Shadowfire (video game)

Shadowfire is a computer game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It was developed by British developer Denton Designs and was published by Beyond Software in 1985. Shadowfire is notable as one of the first games to use a menu-and-icon-driven interface, even with a lightpen. It was followed by a sequel, Enigma Force, in 1986.

Plot

General Zoff, a traitor to the Empire is holding Ambassador Kryxix captive in his spaceship. Plans for a new type of spaceship (the Shadowfire of the games title) are contained in a micro-disc hidden in the Ambassador's spine. If Zoff gets the plans, the empire will be in great danger, and it is only a matter of time until his inquisitors will discover them. The Emperor has assembled the Enigma Force, a group of six operatives who are "...the cream of the Empire's legions, the worst of its criminal scum or the latest development in cybernetics." Your task is to rescue Kryxix, capture Zoff and destroy or capture his starship the Zoff V.

The Birthgrave Trilogy

The Birthgrave Trilogy is a series of books by British fantasy author Tanith Lee.

The Birthgrave (1975), the first part of the series, is Lee's first published novel; it was nominated for the 1975 Nebula Award for best novel.

Shadowfire (1978) is the second novel. In the United States it was published as Vazkor, Son of Vazkor.

Quest for the White Witch (also released in 1978) is the final book of the trilogy.

References

KLAX

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Klax (video game)

Klax is a 1989 computer puzzle game designed by Dave Akers and Mark Stephen Pierce. The object is to line up colored blocks into rows of similar colors to make them disappear, to which the object of Columns is similar. Atari Games originally released it as a coin-op follow up to Tetris, about which they were tangled in a legal dispute at the time.

Gameplay

Klax features a conveyor belt at the top of the screen. It constantly rolls toward the playing area, delivering a steady supply of blocks. The player controls a small device which sits at the interface between the conveyor belt and the playing area, which can be moved left and right to catch the blocks and deposit them either in the playing area (which can hold 25 blocks in a 5X5 arrangement) or push them back up the conveyor belt. The device can hold up to five blocks. An uncaught block is considered a "drop". A flashing block can be used as a wildcard on any colour. In the playing area, blocks can be eliminated by arranging three or more of the same color into a continuous line, known as a "Klax." The line may be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. A multiple grouping (e.g., one vertical and horizontal) counts as multiple Klaxes, as does Klaxes of four same-colored blocks (two Klaxes) or five same-colored blocks (three Klaxes). Once the goal is reached, bonus points are awarded for remaining blocks on the conveyor belt and device, and empty spaces in the bin (also, on levels where a certain point total is required, points in excess of the required amount are counted both in the scoring and as bonus points).

KLAX-FM

KLAX-FM (97.9 FM, "La Raza") is an American commercial radio station located in East Los Angeles, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area. KLAX-FM airs a regional Mexican music format branded as "La Raza". The station has studios in the Century City district of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is based in Glendale.

History

From 1983 to 1992, this station was known as "Super KQ", with the call sign KSKQ, and played Spanish-language hit music. For about two decades before that, this was KNOB, which played beautiful music and adult contemporary formats. KNOB's studios and offices were in Long Beach, California, which was then its city of license.

In 1992, under the direction of general manager Alfredo Rodriguez, KSKQ was turned into a Banda music station KLAX, simply called "La Equis," the station became the first Spanish-language station in Los Angeles to attain the number one rated highest station in the market.

In 2002, KLAX dropped the contemporary hits and went to the more focused regional format, and became "La Raza."