New Computer Express Issue 4

New Computer Express Issue 4 cost 48p and was released in December 1988.

News
Sega console wows the Japs - (2)
 * £200 machine ups stakes in 16-bit war

CDi Standard: the giants agree; QL's emulator undercuts PCs!; Life and Death - (2)

Atari takes Stacey laptop in hand; Job cuts hit Mediagenic; PC Show 88: Who went and why; Amstrad: made in UK - (3)

Kids addicted to Nazi horror games; Multi-nationals panic at computer fraud surge; Maria's Christmas Box; A Question of Sport; Art for Arc's sake - (5)

Furious Martech takes mag (Commodore User) to court; Atari's mega bucks trauma; Kids' mega GCSE trauma; Dixons doing the business - (6)

Previews
Games Meltdown - Andy Storer - 1 page (25)
 * Fusion, Technocop, Dragon Ninja, Sanxion, Grail Adventure, Tintin on the Moon, Airball

Features
Scorcher - 2 pages (8-9)
 * First pictures and exclusive review of Sega's sensational 16-bit console.

Ripoff! The savage war against copy-cat software - Colin Campbell - 1 page (11)
 * With Mediagenic's R-Type soon to be released, the firm's boss Rod Cousens talks to Express's Colin Campbell about the legal auction taken against the game's clones.

The PC shopping nightmare - 3 pages (17-19)
 * You can avoid it with, this exclusive buyers guide to Britain's top-value IBM-compatibles.

Micro Biography: Alan Sugar: Part 2 - Figuring out the phenomenon - William Poel - 1 page (33)

The power of Babel - Peter Worlock - 1 page (35)
 * Peter Worlock probes the problems of incompatibility

Games that take over your life - 2 pages (38-39)
 * Ultima series, Pool of Radiance, The Bard's Tale, Elite, Alternate Reality: The City, Starflight

Regular Features

Express Mail - 2 pages (13-14)

Tech Tips - 1 page (36)

Your Format
 * ST - Richard Monteiro - ½ page (44)
 * PC Update - Simon Williams - ½ page (45)
 * Amiga Blitz - Jason Holborn - ½ page (46)
 * Spex - Robin Alway - ½ page (47)
 * Sector 64 - Ian & Mic - ½ page (48)
 * CPC Centre - Steve Carey - ½ page (49)
 * PCW Patch - Rob Ainsley - ¼ page (50)
 * QL Corner - Paul Connell - ¼ page (50)
 * Beeb Box - Andrew Brown - ¼ page (51)
 * MSXtra - Keith Neal - ¼ page (51)

Reviews
Reviews rated out of 5

Games Applications

Other Staff
Contributing Editor
 * Peter Worlock

News Editor
 * Colin Campbell

Reviews Editor
 * Andy Storer

Staff Writer
 * Rik Haynes

Production Editor
 * Rod Lawton

Art Editor
 * Julia O'Shea

Contributors
 * Richard Monteiro, Simon Williams, Jason Holborn, Robin Alway, Steve Carey, Rob Ainsley, Paul Connell, Andrew Brown, Keith Neal, William Poel, Ben Taylor

Publisher
 * Greg Ingham