The One (December 1994)

The One was a U.K. published gaming magazine that mostly covered 16-bit computers. In 1994 it was basically just covering the Amiga. The December 1994 issue includes:

The One (December 1994)

Waxworks (Amiga)

Waxworks is a horror themed role-playing game released in 1992 by Horror Soft for the Amiga, Macintosh, and DOS based machines.

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Waxworks (Amiga)

Info (October 1991)

Info (October 1991)

At this point, the name of the magazine was .info for Amiga Users though it went through slightly different variations over the years. It used to cover the Commodore 64 but was Amiga only by this time. One of the unique aspects of this magazine was that it was produced using only Commodore equipment. The October 1991 issue includes:

ProVisions

• Video - A guide to setting up an Amiga based video studio. Includes coverage of encoders, genlocks, monitors, digitizing and scanning, video tape editing controllers, single-frame controllers, and more.


• Graphics - A look at a HAM mode paint program called Spectracolor. This was basically a new version of Photon Paint.


• MultiMedia - A look at some software available for the CDTV including World Vista, Timeline of Science and Innovation, and Illustrated Works of Shakespeare.

.info technical support

• UNIX: Is It For You? - The first in a two part series on UNIX for the Amiga.


• ARexx and the Happy Haikuer - Using ARexx to generate Haikus on the Amiga.


• Memory Alignment and BPTRS - Machine language math programming on the Amiga and all about the special pointers (BPTR and BSTR) that AmigaDOS uses.

_{Table of Contents from the October 1991 issue of Info}

Columns

• Public Domain - Several public domain collections are covered here including Cranware #161 (includes StarChart), Chiron Astronomical Pak (a five disk package including various astronomical programs), Barbara's Choice #9257 (Star Trek sounds and more), MGH #198 (Madelbrot designs and more), and MGHSoft Music Demos (a collection of more than 100 demo disks).


• Hardware - This month is focused on Amiga 500 expansion. Covered products include Xetec's FastTrak system (a SCSI adapter with up to 8 MB of expansion RAM), GVP's A500-HD+ (includes memory expansion and hard drive options), and the DataFlyer 500 (SCSI hard drive adapter). All of these are tested here with a 52MB Quantum hard drive.


• CyberPlay - A look at some of the latest Amiga games including Moonbase, Fast Eddie's Pool & Billiards, The Amazing Spiderman, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Team Yankee, MegaTraveller I: The Zhodani Conspiracy, King's Bounty, Brigade Commander, and King's Quest.

Departments

• .info Monitor - An optimistic view of what the CDTV could become.


• Mail - Mail from readers about emulation on the Amiga 500, choosing the Amiga over the Atari ST, and more.


• New Products - A look at new Amiga related products including Activa Software's Real3D modelling/raytracing/animation package, Mail-O-Dex Professional address book software, the A2410 1024x1024 display card for the A3000UX, the KB-Talker PC/AT keyboard to Amiga adapter, Distant Suns 4.0 astronomical program, the SupraModem 9600 (9600bps for only $699.96!), Comeau C++, and more.

_{Back cover of the October 1991 issue of Info}

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VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (February 1993)

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (February 1993)

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment was my favorite magazine in the years that it was published (late 1980s to early 1990s). It was really sort of the successor to the original Electronic Games magazine, at least until Electronic Games was actually rebooted. The February 1993 issue includes:

Features

• A Matter of Chaos: Player's Guide to Dungeon Master, Part I - VG&CE had some pretty great game guides. However, you had to be disciplined about looking at them because they could ruin the game for you. This one covers the first part of Dungeon Master for the Super NES.


• Much Ado About 3DO: The Real Story - It's a shame the 3DO didn't have more success. This article is a first look at the machine with some technical details and a look at its capabilities.

_{Table of Contents from the February 1993 issue of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment}

Previews & Reviews

• Video-Game Previews - Brief previews of Flashback (Genesis), Bonk 3 (TurboGrafx-16), Street Combat (Super NES), Dungeon Explorer II (TurboGrafx-16), Zen Intergalactic Ninja (NES and Game Boy), Lethal Weapon (NES and Game Boy), Cool World (Super NES and Game Boy), Congo's Caper (Super NES), Malibu Bikini Volleyball (Atari Lynx), Spot - The Cool Adventure (Game Boy), and Exile 2 (TurboGrafx-16).


• Video-Game Reviews - Reviews of The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (Super NES) - Capcom made some great Disney licensed games and this was one of them, Mega Man 5 (NES) - and there would still be one more Mega Man game on the NES, Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball (Genesis), Cybernator (Super NES), Buster Bros. (TurboGrafx-16 CD), Dragon's Lair (Super NES) - a platform game not really like the arcade version, PGA Tour Golf II (Genesis), Super Strike Eagle (Super NES), Aerobiz (Super NES), Samurai Ghost (TurboGrafx-16), The Adventures of Willy Beamish (Sega CD), Tiny Toon Adventures Cartoon Workshop (NES), and Universal Soldier (Super NES) - another bad licensed game.


• Computer-Game Previews - Short previews of Ultima VII Part 2: The Serpent Isle, Caesar - I think I actually have this one somewhere though I've never played it, Betrayal at Krondor - my roommate in college spent many hours on this game, and Pirates! Gold.

Departments

• Editor's Letter - A look at what's ahead in 1993 including the 3DO, Atari Jaguar, the PlayStation (which at the time was essentially an SNES console with CD-ROM), and more.


• Reader Mail - Letters from readers about RPGs, Nintendo's 32-bit CD-ROM system, portable systems, and more.


• Tip Sheet - Hints and tips for Night Trap (Sega CD), The Guardian Legend (NES), and Cosmic Fantasy 2 (TurboGrafx-CD).


