{"id":7127,"date":"2014-10-29T15:41:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/megalextoria.wordpress.com\/?p=7127"},"modified":"2018-03-05T17:23:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T22:23:30","slug":"k-power-april-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2014\/10\/29\/k-power-april-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"K-Power, April 1984"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FK-Power%2FK-Power_03_1984-04&amp;twg_show=K-Power_Issue_03_1984_Apr-01.jpg\">K-Power, April 1984<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FK-Power%2FK-Power_03_1984-04&amp;twg_show=K-Power_Issue_03_1984_Apr-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/k-power_issue_03_1984_apr-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>K-Power was a fairly short-lived computer magazine published by Scholastic that was targeted towards kids and teens. It was really a fairly decent magazine with game and other software reviews, tutorials, type-in programs and lots of other stuff. It covered a wide variety of platforms including the Coleco Adam, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, DOS, TI-99\/4A, Timex Sinclair and the TRS-80. The April 1984 issue includes:<\/p>\n<p>Features<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tricks &amp; Tips From 8 Designers<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; K-POWER&#8217;s panel of game-design pros tells how they do it. Plus, how you can turn your programs into profits.<\/li>\n<li><b>Star Reach: An Apple How-To<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Steve Horowitz gives a point-by-point account of how he created this arcade-style game.<\/li>\n<li><b>K-POWER&#8217;s Annual Game-Design Contest<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Send us your best game program and win a computer or a modem. We&#8217;ll publish the winners!<\/li>\n<li><b>Coleco&#8217;s Adam Gets a Test Run<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Everything you always wanted to know about ADAM. Plus, inside ADAM info in For Hackers Only.<\/li>\n<li><b>Spellbinding Adventure Games<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Whether graphic or all text, these games put you under their spell.<\/li>\n<li><b>New Product Extravaganza<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; K-POWER reporters tell a tale of hype and hoopla after scanning this electronics-industry show in Las Vegas for the best new computer stuff.<\/li>\n<li><b>Visit the Custom Computer Show!<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; You won&#8217;t believe this annual event in Fur Hat, Minnesota, where computer lovers go custom crazy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Programming<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hacker Heaven<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Where you&#8217;ll find a program for every computer.<\/li>\n<li><b>Programs<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Check out Output Subroutine and Dueling Cannons.<\/li>\n<li><b>Pixel That<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; 3-D Rotation: Hot-shot graphics for the Apple.<\/li>\n<li><b>Puzzle Power<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe is a real puzzle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Products<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Screening Room<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Software reviews, strategy, and the latest in new products.<\/li>\n<li><b>Rating Game<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Reviews and views on One-on-One, Star League Baseball, Dino Eggs, Planetfall, Blue Max, and Return to Pirate&#8217;s Isle.<\/li>\n<li><b>Rising Stars<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Computer hardware and novelties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Departments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editor&#8217;s Note<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Compuzine<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; K-POWER&#8217;s mini computer-news mag.<\/li>\n<li><b>Silicon Alley<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Ready for the hottest scoops from the Valley?<\/li>\n<li><b>Scrolling in Dough<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Kris Austin Andrews hit the publishing scene with his TIME-LOST computer book.<\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Kursor&#8217;s Klinic<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; How computers can control household appliances; how the Timex keyboard works.<\/li>\n<li><b>K-Net<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; K-POWER&#8217;s network talks about their &#8220;ideal game.&#8221; Plus, some far-out BBSs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Contest<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Send us your best computer joke. If we laugh, you win!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K-Power, April 1984 K-Power was a fairly short-lived computer magazine published by Scholastic that was targeted towards kids and teens. It was really a fairly decent magazine with game and other software reviews, tutorials, type-in programs and lots of other stuff. It covered a wide variety of platforms including the Coleco Adam, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, DOS, TI-99\/4A, Timex Sinclair and the TRS-80. The April 1984 issue includes: Features Tricks &amp; Tips From 8 Designers\u00a0&#8211; K-POWER&#8217;s panel of game-design pros tells how they do it. Plus, how you can turn your programs into profits. Star Reach: An Apple How-To\u00a0&#8211; Steve Horowitz gives a point-by-point account of how he created this arcade-style game. K-POWER&#8217;s Annual Game-Design Contest\u00a0&#8211; Send us your best game program and win a computer or a modem. We&#8217;ll publish the winners! Coleco&#8217;s Adam Gets a Test Run\u00a0&#8211; Everything you always wanted to know about ADAM. Plus, inside ADAM info in For Hackers Only. Spellbinding Adventure Games\u00a0&#8211; Whether graphic or all text, these games put you under their spell. New Product Extravaganza\u00a0&#8211; K-POWER reporters tell a tale of hype and hoopla after scanning this electronics-industry show in Las Vegas for the best new computer stuff. 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