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  • Zzap! (August 1990)

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    Source: Zzap! – Issue Number 64 – August 1990

    While it did on occasion cover the Amiga, Zzap! was primarily a Commodore 64 gaming magazine. Sadly, it was only available in the U.K. (or at least it wasn’t something you could find in the U.S.) I would have loved to have had a gaming magazine specific to the Commodore 64 but we didn’t have anything like that. There were several great Commodore 64 magazines, just none that were exclusively gaming. The August 1990 issue of Zzap! includes:

    Frequent Features

    • Stick With It! – A round-up of available joysticks and other controllers, including the Wico Super Three-Way, Wico Ergostick, Professional 9000 Deluxe, Ultimate Rapidfire, Turbo Pedal, and others.
    • In the Palm of Your Hand – A look at handheld gaming devices, including the Atari Lynx, Konami Handhelds, and the Game Boy.
    • Music Maestro – An overview of some of the music software available for the Amiga, including Sonix, Track 24, Music X, and more.
    • Good as Gold – A look at upcoming games from U.S. Gold, including Snow Strike, Murder, Gold of the Aztecs, and a bunch of AD&D games from SSI.

    Regular Regulars

    • The Word – Movie related games likely coming soon include Days of Thunder, Flight of the Intruder, Robocop 2, Dick Tracy, and otehrs. Plus, news about the upcoming Amiga CDTV and C64GS.
    • Rrap – Letters from readers about the C64 as a budget gaming machine, Striker, the Zzuperstore, covertapes, disk drives, and more.
    • Budget – A look at some of the latest budget game releases, including Daley Thomson’s Supertest, Supertrux, Match Day II, A Question of Sport, Escape from Singe’s Castle, Yogi’s Great Escape, Little Puff, and Live and Let Die.
    • Pig in a Poke – Tips, cheats, and codes for Strider, AMC, Test Drive 2, Crackdown, Snare, Vendetta, Fiendish Freddy’s Big Top O’ Fun, and Retrograde.
    • Creature Feature – A diary of the making of Creatures.
    • Previews – Previews of upcoming games, including Time Machine, Satan, F1 Manager, Skid Marks, Stormlord II, Italy Soccer 90, Magic Fly, Shadow of the Beast II, Killing Game Show, Dr. Mallet, Awesome, Incredible Walker, The Spy Who Loved Me, and more.

    Chronological Comp

    • Time for Klax! – A competition in which you can win a Swatch Watch by answering a few questions.

    Generation Games

    • Klax – A new puzzle game from Atari for the Commodore 64 and Amiga.
    • Turrican – A nice conversion of this vertical shooter for the C64.
    • Unreal – Probably not the Unreal you are thinking of. This is a Shadow of the Beast like game for the Amiga.
    • Kick Off 2 – Yet another soccer game. There were like a million of them, particularly in the U.K.

    Other reviews include 3D Pinball, AMC, A Question of Sport, Arcade Fruit Machine, Fantastic Soccer, Fire and Brimstone (Amiga), Ghosts ‘N’ Goblins (Amiga), Grimblood (Amiga), Guardian Angel, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal (Amiga), Hero’s Quest, Kick Off 2, Manhunter 2, Matchday II, Micro Mouse, Overlander, Photon Storm (Amiga), Raster Runner, Skidz, Ski or Die, Sonic Boom, Sonic Boom (Amiga), Sword of Aragon (Amiga), Tie Break (Amiga), and Venom Wing (Amiga).

    …and more!


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  • The One (October 1990)

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    Source: The One – Issue Number 27 – October 1990

    The One was a U.K. published magazine that would eventually become exclusively an Amiga games magazine. However, in 1990 it was covering the PC and Atari ST in addition to the Amiga. The October 1990 issue includes:

    Regulars

    • Letters – Letters from readers about consoles vs. the Amiga and Atari ST, future games, Super Mario III, and more.
    • Disk – The cover disk includes a playable preview of Cybercon III for the Amiga and Atari ST.
    • News – A look at upcoming games including Prince of Persia, Rogue Trooper, Helter Skelter, F1 Manager, Big Game Fishing, The Basket Manager, and more.
    • Work In Progress – Previews of games in progress, including Deuteros (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), SWIV (Amiga, Atari ST), The First Samurai (Amiga, Atari ST), Midwinter II (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Hunter (Amiga, Atari ST), and Predator 2 (Amiga, Atari ST, PC).
    • Reviews – Reviews of Golden Axe (Amiga), Z-Out (Amiga), Narc (Amiga), Chip’s Challenge (Amiga), Car-Vup (Amiga), Death Trap (Amiga), Masterblazer (Amiga), and Robocop 2 (Amiga).
    • Tips – Tips, tricks and cheats for Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Shadow of the Beast 2, Operation Stealth, Corporation, Cadaver, Rick Dangerous II, Awesome (Amiga), Sim Earth (PC), and 9 Lives (Atari ST).
    • The One on One – An interview with Stan Lee with Spider-Man as the main topic.

