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CONTENTS
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When it comes to
puzzle games the C64
has got more classic
than the British Library.
But if you want to
stretch your mind and
challenge your iMellect
do you know which brain-
teasers otter the greatest
stimulation? That's a
question we put to a panel
of guest reviewers_
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We've got news and screenshols of 10. count 'pm, 10 games
that should be heading your way soon. Eight of 'em are from
Germany, and two from the UK and most of rem look
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SPECIAL FEATURES
1 3 GAME DIARY: THE
MAKING OF I OTH DAN
By Jon Wets. An insider look at the melon of a game. The
pwsonal touches make this a gripping reed
2 6 THE BEST C64
M E = GAMES EVER
By TreMon Webb. A meticulously-researched work of
genius by a writer whose prose style owes a lot to
early reformation comedy.
New games from the
UK and Germany.
erb
31 THIS
By Russ Michaels. The author conveys his fascination
for US hardware as the saviour of the CM with almost
religious zeal. Essential reading.
Master Mayhem in
t Gamebusters.
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thanks to
1 7 GAMEBUSTERS .
Five pages packed to bursting point with gamest
tips, hinbe armi listings.. including!
• SLEEPWALKER - everything you need to
know to make your way through level one.
• SOS- g a m i n g queries gel answered.
• US P O K E R A N I A - the secrets of
infin
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to our arcane knowledge
of listings.
GAMES
1 7 GAMEBUSTERS
Compiled by Andy Roberts. An impressive compendium
of games fops from a long-recognised master of the art.
3 3 THE EUROPEAN
INVASION CONTINUES
By Dave Golder. The prolific hack strikes again with
more sensationalist, headline-grabbing game previews.
this time highlighting a slash of new German titles.
SERIOUS STUFF
3 2 THE M I
UPGRADES?
Right, no kidding - there's
hardware available In the US
that could really make your
CM a serious contender for
those 16-bit machines. Ws tell
you the specs - you decide
whether you want to be a part
of a computing revolution.
• • 0 1 d o
2 2 TECHIE TIPS
By Jason Finch When it comes to the serious side of
the CM. this is without doubt the definitive work.
2 9 MEAN MACHINE CODE
By Jason Finch. One can detect of touches of the early
Magnus Pike in this entertaining but informative study.
2 2 TECHIE TIPS
The world famous techie questions and
answers session with a difference. Well, the
questions and answers are different to Iasi
month. What more do you went" Blood?
:7 felt j i IT:T]
5 SNIPPETS
By Dave Golder More tabloidlityle sensationalism.
6 LEMRS
By TMB Though the style tend towards the pompous
the shear intelligence of the prose keeps you rivetted.
THE LEGEND OF SINBAD
Ah, the mysteries of the ancient Far East. It was a
time a time when men wore silk plus fours and
princesses needed to be rescued. And you c
experience those times in this totally atithent
Imitation Far Eastern style plattormer.
9 SUBSCRIPTIONS
By A Suit. Featuring the kind of headline which makes
you suspect this is Golder working under a pseudonym.
11 POWER PACK
By Earnest Hernmingway. One can only suspect that
the rumours of his death were greatly exaggerated.
are the theme of the
away a puzzler game,
PD FORMAT
By Andy Roberts. A surprising new work for the
tipsmaster, but he proves himself more than up to the
task of reviewing PO tape demo compilations.
some of the most
table for the CM.
2 5 BACK ISSUES
By AJP Taylor. The history of CF uncovered!
TURN TO PAGE 11 FOR THE
COVERTAPE
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Sounds good. doesn't it? But
you don't have to take our word
for it Send off for the tree, bright
yellow intro pack. enclosing an
SAE, to: Commodore Magic, 5
Crane Lane, Yaxley, Peterborough,
Cambs PE7 3JH And don't forget to
tell 'em who sent you
SUBS ARE BACK
Just to rna J t e you (tom miss that
screaming headline on page nine (as if
you could) you can now once again
subscribe to Commodore Format and
40 cost you less than ever,
Yep, it you take out a 12 issue
subscription you get a whole third off the
total price which is the equivalent of four
issues for tree. That's a third of a year's
worth of CFs - for free. Plus you get the
mag delivered to your door - we know
it's been getting a bit thcky for those of
you in out of the way places (like the
Shetland Islands. Kenya or Milton
Keynes, places like that) to
get hold of a copy in
newsagents, so this is the
pelted solution
But there's a further
advantage - and
probably not an
immediately obvious
one. V•see it's more
economical for us to send
'What's going on?' sang the legendary Marvin Gaye in that
little-known tribute to Commodore Formats news pages.
