posted 25-08-2001 01:58 AM GMT            

www.chaddytheowl.fsnet.co.uk

For a snapshot of my writing on the subject of retro games. There may be a couple of SPAG errors, but that's because I wrote it on Notepad, hence lack of spell check.

posted 25-08-2001 05:41 AM GMT            

In the other thread I offered to do stuff for the Zzap!Back section, but looking at Ish 24, most of the high rating games are ones I either didn't like or have never played, so it's probably best for someone else to do the comments for it. I'm still willing to do the intro though, if nobody else wants to...

posted 25-08-2001 09:12 AM GMT            

Please sir, Count me in FOR ANYTHING

posted 25-08-2001 10:11 AM GMT            

This whole idea sounds very cool!

Just one suggestion about distribution.. you could possibly approach Allan Bairstow or Kenz about getting it proffessionally produced as an option second to the PDF idea, as they handle Commodore Scene and Commodore Zone pretty well. I know that Kenz once sold a full colour version of Commodore Zone, and the covers now of the mag are looking great... just like ZZap.
Cost wise, if its all printed in colour... it could be something like £4 or £5 for the issue... depends how many are printed I guess.

posted 25-08-2001 11:17 AM GMT            

Spookily, I actually passed an interview to join 'Crash' in its heyday, but another project dragged me away!

Personally, I'd favour a small 'print run' and would be willing to stump up cash to make this happen (although how much this would cost I have NO idea)

I have plenty of free time and can contribute in ANY capacity on the editorial side - from reviews/features/editing etc.

For info, PC gamplay has a '350 words a page' count, and this allows ample room for screenshots and box-outs....

posted 26-08-2001 08:15 AM GMT            

if not, thats fine. I just will be more than happy seeing the ish. that and no one knows me!

posted 27-08-2001 04:26 PM GMT            

Okay, you can count me in for anything you would like doing: reviews, features, articles etc etc...

posted 28-08-2001 06:15 PM GMT            

I'll be able to do some subbing after September if required. I don't really fancy doing tips again, though. Are you boys sure you actually want tips anyway? Which games are you including tips on?

Incidentally, is this project legal?

posted 28-08-2001 06:42 PM GMT            

I'm not Gordon (no, really) but I'll answer you anyway. I suggested the tips thing as I thought it wouldn't be much work, hence if you wanted to be involved, but in a very quick way, that was the way to go. I've asked Waz if he'd like to submit some tips. He still does a page for Commodore Zone! If he doesn't want to do it I guess we could drop the tips altogether.

At the end of Sept we should have a features list and Gazunta can start dishing stuff out. If there's something you'd particularly like to do then let him know!

Other than that, I've no idea if this is legal, but then I'm a fish. Honest...

posted 28-08-2001 07:36 PM GMT            

No. But nobody has contacted us to say it's illegal yet. ;o)

Can't see why anyone would object, though -- the Zzap! name is dead, no one's making money out of it, and the people here are doing it because they loved the mag in the first place. It's more of a tribute fanzine kind of thing, not a new issue.

I guess if someone said: STOP IT OR WE'LL SUE, we'd have to think again.

<listens for a while...>

Nope. No one has said it so far.

G

posted 29-08-2001 01:04 AM GMT            

Welcome to our bizarre little world...bwahah. Etc.

If you don't want to do tips, how about a review? Feature? Wacky photo?

As for legality...we don't need no steenkin' legalities, man!

Where are you working these days anyway? We've been worried sick about you.

posted 29-08-2001 09:58 AM GMT            

Saw Airblade at E3 and it was def. one of the best PS2 titles on show, nice job :)

posted 29-08-2001 04:38 PM GMT            

Again, how about an article related to C64 composers, present and past... (would looove that!)

Keep up the work ya'll!
You guys rule!

posted 29-08-2001 05:51 PM GMT            

I wouldn't mind writing about adventure games ; maybe an article on what the most prolific adventure writers on the C64 are doing today and what they think about emulation and theie own programs.

I am studying for am MA in English so I can write and I'm in 'contact' with Scott Adams so there's a start!

Let me know.

posted 16-10-2001 09:39 PM GMT            

I'm up for the odd review, probably best if I review something from our time on ZZAP! (Turbo Out Run maybe??). Maybe I'll let little 'un do the gamesplaying for me and I'll do the typing!!!

I don't think tips are a good idea. The retro feel to the mag wouldn't be served by tips in my opinion. It would be great to get a whole bunch of reviewers to look over some old games again...... How about a get together (online or best still IN A LUDLOW PUB!!!)to have a rant and rave about the 'good old days'. Retro enough???

Maybe Stuart Wynne and Phil King might be interested from my era. I'll have to contact them.

posted 17-10-2001 10:32 AM GMT            

We could get you on the Zzapback section.

>>>I don't think tips are a good idea.<<<

They will be for post-Zzap!64 games. Remember that this isn't just a nostalgia-fest, but a kind of 'new' issue, hence the recentish games being reviewed.

Glad you're interested though -- that makes three ex-Zzap!64 people now!

C

posted 25-10-2001 11:17 PM GMT            

What a day to do some C64 digging. I think its cos I was up in the loft. Wish I'd never taken about 200+ original C64 tape games down the skip now :-( (Waits for someone to kill me - phew, safe for a while).

posted 19-11-2001 04:01 PM GMT            

Yes, I work with Stu and Frank, and Bob McCracken sits opposite me!

Bob says you're a great artist but you had the worst farts ever. Is this true?

Yes, Mr Hadlington, indeed I do remember that trip to Paris, when we proved we were the video gaming masters of Europe. Don't know if I'm up to a games challenge these days though... Let me think about that...