filename : XF-WPS1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-19-96 Filedate : -- CC:MAIL FOR OS/2 WORKPLACE SHELL V1.03d Previous Total : 3 [01/02] Release Score : 3 Running Total : 6 sikos Score Chart : Utils DOD 11 MTY 11 PWA 40 RBS 6 X-F 6 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Drink or Die - [3.7] Rebels - [3.0] X-Force - [3.0] Pirates with Attitudes - [2.7] Mortality - [2.2] r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Utils Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! Here I will be reviewing the 5 best utils release groups in the scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following is the scoring basis I'll be using : Points : -------- [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware, [ 2] Unsatisfactory, [ 3] Average, [ 4] Above Average, and [ 5] Excellent! A group may lose points the following week and have their releases labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. Dates of Utils Reviewed : 05/23/96 -> 05/29/96 Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 0 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 0 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 96 ] == Filename : MTYVISI1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-23-96 Filedate : -- VISUAL RELEASE WITH INSTALIT v7.0 Previous Total : 0 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 3 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/07]\_____\_______>[05/23/96]==) Filename : PWA-JETC.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-23-96 Filedate : -- JetCommander, V2.01 powerful NC-Clone Previous Total : 0 for WIN95,DOS and OS/2. Full long filenames Release Score : 3 support under WINDOWS95 + OS/2 Running Total : 3 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. [DL] -XeN Filename : PWAMNG01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-25-96 Filedate : -- Intel ManageWise 2.1 [01/26] Previous Total : 3 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 6 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWAUC31.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-25-96 Filedate : -- Caps User 3.1 For Windows [1/1] Previous Total : 6 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 9 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : WRSPWA1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-27-96 Filedate : -- ViewOffice PowerSuite CD-Rip [01/13] Previous Total : 9 Release Score : 4 A Group Running Total : 13 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. DK -XeN Filename : PWAPRG01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-28-96 Filedate : -- Progress 8.0a for Windows 95 [01/40] Previous Total : 13 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 16 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : RFAXPWA1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-29-96 Filedate : -- Right Fax - Fax Server for Win/NT [1/8] Previous Total : 16 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 19 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeNf Filename : RBS-EST.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-24-96 Filedate : -- Estimator Pro v1.0 for Windows 3.+ Previous Total : 0 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 3 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-JOT.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-25-96 Filedate : -- Net Scantools 32 Bit Jot v1.2 for Windows Previous Total : 3 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 6 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-OL1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-25-96 Filedate : -- Office logic - Version 2.10 Previous Total : 6 ________________________________[01/02] Release Score : 4 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 10 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-LS01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-27-96 Filedate : -- Fax/Win/Ras Port from LanSource 6.0 *CD* Previous Total : 10 _____________________________ __[01/30] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 13 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBSXMPEG.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-28-96 Filedate : -- XingMPEG Player v1.30 for Win 3.+ Previous Total : 13 _______________________________[01/01] Release Score : 4 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 17 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-PM01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-29-96 Filedate : -- Print Master Gold Interactive Multimedia CD Previous Total : 17 ________________________________[01/55] Release Score : 4 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 21 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : XF-MPFX.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-25-96 Filedate : -- MIND PATH PRESENTATION F/X PRO Previous Total : 0 V1.0 FOR WINDOWS Release Score : 3 [01/01] Running Total : 3 sikos Filename : XFSMS121.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-29-96 Filedate : -- Visual Age for Cobol V1.0 OS/2 Previous Total : 3 (c) IBM Release Score : 3 [01/49] Running Total : 6 sikos Score Chart : Utils DOD 0 MTY 3 PWA 19 RBS 21 X-F 6 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Rebels - [3.5] Pirates with Attitudes - [3.2] Mortality - [3.0] X-Force - [3.0] Drink or Die - [0.0] r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Utils Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! Here I will be reviewing the 5 best utils release groups in the scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following is the scoring basis I'll be using : Points : -------- [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware, [ 2] Unsatisfactory, [ 3] Average, [ 4] Above Average, and [ 5] Excellent! A group may lose points the following week and have their releases labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. Dates of Utils Reviewed : 05/30/96 -> 06/05/96 Filename : DODALG21.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-02-96 Filedate : -- MULTIMEDIA ALGEBRA 2 v3.4 FOR WINDOWS [1/6] Previous Total : 0 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 4 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 4 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ==================== [ DOD * O2-June-96 ] == Filename : DODCDVW.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-03-96 Filedate : -- CD-VIEW 2.02D FOR DOS/NETWARE [1/1] Previous Total : 4 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 7 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 02-JUN-96 ] == Filename : DOD-QP16.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-04-96 Filedate : -- QUERY PERFECT 1.0 16-BIT [1/1] Previous Total : 7 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 2 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 10 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 04-JUN-96 ] == Filename : DOD-QP32.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-04-96 Filedate : -- QUERY PERFECT 1.0 32-BIT [1/1] Previous Total : 10 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 2 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 12 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 04-JUN-96 ] == Filename : DOD-LEX1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-05-96 Filedate : -- TRA LexiCAT For Windows [1/2] Previous Total : 12 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 15 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 05-JUN-96 ] == Filename : MTYTREE.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-30-96 Filedate : -- MCEN Tree Factory (c) MCEN Graphics Previous Total : 0 ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / \ Running Total : 2 / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __/ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\ Released: [05-30-96] Mortality 96! Filename : MTYQAPP1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-31-96 Filedate : -- QuickApp v.3.00 (c) AttachMate Previous Total : 2 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 5 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[05/31/96]==) Filename : MTYTLIS1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-03-96 Filedate : -- TLIST 3 /PRO OCX EDITION ENHANCED Previous Total : 5 OUTLINE CONTROL Release Score : 2 ______.______._____._____._____ Running Total : 7 < > __/ \__ < \ __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/30/96]==) Filename : MTY-TS01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-05-96 Filedate : -- TriSpectives CDRIP for Win95 Previous Total : 7 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 4 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 11 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/31]\_____\_______>[06/04/96]==) Filename : MTYCADT1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-05-96 Filedate : -- CADET v3.0 (c) ATTACHMATE CORP. Previous Total : 11 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 13 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/03]\_____\_______>[06/03/96]==) Filename : MTYGRPH1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-05-96 Filedate : -- GRAPHICALLY!! v1.01A for ACE Audit Previous Total : 13 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 15 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/04]\_____\_______>[06/04/96]==) Filename : MTYOMNI1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-05-96 Filedate : -- OMNI PAGE PRO 7.0 WIN 95(c) CAERE CORP. Previous Total : 15 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : -3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 12 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/05]\_____\_______>[06/05/96]==) Filename : LSNTPWA1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 5-31-96 Filedate : -- LightSpeed Term Emulation NT Server Previous Total : 0 [1/2] Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 3 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeNf .DIZ date: 05.30.96 .NFO date 05.30.96 Filename : ON32B2-1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-03-96 Filedate : -- FTP OnNet32 International Beta 2.0 Previous Total : 3 for Win95 and Win NT 4.0 [1/13] Release Score : 2 Running Total : 5 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : ON32B2U1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-03-96 Filedate : -- FTP OnNet32 US CD Version Beta 2.0 Previous Total : 5 for Win95 and Win NT 4.0 [1/12] Release Score : 2 Running Total : 7 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : RBS-WBIT.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-03-96 Filedate : -- Web-it! Pro for Windows v1.2 Previous Total : 0 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 4 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 4 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-ZI10.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-04-96 Filedate : -- Zipit! v1.0 for Windows 95 Previous Total : 4 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 7 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBSMBA01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-04-96 Filedate : -- Micro House Tech Lib v296 CD-RIP Previous Total : 7 Main Boards Section A Release Score : 2 ________________________________[01/27] Running Total : 9 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBSMBB01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-04-96 Filedate : -- Micro House Tech Lib v296 CD-RIP Previous Total : 9 Main Boards Section B Release Score : 2 ________________________________[01/48] Running Total : 11 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBSMHM01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-04-96 Filedate : -- Micro House Tech Lib v296 CD-RIP Previous Total : 11 Main Section with 100% Crack Release Score : 2 ________________________________[01/41] Running Total : 13 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-DANA.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-05-96 Filedate : -- Dana v1.04 for Windows 95 Previous Total : 13 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 16 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-LIQA.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-05-96 Filedate : -- Liquid Motion, Great JAVA Creation Program Previous Total : 16 ________________________________[01/02] Release Score : 4 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 20 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 [ / ] Release Score : 0 Running Total : 0 sikos Score Chart : Utils DOD 17 MTY 12 PWA 7 RBS 20 X-F 0 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Drink or Die - [3.0] Rebels - [2.9] Pirates with Attitudes - [2.3] Mortality - [1.7] X-Force - [0.0] r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Utils Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! Here I will be reviewing the 5 best utils release groups in the scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following is the scoring basis I'll be using : Points : -------- [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware, [ 2] Unsatisfactory, [ 3] Average, [ 4] Above Average, and [ 5] Excellent! A group may lose points the following week and have their releases labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. Dates of Utils Reviewed : 06/06/96 -> 06/12/96 Filename : DOD-SE11.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-11-96 Filedate : -- SOFTSCAPE EXPLORER PLUS V1.0 [01/05] Previous Total : 0 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Release Score : 4 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / Running Total : 4 \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/== (*) D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 (*) ===================== [ DOD * 11-Jun-96 ] == Filename : MTYJDKL1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-06-96 Filedate : -- Java Delopers Kit v1.0 for LNX Previous Total : 0 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 4 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 4 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/03]\_____\_______>[06/06/96]==) Filename : MTY-INT.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-09-96 Filedate : -- Internet ToolPak v2.0 Crescent Software Previous Total : 4 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 7 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/09/96]==) Filename : MTY-NET.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-09-96 Filedate : -- NetPak Professional Crescent Software Previous Total : 7 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 10 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/09/96]==) Filename : MTY-XREF.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-09-96 Filedate : -- XRef VB Add-On Crescent Software Previous Total : 10 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 13 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/09/96]==) Filename : MTYAPIV1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-09-96 Filedate : -- API Vision 1.5 Previous Total : 13 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 16 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[06/09/96]==) Filename : MTYEVB4.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-11-96 Filedate : -- Enquiry For Visual Basic v4.0 Previous Total : 16 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 19 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/11/96]==) Filename : MTYNET01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-11-96 Filedate : -- Net Commander '95/3.1 v1.0 (c) Luckman Previous Total : 19 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 4 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 23 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/18]\_____\_______>[06/11/96]==) Filename : MTYWCD01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-11-96 Filedate : -- Web Commander '95 v1.0 (c) Luckman Previous Total : 23 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 4 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 27 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/42]\_____\_______>[06/11/96]==) Filename : PWAPOWB.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-07-96 Filedate : -- PowerBasic Compiler [01/01] Previous Total : 0 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 3 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeNf Filename : PWASDB01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-09-96 Filedate : -- MR. SCANNER - DATABASES [01/15] Previous Total : 3 Release Score : 3 A Group Running Total : 6 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeNf Filename : PWAT351.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-11-96 Filedate : -- Telix 3.51 Dos [Registered] [1/1] Previous Total : 6 Release Score : 2 A Group Running Total : 8 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. DK -XeN Filename : ASLPWA01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-12-96 Filedate : -- Access Super Libray CD-Rip [01/49] Previous Total : 8 Release Score : 2 A Group Running Total : 10 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. DK -XeN Filename : PWA13321.