• News Bits - Radio Shack debuts a new interactive CD player called the Memorex MD-2500 VIS, Nintendo cleared of antitrust charges, classic games re-released for the NES (Zelda, Zelda II, Punch-out, Metroid) for $29.99 each, Sunsoft licenses The Pirates of Dark Water, Atari drops price of Lynx to $79.99, and more.

_{Back cover of the February 1993 issue of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment}

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Info (September 1990)

Info (September 1990)

At this point in time, this magazine was actually titled ".info for Amiga Users". In the past it had covered both Commodore 8-bit machines like the Commodore 64 and the Amiga but by late 1990 it was focused on the Amiga. Info was notable for being entirely produced on Commodore machines. The September 1990 issue includes:

Features

• Computer Magic - Photography with the Amiga. The art of digitizing photos and adding digital effects.


• Interview - An interview with Laurence Gartel, an artist known for his computer artwork and how he enjoys working with the Amiga more than million dollar systems.


• Multiplayer Games on GEnie - GEnie was an early online pre-Internet service similar to CompuServe, Delphi, and others. This article looks at some of the multiplayer games that can be played via GEnie as well as some of the specialized Amiga front ends for the service.

The Amiga Pro

• Brush Mapping in Turbo Silver - A guide to using the 3D renderer of Turbo Silver.


• .info Preview: Power PC Board - A preview of an expansion board that plugs into the memory expansion slot of the Amiga 500 and provides both memory expansion and an IBM PC clone featuring a NEC V3 CPU @ 8.0 MHz and 1 MB of RAM. It allows your computer to boot in Amiga mode and use the expansion RAM or to put in PC mode which basically transforms your Amiga into a PC.


• .info Review: PageStream 1.8 - A review of this desktop publishing program for the Amiga from Soft-Logik.

_{Table of Contents from the September 1990 issue of Info}

Departments

• Editor's Page - Thoughts on the new CDTV.


• Reader Mail - Readers write in about Info's new monthly format, dropping 8-bit coverage, playing PC games on the Amiga using a bridgeboard, and more.


• New Products - A brief look at new products including The Art Department (image manipulation), Saxon Publisher (page layout software), Professional Draw 2.0, TSSNet (ethernet networking), TV*Show Version 2 (allows you to combine animation and sound into a presentation), Tiger Cub (music), Digital Landscape (wireframe landscape generator using real data), and much more.


• News & Views - New products from Commodore including the A2065 Ethernet Adaptor, A2060 ARcnet Adaptor, AS220 Amiga Client for Novell Netware, TCP/IP and NFS software for the Amiga, educational Amiga 3000 bundles, and more; Broderbund celebrates 10th Anniversary; Compute! merges titles; and more.

Cyberplay

• Adventure Road - This column was formerly published in Commodore Magazine and features adventure games. This month there is discussion of Starflight on the C64, Amiga and MS-DOS.


• 17 New Diversions - Reviews of a bunch of games including Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess (Data East), Tunnels of Armageddon (California Dreams/EA), Aquanaut Miles Computing/EA), Day of the Viper (Accolade), The Game of Harmony (Accolade), ChronoQuest II (Psygnosis), Infestation (Psygnosis), TV Sports Basketball (Cinemaware), Jugsaw Puzzlemania (Artworx), Courtroom (FairBrother & SoeparMann), Pipe Dream (Lucasfilm), Breach 2 (Omitrend), Iron Lord (UBISoft/EA), Leisure Suit Larry III (Sierra On-Line), Hoyle's Book of Games (Sierra On-Line), Hero's Tale I (Sierra On-Line), and Manhunter 2: San Francisco (Sierra On-Line).
• Player Tips - Tips and tricks for Drakkhen, Infestation, Batman, Sim City, Indiana Jones, Space Ace, Forgotten Worlds, and Chop N' Drop.

_{Back cover of the September 1990 issue of Info}

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MicroIllusions (1987)

MicroIllusions (1987)

Compute! (March 1990)

Compute! (March 1990)

Compute! Covered many computers over its long life. At one point, it specialized in 6502 based computers. By 1990, Compute! was becoming more PC centric but it was still covering other popular computers including the Apple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Macintosh.

Contents

• Buy Low, Sell High - An article on using your PC for investing. It covers dedicated software like Market Manger Plus 2.0 as well as subscription services like Value/Screen II which included software and monthly data disks. This data wasn't cheap though. $396 for a year. There are 15 software packages and online services examined here.


• My View - A guide to the kind of equipment and software you would need for financial planning type activities. These include a fast 8088 based to 80286 PC preferably with a hard drive, a 2400-baud modem, dot matrix printer, and various software.


• Smart Money - An overview of six personal finance software packages to help you balance your checkbook.

_{Table of Contents from the March 1990 Issue of Compute!}

Departments

• News & Notes - Toolworks and Mindscape merge, Xerox sues Apple, Spectrum Holobyte sues Accolade over Tetris clone, Atari and other third parties sue Nintendo over marketing and licensing practices, new TurboTax/Quicken bundle, IBM cuts 10,000 jobs, Hot Circuits video arcade museum opens in Astoria New York, and more.


• Letters - Letters from readers about a QuickWrite review, a Zip code database, Game Blaster and Killer Kard (which became Sound Blaster before its release and was released at $239.95), and more.


• MS-DOS - Organizing files on disk, PC-Kwik Power Disk disk optimizer, Vq2 search retrieval tool, the OmniKey/102 keyboard, and more.


• Commodore 64/128 - The 1989 world of Commodore Show, RAMLink from CMD, GEORAM 512K memory expansion for GEOS, and more.


• Apple II - The Oregon Trailer on sale from MECC for $39.95 (I had this for the Commodore 64), Dino Days graphics and word processing software for kids, and more


• Amiga - VoRecOne voice recognition add-on, F-16 Combat Pilot from Electronic Arts, Jet Instrument Trainer, and more.

