Crash Issue 1

News
Mini report on the 9th ZX Microfair

R&R Software to export Crash to South Africa to increase Software sales.

Derek Brewster updates his Star Trek for Mikro-Gen

Atari to convert arcade classics to Spectrum, but are they too late?

Joe the Lion an offshoot of Pasesoft is born. They hope to become market leaders in 1984!

Software Projects formed from ex Bug-Byte staff Alan & Soo Maton and Matthew Smith. Smith working on Jet Set Willy.

Perfection Software's "Odyssey 1" wins Cardiff Computech 83 competition.

Dr Tim Langdell of Softek working on new development system and adventure games more advanced than "The Hobbit"

Automata's Piman & Groucho appear on ITV's Magic Micro Mission

1983 Cambridge Award won by Mark Lucas for "Battle 1917". CCS to publish.

Micro Speech unit from Currah announced, with 17 games already compatible

3D Seiddab Attack & Nightflite II announced by HEwscon Consultants

Previews
Atic Atac by Ultimate

Features
Franco Frey looks at the boons and banes of joysticks. The Kempston, AGF, Protek, Cambridge, Stonechip and Sinclair Research's interfaces are all featured along with a few others.

Reviews
Many reviews in this first issue. All reviews are for the Spectrum and are provided by anonymous reviewers, though Matthew Uffindel and Chris Passey are namechecked in the magazine.

Key for table:- UoC: Use of Computer, Gra: Graphics, Pla: Playability, Get: Getting Started, Add: Addictive Qualities, Val: Value for Money, Ove: Overall