Crash66_Jul_1989 by Marco Martinelli

No.66 JULY 1989

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THUMBS UP! Your new look CRASH zooms way ahead of rivals!! Great! What an amazing response to CRASH'S new live-action look! So, a very big thank you to everyone who picked up last issue and made it such a success. And the good news is we'll be jamming more and more into future CRASHes to make It the hottest magazine and cassette on the Spectrum scene. Take a look In this issue for a taste of things to come — we've got the first screens of two of the biggest titles for the summer — Batman and Indiana JonesUl Enough of this dilly-dallying, load up your Power Tape and join the Game Thrills!! • CRASH Ladz

QUONDAM

ORIGINAL CRASH GAME from O C E A N

THRILLS ON TAPE: Where to find the goodies A Side: Q u o n d a m One Man And His Droid Nick Roberts's POKEs B Side: Robot Messiah W h o l e New Balfgame Check the loading instructions on the inlay. Should your tape prove faulty, don't despair; send the complete package to C R A S H TAPE CLINIC JULY (66), S P O O L LTD, First Avenue, Deeside Industrial Park, Clwyd CHS 2NY. A healthy Mega Power Tape will wing its way back to you.

What's a Quondam? Answers on a postcard to... Sorry, but w e haven't a clue. How's that for honesty? What we can tell you, and you can experience, Is that It's a brilliant game. It's a shoot-'em-up! It's a puzzle! It's a smashing ORIGINAL game written for C R A S H by John Gibson and Karen Davles (of Denton JDesIgn fame).

ou're in control of a fighter plane far in the future, flying through the tunnels of the Quondam Matrix, viewed from overhead. Located throughout the matrix are 43 hangars, of which 15 contain pieces of a jigsaw. Your objective is to fly to all 15 hangars collect the right jigsaw pieces and slot them all together to create the

Quondam picture. The other 28 hangars house weapon supplies, entering these accesses either a homing missile or a shield for your plane. Vicious aliens in many shapes and forms also fly through the Quondam matrix firing at you with their weaponry. Happily you can do the same to them and shoot them to the ground.

FLYING AN' STUFF When you starl (press FIRE) a map of a part of the matrix is displayed. Your ship is shown as an arrow. The 15 jigsaw hangars are numbered, the numbers appearing next lo their entrances on the map, Press SPACE and the map is replaced by the playing screen; your plane whirls into views heads off along the tunnel. Move the joystick in your flying direction and the plane plunges

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toward the bottom of the tunnel, travelling faster as it does so. Moving the stick in the opposite direction sends the plane as high as it can go. W h e n it's reached its limit it flips over and travels in the opposite direction. The plane can change direction at any of the tunnel junctions. To enter another tunnel, move the plane sideways into the junction and it plunges into to the adjoining tunnel, changing its flight direction as it does so. To stop you getting totally confused there's an onscreen compass. You can check where you are within the Quondam matrix at any time by hitting (thwack!) SPACE — a map appears, viewed from the direction in which you are flying. To return to the game, press S P A C E again. To enter one of the hangars you need to be flying directly toward it (ie, the plane must be flying toward the top of the screen, so that it automatically enters). You can't enter a hangar when the plane is flying down the screen, nor can you enter just by flying sideways into it. Careful navigating around the matrix is needed if you're to get this right.

JIGSAWS AN* STUFF O n entering one of the 15 jigsaw hangars the screen changes to reveal a jigsaw frame with a few pieces of jigsaw already in it. You the 15 frames. However, the more carried, the quicker your energy decreases. To move the jigsaw pieces around the frame use the fly icon. Place the fly over the desired piece, press fire and the fly picks it up. Move the piece to where you want it, press fire, and there it stays. You can't drop pieces on top of each other, but you can interlock pieces which aren't meant to go together. may find that not all the pieces in the frame are different, this is because there are, scattered throughout the matrix, three times as many jigsaw pieces as you need. There are, however, only enough of the right pieces to make the Q u o n d a m jigsaw once. Below the frame is a red area. This is your plaen's storage compartment. Pieces may be taken from the frame and put in storage and flown to another of

W I N N I N G AN' STUFF

Early on in the game you have to decide in which of the 15 jigsaw hangars you're going to build the complete picture. Your task is then to collect the missing pieces from the 14 other rooms and add them to the jigsaw in your chosen room. When all pieces are fitted together the picture should flash.

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If it doesn't you haven't built it properly, so try swapping pieces around or collecting different ones. Correctly completing the jigsaw gives you a bonus, and the remaining time (you have 4 0 minutes to complete the game) is used to go around shooting enemies — for double the points and with missile launcher and shield!!!

STATUS AN' STUFF The Grandfather clock, on the left, is your time and energy display. As the 4 0 minutes of gametime elapses, the clock face dissolves. Similarly the clock's cogs represent your energy level and disintegrate as energy is used up. Immunity and homing missiles are displayed at the top right. W h e n a green light shows beside them, they're in operation, when it flashes green/red you're running low, and when it's red you're out. Down below are your three lives. You lose a life when you run out of energy, but gain a life at 10,000 points. Below that is the compass and score.

THAT'S IT AN' STUFF

Phewll What a tot of instructions — what a lot of game! Quondam is compatible with most joysticks and keys — selected at the very beginning of the game. Hope you like it folks! C o m i n g up very soon C R A S H has another O R I G I N A L game for you from Ocean, and it's a real brain drainer, stay tuned!

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You've been sent off to the planet A n r o m a d u s to round up m e m b e r s of a species of alien animal n a m e d r a m b o l d s and teleport t h e m to market. Despite the n a m e , r a m b o l d s are not Sylvester Stallone look allkes, but are the A n r o m a d i a n equivalent of male sheep — hence the name rambolds.

echnologically things have moved on quite a bit since the days when a shepherd's secondbest friend was his dog. The modern shepherd has traded in Shep and got himself a droid, a multifunctioning device specially designed tor the job. Capable of four different modes of operation, the droid is used to guide the ramboids into the teleport chamber. When you start the game you're given the option of inputting a password to resume a game you were playing earlier, otherwise you start at the beginning. There are passwords for each of the 2 0 different ramboid-filled caverns, and as you progress through each cavern, the computer releases the corresponding password to you. At the start of a game the screen is split up into seven different windows. Largest, and in

Alphabatlm probably doesn't ring a bell with many of you does It? No, w e thought not. Well, Alphabatlm w a s a one-hit wonder software house from Christmas 1985. Christian Urquart and Mike Smith — t w o well known p r o g r a m m e r s of who have, between them, worked on Daley T h o m p s o n ' s Decathalon and Hunchback (Ocean), Xecutor and Raffles (The Edge), Yeti (Destiny) and loads more — c a m e up with Robot Messiah. With the help of Michael Baxter — the m a n who now runs Solution, software's greatest PR agency — they set up Alphabatim to release Robot Messiah. The game went out In the shops, sold and that w a s , more or less, the end of Alphabatlm. But now C R A S H has brought It back lo life to let you experience this great game! Take it away storytelling minion...

The Android planet is one of the worst places to live if you haopen to be a robot. The planet is ruled and dominated by a race of androids who, in a fit of synthesised evolution, managed to acquire the majority of human feelings and attributes such as ambition, determination and greed. Thousands of robots working in the planet's mines are exploited by the Androids. Leading a hellish existence, the robots' life spans are very short and unpleasant. The robots are purposely made to

the middle, is the main window which looks into a cavern, displaying a view of your droid placed centrally amid the scenery. Your first task is to guide the droid to the start position. When you arrive the computer takes over and places the droid in the first cavern. Once into the first cavern, the other six windows activate. A narrow, vertical one to the left of the main screen randomly shuffles eight different ramboids within itself to set the collection sequence — the order in which you must get the ramboids into the teleport. A window on the right charts your progress, indicating the ramboids you've penned so far, with those herded into the correct place in the sequence flashing. The four remaining windows, arranged horizontally below the main window, display four modes in which the droid can be operated, with the current mode highlighted by a white bar above the relevant icon. The most useful mode of transport is jet mode: using the jet it's possible to zoom about in the normal, left, right, up and down directions. The droid stays central while the bricks and earth of the cavern whizz by in the main window display. Burrow allows the droid to move left and right along ledges and burrows

be of a docile nature and are too weak to contemplate rebellion. SID is a freak though. He is not as servile as his metallic brothers, in the hope of escaping his grim fate, he wanders away from the mines into the deep cave network that weaves endlessly below the plantetoid's surface. Frightened of being discovered by the evil gnome patrols that keep the workers in step, SID eventually found a cold and particularly well-hidden cave. There SID bumped into Socrates, a philosopher who believed all machines are created equal. In

into the floor while fire is held down, popping up again to leave the floor intact when it's released. The third utility mode allows tie droid to alter the cavern by digging tunnels. If the droid waks into a wall white it's in this mode, a large portion of the barrier is eaten away and the floor and ceiling of the newly formed alcove is supported with purple girders. To switch between the different modes, press fire; holding fire down reveals a map displaying the positions of all ramboids left to be collected. Ramboids are dim. They move very predictably, and always reverse direction if their way is blocked. Once you know this, and watch the set patterns of movement, herding them is relatively simple — but they are delicate creatures and only live for about 20 minutes. You're working against the clock alt the time. Should you fail to get at least four ramboids in the telepart in the right order within the time limit, it's back to the first screer.

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IF Y O U SEE SID TELL HIM... ...that Robot Messiah is controlled either by joystick (Kempston, Cursor, interface ll/Sinclair) or keys and the actions go like this: KEY STICK ACTION left walk left N M right walk right S up leap A fire shoot X down pick up

and become an Android in order to lead the worker robots to rebellion, S I D must collect three envelopes, each containing one part of a computer program. The complete program must then be input to the Android's main computer. S I D agrees to the philosopher's requests and sets off on his mission to liberate robotkind. S I D is a normal robot capable of a few useful tasks. For a start he can walk, and when it comes to getting over obstacles that block his way, a hefty robotic leap allows him to pass any barrier. The cave system is shown using the familiar flick screen method. Many harmful objects and creatures are to be found underground. Water isn't very healthy when you're built from iron! There are some useful things to be found, too. Sticky buns and fruit perk up your energy bar. As an energy-based organism your energy bar gives a direct indication of how much life you have left. Three energy bars are given on your quest for robot liberation: lose them and the g a m e ends and your brothers are condemned to eternal slavery. To get the three envelopes, three sections of the labyrinth must be negotiated, starting with the caves. To leave the caves a weight must be found and placed on a pressure pad to allow entry to the next section. Moving SID over an object and pressing the pick up key adds objects to your status line — only three objects can be carried at once. You aren't the only inhabitant of the caves. Strange energysapping beings float around, and finding a gun is a good move — though you'll need to collect a magazine of bullets as well before you can start blasting away. Twelve bullet magazines of ammo are dotted round the caves. O n c e through to the second section S I D finds himself in a buggy travelling down a long corridor toward the next part. T h e buggy is equipped with a shield that can be activated if any cave creatures drift toward it. though the shield saps energy. A scanner at the top of the screen shows how far away the test centre is. Once through the corridor you're plonked in another room with a pressure pad. The only way out is through the door which the pad activates — without a weight you've got problems! If you do get out of the room then SID is placed into the test centre. Here the envelopes must be found and the teleport activated to z a p S I D back into the first set of caves so the computer can be reprogrammed. Blimey! Makes you glad to be a carbonbased life form, doesn't it?

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ORIGINAL C R A S H g a m e by Pete C o o k e

ot only have you got Ball Game, the game itself, but Pete has included a screen designer so you can dream up your own puzzles and there's a secret program hidden away... Where? Well, if you look in the bottom right-hand corner of the menu screen you'll see a small tree-like icon. Select that and you're into an F T G P — fractal tree generating program to you. Make your own trees! Create a forest! Evolution at your fingertips! Have a fiddle with it, it's jolly "interesting*! Anyway, the game itself is a puzzle arcade g a m e and will be loved by anyone whose brain exceeds their brawn. All the instructions and information you could possibly want are onscreen, but here's a brief summary of the game... The object is to capture yellow energy pills by rolling a ball over them. The ball heads off around the Pete C o o k e . W h a t a w o n d e r of screen under its own power and m o d e r n t e c h n o l o g y he Is a n d n o m i s t a k e . T h e r e he sits In the you can only control the ball's path by placing and removing wilds of Leicester d r e a m i n g up gates to deflect its course by 9 0 all t h e s e tres brill n e w g a m e s degrees. for y o u — t h e d i s c e r n i n g punter. A n d W h o l e N e w Ball Each screen must be cleared G a m e Is n o e x e c p t i o n — it's of energy pills before the time another sure fire hit A n d this is limit expires. Watch out for other a C R A S H original g a m e , Pete objects called effectors which h a s w r i t t e n It a s a s e q u e l to may speed up the bail, change its Brainstorm, a C R A S H S m a s h path or generally muck it about. gartie of yesteyear, a n d it's The notion is very easy to only available o n this tape, so grasp, but playing Ball Game is a c o u n t y o u r s e l v e s lucky! different matter. You should be

able to clear the first few screens, on easy level, after just a fewr goes... but it gets harder! The screen designer is simtple to use, and self-explanatory. If you want to try out your created level before saving it. just us@ the P U T command and stick it in the game as screen A and play the game. It's all incredibly wonderful! Or should that be wonderfully incredible...?

