Electronic Games Issue 33

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE

• Atari VCS - 2600
• Atari 5200
• Intellivision
• Atari computers
• Commodore 64
• ColecoVision
• Apple - II - II+ - IIe - IIc
• Apple Macintosh
• Nintendo Advanced Video System (news coverage; NES prototype/predecessor)
• MSX (news coverage)
• PC - IBM PCjr
• Coleco Adam
• arcade

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(TOC excerpts follow, with (notes) and bullet lists added for clarity)

(With the eventual transition to 'Computer Entertainment' underway, this issue of 'Electronic Games' introduces a new aesthetic look throughout the magazine. Doug Garr replaces Arnie Katz as editor, with a renamed editorial section. Note the early Nintendo home console coverage in the news section.)

On Line - Starting A New Adventure (editorial by Doug Garr)

Hotline (news section; 'What's Hot - Or Not - in Computer Entertainment;' Edited by Steve Bloom)

• Author, Author (Spinnaker, Epyx, Word Inc sci-fi and fantasy games)
• Signings Of The Times (Spinnaker and Interactive Picture Systems games, Epyx and Lucasfilm games)
• Nintendo's Final Solution (Nintendo to release Nintendo Advanced Video Entertainment System (AVS) in the US)
• MacVision: A View From The Bridge (digitize images using camera-computer interface)
• Masterline Phones In Software (Control Video Corp - former Gameline service provider - to offer Masterline online service; deliver computer programs by phone)
• Grand Prizes (Activision, Sierra On-line contests)
• Harper & Row Bows Out (Harper & Row exits software business)
• Show Business (Amusement Showcase International; Softcon)
• Great MSX-pectations (MSX computers planned for US market)
• Novel Ideas (interactive fiction games from Activision, Infocom, CBS, Sierra On-line, Datasoft)
• Mr. Rogers Loves You (CBS Software releasing Mr. Rogers themed software)
• Esquire Honors The High-Tech Five (Bill Gates, Bill Budge, Mitch Kapor, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak)
• The Hi-Tech Top 20 (top arcade scores list requirements, availability)
• Putting on The Hints (phone hotline for Mindscape's Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom)
• Adamite Form User Group (Adams Users' Group)
• Bound For Glory (PlayWriter creative writing software, story disks)
• "Surge"-ical Protection (KIWI single outlet surge protector)
• Coin-Oping In Cairo
• C-64 Gets Keyboard (Music Port musical keyboard add-on)
• Sirius Trouble (Campbell Communications to market Sirius Software inventory)
• The Parents' Choice, Too (M-ss-ng L-nks, other programs cited in Parents' Choice magazine)
• Raging Bulls (Millionaire competition; Computerland, Blue Chip Software, Apple donate to Vision Services)
• Henson, Koala Key Computers To Kids (Muppet Learning Keys keyboard)
• Trivia Fever (Trivia Fever Volume 2, Trivia Fever Super Sports)

Reader Replay (letters column)

Mac Magic Apple's Toy For Grown-Ups ('Mac Magic: Apple's Toy For Adults - Notes from the 16-Bit Underground' by Marc Berman)

The Menace Of The Software Pirates

A look at the new modus operandi in electronic theft. (by Bill Kunkel; includes 'Is This The Ultimate Software Protection?,' 'EG's 4 Points,' and 'Busting The West Coast Connection' sidebars, and the following sections:)

• Who's Who In The Software Underground
• Voices From The Shadows: The Muggers Speak

Entertaining Software For Your Apple ('Great Action and Adventure Games for the First Mass-Appeal Micro' by Arnie Katz)

How To Become A Game Designer

PEEKs and POKEs for fun and profit. (by Robert Alonso)

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COMPUTER GAMING SECTION

Action Arena (computer game reviews)

