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  • Computer & Video Games (June 1986)

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    Source: Computer & Video Games – Issue Number 56 – June 1986

    Computer + Video Games was a very long running computer and video game magazine published in the U.K. that was published throughout most of the 1980s. Issue number 56 from June 1986 includes:

    Features

    • Cauldron Competition
    • C+VG Top 30 Charts
    • Ideas Central’s Arcade Special
    • Arcade High Scores
    • Players Guide to Nemesis
    • Licenced to Thrill!
    • Ghost ‘N’ Goblins Preview
    • Program Listing: Bouncer (BBC)
    • Get Dexter! Map
    • Football Crazy
    • Rob Hubbard Interview
    • Datahits Competition
    • East Meets West
    • Ideas Central
    • Adventure News
    • Adventure Helpline
    • Adventure Reviews
    • Amiga Software
    • Letters From America
    • Customized Computer Competition
    • The Bug Hunters
    • The Bat-Map
    • Bat-Tips
    • Mailbag
    • Next Month

    News & Reviews

    • Reviews This Issue
      • Game of the Month: Cauldron II
      • C+VG Hits! Quazatron
      • Heavy on the Magick
      • Karate Combat
      • Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
      • Green Beret
      • Golf
      • Alien Highway
      • …and more!
    • Adventure – Mikro-Gen look set to cause a stir with Equinox and Stainless Steel. Wild Bill Steeley, boss of Microprose, always causes a stir wherever he goes – and so do his games. We look at some new releases from the flight ace. Plus a sneak look at CRL’s new Cyborg!

    …and more!


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  • Enduro Racer (Sega)

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    Enduro Racer (Sega, 1986)

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    Enduro Racer is an arcade racer by Sega that is quite similar to Sega’s other arcade racers of the time including Outrun and especially Hang-On. The behind the vehicle third person view and scaling sprites will be very familiar to anyone who has played those other games.

    Enduro Racer is in some ways more limited and in some ways more advanced than those games. Your vehicle is a dirt bike and on one hand, you can perform wheelies and there are jumps to navigate both of which features add a little complexity to the game. On the other hand, there are no branching paths to choose like in Outrun or even multiple course selections like in Hang-On. Overall though, it is a game worth playing if you are a fan of this sort of racer.

    Enduro Racer was released to arcades in 1986 and there were a few home ports as well over the next few years. In 1987 the Sega Master System version was released. In 1988 the Commodore 64 and a few other computer versions came along and in 1989 an Atari ST version was released. Finally, it was re-released for for the Wii’s Virtual Console in 2008.


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  • Gremlins (Atari 5200)

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    Gremlins (Atari 5200, 1986)

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    There have been a number of games based on the Gremlins movie over the years. The first was for the Atari 2600. An Atari 5200 version was developed but it was a substantially different game. This version also appeared on the Commodore 64, Apple II and DOS based computers. All of these were released in 1984, the same year as the movie, except for the Atari 5200 version. At first this seems a bit surprising given that Atari was the one who developed the game, but…

    It turns out that Gremlins for the Atari 5200 was in fact finished in June 1984 and ready for production. However, Jack Tramiel was hired as CEO of Atari around the same time and put a freeze on all new video game related products to concentrate on computer products. By the time Atari decided to continue in the home video game market (largely because of the introduction of the Nintendo Entertainment System) it was 1986 and some old stock, including copies of Gremlins for the Atari 5200, was finally released. Because of the delay, Gremlins was the last official release for the Atari 5200. Incidentally, the Atari 7800 was also ready in 1984 but was delayed for the same reason.

    Screen shots are from atariage.com.





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