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COMPETITIONS!
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Cosmic Shock Absorber
!t was a one-in-a-million accident -
but Number Five, designed to be a
strategic artificially intelligent
weapons system, the most
sophisticated robot on the planet,
has escaped - and has come to
,the conclusion that he's alive!
Now the scientist who put him
together wants to take him apart
Ocean Software Limited
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FEATURES
FIRST STEPS IN MACHINE CODE:
Advice for beginners
from Alon Davis.
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EXPERT SYSTEMS:
Lef your computer decide.
18
PRINTER GRAPHICS:
How to get the best out of your
printer.
REGULARS
NEWS:
The return of Monty Mole.
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SHORT CUTS:
More readers' routines
42
QL COLUMN:
News of a new Superbaslc compiler.
49
ACROSS THE POND:
U.S. news
60
CROSSFIRE:
Readers' letters.
71
RANDOM MEMORY:
Programming advice from Clyde
Blsh.
72
DISCOVERY COLUMN:
Routines from Discovery owners.
84
CROSSWIRES:
Problem Page.
87
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GREAT GRAPHICS:
A round-up of all the best graphics
hardware and software.
24
DISCIPLE:
Could this be the ultimate interface?
30
MINI STUDIO:
A sound sampler tor the Spectrum.
32
THE VALUE OF TABLES:
Pete Cook, author of Academy
and Tau Cell, reveals some of his programming
secrets
58
STREAMS AND CHANNELS:
Tonl Baker says that you
CAN use your ZX Printer with the Spectrum 128.
66
SOFTWARE REVIEWS
ICON GRAPHIXS 128: A graphics utility for the 128
from Audiogenic.
28
SPECTRUM: Silent Service (46), Impossaball (54), BMX
Simulator (56), Ultimate Games (61)
Short Reviews begin
38
MINDPLAY: The Silicon Dreams Trilogy from Ralnbird.
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PROGRAMMING PROJECTS
PROJECT X:
Ray Elder throws down a programming
challenge.
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SPECWORD:
The last part of our wordpro prog.
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THE BETTER LETTER:
Modifying Tasword.
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COMPETITIONS
ICON GRAPHIX:
Win Audiogenic's graphics utility
versions for both 48 and 128K machines.
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COSMIC SHOCK ABSORBER:
Martech's latest
mega-game.
37
Football Fortunes (12)
3 ZX Computing Monthly
•
March 1987
Grange Hill After Hours
The Grange Hill cast gel the
arcade adventure treatment in
Argus Press Software's release
based on the Phil Redmond
book, Grange Hill After Hours
The plot In this animated icon
driven a a m e centres on Luke
"Gonch Gardener's attempt to
retrieve his confiscated Walk-
man from the school. With his
accomplice Paul "Hollo" Hollo-
way he must break Into the
school after hours, gel his Walk-
man a n d so avolclthe wrath of
his mum.
Not surprisingly they run into
many of Ihe other characters
such as Griffiths the caretaker
a n d tmelda Oavles, the school
witch a n d sometimes when
things get dicey Hollo has to be
p l e a d e d wlfh to carry on.
There's a degree of Interaction
that enables you to talk to char-
acters a n d their response Is In
keeping with their character.
Grange Hill — The Computer
Game costs £9.95.
Monty
Returns
Gremlin's Monty Mole is
b a c k for his fourth outing in
Aut Wledersehn Monty. Peter
Harrapt author of the first
Monty platform escapade
has been recalled to
p r o d u c e w h a t is said to be
positively the last Monty
game. In the mark IV Monty
you must g u i d e him across
Europe while In the process
p i c k i n g up sufficient funds
to buy the Greek Island of
Montos where he c a n enjoy
a p e a c e f u l retirement.
But will it be the last Monty
game? Will Peter Harrap
w a k e up one d a y soon a n d
find Monty in the shower
d o i n g a Bobby Ewing a n d
eager to traipse over the
platforms yet again. The
answer of course lies In how
many Monty fans shell out
tor the latest last game.
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Games Top Ten
US Gold
Gremlin
Domark
Elite
Imagine
Ocean
Beau Jolly
Elite
Addictive
US Gold
4 t 7) Space Harrier
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Super Soccer
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3) Paper Boy
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Headcoach
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Breakthru
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3) Gauntlet
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Footballer of the Year
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(Chart supplied by W.H. Smith)
Editor:
Bryan Ralph
Assistant Editor:
Cliff Joseph
Consultant Editor:
Ray Elder
Advertising Manager:
John McGarry
Design:
Argus Design
A.S.P. Advertising a n d Editorial
No. 1 Golden Square, London W1R 3AB 01-437-0626
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Primed by Chaw Web, E stover, Plymouth.
