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Just how do | get past the seven- Ereaded
hydra armed only with a Morphy Richards sandwich toaster? If you're
similarly stuck then why not invest in a cluebook from US Gold?
Priced at £4-£8.99, guides are avail- able for most SSI, Lucasfilm Games and New World Computing games. Check out your local computer stockist or call US Gold on 021 625 3388 for further details.
MONITOR MANIA
pete ng out of its CM8833 Mk Il monitors € company signed up with software supremo. Microprose, in a deal
ctronic giant Philips
that included a free copy of the hugely successful F-19 Stealth Fighter. Due to popular demand the ‘Totally Unreal’ package is still going strong.
However, Philips warns potential customers to look out for ‘grey imports’. These European units don’t carry the British Safety Standards seal of approval, don’t come complete with a copy of F-19 and run of a continental power supply.
The CM8833 Mk Il costs £299.99 and is’available from all good stockists.
GRELL AND FELLA
Grell and Fella is CodeMasters first attempt at the cut-throat genre,
garden’em-up. Starring two mystical folk, Grell the Goblin and Fella the Fairy, your task is to clean up the sorcerer’s garden. The garden was once owned by an evil witch who kept all kinds of cute and furry animals in it. Although the garden has now been taken over by the sorcerer,
AWARD WINNERS
rom the people who brought you Soccer Stars comes another amazing compilation. Offering a saving of over £100, Award Winners features some of the most celebrated games ever to appear on the home computer. Available for the ST, Amiga and PC, Award Winners
features four classic games.
The sraphical excellence of Space Ace will have you amazed, Kick Off 2’s stunning gameplay will astound you, Pipemania’s logic will frustrate you and the strategy of Populows will keep you busy for hours. Available from Empire, Award Winners is a must!
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In issue 32’s Pedal Power compo, Michael Lever of Bacup, Lancs and Paul Fletcher from Nottingham both win a brand- new Super Famicom. Aren't they the lucky ones! From issue 33 10 special editions of The Godfather Epic , video go to the following: Jason Bagshaw, Manchester; ==" Steven Mcintyre, Sussex; Jamie Buchan, Grampian, Scotland;
R Middleton, Kent; Gloria Bradley, Derby; S Spencer, Lancs; Neil Sutherland, Strathclyde; Brian O'Hare, Liverpool; Philip Eames, Nottingham, and finally Joe Simcoe who heralds from Kettering in Northants.
Ray Gibbs of Tunbridge Wells will be burning rubber at the John Watson Race Driving Centre while the winners of remote-controlled rally cars from our issue 34 compo are: James Tracey, West Yorkshire; T Willard, Surrey; Craig Dickson, Liverpool; Alan Addison, Aberdeenshire and Pritell Mustro, West Sussex.
the little beasties still roam free and you've got to stop them.
Grell and Fella is a_horizontally- scrolling platform/combat game. Switching between Grell and Fella, use your skills not only to get rid of the meanies but also to revitalise the patch.
Available for the Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, Amiga and ST, Grell and Fella is scheduled for release around May.
ALIEN BREED 2
After the runaway success sf Alien
Breed, Team-17 is to begin work on the follow-up. Imaginatively titled Alien Breed 2 the game will feature tougher aliens, missions on planets, larger levels and more variations of aliens than we care to think about. Due for release on the 1 meg Amiga, Team-17’s Alien Breed 2 should be ready at Christmas.
VENGEANCE OF EXCALIBUR
Once again we travel to jolly old England to King Arthur's Camelot in this sequel to the fight against the evil Shadowmaster. In this lavish graphic spectacular, you explore medieval towns and countryside in search of jolly clues to the wherabouts of the kidnapped King.
Ol'Shad has also stolen’ the kingdom's treasure, the holy Grail and high-tailed it off to Spain with his bimbo, the court enchantress.
So your job is apprehend this medieval Ronnie Biggs. Vengeance of Excaliber combines adventure with battle action and there are role-playing elements as you integrate with the medieval folk. To be available on Amiga and PC in April.
Ly LEGEND : The deep and Beanigfil adventure, Bloodwych, was a dungeoneer’s dream. Now the two-man design team Peter James and Tag has a prequel, telling the story of what happened before the events of Bloodwych.
First reported in issue 26 of Games-
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designed for 20th century wars. The current release is set in the Second World War. Featuring a plethora of the hardware |
found during the era,
Campaign includes
around 100 different vehicles such as tanks and trucks, not to =o a panies of guns
and ships.
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done by successfully —
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campaigns which in turn are made up of several battles. The key behind success is logistics, an commanders will be responsible for implement ig
supply planning attacks.
systems, seeking out the enemy and
The game allows up to 3200 square kilometres
of ground detail to be used
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for the whole of Europe! Campaign is due for release in May from Empire. The game will be available
the Amiga, ST and PC.
ARCHER'S 8-BALL
rcher Maclean’s brilliant Jimmy _White’s Whirlwind Snooker |
was arguably game of the Z
year and won Archer the Industry Award for Technical Achievement. Now Mclean is putting the finishing touches to
the stunning sequel, a Pool simulation starring that.
brilliant 3D engine.
The imterface has been cleverly changed and will feature all the rules of the various pool games. The game,
published by Virgin,
Legend is graphically superior to wych, combining both 2D and 3D tions and stunning graphics with a tionary puzzle engine designed to fox the most experienced adventurer.
In addition to RPG there’s a stunning € section requiring war strategy as as man to man combat.
Legend is massive, full of variety and more open-ended than Bloodwych, and the control interface has been much enhanced. To be published by Virgin Games in April on Amiga and ST.
feature on ST and Amiga in May.
STEEL TALLONS —
Later this year you can expect to see the fantastic arcade blast Steel Tallons hitting your screens. Atari is developing the ST version and Domark is currently looking for an Amiga development team to bring this superb game from the arcades to your machine.
Steel Tallons is a stonking helicopter blast, fast moving and packed with blinding action. Steel Tallons will be eagerly awaited by us all.
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Lynx Compo 9 Two, yes two (count ’em) Atari Lynxs to be won in our incredible Slinky Lynx compo!
Street talk 11
We were so excited at visiting Stafford that we sent two, yes two (count ’em) roving reporters to see what the punters thought.
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Now you’ve heard the budget, see what to spend your extra pennies on with our super two (count ’em) page special.
Faves of the Week —
Titus the Fox 12 Get a load of this cunning character — the latest cute super hero to charm your socks off!
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ON YOUR MACHINE THIS WEEK
Bomber Man Its been a struggle to get any
work from the gang this week. The reason? Bomber Man!
_ Regulars
Console Connexions 20 Hold onto your hats — this week we've got five, yes five (count ‘em) titles for the Game Boy, not to mention WWF Super Wrestlemania, plus lots more!
Tip-X 29 Robocop 3, Wing Commander Il, Terminator 2, Populus II and...
Player’s Guide 30-33
The Games: Winter Challenge and Storm Master made easy.
Dr X's Clinic 35 Back to earth with a bump, the chunky, cheery chappie answers your questions with a song and a smile... hmmm.
Sneaky Peeks 41-45
Wait till you see Hardball Ill, ATAC and the super Jag XJ220.
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KYRANDIA
ables and Fiends - The Legend of Kyrandia, is an extravagant graphical adventure set in a semi- fictitious world that mixes
' aspects of both medieval
and Renaissance times.
Kyrandia’ is. not the traditional —_ role-playing game. Rather it is an adventure game with. separate quests, each involving puzzle solving and missions as well as interaction with many weird and wonderful characters. Kyrandia is not due for release until September on Amiga - and PC. These are the first screens to be seen.
Have you ever seen those spectacular motor racing accidents where the car skids, somersaults, turns into an inferno, and the driver calmly gets out, dusts himself off and walks away?
Well now there’s a compilation video of the spectacular accidents aptly entitled And They Walked Away.
Also a second compilation video, dubbed And They Walked Away 2, comes free with Accolade’s impressive driving simulation Race Drivin’, available next month on Amiga and PC.
No guesses as to what inspired this game of political intrigue and government
overthrow! Billed as a geo-political simulation of the Soviet Union, Crisis in
ON THE
the Kremlin combines multi-media animation with a challenge to drag the USSR out of political and financial chaos and shape it up for the 21st century.
Its a ‘what if?’ game with an economic model of the Soviet Union. Players are given the opportunity to initiate realistic policies, budgets and reforms in an experimental setting.
You can choose to take on the role of a hard line Stalinist imposing laws, restricting civil rights and freedom of the press, while another could ‘experiment with anarchy. But how would an economy and society used to an iron hand react to freedom?
Information for the game comes from Kremlin office memos and the academy of political sciences. Crisis in the Kremlin will be available for PC in May, published by Microprose, other formats are yet to be confirmed.
SHELF
Here is a list which has been compiled by GX, with the help of Centresoft and Leisuresoft, to keep you up to date with all the games which will be hitting the shops in the coming week.
There may be some changes fo the release dates of some of the games but keep an eye on the shelves, these games shouldn't be too
far behind the date indicated.
