ISSUE: 28Content
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
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Atari VCS - Atari 2600
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Atari 5200
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Atari computers
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Commodore VIC-20
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Commodore 64
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Texas Instruments TI99/4A
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Intellivision
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ColecoVision
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Coleco Adam
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Apple - Apple II - Apple IIc
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IBM PCjr
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Halcyon (news coverage)
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stand-alones
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arcade
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(TOC excerpts follow, with (notes) and bullet lists added for clarity)
(This issue introduces a new feature, 'Game Of The Month.')
Switch On! - The Story Behind the Cover (editorial by Arnie Katz)
Hotline (news section)
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Track & Field Challenge Benefits March Of Dimes
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Microlab Host To Computer Students
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Kohl, Forman Get Posts At EG (Louise Kohl as managing editor, Traci Forman promoted to Features editor)
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EIA Predicts Sales Boom (sales figures)
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Ozark Softscape Rewards M.U.L.E. Skinners (high-score contest)
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Free Catalog Offers Information About Surge Protection
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Study Reports Quadrupled Spending (consumer spending figures)
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Videogames Outsell Toys (sales figures)
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CBS, Acorn Ink Licensing Agreement (Acron licenses CBS games IP for Acorn BBC Micro ports)
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Apple IIc Is Micro Power-House (specs)
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Wico Plays Dartes For Money (Wico's Electronic Dartes coin-op)
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Gooney Gobblers Star In Turkey Shoot (Williams' Turkey Shoot arcade game)
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Computer Headlines Comic Strip (Lindenhurst comic strip)
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Muddy Monitor? Clean The Screen! (screen wipes)
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Apple, HES Donate Computer Exhibit (Intrepid Air-Sea-Space Museum computer exhibit)
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Voice Activated Laserdisc Game Debuts (RDI test-marketing Halcyon home laserdisc game system; software, pricing)
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Software Stalks New Markets (K-Tek Budget Priced Software pre-packs)
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Blind Dragon's Lair Champ (Felix Pagan plays Dragon's Lair, Space Ace using audio cues alone)
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Gaming Goes Hollywood (Cloak and Dagger, The Last Starfighter)
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Korean Company Introduces Mini Floppy Disks
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What's Hot (Adventure Master, Adventure Creator 'design your own game' software)
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Consumer Beat (Atari cuts 2600,5200 prices; EnTech extended contest deadline; Scholastic cancels Adam magazine plans; National Registry Computers offers serial tracking service; Typing Tutor III; Milton Bradley selling out of Vectrex stock; Micro Goodies catalog)
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Hardware Beat (Suncom's Starfighter controller; Apple planning Japanese-language software; Tandy demos; Sinclair plans Sinclair QL; Atari plans 1450; Atari Mindlink controller)
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Atari, Androbot Break Circuit (Atari shelves Androbot plans)
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Massachusetts Schools Get Computers (Lowell, MA school system, Acorn computers)
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Atari Develops Program For Toddlers (Peekaboo edutainment software)
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Ex-Commodore Pres. Tramiel Buys Atari
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EG Readers Pick Their Favorite Games (top lists)
Readers Replay (letters column)
1984 Arcade Award Nominees
Vote now for your favorite games! ('Meet The 1985 Arcade Awards Contenders - Help Your Favorite Gaming's Biggest Prize' by The Editors of Electronic Games; nominees and ballot)
EG's Fourth Annual Fall Software Preview
This year's new crop of games. ('A Compendium of Forthcoming Games' by The Editors of Electronic Games; includes 'Must-Have Games for Holiday Giving and Getting' sidebar)
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COMPUTER GAMING SECTION
Software Showcase (computer game reviews)
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Legacy (Atari computers disk)
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Congo Bongo (Atari computers cart)
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Juice (Atari computers disk)
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Defender (TI-99/4A cart)
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Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (Apple II disk)
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C'Est La Vie (Apple II disk)
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Eliminator (C64 disk)
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Lazer Zone (C64 cart)
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Pool (C64 disk)
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Alley-Oops (C64 disk)
