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A NEWSFIELD PUBLICATION
No.22 NOVEMBER 1985
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[ISSUE No 22 NOVEMBER 1985
Publishing Executive
Ro9er Kean
Editor
Graeme Kidd
Technical Editor
Franco Frey
Art Editor
Oliver Frey
Production Designer
David Western
Production Assistants
Gordon Druce
Matthew Uffindell
Software Editor
Jeremy Spencer
Adventure Editor
Derek Brewster
Sub Editor
Sean Masterson
Staff Writer
Lloyd Mangram
Contributing Writers
Chris Passey, Robin Candy.
Ben Stone, John Minson.
Mark Hamer, Gary Liddon,
Julian Rignall, Gary Penn
Client Liaison
John Edwards
Subscription Manager
Denise Roberts
Mail Order
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FEATURES
8 OPINION
Which sees the start of a new section in which you
can get on your soapbox.
4 0 DESIGN DESIGN
In which the Loony Mancunians get arrested, and
make a dog famous! (Well, nearly on both counts).
REGULARS
and indexes,
44 TAU CETI
The first of a trio of previews —a look at the game
CRL will launch upon the world in time for
Christmas.
7 EDITORIAL
16 MERELY MANGRAM
4 5 THE ZOIDS ARE COMING!
The men from Martech come a very long way to
show us how work is progressing on ZOIDS the
computer game.
Lloyd gets over the Post PCW Show blues and
looks into his software crystal ball.
18 NEWS
A quick check upon what's happening, where and
to whom.
4 8 NEW COMPANY, NEW GAME
ROBOT MESSI AH's the name of the game;
ALPHABATIM's the name of the company. Find
outwho's writing the game and what it's all about
50 FORUM
Out with the Hermes and on with your letters.
Lloyd is flooded out with BUG BOX entries this
issue, too.
64 WEEE SPLAT!
Not so much jumping for joy m o r e jumping for
charity, Intrigued? Read on.
84 CRASH COURSE
Rosetta looks long and hard at Longman
software
72 FLIPPING THE PAGES
Sean Masterson takes a look at what goes on
between the covers of Fantasy Gamebooks, and
pauses to pass on a little gossip too.
94 LUNAR JETMAN
What dey got under deir kilts? Will all be revealed?
For answers to these, and several other burning
questions turn to Page 94
137 A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR
COMPETITORS
We see what they're up to and learn of the
problems they have in getting review copies of
games.
96 PLAYING TIPS
Where the Candyman runs riot yet again, and
upsets those of you who can't resist the
temptation to read and try his tips, It's your own
fault you know — you could skip to the next bit
which is:
152 ON THE COVER
Susan Rowe's meticulously executed
watercolours make their appearance this month
in our pages. rather than on cassettes and
Christmas cards!
106 LLOYD MANGRAM'S HALL OF
SLIME
This issue, a double dose of gore!
112 CRASH HOTLINE AND ADVENTURE
CHART
114 TECHNICHE
In which Franco continues his examination of fast
storage media, and Simon Goodwin gets into
gear with TECH TIPS on the Microdrive. Mr Bates,
meanwhile, looks at more MIDI.
DO IT YOURSELF
3 8 KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
CRL sponsor a CB comp° with copies.of CONVOY
the video on offer. All this to get you in the mood
for their game JUGGERNAUT. Twenty five copies
of the game up for grabs too,
Fifty copies of the octet of events which is DALEY
THOMPSON'S SUPERTEST on offer.
123 ADVENTURE TRAIL
It's houseparties all the way with Madcap Manor
and Glengarry Hall on the agenda.
70 DON'T DILLY DALEY ON THE WAY
128 SIGNPOST
Pointing the way to success in adventureland
with coded hints and tips together with a bit of
general adventuring chit chat.
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A NE WSFIEL D PUBLI CATI ON
82 HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, HERE WE
GO
McMillan are so pleased with their book and
softwar e package on WORLD CUP SOCCER that
132 RESULTS
Which begins with a look at some of your efforts
in the Design a Sign comp,
they've arranged for a VIP Visit to Spurs. Fifty
copies of the footie package will go out free too.
92 STEVE DAVIS SNOOKER
A trip to the Mercantile Credit Snooker
championships and copies of the game on offer in
this CDS Competition.
140 FRONTLINE
Sean Masterson has his name cruelly carved up In
the headline, but gets down to a bit of strategic
stuff nevertheless,
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Cover by Oliver Frey
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110 SCOOBY DO O 8Y DOO
Design a couple of bespoke snacks and win a
Scooby Pack in honour of Elite's latest release
which features SCOOBY DOO in The Castle
Mystery.
Next month's CRASH goes on sale from 21
November, not having a copy is like asphyxiating
— sl000wiy
CRASH November 1985 5
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