{"id":24786,"date":"2020-04-21T17:58:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T21:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=24786"},"modified":"2020-04-26T12:56:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T16:56:02","slug":"crash-march-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/04\/21\/crash-march-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"Crash (March 1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FCrash%2FCrash_002_1984-03&amp;twg_show=Crash_No._02_1984-03_Newsfield_GB_0000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Crash_No._02_1984-03_Newsfield_GB_0000-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"842\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FCrash%2FCrash_002_1984-03&amp;twg_show=Crash_No._02_1984-03_Newsfield_GB_0000.jpg\">Crash &#8211; Issue Number 2 &#8211; March 1984<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It seems that in the U.K., every 8-bit computer had a gaming magazine dedicated to it. Crash was dedicated to the ZX Spectrum, one of the most popular 8-bit computers in the U.K. Crash was published from 1984 all the way until 1992. The second issue from March 1984 includes:<\/p>\n<p>Features<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Below Us The Shadow, Above Us Stars<\/b> &#8211; Profile on Starzone and on Steven Turner.<\/li>\n<li><b>Flying High!<\/b> &#8211; We look at computer retail outlets in this, the first of an occasional series, the CRASH team checks out W.H. Smith.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Articles<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pardon Me, I&#8217;ll Say That Again<\/b> &#8211; Franco Frey interfaces with the Currah Microspeach unit.<\/li>\n<li><b>Learning At Play<\/b> &#8211; We begin an occasional look at educational software and some reviews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regulars<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editorial &amp; Your Letters<\/b> &#8211; Plus Advertisers Index and Reviews.<\/li>\n<li><b>News Input<\/b> &#8211; A brief roundup for the month.<\/li>\n<li><b>Run It Again<\/b> &#8211; In our second comparison we Roll Out The Barrel and take a look at Kong games.<\/li>\n<li><b>The Terminal Man<\/b> &#8211; Comic Strip excitement as shipwrecked Arcadians discover the true identity of Gross.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>D.I.Y.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Fantasy\/Crash Super Quiz<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Crash Hotline Charts<\/b> &#8211; The phones have been buzzing! This month we publish Britain&#8217;s first ever top selling software chart compiled from votes.<\/li>\n<li><b>Crash Quiz<\/b> &#8211; Test your knowledge of Adventure games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Guide<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Froggy<\/b> &#8211; Pick of the month from among the established games that are available.<\/li>\n<li><b>Spectrum Software Guide<\/b> &#8211; Pages and pages reviewing both old and new games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reviews<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reviews In This Issue<\/b> &#8211; Include games from Ultimate, Imagine, Silversoft, Mikrogen, Rabbit, Microsphere, Software Projects, Micromega, C.D.S. and many, many others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Crash &#8211; Issue Number 2 &#8211; March 1984 It seems that in the U.K., every 8-bit computer had a gaming magazine dedicated to it. Crash was dedicated to the ZX Spectrum, one of the most popular 8-bit computers in the U.K. Crash was published from 1984 all the way until 1992. The second issue from March 1984 includes: Features Below Us The Shadow, Above Us Stars &#8211; Profile on Starzone and on Steven Turner. Flying High! &#8211; We look at computer retail outlets in this, the first of an occasional series, the CRASH team checks out W.H. Smith. Articles Pardon Me, I&#8217;ll Say That Again &#8211; Franco Frey interfaces with the Currah Microspeach unit. Learning At Play &#8211; We begin an occasional look at educational software and some reviews. Regulars Editorial &amp; Your Letters &#8211; Plus Advertisers Index and Reviews. News Input &#8211; A brief roundup for the month. Run It Again &#8211; In our second comparison we Roll Out The Barrel and take a look at Kong games. The Terminal Man &#8211; Comic Strip excitement as shipwrecked Arcadians discover the true identity of Gross. D.I.Y. Fantasy\/Crash Super Quiz Crash Hotline Charts &#8211; The phones have been buzzing! 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