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Ssi-85-86Catalog $39.95 APPLE ~ ATARl ® &C-64 * $34.95 APPLE®&C-64* Available now Available now SSI: A CUT ABOVE IN THE WORKS SPECIAL CLOSE-OUT At SSI, our state-of-the-art D A tactical game on the Vietnam computer games are designed War (AP/ C64/ AD. BARGAINS with one purpose: To provide you D A tactical WWII naval game in with strategy simulations that are the Pacific (AP/C64). CLOSE-OUTS AT 50% OFF: sophisticated, thought-provoking, o A sequel to PHANTASIEN (AP/C64). CYTRON MASTERS exciting, and playable. AP/AT disk: $19.98 In short, just plain fun. o A tactically oriented fantasy role-playing adventure game GALACTIC GLADIATORS Our games cover a broad AP & IBM disks: $19 .98 each NEW range of subject matter and are (AP/C64). THE SHATIERED ALLIANCE designed for all of the most popu­ An Apple® conversion is AP disk: $29.98 WAR GAMES lar home computers: Apple ~ planned for FIELD OF FIRE"'. AT disk: $19.98 Commodore 64 "; Atari ~ and PHANTASIEN is being convert­ NAPOLEON'S CAMPAIGNS IBM®PC (and PCjr®). This means at ed to the Atari ®ST, the Macintosh~ AP disk: $29.98 least one of them will be right for and the Commodore Amiga"'. you. But as varied as our programs V. PRICE ZIPLOCK-BAGGED GAMES may be, they all share common While supplies last, we are featureswhich meet our demand­ GET MORE selling the following games in ing standards of excellence. ziplock bags at half price: To approximate the "you-are­ OUT OF YOUR there" feeling so vital in game play­ Apple disk ing, all our simulations are created COMPUTER D COMPUTER CONFLICT: $19.98 o BATILEOFSHILOH: $19.98 with loving attention to accuracy, GAMES! o OPERATION APOCALYPSE: $29.98 realism and meticulous detail. D ROAD TO GETIYSBURG: $29.98 We are a company proud of The staff at SSI highly recom­ D PURSUIT...GRAFSPEE: $29.98 its quality products, proud enough mends COMPUTER GAMING Atari disk As the fiery battle rages around In the hypothetical war that is to say: " SSI. A Cut Above." WORLD, a bi-monthly magazine o BATILEOFSHILOH: $19.98 you, the captain's voice crackles NORWAY 1985 ~ the summer Our 14-day "satisfaction-or­ dealing with the personal com­ from the radio: "Your orders, sir?" of '85 saw the effortless occupa­ your-money-back" guarantee is puter game hobby. In addition to In BATIALION COMMANDER~ tion of Norway by armored Soviet the expression of our utmost reviews, CGW has strategy/ tactics, you are a lieutenant colonel in forces. But with the onset of confidence that you'll agree. game design notes, contests, game SECOND EDITIONS charge of an entire armored bat­ winter, their early success may ratings, and many other features talion. You must issue swift and prove to be quite temporary. that make it invaluable for the decisive commands because With frigid nights freezing the Second editions are available for serious gamer. Subscriptions are this is one fast-moving tactical oil in armored vehicles and the TECHNICAL the following games (Apple only): available for $13.50 per year; wargame: The fighting occurs in harsh terrain impeding daytime HOTLINE NUMBER: $2.95 for a sample issue. D ComputerQuarterback($15.00) real time! movement, the Soviet superiority (415) 964-1200 Write to: COMPUTER GAMING D Computer Ambush ($20.00) Your forces are equipped with in armor is effectively negated . WORLD, P.O. Box 4566, Anaheim, D Germany 1985 ($1 5.00) a complete arsenal of modern Now, NATO has the opening it CA 92803-4566. D Broadsides ($15.00) vehicles and weapons such as needs to launch a counterattack. If you have any technical tanks, APCs, howitzers, heavy As the NATO general, you questions or problems regarding mortars, and anti-tank missiles. command a new breed of fighting any of our games, you can call our Look for our games at your French translations of some of You can select the nationality of men: Infantry and mortar infantry HOnlNE NUMBER: (415) 964-1200 local computer/ software or game our games are available from: ground forces - U.S., Soviet or on skis. Like darting ghosts, they every weekday, 9 to 5 (PST). store today. COMPUTERRE Chinese - for either your side or can attack Soviet positions to re­ General questions (about If there are no convenient 959 Northwest 53rd Street the computer's. Relative strengths gain control of towns and airbases. prices, availability, etc.) should be stores near you, VISA and M/ C Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 can also be adjusted to vary If you're the Russian com­ directed to: (415) 964-1353 during holders can order directly by the difficulty of this solitaire game. mander, you must fight fire with regular office hours (PST). calling toll free: 800-227-1617, In the land