Special Brothers, The

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Special Brothers, The (TSB, 1990-)

TSB were a demo group based in Germany, formed by TCA (The Commodore Ace, code), Electrica and MLP Artworx (music) in 1988. Later more members joined, and lots of products were released. Around 1991 TSB consisted of about 40 members from Germany, England, Sweden, Finland, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. TCA later changed his handle to Count Floyd. Flake was the author of some antivirus programs, like PCL (PointerCLearer) and The Special Brothers Viruskiller. He later wound up in TRSI, where he continues to release new versions of his utility Virus Workshop. Fluid Neon (Florian Vorberger) is now main programmer of the DeliPlayer for Windows.

Members

GER
Alex (sysop 'BLACK LINE')
Count Floyd (Markus Klingel, code, old handle TCA, '90-11/'91)
Dr.Dre (Alexander Kluth, ex Dr.Oetker/Vanish, new mid-09/'91)
Fluid Neon (Florian Vorberger, code, new 12/'91)
H.V.H. (sysop 'BIRD OF PREY', '91-04/'95)
Icecube (Jan Willutzki, swap, ex Vanish, new mid '91-04/'92)
Ivan (gfx swap pack, 03/'90-02/'92)
Scampy (Markus Diedrichs, swap, ex Mexx)
Schorse (code sysop 'SILVER MOON', '91)
Speedhawk (Carsten Henkelmann, swap, ex Eremation)
Woddy (sysop 'FIRE POWER' WHQ, late '90)
FRA
Bross (swap, ex Willow, did NOT join Dual Crew)
Burst, Fishbone (code, ex Extreme, new late '91)
Hawat (ex Rebels)
Hygraicc (gfx music swap)
Mumbly
Newmarh (ex Rebels)
Swoly (gfx)
Thufir (ex Rebels)
Ze Worst (gfx swap)
FIN
Stargazer (Antti Oksanen, music, 11/'91)
Tomy (Tom Pakarinen, code, 07/'91)
LUX
Joe (J. Schroeder, 05-12/'91)
MNI (Tom Wagener, code, 05-12/'91)
NOR
Kyle
MC Blaster (Magnus Willum, swap, 09/'92)
???
Adictor (swap)
Alloc (code, 03/'90-12/'91)
Blade (music, 03/'91)
Cruzifix (stop swap)
Electrica (08/'90)
Fabian (trade, new late '92)
GTS (music, 03/'90-01/'92)
Laserdance (code gfx, 09/'91-02/'92)
Master Freez (ex Equinox, new late '91)
Newmark (code, '92)
Phobos (music, 09/'91-02/'92)
SGR (gfx, 05/'91)
Sniper (ex Digital)
Splitter (music, 12/'91)
Timerider (code, 09/'91)
Zyklon (gfx, 05-06/'91)
  • Frenchmen Clawz (music, '92), Dancer, Spiral and Vodka joined Digital. Vodka later rejoined, however.
  • The French editors of 'L.I.V.E', Freddox and Fletch (both ex Extreme, new late-09/'91) joined Dreamdealers, and took the mag with them.
  • German swapper Rebel MC (pack edit, ex Byte Busters) joined Desire.
  • Codey was kicked.
  • New Swiss board 'THE LEGEND' opened, but then the entire Swiss division left.

Group History

1990
Pilka (ex Success, new ca 07/'90) left to build a new group, and their German board 'FIRE POWER' was opened ca 10/'90. MLP Artworx (music) and TCA (code, both 08/90) left late '90 -- this must be wrong, TCA just changed his handle to Count Floyd.
1991
Germans Dr.Dre and IceCube joined from Vanish in the middle of the year. "The Official Board Dentro" [09/'91] was released in September, announcing their Finnish musician Stargazer (06/'91-) had left the group for Equinox. He returned to TSB within two months (was member again 11/'91). Another intro was released towards the end of the month, called "New Members" [09/'91]. Laserdance, Error, Phobos and Timerider all made their stuff for TSB 09/'91, suggesting they may have joined the group together. At The Party '91 in december, the intro "Contact Us" [12/'91] was released, announcing new members Fluid Neon, MC Man and DJ Magic.
1992
"The Livetro" was released in the first few months of the year, to announce the upcoming release of the new messagebox "LIVE". German coder Flake (02/'91-) joined D-Tect in August. German swapper Saron (new 09/'91) joined Infect late '92. Finnish swapper Commie is now Whiplash/Frantic late '92. German sysop Mike ('STATE OF MIND') left, and formed a new group with some other guys late '92.
1993
Graphician and trader Error (09/'91-) joined Zenith early '93. All Norwegian members were kicked except for Kyle (early '93). French swapper Vodka joined Hazard late in the year.
2001
The official website was launched, its webmaster is Ivan.

Releases

See Special Brothers, The/Reviews for personal reviews for these releases.

Silvermoon BBS (ECS Intro)

Credits
code
MNI
gfx
MNI
music
GTS (Future Composer 1.3 format, 15602 bytes)
Info
Probably released sometime after 05/'91...

