Fare Thee Well by Guardian Angels
SLEDGE HAMMER! READY. LOAD: SEARCHING FOUND FARE THEE WELL.. LOADING READY. RUN - THE PEOPLE W^E HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH W^ITH - - - ELL YE M_ET, ALL THEE M_ERRY GENTLEM_EN (AND LADIES, OF COURSE!) TO THIS NIGHTLY PIECE OF PRODUCTIVITY DONE BY - S M_OST OF YOU PROBABLY FIGURED OUT FROM_ THE TITLE, THIS " - EM_O" W^AS M_ADE TO TELL YOU THAT (AT LEAST FOR A W^HILE) W^E INTEND TO BID THE COM_PUTER-SCENE OUR FAREW^ELL, AND THUS THIS IS OUR " - AREW^ELL-DEM_O" ( - NIGM_ATICLY TITLED #1...) - REAT ENTERTAINM_ENT AND ENJOYM_ENT IS NOT CONSIDERED SUITABLE AT A FUNERAL, AND THAT W^E HOPE TO SOM_E EXTENT EXPLAINS THE LACK OF ACTION AND FX ON THIS SCREEN ( - HIS W^AS N O T REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE A DEM_O, RATHER A NOTE TO EXPLAIN SOM_E THINGS TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE SCENE, AND IF YOU"RE W^AITING FOR THE 231-SPRITE M_ULTIPLEXER AND THE 3D STEREO FLI TECH-TECH, YOU"RE IN THE W^RONG DEM_O, PAL....) - HIS PART CONTAINS SOM_E M_ESSAGES TO M_OST OF THE PEOPLE W^E HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH W^ITH IN THE COM_PUTER SCENE, SO, IF YOU KNOW^ US - - IRST A M_ESSAGE TO EVERYBODY : - YEAR IN SCHOOL, W^E FELT W^E NEEDED SOM_E TIM_E OFF, AND W^E W^ERE NOT REALLY M_OTIVATED FOR COPYING DISKS, SW^APPING, CODING AND ALL THAT - - N SHORT, W^E FIGURED W^E HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO IN OUR SPARE TIM_E ( - LSO, W^E W^ANT TO HAVE SOM_E FUN AND ENJOY OURSELVES, SINCE IN THE AUTUM_N - EN W^ILL JOIN THE - W^ILL HAVE TO STUDY - GOT THE FEELING YOU DIDN"T STUDY AT ALL....- - EN) AT SOM_E UNIVERSITY..... - LL IN ALL, FOR THE TIM_E BEING W^E SIM_PLY DON"T HAVE - TIM_E LEFT FOR COM_PUTER ACTIVITIES! - UT W^E ARE NOT (ABLE TO) LEAVE THE SCENE COM_PLETELY - W^E ARE - SELLING OUR EQUIPM_ENT, AND W^E WILL STAY IN TOUCH W^ITH OUR FRIENDS IN - NGELS, AND W^E M_IGHT SOM_EDAY GO BACK TO ACTIVE DUTY... - N THE M_EANTIM_E, W^E INTEND TO DO ODD JOBS FOR - RAPHICS, VARIOUS CODING PROJECTS - TC), AND W^E ARE BY NO M_EANS ENTIRELY DEAD! - ESSAGES FOLLOW^ING SHORTLY, BUT FIRST W^E W^OULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT W^E STARTED ON THIS SCREEN - UNDAY THE 7TH OF - ULY 1991 JUST BEFORE M_IDNIGHT, FIRST - EN DREW^ THE M_AGNIFICENT LOGO, THEN - FTERW^ARDS WE SNATCHED THIS TUNE COM_POSED BY SOM_E UNKNOWN M_AESTRO OF THE - CHIP, BECAUSE W^E FELT THE TUNE YOU"RE NOW^ LISTENING TO FITTED THE M_OOD OF THIS PART PRETTY NICELY - SORT OF - , NOW^ DON"T YOU THINK? ( - Y THE W^AY, YOU CAN HAVE - OTHER TOONS BY THE PRESS OF A KEY - - EN GOT AN HOUR TO DESIGN AND DRAW^ THIS CHARACTER SET, AND NOW^ W^E HAVE FINALLY REACHED THE STAGE OF PRODUCTION THAT W^E LOOKED FORW^ARD TO W^ITH EQUAL AMOUNTS OF - HE W^RITING OF THIS M_INDBOGGLING SCROLLTEXT! - NFORTUNATELY, THE TIM_E IS NOW^ 5:14 AM_, AND W^E HAVE DECIDED THAT W^E W^ILL NOT REST FOR ONE SINGLE M_OM_ENT UNTIL THIS THING HAS BEEN PACKED & SPREAD - - AIRLANE W^OULD HAVE SAID : - OW^ HERE FOLLOW^S SOM_E GREETINGS, BUT FIRST A QUICK NOTE : - OM_E M_ESSAGES TO - ORW^EGIANS W^ILL BE W^RITTEN IN - UITE UNDERSTANDABLE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT!) - K, HERE W^E GO - FFY & THE REST OF - : W^E ARE SORRY THAT W^E TEM_PORARILY W^ILL HAVE TO END OUR COLLABORATION, SINCE W^E HAVE ENJOIED OURSELVES AS M_EM_BERS OF THE GROUP, AND W^E W^OULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPERTUNITY TO THANK ESPECIALLY - FFY FOR ALL THOSE LONG AND NICE PHONECALLS (AND ALSO M_ANY THANX FOR THE - - PLEASE SEND M_ORE!) - W^E CERTAINLY HOPE YOU"LL KEEP IT UP! - ND TO THE REST OF YOU : - BUNCH OF PEOPLE, AND W^E WILL DO OUR BEST TO HELP YOU OUT IF YOU EVER NEED SOM_E SPECIAL GRAPHICS, AN INTRO OR ANYTHING (- - EXI, YOUR GRAPHICS ARE ON THE W^AY! - - NLY TOO BAD W^E ONLY GOT TO M_EET TW^O OF YOU IN PERSON ( - ET A HAIRCUT, W^ILLYA! - - ND W^E ASSURE YOU THAT IF (OR W^HEN ?) W^E RETURN TO THE COM_PUTER SCENE, IT W^ILL DEFINETLY BE IN - HANKS FOR A GOOD TIM_E, ALL OF YOU, AND W^E W^ILL CHERISH YOUR FRIENDSHIP FOR AS LONG AS W^E LIVE.... - OW^ FOR GREETINGS TO THOSE W^HO ARE NOT - N RANDOM_ ORDER!) - I, AND SORRY "BOUT THE M_ISSUS!) , - ERGEN ]]] LAGET E - J/RN - FORBILDENE V]RE (??) , - ULD - THE CHOICE OF - HE ORIGINAL COM_M_UNIST - W^E W^ERE LATER!) , - E NEARLY FORGOT YOU, BUT - JUST REM_EM_BERED... - AUGHT ANY "ROOS LATELY? - EEP RIDIN" THEM_ - USSIE W^EM_M_EN,M_AN!) , - YNCH & THE REST OF THE - ING + THE FAT LADY SINGS ( - HANX FOR THE INSPIRATION, GUYS!) , - ORRY 'BOUT THE PHONE-TERRORISM_!) , - YSV['RS STORE S/NN OG FORTVILELSE!) , - . + THE REST OF THE OLDTIM_ERS THAT M_ADE THE 64 GREAT IN THE PAST!) , - UBEN DER OPPE M_ED - R/NN/YSUNDET (FOR M_AKING THE 64 GREAT EVEN TODAY!) ...........................AND THAT"S ABOUT IT, IF W^E