Spectrum Computing

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?).

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.

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.

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.

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.

There were at least two labels Virtual Reality:
One is a group from Belarus, Grodno, it's not in ZXDB yet as far as I know.
Second one is Evgeniy Tristan, Ukraine, Smila. https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=15171 - this label has is Evgeniy, so not company and not from Russia.
In Master Copy he names himself Evgeniy Tristan from Virtual Reality Ltd, but there is absolutely no evidence that there was anybody else in Virtual Reality Ltd, so I'm sure that this is still his nickname.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=12782 - Color Lines:
Virtual Reality (Evgeniy Tristan) - code, graphics
Pro Soft (Vitaliy Bryndak Ukraine, Smila) - music
OK Software (Alexander Krut, Ukraine, Smila) - algorithms


Just to mention, Pro Soft (Russia) - is not the same Pro Soft as made music for Color Lines. Not yet sure whether Prosoft from Russia is a person or company.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=14281 - Taras Slobodyanik, Ukraine, Smila.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=6245 - Ilya Fisher, not Illya. Ukraine, Smila.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=12779 Grepan (Russia), author of Color Lines, are actually three people:
Vadim Grepan
Sergey Grepan
Svetlana Kolganova
All three are from Moscow, Russia.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=1015
Denis Ryabtsev (D.J. Dens) - Code, Graphics, Texts, Idea (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=3686)
Andrey Smirnov - Code (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=1010)
Anna Mohova (Rybinsk, Russia) - Music
Sergey Mohov (Rybinsk, Russia) - Music
Mikhail Shestakov (Rybinsk, Russia) - Help
Andrey Gordeyev (Rybinsk, Russia) - Help

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=4101 - Evgeniy Milun, Samara, Russia, coder from Stas Of Keladan.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... abel_id=92 - Alexander Korolyov, Samara, Russia, coder from Stas Of Keladan.

Just for information: rules of cyrillic names transliteration are different in different countries. In 90-es many authors used transliteration without any rules.
That's why Evgeniy (modern) can be Eugene, Evgeny, Evgenij and so on.
Korolyov could be Koroljov, Korolev.

I'm not sure what to use for Alexanders. Alexander is basically Aleksandr in English.

Jet Ski Simulator isn't an "upgraded" version of Jet Bike Simulator. It's a budget re-release of the CodeMasters Plus "mid-price" release. It's missing all the Coasts courses of the original because it's only on one tape.


(left: Jet Bike Simulator, right: Championship Jet Ski Simulator)

Similarly, BMX Simulator 2 is the budget re-release of Professional BMX Simulator from CodeMasters Plus. This version has 10 circuits compared to the 15 on the double tape release.


(left: Professional BMX Simulator, right: BMX Simulator 2)

Some (minor) bugs from the last update.

Super Mario Bros 128K contains five worlds, not three.

The files marked as 'source code' from Time Blaster are not source code, but listing and symbol output files from SjASMPlus.

Here are some author role fixes via email from Pedro:

Varina: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34618
Mário Viegas - Game Design, Screen Art
Filipe Veiga - Graphics, Code
Pedro Pimenta - Music
André Leão - Beta Tester, Promoter, Manager (if none of these are choices, could Andre still be included but without a role)


Droid Buster: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34679
Ariel Endaraues - Game Design, Code
Pedro Pimenta- Music
Juan Antonio Fernandez - Screen Art


Moritz Strikes Back: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34680
Sebastian Braunert - Game design
Uwe Geiken - Art, Code
Pedro Pimenta - Music
Andy Green (2) - Screen Art

BTW, if and when it feels right to move to a new "little bugs 3" thread, could someone let Peter or me know.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10100 N. Novgorod (Russia) Is not an author, it's Nizhniy Novgorod, a city in Russia.
Authors are AGE & EGA (a group):
AGE - Andrey Yegorov
EGA - Grigoriy Yegorov
Both from Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:40 pm BTW, if and when it feels right to move to a new "little bugs 3" thread, could someone let Peter or me know.

We are ending the year, so, perhaps we can leave this thread a couple of months and then create a new one.

Both labels are Maksim Spiridonenko, Russia, Yekaterinburg.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=8713
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=13670

Both labels are Maxim Spiridonenko, Russia, Yekaterinburg.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=8713
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=13670


Maksim Titov, Russia, Krasnoyarsk. Part of TM'M Studio
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=8718


Maksim Vasilyev, Russia, Samara.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=8721

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=15202
Vladimir Hropov, Gomel, Belarus.

IMP is his alias:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=6262
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=6061

Dusk over Elfinton
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6236

The original release is listed as being Skyslip Software in 1986/1987
whereas the original release, as listed in the magazines and the inlay on file, was by Bandit Games in 1987. (The game is copyrighted 1986, but the inlay states 1987)

The Skyslip release came later. Magazine references seem to date that as about 1988. Note, Skyslip Software is originally referred to as Leisuretec in the magazine references (and other sources such as the Amstrad reviews) but they share the exact same postal address so are likely to be the same company.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10045
Mr. Beeper, Yuriy Zheltuhin , Ukraine

Same person:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10059
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10054
Nikolay Purtov, Mr. Nik, Russia, Novosibirsk.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=18503
Mr. Nut
Vladimir Korovin
Azov, Russia

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=8927
Magnetik, same as Maksim Magnetik.
Real name: Maksim Kryukov
Location: Rybinsk, Russia

Same person:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=8939
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=9474
Aleksandr Maksimov, Chelyabinsk, Russia