Product House
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Conan Virgin: CD ROM Covert Action Microprose Amiga £34.99 20/3/92 D/Generation Mindscape PC £34.99 23/3/92 Die Hard 2 Grandslam Amiga £25.99 19/3/92 ST £25.99 19/3/92 PC £25.99 19/3/92 Coad: 615.99 19/3/92 ‘Céhc £10.99 19/3/92 Dizzy’s Excellent Adventure CodeMasters Amiga £24.99 25/3/92 ‘ST “£28.99 25/3/92 Epic ~ Ocean Amiga £25.99 20/3/92 Fighter Command Impressions “PC £34.99 24/3/92 Here With the Clues Domark cDTV £39.99 19/3/92 Hoversprint CodeMasters Amiga £7.99 20/3/92 ‘ST £7.99 20/3/92 Hunt for Red October Grandslam Amiga £9.99 20/3/92 ST £9.99 20/3/92 Keys of Maramon Mindcraft Amiga £25.99 20/3/92 Mickey's Crossword Disney ST £25.99 19/3/92 Rocketeer Disney Amiga £25.99 14/3/92 PC £30.99 16/3/92 Samurai Impressions Amiga “£29.99 23/3/92 “ST £29.99 23/3/92 “PC €34.99 23/3/92 Tilt Genius PC £30.99 20/3/92 Top Banana Hex CDTV £29.99 23/3/92 Ultima 6 Mindscape ST £30.99 20/3/92 Ultima Underworld Mindscape PC £39.99 19/3/92 Video Kid Gremlin ST £25.99 20/3/92 Wing Commander Deluxe Mindscape PC” £45.99 19/3/92
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WW 3.0 on my Amiga. As for hobbies, what hobbies? | don’t really have any, apart from playing games that is.
| do like to watch the
occasional video when | feel up to it. | dunno really, | don’t do much! | hate any kind of sport, all that jumping around and getting sweaty just isn’t natural you know.
Andy (22)
O n my Amiga 1500 I’m J well really _into
Microprose Grand Prix. In my spare time | like to listen to rock music.
| haven't really got any favourite bands, I'll just listen to anything as long as it’s not too soppy and the meaning behind the lyrics aren’t too difficult to understand.
dames Harvey (14) ) ixons has got my ST
ii at the moment,
| apparently repairing it.
I's been there ust like my mate,
When | go to J ‘ ipeeclaeedeee = | two months and | John, I’ve got a haven't been told . Mega Drive and | think
what's wrong with it! My favourite tight now is Turrican but | like to play Sonic when | can get near a Mega Drive. | like to draw and paint in my spare time, but when | get my ST back | think ll probably go through a phase of playing Robocod!
Andrew Wilson (17)
Joe Montana 2 is the best game I’ve got. :
I've played John Madden 92, and although it's supposed to be better | still prefer Joe’s Sports Talk by far, | just seem able to get on better with it!
When | have some spare time, generally at weekends, | also like to partake in a bit of role-playing. There’s nothing like it when you want to mellow out and get groovy, man.
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| Edward Gibbon (14) ; - eing able to afford a Mega ) Drive would be nice | because some of the | games look good on it. I’ve | only got a 64 at the | moment but | like pretty | much all of the games. j
Jools (20-something) \ y perky little photo seems to be M popping up all over the place nowadays, what a popular boy | am!
My weekends are spent fighting off | Sega isn't it? Two Crude q all those fans dying for more intimate | piudesis a really fun game as knowledge of the whirlwind world of | Well. | think that out of all the
computer gaming: Bu ee ove int | genres | probably like beat'em-ups best When relaxing there's nothing better | actually! Maybe it's the sadist in me or maybe | just need to
than. listening to Color Me Badd and get rid of all that aggression. A massage would be nice! sipping banana daiquiris on the patio.
WWF is neat on the
| se ff The ones that = “= — sold the most Andrew and Chris Rawlinson Be ae ae
™y™he shop has been open for about 16 months and we’re l currently selling more Amiga stuff than anything else. The Mega Drive is doing very well, whereas the Amstrad, Speccy and , ST are really dying off. . The 64 is still holding its own quite well and I’ve been really _ surprised at how well the PC is doing.
On the import side we tend to sell a lot of American games for the Game Boy because a : : » we've been having trouble getting in with the mob at Bandai. We don't really like selling Japanese imports, it’s better if people can read the booklets!
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First there was a plumber named _ Mario, then there came Sonic the _ Hedgehog, and now here is the
latest name in cute characters — Titus the Fox. He's lean, mean, cute and angry!
i, By ith the excellent Blues Brothers under its belt, 1 French software house Titus has wisely decided to stay with the platform genre. . ’
Titus the Fox is the latest in a long line of cute, loveable and agile creatures to appear leaping gleefully around your computer screen.
Foxy, his girlfriend, has been kidnapp@@yand taken to a_hideaway in Marrakech folind in the4Sahara desert... can you rescue Aer. fromthe clutehes of
some evil clan of beastly humans?
FOXY LADY
\_ Armed with only your intelligence you set
“out on the perilous mission to'Matakech
and back: pol En route@there willbe Many toes blocking your‘path im the form ‘Gf Beety
street crawlers, guard dogs and Arabs to name but a few.
Lying about various levels are many items such as crates, bottles and bags o shopping for you to pick up.
Stay on your toes, collect them anc they can then be used to either stand o top of or hurl in the direction of y enemies to get rid of them forever.
As you'd expect, the levels ar
Oh dear! What looks like an ordinary bin
will suddenly perk up
_and swing a mallet in
your direction
AbSOllitélypefilled to the brim with platiorms and ladders and there are a number of routes to take in order to reach the end of each.
Youll have ‘to watch out though because some of the platforms are very Weak and won't be able to take the weight of our hero. if ha\stands on them then he'll soon discover pe what Giavity’ is |
Running about on foot becomes a bit tiring after a while and therefore the programmers have kindly given Titus both a skateboard and a flying carpet for
use on certain levels. You will Daye. to :
find them first though! ~
Then it is simply a case of. jumping aboard and travelling to wherever you want to go.
There are also items that are useful in other ways for you to Catry along; these take the form of springs and rubber balls which will make..you, jump increasingly higher if you kéep leaping onto them.
Your journey will take you through 15 perilous levels boasting some-of the darkest and seediest areas of the world.
You'll start off in the streets of your home town but will have to go through sewers, caves, desert and an
underground railway before the final showdown at Marrakech itself.
However, once you have rescued Foxy you'll have the equally dangerous i
return journey to contend with.
‘Control over Titus couldn't be i Simpler; running and jumping is performed in the way you'd expect while to Collect items you'll have to pull down On the\joyStick and press fire.
If You are finding things just a little F 100 fast ‘at cerfain points then don't
worry, by pressing F10 the speed will be 3 shalved; very handy indeed! E A,
» Ydui havebthree lives to begin with and for éach there is an energy level [ Which goes down each time you touch a nasty bloke in your path. ] == Energy can be gained by collecting the energy capsules that lie about the levels and come in plentiful supply. .
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House: Titus ni Team: In House
Titus the Fox is a highly addictive platform romp with @ very appealing central character and challenging gameplay.
The levels have been mapped out perfectly, being neither too long nor too short and although progression is difficult it is not impossible.
It was a very wise decision on the programmers’ behalf to introduce the option to slow the action down if you so wish, more so since the speed of the game is incredible.
Titus legs it around the various levels at such a pace that even Carl Lewis would have trouble keeping up with him!
The graphics are excellent with loads of cute characters on screen and backgrounds that are detailed enough to look right without hiding the sprites.
Although the first three levels all look very similar, the others are varied enough to retain your interest.
The sound is a little annoying but thankfully the tunes can be turned off and the spot effects aren't all that scarce anyway!
The real down point of the game is the amount of time it spends disk accessing. On the other hand this allows you to take a break between levels and doesn’t annoy too much.
Obviously this is going to be compared to The Blues Brothers since it is pretty much an identical game. but there are enough new features to raise it above the quality of the aforementioned. Recommended.
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The scrolling of the ST version is sadly not as good as the Amiga but that is only to be expected really. Everything else about the game is identical so if you want to know what it is like then read the above Amiga comment.
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B 2: dots WU av The PC version is every bit fs as impressive as the Amiga MPC with smooth scrolling VGA graphics mode and good sound.
This means that the game is very appealing to play and, at the surprisingly low price for a PC game, good value for money.
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RATING: KX
Guna 16 Lastability: 17
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is good. There, I've put my cards on the table, you know where I stand. Simply gaming perfection, Bomberman is darned fine, sweet as cherry pie, as addictive as strong black coffee.
Meat Market Massacre
m ithough it's also called
A \ Dynablaster, | prefer to call it
\ Bomber Man. Old habits die
hard. Bomber Man was first released way back in 1990 for the PC Engine.
Despite being an immediate hit in the office it had limited scope for the ; general player due to the machine You start the five-player multi-player The blocks clear and. you chase the availability. Now though it’s out on the mode surrounded by bricks and more other players or play it cool by 16-bit machines and if people have bricks, and even more bricks waiting for them to kill themselves off taste, this should shoot up the charts. {
Bomber Man is actually two games. The first is the one-player mode while the second is a multi-player option with the chance to blow away up to four of your mates.
Five people can play simultan- eously, achieved by the game coming complete with a dongle which acts as an additional two joystick ports.
Bowes Bren Lamorel idea of copy, Bomber Man soon gets hot under _ The final conflict. You manage to protection, but at least this serves the collar. Avoid the two suckers survive as the poor blue chap hits it. another purpose. who blow each other up You've got to laugh
| Your Bits 'n’ Bobs
£25.99
making the game playable with four joysticks, while a lone gamer whacks at the keyboard.
The _ one-player mode is your basic Bomber Man game. Your girlfriend has % been kidnapped and taken off to a castle.
