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The Editors Rage
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Zapp! Gets Zapped!
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It was a hot, humid, sticky, cloudy, day. One of those days that makes you feel as though your head is going
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to explode from the pressure in the air. You can feel a thunderstorm, the only question is when it will happen. Zapp! #6
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was almost ready for press, and I had just finished laying-out the last file. I had plans to head-out to a local arcade, but
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before I left, I un-pluged my computer just in case. After all, I lost my keyboard a few years back to a power surge. The
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arcade was packed. On cloudy days, arcades around here are always crowded - today was incredible! Almost every
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game had a line, and the ones that didn't were of the "Centipede" generation. I did, however, get to play a couple titles
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before I left. When I left the arcade, I was greeted by a massive thunder storm. That day Rhode Island received more
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rain in a couple of hours than it received all summer! The storm drains on the highway were flooded like you wouldn't
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believe. There was water everywhere, and It was coming-down so fast that the windshield wiper on the car couldn't work
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fast enough. When I finally got back, I was given the news that our building was struck by lighting. At the time, I really
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didn't think that anything could of happened to the computer. I looked over the situation.....There was a black spot on
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one outside wall. On the other side of the wall, an electrical socket was totally destroyed - there were pieces of the
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socket all over the floor. The odor of melting wires was in the air. The next thing on my agenda was to check the
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computer......Was it working? I reached to the power switch, hoping the computer would go on, start a memory count,
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etc. I flicked the switch.....The power supply went on.....The fan when on.....The monitor went on.....The hard drive light
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went on...... Then everything stopped. Hysteria set in. I knew at that point that the computer was fried, but didn't want
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to believe it. I tried to boot it with a floppy disk, but to no avail. It turned out that a massive power surge (obviously) went
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through our phone line, as well as our electrical lines, and totally fried the computer by going through the modem. We
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also lost some other machines in the office. A whole issue of Zapp! (issue #6) was lost with the now obliterated hard
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drive, and I wanted to kick myself for not backing-up the files before I had left....
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......That is why Zapp! #6 may be a little late. It was by no means a small feat to reconstruct the lost files. After
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many late nights, here is Zapp! #6. That storm was a nemesis I wish had never happened. But every thundercloud has
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a silver lining; Disaster Insurance. I up-graded to a 486! This officially "Zapped!" issue includes some newer sections.
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We have come a long way for a electronic gaming newsletter; We're still here! Issue #6 is really a landmark. I Hope you
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like this issue, so let us know your comments.
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Scott N. Weller, Editor
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Zapp! Issue #6
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Editor: Scott N. Weller
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Staff: Amber Weller
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Matthew Cataldi Simmers
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"Old M.C."
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Contributing Freelance Writers: Craig E. Engler
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Joe Cataudella
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This Issue's Contributors (Thanks guys!):
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"Mr. Super Nintendo"
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Tim Walker
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Sean Anderson
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Contents:
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Editor's Rage......................2
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The Post Office..................3
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"Old M.C.'s News"..............4
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In Depth News...................5
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Reviews........................6-10
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The Video Game Dilemma......................11-14
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Interview...........................15
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Guerilla Video Games......18
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Issue #6 Notice: Zapp!'s cover price is $1.25 everywhere, a subscription is $4.75 for four issues. It is distributed quarterly. All special issues are
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free to subscribers. Contributors receive one free issue for every contribution published, so start writing! We welcome products and product
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information - we are not responsible for un-solicited materials. Hardware, software and product titles are copyright of their respectful manufacture.
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Zapp! is neither published nor indorsed by ANY video game company, and is copyright Scott N. Weller, 1992. Make all subscription checks payable
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to Scott N. Weller. All information should be sent to the address below. If you have a question about Zapp!, fell free to call the number below, Monday
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threw Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST, and ask for the editor, Scott. Enjoy Zapp!
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Zapp!
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135 Ten Rod Road
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Exeter, R.I. 02922
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(401) 294-4942
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