Indian man entered our store all excited insisting me how Q&Q will from now on produce high quality
products such as those of Citizen etc. A local criminal from Slovenia who used genocide against me to penetrate on markets arrived to Miami and bought good number of watches straight from Indian neighbor in Miami Downtown. Slovenian career criminals such as Lojze Peterle / Bavčar and others who next to Kučan wouldn't allow me to exist, opened one road just as to other Slovenian self employed criminals lucrative deals abroad.
products such as those of Citizen etc. A local criminal from Slovenia who used genocide against me to penetrate on markets arrived to Miami and bought good number of watches straight from Indian neighbor in Miami Downtown. Slovenian career criminals such as Lojze Peterle / Bavčar and others who next to Kučan wouldn't allow me to exist, opened one road just as to other Slovenian self employed criminals lucrative deals abroad.
I was against purchasing Q&Q watch due to cost which in my eyes was exceeding costs of Casio/Citizen at the time and because Indian guy inflated costs associated with one for probably at least $10. Was extremely disrespectful. Chosen by my Ex wife to whom one gave discount, watch was sent to Slovenia. All the girls involved in MK Ultra, however, begun to investigate...original name for mentioned watch produced by Citizen as was told by Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha was Mother Of Pearl watch as seen above. Pollacks involved in watch issue a poster as seen bellow etc. Watch became a passion of many and one more curse on my way to freedom. Selling watches inside of the ex wife's store, I wouldn't even wear any due to being traumatized with degree of crime which went on via MK Ultra specially back in Slovenia and due to stress in daily life. Slovenian police officers harassed also inside of the ex wife's store with our products which at times I would purchase with entire salaries so wife could have something for sale...I will be fortunate if I manage to survive this murderous British corruption ordeal $$$$ as was nothing about other than getting one systematically murdered.
SLOVENIAN POLICE BEGUN TO UTTERLY PHYSICALLY TORTURE INSIDE OF THE MENTIONED EX WIFE'S STORE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA INVOLVING OWNERS OF GALLERIA INTERNATIONAL BUILDING/ITS MANAGEMENT AND MERCHANTS FROM STREET...THEY GATHERED TO MUCH ATTENTION AND HAD TO STOP AFTER FEW YEARS.
When package was ready in 2001 - 2002, ex wife brought watch perhaps even two(possibly also for sister I have no clue), and we send one to Europe with other gifts. Mother, however, sent to Miami repeatedly Dollar banknotes as how pathetic whole situation was...certainly some $300 in cash over the years.
This watch is not worth to me shit - it was a replica of what I wanted of watch for myself that resulted in robbery of life. Shit watch https://ausertimes.blogspot.com/2023/12/what-mental-illness-is-watch-i.html
THEY HAD NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAT WORRY ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO MEET ENDS WITH SANITY AND STAY ALIVE. NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I BEGUN TO HATE WATCHES AND REFUSED TO WEAR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A SIMPLE WATCH...
END OF THE ARTICLE
Polish people who published this involved https://ia802802.us.archive.org/0/items/crash-magazine-82/Crash_82_Nov_1990.pdf
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buttons on the end is
comfortable to use both on a
table and in the hand The
handle is quite short and has a
ball at the top The two fire
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r i j
A good looker but the long
travel of the stick lets the
Jetfighter down
QUICKJOY JET
FIGHTER
Spectravide o £14.9 5
MARK s Sadly the Jet
Fighter costs too much for what
it delivers At first glanc§ the
stick ".
Look ** *
Overal l 4
^kJ^ W ^ N f
The 9000 Deluxe has a classic design and performs well
I h
RL^Vont o i r -
It's a biggie! Looks a bit daft but the Command Module is
responsive
QUICKJOY V —
SUPERBOARD
Spectravide o C 1 9.9 5
MARK : It looks lik< this
stick-contains everything taut the
kitchen sink" With si/ fire
buttons (foui on the base, two on
the shaft) top or base lire button
selector ,ind a rhyiUil tim<:r (what
for I ve no idea} it's a big mutha'
On Ihe table is the only practical
way to use the Superboard
Travel is fairly short and thus
responsive A tough stick that
should stand up to punishment
prelty well hut twenty quid ts
serious dosh
Response it it it
Feel > it ir it
Look it it it
Overal l it-nit y
WICO COMMAN D
CONTROL
Sunco m £24.9 9
NICK : fhe Command
Contro l t as 1 * classi c joystickdesign a sturdy ^ase with a
long stick comma frorrf the centre
and fire' buttons on both tfoe base
and the top of the stick
Unfortunately the sizeand shape
of the base make it very
uncomfortable to hold m jou t
hand A good feature isjthe
inclusion of three
nterchangeablo grip^; thai s(ide
onto the siir> to suit all ^ ^
gamesplayers There are^fatTi©
bad laults though The grip- do
not come far enough down
stick thus leaving a gap at the
.bottom This can easily pinch a SJ
' Chunk out of your hand while
you re playinq making the baddy
who s torturing you on screen
seem more rfeausttc1 The top fire
button ft also annbvna as it
needs a hard push lo make it
wofk
Response
Feel it it it
Look it it it
Overal l >it it
SURESHOT
COMMAND
MODULE
Son max £17.95
JVIARK : If you want tr>
know what big means ypu
..hot. 1 ',<:': tt f Command
Module With fw •. large
microswitched buttons you don t
need to move your hand far to
fire that laser though I m not
overly fond of the gaudy slicker
on the base Stick travel is -.hort
rnak ng the Command Module
very responsive and so are the
microswitched fire buttons. I d
ad; se you to wear sunglasses
| when usng th-s joystick (due to
I the slicken but it's a good all
I rounder
Response v ui.-
Feel
Look it it it I
Overal l it it-bit
CRASH NOVEMBER • 11
•
J
THE ARCADE
Euroma x E 1 7.9 5
standar d C 19.9 5
turb o
NICK : With a triangular
base, a lire button on the end
and a short handle this joystick is
very comfortable to use
Euromax claim it's been the
best selling |oyslick for nine
years The turbo version of the
stick comes with an autofire and
a Pro 9000 type handle to
support a fire button The fire
buttons are no! loo hot though
Using a single leaf switch they
need a bit of prodding to get
them to work
Response it it it
Feel iti>*
Loo k iri *
Overal l itirit
COMPETITION
PRO
Dynamic s C I 4.9 5
MARK : Tho Compettion
Pro is another distinctive sti:k
with its red shatt and fire bulons
The ball shaped handle is
comfortable to hold, though table
top use is hampered by the lack
of suckered feet The mediim
travel of Ihe stick makes it
responsive, but I find the us? of
leaf switches in ihe fire buttons
very silly Overall a rugged,
comfortable stick that should be
considered
Response it a
Feel ft £ -fr
Look liiriff t y
Overal l 6 tin
Cruiser . rtiggedness
legendary we CRASH out'iits
have been abusing Cruiser r
sticks for years without
complaint Unreservedly
recommended
Response it it
Feel v it i.- is
Look s it -it i; -Or
Overal l it it it it it
UNDERNEATH
THIS
COMPUTER
IS AH
ARCADE
FIGHTING
T06ET
OUT.
Underneath the respectable exterior of the
new Amstrad Plus range of computers, lurks a
monster.
And a few robots. And stacks of superheroes.
tn fact, a whole arcade full of games just
waiting to be played.*
Because even though the 6128 Plus and 464
Plus are both serious computers {with free
'BASI C programming language) they're both
ready for fun whenever you are.
Whether you choose the advanced, disk
driven 6128 Plus or the cassette drive 464 Plus,
you'll love the superb graphics palette, the
stereo sound and your own paddle for total
playing control.
Both computers also take instant loading
R O M cartridges, so you get instant access to
top rated games from the best software houses
in Europe.
And they're both compatible with hundreds
of CPC titles on disk and cassette.
You'll also get straight into the great high
speed car game 'Burnin Rubber ' because
it comes free with your computer. Both
models come complete with a choice of
stereo monochrome or stereo colour
monitor and a full sized keyboard.
So if your Amstrad starts acting like
an arcade, don't worry. Just plav along.
THE NEW AMSTRAD 6128 PUIS
- ROM £329.
THE NEW AMSTRAD 464 PLUS
- ROM £229.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS RING
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QUICKJOY
JUNIOR
Spectr a vide o C5.9 5
MARK : This a cheap
slick and unforlunaiely t easy to
hold and tabte top players are
well catered (Or with tour strong
suckers With such a short
stick response is fa^iy good l
found diagonals easy to obtain
and the Junior is atmosi > lent
when the stick s moved (no
metal grinding on metal sounds
here, matey)1 At six quid the
Ouickjoy Junior )ka\, as- i
first buy. but I d personally save
my pennies
Response ft ft
Feel ftftft
Look ft ft t
Overal l V: »v
It s the stick with rubber appeal! You can get a (irfp grip on the
The Wico Ergostick
C " J
=> > -
- I ^ co O I i
Useful only to posers — the Challenger Remote Control is not the
best stick for performance
14 • CRASH NOVEMBER
SINCLAIR STICK
Amstro d Fre e wit h
Specc y
NICK i This is oiu of the
easiest joysticks to break' I ve
lost count ot how many I've
destroyed over the years' It
responds /quite well although
you feel e^. f you re hittng
against pla^ all{the time
instead-pt ^nifcrf micro switch
The main probl'"-! 'S the shape
of the base Tri>- rectangular box
design has^ounded off cornets
Itnr'can still be verv pamlul it you
lean on them Supplied with aH
-2 -2A and «3 computerstheie
can t he many people who
haven t seen one of these sticks
Not the best 111 the galaxy, but
how can you complain when it s
free7
Response ft ft
Feel ft ft
Look ft a
Overal l fr*
CHALLENGER
REMOTE CONTROL
Eur o ma x C29.9 5
MAR K : Let s fa - I
remote control sticks ate a very
expensive gimmicks that serve
tittle purpose Although this one
works pretty well there seems to
be a flight delay between you
pressing the button and on
scraen response The stick a
rather natty grey colour w ith two
tirebuttons both on the shaft,
though the handle isn't moulded
and t found that prolonged use
cramped my hand There are
plenty of cheaper normal sticks
on the market, and in my opinion
the Challenger w only b •
bought by people interested in
gimmicks
Response
Feel i
loo k ft ft ft
Overal l
SPEEDKING
Koni x C9.9 9 Standar d
C I 0.9 9 Autofir e
# '
NICK : Thi Speedking
one fat the better joysticks when
it comes to the left right waggle
Ypu can get vcty high speeds on
sports games using it The only
problem is that Allonge can tx> iy r
Response ft it 1 j r
Feel * ft ft ft /
Look /
Overal l ftft^y y " x
WICO ERGOSTICK
Supcom CI 8.99
NICK : This is a real winner
with me .If similar in size.