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/IARLECK: No we can't. You can't use a summon spell for bringing characters back lo life! GIMBLE: Anyway, we don't want Ristrick brought back to life. He's -useless! ^ RISTRICK: (With last dying breath) I heard that Gimble, you pintwed prat! GIMBLE: (Kicks Ristrick) You're supposed to be dead, you are! .RISTRICK: Urgh. '50: Hullo everyone, I'm 50 — 50!! — copies of Tower Of Light. KALBAR; Well swipe me! So you are! i*£0: Tell you what just to prove how super Cans are, they are going fo give me away. Normally in the shops I'm £9.95 on cassette and £12.95 on disk (though if you order me from Caris" Mail Order I jme with a free joystick to 'boot' (though it's not a good idea to toot your joystick as it might cause serious damage and unable to play Tower Of Light),). L8AR: Crikey! COMP MINION: Well. 50 — 50!! - Copies of Tower Of Light, mind if I call you 50? No? Good. I'll give you away to the first 50 readers rpulled out of the sack if they answer these following questions right... 1 Who was the famous Wizard from Camelot? 2. Name one of the dwarves from The Hobbil - 1 What's the plural ot Elf? Is it Elfs. Elves. Loadsaelfs? Answers on a postcard to: WILL SOMEONE PLEASE 0 0 SOMETHING ABOUT THE TOWER OF LIGHT IT'S DARK IN HERE COMPO, CRASH, PO Box 1D, Ludlow, Shropshire SY81DB. Entries in by July 27. and normal competition rules apply. __ "BAR: Comp Minion, is that the Crown Of Endil in your pocket or are you just pleased lo see me? )MP MINION: It's the Crown of Endil, I found It over there. fflARLECK: Gimme that (snatch!) C'mon you lot we've got the crown — now just to find a king and we'll have saved this beautiful land. .BAR: Hurrah for Marteck! (Marteck, Gimble and Kalbar exit stage left) MINION: ByeeeeelThere is a happy ending to this taie, Comp Minion's love would not fail, he was devoted to le stump of a tree, which he married, because he's daft.

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Silliness abounds at the Towers this month folks. We're celebrating Jetman's fifth birthday! o r Dog-brain first appeared In CRiASH in July 1985 and when he was sent on d mission to retrieve the Eye of Oktup. He's found It, lost It, Monsta's eaten It, but as yet he hasn't got It to keep. Many thanks go to Loony Jetman's creator, John Richardson, for providing Jetman with such original adventures and adding plenty of new words to the CRASH dictionary (Bwah, Doohlcky, etc...) over the years and, of course, RARE/Uitlmate for the wonderful game Itself. For the first time, you can win an original Jetman strip in this month's Hotline compo. The address to send your missives is LIVE CIRCUIT, CRASH, PO Box 10, Ludlo w, Shropshire SYS 1DB. Until nex' munf then...

RPGING Dear Uoyd, I would like to express my views on computer role playing games (No! Don't stop reading!) It's my opinion that role playing, like computing, has been seen as a 'weirdo's' hobby — full of chanting devil worshippers and the like. What has this to do with computer games? Well, recently, there's been an enormous amount of software entering the market calling itself 'RPG games'. Examples are The Bard's Tale, Times of Lore, Pools of Radience, Heroes of the Lance and Iron Lord. All of these claim to contain elements of an RPG. Most of them are not technically RPGs but are what t consider to be good attempts at computer RPGs. The problem is with these games is the computer itself. We all know that the human brain Is more vers)tile, mora flexible, more realistic than any computer system and is more atie to cope with the complex rules of a RPG than its mechanical imitatior. A computer can hande flight sequences and the like but not computer interaction, NPCs (Nonplaying :haracters), arguments betweer players and the all important atmosphere provided by the vivid descriptions of a GM. Not evei the 16-bits could cope with these, for all their graphics and targe nrumory. On the ether hand. I am pleased to see the wo hobbies merging, especially sirce they are both scowled upon bythe majority of people. It is my hopt that the two hobbies will tog ethei gain a bit of respect in the world b) writing and advertising togethei David /nthony Lascolles, South Sheilds Tyne and Wear A very opical letter indeed David — whaiwith Times of Lore and Tower if Light both receiving very favourable reviews this month.What we could be witnessinc is the creation of a new breed d games — of course, | you're ight, a computer cannot really fondle all the complexities of a res RPG. But we have a culminatici of both activities, and shouldje dubbed Computer Role Pliying Games (CRPGs). It'll be iteresting to see what r e a c t s this month's two CRPGs

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YOO HOO LOONY!!! Dear Uoyd, What is this mags game? Do you know that a third of the Jetman strip is nearly always missing? This is because on the other side there is either a competition form or a software company lorm. So when I cut out the form bang goes Jetman. I like to read it aaain and aaain but I can't 11 a third of it is missing. Congrats on the warning announcement on the 0898 phones. I think It was a very wise thing to do. But yesterday t phoned the competition line and spent two minutes listening to some berk waffling on about games in the shops before I was asked the three questions. Personally, I think CRASH is a great magl Simon Aquilina, Eastleigh, Hants. From the top then. Well, yes it does occasionally happen that Jetman is printed with a form on the other side of the page. Naturally, we try to avoid this with competitions et al. However, we don't see the ads before they're printed In CRASH so it's difficult to know if they contain a form or not. Production Dept promise that they'll keep an eye on it in future. The whole objective about the 0898 line you refer to is that it's a release and competition line. Designed to keep you up to date when games are appearing in shops. A lot of people have to travel miles to their nearest software shop — and a lot of the time disappointed not to find the game they want has been released. The competition is usually sponsored by one of the companies releasing games during the month to generate more interest. LM SAVIOUR OF T H E PLUS 3 Dear Lloyd, As one of the few survivors of the (Atari) ST onslaught I am a member of the Spectrum +3 resistance group; fighting to uphold the honour, respect, pride and quality earned over the years by the tough Spectrum. As a +3 owner I'm glad to say that at last we're winning the battle as ST sales drop — and with the support of the many brave, trustworthy +3 owners standing head held high we can do it in style. So now all you +3 owners rally now and join the forces of +3d, the new +3 user group. It's free of charge and with a monthly newsletter containing members' letters, +3 news,

tips, answers to queries, program listings and reviews we aim to prove the Spectrum is still the best and out numbers ST users. So join now write to: Lee Davies, Plus3d, 3 Hendre Close, Rhuddlan, Clwyd, North Wales LLtB 5UE. Lee Davies, Clwyd. Nice to see someone making an effort to support the Plus 31 LM T H E GREAT ISSUE 6 5 DEBATE You loved it! "Oh no we didn't!' You didn't? 'Oh yes we did". What a mixed mailbag I've had to deal withl Here's the 'pick of the post'. Awful expression. Jon Williams from Lechlad, Glos speaks for quite a tew of you when he says What happened to Front End. Comms, PBM, Adventure Trail, Tech Niche, Arcades, Frontline and the brilliant features?' Well Jon, to be honest, over the last

year interest in these sections (apart from Front End, which is now Uve Circuit) has been minimal. The readers poll showed, once again, that these specialised subjects are not rated highly by the majority of readers, and you can't please all your readers all of the time! However, CRASH should be back in the arcades soon, and features will be returning — but will be game orientated, take a took at this month's Batman special. Next! 'As for the tape, terrific, four great games, great value and a snip at £1.50 but it doesn't make up for butchering the magazine' Yes, it was a bit thin, wasn't It Phil Darke of Blackwater, Surrey? A point also raised by Nick Humphries from Saffron Walden, Essex: 'Don't you think It was a bit thin? Why didn't you charge £1.95 for a 100 page magazine and cassette?' And Phil Darke would be prepared to pay 5p more 'I for one would pay £2.00 for it!'. Yes, but would everyone? But hold on. Stephen Davies liked

it a lot, 'I think the new look CRASH is utterly fab, amazing, brilliant!'. Any new readers? (most moans came from established readers — most of them had not used their Speccy for years but still bought CRASH!) 'I haven't bought your mag since November 1987. But then what do I see? CRASH, it's changed and what's that? A tape with four completely utterly brilliant games on it. I'd just like to congrat-ulate you on a wonderful magazine* and may it live for eternity!' Thank you very much Matthew Tink fromi Norwich. The debate will, no doubl, contin-

Licence to Spill(Blood) ft was easy to spot all the wonderful game opportunities in the latest James Bond escapade, Licence to Kilt, at a recent preview held by computer game licencees Domark: helicopters hooking flying planes up by their tails, Timothy Dalton water skiing on his bare feet behind an amphibian plane as it takes off, and of course the extended finale as Bond despatches several gasoline tankers driven by the baddies on a tortuous mountain road. The Atari S T version was almost completed in time for the film preview and looks actionpacked enough for any arcadester, but the Spectrum game was still a week or so off, although Domark assure us it should be ready in time for the film's general release at the end of June/early July. And the movie itself? A mixed bag for this, the first Bond to earn a 15 certificate because of the increased amount of violence.

of the largely unknown George Davi, who plays Sanchez, an unbelievably wealthy cocaine smuggler. Davi's face, delivery and massive grace are superb. He's REAL bad. Bond is out for revenge when his CIA buddy, Felix Letter, is done in by Sanchez after the dru,g L baron escapes from custody in Florida. Bond is on his own, disowned by M and the service, as he chases Sanchez to Latin America and the heart of the drucg business where money is dirty and loyalty gets paid in blood. And violence there is aplenty. However there's a distinct lack of O n the way, Bond is helped oult the familiar 'cartoon strip' Bond by two plucky women and Q — music to hurry the action along — Q, who finally gets his biggest an odd and sad omission, which role as he sneaks away on was probably felt necessary by 'holiday' to prove that M may director John Glen to give a more have disowned his favourite serious overtone to Dalton's agent, but hasn't abandoned himtsecond film in the role. As a result Watch out for some of the most the action sometimes seems to spectacular flying scenes and lag. stunts ever. Licence to Kill may just disappoint ardent Bond fans,, That other essential ingredient but it's still a pretty deft rollerof a Bond movie — the villain — is happily well in place in the form coaster ride of fun and mayhem.

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Aive (}cxcuit S p e c t r u m 128K+2, 2 joysticks. 4 0 C r a s h m a g i . V G C . with loads ot games worth over 3 0 0 + , many of t h e m recent. Including Robocop. O p e r a ! o n Wort. S e t lor only £ 1 6 0 ono. Please p h o n e 0 4 8 0 6 8 6 9 3 after March 21st. S p e c t r u m * 3 128K, perfect order, manual. 4 joysticks, O o c k 2 Turbo. 5 2 dsns, 2 0 0 * g a m e * ind Afterburner. Roboccp, Double Dragon. Worth 400+. sell lor £ 2 4 0 ono. P h o n e Nick during weekend on (061) 9 8 0 2 5 3 2 . Great dealt C B M 64. disk drive, two cassette recorders, back up lead. Action Replay 5 * Expert cartridge. 170+ garnet, k u d u utilities, p e n p h e r a l t . magazines • much more. Bargain only £200. For lull l i t p h o n e Simon: 0 1 6 4 2 3 6 6 5 after 4 . 3 0 pm. S p e c t r u m 4 8 K , Grundig dalacorder, transformer, ZX interlace 1. Tasword 2. M a s t e r l y . Mini Office. W D s e t for £ 1 4 0 ono. R n g (01) 7 8 6 5 8 9 3 Sega c o n s o l e with Speedking joystick, S e g a control pad/sucks. S e g a Light Phaser a n d several g a m e * i n d u d n g Phantasy Star. Altogether worth 315. w i l s e l tor £200. Contact Brett o n 0 7 0 2 294513. S p e c t r u m +3. mint condition, over C80 worth ol original games (Malchday II. Gauntlet. Leadarboard). all original • tape software, tape lead, mags, blank disks, manual. Worth £ 3 0 0 . sell tor £ 1 7 0 ono. P h o n e Jamie on 0 6 2 8 7 2 6 8 1 . HURRYII C r a s h I s s u e s 4. 6 25, 3 6 - 6 1 . Includes all d e m o tapes. £30. Drtler, Dark Side. Lord ol t h e R n g s , Gun&hp. G A C 4 each. Match Day tl, M o v e 3. plus more. T*t: 0 * 9 5 3 1 3 2 8 2 . Make y o u r o w n t i l e r lor a p p r o i 59p. Stop the g i v e ' Slop Ihe h e a d a c h e * ' Slop e y e s burning. Ether sand £ 1 . 9 9 lor Instructions or S A E lor detats. Visual Image. 6 3 Glenarlf Crescent. B a l y m e n a B T 4 3 6ET. C r a s h b a c k I s s u e * i n d . 1-13. 3 4 - 5 2 . 5 6 - 6 3 . good condition. • 2 5 oth*r oorrp. mags. W o n ! spirt. J. Dodds. $ Bowmont. Elmgton. Morpeth. North urrfceriand. P h o n e 0 6 7 0 8 6 1 2 5 2 after 6 p m . Otters around C50, S p e c t r u m 128, with Joystick, Interface, data recorder, dozens d mags, + £ 5 0 0 worth d g a m e s including Robocop. W h e r e Time StoodSNl. a n d Last Ninja II. W w i t i n g quick sale • C 2 5 0 P h o n e Dave on ( 0 8 5 5 3 ) 2 8 7 after 8pm. S p e c t r i n s o f t w a r e sale Titles from R a m b o 3. Robocop. Jedi III a n d m a n y more. Prices start tram 50p up to £5.50. S e n d S A E to: S h a n * Clamp. 3 6 Greendal* Close. Alher stone, W a r w c k s h / e C V S 1PR. 50p g e r m s I Bargain software lor Spectrum. Ordinal boxed cassettes with instructions. All 50p. For Iree hst. send S A E lo Richard Brock. 11 North Road. Glossop. Derby*. S K 1 3 9AU. Fantastic s o f t w a r e b e r g s i n e for Spectrum, C 6 4 , Atari S T a n d Amiga owners. Hundreds of tapes, disks at very tow pric«s. S e n d S A E lo Mark. 19 Duitoy Gardens, Newrown-Abbey, C o Antrim, N Ireland B T 3 7 9 H Z . All originals at 1M RRP. S p e c t r u m 12BK, »ght pan. Joystick, asserrtjler. duserrtoier, manual*, books and a whole box load d g a m e * . £ 1 0 0 a n d I * a l yours. C . Law 0 7 5 3 28077 after 6.30pm. S p * c l n i m + 2 with over 100 games Induding Renegade 3. T h e In C r o w d a n d TaJto Coin-Ops. Only £1251 Superb bargain. Phone 0 2 1 4 2 2 7 1 0 6 rftarSpm. Buy m y S p e c t r u m + (needs repairing) for £ 7 0 and over £ 1 3 5 of software. 2 joysticks and all leads, interested, phone S t t v e n after 7 , 3 0 p m al Loughton (Essex) 5 0 6 1561. Must coded. C i f r s h M i c r o S p e e c h : 10, QL (needs new keyboard marrfcrane) w»h accessorie* £ 4 5 , 10 used rrfcrodrlv* cart's: 9. Please send S A E <Wh payment to: Chris Mitchell. 18 Shannon Road. H t a d U n d s E t t a t * . Stubbingion, Hants. P O l 4 3 R S . S p e c t r u m 4 8 K + , B e t a * disk drive. { w t h Magic Sutton), 4 0 + d a k s , 150+ original tapes, joystick + interfaces (Kerrpston, DKtron.es), 3 6 C R A S H mags. U p e recorder. All as new. Worth £ 1 6 0 0 . s e t log'tor only £ 3 9 9 ono. (0525) 4 0 4 1 7 4 e v e n n g s . Spectrum 128K, plus Joystick a n d interface, games, keyboard and Merfac* (musical). Spacdrum a n d interface, Speech Synth, g a m e * M u d * Outrun. Platoon, Tank Anack etc.. over 2 5 0 worth S e t tor £ 1 0 0 . N o oflets. ( t a g G a r y (0279) 505749.

