A N£WSFtELD PUSLfCATtOH NO. 49 FEBRUARY 1dS8 DM 7.50 ^^^-^ Release Date 25th January 1988 System Format Price Spectrum 48/1 28K Cass. €6.99 spectrum + 3 Disc £12.99 commodore 64/1 28K Cass. €6.99 commodore 64/12eK Disc £9.99 Amstr./Sch. Cassette £6.93 Amstr,/Sch, Disc €12.99 N . Eastenit AvemiCiitcttfteld, stalH WS13 6RX The Anti-Nuclear Party have reprogram- mecl power station robo-eciuipment to empty the containment vault and attack all human staff. They have scattered eighteen canisters of highly dangerous radioactive fuel-rods throughout the seven-storey building. You have 30 minutes, an armour-piercing machine-gun and a personal Jet-pacic You have the latest antl-radlation suit. The building has decontamination showers that may help you: but you will be fighting against time, intense radiation, robo-weapons, and ali of this in a hostile environment with dangerously open floors, and the ever- present threat of falling down the vault. The first casualty of war is innocence. .^V SPECTOUM COMMODOR£ AMSTRAO £9-95 SPECTRUM COMMODORE AMSTRAD £14-95 DISK ■ \ jmillirfUMMUli Q; ^ ~ 1 1 tn A computer product from Ocean. ® Ocean Software Limited Ocean House 6 Ceniral Street MarKhester Ml 51^ Telephone 061 832 6633 Telex 669977 Occam G 7 ---. k^ V rv- N^rmciuttMaMOEnTCH TBMMCIiWVIIRS EDUCATION WVTB RMOa MdJO« BXTORMLDRECnWI MIT OKCTOn IbMMt KMdrtek OCSCHW> IM MMi nMtawwEMkr ~ MnERTSCltfNT «UfWlG84 HSSOtPnONS HNL ORDER CinlKtoMi GDITOlMLMWPmDUeTm MVIMMIMM rtatbf loevianiiini wweneMG IffMdMQdr IM tirtriH SMI Pti«>. m. «M4oiin r^Kfty £Air. £^rMi, OifitM M? iWr -iMmtwr Dl «n SPO: NEWSFIELD ISSUE 49 FEBRUARY 1988 FEATURES 4e LEVEL 9 PROFILE CtvitsHoaarideo«iu>Law(0an<]findtcut iHtto don what to wfm and '«ny 56 CRASH INDEX - PART II " ' id mem? Oonl dsapnr wa vv gm jm •lASH 70 THE REAL THING In U.1.,; ^_.-_ ' L'^, L-,j=y Jytign Flt0n«ll ind SMv* JamttJtMmw) sScfnMofwa i« wnar Bmtstt Airways would giv* tham. Th« th^i 74 ON THE SCREEN FIfent, mustc and LM ptpviot HisfwitKin fix ihig month'i aMcllon ol wtwtc REOULARS 7 EDITORIAL 30 LLOYD MANQRAM'S FORUM CFIASH I) iM.3r)d«rf ul. Miy^ a rwitcM' Indood <l is, Myv Ud^ 35 NICK ROBERTS'S PLAYING TIPS AtabukA Piutttw ustMl (ioBft od Jon Nortti 45 ADVENTURE TRAIL Kfugiht Ore pt«uMi jk fAW (yobtems. Uka htm do y^Du 9M down that «««? 51 BRENDON KAVANAGH'S PBM MAILBOX An nrna;ing provKrvn ol lin«r >«] astounding @rttli^ P6M conyen|iQn« WOw! 108 ROBIN CANDY^S SCORES SO PHILIPPA I RVIIMO'S FRONTLINE B^tUHneg ar>d Sofcertx lord prtmde ■ perfect opportLKtriy tor moiv Cflftlc corivnvil 54 CRASH READERS* CHARTS THo Top 30 roturna atong *iit^ youf (Jemocfstlc sroi« 00 advartur* and straisgiy gumes 103 LUNAR JETMAN 63 TECH NinHE .:i5t( delve ■long «ritli ■xrlher 100 PREVIEWS Tha toftwaf* rataian' rno« hatat^ taction But al Mat wt>'v« mm idn whan iha/iw ecm^ oui 104 THE CLASSIFIEDS 114 COMPETITION WINNERS 54 KING GRUB (and Vrm lumorts) ■ rva^ar'aartweilt gaitapubialHd 112ETAL 114 CRASH COM MS PO IT YOURSELF 40 ANNOY/THE NEIGHBOURS wiih a p^Bbie CD -systom ■ftom HewNon O LOG RAMS BATMAN! ata still <ir4i<nci LY ARGUMENTS ond a vary mce vidao pteyw 'Now {» tft* winttr of our ettacomant,' lh» po«t wrot* - but th«n ha cUdnH rialfsQ CRASH ttMu* 50 wss goinft ofi ^a F«t>ruary25 f ettvyoT all your friends - show Ih ye got the top major hits from Hewson and they are all on one compilation . | by authors that are simply the best! Get it now - before your friends do' HITS FROM HEWSON ZYNAPSk! hvnnmfnlr Rnhlf umrrsin. ■ :u)^ nil // li 71 v\vv SPFCTRUM AM^TRAIi COMMODORt Cassette £9.^ Disc £14.95 X I. A I 1. fiANA-RAMA kst fOUI ACL- Hewson. b6b Milion Trading Estate, Abingdon. Oxor^ OXU 4RX , sendino | to;: JJ:J COC qet 10 cnckJ! Hawsoii CoFi«ultiirm Ltd URIDIUM P LUS I by Andrew BraybrooU LOOKING AHEAD THERE'S somathtr>g dtsooentkng •bout ^tonuary- it's sJU(]denly«aay to fsdllQaA^ without a seasonal prop. Slilt. tjy the tJme yo^j read this It'll be well nigh Vaientrrifd's day BntJ the round of gimmickry can pftsume Tbe gatn^a producers wtft be accused of gimmickry again tuts year, as Ifw rush of tie-His sccelerstes. Some softiware l<iouses " most egragiously G<emUn Graphics and Pirviha ^ are all txfl devoting itiemEOtvos to tle-in&, It eeems. Ad^ you'd hardty ttiink \hm universe CQUkJ take ar>other master. But the top OBffnes ttm irKxrlh are good old-nishjoned state-of- ttie-en stuff - 3n eminenlty playabild martial -arts challenge ffom System 2\t\ IHt^ an e^citirig flight simMlalor trom Firebird irt ffying Shark ami a.ciasstca\ty teirt- only adventure from LeveJ 9 tn Knight Ore. There's an inierview with the minds twhind Level 9 in ihe new- took Adventure Trail, too - and ** tiope you'll write to tet us know how you find thart aectloo. (Sigr^aost and S<ignstump$ will return next month, wtien there's I - and Uoyd tias something to say abwt space in the Fofum - - - ) HAPPY GNU YEAR New to CfWSH this month are one game-revkawer and two Slafl whters. Nafthan Jonaa from Chuirt::h Stratton <fewflloped an unti^althy attachmern to M\rTQrsoh'BAndvCappKiw\ after hi$ »rrviai ai thaTowera, but we'H still tel Nm come In every Satvday for ra^aducstiori $essions. OoitkK) Hougltton joins u$ as a Staff Wfiier from BtefOMm In Lancashir e. via three yeam at Oxiofb studying for joint honours in twrizontat warotling and comparathMi arcade adventures. And Marii Caawall. who's been contntxjling the 066 comment for sevefai months, jotns thai email but jntf epjd t^and that roves Ikom mag to mag. THE NEXT CBASH THERE'S GOLD THAT THAR MAG Wt CRASH'S SOth Issue - and to i»l«br«t« th« q<Mvn mvi/tvmmtry there'ri b« MOfll THAN £2,0O0 WORTH OF PRIZS* anda It-FAOt TECH HICHE SUPPLEMENT pHta.,. ■ FANZINE FILE ■ RUN FT AGAIN ■ THE CRASH CHALLEN13E ■ ON THE SCREEN ■ PAGES AND PAQES OF TIPS AND REVIEWS If s all tn CRASH Isaua 50. on sal* Thursday Fabruafy 29 REVIEWS 8MA8HEDI 89 tK* Three heads are better thart two wtth ttie lat^ martial-arts Smash 40 KNfGHTOflC Level 9's most inierwHive, comptaK and humourous adventure yet HOT SHOTS ^/a and ovor ao 01 11 FLYINQ SHAmK Giraftgold flie^a into Firebird with a stunning simuriation tNBIDE OUTINQ Have the time of your life in The Edge^s creepy inansion SUPER HANG-Ohf Hold or^ tight for the ride of your lifet TERRA A«EX More monochrorne adventured from the skiea of Quicksilva FULL INDEX 32 m* Aaivtuatt gi IM^aimActnMon Grvniin Graphna t7 amfAkinLISGOld 22 Ph»Oelf IT AtlwHit 1* ^ycAoaMawOcMn BO npn^p«(f*Actnn»ion 13 AatomanctorKortwint fiO ddnplM Virawi! 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APVnrriSEMEHT ikeux lAiliiMHi ScaiilliWf 1 m AcawWon 7Z.T3,a^t1 KJCOafiwa 7S Amebad se-aa Konix IW Camarten M Lann «1 CasH Cofnpvlac SMulfltlerw 9 ■ * — ■ — ■- ■"prwC" 10 CRASH MM Onter a2^S3 Mtooltaa* aa 9 MiBn uiH umi V VLJ HMMjyy CRASH SutMoripaofn toe KMnriirBoA to OtHQaraa* ea OOMA 4,21.»lflt<«a 1 EHCWBfliQ nrtii ^ig Qiwrtian n 31 1 Ovctovito Qcnrtpn 32 « a^if 11 EAJ 31 HkM«Mp as Th* Oama* MdcMnc 83 Teearthw m ' QrwMnOmphks 33. bwA«eMr vidH vault OTTt ra^wwlpfl a VMiteQsmaa 3a lina«lrw ia-17 HO CRASH February 1 986 7 FOR THOSE OLYMPrC MOMENTS gtning the SfMCtmiii spocts ictttt fit mh diart-lopping compdtfion Qame Sel AiKfMttctt. OwM his jumped on the Otyrnpic bandwagon with 4iC#Mli NMr O ftiwp toi - a £i9.9S MefBcttve VCR gsme' tof tm la lix payers. Ocean cliOTK t<'« lh« frtt f/it$ tbnd in BntMt md pouts tht sdftwarB pant iomttd CD fames. Wiftttf Ofympks uses a tidani ror play and a vkJeo for irkistraUon - no cofTipuler - ifl a r*ce throygh nine «v«nts irom the real'ltfe Winter Otympyc Games, held this FtboNvy m Ofgsry. Cflnacte. Ocean OtairniOT Ojivid W«r{] descrjbei it a&a breakthrough in video boat d gannest, pcmtint out that m pievKMA games 'tht ptdufei on the screen had iwttiing lo do with what's on tha board - in lh«m it's hind of cokxired walpafMr' 8ut. say& Ward, Winter Olympia -■ dfvalopiKl by CaJHomta-lMfiied SpKiatists Three Star GriMp » s tffhftnl because you rea^ play rather than just watch it's a hatway jump to art intefadive taser disc. Wial ft t^m^s tc i}ie marketpiaca « the antwer to psychotos^s' pniictpal criticism of TV - thai Jt ES a passivi process, (hat yon VI theie and dont do nnythirie atwut tt' So kn WnTer Ohmptcs you sit ihere through a leivtCHlS-sacond clip from aurard-wirmir^ A8C Sports teievteHMT coverate ot past Wirrtef Olymptc Games, and thafi tate your turn oft the t»ard ^ the end of (he clip a grid ol nuiT^rs appeals on the screen, OianpoB raptcMy Hta the ftame-cotftter on a video film, and when the player pauses the vtdeo It comes to test with two numbers (fisplav«d - your pause button takes the 0k« of dice. Those two rufrilMrs mdScaie pomu and spKes br each of the three coloured mils - red. Wue and green - cm wtMch players maw across the board Depertding on what coiour he's on, the p(a]fer taiies the appropriate numtM^ of pointsfor the sport he'sjiBl waitched and nwwes the appropriate numticr of spaces. Each playiBr accumulates points In every evem and ttte ^arrte continuas ne goM medals have teen 'f^ player to get 500 poMs 1 pass ovat the Id ifiact on the t»srd r. th» n<!xi taiiM the u __. .-le third trve bronja medal Medtfs add to the 6nai score, S CRASH February 1988 aiKl the highad KOfe when an gold medals have been cotected was the game. The nine events are slalom, speed skating, fi0ife sli^tting, cross-country stiMK, downhiM s>iMniL sla jmripvig, tspbued. hoclvey aflikigt iseto toboflganinA On passing over a medal «pace tor ■ e sfiowllake space*! you n OhtnpK Mornent card, wttlch 4^ poults or turns, make , -inortalityouviaastukfl !o anoitier of the tiire* trails - n«ned arilter recent f eal-^le Wmter Otympcs sH«s. Calgary. Saratevo (m Yuecaiavia} and Lake Racid (rtear flew York). But c^SKter spaces can txeak your slins , . . Ocean s Ward ejcplava the new-styte pme's appeal: ' In the pASt VCRinsed games were completaiy linear. Mth results that riever nried. Once a tape was put t(MMher, thafe was no way to chai^ It. Tht onlv v»rtat>tes In fir^t- genenMkm ¥Oft pmes cffi?ie from the cards which ptiycrs ptckad up 'QtA Milh ^is nei* tectHhque, the vtdeo tape n aRed charvges each time the game IS plajvd. Unlke other games Winter Ot^flrpk^ MUST t» played with ttte video tape, and wiN tuve a mucfi longer playttifl Itfe span stmply because resUts ara diffefertt each time.' Sti, MMar O^q^OK^ ^ ^ SBme d ctttnca with very Mtie strategy mvohied, and with iMd ^iCh a Siflgre turn can asm you up to lO.OOO points. OttjbMj/ tnoMgh to win the ume (At the London tairich. farmer Miss Great Sntwi Debbie Greenwood twat Canadtan^jom David Jensen, presenter of UVs music show nie Aduiy. 14,000 to U,&X m an hour-long match - commenting coy V ' I've never won anything before'} Ocewv ttopes to attract computer- owners wfu recognise tha software house s Jc^ on the oaefcatfng. David Ward sees it 8& (anwy antertt^nnant, diescrdwg the TV as a focus ot 1an% Ite, a ' cooi Are ' to pither around m the evening, With mnterOfflnptcsOiefU\valm Crennlin Graphics In ttia move to board ga«nes - GremUn ptoiw more to fottow Its recem Sa^ Untlm fcotbgihr 01 ??» rear, And the next inleradh«VC8 game on Ocean's launch 1st is JUiESt Socctr Shootout, an indoor-soccer Bmewmhover ) 50 video cbfadHrifer Ol^npic^ has some I BO), ichediied tor raiaase in March or April, GILSOfT'! Professiofai Aduetiiur* Wtiter iiUAf (971i »i CflASH Issue 40} is now awiable on •i' 3 disk Ottwr new releases for the new modai the first Spectnim with a buiX-m dts)« dnive. include Raatbird's iq^ s»iMjlat»ri StM0ld&97% In Issue 36). And Kampston Data's £&$S Speetr^im Joystick Int^rtace has beaf updated lor * l<compatibAty. AtOrrWAJtE PtRATl lo ipnion !i>f L'MTiofiltJi _'- ,...