Source: Amiga Force – Issue Number 3 – March 1993
Cover of the March 1993 issue of Amiga Force
Amiga Force was a relatively short-lived Amiga gaming magazine published in the U.K. Publication began in 1992, fairly late in the life of the Amiga. It only lasted 16 issues before ceasing publication due to the bankruptcy if its publisher.
The March 1993 issue includes:
- Read All About It – Editorial and various news bits. Some items covered include a new joystik from Konix, upcoming games for the Amiga 1200, and more.
- Master Blasters – A top 20 list of shoot-’em-ups with ratings and descriptions including Apidya, Blasteroids (I had this one for the Commodore 64), Blood Money, Llamatron, Project-X, Midnight Resistance, R-Type, SWIV, St. Dragon, Silkworm, Star Ray, Turrican, Wicked, Xenon2 – Megablast, Turrican 2, Venus the Flytrap, Z-Out and more.
- Trouble in Vangoria – Battlecards, a computerized card-based strategy game included free with this issue.
- Street Fighter II – All about Street Fighter II for the Amiga. I had the Super Nintendo version but I’m not really sure how they compared.
- Just Around The Corner – Previews of upcoming and recently released games including The Chaos Engine, Captive II, Alien 3, Euro Soccer, Soccer Kid, Chuck Rock II, Battletoads, and more.
- Budget Bargains – A look at inexpensive games that typically consisted of older releases that have been reissued, shareware, or games issued by small publishers. This month the list includes Robocop 2, Galactic Warrior Rats, Super Cars II, World Championship Boxing Manager, Smash TV, Pit-Fighter, Switchblade II, and more.
- Rich Pickings – Reviews of new full priced releases by major publishers (usually). Games reviewed here include Caesar, Gobliins 2, Premier Manager, Paladin II, Nick Faldo’s Championship Golf, Joe and Mac, Trolls, Crystal Kingdom Dizzy, Waxworks, and more.
- I Believe in Miracles – A detailed overview of Mindscape’s Miracle Piano Teaching System.
- Play It Again (And Again) Sam – A chance to win one of the Miracle Keyboard systems detailed above.
- Force 9 Main – Questions from the readers, including requests for buying advice, color problems, a request for more competitions, and more.
- Going Public – An overview of public domain and shareware games that are available. Some titles covered include The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Act of War, Revenge of the Mutant Camels, Qbic, Amigoids, Weltrix, Spacemaster, Trailblazer, and more.
- You Can Stick It! – Another competition. This one to win one of the new Konix Joysticks.
- Tips Section – Tips and tricks for more than 40 games. Highlighted games this month include Gobliins, Rome AD92, Waxworks and Streetfighter II.
- Cut-Out ‘N’ Cheat – Cheat cards in the shape of 3.5″ disks that can be cut out and stored with your games.
…and more!