SHEEP S C A N D A L W a y over £ 1 0 0 g a m e s Including over 5 0 C R A S H smashes tor sale. All under had price a n d many under £1. Send S A E lor full M lo Chris. 123 Westgale, S o u l h w e l . Notts, or ring (0636) 812827. Spectrum 4 8 K , d e k drive, s p a i e d s k s . printer, spar* reels, S p e d r a v d e o joybal. over £ 3 0 0 worth oi games, over 100 magazines. A'I tor £150. Phone 0276 7 4 0 9 2 or write to Andrew Kwaan. Beechcrot. School Road. W n d i e s h a m . Surrey GU20 6PB. Spectrum g a m e * lor onfy 75p. All originate Induding Target Renegade. Football Manager 2. C o r r e a l School and hundreds more. For a l u l fcst send a SAE to S. Spilar, 29 Lawn Road. Exmoulh. Devon EXSlOJ. S p e c t r j m l i s . 6 1 originals. Disdpie disk interlace. 5.25* D S 7 D O d t k drive, 5 0 disks, lockabie storage box. A M X mouse. Art Studio, 100 magazines. Bargain £ 2 0 0 ono. P h o n * 0 5 3 6 7 6 1 5 0 3 •renngt.

S p e c t r u m 128K+2. In good condition, stil in box. over £ 5 0 0 wotlh of original g a m e * plus Kempsion interface. A l this l > |ust 2 0 0 ono. P h o n e (0333) 3 6 0 4 4 4 . Also loadsa mags I r e * It wanted.

G a m e s a a i e l Prices SUrt from 1, A l original* o n u p * . S * n d a S A E tor m o r e d e t a l s and p n e * list lo: Man Taylor. » J o b * * d o s e . Balcombe. West Sussex R H 1 7 6AF.

S p e c t r u m a c c e s s o r i e s lor sale, three port joystick interface, O u e k s h d Turbo, Ouictehot 1. cassette recorder w t h variable speed, 3 . 5 watts o u f x t . Interlace doublet, protector, on/off switch. Any d i e t s ? Tel: 0 1 5 3 9 161 a Art 4. Also Muftiface 128. Ail boxed

S p e c t r u m 128K.C500+ games, joysticks, primer, dalacotder, nterfacos. storage cabtnels. books, mags, demos. P O K E s . Worth about £ 4 5 0 0 . I'm asking £1500. D a v e . 3 Orchard Road. Dudley Wood. West Midlands or Cradley H e a t h 6 5 9 8 1 4.30-6.XprtV

CRASH Issue* 1-35. E i c e l e n l condition. Unbound £ 3 0 ono. Your Sinclair issues 1-12. Perfect 8 ono. Plus Afchacom 3 2 printer w t h paper £ 2 0 ono. All deals negotiable + P i P . P h o n e Mr. S c o n ( 0 7 7 7 8 4 ) 2 2 9 aher 6pm. B a r g a i n S p e c t r u m g a m e * lor sale. Over £ 7 0 g a m e s , a l originate, including old classics a n d n e w retoas**. Cost nearly £ 5 0 0 . w i l s e l lor £85. T*l: Stourbridge ( 0 3 8 4 ) 3 9 7 4 6 6 evenings K e m p e t o n m o u s e & i n t e r f a c e worth £ 6 0 . W i l s a l tor £40. P l e a s e o o n t a d Andrew Endean al 8 3 Setsdon Park Road. Sefcdon. S.Croydon. Surrey C R 2 8 X 1 or phone (01) 8 5 7 5 9 7 0 , Not s u l a b l * lor • 2 , + 3 or I 2 8 K . S p e c t r u m , W a l t d rive and ladsa waf as. tap* recorder. M u l l f a c * . joystick. Robot 4 W D interlace, over £ 1 5 0 worth d software. W i i sell together or separately. Everylhing in e x c e l e r t condition. Amazing value al only £ 1 0 0 . Ring Jonny ( 0 7 5 3 ) 885313.

G a m e s lor £ 1 e a c h include Footballer of Ihe Year, Nin>a Scooter Sim. Run For G d d , Kickstari II a n d more, a l original. For f u l Isi. send S A E to 1 8 9 Craigs Road, Cullybackey. N Ireland B T 4 2 I P G . S p e c t r i n g a m * * lor s a l * . Price* from £ 1 . 0 0 to £5.00. M a n y new ttto* n c l u d e Operation W d f . A l original*. For kst send a S A E to Scon Griffiths, 17 Woodstodt Street, H u c k n a l . Noflingham N G 1 5 7SP.

C R A S H I s s u e * 1 to 4 7 (except 3 6 and 39) Also complete s e l of " I N P U T * tor Spectrum (52 weeks) induding three b n d e r s . Any d ! * r s ? Peler Seddon, 12 Inman Road. L<t her land. U v e i p o o l 1 2 1 8 N B . S p e c t r u m g a m e * , all originals, over 100 tiles, many recent. A c t o n F o r e * 2, Fireliy. 720. Earthlte. some music u p * * . T'Pau, G u n s N Roses N o l a p * over £5. S A E lor deiais. Mr. R. CTDonoghue, 148 H I t r o d Crescent. Ox hey, Herts. W D 1 4 N Z 145 S p e c t r v m g a m e * on t a p * , all latest ongriais worth £ 5 0 0 . include* Afterburner. Robocop. Operation Wotf. Thunderblade. Double Dragon. Last Ninja II. S a v a g e . Cybomotd I & II. All lor £ 6 0 . T e l Phil^j on Chester 3 7 4 8 7 9 . N i n t e n d o , K o n i x joystick a n d 8 g a m e s i n d u d n g Legend 0 1 ZekJa. Punch Out. Metroid and Super Mario Bra*. All boxed a * new. Excellent condition. All worth <314. Bargain al only £200. T*f: Harrogate (0423) 3 3 0 0 4 2 . Spectrum 1 2 8 K + 2 , microdriv*. interface 1, M u f t l a c * 1. R a m Turbo and programmable joystick interface*. A M X m o u s * . Joystick, over 8 0 g a m e * and more. Boxes for computer and much m o t * . All worth over £ 7 5 0 . Sell lor £ 2 5 0 . P h o n * 0 9 4 5 7 3 2 9 2 . S p e c c y Plus with Joystick. U p * recorder and leads. G a m s * worth £ 1 0 0 + and c a t l a n e holder. Include* Scumbali a n d D a r k Sceptre. A l in excellent condition. £ 1 5 0 ono. P h o n e C l r * n c * s t * r 6 5 6 9 4 2 on Saturday afternoon and ask for Paul. S p e c t r u m 1 2 8 * with cassette reoorder a n d £ 1 3 0 + games. Also rracrodnve and 9 * m e s . Serial 8 0 5 6 printer, Ateo 30+ mags inc. C R A S H , Your Sinclair, S . U . a n d C 4 V G , O f l e r * In the region of 2 1 0 . Tel: 0 5 6 4 7 7 6 0 5 3 , ask tor Chris. S p e c t r u m 1 2 8 K + 2 , joysticks. Interlace, over £ 3 0 0 software, most recent g a m e * induding Batman, Roboccp. O p . Wotf. Bargain at £ 2 5 0 . C a n b e seen working. T * t 0 5 8 0 Tioahutsl 2 0 0 8 9 3 . S p e c t u n 1 2 8 K + 2 , KVlar 1 year old. £ 1 5 0 worth ot g a m e * . C h e e t a h joystick. Kempsion AH tor £ 1 0 0 . W : 0 1 6 5 3 2116. S p e c t r u m 128K, excellent oondtion. in box. R a m Turbo Joystick Interlace. Pro 5 0 0 0 joystick, manuals. m a g t a i n * * , worth softwar*. Will demonstrate II required. S e l tor £ 1 5 0 ono. P h o n * Wore (0905) 6 1 1 9 5 7 after 6pm. Ask tor Jeremy. A t a r i 5 2 0 S T F M + 2 joysticks + 18 g a m e * . 1 year oM. £ 2 5 0 ono. Tel: S t . A b a n s Harts. 59608. Utilities: Tasword 2 I Davpac 4 ; also R O M games: books & magazines including ZX Computing - teaches how lo p d o g r a m 1 2 8 K V For more details writ* to: Mr. S . S m p s o n , 114 Beach lands. C a m lough. Balfymarta. Co.Antrim. N.I.BT44 0HN P l u s 0 J.S" d s k drive w t h some F O R M A T mags £100 ono. O p u s Discovery O n e , 3 . 5 ' disk drive with Mast erf tie d s k 9 0 ono. T e l 0 6 2 0 6 2 5 1 2 6 between 6 and 8 p m . S p e c n a n 128+2, only 9 . 5 months old, w t h over £ 4 9 0 of g a m e s , all recent M l * * . Also loads ol mags a n d potters. AH this worth over C640. I w i l s e l lor £ 5 6 0 . P t p n e Andrew on (0603) 811751. C R A S H b e t * I s s u e s 3 to 6. 9 . 1 0 . 1 3 lo 4 7 a n d 4 9 to 6 1 . Price open to offers. G r a h a m Stewart, High Rock, Sibtord Ferrte. nr. Banbury. O x o n O X 15 5 0 W o r i e l (0295) 78219. S p e c r u m 128+2, M u l U a c e . over 70 mags, joysticks and £ 8 0 0 at least worth oI software induding many new ttles: Robocop. Double Dragon. Operation W o t . Road Blasters, Combat S c h o d . M a d Max etc. Sell for £ 3 5 0 ono. P h o n e Darren (0533) 537956. S p e c t r u m 4 8 K + , a l leads, joystick, loads of games, m c r o d n v * w t h cartridge*. printer w t h paper etc. C r a s h issues 3 3 - 6 2 . W I I spirt. Any reasonable Oder considered. Tel: 0 2 6 2 6 7 2 3 6 1 after 6pm. S p e c f r w n +2, p e r t e d condtion. joystick, manual and many g a m e * worth 3 0 0 . m a n y recent. A bargain at £ 2 5 0 ono. P l e a s * phone (0543) 4 3 3 3 1 4 and ask tor Ales after Spm.

Violent cut-price g a m e s . All originals. Priced £ 1 10 % 5 . hari Warriors 5. Out Run. C o r r b a t S c h o d . CybemcxJ II only 5. Dubte Dragon 6 C h e e t a h U a c h I + free Ouickshot II only £ 1 0 . W r i e lo: Andrew Branhwas*. Wharflands. Station Road, O a k h a m . Rutland. Midlands L E I 5 6 0 Z S p e c t r u m + 2 boxed. A b o Amstrad colour monitor, s p a r * cass. recorder, loads ol original g a m e s inc. E l t e . Gunship. Roboccp. WTSS. Nebulus. P W o o n . Driller. Arkanoid 2. R-Type. Batman 2 Also load* m j u s . joystick. Only £ 2 7 5 ono. Tel: Tamworlh 6 3 9 0 0 . C o m p l e t e S p e c t r u m outfit- 48K A N D I 2 8 K Keyboard, organ, joystick, tape recorder a n d about £ 6 0 0 ol original software, 5 years cottedion, n s U g boxes. Unable to post M a y deliver Surrey/Hamp»htr*/Sussex. Sensible oftors. Andy 0 4 2 8 7 3 4614. G a m e * a o f t w a r e clearance over 160 classics for 48K.128K H o r a c e lo Robocop 1 upwards. For details send SAE or ring Ian West. 8 O a k Way. W m t o w . Bucks. M K 1 8 3 H P 4 0 2 9 6 7 1 ) 2 1 1 9 *v*mng*. S p e c t r u m + 2 , s i n guaranteed 1 year, £ 1 5 0 of games, R s n e g a d e 3. Dragon, Road Blasters, Double Dragon. Robocop. many mora + magazines. SIM In very good condiion. Reason lor sale buying car. £ 1 6 0 ono. P h o n * e r e n m g s H a l e s o w e n area tel. 0 2 1 4 2 2 1536. l i e h e re I Spectrum 128. 6 month* old. in t a x . microdrv*, 3 0 cartridges, prnter, 2 joystick irterlaces, light r l t * . M u l t l a c * 128. 7 0 of C R A S H . 100 games + much moral Worth £ 1 5 0 0 . only £ 2 5 0 . For details (02404) 5560. S p e c t r u m p l u s : 5 0 g a m s * , joysiick, recorder a n d accessories £55. P h o n e Romlord 0 7 0 8 4 7 5 6 1 . S p e c t r u m »J, 11 disk g a m e * , over 150 m a g * , t a p * recorder, Joystick, t a p * recorder lead, keyboard oover, toad* of cassette g a m e * I n c l Rattan. T. Renegade. War on Middl* Earth. Tiger Road. A l lor 2 0 0 . Write to D. Say. 4 0 Rutland Piece. Maidenhead. Berks. S L 6 4JA. S p e c c y 1 2 8 + 2 tor s a l * . 3 8 g a m * * Ilk* N * v e r * n d n g Story, Mercenary. Rigels Revenge, E an night etc. Aritet II a n d m o u s * . Oulckshot Turbo joystick and Interlace. All worth around 37a S e t tor £ 2 0 0 . Contact: fl. Quest. Tai: Draycott Deibys471S. 2 m o d e m * for s a l * , originally £ 4 0 0 M C t i . Will l a k e any reasonable offer. Contact Tim on 0 7 0 6 6 9 6 9 9 6 aher 8 p m or S A E lo Tim. 14 Laburnum Q i m , Noflhend, Portsmouth.

