TITLE:By Macno, Rippa, Uyanik, Blit, Helmet, RokDee, Mop, Nimrod, Posda PALETTE:0223 088a 0978 09bc 3 42 issue 2 by TALENT 2ALTERNATIVE SLOGAN1: We apologize for the inconvenience (Yep, banal as bananas) Words' power is big, everybody seems to find trendy to write that now. Words can change reality under your same eyes, as if you see what you read, without real control. The editors of 42 know this truth of the month rather well, they even write articles about it, and they know what is the best way to convince readers that their mag is good. Tell them that is good; sheep tendency legislates unbeaten. In front of big, impressive and well-thought words every reader feels himself weaker, more indifese, he is somehow fancied by the terrific self confidence of the editors, he must believe them, since he can't accept the possibility that they are that mentally deranged. Write for example that your next issue will be "out of this world"; what does a reader have to think? That it will never be published? That it will be spreaded on Mars? That maybe it's all a metaphoric way to communicate that it will be mindblastingly great? The reader has a good heart, he believes because he can't think evil things about his editors. The reader does not exist, he is a category of our minds, the only idiots who read mags entirely are other editors, like me. It's not a problem to discuss if the mag in question is really very good or just better than average, that is not my work, even if it is supposed to be. What I find amazing is how these editors have unoriginally followed the temptation to boast about their work. They write better, they think better, they spandimerda better, but, from the top to the mob, they don't resist from screaming their superiority as if real superiority is really supposed to be screamt. 42 is really one of the best mag around, it is massively spandimerding and it has the luck of having a Lunatic Ball-head who, alone, raises self irony and symphaty for the mag. All in all a perfect contender for the top of the charts: good quality, strong self confidence, well devoted to MagWars, well written, good name. In other words: Almost unoriginal. 3SPANDIMERDA VALUE Absolute. 42 is giving much to the spandimerda community. It has solemnly entered in the MagWars, it has a strong spandimerda boasting, it features a new, unique, style of spandimerding (more details in the Spandimerda Awards). After all a mag that begins with 2"press left mousebutton to load the 2masterpiece... please enjoy our work!" 1 in the cli text must have something strong to say. 42 is also one of the few mags around that has spandimerded Abnormalia without limitations. That's obviously a good thing and a precious value, it reflects a bold and brave attitude, probably due to the acknowledgement that to spandimerda the mag of the Spandimerda Awards is the best way to win a Spandimerda Award. That's true of course and, since we are a service for the community, we could not avoid to award the powerful 42 for its talent. The real spandimerda leader in the staff is 2 El Loco 1 of Talent. He is responsible for the wittiest and most direct spandimerda remarks of the mag, he writes two fundamental articles like 2"Did you know that..."1 and 2"An awakener..." and he also found the genial intuition of writing:2 "We hate spandimerding! And 2we are aware of the fact that the spandimerding is only one of your stupid ways 2to fill your deranged Abnormalia magazine". That's one of the most clever moves I have seen in scene mags. To spandimerda others because they spandimerda! Congratulations El Loco! 3SO-WHAT? ARTICLES The only example of So-What? article, which is also a good Golden Pearl, is 2"Access, really a coder?"1 by 2 Rotox/Abnormal1. Sadly the same editors have published the article in order to spandimerda it a bit, as to give an example of a typical childish article which 42 doesn't publish (except this time with pedagogic intents). After a democratic discussion with all my idiot alter egos (The Spandimerda Committee director, The Scenology Academy spokesman, The So-What? Articles Council secretary, the Main Ed of Abnormalia, the Main Ed of Scenarium and the A.F. whose presence in my life is so etereal) I have decided not to consider this article a So-What? piece. The reason is basically that it was published knowing that it was a So-What? article and therefore it cannot have that basic glimpse of ingenuity typical of a similar production. A So-What? badge anyway has to be offered to Rotox/Abnormal, the young spandimerded author, who surely was serious when he wrote his piece. 3GOLDEN PEARLS It interesting to notice the coherent attitude of 42 editors about copyrights. In their 2"Disclaimer and Copyright notes"1, an article strictly necessary and fundamental for every contemporary diskmag, they write: 2"Copyright are only for 2cowards"1. Interesting idea, especially considered that in the loading cli text they underline that 42 is (C) of Talent. Are 42 dudes self-conscious cowards? 