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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:55 am
by Lloyd Mangram
Now this isimmoral! :evil:

I hope he doesn't get away with it!

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:21 am
by Mayhem
Yeah I saw that as well... what can you do eh?

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:46 pm
by Lloyd Mangram
Mayhem wrote:Yeah I saw that as well... what can you do eh?
Well, luckily, after my email he took it down,so... 8)

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:17 pm
by Professor Brian Strain
For all you ZZAP! fans, RETRO SURVIVAL is going to feature more of Rob's Def Tribute to ZZAP

www.retrosurvival.co.uk


We also have a foreword from Digitiser's Mr Biffo, reports on recent events and some great hardware and software articles. If you miss Retro Gamer, get Retro Survival!

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:52 pm
by andy vaisey
Just re-reading some RG's the other night and it struck: What happened to the "Mega Tree" disks??

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:49 pm
by LeeT
andy vaisey wrote:Just re-reading some RG's the other night and it struck: What happened to the "Mega Tree" disks??
I read somewhere that someone outside of Live Publishing has hold of the disks - but wasn't there nothing really worthwhile on them anyway? :?

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:05 am
by Professor Brian Strain
LeeT wrote:
andy vaisey wrote:Just re-reading some RG's the other night and it struck: What happened to the "Mega Tree" disks??
I read somewhere that someone outside of Live Publishing has hold of the disks - but wasn't there nothing really worthwhile on them anyway? :?
Richard Burton actually owns the disks now. Most of the Megatree stuff (graphics) was salvaged and used in the slideshow presented at CGE UK 2004.

The archive was included on the RG cover disk as well as D64 files. You're quite right Lee, there wasn't a lot.

Smila and Mersey Remakes are currently working on their version of Megatree, based on the design sketches and interviews.

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:53 pm
by andy vaisey
LeeT wrote:
andy vaisey wrote:Just re-reading some RG's the other night and it struck: What happened to the "Mega Tree" disks??
I read somewhere that someone outside of Live Publishing has hold of the disks - but wasn't there nothing really worthwhile on them anyway? :?
The content was a bit disapointing considering the fuss made, but they are a part of "folklore" now.

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:21 am
by Iain
What are these Mega Tree disks?

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:43 am
by LeeT
Iain wrote:What are these Mega Tree disks?
The Matthew Smith 'Game That Wasn't'.

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:46 am
by Professor Brian Strain
Live Publishing formally went into administration on the 28th September.

Assets were sold to Magnesium Media Limited.


Magnesium Media happens to be run by one of the former directors of Live Publishing.

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:54 am
by CraigGrannell
That's common business practice. It sucks, but it's legal.

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:56 am
by LeeT
Professor Brian Strain wrote:Live Publishing formally went into administration on the 28th September.

Assets were sold to Magnesium Media Limited.


Magnesium Media happens to be run by one of the former directors of Live Publishing.
As I don't want this forum to be threatend by legal action (as Retro Survival was), all I can say is:
:!:

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:56 pm
by Professor Brian Strain
The legal action wasn't about saying who was involved in Magnesium Media, Lee.

Someone posted the home phone number of a Live Publishing director on the forum, and someone else made several nasty phone calls to that ex-director. That's why we were threatened.

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:16 pm
by LeeT
Professor Brian Strain wrote:The legal action wasn't about saying who was involved in Magnesium Media, Lee.

Someone posted the home phone number of a Live Publishing director on the forum, and someone else made several nasty phone calls to that ex-director. That's why we were threatened.
Yeah, I just don't want to say what I think about these people, Andrew! :wink: