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  • The Games Machine (April 1990)

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    Source: The Games Machine – Issue Number 29 – April 1990

    The Games Machine was a relatively short-lived gaming magazine published in the U.K. It covered both console and computer games though it was only published from 1987 to 1990. In particular, it had a lot of coverage of the Amiga and Atari ST. The April 1990 issue includes:

    Regulars

    • Boot-Up! – The latest news and preview: Mont Mole, Ninja Spirits, Wipe Out, Stormlord II, Dragon Strike, Frontline, World Cup Soccer ’90, Enigma Variations, and much more.
    • Konnichi Wa To You – A look at some of the latest and upcoming software releases in Japan, including Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts (Super Grafx), Genpeitomaden, Super Volleyball (PC Engine), Paranoia (PC Engine CD-ROM), Final Zone 2 (PC Engine CD-ROM), Sokoban World, Handy PC Engine (called the PC Engine GT upon release), and more.
    • Venture Forth – A look at the latest adventure, strategy and role-playing games, including Bandit Kings of Ancient China, Ultima VI: The False Prophet, Circuit’s Edge, Hero’s Quest, Yes Chancellor!, Demon’s Tomb, Star Flight 2, Day of the Viper, Search for the Titanic, Chaos Strikes Back, Prince, The Colonel’s Bequest, Sherman M4, and more.

    Game Special

    • The Epic Epic – A 3D space game that was originally to be called Goldrunner 3-D.
    • Oh Yes It Can! – Previews of some potentially impressive new games including Anarchy (Atari ST), Firestorm (Atari ST), and Witchcraft (Amiga).
    • Topple The Tower of Babel – A strategy guide for Tower of Babel.

    Features

    • Super Grafx – A look at NEC’s follow-up to the TurboGrafx-16 / Turbo Duo. Sadly, it never made much impact, especially outside of Japan.
    • Digitizing – A review of Vidichrome, an upgrade package that expands the Rombo digitizing package for the Amiga to full color.
    • Behind the Scenes – A look at how artwork in created for The Games Machine using a Macintosh and Adobe Illustrator ’88.
    • Shooting Stars – A guide to becoming a pop star with the help of a personal computer.
    • Visions – This article predicts that in the future games will be played on an all-in-one entertainment system featuring a TV, CD-ROM drive, and console.
    • Compact Creations – Discover how CDs are made (pressed) and how data and audio gets on them.

    Interaction

    • Win A Jacket! – Win a leather jacket in this Monty Mole themed contest.
    • Playing Tips – Tips, tricks and cheats for Strider (Atari ST, C64), Operation Thunderbolt (C64, Amiga), Mega Man (Nintendo), It Came From The Desert (Amiga), Future Wars, Space Harrier (PC Engine), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Ghosts ‘N’ Goblins (Nintendo), and more.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about the Atari Lynx, TV shows about computers, game consoles in Spain, game quality on the Amiga, and more.

    …and more!


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  • Computer & Video Games (June 1991)

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    Computer & Video Games was published in the U.K. and had a very long run. It covered various systems throughout its life. In 1991 that included the Amiga, MegaDrive (Genesis), Atari ST, Sega Master System, Super Famicom (Super Nintendo), Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16), Nintendo, PC (DOS) and the Atari Lynx. The June 1991 includes:

    • Ed First – How to win a Super Famicom. Also, how to get a job with CVG.
    • News – Commodore releases details on the new CDTV, Titus signs license agreement for The Blues Brothers, Lucasfilm announces seveeral new games, The Golden Joystick Awards winners are announced, new Three Stooges game, and more.
    • Yob’s Mailbag – Mail from readers about recent changes to CVG, the state of British arcades, the Atari Lynx, and more.

    • Reviews – Reviews of the latest games including Super Cars II (Amiga), Jahangir Khan’s World Championship Squash (Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad, Spectrum), Space Quest IV (PC), Darius Twin (Super Famicom), World Class Leaderboard (Sega Master System), Switchblade (Amiga), Motoroader II (PC Engine), Ultraman (Super Famicom), Jetfighter II (PC), Days of Thunder (Nintendo), Legend of Hero Tonma (PC Engine), Sword of Vermilion (Megadrive), and more.
    • The CVG/Electronic Arts Challenge – A contest involving Electronic Arts games including Battle Squadron, Budokan, and PGA Tour Golf.
    • Competition Corner – Contests in which you can win a Megadrive, PC Engine, Super Famicom or Game Boy.
    • Sadie’s Scorers – Reader submitted high scores.
    • Jazza’s Arcade Action – A look at Street Fighter II. No arcade game after this one sold as well.

    • Bytesize
      • 64 – Short reviews of Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (Gremlin), Viz (Virgin Games), and Skull and Crossbones (Tengen).
      • Spectrum – Brief reviews of The Winning Team (Tengen), TV Showtime (Domark), and Toyota Celica GT Rally (Gremlin).
      • Amiga – Short reviews of Viz (Virgin Games), International Ice Hockey (Impulze), Monster Pack 1 (Psygnosis), Skull and Crossbones (Tengen), and The Famous Five (Enigma Variations).
      • Atari ST – Brief reviews of Viz (Virgin Games), Disc (Loriciel), Masterblazer (Rainbow Arts), ‘Nam- 1965-1975 (Domark), and Skull and Crossbones (Tengen).
    • Previews – Previews of soon to be released games including Sonic the Hedgehog (Megadrive), Star Wars (Nintendo), Myth (Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Turbocharge (Amiga, Atari ST), Thunderjaws (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad, Spectrum), Hydra (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad, Spectrum), RBI Baseball 2 (Amiga, Atari ST), Birds of Prey (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Chuck Yeager’s Air Combat (PC), Rodland (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad, Spectrum), Double Dragon III (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad, Spectrum), Sliders (Amiga, Atari ST, PC, Amstrad), and more.

    …and more!


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