Source: VideoGames & Computer Entertainment – January 1990
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment was my favorite video games magazine at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s. The January 1990 issue includes:
Features
- Is It Live, Or Is It…Cyberspace? – This innovative “looking glass” project pushes computer technology in wild directions – and may affect how we play video games in the future.
- Going For The Dragons: Wonder Boy III Strategy Guide, Part I – This detailed strategy guide will help you smooth over the rough spots as you take Wonder Boy through his third adventure on the Sega Master System.
- Life In War Times: P.O.W. Strategy Guide – Are you feeling claustrophobic? Our maps, hints and tips should help you free yourself from the enemy prison camp and call your troops to pick you up.
- Destination Arcadia – This new column debuts with coverage of the 1989 AMOA show in Las Vegas and an in-depth look at Atari’s Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters.
- Chris Crawford: The Designer’s Designer – Crawford is not only a designer of high-quality games, but he’s also an outspoken critic of the industry. Peek in on a candid conversation with him about his views and visions.
- Roundball Software: The Latest In Computerized Basketball – Droves of electronic dribbling simulations have hit the shelves, and our experts open up their archives to show you how it started, what’s out now and what to look for.
- Puzzling It Out: Games For Thinkers – If you’re in the mood for an electronic brainteaser, this survey of mind-boggling games will set you on the right track.
- Computer-Game Strategies – In this issue, Frank guides you through Beyond the Black Hole, California Games and Firepower.
Reviews
- Video-Game Reviews – Rastan, Guardian Legend, Magic Johnson’s Fast Break, Clash at Demon Head, Bad Dudes, Sky Shark, Rescue, Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts, and Magic of Scheherezade.
- Computer-Game Reviews – Heavy Barrel, Beyond the Black Hole, Dark Side, Gold Rush and Genghis Khan: A Study of Regal Principle.
Departments
- Editor’s Letter
- Reader Mail
- News Bits
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Yea & Nay
- Inside Gaming
- Advertiser Index
- Game Doctor
…and more!
