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 [..] Skills Ascii Art Press - Public Release,, Issue Number Four [4] [..]







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                                           Do you love the art?
THE ORIGINAL PC-ASCII MAGAZINE.






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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, Introduction To Issue Four.
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      Controversy surrounded the release of Skills Issue Three, over
      -shadowing events such as the Tyson-Holyfield fight.  It seems
      that a few people felt that a certain named-after a  breakfast
      food ascii group was wrongfully left out of the  "Top Five Big
      Ballers of the ASCII Scene" section last issue.    Allow me to
      explain.  I write Skills for free, and on my own time.   Noone
      is forced to read it, nor do I charge for it.  I refuse to cen
      sor myself to keep people happy; Human society has come far be
      yond that. Then again, I AM only human, and it's possible that
      I let my personal opinions influence what is entered into that
      text file I call Skills.  I will not apologize for such an omi
      ssion, what's done is done.  I shall only say that in the futu
      re I will continue in a Lexus-like relentless pursuit of perfe
      ction, to deliver the highest quality ascii magazine possible.

      In other news, I'm very happy with the progress of Skills, and
      I'd like to extend thanks to those select few who have contrib
      uted in some way,  with either art or articles, to make Skills
      the best magazine possible.   There, that was positive enough.
      Thanks for obtaining Skills 4, enjoy the mag.

                                           -- Megga Hertz aka Bugsy.


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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, Skills Four Editorial.
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       As with rap music's East/West Coast rivalry, hate between Amiga
       and PC-ASCII artists exists in the ascii scene.   This  is  not
       competition,  which is a type of  rivalry that drives the other
       side to produce higher quality art, but it is outright hate and
       disrespect for each other's artform,  treating PC-ASCII and Ami
       ascii as if they were as different as ANSI art &  VGA.  The tru
       th is, many so-called European Amiga artists used PCs to create
       their art,  and many PC artists recommended that you view their
       art in 80 x 50 line mode, and use AFS.COM,  which simulates the
       font and character set that an Amiga uses. Who is to say what's
       the correct platform to view and draw ascii? I consider all asc
       ii art to be the same, and rarely change resolution/char set to
       view.   Amiga artists often complain that  PC artists rip their
       "styles";  PC artists often claim that Amiga artists have don't
       have any style at all,  and just release boring outlines.  Will
       this rivalry end with the death of 2  representative artists as
       it did with rap's East/West Coast war,  or will peace be  made,
       joints be drawn,  and groups collies be unbanned on bot & bbses
       everywhere? Only you can decide the future of our ascii artform.
       For now, I'm Megga Hertz the Kingpin. =]

              Comments and responses from either PC or Amiga artits may
              be sent to: mhz@bigdog.clemson.edu, attn: Skills Issue 4.


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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, Ascii Scene Rumors/News
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-> Cain's Kwest Ascii has died, after 3 packs.
-> Cain's Kwest Ascii has merged with Sargon's Serial, to form Destine.
-> Cain's Kwest Ascii has been revived, disregard the last two entries.
-> Sargon's Serial has died.
-> Holocaust and Epidemic, both of Basic!ascii fame have started their own
   new group, Deja Vu, that has yet to produce.
-> Spike, of oOps!aSCII fame has changed his handle to Beam-7.
-> JED of ACiD, the god of ansi animation has been found alive and well.
-> Volatile's "Fart" ASCII Magazine has folded once and for all.
-> NineLive's group Oil has returned.
-> Odelay has returned after much turmoil.



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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, Recent Ascii Reviews.
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 [..]  Skills, Remorse Review, RMRS-14.RAR.