Shape arid design to the Konix
Speedking turt has.one
important diflerence instead of
be»ng made from hard plastic,
the Ergostick has a rubber
covering which ma^es it much
eaUier on your hijnds The
rubber also stopWthe stick
slipping and si d»ng aiiout The
only problem is 1 kncbr.iy bit on
the end it realty begfiMo hurl
atler a long playing st>sS»oa! An
excellent joystick I would
recommend to all byte banSns
oui there1
Response ft ft ft ft
Feel ft ft ft ft ft
Look ft ft ft ft
Overal l ft ft ft ft
NAVIGATOR
Koni x C I 4.9 9
IVl ARK s B* tm me up •
Scotty' Th( Navigator is
somewhat akin to a Sfar Trek
Phaser Due to Ihe handle table
top use is impossible lor at least
very improbable) and prolonged
use can lead to hand cramping
The stick is physically very short
(no more than an inch or so
high) so people with big hands
a ill tmd holding the handle very
difficult Response is fa-rly good
due to the short travel, but I must
say this is one of my least
lavounte sticks
Response i ft ft
Feel ft ft
Look ft ftft
Overal l • • : ft
Right, ther e yo u have iit:
the professionals ' vie w
of the joystick world .
Choose you r stick
carefull y — it can mak e
or brea k your Speccy
gamin g fun !
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e pack consists of more traditional
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lough board game Othello. Look out
for the review next issue!
FAIR PRICE
FOR
SOFTWARE
Prices for SAM Coupe software look
set to stay at the price initiated by
Enigma Variations when it released
Defenders ofthe Earth, that's £11.99
on cassette and £14.99 on disk. 'It
would be easy to charge a lot more
for SAM Software,' commented an
Enigma spokesman, 'but we feel that
people who b
* It's Pfpe Mania! This is a screen from the Atari ST version • Enigma
Variations reckon the Coupe version will look identical. Probably.
0 SC O R-E :
*ith Coupe software as yet but CMiS
PD is willing to take a look at any
games, demos or utilities Coupe
owners send in. At the moment three
pieces of software are available, amd
they are: Soccer Challenge — a
soccer management gome featuring
full colour made four graphics, sound
fx ond music; Satellite '90 is a space
target shoot-'em up, similar to
Operation Wolf, ogain with mode
four graphics, music and sound fx.
The third piece of software is Sprite
Editor which features easy editing
facilities Two demo disks are also
available. The PD disks cost £1.50
each and you can get full details and
o catalogue, if you enclose o stamped
addressed envelope, by writing to:
CMS SAM Coupe PD, 70 Donald
Drive, Chadwe-li Heoth, Romford,
Essex RM6 5DU.
• Q: What exactly is a public
domain library?
A: Right ho, first of all you need to
understand what public domain
software is. It's software, which can
be a game, a utility or simply a
graphics and sonix demo, whicf
au trior has given up their copyright
on. This means that anyone is free to
bought the Coupe were |
ooking for 16-bit computing power
and graphics without tne high cost of
software at £25 a shot — we have to
offer them power ond performance at
a fair price.' Bravo! The only known
exception to the £11,99/£14.99
price rule is Trivial Pursuit which has
always sold at £15 on cassette and
£ 2 0 on disk*. You can contact Enigmo
Variations at: 13 North Park Rood,
Harrogate HG1 GPD.
SAM PD
A public domain library cotering
specially for Sam Coupe software has
been set up by David Cowell of CMS
PD, As the library has just got going,
CMS's shelves are not exactly bulging
copy and distribute it, without
profiting from it. A PD library
basicalfy keeps a stock of software
from which you can choose what you
want. Cost is very low — you simply
pay the price of a disk post and
packaging and a small handling
charge. In CMS's cose it's just £1.50.
Often it's the best way of getting
softwore and if you're a programmer
if II get you noticed. Check it out!
QUICKSHOT
TIP
EB Evans from Mansfield, Notts
dropped the SAM desk a line to
on this tip: If you're having pri
with software when using o
Quickshot II joystick on tne SAM
Coupe try disconnecting the red wire
in the joystick. The red wire is the
autofire connection but Mr Evans
found it was simply causing chaos
and games continually crashed So
you'll be without autorire, but the
crashing problem should be cured.
The outputs on the 'stick ore 0 for fire
and 6789 for directional control.
WHO DREW
THAT?
The screen shot published here lost
month of a spiffy sports car was
created by DA tattersall from
Barnsley. The caption fell off
somewhere imewne , but he deserves a big
hurrah for his efforts! HURRAH!
SAM's aliv e an d well , so
kee p your letter s coming!
Send the m t o Newsfleld,
UN's SA M Forum, CRASH,
Ludlow, Shropshire SYS
1 JW.
CRASH NOVEMBER 17
Birr! November. Any day now bashing out words on the
Hermes typewriter will become very difficult as the keys begin
to seize up due to freezing temperatures. I ll be hunting down
that can of WD-40 before the month's out! It's the e key that
usually goes first: bit of a pain as it's th most usd ittr in the
nglish alphabt. And it's typical, isn't it, you nvr notic that it's
missing until you rach the nd of a hug documnt and thn you've
got to go and retyp it all ovr again! Anyway, on with th forum
and a big thanks for your Ittrs one again — a ral bulging mail
sack! Lttr of th Month gos to Richard Cordn who has a good
solution to a rathr boring problm. The addrss to snd your mail
is: NWSFILD, LLOYD MANGRAM'S FORUM. CRASH. LUDLOW.
SHROPSHIR SYS 1JW And don't forgt thr's a £40 softwar
vouchr for the bst Ittr vry month!!
f cortoon strip in the
C He's the craziest spoce hero1
C Loony adventures throughout
Hie galaxy!
O Ifs the best, c
galaxy!
G Double trouble with Loony
Jetman!
O Where is the Eye of Oktup?!
TWO-PACE JET MA N
EXTRAVAGANZA
CRASH CHRISTMAS PLUS
NOVEMBER 1 5 199 0
BRILLIANT IDEA
Dear Lloyd
I've got a brilliant idea. I own a
Spectrum +2A and waiting for
games like Batman to load takes
years. My idea will make this
time fly! Software houses could
do a bit of advertising instead of
showing a loading picture.
Providing a service like Ceefax:
they advertise different games
giving a review of each, and if I
wanted to read about a different
game I could just press the space
bar to turn over a page'. This
would help the company sell
more g^mes and keep me happy
while the game loads. When the
game has loaded I could come
out of the service and play the
game. Is this brilliant, or is this
brilliant?! Why don't companies
do this?
Richard Corden, Leek ST13 6EP.
What a grea t idea! The reason
games don't already have this
service is because you've only
just thought of it! Here, have a
$40 software voucher and a gold
star for being so clever!!
LM
FAIR OR FOUL?
Dear Lloyd
My son is always on the look out
for combat, rniartial arts and
boxing games for his computer.
Recently he spotted a new
release fromi CodeMasters called
Pro Boxing Simulator. The
screens hots on the back of the
game looked! impressive and so
my son eagerly spent £2.99 of his
hard earned I pocket money and
18 • CRASH NOVEMBER
[ excitedly took the game home.
Imagine his disappointment on
loading up to find that it was only
By Fair Means Or Foul originally
from Superior Software under a
different guise, which he has had
I for over a year and was released
around January of 1989. The only
I change in the game appears to
be the main title screen where
| ]ust the name has been changed.
I felt strongly that this game
was being promoted unfairly. The
| packaging falsely described the
product as a new release.
I am writing to you with the
I hope that you might publish this
i letter and warn your readers.
Roy Acland. Maidstone ME20
6TY.
| Yes. it is quite unfair to promote
a product as a new release
when the actual game had been
| published before. This case calls
j for a bit of Mangram
| investigation and so I've been
on the blower to Richard Darling
at CodeMasters who had this to
I say. Pro Boxing Simulator was a
I new release from CodeMasters.
| but it was really unfortunate
I and a mistake not to indicate
that the game had been
originally published with a
different name. The cassette
inlay has since been reprinted
and now includes the
information on the cover'
CodeMasters is also offering to
recompense anyone who bought
the original By Fair Means Or
Foul game and has since also
bought Pro Boxing Simulator
believing it to be a different
product.
LM
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Hurl Hurl Creche! Geddit?! Eomonn
Creen from Belfast certainly does! A
£10 software voucher, that is.
POETIC PRAISE
Dear Lloyd
Here's a poem.
I love the games that we get free.
And the comps really score tops
with me.
The time has come for me to
speak,
And praise the mag I get every
four weeks
CRASH is rad! CRASH is cool
In my eyes CRASH really does
RULE!!!
Well what do you think? good
eh* I!
Mia Beresford, Morayshire 1V36
OYN
Very nice.
LM
Titter! Lee Storey from Ipswich sent in this chortlesome item
showing DJ Niclco getting it oil wrong ogoin! £10 worth of
software is on ifs way)
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Haw I Haw! Here's o cartoon from Brian Eyre from Limerick that,
once again, extracts the Michael from DJ Nicko! £10 worth of
software is on it's way! Have you drawn a wicked cartoon that
prompts giggles, snickers ana snorties from all who see it? You
have?! Bravo! Send it to: Newsfleld , Bu g Box , CRASH,
Ludlow , Shropshir e SY8 1 i W and you could win a £10
software voucher!
