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  • Your 64 (August 1985)

    Source: Your 64 – Issue Number 12 – August 1985



    Your 64 is a magazine that was published in the U.K. and dedicated to the Commodore 64 (as well as the VIC-20 in earlier issues). It only lasted for 14 issues before being rolled into Your Commodore. The August 1985 issue includes:

    Megagames

    • Elidon – Follow our frantic, fun-filled fantasy through the forests of fairyland.
    • Bombs Away! – Confuzion will have you bombing around in cirlces!
    • Sportsware – Get a piece of the action with our grandstand view of the summer’s topsports games!

    Programming

    • Get Plotted – Get to grips with 64 Hi-res. We build a complete set of supporting routines, starting with setting up the screen and plotting points…
    • Basic Blues? – Cop hold of one of these compilers for fast programs without the fuss of machine code.

    Games

    • Arcade Ace – Joystick lunacy from the man who puts your back up as well as your score.
    • Miss Adventure – The goblins got you? Our damsel in this dress to the rescue.
    • Chart Challenge – The good, the bad and the ugly faces in our top ten charts.
    • Action Replay – Summertime and the playing is easy. The boys born with joysticks in their hands take on the latest games.

    Competitions

    • A Call to Arms – Think what you could do with a robot arm – then win one.
    • 64 Programmer of the Year – Is your program worth a Commodore 128?

    Offers

    • Soft Wares – Get your cheap tapes here – we’re so soft-hearted.
    • Y64 Megabasic – Sharpen up that 64 Basic.

    Open Access

    • News – All things new and 64.
    • Networds – News from the Compunet and Micronet.
    • Off the Hook – Any questions? The helpline has the answers.
    • In Gear – News on the latest add-ons.

    Core Material

    • Missives – You won’t letter us alone, will you?
    • Classified Info – Bag a bargain on the back-page.
    • Scratchpad – Stuff these in your computer and run them!
    • Subscriptions – Get hitched for life.
    • Back Issues – Complete that collection…
    • Binders – …and keep it safe.
    • Hack Attack – POKE into our new hacker’s spot.

    …and more!


  • Info (March/April 1989)

    Source: Info – Issue Number 25 – March/April 1989

    Info is a magazine that was dedicated to Commodore computers and published using Commodore computers. The March/April 1989 issue covered the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga and includes:

    Features

    • Animation on the Amiga – From simple rotating tiles on your home videos to show-stopping professional animation, these 20 products offer Amiga users unprecedented access to the fascinating world of Computer Animation.
    • Dr. Rodney Chang: Artist on the Edge – INFO interviewer, Mindy Skelton, tracks down the prolific and provocative “conceptualist of the internationally renowned discotheque-dental office environment”.

    Departments

    • Editors’ Page
    • Reader Mail
    • New Products & Reviews
    • Copy Corner
    • News & Views
    • Magazine Index
    • Public Domain
    • Amiga Games
    • C64 Games
    • geoStuff
    • Show Report

    ETC.

    • BRYCE
    • Real World
    • INFO Update
    • Back Issues
    • Unclassifieds
    • Ad Index

    …and more!


  • Big K (February 1985)

    Source: Big K – Issue Number 11 – February 1985

    Big K is a gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. in the 1980s that was aimed at younger players. It covered primarily computer games but later added console coverage as well. The February 1985 issue includes:

    Games Programs

    • Shafter for Spectrum
    • Octonium Moon for BBC
    • Fruitbusters for VIC-20
    • Galactic Minefield for CBM64

    Software Reviews

    • Pick of the Month
    • Review Pages
    • Up Front: Mama Llama Exclusive
    • Goatbusters: The Compleat Jeff Minter!
      • The Interview
      • Origin of the Species
      • The Llamasoft Playlist

    Features

    • Games Reviewers Play

    Regulars

    • On-Line News
    • The Ferret
    • Arcade Alley
    • Dorkslayer: Adventuring with Keaton
    • Classic Games of Our Time
    • Charts
    • Zip Code
    • Letterbase
    • Big K Inlay Cards

    Competition

    • Win an Amstrad from Software Projects
    • Win a trip to Hampstead

    …and more!