_{Table of Contents from the March 1990 Issue of Compute! (continued)}

Productivity

• Compute! Choice - A comparison of Lotus Spreadsheet for DeskMate and Lotus 1-2-3.


• Mail-Order Smart - The advantages and common issues with purchasing computer software and hardware via mail order. I was buying stuff for my Commodore 64 via mail order around this time. Items I know I got that way include a new power supply, modem, printer, monitor, and a couple of games.

Learning

• Compute! Choice - A review of Super Solvers Midnight Rescue! from The Learning Company.


• Preschool Precepts - A guide to selecting good preschool software including an overview of various titles.

Entertainment

• Compute! Choice - A review of Lucasfilm Games' The Battle of Britain: Their Finest hour for DOS.


• Take Off! - An overview of the latest flight simulators including Flight Simulator 4.0, F-15 Strike Eagle II, A-10 Tank Killer, Blue Angels, and UFO.

Columns

• Editorial License - The results of a reader survey six months into the latest Compute! redesign.


• Conversations - Choosing the right home educational software.


• Impact - Using AppleLink to bring the world closer together.


• Discoveries - Useful multimedia in education. From Print Shop to generating screen dumps to using video cameras and digitizers, and more.

_{Back cover of the March 1990 Issue of Compute!}

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Info (November/December 1989)

Info (November/December 1989)

Info was a magazine that covered Commodore computers, primarily the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. It wasn't as popular as a few others but still had a significant presence. The November/December 1989 issue includes:

Features

• Info Top Ten - Info's first annual top ten game list. The top 10 games of all time as selected by the editors of Info in a variety of categories. Top Arcade Games: Arkanoid (Amiga), The Sentry (C64). Top Simulations Games: Starglider II (Amiga), Pinball Construction Set (C64). Top Adventure Games: Dungeon Master (Amiga), Zork Series (C64). Top Traditional Games: Blockout (Amiga), Risk (C64). Plus each of the editors pick their own personal top 10.


• Interview: Chris Crawford - Chris Crawford developed a number of influential games such as Balance of Power. It's interesting to read some of his predictions here. Some were spot on while others were way off.

Departments

• INFOtorial - A look at European game development philosophy vs. U.S. game development philosophy.


• Reader Mail - Readers write in about the C64 vs. NES, reviews of application software, Amiga sales, rumors of the "64GS", Project: Firestart, QLink and Club Caribe, and more.


• New Products - A brief look at 5100 C128 Questions: Answered (book), The Diamond Text and Diamond BASIC Editors, Fortran-80 (C-128 CP/M), MIDI Delay Processor, Digitalker 128, Fractal Navigator, Icon Magic 1.0, and lots more.


• News & Views - Software sales for the Commodore 64 drop 26% in the second quarter of 1989 from the previous year (to $15 million), Commodore adds more dealers for MS-DOS machines and Amigas, Epyx reorganizes to become software developer an will no longer be a publisher and will concentrate on games for the NES and Lynx, Apple opens television studio called Apple TV, and more.

_{Table of Contents from the November/December 1989 issue of Info}

Reviews

• SFX Sound Expander - A plug-in cartridge for the Commodore 64 than includes a nine-voice FM synthesizer chip and an interface for an optional 61-key keyboard from Philips.


• The Write Stuff 128 - An excellent word processor for the Commodore 128.


• The Amiga Companion - A book with tons of useful information on the Amiga.


• Toshiba ExpressWriter 301 - A portable thermal printer for $489.

Etc.

• INFO Update - A look at recent software (and other) updates including Sim City 1.1, Muscle Cars and European Challenge add-ons for Test Drive II, an updated version of Pen Pal, an updated support disk for the Super Snapshot cartridge, Professional page 1.3, PixelScript 1.1, and more.


• BRYCE - Bryce's 3D Adventure comic.


• INFO Mania - Tips from readers for tons of games including Batman, Robbeary, Aaargh!, Sinbad, Double Dragon, Crystal Hammer, Mindroll, Marble Madness, Dragon's Lair, Pacmania, Karnov, Neuromancer, Ghosts 'N Goblins, Guerrilla War, Heavy Metal, Robocop, John Elway's Quarterback, Pirates, and Zak McKracken.

_{Back cover of the November/December 1989 issue of Info}

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Commodore MicroComputers (November/December 1986)

Commodore MicroComputers (November/December 1986)

This was one of Commodore's official publications and it tended to be quite good. In 1986 it was mainly covering the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 an the Amiga. The November/December 1986 issue includes:

Departments

• Letters - Letters from readers about Way of the Exploding Fist and chess games.


• News - New Microprint 2000 dot matrix printer from Micro Merics; The Big Blue Reader released which allows reading and writing files to DOS formatted disks with a Commodore 128 and 1571 disk drive; Commodore releases MPS1200 dot matrix printer; Commodore releases 1351 Mouse for the Commodore 64; Habitat premieres on QuantumLink; and more.


• Telecommunications
• Q-Link Update - An overview of some of the features on QuanumLink, a Commodore 64 dedicated online service. These features include Photo Gallery, Auction, Habitat, Casino, Auditorium Happenings, and Software Library.

Software Reviews

• Mind Mirrors - A unique game? which includes Life Simulation.


• Bop'n Wrestle - One of the earliest wrestling games and not a bad one for the time.


• GBA Basketball - Two-on-two basketball in which each player controls two team members.


• Infiltrator - An action game that includes both helicopter sim and ground based action.


• Hacker II - Use your hacking skills against the Russians.

_{Table of Contents from the November/December 1986 issue of Commodore MicroComputers}

Jiffies

• Phone Messages - A type-in program that prints forms for recording phone messages.


• Modem Answering Machine - A type-in program designed to allow other modem users to call your computer and leave a messsage.


