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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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  • The One (June 1992)

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    Source: The One – June 1992

    The One was a U.K. published magazine that covered 16-bit computer and video games. The specific systems covered varied over the years it was published. By 1992 it was pretty much exclusively an Amiga magazine. The June 1992 issue includes:

    • The Disks – This magazine came with cover disks for your Amiga with all kinds of goodies. This month’s disks included Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (demo), Galaxians (public domain), Formula One Grand Prix Cheats, Pushover, and more.
    • News – Virgin to distribute Cannon Fodder, Gamemaster TV show to return, Bart Versus the World to be converted for Amiga, Hook conversion coming for the Amiga, Titus working on Crazy Cars III, and more.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about Jimmy White’s Whirlwind Snooker, making games from old movies, adult games, and more.
    • Team 17 Interview – An interview with members of the then one year old Team 17. Alien Breed was probably their biggest hit at that time.

    • Work In Progress – A look at games under development including Premiere, Zool, Galactic, and Rookies.
    • A600 – A look at the new Amiga 600. It was basically an Amiga 500 in a newer (and smaller) form factor.
    • Reviews – Reviews of Sensible Soccer (Renegade), Legend (Mindscape), Jim Power (Loricel), Hostile Breed (Palace), Jaguar XJ220 (Core Design), Ork (Psygnosis), Ashes of Empire (Mirage), Dune (Virgin), Floor 13 (Virgin), The Addams Family (Ocean), Colin Curly’s Pushover (Ocean), G-Loc (US Gold), and Wizkid (Ocean).
    • Kill Zone – Tips and tricks for Titus The Fox (Titus), Shadowlands (Domark), Harlequin (Gremlin), F1 Grand Prix (Microprose), The Blues Brothers (Titus), Final Fight (US Gold), Supercars 2, and more.

    • Win a Dune(?) – Win prizes with a Dune theme including the movie, the book, the game, or a poster.
    • Cheapos – A look at currently available bargain priced games including Anarchy, Pro Tennis Tour, International 3D Tennis, The Shoot-‘Em-Up Construction Kit, Steg, Dizzy’s Excellent Adventures, and more.
    • Win A Hard Drive – A competition to win a GVP hard drive for the Amiga 500.
    • PD Zone – A look at the latest public domain titles and collections.
    • Previews – Previews of soon to be released games including Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (US Gold/Lucasfilm), Risky Woods (Electronic Arts), Red Zone (Psygnosis), Silly Putty (System 3), Rampart (Domark), and Aquaventura (Psygnosis).

    …and more!


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  • Advanced Computer Entertainment (February 1990)

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    Source: Advanced Computer Entertainment – Issue Number 29 – February 1990

    Advanced Computer Entertainment primarily covered computer games though it had console coverage as well. Exactly what systems were covered depended on the issue but in 1990 it seems to have been the Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, PC, NES, and Sega. The February 1990 issue includes:

    Specials

    • War! – A history of computer war games.
    • $6000 a Second! – An interview with John Lasseter on the state of computer animation. At the time, it took about a year to produce a 30 minute computer animated film.
    • ACE Flashback – The second part in a series on a look back on computer gaming in the 1980s.
    • ‘Ere We Go! – A look at recent soccer games which had experienced an explosion in popularity with more being released in 1990 that the previous three years combined.
    • Ocean’s Apart – A visit to Ocean’s headquarters to find out more about Robocop II, F-29 Retaliator II, and Carrier Command II.
    • The Food of Love – A look at various software and MIDI peripherals for home computers including Deluxe Music Construction Set, the Casio MT-540, Roland LAPC-1, Cheetah MD16 Drum-Box, and more.
    • Face the Challenge – A contest for a design of a theoretical ideal gaming machine.

    Gameplay

    • Screentest – Reviews of Chase HQ (Amiga, Spectrum), Vendetta (preview), X-Out (Amiga), Operation Thunderbolt (Amstrad, Amiga, Spectrum), Darius (Atari ST, Commodore 64), Nevermind (Amiga, PC), Beverly Hills Cop (Atari ST, Commodore 64), The Untouchables (Atari ST), Aquanaut (Atari ST), Ironlord (Amiga), Indy 500 (PC), Tower of Babel (Atari ST), Mechwarrior (PC), Chaos Strikes Back (Atari ST), and Bad Company (Atari ST).
    • Aaaghghgh! – Tips and tricks for Dungeon Master, Bard’s Tale, Batman The Movie, R-Type, Vigilante, Black Belt, Safari Hunt, Secret Command, Zillion I, Ghost House, and more.
    • ACE New Worlds – Reviews of Maniac Mansion and Starwreck.
    • Sweet Licks – A look at some of the latest arcade games including Calibre 50, Pang, Toki, and Block Out.
    • Top Secret – A sneak peek at upcoming games from Activision.

    Regulars

    • News – A look at releases from Thalion.
    • Letter Bombs – Letters from readers about Amiga vs. Konix, Their Finest Hour and The Battle of Britain, ACE binders, Ghostbusters 2, and more.
    • ACE Stockmarket – Scoring games based on ratings from multiple sources.
    • In The Pink – Release dates for upcoming games, various deals, a list of must have games, and more.

    …and more!


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