This magazine was cover-dated Summer 1983 and cost 85p
News[]
The World's Top Games: Best Selling Games in the World Chart produced by Softsel International - (5)
Just Arrived: English Software announces 11 new releases for June and 4 for August for the Atari - (5)
- Airstrike, Venus Voyager 2, Timewarp, Escape from Perilous, Xenon Raid, Firefleet, Diamonds, Krazy Kopter, Caverunner, Hyperblast, Captain Sticky's Gold, Air Strike 2 and Jet Boot Jack
Just Arrived: Softek announces three new Spectrum games - (5)
- Joust, Firebirds and Megapede
Psst - Is this the Ultimate? - (5)
:Jetpac, Pssst, Cookie & Tranz-am
Sinclair Pop - (7)
- Musicians Chris Sievey and Pete Shelley produce B-side computer programs on their latest music releases.
Coming - The Screen Play of the Book - (7)
- Epyx have won the rights to produce games based on Anne McCaffrey's books.
Following a New Cult - (7)
Features[]
Editorial - 1 page (1c)
Contents - 2 pages (2-3)
Investment Package - 4½ pages (8-12)
- At 17, Richard Jones has launched three successful companies, Deirdre Boyd asked him why he chose the competitive computer games market.
Program Control Guardians (Comic) - 1 page (15)
Boosters - 4½ pages (18-19,21-23)
- Peripherals can boost your micro's powers and your fun. Tony Harrington has scoured the shops for you.
Thoughts (Puzzles) - 2 pages (27-28,30)
Making Microwaves - 5 pages (32-33,35-36,38,40)
- Latest micros include a serious rival to the Spectrum and a highly upgradable home computer. Steve Mann and Maggie Burton review the Oric and the Lynx
Book Reviews: Turn Over a New Leaf - 1 page (47)
- What to Read in Microcomputing - Cyndy Miles, Legal Care for Your Software - Nic Jones, Choosing a Microcomputer - Wendie Pearson, Computer Languages and their Uses - Cyndy Miles, Basic Programming on the BBC Microcomputer - Wendie Pearson
Reviews[]
Action Freeze[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Pgs | Pg No(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Trek | Salamander Software | Dragon | 2 | 50-51 |
| Frogger | A&F Software | BBC Micro | 2 | 52-53 |
| Up, Up and Away | Pulsar Software | Atari 8-bit | 2 | 54-55 |
| Kaktus | Audiogenic | VIC-20 | 2 | 56-57 |
| Flight | Tansoft | Oric | 2 | 58-59 |
| Hungry Horace | Sinclair Research | Spectrum | 2 | 60-61 |
Screen Scroll[]
Type-Ins[]
Backgammon for the Atom by Peter Robinson - 1½ pages (67,69)
Blaster for the Spectrum by Alan Green - 1 page (71)
Adventure in 1k by Ian Stansfield - ½ page (73)
Engine Failure for the BBC by Ian Watt - 2 pages (75,79)
Flashback for the Atari by G. Cheung - 1½ pages (81,83)
Aircraft Lander for the Video Genie by P. Bailey - 2½ pages (85-86,89)
Other Credits[]
Consulting Editor
Art Director
Publisher
External Links[]
You can find this magazine at the World of Spectrum archive. Or if you would like it on a DVD try The Zzuperstore
Issue Index[]
| Date | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 1983 |  1 |
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| 1984 |  3 |
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| 1985 |  14 |
 15 |