ISSUE: 5Content
Features:
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The Warp Factor: Strategies For Winning Decisive Victories: William Edmunds responds to your distress call.
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We're In The Money: Economic Simulations for the Apple: Bob Proctor drops four econ sims into the deathmatch arena to see who emerges victorious.
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Sneak Attack on Knight of Diamonds: Harry Conover delivers an uber-short story set in the world of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. With characters named Prospero, Kirk, Frenchy, Aikido, and Damien. I wish I was kidding...
Departments:
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From the Editor: This is the fifth issue...how do you think we're doing so far?
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Letters: Two chatty readers send two chatty letters.
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Hobby and Industry News: Keeping up with what's about to happen.
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Initial Comments: Short statements on newly-received products.
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The Silicon Cerebrum: The second part of Bruce Webster's AI column geared towards computer war games.
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Atari Arcade: Bill Willett explains how Atari has made his life easier.
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Real Gaming World: Danielle Bunten's new column about being a game designer and improving gameplay.
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Reader Input Device #3: New questions for making a better magazine.
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Results of R.I.D. #2: So, what was hot and what was not?
Reviews:
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Rendezvous (Apple II)
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Computer Stocks and Bonds (Apple II)
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Wall Street (Apple II)
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Cartels and Cutthroat$ (Apple II)
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Conglomerates Collide (Apple II)
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Controller (Atari series)
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Pursuit of the Graf Spee (Apple II)
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Starship Commander (Apple II)
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The Captain 80 Book of BASIC Adventures (Book)
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Horse Racing Classic (Apple II)
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Dnieper River Line (Apple/Atari/PET/TRS-80)
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Choplifter! (Apple/Atari)
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Deadline (Multi)
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BEX-MX (Apple II)
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Guns of Fort Defiance (Apple II/TRS-80/PET/Atari)
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Tsunami (Apple II)
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Micro Golf (Apple II)
Notable Stuff:
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Ugh...that purple cover font is almost unreadable against the background. Who let that happen?
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The Psalm 9:1-2 reference appears on the masthead.
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Who wrote that long Eastern Front strategy-filled letter, CGW? You neglected to print his/her name.
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Good luck finding a copy of The Captain 80 Book of BASIC Adventures for anything less than $50 online these days. It's a badass compilation of program listings and tips for making your own games written by Robert Liddil.
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Please stop publishing bad fan fiction, CGW...please, please, please...?
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Dan Bunten underwent a "pronoun change", as she referred to it, in 1992, becoming Danielle Bunten Berry. We're updating article attributions in the magazine database to reflect this.
Features:
- The Warp Factor: Strategies For Winning Decisive Victories: William Edmunds responds to your distress call.
- We're In The Money: Economic Simulations for the Apple: Bob Proctor drops four econ sims into the deathmatch arena to see who emerges victorious.
- Sneak Attack on Knight of Diamonds: Harry Conover delivers an uber-short story set in the world of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. With characters named Prospero, Kirk, Frenchy, Aikido, and Damien. I wish I was kidding...
Departments:
- From the Editor: This is the fifth issue...how do you think we're doing so far?
- Letters: Two chatty readers send two chatty letters.
- Hobby and Industry News: Keeping up with what's about to happen.
- Initial Comments: Short statements on newly-received products.
- The Silicon Cerebrum: The second part of Bruce Webster's AI column geared towards computer war games.
- Atari Arcade: Bill Willett explains how Atari has made his life easier.
- Real Gaming World: Danielle Bunten's new column about being a game designer and improving gameplay.
- Reader Input Device #3: New questions for making a better magazine.
- Results of R.I.D. #2: So, what was hot and what was not?
Reviews:
- Rendezvous (Apple II)
- Computer Stocks and Bonds (Apple II)
- Wall Street (Apple II)
- Cartels and Cutthroat$ (Apple II)
- Conglomerates Collide (Apple II)
- Controller (Atari series)
- Pursuit of the Graf Spee (Apple II)
- Starship Commander (Apple II)
- The Captain 80 Book of BASIC Adventures (Book)
- Horse Racing Classic (Apple II)
- Dnieper River Line (Apple/Atari/PET/TRS-80)
- Choplifter! (Apple/Atari)
- Deadline (Multi)
- BEX-MX (Apple II)
- Guns of Fort Defiance (Apple II/TRS-80/PET/Atari)
- Tsunami (Apple II)
- Micro Golf (Apple II)
Notable Stuff:
- Ugh...that purple cover font is almost unreadable against the background. Who let that happen?
- The Psalm 9:1-2 reference appears on the masthead.
- Who wrote that long Eastern Front strategy-filled letter, CGW? You neglected to print his/her name.
- Good luck finding a copy of The Captain 80 Book of BASIC Adventures for anything less than $50 online these days. It's a badass compilation of program listings and tips for making your own games written by Robert Liddil.
- Please stop publishing bad fan fiction, CGW...please, please, please...?
- Dan Bunten underwent a "pronoun change", as she referred to it, in 1992, becoming Danielle Bunten Berry. We're updating article attributions in the magazine database to reflect this.
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