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Mr. Robot (C64 disk)
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Attack Of The Phantom Karate Devils (C64 disk,cassette)
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Lock 'N' Chase (Apple II disk)
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Worms? (C64 disk)
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Dragonhawk (C64 disk)
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Quintic Warrior (C64 disk)
Game-A-Thon (computer game reviews)
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Scuba Venture (PCjr cart)
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Dig Dug (TI-99/4A)
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Stargate (Apple II disk)
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The Official Moon Shuttle (Atari disk,cassette)
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Strip Poker (C64 disk)
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Round About (C64 disk)
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Floyd Of The Jungle (C64 disk)
Translations (port reviews; this section is not listed in this issue's TOC)
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Murder On The Zinderneuf (C64 disk)
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Crossfire (PCjr disk)
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Charles Goren: Learning Bridge Made Easy (Apple II disk)
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Pogo Joe (Atari disk)
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Zaxxon (C64 disk)
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Ardy Aardvark (C64 disk)
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M.U.L.E. (C64 disk)
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Robotron (C64 cart)
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Jungle Hunt (Apple II disk)
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Seafox (VIC20 cart)
Articles Of War (Broadsides (Apple II disk) overview/strategy/review)
Passport To Adventure (computer game reviews)
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Sorcerer (disk)
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Dallas Quest (C64 disk)
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Wizard And The Princess (PCjr disk)
Think Tank (Seven Cities Of Gold (Atari computers disk) computer game review)
Entertainments (entertainment software reviews)
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Puzzle Mania (Apple disk)
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Aerobics (C64 disk)
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MusiCalc 1 Synthesizer & Sequencer (C64 disk)
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Soothsayer (Apple II disk)
Playing It Smart (edutainment reviews)
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Agent U.S.A. (Atari computers disk)
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Rhymes & Riddles (Atari disk with cart)
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Time Bound (C64 disk)
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Stickybear Shapes (Apple II disk)
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Players Guide To Fantasy Games
The best of spells, dragons, swords and sorcery. (sections:)
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Computers Conjure Action Fantasies
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Adventures In Strange Lands
Insert Coin Here ('On the Road with Spy Hunter' by Bill Kunkel; Spy Hunter arcade game review)
The Three R's
A look at what's what in educational software. ('Fun With The 3-R's - Learn Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic the Computer Way' by Joyce Worley; commentary)
In Control ('Wico's Inty II Is Completely Intellivision-Compatible;' controller reviews)
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Roller Controller (Coleco; ColecoVision,Adam)
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Intellivision Joystick (Wico; Intellivision)
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CR-301 Commander 1 Joystick (Comrex; Atari,C64)
Programmable Parade ('Campaign '84 Is Looking For A Few Good Candidates;' console videogame reviews)
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Campaign '84 (Col)
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Space Shuttle - A Journey Into Space (2600)
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Meteorites (5200)
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Krull (2600)
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Moonsweeper (Col)
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Kaboom (5200)
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Galaxian (Col)
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Sorcerer's Apprentice (2600)
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Dragonfire (Col)
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Pigs In Space (2600)
Inside Gaming
EG talks to Guy Nouri. ('Guy Nouri: Animation For Everyone' by Tracie Forman; developer profile)
Game Of The Month
A look at Ultima II (sic) in EG's new feature. ('Introducing EG's First Game of the Month' by Tracie Forman; Ultima III: Exodus (Apple,Atari,C64,PC disk); includes 'About Our New Feature' sidebar)
Q&A ('Info from the Silicon Surgeon!' by the Game Doctor)
Stand-Alone Scene ('These Three Classics Have Shrunk to Palm-Size, But There's Still Room On Screen For Plenty Of Fun' by Joyce Worley; each with 'How It Plays' control section (all shown))
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Miner 2049er (Tiger; handheld)
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Pinball (Nintendo; handheld)
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Reversi Master (Video Technologies; handheld)
Reader Poll
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
- Atari VCS - Atari 2600
- Atari 5200
- Atari computers
- Commodore VIC-20
- Commodore 64
- Texas Instruments TI99/4A
- Intellivision
- ColecoVision
- Coleco Adam
- Apple - Apple II - Apple IIc
- IBM PCjr
- Halcyon (news coverage)
- stand-alones
- arcade
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(TOC excerpts follow, with (notes) and bullet lists added for clarity)
(This issue introduces a new feature, 'Game Of The Month.')
