Amiga Computing Issue 3

August 1988 issue costing £1.95 (Vol 1. No. 3)

News
Sprites are getting bigger
 * US Gold's Street Fighter features some of the largest sprites yet seen on the Amiga.

Maria leaves the scene.
 * Purchasers of Barbarian II from Boots will not have Maria Whittaker on the cover.

On the Games Front
 * Pool of Radiance, Fire & Forget, Better Dead Than Alien, Mortville Manor, Atron 5000, Bomb Busters, Romantic Encounters at the Dome, Kampfgruppe, Ultima V, Skyfox II, World Tour Golf, Kill or Die

Features
Communications: Amiga Online
 * Microlink, Micronet, Compunet & Cix compared.

Music: Sounds Sensational

Hardware: Into the silicon underworld

Interface: Dealing DOS a wild card

Amiga Arcade
Scores are out of fifteen.

Adventures
Alternate Reality: The City - 80%
 * Good but lacks puzzles of any depth. Dave Eriksson

Time and Magik - 86%
 * Three classic games for everyone. Dave Eriksson

Mindshadow - 73%
 * Good fun and light entertainment. Dave Eriksson

Utilities
Excellence - 72% (Word Processor)
 * A solid program from people who know and love the Amiga. Simon Rockman

F-Basic - 68% (Basic)
 * Only people who have used Amiga 'Basic for long enough to become frustrated will buy this. Rupert Goodwin

Videoscape 3D - 49% (3D Animator)
 * Needs an editor and a radical price cut. Simon Rockman

PowerWindows V2 - 64% (User Interface Program)
 * Valuable to a small number of people writing applications prgrams. Richard Franklin

Hardware
Xerox 4020 - 64% (Colour Printer)
 * An unspectacular score for what is a spectacular product. But it's hampered, as so often, by the price. Francis Jago

CSA 68020 - 60% (Acceleration Card)
 * A rich man's toy, or a math fans tool. Jez San

FlickerFixer - 68% (Graphics Adapter)
 * There will be some people who will rush to buy a FlickerFixer. Most will just add it hopefully to the Christmas list. Jez San

Tips
Black Lamp - Tips

Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior - Tips

F/A-18 Interceptor - Tips