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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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.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. I said in the same order as the
vou won't know if it doesn't tell computers were stupid, didn't you, and the PRINT statement 1? properly of BASIC programs. is a very versatile tool forgiving To gel the answer, you have Now EDIT again, changing ""' out information. io RUN the program, which '1010' to '1000'and 'II' io If you now press [he ENTER you do by pressing R (sec the Icucihcnmc ihc proijram it key, the Spectrum gives you word 'RUN') and ENTER. an 'OK' message and some Same answer as before, and an 100 PRINT 9/7
numbers; what you've done is OK message. RUN it again and 1000 > PRINT 10/7 told it to PRINT nothing, so il again, and the same answer 1010 PRINT 11/7 did exactly that and then said comes up without your having 'OK' meaning 'That was done to repeat the as you said, whal next?'; *ofa a stored lis! of You c i of n simple minded. You don't have Not much use so far. though, numbers; to be clever to write programs, and not very appealing. Let's if you leave gaps, you can ins you really have to gel down to improve it. Have you noticed your afterthoughts! Vou i ' > < a very simple level and break the ' sign after the line also press C7 or C6 to move i everything down into tiny steps. number? It's a poinler lo ihe current line pointer up or down Computers are, however, quite 'current line', and if you press to EDIT other lines, or you can OQ CI (CAPS SHIFT and I), a write new lines wiih numbers. copy of this line appears at the If you just type a line number and ENTER, this has the effect T erasing the whole line. Now v IPI'l ing eneli line to change 1 " I the 7"sto'-'s(SB)s. The lhe "operator' for nuilipl yinii.
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jur seven limes table (i.r vour IT lime, table) on the screen, ut don't. mem sets up the starting and There's a better way to do finishing limits for 'c', the recorder, disconnect lhe EAR second line calculates and prim- lead, press RECORD and suming. Gel rid of your Lhe answer; the NEXT stale- PLAY together, and t*" program; the quick way is to Of counting is a FOR NEXT mem adds 1 to lhe value of V ENTER kev on the Specmi press A and ENTER — this loop, and we are going to count and cheeks to see if this has This will SAVE 'seven" — yc NEW instruction tells the from 1 to 12. Type 100, then exceeded the end limit. If it program is now recorded < Spectrum thai you want to write F,C,SL,],I2 without commas, hasn't, the Spectrum repeats t. Rewi the a new program. Almost like and you should get: the calculation with the new EAR lead, enter VERIrY (XSR English, really. The screen value of 'e'. When 'c' does go (X is shorthand for CAPS blackens, then clears to the l00FORc=l TO 12 over the limit, execution passes SHIFT and SYMBOL SHIFT. usual copyright message. lo the line following the NEXT Before using the counting in a similar way, enter statement. There isn't one, so compares the program just wilh method, I must menlion the everything stops. saved on tape the program g"" ~ idea of variables. These are like 110 PRINT c-7 Put a blank cassette in your in memory; if you don't 120 NEXT c recorder, wound forward a bit OK message, SAVE again with names referring to the contents to get past the leader. Now a different volume setting n of the houses. Variable names and when RUN, you will seethe press S.SI',S,E.V,E,N,SP, con- you do. We'll make are the names of memory nect the MIC socket on the program more versatile i vith numbers as their Specirum to lhe MIC on the
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Dragon fore Accelerator has an altitude ag [he Shapcshiflcr has the game ; a great towards him. e.g. hate, like, is a great game al :d Ihe crown of Dumnovia price. I mustconfessaweakness is out lo find [he other shoot -'em -up alien zappers, fixed and changes, depending tot :. This is how [he scene is sel many upon Maroe's actions. Thus though I've seen so for Dragontorc. [he sequel lo es use all Ihe creaiures they're coming out of my [he Hewson Consultants best- Maroc must And I thought the? wer? t in the game if he Is to succeed in seller, Aval on. rings! Ed. — Bui ihis is sup A Torque is an ancient cellic mulli-coloured loading
i changes lo reveal si scrolling in the background, ing a band which is whilst you have ihe option decoraled and worn around [he selecl interface II conlrols, v as a status symbol. The
Dragon I orque was an ancienl - table, ihcn on into space. You magical symbol, possession of CfUrt your ship in all four ol which guaranteed rule of all [he dircclions bl British Isles. taking care to avoid space ' ! are told in a poem thai 1. Your target is a wide the I orque was melled Dragon v of alien ships, each in o the a s. The more wave Of ft down, the trickier Ihey b( You are able lo save the game ' the more points Ihey're powe at any stage which is useful as it worth, !0 waves in all. veil until Morag of the will lake many hours of hard What marks [his oul from caused Death of [he high work lo solve Dragon lorque other games is Ihe qualify of the King Vonigern and slolc his and Ihus rise from ihe lowest graphics. The sprites are large, is [he firsl pan of the Magician to [he exalled Lore flicker- free, and move with Lord. great smoothness. The sound is s[ar of Avalon, enters ... In conclusion 1 must say thai as good as you'll hear from Ihe the game, called by [he sea! of if you like this son of game then Spectrum, and accompanies ' Merlii ' Dragonlorc is for you, however isions and zaps on [he this game does lake a lot of gctling used lo and 1 wouldn't succumbs to your blaster, th< Moral. recommend it to a beginner. ' e game is described as ; J.G.D. 'Adveniure movie'. You ha' Now the best news of all! It': conirol of Maroc and can mo 1 : Hewson Consultants nly £1.99! This is as good a: him through [he many locatio: ' games four times the price; the of ihe game by using a " Spectrum hardware is virtually The bill's laken io it's limit. What more smoothly left and right, but can you ask? Why don't other software houses offer ihe same by up and down movement in value? Buy two copies for your which case ihe screen is changed " colleclion if this is the s< instanily. The graphics are of a game you like. You v. very high quality and the screen SBESl tib lisappointed with it. l>.M. is very colourful with a decorated border on display 1.99 anenily around ii. is o [he bottom of i lie screen liclure of a scroll which lins all [he spells that Maroc knows, Ihese may be sclecled by scrolling the scroll (what else?) by using ihe joystick and pressing fire when
' QEESE3 s correcl spell [hie is opposite 00 lisplaycd arrow. When a spell -
in effect passes you to 19 other general purpose pages which can contain information. As supplied Desk Diary has these pages already set up, partly for your convenience and partly to illustrate how they can be used. Thus one page is set up for
corner -it) i] factors, another for hotel details, another for your Chopper Squad
This is another maze game with Any information held in walls (mill uf bricks. seemingly endless Desk Diary can be searched by The five-minute load time nofal the Easy Analysis option. Vou seems an eternity, with nothing feat. searching on the screen at all, apart from Your IE rt date, or you a the occasional message to let nine times over, piloting ; search for a specified date and you know that the program is still loading. landing pads. * : - also indicated The aero parts appear from screen, far I the top of the and need rewinding the tape and all over again. deposited at the bott' t Diary claims it is a At the start of the game, erful Diary Information jund it limiting and slow, so looking quite humanoid, you To let you know I !n )> existing diary remains a Management System. essence are placed inside the maze and you can make diary entries by alued possession. can be moved around using aircraft is displayed at the top you can maintain separate This needs a disc drive. L.C. date, cither the keyboard or a of notes such as names pages joystick. stages of completion. Armed 1 addresses, and you can Your objective is to find all wilh a photon proton lazer information base lor :h the the hidden treasures spread blazer, your rock el -powered theo throughout the 160 rooms. If helicopter is manoeuvred , you you achieve this part you then around using keys or joystick. files t export have to locate the hidden The wrap-around screen and Easy File. Eas; button to a secret passage, and allows movement from side Easy Calc. presumably the end of the to side at great speed, in it sounds good, t @-fi your attempt to dodge the 1 liked the original design of the m.inv oil spirits set on your An unsophisticated screer n how d downfall. The only defence to display uses chunky graphics their repeated attacks is your hut the all important movemen words I still think a traditional slow motion shotgun which around the screen is smooth am handwritten is superior. diary sprays a veritable hail of pellets Your diary is maintained on a at all and sundry, reducing your separate data disc. The year is becomes boring arier a couple divided into predetermined The large, clear, smooth of games, the progressive always quarters, i.e. Quarter I is moving graphics make the increase in the alien's speed of "It January to 31st March, and screen display pleasing, though attack adding some impel set up your data disc for (he M the walls of the maze soon each plane is assembled. .irreni quarter. Desk Diary become claustrophobic. Coming from a major soft- entries lows you to make on As the attackers seem to ware house, would-be purchas- p to 30 future appointments approach from ers could be forgiven for beyond the current quarter. expecting more than this for These are carried forward played, their money. The game offers~ automat ica I ly when the next elv easy to shoot to kill. nothing either innovative is When quarter's disc set up. On the other hand, remem- original, lacking the addict you make an entry against a bering which room you are in is quality of many competitively no simple mailer, nor is finding priced programs. all those rooms. Loading and playing in Having played the game for tions, along wilh a synopsis of an unhealthy length of time the story-line are all printed or displayed, there is a window wilh still only a quarter of them theca inlay. D.H. situated at the top right hand located, this would seem the of the ultimate challenge. D.H. isplaj appo:n 10 days starting Publisher: Andtronic m the previous Sunday. Vou