„ „... [ Gerhard Marter^ of Torquay pleaded gLMNy to 14 different charges wtvch inclijded forgery and cc^})!t#iI infnntgefTienl Mwtens had beeri piratirtg business software but the Fedeiatton Against Software Theft hopes the semence - the first ^A term tor a software ptr«(e »n BrKain - wiii Ueter pirate of a« kinds of soltwaie. NOW IT'S BMX NINJAl WHAT'S IN A NAME AT ALTERNATIVE NOTHING'S too altprnaftive ^ Alternative SoftwaTe. trte budgat tabri thai'sshd close to the top ol the sates charts vflthiMt aS the no«se ol Code MKtcrs and Mastartrontc. Ex-tHQlogt^ boss Roger HuRey studied the Sfxctrum-owning animal and deduced that the title selte a budget fame - so now he reckons AWX fitfii^'% sure to be a hrtf BMX games sell eitremely weia and marttatarb games sell extrernetjr wet, ' explains HuA^, so we're putting the two together for BttX f*ti^ afKJ it s gomg to be a monster The progrsmrrers are having a great liTTw. all jimping up aM down ar>d saytng Can t bo that brt^ Can I do that brt'" P' TTw twiWt the thiflf: A Ma ra aB w Sofhurare's Roger HuAey rte oiT'r- ! id«t' oufietvestoo $enou&l»y on the games, ' admts HuMey , who» Aiterrtativ* label «justttHtip of a software empfta wliicli abo Mdudes two datrtxibon companies and a dupHcat ion outfit But there's mofe to wies than silly mies. he says - sorrjetwnt^ a subtle change cw malte ail tlM difference TtvM's frtiy he renarrwt Martech's Uctn Mm foritsil.^Afterr^ative rer elea» 'the name rtidn't cluck, so w*pultt* sport first and our title is called Mh Udv MM*, which really sells. ' It's the same story with Piranha's Nosfetaiu. one of matty Piranha titles [mciudlrig Ttapdoof\ which Aftemative otiets at tiudget pnce HuBey's calting it The Vampyre, fiosieratfi -we're de-empttasising the word ' Nosleratu' because It doesnt do anytfilngfor us.' Packaging packs 'em Into the software shops, too. so Attemat .■ gflefi cttangeS the covers 13I its fff pleases- wtuch include Mogn Cnsta (Incentive) astd £v«f>orM>'s A Wii|i'|pllirp4&en) and usust^ «• tsihnen 40.1X10 and 1 00,000 copies eich. 'We d never ttetove m piittiflg a product out WTlttout a screenshct And the idea a it must be seen to be good V8k*« for mofiey. Ttte proof of the pudding IS in the eating and we're not going to sleep on our laurels.' PtKvxg fiQ metaphors hell stretch to I Alternative S saJeS enpert, advefttsing man Damd Piakrief , agrees TbeoMy wayyouseHabiidfet game ts. tbroughvourcpi«r;h«sln»$e$ Take a good, popuiir gim«, put a strong ilustrviion on it and watch It shoot into the charts. 'Btit I we ^ways fett that most s,oti waf e companiK are vary cyncal toward their market - they trourKe out itiis cartoony. batviVi style to wll to what fi essentialiy Adrian Moie. 'But we se« 10 a very wis*, albert young, audience; Artd the tefis of AJiematwe's brightly PKkaead rereleaies and chetp. cheap compitaiHonspreepnimfDrfl 9$on a Triple Deckefj wM soar wise up to wtiat's m a 6M)t rUn)a game I MAIL ORDER Igreat new aggie buys at great new aggie prices up to 20% Off FULL-PRICE games including p&p! IK^ Syttmi 3 t7.es cas«aO* {was £9.09) KNIGHT ORC Rainbjrd £1 1 .95 casa«ttft (wai £14.95} BUDGET BREAKS IttV THAEE 1 1 .dS «wn*k ■nd GET ONE C 1 ,99 ftmrn FREE'' Bwy THflCl tZAi ^mm* mnd QET OME Ea.99 e»m* FREGl £1>99 GAMES nETrCoOvMastirs ANlrMACfiftf SMUUUrW) Code M«sl6rs 0fllQfiaifVTopT«nHilft Pm(P*TftOL Flr«tM SiW mtruCU fVTA Untsrtronc BCOCMFTFfBOnJSivBf $TM PILOT finiO)tfi$iN9 Take your pick from the budget bundle £2.99 GAMES odAifomsoemtsf^mn LFm^SUAD mmfsuAH. 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V COMMODOftt USER yL\ " a s/KJor em (jp 'oj- tfw pro(tsnG*Vl rn*ricsmdn * F ', Ca (Arcade Gdrne of the Vfear) / f ZZAP / / DONTMlSSm / ! Sf}«Clfym 48 148 Cav«tte tSW Aimtr«3 C PC C4isctte tS^^q / i Soetwjm h Disc £14 W Aiy>«WlCKD*K tl4.99 mciflcch TRAOCENOOIMfSWiLCOMt PHONC (039V 7^456 T£UX e7a373Mdrt«G 9 HANG-ON Producer: Electric Dreams Retail price: E9,99 Authors: Chris Wood and 2ZKJ, from a Sega coin-op Whwn you had that Raleigh with ^abiliser wheels, no-one would have thought you'd come (o this - crouch&d ovQT a rscirg motorbihue vmtht whee4$ about lo lay rubber acfo^ four contifienls. You wait at the raoa's start i<n«, coof, coJm and coUacted, Suddenly the tolling group o1 bikkfls that surrounds you i& away, scorching off into Iha distn'^ce. You acoelerata aftar tttam, watching closaty tha spaedo at tho lop of the scfeefi- When the cruoial XB of 290 kpti ts reached, ttw '3 tuit© kicks in. Then you begin to ast up ttw othor ridart aa tt thay ware on pi^tctuad tric^:las. You're loath to ease off the ttvottka, knowing that to do so costs you vaimable^ time, but sonnetimes ine situation do^rtsfKls sharp braking. The bike can use all of the road, swttctiing from side to sMa to avoid the Oltw bik«s arbcl ■pax through ttw bends of the track. tr your steering isn't ail that it migfit be and you touch another rider. Of ftiilp off tfw mam track, soeed is lost - and that means viiuaW* tHTi^ 1$ 9ona loo. And you can't do anythHij^ abool nddrs wtMi strike you as tbay coma Duming thfough, losino you yei fiKMe seoo4id8. Worse stiil, shoukf you make contact wrth one of the wayside faaMea, an adMrtiamg hoarding, a iree or a pHe of bouider«i, yon have a wipeout on your hand& and the bike is destroyed. No serious tnjufv ia involved and you are quickty on a apa^^, but r)o'*/ time i^ even lighter. J HICK L ■■ Super l^ang-On couM taitty ba CAlhKl Enduro Racef II -' I can And bardfy any dlffarencae. Riding a road blk« rdtNtr than A dirt Mke doesn't change ifw game much. StiH, t}>ef«'i mon colou' h«r« than In Enduro Raoer - o1 coursathat oaum soma aittilbute problafna, iHit Iha axlFB rasMy la woftii H. ff ycMi a lrea d y o«ni Enduro Racer thara'a no pdhn In gattfrtg thta, but Wt worth a i^ook If you're *hopf>^ for a Tha ckxJn ticks away all too faat at the head of the screen. Flash bensath Ihe finish gantry before that 2ero second arrives, and you're on to the next stage with any rerrtatning time carried over. Each succeewe tnc^ aska more of the rktor, daring him to go taster and to tak& rnor^ chances before ttw evar4owenng tirne Itmrt is reached, H you successfully hcie Uw six tracka of Atrica, you and your rnachine are transferred to Asi* (ten stages J, then to America jt4 stages), and finally to Europe with its 1 S tracks Eac:h new continent i$ a groater test of skill tfian the \asi. WFth points tiuilding up as you whee'ie your way around the v^orid- Afler aH this. \i you feel your tJike laoks a little something, you can pep ^1 Its capabiirtTes by increasing the seiwtivitv of its handliing - and Oft yOu go once more. J PAUL L " Alter aealng IJS Qold/Epyx'i appaMns Super Cycle I was afrakl Suiwr Har>g-On might tia anothar well afc«^ graet ruiii»ed by thoughHaaanaas. But though It'a certainly not up to tha vtAndardt of Enduro Flacer, tt'a an Incndibiki iKMat^mant- Tha (tvnt and offan a cl a w i riy ooii aliw , t a<i amy of optiorta, though ( found onfy orte comMnflthMi uaaftil; Ngh aanatthrtty wHh attrtbulas off. And once you find ttw right aattinga tha gwna ia a joy, both playab^ and addktlva. Th« Zavala of dftfliculty are juat rigfit; if a pretty easy to tinlah the nrat two Afirican tracks In your fliataasalon, but to get any furtiwr raqulrvB persaverWKa arKJ ia at frtf»d uaa of the turtw, IT youVa ba«n looking forwwrJ to Super Hang-On you wont ba dls^ipakitad. " tzi -ifSti ■Si I ■At *^ ^M ski ^ Super Haaf-Oft'mpmb' I from t Segi ceiiKip ^ Tricky rldiit0 «s 1^ chKi tk:ks 0(1 JbymL *'lTia chane* to aal ymr bNia'a i«epensa does ■ tot for Super Herig-On " you can fide IHta you want to. And thcxigh ttiaf* are aal anglaa for taking tiUiiiai i| tfWt makaa it aaal ar to a aaaaa how to taolda each one. The major p ro b t a m 1 had wai wHh drunken drtvara cutting m* up- r~l COMMEMTS Joyvtlcka: Curaor, Kempston. Sinclair Oraphksa: \mgfi (fttaiied bikes, with jerky but liUA anirnatioo Sound: super bi^kmg offnc(<j OptiOftS; to colour Or not to ookM^, ttiat 19 thaquaaUor^ plus ttvee levels of control _; not quit© up to BwkMO fiuoar, but a superb ^nd cf^lenging co<n-op conversion Presentation Graphics PI ay ability Addiictiva qualities OVERALL CRASH Februafy198€ 11 GARY LINEKER'S SUPERSTAR SOCCER Producer; Gremiln Graphics Retail price: £7,99 Author: Chris KerFy In direct competition with Oceans MstcfitJay U comes Gremlin' fi latest tug-nama licence. Gary Uiysker's Si^ptfStar Socc6r. Similai to Mr Ritman't game, this gives the player Ihe dual asp«cta of managament end real playing action. tuA ap^oat^ieattiem quiite differently. TTie same 14 atr^ictuf ed into four divtskxis of s»xidef> leams , with Ht* player s team starting m the ftxjrth, p4aying botti league and cup games. Any of the lour division labtes can be eKamined, as wsH as B learns' statistlos, set -up and l4si olpiayars. ^ Cwwrait't rooting (w local When the player starts a matcti. he can change the controt of rhe coech, centre (orward and goalie to human or computer, if all three are set 10 computer control, the player can atecl not to watch ttie rratch, but jKst lei the compuvef work out the result. The player only has one fooiballef to contros for the whoi*? mat<^ - the computer follows the actton on the ball, which means that the player's cerrtre can be a tonq way off screen. When th«> player has the ball, be can either pass, by holding the joystick towards a player and lapping ttw button, or shoot, by holding down the button. A Kriod<'OUt league cup JMICK L " What hM hoppenwllo the sortware industry? There arm more <oo^4ill gam^ on ttM marttei man I've had hei dinnan " mn6 thaf ■ saving BOfnelMrtg] Urrfortunirtaly Qmy Unefcpr s S<jp«rstar Soccer holds nothing naw. The game tin^ trery well laid out, and Ihe ofytiena menu is f;lutlar«d wtth text The piayfhg acman lan't any Httar, witti poorty animated and dHfk:ult lo-sae fsottiailars running arotirtd ttia garlah pitch. Gary Unekar'f Si^ieffitar Socci>r is ■ aofl of croaa between Fo0tt>9fl Dtrector and htalchday II ^ ^ut ha»n*t the ttair or playabil% of either. " competition IS also hekl during the season, giving the pinyer a chance 10 go for a trophy as wett as the leegue title. JbymL " Not hav^ control over the whole team i% sfrwige - you can*! •ven ted which {flayer l« under your contrDl> making the action hard to roMow, eepecislty when you're at one end of the pitch and the ball la at the other! It atso meane that you have a much less •IgnAicant psart In the game » in Matchday II you have a feeling of complete control and are able to a«t upi movaa how you warnt to. ki the l^ht of Matchday II, Gary Linekcf's Sup^utar R>ot(»ay ia a very poor offering - 1 know which one I'd rather buy. Producer: End uf a nee Garrtes Retail price: £9.95 casseHe AuthcM's: Kefiy Kevtil, Iris Luttring and Bttly Barry The computer verslor of f vp follows the structure ,nr.] content of the board gan « but provides computer opponf r v . to dt your wita ^airtst. The action is payed on a ' board ' of 32 coloured aeclions. formed by hNO opp<»9^ sets ol spira^is lying wrthm a circle. Rotating the spirals creates a shifting motfe pattern IbymL " Eye fa a compioteiy coficafit, but once mastered, there's ttrUe to keep you ptBying. 