Video Games Player Volume 2 Number 1

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

• Atari 2600 - VCS - Starpath Supercharger
• Atari 5200
• ColecoVision
• Intellivision
• Commodore VIC-20
• Apple computers
• Atari 400 - 800
• arcade

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(Note: RetroMags' current scan of this issue is missing pages 33 to 36.  The following is based on content page excerpts with bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)

FIRST WAVE - NEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
(one page; reader mail; not listed in the ToC)

HOT GOSSIP
(one page; gaming news and gossip)

THE VIDEO GAMES GAZETTE
(three pages; gaming news; headlines:)

• Donkey Kong Senior In The Works! (upcoming games; spoof news story)
• Copy Your Game Carts (Marjac Industries "ROM Scanner" for the Atari VCS)
• Biggest 1982 Hits (Top 4 game sales)
• Activision World Records (Activision game high scores)
• Game Names Out Of Control (unusual video game titles)
• World's Largest Arcade (The World's Largest Arcade and Traveling Circus)
• Quickie Trivia (Domino Man video game)
• Soap Star Amazed (General Hospital's Robin Mattson plays Pac-Man at the Boston Video Game Fair; b&w photo)
• Whatever Happened To... (b&w photo; Buckman and Garcia)
• Millionaire Teenagers (Jeff Sember (16) and Don Mattrick (18) develop Evolution for Apple computers; b&w photo)
• Bushnell Is Back! (October 2nd 1983 marks 7th anniversary of Atari's sale to Warner Brothers; Bushnell's non-competitive agreement expires; Sente)
• Relentless Demon Attack To Take Over Earth (Demon Attack released for Atari VCS, Intellivision, Odyssey 2, Atari 400 / 800, VIC-20; b&w photo - Rob Fulop, Dave Johnson, Gary Kato)
• Arcade Of The Month (Space Station, located in NYC's Penn Station)
• Sound Familiar? (ordnance introduced prohibiting kids under 16 years of age to attend motion pictures unless accompanied by an adult)

WIN AN ARCADE GAME!
Enter our contest at your local 7-Eleven. (two pages; contest)

NEW PRODUCTS (two pages; hardware, accessories, and add-ons; all shown unless noted)

• Pocket Computer (Sharp PC-1250)
• Atari Trak-Ball (Atari Trak-Ball for the 2600, 5200; Atari Proline Joystick for 2600 (not shown))
• Three Way Joystick (Wico Three Way Deluxe Joystick)
• Voice Recognition Module (Milton Bradley Expander for Texas Instruments 99/4A)
• Intellivision Joystick (Control-Pole (disc pad add-on); not shown)
• Joystick Holder (CBS Video Games' Stick Stand (Atari joystick add-on))
• Super Action Controllers (for Colecovision)
• Intellivision / Atari Adapter (Mattel System Changer for Intellivision II and original Intellivision (with "factory adjustments"); play Atari VCS games)
• Donkey Kong Jr. (Nintendo Game & Watch)
• The Grand Stand (joystick stand to reduce wrist and elbow fatigue)
• The Joyboard (Amiga Joyboard for Atari VCS)

LIGHTS!  CAMERA!  ACTION!  ROLL 'EM!
By Tony Cohen.  Here come the latest batch of games based on hit movies. (subtitled 'Here Come the 1983 Summer Movie Games'; six pages; movie-based video games; includes 'Name These Movie Games' sidebar)

WHAT'S IN STORE FOR YOU
Who's coming out with what. (one page; upcoming releases list sorted by publisher)

SWAP SHOP
Trade or sell your used games. (approx. one page; buy /sell / trade classifieds)

HOW TO TURN YOUR ATARI INTO A COMPUTER
By Martin Bass.  (three pages; computer upgrade / keyboard attachments for Atari VCS; shown unless noted; also mentioned - Timex / Sinclair 1000, Texas Instruments 99/2, Commodore VIC-20 computers)

• The Atari 2600 Computer (by Atari)
• The Piggyback (by Entex)
• The Expander (by Unitronics)
• The CompuMate (by Spectravision; not shown)

THE HOTLINE
The latest news as we go to press. (one page; late-breaking news and predictions)

ARE YOU A COMPUTER NERD? (two-page spread; nerd diagram poster)

SECOND WAVE - CLUES

CAN YOU SURVIVE?
By Michael Blanchet.  We've put you in a tricky situation.  (one page; video game strategies; Joust (arcade) scenario and resolution)

BEAT IT!
By Robert Cuerra and Mike Davis.  We show you how to rip apart Popeye, Pole Position, Keystone Kapers and Centipede.  (eight pages; game tips and strategies; two pages per game)

• Popeye (arcade)
• Pole Position (arcade)
• Keystone Kapers (VCS)
• Centipede (VCS)

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO Q*BERT
By Dan Gutman.  We caught the loveable munchkin on a bad day.  (3.66 pages; spoof interview)

THIRD WAVE - REVIEWS

1983 GOLDEN JOYSTICK AWARDS
We pick the games of the year.  (three pages; video game and computer game awards)

VIDEO GAME BUYER'S GUIDE
By Michael Blanchet and Raymond Dimetrosky.  (six pages; game reviews, rated with a grade scale expect for "vs." reviews; screenshots or screenshot art shown)

• Sharp Shot (Int)
• White Water (Int)
• Galaxian (VCS)
• Qix (5200)
• Shootin' Gallery (VCS)
• I Want My Mommy (VCS)
• Killer Satellites (VCS / Starpath Supercharger)
• Eggomania (VCS)
• Vanguard (5200)
• Jedi Arena (VCS)
• Stargunner (VCS)
• Ram It (VCS)
• Shark! Shark! (Int)
• Flash Gordon (VCS)
• Air Raiders (VCS)
• Dolphin (VCS)
• Seaquest (VCS)
• Donkey Kong Jr. (Coleco) Vs. Space Fury (Coleco) (Col; one page)
• RealSports Tennis (Atari) Vs. Tennis (Activision) (one page)

COLECOVISION VS. ATARI 5200
By Mark Brownstein.  Which super system should you buy?  (4.33 pages; comparison between systems)

COMPUTER GAME BUYER'S GUIDE
By Martin Bass.  (two pages; game reviews, rated with a grade scale; screenshots shown)

• Mutant Herd (VIC-20)
• Necromancer (Atari 400, 800)
• Spiders Of Mars (VIC-20)
• Tubeway (Apple)
• A.E. (Atari 400, 800, Apple)
• Choplifter (VIC-20, Apple, Atari 400, 800)
• Robot Panic (VIC-20)
• Microbe (Apple)
• Deadline (Atari 800)

A YEAR'S WORTH OF QUARTERS!
Winner of our "Design A Video Game" contest.  (one page; winner announced; 14-year old Christopher Clary)