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1990 - 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.

Active groups this year:

EUROPE
Action (germany), Censor (sweden), Crazy (CRZ, germany), Dominators (DOM,
denmark/england), Dytec (DTC, germany), Fairlight (FLT, sweden), Genesis
Project (G*P, germany), Ikari + Talent (I+T, denmark, england), Illusion
(ILS, norway), Lotus, Nato (denmark), Paramount (PMT, germany), The Sharks
and Thundertronix (T&S, finland), Triangle 3532 (denmark).

USA
A Touch of Class (ATC), Exodus (XDS), International Network of Chaos (INC),
North East Crackers (NEC), Random (RND), The Shaolin Monastery (TSM).


--[ january ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 12  Edd The Duck +2M/Dominators                Jade                 ?/???
 26  After the War +3 pic/Genesis*Project       The Goblin           ?/???
 28  Mountain Bike Racer +4 HI/Dominators       Dogfriend            1/129
 29  Mazemania +4M PIC HI/Action                Spitfire, Jihad      1/138

January notes: The date on Dominators' release of "Edd The Duck" is based on
the date in Random's import intro. The date on GP's release of "After the
War" is based on the date in Exodus' imported version. Jihad's megatrainer
on "Mazemania" was his debut release for the group, after joining Action
from Vision.


--[ february ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 13  After the War +5 dox/Triangle 3532         Scratch              2/277
 23  Rainbow Islands +2/Ikari + Talent          Excell, Fletch      10/440

february notes: I+T's release of "Rainbow Islands" was imported by INC.


--[ march ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 09  P47 ++/Triangle 3532                       Scratch             13/401
 20  X-Out +2/Crazy and Lotus                   Magic Man/Crazy      n/a

     notes: My version of this game carries TWO import intros, and thus the
     original size is not known.

 21  X.Out +4/Ikari and Talent                  n/a                 11/605
 xx  X-Out +5M/Illusion                         Sauron and Garfield 22/660

march notes:


--[ april ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 13  Impossamole +/Genesis Project              The Goblin.
 14  Operation Thunderbolt +4 HI/Ikari + Talent n/a                  9/???
 15  Dan Dare 3+7/Royalty                       Goldie, Kingfisher   1/150

april notes:

GP's "Impossamole" was imported and fixed by Exodus. Ikari + Talent's
"Operation Thunderbolt" is an estimate, based on the dates of the party they
mention it was released at. It should be accurate +/- 1 day. The size is
indeterminable due to a custom directory layout.


--[ may ]------------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------

may notes:


--[ june ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 03  Atomix +/Legend                            Anthrax, Narc        7/???
 28  Kick Off II/Dominators                     Rebel and Jade       2/195
 28  Klax/Illusion and ATC                      Reble MC             1/126
 29  Escape FTPOTRM +4/Illusion and ATC         Reble MC, others.    1/176

june notes: Illusion and ATC went into an importing partnership this month,
and the release charts show some of the fruits of this alliance.

Legend's version of "Atomix" was imported by NEI. The full list
of contributors to ILS+ATC's version of "Escape From The Planet of
the Robot Monsters" is Reble MC, Sauron, Richie and Pudwerx.


--[ july ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 xx  Flimbo's Quest +6    /Illusion and ATC     n/a                  9/494
 05  Flimbo's Quest +6 fix/Illusion and ATC     n/a                  9/494
 20  Aaargh! +4/Fairlight                       n/a                  1/140
 29  Mazemania +2/Dytec                         A.C.E.               1/175

     notes: Seriously late version of Mazemania from Dytec, most other
     groups released their versions in january!

july notes:


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


--[ september ]------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 14  Time Machine +/Censor                      n/a                  1/194
 25  Time Machine + pic/Triangle 3532           QED                  1/184
 xx  Time Machine +/Fairlight                   Rowdy                1/184

september notes:


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


--[ november ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 09  Atomic Robo-Kid +4M pic/Triangle 3532      QED                 36/423
 14  Amazing Spider-Man/North East Crackers     n/a                  1/???
 26  Puzznic + pic/Ikari + Talent               XXX                  1/138
 xx  Atomic Robo-Kid +8 pic/The Sharks+Thunder. Zap/Sharks          29/532

november notes: NEC's release of "Spider-Man" was imported to Europe by
Crusade. I+T's release of "Puzznic" was imported by TSM.


--[ december ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 xx  Shadow of the Beast + iffl/Legend          Antitrack            2/659

december notes: Legend's SOTB release date is based on specualation.


--[ undated ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 xx  Adidas Championship Football/Nato          Audiocelzius+Megasn. 4/270
 xx  Atomino dox 1st/Paramount                  Sting and Maniac     3/182

Note: The two additional files are two seemingly hiscore files... Since
there is no mention in the crack of inserting any hiscoresaver, I
assume they are part of the game, until another version can prove me
right or wrong :) The 'dox' refers to a 2-block file (not included in
the size above) with passwords needed for the game. They also claim to
have a first release.

 xx  Badlands +3/Legend                         Powerplant           2/209


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.


