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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), Actual Cracking Entertainment (ACE, germany,
norway), Agile (sweden), Dominators (DOM, england), Doughnut Cracking
Service (DCS, england), Fairlight (FLT, sweden), Fusion (FS, england),
Hotline (HTL, holland, england), Ikari (england), Jewels (denmark), New Life
(NL, denmark), Rawhead (norway), Scouse Cracking Group (SCG, england),
Shining 8 (S8, germany), Sphinx (sweden), The Papillons (TPI, denmark), The
Softkiller Crew (TSK), Transcom (XCOM, france), Triad (sweden), Triangle
3532 (3532, denmark), 2000 AD (denmark).

USA
A Touch of Class (ATC, crack), Conquest, Eagle Soft Inc. (ESI, crack),
Mayhem (import), NFI, Rampar (import), Rowdy American Distributors (RAD,
import), The Survivors 2019 (TS, import).


--[ january ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 01  Alloyrun ++/Hotline                        Sledge, Lethal       1/168
 01  Garfield ++/Jewels                         n/a                  1/159
 07  ATV Simulator/Fusion                       n/a                  1/xxx
 10  Octapolis +/Triad                          n/a                  1/155
 13  Card Sharks/Eagle Soft Inc.                Mitch               19/596

january notes: FS's "ATV Simulator" was imported by RAD. Also, a trained
version of the FS crack was made by TSS/Hotline on the following day, the
8th.


--[ february ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 05  Gryzor pic/Ikari                           Just Ice             1/173
 10  Gryzor+/Jewels                             Fletch               1/182
 15  Bedlam+ pic dox/Actual Cracking Ent.       Firkin               1/175
 20  Firefly/Fusion                             n/a                  1/???
 21  Battle Valley +++/The Papillons            n/a                  1/176
 26  Black Lamp +/Fairlight                     HAM                  1/???
 27  Task III ++ pic/Triangle 3532              Swyx, Scratch        1/146

february notes: Jewels' "Gryzor" is just a trained version of Ikari's crack.
Fusion's "Firefly" was imported by RAD. TPI's "Battle Valley" is just a
trained version of Fusion's original crack. FLT's "Black Lamp" was imported
by Public Enemy.


--[ march ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 16  Arkanoid II - Revenge of Doh/New Life      n/a (Crox?)          1/152
 17  Rimrunner +++/The Papillons                n/a                  1/181
 20  Advanced Tactical Fighter/Ikari            Just Ice             1/???
 21  Advanced Tactical Fighter/Triad            n/a                  1/172
 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. Ikari's "ATF" was imported by The Survivors.


--[ april ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 08  Impossible Mission II ++ fix/The Papillons n/a                 97/663
 09  Cybernoid +++/Jewels                       Fletch               1/157
 15  Cybernoid +5/Triangle 3532                 n/a                  1/138
     Cybernoid/Ikari                            Nik                  1/161

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


--[ may ]------------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 06  Lazer Tag +/Ikari and Public Enemy         Nik                  1/???
 12  Karnov +2 dox pic/Fairlight                Gollum              11/541
 14  Oh No! ++ hi/Hotline                       The Silver Surfer    1/84

may notes: I+PE's "Lazer Tag" was imported and fixed by The Survivors.
Hotline's "Oh No!" trainer was based on Fusion's original crack, which they
openly admit in their intro.


--[ june ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 08  Alien Syndrome 100% dox/TSK-Crew           n/a                 49/774
 21  Alloyrun 101% +/Agile                      Injun                1/153

june notes: Agile's bugfixed and trained version came half a year after
everyone else, and is based on Legend's crack. It was apparently the first
bugfree version of the game.


--[ july ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 11  Dark Side/The Softkiller Crew              n/a                  1/156


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


--[ september ]------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 17  1943 ++/Triangle 3532                      Scratch              1/105


--[ october ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 14  Cybernoid II 100% +4/Ikari                 Tri-Dos              1/190
 15  Cybernoid II ++ pic/Transcom               Unknow               1/152


--[ november ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 12  Armalyte +4M HI PIC DOX/Triangle 3532      Scratch             10/576
     Rambo 3 +23 pic/Ikari                      n/a                  5/430

november notes: Ikari's "Rambo 3" was their second version of the game,
since the initial release had bugs.


--[ december ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 05  Double Dragon +/Sphinx                     Zizyphus            10/280
 06  Robocop pic/DCS                            Sulu Wizbit          7/548
 07  A Question of Sport/Ikari                  Tri-Dos             18/422
 08  Total Eclipse +4/Triangle 3532             Scratch              1/132
 24  R-Type +3 pic/Rawhead                      Storm Shadow        19/506

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


--[ undated ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     5th Gear +4 PIC/Scouse Cracking Group      Webb                 1/164
     Chubby Gristle +/Shining 8                 Dark Force           1/107
     Katakis +/Shining 8                        Dark Force          29/664
     Led Storm +/Hotline                        Bod                  1/175
     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.