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Netmonkey Weekly Report Issue 65
Netmonkey Weekly Report
Issue LXV
November 16th, 1999
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Well buddy boys, we didn't make it last week, due to the fact
that nobody came up with anything for me and I was also too busy
so this week I will include Poison's fill-in utils report for last
week simply out of respect for him doing something when no one else
did. Anyhow, we have some new ppl workin shit. Bud is mr. reliable
as usual again and Novo tries his hand at the biased report.
Hando is our stats man for good now. If you have weektops
please get them to me or him. Blitz is back, maybe for good?
Who knows. Anyhow guys I'm real busy, enjoy the issue.
Les.
-----------[ index ]-----------
I.) Intro
a) Lester
b) Nd is gone
II.) Quotes of the Week
III.) Stats - Hando's Weekly Stats, and comments on Sites.
IV.) (Your Name Here)'s Biased Courier Report
V.) Articles
a) The Blitz Report (Games)
b) Bud's Biased Utils Report
c) Lesters Moview Reviews
d) VCD Group and Movie Reviews
VI.) Scene News - All the news thats fit to print
VII.) Rumors!
VIII.) Closing
---------------------[ Quotes of the Week! ]---------------------
-[20:55] <Bud-> no really, whose yer daddy, we might be twins :P
-[21:08] <norseman_> release it already
[21:08] <norseman_> my dick is itching
=--------------------------------------------------------------------------=
Sites are rated on a 3X and 2X scale.. if you want to know why we
do it that way, read an old issue. Couriers get 10 points per site
they get #1 on, 9 points for 2nd place, 8 points for 3rd, etc, etc.
Sites are rated by 10 of the world top couriers. If you don't like
the ratings, fuck off.
=--------------------------------------------------------------------------=
The Top Ten sites for this week are(Only Eight :) ):
x3 - CAT - E - ET - FH -
x2 - EB - MG - TD - VDR -
---=NETMONKEY COURiER REPORT=---
=-------------------------------=---------------------------------=
trader group CAT E ET FH EB MG TD VDR pts
-------------------------------------------------------------------
cedric AOD 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 200
darkwolf AOD 2 4 3 6 6 10 9 4 123
MoonSabre AOD 5 6 4 0 4 6 0 5 90
PsedO RiSC 4 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 88
kruzin AMN 0 2 5 0 10 3 8 0 69
flavor RiSC 3 0 2 0 0 7 0 8 65
jaydee DEV 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 39
borg RiSC 8 0 0 0 8 5 0 6 37
avalanch RiSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 36
cardiel AMN 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 35
-----------[ Hando And Lester Biased Courier Section ]-----------
Biased Courier Report
Hando Sez:
Well All Sites Are GAY, GAAY, GAAY!
Get A Command Or Dir Where You Save
Weektops! Becouse I Aint A NoLifer,
So I Wont Be There Saturday Night
When All Weektops Resets! £$@£{$
But Anyway, Lester Is A Nolifer
So He Will Collect Them I Bet! :)
Thank You, Btw Im Gayish Too.
So That Why This Weeks Report Looks
So Lame. 2 Sites Asked To Not Be
Included, And Becouse This Is A
Mag That Aint GAY!(WCR = GAY).
We Respect There Request And
Remove Them, If You Are Leet Enogh
You Will Know What Sites Im Talking
About.
All Spelling Errors Are Copyrighted(c)
Novocaine's Biased Courier Report
Angels On Drugs: These guys are good with their mix of pres and trading.
Faith appears to be on vacation but MoonSabre and Darkwolf pick up the
slack! Cedric was preing and trading quite a bit creating semi-record
breaking weektops!
Overall rating 7 / 10 (Still Numero Uno)
Rise In Superior Couriering: Not quite as dominant as they were from years
before. Psedo putting up great numbers with Borg helping out. Avalanche
was showing up on lesser sites, but great overall effort from these guys!
Overall rating 5 / 10 (getting there!)
Amnesia: Kruzin getting back to his oldself? Possible. He's doing very
well on most sites. Not being on FH hurts his score. Cardiel also doing
some work. But these guys arn't doing as well as the weeks before.
Overall rating: 5.5 / 10 (higher score because more guys active)
Devotion: Where's Godbless? with only Jaydee preing, a weak presence was
shown. Prozax didn't help much either. Let's hope these guys bounce back
soon.
Overall rating: 3 / 10 (the sleeping giant waiting to reclaim #1)
Ascension: These guys suck without Drunkkid :/
Overall rating: 0 / 10
Ambition: Where's the ambition? not there :)
Overall rating: 0 / 10
A mediocre week for all groups, let's hope things get more exciting next week.
Power Ratings:
1) Devotion: With a trader like Godbless and prewhores like Jaydee, and a
multitude of amazing boxes, these guys appear to be #1
Boxes: 10/10
Leadership: 7/10
Couriers: 6/10 (godbless accounts for 5, Prozax 1)
Pres: 10/10
Score: 33/40
2) AOD: With Cedric preing and decent box, these guys are a stable second.
Boxes: 6.5/10
Leadership: 8/10
Couriers: 9/10
Pres: 9/10
Score: 32.5 / 40
3) Amnesia: A group of talented traders and many boxes, they appear to
be building a fine comback. Only time will tell.
Boxes: 7.5/10
Leadership: 8/10
Couriers: 6/10
Pres: 0/10
Score: 21.5/40
4) ASN: Drunkkid is their star, without him they are in trouble
Boxes: 6/10
Leadership: 5/10
Couriers: 3/10
Pres: 5/10
Score: 19/40
5) RiSC: Not bad, but just not good enough to compete hard.
