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  • Commodore Magazine (February 1988)

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    Source: Commodore Magazine – February 1988

    I absolutely loved this magazine for the short couple of years I bought it. It covered the computer I had (Commodore 64), the computer I wanted (Amiga), and even Commodore’s PC compatible machines. The February 1988 issue includes:

    Features

    • Software “Fan”atics – Amusing stories from the Commodore 64 development world and its fans.
    • Mail Order Mania – A guide to buying your computer hardware and software via mail order…sort of like buying via the Internet today.
    • Cover Story: 101 Tips For Commodore Game Players – A compendium of tips and tricks for Commodore 64 games.

    Departments

    • Letters – Letters from readers about bowling software, disk drive repair, and setting up a Commodore 64 in limited space.
    • News – A contest related to the game President Elect, new Amiga products revealed at Comdex, an Assembly Language programming book for the Amiga, Airborne Ranger and Project Stealth Fighter released for the C64 by MicroProse, 4th & Inches released for the C64 by Accolade, Galactic Frontier releaed by Spirit Software for the C64, the SupraDrive FD-10 (10 MB removeable floppy disk drive) released for the C64, and much more.
    • Tips & Tricks – Tips and brief coding trick including a short fireworks program for the C64, a programmable caterpillar for the C64, tips for Faery Tale Adventure for the Amiga, and more.
    • 64 and 128 Software Reviews – Reviews of Rush’n Attack, Yie Ar Kung-Fu (one of my personal favorites), Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, Jeopardy, Stationfall, Dan Dare, and Telegames Vol. 1-3.
    • Amiga Software Reviews – Reviews of DigiPaint, Phantasie I, Phatasie III (no idea why they skipped porting the second game in the series), LexCheck, Karate Kid II, City Desk, and TimeSaver.
    • Amiga Book Reviews – Reviews of Amiga Technical Reference Series, Amiga Intuition Reference Manual, Amiga Hardware Reference Manual, Amiga ROM Kernal Reference Manual: Exec, Libraries and Devices, Programmer’s Guide to the Amiga, Amiga programmer’s HandBook Second Edition, The AmigaDOS Manual Second Edition, The Amiga, and Inside the Amiga.
    • Adventure Road – A look at adventure games including Knight Orc and Phantasie III.
    • Technical Tips – Part 6 of a guide to interfacing with the Commodore 64’s user port – this is part 2 of building a digital camera.
    • Telecommunications – Inside Q-Link – Using e-mail on this online service for the Commodore 64. It would eventually become America Online.
    • Computer Tutor – A type-in vocabulary application for the Commodore 64.
    • Game Programs – A type-in game for the Commodore 64 called Kamikaze Duck in which you must catch ducks plumeting from the sky.
    • Jiffies – A short type-in program called Lil’ Helper for the Commodore 64 that helps you catalog the contents of your disks.
    • 128 Users Only – A type-in routine for the Commodore 128 that lets you easily find all of the variables in your BASIC programs.
    • Amiga Update – A type-in program for the Amiga that will speak text files as well as an update on the latest available public domain software.

    …and more!


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  • Amiga Power (December 1991)

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    Source: Amiga Power – Issue Number 8 – December 1991

    Amiga Power was a magazine dedicated to gaming on the Amiga that was published in the U.K. between 1991 and 1996. Issue Number 8 from December 1991 issue includes:

    • True Stories – The new Amiga 500+; new multi-event sports sims including Hawk’s Championship Athletics; new movie licenses from Ocean including Terminator 2 and Hudson Hawk; Monkey Island 2 and Indiana Jones & The Fate of Atlantis coming in early 1992; and more.
    • The Charts – A list of the top 100 Amiga games. At the top of the list are Jimmy White’s Snooker, Silent Service 2, Cruise For A Corpse, Bubble Bobble, Return to Europe, Terminator 2, Thunderhawk, Full Contact, Shadow of the Beast, and TV Sports Football.
    • Complete Control – Tips and tricks for F-29 Retaliator, Shadow Warriors, Armalyte, Switchblade II, MIG-29 Fulcrum, Lotus Turbo Challenge II, Utopia, Power Monger, Battle Chess II, Thunderjaws, Spindizzy Worlds, Hydra, Skull & Crossbones, RBI Baseball 2, Armourgeddon, and more.