   ________ ____  ____  ________<R_____ _
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 |   _  _/_|    \/    |   _  _/_.\___     |   Remorse retains high quality,
 |_  \|    |     |    |   \|    |    |   _|   however this pack had only 1
(__)--\____|-----|____|----\____|----.__(__)  colly, and very little old-
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  :         rEMORSE ASCII PACK #14        :   best known for.
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   2n-rmrs1 asc   7   Full screen, so it's good, good wording too.
   74-ceo   asc   6   No real detail or originality.
   74-cia2  asc   7   Now that's a bit more like it, kid.
   74-eldno asc   6   So E and D are the same letter now?
   axb-ac01 asc   7   I like the sad looking eyes.
   axb-col8 asc   7   Nice logos, making use of aXB's oldschool outlines.
                      Header looks like dy-scott.asc =]
   axb-port asc   7   Not bad, not bad at all.  MrK swang..
   bds-hs1  asc   6   No detail.
   bj-asc93 ans   7   Really good evil pic/eyes, the font is good too, but they
                      don't match together.
   bj-clus  ans   5   Umm, No.  At least an originality attempt was there.
   cg-aug   txt   6   Kinda simple.. .
   d13-rmrs asc   7   Lots of odd detail makes this nice.
   fr-1337  asc   7   Nice newschool
   fr-kwest asc   8   Now this is the real shit, nice coloring.
   fr-pic2  asc   8   Badass pic, good use of small amounts of color.
   gdr-rmrs asc   8   You have to look twice, but this is a really good char.
   gdr-snf  asc   8   Whoa, nice 23 liner ascii, reminds me of eerie ansi.
   gdr-spf  asc   8   Good detail/proportions, as in older kHz ascii.
   gdr-tick asc   7   No background, but a nice pic.
   jak-acd8 asc   8   This is so good it makes me sick.  Acid Jack has a bomb
                      style that is constantly developing.
   jak-intr asc   6   It's not aCid Jack inverse, for christ's sake.
   ma-rmrs1 asc   7   Smaller then the best Massm logos, but just as good
                      technically.
   mk-prim  asc   8   Interesting pic from MrK, non-char for the first time.
   nl-bzr   asc   8   VERY good and long colored newschool, Nahal's style is
                      all his own.
   nl-tlc   asc   7   These colors don't work as well, but the T is badass.
   nm-dead  asc   7   Necromancer logos are never shabby.
   nn-iom   asc   7   Necronite logos are. J/k, I like small logos.
   par-doe  ans   7   The Pepsi logo makes this pic hardcore.
   par-ent  ans   6   Umm, it's getting old already.
   par-ft2  ans   7   A bit more detail, finally.
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   smc-asc  txt   6   Small logos are good.
   tr-stone ans   7   Ahah, the pic isn't perfect as far as the ascii aspect,
                      but it's good and funny as hell.

 Oldschool Skills Highlight(s):  Dieznyik


My first, and only...

                                      ___ "aMi-X mEaNz laWtZa sEh-X!"
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 Newschool Skills Highlight(s):  aCid Jack/Nahal/Gravedancer.

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that picture was something i made for a blender a LONG time ago. ;) so i decide
to fix it up a bit and slap on one of my ugly font.. that says remorse btw. :)

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OK COMPUTER }} ODELAY #09.



 [..]  Skills, Odelay Review, ODELAY09.ZIP.
 [..]  Reviewer, Sargon.  Commenting by mHz in the format of [ mHz ] -- text.