EXTRA INCREASE BOMBS
POWERFUL BOMBER
14 GAMES-X 19TH-25TH MARCH 1992
rst level, you’re shown by a 1, pronounced in the GX
-Man!
Bomber Man is,
understandably, a_ trifle upset and sets off on an explosive mission to rescue her. This R takes place over P 664 levels, divided into eight stages. Each stage features its own graphic style and a_ particularly nasty end-of-level guardian to deal with.
creatures which
strangely wonderful move up and down the alleyways.
Avoid these at all costs and strategically place the bombs to explode where the nasties will appear, ensuring that you’re shielded from the blast.
Complete each level, by destroying all the freaky nasties, collecting the power-ups and finding the hidden exit. Easy? Mmm, try it é out for yourself.
Essential to the gameplay are the power-up icons which you can discover by blowing up the blocks. These all have different yet vital effects to help the cause of Bomber Man.
The basic two symbols are the bomb and the flame. The bomb allows you to drop more than one at a time, and
ping! You di: pear to the next
the flame then actually increases the size of the explosion.
Other collectable icons speed up the
game rhythm, allow you to cee. explode the bombs when you want, walk through bombs or walls, or even render you indestructible when hit by a bomb explosion.
Lose a life, and
you’re back to square one with a wimpy bomb.
GOING DOWN A BOMB The multi-player mode is exceptional action packed stuff which turns the best of mates into arch enemies. Up to five players can participate in a game of mass carnage; simply blow each other up until one loner survives.
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required to be the Bomber Man champion, then you’re away.
Each Bomber Man is placed DT either a corner or the centre with five players, surrounded by walls.
Simply blast away the blocks surrounding you, collect one of two power-ups, multi-bombs or a | blasts, then set about destroying the ~~ other players.
Actually, there are two styles of play given as options for the multi-player mode, you can also play ‘killer.’ This is the same as the standard game but adds an additional element of fun. l
The destroyed wails give an additional icon, a skull. Collecting a skull is a risky business, but it's ek worth it, if only for a laugh.
You can get a ridiculously fast speed-up, or you keep dumping your bombs, become bomber impotent, of even have poxy little explosions which are embarrassingly ; small. ay /
’m not one to sing the praises of af game every time it happens to catch my eye but this comes across as an exception. Cue orchestra.
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19TH-25TH WRCH 1992 GAMES-X 15
FACT FILE
When youre a gaming sceptic like myself, it’s a rare sight indeed to come across something which really grabs you. Bomber Man is one such game.
It's fast paced action with addictive
qualities which would cause it to carry a Government Health warning. You'll regrettably be forced to leave the computer for such whimsies as sleep and food. Music isn't as good as the original, but it has an upbeat, beepboppaloobop tempo which is pleasant background music, although irritating to those not actually playing.
Graphics are hardly awe inspiring, but good enough. A classic game like this relies on its gameplay, not namby- pamby graphics. Bomber Man is Bomber Man, and you'll just have to accept it.
There can’t be that much with such exceptional gameplay as this. It’s simple, it’s addictive and it’s bloody good. Bomber Man is pure computing fun, the way games should be.
Buy a six pack and a get a group of mates round for an explosive evening, or even buy a six pack and stay in by yourself for enjoyable lonesome bombing into the early hours.
It’s really that good. If you don't like it then all I can suggest is to take
up tiddlywinks.
A Forget the graphics, forget Mari ST the sounds, and leap into
pure gameplay enjoyment. Bomber Man
ought to be alongside such classics as
Pacman and Space Invaders.
It never will get pride of place, but maybe it should. From one to five players, its a must for serious gameplayers everywhere.
Fun times are here again.
£30.99 OUT APRIL To be honest, I've not seen this version. The
IBNI PS gameplay should be as
hot as the others, but the multi-player mode will probably lack significantly.
Graphics and sound should be acceptable, but we shall wait and see. It will without a doubt be a must for your collection.
£30.99 OUT APRIL
X-RATING: X xX X xX xX Gameplay: 19/20 Lastability: 17/20
Presentation: 16/20
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this week as we review no less than five games for the fun-sized hand held. And grapple fans can check out WWF Wrestlemania on the Super NES...
NINTENDO'S HOTLINE
When it first opened in January of last year, the Nintendo Hotline received a total of 150 calls shared between six councillors.
Now, just over a year later, the work force has increased to 10 and it takes up to 2000 calls every day, seven days a week.
The hotline covers both NES and Game Boy titles and each councillor is trained to answer every question you ask on any official UK release.
" At the moment their knowledge extends to about 150 carts on the NES and approximately 60 games for the GB, and the range is always increasing.
The hotline also offers advice on the best games for each machine as well as release dates for forthcoming products on the market.
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Soon hints and tips for the forthcoming Super NES games will be included with the information, the Current products being worked on are F- Zero and Super Mario World.
As mentioned before, this service is open seven days a week, 12pm-8pm Mondays to Friday and 10am-3pm Saturday and Sunday. If you’re stuck, give it a call on 0703 652222.
ILLUMINATION FROM EUROMAX
Euromax Electronics is soon to release a series of light magnifiers for two portables, one for the Game Boy, the other for the Game Gear.
The Game Boy unit, very tastefully kitted out in grey, snaps onto the unit and fully illuminates the otherwise dull LCD screen. The adjustable lens allows for a comfortable viewing angle, otherwise it can be moved completely out of the way.
The Game Gear unit matches the machine in colour and screws into the hole found on the bottom of the GG.
The Magnigear is only a magnification lens, not a light, but still provides clear, crisp images without cutting off the edges. ;
The Game Boy accessory will cost £16.95, while the Magnigear will retail fora mere £12.95.
Thanks to:
Megacom Distribution, 13 Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG1 3FB.
Tel; 0602 475151.
Console Concepts, The Village,
_ Newcastle-U-Lyme, Staffs ST5 1QB. Tel: 0782 712759. ; KC’s Computers, 3 High Street, Loughborough, Leics LE11 1PY.
Tel: 0509 211799.
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Asteroids
The beauty of Asteroids lies in its simplicity; at the \ helm of your triangular space craft, you must guide your way through the never- ending asteroid belt by destroying waves of space boulders.
Using button B to fire the cannon, pushing up on the D-pad allows you to accelerate while left and right turns your ship. While avoiding the aliens, your ship will at the same time be attacked by aliens that wander through space, picking on lone craft.
They'll attack by shooting you with lasers, although a single shot should destroy them. If you find yourself caught with nowhere to run, pressing A will activate Hyperspace.
LOST IN SPACE
This will warp you to a random position although it is possible that you may suddenly appear in the path of another spinning asteroid.
It is feasible to link more than one Game Boy together for a two-player game. There are two multi-player modes: competition and cooperative.
Choosing the latter puts both of you against the might of the Asteroids, whereas selecting competition mode pits you against your human opponent.
Graphically the game remains very
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simple and the sound is_ nothing particularly outstanding, but more importantly it is fun to play.
The question you must ask yourself is whether you want to shell out that much cash for a game that appeared on the old Atari 10 years ago.
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There is no doubt about it, the hype alone is going to make this game sell by the | oil-tanker load.
Every _ living child under the age of 15, and some
of the older gamers out there must have seen at least one rumble on Sky TV by now.
If this doesn’t happen to be the case you must have heard of Hulk Hogan, perhaps the most famous wrestler of them all.
In the USA it is said that if he was to jm run for president then a he’d record a landslide victory. Just as well that \| he doesn’t plan on entering politics really!
It will come as no surprise to you that WWF is a beat’em-up. Choose from
16 different wrestlers and compete in a number of acted out battles in front of millions of adoring popcorn eating fans.
ROYAL RUMBLE
There are three types of wrestle match for you to take part in: the standard one-
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winner being the first team to exhaust all four | of its opponents. : All the moves fans = will know and love are to ' be found; there are body ” slams, throws, jumps off the ropes and many more, all of which will inflict untold damage on your opponents.
That means that this game has one up on the real thing — realism! When the various fighters perform the punch moves on the others it actually looks like they are hitting them.
ARM OVER LEG
Control over your man is fairly complex to begin with, especially since to perform the various moves you have to press various combinations of buttons. Never fear though, after a while things begin to gel quite nicely.
You'll find yourself beating up the opposition in no time at all, which is basically what the game is all about.
It does lack one thing however and that is the option of fighting in a competition.
This takes a bit of fun out of it because trying to win a cup actually gives you a goal in life which has a tendency to extend the longevity of the product somewhat.
This is made up for by a two-
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the same ring time after time can become annoying.
If the colours of the canvas and ropes had been randomly changed then at least things would look a tiny bit different each time you play.
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player option. Beating up your best friend without actually hurting him does have a certain amount of appeal to it.
The graphics in WWF are excellent,
featuring brilliantly is fun in two-player mode but sadly gets animated fighters and _ tedious too soon if you are playing by a realistic crowd. yourself. It will undoubtedly appeal to all However, fighting in fans of the real thing.
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So I've kicked him down and I’m now going to leap on him from the ropes! Ha!
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Snow Brothers is 2 frosty version o Bubble Bobble starring two snowball twins Tom and Nick. The story behind this platform adventure will chill you to the bone and will snow doubt have you shivering with fear!
Snow Bros is a one-player game for the Nintendo hand held. As Nick you must rescue Tom, your brother, from the clutches of King Scorch.
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away at them. They often hide bonuses, @ of 50 challenging rooms. but you'll find more aliens too!
