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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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  • ST-Log (April 1988)

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    Source: ST-Log – April 1988

    ST-Log was one of a couple of Atari ST magazines available in the U.S. I don’t think the Atari ST was quite as popular as the Amiga but it was reasonably close, at lest during their early years. The April 1988 issue of ST-Log includes:

    Features

    • The Atari ST Buyer’s Guide – A look at various products for the Atari ST in various categories. Some items covered here include utility software such as Copy II ST and Label Master Elite, application software such as Regent Word II and Word Writer, entertainment software such as Aegis Animator and Printmaster Plus, Games such as Flight Simulator II and Chessmaster 2000, and much much more.
    • Mouse-Ka Mania! – A look at this desktop accessory (free in the included disk) that allows you to change your mouse pointer and even animate it.
    • 1st Convert Utility – A type-in program that converts a standard ASCII file into a 1st Word or Word Writer ST file.
    • WordPerfect – A review of WordPerfect for the Atari ST.
    • The Northeast Atari Fair – A look at New England’s first Atari computer fair.
    • ChkDsk – This floppy/hard disk exploration and repair tool is included on the cover disk for this issue.
    • MEGA macrocosm – A detailed look at Atari’s MEGA ST.
    • Inside the ST Xformer, Part 2 – The second part of a series on the ST Xformer, an emulator that allows you to run Atari 8-bit software on your Atari ST.
    • The CinemaWare Story – A detailed look at the company behind such classics as Defender of the Crown and Sinbad.
    • Touching the databases – A tutorial on relational databases using the Atari ST.
    • Play Ball! – Using MicroLeague Baseball to design a baseball team and compete in the World Series.

    Reviews

    • Golden Path – Review of this rather difficult point and click adventure game with an Asian theme.
    • Data Manager ST – Review of this database management system for the Atari ST.
    • Ninja Mission – Review of this action games featuring ninjas.
    • Hardball! – The classic baseball game from Accolade. I spent hours playing this one on the Commodore 64.

    Columns

    • Editorial – About ST-Log’s transition to new ownership.
    • Reader comment – Complaints about Atari’s constant delays when it comes to new hardware.
    • C-manship – Using C to draw rectangles in GEM.
    • Assembly line – A tutorial on using subroutines in assembly programming.
    • Ian’s Quest – Atari to release PC compatible; PC Ditto, a DOS emulator for the Atari ST; MichTron’s Tune Up, and more.
    • Step 1 – Test Drive – An article on creating or customizing a printer driver.
    • GFA Basics – All about BASIC conditional statements.
    • Database Delphi – Using C to create arcade style games on the Atari ST.
    • ST user – A look at the future of CD-ROMs and Pinball Wizard.

    …and more!


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  • Computer Gaming World (December 1987)

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    Source: Computer Gaming World – Issue Number 42 – December 1987

    Computer Gaming World was really the best computer gaming magazine available for most of its life. In its earlier days it covered multiple platforms but eventually became a PC only magazine. The December 1987 issue includes:

    Features

    • Plundered Hearts – A run-through of Plundered Hearts, an adventure game from Infocom which is sort of a spoof on pirate romance.
    • The Electronic Gridiron – A survey of the various computerized football games available at the time. Games covered here include 4th & Inches, GFL Championship Football, Gridiron, Football, Head Coach, Mac Pro Football, Super Bowl Sunday, 3-in-1 Football, Instant Replay, Computer Quarterback, and NFL Challenge.
    • 1987 CGW Game of the Year Awards – The 1987 Computer Gaming World Game of the Year awards were presented at DragonCon where there was also discussion of the future of computer gaming and a gaming tournament. Award winners include The Bard’s Tale II (Electronic Arts), Starflight (Electronic Arts), Leather Goddesses of Phobos (Infocom), Trinity (Infocom), Might and Magic (New World Computing), Hardball (Accolade), Marble Madness (Electronic Arts), Earl Weaver Baseball (Electronic Arts), Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon (Cinemaware), Gunship (Microprose), Defender of the Crown (Cinemaware), Under Fire! (Avalon Hill), Balance of Power (Mindscape), BattleCruiser (SSI), Gettysburg (SSI), Battlefront (SSG), and the overall winner, Ultima IV (Origin).
    • Project: Stealth Fighter – A review of this combat flight simulator for the Commodore 64/128.
    • Beyond Zork – Review of this classic adventure game from Infocom for a variety of systems. This was one of the last games in the long running Zork series of interactive fiction games.
    • Secret Agents, Man! – A look at The Spy’s Adventures in Europe and The Spy’s Adventures in North America. These are two games in a series of educational adventure games for the Apple II.
    • Victory At Sea – The second part of a strategy guide for SSI’s Warship, a naval strategy game.
    • Battles In Normandy – A review of this World War II strategy game from SSG for the Commodore 64 and Apple II.
    • Firepower – Review of this arcade tank game from MicroIllusions for the Amiga (coming soon for the Commodore 64, Apple IIgs, and Dos).

    Departments

    • Editorial – An overview of recent changes to the magazine including both content and layout changes as CGW moved to an IBM AT and desktop publishing.
    • Taking A Peek – Previews of new and upcoming games including Thunderchopper (Apple II, Commodore 64), Wings of Fury (Apple II), California Dreams (Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga), Vegas Gambler (Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple IIgs, DOS), Shirley Muldowney’s Top Fuel Challenge (Commodore 64), Dark Lord (Apple II, Commodore 64), Force 7 (Commodore 64), Tomahawk (Atari, Commodore 64), Street Sports Basketball (Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS), Heartland (Commodore 64), Silicon Dreams (Apple II, Atari, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS), Solar Star (Atari), Plutos (Amiga), Terrorpods (Amiga, Atari ST), 3D Helicopter Simulator (Dos), Thexder (DOS), Connect (DOS), and Halls of Montezuma (Apple II, Commodore 64).
    • Game Ratings – A list of the top 50 strategy and top 50 action/adventure games as rated by CGW.

    …and more!


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