   2n-anb   asc   7   A pretty nice style, fairly original.
   5q-bzr   asc   6   This is all over tango's nutsack.
   5q-code  asc   7   Pretty good.
   74-bloom asc   7   The pic was REAL nice, but the logo dragged it down.
   aoh-odel bin   8   I liked this a lot, especially the shading method.
   bio-fong asc   6   Not bad, but nothing special.
   bio-gem  asc   7   Better than fongu, but still fairly blah-ish.
   bio-mor  asc   7   Nothing new.
   bio-ode  asc   7   Still bland, but not bad
   bs-cc    asc   7   Rough, but still cool. Who is this guy?
   gv-occi  txt   6   Original, but ugly. And, I didn't QC your work
                      because of your "rebellious political messages", I QC'ed
                      it because it sucked. Stop rationalizing, moron.
   [ mHz ] -- I've seen two versions of this colly, the first being formatted
              for Serial.  I feel your previous intro was more appropriate.
              Gv will know what I'm talking about.
   h4-jooky asc   8   Haji rocks my ass. Unreadable, but still elite.
   h4-uziq  asc   8   What's up with this uziq shit? Another badass ascii.
   ko-gokou asc   8   Badass pic, but keep coloring, it's your strong point.
   ma-balt  asc   9   Fuck, mass murderer rocks, and so does this logo.
   ma-end   asc   8   "Bombish" (c)mHz
   ns-tank  col   7   I like this stuff. It's pretty original, for oldschool.
   [ mHz ] -- Yeah, but more original would have been even better. =]
   par-anal asc   7   Not great for pariah (too bland), but still a good ascii.
   pr-357mm asc   9   Shit, prodigy is a god, period.
   [ mHz ] -- Agreed.  Prodigy proves he is easily one of the best/most
              innovative newschool artists these days.
   pr-agntz asc   10  Original as fuck, if this were in dollar signs, it
                      would be bland, but it looks so cool the way it is.
   pr-bloom asc   8   The pic is nice, but the logo isn't up to par
   [ mHz ] -- are you on crack?  this is BAD ASS.
   pr-jonx  asc   8   Hmm, kinda looks like endless, but still elite.
   sh-ode09 txt   8   Not too original, but it still looks badass.
   tk-ode   asc   7   Nice concept, needed a little more.
   tk-ode3  asc   9   That is so badass looking. I love your style.
   tk-ser   asc   9   This is seriously a fucking elite logo. Needs a bg, tho.
   us-acid  asc   8   Any joint between pariah and haji is going to rule.
   us-purge asc   9   Normally, drax's shit is fairly bland, but with pr's
                      magic touch, that ascii owned.



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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, NEGATIVE Pack Reviews.
--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------

 [->Note from Megga Hertz  ]  This guy has bawlz to publically state his true
                              opinion. I respect that greatly, however I urge
                              notyet established artists not to be turned off
                              to the ascii scene due to negative reviewing. .


    Hello, Discofunk 1974 here.  Bringing you what I think are the ratings
and comments on the WORST ascii's of the month.

 [..] Disclaimer [..]

     in no way do these comments/ratings reflect that of the skills staff.
     They only reflect that of the author of this article Discofunk 1974.

 --- Ratings ---

          __________________
      .__\\                //__.
    5Q|    spiderman rulez!    |
    __|__                    __|__
 .__\ ___)____ //\  _________\ ___))___.
 |    |       /   \/ _         |       |
 |           .   \  /     /.           |
 |                \/       |   .       |
 |____.___________|        |___|_______|
      |           |        |   |
   .C-O-M-I-C-----|->      |-##-4.
   `--|-----------|        |---|-'
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      `-----------/________\---'

     First up on the ratings, we have Comic!ascii.  What can i say, this pack
had VERY few highlights in it, but since i cant say the whole pack was crap,
(which it WAS) i'll just pick out the worst of the worst.

+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|     ARTIST     |     TITLE       |    RATING    |          COMENT          |
|    --------    |    -------      |   --------   |   --------------------   |
|  Serial toon   |  2n-creed.asc   |     3/10     |    this ascii was just   |
|                |                 |              |   crap.  It was hard to  |
|                |                 |              |   read, and the letters  |
|                |                 |              |   weren't even shapped   |
|                |                 |              |   properly, a very poor  |
|                |                 |              |   job on this ascii.     |
|                |                 |              |   Should NOT have been   |
|                |                 |              |   released. plus, he     |
|                |                 |              |   sucks anyway.          |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|     weird      |  we-comic.asc   |    2.5/10    |   what can i say, this   |
|                |                 |              |   ascii was poorly       |
|                |                 |              |   shapen, and it looked  |
|                |                 |              |   liked something i      |
|                |                 |              |   could have pulled out  |
|                |                 |              |   of my ass in about 3   |
|                |                 |              |   seconds. Atleast you   |
|                |                 |              |   could have fucking     |
|                |                 |              |   tried.                 |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|    stalker     |   s7r-cmc.asc   |     3/10     |   someone teach this     |
|                |                 |              |   person how to SHADE    |
|                |                 |              |   jeeez.. fucking        |
|                |                 |              |   terrible.              |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|  absent spin   |   _a-st.asc     |     1/10     |   cant shape, cant shade |
|    sister      |                 |              |   cant read, it sucks.   |
|                |                 |              |   NEXT!                  |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|     jizm       |     jz*.*       |     1/10     |   what? and you call     |
|                |                 |              |   yourself an ascii      |
|                |                 |              |   artist? ..             |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+