COVER STORY
Dear Lloyd
I've been buying CRASH for ages
now and never once have my
parents commented on CRASH
However, when I bought my last
issue my mother said, 'Nick, the
illustrations on these magazines
are always very good ' I suppose
I'd never really noticed how
excellent they were. I then went
and looked through all my back
issues and noticed how good
they all were. So, could you
answer a few questions for me:
Who draws these pictures? Does
he draw them on a computer?
Was he once a professional
artist? Does he do the CRASH
posters as well? Has he been at
CRASH from issue one? Please
help me Lloyd!
Nicholas Watters, Manchester
M28 4TN.
Right then Nick, answers ahoy!
CRASH covers are designed and
illustrated by none other than
Oliver Frey who also edits the
magazine. The illustrations are
first sketched out in pencil, the
major colours are airbrushed in
and finally the details are hand
painted using inks. Oli still is a
professional artist, and has
illustrated for many magazines
in his career and currently
illustrates for our sister
magazines ZZAP! and FEAR. He
has also drawn Dan Dare and
drew the Superman comic that
features at the beginning of the
original film. Oli not only
painted the very first CRASH
cover but actually created
CRASH in 1984. For that
ultimate Oli experience you
can't do better than the giant A1
Oli posters now available
through the mail order pages
(plug!).
LM
RADIO SPECCY FM!
Dear Lloyd
The other day I was bopping
away on my computer when I
had this sudden urge to turn on
my radio. So I turned it on and to
my amazement the sound from
my computer was coming from
my radio (100 -101 FM). I don't
know if it's already been
discovered but if it hasn't 1 think
this discovery is well worth C40
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^ aEcufi
worth of softwaxe, don't you?
Neil Stafford, Southwick SR5 2ES.
No it isn't worth £40 of
software. It's actually
interference.
LM
WHY LONDON?
Dear Lloyd
Could you please tell me why
everybody who organises a
computer fail always stages tt in
London Why can't it be in
different places around Britain
every year like the National
Garden Festival7 If something
doesn't change soon I shall
abandon the idea altogether.
N Salt. Bishop Auckland DL74
ODS
For the answer to that, please
give a big CRASH welcome to
the organiser of the All Formats
Computer Fail, Bruce Evenss!!
"The thing is, 60-70% of people
in Britain live within a suitable
commuting distance from
London. People have tried to
organise regional fairs, but have
always been unsuccessful. This
is because it's more difficult for
most people to get to a regional
venue than travel to London.'
There you have it. It's a case of
not being able to please all of
the people all of the time, but
pleasing most of the people all
the time. Erm.. or something
like that.
LM
STCOCI,
MOM57tKS FRo n
Heel Heel Poor DJ Nicko comes in
for some more stick in this
Nick breed cortoon from Keith
Darlington from Ogwell who wins
£10 worth of software!
BASIC LIST
Dear Lloyd
Are there any programs on the
market which can' simply provide
a BASIC listing of a game?
A Johnson, Goole DN14 6TL.
No, not really, as most games
are written in machine code and
not BASIC.
LM
FAVE
RAVES!
Keep sending in your Fave Raves
— simply list your five favourite
games and tell us why you think
each one is so skill! This month s hit
parade comes from Glynn Jones
from Stockton!
1. CHASE HQ
The most playable driving game on
the Spectrum.
2. PACMANIA
Simple idea but very addictive.
3. TARGET RENEGADE
Brilliant graphics and so addictive.
4. CHUCKIE EGG
Graphics are not stunning but is
addictive.
5 TECHNICIAN TED
It will drive you mad but good fun.
HELP!!
If you need help! or can offer
someone help! this is just the
place for you. Send in your
problems or answers to the usual
address. First bit of help! comes
in the form of this handy tip from
Steven Warner from
Wolverhampton. Tell all, Steven!
'I have found an easy way to get my
+2A and +3 to load many old
games which wouldn't load before.
Enter 48K mode and type OUT
32765, 48: LOAD "" (press enter).
Start the offending tape, and the
game should now load. These
games now load with the command,
whereas they didn't before: Monty
on the Run, Bounty Bob Strikes
Back, Lunar Jetman and Marsport.'
Good stuff.
Next up is Scott Murphy from
Stirling who offers help! to Robert
Davies from Cardigan (issue 80
September 1990) who asked if
anyone knew any mouse driven
software. Well Scott, what's your
answer? Carrier Command (128K
only) will work with a mouse!'
Super! Scott also says
Cheeseplant!!'. Hummm.
Spiderplant!
OOOO! JUST
WHAT WE
ALWAYS
WANTED!
• The superb solid-3D graphics
system Freescape, developed by
Incentive Software, is a fab gadgi,
isn't it?! Without it there wouldn't
have been such smash hit games
as Driller, Dark Side, Total Eclipse
or Castle Master. Next year
Domark are publishing Incentive's
3D Construction Kit which allows
you to create your own Freescape
games! T'riff. eh?! Domark claim
that using the kit is like building with
an unlimited amount of Lego bricks!
You can stretch them, squash them
and build whatever you like! Then
enter your creations and interact
with the surroundings and marvel at
the animated objects you've
created! The system sounds very
promising, and we'll be giving it the
full run through in a few months
PLUS keep your peepers peeled for
a special CRASH Freescape game,
created with the system, appearing
on the Powertape!
AMSTRAD
KILLS PLUS 3
• The Spectrum +3 is dead. The
top of the range computer is no
longer to be manufactured by
Amstrad The company made the
shock decision last month, leaving
only the Plus 2 in production.
Launched three years ago the
Plus 3 was aimed towards more
serious computer users. A variety of
business packages were written for
it in a hope that it would be see* as
a business rather than pleasure
machine. Of course the people vho
bought it were not all interested in
the latest data base or spreadsheet
available, they wanted to play
games, and software companies
started to produce disk as well as
tape versions of all their producs.
So what went wrong? With 15% of
all Spectrum owners owning a Plus
3 and disks being produced all fie
time why scrap such a success
story?
The mam reason seems to be the
new disk-based Amstrad CPC
6128 Plus machine. Amstrad does
not want potential buyers lo have to
make the decision between its new
computer and the much cheaper
Plus 3: the best way to ensure the
new machine takes off is, of course,
to get rid of the competition.
This doesn't mean the end
though, far from it The Plus 2 is still
a sizzling success and coupled with
the Sam Coupe will take Spectrum
computing into the future.
Gotta high score? We want to know about it! This is Hi-fire where
you can announce your high score to the Speccy universe! We II be
pulling a name from the Hi-fire hat each month and awarding the
lucky scorer £40 worth of software!! So, play mean and get yourself
a high score and send it, with a photo of yourself if possible, to:
NEWSFIELD: HI-FIRE, CRASH. LUDLOW. SHROPSHIRE SY8 1JW!!
OPERATION THUNDERBOLT
81903290 Craig McNeil. Stranraer DG9
8TN
6996295 Richard Haslam, Lincoln LN6
8DP
INDIANA JONIS AND THt LAST
CRUSADE
15150 Mathew Cross. Scunthorpe DN16
3NP
GHOSTS AND GOBUNS
78900 GR Williams. Worthmgton CAM
2QD
TWIN TURBO VB
4632416 Paul L'Alliet, Crowthorne RG11
6DX
194 3
486580 Gavm Sunon, Chelmsford CMt
4DZ
GHOSTBUSTERS
43500 GR Williams. Worthmgton CA14
200
ROBOCOP
484630 Chris Green, Cledthorpes ON35
7SA
396680 RuSSdH Johnston. Glasgow G14
0BA
268350 Andrew Dungey. Penryn TRIO
8QJ
97600 Lee walson. CMheroe BB7 1LG
93840 Toby Rutland, Stroud GL5 408
92350 Richard Lester. Porthmadog LL49
9UA
84470 Matthew Davies. Redditch B98 0JU
RAINBOW ISLANDS
55109050 Phillip Lock. Leamington Spa
CV32 5QN
2608600 Robert Evans. Abbots Lartgley
WD5 0BL
2358830 Aiex Noone, Stockport SK7 3JW
1333610 Gary Green. Bedford MK41 7QJ
JOE BLADE III
789278 Craig McNeil. Stranraer DG9 8TN
PAPERBOY
95461715 Michael Huliand, Stapteford
NG97AP
108670 Andrew Thomas. Weymouth DT4
9RB
72600 Robert Evans. Abbots Langtey
WD5 0BL
44600 Matthew Davies Redditch B98 0JU
44340 Mark Williams. Cambridge CB4
SON
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3983000 Paul White, Lincoln LN5 9BQ
1118000 Richard Keel, Staines TW18 3DF
DEJA-VU
155350 Matthew Gamblm. York Y03 62
KLAX
1725900 Scott Wright, Wrexham LL11
4ED
198960 Dean Wnghl, Wrexham LL11 4ED
STRIDES
59100 Gavin Sutton. CHelmstord CMi
40Z
VENDETTA
262200 Dean Wright, Wrexham LL11 4ED
MASTER BLASTfR
2983000 Paul LAIIter. Crowthorne RGll
6DX
RENEGADE
539202900 Christopher Spence.
Inverness IV2 4EH
OPERATION WOLF
795779 Richard Haslam. Uncotn LN6 6DP
696554 Richard Lester. Portmadog LL49
9UA
617382 Richard Amey, Warwick CV35
8SQ
566832 Toby Rultand. Siroud GL5 4QB
504562 James Anness. Eastry CT13 0LB
CONTINENTAL CIRCUS
4005890 Peter Ireland. Norwich NR9 4BS
OUTRUN
31446180 Andrew Tyers. Leicester L£6
4GR
261060 Gary Green. Bedford MK41 7GJ
NEW ZEALAND STORY
21388335 Andrew Dungey. Penryn TRIO
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Who's this month's lucky Hi-flire
winner? Blimey! It s Gary Green from
Bedford! Hurrah!
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SPECTRUM MACHINE DODE COURSE:- FULL course from beginner to advanced l*v*l.