i scroll this window as required In the bottom corner of the screen there is a real lime clock which you set when starting up Desk Diary. fM One of the options from the ifc» main menu is Desk Data. This The Joffe Plan Whereas the Psi-Q program from Mirrorsoft lefl me rather Is cold, this seems lo be of much Monty Innocent greater value, It's a weight 3D Skramblo Latest in the saga of Monty Zulu Mole is an arcade adventure in Yes folks, guessed it, here's you type game, I actually treats you like a grown which you guide Sam Stoat lo This a revamped version of that old in case being paths up! First your height, weight, rescue Monty from the depths maze tms favourite. In case some of you age and sex are input and as a of Scudmore Prison. Finding through the jungle. haven't played skramble, you The jungle, like all jungles, is result, your ideal weight range Monty is one problem, rescuing pilot a space craft and must fly quite large and it is easy to gel is calculated. From that, a him is another! through a scries of caves target weight and the date by You need guns from the lost. There are 25 screens full of destroying missiles, fuel dumps, jungle in which you see which you should achieve it armoury, and keys which must etc. The last of the six stages priceless collection are displayed. You can then be returned lo the governor's of 100 Zulu contains the power complex masks. Naturally the Zulus negotiate with your Spectrum as office until you find the one to ar" which must be destroyed. As not happy about this and ai lo the target date and weight. If fit Monty's cell. That sounds you progress your fuel supply constantly attacking. you choose to go loo fast, you straightforward until you sec falls. This can be replenished by arc wanted about the dangers. the massed ranks of skeletons, You can overcome the Zulus hmnhms' Hid dumps. while your force Field holds up. When you've settled your skulls, warders, ghosts and, This version uses diagonal In addition to this space age targets, another program is seemingly, millions of other scrolling similar to Zaxxon and concept there is a touch of loaded which is a very detailed sundry chasers. Though you do Blue Max to give the 3D effect. questionnaire about your eating voodoo in the game. If you You fly down canyons and a accidcntly a pot, habits. As a result of this a defend yourself, they only have touch cooking feeling of depth is given by each and there are many because personal plan is drawn up for five shots, and even the bottles object casting a shadow. The you, which makes simple, and of invisibility potion wear off Zulus are hungry people, the size of shadow changes with the invisible. non-horrendous suggestions as very quickly. maze becomes The object's height above the only way (o make the n to how you should modify your flic graphics are excuted in ground. Your passage is ing behaviour. Again, these clever, multi-eoloured 3-D; as a impeded by missiles, flying mods : result, you can go round and saucers and fire balls which You a behind things like pillars etc. must be shot or avoided. The old Spectrum attribute In light of the lack of origin- problem does get in the way ality of the plot, the value of change your con- every now and then, but, on sumption of energy. Finally, balance, the effect is good. implementation. In fact, the 3D keyboard or joystick and has you are told about penalties if Levels, ladders, rooms, ropes, effect isn't too bad. The four speeds. You can select and you are naughty and don't stick courtyards, cells, even the gym scrolling tends to be a little change the speed of play any to the deal! How come? You are illustrated. One of the most jerky which does reduce the have to report in to your fun things to do is lo disappear effect but overall things aren't touch allowing those suffering Spectrum on certain days to let down a hole, to reappear some- too bad. The fuel dumps and jet lag to settle in before getting it know how you're doing, and where else, it's very impressive. other objects arc nicely drawn down to collecting in earnr it compares your results with And it's hard. ..very hard. with a good solid feel. The w those preii.ijsly saved to tape? Even using a special version The screen graphics Hying objects, such as saucers acceptable without being o wiili infinite lives, 1 still haven't and fire balls, flash with pretty standing. More importantly. togethe wuh a good manual fond Monty. The cell keys are colours and arc formidable and an approach to eating, hard lo come by, though the c obstacles. The background exercise and self conltol thai joystick control for Kcmpston ning tbly and Interface 2 makes steering *:r ir.ged I 1 found myself without being oppressive. You Sam easy enough. might just succeed with this Very well presented and displayed the usual I., where the borinR traditional executed, good value for status report on the highest score, of lives, diet fads. It's easier to be honest money, and certainly plenty to no collected etc. with a computer! 1>.M. keep you occupied for quite some time. There's even a sweat This
will provide i shin offer too! D.M. quite of happy hunting. Price: £6.95 i'uhlisllir: Mill Publisher: Gremlin Graphics Price: £2,50 Publisher: Firebird 1(3 Address: Wellington Hsc.
CI ,vi.> ni \j Upper St, Martin's La. London WC2H sdl yq m @a m Supercode 3 Splat! If he achieves nothing else, the jlhor of this should gel the Computer games seem to have *ard for the most modest O' Level Maths gone through phases in imital- .jftwarc writer in the country. It was difficult to assess th ' ;h other. A rash of space According to the instructions, program fairly, as slack pro- ,-—s followed by pac-mares computer play itself, play the — this is the finest toolkit gramming occasionally leads to followed by platforms and computer, or play a friend using available for any computer in levels seems lo have been Ihe keyboard or joysticks. Having the world with four limes as pauem since 1982. How re- selected an option, no instruc- many routines as any of it's tions can be found too gel out competitors. Essentially this is an 'O' level of it! In the end, 1 discovered What we have is a collection maths revision test, with two the TAB key does the job. The of 152 machine code routines passes being made through a instructions are generally weak. which can be incorporated in series of question- spanning a The game starts with a huge your own BASIC programs. number of topics in that racket bouncing a ball complete The range of the routines subject. Calculators may not be with sound, then following impress!' - ™pvering graphic used, but trigonometric tables are permitted. The sparse drawn very large, t court drawn in perspective to documentation does not give 3-D. The judges, umpire whether tables of logarithm: and crowd are all there, the staple of exams, the slide animated at various points. The rule, are also allowed. Despite heads of the crowd follow the some minor criticisms - the S beneath Ihe window, tolally out action, and cheers resound after explains in detail what you gel. symbol could have been of your control. Not only must each point scored. Even the Second, there are demon- redefined to £ — the program keep on eating the clumps of the ball being bit is you stration programs which sound here! The players are little more avoid being trapped in the than animated stick persons, practised much of the maths maze, or catching Ihe window but they do run and serve well, here, and some of it wasn't eve- edge, because, if you do, Zippy and ball movement is very included taught in my day. but I sli is splalted into so much natural, albeit in slow motion; g what the routines will managed to score about Wij o awberry jam! . Full details are given on The window' changes dirtv- paration. Perhaps parents tion wilhoul warning, and blind might be persuaded lo try thei panic results! You really have to hand. Many of the question be sharp. There arc eight