• Skyfox (Apple disk)
• Tapper (C64 cart)
• Pastfinder (Atari cart)
• Raid Over Moscow (C64 disk)
• Park Patrol (C64 disk)
• Gyruss (Atari computers cart)
• Xyphus (Apple II disk)
• Perplexian Challenger (C64 disk)
• Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (Atari cart)
• Zone Ranger (Atari cart)
• Fred (C64 disk)
• Killer Watt (C64 disk)
• The Scrolls Of Abadon (Atari,C64 disk)
• Chiller (C64 disk)

Entertainments (entertainment software reviews)

• Fishies (Apple disk)
• Plantin' Pal (Apple disk)
• Microzine, Vol. 1, #6 (Apple disk)
• Peanuts Maze Marathon (Apple disk)
• Coco-Notes (Atari cart)

Translations (port reviews)

• Zenji (Atari cart)
• Qix (C64 disk)
• Best Of Broderbund (Adam)
• Murder By The Dozen (Mac disk)
• Space Shuttle (Atari cart)
• One-On-One (PCjr disk)

Electronic Pressbox (computer sports games reviews)

• Touchdown (PCjr)
• Lead Pack Marathon (Apple II disk)

Playing It Smart (edutainment reviews)

• Number Builder (C64 disk)
• Roll Call USA (C64 disk)
• Time Zone And The Word Bird (C64 disk)
• Cell Defense (C64 disk)
• Monkey Academy (Adam,Col cart)
• Romper Room's I Love My Alphabet (Atari disk)

Multigaming (multiplayer computer game reviews)

• Trivia Fever (C64 disk)
• P.Q: Party Quiz (Atari,C64 disk)

Think Tank (computer game reviews)

• Flight Simulator II (Atari computers disk)
• Computer Diplomacy (PC,PCjr disk)
• Breakdance (C64 disk)
• Quo Vadis (C64 disk)
• Gnosis VII (Apple II+,IIe disk)

Articles Of War (Dreadnoughts (Apple II disk) overview/strategy/review)

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Insert Coin Here

Taking a shot at Turkey Shoot. ('Here Come the Young Turkeys!' by Bill Kunkel; Turkey Shoot arcade game review)

Game Of The Month

Stand back! We're Ghostbusters. ('Chasing Spooks for Fun and Profit;' includes the following sections:)

• Ghostbusters (C64 disk review)
• Catching Ghosts With The Boss Buster ('The Supernatural Side of David Crane;' developer profile)
• How To Make Ghostbusting Big-Time! ('A Little Help from David Crane to get your Ghostbusting franchise off to a hot start.')

Games Library ('Electronic Life' (by Michael Crichton) book review; this section is not listed in this issue's TOC)

Strategy Session ('The Temple of Apshai: Gateway to Adventure' by Frank Tetro Jr.; game strategies:)

• Gateway To Apshai (C64 cart)
• Lode Runner (disk,cart)
• Pengo (Atari computers,5200 cart)

Go For The Funnybone

Humorous games: it only hurts when you laugh. ('Games That Come Complete With A Grin' by Brian Scott & Bill Kunkel)

Programmable Parade ('Videogames for Every Taste and Age: From Dr. Seuss to Major League Baseball and the Return of Frogger;' console videogame reviews)

• Congo Bongo (Col,Adam)
• World Series Major League Baseball (Int)
• Beamrider (5200)
• Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up The Mix-Up (Col)
• Frogger II: Threedeep (2600)

Robots Add Fun To Home Entertainment (by Joyce Worley; includes 'The Tomy Trio' sidebar)

New Products

• Wire Tree Surge Protectors
• Super Box 64 (C64 IEEE-488 add-on/game multi-switch)
• Cardco MT/1 Monitor Tuner (TV-to-monitor)
• The Incredible Musical Keyboard

Test Lab

Up close and personal with Apple's IIc. ('Apple IIc: The e's Successor' by Tom Benford)

Q&A ('The Doc in Atari-Land' by The Game Doctor)

Coin-Op Preview

A look at things to come. ('EG's Spring Coin-Op Preview - A Look At The New Coin-Ops' by Bill Kunkel)

Reader Poll