• Easydata-128 - A type-in program that redefines keys to make entering DATA statements easier.

Silicon Valley Insider

• From Big Blue Reader to Tass Times in Tone Town - A brief look at new and upcoming products including Big Blue Reader, Street Sports Baseball, clip art for Print Shop, Little Computer People, and more.

Amiga Update

• Public Domain Software for the Amiga - An overview of the free public domain software currently available for the Amiga.

128 Users Only

• C128 Spectacular - A short type-in program for the Commodore 128 that demonstrates the power of BASIC 7.0.

64 Users Only

• EditWedge - A type-in program that provides a variety of programming tools.


• Windows - A BASIC program that allows you to add windowing to your own programs with the caveat that only one window can be active at a time.

Computer Tutor

• Game Design, Part 5 - The fifth part of a game design tutorial. This part focusses on creating a new character set.


• Let's C Now, Part 2 - Part two of a series on the C programming language.

Game Programs

• Klondike Solitaire - Type-in solitaire game for the Commodore 64.


• 100 Mile Race - A type-in racing game for the Commodore 64 which in addition to just completing the course you must avoid obstacles such as pedestrians (no, they aren't worth extra points).

Features

• Quantumlink's Habitat: The On-Line World From Lucasfilm Games - Everything old is new again. There was something resembling a metaverse for the Commodore 64 on QuantumLink decades ago.


• The Best of 1986 - Reviewers choose the best products of the year for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. Some items included are Spy vs. Spy II, Leader Board, Elite, Great American Road Race, GEOS, Swiftcalc 128, Ace of Aces, Deluxe Video, Digi-View, Spartan, Alter Ego, The Newsroom, Certificate Maker, Ultima IV, Silent Service, Advanced Music System, and lots of others.

_{Back cover of the November/December 1986 issue of Commodore MicroComputers}

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AC’s Tech Amiga (May 1992)

AC’s Tech Amiga (May 1992)

AC's Tech Amiga was a more technically oriented spin-off of Amazing Computing, both of which were dedicated to the Amiga. The May 1992 issue of AC's Tech Amiga includes:

• Editorial - The editor notes the demise of a competing publication and how it isn't all good news.


• Programming the Amiga in Assembly Language, Part 2 - This second part on assembly language programming concentrates on the use of macros.


• Amiga Voice Recognition - An in-depth analysis of computerized voice recognition with some specific code examples for the Amiga.


_{Table of Contents from the May 1992 issue of AC's Tech Amiga}
• Implementing an ARexx Interface in Your C/Program, Part 2 - Using ARexx, Amiga's scripting language, with C programs.


• Integrated Function Systems for Amiga Computer Graphics - Using mathematics and the concept of "self-similarity" to create graphics. Sounds kind of like fractals to me.


• Keyboard I/O from Amiga Windows - Programming techniques of capturing keyboard input in windows.


• Copper Programming - Using Copper, one of the Amiga's graphics coprocessors, to create impressive graphics.

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.info for Amiga Users (September/October 1991)

.info for Amiga Users (September/October 1991)

Info covered various Commodore computers throughout its life, mostly the Commodore 64 and Amiga. By 1991 it was covering exclusively the Amiga. Though not as popular as some of the larger publications, it was fairly widely distributed and had the novelty of being produced on Commodore equipment. The September/October 1991 issue includes:

Focus

• Profile - An interview with Fred Wagner, an "Artist-in-Residence" at a school in Rochester who uses his Amiga 1000 for storytelling.


• DTP - Comparing the desktop publishing experience on the Amiga, Macintosh and PC.


• Networking - Part 2 in a series on networking on the Amiga. This part includes a look at some of the products available, including TCP/IP software for $199, an ethernet board for $349, and much more.

The Amiga Pro

• Hardware - A detailed look at the CDTV.


_CDTV
• Productivity - A review of ASDG's Art Department Professional from a desktop publishing point of view.


• .info technical support - How multitasking works on the Amiga, the slowness of the 68000 multiply and divide instructions, and writing scripts in AmigaDOS.

_{Table of Contents from the September/October 1991 issue of .info}

Departments

• .info Monitor - The editor and publisher respond to comments about the CDTV.


• Reader Mail - More letters from readers about the CDTV.


• New Products - A look at new products including the Miracle Piano Teaching System, Map Master for Lightwave and Imagine, PowerPacker Professional, StudyWare for the SAT, the AirMouse, Cinnamon Toast Fonts, CDROM-FS, Doug's Color Commander, and more.


• News & Views - Commodore donates Amiga systems to the Smithonian, a look at the Summer CES, and more.


• .info Update - Blue Ribbon SoundWorks expands their upgrade policy for Bar & Pipes, Microft Software releases VidGen 2.0, Gramma Software updates products to work with AmigaDOS 2.0, and more.

_{Back cover of the September/October 1991 issue of .info}

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Commodore Magazine (January 1987)

Commodore Magazine (January 1987)

Commodore Magazine was one of the first magazines I ever bought on a regular basis. It covered the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga line as well as Commodore's PC clones. I only had the Commodore 64 but I enjoyed reading about the Amiga since I wanted one at the time. The January 1987 issue includes:

Departments

• Letters - Comments on previous articles and reviews including Invisible BASIC, Kinney Video Digitizer, and more.


• News - Making the news this month is Epyx's 500XJ Joystick, a laser printing service using GEOS and QuantumLink, an update to the 128 Buyer's Guide, The Commodore Show at L.A., and more.


• Software Reviews
• Mind Walker - An odd sort of puzzle game for the Amiga.
• Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? - Explore the world looking for Carmen Sandiego with this game for the Commodore 64.
• Vizastar 128 - Vizistar 128 is a combination spreadsheet/database/graphing program. It takes advantage of the Commodore 128's additional memory and 80 column display.
• Color Mail - A program for the Commodore 64 published by Hallmark for creating and sending (via CompuServe) electronic greeting cards.


