DON'T HANG UP!!     AT LEAST NOT YET, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A LONG AND (HOPEFULLY) INTERESTING SCROLLTEXT COMING UP...     OKAY, FIRST I'LL GIVE YOU A SHORT PREVIEW OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM...     I AM GOING TO LIST THE SCROLLTEXT     SUBJECTS       SOME GREETS TO FRIENDS...  I'M ACTUALLY GETTING BORED TO ALL THOSE LONG GREETINGS-LISTS!!!   WHO WOULD READ THIS SCROLLTEXT IF HERE WAS OUR TERRIBLY LONG CONTACT-LIST????           THE NEXT SUBJECT WILL BE         PIRACY         AND EVERYBODY'S FRIEND,     THE POLICE          ... A LITTLE SUMMER STORY FOR    REFRESHMENT      - VERY STUPID ONE, I CAN ASSURE YOU!!!       I'LL ALSO TYPE SOMETHING ABOUT STRATEGY GAMES b b b b b b b b b       AND, OF COURSE, MY CONTACT ADDRESS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT SOME STAGE...                             ADDITIONALLY SOME MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS HERE AND THERE...             I HOPE YOU'LL ENJOY THIS TRIP...                 INTO THE DARKNESS OF MY MIND...                  SO, FIRST THINGS FIRST AND I THINK THIS WILL BE THE MOST BORING PART OF THIS SCROLLER...       I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT SHORT.        SOME ADDITIONAL CREDITS:       THAT GREAT AMAZE - LOGO BY TUNE d a a a a     PRACTICALLY ALL FONTS - VIZIR a a a a a a    ONE LITTLE ROUTINE WAS ORIGINALLY MADE BY MR.WATERFALL       THE DEMO AS A WHOLE WAS DESIGNED BY VIZIR AND MASHER...          A SPECIAL NOTE:     MR.WATERFALL AND MASHER ARE NOT MEMBERS OF AMAZE !      THEY ARE CURRENTLY FREE-LANCERS BUT IN PRACTICE WE THREE HAVE GREAT CO-OPERATION!!!!   VIZIR SENDS HIS BEST REGARDS TO THE FIVE FOLLOWING PEOPLE:          MR.WATERFALL          MASHER               OPCS               GALAXY               LEAH      - THANKS FOR YOUR NICE LETTERS!!!!             ENOUGH OF THAT...   I HOPE YOU'RE STILL THERE...             OKAY, LET'S GO ON...         MY THOUGHTS OF PIRATISM COMING UP...             WE HAVE A PROBLEM.   PIRACY ISN'T JUST THE HEADACHE OF SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS AND THE POLICE.   IT IS ALSO  OUR PROBLEM!d PRICES ARE HIGH AND SOME IMPORTERS AND SOFTWARE MAKERS ARE QUITTING ON AMIGA.   IN MY OPINION THERE ARE TWO MAIN ALTERNATIVES:   EITHER AMIGA'S SOFTWARE BUSINESS WILL SHRINK AND EVERYBODY WILL SUFFER LACK OF QUALITY SOFTWARE      OR       SOFTWARE PIRATISM WILL SOMEHOW COME TO AN END.       WHEN WE THINK ABOUT A LONG TERM OF TIME, I CANT SEE A THIRD WAY.   AMIGA'S SITUATION IS WORSE THAN C-64'S EVER WAS!!!    YOU CAN GET NEW GAMES MONTHS BEFORE THEY ARE OFFICIALLY RELEASED!!    ALL RIGHT, I KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE DO THAT.   BUT WE MUST THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES!   ACTUALLY THE PRESENT SITUATION IS FOR ME QUITE GOOD, BUT THINGS WON'T STAY LIKE THIS FOREVER.     IF F A S T  AND THE POLICE FAIL TO CUT THE PIRATISM DOWN...    THEN THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY FOR ALL AMIGA USERS:       DOWN!!!    j j j j j j j       IN THAT CASE LESS AND LESS GOOD SOFTWARE WILL BE RELEASED.   WE ALL KNOW THAT SOME QUALITY GAMES HAVEN'T BEEN CONVERTED INTO AMIGA BECAUSE OF HIGH PIRATISM.   WHAT ABOUT ULTIMA V AND MECHWARRIOR???     IT HAS BEEN VERY QUIET HERE IN FINLAND, BUT NOW IT SEEMS THAT THE IMPORTERS ARE GETTING HARDER.    