Editorial

Here it is finally! It took months before a new version of RAINE came out! Release 0.38 brings the emulator new life and features new games (Arkanoid and... Pengo? WOW!), fixes and updates... thanks to the huge work of Tux and nlx_doom. ...and here it comes: a new issue of Zzap!Raine.

An interesting news about Lee Bolton (chief editor and reviewer in Zzap! #107). His site Peek'n'Poke now features a brand new graphics layout, many interesting sections, lots of infos regarding retrocomputing and old arcade games. I suggest you to watch the "PeeknPoke Episode One" full motion video, showing Lee as a cool anchorman: very funny!

Let's go back speaking about Zzap!Raine. IlTimido is back on a new Blast from the Past after a long time, and this time he tells us lots of oddities about a true arcade classic: Space Invaders. Ever heard about the ideas who led programmers to invent the game? No? OK, take a while and go read the article!

Oh so many news... we believe you should be now used to our policy about innovations heh! There's a new face on Zzap!Test: Lloyd Mangram is back on Zzap!Rrap, the good ol' mail corner... I wish he won't shout against our readers - well you should know he's a really odd guy!

Speaking of oddities, you'll also find a gift inside of this issue: The Journeyman, a novel written by Gordon Houghton... yes it's true! A full novel is inside for free! I wish you all appreciate it.

Er... am I missing something? Oh sure, this issue's reviewed games: Chase HQ is dedicated to all those people (not me!) dreaming to role cops pursuiting outlaws on a Porsche; Cadash is an adventure/action game looking similar to Rastan; Snow Bros is a funny platformer featuring lots of odd characters and great gameplay; Terra Force is the sequel to the famous Terra Cresta but with an additional feature: screen scrolls both vertically and horizontally at player's choice, making the game looking a mix between Terra Cresta and Nemesis.

Don't forget to read Zzap!Test and its reviews: The Newzealand Story and Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh, all home computer versions (C64, Spectrum, X68000, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST).

Last but not least, I thank Anthony Stiller for drawing caricatures for Lloyd and Lee and Gordon Houghton for letting us host his novel.

Happy zzapping and happy reading!

Zaxxon1

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