The article Proaction The Farce, first published in EUG #48 then, as a result of David Bradforth's insistence all emulated Superior Software games must be removed from the internet (as they breach copyright), posted on www.8bs.com, was unanimously regarded in related e-mails as one of the most classic EUG reviews of all time.

Bradforth, proprietor of ProAction, and (apparently) editor of Smash TV, PC Games World and RISC User magazines, however was unimpressed by my cartoony narrative of his (lack of) customer care and the reference to his company as "a lumbering zombie that should've been the first to die". In a move typical of what the emulation web pages have already been subjected to, he sent EUG a strongly-worded e-mail expressing the article was factually incorrect, requesting its immediate removal from cyberspace and demanding its deletion from the back issue plus apology in an upcoming EUG. Failure would, he threatened, result in our learned Ed being sued for slander.

As he'd included his telephone number, yours truly was quick to get in touch and inquire just how he intended to sue in defamation relating to a review which was completely true and also correct him in his legal terminology (slander is spoken words, libel is written ones). Oddly, he pointed to no objectionable single statement nor did he profer any convincing reason why he dealt with my order so ridiculously in the past.

What he did come up with, in the end, was a deal to fulfil my order in exchange for a more favourable article. Thus began an unlikely (and uneasy) alliance: This time he could be got hold of in person and, when questioned whether he had any software in stock not supplied by Superior, he was most insistent that he did: BBC compilations Play It Again Sam 18, 19 and 20 plus the brand spanking new BBC/Electron game Uggie's Garden.

In order to pacify him somewhat, the earlier EUG #48 article was removed from the worldwide web. Off went a cheque for these four plus the bargain offer of earlier PIAS tapes (offered to readers too via the Advertisements/Mailbag menu of this disk). This time, back almost instantly came Uggie's Garden, the PIAS bargain bundle and PIAS 19. (A review of Uggie's Garden (a two-player 'repton-style' maze game where you either help your friend or drop rocks on him) will appear shortly.)

Bizarrely though, the games of PIAS 20 (Repton Infinity, Holed Out Extra Courses 1, Clogger and Sim City) turned up in a separate envelope in all manner of dribs and drabs. Repton arrived on tape missing its manual; Sim City on tape with inlay but no box; and the remaining two on a 40T 5.25" disk (that didn't work). Bundled with them, presumably as a present, was a White Magic and Key Collection disk (ditto) and a ROM chip of Printmaster for the BBC. Dealing with David Bradforth was again a strange affair.

The important thing to note though is that he does have the brand new game Uggie's Garden up for sale on either 5.25" DFS disk or tape. As this was to be a Superior release, its quality is more or less assured. He also came through with the goods on all the Play It Again Sams he's advertising in this EUG. However, considering at the time of writing, he still hasn't delivered PIAS 18, the 'more favourable' article he desires can't yet make an appearance...yet.

There's suddenly a new 'adult' category of the Electron archives thanks to a brand new, extremely pornographic demo from The Horny Elk. Available on ADFS and DFS disk, the Rape Of The Alectro Module is quite the most 'mature' Mode 1 slideshow, respendent with titles and scrolly messages ever seen by EUG.

The graphical extravaganza features seven digitised screens from the animated Japanese film Urotsukidoji III (and incidentally, snipped from the UK release of it!) which were 'grabbed' by an Archimedes and, according to the demo's producers, "dithered into identical hand-drawn images (so more than four colours appear) and then passed over to a BBC B." The result is a hardcore demo, complete with titles, scrolly messages, options and a "story", all far too explicit for EUG publication [Although we enjoyed seeing it, we are a 'family'-based mag! - Ed] and which premiered on the Stairway To Hell web site (a little after it was rejected).

The authors, who are readers of EUG [We even get a mention in their opening scroller - Ed] are wisely keeping their identities under THE's psuedonym at the moment. Judging by this name however, their promise to subject us to further demos 'guaranteed to blow [us] away' and the safeguards StH had to enact on their web page to prevent people downloading ROTAM by accident, the unlikely Elk will seem in the eyes of some to have become the sudden pioneer of a shocking 8 bit porn industry!

The Electron emulator ElectrEm has reached version Beta 5a and is being highly praised for its Graphical User Interface (GUI) and ADFS compatibility. Stairway To Hell now has many very rare adventures in its database (with more promised) for all Emulation fans.