ISSUE: 5Content
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
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arcade
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Atari VCS - 2600
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Intellivision
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Odyssey2
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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
Q*BERT
Here's how to play the qute, qrazy, qube-hopping arcade game. By Dough Mahugh. (arcade strategies; six pages)
THE WINNING EDGE
TEMPEST
Electrifying top-level Tempest strategies by Eric Ginner. (arcade strategies; four pages)
INNERVIEW
"SILVER SUE" ENGLAND
Scott Philips chats with the proprietor of Chicago's late-night hot spot for "serious players." ('Silver Sue's: The Professional's Place to Play;' four pages)
FEATURES
DOUBLE YOUR GALAGA FIREPOWER
David Small shows you how to use the Galaga doubleship for top scores. (arcade strategies; four pages)
WEST COAST GAME MANUFACTURERS
Who's who and what's what in the Wild West. By Doug Mahugh. ('West Coast Game Manufacturers: What's New from Sega, Atari, Nintendo, and others;' four pages; includes intro and the following sections:)
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Sega Electronics, San Diego
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Atari, Sunnyvale
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Starpath, Santa Clara
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Videa, Sunnyvale
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Nintendo, Seattle
THE ARCADES OF SEATTLE
A tour of the Jet City's best game rooms. (by Doug Mahugh; two pages)
STAR RAIDERS TRAINING MANUAL
Your mission: conquer the Krylons! Jim Gorzelany and Todd Rogers show you how. (VCS strategies; six pages)
THE GAME DESIGN GAMBLE
Despite creativity and technology, game design is still a crapshoot. ('The Game Design Gamble Part 1: The Concept' by Doug Mahugh; four pages)
THE ARCTIC ANTICS OF PENGO
Steve Sanders' super sno-bee smashing strategies. (arcade strategies; four pages)
PAC-MAN: THE LAST WORD
The best of the best 9th-key patterns. (arcade strategies; two pages)
WHEN VIDEO GAMES ARE OUTLAWED, ONLY OUTLAWS WILL PLAY GAMES
Jim Gorzelany's satirical look at the video game "temperance movement." (two pages)
DEPARTMENTS
LETTERS (reader mail; two pages)
FUTURE WAVES
AMOA Expo '82: the arcade beauty pageant. By Scott Philips. (Usually the issue's misc. news section, this issue's 'Future Waves' is 100% dedicated to AMOA Expo 82 coverage presented in an pageant-parody format; six pages)
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1982 AMOA Miss Video - Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (Sega Electronics)
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1st Runner-Up - Pole Position (Atari)
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2nd Runner-Up - Q*Bert (D. Gottlieb & Co.)
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3rd Runner-Up - Millipede (Atari)
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4th Runner-Up - Rescue (Stern URL)
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5th Runner-Up - Super Pac-Man (Bally/Midway)
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Miss Chronology - Time Pilot (Centuri)
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Miss Crayola - Quantum (Atari)
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Miss Facelift - Super Zaxxon (Sega Electronics)
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Miss Piggish - Pooyan (Stern URL)
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Miss Ile Command - Liberator (Atari)
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Miss Conception - Baby Pac-Man (Bally/Midway)
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Miss Legal Compromise - Jungle Hunt (Taito America)
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Miss Construed - Sinistar (Williams Electronics)
THE HOME FRONT (home game reviews; some games covered in combination reviews)
Jim Gorzelany rates the new game cartridges.
