Little bugs in the database 2

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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10394 Nikolai Radionov is actually mentioned as Nikolay Rodionov in program. Same author as Nicolas Y. Rodionov: https://zxart.ee/rus/avtory/n/nicolas-y-rodionov
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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=6304 - Inforcom was a large publishing company. Current website is unrelated.


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Atarimania have changes and not support old links. For example

http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.p ... ON_ID=5080

Not work, but if used the search :

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-40 ... _5080.html

Have 244 links to atarimania at database.

The number base are equal (5080 at this; i have tried 10 links and equal) but old sintax not work. Other sites (Generation MSX for example) have also changed URLs but old style working.
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Vox

There is no Tynesoft re-release of this French speech-synthesiser. The cover VOX(Tynesoft).jpg is the cover of Commodore Plus/4 game called Vox.

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The program Grafpad was written by Jon Ritman, according to this thread:

"GRAFPAD REVIEW

Review by James Dann

This is a review of British Micro's Grafpad, apparently a powerful new contender for (last month's) Melbourne Draw.

Grafpad is one of those stylus pads which I always thought looked cool in the adverts, letting you get 'hands-on' with your graphic design. At an eye-watering £125 + VAT it was probably a bit of a pipe dream for most young Speccy users back then. A familiar-sounding name pops up as a credit for the software behind it:

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We're given some details about the physical tablet such as its dimensions and weight (jeez...), and the review author shares a few of its main graphic features - window, fill, magnification, storage etc.

As interesting as all these features may have been to 1980s Morkin, I found myself paging through the slightly dull text. After all, "the proof is in the pudding", right? Let's see some pics then.

Here's the first, from Jon Ritman himself. Took 30 minutes apparently, "but then he did write the software":

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And the second, by the review author:

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Impressive stuff.
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Excellent discovery by [mention]Morkin[/mention]


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PeterJ wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:36 pm Yes, will get that (DB upgrade) done this week. Focusing on forum software upgrade challenges currently.
Is this update complete? The Spectrum Computing entry for my game Line is still showing dead links.


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Hi,

Scheduled for this evening. Will post in the normal place when complete.
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patters wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:00 pm
PeterJ wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:36 pm Yes, will get that (DB upgrade) done this week. Focusing on forum software upgrade challenges currently.
Is this update complete? The Spectrum Computing entry for my game Line is still showing dead links.
Done.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34339
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Great. Thought I'd let you know in case there was some other cause :)
Thanks!
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moroz1999 wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:59 pm https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10394 Nikolai Radionov is actually mentioned as Nikolay Rodionov in program. Same author as Nicolas Y. Rodionov: https://zxart.ee/rus/avtory/n/nicolas-y-rodionov
The ZX-Art link also mentions Nikolai Rodionov.

I can store one name as original, others as nicknames. But which one is the "original"?

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Einar Saukas wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:58 pm The ZX-Art link also mentions Nikolai Rodionov.

I can store one name as original, others as nicknames. But which one is the "original"?
Nikolai Rodionov is a real name, Nicolas Y. Rodionov or Nicolas Rodionov was a nickname. Nikolay Radionov is not actually used anywhere, that's a typo on database, I've checked that software, it mentions Rodionov, not Radionov.

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Rupert and the Ice Castle

Original publisher should be "War On Want (UK)" and the original publication type should be "As part of a compilation". It appears on the WOW Games compilation which was released several months before the Bug-Byte version. Confirmation in this review.

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Rocman/Rockman

The UK release was first previewed as a £2.99 Alligata release in Sinclair User January 1987, then reviewed as a £2.99 Budgie release in Sinclair User March 1987 and reviewed again as a £1.99 Alligata release in Sinclair User October 1987. The Crash and ACE reviews are both for the £1.99 Alligata version in September/October 1987.

As there is no Budgie cover, and Budgie were owned by Alligata, it's probably safe to assume the Budgie release never actually happened and Alligata, for unknown reasons, decided to put it out on their main label.

