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  • VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (December 1988)

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    Source: VideoGames & Computer Entertainment – December 1988

    While VideoGames & Computer Entertainment was never as popular as EGM or GamePro, it was my personal favorite video game magazine. The December 1988 issue was the first issue. I think it was the following year when I started buying issues on a regular basis. This issue includes:

    Video-Games Features

    • An Introduction to the Game Systems – A brief look at the three major systems that were available in 1988. These were the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, and Atari XEGS.
    • The 1989 VideoGames Buyer’s Guide – A look at over 150 games for Nintendo, Sega, and Atari game systems with ratings.
    • Barnyard Blaster – Review of this light-gun game for the Atari XE.
    • Contra – A review of this classic (and difficult) shooter from Konami for the NES.
    • Blaster Master – A strategy guide for this action game from Sunsoft for the NES.
    • Archon – Hints and tips for this strategy game for the Atari XEGS. I played this one on the Commodore 64.

    Computer Games Features

    • Football! – A history of electronic football simulations. Some of the games covered here include Touchdown Football (Commodore 64, DOS, Atari 7800), 4th and Inches, Football (Atari 2600), RealSports Football (Atari 2600), M Network Football (Atari 2600), 10-Yard Fight (NES), John Elway’s Quarterback (DOS), Super Bowl Sunday, Great Football (Sega Master System), Sports Pad Football (Sega Master System), World’s Greatest Football, Touchdown Football (Atari 7800), Star League Football, GFL Championship Football, John Madden Football (Apple II), On Field Football, TV Sports Football (Amiga), Computer Football, Monday Morning Quarterback, GFL Football (Apple II), and more.
    • An Interview With Brian Fargo – Creator of early games such as Labyrinth of Mortagon and Demon’s Forge and the founder of Interplay.
    • Computer Reviews – Reviews of Three Stooges (Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS), Blockbuster (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS), Road Runner (Atari ST, Commodore 64), Superstar Ice Hockey (Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS), Tetris (Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, Macintosh II), Rommel: Battles for North Africa (Apple II, Commodore 64), Bubble Ghost (Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS), Stellar Crusade (Atari ST, DOS), and The Last Ninja (Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, DOS).

    Departments

    • Publisher’s Letter – An introduction to the premiere issue of this magazine.
    • News Bits – New Freedom Stick wireless joystick; Atari to release 45 new games including titles for the XEGS, Atari 7800, and Atari 2600; Japanese games coming to the U.S. from Koei including Romance of The Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga’s Ambition; Captain Blood coming from Mindscape; Pool of Radiance (one of my favorites!) coming for the Commodore 64 and other systems; Zork Zero coming from Infocom; Activision releasing Commando and Kung Fu Master for the Atari 2600; Activision to change name to Mediagenic (stupid decision), and much more.
    • Questions and Answers – The Game Doctor answers questions about where most games are designed, what happened to text adventures, 3D games on the Sega Master System, new computers with gaming potential, and more.

    …and more!


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  • VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, April 1991

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    VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, April 1991

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    VideoGames & Computer Entertainment was published from 1988 until 1993 before becoming VideoGames and ultimately morphing into Tips & Tricks.

    The April 1991 issue includes the following:

    Features

    • Under the Hood of the Super Famicom, Part 1 – The first part in a series of articles detailing the new Super Famicom. This part discusses the controllers, CPU, graphics capabilities and more.
    • Sega Champs Square Off In (Not-So-) Sunny Hawaii – Coverage of the Sega Genesis World Championship finals. Games involved included Shadow Dancer, Mickey Mouse in the Castle of Illusion, and Joe Montanna Football. The prize was a new Eagle Talon worth $18,000. This just makes me nostalgic for when you could get a new car for $18k…
    • Veigues Tactical Gladiators Strategy Guide, Part II – The second half of a strategy guide for this sci-fi shooter.
    • Games Beyond Tomorrow – An overview of recent sci-fi related gaming releases. Games mentioned include Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (NES), Target Earth (Genesis), Final Zone (Genesis), Day of the Viper (PC, Amiga, Atari ST), The Adventures of Rad Gravity (NES), Atomic Robo Kid (NES), Thexder 2 (Amiga, PC), Hybris (Amiga), Battle Squadron (Amiga), Stellar 7 (PC), Skate Wars (Commodore 64), DeathTrack (PC), Galaxy 5000 (NES), A Boy and His Blob (NES), The Rescue of Princess Blobette (Game Boy), Beyond the Black Hole (PC), Arkanoid (various), Total Recall (NES), Back to the Future Parts II & III (NES), Countdown to Doomsday (Amiga, PC), Countdown to Doomsday (Amiga, PC), MegaTraveller 1 (PC), Full Metal Planet (PC, Amiga), Space 1889 (PC), Circuit’s Edge (Amiga, PC), Star Wars (Commodore 64), BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks’ Inception (PC, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64), MechWarrior (PC), Wing Commander (PC), Universe III (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative (Apple, Commodore 64, PC), Star Trek: First Contact (Apple II, Commodore 64, PC), The Promethean Prophecy (Apple, Commodore 64, PC), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Amiga, PC), Altered Destiny (Amiga, PC), Space Quest III and Space Quest IV (Amiga, PC), Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess (Amiga, PC), Quasar (Amiga), Star Control (PC), Reach for the Stars (Apple II, Apple IIgs, Commodore 64, PC, Macintosh), Stellar Crusade (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Granada (Genesis), and more.
    • Castlevania III Players Guide, Part I – Part 1 of a detailed strategy guide for Castlevania III for the NES.
    • Winning the West with Games – Games all about exploring and conquering the wild West. Games covered include Galleons of Glory (PC), Gold of the Americas (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Billy the Kid (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Gold Rush (PC), The Lost Dutchman Mine (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Colorado (Genesis), Western Games (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64), Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and Rodeo (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC), and more.

