History
- Released
- March 1989
- Code
- The Silver Surfer
- Music
- EVS (Edwin van Santen) — "Big Fun Mix"
- Graphics
- The Syndicate
- Charset
- Tob
- Group
- Hotline — Netherlands, founded August 1986
The seventeenth numbered intro from Hotline, released in March 1989. The Silver Surfer handled the code — one of Hotline's most frequently credited coders, also responsible for #5 HTL-03 and other entries in the group's extensive catalogue. EVS (Edwin van Santen) contributed "Big Fun Mix," preserved in the HVSC — Van Santen was a prolific Dutch SID composer who provided music to multiple groups including Warriors of the Wasteland. The Syndicate created the graphics while Tob provided the charset. The division of labour across four contributors reflects Hotline's organized approach to intro production — code, music, graphics, and charset each handled by a specialist. This March 1989 release sits in the middle of Hotline's numbered sequence and represents the group's mature period, more than two years after their August 1986 founding. The collaboration between Silver Surfer and EVS was a recurring partnership that defined much of Hotline's visual and auditory identity during this era.
Sources: CSDb · docsnyderspage
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