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Headcoach

There are two Sinclair User reviews listed for the original 1986 release:

this one is right:
Sinclair User #55 - 1986/10 p69

this one is wrong:
Sinclair User #56 - 1986/11 p69 5/5
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Battle Command

was released in 1991, not 1990. All the reviews are from 1991, and there are even two Sinclair User reviews with the October 1991 review basically admitting that the version they reviewed in May 1991 wasn't finished.

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International Speedway

The price of the original Silverbird release should be £1.99 rather then £3.99 according to these reviews:

Sinclair User: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 84&page=61
Your Sinclair: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 62&page=50

If the Code Masters re-release actually happened, which seems unlikely, then the year should be 1993 and the price £3.99 not £1.99 according to these reviews:

Sinclair User: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 21&page=19
Your Sinclair: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 95&page=18
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Vectron

Both the tap file and the tzx file labelled as the original Insight Software release are actually the Firebird re-release. The original version should have the loading screen shown in the Crash review which has the Insight logo and uses different colours to the Firebird version (assuming it was actually released).
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moroz1999 wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:41 pm Omega label is composed of 3 different labels
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10558

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=7461 - Hollis-Buster is made by Omega Software GFX (Czech) (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10562)

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=25262 - Macro Modem is published by Omega Group (group from St Petersburg, Russia)

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=31629 - Galactic Patrol is re-released by some more Omega (I know nothing about it)
Hi!
Are this 3 "omega" groups independent groups, or part of the Omega (10558). In other words, I need to tie them together or are they truly independent groups that just have a similar name? Thanks!
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French and Physics from Insight Software in 1984.

This company is based in Kent (advert) and is a different company to Insight Software of Merseyside, whose first release was Subterranean Striker in 1985.

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moroz1999 wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:31 pm https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=11374
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=18017

Peter Vitray and Peter Vitrai seems to be the same person.
Also, Nautilus(19078) and Ocean Conqueror(3482) seems to be that same game, that means, Ocean Conqueror was first published by OCTA Soft (Hungary) in 1986, and the 1987 publication by Rack-It (UK) is a re-release.
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druellan wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:15 pm Hi!
Are this 3 "omega" groups independent groups, or part of the Omega (10558). In other words, I need to tie them together or are they truly independent groups that just have a similar name? Thanks!
I can surely say that Omega Group from St Petersburg is different from Omega Software GFX (Czech), totally different people. Can't say for sure about who re-released Galactic Patrol in 1984. I don't thing Czech Omega or Russian Omega Group existed at 1984 and made some official re-releases, so it's most probably some third label (some commercial company?).
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druellan wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2019 11:47 pm Also, Nautilus(19078) and Ocean Conqueror(3482) seems to be that same game, that means, Ocean Conqueror was first published by OCTA Soft (Hungary) in 1986, and the 1987 publication by Rack-It (UK) is a re-release.
I totally agree, looks like this.
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Journey's End

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... id=2644

Original release by Games Workshop & re-released by Mastervision (a Mastertronic Company).

The question is in both inlay and instructions of the supposed Mastervision release appears Mastertronic in credits instead, not Mastervision.

I think it should be considered a Mastertronic re-release.

However, games like Se-Kaa of Assiah are really a proper Mastervision production as the brand clearly appears both in inlay and instructions.

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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=1850 - BrainWave is a group from Yoshkar-Ola, Russia, not from Ukraine.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=15168 - Virtual is alias of Alexey Malov, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia, coder from BrainWave. His other alias is Vivid.

There is one more Virtual: Pavel Nikonov, Samara, Russia, he is not in ZXDB currently, but I leave this info here just for any case.

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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... bel_id=133 A. Soft [3] is not a company, it's alias of Vladimir Konovalov from Accept Corp group (Russia). Vladimir's other alias is Azzimandius Soft (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=1430). So A. Soft [3], Azzimandius Soft and Vladimir Konovalov are the same person.
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