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There's over 170 pages in this issue, covering everything from simulat-
ing 'Nam to the potential danger of matter over mind (see our Brain
Burn article on page 24). This month's games include the long-awaited
Rick Dangerous 2, a superb conversion of Populous onto the Megadrive,
and Loopz - a Tetris challenger from Audiogenic that should give puz-
zlers a f ew sleepless nights. Plus state-of-the-art fl ight sim technology
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KODAK
mi4 DEVELOPS CD
CAMERA
into a special CD player—developed by Dutch
[ 2 1 odak, the famous
is developing photography
a camera company,
that transfers film electronics giant Philips—connected to a normal
images onto compact disc instead of the normal TV. As the photo CD is digital, you can zoom,
chemical-based film. These CD images can be crop and edit every image stored on the disc
displayed on any domestic television. Kodak using a simple remote-control unit. Kodak's revo-
announced its new system at press launches in lutionary new system is due to be introduced in
Tokyo, London and New York last month. 1992. No price has yet been set for the camera,
You'l be able to hold up to 100 images on but the CD player will cost in the region of S500
each photo CD. These discs are then inserted

RAINBOW A R T S
G E T S R O TAT E D
ainbow Ails, the German software devel-
oper of Denaris. Great Giana Sisters and
X-Out, is now working on a game which uses a
similar system to US Gold's Rotorscape graphics
routines found in its Rotox and Operation Harre
,games.
The appropriately titled Rotator is a one- or
MORE
two-player split-screen shoot'em-up with 16-
colour real-time zoom and field rotating effects,
32 different levels, digital speech and six on-
MEGADRIVE
game soundtracks.
"Rotator is the first program that rotates
Ge t re ad y t o t ro o m 3 4 0 • c
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coloured pictures in real-time," states Rainbow

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a t
R a i n b o lectronic Arts, the Calitoinia-based com-
Arts, "This was an achievement previously only w
A c t s
pany responsible for Populous, Deluxe
realised with vector orientated graphics that . Paint and Skate or Die, has announced world-
rotate objects consisting of only eight colours, It
was impossible to create a variety of colours and
details."
-
YOU wide publishing deals on the Sega Megadrive
with Ocean, Cinemaware, Ubisoft, Three Sixty,
Innerprise, Discovery and New World

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speci
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screen
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and placed on the special region of
REFUSE? Computing.
Battle Squadron (Innerprise) and Sword of
Sodan (Discovery) will be the first titles released
under this agreement. Other titles have yet to
theAscreen, Although the reading, rotating and SGold is making an offer you can't be announced but an EA spokesperson told ACE
setting
n of single pixels require high expenses of refuse by developing computer and con- that the following titles are likely to be convert-
re time, it was possible to reach a very high speed sole games based around the cult series of ed over to the Megadrive: F-29 Retaliator and
t
by using all the custom chips of the computer' Godfather mafia movies.
i Epic (Ocean), Unreal and Bat (Ubisoft), Harpoon
"The routines read, rotate and set 32768 sin- This Birmingham-based software company has
a (Three Sixty), It Came from the Desert and
gle pixels each consisting of 16-colours from a secured the rights to the generic name The Wings (Cinemaware).
280Kl playheld in a tenth of a second, There are Godfather', in order to exploit the licence to it's All these software companies have chosen to
256 i single angles and 500 zoom phases that
:s maximum potential, our intention is to produce be partners with Electronic Arts because of
allow
s an unbroken enlargement and diminution. more than one game in a similar fashion to EA's Artist workstation —a custom-made game
Bothe displayed zones of the screen are Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." says US development system designed for quick conver-
zoomabl
d e, rotatable and fully self-contained, If Gold. "There will be a high level interactive sion work. The Artist allows us to easily port
thePgrid is finished, the line connections are adventure game and a more basic action-game 68000 games across all machine formats,"
drawni and the other objects are rotated, the to address both 8-bit and 16-bit markets and confirms EA.
coordinates are computed and copied onto the child and adult audiences."
x The Sega Megadrive 16-bit console was offi-
screen. Finally the shadow that is to be drawn on The Godfather and The Godfather Part II star-
e cially launched into the UK at CES last month,
the playfield is computed. Every pixel has to be ring Al Pacino and Marlon Brando were both
l and converted into a darker colour. This cal- EA hopes to start releasing Megadrive games
E read
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culation
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awarded Oscars for Best Picture. The latest
movie, Godfather Ill
over here before the end of the autumn.
Populous will be the first EA Megadrive game
Amiga: Rotator is due to be released for , w i lUS
1991. l Gold
b hopes
e to have the games ready available in the UK (turn to page 86 for the full
t
i.19,99dk on Amiga, PC and ST this month. for
r esimultaneous
l e a s release with the film. ACE review).
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BUILD YOUR OWN T H E
ALTERNATE REALITY F U T U R E
IS N O W !
omark and Incentive are currently develop-
ing a 3D Construction Kit product utilising
Incentive's Freescape software technology. "The
3D Construction Kit is the first product to enable
you to create, design and plan a real environ-
ment, and to then walk into that environment and
interact with it as if you were actually there",
says Domark.
Free scape, Incentive's innovative three-dimen-
sional graphics system was first used in the
Driller. Dark Side, Total Eclipse and Castle
Master games. 'Designed around Freescape2,
3D Construction Kit is the ultimate tool for build-
ing an alternate reality. This awe-inspiring prod-
uct is unique in that it can be utilised in both the
leisure and educational spheres."
"Using the Kit is rather like building Lego
blocks for adults with unlimited bricks! Stretch
them, squash them, shrink yourself and enter
your new creations. Interact with your surround
ings, animate objects, get them moving to cre-
Mr Takeshita fl ottl and Lottsee do Gallo inneldlo) h a n d the
fabulous p 4 • 0
- Cyberspace - New Frontiers for Virtual
Ge o
r n a c h i
n o
E i competition—featured back in ACE 34 —
t o
A C
Thas been picked out of the thousands of hopeful
E Interactive Music (focusing on new approaches
hentrants.
w i n
n e r
e Luther De Gale and Mr Takeshita of SNK pre-
C l
isented a brand new Neo-Geo to ACE Reader
v mentaries), Maximising the Impact of
le
BClive Blass (from Middlesex) at the busy
l Interactive Marketing (covering floppy disk
uaComputer Entertainment Show (CES) last month.
s adverts, use of simulators in advertising, sponsor-
cClive also won a Neo-Geo game of his choice.
s
I n
k SNK used CES to officially launch the Neo-Geo
g advertising), Moving Towards Hyperfiction
yconsole into the UK. 'This completely new futur-
h t
/
wistic game entertainment system actually
i exceeds the power of the average arcade game
nand blows the doors off any home system avail-
nable in the world today," says SNK.
e Neo-Geo was exclusively previewed in ACE32.
r The console itself costs £399.99 (no game sup-
oplied), Neo-Geo games are £199.99 each. There
are currently eight games titles available, includ-
f ACE has recently offered you exclusive
ing Nam-I 975, Riding Hard, Top Player's Golf
t and Magician Lord.
h You can buy Neo-Geo gear at over 50 indepen-
e dent retailers throughout the UK. Active
S Consoles has been signed up as the exclusive
NUK distributor of SNK's Neo-Geo by De Gale
K Marketing (SNK's European agent). Robert
NStallibrass of Active says, "One of the things that
e has put some of the public off buying the Neo-
o Geo has been the cost of the software at £200.
-
G8 ADVANCED COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT
ate an even more real effect. Using the 3D ele-
ments of the product you can create houses,
streets, and maybe even small towns. Buildings
and the rooms inside, underground scenes, vehi-
cles and even space scenarios. In short, the lim-
its are set only by your imagination," enthuses
Domark,
"The potential uses for such a utility are enor- e
mous and include: the creation of 3D computer
games (arcade, adventure and simulation), 3D
modelling, visualisations and educational
(design, modelling and urban studies). You will
be able to select sound effects from the prod-
ucts internal library and to use ready-made stand
alone environments in your designs."
Let's get virtual! 3D Construction Kit will be
available in April 1991 on Amiga, Spectrum,
C64, ST, PC and Amstrad CPC. Prices are yet to
be set. "3D Construction Kit encourages creativi-
ty within many different areas."
HAVE
Yo u
WO NA
NE -
GE ?
We will be offering new and existing owners the
opportunity to rent arcade quality titles for £25
a month. At last, people will be able to buy Neo-
Geo hardware at the same price as a I 6-bit
computer, but play far superior games that cost
no more than most ST and Amiga titles. There is
an annual membership fee of £30. This will also
include regular news of new releases and other
product information coming from Japan". You
can contact Active on 081 752 0260.
chances to win a Neo-Geo, Fujitsu FM Towns 32-
bit CD-ROM micro, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
goodies, four Nintendo Gameboys, Sega
Megadnve, Atari Lynx, Sega Master System,
Nintendo Entertainment System, Pans trip, holi-
day in Hollywood and an invite to a millionaire's
Halloween party in Austin, Texas. Look out for
even better competitions in future issues of
ACE: the ultimate games magazine.
fl Conference on Interactive Entertainment
nfeaturing in-depth discussions on Games, Artificial
tReality, Interactive Television, Interactive Music,
Optical Discs and the Future of Interactive
Entertainment. 'The 90's will become 'The Decade
rof Interactive Entertainment' and we would like you
tto join us and the speakers as we seek to under-
astand The Future of Fun," says conference director
iSally Chin.
n Speakers at the conference include key person-
m nel from Origin, Lucasfilm Games, Sierra On-Line,
eCinemaware, Mediagenic (Activision), MTV,
nMagnetic Scrolls, American Interactive Media
t(Philips CD-I software development company),
9ABC, Time-Life, NECO3 Mattel, Mitsubishi
Electronics, Children's Television Workshop
0
(Sesame Street), AT&T and Chris Crawford (pro-
i
grammer of Balance of Power). ACE will also be
sparticipating in the conference.
t Topics to be covered include: The New Gaming
hWorld (examining major developments in the video
egame market including the emergence of new 16-
3bit game systems, portable game controllers and
r new kinds of video games), Fantasy Role-
dPlaying Games and Game Simulations: The
ANext Level (focussing on new approaches to fan-
ntasy role-playing games and game simulations),
n Pioneering CD-ROM Entertainment (covering
innovative approaches to the design and produc-
u tion of CD-ROM entertainment software), CD-I
a Workshop (providing a comprehensive overview
l of CD-I), Artificial Reality *Adventures in
Reality' (focussing on the development of a whole
range of artificial reality applications for the con-
sumer/public market including games),
to interactive music programming, including 'elec.
tonic album covers' and interactive music docu-
ship of video games, online ads and interactive TV
(examining the creation of interactive stories on
Macintosh and PC formats). Interactivity in the
New Home Entertainment/Information Centre
(focussing on how and where interactivity will fit in
with such technologies as HDTV and digital TV in
the new home entertainment centre) and
Integration of New Technologies in Interactive
Entertainment (focussing on new technologies
that will significantly impact the development of
future interactive entertainment products, includ-
ing artificial intelligence and holography),
Intertainment '90 will be held at the Marriott
Marquis Hotel in New York, USA from 29-31
October 1990. For registration or inquires contact
Sally Chin on 0101 212 3823929 or fax 0101
212 3823964. A comprehensive on-the-spot con-
ference report filled with exclusive news and inter-
views will appear in a near future issue of ACE.
 news

ACCOLADE
HITS OUT
ET1 eteran American games developer, fully functional headlights, rain and lighting, snow
L A Accolade, has interrupted a quiet summer and fog and pretty damn useful windshield
with the announcement of three exciting titles. wipers."
Test Drive T h e Passion, EMra - Mistress of Test Drive T h e Passion will be available on "Etvira - Mistress of the Dark combines explo-
the Dark and Altered Destiny are all to be PC this month for f29.99dk, other formats will ration, combat and intriguing puzzles in a com-
released by the Californian company before follow later on. All Accolade PC games support
Christmas '90. pletely icon-driven game where nearly everything
EGA, MCGA, VGA and Tandy 16-colour graphics can be interacted with in some way. A graphic
Test Drive Ilk The Passion is the latest addition cards and Ad Lib, Roland, CMS and Tandy 3- and animation intensive role-playing adventure,
to the team of Accolades successful racing sim- voice sound boards. In typical fashion, Accolade Elvira • Mistress of the Dark offers rich scenery
ulations. - will also be releasing a Test Drive III add-on disk with nearly 800 locations to explore in the castle
Test featuring extra scenery
c•w rooms, dungeon, catacombs, courtyard, gar-
D ROOM
r i v - OPEN •• • a-d cars. dens, hedge maze and castle moat. The game
C LOSE
e INV LOC Y
" In a surprising also features hand-to-hand battles with more than
L OC j rwide, Accolade will now
p MEAPONS
r o L 00 y 1 100 different monsters, dozens of magic spells
d u publish and distribute and over 300 useable objects including:
E X P IM P 1E1
c t s MS X I Horrorsoft's newest weapons, herbs and scrolls," Elvira - Mistress of
CONS UM E
, USE computer game, Elvira - the Dark will be released sometime this month at
h THROW Mistress of the Dark. a rather extravagant price of E.29.99dh on
a Elvira is a real-life Amiga, ST and i39.99dk for the PC version.
v PAU SE
American TV star who
SAVE Altered Destiny, the third release from
e RESTORE
introduces late-night hor- Accolade, uses a new graphic adventure engine.
s ror and Heavy Metal One minute you're just a guy eating nacho-
o shows. flavoured popcorn, The next you're sucked
l "Featuring the sultry through a television set into a fantastic alien
d Elvira, the worlds most world filled with exotic landscapes and mesmer-
m famous spokesperson izing 'deforms. Welcome to the surprising new
o for ghouls and goblins. destiny of PI Barret. Follow PI through a marvel-
r lous universe of acid pools and frags, quirts and
e fluboxes, floaters and wraiths. There's a deep
Wades, waiter, ° s ir e • l e a d in my soup! mystery here which only he, with your help, can
solve."
"Altered Destiny has been written and designed
than one million'. . • states Accolade. Not a by Michael Berlyn, the creator of such classic
fantasy, but a true c,riving simulation, Test Drive Infocom games as infidel and Suspended, and
Ill takes you to new heights of passion in some the author of four sci-fi novels including The
of the worlds most expensive and exclusive Eternal Enemy. The game features over 90 ani-
sports car prototypes in the world. Computer mated screens, 25 songs and a super-intelligent
racers will be electrified by the 225mph parser that recognises more than 1500 words
Chevrolet CERV III, the 378-horsepower and allows you to communicate in full sen-
Pinnaferina Myhos and the SI85000 tences.*
Lamborghini Diablo. Each of these lightning-fast Claw blussay! These 9uys look like Shoy'ra a lithe tough! Can Altered Destiny will be available on PC
specialties can be driven or raced on a com- aeon M i k a charm these brutes?
(.29.99dk) later this month, with an Amiga
pletely new collections of challenging roads for (i24.99dhl version due in November.
the most realistic, and most adventurous road the game leads players through a demon-filled,
racing experience ever," boasts Accolade. medieval castle," confirms Accolade. "Elivira's
"Designed by Tom Loghry, creator of Steel recent renovations to an ancient castle have
Thunderand Gunboat, Test Drive T h e Passion aroused her long-dead relative, Queen Emelda,
uses a combination of bitmapped and polygon- from the grave and opened a portal into the
filled graphics with digitised vehicle interiors for underworld, admithng hundreds of evil servants
an unprecedented sense of speed, road perspec- into the castle to prepare for her arrival. Calling
tive and vehicle performance. Also new to Test on your ghostbusting expertise, Elvira informs
Drive III are instant replay and a 360-degree you that Queen Emelda is in search of The Scroll
chase car view with vanable zoom, therefore of Spiritual Mastery which will give her immortali-
enabling you to get the driver's view of crashing ty and the power to control all the minions of
into a lake or get the witness view of a car's Hades in her ambition to rule the world,
graceful arc as it dives into the water at speeds Fortunately, the scroll will also provide a way to
in excess of 100mph." defeat the queen if Elvira can secure it first
"You encounter lakes with boats, rivers and Sealed in a chest bearing six different locks, the
waterfalls, train crossings, bridges and buildings. scroll is hidden somewhere on the castle
Test Drive Ill also features day and night driving, grounds." Jost one o t th S O attr active screens fr om A le or e d Destiny

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"Spiderman, Spiderman, does what ever a
spider can. Can he swi ng, l i sten bud, he's
got r adi oacti ve bl ood. Hey ther e, her e
comes the Spi der man. " E nt e r t a i nm e nt
I nter nati onal is r el easi ng The Amaz i ng
Spiderman on Ami ga, Spectr um, C64, ST, PC
and CPC l ater this month. The stor y so far...
TH E LA S T STA R SH IP
"In a desper ate search for r evenge, Myster i o Impressions new 'mega-blast-ern-up features:
d: breaks i nto Peter Parker's a pa r t m e nt and "realistic three-plane parallax scrolling, ships
kidnaps Parkers wi fe Mar y Jane. Myster i o is which transform as you upgrade your weapons.
amme :
unawar e that Parker is in fact Spi der man. Retur ni ng wave after wave of inno-
nd light, from his r egul ar ni ghtl y patr ol . Spi dey di scover s t ha t his vative and cunning
ms and apar tment has be e n br oken i nto. Ther e is no si gn of his aliens, stirring in-game
ALPHA wife, and l yi ng on the tabl e is a not e whi ch r eads: I f you Yo dudes! sound-track and FX,
rience. ever hope to see Ma r y Jane agai n, ge t Spi der man t o m e e t mean and merciless
so t a r Not a t in y
me at the ol d Rockwel l Studi os, t om or r ow m i dni ght . '" The mother-ships." The Last
Amazing Spi der man is an ar cade pl a t f or m ga m e featur i ng mutton n ifty Starship should be out
old fil m sets fr om horror, sci ence ficti on, epic, out e r space, tortoise in later this month on
ADE • western and ur ban a dv e nt ur e movi es. Amiga and ST.
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Get ready for the next Misch Is working on
release from Readysoft, a game based
the creators of Dragon's around a famous
Lair and Space Ace. French cartoon
"Wrath o f the Demon com- series. "Rant is an
bines state-of-the-art explosive arcade
multi-level parallax- adventure that should delight even the most
scrolling with spectacular blase of players. In this game you embody Ranx,
graphics, animation and an android with extraordinary strength— defend-
playability. You're on a er of the underdog. Fushia sickness and the psy-
quest to rid the kingdom choplague are ravaging one town after another.
of an evil Demon and his There are thousands of victims and no vaccine
minions, rescue the manages to stamp out the plague. You must
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to your king. Your quest discover the remedy. From Rome to New York.
will lead you you'll have to take on the worst riffraff.
through caves, - Rsoon
out a non
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i sST and PC.
swamps, temples
and castles before
reaching your ulti- CRIME DOES N OT PA T
mate challenge._
the Demon him- The latest adv enture arcade f rom Titus is immoral. ''The goal of the game is to
self." Wrath o f become major of the city wit h the help of y our c riminal clan. At the beginning
Demon features: of the game you choose t o be an Italian mafi oso or a Chinese clan mastermind.
"over 550 screens Each clan is composed of three members: the (50diather, the Hitman and the
of action, over 1200 pretty but dangerous girl. The
frames of anima- acting character moves through
tion, more than 100 different monsters, over 100 colours on- the city and fi ghts against cops,
punks, the gipsy and members of
screen, 60 frames/second, 15 level parallax scrolling, bi-direc-

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adverse clans. You have to cor-
tional smooth scrolling, state-of-the-art animation, breath
taking backgrounds, 20 different movements, over 2Mb of rupt or neutraliz e the VIPs of the

graphics and large well-defined characters". Entertainment city so that they cannot prev ent
International will be releasing Wra th o f Demon next month you f rom reac hing y our ult imat e
on Amiga, C64, ST and PC. Spectrum and Amstrad CPC ver- goal." Crime Does Not Pay will
be launched later this month on
sions are also under development.
Amiga, ST and PC.

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AROSEISAROSE
I'm s ure y ou are aware o f all t he dif f erent names
software hous es g o u n d e r . F o r ins t anc e. S i e r r a ,
Activision, and System 3 are all one and t he s ame.
and obviously Firebird is Rainbird. As I a m an av id
reader of y our mag, I wonder i f y ou c ould ans wer
this for me.
Dan Morelle, London
Sierra, Activision. a n d Sy s t em 3 are all c omplet ely
different companies. It's just that Activision distribute
(or used to distribute) the products of all three to the
shops. Firebird and Rainbird, on t he ot her hand, are
hvo b r a n d n a me s u s e d b y t h e s a m e c o mp a n y
(Micro prose). Companies use dif f erent brand names
when t hey wa n t t o dis t inguis h b e t we e n di f f er ent
product ranges. Th e Fi r ebi r d range, f o r ex ample,
concentrates o n v alue-f or-money a c t i o n g a me s ,
whereas Rainbird is k nown f o r premier pric e, c o m-
plex games like Midwinter.
THEAWFULTRUTH
I 've ha d a n i dea f or a c om put e r
t ha t is abl e t o conver t a book i nt o
a fi l m . The w a y i t w or k s i s t ha t y ou
pr ogr a m m e t he book i nt o t he c om put -
er w hi c h t he c om put e r wi l l t he n anal yse. The n
you pr ogr a m i n t h e na m e s o f t he actor s a n d
actresses y ou thi nk wi l l sui t t he roles. The com-
put e r s houl d t h e n s t or e t hi s i n i t s m e m o r y
banks w hi c h s houl d onl y t a k e a f e w seconds.
Then t he c om put e r makes a car toon fi l m based
on t h e book , t hus e l i m i na t i ng i r r el evant m a t -
ter, l e a v i ng y ou w i t h a basi c str uctur e t o w or k
on. If, however , t he fi l m pr oduces i n i tsel f is as
you w o u l d w i s h i t t o be , t h e c om put e r t he n
makes copi es o f i t o n t o v i de o o r r eel -to-r eel
tapes.
C. Letch, Blackpool
We w e r e u n d e r t h e i mp r e s s i o n t h a t mo s t fi l ms
we r e already ma d e t his way .

TOWNSTROUBLE
What is the difference bet ween t he CD-TV and a CD-I
machine, f or ex ample t he FM Towns ? Will t here be
versions o f Midwint er, Re d St orm Ris ing, a n d F19
Stealth Fight er f o r t he CDTV o r wi l l t h e r e jus t b e
games writ t en specifically f or it?
John Joseph Mercieca, Malt a BUYERSGUIDETOSALESMEN
Mike Wilks of Sheffi eld has sent us a dic t ionary of sales phrases. We f ound t he
Here we go again! CD•ROM is a s t andard f or storing following part ic ularly useful...
computer data o n CD. You c an b u y CD-ROM drives
for many machines, ranging f rom t he PC Engine con- The latest machine, using all new technology A Spec t rum
sole t o t he I BM PC CD- ROM is s imply a read-only
disk wit h lots of data s t orage space. The FM Towns The ult imat e programming language BASIC
Soon you'll wonder how you liv ed wit hout it Soon you'll wonder
has a CD-ROM drive built -in. CDTV is an Amiga wi t h
a CD-ROM driv e t h a t has wh a t is k n o wn as CD+G why you bought it
capability. I n ot her words, i t can play CD music and A brilliant machine, but we've only got a f ew
display c omput er graphics at t he s ame t ime. CD-I is left because they're so popular A VIC 20
yet anot her system, defi ned by SonylPhilips and not
The machine won't work with your old printer So why don't you buy a new one?
yet commercially available. I t uses CD disks t o handle
video, audio, and c omput er data simultaneously. The All of the other shops don't give you a free monitor W e don't either
CDTV wi l l b e c ompat ible wi t h a l mo s t a l l ex is t ing It's a misprint I hate mail order c ompanies
Amiga software, a n d some c ompanies are b o u n d t o
No, you'll have to buy a monitor What the heIrs a modulator??
produce specific CDTV versions o f t heir best-selling
I've got one at home I got conned too
games i f the mac hine ev er establishes a large us er
base. You've just saved a lot of money You've just wasted even more

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NOMOREADS!
When I pay £160 for a magazine, I expect something that
will keep me happy for quite a while after purchase, but
with up to 3096 or so of the magazine being adverts, ACE
does not provide enough long term reading as you would
expect from a 130 page magazine. To ask you to cut out 't saw your photo of a screen fr om
adverts complete would be a stupid thing to do as they New Zeoiend S tory while readirtg
keep the reader aware of what games are about, but I'm the orticie on cute and cuddly com-
puter games. I lik e d the k iwi so
sure a few less wouldn't hurt. much tha t I dr e w one of my own -
bigger and be ttor !
Stuart Russell, Harrogate S afah P utt ( agod 141

N?... Ahem, Stuart, the ads actually pay for the production of the
IT..! magazine, which costs far more money than is received
from the readers who buy it. To give you some idea, the
uzful page you are looking at cost 0 0 0 to produce —and that
lete doesn't even include the printing costs! That's because
ound here at ACE we spend a lot of money on design and colour
pes. technology to ensure we can produce a really top class
•ed product. Finally, if you compare the number of pages you
tates get to read in this issue of ACE with ANY other games
magazine and then compare the price, you'll see that we
gait give you far more pages for your money.
ante,

CONFERENCEQUERIES
Will all ACE Confer ences be on Thur sdays? Wi l l very good, and so it should be at £30 a game. However, REACTION TO THE
there be a c onf e r e nc e a t O c e a n i n t h e n e a r as with all machines, there will be some duff pieces as well
future? •all at 130. It's unlikely that you will be able to swap it with
FAST AD
Anon your friends, though, and it can't be copied.
So, prospects. Despite the technological qualities and -
No. Yes. See page 109 f or detai l s of how to ge t hype, I predict a one o r two star future for the Sega T trol..."
in on the Confer ence act. Megadrive.
Douglas lnness, Prestwick h J. Brown. Blackpool

I'd r e a l l y l i k e t o a t t e n d o f y o u r A C E i have ju st se e n the la te st

ba tch o f a dve rts f ro m the
Conferences. C a n ' t y o u h o l d s o m e o n t h e Well argued, Douglas. We have a few points to make. First, s de ra tion a ga inst Softwa re
Fe
Conti ne nt? we only tipped the Megadrive as the CONSOLE most likely sThe ft. The a d w it h the t w o
Anne-Mi r i am Maczevvska, W. Ger many to succeed. We are not recommending it instead of a com- boys tu rn in g in t h e ir ma ths
puter. On the contrary, we made it very clear in the article tema che r. i'm sure i ca n 't be b y
m yse lf in t h in kin g the se a ds a
That's an excel l ent i dea a nd we'l l tr y to ar r ange that the true games connoisseur needs both a console a lit t le siniste r.
one as soon as possi bl e. H o w a b o u t Ra i nbow AND a computer. However, if you can't afford both, we c J. Bro wn , Bla ckp o o l
Arts? reckon you should invest in a good 16-bit computer. kTo m e th is a d se e me d the
The performance of the Megadrive is very good for a
console and it's 16-bit architecture is hardly 'old technolo- s o f t w o schoolkids w h o
story
discove re d a m e thod o f ge t-
gy', particularly where consoles are concerned. We abso- o rid o f a n a nnoying ma ths
MEGADRIVEDELUSIONS
ting
lutely agree about the price and the software availability, f te a che r!
but we hope that the former will fall eventually and the lat- D irk Jumpe rtz, H a re lbe ke
I question your ACE CHOICE conclusion about th e t
ter will increase — especially now the machine has been
Megadrive in your recent issue for several reasons. h
officially launched. However, remember that there will be
First, price. It's really rather expensive when compared some games on the Megadrive that will not be available on o
with, say, an ST and lacks a keyboard, so putting off the any computer. And as far as duff software is concerned, u
cautious British purchaser (eg an adult) who requires some
check the games first in ACE and you'll be OK!
educational justification for buying. g
Second, performance. It's h
firminnt...liVe have to agree. P aying
old technology really, as we all I6t0 for s oftwa r e like Afoonwelker
know, and it lacks a keyboard, on the blegadrive is not a pleasant
orcrewerciong • sperienre
so you can only play games.
Third, the games. Will the o
games be any better on 16-bit n
consoles. Are they that much of
an advance? Will a L45 version -
of Populous be more enjoyable
than a £16 version? No.
Fourth, software availability.
A bit naughty really, because
that which is presently available
will not be compatible with the
'official' British machine, I don't
know of anywhere in Scotland
where you can buy this soft-
ware, so no stars.
Fifth, software standards.
From what I've seen, it looks

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OUTRAGED WIT PLAYERPROMISE

I just want to say 'Why don't b* * * * y software houses For thos e w h o d o n 't k now, t h e
use the same keys and joystick conventions on all key direction ov e r th e coming
games and across all formats?'. It's confusing and years M U S T b e m ul ti pl a y e r
time-wasting to look for and then memorise all the games. Whe n reading ga me
different keys. What about 'M' for music only, 'S for reviews nowadays, I always
sound effects, '1 look for multiplayer capa-
Dave
2 bility. B e i n g l u c k y
' f o r enough t o ow n tw o ST's. I
Hear, am a l w a y s di s a ppoi nte d
p a hear.u s e
when g a m e s a r e n o t
,
a n d 1 ) equipped for this facility. One
1 of the mos t enjoyable games I
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friend. This ga me a nd the expan-
In
, response to International Business Week's comments sion disk have given us many hours o f enjoy-
about UK gamesters being years behind the US... ment - but this could have been be tte r i f w e
Back when I was wearing a suit to work and trying my One o f the US Battlatech centres couldn't see wha t the othe r person was doing
best to become an executoid, our office subscribed to on operation. With We l, similar all the time. S tunt Car Racer is another prime
ventures wall soon be set up in
18W, Forbes Inc, and the Wall Street Journal. Due to their the UK... example o f the added fu n multiplayer brings
inaccuracies arid obvious slanting of news stories, we can- to a game. th e mos t promising
celled. We didn't find them reliable, totally accurate, o r game appeared to be Dominion.
unbiased, so we didn't take them seriously and you advertised a t th e be ginning o f
shouldn't either. the y e a r, b u t t h a t appears t o
I receive and read ACE, The One, Zero, CU, and Amiga have sunk without trace.
Format. From your articles and letters to the Editor, I think As a programmer, i have been
you take games much more seriously and have a better playing around w i th multiplayer
understanding of them than most Americans. games inside my head for years,
However, you do seem to have a shortage of licensed but a lack o f finished products
consoles, brought on by the manufacturers wanting to sat- le • would mean most software hous-
urate the US before moving on to Europe. This strategy es would not be interested in my
seems flawed, as it cuts off half the world market. ideas. Wh a t th e c ompute r role -
Nicholas Peters, Wichita, Kansas, USA playing g a m e s c e ne ne e ds i s
PS In the movies dept: watch for 'Darkman'...Excellent! someone willing t o bring multi-
player games like Shades to the
Yay. general public. I f someone lik e
tries
1 was no more!? Richard Branson we re t o s e t up
W multiplayer 'halls' where, say, one hundred ter-
h minals we re link e d t o a mini, each te rmina l
oCESSENDUP being a de dic a te d c oc k pit f o r pl a y i ng t h e
sCongratulations on your recent Computer Entertainment Show at Earls Court. I game, the n people could come In off the street
amanaged to get there early on the Saturday and avoid the queues and enjoyed and book up a session without having the has-
i myself so much I went back again on Sunday - but that time I wasn't so lucky sle of buying all the hardware first. They'd pay
as they played, and play for as little or as long
dand had to wait for hours. Is there anything that can be done about this for next
as the y could a fford. Your character could be
t year? saved from session to session and there would
While I'm on the subject, I
h
thought the idea of getting the be a c ouple o f DM's t o ta k e control o f the
eTurtles and Betty Boo to per- game world, t o expand i t a nd keep i t in bal-
sform was great. Who have you ance.
pgot lined up for 19917 Russell Dodd, Bristol
eJames Simpson, London
c The multi-player hall has already been trie d to
i Our apologies to all readers who a very limited extent in the US with Battletech
Centres. I t t a tremendous idea. Russell, howev-
asuffered from the queues at the
l show. Unfortunately, the control er - and you could store your personal ID and
status on a smart card (see our article on pages
r of entry to the show is to some
19-21). Go for it, R. Branson...
e extent outside our control. We
l cannot be absolutely certain how
many people will attend, and the
a number o f people allowed into SUBSATTACK
t any venue at one time is regulat- I've been a subscriber now for several months but have
i ed by law. The police and fire still not received my copy of InterfAce. Even worse, my
o officers (quite rightly) will hold up copy of the Neo Geo issue (34) arrived withouth a post-
n queues (o r even close shows card entry form. I know these are small niggles, and I still
s completely) if they believe there think the magazine is excellent value for money, but can
you make sure that this situation is rectified and that in
h is a danger to public safety.
Next year, were almost cer- future we get our entry cards?
i
Janet Wilson, Bathampton
p tain to hold the Show at a differ-
b ent, larger venue. And I'm sure Sorry, Janet. There have been problems with the subscrip-
that there will b e even mo re
e tion service. The service is being relaunched next month,
celebrities on tap for you...
t with bonus editions of InterfAce to make up for the delay.
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's the Commodore Christmas Show
London Novotel • 16th-18th November 1990

Hotline
ook out London. the seventh
Commodore Christmas Show is
57 1 2 7 5 CHRISTMASsllovi,
in town from the 16th-18th November! Yea! I've just got to get along to the the
So save yourself 11 a ticket and call the Ticket Commodore Christmas Show. Please rush me •
Stacks of new products and over 100 Hotline or mail the coupon from this ad before Thursday Adult • 68 L4 _ Under-16 • fsg L2
exhibitors adds up to the most exciting let November! *1 am sending a chequef or E
Commodore Christmas Show ever. The Commodore Christmas Show *Please charge E _ to my *Accesst*Visa
All the major software houses Friday 16th Nov 10am-5.30pm Card number
will he there to preview their new Saturday 17th Nov 10am-5.30pm
releases for Christmas - great new Sunday 18th Nov 10am-4,30pm Expiring
Commodore games, leisure and music • Only Commodore specific show before Christmas
Name
software for you to take away on the • Over 100 exhibitors - '0008 of new products!
day! • Commodore Theatre and Games Arc ade. masses of Address
And that's not all! The Chris tmas exciting new product launches!
Show is your chance to experience Admission Prices
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loite r visitors v os o. llite r a lly i around the block tor e ntr y to the S how. A t
one point the queue was an incredible 2 miles longl

Computer Entertainment Show,

Ouron-the-spotreport for the Sega Master System and Megadrive. Commodore
and Amstrad took the opportunity of the show to launch
held a t Earls Court fro m 13-I6th their new systems and nearly every major software house
September, has been and gone, leav- fromlastmonths was working on launches
ing behind only happy memories and a for the consoles.
huge pile of litter! The general opinion
of the Show was that it had been a
Computer The Neo Geo stand
attracted a lot of inter-
V I I
ehugel success,
l the only complaint being that Earls Court EntertainmentShow est, but incredulity was
expressed b y mo st a t
,wasa little shabby looking and not really a suitable venue.
i tThe order of the day seemed to be huge video walls the price of the system
'andscars. Mirrorsoft and Ocean were blasting out sound highlightsseveral and p a rticu la rly t h e
game c a r t r i d g e s . Scream! I ts the Turtles! Our cameraman
aand vision in a serious way, and US Gold had a breves the crush of the te e m ing thr ong
Lamborghini, Gremlin a Lotus Esprit and Mindscape a
lNASCARstockracer on their stands. promisingtrendsfor Admittedly t h e g a me s to bring you this s hot e l Raphael and
look gorgeous, b u t no
l Of course, those Turtles were there. Crowds of young- matter how good they
osters surged towards the stage area whenever the opening thefuture... are you will tire of them eventually, and then you're left with
vthuds of ''Turtle Power" blasted across Earls Court, tram- a lump of silicon that cost you around E.250. Active Sales,
epling all before them in their efforts to see two men who are marketing the SNK console in the UK, claim that
rdressed in green suits. I f any doubted the force o f people who buy from them will become members of a Neo
fTurtlemania sweeping the country, then those doubts were Geo club, where software can be rented for £25 pounds a
oblown away. Even Mirrorsoft claimed to have underestimat- month. This still seems a little steep, but only time will tell if
red how popular anything Turtle would be! the public feel the same.
The Show wasn't without incident. On the Ocean stand
a
a Special Criminal Investigation coin-op caught fire, but for-
n CIS WEIRD FACTS DEPT I
o
tunately the speedy action of the stand staff extinguished it
without injury. On a lighter note, the mighty Robocop Over fifty thousand business "M
ttripped on the edge of a carpet and the Turtles were seen cards changed hands in four

hracing against each other on Lotus Esprit Challenge.

days
...
li
An interesting indicator at CES of possible futur e
trends was that of brand name endorsement. One of
the most popular stands at the show was Gremlin's,
e
rWHI THER THE HOME CO MP UTE R? r
w ho were exhibiting Lotus Esprit
Challenge and Team Suzuki. These
yMost of the software companies felt that this year saw the endorsements are cheaper (at the
m om ent!) to obtain, but retain the
edying gasps of the 8-bit market, although all acknowledged
high profi le of a recognised name.
athat there is still a strong core group of 8-bit owners want- That means there's more m oney to
ring software. It appears that most people who would've
Are Ocean tr y ing to bornberd the
audience with subliminal messages spend on the game itself, which can
.bought an 8-bit machine are now turning to the cheaper a bout their opinion on public roar only be a good thing. Furthermore.
consoles for their fun. The state of the 16-bit market is still .tion to the Turtles? Ocean win the
because the gameplay doesn't have
T ACE award',cm the otast stylish
strong, with a lot of confidence in the Amiga remaining stand to follow a storyline, the program-
h mers have more freedom in actual
buoyant for quite a few years
eyet. Now the I6-bit consoles game design (see the review of
Challenge on page 60).
affect that market waits to be Finally, there•s a less obvious
seen. aspect to endorsement. When you Gremlin had one Of
license a game based on a movie, the the most popula r
CONSOLE YOURSELF value of the license tends to be stands at the sheet..

