Source: Computer & Video Games – Issue Number 97 – December 1989
Computer & Video Games was a very long running computer and video games magazine published in the U.K. Issue number 97 from December 1989 includes:
- PC Engine SG – A preview of the new Super Grafx, an enhanced follow-up to the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, that was due out at the end of the month. This was never released in North America nor in Europe as far as I know.
- Playmasters – Tips and cheats for a variety of games, including Altered Beast (Spectrum), Forgotten Worlds (Spectrum), Navy Moves (Spectrum), New Zealand Story (Spectrum), Ninja Massacre (Spectrum), Bloodwych (C64), Altered Beast (Sega), Rambo III (Sega), Out Run 3D (Sega), My Hero (Sega), Ghost House (Sega), Shinobi (Sega), Vigilante (Sega), King of Chicago (Amiga), Shadow of the Beast (Amiga), New Zealand Story (Amiga), Sim City (Amiga), Star Quake (ST), Out Run (ST), Quadralien (ST), and Pacmania (ST)
- News – An overview of the first European Video Games Championship.
- Reviews – Dozens of reviews for the Spectrum, Amstrad, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, PC, Sega, and PC Engine. Winners this month include Ghostbusters II, Turbo Outrun, Rock ‘N’ Roll, Omnicron, Interphase, Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts, Damocles, Switchblade and Hard Drivin’.
- Mailbag – Readers write in about high arcade costs, Dragon’s Lair, Super Don Quixote, PC Engine vs. MegaDrive and much more.
- Charts – Some highlights of the top 20 list this month includes Crazy Cars (Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore 64), Indiana Jones (Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga), Xenon II (Amiga, Atari ST), and one of my personal favorites, Yie Ar Kung Fu (Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore 64).
- Budget Round-Up – A look at some of the latest budget releases (either actual budget games or re-releases of older games at a discount), including Mutant Fortress (Spectrum), Paperboy (C64, Spectrum), Hyper-Sports (C64), Rampage (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad), Soldier of Light (Spectrum, C64), Ghosts ‘N’ Goblins (C64, Spectrum), Short Circuit (Amstrad, Spectrum, C64), and ThunderCats (C64, Spectrum).
- Adventure – The next big adventure game on the horizon appears to be Elvira. Tips are solicited for Manhunter New York, Gold Rush, The Terrors of Trantoss and more. Some clues are provided for Dungeon Master, Bard’s Tale and many other adventure games.
- Next Month – Coverage of Chase HQ, Operation Thunderbolt and much more.
- Compilation Crazee – A look at various compilations being released in time for the holiday season, including C+VG Coin-Op hits (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64), Thalamus: The Hits (C64), Star Wars Trilogy (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, ST, Amiga), Winners (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, ST, Amiga), Light Force (ST, Amiga), Dark Force (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64), 100% Dynamite (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64), and many others.
- Mean Machines – Video game reviews including Tennis Ace (Sega Master System), Cloud Master (Sega Master System), and Bloody Wolf (PC Engine).
- Previews – Previews of upcoming games, including North and South (Amiga, ST, PC), European Super League (Amiga, Spectrum, ST, Amstrad, C64), Snoopy and the Case of the Lost Blanket (ST, Amiga, C64, Spectrum, Amstrad), Midwinter (ST, Amiga, PC), Darius Plus (ST, Amiga, C64, Spectrum, Amstrad), The Search for Sharla (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, ST, Amiga), The Punisher (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, ST, Amiga), Snare (C64), Seven Gates of Jambala (ST, Amiga, C64), Jumping Jack Son (ST, Amiga)), TV Sports Basketball(Amiga, ST, PC), Herakles (ST, Amiga, PC), Cadaver (ST, Amiga, PC), Psycho Fox (Sega Master System), Dynamite Dux (Sega Master System), and many others.
…and more!
