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29 of 76 files prestige

1996 September 21

Prestige comment on the 65 disk limit.
  • Text / NFO file or scene release
  • Maverick, writer credits
  • Roy, design, art credits
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You're one │ │ of the motorsport's elite, facing 28 gruelling stages in the world's │ │ toughest test on wheels - the Network Q RAC Rally. Options include network│ │ play with up 8 players, choice of 6 cars, 28 stages of rally, save and │ │ pause, Championship/Arcade/Individual and Time Trial races, Full Screen, │ │ high resolution animation throughout the game, 3 screen sizes, 2 resolution│ │ for optimum gameplay, real sound effects, different weather conditions and │ │ road surfaces, and Co-Driver speech by TV Rally Commentator Tony Mason. │ │ Look at QUICKDOX.TXT for some info on game controls, etc. │ │ │ │ Special thanks to Maverick and Shadow Master who stayed up all night gettin│ │ this, and to Grudge for doing this bitch of a crack. │ │ │ │ *RIPPED - Nothing! │ │ │ │ *INSTALLATION - Un-ARJ and run! │ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ * To quote CyberPhreak, "Trust me Undertaker will never get anything, all │ │ he wants is his board supported, and he'll never get a single title" │ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ │ │ * GREETS : CyberChrist, Malign, Shadow Master, Shadow Seeker, Wolverine, │ │ Tazman, Bababooey, Acid Reign, Sub Zero, The Comet, MainStream, VampD, │ │ Zion, Arch-Vile, Maverick, Prophet & the Bastard, Allanon, TWO, and of │ │ course THE GECKO, back from the dead, nuff respect given. │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ PRESTIGE NEWS │ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ │ │ * Welcome The Undertaker, and his board The Graveyard to Prestige, as the │ │ UK HQ. Also welcome MadBoy to the trading team. │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ PRESTIGE AND THE 50 DISK LIMIT │ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ │ │ Two months ago, 5 major groups got together and formed an organization, │ │ the SPA, in order to set certain standards for the games cracking scene. │ │ One of these standards is the 50 disk limit. All groups, including the │ │ original 5, have held to this standard since it was first initiated. │ │ The original 5 were Hybrid, Prestige, Razor, Mantis, and Napalm. Only │ │ three of these groups still exist, and Hybrid has pulled out of the SPA. │ │ This means that only RZR and PSG are still part of the alliance. When │ │ the SPA was formed, it was agreed that 5 groups should be part of it in │ │ order to make important decisions that affect the direction of the PC │ │ scene. It then follows that important decisions such as the disk limit │ │ should not be discussed until the SPA's ranks are replenished. │ │ │ │ Having said all that, Prestige feels it should inform the public about │ │ an event that could hold some importance for all of us. In the last │ │ month or so, Prestige has dominated over the other groups, as we are │ │ wont to do. Coincidentally, the two other biggest groups (Razor and │ │ Hybrid) have approached Prestige about "voting" on a new 65 disk limit. │ │ Prestige feels that the 50 disk limit we have now is excessive, but we │ │ agreed to it in the spirit of compromise two months ago. Now two of │ │ the original members of the SPA are trying to overturn the limit, in │ │ what we feel is a fit of desperation. If the limit is raised, many │ │ more games will be "rippable" under the disk limit. This, in turn, │ │ will increase Hybrid and Razor's chances of putting up a fair fight │ │ against PSG, which as we said earlier, has been dominating in every │ │ aspect. │ │ │ │ Hybrid and Razor will argue that quality games like DaggerFall can be │ │ released under a new 65 disk limit. This is, of course, true. Just │ │ as true, however, is the fact that there are many more games of poor │ │ quality that will come out under this new limit as well. This is not │ │ the only bad aspect of a larger disk limit. Perhaps you have noticed │ │ that many large (30+ disks) releases are quickly re-released as less │ │ than 10 disks by what we like to call "no-name" groups. Even Prestige │ │ is guilty of putting out games as larger than they need to be, in the │ │ interest of saving time so that we can win on the release. I can't │ │ defend our actions to you, but I can tell you that EVERY time the disk │ │ limit has increased, the ripping quality has summarily gone DOWN. So, │ │ where you now see a 50 disk version of some freeware repackage of Euro │ │ Fighter 2000 "Tactops" like Razor put out a few weeks ago, you'll see │ │ a 65 disk retread of the same crap. Do you really want this? │ │ │ │ By the same token, a 58 disk version of DaggerFall is not likely to │ │ include many of the features you would expect from this kind of game. │ │ You probably won't get sound, music, animations important to the │ │ development of the game's plot, and God knows what else. Do you really │ │ want to download a 58 disk release only to find out that you should │ │ have gone out and bought the game in the first place? Unlikely. │ │ │ │ The courier groups, who thrive on bytes uploaded to a site or board, │ │ might enjoy a larger release to trade. I would ask them to consider │ │ the sites and boards they trade on - they have limited disk space. I │ │ would ask them to consider the users that download the games - its bad │ │ enough getting stuck with 30 disks of crapware, but you'll be doubly │ │ annoyed if that 30 disks turns into 60, with full animations of the │ │ company's logo as well as an aerial view of the disk duplication │ │ facility where your pirated game originated. │ │ │ │ But seriously, folks. The 50 disk limit is more than generous for what │ │ we do today. Look at the past 20 or 30 releases, how many of those are │ │ even in the 40-50 disk range? Only a handful, and most of those were │ │ not worth downloading in the first place. If we open the door to a 65 │ │ disk limit, we'll get a small handful of quality games, true. But the │ │ price we have to pay, in the form of bad ripping and more bad games, is │ │ simply not worth what Hybrid and Razor are trying to sell. │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ THE LEGENDARY MEMBERS OF PRESTIGE │ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ │ │ │ │ Legendary Members: │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ Bababooey, Califboy, CyberChrist, Cypher, Devast, Digivamp, Drake, │ │ Dray, Gimi, Grudge, Hammer!, Lost Soul, LTD, Prophet, Psycho Stik, │ │ Marauder, Maverick (905), Ol' Dirty Bastard, Red Wizard, Shadow Master │ │ The Renegade Chemist, Speed Master, Sternone, Tazman, Troops, XDC │ │ Tinox, Undertaker, Union Jack, Vivid, White Knight, Wolverine │ │ Zion! │ │ │ │ Courier Co-Ordinators: │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ Arch-Vile, and Maverick. │ │ │ │ Prestige BBS & Internet Couriers: │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ Apocalypse, Apollo, Artur, Beast, Bizzy, Chief Boot Knocker, Cruger, │ │ Cyberjack, The Comet, Darkside, Denial, Don Juan, Highlander │ │ Kot, Madboy, Mindreader, The Outlaws, Razor Sharp, Savager │ │ Shadowfax, Shatter Star, Soultaker, Stubborn │ │ Stingray 6, The Wicked One, Ustasa. │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ THE LEGENDARY PRESTIGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM │ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ Zion's Hideout World HQ 12 Nodes 614-XXX-XXXX Zion │ │ Tower of Sorcery US HQ 13 Nodes 614-XXX-XXXX Arch-Magi │ │ The Tribe European HQ 8 Nodes +32-XXX-XXXX Sternone │ │ The Galleon Australian HQ 5 Nodes +61-XXX-XXXX Viking/Blond │ │ The Graveyard UK HQ 4 Nodes +44-XXX-XXXX TheUndertaker│ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ Slaughter House Member Board 3 Nodes +44-XXX-XXXX FireFly │ │ Acheron Member Board 3 Nodes 214-XXX-XXXX Bababooey │ │ Masturbation Stn. Member Board 8 Nodes 305-XXX-XXXX BlackBeard │ │ Phoenix Member Board 6 Nodes 312-XXX-XXXX Gandalf TW │ │ Info Superhighway Member Board 6 Nodes +XX-XXX-XXXX Lost Soul │ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ The Shallow Grave Dist Site 2 Nodes 804-XXX-XXXX Grendel │ │ Hades Dist Site 3 Nodes XXX-XXX-XXXX Afterlife │ │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ Darklands Courier Site 6 Nodes +49-XXX-XXXX The Outlaws │ │ Are You Sure ? Courier Site 4 Nodes +XX-XXX-XXXX Kot │ │ Hakuna Matata Courier Site 3 Nodes +XX-XXX-XXXX Beast │ │ Just 4 Fun Courier Site 6 Nodes +XX-XXX-XXXX Artur & TGD │ │ Second Front Courier Site 6 Nodes +46-XXX-XXXX