levels I won't attempt lo describe lest, not so much your ability t altogether, each with new items different. each routine since space won't calculate, but rather you o collect and avoid. Getting To serve, the fire button is allow it. The graphic commands understanding of the questio ,nto each new level takes some pushed once lo throw the ball include every conceivable scroll itself and of the subject. doing too! The hi-score table into the air. and again to hit it. you could want, fill commands, For Ihe price I found thi and demo mode just heighten The timing of ihis controls the border effects and many others. good value for money and c your frustrations — or deter- strength of service. To return, Probably the strongest areas are use to the teenager who wisht the position of the player the microdrive routines, Ihe Graphics are very smooth, together with the direction of iiiiliiiL'. for program . program handling and iti'.ihin; strength and direction. It takes bugging. but it could form a valuable a bit of getting used to, bul Whilst I can't agree with the part of a larger rev once done, a good game results. self acclaim given with ihi- programme — not program. shimmering [ liuuluhliir Recorded only "load now- ' package, I must admit that it' Good use has been made of the My o "s the play later mode" Centre Court pretty good albeit a touch graphics capability of the T' failure to exploit the pricey. The package will appeal although the use of colour is n facilities fully; otherwise, sound, and lasting appeal. to the average user who wants so successful. original, gripping and fun, but, DM. to use some snappy effects in is with all Amslrad software, a Price: £8.95 his programs but doesn't want ittlc loo expensive. D.M. in learn assembler. A.W. £8.95 Publisher: Amsoft Price: Price: £12.95 Publisher: Amsoft Publisher: CP Software ;: 169. Kings Rd, Address: 2 Glebe Rd, Uxbridge, ;: KStalionRd.li 1 * ~ ;xCM14 4EF Middx UBS 2r i.Ou4.i.'.i <§— m Blagger booklet ihis is probably ihe most comprehensive real time
Rlaggcr is it gem of a plalforms ion of II ati-J level- gin no. blagg being A for a home micro. It iianic ( luedo. The bull a robbery, your task is to rifle probably en murdered, his body ihe safes — one in each room — schizophrenics with four hands! :d. and it's your job I of ihe house. crack them, To You control a lynx helicoptet ial from the you need a series of keys which and, dependi assembled guests, together are dotted around. In each i fly . the weapon and the locum called A Of For slaughter the dirly deed! Though yot pyramid of cubes in an attempt isting whirling bils and bobs; ou can simply play on your own, it's better io land on each cube at least phones, skulls, prams, trolleys with friends. once before being zapped by ...you name il! Using Each of you assumes Ihe role spntely figures and coloured keyboard or joystick move L-li, of one charaters, and the dice is balls thrown for each player. This When Arthur It reveals The demo mode all At the sian of the mission, deter 3 the m cube ii changes ci [he rooms, and the standard of you can select which arms are ber of [he graphics. The yardstick in loaded on your Lynx. The range one turn. The characier you which can kill Some of these like [his tends 10 be games choose is shown as a little head, balls change into snakes when Manic Miner for [he Specirum. rrniiis is complex offyt finely drawn, and the playing (hey reach ihe hoimm of Ihe
Undoubtedly, this is superior, . These iwofthe area is the plan of the house. As pyramid and [hen pursue with great detail and multi- control panel complete with ihe bul i' chasing sprites get view outside (he windscreen. close. Anhur can jump on
The view of [he terrain varies murderer and weapon for tl sophisticated graphic screen, with your bearing and height. iransntvied io the lop of the Blagger did display him of litis a showing you which, if any pyramid again The c flicker with some objects in Of ring only be used once each bul ih ipulaiion of the Lynx, _ the house and garden gaini e does clear the Screen of any ni.iriHKlii.i! map and firing weapons. Such clues us io who didn't do il, a monsters. " ' however; [he music is magnifi- : is the range thai either two what they didn't do il wil manages to land o: cenl! Rag lime pianola 4 la From this, you work out who the cubes a new screen i Scott Joplin; a masterpiece of keyboard must be used. In all, slid, uih: with whal. Afferent colour is introduced syncopation. Interestingly, [he rather loo much to memorise. Graphically (his is good, with nil he only hi music slows down when ihe The most impressive feature nicely chosen colours and neal equires skill to move through demo screen changes. Even so. is the use of graphics. The view movement. If you like Cluedo, he various levels of play. [here's still a channel lefl for an through the screen is impres- or indeed, not too complex However, as one progresses echoing zap as you bite Ihe dusl sively done with flicker free I h rough the game other creepy
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This isn't an easy game, bul and one figure spends i being biased, I find ihe original Ihe bites you'll frequently all once bug you, updated. Sound is very boring, though this is undoing Arthur's work. As keep at il. I suspcel you'll need used to great effect providing always, only my daughter a joystick lo gel inlo Ihe hi- the mandatory explosion and enabled me to view these higher scorc table. Very addictive, and zapping noises. vels of play. if you haven't heard whal the This is a complex game which It is a compulsive and highly sound chip on your CPC can will appeal to the war gamer olourful game with man do, then buy this for slarters. who enjoys a little arcade subtle facets. Instructions ;ir You won 'l be disappoinlcd action. The implementation of even though Ihe concept is i he controls is over complex and Good value. ralher worn and the price, needs significant effort to [ypieally for Ihe CPC 464, masler. A.W. Price: £9.95 Price: £8.95 Price: £8.95 Publishers: Publisher: Durell Acornsoft Lid Publisher: AmsofI Address: Castle Lodge, Caslle Publisher: Am so ft Address: 169 Kings Rd, Green, Taunlon, Somerset Brentwood. Essex. CM14 4EF © @SBH fife Psychedelia Congo Bongo Carry On Laughing
This is different. It's not a Those devious minds over in the This i (he game, just something to enjoy. states never cease to come up of pit with new ideas for games. This games. In il you lake the pan ot on and freak out. is a JD blend of a number of Mr Livewirc, the caretaker of St The program does to the gaming concepts combined in a Hexadecimal' s, a school with screen what a synthesiser docs jungle scenario. This version more than its fair share of to sound. Essentially you can delinquents. Your task is to
t fact a ieak cassette version clean away graffiti, in the form patterns on the screen by of crosses, from the walls whilst moving the joystick. But any avoiding the usual nasties. description is inadequate for On screen one you climb a There are nine screens this, you have to see the effects mountain and reach the Perch depicting different areas of the 10 upprtvijie them. of the monkey Congo. You school and arranged in a three You have numerous controls must avoid the coconuts Congo by three array. Each screen has over the dynamics of the throws at you, avoid falling in its own problems and requires display. For example you can the water and down a chasm. different tactics. Some screens imaginative set the width of a line. When Sundry monkeys leap around aren't particularly youi isthe trying to foil you. or new — there is a Kong style In the second screen you screen in which you musi avoid ripples smoothly through a cross a river. To achieve this rugby halls rolling down a scries range of colours. You can you can use shrinking lily pads, of platforms. On completing a create starburst effects. hippos and fish as stepping screen you can move to the next stones. Again there are hazards of your choice, and you can so desire. When first loaded siMecn such as rhinos and hungry fish repeal screens if you different effects arc preset into Complete' All screens require the usual the top row of keys. Apart from with combination oT planning, using these you can define your timing and dexterity. There is own parameter sellings and The graphics arc reasonable not, however, a single solution store the settings on one of but certainly not exceptional — these keys. You can record up the disc based version with to half an hour's worth of your Koala pad pictures is quite own generated light show on outstanding. The sound seems with tape. This can all be loaded to comprise of just drums and design of figures and passable back into the memory to doesn't really gel one going. animation. The background provide a performance that The animation of the various music is well arranged albeit automatically repeats. You — creatures probably saves the with the odd off note. Several lengthy pieces are played with i day but only just. the . the Overall, interest soon wanes. sufficient variety lo reduce keyboard during playback i Inevitably the problem of free monotony. The play is inter- bells If you sit in the dark movin; memory will limit the possi- spersed with the usual and the joystick in time to you biliiies but having said that, I've latest pop record yu have a ligh seen better efforts given tht Overall, not