FORGOT YOU, W^E"RE SORRY! - ) FOR THE LAST TIM_E EVER, W^E W^ILL REJOICE AND SAY THAT M_AGIC W^ORD - - ELL YE M_ET, ALL THEE M_ERRY GENTLEM_EN (AND LADIES, OF COURSE!) TO THIS NIGHTLY PIECE OF PRODUCTIVITY DONE BY - S M_OST OF YOU PROBABLY FIGURED OUT FROM_ THE TITLE, THIS " - EM_O" W^AS M_ADE TO TELL YOU THAT (AT LEAST FOR A W^HILE) W^E INTEND TO BID THE COM_PUTER-SCENE OUR FAREW^ELL, AND THUS THIS IS OUR " - AREW^ELL-DEM_O" ( - NIGM_ATICLY TITLED #1L.G - REAT ENTERTAINM_ENT AND ENJOYM_ENT IS NOT CONSIDERED SUITABLE AT A FUNERAL, AND THAT W^E HOPE TO SOM_E EXTENT EXPLAINS THE LACK OF ACTION AND FX ON THIS SCREEN ( - HIS W^AS N O T REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE A DEM_O, RATHER A NOTE TO EXPLAIN SOM_E THINGS TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE SCENE, AND IF YOU"RE W^AITING FOR THE 231-SPRITE M_ULTIPLEXER AND THE 3D STEREO FLI TECH-TECH, YOU"RE IN THE W^RONG DEM_O, PALP.C - HIS PART CONTAINS SOM_E M_ESSAGES TO M_OST OF THE PEOPLE W^E HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH W^ITH IN THE COM_PUTER SCENE, SO, IF YOU KNOW^ US - - IRST A M_ESSAGE TO EVERYBODY : - YEAR IN SCHOOL, W^E FELT W^E NEEDED SOM_E TIM_E OFF, AND W^E W^ERE NOT REALLY M_OTIVATED FOR COPYING DISKS, SW^APPING, CODING AND ALL THAT - - N SHORT, W^E FIGURED W^E HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO IN OUR SPARE TIM_E ( - LSO, W^E W^ANT TO HAVE SOM_E FUN AND ENJOY OURSELVES, SINCE IN THE AUTUM_N - EN W^ILL JOIN THE - W^ILL HAVE TO STUDY - GOT THE FEELING YOU DIDN"T STUDY AT ALLP. - EN) AT SOM_E UNIVERSITYT.C - LL IN ALL, FOR THE TIM_E BEING W^E SIM_PLY DON"T HAVE - TIM_E LEFT FOR COM_PUTER ACTIVITIES!L C - UT W^E ARE NOT (ABLE TO) LEAVE THE SCENE COM_PLETELY - W^E ARE - SELLING OUR EQUIPM_ENT, AND W^E WILL STAY IN TOUCH W^ITH OUR FRIENDS IN - NGELS, AND W^E M_IGHT SOM_EDAY GO BACK TO ACTIVE DUTYL.C - N THE M_EANTIM_E, W^E INTEND TO DO ODD JOBS FOR - RAPHICS, VARIOUS CODING PROJECTS - TC), AND W^E ARE BY NO M_EANS ENTIRELY DEAD!T O - ESSAGES FOLLOW^ING SHORTLY, BUT FIRST W^E W^OULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT W^E STARTED ON THIS SCREEN - UNDAY THE 7TH OF - ULY 1991 JUST BEFORE M_IDNIGHT, FIRST - EN DREW^ THE M_AGNIFICENT LOGO, THEN - FTERW^ARDS WE SNATCHED THIS TUNE COM_POSED BY SOM_E UNKNOWN M_AESTRO OF THE - CHIP, BECAUSE W^E FELT THE TUNE YOU"RE NOW^ LISTENING TO FITTED THE M_OOD OF THIS PART PRETTY