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Attack of the Timelord (Ody2)
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Pitfall (Int), Stampede (Int)
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E.T. (2600)
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EarthWorld (2600)
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Sky Jinks (2600)
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Fast Food (2600), Cosmic Creeps (2600), Co Co Nuts (2600)
HOME VIDEO
Danny Goodman pits game systems vs. computers. ('Game Systems Vs. Computers: Whose Side Are You On?;' two pages)
COMPUTER '83
David and Sandy Small look at computer network space games. ('Computer '83: Networking Gamers Create An Empire;' three pages)
CARTOON ('The Sword of RAM;' one page)
TECHNOCRACY (tech related news/trivia; one page)
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Laser Disc/Video (Sega's project 'Astron Belt')
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Oral Video (Atari 2600 controller for quadriplegic gamers)
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Unsettling Settings (arcade games have difficulty settings)
JOYSTIK CHARTS (favorite lists and high scores; one page)
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
- arcade
- Atari VCS - 2600
- Intellivision
- Odyssey2
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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
Q*BERT
Here's how to play the qute, qrazy, qube-hopping arcade game. By Dough Mahugh. (arcade strategies; six pages)
THE WINNING EDGE
TEMPEST
Electrifying top-level Tempest strategies by Eric Ginner. (arcade strategies; four pages)
INNERVIEW
"SILVER SUE" ENGLAND
Scott Philips chats with the proprietor of Chicago's late-night hot spot for "serious players." ('Silver Sue's: The Professional's Place to Play;' four pages)
FEATURES
DOUBLE YOUR GALAGA FIREPOWER
David Small shows you how to use the Galaga doubleship for top scores. (arcade strategies; four pages)
WEST COAST GAME MANUFACTURERS
Who's who and what's what in the Wild West. By Doug Mahugh. ('West Coast Game Manufacturers: What's New from Sega, Atari, Nintendo, and others;' four pages; includes intro and the following sections:)
- Sega Electronics, San Diego
- Atari, Sunnyvale
- Starpath, Santa Clara
- Videa, Sunnyvale
- Nintendo, Seattle
THE ARCADES OF SEATTLE
A tour of the Jet City's best game rooms. (by Doug Mahugh; two pages)
STAR RAIDERS TRAINING MANUAL
Your mission: conquer the Krylons! Jim Gorzelany and Todd Rogers show you how. (VCS strategies; six pages)
THE GAME DESIGN GAMBLE
Despite creativity and technology, game design is still a crapshoot. ('The Game Design Gamble Part 1: The Concept' by Doug Mahugh; four pages)
THE ARCTIC ANTICS OF PENGO
Steve Sanders' super sno-bee smashing strategies. (arcade strategies; four pages)
PAC-MAN: THE LAST WORD
The best of the best 9th-key patterns. (arcade strategies; two pages)
WHEN VIDEO GAMES ARE OUTLAWED, ONLY OUTLAWS WILL PLAY GAMES
Jim Gorzelany's satirical look at the video game "temperance movement." (two pages)
DEPARTMENTS
LETTERS (reader mail; two pages)
FUTURE WAVES
AMOA Expo '82: the arcade beauty pageant. By Scott Philips. (Usually the issue's misc. news section, this issue's 'Future Waves' is 100% dedicated to AMOA Expo 82 coverage presented in an pageant-parody format; six pages)
- 1982 AMOA Miss Video - Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (Sega Electronics)
- 1st Runner-Up - Pole Position (Atari)
- 2nd Runner-Up - Q*Bert (D. Gottlieb & Co.)
- 3rd Runner-Up - Millipede (Atari)
- 4th Runner-Up - Rescue (Stern URL)
- 5th Runner-Up - Super Pac-Man (Bally/Midway)
- Miss Chronology - Time Pilot (Centuri)
- Miss Crayola - Quantum (Atari)
- Miss Facelift - Super Zaxxon (Sega Electronics)
- Miss Piggish - Pooyan (Stern URL)
- Miss Ile Command - Liberator (Atari)
- Miss Conception - Baby Pac-Man (Bally/Midway)
- Miss Legal Compromise - Jungle Hunt (Taito America)
- Miss Construed - Sinistar (Williams Electronics)
THE HOME FRONT (home game reviews; some games covered in combination reviews)
Jim Gorzelany rates the new game cartridges.
- Attack of the Timelord (Ody2)
- Pitfall (Int), Stampede (Int)
- E.T. (2600)
- EarthWorld (2600)
- Sky Jinks (2600)
- Fast Food (2600), Cosmic Creeps (2600), Co Co Nuts (2600)
HOME VIDEO
Danny Goodman pits game systems vs. computers. ('Game Systems Vs. Computers: Whose Side Are You On?;' two pages)
COMPUTER '83
David and Sandy Small look at computer network space games. ('Computer '83: Networking Gamers Create An Empire;' three pages)
CARTOON ('The Sword of RAM;' one page)
TECHNOCRACY (tech related news/trivia; one page)
- Laser Disc/Video (Sega's project 'Astron Belt')
- Oral Video (Atari 2600 controller for quadriplegic gamers)
- Unsettling Settings (arcade games have difficulty settings)
JOYSTIK CHARTS (favorite lists and high scores; one page)
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