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Jeff Minter has doiit' i; ae.un It's mesmerising, different am the price, don't bother. good value for money. L.C M.W. Price: £9.95 Publisher: US Gold Address: Unit 10, The Parkway l'uhli'.|ii;i: 1.1: Industrial Centre, Heneage St, Birmingham B7 4YL ~ fit* r§^"» SB? CN" 'O" 1 1
Light cycles, power grids, on flashing crystals — they're off there. §7 In Stephen Anderson's game for the SPACE OR FIRE TO PLOY" Amstrad CPC464
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Don't do The instruction book is vital reading; some considerable lime must be spent going through il In appc;ir,uicc. the DD1-I is a slowly and carefully Only [hen Q grey box matching the other can your considerable invest- Amstrad hardware. Somewhat itu.Mii hL- fully realised. smaller than expected, but The three- inch floppy discs is IT' M .li nevertheless, a proper power rr advi pack. consequently may not yet be on gained from Soft 159 - As a means or storing sale in your high street shops. Guide to CP/M, available from — called to at least eg programs and data So remember order Amsoft. files — it can be likened lo a two blanks when you order the So that is the Amslrad d cassette tape recorder. However DDI-I. drive. A well constructed the similarity ends there I am prompted to suggest electronic data store w So fast a the response to your thai Amslrad purposely doesn't will Jeiielii you with RUN command, thol the firs! include any blank discs so that performance. time il is difficult lo believe you are forced to read the thai ihc program has actually handbook thoroughly whilst loaded. Programs over which the Datacoider took nearly 10 minutes are now only a few There's !80K of storage spine on each side of the disc which EMEECT Along with ihc DD1-1 is CP/M master system disc, i 3: Ihe obverse side of which THE YEAR THE GAME LORDS CONQUER THE WORLD prophecy is about to be The Dead will rise tt the flesh of the V I From the authors of ANT ATTACK, r Sandy White and Angela. ~W Softsotid 3D* from SPACEMAN * Patent pending 48KSpectrum " m All titles available from Quicksilva Mail Order, P.O. Box 6, Wimbome, Dorset BA21 7PY. Telephone (0202) 891744. whsmith © lYi'mnu'.i \ From the pioneering days of programs and upgrades were home computer games software developed and launched. It has always been Quicksilva's Quicksilva has been a major In 1982 the release of policy to concentrate efforts on force in the market. Since its Timegate, the first ever truly 3D devel opingastrongoverseassales formation in 1981 Quicksilva computer game, was a significant base and this, combined with the has gone from strength to step in QS's progress. It heralded strain which demand forproducts strength and built up a them into the top league of placed on manufacturing, formidable reputation as a software producers. An office prompted Quicksilva to look for a producer of quality, innovative move into larger premises partner in this area. CBS fitted and commercially successful followed and Mark Eyles joined the bill and now handle software titles. Nick and John Holiis to manufacturing, distribution and If 1984 was 'the year of the supervise marketing. sales for Quicksilva, throughout Game Lords', 1985 will be 'the WH Smith had by now the world. year the Game Lords conquer realised the potential of the And as part of Quicksilva's the world', with new titles added games market and were selling expansion across a range of to the existing range, a wider Spectrum computers through hardware they have agreements variety of computers catered for their stores. Smiths approached with smaller firms such as and exciting new licencing Quicksilva and asked if they Salamander Software, Llamasoft agreements and deals with book could sell their software in their and New Generation Software to publishers and tv characters- all retail shops. A deal was struck convert their successful games to be sold worldwide. which marked a turning point in and market them. This strategy the market and Quicksilva were will continue as QS sees itself as IN THE BEGINNING there first. Then Rod Cousens a publishing house with its own Quicksilva came into being at joined to run the 'business in-house resources as well as the the beginning of the games strategy' side of Quicksilva. expertise of third parties and computer breakthrough. Nick Now Quicksilva has their products. Lambert was the original expanded into several Since its formation Quicksilva founder and, being an electronic areas-more software titles for has made sure that its presence engineer by trade and a pub more computers, more staff, is felt in the market by video games fanatic by nature, another office move, the imaginative, aggressive the idea of transferring his formation of the Software advertising campaigns, quality favourite games onto home Studios and a link-up with products and regular computer was obvious. He was record company CBS who are appearances at major computer the proud owner of a 2X80, and now responsible for software and electronics shows world- lateraZXBl, and set about it manufacture and distribution. wide, from Britain's Personal immediately. The Software Studios was Computer World Show, across Before moving heavily into formed in 1983 and is the the Atlantic to the Consumer creating computer games company's specialist Electronics Show and on to the Quicksilva developed a variety development facility. Far East for Singapore's of peripherals and add-ons for Quicksilva's aim in setting up PerCompAsia exhibition. the ZX81 which were very well the Studios was to bring up the At the end of May, 1984, received. But when the mail standard of their games to a very Quicksilva was bought by the order sales of games took off like high quality, by investing in Argus Press Group, thepublishing a rocket it was obvious that the sophisticated equipment and and communications arm of BET software path was the one to programmers with extra special (British Electric Traction follow in future. skills. Games Designer was the Company). And this ensured the So Quicksilva Ltd was first product to come out of the stability, security and growth formed-the name coming from Software Studios and fulfilled all pattern of Quicksilva remained Nick's favourite group, Quicksilva's aims. It was the first intact at a time when the home Quicksilva Messenger Service. program of its kind, an computer software business Now there was no holding QS innovative concept which has became increasingly precarious. back. With the advent of the first since been 'borrowed' by other Remember . . . Quicksilva colour home computer, the firms, as well as being a best 1985 the v«ar the Game lords Sinclair ZX Spectrum, more conquer the world. COMING SOON FROM QUICKSILVA - 1985 This year Quicksilva are poised to follow it up with more games This exciting competition for further expansion and involving a wider variety of begins in April and entrants currently under way are several artists and stars. As this new stand to win an all expenses t exciting new projects within the game is still in the very early paid trip to the fantasy land/; software industry. stages the actual release date has of Disney World in not yet been decided. But it's America, as well a: ) POP GOES SOFTWARE certainly one of Quicksilva's Sinclair's latest WITH THE THOMPSON most exciting new projects to hTWINS keep an eye on. In constant search of original material which appeals to the THE OBSERVER now highly critical home software audience Quicksilva have teamed up with the As part of Quicksilva's successful pop trio. The promotional campaign during Thompson Twins. 1985 they have sponsored, This liaison stemmed from a jointly with Sinclair Research, partnership made with the the newly founded Observer Twins in 1984 when they made Newspaper's Home Computer , a flexi-disc together, around a Championships. computer game, which appeared on the front cover of the computer games magazine, Computer and Video Games. Now the team have undertaken to produce a Fully fledged game which will be on sale through Quicksilva's dealer network. At the moment it's still at the story board stage and the end result promises to be an arcade adventure strategy. The program will feature some of the Thompson Twins' music and the game will revolve around some antics that the Twins get up to. This partnership with the Thompson Twins is the first link up with popular recording artists, but Quicksilva are keen «ro MORE SOFTWARE As well as Quicksilva's own brand name for its entire range of games software, Th« Game Lords, in 1983 they also launched a range of educational games under the label QED Although at the moment the number of these titles is only a few, Quicksilva is poised to launch many more when they feel the market is large enough to justify them. Even Quicksilva's educational software has an element of fun in the products and it is the company's firm belief that all their packages are essentially recreational'. 