THE NEW
ADVENTURES
OF VISUALIZE
Die is
a p p a r e n t l y .
but it you like your adventures in smaller
chunks with handy icon controls and
graphics. get ready for a feast at games
from Visualize
NOW THAT'S
MAGIC
Commodore Magic is a new C64 user
group which oosts a paltry El to join. But
a pounds still a
pound. You don't
want to send ott
your PO just to
receive a lour-page,
potato-printed
annual newsletter
and access to a
• Technical help and advice
• A word processing service.
• A contact line.
• A free bi-monthly
newsletter.
AND YET EVEN
MORE GAMES...
Right, then, how does this little lot
sound to you?
• &gads - "a heart-attack
Inducing, single-screen blaster."
• Cyber Attack- "Doctor Who
crossed with Paradrold shool-'em-
Visualize's top boil Jon Wells - the
C64 scene's very own Richard BraIISOrt
(though he hasn't crash-landed in the
Atlantic yet) - has bougnt the rights to 10
adventures, all written by dive Wilson,
and originally released on the
Masledronic label a few years back. But
that's not all -Jon's updabng every game
to create. '90s versions,- Every game will
have new intro and moo grapnics, added
music and other little nips and tucks.
The first two releases are Zzzz and
See-kaa. both of which should be ready
in about a month. The provisional price
is E2 99
THIS MONTH'S
FES PLUG
Another month, another FES plug.
What d'you mean, what's the FES?
It's Future Entertainment Show, the
world' s greatest computer show
open to the public, that's what it is
and it'll be taking place at Earl's
Court in London from the 26th to the
30th October. So be there.
The latest news is that Future
Zone chain of computer shops will be
sponsoring the National Games
Entertainment
- ' • -"Sh©Ng
' L f h e 4 c i t l I T I 2 Earls Court 2
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helpline that's
permanently on an
you the mag direct,
answerphone that
because we don't have to
up." (Sounds brilliant - Dave.)
plays a 'witty'
pay distributors or newsagents.
• Molesquash - "amazing cartoon
message that's
And if we've got a bit more money to
violence.- (And a great name - Dave.)
about as tunny as a
play around with, we could seriously
Well, they're all coming your way over the next few
Carla Lane comedy
improve the magazine. So the more of
months from a new company called Robotronics. All the
after the second
you who subscribe, the better we can
games are tieing programmed by Andrew Roger, a blokey
time you've heard it.
make the magazine.
with an Impressive track record - he produced the music
Luckily,
So turn to page nine
and SFX tor over 20 games including Arm, 2. Aliens 3 and
Commodore Magic
now for all the details. You
Carnage. More news as it comes...
seems to otter such
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know it makes sense.
a decent range at
services it's a snip at the
pnce. Run by a martin Haywood from
his base in Peterborough. CM provides.
mentioned? Well, we'll be sticking
• A pick'n'mix PD library which allows
all the Top 50 entries we receive by
I i a
Ink about games, but here's
we
' r e always telling you what
your
members to choose the software they
1st September 1994 into a big
chance to tell us what you think,
put on their disks or tapes (yes, taoes).
bucket and drawing out a name.
and win a fab prize in the process...
That person will win five games of
N.-see, in issue 50 we 're going to
Championship. the finals of which
their choice from a pretty vast
be printing 0 readers' all-time top 50
will be held at the FES.
selection we'll print next month,
games chart. All you have to do is fill
Preliminary rounds will be taking
plus a year's subscription to CF,
in this form here and send it to us at:
place in Future Zone stores around
and maybe (if we can work it out M E
Top 50, Commodore Format, Future
the country (IT 0891 332288 for
with the Electric Boys) a disk drive.
Publishing, 30 Monmouth Street,
details of the store nearest to you
Can't be bad.
Bath, Avon, BA1 2BW. Or, if you
which is taking part). While no C64
don't want to cut
games will be IN the competition, if
up the magazine.
Favourite game
you think your gamesplaying skills
just jot down your
can beat any pompous old console
top three and
or 16--bil owner, take part and kick
2nd favourite game
least favourite
butt_ There's an entry fee of 50p
games on the
3rd favourite game
which goes to the charity, BLISS
back page of a
(Baby Life Support Systems).
Penguin edition of
Tickets for the
Least favourite game
The Tale Of Two
FES will be E6 in
Cities and send
advance and £7 on
Na me
that along (just
the door. The ticket
October 1994
the back page not
hotline number is
Address
the whole book).
IT 0369 4235 (this
And those
is not a typo). See
you there.
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