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Just when you thought you were safe, boulders crash down around you threatening death
@ You must scramble from one level to the next, but before you can enter collect numerous power-ups and tokens that vastly improve your gun’s overall power. In addition 1-ups can be ® collected, along with energy top-ups and @ extra mines and grenades. r) Lastly, the remaining bonus is the star which engages a shield around Turrican, making him invulnerable. , Turrican is a massive ® shoot’em-up which is pretty tough @ and will challenge the skills of @ most gameplayers.
The Game Boy version turns out to be every bit as playable as its 16-bit predecessors.
Although a little repetitive, @ ra a we ee ee ee ee on the whole this is a cat@ definitely worth looking out for if @ $ you fancy a challenge.
Billed as the coolest chrome warrior since \ the likes of Robocop "\ and of course the _}} Terminator, Turrican has appeared on numerous formats including the Mega : Drive, and now has burst onto the The laser wall is a simple way portable Game Boy. - to defeat a lot of enemies. Just
Turrican is animmense shoot'em-up _ tap select twice to fire set over four worlds, equalling a grand total of 1000 screens brimming over - with non-stop destruction.
The world in which this manic blast takes place is a genetically- engineered landscape contrdlled by a Multiple Organism Unit Link, or MORGUL for short.
Morgul is responsible for keeping the planet Alterra inhabitable, but quake has gone and severed the system’s interface and now Morgul is rebelling...
AS SOLID AS THEY COME
Turrican is a scientific breakthrough, a bulletproof warrior whose first task is to regain control of Alterra by destroying Morgul.
Before he reaches the powerful mutant, he must first venture into the huge levels that make up four quarters of the planet.
Nick can immobilise the enemies by lobbing snowballs at them. He can then kick the ball to destroy the foe
Adventure Island is a platform romp in the style _— of Wonder Boy. As "| the young but heroic Master Higgins you must battle across eight hostile islands in search of Princess Tina.
Guarding each of the island’s exits is a huge beastie lying in wait to chew away at your tender flesh, and that’s only the beginning.
The princess is guarded by a creature so horrendous, so ugly and so gross that this demon-spawn from hell would only feel happy living in Southend.
Holding down the fire button for a couple of seconds activates the lightning whip
You have three lives with which to defeat Morgul, plus three continues that restart your game on the level you last played, should you die.
The D-pad is used to control Turri’s
Turrican is a huge game spanning a total of four worlds. Make it to the end of a level and prepare to face the guardian
movement, with Up or A making him jump and Down to duck.
Button B fires his gun, a low power weapon, but can be increased to a laser or multi-directional fire. Holding B unleashes the lightning whip, a rod of death that you can rotate around you. Pressing Down and B drops a mine.
Turrican can also change into a buzzsaw which makes him temporarily invincible; this is done by holding Down and pressing A.
Pressing select one lobs a grenade, while tapping twice will launch a power line which then causes damage to all enemies on-screen.
Each level is set against the clock and you only have a mere 500 seconds to complete the first mission.
Throughout your adventure you can
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the next chamber you must first defeat the snow guards that patrol each area.
To do this you must freeze them by lobbing snowballs in their direction. The first ball will stun them briefly, but continued bombardment will freeze them into a huge snowball which you can then push against the wall to destroy.
SNOWED UNDER
You have three lives and a total of 10 continues to rescue Tom and the Heart of the Sun, but chances are soon lost with the constant threat from the foes.
If you manage to knock over an enemy with a huge snowball you'll be awarded a bonus object which is worth valuable points.
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Power-ups can also be found, giving you one of three things: a speed-up, bigger snowball or the ability to throw the balls further.
In addition you may be lucky enough to find a jar of hot sauce which transforms Nick into a fire giant which can defeat enemies by flying into them.
After every tenth stage you'll be confronted by a guardian. Large abominable snowmen throw’ small
creatures at you and the only way to destroy the oversized ice-cube is by freezing the small foes before throwing the balls at him.
Snow Bros is set over 50 levels of action and features a large variety of enemies including fire-breathing monkeys!
Defeat the vast adversary and you'll be whisked away to King Scorche’s treasure room in the bonus stage.
Snow Brothers will be loved by fans of Bubble Bobble, more so since the game is virtually identical, albeit with a chilly theme.
Bansai! Snow in hand, Nick charges to the rescue of his brother, Tom. Nothing’s gonna stop this cool dude The first thing you'll probably notice is how easy the game is to play. Sadly it fails to become increasingly difficult and you'll soon have rescued Tom and the Heart of the Sun. Nevertheless it is still excellent fun to play and the presentation is great. Just bear in mind the game’s longevity when considering the price tag though. xX
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which are then lobbed by pressing B. You may also come upon one of four dinosaurs which hatch when you crack open the egg.
The first you'll befriend is Camptosaurus, of which their are two types, Magama and Taylor.
The latter can walk on ice without slipping and attack viciously with his tail,
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whereas Magma can walk on lava and breath fireballs.
Classie Elasmosaurus can swim through water, while the Don-Don Pterandon has the ability to fly.
The skateboard allows you to speed across the levels but watch out, one hit and you're off. Other bonuses include milk bottles that top up your energy and
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keys that whisk you away to one of the many bonus rooms.
Button A makes Higgins jump, a higher jump is possible by pressing Up at the same time.
You begin with three lives although extra 1-ups appear at regular intervals throughout. In addition you have the option to continue your previous game simply by pressing Start.
EGGCELLENT FUN
When you complete a level you must chose one egg from a selection of six. When smashed open, a bonus is
revealed and depending on how lucky you are you'll either receive bonus points or an extra life.
You may stumble across the Honey Girl, a small sprite that flies with and
‘At the end of each stage you are invited to choose an egg. Inside are a plethora of bonuses ranging from 1-ups to extra points. Select the egg and jump up to see what you've got
makes you temporarily invincible, but you may pick up the eggplant which is one of Higgins’ pet-hates so he'll lose power.
His power level also drops as time passes but this can be increased by eating the fruits of the forest.
Adventure Island is a_ playable platform romp that features clear, crisp graphics, adequate sound and a challenge that is sure to keep you playing for hours.
The game itself is very similar to Wonder Boy and fans of that series will probably love this.
The neat little touches such as the various dinosaurs and the selection of power-ups make the game so much more enjoyable to play. —
To sum up, a excellent platform romp that will appeal to all ages.
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Shoot’em-ups come and go but few are as sick as Toilet Kids. The _ introduction | sequence to the # game shows a young lad going to relieve himself in the bathroom and ending up being blown out of the roof by some evil forces down the bog!?!
You control the poor unfortunate soul as he now battles against the very same nasty beings, powered along the skyways by the force of the wind coming from his bottom.
Armed to the teeth with high power bullets and bombs that can be hurled in the general direction of the enemies on screen, you bravely set out on your ominous task.
BOG OFF
The enemies mainly take the form of large piles of excrement and the various flies that live on and around them.
There are other unfortunate children around who have been converted to the evil side and begin to attack you,
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As you bomb the steaming piles of plop you are attacked by some flying faeces!
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Huge spiders block your way and they are about to die (Yawn! Yawn!) How tedious!
giving you an insight into what you will end up like if you fail in your mission.
As you’d expect with a shoot’em-up there are also large end-of-level guardians
for you to contend with, so disgusting that they're unmentionable!
Graphically this isn't particularly
inspiring; the central character looks = nothing |. like a stranded kid and the various enemy sprites, while being a little humorous to begin with, are very basic and uninteresting.
The same can be said for the sound in that it gives us nothing more than a naff tune and boring spot effects.
DOWN THE PAN
This is not the type of game that I’d like to play for hours on end, being boring, mindless and unfunny in the long run. I'd avoid it and go for Raiden every time
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Powered by a turbo-charged Pump motor you do battle with the seemingly endless waves of nasties...
which at least proves to be fun! Toilet @ Kids is a vertically scrolling blaster and @ nothing more.
As a highly unoriginal product it can be quite sickening and on the whole proves to be a very bad game that doesn’t warrant the high price tag. @
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Since the dawning o perhaps the mos famous science fiction cult TV | series, Star Trek, 25 years ago, Captain James T Kirk has appeared in six hit movies and has boldly taken the USS Enterprise where no man has been before.
Since the age of the tight-fitting polyester jumpsuits, the captain and crew have battled the Klingons across the galaxy. It comes as no surprise that the vicious aliens are once again the cause of Kirk’s problems.
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the remnants of the last player, but use your power-ups correctly and ee you may survive longer
Parodius is a shoot’em-up, very similar to Nemesis, that appeared on the Game Boy nearly a year ago.
The hostile lifeforms that blitzed your craft in that hectic blaster have now been replaced with fluffy kittens and go-go dancers — bleugh!
There are four craft which you can fly. The most obvious choice is the spaceship although the other three, the Octopus, the Thin Bee and the Pentarou are just as good.
They all have six stages of power- up; every time you collect one of the blocks this changes the type of bonus
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single player game which places you at the helm of the old style Enterprise. As captain you must do your best to stop a catastrophe from occurring.
FATHER TIME AWAKENS
A Doomsday machine is_ spinning through space, destroying planets as it makes its way towards Earth.
The Federation of Planets has developed a Disrupter which should stop the machine in its tracks, but the Klingons have gone and stolen this gadget and dismantled it, thinking it to be a machine of war.
The 12 pieces have been scattered across the galaxy and stored on a planet. You must now recover the vital part by venturing down to the surface.
Before you orbit the planet you must first guide the Enterprise through a series of asteroid fields, Klingon and Romulan fleets and giant space ameobas.