Applies to ALL Spectrum* Suitable for al l Free Disassembler AND Editor. Assembler:- C20.00
OB2 +3 DISC BACKUP UTILITY:- NEW Backup +3 PROTECTED disc* to DISC or TAPE: Easy
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• Despite declaring the firm is to
cease publishing Speccy games,
Activision has announced two
coin-op conversions planned for
early next year Beast Busters is an
obvious Operation Wolf clone with
its bolt on guns and blasting action.
Three heroes, Johnny. Sammy
and Paul (could it be Big Fun in
disguise?!) pit their battle skills
against an army of zombies.
Through the ruined city streets our
heroes trudge blasting all that
moves, and if you're too slow on
that trigger you'll end up in the
same state as the villains!
R-Type II is the second release
and it's another mega space
blaster. Like the original, your craft
is initially armed with a laser gun,
but bolt on extra weapons can be
collected. R Type gained a CRASH
Smash two years ago — will its
sequel do as well? Stay tuned!
Jonny, Sammy and Paul, looking a
lot like big Fun, rough if up with a
load zombies in Beast Busters
n c i JUDE!
• A big warm, soft, cuddly welcome
to the latest member of the CRASH
team — it's a GIRL (y'know, them
things what are different from
blokes)! Big' Judith Bamford
joined the team in September and is
Group Advertisement Manager,
which means she rings up software
houses and hollers 'Give us your
money!!!', What does this mean to
you lot though? Well, it you have a
problem with an advertiser drop Big
Jude a line and she'll try to sort it
out! Remember though folks, she's
a busy lady so before you approach
her there's a few things you should
know:
• Jude lives in 'sunny' Birmingham.
She wanted to move to Ludlow but
isn't allowed because she worries
sheep!!
• Jude's very talkative. In fact, her
mouth doubles as a steam turbine1
• Jude's favourite Speccy game is
Chase HO which she reckons is a
real simulation of her driving!!
• Jude used to be a dancer six
years ago and invented the disco
craze for wearing white .high-heels
and dancing around a collection of
handbags!!
• Jude's favourite food is Tangy
bars!
• Jude has a friend who's not very
good at keeping secrets!!
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If you've Hipped through your free
CRASH guide to the Christmas
biggies you already know what a
bonanza awaits. Take a closer look at
some of the goodies to come: the team's
been ferreting around tor the real lowdown...
BLAST THOSE
CARS!
• SPECIAL CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION: Chase HQ 2
It's tougher1 It's foster! It's Ocean's
new coin-op conversion, S.C.I Chase
HO 2, the game that's burning up the
road to the number one slot!
But how do you improve on a
gome that's reckoned to be the best
arcade driving game around?!
Simple, sling in a bit more violence1
Yes sirree, remember when playing
Chase HQ you had to ram me
criminals' cars off the rood® Yup2!
You thought os the entire nation did,
'wouldn't it be a whole lot easier just
to blast 'em with o lethal weapon?
Well, now you con'
SCI sees Tony Gibson and Roy
Brady back on the streets. Gone are
through the traffic and stop an end
of level Mr Big Roy can take pot
shots with his Colt automatic and a
bazooka dropped from a friendly
chopper
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FIRE IN SPACE!
s C u promises to be a lot speedier
than Chase HQ ond you'll need that
extra burst of power because there
are a lot of criminals on the roods
trying to bring a premature end to
your missions. Watch out for grenade
fobbing motorcyclists, helicopters
which swoop in and attack you, and
a host of other vehicles which shoot
bock or throw debris at you Help is
ot hand as motorbiking squads can
roar up beside your car providing
extra protection And villains are not
continually changes throughout the
game which lakes you from the bright
fights of Paris to the rough terrain of
' Do
review next month!!!
• DRAGON BREED
Activision isn't to be left out of the
Chrimble coin op race 'cos Dragon
Breed is nearly here. November sees
the release of this Irem arcade hit
where you ploy young king Kayos,
who with his trusty steed fights wave
after wave of alien creatures in
space Koyas' mount isn't a horse, it's
o huge fire breathing dragon' A
useful friend, because apart from
barbecueing anyone stupid enough fo
come too close, it can use its tail to
shield your frail body Don't leave all
the fighting to the dragon though —
you're armed with a crossbow loaded
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with unlimited ammo so you can aid
in the destruction of the invading
hordes Looks a bit on the corky side
— check out the review next issue!
Pont! Wheeze! Phew! Just ron oil the woy bock from Ocean HO in Manchester
with this piccy of Navy S£AiS. The game, which is nearly finished, is looking
completely skill and features brilliont graphics and animation! You con find
more details in the Christmas Biggies book on the cover! I
YOGI'S BACK!
O YOGI BEAR AND FRIENDS
IN THE GREED MONSTER
ADVENTURE
Oh no! Disoster has struck. All the
toys in the world have been stolen!
Yogi's Treosure Hunters decide to find
out whot's happened to them They
set out to solve the mystery but don't
reckon on meeting the Greed
Monster an ugly green ihing with o
hunger for cartoon characters. All
characters but Yogi are captured and
turned into toys' Eek1
Yogi needs your help to rescue his
mates — which means putting the toy
machine into reverse and pusniraq i ii i i i *
them all through it, returning them to
normal! Plus, all the missing toys'have
to be found too! Yogi Bear and Frinds
in the Greed Monster Adventure* is
available in November from Hi-tec
Software
CRASH NOVEMBER I
comin g
NARC
DRUG
BUSTERS!
NARC ts looks like being one of the
most violent shoot em ups around
ond you're going lo be doing most of
the blasting! You alone, or with a pal
control two COpS who, wilh their
kevlar body suits, assault rifles and
rocket launchers travel the eleven
levels packed with seedy slreetlife and
kick oss1
The villains, which include drug
pushers in dirty raincoats, clown
mask wearing psychos and cool
shade wearing brothers , ore all
armed and willing lo send you back
lo base in a body bag. Along with
the human attackers animals see you
DIZZY'S
MUNCH
• KWIK SNAX
Everybody s favourite breakfast is
here again ready to cheer you up!
Hurrah1 And what's he up to ihis
time2 Read on Dizzy s family, the
yolk folk, have been captured by the
evil wizard Zoks and you. controlling
Dizzy, have to free them from thetr
separate prisons
Dylan was sent to ice land because
he was so cool Grand Dizzy lo
cuckoo land because he was a bit
dotty Denzil to cloud land because
his head was always up in them and
poor Daisy was sent to the wizard s
dungeon for bemg so sweet
This game rings a change on the
usual Dizzy games as it's not an
arcade adventure it's more like a
Pengo game Dizzy has to waddle
aroundeoch of the screens collecting
the fruit and squashing the nasties by
pushing them into deadlv walls Kwik
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on a Spectrum near you any time
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BOSSY PUSSY!
• TOP CAT
It's Top Cat, the indisputable leader of
tl»_- gong, in his vory own computer
gurrx - fro m Hi tec Software, th e fifth i^^^HBnH n
in dir.- Hanno Barbera cartoon J^^^^^^^^H H p •Ru £
Alt the Top Cat ga'i' j ore l< matured
fjut it'*, Benny The Ball who'1, thcentre ol attention 'An old fady ha-,
left him all her worldly fortune
because Amy th" oi.l/ rightful heir, .
missmg Bonny, Top Cot and the gang
Irjlre th<- money 'tnrl v/h.// off to
Beverly Hills to lue in the of
luxury But their butler t i not as fcind
and honest as he seems. /'see he's
next m line to the fortune after Benny
and plans to qet rid of hirn
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as a threat giant beelles. dogs and
more give chose and try to knock
your energy level down
As you either blast the criminal
scum to pieces or bust them
(depending on your mood), they drop
several items. These include money,
drugs and rockets, picking these up is
vitalas the drugs and money are
used as evidence on the end of level
bonus screen, and rockets are used to
create fireworks
Often a level is split into several
scenes: each one is entered by
walking through a highlighted door.
These take you off the streets and into
restaurants, tube stations, warehouses
and even private houses (the word
search warrant means nothing to
you)
Each hord foutjht battle takes you
nearer to Mr Big s mansion and your
ultimate battle1 NARC is out in
November from Ocean
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DRIVE!
• BADLANDS
From tlie creators of the arcade
racing game Super Sprint comes
Can Top Cat and the gong save
Benny The Brill and find thir missing
A m / before tf •• butler has his wicked
h n d out in I November'
Badlands, a mean piece of action
where only the most suiodal drivers
survive (which is a bit odd when you
think about it1) Split into eight Irar ks
the game plan it simple beat the
other cars round the rubble ttrewn
courses Tilings aren't thai simple of
course, natural obvlar le-. include
collapsing buildings, moving barrier,
and light corners, and the Other
meets try to kill /out Of courstt you
can return tin- favour, but not unlil
you earn enough points to purclnivs
missiles, turbo chargess and shields
And lilt© Super Sprtnl, the higher your
placing after cjr h race the more
points you receive Hadlamli only
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PLAYING
Yeeeeh! It's another ring dinging Playing Tips tor your little
ol' eyes only. What have you been up to over the past
month? Except for suffering from a tips shortage, of course.
Well it's time to suffer no more: I've got a bumper package of
maps, tips and POKEs for you to devour at your leisure.
I finally got my holiday snaps back from the photo company this morning, and pretty brill they were too. Would you
care to take a peep at them? Tough if you said no, 'cos I've
stuck a few around these glorious pages of mine. After
you've finished having a good giggle at me in rainy Wales I'll
tell you what tips I've on offer this month. There's a great
map of Night Hunter from Ubi Soft, tips on Shadow Warriors
and Zombi, plus the low-down on all the latest re-releases to
hit the Spectrum for those of you who're strapped for cash
(like me!). The £40 of software goes to Jason Smallwood for
his Shadow Warriors tips.
I know what it's like to play this
game, I work with a Zombi all the
time! Old Corky Caswell! Haw!
Haw! Kevin Dewsbury from
Leicester doesn't have that trouble though, he s a dab hand at
the game and has sent in these
tips.