           ________        ________
#4   ______|      /________\      /
  ___\     ._____/__\     /_\    / /___
  \     %  |       \       |     \    /
.--\_______|        \______|  %   \  /--.
|          |_________\!bio |_______\    |    Now it's time for Kwest.
|                                    /// /
|    A Tribe called Kwest, represent.   |
|                                       |
`-----\\\ \\ \--------------------------'



+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|     ARTIST     |     TITLE       |    RATING    |          COMENT          |
|    --------    |    -------      |   --------   |   --------------------   |
|      cain      |  cn-bio!h.asc   |    3.5/10    |   well, it's atleast     |
|                |                 |              |   better then the stuff  |
|                |                 |              |   you had in that one    |
|                |                 |              |   remorse pack you       |
|                |                 |              |   released in, but the   |
|                |                 |              |   shaping is off in some |
|                |                 |              |   places and it's just   |
|                |                 |              |   plain unreadable.      |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+



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...............................::
`````````````````````````````````




+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|     ARTIST     |     TITLE       |    RATING    |          COMENT          |
|    --------    |    -------      |   --------   |   --------------------   |
|      jizm      |     jz*.*       |     0/10     |   i'm giving you this    |
|                |                 |              |   rating because your    |
|                |                 |              |   ascii's actually got   |
|                |                 |              |   worse.                 |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
| metal militia  |  m7m-skrz.ans   |    3.5/10    |   what? i cant read it.  |
|                |                 |              |   are you sure it doesnt |
|                |                 |              |   say ' this sucks ' ?   |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|    shrimp      |  smp-grp.ans    |     1/10     |   oh come on!. this is   |
|                |                 |              |   fucking crap. the only |
|                |                 |              |   reason you didnt get   |
|                |                 |              |   lower then you did is  |
|                |                 |              |   because you actually   |
|                |                 |              |   colored this peice of  |
|                |                 |              |   shit.. IT LOOKS LIKE   |
|                |                 |              |   YOU DREW THAT FUCKING  |
|                |                 |              |   BLINDFOLDED!           |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|    shrimp      |  smp-lbd1.ans   |     1/10     |   i have officially come |
|                |                 |              |   to the conclusion that |
|                |                 |              |   you have absolutly no  |
|                |                 |              |   artistic talent.       |
|                |                 |              |   now please, leave us   |
|                |                 |              |   alone with what you    |
|                |                 |              |   think you can pass off |
|                |                 |              |   as being art.          |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+


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::



OK COMPUTER }} ODELAY #09.


+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|  blind sniper  |    bs-cc.asc    |     2/10     |   terrible, terrible     |
|                |                 |              |   terrible.  Please      |
|                |                 |              |   try to spare my        |
|                |                 |              |   eyesight next time you |
|                |                 |              |   decide to produce such |
|                |                 |              |   shit like this will    |
|                |                 |              |   you? thanks.           |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+



                ,qqq,  qqqqq             