USER GROUPS Z X 8 1 Club Just o p e n e d up tor 1K or 16K machine*. Wrl* to:Robert Frosdick, 1 Norihholm* Close, Grays. Essex R M 1 6 2 N X . M a n t e s get newsteter. program* and tots, lots U t H t i e a , p r o g r a m m i n g h * i p . graphics. Info, practical homegrown software for t h * sorious Spedrum user and mor*f Monthly on DtSdple'Plu* 0 , O p u s . Mttrodriv*, catsefie. 2 Your firs! issu* of " O U T L E T r Ron Cavers. 6 0 5 Loughborough Road. S r s l s l Leicester. Australian Sinclair User G r o u p monthly meetings In Mount Wavarley and Niddrie In Mefeourne, Victoria, N e w marrbers a n d p e n I r e n d s welcome. P h o n e D a p h n * H a l on (03) 4 8 4 2 3 8 2 or write lo 6 8 FyHe Street, T h o m 6 u t y . Victoria, Australia 3071.

FANZINES B L A S T I Issue 3, 2 Iree g a m e s , reviews, news, previews, pull-out poster, tree prize draw, screen shots. Interview w t h S h a w brothers. S e n d £ 1 . 3 0 or £1.00 + S A E . C h a q u e P . O . lo C. Flernng. 5 C h i t e m Drive. Hcpton, Mirleld. West Yorks. WF14 8PZ. P R I Z U N E W S S H E E T S • THE w i a t e u r magazine feature* n e w t , review*, previews etc. O N L Y 4 0 p (mc P + P ) to: P R I Z M . Giles Freeman, 9 Beacon H l l , MaMon. Essex C M 9 6 H R . Order now! F.S.S. The new fanzine o n tape. Over 150 screens long I Review*, previews, OOrrps. adverts. Dranr using Artist for us. Write lo Paul Sherwood. F.SJJ., 1 Harrhiedon Crescent, Loughborough. Leics. LE11 2 S X . Costs £2.00. pockel money pricel " T J L G , " - Britain's fastest growing fanzine's here lo slay. Issue 2 : 4 0 A4 dearly photocopied, uplo d a l e pages, joysticks, reviews. P O K E s . S h a w

brothers interview, P B M s , arcades, corrpetitions. Only 5 0 p + s t a n d i 11 W i l o w Grove. Bare. Morecarrbe, Lanes. Issue 3 • JulyII Absolutely free: S P E C T R U M U S E R . Ihe tape magazine. Includes *xdusrve free games and unit e * . news, review* a n d P O K E s . Send * Wank tape and SAT or just 50p to S P E C T R U M U S E R . 58 Beacons View Road. CEat*. Swansea S A 6 7HU. P f o b i t i m h^vir^ your Spectrum adventure revwwed? T h a n send It to l h * adventure d e m o U p e magi W r t e to 4 0 Vidoria Road. E d m o n t o a London N 1 8 2 U G or ring 0 1 8 0 3 3 8 7 3 tor info Hurry for lirsl issuelll T H E C O M P U T E R C L U B . Comes every month. M o r e than two Iree g a m e s e a c h month. Six for 6. Tw*fve tor 11. S e n d lo THE C O M P U T E R C L U B . 142 Wesi End. Netherthone. Holmfnh. Hudd*r*field H 0 7 2 Y J . T.A.G. Issue 2 out now. Exclusive Shaw brothers interview (Cerlus. GunfigMer tame). X + A 4 p a g e * , reviews. P B M . t p s + morel issue I stil available: 4 8 pages. «tc., 50p + s u m p * a d i » : 4 4 Thornton Road. Morecambe. Lanes.

MISCELLANEOUS You w a n t l o Join a G R E A T C L U B lor your S p e d r u m . Then send S A E lo M H . (Crash) 19 C e d a r Court. Ashgrave Road. Aberdeen, Soorlarvd A B 2 5 8 J . F r s t 10 peopio get F R E E gams A r * y o u I n t e r e s t e d in magazine design and produdions? W e need people for a lop class project. H you would I k e to know m o t * , please write to: P h i p Downey, Fairbanks. School L a r a * Gieaa Leigh*. Chelmsford. Essex " T H E F " - brand new S p e d r u m graphleflext adventure. Include* 2 0 s*mi-int*lig*nt. interadrve characters. 2 0 eiceSent pictures, large userfriendly vocabulary. Specially compacted code. S e n d 2 . 9 9 to Corrupt C o d e . 1 McOonagh Avenu*. M e r v u * . GaMray. Ireland. M a d S e s O r g y I Only kidding) But this * better anyway I This plan has m a d e thousands rich in t h * U S A a n d U K - Free instruction* • Send SAE lo P M t ) G r i t in. 34 Biiarfield. Fat! e l d . Washington. Tyne 8 W e a r N E 3 8 8RX. " S t e f l a h o c k " - a gen u n a Spectrum graph-ola rt adventure. Almospheric doscripflon*. except cmal graphic*. Two y e a n in d * v * l o p m * n i . 200+ c o p e * already sold. Superb value. For immediate despatch, send £ 2 . 9 9 to Corrupt C o d * , 1 M c O o n a g h Avenue, M e r v u * . Gafway, Ireland. W o r k at h o m e : Earn 5 0 % c o m m a ion Irom , t i t l ing order* on part-time basis only. Sand SAE to D. Ryan, 14 Old Court Road. Old Bawn Tallaght, Oubln 24. R * p u N c of Ireland E x p e r i e n c e d p r o g r a m m e r needed 10 h e p with g a m e * . Sand U p * explaining knowledge and example*. Could be rewarding. Al

Z O W E E ! FIVE S M A S H E S IN O N E PACK!!! Two of the industry's most loved companies (i.e. C R A S H and glorious U S Gold) have joined forces two bring the be alt and end all of compilation packs. ' Called 'The C R A S H S M A S H Collection', thepack features five of the best games from US Gold, which are: Bionic Commandos, Impossible Mission II, Winter Games, Spy Hunter and 72CP (yes, we know 72Cf didn't originally get a Smash but it ruddy well should have!). Naturally, this is the pack that everyone has been waiting for, the greatest compilation ever, blah, blah etc etc. Well, whaddya expect with five Smashes in one pack?!? Commenting on this auspicious occasion, Newsfield publisher Geoff Gimes said Flippin" great innit lads?' Yes. it is Geoff. T h e C R A S H S M A S H collection should be on sale now for the devastatingly reasonable price of £12.99 on cassette and E17.99 lor a disk-based pack.

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Lots and lots of lucky people. But you're probably not here. But anyway lists of names make Interesting reading (oh yeah — I often settle down with a nice copy of the telephone directory — Ed). If you would care to walk this way we'll peruse the winners and their 'fab' prizes...

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EEK! A NASTY MONSTER COMPETITION And S Y S T E M 3'S Mark Cale is about as nasty as they come. This Dominator compo from issue 64 brought in sacks of brill piccies. The 20 best won a lifesize in datable skeleton and a copy ot Lasf Ninja 2 from System 3, Ta lads.

S t e p h e n Ward, S h a n n o n Eire; Robert Corner. Bridlington Y 0 1 6 5 H Z ; Stuart D o d d , Shrewsbury S V 2 5TA: A n d r e w F l a n a g a n , Stockton T S 1 9 OUO; Christopher B e n s o n . Saltash Cornwall; Jon L a n g a n , Churchill 8 S 1 9 5 P N ; Brian Eyre, S h a n n o n Eire; K e v i n S h a w , Rochester MET 2QE; S a n d e r Vd Berg, Holland; Oavid Frears. Frizlngion CA26 3 X J ; S t e p h e n Oakes, P l y m o u t h PL6 5 H L ; Garry Whitehead. Ilkeston D E 7 4 Q B ; J o h n Noble. Middlesbrough T S 5 6 N J ; Gary Palmer, B l a c k p o o l F Y 2 9 E R ; T h o m a s Vanner, Llsburn B T 2 8 3 E B ; B e n Dunbar, H a r r o g a t e H G 7 2NP-, Dominic E d w e r d s ,

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Andrew Biatchlord, P l y m o u t h PL2 1JX; Karen M c D o n a l d , Peterborough P E 2 OSS; Gavin Gilhart, R o y t l o n S G 8 5 E W ; Mark Sears, C o u l s d o n CVS 2 N O ; Peter McCormack, Durham DH1 2AF; G r a h a m Leech, Carlisle CA2 7LZ. Alex Holland. Preston PR4 4 X A ; David Se|dt, Cerdltf C F 5 4 P E ; Ian A n d r e w s , E s s e * SS6 BJX; S Frost, R o m l o r d R M 5 2JE

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^OtccUC the first prize winne who was P Boyd, PINNER HAS 1 AS. Hurrah! And all these lucky people receive a copy of one of KIXX new releases!

Kevin Brittain, STOKE-ON-TRENT ST8 70F; Thomas Vanner, CO..ANTRIM BT28 3EB; Sieved James. STOKE-ON-TRENT ST10 1DB; Nicholas Lloyd, ABINGDON OX14 1NU; Lee Delaney. BELFAST BT10 0F2; James McGhoe, NORWICH NR4 6BT; Robert Davey. TONBRIDGE TN12 6BB; Simon Austin. ESSEX IG7 6EZ; Ben Saperia. LEEDS LS2« OLL; Simon Grelg, LYONEV GL15 5TO; Rick White. OONCASTER DN3 2LB; William Latham, STAFFORD ST1S 9DS; G Bamletl, DARLINGTON DL3 OSP; Nicholas Petligrew, HULL HU4 7LL; K G Jones. LEEDS LS9 OEE; Nell GriHIn, DARTFORD DAI 3BH; Timothy Mortoey, BIRMINGHAM B33 9QG; Pierre Scotney, BRISTOL BS20 SDO; David Oxborough, BRADFORD BDI3 3AH; Philip Wynn, CLOPHILL MK45 4BE; Paul Solomons, ILFORD IGS OHP; Alan Wheeler, LONDON SE16 2EJ. Leigh Lovely, PORT TALBOT SA12 SAL; Andre* Ollett, BROUGH HU1S 2XH; Russell Bloch, WEMBLEY HA9 9HN. Neil Harper, LIMERIGG FK1 3BW. Andrew Tate, AYLESBURY Bucks; J W Splilt, WIRRAL L63 1 JO; 0 Haigh, WIGSTON MAGNA LE8 lOG; J Waddinglon, BRADFORD BD2 10A; A Husain. CHEADLE SKS 3EI; Ben Hates, DONCASTER DN4 9BS; Duncan Brydon, EDINBURGH EH9 1JJ; Simon Brown, PORTSMOUTH P04 9NF; Andrew Thomas, MERTHYR TYDFIL CF48 3NT; tain Hunter, LLANGAMMARCH WELLS LD4 4DA; David Walker, WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4AP; Philip Currte, LONDON N16 OAD; Danny HIM, ST IVES TR26 2PS; Keith Dingwall. WEST LOTHIAN EH48 2LY; Steven Malltns, LONDON NW10 4DY; A Grlttln, POOLE Dorset; S Drury, WAKEFIELD W.Yorks; M Harris, CROYDON CRO 9EJ; Stuart Anderson, NORTHAMPTON NN6 9EF; Chris Bryden, YORK Y04 6BN.

KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN COMP Knight fever from UBI SOFT brough an onslaught of entries for the top prize of a Muddy Fox Courier Mountain Bike which was won by Colin D i n g w a l l , L O C H W I N N O C H PA12 4 A Z .

10 second prize winners to recieve a copy of Iron Lord

T'LL BE OUT SOON COMP Good old THALAMUS! Fab prizes in the Sanxion compo. Winner gets his paws on a hi-tech toy called EYE OF THE STORM, plus — plus! — a Thalamus t-shirt and a copy of Sanxion. The lucky chap was Luke 5 runners-up lo receive a t-shirt and a copy of the game

Colin McBumie, DEWSBURY WF12 7PL; Nell Harper, LIMERIGG FK1 3BW; J Moare, SHEFFIELD S12 2BI; Darragh Nugent. DUBLIN 4; Rowan Smith, MARKET HARBOROUGH LE16 OLD.

20 runners-up to receive a copy ot the game

Gary Vickers. LINCOLN LN3 SDA, Leigh Loveday, PORT TALBOT SA12 6AL; Alan Thorpe, SEAHAM SR7 7JD; Hitul Thobham, LEICESTER LE3 OFD; Peter Young, SADDLEWORTH OL3 5EG; Jason Dolman. SHEFFIELD S8 8FB; Steven Martin. LONDON N13 5DT; Alan Scrlvent, CHESSINGTON KT9 1JZ; Andrew Ollett, BROUGH HU1S 2XH; Brian Sherry, LAINDON SS1S 1DB; R Walson. KENT ME13 7SL; David Coverley. REDCAP TSll 6DG; Karl Bunyan, LINCOLN LN3 5BD; Nell Bmnton, WASHINGTON NE38 7HD; Mlchaol Turner, TOTNES TQ9 6PX; Jason Mann, BOREHAMWOOD WD6 4TF; Martin Hltl, INVERURIE AB5 9TZ; C Kjolsen, ESSEX CMt9 4NX; Paul Wilson. EDINBURGH EH5 3HU; Richard Stevens, GUILDFORD GU3 3AY,

HE SLIMED ME COMP All green and yechy that's ACTIVISIONI Winner of this Ghostbuster

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HUNTINGDON PE19 2NX who gets a all expenses paid day out at arcadeland Brent Leisure (with friend) plus Real Ghostbusters t-shirt and mug! Cooorr 10 second prize winners to receive Real Ghostbusters t-shirts and mug and they are...