11^ computer opfMMente are quite cnaHanging, but overall t found that the gamepley was rather aamey, and tacked any excitement or thrills. Playing the game wl(fh a couple of Human opponents is fun, but t wouldn't raconvmand the computer version of Eye tf you're Ukety to be playing it on your own. " 43% a-' - different coloured sections to appear in una vA four sei patterns. To Win the game, a player must place a spectftod number of Ipaul ** U anythinig. Eyf' improves on the onglnal lioard game, but at far a« I'm concerned, the programmers have made the best of a bad iob - the beard game is rwthing to- wrrtte home about. What tnaltaa Eyt> so unttkeabia im the lack of variety - there's only a tew lhlr»gs to do and mo«t of the time is spent waiting for the eorr^Miter lo take its turn. There ans plenty of g-ood contpular board game interpretations on the Spectrum - l>ut I'm afraiid Eye Isn't one of them. " J MIKE ** I've plaved the board cjame a couple of times artd, to be quite honest can't say that I found It particularly enjioyable. The computer version plays very simltarty. and offers Itttfe mof s than some computer opp»nents. The gamaptay isn't much fun, and after a couple of sessions I grew increasir>gly t>ored. Eye It baautifuHy packaged, but ts very overpriced for what it offera. If you realty want to play Ey St buy the burd game. " 41% counters in the corraapondir^ cotoMT sections 00 ttie board> The numt»r of cciiniars usaddspands upon the numtwr of playars, and the program accounts tor tjet ween one and four psriicpanta, etthar htuman or electronic. > Somettiinji's gone efl colour in tlte mini]' sf ye 12 CRASH February 1 988 1 Jmommi " Gary LineKef 5 Superstar Soccw ft v#fv much itt ttM Min ot Fo&Uiall ManaQsr. M»n«gifM} • footbai tMm and gui(£ng It to tha top of 1h« WMM* dai«4 hav* It* Vftpaal, but I prafar to con trdJ ttM actton on ttia field rathar than off M. Tha graptilea ar* bai^ avaraf)*, with vaiy Rf|t«tQ mgh« ttivm ttaindOUt On tht whoJa this la ■ gowl f09tt»lMI managamant gama, butt MatctKJay 11 Is still ttw dafinitiva rootbaii gama as far at I 'm eoncatniad . " ^COMMENTS JoyatteitK Cufsof . Kempaton, Sinctair Qraphtca: Ctuttarad text on tfiQ opoatis aeraan. artd poor Sound: lac^HnQ Options; sxtans«ve menu ayatam, with plenty of on- jntormation Oanaral ratlrKc a ffe^^KiMlngraoltaii game which tells far short of fts potfifiUaJ Pfes«iitat»on Graphics Addichtfe qualities OVERALL ^JcmmEHTsL tjoyttlcfca: Cursor. Kanrpstcxi. GrapMcaiadear representation ol the bcsard ioundi simpta spot affacts andtiileturta Optiocw; deiWisbiB Kays and1 - 4 pteyais option Qanaral rating: an average Gonvgrsion of a r>ona*too- uTiprasslva txMrd gama Presentation Grap4iics Playabllily Adffictive qualttios OVERALL Producef; Activisian Retail price: C9.99 Authors: BobPape In yet ainQtf«r big licensiingdealH Aciivi$Jon have beogW Ihe f^H arcade garrt« Rwnpiaffa to the home computer market. Q«lween ona and thraa playors ta^a t>a part <A muiaiad monatars Gaor^. Lizzi« or Ralph, as they S6t about destroying a crty futi of buildingis. inflicted. It collapsax in a doud Of dust All three rm>n3tarahavsdainwge malws, which are dacramed 'fivery tirrw they're hit by IMi of bullets from arrny l»eUoopiara and lanhs, or Stay on a coiapslng buHdmg Art entir^y diminilahao darnage meter has (attf consequences. To supptemohl 1h#lr eriergy, ttie moTKiters collect a wide variety of sditsie otQjacts kn the windows of buiidirtga, and protect themselves by s^nSshing the a^my vehicles that fire at thatn. Tlia game ends once ail three monsters have raturr^ad to theu^ I human ^er-egos. JbymL "Although ActMafon Kaww auceaaandly Inoludad the ihfae player option Irt tnia convor^iorv, things g«t cra^npad both on and off ser8«n. To ba honvsi, t find tfw gamapiay ratfwr dull - there's no chiirvc« of annihiletlng the armed forcea, and consequent^ RBfTmai?^ juAt b*corvi*« a raoa to find good food, wrth noithlng to do axcapt avoid crumbing btiKdings. Ttw •Clion gats dull quite ^ickty, and ayer^ with a coupjr* of other playan to ftpica thln^ up» tfvara's littla to ki«p you playing. " Jhb mcwistere are mftiaHy dropped onto the acr e en . and are confronted by s«>veral buildings, all of wh4ch ara desinoyed to advance to ttw ne>rt levet. Thts "S ac^iieved tjy cirmtMnq up the s^des of bui1din<g^, and mh&r smashing out tt>B Windows, or knocking hotes in ihe ssde. Once erraugh striiclurai damage has been J MIKE L " Rampage is e pretty jolly game^ and boasts soma very bright graphics. Some of tfM acraana ara very attractive (as attractive a* naif a dozen muhkstoray bi^ldlngs can be J suppose) and the chafactara are great. Ttw gameplay appeals to rrr^ vandal and sadlatk kntinc^ artd goirvg around amathing whola tKiiidings down arKf eating paofua la highly anj«iyat>la. Then thaca's tt«s extra fun of bimg burted undJar lunila . . . However, tli« gameplay tacka vamty and conaaquantly I doubt Its long-term W- A beauty nl ■ baast JNICK L *' Qraphlcally, Rampage la really good - akyacrapan, railway trscks and •fS ail excel Icntty and the backdrops afsi great, witti pyfons and ttansmlttera to add to the railam. Ttw bailc Idea is o*te of chaos - you have to bda end punch pieces out of ttia buildings and eat paaalAg cars. The mon^tara afe al aa vMant as each other, which ^tn cause a problem wt>en one tuitis against you! In some of the windows of buildings tfiera are iittJe pCM>pie which give you extra energy it you eat them! t tbofoughliy enjoyed playing flampsge,^ and with an extra player or hwo it b«comes imoretun-' smashing! " COMMEHTS il Joyatftclis; Cursor. Ksmpston, Smclatr Graphics; large, intricataly* daiaflad monsters with cokMtiil backgrouncta Soiatd: stomptng and bashing effects only Options: 1 -3 pEayors General ralkig: a co m petent .version ihal should appeal iu tdns of Ihe onginat Presentation Gr.iphtcs Plav.ibilily Addictive quafitics OVERALL 69 CRASH February 1 968 1 3 1 TiRerRAP 1 Producer: Electric Dreams Retail pnce: E9.99 Authors: Source, from a Data East coln-op T hare's a txirning skyocrapor <tewn on ArcadQviilte's main stTMl. and thti fife is ding to the ne^ghbcHinng HM pilyv takes control of a B i * Hi ;H* * who is «ant to put out the bisza. Ths hero starts at the base of ttia first towsr «quipp»d only mth a fir^resislant suit, j^t- padK and water cannon, and clirnbs up the ven^caUy scrollling tuUduig. W(3«Mn and dogs ara trapped in tha OQfTllaaretiofv. and are mcuatl when touxmd, ttie hero supplying Ihiin wKh a p^w^hutA fto ihey may IkM io safety Ha alto extinguishes fires with has cannon, leMding eittier a cash bonus or a bonus icort. These andow tum with tiw abUity to fire horuontaUy, avir^ adosd protection, or initiate m }et-p8Ck. btasting hkn up the buikJing and saving precious time. As ha dimbs, t^ie fireman avoids a continuous stream of debris that rains down on him, and negotiates knpassabie areas such as Jn§ck L " Rretrap »a*m* •i*np(t and tjoffngi to tiegiin with, biit hjTther Invastfgatlon proves Hiis wrong. The graphics are aaeauatei erlth sonw' cute leuAae Hhe th« iittl« doge (ahl] that have to be rteoued and sant down to Itie ground on a parachute, Tlie only tiding that I didni like about the garrw Is th« leek of variety ^ to mm th« ortly dWafenca betw r e a n lowaf blocks waa thefr colour, and that ttvs fire gats more severe on higher levals. Firetrap is a fun change from 9m utolenca or tfiefis, but may b e c ofy» e a litHs tadiwj* after a taw tQw«rs htvm eittinguisrved. " fagpotes and smooth patchaa that give rto grip. Should ha be hit by an ob^t or touch any lira, the J MIKE L ** I've giot to ghMr It to Data East - th^^r^ coma up with a wefy no vet 3D game. The pBnafilay Isn't Ihe taatast l^rs aver piayaa, but it provklea a ohJanja and is faifty addldlva. The o r ap n tea -.are very wwM drawm and the clMira«n«r9 detallad and clear' But tlhere ts one anag - flte 1km diitl and th« falling object* tattd to t»iand irtto Itte bulkNng, which can make things difficult on higher levels. H you^re after en unusuaJ and en^oy^f^e game - look up Firetntp.*^ TT* J PAUL L ** ElactHc Dreams have been a biK quiet of late ar>d ifa good (o *ae them come baclc wtth some rww games - Nrhiiist last isaua and now Firetrap. The screart display baa bean planned just right - there's not loo much visible, but just enough to gtve you a (lira] fighting chance. What frnpresaed me most was the about ol detailed graphk^s being moved armiftd the ^reen very quickly and smoothly. Everything ebout Firatrap (a sJick. end lo cap it afl the gameplay is vary addictive! '* > StDptheliomefifBs Jjurnin^ tn Electrle Drsams's sHck, adtticttvt charactef falls aaverai stones and loses a itfe, The game ends wtwn all his five lives a^'a i^t. m\m '4| iv*"j<i >^t:^ saam ■'^■'-.;--i. ito^.^lir--^: nn!%fi»i £1 M^nm Jcommemv L^ Joysticks Cursor, Karnpeton, SfTCJair Qraphloa: great -^ wail drawn and smoolh , although some of ihaoharactarB are occaitonally difllcuA 10 aee Sound: ioBy title screen ditty and JingMB, but very Eimitsd in- «me sound anaets Opttotta: defintiiie keys General ratirfg: a corr^petent and addidive convarston of a , rxwa) arcade madiine Presentation 75% Graphics 80% Plaiyabitity 77% Addictive qualities 78% OVERALl. 7a% 14 CRASH February 1 988 M r! 1 wmnm V ) A NEW WORLD FROM RUSSIA Of* of the ait time compter ctassxs urteiievatiy adiiicUve Its pertectty stn^^nd stmpiy perfect 94% Zzap 64 Available ofi CormKibore 64/1 2S Tape and DisK Spectrum Tape and Disc Amstfad CPC Tape and Disk Amsirsd PCW Tape and Disk BBC fleclfon Tape arxJOtsc MSXTape AtanSTOfsfe Amiga Disk IBM PC and CompaiaWes PutaltsbedbvMifrofBottUd Aihmw House 66-73 Shop I «fw> tn™<nn crjP-iAft ALL GAMES AVAILABLE FOR: SPECTRUM COMMODORE AMSTRAD 7.95 ea. 8.95 ea. 8.95 ea CASSETTE Qsffiff / M A i, t N at / W A i^ i ALL GAMES AVAILABLE FOR: COMMODORE SPECTRUM* AMSTRAD 12.9&«a. 14.95 ea. DISK Hdvifit survived f Iw bloodsucking nKmsters of the tk^ ptusf. you progress on to the dctusl Road it^igit T)h« is virtwre the fun redlfy be^ns. Vou will meet vamp4re$/two and tHree Headed rmmsters - ttw iwad wNt fly at yoii on it^ own, )ust Miltsn y<Mi tMnh you aregalrtirM; the wppcr hand. Collect kofts to buikd ii|) the f^epokwr necessary to fiflic off your aggressors. Action and exdCe«neflCal tlie way mWi tills macabre and unusual game ', Mtiich has that ehislwcittr.i S49m«thing to keep you cominf b JCh for mor«. 1 l«. IVilkl 'n B ^^ 7?If M 2 iy N S P'H O N E 6 i 8 3 4 3 9 t L E X 6 6 9 9 7 7 majJi^ ©/ Producer: Gremlin Graphics Retail price: £7.99 Auttior Tim Miller Across thQ contknwits'of th« world you flaari on your bicycle madis for oi^. Bum infhoak, h«ad down, you pedsJ ovef a vHfiety of coLir*M, 0Pfnpe1tf>g against the dock VKi tMi o4h«r compeifiors in <f>uf nce. But this cycling ejrtrav«g*nm te ncA jusi a &impl(9 matter of athlstic prowe^ ftTtd saddle sor^ocss - the OOIMSS ^ fulJ of Qt»1ructK>ns and uFi8portsmari)k« poopte wtw wan you «rid your txke upendad and tomporwHy out of ttiftiio*. From ttw roads surftaos pep bWTieni and obtruslue pc^; coiled snakes sirike; sQuat sumo wre3il«rs btock the highway arxj groups ai thugs atwffle from roil0skcfft to roodskje, Rumps atso obstruct ttie way MmhI. but t^ese can be usad to )ttft over obstacles ancl ahead c/f Uie Compotitton H you have three crashes (each ia indk^led by a nifty peoe of adved^ing for a wal-known national computer magazine) you're out of the race for good. Your posnion to ftiown on a msf below the main, horizontally- scrD<ling course scaer. And your placmrg is vrtaj, (of orly by vt'mmryq a tittq» of the race can you move omothertext. Ueki \n a far distant oourrtry, So yoi) must ooncerrtrBta on ip e o d. avoid tfra obstacles - and J PAUL L "Ifiia make* a ptoeeant cdiariQe from the uaual arcede •dvwtturae end tieet/ehoot^'efn-ups that have eppeaired on t9ie Spectrum I«ta4y - .wid It'a atao a good game. Though It't not • dimct Vm-ki with dM Tour De France, Tour De Force has ell tfie ta rtufee of the re a l ife race (apart from ttie dulcet tones of Channel 4 oommentatof PMI Uggvt): people all over the roed, Cokm bo W aa and wen mianiac c^ictlste wtio try ertd kk;it you off your bika. The reaJim 0*(S Confusiinig wtivn your rider I* loat •HKing the (^rowiliof o<ti«r Irtkes^ tfKiugh. Sourid Is used well -the dffTerent countrtee laihere you race ar« identrfied tiy riatjonat turtes - end it'a good to see Oremlln Qraphics divereiMng fnun the usuel gerwea wHh tWa cWlgfitfufiy ptayabie gBme, - ^ Psdai pmm TatrOt Fmt abendoo the few moral scruples that you have by taking olher nctors off with some choK:e lOsUing. 8ut b^ke rsdngfttMM and thirsty work. To ftntsh ms race on a bike rather than a s lie l ch e f youl ttave 1o take on drfnlKs by directing tfie bike through ttie ttotlles. glasses afKt casks ttiat stand on the tarmac. J MIKE L '^Tour Da force Is Mte e lasxed-up fulf-prlce ver^on of tjoaturlroinlr'a Milk Race, but Wie Jezzlng up hasni eddied to the ol^fSbtHty. The firmt level of Tour De Force la dtfAcuH, end the stert to oonfuelng; It takes qutte a few eeconde to work out wtilch of (he 11 rfden to you. There's not much genYeptay to keep you golrw beyond tfie start line, either. " % ^ 'HumomH and detailed flnphks on sleft'icniHInanad' KNIGHTMARE Prodjcen Acti vision Retail price: £9.99 Authors: MD Software, JP Dean, EM Dean and Focus Creative Enterprises K nightmare is a TV licence With a difference, based on the nV/AngltofV serlea wfiich starred scnoof-age rote- plaiy«r« in a fantasy casfle <H coftifmABf gnphice. In the Afcthriakm game, a aad dtotreaaed knig^ has bean caat through time and ipaoe to a plaoe he does not Imow. «id hemuit ttimtve. He can ask thtnoi. 