| Mole: |
How old are you and how long have you been in computers? |
| Lazerbrain: |
I am 20 years old, and i have yet to experience being in a computer! Oh, except once, when i was trying to dig out the AGNUS and my codligs got stuck in the serial port! no seriously, i've been into computing for about seven winters now. It really didn't take off though until i got my amiga about two years ago. |
| Mole: |
Can you give me a members list and what they all do? Whats your job in the group? |
| Lazerbrain: |
OK, I'll give em to you in A-Z:
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| Mole: |
Who's your favourite group, musician, graphics artist, coder, Cracker? |
| Lazerbrain: |
| Group: |
Scoopex, Phenomena, RSI, Kefrens |
| Musician: |
Well, I actually think our own Fleshbrain and Dr. Awsome are the best around, but there are some other good ones as well, like Uncle Tom, Romeo Knight, Allister Brimble and Jesper Kyd. |
| Graphics: |
Dr. C of TCC/RSI, Rico "Beanbag" Holmes, Thomas Richter and Reward of Scoopex. |
| Coder: |
Promax, Metallion, and the other guys in Kefrens obviously know what they are doing. Also the fellas in RSI have gotten great work done. |
| Cracker: |
Couldn't give a flying fuckeroo. |
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| Mole: |
What are the Crusaders future plans? |
| Lazerbrain: |
Right now were working on a new music disk called Bacteria, and there is a megademo coming up soon. Apart from that we intend to continue making some nifty productions, and generally having a good time! |
| Mole: |
Tell me and the readers about the official Crusaders Eurochart? |
| Lazerbrain: |
It is a new style of chart making. Whats different about it is that EVERYONE who wants to can vote not just a few selected groups like some other charts. We collect the votes from all over the world not just EUROPE as the name implies.That way we get LOADS of votes coming in, and i think that makes the results more reliable. What we do is count the votes, and present the result to all Amiga freaks around the globe. This is done every second month. |
| Mole: |
Who's yor best contact (member and group)? |
| Lazerbrain: |
It is very difficult to pick one in particular. But i'd like to say hi to Dr.C, thanks for all the great graphics. Amongst the others there are groups like Vision, AVOID Anarchy (HI Mole!!!!!), Cave (Hi Stinger!), Abyss and many, many more. |
| Mole: |
How long have you been in the group, and how did you join??? |
| Lazerbrain: |
I have been with it right from the beginning, and that was way back in 1988. How did i join? I just walked in with a gun, and said "Take me in as a member, or eat lead!!!". No just kidding. we were just a bunch of guys who decided to get together as The Crusaders. |
| Mole: |
Who in your opinion are the top 3 groups in Norway? |
| Lazerbrain: |
In my opinion IT, Razor and ourselves. |
| Mole: |
How would you describe the scene in Norway? |
| Lazerbrain: |
Well, just like any other country there are loads of lamers, but there are a few groups who have been in the game for a while, these good few groups seem to be able to stay at a good international level. The latest few months an enormous amount of new really lame groups have emerged. It looks like EVERY bloody lamer buying an Amiga to copy and play games want to start their own super - lame group. But i still think some of the best coders and musicians come from Norway, as far as i can remember - IT was the very first group to present solid 3D vectors in a demo. (they were, wern't they?) The Norwegian software business is rather small though, so we depend much on what comes from abroad. |
| Mole: |
What setup have you got (printer DF1 etc.?) |
| Lazerbrain: |
A500, Citizen 120D printer, A501 Ram, a 1081 monitor, and a df1: Everything a swapper needs! |
| Mole: |
What game do you play the most, and which utility do you use the most? |
| Lazerbrain: |
| Games: |
EMPIRE (the old classic wargame), Elite, Stunt Car Racer and It Came From The Desert. |
| Utils: |
I dont use many cos i'm a swapper, mostly X-COPY and RATTLE COPY, PSEUDO-OPS VK 2.0 and everything that comes in handy at the moment. Of course our very own "SWAPPIT" helps me keep track of the disks, address's etc. We'll be releasing a new version shortly, due to a fatal bug (OH DEAR!!) in the first version. I know some of the other guys use MUSIC-X, NOISETRACKER, SEKA, and so on. |
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| Mole: |
What advice would you give to all the freaks out there? |
| Lazerbrain: |
Well that must be: Keep your nob shiny and your Codlings fruitful and look out for the forthcoming [g=15]CRUSADERS[/s] productions comming YOUR way really soon. Meanwhile, why don't you call up the CRUSADERS BBS Norways biggest Amiga BBS with more than 800 active user's and more than 2000 on line files, open 24 hours, and the 2 numbers to dial are:- (NORWAY) 6 81 08 81 or (NORWAY) 6 81 08 64. |
| Mole: |
Thanks for doing the interview, have you got a message to finish off with? |
| Lazerbrain: |
If your cool (And cool's the rule) contact me for swapping the latest. Thanks to you as well for taking the time. and good luck with SD!!! |