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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), Bonzai (BZ, denmark), Censor (sweden), Contex (CTX,
finland), 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), Legend
([L]), Lotus, Nato (denmark), Paramount (PMT, germany), Royalty ((R),
sweden), Success + X-Ray (S+X, germany), The Sharks and Thundertronix (T&S,
finland), Triangle 3532 (denmark), Wolfen (switzerland), X-Ray (germany).

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


--[ january ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 01  Retrograde 100% +++ pic dox/Royalty        King Fisher         18/843
 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: Dominators' "Edd The Duck" was imported by Random; date is
based on that release. GP's "After the War" was improted by Exodus; date
based on that. Jihad's megatrainer on "Mazemania" was his debut release for
Action, after joining 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
 21  X.Out +4/Ikari and Talent                  n/a                 11/605
 24  Hot Rod/Contex and INC                     Rockstar             n/a
     X-Out +5M/Illusion                         Sauron and Garfield 22/660

march notes: Crazy and Lotus' "X-Out"; my version game carries TWO import
intros, and thus the original size is not known.


--[ april ]----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 12  Ninja Spirit +2/Genesis Project            The Goblin           6/262
 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
 19  Crack Down +6/Legend                       PWP                  6/290
 21  Ninja Spirit +4M/Triangle 3532             Scratch              5/244
 27  Defenders o t Earth +2 pic/Ikari + Talent  Just Ice             1/178
     Ninja Spirit +10/Crest                     Heatseeker           5/268
     Ninja Spirit +2/Dominators                 Dogfriend            5/253
     Ninja Spirit +/Fairlight                   Bacchus              5/248
     Ninja Spirit +5M/Illusion                  Rocky                2/266
     Ninja Spirit ++/Unicess                    Mason?               5/273

april notes: GP's "Ninja Spirit" and "Impossamole" were both imported and
fixed by Exodus. I+T's "Operation Thunderbolt" date 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
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 10  Astro Marine Corps +5 pic/Bonzai           Crush                2/285
 19  Beach Volleyball/Dominators                Rebel                9/???

may notes: Dominators' "Beach Volleyball" was imported and fixed by Exodus,
though _8 days_ after its initial release... why?


--[ june ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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 03  Atomix +/Legend                            Anthrax, Narc        7/???
 10  3d Internation Tennis/Ikari + Talent       Bod                  1/152
 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
"Atomix" was imported by NEI. The full list of contributors to ILS+ATC's
"Escape From The Planet of the Robot Monsters" is Reble MC, Sauron, Richie
and Pudwerx.


--[ july ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 01  Super Stock Car/Ikari + Talent             Just Ice             1/123
 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

july notes: Dytec's "Mazemania" was SERIOUSLY late; most other groups
released their versions in january!


--[ august ]---------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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--[ 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
 28  Midnight Resistance +7/Wolfen              Iron Cat            20/326
     Midnight Resistance +3 100%/Fairlight      Bacchus             11/357
     Time Machine +/Fairlight                   Rowdy                1/184

september notes: The date for FLT's "Midnight Resistance" is a guess.


--[ october ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 24  Aidon +3/Legend                            PWP, TMBC            7/???

october notes: Legend's "Aidon" was imported and fixed by NEI; date from
that release. It also includes an intro, omitted from the size and file
count since all versions may not have it.


--[ 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
     Atomic Robo-Kid +8 pic/The Sharks+Thunder. Zap/Sharks          29/532

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


--[ december ]-------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 07  Days of Thunder pic/Ikari+Talent           Fletch, Excell       1/143
 08  Dragon Breed +3/Triangle 3532              QED                 12/712
 09  BAT +5/NEC                                 Horizon              3/970
 12  NARC +5M/Illusion                          Richie, Sauron      17/???
 21  Dick Tracy +++/Censor Design               n/a                 14/384
     Badlands +3/Legend                         Powerplant           2/209
     Chase HQ 2 +4/Legend                       Powerplant, TMBC    27/642
     Dragon's Kingdom +6/Fairlight              Wild 1               1/ 98
     NARC +3/Fairlight                          Bacchus             16/325
     NARC +6 iffl/Ikari+Talent                  Doc, Fletch, XXX     2/304
     Shadow of the Beast + iffl/Legend          Antitrack            2/659
     Strider II +4/Fairlight                    Bacchus              8/213

december notes: Legend's "Shadow of the Beast" date is based on
specualation. ;) Illusion's "NARC" was imported and fixed by Random.
Legend's "Badlands" and Fairlight's "Dragon's Kingdom" dates is based on
their inclusion in Triad Gamers Guide #2 [01/91].


--[ undated ]--------------------------------------------------------------
date game / group                               cracker(s)       files/size
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     Adidas Championship Football/Nato          Audiocelzius+Megasn. 4/270
     Atomino dox 1st/Paramount                  Sting and Maniac     3/182
     Blazing Thunder ++/Genesis Project         The Goblin           1/128
     Blinky's Scary School +8 pic/Success+X-Ray The Arrogance        1/118
     Golden Axe +6/Genesis Project              The Goblin          14/582
     Kamikaze +4 hi/Bonzai                      Enjoy                1/128
     No Mercy +4 100%/Genesis Project           FGTH                11/435
     Saint Dragon +5/Fairlight                  Wild 1               6/315

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.

GP's "No Mercy" was released early, likely around january. GP's "Blazing
Thunder" and "Golden Axe" were released late in the year, around october.