• Tips & Tricks - This month, a Commodore 128 mind reader, a disk buyer's guide, tips on using the second side of a disk, making tabs and labels, storing disks, making disk mailers, a program loading tip, and a screens saver.


• Technical Tips
• How to Build a Light Pen - A complete parts list and instructions for building a light pen for your Commodore 64.
• CP/M Public Domain - A guide to obtaining public domain CP/M software that will work with the Commodore 128.


_{Table of Contents from the January 1987 issue of Commodore Magazine}
• Telecommunications
• Connect! - A beginner's guide to telecommunications including the definitions of some commonly used terms such as Answer/Originate Mode, ASCII, Baud, Bit, Buffer, Bulletin Board, and more.


• Computer Tutor
• Mobsters! - A guide for creating and using Sprites and other Moveable Objects on the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128.


• 64 Users Only
• Show Anything Slide Show - This type in program provides a slide show that will work with your graphics in a variety of formats, including KoalaPainter, Doodle!, Flying Colors, UltraBASIC 64, HES Graphics BASIC, CadPak 64, Two Color, title and B/Graph.


• Jiffies
• Kaleidoscope - A short program that displays an ever changing kaleidoscope pattern on your Commodore 64.
• E.S.P. - A program that tests your E.S.P. abilities by letting you sense what shape will be displayed on the next card.
• Basic Clock - This short program displays an on screen clock.


• User Groups - A list of Commodore user groups around the country that have been officially recognized by Commodore as Approved User Groups.

Features

• Inside GEOS - GEOS was the graphical user interface for Commodore 64 and 128 computers by Berkeley Softworks. This is an interview with the president of Berkeley Softworks and includes some of their plans for GEOS and associated applications.


• 1986: The Year In Computers - Some computer related highlights for 1986 including quotes from Ronald Reagan, Jay Leno, Matthew Broderick and others; first year success for the Commodore 128; the redesigned Commodore 64C; the first wave of software for the Amiga and much more. For context, 1986 included the Challenger disaster, Halley's comet, Microsoft announces public stock offering; Max Headroom is born...

_{Back cover of the January 1987 issue of Commodore Magazine}

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Info (Spring/Summer 1987)

Info (Spring/Summer 1987)

Info is a magazine that covered various Commodore computers throughout its life. In 1987 that included the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. One of the interesting things about Info is that it was produced entirely using Commodore computers. The Spring/Summer 1987 issue includes:

• Gallery - Screen shots and summaries of 6 new software releases including Starglider (Commodore 64), Bard's Tale (Amiga), Uridium (Commodore 64), MandFXP-Enhanced (Amiga), Scrabble (Commodore 64), and Deja Vu (Amiga).


• New Amigas - An introduction to the new Amiga 500 and Amiga 2000, replacements for the original Amiga 1000.


• Product Roundup - A comprehensive round-up of software available for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore 128 CP/M and Amiga). Over 2100 products are included with name, price, distributor, issue in which it was reviewed and a brief description. This feature makes up the bulk of this issue.


• Double-Take - A photo of the Three Stooges with the Stooges replaced with Commodore executives Sam, Jack and Leonard by Amiga photo manipulation software.


_{Table of Contents from the Spring/Summer 1987 issue of Info}
• CES Report - Berkeley demonstrates several new GEOS related software titles including GEOS v1.3, GeoCalc, GeoFile, GeoDex, and more; Progressive Peripherals shows off Superbase Personal for the Amiga, Vizawrite for the Amiga and C128, and Vizastar for the C128; Firebird shows off Tracker, Talking Teacher and Starglider; Epyx introduces Street Sports Basketball, Street Sports Baseball, Sub Battle Simulator all for the Commodore 64 with Temple of Apshai, World Games and Winter Games coming for the Amiga; Electronic Arts introduces PHM Pegasus, Bards Tale II and a reissue of Archon II for the Commodore 64; and lots more.


• Mail - Praise for the magazine from someone who found out about it on QLink; comments upon the latest version of GEOS disabling work disks not copied in the officially proscribed way in order to curb piracy; a debate on Compuserve's copyright policy...apparently Compuserve was trying to claim copyright on public domain software; a reader writes about an appearance of an Amiga in Miami Vice; and more!

_{Back Cover of the Spring/Summer 1987 issue of Info}

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Electronic Gaming Monthly (July 1989)

Electronic Gaming Monthly (July 1989)

While VideoGames & Computer Entertainment may have been my favorite gaming magazine, EGM was a close second. It got its start basically at the dawn of 16-bit gaming. The July 1989 issue covered a wide variety of systems from the Genesis, TurboGrafx-16 and of course NES to the PC, Amiga and even the Commodore 64, a testament to its staying power (though not for too much longer). This issue includes:

• Cover Story - Next Generation Gaming - An article covering the next wave of gaming systems including the Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, Super Famicom/Nintendo (The U.S. version was still a couple of years away at this point), the Game Boy (the first successful cartridge based mobile). There is detailed information for each including technical specs and early games and peripherals.


• EGM's Review Crew - Reviews of the following games:
• Guerill War (NES) - A translation of SNK's top down action arcade game.
• Ironsword (NES) - A decent sequel to Wizards & Warriors.
• Fester's Quest (NES) - I'm convinced this game is impossible. If you say you finished it you are a liar.
• Mega Man 2 (NES) - The second game in what was one of the most famous franchises for the NES.
• 3 Stooges (NES) - Really, a collection of mini-games. It was better on the Amiga.
• Adventures of Lolo (NES) - An action/puzzle game with lots of addictive game play.
• Operation Wolf (NES) - One of the better light gun games available for the NES. I remember a friend renting this one from Blockbuster.
• Q*Bert (NES) - A classic arcade game I never really liked. However, if you like the original or other ports, then you will like this one.
• Mappyland (NES) - Another good translation of a classic arcade game.
• Flying Dragon (NES) - A karate game that really isn't anything special.


