Crash Issue 4

Issue dated May 1984 and priced at 75p

Programmer Derek Brewster joins the magazine as the Adventure reviewer.

News
Christian Urquhart joins Ocean's In-house team.

Bugs found in Stonkers and Jet Set Willy.

CRL recruit new staff.

Detailed map now available for Phipps Associates The Forest.

Thorn EMI rebrand their games division Creative Sparks

Report on the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Features
Epicventuring and Muliplayer Networks: A look at the Microdrive

The Quill

The Terminal Man: Part 4

Crash Reviewers Competition Results

Reviews
All reviews are for the Spectrum

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

Pengo Games
A separate feature on the many Pengo clones there are on the Spectrum.

Other Software/Hardware
C.A.D. - Dream Software

Dynamic Graphics - Procom

Melbourne Draw - Melbourne House

Painbox - Print'n'Plotter

Sweet Talker - Cheetah

Micro Command

Trickstick

Living Guide
The Living Guide was an attempt to index every game on the Spectrum. Each game comes with its own mini review. It was to build in each successive magazine as new games are reviewed. It was dropped after a few issues.

Game of Month

Velnor's Lair - Quicksilva