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PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
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Atari 5200
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Atari 7800
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Atari computers - 800XL
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Commodore VIC-20
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Commodore 64
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ColecoVision
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Apple - Apple II
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PC - IBM PCjr
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Coleco Adam
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stand-alones
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pinball (news coverage)
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arcade
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(TOC excerpts follow, with (notes) and bullet lists added for clarity)
Switch On! - Confessions of a Glitch Buster (editorial by Arnie Katz)
Hotline (news section)
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Consumer Beat (Sierra to co-develop games with Disney; Scarborough Systems dual-packs; Infocom's Four-In-One Sampler; NEC donates computer equipment to universities; Searchmart Corp's free-access online Software Library; Huttonline online service offers stock quote service)
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Coin-Op Beat (Gaplus; Star Light; Hyper Sports)
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Hardware Beat (IBM PC AT;Coleco Adam Digital Data Drive; Flexidraw light pen; Okidata's Okimate 10 Color Printer; K-Tel floppy disks)
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Calendar Of Events
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The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! (Mastertronic upcoming games, including Chiller, Candidate, Duck Shoot)
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Junior Gets A New Set Of Keys (IBM PCjr enhancements; new keyboard, memory expansion)
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Most Large Companies Now Use Computers
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Museum Seeks Computer Artists (Bronx Museum of the Arts exhibit seeking submissions)
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Adam, ColecoVision Buyers Get Free Scholarships, Cabbage Patch Kids
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A Dozen Compu-Wizards Win Programming Contest (Edgame Challenge contest winners)
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What's Hot (trivia games; Trivia Fever, Trivia Mania, PQ - The Party Quiz Game, Factactics, Master Trivia, Flash Facts Trivia, The Trivia Arcade)
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Pride Electronics Buys Amiga Power-Sticks
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Timeworks Gives Disks For Cassettes (cassette-to-disk mailorder exchange program)
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Color Printers Will Be Big Biz In 10 Years
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Sweet Smell Of Software (Peachtree scented ads)
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Software Beat (Break Street, Planetmaster, Marathon, Danger - High Surf, Lode Runner, Sargon III)
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Teen Wins Dino Eggs Sweepstakes (Bill Braun, contest winner)
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Hayes Gets New Name (Hayes Products now CH Products; joysticks)
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Rock-ola Donates Eyes (donates Eyes coin-op to Mount Sinai Hospital)
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Bits & Bytes Scaled To Suit Compukiddies (Bits & Bytes computer convention for kids)
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Boot Me Up To The Ballgame (ITTXtra computer used to compare Shea Stadium baseball game statistics)
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Entertainment Beat (entertainment software and hardware; Activision Pencil; Plantin' Pal; Peanuts Maze Marathon; Smurf Paint & Play Workshop)
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Atari To Design New Computers
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Bradley, Hasbro Merge (Milton Bradley, Hasbro now Hasbro Bradley Inc.)
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Muddy Monitor? Time For Housecleaning! (Statiglass Anti-Static Cleaner)
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Entech Listens To The Public: Enhances Studio 64 (upgrade available for Studio 64 software)
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EG Readers Pick Their Favorite Games (top lists)
Readers Replay (letters column)
Gifts For Gamers
From chocolate computers to robots - something for everyone on your list. ('Goodies, Gizmos And Gadgets To Please Every Gamer')
Entertainment: A New Way To Play ('Games Aren't the Only Way to Have Fun' by Joyce Worley and Arnie Katz; non-game entertainment software commentary)
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COMPUTER GAMING SECTION
Action Arena (computer game reviews)
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Raid On Bungeling Bay (C64 disk)
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Moonbeam Arcade (Atari computers disk)
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Caverns Of Khafka (Atari computers disk)
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Pengo (Atari computers cart)
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Tennis (Atari computers cart)
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Satan's Hollow (C64 disk)
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King's Ransom (VIC20 cassette)
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Rescue On Fractalus (Atari computers cart)
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Pixie Pete (C64 disk)
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Star Wars (C64 cart)
Translations (port reviews)
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Pac-Man (VIC20 cart)
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Oil's Well (PCjr disk)
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Donkey Kong Jr. (Atari computers cart)
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One-On-One (Atari computers disk)
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Archon (C64 disk)
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Spare Change (Atari computers disk)
Passport To Adventure (computer game reviews)
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King's Quest (PC disk)
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Death In The Caribbean (Apple,Atari,C64 disk)
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Bounty Hunter (Adam)
Think Tank (computer game reviews)
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Market Mogul (PC disk)
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Fax (Apple II disk)
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In the Chips (VIC20 cart)
Playing It Smart (edutainment reviews)
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Tonk In The Land Of Buddy-Bots (Atari disk)
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U.S. Adventure (C64 disk)
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Dinosaur Dig (Apple disk)
Entertainments (entertainment software reviews)
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The Print Shop (Apple disk)
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Pic. Builder (Atari disk)
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Grandma's House (Atari disk)
Articles Of War (Objective: Kursk (Apple II,Atari disk) overview/strategy/review)
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Game Of The Month
A close-up look at Montezuma's Revenge and designer Robert Jaeger. ('Danger Lurks Beneath The Pyramid')
Players Guide To Microcomputers (sections:)
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The Microcomputers Cometh!