5o the learning after another competition to do process involved in educational with the Games Designer programs is made much easier product. and appeals much more to Throughout the competition children. consolation prizes will be Following the success of The awarded to the less successful Snowman, that enchanting entrants, and every entrant will program based on the famous be given a £1 voucher against book of the same name by any Quicksilva software. These Raymond Briggs, this year will vouchers will be redeemable in see similar projects launched. any dealer shop, or retail outlet The first planned is a game stocking Quicksilva products. about the slimey creature in the Make sure you watch out for very popular book, Fungus the the Observer Sunday Colour Bogeyman' and will probably supplement during April 1985 follow some of his adventures in so that you don't miss the the book. computer, the QL. The chance of a lifetime-a free trip In addition to Quicksilva's tie- competition centres on to Disney World. ups with book publishers, plans Quicksilva's adventure game are also in the pipeline for Xadom and all entrants must franchising both film titles and answer correctly a number of As Quicksilva's reputation and music/recording artists. For questions relating to the game. business has grown since its instance the company has Once all the entries have been formation so has the number of recently won the rights to received there will be a selection staff it employs. Now there are produce the program for the process whereby the judges will 14 members of staff and the film, Fantastic Voyage which come up with 16 finalists. The company has, for the fourth will be on sale from March this lucky 16 will then attend the time, outgrown its offices. year. competition finals to be held at For some time they have been Many more exciting new London's Metropole Hotel and looking around the Southampton Quicksilva products will be on they will have to take part in a area for alternative office their way during the course of play-off involving Xadom before accommodation and are shortly 1985 -and the ever-changing moving on to the next phase. to move into the building. nature of the software industry Eventually a top four set of final Quicksilva's new address will means that you never know finalists will emerge and the be : Carlton Lodge, Carlton what the next three months will overall winner will be arrived at Crescent, Southampton. bring. 5 ATonyCnowther/QuicKsilva Production > l l Oilp A\|^l#ipf!l 1^ffini1?l I ¥ f Oj KI.M |\ £ mjlJ|IJ Jjf //COMMODORE64COMMODORE 64 Knew* Cassette £795 DisK £12-95 VICKSILVA in association withTheWizard Development Company Ltd. Quicksilva Mail Order, P.O. Box 6, Wlmbome, Dorset BA21 7PY. Telephone (0202) 891744. MASTER MINDS. * PASSALLTHE QUESTIONS AND DISCOVERTHEANSWER.. ...ds to equal your effort then your throughout Eui throughout the An the financial security that onlyWwwimwe can We have all the answers. Quicksilva Limited Telephone (0703) 26515 Telex 477889 QSILVA , Software out now | BLACK THUNDER ft STRONTIUM DOG fe BATTLEZONE A great action arcade -The Killing Quicksilva bring you game featuring 2000 ADs super comic the only officially helicopter and tank character Johnny Alpha approved Spectrum battles, superhuman comes to life in the version of Atari's crows and evil wizards. game of the comic tremendously Guaranteed to keep any story. successful arcade game arcade fanatic happy hit. for hours. I STRONTIUM DOG -And the Death I OUTPOST fc ZOMBIE, ZOMBIE Gauntlet An excellent arcade/ Introducing three firsts Search and Destroy strategy game for the for the ZX Spectrum in Agent Johnny Alpha Atari, which a this eerie arcade/ gets into some more played entirely by / adventure- moveable tricky trouble tracking joystick. Softsoiid colour down renegade graphics, simultaneous Strontium Dogs Only two channel sound, you can see him to and compatibility with safety across the deadly the versatile Midi Planet of Renegades Interface. b DOODLE I CASTLE OF The perfect graphics JASOOM program for your every A real time action need. This graphically interactive film- amazing colour sketch spectacular arcade and pad lets you go directly adventure graphics. to most printers. Prove you are the rightful ruler ofjasoom by finding the fabled Jasoomian diamond and set right the evil deeds of the murky past. | DUNGEONS OF BA Norman Warrior strikes again in a challenging adventure in search of the fabled Ba stone. No- one has come out of the dungeons, which contain the stone, alive- could you be the first? QUICKSILVA PRESENTS SUMMER GAMES Superbly realistic ® ERIC BRISTOW'S Olympic type games to PRO-DARTS play-eight different tackle, A realistic and opening and awards addictive darts game action and forthe48KSpecti endorsed by the sport' Graphically this game champion, crafty is fabulous-buy it, see Cockney Eric Bristow. it and believe it. ($) GRYPHON An arcade fairytale featuring Gryphon, the ultimate griffin. Help him survive the threat of the evil Id Monsters who are after his treasured horde of gold . . . ® READ WHAT GATECRASHER THE The ultimate arcade if skill and PRESS SAY strategy that will test ABOUT your mind to it's limits, QUICKSILVA in full colour animated GAMES... graphics, special Which Micro & earthquake' feature, Software Review: superb sound and levels of 'Summer Games . . . difficulty. sets new standards for graphics and animation. The Please turn to pl4 for a complete Quicksilva opening sequence is product list. enough to make your jaw drop-it's more Derby Evening watching a cartoon Telegraph: than a computer game. Zombie, Zombie - Northern Echo: 'Verdict: Annoy ingly good'. Yorkshire Evening 'Black Thunder Strontium Dog, The Daily Express> Press: (Quicksilva) is a Killing- Verdict 'Summer Games may 'It's difficult to imagine classic-fast, furious Compelling'. be a bit out of season, a more impressive anddynamic-and Quicksilva's See-Saw but this Olympic sports arcade/strategy than among the best releases for the C64 is sheer fun' simulation can even Quicksilva's ftnl of the year for . . Verdict: Good for a give Daley Thompson a Attack.' Commodore 64.' laugh'. run for his money.' HOW ABOUT THE HARDWARE? Quicksilva currently produces software for the ZX Spectrum, CBM 64, BBC B, Electron, Atari and MSX. The majority of games out now run on the Spectrum and CBM 64 and with the 64 Quicksilva is keen to make use of its superior sound facilities. This year will see an expansion of software products available for the Atari and MSX range of machines. In fact, discussions are afoot between Quicksilva and Atari to develop software for Atari's 8 bit and 16 bit computers as well as developing material for use on 68000 chip computers. Already Quicksilva has completed five conversions to run on the MSX range of computers now available. Titles When Quicksilva first went into sales. When the Spectrum include The Snowman, Ant operation it produced basic superceded the 81, Quicksilva Attack, Fred, Games Designer games for the now crude ZX80, were able to produce really and Boogaboo. Plans are already followed smartly by the 2X81 stunning games, and these too under way to convert programs and later progressed to the first sold in huge numbers along for the Amstrad computer, colour home computer, with the hardware. which has sold very well in Sinclair's ZX Spectrum. It was now obvious that it 1984. Also work is now under It was natural for Quicksilva made good business sense to way on software for the second to evolve as a ZX' software write software for the best generation of MSX computers. producer, largely because at the selling computer hardware. And Over the past couple of years time of Quicksilva's conception after the arrival of the Spectrum Quicksilva have made the only home computer on sale on the home computer scene the agreements with other software and at an affordable price was emergence of many other suppliers and hardware the ZX80. Although remarkably sim i 1 ar computers- notab ly manufacturers for conversion ahead of its time in terms of Commodore Business Machines' rights in order to expand the price/performance, in VIC 20 and Commodore 64, the firm's software range and comparison to today's vast range BBC Model B, Atari's range and coverage of computers. of home computers the ZX80 most recently the Japanese MSX So far deals have been struck was extremely basic and had range of computers. with Llamasoft, New Generation limited, well practically no, If a particular make of Software and Salamander graphics capabilities. computer sells well, they Software to convert and market But it was the only home support it-a common policy their best selling games- computer around. Not for long among software suppliers. sometimes conversions are from though. Soon came Sinclair's Likewise when sales of a piece Spectrum to CBM 64 and vice ZX81, an improvement on the of hardware die down, so do versa. This type of agreement is 80 but still with limitations, and software sales which is why to continue throughout 1985 so it quickly sold in huge numbers Quicksilva is no longer actively you can expect to see on sale a but quality software was promoting the ZX81, although much broader range of third lacking. Until Quicksilva arrived there are old stocks of the early party labels from Quicksilva and on the scene, and software sales games which can be bought at a wider variety of computers took off in line with hardware knock-down prices. catered for. 11 QUICKSILVA'S GOLDEN OLDIES... Remember these past GAMES super hits which