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                `"""` `q$$^$             
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   l$$!$$   $$$$:$$ee$:$$:$$   $$$_$$l   
- ,D$#$~$ - $$$$:$$$$$:$$$$$ - $~$$$$$ --    Very small oil pack, 
 $d$$$$$$   $$$$$$$@@$$$$$$$   $$$$$$d$      therefore nothing to 
"""""+++$yyyyqq$$yqq$$$yqq$$mmm$+++"""""     really choose from..
                    revival pak        


+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|     ARTIST     |     TITLE       |    RATING    |          COMENT          |
|    --------    |    -------      |   --------   |   --------------------   |
|  pixel pusher  |   pp-h2o.asc    |     2/10     |   what the hell is this? |
|                |                 |              |   Is this your first     |
|                |                 |              |   ascii ever? for one,   |
|                |                 |              |   shading/shaping SUCKS  |
|                |                 |              |   other then that, it's  |
|                |                 |              |   good.. BECAUSE IT WOULD|
|                |                 |              |   BE A BLANK SCREEN!     |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|    paradox     |   pd-2obv.asc   |     3/10     |   try smoothing out      |
|                |                 |              |   your ascii's.  To      |
|                |                 |              |   rigid in some places.  |
|                |                 |              |   other stuff was nice   |
|                |                 |              |   though.                |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+


   ________ ____  ____  ________<R_____ _
  _\___   /.\   \/   /._\___   / _)  _///_
 |   _  _/_|    \/    |   _  _/_.\___     |
 |_  \|    |     |    |   \|    |    |   _|
(__)--\____|-----|____|----\____|----.__(__)
 ._                                       _.
  :         rEMORSE ASCII PACK #14        :
  ::wH0::.................................:




+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|     ARTIST     |     TITLE       |    RATING    |          COMENT          |
|    --------    |    -------      |   --------   |   --------------------   |
|   black jack   |   bj-clus.asc   |     0/10     |   ahh jeez, the rating   |
|                |                 |              |   should speak for       |
|                |                 |              |   itself                 |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+
|                |                 |              |                          |
|  axe bloodline |   purge logo    |     3/10     |   all other logo's were  |
| (dont care     | in axb-col8.asc |              |   good, but what the     |
|  what the nfo  |                 |              |   hell is this? it's     |
|  says, it's    |                 |              |   just terrible, the g   |
| axe bloodline) |                 |              |   looks more like a      |
|                |                 |              |   mis-shapen c.. try     |
|                |                 |              |   harder next time,      |
|                |                 |              |   please.  It would have |
|                |                 |              |   done my eyesight some  |
|                |                 |              |   good, i cant take      |
|                |                 |              |   much more crap like    |
|                |                 |              |   this.                  |
|                |                 |              |                          |
+----------------+-----------------+--------------+--------------------------+



There you go, the worst ascii's i have found this month from the 6 ascii
groups that decided to release.  BYE!



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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, Subscription Information.
--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------

   To officially subscribe to Skills, send mail to mhz@bigdog.clemson.edu,
   including a  few words on why you'd  like to be on the  Official Skills
   Subscribtion List.  Thereafter, all Skills issues will be mailed to you
   as soon as they are released.

                                                                    -  mHz


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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, ASCIIs done by scene legends.
--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------

