Lobo is without a doubt one of
the stars of the SWOS scene. In
10 Month he travel to 4 countrys
just to play in five tournaments.
A reason to talk with him.
2nd Place at the Danish Open,
3rd Place on the Sensible Days,
Winner of 1st Netherlands Cup,
Winner from SWOS Hanse Cup and
4th place at Wroclaw Open. Sounds
great.
A year ago the most people don't
know you and now you are one of
the best SWOS players of the
community. How would you explain
that?
Well, I didnīt play SWOS for 6
years, so I completely missed
begginings of ss.de and online
playing. Even when I found it for
a first time I wasnīt really
sure that playing online can be
so good, guess thatīs because
Iīm Amiga breed player.
At Danish Open I meet Pallister,
who is a fellow Amiga freak and
he told me evrything about online
playing. Thatīs how I joined the
community.
So i bet you was suprised to
be 2nd on the Danish open without
any online practice before. How
was it for you to go to the
Danish Open did you expect a so
high place after a so long SWOS
break?
It was so great to see that SWOS
is still alive and kicking.
Pallister showed me some goals I
never saw before. I was really
glad to meet him, Oli O, Kicker,
Djowger and Spir. Although I
played for years offline I was
still surprised as each one of
them has a different style of
playing. I canīt say much what
my expectations were as I didnīt
have a clue how good other
players were. Obviously I was
hoping for a good result.
We don't hear from many SWOS
events in the U.K. so you have to
go on the long trip from London
to other countrys. Very long
trips just to play SWOS. Isn't
nerve-wracking sometimes?
Itīs not that bad. It takes only
2h flight to get basically
anywhere from London. On other
hand I would love to organize a
tournament in UK and invite
players here. Itīs a bit of a
struggle but I keep the faith
that it will happen one day.
What's the main reasons for
you to go to offline cups?
Offline cups are without doubt
the best part of playing SWOS.
Meeting fellow pixel freaks,
great atmosphere. I never
regreted going to any of them.
Was there any SWOS event that
you visit before you found ss.de
?
Years ago in 1996 and 1997 I took
part in Offline Cups organized in
Poland. That was a golden age of
Swos. Polish gaming magazine
organized a poll to determine
what game would readers like to
play in a tournament. I canīt
remember exactly but I guess SWOS
won by a landslide of 90% votes.
I even managed to keep a VHS
recording from that cup for all
those years.
Could you descripe a typical
day of SWOS playing (online or
offline)?
I hardly ever play offline this
days apart from cups. What I
enjoy about playing online is a
great diversity it gives. I like
the thrill of league and ooo
games as much as relaxed
atmosphere of friendly cups and
tournaments.
If you could decide how a new
Sensible Soccer should look like,
what would you decide?
Thatīs a difficult question.
Guess I like the game so much I
consider it flawless and
wouldnīt change anything ( I
mean Amiga version of course)
Are there any goals you have
for the future?
I just hope playing SWOS will
give me as much joy as it does
now. On other hand I would love
to organize a succesfull event in
UK and invite players to attend
it.
Where can we meet you the next
time?
I will join Pallisterīs Central
Germany Cup in July and obviously
Sensi Days. Both of them look
like they are going to be great
events. Iīm already looking
forward to them.
Thanks for you answers
Thanks HairFU, pleasure was mine.
Lobos VHS Tape of
the Polish Tournament in 1997
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