The story so far: Hunter S Minson, in Ireland courtesy of New Concepts Software, to cover the launch of their sport simulation, SURF CHAMP, has realised that a swell of four inches does not make good surfing, so has leapt into a passing hire car in search of diversion. Now read on... fouide, Rose owiagh on the Aone coast whom ihe Guinness began {e take neta Siting inthe mi (dof the: book seat and sur es sas Watearn series ans ge ae a iin ne Bg pees oveeincarls i eae nci te erin dates ces See tet dig tie a Boaters shies Bie ce Shroom Ree ci rnd ied of Soest Fes ta ce Sererreepeee Saar aseament cs ene arena ae oat iene Ses ieauierrie crs Hie Sct rete oo acer ee aees eae we dr oy Hae cnt tonto ee Ur welcome was jsecidecly un-scan ut no less we Perhape thove wind ing righ lanes had woke tert \eGrechaun magic and mee ch. pod back through time. There Srore: no. olocre fights Inthe lace; the mad whe anedrored She door was surly oot of tis sade, Could this Fey be the ploce where some of the more fowentve. Quiled adventures wore being progremmed? Per- ape my" name was. Tre “Tinian ster at No testy on — ova eer oo mun ounnes, ‘Then, 28 we atin he gift shop wath ts raf rom man Det ‘ons, the door opened’ and 1 ‘wept the headrstrovs here Marlanne Searer, reseed in 8 ink twin sot. As he td ws fer, ‘she'd resist the toro” tation to get dressed up, by ‘hich she Meant the gown she Wwoare in har educations! role Barth wae, arly Conon Street clothes, so spillthe beans Migrianno what fe! Brides? Firat there was the bulding, and that hae had fe past. pro: ‘ding safe house for IRA ton tore than 80 yoars ago. Then. 66 CRASH March 1986 See oer a endnintrons| more revemy there were the Screarvers, 2. group who bet ieved inte efigacy of feting si {goin Primal Saream, and who Sere virtually banished trom the thy. vilage "by. focal talk and bersationa! press intrest After ‘ihien “St Brides moved, I, tstablishing the schoo! im Apel i “Thisis probably notthe sor ot schoo hat youd go wo tov ecto the! young ages of St Sory education, from thai 3's ‘pwede And they go tera 2 Weak st time, mays mars rent autor sleap na dorm. (o'take eseore. and boy tno Tuleg, il without the eeeture plans of "They spend 24 hours @ day living a aieront te i fife fe, We oive people Siferent experience of ving 2 thomagives.” Marianne’s back pound both, teoching ane {umanistic psychology ar this {afar more thon a thamfehobcay hotel ae an experiment in umn behaviour ts “oscinet Ing’ St Brides works Because ‘the pupils are never given te Chane to do anything but Ive ‘he imaginary 1980/30 er. ‘Sele advertmerts ring in ‘ch fresh intake of ht who Day around £120 a woek forthe Briitego of indulging fa thiogs {moat of us are ony too heppy eo ‘scape, Marianna greets euch ‘new sirlana prety soon ane ail Be‘choson who shows 8 desire 40 be lender, "and ah will bo tome the prefect But aceoraing to Marlon most ara only too lac to give up the responsi Ai of tal word and are ‘nat fo be grown up" Rernomber this net time you laugh at Somebody wh fee you tet our schoo othe hep Test dave of your if. Fi wore f lesson — ‘and the “pup do Rave to, stuay the Bases ‘of mathe and languages“ moy seam fathe: any. aor peor gate {oli dressing inchs roa Made from coat hangers ane idling ores with eardboord axes Grice youve aat in that slighty room, litening to sera {hy facorda played on wind p (Gramophone. unr” the sorh Sore of Morano Scare ou Gn understand how eoay Tis te ae onthe ae: Bo who id ust that is Pri: tang fldge she. ‘commited the Linthinkabl sn of introducing & tier it thi time worp. ‘Marianne wast frat rather token bac hy the anachronistic intrusion. “My experience as fiways been "looking back 1h ime!” But’ don tke Tong betore she realised that unihe {eiewsion: whieh she thnksJohn Minson pasive and mind rating, com puters "call for 100% oncon Gator on cmon eye pot lust playing with Pape So aber eur arse if agopartot Strides entered fhe “modern, ‘world, though Seve be to doe ‘ompating By cana ight rec’ wes a wrker long fore fate, rote proba oh Siverismen brought hertathe ost east of ian ory 6 Computer expert at that stay She fooked upon the mic as nother medium, he books ot Somics, 0 be exploited as ich teh ritos, thelr fret advorture st Inthe goridors and dormitories tt the house, then out onto the ils, came from’ 8 gare. at {hoy woul play as thay tock the puriie on tambien, AC mystary ‘ould be created trom’ fow Bore tacts found as thay walhod songthe shore ling frat by roi S onda ly vias Sap gestive ow of ck fig tops" and. schoo! unit, "Gate ‘la wel nough’ to gather some. goo tevew and cement Proper aro aa svg mack {'atandera Outed prauct in form though Prscite itos 0 i teeny othe So wordinput People aks afetish SP exces sophisteation mein ‘strength es Prscita’s (wring sf: which ore both witty and atmospheric "Saarct 1s ais0' rofreshingly diferent — there's ot en ore o¢ fanolfin sight Anditeaet you tn the tole of 8 female character, though nether woman seos or ‘alla cerying out arusgde for ‘tommon in’ cmputing. “We're Tot setting ut with omar mind, Martane tlle mo. Pris ‘la ede "We want tne gamos {o'be open and acoessite, to fnpeal fo adventurers of Both eens es ‘vied themsalves, sot to work Seles cara Swietecaeaestines ih belie tees anodes eet eee Sat fata at ttre fneinmusrg eens coe (Piet ge oat feta Maha meee marcos ata eee eee cures Sevaee mereeee oe ues et ec ee meeoaes soc rec aaicy both sre being done with an aye {fe comics belng saul and ay Sree again: thre ore acer a tena ond sublets. of Sexuality. “Companors ahd fare he woth unusual medio "So we are iver a tour of the sadiom the lossegama and the Bean, oooh oo ar {anes ‘canbe realised. But stone remain unarorere linshown, ang a whole aree of the mouse," the ‘old gorvants ‘Quarters joining the school by Rietone door, save e mystory. TY): rat {rink comes as a surprise tht ifive did’ have to charge Back {othe sur, Marianne ana Pre Sie would happily take us down fo thelr foval, And what do the me "says, adding te "for aqood scherr, plan Cryvhoase, “ab ofa crack ‘Zo'now! Know thatthe place ages ‘eat, ange game Sve, ane) Priscila. re. moat harming hostesses and know ‘hat thoy og fly capa laying a seductive gare ofthe Frnagition: Bin should. be Surprised? "Allgood Acton ‘Saws in So that wo live Some deeroe Mlarianne” and Priscila. and presumably the. programmers Sere 0 sega but ee Sovetey e al busy fessing Fheptionphy of der gee for fantasy and fun, Lat Tia Reve he ator "We Go things thet are fu ff stops Being fun we stop i" ° MARANIVE SCAMLETY of ST BRIDES demented CRASH March 1986 67