The console boom continues, rather short-lived, whereas a product partly thanks to
the presence e t a
endorsed by a company is liable to
with Nintendo, Sega and the benefi t from the relationship on a
Lotus E sprit.

Neo Geo a ll featuring ve ry more long term basis.

strongly. Nintendo were exhibit- Of course, endor sem ent doesn't guarantee a bet-
ing the NES and previewing the ter game by any means, but it is one way of borrow-
Gameboy, Virgin/Mastertronic ing marketing power from other industries w i thout
paying too high a price.
continued their strong support

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A LI CE NCE TO SELL
As to be expected, there were a lot of titles tied into to film
licences, such as Back to the Future 2 & 3 and Predator 2
The Interactive Multi-Media Engine attracted a lot of from Mirrorsoft, Total Recall, Robocop 2, Nightbreed and
interest, w i th huge queues ar ound the stand as
Firebirds from Ocean, Days of Thunder from Mindscape,
eager show visitors waited to take their tur n sam-
pling its mysteries. The Dick Tracy from the newly launched Disney Software, The
Engine, developed by Jack Godfather from US Gold and The Spy Who Loved Me from
W. Lampl Ill and Domark. There were also several games based on comic
Washington R. da Silva characters, such as Judge Dredd from Virgin/Mastertronic,
(shown here), founders of Rogue Trooper from Core and the controversial RanXerox
California-based Subjective
from UbiSoft.
Technology, Inc., is basical-
ly a square black l i ghtti ght
room containing four A RO O M WI TH A VI EW - OF THE FUTURE !
video screens and loud- ACE's stand a t the Show was the Living Room o f the
speakers in each corner Future, and we were staggered by the huge response from
with a line of m otion sen-
the public and particularly the
sors at waist height
around the walls. interest in the centrepiece of
A complex computer the exhibit, th e Interactive
interprets any m otion and MultiMedia Engine. Thanks to
triggers laserdisc output to Washington a d a S ilva ( le ft, all the readers who visited
the room. The room at the and Jack W. la ngil 1111- creators the stand and said "Hello" -
of the M IM I, standing befor e
Show was quite crude in the hardware tha t drives their we hope you found it interest-
the sense that it can only incredibk brainchild.
detect m otion in 2-D (i.e. ing!
peoples position on the fl oor of the room). The full But w e know that yo u
model has sensors all over so that m otion anywhere ' co u ld n 't all be there to see
can be detected. Software events can then be more what was on display, so join
precisely controlled and localised to, say, head us a s ACE gives yo u a
movements.
glimpse elsewhere in this fea-
The Engine should ideally be used by one per-
son. Unfortunately, due to the numbers of people ture of the sort of technology
wanting to see it in action up to twelve had to be Y ou you can expect to take for
stand,
- b u t would you buy the m ?
adm itted at one time. This made the function of the granted in the future.. And finally, don't forget - see you
cl
room a little confusing for some - you may have p l next year, and keep your fingers crossed that we get
been standing still, but because others were moving a
y
Olympia next time so that you can all fit inl
events were still occurring. This, and the high level
N
of noise in the venue, diminished the impact of the e
room slightly, but hopefully most got a least some o
inkling of the Engine's capabilities. G
The Engine was originally designed as a perfor-
mance tool for artists, but obviously the potential
for other uses, and games in particular, is incredible.
e
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Imagine lkf, for example, w i th your ow n kicks and m Smart cards are small creditcard-sized pieces of sili-
punches reproduced on-screen - it'd be great fun, e con capable of storing large am ounts of information,
s
and a fantastic w or kout as well! The Sega My Card employs standard IC technology
a
t (as used in Sega cartridges) and can store up to 250K.
t However, this is small potatoes compared to the
h
laserCard - it can hol d up to 2 Megabytes!
e
And there are cards even smarter than this. Some
use tr ansponder technology to transmit and receive
information from various devices. For example. the
COTAG can readttransmit from 2cm, whereas the ELIS
card (shown as both a card and a watch-sized chip)
has a range of 50cm. Particularly interesting is the
MELCARD - it has an 8-bit CPU plus 8K storage, so the
card can actual-
ly be pro-
grammed.
Such cards
could be used in
a huge variety
of ways includ-
ing, of course,
leisure. For
example, you
could have on.
loaded with a Ther smart cards. From bottom le ft mowing
prepaid num ber clockwise: Lasercard. COTAG, MELCARD. I l l s
of credits at and Sega M y C a nt the large black disc in the
foreground is the othe r e• rsion of the ELIS
your local card.
arcade, and
your favourite
machine will get ready for play as you approach.
reading in your highest score to date and allowing
you to carry on from the highest level reached. As
you play, credits will be deducted and infor m ation on
bow well you'r e doing updated instantly.

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Into to film
Predator 2
treed and Is sizesizeimportant? In the world of technology, yes -
lindscape. and the smaller the better! Shown is the Canon Ion
Ware, The Camera, which can store up to 50 video pictures on
dMe from tiny 2-inch floppy discs. The shots can then be
replayed straight from the camera onto a normal TV.
Oncomic The tiny size of the discs means that they can used as
stertronic, a compact portable visual database. And the size of
PartXerox the camera? Little bigger than
a large format paperback!
The compaction of tech-
nology means that what
would have been several CANON ION CAMERA
mof the items joined by cables can be
1 . i s c h.
all h i n d * -
,
)nse from integrated into one much 1. 0 da, 0t
kids. can you guess wha t title M ir r or s oft were heavily pr om oting a t the
Show?
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n
tapes from just about any- The Canon Ion carnera.
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hat
s you be viewed, stores up to SO pk tur e s on a
to see 2-inch disk, also shown.
t Of great interest was the
, so join Canon 52000, an IBM compatible PC. FAX machine,
o
you a telephone and answering machine, all in a casing
this tea- with a footprint no larger than that of a 'nor m al' PC.
The screen is touch sensitive, and icons can be activat-
Analogy
ed by simple touching them! When the 'phone receiv- Hey. tha t's our stand • the
take for ACE Living Room o f the
er is picked up. a list of up to 300 stored names and
seeyOU numbers appears on screen, and pressing a name
f Whine te e m ing with people!

we get dials the number automatically.

On average, the worker in London spends about
1.5 hours getting to and from work • that's almost 10
wasted working weeks a year in tiring travel. The
dream of an integrated home workstation, w i th the
increases in productivity and efficiency that would As an example of CD-ROM. w e were able to get our
bring. is now viable. hands on an F1101 Towns for exhibition. Running the
Galaxy Force clone Evolution, it got a lot of visitors
very excited, but their passion was cooled on learn-
ing it would cost around f 1500 pounds to buy on
lion. import. There are no plans by Fujitsu to launch the

SOK. machine in the UK. partly due to its disappointing

sales in Japan.
The possibilities of CD-I were indicated by a
OPTIe video, kindly loaned by Philips. The problem with the
vs software for the CD-I machines is that, as usual, i t Is
in the classic "chicken and the egg" situation. The
ELIS Japanese software developers are more market driv-
en, and await the machine before starting writing_
Thus the CD-I developers are depending on the
enthusiasm of the US and European software houses
to write programs ready for launch.
However the launch
of the CD-I machine still
seems to be some way
away, w i th as late as
4 1 9 9 2 being mooted. This
leaves the way wide
open for the CD-TV,
which was on display
behind the safety of a
I glass wall on
Commodore's stand,
Although the power
light was on and the
front clock was working,
no other demonstrations
of the CO-TV's capabili-
Commodores CD-TV. safe a nd ties, apart from a video
sound bor n prying fi ngers presentation, was given.
behind a la tge glass screen. Although this raises the
On suspicion that the
machine on show was no more than an em pty box.
Commodore assured us that it could work if they
wanted it to, The official launch date for the CD-TV is
still shrouded in mystery. Let's hope they don't Itsop
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gatestheMind
Gymnasium..

iofeedbach machines have been around for ing in Europe that may soon be offering you the chance to
'turn on, tune in, and drop out' in a way that '60's hippies
I and well established: train the brain by allow- could never have envisaged, even on their wildest trips.
n ing it to see how certain mental stimuli affect Based in a London club called, appropriately, The
e Brain, i t ' s a collaboration between cyberspace
a its
1 terperformance.
emits electromagnetic
For example, wavesyouratgrey
various
mat- entrepreneur Mark Healey, a lively end-of-level sprite called
r frequencies and those frequencies are associ- Xtron, and Angel Biotek. The three of them are creating a
ated with different
l mental states, When you're very relaxed, walk-in cyberstore that is due to open in mid-October in
the frequency
y lowers; when you're alert it rises_ if you can Wardour Street, the heart of Soho. You'll be able to get
witness those
t changes in frequency, the theory goes, you anything there from a CDTV demonstration to a Japanese
can learn to some extent how to influence them. Pizza to a Barcode Jumpsuit to a session with a Syntech
h
In the cultural world of cyberpunk, brain machines are Minds Eye Plus.
i
undergoing an unholy marriage with computer technology
and getting r onto the street. The Mind Gymnasium is the NE URAL COFFEE BRE AKS
t could be a wave of cyberpunk temples open-
first of what The Syntech is typical o f a new generation o f mind
y "Feedyourhead"
machines that use computing power to expand their func- Jefferson Airplane
y tionality. *The system comes with the facility fo r ROM
e updates and customised software,' says Mark, 'You can
a add a PC interface and then use the computer to directly
r customise the operating software of the unit. For example,
s you can program it to stimulate alpha waves (see Brain
n Waves panel) which are normally associated with creativity.
o Other programs might be tailored to induce deep relax-
ation, meditation, or just a quick neural coffee break,'
w
Costing around £1000, the Syntech uses a small pro-
.
cessing/control unit attached to a pair of glasses that fea-
T ture five LED lights positioned around each eye_ It gener-
h ates natural sound and light patterns that can help induce
e
p
r BRAIN WAVES
i Your brain typically generates waves in the frequency
n range 0 to 16Khz. Differ ent frequency waves have dif-
c ferent names, dr aw n from
the Greek alphabet. Beta
i waves lie in the range 12-
p 16Hz and are associated w i th
l lively, alert mental states.
Alpha waves range from 8-
e
12Hz; Delta waves, usually
i seen dur ing sleep, go from 4-
s 11142, Finally, Theta waves
s cover the spectrum 0-411z and
are associated with medita-
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p
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varying states of mental relaxation. Mark demonstrated the

unit at the Living Room of the Future and visitors to the CORTEX TRICKERY
stand were impressed. 'It's really nice,' said one gent, 'sud-
denly I'm in the middle of a chaotic show and feel as if I've Close your eyes and stare ahead. Even if you do this in
an entirely darkened room, your brain soon starts gen-
just spent two hours relaxing on the beach. He'd been on erating whorls of colour and form that grab your
the system for about ten minutes. Neural coffee breaks, it attention. Creating the visual equivalent of total
seems, must have something to them after all. silence would be a great aid to relaxation, but its not
as easy as it sounds.
INFO ANXIETY Enter the Ganz Field Effect Generator. This little
The Mind Gymnasium is only half the story at the Wardour baby produces a fi eld of diffuse light using a pair of
special goggles. Your eye muscles are unable to focus
Street venue. Xtron and Biotek are helping Mark create a
on any aspect of this unvarying display and therefore
whole cyber-environment that includes clothes, food, and relax. Unlike darkness, the display fools the visual cor-
computer demonstrations. You'll be able to relax with your tex i nto thinking it's seeing something a nd prevents it
Ganz Field Effect Generator (see Cortex Trickery panel), from generating spurious colours and forms. Result:
dressed in your Circuit Board Camouflage Suit (designed total relaxation for the visual sensory system.
so that you can lurk unseen inside a Cray Mk. VI), sipping
Amazake (fermented rice yoghurt), and watching an Amiga
demonstration supplied by
the Fractal Factory. GAMEWAVES!
'We share a common OK, now for the nitty-gritty. Could these brain gizmos make
philosophy,' says Angel, you a better gamesplayer? Could you plug into the Syntech
'it's shaped by consumer and run up 10 million on Xenon 2?
fetishism, info-anxiety, and 'The brain machine philosophy is really opposed to
techno-paganism.' An g e l most current computer games.' sa ys Ma rk Healey.
designs clo th e s - a 'Aggressive games are exciting for the very same reason
Kentucky Fried Tracksuit, that brain machines are relaxing.'
for example - that mirror 'However, there are some games that could benefit
the consumer society we from the alertness that comes from increased relaxation.
live in . Both Angel and Take Tetris, for example. You would be a better Tetris play-
Xtron a re fascinated b y er if your brain hemispheres were perfectly synchronised
computer g a me s a n d and generating lots of alpha wave activity. You see, your
when we met them at the hemispheres are responsible for different mental functions.
Computer Entertainment one being connected more with creative thinking and the
Show they were busy try- other with analysis. A good Tetris player needs both the
ing t o persuade Super logical solution to build a line and the creative inspiration to
The S yntech M inds Lye P itts
Mario to attend the grand opening. Clothes featuring the find new tactics. If you can co-ordinate your hemispheres,
Italian Bros and other game heroes could materialise very you get 'whole brain' thinking which is much more efficient.'
soon. Another re a l benefit t h is technology ca n o ffe r
Amidst this slightly alarming avant-garde environment, gamesters uses the Ganz Field Effect Generator (see
it's probably just as well that Mark's there with his brain panel). By reducing eye-strain, it can refresh your visual
machines. Where info-anxiety abounds, cyberpeace pros- cortex and get your brain into gear for tackling the opposi•
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ANCIENT ART OF BRAIN T RAINING

THE MI ND GYMNASIUM
It all started with Ptolemy. This ancient cybePplorteer S i tu a te d a t 11 W a r d o u r
was unable to locate a wor king PC. so constructed a Street, London, W I a n d ope n-
simple brain machine using a cartwheel. Lying on the ing mid-Octobe r.
gr ound under the wheel, he placed i t between himself D e monstra tions b y
and the sun; spinning the wheel created a stroboscop- Commodore, N inte ndo, a nd
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revealed the sun, thus relieving Ptolemy from the ing, a nd a lte re d sta te s f o r
effects of info-anxiety and techno-paganism. sa le .
In more recent times, a lady called Meg Patterson
devised an instrument called the 'Black Box' after her
work on electro-acupuncture at Hong Kong's general
hospital. Electro-acupuncture is now used all fore the
Far East and Meg's unit has since been
used successfully in drug
rehabilitation programs -
rock star Pete Townsend is
alleged to have used the
unit to kick a heroin habit.
With the development
of virtual reality systems, it will
soon be possible to link bio-feedback tech-
nology to computer created environ-
ments, establishing Brave New Silicon
Worlds for cyberpioneers w ho w ant to
explore their brains as well as alternate realities.
The Nu- S tar combines modern technology with tr a ditiona l Chinese
Although fi ne in principle, sL:ch developments leave acupuncture techniques. By applying electrical wine fons ts to acupuncture
one with the uneasy feeling that, in the wr ong hands, points, i t stimulates the body to produce endorphins whic h aid relaxation
and a t well be ing. The c tine nts used are rnifnianda and generate a
they could become disorientation devices of tremen-
slight tingling m ns a tion tha t m on disappears as the operator reduces the
dous power. No daylight, it seems, w i thout darkness... current to the m inim um e ffe c tiv e level M ode r n circuitry enabXes the
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Beardsley, Saint and Greavsie, Peter Shilton,
Maradona, and Brian Clough. Just a few of the
well-known names who've put their names to sil-
icon soccer. If only the games had played as
well as the stars, we'd all be in footy heaven.
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now
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a out the role of a football manager, viewing and modify-
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fixtures, finance and the transfer market! From an initial
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end
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The range of controls via intelligent joystick movement
looks to be very impressive and includes various degrees
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varies from between one to eight, (where the single player
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part, choosing different teams.
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ra pidly be coming a m a jo r
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Gazza's Eurosports Soccer. Never before has a develop- force in the U K softwa re
ment team attempted quite such a comprehensive style of I ndustry, e spe cia lly in re ce nt ,
game. Let's just hope The action can live up to the endorse- we e ks f o llo win g t h e ir a ffilia •
ment tion w it h the Europe a n 1
Disne y Softwa re ope ra tion.

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few of your own silky skills in the company of the man him-
self? Entertainment International have generously agreed to
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Gazza in the flesh. And whilst he gives you tips on ball con-
fi rst a tte mpts to combine
ve ctors a nd sprite te chnology 1
in one g a m .) a nd m o re tra di-
trol, you can give Gazza tips on sprite control in the new
Eurosports Soccer game! The competition will be run in
tiona l, b u t e xce lle n tly im p le - 1
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and below, which a re taken 1 THE FIRE NEXT TIME
from two games published by
the Entertainment International
1 before our encounter with Gazza's
Please accept our apologies. Our cover went to press
several days
Eurosports Soccer, at which poi nt we were informed
stable? If you can, then you're 1 was not yet ready for the rigorous
that the game
half way to grabbing yourself a ACE tr eatm ent we were planning to give it. We've
real chance of meeting Gazza. therefore 1decided to split our coverage of the game,
and the com petition i nto tw o parts- Don't miss part 2
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at 14. His league debut was for Newcastle on the 13th
April 19851 against Southam pton.
Playing for Newcastle fr om 1984-1988, his league
appearances total 92 in which time he has scored 21
goals.
In 1988, Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry
Venables paid £2 million for Gazza's talents, since
w h ich t im e h e h a s m a d e 6 6 a p p e a ra n ce s a n d sco re d 12
g o a ls.
Gazza debuted Internationally as a substitute for
England in the September 1988 match against
Denmark.
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while you're playing Oceans F•29
Retaliator o r Microprose's F -1 9
Stealth Fighter, American airforce
jocks are flying the most realistic
flight simulators in the world. Evans &
Sutherland, a leading manufacturer of Applications for this ty pe of simula-
simulation systems, uses the latest in tor include, combat mission
rehearsal. s itua tiona l awareness
visual generation technology to create superlative artificial tr a ining and nap- of- earth fl ight.
realities. With an Evans & Sutherland simulator you can
pilot a helicopter gunship in
Eastern Europe, g o o n
stealth missions in the Middle
East, o r fl y down the Vallis
Marinaris on Mars!
"High performance image
generators are used where high
scene density and realism, and
complex th re a t mo d e ls a re
required. Applications include I e v e l and nap-of-
earth flight, combat mission rehearsal, weapons
tactics, situational awareness training, and full
mission simulation," explains Evans & Sutherland.
Based at the University of Utah Research Park in Salt
Lake City, Evans & Sutherland was founded in 1968 to ES
design and manufacture special purpose machines to com- da
pute and display visual representations of digital models. In be
flight simulation, Evans & Sutherland decks are used to da
generate out-of-the-window scenes and sensor imagery, eri
representing the environment in which the aircraft oper-
ates. The company has sold over 500 visual simulators to
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customers all over the world including: the U.S. Army
Research Institute Simulator Complexity Test Bed, NASA Wil youbeplaying cic
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Navy Landing Cra ft A i r Cushion, Mitsubishi Heavy flight-simulatorsof mi
Industries, Fuji Heavy Industries, German Air Force Tornado
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and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company. Co-founder thiscalibre in ten
Professor IE Sutherland is also the father of Virtual Reality
(see ACE 34 for further details).
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COVERING ALL THE BASES
As image generators have grown more powerful, the looksatthelatest in
databases which fuel them have become increasingly com-
plex. Evans & Sutherland has developed modelling tools to
generate databases more effectively. These tools can auto- militarysimulation
matically generate terrain from Digital Terrain Elevation
Data of the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA). They also
automatically place natural and cultural features from an nigh performance Image oon• rateas IINOVIckt realism, scene density, a.d a
extensive model library cor- dense thr e a t e nv ir onm e nt for nap- of- earth operations. Evens &th o r l a n i
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related t o D M A Dig ita l You can even simulate i ti I mission operetions with an Evans & S utherland S i m u l at o r C o m p l e xi t y T AO Be d p ro g ram s.
Feature Analysis Data, The multi• millson dollar deck.
model library provides hun-
dreds o f generic cultural TheEvans & Sutherland ESIG-4000 is a revolutionm
features and basis set repre- new approach to computer image generation. It establ

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rural farmland, urban, indus- ing of terrain and features in both hardware and model
trial a r i d o t h e r t e rra in tools. "These advancements offer for the first time in
attributes. In addition, you machine unparalleled photo-realistic visual fidelity and ra
can produce new models database generation, making it the ideal choice for missdl.
using a three-dimensional rehearsal as well as low all4
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ability t o automatically neering simulation," S t
reconstruct te rra in f r o m Evans & Sutherland.
satellite o r aerial stereo One of the most time-c
imagery. Texture maps are generated from photographic suming aspects with cur
sources by photodigitization and sophisticated image pro- database generation pro
cessing. This technology facditates rapid generation o f dures is the complex inter
real-world databases which is particularly useful for mission tion between skin and the
M I M e r y cu st o m e rs u se E van s & S u th e rl an d co m p u t e r
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being created with modelling tools, the terrain and feature
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clouds, snow covered runways and ground fog. The ESIG-
4000 hardware also features texture motion for the anima-
Evans I S ulhertend simulated the
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ealtime Games Software is no stranger to

Battiezone• the classic Atari arcade game
where you blasted three-dimensional tanks
in a wireframe world. In the early 80's this
Leeds-based software development team
produced a version of Batt/ezone on the
humble Spectrum. Now the company who
PONLC also brought you Carrier Command is working on a solid
am polygon tank trip for the 90's.
id colaq "Set in a near future alternate reality, Battle Command
eval w i is an arcade strategy game with you commanding a single
STRATI Maulerassault tank in a series of scenarios (missions). The
E. ARC Ultra War is being fought between two dominant races in
,uch, m the New World. Full scale attacks are suicidal because of
here: . the defensive capabilities of each side, so any offensive
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ing machine armed with the most advanced weaponry sci- LOCAL
encecan devise - capable of being lifted in and out of hos-
tile territory by a fast steafth chopper."
The action in Battle Command is split up into 16 sepa- E ,a l o
olo2E3 m a % •INW
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rate missions - each with a different objective. These are
outlined in the mission briefing at the beginning of each "NORMAL11• I tin
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encounter. The nature of the missions vary from requiring Ba fi lo Command'sA i l e d . helicopter is a 1 5 0 , poly gon futur is tic eemion a l the American AH.44 Apache
straightforward arcade skills (such as the Blast-em Mission) Helicopter.

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to those of a more complex nature (like hunting for a sateV
lite o r hijacking a train),
where you will be expected
to use reasoning and deduc- RealtimeandOcean
hve skills, in addition to a
quick and accurate trigger areworkingona
finger. While there is no set
order in which to attempt the
missions, s o me re q u ire
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equipment to be fitted to
Battlezone.RikHaynes
testdrivestheirnew
tankgame...

yourMauler which are unavailable until you've completed
certain missions."
The game is played at 24 times real time, one day of
play time is one hour of real time, and there is a day night
cycle lasting one hour. Missions can take place at any time
of the day or night. You could finish one mission at dawn
and start the next at midnight."
"After making your mission selection and reading the
briefing, you equip your Mauler and start the mission.
You're delivered to the ilcinity of the mission objective and
retrieved fro m a prearranged pick-up point b y th e
Helicarrier, a fast stealth helicopter with a large payload
capacity. To complete the mission successfully you must
achieve your mission objective and then rendezvous with
the Helicarrier at the map co-ordinates shown on the mis-
sion briefing. After being picked-up you're shown a report ,M5Ott t.
on the mission which also displays your score.'
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Your Mauler tank is designed primarily for flexibility. In
addition to its standard equipment, the Mauler has sec-
ondary equipment slots that enable specialist devices to be A poly gon tr a in stops at a polygon
fitted to the tank when needed - these are automatically fit- railway signal box In a polygon
world. S arni* Command has poly
ted by the maintenance crew before a mission starts. gen powe r !
I lowever, the weapons systems are totally undedicated."

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"Four weapon modules allow the Mauler to carry any
selection of weapon payloads, limited only by its payload
capacity. The Mauler can therefore be configured to meet "BattleCommandisBattlezone
almost any mission requirement. Only one of the Weapon
Pods can be active at any one time. You don't have access forpeoplewith brains"
Reattiewo Goma% S oftware
to all weapon types on every mission. You're also limited to
how much you can put on-board your Mauler by weight and
weapon design constraints. All weapons have a magazine
size, which is the number of rounds that weapon system
carries. The success of each mission depends on your
TI weapon selection as much as tank skills. The mission brief-
. ing will give you clues to which weapons to choose."
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the Mauler, the Pulveriser
120mm Ba ffl e Cannon, "
Your enemy can ge t a little too claim fires shells directly f o r-
for comfort t a t t l e Commend has
many types o f tank including laser
ward. The shells are unaf-
an d m i ssi l e a rm e d m o n ste vs. fected by gravity, but they
travel quite slowly, so you
have to aim for where the target is going to be when the
shell arrives. You can carry 60 Pulveriser shells. The
Mauler has three types o f missile guidance system:
infrared, radar and wire guided. Heat seeking missiles will
only lock onto targets that produce a lot of IR radiation
such as aircraft or vehicles. Radar guided missiles will lock
onto all targets. Heat seeking missiles have a much sim-
pler guidance and targeting system than radar guided P attfe Commend even n , tides 011,4
typos o f runway, thr ee types of bust
ones, as a consequence they are smaller and lighter and e n d n i n e typ e s o f tre e . T h is sh o t
can fit more in a magazine. Wire guided missiles are many shows ono of the * e te r na l v ie w*

ally manoeuvred to the target."

"The Banshee surface to surface missile locks onto
the closest target in a cone directly in front of the Mauler. downwards a t that object
The missile will follow the target until it hits it or runs out of The skeet stays in the air
fuel and explodes. A Phoenix surface to air missile is simi- for approximately 3 0 sec-
lar to the Banshee, but it has a more complex targeting onds. For total defence, the
system and the player has limited control of the elevation SLAM Laser sits on top d
and yaw of the launcher. When you launch a Dragon wire the Mauler. It locks onto any
guided missile, a view from just behind the missile appears incoming missile and shoots
in the aux. monitor or main display in your Mauler cockpit it down with laser fire. SLAM
You then control the movement of the missile rather than is chemically powered and
Re al ti th e s n o w g am e d e si g n e r i s a
the Mauler. Dragon missiles have a limited range and can v e ry u se fu l p ie ce o f ki t . Y o u can has a limited number of shots, its magazine holds enough
d e sig n wh o l e n e w n n a l t h an d
only fly for two minutes." p o p u l ate t h e m w i t h i n d i vi d u al
reactant for about 80 shots and the laser normally takes
"The K-40 Mortar throws a shell forwards and upwards i n te l l sg e n t o b j e cts. several shots to down a missile."
travelling in a b a s k arc. The mortar allows you to fire at
targets behind other objects o r targets sunk into the TANK BUSTING
ground - a very useful feature needed in one of the later Your enemy is also well 'ard, armed and armoured_ They
missions. A time delay bomb can also be dropped from the aren't just sitting ducks - these babies actually think,
Mauler. The Sleeper Time Bomb has a large blast area and evade a n d skillfully fight
does massive damage to everything in the vicinity. It is back. Nothing is an easy MI
intended for use in destroying large installations such as in Battle Command.
supply dumps or airfields. The K-90 Cluster Bomb is a P utting the obje c t ednor through
parachute sub-munition for wide area attack." I ts paces in geatioine
"Your Mauler also includes designing
. utility . Who needs lour
types
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defensive weaponry. Spectre 1eet0e C om m e nt..

IR decoy flares are used to

fool heat seeking missiles
and the Phantasm chaff dis-
penser launches a cloud of
chaff to confuse radar guid-
ed weapons. The Skeet anti-
armour system launches a COM i
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Fikeet from the rear o f the M.- M P S a
Mauler. This frisbee then flies
AFighterSomberwaitsonthe run- across the battlefield. I f it You can m a gnify roue view by a fa c tor of e2, ad or al3
w a y . T h is fi g h t e r o f th e fu tu re by a djus ting the dial on the bottom le ft o f the
appearstobebasedaroundthe p a s s e s above another object M aulers dashboard.

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The enemy fi e ld s a n
impressive array o f ground FIRE A N D FORGET
vehicles and aircraft. T h e
Longbow is an Integr ated fire control radar and mis-
weedy tank is slow, stupid
sile system under development by a Mar tin Mar ietta
and easy t o kill. Realtime and Westinghouse joint venture for the U.S. Army's
wanted cannon fodder to sat- Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD), w i th
isfy people's blood lust. The responsibility transitioning to the Army Aviation
shell tank is heavily armed Systems command (AVSCOM) and the Army Missile
A is me th
and armoured, a n d v e ry Command (MICOM). Consisting of a millimetre wave
Is
radar fire control system m ounted on the main rotor
smart. Radio tanks use evii
intathsteen mast, and a 'fi r e-and-for get' millimetre wave Hellfire
WTI cannot, sive tactics and track you on missile, Longbow is designed to provide all-weather
behalf of other tanks. It can capabilities and long-range anti-armour tar geting abil-
also call for fire support. Yoi. ity for Army helicopters. The Army intends to equip i
can b e trundling happily 227 AH-64 Apaches and one-third of its LH helicopters
along, when suddenly a bar- with this fast-reaction, low-exposure, highly accurate
system. Longbow is designed to maintain its effective-
rage o f missiles b la st a ll Battle Commend incorporates a wide variety of vehicles and aircraft.
This Fighter Bomber is o n . the best examples ness in poor weather and battlefi eld obscurants, and
around you with unnerving significantly increase the combat effectiveness and
accuracy. The scout car is survivability of the air-
very fast and weaves around trying to avoid you. Trucks craft. Deploym ent of
just follow roads, you have to protect a convoy of trucks in the Mar ti n Mar ietta/
Westinghouse system
one of the missions. Helicopters hide behind hills, pop up, is scheduled for 1996.
fire and then retreat behind the hill or just stand in mid-air Martin Mar ietta also
strafing you till their out or missiles. Other Battle Command provides the Target
craft include laser tanks, personnel carries, mobile missile Acquisition

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launchers, spotter planes and scout helicopters, and fight- Designation
erbombers.* Sight/Pilot Night
Vision sensor
(TADS/PNVS) m ounted
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The world of Battle Command is depicted in solid three- Apache.
dimensional graphics, The realistic landscape is populated
by hills, trees and buildings, crisscrossed by rivers, roads,
railway tracks and electricity pylons. There is a muttitude of
oc ludo, t h re e
typos of bus h ground objects to see and destroy including: oil drums, rail- An Apache e quippe d with the
thvi shot way signals, signal boxes, butters, look-out towers, train Longbow emerges fr om be hind a
M I views.
engines and carriages, radio masts, huts, barracks, run- m ounta in a t the Y uma P roving
Ground in Ariz ona, USA.
ways, suspension bridges, and so on. This digital world
even incorporates nine different types of hill and tree, and
at object. three different bush types.
in the a ir THREE T IMES THE SPEED OF SO UND
Realtime is using a state-of-the-art designer to create
, 30 sec-
the missions in Battle Command, With this designer, The ADATS Mobile Air Defense System Is a duailsur'--
fence, the
Realbme can choose any object and place it anywhere on pose missile system designed to protect front-line
on top o f
the map. Each individual object has a range of tactics, you forces from attack by advanced rotary and fi xed-wing
; onto any can also set attributes tor objects. Defensive objects scan aircraft. The system has been selected by the U.S.
rid shoots Army to serve as a central com ponent of the multi-
their local area and only attack if you enter it. Aggressive
'ire. SLAM w eapon Forward Area Air Defense system (FAA135).
objects patrol
tred and their local area, /WATS carries eight laser-beam-riding missiles that
Is enough travel at more than three times the speed of sound
hunting you out. If the with a r ange in excess of 8km. Target acquisition and
ally takes object also has a radio flag, tracking is handled by a volume-search radar and the
it can communicate with other electro-optic module, which consists of a passive tar-
objectsand ask for support. You could get acquisition and
tracking system, laser
evenhave an aggressive rock that talks to railway guidance beam assem-
'ed. They buffers!
illy think, bly and laser range
finder. The radar can
iUy fi g h t TOUGH TANKING track up to 10 priori-
easy kill Youhave to use some strategy in Battle Command, but tised targets simultane-
ously. Long-range pas-
there's nothing to worry about — you don't have to be a
sive tracking is
• thr ough cross between Rommel and Einstein. Battle Command will
acn e performed by a TV sen-
leds four initially be available on Amiga, ST and PC in late October— sor during clear, day-
out in
eight-bit versions are also under developmentincluding an time conditions and a
impressive Spectrum implementation. John Dunn at Ocean Forward Looking
Infrared Radar for use
• is supplying the music, Reattime hopes the Amiga version
at ni ght and in adverse
I. will use sampled sound effects. All the PC graphics and weather conditions.
sound boards are fully supported. Realtime will also be The U.S. version is
developing add-on Battle Command mission disks in the m ounted on the M3A2
future. These extra disks will contain new missions, vehi- Bradley fi ghting vehii-.•
cles, aircraft and ground objects. cle. The system is hig
I will be disappointed if people don't get at least 100 ly resistant to count,
ADM'S carries e ight lasor-bearm
measures. Passive acquisition and tracking cannot be,
hours of playing time out of Battle Command," says lan riding missiles tha t travel more
detected by enemy aircraft. The laser-beam•riding
than three times the speed of
Oliver of Realtime Games Software. Look out for a full sound. sue; 'look back' to the electro-optic module for quid.
review of Battle Command in the next issue of ACE. ance information, m aking it virtually impossible to
jam. ADATS was developed by Mar tin Mar ietta under
contract to Oerlikon Buehrie in Switzerland.
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your tanks, across the huge 16,000 thous ands o f b a t t le fi e ld s a n d
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tank commander. endles s e n j o y m e n t . D e c i d e
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 YOUR OWN WORST NIGHTMARE
From Psygnosis, Impelling RPG with more than a dash of hack-'n'-slash.
You're in the depths of your own worst nightmare b u t this time there's no
waking up.
Lost and alone in a dangerous and alien world you must discover where you
are, how you got here • • and how you're going to get out!
In a frantic search of the unfamiliar land you explore aMAZEing
forests, mines and underground complexes collecting
objects and interacting with indigenous creatures
Re-emerging in to daylight you race along
perfect p a r a lla x a c t io n s c enes ,
dispatching enemies a s y o u
battle ever deeper into the
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That m eans it's pr obabl y a good gam e to
9 0 0 + A classic game, recommended w it h o u t reservation.
show off to the nei ghbour s - w ho pr oba-
8 0 0 -8 9 9 A superb game, b u t perhaps la ckin g th e long-term depth t o last in t o the m onth and year
bly ar en't goi ng to pay a tte nti on for
te q ' r
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month Naturally we have to pick and choose, g a m e s t h a t h a ve it
making sure that we bring you the widest possi d e se rve a sp e cia l
M e n t io n . Th is AC E
hie selection_ Sometimes this causes us a good a w a rd is re se rve d
deal of ode( particularly when we feel that tor sp e cifi ca lly f o r t h e se ra re
reasons of space we have to leave out a game g a m e s.
that deserves more exposure, Usually - as in
the case of LIMS2 below - this is because we One o f t h e fi r st t h in g s t o g ra b yo u in a
gam e is it s g ra p h ics. Ga m e s t h a t
have given the program an extensive pre-pro. ••••••• •••••••— ••• • •-• • • • - • • • • • • • ,
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version differs so slightly from the previous one • •
•
that there's nothing more to add except the final m • ,
WINGS
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combat fl ight sien he t Sound is the *forgotten'
seal of approval o r disapprovall in the toms ot
an ACE rating. And sometimes we leave them
more combat tha n sin, as it puts you in charge o f a I A
Navy F6F Hellcat, Dogfi ghts. searchand- dmirey
ACE aspect of games - but
can make or break
Out because we just can't bear to put them in! S iam, and air-sea combat are Mil fe a tur e d In thi6 16- bit 500M D
them. ACE only
h a t for the Amiga and PC., dis tr ibute d by Doniark. a w a rd s t h is o n e t o
M ost o f the activity centres around your aircraft ta m -
er. whic h you not only have to defend. bad learn how b r illia n t u se o f a u d io in
to la nd on! N ot the eastest of tasks__ a game.

