r e a l i t y c h e c k n e t w o r k ! Introduction "Warez-IQ" Warez Quiz! Editorials Voting Booth/Results Interviews Reader Survey Articles Secret Articles Reviews Space Invaders Game Warez Lists Group NFOs [Couriers] Top 10 Couriers Group NFOs [Releases] Dear Road Rebel, RCN Information Astrology Endokuken of RTN The SPA, RCMP, and a $5,000 Fine Endeavour, COPS President "COPS is not the ONLY group to.. " Bollox H/P/A/V/C Started it All Undi /ignore #Exceed CRAP The Quiet Riot Greets to 200 of My closes friends Defender Zeta "lame 1 node board." Defender Zeta (Again) How to Relieve Stress... Multiple Email Miscellaneous Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19! Jay Wilbur of iD Software iD Software on Piracy "I'm not in jail!" - tKLP tKLP's Address Autoposted on IRC? Erupt Quits GODS The Problem with GODS "FUCK RTS!" - Dark Evil RTS Steals from fATE and GODS? Faraway, SPW Translator SNES Emulators Work??? Dupe of Eclipse Moving to EFnet Nightsky of AOD AOD Survived? REPOST of FBI Interview The FBI on Piracy Laws Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19! Chris Carter Revealed!!! Daniel Schlegel aka Chris Carter? ROR Dead!? Finally??? tKLP Bribes iD Software "... but I want a reward!" - tKLP The Renegade Chemist "Razor 1911 is not elite" - TRC fATE VP Disses fATE "You're the reason fATE died." The Death of Boards Telnet a Must? Quick FTP Advice /incoming is 'world-writeable' Big Files The Real Need for Speed? Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19! 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 [05/23/96] --> [05/29/96] The Seven Listing #2 [05/30/96] --> [06/05/96] The Seven Listing #3 [06/06/96] --> [06/12/96] The Seven Listing #4 [06/13/96] --> [06/19/96] 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 #19! 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 #1 Voting Results : Courier #1 Voting Results : Release #2 Voting Results : Courier #2 Voting Booth Go Back to Main Menu Xenon-Watch Almost as Lame as Rebel Chicken... Datafluxx and Sabretooth We Smoke Crack or Something Dark-Elf and Amy "I will protect you Amy..." Jimmy Rapes Britany Eeeeeeiiiiiiiwwwww... Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19! Group Information We are RCN. Credits RCN #19 Staff Return to Main Menu Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19! r c n i n t r o ! Author : Road Rebel Subject : Introduction to RCN #18 I am writing this to say a few words about RCN and how people treat us. First of all, when you see an article that rips on someone or a group, and you don't like it. Take it up with the author!!! If it isn't written by Rebel Chicken, Hitex or I then don't nag us about it! Also, if you have a problem with something written about you or a group, WRITE A REBUTTLE! Don't sit there and bitch at us in the channel, it doesn't do shit. I came to #RCN today, and all I heard was bitching because someone said something mean about a group. WELL, if you are a group member and your group gets made fun of, take it on the chin, be a man. We have and will make fun of A LOT of people, most of it is just FUN and in MAD RCN, and people realize this and get over it. If you come in and bitch at us, it makes us want to rip you some more. Ok enough of this. Now, this is for the people that come in and say "SEND ME THE NEWEST RCN!" You don't have to beg!!!! Before you nag people for it try this. Look in the channel for someone named *dcc (anythingdcc). If they exist type this : "/MSG xdcc list" If they list that they have it type this : "/MSG xdcc send #" OK!! NOW, if there isn't a DCC in the channel look at the topic. It will usually have an FTP or Web page adrress! If they aren't there, then ask. Please don't just come in and BEG. It is very unbecoming. Also, for people that want to write for RCN, you don't have to ask for an RCN app. Just write something and send it to me. If it is good we use it, if not, well.. we don't. However, our editors are very patient and they will try to unscramble any submission, regardless of your English skills. Also, we readily accept submissions written in French, Hebrew, Spanish, or Swedish. Don't worry, we'll get it translated! (Of course, we still prefer English!) If you can keep submitting to RCN you will become a member. But don't ask what the topic should be, if we had all the topics we could write the whole magazine, the topics are the hard part! r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, Anyways, I was almost busted last night. I was emailed by the SPA saying their usual bullshit and then I was given a phone call by the RCMP telling me that I was guilty of carding and software piracy. Further more, they came to inspect my computer which I was wise enough to have deleted all my warez before hand, they checked me out and played a recorded voice of me when I was making some c00kies also know as calling cards. Not sure how to end this but I was very close to getting my ass kicked, but I was only fined 5000 bucks, which still sux :(. Well, I won't be back for a while, I might even be quitting the scene as a whole. I'm gonna be thinking about it today. Keep up the good work for RCN!!! Signed, Endokuken Dear Endokuken, If you're reading this, just want to let you know that the scene will miss you. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear kT!, Right now, I should be studying for my finals, and that is the reason for my not hanging around on IRC quite as much, but this letter that you wrote and submitted to RCN got me pissed and I when saw how WRONG you were, I HAD to write this. First of all, who the FUCK are you!? Why don't you use your fucking entire handle instead of kT so we know who you are? Not that it makes a damn bit of difference, but I am curious. I don't know exactly who you are, but I will keep guessing until you reply. First off, let me tell you that our NFO is pretty damn good, and if you can do anything better, please do so and we will see how damn good it is. About the "They have ripped off parts of DOD and PWA's NFOs." Let me tell you that I never ripped any of Razor's part of the NFO. And I got PERMISSION from PWA, and DOD to take those certain arts of the NFO file and use it myself. Second, you said "The only original statement is the group's quote and that this is one of hypocrisy. 'COPS will beat you and you will like it!'" What is your problem? This is our statement like many other groups have! Take a break man! We are not "FOR" police brutality, but I guess your ass doesn't see the satire in it. It's a good statement, and we will keep it. Third, you said "When a non-foreign group starts releasing software in another language, you know it is in trouble." Let me tell you something. A lot of people in the scene are not of American origin, like myself. But I am not Chinese either. I respect the others in the scene, and I don't take to my own selfish interest to release only US Warez. There are MANY Asians in the scene, and it's MORE than 15%. COPS is not the ONLY group to release foreign warez. Why don't you bash some other groups? The MS Access in Chinese was a "quality foreign release" unlike some stupid release like "Mahwai Checkers" or something. Fourth, you said "Also, when you released Blake Stone, you knew that the files dated back to 1993, yet you gave the go-ahead to release." WRONG! I didn't know the release date of that game, because to tell you the truth, I have never heard of it before. And the person that packaged it didn't want his identity to be revealed. It was my mistake not to check the file dates, and yes, it was a "lame" release as you may call it, but that is the ONLY one that is ever gonna come out of COPS. I apologized for that release and I will do so again. So enough said about that. Fifth, you said "But then again, fATE is a second-rate couriering group." Don't start bashing on fATE, because your stupid ass wasn't good enough to get in, even if you tried. MALiCE is a GOOD couriering group, but the council members of that group were VERY poor and had a hard time managing. And I am glad that they left. MALiCE will probably do good without them, and hopefully become #2 again next to RiSC in the future. Signed, Endeavour r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, I would like to start by clarifying what H/P/A/V/C actually refers to. Believe it or not, this question has been asked of me numerous times while meddeling on IRC. In H/P/A/V/C, H stands for Hacking, P stands for Phreaking, A stands for Anarchy, V stands for Virii, and C stands for Carding. Those 5 things, my friends, are what made the "warez world" of today. The abundance of people in the #WarezX channels that have asked me this question has lead me to understand how severely messed up the scene is today. Let's take a trip back to the time when people with 300 baud modems and 20 megabyte hard drives were elite. People didn't have enough space, nor interest, to trade 300 disk warez. Heck, people didn't even trade warez, they traded H/P/A/V/C text and utils! My point here is that no one in the scene knows about its roots! Before there were warez, there was H/P/A/V/C. People who don't know about this should really take the time to learn. I remember the days when Jolly Roger ruled the scene for text files on telling you everything from how to get free HBO to how to make Solidox Bombs. I mean groups like BOM (Brotherhood of Malice) and BGR (Brotherhood of Gods and Retards) would put out text files every week for the average Joe Schmoe who didn't want to pay for that Porno Movie in the hotel or that Snickers bar in the candy machine. The people who know what I am talking about are VERY lucky. If you can recall some of the stuff I am saying please help me on my crusade to revive the scene. What people have to understand is that there was no Internet when the scene started. I mean, there was no IRC to trade 0 day warez on, there were only BBSes. SLOW BBSes I might add. There was actually talent and skill involved in making a black box so you could call long distance. What has so angered me about the scene today is that the only thing people are interested in is 0-day Warez. Okay, I admit that I LOVE warez, but when I see Mayo Family Clinic being couriered it's time to stop. I mean, I understand someone couriering a good ware such as Duke Nukem 3D, but the QUALITY is what really counts not the QUANTITY. At least, that's the way I see it. Unfortunately, just about everyone else doesn't see it my way. They are interested in how many warez they can courier in 1 day or how many releases they can put out. This is wrong and needs to be stopped. One other thing that I can't stand is that every Joe BumFuck and his brother is creating little shit groups these days. I can remember when art groups ruled the scene, and there were only a few people cool enough to start a group. The IRC and the Internet as a whole have made it easier for little shitoids to start groups every 5 seconds. The only groups I have respect for at the moment are big named groups such as fATE, DOD, Razor 1911, and PWA, because the reason they are "big names" is that many have heard them and they USUALLY release great, working warez. The dismanteling of the scene has greatly upset me and many other "old timers" because the scene was SO much nicer once upon a time. Was it better? I would say yes, but then I wouldn't be playing Duke Nukem 3D! Signed, Bollox Dear Bollox, I don't buy it. The nature of man hasn't changed since 1986 and I won't believe it for a minute that the scene was ever any better. Look you really couldn't have been too excited when you downloaded Pong for the Commodore 64, or leeched a file on how to get free change out of a vending machine. And moreover, I won't believe for a minute that the scene wasn't just as fucked up in 1986 as it is now. The only thing that's changed is the resources we have to work with, and that's an omnipresent change that will never go away. Furthermore, the hacking scene is just as alive today as it was 10 years ago. NO, I take that back. It's even MORE alive. The only reason I can see for you not to be enjoying those great text files now is that perhaps you couldn't get on any of the boards on which these guys hang out. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, I'll skip the formalities, we all know that RCN is the best. Before I start, I would like to say that I am writing this mail only because I want to make the life of some leeches better, not because of my hate for any one. We all know that #exceed is HUGE. 25 lines of users is concidered normal there. Every time I join #exceed, I leave every other channel I am on, only because I can't keep up and talk with anyone. The flow of information is endless. Besides, you really can't get any file within 5-10 minutes. All the slots and queues are full. So I ask myself : Why join #exceed, and not join the "small" #groupfiles? There, of course, you won't find 10-12 couriers offering, but you will find 1-2 with open slots. When I say the "flow of information" I don't mean only the XDCC lists. I mean the 40-50 joins and /quit's per minute. It's a living hell when you are lagged. A way to skip this, is to hang around #warez_etc. There, etc-bit "rip's" ONLY the offers from #exceed ;-) and displays them publically to the channel. One last thing, don't flame the leeches. Think about it, if there were no leeches, there wouldn't really be a warez scene. Signed, Undi Dear Undi, I often offer the latest RCN in #exceed, and a great way to keep from getting flooded off is : "/IGNORE #EXCEED CRAP" That will ignore all the incoming and departing entries. That's a fphoenix.irc command, so don't look at me if it doesn't work in MIRC :-). Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, Today, my friends , I have officially retired the group scene for now. I am going back to the original idea of the scene. Friends, and free proggies. Someday, I'll rejoin the scene, maybe when I can supply, crack, siteop, etc, so I can offer my group more than a reliable guy :). Hell, maybe someday I'll come back and restart NFS. ahahahahaha :P.. The following is a list of my kewlest buds in the scene, and some others :P KEWL PEOPLES: ------------- Acidplain - keep up the couriering, have yer kid grow up like me, hah!:) Angelface - "hybrid's best.." I'll never forget that! :) Azatlani - one werd: TITS. Erica will be mine, oh yes she will be mine... Blackraven - thanx for the access to the site! I owe ya one! email me! Bollocks - too much hacking and weed will fuck you up later in life! Brutus - don't party too much, keep in touch with me, keep track of the scene! Buht - stop getting caught, and get me some accounts hehehe :) Bunter - too bad ya couldn't have joined me group:) keep up the cracking! Byron - the appterm still kicks ass, keep in touch my aussie friend :) Cheesebal - it was fun taking #waresX and #warezX, #dccwarez, etc, etc..:) Chinese Eyez - thanx for the chance in MTY! I owe ya one.. Clinically Insane - keep the bbs up! get some more nodage! :) Cryptic Pain - thanx for the "membership," no really :P Cray - talk to you in #HTC (if I don't get banned! I mean um wait um...) Crc Error - keep up the bbs, I'll see yas around irc! Creator - I know you can't crack, heh, but I guess ya could do ok VGA:) cyas! Crypt Wizard - no, I don't have sites for ya heh, keep up the bbs! Cutcorner - email me damnit! we gotta chat! Cyber Angel - I'll call ya man, someday we'll do somethin kewl together! Cyberben - does aly give good head? mail me if she does haha j/k, ttyl bro:) Dark Elf - don't werry, I know you can't crack:), maybe you DO crack, but...:) Darkeye - keep in touch, mail me! keep cracking! Darkrage - thanx for the friendship, and the sex, I mean uh uh uh hehe:) Dawg - don't let yer wife get to you, couriering is better than sex! :) Defender Zeta - don't take shit from anyone! go pink ranger go :) Dogfriend - keep in touch paul! keep "dominating" the scene bro! Doktorn - too bad for the bbs:( but great uploading! stay in touch! Doobie - keep it up with fate/madcrew..cyas in #exceed, etc :) Doubler - you will prolly never read this, someday I will visit you tho! Dr. Chaos - dude, I want my disks back man! heh I'll walk over and get em! Druggy - I trust ya man, you aren't a narc, just had an accident:) Eci - goodluck with hybrid, btw, we don't wanna know bout you and smaster :) Eck - thanx for the cracking hehe...keep in touch.. Ellipsis - keep in touch, I'll call yas also. Enigma - well, ya didnt really do much for us, have a nice life..cyas.. Eternal Death - thanx for the cards, no really :P keep in touch bro! Everclear - thanx man, maybe see yas on newnet sometime.. Falcon - great job couriering! I'll visit you someday! FBI Boy - eww, defacto?!?! well, thanx for staying loyal, keep in touch! Fiber - I LOVE your site, keep it up forevah! greets man! :) Format/Gne - I wanna test some of your coding sometime! mail me! Foxtrot - we'll keep in touch, don't worry, I'll get those HD's :) Frost - keep up the couriering! get me on some good sites! :) Fugitive - good luck with RPR, thanx for the friendship Full Throttle - keep in touch man, someday I'll let you call me, someday :) Genocide - we'll keep in touch :)...keep up the group if ya can.. Global - email my ass...we'll trade some pr0n! Highlife - too bad about the site, keep up the couriering! Hitex - great job on RCN, LGC, cyas around! keep in touch! Hydrophobic Penguin - thanx for the art cH! you kick ass! IceCube - remember NFS, [FaLL0uT]? heh email me man! I wanna talk!:) Ionizer - great review! <- mike hunt = it fucking sucks! <- realistic hah :) Immortal - stay kewl, give me axs to RZ:), /msg me...stay EVERLASTing... Infinite Sadness - thanx for the friendship, good luck bro! Johnny Mnemonic - thanx for the cards, remember that? heh... Junior Mafia - jordan, jordan, jordan, we'll keep in touch! Kang - thanx for the friendship! good luck! Kokis - thanx for the account bro, keep in touch... K0rrupt - we need to talk bout, uh, heh ya know, drop me email:) Krypto - hey man! keep in touch bud! ya got me email addy! Kurupt - keep up with Menace! good luck....illegal is the only way to go!:) Legion - ya never did talk to FanFan for me:) latez tho! Le Vey - isn't hbd dead, oops! heh, someday I'll visit ya and we'll fuck chix! LiveWire - where the fuck are you? we need to talk! remember me or [FaLL0uT]? Lost Soul - the cracker's life is great, you get greetz for nothing! Major Access - keep up the art, supplying, and I'll be using yer site!:) Marbz - keep ordering to the PO box:) maybe we'll do business later... Masterkey - thanx for the site, I hope BiTE couriers good for ya! Maze - keep in touch, get yer ripping speed up also! hah:) Mighty Mouse - great art! you kick ass! cya around! keep in touch! Misha - AWESOME s/n gens:) thanx for the +v's in #cracking also man! :) Mutant Leader - nice to have ya with NFS! keep up the bbs, find some traders! Netlion - I know you werent in tdujam, heh lying gets ya nowhere:) NoFear - thanx for the help (a long time ago :))... Novocaine - you've came a long way man, good luck! NoZone - thanx for the utils, keep on supplying! don't get in trouble again:) Odin - stop getting caught! keep in touch:) Overkill (from 201:)) - keep me in touch bout the ISP!!! Patriarch - keep up cracking, it's a needed skill!! Pest (not the one in razor) - where the fuck are you? email me ASAP! Phatal - one of my longest friends on irc:) I'll help ya get RAM! I'll call ya! QuakeX - keep up the beta testing, someday they'll let ya in:) Rancid Apathy - thanx for unbanning my ass in #everlast heh. stay COOL! Rayden - thanx for the friendship man! keep in touch! Rebel Chicken - RCN KICKS ALL ASS!!!! thanx for everything..! Redfox - we'll keep doing business, thanx for the cards, etc! Road Rebel - RCN kix ALL ASS, keep up the k-rad werk! Sadface - keep up the bbs! talk to you later! Shafter - thanx for the friendship, cya when skewl is back in! email me! Shatter Star - you are #1 on inet. you will always be k-rad. stay kewl! Shifter - thanx for making NFS bigger, where the fuck are you?!?! mail me!!!! Shingen - keep up the couriering! good luck! Silent Mobius - heya man, what's the alt-??? for "o," talk to ya on irc!:) Soul Stealer - thanx for the friendship... Sound Master - thanx for the dupe checking! keep up the good werk! Static White Sound - you still haven't hit the net! hah, I'll call yas :) Stone - keep up the good werk with MSQ and keep cracking! Stryker - thanx for the friendship! and access to vailsys! Tanis - attention util groups, this guy ROCKS at cracking! Tarnish - thanx for being a friend man! Technician - shit, I don't know where to start, so I'll call yas! Tetsuo - mail me when the site's back up! we'll do business! Thanos-1 - send me some cd's man! keep in touch! The Caserd - thanx for the dupes, I mean um um, keep up the tradin! EVR '96! The Edge - keep up with your groups...stay active in the scene.. The Keyboard Caper - .ZA does really rock! keep cracking and keep PC alive! The Thief - we'll be talking soon:) thanx for everything.. Toffolo - haven't seen ya in a while, but keep in touch! good luck w/ SDOA! Tool - keep up the couriering, cyas around! Torg - you are the BEST for bots. get the fone fixed so you can stay online! Touchtone - life will get better, meet another chick:) KEEP IN TOUCH!!!!! Tradeware - save yer money:) we'll do some business someday... Trionic - keep up supplying! Trite - great we could resolve our conflicts, cyas on EFNet! mail me 4 RAM! Trix - thanx for the two accounts man :) Vengeance - keep in touch, or I'll call you:) anyways, talk to you later... VideoFX - hey man, make sure to get me winnt 4.0 first! ttyl! Vilestyle - we'll keep in touch, stay kewl! Violator - you've been awesome, thanx for the games...:P Viper - someday I'll visit yas and we can kick someone's ass! hah call me! Wacko - we'll keep in touch, and get together sometime! Waxed Weasel - great VGA! I mite need some soon, heh email me :) White Cracker - cya round irc man, stay kewl and shit :) Webbie - thanx for the account, now all I need is access...:) Witless - I'll never forget "siteops: krypto and witless" - my 1st site:) Ypsilon - sorry bout CNV man, it was a good bbs! Zeus - keep those fucking releases coming in! heh email me if you get "bored" Some quick "BYE's" kuz I was short on time : -------------------------------------------- Lord Jam, _iM, everyone else I forgot..STN/NFS members..etc..latez GROUP GREETS: ------------- Stoned, Prestige, Demolition, Mortality, PWA, Razor, RiSC, Everlast, fATE. LOSERS: ------- Crystalin - don't even talk to me you fucking narc..you code stealer, anyone can write their name in that piece of shit install program... Cyberjack - well, when we started ripping on ROR together, ya got semi-kewler but ya still think im a fewl, so fuck off... Devast - get the stick out of your ass...i hope you die also sometime soon, you fucking little piece of shit, go to hell.. Grendal - stop talking, maybe act..you don't have root on fucking dtx.net anyways kuz it don't fuckin exist hahahahah Midnight Grave Digger - wowie, #1 on one site, suck my dick, Shatter Star will ALWAYS be better than you, even when he is dead.. Suspicious Image - get devast's dick out of your ass, have a short fucking lame ass life..i hope you die you piece of shit.. The Secret Agent - Shatter Star is #1 on the net, you aren't even close. you got an ego real quick...so suck my fucking dick... tKLP - ROR always fucking sucked, and yer mom's a bitch...beware of incoming fone calls, ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Dear TQR, Gee, you must be quite a popular guy :). Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, I recently downloaded a game from a lame 1 node board that was released by one of the lesser games groups. I leeched it since I was bored and decided to leech some games. Since I'm at 14.4, it takes me about 2.5 hours to leech a 10 disk release, and once I did leech it, unzip it, and unarj it, I found out that it was PURE CRAP. I couldn't make heads or tails of the random ASCII junk where there should have been coherent words. I think the groups that release Asian games should PLEASE label it on the DIZ that it is non-English. I will never leech a release from this group again (RTN). If you guys want to release Japanese junk, be my guest, but please tell me ahead of tiem whether it is in English or if it is in another language. A lot of people refuse to allow Dragon, RTN, and other groups on their boards and sites because it's usually Asian releases. if the groups that love to release English games would be nice enough to label games whether the games are in English or non-English they might find that there is a little confusion and anger at their group. I personally would flip if I was a lamer trader and just wasted my precious credits on some single node board just to find ' ' on my screen instead of 'Please press Enter to start.' So in the future would the groups with a lot of non-English releases please label their warez as such? Thanks. Signed, Defender Zeta Dear Defender Zeta, I find your letter sick and appalling. You first title the BBS from which you got this ware as a "lame 1 node board." I don't care how many nodes the board has, you obviously downloaded from it, for what it's worth, and so it was of a resource to you and you have no right to label it as lame. Next, you say "I would flip if I was a lamer trader and just ..." EXCUSE ME? You seem to think that you're better than these people? The fact that you recently retired is not one to give you the right to think of yourself any higher than you do the people involved in your recent transaction. As far as the warez group goes, you are definitely right, it is not right to release warez and not label them by the language they are in, assuming it is one other than English. English is the predominant language and it could easily be said that it is the national language of the Internet. Thus, it is not necessary to label English programs as such. This is a lot like the Windows 95 craze. Windows 95 came out and all groups that were releasing anything for Windows 3.1 would label it as a '95 program because sure, it would work under '95, and many couldn't tell the difference. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, Ahh... there's nothing like going to bed at 3:30 am just to get up for school at 6:45 am. Your mother is kicking your bed and shouting at the top of her voice and talking about you and that Computer becoming an addiction, and why don't you get more sleep? My, how do you ever hope to pass high school? This was a daily routine for me, and I'm sure that a lot of the readers are having unpleasant memories of that junk during the school year. The truth is that most traders don't get alot of sleep. Our grades drop in school since we can't think straight, and after a few months of having 3-5 hours of sleep a night we become zombies with fucked up sleeping schedules and we tend to become a bit irritable. I have had days after a long night on the Net where I was ready to kick any one's ass who even dared to talk to me, my nerves were so fried at some points. I know that a lot of us go through this crap due to not getting much sleep. I guess traders won't get much sleep during the summer either but there are some serious health concerns that come with not sleeping. First, all really good traders put on about 10 pounds due to not having the energy/time to go out and exercise. I used to be a wrestler for my old school. Now I'd have to cut 25 lbs. to even be in shape for it. Not getting enough rest will gradually weaken your body's resistance to colds and flus and fun stuff like that. And having the sleeping schedule of a zombie will begin to make you a very irritable person who tends to get into fights or at least be moody at school. I have found that I can stay on top of whatever's going on and get all the late days releases if I go to bed at about 4 PM and wake up at about midnight. That gives me about 6 hours to get my trading and homework out of the way. Most traders get burned out after a month or two of heavy sleep deprivation and take a week or two off every 2-3 months just to let their body/mind recouperate. Traders have a terrible diet, get little exercise, and a big lack of sleep. Golly, we are a text book case of a high risk group, hehehe. Keep that in mind next time you get a nasty cold even when it's not cold season. Most traders should take about 1 week out of every 6 weeks off from the scene to rest and just relax and let the pressure of the scene roll off a bit before jumping back into the fray. Just my observations, and free advice is worth exactly what you pay for it, but just think about it. Signed, Defender Zeta Dear Defender Zeta, Hah I'm glad *I* was never a courier!!! Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken r c n e d i t o r i a l ! Dear RCN, First off, I would like to say that I really like your e-mag. The GUI (if you can call it that) makes it all worth it. Anyways, down to business. Everyone always says that being a courier doesn't take any talent, anyone can do it, etc. And they are right, it doesn't take much talent to be a courier. But it does take a lot of patience. Now I'm not an official courier for any group or anything, but I do offer all kinds of shit on IRC. I try to offer a few megs of stuff every day, but it didn't used to be that way. I used to offer 150 megs of stuff every day, but even before that, I ran 3 DCC bots. I quit running the DCC bots when I started running a stockbot. You folks here at RCN Interviewed Dr. Jekyll a few issies ago. A lot of the time, its slots would fill up, and people would start messaging me to manually send shit to them. At first, it wasn't too bad, 1 or 2 every 10 minutes or so, but eventually it got to where at least 3 lines of my screen were manual send requests, so I setup a dcc bot that offered the 5 most popular files on my stockbot. Now, after a few weeks, I ended up with 150 megs of stuff on my shell, and my ISP found it. I didn't get busted or anything, in fact, some of my Sysadmins are into warez, but they found the 150 megs too much, so they deleted it all, and now I have a quota. That means that now, it's not very easy to offer stuff, but I manage to do it still. I haven't even gotten to the thing I hate most. Though all, oh, I don't know, 5 bots and offering myself, people have always bitched at me because my queue gets fucked up, my sends are too slow, etc. This kind of shit pisses me off. My queue gets fucked up because people get queued up for shit and then log off, my sends are slow because I have 20 some odd DCCs going, either that or they are using mIRC and that's actually their normal speed. My DCCs don't connect because too many DCCs lag me and my client closes the sends because it thinks they are idle sends. People, the only ones who should bitch about these things are the people like me, the people who offer all the time. I do have one last thing to bitch about. I was a pretty good friend of Dr. Jekyll before he got busted, and when he did get busted, I thought it was sickening that almost everyone could think only about Stockade. Fuck, that was the last thing I thought about, I felt bad for Dr. Jekyll. He got dicked over trying to provide us with warez. Signed, Zordon Dear Zordon, Dr. Jekyll was a great guy. I knew him a while back and didn't talk to him much since because I didn't see him on for a while. So I was glad to see him back, he was always a smart and mature person to talk to, and then soon afterwards he was busted. It's too bad. People need to respect him for who he was, there's a lot to respect in that man. We can't look only to what he offered us. Stockade IV was only a token of the greatness within him. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, I'm Cypher from the 613 area code. Former home of Ghostship, RFO, The Chemical Warzone, and Hellraiser. The former home you ask? Yup. The 613 area code is in the fucking toilet now. All that's left is my board and a new one called Malhavoc. Mine is called Sub Rosa. I'm just letting you guys know how terrible the BBS scene is getting. Seems that thousands of locals are getting FTP sites and crap like that and becoming instant "warez gods." My opinion is that CDROM and the Internet combined have totally destroyed what used to be a fun little divesrion. And now if I want to have any fun at all I have to learn this Internet crap. This probably won't even work as this is only day one of me being sucked into the "cyberspaceinformationsuperhighway" as I like to call it. Signed, Cypher Dear Cypher, All I remember is that the Ghostship BBS always added those hidden files to the ZIPs that passed through it (which was like EVERYTHING I ever saw) and they were really annoying ;-). Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, I just read the article about choosing nicknames in Issue #18 and I reacted when I saw the handle 'Endokuken.' I'm from Sweden and 'kuken' in Swedish means 'the dick.' Actually, 'kuken' is a more disgusting word than 'the dick,' it's more like 'the cock.' Here's a list of the three most common and disgusting Swedish words referring to sex : Swedish: English: -------- -------- Kuk Cock Knulla Fuck Fitta Cunt So if you want to change your handle, don't forget to check this list for cool words!!! Signed, Blabar Dear Blabar, Hahahaha you just made my day! So from now on instead of saying "ENDOKUKEN ENDOKUKEN ENDOKUKEN" when he joins the channel, I'll join #swedishsex and say it there! Heheheeh.. Unfortunately, Endokuken was busted last week and I don't think we'll be spending much time with him now :-(. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, With all the articles you have done on people getting busted, why don't you write an article or two on how NOT to get busted? Everything from piracy to phreaking. Who knows, it could help someone out there avoid Jon Q. Law. Signed, The Pyg Dear The Pyg, Because so many people have requested such information, I'm going to actually repost an interview we did with the FBI once (we were on crack at the time, I believe, I dunno, musta been SOMETHING strong). It will be the last option in the Interviews menu. Enjoy. Signed, Hitex/Rebel Chicken Dear RCN, Just wanted to drop a line about a few things in RCN #18. First off, I am an "old" trader. I knew of Eagelsoft and The Alliance and was even a member of VisionSoft during the C64 era. But I was busted at the age of 15 for carding and did not get another computer until recently, September of 1995. I would like to say that the Internet is a much greater medium for trading than BBSs will ever be. I personally have an ISDN line in my house, and it doesn't help one bit for BBS couriering. Why would I bother when I can get 128kbs on the net? But in a way, the Internet also drags the scene down. You have to deal much more with assholes than I ever did in my BBS days. You also don't have a coolng off period, egos clash and there's no time to think through your actions. One guy gets pissed over one shitty release and NARCS?!?!?!! This is absolutely disgusting! Back in my days on BBSs you posted a mean letter, cooled off, and went on to something else. Here it's bankick this, delete user that, deop him, ban her, you get the point. But I didn't write this just to bitch about certain members of the scene. I personally have not had the pleasure of coming in contact with the most "elite" members of the scene because I hang out on the Undernet, which is fine for me, mostly because my group, Eclipse, is the best on there, and yet we do not compete with THC, Empire, RiSC or any of the larger courier groups. Although I do know THC is now a release group ;-). We hang on the undernet, deal with 1 or 2 splits a day, and that's it. Not too much bullshit goes on there. So why is it that every time I try to improve Eclipse by getting in contact with release groups, other courier groups, etc., that everyone feels it necessary to tell me to move to EFNet? I don't care if I ever am a *GOD* first of all, and second I can spread my name and warez to 3000+ people who don't have attitude problems because they hang out in #exceed and leech and think that makes them elite. Why is the Undernet bashed so often? I'm sorry I don't understand, but it makes no sense. A release group can get their releases to 3000+ people unrestricted through us, but would rather fight and bicker with 20+ other groups who hang ou on EFNet because it's cool. Well 300 splits a day ain't cool with me, I like to finish conversations I start =). Signed, Dupe Dear RCN, Hi, this is Netman (Original, huh?) and I'm currently at what you would consider the very bottom of the scene hierarchy. I'm not to any degree unhappy with this situation either. I'm perfectly content with getting my warez the old-fashioned way -- through local boards, and on a rare occasion, from AOL. I get my 28.8 I-Net service through GNN, and therefore cannot join any of the K-R4D IRC channels. Having joined the scene late in '96, I happened to catch a few months of what some consider the good old pre-Net days. You remember -- when game releases were under 10 disks, and 60+ hours of play, not the other way around. I think that the scene today has gotten too impersonnal. With the net couriers, the files can be sent out world-wide without ever downloading them. Yes, I can see how that can bring warez to local boards faster, but personally, I liked it much better when you could send a message to the uploader asking him how he got the damn thing to work if you're having problems. Nowadays, the release will be spread all over the world before somebody downloads it and realizes that it doesn't work. Although I recognize that I would not be able to call up a local number and get all the latest releases if it weren't for these couriers, I have to wonder as to their motivation. I mean it used to be that you spent about three hours a day uploading, so that the next day, you could spend six hours leeching something. Anything that you downloaded, you got for your personal use, and only later cared about uploading it somewhere else. Thus you unarchived the program and tested it on your machine, and your conscience wouldn't allow you to spread it further if it didn't work. Today, people spend much of their lives, just transfering stuff over the net, not caring whether what they spread is some pitiful piece of crap or not. I personally do not understand that. Why would somebody try to do all that, waste their lives spreading stuff around, and not even bothering to see what it is. Because of that, I rarely download even the most anticipated of releases if the releasing group is one unknown to me. And if I do download it, it's only after a thorough examination of the NFOs inside. Another thing that I dislike is the way the groups double, and sometimes triple pack their releases. Not only does it leave more junk rotting around on your hard drive, but it also often makes it impossible to scan all your archives for viruses. I for example have gotten about 3 infections during the last week alone. All this said, I have to recognize the value that the net scene has to us average "joe-shmoes." In the time I have come to the scene, you had to call around a number of boards before you could find what you need, but now you can get any file off of any local board with no hassle. Also the development of the CD-ROMs and the CD-ROM writing devices has meant the ability to actually store offline files offline. Now you can request any old file (and I think many would agree that the best releases gamewise were done in the 1992-1994 period) and the sysop can get it for you if it's stored offline. So I guess that while there are still people like me, who don't have ISDN connections, or unlimited Internet access, and who like a good game rather than an interactive movie any day of the week, there will still be a use for the local scene, with its "oh-so-lame" 5 and under node boards, and traditional traders. And the net scene will be viewed by some as something remote, faceless, and unreachable. Signed, Netman Dear RCN, Okay well, like everyone is always complaining about how CD roms suck and are ruining the scene. I only saw some people from Razor write to your mag about this. Razor mostly releases games. My point is that only the games section of the scene has been getting their asses kicked by the CD-ROM and will probably get killed by it. But in the utils section of the scene, everything seems ok and no one complains. Even though utils are released on CD-ROM they are usually little. As for games I can say "You've had your fun!" I think we all joined the scene because we wanted to play games and get the best utils for our computer, but now I don't care much about games. Utils kick ass. As does your mag! Signed, Joker Dear RCN, I think it was a very good decision to add the Ionizer game review section. It goes more in-depth than just a FILE_ID.DIZ and points. I agree with all of the other guys who say that the IRC kinda ruins lives. Before I used to go out every day and play Hockey or something. Then I got a modem, took a couple of hours off my day. Got Internet, no IRC yet. Then came IRC. I still do stuff bot not as much. Too bad that IRC is basically the only way to get in touch with Warez groups (other than e-mail and of course RCN! ;-). I hope that all newcomers to the scene realize that getting the top uploads on a site isn't their responsibility. So slow down people, warez-ing isn't your life.. yet! Signed, Airdog Dear RCN, I've read the last couple of issues (#17 and #18) of RCN, and I must compliment you on the design. Excellent music, great artwork and in general, a well-put-together piece of work. Keep up the good work, and best of luck! Signed, Dr. Conway Dear RCN, You guys at RCN are doing an awesome job on the MAG. Keep up the very good work. Your June issue is the first one that I have seen and I liked all that 411 you guys put in the MAG. The sounds, music, and graphics were also great. Signed, DA Dear RCN, I just recently heard about your mag, and got the latest issue, #18. I was very impressed so I went to your site and downloaded all of them. For the next few days, I spent all my time reading them! Might I add I failed my Spanish final because of it, but that's okay. I would like to say that you guys are doing a great job, looking back on Issues like #4, and #4, you can really see where you have improved. Mostly in both coding and the increase of the quality within the mag. I hope to see many more issues in the future! Signed, Bud Dear RCN, You know, it's entertaining for me to read your zine. I sit here looking at the at the monitor, and listen to the kick ass music, and 50% of what I see is either someone bitching at a group, or someone bitching at RCN for publishing someone else's bitching at a group. I don't get that. These people feel so insecure in their position in the scene that they must put down others to hold their position? That's bull shit.%12Dear RCN,The most elite people in the scene are not the ones that sit, oped on some halfway decent channel, ignoring everyone except their co-ops. The most elite are the people that can get along with other people, no matter who the fuck they are, or where they stand in the scene's rating system. The most elite are the people that have enough patience, know enough about life, and have enough self-esteem to just take someone else's attack on them and just get overit. Think about it, if you read the bitches everyone has in the last few releases of RCN, you might realize that about 90% of these bitchings can be eliminated by taking out the scene's way of classifying people. Sure, some people get on IRC, and are total fuckers, and just screw any chance they have about getting someplace where they will make a difference, but, is that a reason to label them as lame? Or to ignore their questions that they ask you? Hell no. You should look at it like this, these people obviously look up to you, in some sense, because most people would not ask a total dumbass how to do the kind of things these people are asking. Anyway, this is getting a little long, so here is what I am trying to say. You head people in fATE, or MadCrew, or any other respectable group, were you EVER in the same position that these other people are in? If you say "no," then you obviously are lucker than most people that try to get in the scene. Almost everybody starts out as an annoying little punk that doesn't know what the fuck a ping is. So, why not just give a little of your knowledge to who you used to be? There is no need to label a person 'lame' just because he is just starting out. Hell, someday the person that asks you how to ping someone, will likely be the person that heads the group you are in, or a group competing with yours. There should be no enemies here, after all, the #1 thing that brings down groups is their conflicts with other groups, or conflicts within the group itself. Just fucking get over it, someone bitches you out, fine. You don't need to bitch them out back. It should not work that way. If someone bitches you out, just write back, with the facts, in a NON-ATTACKING way. If you attack someone, they will probably attack you back. Just fucking don't listen to them. I mean, the scene in a whole would be SO FUCKING MUCH better if all groups got along, or at least tried to get along. You couriers and releasers have tasks that you are supposed to do to get shit out, distribute it, and then go get more shit. You expected that responsibility, but where does it say you have to compete with others with the same job? Nowhere. Well, competition is not the problem. It is just all the hatred groups have for each other. All the unneeded hatred. Signed, Quinto r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Interviewee : Jay Wilbur Subject : iD Software on Piracy Affiliation : iD Representative RCN : First off, just last night, at approximately 2 am, tKLP packaged and released the fully registered version of Quake to the mass public, is iD software aware of that? JAY : You are the second person to tell me this. tKLP has denied it to me in email claiming to know the real bad guy that released Quake. He said he would give me the information on the Quake supplier if I paid him a reward. RCN : What was your response to tKLP, do you believe him? tKLP definitely did package the software, but he might not be willing to turn in his Quake supplier for a quick reward. JAY : As a rule I never believe anyone who does not have the balls to use his own name. RCN : What are the effects of having tKLP releasing a fully registered version of iD Software's major release Quake, even before it has hit the stores? JAY : If the release is contained to the Internet, then it should only be a pain in the ass for us. If the release should make it to retail. We will be forced to bring every possible legal remedy to bear on the bad guys to protect our copyrighted work. We are talking federal crime here. Were you around when DOOM II was released? RCN : No, but could you please describe the event? JAY : Similar situation to this, a beta version hit the net and it turned out to be a major pain in the ass. The bad guys got fucking reamed, and don't ask about it, I will be inclined not to answer. RCN : Who got reamed and how, unless you do describe the consequences of the matter, people will dismiss it as a petty remark. JAY : Fuck them, they will know when they get reamed. Violations of Federal copyright laws are very serious crimes. I believe the penalties are covered in texts maintained on government WWW sites. RCN : Since the people who released Doom II was "reamed" and thus, payed for their crimes, and iD Software does suspect that tKLP was the one who released Quake, will iD sotware ream tKLP (assuming there is ample evidence to prosecute)? JAY : If, as result, bad guys do pirate Quake and ship it to retail, we WILL go after the bad guys. There was a CD factory in Germany churning out pirate CDs of DOOM II for retail. We went overseas, and kicked their asses. We ended up shutting that company down and tossing the principals into jail. We are very nice guys, but we will not stand by and be ripped off. RCN : Is iD Software aware that the fully registered version of Quake is being distributed at this very moment on ftp.cdrom.com in directory /pub/idgames/quake/incoming/quakeb3.zip? JAY : Some loser puts it up in /incoming, but the ftp.cdrom.com administrator takes it out when he becomes aware of it, but then some other loser puts it back up in /incoming, etc. RCN : Will iD software be pursiuing after the people involved in the Quake piracy incident to the full extent of the law? I'm aware that you have tKLP's address and full name. JAY : I cannot commit. Maybe yes. Maybe no. It all depends on factors I am not willing to discuss. RCN : What are the consequences for the original supplier of Quake if he is prosecuted, and what are the consequecnces for the packager of the program if he is prosecuted? JAY : I WILL pursue this problem, but that would be for a judge and jury to decide. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : tKLP Subject : tKLP BUSTED, ROR DEAD? Affiliation : ROR President RCN : A few days ago, I joined #ROR to see that The Man from GODS (Guild of Distributors) had taken over the channel and declared that he had officially closed down your group ROR (Release on Rampage). Manic, a senior of ROR, also declared that ROR died? Why did Manic do that? ROR : I have never heard of The Man from GODS. The only thing I can think of is that The Man could just be my old enemy Gahn under a different handle. It would not have been possible for Manic to say that ROR died because he is visiting relatives and isn't going to be on the Internet for another week or so. Manic is as dedicated to ROR as I am, and even if we were the only ones left in the group, we would still not kill it. RCN : Where were you while this happened? ROR : All of this must have gone down while I was having a nice vacation in New York. But from what I know, an individual from the University of Washington whose handle is Starwave, was probably involved in the channel takeover. This person lied to Piston (ROR Senior) and me by saying that he had Quake. Foolishly, we believed him. RCN : How does your ex-girlfriend, Jan, fit into all this? ROR : Starwave had my ex-girlfriend, Boost (aka Jan), dig up some dirt on me. Jan gave Starwave all my information, and some information about my private life that could get me in some serious trouble. Starwave then threatened to nark on me. I left for New York the next day, and while I was gone, Starwave took over channel #ROR and spread lies saying that I was busted. Immediately, Piston and some other ROR members called up my brother at home to check on me and was informed by my brother that I was not busted. They then called me at my apartment in New York and told me what was going on. RCN : According to my sources, you promised ANY supplier that could get you Quake that you'd send them a free Playstation. I was also informed that you carded 5 Playstations to give to your suppliers, is that true? ROR : True, anyone who can supply Quake to ROR will receive a free Playstation. I promised Starwave that I would send him a free Playstation if he supplied Quake for ROR, I had no intentions of actually sending him a Playstation. I wanted to see if he would give Quake to ROR, but he didn't. I found out that he was lying to me the whole time. ROR suppliers are rewarded. I will most likely be getting Quake because I have connections with people who are actually in ID Software. RCN : You're telling me ROR has inside people in ID Software? Does that mean that ROR is guaranteed to be the first ones to get a full registered copy of Quake? ROR : I'm not guaranteeing anything, because who knows, Prestige might have a connection inside ID Software as well. However, I am almost positive that ROR will be getting Quake before anyone else. RCN : Are you aware that Starwave was autoposting your address and phone number in various warez channels? ROR : Yes I am, but the phone number he posted is incorrect. Oh, and the address he posted is also incorrect. I'm not scared at all. Many people have my phone number, but none of them have the balls to call me because they know that if they do fuck with me, I will fuck with them twice as hard. So to all you shitbags who have my phone number, give me a ring. I'll be waiting. RCN : Why would Starwave be posting your address and phone number if it were not correct? You mentioned earlier that Jan gave Starwave all your information? ROR : I was not foolish enough to give Jan my real address because I know what she does when she gets mad. She did have my phone number, but my phone number has been changed since we broke up and Starwave has been spreading my old phone number. RCN : Why would your girlfriend not know where you lived? Why would she want to nark on you? Did you rape her or something? ROR : She did know where I lived. Hell, she had been to my house and slept with me many times on my own bed, but she didn't know my address because I live on top of a mountain. RCN : Is she stupid? She's been to your house but she doensn't know where you live? ROR : She knows where I live, but she doesn't know the address. When you live on a mountain, the street names and house numbers are not obvious. You can go places without knowing the exact address. RCN : How old are you? ROR : I'm 15 years old, why do you ask? RCN : You mentioned earlier that you had an apartment in New York? You once told me that you went to military school in Virginia, is that true? ROR : My mother and I went to New York and we stayed at a friend's apartment. Yes, I do go to military school in Virginia. RCN : Glad you cleared that up, why did you and Jan break up? I assume it must have been harsh on her if she had to go out of her way to nark on you? ROR : Haaaa, the famous Rebel Chicken asking for chick tips! Well, we broke up because I was late bringing her back to her house twice. That was the straw that broke the camels back. She said that she was second to everything in my life. I was late coming over to her house one weekend because I had to play in a tennis match. She also said, "Damnit, after everytime we have sex, you always have to go directly to your keyboard and IRC!" I guess she wasn't good enough for me. RCN : Starwave autoposted your name and address on several public IRC channels, he said that your real name is Ashley Avildsen, and that you live at 77 Skylin Dr, Front Royal, VA 22630-5716, and that your phone number is (540) 636-6492, is that information correct? ROR : My first name is Ashley but he was posting the wrong last name. The address and phone numbers he posted are also incorrect as I mentioned earlier. RCN : I was informed that you were also thrown in Juvenille Hall a few days ago? First, because you've been carding plenty of long phone calls, and you've also told me once that you carded 5 USR 28.8 modems and 5 Playstations. You also admitted in earlier issues of RCN that the US Marshalls and AT&T came over to your house once because of your illegal activities? Were you thrown in Juvenille Hall? ROR : Hahahahahahah, thrown in Juvenile Hall? I have carded hardware before, but not 5 USR 28.8 modems, or 5 Playstations. I was in New Jersey a few days ago. All of that shit Starwave is saying about me is untrue. Yes, the US Marshalls did visit me, and for an update on that case, I responded to the summit, and due to my response, the grand jury threw it out of court and that is done with. RCN : You just said earlier that you were in New York a few days ago, and now you say you were in New Jersey? You're starting to sound like OJ Simpson, where were you a few days ago? Perhaps you were in jail? ROR : You're as dumb as a brick aren't you? New Jersey and New York are almost the same state. RCN : Was Starwave ever a member of ROR? ROR : No, he was supposed to supply Quake for Revolution-X, and when I heard of this, I went to channel #RevX and I got him to join ROR. RCN : Were you trying to steal suppliers from Revolution-X? ROR : Starwave said he wanted to go with Revolution-X, but he wanted to see if another group could offer more. I promised to give him a free Playstation. I had no intention of actually sending it to him, but he believed I was going to send him a free Playstation, so he decided to stick with ROR. RCN : After this incident, what do you see happening to ROR in the near future, and what are your plans for ROR now? ROR : This incident hasn't effected ROR at all, we're going to keep on striving to bring the public the latest in quality games. I have a new method of getting games before it hits the stores, and it is the same method one of the biggest suppliers in the scene uses. I will not say who he his, but this should definitely give ROR and edge and give Prestige a run for their money. RCN : From what you said, it must mean that the top suppliers you mentioned must be members of Prestige. Could those top suppliers be The Renegade Chemist and Zeus? I've heard rumors that some suppliers call companies and tell them that they are really software stores looking to promote their product, and thus, get the companies to send them their software early. Is that what you're planning to do? ROR : The Renegade Chemist and Zeus are both very good suppliers, but I am not saying if it is them or not. If you think about the method you just mentioned, I would have to end up ordering at least 10 or 20 copies of the game if I am a store, so no, that is incorrect. RCN : But you're not a store, and you can just ask for a copy and then tell the company that their product sucks, and that you don't think it would sell. Anyway, how would you rate the top games groups in the scene? ROR : As for standings in the games scene right now, I feel that Prestige is #1, Razor 1911 is #2, ROR and Hybrid are #3, and Napalm is #4. RCN : You also ran a 5 node board called The Adrenalin Rush. Your board was the ROR WHQ for a few months and it also had a 800 number, but I've been informed that your board is no longer up, why is that so? ROR : I actually had a 888 number because it is safer to use, but I took the board down due to lack of interest. I got bored with it, and I used my 888 number for voice calls. Now, The Adrenalin Rush is on the Internet! That's right, my remote sysop has a T1, and runs the ftp site tar.net, and the ROR shell provider tar.rma.edu. RCN : How did you get your hands on a 888 number? Do 888 numbers work just like 800 numbers? ROR : I had one of my professional hacker friends in 516 (Long Island) set it up for me because he owed me a favor. The 888 number works just like a 800 number, but it only works for callers in the Continental USA. RCN : What do you mean by Continental USA? ROR : Well only people who live in the Continental USA can call it. Canadians, Hawaiians, Eskimos, and Alaskans can't call it. RCN : I'm aware that members of Razor 1911 took over channel #ROR not too long ago, in your opinion, why do you believe they did that? Razor 1911 says that ROR unreasonably banned Razor 1911 members such as Rom Racer, is that true? ROR : Rom Racer has a big mouth and I think his position in Razor 1911 went to his head. Don't get me wrong, he is a great guy, but he had no right to ban ROR members in #ROR when he is not even a member of ROR. So my members got pissed (they had every right to) and banned Rom Racer. A ROR courier called Loloc, who is also a member of Razor 1911, took over #ROR and gave it to Razor 1911. After all this, KH, a worthless ROR courier who started the trouble with Rom Racer, was kicked out of ROR. He wasn't worth the hassle because he was dead weight. RCN : Was Loloc, who was also a member of ROR and Razor 1911, get kicked out of ROR? ROR : Yes. He lives 40 minutes away from me too, and I have his address. I might drive down there and pay him a little visit. RCN : Don't you have to be 16 years old to have get a full license so you can drive? You said earlier that you were only 15 years old. Anyway, some members of Razor 1911 also say that ROR tried to take over channel #Razor, is that true? ROR : That's a complete lie started by members of Razor 1911. We never touched or tried to touch channel #Razor. They're trying to make ROR look like the bad guys. RCN : What is your opinion of Razor 1911 after the channel takeover? ROR : Well I always looked up to Razor 1911, sort of striving ROR to some day take their place, but after this, I have lost a lot of respect for the group, and now look upon them in a totally different way. RCN : Many people would say that Razor 1911 is a dying group, do you believe that is true? And since you said you wanted ROR to take Razor 1911's place one day in the scene as one of the top games groups, when do you think that will happen, if ever? ROR : Not to be mean, but Razor 1911 has been showing signs of becoming has-beens due to dupes and low quality games. Dupes such as Airlines, Starball, Tyrian, and Battle Isle 2220 show that Razor 1911 is dying. I believe that ROR will be the top games group within a year. ROR has been around for about 10 months now. 10 months is almost a year, and we really have a strong foundation now. RCN : Why would you say Razor 1911 is bad because they have done such dupes? ROR has done much more as far as releasing games that don't work or are dupes. Do you believe that all of RORs' fucked up releases are now a thing of the past, and that ROR will have a much better future as a games group? ROR : ROR has done 1 dupe in its entire existence, and that was the game Power. We've also released 1 nonworking game called Cyberia 2, but that's not a dupe. RCN : ROR has only done 1 dupe and 1 nonworking release in its ENTIRE existence? Somehow I find that hard to believe. ROR : Correct. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Erupt Subject : The Problem with GODS Affiliation : ex-GODS Senior RCN : You recently quit GODS (Guild of Distributors) even though you were a senior of that group, and GODS was rumored to be one of the new courier groups that could rival and possibly out courier RiSC (Rise in Superior Couriering). Why did you quit GODS? EPT : Many things led to my departure since the group had started. I was very mad about how things had been setup and who was awarded certain positions in the group even though they had not done any work to deserve it. RCN : Was that the only reason why you decided to leave GODS? EPT : No, this this was but one of the many problems the group was having. GODS was also plagued with many problems because many of the other seniors were not doing anything for the group. They were just sitting on their asses whining. This fustrated me at times since Gahn, Silent Mobius, and I worked very hard in our positions to make the group prosper. We did not selfishly worry so much about ourselves like everyone else in the group. RCN : I assume then, that all these problems just came piling over on you. What finally tipped you over the edge and made you decide to quit GODS? EPT : I finnaly tipped over the edge on Sunday, June 16, when I got into an argument with Quazimodem. I had never seen Quazimodem do ANYTHING for the group. He was supposed to be the original founder of the group, but he didn't even hang in the channel much. RCN : How did the argument start? EPT : Gahn and I were just sitting in the channel and out of no where, Quazimodem comes out and says, "Gahn, why are you such an asshole?" Just seeing Quazimodem disrespect a hardworking coordinator of GODS like that really steamed me, and then I saw him kick Gahn out of the channel. I was so mad at this point! I decided to defend Gahn who is a very good friend of mine, and a damn hard worker for GODS. Quazimodem responded to me with the comment, "I don't give a fuck who you are!" That just blew me over the edge so I changed the topic on the channel stating that I had left the group, and then I left, and that was the end of it. RCN : Do you believe that Quazimodem is a bad influence on the group? He was one of the original members of GODS 2 years ago, and is a big part of why it is back up today, perhaps he felt that you were not giving him the respect he felt he deserved? EPT : I think he is a bad influence because he doesn't motivate the group in any shape or form. If he wants respect from people in the scene TODAY, then he had better respect those who are established in the scene TODAY. RCN : So you're saying Quazimodem is way past his time? Would you say that Quazimodem is the only person in GODS that is conceited? Obviously, he was not the sole reason why you left GODS, were there many other people in GODS that were also extremely conceited? EPT : There were many other people that ticked me off. There were also many other seniors that didn't do anything for the group. Quazimodem was merely the tip of the iceberg of a much bigger problem I saw in GODS. RCN : What were your duties as a GODS member, you were a senior, but what did you do for GODS? Do you think GODS is hurt now that you are no longer with them? How important would you rate yourself in the success of GODS? You've been in RCN's top 10 bbs courier list often, and you are widely respected as one of the best couriers in the scene. EPT : Gahn and I worked side by side coordinating the board trading division. We also had help from Silent Mobius at times. I would think that my absence will hurt GODS no doubt because there is no one else in the group who knows as much about all the board traders as Gahn and me. Gahn and I knew everything about the board traders from where they couriered to, to how much they couriered on each board. We also have a nice and organized text file of all the board traders. Gahn and I were the force behind the board activities of GODS. RCN : Without you, do you believe that GODS might lose it's World Headquarters, currently the fastest board in the world, Malevolence, to another courier group? EPT : NyteMyst and I courier to Malevolence. GODS will find that their WHQ will now be lacking support, and thus, GODS will lose stability in keeping Malevolence as their WHQ. RCN : Since you were a major part of GODS, have any other GODS members left GODS to follow your example? EPT : As of right now I am keeping that information disclosed. RCN : Let me take a WILD guess, a large part of GODS led by you is now leaving GODS to form a more stable and stronger group, am I getting warm? Or, perhaps you and your friends are joining RiSC or Everlast? EPT : I have no plans on making or joing any rival group. I would much rather stay as an independent DOD (Drink or Die) and Razor 1911 courier until I am urged to join another courier group. RCN : Oh, until you're urged hey??? What do you see for GODS in the future? Do you believe that Quazimodem will lead GODS to omnipotence or omnifuckence? EPT : Actually, I don't see much of a future for the group or for Quazimodem. In my eyes, GODS' end is coming, but I will not concern myself over it since I am no longer part of the group. RCN : How would you fair GODS against RiSC and Everlast? EPT : To be truthful, I couldn't really compare it to RiSC and Everlast since I have yet to see how RiSC and Everlast is organized. However, I know without a doubt that RiSC and Everlast is much more well established than GODS. GODS is only weeks old and those groups are years old, it's tough to compare. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Hitex Interviewee : Dark Evil Subject : FUCK RTS! Affiliation : ex-RTS Senior RCN : Could you please summarize who you are and what your affiliations are, or were up until today? RTS : I am Darkevil, a senior courier for RTS, I'm in Logitsix, Mortality, TMS (The Menace to Society), and I'm in all but RTS (Request to Send) as of today. RCN : Oh, and why are you departing RTS? RTS : Last night they had a meeting about ripping off sites from other groups and using them. That is _NOT_ how the scene is run. It is run for fun and warez, not stealing and re-releasing other people's shit like we have done a few times. RCN : Can you specifically describe a few of these instances? RTS : Last month we couriered shit in #fATEfiles and ripped out the fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange) diz's and touched them up to look like RTS did them, and upped them to most of the RTS boards and sites. We were also planning on getting a member into GODS and getting to know the site op and steal the site from GODS. RTS is doing shitty, and I'm out of it. RCN : So this was RTS' way of getting back after they began to do so badly? RTS : Exactly. I'm fed up with all this RTS bullshit. If you're going to courier, courier your _OWN_ warez. Not those of other groups and ripping it off. And with sites, man, RTS, they're cheaters and the SCENE is not based on CHEATING. RCN : Well many courier groups courier everything, from all groups, but they don't strip-tag. So you're saying RTS is guilty of this sin? RTS : RTS has been guilty of this sin for months! Ever since they started to die. Most of the couriers are told to strip tag. RCN : RTS did great in the past, what caused all this? RTS : The President, and the couriers are getting tired. The President is getting lazy. That's got to be it. That's all I can think of. It all happened so slowly. RCN : Do you think it is all a result of the MALiCE split-off? RTS : I think MALiCE itself is dying off, but I think that was the MAIN reason for all this bull shit. RCN : Do you anticipate RTS will merge into another group or will it just die off? RTS : I HOPE it will die off because of the lazy asses in that group. If they merge it will fuck up the other group as well. RCN : Despite their strip-tagging, RTS still hasn't had any reputation whatsoever in these past few months, so what did they gain from it? RTS : Well the President thought it would get publicity, and get them up again. But as I could tell by joining that #exceed, we were fucked. No releases were being tagged by us first and the ammount of people was massive. I should apply for fATE and keep up the good group. What we needed was 0-day, but RTS was getting lazier and lazier, so now they're fucked. RCN : So you think even fATE is better than RTS now? RTS : Hell yes. I'd rather be in fATE than RTS. fATE is the future of warez I think. As bandwidth gets higher I think sites will become obsolete and fATE will dominate the scene with their DCC channels. RCN : So what group will you be joining now? RTS : I haven't decided. I just want to say one thing. FUCK RTS! r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Faraway Subject : SNES Emulators WORK??? Affiliation : SPW Translator RCN : I've seen SNES emulators for years now released here and there, and I've downloaded nearly every single one of them, but NONE of them were even close to what you could call a working SNES emulator. I've talked to many people about SNES emulators and they too vouch that all of the SNES emulators released in the past few years are bogus fakes that don't work. Has that changed in the past year? Are SNES emulators still fakes put out by really lame people? SPW : Ok. RCN : Could you go into a little more detail? SPW : Yes, it's true, I've gotten a whole mess of SNES emulators that were FAKE, but things changed this past year. First discovered by Pan of Anthrox was a SNES emulator from Japan called SPW (Super Paso Windows). At first, I thought that it might yet be another fake, but after I tested it, I found out it wasn't a fake. The working SNES emulator changed channel #SNES, the ops of that channel used to say "There is no such thing as an SNES EMULATOR," but they stopped saying that and instead, the ops had to start telling people to stop mentioning it so much. RCN : Is that when you started channel #SNESEmu? SPW : Yes, two of my friends and I started #SNESEMU, so people could ask about it freely. The SNES scene has totally changed since the advent of SNES emulators. RCN : But aren't the only working SNES emulators Japanese, created by Japanese programmers? Can you BUY these SNES emulators? Does a company officially make them, or is it an underground operation? SPW : The Brain, who speaks English, decided to start giving the writer of SPW some competition. Yes, SPW was made by a Japanese programmer, and yes, sadly he does have a registration fee, but with so many crackers these days, you don't really have to pay 60 dollars to register it. I have information tha the SPW is made by one person, and not by a company. I don't think that SNES emulators need to be spread underground, there is nothing really illegal about emulating another system as long as you don't pirate and distribute the games for that system. RCN : Right. I am aware that there's now an English version of SPW, what part do you play in the translation of the Japanese SPW to the English SPW which now allows most people to download and enjoy SNES games? SPW : Well to tell you the truth, my two friends and I were the first to translate SPW, it. It wasn't a full translation. We had no idea if our guesses were right, but later on, when other people started translating too, we saw how right we really were. I was the one translating. Kaboom and Nic Zak were just guessing and playing around with the buttons. Resource Workshop is great for translating. RCN : Many people still claim that the whole SPW business is fake and does not work. I've personally downloaded SPW to test it myself, and it has not worked as advertised. I've 16 megs of RAM on my 100 MHz Pentium, why has SPW failed to work? SPW : SPW doesn't work on everyone's computer, and some people think that the SPW, and SNES emulator scene is fake, but to tell you the truth, it's not. I have a 90 MHz Pentium, running Windows 95 with 16 megs of RAM, and I've been able to play games like Killer Instict. It seems that SPW chooses which computers it wants to run on, I would suggest, that you people who don't have WinG installed should install it, because it is required in order for SPW to work. I don't know any other reasons for it not working. RCN : You mentioned earlier that working SNES emulators have changed the scene, how is that so? As far as I can tell, most people still consider SNES emulators to be a waste of time. SPW : It has changed the scene, for example, let's say you're a coder for the 65816 CPU (the SNES), you don't have to send your program to the SNES any more, and waste time. All you need to do is use Windows, and write your program in a notepad, assemble it, and run it on the emulator. The emulator saves a lot of time copying games to disks and putting them in your console. Loading up a 3 disk SNES console game would take me around 10 minutes if I used the console and not the SNES eumator. RCN : Where can one a version of SPW? SPW : One can find SPW being offered in #SNESEmu and can also be found on http://home.pacific.net.sg/~bkchaw/ and http://iceonline.com:/home/thebrain/vsmc/. RCN : Has Nintendo Corporation showed any resentment toward seeing that SNES emulators are now widely available for pirates? People used to have to buy consoles which would cost anywhere from 300 to 500 dollars in order to play pirated SNES games, but now, all people have to do is download a 600kb emulator. SPW : No, as far as I know, Nintendo hasn't even said one word about this, no one has been contacted or anything, it looks to me like Nintendo can't do anything about it. Like I said earlier, it's not really illegal to emulate the SNES on a PC. The only thing Nintendo would really be pissed at is that there are a lot of people that offer SNES games for downloading. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Dupe Subject : Eclipse Affiliation : Eclipse President RCN : I have not seen much of it on effnet, but I'm aware that it's presence is growing as one of the premiere undernet groups. What kind of group courier group is Eclipse? ECP : Eclipse was started by Funky Boy and a couple of other members that were in Intel, including me. When Intel disbanded, we wanted to start a channel for trading among friends, but as interest grew, we decided to take it further than that and make it a full-blown courier group. We are well known on the undernet, but we are just starting to leak over onto effnet. Funky Boy stepped down due to lack of time, and now its my job to get us connected. RCN : Why didn't you start Eclipse on effnet right from the start? There are a lot more people who are on effnet than undernet, and thus, it's much more widely recognized and would benefit your group much more. ECP : Eclipse was never going to be a group, so we chose the undernet because their is less lag, splits, and a lot less people. We didn't want to be constantly bothered. The attitudes of the people on undernet are much better, we don't have 500 losers hanging out in #Exceed leeching and calling themselves elite. Most people there are doing it for fun, and that is what we stand for. RCN : If one wants to join Eclipse, how would one get connected to undernet? Is there a channel #Eclipse on undernet? ECP : Yes, there was even one on effnet for awhile, but the undernet is our home base. Just join the undernet, and then join #Eclipse , its not even +i, so we get a lot of visitors. We have an application generator to make it easy for those interested. RCN : How does one join the undernet? ECP : There are tons of servers, but the best is atlanta.ga.us.undernet.org. It is the newest server and always seems to be the fastest. RCN : How many members make up Eclipse? Is Eclipse large in numbers? ECP : We currently have 13 dedicated members, and a few trial members, but we have tried to keep the numbers down, to insure we get quality members. We could have a lot more, but we don't need them to be efficient. RCN : fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange) couriers by offering a lot of people who idle in #Exceed, RiSC (Rise in Superior Couriering) couriers by being the fastest on FTP sites, and Everlast couriers by being the fastest on bulletin boards. Eclipse does not have an offer channel like fATE, and Eclipse does not have FTP sites like RiSC, and I doubt Eclipse has board couriers like Everlast! How does Eclipse courier? ECP : We don't pretend to be the biggest, but we do have a lot of members dedicated to spreading warez. We move a lot of warez each day, and we don't try to rate ourselves. If we get everything out, we've done our job. Not to mention, I can think of numerous occasions when I have downloaded bad software from fATE and RiSC. We check ALL warez before we put our name on it. We currently have 6 offer bots, and 4 dedicated t-1 sites, not to mention a slew of independent sites we supply. As far as I'm concerned, we do an excellent job, especially for a group that is only 4 months old. RCN : What do you mean by, "We check ALL warez before we put our name on it?" ECP : You won't be seeing Eclipse upload fake warez or bad cracks. We try to actually RUN the programs before we courier them. If we find out we uploaded a bad disk somewhere, it becomes our first priority to fix that, so that the people on the sites don't waste time downloading it. We care a lot about the people we courier to and would not want to see them download fake warez. We know what we are and we don't need other groups to tell us. As long as our siteops stay happy with Eclipse, we will earn the recognition we deserve. RCN : That's a great attitude and I just wish more courier groups thought like that. Anyway, are you aware that there's also a games group called Eclipse? They haven't released in over 3 months, but that's because it specializes in floppy games, and there haven't been too many floppy games released by companies in the past months. ECP : No, I was not aware of that, I have heard rumors that there was another group called Eclipse, but I didn't pay much attention. We are Eclipse Couriers, so if people get us confused, I can't do much about it. All I can do is try to keep the name Eclipse in a good light, and if that group benefits from it, I'm happy for them. Although this could get ugly if the games group Eclipse is lame and it keeps us down, but that's just another hurdle to jump if it does come. RCN : What are your future plans for Eclipse? It's only a courier group right now, but perhaps you might want to venture into releasing as well? ECP : Well, that would be nice, but right now we are focusing on being couriers, we do however need a quality release group to courier for. And we WILL be picky, I know we don't have the experience of other courier groups, but we will not compromise quality and courier for "fly-by night release groups". We only want to move GOOD cracks and GOOD warez. If you spend all your time making patches for your releases, don't bother talking to me. r c n i n t e r v i e w s ! Reporter : Nevesis Interviewee : Nightsky Subject : AOD Survived? Affiliation : AOD President RCN : Am I correct in saying that Morbid left the scene due to personal reasons? AOD : Yes, or else he would have never left. He loved, the scene. We all know how addictive the scene can be. RCN : Yes, that we do. Well Morbid was a great guy, we can only hope to see him back soon. Could you please tell me how big AOD (Angels of Death) has gotten and how long it has been around for? AOD : AOD was founded by Morbid and I in early 1996 and was started from scratch. We didn't know much about the scene at the time, but we grew into it and got some good couriers and sites. I think most people would now be surprised at the speed of the AOD sites. RCN : What are some of the goals for AOD that you think will place it in a good position heading into the future of this doggy dog scene? AOD : We need to get ourselves established as a respected group and we need to move up in the sites scene, and try to get our best couriers on the big sites of our competition. But above all, we want to have some fun. RCN : Has AOD had any major problems with other groups putting it down? AOD : Not really, but we often get underestimated. RCN : Recently there was some mish mash going on about the group called Nemesis, and they tried to get a few groups to merge with them. Is it true that AOD was close to merging or even did merge for a short period of time with this mysterious group? AOD : Well this supposed merger happened when I was away (5 am in the morning) so I didn't know there was something going on. The next day I had to put things back together and undo the things that had happened. Apparently, someone thought it was a good idea to form a group out of all the small groups around (which I would count AOD as part of). The next day I got everything back together and introduced a new co-president and we are kicking ass as we did before. RCN : So you're telling me that when the President was away, some of your members decided to merge themselves without your jurisdiction? That isn't a very good thing! Who was the one that got appointed as the new co-president? Does he have any experience running a group? If so, which group? AOD : There was quite a lot of chaos and in chaos, things happen. Apparently most members thought I would agree to merge, but I never did. The next day, I made it clear that I would never agree to a merge and all my group members were pleased with that response. As for the new co-president, I introduced Acid Flux to the group. He hasn't gotten any experience but it doesn't take much to run a group. Obviously, I succeeded! He is a cool guy and I am sure he will do a good job. RCN : I hope you were right in that decision. On a lighter note, are there any openings in AOD that you would like to make public? AOD : Well, great Internet couriers are always welcome and a BBS courier coordinator would be nice right about now. If you're interested in applying to AOD please join #AOD on the Effnet. I would just like to say that I miss Morbid on the Internet although he is still a good friend that lives just a block away from me! Reporter : Hitex/Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Subject : Piracy Laws Affiliation : FBI We got the idea for this project a few issues back when we didn't know what to write about for the next issue and were feeling that both of the e-mags were beginning to get a little repetitive, and that we needed to have something new, yet something essential for the warez public to hear of. While brainstorming, it seeemed that almost on the same note, Rebel Chicken and I jumped and said "Let's interview the FBI!!!" We giggled a bit, laughed at our apparent stupidity, childishness, and moreover, FOOLISHNESS, and continued to brainstorm. I don't think we were at all forgetting about this new idea, though, and not five minutes later, we came back to it. We began to think more rationally, and attempted to find a way of having a close encounter with the Federal Bureau of Investigation without risking our own safety. We have worked over the period of approximately three weeks to try to get you the best scoop that we could. We feel that our coverage is very thorough and that we have done an awesome job getting the important facts out, the facts that we should all know if we're going to stay in this business. We sincerely hope that you will enjoy this section, we have spent many hours working on it, and we are quite sure that you will find it useful and informative. Now for some background information: Recently a new branch of the FBI opened up near our area, San Francisco, California, USA. The main reason that this agent knew so much about the topic we were studying is (apart from a bit of luck on our part) that this branch is dedicated to the investigation of computer related crimes. A bit for my own good, I wanted to investigate this to see if they were coming for me, or for the perverts that hang out on #gaysex and trade GIFs. How us Mofos started this search: We started by finding a good, comfortable pay phone, namely one with a nice, soft chair, that we could sit on for the length of an interview and be no less comfortable than we would be if we were sitting our asses in front of IRC :-). We spotted the perfect one, nice, deserted area, and a soft chair! We were rather excited, went back home, got the number to the department, a tape recorder (despite the fact that the FBI agent preferred we didn't tape it) and headed back to our site. We called the office, asked to speak with the press person, and were greeted by a very nice person (as most press-people should be!). We asked whether or not anybody would be able to grant us a phone interview and just as she was about to decline, she spotted an agent that didn't seem to be doing much. She transferred us to his line, and the interview began (We got a tad more nervous :-). Here, read on!!! Q : The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) was first started in an attempt to arrest Al Capone for his bootlegging crimes. Since the computer age, the government has ushered a new objective for this force. No longer is the FBI solely responsible for drug dealing and homicides, but they have been granted a greater jurisdiction because it is now responsible for the investigation of other high-tech computer related crimes. What are your main concerns involving computer crime? A : Computer crime has brought upon us a much more difficult form of crime to investigate. Currently, our main interests involving computer crime are to eliminate child pornography, credit card fraud, and grand theft. Such crimes are difficult to investigate because of the distance between the investigator and the suspect, the ease of impersonation, and the Constitution, which keeps us from breaking into high-level programs to grab information about a suspect. This is still a relatively new field for us, and due to the high rate of development and advancement in technology, our staff's methods must keep up with those of the criminals. Q : Can you please elaborate on the three main concerns that the FBI department is facing? A : Credit card fraud involves people hacking into the Internet and virtually tapping lines where they grab credit card numbers. Then they use the cards as they would their own, often buying thousands of dollars' worth of goods. Child pornography has come to an all time high this past year. Pornography has always been around, but it seems that a new form of it has plagued us. Explicit photographs of boys and girls as young as 8 years old have been found on the Internet, and the government has not been able to do anything about it due to their limited control of people "freely expressing" themselves. Grand theft is estimated to have been going on for roughly 15 years, making it one of the oldest computer crimes around. Grand theft often involves the trading of unlicensed software, severely hurting software distribution companies. Q : What keeps the government from completely banning child pornography? A : The United States of America is just that, a set of states, united under one law, the Constitution. However, the 10th amendment states that all laws not clearly defined within the bill of rights be given to the states. Thus, different states have quite different laws, including those of child pornography. Keeping within the laws would be simple for each individual state, but with the Internet, it has become virtually impossible to control data, as most of the time, one does not even know what state s/he is sharing data with. Even with the passing of laws regulating such activity, enforcement would be extremely difficult if not impossible. Q : Recently many major software companies, such as Novell and Microsoft, have made a lot of noise about their software being illegaly copied. Apparently this has been going on in excess of fifteen years. What keeps the FBI from taking down all the people that pirate software? A : Software piracy occurs in many forms. One way is when a person simply copies programs for another person on disk, and trades it in person. Another very common way is online. The Internet is filled with forums dedicated to computer piracy, and then there are computer Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) that are also dedicated to piracy. Restricting trade on the internet, much like with child pornography, is virtually impossible because of the freedom of speech and expression. The FBI has quite a presence on the Internet sites and chat channels, but can't really do much about what it sees. BBSs are slightly easier to deal with. If the FBI gathers enough incriminating information about a certain system (which often takes years to achieve), it may receive a search warrant to raid the operator's house. The FBI currently has access to a number of the "top" BBSs, most of which have over TEN incoming phone lines. I can not give specific information on upcoming busts, but I will reveal that the FBI is working on some very significant ones, and is constantly trying to end this costly crime that is causing American companies huge losses. Q : What is the usual procedure when a person gets "busted" for software piracy? A : It's rather depressing, because the majority of the time, when we catch someone pirating software, it is a person under the age of eighteen. We don't want a punishment so light that the minor will disregard it and commit the crime once again, but we don't want a punishment so stern that it will ruin the person's life. When an adult is caught, the outcomes can be quite serious. Fines in the hundred thousands are often imposed, and all computer equipment containing illegal material is seized. Being caught for such white-collar crimes can really mess up a person's life. Q : What is your main hinderance from being able to take down any and all BBSs that you find in violation of piracy laws? A : We know about many, many boards in violation of such laws. We can even gain access to many of them, but the FBI is in sort of a catch-22. When we log on to a BBS, we often find a message stating either that if we are in the FBI, we must disconnect promptly, or that we must leave a message to the operator stating why we want access to a board. If, however, we do gain access to a BBS, our worries are by no means over. We have to find a file containing illegal software and be able to "download" it. Before we can do this, however, we often have to send the BBS something of our own. That is where our search generally ends. If we get involved in sending a BBS some pirated software, we are in turn in violation of the law. Such activities are different from drug dealing where the FBI is allowed to go undercover, and even impersonate a drug dealer. However, whenever we logon to a board we are stepping into someone's house and must abide by their rules. Thus, we must have a search warrant. Q : How, then, do you ever take down a BBS? A : Our main resource is Narcs. When we catch a person and impose sky-high fines on them, they are usually willing to do just about anything to keep from having to pay them. This is how we find the biggest of boards and stop them. Due to the fact that our interview was done by phone, the personal level of contact was not there, and the FBI agent felt free to end it as soon as he had to go. Approximately 15 minutes into the interview, we were forced to end it because he had a call on the other line (DOH!). I think this should be a wake-up call for all of us. It sure was for us. We often forget how vulnerable we are. This interview clearly shows what we must do to keep from getting busted, and I'm quite confident that if we follow those steps, we will be alright for the next few years at least. We should keep on our toes, though, and keep up with the times. Congress is constantly debating bills that mostly involve the regulation of child pornography, but could quite easily effect us as well. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : RCN Staff Subject : Chris Carter Revealed DISCLAIMER : THE REALITY CHECK NETWORK STAFF IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE. THIS IS ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT, WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF MOTIVATION AND KNOWLEDGE FROM FRIENDS, RELATIVES, AND CO-WORKERS, CAN BE HAD BY ANYBODY. ONCE HAVING ACQUIRED THE NAME, AND POSSIBLY THE CITY AND STATE, ANYBODY CAN GET THIS INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE. A PERSON'S PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE PUBLIC INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY IF LISTED IN THE PHONE BOOK. REALITY CHECK NETWORK AND ITS ASSOCIATES DOES NOT ENCOURAGE ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF INFORMATION LEARNED FROM THIS ARTICLE, THIS ARTICLE IS ONLY MEANT FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. For the past few months, the scene has been plagued by a disease called Chris Carter. This disease would do anything to try to ruin people in the warez scene. "Chris Carter," or so we knew him, was apparently once a warez user himself, until someone narked on his board one day, and he was forced to take it down. Since then, he thought there might be some sort of a need for him to nark on people on the scene. So during these months, many of us got emails from our administrators saying that they got emails from Chris Carter reporting having seen us in the action of offering pirated software on IRC, or doing various other illegal acts using the provider's system. We all knew this Chris Carter guy by name, really having no idea who he was. A few issues ago, RCN first aired the Chris Carter story in the form of a "find that nark!" contest. It seemed humorous, like another attempt by RCN for comedy, but in reality, this was quite serious, and it would turn out to be one of the most important missions RCN has ever set out to accomplish for itself and the scene alike. For a month now, we've been airing the "find that nark" contest, and for a month, we've received an astonishing amount of mail saying "I, too, was a victim of Chris Carter." Some told good stories, of administrators that just put it off, others weren't so lucky. So let me first explain our boundaries in this. RCN is not a cop. We have no true power in harming Chris Carter once having found him. RCN is a magazine, however, and in some ways, we will have far more power than a cop. We have the power of words, and along with a few not-so-stupid brains, we can achieve the complete and utter destruction of Chris Carter, in minutes. So I will first outline to you what you will find in the paragraphs to follow. Here, you will be learning of Chris Carter's REAL name. That's all nice and stuff, but what will you do with that to gain your revenge after a possible incidence with Chrissypooh himself? Well, RCN is also going to provide to you his phone number so you can torment him day and night. Then, if he's starting to piss you off, or if you're just getting bored of talking to him, we have also provided you with his parents' phone number. All in the same house, but they have their own lines. Finally, if Chris really got you good, and you feel that your only way of paying him back would be through a mail bomb, (no, a REAL mail bomb) RCN has provided you with his complete address, zip+4 so the bomb gets there faster. Along with personal reports of incidents with Chris Carter, this past month was filled with many tips on who this person really is. RCN followed any and all leads, calling all the numbers given to us, and the like. But there was one thing that set the final lead off from all the others. The last lead described a person whose name was NOT Chris Carter. Let us for a moment put ourselves into the mind of this person. If your name were really Chris Carter, chances are you wouldn't log on and nark on people using it, right? Furthermore, Chris Carter is quite a common name in the United States. This tip gave us a last name, Schlegel, to work with. It also gave us a phone number, a city, a state, and a possible workplace to deal with. The whole lead went with all prior data that we had, such as email captures that we had received from readers, but it had the added aspect of being REALISTIC. We got the lead around Thursday of this week. On Friday night, we called the residence at the number listed, 512-282-8979, and waited for someone to pick up. The plan, say "Hi, is Chris Carter available?" and see if he choked on his reply. It's a good thing he didn't pick up, that plan would have gotten us nowhere. The answering machine picked up, and we hung up. Let me just mention the fact that we called him at about 2 am. We called back on Saturday night, again at approximately 2 am, but this time we had a better plan. Hitex was the one to call. He's had much public speaking experience and we figured he would be the best for the job. A man picked up. We had a dilemma to tackle. We didn't know his first name. "Is Mr. Schlegel here?" The man said that he was but it was a tad late. I notified him that this was extremely important phone call that could result in legal consequences. He tightened up. He asked what it was regarding, and I notified him that it was regarding a software piracy issue that I would have to get resolved by the morning, and that I was going to be up all night working on this issue if need be. I was posing as an iD Software representative (hey can YOU come up with anything better in about 3 seconds?) working for an anti-piracy corporation and we were going to put out a major release, Quake, the following morning, and that this could involve the possible piracy of that game. He said "Well Jim is my dad, but this is Daniel, I'm the computer guy of the house." So apparently I was already talking to the right guy. Obviously he got quite scared and didn't want his parents to find out about this, so he started to talk to me. The first thing he asked me was "Does iD Software have a WWW page for this release?" Seemed