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  • The One (September 1992)

    Source: The One – Issue Number 48 – September 1992

    The One is a magazine that was published in the U.K. in the 1990s. It covered primarily 16-bit computers but the systems specfically covered varied over the years. In this issue, it was the Amiga being exclusively covered. The September 1992 issue includes:

    • News – Team 17 reveals development of Body Blows, a Street Fighter II style game, and Overdrive, a top down racing game; rumors of a new Amiga; Dr. Who games on the way; Domark announces Harrier Assault; Armour-Geddon II coming from Psygnosis; and much more.
    • Letters– Letters from readers with topics such as Monkey Island, software piracy, accidental disk deletion, and more.
    • Work In Progress– Previews of games that are still under development including the second part of a preview of Elite II, Second Samurai (sequel to First Samurai), and Flashback.

      • Games Challenge – A reader and editor face off in IK+.
      • Win A Palmcorder!– A competition to win a Panasonic NV-S5 VHS-C video camera.
      • Reviews– Reviews of Premiere, Crazy Seasons, Sword of Honour, MegaTraveller 2, Fascination, Guy Spy, Castle of Dr. Brain, Treasures of the Savage Frontier (AD&D Gold Box game), Vikings, Beast 3: Out of the Shadows, and more.
      • Cheapos!– Reviews of bargain game releases including Erik, Narco Police, CJ in the USA, Narc, and Mega Sports (looks like a cross between Summer Games and California Games).

      • Diary of a Game– The second part of a game making diary by Andrew Braybrook for Uridium 2.

      • PD Zone– A look at some of the latest public domain software including Quick Money, The Assassins compilations 23-27, Biplanes 2, Mr. Brick, System 4, The Ultimate Gam Boy Simulator (a simulation of the Game Boy running Tetris), and more.

      • Previews– A look at upcoming games including Legacy of Soracen (Hero Quest 2), Motorhead, Cytron, Outlander, Tornado, and 3D Construction Kt 2.

      • Games Index– An index (along with review scores and issue it was covered in) of games released for the Amiga over the past year.

      …and more!


    • Amiga Computing (July 1988)

      Source: Amiga Computing – Issue Number 2 – July 1988

      Amiga Computing is a magazine dedicated to the Commodore Amiga that was published in the U.K. The U.K. had a number of Amiga dedicated magazines but here in the U.S. we had fewer choices. The Amiga was reasonably popular for a while but the PC was really already starting to take over by that time. The July 1988 issue of Amiga Computing includes:

      • Amiga Scene – The latest Amiga related news: Amiga cuts price of Amiga 500 to match Atari STFM, new Amiga virus identified, Amiga discounts for school, Casino Roulette from CDS released, new Flicker Fixer Board from Microway, Better Dead than Alien game released, Domark releases Empire Strikes Back, and much more.
      • Adventures – A look at adventure games including a mention of Infocom games and a detailed review of Ultima III.
      • DTP – A review of Pagesetter, a desktop publishing package from Gold Disk.
      • Simulation – A review of F/A-18 Interceptor, a combat flight simulator from Electronic Arts.
      • Animation – Reviews of Sculpt 3D (3D art package) and Animate 3D (3D animation software).
      • Graphics – A review of Photon Pain from MicroIllusions/Activision an art package that was meant to compete with DeluxePaint.
      • Printers – Reviews and a comparison of the Star LC-10 printer from Star Micronics and the Okimate 20.
      • House Call – An interview with Mark Lewis, head of Electronic Arts, UK.
      • Sound – A look at a variety of sampling equipment and software for the Amiga including Mimetics’ Soundscape, Applied Visions’ FutureSound, SunRize Industries’ PerfectSound, The S5 from Sophus Software, and Pro-Sound Designer from Eidersoft.
      • Software – Reviews of various games including Sentinel from Firebird, Footman (a Pac-Man clone) from TopDown, Barbarian from Palace, Ferrari Formula 1 from Electronic Arts, and Star Fleet 1 from Electronic Arts.

      • Hints – A player’s guide for Bubble Bobble plust hints for StarGlider and Goldrunner as well as a map for Firepower.
      • Symposium – Coverage of the 1988 USA Amiga developers’ conference that took place in Washington D.C. from April 29th through May 1st, 1988.
      • Language – Reivew of the TrueBASIC programming language package from Precision.
      • Advice – Questions answered about using older games on systems with expanded memory, buying bargain Amiga 1000s, dragging multiple icons, and using full screen windows.
      • Lettesr – Letters from readers about viruses, finding back issues, software piracy and more.
      • Endpiece – The origin of Gurus on the Amiga.

      …and more!