THAT'S QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE, 'CAUSE THEY LOSE MILLIONS OF MARKS BECAUSE OF PIRATISM.    AT THE MOMENT IT'S QUITE SAFE TO SWAP ILLEGAL STUFF, BUT TIMES DO CHANGE, SOONER OR LATER.   THE ONLY GOOD WAY OUT OF THIS SITUATION IS TO TERMINATE PIRATISM AND CREATE LOW PRICES FOR SOFTWARE.   THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SOFTWARE AND MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR EVERYBODY.   CONSIDER THIS:    HOW MANY GAMES DO YOU OWN??   - HOW MANY OF THEM DO YOU PLAY?   I HAVE MORE THAN 200 DISKS, BUT I SELDOM PLAY ANY OF THOSE HIT GAMES I HAVE.            PLEASE DON'T GET ME WRONG!!!   I'M NOT GOING TO BETRAY ANYBODY OR START GIVING ADDRESSES TO THE POLICE.   FIGHTING AGAINST PIRATISM IS NOT MY CONCERN.   THE POLICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LAWBREAKERS.   BUT ANYWAY I'M READY TO WITHDRAW WHAT'S LEFT OF MY CONNECTIONS TO PIRATISM WHEN THE TIME IS UP.     SOFTWARE POLICE IS OUR FRIEND????    I THINK THE MAIN POINT IS THAT THE OFFICIALS ARE "RIGHT" AND WE ARE "WRONG"    THEY SIMPLY WANT US TO OBEY THE LAW!   IF I WAS A MEGA-SWAPPER, I WOULDN'T FEEL VERY SECURE RIGHT NOW.  I  READ THE LATEST "MIKROBITTI"...    I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE ARTICLE WAS TRUE, BUT THEY SAID THAT PIRATES ARE GIVING OTHER PIRATES UP TO THE OFFICIALS.   THAT SOUNDS ALERTING INDEED!!!   BUT ALL THIS ALSO ADDS A KIND OF SPECIAL FLAVOR OF DANGER AND EXCITEMENT...    "WE AIN'T AFRAID!"   THE ACTUAL CHANCE OF GETTING CAUGHT IS QUITE MINIMAL, BUT YOU WON'T BE SMILING IF IT HAPPENS TO YOU...  a a a a a a a                                        I MUST WARN YOU...     SOMETHING MAD IS COMING UP...   a a a a a a a        YEAH!       IT REALLY IS TIME FOR A SUMMER STORY...        EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SO SANE THIS FAR...     NOW IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP YOURSELF SANE...        LET'S STAAAAART...         WHO IS THIS??                   THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT A SEASIDE RESORT IN ITALY LAST SUMMER.     IN THE BACKGROUND YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE SKY AND SEA AND THE BEACH.    THIS GREEN DRAGON IN THE MIDDLE IS CALLED      LUIGI    HE USUALLY HAD SPACE TO RELAX ON THE BEACH.    WHEN PEOPLE SAW THIS DRAGON CLOSING THE BEACH, THEY NO LONGER THOUGHT ABOUT SUNSHINE AND SEA NOR DID THEY WISH TO STAY THERE FOR ANOTHER SWIM!!!    a a a a   IT WAS ABSOLUTELY     AMAZING           IT TOOK ABOUT TEN SECONDS FOR THE BEACH TO BECOME EMPTY.   EVEN THOUGH LUIGI ISN'T AS DANGEROUS AS OTHER DRAGONS.    THAT IS, HE DOESN'T BREATH FIRE!    - WHY IS THAT????    - BECAUSE LUIGI IS A COOL DRAGON!!!       a a a a a a a                   WHEN SUN WENT DOWN, HE FLEW BACK TO VESUVIUS, WHERE HE LIVES.    THERE HE USUALLY HAD A PARTY WITH HIS FRIENDS.    SO THEY PUT THE STEREO ON.    IT WAS SO LOUD, THAT ROCKS STARTED FALLING.    THE PEOPLE IN THE NEAREST VILLAGE STARTED TO PANIC BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE CRATER WAS STARTING TO REACT!!!     LUIGI AND HIS COOL FRIENDS DISCUSSED THE MATTER.    AFTER A WHILE THEY REALISED THAT NOBODY HEARD A WORD OF WHAT THE OTHERS WERE SAYING.    THE NEXT STEP WAS TO TRY TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN.    