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Home Computing Weekly Magazine Issue Now we're bigger, Premium ter, better Bond You'll never be lonely with George around. There are 10 CGL robots for 10 lucky readers Enterprise Amstrad Gallup chart disc drive The one to ft Rave review believe in * FAST AND FURIOUS 5lAt5HOr ALL ACTION ICE HOCKEY SLAFSHOTfromAnirogisa two player, fast action, ice hockey program. Also in this thrilling game there is included a smoothly running speech synthesis system of the very highest quality. Before the actual game starts each player must select an international hockey team to represent. After doing this you must quickly and skilfully manoeuvre your man across the glistening ice whilst your other team-mates move automatically around the rink waiting for you to pass the puck to them, [f you do manage to race past theopposingdefence then you have a chance to shoot for goal and score. However, you still have the goalie to beat who is able to dive in all directions. Also included in this amazingly quick and totally original game is the ability to actually physically bodyeheck your opponents. Never the less, do not be too aggressive otherwise you could incur a '•roughing penalty", resulting in a faceoff in your own end, giving the opposing side an easy chance of scoring. Also other extra features available include; Pause mode, and three levels of play ranging from fast to slow as well as a re- start option. Slapshot from Anirog is a totally original two player game with lightning fast action never seen beforeon the Commodore 64. Two J.S. Commodore 64 Cassette £8.95 Disk £.10.95 / March S-Marth II, 1985 No. 102 / CGL's mini-mate / REGULARS J Three tnterprlt Softwore revfewi U-17 Joifcl'lii'scorc^ni^core The lalest releases checked out (or you . Classified ocfssl SPECTRUM : jjiiisic inJiiMr;. 1 tn-'lieic rlmi ii. proof guide 10 ftASK program mi iic development. Yon don'i sec record ; AMSDMO CPC464 ; :l micIi panics ticint |'l;n>. it drive for everyone Argus Speciolisl Publications Lid. 3.1 Golden Squore, London WiR 3AB. 01 -437 062b BASIC LIVING by Jon Wedge and Jim Barkei ALLIGATA HCW SPECIAL OFFER HALF Pr MES special arrangement with Alligata, one of Britain's leading ndcpciideni software houses, we ire able 10 offer you Imlf price Using the voucher below you an order any item from Charthusler fistful UDgata'S catalogue .11 51) per contains Tarzan and - eni disci mnt. posl free. Bugblaslcr both high selling arcade games - and brand Commodore 64, Spectrum, two new titles: Amslrad CPC464. BBC, and 3D Space Kidcr and Growing Pains. Uncle Claude, Electron - software for nil these featuring a high technology machines can he yours at a superstar, makes up the final bargain price. digit in the fist. New releases include Defend or Die for the Amslrad and HypercircuitfortheCM. Defend or Die is a faithful ersion the incredibly popular of Tomb Revisited and Haunted rcadc game, complete with House. These tides originally sold for nearly £H each, but on mutants and the troublesome this compilation Lape thev are minelayers which cause so many just £9.95 at shop price and by problems. Amslrad colours are using our voucher you save a used to their fullest extent and further £5. Both compilation', are too won't believe the mind- available on disc at a mere £] 1 .95 bloning sounds. Normally £7. 95, -£5.i)7 using our voucher. if you use our special voucher this This is a once otih offer which program will cost you less than must close on Mav 31st 1985. Only the voucher cut from HCW may be used, no photocopies can '' he accepted. If vou would " if> lull c.il.ili'pn- Acorn sprouts again :iiIv.i[ielii!c of the :... si ihcsluroaiulllierelmc Olivetti - - - onnol nf lhe company. neeiion with the overseas marketing expertise. ari of these changes m p Curry commented; 'We i new chairman of Acorn is lo be Chris liked lhe proposal! Dr Alexander Reid. who joined parnculailv and from Olivetti because n adds a Lhe board some lime ago of valuable mieriinr.oiuu dur lias overlooked lhe change ownership and lhe financial re- S, "n the future Acorn Compu- into lers Limited will he split concern wilh overseas four divisions. These will reflect education isducioiiiccoii'.jvitiy'- it's main markets; and training; scientific and industrial; business; and consumer. This is expected lo cutting back of lhe reduce the company's over- heads and will mean thai a further 90 people will be made redundant in addition to the Acorn Computers, «"—>Fulboui Rd, Cherry Hintc- innounced. bul a ' thiHtcllI lo nclude Bug Byte* new TV lie- n program Aulon Turmoil, both scheduled for elease very soon. The companies lie past, and annual Quickbytc dinner. This he computer i oaeiher and pr okey awards to each other. Rod Cousens director of Quicksilva, said One of Quicksilv • iuiiclnms n lhe fulurc will ^ihli-iic: of Ihir party sofl- vare. The as social ion between Quicksilva and Bug Byte may o: mwiUc- nenl at a laier Stage.' Quicksilva, Faimerslon Park Hse, 13 Palrttersio 1 Rd. Small- ainpionSOi ILL HOME COMPUTING WEEKLY 5 M written in very simple BASIC. 