Boxes: 5/10
Leadership: 4/10
Couriers: 8/10
Pres: 0/10
Score: 17/40
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Articles ]-----------
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ The Blitz Report ]-----------
Blitz' contribution to the issue.
THE BLITZ REPORT FOR UMM TODAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<citiznfsh> mrp!!!
<citiznfsh> i have a good news
<citiznfsh> MrPuMPkiN: blitz is fully back
<MrPuMPkiN> how is that good?
<MrPuMPkiN> his *retirement* was all shit anyway
<MrPuMPkiN> after his track record its not hard to see why
<MrPuMPkiN> you only need to read his retirement letter to see how fucked up he is
Seems not everyone is happy to see me... no surprise there. Sorry MrPoWeRTRiP.
What can I say? It's crack. The scene drags you back in every time you try to leave.
The internet got hooked up and I came online. Next thing you know I'm adding users
to my old site and getting railroaded into doing NWR next week. So yeah, expect
to see the same old shit from me again... more ragging on Origin for lack of social
skills, more bitching about CLS chess games.. maybe even a little making fun of
Razor. Don't expect to see much more than that though, time is tight these days...
but at least for a while NWR will be fun again.
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OMG YET ANOTHER GAMES REPORT ISSUE #1
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Note: This report is best viewed in DOS Editor, AcidDraw, some other
good ASCII editor, or on the chest of a Playboy Bunny.
Yes that's right, yet another games report to bother you with. Please don't
ask me how I ended up in NWR, I don't even know. Well I do, I sent it to Bud
to review and he got it in since people seem to have been complaining about
a lack of a games report recently. I'm doing this intro sort of last minute,
so I guess I'll just get on with the scoring system.
One last note, I'm not involved much in the scene, but am instead more
of an enduser and observer - so this report will take its perspective
accordingly.
- The Preacher Kane
The Points:
-----------
* Games will be scored on a scale of 0 to 5, points being awarded according
to the quality of the title. And not just quality by name - after all,
an anticipated "blockbuster" can suck as badly as the worst budget
schlock.
* A fix will result in a loss of .5 (one half) of a point. If the fix
is released by a group other than that which released the game, they
will earn the extra point.
* Addons such as Movies and Music will earn between 1 and 2 points,
depending on the title AND whether or not they actually ENHANCE the
gaming experience. Addons released by groups other than the group
who originally released the game will not be considered. Addons of
essential features (IE Textures, 3DFX, stuff that should not have
been ripped to begin with) will result in the loss of 1 point. Which
means certain titles can earn points even if some people consider them
"rapes" - I'm on a modem after all!
* Retail addons will recieve a score of between 1 and 4 points if they
are developed by the original developers of the game, or are officially
licensed. Unofficial addons will not be considered. Standalone addon
packs are always preferable to a standard addon release. If a group
releases an addon which is later released as a standalone, only
the standalone will recieve points.
* Update patches and trainers will earn 1 point each provided they
are fully working. A trainer released by a group after an existing
trainer has already been made available in an earlier release will
only be considered if it offers something NEW, otherwise it will be
considered a DUPE.
* Cheat codes will be worth .5 (one half) of a point. Since updates and
trainers take more skill to produce, simple cheat codes cannot be
assigned an equal value.
* A DUPE of a game will result in the loss of 1 point, with the
following exception: A game that was lost during a race between two
groups will not result in the loss of any points (we do need some
competition in the scene!).
* Repackaging of a game will result in the loss of .5 (one half) of a point.
* Non-English games will not be considered. Sorry, I only speak one
language.
* I retain the right to bend the rules any way I see fit!
* DATES *
Since it's been some time since a games report has been available, I'm
including the last 20 days of releases - 10/28/99 thru to 11/16/99.
Now on with the report...
The Groups:
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [xx/??]
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|ÛÛ Û² ÛÛßÛÛ ÛÛ Ü ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛßÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ
³ÛÛÜÛß ÛÛ Û² ßÛÜÛÛ ÛÛ Û² ßÛÜÜÜ Û² ²ÛÜÛß ÛÛ Û²
ÀÄÄÄ[ RELEASE DATE: ??/???/1999 ]ÄÄÄÄÄroyÄÄÄÄ
BACKLASH:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Seven.Kingdoms.II.v1.2.Update-BACKLASH -.5
Total: -.5
Comments:
Not much. Stick to german titles.
The Good:
They did get Flanker 2 and FIFA 2000, but they're too far back to include
here.
The Bad:
7 Kingdoms patch was broken.
The Ugly:
Lack of... everything... when it comes to US titles, but they aren't
really serious about it (I hope).