HOYILES NOOK OF GAMES - Sierra have produced an

unusual title here tha t will doubtless appeal to many
inveterate card sharpers For the ST. Amiga. a nd PC.
THE LINE-UP
Hoyle, Book o f Gamer is planned to be pa r t of a
series: thts 1 volume one and offer s you C r ibbage
Crate a's. Gin Rummy, Hearts. Klondike S olitaire, and
Old M aid. 'Y ou ge t e ighte e n oppone nts to choose
from, o f varying a bility .

WHAT YOU'LL thi nk needs to be changed. Unlike

other magaz ines, w e r e not goi ng to
send you dow n to the shops on the
FIND INSIDE basis of an unfi ni shed gam e.
Finally, of course, y ou ge t the
ESS

We give you com plete cover age of reviews. These are gam es tha t are I N E V R Y O N 4th Dime
games at all stages of de v e l opm e nt in ei ther in pr oducti on versions or are se PANG! Ocean
our reviews section. That m eans you near ly com pl ete tha t any fur the r DANGEROUS II Firebird
not only know w hat's hot today, but de v e l opm e nt (e.g. i nser ti ng a ti tl e
screen or addi ng an extr a tune ) will IN OF THE BEAST 2 Psyg
what's warming up for tom or r ow .
not signifi cantly affect the gam epl ay. MA CY Melbourne House
To do this, w e offer you thr ee ways —
of looking at games. The fi r st is the These gam es ge t r atings, a fte r w e've Empire
ACE Preview. When a m em ber of the pl ayed them extensi vel y and de ba te d Minds c apelOngin
ACE reviewing team visits a softw ar e thei r merits a nd dem er its a m ongs t
warelMirroes oft
house, he's often show n pr oducts at ourselves.
At ACE w e don't ki d you a r ound '
an early stage of devel opm ent tha t
are not ready for review. These gam es w i th haphaz ar d r eviews of unfi ni shed 5 S TO P0PRESS!
are brought to you in the m agaz i ne as gam es - w he n i t's on these pages you V
Previews - check out the results of
our visit to Millenium on page 70. for
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Battle beyond the stars wit h this

cinematic space-sim f ro m ORIGIN
and MINDSCAPE...

ould this be the game of the year'?

Exclusively revealed in ACE35, Wing
Commander (then called Wingfeader) certainly
impressed us with its "Groundbreaking 3D graph-
ics, spatially realistic stereo sound and cinematic
game experience". Now we've had a chance to
play a beta-test of the game, were even more
impressed. With its combination of revolutionary
new graphics techniques and film-like presenta-
tion and audio, Wing Commander is one of the
most exciting games ever released.
Instead of being just a fancy 3D shoot'em-up in
outer space, Wing Commander is a complete
futuristic flight simulation with four different
spacecraft to fly and over 35 missions to corn
plete. Every spacecraft is equipped with tasty
sci-fi gadgets and weapons, from a useful com-
munication system to mass driver cannon. As a first time this type of three-dimensional graphics
Wing Commander you not only have to fly your have been seen outside of the arcades.
own bird on a mission, you must also lead your Everything about Wing Commander makes you
fellow pilots to victory and the next roll-call. think you're playing a movie. Ray-traced
Your actions in every mission affects the way bitTnapped images provide the most realistic
the game swings," says Phil Harrison, graphics yet seen in a micro-based release.
Mindscape s product development manager, Fighters zoom out of the distance till they fill
Missions vary from escorting convoys to sup- your entire cockpit window - these are just wait-
pressing intensive alien attacks.Vou'll perform ing to be blasted to bits in a multi-coloured cloud
both - of space junk. The ensuing action can be viewed
. )f on your performance. through the cockpit windows or outside using a (including missile tracking you, severely dam
- Wing Commander multitude of pseudo-camera positions. aged, intense combat and ally killed), eight flying
uses one of the most Attractive animated in-between screens provide songs (such as strike type mission and tri-
fen
advanced and inge- an interesting respite from the action and help umphantly returning to the carrier) and rescued
sive
nious graphics systems create the cinematic feel of the game. The atten- or lost in space ejection sequence music.
a ever devised for a com- tion to detail is very impressive. Pictures of Its very easy to end up writing cliches when
n describing this latest release from the Texas-
puter game. It's the naked girls hang on the lockers in the barracks
d as a bucket soaks up based creators of Ultima, Wing Commander
d the water leaking from a breaks so many new grounds in computer gam-
e broken pipe. ing, that Origin has probably just invented a corn-
f Professionally com-
e posed soundtracks alter SEE FOR YOURSELF
n with the pace of the
Origin. M indsca pe a nd AC E We offe ring you the
s i game, adding another e xclusive cha nce t o see Win g Comma nde r for
dimension to the game-
v yourse lf. W e re g ivin g a wa y a lim it e d e dition
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There's no doubt, however, that this is a definite
en pletelynewgenre of game, It really is like playing candidate for Game of the Year and we've been
5 amovie! In fact Origin is promising more games promised the full reviewable version for next
- using the Wing Commander mix of movie graph- month.
:am- ics, gameplay, sound and presentation. • Rik Haynes
com- Wewere expecting to be able to bring you a
complete review of Wing Commander in this
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then Ninja Warriors and now Saint Dragon, a robot aliens appear and
game that carries on their proud tradition. shoot missiles at you.
the Giant Dragon, who happens to be your Occasionally pods will
mother, has been kidnapped and sentenced to float on screen, and
death by the evil tyrant cyborgs that dominate when collected will grant
youronce free homeland. Part robot, part crea. you bonuses of extra, What the biummin• hacks tha t O n e thing , f o r sure. fl ying
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canfree her, and set off on your most perilous
adventure yet. Succeed, and the freedom of
yourmother and your race is guaranteed. Fail,
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SCROLL ON !
Saint Dragon is the la te st Ra ndom Acce ss pro-
gram to use the D yna mic Loa ding Syste m (DLS).
Basically, the DLS ge ts on w it h loa ding t h e
graphics, sound FX, e tc. w h ile the m u lt it a skin g
System runs the ga me . Wh ile the n e w da ta
loads, the Syste m looks a fte r m e m o ry m a n a g e
merit discarding unwa nte d da ta t o ma ke ro o m .
Created by Ronald Piore t We se rick, it wa s fi rst
used on the Amiga ve rsion o f Silkw o rm to loa d
the end game sequence in order to get around a
program de sign fa ult. This ve ry lim it e d syste m
could only scroll the ba ckground wh ile lo a d in g .
Newt came Mena Wa rriors, w rit t e n b y John
Croody (ST) and Rona ld Pie re t We se rick (Amiga ),
which used re a l m ultita sking a nd d yn a m ic loa d-
ing of sprites and backgrounds_ The scro llin g
sometimes stopped due t o a bug, a lthough the
sprites continued to move a round the scre e n a s
normal.
The fa ult wa s corre cte d f o r St D ra gon a nd the
forthcoming SWIV, t h e fi rst Sa le s Curve prod-
ucts to be launched on the Storm la b e l. SWI V
the first game to f u lly e xp lo it the DLS• I t o n ly
one giant le ve l tha t ta ke s ove r 4 0 minute s t o
play through. The ba ckgrounds a re more re a lis-
tic. because the y slo wly ble nd f ro m one la nd-
scapt type to another, u n like St D ra gon wh ich
jumps be twe e n ba ckground style s on e a ch
level.
The game utilises Random Access' now very-
nearly legendary DLS (Dynamic Loading System) body that can be hurt is your head, the rest of
that allows constant loading of sprites and back- your body being made up of a long armoured tail
drops from disc without hafting the game. In that you can use as a shield and weapon. As
effect, this means that the only thing in the mem- you work through the game, you can collect five
ory at a given time is the game logic code and way firing plasma bolts, a high powered laser
the currently displayed sprites and backgrounds, and even bouncing bombs, all of which can be
allowing all the animation frames and scenery of bolted-on together and are ideal for taking out
the arcade machine to be reproduced perfectly. ground- and ceiling-based gun turrets.
You begin the game as a simple little dragon Playing St Dragon is something that should be
with a simple little gun. The only part of your second nature to any arcade goer. Shoot every-
thing on sight and avoid the
enemy and their bullets.
What could be simpler?
As you may have gathered.
St Dragon doesn't offer
anything new whatsoever.
However, as a straightfor-
ward blaster, it's easily one
of the most playable in its
field. Even though it has
only five levels, each is long
and tough enough to tax
even the most experienced
player. It'll never be regard.
ed as a classic game, but
the amazing loading system
will definitely go down in
history.
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Stratagem play Clued° in
Space
erran Envoy is the first product from
Strategem, the Australia-based industrial
computer systems contractors. For the past five
years they've dealt primarily in business comput-
er systems, servicing the needs of international
giant, but have now turned their rather success-
ful hands to the home computer games market.
The game is aimed at that small niche in the
market comprising gamesplayers who want a
game with a little depth, but don't have the time
for a full RPG or adventure. What you get is basi-
cally a scaled down space-bound adventure
game that has to be solved inside two hours.
Each time you play, the scenario is slightly differ-
ent, allowing for thousands of game varieties.
The story so far...
For years the mysterious but benevolent
Ubbermenscha has ruled the universe peacefully,
creating harmony between the various telepathic
races and humans. His final plan for ultimate har-
mony is to help human's achieve telepathy, but is
being opposed by the equally mysterious
TERRANENVOY
Usurper.
Your job, as Terran Envoy, is to find out who or
what the Usurper is and destroy him/her/it. As
you travel through the many star systems of the
Universe, you can mine telepathic crystals which
the you can use to buy information regarding
relationships between races from aliens. Nobody
will actually tell you who the Ubbermenscha or
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You begin with a view of the Universe, showing
all star systems and the location of your ship.
You essentially have to visit every planet, each of
which can be in any of three states - Empty.
Mineable or Occupied, The Mineable ones con-
tain a small amount of one of the five crystal
types, and when mined turn to Empty,
On Occupied planets you meet aliens, who are
a funny lot. Each has two ratings, honesty and
friendliness, and these determine the amount and
validity of the information they supply. It helps to
make notes of everything everyone tells you, and
only start the detective work when you've built up
a solid picture of those telling the truth and those
leading you right up the galactic garden path.
Getting information also requires a little detec-
tive work. With each alien, three of the crystal
types are harmful, one is acceptable, and one is
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crystal and you'll get one piece of info, while the
treasured ones gets you two
The crystals also serve another purpose_ On
board your ship you have a huge laser, called the
rather pleasant Ray Of Justice. This is powered
by a combination of three crystals, ideally the
three harmful to the alien you're attacking (hope•
fully the Usurper). Get the combination wrong, or
attack the wrong person, and it's Game Over.
You only get one crack at it, so check your facts
before firing.
The game is controlled through either on-
screen icons using a mouse, or letters on the
keyboard CM' to mine planet, 'A' to contact alien,
e ta This system works well enough, except in
situations where windows with selection boxes
appear. On a mouse these are simple to use, lust
a case of moving the pointer over a box and
clicking. However, there is no way of moving the
cursor with the keyboard, and every key pressed
either has no effect or closes the window.
The problem with the game is that it soon
becomes very repetitive, and because it's been
designed for short play, it isn't very taxing or
involving. Lose those two elements, and surely
you lose the key to a good strategy game. What
should be a fun accessible product become sub-
standard, but still accessible, waste of money.
• Tony Dillon
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B ulation of modern tank warfare', Team
dYankee puts you in control of four tank platoons,
defending
i key posts from the onslaught of
eRussian attack, Whilst perhaps a little dated in its
cold-war
d scenario, the implementation of Team
Yankee is superb.
b
Set over 25 different battles, the object is to
y
progress through five ranks from private to cap-
E To the right of each quadrant there are further
tain, proving your mettle in combat along the
m
way.
p Once the game has loaded, you are presented
iwith an options screen from which you may
rchoose a commander (there is only one default
ein the first instance), commence play, alter the
a One of the most vital screens of the game dis-
s
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' (such as magnify, de-magnify and full scroll) and
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mended that you practice a scenario to famil-
eiarise yourself with control of the tank.
a Although in control of a total of sixteen tanks,
cOxford Digital Enterprises (the development
tteam) have managed to make the game very
ieasy to get into. It helps that, in practice mode,
oany encounters will have only one outcome, as
nnone of the enemy vehicles return your fire! The
scontrol method may help to set Team Yankee
iapart from the ever increasing crowd of tank
sims, as it involves simple icon manipulation via
m L E AS E D E T A I L S
the mouse buttons.
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The initial game screen displays a "quadrant
view", where the main play area is split into four
sections directly related to each platoon. This is
where Team Yankee offers something more in
5 8 ADVANCED COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT
Take on the
Reds head to
head wit h
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team tactics
tank sim
the way of gameplay, as each platoon may be
The qua dr a nt screen, S hOwtnit •ndivi dual displays for each
toon o f four tanks.
element, although this by no means indicates a
lack of tactical gameplay. The blend of thought
and reflexes required to play Team Yankee with
any degree of success is exactly right and the
gentle progression through the ranks ensures
that you are never faced with anything totally
beyond your capabilities. Having said that, some
of the later scenarios seem incomprehensibly dif-
ficult!
Graphically, Team Yankee works very well, The
decision to use bitmapped sprites for 3D rather
than polygons may seem unusual, but allows for
viewed and manipulated independently from its both speed and the graphic detail required in
own quadrant via a series of icons. such a game. The design of the vehicles them-
Each game screen may be displayed in either selves was assisted by a military expert and as
quadrant or full-screen mode. The icons above such, authenticity is fully vouched for. One minor
each quadrant allow access to each of the three niggle I have about using bitmaps however, is
screens, (maps, status and 3D) and include the loss of detail when using the zoom, but this has
ability to expand the view of each platoon no effect on gameplay and graphics are gener6
(although not all of the action will remain visible). ly good. Sound is fairly statutory, with in game
FX limited to a low rumbling and the obligatory
icons allowing you to pause and quit and display- fire and explosion noises.
ing the time, your rank and relative strengths of Team Yankee is an excellent effort to bring
both yours and the Russian platoons. This latter limited appeal of a tank sim to a wider audience.
cluster of icons are displayed throughout the Involved gameplay, original implementation and
game. gradually increasing difficulty ensure that once
you are initially hooked, you will remain so for
plays a grid map view of the entire play area some considerable time.
from where you may plan your course and gener- • Alex Re
al tactics. This shows all terrain features and
both yours and the enemy platoons. Icons to the
Although constant reference to the map is
essential, the main action is displayed in glorious
engage in head to head combat against the
Great Bear. The tanks under your command (you
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also have at your disposal a number of TOW and
armoured personnel vehicles) are armed with
1 acce stib te due to • n ce lle n t co n tr./4 ne e dle d • • •
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emit a smoke screen to provide temporary
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and, once the enemy is in sight, firing is the n a w n yo u wo u ld m e tal notheng in ce bon
achieved by placing your cursor over the target arc beetle tan Fans ot both e n d o w and pare aKale
would he well Waned to try Aura Yankee a a
and letting rip with the mouse button. attenialley F i o n a * tonseknity rod t o o , A
but th• paned al paha
Finally, there's a screen giving status info about
your vehicles. When in quadrant mode, the dis-
play shows each vehicle with two bars indicating
morale and overall efficiency. Full screen status,
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Pas e e l so b ad , in l a s t i t s p re tty g o o d h e t M a e ? V d d s We d
In the top right corner is a small animated can generate 24 platoons, each containing up to
tam g al in to i t Ws e n d ig an t • as l e t t I still h an g i t soy to t ry an d
de ath eons awn WAOA • p e ar afte r I lootoghl i t graphics illustration of the currently selected 200 troops and the best equipment you can
planet. If you've selected an enemy held planet afford, Battle Cruisers can ferry up to 4 platoons
A U SATING
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835 The PrePhiss end m a d . M ote they couldn't be
that is a message window (while on other engaged, the combat control screen shows two
wonea or suathire; rho Amiga ere largely well screens you will be informed that new informa- bars • green (you) and red (them). Their relative
datrapla out end ingaernented The oaten, scream
ens easy to use, although tome 'equine a 14t of tion has come in by a digitised voice and a flash- heights indicate, at a glance, the strength of one
MOW/ yeetteion to seled certain item The manual Is
m a k e % e n d he l ps O w 0 2 , 6 1 t h a l u g h thd, d e l f k O t
ing sign). Finally, in the bottom right corner, are side to the other, so you can quickly decide
warnag awes inir e r a with the genre More the ten control icons. From here you can access whether to pull 'your boys" out.
1reach pia- all the information screens and functions. As a Random events occur that may help or hin-
shortcut, some of these icons are reproduced on der you, such as your scientists developing a
ATARI ST E29•99 IMMINENT other screens so that you don't have to keep high yield crop, or a solar storm shutting down
:ates a AMIGA ETBA OUT NOW returning to the main one. resource stations. You have to stay alert and
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ee with Na other versions 0/ruled enemy's home base. Naturally, this isn't going to enemy.
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be easy. For a start,
you begin with a tiny
• I really liked
Supremacy. The
bring the
udience.
game. If future releases are as strong, the label population, no
thatonce gave us The Hobbit has a bright future. resource generators, al it I t
All.-0
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encourage you to
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It all starts with trouble at t' research labs. no spaceships and no explore the screens
t once Thetechies have discovered four new dimen-
so for sionswhile working on new hyperspace
army! No-one said
being despotic ruler
,
'• • • :
• •
• •
• . . .
• •
and the icon system
makes it very easy to

ix Ruranski
Eachdimension contains many new worlds just
ready for you, Ruler of the Universe no less, to
of the Universe was l -
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=
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get around and
going to be easy! You • • manipulate data
0, - • •
expandyour empire into. will have to make • . (although a few icon
The problem is that four alien races have decisions about how • •
f unctions aren't quite

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alsomade the discovery, and some of them are to tax the populace to
particularly powerful and ruthless, The gates are raise revenue, then
F -
Outer space engineering in 5aprernacy
as easily identifiable
from their design as
nowpermanent, leaving you wide open to possi- you have to buy
ble attack. There's only one thing to do g e t in i 4
Horticultural and Mining Stations to produce food sound effects are far better than you usually get
they might be). The

andluck their butts before they kick yours! and raw materials, as well as Solar Satellites to
Thegame loads up with an attractive intro, beam down power for them. , , in this type of game, and quite amusing in
places. The manual is well thought out and
followed by a screen detailing the four alien Only once you have a stable(ish) community guides you step by step through some early
I. s e w
speciesyou will face. Each resides in one of the on Starbase can you even pause to think about .
game play examples.
an d p re - dimensions, and acts as a difficulty level. The expanding to other planets. To do this you must Where the game scores over, say, Imperium
.
fo r so m e
"re ar- aliensrange in Increasing difficulty and, if they buy an Atmosphere Processor (very expensive) is that it's fun. While there aren't as many vari-
aren'ttough enough, the number of planets to to send out to the barren worlds in the void and ables to manipulate in Supremacy, it's just as
conqueralso increases_
Onceyou select an opponent, you are pre-
terraform them. After some time a new colonis-
able world is formed, each with ready made
-
taxing intellectually but from a more tactical point
of view - it's not just a question of juggling fig-
we ll e n d
•I mould
sented with the main control screen. Most of the inhabitants just waiting to be taxed, fed and
acton is controlled by the mouse, and clicking
.
ures. The four alien species are all tough foes,
drafted! There are four world types, each with dif- but the difficulty level means the player can pick
onthe right button returns ferent benefits: volcanic
M e t tb ms
Id. b u t
more f rws youstraight here, The (Mining Stations give a
.
the one best suited to their abilities.
Admittedly, there's not really anything in
atm arcad e dominantfeature of this
dee, e a gls
e ngage an screen is a large round
I r f I r rUr
rrc ut i r
higher yield); desert
,
Supremacy that hasn't been done long before.
(Solar Satellites generate but ifs never been done quite so attractrvely or
windowshows the plane- more power); tropical
tar) ten s oIr n ta t
Oblete. n u b i t
DO O W • • • • • • • s e w

(Horticultural Stations
=Mtn.
•
with so much thought devoted to user friendli-
ness. Like Populous, it opens up this style of
si
, on. with yourhome plan- produce more food); and game to those who perhaps wouldn't normally
r NO W
et
s (Starbase)at one end of metropolis (taxation pro- -
consider it, and offers lots of long lasting enter-
the
y system and the duces higher revenue). A tainment into the bargain.
NOW
I NOW
enem
s y'sat the other. In Cargo Cruiser can then • • David Upchurch
betweenare lifeless plan- truck resources between
t
ets, ripe for conquer. Chocwing suits and weaponry for your pla toon planets as needed.
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LOTUSTURBO
Unl eash a Lotus w i t h

T h e re • th e E sp ri t i n te ri o r, i n • 1 i iCOIN
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Icl:niVsitIN's h o t n e w
o member of the software buying public
could have failed to notice last year's bar-
rage of driving titles, released to do battle for
sales and (in some cases) milk the punter for all
his/her worth. The start of what could become
this year's onslaught is heralded by Gremlin's
new licensing deal with Lotus, under which the
company have the exclusive rights to market
software endorsed by the company and carrying
the official Lotus badge.
All very impressive, but endorsed software
doesn't always live up to the expectations
aroused by the label. Is this yet another piece of
sub-standard software with an expensive price
tag?
The most obvious difference between Lotus
Turbo Esprit and the previous batch of arcade
licences is that it makes use of the horizontal
split-screen effect, first seen in the age-old clas-
—and here i t iSl i t wa lnut and leather I
sic, Pit Stop IL So you've got simultaneous two-
player action, the kind on which the original Pit
Stop thrived, as well as a thrash-out between you
and the computer.
There are 32 tracks, set over 3 difficulty lev-
els, (each level contains an increasing number of
tracks) in which you race either solo or against a
"friend" in a field of 20. Once running, you are
presented with a well implemented attract mode,
showing various representations of the Lotus
with accurate spec charts and a demo of the
game itself. Underway, you are presented with
an options screen from which you may select the
difficulty level, number of players and mode of
control. Of the former, each level requires corn-
E S
slides. There are three control options: the first
utilises joystick up/down for accelerate/deceler-
ate and the button to change through the gears.
The second mode effectively reverses the first,
using the button to accelerate and joystick to
change gear. Lastly, Gremlin will include a mouse
option which had yet to be implemented on the
review copy.
In addition to choice of physical control,
each player may select either manual or comput-
er controlled a u t o ma t ic) gears. Information
as to selected gear, speed, revs, fuel and overall
position is displayed to the right of the play area,
P R I T
ar
Overall speed has to be seen to be appreci-
ated (even when the screen becomes crammed
with sprites the game does not slow), and
cor
although enjoyable as a single player game,
Lotus Turbo Esprit enters another class altogetn
or when played against a 'friend". The addictive
frustration experienced when an attempt to over-
take is thwarted by either a drone or a purpose-
ful opponent is immense. The frustration level for
beginners is also reduced (at the expense of
realism) in that collision with other vehicles does
not cause damage to your car, but merely slows
you down.
A substantial range of different tracks and
the unavoidable mounting determination to
achieve first place ensure that Lotus Turbo
Esprit will, whilst perhaps not achieving the ci
sic cult status of Pit Stop 1/, nevertheless revr,• mc
pleasant memories for some and ignite new r
flames of enthusiasm in many others. Over- bri
endorsed and over-priced? Most definitely no:
est
and a big slap on the back to Gremlin for p r.
that endorsement needn't be associated with CO.54
second-rate software.
• Alex RITIVA

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pletion of an increasing number of tracks, whilst a bar indicator to the top left displays each
although you may select at which level you lap completed. Further similarity to Pit Stop a
begin. may be drawn from the fact that you must
Each track increases in difficulty, adding haz- inevitably enter the pits at some stage, to replen-
ards such as water, oil, roadworks and land- ish fuel and re-tune your overworked engine.
Graphically, LTE
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Convincing 3-D moves
rapidly and smoothly, as
do the various horizons
and roadside objects and
although the main sprites
are viewed from the statu-
tory rear angle, colour has
been well used to create a
feel of arcade quality soft-
ware. Sonically, the review
copy was incomplete, in
• IF;
Aa r"' I '-• • • • • ,_ — that no in-game IX were
present, although as has
been mentioned, a selec-
tion of five rockin' in game
Two player mode la nd yes. i ts pisused f or the cameral. Driver 2 ( below) is la gging behind tunes are available for your
and has ) ult had an argument with %mother rinser. In one player rnocte the lowe r ha ll of the
delectation.
display is Silken up by an attractive graphic display of the E sprit
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where you are and even
what year it is, then
onknow trouble
cannot be too far
away...
Held Captive for two
dred years in an
be appreci-
s crammed ting space prison for
Land (rime you didn't
game, ommit, you are
ass altogeth- rate to escape
le addictive your electronic
!mpt to over-
•a purpose-
Ition level for nned only with a
pense of case computer
rehicles does d in the corner of
nerely slows cell, you start
tracks and lug out electronic
ition to calls to the battli
; Turbo outside.
ring the clas- ventually you find a
eless revive Icy crew of four
nite new
s. Over- olds ready to help
5nitely not— about your
in for proving lie,.
lated with begins your quest
eedom!
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BEAST
* wa di drops. tr a pping our hero on a rectangle dr awbr idge
with an abyss be low! Who can save bins now? As ypu can see,
the graphics are • acellent. but will you ever ge t to the m ?

PSYGNOSIS serve up
another helping o f the
Beast - wa rme d up left-
overs o r cordon bleu
meal?

grist' dear. Zelek, Beast Mage, wasn't too Occasionally chests or slain monsters will reveal E l moo*
1 0 pleased at being defeated in Beast I and weapons or useful items. You can carry four
nowseeks revenge. Like all bullies he picks on things at a time, switching between them with
theweakand kidnaps your baby sister, with the function keys 1-4. Some items have limited USE'
intention of turning her into a warrior messenger so choose carefully!
forthe Beast Lord Maletoth (I suppose because The programmers, Reflections, have tried to
thelre cheaper than recorded delivery mail). build on the basic gameplay of the first Beast by 0 S a o n o . •

You,of course, were once thus cursed and
ratherthan see your sister suffer as you did, you the option of trying to engage those you meet in
travel to Kara-Moon, home of the Beast, to save
her.
Shadowof the Beast was the most popular
adding a small graphic adventure element with
conversation (after a fashion). Pressing 'A' allows
you to type in a word that you want to enquire
about. For example, early on you meet an old
VINUT drool1mitten1 1 . 1 1
1 g o i
II,. diffi nalty
the p e w Owls but become dry morosised by
setters When you play. Grittsng to w teeth. you'll
carry on o .r a. while, thlinionig tha t y o u ' l l ! m o o . wish
p ractice b u t n e In u are ttao rs se ts Et eel to o soon an d th e g e n ie g to t
n to o lawaste an limi to e n co u rag e pe rse rse cue ioh The ge e se is lise e
g ate d e a th e b ack a t th o e u p ticie n t o n l y b e in g de nte d Gilt Wh e n
yes. w i s to show ipeory OW•iff3 the intro

fr
Amiga title of 1989 and probably the first to man who, you are told, is mourning a loss. Input Am
showwhat that machine was truly capable of TOSS", and he'll tell you that his ring was stolen 605 Liki SionI. Wsamanatootoaka.°01whinme
technically. Sadly it was somewhat lacking in the by Goblins. It doesn't take a PhD to work out Amiga can do. We wire requenra • tray stunner).
rnd reenWring isas giddy Neented many arcade
gene department but now here's the sequel, that, if you find and return it, he may be useful. nominee wog 01 the creature pephea while
Jetignist are &M kt flat to look at and the
boasting enhanced gameplay as well as the visu- net aafaxt1 era unnyferove. Bewtifut
alsand sonics so applauded before. BEASTLY? catty accompliOsha and iar

Thegame opens with the best intro All this sounds hunky-dory but, quite frankly, I
sequence I have ever seen. It's almost cinematic wasn't impressed with Beast 2. The scenery RE LE AS E D E T A I L S
in cgiality, and I bet a lot of people will reach for graphics are great and scroll incredibly smoothly AMIGA 0 4 . 9 5 (inc T-shirt) O U T NOW
theirwallets as soon as but the monster graph- NO other versions Currtv•)y oronned
theysee it. I advise them ics, although well
to wait until the game is designed and animated, ou•ckly ano move so last that your life is over
fullyloaded_ lack colour and appear before you know it - and that's all you get, just
Inthe game you con- flat compared to the orig- one measly life! When I died on the second load I
trola Neanderthal look- inal. The worst instance thought maybe I'd restart from there, but no -
ing figure who you can of this is with the player's back to the beginning I go!
mice run left or right, character—which looks Furthermore, you can't skip the intro and get
Op orduck_ Pressing as if it had escaped from on with loading the game. It's enjoyable the first
fire activates the weapon a C64 game. I appreciate couple of times, but after that... Also, at the end
ct object you are carry- that this was done to of the game you get a piccy and a sampled gui-
Eg(you start with lust a save memory for use tar riff. ft's good but from dying to restarting a
mace).In the bottom left Not th r most subtle wa y to encourage you to leave - a
beefy frowsier is pushing • large spiked block in your way! elsewhere, but the player new game takes nearly two minutes! You can
handcome( of the has to look at this sprite turn this sequence off—reducing the time to a
screen is a red flask which empties as you get all the way through the game and I think that it speedy (ha!) 47 seconds. That's a heck of a lot
hit -when it's dry, you're dead. At the bottom of would've been memory well spent. of time between games!
thescreen is a small window for messages. The adventure element is a nice addition and In the final analysis it has to be said that the
Yourape man strides purposefully through adds a little spice to the pot, but it isn't particu- faults of Beast 2 severely outweigh its good
gorgeousscenery, which scrolls in two layer par- larly taxing. The sound effects are run of the mill points. It's a complete mystery to me why it's
Maxin all directions. Of course, this is no and the backing music is somewhat dreary. But been so highly praised elsewhere. Either the
&inday stroll in the park—there are chasms to the real nails in the Beast 2 coffin are its tough- game was reviewed on the basis of someone
leap, waterfalls to cross, ropes to climb and a ness and its user unfriendliness. playing it for them or with the aid of a cheat Or
devariety of people and monsters hell-bent on I consider myself a reasonable gameplayer, maybe they just like impossible challenges. I
stoppingyou saving your sister. but, after slogging away for days at this frakkin' don't. I admire the technical achievement this
Asyou explore Kara-Moon you may find game, I've only just got onto the second load. If I program represents, but I would have admired a
chestscontaining gold, which can be used to didn't know the cheat mode I'd be in a straitjack- good game even more,
buyfood or weapons in some locations_ et by now. The monsters deplete your energy so • David Upchurch

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detailed, allowing for a lot of freedom and plenty
- . a m me •wdOki• of room for some typically logical, yet difficult,
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N
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s As walls thy adventure. it tithes • 10.01 WO1114 to gm your kowtows

.• glance, you'd think the game was running on an and scan inahing some hoe/h.q. though Wortdootanal marts with
Apple Macintosh. In fact, if you didn't know any a bang and nose you beam to hod your way nothing can moo
PR 1 pl.- O f course. 500.011' or UAW n i n t i p t h l e i t at whith point
better, several further glances would tell you the interest goo out the window—and you sot end wait i n the n o t
7 same. Welcome to MW, the future of adventure Magnetic Windows tide.

11 games. I BM PC
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user9 will te ll you N o w PC, A m iga . and ST owners can got in number of commands used over and over again In wow of ninon',.MS haoe aways waled potA
Wonderland is feast sthrielestig else The cleat
on the act

M ed as one of the fore-runners of the
adventure
a field, standing alongside Infocom for
11
that are used purely for information, rather than
any form of problem solving, such as INVENTO-
RY or EXITS. MW allows you to call up a series
of pre-designed windows that give you an instant
play md good . e of ninths., mai. Ow Mthia Maw
ant to kink O. and Ole kowtow' ona:don3 am leanly on
a pia with ihth m ho pictions The oniv real itithh
a on • IC with no mos. - the hello/fa operation
of the pianist is far to slow. bech to isisporld and in
a 'I i . . 1 i w e e d , ,
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producing
g the most entertaining and involving pictorial guide to these plus a list of objects r
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n around. Back in 1987, they stunned the current location. There's also a self-building d
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i MS have kept a low profile since the demise trating than typing in a series of directions, I car- ,
too other vers,ons h.