DESIGNER zoomed to the top of The game that allowed many a Hall of Fame? you to create your own All these games ate games. Another QS evidence of OS's first. This simple to use Insistence on high program requires no quality products. programming knowledge, and with it you can design your * own animated aliens, Vj8 % ships, missiles and explosions giving ^* "•<**, sr>r£h W> *to/? THE SNOWMAN Raymond Briggs' book is brought enchantingly to the screen. Build up the complete Snowman, and clothe him before the mid-day ANT ATTACK sun melts him away. Quicksilva's classic Now at least 18 months arcade game in You'll get more than a old. The Snowman is stunning Softsolid 3D load of rubbish in this still in great demand by graphics. The Walled amusing arcade game, a range of computer City of Antescher, originally developed by owners. suspended in a time New Generation gone by, must now Software. Watch out for TIMEGATE defend itself and mad motorists, crazy Quicksilva's first ever inhabitants from the cyclists, and irate 3D computer game was destructive couple He housewives when a top-selling product of 12 and She. emptying these bins. its time back in 1982. m They came from out of the desert to the lost city of Antescherand discovered the HORROR of the ANTS... The Walled City of AtrttfHFTias rested for a thousand, thousand yearemtne midst of the Great Desert inhabited by only the deadly Ants who have made it their home. Then one day He and She arrive to play their games through the wind-swept streets, ousting trie Ants from their exclusive occupation. But the City seems to have a presence, a huge brooding entity which hangs over the buildings and in some mysterious way controls the destiny of those below... ANT ATTACK 3D Turbo toad Commodore ( Quicksilva Mail Order, P.O. Box 6, Wimbome, Dorset BA21-7PY. Tel. (0202) 891,744 . «U SPECTRUM OSC 0089 Strontium Dog-Til. Death 3 05P0057 Games Designer £14.95 Gaoalltt £ 7.95 (fl OS? 0058 Anl Attach £ 6.95 QSC0090 Magic Micro Mission £ 7 95 J§ QSP0063 The Snowman £ 6.95 QCD 0091 Caatle of Jasoom £12.95 g QSP0064 Fred £ 6.95 QCD 0092 Dungeons of Ba £1295 QT QSP0076 Gatecrasher £ 6 95 QCD 0093 Doodle (Disk) £14.95 QSPOt } Battle* OSP0085 ErlcBrlstow BBC QSPO095 SlrontlHrnDog-TheKillli QSB0O27 Haste Processor £14.95 OSP 0096 Zombie, Zombie QSB0041 Beeb-Arl £14.95 QSP0102 Bloodn 'n GhIs (Fantastic QSB0067 Gatecrasher £ 6.95 Q5B0070 Dram Kit £ 9.95 COMMODORE 64 ELECTRON OSC 0059 Dlllsynth QSE0O68 Gatecrasher £ 6.9S OSC 0061 Boe-gaboo QSE0069 Electro-Art £14.95 OSC007I 3DInno«l OSC 0072 Escape ATARI OSC 0073 Trainman QAD 0094 Outpost (Disk) £12.95 OSC 0077 traffic c/)g QSC007B Fred MSX OSC 0079 Ant Attack OSX0097 Game* Designer £9.95 QSC008I Summer Gunei (Cas) QSX 0098 Ant Attack £ 7.95 QCD 0082 Summer Games (Disk) OSX 0099 Tat Snowman £ 7.95 QSXOIOO Fred £ 7.95 ) TheSnc OSX 0101 Boogaboo £ 7.95 The above list contains details of from Quicksilva (see the coupon Write to ; Quicksilva's most recent at the bottom of the page). 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H < IV y ,}>• ' "3»L*>71 W^mV^S jfir^/f-^ ^y::r xi^i 1 J w 1 li JfSli flS&Mn >"> Ml I 1ST* 1 ' iiv.saRR 1 1^ 1 ' ' i N : '' c J :, V' y 7rT-' V^i'i-^"V.Y w , 'gptv NEWS ON DEALER DEALS Things are looking up for dealers who are wise enongl keep a constant stock of Quicksilva software. the Quicksilva is on the look-out for exclusively to Quicksilva Software and Bug Byte, more outlets for its products, dealers in which you could Software Sales Service. This other than those already win a fabulous dream holiday organ is responsible for involved in CBS's distributor - if you top the performance producing all Point of Sale network. Special discounts and figures from participating material and is there specifically incentive schemes are either Quicksilva dealers. to provide an efficient service for operating now, or are shortly to dealers. be introduced. 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That's the page, fold it as directed and To be introduced this year. A why Quicksilva formed, in put it in your nearest post box as range of competitions open conjunction with Virgin soon as possible. 15 1 QUESTIONNAIRE - QUICKSILVA QUESTTONNAIRE-QUICKSILVA 1. What is your company name?... 2. What is your address? .. Telephone No: 3. Is your shop: a small independent/part of a retail chain? 4. Do you sell: computer hardware and software/other electrical goods? 5. If you already stock software, which computers do you cater for? Spectrum CBM 64 Q BBC B Q MSX Q Amstrad D Any other? If so, which makes 6. Have you ever been ashed to stock Quicksilva software in the past? Yes No 7. Do you currently stock any Quicksilva software? Yes O No Q 8. Which category of software do you sell most of? arcade games adventure games utility programs business programs ~Z1 sports simulations 'space' games 'non-space' games 9. Would you like to tt e further details of Quicksilva's discount and schemes? Yes O No Q si 1|1 8 1 J 1 •ni Geo"* UJ George Is loveable, cufe — and controllable. He'll do what you want, within reason, and he's more than just a toy. Jonathan Barry took him home to play BY GEORGE! IT'S A ROBOT > speeds, called gears in the tfgear. To gel George friendly and roiund. He sits on a great deal of noise. He has two wheels on [he floor and two red eyes — could be some- able: the Go hey and the wanders around almost at your thing to do with his drinking Recollect running key. The first whim and fancy. George habits — and a strobescopic executes the program as you doesn't need a computer — he guide lighl. The most dis- have typed it in, whilst the already has one in his head, a .ilipoimiiii: feature about him is second runs the program as special four-bit processor which typed and then runs it in reverse Willi l^:t)huiions*hccanbc order so (hat George should end This type of robot provides programmed with up to 48 an ideal opportunity for >uld b children to understand what of about one hour shoulti you s there programming is alt about. This wan! to wail (hat long for him able degree of i well accepted now in to do his tricks. Commands are George is wen duiu, comes ttion that a number of entered in Lhc form of direction Q schools have which covers all (he primary robots manual like George and use them with jlliplied by any number so points and has already provided very young children before they 31 to gel a walk oi 21 seconds many hours of fun in our se [he computer. Programs are u can cnler either forward household. by tht e or forward 3: Wjf In the first ^^^^^f a series Shingo Sugiura explains the basics of defining your own characters left most column with 128, the 126,129,129 next 64, the nest 32, until the You may display it by typing When the Beeb is sv. To convert a binary number PRINT CHR$<224) or VDU23. to decimal, vou add the values Try it now, but don't forget, are predefined. To s( of each column thai are Tilled you cannot display user defined in. Having done so for all eight characters in MODE7 (since it rows, the values for each row uses a special character set or it's own). Also, you can print These numbers must be fed into more than one user defined the computer using Ihe VDU23 character next to each other in order to obtain giant user upper and li redefine ASCII codes from 224 ilclmcd characters. 10 255. The VDU23 is followed As you sec, although defining numeric etc. (page 490 in the by the ASCII code of the characters is easy in principle, it User Guide for a complete list). character you wish to rcderine As you may know, characters and then [he eight values for prone. In a future article, [ will from ASCII code 224 to 255 lhat character. Therefore, to describe a program which takes may be defined by the user to be redefine character 224 to be the the chore out of de-inning vour of any shape he wants. These little alien, type: own characters. In the meantime, 1 have designed a characters, and for many few characters for you to play programs they are very useful 9,255 , around with. and provide lhat professional explain the principle of :::£::: £2"™ zittlt designing these. Each character is made up of UJ a matrix of 8 x 8 dots. Programming these involves lighting up tin; appropriate dots VDU23 Spaashlp Q ..:. :!..i: : e or alien, for example. This character would be useful for a shooi-'cm-up! The character "V;" I lOlOOlOl =I2B+32l4*i-t6S numerical form that the Beeb ...... can understand. First replace dlUUlO / -64*32*16+8*4+2-12* the blank squares by zeroes and Smiling lace [hi? filled squares by ones. Now the alien should be as fig- 2. Each row represents a binary (base 2) number in the range .....*.. 00011100 -14+8+4-2H " to 255. Since the ' 10 ...... OUlUtl -64+32*1 6*6*4.2+1-1 27 (dec .... ooooiooo =e Mr. Btleh from VOLUMES 1, Zand 3. FIUE GREW GAMES ndudr^ JET-BOOT JACK, in EACH PACK!!! Orty £14. 