1. When fighting a Zombi Barehanded. always aim for the brain as the
body can't be harmed You need to
hit a Zombi five times unless you
have a gun
2. Before you do anything you
should equip each man with a gun
from Ihe weapon store on (he second floor (the woman cannot use a
gun)
3. The following lists show all the
locations of equipment
Top Floor: Helicopter
4th Floor: (can only be accessed
using the keys in the Irft) commune
cations room keys
3rd Floor; electronics Store
fuse-plug sports shop — rope, cupboard gloye fuel canmster, medi
cal room first aid kit. video shop
video cassette
2nd Floor: MacGtopak (fast food)
— burger/fries, hardware store —
screwdrivertorcti'axe/hamrner t
weapon store pistol/fuger/shotgun. computer store computer,
office — radio/keys to floor 4
Ground Floor: butchers
meat'drink, book shop - book On
Zom£?/es . flower shop — hosepipe
hi-fi store — video TV. furniture
shop — beds/cabinet, opticians
binoculars
Basement: various corridor
fuse bOK'Chest. freezer room
body trays in wall
Outside: two tracks on opposite
sides of the building.
super wonderboy in
monsterland
l just love this type of game. All
that bounding about collecting
fruit and kilting anything that
moves! Luckily for me there was
an old Wonderboy arcade
machine were I went on my hols.
Yes. a few quid went into that. I
can tell you. Mark Steele has
come up with this help for anyone who can't memorise the
chatterings of the characters you
meet in the game.
Person 1: Hey brave man stei
carefully Your country s fate
depends on you and your rmss>on
lo restore peace by destroying the
vicious dragon, so take this revival
medicine and good luck'
Bartender 1: Beer Death hclds
the key to the next town Cockt3il
Jump at the last tree on the r«ght
Bartender 2: Beer Th s town if?
run by the red knight in the casle
Cocktail The one who opposed
the knight is In the cavern
HE S BACK!!
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Midnight Resistance
On the second level there's a part
where you have to lie down. When
the bad guys come, jump on the
ladder and go up. When you go
down again they'll have disappeared. In the first weapon store get
a 3-way, bullets and a barrier in that
order. In the second get an extra
life, fire and bullets.
{David Sconce)
Little Puff In Dragon Land
On the main menu screen hold
down all the keys and when the
game starts you'll become immune
to all nasty monsters.
(Keiron Darbyshim)
Yogi's Great Escape
Define your keys as I, C, E and
SPACE to get Yogi infinite lives to
carry on his adventures with.
(Uncle Dave)
Ruff n' Reddy
When the title screen comes up
type in DYLAN to get infinite lives
for this great arcade action romp.
(Mr Spoons)
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Secret Door: If you're on your way
to kill the dragon the heroes
emblem may help you, my friend
Catherine lives in the town of Barbaro. give this letter to her and she
may help you
Bartender 3: Beer — I think there's
a shop that sells armour. Cocktail
So you think you can beat the Red
Knight?
Bartender 4: Beer My sister
Catherine lives upstairs. Cocktail —
The dragon is said to have come
here in an airship.
Secret Door: If you're looking for
the hero's emblem take this flute to
the town of Barbaro where an old
mysterious man in a mysterious
mansion will show you how to
obtain it.
Bartender 5: Beer — The entrance
to the Mam desert is in the Great
Wall
Well, what have we here? A fantastically drawn map of that
spooky game from Ubf Soft,
Night Hunter, that's what, drawn
by none other than yours trulyl I
spent hours putting In all Ihe
knights and doors: it's a pity t
can't draw really. To go along
with this cartographic delight are
a few tips on the game.
Enemies to watc h out for
1 The vampire hunters are all
armed with wooden stakes that are
fatal by hitting you once
2. Archers are nasty fellows, they
take out an arrow and shoot it at
you rf you stay still too long — they
can fire up as well as left and right
so watch out!
3. Witches are invicible and a great
annoyance it you're low on energy.
4 Vultures can't be killed and carry
you off if you stand still too long
5 Priests throw holy water, not a
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Vampire's favourite drink.
6 The policemen are very trigger
happy with their silver bullets
7 The girlies hold up crosses which
stun you for a while.
8, Professor Von Helsinq appears at
the end of each level and throws
stakes in an attempt to stop you
completing it.
Hint s and Tips
t. The bat can only land on the
ground so don't change back into
Dracula on a top level or above
water
2- If you've turned into either the bat
or the werewolf and are wounded,
you change back into Dracula.
3. The doors you discover bearing a
crucifix cannot be entered.
4. Before setting out on a batty journey over water, land and boost up
your energy
5 The only character who can pick
up objects is Dracula.
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This game has been causing a
few people some problems. If
you own a multiface they're all
over because Davtd Brumby of
Shorwell has delved into the
code and come up with these
POKEs to alter the wizard's data.
The numbers in brackets show
the maximum value you can
have.
First Wizard:
52970 — Mana level (0-255)
52971 — Wizard level (1 —5)
Wizard Creatures:
52972 — Gold dragon
52973 — Green dragon
52974 — Red dragon
52975 — Pixie
52976 - Dwarf
52977 — Gobim
52978 — Trol
52979 — Gont
52980 — Centaur
52981 — Unicom
52982 — Pegasus
52983 — Gryphen
52984 — Elephant
52985 Gorilla
52986 — Lion
52987 Bear
52988 — Crocodile
52989 — Giant bat
52990 - Harpy
52991 — Giant spider
52992 — Zombie
52993 —Ghost
52994 — Vampire
52995 — Spectre
52996 Demon
Other Spells:
52997 - Strength potion
52998 — Protection poll on
52999 — Invistbtlrty potion
53000 — Speed potion
53001 — Flying potion
53002 — Super potion
53003 — Healing potion
53004 — Magic lire
53005 — Gooey blob
53006 — Tangle vine
53007 — Flood
53008 — Enchant
53009 — Subversion
53010 — Curse
53011 — Magic attack
53012 — Magic bolt
53013 — Magic lightning
53014 — Teleport
53015 — Magic eye
53016 — Magic shield
All spells increment in steps of 17
tor each level Eg level 1 you would
POKE 17 into me address and tor
level 5 you would poke 85 In
hexdeomal these numbers convert
to 11.22, 33 etc
Remember that more expensive
spells will use up lots of mana at
higher levels
Other Addresses:
53017 — Action points (0—100)
53018 — Allows wizard lo fly and
uses level system as for creatures,
but you should poke the same level
or one higher than the wizard's current experience level
53019 — Stamina (0— 100)
53020 — Constitution (0—100)
53021 — Combat (0-100)
53022 - Defence (0-100)
53023 — Magical resistance
(0—100)
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Having a few probs with this little
beauty, are we? Well not any
more because Jason Smailwood
from Leeds is here again to put
your minds to rest with a few tips
on the moves you can make, and
the first three levels.
Phoenix Back Flip: When no thugs
are about lire and up diagonal will
make you somersault left or right. In
the process ot somersaulting you
kick,
Flying Neck Throw: When enemies are close, fire and up diagonal
will make you do a cartwheel while
throwing the closest buddies away.
Hang Kick: When holding on to a
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Yes it's the one and only Sam
Coupe game Defenders Of The
Earth. Mark Rickardaf Northallerton has been busy beavering
away and has compiled this map
of all the screens.
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phone box and reveal the objeci
underneath (if therqis one).
On level two when the motorbikes
are coming towards you, simply
stand behind the crate and smash
the bike when it's near enough,
tump to avoid the debris and collect
the object
Level One Tips
The baddies on this level are found
throughout the game To kill Ihe nm
{as use the triple blow combination
or a hang kick To kill the men wear
mg ice-hockey helmets use Ine
triple blow combination, flying neck
throw or the hang kick The men
with masks can be disposed of
using the TBC, FNT or HK. To kill
the end of level guardian just use a
few FNTs.
Level Two Tips
Mostly the gasne as level one To kill
men with iree irunks use HKS or
FNTs! To get past the cars jump on
the first hook, press right, press up
and fire when Jailing past Ihe next
hook Carry on doing this until
you've made it over the road The
guardians can be destroyed by
using FNTs,
Level Three Tips
Exactly the same as level two
except for heavies These come in
iwos and you need to use FNTs or
HKs to get rid of (hem. The big
robomen guardians need FNTs to
kill them, but remember to move
around all the time
Yes. before you say. I know I forgot to include the Pokemania listing last month, and it wasn't in
the big designer white box that
mysteriously appeared on my
pages, that was supposed to be a
Rocktall diagram! But I've
remembered this time so here it
is...
Chuckle Egg 2 Infinite Lives
Gun Runner Infinite Lives
Talking Hedz Cheat
Delta Charge Infinite Lives
(Speccy and Sam)
Atom Ant Invincible
Solaris Infinite Lives
Does anybody want £40 of
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Send all your handywork to:
NEWSFIELD, NICK ROBERTS,
PLAYING TIPS, CRASH, LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE, SY8 1JW. If
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SUPER OFF ROAD
Virgin Games
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S
uper Sprint style
games have been
around (or a long
while, and the newest
addition is certainly a corker.
Super Off Road in the arcade
is a three player no holds
barred game where you race
around eight barren and pot
holed tracks trying to beat
your mate$ to the finish line.
On the computer the aim Is
the same, but there can only
be two human players (the
other two are computer
controlled).
When you've set the game
controls it's straight into the
PRISON RIOT
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• £2.9 9 •
| oe Blade is back! Back!
BACK! Except he isn't.
But he might as well be
as Prison Riot is a
typical Joe Blade style game.
Not that it makes it bad. Not
at all. because this natty flipscreen arcade adventure is
one heap of fun! Chaos
abounds in a security prison
where, overnight, the
inmates rioted and are now
running around with hoods
over their faces and causing
no end of trouble! The only
way to halt the riot, before a
complete massacre occurs,
is to recapture the seven
ringleaders and chuck em off
the prison roof (don't worry,
a helicopter winches them
away)!!
While rampaging inmates
are dangerous and touching
one drains energy, you are
armed with a rifle, but ammo
is limited so keep an eye out
for top-ups. When ammo
runs dry, knock off opponents
by kicking their heads in!
Other top-ups include keys to
open security doors and food
to replenish energy.
