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The Humble Review by The Humble Guys FX (1991) The first and only electronic magazine released by The Humble Guys FX division. It includes game reviews (with screen shots) and articles but no interviews. Well worth a look. The Humble Review 1 (487kb) [Download]

The Week In Warez (1995) WWN is the predecessor to Inquisition which had it's start in July 1995 after the editors believed there was a need for a scene based newsletter to be released on a weekly basis. It was supported by some big name scene members including Lester, Bishop, Cyber Angel, Mikeysoft, Jimmy Jamez. WWN is definitely worth a look at as it established a format of presentation that all the other magazines in the future would follow including the biggest of them all RCN. If you check issue four of WWN you will discover Ionizer's first Game Review article which would eventually lead him on the creating the famous The Game Review publication. .sm ________________________ _________________________________________ / \ / \ \ / / / \ \ \ / \ /______ / / / __/\ /______ / / / __/ __/ / /\ \_____/ / / __/ / \_____/ / / / __/ __/ __/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /___/ /______/ / / /______/______/_____/ / / /___/ ___\__/ _______/ /__________/ ___________________\___/ / \____/ \___/ \___________/ \___\/ _________________ _______________________________________________ / \ / \ / / / \ \ \ \ \ /______ / / /\ /______ / / / __ / __ / __/___/ /\ \_____/ / / / \_____/ / / / / / __/ ____/ / _____/ / / / / / / / / __/ / / / / / /__/ / / / /__/ /__/ /______/_________/ / /________/ __\___/ / /__________/ __\__/ __\__/ _________________/ \_________/ \____/ \___________/ \___/ \___/ N E W S L E T T E R Issue 1 (09kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 2 (11kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 3 (16kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 4 (11kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 5 (35kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 6 (27kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 7 (12kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 8 (05kb) [Download][View Online]

Inquisition (1995/6) Inquisition started out as WWN with a different name. Though over time INQ held it's own developing it own style away from the now deflunked WWN. Ironically INQ died the same way as WWN with no one bothering to work on it after issue 11. INQ was the last magazine (that was released on a regular basis) to be managed and edited by prominent scene members. This in turn gave INQ the unwanted reputation for being very bias towards some groups and even more bias against others. мллммммлллппппплпмлппппппплллпппллмм лпмм плмм ммлллмллп А млп м А плм нопАпм лллл пм плВмлл л мВллл А лн лм мллА л мл лл плВл н лВ мллл ол плп л ллп А лВл плл лоллВлплл лл млпллп лмлмм лВл пппллп А лн олн л А пппммп пллплллл ммллплмллм п лл Гплммммммммп пл плмлпJпллм пппп плВн Г ппппВллмлп D ппллмммлм мллм Г пп Г I N Q U I S I T I O N # РФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФ Issue 01 (06kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 02 (06kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 03 (15kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 04 (21kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 05 (26kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 06 (27kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 07 (34kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 08 (26kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 09 (46kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 10 (20kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 11 (32kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 12 (37kb) [Download][View Online]

The Naked Truth Magazine (1995/6) The Naked Truth Magazine (NTM) was a text based magazine from 1995. The Naked Truth was a well respected magazine which held it's own against the likes of Inquisition. Unfortunatly the first issue never got off to a good start, it contained some very dated interviews. Things did pick up for NTM but with issues only being released on a monthly basis it never gained a foothold in the scene. The Naked Truth gets my vote for the best title for an emag and even had a TV sitcom named after it :) l \l __ _ __ l __ _________ __ | \ \| | \| _ /_| ___\| | \ | \ \_ _ \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | |\____/ |____/ |____/ _____/ _____/ ==|___|====|___|===|___|===|___|===|___|====== ___ ____________ _______ ___ _____ __l l___l _ __ l __ l___l l __ __ _____ | /_| | \_ _____ | \ | | \_ _ \_ | \_ | \_ _ \_ | _____/ |_____/ _____/ _____/ |____/BL ==|___|===|___|====|___|===|___|===|___|====== M A G A Z I N E Issue 01 (31kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 02 (31kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 03 (21kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 04 (33kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 05 (26kb) [Download][View Online] Issue 06 (11kb) [Download][View Online]

Reality Check Network Volume 1 by Legacy (1995/6) Reality Check Network started it's roots as a promotional magazine for a game group called Legacy. Many people may disagree with me but if you go through the early issues you can see many reports that focused around the group, weather it's press releases or attacks on other groups. The first thirteen issues of RCN shows their innocence when they actually reported the news instead of creating it. These issues are worth looking back on just to see what started it all if nothing else. The issues contain a few good reports and interviews with the people who now run today's scene. ўммл Аммм пплмм мммм ммАммм ммлпАмм ллн оллпн ўммл п л ммлпА о мўп пплпн r c n млмл омнн оон ппп ллнАмм оон оон ллн Апп ммўмм олнн м ллл лпн лмлм моонп лм ллн А ААонл АА АА ммлп плАм мммлпп АооннАоАл Аоолнл п лпнА АА Аоллп АААА А олн олннўпппппп оолнн лпАм лол лнолл олл лнн омлм пплм млппмл мллп олмнллллнн Аол ммпп пА ппўмммпппп п п оп ппАлпн олмнппАп п оп r e a l i t y c h e c k n e t w o r k Issue 01 (028kb) [Download] Issue 02 (031kb) [Download] Issue 03 (042kb) [Download] Issue 04 (040kb) [Download] Issue 05 (208kb) [Download] Issue 06 (201kb) [Download] Issue 07 (240kb) [Download] Issue 08 (294kb) [Download] Issue 09 (419kb) [Download] Issue 10 (402kb) [Download] Issue 11 (450kb) [Download] Issue 12 (359kb) [Download] Issue 13 (250kb) [Download]

Defacto (1996) Defacto was started as a magazine to capture the RCN market who had since been left without a scene magazine. Defacto was originally very similar though not as good as it's RCN equivalent. It's style of a serious tabloid never quite worked with the mainstream scene and Defacto died after nine issues due to a lack of support. In it's later issues Defacto became a haven for anti-RCN supporters, eventually finding itself caught in verbal and written attacks against RCN just like INQ did many months before. The Defacto issues are worth a look at especially since many of it's original ideas where eventually used by all the other magazines and are now considered the norm. Goto the Defacto download page.

Reality Check Network Volume 2 by Reality (1996) By the time RCN died after issue 13 it had already built up a massive following with the mainstream scene, as well as with the members and leaders of the main groups. But when RCN returned in May 1996 they decided that being the biggest and the best wasn't enough, they wanted more and they got it. By the time issue 14 was released RCN was being advertised (unknowingly by most people) on internet sites not related to the scene. If you browsed Yahoo or searched an internet electronic magazine database Reality Check Network would be clearly listed as well as what they reported on, the PC pirate scene. Not only did they advertise they also changed their content to make it more entertaining. Now if you wanted to see the two secret articles you had to beat a high score on the RCN Space Invaders. Readers could test their skills on a quiz which would then calculate your score for you with all the answers to the quiz's questions located the in current or previous issues of the magazine. And if you still wanted more interaction you could vote on your favourite group and then send them in to hopefully see the results in a later issue. If you do read through these issues you notice RCN does get a bit cocky, just that a look at their introduction in issue 22. "Welcome to Reality Check Network, your #1 Warez E-mag! And so we'd like to stay! Currently, we have just finished wiping out the competition, apparently it just couldn't compete with us." Even though at the time RCN had already managed to create it's hard core haters (many ex-Defacto/RCN members) the magazine still managed to gain critical support from all the main groups from around the world. archive.pheared.com has all the Reality Check Network issues online to download.