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cof Telecomsoft, who used to publish their games tell you. 1
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a under the Rainbird label. Now they have All the windows can be moved and scaled, Have Magnetic
l and if you find yourself creating a bit of a mess Scrolls created

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returned with what must be one of the
w most informative and user friendly game on screen, you can use the TIDY command,
a whereby the computer will relay and rescale all the u ltimate
systems ever devised.
y A B a s i n g an adventure game
the windows in a way that all can be displayed at adventure
V once with no overlaps and no loss of information.
s • a ro u n d such a classic book as system?
Alice in Wonderland is always going As I've said, the game story follows that of
b
to create problems_ After all, the story the book, but that's not to say you can have any
e idea as to what's around the next corner. more parts; the more
is pretty set and adding any more has to
\ e Situations have been played around with to the you reveal, the more
be planned carefully so as not to lose the
nfeel of the book. obvious the clue
s point that even simple tasks, like straightening a
r clothes hanger become comparable to any and becomes, until it finally
/ Playing through a large part of the game, I
ehave to say that MS have done extremely well_ all of the twelve tasks of Hercules (or even tells you exactly how to
gThe story is essentially the same, only far more Asterix come to that). However, all the puzzles win over your specific
a are logical and can be problem.
quite easily thought out. The parser is true
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For example, going back
d
to the clothes hanger,
- each act and object and
you find a situation where
you have to use some
straight wire. Upon trying
to unbend the hanger,
you are told you need to
find something to grip it
securely. Wasn't that a
vice you saw in the gar-
den shed?
If you get really
stuck, however, there is a
help command that
brings up a hint dictio-
nary, which effectively
contains the entire solu-
tion in clue form. Each
M eg Scrolls have a groat wa y with pits - superb draftsmanship combines with a strong use
hint is split into four or
of colour to achieve a very attractive e ffe c t
MS, containing a wide
variety of synonyms for
includes a full editing
system, where you
can recall previous
commands and alter
them—handy for repeating
long sentences or correcting
mistakes.
Can this really be the end of frustrating
adventures? A colleague of mine, whose initials
are Keith Campbell, wanted to give this game
100%. After playing it, I can't say I blame him.
Scrolls plan to use the Magnetic Windows sys•
tern indefinitely, to create more advanced and
involving software. All adventure fans kneeland
praise.
Tony Dill('

6 4 ADVANCED COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT

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theswamp there stands a castle. And deep inside the castle environment with hundreds of
theNecromancer waits.
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Hishistory is steeped in blood: A feud between the
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manyadventurers tried to unravel the enigma. None available weapons.
returned
.• alive.
• An array of spells and mysterious
fatehas nurtured a hero. No valiant
magic potions.
knight or swarthy soldier but a liar, a
mercenaryand a thief. Karadoc the dwarf is • A vast menagerie of monsters,
destined to go where men have failed, to including mutated rats, man-size
comelace to face with the Necromancer and water lizards and gigantic fire-
probe(he darkest mystery known to man. His breathing dragons.
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has been grabbed by
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Gameboy and Capcom
for the arcades. But
should you grab it fo r
yourself?

W excitement on the Tube because you've
jhust beaten your Tetris high score, you know it's
tieme to either (a) chuck the Gameboy in the
T
nhamesand see a psychiatrist or (b) try just one
m
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m
o ore aggressive strategy on Level 9.
There is a third alternative. Just as heroin
u goes. yo u re doon yo u could REALLY g e t aso n t 54 b u lkin g te mpos.
userscan sometimes be weaned away from the
fevildrug with methadone, so Tetris victims can
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the shapes will come, so sooner or later you
have redundant shapes on your grid that you
can't join or, worse, are stopping you from com-
pleting other loops. Occasionally (VERY occasion-
ally) you get a special shape, which - when
dropped on any line or pattern of joined lines - oll1P,
wipes them Out and frees some space. T i.. in itial • sti te rn ato poneneeed b y th is e n sile d 40 e e ry M O . The
You have three lives and lose one when ginne is onnots. boo p lo y an d goofy good; to g e t mtg . A f t . . . k w
either you cannot place a shape anywhere on the got th at so p e rth e w i l e • wh ile
grid because you can't find a space for it, or you , t oo n to
ton ; dove
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e*hole new world of addiction opened up, and not RE LE AS E D E T A I L S

1umbling block in sight.
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nlength.Another is a right angle with two sides of
gasingle square's length Other single right
wangled lines create L shapes, and some lines zig-
zagthrough two right angles.
i Youdrop these lines onto the grid by first
tmovingthemwhere you choose and then click-
hingthe mouse/joystick button. A line cannot
haveeitherend continuing immediately to the
boundaryof the grid. Your objective is to place
theselines so that they join onto each other and
formloops', which are simply polygons that
esiclosean area of the grid. Once you complete
aloop, it flashesand disappears and your score
goesup-The more complex the loop, the higher
yourscore.
Naturally you can't determine in which order
Wow you se t th e m, n o w yo u d o n t. I n th i s m o d e , Sotoottlesrd O f
the litsplaye d shape are se ate d Y e w noon' th e n p o t e at h o n e
bid r t s correct pLiKe within the time What
increasing the difficulty - the higher levels
(which, like Tetris, you can access from the start-
ing screen) are just the same but simply leave
you less time to place each piece. You get an
extra life for every 25 loops you complete.
Loopz has three game modes. In Game A,
the level remains constant. In Game13 it rises
with your score (as in Tetris). Game B includes
two bonus sequences - the first simply has you
madly creating loops and doesn't remove them
when you've finished. The second is similar to
Game C. The latter is quite different - a complex
completed loop is shown on-screen and then
sections are removed, You have to replace them
and rebuild the loop. This is essentially a memo-
ry and logic exercise,
Loopz is an excellent puzzle, but this
evening I was back playing Tetris on the Tube.
That's because there's one feature of Audio-
genic's puzzler that stops it from replacing that
'other game in my affections.
Yes, I admit it. I just can't hack it. The game
(and I'm not the only one here who had this prob-
lem) is too difficult for you to leap into it and get
instant gratification. The shapes of the lines in
Loopz make the strategy very complex. Terris
allows simple incorporation of any block into
either single or multiple lines. In Loopz. some
shapes cannot be incorporated into the more
simple loops - the zig-zag, for example, can
never be part of a simple rectangle. These
shapes demand that you reserve some of your
grid for the particular shapes they require and at
higher levels this becomes very difficult indeed.
Unfortunately, you can't pause the game to
plan ahead because the pause Option blanks the
playing area. The programmers probably did this
deliberately, but they did themselves an injustice
because the attraction of Loopz is that the strat-
egy is so much more interesting than Tetris. That
was what attracted me when I first played it -
and what frustrated me when I realised how diffi-
cult it was.
Audiogenic assure me that there are many
people who've mastered L o w. That may be
true, but you should be prepared for a much
longer learning curve - which means that you'll
only really want to tackle Loopz when you've got
the time and patience for a challenge. Tetris, on
the other hand, is completely brainless - and
that's its main attraction.
• Steve Cooke
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m o d
wh ile you're oppone nt m a y be wa it in g f o r a
e
pa rticula r sha pe to comple te a loop, yo u m a y
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pk iie d tap tomporrary shield icons.

PANG PLAYERS GUIDE

The be st ge ne ra l a dvice is t o be me thodica l.
Whe n a n e w scre e n sta rts, q u ickly see whe re th e
sma lle st o f the ba lloons o n offe r is, he a d f o r it,
and sta rt bre a king it d o wn . T r y to m op u p a s OCEAN burst
ma ny o f the t in ie r ba lloons as possible be fore
m oving o n t o the othe r ba lloons. I f you d o n 't a f e w bub-
yo u 'll ju st e nd up swa mpe d.
There a re fo u r ma in we a pons: the ha rpoon, bles wit h
the gra pple hook, a double shot la se r a nd dyna -
mite . a highly
• The ha rpoon (wh ich yo u sta rt w it h ) shoots up. addictive
dra gging a ca ble be hind it . I f it h it s a ba lloon.

PANG
an a nima l, a p la tfo rm o r the ce ilin g it disa p- romp around
pe a rs. Be wa rne d - yo u ca n 't fire m o re tha n one
at a t im e (unle ss yo u p ick u p the double icon). the wo rld
The ha rpoon is, f u n n ily e nough, t h e be st Level 41 - you're nearing E aster Island. M aya the Force be with your
we a pon t o ha ve , e spe cia lly wh e n you ca n fi re
two. Be st w a y to use it is t o fire a nd m o ve t o
the side , u sin g the ca ble a s a shie ld a nd a llo w-
ing the ba lloons t o cra sh in t o it .
• The gra pple hook be ha ve s e xa ctly the sa me a s
a ha rpoon, e xce pt th a t if it h its a p la t f o rm o r
the ce ilin g it sticks, le a vin g a b a rrie r o f ta ut
cable t ra ilin g be hind. T h is we a pon is a b it of a
double e dge d swo rd - wh ile i t s gre a t f o r using
as prote ction in lo w corridors, it ca n be a pa in if
it ge ts stuck some whe re a wa y f ro m the a ction,
le a ving yo u we a ponle ss.
• The la se r is gre a t f o r bre a king u p the b ig ba l-
loons, b u t I s too da nge rous to use whe n the re
are lo ts o f the sm a ll ba lloons be ca use yo u ha ve
to ge t rig h t unde rne a th the m - fa r too risky!
• The d yn a m ite is be st a voide d a t a ll tim e s. I t
splits a ll ba lloons in t o the sm a lle st size a nd ca n
cause re a l he a da che s if use d t o o e a rly on.
Use p la tfo rm s a s shie lds a s much a s possible •
shoot be twe e n ga ps in th e m whe ne ve r possible .
There a re m a n y scre e ns conta ining la dde rs
which you m a y be te m pte d t o clim b - D ON 'T!
Your cha nce s of su rviva l a re much h ig h e r w it h
the fre e dom o f the fl o o r t o roa m, ra the r tha n
loons hits you or the time limit is used up, yo[.
te e te ring on some t in y le dge , O n ly g o p la t f o rm
lose one of your lives and have to start the
pounding whe n you're m o p p in g up o r yo u a bso- 5

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lu te ly ha ve t o . screen again.
Try t o shoot birds a nd sna ils a s soon a s possi-And that, basically, is Pang! There are several
extra bells and whistles that elaborate on this
ble . D o n 't kill the cra b - he 's t o t a lly ha rmle ss
and w ill d e stro y some o f the ba lloons
basic scenario; some platforms can be
Screens in fa r northe rn a nd southe rn Coun-
destroyed by shooting, occasionally shot bal-
trie s fe a ture icy p la tfo rm s. wh ich ca use yo u t o
mw •N " M r
skid slig h t ly whe n yo u cha nge dire ction. Be loons drop bonuses (such as double harpoons or 0 . 0 o . d i t * f t * •

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ahandy pump action laser) and snails or birds
ca re ful, a nd le a ve a bigge r m a rgin t o r e rror.
guiverreley a l l keep you gown; he quite some IMO- AittiN
will sometimes wander on screen which, if they M M . you'll dine d* ladies and discover that the w o e hidt pale
at eimerisible to complete a fast etwenerd snresei ises he t es
touch you, stop your weapon working for a limit cisallemp derninedur, though you'll still code tiedr
sly justWulot the Pun of II.
rriagine, if you can, the unholy spawn of the ed time.
coupling of Space Invaders with Asteroids Pang may not look much from the screen aCE Haman A M IC •
and you will begin to get some idea what this shots,
but
or sound like much from the description,
just wad until you play it - the game positively
840 We ' ,e we r , the b u t withoutReel
game is all about. d e tu n e n taircvi an d p ad u e p raa C o b o l l a Weald%

You control a little fellow whose task it is to oozes addictiveness! The first few screens are CLAM s t r
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travel around the world, making your way fairly simple affairs, but as more devious plat- t e s ment the 0s thrng d o o r * ported cm -
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through 50 screens of action set in 17 locations. form arrangements appear and more balloons n rel
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Bouncing around are a number of balloons,
which you can shoot with your harpoon-like gun.
Be warned • your gun only fires up! Each time a
balloon is shot, or it hits the cable trailing behind the Mitchell arcade game by Ocean France. The
the harpoon, it splits into two smaller balloons.
The smaller the balloon the lower they bounce-
at their smallest the balloons barely clear your
head. Hit these smallest balloons and they dis-
appear. Clear a screen of all the balloons and
you can move onto the next. If one of the bal-
ating to survive is truer here than just about any
other two person game I can think of.
Pang has been superbly converted from
graphics are identical to the original, even down
to the attract sequence between games. Each
country is represented by an attractive picture
which acts as a backdrop to the on-screen
action. The animation is good, and everything
moves very smoothly. Sound is also well imple-
mented• The spot effects are pretty standard
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bangs and pops, but there are a large number;.11
enjoyable tunes and jingles throughout the game.
This is a marvellous game. Okay, so you're
not exactly stretched to the limits of your intel-
lectual capacity, but the game does require more
brains than your average arcade bash. If you
hanker for the days when games were fun and
simple, buy Pang you won't regret it!
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mers in a small ro o m in STEVE GRAND (programmer of Outtands): I not like you'd call a real mouse intelligent. No
North London? Rik think it's more artificial stupidity rather than artifi- sensitivity, it's all preprogrammed hard•wired
cial intelligence. stuff. Graphic adventures don't seem to have
Haynes meets the men at CHRIS SORRELL (programmer of James Pond): come very far at all in the level of intellect
Millennium By building intelligence involved. They are just puz-
around the situations and zles, ifs Just you against the
characters involved in the programmer. None of the
game. There's much more people inside the games c:
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intelligence in today's games anything intelligent them-
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enemies. money which we will have tures have got a great
PETEHICKINSON (program- to find from outside our future, but they need to h
mer of Chase HQ, Ho11Bitty ownresources -joint-ven- a lot more intelligence. You
Moonshine Racers): need to be able to walk into
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more with each other in or venture capital. It canbe your way. The moment you
games. You have to think up anexpensive proposition. walk into a programmers or
a whole lot of programming Weare keen to get involved, game designers world you
The m en e l hilliennisum P aul Carnotheni llettik. S teve Grand.
Pete nickinson and Chris S orrell.
routines to emulate stuff. but we need to know which have to solve their puzzles
PAULCARRUTHERS(pro- will be the main format their way. The worlds in
grammer of Archipelagos, games have to operate
Resotution 101 and before we start developing autonomously - so you can
B ware specialist, Millennium is a young, Stormbalf): There aren't that games." step into them and play
small and independent software publisher dedi- many complicated things in Ian Saunter , Mi l l e nni um along with the plot if you feel
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has released the critically-acclaimed Resofution each other to make some- sign of that yet. As far as I
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tant
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O peo- • big horror spoof
Currently under same degree as the 7.X81 was. You can do any- OUTLANDS
ice - developed a t Astral thing you want on a PC386 with VGA graphics. If Set in a Am e rica n Gold Rush t o wn d u rin g the ' •
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S oftware. This you've got too much in the machine, people la te t e a r s. Outla nds ( wo rkin g t it le ) pla ce s yo u
red arcade adventure expect a lot more of the programmer - and
lave Incorporates all the , d e f e a t the e vil t o wn ma jor. This corrupt o ffi cia l
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know
s ols and love such
;t puz- as and licensed games. The name sells the game, by ha unting pe ople , m o vin g fro m one pe rson t o
c Dreculo
inst the Frankenstein.
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the Werewolves,
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M original, license or coin-op conversion - that's all w a n t You ca n ha unt a nybody in the game, b u t
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nes do tHenry VOI Corpses external to what's in the game. L
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vanillas by Stuart Gregg. an es-Core Design coder who mewl. Unfortunately, what happens on the e
adven- Only wrote Flick Dangerous for M icroprose. Astral is also whole is that things like coin-ops and w
working on Slorinisall, a futur is tk sports- sirn which uses y
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teirda t M * 3D graphics code fr om Archipelagos. Horror film stuff tend to be hurried out. A lot '
to have Tenter) will be launched an November on ST and Amiga.
more effort is put into the marketing of
Sionoball well follow on the same niachines in April 1991. h
e. You o
the game. I don't think it's fair to say all
3Ik into s
license games are rubbish. Things are t
vork thesimple entities together they become com- moving so far that way that it's very dif- '
nt you plex.What we need to do in terms of technique ficult to do something original and actu- d
lers or isfind oewdata structures, new methods of rep- ally make lots of cash out of it. r
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d you resenting things inside the machine, not algorith• PETE: Original games tend to be more i
izzles micdata structures like you tend to use in finely tuned and better prepared before n
,in vines. We require a more intelligent, sensitive, they're released. s
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ite networking kind of structure. You have to create STEVE: What's an arcade conversion? o
Ducan people inside your games and then teach them, u ing a mount. You ga in more e n e rg y b y be ing
ay ratherthan tell them how they are to behave. r worshippe d.
e Outla nds use s Populous-style pre se nta tion
you feel First you have to make them exist, then you have n and control, supple me nte d b y a h ill t e xt pa rse r,
y it in to train them to behave the way you want them "Everything I do is state of my art, e You use t h is t o t a lk t o the cha ra cte r w h o yo u a re
;no tobe in the game. There has got to be some but I'm damn sure it isn't state of r
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Eve rything yo u 'd e xpe ct t o fi n d in the w o rld
rt v
theyears. Sometimes you can go overboard try- e of the Wild We st is include d: co wb o ys a nd
to pos- ngto add too many elements to the gameplay. l Indians, she riff, ca m p fire , sta ge coa ch, ja il, • '
in more Maybetoo much intelligence even, Three dimen- b saloon, t o t e m pole , ge ne ra l store , ba nk.
y hote l, wa gon tra in, a nd so on. Outla nds
sionalgraphics have come on a long way, but I a e ve n ha s a g o ld m in e comple te w it h 'o ld
:omout- thinktheycan sometimes hinder gameplay. v tim e r' prospe ctor. You w in the ga me b y
ig PETE:Games require a lot more thought in the a ge tting lo t s o f mone y a nd powe r. For
them in plamwig stages these days. You set down a gen.
r e xa mple , yo u m ig h t influe nce the t o w n s
y f o lk t o ga mble f o r m o n e y in the sa loon.
•and eralstoryboard and add to it during the game's - Alte rna tive ly, yo u could ge t some one to
iigence. de.elopment. rob a ba nk o r a mbush a sta ge coa ch. But
every- PAULHalf of it is to do with what's wanted in be wa re , i t s ga me o ve r if yo u r host die s.
Tore themarket place, you have to do more now in a Outla nds is the re sult o f te n ye a rs
w o rk. Ste ve Gra nd. the progra m m e r o f
eon all gameotherwise it's ignored. If you write a game Outla nds, sta te s: "T h e e ngine is in phials,
it hasto have something that is really special -
eitherin terms of humour, gameplay, graphics,
music, technical expertise or whatever. Every
we re gamehas to have something that really stands
Ible f o r
out. rive years ago it was enough to have a
Forking
)f the gamethat had a bit of everything in it. Three
a ra lla x yearsago I actually did everything in a game -
a I'd write all the code, design the game, do all the A R E G A M E S TH IC K ?
ist
graphicsand the sound. Now you would hardly
sa urs, y th id c'?
everdo that, because there's such a hell of a lot Wha t n e w ga nse pla y fe a ture s wo u ld yo u like to
but the re 's no p o t t o the g a in s ye t I don't k n
wh o otwork. Producing games is more of a corpo- see include d I n the ga me s yo u buy? Te ll ACE yo u r o oww it s going t o tu rn o u r , Gra nd's 'w o rld simu-
h
a ST rate activity than it was then. Having said that, a vie ws a nd w e l l re wa rd the m o st o rig in a l ide a
isetion• e ngine sta rte d lif e a s a l e progra m on a
ll'm wit h a spe cia l softwa ire prise wo rt h £ 2 5 . Writ e
lot ofgood games have been programmed by Nascom 1 co m p u te r ba ck in 1960. I t wa s o rig i
1. t o : Are Garnet Thick?, ACE Letters, EM AP Images,
theindiodualwho has had a nice idea and stuck ly intorKlie d a s a compute r la ngua ge f o r educa-
tie Prrory Court. 3 0 32 Farringdon Lane, London EC1R tiona l use, "I like m a kin g wo rld s in the
Dr * i t rm not really a techie, I just wish every- 3 Au. Alt e rn a t ive ly (a s us on 071 4 ma chine , " co n fi rm s Gra nd. Outla nds is due fo r
bodyhadthe same machine - then you could , ge t t o include yo u r name, f u ll a ddre ss a nd
re le a se on Am iga , PC a nd ST in M a rch 1991.
exikre the limits of that machine. You haven't 1 0 chine
1 0 fo9 rm
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outing US aGold
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on the
map, Leaderboard, Raid Over Moscow, and
BeachHead were all Access products pro-
grammed by the Carver team. Now the same
boyshave come up with a series of 'interactive
detective dramas' featuring Real Sound8 and
Motion Graphics®. Let's face it, the garnes are
going to have to be pretty hot stuff to live up to
those trademarks, eh?
Mean Streets is the first of the new wave and
pushesyou into the not•too-distant future as a
;mate dick, called upon to investigate the appar-
r t suicide of noted scientist Professor Carl
Latsky. It's a multi-scenario display game with
ourbasic gameplay modes: flying from one
°cation to another in your hovercar; sideways-on
shooting sequences; interrogation of suspects
andsearching locations.
Afteran atmospheric intro sequence, it
oecomes immediately apparent that investigating
Linsky's death is going to be no picnic. The leg-
workinvolved in collating firm evidence is consid-

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erable, involving searching numerous buildings fl y- h i g h F l . T rav• l b e twe e n v i t a l l o cat i o n s in y o u r b o ve rcar

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ntv graphic display with an overlaid control panel can also raise money by engaging in a spot of
bounty hunting in the seedier parts of town. in charge o f a mu rd e r
yasyou pilot your 'Lotus speeder'. Although manu-
calcontrol is possible, flight is best left to the investigation on the West
THE V E RDI CT Coast...
hautopilotand navigation computer simply enter
theco-ordinates of your destination and presto! Access must have spent a lot of time developing
a
Whileaboard, you may access your videophone this system. The complexity of the plot and the
rthrough which you can talk to either Vanessa interaction demonstrates the thought that has
a(yoursecretary) or your informant Lee Chin. Both gone into the programming and the four basic
carevaluable sources of information. sections, although very different, gel together
t Uponlanding, you will be faced with one of very well.
ethree basic situations - the interrogation of a The hovercar's frustrating —the distances you
r character, searching a roorn/building, or shoot- have to travel are often long and can take ages.
smgit out with the opposition. Interrogation dis- In addition to this, yours appears to be the only
vehicle in the whole of the San Francisco area. It
. playsone of over 25 digitised characters, whom
youmay question, resorting to bribery or vio- would have been nice to have had some sus- ••••

lencewhen necessary. This is the most graphi- pects to pursue, or hoods to evade. This h yb rid o f W
sks
t r paclo th e O m . mild Police Shoe . oe tioit ace d as scads
cally accomplished section of the game and The gunfighting is undoubtedly the weakest M
p comple
a i i arbd i nmotellealidly M O M . b . ST • b l o a t s . ti m e vosind
whatcould have been laborious is perfectly section of the game—it quickly becomes repeti- i pay cin man y ST p ro d u ch / ko se d lo t w i l l O .
mo
i ist ett th e -
implemented. Each digitised character has been tive and is at times far too difficult. The ro d
h t aei ap
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in otehd an d l i m m n si p smoote e mmot aasktro tth . 1 mie n o irt
d
l siad
ts y ain mi th n imip so m.
wechosen, displaying highly individual personal- onslaught of hoods refuses to let up, even when -n o o d

itiesand offering any number of reactions when reaching the end of the screen, and death can l e nc h
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aCcopriate items for the current location. sents a technical breakthrough because the pro- ,
rhiplonq issol to l am ut an , ge nie

Deviouspuzzles abound—many of the locations gram outputs high quality digitized effects
contain traps (some rather obvious), a few of without adding extra hardware.
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comeacross a battle-sequence, you have to able disk-access required (2 disks on the ST) ATARI ST EN 99 )000000(
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,
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T h e M a n in t h e H a t is Back..
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THELIGHTCORRIDOR The game contains 2 series of 7 parts, each

"The echo of light on the ACE P R E P L A V
composed of four sections of tunnel. Each of the
walls of silence" - thus 7 parts corresponds to one of the colours of the
saith INFOGRAMES about rainbow. On completion of each fourth section of
tunnel, the player will encounter a challenge.
their highly original Success brings you a fragment of light to help
scrolling ball game, test- illuminate the Galaxy.
ed here in an early pre- Scattered throughout the tunnels are tokens -
collect these, and various bonuses will be • S rn o . • S•cisand i f o ba • trIp t.ve ci
production version bestowed, ranging from an extra life (lost if you
1
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•th1114hew 0 i i n l g am n p i g y
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o p he Galaxy is in darkness._ and the latest miss a rebounding sphere) to a double racket -d
sish ato e il b y good use o f
• Could Issie snie d tam atsfy
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(reminiscent of those bonuses awarded in lobate
t u r
it
offering from Infogrames gives you the I v
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Arkanoid). r K
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gargantuan task of restoring all light, offering . gr e
e RE LE AS E D E T A I L S
youin the process an originality that few titles In addition to the basic game, Infogrames say
cancompete with, Imagine playing the computer that a screen editor will be included in the final
AMIGA C 2 4 . 9 9 S e p i r m b e t
ST C 2 4 • 9 9 S e p t e m b e l
equivalent of squash in a moving 3-D tunnel and version, allowing restructuring or creation of
PC C 2 4 . 9 9 S e p t e m b i t
youmaybe able to imagine The Light Corridor. designer tunnels.
Thegame is played by shooting a sphere Initial impressions are that the originality of
alonga moving corridor, filled with obstructions this game runs rather close to the merely quirky. Sound at this stage is functional, if not exactly
inthe form of walls (themselves either stationary However, the gameplay feels promising and the blistering, but this could yet be improved upon.
oractive) with the aim of reaching the end of the implementation is smooth and promising. The 3- Looking as though it has the potential to be an
tunnel. Inevitably, the sphere will, when hitting an D effect of the tunnel is especially convincing, excellent end product, Light Corridor will be
obstacle, return to the player, who is able to redi- with the author managing to show an impressive reviewed in full as soon as possible.
rect It via control of a translucent square racket. turn of speed. • Alex Autanski

3DINT1GOLF ACE P R E P L A V

• tasse lin g pigme ntation wi th • / h a 3 -0 displisy c o m p t a t o

G olf has been

to benefit one16-bit
from of the last game Recent
technology. genres CM_ i n d u l g e in mu ltip le o p tio n s
. te me rratise .3-12 t h u d *
ry b o th b e fo re an d atte r
sn o ts. an d can be come repents
tie s
monthshave seen both Gremlin's Ultimate Golf 3D 'F o re!' p l ay • rh o . * o f t o w c o m p * * *
d iffe re n t co sin e s ad un u m. • Al th o wd i 3 0 Go tt co me s a
f a t o d d s afte r Laudisaboard
andthe superlative FM Towns title from Japan. the re s n o th in g re ally n e w
NowCRL are joining the club with another simula- pe nst th an same asp e cts
pre se nt
tion, which we were able to 'preplay' at an early
stage of development.
RI E LE AS 1 D ETAILS
Extensive options cover everything from con-
AMIGA E 2 4 . 9 9 O c i p b e t Icco
k ' configuration. number of players (1 to 4) and
ST E 2 4 . 9 9 D e t e m b e t 1999
numberof holes played, to the actual state of PC C 2 4 . 9 9 1 9 9 1
play(pro, amateur, novice and choice of match,
stroke or driving range). Other facilities such as
loading or saving entire games (or lust specific
information)and viewing previous records are
alsoavailable.
Thegraphics are pretty impressive too, FO RE I A l t h o u g h th e m a i n acti o n scre e n . a h u g e ran g e o f
o p li0 0 5 are acce ssab l e f ro m h are t o assi st yo u r s t a t e o f p l ay.
viewed from the familiar Leaderboard perspec-
tive (i.e. just behind the player) and boast similar-
ly smooth animation. Added to this, a novel and
excellently implemented 3-D map is displayed
both before a hole is played, and during the
action replay following a shot.
Once you're on the green, putting is viewed
from above with the green displayed as a bas-
relief plan to show undulations. Control is simple. A su p e rb l y i m p l e m e n t e d 3 . 0 v i e w o f swab h o le i s d i sp l aye d
and involves a pointer to change shot direction, b e fo re a s h o t wh i l e af t e r, a n act i o n re p l ay re trace s yo u r p l ay

with repeated mouse-clicks to influence shot in al l i t s . _ Cr g l o ry.

strength and slice. is far from complete and is to be witheld for a

As the game stands at the moment, (lacking in couple of months yet. From what we have played
Oid with p o d p u lle r ' ah e m' f o r a p l an d i sp l ay o f th e g ro an , any hindering elements such as wind and with however, "very impressive" fits the bill.
ad me n e ve * u n d u latio n b e twe e n yo u an d t h a t * W O * . h o l e . only one of the four possible courses installed) it • Alex Ruranskl

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A the market it's amazing that no-one has sausage sucker! ( And other
xenophobic phroses.l
thought
t to write one about flying a First World
War
l 'kite'. And now, all of a sudden, comes
news
a of not one but three games based in this Biggles flies
setting
s - Knights of the Sky from sari experts undone with
Microprose,
t Fokker by Glyn Williams (writer of Mirrorsoft/
Warhead) and, first out of the hangar by quite a
!
few months. Wings from Cinemaware. Cinemaware's
W
Wings starts with Flight School and presents
iyou with an options screen where you can gener-
new WW1
tate your own pilot character and let him earn his fl ight game
h
wings (making him eligible to join a frontline
s
squadron). There is a pregenerated pilot (Waldo
o Barnstormer - where do they get these names
P.
m
from?) ready and itching to fly if you're impatient.
a Pilots are characterised by four skills: Flying
Ability,
n Shooting Ability, Mechanical Aptitude and
Stamina.
y Flying Ability affects your plane's speed
and manoeuvrability. The higher your Shooting
f
Ability the fewer hits you need to down the
l
enemy. Mechanical Aptitude affects how well you
i d your 'plane together when hit. Stamina
hol
g
determines how likely you are to survive crashes
h
(quite important this!). I N G S
t New pilots have 40 points to spread
between
s the four skills. During the game you can i
return
i to this screen to see how your successful collisions or shooting comrades_ Injury or colli- If you fail at five consecutive missions you
missions
m are affecting your skills, how many sion may give you, depending on your luck, the get thrown out of the squadron. Behaviour unbe-
German
u planes you've downed and review any chance to ditch the plane and just lose face, coming to an officer, such as shooting down
medals
l you may have won! rather than your life. The mission is over when all your own 'planes or Red Cross property, can get
Earning your wings involves a practice mis- the enemy are downed or you are! you out as well. Should this happen, or your pilot
a
sion (mission types are described later). If The other two mission types, Strafing and gets killed, you can generate a new one who
t
you're successful then you can join a flight Bombing are more arcade-like than the Aerial takes up the company journal where the last one
o
squadron as a 2nd Lieutenant. If not then it's Combat Missions. Both are preceded by a brief- left off. Thus, in a sense, you can't strictly win cr
rback to school until you are! ing where you are informed of primary targets lose in Wings, although ideally you should surywe
s that must be destroyed, although there are lots until VE Day.
o of secondary enemy targets to hit_ You can't be Wings is a slight departure from the usual
n killed, but get shot down or miss your . Cinemaware style in that there is no 'plot' as
targets
p r i m and
a r yyou've failed the mission. such, like in Rocket Ranger or it Came from the
Strafing Missions are viewed from a three- Desert. Events occur and you take part in them,
quarters angle, with a road scrolling along at a but the end goal can seem a little nebulous at
fixed rate below your plane. Bombing Missions times. However the presentation, graphics,
are viewed from overhead with the countryside music, and effects are consistently excellent and
slowly scrolling vertically down below your plane. the period atmosphere generated is marvellous.
Careful timing is needed to estimate the delay The main problem is that Wings is trying to
between bomb release and hitting the ground be all Things to all people. The Aerial Combat
and the bomb supply is very limited. Missions are too unrealistic to satisfy flight sim
fans - you can't alter flying speed, f
and
o r there
e x ais no
mp taking
l e .off or landing - and the
Bombing and Strafing Missions are too simplisti:
dumb Ow besterdst %neve missed one now tr y end
save I isc• by hitting lite other. for arcade freaks, However, the missions get
ACTI ON! pretty tough, especially later on in the War.
Once you've got your wings, you're briefed by For all its shortcomings, Wings is fun to play
and fairly varied. If you want a flying game land
your commanding officer and put in charge of
not a flight sim) where you can see the white of
updating the company journal. This acts as your cinoncaltic intro eneweee impresses, end the high production
ritocdanle and *so * wor m s calk of gun hunting keeps you glued the enemies' eyes, then Wings is for you.
diary of the war and appears between each mis- S., your Amiga tor gots • beide Ploorree, w o n ' t lake Piet long
sion, providing interesting, amusing and some- Somaim. that the ittisskires got • Ugh ...obey_ The lack or DavidUlicharcb
real depth to the getreplay end o f • defenote nuns dilutes the
times important information on the state of the begivitive to hoop obeying but imbibe lit bets ire wool run Arid a
IWO" - -
squadron and the Allies' success in the War.
Missions come in three types. Aerial Combat a l l RAFISK

are the most common and the most dangerous, 825 Vo• i t * F nal vegliOn. vo lts M 1 6 3 t u n . , ,

involving a variety of tasks: escorting reconnais-
sance 'planes, protecting the base from enemy
bombers, or straight engagement of German
Fokkers. The action is depicted in solid vector
on but rib oarkaging Prhention • sers slick and
systohos whoiSow 1 iII o t soosorsa. • ooSSISO nS
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Your first mission is to fly into the alien space-

craft and includes rockets spurting flames at
you, force fields and robot ships in addition to
formations of alien ships, Many obstacles are
two-fold in that to fly through a force field you
must first destroy the force generators at the
base, to deplete its energy supply.
Each level is concluded by defeating an
increasingly ferocious alien beast. Along with a
suitably atmospheric stereo soundtrack for each
mission the graphics seem to improve as you
progress into the game. Mission two, for exam-
ple, is a flight through a particularly nasty aster-
old belt_ Asteroids drift across the screen from
all directions, whilst swarms of alien bats weave
in and out of them. The occasional falling stalac-
tite will ensure that you don't doze off....
By the time you reach the third mission (the
planet surface), however, the graphics are quite
spectacular. Mountains, bushes, trees and
clouds all form a smooth scrolling backdrop to
some of the fastest action yet seen on the
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Ibis n io d e ro u t h u lk is a f o u l t o d i ssO i ve i n • scrwu n i ti l l o f fi re b al l s. Go o d ri d d an ce . a n d an o th e r l e ve l co rn , e d
Archimedes. Coupled with background music,
explosions and over sixty on screen sprites
excitement is guaranteed all the way.
In the forth and final mission you actually come
face to face (or rather claw) with the 'mother
beast'. Large claws grab up and down which will
drain your ships energy banks almost instanta-
neously, requiring agile key movements.
The only minor drawback to the game is that
sometimes there are literally so many sprites
and explosions on screen at once, it can be quite
hard to see where you're going, resulting in loss
of energy colliding with cavern walls and build-
5 tinning graphics
soundtrack ensure and multi-channel
that Nevryon willstereo
be a Just wh at can the fastest ings.
beghit with Archimedes owners. home micro deliver Two disks means swapping when you die on
higher levels - even if starting on the same level
Theaction takes place just after the First Great when it comes to alien again. This only really becomes annoying if you
SpaceWarof 2100, when reserves of Titanium,
vital for ship construction, began to dwindle destruction? die fequently but does prevent you from quickly
restarting from later levels,
throughoutthe Universe. Nevryon is a small plan- The 4th Dimension's Nevryon is the strongest pureblooded shoot-
et. colonized by humans, which has large
reserves of Titanium ore buried beneath the Re- latest release has the ern-up currently available and should encourage
face.Unfortunately, a rather nasty breed of alien answer... all Archimedes owners toreach for their joy-
sticks. The 4th Dimension look set for another
hasoverthrown the humans to obtain this valu- classic.
ablematerial. Naturally, you seize upon this intol- ism by scrolling the surroundings at differing • Paul Vigay
erable provocation as the perfect excuse to kill speeds, providing an enhanced feeling of depth.
everything that moves.
Hoards of aliens swarm about as the scenery
Thebattle plan consists of four vital missions, scrolls horizontally past your small ship. Initially
eachwith two hectic levels of alien blasting. The armed only with a rather feeble laser cannon, ARCHIMEDES

rawprocessing power of the Archimedes is fully
exploited to provide a superb, flicker-free
scrolling backdrop which includes large sprites,
256coloursand six levels of parallax scrolling.
Asanyfule kno, but may not have seen on the
Attlie before, parallax scrolling adds to the real-
you can progressively customize your ship by
collecting bonus pods which are released as yoi.
destroy more enemy forces_ These add extra
shields, fire-power or secondary weapons to
your ship. The more annihilation you cause, tte
rnore pods are released. A good pilot can soon b asically a Me h l e ve ryth in g th at mo ve s g am e P I O re lhe ste s arai •

collect a huge array of extra arma- good am o u n t o f k• yb o • rd b e tte d n g co y wh at % with alie d h e m