Capturing the ring leaders
isn't easy — first you have to
find them, one by one, and
then correctly solve a puzzle
before leading them away.
Graphically it's a bit on the
mega side — all the
characters are animated well
and are dumpy and cartoonlike. Backdrops are varied
and well designed so as not
to be cluttered. Prison Riot is
an excellent arcade
adventure and the only hang
up is that you have only one
life. CRASH t-shirt to the first
infinite lives Poke!!
RICHARD
RATING
first race, with all
participants, both human and
computer, beginning the
season on equal par (ie with
no dosh). The idea is to
complete each race in as
high a position as possible
and thus earn loadsadosfc, —
Each race consists of four
laps, and il jostling with
three rival drivers isn't bad
enough the state ot the tracks
is terrible. Huge mounds ot
earth, pot holes and watery
obstacles stand in the way,
but you do have some help.
You start the game with 25
nitros: press the lirebutton
and hold onto your crash
helmet — and keep your
eyes peeled because extras
can be collected from the
track. At the end of each race
the prize money is distributed
Uipi f This Is a racing game with a difference. You view
mOl l the proceedings from high up in the air, and the
animation used on all the cars is out of this world! As each car
goes over bumps and ramps on the track It tilts up and down
and jumps very realistically. Each track is packed full of
seemingly impossible obstacles for you to get around. Grills,
water pits, domes In the road, they're all there to try and slop
you finishing first. Racing against another three computer
players gives the game a feeling ol excitement as you attempt
to get over the line first. Super Otl Road Racer Is a great
game, full of road wrecking fun.
88%
and you're sent to the spare
parts shop to improve your
4x4.
It s then onto the next race
to win the fame and glory
that you deserve, plus a lot
of money on the way.
All the coin-op's addictive
gameplay has certainly been
transferred to the Speccy
conversion, and as always
the best way to play is
against a friend. Graphically
the game is greal with small
but nicely detailed and last
moving car sprites. The
backgrounds are also
detailed and certainly cause
headaches, especially when
an opponant is on your tail
and you end up al the bottom
of a water filled hole! Full
marks to programming team
Graftgold for producing such
a frustratingly playable
game.
RATING
Wild ro«-'em-up with more
ortion than o bog lull o' ferrets!
PRESENTATION ]88 %
GRAPHICS | 90 %
SOUN D | 80 %
PLAYABIMTY 186%
ADDICTIVIT Y |88 %
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FIVE 0NATR8ASURB ISLAND
Enigma Variations
• C 11,9 9 • C14.9 9
S a m Coup e
G
oshl Aren t
adventures lun! Yes!
Th«y certainly are If
you Hi a fan of Enid
Btytofi Bated an her tiouhs
the Coupfes first adventure
follows the antics ol Julian.
Dick Anne. George Ishort lor
Georgina) and fimmy the dog
(give me strength!) on their
boh in the seaside village of
Kirrin You start off the game
as Julian Ihe eldest, on a
train waiting to be greeted by
Aunt fanny at the slalion
It % programmed in
Worlristape which allows
many character; and lets
them Interact with each
other You can change the
control ot the adventure to
any ol Ihe Famous Five mob.
except lor Timmy. because
he's a dog. The ability to
change character makes the
game far more complex
rlitlerent people can see
tllllerenl things when Ihey
"famine objects II you don I
use the correct character you
could miss a vitally Important
clue
The screen Is divided into
two windows the top one
r)ives the descriptions of
web location (in fltyton
speak) along with graphics if
(here are any. and the bottom
is your Input window
The thought of adventuring
around an island as the
adventure game fan.
good fun to be involved in (he Famous Five's
adventures. This is set just on the right side of bow the
do I gel out of Ibis situation? ' Graphics though beir
series of static pictures, are colourful and very visual
ciues can be spotted on Ihe screen. Do pop out and buy
jolty piece ol software now!
Famous Five may not be very
appealing to all you butch
shoot em-up wizards out
there, but I really enioyed the
game and I'm no siltyl II
look a bit ol play lo get into
because the vocabulary is
limited However, you do gel
somewhere eventually and
(hen you just can't put it
down!
The adveMure is set at just
Ihe right difficulty and should
suit players ol all ages,, as
long as they can read
Accompanying graphics lo
some ol the locations aire
really quite good, although
Ihey don t use the Coup>f: s
graphical capabilities Ho the
lull Fin On A Treasurw
Island makes an exceltlent
introduction lo computer
adventures lor Ihe youmger
playors and will also pirovid'
Ihe more experienced with a
challenging task or two
NICK 76
RATING
Join the Famous Five as they
prove adventures are flun.
PRESENTATION 7 5 %
GRAPHICS 7 3 %
SOUND N / A
PLAYABIUTY
ADDICTIVITY 80*/.
Enigma Variations
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Sam Coupe F our games that will
test your brain rather
than your trigger
finger: In Nuclear
Waste you try to save Earth
by disposing of dangerous
cannisters of waste in a giant
spaceship. The objective is
to launch the ship before the
cannisters become volatile.
A series ot conveyor belts are
set up for the cannisters to
travel along and all you have
to do is switch on the correct
lift to move them up. The
game only becomes
challenging on the later
levels when the conveyors
speed up and more
cannisters arrive. The
simplistic graphics definitely
don't do the Coup6 justice,
and Nuclear Waste soon gets
tiresome.
Graphics are even worse
than Nuclear Waste in Magic
Caves. Playing the part ot a
ball (!) you roll around each
level using the sliding
platforms and lifts to collect
a potion. Keys open doors
and reveal secret passages.
Magic Caves looks very
simitar to a game I once
wrote in Spectrum basic! It
took me half an hour and I
didn't bother saving it.
There's nothing here to make
you want to come back for
more.
The besl ot the lot is
Blokade. It's well
programmed and simple to
tackle. Played against the
clock, you have to change all
Ihe blocks on screen to the
target colour by sliding the
panels. When a block is
surrounded with the correct
colour you can change it and
goon to the next. Playing
Blokade soon puts a great
strain on your eyes and the
monotonous gameplay will
only keep you going for a tew
games.
M ARIf ' d h 0Pe d on e 01 lh e ,ou r
games would be
IvIrtn W mildly playable, but no, they're all dull.
Graphics on each are very simplistic albeit colourful. Even at
a budget price I would consider them all poor value for
money.
21%
Bombed Out is graphically
similar to Blokade with its
neatly drawn sliding
platforms and a timer to
beat. You have to collect ail
the bonus Hags and get to a
bomb before it explodes. The
playing area has skulls to
avoid (they're deadly) and
watch out tor disappearing
blocks!
Mind Games I is a
collection ot below average
games lhat look cheap when
you can see what the Sam
Coup6 can really do. The
better ones are Blokade and
Bombed Out, but even these
leave a lotto be desired.
NICK 22%
RATING
Four bask gomes with little to
offer, especially at the asking
pried
PRESENTATION 2 2 %
GRAPHICS 2 1 %
SOUND 1 7 %
PLAYABIUTY 1 6 %
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Enigma Variations
• £11.9 9 • C 14.9 9
T
he Sam Coupe
software collection is
definitely underway
now: no more
moaning about only being
able to play Spectrum
games, especially when the
software is as good as this.
Sam Multipack 1 includes
two arcade games that show
ott the Coupe s best features.
Each one has sixteen colour
graphics and six channel
I stereo sound!
Futureball is a spoils
simulation set in the year
2090. Games have changed
over the century and here,
instead ot handballing
Argentinians you now have
lasers, killer robots and
deadly traps to play against
As a new recruit to the game
you must pass through the
training sessions bmfore you
can become a member ot the
tirst team. It s this training
that torms the game
The graphics are simple
with not much evidence ot
the sixteen colours the inlay
boasts All tour training
events you have to pass
through have a basic blue
square background with
obstacles such as sliding
squares and blue spheres
here and there They all vary
in difficulty from completely
impossible to ridiculously
easy, guess which ones
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ThlS 13 lh e secon d 93 m e 1 v e see n o n ^ m
IVIMfl W Coupe and I must admit to quite liking Sam
Strikes Out with its culsie graphics and bouncy, catchy tune.
But the second game Futureball reminded me loo much of an
interior Speedball with its birdseye view ot a futuristic football
style game Although I might moan about payability (or lack
at| in the latter, the technical side is up lo scratch with
colourful, fast moving sprites.
69°b
completed! I>futureball has
no lasting appeal. After a
couple of attempts at
conquering the annoying
gameplay you soon give up
and go onto the better game.
Sam Strikes Out!.
This stars a character all
Coupe owners will recognise,
the tittle chap himself. Sam
the robot. The game is
played in a basic platforms
and ladders style with the
added complication of having
to collect and use icons to
move about You have to
gather up energy pods so thai
Sam can escape from this
crazy world he has landed in.
A world inhabited by weird
and wonderful creatures, all
excellently animated and
coloured
Graphics are brilliant
colourtul and cheerful. The
cartoon style ot the sprites
wilt appeal to everyone,
especially fans ot cutesey
graphics like me. Icons
dotted around the multitude
ol screens allow Sam to
progress further, cushions let
him fall large distances, big
jumps give him twait for it!)
bigger jumps, shields
surround htm with deadly
fireballs and keys open the
doors.
I found the game quite
challenging the restricted
head room you have on most
screens makes liming a
necessity when lumping the
creatures The totly tune
playing throughout the game
and the hunger to see more
will keep you coming back
tor more, and more!
Sam Multipack 1 is a must
tor all Sam Coupe owners
Sam Strikes Out' is definitely
the best of the two games
with Futureball jusl a bonus
lor buying the pack. I can t
wait to play the next
Multipack from Enigma
Variations.
RATING
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OLYMPIC CHALLENGE
The Hit Squad •
£2.99 • re-release
I
I there was ever a game
to wear down your lingers
or joystick micro switches
this is it. You have to
compete in ten gruelling
events as well as having to
endure a training session
complete with sit ups, squat
thrusts and weight lifting. As
an added annoyance you also
have the choice of lour pairs
ol trainers to wear. If you
choose the wrong ones your
performance will be
seriously impaired.
Events include 100m, high
jump, discus, pole vault,
100m hurdles and long jump.
