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1989 - 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
Action (germany), Alpha Flight (AFL, germany), Array (germany), Byterapers
(finland), Censor Design (sweden), Contex (CTX, finland, denmark), Cosmos
(austria), Doughtnut Cracking Service (DCS, england), Dytec (DTC, germany),
Fairlight (FLT, sweden), Future (FTR, norway), Genesis Project (GP,
switzerland), Hotline (HTL, england, holland), Ikari (denmark, england),
Ikari+Talent (I+T, denmark, england), Lazer (austria), Nato (denmark),
Oneway (1WAY, sweden), Online, Paninaro (PAN), Poltergeist (PGT), Relax
(RLX, germany), Sharks (germany), Talent (TAL, england), Triangle 3532
(3532, denmark), Unicess (denmark), X-Ray (germany).

USA
A Touch of Class (ATC, import/fix/crack), Exodus (XDS, import), Fucked
Beyond Repair (FBR, import), Rampar (import).


--[ january ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 01  R-Type +2 pic/Oneway                       Zizyphus            27/508
 05  4 Soccer Simulators/Ikari                  Tri-Dos              5/529


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


--[ march ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 31  Renegade III +4 pic/Triangle 3532          Scratch              5/280
     Run the Gauntlet/Array                     n/a                  5/438


--[ april ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 07  Last Duel +3/Future                        Sauron               7/272


--[ may ]------------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 05  Hard'n'Heavy 100% +7 pic/Triangle 3532     Scratch              1/157
 18  Speedball 100%/Cosmos                      Antitrack            1/154
 20  3D Pool/Hotline                            XXX and Bod          1/116
     Speedball 100%/Triangle 3532               Scratch              1/142

may notes: Triangle's "Speedball" was released before Cosmos', and did NOT
work correctly. Additionally, a version was released by Agile even earlier,
that did not work. In fact, this mostly came back to bugs in the game. The
Cosmos version is presumably the best one available.


--[ june ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 01  Silkworm +/Fairlight                       n/a                  1/126
 03  Baal +6/Ikari                              Fletch               5/438
     Jaws +2/DCS                                Mik                  1/174


--[ july ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 10  Kayden Garth pic/Triangle 3532             Scratch             98/451
 13  Licence to Kill +5/Paninaro                Tri-Dos, Yattering   1/165
 18  Journey t.t.c.o.t.e./Triangle 3532         Scratch             99/1677
     Licence to Kill +7/Dytec                   SSC                  1/194


--[ august ]---------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 20  APB +3/Paninaro                            Yattering, Tri-Dos   3/193
 30  Crossfire ++/DCS                           Mik                  1/???
end  APB ++ pic/Poltergeist                     Bugboy               3/223
     APB pic/Alpha Flight                       n/a                  3/210
     APB +3/Contex                              Rockstar             1/179
     APB +3 pic/Genesis Projetc                 The Goblin           3/218
     APB +3 pic/Sharks                          Zap, Darkforce       4/191
     APB +3 pic/Unicess                         Mason                3/211

august notes: All other APB releases are placed here based on the dates of
the Paninaro and Poltergeist releases. DCS' "Crossfire" was imported by FBR,
and the date was guessed from that release.


--[ september ]------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 24  Mr.Heli ++/Triangle 3532                   Scratch              5/441
     Mr.Heli +6/Fairlight                       Bacchus              4/520


--[ october ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 26  Laser Squad/Ikari + Talent                 Just Ice, Excell     6/364

october notes: I+T's "Laser Squad" was imported by Rampar, and carries their
intro (which is also how we got the release date), but judging by some text
in I+T's intro there probably is no version WITHOUT the Rampar intro linked
in front, so this is probably the final filesize.


--[ november ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 03  Tusker +/Science 451                       n/a                  3/479
 04  Australian Rules Football/Ikari + Talent   Just Ice             3/157
 21  Untouchables +2/Censor Design              n/a                  5/512
 24  Ghostbusters II/Censor Design              n/a                  9/518
     Tusker + 100% pic/Ikari + Talent           n/a                  5/566
     Untouchables +3/Ikari + Talent             Doc, Fletch, Excell  4/436

november notes: Censor's "Ghostbusters II" was imported by Exodus. I+T's
"Untouchables" release month is a guess based on the date of the Censor
release.


--[ december ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 09  Retrograde/Alpha Flight                    n/a                 17/???
 11  Retrograde +2/Ikari + Talent               Nemesis              6/1174
 13  Retrograde +3/Lazer                        The Edge, Slayer    16/880
 22  Astro Marine Corps +4 pic/Triangle 3532    Scratch              2/228
 25  Retrograde/Nato                            TWP                 17/1279
 31  Ninja Warriors +6M/Triangle 3532           Scratch              8/339
     Ghouls'n Ghosts/Fairlight                  The Alchemist        7/380
     Ghouls'n Ghosts/X-Ray                      n/a                  6/366
     Ninja Warriors +3/Fairlight                Bacchus             14/337
     Retrograde +2/Fairlight                    The Alchemist       16/830
     Retrograde +3/Ikari + Talent               Doc, Fletch         16/790
     Retrograde/Relax                           Gobi, Brille        16/1195
     Snare/Fairlight                            The Alchemist        7/225
     Toobin' +/Fairlight                        The Alchemist        1/138

december notes: Nato's "Retrograde" date is a guess based on things they
mention in the scroller. And yes, I+T did release two versions - one by the
English division and one by the Danes :) Royalty released a version the 1st
of january next year. The date of all versions of Ghouls'n Ghosts are
guesses.


--[ undated ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Advanced Pinball Simulator +/Cosmos        Floyd                1/94
     Ballistix PIC/Contex                       Drake                1/138
     Chase HQ/Contex                            n/a                  6/225
     Gemini Wing +11M PIC HI/Action             n/a                  7/301
     Gemini Wing + pic/Fairlight                Viper? + n/a         7/277
     Incredible Shrinking Sphere +4/Online      Paradroid            1/126
     Indiana Jones ATL Crusade +4/Talent        Bod                 11/216
     Jet Bike Simulator pic/Triangle 3532       Scratch              5/233
     Jet Ski Simulator ++/Fairlight             Bacchus              2/225
     Rick Dangerous +++/Byterapers              Rockstar             1/153
     Run the Gauntlet/Triangle 3532             Scratch              5/401
     Turbo Outrun/Fairlight                     Bacchus              ?/???

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.

Action's "Gemini Wing" announces the group is six months old in two weeks,
plus the kicking of Cyco and the joining of DP/ex Aidon. I have external
information that Cyco's kicking happened around september. Talent's "Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade" was Likely released late in the year, november
or december. Triangle's "Run the Gauntlet" was likely released around march,
same as Array's version.