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A New Era Dawns
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Computer Games Take Over
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The Computer Game Difference
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The Game Explosion
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Software Compatibility
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Meet The Major Microcomputers For Gamers
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A Consumer Update On Today's Leading Brands
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Apple: A Hardy Perennial
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Atari 800XL: The Path Of A Legend
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Commodore 64: A Star Is Born
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Can IBM Save It?
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The Big Bundle (Coleco Adam)
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Shopping For The Right Home Computer
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How Much Computer Do You Need?
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Picking The Right Micro
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Will My Computer Become Obsolete?
Test Lab
An evaluation of Atari-compatible disk drives. ('Evaluating Atari-Compatible Disk Drives' by Henry B. Cohen; includes 'Drive Comparison At A Glance' comparison chart)
Electronic Gaming And The Handicapped ('Game Controllers for the Handicapped: More Than Just Toys' by Diane Yankelevitz)
The Archonomicon
A strategist's guide to Archon. ('Mastering Electronic Arts' Strategy Game' by Bill Kunkel)
Insert Coin Here ('The 3 Stooges In Coin-Opville' by Bill Kunkel; The Three Stooges (in "Brides is Brides") arcade game review)
Arcade America ('There's Magic in Them Thar Mountains!' by David Lustig)
Programmable Parade ('The First Releases for the 7800;' console videogame reviews)
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Joust (7800)
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Centipede (7800)
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Wing War (Col)
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The Heist (Col)
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Gateway To Apshai (Col)
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Frogger II: Threedeep (5200)
Inside Gaming
EG talks with Stuart Smith, designer of Return of Heracles. ('Stuart Smith: Master of Mythology' by Tracie Forman; developer profile)
Q&A ('The Questions Gamers Ask and Ask and Ask and...' by The Game Doctor)
Stand Alone Scene ('Stand-Alones Are Stars For Holiday Giving' by Joyce Worley; stand-alone reviews each with 'How It Plays' control section)
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Snoopy (Nintendo; tabletop)
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Handysound HS-501 Keyboard (Yamaha; electronic keyboard)
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Soccer (Gakken; handheld)
Reader Poll
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
- Atari 5200
- Atari 7800
- Atari computers - 800XL
- Commodore VIC-20
- Commodore 64
- ColecoVision
- Apple - Apple II
- PC - IBM PCjr
- Coleco Adam
- stand-alones
- pinball (news coverage)
- arcade
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(TOC excerpts follow, with (notes) and bullet lists added for clarity)
Switch On! - Confessions of a Glitch Buster (editorial by Arnie Katz)
Hotline (news section)
- Consumer Beat (Sierra to co-develop games with Disney; Scarborough Systems dual-packs; Infocom's Four-In-One Sampler; NEC donates computer equipment to universities; Searchmart Corp's free-access online Software Library; Huttonline online service offers stock quote service)
- Coin-Op Beat (Gaplus; Star Light; Hyper Sports)
- Hardware Beat (IBM PC AT;Coleco Adam Digital Data Drive; Flexidraw light pen; Okidata's Okimate 10 Color Printer; K-Tel floppy disks)
- Calendar Of Events
- The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! (Mastertronic upcoming games, including Chiller, Candidate, Duck Shoot)
- Junior Gets A New Set Of Keys (IBM PCjr enhancements; new keyboard, memory expansion)
- Most Large Companies Now Use Computers
- Museum Seeks Computer Artists (Bronx Museum of the Arts exhibit seeking submissions)
- Adam, ColecoVision Buyers Get Free Scholarships, Cabbage Patch Kids
- A Dozen Compu-Wizards Win Programming Contest (Edgame Challenge contest winners)
- What's Hot (trivia games; Trivia Fever, Trivia Mania, PQ - The Party Quiz Game, Factactics, Master Trivia, Flash Facts Trivia, The Trivia Arcade)
- Pride Electronics Buys Amiga Power-Sticks
- Timeworks Gives Disks For Cassettes (cassette-to-disk mailorder exchange program)
- Color Printers Will Be Big Biz In 10 Years
- Sweet Smell Of Software (Peachtree scented ads)
- Software Beat (Break Street, Planetmaster, Marathon, Danger - High Surf, Lode Runner, Sargon III)
- Teen Wins Dino Eggs Sweepstakes (Bill Braun, contest winner)
- Hayes Gets New Name (Hayes Products now CH Products; joysticks)
- Rock-ola Donates Eyes (donates Eyes coin-op to Mount Sinai Hospital)
- Bits & Bytes Scaled To Suit Compukiddies (Bits & Bytes computer convention for kids)
- Boot Me Up To The Ballgame (ITTXtra computer used to compare Shea Stadium baseball game statistics)
- Entertainment Beat (entertainment software and hardware; Activision Pencil; Plantin' Pal; Peanuts Maze Marathon; Smurf Paint & Play Workshop)
- Atari To Design New Computers
- Bradley, Hasbro Merge (Milton Bradley, Hasbro now Hasbro Bradley Inc.)
