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  • Advanced Computer Entertainment (June 1989)

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    Source: Advanced Computer Entertainment – Issue Number 21 – June 1989

    Advanced Computer Entertainment (ACE for short) covered games for various computer platforms as well as console platform over the years it was published in the U.K. In 1989 that included the Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, PC (DOS), the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Master System. The June 1989 issue includes:

    Specials

    • Games Without Frontiers – An article on the impact that CD-ROM will have on gaming. One prediction was that games would become multimillion dollar productions in seven or eight years.
    • Playing Roles – The first part in a three-part guide to RPG games. Some games discussed here include The Black Crystal, Ring of Darkness, Swords and Sorcery, Questron II, Wizards Crown, Legend of Blacksilver, Might and Magic, and more.

    Gameplay

    • Up and Coming – Previews of Xenon II, DDT, RVF, Inner Space, Sporting Triangles, Bomber, Shinobi, Hyperforce, Nightbreed, Tangled Tales, Dominator, Vendetta, Tusker, and more.
    • Arcade Ace – A look at some of the latest arcade games including Saint Dragon, Ikari III, Fighting Hawk, Nastar, and Rally Bike.
    • Screen Test – Reviews of Voyager (Atari ST), Raider (Amiga), Silkworm (Atari ST), Typhoon Thompson (Atari ST), Grand Monster Slam (Amiga), Hillsfar (Commodore 64), Bio Challenge (Atari ST, Amiga), Stormlord (Spectrum), Fright Night (Amiga), California Games (Sega), Vigilante (Sega), Time Soldier (Sega), Altered Beast (Sega), Time Scanner (Amiga), Run the Guantlet (Atari ST), Kick Off (Atari ST), Danger Freak (Commodore 64), Skweek (Atari ST), Steve Davis World Snooker (Atari ST), The Real Ghostbusters (Spectrum), Renegade III (Spectrum),
    • Tricks ‘N’ Tactics – Tips and strategies for R-Type, Heroes of the Lance, Fusion, The President is Missing, Golvellius, Wonderboy in Monsterland, TV Sports Football, War in Middle Earth, Robocop, Incredibly Shrinking Sphere, Xenon, and more.
    • Adventures – A look at two adventure games, Shogun and Journey.

    Regulars

    • News – The Atari 7800 and Sega Genesis coming soon to the U.K.; Circus Attractions coming soon; an updated port of Federation of Free Traders coming for the Amiga, Dungeon Master port for Amiga cancelled, and more.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about video game value, the effects of violence in video games, Federation of Free Traders on the Atari ST, and more.
    • Graphics – An article on object-oriented drawing systems and specifically Professional Draw on the Amiga.
    • Music – A detailed look at Track 24 and The Waddington Sequencer for the Atari ST plus an overview of sequencers for other computers.

    …and more!


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  • The One (November 1989)

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    Source: The One – Issue Number 14 – November 1989

    The One was a gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. It covered various systems over the year but it was primarily a 16-bit computer games magazine. In 1989 it was mostly covering the Amiga, Atari ST and PC. The November 1989 issue includes:

    • Disk – The cover disk included with the magazine this month includes an add-on for the Amiga and Atari ST versions of Populous called Final Frontier.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about Deluxe Paint, game construction kits, Power Drift, and more.
    • News – A look an an interesting new game called Atomic Lunch, new games coming for Christmas including Space Harrier II, Scramble Spirits, Liverpool, Saint and Greavsie, Terry’s Big Adventure, and more
    • Work In Progress – An in-depth look at a game still under development, Chase HQ.
    • Reviews – Reviews of Future Wars: Time Traveler for the Amiga, Power Drift for the Amiga, Tintin on the Moon for the Atari ST, Pro Tennis Tour for the Atari ST, Eye of Horus for the PC (DOS), North and South for the Amiga, Interphase for the Amiga, and Batman for the Amiga.
    • Play Guide – A strategy guide for Xenon II.
    • Tips – Tips and tricks for Paperboy, Dragon’s Lair, Continental Circus, Dynamite Dux, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The New Zealand Story, Rick Dangerous, and Robocop.

    • Demos – A look at various demos for the Amiga and Atari ST as well as where to get them.
    • Showcase – Budding programmers, graphic artists, and musicians submit their work for consideration.
    • Graphics – Creating 64-color art on 16-color displays with EA’s Fusion.
    • Arcades – A look at new and upcoming arcade games including Big Run (Jaleco), U.N. Squadron
    • (Capcom), Sky Adventure (SNK), and Omega Mission (UPL/American Sammy).

    …and more!


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  • ST-Log (April 1988)

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    Source: ST-Log – April 1988

    ST-Log was one of a couple of Atari ST magazines available in the U.S. I don’t think the Atari ST was quite as popular as the Amiga but it was reasonably close, at lest during their early years. The April 1988 issue of ST-Log includes:

    Features

    • The Atari ST Buyer’s Guide – A look at various products for the Atari ST in various categories. Some items covered here include utility software such as Copy II ST and Label Master Elite, application software such as Regent Word II and Word Writer, entertainment software such as Aegis Animator and Printmaster Plus, Games such as Flight Simulator II and Chessmaster 2000, and much much more.
    • Mouse-Ka Mania! – A look at this desktop accessory (free in the included disk) that allows you to change your mouse pointer and even animate it.
    • 1st Convert Utility – A type-in program that converts a standard ASCII file into a 1st Word or Word Writer ST file.
    • WordPerfect – A review of WordPerfect for the Atari ST.
    • The Northeast Atari Fair – A look at New England’s first Atari computer fair.
    • ChkDsk – This floppy/hard disk exploration and repair tool is included on the cover disk for this issue.
    • MEGA macrocosm – A detailed look at Atari’s MEGA ST.
    • Inside the ST Xformer, Part 2 – The second part of a series on the ST Xformer, an emulator that allows you to run Atari 8-bit software on your Atari ST.
    • The CinemaWare Story – A detailed look at the company behind such classics as Defender of the Crown and Sinbad.
    • Touching the databases – A tutorial on relational databases using the Atari ST.
    • Play Ball! – Using MicroLeague Baseball to design a baseball team and compete in the World Series.

    Reviews

    • Golden Path – Review of this rather difficult point and click adventure game with an Asian theme.
    • Data Manager ST – Review of this database management system for the Atari ST.
    • Ninja Mission – Review of this action games featuring ninjas.
    • Hardball! – The classic baseball game from Accolade. I spent hours playing this one on the Commodore 64.

    Columns

    • Editorial – About ST-Log’s transition to new ownership.
    • Reader comment – Complaints about Atari’s constant delays when it comes to new hardware.
    • C-manship – Using C to draw rectangles in GEM.
    • Assembly line – A tutorial on using subroutines in assembly programming.
    • Ian’s Quest – Atari to release PC compatible; PC Ditto, a DOS emulator for the Atari ST; MichTron’s Tune Up, and more.
    • Step 1 – Test Drive – An article on creating or customizing a printer driver.
    • GFA Basics – All about BASIC conditional statements.
    • Database Delphi – Using C to create arcade style games on the Atari ST.
    • ST user – A look at the future of CD-ROMs and Pinball Wizard.

    …and more!


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