    Features

    • Game for a Boy – A detailed look at the Game Boy and some of the games available for it.
    • Stocking Fillers – A look at some of the latest gaming hardware, with an emphasis on joysticks.
    • A Web of Intrigue – The history of Spider-Man and the making of The Amazing Spider-Man for the Amiga, Atari ST, and PC.

    …and more!


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  • Commodore MicroComputers (November/December 1986)

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    Source: Commodore MicroComputers – Issue Number 44 – November/December 1986

    This was one of Commodore’s official publications and it tended to be quite good. In 1986 it was mainly covering the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 an the Amiga. The November/December 1986 issue includes:

    Departments

    • Letters – Letters from readers about Way of the Exploding Fist and chess games.
    • News – New Microprint 2000 dot matrix printer from Micro Merics; The Big Blue Reader released which allows reading and writing files to DOS formatted disks with a Commodore 128 and 1571 disk drive; Commodore releases MPS1200 dot matrix printer; Commodore releases 1351 Mouse for the Commodore 64; Habitat premieres on QuantumLink; and more.
    • Telecommunications
      • Q-Link Update – An overview of some of the features on QuanumLink, a Commodore 64 dedicated online service. These features include Photo Gallery, Auction, Habitat, Casino, Auditorium Happenings, and Software Library.

    Software Reviews

    • Mind Mirrors – A unique game? which includes Life Simulation.
    • Bop’n Wrestle – One of the earliest wrestling games and not a bad one for the time.
    • GBA Basketball – Two-on-two basketball in which each player controls two team members.
    • Infiltrator – An action game that includes both helicopter sim and ground based action.
    • Hacker II – Use your hacking skills against the Russians.
    • Shadowfire – A graphic adventure in which you lead a team of six in search-and-destroy missions.
    • PaperClip II – A word processor designed specifically for the Commodore 128.
    • Escape – A cops and robbers adventure game.
    • Fantastic Animals/Creative Contraptions – Two educations software titles designed for kids.

    Tips and Tricks

    • Hints for Fun and Utility – Tips for improving directory printouts, minimizing telecommunications charges, sending quick Q-Link messages, making disk envelopes, taking pictures of the screen, using carbon paper as an emergency printer ribbon, converting BASIC programs from the C64 to the C128, and much more.

    Jiffies

    • Phone Messages – A type-in program that prints forms for recording phone messages.
    • Modem Answering Machine – A type-in program designed to allow other modem users to call your computer and leave a messsage.
    • Easydata-128 – A type-in program that redefines keys to make entering DATA statements easier.
    • Pick-up Blocks – A type-in puzzle game for the C64.

    Silicon Valley Insider

    • From Big Blue Reader to Tass Times in Tone Town – A brief look at new and upcoming products including Big Blue Reader, Street Sports Baseball, clip art for Print Shop, Little Computer People, and more.

    Amiga Update

    • Public Domain Software for the Amiga – An overview of the free public domain software currently available for the Amiga.

    128 Users Only

    • C128 Spectacular – A short type-in program for the Commodore 128 that demonstrates the power of BASIC 7.0.

    64 Users Only

    • EditWedge – A type-in program that provides a variety of programming tools.
    • Windows – A BASIC program that allows you to add windowing to your own programs with the caveat that only one window can be active at a time.

    Computer Tutor

    • Game Design, Part 5 – The fifth part of a game design tutorial. This part focusses on creating a new character set.
    • Let’s C Now, Part 2 – Part two of a series on the C programming language.

    Game Programs

    • Klondike Solitaire – Type-in solitaire game for the Commodore 64.
    • 100 Mile Race – A type-in racing game for the Commodore 64 which in addition to just completing the course you must avoid obstacles such as pedestrians (no, they aren’t worth extra points).

    Features

    • Quantumlink’s Habitat: The On-Line World From Lucasfilm Games – Everything old is new again. There was something resembling a metaverse for the Commodore 64 on QuantumLink decades ago.
    • The Best of 1986 – Reviewers choose the best products of the year for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. Some items included are Spy vs. Spy II, Leader Board, Elite, Great American Road Race, GEOS, Swiftcalc 128, Ace of Aces, Deluxe Video, Digi-View, Spartan, Alter Ego, The Newsroom, Certificate Maker, Ultima IV, Silent Service, Advanced Music System, and lots of others.

    …and more!


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