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY
______ /| ___ /\______ /\______
/ \/ | / _ \ / _____/ _____>1
/ |_ / |/ | \\____ \ \____ \ 9
< | < / | / | \/ | \ 9
\ _____\_<____|___\_____ /\_____ / 9
+=\/hh!===================\/[XX/??]\/==+
CLASS:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Spec_Ops_II_Trainer_PLUS_2-CLS 1
Diplomacy-CLS 3
NERF_ARENA_BLAST_LEVEL_CHEATS-CLS .5
Age_of_Wonders_PLUS_3_Trainer-CLS 1
Panzer_General_3D_v1.01_Update_Cracked-CLS 1
Argosy_2325-CLS 3
Toy_Story_2_Action_Game_Trainer_Plus_3-CLS 1
Interstate_82-CLS 5
Toy_Story_2_Action_Game-CLS 2
Age_of_Wonders-CLS 4
Delta.Force.2.Trainer-CLS 1
Mortyr.Trainer.and.Cheats-CLS 1.5
Spec_Ops_II-CLS 4
Action_Man_Trainer-CLS 1
Mad_Gab-CLS 2
Action_Man_Speech_Addon-CLS 1
Action_Man-CLS 3
GO_Kart_Challenge-CLS 2
Test_Drive_Off_Road_3_Cheats-CLS .5
Soul_Reaver_v1.2_Update_Cracked-CLS 1
Soul_Reaver_v1.2_Update_Cracked_REPACK-CLS -.5
Nerf_Arena_Blast-CLS 2
Creatures_3-CLS 3
NFL_Blitz_2000-CLS 3
Avery_Cardozas_100_Slots_2000-CLS 1
Sim_Theme_Park_Money_Trainer-CLS 1
Sim_Theme_Park_Good_Disk_1-CLS -.5
Sim_Theme_Park-CLS 4
Avery_Cardozas_Casino_2000-CLS 2
Operation_AoW_II_Flash_Point_Kosovo_Standalone-CLS 2
Twelve_oclock_High_Bombing_the_Reich-CLS 3
NHL_2000_Patch_1_Cracked-CLS 1
West_Front_Operation_Sea_Lion_Music_Addon-CLS 1
West_Front_Operation_Sea_Lion_STANDALONE-CLS 3
Virtual_Chess_Academy-CLS -1
Howard_Marks_Video_Casino_Games-CLS 2
Axis_And_Allies_Iron_Blitz_Standalone-CLS 3
Field_And_Stream_Trophy_Hunting-CLS 2
Total: 69.5
Comments:
So far in November Class has continued the steady releasing pace we
have become accumtomed to seeing from them week after week, month after
month. Steady releases, some good titles, and clear domination of US
store titles. Still, with ISO release groups seemingly no longer waiting
for their rip group counterparts, CLS is facing increased competition and
finding itself in more and more races.
The Good:
Spec Ops 2. Despite the fact that many were disappointed by the original,
it will nonetheless be a popular download this week. Plus they were raced
by Divine and held off to win - a good thing since the DVN rip turned
out to be broken. A good job as well with Hasbro's Axis & Allies
continuation, Axis & Allies: Iron Blitz. While the PC version isn't as
fun as drinking beer with friends and playing the board game, it's still
worth a play or two. Keep note: I gave 1.5 for that trainer with cheats
since they included both.
The Bad:
A Disk fix for Sim Theme Park, and a repack of an update patch.
The Ugly:
Virtual Chess Academy. Just because it's an ISO doesn't mean it should be
ripped. This package is actually Virtual Chess 2 with new tutorials for
1999 - thus the name "Academy". Unfortunately, since Class ripped these,
we wind up with Virtual Chess 2 - which CLS released in 1997! Didn't you
guys notice every file date in the game was old???
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [XX/??]
ÜÜ 1999-??-??
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Dominate as to erase
DIVINE:
Releases: POINTS:
Settlers_3_v1.52_Update_CRACKED-DVN 1
Masque_Bingo_With_Keno_NFO_Fix-DVN -.5
Masque_Bingo_With_Keno-DVN 1
Hot_Chix_n_Gear_Stix-DVN 3
Deer_Hunter_3_v1.1_Update_CRACKED-DVN 1
Masque_Slots-DVN 1
Hangsim.REAL-DVN 3
Hangsim-DVN 0
Full_Strength_Strongman_Competition-DVN 3
SpecOps.2.Green.Beret-DVN 0
CatDog_Trainer-DVN 1
Delta_Force_2_v1.02.16_Update-DVN 1
The.Nomad.Soul.FullFix-DVN -.5
CatDog_Quest_for_the_Golden_Hydrant-DVN 2
Snowboard_Racer-DVN -1
Delta_Force_2_v1.02.03_Update-DVN 1
Delta_Force_2_v1.01_Update-DVN 1
BattleGammon-DVN 2
Delta_Force_2_v1.01_Update.REPACK-DVN -.5
The.Nomad.Soul.Fix-DVN -.5
NHL_Championship_2000-DVN 3
Survival_The_Last_Hope-DVN 3
The.Nomad.Soul-DVN 5
Delta_Force_2_Speech_And_Music_Addon-DVN 2
Delta_Force_2-DVN 5
Pharoah.Money.Trainer-DVN 1
Jersey_Devil_Trainer-DVN 1
Total: 38
Comments:
Wow, Divine woke up! The group normally flooding the scene with hunting
junk finally took advantage of the recent flood of ISO games not ripped
to show off its own ripping skill. While not everything went smooth for
Divine in the past twenty days, they did manage two pick up two of the
best titles in that stretch.
The Good:
Omikron: The Nomad Soul for EIDOS. This turned out to be one of the biggest
suprises of the fall - a great game, and an incredible rip, down from 3(!)
CD's. Ignore TBT's (and we know who they area) claims as to textures being
ripped, they're all there. However, the game still did end up needing
two fixes for crashes, which together cost DVN a full point.
The other big suprise was Delta Force 2. Divine managed to get it in at
50 disks, despite cries of Beta. Well, guess what, it's identical to the
store copy - version and all - thus making it final. Origin's so called
FINAL patch is actually just a regular update - and it makes the multiplayer
more screwed up than it already is. Speaking of which, Inet play via
NovaWorld will not work due to a ByteCheck feature.