    • All I Want For Xmas… – A Christmas presents guide for Amiga gamers. Some items on the list include the Competition Pro 5000 and other joysticks, various mice, hard disks and RAM expansions, the Amiga 500 Cartoon Classics Pack, the Commodore 1084 monitor, game compilations, books, and more.
    • What A Lot You Get! – A guide to recent game compilations including Super Sega (E-Swat, Golden Axe, Super Monaco GP, Shinobi, Crackdown), Max (SWIV, ST Dragon, Night Shift, Turrican II), Super Sim Pack (International 3D Tennis, Italy 1990, Crazy Cars II, Airborne Ranger), The Top League (Speedball 2, Rick Dangerous 2, Falcon, Midwinter, TV Sports Football), 10 Great Games (Ferrari F1, Rick Dangerous, Pick ‘N’ Pile, Night Hunter, Carrier Command, and more), Dizzy Collection (Kwik Snax, Fast Food, Treasure Island Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy, Maigcland Dizzy), Quest For Adventure (Operation Stealth, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Mean Streets), James Bond Collection (License to Kill, The Spy Who Loved Me, Live and Let Die), Rainbow Collection (Rainbow Islands, Bubble Bobble, The New Zealand Story), Chart Attack (Lotus Espirit Turbo Challenge, James Pond, Venus The Flytrap, Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts), 2 Hot 2 Handle (Golden Axe, Total Recall, Super Off-Road Racer, Shadow Warriors), Air Sea Supremacy (Gunship, Carrier Command, P-47, Wings, Silent Service), Capcom Collection (Strider, UN Squadron, Last Duel, Forgotten Worlds, Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts, Dynasty Wars, Led Storm, Strider 2), Virtual Reality 1 (Stunt Car Racer, Carrier Command, Starglider 2, International Soccer Challenge, Midwinter), and Superheroes (The Spy Who Loved Me, Last Ninja 2, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Strider 2).
    • Definition of Sound – A buyers guide to puzzle games. Some of the games covered here include Stack Up, Puzznic, Welltris, Lemmings, Shanghai, Pipe Mania, Klax, and more.

    • Do The Write Thing – Letters from readers about Rodland, games for beginners, the importance of customer satisfaction to software houses, and more.
    • The Bottom Line – A running overview of games released over the last year. Some titles on the list include Altered Destiny, A-10 Tank Killer, Back to the Future Part III, The Blues Brothers, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Chuck Rock, Commando, Crime Wave, Dragons of Flame, Elvira, Final Fight, Eye of the Beholder, Gauntlet III, Golden Axe, Hydra, King’s Quest V, Last Ninja 2, Leisure Suit Larry III, Lemmings, NARC, Operation Thunderbolt, Pit-Fighter, Populous, Prince of Persia, Powermonger, Power Drift, Ski or Die, Robocop 2, R-Type II, The Simpsons, Skull and Crossbones, Stun Runner, Stellar 7, Ultima V, and many others.
    • Second Opinion – Industry professionals (in this case Dominique Cor who is the Marketing Manager of Infogrames in the UK) offer their opinions on recent games including Lotus Turbo Challenge II, Sim City, Lemmings, Tetris, Sim Earth, Teenage Mutant Hero (Ninja) Turtles, Dino Wars, and Supercars 2.

    …and more!


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  • The One (November 1989)

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    Source: The One – Issue Number 14 – November 1989

    The One was a gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. It covered various systems over the year but it was primarily a 16-bit computer games magazine. In 1989 it was mostly covering the Amiga, Atari ST and PC. The November 1989 issue includes:

    • Disk – The cover disk included with the magazine this month includes an add-on for the Amiga and Atari ST versions of Populous called Final Frontier.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about Deluxe Paint, game construction kits, Power Drift, and more.
    • News – A look an an interesting new game called Atomic Lunch, new games coming for Christmas including Space Harrier II, Scramble Spirits, Liverpool, Saint and Greavsie, Terry’s Big Adventure, and more
    • Work In Progress – An in-depth look at a game still under development, Chase HQ.
    • Reviews – Reviews of Future Wars: Time Traveler for the Amiga, Power Drift for the Amiga, Tintin on the Moon for the Atari ST, Pro Tennis Tour for the Atari ST, Eye of Horus for the PC (DOS), North and South for the Amiga, Interphase for the Amiga, and Batman for the Amiga.
    • Play Guide – A strategy guide for Xenon II.
    • Tips – Tips and tricks for Paperboy, Dragon’s Lair, Continental Circus, Dynamite Dux, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The New Zealand Story, Rick Dangerous, and Robocop.

    • Demos – A look at various demos for the Amiga and Atari ST as well as where to get them.
    • Showcase – Budding programmers, graphic artists, and musicians submit their work for consideration.
    • Graphics – Creating 64-color art on 16-color displays with EA’s Fusion.
    • Arcades – A look at new and upcoming arcade games including Big Run (Jaleco), U.N. Squadron
    • (Capcom), Sky Adventure (SNK), and Omega Mission (UPL/American Sammy).

    …and more!


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