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1988 - releaselist
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This is the unofficial c64 releaselist. Size is calculated as the number of
blocks the main game occupies; the size of external files such as
documentation, loading pictures and other paraphernelia are not included.
The releaselist only takes into consideration original cracks; imports and/
or fixes are not counted for anything here.

Groups active this year;

EUROPE
Abnormal (ABN, norway), Agile, Bros, Dominators (DOM, england), Doughnut
Cracking Service (DCS, england), Fairlight (FLT, sweden), Fusion (FS,
england), Hotline (HTL, holland), Ikari (england), Jewels (denmark), New
Life (NL, denmark), Phoenix, Rough Trade, Scouse Cracking Group (SCG,
england), Shining 8 (S8, germany), Sphinx, The Papillons (TPI, denmark),
Transcom (XCOM), Triangle 3532 (3532, denmark), Wonderboys, 2000 AD.

USA
A Touch of Class (ATC, crack), Conquest, Eagle Soft Inc. (ESI, crack),
Mayhem (import), NFI, Rampar (import).


--[ january ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 01  Garfield ++/Jewels                         n/a                  1/159
 13  Card Sharks/Eagle Soft Inc.                Mitch               19/596

january notes:


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date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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february notes:


--[ march ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 16  Arkanoid II - Revenge of Doh/New Life      n/a (Crox?)          1/152
 17  Rimrunner +++/The Papillons                n/a                  1/181
 22  Rimrunner ++ pic/Triangle 3532             n/a                  1/164

note: New Life's release of "Arkanoid II" includes a screen editor by
Gollum/Fairlight and several sets of screens. While these are part of the
release, they are NOT part of the original game and their size is not
included above.


--[ april ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 08  Impossible Mission II ++ fix/The Papillons n/a                 97/663

april notes: TPI's version of "Impossible Mission II" was imported, fixed
for pal and trained. It was originally cracked by Eagle Soft Inc.



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date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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may notes:


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date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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june notes:


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date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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july notes:


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date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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august notes:


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date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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september notes:


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date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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october notes:


--[ november ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 12  Armalyte +4M HI PIC DOX/Triangle 3532      Scratch             10/576

november notes:


--[ december ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 06  Robocop pic/DCS                            Sulu Wizbit          7/548

     notes: The release date is known due to text in Ikari's release of "A
     Question of Sport" the next day.

 07  A Question of Sport/Ikari                  Tri-Dos             18/422
 08  Total Eclipse +4/Triangle 3532             Scratch              1/132


--[ undated ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 xx  5th Gear +4 PIC/Scouse Cracking Group      Webb                 1/164
 xx  Platoon +/Fusion                           n/a                  4/485

undated notes: Release dates of these files are normally based on their
release year, and little else. When we get a couple of dated versions of the
same game, we can usually give it more of a target date.