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-12-96 Filedate : -- Previous Total : 10 A Group Release Score : 3 That Gives Running Total : 13 Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeNf Windows NT Server build 1332 [01/30] Filename : RBS-RECH.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-06-96 Filedate : -- ReachOut v5.05 for Win95/3.xx Previous Total : 0 _____________________________ __[01/01] Release Score : 4 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 4 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-FIT.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-07-96 Filedate : -- Frame-It v1.10 for Windows 95 Previous Total : 4 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 7 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-MIML.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-07-96 Filedate : -- Mi'Mail for Windows Previous Total : 7 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 10 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-MORF.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-07-96 Filedate : -- Morpher v1.2 for Windows 95 Previous Total : 10 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 4 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 14 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : RBS-WPC.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-07-96 Filedate : -- Web Page Creator v4.5 for Windows 95 Previous Total : 14 ________________________________[01/01] Release Score : 4 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 18 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : FMSA1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-10-96* Filedate : -- MS ClipArt Office cd-rip (c) MS Previous Total : 0 [01/04] Release Score : 3 Running Total : 3 sikos Filename : XF-BO21.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-11-96 Filedate : -- MICROSOFT BACKOFFICE SDK V2.0 Previous Total : 3 Windows NT 3.51/4.0 Beta 2 and W95 Release Score : 3 [01/20] Running Total : 6 sikos Score Chart : Utils DOD 4 MTY 27 PWA 13 RBS 18 X-F 6 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Drink or Die - [4.0] Rebels - [3.6] Mortality - [3.4] X-Force - [3.0] Pirates with Attitudes - [2.6] r c n r e v i e w s ! Author : Rebel Chicken Subject : Group Reviews : Utils The following is a chart combining the total points of the top 5 utils groups within the past 4 weeks : MAY MAY MAY JUN Total DOD 11/3 0/0 15/5 4/1 30/9 3.0 4.0 +1.0 MTY 11/5 3/1 12/7 27/8 53/21 1.7 3.4 +1.7 PWA 40/15 19/6 7/3 13/5 79/29 2.3 2.6 +0.3 RBS 6/2 21/6 20/7 18/5 65/20 2.9 3.6 +0.7 X-F 6/2 6/2 0/0 6/2 18/6 0.0 3.0 +3.0 # of Releases Last Week's Yield # of Points This Week's Yield Change in Yield Yield = # of Points / # of Releases Change in Yield = Current Week's Yield - Previous Week's Yield .x#$$#x. `:$$$$:' The Game Review! .x%#$$$$$$#%x. .x#$$$$#x. .x#$$$#x. `""""$$$$""""' .S$$$$$$$$S.$$$$$$$$$Ss $$$$.sS$Ss.$$$$ $$$$$`$$$$ $$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$',$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ """"`$$$$ $$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$ sS$Ss."$$$ $$$$$$ pn `-------------- $$$$$$$$$$$ ------------' $$$$$$$$'` ~VOTED #1 WAREZ MAG/REVIEW BY INTERNET USERS~ ~TGR IS PROUD TO BE THE LONGEST RUNNING WEEKLY WAREZ MAG/REVIEW, EVER!~ .a$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$&$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$&$$$$$a. $$' . `$$' `$$ ' `$$' s `$$' s `$$ $' $ $$ $ $$ a a $$ $ $$ $ $$ ISSUE #27 $ $ssss$$ $ $$ $ $ $$ $ $$ $ssss$$ $ o o$ $$ $ $ $$ sssss$$ssss. $$ 06/16/96 $. $ $$ $ $$ $ $ $$ $ $$ $ $$ $$. $ ,$$ $ $$ $ $ $$. $ ,$$. $ ,$$ `$&@%o%@&$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$&@%o%@&$$$$&@%o%@&hd' "All the games that are fit to print." Un-Releastic: "I have never played a game I didn't like." -Stu Pid Fewl Realistic : "This game sucks!" -Ionizer ============================================ HOW TO GET THIS MAGAZINE ON A REGULAR BASIS: -------------------------------------------- (WHERE and WHEN can I GET The Game Review? The Game Review (c) Ionizer) (will be relaesed every SUNDAY, and can be obtained by) (/m ionizer xdcc send #1) #1 My home page (Thanks to Agile & Ent) http://ns2.clever.net/~ionizer (Note: Contains all issues and is always up to date.) #2 E-Mail AUTO Responder (Thanks to Malk and Mael) Just write mail to tgr@inforelay.com . (Note: Only for the NEWEST TGR out.) #3 Other magazines are free to use TGR in their magz. Simply notify me about it first. Currently, Defacto and Wave both contain TGR! NOTE: THERE IS NO MAILING LIST OF ANY KIND! =========================================== - * - * - * - * - * * - * - * - * - * - GAME REVIEWS, RATINGS, UN-BIASED OPINIONS, HELP/TIPS FOR INSTALLING GAMES! [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] -Rating scale: (0-19)/100 = In a nutshell, it sucked! (20-39)/100 = Still crap but slightly better. (40-49)/100 = Possibly worth downloading. (50-69)/100 = Pretty decent game. Might want to check it out. (70-79)/100 = Worth the download if you like that type. (80-89)/100 = Very good, 9 outta 10 its worth the download. (90-99)/100 = Excellent game, a MUST download. 100/100 = HOLY SHIT I'VE NEVER SEEN A BETTER GAME! RATINGS are based on the game idea, graphics, sound, playability, ingenuity, versatility, and a lot of other words ending in `ity'. These games are based on what happens on MY COMPUTER ONLY, unless stated otherwise. I always first follow nfo directions, and if those don't work or are not available, I then try other ways. So just because it doesn't work for me, doesn't mean it won't work for you. -<*><*> THE GAME REVIEW <*><*>- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Back to Baghdad (c) Military Sim. 23/23 This game was the biggest bitch ever to install, not because it was complic- ated or anything, but because it took fucking forever. First you unarj it, and there's about 1000 small .bmp files which make the arj take like around 15 minutes, then you have to edit the .cfg and .bat files, and the bat files have like a million lines referring to the dir. Then you go to load the game up, and it takes about 10 minutes for it to load the terrain and stuff. And after that it just continues to swirl my hd around in circles as it loads and loads. It just kept loading, I went and took a shower, a nap, dinner, etc, while it was loading. Then I came back to find it had stopped loading but had locked up. I was able to see the game from one of the points of loading up. My rating on this game is just a total guess since I was not able to play it. If you even plan to take a shot at this, I'd HIGHLY suggest you have at least a pent/133, or you'll wait forever. RATING : 57/100 ____________ ___________ ____________ [\________ _\________ _\_________ _\=] [= / __/ // _____/ // / __/ //] [:/_ /______// ______/_/_ /______/:] [\_____|: _\_____ \_|: _\_ .::] [=====_>______/===_>______/>_______/====] [ ] [ Gliders Split Wing Falcon *Win32 Ver* ] [ ] [===========[.RiSE.2.PoWER.]====[o3/o3]=] This is the "win32 version" 0o0o. It's still the same fly the airplane through the house, avoid some obstacles, and blah blah, as it was before. You just have to guide the airplane through the house and manuever it without hitting any book shelves, other airplanes, bouncing balls, etc. There are air currents which keep your plane up and you need to fly from one to the other. Not too amusing, in fact quite boring. RATING : 36/100 TrueBlood [xX/o1] [========================================] [ 06/10/96===============================] [========================================] Lame shoot 'em up for windows. It goes by at extremely fast speeds, the sound is quite annoying, and the graphics a reminder of the atari. Don't even bother. RATING : 13/100 ================================= Watch Out Willi [xX/01] 06/11/96 ================================= Even if I had pictures I couldn't tell you what the fuck this is. It's from AtOnce software, so it is real. I tried to open a level and then a new game but it kept me with the same white screen. No clue what the fuck this is. RATING : NA/100 ===================== Primus Interactive CD [xx/20] ===================== Ummm this one won't load without the cd. Subst won't work, and fakecd won't work. It just doesn't work. Also, I found this kinda weird that there was an .html for a page in this release, and that it said this : . Now if you ask me, I wouldn't think it's such great idea for you to put a link to something that says your game sucks in the package with your game. Also, a 50 something disk movie pack was released for this nonworking game. RATING : NA/100 Pray For Death (Beta) (c) Virgin [xx/41] /(____________ ____________ ______ ____)\ \_________ \ \ \ > -/ __/ / \ \ / /- < __________(____/___/ /_____\______