1(N*, dig and even drink, selecting comrrMndi and responses to charecters' sugge^kins from a rnuitipie-choice set. As the kniQht progresses tivough these daink dungeon roonw, he encounters people, and tftere are ttaasts wt» can fielp him b^ answ(King his questk)r\a. Like him, they talk in speech bubbbes. But he wiH also encounter got>lins. snakes, and bats A bumtng candje at tfie aide of tfie screen shows ftow much life Ifie knight has left. iyou JPAiiLt ,** Kmghtmare to very oomptax, end though most of (he acboea muat take meke aenee, wtien you heve to np^ INnge it gets monotonotje. VIeuaHy KiHghtmare to very attractive, wfth the indhrMuato detailtod and a tAi ui a ie ^ i i i a wii ^ end the oreclee heve commanding appeerancM. TtM meln fault of Knightmare Is It'a very, vary hera- a every capable atfifetnturafa. ■ and win prove a graal etiailefige to the 71* More intomietion is avsjidble irom two orades - but one is hetpfui and the otiier is maik^us. And ttecsuse It's not a i;letective gan«. you cannot cross-questkjn them atxMt ifieir repites. If the knight sur/^es long enough, he can gatfMr f^enin's f^aglc, T>iere are many apal8» and only by tnat #>d errpr can you find ** Tide one's atcHtghie-lt took me screens. Kntghlmare has great twofl itOO^ togeteutefitieririt but 0M peee to e llttie too' feet, though the word «>nirnanilBare (iffloull to toe at tint tliey soon iMcome easier, and v«fy fasl, SUIr KnlghtfTiars wttt take a k»ng time to maettr - which nwy or may not be a recommendattont " > Aharddey'sknlgMlfiM>wgriJtrrui-0 l8FF»§KKg 11 V I V •■ • i 18 CRASH February 1988 jBwifl " Tour D0 Fofce us«s portrvH (iraphk^s wh«r« plan-view aplodgea could Kbv« bmmn sufMctad - tHit thefv vtilt ^snt ■nough ddoptayed on tt*ch KfWBfi for you to avoid cmfakt ob^ct*. You K«v« to nwmerit* th« cour^^, or go too sJowty to get a r»{i»o<»ablv finifhing posHion. Still, th«ra't •OmatMng about c^it^ion wHti stationAry gto» | » clM Hvt just boo«t« th* •ddictivitrwa*. " A countdown at the tsottom of the screen shows tiow you're dotaf^Q lor ttme. ^COMMSfiTS /__ JofiDcht: Kempstoo, Sinclair dnpMos: tiumwovs and drtiladi monodhfOfng gnphjcs [avadino dash) on a tast-ScroHnig road SouMfc national tunes lof each country. Hfith crash'n'tung in- (Mtnftwfscts WMral rvtfnee oriQlfMl i«Ml addlctivfl gam^jlBy JmfmL ** A nlgtitnur* lnd«*f) - there's on* corract r»spon«« to evefy kltuatian, no tMriabon fs pftrmmed, •nd thtt mi iiii dr Knightmar* ■o«R gals too dictatoriialL ** 4t% out what ttiey do. One squashe® Ihe nastiQ?. t>ut rtot all are so u$«hjl; if ttiing^ gel raany despetate. resort to huding bricks at the goblin&. ^COMMBHTS L Joyilicltt; Kenipstor. SrK^r <lraph4c«} booh-JikQ prswntslion, 'tummg pages' from one scnson to the next, usirtg iaofnetric vtew9 ol morioctwomatic nxwns Sound: untntenMAing O iwi r et rating: beautifully p wwi nted. but too difA<xrft to raward most players Pmsentation 67% Graphics 75% Playability 56% Addictive quatttim 6d% OVEAALL «2% CLEVER & SMART Producer: Magic Bytes Retail price: E8-99 Authors: Volker Marohn, Olaf Marohn and Hotger Ahrons Clever ajxi Smart are tvvo Gefman cartoon charactera now on the Spectnjm screen - a pair of privtfle oy&s, complementing one another with thetr mulitanous talents. Clev&f s mas^ter of d^&guise and can slip into somethirvg a litiie more unrocogn^sabte lo complieie his inwestigatfons. Smart, his^var - present chum, »s the intelhKiLiat of ttwtwo. they fmd of interest. There are numerous flats, restaurants, shop^t ifva kindergarten, a prison, and phofM boxes which car paaa on yaehil messages. Clevar ^y] Srrtan get paid «n advance, so tfiey iiavo rnoney to purchase useful thmgs and eat out in restaurants (htirhger is an ever- present problem) , Tlrte money won't last long, but they can live on the edge ofthe law. enter a flat In this licence released by Magic Bytes, one of Anoiasofl's many new labels, Dr Bactenus has been kidnapped, and the two have be&i hired to find him You start otf in the streets of a town There Clever and Smart can move anxjng tfie buildn>gs. investigating and entenng those and Umi a chequebook, forging thie ownior's signature to c^aw more cash. But them ai« hazards on the street, such as killer cars and ttie occasional tMrnb. Roaming around th« town may produce valuable dues, but going underground may be even mere ^ Genar A Srrmr. atiVhiir wforthwtifte, Eriter the system, locate the telephone cab^t^a, auid Clever and Smart can start listening to telephone corwersat>ons, Uke any ottw sewer, this one has rats, and cofliact with rats makes ihe two heroes hurtgry (if not togtcal). They can deter rats by wearing rat suAs. but if the cat comes mey've gofl real proWems. Locating a kidnap victim ishard enough at the best of times. ar>d what with hunger, stolen chequebQOhs, sewers, and remembenng the names of a^/Aridason s labels (whatever fiappened to Viz Design?). Clew and Smart have a kit to corrtend with, L emrtcism 1 m ■ Ciever S Smart is one of the vwaifdest games I've had the misfortune to play recent/y. it's diffcult to get into, because the docLimentation is so tiad, af>d once you do wortt QOt what ' s going on It's tjonrvg. The nice titte is about all that Cievsr & Smarf haa got going for it - and that's a shame because ttw ktea is falr^ sound, atMit not orioinai. " Ml Zl% • " Ctever & Smart is weird - It teket a while to woHt oat what* s gotng on and I'm not sura the effort Is worth it, Tht graphics are colourful t>ut on ttt* whiols very simplistic, and the animation of the two characters It unrealistic, though Ihe sound is elective. Chvmr & Smmrf lent too hard, tiut It's boring. " 41% # "ft you'rB a mare-rnwxted maniac this is for you. Clever & Smart is totally mazo^ohented, so it fsn't Bym-compatibie, and frte hypmKtlM characims don't add my tto arVoyment. / wouiid find grovH^ Sfoufid m real aowo r a much trtcn ex&ting than tr^ng to take baartngs orr ttt» blank waib in tjmgame. ' L COMMENTS 1 Joysttcks: Cursor, Kempston, Sinclair Qraplilcs: large, coloudul and simplffllic graphics Sound: r>o music but effective spotFX OenanI ratlna: an Odd ar»d rather boring game, ioensad trom German cartoon characters whose twee humour may nd appeal to the British market Prasentation Gfaphies Playabiiity Addictive qualities OVERALL 2m^ 45% CRASH February 1 9B8 19 Producer: firebird Retail price: £7.^ Authors: Dominic Robinson and John Cummlng of Gfaftgotd In Firobird's l^ttst Todtci otwi-op convenian. the playv gats ttw chanoa to taka fo the skies in the Flylrtg Shark, a Wortd War il btfrione , gnd fly a ^(0 i^Sion imo anarny lemtcny. The acikin a playad ov«r a vertically ftcroding iMtdidrop, with scfiiadrons of enemy fighters flykng in to attack frorn the top ot the screen. Hie ground Is Irttered with gun efnplaoaniwTts, and tanka arxl ships attemist to blast you out ol the B3<y wlh a voiiay of well-aimed shots. TM Rying Shark » aqutppad wHI^a doubta-tMrrelled gun and an unlimited auppty of arruTunltlon lo blast th« anaim^, Thi» flr^pciAr&r i« increased wtian the floating symbol dropped occas^onanv by the last afif opiane in a squadron <ls GoHscled. Tosupplamani ihe giir^ 6n a lunrled suppJy ol smart bonnbs wMdi dadnsy avarything onscraen. There are Ave levals to conquer, ytUVtt iurttier leveb including conrnyrtatlons above iha Ngh saaa againit mksstte-sprtlif^ battle ships and patro) boaitt. The player vtarta off with a fleet of thi^e plviea, and extra ories ere aemed at SO.OOO and tSO.OOO points, and for evary 160,000 points thereafter PLnvep ■: ^^^^ **i1lt W^'^ ' ^'i^ei^s*^ JbenL *' Ryling Shamt la o*rt«inly a ra«t atioot-'eniHipi, and boit i ple nt y of acvbn - iHit I did firwi tf^e ffnaM pteyirtB ervn mid fN rnorMjchriymBtic grapitiicA a little oft'putwig. Another ammylng pojrrt ii tlw fact tti»t tt>e attack panama nawar vary fnun game to gafner ttwtigh to be fair thera't far too many to m amo riae. SUA, III you Ilka shoot- 'afrHups, ghw Ftying Shark ■ go. " ^ 'txtrein«iydeUilieclot))cct«i>n B^noottiiy-Kreiningiiackiiirtwnd' PAUL i_ *' Authors Gumming and ftoblnsot^ muAl tvav« ivtHtd this one off at « fair pace! It aeems like only yesterday thaH tlieae two were cmning out with 'original' games at Hewson. They may Keve lost their Drfglrmlity at Ffrettifd, but th«y'va stiH com* out with a superbly playable and temt>ly addicthn Qame. The action is fast and tt>« graphite? attractive , and the only thing lacking li a decent tuna. Ttva Grattgold/Firebird conMnation seems to have worked vary well here! jDAveL " l*wa never saan Iha arcade ume, but if this coin«nlon tt any thing to go by, ttw coin* of> must tM somettting specials FJret>ird have put logetlwr a rnsrvelious game, which k»ks and piays vary much Hhe 1942, wAh the objecthv tieing W Bdvar»ce M far forwar J as possible and shoot every object thtat rrtoves. One min^r annayance is that the is the same colour aa aurrouMllnfl^ but nevertfwieaa that niggle doesnt atop Flying Shark being ooe of the beet arcade conversiona I've aver played. " , ICOMMEHTS L. J«yctlcka2 Cursor, Kempston, SJnclafr QrapMca: extramaty detailed monochrome otijects with smoothly-scrollir^ t>ackgrtHjnd SowMt: afleclhe gunshot and OipUona: datlrtabia toys Qenerri raMnu arother greeit shoot-'em-up>om the Flobinaon/Cufnrtiirig partnarottlp pTMCittatJon m% Glraphfcs ao% PlayabJIrty 85% Addictive qualities 89% OVERALL 89% 20 CRASH February 1966 /■ 'U: SPECmUJM ft* CASSF'ITE Software Limited ONEEN BERET RESCUE TH£ CAm ft. #t«*i " ALL-ACTION COMPUTER HITS* vtl^iRWi tfwTvrnta^ ferine efl^ sX N RAMBO FIRST &IOCP PAfTT it .>fc miM i jjwv«* mi*t* i »*«^> , III til 10 I »H IN Hji*i* Itm ilmjiai '*n« ll ^ > PI' i »'>'l^«*i mM my i u**d*^*«<uriM>lw#itKi.iA i»iOWMp»Vti«(TiP4V«i>r>rMMiv THEGREAreSCAPe 4%»u**d '■--"- invHi . _ nmr fltrrwmtmt n f lHim utttimffm, with jft»clitl.«llf«fW*wry -. ■- - - "- ' '-iijri/H* ISTRAD COMMODORE SPEtrrmiM 14.»5 DISK * S ALL-ACTION COMPUTER HITS ■ Ocean House ■ 6 Cencr^ Screet^^inchester * Ml SNb ■ I eleiTSeWfflfHIWBSW? GRYZOR Producer: Ocean Retail price: £7.95 Authors; P Owens.M Jones Those sneaky Duirs from itie distant pl3n«t Suna have set up a secret base on Eanh, whera they begin Ihwr tenibte plan to take control o1 11^ woftd'5 weather conditions by buNdInq a huge atmosphere procflsanQ plant. n the Durrs ^xxeed in Vitiating e new ice Age. xbe resutiing ctiaos woutd provude ttw ideal snuation for the aliens lo ovflfthrow ttw human race The Oun^ must tHf stopped at all costs. l.ance Qryior has b^en chosen tQ &nter the at«n pf ocess^ng plant, and find and destroy its control room and the aiiiefi mother ship. To /M47H4IV / accomplish this he must force his way throu^two scTotNng sections of enemy outposts before biasti^ng a rtole In the vrail of the proceasing plant and moving Inskte. Orce m the complex, a map becomes avaiUJI* which G^yzor can foiFDw to lefld htm tN-ouQh the labyrinth of tunnels as he makes h\s way through the ptam. However. passaQe Irs continually hampered by force r«fds, mitomMJc unapons systems artd atien guarcto wt\lch thf«eien to remove one of Lance' s six lives Gryzor prptecis himsetrby using his nfh9 whkti can be topped up wflh extra ammunition by coUedHng ¥raapon capsules. These beaxne available on the deslnjctioo of the alien's weapon stores and Oamefs. ^ 'MiUiti graphics^? " GryzQT Is a very poor game gnphkMv, but It's sunvisinQly •ddlctfv*. This is due to the amount el action that has been crwnmad hrto tMc ahoot-'em-u-i^: jumping off cirffm and tHidges Into enemy Maatod WKterways. somaniauiting over the varf oue a t aa aal na wid than blowing th«m to bits, inrittrsting ttwir ■nd then de a t ro yt ftg Itl The ap««d th^t your character la of la qurte surprtelng: you cfin pgrf orm m«ny dWenMIt movtts veiy quickly, which makaa ttw ection h»ctlc and satisfying. Unfortunately tfie a dJ M h w fiataire of thv garne to outweighed by the rubbish graphic* and souhd, poor presentatlon and high poce . " Hill JdaveL " Gryzor ^n't a bad game overall: it has a ttk e h aMa n ga to ttiroi^, is s(ightly addictive itnd rvqujrvs soma skill on iaiar screens. Coloiitr is r^oatfy used with only the odd clash occurring during the garrte, but It doesn't reetly contain any wondedul gmphics that tat it apart from the ni>rm. Ocean have made a reesonatda attMifit at the convaralon and with a bn mon to g«t your teeth Into they would have had a real wimner. " > Gryior, itom ftm age ol paw convsrsionf &COftt &4f^9S,00 i,IVd:B 46 1 _ it 1 V f5SI5*I5$My^T5S£??