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  • Computer Gaming World (August 1986)

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    Source: Computer Gaming World – Issue Number 30 – August 1986

    Computer Gaming World was the first major computer games magazine in the U.S. It was published for many years, eventually morphing into Games for Windows and dying not long after that. In its early days, it covered computers of all types. The August 1986 issue includes:

    Features

    • American Dream – Review of a management simulation in which you are the CEO of a robot manufacturing company.
    • Phantasie II – Review of this RPG from SSI for the Apple II and Commodore 64. The mechanics of the Phantasie games are a sort of rudimentary predecessor to the AD&D Gold Box games that would come later.
    • Industry Update – An overview of the June Consumer Electronics Show. Some new products shown and/or announced include Accolade’s Ace of Aces, Electronic Art’s multiple new titles including Thomas M. Disch’s Amnesia, Battlefront, Chessmaster 2000, Murder Party, Ogre, Mind Mirror, Scavenger Hunt, Bard’s Tale II, Autoduel, Ultimate Wizard, Business Simulator, Ultima III and others. Plus releases from a new company called Cinemaware and more.
    • The Kobayashi Alternative Revisited – A look at a still buggy new revision of Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative with some tips on how to avoid the bugs.

    Departments

    • Sports Scoreboard – A look at some of the latest sports games including GBA Championship Basketball, Bop ‘N Wrestle, an add-on disk for Leader Board as well as Avalon Hill’s Tournament Golf and Micro League Baseball.
    • Amiga Preferences – A brief look at new games for the Amiga including Mynd Walker, Mastertype, Rogue, and The Temple of Apshai Trilogy.
    • Commodore Key – A brief look at the latest Commodore 64 game related releases including Garry Kitchen’s Game Maker, Elite, Colossus, Booty & Cylu, Willow Pattern & Chimera, Gerry the Germ & Microcosm, Runestone & The Helm, Sabre Wulf & Underwurlde, Rasputin & Chicken Chase, Battle of Britain & Battle for Midway, Brian Bloodaxe, Revelation, Quovadis, Spell of Destruction, and lots more. Also noted is the fact that the Commodore 64 has sold more than any other home computer at this point at 3.5 million units.
    • Macintosh Window – A look at the latest entertainment releases for the Macintosh including Orbiter from Spectrum Holobyte and Flight Simulator.
    • Atari Playfield – A look at the latest Atari computer games including Silent Service and Starfleet I.
    • Over There! – A column with some of the latest news out of England. Games mentioned here include Way of the Tiger, Uridium, a Commodore 128 version of The Rocky Horror Show, Jet Set Willy 2, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, The Hunt for Red October, Knight Games, and more. Plus games for the C16 and Plus/4.
    • Game Ratings – Ratings of the top 100 games by readers separated into “Strategy” and “Adventure/Action” categories. At the top of the Strategy list is Kampfgruppe and at the top of the Adventure/Action list is Ultima IV.

    …and more!


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  • Computer Gaming World (September 1989)

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    Source: Computer Gaming World – Issue Number 63 – September 1989

    I think without a doubt that Computer Gaming World was the best PC games magazine. In 1989 they were still covering other computer systems and the magazine was only at 50 pages but it would reach it’s peak in the 1990s with the development of the 3D accelerator and the subsequent explosion of PC gaming. There were some truly massive issues then. The September 1989 issue includes:

    Features

    • SSI’s “Curse of the Azure Bonds” – Scorpia Explores Another “Forgotten Realm”
    • Epyx’s “The Omicron Conspiracy” – “We’d Tell You More, But…”
    • SSI’s “Hillsfar” – “It Takes A Thief” To Be The Best
    • The Sounds of Silicon – CGW’s Test Lab Explores IBM Sound Boards
    • “Chessmaster 211” vs. “Sargon 4” – Software Toolworks and Spinnaker Face-Off
    • It’s A “Grand [Old] Fleet” – SimCan’s World War I Naval Combat Game
    • SSI’s “Red Lightning” Strikes Twice – Modern Warfare on the ST and IBM
    • Here Comes the “Fire King” – SSG’s Action/Role-Playing Game
    • How to Plan for a Long “Journey” – Game Hints from Abroad
    • Star Saga Two: The Clathran Menace – Masterplay’s New Adventure Game
    • Linking Up for “Tournament Golf” – Playing a “Mean[er] 18”
    • Hints for Infocom’s “Arthur” – Scorpion’s Tale Offers “Roundtable” Discussion
    • “Name The Game” Contest – Win A Free 3-Year CGW Subscription

    Departments

    • Letters from Paradise
    • Taking A Peek
    • Conversions Received
    • Rumor Bag
    • Inside The Industry
    • Game Ratings
    • CGW Hall of Fame
    • Reader Input Device

    …and more!


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  • Videogaming Illustrated (October 1983)

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    Source: Videogaming Illustrated – October 1983

    Videogaming Illustrated was another relatively short-lived videogames magazine from the early 1980s. Though it lasted less than two years, it changed names twice. For instance, this issue from October 1983 is actually titled Videogaming and Computergaming Illustrated. Contents include:

    • Keyboard – Men, women and computerphobia – an issue for the 80s.
    • Eye On – From voice synthesis to voice controllers – hear the latest!
    • Preview – New games from Avalon Hill and Sega’s Star Trek reviewed.
    • Focus On: Uncensored Videogames – If ever erotic videogames had a chance to enter the market quietly and with minimum resistance, three games bearing the Mystique label scuttled those chance forever.
    • VIP: Gloria Steinem and Lindsay Van Gelder – Two famous feminists discuss women, computers and games.
    • Arcadia: The Perils of Pixel-ated Paulines – The role of women in the industry: are we still in the dark ages?
    • Supergaming – Install a pause button in your Atari joystick without delay!
    • Championship Videogaming – Our readers provide player’s tips on Dragon’s Lair, Star Wars and more.
    • Conquering – All the help you’ll need to keep the Mario Brothers from going down the drain.
    • Behind the Scenes – Are videogames works of art and thus deserving of copyright protection?
    • Chip Ahoy – An all-too-brief glimpse at upcoming video and computergames.
    • Input – Praise and damnation from our readers.
    • RAMblings – Reviews of new strategy and arcade-style computergames.
    • Computereyes – Computer graphics in the home and in the professional studios.
    • Focus On: Questing Games – A new wave of videogames provide incentives other than point accumulation.
    • Video Victor
    • You Read It Here First

    …and more!


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