HOT JUST GOT HOTfEK S U M M E R 9 8 8 C A T A L 0 G Presenting the entire line of SSI computer games including 3 new ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® computer products. NEW GAMES NEW GAMES Located on the northern shore of Ute The legendary DRAGONLANCE™game Moonsea in Ute Forgotten Realms, Ute world comes alive in this exciting action fabled city of Phlan had been ovenun by game( HEROES OF THE LANCE marks the first monsters led by a mysterious leader. computer action game that re-creates the Your quest: discover the identity of this epic battle between good and evil on the evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge. world of Krynn. (for those familiar with the PoOL OF RADIANCE represents the first in a AD&D®game system, HEROES OF THE LANCE line of software created by SSI in collabo­ is derived from the first DRAGONLANCE ration with TSR - the producer of the module, Dragons of Despair.) You control legendary ADVANCED DUNGEONS & eight Companions, each with different DRAGONS® fantasy role-playing system. specialized attributes and skills. Guide It adheres faithfully to AD&D®game these brave adventurers deep into the standards. Roll up your characters from treacherous ruins of the temple Xak four Classes, six Races and nine Align­ Tsaroth to retrieve the precious Disks ments in classic AD&D game fashion; of Mishakal. As you descend into the or use the party already provided. Abyss, the Companions must defeat The computer graphics are strictly the hordes of monstrous Draconians state-of-the-art. Cities, dungeons and in hand-to-hand combat, deal with encounters are shown in realistic 3-D powerful magic and survive the on­ perspective. Personalize your heroes' slaught of attacks from giant spiders, combat figures with individual skeletal undead and countless weapons, armor and colors. Add ieM(JULY) ·:< L-,,,..,,,..~,,,,..- other terrors. But your final obsta- 1eM(Aua.1 ;·,.1L ~~~~~~~ NPCs (computer controlled Non- AMIGA (JULY) •. cle makes these monstrosities ATARIST(JULYJ "8.-___ innocuous by comparison: The APPLE(SEPT.J2 j Player Characters) to your party of ::=~~;;;M~~~:::~ C-641128(JULY} _.:~~~~~~:> t C-M11 s1Ju~ up to 6 PCs (Player Characters) to fill out platinum disks you seek are guarded by Introductory. your 8-character party. Control your PCs during battle, or let Introductory. Khisanth, an ancient black dragon. And there is but one By SSI Special all f th · T h I arty 'ts By U.S. Gold ' Projects Team . the computer handle some or o e action. o e p your p on 1 many way to vanquish this mighty beast. Find the key to destroy Khisanth or difficult missions, the Adventurer's Journal guides you with history, maps, clues and you are doomed to failure. rumors. A Translation Wheel converts Elvish and Dwarvish writing to English. Tanis, the halF-elF, fires an arrow into the The Heroes, with Caramon in front, battle a black dragon, Khisanth. Draconian in the catacombs oF Xak Tsaroth. Roll up your characters, in classic AD&D® Every monster type has its own individual game Fashion, and see their portraits and drawing. characteristics. ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AD&D and FORGOTTEN REALMS are trademarks owned by and used under license from TSR, Inc. ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AD&D and DRAGDNLANCE are trademarf<s owned by and used under license from TSR. Inc. NEW GAMES NEW GAMES A utility program designed to help Dungeon Masters generate encounters In STELLAR CRUSADE ;" two fanatical groups embark on a mad race to for AD&D® campaigns. SSl's DUNGEON control a small , but vital star cluster. It is an exciting strategy game of ex­ MASTERS ASSISTANT, VOLUME I: ENCOUNTERS ploration , economic power and military conquest on an interstellar scale. is a great time saver for Dungeon Masters As the leader of one faction, your first task is to send out exploration teams to grab the best planets in the star (DMs). With thousands of separate encoun­ cluster and colonize them. ters, monsters and characters provided, it Next , you must build up your economic can reduce game prep time by several strength to prepare for war. This entails hours per session. The database is allocating raw materials and production prodigious indeed: Over I OOO encoun­ points to build shipyards and maintenance ters and over 1300 monsters and facilities ; train and supply troops, engage characters, including all monsters from in research and development ; establish the AD&D® Monster Manuals I & II. farms, mines, refineries and factories. Monster records and encounter Remember, wars are never won by the poor printouts total several hundred pages! or poorly-prepared . To win a star war, you need starships. In this game, you can design your (Note: a printer is not required in own and arm them with a host of offensive and defensive