^ JOUTRUN 1 producer: US Gold Retail price: £7.99 Sege's besi-seJiing aicade racing gvne has just been converted to tfw Spectrum by US Gold - which ciaims it sold over 2(X),0D0 copies in Us first two JbymL " TTiit must have on* of th« 'worst muMlocda In hlatocvl As aeon a* tfta chackpofnt n feached the acthm Instantly fraazas and ttm next track kiatiBi and as soon am it's In the action starls wHhout warning. This wouldn't be too tMd if you only had to ipand • couple of sacond? waiting, bijt somotimaa ttw watt goes on fo< agaa, and If a easy for your attention to wander, the action to restart and the car crash. The Qamaptay is very slow, and ttie graphics and sound ars osneralty dtsappointlng. Out Run isnt a great converskm. " we^s. breaking a& records and sattrng it to beat GaiJntliBf on loti^: sales. Th« objective in Out Run is to race a Fermri Testarossa to one q< eight destinations within the lime limK. fl MIKE •* Why are us Gokl dolf>g th^ to met Firat CaNforma Gam^ turns out to t>e a maastva dlaappokitment, and tttan Out flun - a cla^lc arcade machine - lumS out to ba another tNsappolnitn'ieni Fair anough, the ^2BK. vetslon Itaa an excellent turt* which d o aanlappasfto slow the game down, but, i aak myaaM, la H possible to ripw It down further ttian it Biraady tsT Ttis traffic on the road is {arky and badty animated^ a^ the road itself isn't exactty the paragon of smoomness. US OoM tiawe mads the beat Job th*y coukj, but It just i6ti\ enougli - Out Run ia 8 full -price, full-scale letdown, " J NICK L " AtlastOutRunhaaarrivedonttwSpactrumfButallltieseelyoiJ ttiat mr* aKpaottng this to be just like itie arcade v*nk>fi hsd iaattar laava the room rfglvt nom, bacawaa you're gn^ to tw so d iaapp c riwta d. The graphics are mt nwatl drawn as is possibta on the Spectrum, and sound on the 128K is alisolutely fantastic! The only thing that lets the game down Is the lack of colour (which is usual tor ttiis type of race game) , On th« 4$K you also haitv to load each track separately which is a mtte frustrating, iHrt the proNam la reaohfad on the 1 JS because once you ftave loaded tlw track it stays in tti« memory. CXit Run is an esaanttal purehaaa for ail you budding srcade gamesten - miss N and youK ragret It for the rest of your I if at " Th« screen shows a 3-0 view of the track from above and behirid the ^ayttf'a Tevtaro^a. The car ^las Mm gears and an aooelerQ,tor, which coma imo afliact as soon as the starting tights gp grean. A dlghaT speedom^er and rev counter inform tNe player of Ihe car's current perlormanca as it negotiates cHps and curves and dodges other trsftSc, Should the car run mto trie bxM of anoiher vehicle it loises speed, bui drrvirkg into a large roadskle feaiura throws the car off the track and leaves the dnver and his girtfnend sittirig nn a da^sd stupor tiit their vehicle IS placed back on the road Thie action is played against a >- Writing} otl another Teitarossa 22 C RASH FetKuary 1986 .Tr'r:^^— 'w:^?§^ (^ nV!.l..,. V V ^ J MIKE L ** It's not raalty the mcmth of pood conversiont, Is It? The furiky taaK tuno on tfm title ■ovMn i» tMiarftbiA but unfortiinAi«ly tlva ganw doMn^ cotn* snywh«f« rwsr bi tarma of ptayabittty. TTw multllodd ts stranqety •nnoyirvg: in games Ikke CXtl Run, I could put up wtth It, tHit lor tome reaaon Gfyzor's ayatiain rasMy got on my nervet. The graphics era poor and badly cokauvMl wWi appaMng MlmMten, and the WiMH QMIW Styw D#COfTI41 Mtrantely annoying, Gtyzor <• poor, bad vmM, «Kl un^ttractiv*: a geme t donl Hhi m ail. •■ 35% ^COMMENTS L ^kiystlck*: Cursor, Kemptstofi. Sindsur Qf^ihlpar poorly drawn and ammatad 8ovitf:riwttlng ^28K Title lurw; poor tn-oame ejects OflnerarrBting; not It vim up to the arcade origtnaJ's high standards Pres^ntalJon Graptiics PlayabHrty Addictive qualities OVERALL 5S% 4«% oonsiarttiy clecreasing time limil, Falure to reach the nest diachpoint wJtNn the tuntl erids tfit amo, WTien a clieckpoirit is reodyKf one of two routes i9 chosen, and the oext pari of the oowta loaded trom lape, ard axM time is ackted to 1t»e total so the player can progress. When the fifth course is complelad the qatns er»d3. (comments L Jeyatktka: Cur«or. Kampston, theindhriduaE am accurate^ drawn txjl jerky anrmatlon detracts from Ihis realism Soimd: Supefb 12eK renddion Of the arCMida tutas, the 4eK lacki such enhanceoiems Olittom: three iev«ta of OaiMral fitintF v4«ws werv qjfif between 'the best you could haw eKpectad ' and ' a poor iTwi«iaik3n ol a gr«ai arcadagame' Pt98«ntrtto{i 77% QTBpNct 71% PlayabilHiy 75% Addictive qualities 75% OVERALL 72% PrcKJucer: Mirrorsoft Retail pnce: £9.95 Authors: Blitter Animations Andy Capp. the flat-capped Northerner of Daily Mfmyr com^-9iriip fame, is once more Jn imaodal troiJble. H19 preoous doie cheque has been stolen, and his ever lolerant wife On leaving hit house, our arttihefo firia NhUetf In the raiTMJiar surroundings of Ns meighboorhood. where he walks atong the merty streets, and enters unlocked buUdinj^ &u<^ as the piib, police stdion and aven the tocal Job Centre The Larcashife lad must rmdout w^N^ has stolen hia cheque by gathenrkg a* miuch mfcumaiion as NATHAN " I found it great tun to control Ar>dy« botetarout pursuit* and I was -soon going round clad In flat i>a|) and timcss, hghting wtth the iocal police and fent man, chjising after my girtfrtend and than <fcw < nif* g a law In tha local pub. The qr.iphics araJuatlHta ttHMa hi the comic atrip and realty cajriture iho wf>Q4e feel of And/a lifeatyte There are eome ttocartt sound etf acta and a^ an Andy Capp anthem when you die. The game Haeff li rather fiard: I found tsska such aa keeping trrg alcarrtater up and pAytng ttw rent quite diffteutt. I alao found it KM aatty to atrvy away from my quest to fight avervone In sight and chase numerous girhriends which prowed much more lunE Andy Capp stays in with the iighi-hearted nawsLpaper cartoon ami is sure to be a hit wtth fans of strips " 77% FTo is demanding rrioney again. Antfy has a week m wtiich to retrieve his ctieque AND rase some money to keep Flo off his back. fie can from Itw characters he meets. Poor okl Andy needs a drop of Dutch courage before interrogalLog his friends though, so a visit to tfie local pub is the first JbymL " The graphics In An(^ Capp are ctear and wary well drawn wtth aonia gf'aat animation, {f you're used to ttie Tai-Pan>style layout you aratVt get lost, but avetvon'e else should indulge in a littla eartogrephy to en«ura rapid progress. Tha adventure- type actions DbvicRisly help the game but are a little confuairtg at firat; they do lake a bit of exploration to ^'t^cover th^ir capabilHiias. A wider range of speech arvd actions would push tha game to a higher playablllty rating, but this should entertain you for a while. " > AiKfyt^ipil^Oai^mrtv^lnMTKABruoainMf IIIIMIIMIIMMIIIIIIil MC-r^Dfiv - - "m fa a » • « y . SCORE J21OO0C r jUEY i.C =f: SQ> -5^ &^ /is ^^ \ J MIKE L Andy Capp I* quite a joMv QHfte. Thife iwi much to do but tar tha first haH hour or aoi if a quite onteftaming, Tha graphics are very good; I aap*dally Ukad tha fight aeqtMnce! Mlrrorsott'a varaion of the famous cartoon charactef' t* extremely accurate (I'm a keen Daiiy Mirror Ian) and It works wefl. That's net to say It's addictivs, fwwaver, since tha action is slow and bacomes llrasome after a While. I couldn't really recon^ntetMl Anc^ Capp, but i'm sure some pec^pla will enjoy It. What t want to know ia when aomeone's going to do Alax from The Independent. " 71% order of the day, Andy's state of inobnation is constantly nnoritored by an aicomater* shown below ti^ mam screen, Actuaiiv getting mto a pub cart be difficult. Since tha rent mart fraqu«nilv waMa at Itia door to colted Afldy"* money. Theie are others who al$o grve Andy a hard tin^e, espeoaily the tocai bobby who knows that Andy is on his wanted list. If Andy fee^s that ab kidnidijal should be taught a laaaon. he can use the bc«lng gkwe toon at the txittom of tha screei^ to vi^ige in some gentlemanly Uaticuffs. Punoh-upa quichJy reduce his alcohol ievai, however, and a pub must tie f ouTKf taatl H he engages in too many rounds of boxing he car fir>d himself up tjefore the judge wtth a hefty line to pay. He must also he carefii! that in the scuffle, he doesn't lose his wallet. Such thlr>gs can only worsen Andy*4 *$K$ $^dHt. ^ to augment his acant fltMnoiMMburoas, Andy can take a dPiarce on picking Ihe wT^ner of the next horse race, and wiiha bit of hjok KTOunga aoma cash from the barmen or get away wfth Fto's hanctoag without fwr knowing, fl ^l el^ f^a^ils, he can always get e job! r-/ COMMENTS Joyaticka; Cursor. K^A^MUfl, Smciair O ta pti eaJ cartoor>-typc characters and backgrounds, accurate 10 Reg Smyttie's onginai Sound: simple title tune and v«ry poor In-game eflects Gafwrat rallMt ptenty of appeal fot afl Andy's readers PrsMfitvtion 65% QrafiMcs 70% Pteyabitlty 75% Addictive quatttiM 73% OVERAU 73% CRASH February 1 988 23 UvUatL i DYNAXBQNMISSIO Producer: Mastertrofitc Retail price: £1.99 Authors: Paul Hargreaves Whon you jcKnod thee spac« forces, nobody said il would be k)he this, aui ten you «re on an alien spcee temb uying 10 ratnBvs •ight Dynstron Cores, These peaces are l^auglit wWi danBor. And you're QflhaliowGd ttire« Mves The al*n biases consist 0I high- tech charrtbers and undergroufid cavefns tfirough which you can run, [ump and duck, and you can JnoMse or reduce your power aa But It can be hard work Idoking few Dynatron Cores and your body knows It. An etoctrocardkigfaiTi (EGG) shows your heartbeat as it swrtches b«lween vkgo^ous activity and contemplatton of yoor next ntove. If itte beat rate gets too hio^ ytxi're m trouble. To (vovide some hetp or your heart-mumi^rtg qu^st there are iHdlng plaitonns that pass over (avfnes. ^ides ttiat move you bo fast they get you there befixe you've gone. Hght staH^ and bridges, and trarnpoUnea thai can JbehL " Hmmmm, thia t've before. Dynatroo Mission looka arKl ptaya IHia ao many other budgei ptatform garri««, ertd rrankly II oXfmrm nothing rww. Stroiblg around the pratty graiplites iant iMTtkCLilarty comparing and Iknlno jumps carefully to dodga nasyaa lost i's appoal yeara ago. Tha prob<iem9 mvolMd are quHe dtfficiitt. ao Dynatrofi Mlsakin may wal apcafll to hflrdafkad ptxibleni' aofveffl wn uwa a not mu^r h<»re to attrari^t anyofie who's a lre ad y Qoi a few game* e4 irtcfaase y^ur jumping na^, Ftetracttng bridges can gKio you some assisianca. but must be used with the greatest of care. And you have to Keep a doae watd^ on it>e Strang world around you. because airborne aliens have a horrifyirtg touch that even a quick dab of TCP won't cure. So cuddle them at your peril. ThQH aiwi'i all the honors that Producer: Atlantis Retail price: £l.9S It's off to the Hnks ones' again, and your bag of duba hancp heavy on the caddy's shoulder - but that doesn't worry you. bacause you're about to ptay soma great golf . Two courses are avaMabie to you, Lythafn and Royal St George's. On each you can decide whathef to play a s»ngie round, or a four-fourid pro cttampionsltil} Sjiainst up to 17 players. TTw prevailing weatnef atwl pround conditiorw can ba uft. or gtven a ra/Mlodi etomant. Trie wind speed and dlrectlGn are vrtally important, as both can sanously affect the flighi of tf>e ball. At each hote you can salact one of 1 3 dubs. Quo seiectkin is made wHh regard to how the bail «s lying, on what type of surface (fainway, b^jnker. roughil. btkI tiow far it needatooeNrt, Tfie ^rangth ol the swing is another vanabte. There is also ttie possitxifty lor Oackapinning. Once tne bafi has bean hit on to the green, the putter Is automat ically selected as thie appropriate dub, but you still have to determine the duiecttor arid Strength of the sriot. Thts time the alcfie may be the problem. 24 CRASH February 1986 As wffih an 9oif courses, there are hazards Uiasand bunkers, and on these couTHss in (he game there ara water traps ar^ soma areas which are out of bounds, ff you gel stuck jn on© oi these, only oartain ck^s m^iy be used to get you out and back in the contest. await, either - laser beams can 3lk« your oarcasG neater than a DewtxjTSt butcfier, and hydraulic pistons flatten you very effectively. When you iSOllecl on© of tfw Cores, a Oefsnce system is automaticaJly triggerad and a timer begins a ooWtdown. The alien corrplex muai b« Itft be^»a tfkks raachas zero or your body particles wit! be npped asunder. So gel cracking, and collecting ttw other seven. MS tht baat ones / cmriciSM I • *' Thar© have been dozens ol goH games rataassd overthe yeai^ espec^ty twdoat onaa. Bui Pm Gott tl seems to have taken features from lots of versions and put them all to^ett^er 10 prot^joaa very v^l pre'sented and ptoyabia game. The great thing abotri this golf game ts its so easy to play and understand what's ocMog on even with its stckanlngly bright cdotffs. " ■1% p^ rmtiltiMmiPmGMi «« <?