{"id":26343,"date":"2021-03-15T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T14:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=26343"},"modified":"2021-03-26T13:12:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:12:51","slug":"electronic-fun-with-computers-games-february-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/15\/electronic-fun-with-computers-games-february-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Fun with Computers &#038; Games (February 1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FElectronic_Fun%2FElectronic_Fun_1983-02&amp;twg_show=Electronic_Fun_1983-02-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26344\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Electronic_Fun_1983-02-001-753x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FElectronic_Fun%2FElectronic_Fun_1983-02&amp;twg_show=Electronic_Fun_1983-02-001.jpg\">Electronic Fun with Computers &amp; Games &#8211; February 1983<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Electronic Fun with Computers &amp; Games was a fairly popular video gaming magazine from the early 1980s for the relatively short life it had. It covered arcade games, consoles and computer games. The February 1983 issue includes:<\/p>\n<p>Special Report<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Coming Attractions<\/b> &#8211; A sneak preview of this year&#8217;s hottest arcade and home games as seen at two of the industry&#8217;s biggest shows. Q-Bert, Time Pilot, Quantum, Pole Position and Buck Rogers: EF predicts the arcade winners and losers for the year to come.<\/li>\n<li><b>Future Fact\/Future Fantasy: Holography<\/b> &#8211; We&#8217;ve hot a hologram for&#8230;you! Holograms are 3-D photographs and can be used in games. In fact, Gunsmoke, a holographic game, is already available. Are holograms the picture of what&#8217;s coming in games? The first in a series on the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feature Articles<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ripoff&#8217;s Believe It Or Not!<\/b> &#8211; Obscure untruths and little known fallacies about video games. For example: Who is Calvin Louie and why does he say &#8220;Ping&#8221; and &#8220;Ka-pow?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><b>What&#8217;s In A Name<\/b> &#8211; It isn&#8217;t whether you win or lose, it&#8217;s how you name the game. A little history on how some of your favorite games got their titles and what, if anything, their names were before.<\/li>\n<li><b>Parlez-Vous BASIC?<\/b> &#8211; After reading this article you&#8217;ll be well on your way to speaking computer like a native. In this chapter you&#8217;ll learn to make your computer talk back to you. The first in a series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continuing Series<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gamemakers: My Life Among The Communist Mutants<\/b> &#8211; EF speaks with Steven Landrum about his red hot Starpath game.<\/li>\n<li><b>First Screening: Readers&#8217; Program<\/b> &#8211; Full steam ahead with Greg Gilfeather&#8217;s computerized version of Battleship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Equipment Reviews<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Voice vs. Voice<\/b> &#8211; First movies talked and now games do. Should video games be seen and not heard? Read the Great Debate between Intellivoice and Odyssey&#8217;s The Voice and decide.<\/li>\n<li><b>The Big Apple II<\/b> &#8211; Computers are becoming as American as Apple II. Read all about the Apple II and decide whether the first computer should be your first computer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Game Reviews<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hits &amp; Missiles<\/b> &#8211; Dan Gutman dances to Journey Escape&#8230;Michael Brown fights Space Wars&#8230;Marc Berman battles Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and Art Levis proves that games to Type &amp; Tell. Plus Kid Grid, Amok, Cosmic Fighters and other computer games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Departments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editorial<\/b> &#8211; A word from the editors.<\/li>\n<li><b>Letters<\/b> &#8211; We welcome your feedback.<\/li>\n<li><b>New Products<\/b> &#8211; The latest in equipment.<\/li>\n<li><b>Glitches<\/b> &#8211; An irreverent gazette of gaming news.<\/li>\n<li><b>EFG Times<\/b> &#8211; You read it here first.<\/li>\n<li><b>ScreenPlay<\/b> &#8211; Michael Blanchet&#8217;s strategy tips.<\/li>\n<li><b>Input\/Output<\/b> &#8211; Got a question? We&#8217;ve got the answers.<\/li>\n<li><b>Top Ten<\/b> &#8211; The most popular in arcade and home.<\/li>\n<li><b>Reader&#8217;s Tips<\/b> &#8211; Your hints for higher scores.<\/li>\n<li><b>A Show of Handhelds<\/b> &#8211; The latest in games-to-go.<\/li>\n<li><b>The E.A.T. Report<\/b> &#8211; Jens von der Heide on games.<\/li>\n<li><b>Top Secret<\/b> &#8211; The latest in gaming gossip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Electronic Fun with Computers &amp; Games &#8211; February 1983 Electronic Fun with Computers &amp; Games was a fairly popular video gaming magazine from the early 1980s for the relatively short life it had. It covered arcade games, consoles and computer games. The February 1983 issue includes: Special Report Coming Attractions &#8211; A sneak preview of this year&#8217;s hottest arcade and home games as seen at two of the industry&#8217;s biggest shows. Q-Bert, Time Pilot, Quantum, Pole Position and Buck Rogers: EF predicts the arcade winners and losers for the year to come. Future Fact\/Future Fantasy: Holography &#8211; We&#8217;ve hot a hologram for&#8230;you! Holograms are 3-D photographs and can be used in games. In fact, Gunsmoke, a holographic game, is already available. Are holograms the picture of what&#8217;s coming in games? The first in a series on the future. Feature Articles Ripoff&#8217;s Believe It Or Not! &#8211; Obscure untruths and little known fallacies about video games. For example: Who is Calvin Louie and why does he say &#8220;Ping&#8221; and &#8220;Ka-pow?&#8221; What&#8217;s In A Name &#8211; It isn&#8217;t whether you win or lose, it&#8217;s how you name the game. 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