- Muddy Monitor? Time For Housecleaning! (Statiglass Anti-Static Cleaner)
- Entech Listens To The Public: Enhances Studio 64 (upgrade available for Studio 64 software)
- EG Readers Pick Their Favorite Games (top lists)
Readers Replay (letters column)
Gifts For Gamers
From chocolate computers to robots - something for everyone on your list. ('Goodies, Gizmos And Gadgets To Please Every Gamer')
Entertainment: A New Way To Play ('Games Aren't the Only Way to Have Fun' by Joyce Worley and Arnie Katz; non-game entertainment software commentary)
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COMPUTER GAMING SECTION
Action Arena (computer game reviews)
- Raid On Bungeling Bay (C64 disk)
- Moonbeam Arcade (Atari computers disk)
- Caverns Of Khafka (Atari computers disk)
- Pengo (Atari computers cart)
- Tennis (Atari computers cart)
- Satan's Hollow (C64 disk)
- King's Ransom (VIC20 cassette)
- Rescue On Fractalus (Atari computers cart)
- Pixie Pete (C64 disk)
- Star Wars (C64 cart)
Translations (port reviews)
- Pac-Man (VIC20 cart)
- Oil's Well (PCjr disk)
- Donkey Kong Jr. (Atari computers cart)
- One-On-One (Atari computers disk)
- Archon (C64 disk)
- Spare Change (Atari computers disk)
Passport To Adventure (computer game reviews)
- King's Quest (PC disk)
- Death In The Caribbean (Apple,Atari,C64 disk)
- Bounty Hunter (Adam)
Think Tank (computer game reviews)
- Market Mogul (PC disk)
- Fax (Apple II disk)
- In the Chips (VIC20 cart)
Playing It Smart (edutainment reviews)
- Tonk In The Land Of Buddy-Bots (Atari disk)
- U.S. Adventure (C64 disk)
- Dinosaur Dig (Apple disk)
Entertainments (entertainment software reviews)
- The Print Shop (Apple disk)
- Pic. Builder (Atari disk)
- Grandma's House (Atari disk)
Articles Of War (Objective: Kursk (Apple II,Atari disk) overview/strategy/review)
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Game Of The Month
A close-up look at Montezuma's Revenge and designer Robert Jaeger. ('Danger Lurks Beneath The Pyramid')
Players Guide To Microcomputers (sections:)
-
The Microcomputers Cometh!
- A New Era Dawns
- Computer Games Take Over
- The Computer Game Difference
- The Game Explosion
- Software Compatibility
-
Meet The Major Microcomputers For Gamers
- A Consumer Update On Today's Leading Brands
- Apple: A Hardy Perennial
- Atari 800XL: The Path Of A Legend
- Commodore 64: A Star Is Born
- Can IBM Save It?
- The Big Bundle (Coleco Adam)
-
Shopping For The Right Home Computer
- How Much Computer Do You Need?
- Picking The Right Micro
- Will My Computer Become Obsolete?
Test Lab
An evaluation of Atari-compatible disk drives. ('Evaluating Atari-Compatible Disk Drives' by Henry B. Cohen; includes 'Drive Comparison At A Glance' comparison chart)
Electronic Gaming And The Handicapped ('Game Controllers for the Handicapped: More Than Just Toys' by Diane Yankelevitz)
The Archonomicon
A strategist's guide to Archon. ('Mastering Electronic Arts' Strategy Game' by Bill Kunkel)
Insert Coin Here ('The 3 Stooges In Coin-Opville' by Bill Kunkel; The Three Stooges (in "Brides is Brides") arcade game review)
Arcade America ('There's Magic in Them Thar Mountains!' by David Lustig)
Programmable Parade ('The First Releases for the 7800;' console videogame reviews)
- Joust (7800)
- Centipede (7800)
- Wing War (Col)
- The Heist (Col)
- Gateway To Apshai (Col)
- Frogger II: Threedeep (5200)
Inside Gaming
EG talks with Stuart Smith, designer of Return of Heracles. ('Stuart Smith: Master of Mythology' by Tracie Forman; developer profile)
Q&A ('The Questions Gamers Ask and Ask and Ask and...' by The Game Doctor)
Stand Alone Scene ('Stand-Alones Are Stars For Holiday Giving' by Joyce Worley; stand-alone reviews each with 'How It Plays' control section)
- Snoopy (Nintendo; tabletop)
- Handysound HS-501 Keyboard (Yamaha; electronic keyboard)
- Soccer (Gakken; handheld)
Reader Poll
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