This issue is dated November 1988 and cost £1.75. (Vol. 3 No. 9)
News[]
Virgin moves into 16 bit
- Virgin sign 3 year deal with Sega to distribute hardware and software in Europe.
Heading for Journey's end
- Journey: The Quest Begins described as a departure from text adventures for Infocom.
Three-in-one adventuring
- Chrono Quest, the first in a planned series from Psygnosis.
Features[]
The Personal Computer Show Report
Into the Third Dimension
- Pam Turnbull visits Vektor Grafix, the author's of Domark's latest hit, The Empire Strikes Back.
Busting into the protection racket
- Steve Baker examines some of the methods to counteract software piracy.
Off to see the Wizard
- Neils Reynolds on the story behind Shades, the fastest growing multi-user game.
Reviews[]
Games[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Sound | Graph | Play | Value | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite | Firebird | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Chubby Gristle | Grandslam | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Beyond the Ice Palace | Elite | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Street Fighter | Go! | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Bermuda Project | Mirrorsoft | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Fire & Forget | Titus | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Spitfire '40 | Mirrorsoft | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Bomb Jack | Elite | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Whirligig | Firebird | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Better Dead Than Alien | Electra | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Platoon | Ocean | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| The Great Giana Sisters | Go! | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Space Harrier | Elite | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Killdozers | Lankhor | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Star Fleet I | Interstel | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Revenge of the Mutant Camels II | Mastertronic | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon | Mirrorsoft | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Other Software[]
B-Spell, Data Manager Professional, Mark Williams C, SwiftCalc, SST, Master Tracks Junior, GFA Basic v3
Hardware[]
MicroLink Multi-Speed modem
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