CPC Attack (September 1992)

Source: CPC Attack – Issue Number 4 – September 1992

The Amstrad CPC was a computer that you probably have never heard of if you live in North America. However, it was quite popular in the U.K. It was one of several 8-bit computers available at the time and survived well into the 1990s as this magazine shows. This computer featured a Z80 CPU. While a large portion of this magazine may have been gaming content it also covered more serious uses of the machine. The September 1992 issue includes:

Specials

Elementary BASIC – Part four of an ongoing BASIC tutorial series. This part covers FOR an NEXT loops.

Advanced BASIC – The final part of a four part more advanced BASIC tutorial series. This part covers error trapping and file protection.

Demo Time – A machine code tutorial to teach you how to create moving sprites.

Features

Desktop Publishing – Creating fanzines, newsletters and other such publications seemed to be all the rage in the late 1980s to early 1990s. While the Macintosh would come to dominate desktop publishing, such software was available on every platform, including the Amstrad CPC. This article compares three available packages including Stop Press, Page Publisher, and MicroDesign Plus.

Fun School 3&4 – A look at an educational gaming series for a variety of age ranges from under 5 all the way up to 11.

Reviews – Reviews of a variety of games including Supercars, Captain Dynamo, Silent Service, Italy ’90, Klax, Cyberball, Grell & Falla, Turbo the Tortoise, and 3D Tennis. Plus a few top game charts with Lemmings, First Division Manager, and Dizzy’s Excellent Adventures at the top.

Print Out – A review of the Star LC24-200 printer.

Regulars

News – A new disk backup service; a new soundtracker for the CPC called Boo-tracker; Charley’s Comms Rom telecommunications package; Indiana Jones 4 from U.S. Gold; a 20 MB hard drive for the CPC; and more.

Letters – Letters from readers about program listings, Atari Lynx, the Amstrad 6128 plus, and more.

Pokes, Maps, & Tips – Tips, tricks and hacks for a variety of games including Final Fight, Turtles 2, Midnight Resistance, Supercars, Satan, Double Dragon I+II, Advanced Pinball Simulator, Bonanza Bros., Nebulus, Turrican 2, AMC, New Zealand Story, Scooby Doo, Hong Kong Phooey, Sim City, Batman The Movie, Smash TV, Spellbound Dizzy, Yie-Ar-Kung-Fu, Hard Drivin’ and more.

Public Sector – A brief look at a variety of public domain software titles including Rambase 3, PD Planner, Forcefield, Drehdriss, Space Froggy, Lost Phirious, Softarc, Ispell, High Capacity Formatters, Gpaint, Eve of Shadows, Croco Magneto, Formatter, JL-Disc Copers, Powerpage, and more.

Q&A – Questions answered about disk errors, connecting a 464+ monitor to a CPC 6128, the Amstrad CPC in Australia, tape drive alignment, monitor problems, viruses, and much more.