The Bad:
A loss of the race for Spec Ops 2 (DVN gets lucky here, there version
was broken, but they don't loose points since a loss counts as 0 either
way). Also, a few fixes, and repacks, lowered the score here.
The Ugly:
Perhaps taking a page out of the CLS book? Snow Board Racer was rumored to
be a repack of Snow Wave Avalanche. Seems nothing much changed aside from
the name, some graphics, and a few new file dates. At least it's not from
1997!
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [xx/??]
__ ______ ______ ____ _____ ____ _____
\// _ \ _ \_\__/ _ \_\__/_\_ \
/ / / / /. / / / / / /
\______/ \____|_/\___ /___/___/ /
--------|___|---------/____\------/____\-
Supplier: Cracker :
ORIGIN:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Bust.a.Move.4-ORiGiN 4
Mortyr_FINAL_Movie_Addon-ORiGiN 0
Mortyr.FINAL-ORiGiN 0
TrickStyle.v1.01.Update-ORiGiN 1
Thief.Gold.Plus.2.Trainer-ORiGiN 1
Gearhead.Garage-ORiGiN 1
Sim.Theme.Ripped.cracked-ORIGIN 0
Delta.Force.2.FINAL.Patch-ORiGiN -.5
West.Front.Sea.Lion-ORiGiN 0
Seven.Kingdoms.2.WORKING.patch.v1.2-ORiGiN 1 + .5
Pharaoh.Bat.Fix-ORiGiN -.5
Pharaoh-ORiGiN 4
Total: 11.5
Comments:
Yikes, is this the new ROR or what?!? That's exagerating. but Origin is NOT
running strong, in fact it seems the limey invasion has stalled. In the
past twenty days, OGN fell victim to poor ripping, slowness on getting on
top of titles, and inability to race on some of the bigger ISO games rushed
out by FLT and Deviance. Judging by this measure alone, you have to wonder
if the partnership between Origin Deviance is in jeporady???
The Good:
Pharoah. And even it needed a fix. Bust A move 4!!! OLDSKOOL BABY!!!!
The Bad:
A lot. West Front Sea Lion was able to be released standalone, and CLS did
it, so no soup (woops, points) for you! OGN looses by two hours on Sim
Theme Park. They complained about the CLS rip, but it was within the limit
and working. Divine's Delta Force 2 turned out to be final, so the patch is
misleading, an actually screws up the multiplayer option worse than just the
NovaWorld problem. Mortyr, the Wolf3D clone from some Polish developer, was
poorly ripped, and PDM put it out just two hours later at over 10 disks
smaller in size.
The Ugly:
Just about everything I meantioned above. When almost your only good game
needs a fix, and your releases are constantly being redone due to poor
ripping, you're in some HOT water indeed.
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [XX/??]
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PARADIGM:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Codename_Eagle-PARADiGM 3
Mortyr_Plus4_Trainer-PARADiGM 1
Mortyr_Good_Rip-PARADiGM 2
Wings_of_Destiny-PARADiGM 3
Spirit_of_Speed_1937-PARADiGM 3
Omikron.The.Nomad.Soul.Trainer-PARADiGM 1
Nocturne_Trainer_Plus_2-PARADiGM 1
Thief_Gold-PARADiGM 4
Jersey_Devil-PARADiGM 2
Abomination-PARADiGM 3
Total: 23
Comments:
After the John Lennon fiasco earlier in the year, Paradigm had a bit
of rebuilding to do, and it seems that it is just now getting back on
its feet with several titles. Unfortunately no one's ever heard of half
of these games. PDM is doing well in the Euro market however.
The Good:
They did a proper rip of Mortyr. Yes OGN's rip was only one disk over
the limit, but OGN didn't put ANY effort into it. The PDM rip is essentially
the same, just much smaller. Too bad the game sucks though.
Theif Gold, of course, is worth noting, and Abomination.
The Bad:
Nothing really, except perhaps the lack of a spectacular title.
The Ugly:
Nada.
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Û ÛÛÛ °°°°° ÛÛÛ ° ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÜÜÜÛÛß ßÛÛÜÜÜÛÛß ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÜÜÜÛÛß ßÛÛÜÜÜÛÛß Û
ÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛß
Û RLSDate: [??/??/99] Û Û Disk Count: [XX/??] Û
ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
PRECISE:
RELEASES: POINTS:
HALF.LIFE.OPPOSING.FORCE.DLL.FIX-PRECiSE -.5
HALF.LIFE.OPPOSING.FORCE.NFO.FIX-PRECiSE -.5
HALF.LIFE.OPPOSING.FORCE-PRECiSE 1
Total: 0
Comments:
Precise is the first of two fairly new groups I'll review this month.
Their first release was a rip of the Deviance ISO Half Life: Opposing
Force, an addon for Half Life where you take the role of a soldier on the
other side.
The Good:
Competition is heating up... more groups in the games scene than I can
ever remember.
The Bad:
A fix for the addon, and a fix for the NFO as well.
The Ugly:
The rip of Half Life was a nuke to begin with. Class did it at 59 disks.
I gave them a point since SOMEONE is bound to want this, but the two
fixes balances it out at zilch.
RELEASE NAME (c) COMPANY [XX/??]