_{Table of Contents from the July 1989 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly}

• Next Wave - Sneak peeks at upcoming games including Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES), P.O.W. (NES), Thundercade (NES), and Super Dodge Ball (NES).
• International Outlook - Previews of some games released internationally (usually Japan) and that may make it to North America. Games looked at include Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) and Gradius (NES).


• Top Secret! - Tips, tricks, strategies and maps for various games including Blaster Master (NES), Zanac (NES), Mega Man (NES), Star Soldier (NES), Wizards and Warriors (NES), Milon's Secret Castle (NES), Kid Icarus (NES), Ring King (NES), John Elways' Quarterback (NES), Metal Gear (NES), RBI Baseball (NES), Metroid (NES), Posiden Wars 3-D (SMS), Track and Field II (NES), R-Type (SMS), Simon's Quest (NES), Rambo (NES), Double Dragon (NES), Legacy of the Wizard (NES), Desert Falcon (Atari), Zanac (NES), and many more!


• Interface: Letters to the Editor - Questions about the Mega Drive (Genesis), Mega Man 2, the chip shortage going on at the time, and more.


• Press Start - A look at a new joystick for the NES from Beeshu called Gizmo. It looks a little odd and this whole thing read like an advertisement.


• Gaming Gossip - Rumors and gossip from Quartermann including rumors that Namco and Atari are developing 16-bit machines, Dragon Warrior is coming to the U.S. for Christmas and much more.

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Amiga Force (March 1993)

Amiga Force (March 1993)

Amiga Force was a relatively short-lived Amiga gaming magazine published in the U.K. Publication began in 1992, fairly late in the life of the Amiga. It only lasted 16 issues before ceasing publication due to the bankruptcy if its publisher.

The March 1993 issue includes:

• Read All About It - Editorial and various news bits. Some items covered include a new joystik from Konix, upcoming games for the Amiga 1200, and more.


• Master Blasters - A top 20 list of shoot-'em-ups with ratings and descriptions including Apidya, Blasteroids (I had this one for the Commodore 64), Blood Money, Llamatron, Project-X, Midnight Resistance, R-Type, SWIV, St. Dragon, Silkworm, Star Ray, Turrican, Wicked, Xenon2 - Megablast, Turrican 2, Venus the Flytrap, Z-Out and more.


• Trouble in Vangoria - Battlecards, a computerized card-based strategy game included free with this issue.


_{Table of Contents from the March 1993 issue of Amiga Force}

• Just Around The Corner - Previews of upcoming and recently released games including The Chaos Engine, Captive II, Alien 3, Euro Soccer, Soccer Kid, Chuck Rock II, Battletoads, and more.


• Budget Bargains - A look at inexpensive games that typically consisted of older releases that have been reissued, shareware, or games issued by small publishers. This month the list includes Robocop 2, Galactic Warrior Rats, Super Cars II, World Championship Boxing Manager, Smash TV, Pit-Fighter, Switchblade II, and more.


• Rich Pickings - Reviews of new full priced releases by major publishers (usually). Games reviewed here include Caesar, Gobliins 2, Premier Manager, Paladin II, Nick Faldo's Championship Golf, Joe and Mac, Trolls, Crystal Kingdom Dizzy, Waxworks, and more.


_{Table of Contents from the March 1993 issue of Amiga Force (continued)}

• Play It Again (And Again) Sam - A chance to win one of the Miracle Keyboard systems detailed above.


• Force 9 Main - Questions from the readers, including requests for buying advice, color problems, a request for more competitions, and more.


• Going Public - An overview of public domain and shareware games that are available. Some titles covered include The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Act of War, Revenge of the Mutant Camels, Qbic, Amigoids, Weltrix, Spacemaster, Trailblazer, and more.

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Amiga Format (November 1996)

Amiga Format (November 1996)

Amiga Format is a magazine that was dedicated to Commodore's Amiga computer line. It was published in the U.K. and had a long run lasting from 1989 until 2000. While published in the U.K., I remember frequently seeing in in book stores here in the U.S. as an import and I believe there was even a U.S. edition published for a while. The November 1996 issue (published almost exactly 25 years ago) includes:

Cover Feature

• Achtung! - Much Amiga hardware is now being developed in Germany. German companies like Maxon and ProDad are powerful forces in the software market. What exactly does this mean for the future of the Amiga?

News

• PowerPC delayed - Phase 5 concentrating on add on cards while development of replacement OS slips.


• Viscorp plan new logo - The new owners of the Amiga want a new logo incorporating the Amiga trademark images - and they want you to help them design it.


• Capital Game - Andy Smith meets the man behind the latest Amiga beat-em-up, Capital Punishment, and finds out exactly who ClickBOOM really are.

Serious

• Cyberstorm Mark 2 - Phase 5 brought us the first ever 68060 accelerator for the Amiga and now they return with Mark 2. But how does it compare to its predecessor and indeed how does it match up to the competition?


• CD-ROM Drives - We have often advised our readers not to attach more than one IDE device to the A1200, but two new drives from Siren and Eyetech just go to show that rules are there to be broken.


• StormC - The latest C compiler features a new integrated environment for creating programs, ideal for beginners and experts alike. Nick Veitch looks at the new development package from Haage and Partner.


• Termite TCP & IBrowse - Two new packages from HiSoft to help you get connected. Termite TCP is a new TCP stack and Hisoft have finally released the commercial version of IBrowse. There are plenty of alternatives available in the Public Domain so what makes these programs worth parting money for?


