Commodore User Issue 59
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| Commodore User Issue 59 | |
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| Editorial | |
| Editor | Mike Pattenden |
| Art Editor | Elaine Bishop |
| Deputy Editor | Gary Penn |
| Staff Writer(s) | Nick Kelly |
| Publisher | Terry Pratt |
| Publishing Company | EMAP |
| Pages | 108 |
| Previous issue Issue 58 | Next issue Issue 60 |
This magazine was dated August 1988 and priced at £1.10.
Contents |
Buzz
Edit
NewsEdit
Bitmap Brothers for ImageWorks
- Speedball on the way from the Bitmap Brothers. Other ImageWorks releases include Foxx Fights Back, Fernandez Must Die & Bombuzal.
Sublogic fly in.
- Sublogic launch European arm.
The boy Lineker (again)
- Gremlin preparing Gary Lineker's Super Skills.
Mediagenic drop Dream games
- Lock-On C64 conversion dropped by Mediagenic due to quality issues. Still no sign of Super Hang-On either.
Race image change
- The Race Against Time's cover to be changed after complaints from the estate of Jesse Owen.
PreviewsEdit
C64Edit
Emlyn Hughes International Soccer
Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge
AmigaEdit
ReviewsEdit
Main ReviewsEdit
CU Screen Stars + SuperStars in bold.
| Software Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Format | Vid | Aud | Tgh | End | Vfm | CUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Ninja 2 | System 3 | Gary Penn | C64 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Football Manager 2 | Addictive | Tony Dillon | C64 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Halls of Montezuma | SSG | Tony Dillon | C64 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Barbarian II | Palace | Steve Jarratt | C64 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Roadblasters | US Gold | Tony Dillon | C64 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Scorpius | Silverbird | Gary Penn | C64 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Typhoon | Ocean | Gary Whitta | C64 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Wasteland | Electronic Arts | Mark Patterson | C64 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Mickey Mouse | Gremlin | Ferdy Hamilton | C64 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Hawkeye | Thalamus | Julian Rignall | C64 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Oops | Big Apple | Bill Scolding | C64 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Better Dead Than Alien | Electra | Gary Whitta | Amiga | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Ikari Warriors | Elite | Gary Whitta | Amiga | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Fire & Forget | Titus | Steve Jarratt | Amiga | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Pool | Mastertronic | Gary Whitta | Amiga | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| World Darts | Mastertronic | Gary Whitta | Amiga | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Zoom | Discovery | Ferdy Hamilton | Amiga | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Carrier Command | Rainbird | Gary Whitta | Amiga | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Beyond the Ice Palace | Elite | Gary Whitta | Amiga | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Phantasm | Exocet | Gary Whitta | Amiga | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Black Lamp | Firebird | Gary Whitta | Amiga | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Blood Brothers | Gremlin | Mark Patterson | C64 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Dark Castle | Mirrorsoft | Gary Whitta | C64 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Netherworld | Hewson | Steve Jarratt | C64 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Cheapo Round-UpEdit
| Software Title | Publisher | Format | CUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scuba Kidz | Silverbird | C64 | 9 |
| Rogue | Mastertronic | C64 | 7 |
| Professional Snooker Simulator | Codemasters | C64 | 6 |
| European Five-a-Side | Rack-It | C64 | 6 |
| Odysseus: Trojan Warrior | Silverbird | C64 | 6 |
| Slimey's Mine | Silverbird | C64 | 5 |
| Battleships | Encore | C64 | 4 |
| Stunt Bike Simulator | Silverbird | C64 | 3 |
Into the ValleyEdit
| Software Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Format | Graph | Puzz | Play | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfighter | Mediagenic | Keith Campbell | C64 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Dance of the Vampires | Martyn Westwood | Keith Campbell | C64 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
ArcadesEdit
| Software Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Gra | Sou | Tgh | End | Con | Ove |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Force | Sega | Nick Kelly | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| Forgotten Worlds | Capcom | Nick Kelly | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| The Main Event | Konami | Nick Kelly | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Mini-Reviews of - Rally Bike, Last Duel, P-47: The Phantom Fighter & F-1 Dream
UtilitiesEdit
Photon Paint
TipsEdit
The Sentinel - Tips
Wizball - Tips + Maps
Airwolf - Map
The Great Giana Sisters - Tips
External LinksEdit
You can get this magazine on DVD from The Zzuperstore
Issue IndexEdit
| Date | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1984 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 1985 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 1986 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| 1987 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
| 1988 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
| 1989 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| 1990 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 |
| 1991 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 |
| 1992 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 |
| 1993 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 |
| 1994 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 |
| 1995 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 |
| 1996 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 |
| 1997 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 |
| 1998 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 |