Advertisement Copy Controler: Andy Selwood
Distributed by: Argus Press Solo* and Distribution Ltd. 12-18 Paul Sfreol, London EC2A JJS
ZX Computing Monthly Is published on the fourth Friday ot each month Subscription rate} cn bo obtained Irom ZX Subscriptions. Inlonol. Times Houso,
179 The Morlowes. Hemel Hempstead. Herts HPS1 1BB
The content* of this publication. Including all article*, design*, plan*, drawings and other intellectual property rights heroin belong to Argus Specialist
Publications limited All rights conferred by the Law ol Copyright and other intellectual property rights and by virtuo of International copyright conventions
are specifically reserved to Argus Specialist Publications Limned and any reproduction requires tho prior written consent ol Ihe compony
Argus Specialist Publications Limited. 1987
4 ZX Computing Monthly • March 1987
Joystick
To Hand
The makers of the Phasor One
joystick are hoping to slun the
o p p o s i t i o n with their new
"handheld" stick design. Made
by Britannia Software, the
Phasor One c a n be used by
either right or left h a n d e d
gamers a n d features the joy-
stick p l a c e d on top of the pistol
grip with the trigger p l a c e d
ideally for the Index finger.
Complete with an extra long
cable, presumably for firing on
the move, the Phasor One costs
£12.95.
B r i t a n n i a S o f t w a r e (0222
481135)
New
Alignments
Loading problems? Interceptor Micros have just released an
Azimuth Head Alignment Tape tor 48K a n d both 128K
Spectrums. Avid Azimuth checkers should note that the
package which Includes the head alignment program, a test
program on the reverse side (WheeTin Wallie), instruction
manual, screwdriver a n d pointer, retails at £8.99.
Azimuth Head Alignment Tape
Yearplanner
A legion of ZX readers set out to
rhyme their way to a Level 9
Yearplanner. Perhaps our
favourite was Alistalr May of
Elgin. Scotland who m a n a g e d
to rhyme "adventures" a n d
"dentures" in a poetic gem
worthy of William M c G o n a g l e
The other winners are:
R. Wilkinson, Rugby; Jay
Sachania, Milton Keynes; C
Grant, Irvine; R. Tarr, Bracknell;
G. Galloway, Liverpool; M. Ack-
royd, London SE15; D.I. Wicker,
Fakenham; J. Jacobsen, Glos-
trup, Denmark; R. Thrower, Lon-
don SW18: T. Ridley-Thompson.
Lambley; I. Rogers, Devizes; P.
Owen, Sidcup; M. Summers,
Morpeth; G. Bond. Co Antrim;
D.V. Filip, Geraardsbergen. Bel-
Winners
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gium; C Collins, Normanto; B
Scott,
Gateshead; M. Maysaml,
Dulsburg, W. Germany; H. Wil-
liamson, Moray: J. Welsh. Gals-
ow; T. Jamleson, St Helens; E.J.
hun, Lancaster; J. Shelling.
Cardiff; R. Sands, Sklpfon; R Lay-
cock. London SE6; M. Kemp Lon-
don SE18; H. Spall. London SE7;
RGB Page, Liverpool; M. Austin,
Chesham; E. Bennet, London
SW11; G. 8lake, Glasgow; C Mor-
gan, Croydon; M. Benjamin.
Northants; A. Beale, Blandford
Forum; M. Beaman, llford; P. Rey-
nolds, Sleaford; D. Rademaker,
Palinghuizen, Gent. Belgium; D.
Morrison, Aberchlrder; A, McLel-
lan. Paisley: B Carter. London E2;
A. Rlgg. York.
SINCLAIR SPECTRUM
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Throne
Together
Mike Singleton of Lords of Mid-
night a n d Doomsdark Revenge
fame Is teaming up with Mel-
bourne House to release a
"multi-player combat game"
c a l l e d Thrones of Fire. The
g a m e is a three-sided power
struggle with two players and a
computer opponent or one
player a n d two computer
adversaries. The three roles
layed are those of sons of the
ate
P
King Alherlk each vying for
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the vacant throne. Alliances
c a n be formed [and broken of
course) as you try to out-
manoeuvre your fraternal foes.
Unlike some
medieval
strategy games Thrones ol Fire
promises l a r g e a n i m a t e d
figures hacking away at each
other with axe and broadsword.
Priced at £8.95 Throne ol Fire
has a projected release date of
April. Meanwhile another Mike
Singleton g a m e Dark Sceptre
for Beyond Software has still yet
to see the light of day. Will
Throne of fire suffer the same
tale of repeated delays?
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