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  • Commodore User (February 1990)

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    Commodore User is a magazine that was published in the U.K. and covered various Commodore computers over the years it was published. Near the end of its life it was covering the Amiga and Commodore 64. Issue number 77 from February 1990 includes:

    Specials

    • Sound Framework – A guide to creating demos on the Amiga including a look at tools such as Deluxe Video III, Master Sound, and more..
    • Readers’ Poll – A form for readers to nominate the best software in various categories.
    • Tips Special – Tips and tricks for a variety of games including Hard Drivin’, Dr. Doom’s Revenge, Ghostbusters II, Xenophobe, Power Drift, Galaxy Force, Kick Off, Sim City, It Came From The Desert, Bomber, Space Ace, Space Ace, and more.

    Regulars

    • Buzz – Game companies seek rights to make game based on Black Rain movie; new Asterix game forthcoming; Space Harrier sequel; new AD&D gold box game, Champions of Krynn; new game based on Dawn of the Dead; Bloodwych add-on; Hunt for Red October; and much more.
    • Demos – A look at some of the latest demos including some featuring Alf and Roger Rabbit.
    • Adventure – Hints and tips for adventure games including Bard’s Tale, Bard’s Tale III, Shadowgate, Journey, The Valley, and more.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about game value, Kick Off, software quality, the Atari ST, and more.
    • Arcades – A look at some of the latest arcade games including WGP from Taito, Line of Fire from Sega, Badlands from Atari, and Shadow Dancer.
    • Tommy’s Tips – Questions answered about adding a hard drive to the Amiga 500, CP/M on the Commodore 64, disabling the RUN/STOP and RESTORE keys on the Commodore 64, and more.

    Reviews

    • Aquanaut – A game for the Amiga in which you play the role of a scuba diving secret agent.
    • Fire – A scrolling shooter for the Amiga in which you control a helicopter battling terrorists.
    • Black Tiger – Save civilization in this action game for the Amiga.
    • Bomber – A combat flight sim for the Commodore 64. This kind of game wasn’t really the C64’s strong point.
    • European Space Shuttle – A space shuttle sim for the Amiga.
    • Wings of Fury – A side-scrolling shooter for the Amiga.
    • Space Ace – A conversion of this arcade classic for the Amiga.
    • Starflight – The classic sci-fi strategy game by Electronic Arts for the Amiga.
    • Ringside Manager – A boxing game for the Amiga.
    • Drakkhen – An RPG for the Amiga that was later ported to other systems including as one of the early releases for the Super NES.
    • Super Cars – A racing game with game play similar to Super Sprint.

    …and more!


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  • RUN: The Commodore 64 & VIC-20 Magazine (September 1984)

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    RUN was primarily a Commodore 64 magazine though depending on the exact time period, it also covered the VIC-20, Plus/4, Commodore 16, and Commodore 128. The September 1984 issue includes:

    Features

    • Back to Basics – An overview of educational software available for the Commodore 64. Titles looked at here include Hodge Podge, ABC Fun, Spellbound, Young Folk Series, Fay: The Word Hunter, Funbunch-Elementary, Funbunch-Intermediate, Word Attack!, M-ss-ng L-nks, Word Spinner, Learning With Leeper, Preschool IQ Builder, Facemaker, Early Games for Young Children, Kids on Keys, The Factory, Moptown Parade, Fraction Fever, Multi-Beci, Meteor Multiplication, Demolition Division, Minus Mission, Alien Addition, Alligator Mix, Dragon Mix, Success With Math, Comparing Whole Numbers, Numer-Beci, 10 Little Robots, 123 Fun, Fay: That Math Woman, Ships Ahoy, Race Car ‘Rithmetic, Mathematics, MathWiz, Elementary Math Package, Challenge Math, Addition Magician, Add-Sub, Survival Math, Dungeons of the Algebra Dragons, and TEC4.
    • Speller – A type-in educational program that reinforces spelling, vocabulary, and keyboard skills.
    • Watch Your Sidestep – A type-in game in which you must make it through the maze without hitting a wall or retracing your steps.
    • Mysteries of the Wedge Revealed – A guide to the Commodore 64 DOS Wedge.
    • Terminal Programs – Reviews of seven terminal programs for the Commodore 64 and VIC-20 including Smart 64 Terminal, SuperTerm, Telstar, Vidtex, VIP Terminal, Graph-Term 64, ’64 Terminal, and Terminal 40.
    • Lister Filter – A type-in program that convert the Commodore 64s special graphics symbols to printable equivalent for printing program listings.
    • Cops, Robbers, and Computers – How one Melbourne, Florida police detective used his Commodore 64 and Superbase 64 to build a database of robberies and burglaries.
    • SID AID – A type-in program for the Commodore 64 that adds three new commands to BASIC to make creating music easier.

    Departments

    • RUNning Ruminations – An editorial on educational software and computers in the classroom.
    • Magic – Tips and tricks for better typing, erasing a single line on the screen, finding the cursor, making the VIC-20 beep when you type, undocumented graphic characters, loading from cassette, and more.
    • Software Gallery – Reviews of Flight Simulator II (perhaps the most influential flight sim of all time), Super-Text (a word processor), Pit Stop (classic racing game from Epyx), Quintic Warrior (a not-so great arcade style game), and Eliza (from Artificial Intelligence Research Group).
    • Video Casino – A type-in game called Sky Pilot designed to teach you about animation on the Commodore 64 and VIC-20.
    • Mail RUN – Letters from readers about Comal, relative files, power surges, and more.
    • Commodore Clinic – Questions answered about screen printing, getting public domain software, drives that work with an IEEE-488 interface, 801 printer problems, using a 1540 disk drive with the Commodore 64, deleting files from disk, PET and Commodore 64 compatibility, converting Apple II BASIC programs to the Commodore 64, and lots more.
    • Book Gallery – Reviews of Discover Your VIC-20: A Beginner’s Guide to Real Programming, Commodore 64 Favorite Programs Explained, and Kids and the Commodore 64.
    • New Products RUNdown – A brief look at new products including a Dual 6522 Versatile Interface Adapter for real-time applications, the SA-1000 12″ amber monitor, and Star Wars: The Arcade Game for the Commodore 64.

    …and more!


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