Facing Out Issue #1 - Coded by VANDAL of Relay in 1991 PROUDLY PRESENTS FACING OUT ISSUE #1! EDITORIAL.................VANDAL - RELAY ADVERTISEMENTS...................VARIOUS THE SWAPPING SCENE.........ROTOX - RELAY CREDITS,GREETS AND THE MEMBERS LIST..... NEWS.............................VARIOUS INTERVIEW WITH WIZZCAT....VANDAL - RELAY INTERVIEW WITH DEATHLOK....ROTOX - RELAY SHORT GAME REVIEWS..............DEATHLOK THE JORDAN SCENE............JAZ - QUARTZ ACTION REPLAY MK III INFO...JAZ - QUARTZ BART FOR P.M!!....TELEBUG - THE ASSASINS THE CHARTS................VANDAL - RELAY THE END PART..............VANDAL - RELAY < EXIT THIS COOL DISK-MAGAZINE > SEND YOUR ARTICLES IN FAST FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF FACING OUT.. RELEASED ON THE 12/11/91 FACING OUT - THE DISK MAGAZINE ---------------------------------------- EDITORIAL BY VANDAL/RELAY --------------------------- THIS ARTICLE IS JUST TO TELL YOU HOW TO USE THIS MAGAZINE USING THE MAG' IS SIMPLE. SELECT USING MOUSE, THE SKIP PAGES USING UP AND DOWN CURSOR KEYS!! THIS ROUTINE WAS CODED APRROX 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAS ONLY BEEN UPDATED SLIGHTLY!! SO I (VANDAL) AM GOING TO RECODE THE ENTIRE DISKMAG, WHICH IS WHY THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT DELAY BEFORE FACING OUT #2! STICK THIS ON YER COMPACTS AND SPREAD IT FAR AND WIDE!! EDITORIAL PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- NOW FOR SOME THANX TO PEOPLE WHO HELPED IN THE PRODUCTION :- CLU/OASIS - MANY,MANY MONTHS AGO YOU GAVE ME A LOT OF HELP WITH CODING!! RED DEVIL/WIZZCAT UK - THANX FOR THE ARTICLE BY TELEBUG YOU SENT MONTHS AGO AND FOR THE COOL INTERVIEW!! ROTOX/RELAY - YOU HAVE CRITICISED EVERY SINGLE THING I HAVE DONE, BUT THANX FOR THE IDEAS AND FOR THE COOL CHATS ON THE PHONE. HOPE YOU ENJOY RUNNING THIS MAG!) OMICRON/WIZZCAT - YOU DIDNT HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THIS, BUT THANX FOR ALL THE CODING HELP AND ALL THE CIGS YOUVE LENT ME!!! EDITORIAL PAGE 3 ---------------------------------------- AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, I (VANDAL) AM WRITING THE EDITORIAL BUT I AM NOT IN FACT THE EDITOR, ROTOX IS. THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE DEAD- LINE FOR RELEASE. IN FUTURE ROTOX WILL BE EDITING!! MOST ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE WERE COLLECTED BY ROTOX (THANX MATE!!). TO PUT ARTICLES IN -FACING OUT- WRITE TO VANDAL/RELAY ROTOX/RELAY 8 SINCLAIR GARTH 8 BIRKIN LANE WEST SANDAL GRASSMOOR WAKEFIELD CHESTERFIELD W.YORKSHIRE DERBYSHIRE WF2 6RE S42 5ET MESSAGES,NEWS AND FREE ADVERTS ALSO!! VANDAL/RELAY ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- FOR SWAPPING THE LATEST AMIGA WAREZ THEN WRITE TO :- ROTOX OF RELAY 8 BIRKIN LANE WEST GRASSMOOR CHESTERFIELD DERBYSHIRE S42 5ET ENGLAND TEL:- 0246 853178 IF YOU HAVE ANY ARTICLES,NEWS,JOKES OR ADVERTS FOR INCLUSION IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF --- FACING OUT --- SEND THEM PROMPTLY TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS SIZES FOR THE ADVERTS ARE 9 X 38 AND 19 X 38 FOR FULL PAGE ADS!!! ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- YO DUDELS THIS IS - DEATHLOK - HERE! I HAVE NOW LEFT THE REMAINS OF KILLERS SO IF YOU NEED A GRAFIX ARTIST/SWAPPER THEN CONTACT ME AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS 64 OAK ROAD GRASSMOOR CHESTERFIELD DERBYSHIRE S42 5YB ENGLAND TEL: (0246) 853510 + ASK FOR DEAN ALSO CONTACT ME AT THIS ADDRESS FOR - COOL MAIL TRADING - GREETS TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND CONTAX!!! ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 3 ---------------------------------------- RELAY ARE LOOKING FOR MORE COOL MEMBERS SO IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THEN SEND SAMPLES OF YOUR WORK TO THIS ADDRESS INDEX OF RELAY 30 LONGFORD GROVE GREATFIELD ESTATE HULL HU9 4NG ENGLAND WE ARE LOOKING FOR CODERS MOSTLY BUT IF YOUR A COOL MUSICIAN OR GFX MAN THEN SEND YOUR WORK ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 4 ---------------------------------------- FOR FAST AND ELITE MAIL TRADING WRITE TO THIS ADDRESS :- GOLLUM OF KRYPTIC 15 MELBOURNE CLOSE KINGSWINFORD WEST MIDLANDS DY6 8JH ENGLAND ---------------------------------------- WANNA SWAP NEW STUFF IF SO WRITE TO :- MAGNUM 4 BELGRAVE COURT KINGSWINFORD WEST MIDLANDS DY6 8PP ENGLAND ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 5 ---------------------------------------- FOR SWAPPING LEGAL WAREZ ONLY WRITE TO:- JAZ OF QUARTZ U.K 90 PURITON PARK PURITON BRIDGEWATER SOMERSET TA7 8BJ ENGLAND ---------------------------------------- FOR ANYTHING (CODING,SWAPPING ETC) VANDAL OF RELAY 8 SINCLAIR GARTH SANDAL WAKEFIELD WEST YORKSHIRE WF2 6RE ENGLAND ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 6 ---------------------------------------- ELITE MAIL TRADERS WANTED. WRITE TO :- AZI OF KRYPTIC 14 PARSLEY HAY ROAD SHEFFIELD S13 8NJ ENGLAND ---------------------------------------- ECLIPSE U.K ARE LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS AND CONTACTS SO WRITE TO - MICK DAGGER 20 METFIELD PLACE BOLTON LANCS BL1 4UJ ENGLAND ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 7 ---------------------------------------- THE FOUL CRITTERS ----------------- ARE LOOKING FOR HARD WORKING MEMBERS TO JOIN SO IF YOUR A CODER,GFX ARTIST MUSICIAN OR ELITE SWAPPER RING NOWWWW ON 0533 830760 FOR INFORMATION THIS IS ALSO FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO SWAP! ---------------------------------------- IF YOU WANT TO SWAP THE LATEST GAMES THEN WRITE TO :- JACK THE RIPPER - D O O M 16 BURNS DRIVE GRASSMOOR CHESTERFIELD DERBYSHIRE S42 5AZ ENGLAND ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 8 ---------------------------------------- COOL CONTACTS WANTED WRITE TO:- BLADE - E.O.C 1999 63 BURLEIGH AVE WIGSTON FIELDS LEICESTER LE8 1FN ENGLAND DISK & LETTER = 150% JUST LETTER = 100% AND IF YOU ARE A CODER OR GFX ARTIST AND YOU WANT JOIN E.O.C 1999 THEN WRITE TO THE SAME ADDRESS ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 9 ---------------------------------------- TO PUT A MESSAGE IN THE WIZZCAT U.K. MESSAGE BOX, WRITE TO :- RED DEVIL/WIZZCAT U.K. 47 MOXLEY ROAD DARLASTON WEDNESBURY WEST MIDLANDS WS10 7RE THE ADVERTS ARE FREE, SO HURRY UP!! ---------------------------------------- FOR SWAPPING WRITE TO :- SHADOW 17 FAIRLIE AVENUE MANSFIELD NOTTS NG19 6RH ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENTS - VARIOUS PEOPLE PAGE 10 ---------------------------------------- FOR ELITE SWAPPING WRITE TO... REM/RELAY 48 FOXHILL ROAD WADSLEY BRIDGLE SHEFFIELD S61MB 100% REPLY ---------------------------------------- FOR ELITE VHS SWAPPING WRITE TO.... THE JESTER 26 HILLTOP ESTATE HECKMONDWIKE W.YORKS WF16 OED ---------------------------------------- THE SWAPPING SCENE................PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- I HAVE BEEN SWAPPING FOR ABOUT HALF A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE GOT A LOT OF COOL CONTACTS ALREADY AND I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE.BUT THERE IS ALWAYS PEOPLE LIKE RASCAL OUT THERE WHAT SEND PARCELS WITH NOT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF POSTAGE ON IT OR HE JUST DOES NOT BOTHER PUTTING A STAMP ON IT.WELL LESS ABOUT THIS LAMER. SOMETIMES I'LL SEND SOMETHING LIKE A DISK LABEL,PEN TOP,PENCIL ANYTHING WHAT IS NOT VERY HEAVY JUST FOR A LITTLE JOKE IT REALLY PISSES ME OFF WHEN PEOPLE PLACE AN ADVERT FOR SWAPPING SAYING THEY ARE ELITE AND YOU WILL GET A 100 PERCENT REPLY WHEN THEY ARE NOT ANYONE SPECIAL WHEN THEY REPLY AND HALF OF THE TIME THEY DONT REPLY WHICH MEANS THAT THEY ARE LAME AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO THE SWAPPING SCENE...............PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- HAVE AN ADVERT IN ANY DISK MAG OR DEMO. SWAPPING IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP SO I AM SURE THAT ANYONE CAN AFFORD TO PAY 24P FOR A STAMP TO REPLY OR TO SEND THE DISK OR DISKS BACK. WE HAVE ALL LOST DISKS TO THESE SORT OF PEOPLE WHO KEEP THEM IF THEY DONT WANT TO SWAP. I