Mark Davles, STOKE ON TRENT ST1 8NH; Jamie Ritchie, OK E HAMPTON EXO 2HY; G Case ley, LAUNCESTON PL15 9HX; Keith Dickie, ABERDEEN AB2 BOB; Claren Richardson, CARLISLE CA1 3PU; Simon Johnson, BRISTOL BS15 2PD; Simon Walton, SALTASK PL12 5EZ; Matthew Hancock. PORTSMOUTH P02 9ED; Martin Justice, MILTON KEYNES MK3 7QJ; Duncan Harper, PLYMOUTH PL7 3PT;

Paul Baker, MACCLESFIELD SK11 78Z; Alan Wheeter, LONDON SE16 2EJ; Adam Thompson, HANWORTH TW13 6RF; Ian Briscoe, BARNSLEY 973 8HD; Michael Follen, NORFOLK PE38 90L; Richard Allison, SOUTHFLEET DAt3 9PN; Simon Harris, SWANSEA SA4 2WE:Cherry Frome. ST IVESPE17 4WL: Richard Marsden, PRESTON PR2 4SB; Darren Lowe. BARNSLEY S71 2HJ.

P Hatton, KINGS LYNN PE31 7HR; D A Smith, PORTSMOUTH PO« 4SO; M A Hovord, BARRY CF6 6PR; T Wright. MELTON MOWBRAY LE13 1SB;TThomson, RHYL LL18 4RN; Phttip Wynn. CLOPHILL MK45 4BE; J Stenden, DAGENHAM RMIO 8PX; Chris Barbour, MALVERN LINK WR14 1 AW; Stuart Anderson, BRIXWORTH NN6 9EF; Nicholas Gilchrist. EDINBURGH EH5 30H.

James Elliott, DUNKINFIELD SKIS SDW; David Snell. VERWOOD BH21 8TG; Richard Jagdher, LEWISHAM SE13 7JS; Matthew Hades, DUDLEY W.M id lands; Philip Currie, LONOON N16 OAD; Stephen Robinson, LONDON SE22 SOB; Matthew Hammond, DUDLEY DY3 ORG; S Aqullina EASTLEIGH SOS 7EZ; Ian McEwan, HAZLEMERE HPtS 7TF; Simon Une, GOSPORT P013 OXH.

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TlPlclC 25 copies of GREMLIN'S biking game up for grabs!!! (Veeeeerrrrmoooom!!!) Wassat? (ScreeeecMH) Whodidwha..? (N eeeeo-ooooo-oowwww!) Whatthefugg?! (Vroom!). O h Lord, it's Gremlin's dashing" P R minion Richard 'lean, mean racing machine" Barclay mucking about on a motor-bike. 'Hiya ruff 'n' ready riders! If you want to be like me and be a racing rebel doing lots of crazy stunts get yourself a Super Scramble Simulator}]]', Dear oh, dear oh me. Take his spark-plugs away somebody. Y'see readers, Barclay's trying to convince you how wonderful Gremlin's new motor cross biking game, Super Scramble Simulator, is. Why he bothers we don't know... 'cos it's brilliant already. He doesn't need to make a fool of himself like this. But then, why change the habits of a lifetime?) (Sorry Richard). Anyway, the cheeky chappie has given us 25 — 2511 — copies of Super Scramble Simulator to give awayl To win a copy simply tell us how many s's there are in this competition. Get counting, and here's a few to start you off: ssssssss.

Send your answer on a postcard or the back of a sealed envelope to: B L I M E Y ! W O T T A LOTTA S ' S C O M P O , C R A S H , PO Box 10, L u d l o w , Shropshire S Y 8 1 D B . Entries here by July 27, which just happens to be Richard Eddy's birthday. (Cards and prezzies to the usual address pleeeasell! — R E ) , and 'normal' competition rules apply. S O no cheating. Sssssssssss.

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CRASH HOTLINE COMPO WIN JETMAN!!!! JETMAN IS FIVE THIS MUNF — WIN THIS ISSUE'S ORIGINAL ARTWORK!! In a bizarre fit of generosity CRASH is giving away the original artwork for this month's Loony Jetmanl! Why? Because we're completely brilliant! And because Jetman is five — FIVE! — years old this month!!l! (Hoppy burfday to da Loony! Tra-la-la — Monsta) Our hero has been travelling the galactic highways of daftness for 60 episodes now and he still hasn't completed his first job!! Searching for the Eye of Oktup is obviously a bigger job than he's drawn for. Yes!! He's the loon who gave birth to such glorious phrases as Ts goin' shoot yous head off with this here bang-stick', 'Bwah!\ and 'Hohl Lookit ikka Monsta!!'. Whatta hero. So, for all you doohicky fans, this is the oompo which just can't be missed! Dial 0898 555 084 for the special one-off Jetman line where you'll hear five questions, and probably a lot of interuptions from Jetman, all about our favorite Loony. Get the answers right, fill in the form, and send it to: BWAHI IDDA JETMAN HOTLINE COMPO, CRASH TOWERS, PO Box 10, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1DB. Entries here on 27 July and you could be the very, very lucky winner!!

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Who said anything about games? NICK R O B E R T S is not only a somewhat portly tipster but also has his own disco set up with which he t o u r t h e country (hem hem)! So here, s NICKO'S T O P FIVE ROTUND DANCE T R A C K S 1. Too Many Broken Jam Tarts (Jason Bunintheoven) 2. Buffalo Pie (Nenah Cherrycake) 3. Licence to Eat (Gladys Knight)

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icture the scene: it is the dim and distant past, an age when the land was ruled by High Kings and Sir Clive was still dreaming up the ZX81. The present High King has disappeared, and the deputy appointed to took after the kingdom in his absence 1 m the nation on the brink of collapse. The only way out ol this depression is

lor some suitably heroic person (like yourself) to get three ancient wizardly artifacts (the Forelelling Stones, the Tablet ol Truth and the Medallion of Power) together, and dig up (hopefully not literally) the old King from wherever he's hiding. Starling in the Frothing Slosh Tavern, in Eralan, you receive a task from a helplul prior. He

tells you that you must retrieve the Foretelling Stones from the thieving raiders of the north. Once you've reclaimed the artifacts you must return them to the prior. And the rest you'll have lo find out for yourself! Times OILore is icon driven. You can converse with other characters (assuming they're willing to talk to you!); examine items; get an

N i l * I f There on'y one word describe Times Ol I l l U f V Lore-, enchanting. You gel so involved in the game, thanks to the strong atmosphere and the excitement ol achievement, that you really teel as tf you've gone back in time. The all round presentation (both on screen and in the literature) it excellent, with a super, illustrated title sequence telling the slory ol the High King ot Aralan. The game itself is set out Gaurtllel-ttyle with ample colour in the towns, forests and bridges that make up Ihe landscape. However, due lo the control method, it's all loo easy to pop off some kind serf with whom you were conversing. That aside, Times OILore is simply brilliant, buy it to believe it.

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espite the title, i can't (ind anything very silky (or wormy lor that mattor) about this game! It's a perfectly normal scrolling shoot-'em-up, in which you have to clear 11 levels of super-'ard nasties to liberate the planet and bring peace and joy to the universe etc... etc... To complete this 'awesome' task, what mighty ship are you given? An interplanetary battle cruiser with multimega laser cannons and hyper warp drive? Not quite.

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Instead, you get a helicopter and a jeep. CanTyou see those alien meanies quaking in their boots? No, nor can I! Still, along the way, there's a multitude of extra armoury to be collected; including rapid fire, bonuses and shields. When the kill counter reaches zero the bits ol the 'goos e' helicopter lly on screen. Shoot them before they assemble, and you get am extra bonus item (if you'ire too slow, you only get ome Hem). As destruction games go,

'accidentally' slip into someone's stomach, then everyone in the game ignores you (or tries to kill you), and it becomes very difficult to make any progress at all. To save a game, you have to spend the night at an inn, which has the useful sideeffect ot replenishing your energy (represented by a candle). Times Of Lore is probably the best arcade adventure I've played. The documentation and packaging aru both excellent. Graphically, it's brilliant, and there is a wide variety of music in the introductory sequence. I have no hesitation in recommending it to all but the most dedicated arcade player. Well 'ard!

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inventory; pick up/drop things; use an item; load/ save games; and offer items lo characters. Pressing SPACE brings up the icon selector — unless someone is trying to strike up a conversation with you, in which case you talk automatically. To get on in the game you need to converse with loads ol people— some ol them have very interesting things

Silkworm is line. It's definitely a bit easy (I completed it after a dozen goes), but it you find the normal level ol blast'em-ups too difficult, this one should be rewarding. The two-player option is brilliant (one takes control of the jeep and the other the helicopter) and increases the addictivity. Nice graphics and excellent payability make this a good

to say. And there's an awlul lot ot walking around to be done, too, so a pair of magic boots wouldn't be a bad idea. There is one more thing which is of paramount importance: DON'T HIT ANY VILLAGERS!! Smash away at ores and archers to your heart's content, but be very careful of hacking up members of civilised society. Should you let the ol" sword

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've never actually had experience of driving a Ferrari F40, Titus. It you want me to say how realistic Crazy Cars II is, I'm alraid you'll just have to give me brand new one. White, please. No? Oh well, it was worth trying. Crazy Cars //places you behind the wheel ot an extremely fast Ferrari (300 mph max), and puts you on the US highways where a gang of car thieves must be caught and brought to justice. Naturally, it's not just a

allowed two gears?), the- car has a radar indicator which shows how tar away the cops are. There's also a rev counter, score counter and a bonus counter which decreases as lime rushes by... Crazy Cars II is immensely playable, however the graphics let the rest otthe game down. They are unvaried and the road can become quite monotonous. Overall, a reasonable buy—with more content it coulda been a contender.

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If you thought WEC Le Mans was good. but limited with just one track, you should take a peek at Crazy Cars //! Smooth-scrolling landscapes, road blocks, police cars and four stales ot the USA in which to rev it up. Wowee! Both cars are excellently drawn and animated, with an amazing feeling as you speed past roadblocks and bounce over hills. Although it doesn't affect the payability, it's a pity that every route and state are the same two colours. However, the variation of routes trom one point to another is a great idea. Each time you play you could go a ditterent way, thus having almost unlimited variety. Crazy Cars II is an excellent game for all lovers of Out Run, WEC Le Mans and other superspeeding car driving simulations. t l i p i f

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l l l p l A What can I say about Silkworm that you can't tell 1110IV Irom the screenshot? It is another shoot-'em-up in the same style as R-Type. All the graphics are nicely drawn and animated but there is a distinct lack ot colour. Armoury's not that great either, you can only build up your weapons to double fire (wow!). There are some big nasties which help the addictiveness, but there's little variety. The two-player option is the game's best aspect, allowing real cooperation for advancement. Sound effects are ot the bangbang variety, with a military-style lunette on the front end. Silkworm is a decidedly average shoot-'em-up, with a primitive addictinn that will only appeal lo poor arcade players.

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of nice straight empty roads. There's tots of twisty-turny bits and millions of not-veryhappy policemen who aren't too keen on you driving a Ferrari around at top speed. The fuzz tend to pull in front of you and slow you down — stop and you're in the clink. Road blocks also tend to slow the car down (by blowing it up), so it's best to avoid them with some slick steering. As well as speed and gear indicators (why are we only

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re you one of these people who sits in front of the telly watching game shows and says: 'I could do better than that'? Whatever you say you can now play Bob's Full House, that popular (?) BSC game show, on your Spectrum. According to the inlay 'hours of family entertainment' is guaranteed as you play through the three rounds of the TV show, with the winner going on to the grand final. The first round is open to all contestants and the objective is to tight the four corners of your bingo card. Each of the four contestants (some can be the computer) has a button on the keyboard as a buzzer and once pressed the answer has to be keyed in word perfect. If you get an answer wrong you are 'watlied' and cannot answer the next question (it's good if you

play with Skippy because he's always been a wally). Round two is identical to round one except that this time you have to light up all

are asked to choose a number of a square. Some squares give that amount in money and others give a letter. The letters make up the

aesthetically quite pleasing, with anitnated contestants and an amusing caricature of Mr Monkhouse, the game offers little in the way of entertainment. It knows hardly any questions; you can get the same question three of tour times in one game quite easily, and frankly the game's whole design is pathetic. Like all computer quiz show tie-ins, Bob's Full House simply does not muster Grandslam/Teque • £12.95/C 14.95 up any sense of achievement on the player's part, more so in he year is 2063, the the Tracy residence. Jeff one-player mode. Basically, this is one TV licence Domark place is a small remote Tracy, ex-astronaut and should have left alone. island in the centre of retired industralist is the boss the Pacific Ocean. Not very man behind the world's top the squares in the middle name of a holiday destination much happens here, nothing global rescue team, aided by row. The third is where you that is until the cry'calling — your prize. his sons Scott, Virgil, Alan, go for a full house and light International Rescue' goes It all sounds great fun, Gordon and John. up all the lights on your card. doesn't it? The computer ver- up, because tucked away in Thunderbirds is the latest The first person to get a full the middle of this island is sion holds little long term attempt to do Mr Anderson's house goes on to the big finappeal as the questions ish, Bob's Golden Card. It you repeat themselves very have ever watched the proquickly. The pictures of the gramme on TV you will know contestants and bingo cards that the contestant has 60 are average, but graphics are seconds to answer as many not that important in a quiz questions as possible. Each game. There are basic sound time they get cne right they effects during the game but no tune. Bob's Full House is Electric Dreams/Spidersoft • £9.99 great as a television programme and had potential as t's a while since we've surfaced in the past, this a computer game but the lack had a Spectrum pinball Electric Dreams version of questions really lets it variant, and this is quite exploits all aspects of pindown. an enjoyable one. Unlike balling and much more. There are four different NICK most of the others that have M I If I-

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famous early-Sixties puppet creations justice — Firebird had a go some time back. This is a tour-level arcade/strategy game with each section representing a knd of typical TV episode, although all four are delated to each other. Task number one calls International rescue to a mine where two miners are trapped in a cage deep below the surface far from conventional help. Worse still a leaky valve is letting the mine fill with water. machines to play on, based vaguely around some historical theme (I assume that's why it's called Time Scanner). For the two people in the universe who've never played a pinball machine and

particular person. Succeed in rescuing the miners and you're given a password to the next level, called Sub Crash. A revolutionary atomic-powered submarine has struck a deliberately planted mine and now teeters on the edge of an underwater volcano whilst its nuclear reactor threatens to go critical at any moment. Alan and Gordon's task in TB4 is to shut down the reactor and refloat the sub before it falls into the volcano and causes even more aggro. Another six items and the customary time limit apply. So Alan, Virgil and Horatio After raising the sub fragHackenback III — Brains — ments of limpet mine discovhead to the rescue. Virgil ered in its hull have been waits in Thunderbird 2 as the identified, although the makothers rummage around the ers are not known. The probmine solving dues which will lem is that the document save the trapped miners. detailing the mine's makers Each of the characters must are locked in a vault in the take two items from a choice Bank of England. So mission of torch, lamp, laser cutting three sees the British agents tool, bag of gob stoppers, Lady Penelope and her long klaxon and grease can. It's suffering manservant Parker your choice to work out which sneeking into the bank. They is necessary to each task in have to negotiate faulty lifts, in each section of the game. an overzealous guard and a And the characters are convariety of security devices trolled separately, with many which need plenty of thought puzzles only solvable by a to bypass. don't know what it's about, the basic idea is that you fire a small ball into an enclosed area. By using specially placed flippers, you can bash the ball about so as to hit cer-

tain obstacles which score points or get bonuses. On the first level, Volcano, you've to shoot the balls through transparent volcano lanes and light up the letters VOLCANO. When all the tetters are lit, the volcano erupts, and you get an extra two balls! Second level is the Saqqarah (don't ask me) stage, with lots of Egyptian sphinges (yes, that's how you spell it, Oli) and pyramids around. Light the letters PYRAMID and then drop the balls into the triple ball hole. On the third stage, Ruins, you have to drop the balls into the centre hole. Get two down, light all the targets and you're given a special fire ball, which has to be tired into the hole. Then you go onto the Special section, and guess what Ihe blocks spell out this time? S...P...E...