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\____ \/ \__ \/ _ \____ \ __/ \____
/ _/ _/ \/ / / / _/ _// / / / / /
/ \ \ /\ / /\ / / \ \/ /\ / / /
\__/\ \/RTX______\___/\__/\ \/ / /_/_/
=====\___)===\__)============\___)=\/=======
RAZOR:
RELEASES: POINTS:
Age.of.Wonders.Combat.Trainer.Addon-Razor 1
Castrol_Honda_Superbike_2000_v1.4_Update_Cracked-RAZOR 1
Superbikes.Update-RAZOR 1
The.Nomad.Soul.Trainer.plus.5-Razor 1
Midtown.Madness.Multiplayer.Update-RAZOR 1
Total: 5
Comments:
*COUGH* There seems to be a bit of dust clinging around here. Razor hasn't
seen a game in some time. The group is mostly idle. They don't even manage
to get in on the ISO races, and aside from patches and trainers can't get
anything done. This is really sad to see, since RZR is one of my favorite
groups of all time - and one of the few QUALITY orientated groups of the
entire scene. Unfortunately, members are getting agitated, and things look
like they're only going to get worse. The council is basically running the
group these days, and most of them are idle as well.
The Good:
They managed to do something.
The Bad:
Only Backlash and Precise did worse in the past twenty days.
The Ugly:
Things are not going to get any better in the near future.
___________ __________ _________________________
\ _____/___\ ____/____\______ /\ _ /
\_______ // / / \/ \ /
/ // // . \ \_____\
/___________\____________\\____________/______\
..........................................s.c.a.r.. .
SCAR:
RELEASES: POINTS:
NBA_INSIDE_DRIVE_2000_NOV_1999_UPDATE_CRACKED-SCAR 1
Keno.Reeves.Video.Bingo.v2.5-SCAR .25
4-Card.Video.Keno.v2.0-SCAR .25
Nerf_Arena_Blast_Cheat_Codes-SCAR .5
1-DECK_POKER_SELECT_v5.0.2-SCAR .25
FA_PREMIER_LEAGUE_MANAGER_2000_MUSIC_ADDON-SCAR 1
FA_PREMIER_LEAGUE_MANAGER_2000_MATCH_VIEW_ADDON-SCAR 1
FA_PREMIER_LEAGUE_MANAGER_2000-SCAR 3
Above.The.Rim.v2.5-SCAR .25
DOGZ_4-SCAR 1
CATZ_4-SCAR 1
MEGGIESOFT_GAMES_V8.2-SCAR .5
NBA_LIVE_2000_SPEECH_ADDON-SCAR 1
EASPORTS_NBA_LIVE_2000_MUSIC_ADDON-SCAR 1
EASPORTS_NBA_LIVE_2000_3D_ACCELERATION_PATCH-SCAR -1
EASPORTS_NBA_LIVE_2000-SCAR 5
MONOPOLY_II_BOARD_EDITOR_FIX-SCAR -.5
MONOPOLY_II-SCAR 3
Total: 18.5
Comments:
Scar is an upstart group which says it will be releasing "what other
groups won't". However, unlike pathetic jokes such as TBT and INTERGANG,
or even half-decent front groups such as MiniMe, Scar is a legit group with
real members. So give them a shot.
The Good:
A great rip of Monopoly 2, which OGN had before any other group yet
didn't "monopolize" on. A ton of re-routing in this one. And of course, NBA
Live 2000. Now this will be contreversial. Yes, they ripped 3DFX. According
to Faction rules 3DFX is essential. Ok. I don't give a shit about the
Faction personally, but I'll accept that. So a point is docked for
making an essential component an addon. It's still a great release for
those on modems or without burners.
The Bad:
Keanu Reeves??? Ummm... no comment.
The Ugly:
Avoid the crap games... stick to hard rips... otherwise things could
go downhill... but so far so good.
Group Rankings:
RANKING: POINTS: TO DATE:
1) Class (69.5) -
2) Divine (38) -
3) Paradigm (23) -
4) Scar (18.5) -
5) Origin (11.5) -
6) Razor (5) -
7) Precise (0) -
8) Backlash (-.5) -
Top 3 Releases This Report:
Interstate 82 (CLS)
Omikron: The Nomad Soul (DVN)
Delta Force 2 (DVN)
Springerish Final Thought:
Few last things... I didn't rank Dynasty (German junk mostly). CLS was the
#1 group on sheer quantity alone, but took only one of the top 3 games
listed here. They're going to face increased competition from groups such as
Paradigm and Divine. With ISO groups releasing more and more without waiting
for rips, groups such as Scar and Precise could actually snag a title or
two.
Well that's the end of my report. Don't know when/if ever I'll be back. Hope
you enjoyed it. Singing off...
- The Preacher Kane.
============================================================================
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Bud's Biased Utils Section ]-----------
Bud's Biased Utils Report #40
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sorry about last week... seems all of NWR was MIA... hopefully everything
is back to normal now. Of course I can NEVER be considered NORMAL...
La-dee-daaa..... in a bit of a rush so if this week's report kinda sucks...
blame Lester! <G>.
Disclaimer: It's BIASED moron. My opinion. So don't send me a bunch of mail
& messages bitching about this or that. If you don't like
it... SCREW YOU =]
Rankings: Groups get a score out of 10. Points are given for amount of
releases, but QUALITY titles will give a group a much higher score.
Nukes for duping, broken releases and just plain CRAP will lower
a groups score. However on the occasion that a title is nuked which
I don't feel should have been, MY OWN JUDGEMENT TAKES PRECEDENCE.
Cuz I'm writing this. Groups can also get points for any other
reason I see fit.