    It's a common question, one that can be seen almost daily on IRC, and
    passes through the minds of even the greatest artists.   The question
    is 'Why don't the seniors of ACiD and iCE *DRAW*?' Being the heads of
    such well known,  established, high quality, and long running groups,
    One would assume theyd be among the best artists in the scene, if not
    the best themselves.  The Skills staff has obtained two asciis,  each
    drawn be a senior of a well known art group. The question is answered.

'ACiD', ASCII drawn by RaD Man Founder of ACiD.

 aCiD!aSCII presents a colly by -EverLast-
 titled   +-- -     -     - --+   jagoff!!
 over 2000 lines   -   over 60 ascii logos
 diz : radman/everlast of acid productions
       ,----,__ ,---,   ,--,  ,---,
  ....<____  << >,  \\ <__>>,/  <<....
       /  |   \/ '   \___/_' \\ \\
  ....//  `  //   />   /, /__/   \\....
  :__/   _   \   //<___>  \\   _  \\_ :
  :\\   / \  <  </ ___\_  /   ~\\  // :
..: \   \\/   \  \_>  ^ > \   _// //  :..
:....\__      /___     /  /__     /.....:
       `-----'   `-----'--' `-----'

[ note ] Small touchups were done by everlast, bka mHz. >=]

[ Comments by mHz ]

As you can see, RaD Man makes use of a style nearly all his own. =]
His shaping is perfect, his letters remarkable.  Unrivaled ascii.

'Txp', ASCII drawn by Force Ten, Senior of iCE.

  ____\__  ______
 /_   _\ \/ /  _ \
 ==|:| _\ ./| |_: |---
___| |/ /' \|: __/
   |,| /_/\_\ |ft===
   |/   -==- \|iCE


'Novasys', ASCII drawn by Force Ten, Senior of iCE.

            ____ ___  _____  ___:   : _____   _____  ___ ___  _____
         -=|:   \   |/  _  \|   |:  |/  _  \ / ____:|   |:  |/ ____:=-
         -=|.      :|  | | :|:  |.  |   _  :| /____ |:  |.  | /____ =-
         -=|   \   .|  |_| .|.  |   |  | | .|_____ \|.  |   |_____.\=-
         -=|___|\___|\_____/|__   __|__/ \__|______/|_     _|______/=-
                               \_/ nexxus.novasys.com |___|ftICE
           -= novasys interactive - internet and infosys provider =-
           -= http://www.novasys.com  -  finger: info@novasys.com =-
           -= 201.267.4441 201.887.2020 201.882.9328 201.765.9090 =-
           -= linux 1.3.75  --  sysadmin: root@nexxus.novasys.com =-

[ Comments by mHz ]

Force Ten's ASCII screams oldschool, reminiscent of what the scene used to be.
His pointed letters are amazing, and could have only been done by him. A++.


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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, Interview with Megga Hertz(ACiD)
--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------


 ...   _)  )_ ___[   ]_ __,,___[     ]__ __ _...
 :: [ [[_    |  //_    |    _\\___    _//     ::(s)/!abraxas/diabolic SysOp
 ::    _|    |   __}}  | < <__   _____<_      ::(a)/ACiD Productions Senior
== == =\_   \_/  \_         _/'  |/   __}} }  ::(n)/Megga Hertz the Kingpin
 ::    _|    |    |_   |   __]   ;    |_      ::(e)/mHz@bigdog.clemson.edu.
 :: < <<__,,_|__  _]]__|__\\  _____,,__]] ]== :: ===== = = === = == === ===
 ::;...         \// [.mHz.] \//           ...;::

<massmurd> So, whats your handle and tell what you do:
<_meggaHz> My handle is The Lord God Megga Hertz the Kingpin (that's an
           abbreviation) aka Bugsy the Don;  I draw oldschool ascii, and I
           still mod boards.
<massmurd> Cool.  Are you any good ? What is your past history with groups ?
<_meggaHz> I've been told I'm alright =]  As far as the national artscene, I
           joined up with Cia about one year ago, released with them for three
           months, then got invited to acid!ascii, which merged into trank to
           re-form remorse!ascii, which is acid's asci division, and where
           I am now.
<massmurd> I remember you when you started out as a toddler :) anyway, what do
           you think about the pc ascii scene today ?
<_meggaHz> Actually, you don't. =]  I think it's going well, ascii artists are
           accepted as real artists among many, and the internet has helped
           that, everyone running their own Linux boxes has really raised the
           demand for high quality ascii.  But as with
<_meggaHz> every scene, there is corruption, and enemies.  Or maybe that's just
           with me. =]
<massmurd> just you :) .. heh.  Do you feel youve come a long way since your
           cia days ?
<_meggaHz> Yeah I think I have;  I still love Cia though, I release with them
           now and then.
<massmurd> I see.. so, we know you draw oldskool ascii.. but i thought you
           told me a while back you were going to start trying a little
           newskool, what happened with that ?