3THE RIPPER'S LITERARY CRITIC The daughter of a guild of bards. I don't know if you have all discovered there's one topic which is discussed and underlined in this Talent work and which seem to be very cared by the whole editorial team. It all started with the interview with 2Messerschmitt1 done by 2Wolfman1 and after that, the rumors spread like a disease, a black plague. It's the Nazi propaganda what worry our 2Lord Stradth1, 2El Loco1 and the rest of the gang and, to tell the truth, I would dare to say 42 itself is the new manifesto of the new Resistance Movement which was born some months ago. I think the danger is in the air, you can breath it. Just look at what Messerschmitt declared on Upstream! He said some statements which even a criminal genious should not be able affirm. He gave us a theory of the nazi's "New Order" which is frightening every scener, without mentioning how clearly he spotted the difference between fascism and nazism. So it's clear that 42 is preparing to release issues also in the case a state of censorship would appear and to release them through a sort of "secret propaganda" which could be called "tube-stuff". Infact editors are sure in case of a state of dictatorship their mag could be the first to be prosecuted! So it's better to stop here any further comment, waiting to see how and where will move the situation. 3ZINKFLOID'S (UYANIK) DIRECT THOUGHTS Just some words about it - it's shit, selfish editors, selfish articles, uninteresting fillers, what else to say: they hate me - that's enough! 3THE ULTIMATE QUOTES FROM THE BLITTER - 42 is the ultimate number? False, 12! Double-sex... - ABNORMALLY spoiled by their model. - I prefer a rename into "Downstream" 3LORD HELMET'S TRUE OPINION Two issues are released of this mag scene. I better be kind with this review, or 2El Loco1 will get some rumour from his sister2 Cindy1 again, and I will be in trouble (again). The mag started really promising with a very good first issue. RAW-alike, many says. But hey, isn't that a positive remark! The second issue didn't improve after my opinion. So for the while they are a good mag, but well behind the best ones. They say they don't care about critics, but why the hell use one article against Propaganda who slaughtered their mag. By the way, I like the name of the main editor: 2Lord Stradh1... 3A LUNATIC SPEAKS OUT (ROKDAZONE OF COURSE) 42, that means birth to the concept of the worldsfamous 2MARVELLOUS(!) LUNATICS BALL1. This plain let be stand alone, without further commentaries, undocumented so to say.... and now I have once again lost my thin red line, sorry. No, 42 is the ideal ground for people to come up with new ideas and therefore it was THE place for the 2MARVELLOUS(!) LUNATICS BALL1 to start. The makers behind this mag were ambitious enough to release a magazine that was quite unfinished in regards of coding and design in a time, when mags mostly are voted for the names that have done the panels or the music. What will this tell us? Not much, I guess... Factual: The main writers behind 42 itself boast their name far too much; too many information about the makers in a mag that originally wanted to be different. The - in my opinion - 2excellent1 first issue was followed by a well but not outstanding second release (but this time gfx and code have been improved!). At least it seems, 42 will never have too few fiends to battle - and that's what journalism is about in the end! Maybe somedays the code will be finished... 3MOP'S COMMENT Is it a newcommer, or is it the RAW of 1994? Its name is 42 and you can smell a new issue within miles. They are hard, they are cool, the 42 editors know their territory better than an indian witch lord, ready to perform the rain dance in a hot summer desert. Who am I to discuss the eligibility of the 42 editors. They have been shouting it to the whole scene, only 2 times in the past few months, and they have convinced the whole scene about their validity. They have even convinced me. The article work presented in this magazine is of high level. The code is exceptional, the music is outstanding, the graphics are amazing. Not my words, but those of the editors. What maybe saves the magazine from being a normal offering (but with excellent spandimerda values), to being an excellent piece of art is maybe the inclusion of the MARVELLOUS(!) LUNATICS BALL. Just that. 3NIMROD'S DEFINITION As a member of the staff, perhaps I should not comment on it, but as a member of the Scenology faculty, well known for its high level of scientific professionalism, I will anyway. A newbie on the diskmag scene, with quite a lot of old hands in the staff. Lacks in finish. 3POSDNUOS' CHARTS CONCERNS If you are looking to a mag where the professionality and the undisputable Staff's competence about being harshly arrogant and critic as well as possible, are on the first place, 42 is a mag that you shouldn't miss. I'm a bit worried about the fact that THE CHARTS is the only AMIGA production these guys don't have criticized, yet. Probably, they don't consider our chart worth of such a great honour.