Each event needs tots of
practice to get right. The pole
vault is probably the worst as
you have to judge exactly
when to start moving the pole
down, get it wrong and Daley
could have a nasty accident.t>
The graphics are very goo'd*
throughout, especially the
training section which has a
couple of clever touches. It's
a real simulation because all
that continuous waggling
Irom lett to right is as
exhausting as the real thing!
NICK
RATING
y*TOM ANT
g j 70 %
1 7 3 %
7 5 %
66%
66%
Hi-tec Software
• £2.99 •
U
p and at 'em Atom
Ant! You're the only
one who can save the
city Irom being blown
into tiny pieces by Mad Dog
Jackson . He's the big boss ot
the meanest gang ever and
has planted bombs all over
the city's most treasured
buildings and demanded one
million pounds lo disarm
them. Can the city be saved
from total destruction?
You're the only one who can
answer that question armed
with nothing but your trusty
atomiser.
Atom Ant, like other games
in Hi-tec's Hanna-Barbera
series, has superbly drawn
and animated sprites and
highly detailed scenery. The
graphics on the buildings and
enemies are nothing short of
brilliant and Atom Anl zips
around them with ease. I just
wish there had been a little
more colour. The objective is
to collect all the bombs and
chuck em in the atomiser,
the higher the level olplay
the more bombs have to be
defused. Icons, when picked
up, are helpful: an alarm
clock gives you a minute of
extra lime, a helmet protects
your head and loaves of
bread are nice to munch on.
Atom An/is another
excellent conversion ol a
Hanna-Barbera cartoon. All
fans of the character will love
it and will be addicted trom
the word go.
NICK
RATING
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SAINT
DRAGON ^^^ ^ I pure evil they are attacking
^ ^ ^ / and destroying Ihe peaceful
V f / races one by one. Soon there
» . / will be no one left and the
CbA^ n / cyborg monsters ultimate
L I dream will have come true:
^ , z J' Y the galaxy will be theirs. But
Alf 1 i W '^ere 's t1°Pe'
0ne 0> ,he
•"•^l flK^. 1 / cyborgs rebels —a dragon.
V fl/ pari animal part machine.
\ / Dubbed Saint Dragon, he
begins the battle to return the
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btcr m • E9.9 9 • saml Dragon is a reverse
£14.9 9 olthe Saint George and the
A
force of terrorising dragon legend. Instead of a
monster machines galant knight on a white
has risen to conquer horse we now have a great
the Galaxy. Made of dragon with an armoured
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A
force of terrorising
monster machines
has risen to conquer
the Galaxy. Made of
A
tail! As this dragon you must
battle through five
horizontally scrolling levels
of the most hideous monsters
you've ever seen, including
armoured pumas,
mechanical cobras and a
gianl cyborg bull. The idea is
to blast everything in sight —
your only worry being to
protect the dragon's head. A
hit there and he blows up into
space debris. This is where
the armoured tail comes into
play. It can be used as a
protective shield around the
sensitive head.
What would a shoot-'Iemup be without the option of
building up your weapons
into bigger and brighter
things? You start ofl with a
basic plasma bolt launcher
and fireball, and can
increase it to bouncing balls,
turrets and a maximum of
five plasmas, all the better to
bash them with!
There's only one way to
describe Saint Oragorr. hot!
You're addicted from the
second it loads. Of course,
moaners will say It's only
another shool-'em-up', but
this one wilh a difference.
The dragon with il s long
swishing lail makes a
refreshing change from Ihe
endless space ships lhat
have cluttered up other
games. As well as being
great to look at as it lollows
you around the screen it also
acts as an etlective barrier
trom the barrage ot enemy
fire.
Saint Dragon has great
graphics. Backgrounds,
sprites and scenery are
excellently drawn and
animated with plenly of
colour, a feature that makes
the game stand out I found
the game agonizingly difficult
to begin with, but once you
memorise the patterns the
enemies come in you can
soon be on your way to
higher levels.
As a truly magnificent
conversion of the Jaleco
arcade machine Saint
Dragon is a well deserved
CRASH Smash.
NICK 92 %
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CodeMaster s
• £2.99 •
Downtown Manhattan
has never been
worse. Thugs lurk in
every doorway ready
to attack, gangs stalk the
streets armed with iron bars,
flick knives, baseball bats
and even chain saws! Evil
maniac Ricky Death Star'
Chang makes surprise visits
in his kamikaze forWitt truck!
You're the Guardian Angel,
your job is to wipe out the
scum!.
Like mosl beat-'em-ups,
this has impressive graphics.
The scrolling levels all have
detailed junk strewn about
them and the backdrop is a
view of the Manhattan
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skyline. The sprites are alf
animated well and the thugs
vary enough to keep the best
of gamers on their toes — in
fact it may be a bit difficult
for the average player. An
energy bar shows your
health, this goes down with
every punch you take but can
be increased by resting.
Guardian Angel is a tough
beat-'em-up that will present
a challenge to the best of
players! Soflies need not
apply.
NICK
RATING
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T
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has been ravaged by
evil wizard Karg by
opening the portals ol
hell and letting demons and
monsters escape. Only one
man can rescue the world
Irom certain destruction,
Rastan (that's you, matey!)!
Rastan Is so very playable,
you can't put it down! All
levels are packed with
impressive demons and
scenery and every sprile is
well animated. It has plenty
ol the neat touches thai keep
players coming back lor
more. The beating heart that
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you have to start all over
again! The 48K game is
slightly different to the 128K
version In that each level has
to be loaded in separately
and you lose the music. It's
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this month, so if you have a
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Erm. I mean go and get
this...
NICK
n every Bond movie
I
there s an evil
megalomaniac who
attempts to take over the
world —here it s Karl
Stromberg. a bit of a fruit
cake. who. from his
underwater base Atlantis,
has hatched a cunning plan!
He steals two nuclear
submarines, one British, the
Other Russian, and with them
plans to destroy New York
and Moscow.lt's up to Bond
and beautiful Russian spy
Major Anya Amasova to save
the world (again).
The game is split into six
parts, each a scene from the
movie. The first has Bond
and Anya driving along the
open road to meet Q. Bond s
white Lotus is viewed from
above (in true Spy Hunter
style), and the idea is to
collect 3s many ol the Q
tokens as you can whilst
avoiding the obstacles. The
Lotus is armoured but
repeated knocks and crashes
result in a loss of a life
By visiting a dock hallway
through this scene the Lotus
transforms into a speedboat
and you race it up the river
avoiding jettys. mooring
posts and trigger-happy
Stromberg goons.
In scene two various
vehicles hinder progress but
0 s van is at hand Board it
and you can buy additional
weapons with your collected
Q tokens. Make sure you get
the jobbie to convert the
Lotus into a submarine
because you re underwater in
level three where Bond and
Anya are attacked by a
variety ol underwater
vehicles as they head lor
Atlantis.
The tinal three levels see
Bond blowing the doors to
the control room where the
nuclear subs are being
directed Bond is perched
atop a surveillance camera
whilst you. as Anya. must
shoot the soldiers trying to
stop Bond. Scene live sees
Bond and his jetski heading
lor Atlantis to save Anya who
has been kidnapped by
Stromberg. whilst the sixth
and final scene has Bond
shooting it out with
Stromberg and his sinister
henchman Jaws
The movie is one of my
favourite Bond romps, and so
I had high hopes lor the
game. The verdict... well it
does have ils good points,
the attention to detail is one.
Both the moving and static
sprites are nicely detailed,
though scrolling is a little on
the juddery side.
The gameplay is tough
which may put some people
off. Also the sound is a bit of
a letdown, the decent tune at
the start makes way lor a lew
bog standard blasting effects
during play, li s a good Bond
adaption, but doesnt lop
Licence To Kill for action!.
MARK 78%
RATING
RATING
11101/ The Spy Who Loved Me follows in the tradition ot
lllll W other James Bond games it has slick
presentation, neat graphics but is incredibly short on
gameplay. The first sections are very similar in look to the
age old Spy Hunter but. sadly, not as playable The most
annoying thing about Ihe game is that changing direction as
you are driving along makes the car slide Ihe opposite way.
almost always into Ihe ditch or oft a bridge! Another feature
that lets it down is the way you have to memorize the layout oleach level before you can complete II. Learning by your
mistakes is the only way to succeed. The Spy Who Loved Me
won't keep me playing lor long.
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wentytour years into
the future and New
York is plagued by
organised crime. The
Church of the Third Coming
(C3C for short) has
discovered an evil drug that
turns the quietest of citizens
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As a Warrior you battle
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devastating' weapons found
I around the streets No one
| can be trusted and most of
the people you meet are
armed and only too ready to
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The object of the game is
to make it to the World Trade
Centre and eliminate the
! controller of a C3C bomb
which is set to destroy the
building. The slightesl
indication ot your presence
could set the bomb off. so
you must be very careful
where you tread
New York Warriors is very
I poor, and the worst aspect is
j the terrible multi-load
system: it takes ages tor the
I computer to load in the
separate parts of e ch level
and if you don't suceed on
level one you have o load ii
all in again to restfl!
The game has bally
defined graphics wth
monochrome eolou You
can't tell what is gong on
halt the time and I would
wager you gel killei in the
first few seconds ofplay by
one of the hidden gjn happy
idiots! A definite thimbs
down Irom me.
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Practice. Single Race or
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Williams —a list of
technical specs for each car
is shown to help decisions.
Grand Prix Circuit features
eight tracks (Brazil. Monaco,
Canada. Detroit. Britain,
Germany. Italy and Japan)
and. unless you're in
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The first race is the
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Most of the tracks consist
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1||P| / This is simply The Cycles, another Accolade
IIIOIV game, with slightly changed graphics! Ttie racing
tracks are uninteresting, undetailed and even tally w ith pixels
being left behind as Ihe track scrolls towards you. Tlhe sound
eltects (there is no tune) are awful, A grinding noise is heard
throughout each race as the car accelerates. Grand Prix
Circuit is not impressive, A mediocre racing simulaltion Irom
Accolada — the kings of 1G-hit sims, not 8-bil.
