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Primary Systems Coverage this Issue:
- Sharp MZ-80K
- Acorn Atom
- Apple / Apple II
- Atari 400 / 800
- Commodore VIC-20
- Tandy TSR-80
- Sinclair ZX81
- Commodore PET
- Acetronic MPU1000
- Mattel Intellivision
- Atari VCS
- Philips G7000
- Database TV
- Nascom 2
- Philips G7000
- Arcade
Features:
- Chess - From the first chess playing machine to the most recent, Max Bramer checks out the computerised chess scene.
- Othello - Computers already have the edge in this popular game. Tom Napier offers the tips.
- Mainline - What is it like playing a game with the power of a mainframe behind it? Alex Gates finds out while playing Adventure.
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Christmas Parade - Most Christmas stockings will have a microprocessor in them this Yuletide. We look critically at the new toy generation.
- Super Simon (£24-£29)
- Earth Invaders (£26.95)
- Supersonic Mastermind (£19.95)
- Game and Watch - Fire, Vermin, Headache, Manhole, Lion and Ball (£21.95 each)
- Starbird Avenger and Starbird Intruder microprocessor controlled spaceships (£15.00 each)
- Sea Duel and Space Blitz cartridges for the Microvision (£29-£39)
Listings:
- The Invaders (Nascom 2) - The relentless invasion is on and the aliens inexhaustible as ever. How long can you survive?
- Supernim (Apple II) - Try to outwit the computer opponent and makes your the last piece on the board. A game of careful strategy.
- Rainbow Passage (VIC-20) - Can you find the passage which will beat the computer and give your pieces victory? A colourful boardgame comes to life on the screen.
- Nibblers (PET) - On patrol above the dam and town you are sworn to protect, you suddenly notice huge creatures with drooling snapping jaws coming out of the east...
- Tarot (TRS-80) - Let the computer become your lifeline to fate through the mysteries of the Tarot.
- City Bomb (ZX80 or ZX81) - A fast finger on the bomb-bay doors is needed to blast your way through the city to a safe landing.
- Trench (Atari 400 or 800) - Relive the final climactic battle of Star Wars.
- Dodgems (Acorn Atom) - How long can you avoid the computer's car, hell bent on deadly collision?
- Musical Hangman (Sharp MZ-80K) - A traditional favourite given a nice touch with good graphics and music. Can you save the victim from the noose?
Departments:
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Mailbag - Your very own page. But do you have anything to say yet?
- A reader struggles to reload programs after making copies of them
- Another complains about components being inserted incorrectly while kit building.
- Competitions - Can you tell an invader from a galaxian? Can you solve our free puzzle? Are you an arcade king? Then you could be a winner.
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Game News - All the latest software for your computer.
- Dinowars (£22.95 for TRS-80)
- Towering Inferno (£5.85 for Sharp MZ-80K)
- Super Glooper (£9.00 for Commodore PET)
- Sea Wolf (£14.95 for Commodore VIC)
- Electronic Chess (£24.95 for Commodore VIC)
- Starmines (£14.95 for Apple II)
- Goldrush (Commodore VIC)
- Polaris (£27.95 for TRS-80)
- Minefield (£5.95 for Acorn Atom)
- Death (£15.00 for Apple II)
- Meteorites (Commodore PET)
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Arcade Action - Showing soon on your local screens...the latest in pub and arcade games.
- Experts teach readers how to master the Pacman arcade machine
- Cosmic Avenger
- Omega Race
- Wizard of Wor
- Space Fury
- Game of the Year - We need you help - and we're not too proud to bribe you! Discover the benefits of becoming a C&VG contributor.
- Sounds - Noises, musical, magical and mysterious. David Annal adds a fourth dimension to your micro.
- The Bugs (comic) - Meet our tribe of gremlins that you probably know only too well already.
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Video Screens - All the new cartridges for every TV video games centre. Read before you buy.
- Space Monsters (£15.00 for Philips G7000)
- Tennis (£16.95 for Atari VCS)
- Boxing (£16.95 for Atari VCS)
- Space Battle (£13.00 for Database)
- Golf (£13.00 for Database)
- Stone Sling (£15.00 for Philips G7000)
- Super Knockout (£14.95 for Acetronic MPU 1000)
- Shooting Gallery (£14.95 for Acetronic MPU 1000)
- Asteroids (£34.50 for Atari VCS)
- Astrosmash (£18.95 for Intellivision)
- Bowling (£18.95 for Intellivision)
- Practical Programming - It's in our interests to turn you all into better programmers. Ted Ball will tempt you further along the Basic trail.
- Adventure - Whether you want to write your own or just play other peoples, Keith Campbell looks the magic behind the most popular computer game.
- Kit Korner - A micro you have built yourself will give you that much more satisfaction. Keith Mott outlines the benefits and warns of the pitfalls.
- Brainwave - Bottles of champagne are up for grabs in our Mind Routines problem and Nevera Crossword.
- Graphics - The marks on the screen - so often the mark of a good game.
- Down to Basic - Computer beginners start here. But old hands should not pass by Moira Norrie's revealing look at the most widely used computer language.
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Software Reviews - An adventure with real treasure! An alien invasion of your spaceship! And many more...
- Gold Rush (£16.00 for VIC)
- Green Things (£7.00 for Acorn Atom)
- Games Pack 4 (£3.95 for ZX81)
- Wizard's Castle (£5.00 for Sharp MX-80K)
- Alien Rain (£13.95 for Apple II)
- Serpents (£8.75 tape / £11.75 disc for TRS-80)
- Software Glossary - Don't be thwarted by computerised jargon. It's all here in plain English.
Ads (In Order of Appearance):
- Adda Computers Ltd
- Microage Electronics
- Silicon Centre
- Video Software Ltd
- Silica Shop
- Molimerx Ltd
- Bug-Byte Software
- Newnes Technical Books
- Program Power
- Midwich Computer Company Limited
- Voltmace Ltd
- Twickenham Computer Centre Ltd
- Maplin Electronic Supplies Ltd
- Tangerine Users Group Ltd
- The Computer Shack
- MicroComputer Printout
- MicroStyle
- Kansas City Systems
- Tempus
- Sinclair Research Ltd
- Computer Supermarket
- W.H. Smith
- SBD Software
- Eltec Services Limited
- The Essential Software Company
- NewBear Limited
- Sharp
- Supersoft
- Sharpsoft
- EMCO
- Landau
- Comserve
- Macronics
- This Could Be Fun Ltd
- Video Services Bromley
- Data Applications UK Ltd
- Educational Computing
- Kram Electronics
- Team 4 Software
- Lowe Electronics
- dK'tronics
- Control Technology
- Personal Computer Palace
- PJ Equipment
- Bramwell Enterprises
- Morriston Computer Centre
- Gamer
- Mountaindene
- Acorn Computer
- Calisto Computers Limited
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