GREAT IDEA!!!     BUT...    LUIGI AND HIS FRIENDS ARE COOL AND THAT'S WHY THEY NEVER REMOVE THEIR EXPENSIVE SUNGLASSES.    a a    IT WAS DARK AND NONE OF THEM COULD FIND THE STEREO ANYMORE.    THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS TO FLY AWAY AND WAIT UNTIL THE RECORD ENDED.    SO THEY DID.       BUT AS THEY WERE FLYING, THE ARMY RADARS FOUND LUIGI AND HE WAS FORCED TO LAND.    HE GOT A TICKET FROM A POLICEMAN BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE A FLYING PERMISSION.    HE HAD TO SELL HIS SUNGLASSES TO PAY THE TICKET AND NOW HE'S HIDING SOMEWHERE.    BUT BE CAREFUL!!!   ONE DAY HE WILL GET NEW SUNGLASSES AND THAT DAY LUIGI WILL BE LOOSE AGAIN!!!       BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY...                                     OKAY, LET'S CARRY ON...     MY ADDRESS WILL BE SHOWN SHORTLY.     ANYBODY CAN CONTACT ME, BUT PEOPLE INTERESTED ONLY IN GAMES WILL BE IGNORED.    YOU CAN SEND DISKS IF YOU WANT TO, BUT PREFERABLY LEGAL STUFF LIKE DEMOS AND UTILITIES.    GOOD PD GAMES, SUCH AS BATTLEMECH, ARE ALWAYS WANTED.     CONTACTS WITH PEOPLE NEAR MIKKELI ARE ESPECIALLY WANTED --- BUT AGAIN, LAMERS WANTING ONLY GAMES WILL BE EXECUTED!!!              THIS IS MY ADDRESS.                     IF YOU WISH TO CALL ME ON THE PHONE, YOU'LL FIND MY PHONE NUMBER IN CHIP RAM   HEX 60000  PI NEVER STEAL DISKS!!!     PEOPLE WANTING LEGAL SWAPPING, LETTER WRITING, TELEPHONE CHATTING ABOUT STRATEGY GAMING, ROLE-PLAYING, COMPUTERS, THE WEATHER OR ANYTHING COOL ARE WELCOME.    I LIKE MANY KINDS OF MUSIC AND AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO LEARN TO PLAY MY ROLAND E-20 WELL.    AGE IS NOT IMPORTANT ( I'M 17 ).     THE MATTERS ARE IMPORTANT.      DON'T BE AFRAID TO CONTACT ME!!!    I'M NOT A MONSTER --- JUST A FREAK!!!      I'M GOOD IN ENGLISH AND QUITE FLUENT IN GERMAN AND SWEDISH.    I DON'T PREFER USING SWEDISH...           IF YOU'RE JUST BORED AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO --- WHY NOT WRITE TO ME!!??     ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A FOREIGNER.       SOME LETTERS WILL EVEN BE ANSWERED!!!                   GOT THE ADDRESS???  ---  GOOD!!!         LET'S GO ON...          THERE'S A LOT OF TEXT LEFT...        ON WITH OUR NEXT SUBJECT...          STRATEGY GAMESPARE AN INTERESTING SUBJECT.    WE PLAY ALL KINDS OF THEM, BOTH WITH COMPUTER AND WITHOUT.    THAT PART OF MAP ( DRAWN BY ME ) IS FROM THIRD REICH.     THAT'S A GOOD ONE.    THE WHOLE WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE.    IT'S ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITES.    IT'S QUITE COMPLICATED, WHICH OF COURSE ADDS REALISM BUT ALSO INCREASES PLAYING TIME.       WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NON-COMPUTER GAMES    AVALON HILL IS THE BEST MAKER OF BOARD GAMES.    THEY HAVE MADE MASSES OF GOOD GAMES LIKE SQUAD LEADER & ASL, THIRD REICH, EMPIRES IN ARMS, WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN, PAX BRITANNICA, BRITANNIA, CIVILIZATION AND OF COURSE THE EVER MIGHTY     DIPLOMACY  TOO BAD I DON'T OWN ALL OF THE ABOVE GAMES, BUT I'M TRYING TO GET THE REST WHEN I GET A CHANCE.    SOME LESSER GAMES I OWN:   MERCHANT OF VENUS, SIXTH FLEET, ONSLAUGHT...     THEY'RE NOT BRILLIANT, BUT OKAY...       THE PROBLEM WITH MOST OF THE GAMES ARE THE PLAYERS.    