• CD-ROMs - The latest releases from the excellent Aminet and a CD-ROM packed full of a selection of software to ease your breakdown nightmares.

Creative

• Multimedia Tutorial - Ben Vost continues with more graphical ideas - 3D gadgets and images from the CD. Find out how to incorporate them into your package.


• Alien Breed 3D II Tutorial - Find out how to add water and objects to your newly created levels in our second tutorial.


• Real 3D2 - Last month Graeme Sandiford took inspiration from his garden. This time around he's been waiting for the phone to ring.


• OctaMED Tutorial - Darren Irvine with more top tips on making the most of OctaMED.


• Blitz Tutorial - The latest Blitz tutorial shows you how to handle links in your code and John Kennedy promises that after completing this you should be able to start browsing through some of your HTML documents.

Regular

• PD Select - A Monkey Island clone, a new version of an old classic and Vark 14 among others.


• Workbench - Problems getting online? Trouble with your modem? Whatever the query there is help at hand.


• Amiga.net - Darren Irvine is in a melodic mood.


• Subscriptions - Make the most of our superb offers and get your favorite Amiga mag delivered to your door.


• Mailbag - Your views in print.

Quantum Leap?

• QDOS - the OS of the Sinclair Quantum Leap - This PD replacement for AmigaDos was the first multitasking operating system for home computers.

Screenplay

• Previews - Soccer Sensible, Blobz and the Director's Cut of Worms. Andy Smith has all the info on the latest offerings for the Amiga gaming world.


• Capital Punishment - Newcomers ClickBOOM introduce their first effort in the Amiga market and it's been hailed as the best beat-em-up the Amiga has ever seen.


• DNA - Andy Smith describes it as a mix between Valhalla and Laser Squad but is it any good? Take control you your characters and lead them into war.


• Humans III - Guide little characters around a host of colorful levels and you may well find yourself lost in time! This latest puzzle game from Gametek gets the once over from Andy Smith.


• Reader Games - Discover an excellent version of patience that seems to have found a permanent home on Andy's machine, amongst others.


• Aura Competition - It's your chance to win an amazing Aura Interactor. Now you can not only play the games but feel all the action too. Ow!


• Gamebusters - A complete guide to Primal Rage and the first part of a solution to KGB.

...and more!

Compute!’s Amiga Resource (Summer 1989)

Compute!’s Amiga Resource (Summer 1989)

Compute! was among the best multi-format computer magazines of the 1980s. Compute!'s Gazette was an equally great magazine dedicated to the Commodore 64. Compute! had a number of other machine specific spin-offs but none of them ever did as well or lasted particularly long though there was nothing really wrong with the quality. Compute!'s Amiga Resource is one of these spin-offs that happens to be dedicated to the Amiga. The Summer 1989 issue includes:

Features

• The Ultimate Amiga - Build the perfect system for any job.
• Multitasking Miner - A conversation with the father of the Amiga.
• Amiga Zapshots - Using Canon's hot new video technology.
• Expanding the 500 - Who says the 500 can't be as powerful as the 2000?

Buyer's Guides

• Video Hardware and Software - Doing what the Amiga does best.
• Telecommunications Software - The doorway into the Amiga community.
• Music Products - Hardware and software that lets you play and compose.
• Laser Printers - High-quality output for a high-quality computer.
• Strategy Games - Joystick not required.

Departments

• The Window - Meet our staff.
• Readers Feedback - Commodore in education and Bridgeboards for the 500.
• Trends - News, new products, and rumors.
• Ask Rob Peck - Gadgets: rolling your own.
• CLI Clips - Making a custom CLI disk.
• Programmer's Page - Adding color to the Workbench.
• Spotlight on Digi-View - Using NewTek's popular video digitizer.
• Best of the Boards - The flexible shareware editor - Uedit.
• User Group Update - Where the Amiga community gets together.
• Amiga Art Gallery - Computer art on display.

Columns

• Abstractions - Life and times of a Dragon's Lair junkie.
• Just for Fun - Human vs. Human, computer referees.
• Taking Sides - WYSIWYG: Useless of Useful?

Reviews

• Distant Armies
• Fantavision
• Falcon
• Universal Military Simulator
• Mini-Reviews - Amiga Resource looks at programming tools and animators, fighting and flight simulators, programs that nag, and more.

On Disk

• Contents - Advanced Laser Chess, X-Ray, Power Poker, Mr. Gadget, and more.

GamesMaster (January 1993)

GamesMaster (January 1993)

GamesMaster is a computer and video game magazine that was published in the U.K. from 1993 until 2018. It was originally a spin-off of a TV show by the same name but the show ended years before the magazine. It was also published in Lebanon between 1996 and 1999 and the Philippines between 2003 and 2009. Issue Number 1 from January 1993 includes:

• Network - Bong! New magazine launched (oh, you're already reading it!) Bong! Game Genie and Action Replay arrive for SNES. Bong! Cheap Sega carts on the way? bong! Etc. Bong!


• Charts - What's hot and what's, if you must, "not" in the stores. Plus the chance to vote your fave game to the top of the Readers' Chart.


• Dominik's Big Purple Column - The big barrel of double entendres has its bottom roughly scraped in this, the first of a series of frighteningly unhinged missives from everyone's favorite redcoat.


• TV News - Who's on when? What challenges are coming up? This is the definitive guide, as you might expect, to what's happening on GamesMaster over the next few weeks. Plus: what on EARTH is that git Douglas doing on the telly?


• Games Arena - Two young men, one with a stinking cold and the other just stinking, face off for the dust-up of a lifetime on, you guessed it, Streetfighter 2. Think you can do better? Well here's your chance...


• Previews - Take a sneaky peek at forthcoming stormers for your system. This month we've got Mr. Nuts, Cool World, James Pond 3, Gunship 2000, Star Wars and, as they say, "more"!