: There's a 41 disk release, but I'm missing a small piece. There's a beta just a waitin', for me to do the testin'. I downloaded 40 disks and realized there's one I missed.... DISK 24 WHERE ARE YOU!?!?. But then after searching far and wide, I was able to find the missing disk 24. After I spanked #24, I unzipped it and well, here's the review: This is the beta version of this MK like game. The previous release was just a playable preview. This one still is a little buggy, but Demolition released a patch to fix some things. It's got a lot of cool things, and the graphics are good. But the movement of the characters just has something about it that makes you just not like it. Also you'll need a pent/100+ to play this at a decent speed. Pray for Death isn't going to be the next great fighting game, but it might entertain a select few. If you do make the effort to get it, might as well get the patch to, it lets you play certain modes, and also let's you see the character's stats and stuff, even though there is no animation of them. RATING : 63/100 SKAT 2095 - CRACKED DiSK VERSiON [03/03] D S 12/06/96 EOD VORTEX DYTEC It's some German card game, but since it's all in German I wouldn't have a clue, nor would you, about how to play it. RATING : NA/100 [Dark Sun: Crimson Sands.(BETA)[XX/22] $$$$$_.,s .$$ $ $$$$. $ $$$ $ $$$$$$$$'.$$$' `$`$$$$. $' $$$ $ $$$$$ ' $$$$ ' `$$$$. $' $$$ $$$$$ `$$$$, `$$$$$' $ $$$ $$$$$[Jag] $$$$Ss. `$$$ $ $$$ REVOLUTiON X RELEASE -13th June 1996- Ummm, it says "it can be played over ten", but it does not say it has to be played over it. Well that seems the only way to work this thing. There is no `non-modem' way of using it. It only gives one .exe, and it tries to connect to someplace and there is no way to edit what it connects to. RATING : NA/100 ----------------------------------- (TM) ----------------------------------- VIRTUA FIGHTER RMX (WIN'95) [XX/04] NO 3D-HARDWARE REQUIRED TO RUN!! 2 LEVEL PLAYABLE - DIRECT X INCL. ---------------------------------- I tried to install it on to my sister's computer, but when I tried to run the game, it bitched about my display driver not being win95 compatible. Which is pretty funny, since I'm in win95. Just another way in which win95 is a major piece of crap. RATING : NA/100 ________________________/ |__/| ___________ \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ CATFIGHT (c) Atlantean Interactive 20/20 Look out! PMS at it's peak! It's Mortal Kombat style fighting, but this time, the women outnumber the men 10-0. It's a very good game, if you got the power to back it up. First off, don't even try to run it in win3.1, unless you got a p/166 and a shitload of ram. Because if you do, you'll be playing it in a window about the size of your pinky nail. Ok music and sound effects, but much better graphics. You have a nice choice of women with great bods to show off . There are 6 move you have, each character with it's own moves. It's worth getting if you have a really fast computer, otherwise don't bother. Perfect gift for father's day! RATING : 64/100 DENTUREMAN V1.0 (C) NISSEN VENTURES 06/12/96 DEO VORTEX DYTEC Hahah, this is funny. It's pacman, but it's got like false teeth chomping instead of pacman. Not much else to say, we all know what the fuck pacman is, and if you don't then you don't deserve to be alive. Only difference is you're chased by cavity type things, and the boards are a little weirder and harder. This is SW, but I think it includes all the levels. RATING : 45/100 SU-27 FLANKER FOR DOS (c) SSI [O4/O4] _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ 8dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ ======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/ Here is the dos version of this acclaimed flight simulator. (It was acclaimed as being a flight sim ). Welp once again, another one of those sim games with no docs, no key setup, and no way of getting the fucking plane off the ground. I slammed every key, I slammed every fucking possible combination of keys, and the fucking plane didn't move an inch. Sure, I can view it from fifty thousand angles, but I can't make it move! Anyway, it looked like a pretty basic and plain simulator. The usual bland colors of line'ish gfx. Not too great, some docs would be helpfull. RATING : 51/100 MECH 2: NET MECH *FULL RETAIL/STORE VERSION* (c) ACTIVISION [XX/25] _____________________________________________ \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] Here it is, the Net/Modem Support For Mech2! NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE SHIT OFF THE WEB, THIS IS THE FULL STORE/RETAIL CD VERSION! [================================[06/15/96]=] I think you can ONLY play over net/modem, because the .exe for that works fine, but the one just to play says it needs to be run in windows, yet the .nfo states it's for dos. Oh well, this really is just the same game w/ an addon for net'ability. RATING : NA/100 ________________________/ |__/| ___________ \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ S.T.O.R.M (c) American Softworks 31/31 Oh great, another non-working game. It needs a cd crack. Several others had the same problem, so it's not just me. Fakecd or shit like that won't do it. A previous review of the beta is available in issue #19. RATING : NA/100 ________________________/ |__/| ___________ \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Hoyle Solitaire (c) Sierra Online [7/7] +------------------------------------------+ A collection of 28 different styles of solitaire, that all seem just like the original! A must have for all you soli-teers and people who like to do things by themselves for long periods of time. This win/win95 solitaire is sure to bore you out of your mind really quickly! The card flipping noise, the only sound in the entire game I think, is quite annoying. Anyway, if for some reason you think you'd be cool to have 28 different solitaire games on your computer then by all means get this. RATING : 49/100 _____ __ ______ _____ __ _____ / \/ | |__| | / _ \ / _ _ | _ |__| | | | \_ _/ / | | | || | \ / - \ \__|_|__/\____/ |__|___|\___\_____/ ----------------------------------- Rebel Runner *FiNAL* [o6/o6] ----------------------------------- This is a terribly designed platform game. Although they claim this is the final, it still sucks bug wise. The music/sfx play for like 5 seconds and then it just dies. The game is horrible, it's too easy to die, and it's just really lame. Don't bother with this one. Oh, and it's not mentioned in the nfo, but this needs to be installed to C: drive or it won't work. RATING : 32/100 <*>THE GAME OF THE WEEK<*> This week's game of the week goes to DEMOLITION for PRAY FOR DEATH *BETA*. Not the greatest, but the best of the week. <*>OTHER RELEASES<*> Power Dolls Flight Unlimited Panzer General Flight Unlimited <*>UPCOMING RELEASE DATES<*> All projected dates are as of JUNE 14TH 1996, 8:15am (EST) and based on store release dates. The information in this section is updated WHEN AVAILABLE. Key to system types: DCD = DOS CD WCD = Windows CD MCD = Mac. CD W95CD = Win 95 CD M3 = Mac. Disk W3 = Windows Disk W953 = Win 95 Disk D3 = DOS Disk HCD = Mac./Windows CD Date Name of Game Company 96/06/13 WARHAMMR 40K DCD MINDSCAPE 96/06/13 MIND GRIND DCD MICROFORUM 96/06/14 ALIEN TRIL DCD DIGITAL PICTURES 96/06/17 SHELLSHOCK DCD U.S. GOLD INC. 96/06/17 GENDERWARS DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/17 BTLCRSR 3000 DCD TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 96/06/17 RETURN FIRE DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/18 AFTER LIFE DCD LUCAS ARTS 96/06/19 PRO PINBL:WEB DCD ENTERACTIVE INTERN 96/06/19 MEGA RACE 2 DCD MINDSCAPE 96/06/19 LEMMINGS PNT WCD SONY ELEC PUBLISH 96/06/20 FINAL DOOM DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/20 CAS CHMP2PKR DCD INTRACORP,INC. 96/06/21 HARVESTER IBCD MERIT SOFTWARE 96/06/21 DEADLINE DCD VIC TOKAI 96/06/21 DUNGON KEEPR DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/21 KINGDOM MGC DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/22 BULL FROG PK DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/23 MORTIMER DCD LUCAS ARTS 96/06/24 MECH 2 NET DCD ACTIVISION 96/06/25 CIV WAR MED DCD ENTERACTIVE INTERN 96/06/25 FIREFIGHT DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/28 DRAGONLAIR2 DCD READY SOFT 96/06/28 LST ADV LEGND DCD RANDOMSOFT 96/06/28 SPACEHULK 2 DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/30 FLIGHT ZONE DCD WIZARD WORKS 96/07/01 LINKS LS DCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/07/01 NUKE IT DCD MICROSTAR 96/07/01 PELICAN HILL DCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/07/01 GRAND PRIX 2 DCD SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE 96/07/01 PINEHURST DCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/07/01 OVER REICH DCD AVALON HILL 96/07/01 WZONE DCD WIZARD WORKS 96/07/01 PANDORA SAMP DCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/07/05 TMEK DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/07/09 KNIGHTS CHSE DCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/07/13 MAGIC GATHER DCD SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE 96/07/20 AD&DCORERULESDCD TSR 96/07/28 QUAKE SHWR DCD ID SOFTWARE 96/07/30 NORMALITY DCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/07/31 HIND DCD INTERACTIVE MAGIC 96/08/01 JETFIGHTR III IBCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/08/01 WARHAWK DCD SONY ELECT PUB 96/08/01 TWISTD METAL DCD SONY ELECT PUB 96/08/01 MAST/ORION 2 DCD SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE 96/08/01 METAL LORDS DCD NEW WORLD COMP INC. 96/08/01 LOST ADMRL II DCD AMERICAN LASER GAMES 96/08/01 PANDORA DCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/08/15 DEADLOCK DCD WEA VIDEO 96/08/20 NEED SPEED SE DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/08/20 BEDLAM DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/09/01 VR BASEBALL DCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/09/01 GOLF NICK P DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/09/01 HIST WORLD DCD AVALON HILL 96/09/01 POWERSLAVE DCD PLAYMATES INTER ENT 96/09/30 BLOOD/MAGIC DCD INTERPLAY PROD 97/01/01 DEADLY SKIES DCD JVC COMPANY OF AM 96/06/14 FTSY FBALL96 HCD ENTERACTIVE INTERN 96/06/24 ELK MOON #1 HCD ACTIVISION 96/07/25 QIN:TOMB/KING WCD WEA VIDEO 96/08/20 CHESSMATES TCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/03/11 HOYLES CLASS MCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/06/17 SIM ISLE MCD MAXIS 96/06/18 CATZ MCD VIRGIN GAMES 96/06/18 AFTER LIFE MCD LUCAS ARTS 96/06/24 MUPPETS TRSR MCD ACTIVISION 96/06/25 MORTIMER MCD LUCAS ARTS 96/06/25 DESCENT II MCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/06/28 PRISONER ICE MCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/06/30 GAB KNIGHT 2 MCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/07/01 PELICAN HILL MCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/07/01 PINEHURST MCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/08/01 EMPIRE II MCD NEW WORLD COMP INC. 96/08/01 HERO MHT MGC MCD NEW WORLD COMP INC. 96/08/08 KINGDOM/MAGC MCD GT SOFTWARE 96/08/22 MUMMY MCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/08/23 9 MCD GT SOFTWARE 96/09/01 MORT KMBT 3 MCD GT SOFTWARE 96/09/30 BLOOD/MAGIC MCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/06/21 NETSCAPE NAV MAC VENTANA PRESS 96/06/17 VOYEUR II WCD PHILIPS INTER MEDIA 96/06/17 SHATTRD PRV DCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/06/18 CATZ WCD VIRGIN GAMES 96/06/18 DONT QUIT JB WCD PHILIPS INTER MEDIA 96/06/19 SCIFI TRIVIA WCD SIMON & SCHUSTER 96/06/20 STORM WCD AMERICAN SOFT CORP. 96/06/20 MCKENZ/FRNDS WCD AMERICAN LASER GAMES 96/06/21 HOYLE-BLKJAK WCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/06/24 CIVIL WAR:LEE WCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/06/24 MUPPETS TRSR WCD ACTIVISION 96/06/30 FPS BASEBAL96WCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/06/30 LIGHTHOUSE TCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/06/30 INDY CAR 2 HCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/06/30 URBAN RUNNER WCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/07/01 BTLGRD4 SHILH WCD ENTERACTIVE INTERN 96/07/01 WOOD SHIP MEN WCD AVALON HILL 96/07/23 SHADOAN WCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/08/01 DAGGERFALL DCD BETHESDA 96/08/22 MUMMY WCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/08/23 9 WCD GT SOFTWARE 96/09/15 NOIR WCD CYBERDREAMS 96/06/14 AMER CIVLWAR W5C INTERACTIVE MAGIC 96/06/17 ULT DOOM W95CD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/17 ARCADE CLS W5C GT SOFTWARE 96/06/17 DOOM II W5C GT SOFTWARE 96/06/20 TRIP PLAY 97 W5C ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/24 MISSION FORC W5C SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/06/25 CLOSE CMBT W5C MICROSOFT 96/06/25 MPHOLY GRAIL W5C 7TH LEVEL 96/06/28 SIMISLE W5C MAXIS 96/07/01 REAL TROUBLE W5C U.S. GOLD INC. 96/07/10 DIABLO W5C DAVIDSON 96/07/12 OLYMPIC SOCC W5C U.S. GOLD INC. 96/07/15 STAR CONTR 3 W5C WEA VIDEO 96/08/01 HEXEN W5C GT SOFTWARE 96/08/15 MORT KOMBT 3 W5C GT SOFTWARE 96/09/01 MORTIFICATOR W5C PLAYMATES INTER ENT 96/09/01 DEATHTRP DNG W5C U.S. GOLD INC. 96/09/01 TERRACIDE W5C U.S. GOLD INC. 96/09/15 REVERENCE W5C CYBERDREAMS 96/10/01 STR TRK GEN W5C SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE 97/01/01 MINDWARP W5C MAXIS <*>CORRECTIONS<*> Uh, none. <*>LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO<*> THIS MAGAZINE IN NO WAY WHATSOEVER, CONDONES THE PIRATING, STEALING, OR ANY OTHER ILLEGAL MEANS OF OBTAINING SOFTWARE. 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The following is a chart of the RCN top 10 couriers : Dates of Upload Count : 05/19/96 -> 05/25/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 The Blue Adept EVERLAST 583,257,792 #2 Luck RAPiER 423,798,143 #3 T-Bone n/a 373,567,889 #4 Xwing AMNESiA 310,236,865 #5 Darkside RiSC 296,265,734 #6 Suspicious Image RiSC 210,275,569 #7 Amorphis RAPiER 162,982,124 #8 Gremlin fATE 159,465,789 #9 Shatter Star RiSC 157,961,753 #10 Tiger Claw RTS 127,181,116 r c n t o p 1 o This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to the 5 fastest BBSes in the WORLD. The following is a chart of the RCN top 10 couriers : Dates of Upload Count : 05/26/96 -> 06/02/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 Immortal RiSC 1,283,263,734 #2 Ellisdee EVERLAST 563,165,465 #3 Shatter Star RiSC 452,265,343 #4 Mr.Skill EVERLAST 446,574,920 #5 The Blue Adept EVERLAST 438,297,918 #6 Everclear RiSC 402,235,051 #7 Swamp Thing Digital 305,765,786 #8 Iron Eagle RAPiER 256,927,114 #9 Asmodeus EVERLAST 198,433,309 #10 Luck RAPiER 186,022,783 r c n t o p 1 o This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to the 5 fastest BBSes in the WORLD. The following is a chart of the RCN top 10 couriers : Dates of Upload Count : 06/03/96 -> 06/09/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 Nytemyst AMNESiA 773,978,234 #2 The Blue Adept EVERLAST 504,307,963 #3 Mr.Skill EVERLAST 429,423,043 #4 ECI RiSC 411,965,211 #5 Suspicious Image RiSC 391,752,021 #6 Rio & Ken RAPiER 321,735,002 #7 Maverick RiSC 298,414,123 #8 Deathlok AMNESiA 297,247,099 #9 Immortal EVERLAST 295,987,263 #10 Luck RAPiER 236,855,524 r c n t o p 1 o This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to the 5 fastest BBSes in the WORLD. The following is a chart of the RCN top 10 couriers : Dates of Upload Count : 06/10/96 -> 06/16/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 NyteMyst GODS 876,312,672 #2 The Blue Adept EVERLAST 773,095,594 #3 Rom Racer RAPiER 636,822,072 #4 Erupt GODS 600,786,098 #5 Stingray 6 RiSC 555,454,673 #6 Over Drive Stealth 400,254,097 #7 Tiger Claw GODS 354,789,908 #8 Luck RAPiER 323,166,579 #9 Iron Eagle RAPiER 272,786,544 #10 Rio & Ken RAPiER 267,132,789 r c n t o p 1 o This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to dhe 3 fastest FTP sites in the WORLD. The following is a chart of the RCN top 10 couriers : Dates of Upload Count : 05/19/96 -> 05/25/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 The Midnight Grave Digger AMNESiA 389,463,793 #2 Slate MALiCE 242,235,123 #3 Apollo Stealth 215,124,866 #4 Shatter Star RiSC 198,863,025 #5 Bababoey RiSC 165,098,256 #6 Demon Hunter AMNESiA 127,857,235 #7 Frost Digital 117,578,980 #8 Bluewater RiSC 114,079,255 #9 Cyber Phreak EVERLAST 111,457,478 #10 Caserd AMNESiA 107,792,165 r c n t o p 1 o This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to dhe 3 fastest FTP sites in the WORLD. The following is a chart of the RCN top 