Week: Week is based from 11/09/99 to 11/15/99. I'm in the EST time zone so
dates/times run according to it.
Groups: (In no particular order)
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ÞÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛ ÛÝÞÛÝ ÜÛß Û That Gives
ÜÛÛÝÜß ÜÛÛÝßÛÛÝ ÛÛ ÞÝ Slightly
ßÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛ ßÛ ÞÛÛÛÜÜ Û Less Than
ÞÛÝ ÞÛÝ ÞÝ ßÛÛß ßÜ A Fuck.
ß ß ß ß -XeN
PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:
Releases:
SRAC.Cosmos.DesignSTAR.v2.0.beta-PWA
Intergraph.IRASC.07.00.00.07-PWA
XMetal.v1.0-PWA
PWA is back with a... good release, anyways, in XMetal from SoftQuad
(makers of HotMetal Pro). Also a beta and an Intergraph app.
Total: 5/10
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° ß ÜÛÛÛÛÛ² ÜÜÛÛÛÜ ÜßßÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ß
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ÞÛÛÛÛÛÜÜß ßÛÜ Ü²Û² Û²Ü ÛÝßÜÜÛÛÛÛ²
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THE CORPORATION:
Releases:
IMAGE.ALCHEMY.v1.11_UNIX-CORP
IMAGEN.NTPAYMASTER.v3.03-CORP
PHYSPROPS.v1.4.0_WIN9xNT-CORP-STILL-ALIVE
When you have to put "STILL-ALIVE" in a dir name, you're pretty
much dead. Just three releases, the Unix gets half points, and nothing
great in the end.
Total: 3/10
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ÜÛÛ ÜÜÜ ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
Û²Û Û²Û ± ÛÛß Û²Û Û Û²Û ÛÛ Û²Û Û ÛÛÛ ÛÛ Û²
Û±Û Û±Û Û°Û ßß ÜÛ Û±Û ÛÛ Û±Û Û ÜÜÜ ÛÛÜÜ
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Û±Û Û²Û ² Û²Û ° Û²Û Û°Û ÛÛ ° Û²Û Û±Û ÛÛ Û²
ÛÛÛ Û±Û ± ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛßÜÛÛ ± ßÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛ
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X-FORCE:
Releases:
LOTUS_ENTERPRISE_SOLUTION_BUILDER_FOR_DOMINO_STANDARD_AND_LIMITED_R3.0_NT-XFORCE
LOTUS_ENTERPRISE_SOLUTION_BUILDER_FOR_DOMINO_ENTERPRISE_R3.0_NT-XFORCE
LOTUS_MOBILE_SERVICES_FOR_DOMINO_1.0_NT-XFORCE
SECOND_FX_FOR_LIGHTWAVE-XFORCE
LEMON_PRO_V1.01-XFORCE
Lemon... that could describe a few groups this week... pulling a big fat ol' lemon...
XF did alright though. Mobile Services was nukes as a dupe of Scum, but I haven't
seen the Scum release around... boy we've all become far too reliant on web-based
dupe-checkers it seems.
Total: 6/10
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SHOCK:
Releases:
Informix.Office.Connect.v1.00.TC1-SHOCK
Informix.Datablade.Development.Kit.v4.00.TC2-SHOCK
Informix.Connect.v2.30.TC1-SHOCK
Informix.Blade.Manager.v4.00.TC1-SHOCK
iQLinux.v1.0-SHOCK
InfoPower.2000.Pro.FINAL.for.Delphi4-SHOCk
InfoPower.2000.Pro.FINAL.for.Delphi5-SHOCK
InfoPower.2000.Pro.FINAL.for.CPP.Builder4-SHOCK
Qmp3D.v1.0-SHOCK
IBM.DB2.Universal.Database.v6.1.Enterprise.Extended.Edition-SHOCK
Rhapsody.v2.2.Development.Edition-SHOCK
Shock shows it can consistantly do some good titles, this week
getting the Enterprise Extended Edition of IBM's DB2 v6.1, as
well as a slew of new (overpriced) Informix apps. They also
took the final of Woll2Woll's InfoPower 2000, which FCN did
a beta of some weeks ago.
Total: 8/10
ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ
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ÛßßßßßÛÜÜÜÜÛÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ ßßßßßÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜ
Û ÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜ ßßßÛ ÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ ÛÛßßß Ü Û
Û ÛÛ ßßßßÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßß ÛÛÛÜ ßßÛ ÜÜÛß ÛÛÛÛ ßÛ
ÜÜÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛÛÛß ß ÜÜÜÛÛÛÜ ß ÜÜÛÛÛÛßß Û
ÜÜ ÛÛ ß ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛßßÞÛÛÛßßßß ÜÜÜÛÛÛßßß ÜÜÜÛßß
Ü ßßÛÛÛÛÛßßßßß Ü ÛÛ ÜÜÜÛ ßßß Ü ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÜÜÛßßßßß ßÛÛ ÜÜ ßßßßßßÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛ °°°°
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PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:
Releases:
Rational.RequisitePro.4.5-PFT
Microsoft.Visual.Cpp.6.Alpha.Development.Systems.Win9xNT-PFT
Microsoft.Internet.Information.Server.3.Resource.Kit.November.99.Edition-PFT
Microsoft.Visual.Basic.6.Alpha.Development.Systems.Win9xNT-PFT
Microsoft.Backoffice.4.5.Resource.Kit.2-PFT
VERITAS.Storage.Migrator.2.6.WinNT-PFT
Rational.ClearQuest.1.1.SP1-PFT
IMAQ.Vision.for.G.5.0-PFT
Hardware.Against.Software.Piracy.Suite.7.0-PFT
CCC.Harvest.Version.Control.Interface.v4.1-PFT
Oracle.Enterprise.Manager.2.0.4F-PFT
PFT did a lot of... stuff. Some of it's good, some of it's... well...