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gun droid which floats alongside
your ship, firing simultaneously with
your main laser. This effectively dou-
bles fire power and is highly recom-
mended. A remote shield can also
be collected which floats just above
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cartoon sequences preceding play
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takes to the skies in a bid to save mankind from are both humorous and well imple-
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Fat Man! impression that although not break-
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The game begins by offering the player a
ichoice of tour of the five available levels through have gone out of their way to pro-
nwhich you must run, crawl, jump, shoot and duce a game with genuine style
abomb your way. Obviously, no hero can be
l The overall feel of ROY, as with R01, is expected to do his job properly if
Rsuperb. Each level follows a very different theme he is unarmed. To this end, Rick is
i equipped with a laser gun and a M u d d y co l o u rs - b u t th e n yo u re i n th e M u d M rn e s, so i t s h ard l y 'Su rp risin g
number of bombs although, as
c rock men, bespectacled moles and searing
with the prequel, both are in limited supply and
k must be used with caution for best effect. Dotted lasers all display an individuality that delights the
D around however, are numerous bonuses, some eye. This is in itself an incentive to play on into
a of which replenish your dimished stocks- In addi- the game, just to see what Rick will die from
n tion to these more physical defences, you are next
g Rick himself is a typical hero with white
nrcbt 4 fi N presented (in true platform style) with 6 lives with
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• Mu ta n t Ahnia Turtles, Teenage Mutant
Turtles, heroes in a half-shell, Turtle Power!
They're the worlds most fearsome fighting
team.They're heroes in a half-shell and they're
green.When the evil Shredder attacks, these
turtle boys don't cut a no slack. Teenage Mutant
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ahalf-shell, Turtle Power!"
Sculpt this out. Teenage Mutant Ninia Turtles
arenowon Nintendo's mutant mono Gameboy.
Acereporter April 0' Neil has kidnapped by the
evilShredderand his Foot Clan cronies. Taking
he role of the four half-shell heroes you must
rescue April, Teenage Mutant Nonia Turtles is a
fivelevel parallax-scrolling martial arts arcade
adventure. Every level contains three separate
stageswith a tough end-of-level Foot Clan boss-
stole like Be Bop or Rock Steady. You even go
oneonone with the Shred head himself.
Eachturtle is armed with theirown lave
weaponand an unlimited supply of Shuriken
throwing stars. Leonardo (sword) leads,
Donatello (bo stick) does • .• (mono-cycled drood with stages by walking into certain parts of the
machines,Raphael (sais) electric whip), Tubular scenery. For instance, in bonus game three you
ecoolbut crude, Transport (a flying bee- use a cross-hair sight to shoot spheres that
ilichaelangelo like bread box), Be Bop zoom around the screen, If you hit six spheres
(nunchuks)is a party ' (mutant boar), Rock you are given a full complement of hit points.
dude.Teenage Turtles Steady (mutant rhino) Teenage Mutant Ninia Turtles is like mondo
'.•ce all the moves. Your and Baxter Stockman beyond°. Don't deny your destiny. Make turtle
•iiacter can turn, lump, (part fly, part mad inven- tracks to your local dealer. Cowabunga.
•,_,crouch, throw ninja tor). Saved by the shell_ • Rik Hares
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by holding down button B and using the joypad, destroying buildings as they go.
you can select areas of land to flatten and Of course, being a deity, there is a fair bit you
choose where to place your fabulous disasters, can do to slow the advance of Evil. As your fo-
as well as just surveying the land. lowing grows, so does your power and before
Finally the bottom left of the screen contains long you have a whole range of natural disasters
all the system icons. These control map and catastrophes to toy with. Earthquakes am
scrolling and selection of all those delightful dis- floods, for example, wreak delightful havoc
asters that prompt comments along the lines of amongst the opposition. A lot of the time yoL.
'What sort of a god would let that happen?". The find the computer trying to emulate your strati:
icons also control your subject orders, where gy f o r example if you are flattening a lot of
you can command your people to build, become land the computer will begin to do the same arcl
knights or just go to battle. there's nothing funnier than flooding his lowlands
and wiping out all his buildings and followers.
A fa s t developing homestead, and by pla ting • small hill in DI VI NE POLI CY Populous is not an easy game, not by a long
the Centre, y ou can upr oot a small number w h o will move At the start of each world, or level, you are pre- shot. It will take some time before you can fully
and develop elsewhere, spreading the good wor d,
sented with a pretty sparse map. At the top are understand the game-world ' d start to piece
some small islands and your tiny following, and together strategies. Believe me, however, when
and people of each side. This is used, basically,
at the bottom are some more islands and those I say that it's worth every effort. Three cheer
for judging army sizes and also for picking prime
too, too awful Evil worshippers. Between is a for
, one of the most involving things since live
spots to plant volcanoes and swamps in enemy
territory to do maximum damage. The top right vast expanse of water. The key is to develop the role ,, playing.
land while growing your army, eventually con- • Tony DA*
corner shows two bars, showing the current
energy levels of both good and evil gods. necting the two land areas for The Final Battle.
Immediately below the energy bars is a slid- The easiest way to make your armies grow is WO R L D T O C O N O V E R
SEN ESTS
ing scale, measured not in numbers, but in to flatten the land, encouraging them to R AT T L E M U M M E R I S 0
abilities. As your power grows the slider build large houses. Building size is gov- L AN D S C AP E E S G R A S S P L A I N S
E V I L S R E A C T I O N S A R E V E R Y sL
moves higher up the scale, allowing erned by the flatness of the terrain —if E V I L S R A T I N G I S V E R Y POOR
L AN D N U I L T O N P E O P L E
you to do more. When the pointer A t h e land is very irregular, only small V AC S W A M P S A R E • O T T O N L E S S
reaches the top, you can call • huts will be built, whereas flatlands M AT E N X S F A T A L
YOU E V I L
armageddon, whereby every man, soon sprout castles. Later, raising 3 3
P O P U L AT I O N
woman and child race to the centre of land close - by decreases the size of E AR T H Q U AKE S TES N O
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the map to partake in a huge bathe to the house and forces one or two inhabi- KN I G H T S TES N O
decide once and for all whether peace or tants out to build elsewhere. V O L C AN O S TES N O PIC k ilK

TES N O
chaos will reign. As you continue encouraging your minions to AR M AG E D D O N TES N O

The centre of the screen is taken up with an go forth and multiply, you'll find your tiny island mrizrrrmr14.p....
isometric close-up view of a small part of the expanding to encompass new towns and At the star t o f each level., you are shown this intro screen MO

map. This is where all the work is done. By colonies. Evil, of course, is up to the same tricks giv e , you a summarised r undown of wha t you're up against

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andend up in a 3D space battle with 'Mr Big'.
a bottom of the screen. The more hits IC takes, f
although Michael canf punch and kick any crooks
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same - and somewhat limited at that. hurt them. We don't want
t to promote violence,
The reason Michael has left the sanctity of his do we, Bubbles? s
Michaelfaces an eight-way scrolling world with air bubble in the first place is that Mr Big has kid-
Rescue the kids, beat Mr Big and go 'Hoo' a
nothn i g more than a dancer's agility (neatly done napped almost all of our hero's friends - approxi-
lot. Are you bad enough? The game certainly
-hepirouettes and jives during combat) and a mately ten dozen identical little girls. The boys, is...
quotaof magic (energy to you and me). He also it seems, don't get a look in. • Tony Dillon
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passed, give you information on lap times and but there isn't a single
positions. One interesting twist is that to gameplay element here
progress, you have to have a higher position that you won't find
than a set limit that gradually decreases. Fall duplicated several
below this, and you're out of the game. times already in any
The other game is a straight world champi- half-decent games col-
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bugs and the pills falling slig
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works particularly well, I hast
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M e d i wouldn't he to h ad If re ify it m e bribe r the n you have here is Nintendo's fav
smattering of bugs scattered about. Just like the °re tinue ce rme t I n modeded o r l e t It cl aw* it
characters playing Nintendo's
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Psycl apse £19. 99; At a r i ST ver si on r e v i e w e d
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Insofar as imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery,
Anarchy would appear to be full of praise for the age-old
and much cloned Williams classic, defender and whilst
clones are not necessarily a bad thing, this depends very
much on the implementation. Psyclapses own interpreta-
tion of this mindless blast works quite well. The original
Defender relied heavily on speed to provide frenetic blast-
ing action and although Anarchy contains both this, and all
the graphic and sonic advancement expected of a 16-bit Ananrhy / AM ige
machine, you may wonder if another version is really need-
ed, The answer is... perhaps. As it stands. Anarchy has managed to retain all the ingreclients of the original (pods to pro-
tect, numerous aliens to slaughter and the deep-space level signalled by the loss of all the pods) but whilst having been
aesthetically embellished, (4 level parallax, 48 colours, sampled sound) may appeal to blast-fans only. Recommended to
try before purchase.

A M I G A RATI NG: 6 5 0

ATARI S T
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Act i vi si on [ 2 4 . 9 9 ; Am i ga v e r s i on r e v i e w e d
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Time travel... Oh to be hurled through the space-time
continuum in millions of tiny particles_ What joy!
Vivid Image's puzzler, featuring the manipulation of time
by a certain Professor Potts, has made it to the ST in all
its glory. Not only have the graphics retained their crisp,
cartoon quality, but the sound also appears to have lost
little in the transition, Inevitably, the puzzles are identical,
making Time Machine on the ST the addictive arcade
Afechrne) ST puzzler it is on the Amiga. (Yay Vivid Image!)

A M I G A RATI NG: 8 0 0

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Reviewed in the September
issue on the Amiga, this -
low
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SIM CITY At last! T'N'T has a

ne w editor...
Newcomer Alex
Cash and 'quakes from Ruranski is now
InfogramestMaxis bestseller putting toge the r
the section tha t
First a qui ck ti p for the ST ver si on of thi s
Megalomaniac's dr eam, f r om Mr . P.R. Boot h of gets you out of
Doncaster. Hol d SHIFT a nd type i n MONEY t o trouble - and this
credit your bank bal ance wi th an i nstant month he's got
510,000. This may be r epeated t o a m a x i m um
tips for Sim City,
of $89,999. Occasi onal l y thi s may tr i gger an
earthquake, a l t hough Mr. Boot h says t ha t i f Last Ninja II, Space
the cheat is empl oyed i n Januar y, t he risk of a Quest III,
• quake seems t o be l essened. I f an e a r t hqua k e Xenomorph and
does occur, it's best to maxi mi se your cash as many more.
you'll spend a fai r w a d
on resurrecting the
city! elcome to the new T'N'T. ell be giving
The second of the you more tips, more solutions, and
Sim City tips is for t he more hints than ever before over the
Amiga and comes coming months. Most importantly for
from David Ewi ng of some of you, ell be sorting out the
problems relating to our serialised
Belfast, Nor ther n
solutions, w hose appear ance has
Ireland, w ho says t ha t
been s om e w ha t ir r egular pe ndi ng a
(unlike the cheat pr i nt- ne w TNT editor.
ed in issue 36) i t may Ne x t issue will see the r etur n of
be used by those w ho Consol e Corner, Jon w i th his cheats. (unfor tuna te -
have already star ted ly omitted this month due to i 'n'T changing hands
to build a city. ), a nd the c onti nua ti on of Xenom or ph. Dr akkhen
Apparently i f the and som e m aj or hi nts for Chaos Strikes Back. Any
cheat is r epeated hints you may have would be very gratefully
accepted. In particular we're looking for tips for
every year, vast qua n-
Captive, Xlphos, O per ati on Steal th and S ha dow of
tities of cash are at
the Beast II - and any short, quick hints on popular
the players disposal. I t games would be well appreciated.
works in the fol l owi ng
way:
1. Turn OFF a ut o- budge t and sel ect fastest
speed setting.
1, When December comes ar ound, call up the
SPACE
budget for that year a nd i ncr ease the tax r ate
to 20%.
3. Wait until some mor e sand has r un fr om the
QUEST 3
t•-• timer choose "Go wi th these fi gur es".
Solve your problems
4. The budget for the f ol l ow i ng year is auto-
with the universe in
matically displayed. Sierra's famous
5. Reduce the tax r ate t o 0% (r esul ti ng i n maxi - graphic adventure
mum gr owth) and choose "Go w i t h these fi g-
ures". Thanks to Tim and Ma t t h e w
The outcome of this is t ha t 20% taxes have Whit by f or this. Deep breath....
been collected fr om the Sims w i t hout t he m here goes.
realising - taxes wi l l al so di sappear fr om t he
problems section of the ci ty eval uati on. ESCAPI NG FRO M P LANE T 1
Get the wire in t he t unnel and
go t o the conveyor belt. Climb on t o the conveyor and jump. Travel
left unt il you reach t he u-t urn and c limb down int o the mobile-chair.
Go around t he u-t urn and t wo-t hirds of the way int o the next screen.
Collect the motivator, Travel right and stop just af t er the second u-
turn. Place t he mot iv at or in position. Travel lef t unt il you reach a
chute. Examine the wall and then the hole. Take the reactor. Climb
the ladder and take it.
Make your way to the robot's head and.... after you've been
mugged by t he rat, go back d o wn t he chute and retrieve the wire
and reactor f rom where t he reactor was fi rst found.

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Use t he ladder, c limb it and get it again. Go back t o the robot's
head (no rats this time! and get as near to the broken eye as possi-
ble. Climb. Use the ladder on the side of the ship and climb again.
nazi; Open the hatch. Use the reactor and t he wire. Sit in the pilot's seat
and examine the screen. Switch the radar and the engines on and
UNDO
Whoosh! Having stopped, press '8' to instigate weapons. Turn on the
shields and fi re. r-t•

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 PLEEBHUT
Travel t o Pleebhut at light speed and
once arrived, go t o the 'World of
Wonders'. Show t hat you have the gem
LAST N M II
(?). Say ' n o " t wic e and t hen "y es " at 425
Buckazoids, No w f or a s hopping spree.
Another serialisation for your delectation
What to buy:
this time the first three of the seven levels of
• 'Orat on a stick' System 3's oriental extravaganza...
• 'Heat -proof under-
wear'
• 'Astro-chicken fl ight-hat'.
Mat t hew and Tim advise t hat Level1
you s hould SAVE t he game at this point
Ta streets
ThePark
as it gets rat her tricky.
Return to y our ship. Ent er the screen - Pushboot with staff to
via the X on t he map. Travel lef t and gainaccesstothestreets PartofNunchukas
once you see t he 'Terminat or' footprints, atfemaletoilet
walk around t he killer-pods, leav ing t he
nasty to walk under t hem and perish!
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PICK UP THE INVIS-
IBILITY BELT. Stand t o the lef t of the belt
and use ° rat . Ret urn t o y our ship.

TIME FOR A SNACK....

Usethekey
Travel t o ' Monolit h Burgers'. Walk t o the inthe gate Kill to get pa
of Hinduskm
arcade and insert Buckazoid. Play t he or at female
arcade game unt il y our score stops toilet
increasing (2981738). Order a f un-meal
f rom t he counter. Sit down t o eat your
meal and you should fi nd a decoder-
ring. Enter t he t unnel and c limb-down,

OFF TO THE HOT ONE!! KEY

Staff
Once ent ered t he ship, wear the under- EEnemy
wear. Fly to Ort ega and when you arrive, Shiraken HHambuger
go t o t he ot her ship. Travel t o t he scien-
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tists and wait behind t he rock unt il they
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leave. Take t he det onat or and t he pole. o
Go t o t he screen on t he right , t hen walk t wo screens up. Walk K
down t he steps and one screen t o the right . Climb the ladder and
walk t o the edge of the hole. Drop the det onat or and c limb down. e
Level 2
Return t o the ship and at the point where the unstable rock have y TheStreet
disappeared, use t he pole. Ent er the ship.. KEY
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When you've arrived at Scumsoft, any direc-
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tnion
t will lead t o the bushes. Wear and use k
t he belt. Enter Scumsoft and go down t he e
y
steps. Press the but t on and walk f orward.
Enter t he fi rst door on t he left. Look, and
t hen ex amine t he closet. Take the coveralls
(all objects carried will be dropped but
don' t fret) and leave. Walk f orward and
ent er the door on y our right (wit hout t he
MEAN STREETS keycard monit or).
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Furthe r to the compre he n- SAVE t he game at this point .

sive tip s printe d in issue 36, Work y our way t ot the t op of the II you go off the map attllorAyou will appear at othertilltorA
h ire 's h o w to ge t the fin a l screen. You s hould come across a picture of
two missing ca rds. The
t he boss - take it. Copy the picture wit h t he
GREEN ca rd is he ld b y John
Klaus, w h o is a re a sona ble nearby phot oc opier and replace the origi-
guy a nd w ill g ive both t h e nal. Once in t he bosses office, empt y the
card a nd the pa ssword bin wi t h the vaporiser. Exit t he screen t o
(GREEN - pa wn) w it h o u t a
fight. The RED pa ssca rd is
t he right and t hen return, by whic h t ime
indeed in the fi sh ta n k. Find t he boss should have lef t the office. Take
the fishfood b y m o vin g thet he keycard and go back t o the corridor.
la mp ne a rby, a f t e r wh ich
Find t he correct door and use the keycard.
you ha ve o n ly to ta ke the
Use phot oc opy and press the but t on. Stand
ca rd. (J. Ka rlsson, FI NLAND)
right next to one of t he men and use the
vaporiser.
SAVE t he game.
You s hould suddenly fi nd yourself in a giant robot about t o
fi ght the big bossman. Cont inue

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SEEING I S B E L I E V I N G
 vaiking f orward and punc hing
epeatedly unt il t he boss topples...
ou now fi nd yourself back at t he

SAVE t he game yet again t o

prevent any personal bloods hed!
Press '8' t o use your weapons.
LAST NOM II
Repeatedly alternate t he shield
between f ront and back (when t he
chield is not needed, you MUST t urn it
- Usekey to Tothebasement
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off) and when you have destroyed fi ve
ships.— PRESTO! Tokill crocodile
Return t o the cockpit v iew t o
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watch the end of game sequence.
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ayou do so via the inv ent ory window, as
e level. Place all of the f ault y chips apart
nthey take less shots to kill and are vir-
t f rom all of the f unc t ional chips and
Ctually impossible to miss.
h NEVER leave a card in an aut omat . take t hree empt y boards, leav ing t he
o rest behind. Mov e t o area 1. The AGU
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tAt the start, take all t he chip-cards, it. Wear the suit and mov e to area 2.
a
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r Take f rom a t he AGU, a helmet , one
sappear and how many of each you
e laser, a pair of boots, all f ood and all
'require. batteries. Exit to level 2.
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n f or the RL (rocket launcher). Get t o
g ladder 'G' and go down one level
N.B: To set t he gun f or use, t he charge
must be placed inside. Remember the
s hoot ing t ip f or any aliens you come
across.
LEVEL 3
Travel t o area 3, kill t he alien and take
all the chips you need, (There is a
recharger uni t here that you may want
to ret urn t o lat er on.) Go t o area 4
(watch out f or the alien) and take t he
card f rom t he AGU. Go t o area 5 and
pick up the battery and the RL ammo,
(the lat t er close to area 6). Collect t he
tracker and charge it wit h a battery,
(not for getti ng to turn the tracker
on!). Mov e to area 7 and massacre all
t he aliens. Go t o ladder 'H' and SAVE
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solution in t w o p a rt s , co m i n ' a t c h a
live! (And t h a n k s t o al l w h o s e n t
solutions in .)
THE AIRPORT
Go to the newspaper mac hine and EXAMINE t he
coin return slot.
Place the coin gained in t he slot - presto... a news pa-
per.
EXAMINE the paper and not e down t he
:.ountry mentioned.
Enter the toilets and ent er t he empt y
OPEN the briefcase and OPERATE t he
calculator.
TAKE the passport and EXAMINE it.
USE the passport on t he opening in the
calculator - falsify your passport.
USE verification key on falsifier.
se-enter the starting screen and USE t he
Passport on the customs offi cial.
SPEAK to the hostess at t he welc ome
desk s he will give you a t elegram.
'Nalk lef t
GIVE the plane ticket t o t he guard.
EXAMINE the t elegram - it should read
Mr. Martinez.
Go to the baggage collection.
EXAMINE all the baggage - TAKE t he
baggage belonging t o Mr. Mart inez .
Re-enter the toilets and OPERATE t he
baggage.
TAKE the watch.
TAKE and OPERATE t he electric razor -
you should now have a cable.
USE the cable in the electric socket in
the toilets.
Exit the toilets and go to the second
official.
GIVE him the false passport and exit left.
Leave the airport and catch a taxi.
When reaching the screen wit h t he
florist, exit left.
OPERATE briefcase.
TAKE the pen and the Americ an pass-
port.
EXAMINE the passport and TAKE t he
notes you should find.
OPERATE the passport t o close it.
Enter the bank.
N Yup, y ou hear d i t r i ght, geneti c
T
way! Thi s comes i n ver y ha ndy i f you
ha ppe n t o have a char acter of m i nd- bog-
gl i ng attr i butes t ha t y ou'v e spent sim-
pl y ages establ i shi ng a nd l ove l i ke your
o w n mu m.
1. Fi r stl y y ou need t w o discs. One w i t h
saved games and a not he r for characters.
2. Load a saved game, t he n r epl ace t he
disc w i t h your char acter disc.
3. Remove any char acter fr om the par ty,
t he n l oad t he same char acter back i nto t he
par ty.
4. Gi ve all t he best i tems (weapons, j ewel s etc) t o thi s
character, a nd r emove i t fr om t he par ty once mor e.
5. The pr ogr am wi l l ask i f you wi sh t o wr i te over thi s pr evi ousl y saved
character, t o whi ch y ou answer "NO".
6. Enter a ne w na m e for the char acter and save it. You shos, d fi nd that
bot h the ne w and ol d char acter s have been
saved t o disc, l eavi ng space for t w o m or e c ha r -
acters to be l oaded
i nto the par ty.
Next issue will hopefully
7. Load the new,
i mpr oved cl oned char - see the return of Jon with
his cheats, (unfortunately
acter and r e-cl one t o
omitted tills month due to
doubl e t he w e a pons
Tn'T changing hands ), as
and suchlike. well as the continuation
In thi s way, y ou can of X enom or ph, Dr akkhen
bui l d up a 'de a t h- (hopefully) and some
squad' of vi r tual l y m aj or hi nts for Chaos
i ndestr ucti bl e charac- Strikes Back. As you m ay
ters. have noti ced, T'n'T has i n
USE the notes on t he Clerk, wh o The second of fact grown an extra page,
should give you some coins. so any hints you may have
Cor por al Mor ga n's ti ps
Exit t he bank and go t o the fl orist. i nvol ves the mi nd- woul d be very gratefully
USE t he coins on t he fl orist and TAKE accepted. In particular tips
be ndi ng phe nom e non for Captive, Xiphos and
the red carnations. of ti me-tr avel .
Shadow of the Beast II,
Exit the screen at the t op left.
1. Save your par ty to and any shor t quick hi nts
USE t he red carnation on yourself. t he char acter disc.
w oul d be w el l appr eti at-
Walk to t he t op left of t he bank 2. Re m ov e the disc and ed. unti l ne x t time....
screen • you s hould be in a garden. i nser t your saved-game
Go t o the bench and sit on it. disc.
An operat iv e should appear and... er
3. Load t he per i od fr om whi ch y ou wi sh t o
get shot. start.
TAKE t he card wit h t he key attached. 4. Dr op the char acter s y ou don' t want .
AS SOON AS YOU TAKE THE CARD
5. Repl ace t he disc wi th t he ne w char acter disc.
EXIT TO THE RIGHT.
6. Add your ne w char acter s t o the ga m e a nd
Enter t he bank and change the begi n mai mi ng a nd ki l l i ng.
remaining notes,
OPERATE t he card and key t o seper- THE ESCAPE
ate t hem.
USE t he card on t he Clerk. OPERATE t he ground - you should fi nd
Walk down t he stairs at t he bot t om a piece of sharp metal.
of t he screen. USE t he met al on the ropes.
EXAMINE each safe unt il you fi nd t he OPERATE t he ground - you s hould fi nd
a pickaxe.
one reading 2475.
USE t he key on t he safe. OPERATE t he pickaxe (repeatedly) at
You s hould fi nd a briefcase and open t he right of t he screen, just above t he
it automatically. rock you we r e t ied up against.
TAKE the small box. Exit t hrough t he hole.
OPERATE t he envelope. CONTINUED NEXT MONTH

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First onto the stage was Steve Turner, one of the big-
ger stars in the programming firmament whose exploits
hark back to the days of 3D Seiddab Attack and Avalon.
After his work for Hewson, he joined up with Andy 'tiridiurn
Braybrook to form Grafgold and they ve recently finished
Simurcra for Microprose (ACE rated 936 last issue). Steve •
recounted a nightmare story of how the original program-
mer abandoned the project and he had to pick up the
pieces. 'The most difficult thing', he recalled painfully, was
rewriting someone else's' code. I was working 24 hours a
InthelatestACE day to get it finished.
From then on it was games galore as Microprose
showed us International Soccer Challenge and Silent
Conference,readers Service I?, before moving on to news of forthcoming block
busters including Wildfire (the follow-up to Midwinter),
visitedtheUKhomeof Knights of the Sky, Covert Action, and Lightspeed. You cal
find out more about these elsewhere in this article.

1
theworldsbest- Once the gaming was over, it was off to the airfield for
a flight in the Microprose 'plane, They don't just fly simula-
tors, these chappies fl yin g is deeply inbred amongst
knownsimulation •Prose employees and many combine business with flying
lessons to get them into the sky for real.
publishers: t's never easy coming down to earth after an ACE
Unfortunately, because of train and travel deadlines,so
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Conference. The food, the freebies, the freewheel-
Microprose ing_we've grown used to people leaving with their
heads in the clouds. But this time it happened for 7
real! ACE CONFERENCE ROLL-CALL
-
On a boiling hot summer's day, ten ACE readers
gathered in Tetbury for six hours of non-stop involve- lads w ho braved British Rail and country roads to
ment at the cutting edge of games technology. Welcomed foin the ACE Nlicroprose Ccwiference. Will YOUR mug
by UK 'Prose's head honcho, Peter Jones, we took a tour be on these pages next time?
of the company's new headquarters and then settled down They came, they saw, they conquered ...These are Owl
in the conference room to find out what the company who
S teve Leadtasater got stranded a t the
brought us Gunship are up to.

_41
airport while his Dad woes we lting for
him a t Tetburyl We hope he's out of
AMIGA TANK weed hospital by now i
M I Ta nk Pla toon re ma ins one
of the be st ta nk sim s a round,
giving yo u comma nd o f n o t
one b u t fo u r ve hicle s (Plus
a ir support) a s yo u ne gotia te
an undula ting 3 D la ndsca pe
on a w id e va rie t y o f m is-
sions_ We ll re ce ive d o n the
initia l PC ve rsion, T a n k is o u t
soon on the Am ig a (se e t h is
m o n t h s upda te s) a nd w ill
f o llo w e a rly ne xt ye a r on th e
Ata ri ST
Mark limner, The only quibble 4' ye
got with Itakteeinter are the bombs -
you shoot thern and the y •re back in
This was no slot. this was real! Four intrepid ACE readers a fte r the ir hair- ten seconds_
reising night in the M icroprose aircraft (IN S teve Leadkeater, P ete Austin,
Andrew Austin, a nd Nicholas Cooke)

Nacroprose Ano t e r r e s t r i a
change to discover that the company are now planning a *deep space scenario.
Light speed. currently under development, features several differ ent playmodes,
including interaction w i th aliens (a lot of which, we discovered, features a certain dry
humour), solid 3D space combat sequences, and strategy elements. The scenario
rh10 Clark. reckoned Sirnsekra
involves seeking a new hom e for the hum an race, exploring planet systems and
would M in his collection if he tall
fi ghti ng your way out of diffi cult situations as you go. 'It's part RPG, par t adventure, an A m iga
part action, par t strategy • claims
'Prose's Julia Coombes. Watch out
for it in the New Year,

'Sipa itotheay terrifi ed his fe llow

passengers whe n he took control o f
the pla ne - while it was In the eir I

Andrea, M orley braved the shies with

Neil. Ne doesn't look as if lie s suffered
Your engine room in Lights pr e d
ti g h ta p e e t typical. Y ou travel across the galaxy. a m ounts .; a too much fr om the esperierwe
horde o f well- meanong aliens, a nd not o n . of the m speak.
• En g lish
A i t
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KNIGHTS OF THE SK Y
um' There's been I d • WHY DON'T YOU
games recently, fl oe Cinemaware's Wings, for
example). Microprose are entering the arena
COME NEXT TIME?
ve
with Knights of the Sky - a combat fl ight urn
n- that aims to recreate as far as possible the Each month, well let you know about forthcoming
experience of flying a low-technology aircraft conferences around the country. If you think you
vas over Nor ther n France. The dogfi ghti ng sce- —light be interested in attending one, all you have to
a nario pits you against various opponents until
is send us a postcard with your name and address
finally you encounter the infamous Red Baron.
Flight controls on the pre-prod .._learly written, together with a daytime telephone
version we tested were simple KnOullts o f the Sky • fl ying this number if at all possible. You also need to tell us:
but effective, w i th great mul- plane coulcin t be easier b u t • Which conference you would like to attend. If you're
k- liple views. KOTS looks great fi nding your wa y home again MICROPROSE uplying for more than one, put them in order of pref-
is a diffe r e nt m a tte r .
fun - well bring you more ,
can details in a forthcoming issue. Founded in 1962 by Bill
rlouse you'd like to visit, put the software house's
Stealey and Sid Meier,
Microprose have estab- hame
e down and well put you on the list for that con-
for irto trie air. Nei Ellen ,Nasn't too disappointed —he's in tne ference when (and if) it is organised in the future.
Ia- lished a r eputati on for n
RAFand flies for his breakfast. Neil Rodway and Andrew producing some of the •t The machine you own, so that we can make sure
Morley, on the other hand, had the time of their lives—and
e..ou get some juicy free gifts for your micro!
most impressive simula-
putthe fear of God into their fellow passengers when they tion-based games on the • Your age, so that we can ensure a good spread of
took control whilst airborne, market. Gunship, FTS .ige groups at each conference.
Strike Eagle, M I Tank I• If you are a subscriber, send your application in an
Joining Microprose was a privilege and a pleasure for Platoon, and Red Storm
all of us. Many thanks to all who made the day possible. f
envelope together with the address panel from the
Rising are am ongst the
hits published by the n issue of ACE that you were sent.
last
company under Sed's cre- o Obviously we have to limit the number of people
ative direction and 'Wild attending
c each conference to a maximum of 15. In
Mir's' stormy leadership
Microprose set up in addition,
o we have to make a nominal charge of £5.00
the UK in 1986. Later '-,n help cover costs. All places are allocated on a first-
they purchased the f:Dime, first-served basis. Subscribers, however, get
Telecomsoft labels. The
er loty allocations for the first five places in each con-
company is based In
Tetbury, Gloucestershire. r-ence, and they may also attend free of charge. You
.1n find out how to become a subscriber on page 35.
e A couple of weeks before each conference, we'll
neiect the lucky readers from those who have applied
c,
e
i.3n't attend, they'll be shortlisted for a future confer-
ence i- and another selection will be made for someone
who sr can take their place
AActrow Austin: the youngest ACE
APOKAustin was looking for wa r d reader y e t to hit an ACE confer- ld
ta l l , ors the Amiga having ence he k e pt everyone very much
Payed it on his trusty Cka on the ir toes ii
reern o co m i NG CONFERENCES
sn
tf COLD 12.30pm Thursday 11 October 1990
US
ine oBirmingham
The d
r big one. USG are planning a tremendous wel-
come fm for ACE readers, including hands-on testing of
the o
t latest Lucasfilm and Delphine products, and coin-
M icropromrs M a nin M oth tells the
..tlie nC e he w he modelled for ops rh galore. You'll also get a rare opportunity to meet
some o f the sprites in Rick
Dangerous 2 console te developers, following USG's Sega versions of
Paperboy, h Gauntlet and others.
m
e Coming soon: Ocean, currently riding very high on
the o software scene. Dates and details next month...
liTehadafantastktimeand sf
Neil o w e liked the look o f S iiont
S ervitv 0, b u t though it w m a reallyenjoyedseeingtheother o
t
shame you needed such a power-
ful PC to ge t the best out of m o d sideofthesoftware industry' fh
*knobs Coolie isorrrtied the
ecn ga m e ...
mumbled company by calmly Peter Austin. ACE reader and con. te 5 MIL L IO N WO RL DS,
announcing that he'd fi nished ference member
w
Wer all know Mike Singleton is r enowned for his vast
tedoterer C S hours'
likneacrsa are going to be offe r . a
e
ire hlt, a job in five years tim e — scenarios. Ever since he br ought us the superlative
Lords rl of Midnight, Mike has been creating games w i th
that e little bit extra - like the 5 million worlds he's
e
packing into Star Lord, due out in 1991. The game fea-
tures v 16-player capability and you can exchange data
between a SI, Amiga, and PC by mail or by modem.
n M idwinte r 2 a b o u t to
t hit the shelves fr om
M i l e on the Reinhard
d label. I f you like your
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iiints (Ma pliKe in a war scenario • S o
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1 S c r e e n shots from the Amiga
 hall of fame