Down Under, our And if you get bored with the fire by deploying your own ski ext. 335. In California, call 800- distributor is: scenery, just choose another troops. Artillery, rocket fire and 772-3545, ext. 335 . THE JEDKO GAMES CO. PTY. LTD. battleground from the 40 terrain tactical air strikes are also at your A SPECIAL NOTE TO To order by mail, send your 134 Cochranes Road maps available. disposal. CASSETTE OWNERS check to: SSI, 883 Stierlin Road, Moorabbin, Victoria 3189 Rve scenarios are provided to Like the other games in the Bldg. A-200, Mountain View, CA AUSTRALIA pit your military prowess against "Superpowers" series, NORWAY 94043 -1 983. California residents, the computer's. Do you have 1985 boasts beautiful color graph­ Owners of cassette version add 7% sales tax. Be sure to specify And our distributor in Japan is: what it takes to meet this challenge? ics, a sophisticated movement games who wish to convert to the computer format of the game. STARCRAFT INC. If you do, go ahead and give system , and realistic combat rules. disk format may now purchase Please add $2.00 to your order 3-22-3 Zoshigaya the captain your orders . The out­ During solitaire play, the backup disks directly from SSI for shipping and handling . Allow Toshima-ku 171 come of battle rests on you ... sir! computer can direct either side. for only $10.00. 4-6 weeks for delivery. Tokyo JAPAN $59.95 APPLE ~ ATARI"' & C-64" $39.95 APPLE ~ ATARI"' & C-64 . $49.95 APPLE ~ ATARI "' & C-64. Available November 1 Available now Available November 1 U.S.A.A.F.• simulates the day­ When Hitler sent his Panzers BATTLE OF ANTIETAM· is a light bombing of Nazi Germany into Russia, his military purpose grand-tactical simulation of the by the United States Army Air was to conquer territory. Yet tanks, bloodiest day of the CMI War - Force. The Campaign Game lets for all their fury and firepower, September 17, 1B62. By sheer you play the entire 2-year strategic were not enough to achieve luck, Union General McClellan air war on a day-by-day basis. this objective. Someone had to trapped the Confederate troops (Shorter games are also provided.) go into the woods, the towns at Antietam Creek with their backs As the American General, you to make sure that the territory to the Potomac . Although out­ assign the Bth and 15th Air Forces got taken . That "someone" was numbered by more than 2 to 1, to fly daily raids over 91 possible infantry. But not just any infantry. the Rebels still managed to hold targets and bomb 12 types of What the German Army needed off the Yankee forces and slip Nazi industries. You determine was infantry that could keep up away under the cover of darkness. the take-off time, altitude, and with the blazing offensive charge Now you can seize the op­ number and types of planes per of its Panzer tanks. Meet the portunity which escaped the mission. The computer assesses Panzer Grenadiers: Infantry on inept McClellan - to smash Lee's combat losses daily, down to in­ halftracks, trucks and armored army and win the war. From 6 am dividual bombers and escorts. vehicles with impressive speed to 5 pm, the day unfolds in detail As the German player, you and firepower. so real you'll feel like you're playing allocate flak guns among your PANZER GRENADIER· puts a miniatures game. Each demi­ cities and deploy the Luftwaffe's you in charge of a regiment of this brigade unit is rated for number fighters from 96 airfields. The elite armored infantry. Attached of men (armed with up to 15 strategic limitation of aviation gas to this special fighting force are weapon types), morale and adds to your headaches . mortar, artillery, Panzer IV, Panther, fatigue. Combat is resolved down Weapons become available and Tiger units. The computer into 200-yard squares with four at the same times they were directs the Russian forces. levels of elevation . actually developed in the war Be prepared for some heavy BATTLE OF ANTIETAM con­ (although German jet production fighting in this exciting, solitaire tains Beginner, Intermediate and can be accelerated). Both sides wargame. Frve historical scenarios Advanced games to accomodate can swap older planes for newer will take yo1:1 on an explosive wargamers of all levels. ones; the price is loss of time tour of the Eastern Front, from During solitaire play, the and pilot experience. the Lutchessa River ('42) and computer can play either or both You can challenge a friend Kursk ('43) to Kirovograd ('44·) sides. or direct the computer to play and Wilkowischken ('45). either or both sides. 2 NEW CONVERSIONS DATA DISKS All data disks are available directly from SSI for $15.00 each unless otherwise specified.
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