10 couriers : Dates of Upload Count : 05/26/96 -> 06/02/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 Shatter Star RiSC 975,945,123 #2 Midnight Grave Digger AMNESiA 740,641,325 #3 Cyberjack RiSC 648,674,366 #4 Bababoey RiSC 379,235,264 #5 Stingray 6 RiSC 321,756,824 #6 Cyber Phreak EVERLAST 300,862,453 #7 Beast AMNESiA 280,026,635 #8 Apollo Stealth 263,463,724 #9 Gumby n/a 233,265,345 #10 Arch-Vile RiSC 204,253,232 r c n t o p 1 o This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to dhe 3 fastest FTP sites in the WORLD. The following is a chart of the RCN top 10 couriers : Dates of Upload Count : 06/10/96 -> 06/16/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 Arch-Vile RiSC 1,158,386,113 #2 Bizzy fATE 400,002,392 #3 Razor Sharp RiSC 399,417,148 #4 Lunatic Genius RiSC 375,136,969 #5 Midnight Grave Digger GODS 285,582,123 #6 Shatter Star EVERLAST 280,922,376 #7 Zima Man Empire 202,606,980 #8 Darkside RiSC 197,357,754 #9 Apollo Stealth 188,450,378 #10 Rainbow RAPiER 171,789,123 r c n d e a r r o a d r e b e l ! Welcome to Dear Road Rebel! This is going to be YOUR column that is a cross between Dear Abby and Dave Berry. The most important part of this is YOUR participation. If you have ever had a question about the scene or just a comment, here's the place! Have you ever wanted to know why some people do this or that? ASK! I would love to take it to the extreme for you and we will be happy to research it! I hope you have as much fun with this as I will! Remember, this is YOUR column! This week I got shitty letters for Dear RR. So, instead of responding to crap, I will just write my own opinions. As most of you know, I like to share my opinions freely with the whole IRC. Okay, last week's topic was Gays on IRC. I have seen SOOO many fights about this shit in #RCN and other channels that it's become a joke. It isn't like a fag is looking at your ass on IRC, they can't see you, they can't touch you, they can't suck you off (although I'm sure some of you wouldn't mind). So do some big people get so pissed!? Could it be that they are jealous and just crave a big hairy stinky butt to poke? Or they are actually penis puffers themselves in the closet? Are they fighting back so hard so that people won't think they're gay? While some of this may be true (and picking on the fag channels is fun) the need to argue about this in a channel that has nothing to do with it is a joke. It seems to me that the Pillow Biters stay in their own channels, and don't bother ANYONE but themselves. This segregation seems to work nicely. I guess the point is, if you don't like them leave them alone. It's a lot like bees, if you don't fuck with them, they won't try to sting ya! And to those that are hiding their feelings behind a guise of Machoism and playing the IRC tough guy, well, 2 people came out in the last issue of RCN. I can't name names but, their initials are _GK_ and PN, they are free now, and have no problems with their sexuality. Hihihihihi! So that's it for this week! *PS* GK & PN asked for what you will be seeing next, so enjoy. Signed, Hetero Rebel Next Week's Topic : How does one know when he is elite? It seems that the scene as a whole is extremely confused about this touchy subject, and since we all seem to be so scared of being called a "lamer," maybe it would help if we knew what "elite" was supposed to mean. It used to be that the word elite was just a designation for warez, such as an "elite board" would be a regular warez board, good or not. So e-mail me and tell me what YOU think elite is. Please email all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi. r c n a s t r o l o g y ! The following details your forecasts depending on your astrological sign. Each sign designates your personal lucky numbers of the week. The following specific areas of focus include those of love and warez : Forecast for the week : The pressure is off as Mars transits into fun seeking Gemini. It's not a time to slack, make changes instead. Compete in a different realm, try your hand at another art, you may find a new calling in the scene. (January 20 to Feb 18) : You've found it! The one warez package you've personally wanted for a long time, it may be larger than expected but who cares! Grab a drink, go outside and relax while it downloads. (February 19 to March 20) : You finally finish a task that you volunteered for and now can relax, though you were stressed out all night and had to get it done in just a few days, it pays off, while it may not be the best, you worked hard on it, and it will only get better from here on out. (March 21 to April 19) : You have a way of motivating others in your group, and those around you. News comes from a close friend that may bring current projects to a halt. Stick to it, and ride it out, you may be able to pull it off. (April 20 to May 20) : A hated enemy strikes a heavy blow, and a self-absorbed leader of yours gets cranky. While things around you look bleak, turn to the ones that matter, your friends, while they are not the most popular, they will be there for you. (May 21 to June 21) : An associate pays back a long time favor, with an added bonus. Fight the urge to give up on your projects unless you truly feel it is not giving you any satisfaction. The help you have offered a new person leaves you with a sense of accomplishment, you have aided someone in need, and they will pay you back even if you feel it is not needed. (June 22 to July 22) : An uncommon chat with a person of power leaves you with a feeling of respect for him, you have computer trouble, OS acting up again, you decide to find a replacement, in the form of several files with a stupid code name for them. (July 23 to August 22) : A friend nearby is destined to be your new partner, and in other areas of interest the ball starts rolling, look for new and exciting things to be happening soon, and make plans to be there to receive them. (August 23 to September 22) : Expect a generous offer for your skills in the very near future. Your hard work pays off, and you may make it big if you play your cards right. Look for an opening in a position you have wanted for a long time now, and go for it. (September 23 to October 23) : You actually get outdoors this week, away from the computer and away from you room. Enjoy it, and when you get back, you'll find your work easier to deal with if you take more time to get out more often. (October 24 to November 21) : A material sign of prosperity is now affordable to you. You impress the people around you with your dedication. You become deeply involved in how stupid the word "cybersex" sounds and vow to blow up any such sites in the near future. (November 22 to December 21) : You cheer a friend up by inviting him or her to join in a close group of yourself and allies, give a second chance to a person you thought was lame. A group effort won't fly without your talent and input, so give it your best. (December 22 to January 19) : You gain the advantage in an important deal and should act quickly, though be cautious it may cause your friends to become in danger. Your modesty and hard work is noted and appreciated for once. r c n c o n t e s t ! RCN would like to announce a new contest! The first person who sends in correct information leading to Chris Carter's RCN exposure will win access to a 130 meg file bot. RCN is in search of information concerning Chris Carter, such as his home and business addresses, home and business phone numbers, and/or any embarrassing information you can dig up (like, if he's a queer or something). Information concerning Chris Carter will only be published in this E-Zine if proven true. Any information on this person will be greatly appreciated. Let the narc hunt begin!!! Please email all responses to 'an385786@anon.penet.fi.'