NICELY - SORT OF - , NOW^ DON"T YOU THINK? ( - Y THE W^AY, YOU CAN HAVE - OTHER TOONS BY THE PRESS OF A KEY - - EN GOT AN HOUR TO DESIGN AND DRAW^ THIS CHARACTER SET, AND NOW^ W^E HAVE FINALLY REACHED THE STAGE OF PRODUCTION THAT W^E LOOKED FORW^ARD TO W^ITH EQUAL AMOUNTS OF - HE W^RITING OF THIS M_INDBOGGLING SCROLLTEXT! - NFORTUNATELY, THE TIM_E IS NOW^ 5:14 AM_, AND W^E HAVE DECIDED THAT W^E W^ILL NOT REST FOR ONE SINGLE M_OM_ENT UNTIL THIS THING HAS BEEN PACKED & SPREAD - - AIRLANE W^OULD HAVE SAID : - OW^ HERE FOLLOW^S SOM_E GREETINGS, BUT FIRST A QUICK NOTE : - OM_E M_ESSAGES TO - ORW^EGIANS W^ILL BE W^RITTEN IN - UITE UNDERSTANDABLE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT!)T > - K, HERE W^E GO$ O - FFY & THE REST OF - : W^E ARE SORRY THAT W^E TEM_PORARILY W^ILL HAVE TO END OUR COLLABORATION, SINCE W^E HAVE ENJOIED OURSELVES AS M_EM_BERS OF THE GROUP, AND W^E W^OULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPERTUNITY TO THANK ESPECIALLY - FFY FOR ALL THOSE LONG AND NICE PHONECALLS (AND ALSO M_ANY THANX FOR THE - - PLEASE SEND M_ORE!) - W^E CERTAINLY HOPE YOU"LL KEEP IT UP! - ND TO THE REST OF YOU : - BUNCH OF PEOPLE, AND W^E WILL DO OUR BEST TO HELP YOU OUT IF YOU EVER NEED SOM_E SPECIAL GRAPHICS, AN INTRO OR ANYTHING (- - EXI, YOUR GRAPHICS ARE ON THE W^AY! - - NLY TOO BAD W^E ONLY GOT TO M_EET TW^O OF YOU IN PERSON ( - ET A HAIRCUT, W^ILLYA! - - ND W^E ASSURE YOU THAT IF (OR W^HEN ?) W^E RETURN TO THE COM_PUTER SCENE, IT W^ILL DEFINETLY BE IN - OTHER GROUP FOR US(.C - HANKS FOR A GOOD TIM_E, ALL OF YOU, AND W^E W^ILL CHERISH YOUR FRIENDSHIP FOR AS LONG AS W^E LIVEP./ - OW^ FOR GREETINGS TO THOSE W^HO ARE NOT - N RANDOM_ ORDER!) C - I, AND SORRY "BOUT THE M_ISSUS!) , - ERGEN L]G- LAGET E - J/RN - FORBILDENE V]RE (??) , - ULD - THE CHOICE OF - HE ORIGINAL COM_M_UNIST - W^E W^ERE LATER!) , - E NEARLY FORGOT YOU, BUT - JUST REM_EM_BEREDL.O - AUGHT ANY "ROOS LATELY? - EEP RIDIN" THEM_ - USSIE W^EM_M_EN,M_AN!) , - YNCH & THE REST OF THE - ING + THE FAT LADY SINGS ( - HANX FOR THE INSPIRATION, GUYS!) , - ORRY 'BOUT THE PHONE-TERRORISM_!) , - YSV['RS STORE S/NN OG FORTVILELSE!) , - . + THE REST OF THE OLDTIM_ERS THAT M_ADE THE 64 GREAT IN THE PAST!) , - UBEN DER OPPE M_ED - R/NN/YSUNDET (FOR M_AKING THE 64 GREAT EVEN TODAY!) - AND THAT"S ABOUT IT, IF W^E FORGOT YOU, W^E"RE SORRY!< C - ) FOR THE LAST TIM_E EVER, W^E W^ILL REJOICE AND SAY THAT M -