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BRITAIN'S O N L Y
M A G A Z I N E
D E V O T E D
T O T H E AMSTRAD CPC 464,664 A N D 6128
No. 19 APRIL 1987 £1.00
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PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
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O u t w i t the giant gorilla a n d save the girl in this historic rescue. M a r i o is a r m e d with
only his wits a n d his trusty h a m m e r as he c l i m b s the girders in d o w n town N e w York,
Multiple s c r e e n s and fast moving action, d o d g e boards, fireballs and much m u c h more.
t h e
final screen remove the rivets in the structure to finally bring the b e a s t crashing d o w n .
Screen
shots taken from
various computer
formats.
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Occan Software Limited 6 Central Street Manchester M2 5NS,
Telephone: 061 832 6633 Telex: 669977
THE LINE-UP
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FRONT END
NEWS •
LETTERS
ACTION & ADVENTURE
GAMES • MAPS •
PILGRIM
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REACTION
Five p a g e s handed over to you to pass on e x p e r i e n c e ,
to praise and to pillory.
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ACTION
TEST STARTS
HERE
The start of the best Amstrad g a m e - r e v i e w section.
Full index of g a m e s c o v e r e d . These are just the Raves:
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HELPLINE
Our newest section where you can o f f e r to help out
other readers.
SHORT CIRCUIT
O c e a n has itself a winning film licence,
Number Five, a robot that's c o m e alive.
starring
12*MSCENE
N e w s of a b i g takeover in the g a m e s industry and the
new D M P 4000 printer from Amstrad.
ACADEMY
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Mastergame
The follow-up to
Tan Ceti
is brighter, faster, tougher
and with an excellent game-design feature. Not to b e
missed.
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SERIOUS SIDE
SOFTWARE • HARDWARE # P R O G R A M M I N G
ms
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PROBLEM ATTIC
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Our ongoing soap-opera about the problems of e v e r y -
day life with the CPCs. Confused? Y o u won't b e , after
this e p i s o d e of PrAtt.
ROMS A N D EPROMS
A guide to what R O M s are, how to use them, which
to buy, and how to program your own using an
EPROM.
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DATABASE MANAGER
The latest database software offers a lot for not a lot
- will it be g o o d value for money?
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SENTINEL
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PRINTER POWER
Reviews of two products to enhance your printer's
capabilities: an 8k printer buffer from Goldmark and
Print Master
from Siren.
Probably the most original g a m e of the year from
Firebird. 10,000 landscapes and gameplay that is out
of this world.
KORONIS RIFT
A real treat for disk owners. A disk-only g a m e that
features superb fractal graphics, fast action and
strategy.
STARTING UP IN SOFTWARE
A look at the pitfalls and pleasures of setting up in
the soft-ware business. A r e v i e w of the new b o o k
The
Software Business
and the e x p e r i e n c e s and advice of
programmers on the serious and g a m e s sides.
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AVENGER - Map
Gremlin's arcade adventure is revealed. N o w
won't have just Kwon trying to help you around.
you
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THE PILGRIM
Bursting forth in glorious colour is
The Pawn
from
Rainbird for the 6128.
The Crowing Pains of Adrian
Mole
are also diagnosed, and Pilg programming
continues.
BUSINESS
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INTERACTION
CREATED BY Y O U A N D FOR Y O U
It's been one of our more trying months at
/LA,
mainly due to the
industrial dispute at British Telecom. It was tough enough before
the strike when a schoolma'am voice told you "Lines from Shepton
Mallet are engaged" every so often. But all we got for a week or
two was a constant engaged tone before we even finished dialling.
However, by the miracles of the postal system and persistence of
digits on keypads we bring you this issue.
Second prize in the "Acts of God" awards goes to the gas-board
employee who. while digging in Somerton's main street, managed
to go through an electricity cable and put our power out for several
hours. This doesn't match the reason for a previous power cut,
though, which I was informed was due to "a barn exploding".
Our new look (nothing to do with our Old Bam exploding, of
course) seems to agree with most of you. New features like Helpline
have still to take off properly but it's already showing a very
encouraging response, so keep them coming.
Cheat Mode is currently undergoing a boom period, reflected
by its prominence on the cover. You'll find no less than six pages
absolutely bursting with our own special brand of hot property. If
you've been wondering who does our superb cover shots then
wonder no longer - it's Tony Spinks of Langport. His sterling effort
has gone unsung these pages.
phone number on for too long, so you'll now find his address and
We've looked at some extraordinary games as well, both on
the arcade and adventure sides. Action Test devotes four colour
spreads to four games that you just can't miss. And the Pilgrim looks
at a potential home-grown challenger to the dominance of that
transatlantic giant, Infocom.
Happy reading. And remember
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no one can pull the plug on
AA
(unless, of course, she offers to buy the next round).
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TYPE-MS
M a k e printer t y p e f a c e s easy to use. Design pictures
in 3D. Listen to a real ding-dong. D e f i n e your o w n
characters. Rotate 3D shapes. A n d more - I never
k n e w there was so much in it.
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H O T TIPS
A hint to h e l p you out of joystick difficulties and our
special spot w h e r e Hackers Only hang out.
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DAY IN THE LIFE
John Stallwood is director of the Optical Information
Council and uses C P C s both at work and at home.
Visions of the future?
CHEAT MODE
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massive section of p o k e s and playing tips that
better place to get m o r e out of your games.
cover
hot n e w g a m e s and o l d favourites. You won't find a
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Safcscriptioos:
C a r r : e - A r m e
Jim Nagel.
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you smiling
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