(adopts Poirot voice)...Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote:I saw the new tribute before most people -- I work with Roger Kean! (Tho mostly work from home now.)
"Then I can reveal it is....Warren Lapworth"
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(adopts Poirot voice)...Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote:I saw the new tribute before most people -- I work with Roger Kean! (Tho mostly work from home now.)
I'm coming a little late into this but the tag of the 'new' issue should say it all, "The Def Tribute to Zzap!64". It's not meant to be issue 108. It's a tribute to celebrate the 20th birthday of Zzap, so I think it's very appropiate to include old reviews and add zzapback comments to them.Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote:To be honest, if 107 was the supplement to RG, it would've been more of a Zzap -- new games to review, no existing staff so various new people write the reviews. Tagging comments onto old reviews seems like filler to me; better to have had lower pagination.
Yes, welcome!Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote:Best ignore me anyway -- I'm annoyingly over-critical. Still, got some lively natter going in this thread!
And you both only over an hour after I did.CraigGrannell wrote:And only a mere two minutes after I did!LeeT wrote:"Then I can reveal it is....Warren Lapworth"
You mean that scrappy preview pdf I sent him in 4 pieces?Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote: I saw the new tribute before most people -- I work with Roger Kean!
Hi Warren here's a couple of readers comments:Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote:Good points, well taken.
Will be interested to see in RG what its readers think of the supplement.
the Zzap tribute mag looks EXCELLENT
the Zzap! mag does indeed look fantastic. It's much thicker than I expected it to be too. Ah, how I've missed those little Rockford and Thing doodles.
Very interesting the whole Jeff Minter section though which i didnt know about (eg him falling out with Zzap for a while), didnt realise a lot of the Zzap fans were in the mag as well, good to see the interview with Mort as i've bought a fair few dvds off him in the past.
Excellent addition to RG though, if anything its sad just because it sooo brings back those memories when we were younger flicking through Crash or Zzap or other magazines. I love the way it really captures the style and look etc
Wow! I didn't know the Zzap special was going to be in there until I opened the package and nearly fell over with shock.
Well that bit looks brilliant
Zzap64! I read this before I even opened the RG cover! Excellent stuff
Utterly fantastic and worth all the effort you guys put into it.
I still can't believe its 20 years since I picked up issue 1! The memories are all still in tact - I could remember all of those the reviews from the first time around!
Cheers guys - you made me a very happy man
Just seen the finished copy Rob , all I can say wow, you really pulled off something special.
Well done guys!... that was fantastic!... I can't believe how good it was!... Really well done!
Loved the interviews and talks to various ex members of staff, and the zzap back reviews too!
MASSIVE respect must go to Rob, I can only imagine how many countless hours it must have taken to produce this little gem. If I was the Queen (or hopefully King!) I'd make you a knight of the realm!!!
Loved the layout and in particular the way most of the significant past members of the Zzap! team contributed a few words.
I HAVE however had a chance to read most of the ZZAP64 supplement and it's fantastic!! The authenticity of the layout and writing style is superb, even the paper quality is the same which just adds to the experience! It really does feel like catching up with old friends. Well done guys
The ZZAP tribute looks superb, great work by Mr Zzapback (Rob) and all the rest.
The Zzap! thing, very nice, very interesting.
I think, to some extent, that you're probably right. That said, there is some continuation from z107 and that had (at a conservative estimate) three to five thousand downloads, and I'll bet a lot of the people who grabbed that are RG's target market. Also, a few of the z107 contributors are RG writers, too. I suppose in retrospect it might have been a good idea to rope in Paul and Robin for some of the Zzap!backs, seeing as they were up for it last time round, thereby having a more obvious mix of old and new.Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote:If I thought my part in Zzap was important I'd have used my real name or said who I was earlier, rather than leaving it till someone worked out I used to be at Newsfield. As I said, all-new reviews by all-new people, fine. But people who read Zzap but don't know this messageboard and gonna wonder why these fans' opinions on old games are more worthy than their own.
Ah, don't exit. You're more than welcome here. People are, ultimately, being protective of their work (or work of people they know); and Fiery: your comment was a little, erm, too firey, I reckon.Strangely, though I explained by views and apologised, Fiery Phoenix has slagged me down to the ground... [exits stage left]
What I said. I know Roger printed out my pdf's (I said 4 pieces, not four pages) but that was not the finished magazine. Really you'll see it for yourself when you have the real thing in your hands. It's miles better.Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote:Saw printouts of the tribute weeks ago -- from Roger's layouts, not a 4-page PDF -- and printed copy at the start of this week (for whoever doubted me).
I had no problems with your comments, I only tried to cheer you up a little bit. What Fiery Phoenix said is only his opinion, not entirely mine. He's even capable of insulting Gary Penn without blinking with his eyes. (luckily those messages got deleted due to the hack ) Hehe.Mangram's Tippex Thinner wrote: Strangely, though I explained by views and apologised, Fiery Phoenix has slagged me down to the ground... [exits stage left]