These are horizontally — scrolling shoot’em-up sections where you must dodge the giant space rocks, destroy the
you'll receive. With one bonus, you'll get a speed-up, two and you'll then be awarded a missile.
Double shot is the bonus for three blocks, four for a laser and five for
protection in the drones. Finally six blocks gives the ship a shield. Although the bonuses change
slightly for each ship, they effectively
Strange new worlds to seek out
enemy spacecraft and carefully navigate your way through the space ameoba’s infested body.
Upon reaching the planet, beam down to the surface and then guide Kirk around the planet in search for the missing disruptor piece. :
Armed only with your phaser, you must choose to either stun or kill the enemy with the two settings of your gun.
With communicator in hand and the tri-corder strapped to your belt it’s only a
matter of time before you find the part. Unlike the PC version of Star Trek, the Game Boy cartridge is basically a shoot’em-up, albeit a bloody tough one.
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With three lives in hand you may find it hard enough to navigate to the first planet, because every time you crash the Enterprise you’re dragged back to the start of the section which is infuriating at the best of times.
Graphically the game is pretty good, as is the sound, although the Game Boy’s rendition of the Star Trek theme is a little nauseating.
Star Trek is certainly a must for Trekkies,- but I’m certain that this challenging product will appeal to most other GB users too.
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remain the same. There are three difficulty settings: easy, normal and hard, and the option for either a one or two- player game.
Nearing the end of each level you'll be attacked by huge guardians which may look harmless. Watch out though, missiles and bullets will soon coming streaming towards you.
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Parodius is a competent shoot’em- up for the PC Engine, nothing more, nothing less. Its cartoon-style graphics make a change from the likes seen in Gradius, but the mechanics behind the game have all been seen before, nothing new here. Shoot’em-up fans will probably like it, but not one of the best of its genre.
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A quick run along will reveal a dagger for you to pick up at the top of the screen. A good job too because a zombie is heading right towards you.
The rest of the game carries on in a similar vein. Although graphics are a bit
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This offers a good challenge and reasonable value for money, but only if you like to ponder over what you’re doing while you play.
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he latest Hanna Barbera license from Hi-Tec sees you controlling Yogi bear as you are put on a sort of rehabilitation course by Ranger Smith.
Litt Se SLL sO The Ranger wants you to perform various tasks such as picking up litter and dropping it into bins, important to the upkeep of Jellystone Park.
Lying around the park are many picnic baskets for you to pick up for
extra energy. Be careful that the
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us the highly successful Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo.
in a game of Alien World is what weapon to collect for the space craft.
The main sprite is a fily-like thing
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Ranger doesn’t spot you in the act, | otherwise your acquired strength will be taken from you.
There are plenty of platforms | around the park and loads of energy | draining nasties. Yogi’s Big Clean Up | will be released soon at the rather | handy price of £12.99.
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Winter Challenge has been around in all guises for a while now, and a what with the recent Winter Olympics and the perfectly marketed PC JEGRI DRI and Mega Drive games, ies due fora fresh look.
Coming off the slopes into another tum
Mmm. How do you fancy putting on your skin-hugging gear and hurtling down a snaking tunnel of pure ice, blind, lying on a tray? Madness? Yes. Fun? Almost certainly.
Your aim is to retain a central position on the ice; rising up the sides « | only causes the luge to slow dow excessively. However, when a appears nip up rather high, loy down just before the turn ends. —
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reactions of Swooshing down steep, undulating mountainsides requires super, : and strong knees. As speed is of the essence he down if possible.<
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Taking a steady and miesured walk upht | 3skeep your your knees in a drift speed respectable :
Let’s all stand up on a cliff and jump off | ay the edge, avoiding wind and trying to look | pretty while travelling a whopping great distance. It’s a tricky one. } To get a mammoth 100 metre plug jump takes a deal of practice, but o mastered you'll never forget it. Keep i centre of the slope, correcting necessary and then, ensuring you’ direct take-off, leap. The trick is to judge accurately, not at the b slope when it flattens out
S combines the fatigue of the cross- ntry together with the necessity to not ke when aiming a shot at tiny targets. se up your energy after shooting and you’re going uphill. Try and avoid any while cruising downhill and use at all before the shooting range. he less energy used ensures the
madness, pelting over sheet ice with blades on your feet and whizzing past like an icy dervish. Wait for the start gun to fire and then keep a really tight rose to the inside i
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You begin with a moderately tough game, basically because you set out with zilch, bar a few coppers. i - is the easiest of the bunch since you're loaded with cash and your fields and mills prove to be productive. Build an army for an easy win.
; ive is getting harder. Things are going downhill, moraie is low, and you'll have to ensure the arts and education are kept up to standard.
i , more of a warfare scenario, is an ideal stage if you fancy lots of battle sequences although it doesn’t rate too highly on the normal strategy aspects.
is quite hard. The basic necessity is to concentrate on farming, keeping your populace fed and then trying to build up your weaponry. ive, the end of the epoch, do or die. The ultimate battle between the two islands looms so a good all-round strategy is called for
If you have the space, try and fit wings where they look right on the blueprint, and sails on the mast. Put the engine near the centre and balloons on deck near the rear, with prows or shields on the front.
Don’t forget propellers and blades, or you won’t shift. Kit up with a minimum of one man from each army section
Ensure your lift score is higher than the & weight of your ship.
| it can be less but that’s a safe bet. You can then try out your
| amazing invention in a test flight. If it explodes you'll just need to make some
| changes before mass production
Ensure you prepare your craft for a minimum stay of 25 days, with any leeway regarding sudden
wind changes, Avoid Koolpers which fire
flak and head to destroy their airfields ©
threat, you can start devastating towns. Simply anchor above a centre and loot it until a skull appears. Do this to all the cities and you've destroyed the enemy, game over. You can destroy the fields and installations, but these aren't essential
Using the ecclesiast to create a tornado spell is frequently ignored because it’s quite tricky. Don't be put off though, it’s quite a potent spell although a real pain to get. Ensure you click on the correct people at the right time, turning them off with a click as soon as the grimoire turns a page. You've got to be quick and accurate. Fail, and you'll get a gust of wind at the very least
netore sesincing, it’s necessary to understand the strategy TED
first. The best tactic is to stay where you are and wait for an attack. Then use the crossbows, straight forward or the slight diagonal. An
excellent tip is to move to the right, then shoot with the left crossbow
= Avoid mines at all costs and try to dodge ‘ incoming catapults because their damage is severe, even among massive armadas. If you = face a massive threat, then you'll usually have to confront a big meanie, These can only be damaged by catapult; ensure you're below this craft and hit away
All's fair in love and war. Ahh, it’s so nice! One minute you're friends, the next you're destroying the country, cities and families.
The cruel irony of diplomacy is that you marry the orphan princess, and start anew in the next epoch. No ‘lives happily ever after’ here
@ The inquisitor is a particularly useful person to é visit. Before campaigns you can check up on B stats on the enemy, friendly cities and your councillors. If councillors or your own cities are irritated, you'll know what to do next. : Assassination is vital. If you are planning | an attack, ensure that either Leonaardo or the commander is slaughtered. Verify enemy Fe positions before an attack by checking the | globe here. The eagle is also essential for more productive alliances and exchanges. Ensure you can fulfil your promises first though
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Depending on your situation you'll need to visit some people more than others, but you can’t ignore folk for any length of time, otherwise they'll get miffed and disappear. Here we see a well chuffed set of councillors.
The ecclesiastic is particularly easy to irritate, as is the joker and Leonaardo. For the latter two, it's wise to put cash into their respective arts and education funds
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The commander needs to be kept relatively busy. Ensure he’s recruiting or building Koolpers or airfields. Place these all along the east coast and one near each city and airfield.
You have the capital to launch an attack and recruit enough men for the ships to be built
! Rie : | The ecclesiast is a strange character, one minute he seems to be of no use, the next he’s vital, especiaily when it comes to refertilising the drained soil for crops. If you fund the area afterwards production will shoot up.
Don’t forget the spells he creates; the smaller ones can be made to increase production of various mills by creating localised winds
When things look grim, one
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Making deals can work wonderfully, but keep an eye open. Don’t waste vital items such as food on things like balloons. A good bet is to sell all surplus stock. You'll suddenly be loaded, but you'll have to visit the stock market to buy essentials.
Beware of the high constable. If you do need funds, only tax when the populace’s standard of living is excellent and each city can offer, as a rule of thumb, over 75 kaa each
The master miller is an essential chap to visit early on to get your production up to full capacity. If you have enough cash then put lots of wheat on the plains, cattle in the mountains and the bees in sheltered areas near forests,
Don’t forget the mills, at least two in the three distinct geographical areas to produce the manufactured goods for your flying craft.
Put a budget on each area, around 10 kaa per production should keep things going nicely. Keep the ecclesiast standing by to refertilise
Ask the adviser frequently to check on your state of affairs. For the measly sum of one kaa, you'll find out about all your stocks of food and items and the general state of the economy. Keep on visiting him to make sure your food mountain is piled high
19TH-25TH MARCH 1992 GAMES-X
This is where you can make some cash and give other readers a
chance for a bargain by advertising any bits and bobs, consoles, computers, etc. that you don't need or want any more.
je Acorn, nine games, keyboard, =) transformer, and tape-player. £80. Contact Dave Porter on (0582) 504858.
| AMSTRAD
|¢ Amstrad PCW8256, with monitor,
| printer and keyboard. With built-in disk Yj drive. Worth £500, sell for £300 ono. Phone J}\ Farooq after 4pm (041) 429-2485.
|e Amstrad CPC6128, colour monitor, | printer, joystick, multiface two, manuals,
my) mags, games (disk & tape). Worth £810, Vj will sell for £500 ono. Tel: (0963) 251011 [) after 5:45pm.
| joes, over 20 games worth £450. The lot for £150. Ring Lee on (0526) 860781.
