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  • Info (December/January 1990)

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    Source: Info – Issue Number 35 – December/January 1990

    While Info (or .info) at one time also covered the Commodore 64, by 1990 it was Amiga exclusive. One unique aspect of this magazine was that it was created with home computer hardware and software. Commodore 64s in the early days and later the Amiga. The December/January 1990 issue includes:

    Focus

    • The Battletech Center – .info reporter Jeff Lowenthal jumps into the cockpit of a 31st century BattleMech simulator… in a Chicago mall!
    • Dear Santa, I Was Very Good This Year – Judith Kilbury-Cobb sorts out this Holiday Season’s best software stocking stuffers for younger Amigoids.
    • .info’s Top Twenty-Five Games of 1990 – The .info staff picks the hottest games of the year.

    The Amiga Pro

    • Toaster Talk – Publisher Benn Dunnington delivers his first impressions of what it’s like to really use NewTek’s Video Toaster.
    • Video – Oran J. Sands examines Elan Performer 2.0, the latest incarnation of Elan Design’s presentation sequencer.
    • Product Review – David Martin cracks open his A2000 to install a shiny new space-saving GVP Impact Series II SCSI RAM Controller.
    • Product Review – The ever-busy David Martin reports on the state of development of Commodore’s industry-standard UNIX for the Amiga.
    • .info Technical Support
      • Hard Disk Management – Part 2
      • AmigaDOS Scripts and Iconx
      • RAD:ICAL Ideas
      • Programming Fundamentals – Part 2

    Departments

    • .info Monitor
    • Reader Mail
    • New Products
    • .info Update
    • News & Views
    • Rumor Mill
    • Back Issues
    • Public Domain
    • Unclassifieds
    • Advertiser Index

    Cyberplay

    • 21 New Diversions
    • Game Tips
    • Coming Soon
    • Adventure Road

    …and more!






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  • Klax (Sega Genesis, 1990)

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    Klax (Sega Genesis, 1990)

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    Tetris started a craze for puzzle games that continues even today. Klax was developed as an arcade game by Atari as a follow-up to Tetris in 1989. It was then ported to a wide variety of home systems starting in 1990 under the Tengen label. This particular ad is for the Sega Genesis version but other versions include NES, TurboGrafx-16, Sega Master System, Atari Lynx, PC/DOS, Commodore 64 and even the Atari 2600 among others and it has been released on various retro compilations a number of times since. It may not have quite the name recognition of Tetris but it was still a very popular game.

    Klax is a relatively simple game in concept. Colored tiles roll toward you on a conveyer belt and you have to manipulate them into the appropriate location. It was originally written on an Amiga in AmigaBASIC in just a few weeks. Nevertheless, it was a relatively successful game winning a number of awards.

    Klax seems a bit underrated to me today, at least if you like puzzle games. It is unique enough to not be just another Tetris (or other puzzle game) clone and if you like puzzle games, it is well worth checking out. Unfortunately, it hasn’t really been released on modern systems. The Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 versions are great if you have those systems. Otherwise, it was released on the Arcade Party Pak for the PlayStation and later as part of Midway Arcade Treasures in 2003 for the PC, Xbox, GameCube and PS2. There are also portable versions with the Atari Lynx version being the best but it is also good on the Game Boy Color and Game Gear. Or if you really want, check out an emulated DOS version with your browser at https://archive.org/details/msdos_Klax_1990

    Screen shots above are from the Sega Genesis version of Klax.


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  • Sega Visions magazine (1990)

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    The premiere issue of Sega Visions

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