    Departments

    • Editor’s Letter – What to expect of reviews in VG&CE.
    • Reader Mail – Comments and questions about Genesis vs. TurboGrafx-16 sales, reviewers, beta testing games, and more.
    • Tip Sheet – How to get past Mission 6 in Double Dragon II, finding Magneto’s lair in X-Men, and defeating the end boss in Blaster Master.
    • News Bits – Commodore introduces the CDTV, Broderbund releases Sport Simulated Boxing and Sport Simulated Tennis, Nintendo announces 1990 sales figures…there were 7.2 million Nintendo Entertainment Systems sold which was increase of 27% over the previous year, Nintendo announces various Super NES and Game Boy peripherals, Taxan spends big on advertising G.I. Joe game, Atari drops price of the Lynx to $99.95, Accolade releases hint book for Elvira, and more.
    • Easter Egg Hunt – Secret tricks and codes for TV Sports Football (TG-16), Mega Man 3 (NES), Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing (Genesis), Thunder Force III (Genesis), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan (Game Boy), and Lock ‘n’ Chase (Game Boy).
    • Destination Arcadia – A look at Mad Dog McCree plus VG&CE’s picks for the best arcade games of the years. Games picked include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Air Inferno, Four Trax, F-15 Strike Eagle, Mercs, Pigskin 621 A.D., and Diner (pinball).
    • Gaming on the Go – A look at some of the latest games for portable systems including Zarlor Mercenary (Atari Lynx), Robo-Squash (Atari Lynx), Rampage (Atari Lynx), and Shanghai (Atari Lynx).
    • Inside Gaming – Focusing on games for adults.
    • Game Doctor – Questions answered about Mega Drive and Genesis compatibility, 3D gaming, choosing a sound card for a PC, game saving via passwords on TurboGrafx-16 games, game expense in Europe, and more.
    • Fandango – A look at recent fanzines including cyberBeat #1 and the December 1990 issue of Arena.

    Reviews

    • Video-Game Reviews
      • Totally Rad – A decent platform game for the NES.
      • The Adventures of Lolo III – A save the princess adventure game for the NES. If you liked the previous two Lolo games then you would probably like this one.
      • Basewars – Playing baseball with robots on the NES.
      • Sword Master – A pretty generic beat-em-up for the NES.
      • Fatal Labyrinth – An ok RPG for the Genesis but without much of a storyline.
      • MegalStorm – A sci-fi themed platform game by Irem for the NES.
      • RoboCop 2 – A pretty good platform game for a licensed game and a lot like the original Robocop arcade. For the NES.
      • Metal Mech – A sci-fi platform game in which you control a mech. For the NES.
      • Powerball – A futuristic sports game for the Genesis.
    • Computer-Game Reviews
      • Stratego – A computerized version of the board game for the PC and Macintosh.
      • Stellar 7 – A remake of the original for the Amiga and PC.
      • Dragon’s Lair II – A conversion of the laser disc arcade game for the Amiga.
      • Imperium – A sci-fi strategy game for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC.
      • The Secret of Monkey Island – The classic adventure game for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC.
      • Command HQ – A strategy war game featuring five scenarios from 1918 to the near future for the PC.
      • BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks’ Revenge – A strategy game set in the BattleTech universe for the Amiga and PC.
      • Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday – Sci-Fi themed RPG that uses the same engine as the Gold Box AD&D games for the Amiga, Commodore 64, and PC.
      • Shadow of the Beast II – Graphically impressive beat-em-up for the Amiga.
    • Computer Game Strategies
      • The Immortal – Staying alive in this isometric adventure game for the Amiga, Apple IIGS and Atari ST.
      • Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess – Strategy guide for this humorous sci-fi action/adventure game for the Amiga and PC.

    …and more!


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