¢ Amstrad CPC464 with green monitor,
e Amstrad CPC6128 with lots of utilities j and games. Worth over £900, will sell for | £300. Also Wanted. Lynx 1 or 2 or Game | Gear. Will pay around £70. Tel: Nyle
My (0382) 644819.
) ATARI
| ¢ Atari Mega ST 1 with Phillips 8833
| monitor, joysticks, mouse and 200 disks as
=) well as books etc. All for the incredible \ | price of £350. Call James on (0580) 200070.
© Atari STEM for sale. Mint condition, | joystick, mouse, over £200 worth of | games, double sided plus second drive [and over £40 worth of mags. £315 ono. ‘Vi Call Chris (0922) 413198.
( ¢ Ninja Gaiden, Rygar, Stunrunner for Atari Lynx £50 the lot. Tel Steve (0703) 786864. No boxes or instructions.
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We For sale. Lynx 2, carry pouch, kit bag, }) Comlynx and 2 great games: California 47, Games, War Birds. Worth over £200 sell | for £130 ono. Unwanted Xmas present. | Phone Simon after 4:30pm (0286) 831161. | ¢ Atari 520 STFM 512k, D/S disk drive, J) mouse, dust cover, over 30 games, all 4) mint. £200. Phone Mark (0908) 674228 | after 6:30pm.
| ¢ Atari 520 STE, 6 months old. £300 of
" —] games including First Samurai and Gods. )) Loads of mags, blank disks, demos. £300
| ono. Phone James (0666) 510620 after 6pm. | ¢ Atari 520 STFM and games for sale. | Boxed, joysticks, mouse, great condition. \)| Productivity pack, 60 games inc. WWE, }) Magic Pockets, Lemmings, Kick Off 2. | Worth £550, selling price £200. Phone
| (0322) 667840.
Post to: Games-X Classifieds, Europa House, Adlington Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4NP. aij
We do not accept adverts for software formats (sales or swaps) that are copyable - that means disks and cassettes, and no trade ads either!
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¢ Atari ST 520 for sale. With around £600 software, Master Sound 2, 2 joysticks, bargain price £200 ono. Ring Greg on (021) 351 7806.
e Atari 520 STEM over £300 worth of software inc. STOS Game Creator and many more games. Plus printer, all worth over £700, sell for £325. Ring Darren on (0280) 812709.
¢ Atari Lynx 2 + Tournament Cyberball. Immaculate condition, 1 month old. £75 ono. Phone David on (0506) 823254 after 5pm. Buyer collects (Edinburgh area),
e Atari 1040 STE with external double sided disk drive, almost 50 games including DPaint, all originals, two mice and joystick. Sell for £40 ono. Phone Marcus (0795) 876925 after 5pm.
¢ For sale: Lynx carts. Slime World and Chequered Flag. Separate £20 each. Both £35. Tel (0483) 39544 and ask for Dave. Or swap either one for Viking Child.
COMMODORE
¢ Commodore 64 for sale with 200+ games, mouse, data recorder. All good condition. Call (02407) 5389. All for £250 ono. Game Gear games and equipment for sale too. Ask for Michael.
¢ C64 Light Fantastic Pack. Comes with two joysticks, leads, tape deck, light gun, two carts Robocop2, Chase HQ2 and 43 games. Worth £200 yours for £100 or swap it for a Mega Drive and I will pay £30. Phone Ray (081) 443-2484.
e Amiga Cartoon Classics, joystick, mouse, mouse-mat. Brand new at Xmas. Boxed as new, perfect condition, £400 of games inc. Speedball 2, Populous 2, Heimdall, Rainbow Islands, Blues Brothers, Chuck Rock, Robocod (JP ID) £400 ovno. Call Hamish on (0925) 263799.
* C64 new shape, lots of games, still boxed. Two joysticks, tape deck, unwanted gift. Two carts Ronee Re Chase HQ2. £100 but reasonable offers welcome. Contact Ray (081) 443-2484 after 4pm any day.
e Amiga Datel Action Replay MKIII cartridge. Unwanted Xmas present, hardly used, as new boxed with manual. £45 ono. Contact Dean after 5:30pm on (081) 318- 4247.
e CD Player, unwanted Xmas present, fully boxed and guaranteed. Manual and
leads supplied. Worth £150, take £110 ono. Tel (0B) 741-4327 after 6pm and ask for Grant.
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¢ Console machines and games for swaps, mainly SFC, MD and PC-E (decent suggestions only please!). Contact Nicky er Spm only.
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Lee (08444) 2859
¢ Game Boy for sale with eight games: including WWE, Turtles and Robocop. Also comes with carry case and light. Phone Paul weekday evenings on (0332) 665942. Sell the whole lot for £150.
e Nintendo NES including S.M.B.2. (0420) 22619.
lus three ell for £90.
ames hone
* NES, four games and ap er, inc. Mario 1 & 3, The Simpsons, Duck Hunt, joypads etc. Mint condition, sell for £140. Phone Steve on (081) 508-9517 after 4:30.
and 5 games for sale inc. hone (081) 676-0432.
¢ Game Bo Mario. £75.
e Nintendo NES with arcade joystick and 7 top games including Mario 3, F and Turtles. Also lots of mags. All complete for only £200. (0902) 745153.
* Nintendo Super Famicom for sale with Joe & Mac, Goeman and Big Run. SCART lead and RGB lead, two joypads. Worth £430, will sell for £210 ono, Phone Reuben on (081) 684-5226.
° Game Boy with four games includin: Blades of Steel and Choplifter 2 - £75. Tel: (0394) 380977 after 4:00pm weekdays.
¢ Super Famicom (SCART), 2 control pads, 2 games, Super Mario World, Area 88. Excellent condition only one month old. Will sell for £230 ovno. Call Russell after 6pm on (081) 561-2467.
° ae PCII-AD computer. 640k memory, 32 Mb hard disk, 2 disk drives, mono monitor and £250+ software and mouse. Also some mags and disks. £550. Phone Gavin on Teynham (0795) 521488.
e PC Engine SCART, mint condition, boxed with 1 game, £95. Tel: (0443) 431995 ask for Wayne.
e Jap Sega Mega Drive, six games and accessories, Atari Lynx & four games and accessories, £150 each ono. Both boxed in full working order. Phone (021) 353-6490 and ask for Mark.
° Baryain Sale! Master system (Sega) + Light Phaser, Steering Wheel control pads. Contains 9 fantastic games. All for only £165. Worth £350. For further details ring James Cannings on (0572) 823247.
For Sale: Mega Drive with 5 games like Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog. 2 joypads. £160. Phone Wakefield 270281.
¢ Sega Master System plus Rapid Fire unit and five great games £80. Also NES plus three great games. Bargain at £60. Phone Paul on (0225) 837395.
e Jap Mega Drive, plays all games, two joypad six games inc. Super Shinobi,
ickey Mouse, Fully boxed and good cond. Sell for £200 ono. Phone Scott (061) 776-1280.
¢ Sega Master System + 2 joypads + 1 control stick. 4 games inc. Rastan. Sell £95 ono or swap for Mega Drive + 1 or 2 games. Tel: (0234) 325189.
° Sega Game Gear and 4 games including Shinobi, Columns, G-Loc and Monaco. Also Carry case and power unit. Worth £220, sell for £150. Call on (0743) 367636 after 4pm.
¢ Game Gear still boxed with guarantee, power auPE yy and 4 games: Mickey Mouse, WonderBoy, WCLB Golf and Fantasy Zone. £120 the lot. Phone Graham (051) 526-7944 after 5pm.
e Game Gear, brand-new and unused with Galaga £110. Or £135 with Sonic. (Ine. postage) Or swap for one Neo-Geo game and cash. Tel: David (0924) 402244.
SINCLAIR |
e For Sale: Spectrum 128k +2, Cheetah 125+ joystick, interface, power pack and | 30 great games including Robocop, | Wizball and Back to the Future III. Fully | boxed for £120. Phone (0563) 29656 after | 5pm.
° Spectrum +2A inc. 244 games inc. Golden Axe, 2 joysticks, lots of utls. V.G.C. | all boxed as new. £150 ono. Phone (0703) | 685685 after 6pm. Ask for Neil.
© Speccy 48k, joystick, tape deck, printer, |) manuals, over £200 games. Sell for £80 | ono. Buyers outside E. Midlands not | welcome. Tel: Berton (0283) 813467 and | ask for Ben. |
* ZX Spectrum 128k +2. 2 joysticks, |} games, original box and manual. Good || condition. Tel: (0276) 23614 after 6pm. | Only £95. '
¢ Speccy +2 for sale, over 100 games, | leads, manual, joysticks. Write to A, | Smith, 25 Carfax Ave, Tongham, Farnham, | Surrey, GU10 1BD, with offer. Power lead | recently repaired. |
© Spectrum 128 +2A. 250+ games, joystick, mags. Good condition. Contact Pete on | (0472) 605034 only £150.