Switch On! - The Story Behind the Cover (editorial by Arnie Katz)
Hotline (news section)
- Track & Field Challenge Benefits March Of Dimes
- Microlab Host To Computer Students
- Kohl, Forman Get Posts At EG (Louise Kohl as managing editor, Traci Forman promoted to Features editor)
- EIA Predicts Sales Boom (sales figures)
- Ozark Softscape Rewards M.U.L.E. Skinners (high-score contest)
- Free Catalog Offers Information About Surge Protection
- Study Reports Quadrupled Spending (consumer spending figures)
- Videogames Outsell Toys (sales figures)
- CBS, Acorn Ink Licensing Agreement (Acron licenses CBS games IP for Acorn BBC Micro ports)
- Apple IIc Is Micro Power-House (specs)
- Wico Plays Dartes For Money (Wico's Electronic Dartes coin-op)
- Gooney Gobblers Star In Turkey Shoot (Williams' Turkey Shoot arcade game)
- Computer Headlines Comic Strip (Lindenhurst comic strip)
- Muddy Monitor? Clean The Screen! (screen wipes)
- Apple, HES Donate Computer Exhibit (Intrepid Air-Sea-Space Museum computer exhibit)
- Voice Activated Laserdisc Game Debuts (RDI test-marketing Halcyon home laserdisc game system; software, pricing)
- Software Stalks New Markets (K-Tek Budget Priced Software pre-packs)
- Blind Dragon's Lair Champ (Felix Pagan plays Dragon's Lair, Space Ace using audio cues alone)
- Gaming Goes Hollywood (Cloak and Dagger, The Last Starfighter)
- Korean Company Introduces Mini Floppy Disks
- What's Hot (Adventure Master, Adventure Creator 'design your own game' software)
- Consumer Beat (Atari cuts 2600,5200 prices; EnTech extended contest deadline; Scholastic cancels Adam magazine plans; National Registry Computers offers serial tracking service; Typing Tutor III; Milton Bradley selling out of Vectrex stock; Micro Goodies catalog)
- Hardware Beat (Suncom's Starfighter controller; Apple planning Japanese-language software; Tandy demos; Sinclair plans Sinclair QL; Atari plans 1450; Atari Mindlink controller)
- Atari, Androbot Break Circuit (Atari shelves Androbot plans)
- Massachusetts Schools Get Computers (Lowell, MA school system, Acorn computers)
- Atari Develops Program For Toddlers (Peekaboo edutainment software)
- Ex-Commodore Pres. Tramiel Buys Atari
- EG Readers Pick Their Favorite Games (top lists)
Readers Replay (letters column)
1984 Arcade Award Nominees
Vote now for your favorite games! ('Meet The 1985 Arcade Awards Contenders - Help Your Favorite Gaming's Biggest Prize' by The Editors of Electronic Games; nominees and ballot)
EG's Fourth Annual Fall Software Preview
This year's new crop of games. ('A Compendium of Forthcoming Games' by The Editors of Electronic Games; includes 'Must-Have Games for Holiday Giving and Getting' sidebar)
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COMPUTER GAMING SECTION
Software Showcase (computer game reviews)
- Legacy (Atari computers disk)
- Congo Bongo (Atari computers cart)
- Juice (Atari computers disk)
- Defender (TI-99/4A cart)
- Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (Apple II disk)
- C'Est La Vie (Apple II disk)
- Eliminator (C64 disk)
- Lazer Zone (C64 cart)
- Pool (C64 disk)
- Alley-Oops (C64 disk)
- Mr. Robot (C64 disk)
- Attack Of The Phantom Karate Devils (C64 disk,cassette)