*«« vrds 207 t^tVb IIT' & Ir Pl.a)|«4 ir t ««r «» ■r««ma JWCK L "Oft^ttm Minion b an sUantoanMi tiril of ookHv datafftd orMit # t ?* . Wm m bH similar to Maaterironic ganM,Univ«rsal Haro - soni>athlt>g llahy therst Byt avan ft you already own Untvarsst Ksro you'll And this ■ faritaatk; game ar>d be addfeted In a aac ond. It's futi Of nHHan ajibasi auch as tfia apaoafnaft*^ haaiiliaai, and wM aramavad sa<|iiawca al the at»t. l>ynatron Mission ks bmi, ao get mapping ft! " ^JcomiENTsL^ Joysticks^ Cursor. Kempeton. Sinclair GrapMoK inMcaielv dstaitsd with Hberaf use of colour Soumft: tfta odd spot affect OfrtlooK deRnabla keys Qanaral rettngt an anK>yal>ie and involving game, but much like the othiera In its genre Presentation 71% Graphics 77% Plavabiiity 66% Additive qua! Hie? 67% OVESAUL 71% • " Pro GoK 11 is bwlSeHoiNly bad. TTw grapfdca ar* dNrofAc, tf*e gamsplay is worse, " MJti a% • " 7?wv's no (baubt /about It if you t^'t know everything tigr»i9 to know about gotf you want undersiand, iet atone Uhs, Pro Gotf '/, Rather too much has beeni crammed into thaa&aan and I find the same probtam as wKh 9oif on TV: the ball diaappaers becatna H IS so smafl and the UKfcground so fuiicy. 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Dapt au£HCC8e3-4 11w Itawit HaVtadvr Roadi, 8^^ \ P^vtco^: I ana aa you swnT ENE sco«t 2flfi0 Products r: Melbourne House Retail price; £8.99 Authors: Beam Software Il's not easy being a $upeitkero. Vou stand cjut in a crowd, attract attentiofi to yoursisif and have to b^t off admirers, Undorwear Man is one such cnoader - but unfortunately Ue takes things a bit too sarioiisiy and attacks anyone that comes near N(TL The player takes control of UM and battles hctrdes of weifd and worderlu! characters, indivKJually St first, ajTKl then jn groups on higtl^ levels UM isn't exactiy defencaiass, and has an array erf sirnpte kicl^s arid punches, and soma special moves. mcEuding tlie d€»adly ear tweak* At ma top of the screen are two energy bars. The first denotes UM's energy tevet and remains on screen ttircughoutthie game, while the second appears onl^ ^frhen an opponent draws near. As the ^ 'Lowety cwtoon-stftepriphtcsandpleiity glptoytMltv' P' Comic strip: Meiboume Hour's Sffeet Hssiie Starj IkKterwuf Min 7 PAUL L " Street Hassle boasts soma lovaty csitoon -style graphic^ aitd has pienty of playa bil^ to t>ac k them up. It a Iso hea a great S4ra« ot humour, making it far more fun than regular cornet ganws. The charactefs era great, such 3s the q| d g ranny who alta«ks you with Htr umbralte arMf th« vicmus litti? i^tog which comes ftyino** you - but the twBt has just get l d be the huge goritla wtw thfowa bafia4i^ m Marti m iww arf u l punchs^. if you enjoy beat 'em upa and tmtm a good mnm of humour - go for Street Ha&sie *' 71% combat ensues, bioth bars diminish according to contact rnade betweeni the two parties, Should UM's anargy disappear completely, he kMes one of thte thj-ee lives. Lost energy Is replenished by catching the winged hearts lh»at are penodicaiiy released by a midget in a trench c^jat. Care Jmick L " Anottier beat 'em up hlta<fi« atraatl Sti«at Hassle la a really bad tnftuence to aU those Impfiaalonable young peepla out there. Head tjutting little old granniaa, kneeing blind men and explcxjing overweight people are ail (n this game (how corrupting! j. The graphics are excellently drawn. artdttM animation is detalied and smooth. The only drawback la tfw muttfload which forces you to wait around. Stilf, Siree! Hassbe Is worth a took - ff you can stand lh« hassle of going down the street to buy It! " SCRUPLES / pTOdiiCer: Virgin Games Retail price: E9.95 cassette. Authors: Sentient Software, board game Scrufii^ is the latest in a long line of board games to be translated to the Spectrum, and requires the players toariswer awkward and often antmrrassing quaattons. Iha game is played by three to tan human or c^omputar'Controlled ^mwSj wit heag t ptayw having a dMfefint chafsctar make-up- Human pitaywit chooee their own jpeiaonalities. and If the computer plays, rt decides lor itself what sort of a person it is. Each player chooses a face from tfw ten provkled, wt^ch is displayed naxt to the board, and the action beoins. Each player ttea from three to flive question cards, and answer Cauda wrth 'yes', 'no' and 'depends' on them. The bottom of the screen prowJes prompts for asking cfoeiftkins ar>d cfialkHiging answers. 26 CRASH Febmary 1 988 £14.95 disk fronn a Milton Bradlsy J NICK L " I haven't played the board game, but if it's anything Hka tf>a compirtar gaina, It must iM pretty good. The graphics are excellent with very neat playing cards and people with different axpressioni on tfwif faces. There wn cfweffiii jingles and turtes played throughout the game, adding ttial extra 'Je ne sail qruoi'. Arwwaring ttw ratftar embarrasalnig questiofia ta a lot of fun too - afthoui^ I dNI find it a lit^ dun whan piajflng wHh computer opponents ^ they're just too tr^uman! Scruples is an excellent corrversion of ttie board garnet whk^h should definitely be ptayed in a group! " 73% JbymL ** Certatnly a game (o sit down to with a gang of frlemfs ^a long winter eventng of self-generated entertainment However, I much prafsr the board game » it bringa out tha tma'character in paopta by the way they answer, as opposed to setting the characteristics with the computer, Live^ detiates don't occur between computer opponents - it's far more fun playing vdth a ceupla or group of humans. Try it for family playtoig. '* 79% J PAUL L " Putting the electronic elemant into Scnjptes haarartly kllad Hw boani game. It's not as n^uch fun knowing wtwi tf» computer thirtka, compared to aaalng tither people cringe et tfieir own ariawara. Tfw Jmplementatton is sound » but the game doesn't project ftsetf enough for any 'real' fun. I doubi very muchwt>e1her players of the Scrupkes txiardi game will find much fun In ^h» computer version - I know i didnl " > AwfcwinlqiiesdDits, VJrfinCsnwi'iSorMpAss m i'i'S&iTii-' :.J MfiE IMTftL'CTEC' TO :.TFI*rE I'.' VOUR UNION 0"Jft HN I=-S-UE IJITH tiHICM YOU S-TRONOLV MtftOREE. C'O VOU COKTI^UE TO WORK -J liSTBol m J MIKE L **SiraM Has^ to • rwaUy wicked game! The graphics ■r« highly amusing, ar>d the gamapitay htm mon depth than mo«t fifth* tmH '•m vps ■"v* playad, Tha main alwTwnt ii humour, with plenty of Isughs as Hw haro twttlaa a larlaa of wtucky eharaetan vwHh his ananal of MMn whacklaf moves! A bl<BMt laugh, tUghtty 1ac:IUnfl stayffig powar, tnit fun n{in«lhaliass. " 73% shoukJ be takftfi. however, atrtc« CM1 highef levels this <:lt£tractdr also rtfis oui bonnbs, end uniess UM swiftiy ios$e$ it off screeti he Joses ancither Lile. it's cenalrt^ all go in Meitx>ume these days . . , ^COMMENTS L JovstichsSinciair. Kampston. Ct^reor OiUp W c a ; toge and cteverty antmaied graphics wtth effactiu« baOHgrDyrKto 8(MNMl: more boll are) blow effects OanmN rgUno; ft tieat efn up with plenty d vahatior wH a Pyihonasque s«tnse of humour Presentation 79% Graphic* 80% Play ability 81 % Add icti ve q ua lities 78% OVERALL 76% If a player thinks triat another pisyer's answer to a ^uest»or is ulcorrect, he may chaHenge, and ihe oih«f players vote on whether ttse chaKflTfle es to be accepted or not. The penotty for lading a challenge ■& ar extra queistion card. Since th« obfective i$ to oet nd of alf the question cards, this isn't dettrabta - so tie honest . . ewrt if ydu have to embarfass yOMtselfl I COMMENTS L Joyttieks: Cursor. Kempston, Sindar QrafMcK piain^ but effective Sound: rtaeonatoie tunra and ingles are played throughom OpikMia; three toten human or oomputer<ontion«d players Qtrtlffal rttlng: a good InlarpretatkMi ol the board game whK^h wortts best when played ki a ^Qup Ptayabinty Addictive qt^itieSi OVEftALL 7S% 71% Tl% CALIFORNIA GAMES Producer US Gold Retail price: £8,99 AuthOfB: Epyx This Eateat Epyx sports simuiauor ^v9S piByers the chance to cotnpeie in sik radical rte^v games under the sweHerinrg Catiioniian sun, tn half- pipe skateboarding, the player performs as rrwiy stunts^ po33A}le. Points ve awarded for the ditficutty of stunts attempted. and the hrghesi score wins. Three fails sjgnals the Stan of thie next event ~ the foot tiag. or hackysoc^ . Here, I he player keeps a small bean tyag in tf»air by kri:ktr»g *t or bouncing It oH head and shoulders, Each successful manoeuvre earns points, and a vahad suooession of kicks ts even more huNfUI. Agao^, thie hiighest total wms. Sulinig appears next, and the 5iji1& moves backwards and forwards ak}ng the face ot the w.tve, keeping ctoee to da 'cur)' to gam maximum points. Points are ■i^SO awwfded for th« speed and iertgth of rids, and for the numher of diffKiuti manoeuvres accomphshad. Four ^pecK-cts signals a premature end to ttie contest. Next, Ai back on land )or the roHar#catJng avant. v^ich lakes place atonq a seafront sidewalk. The course 13 completed within the time Itmit, and F>olnts are earned lor spins and Jumps. Three fsils maHts disqualificMlon end the start of ttie penultimate event, whch sees the player perched on a BMX racing bike about lo set off across a hazardous deserl course- The winner fmisties ttw course m the fastest time, with extra points being earned tiv performir>g stunts aJong 1 he way . Two minot falls ere allowed dunrfg the coorse, t>ut one ' serious' mishap ends the event. The final sport features the Flying Dish [or Fnsttee), with ttvee attempts m which to throw itw > CMifrtiiGtmsswitoiAma cif cutar disk to a waltino catcher. The ihf ow IS made by Mtfing ttte speed and angle of trajectory and control moves to the catchet who i:s directed to grab the disk as i\ fUes past. Pomis afe awarded for the length of throw and the degree of alhtelicism accompanymg the catch L CRtTICfSM 1 # " CalJfomla Qam«* H a real disappotntment. Whether or not It's because the Spectrum simply Isn't up to a garrw of this complexity, or because the programmers have skimped on this version I'm rKit Sure - but it certainly isn't up to the standard I'd ekpeci. The graphics are poo* on most, if not all thie events , and playability is sadly lacking throughiout. The final nail in tt^ coffin IS the high pnce tag California Qamaa is a major misiake - don't buy it. " • " I thought tt>a whole point o>f rmjHHoada was that t>y s>ectioning tlve gam* i^, mora memory couki t>e tMiMl on Aach vve^t- 1*erhep8 I'm wror*Ot It c«nainly doesn't s«em to be the case with CHilifomi^ Gnmies. You hav$ to wait 10T each event to load in - and when you get there It |ust doesn't seemi to have been worth iL The graphics and gameplay seem to hear no connection with the Kupposedly high Epyx pedigree. Oennttety not recomn^nded. " 41% • " California Oames is a total wttsfe of tinw and money. The graphics ofe (lisfnal. the coiour is pathgfic tntf the sound - what sound?. You have t9 toad and w- toad atr the vv«nts. and once COTTpMacf raj hpw to starf Ail over tgalfu T7m acfoen >s so Qfuffamd with stray attntjute protktms thai si often looks as though the gome f>as crashed'.' i'd steer weif cleat ot thts, " L COMMENTS 1 JoYvticka: Cursor, Kempston, Sinclair Oraphica: lacking m cokxtr and detail SwjAd: disappoihtiogiy sparse Optk>ii«; to piay/practice one or all the events GeflacaU raittnst the poorest Epyx release yal^ lacking piayabiiity and addictivaneas CRASH February 19SQ 27 COMB A T ZONE Producer: Att^tmatrve Software Retait price; £1.99 Cotonel Merlor, ace of air Bces, has tseen ordfired out of retiremeni to combai an enefTiy thfeat. Suetdiing out his artnrrtfc limbs the old, bold Coknol goes to wotk, flytng over aJian lemtory. As 1^ moves onward, with the landscape scrolling vertk;alty beneath tiim, I he fighter pilot e-ncouniers. hofdes of enemy cratt intent upon shooting him down. The