95 Cassette/ £17.95 Deh CHE55 3 48K Cassette/Qsk THE BEST CHESS PROGRAM FOR ATARI COMPUTERS: >.95 Cassette/ £12.95 [>=h i)»5ILICA5HOP(^ao«*Of>et<«»WILDlrl55»LIOrl t10(J5E»JU5T MICRO :*--;!Vj.r. • VISIOHTECMflOLOGY CENTRE .".?, .i.:-»QBMICROLAnD.;watBioouia) Southern Ireland: Contact G.B. Distri Butors. Tel: 9aa 89a L:061.85S135S Programs are always supplied on umMi*mmm-*»*T>*»mm cassette and are accompanied by full details of the program variables, how the program works and any hints on conversion you can offer. Please type these details double spaced. Listings are helpful but not essential. What is vital is that the programs should be completely error free, so please double check. Always use a coupon firmly fixed to the back of your envelope, and fully s tdull complete and enclose the cassette inlay card. We are particularly interested in . programs with less than 100 actual lines of BASIC. All submissions are acknowledged. j : Send your We M coup™ a „d *t i, firm,, or, * bart of .our envelop. programs to | HCW! j gfrAfti J THREE ENTERPRISE machine itself. There Three pairs of eyes focused in on and of the is reference to a technical the Enterprise. Jonathan Barry, good enough. 1 am or the seasoned computer user, had opinion that if you've bought a different criteria to Genevieve King machine then you have the right to information about it's it and Marianne Johnson, two workings without having t( complete novices, experienced or Possibly the most upsetting beginner — the end verdict was part of all is the error reporting much the same procedures. They are accessible Q from BASIC with no problem whatsoever and the messages Expert view are of a reasonably explanatory For ( prograi r the r _ this vast range nature, but there is no detail Important feature of an theoretically at least, of great given in the manual about th language that it advantage but I feel that it errors. Perhaps this, too, is i . My first jc is likely to put as many the technical manual, but to decide if tt programmers off the language should have been in ill BASIC thai the Enterprise us. standard one. Informatio : dcrn and capab \\,.;kk-ll!;l about memory usage i language. There are certain confined to just 13 lines and the whole of the operating system is dealt within just two and a half pages. computer. There The machine i- i>Ic«mii linmiori defining and a whole group of looping commands that can test the ...... is Of a . typing errors very simple with 144 pages of introduction indeed. The picture is nol i (he end of the to ihe machine. This leaves just crisp as 1 had expected o 60 pages for the reference normal TV, although 1 believe section and 1 feel that this is far that ihis is much improved by functions is also vast, with ovc too little — all the syntax is 80 such commands. In fact squashed into a very small space The i find this huge range of word indeed. The amount of detail is likely I,. •ethe lly overwhelming. 1 knos far less than 1 had expected both in terms of the language ' one test the BBC look less than but unfortunately the problems nine seconds whilst ihc Enter- The first program we tried The sound command is follow- prise took over 30. This was out was a very short graphics out of our hands. When v ed by details of all the para- without any complicated arith- program taken from the meters you want to use and metic or use of the internal [hey were quite entertaining ai instead of following a set syntax functions. If you're program- interesting, hut ihis w; in use the para- ming, this means you either iiiU'.veu'hcil. hum u beguuiei ost any order have to use machine code or be point of view, by the seemii pre rising each one with it's very efficient in your use of graphics comprised a inability of the makers to cat name. This means that you have program lines. ever decreasing circl for the totally uninitiated. G.K. a very flexible, if wordy, Overall this is a nice machine ually changed ci vhole h thei m from the looks Envelopes are fully definable features, but without the background Good in almost every respect and with the quality of support it to flash through the spectrum. The Enterprise keyboard looks 254 of 1 hem I cann't see anyone requires. I would like to see a Once achieved the program quite stylish. It's grey, with running out of possibilities. completely revised manual with modification was quite effective green control keys around the What 1 couldn't ascertain was if more I'or the beginner and more but the manual presumes some traditional QWERTY keys, you had to set aside extra for the ' prior knowledge of editing blue function keys above the memory for these envelopes. x (he pi t fall I which tends to confuse Ihc numbers and a red stop key, There is control of pitch and Feel that the absolute beginner. It instructs which, although highly vis" volume across a number of machine is unlikely to become the user to insert line 135. is unlikely lo be presse and there can be popular when it is placed in the Presuming that line 135 should market against such a well come between lines 130 and 140 number of channels too. As established machine as the we tried to position it there looking. The joystick is built in [here are two speakers and each Commodore 64. J.B. using the insert key. We failed ai the bottom right hand envelope can be set lo send different volumes to each can he typed at the bottom of This seems fairly flexible but speaker there is the possibility the listing and is automatically reaction is somewhal delayed. of writing some very sophistica- inserted at the correct position ROM cartridges slot in on the The Enterprise com by the computer. left hand side, while there's te graphics too are quite Having got the first program room for expansion on the right exciting. You can set windows everything you need to to run we then moved on to the hand, opposite, giving a nicely for both text and graphics and off except a TV and . next listing in the book. This is symmetrical look. The whole of these can be accessed bv using a player. There were twe described as a program which ihc machine looks as [fit's' land from 'draws a multi-coloured nimitl carefully designed for looks, BASIC. Each of these windows with exploding fireballs'. Thi with compactness and simplic- a graphics BEAM to ity Mil- key features. i fortunately either draw The rear end of the n j.The It is fairly comprehensive and houses the pons for printer and there was very little that we tape recorder, etc. The reset could find wrong with it. Care- button is located at the far right following - 16 L fully the instructions the first problem and the second hand side at the back, and it' assuming that you want a the computer was connected up rectified itself. However, the easy to identify by touch alon nidi mi problems. reasonable resolution too. this program still failed to run and changes the concept slightly. The Setting Up guide con- gave out the message 'missing of view, ihc keyboard lunctiot There is no dotibl that the tains a description of the end of block' but nowhere in arc irr hating. Most of the graphics chip, known affection- computer and some very clear commands are typed in upper ately as Nick, has a range of diagrams which name all the case, but you can't use the features which aren't available keys and sockets — which are in normal shift keys, for example, anywhere else, but it is very fact very well marked on the if you just warn to type in one difficult lo use this chip with machine itself. letter in upper case. Instead you the information given in the One small fault which must press CTRL and LOCK, was nowhere explained in the /e the feeling that a became obvious at this stage bolh with your left hand number of users will settle for was the fact that although the fingers. This means that you error'. Having searched the the_defauli facilities instead. guide described the cassette can't press a key which is manual for advice on how to connection lead as a lead with normally covered by the left deal with this problem we once feature of the whole machine is four plugs at each end, it hand at [he same time, slowing again had to go to the experts 's lack of speed. To say that transpired that there were in inpul down. for help: the solution was to the Enterprise is slow is loo fad two leads with two plugs at The keys have a mildly kind. This can be seen when either end. C.K. unpleasant feel. They're ralher i load graphic With obstacles like these the almost any scratchy, bui are indented t; lime we spent using Enter- program but it's particularly The manual the finger shape. Not ideal, like poor with zombie- type games. prise was incredibly frustrating. a typewriter keyboard, but We had approached [he project passable. Response was good, rang tl The programming guide is a would be able ->ved I 229- page guide (o programming touch didn'i provide for the idiot and as such it falls t find demonstration manual ihe .iT.iphics modes, o problem?. should reallv be comprehensive. I'm afraid that's as far as we Well, it's not. We were relying got. although other programs [hey did just what they were on it heavily, and hadn't yet on the tape include Stereo •osed to do. Well displayed, opened the user's manual, but Music, Word Processor and the with clear indicators of Interlace Driver. [heir purpose, they're In an problems we came across which I have to admit that i weren't touched on by the frustration got the belter )n the whole, visually booklet. us as far as seeing the demo ' impressive — although, inevit- Firstly, we couldn't gel the through to the eri ably, plaslicky — but ihe key- demo to load from Ihe begin- pre-.tipiin-eJ we also nearly Ci to blows. board isn't prefect. Perhaps not ning. This could have been our i important for non-touch fault, but the booklet really di'.ieiis — loading