{"id":30637,"date":"2023-02-07T08:58:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T13:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=30637"},"modified":"2023-02-15T10:27:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:27:44","slug":"personal-computer-games-october-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/02\/07\/personal-computer-games-october-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Computer Games (October 1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPersonalComputerGames%2FIssue11%2FPages&amp;twg_show=PersonalComputerGames1100001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001-86x120.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPersonalComputerGames%2FIssue11%2FPages&amp;twg_show=PersonalComputerGames1100001.jpg\">Personal Computer Games &#8211; Issue Number 11 &#8211; October 1984<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Personal Computer Games is a magazine dedicated to computer games that was published in the U.K. in the 1980s. This is another magazine we didn&#8217;t really have an equivalent to in the U.S., at least in the 8-bit era. It covered computer games for multiple systems, including the Commodore 64, Spectrum, BBC\/Electron, VIC-20, MSX and others. It also included type-in games. The October 1984 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Commodore 64<\/b> &#8211; A review of Jeff Minter&#8217;s latest game, Ancipital; Jeff Minter gives game play tips on one of his first games, Revenge; and a type-in soccer game from Tony Crowther.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Spectrum<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of Frank N Stein, SOS, Dartz, Mad Hatter, On the Oche, Ahhh!!!, Froot Loop, and Gremlins; a type-in game from the creator of Football Manager; and game play tips for tons of games including maps for Lords of Midnight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BBC\/Electron<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of Drogna, Wallaby, and Mineshaft plus hints for Frak! from its programmer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>VIC-20\/Oric<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of Bricks, Starbase, Psycho Shopper, Max, Maze Gold, Squish, Minitron and Luv Bug for the VIC-20 and of Spooky Mansion for the Oric.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Games Competition<\/b> &#8211; Win cash by submitting an idea for a game based on the theme of saving energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Football Manager<\/b> &#8211; A competition to win a copy of Football Manager for the Commodore 64, BBC, Electron, Oric, Dragon, or ZX81.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Coin-Op Action<\/b> &#8211; A look at some of the latest arcade games including Mach 3, Hyper Sports, TX-1, and Bomb Jack.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Autumn Mega-Games<\/b> &#8211; A look at the contenders for the best game to be released leading up to the Christmas season. Some games previewed include Backpacker&#8217;s Guide to the Universe, The Great Space Race, Sherlock, Quo Vadis, Ancipital, Elite, Kokotoni Wilf, Combat Lynx, Doomdark&#8217;s Revenge, Cliff Hanger, Travel with Trashman, Underwurlde, Trollie Wallie, Poster Paster, and Seaside Special.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>MSX Exclusive<\/b> &#8211; A first look at some of the games for the new MSX computer. Games previewed include Circus Charlie, Super Cobra, Monkey Academy, Antarctic Adventure, Hyper Olympics, and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=30639\" class=\"attachment wp-att-30639\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001b-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001b-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001b-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001b-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001b-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100001b.jpg 977w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Regulars<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Notice Board<\/b> &#8211; Random stuff including graphics tips for the C64, news bits, comics and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Buzz<\/b> &#8211; The latest news including counterfeit cassette software, new game releases including Astrochase, Flip &amp; Flop, Terrahawks, American Football, Battlecars, D-Day, SAS Commander, Paranoid Pete, K-Fighter, Strike Force, and lots more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Byte Back<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers about liquid damage to a Spectrum, Formula 1, World Cup by Arctic, Spectrum vs. the Atari vCS, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Adventure World<\/b> &#8211; A look at several adventure games including Eye of Bain (Spectrum), Gisburne&#8217;s Castle (BBC), Robyn Hode (Spectrum), Crusoe (Spectrum), Return of the Ring (Dragon), and Ruby Runabout (Spectrum).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Challenge Chamber<\/b> &#8211; Two contestants face-off in Forbidden Forest for the Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Final Conflict<\/b> &#8211; The ongoing progress of a nationwide war game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100138-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100138-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100138-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100138-768x1080.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100138-85x120.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PersonalComputerGames1100138.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Personal Computer Games &#8211; Issue Number 11 &#8211; October 1984 Personal Computer Games is a magazine dedicated to computer games that was published in the U.K. in the 1980s. This is another magazine we didn&#8217;t really have an equivalent to in the U.S., at least in the 8-bit era. It covered computer games for multiple systems, including the Commodore 64, Spectrum, BBC\/Electron, VIC-20, MSX and others. It also included type-in games. The October 1984 issue includes: Features Commodore 64 &#8211; A review of Jeff Minter&#8217;s latest game, Ancipital; Jeff Minter gives game play tips on one of his first games, Revenge; and a type-in soccer game from Tony Crowther. Spectrum &#8211; Reviews of Frank N Stein, SOS, Dartz, Mad Hatter, On the Oche, Ahhh!!!, Froot Loop, and Gremlins; a type-in game from the creator of Football Manager; and game play tips for tons of games including maps for Lords of Midnight. BBC\/Electron &#8211; Reviews of Drogna, Wallaby, and Mineshaft plus hints for Frak! from its programmer. VIC-20\/Oric &#8211; Reviews of Bricks, Starbase, Psycho Shopper, Max, Maze Gold, Squish, Minitron and Luv Bug for the VIC-20 and of Spooky Mansion for the Oric. Games Competition &#8211; Win cash by submitting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,16],"tags":[473,1191,2362,2524,1593,1885],"class_list":["post-30637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computer-arcana","category-retro-games","tag-commodore-64","tag-msx","tag-retrocomputing","tag-retrogaming","tag-spectrum","tag-vic-20"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30637"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30681,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30637\/revisions\/30681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}