Source: Computer + Video Games – Issue Number 104 – July 1990
Computer + Video Games (or Computer & Video Games and whatever other variations it went by) was perhaps the most ubiquitous gaming magazine in the U.K. It was certainly published for a very long time and covered a huge range of computers and game consoles over the years. The July 1990 issue includes:
- The Corps! – A comic that kind of reminds me of Starship Troopers.
- Playmasters – Tips and tricks for various games including Ghouls ‘N’ Gosts (MegaDrive), Golden Axe (MegaDrive), Heavy Unit (PC Engine), Chase HQ (PC Engine), Top Gun (NES), Track and Field II (NES), Impossamole (Atari ST, Commodore 64), Chaos Strikes Back (Atari ST), Castle Master (Atari ST), Rainbow Islands (Spectrum, Amiga), Saigon Combat Unit (Spectrum), Shinobi (Spectrum), Cabal (Amiga), AMC (Amstrad), Short Circuit (Commodore 64), Psycho Fox (Sega Master System), My Hero (Sega Master System), and Castlevania (Game Boy).
- Previews – Previews of upcoming games including Battle Command (Atari ST, Amiga), Nightbreed (Amiga, Atari ST), Midnight Resistance (Atari ST, Amiga), The Spy Who Loved Me (Atari ST, Amiga, DOS, Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad), Flood (Atari ST, Amiga), Ruff and Reddy (Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad, Atari), PGA Tour Golf (DOS), Corporation (Atari ST, Amiga), Torvak The Warrior (Atari ST, Amiga), Unreal (Atari ST, Amiga), Starblade (Atari ST, Amiga), and Grand Slam Tennis (Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Commodore 64).
- Arcade Action – A look at some of the latest arcade games including G-Loc and Sagai.
- The Hotlines! – Call a special number to win games, a Game Boy, a PC Engine, or a MegaDrive.
- Win Turtles Gear – A competition to win Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles related items including figures, a stuffed turtle, posters, comics, and more.
- Turtlemania!!! – A look at TMNT related items in the U.S. including comic books, the cartoon series, toys, games, and more.
- Reviews – Tons of game reviews including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Amiga), Railroad Tycoon (DOS), Theme Park Mystery (Atari ST), Ultima VI (DOS), F-19 (Atari ST, DOS), Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (NES), Final Blow (MegaDrive), and many more.
- News – A look at the new Neo Geo console, Pro Tennis Tour competition by Ubi Soft, new World Cup series of joysticks from Dynamics, Mindscape licenses Days of Thunder, new mission and expansion disks for Falcon, Welltris, and more.
- Mailbag – Letters from readers about games on the Amstrad 6128, a request for a cover tape for the Commodore 64, Ninja Kids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more.
- High Scores – Reader submitted high scores for games on tons of systems including the Sega Master System, MegaDrive, NES, Game Boy, PC Engine, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Spectrum, Amiga, and Amstrad.
- Charts – The Top 20 games this month include Fantasy Dizzy at the top, as well as Paperboy, Temple of Doom, Operation Thunderbolt, Dragon’s Lair, Ikari Warriors, Chase HQ, 1943, Batman The Movie, Rainbow Islands, Road Blasters, Platoon, and others. The top Amiga game was Retaliator, the top Commodore 64 game was Paperboy, the top Atari ST game was Rainbow Islands, the top Spectrum game was Fantasy Dizzy, the top PC Engine game was Atomic Robo Kid, and the top MegaDrive game was Final Blow.
- Budget – Reviews of budget games including Five-A-Side Football (Spectrum, Amstrad), Escape From Singe’s Castle (Spectrum, Amstrad), Slap Fight (Spectrum, Commodore 64), Yogi’s Great Escape (Spectrum), Blinky’s Scary School (Commodore 64, Spectrum), Arcade Fruit Machine (Commodore 64), and Fruit Machine 2 (Commodore 64, Amstrad).
- Update – Updates on games currently in progress including Fred (Amiga, Atari ST), Dynasty Wars (Commodore 64, Spectrum, Amstrad), International 3D Tennis (Amiga), Bloodwych (Spectrum), Final Command, and Operation Thunderbolt (Commodore 64).
- Arcade High Scores – Reader submitted high scores for tons of arcade games including Afterburner, Chase HQ, Cabal, Double Dragon II, Dragon Spirit, Forgotten Worlds, Galaga 88, Golden Axe, Operation Wofl, Outrun Turbo, Rastan II, Roadblasters, Robocop, Stun Runner, Toobin’, Twin Cobra, and tons more.
…and more!