problems eould have wasn't specific enough. We mien wc came 10 program u been better explained, and started off with Character ourselves, we couldn't work out iilr funis: h hardened Dcfincr. which we played how to see the listing and mcrs may well with, Demo tape around and had some whether wc needed to insert text changing a program ii '-' gratifying results. We didn't get and if so how. Pehaps it sounds play, as Tar as using —> of the easy if you know how, but it's s think. Unfor- We experienced not a foregone conclusion. frustrating problems with the though. We liked the Sketch Pad. and demo tape. OK, so we were The demo manual is quite the part where you could colour good but does assume a certain in Pooh Bear. We got bored very quickly with the Sliding SAVE...5AVE...SAVE DISCOUNT COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE * LirQL... Prices incluJ- VA I & I'iP DISCOUNT SOFTWARE FOR ATARI * 8BC . CBM 6a * V1C-20 * SPECTRUM * 0RIC1 • TEXAS 99/4A Send no money. For free lis! send SAE siali, ****¥***** V ^ ASTROLOGY for beginners ^WH9rSuv ai(»UjHV BLOCKBUSTERS ' just fill in the coupon y This is what the "A surprisingly addict! considerable educational side-benefits" CRASH MICRO MAGAZINE Macsen Software, GBA Limited, 17 Nott Square, Carmarthen, Dyfed, SA3 1PQ. rito Please send me a Blockbusters programme for my BBC-B ELECTRON SPECTRUM 4BK COMMODORE 64 (Tick appropriate box) Price £7.95 + 60 pence p&p. I I enclose Cheque/PO number I for £8.55 made out to Macsen Software or please debit I I my ACCESS/BARCLAYCARD. number 1 1 Signature (Mr/Mrs/Miss) ' attrtraec I KM Mffo T MACSEN MACSEN EualllHj Rim'/ftim B C CENTRAL I In a new regular series, Jon Revls takes a closer look at utility packages In loday i cul-lhroat world or an ement: PROC If s . y (fit). Parai posX^o and [Hi-V»n are rh< es. Docs il — one glaring omission from the centre nt rcsolu" Ihe graphics armoury of 1 ', the ratlin- i radius of the crapluc-- How many colours '"** lack of a circle example program ure won't wort PROCcircle i^ called from line il >ouarcii m i graphic modi me lime? It Ihc ihree numbers in Ihe days of he Pels an ] atitlvs attached brackets are the X and [lie loll LUGO ordinatcs and Ihe radius of nvwherc witttii of. In It the circle. These are passed to own programs graphics ad lobe buill up from the procedure at line 2000 and stored in Jiei corresponding 10 MODE 4 20 PRaCcir-cleC£40, 512,300) 30 END 2000 DEF PR0Ccircl«Cpo»XXrpBsYM(1 2010 VDU29,po5X-/.iposYV.f 2020 MOVE 0, radius*/. 2030 FOR circle = TO 2 * PI ST! 2040 DRAW radiusX 3 S N !. cle 2O50 NEXT circle o< 20G0 VDU23,0;0; 2O70 ENDPROC uj OOT StBCOO. 12 REM Select reg star 12 POkf.J on OUT aiB000,49 REM Send value to register t-.c'liinil.-iii OOT &BC00.13 REM Select reg ster 13 through this column, to get OUT &BD00.0 REM Send value to agister beginners off the ground, and maybe plant a few seeds of advanced readers. Apart from producing graphics the liard way we shall be lafeing a look at some of the utility packages, both software at making ilie computer artists' Beeb hint Most H1H.- ami Flenr otic < prehensive BASICS o 10 FOR N = 1 TO 10 ^^^^^^ —*S» >0 PRINT "Hi There !" __^^ variables. The resultant circle is B^ n in the middie of the 30 NEXT N !! n and has a radius of 400 graphics units. An ideal way to 40 OUT &BC0O, 13 '^H ^ save the above procedure is to use the -SPOOL and -EXEC method which is described on 50 FOR M 1 TO 40 page 402 or the user guide. 60 OUT &BDO0,M OUT with Amstrad 70 FOR Z = 1 TO 100 ; NEXT Z : REM delay loop The Amstrad's video display is er (he control of a very BO NEXT H er chip: the 6845 video chip. Using Ihe OUT statement you 90 OUT &BC00, 13 too can manipulate the screen display like a professional. ".gislers 12 and 13 of the LOO OUT bB0OO,0 : REM Reset register to i t's'or Igitia.1 value chip normally contain the values 48 and 0. respectively. By altering these values a screen. '' 'ay can be moved in all four Watch the birdie! New from Micro- Robotics we e The Snap Camera for the ". The device is a 7 x 5 cm ck box upon which is mourned a dinky little Pent ax lens. The camera is connected to the Beeb via a two-metre ribbon cable which plugs into the user port. The Snap is able to convert images into a form which can be ' 'ayed on your VDU by Ihe ways. The first Unfortunately, the display is only half a screen deep. The image can be dumped e by pressing the COPY kev. but this reduces ihe image further still. Better iculi' can he obtained by listing the progiam and ' stiiutmg the call w aComi Concepts PTintmaster ROM. As with many peripheral! they stand or Fall with 3-1 tapefoi I is ..He; dai No such loutme is provided any of ihe programs: this mu be supplied by the user Tl * -essive of ihe nil is supplied piodiiii excellent full screen imanei ck'lu eludes of grey. a snip at £113. \\ !ir>Mi' ihmi'i i im.; 3fu U4 O ^ This brief utility Here's a short utility which is likL- J pri nilive word processor, may come in Use ii i print double height produces a blanl really handy. Liiid ivjw iii primer. be replaced with it It's a very basic Here are some points Lo note. word processor When you choose the type lo be primed, only single letter inputs J S (those indicted in reverse in iliu To change the type, press left by Robinson '' menu) are accepted. This letter rrow'followed by return ai is then overlaid with the word in nd all output type @< How il works 71) npiTi i:J. prinr *'I 101) input AS POKE l!tt:la gives rt characters POKE 1W;0 gives i Ever felt so frustrated by typing in your own programs that you'd prefer to be hanging your head against a proverbial brick key defining, a numbci which have been published. A wall? glance through the program lain Murray you're lyping will show you Once all the numbers have ihe most common words and shows you how been used, press (Home] and characler groups in il. These fo stop ripping programming on the Commo- edit the FOR-NEXT statement can ihen be defined on tc dore 64. here are some general lo give you Ihe nexl few computer's function keys using your hair out arid specific hints. numbers. With a link practice. ihe toolkit, and as you type the Firstly, learning to type program, pressing the appropri- correctly is a great help in Another useful tip is that if you ate function key will print the -- keying in information quickly -tvery and accurately. This involves screen instantly. using certain fingers for certain When lyping in listings, keys — miles better than two remember lo SAVE your fingers over the whole key- programs regularly as you type, board, no matter how fasi they and also while debugging t' are! Most secretarial books will program, you v. finished listings, because help here, and a number you've made a mistake, t .nig tulo tithe eompulcr may crash and yo lire M it program will be lost. Als . ci>pin;] in v, , and if you type number your versions of Ihe anything more than this it won't program so thai you know the them written down beforehand. be accepted when you enter the If you jus! sil down and start line, which is ralher annoying. When lyping in DATA slab typing, your program will Fortunately. Commodore has CO Q£ almost certainly be unnecesss- included a 'shorthand entry' (e.g. 'DATA 26,O.IO.IU4.!<) arily com pies, and you will capability inlo I he machine. can be wrillen as DATA 26,„3„ probably get lost and waste a lot Most keywords have an abbrev- 34.10). When all data has been iation, usually Ihe first letter emered, SAVE and RUN ihe Also, put plenty of REM state- followed by a 'shifted' second program. If all is well (and there ments into your program so lellerfe.g. RUN is r 'shifted U' are no checksum errors), delete or rU), ihough PRINT, a the last data item and reRUN — '?'. doe* lUiilc notable exception is jusi you should now gel an 'OUT developing ii. or if you o OF DATA ERROR' message, back to it in the future, me which lells you lhat you have REMs can be removed once the the correct number of data procraiu is complete. collide .ally The 64's BASIC does not LISTed. item back!). Having a checksum Hence when a line is fully (i.e. adding all your DATA iiiiiiihcriiu: i block deleting expanded, ii may be more than figures together and comparing -- funclio FOR-NEXT the allowed 80 characters long. wilh a pre-calculatcd lotall is in very useful. This is fine if you don't re-edit a virtual y foolproof way of >e: [CLR] FOR the line, and if you do, the checking lhat the values of your I = 10 to 100 STEP 10; PRINT keywords may need lo be re- with I : NEXT IRETURN] [HOME) shrunk lo make the line less It is also useful pr [CRSR DOWN) (words in than 80 characters long before (square brackets] refer to single you press [Return]. This can be key entries). very awkward and takes a bil of This will give you a set of line getting used to. (A word of numbers down Ihe screen with warning here — avoid dclcling ' the cursor on the first one. back from the bottom line of 90 i the t but Repeated pressing of (Return) these difference is four characler widths on [he page, then you -ethe musl have made a mislake). These simple lips should help lost.) you enter programs inlo y machine more quickly accurately, so tret typing! h COMPUTING WLI.KI V 5 1 am a Speci r ,-d h»">>»»i.i°»TdiS", i ; ( soiiHiii-c. iuid uoonrui! 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