<_meggaHz> I wasn't aware of this. =]  I don't know, I do a little here and
           there, and release maybe one every three months.  It just isn't my
           forte.
<massmurd> yeah. i saw :) .. so, tell me about your bbs, abraxas diabetic,
           dialbolic, whatever.
<_meggaHz> !abraxas/diabolic.  It's been up since 1993;  To be honest, it's one
           of those boards with 1000 affils, and too much art, but I always
           want more.  =]  Of course you'd ask while it's temp down.  I walked
           into the room the other day, and I smelled something burning,
           anyways, I gotta go pick up a new CPU fan =]
<massmurd> haha.. at least you still have the house :)  How many users do you
           have on it ? And has it gotten bigger since you've become more
           known in the art scene ?
<_meggaHz> Yeah, alot of people like calling just to see where Megga Hertz
           lives. =]  I've been told the setup is better then istar, which is
           considered good, so that makes me feel nice and elite. =]
<massmurd> Yeah, Gunthar is a good modder :) Also, tell us about your life as
           your previous identity, -everlast-
<_meggaHz> -EverLast-, what an elite handle.  I had it for quite awhile, but
           the time just came for a change, I had to break my way out of the
           all powerful - -'s and arise as Megga Hertz the Kingpin.
<massmurd> Where did you come up with the nick mHz, does it have anything to
           do with newschool legend, kHz ?
<_meggaHz> Yeah to some degree. =] kHz has been a good friend of mine, we've
           talked voice alot ever since I was a cia nerd (he has cia roots just
           like me, and has that deep down cia love), and we talked it over
           first, it hasn't caused any problems, me being an oldschool
           legend <g>
<massmurd> yeah yeah :) So, who has inspired you to draw ascii as well as your
           style, and who are your favorite ascii artists in the scene today ?
<_meggaHz> As far as inpsiring me to draw, I guess the old kTS and remorse
           members.  Style, I didn't really look at a lot of ascii when I began
           drawing, so I consider myself fairly self-taught (which is why my
           shit looks so weird=] ) today my favorite
<_meggaHz> artists for oldschool would be TinyZ, Justin Hale (asphixia) uhh...
           I've always liked sparr's stuff, but he doesn't draw anymore, I
           like necromancer's older stuff alot.  Newschool, kHz of course, that
           fag mass murderer, Discyple, unS/maestro =] etc; there are a lot of
           good artists popping up these days.
<massmurd> <blush> :) so, comment on the ascii groups today ? There are many
           new talented ones popping up all the time ..
<_meggaHz> Yeah, I just hope some of them last.  The problem is that the same
           people are in every group, so there's no real competition.  That's
           what I like about remorse, we have alot of people who draw theirs to
           draw theirs, and don't get caught up in group bullshit.
<massmurd> TRUE. i never understood the point of someone drawing for 2 or 3
           competitive groups. kinda ruins the whole point of competition..
           bastards.. :) anyway, what do you do off the computer as hobbys ?
<_meggaHz> I'm kinda retired from alot of my hobbies, just getting to old,
           skating, video games etc, you know.  It's also dangerous for a
           person of my status to go outside without an entourage, but I enjoy
           running my Family business, and the life that goes along with it.
<massmurd> Sounds good.. :) Bring in the bucks :) .. Lastly, tell us about
           this emag we're interviewing in right now.. SKILLS .. how far do
           you plan to go with it ?
<_meggaHz> As far as I can, I like the progress so far, I've got more then a
           few positive compliments, because until Skills, there weren't any
           magazines dedicated to us ascii guys, just those same old #ansi
           review mags.
<massmurd> truuuuuuue ,..  im a huge fan of Skills too .. even though some fag
           writes it, i like the reviews, interviews, and in depth it has of
           the ascii scene.
<_meggaHz> Aha, thanks maing. =]  I loved the controversy over Skills 3 =]
<massmurd> heh. well. i guess there is nothing else to talk about, this is my
           first review by the way, thanks for being cooperative, and your
           skanky ass hsould draw me more of that oldskool one of these days.
<_meggaHz> Yeah, we'll get our madass trade on. =]  Seeya around maing.