- Lock 'N' Chase (Apple II disk)
- Worms? (C64 disk)
- Dragonhawk (C64 disk)
- Quintic Warrior (C64 disk)
Game-A-Thon (computer game reviews)
- Scuba Venture (PCjr cart)
- Dig Dug (TI-99/4A)
- Stargate (Apple II disk)
- The Official Moon Shuttle (Atari disk,cassette)
- Strip Poker (C64 disk)
- Round About (C64 disk)
- Floyd Of The Jungle (C64 disk)
Translations (port reviews; this section is not listed in this issue's TOC)
- Murder On The Zinderneuf (C64 disk)
- Crossfire (PCjr disk)
- Charles Goren: Learning Bridge Made Easy (Apple II disk)
- Pogo Joe (Atari disk)
- Zaxxon (C64 disk)
- Ardy Aardvark (C64 disk)
- M.U.L.E. (C64 disk)
- Robotron (C64 cart)
- Jungle Hunt (Apple II disk)
- Seafox (VIC20 cart)
Articles Of War (Broadsides (Apple II disk) overview/strategy/review)
Passport To Adventure (computer game reviews)
- Sorcerer (disk)
- Dallas Quest (C64 disk)
- Wizard And The Princess (PCjr disk)
Think Tank (Seven Cities Of Gold (Atari computers disk) computer game review)
Entertainments (entertainment software reviews)
- Puzzle Mania (Apple disk)
- Aerobics (C64 disk)
- MusiCalc 1 Synthesizer & Sequencer (C64 disk)
- Soothsayer (Apple II disk)
Playing It Smart (edutainment reviews)
- Agent U.S.A. (Atari computers disk)
- Rhymes & Riddles (Atari disk with cart)
- Time Bound (C64 disk)
- Stickybear Shapes (Apple II disk)
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Players Guide To Fantasy Games
The best of spells, dragons, swords and sorcery. (sections:)
- Computers Conjure Action Fantasies
- Adventures In Strange Lands
Insert Coin Here ('On the Road with Spy Hunter' by Bill Kunkel; Spy Hunter arcade game review)
The Three R's
A look at what's what in educational software. ('Fun With The 3-R's - Learn Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic the Computer Way' by Joyce Worley; commentary)
In Control ('Wico's Inty II Is Completely Intellivision-Compatible;' controller reviews)
- Roller Controller (Coleco; ColecoVision,Adam)
- Intellivision Joystick (Wico; Intellivision)
- CR-301 Commander 1 Joystick (Comrex; Atari,C64)
Programmable Parade ('Campaign '84 Is Looking For A Few Good Candidates;' console videogame reviews)
- Campaign '84 (Col)
- Space Shuttle - A Journey Into Space (2600)
- Meteorites (5200)
- Krull (2600)
- Moonsweeper (Col)
- Kaboom (5200)
- Galaxian (Col)
- Sorcerer's Apprentice (2600)
- Dragonfire (Col)
- Pigs In Space (2600)
Inside Gaming
EG talks to Guy Nouri. ('Guy Nouri: Animation For Everyone' by Tracie Forman; developer profile)
Game Of The Month
A look at Ultima II (sic) in EG's new feature. ('Introducing EG's First Game of the Month' by Tracie Forman; Ultima III: Exodus (Apple,Atari,C64,PC disk); includes 'About Our New Feature' sidebar)
Q&A ('Info from the Silicon Surgeon!' by the Game Doctor)
Stand-Alone Scene ('These Three Classics Have Shrunk to Palm-Size, But There's Still Room On Screen For Plenty Of Fun' by Joyce Worley; each with 'How It Plays' control section (all shown))
- Miner 2049er (Tiger; handheld)
- Pinball (Nintendo; handheld)
- Reversi Master (Video Technologies; handheld)
Reader Poll
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