like a sort of random question to ask me, but this easily showed me that this guy had Internet experience. I gave him the address, http://www.idsoftware.com (I think). I asked him if he was ever logged onto the IRC. So the following is the information I got out of him. He HAS been on IRC, he denied ever having stored commercial software on his account, though he had heard of several warez-related channels. He named #fATEfiles and #Warez950. He also named tKLP as someone he had seen before on IRC, as with g0d, and thclOne. All people we know. He, of course, blamed anything that would be stored on his account, if warez-related, on an evil friend that has his password. I didn't buy it. He said that his friend is a master hacker and everything was being done by him. He also told me he was a beginner at the Internet. Still, he could quite easily explain commands such as /whois on IRC. Later, I asked him how long he had been on the Internet, and he said 6 months. I suspect it's probably been more than that but I wasn't in a mood to argue. I often scared him by telling him that we found out about him through traces on his Internet account, and that would lead him to spilling more information. I ran old RCN issues and opened up NFO files and ran down the lists pointing out random names. "Have you ever heard of ?" He quickly answered no to all names. Then came the kicker. "Have you ever heard of Chris Carter?" He choked on me. He laughed for a bit, sounded like he was starting to cry, and then said "Golly gee, heh, they pick the darndest of names don't they?" He lost it. I continued the conversation, putting that a bit behind him. I got a phone book and flew through it for a good name. Then came the next kicker. I told him that the reason we called him was actually not to charge him of any crime. I told him we had a team of about 35 narks and that all used to be in the scene. I told him that one of them, Greg Sneyder (I found that in the phone book ;-) decided not to stay anonymous and he is currently earning a salary helping us on our mission to stop software piracy. I was sweetening the pot. I told him that Chris Carter was a name we had associated with him through emails, and he tried to pass it off. I explained to him some more money opportunities for narking. All I wanted was to make sure he really was this Chris Carter guy. Then, after a few minutes, I proposed once more, "I'll give you another opportunity to answer this question. Are you Chris Carter, or do you know that person?" He thought for a VERY long while, said "Well, ...." or "Hmm...." and after no less than about 10 seconds of pondering, he responded "No, I am not." Now I was thoroughly convinced. I spoke with him for a while longer, the whole conversation lasted a good 45 minutes. At the end of our talk, he told me he was 14. Sounding like any good law official would, I said "Just 14? You know, you shouldn't get yourself into these kinds of messes at that age. You should be out playing with your friends. These are felonious crimes, nothing a 14 year old should be messing with." During the course of our conversation, he himself had mentioned having known Dr. Jekyll. I don't know if it was Chris Carter (or rather Daniel Schlegel) that got Dr. Jekyll busted, but he spoke about him nonetheless, which I found extremely suspicious. At the end of our conversation, I said "Well he was busted a bit ago, and he's over 18, so he can be tried to the full extent of the law, but he's in deep now, and though if prosecuted you wouldn't be due to your age, that does not lower its extremeness." Then came the final slip-up. Spoken like a good Texan, he said, at the conclusion of our conversation, "You you you -- you know what? I-i-i-i'm I'm a shakin' in maw boots!!" "But why?" he must have assumed I was thinking, because after all he had denied all criminal activity. So he tried to regain his stance after choking. "I-i-i really don't even know why, cuz I ain't done nothin' bad, but I'm still just a shakin' in maw boots!" Now it was for sure. So let's recap. This guy choked every single time I mentioned Chris Carter, and once even pondered a possible money opportunity for over 10 seconds when approached with this name. Next, he seemed to be quite involved in the warez scene, denying many happenings on his account without me ever mentioning them. And finally, he knew a whole lot about running traces on people, and about figuring out things about people on IRC. He knew about /whois, and about how an email address is not necessarily the address found on IRC because that contains server information. Well and sure, you would need to know that to nark on anybody from IRC because he emails the administrators of all the servers. I have never been so sure about anything as I am about this, I was an extreme skeptic going into the conversation, and an extreme skeptic coming out of the conversation. However, all the while I was writing anything he said that might be of use later down, and I came up with an awful big list. So we have found Chris Carter. Now I need to clarify a bit about how we got all the information I'm about to present you with. The original phone number, 512-282-8979, the last name (Schlegel), the City, and the state were all in the original anonymous tip. Upon calling him, I found out the following. His dad's name is Jim and his parents' line is 512-282-2524. This I found out because at first he assumed I wanted to talk to his parents. His name is Daniel. I figured that out by doing a finger on his current Internet account. Also, that is the name on his answering machine, and the name he presented himself by. Does he work at Symantec? That was also a part of the original lead. I know why, too. One of Daniel's many Internet accounts was one on Symantec. However, I do believe that this was either a hacked account or that his dad works for Symantec and he was using his account. Furthermore, the Symantec concept led to another reason why this is him. He IS in the scene, that's obvious. But how many experienced computer users, which he admitted to being, have never heard of Symantec? When I told him that I had a lead telling me he was either working for Symantec or was using a Symantec account, he jumped and became all figity and said "WHAT?! Huh!? I ain't never heard of Symantec!" He's definitely used their Internet account at one point or another, but I don't believe he works there. After all, he's 14. Daniel's current Internet account is one being used on a CCSI computer. CCSI stands for Commuter Communications System Incorporated, and is ccsi.com on the Internet. His account there is mumra, so his final email address is mumra@ccsi.com. This is further validated by the name it is made out to, Daniel Schlegel. The rest of the information I am about to provide you with, that being his address, was generated solely as a result of his stupidity and my intuition ;-). You will all find a very useful server on the WWW. It's called Switchboard. It contains every listed number in Northern America and the most amazing database searcher I have ever seen. You can search through 90,000,000 numbers in under 3 seconds. I went in and searched for Schlegel in Austin, Texas. I didn't expect his line to be listed, but maybe his parents' line would. Surely enough, there was a listing, under James Schlegel (Jim is short for James). 11314 Aloysia Dr. Austin, TX 78748-1846. Note that Daniel also notified me of a second Internet account of his, on the server reallink.com. It's amazing what a few intimidating words can do. The RCN staff would like to thank the anonymous tip we got on Daniel Schlegel. You have done a great favor to the scene. We would also like to thank each and every tip we got beforehand of letters sent to administrators. These proved invaluable in tracing a route to this person out of older email addresses. So I look back in hindsight, a tad of retrospect, and I see how well this whole ordeal really does piece together. Each and every time we got a copy of an email this guy sent, it was from Daniel Schlegel's area. Every single lead just pieced together. Again, many thanks to all that participated in the "find that nark" contest, I'm sure this guy is going to be getting many many phone calls from people in the scene reading this article. I have no doubts in my mind that he will be getting just as much torment and hell in the next few weeks as he gave some of the participants in the scene in past months. Brief Summary : Chris Carter Found on June 23, 1996 Real Name : Daniel Schlegel Dad's Name : James B. Schlegel Personal # : 512-282-8979 Parents' # : 512-282-2524 Address : 11314 Aloysia Dr. Austin, TX 78748-1846 Email : mumra@ccsi.com r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Hitex Subject : ROR Dead!? Earlier this week, word was flying around IRC saying "ROR is dead!" or "ROR has retired!" When the word made it to channel #RCN, everyone danced to the sight of 5 reporters jumping on the story. Apparently Manic had come on stating that ROR (Release on Rampage) was retiring from the scene due to its inability to release working and usable software. Many gasped at the news, many were finally relieved, but not I. I became inquisitive. Something told me that there was more to it than just a departure from the scene. I quickly got into channel #ROR to find a [-MANiC-] in the channel. Suspecting deception, I ran a /whois on him. Surely, it wasn't the same Manic I had known. Perhaps he had changed his account since then? I proceeded to run a /whois on several other ROR "members" just to find that none of their addresses matched. I was beginning to suspect a takeover. I asked if that was indeed what it was, and quite publically, a few people said "Yes, that's what it is." "So ROR is still alive?" "Yes." Oh. Okay. Now I had to figure out who took it over, and why! I saw a few ops in channel #ROR that I didn't recognize as ROR members. Moreover, I DID recall them to be GODS members. I double-checked the NFOs and surely enough, every op in the channel belonged to GODS. I asked why GODS would be interested in taking over a small group such as ROR's channel. I would have thought that a courier group would try to keep good relations with its release groups, but apparently I was wrong. I also thought to myself "Well isn't this ironic? A top courier group engaging itself into the immature act of channel takeovers? WHY!?" Could this be an indicator of the values of GODS? I continued to enquire, and found out that apparently ROR was messing with GODS' bots, perhaps through IP spoofing, perhaps just through idents, and that this was GODS' payback opportunity. The following is a log of what happened in #ROR : *** Topic for #ROR: ROR is dead, I've lost my interest in the scene. *** Topic for #ror set by tKLP on Jun 18 12:59:41 I wonder why tKLP is using Nytemyst's account? <[-MANiC-]> We have decided to retire ROR. We feel that we are not making an impact on the scene anymore. *** Whois Information for: [-MANiC-] *** Address : vincer@198.87.17.253 *** IRCNAME : MetallicA *** On Channels : @#ROR *** Server : irc.stealth.net (Stealth Communications, New York) ROR is dead? Yes, we want to move on. *** Whois Information for: Butcher *** Address : s_mobius@pm1s1.intergate.bc.ca *** IRCNAME : Silent Mobius *** On Channels : @#ROR *** Server : irc.winternet.com (The Rockin' Snowland Server, MN) <[-MANiC-]> Please help spread the news. That's not the real tKLP! It's a fake! I don't have a decent script. Lamers are fucking using Nytemyst's account. Yeah, why is tKLP using Nytemyst's account? <[-MANiC-]> tKLP is using Nytemyst's account because tKLP's lost his regular account. Hehehe.. that's a good joke. <[-MANiC-]> Loloc, this is no joke. Nytemyst and tKLP are good friends. Loloc, I am borrowing Nytemyst's account. Zorloc is Manic. ROR is DEAD!!! Shit, we're dead? *** Whois Information for: alchemist *** Address : 311@204.247.145.59 *** IRCNAME : My name is Mud *** On Channels : @#ROR *** Server : irc.stealth.net (Stealth Communications, New York) It is weird that even Alchemist is using a differenet account? Alchemist, where is your regular account? Why is ROR dead? You can thank tKLP for this :). It's not dead, this is just a channel takeover. ROR is dead because tKLP lost interest in the scene. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's fucking PERFECT! Still, I was not impressed. Out of my conversation, though, a person by the name of Starwave came out. Allegedly, Starwave actually NARKED on tKLP saying that tKLP's girlfriend, Boost on IRC, gave him tKLP's address and phone number so he would nark on him. Starwave autoposted tKLP's address on various public warez channels as the following log shows : *** Starwave (4234234@cs16-11.u.washington.edu) has joined channel #RCN tKLP lives at 77 Skyline Dr., Front Royal, VA 22630-5716. His phone number is (540) 636-6492. His mother's name is Prystay. *** Starwave has left channel #RCN Later, an interview conducted by Rebel Chicken with tKLP reveals that the address and phone number were not real. Well, at least that's what TKLP says. We'll show you why that might not be so true. So is ROR going through a downfall? Do they have to resort to lame bot manipulation to get anywhere? Some might say ROR was already down, so it doesn't really matter. Some might argue that ROR is doing better than most groups and doesn't have to resort to such things. I'll take my own position. ROR is definitely better than most groups, but it is BECAUSE of that, that they shouldn't have to resort to lame bot tampering to get their way. Especially in the position of ROR, with the immature reputation that ROR possesses, I think they need to concentrate a bit more on keeping their sophistication up. Your reputation does not result solely from your releases, and ROR can't boast in that area either. With as much confusion as and shit that ROR is going through, I don't think they're in any position to boast much, regardless of their releases. But then, I don't think GODS is in much of a position to be taking channels either. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Hitex Subject : tKLP Bribes iD Software The following is a set of email captures sent by a business representative of iD Software to tKLP soon after ROR's alleged release of the Quake final. According to the iD Software representative, the ROR release of Quake was not the final version, but was merely the beta version which must mean that tKLP tried to fake the release as a final by manipulating the exe filedates. From jayw@idsoftware.com Sat Jun 22 20:24:21 1996 Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 16:46:37 -0500 From: Jay Wilbur To: '- ROR / MALICE / MTY / SODOM -' Subject: Quake Beta 3 Leak. Word on the streets is that you may be the source of the Quake Beta 3 leak. My sources tell me that you are telling folks that you and I are friends and the reason why you have the beta of Quake is that you work for a magazine. 1.) I don't think I even know you. 2.) iD Software does not send the beta copies of games to any magazines. -j First off, I don't like being accused. I didn't tell anyone that I worked for a magazine. Second, I am not the source of the leak, but I do know damn well who did leak the shareware beta and the final beta of Quake. I'm willing to tell you who, but I want a reward. I want to be a beta tester for iD Software, or to maybe get the Quake final before everyone else (just for the glory, I won't do that warez pirating gimmick or anything) so it's up to you. l8r m8 -tKLP My sources are usually on the money. (I feel like I am a character in a spy novel.) I am sorry to be pointing the finger, but I really have no choice considering the information I've been presented. Reward, no we do not do that sort of thing. If you offer information and it pans out you will be in our favor, but I will not be obligated to you. -j r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Tuxedo Mask Subject : The Renegade Chemist of Prestige vs. Pest of Razor 1911 The following is a log file acquired from channel #Razor depicting an argument between The Renegade Chemist of Prestige and Pest of Razor 1911 : *** TRC (chemist@dal20090.computek.net) has joined channel #Razor *** WCracker (cracker@ppp-130.laker.net) has joined channel #Razor The Renegade Chemist, we all can't cheat that 40 disk limit. Oh? I thought that would get your attention. Pest, get something within at least a week of its release date and and maybe we can talk on the same level. You've been lucking out lately pal. Your luck is going to change, or should I say, your luck has changed already! You need to lighten up a bit. Lighten up? You know, there's one thing that's universal about losers in the scene. Whenever someone can't compete, no matter who they are, they always say "Lighten up!" or "We have lives." Whenever someone can't hang, they blame it on something outside of the scene. For a kid in high school, I think I supply just fine. When I was a kid in high school, I was in charge of Razor 1911, and we were beating the piss out of the other groups. I have no life, so that can't be an excuse! But, I do have Down's syndrome. When Zeus was in high school, he was fondling little boys, sometimes beating the piss out of them. You are dealing with a long, long line of beating-the-piss-out-of-ers. So, I think it would be a reasonable assumption to say that come hell or high water, your ass will be beaten until the piss flows like the Nile. Hahaha!!! TRC, if it weren't for the little people, you wouldn't enjoy where you have gotten. White Cracker, if it wasn't for me, the little people would still be little, buddy boy. The sword you are playing with cuts both ways. Unreal, this is the first time in a year that everyone in #Razor agrees with TRC. TRC, I will still supply. It is not that hard. TRC, your ego soars through you. But then you must speak of who brought you up. My ego? You have absolutely no idea. I don't really have a big ego, but ragging is one of my many fort s. The fact that I have an exceptional mastery of the English language sometimes scares people. TRC, I might never be super elite like you elite mofos. Pest, well, you're almost right, but you'll NEVER be super elite like us elite mofos. I always talked a lot of shit, whether I was a nobody or the biggest name in the scene. The definition is so subjective that you can never ultimately say what is or what isn't elite by your corrupted ideas of elite! I've NEVER forgotten about the "little people", in fact, I make it a point to help them out whenever I have the opportunity to do so. Pest, you have no idea what my ideas of elite are you puny little excuse for a direct order slave. Read my next Ware Report and you may realize a fuller understanding of what the scene is MEANT to be and what my completely logical philosophies behind it are and what the roots of my character are. You've allowed other peoples' perceptions of you to create your own image of what is elite and what is not elite, which had distorted your own view so your own perception is so FUCKED up. No, I have allowed my own perceptions to create images of what is elite and what is not elite. And you, my friend, are definitely NOT elite. Razor 1911 is not elite. Hahaha, this is fun! I don't often get people to insult me back! There have always been a few people that dictated what is elite and what isn't. Their ideas filtered through everyone else, changed a little bit but not very much, and those ideas then became the overriding philosophies behind the scene. When the internet became the major medium for piracy, a boatload of people who had never been exposed to the ideas of the pirate scene were all of a sudden in the thick of it. Therefore the ideas that once were the core of the scene have become diluted, and it will take time and a few good examples to get people back on the right track. Yet the perception of the few dictates the overwhelming belief of the many, keeps people from ever becoming truly elite becasue no one can become the absolute "elite" according to a definition corrupted by the tyrannies of the few. Let me illustrate a point to you. Only about 1 year ago did the internet begin to become prominent in the scene. Go back 1 1/2 years and dig up nfo files from all the major groups at the time. Then go back and read nfo files from 2-4 years ago. You will notice something pretty interesting. You will notice that of the members at that time, before the infusion of new blood via the net, approximately fifty percent of ALL the people in the major groups were in one time or another in Razor 1911 when I ran the show. For the most part, all of those people were exposed to (and hopefully had instilled in them) the values that I played by when I ran Razor 1911. You can do the same for other people that had a major impact. Almost everyone that was active 1 1/2 years ago with the exception of some traders and a few new guys scattered here and there were influenced by a handful of people. And if you go back further you'll see what my influences were, and those of Fan Fan La Tulipe and other people. It's a continuous cycle, and that is how the "scenelore" is passed along from generation to generation of pirates. Well, as you can see, those values you installed have been corrupted by the pseudo-ethics, of the new leaders of the scene leaving a scene deprived of any moral or ethics! There are some who still subscribe to the original values. Most of these people are in Prestige, though there are some in almost every group. Unfortunately, Prestige and Hybrid are the only 2 groups in which the old values are predominant. What are you talking about? Razor 1911 still has old values. Tell you what, I can't wait until the next Ware Report by TRC for you to get a clue on how the scene works. The overall lack of any set type of ethics in the scene has led to the overall lack of caring one way or the other in the scene, but all groups suffer from this lack of morality. Question, why do groups exist? Answer, groups exist because they want to beat other groups. Many groups claim that they put out releases for the sheer "joy" of bringing free software to everyone on the planet. This simply is not true. All "elite" groups exist to compete. They want to be the best. Giving free software to everyone owning a modem is a secondary issue. Question, what does it take to be the best group? Answer, many people believe that to be the best, you have to release the most, or the best games. This is not necessarily the case. To be the best group, you must be respected, and feared, by those capable of competing with you. Only when other respectable cracking groups recognize that you consistently beat them are you the best. Some groups try to get around this harsh reality by releasing a lot. There is something inside most people in organized cracking groups, a powerful desire to crush the opposition in every way possible. Those who pretend to be releasing only for the masses will never be happy unless they admit to themselves that they are in it to win it Question, if the only thing that determines if you are the best group is what other groups think of you, then what's the purpose of this report? If someone decided that you're not the best, what good does it do to put out the Ware Report like this? Answer, note that I said other groups must "recognize" that you are the best, not necessarily acknowledge that you are the best. Often, very competitive groups don't have it in them to admit that the Ware Report puts it in plain black and white type, something that nobody can ignore. Sometimes it helps to be forced into seeing the truth in order to admit it to yourself. Also, the Ware Report gives other, less involved people the opportunity to see the truths that the major groups live by. Quite possibly, such a tool can give the average lamer an idea of what the major leaguers go through on a day-to-day basis. I persoannly want to be elite, but for being in the scene for only 7 months, I think I have personally done very well, while in your seven months you were still whacking off to that porn you downloaded off those elite Dallas boards. Pest, sure that may be the case, but the scene was a lot less accessible back then. We had 1200 baud modems, we didn't have the Internet, and the PCs were manufactured with a hammer and chisel back then, if you get my meaning. Prestige putting out Deathkeep was kinda lame. Deathkeep was lame? I didnt enjoy it, nor did some buddies of mine. WCracker, SSI is historically a major publisher, and you're saying it was lame? It's our fault that they coded a piece of shit as a going away present to TSR? White Cracker, you're so full of shit. Razor 1911 will put out absoultely ANYTHING. Otherwise, Razor 1911 wouldn't have released Operation Carnage, for example, nor would you have put out that 38 disk piece of shit Brain Storm. The quality of Prestige releases has been very poor this month, you have had quite a few fuck ups. Pest, the quality of Prestige releases has been POOR? What the fuck? Storm and Savage were not totally cracked. You guys fucked up on 2 cracks. Pest, we release what the companies write. We've certainly blown the doors off of Razor 1911. I'm referring to the quality of the crack, not the quality of the game! Pest, I thought we were talking about quality of the releases? Give me a fucking break. You're in a group that has released incomplete rips just to get them out the door and you're bitching at ME? And as far as the quality of a crack goes, it's not like Razor 1911's never made any mistakes. Prestige has had 2 great games this month. Afterlife is excellent. Afterlife is the biggest title since Duke Nukem 3D and is certainly the best release this month. Afterlife is the best game of June. I think Grand Prix 2 will be the title of the month. Not really, more people will play Afterlife. I don't know, the game of the year is still Civilization 2. I don't understand all the hype for Grand Prix 2. The original was good, but wasn't the best of its time. It will be a great game, don't get me wrong, but Afterlife is more up my alley. Civilization 2? Come on, give me a break, game of the year is Duke Nukem 3D so far, bar none. If you like Afterlife, then you have to admit Civilization 2 is a lot better of a game. I get hours of enjoyment from Civlization 2. Civilization 2 is fucking boring, if I wanted the same old shit I'd just reload Civilization 1 and save a lot of disk space. They just took the old icons, redrew them, renamed them and wrote it for Windows 95. I think you are jealous, even though Afterlife is really 45 disks. How is it really 45 disks? Explain that to me buddy boy, I see 40 disks. The disk sizes are 1.52 megs each, and not the standard 1.44 megs that means you had an excess of approximately 4 disks. No, the disks are 1507664, go format a disk and see how it turns out. RAR makes the files 30 kbs larger than they need to be, which means that in a game spread over 40 disks, it's an excess of 1200 kbs. And disk 40 is 200 kbs smaller than it needs to be, so it's really only about a meg larger than 40 disks. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : g0d Subject : fATE Vice President Disses fATE And then there was none. Well guys, that's it. I'm done. I have committed the ultimate crime against warez-heads everywhere. That's right, I have gone and gotten a life. It's been a fun bunch-o-years kickin' it on the net with you guys, but now I think it's time I packed it in, I have been semi-successfully running a real life computer business, and trying to run groups and such on the Internet. Now I think the time has come to drop the scene and take my "quickly growing" I might add computer business to the top. So, my personal opinion of the scene. I have been around quite a while now, I think most people in most groups either know me personally or at least know of me, and I think owe the time I have spent bouncing warez to the four corners of the globe that I have acquired a pretty good feel for the scene and how it works. I see people every day saying how the scene is dead or dying, etc. And you know what? I agree. It's just not fun any more. Too many damned AOL lamers and dick heads coming out of nowhere. Every day I get messaged at least a dozen times by some lamer looking for "elite warez" or some shit. I mean, pack the whole scene up, open a private warez-head only IRC server and go there, because the Effnet is infested with lameness. There are still a few elite people left but only a FEW. The rest are for the most part a large combination of 50% lamers, 20% feds, 25% Microsoft undercover lamer/feds, and on a good day, 5% future elite people. As far as groups go, I would have to say that the best died with good old TDU-JAM! as far as games go. Razor 1911 is eternal. I see Prestige is kicking major ass. However, they are packed full of big-ass-egos and I can't see them surviving longer than a few more months. ROR has good old tKLP still tromping around, Hybrid was once a big name and is now barely alive, and then there are a bunch of lesser lame little games groups. As for apps, DOD (Drink or Die) was once king of the hill, but now I can't really give anyone props. It seems the whole scene is either getting busted, been busted, or just in a major slump. As for courier groups, Amnesia is doing pretty well, RiSC has been the same for as long as I can remember, simply the best, MALiCE has pretty much died and so has RTS. Then there are a gaggle of other little groups trying to get by. Man, thinking about this makes me sick. There are only 2 REAL groups left. Razor 1911 and RiSC. All the others are pretty much barely staying together with daily political/ego battles where the group is constantly in a state of fluxx. You know, sorta like fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange)! Now everyone is asking me to say my piece about fATE. Well here it is. Finally my honest feelings about fATE. Well, Anti Derivative has been President since the day I assisted him in taking over the group from Red Dog. Anti Derivative is a pretty decent guy in person and is fairly good at fixing the constant arguments going on in fATE. Otherwise (and sorry Anti Derivative if you're reading this) he is not really efficient at running a group. He really doesn't do anything other than just break up arguments by kicking people out, and I think he just sticks around because he likes the power trip of being able to log on and boss people around and be the leader for a while. Anyone who dares say he isn't doing a good job immediately gets kicked out of fATE and that's that. I think fATE would benefit from a change of command. I tried when I was a member to make changes but Anti Derivative would just change them back the same old un-working ways of the old fATE. Doobie, the Vice President, I hate his guts and would love to string him up and skin him alive. The guy has no clue. Period. Therefore my final feelings on fATE are, there are still a couple of good guys left in there to chat. I would pretty much say that fATE is the equivalent of #NTA-Nokturnal. Basically a dead group who used to have a big name. Just hanging out in a channel and "unlike" #NTA-Nokturnal where everything is fun and smooth, they basically sit in #fATE and argue and bitch and moan and say how great they are etc. Not really my cup of tea any more. So there ya go, in a nut shell, I say fATE is pretty much dead. If it were to be reviewed it would have to be under new leadership and would need a miracle. Well I guess I have said my piece, I gotta jet, got REAL LIFE WORK to do! Yippeee, I finally got a life! Anti Derivativeerivative : Thanks for being a good friend and partner through that year and a bit with fATE. It was a fun time bitch. Catch you on the flip side. If your ever in my neck of the woods stop in for a coke and a smile then get the fuck out, I got work to do (Sorry for slamming you, but what I said is true). tKLP : The crazy little fucker. You kill me. Keep giving the lamers headaches and get some damn releases flowing in ROR. Been a slice, keep in touch, you have my number. Dorian Hawkmoon : Good luck with Malice. If anyone can bring it back, you can. Thanks for being there when I needed advice. LeoDLion : You crazy bastard, you work wayyyyyy too hard at this shit. Take a break if you need it. Oh and kiss your wife for me. Mikeysoft : Thanks for the endless hours of personal advice you've given me on the phone. Keep k-lining them lamers. Warhound : You rock Mr. IRC Operator, get the damn server linked!!! And next time I ask you to k-line some lamer to get my nick back I better not get an arguement. Lady_C : Babe you're the greatest, still waiting for my trip to Disney Land with you. Uhhh... I need more gifs! I wore these out. Now the fun part.. FUCK YOUs!!! Hellraiser : You are the lamest person I have ever met in my life. Your ego is the size of a fucking Buick and you really have no skills to even have an ego. You're just a plain waste of time with a big fucking mouth. Go play in traffic. Doobie : Hahahaha... you my fine feathered enemy are a joke of a person. You are egotistical, rude, and back stabbing. You're a lier. You only look out for yourself. You're gay. You're a fucking cry baby. You're the reason fATE died. You have no skills. You have no clue. You have no dick and further more, you and maybe Hellraiser are the only people I have ever met in the scene whom I would love to kick the living shit out of. So if your 5 foot 4 inch tall chubby curly haired faggot sorry excuse for an ass ever comes down to Canada, you better hope you don't bump into me, cause I'll knock that stupid look right off your face anytime any place. Bring your butt-fuckity ass over to Canada and let me knock some sense into your putrid skull and get off that welfare you fucking bum. Move out of that little wooden row-house in Jersey and get a life and clean yourself up. You stink! And your dirty. Take a fucking shower once and a while. I know soap is hard to come by in your financial state but I mean shit. Have a heart, sheesh... Catch you all later, and to all the lamers out there stop messaging me for fATE applications and warez. Doobie is in fATE. You don't want to go there and I have no warez. I am now officially retired. Laters all. Formerly at one time or another : fATE95/96 Vice President ROR Co-President Co-Founder TDU-JAM! Internet Coordinator MALICE Senior RTS Senior HTC Senior TRSI Co-President TIDT Senior PTW Co-President ERA Co-President Co-Founder Demolition Senior BODM President-Founder Signing Off. Maybe some day I will return, until then, you leet people have my number. Keep in touch :). g0d 1995-1996 aka : Satan <-old Effnet nick 1989-1992 aka : Sub-Tronic <- HPAV nick 1984-1986 aka : Hackster <-c64 nick 1982-1984 *PS* To any people in the scene, I strongly suggest you stay far away from this Doobie clown. He is a parasite. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Garf Subject : The Death of Bulletin Board Systems The BBS scene has drastically changed due to the Internet and everything it has brought. If you think about it, just last year BBSes were far more popular than IRC (Internet Relay Chat). Lately, however, BBSes have been at a sharp downfall and at this rate, they will become extinct in the near future. So why is this happening? Before the popularity of the Internet, BBSes were the only method of file transfer, and the only way to pick up the latest scene news. All the way back in 1990, the 2400 baud modem was still the standard. Boards were not nearly what they are now. At 2400, ANSI was kept to a minimum, extremely small files were transfered, and BBS software was not very advanced at all. As the years went on, faster modems brought more ANSI and greater size in transfers. With the advent of the 14.4, the warez scene was brought to its peak. The size of the warez was a lot smaller in relation to the speed of the modem, and files were moved quickly between the various BBSes. However, the advent of the 28.8 brought radically different results. Warez became much larger and the speed of the modems just couldn't keep up with that of the size of warez. The frustratingly slow speed of file transfers led to the resulting usage of the Internet as a form of data distribution. No longer would warez traders have to transfer files at a mere 3 kb/s. They could now enjoy speeds nearing 500 kb/s. Obviously, a huge advantage. Still, a BBS has something that the Internet dos not. If you have ever been the System Operator of a BBS, you know what I'm talking about. A BBS is a form of interconnectivity where everybody knows each other. It is a place where people become good friends and after a prolonged period of time, become long-time users. Message bases are also interesting advantages of a BBS and are very distinct from IRC or Internet Newsgroups. Posting questions on a BBS message base guarantees a reliable answer from someone you know and trust, where posting on a newsgroup isn't as personal because you don't know anybody that you're talking to, or their credibility. Door games, of course, were another great attraction of a BBS, and Internet MUDs can hardly be compared to them. The Internet has fully taken over. It has begun to make its kill. I have been a SysOp for 14 months now. When I first put it up, BBSes were prospering and doing quite well. Lately, it has become a struggle to gain new users and raise adequate activity. I remember when there were about 50 good boards in any given area. Now, it is hard to name 5. Every SysOp has become sick and tired of the crap that has taken the BBS scene down. If everyone gives up, the whole scene will die. I've pondered taking down my BBS, but then I ask myself, "What else would my computer be doing during the day?" And of course, the answer is nothing. Why should I take down a BBS that is doing fairly well and is promoting the scene? I won't. But I hope others will do the same as I. The best way, given the proper resources, to setup a good BBS is to provide it with telnet connectivity. There are still very few telnet BBSes out there, probably due to the fact that it isn't exactly an easy task to setup, but for those of us who can, I would encourage it. It's obvious that the Internet isn't going to magically disappear and give the BBS scene a second chance, but should we really want it to? Why not take advantage of this newfound resource? The number of FTP Sites is growing faster than that of BBSes going down. Along with it, every site that is brought up could, with some work, be converted into a telnet BBS. That of course would mean that we could continue having all the things we once loved about BBSes, but at faster speeds. So be it regular dial-in boards, or full-time telnet BBSes, we should encourage the revival of boards. They are the key to keeping the scene alive. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Waynekerr Subject : Quick FTP Advice The Internet warez scene has brought about several new innovations. Along with it, come a new form of data transfer, FTP sites. This is a skill that all newbie warez dudes are going to have to master right away so they can excel in the scene. If you're not on FTP sites, it means you have no warez. What does that mean? That means that your only form of copying files is through DCC. That's not good. But fear not, Uncle Wayne is here to explain it to all of you lesser mortals. The most popular type of site is, of course, the anonymous site. You know, the ones that you hear about, then die 2.5 hours later. Setting one up couldn't be easier. What you look for is a writeable directory : drwxrwxr-x 8 ftp anon 1024 Mar 17 02.26 . drwxrwxr-x 8 ftp anon 1024 Mar 17 02.26 .. drwxrwxr-x 8 ftp anon 1024 Mar 17 02.26 bin drwxrwxr-x 8 ftp anon 1024 Mar 17 02.26 etc drwxrwxrwx 8 ftp anon 1024 Jun 21 04.22 incoming <-- HERE! drwxrwxr-x 8 ftp anon 1024 Mar 17 02.26 pub As you can see, the /incoming directory is 'world-writeable.' That means you can write files there, and therefore create directories. Happy happy. But first you need to check that directories created within the /incoming directory can be written to. Many FTP daemons by default create all directories (especially those created by 'anon' users) with drwxrwxr-x permissions, i.e. you get no joy from them, so be sure to check this before yu can think about transfering 60 gigs of warez. If however you CAN write to your newly created directory, you are in luck. Another point worthy of note here is that you might be able to use the 'chmod' command to change permissions on a directory you've created. So if you make a directory called /incoming/.gamez (how original) and it gets created without write permissions for you, try 'chmod 777 .games' to make it drwxrwxrwx (world-writeable). That's pretty much it! Try and use your common sense, don't create dirs called '.gamez,' '.warez,' etc. because these will only get raped by people using ftpsearch and the like. Directories with names including control characters are a popular method of hiding the location of your warez-stash, using ^H (delete) is a good one as many ftp clients write the delete char as raw and it deletes the character before, so a directory called 'games^H^H^H^H^H' shows up as ''. This is however far from foolproof, read the man pages for FTP next time you're (ab)using your shell accounts; ls -alb will give you the ascii codes for the control characters in a directory, so "..." shows up something like "015\015\015" (I'm not saying 015 is the correct ctrl character, I'm merely illustrating how it works). Be VERY aware, however, before you do any of this that what you are doing is 100% for sure logged, on a unix system in /var/admn/xferlog or something similar : Tue Jun 11 03:30:25 1996 1 0day.warez.com 685 /incoming/.warez/quake1.zip b _ o r warezuser ftp 0 * This is bad news for you if the admin checks his/her logs with any kind of regularity - as you can see they have the time you connected, the host you connected from, the username, etc. So you can be sure if you're not using a hacked account that you're going to get your wrists slapped. But you'd never be THAT stupid, right?! Another thing I feel I should mention is, watch how you access the net. If you think using a hacked shell on iam.verylame.edu by telnetting from your carded netcom account is safe, please think again. Most sites, EVEN .edu's are now hip to the warez scene, basically due to all the trouble we've caused, along with the H/P types, TCPWRAPPERS, which log detailed information on every connection in/out of machines are very popular nowadays, and any administrator with a clue can recreate your session using publically available utilities telling him/her exacly what you typed while you were online, etc. So BEWARE! Stay safe, and remember, the more steps you put between yourself and the 'target' site, the more trouble it is to catch you - it might take you an hour longer to get that 20 disk release to your home machine, but it's vastly preferable to sharing a cell with Bubba, the 7 foot guy who wants you to be his 'friend' for the night. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Genocide Subject : Bigger Files = The Real Need For Speed? The Future Awaits... With files rising in meggage at a exponential rate, will new technology help the scene survive? According to new advancements in modems, and telecommunications, the answer is a positive yes. With ISDN, ADSL, Cable Modeming, and Satellite connections, the scene will not only survive, but will flourish as the 21st century approaches. Although many people like to refer to ISDN as (I.t S.till D.oes N.othing), the correct term is (Integrated Services Digital Network). Currently, ISDN is a pipe dream to many, and a fountain of youth (and speed) to few. However, the future is bright for this prodigy of the telecommunications backbone. Many ISPs, and even Online Services are beginning to offer ISDN as an option when you signup, etc. With bigger files, and new CD-Rom technologies such as the DVD-Rom which allows as much as 10 gigs of information on one disc, coming out, the need for a better modem and phone line will be inevitable for even the smallest pirates. Thus, at almost 128k baud, ISDN is one of the most cost-efficient, and communicable services available nationwide. In the near future, ISDN (along with Cable Modems, and ADSL) will be the standard in telecommunications. With higher transfer rates than even the fastest analog modems, ISDN will help pirates transfer those big files in a snap. Combined with its speed, superior choice between ISPs, limited hardware requirements, and availability, ISDN is the best choice for local boards, pirates, and even FTP site-ops until better technology pushes ISDN out of the way. ADSL, a faster option to ISDN in some cases, is another alternative that will surely be a topic of conversation in the future of the scene. ADSL is fast enough for downloading, yet its uploading rates are still questionable at only 64 kb/s. While it can transfer 1 meg in less than 10 seconds, or as much as 6 megs in 10 seconds, it can only upload at a rate of 384 kb/s per minute, which is not as fast as ISDN. Another disadvantage of ADSL is the fact that it is a very inefficient way of dialing out, due to its cost inefficiency (300-500 installation + by the minute calls). Although not as cost efficient as ISDN, ADSL is a faster downloading alternative for the leechers in the scene. However, in my humble opinion, ADSL is not as good as ISDN because of its limited availability, lack of choice in ISP, and high tariff rates when dialing out. With the Cable Modem, a person can literally transfer a whole day's worth of trading (1 gig or so), onto their Hard drive in a few minutes. Downloading at 10 megs per second, this monster can download around 60 megs per minute. The Cable modem runs off of coaxial cable (your existing cable lines), and will run through a 10Base-T Connection, and then through the modem. After checking a current price range at my local cable company, it is offerred in the range of (300-500 installation + $30 month), which is incredible considering the amount of money that will be saved in phone bills, etc. For the few that are fortunate to have one of these, you know what I am talking about. The only minor disadvantages for the cable modem are its lack of availability, and limited choice of ISP until this monster spreads out. However, this is the best for its cost efficiency, and download/upload times are the fastest of all. The final option in future telecommunications is the satellite receiver. If a person has an existing satellite for their TV, then this might be the best option, considering its lack of hardware installation. All a person needs is a minor satellite receiver (hooks onto an expansion port, or in some cases, an infrared port), and the satellite broadcaster. Although it may be cost effective, and easy installation for anyone who has an existing satellite, this monster will not be a major improvement, and in some cases it will be slower than some analog modems with its slow upload rate at only 28.8 kb/s. However, satellite communications does have its advantages. One, being that it is cost effective ($16-$40 per month, PC Magazine Figures {June 11, 1996, Vol. 15 No. 11}) and no installation charges if an existing satellite is already connected with a major service. Another advantage of satellite communications is, "It is expected to be on the fast-ramp up, following this coming year" (PC Magazine, pg. 144). On another downnote however, the satellite communications option will limit the user to no choice in ISP until the end of next year (September 1997). Over the next few years, the scene will see a major change. Bigger file sizes will either cause existing pirates to check out, and leave the scene due to price constraints, or to thrive in a better scene with faster warez. As this dilemna occurs in everyone's life, this writer personally hopes that a majority of you decide to stay on. At the end of this tunnel, there will be a better tomorrow. In the end though, ISDN appears to reign supreme, at least for a year or so. "I'd rather be optimistic, and be a fool, then be a pessimist, and be right." - Unknown 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 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 : 06/13/96 -> 06/19/96 Filename : -- Fix name : -- Filedate : -- Filedate : -- Previous Total : 0 _____ _____ ____ _____ ________________ Release Score : 0 \_ | \ \/ / _ /__\_ \_/ _ \ Running Total : 0 | _ \_ \ _/ \ \ __/___/ | / / |___| |____|___/ /_\ \___|_______/ ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\::::::::: Filename : NPMLB-01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-16-96 Filedate : -- /\. Previous Total : 0 . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 4 .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 4 :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . AH-64D LONGBOW (c) ORIGIN [01/46] Filename : NPMLBSP1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-16-96 Filedate : -- /\. Previous Total : 4 . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 2 .