VideoGames & Computer Entertainment Issue 15

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Sega Master System
• Sega Genesis
• Atari ST
• IBM PC
• Amiga
• Macintosh
• Commodore 64
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• NEC TurboExpress (prototype coverage as 'TurboGrafx Portable')
• arcade

FEATURES (contents page excerpts:)

Whodunit: Computer Mystery And Suspense Games For Armchair Detectives by Arnie Katz
If you don't have a clue as to which is the best mystery software available, you'd better look at this comprehensive overview.

Hiryu's Secret Mission: A Player's Guide To Strider, Part 2 by Clayton Walnum
This month we finished what we started and lead you the rest of the way through Capcom's action-packed NES game.

Unearthing The Ora Stone: A Player's Guide To Dungeon Explorer by Clayton Walnum
NEC has brought you a Gauntlet-type contest for your TurboGrafx-16, and we give you in-depth strategies.

Play It Again: Sequels by Joyce Worley
Just like movies, lots of successful computer games have had follow-ups. Grab your popcorn and a soda, and dig in.

Meet Mac Simulator Wiz Donald A. Hill Jr. by Bill Kunkel
You don't have to be a bigwig programmer with a giant software company behind you to be successful. Read on for some inspiration.

Computer-Game Strategies by Frank Tetro, Jr. and Arnie Katz
Get the best advice you can to help you do your best in Alien Syndrome (Amiga / ST / C64 / PC), Risk (Amiga / ST / C64 / PC) and David Wolf: Secret Agent (Amiga / PC).

REVIEWS

Video-Game Reviews

• Faxanadu (NES)
• Roadblasters (NES)
• Kings of the Beach (NES)
• 8 Eyes (NES)
• Zoom (Gen)
• Spellcaster (SMS)
• Bonk's Adventure (TG16)
• Rock 'n' Ball (NES)
• 720 (NES)

Computer-Game Reviews

• The Colony (Amiga / PC / Mac)
• DeathTrack (PC)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - The Action Game (Amiga / ST / PC / C64)
• Mean Streets (Amiga / PC / C64)
• Puzzle Gallery (PC / Mac)
• Sword of Aragon (Amiga / C64 / PC)
• Pipe Dream (Amiga / ST / PC / Mac / C64)

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Letter by Andy Eddy

Reader Mail

News Bits

• Epyx Reforms, to Publish Again
• Nintendo Ends Allocation System
• Parker Brothers Returns
• Pepsi Cola Hits the Spot
• Top Coin-Ops of December 1989
• Populous Gains New Grounds
• Data East Reveals Fantasy
• Tetris Designer Visits Vegas
• Distributor Shuts Doors
• Taito Launches Two Newsletters
• NEC Playtour Challenge Winners Announced
• German Amigans Gather
• Cinemaware Backs TurboGrafx-16
• Jackson Moonwalks Into Games
• VG&CE Presents Award to Lasorda
• Falcon Flies for Forces; Simulators to be Linked
• Publisher Debuts Video Gamers Club
• Edu-Game Called "Next Generation" Product
• Capcom's Children's Corner to Go National
• NEWS FLASH ('TurboGrafx Portable' prototype, artist rendition shown)

Easter Egg Hunt

• Robocop (NES)
• Tetris (NES; Tengen)
• Blazing Lazers (TG16)
• Bad Dudes (NES)
• Ghouls 'n' Ghosts (Gen)
• Dragon Spirit (TG16)
• Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (Gen)

Yea & Nay

Destination Arcadia - Caliber Fifty by Donn Nauert (arcade review)

Game Doctor - Answers From the PC Practioner! by The Game Doctor (Q&A)

Inside Gaming - Stalking The Mass Market by Arnie Katz

(Excerpt:) This month he examines the mass market for home computer entertainment and the company that has courted it most successfully.

Advertiser Index

COVER (contents page excerpt:)

You won't have to hire a detective to find our comprehensive survey on mystery software - it's on page 52. So grab your clue book and turn the pages quickly! Cover art: Alan Hunter