Colonel's fighter is equipped P' ATthrltfc: Combvtlsw wrth a basic blaster, aimed wrth a cursof, which can laKe out these irrriating machines. For greater destructive power. Menior can er»«o» bombs which can deslroy pulsiT^ enemy ground installations. This arsenaf can further be tncreased jf an enemy Supply Sh^p a. captured by rufifiing Into it. When Mentor does tWs. a hyper bomb becomes available. When the hypef bomb is detonated ti deain:^ ell enemy r^ghters in Ks vSoWty. But the fighter's fuel and the Colonel's lives are limited -ttits okJ sokjier doesn't just fade away. # " Comtiat Zone Is enough to pirt anyone off shoot -'«m-ups for life. The scroEling i s very sf&w and there's rto evidence of sound. The sight used to aim is no help whatsoever, and nether is tfw optional cheat rnode - because the Into lerable game i« tawjf afiougti anyway! " lATMl 21% f COMMEHTS 1 L CRITICISM 1 • " Yet more' vertically- scfOlNng sty»t-'em-ups . . . this one has cramped graphKS, sma^. ieri^y. OOtOuHess and hard to disttnguish from the ground. Good points are; no vile colours, and a useful aiming devioe. " ioyetictce: r>orw Graphic*: cfampted andomfused Sound: unirleresting Options: cheat mode G«n«ral rotingi a poor monochrome shoot ■ 'em-up I SUPER STUNTMAN / Producer: Code Msslers Retai^ price: £1.99 Author: P Willi am &on A a an amazingly eompeterrl stunt man. you have to steer a car over a vertically flCrdling Course covered in roCky outcropis and cacti, and jump hver ravines by using ramps as you progress across the landscape. Ine route is also hampered by the appearance of oth^ vefvides wlljch altempt to run thie car df tfie road - these are awrttly removed by using the vehk^'s forward- firinq blasters. > Back to basics: Code Mattais's Supv Stimbnait It a nwtMoon Spy Hioitet **> Collision wi" ■'! feature and vehicles n ■nts wNsh are indicated on the damage monitof at the lop of the screen. Too much damage effecilve*y writes off the caj", arid there are only three with which to compiete the stunt. On reaching the river, tt>e car is replaced by a speedtioat which is used to negotiaie the isi^nds and waterways. Oppostfig traffic is again encountered aha (kiaH wtth in a stnvitar fashicn;. J PAUL L ** Spy Hunter retuma - wi«ll« alnftost The cars, sound, piayabliity artd backdrop4 are all bhelow at^ndarcl, b-ut what shocks mo most about Sup^T StunErnsn Is how basic and old-fashioned the game is. Nothing In it is parliculairly wail done - thw graphics »re very simfriy animaitaitf, tna •ffeda aound mor« like something i>ut of a Gaiger counterliwn a computer gam« end the coHWon <£eieciion just lias to b« saan (or not seen should t aaiy) to b« believed. Somaittiing else that caugftt mv attention was the feci thai you retain the car's damage indicator whwi ataaring the boat! Whara'a aN that Code Masters ftair gorwT '* t-A H-x tX *i--. »i% *i\ : 1. n- IbymL " Yo«'«» bettef haw* a photographic rrvemory If you want to gel through this orie as knovmig what's about to appear It vitvl if you want to stay in one piece. The car's alow reeponvB can b* winoying, but stilt adds to the •xcitMTienl of tNs Nigh- ^Mod driving game. The graphics are pretty docanl, with some tasteful colours, and whll* the danrwua monitor Is a good idea, H remains falrlv superfluouat Qlve it a try if you're Into violerrt rsctng, " ioystielw 0.moi. Kempaton, Sinclair Graphical: boih stages tiswe clei^ defined character biodiis Sound: grtfKfing tilla tune with 3eigar counter spot etfects Opoons: define Iteys Oenenri rating: average ^jy Hynlftr clone which provldoa a Ihfid or tw0' Presentation 73% Graphics 57% Playabiiity 48% Addictive qualities 61% OVERALL 53% 28 CRASH February 1988 fl A J a^ > BT in A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO THE EVER POPULAR _ MATCH DAY FOOTBALL SJMULATtON - ''^^^^^Kl/fifc A CAME WHICH HAS REMAINED FN THE READERS ^^^^*"^"»' a4ARTS FOR J VEAR^ Written lirKe JigAln by ion Rttfnart Jind Bemi« Orufnmond tMs NEW M*tcli 0«y Is tli« revitf of «H ch« rMftowMf ArMMwcfc JNMf jHfvIc* on t*ow to er#«f» in* pmnM€i» tn sotnpttttr j fll youndf agatrut the CPU of with 2 p'JiyM't - full leAgu^ or <vp cernpcticioti wttli unlqur codr JufTipt head, vaacy jtkI kich itufng ihc hicK irwtci | to move the t?;tH from ptgycr to ptoygf wtih ju: , AMSIWJMJ &9! DJAMOWO DEFLECTION fYSTEM^^ffv . >^"^< '^nlijttt tMll rtcochri^tnttttw rnctwiih full muik ancf touJ'ic i~ x . If yoti want the VCTy bni In foot- bait foe your micro then mr* c i CMily onechotcr... MATCH DAY It with mutti'mmu ty»ecm nukcj me homr Computer come ^^riive. 7.95 Pa95' ccin soiiwarc Limited Ocean House ■ 6 Central Stre#*r ■ Mwtw«*-: ttw »nnivef«ai1«a mm coining tMcff and fnt tills ytaf ~ ChrlisimBi, ttw Australian blowlwiwy, ISO yww 9lno9 my mndmothftr first niti 'do as ymi would b« don* by", mnd so ofi. Thfl la»t burst of CRASH'S Nftoricsl sxtravsgarua * ttm concluftkon of tf>e CRASH Dirvdory -^ ia this rm>nth too, *q )t saoms £30 of softwan aliould go to tha flrst lattaf for Ka moving trlbuta to tha half<>ca<ffhHy at CRASH . . . whldi a ^ ama lika 50 yaara aofTi«tim«s. STRAIGHT FROM THE CHART DattrLkiyd. t'rti sura you 're aMara that n^ F^tMuarw CRASH reachae a qjttei brilliant naif <ienttMy of isatias. I'm aura vou'rs pUaminQ a rstbar ■pedal issue forihatime and nuy I baamongtha first to congraiuiate you. as a ioyal rsadsr. wWi every precious issue tf ored away m a tMjv tie«p ^ iw bedroom. Times tw.ve changed l^noe th« aarty days of ^70 D9a(f)Chai&. Anf Attack and 8ugatx>o but for me those Witt always Im tine best days. The CflASH History is a lovely piaoeof iKstalgta for us fansof the old ctoalCB Hke FiMMbaVMBUMMr, MinfciM^>orand TfmHobbit i fafn«nber you saying or>ca that CRASH Is 'not )usi a magazine^ more a way ol life'. So tnja. After a TV interview, one of your team sak) ' yesterday we were lust nobodlMk now we're onlv bggar nobodies*. Weil, for ana SpectrumHOwner the rwnes of Lrayd Man||>ain arid Robb Candy WO iwik 4tfork|8lde Freddiia Meroury ancf ten Rush among my childhood momoriM. The down to eartti chitHohat styta, soma call it setf JTKlulganoa, artxaes a spedal NEW — TRANSFER PACK 4 SPECTRUIVl TAPE TO DRJVE A to#twf*(^ tyttiirti to ctttiittfi many tild and naw TAP£ bafl«d progr«iT>i tQ /oyr DBlVE (no man*r whut *yP*\ * OTMEIt USEFUL UTtLlTIES. Most ^erky program-sane) Dttvors (eg with 2an3 COUOlerli ait» EASJLV convarted lo driv^. Pm^ hi» at Nw^t 7 prqgrwfii! 0<fius,'''&eia owr^an add £ i for OPTtONAL extra program. Slat* TTPl ©t Spccirum + nam* ot driv* wK*n ordvring ft' g T28K SpeeiruTl arid MitrOdfiv*}. t11.)>« on TAPE |Cil2.»9 on ccrtridg* ior^Sk Sp«ctruinft onty). (tC if IWFOflMATIOI* SHEETS - £1 Ul^ - appflJii 8 TRANSFERS o1 POPULAR programs per s3>eet - r\mni% TP4. Up tci No. 60 *v«ii«bi«. SPECIAL DEAJ. - Kps 1 -20 for t3. Norn 21 -30, 31 -40 or 4t-K) £3JW. M/DRIVE OWNERS NEED MICR0TRAN5 IMICROTRANS 2ti - iw m/dmv« lo rvdrtva t>adt-up, aesy ERASE, tape IQ driv() jinc headarioaa) - doaa NOTee^nvartpraorams. Inchidaa MICRO- TaPE afidRuhtprogfarrra, ONLV£4qnTAP6,C!ionCprt,^tL^»c*™i'T7s COD€ COMPRESSOR - Many uses, but »d*al tor uw wrth ^aOwsm davicaa ttiai don< compr««B saved code' ONLY E3.90 in IMi} - AU mOliltiUa CAMIV OW MOtCr BJCK UiAfUUTTTE rvM lERM WPTCB 11 flfJICCMiyffLDCWSf WWIlf^ 8At HfTSWJW (trt OQI. 25338^1 >^ i^^. .N^. t^? .1?^^; .^*i Aa^ FOR 48k SPECTRUM , C6.9S FRUITY --T^ THE ULTIMATE f RUIT MACHINE GAME • HiGi ILY PLAYABLE ' FAST SPINNING REELS • IMPROVED SOUND • HOURS OF FUN FEATURES INCLUDE HIGH SPf ED ROULIEHE ' NUDGES • SPCCtAL FRUIT REEL CLIMB • FEATURE SYMBOl Send cheque oi P.O. to HOSiVVARl (I3«fii 4S), 646 Loncton Road WMttliH, Ess** SSO 9HW For ITdtl dHivpry put Cfrtijuf Tird number on baclt ol tb«|UT ma^irvme. What does it matter that the solution to Sveryons's A Wsify is given away . ttiat arcade adventures appear in an adventure chart, that games are not given a percentage rattng (or sound or that Ate^Oir^ ia not Smashed? To soma young oeopJe it matters one heil of a m. tha Spectrum <s mora ttian a toy - It, iikaCfUSH becomeaa wayof life. It's esci^ism. it $M* a lad up mind a reasc<^ to Ihfe - ((ke a drug if you Hka. You'vagoi rwgirtfiherw]. no money and mum ano dad are always on your back but you can i(lc)«: hell out ol a (ew Ninjas and 5sbre-toothed ores, tt whiles away those cold, dreary kmaiy nights by send^ you olf to the forest d Orevns in the Land of Midnight, Af«r Afaes Castfe or whatever tickles your fancy, Irt-depth reviews, a superb Hotline Chart, comprehensive playing tips, great competitions, catering for mtnonty tastes bk^ educational programs and PBM. Tve read the Terminal Man over and over ogatn, loved Qxpioring the game maps (th>e onginal Jet S^ Willy map set new standards in playing tips and I won't ever forget the perfect Kmght Lore drawing} ivid wtti never forget the ttinil when I flr^t got a letter publlshad in the magwdM. <ncred^t}ly trendy sarcawn or pretend rantasy wrttsrskAt do not wcrtt. so I'm so glad CRASH has stuck to good old homely Srewtf er. Stone. Kaart and Marjoram -to a reader Utta ma you lot begin to get a fcrit lite soap opera people rather than real person up in the placei called Ludlow only tamous for Its Sal«i Park really. WeH. now that I 've flattered the kJt of you and thanked you ever so iundly. I'd Nka to p raae nt these amazing statistics teased on (he CRASH Hoilm^ tor issues 1 - 4a... IhAoet laeuMi at Numt»r One (ganwet 1 QaunttBtVS Gold a (and still there) 2 Sabre Irt^Ultimata ... 6 3 Commaneb Elite 5 Most isauee at Number One {producarai 1- Ultimata and EUte I0{3samaseoeh) aUSQold a {2 games) 4 Softwan Preiilecti 6(2 games} Moat games k\ (he Top Three (ptodtKer*) \ ' Ultimate and Ocean . 5 3 E14a ..... 4 BeyoTKl 4 3 Meet laauaa at Hunvber One in Adventure Chart (gemes) 1 HsBvyOnTTieMagKA (Gsngoyie t5»TW9) ... 10 2 7?k9 Ho46<f (MeltKSurr^ House) ... 5 (and sttH there) 3= Ooonxkak's Ravange (BeycMXll]i and lord Of The Rings (Metbourme House) 4 Most issues at Numbier One in Adventure Chart (pcoducacs) 1 Gargoyle Cerrws .»...,.....„.».> 12 (3 garms} 3 Matt»ume Hoia <*mtm.nnm<jM T1 (3 gainat) 3 BayofMl .».. 9 (3 gamas) 4 Laval g »„„ S (4 Bamaaji Personally, I find (his makes quite tnteraaiing reading. If anytMdy wants (o krkow who's had moat Number 0»ea Qfi aAhar chart I'll say that eveiy Broducer with more than one wntier One doiH appear in a«ch 'Most lasuas at No 1 t»y producer' chert, lo if you uiKlaratMtd what I'm saylrM you can work K out for yowven. Yours CRASH-raadlni^, Mlka Roborts,^ Okahampton» Devon PS Do you realise M's 3yeflfB8irtce Ultimate reiaased Hnighi Lofaf tAx*nwjrt*e. THREE YEAHSl How time flies. I don't know! Rtsger K^m, Who movm from stibi^ci to suUect and is abouf to move io £he Philippines for htnf weekSf oromiass rna he's 0^ somo Mttalv ktto on vmaT Hmmm^'a iNNkt ^ohg SiNCe Knight tjore and Undarwurkle - coming soon. In (he meantime^ can see Rotfin ana f an going to arguo ovgr who gets tohe FrsddBe Mofcuiy and who's ten ^ush - but thanfas /oryourcompenisons Mika. TTie £^>iM;tnjr» does oaooniaa way ofttfB, a$yov8ay, tticugh whgffmt that's mt mHr9fy AeaWy ffihg I don't kno». Cfhgrg musf be mora to Hie than thts . . . t And yout latti pamgraph bahngs on a pvala paga,90trytl^<)na:it49i&uosc^ CRASH oach measured 2 lOan by SOOart Aid thom ware 66 lirws ot 8-ptmt tdxt on aach tine wrfttan by astaffic^fivainthfaawaatiaflatorf a daaia that's aot big moog/h, ahonki Match Day hava bean a Smaah? LM 30 CRASH Februa^ 1988 * UPGRADING UPBRAIDING DearUoyd. HAttu read Jaitsthan Khan'e Mtw (Tsttjs 46) it toofts Nice you did no research for your rtfjiy. Advfea wastobuy a +2 asmore bMs wim neadod a bouglUt an Atari- What b(ta7 Cornxre. +2 £139, buHt m DaiacwAsr +3 £199, buirt m dfcak drivo Atari 530 STFM C299 txiitt in dsfc (»tve and lead f or IV The uiwt aiSO statad ihat 6 free games cprrw with Ihe 'i'2and *■ Z WH Smuh t9 givR>g_away 6 free ganias with thaSSO St. IMiat mcNV 6»ft do you naadT? Alao, the +2. •» 3 and 48K macNnes that page itVQut different memory paoes. The 120 ST IS 51 2K ail eeceaaisle. Simon N Goodwin (pi 43 l»ue 4S) &aya that the ST is a disposabte rnaeh&w? Al £298 diapoaabier^ Atao that (^mea are Just prettiar var^ons of 8 bit garfiea. I figne Itiat ai the inoinefil a lot o4 Bie 9Brna9 are upgradea of 8 bM onaa tMJt ihey are much twtter than the Spectmrn ones. In QFL Spectrum the liriemen can't be seen indiwidiMlly. tt ka lust a whole mess ckje to cofour ctasheell The Atan version^ ts much more dear with ofve team in red and one Wi bkie. No colour cteshee. Once the salae of the ST riaa. better gamea wHI be released using Ae 16 b4t chip to Its full Remen^ier wvhan tlie 1 SK Specinim appearad ^w flTM games were upgradkss of ZXS 1 The Spectrum is now en anaent cowpkMt and Hw qMaity ^ ^*^ gvnee wM not Hnpf ova. 1 € bH computers are r>ow 'the' comfMjftsrs, The AmiQa arvd ST are similar to QwC&fwidttw Spectrum, One has batter aourvl and anpMes but the ottier is sjbrtsnciaiy chaagar. Mora paopla wW t9uy the ST iqr the «jme raMona more paopts tiought the Spad^urt As salaa IncfBase so tm qM^Wy o4 software until the 6Q0Q0 processor is pLlS^ked to its urrits asDw ZBO has tteen pushed. Don't be short'Sit^'iied Uoyd. oal mtoarrnQaziiia that deela with 1 8*tilt odmpularai Harwy Qhaoaa^ uiaa^ow f hate ro pu« a £nj^m orii^EK/ Henry, bul tha appotaa of ahart-aigMaei « knt^iigtmci. Ttm hypmipic th9mKlhtfhtirnQ$»-andtherg's no sense abendiixring the ^^ectrum now when ths samOards of t^-bit games (frj grspf]»Ga, patttaJariy} are t^enng down fo the 84iH proorammera, The STa a (Irte maetme (I'm an Imped tan as flso pnobabiy gue$s0d i^ month} txjit the qurtfy of Sipectrum gmtaa Is imptovifiQ - kxik st thenumbarot tiigh SmaslMis we W had tatefy - and the afgument that it's 'andatn* is a non^artar. Th9 'fateet' te^tftotogy is ^way$ ttvpad and it's very easy to be a wHtn of faftioi^. LM PRAISE FOR THE MULTIFACE 3 Dear Uoyd, Afew months ago I bought a +3. Wherv I opened the boK Ifound there was no cassette lead so I looked In the manuai and tt told me thatloouldgel a BtJitablecasaeftte lead qi^ aaaiy. 