FOR A GREAT GAME OF DIPLOMACY YOU NEED AT LEAST 6, PREFERABLY 7 PLAYERS!!!    WE NEED  c PLAYERS c        IF YOU LIVE NEAR MIKKELI AND THINK YOU MIGHT LIKE PLAYING OUR GAMES OR YOU HAVE SOME GOOD GAMES OF YOUR OWN --- CONTACT ME IMMEDEATELY!!!   THE PHONE NUMBER IS IN    HEX 60000  P     YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW ANY GAME ALREADY --- WE'LL TEACH THE RULES, IF NECESSARY.              I'M ALSO INTERESTED IN PLAYING BY MAIL, BUT I  HAVE NO EQUIPMENT FOR THAT.    I'M WILLING TO TRY, IF POSSIBLE.         THE RULES IN MOST GAMES AREN'T VERY COMPLICATED.    DIPLOMACY, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS RULES IN SUCH SIMPLICITY, THAT EVEN A CHILD COULD LEARN THEM!!!    IT'S THE NEGOTIATION AND THE 6 OTHER PLAYERS THAT MAKE IT DIFFIFULT TO WIN.            BY THE WAY --- I HATE CHESS!!!            WHEN TALKING ABOUT COMPUTERS --- WELL, THE BEST GAMES WERE MADE FOR C-64 BY SSI!!!        THERE ARE THREE REALLY GREAT WARGAMES:   BATTLE FOR NORMANDY, TIGERS IN THE SNOW AND KNIGHTS OF THE DESERT.     THEY ARE TRUE WARGAMES!!!             FOR AMIGA THERE'S EMPIRE --- WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ELITE ---   U.M.S.   AND   TWO KAMPFGRUPPES.                 PLAY IT VIOLENT, PLAY IT COOL --- BUT ALWAYS HEAD FOR VICTORY.    USE THREATS AND ALLIANCES CLEVERLY, DRIVE YOUR OPPONENTS AGAINST EACH OTHER.    BUT NEVER BE A POOR LOSER!!!    THAT TAKES AWAY EVERYBODY'S ENJOYMENT.    TRY TO STICK TO THE GAME NO MATTER HOW POORLY YOU ARE DOING.     EVEN IF IT WAS JUST TO DELIVER YOUR LAST BLOW TO YOUR ENEMIES BEFORE FALLING DEAD.    IT'S MORE HONORABLE TO DIE FIGHTING, THAN TO SLIME OUT OF THE GAME WITH EXCUSES LIKE:     " THIS IS BORING "    OR    " I'M TIRED "        THAT'S UNFAIR TO OTHER PLAYERS!!!     A GOOD PLAYER DOES HIS OR HER BEST TO WIN --- AND WHEN IT GOES POORLY HE OR SHE TRIES TO BE THE SECOND OR THE THIRD.    EVEN THE LAST PLACE IS A GOOD ONE IF YOU TRIED.    IT'S SHAMEFUL TO LEAVE THE GAME WHINING!!!     A GOOD PLAYER KNOWS THAT THERE WILL BE OTHER GAMES.    IN A LOSING POSITION HE OR SHE MIGHT TRY TO GAIN CONFIDENCE OF SOME OTHER PLAYER BY SACRIFICING HIM- OR HERSELF --- TO USE THAT CONFIDENCE IN THE NEXT GAME --- AND THEN HEAD FOR VICTORY!!!     THE POSSIBILITIES ARE UNLIMITED.    THE ONLY LIMITATION IS IN YOUR ABILITY TO INVENT NEW APPROACHES.         THERE ARE LOSERS AND WINNERS.   BUT WINNING ISN'T SO EASY EITHER.    SUPPOSE YOU WIN THREE GAMES OF DIPLOMACY IN A ROW.    WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THE FOURTH GAME???    EVERYBODY WILL BE WATCHING YOUR DOINGS AND PROBABLY TRYING TO GANG UP AGAINST YOU.    AND SUPPOSE YOU HAVE USED THE SAME SYSTEM EVERY TIME.    IT IS GUARANTEED NOT TO WORK AFTER A FEW VICTORIES.    EVERYBODY WILL PREPARE ACCORDING TO A CONTINUOUS WINNER'S STRATEGY. THAT WOULD PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME HARD TIME FOR A WHILE.           LOSING IS NOT SO BAD.    USUALLY THERE'S ONLY ONE WINNER, BUT EVERYBODY ENJOYS THE GAME.    EVEN IF YOU NEVER WON, YOU CAN AND SHOULD ENJOY PLAYING.        AN ALL-TIME LOSER IS SURE TO GET SOME COMPASSION AND THAT MIGHT GAIN HIM OR HER SUCCESS AND EVEN VICTORY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.           GOOD LUCK TO YOUR GAMING AND REMEMBER TO AIM HIGH!!!                          * * * * * * * END OF SCROLLTEXT * * * * * * *