WANTED/SWAPS |
¢ WANTED - secondhand Neo-Geo | games - King of the Monsters, Sengoku, Ghost Pilots, plus any of the newer titles: | Fatal Fury, Thrash Rally etc. Ring Kevin on (0633) 614236. Reasonable prices paid.
e SWAP four month old Amiga Cartoon 3 Classic Pack. With £300 of new games. [7
Worth £700 for Neo-Geo with three games |) or Famicom with ten. Phone Colin (0383) [ 513633 between 6-7pm.
¢ WANTED: Super Famicom games. Will | pay between £25-£30 for required games. Tel: Ray (021) 327-5931 especially looking | for F-Zero, Goeman the Warrior (English | text)
¢ WANTED: Mega Drive games, will pay = = £10 for each one and will collect within (7 M/C area. Phone Rob (061) 445-2951. PSU #\ also wanted, will pay £5. Joypad also, £5. |
e SWAP: John Maddens for EA Ice } Hockey, Budokan for Lakers v Celtics, or | Revenge of Shinobi, Sonic for After Burner | or Road Rash. Call Stephen on (0234) | 272636. |
e SWAP: Game Gear games G-Loc or | Shinobi for Wonderboy or any other decent game or sell for £8 each. Ring |
(05395) 33393 after 4pm. Ask for Ben.
¢ WANTED: for Game Boy, Operation C | £11, WWE Super Stars, Megaman, F1 Racer, Super Mario and Batman, pay £12 9 each. Phone Colin after 5pm on (031) 447- [7 7239.
e SWAP: Bugs Bunny Game Boy for any decent game. Phone (0276) 415857 or send |}
a S.A.E. to Ben Francis, 37 Walton Dene, | Aylesbury, Bucks. HP21 7LQ. Wy
¢ WANTED: Warbirds, Ninja Gaiden, Awesome Golf, Stunrunner, APB for Lynx2. Will pay £10-13 depending on game. Phone (081) 868-6648 after 6pm. | Ask for John.
¢ WANTED: secondhand Game Boy games, willing to pay up to £10 for them. Send list of games to Mark Lewis, 29 Vernon Street, Hafod, Swansea. SA1 2EZ.
¢ WANTED: Atari Lynx games. Call | (0903) 786480.
e¢ SWAP my brand-new Mega Drive with three games or ST or similar. Must be disk drive. I will pay postage both ways. Phone Mike (0383) 735467.
¢ SWAP or sell 520 Atari ST for Super Famicom or UK, Jap Mega Drive. Atari ST | has mouse, joystick, games also monitor. | Mega Drive, Famicom must have games |7
and leads etc. (081) 346-4174.
SPACE QUEST 4
Can you please help me, you’re my last hope? While playing Space Quest IV on the IBM I get stuck after leaving the sewers and trying to board the spaceship. I simply keep getting shot by the sequel police.
P Jaffa, Somewhereville.
Dr X: Wait for the police to disappear for a wee while, they'll return so you'll have to be quick. Click on the mand icon, then make a quick dash for the landing gear. You'll then be able to crouch down and the ship will fly of. Easy-peasy, then you can mess around in the ship.
In issue 41 when Jared Houghton from Rochdale asked you for a Mega Drive with £200 worth of software, did he get it? lowna Mega Drive and could you send me £350 and a SCART Mega Drive please, oh great one? PS. I really, really, etc, need it. Thank you. James Owen, Camberley.
Dr X: Honesily, I've had loads of letters on this topic and you can just about go and hop it. You grovelling little toe-rags. Even if | did have the inkling to give you something, which | don’t, no way would | send anything to a spoilt little worm like you.
| guess you're an earthworm, but you've definitely got the tone of a tapeworm. | must be getting old when | can’t spot the difference in my great creations.
Here we see the Games-X pile of Mega Drives scattered by the rubbish. We've got loads, but we need em too. By the way, you can also see Jools, STA Ed, in his early modelling career sporting a rather nifty number
Wha'd’ya mean, ‘I really need it. Hocum! You've got one already and there are far more deserving causes than your own. I’m absolutely gobsmacked at your sheer audacity!
Is ‘Gamesmaster’ related to you? Don’t take it as an insult. He is quite good looking (Hmm). For this brilliant observation, could you please send me Fi Grand Prix by Microprose?
How do you kill the guardian at the end of level four in First Samurai? Lastly, do you know of any things | can type in for Robocod or First Samurai to give me infinite energy etc? Thanks very much.
Jamie Johnston, Edinburgh.
Dr X: |\'m not insulted by you thinking I’m related to the Gamesmaster, apart from the fact that his behaviour is infantile compared to mine. If you bumped into the star- gazer in the streets he wouldn't have a clue. Bloody television. Read a mag instead!
Yes, | do know a few cheats but I’m not going to ruin your games by telling them to you. As for getting past the end-of-level guardian, it requires a large chunk of luck.
BIG X, Games-X, Europa X House, AdlingtonX Park, Maccxesfield, Chexhire |
SK10 x 4NP.
The best method is to keep leaping over him, swishing at his weak spot, his head, as you do. Eventually you'll wear him down and should then be able to progress further.
After purchasing the excellent game Elvira for my PC, I have progressed to the part where you go under the altar toe the underground chamber. I was wondering how to put the crown on the crusader’s head.
I have tried clicking on it and dragging it over towards his head but that doesn’t work. Please could you solve this puzzle for me as it has been driving me crazy for ages.
Paul Williams, Grange over Sands.
Dr X: After great deliberation we've arrived at the overwhelming conclusion that you're on the right track. Not much help really. The simple task which you so
un Zac See - its i ve qot this spell to work.
a rn ae ae Jools pops up yet again, this time he’s showing great taste in his oggling at Elvira. Asked what colour eyes she’s got, he merely mumbled something and went
articulately describe is exactly what you've got to do. Go on, try it again, and you'll be able to collect the sword.
That's it, erm, sorry.
PSYCHOTIC POODLES FROM
I am at my wits’ end. I have recently purchased Monkey Island and I’m having trouble getting past the piranha poodles. Please help me because you’re my idol.
Scott Henderson, Edinburgh.
Dr X: Yes, those little pooches are a real pain, but the
he details are a trifle foggy, but — what a week that was. I was | pondering what the heck I should do. Counting stars got a bit repetitive | and in those early days computers | weren’t even invented but then, neither was the earth. So I created | everything around me and, by jimminy, I needed a day of rest. | Everything is easy now, so if you have any problems drop me a line. I | wont be on this plane of existence for long, so make it snappy to: The |
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key to your problems is an old-fashioned baby. Simply poison the meat with the leaves from within the maze and, hey presto! You can get past those canine terrors.
Dr X, my faithful companion, can you possibly help me on Indiana Jones’ Graphic Adventure? I have got his dad’s Grail diary and I have got to the library in Venice, but I can’t work out what to do now.
Please don’t bother sending me a T-shirt,
just a Manchester United Europe game. Do you ever give anyone anything? I’m sure you’re not as tight as you appear. PS: I like the bow-tie! But I think I should tell you that you’re going bald! Leon & Sophie Jenks, Lyme.
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Graphics are as excellent as bricks can be, and the scrolling is lovely-jubbly. Music is pleasant too, although the ‘aren’t I clever’ demo routine in the middle irritates.
If you want a Tetris clone, this is one of the best, and it plays one mean game. The : : addiction is still there, but it’s still Tetris, the darned game which has lost many a working hour.
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As it happens, Football Magic is quite a decent football manager simulation without _ the many frills of the professional product. | You select the team, dabble on the transfer | | market and deal with the banks. All|
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typical adventure with novel touches. It’s quite enjoyable, although a tad too A text adventure with occasional Casy. I won the fourth division |= 4 average quality pictures, you start the
championship on my first go, so don't | gilli game as the daughter of the king of some i far off land. Yes, your standard fantasy
expect too much. It’s a funny old game | though, results do go awry and the team lark, and after being propositioned by some
may not play well. It's a debate whether ms fruitcake wizard, your father dashes off in
you'll return again and again, but it’s a _—s—« @ fury to kill him, like all good fathers do. : i However, he doesn’t stand much of a
chance. That is until you find the jade stone which can banish the wizard from the land forever. That’s your task.
match and a ‘quick’ option. i There isn’t anything particularly taxing
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decent romp.
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A ‘ to portray this most televised MPa of «sports is as a TV production. This seems to have paid off — nence Hardball’s third sequel, a further enhanced version in all aspects of the program, from presentation down to specific game detail.
Watching baseball on the telly can be confusing, more so since those half- baked American commentators tend to waffle on something chronic.
It can be enjoyed by everyone though and Hardball Ill makes a bid to bring the realism of the game as well as the TV presentation to the fore.
Looking at the TV production, you're honoured with various camera angles showing you all the action from the pitcher, batter and fielders.
In addition there is actual digitized speech from real baseball commentators to keep you updated on play.
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Presentation is still like a TV production with various camera views which have been improved with real US ballparks actually digitized and interpreted for dimension. Moreover, there’s more sound and visual effects.
The major difference lies in the managerial and coaching responsibilities which now include the ability to import team data from existing ball games.
On the field, the coach is given greater importance with features that include ‘Team Effort’ play which means that individual team members can be motivated to help out.
So, if you are in the throws of controlling one player, the rest of the team pitches in. The realism of the game is backed up by statistics from real matches, giving the intelligence to computer-controlled teams.
‘Strike’. The ball buzzes through the air. ‘Crack’. The sound of wood against leather splits the air and the crowd erupts. It’s easy to get carried away with Hardball Ill
Actual direction of your team allows personal control while the other team members are skilfully manoeuvred by computer intelligence.
