Interview


Handle: ZAZ of The Wanderer Group / ELiTE

How did you come up with your alias ?
I was playing Bomb Jack (i think), then i lost all lifes in a few minutes and in the Hi-Scores place 20 out of 20 was mine ! :( So i decided to move the stick left - button - right - button - left - button... and ZAZ was the result. A minute later my brother entered the room and asked: Who the fuck is ZAZ ? And i thought to myself: Hey... this sounds cool... and i kept it ! I think that's it...

City / Country:
Cologne / Germany

Born year:
1971

What was your first computer, and when did you get it?
It was the Commodore 64 (best thing ever !) in may 1985

How did you get into the scene and what groups have you been a member of ?
Ok... i was very stoned when i met a very nice girl (Nicole). I started to talk to her and she told me that she got a boyfriend (Thomas) ! :( But ok... we met again and she came up with her boyfriend. We had a lot of fun and alcohol of course ;) When we were waitin' for the tram i took my black pen and wrote "ZAZ was here..." on a wall - i gave the pen to Thomas and he wrote "TEF of TWG was here..." ! "The Wanderer Group ???" i asked. And he said "Yeah... do you know us ?". Oh my god, "do you know us" he asked ! I told him that i'm coding machine language and he said "show me some of your work". I said "no prob" and we met again (without Nic this time) ;) He said "Hey, that's not bad ! Wanna join TWG ?" Aarrghhh... "WANNA JOIN TWG ???" what the fuck happened ? Yeah... and so i joined TWG ! :) After a while we joind forces with Strike Force - Radwar and the rest of Germany's best groups. And ELiTE was born ! Oki... that's it dudes... :)

What was the proudest moment in your career ?
There were 3:
1. When TEF of TWG asked me to join TWG !
2. Radwar Party II where i met all those famous guys.
3. TWG on TV ! (We cracked a game for a german TV Show !)

For what specific reason(s) do you think that you are remembered ?
I really dunno ! I think the dudes who know me best, will remember me as one of the craziest guys they ever met ! :) And maybe some dudes remember the Venlo meeting where i burped into the microphone ! :))

What would you like to be remembered for ?
I dunno.... maybe for my intros or my cracks or my scrolltexts...?

What made you stop the scene activity ? (and do you remember when?)
Everybody got lazy and so we split up... :(
(Yeah... me too) ;)

Thinking back on the good old days, is there anything you regret?
I regret that it's over ! And i wish i could go back to 1985 ! :)

What was your favorite
GAME(S)
- Neuromancer
- Wasteland
- and even more...

DEMO(S)
- The Think Twice Series...
- and even more...

PROGRAMMER(S) (OR PROGRAMMING TEAM(S))
- The Judges
- Mr. Cursor
- and even more...

CRACKER(S) (OR CRACKING GROUP(S))
- Speedcracker of TWG ;)
- Weetibix - Mr. Zeropage - Mr. Z
- and even more...

COMPOSER(S)
- Speedcracker of TWG ;)
- Martin Galway
- Rob Hubbard
- Demon - Future Freak - Red - MON - 20CC - F.A.M.E.
- and even more...

BEST COMPOSED TRACK(S)
- Future Freak (Rocky Star - Dexion Ranking Demo...)
- Martin Galway (Comic Bakery - Arkanoid - Green Beret - Rambo...)
- Rob Hubbard (Crazy Comets - Commando - IK+ - Monty on the run...)
- F.A.M.E. (Strike Force intro - FAME on the run ? ...)
- Speedcracker (Plastic Age...)
- and even more...

EVENT(S) (E.G. COPYPARTY)
- Radwar Party II + III
- Ikari + Zargon Party
- Venlo Meetings
- and even more...

DRINK ?
Long Island Ice Tea
(Gin - Rum - Tequilla - Vodka - Coke - fresh Lemon)

What are you doing nowadays ?
Surfin' the net ... working :( ... Girlies :) ... Parties ... trading ...

Is there anything you'd like to say to the public (read: admires)
I hope that there will be a big party sometime where all old guys will meet a last time !

What is the meaning of life?
i dunno - i don't care !