weapons. Group your order to use this product since data starfleet of scout ships, cruisers and battlecruisers into task forces , each led by can also be output to disk or a commander of your choice. Although these task force commanders come screen.) Catering to the DMs' bound­ rated for skill levels and experience, you won't know how competent they are less creativity, this product easily until after their first battle. allows DMs to modify the exisiting Play against a friend or the computer. There are seven different scenarios data or add their original monsters with multiple levels of difficulty: three short , three medium and one long campaign and encounters to the database. that spans decades! By Norman C. Koger, Jr. Introductory, By harnessing the power of the Intermediate, computer, this program makes it Advanced. BATILES OF NAPOLEON '" allows you to simulate practically any Napo­ practical to use the vast numbers of monsters and By Paul Murray, leonic engagement on a detailed , tactical level. How? By giving you all Victor Penman encounters created for AD&D game play. the tools to create any battle of that historic era. Battles of Napoleon is & James Ward. a superb advanced wargame - and a full-blown construction set. Use the computer to generate random maps, then modify them as you choose. Or start from scratch by building your own maps, square-by-square (each repre­ senting 100 yards). Your terrain options include five levels of elevation , woods, roads, fields , swamps, water, towns and redoubts . Create your own armies or ad­ APPLE (July) just the ar.mies provided to suit your exact C-61i/128 (August) specifications: number of men, type of IBM [Sept.) units, weapons and nationality. Rate your Advanced . units for melee strength , leadership and morale. The construction-set features allow you to re-create any Napoleonic battle - real or imaginary. The game system gives you all the joys of miniatures play Data at your fingertips: Includes - realism , authenticity and detail - without the mathematical and accounting material from the famous AD&'D® headaches. For those wishing to bypass the design phase and jump into action Monster Manuals, Dungeon right away, simply choose from the many pre-made scenarios, such as Waterloo, Masters Guide, Players Handbook Quatre Bras, Auerstaedt and Borodino. and Unearthed Arcana. If your idea of fun involves skirmishers, cavalry charges and infantry squares, ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and AD&D are trade­ look no further than Battles of Napoleon. By David Landrey and Chuck Kroegel. mal1<s owned by and used under license from TSR. Inc. 3 4 NEW CONVERSIONS SSI CLASSICS In their prime , the following games were recognized as some of our best titles. B-24 '" is a flight /combat emulator that challenges you to fly 19 dangerous bombing We are now offering them at these special low prices. raids over the Axis' oil refineries at Ploesti , Rumania. You command the lead B-24 If you are searching for unbeatable values in computer gaming , look no further than SSI Classics I Liberator, which will determine the course of action for an entire formation of forty B-24s. First, practice taking off, Descend into the Netherworld to re­ A real-time strategy simulation of In this sequel to GEMSTONE WAR­ flying in formation against flak and enemy fighters , cover the precious Gemstone in this NFL football that is probably the RIOR '," you must return to the Nether­ bombing targets and landing. Once you 're ready, it's time action/strategy most sophisti­ world and find the to bomb Ploesti and reduce its total oil production below adventure. 64K cated & realistic tools to heal the what was accomplished historically. If you succeed , Apple, Mac, Atari, around. Game fragmented Gem- you 'll be told how much you would have shortened the C-64/128. paddles required. stone. 64K Apple, war in Europe! By John Gray. Includes graphics routines Introductory. Apple, Atari, C-64/128. from The Graphics Magician"' by Pol a rw a re ' ~ By Peter Launt, C-64/128. Introductory. Nole: APPLE disk is 64K. Trouba Gos­ Introductory. By Peter Launt, sen & Kevin By Dan Trouba Gos­ The Battle of Gettysburg began , not with a bang, but with a whimper. It started on Pickell. Bunten. sen & Kevin July 1, 1863 as a minor skirmish between a few Confederate and Federal brigades. $14.95. $14.95. Pickell. By July 3, it had grown to monumental proportions, hurling 160,000 brothers against $14.95. each other. GETIYSBURG: The Turning Point '" uses a refined version of the critically acclaimed system first seen in SS I's Battle of Antietam ™ to recreate this decisive battle in consummate detail and 1983 Charles Roberts Best Computer Battle Mantor's legion of hideous Third in the "Superpowers" series : accuracy. Some of the refinements are: A precise com­ Game.