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I had a terrible feeling ot
deja-vu when playing Grand
Prix Circuit, change the main
sprites to motor cycles and
you have... yep. The Cycles.
Graphics are pretty
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opposing cars, though they
appear to drive straight
through my vehicle! iSound is
just a grating engine1 roar.
Grand Prix Circuit \s;a
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enjoyable The Cycless.
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hampionship sports
car racing is what
Turbo Cup's all about,
so here's another (not
another!) —Ed) opportunity
to drive a Porsche. Let's see
how it measures up to the
driving game formula, shall
we? Okay then.roads. Yes,
it's got four of them; real
European racetracks too!
Curving and twisting all over
the place — distinct lack of
hills though. Cars? Oh yeah
— plenty! Well, in the main
competition anyway — you
get the road to yourself in the
practice round and your
finishing time in this round
determines your grid position
in the race. What's next,
erm... Speed! Lots of that
too. You can drive at around
120 mph but the car spins out
of control on sharp corners at
this speed, keeping between
60 and 80 is okay.
Next — controls:
accelerate, decelerate, left
and right. It's simple tbut it
takes a few goes to geet used
to the sensitivity. Do (the
vehicles look like earss or
squashed dustbins? Nlol a
squashed dustbin in slight,
the car graphics are gtood but
not animated very mutch —
turn left and the graphitic
suddenly switches fronm
straight ahead to 45 degrees,
not bad really. There ss
scenery along the roaodside
and just the right amoount too!
It doesn't look cluttereed but
going off road is hazar rdous.
Graphics are black anod while
so it's clear but lookss so very
dull. And finally — is i it any
good? Hummmm. it's c okay,
just not very exciting.
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Player Soccer Manager, if
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against the computer. As the
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must lead your men to Ihe
top ol the first division and
try to win the FA Cup. But to
stari with Wembley is far
away. You control the game
with a set of ten icons —
they include facilities to train
players, buy and sell players,
view the league tables and
perhaps most importantly of
all. check the bank balance.
Your first consideration is
to train your players, with
this underway you can
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scout, physio and coach you
want. These go from useless
to excellent (depending on
price): go for average at first,
you can always change later.
Hi*Tec Software
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T
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population of 7900
million people to protect
from certain death you must
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planet's bowels and collect
eight crystals which, used
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from destruction.
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lllOI V football managemen t game . With so many
released each month, all looking and playing almost
identical. I sometimes wonder what the point is. The inlay
boast features like crowd violence' and weekly balance , bul
these don't get me very excited.
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take them to the centre core
where they can react and
cool the planet down. The
sectors you travel through
include grass and mud,
molecules and radiation and
each have their own breed of
mutants ready to stop you in
your tracks. The screens are
simple with nothing new and
exciting to spur you on. but
the animation on the hero of
the game is out ot this world!
Or would be if the locations
didn't have a roof to them.
When you jump the character
shoots up the screen at a
hellish rate. It's Impossible
to judge successfully where
he's going to land, you just
have to hope for the best.
Poseidon - Planel Eleven
is nothing new but it's a
reasonable arcade
adventure.
NICK
RATING
When your lads are fit to play
clicking on the Match icon
brings up the results of the
day's play. Gate receipts are
then tallied and wages can
be paid. Be.carelul, if the
board think you're spending
all their cash without results
you'll be kicked out of the
club.
Ten quid for a soccer
manager game is expensive,
especially with many similar
games available on budget
labels. So this is really for
keen manager types. Don t
expect much in the way of
action, but a lot ol text
screens: this is after all'that
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the plethora ol very similar
product available, soccer
management does seem
popular, and this version
compares favourably.
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RATING
SOLAR EMPIRE
Players Premier
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W
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enslave the entire
galaxy, the evil
Dargons must be
stopped as they invade ours!
Dargon Ringworlds (like a
planet on a spaceship) are
sent in to conquer populated
worlds and then use them as
a base to conquer other
worlds. You have to stop em
quick before they take over
every ruddy planet!
Ringworlds are destroyed
with a photon torpedo. Then,
to liberate an occupied
planet you have to capture a
shooting star and steer or
tow it towards the planet.
Release the star onto the
planet and it destroys the
Dargons and liberates that
world. Oh, and there are
loads of alien thingies all
over the place to shoot too.
Gameplay is essentially an
eight-way scrolling shoiotem-up but with a yucty
intellectual aspect' thrrown
in. There are billions {quite a
few —Ed) of dials to keiep an
eye on and to succeed imust
be followed correctly, tfte
status panels (on the left and
right hand sides) are
continually blasting you with
information which takes
away most of the fun you
might have in carelessly
blasting everything! Solar
Empire is a funny mix of
gameplay— you want to
play It fast and furiously,
when you should be playing
it a bit strategically. Except
you can't play it at all on the
+2A, because it's not
compatible.
RICHARD
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Players Premier
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F
our outlaws are on the
loose and must be
caught. Seeing the
huge rewards you take
up the challenge to track 'em
down and give em a
showdown at high noon.
Outlaw is played in a very
similar fashion to the cowboy
shoot-'em-ups that used to
proliferate in the arcades.
The playing area scrolls
towards you and you're free
lo run your gunslinger around
the area pumping lead into
the seemingly neverending
army of opponents.
Obstacles also litter the route
and crashing into one loses
you one of your lives. But do
look out for helpful objects:
there are extra lives, exlra
speed, weaponry, ammo and
more.
Outlaw is a difficult game
to master: the main problem
is that the ground is speckled
so it's almost impossible to
see enemy fire, or your own
bullets for that mailer! There
have been a few games of
this type before and none
have worked especially well
on the Speccy. Outlaw is
pretty much the same as the
rest. A good looking game
but when it comes to
payability it's a greenhorn
(ie: not much cop).
RICHARD
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THE HIT SQUAD • PO BOX 350 • MANCHESTER • M60 2LX
BUST YOUR BRAINS!
• WIN A HI-FI SYSTEM!! • US GOLD SHIRTS!! • HUGE UN
SQUADRON POSTERS!!!
US Gold is offering a real Iblast
in this compo — blast your tear
drums with a skillo Sony Cormpact
22 hi-fi system! It's the first jprize
and includes a turntable, twiin
cassette decks, 5-band graphic
equaliser with surround soujnd, a
3-band radio with 12 presets,
20W RMS sound power fronm the
3-way speakers, and it's all
remote control! You won't hiave
to touch it!!! Yippeee! That's not
all: there's a US Gold t-shirt and
huge UN Squadron poster tor the
winner too! There are also p)rizes
for 15 runners-up: a US Golid tshirt and poster, and there are
five consolation prizes of a UN
Squadron poster! It's a set of
prizes that'll make your day if
you're a winner!
To be in with a chance of
winning one of the fabbo prizes
on offer get on the phone and
ring the CRASH Compo Hotline!
Dial 0898 555 084 and listen to
the questions being read out
over the phone. When you have
your answers, write them down
on a postcard or the back of a
sealed envelope and send il to:
NEWSFIELD. UN SQUADRON
BLASTER COMPO. CRASH,
Ludlow. Shropshire SY8 1JW. And
make sure your entries arrive by
November 15!!
DIAL AWAY
0898 555 084
W I N A COMPACT 22
HI-FI!! !
Calls cost 33p per minute during
off-peak time and 44p per minute at
all other times. If you don't pay the
phone bill ask the person who does!
CRASH Hotlines are brought to you
by CRASH Ltd and Chatterbox Ltd.
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US Gold's latest arcade
blaster is Capcom's
hectic shoot-'em-up UN
Squadron — a game
that'll have you flying by the seat
of your pants (this could get
messy! -Ed)! Set In the future, the
elite UN Squadron is called in to
devastate bases created by
corrupt arms dealers who are
holding the world to ransom! The
action takes you through ten
horizontally scrolling levels as
you take control of a UN
Squadron fighter plane, the
ultimate In aerial firepower!
Every level is packed with
deadly opponents attacking from
above and below; so make sure
your plane is well equipped with
the latest defence systems.
Destroying an attack swarm
provides power-up pods, collect
'em and you can bolt on such
lethal weaponry as laser streaks,
homing missiles, ground attack
bombs, search and destroy
missiles and even nuclear
warheads!! With that lot onboard
there'll be no stopping the
blasting!!
NEXT MONTH
JOIN CRASH AS WE GO CHRISTMAS CRACKERS!!!
The CRASH Christmas Plus hits the streets in November and it's pocked
with festive surprises including:
* A very special CRASH Christmas Powertape with four games,
Pokemania PLUS 2 — yes TWO playable demos! Try out the fab
CRASH Smash St.Dragon AND Ocean's Christmas corker coin-op
conversion SCI!!!
< Another free CRASH book featuring, erm something. Howabouto
book packed with CRASH Christmas compos?! With, heyl, maybe
$5000 — five grand's — worth of skillo prizes?! Can it oe possibk?
Ifs winner takes all!
* Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles mania hits CRASH! The game's here
and there's a very special compo from Image Works wim 100 bundl
of Turtle collectable;, up for grabs!!!
* All the great Christmas mega-hits reviewed and previewed!!
* A power preview of the new Gazza soccer game!!
: A JETMAN TWO-PAGE SPECIAL'! ANYTHING COULD HAPfEN
IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS!!!
BE PREPARED! CRASH CHRISTMAS SPECIAL — OHSALE NOVEMBE R 15! !
Secouse if j such a crazy, crazy world, contents are subject to change!
58 • CRASH NOVEMBER
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EVEN IN THE FUTURE OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
The future is a rough place, Detroit is a bankrupt city...
torn apart by the decadent forces of the Old Man and his
corrupt corporation. If you want to die - then walk the
streets, if you want to live - then pray for the return of
Robocop!
can deliver! Take on Detroit's evil mastermind and his
Robocop 2 has justice in mind... o kind of justice only he
mega-corporation in some of the most action-packed
scenes ever devised for maximum entertainment value.
Detroit is falling apart - ifs time to put it all
back together!
SPECTRUM AMSTRAD COMMODORE
ATARI ST CBM AMIGA
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