MS dev kits :P HASP (Hardware Against Software Piracy) is cool... but
damnit, it makes my job harder!
Total: 8/10
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:: <LEGENDS NEVER DiE> ::: <o4 * 2880> ::
Ü ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ü
LEGENDS NEVER DIE:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
.__________. [xx/xx/99]
\_ ___ ) Da ToP oF Da LiNe! .___.
===/ _/ /=======================/ /=====
.:/ _____/__./(___.____/\.______./ /_____.
:/ /__/ . ) . )____ ) _ ) / __ )
/__/ / / / / // __ / /__/ / /___/:
.:/ /__/__/__/__/(______\____ /__/_____ /MO
=/__/========================\/========\/===
= THE PINNACLES OF RELEASING (C) PNC 95-99 =
PINNACLE:
Releases:
ER.Studio.v3.52-PNC
Jasc.Image.Robot.v1.2-PNC
Crib.Master.v4.2.040-PNC
Sniffer.Pro.v3.0.0.05.for.Windows.NT-PNC
Athena.UMS.v1.4.3-PNC
Athena.UMS.v1.4.3-PNC
OfficeExpress.2000.v1.1-PNC
EVision.MultiStudio.2.0SE-PNC
WEBPLANET.Tools2000.v3.2-PNC
WebLite.v4.4-PNC
Chief.Architect.v6.0.WORKING.CRACK-PNC
Iknow.Knowledge.Management.Software.v4.5.0.505-PNC
Crystal.Ball.2000.Professional.Edition.v1.0-PNC
Tech.Track.v1.2-PNC
WTF?!? PNC got busy! That's sick! They also managed to do some nice
utils, including Embarcadero's ER/Studio, the main competition for
ERWin, and Image Robot 1.2 form JASC, which is the first update of
this app in some time. Sniffer Pro from NAI is... well ok but
minor and not exactly hard to come across ;)
Total: 7/10
_______________ ____________ ____________
\_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_
_/ l/ / l/ / l/ /
\______ / / / /____ / /|
======\________/\__________/[om]\________/==
d(*)d D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 8 d(*)d
===================== [ DOD * xx-xxx-99 ] ==
DRINK OR DIE:
Releases:
SIA_Smaart_Pro_3.03_Win9xNT-DOD
IPA.Professional.v6.Win9xNT-DOD
StarDraw_Professional_3D_Win9x-DOD
Cyco.Automanager.View.v3.1.Win9xNT-DOD
DRiNKORDiE_DVD_Speed_Ripper_Win9xNTplus2K-DOD
Another group getting back into the swing of things this week
was DOD, who pulled in some nice apps. I'm told to expect more,
and hope I do. The strongest title here this week was likely the
CAD tool AutoManager View, which DOD beat several groups on.
Total: 6/10
_______________________________[xx/xx]
\_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/
/ _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \
/ | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \
\___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \
====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/
REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<
REBELS:
Releases:
Aldec.Active.HDL.3.6.Licensed-RBS
GameSpy.v2.17s.Win9598.Cracked.Including.Anonymizer.Patch-RBS
MOCHA_POCKET_TN3270_v1.2_PalmOS_CRACKED-RBS
Digital_Assist_SERIAL_PDA-RBS
Not much to say here... strong cracking, a decent release in Active
HDL, which is a fairly major jump up from the last version. Bigger news
is the RBS has opened a PDA division, making them one of the first well
known utils groups to do so.
Total: 6/10
..._______________________.___ ____.____...
::/ _______/ ____/ | \/ | \::
_/\____ \/ /___/ | \ \:
\ > \ \ \/ \ \
:\__________/\________/_________/|_____|___/
::.. .:[ SCUM ]:. .:[SCUM]:. .:[SCUM]:. ..::
````````````````````````````````````````````
SCUM:
Releases:
MATERIALISE.SURGICASE.DENTAL.V1.0-SCuM
VIRTUAL.GIBBS.WITH.SOLID.SURFACER.V5.12.05-SCuM
LOTUS.CC.MAIL.FOR.WWW.V8.51-SCuM
If my Dentist is using pirated software, I'm getting a new
Dentist. Sorry... but I don't wanna even think about being gassed
by such a person. A minor version of Virtual Gibs as well (this
time with Solid Surfacer) and a new version of CC Mail from Lotus
round out the list.
Hmmm I think dental software is one of the smallest niches a utils
group could cater to...
Total: 5/10
_______________________ ____________
__\ _______/ ______/______/__ /
\ __/ / / \/ / /
/_______\ /______________\____ /________\
-------------------------------\/-----------
(*) F a t i g u e - Couriers Network (*)
___________________________________________.
________________________________________wK!.
FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:
Releases:
XLSReadWrite_For_Delphi-FCN
WinEvent_v2.47_For_Clarion-FCN
ActiVideo_v1.3_ActiveX-FCN
SecWin_v2.88_For_Clarion-FCN
PSetting_v3_For_Delphi-FCN
Oracle_Accelerator_For_Clarion-FCN
LSPack_Compression_Library_v1.6-FCN
InaGrid_v2.0_32bit_ActiveX-FCN
NeMo_Creation_v1.0.1-FCN
BrainWare.Columbus.v3.5-FCN
Not much out of FCN in what was a fairly slow week in utils...