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 6 :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . AH-64D LONGBOW *SPEECH PACK* [1/4] Filename : PSGCAT01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-14-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 0 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 4 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 4 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ CATFIGHT (c) Atlantean Interactive 01/20 Filename : HSOLPSG1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-15-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 4 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 2 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 6 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Hoyle Solitaire (c) Sierra Online [1/7] +------------------------------------------+ Filename : PSG-AC1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-17-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 6 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 4 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 10 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ American CivilWar (c)Interactive Magic 1/26 Filename : TBFFPSG1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-18-96 Filedate : -- ________________________/ |__/| ___________ Previous Total : 10 \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ Release Score : 2 | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / Running Total : 12 |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Terry Bradshaw Fantasy Football [1/2] +------------------------------------------+ Filename : PANZER01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-13-96 Filedate : -- Panzer General (c) SSi [01/21] Previous Total : 0 _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 5 \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 5 dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ =======\___/=== 1911 DIVISION ======\___/ Filename : SU27RZR1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-14-96 Filedate : -- SU-27 FLANKER FOR DOS (c) SSI [01/04] Previous Total : 5 _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 4 \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 9 dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ ======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/ Filename : ROR-NM01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-16-96 Filedate : -- MECH 2: NET MECH *FULL RETAIL/STORE VERSION* Previous Total : 0 (c) ACTIVISION [01/25] Release Score : 4 _____________________________________________ Running Total : 4 \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] [================================[06/15/96]=] Score Chart : Games HBD 0 NPM 6 PSG 12 RZR 9 ROR 4 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Razor 1911 - [4.5] Release on Rampage [4.0] Napalm - [3.0] Prestige - [3.0] Hybrid - [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 JUN JUN JUN Total HBD 0/0 0/0 3/1 0/0 3/1 3.0 0.0 -3.0 NPM 0/0 0/0 0/0 6/2 6/2 0.0 3.0 +3.0 PSG 15/4 16/4 15/4 12/4 58/16 3.8 3.0 -0.8 RZR 6/2 3/1 0/0 9/2 18/5 0.0 4.5 +4.5 ROR 0/0 7/3 0/0 4/1 11/4 0.0 4.0 +4.0 # 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 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 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 : 06/13/96 -> 06/19/96 Filename : DODWSFTP.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-13-96 Filedate : -- WS FTP PROFESSIONAL FOR WINDOWS [1/1] Previous Total : 0 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 2 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 2 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 13-Jun-96 ] == Filename : DOD-M301.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-14-96 Filedate : -- MINUTEMAN V3.0 FOR WIN3.1/95 [01/02] Previous Total : 2 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 4 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 6 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 14-Jun-96 ] == Filename : DODCHSTB.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-16-96 Filedate : -- CHARACTER STUDIO MAX PLUGIN BETA [1/1] Previous Total : 6 _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 2 \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 8 _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / \______ / / / /____ / /| ======\________/\__________/[ m]\________/== D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ===================== [ DOD * 16-JUN-96 ] == Filename : MTYCMPU1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-13-96 Filedate : -- COMPUVIEW NAVIGATOR FOR WINDOWS Previous Total : 0 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 2 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[06/13/96]==) Filename : MTYXING.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-13-96 Filedate : -- XING MPEG Player v3.0b For Win95 Previous Total : 2 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 1 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 3 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/13/96]==) Filename : MTYDISC1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-16-96 Filedate : -- Microtest DiscPort (c) Microtest Previous Total : 3 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 5 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/07]\_____\_______>[06/16/96]==) Filename : MTYSTS01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-16-96 Filedate : -- Symptoms (c) Healthsoft Previous Total : 5 ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 < > __/ \__ < \ Running Total : 8 __/ \__ __/__ ___> \______\____/ _/ \ _ \pn (==[01/21]\_____\_______>[06/16/96]==) Filename : NMBIPWA1.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-13-96 Filedate : -- Network MCI Buisness InternetMCI Previous Total : 0 version 1.22 [1/3] Release Score : 2 Running Total : 2 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWAACL01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-14-96 Filedate : -- Autocad Lite R3 Win 95/NT [01/15] Previous Total : 2 Release Score : 4 A Group Running Total : 6 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWA-BR01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-15-96 Filedate : -- BRender v1.1.2 [01/07] Previous Total : 6 Release Score : 4 A Group Running Total : 10 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : PWA-VVBX.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-16-96 Filedate : -- VideoSoft VSView VBX [01/01] Previous Total : 10 Release Score : 2 A Group Running Total : 12 That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : E16PWA01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-17-96 Filedate : -- Extra! Personal Client 16bit [01/41] Previous Total : 12 Version 6.1 full Release Release Score : 2 Running Total : 14 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : E32PWA01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-17-96 Filedate : -- EXTRA! Personal Client 6.1 [01/27] Previous Total : 14 32bit full release Release Score : 2 Running Total : 16 A Group That Gives Slightly Less Than A Fuck. -XeN Filename : RBS14-01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-15-96 Filedate : -- OS/2 Merlin build 14 aka OS/2 Warp v4.0 Previous Total : 0 _____________________________ __[01/43] Release Score : 3 \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 3 / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. Filename : XFLWVP01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-13-96 Filedate : -- VIEWPOINTS DARALAB MODELS Previous Total : 0 FOR LIGHTWAVE 5.0 Release Score : 3 [01/11] Running Total : 3 sikos Filename : XF-WB961.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-16-96 Filedate : -- WINBENCH 96 Previous Total : 3 (c) Ziff Davis Release Score : 1 [01/02] Running Total : 4 sikos Filename : XFALPH01.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-19-96 Filedate : -- DEC Altavista Firewall Network ALPHA Previous Total : 4 - Beta1.1 - for Win NT (c) DEC Release Score : 3 [01/15] Running Total : 7 sikos Filename : XFTCP4-A.ZIP Fix name : -- Filedate : 6-19-96 Filedate : -- TCP/IP v4.0 for OS/2 Warp and Merlin Previous Total : 7 Pre-Release (c) IBM Release Score : 2 [01/14] Running Total : 9 amachine Score Chart : Utils DOD 8 MTY 8 PWA 16 RBS 3 X-F 9 Average Score Per Release : --------------------------- Rebels - [3.0] Drink or Die - [2.7] Pirates with Attitudes - [2.7] X-Force - [2.3] Mortality - [2.0] 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 JUN JUN JUN Total DOD 0/0 15/5 4/1 8/3 27/9 4.0 2.7 -1.3 MTY 3/1 12/7 27/8 8/4 50/20 3.4 2.0 -1.4 PWA 19/6 7/3 13/5 16/6 55/20 2.6 2.7 +0.1 RBS 21/6 20/7 18/5 3/1 62/19 3.6 3.0 -0.6 X-F 6/2 0/0 6/2 9/4 18/8 3.0 2.3 -0.7 # 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 #28 $ $ssss$$ $ $$ $ $ $$ $ $$ $ssss$$ $ o o$ $$ $ $ $$ sssss$$ssss. $$ 06/23/96 $. $ $$ $ $$ $ $ $$ $ $$ $ $$ $$. $ ,$$ $ $$ $ $ $$. $ ,$$. $ ,$$ `$&@%o%@&$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$&@%o%@&$$$$&@%o%@&hd' _____ __ ______ _____ __ _____ / \/ | |__| | / _ \ / _ _ | _ |__| | | | \_ _/ / | | | || | \ / - \ \__|_|__/\____/ |__|___|\___\_____/ ----------------------------------- Spacebucks *100% Working* [xx/35] |Also works on Windows 3.1 & 3.11 | ----------------------------------- Thanks to M8 for releasing this previously non-working game. In it, you race against other racers in an effort to make your planet just a lot cooler and better than the others. Basically a sim game, but with planets. Plenty of shit to do in it, building all kinds of things. Graphics are ok, but the words are sometimes a little to dark to read. Pretty good music and sfx. Only bother to get it if you really think you'll sit down and play it for long periods of time. RATING : 62/100 ________________________/ |__/| ___________ \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ WIN95 REVIEW | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / COURTESY OF: |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ PHANTOM WIZARD +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ S.T.O.R.M (c) American Softworks 31/31 Well, as Ionizer stated, this thing doesn't work at all from MS-DOS. It keeps asking for the CD. But if run under Win95 in MSDOS mode, it runs just fine. I also got it to work in Win95 mode, but it ran much slower and crashed when loading the main game, so.. Anywayz, after the game was up and running, it played ok on my 486/66 with all the options turned on (Parallax and High Details), so it probably jams on a p75+. You play some sub type machine and you have different missions with each level. You collect different weapons and there are plenty of obstacles and enemies. It's pretty much just a straight arcade shooter with an underwater background. Nice SVGA grafix and they managed to leave in some sfx and music which are ok too. I enjoyed playing this game for about 2 hours, which I then got bored and frustrated with it. Not worth the 100+ megs of HD it takes. They should rip out all the Win95 and nonworking shit and then re-release a smaller ver. RATING : 60/100 ____________ ___________ ____________ [\________ _\________ _\_________ _\=] [= / __/ // _____/ // / __/ //] [:/_ /______// ______/_/_ /______/:] [\_____|: _\_____ \_|: _\_ .::] [=====_>______/===_>______/>_______/====] [ ] [ Grand Prix II (c) '1996 ] [ ] [===========[.RiSE.2.PoWER.]====[xx/21]=] A fake or people who can't crack. It had bad zips/arjs and it had the Burglar Virus. Dumb shits. And anyone who did run it, after removing the virus's, said it just locked up or crashed. RATING : NA/100 /\. . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . AH-64D LONGBOW (c) ORIGIN [XX/46] Napalm goes and breaks the 40 disk limit that they originally agreed to set. However it doesn't seem to matter much since the game didn't work for me anyway, although some others said they have gotten it to work, others have had a million different problems with it. I followed the nfo exactly, ran the install, installed to where it asked to, and ran lb.exe. All it did was sit there, no errors, no nothing, just lockup. I noticed that the installer made two subdirs of "longbow" so I even arj'ed it w/ one dir, but still nothing. Nothing is corrupt, so I'd love to hear what I did wrong. Apparently there is a new type of .exe that has a mind of it's own and only works when it feels like it for only certain people. RATING : NA/100 Gus goes to Cybertown (c) MMV [x/39] ----------- ____ ------------------- ________/ \______________ \_\___ \_____/ ____/ ____/ the / /\ / \_\____ \ ___)_ scl _/ / \/ \ / \ _\ \_ \___/\ \____/__/ _/___ / ======= \___/ === \___/ === \__/ == It's been a while since I made fun of one of these kiddie games. This one is supposed to teach kids about "the information superhighway" and more about computers. I sincerely question the way they teach kids. The game has this singing dog, Gus, and he sings all these stupid songs with words that barely rhyme. Everything is called like cyber-something, like cybertoys, cyberpark. The thing is, they have absolutely nothing to do with computers. If you go into the laundromat, to clean your clothes, there's a little bag with clothing. You click on it, and some alien dork says "a modem is used to send data over a phone line". WTF DOES DIRTY LAUNDRY HAVE TO DO WITH MODEMS?! In fact what the fuck does a laundromat have anything to do with computers or the inet. The title is extremely misleading, someone wanna call the Better Business Bureau? Anyway, you basically walk around from place to place and click on anything on the screen and it will do a shitty little animation. I can't even reccomend you getting this for your little brother or sister to help them learn, because it is too retarded. RATING : 34/100 ________________________/ |__/| ___________ \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ American CivilWar (c)Interactive Magic x/26 This war simulation game has a very informative and nicely done intro. The game itself is the usual war type. You're giving a map type playing field. You have your army's and brigades and whatnot. You manage the supplies and moves and when to attack and when to defend. Nothing we haven't seen before. The usual million of differnet factors that effect the outcome are in here, with the thousands of options. Looks like a nice, well put together game. RATING : 62/100 xx/33 NeXT GENERATiON > AtmosFear CD < iNTO DAH NeXT GENERATiONri_ Umm, they forgot the atmos.exe in the packaging! You can't install or play the thing without it, what a bunch of morons! RATING : NA/100 Operation: Carnage (c) Beaucomm Interactive -*- Final Disk & Commercial Version -*- [o3/o3] [18-JUNE-96] This is the final version which fixes the problem of not being able to exit the highscore menu, and now it gives you the password to the level you were on when you exit. Read TGR #26 for the full details of this game. RATING : 71/100 ________________________/ |__/| ___________ \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ Terry Bradshaw Fantasy Football [X/2] +------------------------------------------+ Here's a simple yet complex (impossible you say?) fantasy league program. It allows you to set up your fantasy league so that you can waste all your money on guys who end up being injured. I'm not too familar with fantasy league programs, but this one, I assume, has all you need, since it has tons of shit to set up and stuff. RATING : 70/100 RATING : 5/100 ============= NanoTank v1.0 ============= Umm here's a stupid game if I've ever seen one, and believe me I have. You are given like a bunch of different paths, you hit spacebar, and pick one, it's extremely stupid, and pointless. I don't see the strategy or brains involved in this, it's just spacebar, click, spacebar click, unless I'm just so extremely smart that I'm naturally good at the game. Don't waste ya time. RATING : 17/100 +----------------------------------------+ | Quake BETA3 - not publicly released | | Tuesday, June 11th, 1996 | | Copyright (C) 1996 id Software, inc. | +----------------------------------------+ QUAKE v0.91 - Shareware - id Software Supports multiple players via modem or network, in coop or deathmatch. Part x of 7 Well here's the review on all of betas/SW for Quake. I know many of you will get all pissed at me for this review, but to you- Go fuck yourself. Quake, the big deal doom like game, the one that's supposed to top all the rest, the one that is supposed to have shit we could never dream of. Would someone like to tell me where all this is? I mean I'm not giving up on it, I know it's a beta/SW, but is this game really any different from the shit we've already seen. The graphics are nothing spectacular, and if you are amazed by the sky graphics, then I know tons of web sites where you can look at background type shit just like that. The game simply is nothing spectacular, yet. You're all too hyped up about it, with the idea that it will be the best game out ever, and it really isn't. That's not to say it isn't good, it's still good, but way over-rated and way over-hyped. Oh, and spare me the bullshit about my computer not being good enough for this, I ran it on my sister's p/100, and it didn't change my feelings about the game. Some good things to comment about it: The nice outlay of the game lets you pick the level you want to go through by walking to it, rather than just selecting it from a menu. The nice realism when walking up slopes, that makes you fall back down if you stop. All in all, I think the "catacomb" idea for doom like games has been way overdone, which is why when DN3D came out, it was a big hit, because it wasn't just those boring catacombs. The game is also very dark, and making it brighter just doesn't seem to help out much. A million of you will prolly complain about this review, and I don't mind it, but if you do, all I ask is you prove to me what is so great about it, why it's so much better than any other game... because I know you'll have a hard time doing it. You're going to need a pretty powerful computer to play this full screen, 640X, and not have any slowdown, so go buy a p/100. I don't want to give the impression that this game sucks, it's not that, it just may not live up to how good you may have thought it would be. Oh, and don't bother to get it if you have a 486, it's too slow, and the graphics are degraded to 320, and it looks real bad in that mode. Anyway, as for "what is what" the 8.5 meg is the "SW" beta, only containing the first of the four different levels. The 21 megger is the full thing, still called a beta, but it has all of the levels. The ROR release : QUAKE *FINAL* (c) ID SOFTWARE [15/15] _____________________________________________ \__ - ________ ./__ - ________ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ [=======|______/===================|______/=] HERE IT IS, THE DUKE3D KILLER! BROUGHT TO YOU JUST LIKE EXPECTED, BY ROR 1996! =[*]= ARE OH ARE =[*]= [================================[06/21/96]=] Appears to be exactly the same as the 21 megger except it `says' it's the registered version and does not have the beta graphics that are in the 8 and 21 meg versions. However it still has the same .txt files that say it's a beta and it's the same exact size as the 21 megger. What *DID* you release? Well, its the final pre-release, the difference between ours and the actual final that will be in the stores is we dont have the 400 megs of music, no modem play , and you cant hack up dead bodies. What's the difference between your version and the 21 meg beta? It doesn't crash with that ipx shit, and it doesnt say beta all over the place. So you want to know which version you should get? If you can find it, get the ROR version, otherwise just go fetch the 21 meg zip. Or you can always just get the official SW version if you're a faggot. It still gets a good rating, cuz it's still a good game, it's not necessary to talk much more about it, you know what it is and what it's got. RATING : 80/100 <8.5 meg beta/SW> RATING : 92/100 <21 meg beta/RoR> ________________________/ |__/| ___________ \___ \ __ / __/ __/ / |/ ____/ __/_ | __/ _/ _/ _| \__ \ \/ / ) / _| / |___|\__\ \________ /___\__\__ \______\ +--------\___/ /aL!\/--------/_____\-----+ AFTERLIFE (c) LucasArts [01/40] Haha, this is a pretty clever and witty sim game. You are the controller of both heaven and hell, and it's your job to make sure the dead are either punished or satisfied. The game had a nice intro, funny at times. Then when it loads up it gives ya some humor, like instead of just saying "load ##%" it says "Warming burrioo ##%" and some other funny shit. The game has nice tutorials to help you figure out how to play. Mrs. Heaven and Mr. Hell are your little sidekicks to help you figure out what to do. They have some, at times, witty things to say to each other. The graphics for the game coulda been a little better, but they are still good, and the sound is fine. This is a well put together quality game. If you like sim city, you will defintely want to check this one out. It will hog a nice 150+ megs though. Oh, and be sure to pick up the dos addon if you don't have win95. RATING : 82/100 Complete Onside Soccer (C) Telstar [x/12] _____ _____ ____ _____ ________________ \_ | \ \/ / _ /__\_ \_/ _ \ | _ \_ \ _/ \ \ __/___/ | / / |___| |____|___/ /_\ \___|_______/ ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\::::::::: A soccer game released by Hybrid?, NO WAY! Haha, yet another soccer game by Hybrid, the king of the foot fairies. This one is very similar to the last one, Kick Off 96, it has that 3D aspect. I didn't fool around a long time with it, but it seems like I wasn't playing. I set my keys, but they didn't do anything, and it just seemed like no matter what option I picked, the game played itself anyway. However, I could still tell what the game was like. Your average soccer game, nothing great. RATING : 51/100 <*>THE GAME OF THE WEEK<*> This week's GOTW goes to GUS GOES TO CYB... uhh no, just kidding. It really doesn't go to anyone, except "ID." Yes this week's GOTW, in case you couldn't already figure it out, is QUAKE and all it's thousands beta/sw/crap versions. Runner up for quake haters is PRESTIGE's AFTERLIFE. <*>OTHER RELEASES<*> Wow this is a good week, no win95 only shit! <*>UPCOMING RELEASE DATES<*> All projected dates are as of JUNE 21ST 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 96/06/18 AFTER LIFE DCD LUCAS ARTS 96/06/20 CAS CHMP2PKR DCD INTRACORP,INC. 96/06/20 LEMMINGS PNT WCD SONY ELECT PUBL 96/06/21 DEADLINE DCD VIC TOKAI 96/06/23 MORTIMER DCD LUCAS ARTS 96/06/24 SHELLSHOCK DCD U.S. GOLD INC. 96/06/24 SPACEHULK 2 DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/24 GENDERWARS DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/24 MECH 2 NET DCD ACTIVISION 96/06/24 MECH2 EXPAN DCD ACTIVISION 96/06/24 CYBER JUDAS DCD MERIT SOFTWARE 96/06/24 KINGDOM MGC DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/25 CIV WAR MED DCD ENTERACTIVE INTERN 96/06/25 FIREFIGHT DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/25 FINAL DOOM DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/25 MANIC KARTS DCD VIRGIN GAMES 96/06/27 NASCARW/TRCK DCD SIERRA-ON-LINE INC 96/06/28 NEED SPEED SE DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/28 DRAGONLAIR2 DCD READY SOFT 96/06/28 LST ADV LEGND DCD RANDOMSOFT 96/06/28 WARHAMMR 40K DCD MINDSCAPE 96/06/28 BULL FROG PK DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/28 MEGA RACE 2 DCD MINDSCAPE 96/06/30 TOTL KNCKOUT DCD ROCKET SC GAMES,INC 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 PINEHURST DCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/07/01 OVER REICH DCD AVALON HILL 96/07/01 WZONE DCD WIZARD WORKS 96/07/01 RETURN FIRE DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/07/01 PANDORA SAMP DCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/07/05 TMEK DCD GT SOFTWARE 96/07/09 KNIGHTS CHSE DCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/07/20 AD&DCORERULESDCD TSR 96/07/23 * GRAND PRIX 2 DCD SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE 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 HARVESTER IBCD MERIT SOFTWARE 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 METAL LORDS DCD NEW WORLD COMP INC. 96/08/01 DUNGON KEEPR DCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/08/01 LOST ADMRL II DCD AMERICAN LASER GAM 96/08/01 PANDORA DCD ACCESS SOFTWARE 96/08/15 DEADLOCK DCD WEA VIDEO 96/08/15 BTLCRSR 3000 DCD TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 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 96/09/05 ALIEN TRIL DCD DIGITAL PICTURES 96/09/15 MAST/ORION 2 DCD SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE 96/09/15 MAGIC GATHER DCD SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE 96/09/30 BLOOD/MAGIC DCD INTERPLAY PROD 97/01/01 DEADLY SKIES DCD JVC COMPANY OF AM 96/06/24 ELK MOON #1 HCD ACTIVISION 96/06/24 SHANGHAI 2 HCD ACTIVISION 96/06/27 INDY CAR 2 HCD SIERRA-ON-LINE 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 96/06/18 CATZ MCD VIRGIN GAMES 96/06/18 AFTER LIFE MCD LUCAS ARTS 96/06/24 MUPPETS TRSR MCD ACTIVISION 96/06/24 MECHWARR 2 MCD ACTIVISION 96/06/24 ZORK NEMESIS MCD ACTIVISION 96/06/25 MORTIMER MCD LUCAS ARTS 96/06/25 DESCENT II MCD INTERPLAY PROD 96/06/25 LOST EDEN MCD VIRGIN GAMES 96/06/28 TOPTEN MCPK2 MCD ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/28 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96/07/01 MCKENZ/FRNDS WCD AMERICAN LASER GAM 96/07/16 VOYEUR II WCD PHILIPS INTER MEDIA 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 96/06/20 TRACER W5C 7TH LEVEL 96/06/24 ULT DOOM W95CD GT SOFTWARE 96/06/24 TRIP PLAY 97 W5C ELECTRONIC ARTS 96/06/24 MISSION FORC W5C SIERRA-ON-LINE 96/06/24 DOOM II W5C GT SOFTWARE 96/06/25 CLOSE CMBT W5C MICROSOFT 96/06/25 MPHOLY GRAIL W5C 7TH LEVEL 96/06/26 NHL PWRPLY W5C VIRGIN GAMES 96/06/28 SIMISLE W5C MAXIS 96/06/28 SIM 2000 NET W5C MAXIS 96/07/01 REAL TROUBLE W5C U.S. GOLD INC. 96/07/01 MARATHON 2 W5C BUNGIE SOFTWARE 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<*> Yo estoy un leeto perfecionado. <*>LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO<*> THIS MAGAZINE IN NO WAY WHATSOEVER, CONDONES THE PIRATING, STEALING, OR ANY OTHER ILLEGAL MEANS OF OBTAINING SOFTWARE. I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS AS A RESULT OF READING THIS MAGAZINE, NOR HAVE I DONE ANYTHING ILLEGAL TO OBTAIN THE REVIEWED GAIMES. IF YOU LIKE HOW THE REVIEW OF A GAME SOUNDS THEN BY ALL MEANS PURCHASE IT AND SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE COMPANY. ANY AND ALL MAGAZINE GROUPS HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THIS IN THEIR MAGAZINE, AS LONG AS IT HAS NOT BEEN EDITED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, AND YOU HAVE OBTAINED MY WRITTEN E-MAIL PERMISSION. <*>CLOSINGS<*> - That's it for this week, hope it was of help. -Ionizer (The Game Reviewer) Comments/Complaints send to ionizer@ns2.clever.net (NO QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS) .a$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$a. $$' . `$$' `$$ ' `$$' s `$$ $' $ $$ $ $$ a a $$ $ $$ $ $ssss$$ $ $$ $ $ $$ $ $$ $ o $$ $$ $ $ $$ sssss$$ $. $ $$ $ $$ $ $ $$ $ $$ $$. $ ,$$ $ $$ $ $ $$. $ ,$$ $$&@%o%@&$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$&@%o%@&$$$ $$' o '$$$ $ $$' s `$$ `$$$$$ $$ $ $$$ $ $$ $ $$ $o $$$$$ $$ $ $$$ $ $$ $ $$ ~' o$$$$$ $$ $ $$$ $ $$ sssss$$ %. ^$$$$$ $$ $ $$$s s$$ $ $$ $$ $$$$$ $$. $ ,$$$$@. .