• Win The Ultimate Games Station! - If you thought that your car rent games system was smart think again. Here's the chance to own every 16-bit console, and a bundle of software for each. PLUS: an ultra-smart color TV with full stereo sound to play on.


• Reviews - For a full list of reviews; eyes right!


• Subs - Scribble, snip, send, save, smile.


• Survey - A million miles away from the skull-implodingly dull surveys you're used to filling out, this one will actually improve your state of mind. No, really.


• Win A Bloody Enormous Telly! - 28 throbbing inches of gristle, sorry, screen. That's what's on offer in our Comet Game Zone Sonic 2 Competition.


• Tips Zone - From gaming geek to software Schwarzenegger in one super-easy step.


• Christmas Start Here! - It would be a grumpy old scrooge of a magazine that didn't offer some lighthearted Christmas fun and games, and a bah humbugging reader who didn't enter into the spirit.


• Secret Level... - That's right. Lurking in this issue of GamesMaster is our very own secret level! Can you find it? Can you beat it?

Next Month

...and more!

Amiga World (March/April 1986)

Amiga World (March/April 1986) Amiga World was probably the most popular Amiga magazine in the U.S. The March/April 1986 issue was the second publicly available issue and includes:

Features

• Interactive Videodisc Technology - The laser disc and the Amiga are about to join forces and a new world of interactive video computing will be upon us.


• VIVA from Knowledge - Creating interactive video software on the Amiga with the VIVA authoring program.


• Success Story: A-Squared Systems and the Amiga Digitizer - How a small group of people with an idea developed Live!, the Amiga video digitizer.


• Optical Revolution - There is more than music going on in the world of the compact disk.


• Amiga Software Market - The flood of software for the Amiga is just starting. We put together a list of over 100 titles to whet your appetite.

Articles

• Basic Graphics - Show off a little with these ABasiC graphics teasers.


• Programming on the Amiga: MCC Pascal - Here we take a look at one of the most popular programming languages - MCC Pascal for the Amiga.


• CD-ROM: The Future of Memory? - Megabytes and gigabytes...CD-ROM is going to change the way we think about memory.


• Amiga Music Studio - Mimetics Inc. is working on a series of music modules for assembling Amiga arias.


• Using Your Intuition - Relating to the Amiga should be almost intuitive, and with a few pointers, it is.


• Enabling Amiga - We talked with people from The Software Group about their Enable/Write word processor for the Amiga.

Columns

• Avision - Bringing all the pieces together.


• Zeitgeist - How much is a gigabyte anyway?


• Reviews - Deluxe Paint from Electronic Arts, The Video RoomMate Powered Speaker System from Bose and MaxiComm from MaxiSoft.


• The Best of Public Domain - A new series featuring reviews of "freeware" and "shareware" available to the public.

Departments

• Repartee - More letters from readers.


• Digital Canvas - Selected Amiga art from selected Amiga artists.


• What's New? - Flashes from the front lines in the Amiga product wars.


• Help Key - Questions about the Amiga, answered by the expers.


• Coming Next Issue

...and more!

Amiga Format (May 1997)

Amiga Format (May 1997)

Amiga Format was one of the more popular Amiga specific magazines. It was published in the U.K. but it was common to see it on U.S. shelves as well. The May 1997 issue includes:

News

• Gateway to the Future! - The Amiga has, officially, been sold. Find out all the exclusive details...
• New Amigas! - Direct Software reveal plans for a new 'Power Amiga'.
• More Candy... - Win three months worth of free downloads from Digital Candy's BBS.

Seriously Amiga

• Imagine - Features aplenty, but is it usable? Find out with Graeme Sandiford
• Pagestream 3.2 - Finally ready for commercial release - but just how good is it?
• Web Explosion - Design your own imaginative web pages with the help of these two CDs.
• MakeCD 2.1 - CD burning made easy!
• SX-32 Pro - pat McDonald soups up his CD32
• RDB-SALV - You won't need it very often but it's a real life-saver!
• Long Term Review - This month Ben Vost and Nick Donnelly take a long term look at DOpus 5.5.
• CD-ROM Round-Up Nick Veitch looks at the latest CD-ROMs.

Reader Surevey

• Revealed! - The results of our huge reader survey plus the winner of top Amiga goodies.

Creative

• PPaint - Join Nick in our new tutorial.
• Music-X - The concluding part - "Live" playback and Notator-X.
• Read 3D 2 - Graeme Sandiford masters the morphing tools and creates some softly flapping wings.
• Cinema4D 2 - The Boolean and Polygon tools.
• Advanced AREXX - Paul Overaa concludes his look at hashing.

Regulars

• PD Select - A selection of games, a demo of Pretium and some useful utilities.
• Workbench - A new-look Workbench this month. Don't miss it!
• Amiga.net - MUD, MUD, glorious MUD.
• Subscriptions - Dont' miss out on the benefits of being a subscriber.
• Mailbag & Gallery - Browse through the Gallery pics and read our plea for help!

Cover Story

• Get Connected - Now is the time to get on the Internet and Ben Vost shows you how.

Screen Test

• Ben Vost rounds-up three great monitors ideal for use with your Amiga.
• Previews - There's plenty of new games to look forward to over the next few months...

Screenplay

• Myst - The best-selling PC and Mac game is coming to the Amiga.
• Electronic Explosion - Andy Smith looks at some re-releases from Electronic Arts.
• Reader Games - The good, the bad and the really, really ugly.
• Gamebusters - Hints and tips plus the complete solution to Elvira.

Coverdisks

• Scala v1.1 - The Amiga's most famous multimedia program - brought to you with this issue absolutely FREE!
• Blasted - Shoot down the enemy goblins in Blasted, Plus: more shoot-em-up action in Witness - an up-to-date Defender clone.

...and more!