Source: Your Commodore – Issue Number 32 – May 1987

Your Commodore was a U.K. published magazine for Commodore 8-bit computers. This mostly meant the Commodore 64 and 128 but it also covered machines like the C16 and Plus/4. The May 1987 issue includes:

Features

• Gunship – This month’s game of the month. This is a combat flight simulator featuring the Apache AH-64A. It was about as realistic as it got at the time.

• Byting Into The 6510 – The first in a series of articles on machine code programming for the 6410.

• Platform Panic – A look at some of the most influential platform games of the time, including Impossible Mission, Wizard, Bounty Bob Strikes Back, Cauldron II, Hercules, and Monty on the Run.

• Image System – A detailed look at this graphics software for the Commodore 64.

• Graphix Pax – A look at some of the better graphics packages and tools for the Commodore 64, including Koala Pad, Doodle Pad, Drawing Board, PIcasso, Blazing Paddles, Cadpak, Art Studio, Artist 64, and Simon’s Basic.

• Guide To Graphics – A guide to understanding and using the Commodore 64’s graphics power.

• Spanner In The Works – A guide to troubleshooting and repairing your computer.

Regulars

• Data Statements – News and new products including a new “face lift” package for the C64 to make it look more like the 64C, Aqua Racer from Bubble Bus Software, new SSI releases from U.S. Gold, a new joystick from Epyx, and more.

• Games Reviews – Reviews of new games including Agent Orange, Indoor Sports, Eagles Nest, Chickin Chase, Big Deal, Krakout, Mutants, Leviathan, Paperboy, Feud, Terror of the Deep, Aliens, Tomahawk, Future Knight, and Escape From Singe’s Castle.

• I.Q. – A look at some adventure games and other types of games that require more brain power than reflex, including Hollywood Hijinks, Murder Off Miami, Masters of the Universe, Adrian Mole, and Portal.

Programs and Utilities

• Lower Case Graphics – A program for using the lower case character set on the C16 and Plus/4.

• Plus/4 and C16 Character Generator – A type-in character editor for the Plus/4 and C16.

• Sprite Editor – A type-in sprite editor for the Commodore 64.

• Cedit – A type-in full-featured character editor for the Commodore 64.

…and more!