@$$$. $ ,$$ $$ $$$$$ `$$&@%o%@&$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$&@%o%@&$$$$$$$$$$$$$$hd' Copyright 1996 Ionizer Inc. #167A939 THURSDAY MAY 23 FILENAME D# O/S DESCRIPTION CB4WEBE2.ZIP 1 WIN WebEdit v2.0 Standard Beta 3 CIAFLN04.ZIP 14 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Personal Client MSQ760D2.ZIP 2 DOS Dr. Solomon Anti-Virus v7.60 MSQW420D.ZIP 4 DOS Wildcat v4.20 PCWYEO03.ZIP 3 W95 Your Eyes Only Beta v5.0 PILSHP28.ZIP 28 DOS Pilots Shop for Flight Simulator v5.0 PNCCS2B3.ZIP 1 WIN CyberSearch v2.0 Beta 3 PWA-VVBX.ZIP 1 DOS VideoSoft VSView VBX SDM-PCN2.ZIP 2 WIN Point Cast Network Beta 4 WBDESIGN.ZIP 1 WIN Avenge Corel Web Designer XFLWVP11.ZIP 11 DOS ViewPoints DaraLab Models 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 the 5 fastest BBSes in the WORLD. The following is a chart of the RCN top 10 couriers : Dates of Upload Count : 06/17/96 -> 06/23/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 Xwing AMNESiA 600,110,475 #2 Nytemyst AMNESiA 567,103,220 #3 Maverick RiSC 468,919,979 #4 Erupt n/a 464,893,051 #5 LoLo RiSC 335,084,628 #6 Eci RiSC 322,391,271 #7 Phalycide n/a 301,339,503 #8 DarkwaVe AMNESiA 286,737,953 #9 Apocalypse Empire 276,130,111 #10 Local Yocal MALiCE 188,504,077 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 : 06/03/96 -> 06/09/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 Shatter Star EVERLAST 592,325,530 #2 Suspicious Image RiSC 305,978,902 #3 Nightwriter n/a 302,756,453 #4 Demon Hunter AMNESiA 256,592,781 #5 Apollo Stealth 244,033,639 #6 Digital Vampire RiSC 224,123,389 #7 Immortal EVERLAST 218,198,951 #8 Arch-Vile RiSC 181,140,730 #9 The Dark Knight n/a 165,297,418 #10 ECI RiSC 122,137,152 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 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 : 06/17/96 -> 06/23/96 User Handle/Alias Affiliation Upload Bytes #1 Razor Sharp RiSC 741,331,170 #2 Cyberjack RiSC 520,500,824 #3 Apollo Stealth 460,309,619 #4 Frost AMNESiA 383,240,794 #5 Bizzy fATE 356,347,571 #6 Darkside RiSC 255,365,537 #7 Davan AMNESiA 218,473,574 #8 Midnight Grave Digger AMNESiA 205,292,034 #9 Skybum RiSC 166,427,164 #10 Crazy AMNESiA 105,706,825 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! Dear Road Rebel, First off anyone who calls others "lamers" is anything but elite. I feel that being elite is possesing a higher level of knowledge than the majority of the people that do what you do. I mean if you are the smartest scientist then you are an elite scientist. Being elite does not mean you are the best known or even the best but it does mean you are smart and very good at what you do. I also feel that if you act godly or feel godly then you are also not elite. Just because you know big people or can do a few neat tricks with computers does not mean you are elite. Elite is knowing you are smarter than the rest of the people and not calling them lame becasue they ask a dumb question. If you are elite than you help them if they need help and you DO NOT act godly or show off. You show people you are elite by doing what you know, not showing off or over using your powers. That is what being elite is. Signed, Undisclosed Dear Undisclosed, Good letter, I agree that acting godly and trying to scare people shows just how un-elite you are. If you laugh at someone because they don't know something, or cause you just think you are godlier you are not elite. I know that I can get pissed and bitch at people for nothing, and make fun of new people, it is usually because I am stressed out and it helps the tension. I only know of a few people I would consider actually elite. One that stands out off hand is [Igor], the guy barely knows me, but has helped me with some sites and shit, and has never been a dick, although he could just tell people to piss off he doesn't. Another easy way to tell if someone isn't elite is, if you see them saying shit like l337 or I'm leet, shit like that, usually just some guy who is seriously insecure about where he stands, this actually makes him look more like an idiot than anything else. Signed, Road Rebel Dear Road Rebel, I have a question for you and I was hoping that you might be able to answer. I guess you could say that I am new to the scene, been around since november, and I have lately wanted to join a good group, as a courier, but all the big groups like Razor, RiSC, etc won't let you in unless you have some type of rep, or people know you in good #'s, you know what I mean? My question is how are people like me supposed to obtain this rep if nobody is willing to help em? I mean if I were to ask to be invited to a big #, my answer would be no, so I wouldn't get anywhere. Well, thats all for now, and good job with the mag Signed, Bud Dear Bud, I am not big on couriering, BUT I can tell you how some friends made it to groups not to long after starting in the scene. The EASIEST way to get started, is to get a FAST shell, do that and you will have no problem leeching the newest shit from the fast couriers, THEN as soon as you get the shit on your shell, load up Phoenix (with fluffs of course) and start offering. Sit in the decent channels like #Exceed or M8's warez channel. Keep your shell in there as long as you can, offering the newest shit. The groups do notice this and eventually you will get to know the good couriers and when you apply for a group they will help you out and tell the rest that you are decent. By the way, there is one couriering group you should avoid trying to get into, I am not saying names because I don't need to start shit, BUT they have been around A LONNNNG time and they think they are the shit. Most people find them amusing though, and a lot of their members are guys that just want another affiliation. ALSO, if you look for the newer smaller groups they are happy to try out anyone at first and it is a good way to make contacts and get good experience. *PS* Happy couriering, and send me some sites! Signed, Road Rebel Dear Road Rebel, How I do I know I'm 'leet ? You are an elite BBS SYSOP if... ... you have so many phone lines that you need a wallet to write them all down. ... your BBS is a HQ of so many groups that your login information takes a user 20 minutes to watch at with ISDN transfer. ... your telnet takes up 90% of the Internet bandwith. ... you would have 200gigs of free HD space, if you didn't use 99% of it to hold the login- and phonenumbers-info. You are an elite COURIER if... ... you have your own supercomputer connected to ALL BBS systems around the globe simultaneously and it auto-copies every file uploaded somewhere to ALL others automatically. ... you are idling on ALL channels in IRC at the same time, 24 hours a day. ... U.P.S. calles YOU when they need to carry somthing fast. You are an elite HACKER if... ... the President will call YOU to press the red-button. ... you have your own satilite in space. ... you use space telescope hubble to make your passport photos. ... Compuserv has 20.000.000 accounts and all are faked by you. ... CNN calles YOU for news on the world. ... your IRC script does not only /kill nicks... it kills the bank-accounts of the specified person and writes him out for criminal investigation. You run an elite GROUP if... ... you have more bots on IRC than members. ... your pkzip'd *.nfo takes 1.3 MB alone.. and you pack it on every disk. ... you have IRC channels for all members, 'leet members, council, seniors and one for yourself, the leader, with an eliza bot on it. You are an overall elite if... ... Bill Gates offers you $20.000.000.000.000.000.000 for quitting the scene. ... you have your own office to receive all the FBI, CIA, RCMP, Interpol, etc. people every morning. ... all things you know about SUN are computer related. ... bots need 20 mins to show up your .info when you join a channel. ... you vote for 2 letter groupnames instead of 3 letters so you can add some more groups to your /whois. Signed, Citizen Kane Dear Citizen Kane, HAHA, this one made me laugh. I hope it was all original BTW. Coming up with that letter makes you Elite :). Signed, RoadRebel Next Week's Topic : IRC OPERS! Love them, or hate them, we all have to live with them. I want to hear your opinion on OPS, or any good stories AND if you have logs of OPS doing bad kills, I REALLY want them. So be sure to send me some mail for next week! 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 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 reader votes regarding release groups : Votes Sent From : 06/10/96 -> 06/16/96 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 reader votes regarding release groups : Votes Sent From : 06/17/96 -> 06/23/96 Voting Results : Games HBD 18 Votes NPM 15 Votes PSG 43 Votes RZR 39 Votes ROR 13 Votes Total Votes : 128 Voting Results : Utils DMN 3 Votes DOD 10 Votes LGX 3 Votes MTY 15 Votes PNC 5 Votes PWA 35 Votes RBS 33 Votes SCUM 9 Votes SDM 2 Votes X-F 15 Votes Total Votes : 130 r c n v o t i n g ! If you didn't vote, don't complain! The following is a chart summarizing reader votes regarding courier groups : Votes Sent From : 06/10/96 -> 06/16/96 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 ! If you didn't vote, don't complain! The following is a chart summarizing reader votes regarding courier groups : Votes Sent From : 06/17/96 -> 06/23/96 Voting Chart : BBS EMP 12 Votes EVR 28 Votes fATE 22 Votes GODS 3 Votes MAL 5 Votes M8 12 Votes RPR 15 Votes RTS 6 Votes RiSC 34 Votes SIN 2 Votes Total Votes : 139 Voting Chart : NET EMP 12 Votes EVR 25 Votes fATE 15 Votes GODS 11 Votes MAL 2 Votes M8 18 Votes RPR 9 Votes RTS 8 Votes RiSC 40 Votes SIN 4 Votes Total Votes : 144 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? [ ] Amnesia [ ] Digital [ ] Empire [ ] Everlast [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange [ ] Malice [ ] Motiv8 [ ] Rapier [ ] Request to Send [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of BBS couriering? [ ] Amnesia [ ] Digital [ ] Empire [ ] Everlast [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange [ ] Malice [ ] Motiv8 [ ] Rapier [ ] Request to Send [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering 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 : Xenon-Watch So you guys thought Rebel Chicken was bad? Yeah, so did I. I figured it just doesn't get any worse than him, he's a basket case! I was wrong. Early last week, Xenon called my house (we live just a few blocks away from each other) and said he wanted a bit of advice. So there's this girl called Lisa that goes to our school, and there's this band that both Xenon and she like. Of course, Xenon likes her just a tad more than he does the the band. So he wanted to call her up and ask her out to the concert. Welllll, not exactly. He wanted to ask her out to go to a movie, alone, private, where he could show her what he's made of, but I'm sure he would have settled for a concert. I asked him where he got this girl's phone number. Obviously I was doubting that she actually GAVE it to him, God forbid. So he laughed a bit, said I didn't REALLY want to know, and finally just as I was about to whack him, he told me. Apparently he was house-sitting for the guy who went to the prom with this girl, and he thought he would do a little snooping around. Actually, not so much that, he said the number was just there on a notepad and he couldn't resist. Fair enough. "So, genius. What are you going to do when you're on the phone with her and she asks you where you got her number?" "Oh... hehehehe" Hmm... I guess he didn't think of that. Just as a side note, our school doesn't give out school directories, so it means the guys actually have to have some balls and get up and ask ... or they can just house-sit for the girl's boyfriend. I don't generally mind it when I see Xenon completely humiliated, it happens quite a lot and is often the humor to my days, but this, this would majorly hurt. And I still thought I could make it the humor of my day, so I wasn't going to lose anything. I told him that I would call up Lisa's best friend, Erin, and ask her for the number. And being that she IS Lisa's best friend, this could lead to some inside information. Sure, why not. He agreed. So the next evening, I called up Erin. I told her I was doing a favor for a friend, that he's making me do this, and then I said "You know Xenon?" I was quickly approached by a jumpy voice saying "NO I won't give Xenon Lisa's phone number!!!" "Hahahaha, how did you know?!" I asked. Apparently Lisa knew quite well, as did Erin, that Xenon liked her, and apparently she had warned Erin that she would kill her if she gave Xenon her number. OUCH was all I could think. I was really trying to restrain myself, I just said "Alright, well thanks, I had to ask ;-)" so she said "Heh, no problem." We hung up, and I must have been laughing for a good 5 minutes before I could put myself back together and call Xenon and tell him the news. So, alas, we have found that Rebel Chicken is not the only one of his kind in this world, and apparently his partner in crime was right here the whole time. So now I'm thinking "Is this a trend with all my friends? Do I just tend to hang out with complete rejects?" It's a scary thought. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : tKLP Subject : Not only are Jews powerless, I am German, so watch out. So here's a log file I acquired down the grapevine. Ironically enough, being that we are reading in the MAD RCN section, this is actually a TRUE log file! Weird, eh!? Well read, laugh, enjoy, don't take any of it personally. I WILL RAPE YOUR FAMILY!!! TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES!!! I WANT TO RAPE YOU NOW!!! The last Nazi I killed had his guts hanging on my knife and hiss balls cut off stuffed down his throat. And that is no joke, you're not talking to a kid here. Hey, I rape cows. I gut them and everything, eat their intestines, that shit is good. Did you have sex with that dead Nazi, by the way? I am not kidding kid. I used to be in a unit that specialized in executing Nazis so you better watch out. I have 11 notches on my knife. That's nice, will you please insert that knife directly up your asshole? Pray you don't become twelth. And again, I'm not joking. I got a trace on your server too. Really? Sleep well... Well, give me a notice before you stop over. I want to be completly naked for you when I answer the door. Not a pleasant sight you know, balls stuffed down your throat, tell your friends too. Yeah, isn't it a great feeling? Having another mans' balls in your mouth? Ohh, it just turns me on, we should get together some time. I bet you have a rather large penis. You got the message kid, start watching your back kid, maybe in school tomorrow. Hey, I'm out of school. How about you stop by around 7 pm? And bring some condoms since i'm all out. Is it a date? Au vider zein. I want you penis in my mouth now. A faggot Nazi, how nice... A faggot what? You're the one who wanted my balls in YOUR mouth. Hey, I'm not gay, but you're still a kike. No, you misunderstood, I want your balls snipped and stuffed down your throat, and it's a deal. Oh really? Do you like to touch other men's balls? My knife does, especially Nazi's and like I said kid, I am not kidding. I am not merely trying to intimidate you. Well, I'm not Nazi, but I think Hitler was one of the most powerful leaders during World War 2. Watch your balls bubba. You should respect Hitler. We owned the Jews. And soon, Germany will own your kind again. Do you not believe me? You will see my friend. You will see. Remember what I said, watch your back. This is not a prank. What for? You had no power then, what makes you think you have any power now? I am not afraid of you. Don't be. It will be unexpected. Not only are Jews powerless, I am German, so watch out. They are rather dumb. You are willing to goto jail, because I have insulted you on IRC? Which won't happen, because you are pathetic, and do not know what the fuck you are doing. I have a unique specialty kid. You just made a deal with the devil tonight. Au vider zein. There is no devil. The "devil" is what you make it. Obviously, you are in need of mental help, if you think there is a such thing. You are truly lame. You are truly dead. So be it. Au vider zein. r c n m a d r c n ! Author : Hitex Subject : Dark-Elf and Amy So apparently Rebel Chicken's letter to Emily inspired other young chickens (or Elves as the case may be) to write letters via email to THEIR girls, or girls-to-be. Recently on IRC I had Dark-Elf online and he said he had just e-mailed this girl he really liked. Well, that's legit. Then, he asked me to publish it in RCN because he wanted to show his girl how famous he is. Fair enough. So here it is, the unedited, unabridged version. Enjoy. Dear Amy, How's your summer so far? Mine has been good. How has yours been so far? [Getting a tad repetitive here Dark!?] Do you like school? Or do you like going to school? I like going to school because that's where all my friends are. I liked being around you in school. I miss being around you. [Golly gee how sweet!] Well so far this summer. I went to the movies a couple times with my best friend, (Stephen). I went to ultra-zone a lot. I am a role-player at ultra-zone (I am proud) [well sure Dark, I would be too!]. Role-players are the best people at ultra-zone. I have some good places. We are going on vacation on July, 4 1996. We will be gone for 2 weeks to Florida. Maybe we can go to the movies sometime. We could just like meet there at the movie theatre. If you do not want to then don't. Don't say yes because you can't say no [Dark, one thing you will find about women, is that they NEVER say Yes when they mean No!]. Say yes if you mean it. If you know what I mean. If you have a boyfriend now I shall understand. Life's like a box of choclates [pffffft!!!]. You never know what you're going to get. Well this is a little guess into a box of choclates. As to if you would like to spend some time with me [not original but kinda cute I guess!]. If you don't wanna go to movies. We can go to ultra-zone. I shall protect you there [BUAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!]. It will be alot of fun for me wherever we go. If you feel you are in commitment with that farmer guy [ooh, that may have cost you the medal right there!]? Then don't go out with me. Especially a person I don not even know. This letter was semi-hard to write, because I did not know the out come of the reader(You). I tried to give it to you in school but I could not [cuz I'm a whimp]. All these mixed emotions! It's hard being a TeenAge boy [HAHAHAHAAH!!!]. Please don't show this letter to anyone [hmm.. now I'm confused]. If you ask me if you can show it to them then I shall give ya an answer. If PJ wants to read it she can (she is your best friend). She really does not like me as a friend though. I just think me and PJ think differently. Just wanted her know that. Remember. You mean Yes or You mean No. Gimme an answer tha'ts in your heart for there is an answer to any question in the universe. [roo!?] The time is 1:43am 6-20-96. I write things real late because tha'ts when all my feelings come out. I usually go to sleep earlier though. Hope you feel the same way I do about you as you do me [see comments below!]. If you don't then say now. It will be ok. If you do please tell me. Love, Dark-Elf My my my... MYYYYY my my. MYYYYYYYYYYY my my my! Well Dark-Elf, I really hope for the best. Hope being the key word in that sentence. So I have a few things to say. First of all, how the FUCK are you going to "protect" Amy at ultra-zone!? Second, what IS ultra-zone!? Third, next time you write a girl a letter, run it through one of the RCN Editors first, we'll fix all the grammar ;-). And lastly, let me just comment on the sentence "Hope you feel the same way I do about you as you do me." There's a very important thing when writing a letter to a girl for the first time. You HAVE to make sure that the romantic part of the letter says exactly what you meant for it to say. The small-talk doesn't matter too much, it just burns space on the paper, it's the leading action, but your climax can't say something you didn't mean for it to. Let me first explain what that sentence means, in reality. It means that you hope she feels the same things you feel for her as she "does" your or, as your average girl would understand, as she has sex with you. My my my, on a first letter, this is NOT what you want to say! So next time, write something more to the effect of "I hope you feel the same way about me as I feel about you." Anyway, good luck, and remember, our thoughts are with you. Uh oh. r c n a r t i c l e s ! Author : Anonymous Subject : Jimmy and Rape One day Jimmy was sitting on IRC talking to some chick. He didn't know what this would lead to. Jimmy always being a warez man, never hung out much in the sex rooms. One day Jimmy decided to mozy on down into #Sex and maybe take it over or do something. But as he walked in he noticed Britany sitting there talking bout her large sites and big connections. This immediately attracted Jimmy to Britany. They began to talk about his long membership to his group and her gloating about her big connections. These two got along fine, until one day when Jimmy stole her shell. Britany has never let anyone use her shell, so she kinda felt violated. She started crying, she started screaming, "I told him to stop, but he kept on using it.. over and over.." Finally he was done with the shell and threw it like a dirty old rag. He never did talk to Britany again. Until one day Jimmy got summoned to court. Britany claims she was seduced into giving him her shell and he took advantage of her. Jimmy said she wanted it. She knew she wanted me to use her shell. In the end Jimmy ended up in jail for shell raping. 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 23, 1996 Requirements : IBM 386, 2MB RAM, VGA, DOS 3.3+ REALITY Presents : REALITY CHECK NETWORK #19 (C) RCN!!! This is the 19th 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 'a freaked out leet' Sitting in the dark, the imagination starts to work. All those dark and hideous thoughts begin to appear. They show their grotesque faces in two forms. One is pure hatred, the other is love. You scream into the dark but no one can hear you. You try to scream again, but no sounds comes out. You look around, but cannot see a thing, for everyone and everything has gone and left you. Alone. - Nevesis 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 Wrane, Krypto, Lucifers Fear, RATM, Mike & Dave, Oxygen, 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 .... The Mailbox ........... 954 Defender Zeta ..... 1 MEMBER .... Black Sabbath ......... +44 The Unknown ....... 4 AFFILIATE . Bovack ................ 847 Oriole ............ 1 AFFILIATE . 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 Bug Lord : NFOs Cryptic Pain : NFOs Darkrage : NFOs Darkwing : IRC Security Undinism : IRC Maintenance Joker : FTP Site Ionizer : The Games Review Dark-Elf : Writer Garf : Writer Genocide : Writer Road Rebel : Writer/Internet Coordinator Nevesis : Writer Waynekerr : Writer FTP Site : 167.206.212.37 Web Site : http://www.rcn.org/index.html Email : AN385786@ANON.PENET.FI