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  • The One (August 1989)

    Source: The One – Issue Number 11 – August 1989

    The One is a 16-bit gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Initially it covered games for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS based PCs but later expanded to cover 16-bit consoles as well. The August 1989 issue includes:

    • Letters – Reader letters about Time Scanner for the Amiga, Test Drive II and the lack of a review for the ST version, Blood Money and the lack of arcade reviews among other topics.
    • News – The latest news (at the time) includes info about Populous: The Promised lands, a Populous expansion for the Atari ST and Amiga; a Strider covnversion for the Amiga and Atari ST; a conversion of Dynamic Dux for the Amiga and Atar ST; a conversion of Chase HQ for 16-bit home computers; a civil war strategy/acton hybrid game developed by a French company; Paperboy for the Atari ST, PC and Amiga; an updated version of Jack The Ripper for 16-bit systems and much, much more.
    • Work In Progress – An article about Accolade and games in may be bringing to the British market. Some of these include Mean 18, Fight Night, Hardball, Test Drive, Test Drive: The Duel plus add-on disks, Grand Prix Circuit, Heatwave, Steel Thunder, The Cycles, Synergy and Conspiracy.

    • Reviews
      • Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Rodeo (Tynesoft) – You take the roll of Buffalo Bill in his Wild West show. This is sort of like the multi event Winter Games and Summer Games by Epxy only with a Wild West theme. Available for the Atari ST at the time of the review and coming soon to the Amiga and PC.
      • Chariots of Wrath (Impressions) – A series of mini-games connected by a ‘rescue the princess’ type story. Available for the Atari ST and coming soon for the Amiga.
      • Grand Prix Circuit (Accolade) – Accolade’s Formula 1 racer. I had a blast with this game on my Commodore 64. Reviewed here for the PC and Amiga and coming soon for the Atari ST.
      • High Steel (Screen 7) – An arcade/puzzle type game in which you build skyscrapers. Reviewed for the Amiga and coming soon for the ATari ST.
      • Ocean’s Beach Volley (Ocean) – Two-on-two beach volleyball game, reviewed here for the Amiga, coming soon for the Atari ST wtih a possible future release for the PC.
      • Quartz (Firebird) – A scrolling shooter in which the direction depends on the level. For the Amiga and Atari ST.
      • Rainbow Islands (Firebird) – A conversion of Taito’s sequel to Bubble Bobble for the Amiga and Atari ST.
      • Sleeping Gods Lie (Empire) – A 3D arcade adventure with different puzzles to solve in every kingdom (level). For the Atari ST, Amiga and coming soon for the PC.
      • Stunt Car Racer (Micro Style) – An early 3D polygon racer with stunts. Reviewed here for the Atari ST and coming soon for the Amiga and PC. I played this on the PC and it was fun but low res polygons and low frame rates kept it from being great.
      • Xenon II: Megablast (Image Works) – A vertical shooter reviewed here for the Atari ST, Amiga and coming soon for the PC.

    • Tips
      • Forgotten Worlds (US Gold) – How to activate cheat mode.
      • License to Kill (Domark) – A mini strategy guide for levels 1 to 5.
      • Millenium 2.2 (Electric Dreams) – A complete strategy guide.
      • Populous (Electronic Arts) – Codes to get you to various levels.
      • Rick Dangerous (Firebird) – A variety of tips from the designers.
      • RoboCop (Ocean) – Cheat mode for the Atari ST version.
      • Silkworm (Virgin Mastertronic) – How to activate cheat mode on the Amiga version.
      • Xybots (Tengen/Domark) – A variety of tips to help you get started.
      • Play Guide – A detailed strategy guide for Wicked by Electric Dreams.
    • Competition – Win a Sharp boom box complete with Cd player, cassette deck and of course AM/FM stereo.
    • Demos – An overview of several demos for the Atari ST and Amiga plus where you can get them (usually involving the postal service).
    • Graphics – Tips and tricks on textures, animation, color coordination and more. Plus an interview with the Bitmap Brothers about Xenon II, etc.
    • Arcades – An overview of some of the latest arcade games, including WWF Super Stars, Crime City, and Willow.
    • Feature – An article on Dave Gibbons and his artwork and future plans with the Amiga.
    • Backspace – Andrew Baybrook addresses criticism of ports of games from the ST to Amiga generally and his port of Rainbow Islands specifically.

    …and more!