This means that when your team is batting, the player positioned at bases will react to the distance that your hit has travelled as well as getting a reaction from the opposition fielders.
When your team’s pitching and fielding the computer takes up control until you switch players.
This means that if you're fielding a ball, you can throw and switch control to the nearest man able to catch and field.
At the front end of the match there’s all the hype and presentation such as creating team kits, caps and logos.
There’s also a player editor where you can choose a face, create players and set player attributes, skills and statistics which can be saved down for future use and reference.
The TV production of the game is also enhanced with digitized close-ups and another five different views of the field which are computer selected to
show the best viewing angles with
VCR-like instant replay.
In addition, there’s a ‘highlight reel’ which can be saved down and re-run.
Although at first Hardball 3 looks similar to its predecessors, a closer look
reveals the physical and technical improvements. Hardball Ill will be available on PC in May, Sega in September and Amiga at Christmas time.
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and public order the US government has no alternative, but to crush the South American drug trade with force. That force
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old problem: Columbian drug
trade supplying western youth with dangerous drugs.
The government has exhausted all legal means of keeping this evil trade under control.
Now the Pentagon is getting heavy. Advanced Tactical Air Command is a covert war to destroy
Action stations! The squadron of F22s scream towards the target. You can pilot any one of the planes and switch from cockpit to cockpit as the real action arrives. Alternatively, if you're feeling a bit squeamish, you can stay behind lines and monitor the operation
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So secret and Sensitive is this mission that if discovered, the Pentagon will deny all knowledge of the operation. ATAC, designed by Jez San and the Argonauts, combines advanced aircraft simulation with role- play and adventure.
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As the commander of this secret unit you can approach the mission in many different ways and get involved in as much or as little of the action as you wish.
What is important is the strategy ‘and planning of the operations. The missions work on the basis of skill, strategy and endurance.
From a base in Columbia, disguised as a plantation, your command is a small unit of four F-22s and two Hughes helicopters.
The drug barons’ wealth means that they can easily equal this air- power, backed up by ground-to-air defence weaponry.
From your office you compile information about the various positions of the plantations, factories and trafficking movements.
Using spy _ satellites, recon- naissance flights and special agents who have infiltrated the drug trade, you compile dossiers on the drug barons and their operations.
With all this information, choose the moment when an attack will cause as much mayhem and destruction, then hit fast and hit hard.
JUNGLE FEVER Missions include bombing planta- tions, processing plants, warehouses, hammering enemy airfields and even cooking up an elaborate ploy to trick a drug baron into thinking the attack is from a rival operation which will cause gang war.
During air operations you can use up to four aircraft at once, and while piloting an F-22 you can switch to any of the other aircraft to take control.
The cockpit is reputed to be an accurate interpretation of a real F-22
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and so those familiar with traditional instrumentation may be baffled.
VDUs show information such as radar profiles as well as general
aircraft attitude, altimeter and horizontal horizon. Meanwhile, weaponry can be
activated by mouse or joystick. The simulation features the Argonauts’ impressive fully-realised 3D vector- graphic world.
It includes hills, mountain ranges, rivers and jungle, and before and during take-off, you can look out of the
(Right) From a secret location the task is to compile as much information about individuals and location. Then brief your squad and maintain a constant vigil
After months of covert operation, you've built up a dossier on Jose, the fattest and richest drug baron in Columbia. Now you bring your plans into action. The first objective is to strike like lightning, destroy the crops and storage buildings
cockpit from any direction and switch to one of many out-of- cockpit views.
Realism is enhanced further with ~<a genuine terrain A actually drawn from genuine maps of Columbia.
Each of the drug baron organizations are equipped with varying degrees of intelligence and firepower capa- bilities so that as you advance through the mission in search of the real Mr Big, the opposition will grow more powerful and hostile.
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ATAC has not been designed as a two-player game since there is no logical role for the second
player.
However Argonaut has designed a two-player dogfight
option with a link-up facility. At present, the market is choked with aircraft simulations and so ATAC is a refreshing change from straightforward military combat.
This is a_ battle against a potentially horrific social catastrophe and one which is currently very relevant. F22 ATAC is due for release in May on both Amiga and PC. Watch out for it!
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For sale, C64 with over 100 games, £150 or will swap for Game Boy and games, Call Jason on (0642) 599883.
¢ Amiga 500, mouse, joystick over 100 demos & PD. Also over £300 of software. Sell for £360. Contact (0244) 830059.
¢ CBM 64 disk drive, data recorder, over £800 of software, sell for £160. Tel: (0244) 830059,
| have just sold my Amiga and games for £300 and bought a second-hand Game Gear for £65, complete with battery pack, AC mains connector etc. | also bought Sonic and Donald Duck for the Gear. All that skint me £155.
| wandered about Glasgow and a Mega Drive caught my greedy little left eye. Seconds passed... now it’s mine! And Sonic as well.
| was getting tired when | thought | might just pop into the Virgin Megastore across the street to see if | could spend my last £35. When | got in | took one look at the Arcade Power stick for the Mega Drive and just had to say “Wowabangloocha”. And then my £35 was history and | had a lot to carry home.
| have only three questions to ask you: 1. Will there be a kit case coming out for the Game Gear like the Lynx’s one (which looks really good) or could | just buy the Lynx one and put a Sega sticker over the Lynx one? If there will be one, when will it be born? 2. What would Doe X buy with £300? 3. Have | made a big mistake? Graham (Sega) Mansfield, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow.
* Game Boy for sale in perfect condition, with carry case and Tetris, Super Mario Land, Castlevania, Paperboy, Fortress of Fear, Spiderman, Batman. Best offer please. Call Richard (081) 952-5262.
* Game Boy for sale. £60 or swap for Master System II. Game Boy includes Double Dragon and earphones plus two packs of batteries. Phone Bolton (0204) 656759. Ask for Wayne anytime.
° Mega Drive, five games, boxed as new. Perfect condition. Two months old. Will sell for £200 or swap for Amiga. Phone (0695) 423949, ask for Mark.
* Sega Master System and 5 games, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion, Sega Chess, Hang-on, Safari Hunt, Light Phaser 2 control pads. Tel: (0995) 606630. Price £130.
¢ Mega Drive 5 games including F22 and Sonic. 2 joypads, stereo lead. In excellent condition. Call Chris on (0273) 593799 evenings only.
© Sega Mega Drive for sale includes 6 games including Gynoug, Gairies, ESWAT, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Monaco and Forbidden City. Also XE-1 arcade joystick. All for only £250, Please phone (0737) 555517.
e Commodore 64 for sale with disk drive, two joysticks, loads of games on tape/disk/cartridge. Worth over £1000, sell for £275 ono. Phone (081) 653-0904 ask for Glenn.
Atari 520 ST for sale. Mouse, joystick, 100- 150 games, good condition. Worth £650 sell for £400. Games include R-Type, Xenon I and Tl, Double Dragon, Pacland. Phone Matthew on (0842) 761232 evenings.
There is a case for the Game Gear and because I’m such a nice person there’s one in the post for you. (What he actually
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means is that he found one at the bottom of his desk drawer which he had to get rid of — Doc.)
For some inexplicable reason he would like to spend the money paying to be a nursery nurse for a week. The consequences of this on _ future generations is just too horrible to imagine.
As for the last question, only time will tell. Let’s hope you don’t suddenly gain a passion for programming!
| own an Amiga 500 1 meg and | am having trouble with joysticks. | have used three already and all of them have broken in three months. Could you advise me on where I’m going wrong in the form of a list of good joysticks.
Gary Astill, Arnold, Notts.
What exactly are you doing with your joysticks Gazza? They are meant to be used for game playing, nothing else!
Obviously you are a somewhat of a roughie-toughie so go for a_ strong joystick like the Competition Pro or the Zipstick. Also watch out for the Tomahawk later in the year because although it’s not available at the mo it could be the one you're looking for.
ARGHR | have an Atari ST 520FM, 1
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| was reading Games-X last week (well kind of... looking at the pictures “really, but don’t tell anyone) and | thought | would ask you a few questions: 1, Whatis a console? What is a computer? es software mean? ‘never mention Cousin X, Auntie X or Grandma X? 5. | got this magazine called food and drink and it didn’t have games in it! _ Next time | will never stray from your well good mag again. Sam Lawlor, London.
1. A console is a unit into which you plug pre-programmed software. This includes machines such as the Nintendo Super Famicom and Sega Master System which you cannot program. i ymputer is an electronic device foring and processing data — you can program it to execute your commands. : Software is a program which runs on a computer or console. When we
called Games and Drink.
and | have been considering a 1 meg upgrade. | have scanned your magazine and others, but | cannot find one that has no soldering whatsoever.
Please could you help me as | shall go mad through desperation and those little, but awkward, ‘out of memory’ boxes.
James Mottram, Reigate, Surrey.
You’re obviously not looking hard enough, why not take a look in a more technical mag such as ST User. There are advertisers in there such as
| have an Amiga 500 Plus and | have a long list of questions for you.
1. Does Outrun Europa work on the Plus?
2. Will Dune be coming out for the Amiga and when? 3. What rating out of 10 would you give Final Fight on the Amiga? | 4, Is it true that in Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis the adventure game, the speech is digitized?
1. Yes.
2. The PC version will be out first at the beginning of April, but you'll have to wait
| until June for the Amiga version.
| 3. We reviewed it way back in issue 18. Bri thought it was a real hit and gave it: five | Xs, Gameplay 19, Lastability 18, Presentation 18.
| i Adam Edney, Garstang, Preston. | | i | | | |
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