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   2 RIGHT 1: CLS : CLEAR 64799:
   2 48/128 +2 tape ver 1.0. Ple
   2  GO SUB 9900: RANDOMIZE USR
   1 { Thought of the month:
   1 x Other news, Rasputin PD software have MORE tape/disc packs
   1 w The club is run by Joyce Cook who offers an  excellent  service.The library contains well over 1,500 programs ranging from gamesto utilitys. (Cassette and Disc.) So, if you've always wanted toget hold of a clasic piece of Speccy software, drop her a line. I must apolagise for my poor spelling,  it  was  never  my  bestsubject. SORRY!
   1 w Please mention Rasputin PD when you write.  Now,  for  the  demolovers out there, we have a few new music demos. We now have theAMD (AY-MUSIC DEMO) 1 and 2 demos from TOM SOFT  featuring  someof the best 128 music from erm, games and some  POP  MUSIC  fromthe Pet Shop Boys. (Don't moan, its very good.) We also have THEMQM2 demo from the MQM team. These programs are on both tape anddisc. (PACKS 6 & 2.) For those of you who like to push your  128to the limit, we also have HYPERSONIC  2  128   (PACK   13)  andNMI3 (PACK 10.) All of these are truely excellent programs.
   1 s Please don't expect anything as good as ENIGMA,  we  just  arn'tthat good. Anyway, enough of this rubbish. If  you  DO  want  towrite a section for us, drop us a line and  in  return  we  willsend you some FREE software. (Probably P.D.)
   1 n PD Software."
   1 m GO ON, PRESS THE SPCE BAR!
   1 i Each month, we will be  taking  a  look  at  whats  new  on  theSpectrum front. We will try to cover all aspects of your machinebut unless YOU help us write this magazine, many features may bemissing. We need people for the following: 'Adventures', 'Tech','Games Reviews' and anything else you feel could be an asset  tothe magazine.
   1 h CHASE H.Q: Redefine keys as SHOCKED & ENTER for cheat menu.
   1 e NOTICE TO ALL PD USERS: PD demos usually  contain  some  'WORDS'that might shock yer granny. It would be  a  good  idea  for  anadult to check demos before letting young children view them.
   1 bout the spelling mistakes.
   1 a Dear Ron,
   1 ` If you have any news or offers, drop me a line and I'll put themin this section for the next issue.
   1 ^ When you eat a POLO, where does the hole go?
   1 ] RAVE PD SOFTWARE,
   1 [ UP FRONT...
   1 Z Hello and welcome to this, the first issue of Sinclair News.  Asmany of you will know, the last remaining Speccy mag is about togo. This is why we have decided to produce this.  Like  many  ofyou, we don't want to see the speccy die, so we have all clubbedtogether and come up with this. I'm not quite sure just how manyspeccy owners there are now, but its our aim to reach ALL of youand satisfy your needs.
   1 Z 1 > THE ORANGE EMU.
   1 VESEND, KENT, DA12 5SH": PR
   1 V IRON SOLDIER: Type G,A,D for infy everything.
   1 V HYPERSONIC 2 (128). Now, it has to be said, this is one  of  thebest demos EVER seen on the humble Speccy. It features a  truelybrilliant intro with an old man being scared out  of  his  wits.There are some smashing samples here and a rather corny joke.   Other parts include a water scrolly (WIBBLE!)  and  some  prettyscreen effects. Agent X has  done  an  excellent  job  on  this.Unlike what he thinks, he is NOT a poor programmer. This  shouldbe part of everyones collection. OVERALL: 90%
   1 V As with all new magazines, we have hardly any letters  to  printso SEND US SOME. All letters featured in SINCLAIR NEWS come fromactual LIVING people and are not made up whilst sitting  on  the'THRONE'.
   1 U NOW PRESS SPACE TO LOAD IN THE NEXT SECTION.
   1 Send you cheats etc to the usual address.
   1 S BLASTEROIDS (48/128). Cast your minds  back  to  the  days  whenarcade games were simple and featured simple graphics and bleepsfor sound effects. Those were the days eh?  And  now,  with  thehelp of BLASTEROIDS you can relive those happy  memories.  Don'texpect anything brilliant from this, but for those  of  you  whofancy a quick and fun arcade blast, this could be for  you.  Thegraphics are very basic are alightly  jerky  but,  its  FREE  sotheres no major problem.  All  the  arcade  features  are  here,HYPERSPACE etc. This could'nt quite justify the `3.99 price  tagof a budget game but, back in the days of the `1.99 games,  thiswould have been right at home. However, price is not  an  issue.The game is PD  therefore  FREE.  Well  worth  a  few  hours  ofanybodys time. OVERALL: 80%