. The following is a short summary of what Chris Carter is all about : Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 01:02:01 -0500 (CDT) From: Chris Carter To: x@x.x.x Cc: postmaster@x.x, piracy1@SPA.ORG, software@BSA.ORG Subject: Software Piracy from x@x.x.x Dear John Doe: I have found a user in your Internet domain who plays a large role in the distribution of copyrighted software on the Internet. This user uses the nickname "Ordinance," and uses the account "x@x.x.x.". He/she is a member of an underground group called "RTS." This group is dedicated to the transfer of illegal commercial software to a large audience of users on the Internet. They use the most efficient and fastest methods possible. The user was seen on IRC at exactly: Sun Apr 28 02:04:41 1996 EDT. In an effort to stop software piracy on the Internet, I have been monitoring various groups of users on the Internet Relay Chat network. This medium of communication has become very popular with "warez" pirates who exchange commercial software illegally. On the IRC network, groups of people come together to use sophisticated methods to distribute commercial software to literally thousands of users. With such large scale distribution methods, the software industry is losing millions of dollars. I have no direct evidence to show you that this user is participating in illegal activities. But I can direct you to where evidence can be found. If you are permitted to do so, I suggest that you take a brief scan of the user's home-directory and check for any suspicious files. If you cannot do this, I recommend that you keep a close eye on this user and watch for any unusual activities. Please take whatever action is appropriate in dealing with these matters as stated in your organization's Internet Policy Agreement or Network Etiquette Policy. Thank you for taking the time to read through this message. And thank you for any assistance you can give to help resolve this matter. Your time and help is greatly appreciated and I give you my full gratitude. Thanks again, Chris Carter International Internet Association chrisc@free.org From jeppe Tue Apr 9 14:03:06 1996 Subject: Software Piracy from x@x.x.fi (fwd) To: x (Mr. X) Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 14:03:05 +0000 (EET DST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Status: RO X-Status: I have found a user in your Internet domain who plays a large role in the distribution of copyrighted software on the Internet. This user uses the nickname "BN" and uses the account "x@x.x.fi.". He/she is a member of an underground group called "Rapier." This group is dedicated to the transfer of illegal commerical software to a large audience of users on the Internet. They use the most efficient and fastest methods possible. Thanks again, Chris Carter International Internet Association chrisc@free.org I believe this user, Chris Carter, is violating numerous laws, to include guidelines set forth by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). His means of monitoring are clearly illegal in the United States. He is known to use hacked accounts, send false mail, hide his address, monitor channels in "IRC" through stealth modes - his presence not visible to users of the channels. He is also making great accusations with no evidence causing undue harassment and libel. Undue conflict between user and administrator and possibly resulting in the loss of accounts, if not involvement by state/local/federal authorities. Chris Carter's tactics seem to be strategic and premeditative in nature, a direct attack on the reputation of whomever he chooses to harass. It is encouraged that the unethical and unlawful behavior of Chris Carter be stopped, to protect privacy, freedom of speech, reputations of the innocent and prevent him from abusing any other computer systems through subversive and/or illegal "hacking" methods. Chris Carter certainly gets around. Upon mention of his name, many people have spoken out in outrage at his actions and methods. This e-mail is a collective result of concerned citizens in both the United States and abroad. To my knowledge, there are seven other instances of such accusations sent via e-mail with no support. Upon contact, a system administrator from the first provider has stated that they have checked the files of the user in question, permissible by a written legal form signed by the account purchaser, and have not found a single thing of illegal nature. Why is this violation of privacy necessary due to the likes of Mr. Carter, who does not seem to respect the rights of innocent people? One must wonder whether Carter's basis for these accusing messages has anything to do with the reason of "software piracy" as Carter states. If so, his observations are error-prone. The second provider involved has not commented. Thank you for your time and, hopefully, support. Chris Carter is a criminal by any standards and must be dealt with by legal means before spreading more harm among the Internet community. r c n w a r e i q t e s t Test your knowledge of the WAREZ SCENE! The following are TEN mind boggling "YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHIN'" questions! Enter all your answers in, and when you feel you're happy with them, press F10 and the computer will tally up your score and spit it out at you. For every question you missed, the computer will indicate the correct answer. Oh, and if you feel like "You Don't Know Nothin'" midway through the quiz and don't want to embarrass yourself with an incredibly low score, press ESC and you'll be back on the bright side of RCN, the awesome music will calm you down, and all will be well again.. enjoy! *PS* All answers are found in issues of RCN! The following is a courier group that has recently been regrouped after a 2 year break : [ ] A. ACiD (ANSi Creators in Demand) [ ] B. GODS (The Guild of Distributors) [ ] C. SWAT (Special Warez Acquisition Team) [ ] D. None of the Above Our Rebel Chicken wrote a love letter to : [ ] A. Emily [ ] B. Entropy [ ] C. Trite [ ] D. Winterhawk Demolition started as a result of a merge between the following utils groups : [ ] A. FTA (Fuck them All) and Rigid [ ] B. FSW (Fucking Sweet Warez) and Razor 1911 [ ] C. Napalm and Prestige [ ] D. None of the Above NTA (Nokturnal Trading Alliance) has not released pirated software in : [ ] A. the past week [ ] B. the past 2 weeks [ ] C. the past month [ ] D. a VERY long time TQR is also known as : [ ] A. Fallout [ ] B. The Quiet Riot [ ] C. Sean Green [ ] D. Two of the Above are Correct Hitex frequents one of the following channels : [ ] A. #Lesbian [ ] B. #Rapesex [ ] C. #Teensex [ ] D. None of the Above Toast is a member of : [ ] A. The Age of Creation [ ] B. Razor 1911 [ ] C. Power Trading Arsenal [ ] D. None of the Above DVD is capable of holding up to : [ ] A. 650 megabytes [ ] B. 4.2 gigabytes [ ] C. 8.9 gigabytes [ ] D. 17+ gigabytes The Renegade Chemist was a former leader in all of the following groups except : [ ] A. Dynamix [ ] B. Hybrid [ ] C. Prestige [ ] D. Razor 1911 All of the following are frequented IRC channels EXCEPT : [ ] A. #Warez+ [ ] B. #Warez5 [ ] C. #Warez-Files [ ] D. #Warez-Waldo r c n v o t i n g ! If you didn't vote, don't complain! The following is a chart summarizing last week's reader votes regarding release groups : Voting Results : Games HBD 29 Votes NPM 17 Votes PSG 45 Votes RZR 34 Votes ROR 18 Votes Total Votes : 143 Voting Results : Utils DMN 5 Votes DOD 15 Votes LGX n/a MTY 22 Votes PNC 8 Votes PWA 31 Votes RBS 30 Votes SCUM 15 Votes SDM 5 Votes X-F 22 Votes Total Votes : 150 r c n v o t i n g ! If you didn't vote, don't complain! The following is a chart summarizing last week's reader votes regarding courier groups : Voting Chart : BBS TAC 5 Votes EMP 7 Votes EVR 30 Votes fATE 15 Votes GODS n/a MAL 12 Votes M8 10 Votes RTS 8 Votes RiSC 32 Votes SIN 3 Votes Total Votes : 122 Voting Chart : NET TAC 5 Votes EMP 3 Votes EVR 15 Votes fATE 30 Votes GODS n/a MAL 15 Votes M8 9 Votes RTS 13 Votes RiSC 35 Votes SIN 5 Votes Total Votes : 130 r c n v o t i n g ! The following is a short survey on the popularity of the major scene groups. Please take the time to fill it out and return it to the following address : Which GAMES group is #1? [ ] Hybrid [ ] Napalm [ ] Prestige [ ] Razor 1911 [ ] Release on Rampage Which UTILS group is #1? [ ] Demolition [ ] Drink or Die [ ] Logistix [ ] Mortality [ ] Pinnacle [ ] Pirates with Attitudes [ ] Rebels [ ] Scum [ ] Sodom [ ] X-Force Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of NET couriering? [ ] Empire [ ] Everlast [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange [ ] Guild of Distributors [ ] Malice [ ] Motiv8 [ ] Rapier [ ] Request to Send [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering [ ] Sinful Traders Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of BBS couriering? [ ] Empire [ ] Everlast [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange [ ] Guild of Distributors [ ] Malice [ ] Motiv8 [ ] Rapier [ ] Request to Send [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering [ ] Sinful Traders Please email all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi. r c n s u r v e y ! The following is a short