Antescher may have been merely a series of shaded

blocks against a yellow background, but what else could
you expect of the desert n o t to mention the Spectrum
with its notorious attribute clash? The two colour graphics
didn't detract from the ants. Small, solid, black scuttling
shapes, they crowded in from the sides of the screen or
from behind walls and buildings. Forget phobias, anyone
with sense would scarper from those gnashing mandibles.
The best defence was usually to climb the Lego walls
of the city, leaving the insects at ground level. You could
then wart until a small crowd had gathered and let rip with
your one weapon, grenades. Hittin g one of four keys
determined the range and a good shot could kill a few of
the critters. Strategic planning and patience were essen-

Attack
tial though as armaments were limited.
As you ran behind objects you'd sometimes vanish, so
Sandy White provided four viewing angles. Playing televi-
sion director and switching from camera to camera also let
you look out for advancing ants. Once you'd discovered
your partner, hidden increasingly deeply in the labyrinth, it
was a question of remembering the way out as there was
never time to map properly.
Despite the fact it was much imitated, there's one
aspect of Ant Attack not yet mentioned that really does
make it almost unique. I t comes right at the start where
you choose to be a man rescuing a woman or vice versa.
Nerve-wracking days of the Spectrum was that every time a
No stereotyping in Antescher. B u t then again, in those
innocent days, program authors actually paused to consid-
doom-and-gloom merchant wailed that t h e er that women might play their games.
nostalgiaasHallOf boundaries o f Uncle Clive's micro had been
reached, somebody proved them wrong and
Famecurator breached them yet again. HALL OF FAME
T he real
Amongbuzz about
the being apushing
publishers reviewerthe
in the early
capabili-
JohnMinson ties of the humble Z80 chip machine, with its primitive, sin-
gle-channel sound and absence of sprite graphics, was the
How does
have been aa g a t iseller
best l l i g lini fi ft
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field, either creatively or technically. Cl ones don't

Quicksilva label. And 1983 saw Quicksilva obsessed with
discovershe'sgot insects. qualify, however competent. A nd i ts got lasting
appeal. I t's the program you still w ant to play after
There was a colourful platform game. Bugaboo The years - not weeks. S o if you've got any suggestions,
antsinhispants! Flea, one of the first Spanish programs to reach these
shores_ B u t our Hall Of Fame inductee came from closer
us a sine.

to home. Scottish artist Sandy White invented a system

AFTE R THE ANTS
called Softsolid 3D which allowed him to generate a desert
city_ and inhabit it with ants! Like many of these early games, Ant Attack is long delet-
ed, which is a pity as it's still an enjoyable diversion today.
S E NS ATI O NALLY SOFTSOLI D Sandy White went on to develop a second program,
•Todaisproductionline
There for the newly launched Electric Dreams label, l Of The
programmingneeds Mask. A surreal labyrinth chase set in the tunnels behind a
-
infested metropolis; Antescher. Take one part MC Escher,
freethinkerslikethe the artist whose mathematically precise drawings of impos- vast stone visage it again took the Spectrum into new
s a
creatorofAntAttack" sible architecture reached cult status in the seventies, and realms technically. B u t many reviewers found the game-
c l
Jahn Alinson one part fifties sci-fi movies like Them. Introduce the over- play lacking.
u e
sized hymenoptera into the blocky city. Then set the player Since then Sandy has been strangely silent, though
t rumours abound that he's been working on a massive new
the task of rescuing their mate from the maze.
o game and that the fruits of his labours are about to see the
If it all sounds a trifle dated today... well, it is. The plot
W
has been re-used a hundred times since. But seven years light. It's to be hoped so. Today's production line program.
hagoi the isometric 3D and vast playing area caused a con- ming needs free thinkers like the creator of Ant Attack:
tsiderable
e stir. Instead of tackling a series of consecutive designers who deserve the term 'artist'.
' s screens, Ant Attack presented the player with a
MULTIPLE i VIEWS
n world inside their micro.
The multiple vie wp o in ts in Anst Atta ck There were even rumours that if, at
reeved to be e normously in flu e n tia l a nd the the start, you wandered off into the desert you
p i
tarn. technique can be seen toda y in m a n y
31:1games, Titles like D rille r a nd R er solution
would eventually discover another city. Then
10 awe a huge de bt to the monochrome a again in the mid-eighties, rumours such as this
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MEGA TWINS FROM CAPCOM
I suppose Capcom is pr etty smug over the continued
success of Final Fight and w ho can blame them -
proved to be a long term money spinner
in the lucrative beat-em-up market. But I
itiv 'em better when they come up with
stuff like this.
Cute beyond all doubt, this Is a fairly
standard jumpy-jumpy with a smattering
of shooty-shooty thr own in for good mea-
sure. But the graphic style is pleasing to
the eye, the touches of hum our bring a
smile to the lips - and there are of course
: l i ttl e secret things hidden in the game
that you can discover, allowing you to
feel superior to any gameplaying friends
yet to fi nd them out
The fact that after playing Mega Nvins, rather
than w anti ng to beat the hell Out a real hum an being
in frustration, you actually feel more like you've just
drunk a mug of Chocolate Ovaltine says something
about it. 'Though I'm not sure exactly what.
11 4 Advanced ComputerEntertainment
Hioh OW. the city in A r t infe r no
JohnCookwelcomesa
newageofsolid3D
anddivesintothelat-
estcoin-opreleases
"Thekind ofsophisticated
arcadegamethatstartsdown
theroadtoVirtualReality - the
kindofgamethatthearcades
willhavetodelivertokeep
aheadofthehomemachines -
canonlyhedonein 3D."
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A B U I L D I N G F I R E HAPPENS!
AV E T H E F A I L - T O - E S C A P E P E O
ON T H E R O O F O F T H E B U I L D I N
Crary Jap- lish captions in Toito•s Air Jnferno
cessing time. Creating a true 3D model, let alone scan-
ning, sorting and redrawing the whole of the screen every
frame, requires more brute force plus some pretty fancy
mathematics.
Sprites stayed way ahead until computing processirig
power became high enough to produce filled polygon tech.
nology with real class - Winning Run from Namco, for
example, and Atari Games' Hard Drivin' and S.T.(LN.
Runner. The late eighties, however, has seen a revival of
3D in a new and exciting form - and this is just the begn-
fling.
That's because sprite technology has now gone about
as far as it can - examine G-Loc to see what severalhun-
dred engineers working for a few years can come up wit.
It's fast, furious, very colourful - but state-of-the-art 'though
it is, doesn't look or feel 're a r Although we all suspend
our belief for the duration of the game, that's exactly what
it feels like - a game.
Now compare that with something like Winning Run,
which is the best 3D racing game to date. Particularly it
the sit-in version, there are times when you do actually feel
like you are driving a car. Fast filled 3D can create a better
illusion than sprites can, even in a restricted world format
like a racing circuit.
Now imagine you wanted to play a tag game. The play
er has complete freedom of movement around an area,
say a maze. You need to be able to see from every angle,
Hide behind things, crouch down. The player should haie
an almost infinite number of viewpoints. This, sprites just
can't handle - not unless you can access Gigabytes ci
data instantaneously - although Sega had a good try Mt
Last Survivor.
The kind o f sophisticated arcade game that starts
down the road to Virtual Reality - the kind of game thatthe
arcades will have to deliver to keep ahead of the home
machines - can only be done in filled vector 3D. And if that
means the end of the beatem-up clones and the vertica
scrolling shoot-em-up, I'll vote for that!
I NTO THE I NFE RNO
Taito has been pushing what is possibly the most tedious
3D arcade game in the world - Top Landing - for a tong
time now. It has you piloting a commercial jet plane into a
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slow, as you read the instruments and get the glide path
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i e those that claim the game has a certain fascination in
it's
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h Still, Taito has been successful enough with it to come
u
t pwith an action follow-up called Air inferno. This has you
pi
. loting a helicopter in certain set piece rescue situations
and is excellent. The 3D has been rendered in 256 colours
A
lat least) and, although not as technically efficient as
sMicroprose's 3D coin-op technology, the hardware is ade-
yquate for the job, delivering 10 frames per second or so,
foro most of the game.
u More interestingly, Taito have linked the 3D in with a
m istic helicopter control system. Power on the left hand
real
can-
i
:up/down), joystick to move forward/backwards and pitch
very
lett/right
g b u t to rotate left/right you have to use foot ped-
)ncy
al h s . Interesting, huh? Takes quite some getting used to for
site
t - but it makes a challenging learning curve,
sing
The game itself has practice or rescue options - all
ech- g
for agai n st a fairly stiff time limit. Rescue 1 has you fighting a
a
tanker fire, then landing on the deck. No probs. The
t ,

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andh DBthe roof (try not to emulate the chopper pilot's boo- u
agin- in n
neoo Towering Inferno, will you?) Not too difficult when you n
getr the hang of it. i
bout n HAMME RI NG HARRY
, The third? Rescuing people from a volcanic eruption. g
hun- GOODGE STREET ARCADE
'iot
I easy, as the volcano is lobbing out the rocks and blow- b
with. Ele ctrocoin w h o use d to aThis one is a real t o get to grips with. Pure
ritg a force ten across the helipad, OK, so I haven't made it cJapanese gameplay, fr om the graphic style to the
)ugh have a very fine arcade in
kbowl of noodles that gets thr ow n over your chara
yet- but judging by the high scores (mine) neither has any-
chneelse!
Ce ntra l London, u n t il the
)end d
if you tarry too long by the take•away. Highly
lease ra n out, ha ve n o w
what i r
oplayable, great fun - you'll either run a mile, or be
n Ontest currently in the most excellent Funland (in the
opened a n e w f a cilit y ju st
south o f Goodge St Sta tion. A pglued to the joystick.
Tiocadero, Piccadilly Circus, probably the best arcade in .
Run, kecountry at this time). Check it out there, or await its lit t le sma lle r tha n be fore , it is
th none the wo rse f o r tha t, a s it
b
•ly iarrival to coastal arcades real soon. u
st ill ha s the ve ry la te st ga me s
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have finally got over the artistic hiccup they had early c

ngle t this year, when releasing stuff like UN Squadron. e

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how I 'went to war' and came back with a
This would allow the player to look at information in a
natural and intuitive form, Once this decision had been
Domarkareaboutto
game design. Next month, I'll show how the reached windows were redundant. To use windows would
design was translated into code and graphics, be to destroy the metaphor • every action would remind the launchanewmilitaq
as well as making some points about game player that he was using a computer.
designing and research in general. Along the
T way, I'll fill you in on some Vietnamese history
The military aspects of the game are presented by the
use of maps within the report, The player can look at a
simulatorthatgives
hndprovide a glossary of terms often used in connection
a strategic map of South East Asia, and then zoom in to par-
Oh
i the conflict, ticular parts of South Vietnam. These maps show the dis- theplayertotal
s TheVietnam war is difficult to analyse, let alone difficult positions o f the various allied and known enemy units,
to
s srnulate - arid especially difficult for someone who was- much as a commander-in-chief would see them. involvementin
it personally involved. Before I started work on the actual The next major factor was how to reflect the passing
t
design. I had to immerse myself totally in the conflict - in
o
partcular watching videos and reading very widely about
of time. Many games, like Balance o f Power or most
wargames, use discrete turns. You make your decisions,
Vietnam.Game
rthe war - both personal and historical accounts. From
then press 'next turn' to see the results of these decisions
ythese I drew out some of the main strategic 'tensions' in
c1
unfold. Others operate continuously, using real or acceler- designer/programmer
ated time. Harpoon and Sim City are both like this.
o balance between political and military commitment to
•the
rm warand domestic support for the war
!fie
Tradition suggested the use of discrete turns, but instead I
chose a continuous model.
MatthewStibbe
•e the tension between high technology, expensive meth- Vietnam forced this decision on me - the combat on
ods
st of war, and guerilla warfare the ground and its political consequences are simply not describeshowhewent
•n
i questions of supply • for the Americans by sea and air, amenable to a game design based on discrete monthly
tor
n the Communists across internal lines of supply from
a turns. For example, two major communist campaigns • Tet towar...andcameback
kissia and China via N.Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh trail and in 1975 • were conducted within 30 days as were near-
t
m
• the tension between military and 'hearts and minds'
w
.operationsand the effect of both on South Vietnamese poll- ly all US operations. On the other hand, discrete daily turns
would be too laborious, In the end, I chose a continuous
withthesourcecode
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p
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Using this system, while you think, things happen. This
aTEAM YANKEE
e is as it really was. The use of accelerated real time (1 year
rsorreasons of simplicity (and my own interest) I decided to can take 10-20 minutes) gives a certain urgency to the
t:pnfinethe player to taking the American side, I then had
e game, which I felt was necessary and realistic in a political
sCrfindarole or 'metaphor' for the player that would trans-
w and military simulation. A pause option was added later at
.aq,ethe issues mentioned above into specific game rules
e the request of beta testers.
andrctrtines.
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i Theoriginal version of the design called for a window-
e RE WRI TI NG HI S TO RY
ingsystem as the game's user interface. This, however, Analysis of the history of the Vietnamese conflict soon illu-
:r
tes not give any sense of 'being there', in the way that a minated several parameters that could be translated into
s
!ight simulator does, It soon became clear that, in the the game_ These were that:
tgame,the player should 'become' the president, and that
(i) the Americans cannot invade North Vietnam, nor stage
,h•or her decisions would therefore be taken at rarefied anything more than raids into Laos and Cambodia for fear
H3trategic levels, Therefore, to achieve what theatre people of Chinese intervention;
Icall 'a willing suspension o f disbelief' I settled on the (i1) There would be no US mass conscription or call up of
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(iii) There would be no dramatic change in tactics o r
weapons;
(iv) The US's victory conditions were essentially political
rather than military.
Despite these parameters, the actual decisions that
the player can make, like airpower, troops, commitment
and economic aid, were designed to allow the simulation of
a wide variety of different war strategies- The models and
the simulation engine had to allow different strategies and
react realistically to them. In the end, the best test would
be to see if the program reacted historically to real histori-
cal input.
The final difficult design problem I faced was the defini-
tion of victory conditions. Given that a player might try any
one of a number of strategies to win the game, how should
it recognise victory? The general consensus about Vietnam
is that the Communists could win simply by not losing, and
this was translated into the game design by putting the
onus on the Americans to 'win' the game.
The main road t o victory, therefore, would be to
destroy Communist resistance to the existence of a sepa-
rate South Vietnam by social or economic means. This
requires time and means that any prospective president
must at least resist attacks on South Vietnam until victory
can be achieved. This - not losing while you go about win-
ning • is a second and important war objective. Other
strategies involve mixing airpower, civilian, military and
economic aid with varying degrees of US intervention.
Ihave only touched on some of the design dilemmas
and processes involved in producing 'Nam. What's really
important, however, is that they illuminate four general
points about game design that I think everyone ought to be
aware of. These are:
• A game should focus on one or more strategic dilem-
mas
• It should have an appropriate metaphor. That is to say,
there should be a workable game structure that can prop-
erly represent the various elements at work in real life
• It must have achievable but realistic victory conditions
• It should pit the player against the problems of a coher-
ent and comprehensive reality.
In my opinion, a game must challenge a player, have
what you could call 'dramatic unity' (i.e. it mustn't have a
11111111LIOGRAPHY
Nam, The Vietnam Experience 1965-75, Various.
Hamlyn.
Vietnam Air Wars. R.J.Francillon, Temple Press,
Vietnam Order of Rattle. 5.1..5tenten, Galahad Book
This book was invaluable for the unit information.
Vietnam, A History, &Kerney, Penguin.
The Rise and Fall of an American Army. 5.1_,Stantort
Dell
4 Books.
Geopolitics in United States Strategic Planning 18
1927, G.R.Sloan. Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Sideshow. William Shawcross. The Hogarth Press.
The Real War, J.Schell, Pantheon_
South East Asia. G_Huirster, OUP 0966).
Vietnam. Anatom y of a War 1940-1975. G_Kolko,
Unwin.
Winners and Losers, G.Emerson, Penguin.
No Chi Minh and the Struggle for an I ndependent
Vietnam, IN.Warbey, Merlin.
Vietnam the 10,000 day war, M.Maclear, Thames
Methuen.
. S O N A L ACCOUNTS
kenhawk, Robert Mason. Corgi.
Battle of Long Tan. 1...MarlAulay. Arrow Books.
a Soldier Die, W.E.Holland, Corgi.
etches, M.Herr, Picador,
5
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ualties of War; The Deer Hunter; The Green Berets
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sprawling series o f disconnected scenarios and shoulc
focus on where the action is) and it should reward success
technical issues involved in programming simulation games
like 'Nam.
The m a n veho•s pla te you ta k e in
the game - Richard Prison, P resident
during live la te r staues of the
V ietnam confl ict
"Whoopee!Wer'eallgoingto
dier
country Joe M acDonald and the
Fish. s inging a t ortkaalstork
Ono of the displays fr om the game,
shown here in a pr ototy pe version
developod on the M a tintos h
'NAM OFFENSIVE
Doma rk a re due to la unch
'Nam in J a n . '9 1
See you next month, when I look in more depth at th2
VIET NAM — THE WHO LE SAD STORY
Clauswiti said that war is an extension of poll-
and its tool. In Vietnam this was especially true.
h the maior contestants in the war - Nor th
tnam and America - had political aims and these
re not compatible w i th WW II style destruction of
enemy on the field of battle.
By the end, both the minor players became
hausted w i th the war - the VC in the l et offensive
the ARVN in the offensives of 1972 and 1975,
wee's', it never really was their war, their conflict
s an Insurgency. The real shooting war was
ween the Nor th and America.
The Nor th was ostensibly supporting the Viet
ng in their struggle to unite Vietnam- This had been
ng on since the French left after the Paris settle-
nt of 1954_ This agreement had split Vietnam. like
rea, i nto tw o halves. As had been the case in
rmany and Korea, the West (especially America)
e unwilling to see a free wor ld ally 'go over t o
e communists, and so shored up these countries,
d accorded them respect as nations in their own
ht. The Communists. i n turn, w anted to gather
em into the fold.
FORE THE STORM
Americans saw involvement in Vietnam as part of
crusade against Communist encroachment. This was
policy of 'containm ent.' Kennedy inspired a genera-
te 'bear any bur den' in the name of freedom. It
however, not diffi cult to put oneself into the corn-
unists shoes, and see the policy of 'containment' as
policy of 'rolling up communism.'
Kennedy's words became action as large numbers
of American advisors
and special forces
p o u re d in t o Vie t n a m in
the Early 60's. When
Kennedy was assassi-
nated in 1963, his suc-
cessor Johnson contin-
ued the policy.
However, in late 1964,
the Gulf of Tonkin inci-
dent provoked
Congress into granting
the President emergen-
cy war powers to pun-
ish Nor th Vietnam for
.,attacking American
,iarly in the next year
- r a t i o n 'Rolling
irve
- Thunde r began, Vohith
ars
Fwas a bom bing campaign of the North, and in March
hi p
of that year 2 battalions of US marines landed in Da
s.
Nang to protect the airfield there. These were the
tremors that preceded the earthquake - very soon the
American presence in Vietnam had gr own to nearly
half a million men.
1965 and 1966 were given over to the buildup of
American forces in SE Asia. The Army was stretched to
the limit to equip and train enough men to fight in
the war w i thout calling on its reserves - the National
Guard, w ho were tasked to fill out the ranks of the
army in war, They were not called upon until much
later, and even then in limited numbers. In a way this
typifies the American desire (for understandable rea-
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theicy Thebest charts around - based not on hyped sales but reviewer's rat-
0 and ings in ALL UKmagazines. Not only that but there are prizes to be won
only asreaders attempt to predict next month's entries.
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151Hot off the Shelf
•gent. Is your software collection in need of some new titles? Alex Ruranski
e's compiles the definitive software buyers' guide. Not only that, but the
games here are selected from recent releases, so if it's recommended,
d, the your dealer will either have it in stock or be able to order it without diffi-
culty.
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ing listings of all consoles currently on sale so you can get the hard facts.
sand
n• 133Direct Line
...toYOURmicro. If you own one of the nine major micros, there's a sec-
of tion for your computer here as ACEcorrespondents talk man to
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and Last month's Elite console compo lacked the vital address panel for
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not tition where you not only get your say but can win a prize for saying it...
165ACECrossword
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161Adventureline
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24.99 168EncyclopaediaMicromannica!
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ACECHARTS
AMIGA
Supremacy Virgin
Kick Off 2 Anco
F19 Stealth Fighter Microprose
Paradroid 90 Hewson
Operation Stealth Delphine/115 Gold
High quality Amiga chart this month. with just
over a point separating the top five, and two
very different games tying for first place -
The ACE Charts give you the Virgin's rich and measured strategy game
defi nitive list of top scoring Supremacy. and Anco's highly playable soc-
cer elm.
games EVERY MONTH - as
reviewed by ALL British games
magazines.
(64
EaCil month we print the top five games. as reviewed in the latest editions of
Salamander Hit Squad 93.5
computer magazines, for each of the main computer formats. Don't forget -
Time Machine Activision 92,34
because these charts are based on review ratings around the country, they
Ivan 'ironman' Stewart Virgin 89,5
make an excellent buyers' guide ._
Nemesis Hit Squad 88
We also give prizes awe each month to anyone who can predict next
Murder US Gold 86,75
month' entries. You can win up to 1 5 0 worth of software for your machine.
so it's always worth exercising your vast knowledge of software market trend Five new Odes in the C64 chart indicates
and submitting an entry. Don't forge t! there's a wealth of good software currently
Finally, we apologise YET AGAIN for the Later delivery of Stockmarket You can w i n a being released on this format_ The top two
prizes. This was caused partly by our high staff turnover during the last year - prism by predict- titles even beat the Amiga on points,
ing next m onth's
now a thing of the past, thaAk Heavens - and pa rtly by difficulties in securing charts and stock-
the correct products. By now EVERYONE should have received the ir prize or an m ar ket entries.
alternative. It you haven't, please 'phone the Editor on 071 251 6222, Eel 2467 Tarn the page for
full details
and we 'll put things right. pronto!

AMSTRAD (PC
THE STOCKMARKET Stunt Car Rater Micro Style 'e2.25
International 3D Tennis Palace 82
In a d d itio n t o o u r ga me s cha rts. we l a lso h ive a b it o f ha s w it h th e figure s e a ch m o n t h 81.08
Escape/Robot Monsters Dome,*
whe n w e produce the ACE St o ckm a rke t i t s a list o f the t o p 2 5 softcos a s de te rm ine d
by the ra tings t h e ir ga me s a re cu rre n t ly re ce iving. You ca n se e t h e ir fortune s risin g a nd Vendetta System 3 76_67
fa lling in e a ch issu e _ Shadow Warriors Ocean 74_75
We ca lcula te the a ve ra ge m a rk tha t e a ch publishe r re ce ive s f o r e ve ry o n . o f it s
ga me s on e a ch f o rm a t a nd use t h is t o ca lcula te a ra tin g f o r the compa ny. This is the ra t- Stunt Car is way ahead of the pack for the
ing t h a t you m e in the se cond column b e lo w. So, f o r e xa mple , if the com pa ny is gre e t second month running, while the Palace
a t sourcing 1 6 -bit ga me s but botche s u p it s B-bit conve rsions, t h a t w ill p u ll d o w n the wire-frame 3D format was always going to
a ve ra ge marls, e ve n I f yo u ca n se e one o f it s title s he a ding u p the Am ig a . ST o r PC cha rt
look good on a CPC.
printe d o ve r the pa ge , if a ll the ga me s a re e xce lle nt. o f if the compa ny ha s ju st one b ril-
lia nt progra m doing the rounds a t the m o m e n t it w ill conse que ntly ha ve a h ig h ra ting_
M e t h ird colum n. la b e lle d ' cu r •'. sh o ws yo u h o w much the p u b lish e r's score ha s
improve d lo r de te riora te d) compa re d t o la st m o n th . A p lu s score he re , a nd t h e ir ga me s
are ge tting be tte r; a m in u s score me a ns t h e ir ga me s a re n't d o in g a s w e ll a s t h e y we re .
The la st colum n shows h o w w e ll a compa ny's ga me s ha ve fa re d compa re d t o the IBM PC
Softwa re I nde x, This is sim p ly a single fig u re th a t quote s the a ve ra ge re vie w m a rk
(e xpre sse d a s a pe rce nta ge ) tha t a ll ga me s, a ll forma ts, re ce ive d in the t im e be twe e n Wonderland M a g n e tic Scro lls 97.5
la st m o n t h s Stock M a rke t a nd now, I t's a q u ick guide t o h o w good the curre nt crop o f )2.67
Silent Service II Microprose
title s is, a nd e a ch compa ny's in d e x score shows h o w w e ll t h e ir ga me s compa re to the
Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart Virgin
norm . For e xa mple . in t h is m onth's cha rt. Ele ctronic Zoo's curre nt title s a re wo rt h 9 .3 3
pe rce nta ge p o in ts a bove g m a cco rd in g to the in d u stry's re vie we rs. Future Wars D e lp h in e M S G o ld B5
We p rin t o n ly the top 2 5 compa nie s e a ch m o n th . I n f a ct w e ke e p ta bs on a ll o f the m, Blodtout Rainbow Arts
but yo u d o n 't w a n t to re a d th ro u g h a list o f ove r 1 0 0 na me s in e ve ry issue . The a ste r-
isks b y M a gne tic Scrolls a nd Prism 's na me s indica te tha t it the y a re bra nd n e w e ntrie s Wonderland is a 'must' for any adventure fan
to the Stock M a rke t, M a gne tic Scro lls ha s be e n a de ve lope r o f some re n o wn f o r se ve ra l who wants to see just how this genre has pro-
ye a rs. b u t n e w d ist rib u t o r Virg in is n o w g ivin g the o u t fi t it s o wn la be l w it h in the gressed from the old -
Virg in b la st e rt ro n k sta ble . detailed
G o n multi-window
o r t h " user interface, which
PUBLISHER SCORE INDEX Henson 80.17 -2.73 7.57
+/• will auto-map
d a y s . your explorations, and beauti-
97_5 rt/a 24.9 Micro Style 79.71 4 .4 2 7.11
• Magnetic Scrolls fully
V detailed
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y
Rairibird 91.27 nig 18.67 Palace 79.67 -0.13 7,07
89.86 6.21 17.28 Psygnosis 79.3 Oa 6.7
M k roprose
79.06 0,06 6 .4 6 WHAT THE FIGURES ABOVE M E A N -
Delphine 86.87 4.13 14.27 Firebird
5.23 First. o f course , yo u 've g o t the ga me . The n the softwa re house and
Cinemas/are 86 nia 13.4 Electronic Arts 78.83 -0_49
- in the la st co lu m n - the a ve ra ge score (conve rte d to a percentage
Anco 85.08 -1.42 12.48 'Prism 78.5 nia 5_9 w it h typ ica l AC E pre cision t o t w o de cim a l pla ce s) the ga me
KIxx 85 12_5 12.4 Dornark 77.53 -4.99 4.93 re ce ive d in ALL re vie ws d u rin g the la st m o n th . D o n 't forge t that

84.14 8.06 11.54 irdogrames 77.11 -1.12 4.51 the re vie w ra tin g s o rs ta ke n f ro m a ll U ti ma ga zine s, n o t just ACE,.
Virgin
4.03 so w e d o n 't ne ce ssa rily a gre e w it h so n s. o f the judge me nts he m
Core Design 82_67 -10.83 10.07 Software Business 75.63 4.87
but a ll re vie w ra tin g s a re t o a ce rta in e xte nt, subje ctive .
Electronic Zoo 81.93 5.09 9.33 Adantis 75 n/a 3.4
75.73 -4.73 3,13
Mindsc ape 81.07
80.5
11.19 8.47
ii/a 7.9
Sierra
He Squad 75,67 -2.56 3.07 SPECTRUMAND STCHARTSOPPOSITE
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STEP ONE If you want to go for the jackpot EIS() prize, not held as proof of delivery
then select any of the previous categories and re
. titles as prizes, but rest
Find a postcard. Enter you name and address, try to predict the top FIVE entries for next effort to eosin that the games get the
adaytime telephone number if you have one, month instead of just the top one. Then tell us
and the Round Number. which category you're predicting for - it can
be either the Stockmarket or any of the
STEP TWO machine categories in Step Three. REMEMBER

Tell us your age and which machine you own.