10 obedient little robots are on Remember there are only 10 offer this week. If you need a winners so gel your entry a"" friend George could keep you company George, ihe programmable i lighl beam and robot, is a n a demo versatile little creature. He has le can show off all stands 16.8 cm tall and is • md,.[v. Wrile Mr numl •;.. i styled in grey, red and blue. illti-.'iiL'L'. ck-arl\ ..ii Mil' " learning aid, CGL I you think he sounds like a claims that George provides s" B person to have around, ihe fundamental features of a expensive teaching system, h impeiition we're giving has an tn-buili microprocessor 'eekly. No. I Golden I of these attractive controller and a small kcvbciarJ, ach worth mound £25, on :hc top of his head. This is made by CGL and control panel has 25 keys and, according to CGL. gc of high technology toys curemcly simple to use i J games. CGL claims that be taught to children aged four George is not only a toy, but nut upwards. Dual r f< i educational tool. David re of tr. Important: please l, CGI 's maiiasiiis iiiM-, ibher tyred wheels and a 'This ' win i built-in speaker provides beeps. i caching c buzzes and light effects. To ".in George you i siudy the two short programs ie is a multi-talented printed on this page. Don't He can go forwards, worry if you're no good at rds, hold, turn right, programming. All you need to t, curve left and right. ,iv, pi. ,.,-,-- .,: Wn-. ^n.'.i.il:-: s three selectable gears programs — as you would in a le time intervals. Any normal spot Ihe difference :an be programmed step competition, [f you like, you can run the program. It wh" work on mos[ computer- as ii i HOME COMPUTINI J I I £XM£S$ DEUVEW- OROE&AtOW.f . J andgetyaurFREECascade Microdean wim every eastern: 50 .l«phor»: [04231 504526. a„„„. 2 Co/in Wilton-Davies introduces you fo Spectrum BASIC with his idiot-proof guide. It's easy to follow and gives you an to insight on how your machine works. First of a regular series The enemy dead lie all around Press the ENTER kev again, bottom of the screen for you, the treasure is yours and then the P, then 9, then SV (this EDITing; Ihis has a flashing K the princess is safe. Safe from is mv shonhand for 'SYMBOL (a 'K cursor') lo mark y you, anyway, as she's not really SHIFT' and V keys pressed place in the line. You can m < your type. The treasure looks together'), then 7. You should Ihe cursor left or right by suspiciously yellow for gold, now be seeing the message pressing C5 or C8. Try left fii and the excitement or zapping 'PRINT 9/7'. Press the ENTER then press 1 and ENTER. Now OQ aliens has worn thin. When you kev. and the Spectrum displays you have a two- line program: reach this stage, you should -1.2857143' at the top of ihc begin thinking about writing your own programs. Whether you want to write games or I h ought. something useful, this series is That was a short writs of Rather than RUN this (I'm for those of you who haven't jrc you'll guess the result), given up, but wish the manual ress CI again and move t' w;is li nil thinner! result again, you have lo give ursor Right (CB) two placi rase the 9 by pressing CO, then about the Spectrum keyboard, make it into a program, you fpe 'II' (without quoies) and like using the CAPSSHIFT and must give 'LINE NUMBERS' INTER. Your program n SYMBOL SHIFT keys, and just before each small group of pressing the J key instead of instructions. So press 1, then 0. typing in LOAD. Now see what Ihen (these are zeroes), ihen happens if you press the P key; P, ihen 9, then SV then 7. then instead of the word LOAD ENTER. That should look like: which you gel from the J key, and if you RUN it, you get the word PRINT 1.2857143 of the : i. This t learn 1.5714286 program the Spectt It is stored in memory, but The Spectra cciiicU matter whal clever things arc hasn't done anything bccausi going on inside the machine, you haven't told it to.
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