   1 S AQUASQUAD: on the scrolly message type SYMBOL SHIFT AND  C  then
   1 R ARMY MOVES: The code for part 2 is:627351.
   1 R ALCHEMIST RESEARCH,
   1 P' to pause text & space to
   1 P THE TOTAL WASTE OF SPACE SECTION!
   1 P Other interesting facts: Most vampire goats are called Vincent.
   1 O This month we are joined by 'Daniel Winch', who is on loan  fromthe land of the Amiga 500. (Forbidden fruit!)
   1 N PD, 166 VALLEY DRIVE, GRA
   1 N Our research team informs us, THE GREEN TURNIP FISH can often besighted in alotments across the Northfleet area.
   1 N 3D STOCK CAR: Press BREAK 0 and 9 during the game to move to the
   1 J LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO CHALLENGE: G.B.H. `3.99. RE-RELEASE.
   1 J After the much hyped film, this little beast popped its head up.Upon its original release, many hailed the game as being 'quite'good. So, how does it compare today? Well, for a start the  gamefollows the plot of the film fairly closly. All the graphics  inthe game are quite good and there is a  good  amount  of  coloursplashed around. The sound is also O.K, there is somesort of  anatempt at the TERMINATOR theme music, its not to bad  but  don'texpect to be blown away buy its quality.... The game starts  offfairly easy and slowly gets harder. When and if  you  reach  thefinal level, you will need to be super man to kill off the T100.It took us an age and that was when we was  using  and  infinateenergy poke. The whole game is pretty good value with a good mixof different sections. I thought the original price  tag  was  abit high but now on budget its a much better buy.
   1 INT #3: PRINT #3;"Loading: 
   1 I NIGEL MANSELL'S WORLD CHAP: GREMLIN. `11.99. NEW RELEASE.
   1 E More new packs should be available shortly. Don't forget, if  wedon't have what you want, why not try Alchemist PD or Rave.
   1 E Eds comment: If you have a favourite game, why not write us a   review of it. Send all reviews to the usual address.
   1 E EXOLON: Redefine keys as ZORBA for infy lives.
   1 D SPECTRUM SOFTWARE HIRE,
   1 D Now this is my kind of game. I must admit, I did enjoy this whenit was first released a few years ago. I first played this on anAmiga and I was quite impressed with the  speed  etc.  I  wasn'texpecting much  of  the  Speccy  version  though.  Well,  I  wassupprised. This version still has all the splender of its 16 bitcounter  parts.  The  graphics  are   crisp   and   clear,   thepresentation is second to none and the sound is  excellent.  128owners load the game in one go and do not have the problem  withthe multi-load. 48 owners miss out on the music  and  do  get  amulti-load. The whole game is excellent. There  is  also  a  twoplayer option which allows you and  a  friend  (soon  to  be  anenemy) to battle against the other cars in a  desperate  bid  tocome first. The whole thing shines with class. Now, driving fanswill LAP (Oh dear...) this up, arcade fans may also enjoy it.  Idon't think its one for adventure fans though
   1 C The nearest thing you can get to the F1 grand prix. If you  castyour mind back, you may remember the original Mansell game. 6hatwas some what of a corker. The  second  one  isn't  a  let  downeither. To start with, the  graphics  look  DIGITISED  from  theAmiga, the is a great sense of speed and there  are  some  greatengine noises and tunes.  There  have  been  many  racing  gamesreleased on the Speecy, many good, many bad. It has to be  said,this is one of the better ones. There are loads of nice effects,such as the way you can customise  your  car,  and  practice  ondifferent tracks. The whole game has a sort of a QUALITY feel toit. Published by Gremlin (Who also did Lotus)  it  comes  of  nosupprise that the game is so good. Its just a pity more softwarehouses don't relases such good programs. I don't know if Gremlinhave any future plans for Speccy releases, but I will be lookingfoward to finding out...
   1 B Not alot  happening  on  the  games  front  thismonth, but I suspect things will be getting even worse other thecoming months. So, we will review ANY new titles and some of theolder ones from the SSH catalogue. Full  details  are  given  oneach review.
   1 A Yes, its the point where we take  a  lookat some of the programs currently  floating  around  on  the  PDscene. This month we take a look at these:
   1 A Yes, its poke time. Time for  those  littlecheats that make life that little bit easier.
   1 A The tape swop system is used  purely for PD, so if    you or anyone else have a selection of PD goodies stashed  away,let me know what you've got and I will will swop it  for  titlesout of the Catalogue. Darren.
