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EDITORIAL

Welcome to another Issue of the Speccy Emulator magazine, Emulate! Thanks to everyone who gave us such a positive response to last months issue. You can take a look at some of the letters received later in the mag. We are lucky enough to have two exclusive games featured with the magazine this month. Firstly, obtained by our Assistant Editor, a pre- release version of Street Hawk and Secondly, an excellent new JSW game by Richard Hallas, entitled `Join the Jet Set`. Also featured is the epic Bards Tale and two great adventures. Thanks also to all who have contributed articles to this Issue. We have Part 2 of our Speccy History and also of our Spectrum Games Guide, an article on the Database, Desert Island Disks, a guide to cracking Doomdarks Revenge and, of course, all the regulars such as Playing Tips, Adventures and the new Techincal section. So, sit back, put the power pack on a firm surface and enjoy the mag!!


SPECTRUM NEWS


SPECTRUM DATABASE ON NVG

All the entries for the Spectrum Database are now available on the NVG UNIT ftp archive. The entries are organised in alphabetical directories and you can download all the entries you need. For more details and information on the Database, see the article by the organiser, Stephen Smith, later in this issue of Emulate! Find the database here.


DSNA VERSION 2

Vesrion 2 of DSNA is now available for download on the NVG site. This new program will alow you to examine the code in a snapshot and will even show you the basic areas of code. Version 2.01 corrects and small scroll bug in Version 2. You can find it here.


SPECCY SENSATIONS PART DEUX

The long-awaited sequel to the CD-ROM Speccy Sensations should be available by the time you read this. Part Deux boasts emulators for all major computers and a massive collection of over 3000 games! It also includes games cheats and instructions. Everyone must find some games on this CD which they don`t already have! Hopefully, we will include a review of this CD in a future issue of Emulate! but for those who can`t wait, you can obtain this Speccy collection from EPIC Marketing on 01793 490988 - ask for CD CODE 119. This will set you back £17.99.


ALT.BINARIES.SINCLAIR

The debate rages on in the Spectrum Newsgroup about whether or not to start a group simply for posting Spectrum binaries. There seems to be a similar divide of people at the moment, so it is unlikely to take-off, but we will keep you posted here at Emulate!


ALCHEMIST NEWS

A new addition to the Spectrum archive at NVG UNIT is the complete set of Alcemist News, a tape magazine all about the Speccy. Issues 1-17 can be found in the INCOMING directory at NVG UNIT. The majority of issues are in standard Z80 format, although Issues 10-17 are in TAP and Microdrive format.


SPECTRUM FAQS

Stephen Smith has announced that he has overhauled the standard Spectrum Games FAQ. The newer version is completely HTMLised, and will hopefully include pictures. You can check out the latest version of the FAQ here. You may also want to have a look at the main Spectrum FAQ, conatining more facts about the technicalities of the Spectrum and news of the current whereabouts of some Spectrum "legends"! This can be found here.


SNAPSHOT REQUESTS

Another list of snapshots people are desperately looking for! If you have any of the games listed below, please get in touch with either the person directly, or let us know here at Emulate! If you are looking for any games in particular, let us know and we will include you in the list.

GAME                   FORMAT  REQUESTED BY    E-MAIL

Behind Closed Doors 48/128 Barry Plewa DOCTOR@DOCBARRY.DEMON.CO.UK Cluedo 48/128 Philip Reynolds PHIL@HEDGFORD.DEMON.CO.UK Dark Empire 48/128 Josie Haynes JHAYNES@CENTRAL.MURDOCH.AU Denis/Drinking Glass 48/128 Fredrik Ekman EKMAN@LYSATOR.LIU.SE Fairlight 128k Richard Hallas RICHARD@HALLAS.DEMON.CO.UK Knight Orc 48/128 Shaun Crouch SCROUCH@LARK.RU.AC.ZA Moria 48/128 Fredrik Ekman EKMAN@LYSATOR.LIU.SE Orc Attack 48/128 Andy Maccallum MINDBOMB_BBS@DELPHI.COM Pang 48/128 Ian Collier IMC@ECS.OX.AC.UK Rainbow Islands 128k Anton Belenki ANTON@GYM11.PERM.SU Rod Land 48/128 Anton Belenki ANTON@GYM11.PERM.SU Splitting Images 48/128 Richard Hallas RICHARD@HALLAS.DEMON.CO.UK Strangeloop 48/128 Philip Reynolds PHIL@HEDGFORD.DEMON.CO.UK Street Fighter 2 128k Barry Plewa DOCTOR@DOCBARRY.DEMON.CO.UK Sweevo's Whirled 128K Richard Hallas RICHARD@HALLAS.DEMON.CO.UK The Tebbit 48/128 Fredrik Ekman EKMAN@LYSATOR.LIU.SE Technician Ted MegaMix 128K Richard Hallas RICHARD@HALLAS.DEMON.CO.UK Tobor 48/128 Jon Taylor JON@BIRKHALL.DEMON.CO.UK


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