  • GamesMaster (January 1993)

    Source: GamesMaster – Issue Number 1 – January 1993

    GamesMaster is a computer and video game magazine that was published in the U.K. from 1993 until 2018. It was originally a spin-off of a TV show by the same name but the show ended years before the magazine. It was also published in Lebanon between 1996 and 1999 and the Philippines between 2003 and 2009. Issue Number 1 from January 1993 includes:

    • Network – Bong! New magazine launched (oh, you’re already reading it!) Bong! Game Genie and Action Replay arrive for SNES. Bong! Cheap Sega carts on the way? bong! Etc. Bong!
    • Charts – What’s hot and what’s, if you must, “not” in the stores. Plus the chance to vote your fave game to the top of the Readers’ Chart.
    • Dominik’s Big Purple Column – The big barrel of double entendres has its bottom roughly scraped in this, the first of a series of frighteningly unhinged missives from everyone’s favorite redcoat.
    • TV News – Who’s on when? What challenges are coming up? This is the definitive guide, as you might expect, to what’s happening on GamesMaster over the next few weeks. Plus: what on EARTH is that git Douglas doing on the telly?
    • Games Arena – Two young men, one with a stinking cold and the other just stinking, face off for the dust-up of a lifetime on, you guessed it, Streetfighter 2. Think you can do better? Well here’s your chance…
    • Previews – Take a sneaky peek at forthcoming stormers for your system. This month we’ve got Mr. Nuts, Cool World, James Pond 3, Gunship 2000, Star Wars and, as they say, “more”!
    • Win The Ultimate Games Station! – If you thought that your car rent games system was smart think again. Here’s the chance to own every 16-bit console, and a bundle of software for each. PLUS: an ultra-smart color TV with full stereo sound to play on.
    • Reviews – For a full list of reviews; eyes right!
    • Subs – Scribble, snip, send, save, smile.
    • Survey – A million miles away from the skull-implodingly dull surveys you’re used to filling out, this one will actually improve your state of mind. No, really.
    • Win A Bloody Enormous Telly! – 28 throbbing inches of gristle, sorry, screen. That’s what’s on offer in our Comet Game Zone Sonic 2 Competition.
    • Tips Zone – From gaming geek to software Schwarzenegger in one super-easy step.
    • Christmas Start Here! – It would be a grumpy old scrooge of a magazine that didn’t offer some lighthearted Christmas fun and games, and a bah humbugging reader who didn’t enter into the spirit.
    • Secret Level… – That’s right. Lurking in this issue of GamesMaster is our very own secret level! Can you find it? Can you beat it?
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  • The One (July 1990)

    Source: The One – Issue Number 22 – July 1990

    The One was a gaming magazine published in the U.K. that mostly covered 16-bit computers. The exact systems covered varied throughout its life as did the subtitle which in this case is “For Amiga, Atari ST and PC Games”. The July 1990 issue includes:

    • Up Front – Here we are again with another in the new-look series. The response so far to the previous issue has bee mixed but never anything other than extreme (see Letters). This is also true of the software this month, with plenty of class acts to impress, including some ace arcade-style antics, a squadron of far-out flight simulations, and of course the sequel to Kick Off. That’s what’s in. But what of the stuff that’s not? The Arcades, Grafix, BackSpace and Showcase sections are probably noticeable by their absence, but rest assured normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. So until then…Keep ’em peeled.
    • Letters – Did you know that the Upper Voltan Airforce has no ‘planes? Or that Robert Louis Stephenson died while helping his wife cook the dinner? Or that Idi Amin ate his Foreign Minster’s liver? You do now. And there’s plenty more invaluable information where that came from…
    • News – There’s a flood of sequels as RoboCop 2, Predator 2, Die Hard 2 and Back To The Future III warm up for release on both the big and small screen. Plus details on Hewson’s Nebulus 2 and Thalamus’ Restrictor, a bundle of big things from Ocean and plenty of juicy gossip.
    • Work In Progress – Picture a man going on a voyage beyond sight and sound…Bullfrog’s Powermonger looks set to shock the world by creating millions of its own, while Creative Materials goes vertical, Rick Dangerous make is long-awaited return and Magnetic Scrolls plays around with Alice with the revolutionary Wonderland.
    • Reviews – ANCO’s sequel to Kick Off is the best thing ever (and that’s official). Bullfrog’s Flood also surfaces, along with the best Golf game to date, four 9count ’em) top-notch flight simulations and a host of supporting features.
    • Demos – Heads explode, people get cut in half, lets are severed and Duran Duran has its latest single sampled. Can Phil South handle it?
    • Feature – Gordon Houghton slips into his pajamas to brave the mysteries of the Orient and provide the definitive lockdown on the Martial Arts and the software it’s spawned. We do hope his life insurance is up to date.

    …and more!