Unless you really need some components there isn't much here.
Total: 6/10
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Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
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____________________________________________
THE PROFESSIONALS:
Releases:
ArcSoft.Photo.Fantasy.2000-PROS
Not much has changed since v2.0 of Photo Fantasy, the 2000 edition
is actually a fairly minor update - ArcSoft just wants to make
a quick buck. Decent, fun tool for the inexperienced art types
to play with photos, however.
Total: 2/10
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HARVEST:
Releases:
ALIAS.WAVEFRONT.MAYA.UNLIMITED.V2.5.FINAL-HARVEST
Harvest beats out XF on the final of WaveFront Maya, pulling in what's
probably the best release of the week.
Total: 5/10
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Really Into Spreading Elite:
Releases:
Scan2Cad_v5.0-RiSE
PEACHTREE.PEACHLINK.V2.0-RiSE
Slow week for Rise... slow week for everyone :P
Total: 4/10
New this week: N/A
Idle this week: LND, Radium.
Quote(s) of the Week: <beano> bud is gay!
<beano> and i dream about having anal fury with
him every night!
While the fall games rush is at full steam, eagerly anticipating the holiday
season, the utils side of things has slowed. Expect more next week. Not much
to say... Shock and PFT tied. That's about it. I know a short report sucks
after I missed a week... so I hope you don't feel too cheated ;))
- Bud
=----------------------------------=-------------------------------------=
=---------[ Lester's Movie Reviews ]----------=
Sure he's a prominent scene member, leader of the #1 courier
group, and former "Miss Scene 1995".. But did you also know that
in real life, Lester's real name is "Roger", and he hosts a popular
syndicated television show, where he plays a big fatass who has
nothing better to do with his time than go to every single movie
ever released? Well.. now you know..
Anywhere But Here
Starring: Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon
Rating: 2 3/4 out of 4 stars
Well this is more of a chick movie than anything else, but it's still
a very good movie as it is. Ya so I'm a sensitive guy big deal. Move on!
If you have a g/f then take her to it you'll earn yourself a few points,
but the movie is about a mom and daughter from Wisconsin who move to
Beverly Hills to live a more glamorous lifestyle. It's about what
a single mom and a daughter go through. Anyhow it's worth seeing.
Sarandon and Portman are both very good in it and Portman is a little
hottie.
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Starring: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Dustin Hoffman.
Rating: 3 1/2 out of 4 Stars
This is directed by the guy who did The Fifth Element. It's a very
nice story(most people know the story), and it's well acted by
an ex-model in Jovovich. The action scenes are solid and the religious
interventions aren't too overbearing. Hoffman is a surprise casting choice
but a good one, and the supporting fighters of Joan are very good.
It's long at 2 and a half hours or more. So it's an epic, but it's
worth your time for sure.
Peace yo.
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VCD Group and Movie Review
We would like to begin by explaining some of the common terms used in VCD
releasing. These formats are:
CAM - A cam is usually a handheld camera snuck into a full theatre. The base
is shaky, the audio is poor, you can hear people laughing and talking. A cam
is distinguishable by usually having a combination of all three or more of
these flaws. Most sites nuke cams for their general poor quality.
Workprint - An early release of a movie. These are usually stolen or leaked
copies of movies that have made their way onto VCD from VHS or a variety of
other sources. These will usually contain running time codes as well as other
identifying marks used in movie production. The quality on these can vary
from bad to very good depending on the quality of the source material used to
encode the VCD. Note: This category is also used for very bad screeners or
copies of movies that just didn't fit into any of the other categories due to
defects or problems with the quality of the VCD's audio/video image.
Telesync - Basically a very good Cam. A steady base such as a tripod is used,
the theatre is empty or very close to empty, and the audio and video are up
to par. Although, you can usually detect some flaw with a TS. You may see a
random head pop up, the screen edges are noticable, or the audio isn't always
crystal clear. While not perfect, the quality in general of a telesync ranges
from good to very good and is usually the first type of VCD made of a new
movie.
Screeners - These are the top quality VCDs. They can be in either widescreen
(letterbox) or in full-screen (pan and scan) with excellent audio and video.
These are made from video distributors demo tapes, reviewers copies, insider
copies of the film or from any number of sources. Most screeners will contain
"1-800-NO-COPIES" or "Property of.." messages somewhere in the film, but it's
not a requirement to fit into the screener category. These most closely
resemble a VHS or LaserDisc copy of the movie. They're easily identifiable by
their top quality.
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Ryche is my fuckin bitch.
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-----------[The Scene News]-----------
All the news thats fit to print...
and then some...
Aenima to dev, Godbody to amn, everyone away from ASN. <g>
Fuck if I know, cmon I know you guys don't give a fuck
about this section anyways. <G>
You just wanna see the reports..so fuck this I am done. <G>
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Ahh yes, rumors, we all love them even though we love to say how much we
hate them when they are about us. And these are some of the better ones
circulating around this week. Email us or find us on irc if you have a
good rumor you'd like entered, your name will not be included, but we
do not add rumors like that say "Tdpriest is having anal sex with Fusion"
because we know that Fusion is only having sex with Xtremist and therefore
there is no hard evidence of that rumor, so if you have real rumors, let us
know. Let's begin!
Rumor has it that Jaydee is back in action and is working to father
a child with new recruit Aenima.
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