Perhaps one of the largest games on the Amiga is now under construction; Explorer2260 takes elements of space simulation and strategy, adds a huge amount of research, history, graphics and text, throws in some completely original, advanced, engines and does it only on the Amiga. Recently I have been pulled away from code by the team assisting me to create:

This encyclopedia covers nearly everything in the games; races, ships, weapons etc. It is still heavily under construction and is being expanded daily.

I, along with a number of associates, have instituted a campaign protesting at the inactivity on the part of Amiga International and Gateway concerning the development and marketing of the Amiga. I would be grateful if you would visit

and have a look at our campaign statement and send us your views.

• Classic
  Strange word which appears regularly for both games and utilities.
  
  • Classic Games
    Old game (or conversion of 8 bit game) where all the original playability has been removed or watered down.
  • Classic Utilities
    Utility which appeared some time in the first two years of the Amiga which is given away because no-one can sell it anymore. Usually has several files or features missing.
  • See also: Lite
  
  
  
• Exclusive
  Usually only used for game demos. This word translates into English as "demo which appears on nearly every magazine but as we've said it's an exclusive you'll be duped into thinking our copy has features not available anywhere else and buy our magazine instead"
  
  
• Full-Package
  An amazingly wide ranging phrase which appears to encompass everything from "nearly complete" (rare) to "bare boned program with no support files" (normal situation). Always applied to utilities on coverdiscs. It appears that the person who puts together the coverdisc labels never actually uses the coverdisc.
  
  
• Lite
  Annoyingly miss-spelt version of light, which gives you a good idea about how much of the program is missing (when the name is shorter than it should be, the program's bound to be). Normally applied to a cut down version of a commercial product which doesn't have support files or half the features of the full version.
  
  
• Tutorial
  Often used clever ruse to attract the new user or to follow up a recent coverdisc. Normally they contain enough information to trick the casual reader into thinking that the article will contain all the information necessary to use the said utility and thus pay for the magazine before he/she realises that the tutorial does not cover the necessary aspects and, in fact, covers about as many aspects of the program as a Microsoft (SPIT) help document.
  
  

This page was brought to you by Chris Page, Digital Anarchy Software. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of Amiga On Line, or anyone else for that matter. I am not responsible if you find yourself sdrawkcab siht gnidaer (translation: reading this backwards) I am not the person who left the yellow penguin on the central reservation of the M1 just after junction 22