   1 A I enjoy your 'Clinic' in the SSH newsletter  and  Iam interested in your tape swop. Can you tell me how this works.
   1 A Each issue, we will publish your letters here.  The best letter of the month can choose a  FREE  pack  from  thecatalogue. We don't  care  what  you  write  about,  it  can  beANYTHING!! Nothing RUDE please, these sort of  letters  will  gostraight into the Vampire Goats Dinner Bowl... Send all  lettersand comments to me, DARREN RANDLE at the Rasputin address.
   1 @=OUR ADDRESS:RASPUTIN PD SOFTWARE, 166 VALLEY  DRIVE,  GRAVESEND,
   1 @ THE PD REVIEW SECTION:
   1 @ THE NEWS HEADLINES:
   1 @ READERS OUTPUT:
   1 @ PUBLIC DOMAIN UPDATE:
   1 @ Kind regards, Ron Ridge. Powys.
   1 @ IT'S THE POKE SQUAD!
   1 @ GAMES REVIEWS:
   1 @ EDITORS COMMENT:
   1 @ As the regular  customers  of  RASPUTIN  PDwill no doubt tell you, we offer mainly PD demos. For  those  ofyou who want games, RAVE PD has a good  selection.  For  a  freecatalogue, send a STAMPED S.A.E to:
   1 @ As most of  you  will  have  noticed,  there  ishardly any new software out for the spectrum. Now I  don't  knowif there will be any more re-releases planned after the collapseof Your Sinclair Magazine, but we will let you know when and  ifit happens. In the mean time, we will review software available from the 'SPECTRUM SOFTWARE HIRE' catalogue. Anyone who isn't  amember should send a STAMPED S.A.E to the following address.
   1 @ Ahem, what news? Well, for those of you who  are interested in another good tape magazine or PD library  thiscompany might be right up your street. Andy Davis runs a companycalled 'Alchemist Research'. He offers  a  tape  magazine  'ALCHNEWS', a PD library and a friendly service. If you want  detailsof whats up for grabs, send him a blank C15 cassette and a S.A.Eand he will post you the details. His address:
   1 ;"Sorry about the spelling mistakes...":
   1 ;"SINCLAIR NEWS ISSUE 1."'
   1 ;"RASPUTIN PD, 166 VALLEY DRIVE, GRAVESEND, KENT, DA12 5SH":
   1 ;"Press 'P' to pause text & space to load next block."
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   1 ;"(C) 1993 Neon Publishing & Rasputin PD Software."
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   1 0 TROWBRIDGE,
   1 / 6 TEANHURST CLOSE,
   1 . LOWER TEAN,
   1 - WOODHOUSE,
   1 - THE RATINGS: GRAPHICS: 90%   SOUND: 90%   OVERALL: 90%
   1 - ANDY DAVIS,
   1 - 2 > THE GREEN TURNIP FISH.
   1 ) 32 DURSLEY ROAD,
   1 & 4 > THE MONGOLIAN FRUIT HORSE.
   1 & 3 > THE MARROW SHAPED CAT.
   1 " 5 > THE VAMPIRE GOAT. (ALSO SPOTTED IN WILTSHIRE!)
   1  next race.
   1  load next block."
   1  for next issue. Send us your  letters,  views,  reviews,  moans,tips and cheats, film reviews and anything else that  you  thinkpoeple might enjoy. The next issue will be available on the  1stof August. For a copy send a TAPE/DISC, 20p coin and  a  STAMPEDS.A.E to the usual address.
   1  available for the cheap price of `1.00 to `1.50. Please ask me  for a catalogue if you want one.
   1  We thought we would take a look at the U.K's top 5 farm animals.Please note: Some of  these  animals  can  only  be  sighted  incertain places around the Kent area...
   1  The orange Emu is infact yellow!
   1  THE RATINGS: GRAPHICS: 85%   SOUND: 90%   OVERALL: 91%
   1  THE RATINGS: GRAPHICS: 80%   SOUND: 70%   OVERALL: 82%
   1  TERMINATOR 2: HIT-SQUAD. `3.99. RE-RELEASE.
   1  SINCLAIR NEWS. ISSUE 1. JULY 1993.
   1  KENT, DA12 5SH, ENGLAND.
   1  Don't forget, we need anything and everything
   1  Dear Darren,
   1  726549. This gives infinate everything.
   1   People voted for John Major. (WHO???)