- YOU CAN ONLY SUBMIT ONE JACKPOT CAT
EGORY! ATARI ST
Just in case you win!
Operation Stealth D e lphine / U S G o ld
S TE P SI X
STEP THREE Kick Off 2 An co
Post the card (WITH a stamp!) to us to arrive Their Finest Hour US G o ld
Examine this roonth's charts. Then, using your not later than the closing date for this round Cadaver I ma go W o rks
knowledge of the games scene, try to predict (31st October). The address is: Vexing US Gold
which games will come top of the six machine
specific charts. Finally, enter on your post- ACE Stockmarket Operation Stealth has knocked Kick Off 2 off
card: the top spot this month in a closely fought ST
*the too game for the Spectrum
30-32 Farringdon Lane
London chart. We reckon you haven't heard the last
• the too game for the C64 of Cadaver either.
•the top game for the CPC's ECM 3AU
*the too game tor the IBM PC Dozens have won prizes - perhaps you'll
• the top game for the Amiga be lucky this time!
• the top game for the ST
SPECTRUM
YOUDON'T HAVE TO ENTER A SUGGES-
TIONFOR EVERY MACHINE! But remember
THIS IS Time Machine Act ivisio n 91
that your chances of winning may increase if
youdo. ROUND 12 matdiday II
Shadow Warriors
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round number so that we can correct-- Hostages i n f o g r a r n e s
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hi identiry entries. You MUST include Time Machine zooms in at the top, and
beat the too of next month's Stockmarket list-
ing isee this page) Enter on the card: the round number on your postcard although Robot Monsters' ratings have tailed
The tot, softco will be.„(name of company) otherwise your entry may not be pro off a bit (from 89.5 last month), its still hang-
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Palette: 16 (2600)/256 (7800)
Colours: 4 (2600)/16 (7800)
TV: Yes
Moni tor O u t p u t No
Moni tor Suppl i ed: No
M oni t or Options: No
Sprites: N/A164
Speed: Slow
SOUND
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Ster eo O u t p u t No
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games machine? Check nology. Resol uti on: 160 x 102 HARDWARE
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There's good news and bad MIDI: No Moni tor O utput: No SOFTWARE
news this month. Sadly, we no Ster eo O utput: Yes. Moni tor Supplied: Yes 3 . 5 inch Existing S oftw ar e Base: Small
longerbelieve we can justify includ- Per for m ance: Unimpressive 3 chan- backlit c olour LCD Cur r ent Releases: Rare
ing the Konix in our console nel chip as on old CPCs, but now M oni t or Options: None Games: A few
listing.On the good side, however, runs independently of main proces- Sprites: Special graphics hardware Prospects: Unsure in the light of
we've got three new entries: the sor. effectively treats ALL screen objects new competition from Japan.
fabulous SNK, plus the Amstrad and HARDWARE as sprites? S oftw a r e Loadi ng: Instant
Commodore 8-bit machines.
Joystick: 2 game controllers sup- Speed: Fast BUVLINES
Supplier telephone numbers are plied. SOUND
Best Buy Price: As FtRP_
their own unless PR agencies are Ports: Monitor/TV ports, stereo Speaker Quality: Very good
available. As a general rule, howev- Second Ha nd Avai l abi l i ty: Wor th
headphone socket, 3 joystick ports (2 MI DI : No
er, your local dealer should be the looking
digital, 1 analogue). Ster eo O utput: Yes
first place to start asking questions. Mai ntenance: One year's guaran-
SOFTWARE Per for m ance: 4 channel, 5 octave tee.
We've also provided some Star stereo sound has to be heard to be
Existing S oftw ar e Base: Very
Ratings for each machine, but as small. believed. STAR RATI NGS
with all ratings they should be taken HARDWARE
Cur r ent Releases: Plenty of releas- 2600 7 8 0 0
into account along with your Own es due any time now. Joystick: 4 way joypad. • e r *
needs and preferences, The more Graphics:
Games: Arcade Ports: Cartridge port; multi-player Sound:
stars the better. • * *
Prospects: Very good, with several port; miniature stereo headphone Expansion: None N o n e
software houses working on titles, jack. Overall: • * *
S oftw ar e Loadi ng: Instant SOFTWARE
AMSTRAD GX4000 BUYLINES Existing S oftw ar e Base: Very
Best Buy Price: As RRP. small. CM GAMES SYSTEM
Second Hand Avai l abi l i ty: None as Cur r ent Releases: California Games
Package: GX4000 console, 2 con-
yet is a great freebie.
trollers and Burning Rubber game.
Mai ntenance: One year guarantee. Prospects: Uncertain.
Memory: 64K Package: Console unit, controller
Processor: 280A S oftw ar e Loadi ng: Almost instant,
BUYLINES and 4 games (Klax, Fiendish Freddy,
Prior f99 STAR RATINGS
Flimbo's Quest and International
Contact Amstrad 0782 566344 Graphics: S r * * Best Buy Price: As RRP Soccer)
IN BRIEF Sound: t e r * Second Hand Avai l abi l i ty: Very Mem or y: 64K
Expansion: * * few
Amstrad have partly gone up the Processor: 6502
Overall: O r * * * Mai ntenance: One year's guaran- Price: t99.99
Commodore path, but have wisely tee.
taken the opportunity to upgrade Contact: Commodore 0628 770088
the hardware. The palette is
increased. with multitasking hard- ATARILYNX STAR RATI NGS IN BRIEF
ware strolling and 16 hardware Graphics: * * * * * Take a Commodore C64 computer,
sprites increasing to 32 with inter- Sound: * * * * * remove the keyboard and stick it in
Package: Lynx with California
rupt tricks. Unfortunately the sound E x pa ns i on: * an unattractive slab of a box and
Games pack
chipis the same old tinny one used Overall: * * what have you got? A "ne w
Mem or y: 64K
in the CPCs, albeit in stereo - you Processor: 6502 sole!
- c oI t's
n -an unusual move, but with
can't have everything, I suppose. the clout of Commodore behind it, it
While some software houses express
Price: [149.95
Contact: Atari 071 388 9871
ATARIVCS just might work.
reservations of the machine being a GRAPHI CS
success outside Europe (and hence IN BRIEF Resol uti on: 160 x 200 in multi-
Processor: 6507 (2600)/6502 (7800)
reticent about committing support Recom m ended Retell Price: c olour mode.
The Lynx was designed by a team
to it), many are work ing on titles for VCS2600 139 99, VC57800 179.99 Palette: 16
including RJ Mical, one of the men
the machine. Contact: Atari 071 388 9871 Colours: 16
GRAPHICS behind the Amiga. If that doesn't
TV: Yes
convince you consider it runs a fast
Resolution: Same as Amstrad CPC. IN BRIEF Moni tor O utput: Yes
6502, has 8Mb of game storage on
Palette: 4096 Moni tor Suppl i ed: No
its cards and supports multi 'player The VC52600 is a reboxed version of
Colours: 32 Moni tor Options: RGB
games. The graphics hardware has the original Atari games console
TV:Yes. Sprites: 8
built in hardware scrolling and which until a coupl e of years ago
Monitor Output: Yes. Speed: Slow CPU, helped out by cus-
image scaling. Software is a little remained the best selling home
Monitor Supplied: No. video games system of all time. The tom graphics and sound chips.
thin at the moment but bound to
Monitor Options: SCART, Amstrad VCS7800 is a revamped version of SOUND
socket. increase during 1990. Although not
officially available yet in the UK, the the VC52600 with a faster processor, Speaker Quality: Depends on
Sprites: 16, 32 with hardware inter- TV/monitor
Lynx is widely available from distrib- slightly better sound and vastly
rupts. No
utors improved graphics,
-
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Per for m ance: 3 channel SAM - one
of the best 8-bit sound chips_
HARDWARE
Joystick: Joypad supplied.
Ports: None
SOFTWARE
Existing Software Base:
Potentially huge, but small at the
moment. Commodore anticipate
around 100 titles by Xmas.
Cur r ent Releases: Plenty forthcom-
ing from various software houses.
Games: Arcade
Prospects: Uncertain, Do people
really want a console version of an
ageing, though admittedly good,
computer? Software support is likely
to be pretty good for a while at
least.
Software Loading: instant_
BUY LI NE S
Best Buy Price: As RRP.
Second Hand Avai l abi l i ty: None
Mai ntenance: One year guarantee.
STAR RATINGS
Graphics: * * *
Sound: * * *
Expansion:*
Overall: * *
NINTENDONES
Standard version - console, plus
game controllers plus 1 game (Super
Mario Brothers or Turtles); Action Set
comes with Zapper gun, Duck Hunt,
and Super Mario
Recommended Retail Price:
Standard model E80; Deluxe model
E1 00
Contact: Deighton PR 071-836 2973
IN BRIEF
The world's largest selling console,
largely because of the playability of
some of its games rather than its
hardware specification, which is 8-bit
average. Better supported now in
'the UK than it used to be.
GRAPHICS
Resol uti on: 256 x 240
Palette: 52
Colours: 16
TV: Yes
Moni tor O u t p u t No
Moni tor Suppl i ed: No
Moni tor Options: None
Sprites: N/A
Speed: Average
SOUND
Speaker Quality: N/A
Stereo O utput: No
Per for m ance: Average
HARDWARE
Joystick/Mouse: 2 dedicated con-
trollers supplied. IR wireless con-
trollers with 30ft range now avail-
able for (39.95.
SOFTWARE
Existing Software Base: Around
50 titles available here. Many more
available in Japan but these require
a converter to run.
Current Releases: Nintendo predict
about 2-3 titles per m onth
Prospects: in the UK. improving due
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to increased support - but this is yes-
terday's technology.
Software Loading: Instant
BUYLINES
Best Buy Price: As RRP.
Second Hand Avai l abi l i ty: A few.
Mai ntenance: One year's guaran-
tee. Faulty machines return to deal-
er,
STAR RATI NGS
Graphics: * * *
Sound: * *
Expansion: * * * *
Overall: * * *
NINTENDOGAMEBOY
Package: Main
unit + 1 game
(Tetris)
Memory: 64Kbit
(8K bytes)
Processor: 1 = 1 1 = := 1
Custom 8 bit
Price: £6999.
Contact:
Deighton PR 01.
836 2973
IN BRIEF
Nintendo were the first company to
produce a dedicated handheld con-
sole and now it seems everyone
wants to get in on the act. On reflec-
tion even the Game Boy was a long
time coming since the technology
employed by the display is starting
to look dated. Not to be dismissed
simply because of mono graphics -
this machine has some superb titles
and the two-player link-up option
has tremendous potential.
GRAPHICS
Resol uti on: N/A
Colours: 2 (monochrome)
Moni tor Supplied: Yes - LCD dis-
play is lit by ambient light.
Sprites: Information not available
Speed: Fast for what it is.
SOUND
Speaker Quality: Depends on head-
phones
Ster eo O utput: Yes
Per for m ance: Plays a lot better
than it looks,
HARDWARE
Keyboard:Select and Start + 2
option buttons.
Joystick: Single 8 way controller.
Ports: Headphone socketdual-
machine interface.
SOFTWARE
Existing Software Base: The best
for any handheld.
Cur r ent Releases: Increasing
Games: Arcade and puzzle-type.
Prospects: Excellent
S oftw ar e Loadi ng: Instant
BUYLINES
Best Buy Price: As RRP
Second Hand Availability: None,
Mai ntenance: Grey imported
machines rarely have any real war-
ranty. UK machines have 1 year war-
ranty
STAR RATI NGS
Graphics: * * *
Sound: * * * * SEGAMASTER 7
Expansi on: Dual machine interface
has lots of potential.
Overall: * * * * *
NECPC ENGINE
Package: PC Engine + controller and
1 garlic
ECM,'
Mem or y: 64K internal + 8K video; 2 Package: Console using cartridge 0(
- 128K internal 32K video
smart card plus game controller and
Processor: 8 bit custom
1 gam e (Alex Kidd in Miracle World).
Price: N/A (US price around $199) Recom m ended Retail Prke:
Cont a c t Local dealers
£79.99; E99.95 (+light gun); L129,95
(+ light gun and 30 glasses).
IN BRIEF
Contact: Virgin Mastertronic 071-
Sadly, it now seems unlikely that this 727 a o m
machine will ever be officially sup-
ported by NEC in the UK. It's CD- IN BRIEF
ROM add-on drive is now the largest
Japanese software base is not as
selling CD unit on the market and is
good as Nintendo's but more titles
responsible for much of the recent reach UK Mastertronic have given
increase in CD development. There's
good support to the machine so the
also a sixteen bit version, vastly more
prospects look good_ Like the
powerful, called the Turbographx, Nintendo, however, this 8-bit
but this is only rarely available machine uses established but dated
thr ough importers and at a price - technology.
usually around E300. NEC also have a
GRAPHI CS
handheld version of the Engine
Resolution: 256 x 192
which is software compatible with its
Palette: 64
larger brother.
Colours: 1 6
GRAPHICS
Resol uti on: 256 x 216
TV: Yes
M o n i t o r No
Palette: 512 (Tgx. - 1024) SOUND
Colours: 32 - 16 background and 16
Speaker Quality: Depends on N.
shared by sprites.
Per for m ance: 3 channels.
TV: Yes
HARDWARE
Moni tor O utput: N/A
Joystick: Game controller supplied.
Moni tor Suppl i ed: No
SOFTWARE
Moni tor Options: N/A
Existing S oftw ar e Base: Very
Sprites: 64 (Igx. - 128)
good
Speed: Very fast considering this Is
an 8 bit! Cur r ent Releases: Good
SOUND Games: All arcade
Prospects: As good as
Speaker Quality: Depends on mon-
itor. any 8-bit console.
MI DI : No S oftw ar e Loadi ng: Instant.
BUYLINES
Ster eo O utput: Yes
Per for m ance: 6 channel stereo Best Buy Price: As RRP
HARDWARE Second Hand Availability: Some
Disk For m at: CD ROM at extra cost. Mai ntenance: One year's guaran-
Disk Price: Read-only so N/A tee. Faulty machines return to deal-
Disk Per for m ance: Superb - the CD er.
ROM adds a new dimension.
STAR RATI NGS
Joystick: Supplied with dedicated
controller. Graphics: * S r *
SOFTWARE Sound: * * *
Existing S oftw ar e Base: Large Ex pans ion: * * *
Cur r ent Releases: Increasing. Overall: * * *
Games: Almost exclusively arcade.
Prospects: Good.
Software Loading: Cartridge is
instant; CD OK
BUTLI NES
Best Buy Price: Currently grey
import.
Second Ha nd Availability: V Rare
Mai ntenance: Watch out - grey
imported machines rarely have any
real warranty.
STAR RATI NGS
Package: Megadnve, controller,
Graphics: * * * *
and Altered Beast
Sound: * * * *
Mem or y: 74K main + 644( video
E xpansion: * * * *
Processor 68000 + Z808
Overall: * * * *
Price: f 189.99.
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Contact: Virgin Mastertronk 071- STAR RATI NGS Moni tor O utput: Yes Cur r ent Releases:4 more planned
727 8070 M oni t or Suppl i ed: No
Graphics: * * * * * by the end of the year.
Sound: * * * * * M oni t or Options: RGB, SCART Games: Arcade.
IN BRIEF Sprites: 380 Prospects: Uncertain, but the mem-
Expansion: * * *
Excellent ex ample of the new 16-bit Overall: * * * * * Speed: Remark able bers' club could help swing chance in
console technologies. The fi rst SOUND its fav our
decent 16-bit console to receive of f I. Speaker Quality: Depends on .S oftw ar e Loadi ng: Instant.
cal support in the UK. SNKNEO-GEO TV/monitor BUI VLI NES
GRAPHICS MIDI: No Best Buy Price: As RRP.
Resolution: 320 x 224 Stereo Output Yes Second Ha nd Avai l abi l i ty: None as
Palette: 512 Package: Console unit and con- Per for m ance: 13 channel stereo yet.
troller unit.
Colours: 6 4 HARDWARE Mai ntenance: 1 year guarantee.
Mem or y: 64K work RAM. 64K video
IV: 'Yes Joystick: Supplied, second available
RAM
Moni tor No f or around 170. STAR RATI NGS
Processor: 68000 + 280A support.
Sprites: 80 Ports: Walkman socket Graphics: * * * * *
Price: C399
Speed: Very fast SOFTWARE Sound: * * * * *
SOUND Contact: Active Sales 081 752 0260 Existing S oftw ar e Base: Just 8 Ex pans ion: *
Speaker Quality: N/A titles at present. Overall: * * * *
HMI: Nn IN BRIEF
Stereo O utput: Yes Technically the most advanced con-
Performance: 12 channel stereo sole currently available, the games CALL ME
sound is produced by a custom FM are of arcade quality, with huge
chip and sounds fantastic.
HARD,
Sprites and excellent sound,
HARDWARE although the current crop of games
CALL ME
Joystick: Dedic ated c ontroller sup- are not totally astounding in regards MR CHIPS,
pled to their gameplay. The game car- BUT CALL
SOFTWARE tridges can store up to 330 Mblts of
data, but this is reflected in their ME!
Existing Softw ar e Base: Poor
Current Releases: Few in UK at price - 1199.99! All is not lost, since l'en re sponsible

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where members can rent s oftware Ha rdwa re p a rt s.
Games: All arcade
and I 'm a lwa ys
Prospects: Very good. for 125 a month. Definitely the sys- a va ila ble f o r yo u r
Software Loadi ng: Instant tem to have if you want to pose, and sugge stions.
BUYLINES to be very poorl Drop m e a line , a t
test Buy Price: As RRP GRAPHICS the ACE Addre ss
Resol uti on: Arcade quality, or phone d u rin g
Second Hand Availability: N/A

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Palette: 65536 H otline hours.
Maintenance: One year on UK Da v i d
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f24-95 played a pre-prod version at Mirrorsoft and found gram has sold just under 25000 copies - very
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Computer grammed Xiphos
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I6-bit machine to have. f a s
light and a digital VCR-like clock on the front. • voilal. it's installed, as simple as that. Also
Myaward, for what it's worth to best stand at Commodore apparently intend the CD-TV to be t ,
forthcoming in the New Year is a compiler for
theShowgoes to Virgin Mastertronic - and they released in the Spring of 1991, with around 25- T
around the h same price. This, I am promised, will
iso win the prize for the best poster: as you 30 software titles ready for its launch by such e
compile ALL AMOS commands, unlike some
cameup the escalator the first thing you saw software houses as Domark and Gremlin. Also compilers I know of, and will on average double
h) asa painting of Judge Dredd from the comic Commodore are distributing 2000 p r e
1 4091 the speed of your programs,
2000AD roughing up something that wasn't -
CD-TVs to various institutes for thorough pre- To end with, a question, Why aren't there more
Tuitiel unrecognisable! launch
p r o d u c t i oIfnanyone at Commodore is read-
testing. isometric 3D jump 'n' dodge games like Knight
.10,of course, is now appearing in a Virgin ing, I'm perfectly willing to sacrifice some of my Lore and Head Over Heels on the Amiga? The
game,which looked race enough and had recog- spare time to give the system the once-over! The recent Treasure Trap and the very old Airball are
able sprites but seemed to be just another bad news, however, is that the adaptor for the only ones I ran think of (Cadaver doesn't real-
Itidirectional scrolling shoot-'ern-up. Their Amiga owners to give us CDTV compatibility is ly count as it's more ol graphic adventure). I
Standalso featured the conversion of the arcade going to be a long time in coming. used to love that style of game - surely there
at Golden Axe, which I was very impressed with - AMOS, the blisteringly fast graphics handling must be others who feel the same?
needsa MeRadrive with ports like this? RASIC from Mandarin Software, is becoming a 0 Sam Vickers

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has already been sold, and any software now
being shipped in has to be sent out to cope with
the intense demand. Has there ever been such
keen interest in a machine? To our minds, only
the launch of the ZX Spectrum back in 1982,
and even that was nowhere close to this sort of
demand.
cartwheeling your way through a multitude of
our way scrolling levels, facing such adversaries
as mutated slugs, and a court jury that come
together to form a huge dragon. Looks pretty
hot to us.
Atomic Robokid is the lovable story about the
lovable little robot that looks like Dusty Bin with

1 Speaking of software, which with any new

machine is the key to early success, you'll all be
interested to know that 14 titles are planned,
guns that goes on a lovable crusade where he
causes mass destruction. Featuring four way
push scrolling and some rather huge sprites, it's
including Altered Beast, which is packaged free one to watch out for. And of course, there'll be
with the machine. Price point for the new soft- full reviews in the next exciting installment of
ware lies between /29.99 and E39.99, a not too your fave computer rave.
unreasonable demand, especially when corn
pared to the E60 price tag on imported Mies for SEGA ME G A COMPO
w in its wake a trail of goodies. No, I'm the grey machine. Sega plan to release titles at The Megadrive has to be the name on any clued
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l in drunken heaps all around Earls Court. isn't a hell of a lot. Sega plan to use external that you know what's going down, you've got to
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hearts - the official UK launch of the SEGA these companies wi M be producing and market- three, yes three lucky readers the opportunity to
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e edition Sega laces, badges and a nice Sega
ding Megadrive owners crowded around the month inquiring whether any of the existing
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hin these early days obviously bodes for a strong know themselves. The entire software future of tion. In the UK, SEGA's 16-bit console is known
amarket indeed, which naturally ensues cheaper the Megadrive is shrouded in all sorts of mysteri- as the Megadrive. What monicker is it known by
machines and huge software support. A s it is. ous meetings, and fingers crossed next issue elsewhere?
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surely that game wasn't such a huge success as to company, RC Simulations. Bob's dream is to pro-
aries IBM PC inspire this flurry of activity.
I'm as yet unable to comment on which one
duce the closest thing to real flight, using little
more than standard PC hardware and his unstop-
will be the most worthy of your perusal: I've only pable imagination.
seen Test Drive III running at the (ES show and So far, using Microsoft's Flight Simulator v4.0
had a quick glimpse at Mindscape's effort, but (or, w hen he's more combat minded, one of
the haven't really had a chance to take any one of MicroProse's latest fly-boys), a Ma xx yoke (which
th them for a test spin. It looks as though the first to is in effect a pilot's ioystick) and a set of foot ped-
get their particular motor into the showrooms will als, he's come as close as I've seen to simulating
have an uncatchable head start.
the effects and sensations of really flying - hold
The other group of close relations takes in your right thum b up in the air and place your
tw o flight simulators, both based around Russia's forefinger about quarter of an inch away from
aviation hardware (at least it makes a change it., that's how close he's got.
from the usual American flying F-words). In addition to all of this, Bob's taken two
The first of these to appear will be Electronic peripherals which were originally devised for use
Arts' Stormovik, which promises to allow the user with word processing and other office-type com-
particular with a new phenomenon; the to pilot the Sukhoi SU-25 Storrnovik, this is appar- puter uses and incorporated them into his system_
ued t taneous (and apparently coincidental) ently t he Soviet Union's toughest b a t t l e The Covox Voice Master is a headset and software
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appearance of a number of games bearing a ground
- attack aircraft'. On the other hand, arrangement which allows the user to communi-
i
remarkable resemblance to one another. Dornark's
p r o v e nMiG-29 Fukrum is a simulation of - wait
to cate with the PC thr ough spoken commands.
l In his excellent book, Adventures In The for it - "the Soviet Uni ons most advanced fr ont That's right folks, you can now unleash those
Ater
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Screen Trade, screenwriter William Goldman line attack fi ghter aircraft Sidewinders by simply shouting lir e'. And while
y to e - Both simulations have been put together
refers to a similar Occurrence in the movie busi- you're at it, another Covox gizmo, the Speech
top tness, where a successful feature is usually fol- .
with some degree of Soviet assistance - EA says Thing will even allow the machine to reply to your
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lowed quickly by a rash of lookalikes (by the way. that theirs is t h e first fl ight simulator from the Commands - you say 'gear a nd the machine will
ted s to get your hands on a copy of this book -
try Soviet perspective', while Domark's is allegedly respond with 'landing gear up' or whatever.
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apart from being entertaining, it's a real eye- the world's first ever Glasnost fl ight simulator Those of you who came along to last month's
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opener as to the way things are done in - I suppose that ultimately. it all comes down to Computer Entertainment Show at Earls Court may
Hollywood).
c whether
. you'd prefer to be battle-proven or most have seen Bob demonstrating this set-up on the
k However, in Silver Screensvilie, these looka- advanced. Either way, you can make your choice RC Simulations stand. However, if you didn't, and
o only follow a film that's been phenomenally
likes towards the end of the year, as EA's effor t is due would like to learn a little more about the whole
successful - here we have two groups of appar- out later'this month and Domark's shouldn't be thing, give Bob a call on 0272 550900.
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ently closely-related games, neither of which are too far behind, Personally, I would advise poten- Right that's about it for this month. Tune in
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based
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similar in style to Domark's Hard Drivin• - but nicely back to where we came in. Last month I • Claran Brennan
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Robe also revealed that Commodore capability." In somewhat surprising 009 R EBEL S M EGA DEMO 045 PSYCoDH OI N TR OS 3 103 P O ADVENTURES I
support of this statement, Palace do 010 • AR G O N M EGA DEM O 046 R EBEL
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not plan to release any further 8-bit 011 KE F R E N S M EGA 047 M O L ES OF ANARCHY 112 SOU N D TR AC KER S
oictitict to Eastern Bloc countries, in DEMO 0
product "at this point in time." UK r 113 M E G A INSTRUMENTS
the hope of establishing a new user 012 R E D SECTOR M EGA .
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baseto ensure that the 8-bit Before all you C64 owners cry betray- DEMO DI 9
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al, it was then made clear that this is 013 R E D SECTOR M EGA 051 P U MH 9P U P THE
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machines remain current_ Considering
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VOLUME 126 C H AN N EL 0
the state of many Eastern Bloc 014 WAL KER D EM O' 052 KN I G2H T ANIM •
programmers who proffer their wares 128 F ASH I ON M EGA DEMO
economies however, the success of 015 WAL KER DEM O 2 • 053 P D GAM ES
. 132 BL O W FLY XXX
this venture remains to be seen_ to the company are genuinely more 016 SC AN N ER HORROR 054 KYL I E MINOGUE D I 144 D I R T Y MINDS XXXX
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summer make (I think), and with that 164 C LASSI C AL MUSIC 2
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on something of a negative note,
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Palace did announce that in a recent . DEM OS DISK 1
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poll calculated by Gallup from infor- 022 D EATH STAR M EGA 061 N A S .A SLIDESHOW DEMO 6 DISK 2
David Birch, speaking on behalf DEMO D2
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of(64 supremos Thalamus, said 023 N E W T E K 1 D I SK 1 • •i•
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'too many 64 users for the machine Commodore 64 came second only to 027 BAT M AN BATDANCE 068 W O R.D PROCESSOR
the mighty Amiga! 028 M ON OPOLY 070 BE S T9 OF HUBBARD
tobe let down." With that in mind, 029 S T AR TREK
Now, it's plug time. The powers 072 T OI L ET 9 PAPER •.1 M EG 1
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AMSTRAD CPC able for 11.50 from the address specified previous-
ly.
The passwords for levels two and three of this
Ocean game are (respectively) OPPENHEIMER and
LENOLAGAY
TAME THE GAME
Next up, some cheats tips and multiface pokes for That's all the tips for now, but I'd just like to wind
both oldies and the more recent titles. First off, this column up on something of a bitter note. For
=
ElffillEM we have P-47 Thunderbolt:
M1 I R SI N IEM ESI I M EN I M
M EEM I SO O M M E E
far too long the CPC has been neglected by soft-
1• LEVEL ONE - THE TRAIN ware houses, looking upon it as a machine of infe-
M• The bombs are the last power-up before the rior capability and as such, support in recent
=•
S arrival of the train. Whatever you do, DON'T miss months has been in my opinion, minimal. Sure,
•
J these. Wait until the last few carriages are visible, there have been plenty of conversions, but Only
O• go to the top of the screen approximately half an from companies who release software right across
B• m onths column, although touti ng the
ast
name
E• CPC seemed to concentrate rather inch from the far right and you should find your- the board in an attem pt to clean-up revenue wise.
LY I re on E•
the new GX4000. Well, fret no more, this self safe from harm - bombs away! I can accept the fact that this may be so for most
I
month
M1
sees the rectification of that blatant disre- LEVEL TWO - THE BOMBER
I1 (if not al!) of the 8-bit machines, but to my mind,
I
gard, and
I 1 thanks to those users who inspired and Whichever power-ups you collect on this level, try the CPC has suffered the most. Amstrad's launch
contributed
I towards the column. to ensure that you do not have the bombs when of the 464 plus will, I feel, do little to further the
1
I
To Ikick
S off, let me introduce you to a group reaching the end of level as to use these properly, cause in that it will undoubtedly be brushed aside
Mu dedicated to furthering the cause of us
of people you need to be above the bomber. The safest tac- by many as "just another Amstrad machine',
EM tic is to remain below the bomber as far as you especially in the face of the 16-bit and console
Amstrad owners - the United Amstrad User
E can_ Note however, that when the bomber boom.
Group. M
What they offer, is a bi-monthly magazine
((PC User),
I containing news, reviews, technical explodes, it drops like a lead-balloon so be sure to Sad as this may be to neglected Amstrad
move quickly.
assistance and comps amongst a wealth of other owners, my case in point was proven only recently
rY things, in addition to both Public Domain, and
LEVEL THREE THE TANK when, upon 'phoni ng several software houses to
Once again, the best weapon to use here, are the enquire about future CPC releases, I was met with
reference book libraries. At present, the yearly fee
for these facilities stands at a measly 17_00. bombs. Due to the fact that the tank keeps mov- the general consensus that the Amstrad has all
In further explanation of the library facilities, ing however, you are unlikely to fi nd a safe place but disappeared and that w e have no plans to
the PD library is split into two sections. The first of to sit, so fast reflexes are the order of the day. produce any further software for this range...!'
One method is to sit just above the tank to the far All I can say to this, is that it seems a shame
these is cassette based. consisting of three tapes
right of the screen, dodging between bullets and that when a machine that has widespread public
available for the price of just 4 first class stamps,
bombing for all you're worth. support is technologically superceeded, it is
and from which you may copy anything that takes
sOt LEVEL FOUR - THE BATTLESHIP thought of as all but defunct! This is most defi•
your fancy. The second part of the PD library is on
disk only, and is quite extensive, so for a fee, Bombs, bombs and more bombs. Fly the length of niteiy not a sleeping dog that can be left to lie.
L/AU_G will copy entire disks or specific files to the ship and then return backwards, bom bing all Letters of rage and demands of retribution please.
379.00 your own media. The book library works on the the while, and not forgetting to avoid the other Speak up all you CPC Owners! Write to me at the
379.00 aircraft. When the scrolling halts, make a bee-line
same basis as a public library, its primary use to usual ACE address with your comments hints, tips
370.00
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115.00
135.00 book you may wish to buy, or cannot locate in (Incidentally, entering ZEBEDEE into the high- Thank you in anticipation.
score table gives you infinite lives...) • Alex Ruranskl
170,00
E 95.00
E 59.00 The ZX81 was in the shops by Christmas and sold for research and development for Spectrum is
E 16.00
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SPECTRUM over 450,000 before the machine was replaced by
the ZX Spectrum.
spent_ It seems, in some cases, to be getting small-
er pieces of the R&D pie.
With an already phenomenal and loyal user Spectrum games still sell in vast quantities
t 37.50
t 4 .9 8 base, the ZX Spectrum and its descendants have
and will continue to do so as long as people buy
found their way into over five million homes the machine. If anyone destroys the Spectrum the
today, with an estimated active user base of accusing finger should be pointed at the software
250000. So why has the software market started houses, not at the Spectrum which continues to
to shy away from the Spectrum? Most software provide a solid and inexpensive introduction
houses now write games on PC's or Amigas and to the world of computer games.
port programs down thr ough the ST and some- This poor cousin attitude to 8-bits, is due,
times, when they feel a product may be right for apparently they say, to the demise of the
the 8-bit market, onto the Amstrad's, C64's and Spectrum et al_ But is it? Only eight months ago
Spectrums and in the process sometimes make we saw MicroStyle's Stunt Car Racer come onto
7 T h Spectrum.
e SpectrumA brand
,s deadnew
! Long
user
live
of the
technology poor decisions in doing so.
seems to be slowly taking over in the computer the market. The 16-bit versions of the game, with
Part of the problem is actually more to do
market. They are not using it to learn to program. their customised sound chips and half meg memo-
with the people that write the games. Program- ries, were actually poor cousins to the Spectrum
They do not see the machine as an educational
mers who wrote good games on the Spectrum are
tool. They are pure game players. They want and C64 versions with their so-called poor graph-
generally gobbled up by the 16-bit world. And for ics and tiny memory.
bia9er, better and faster games. Can the Spectrum good reason. Ex-Spectrum programmers had to There's a strong money motivation for soft-
I: hold out in what seems to be a marketplace fi ght
between David and Goliath? develop incredible ways to save memory - from ware houses to concentrate on 16 bit but it's
self erasing code to cramming code into areas of always nice to see that the big houses like Ocean,
Home computing really began way back in
memory that were never meant to be used. They US Gold, Domark and the kings of the 8 bit-bud-
February of 1980 with the launch of Sir Clive's
DI( Sinclair ZX80 which found its way into the home
took the Spectrum way beyond its original limits. get the Codemasters still make games for the
It's for this reason that most of them have now Spectrum and have no plans to move to 16 bit
Is under the guise of an electronic hobbyist's project
ina iiit form whereby your 179.95 bought you all
been lured away from the Spectrum to utilise
their talents in the lucrative 16 bit markets_ This
only, as they believe that a market that has more
Spectrums in it than the Amiga and Atari St com-
the components needed to build it yourself. This
has lead to very few games being originated on bined still has a rosy future. And by that they
strange marketing made the Sinclair ZX80 the first
the Spectrum and has led, arguably to a decline in mean they can make money and as long as there
sub£100 computer - and brought computers out
the overall standard of games available with a is money to be made, there will always be some-
tri their specialist scientific home and directly into
FERN' the hands of the public. Mainly due to the popu-
few notable exceptions.
And it's rare that the notable exceptions do
one there - making money from selling games
that people want.
DO extra_ larisation of home technology by the only com-
notably better in sales than games that are sur- Send your Spectrum game comments, tips and
puter company name that is recognised by young
rounded with industry hype. So many games now cheats to: SPECTRUM ACE LINES, ACE MAGAZINE,
6XJ andold alike - the Sinclair Spectrum.
seem to be the product of piggy back marketing EMAP IMAGES, PRIORY COURT, 30-32 FARRING-
The Sinclair ZX80 had 1K of RAM, no graphics
with the big money going into buying licences of DON LANE, LONDON EC1R 3AU.
et sound and had just a rudimentary Sinclair Basic
the film, of the video, of the arcade game of • Garth Sumpter
pogramming language. But it captured people's
the pie. Maybe part of the supposed de-cline of
asaginatiens and the rest, as they say, is history.
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ACEDIARY
7-13 CKTO BE R
S O F T W A R E RE LE AS E S
Dem onw ar e: Oops Up (Am i ga
f24. 95). Ar cade/puz z le-style
gam e w i th soundtr ack fr om
the r ecent Snap hi t.
Krtsalis: Rogue & w o w * (ST,
Am i ga f24. 99). S hoot 'em up
fe a tur i ng the 2000AD comic
character.
V ul tur e Publishing: ProSoccer
2190 (ST, Am i ga f19. 99).
Soccer si m ul ati on. 22ncl co
ty style.
Electronic Zoo: S ubbutoo
(Spectr um , C64, CPC tape
£9.99. disk f14„ 99, ST. Am i ga, 4 1
PC L24.99). Table top soccer
conversion, de v e l ope d for Zoo
by G ol i ath Games.
Am iga, Battl
PC I TBA).
Ocean: e ComLong
m andaw ai t-1 1
(ST,
ed sequel to Rainbir d's Car r ier
Com m and, fe a tur i ng air a nd
land com bat.
Billy the Ki d (ST. Am i ga, PC
fTBA). Or iginal ga m e devel-
ope d by Level 9: i nter acti ve
m ovie style gam e set in the
Wi l d West.
P l otti ng (Spectr um £9.99 ta tm
£14.99 disk; C . CPC car-
k 129.99). Upgr a de d ver sion of
fr i dge; S t Am i ga ETBA). Block
puz z le gam e w i th constr ucti on
ki t to cr eate your ow n screens..
Audi ogeni c: Hefter Ske'te r
(Spectrum, CM, CPC 19.99
tape, £10.99 disk; ST. Am i ga
f9. 99). Re-r eleased pl a tfor m
gam e.
. T
Loopz (Spectrum, C64, CPC W
(9. 99 tape; S t Am i ga f24. 99).
A (Spectrum, C64, CPC 1E14.99
Puzzler, r evi ew ed i n thi s issue.
Emlyn Hughes THvia Quiz
(Spectrum, C64, CPC £10.99; ST,
4 1fe a tur i ng Chase HQ, l i m bo
Am i ga L24.99). Squeaky Em lyn
intr oduces over 2,000 ques-
ti ons on var ious topics.
Dom ar k: Spy Who Loved Me
(Spectrum, C64, CPC £9.99
tape, £14.99 disk. ST. Am i ga
124.99. PC f29. 99). Latest
gam e i n the l ong-r unni ng
James Bond series.
Par adr oi d 90 (ST, Am i ga
124.99). Andr e w Br aybr ook's
upda te d ver sion of the space
shoot 'em up.
Sunday 7
East Germany, the German
Democratic Republic, was formed on
this day in 1949. Fifty one years
later...
Monda y 8
Tuesday 9
Independence Day, Uganda
Wednesday 10
Thur sday 11
Fr iday 12
Satur day 13
1 4 - 2 0 O CTO BE R
S O F T W A R E RE LE AS E S
Ocean: Ni ghtbr e e d - the
arcade acti on gam e.
(Spectr um , C64, CPC £9.99
ta p. , 114. 99 disk, ST. Am i ga
f19, 99). Kick and dodge gam e
fr om the Clive Bar ker novel
Cabal and now Ni ghtbr eed,
the m ovie, fe a tur i ng a cast of
gr otesques.
US G ol d/ Dol phi n, : Cruise for a
Corpse (ST, Am i ga £ 2 4 9 9 )
Aga tha Chr istie style m yster y.
usi ng Ci nem ati que inter face.
Rainbir d: Betr ayal (PC 134.99,
ST, Am iga. C64 129.99) U M S
II
(PC. Ma c £34.99, ST. Am i ga
acclaimed w ar si m ul ati on
fr om 18 m onths back.
New som O nsl aught (PC
f24. 99). Rol e-pl ayi ng adven-
tur e. Futur e Basketbal l (ST,
Am i ga L24.99). Basketbal l
w i th w eapons. S t a m f or d (PC
124.99).
Dom ar k: Wheel s of Fire
tape, £19. 99 disk. S t Am i ga
L29.99). Dr i vi ng com pi l ati on
Outr un. P ow er Dr i ft and
Dom ar k's ow n Har d Drivin".
Accolade: Al te r e d Desti ny
(Am i ga (2 4 . 9 9 ) S tr atego (S t
r'CPC £9.99 tape, f 16.99 disk).
AG unboa t (Am i ga £24.99,
mSpectrum. CPC 19.99 tape,
i £16.99 disk) Star Contr ol (C64,
:gSpectr um , CPC 19.99 tape,
ta £16. 99 disk. ST f24. 99).
:EMistr ess of the Dar k (PC
2 L29.99). US hor r or queen i n
4 Spooky ar cade-adventur e.
. PAGE 149 d
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S unday 14
National Day, Madagascar
M onda y 15
Tuesday 16
Wednesday 17
Thur sday 18
Friday 19
Satur day 20
Birthday of Ian Rush, 1961
21
S O F-T W A R E RE LE AS E S
27
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Mi ndscape: PaC011 2 (PC
L44.99).
C Air Traffi c Contr ol sim
w i th ne
Tw air por ts a nd m ul ti -
pl ayer O
featur es. Capti ve (ST,
Am iga, ST). Tony Cr ow the r 16-
B Popul ous de v e l opm e nt team
bi t gam e - i m agi ne Dunge on
MasterEcrossed w i th
R The Ul ti m ate Ride
Popul ous.
(PC, ST, Am i ga). By Chris Gr ey
w ho di d Fiendish Fr eddy,
same style, sam e hum our .
Skid Marks (PC, ST, Am i ga).
Dr i vi ng gam e by team w hi ch
di d Duel and Test Drive. 3 D
Boxi ng (PC. ST, Am i ga). Also
fr om the Duel/Test Dr ive sta-
ble.
Vir gin: I van 'I r onm an'
Stew ar t's Super O ff Road
Racer (Spectrum, C64. CPC
£10.99 tape, 114. 99 disk; ST.
Am iga, PC L24.99). Four w heel
dr i ve di r ty tr ack r acing
agai nst the clock and var ious
opponents.
Vir gin: Zor k I , Planotfall,
Wishbringer, Leather
Goddesses of Phobos,
Hitchhiker 's G ui de to the
Galaxy (S t Am i ga, PC £9.99
each). Wel com e re-release for
those classic I nfocom adven-
tures.
M ont y Python (Spectr um , C64,
CPC £9.99 tape, £14. 99 disk:
ST, Am i ga £19.99. PC f24. 99).
Surreal pl atfor m -styl e gam e
w hi ch neatl y captur es the
P ythonesque atm ospher e.
Judge D m ict (Spectr um , C64,
CPC £9. 99 tape, f 14.99 disk;
S t Am i ga L19.99). Patr ol
Me ga City One the onl y w a y
Judge Dr edd can i n this pl at-
for m -based gam e.
Psygnosis: Car thage (Am i ga
L24.99). Ar cadei str ategy gam e
set i n the Car thage of the
Rom an Empire.
Psygnosis: Ni tr o (ST. Am i ga
124.99). Road r acing over four
di ffe r e nt courses.
Psyclapse: Ma tr i x Mar auder s
(ST L19.99). Futur i sti c r acing
over ni ne di ffe r e nt tracks.
Micr o Style: Rick Danger ous
(PC £24.99. ST. Am i ga £24.99.
Spectrum. C64, CPC £9.99
tape, 114. 99 disk). Simulcra
(ST, Am i ga L24.99). Fast 3 0
s hoot 'em up,
Dem onw ar e: The Pow er
ADVANCED COMPUTER ENTERTAINMLNT 1 4 7
pink pages
(Am i ga 124.95). Mor e puzzles,
pl ayed to musical backi ng
fr om the no. 1 hi t record.
Inner pr ise: Tim e G uar di an
(Am i ga 124.95), Tim e tr avel -
based shoot 'em up.
Battl e S quadr on (ST. pl us spe-
cial STE ver si on (19. 95). S hoot
'e;si up; STE ver sion featur es
har dw ar e scrolling and ster eo
sound.
Electronic Ar ts/ i nter pl ay:
Dr a gon Wars (Am i ga)
Electronic Arts: Pow or m or tger
(ST, Am i ga L29.99). Set up
your ow n civilisation i n
unchar ted ter r i tor y in thi s
m uch-her al ded gam e fr om
Bullfr og.
Sunday 21
M onda y 22
Tuesday 23
Wednesday 24
Independence Day, Zambia
Thur sday 25
St Crispin's Day - patron saint of
shoemakers and leather workers.
Fr iday 26
National Day, iron National Day,
Austria
Satur day 27
Clocks go BACK one hour at 2.00am
Sunday morning. That's an extra
hour in bed.
2 8 O C T- 3 N O V
S O F T W A R E RE LE AS E S
Mi tr opr ose: Cov e r t Acti on
Electronic Zoo: Xi phos (ST,
Am i ga. PC (24. 99). Latest pr o-
gr am to ta p i nto the Elite
spate tr adi ng/ shoot 'em up
genr e. Acti on is set across fi ve
universes, i n lar ge 3D gr aph-
ics.
Audi ogeni c: E xter m i nator
(Spectr um , C64. CPC £9.99; ST.
Am i ga 124 99). Coi n-op con-
version.
Ma gne ti c Scrolls: Wonde r l a nd
(PC L34.99). Adv e ntur e based
on Lewis Carroll's classic Alice
books, w i t h a tr ul y i nnovati ve
m ul ti -w i ndow user i nter face
and beautiful illustrations.
Blade: Laser S quad (PC L24.99).
Str ategy gam e.
O xfor d Softw or ks: Chess
Cham pi on (PC L29.95). G o (ST,
Am iga, PC L24.95). Ver sion of
anci ent Chinese boa r d gam e. •
Backgam m on Royal e (ST,
Am iga, PC f24. 95).
S oftw ar e Business: Bom ber • • •
Bob (Am i ga 124.95). Wacky
sh o o t ' e m u p .
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For all those who loved It Came
The long awaited sequel to
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Dungeon Master. If you have
the same in the shape of a handy
already played through the first pro-
bolt-on scenario, It's fifties style Sci-
gram you can use your existing
Fi again, and this time some very
characters, otherwise there is
strange things are happening to the
another hall of mirrors you can
inhabitants of the tiny Mid-West
select from. Chaos has a similar
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You play 'Brick' Nash, an ex-fighter feel to Dungeon Master, but is
pilot determined to solve the riddle much tougher. There are also some
of the Antheads. If you enjoy puzzle new features thrown in, like a char-
solving with great graphics and acter editor and help oracle (very
sound, then you can't go far wrong handy). If you haven't played
with this number, and if you haven't Dungeon Master then play that first
played ft Came From The Desert
before making a definite date with
then why not grve that a try first? this game.
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An arcade style tank sim which
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* ACE RATING 925
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Core Design • Atari ST i24.99dk •
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This role-playing cybernetic extrava-
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Master RPG. Your objective is to
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machine, bred by the UCC Corp.
Light-source shaded raphics and
sound of film-like quality, along with
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pushing Corporation over the 900
mark.
* ACE RATING 945
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Novagen • Atari ST 5.24.95dk •
Amiga /24.95dk • PC TBA
This unusual combination of flight
pink pages
sim and adventure game, and
sequel to the welkeceived
Mercenary, has been in develop-
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the original game have been
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* ACE RATING 935
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Microprose • Atari ST E29.99dk •
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A program that could well be
described as the Flight Simulator's
Flight Simulator. The PC version has
enjoyed much success since its
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ers on the ST and Amiga look set to
do the same. The sim is based
around the much talked about I or
perhaps that be whispered about)
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sceanrios with hundreds of mis-
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with this one_
* ACE RATING 935
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Mirrorsoft/Spectrum Holobyte •
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From the people who brought you
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* ACE RATING 910
FUTURE WARS
Palace • Atari ST i24.99dh •
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A totally mouse-driven graphic
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to conquer Earth in the 43rd centu-
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the exploding pixels...
title
- suggests, is a highly-polished variation on the
70's
. TSpace
h e invaders theme. Gary also supplied
g a m 9th
Budgie's e current bestseller, the amazing
GaMxia.
i t s e l f ,
a A surprising
s second in Budgie's repertoire are
the
t Budgieh Crosswords
e a collection of crossword
puzzles. Hot on their heels is another old-
favourite (cliche, classic etc. depending on view-
point) Money s pinner - based on the good old
one-armed bandit theme. Budgie's STOS game
Perils of Penfoid is based on the cult "Danger
Mouse" cartoon and just missed a prize in the
STOS competition.
OTHER S T H ITS
Other favour i tes in the Budgi e stabl e
Include:
• Mr Di g - The Di g-O ug the m e r evisited
• Make a Break - Based on the Snoolcer
tr ivia quiz
• Footbal l 'BB - A footbal l m a na ge r
• Safe as Houses - Inspir ed by Monopol y
AMI G A FREEBIES
Hot on the ST's heels is the Amiga. This only lacks
games because most of the programmers spend
their time either writing demos or utilities. Like
the ST, the graphics found in the limited number
of Amiga titles is generally of a very high calibre.
Generally few come even close to commercial
offerings, but most are quite acceptable.
The best of the current bunch has to be Star
Belt - The Gam e O f The Futur e O f Manki nd -
from the prolific Trekie, Tobias Richter, Supplied
on two disks crammed full of graphics, animation
and sound effects - many taken from the original
series: this Shareware offering is better than the
original commercial ST offering in many areas.
"Treking Tobias (as he likes to be called) has
done a superb job - every home should have one.
Star Trek works best with two drives or a hard disk
though.
For those with a preference for more tradition-
al shoot-em-ups, the hot favourite making its way
around the libraries now is itionlit 2. Written by
The Challenge j u s t to prove it could be done -
Bionix 2 is a 32 colour scrolling blast in the
Sidewinder theme. 17 Bit have a copy on disk 746
which you can get for a miserly two quid. Also
highly recommended for children of all ages,
Flasholer is a simple puzzle game which casts the
player as a small Punch-like character and charged
with the task of retrieving a bottle of Newcastle
Brown Ale. 255 levels on the classic Boulderdash
theme, great sound and a catchy tune should
keep the kids amused for hours.
PC PROSPECTS
Trailing well behind the vast range offered for the
Thome' computers is the PC. In truth, given the
graphics available, the PC is not well served with
games. Few would even have made it to the list-
ings page of familiar 8-bit titles of old. A couple
shine out from the murk, and thanks to some last
minute telephone calls and hours agonising over a
hot MODEM - thanks to the lads at Folio
Shareware - ACE can bring news of some real hot
PC property.
Arcade fanatics will be pleased to hear some
genuinely nice looking software can be had for
just a fiver in the form of Aliens. This has nothing
to do with Invaders though, it's an isometric plat-
form game in the style of classics like Batman,
Head-over- Heels, A irball and so on. A lt hough the
game only runs from drive A with an icky CGA dis-
play, the graphics are good and the gameplay sat-
isfyingly addictive.
(1
anyone
3 with a vague interest in genocide or just
ruling
1 the planet can take time out to play
F
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The 8 -B it Scene
Eve rything in the ga rde n is ro sy if yo u ha ve a
1 6 -bit m icro (5 1 / PC/ Amiga ) b u t use rs o f a ging I -
bit m icro s w ill fi n d a de a rth o f Po ga me s title s.
There a re se ve ra l re a sons f o r t h is. I n the be gin-
ning. wh e n 8 -bits ru le d the Ea rth, PD wa s a ll
but unhe a rd o f. The o n ly t it le s like ly t o be
ha nde d a round croppe d u p a t co m p u te r d u b s
In t h e f o rm o f u t ilit y so ftwa re a nd the o d d
de ws,.
C ompounding the situa tion, m o st o f the
popula r 8 -bits (Spe ctrum, Am st ra d e tc-) re ly o n
tape ba se d fi lin g syste m s w h ich a re f a r slo we r
to duplica te tha n a d isk ba se d se tup. By the
time d isks a rrive d f o r the 8 -bit f o rm a t s in la rgo
numbers the 1 6
e
- sta blishe d.
The fi n a l t w ist o f th e kn if e come s f ro m the
b it
use rs the mse lve s. 8 - kit ma chine s m e f o r e a sie r
m a c hm i(I nn BASI C a nd PAC) th a n t h e ir 1 6 -bit
to progra
e s
cousins. This me a ns m o st sim p le ga me s a rrive
in
w theef o rmr o f ma ga zine list in g s f o r use rs to
type I n. I n the 1 6 -bit wo rld , t h is is a ll b u t
eimpossible since the p h ysica l sit e o f code a nd
a lp ro rh ib ites ma ga zine list in g s.
data
a d y
w
Global Ware far e Sim ulator . Al though this game
canl be played
l in text only, the graphics available
in EGA make it shine out as one of the best in this
genre - yet the author only requires a measly fiver
to register.
Among the list of options, up to between 2 and
10 players can try to decimate each other's armies;
alternatively, the game can just play with itself
while you sit back and watch. In these days of
Glasnost and Perestroika this is the only way to
play at war.
The list of games presented here is by no
means an exhaustive one; there are hundreds of
titles out there both Public Domain and
Shareware. In closing, if you do play a Shareware
game, please don't forget the authors. A few
pounds is worth the extra time and effort they
have spent adding the polish that makes a good
game great
• Mark Smiddy
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ADVENTURELN
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Stuck in an adven-
ture? Write in with
the name of the
ZAKMCKRACKEN
game and the The solution continues pick up the shard. G o out of the door the n
fi nd your w ay back out of the tem pl e
from Mike Bareham
nature of your prob- using the m a p ti tl ed -
M e x your
Make i c o w ay back t hr ough the j ungl e
lem. Be as specific You shoul d now be contr ol l i ng Leslie. You
will now be taken to Mar s w he r e Melissa
and
T e omn pto l the
-
e Ai r por t.
Use the r eser vations ter m i nal . Buy a
as possible and I'll and Leslie are w a i ti ng for your com m ands.
Open the spaceshi p door and ge t i n F r o m
ticket
. to London a nd w al k t o the pl a ne .
Go thr ough the autom ati c door s the n gi ve
do my best t o the gl ove c om pa r tm e nt take the fuse a n d
the cashcards. Use the ox y ge n valve the n
Anni e the scroll, fl a gpol e , whiskey, w i r e
cutter s and both shards of the crystal.
answer (on these pick up the di gi tal a udi o t a pe . G o back Switch t o Anni e,
outsi de and gi ve Melissa her cashcarct Give the w hi skey to the sentr y the n
pages only so no Switch to Melissa, e nte r the shi p and tur n off the switch. Use the wir e c utte r s
on the fence. Walk to S tone he nge a nd use
SAEs please), and if close the door . Use the ox y ge n v a l v e the n
take off the he l m e t and switch to Leslie. both bits of the cr ystal shar d on the al tar
don't know t h e Walk l eft to the m onol i th and use the
cashcard on the slot. Wai t for t h e tok e n to
stone. Use the fl a gpol e on the al tar stone.
Now r ead the scroll. The crystal shar ds will

