{"id":36341,"date":"2025-12-18T10:45:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=36341"},"modified":"2026-02-08T23:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:43:33","slug":"your-computer-april-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/your-computer-april-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Computer (April 1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FYour_Computer%2FIssue8404&amp;twg_show=YourComputer840400001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400001-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400001-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400001-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400001-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400001-85x120.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400001.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your Computer was a multiformat computer magazine published in the U.K. in the 1980s. It covered all of the popular computers in the U.K. The April 1984 issue includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editorial and Your Letters<\/b> &#8211; A request for help compiling a list of top 20 games and letters from readers about the Sinclair QL, Manic Miner, Monsters&#8217; Lair, an editorial on the Sinclair QL, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>News<\/b> &#8211; Virgin Games accuses UK government of supporting piracy, Acorn releases 6502 second processor for BBC, Elan Enterprise release imminent, Jupiter Ace price reduced, Microdrives available, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>First Bytes<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about Spectrum UDGs and other beginner tips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Computer Club<\/b> &#8211; How computers helped the handicapped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Software Shortlist<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of Snowman (Spectrum), Blue Thunder (Spectrum), Neptune&#8217;s Daughters (Commodore 64), Fred (Spectrum), and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Quest Corner<\/b> &#8211; A look at new adventure games including Kingdom of Hamil (BBC), Heroes of Karn (Commodore 64), and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Aquarius II<\/b> &#8211; This was basically a repackaged Aquarius with a better keyboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>CBM-64 Games<\/b> &#8211; A look at some recent games for the Commodore 64 including Bugaboo from Quicksilva, Megahawk from Big C, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dragon Games<\/b> &#8211; A look at some available games for the Dragon 32 including Monsters from Softek, Avenger from Voyager Software, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Design Your Own Micro<\/b> &#8211; A look at the results of a design your own computer contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Games Writing Packages<\/b> &#8211; A look at various packages designed to help you create games without learning machine code including Games Designer from Quicksilva, Scope from ISP Marketing, Simons Basic from Commodore, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Easy Language Learning<\/b> &#8211; A look at language learning on home computers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=36343\" class=\"attachment wp-att-36343\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400003-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400003-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400003-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400003-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400003-85x120.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400003.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dragon Convoy<\/b> &#8211; A type-in game for the Dragon 32 in which you must destroy enemy ship convoys with artillery from shore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Oric Lander<\/b> &#8211; A type-in Lunar Lander game for the Oric.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>ZX-81 Laser Duel<\/b> &#8211; A type-in two player game for the ZX-81 in which you must shoot your opponent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Map Plotter<\/b> &#8211; A survey method to produce maps on the BBC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Spectrum Multi-Programs<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program for the Spectrum that lets you load up to 10 BASIC programs at once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Snapman 64<\/b> &#8211; A type-in game very similar to Pac-Man for the Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BBC Squares<\/b> &#8211; A type-in game for the BBC in which you must fill in squares with your color.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Spectrum Space Quest<\/b> &#8211; A type-in space shooter for the Spectrum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>ZX-81 Betta BASIC<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program to add 14 additional BASIC commands to the ZX-81.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>VIC-20 Labyrinth<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program for the VIC-20 in which you must find your way out of a randomly generated maze as quickly as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dragon Sprite BASIC<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program for the Dragon 32 that lets you create up to 30 sprites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Spectrum Toolkit<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program for the Spectrum that gives you tools to aid in programming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BBC Graphics<\/b> &#8211; The second part in a series on three-dimensional coordinate geometry for the BBC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Zagorsk<\/b> &#8211; The last part in a series on writing adventure games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Monster Miner<\/b> &#8211; A type-in game for the Atari 8-bit in which you have been hired to kill monsters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Response Frame<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about sideways scrolling on the BBC, getting out of insert mode on the VIC-20, copying files on a microdrive, acoustic modems, computer camp, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Software File<\/b> &#8211; Some type-in programs from readers including the game Jump Bug for the Spectrum, the game Buzz for the Dragon, a statistics program for the Dragon, a game called Trade for the ZX-81, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400236-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400236-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400236-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400236-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400236-85x120.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YourComputer840400236.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Computer was a multiformat computer magazine published in the U.K. in the 1980s. It covered all of the popular computers in the U.K. The April 1984 issue includes: Editorial and Your Letters &#8211; A request for help compiling a list of top 20 games and letters from readers about the Sinclair QL, Manic Miner, Monsters&#8217; Lair, an editorial on the Sinclair QL, and more. News &#8211; Virgin Games accuses UK government of supporting piracy, Acorn releases 6502 second processor for BBC, Elan Enterprise release imminent, Jupiter Ace price reduced, Microdrives available, and more. First Bytes &#8211; Questions answered about Spectrum UDGs and other beginner tips. Computer Club &#8211; How computers helped the handicapped. Software Shortlist &#8211; Reviews of Snowman (Spectrum), Blue Thunder (Spectrum), Neptune&#8217;s Daughters (Commodore 64), Fred (Spectrum), and more. Quest Corner &#8211; A look at new adventure games including Kingdom of Hamil (BBC), Heroes of Karn (Commodore 64), and more. Aquarius II &#8211; This was basically a repackaged Aquarius with a better keyboard. CBM-64 Games &#8211; A look at some recent games for the Commodore 64 including Bugaboo from Quicksilva, Megahawk from Big C, and more. 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