ISSUE: 4Content
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
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arcade
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Atari VCS - 2600
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Arcadia Supercharger
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Intellivision
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Odyssey2
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ColecoVision
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Atari 400 - 800
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Apple
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(The following is loosely based on this issue's table of contents. (Notes) and bullet lists are added for clarity.)
MESSAGE
JoyStik (editorial by Matthew White)
NEO
DONKEY KONG JR: A GIFTED OFFSPRING
Mario's captured Kong, and it's Junior to the rescue! By Matthew White and Wayne Robert Williams. (arcade strategies; six pages)
THE WINNING EDGE
CENTIPEDE
Eric Ginner shares the sizzling Centipede strategies that made him a world champion! By Doug Mahugh. (arcade strategies; six pages)
INNERVIEW
MOON AND FRANK ZAPPA
OmiGOD! Like, it's Moon and Frank! By Merl H. Reagle. ('The Zappas On Video Games;' two page interview)
FEATURES
TRON
Top-level strategies from national champion, Richard Ross. The MCP Cone will never be safe again! (arcade strategies; eight pages)
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO PITFALL HARRY
It's a jungle out there, and we'll show you how to master it in Pitfall. (VCS strategies; four pages)
SIMULATION CUT
Chilling science fiction by David Brin. Illustrated by Hollywood special effects artist, Syd Mead. (prose; 10 pages)
CANYON CLIMBER
Datasoft's mountainous "level" game for your Atari computer. (Atari 400/800 strategies; three pages)
ARCADIA'S SUPERCHARGER
Danny Goodman shows you how to beef up the "Old Workhorse," your Atari VCS, producing improved graphics and game-play. ('Arcadia's Supercharger: Beefing Up The Old Workhorse;' system overview, game overviews; two pages)
JOUST
Ride a flying ostrich in one of the most original arcade games to date. By Doug Mahugh. ('Prepare To Joust, Buzzard Bait;' arcade strategies; four pages)
NEW GAMES '83
JoyStik rates 72 of the newest, hottest home video cartridges in this comprehensive buying guide. (eight pages; collection of 1/12th page game reviews, each with rating (five star scale)):
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VCS:
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Atlantis
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Armor Ambush
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Airlock
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Astroblast
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Berzerk
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Bugs
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Chopper Command
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Cosmic Swarm
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Donkey Kong
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Firefighter
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Communist Mutants From Space
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Defender
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Encounter At L-5
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Frogger
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Cosmic Ark
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Demons To Diamonds
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Fireball
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Gangster Alley
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Grand Prix
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Math Gran Prix
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Pitfall
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Room of Doom
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King Kong
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MegaMania
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Planet Patrol
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Shark Attack
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Lost Luggage
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Phaser Patrol
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Riddle of the Sphinx
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Space Attack
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Space Cavern
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Sssnake
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Star Raiders
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Submarine Commander
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Spacechase
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Stampede
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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Super Challenge Baseball
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Space Jockey
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Starmaster
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Stellar Track
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Super Challenge Football
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Suicide Mission
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Threshold
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Venture
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Volleyball
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Warplock
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Yars' Revenge
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ColecoVision:
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Cosmic Avenger
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Donkey Kong
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Lady Bug
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Venture
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IntelliVision:
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B-17 Bomber
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Lock 'N Chase
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Space Hawk
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Donkey Kong
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Night Stalker
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Space Spartans
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Sub Hunt
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Frog Bog
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Tron Deadly Discs
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Star Strike
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Utopia
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Odyssey2:
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Conquest of the World
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Invaders From HyperSpace
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Monkeyshines
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Quest For The Rings
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Freedom Fighters
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K.C.'s Krazy Chase
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Pick Axe Pete
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UFO
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Great Wall St. Fortune Hunt
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Keyboard Creations
MEGABYTE VIDEO
Jim Gorzelany takes a satirical look at a fictional conglomerate. ('Megabyte Video: A Satirical Look at a Corporate Cartridge Company;' two pages)
DEPARTMENTS
LETTERS (reader mail; two pages)
FUTURE WAVES (news section; two pages)
The latest in arcade, home, and personal computer games, by David Stuart.
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Baby, It's Cold Outside (Pengo)
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Wheel Deal (Radical Radial)
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Computers For Kids (Mattel's Children's Discovery System)
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Love, Computer Style ('Lovers or Strangers' computer game)
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It's Swell (Mattel introducing M-Network, line of VCS compatible games)
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Does Compute (Commodore VIC-20)
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Now We've Seen Everything (Mystique and Swedish Erotica adult-themed games)
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Safety Pins ('Punk' pinball game)
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The Worms Crawl In (Worm War I)
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The Worms Crawl Out (Tapeworm)
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War Fare (Armor Attack)
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The Prize Is Right (varied video game contests)
HOME VIDEO
Danny Goodman examines the new ColecoVision system. ('Hands-On ColecoVision;' includes '10 Top Software Games For The New Year' sidebar; two pages)
COMPUTER '83
David and Sandy Small's top 10 software games. (computer games; three pages)
CARTOONS ('The Sword of RAM;' one page)
TECHNOCRACY (tech related news/trivia; one page)
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Asteroids Facelift (Asteroids arcade game enhancement kit)
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Split-Screen Pac-Man (256th screen)
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A Closer Look At 3-D (Subroc-3D arcade)
JOYSTIK CHARTS (favorite lists and high scores; one page)
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
- arcade
- Atari VCS - 2600
- Arcadia Supercharger
- Intellivision
- Odyssey2
- ColecoVision
- Atari 400 - 800
- Apple
---
(The following is loosely based on this issue's table of contents. (Notes) and bullet lists are added for clarity.)
