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  • Raze, Issue Number 2, December 1990

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    The December 1990 issue of Raze magazine

    Raze was a multi-format gaming magazine published in the U.K. It was the follow up to The Games Machine but it was very short lived lasting only about a year. It covered both 16-bit computers and gaming machines. Issue number 2 from December 1990 includes the following:

    • Fast Forward
    • CES-sational
    • Competition
    • Sights on CD
    • Entertainment USA
    • Hand Job – Shintaro Kanaoya gets to grips with Sega’s new hand held Game Gear.
    • RAZE Reviews
    • Go Shoot Up Some Navy Seals – Amiga, Atari ST, C64GS, GX4000
    • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles – Amiga, Atari ST, Game Boy, NES
    • Top Gear – Let loose in a Lotus Espirit Turbo SE. Discover the thrills of accelerating from 0 to 60 in 4.7 seconds and racing at speeds of over 160mph.
    • Run The World in Populous – Sega Mega Drive
    • Review Rundown
    • Hacks & Stacks
    • Budget Blitz
    • Free Play
    • Hot Slots
    • Neuroventure
    • Next Month
    • Consoles
      • C64GS
        • Navy Seals
      • Game Boy
        • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
        • RoboCop
        • Dr. Mario
      • GX4000
        • Navy Seals
      • Mega Drive
        • Klax
        • Rastan Saga II
        • Insector X
        • XDR
        • Moonwalker
        • Populous
      • NES
        • Teenange Mutant Hero Turtles
        • RoboCop II
      • PC Engine
        • Rastan Saga II
        • Legendary Axe II
        • Operation Wolf
        • Beach Volley
    • 16-Bit
      • Amiga
        • Wings of Fury
        • Loopz
        • James Pond
        • Navy Seals
        • Vaxine
        • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
        • RoboCop II
        • Bomber Bob
        • Betrayal
        • Xiphos
        • Globulous
        • Curse of Ra
        • Legend of the Lost
        • Lotus Espirit Turbo Challenge
      • Atari ST
        • Wings of Fury
        • Loopz
        • Navy Seals
        • Vaxine
        • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
        • RoboCop II
        • Betrayal
        • Xiphos
        • Curse of Ra
        • Legend of the Lost
        • Lotus Espirit Turbo Challenge
      • IBM PC
        • Loopz
        • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
        • Betrayal
        • Lotus Espirit Turbo Challenge

      …and more!


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  • June 1989 issue of Computer Gaming World

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    Computer Gaming World, Issue Number 60, June 1989

    Computer Gaming World was the best computer games magazine there ever was, particularly throughout the 1990s. Too bad there’s nothing like it now. The June 1989 issue includes:

    Features

    • Abrams Battle Tank – EA Treads Across Western Europe
    • The Battle of Eylau: A New Scenario – Napoleon Treads Over Western Europe
    • Design Notes for Game Saves – An Experienced Designer Tells All
    • Data East’s “Batman: The Caped Crusader” – Batman Treads On Two Arch-Villains
    • Scorpion’s Mail – Hints on “Battletech,” “Sentinel Worlds,” “Wizardry V” et. al.
    • Hidden Agenda – Springboard’s Manuel Noriega Simulator
    • Presumed Guilty – The “Falcon” Treads On Civil Rights
    • Journey – Infocom Treks Across Mysterious Realms
    • Game Design Abstracts – “Plagiarism” from the Journal of Computer Game Design
    • Game Developers’ Conference – CGW Treks Up the West Coast to Sunnyvale
    • Fantastic Voyages IV – CGW Treks Cross-Country from Lucasfilm to Microprose

    Departments

    • Letters
    • Taking a Peek
    • Game Ratings
    • The Rumor Bag
    • Conversions Received
    • Reader Input Device
    • CGW Hall of Fame

    …and more!


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