{"id":36789,"date":"2026-04-07T21:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=36789"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T03:09:09","slug":"computer-gaming-world-march-1991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/computer-gaming-world-march-1991\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Gaming World (March 1991)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FComputer_Gaming_World%2Fcgw_080_1991-03&amp;twg_show=cgw_080_1991-03_01.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_01-763x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_01-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_01-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_01-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_01-1144x1536.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_01-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_01.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Computer Gaming World was the best computer gaming magazine for the years it was around (which was quite a few). It covered games on a variety of computers over the years, not just IBM PC Compatibles. It eventually became Games for Windows and though the content was much the same, it didn&#8217;t survive for long in that form. The March 1991 issue of Computer Gaming World includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Feature<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Access&#8217; Hot Links<\/b> &#8211; A detailed look at Links from Access, the successor to World Class Leaderboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Coming Attractions in Computer Games<\/b> &#8211; A report from the Winter Consumer Electronics Show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Taming The Savage Empire<\/b> &#8211; A look at Origin&#8217;s The Savage Empire, a spin-off of the Ultima series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Caveat Imperator<\/b> &#8211; A review of Imperium from Electronic Arts. A strategy game in which you try to take over the universe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Good Nukes, Tonight!<\/b> &#8211; Part two of a play through of Command HQ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Great Exploitations<\/b> &#8211; A review of Full Metal Planet from Data East. This game is based on a sci-fi strategy board game from France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Breeding Grounds of the Proud Dragon Lord<\/b> &#8211; A review of Dragon Lord, a strategy\/role-playing game from Cinemaware.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Fly Me To Barsoom<\/b> &#8211; A review of Space 1889 from Paragon. This is a retro-futuristic role-playing game in which you explore space in the Victorian era.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b style=\"color: initial;\">The Buzz on Magic Fly<\/b><span style=\"color: initial;\"> &#8211; A review of Magic Fly from Electronic Arts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Name that Tomb<\/b> &#8211; A review of a shareware game called Pharaoh&#8217;s Tomb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=36791\" class=\"attachment wp-att-36791 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_04-763x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_04-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_04-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_04-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_04-1144x1536.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_04-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_04.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Dapartments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Taking A Peek<\/b> &#8211; A brief look at upcoming games including Powermonger, Design Your Own Railroa, Dark Spyre, Final Orbit, Chaos Strikes Back, The Land of the Rings, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Rumor Bag<\/b> &#8211; Rumors about Sid Meier&#8217;s next game, Civilization, Battletech on the Super NES, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Game Ratings<\/b> &#8211; A list of the top 100 games based on magazine rating. Coming in at the top of the list is Wing Commander.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hall of Fame<\/b> &#8211; A list of the very best games as chosen by readers. Some games on this list include Bard&#8217;s Tale I, Might &amp; Magic, Pirates, Starflight, Ultima III, Ultima IV, Wizardry, M.U.L.E., and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Scorpion&#8217;s Tale<\/b> &#8211; A guide to Spellcasting 101.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Scorpion&#8217;s View<\/b> &#8211; An opinion on King&#8217;s Quest V from Sierra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editorial<\/b> &#8211; Reviews vs. opinions in Computer Gaming World.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_66-763x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_66-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_66-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_66-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_66-1144x1536.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_66-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cgw_080_1991-03_66.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Computer Gaming World was the best computer gaming magazine for the years it was around (which was quite a few). It covered games on a variety of computers over the years, not just IBM PC Compatibles. It eventually became Games for Windows and though the content was much the same, it didn&#8217;t survive for long in that form. The March 1991 issue of Computer Gaming World includes: Feature Access&#8217; Hot Links &#8211; A detailed look at Links from Access, the successor to World Class Leaderboard. Coming Attractions in Computer Games &#8211; A report from the Winter Consumer Electronics Show. Taming The Savage Empire &#8211; A look at Origin&#8217;s The Savage Empire, a spin-off of the Ultima series. Caveat Imperator &#8211; A review of Imperium from Electronic Arts. A strategy game in which you try to take over the universe. Good Nukes, Tonight! &#8211; Part two of a play through of Command HQ. Great Exploitations &#8211; A review of Full Metal Planet from Data East. This game is based on a sci-fi strategy board game from France. Breeding Grounds of the Proud Dragon Lord &#8211; A review of Dragon Lord, a strategy\/role-playing game from Cinemaware. Fly Me To Barsoom &#8211; A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,16],"tags":[484,3049,2362,2524],"class_list":["post-36789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-arcana","category-retro-games","tag-computer-gaming-world","tag-gaming","tag-retrocomputing","tag-retrogaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36789","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=36789"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36843,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36789\/revisions\/36843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}