Once Penelope and Parker have retrieved the document Ibey discover that the evil Hood is behind the dastardly scheme. They also discover that he's holding International Rescue to ransom, having photographed the Thunderbird craft at the scene ot the sub crash. He's also threatening to explode a 60megaton bomb it they don't pay loadsa dosh in three hours. Countdown To Terror takes Scotland Virgil to Arizona to battle the Hood and destroy his devilish bomb, but as always fiendish puzzles, a manic robot and the evil genius himself threaten the Tracy's plans. Grandslam have done an excellent job in converting the puppets from TV to the computer screen. The charac-

ter sprites all move around the screen as amusingly as their supermarionated cousins (and I mean that as a compliment). The puzzles are devilishly complicated (especially on levels three and four), but not so much as to kill enthusiasm.

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ft] | p i / Take four pinball games and a bit of Breakout, I l 1 U W add tricky layouts and special effects and what have you got? Time Scanner*. I have never enjoyed playing a pinball simulation so much. It is very simitar to the Cade Masters' Pinball Simulator bu\ this one actually allows you to complete a table now and then. The four layouts in the game are all as good as each other with plenty ol buzzers, flippers and surprises in store for the player. One minute the ball can be bobbing along nicely and the next it can have turned into three balls and mayhem breaks out. Talking of breakout, the Special level includes a breakout style bit (oops, that's spoiled it!). I would recommend Time Scanner\o anyone, it's loads of ball-bashing fun! Tims Scanner is an excellent variation on an ancient theme.Thankfully there's enough content in it to make it addictive, though for ten quid you might be tempted to wait tor it to come out on budget. It's not the sort of game that grows old quickly. The idea behind it is simple and unoriginal, but it's a tried and tested formula and it works well.

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Yeh, t loved this game because I'm that 'ard. Well the reason is probably more because I stuck a load of POKEs into it and completed no hassle! But Paul Jolly (seems a happy chap) trom Weybridge doesn't use POKEs and he has sent in these tips to help his fellow Renegaders. 1. When on the top level of the screen (by climbing up the wall) keep performing the jump kick move. You can hit anyone on the bottom level as long as they are below you. This is a good way to build up points without your energy being drained. 2. On two screens ot each level you can't move out of it until you have killed 12 people or monsters. Three come from each side of the screen. I find it easiest if you hit one of the monsters on one side and then turn around to hit one on the other side. This prevents you from being hit in the back. Or you could you the cheat in last months tips. 3. You can drop off the top level of the screen without losing any energy. Watch out on the prehistoric and medieval levels though as there are lots of pointy spikes about and you might lose your indispensabtes! 4. On the medieval level watch out for the knights on hobby horses with lances. They jab you with the lance as they rush in at you. I find it best if you use a jump kick on them. 5. The smalt bundles of bandages on level 2 jump at you and drain your energy. Kick or duck and punch them. 6.1 think the quickest move is the duck punch.

Alright me lovelies? You've tuned into the ultra del and crucial Nick's Playing Tips (ha, and there's you thinking this was Children's Hour!). This is the section ol CRASH with lots ol silliness (wurble!) and just a few tips and maps tor the latest Spectrum games. Doesn't time tly when you're having tun. It doesn't seem long since I was nattering on about reaching the tender age of 16, and now here I am again — one year older (I'll soon be drawing me pension and complaining about the young uns — well perhaps not!). So whal does 17 years ol age do tor you then? Well you have all had to sit through Dom Handy wobbling on about his Fiesta, and now you can enjoy my adventures in the nackered out car market (what do you expect, I'm only a tlippin stoodent). Did you all enjoy that brilliant tape stuck on the cover last ish then? Well if you thought that you would never recover from the excitement ol that, look there this month — cor! The POKEs have gone up market. But POKEs aren't everything are they? No, there are some stonking good tips in these pages of mine and a map of the budget hit Blackbeard. I haven't been giving much software away lately because I'm a mean bar steward but the £40 prize is back in now and it goes lo... ha, you'll have to read the tips to find out.

S t & w U & i c t Don't you just love being kept in suspense? No, oh well. Anyway, here is the second part to the solution to Hewson's Stormlord. The groovy Raf Cecco game. Level Two Go left and get key. Go right through pawns and open chamber, go right again through second pawns and get shoes. Go left and get fairy, use spring board. Go left and jump over high skull wall. Go left through the worms and swap the shoes for the umbrella. Use the springboard, get the fairy in the rainy chamber. Go right through

the dragons and get the key (disintegrate the platlorm the key is on). Go left through the dragons and open the door to use springboard. Get fairy, go right and use the springboard. Use springboard, get by door, get shoes. Go right through flies and get the honey pot. Drop down and use the springboard. Divert swarm and get fairy. Go right and open the chamber door. Get shoes, get the fairy on high ledge. Use springboard whilst pressing right to avoid fly trap and get final fairy. To be continued...

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Why do alt good things in lite have the word 'MODE' in their name? What do you mean they don't, well yeah I suppose Nick doesn't, but there's Cheat Mode Motel and ol course the brilliant Oepeche Mode! Taking of cheats here they are (I new I was writing this tor a reason).

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iZuanx Enter HI GREG as a high score name. Then pressing Z, S, D, G, H and B together gives you eight lives and moves you to the next level, wow! (Double room and breakfast with extra Rice Krispies: Dave Styles)

For infinite ships in this game all you have to do is start a one player game and press the " key. (Tent in the garden: Christopher Banahan)

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All you have to do is press SYMBOL SHIFT and alt the numbers oni the key board and you will have ten lives to bash and smash your way through. (Bathroom Cabinet: Daniel Thomas)

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Fed up with the usual boring intinite lives that most POKES give these days, Euan Smith decided to doing his own bit of hacking. He has come up with these multiface POKEs lor ff-Typethat give some strange effects. If anyone would like to come up with a loader for these I'm sure it will be printed. POKE 37362,201 = Immortality POKE 38240,0 • POKE 38241,0 + POKE 38242,0 = This makes you disappear completely so you can't be hit by any of the aliens, although you can kill yoursett on the background scenery.

POKE 38241,254 + POKE 38242,153 = Gets you back to normal. POKE 34930,195 = Removes the background scenery. The next set of POKEs is a bit more useful. It provides you with an extra key, W. When pressed your ship is provided with a complete complement of attachments along with the ripple laser for extra firepower.

POKE 38241,6 + POKE 38242,154 = Makes you fly upside down!

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POKE 38241,14 + POKE 38242,154 = Makes you fly back

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To go along with the cheat mode for Skateballprinted a couple of issues back here are some groovy tips from Stephen Wedge of Chasetown. 1 wouldn't want to chase a town (no me neither — Skip) (what a bad joke!).

the weakest so the game will be easier. 2. On early levels stronger players do best, even so, avoid tackling head on. 3. If you are a weak player, tackle from behind. 4. To get a certain goal, walk the ball into the net. 5. When in your own penally area, shoot the ball up field to clear it and then chase it to score a goal easily using the method described in No. 4. 6. When on later levels with pits and spiked balls use the radar scanner to avoid them when you are off screen.

1. If you are playing against the computer in a one player game then select the team: HAREGANY, AGRAVAIN and MANDRAX. For the computer select the team: GENGHIS, ERIANG and ZAXX. This means that you have the strongest team and the computer has

' T K i c n a t u z u t O n e Well you know what a kind, considerate bloke I am. So I thought that I would print some tips for si! you fans of Micronaut One, one of the games on the cover cassette last issue. Oon't forget that if you want tips on any game that has been re-released lately then drop me a line {I always wanted to say that!) at the usual address.

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1. Collect the small clouds which ffloat about the tunnels as these increase your energy 2. Destroy all of ihe webs, this is dlone by shooting the grey blob. 3. Don't shoot the eggs, it wastes Itoo much energy. 4. Only attend to the ETUs when they are at danger status or critical, otherwise you waste time. 5. The other objects you see in the> tunnels are there just to get in ihe • way, don't waste energy shooting them.. 6. The first three levels are the tumnels of Ceres, Ganymede and Phobos.

warned e! low lives by the jolly roger. = 1 life left = 2 (or more) lives left Shiver me timbers (gnuk — no, sorry that was uncalled tor) It's tips and a map lor that jolly (roger) game called Blackbeard. The tips have come from Tonbridge in Kent courtesy ot Neil 'Loft/ Lofts. Oh and hi to Klaudine, Martin, John and Mark and good fuck to all the 5th years at Mascalls School taking their GCSEs (ha I've done mine). The map is from Oavid Stevens of Burnham-On-Sea. Well the only thing I have to say to that is "Alwile Shell?". Hints and Tips 1. To open chests shoot them with the gun. The icons you can .collect are: = 1 extra life

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Still stuck on that 'dude' game from last month's cover cassette? Well not any more because here is the solution already! This is from G Hyde of Brantingham. L, I, collect egg and mucky grease gun. Go into cave, I, use gun near wagon, d, get purse, leave at bottom of screen, d. get clove of garlic, u, I, keeping garlic jump on bat, r, leave garlic near purse, I, get egg and bottle, r, u. r, r, leave bottle on roof, 1.1, d. get purse, u, r, r, r, leave gold near pot, I, get bottle, r. leave bottle near pot, get purse, r. leave purse near bird seed, get bird seed, carrying seed jump on bird, r, r, r, r, kill bird, u, kill birds, drop seed, get ghost laser, d, I, get on very edge of springboard, jump once, spring left onto top of wall, I, I, I, I, drop laser near purse, get purse, r, r, r, r, r, drop purse near bucket, get wig

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Well how about that then? 13 POKEs that you don't even have to typo in! Just load up the POKE program off the cover cassette, read the scrolling message (this bit is optional!), press E lo enter the POKE list and use keys 0 and A to scroll the list of games. Once you have got the game you want to POKE at the bottom of the list press the SPACE key and load up the game from the beginning. Don't worry if it looks Tike it's not loading or the screen corrupts. Keep the tape playing and all will be fine. I have not had time to test all the POKEs and see what they do so you may have some pleasant surprises when you load up your game. Look out for more flashy POKEing fun next month and if you want a particular game hacked for you. write in lo me and I will try to include it on the next tape or alternatively write to Turbo at the address in the scrolling message.

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Here are a few quickies (whoop, whoop!) for that crazy Code Masters game Rock Star Ate My Hamster. That's nothing, my brother ale a whole flock of zebras and a small furry goldfish the olher day. Oh sorry, this is from Kevin flack of Romlord. At the beginning use the pub for about two weeks then go straight to the stadiums. Charge £10 for each ticket. If

you keep going to the stadiums, gradually you will build up to making £100,000 every night! Use the computer suggestions for names of the group and the singles on the album, these seem to do better in the charts, it is best to use the rock star whose wages are under £10,000 a week (I'm in the wrong business!). A good one to use is Dorrisey.

Well that's the end of another month's pages (and it means that I haven't got the excuse of 'I've got to do the lips' when Richard is afler reviews!). I promise you more fun and frolicks next time round and an even better POKE program on the cassette. So send all yer hackings, tip bits and juicy maps to this address... Nick *Pie' Roberts, Playing Tips, CRASH. P0 BOX 10, LUDLOW SHROPSHIRE, SY81DB

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lia II expected this to be a version of the first ever scrolling shoot-'em-up, Scramble. Thank goodness it isn't! What we have instead is a modem version of the old classic motorbike scrambling game Kikstart, with much bigger graphics and even more payability. Super Scramble Simulator is spread over 15 levels, live blocks of three. There are three mud courses and two concrete: each type has its

own type ol obstacle. For instance, the concrete tends to have ramps, skips (yeah!) and lorries, and the mud courses usually have lots of hills and logs; Each course has a qualify time — you incur time penalties by going loo fast over certain sections, crashing onto either wheel, letting (he bike stall, or going off course. If you manage to complete the course with time to spare, the remaining

seconds get added to your score. If you don't... game over. Should you fail an obstacle

several times, then you'll get taken onto the next one, incurring an extra big penalty, On the first two courses,

Super mile game, with all the fun of scrambling and no dirty trousers

l | | p f c | / Brrm, brrm. who remembers thai brill program I V I U f t Kikstarf? Gremlin seem to have, with their great version of the old fave. Super Scramble Simulator [sounds like something from Code Masters!) is packed full ol excollenl graphics, tricky course layouts and loads of addicliveness (no it can't be from Code Masters!!). 01 all the courses the obstacle ones are the best, with such things as cars, trailers, barrels and water to negotiated. I have spent hours playing SSSand apart from the back-to-the-beginning problem, Super Scramble Simulator is an excellent game.

