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Hi there. :) I know that issue #3 covered Skyrealms of Jorune on pages 3-7; sometimes the reviews of certain games also had mini-reviews for game supplements. Did you see any for the review of this game? If you're not sure, could you please share with me a copy of that review? If it definitely didn't cover any supplements, then I'm OK with not seeing for myself. BOZ (talk) 04:59, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
I know that the reviews from issue #8 have been added to the corresponding games already: [1] but I'm seeing it could be helpful to go through them manually on my own to make sure we didn't miss anything. :) If you are able to share, we had The PBM corner on page 54, and then a reviews section from pages 56-61 covering the likes of Hawkmoon (role-playing game), Hidden Kingdom (role-playing game), Night of the Ninja (role-playing game), and Whimsy Cards. :) BOZ (talk) 14:35, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
OK, so issue #9 [2] is something I can work on tomorrow, if you can share that one. It apparently has a long section of reviews from at least page 33-38 on games including Cyborg Commando, Top Secret, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and Phoenix Command, and then there is a capsule review section on page 54-55 for games like Ogre, Talisman, and more. After that, I really will take a little break from these. :) BOZ (talk) 06:12, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
OK, I am back if you are still up for helping out. :) Issue #10 [3] had reviews for a game called Expendables on page 27 and Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game on page 37, as well as eleven play-by-mail games starting on page 53 if you are able to share that one. :) BOZ (talk) 16:48, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
Issue #11 [4] ran its reviews from pages 64-66 for the games Ars Magica, Talislanta, and Enforcers, and I think that I mostly have those reviews already on the articles, but it never hurt to check and make sure. :) BOZ (talk) 07:13, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Issue #12 [5] had a capsule review section beginning on page 3 that reviewed things such as Adventurer's Guild books and Ironhedge and Pandora's Dice Wheel, while the PBM reviews were on pages 22-23 for Duelmasters and Warp Force Empires. BOZ (talk) 05:16, 20 August 2024 (UTC) Issue #13 [6] had a computer game review section beginning on page 8 (although this initial column may not have actually reviewed any games, so if not you can skip it), reviews of the GURPS Basic Set and Traveller: 2300 on page 21, Greyhawk Adventures on page 22, board games Supremacy and Rollout on page 24, reviews of the PBM games Kings & Things and Kings War on page 52, and capsule reviews on page 59 including The Make My Day Card Game, Howling Wilderness for Twilight: 2000, Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer’s Manual, and The Broken Covenant of Calebais for Ars Magica - that's a lot. :) BOZ (talk) 00:15, 21 August 2024 (UTC) Issue #14 [7] had computer game reviews for Star Command and Character Creator on page 36, and game reviews for Pizza Wars Imperium, The Cyclopedia Talislanta, The End of a Legend for Enforcers, and Cyberpunk 2020 on pages 57-58. BOZ (talk) 12:35, 22 August 2024 (UTC) OK, one more for now and then another break. :) Issue #15 [8] had some Star Wars RPG supplements reviewed on page 27, the computer game Dungeon Master on page 52, and the RPGs High Colonies, Manhunter, and Space: 1889 on pages 56-57. BOZ (talk) 13:02, 23 August 2024 (UTC) OK, back at it. :) Issue #16 [9] had reviews for apparently 6 play-by-mail games beginning on page 8, and various computer games beginning on page 49. BOZ (talk) 04:14, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Issue #17 [10] had reviews for the Player's Handbook beginning on page 16, Shadowrun beginning on page 32, Shadow World beginning on page 46, and reviews for computer games Demon Stalkers, The Magic Candle, and Zork Zero beginning on page 61. BOZ (talk) 07:58, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
Issue #18 [11] had reviews for Ghostbusters International starting on page 32, the RPGs It Came From the Late, Late, Late Show and MEGA Role-Playing System starting on page 34, computer games Hillsfar and Curse of the Azure Bonds starting on page 49, and the Domination PBM starting on page 58. BOZ (talk) 06:31, 8 September 2024 (UTC) Issue #19 [12] had reviews for Hero's Quest and The Third Courier computer games starting on page 32, Conquest and The Final Campaign PBMs starting on page 50, and reviews for numerous RPGs and supplements including Ars Magica, Talislanta, Palladium, Bloodbath and Lejentia beginning on page 52. BOZ (talk) 05:52, 9 September 2024 (UTC) OK, one more for now and then another break. :) Issue #20 [13] had reviews for superhero RPGs Champions, Batman, and DC Heroes beginning on page 15, computer game Sword of the Samurai beginning on page 44, and reviews for numerous RPGs and supplements including Cthulhu, HârnMaster, Ars Magica, Ghostbusters, and Mutazoids beginning on page 48, cyberpunk RPG supplements for Shadowrun beginning on page 51, and The City of Greyhawk beginning on page 54. BOZ (talk) 06:01, 10 September 2024 (UTC) OK, back at it. :) Issue #21 [14] had reviews for apparently 6 play-by-mail games beginning on page 20, reviews of various RPGs such as Omnigon, Stormbringer, and Worlds Beyond beginning on page 32, reviews of several computer games such as MechWarrior beginning on page 47, a big review of Torg beginning on page 65, and then reviews for the RPG Cyberspace and its supplement Edge-On, and the Cyberpunk 2020 supplements Hardwired and Rockerboy beginning on page 68.