Sekret Of Monkey Island (1990, ECS Music Demo)

Credits
code
Count Floyd
gfx
Ivan, Tami Borowick, James Dollar, Bill Eaken, Avril Harrison, Iain McCaig, Jim McLeod, Michael Stemmle, Sean Turner and Brad Taylor/Lucasfilm Games (team)
music
Chris Hülsbeck & Rudolf Stember (TFMX format)

The Vision of a Great Group (1990, ECS File)

Credits
code
Alloc
gfx
Ivan
music
"Dudel (mlp)" by MLP Artworx (ProTracker MOD format)

3D Demo (1990, 24.03, ECS File)

Credits
code
Alloc, TCA
gfx
Ivan
music
"Tellus-Vasta!.gts" by GTS (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
2nd in the CeBIT '90 afterparty demo competition.

GCS Revival (1990, 18.08, ECS File)

Credits
code
TCA
gfx
Ivan
music
"Party-Mix 90 (mlp)" by MLP Artworx (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
Released at the Animators and Pegasus Party.

Master Utilities Intro (1990, late, ECS Intro)

Groovy Dots (1991, ECS File)

Credits
code
MNI
gfx
Ivan
music
"A Hit" by Eltronic (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
This intro announces the 'BIRDS OF PREY' BBS is now online.

Maximum Overdrive (1991, ECS Trackmo)

Suburb Sunblust (1991, ECS File)

Credits
code
Laserdance, Schorse
gfx
Ivan
music
"Magic Choir.gts" by GTS (ProTracker MOD format)

Vectordesigner Intro (1991, 26.03, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Count Floyd
gfx
Ivan
music
"Moontrip Part II" by Blade (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
Released at CeBIT '91.

Lethal (1991, 19.05, ECS File)

Credits
code
MNI
gfx
Zyklon (fonts), Ivan, SGR
music
"Madmusic" by Eltronic (NoisePacker 2.x format)
Info
Winner of the Maximum Pleasure Party demo competition!

Bendy Vectors (1991, .06, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
MNI
gfx
Zyklon (logo), Stargazer (font)
music
GTS (Future Composer 1.4 format, 6896 bytes)

Inconvenient Intro (1991, 27.07, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Tomy
gfx
Stargazer (pink logo, font)
music
"Peep Peep" by Stargazer (protected ProTracker [[.mod|MOD] format)
Info
Released at the Byterapers - Scoopex - Bloodsuckers Gathering '91.

Space Sperm BBS Demo 2 (1991, .09, ECS File)

Credits
code
Laserdance
gfx
Error, Laserdance, Ivan, Fletch
music
"Pop Industrielle" by Phobos (ProTracker MOD format).

The Official Board Dentro (1991, .09, ECS File)

Credits
code
Alloc
gfx
n/a
music
"Maximum Breainboost" by Stargazer (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
This intro announced Stargazer left the group for Equinox.

The BBS Vector-Ference (1991, 01.09, ECS File)

Credits
code
Laserdance, Timerider
gfx
Ivan
music
"Vox Mystica.gts" by GTS (ProTracker MOD format)

Meeting Intro (1991, 08.09, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
MNI
gfx
Ivan (font)
music
???/Rebels (Future Composer 1.3 format, 4704 bytes)
Info
Released at the Luxemburg Party.

New Members (1991, 30.09, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Laserdance
gfx
Ivan (logo)
music
"fa.Worse Face.gts" by GTS (4ch StarTrekker format)

Thief v3.0 Intro (1991, 16.11, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Count Floyd, Alloc
gfx
Ivan
music
"Modul.backup" by Stargazer (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
Released at the Treacl Celebration Party.

TBS Mandelbrot (1991, 07.12, ECS File)

Credits
code
Alloc
gfx
Ivan
music
"Maniac Beat.gts" by GTS (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
Released at Prime '91.

Contact Us (1991, 28.12, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Laserdance
gfx
Ivan
music
"Boom2.gts" by GTS (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
Released at The Party '91. This intro announced new members Fluid Neon, MC Man and DJ Magic.

New Year Dentro (1991, 28.12, ECS File)

Credits
code
MNI
gfx
Ivan
music
"Caps Lock(upsample)" by Splitter (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
Released at the Iris New Year Conference '92.

Dreams (1992, ECS Musicdisk)

Credits
code
Newmark
gfx
n/a
music
n/a

Swapping Logos (1992, 11.01, ECS File)

Credits
code
S.E.S./Genesis*Project (c64)
gfx
n/a
music
"Firzt.gts" by GTS (ProTracker MOD format)

Readers Digest Announcement Demo (1992, 16.02, ECS File)

Credits
code
Laserdance
gfx
Ivan, Error
music
"Globe Moog" by Phobos (ProTracker MOD format)

The Livetro (1992, early, ECS File)

Credits
code
Lokh
gfx
Fletch
music
"Heart of Crystal" by Clawz/Interface (ProTracker MOD format)

BBS's

  • ANESTESIA (+352).

External Links

The Special Brothers Web Site