VideoGames & Computer Entertainment Issue 14

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Sega Master System
• Sega Genesis
• Atari ST
• IBM PC
• Amiga
• Apple
• Apple II / IIGS
• Macintosh
• Commodore 64
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• Konix Multi-System (never released)
• Arcade

FEATURES

Batman: Gotham City's Caped Crusader^TM Glides Onto Video-Game Screens by Andy Eddy
VG&CE spoke to people behind the scenes at Sunsoft about their recent development of the Batman cartridge for the NES.

Hiryu's Secret Mission: A Player's Guide to Strider (NES), Part I by Clayton Walnum
If you don't find the disks and keys, you won't be able to save Kain, but don't worry - our expert will help you.

Blazing Lazers Strategy Guide, Part II by Lee H. Pappas
This month we finish up the final sections of this terrifying TurboGrafx-16 game.

Boot Camp For Brigadiers: VG&CE's Manual Of Computer Combat Training Games by Arnie Katz
Battlefield simulations are so popular these days, but it's hard to choose the right one. Soldiers, we order you to check out our survey.

Computer-Game Strategies by Frank Tetro Jr.
Lasso a chair and read through Frank's advice for completing Wibarm (PC), Buffalo Bill (Apple / Amiga / ST / C64 / PC) and Targhan (Amiga / ST / PC).

SPECIAL FEATURE!
VG&CE has a flipbook animation of a scene from Sunsoft's Batman video game. To understand how it works, turn to page 44 for an explanation.

REVIEWS

Video-Game Reviews

• One on One: Jordan vs. Bird (NES)
• Cloud Master (SMS)
• Galaga '90 (TG16)
• Silkworm (NES)
• Shadowgate (NES)
• Back to the Future (NES)
• Phantasy Star II (Gen)

Computer-Game Reviews

• Welltris (PC / Mac / Amiga)
• David Wolf: Secret Agent (Amiga / PC)
• Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun (Amiga / ST / PC)
• Red Lightning (Amiga / ST / PC)
• F40 Pursuit Simulator (Amiga / ST / PC)
• Face Off (C64 / PC)
• Omega (Amiga / Apple / ST / C64 / PC / Mac)
• Paperboy (Amiga / Apple II / Apple IIGS / ST / C64 / PC)

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Letter by Andy Eddy

Reader Mail

News Bits

• Sega Picks President
• Portable Update
• Computer Games Shake First Half Slump
• Mindscape Repairs the Enterprise
• Ishido Premieres in Prestige Edition
• Catalog Showcases Carmen Sandiego
• TurboGrafx-16 Gets CD Connection
• Electronic Arts Inks Two More Labels
• Game Boy Gets Double Dragon
• New Online Service for Apple, Macintosh Users
• Awareness Campaign Launched by Software Industry
• Cinemaware Kicks Off Football Contest
• Del Monte Snacks on Bytes
• Sweepstakes for Hot Rodders
• EA Has Twilight Clues
• Sphere, Accolade Settle Tetris Suit
• Tengen Adds Arcade Hits, Movie Games to NES Line
• Add-Ons and Enhancements
• Joystick Adds Movement Controller
• Mindscape, Software Toolworks Merge

Easter Egg Hunt

• Dragon Spirit (TG16)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (NES)

Destination Arcadia - S.T.U.N. Runner by Andy Eddy

Game Doctor - Questions, Answers and Mea Culpas by The Game Doctor

Inside Gaming - To Frill or Not to Frill by Arnie Katz
(Excerpt:) This month, he waxes philosophical about the balance between reality and playability in video and computer games.

Advertiser Index
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Return to Konix by Marshal M. Rosenthal. ( A three page look at the (ultimately never released) Konix Multi-System.)

Gaming's Full Cycle: Don Daglow, From Designer to Producer to Developer by Bill Kunkel (interview)