MESSAGE
JoyStik (editorial by Matthew White)
NEO
DONKEY KONG JR: A GIFTED OFFSPRING
Mario's captured Kong, and it's Junior to the rescue! By Matthew White and Wayne Robert Williams. (arcade strategies; six pages)
THE WINNING EDGE
CENTIPEDE
Eric Ginner shares the sizzling Centipede strategies that made him a world champion! By Doug Mahugh. (arcade strategies; six pages)
INNERVIEW
MOON AND FRANK ZAPPA
OmiGOD! Like, it's Moon and Frank! By Merl H. Reagle. ('The Zappas On Video Games;' two page interview)
FEATURES
TRON
Top-level strategies from national champion, Richard Ross. The MCP Cone will never be safe again! (arcade strategies; eight pages)
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO PITFALL HARRY
It's a jungle out there, and we'll show you how to master it in Pitfall. (VCS strategies; four pages)
SIMULATION CUT
Chilling science fiction by David Brin. Illustrated by Hollywood special effects artist, Syd Mead. (prose; 10 pages)
CANYON CLIMBER
Datasoft's mountainous "level" game for your Atari computer. (Atari 400/800 strategies; three pages)
ARCADIA'S SUPERCHARGER
Danny Goodman shows you how to beef up the "Old Workhorse," your Atari VCS, producing improved graphics and game-play. ('Arcadia's Supercharger: Beefing Up The Old Workhorse;' system overview, game overviews; two pages)
JOUST
Ride a flying ostrich in one of the most original arcade games to date. By Doug Mahugh. ('Prepare To Joust, Buzzard Bait;' arcade strategies; four pages)
NEW GAMES '83
JoyStik rates 72 of the newest, hottest home video cartridges in this comprehensive buying guide. (eight pages; collection of 1/12th page game reviews, each with rating (five star scale)):
-
VCS:
- Atlantis
- Armor Ambush
- Airlock
- Astroblast
- Berzerk
- Bugs
- Chopper Command
- Cosmic Swarm
- Donkey Kong
- Firefighter
- Communist Mutants From Space
- Defender
- Encounter At L-5
- Frogger
- Cosmic Ark
- Demons To Diamonds
- Fireball
- Gangster Alley
- Grand Prix
- Math Gran Prix
- Pitfall
- Room of Doom
- King Kong
- MegaMania
- Planet Patrol
- Shark Attack
- Lost Luggage
- Phaser Patrol
- Riddle of the Sphinx
- Space Attack
- Space Cavern
- Sssnake
- Star Raiders
- Submarine Commander
- Spacechase
- Stampede
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Super Challenge Baseball
- Space Jockey
- Starmaster
- Stellar Track
- Super Challenge Football
- Suicide Mission
- Threshold
- Venture
- Volleyball
- Warplock
- Yars' Revenge
-
ColecoVision:
- Cosmic Avenger
- Donkey Kong
- Lady Bug
- Venture
-
IntelliVision:
- B-17 Bomber
- Lock 'N Chase
- Space Hawk
- Donkey Kong
- Night Stalker
- Space Spartans
- Sub Hunt
- Frog Bog
- Tron Deadly Discs
- Star Strike
- Utopia
-
Odyssey2:
- Conquest of the World
- Invaders From HyperSpace
- Monkeyshines
- Quest For The Rings
- Freedom Fighters
- K.C.'s Krazy Chase
- Pick Axe Pete
- UFO
- Great Wall St. Fortune Hunt
- Keyboard Creations
MEGABYTE VIDEO
Jim Gorzelany takes a satirical look at a fictional conglomerate. ('Megabyte Video: A Satirical Look at a Corporate Cartridge Company;' two pages)
DEPARTMENTS
LETTERS (reader mail; two pages)
FUTURE WAVES (news section; two pages)
The latest in arcade, home, and personal computer games, by David Stuart.
- Baby, It's Cold Outside (Pengo)
- Wheel Deal (Radical Radial)
- Computers For Kids (Mattel's Children's Discovery System)
- Love, Computer Style ('Lovers or Strangers' computer game)
- It's Swell (Mattel introducing M-Network, line of VCS compatible games)
- Does Compute (Commodore VIC-20)
- Now We've Seen Everything (Mystique and Swedish Erotica adult-themed games)
- Safety Pins ('Punk' pinball game)
- The Worms Crawl In (Worm War I)
- The Worms Crawl Out (Tapeworm)
- War Fare (Armor Attack)
- The Prize Is Right (varied video game contests)
HOME VIDEO
Danny Goodman examines the new ColecoVision system. ('Hands-On ColecoVision;' includes '10 Top Software Games For The New Year' sidebar; two pages)
COMPUTER '83
David and Sandy Small's top 10 software games. (computer games; three pages)
CARTOONS ('The Sword of RAM;' one page)
TECHNOCRACY (tech related news/trivia; one page)
- Asteroids Facelift (Asteroids arcade game enhancement kit)
- Split-Screen Pac-Man (256th screen)
- A Closer Look At 3-D (Subroc-3D arcade)
JOYSTIK CHARTS (favorite lists and high scores; one page)
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