Commodore Format Issue 1

Commodore Format issue 1

Editor

Steve Jarratt

Publisher

Future Publishing

Pages

100

Cover Date

October 1990

Release Date

20th September 1990

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Commodore Format issue 1 was released in September 1990, cover dated October 1990 and cost £1.95 with covertape.

Contents[]

Network 64[]

Hello out there - the team introduce themselves - Page 6

Commodore go for 64 console - Page 6

Game announcements:-

ESWAT, Line of Fire - Page 6

Dragon Breed, Atomic Robokid, Aliens vs Predator, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Neighbours - Page 7

Big Run, Rodland, Strider II, Gauntlet III, Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge - Page 8

Covertape[]

2 pages (10-11)

Revolution - "brand new, previously unreleased shoot 'em up."
Tau Ceti - "Classic game..."
Rebel - "an unusual strategic shoot 'n' search maze game."
Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road (playable demo)
Saint Dragon (playable level)

Features[]

Gimme CDTV - 2 pages (16-17)

"Inside, it's an Amiga. Outside, it's a Compact Disc player. Damien Noonan takes a peek at Commodore's new mean machine."

The Mighty Brain - 3 pages (21-23)

Letters pages

Keyboard to code - 3 pages (29,30,32)

Martin Walker describes the agony and the ecstasy of making music and sound effects for the C64.

Cover Feature: Wicked - 4 pages (48-51)

The C64 has had more facelifts than Doctor Who, and this time it doesn't even have a keyboard. Phil South went to Commodore for a look at the new beast, and speculate on the future of the seemingly immortal games machine.

The Gauntlet - 2 pages (55-56)

2 readers play Rainbow Islands

All Tooled Up! - 2 pages (58-59)

Keith Pomfret has a look at some utilities

Inside Info - 2 pages (60-61)

Techncial help with Paul Lyons

Stop Press - 2 pages (71-72)

DTP package reviewed by Keith Pomfret

Get Talking! - 2 pages (77-78)

Comms feature by Keith Pomfret

Early Warning (Previews)[]

St. Dragon, Star Control - Page 96

SWIV, U.N. Squadron, Loopz, Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off-Road - Page 97

Creatures, Orcus, Back to the Future Part III, Golden Axe, Special Criminal Investigation - Page 98

PowerTest (reviews)[]

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Ove (%)
Time Machine	Activision	Steve Jarratt	2	14-15	91
Monty Python's Flying Circus	Virgin	Sean Masterson	2	18-19	87
Atomix	Thalion	Steve Jarratt	1	26	78
Subbuteo	Electronic Zoo	Andy Dyer	1	27	79
Skate Wars	Ubi Soft	Kati Hamza	1	34	49
Dragons of Flame	SSI/US Gold	Sean Masterson	1	35	57
Puffy's Saga	Ubi Soft	Gordon Houghton	1	36	59
Mean Streets	US Gold	Sean Masterson	2	66-67	69
Lords of Chaos	Bladesoft	Andy Dyer	2	74-75	90
Murder	US Gold	Sean Masterson	1	81	82
Deliverance	Hewson	Gordon Houghton	1	82	74
Iron Lord	Ubi Soft	Steve Jarratt	2	84-85	82
Satan	Dinamic	Andy Dyer	2	86-87	78
Back to the Future II	Image Works	Andy Dyer	2	90-91	59

Roger Frames buys Budjit Games[]

Game Title	Publisher	Pg No	Ove (%)
Spaghetti Western Simulator	Zeppelin	69	52
Kamikaze	Code Masters	69-70	65
T-Bird	Mastertronic	70	38
Tilt	Code Masters	70	93

Game Busters[]

Castle Master (part 1) - 1 page (39)

Tau Ceti - 2 pages (40-41)

Die Hard - 1⅔ pages (42-43)

Wonderboy in Monsterland - 3 pages (44-46)

Other Credits[]

Art Editor

Deputy Editor

Staff Writer

Designer

Technical Editor

Contributor

Jim Blackier, Kati Hamza, Gordon Houghton, Damien Noonan, Keith Pomfret, Andrew Roberts, Phil South, Martin Walker