Plethora of Programs
Posted by Nick B. on 17 July 2001, 09:36 GMT

While we all wait for a permanent copy of the archives to arrive on CD, there's been a few new releases. (And, yes, I know "plethora" has been used in a news article title before, but hey, it's my first article, so bear with me here.)

• Destination Software has released a demo of Zenith Saga for the 89 (HW1, HW2) and 92+ (HW1, HW2). This huge RPG has been in development for nearly three years. According to the authors, "this is only a small portion of chapter one, chapter two will be released later because there's only so much memory on these things."
• Badja has released Crates 3D for both the 83 and 83+ in ION. The game is a 3D puzzle game in which you travel through a world of crates searching for the exit, with the ability to view the action from four different angles. Also, there is an 86 port in the works.
• What would a programs update be without something from Patrick Davidson? An updated version of Phoenix for the 89 and 92+, Phoenix: Platinum Edition, adds grayscale, backgrounds, new and more advanced enemy patterns, and, of course, bug fixes. The game is currently version 0.50, so there is still more to come.
• Word on the street has it that Anarchy for the 83 and 83+ ION is pretty good. Made by Konstantin Beliakov and Paul Robson of the TCPA, Anarchy features 64 chaotic sectors to warp to and from, blowing things up, collecting money, upgrading your ship, etc., all in what has been described to me as a "3D-ish" world.

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