If you don't, the space station you're on will sun dive. As you and your mate (Cap'n Fizz has apparently been cloned to work as a stormtrooping double-act) explore the mazes, viewed from overhead, an onslaught of aliens will try to slop you — quite persuasively too — with their megabolt lasers. You've laser too, so blast 'em back, Cap. Psyclapse/Clockwise Ltd • £9.99 There are also colourcoded keys which are movement. ere's a turn up for the Captain Fizz has lo destroy required to enter and explore books. Psyclapse, the the master computer by elim- rooms within the maze. The software house which main objective on each level inating all the alien generanormally concentrates on 16is to reach the lifts, transporttors on each of the 20 levels. bit games, suddenly pop up in the Spectrum 'field' with this odd two-player Gaiz/rf/efesque game. 'It's double tun and double trouble all the way!' proclaims the jubilant inlay. Hem hem, this is a bijou fibette. What we've gol here is a split-screen maze game (two players simultaneously), with very tiny graphics (one character square per graphic) and confusing flick-screen

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you get three attempts at each one, on the second couple of levels, four attempts, and on the last one,seven! Super Scramble Simulator is an excellent game, however, it has one fault, and that, unfortunately, is a big one: having to go back to the beginning after playing through the first three sets ol courses is very, very annoying. That said, it manages to retain a lot ot addictiveness despite the frustration (like life really) (the oracle speaks — Ed). The graphics are good, the sound is superb, the game is fun, the price is right. So where's Leslie Crowther? Playing Super Scramble Simulator if he's got any sense! MIKE

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R J I | l / r It's coming to something when a programmer using single character graphics can't even scroll a quarter screen gameplay area smoothly. You really do have to see the graphics in Captain Fizz to believe them: I think !hat any software house expecting people to buy a game that looks like this is off its proverbial rocker, if you're already lucky enough to own a magnifying glass, then Mr Fizz might be worth a took (a very dose one), because it's quite playable if you use your imagination. Value for money is a bit of a joke, I'm afraid. Still, what it amounts lo is a poor spacey Gauntlet variant, and a big let down from Psyclapse.

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WATERLOO

CCS/Ken Wright • £12.95

rom the creator ot Overlord, Yankee and Napoleon Al War comes Wellington Al Waterloo, but this time history is in your hands. Following the battles ot Borodino, Auerstadt and Quatre Bas, Napoleon met with Wellington on June 18 1815 tor his last and most famous battle of all. In Wellington At Waterloo you are in charge of the eponymous character's combined Anglo/Outch forces along with Prussian reinforcements (which appear after turn ten). Both sides' objective is to reduce the other to less than 30,000 men. It may sound a lot but Wellington allows you to lose up to 700 men in one onslaught.

effect mass rout it you're not careful. Three skill levels are provided with the morale of the French increasing with the higher levels and thePrussians taking longer to arrive. Sadly Wellington At Waterloo is something of a disappointment following the excellent Ancient Battles and Ken Wright's own Napoleon Al War — the commands are limited and with this comes a loss of flexibility. As Wellington is based around one conflict, the scope ot the game is also limited. A pity as the execution ol the game is of high quality — a great shame potential has been missed to recreate one massive conflict or a series of tamous Wellington battles. ROBIN HOGG

ick Dangerous is a similar sort of guy to Indiana Jones. You know the typo — designer stubble, lunny hat and an the girls swarming around him (and no, Skip, not like you). Surprisingly Rick's adventures began as his plane crashed over the Amazon jungle while he was looking lor the lost Goolu tribe. He found them too. Unfortunately they were wild,

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E Via the smooth-scrolling map, attack/fretreat/reorganise orders a r e issued to infantry, artilllery, cavalry and later on the FPrussians. The command strructure involves selecting a destination, the unit then rnotves there as fast as terrain, ernemy units and own speed wvill allow. Routs are | possible, ranged lire follows lline-of-sight rules and the the eeffectiveness of a unit is based I around ils morale with irouts (quite cleverly) leading} to a domino

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A smaller wargame than we usually expect from Ken Wright, and a bit limited PRESENTATION

80%

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79%

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73%

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73%

ssential plot element one: The JCyfto/s (zibots) have invaded a nearby moon and constructed a vast, multi-level base. Essential plot element two: Two heroes, Major Rock Hardy and Captain Ace Gunn (no doubt trying to live down their parents' horrendous taste in names), have infiltrated the base and are out to eliminate the Master Xybots, driving all the minion Xybots into an uncontrollable panic and preventing system-wide invasion. Oesigned as a two-player game, though a single person can select a character and play on hisAier own, the screen is split into three main

parts. With the score, lives, bonus attributes and a map of the mazes level at the top; the action is viewed from two windows, split vertically at the bottom. Both windows independently show a 3-D isometric view of the corridors from behind the appropriate player character.

Rock and/or Ace move (and slide strangely) around the maze and can shift their viewpoint through SO degrees. A standard blaster takes care of the Xybots (some more easily than others) and a limitedenergy Zapper can freeze them tor a while; damage taken from them can be

H I I The 3-D environment adds tension and realism to U L I the maze game format; Gauntlet was exciting but being able to see who and what was going lo attack you, and when, provided no surprises. Though it's cliched in concept and fairly simple in execution, Xybots generates a good atmosphere and its gameplay is addictive. It's a bit tricky (sometimes trustratingly so) but it's the sort of direct action which has you coming back again and again. Even if you're no Gunn or Hardy (cue lively but immature summary), go and grab hold ol this — before the Xybots grab you!

I W I I I / r I'm not a great fan ot platform games, but then 1 V I I I V C there's always exceptions! Okay, the graphics are small, and Ihe animation could have come Irom Ihe days ol Manic Miner, but who cares? It's colourful, challenging and playable. Ail the elements of a good game are here; in fact, there's on!'/ cne problem with it — Nick can play it better than I can! Very enjoyable, maybe a touch pricey, but still well worth a shot (or a jump or a poke). and armed with only a gun, some dynamite and a stick, he dived inlo the unknown depths ol a cavernous temple (the plot thickens!). This is where his troubles begin. The Goolus are not a friendly lot and to collect the treasure hidden about the temple Rick has to pop a lew ol them with his trusty pistol. 8ut a tribe ol crazy people aren't enough to stop this hero. Escaping from the temple, Rick returns to London, and is soon off again, this time tor the pyramids ot Egypt to recover the priceless jewel ol Ankhei. These are just two otthe four levels ol this brilliant lit-

restored by collecting pods. Keys open up previously inaccessible areas. In-between levels, extra equipment can be bought with coins pocketed Irom the corridors' floors (the lilt doubles as an international armoury, apparently). At intervals between the evermore difficult and complex mazes, a duel with a Master Zybot is a tough and unpleasant experience. Tengen have produced a highly accurate conversion ot a playable coin-op. The game is approximately a 3-D Gauntlet (but with the futuris-

tle game. Each one is lull of enemies and traps of various kinds, from blowdarts and .mummies to llames and guard dogs. Rick Dangerous is just like stepping into a cartoon. Alt the characters you come across are comical, cute and lots of other words beginning with C.

The sound suits the graphics with squeaks and blips when Rick uses different things. Each screen (there are 85) is as colourful and full of puzzles as Ihe last, and your first few goes won't see you going very tar. Perhaps, once you've worked out how to do things, the levels will lose some of their appeal however. Rick Dangerous is an essential purchase lor any arcade platforms and ladders freak (like me). Go out and buy this one NOW!

NICK

Indiana Jones movie clone makes lor amusing ilay and some addictive a ction PRESENTATION

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Fast 'n ' furious blasting with a neat veiw point

tic robot-blasting ol oldie Berzerk) with the advantage in the two-player version that you can both do whatever you like rather than the restrictive following of one another — although team work can provide lun itself. The graphics are fine —

though the bright white corridors can strain the eyes a bit. Apart from that the small space for action has been used in the best possible way. Great blasting fun all the way, check it out as soon as possible! RICHARD

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76% • i I

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HZE OFUGHSC Caris S o f t w a r e • £9.95 cass £ 1 2 . 9 5 di?k

his is a right old FRP! And I don't mean that nastily, nosireee! Because, you see. Tower 01 Light is a Fantasy Role Playing Game (FRPG) — and a decent one too. A long time ago a particularly evil character descended upon a beautiful land and thereby appointed himself The Dark Lord. And just to prove his pr.int he plunged the land into eternaldarkness. After gathering a faithful army of vicious reprobates, he settled down and began ruling over the land in this, the Dark Age. The High Council, followers of Good, were a mite peeved with the Dark Lord's carryings on and summonded a small company of heroic characters to overthrow him and restore the land to its once beautiful state. The only way to defeat the Dark Lord is to find the Tower Of Light, to gelthe crown ol Endil and crown a new king of the land. Luckily, the Tower Of Light is blessed with the powers of GoGd and evil characters cannot enter. The heroic company comprises Ristrick, a strong human: Katbar, a strong

dwarf; Marleck, a mystical wizard; and Gimble a tricky elf. You can pick which characters to use, anything from just one to all four (the latter choice can be a bit of a handful!) If you're controlling more than one character you can do 15 actions before the computer automatically swaps you to the next character. Sadly, there's no command to allow you to swap characters at will. Essentially, Tower Of Light is little different from most graphic adventures— you enter commands in text form at the prompt. But it's all the interaction with other players and the general feeling of freedom about the game which make it an FRPG. Tower Of Light is split into two parts — w h e n the first section is completed you save details of the game out' to tape or disk, then load in the second section and load your character details into that. So, there you are — dumped with your companions in a strange land. What now? Well, getting started isn't that difficult. Wandering around the easily accessible

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locations often leads to discovering more and more. It's vitally important to talk to other characters you bump into on your travels. You meet a merchant, a nomad, a wizard... amongst many others. Ail are willing to indulge in conversation and often sell you useful objects. Naturally, not all the char-. acters you meet are pleasant — especially within the walls ol Herlion Castle where the evil minions of the Dark Lord reside. Getting through there is serious combat. You can light enimies hand-to-hand, but this uses up your stregnth quickly. With each hit you or an enemy dishes out the die at the top of the screen 'rolls' and the number — from one to ten — i t lands on is the amount of injury incurred. So, equip your character with armour, a shield and a decent weapon if you want to stay alive for any length of time. Each of your four charac r ters have their own stiatus panels with bars indicating health, maximum points, hit points and spell power. Alongside the status panels is a window displaying the landscapes. Don't concern yourself with these too much — they're all minimal and pretty irrelevant. All the information you need is found in the very well written text description. A description of how Tower of Light develops would spoil your adventures — but, believe me, the further you get the better it becomes, and the second pari is enthralling and devery devised. If you haven't tacked an FRPG and you like a bit of brain work. Tower Of Light is one of the best places to start. Well produced, highly entertaining and completly engrossing:

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An FRPG which plays as simply as a text adventure, offering plenty of scope PRESENTATION

85%

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RUNNING MAN

Grandslam/Emerald S o f t w a r e • £ 9 . 9 9

t's showtime! And I don't mean that silly gameshow Bob s Every Second 3-2-1 Catch That Buttseye. Ooo super, smashing, great you've won a rubber bully! This is the highest-rated show in history, The Running Man. A deadly cat-and-

mouse game where the contestant battles for the big prize — survival. Well that's what happens when you deregulate television. The tunny thing, though^ is Wogan isn't hosting this primetime gameshow, it's a bloke called Damon Killion

H I I 1 1 # E I haven't even t e e n the film, so I suppose that I f l I W C puts me in nther weak position to comment on the accuracy of the tie-in. A? a stand-atone game, though, it's very enjoyable, so I suppose il makes no difference whether or not you like (or have even ever heard of) the film! The graphics are very good: the scrolling is smooth, and the characters are excellently animated. While the game itself isn't ridiculously difficult, it's challenging, and ought to last a decent player for a few weeks at the very least. I have to have a moan about the between-stage section, which is completely and totally impossible — maybe we're just rubbish at puzzle solving, but I can't help thinking that it's a bit too frustrating. Even so The Running Man is pretty and I'll be playing il for a while to come.

SCREEN 7/lntelligent Design • £9.99/£ 14.99

aws hits the Spectrum (Kerrang)! The deadly underwater monster is using his teeth the only way he knows how — by chomping swimmers in the waters surrounding Amity Island. Brodie, Amity Island's

Chief ol Police, has to rid the place of this fishy foe. An easy task with big weapons, diving equipment and hard men; but, calamity strikes Amity, Ihe shark-kilting gun has been shattered info four segments and lost in the huge

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All the sprites are wellani• mated and recognisable. V Sound includes some neat ' " M i rei M • effects, with a tune and digim tized speech at the beginning Only got a little bit of dosh in your pocket this month? • ol the game. The only probDoncha worry! There are loads of dead good budget I o « I lem with The Running Man is games on release. CRASH'S two rotund reviewers, Nick '•IWI11 ' that it's a bit difficult, the puzzle stage in which you have to 'doughnut' Roberts and Richard 'Bourbon' Eddy, check who also happened to invent 'em out. choice of going back to prison work out the satellite link-up it. or playing The Running Man. code in particular. Set in the year 2019, the This is where the fun begins, The Running Man is an USA has become a totalitariwell for vou at least. enjoyable game overall and I an slate and only television £1.99 • ENCORE (rerelease) But what of the Spectrum would definitely recommend distracts the people trom version of this blood-thirsty it even it you are not a fan of their plight. ( A CRASH Smash!' film? The title sequence with the film. Ben Richards (played by Encore Inform us. And Ben shouting 'I'll be back!'at our old triend Arnold NICK indeed it was, al 94% no Schwarzenegger) is a cop and Killionand then shooting less. But remember that it white Hying above a crowd of down a big chute is a neat Good tllm tie-In with strong was Christmas 1986 when we touch. Each zone has a nasty protesters in a big police movie feel and arcade said that. stalkerto be killed and they chopper he is ordered to qualities, but a bit tough So have times achanged? shoot at anything that moves. get more difficult as you Not that much because progress. Subzero is in the Being the sort of person who PRESENTATION 83% Colonel G Bogey is still huntice rink, he has a razor sharp doesn't like murdering hunFvl ing around his 60-screen tun GRAPHICS 84% dreds of innocent women and hockey stick and explosive lair for bags ol dosh pinched children he refuses and ends pucks; Buzzsaw is in the subyou! Each screen is deviously SOUND by a pilfering employee. 81% urbs with a big chainsaw; up in a high security prison You zoom around the well- devised, but not difficult to Dynamo is a fat opera singer (oh dear). PLAYABlllTY 80% master once you get to grips animated and highly colourwho tires electric bolts, and Anyway to cut a long story with the gameplay. And the ful screens riding the ghost ADDICTIVITY 80% Fireball inhabits the complex short... The End. No, I mean gameplay — it's so addictrain, log Hume, and finally and does what you'd expect he escapes but is eventually tive! Don't hesitate to buy after many more rides OVERALL 8 0 % 2 him to do. c:ught again and given the embark on the roller coaster. Roller Coaster, it's one ot the best budget buys this month! The emphasis in Roller Coaster is to have vast Overall 90% amounts ot fun, and, boy, do a diver replaces the sub. Surprisingly. Jam doesn't appear very Armed with only lour bullets, often throughout the game. The bulk of three must score a direct hit the game is really a map 'n' blast affair and a decent one at that. on Jaws to complete the Attractive graphics, though offering little variety, and neatly exegame. cuted and splash plenty of colour on screen to keep interest Graphics are of excellent high. Gameplay is also of a high standard and should prove a quality and are similar to real delight tor experienced cartographers. Great start for Cybemoid in style. The aniScreen 7. mation on the larger sprites (namely Mr Jaws) is good aquatic (ie under the water) limited air supply, you also and all the colours hardly maze. And you've got to find have to keep an eye on the clash. The theme tune is in all the bits You're supplied weather conditions and temthere too — o n the title with a high tech mini-subma- perature if the mission is to s c r e e n — a bit rusty, but rine to help you in your be a success. recognisable. It seems that search of the depths, but this The 12BK version has a all the gun bits are in the sub is not invincible, in fact control panel which provides R D ? , same place each game so all the little fishies can blow messages informing you once you lind them it may it up al the drop of a hat (or a where sharks have been maggot!). sighted and places of killings loose some addictiveness, W^I^W'')') Some underwater nasties — it's your choice whether to but you have still got to battle through the lishies. Overall leave behind treasure, close the beaches or not. Jaws is offers some good bombs, gun bits and other Close too many and you will blasting fun. icons which do strange things get the sack! Viewed from overhead, to the nini-sub but your trouHaving assembled the gun NICK your plane takes to the air bles do net end there. With a shooting down all enemy planes in the vicinity. 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PRESENTATION

80%

GRAPHICS SOUND PAYABILITY

78%

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that objective you go onto to do the same in wars II and III — though each level has more enemy planes and more bases to bomb. Okay game, but lacking in decent gameplay and addiction.

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Jack's back, and leaping into action for his second platform bounding game. Like the original, Bombjackllls set over 40 screens of platforms each patrolled by a vicious creature. And rather than saving the world by defusing bombs, this time Jack leaps for his own ends as he collects sacks ot money which lie on the platforms.

out that task Force is not anything like Cybernoid II... well perhaps just a bit then (hem hem). But what's it all about? Snide Gantree has been up to his old tricks again and with his evil mercenary mates has overrun our topsecret South Pacific Airforce base. The naughty people. In less than live hours Snide's men will have hacked into the targeting computers that control all the cruise missiles, and you know what that means... trouble with a capital TRUB! The game is made up of loadsa screens, all which have really neat and wellcoloured graphics. The main sprite, like the aliens, is not all that d etailed, but the nonstop action keeps your mind fully alert. As with many other Plaiyers games there are mini puzzles to be solved in between the action. I recommend this lor a good blast but don't expect much lastability.

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Sacks are either opened or closed, collecting an open sack gives you double the money of collecting an unopened one. Sacks also open in order — so when one open sack is collected another opens. Jack should plan his leaping in accordance with the order Ihe sacks open tor maximum dosh. Sadly, tor all the tweaking that has gone on, Bombjack IIdoesn't otter much more than its predecessor. The colourful backdrops are somewhat spoiled by the messy monochromatic sprites and there isn't much sound to spruce the proceedings up. Worth it only if you haven't got the original.

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ou don't realty want me to explain the rules of tootball do you? No, I thought not. And, anyway, there's no rules in the rough and rumble of street football. The first thing you have lo do when you start a game is select the team you want. All their faces are displayed and some of them look quite familiar Two I spotted were Joe Blade and Eddie Large! You can also choose the colour of the pitch, the positions of the players and match duration. The game itself isn't all that good, and far too easy il

you are looking tor a challenge. Once you have found a set pattern lor getting lo the goal and scoring you can just keep repeating this to win. The game might be more tun if you get a friend to play the other team but I shouldn't think that attraction will last long. All the presentation and music is great and keeps up to Players' standard, although there's no sound while the tootball is beinfl played — it's just a pity there isn't more payability.

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Without weapons, Will has to llap his way around the danger-infested screens collecting the amulet pieces. As you progress through the zones the pieces become harder to collect. Although the graphics are varied, colourful and reasonably attractive throughout, they are very simple and show their age. But like so many old games the finelytuned payability and the addiction make it a great buy at this price (cliche number 493).

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owthis is really going back in time. Kokotoni IV;//was one of the big challengers to Jet Sel Willy in 1984, and also Ihe first Elite game ever released! Wilt, who can walk or fly under your control, has to travel through 63 screens spanning six time zones; from 500 million years BC to 2001 AD, finding pieces of the shattered Dragon Amulet.

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£ 2 . 9 9 M\ ATLANTIS hh! Skwibbles are witlle cute cweatures wiv poppy oult eyes and big bellies (Nicto dissolves into a gooey meess). And only you can stop tlhem from becoming extinct. TThey are dotted around thie planet Kosmos and you rmust rescue them and returrn them to Earth. It may soumd like an easy mission, and! it would be if the inhabitants ol Kosmos weren't sso nasty and your space shitip hadn't broken. The Skxwibbles are also hungry litittle tellows and you must keepp slutting them with space tru Jit otherwise they will keel i over and pop oft. You casn pickup objects, some useelul and some not, as well ajs buying Ihem from space traiders. Bits of spaceship and : a refueller are the main thinngs on the shopping list (get nme some milk too Nick —NNick's mum). ID k

abiding citizens ol London Town. Weft ihat's what the inlay says and roughly translated it means you've got to kick everything you see. Subway Vigilante lacks the usual Players presentation, with just a simple title screen before plunging into the game. Sound is made up of a mediocre tune at the beginning and a few special effects. You can choose between a monochrome or colour subway, the only difference being the top hall of £2.99 the play area. • PLAYERS PREMIER When you come to play the game you will be put off urprisingly this is a game set in the London straight away by the difficulUnderground which seems to ty. Muggers come from both have turned into the sight tor directions at the same time, World War 111 — w e l l , nearly. and as you move so slowly it is impossible to spin around Gangs of dealers, pushers, to kill them all. Only get this punks, muggers and striking if you are 3 real Ian of the train drivers fight in each beat-'em-up... You'll need station. Being the Subway Vigilante it is your job to stop tots of patience too! them and protect the law-

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cards are also very useful. I really love Ihe way Kosmos is put together. It's lull of jokes and cartoony bits that will have you In stitches. For example, when all your energy has gone, your little spaceman comes onto the screen and kicks a bucket (ha. ha!). All the graphics

are very detailed with a good use ol colour, making the game a joy to play. There is a jolly tune on the title screen and etlects during play. I recommend Kosmos to anybody and everybody, so go out and get it now!

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LS]SWJL=4VJ The blazing summer sun means it's time for a look ahead to the seasons hot, hot, hot games. Unfortunately it's raining cats and dogs in Ludhw. Never mind... Richard 'undercover agent' Eddy takes an early look al Batman, Indiana Jones, Starglider II, Maze Mania and Austerlitz due for your Spectrum in the months to come. Jus' can't wait...

He's black, back... and he's bad. Ocean are back with a new Batman g3me — this time following the story ol the movie. Quick! To the BatpreviewH Black wings over Gotham City as Ihe dark knight returns to the crime ridden streets to deal, once and lor all, with the devilish Joker. In the Ocean's new game of the movie. Batman is a far more vicious crime fighter than we've ever seen him before. The game, due tor release August 11 (hopefully), should reflect this in being action packed Irom start to finish, unlike the previous two puzzle orientated games. On the case are M i k e Lamb (batprogramming) and Dawn Drake (batgraphics). Both otthem work in house at Ocean and have previously worked on RoboCop and Combat School among many other titles. Batman is split into four separate game-levels, beginning in Ihe Batmobile on the streets ot Gotham City. Viewed from the side, Batman swerves the sleek black suporpow-

A DEATH IN THE FAMILY ered car in 3nd out ol the Gotham traffic tracking the Joker's van. A neat etlect in this section is the violent swinging action ot the Batmobile as it turns those sharp street corners. Smell the burning batrubber! From the Batmobile it's onto the Batwing, a new b3tinvention, which is a form ol a plane. The action is set high above the sprawling skyscrapers of Gotham — but even up here Batman can't escape the evil trickery of the Joker. The Joker sends up balloons inflated with deadly Smilex gas. II inhaled you die instantly wilh a huge smile on your lace. Is there no end to the Joker's evil mind? No! Onto section three where Batman pursues the Joker in a chemical factory, where Smilex is made. Similar in style to the Orugs factory section in RoboCop, Batman is equipped wilh the Batarang (a boomerang wilh wire attached);

when thrown it grips the nearest solid object from which Batman can swing or hoist himself — as in Bionic Commando. The chase tor the Joker continues Into the fourth and final section which is centred around Gotham Church... It's a madcap race around the churchyard, finally climbing the tower in hot pursuit ol the Joker before he reaches his Jokecopter at the top ol the Tower. All this, and 3n additional subgame where Batman has to discover the antidote to the Joker's evil potion, adds up to one heiltivva batgame!

I love Batman. I've stalked the dangerous streets ot Gotham City with him and various incarnations ot Robin (Dick Grayson) ail my life from the comical US TV series, the appalling cartoon yech!), the DC comics, the disturbing Dark Knight books, to the film. A Death In The Family (Titan Books, 2.50) is the most controversial compilation of DC Comics released. The tour parts chronicle the death ot the more recent Robin (Jason Todd — Dick left five years ago to set up Teen Titans, young superheroes). Jason's death was decided on not by Jim Starlin, the author, but by Batman comic readers. At the end of Batman issue 427 Jason was caught in an violent explosion — the readers then had 36 hours to decide whether he should live or die. by way of a phone vote. Death won by a small majority of 72 votes, Jason Todd did not survive the explosion, dying alongside his mother, I won't give the plot away, but A Death In The Family is well worth reading. Especially when Batman discovers Jason's dead body — it had me shaking, and I still am. Great stuff. To celebrate the book's launch Titan Books have given CRASH ten — TEN! — copies to give away. To win a copy answer this... Q: What is Batman's real name? A) Wayne Bruce B) Bruce Wayne C) Bruce the Bat (c'mon! —Ed) Entries on a batcard, or the back of

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Mean creatures, who happen to quite like the colour of the maze paths, glide around the tunnels bashing Flippo whenever possible. Flippo builds up his power by collecting icons and can bound over star-spangled black holes to transport him to another section of the maze. What a jolly larkabout this should be! And you can find for yourself when Hewson give away a complete level FREE on next month's CRASH Power tape. The game itself will be available in August, costing you £9.99 on cassette. Whoopee!

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The game, written by Tiertex. is split into four levels — each focusing on an aspect of the film. Indy starts his adventures in local caves filled with spiders and snakes, searching for the Cross of Coronado — a prictess medieval artifact. Once found, you

have to escape the caves with it without being caught by a vicious gang ot treasure hunters. Out of the caves you go and onto a moving circus train, running along the top and the gang still in hot pursuit. An action-packed second section

starts al Brunwald Castle in Venice, where Indy locates his dad. Dr Henry Jones, and then it's off to the ratinfested catacombs deep below the nstle for more adventuring. After the third seclion, set within the steel skeleton of a Zeppelin airship, the final quest is set in the Grail Temple where Indy has to finally locate the Holy Grail and ils guarding Knight. Indy must succeed in three challenges to complete the game. Tiertex saw the film ages ago, and have a unedited script, sadly locked away from anyone else, for them to base the game on. A review next month? Could be...

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Sphere Books hove just published the story of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as a paperback novel. It comes in two versions: the adult version costs £3.50 and the junior book (Once upon a time...) costs £1 99 And good of CRASH have learned up with Sphere to offer ten — TEN' — aduli books for this compo! To win a copy tell us the name of lhe actor who plays Indiana Jones in all three films. Answers on a postcard J?: IT'S OLD WASSIS NAME INNIT COMPO, CRASH. PO Box 10. Ludlow Shropshire SY81 OB Entries here by July 27 pleeeease

STARGLIDER It's amazing how secretive some software houses can be... Nothing had been heard about Starglider II since the ST and Amiga versions ('Magnificent, an instant classic!' roared TGM's reviewers) And then, out of the blue, up pops Micro'telecomsoft'Prose's spokesperson Martin Tiger' Moth (for it is he) and says, dismissivly, 'oh, and here's a nearly

finished Starglider lion the Spectrum'. Blimey! Starglider in Spectrum?! Woooo! Yes, viewers H has arrived! Unlike the 16-bit versions, which featured amazing solid 3-D graphics, we're back to wireframe graphics. Essential really, il you want the speed. The game is set two years after the original Starglider events occured, when Herman Krud's Ergon flagship

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