answer, I know a dr op the n w al k r i ght back to the bui l di ng

and enter the door . Use the token on the
now be fused toge the r to f o r m a yel l ow
crystal. Pick up the crystal a nd w al k to the
man who m etal pl ate the n pick up the bur nt fuss.
Us . the fuse i n the fusebox the n dos e the
guar dhouse. G i v e the yel l ow crystal t o
Zak the n sw i tch to Zak.

News, tips, gossip, fusobox. Close the Mar s d o o r and ope n

the hostel door . G o inside the hostel. Pick
anecdotes and up the vinyl t a p e fr om the r i ght ha nd
locker a nd open it. Pick up the fl ashl i ght
adventuring trivia the n w al k to the bunk a nd pull the covers.
are also all most Whe n she calms dow n a bi t pi c k up the
br oom alien. Walk to the r i ght and pick up
Walk t o the ai r por t a nd buy a ti cket to
Miam i. Walk t o the pl ane. Buy a ti cket to
the Ber m uda Tr iangle the n w al k to the
plane. Wal k ar ound t h e pl ane for a w hi l e -
the pi l ot will have gi ven you a par achute.
Wai t som e m or e. Y ou ar e now inside a nd
alien spaceship. Ma k e n o t e of t h e colour s

welcome. Write to the ladder . w a l k back out thr ough the

door. O pen the Mar s door and go outsi de.
Then use the br oom al i en on the sand out-
me, Pat Winstanley, side the hostel . Walk to the r i g h t to the
the pi l ot presses on the w al l (you'l l need
the m to ge t off t h e shi p later ). Press the
but t on on the door . An alien w i l l com e and
take you to the ki ng. As soon as y ou can

d o ACE huge face.

Use the l adder on the door the n push
the buttons in the same c om bi na ti on as
Adventure line, you saw in the vi l l age in Kinshasa. (You
m ove gi ve the gui tar to the k i ng. The
alien w i l l now show y ou the w a y out.
Ma k e sur e you don't cr oss the l i ne on the
fl oor or you will be tr anspor ted back

Priory Court, 30-32 di d r em em ber t o w r i te them dow n di dn't

y oul ) The door will now open. Pick up the
Farringdon Lane, ladder and w al k t o the gr eat chamber.
Walk to the r i ght unti l you ge t t o the sec-
London, ECM 3AU ond huge statue_ Read the m ar kings a nd
m ake a diagr am , c a l l i ng this No. 1. S w i tc h
back to Zak and use the yel l ow cr ayon on
the str ange m ar ki ngs on the statue. Now
hom e and y o u don't w a nt to do tha t yet.
Walk back i nto the ki ng's r oom a nd r ead
the Lott-o-di ctor . Ma k e a note of this num -
ber. Walk back to the c ol our e d buttons
and press the m i n the or der you w r ote
dow n. Walk to t h e l eft of the line on the
fl oor and w ai t. You will soon be fal l i ng
very fast!

CORRUPTION dr a w the di agr am you just dr ew ( No. 1).

Whe n done, click on fi ni shed dr aw i ng t ha n

The tale unfolds with
Alexis Kofteros, Cyprus.
At 11.25 in Mar gar et's offi ce you will hear a
very i nter esti ng c onv e r s a ti on. Go outsi de
Mr Hughes' offi ce a nd listen to the w oode n
door. Then he a d for Theresa's offi ce. Waft
unti l she leaves the n unl oc k the door and
enter the offi ce. Get your pa r tne r s phone.
At 1 2 . 1 0 you will l ear n som ethi ng tha t
can tur n y our life upsi de dow n. Afte r that,
go to your BMW. Dr op ever ythi ng o n the
pa v e m e nt except your car keys. Enter the car
but leave the door ope n. Put the key in the
i gni ti on and tur n it. Then go out. Your car
will e nd up i n fl am es a fte r the expl osi on and
you will w a k e up in the hos pi ta l . Wai t unti l
the nur se leaves the n ge t up. G et paper s and
pi l l ow case the n go out and west.
Get the ba nda ge and w ear it. Go east
the n south, ope n the locker and ge t clothes.
Put the clothes i n the pi l l ow case t h e n ge t
the stethoscope fr om Bear and w ear it_ G o
nor th a n d west, lie on the bed and put the
stethoscope in case O n c e i n the a m bul a nc e ,
ge t up. dr op ba nda ge and pyjam as. Wear
your clothes a nd o p e n door . W he n you r each
fam i l i ar ter r i tor y j um p out and ge t all y our
thi ngs fr om the pavem ent.

ADVANCED COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT 1 6 1

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POLICEQUEST
The solution completed
from Anthony Quinn.
Whe n you are assigned to the nar cotics divi-
sion you will be i ntr oduced t o Det. Laur a
Watts. Fol l ow her to the offi ce after chang-
i ng i nto your pl a i n clothes. Laur a will s how
you r ound the offi ce. Read the c l i pboa r d
and m ake any notes necessary. Befor e you
are assigned to nar coti cs you w i l l r espond
t o a speedi ng suspect car. Whe n y ou stop i t,
sit i n your car and noti fy dispatch. They will
tell y ou to a ppr oa c h w i th extr em e cauti on.
Wai t for hel p to arrive. Whe n hel p ar r i ves,
ge t out„ l oa d gun. dr a w w e a pon a nd ty pe
"G et out". Your suspect will ge t out and
star t w al ki ng tow ar ds you T y p e "S top" or
"Hands up". Appr oa c h hi m Only after your
par tner tells y ou tha t he has hi m cover ed.
' C u f f hi m ' qui ckl y the n search him . You will
fi nd tha t he i s ar m ed and car r ying dr ugs.
Type "r ead r i ghts '. Q uesti on hi m the n ge t
him i nto the car and take hi m to Jail. Book
him unde r "Dr ugs". Then y o u will go to the
"Blue Bar " as instr ucted, t he n back to the
stati on t o take up your narcotics post.
Afte r changi ng i nto pl ai n clothes, fol l ow
Mor gan's and W a t t s orders. E x a m i ne the
clipboar d the n ope n the fi l i ng cabi net.
Am ong the fi les w i l l be one for Hoffm a n
w ho you ar r ested on a dr ugs char ge. Take
notes i f necessary. Laur a will call you to a
stake out in the par k. She w i l l stay i n the car
w hi l e you hi de i n the bushes. Tell her w he n
y ou a r e in posi ti on by the r adio. Tw o m en
will m eet a nd exchange packages. Y o u
shoul d have your gun l oaded a nd dr aw n
pr ior to hi di ng. Once the c ha nge has be e n
m ade ty pe "Hands up". The boy will corn., to
a hal t. The m a n w i l l a tte m pt to run. Type
"Radi o". This will tell Laur a t o gr ab t h e
escaping suspect. Cuff the boy and "Read
Ri ghts '. Retur n to the pa t r ol car w her e
Laur a will tell y ou ther e is no ti m e to talk. Or
you w i l l be i nfor m e d tha t you are not close
enough. M ov e dow n to the b o t t o m of the
screen and the detecti ve i n the br ow n shi r t
will tur n to f a c e the sam e dir ection. Then
appr oach hi m dir ectly a nd tal k to him. G e t
the voice tr ansm i tter fr om hi m the n ty pe
"Radi o" to check it. Go ba c k to the bar a nd
tell W ood the passwor d. He will escor t you
to the ba c k r oom a fte r sear ching you. Si t
dow n and w a i t for the thi r d player. Y o u will
r ecognise hi m as the m a n you have be e n
searching for, the D e a t h Angel . Y ou m ust
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are successful the Ange l will i nvi te you for a
dr ink. He will also ask i f y o u w a nt a j ob.
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door up the stai r w ay. Then type "Ra di o" or
"Tr ansm i t'. This will tel l your backup w he r e
you are. The n Just befor e you enter the
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The D e a t h Angel will tel l y ou to fi x your sel f
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answers. Full marks to ever yone.
pink pages
PUZZLE PR IZES
U ntil rie ta ntly„ we 've be e n o ffe rin g
125 ca sh prize s t o win n e rs o f the
ACE puzzle a nd crossword, but
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name, a ddre ss, a n d ma chine fur-
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CLUES
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5 G a m e from Origin
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6 R e a d about it being
expensive (4)
7 P C in mad coma
forming software house
(6)
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corre ct cro sswo rd so lu t io n o u t o f
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13 I d o l one smashes in solution t o is.:
15 G e t out the habit (5) ACE N o ve m b e r 9 0 C rossword,
17 T a x boys playing game (7) Priory C ourt
without a game (6) 16 Bet sy' s new collec- fa rrin g d o n Lane
London
tions of bits (5)
18 H e a r one swearing a EC M 3 AU
mouse could move it (6) 18 Po p u lar musical's The d e a d lin e f o r e ntrie s is a lwa ys
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na me d on th e cove r. I n t h is case.
name (4) it 's Thursda y 1 st N ove mbe r 1 9 9 0
20 N e x t Rose played a
game (8) SOLUTION TO OCTOBER 9 0 CROSSWORD
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gets into motor (7)
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man at Whipsnade (4)
3 Ec c e n t ri c , uneven
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4 E a r l ' s redirecting the
beam (5)
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means we ha ve ha d t o postpone
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Megadrive is being celebrat-
T ed by Vir gin's retail outlets,
hthe Games Centres, with promo-
etions and money-off deals on Sega
aproducts.
r From now until the end of
rDecember, you'll get a voucher
iworth up to fl O when you spend a
v
certain am ount of money which
a
Virgin hasn't quite decided yet
(sorry!) on anything Sega in a Virgin
l have discovered thr ough our poor
Games
o Centre. That fl O voucher
can
f be used against the value of
Sega
t gamepacks.
h SSI fans will also fi nd the Games
Centres
e a useful place to go shop-
ping this month: for every ADM)
S
adventure you buy, you'll get a free
e tems! No. we don't understand it
clue-book for the game to go with
g
it
a - should come in handy.
Virgin obviously hasn't heard
that there's a retail recession on -
there are two new Games Centres
opening round about now, with
more to come before Christmas.
In Belfast, the brand new Vir gin
Megestor e, complete with comput-
er games division, should be open
for business by the time you read
this, while the Cardiff Megastore
plus Games Centre is due to be up
and running in November, Both will
stock a full range of consoles and
software.
There are more console offers
around at the Computer Stores in
Yorkshire. Place your order for the
Nintendo Turtle pack with them
now, and they'll give you five ft
vouchers to be spent on any soft-
ware - not just Nintendo - in their
outlets.
Computer Stores also have a
similar deal going for the Image
Works' Teenage Ninja Hero Turtles
game: order that now and get fl
off your next purchase.
The Gremlins 2 video could be
yours in a raffle-style competition
which you can enter by buying
Elite's Gremlins 2 game, and in a
similar compo, there are teddy
bears to be won with the purchase
of Database's Fun School 3.
Perhaps the Mindscape biggie,
Days of Thunder, is more to your
taste_ Each Computer Store has a
huge, room-filling poster from the
film in its window, and anyone buy-
ing the game stands a chance of
winning the poster itself when the
window display is changed.
If you've been collecting tokens
Our regular column highlighting special
offers around the country. Useful to
check out before you head for the
shops...
for the Computer Store Funbank
scheme, be warned that this offer is
finishing at the end of October s o
claim those freebies soon.
Up in the North East, there are
gift vouchers on offer from
Computer Shops and Byteware.
Buy your Son max Zipstick auto-fi re
joystick from them and you'll get El
off your next purchase,
Selected Computer Shops/
Byteware outlets (check with your
local one) are offering a trip of a
lifetime in a Lotus car to buyers of
Gremlin's Lotus game. Simply buy
the game and enter your name at
the shop
OUTLETS
You can fi nd Com pute r Shop Out-
lets in the Amdale Centre.
Manchester; Newcastle, Leeds,
Preston, Sunderland, Stockton and
Nottingham. Also part of the
Computer Shop chain are the two
Games Store outlets in Carlisle and
Middlesbrough, which stock role-
playing games as well as computer
software.
Vir gin has its Games Centre out-
lets on London's Oxford Street (at
Marble Arch, within the Megastore,
and at no 100) and Bristol, and also
in Megastores in Birmingham,
Brighton, Dublin, Edinburgh,
Glasgow (at Union St and Argyle St),
Leeds, Nottingham , and now
Belfast.
The Computer Store chain is
based in Yorkshire, with shops at
Printing Office St, Doncaster;
lvegate, Bradford; Trinity St Arcade,
Leeds; Market Place, Huddersfield;
Westmoreland St, Wakefield; St
Sampson's Square, York, The
Woolshops, Halifax; Market St,
Barnsley: and also at High Street,
Scunthorpe_
Please remember: all offers and
promotions are subject to availabili-
ty of stock. Although we do our
best to ensure our dealer promotion
information is accurate at the time
of going to press, ACE cannot take
any responsibility for changes or
cancellations to dealers' plans.
pink pages
to writing for Sega or Nintendo?
Did you know that some titles this
Christmas (on 64 and Amstrad for-
mat) are going to be available on
cartridge only? Including Robocop
II?? Piracy is the catalyst that is con-
verting the low cost computer into
a cartridge only console.
In many ways, of course, this is a
good thing - instant reliable load-
ing is not to be sneezed at b u t
there will be some game types that
will die out along with the comput-
ers that originally spawned them;
text adventures, for example, will
be something for middle aged
reviewers to get nostalgic about.
If you know someone who's
pirating games, telephone the
Federation Against Software Theft
or your local Trading Standards
office_ Your name will not be used
and all inforrnat ion will be treated
SHOP
in confidence.
I NCO MP ATI BI LI TY CO RNE R
WATCH
Some recent 'incompatibilities' we
frustrated customers...
Damocles
Software seller Dirk The Amiga version will not run
Longhorn gives a v ie w properly if extra memory is
from the other side of installed, though it will on some sys-
the counter. This
month - is piracy
Red Storm Rising
responsible for the
The Amiga version will occasionally
software boom, plus crash if the installed extra RAM is
Amiga incompatibili- not the official Commodore
ties... upgrade.
Little Computer People
The Amiga version will not run
magazine and there is a
properly on ANY 500 system_ It
B han-average chance that the
works fine on the A1000 with
readers
u letters section will contain
Kickstart 1_1 but anything later than
y complaint that software prizes are
a
that and the guy locks himself in
too
a high. Occasionally this may even
the cupboard and won't come out
take
n the form of a letter of 'justifi-
again_honestl It makes me wonder
cation'
y from a self-confessed pirate
why on earth Virgin saw fit to re-
who
m defends his actions by pointing
release it...
to
o the high price of original soft-
ware
n as mitigation. The argument Combo Racer
usually
t claims that £25 is too much
The Amiga version again...lf you
for
h a piece of entertainment soft- have one of the latest 1.3 machines
ware,
l and in some cases this - sadly
(1.3B) connected to a television
-y is true; there ARE many commer-
then the picture will continuously
cial
c programs that are poor value. roll. Connection to a monitor is the
Likewise,
o there are many which give
only remedy we have found so far.
so
m much pleasure that 125 seems an
inadequate sum for such a return:
p Finally, a word of warning to all
the Player Managers, Red Storm
u consumers. Always check new pur-
Risings, and Wings of the world.
t chases for viruses, even if the pack-
But there can never be any
e age is sealed. There have been sev-
excuse for piracy_ The individuals
r eral instances recently of products
who perpetrate this crime are not
coming directly from publishers
outlaws, desperadoes, or modern-
with a virus already installed on the
day Robin Hoods; they are parasitic
disk_
thieves who lack the intellect to
realise the consequences of what
My name's Dirk Longhorn.
they do. The sad thing is that home
computer industry as we know it Goodnight
will surely die if their activities con-
• This is e n inde pe nde nt colony, a nd
tinue to go unchecked,
does n o t nocossa rity re pre se nt the
If you don't believe me, you can't
vie ws o f the m a ga zine .-
have noticed how rapidly dealers
are embracing the new generation
of consoles. Have you noticed how
EVERY major publisher is committed
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ADVERTISERS INDEX
ACTIVE 90 1NFOGRAMES 10,73 R APID 1 5 6
ANCO 74,88 INTERMEDIATES 112,113 SHOGUN 1 4 9
AMIGANUTS 146 INTERFACE 132 SWIFT 1 3 5
BONDWELL 116 INSTAMEC 162 STRATEGIC + 1 5 0
BLACK MOON 94 JOKELINE 162 SHEKHANA 1 4 8
A V E s ov r 106 K+M COMPUTERS 143 SEGA 3 6 , 3 7 , 9 2 , 9 3
BRUCE 150 LOGOTRON 122 SILICASHOP 1 0 7 , 1 1 7
CHOICE 142 MEDUSA 134 SOFTWARE CITY 1 6 0
CONSOLE SUPPLIES 142 MISTRAL 142 SOFTSELLERS 1 6 4
CONSOLE QUEST 136 NIIRRORSOFT 62,96 STATE OF ART 1 5 8
CLS 139 MINDSCAPE 31,57,61 STAR 1 3 8
COMPUTE RWORLD 152 MICROPROSE .44,45,66,76,98 ST IVOSOFT 1 3 5
COTTAGE SOFTWARE 149 MCD 163 TOFWARE 1 4 4
COMMODORE SHOW 1 8 MICROS MART 126,127 TV GAMES 1 5 4
DIGITAL INTEGRATION _104 M I DLA ND REPAIRS 157 TOUCH 1 5 3
DI A L - A QUIZ 118 M A I L CENTA 156 TC COMPUTERS 1 3 6
ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 MPH 131 TELEGAMES 1 2 4
ELITE 17,27 NBS 146 US GOLD I F C , 1 4 , 7 9 , 8 4 , 1 0 I
EVESHAM 140 OCEAN .0BC,IBC,12,69,80,87 UBISOFT 4 0 , 5 4
ELECTRO GAMES 148 PSYGNOSIS UNICORN 1 3 4
FLEETWAY 10 22,23,34,48,49,83,102,110 VIRGIN 1 2 1 , 6 2 , 2 4 , 2 8
GLC 128 PROTON 137 WOOLWORTHS 7 2
GUIDING LIGHT 155 PC ENGINE 150 WORLDWI DE 1 2 5 0 .
HI TECH GAMES ZONE 162 RECOIL 146
THE
THE SHOWDOWN
"les showtime". Ah yes, the Computer
S Entertainment Show, where thousands
e punters gather in Earls Court to see the latest
of
p
hardware and software, while a small group of
hacks
t gather in the hospitality suites to see who
has
e the best buffet and lager.
m
TALKI N' TURTLE
b
Things started well (from my point of view, any-
e
way). At the opening ceremony were Esther
r
Rantzen and Frank Bruno Ion behalf of Childline,
, charity beneficiary of the Show), accompa-
the
a by two Turtles and Robocop. As the cam-
nied
n of the paparazzi snapped and clocked, the
eras
d
"Heroes in a Half Shell" shoved Robocop out of
shot
a to the cheers of the Mirror soft staff. The
metallic
s Mr Plod may well be here to protect the
innocent,
B but who's going to protect him?
e Talking of the "shelled dudes", visitors to the Art yo u 't u ck o n the Elth le ve l o f M o o n me ga bla ste rs II? Wha t
Show
e may have wondered why only Raphael and gdrrle , 1, AC E p la yin g th is we e k? Wh ich vid e o ga me s console
Donatelio were present. Well, there are only four should yo u buy? Whe n w ill t h e Fujitsu FM Towns, NEC PC Engine
t or Phot, ndo Supe r Fa micom be come o f fi cia lly a va ila ble in the
Turtles in the world, and according to rumour
l UK? Kin n yo u g o t a n y que stions re ga rding Adva nce d C ompute r
(and, be warned, a large pinch of salt must be Ente rta inme nt? ACE ha s a ll the a nswe rs, ju st ca ll o u r H APPY
e
taken with this one), Leonardo and Michelangelo HOUR HOTUNE o n 071 2 5 1 6 2 2 3 a n d a sk f o r D a vid U pchurch (up)
j
couldn't be there because they were at another o r Ale x R ura nski. The H otline is ope n M onda y•Frida y f ro m Spm-
u
public appearance • in Puerto Rico! Can you get Apm ( it w ill te mpcwa irily close e ve ry m o n th d u rin g t h e ACE de a d-
line pe riod). Sorry, w e ca nnot a cce pt ca lls outside the H a ppy
pizzas
i in Latin America? Hour,
c
DO
e N' T MOVE, CREEP! ARE YOU GOI NG TO TE X AS ?
Returning
w to poor old Robocop, it really wasn't
We are happy to announce the name of the lucky ACE
his
o Show. Not only did the Turtles hassle him, he
Reader who has won the Origin Halloween competi-
also tripped over on the upturned edge of some
u tion. Miss D &Amer from Lancs will be spending the
carpet. Mind you, at least he didn't pick up a
l night of 31 October 1990 in the company of a games
young boy and throw him across the room when
d plucky lad tried to poke him in the eye, as a creating genius at his millionaires mansion in Austin,
the
Texas Every year, Richard 'Lord British' Garnet, the

•Al
s
certain ttalian star of console platform games
a
did. creator of the Ultima series of epic fantasy role-play-
y Of course, the fun doesn't stop when the ing games, throws a massive spooky bash at his glo-
, rious gaff to celebrate the year s best witching hour in
Show closes - there are still the parties in the
absolute style. This is the party of a lifetime. You can
evening. At the Commodore/Ocean joint bash, I find out what happened in a future issue of ACE -
can't help thinking that Ocean won't have been
along with full exclusive details of the new Origin
too pleased at the giant video wall being domi-
games currently in development.
nated all night by Mirrorsoft titles (to promote
In the meantime, don't forget our special review of
Commies new "Screen Gems" bundle with the

END
Wing Commander, Origin s new cinematic space
Amiga).
flight-simulation, in the next issue of the ultimate
I admit I had a couple of drinkies at the party,
games magazine. Not only will you get the definitive
but one software development supremo obvious-
ACE review of the game, you'll also witness all the
ly likes a few more than that if the state of him,
Wing Commander Trade Secret gameplaying tips -
slumped on the floor comatose, was anything to
straight from the programmer's mouth
go by. Unfortunately, your Probing reporter
couldn't quite make out who he worked for.

000PSI
The 'Kodak Develops CD Camera story on
page 7 is slightly off-the-wall and about ten
years too early! Kodak is, in fact, develop-
ing, a photo CD system where people can
transfer 35mm negatives taken with normal
cameras onto a photo CD which can display
these digital images on TV using a special
audio CD-player currently being developed
by Philips. "Photo-CD is expected to appeal
to a broad cross-section of amateur photog-
raphers, as well as professional and indus-
trial customers,' says Kodak
WHE RE ARE YOU, BABY ?
The behaviour of some of the visitors was just as
disgusting (snigger!). One of a certain Top Ten
female star's backing singers had her behind
pinched by a cheeky young chappy. In return she
slapped his face and said "Now go and have a
w • •k, and in future nice girls like me won't come
and sing to nasty little boys like you".
MO RE TAS TY TI PS
A.Reader has been very busy this month with a
selection of indispensible hints.
• "Do not attempt to load Spectrum cassette
software into your Amiga because they don't
make full use of the blitter and they tend to get
stuck in the disk drive."
• 'Be carefulwhen crossing yourbusyhigh
street. Don't be fooled into thinking that oncom-
ing bus is a figment of your virtual reality.'
• 'Don't poke around your machine with a screw-
driver... it invalidates your warranty and could
cause a nasty shock."
If you have any 'useful' hints send them into
me at: TASTY TIPS, THE BLITTER END, ACE
MAGAZINE, [MAP IMAGES, PRIORY COURT, 30-
32 FARRINGDON LANE, LONDON EC1R 3AU.
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