readership survey. All information obtained from the survey will be used to help improve RCN in future issues. Please take the time to fill it out and return it to the following address : Age : [ ] 13-18 Years Old [ ] 19-21 Years Old [ ] 22-35 Years Old [ ] 36+65 Years Old [ ] 66+ Years Old Highest level of education completed : [ ] High School [ ] College [ ] Masters Degree [ ] Doctoral Degree Are you a SysOp? [ ] Yes [ ] No Are you affiliated with any scene groups? [ ] Yes [ ] No Do you download RCN regularly? [ ] Yes [ ] No Do you save back issues of RCN? [ ] Yes [ ] No Magazine coding influences me to download one magazine over another __% of the time : [ ] 100 [ ] 80 [ ] 50 [ ] 30 [ ] 0 Amount of time spent reading RCN each week? [ ] 15-30 Minutes [ ] 31-45 Minutes [ ] 46-60 Minutes [ ] 60+ Minutes Please E-Mail all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi. r c n m a d r c n ! Author : Hitex Subject : Chicken-Watch : Part Trois So I thought last week's Chicken-Watch would be the last. I had finally decided it was truly 100% hopeless this time. Well, I was right. So I was going through my hard drive last night deleting all the crap I didn't need any more when I made my way to the Telemate Edit directory. For those of you that don't know, Telemate is a communications program that has a built-in notepad like thing so you can jot down notes to yourself while online. Very useful when you have 30 people messaging you and you don't know who's who so you write down notes in there. Well I save little things in there, in the Edit directory, and once a month I sift through it and delete the crap I don't need. So I was viewing each file separately to make sure I reallly didn't need it when I made my way to a "letter.txt." Out of instinct, I assumed it was probably some reader mail regarding RCN, so when I read the first few lines : "Okay, I lied, I did kinda write what I said earlier :) That's because I thought (knew) that if I didn't, I'd probably stutter and make myself look stupid :(. Here's what I said (or tried to say) - in Email format;" I was just a tad confused to say the least. I decided to read on, perhaps the next few lines would reveal a bit more : "When I see you at school, I see a kind and generous person. You're especially pretty when you give one of your pretty smiles :) ..." And that was the kicker. OH MY FUCKING GOD!!! Hah, now I remembered! Yes, it was about a month ago, I was at Xenon's house, we were working on some coding for RCN, when we got a call from the legendary Rebel Chicken. Of course, I asked him, much like I always did at the beginning of a conversation, about the girl situation (or lack thereof). He told me of a new revelation in the story. Apparently he had just gotten Emily's AOL (give her a break, you can't bitch at a girl that Rebel likes for having AOL, I don't know why, but you just can't!) address and decided to email her. So I asked him what he said to her, and of course, he had the whole thing saved in his saved-messages folder. I told him to read it to me, and I guess he heard some clicking in the background so he assumed I was typing what he was saying. He quickly yelled at me to quit typing it, but I said "Wha? Oh, that's not me, it's Xenon coding!!!" Heh, he bought it. But of course, he reads a little faster than I type, so I told him "Wait! I'm gonna say whatever you say twice so that Xenon can hear it too!" Heh, meanwhile I was frantically typing into my edit window. When I would get too far behind, I would tell him "Hold on, Xenon's mom is talking, I can't hear!" So here, read on. This is young love in progress!!! "But I haven't seen you smile much lately :(. I see you here and then, but you always seem kinda unhappy :(... Well, I don't know why you're sad.. :(, but my guess is that there are people out there who don't appreciate you. That might be true, and if it is, then those people who don't appreciate you are just some of the most ignorant people around. I hope what I say makes sense to you :) may be it'll help make you feel better :). By the way, my email thing snail mails, it might make it to your account just a tiny little late :(. I'll see you tomorrow at school :) - AND, be happy :) you're too nice of a person to have to feel sad!" BAAAAAAAHAAHAHAHAH! Damn, I'll never forget that day. Check out all those :( and :)'s!!! I guess we know what Rebel Chicken does when he's nervous. Anyway, I don't know about you, but I thought that was a pretty sweet letter, and though he makes it totally obvious that he's never talked to a girl in his life, it's kind of cute and maybe the girls could dig it. So you ask the outcome of this? Well, fear not, the letter didn't lead to any sort of relationship, read past issues of RCN and Chicken-Watch to find out what happened to Rebel and Emily. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this issue of Chicken-Watch, and, though I don't THINK there's any more to say, our Chicken always finds SOMETHING to make us laugh. r c n r e a l i t y c h e c k n e t w o r k [ RELEASE INFORMATION ] Supplied By : RCN Staff Packaged By : RCN Staff Release Type : PC E-Zine Release Date : June 16, 1996 Requirements : IBM 386, 2MB RAM, VGA, DOS 3.3+ REALITY Presents : REALITY CHECK NETWORK #18 (C) RCN!!! This is the 18th issue of Reality Check Network. Our goal is to bring the most interesting news to the public in a way revolutionizing the scene each and every week!!! Look to us for the latest in scene news, articles, interviews, and loads of fun, EVERY Sunday!!! [ GROUP NEWS/QUOTES ] NEW MEMBERS We thank the new members for showing interest and faith in our group. We celebrate at being given the chance to work with our new friends as we help each other improve the reputation and news coverage of our group. Please extend cheerful welcomes to the following : Dark-Elf, Glock, Immortal, Kang, Krimson Wave, NyteMyst, Stealth, Tsunami, Universal Soldier, and Waynekerr. " QUOTES! " The results of our hard work, often loss and pain, are certainly outweighed by the greatness experienced along the way. Certainly, the chance to be great, is worth fighting for and worth the pain that so often accompanies it. - Anonymous On behalf of the moon, I shall sing to Right wrongs and triumph over evil With my friends Sailor Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury We'll make the world A better place for all people! - Sailor Moon [ GROUP INFORMATION ] [ EDITORS ] Hitex, Rebel Chicken, [ MEMBERS ] Celestian, Crystaline, Dark-Elf, Darkwing, Defender Zeta, Frost, Glock, Hound, Joker, Kahn, Kang, Krimson Wave, Krypto, Lucifers Fear, RATM, Mike & Dave, Road Rebel, Sam Vision, Stealth, Super Hacker, Tuxedo Mask, Underground King, Undinism, Universal Soldier, Velocity, Waynekerr, Xanthos, Xenon, Mr. Zog, [ TRADERS ] Immortal, NyteMyst, Shatter Star, and Tsunami. [ RCN MEMBER BOARDS ] < BOARD NAME > < AREA CODE/SYSOP > < NODES/POSITION > Malevolence ........... n/a Egoistic Fate .... 8 WORLD HQ ....................... ... .................. .. CANADIAN HQ ....................... ... .................. .. USA HQ DropZone .............. +... Mike & Dave ...... 5 DUTCH HQ .. Acheron ............... ... Bababoey ......... 3 MEMBER .... The Lower Level ....... ... Underground King . 8 MEMBER .... Insider ............... 514 Killerboy ........ 1 AFFILIATE . [ KISSES DISSES ] [*] KISSES : Drink or Die Mortality Pirates with Attitudes Rebels X-Force Hybrid Napalm Prestige Razor 1911 Release on Rampage Fast Action Trade Exchange Guild of Distributors Rapier Request to Send Rise in Superior Couriering [*] DISSES : Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide Michael Jackson [ APPLICATION NOTES ] REALITY is made up of loyal members who are dedicated to the growth of a quality e-mag group. If you would like to join REALITY, please feel free to fill out an application and send it attached, via email to an385786@anon.penet.fi. We welcome all applicants and encourage the the best of the best to participate! [*] For the BEST in Scene News : Expect Team REALITY! [*] r c n c r e d i t s ! Hitex : Editor Rebel Chicken : Editor Xenon : ASM/MOD Celestian : VGA/ANSI RATM : VGA/WWW Hound : NFOs Darkwing : IRC Security Undinism : IRC Maintenance Joker : FTP Site Ionizer : The Games Review Dark-Elf : Writer Glock : Writer Lucifers Fear : Writer Road Rebel : Writer/Internet Coordinator Super Hacker : Writer/Courier Coordinator Tuxedo Mask : Writer FTP Site : 167.206.212.37 Web Site : http://www.rcn.org/index.html Email : AN385786@ANON.PENET.FI