Mindreader │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ SO, YOU WANNA BE A PRESTIGE COURIER, HUH? │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ Prestige is always interested in acquiring talented new couriers to │ │ bolster our ranks. We're looking for both internet traders and bbs │ │ traders to preserve the heritage of the scene. If you believe that │ │ you have what it takes to be a Prestige Courier, send us e-mail or │ │ contact us on one of our boards. │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ SO, YOU WANNA BE A PRESTIGE MEMBER, HUH? │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ Prestige is also interested in you if you want to help the group, │ │ but may not necessarily be interested in a courier position. There │ │ are openings in Prestige for people with the following traits and/or │ │ abilities: │ │ │ │ * If you work for a company that is connected in any way with the │ │ games distribution process (store, distributor, duplicator, even │ │ publisher) please give us a ring today. │ │ │ │ * If you work for a company that produces or distributes hardware │ │ and can help supply the group with its hardware needs, please │ │ get in touch. │ │ │ │ * If you have professional experience in the 'internet business', │ │ such as web-authoring, or run an internet providership, please │ │ let us know that you can help the group become more successful. │ │ │ │ * If you are a college student with ethernet access to the internet │ │ wired into your dorm room, and you live on the East coast, contact │ │ us today about a possible position in Prestige. │ │ │ │ * If you are a member in another group and are unhappy with your │ │ current situation, Prestige may be the right option for you, so │ │ don't hesitate to get in touch with a Senior Member. │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ SO, YOU WANNA BE A PRESTIGE DIST SITE, HUH? │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ So, you've got a pretty good board, but you don't know how to make │ │ the jump to a quality elite system. Prestige can help you, if you │ │ can help Prestige in return. Dist Sites are supported by Prestige │ │ Couriers, and are a fully functional part of the group. If you are │ │ unable to contribute to the group's success, don't even waste your │ │ time trying to get connected with PSG. │ │ │ │ If your board is already of elite quality, multi-node, and offers │ │ inbound internet access via telnet, you may be eligible for PSG │ │ Member Board or even Headquarters status! Contact a Prestige Senior │ │ Member for more information on these exciting opportunities for you │ │ and the group. │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ CONTACTING THE PRESTIGE TEAM │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ There are several ways of getting in touch with a Senior Member of │ │ Prestige. You may contact us on one of our boards, on the internet │ │ in IRC, via email, or even on the World Wide Web. │ │ │ │ Internet Relay Chat : #prestige │ │ World Wide Web : http://www.jet.laker.net/prestige/ │ │ E-Mail (Europe) : [email protected] │ │ E-Mail (USA/Canada) : [email protected] │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ SO, YOU WANNA GET YOUR HANDS ON THE LATEST WAREZ, HUH? │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ Prestige can offer you either Monthly CD'S full of the latest games and │ │ utils, or if you prefer Weekly DAT's from the best boards in the scene. │ │ For more information on how we can help you satisfy you thirst for warez │ │ │ │ Email us at [email protected] │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ SO YOU WANT THE BEST PRICES ON CONSOLES, HUH? │ │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │ │ Prestige with the help of out friends at Anthrox can offer you the BEST │ │ prices, Quality service & Console information. Hardware, accessories and │ │ Software supporting Nintendo 64, Playstation, Saturn and SNES. Interested? │ │ Interested? │ │ │ │ Surf the Net to our Web page at HTTP://WWW.ANTHROX.COM │ │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "Prestige - Dominating '96" REMEMBER, IF YOU LIKED THIS GAME, PLEASE BUY IT. PUBLISHERS OF QUALITY SOFTWARE DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT!
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