<massmurd> Later.


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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, One Nation, announcement.
--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------

        1n.                                                       1n.
        One Nation.  An ascii collection like no other coordinated by
        Megga Hertz the Kingpin.    A collection that will break down
        the walls between oldschool and newschool, amiga and pc.  I'd
        like _ALL_ artists to contribute,  not just one nation logos,
        but any logos you'd like to see included, and pic artists can
        contribute too.  I hope to have One Nation fully polished and
        released before 1998, which isn't too far off in scene terms.
        Any and all submissions can be sent to mhz@bigdog.clemson.edu

                                        Thanks,
                                                mHz

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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, Recent/Coming Collections.
--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------


 [  Recent/Coming Collies ]
    Colly Name           File Name     Artist     Availability     Group

    Thug Immortal        r-mhztgi.txt  mHz        Now              Remorse
    One Nation           ????????.txt  mHz&ALL    Coming Later.    All.
    The Lord God(goodbye)r-mhztlg.txt  mHz        Coming Later.    Remorse.
    Inverse Nakedness    r-iv    .txt  Miasma     Coming           Remorse
    Together Again       kw!-ta  .txt  Biogen     Coming           Kwest
    Supreme Comepition   r-sc    .txt  hP/tZ      Coming           Rmrs/kTS
    Bulletproof Lyrics   ma-proof.txt  MassMurd   Coming           Kwest
    Vitamin C            o7-vc   .txt  Grey       Coming           Penance
    Kontinental          td!-kv  .txt  Tim Drake  Coming           Triloxy
    Millenium            r-mlnnm .zip  Hiro P.    Now              Remorse
    Activate My Hate!!   r-mhzamh.txt  [mHz]      Now              Remorse
    Exodus               r-exodus.txt  nMANCEr    Coming           Remorse
    The Story            r-story .txt  Nitrogen   Coming           Remorse
    A Year in the Life   wr-year .txt  Whirr      Now              Quad-P
    Satanic Verses 2     r-sv2   .txt  Miasma/Bm  Coming           Rmrs/Bsc

a - Denotes colly now available, previously listed as coming soon.
x - Denotes a change in colly information since last publishing.

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        Skills Issue Four,, Public,, Area,, Contributors and Skills Sites.
--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------
 [  Contributors  ]  /  Issue Four[4].

                Megga Hertz the Kingpin aka Bugsy.   Squish.
                Tek.  Tinyz.  Exar-Kun.    Hiro Protagonist.
                Biogenesis.   Holocaust.  Sagramore.   Cain.
                Epidemic.   Beam-7.  Mass Murderer.  Sargon.
                Discofunk 1974.     RaD Man.      Force Ten.

 [ Notes ] This is a listing of people who have done something for Skills
           at some point since the time it was founded.   In the end,  I,
           Megga Hertz, do large percentages of the "work" myself. If you
           would like to contribute art, articles, pak revues, editorials,
           etc, feel free to mail me at the Skills Dropbox,  listed below.

 [  Skills Sites  ]
          Site Name                Site Admin         Site Num/IP

 [ BBS ]  [!a]braxas/diabolic.     Megga Hertz        (818),,,/,,,,
          [.vos.]                  [Felix]            (213),,,/,,,,
          The Lethal Aspect        Xypher Matryx      (416)421/1015
          AlderAAn                 Mindcrime          (732)224/8780
          Free Coke                The Night Angel    (514),,,/,,,,
          Infinite Darkness        Midnight Sorrow    (954)316/4663
          Piranha                  Captain Hood       telnet://piranha.nws.net
          Power of the Darkside    Boba Fett          (864)639/1007

 [ IRC ]  G0AT                     Necromancer        #ascii / asciirox

 [ FTP ]  ACiD Mirror              RaD Man/mHz        pcmicro.com/acid/skills
          Lit.Org                  Crowe              lit.org/skills

 [ WWW ]  Synthetic Skills         Mindcrime          www.blade.org/skills
          Room 237                 Killa Hertz        www.comingsoon.com
          
 [ E-M ]  The Skills Dropbox       Megga Hertz        mhz@bigdog.clemson.edu

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