Disk Maggie 16 by Maggie Team
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A n o t h e r O u t r a g e, A n o t h e r I s s u e
THE COLD FROM HELL AND RELATED MISHAPS..
(Friday the 13th Jan 1995)
We're in our tent and very ill this week, which might explain why
the very end of issue 16 has managed to throw up its life-
enriching cockup, as when you decide you have 'finished' with a
picture file and delete it evermore from your hard disk, the need
suddenly re-arises for it and your original disk (unlabelled of
course) goes into hiding forever!! This is actually the second go
at finalising this issue as the even more satirical and
appropriate than usual 'ST Format' cover picture went badly wrong
on Wednesday night.. A quick phonecall on bended knees to the
artist (Kev) secured another half a dozen copies (just to be
sure!) in time for tonight..
Generally, we've had to program in loads of time for me to not
feel too good in, and not want do very much too quickly, so that
is another compelling reason for these last minute delays..
SHIT, HE'S BACK, HE REALLY IS!!
12.40am, 14th Jan 1995, it is Dominic 'Tosser' Diamond in some
sort of 'adult' version of Gamesmaster, the 'Gore Special' which
will hopefully have little bits of a screaming Dominic Diamond
sliced up on camera for our pleasure.. However, we do have Kasumi
Ninja for now.. With Aliens vs Predator to follow, it's turning
into a bit of a Jag showcase at least..
THINGS WE HAVE PLAYED WITH IN BRIEF..(NOT REVIEWED)
Cindy Crawford, in yer dreams boy!
'Heretic', a medieval Doom-em up, so much so, because it is using
the Id Software game engine under licence.. Appeals for those
Hobbit fanciers who think that Dungeon Master is a little too
'cerebral' for them.. Manages to overcome the inherent
technological restrictions by substituting industrial age blasting
irons with lovely magic staffs, crossbows, and a thing called the
'Dragon Claw' which is as near as grudammit, a plasma cannon with
a fancy exterior.. Can actually look up and down as well, but play
style very similar to the original, and even the deathmatch option
has been kept in.. One for PC only at the moment..
Another Doom type game, whose name I forget at the moment, but
this shareware venture can apparently have up to ELEVEN players in
the same game.. One slight problem though, you need a spare PC to
act as a network server, and anyone under 8 meg of RAM, forget it!
Robinsons Requiem, Falcon version.. Probably Simarils best yet,
and jolly good clean outdoor fun, in a boy scout dies of exposure
and gangrene slowly sort of a way.. Some people you talk to may
turn into werewolves in front of your eyes, but this is not to be
taken personally.. Graphics do look like something other than an
ST ported version, and a reasonable, if not fantastic speed is
possible, but then again, it isn't a rushing around sort of game..
Magic Carpet, (PC) stunning 3-D fractalled and lightsourced
graphics with a 'misty' fade into the background.. The gameplay
consisted of shooting at things and left me curiously uninvolved..
HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW?
The one with the waggly tail?
INTEL (MUCH BIGGER) INSIDE..
A new angle on yet another shite advertisment for PC related
stuff, this time, the 'Intel Inside' capaign, ("That's my homework
on the Saturn System done, now for the Kilrathi System!") You are
taken on a helicopter tour of the inside of a typical PC
motherboard, which seems to be as big as Wembley Stadium to the
casual observer, but strangely missing the massed cheering
crowds.. Why is it much bigger inside than out? you ask.. Well it
becomes clearer if you look closely at the word 'Tower Case', then
change it ever so slightly to the word 'Tardis!' Yes, your average
PC is nothing more than a cunningly disguised Galifreyan
Time/Space excursion vehicle!!
But not even Dr Who can save them from being shite computers!
BUBBLE BOBBLE '030..
Falcon owners reading this, if you haven't got round to checking
the 'goodies' folder yet, there is a very pleasant surprise for
you, in the form of a fully playable three level demo of 'Bubble
Bobble' fully enhanced for the Falcon.. The full game should be
with us comparatively soon..
TO CATCH THE ODD NEW READER..
This issue of Maggie, and all other recent issues from twelve and
above, run on both ST and Falcon systems, ST for both colour and
mono, Falcon set into ST-compatible low or medium resolution.. ST
mode has some more famous Big Alec chip music, Falcon remains
mercifully free of such distractions..
STILL A FEW 'K' LEFT..
Thanks largely to 'Bubble Bobble 030', we've managed to jampack
this disk, and we are now on the last 4096 bytes of free disk
space, which was the sort of free memory that the average ZX81
programmer could happily rattle around in, talking about old
computers, Kev rang this morning to tell me that a friend of his
had acquired a dozen Tandy TRS 80's which were being dumped off
the premises of a local Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant.. They
still work, but need boot-up disks and other software.. Any ideas
out there, or better still, anything on 5.25 inch disk for these?
TIME TO GO..
Maggie issue 16, finished on the 11th, er no, 13th, hang on, 14th
January 1995.. It WILL get better in future, honest!!
(C) CIH and Co, 1994-1995
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