Issue #22 [15] had reviews for a PBM version of Monopoly and Outer Reaches starting on page 42, review for an RPG called Legendary Lives starting on page 48, several capsule reviews for RPGs Age of Ruin and HârnWorld as well as Shadowrun supplement Paranormal Animals of North America, Torg supplement The Living Land, and Tribes books for Heathen Thorn Enterprises beginning on page 56, and computer games Bad Blood, Circuit's Edge, and MegaTraveller 1 starting on page 58. BOZ (talk) 13:02, 27 September 2024 (UTC) Issue #23 [16] had reviews for a PBM called Death & Sorrow starting on page 41, a review of the BattleTech Centers starting on page 52, and a large reviews section including reviews for Chill and supplements for AD&D, Cyberspace, Shadowrun, GURPS, and Torg starting on page 54. :) BOZ (talk) 08:17, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
Issue #24 [17] had a review for Twilight: 2000 beginning on page 30, a large reviews section (which may becoming the standard) including Cyberpunk 2020, NightLife, King Arthur Pendragon, Reich Star, and supplements for Ars MAgica, AD&D, Champions, Middle-Earth Roleplaying, Torg, and Warhammer Fantasy beinning on page 32, reviews of computer games Spirit of Excalibur, Drakkhen, and Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday beginning on page 54, and reviews of PBM Dark Blades and The Land of Karrus beginning on page 58. :) BOZ (talk) 13:56, 29 September 2024 (UTC) OK, one more for now and then another break. :) So it looks each issue now has a large section of capsule reviews, which is fine because that means a lot more topics covered, but that also means more work for me so I'll undoubtedly be slowing down. :) Issue #25 [18] had a large review section for supplements of RPGs including Call of Cthulhu, Ars Magica, Champions, Fantasy Hero, Middle-earth Roleplaying, Shadowrun, Rolemaster, and Twilight 2000 beginning on page 34, and reviews for computer games BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge, Renegade Legion: Interceptor, Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire and Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan beginning on page 53. BOZ (talk) 10:51, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
I'm back at it, but I will be working at a slower pace. :) Issue #26 [19] had reviews for the RPG Rifts beginning on page 28, and a large reviews section including the games Barony and Era Ten, and supplements for Call of Cthulhu, Champions, DC Heroes, and Shadowrun beginning on page 30, computer game reviews beginning on page 54, and reviews of miniatures beginning on page 62. BOZ (talk) 08:20, 12 October 2024 (UTC)
Issue #27 [20] had a review for Legends (play-by-mail game) starting on page 12, a large RPG review section for supplements for AD&D, Champions, Ars Magica, CORPS, GURPS, MegaTraveller, Rifts, Paranoia, Rolemaster, Stormbringer and more beginning on page 32, PBM games Belter, Adventurer Kings, and Space Combat beginning on page 48, and computer games Eye of the Beholder, Bane of the Cosmic Forge, and Covert Action beginning on page 66. BOZ (talk) 00:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Issue #28 [21] had a large RPG review section for supplements for Ars Magica, Champions, Cyberpunk, Legendary Lives, Nightlife, Pendragon, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and Shadowrun, and RPGs Interstellar Elite Combat, Lionheart, Millennium's End, Quest of the Ancients, and TAQ beginning on page 38, and computer games Bane of the Cosmic Forge and The Ancient Art of War beginning on page 72. BOZ (talk) 17:23, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
Issue #29 [22] had feature reviews for the RPGS Dark Conspiracy and Vampire: The Masquerade beginning on page 45, and a large RPG review section for supplements for Call of Cthulhu, CORPS, Chill, Nightlife, Shadowrun, Torg and more beginning on page 49, and computer games Castles, Medieval Lords, Warlords, The Lord of the Rings Vol. 1, and Gateway to the Savage Frontier beginning on page 69. BOZ (talk) 20:52, 22 October 2024 (UTC) OK, one more for now and then I need a break. :) The good news is that we are now more than halfway through the series! Issue #30 [23] had an absolute ton of reviews and it's honestly a bit intimidating but here i go. :D It features a review of Dark Sun beginning on page 26, a variety of computer games beginning on page 35, and an enormous RPG review section for supplements for AD&D, Ars Magica, Call of Cthulhu, Champions, Cyberpunk, Fifth Cycle, Ironhedge, Rifts, Shadowrun, Star Wars, Tales from the Floating Vagabond, Twilight 2000, and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay beginning on page 53. Whew! :) BOZ (talk) 18:11, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
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OK, I'm back at it. :) Issue #31 [24] had a more reasonable amount of reviews. :) It had reviews of computer games Pools of Darkness, Eye of the Beholder II, and The Legend of Robin Hood: Conquests of the Longbow beginning on page 53, a review of Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game beginning on page 61, and a large section of reviews for RPG supplements including AD&D, Ars Magica, Champions, CORPS, DC Heroes, MERP, Rolemaster, Shadowrun, Star Wars, Stormbringer, Timelords, Torg, and Vampire: The Masquerade beginning on page 67. BOZ (talk) 22:28, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome back! We're starting to get some color in there.
Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 00:05, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
- Awesome, thanks. :) I will start working on this one tomorrow. :) BOZ (talk) 00:12, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
Issue #32 [25] had reviews of computer games Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, Twilight 2000, and Magic Candle II beginning on page 12, a review of Dream Park: The Roleplaying Game beginning on page 50, a review of Dangerous Journeys beginning on page 56, and a large section of reviews for RPG supplements including Ars Magica, DC Heroes, Fantasy Hero, Heros Unlimited, Paranoia, Realms of the Unknown, Shadowrun, Star Wars, Tales From the Floating Vagabond, Torg, and Vampire beginning on page 67. BOZ (talk) 07:28, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 12:20, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- Great, thanks. :) BOZ (talk) 14:14, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
Issue #33 [26] had reviews of computer games beginning on page 25, Werewolf: The Apocalypse beginning on page 32, and a large reviews section for RPG supplements including Afterwars, Ars Magica, Buck Rogers XXVc, Call of Chulthu, Champions, Dark Conspiracy, Millenniums End, Nightlife, Pendragon, Shadowrun, Star Wars, Talislanta, Torg, and Vampire beginning on page 65. BOZ (talk) 17:54, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 21:29, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you, will get this during the week. :) BOZ (talk) 23:23, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Issue #34 [27] had reviews of computer games Darklands, Legends and Lore: The Legend of Kyrandia, Dune, Siege, and Quest for Glory III: Wages of War beginning on page 12, a review of From the Ashes beginning on page 48, and a large reviews section for RPG supplements including AD&D, Call of Cthulhu, Champions, DC Heroes, Duel, Dungeons & Dragons, Empire of the Petal Throne, Hero System, MERP, Nightlife, Paranoia, Pendragon, Primal Order, Star Wars, Torg, and Vampire beginning on page 65. BOZ (talk) 01:55, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 12:09, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- Cool, working on this today. :) BOZ (talk) 13:57, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
OK, one more for now and then another break. :) Issue #35 [28] has a review of Alamaze beginning on page 48, and a large reviews section for RPG supplements including ACE Agents!, AD&D, Badlands, Battlelords of the 23rd Century, Call of Cthulhu, Champions, Dungeons & Dragons, Empire of the Petal Throne, Fringeworthy, GURPS, Millennium's End, Mutazoids, Pendragon, Rifts, Star Wars, Vampire, Warhammer, Wizards beginning on page 61. BOZ (talk) 13:52, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 20:01, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks of course! :) The reviews section looks like it cuts off at page 76; I believe it should continue on into at least pages 77 & 78? BOZ (talk) 02:39, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Huh, not sure where they went. Sent you these pages. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 02:51, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks of course! :) The reviews section looks like it cuts off at page 76; I believe it should continue on into at least pages 77 & 78? BOZ (talk) 02:39, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
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[edit]Hey, hope you've been well. Curious if you have any Source, Vibe, etc., sources for Questionmark Asylum, a rap group from the mid-1990s. Started a Word draft, but so far have found less than I expected. Cheers. Caro7200 (talk) 15:29, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hey! I'm doing good, thanks for asking. Hope everything is well for you too. I've checked The Source issues that I have access to (January, March, April, June, and September 1995), along with tables of content for the rest of 1995 issues. It doesn't look like they covered the group itself. However, they reviewed their debut album, The Album, in July 1995 issue, giving it 2.5 mics out of 5. At the time, receiving less than 3 mics was bad, potentially career-ending. That might be why there isn't much info about the group, if their label dropped them after seeing the review (and sales, which were affected by the score). It's a shame, because I listened to the album and I liked it.As for Vibe magazine, they actually wrote about them in June/July 1995 issue and published a profile of the group in September 1995 issue. Can't seem to find any reviews, but it's possible that I missed it (can't search Google Books now that it removed the magazine, and googling archive.org copies isn't 100% reliable). I've also skimmed through 1995 issues of Rap Pages available online and didn't find anything either. One more thing available is a review of The Album in AllMusic Guide to Hip-Hop (might need a free archive.org account to access). So the album is certainly notable. According to WP:BAND, the group should be too, considering that both the album and its lead single charted. I will let you know if I find anything else. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 20:08, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
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