AM SURE THAT YOU ALL NOW KNOW NOT TO FAKE YOUR STAMPS AS THE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE VERY COSTLY!!! - SO DONT DO IT!!! ANOTHER THING THAT PISSES ME OFF IS THAT WHEN YOUR CONTACTS MOAN AT YOU WHEN YOU DONT REPLY THE SAME DAY OR THE NEXT DAY WE DONT ALL BLOODY LIVE ON OUR COMPUTERS AS THEY DONT RULE OUR LIFE, WE HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO!!! ONE MORE THING THAT PISSES MOST PEOPLE OFF IS WHEN SOMEONE ASKS YOU FOR A LIST THE SWAPPING SCENE...............PAGE 3 ---------------------------------------- OF ALL YOUR STUFF - I MEAN WHO NEEDS THIS HASSLE ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVENT GOT A PRINTER AS MOST PEOPLE HAVE AT LEAST A FEW HUNDRED DISKS AND IT WOULD TAKE AGES TO WRITE OR TYPE THEM OUT!!! AND ANOTHER THING - WHEN PEOPLE SEND YOU SHITTY FUCKED UP DISKS - I MEAN ANYONE CAN TELL IF IT DOESNT WORK BECAUSE IT MAKES SUCH A NOISE IN YOUR DISK DRIVE SO THE PARTICULAR PERSON STILL SENDS IT HOPING THAT YOU WILL EXCHANGE IT FOR ONE OF YOURS - THE CHEEK OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELL THESE ARE A FEW BAD POINTS ABOUT THE SWAPPING SCENE SO I HOPE THAT NO-ONE GETS OFFENDED AS THESE ARE ONLY MY VIEWS ENJOY!!!!! THE CREDITS FOR THIS DISK-MAG.......... ---------------------------------------- CODING - VANDAL OF RELAY GFX - VANDAL OF RELAY FONT - VANDAL OF RELAY MUSIC - BERNARD SUMNER OF RELAY EDITOR - ROTOX OF RELAY TITLE SCREEN - AZI OF KRYPTIC ARTICLES - VARIOUS PEOPLE THE GREETINGS LIST..................... ---------------------------------------- PARASITE - LSD MOZ - LSD FANGS - LSD LORD ZERO - LSD BAA BAA - LSD DAGGER - ECLIPSE PSICO - ECLIPSE JAZ - QUARTZ U.K DOBBIN - QUARTZ U.K GOLLUM - KRYPTIC ROMBUST - KRYPTIC AZI - KRYPTIC ENHANCER - KRYPTIC NITEHAWK - TECNIK REN - TECNIK RGB - TECNIK MEG YOUTH - PLAGUE BLADE - E.O.C 1999 GREETINGS CONT......................... ---------------------------------------- DRAGONBAIT - LUNATICS SCHIZOFRENIAK - LUNATICS MADD - SCANDAL TWILIGHT - SLIPSTREAM SKOL - SLIPSTREAM ZODAN - R.A.F SHREDDER - T.F.C JACK THE RIPPER - DOOM MARC PANTHER - SOUNDWAVE DEATHLOK CYLON TIERNAN MAGNUM CIVILIAN SARGE NOBBY SLAINE THE HERO GREETINGS CONT......................... ---------------------------------------- AND A FEW FROM VANDAL!! RED DEVIL - WIZZCAT UK OMICRON - WIZZCAT UK PARASITE - LSD INDEX - RELAY ROTOX - RELAY SLAVE - DIGITAL (THANX FOR THE PARCEL!) DEATHLOK (WHERES MY GREET??) MARTY - GOLDFIRE (I CANT FIND YOUR ADDRESS, SO PLEASE WRITE!!) THE JESTER SHADOW POOTLE - END OF CENTURY (REMEMBER ME?!) MR KIPP (WHAT GROUP??) MANNY - PENDLE EUROPA CLU - OASIS EC - OASIS BLACKBEARD + THE PROF - DIANETIX THE MEMBERS LIST....................... ---------------------------------------- ROTOX - MAIL TRADER & GFX INDEX - MANAGEMENT & MAIL TRADER MATRIX - MAIL TRADER REM - MAIL TRADER DAZ - CODER DOPE - CODER MUTLEY - MUSIC & GFX BERNARD SUMNER - MUSIC NEXUS - CODER VANDAL - CODER & GFX EAGLE - MAIL TRADER HUNTER - MAIL TRADER ---------------------------------------- NEWS.............................PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- ROTOX LEFT KRYPTIC AND JOINED RELAY ---------------------------------------- VANDAL LEFT KILLERS AND JOINED RELAY ---------------------------------------- DEATHLOK IS NOW INDEPENDENT ---------------------------------------- ROTOX IS NOW 16 YEARS OLD ---------------------------------------- AZI OF KRYPTIC WILL BE DOING SOME OF THE GRAPHICS FOR FACING OUT ISSUE #2 ---------------------------------------- BLADE HAS NOW LEFT PHANTASY AND JOINED END OF CENTURY 1999 ---------------------------------------- RELAY WILL BE RELEASING A DENTRO SOMETIME NEAR CHRISTMAS ---------------------------------------- REBELLION WILL BE HOLDING A PARTY IN NEWCASTLE SOMETIME IN JANUARY 1992 NEWS.............................PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- TICKETS FOR THE REBELLION PARTY WILL BE 4 QUID ---------------------------------------- KRYPTIC SHOULD BE RELEASING THEIR SECOND GAME SOON CALLED ESCAPE 2 ---------------------------------------- GOLLUM OF KRYPTIC WILL BE TRADING ON A 14.4 HST MODEM SOON ---------------------------------------- ROTOX OF RELAY WILL SOON HAVE 2 AMIGAS HIS AMIGA 500 AND AN AMIGA 1500 ---------------------------------------- SPOONER HAS NOW LEFT EOC 1999 AND JOINED LUNATICS ---------------------------------------- KILLERS ARE NOW DEAD ---------------------------------------- NEGATIVE ACTION LEFT KILLERS AND JOINED WIZZCAT U.K, HIS NEW HANDLE IS OMICRON NEWS.............................PAGE 3 ---------------------------------------- ROTOX OF RELAY IS NOW TRADING ON A MODEM ---------------------------------------- SCANDAL ARE WORKING ON A CARD GAME CALLED CONINGERE WHAT WILL BE RELEASED QUITE SOON ---------------------------------------- WIZZCAT UK ARE RELEASING A MESSAGE BOX AROUND CHRISTMAS SO SEND MESSAGES TO RED DEVIL. (SEE ADVERTS FOR ADDRESS!!) ---------------------------------------- VANDAL OF RELAY AND ROVER EX KILLERS GOT ARRESTED FOR NICKING A MOPED, AND PUT IN THE CELLS!! WHERE THEY WAITED UNTIL VERY ANGRY PARENTS BAILED THEM OUT!! (AS BOTH ARE ONLY 16!!) THEY ARE NOW WAITING TO SEE IF THEY ARE GOING TO COURT!! VANDAL WILL NOW HAVE MORE TIME FOR PRODUCTIONS AS HE IS IMPRISONED AT HOME FOR SOME TIME YET!!! (NO MORE MONEY,ALK,DRUGS!!) NEWS.............................PAGE 4 ---------------------------------------- WIZZCAT ARE RELEASING THE FOLLOWING COOL PRODUCTS AROUND CHRISTMAS!! A MUSIC DISK WITH LSD AND ANARCHY, WITH MUSIC BY ALL THE BEST MUSICIANS ON IT!! A VECTOR DEMO CODED BY OMICRON AND A MESSAGE BOX (SEE ADVERTS) ---------------------------------------- FACING OUT ISSUE #2 - MAY BE QUITE SOME TIME COMING OUT AS VANDAL HAS TO RECODE THE WHOLE THING, AND DOESNT HAVE MUCH TIME WITH HIS A-LEVELS!!! HOWEVER IT IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE READY FOR XMAS, SO GET YER ARTICLES SENT IN! ALSO MESSAGES, ADVERTS AND NEWS. EVERYTHING IS FREE, SO WRITE NOW TO EITHER VANDAL OR ROTOX. SEND A DISK AND YOU WILL GET THE NEXT ISSUE WHEN IT IS FINISHED!!! ---------------------------------------- INTERVIEW WITH RED DEVIL/WIZZCAT UK #1 ---------------------------------------- NOW AN INTERVIEW WITH SOMEONE WHO I THINK IS A COOL PRODUCTIVE GUY........ RED DEVIL OF WIZZCAT U.K. Q. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE SCENE AND WHAT GROUPS HAVE YOU BEEN THROUGH? A. ERM! IVE BEEN ON THE SCENE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS, AND I STARTED OUT IN DARKSTAR WHICH WAS JUST A LOCAL GROUP. THEN I WENT ON TO PENDLE EUROPA, FOLLOWED BY THE SILENTS, WARFALCONS, DUAL CREW, GENESTEALERS AND FINALLY WIZZCAT!! Q. WHAT HARDWARE DO YOU OWN? A. I HAVE AN OLD 1.2 A500, 1 MEG MEMORY AN EXTERNAL DISK DRIVE, A COMMODORE INK JET PRINTER, AND NEXT WEEK I WILL HAVE A 14400 BAUD MODEM OFF A FRIEND!!! INTERVIEW WITH RED DEVIL/WIZZCAT UK #2 ---------------------------------------- Q. WHAT ARE YOUR FUNCTIONS IN WIZZCAT? A. I AM THE LEADER OF THE UK DIVISION, GFX ARTIST AND MAILTRADER. Q. WERE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF WIZZCAT AT THE DIGITAL PARTY, AND WHY NO RELEASES? A. WE WERE REPRESENTED AT THE DIGITAL PARTY,BUT WE RELEASED NOTHING AS WE HAVE SOME COOL PRODUCTIONS COMING OUT AROUND CHRISTMAS. SUCH AS A MESSAGE BOX (SEE ADVERTS SECTION AS MESSAGES ARE FREE!!), A VECTOR DEMO BY OMICRON. Q. DO YOU HAVE A JOB? IF NOT WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE? A. NO, I DONT HAVE A JOB AT THE MOMENT. I AM DOING A-LEVEL ART, BUSINESS STUDIES AND ACCOUNTS.I WOULD LIKE TO DO GRAPHICS OR ADVERTISING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! INTERVIEW WITH RED DEVIL/WIZZCAT UK #3 ---------------------------------------- Q. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE CURRENT U.K. SCENE? A. GOOD QUESTION!! I THINK IT COULD DO WITH LESS BIG HEADEDNESS AND MORE PRODUCTIONS!! Q. WHO DO YOU THINK THE COOLEST GUY ON THE SCENE IS? A. THE PRIDE OF BRAINSTORM, BECAUSE HE ALWAYS SENDS NICE LETTERS, COOL CHATS WITH HIM AND HE IS GENERALLY A NICE GUY! Q. WHO DO YOU THINK THE BEST CODER,GFX ARTIST,MUSICIAN AND SWAPPER ON THE WHOLE SCENE ARE?? A. CODER - MACE/DUAL CREW GFX - APART FROM ME!!, MITHRANDIR/ACME MUSICIAN - TIP/PHENOMENA SWAPPER - STOOKIE/DUAL CREW INTERVIEW WITH RED DEVIL/WIZZCAT UK #4 ---------------------------------------- Q. WHAT IS YOUR FAVE DEMO OF ALL TIME? A. ENIGMA BY PHENOMENA, BECAUSE EVERY- -THING IN IT IS WELL DONE!! Q. WELL,THATS THE END OF THIS INTERVIEW! IS THERE ANYTHING AT ALL YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? (APART FROM GREETZ!!) A. YES, I HOPE THAT ALL THE GROUPS THAT ARE RESTING ON THEIR LAURELS START SHOW- -ING US WHY THEY ARE THE BEST!!! THANX ROB FOR THE INTERVIEW, HOPE YOUR MESSAGE BOX AND VECTOR DEMO WILL BE COOL BUT NO DOUBT THEY WILL!! IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PUT A MESSAGE IN THE WIZZCAT MESSAGE BOX, SEND THEM TO RED DEVIL NOW AND THEY ARE FREE.SEE ADS! INTERVIEW DONE BY VANDAL/RELAY!! INTERVIEW WITH DEATHLOK...........PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- Q - HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE SCENE A - ABOUT 2 YEARS Q - WHAT THINGS DO YOU DO ON THE AMIGA A - GRAPHICS AND SWAPPING Q - WHAT GROUP ARE YOU IN AT THE MOMENT A - NONE, BECAUSE ALL THE CODERS LEFT KILLERS WHICH LEFT IT LAME SO WE DECIDED TO ABANDON IT AND GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS. Q - WHAT HARDWARE DO YOU OWN? A - AMIGA 500,1 MEG,2 5 1/4 DRIVES ACTION REPLAY 2,MONITOR,900 DISKS INTERVIEW WITH DEATHLOK...........PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- Q - WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE DIGITAL PARTY IN OCTOBER? A - APART FROM BEING RIPPED OFF WITH MY TICKETS THE PARTY WAS O.K BUT IT WAS NOT VERY WELL ORGANISED. Q - WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING? A - APART FROM MUGGING LITTLE OLD GRANNIES I GO TO TECH AND I AM STUDYING THE NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER STUDIES. Q - WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE U.K SCENE? A - ITS O.K BUT THERE ARE NOT MANY GROUPS PRODUCING QUALITY RELEASES AT THE MOMENT. INTERVIEW WITH DEATHLOK...........PAGE 3 ---------------------------------------- Q - WHATS YOUR FAVOURITE DEMO? A - MAJIC 12 - RAY OF HOPE 2 Q - WHO DO YOU THINK ARE THE BEST TOP 3 U.K GFX ARTISTS? A - KREST/ANARCHY,AZI/KRYPTIC RED DEVIL/WIZZCAT U.K Q - WHO ARE YOUR TOP 3 U.K MUSICIANS? A - RECOIL/ECLIPSE,NUKE/ANARCHY BERNARD SUMNER/RELAY Q - WHO ARE YOUR TOP 3 U.K CODERS? A - RANX/QUARTZ,PARADROID/DIGITAL PSICO/ECLIPSE INTERVIEW WITH DEATHLOK...........PAGE 4 ---------------------------------------- Q - WHICH GUY DO YOU HATE MOST ON THE SCENE? A - RASCAL BECAUSE HE IS A LAME LITTLE STIRRING SHIT. Q - WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST CRACKING GROUP? A - SKID ROW Q - WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE GAMES? A - WINGS AND KICK OFF 2 Q - WHAT OTHER DISK-MAGS DO YOU READ? A - GRAPEVINE,MC DISK,HACK MAG,I.C.E STOLEN DATA AND SOME OTHERS. INTERVIEW WITH DEATHLOK...........PAGE 5 ---------------------------------------- WELL THAT ABOUT RAPS IT UP FOR THIS INTERVIEW SO THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP WITH THIS DISK-MAG DEAN. DO YOU WANT TO GREET ANYONE BEFORE YOU GO? YES, HERE IS A FEW QUICK GREETS TO SOME OF MY CONTACTS..... SHOCKWAVE/SEPULTURA,GRAYZOR/SLIPSTREAM GOLLUM/KRYPTIC,SPEED/EOC 1999,JESTER, MAGNUM,ANDY,JACK THE RIPPER,THE HERO MAZ,SLAINE AND YOU OF COURSE. SORRY TO ALL THOSE GUYS AND GALS I HAVE MISSED. SHORT GAME REVIEWS................PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- FINAL FIGHT ----------- WELL THIS WAS A PRETTY GOOD ARCADE GAME AND WAS ALSO QUITE GOOD ON THE NINTENDO SUPER FAMICOM, SO HOW HAS THE AMIGA CONVERSION TURNED OUT? CONSIDERING THE POWER OF THE ARCADE AND THE NUMBER OF COLOURS USED THIS WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A HARD JOB. THE GAME STARTS OFF WITH A PRETTY GOOD SOUNDTRACK AND A HALF DECENT RENDITION OF THE INTRO SEQUENCE BUT HAS A FEW BITS MISSING BUT THIS DOESNT MATTER TOO MUCH THE GAME TAKES A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME TO LOAD - MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE GAME WERE THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE QUITE GOOD BUT I WAS WRONG. THE SPRITES ARE PRETTY BIG BUT NOT VERY WELL ANIMATED AND THE SHORT GAME REVIEWS................PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- COLOURS ARE HORRIBLE! THE SOUND IS OF ADEQUATE STANDARD BUT A LOT OF THE GROAN SOUND EFFECTS ARE MISSING WHICH DETRACTS FROM THE GAMEPLAY. A FEW OF THE SPRITES ARE MISSING FROM THE ARCADE. HALF OF THE TIME THE OPPOSITION BEATS YOU UP WITHOUT ANY CHANCE OF AN ESCAPE! QUITE A FEW OF THE GOOD POINTS FROM THE ARCADE ARE MISSING LIKE THE ROLLING BARRELS AND THE CAGE FIGHTING. THIS GAME IS FOR THE TIMES WHEN YOU ARE BORED AS I CANT SEE ANYONE PLAYING IT TO DEATH!!! OVERALL SCORE 50/100 NEXT PAGE PLEASE! SHORT GAME REVIEWS................PAGE 3 ---------------------------------------- TERMINATOR 2 ------------ AFTER ALL THE HYPE ABOUT THIS GAME IT SHOULD BE GOOD BUT IS IT??? THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DECENT PICS ON THE TITLE SCREEN ALONG WITH A DIGITIZED PIC OF A LAME MODEL OF A T800 AND A LAME RENDITION OF THE MAIN FILM TRACK. THE GAME STARTS OFF WITH THE TWO ROBOTS HAVING TO FIGHT IT OUT WITH EACH OTHER. THE GRAPHICS ON THIS SECTION ARE PRETTY GOOD AND SO IS THE SPRITE ANIMATION. IF YOU SUCCEED IN DEFEATING THE T1000 THEN YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH A BIT OF DIGI ANIMATION FROM THE FILM WHERE THE TRUCK CAREERS OFF THE HIGHWAY. YOU THEN HAVE TO ESCAPE THE T1000 ALONG WITH JOHN CON. ON YOUR HARLEY MOTORBIKE WHILST DODGING SHORT GAME REVIEWS................PAGE 4 ---------------------------------------- ALL OF THE OBSTACLES AND JUMPING OVER RAMPS AND CARS. IF YOU ACCOMPLISH THIS SECTION THEN ANOTHER PIECE OF DIGITIZED ANIMATION IS DISPLAYED. ANYWAY LATER LEVELS INCLUDE FIGHTING THE T1000 AGAIN AND SHOOTING THE T1000 IN HIS HELICOPTER FROM THE BACK OF THE S.W.A.T TRUCK - YOU PLAY SARAH CONNOR IN THIS SECTION. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF PUZZLE STAGES BETWEEN LEVELS IN WHICH YOU HAVE TO REPAIR THE WRIST AND FINGERS OF THE T800 THE OTHER PUZZLE HAS YOU RE-ARRANGING THE FACE OF THE T800 IN THE FORM OF A SLIDING PIECES PUZZLE. AS I SAID EARLIER THE GRAPHICS ARE QUITE GOOD, THE SOUND IS AVERAGE AND THE ANIMATION IS GOOD. OVERALL SCORE 75/100 SHORT GAME REVIEWS................PAGE 5 ---------------------------------------- LAST NINJA 3 ------------ WELL THIS IS THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE NINJA SERIES - IS IT THE BEST ONE YET? THE GAME TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO LOAD AND YOU ARE THEN PRESENTED WITH AN ANIMATED INTRO REMINISCENT OF BEAST 2. THE MUSIC IS PRETTY DECENT ON THE TITLE SCREEN. THE GAME STARTS OFF IN THE GARDENS AND IS IN THE 3D FORM JUST LIKE THE EARLIER ADVENTURES. VARIOUS WEAPONS CAN BE FOUND LIKE A SWORD AND MANY PUZZLES HAVE TO BE CONQUERED. THE GRAFIX ARE QUITE GOOD AND SO IS THE SOUND BUT THE ANIMATION IS STILL JUST THE BASIC MOVES. THE GAME IS PRETTY HARD BUT IT IS A GOOD ALL ROUNDER. THE BEST YET!!! OVERALL SCORE 80/100 SHORT GAME REVIEWS................PAGE 6 ---------------------------------------- ALIEN BREED ----------- WELL THE SEQUEL TO ALIEN SYNDROME HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. THE GAME LOADS WITH A GOOD PICTURE WHICH THEN GOES TO THE BASIC TITLE SCREEN - LOGO, MUSIC AND HIGHSCORES ETC. THE MUSIC ON THE TITLE IS OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD FOR A GAME. ONCE IN THE GAME THE VIEW IS FROM OVERHEAD INSIDE A LARGE SHIP. YOU ARE ARMED WITH A BASIC MACHINE GUN TO TACKLE THE ALIENS WITH - WHICH COME IN TWO FORMS, BIG BLACK MOTHER FUCKERS AND THOSE BLOODY LITTLE CRABBY THINGS THAT CLING TO YOUR FACE LIKE A LEECH. THE GRAPHICS FOR THE SHIP ARE EXCELLENT, THE SOUND AND SPEECH ARE OF A HIGH STANDARD AND THE SCROLLING IS ALSO QUITE GOOD. SHORT GAME REVIEWS................PAGE 7 ---------------------------------------- THE PLAYABILITY IS VERY GOOD TOO. THERE IS A COMPIUTER SYSTEM ON THE SHIP IN WHICH YOU CAN BUY WEAPONS, MAPS ETC AND HAS SOME GOOD SPEECH FOR THIS BIT. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I LIKED THIS GAME QUITE A LOT AS IT IS THE BEST RELEASE TO COME OUT SINCE KICK OFF 2!!!!! A MUST FOR EVERYONE UNLESS YOU ARE A SAD LITTLE DEPRAVED BOY - GET IT NOW!!! OVERALL SCORE 92/100 SHORT GAME REVIEWS................PAGE 8 ---------------------------------------- ESCAPE BY KRYPTIC ----------------- WELL THIS IS A SMALL LITTLE GAME BY AN UPCOMING ENGLISH GROUP. THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO GUIDE YOUR LITTLE BLOKE TO WALK OVER BLOCKS WHICH OPEN DOORS, BUT SOME OF THE FLOOR CRUMBLES AWAY WHILE WALKING ON IT. THE MUSIC IS AVERAGE, THE GRAPHICS ARE ONLY AVERAGE AS THE GROUP DIDNT USE THEIR BEST GRAFIX ARTIST - AZI - ONCE ALL THE BLOCKS HAVE OPENED DOORS THE EXIT OPENS WHILST STRUGGLING TO EVADE THE NASTIES AND BEAT THE TIME LIMIT. THIS GAME ISNT BAD FOR THEIR FIRST VENTURE INTO THE GAMES WORLD OVERALL SCORE 49/100 THE JORDAN SCENE................. PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- THE TERRORISTS:NO PRODUCTIONS,BUT HEAVY SWAPPERS,AND A FEW GOOD GFX ARTISTS. BYTE BUSTERS:NOW DEAD AS THE LEADER DUNHILL LEFT TO JOIN THE ST.PAULS CREW. T.E.T:ONE MEMBER ONLY. A DIVISION JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT. KAOS:ONE OF THE FEW PRODUCTIVE GROUPS IN JORDAN,MOSTLY INTROS. IRIS:THE GUY RUNNING THIS DIVISION IS THE BROTHER OF THE LEADER OF THE ST.PAUL CREW,HIS NAME IS KOUROS. THE SAINT PAULS CREW:NEW GROUP FORMED BY EX BYTE BUSTERS MEMBERS NO CODERS THOUGH THE JORDAN SCENE (CONT)...........PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- SO PRODUCTIONS ARE DONE ON RED SECTOR DEMO CREATOR ACTION REPLAY MK III INFO............... ---------------------------------------- ACTION REPLAY MK III IS NOW RELEASED,ITS 60 POUNDS AND IT HAS FEATURES SUCH AS DEEPER TRAINER NIBBLE COPIER MEM WATCH KEYBOARD TO JOYSTICK CONVERTER NEW MEMORY CONTROL COMMANDS FILE REQUESTERS AND IT SHOULD NOW WORK WITH EXTERNAL MEMORY CARDS SUCH AS SUPRARAM ETC. ACTION REPLAY MK II OWNERS CAN UPGRADE FOR 40 POUNDS. BRITAIN..IN DEEP DEEP TROUBLE - PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- THAT MASTER OF BAD DOING, THE DEFENDER OF EVIL, THE LEGENDARY BART SIMPSON, HAS TODAY ANNOUNCED HIS LATEST DRAMATIC DECISION TO CASH IN ON HIS UNEQUALLED POPULARITY, AND DECIDED TO RUN FOR BRITAINS TOP OFFICE. PRIME MINISTER. BART, CURRENTLY RANKED AMONG THE STARS AS THE MOST HILARIOUS AND OUTRAGOUS SYMBOL OF AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS, WAS SAID TO BE CONFIDENT THAT THE FAME AND VAST FORTUNE THAT HIS HIT SERIAL .... 'THE SIMPSONS' HAS BROUGHT HIM SINCE IT STARTED TO RUN ON THE ASTRA SATILLITE, THAT HE COULD FORCE THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT INTO AN EARLY AND SOME-WHAT HUMILIATING GENERAL ELECTION.. AN EXCLUSIVE REPORT WAS TODAY GIVEN TO THIS OFFICE, BY A MEMBER OF THE BART SIMPSON, OR 'FREE SOFTWARE PARTY' AS IT BRITAIN..IN DEEP DEEP TROUBLE - PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- OFFICIALLY WILL BE CALLED. THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT BARTS AGENT, WELL KNOWN ENTREPRENEUR MR JOE KING. HAS TODAY GAINED POSSESION OF THE DEEDS OF SALE, FOR THE WHOLE OF THE GREATER LONDON AREA. OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIES COMMITEE ARE BELIVED TO BE LOOKING AT THE DEAL IN GREAT DETAIL, ALTHOUGH FIRST REPORTS SUGGESTED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS TO BE IN ORDER. A COPY OF THE DEEDS ACCOMPANIED THE REPORT AND ANOTHER PROMINENT NAME WHICH APPEARED, WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE GREAT AMERICAN TYCOON 'MR D TRUMP'. ALONG WITH THE REPORT, ALSO CAME A RATHER RAGGED LOOKING HAND WRITTEN LIST OF INTENTIONS, WHICH IS BELIVED TO BE THE PARTIES 1ST. MANIFESTO. ONE STATED BRITAIN..IN DEEP DEEP TROUBLE - PAGE 3 ---------------------------------------- INTENTION IS TO EQUIP EACH AND EVERY HOUSEHOLD THROUGHOUT THE U.K. WITH FREE ASTRA SYSTEMS. NO DOUBT THIS IS SO THAT EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST A CHANCE TO VIEW THE MAN OF THE MOMENT, BART. THIS WOULD LEAD TO EVERYONE EVENTUALLY REJECTING THE TRADITIONAL CHANNELS, AND THEN AFTER THE DOWNFALL OF THE BBC,WOULD LEAVE THE WAY CLEAR FOR SKY TV TO TAKE OVER THE MONOPOLY. OTHER PLANS INCLUDE, THE INTRODUCTION OF ANOTHER YET TV NETWORK TO BE CALLED SIMPLY STV, AN OBVIOUS SLOGAN FOR SIMPSON TELEVISION. IN A FURTHER ATTEMPT TO SMOOTH HIS WAY INTO OUR HEARTS, BART HAS ANNOUNCES THAT HIS NEW MEGA HIT SINGLE, 'DEEP DEEP TROUBLE' IS TO BE DISTRUBUTED FREE TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS. THE B.SIDE OF THE RECORD IS RUMORED TO BRITAIN..IN DEEP DEEP TROUBLE - PAGE 4 ---------------------------------------- CARRY THE PARTIES FULL MANIFESTO. A PREVIEW VERSION OF WHICH MENTIONS AMONG OTHER ITEMS, THE ABOLITION OF ALL SAXAPHONE MUSIC, LIVE TV COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BAR AND RESTAURANT, AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL OF ALL, FREE 18-30 HOLIDAY OFFERS. SO KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR THE RECORD, DROPPING ON YOUR DOORMAT OR YOU MAY JUST MISS YOUR CHANCE OF SOME FREE HOLS. ONE LAST THING BEFORE I END THIS REPORT, MR SIMPSON IS BELIVED TO HAVE BEEN SUMMONED TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE,(ONE MUST ASSUME THEY TOO HAVE A SATELLITE TV) FOR WHAT IS RUMOURED TO BE A GIFT OF RECOGNITION FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH,YES OUR HERO AND POSSIBLY OUR NEXT P.M. IS NOW TO BE KNOWN AS 'LORD SIMPSON'. YOU THE VOTER MUST DECIDE FOR YOURSELF, BRITAIN..IN DEEP DEEP TROUBLE - PAGE 5 ---------------------------------------- BUT THE FACTS ABOUT BART SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. HE IS PUGNACIOUS, VERY RUDE, DISOBEDIENT, CUNNING, SLY AND DOWNRIGHT UGLY. THESE ARE IN THE OPINION OF THIS REPORTER REASONS ENOUGH TO GIVE HIM MY VOTE, AS ALL PAST P.M.'S HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE QUALITIES. SO DO LOOK OUT FOR YOUR FREE RECORD,BUT IF YOU HAVE A POSTMAN LIKE MINE, DO NOT DESPAIR, COPIES ARE ALSO TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT ALL BRANCHES OF MACDONALDS,PIZZA HUT,KENTUCKY PREMISES AND ALL OTHER FAST FOOD OUTLETS.. ITS YOUR FUTURE.. MAKE IT WORTHWHILE.. VOTE FOR BART ... THANK YOU TELEBUG...............THE ASSASINS 1991. THE CHARTS - VANDAL/RELAY PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- AS WE SENT OUT NO VOTING FORMS ETC,HERE ARE SOME I MADE UP MYSELF!!! BEST DRINKS BEST FOOD ------------- ----------- 1. WHISKEY 1. CURRY 2. ANY OTHER ALK 2. PIZZA 3. MY HOMEBREW!! 3. CHIPS WORST DRINKS WORST FOOD -------------- ------------ 1. DOG PISS 1. SISTERS COOKING 2. HYDROCHLORIC ACID 2. POLICE FOOD 3. ANY NON ALK 3. SHIT ON TOAST 1. POLICE WORST PEOPLE - 2. TEACHERS 3. DISK THIEFS THE CHARTS - VANDAL/RELAY PAGE 2 ---------------------------------------- BEST CIGARETTES WORST PLACE TO BE ----------------- ------------------- 1. WELL ROLLED REEFERS 1. POLICE STATION 2. BENSON + HEDGES 2. SCHOOL 3. MARLBORO 3. COURT WORST THINGS WORST TV PROGRAM -------------- ------------------ 1. COURT SUMMONS 1. THE BILL 2. SHIT ROLLED SPLIF 2. GARDENERS WORLD 3. READ/WRITE ERROR 3. PLAYDAYS I CANT BE BOTHERED TO CONTINUE, BECAUSE ITS STUPID! IF ANYONE ELSE CAN DO BETTER THEN GO FOR IT!!! MAYBE LATER WE WILL ISSUE A VOTING FORM AND PUT SOME PROPER CHARTS DOWN!! ---------------------------------------- THE END PAGE 1 ---------------------------------------- WELL THIS BRINGS US TO THE END OF ISSUE ONE OF -FACING OUT-. THERE HAS BEEN SOME HARD WORK GONE INTO PRODUCING THIS DISK MAGAZINE AND WE ALL HOPE YOU ENJOYED READING IT!! ISSUE #2 WILL BE MUCH IMPROVED FROM THIS ONE, AND WILL INCLUDE MANY DIFFERENT FEATURES UNLIKE ISSUE #1!! WE HOPE YOU WILL SEND IN SOME ARTICLES, AS WITHOUT YOUR HELP -FACING OUT- WILL BE GOING NOWHERE!! WELL THANX FOR READING -FACING OUT-, NOW IM GOING TO CODE AN INTRO, AND MAKE A START ON -FACING OUT- ISSUE #2 BEFORE ROTOX STARTS PHONING ME EVERY DAY TO MAKE ME HURRY UP!!! BYE FOR NOW.... VANDAL/RELAY!!