1 went to our k)cai Dteons and asked for one They didn't know anyltiiosf about it so i linaity etwiad up v^ittng every elet^trioBl sttop in Abery^wylh illy ono shop told me that ' • lead existed and it wotid coat a frvw for tfnem to maite one. I shelled out a river and when I tried to plug It In. the plug woul^'l fit, I had to cut nwst of the rubber potective casing off |tiej8d< beldre it woii>ld fit. My problems didn't end there - I had written programs of my own on my okj 12SK Speccy and I had 10 piug my +3 up to my MIOt ayitanv with tooe and volume et full blast to load them. Then a eoupte □# months ago I etuted sut>a^4ption to CRA^ arKJ s»v a fMWMw of the MuMface 3. You made it ktek so good ( bought one and have found that a 4 3 and a Multifa(» 3 are a briiu»n team. I would ooi recommend buying a *3 without buying a Multlt8<»3too. I have also found that ff ytxj erase and raaarm tNoga on disk tlia dMt gate oorruMBd after s kn of use and regular formatting is N«il ' The Computeii $#d Rockei" HumpfMaiya, Ab«ry*twyiti Yoii may be the oo a i p uta ii aa xi focAeft>utittgr9*8ontyoneFimlsMe Merzsury. LM ON THE SCREAM Dear Uoyd. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGG HHHr"iriifi|!i ^kJW you may (or may Dot) be wonderirtg why stx^-i a strange expression of feeling starts Ihts latter WsH, the wierd combinatii»^ of letters arid pundutf ion brings across nry fiseliog towards Ofw of your staff . I am fed up wAh Mica Dunn wtittng every issue that every screen prinud gets a full colbtr frwned arxj mounted screen dump courtesy of Rainbird, This momh (Issue 4S| he wrote how his extra room would tie pst \he 'usual barafaced editorial lie'. Who is he to talk about lyino? I don't know about otfier On The Screen aftlsts, but I have had two scieens prfrviad, one in tsKje 45 COctobsf)^ and one ra for back jm Issue 43 (Augusl), but have had no sign of any screen dump. In issue 46, wa ware io(d 'don't despair. Hainbld's Clare Edgeiey is on the case.' I f^ve ahaedy wrtttan^ twice to Mike 0. and once to the Fomm, bm havettsdnorapty. Piassecanyou ^ tai ma, and many ott>ar people trying to gel the promisad dun^. why ihey are not fortticomirtg, and wfien they will be? I also fwve a couple of comptoinla to make: Wfw is ft that you are always OOmp^nuig about UKk of space, and than you wsaia if ail by putting a Christmas logo right in the middte of your Forum? I'd jtAt Hha to sffy wea dor« for the masalva amount of ptjA^ouiain the Ovfatmas Special, the CRASH history, the 3-D bits, ttie oondse reviews, the exckjstve p reviews, the excellant tipe, the good covers, Ihe arcade ra^news. tfw CIWSM nmpler. the (»*» scraansihots, the runierous competittons and the greel feaiur^; need I say more? CRASH is sUi the best. Mark Otway, Shapparten, We ere very awarv of the On The Scraen prabiems and ere geovinefyaying to soft them out - to behooeatperhape ttrere's more admininstration invotvett than we'd planned for, which is virhy fhtpigs have been moving slowfy. Just keep on ha^Ukig kme D and you'lfg^thfoi^Nafmidisfiongs aventuafy. Lack of apeea is a jfkjrv?^ IMig - tfiens'a never enough space tofaSthe diffefent artdee you want to print bul then thara'a alwmmtiKtae few inches too mush fofmeonesyoaendtjp>t^iN LM s*iLL Tactics mcisions sthateoy 4 CLASSIC Slmtigy Gviwt pttoMd mti GtNUmE t RCALtStiC FMlu'n PffCMIERK CAN YOU HAHOI.E Mi. 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HptHU 3. 37 Wailmow Rsad, EWTEiO ENJTLE CRASH February 1988 31 ■■MB '^f:>{M AN AMERICAN IN CRASH Oaar Lloyd, As an Amencan siayine with my perYi>Bl on a brief vttH toyoir courrtry rm not Miy iustlffM to take part In your Fonjm J ha ve only seen tt>e last two issues of CRASH and am not. to be hoAest very knowledgMbleofi the awe of Spearum softwaia. H(W«ver, i Ehought you migin appredtfte a dtfferent perapective- In ganwal, t wu pleasantly surpi^HMtl by ^ BrHlsh soilware ftHMtry. Sure, most of my friends tmm 1 MHt micros, and o<jr a^tw«^ according^ rnofQ acfventuris £e>mpri9lrig an entire worid and drcade-^tandBTd graptucs^ but I mw botove that m campartson to the aniiafi indLtstry, in particular that of the smaller and PARADISE * A low cost Play By Mail computer moderated strategy/wargame for beginners and experi- enced players. 50 player games. Fixed deadline turns every fortnight. Start up costs £2 (inc. 2 free turns). Each turn costs only £1 (No extras), To play in paradise or for more info write to Viking Games, 1 5 Greenhill Gardens, Aiveston, Bristol, BS12 2PD. Q.E.S. Quality Approved Compular Sarvlea Cantra We repair all Siriciair Compuiers 5 Penpnerais LOOK. While you wa<l service / fwed prices, SPECTRUM £16.95 FULLY iNCLUSfVE ALL units fully oveftiauled an<l guaranteed ALL Computer Spares available by post or over ihe counter Keyboard Membraoe; Spectrum Rubber Mat C4.93 ZXai C4,S0 Spectrum Power Units tia.40 SpeeiFum C4.a5 4il6Memor^e& sop Spectum 4 £4.ftS 4164 Memories fl.iO PteaseaddCi o&p UpQraOe your Spectrum Tea Spectrum + £39,95 « E1<50p&p For help of advice give ua a ring (0Z02I 6G531 3. Trade h School Enquires Welcomed O.K,t., Unit A, SB Lafflafirf tt, i»«9la, Haraet BH 1 9 1 (Kl. SPECTRUM SPARES AT realistic: prices All pnCjC^ include pusi'packin^, handling ,und V'AT ULA«0»1 fJlW SHKTrm.'HK/HOARI>MI-MBRANE 14 « 128k ROM £11 W SHtXTKLMK.HOARE!MAT i5 AH ZBOA £2.«l SPECTRl MIOHOAKrUHMPlJVlI-. « 9fl 7JM5RFG ll.« SPECrRi;M*M^:MflRANE «,W 41 1(1 RAM £1 4« MODULATOR £*« SPECPSU I1[J49 S/MAN1.1AL £2 « Remember all pruxs mclude P & P. Iwnd]iji| and VAT Full spares list available I Trade enquiries welcome AeceMTVki. 24'hour T.A. srrvice SPECTRUM RHPAIRS £9.99 + PARTS ELECTRONIC SERVICES 176 VICTORIA RtJADWEST, CLKVKLKVJi, BlACfCFOOLFYS JNi: older micnw U<e the Spectrum, the human factor is somewhat lacUnQ. The homeHoess' Of the Spectoim seems (o have creeled a fmendly, human atmosphere with friendly nvairy and progfamnters who seem Utce taai people . CRASH retlects this atmo^here, with its joJiey few^hs (owsrds other magazinw lilto CAUC? and Siinciair i/MT {wtiich. as far aa I pan judge Irom soeinQ a few i^su^s, come across as tacky, amateur knKatiorn of the New^tielid magazines), I think ydu have acHwvad a very good balanca Iwlwaen pnTf easKinal and informaltty. CRASH with ita firtany iiiustratiana, colourful appawance and godd ^^ut looks neither too slncfiy ordered nor atoppy fflxl unprofftsaional. Hpwavar (it had to come) the human element I pmtsed above has resutted in what I feetare human eitors, I hopevou wiit taike these pomts =ir^ the spoit of corkstructN>e onttcism in wtiich they are off ered- RiBtly, the feature caned Run N Again last month prawrilad eight games with little in (Xkmmon speri from the f set thai they aH featured tomeihira witti two or more whtala. Now, l have been well Inforrned on thi^s arsd I cannot see anya>or»ct»on between TiirCio ^spril Paptfboy, Enduto Ascar and Gfidir iRitlBr. One is a 'cocitpit ' view gsffw about drug daalors. orte is a humoraus srcada game, one le an isometric game (ebout a hangiklBr, for God's sake), and the last6as to alqhi t ofwafdmotort>fta raoer. Nelthar ttie graphics, the gameplay or the soerwlos have anything irt corraixvK and to call them aji race gamee' seemed to be stretching vm genre s little. Why not group together games with the same style gameplay, lor Instan^games baaed afmjr>d the Namems theme, or Bf^akout games? My second compiaJm is siwirt IfvQ 'fan^rw' in yoia Ciirlstmas issue. This sterns a complete waste of lime and space to me, and performed no task except for providing sii peppte with a space in CRASH, artd even ttieir names had a sprnawtiBl fictiorkel ring (Berths Brie? Andres Whrtham- Smyttw'') Moreover, tfie content was bland and unintereatirtg, reviewing gartkl$ aiready adequataty Cdwwad b CRASH The black end white screen dumps were unattiactiva after ihe colour pk^ms of the nnatn magazine, and I'm afMd t can't see how thts codd help any budding fanzine editor: ho w marry of Iham havet he equipment to dump scrans from gamee VKl insert tfiem into tSKt as you did? You call thw computers you used ■ cti^p ' bin the Amstrad PCWSase costs £400 ^ last time I {ookad- All in all CrurKii came across as a ^oke, end a pretty poor one considering that rrvsny people are struggling io sell tt'Mtr own, pTDbably Tar inore intelligeinl and witty, fanzines without the help of expensive equipmerFl. One final pojrrt: If this ts a orm-oH^ why the armouncemefil thai you CAN haH« YOUI^ say ki the mag'? FinaNy, your Forum itselT. In my optTMiri. a few ahort Ughtweighi Wnaia ara asaar tti al ha Itaep me latten pagea anioyabie to r^, but in me Issues i have seerr a good part of tfie letters were of lists of TopTen48Krriu3ic- 1 esqMCl you have all heard enough criticism of the Spectrum, and i think it's a great Mtle machine, but it has to be said that mueic is not Hs Bbong potni (even on the 129). To me, compiling these cherts seana as worihwhBe an occupation as listing the Top Ten Vfc games. I hope i htaven'i offertdod too much and that you don't mind a few comments from a lousy Yank, CRASH ts a fine magadne despite, or perhaps because of, tfie occastertat hk^^up. IttGttBTd ohayi USA The oo nnec l to ni batwsen IfNse ^uft m Agfin games may be tenuous, btft (fieri if you warif fo arpua tha point you could say the wfioie athos of flun ft fi^n is meaningiess - ir'a nof as ff each paraonkjit buys one Breakout or Nemesv game and tm^gat the JMsL So a s^ict cofWjmeT'Qukfa appfoecti ispoinOe&. Ruittt Again is /u«f suppoeetf to be a reed, a way ot aleousaing how d^ffanant garrwe a pp roach a gffnMsrautyacf *- nor nec^sarsiy ffT the same ws^Ff. Pamaps tha salmnt pe^i of (he art«cA9 you montion was, indasd, how msany dMIprer?! cfpyjrMOtaa (0 vatiicies ttmre ara or) tb$ Spoctminl On the ottier fmxt, t think your cniicisfns of CBtjNCH am iamety fuatified - and tha oditonaiteam toamied' sorTwfhing aftouf Atn2irte« (hem^sfvea, v¥hidt ts tt}ai thay Eito imicft, nttxii longer to do than you axpeet* } LM Music charts, 1 S'bit va 6'blt, the state of CRASH, the wick»dn««a erf the world . . . lattara Mep on commg ar^d when there's Bp»ce to fit them In there's navar tlrne to get them all answnred with thought- provoking commanta and m elegant balance of wit end exprnisior), typeset. (Minted and on the shelves in time to provoitft th« rwjit mailbag. Still, keep trying ... I'm stiti Fredd^ M«fcuiy, Uc^ Mangnm that is, and I'm atiti at POBoxlO Ludkm Shmpahin SYS iDB 32 CRASH Febniary 1 988 WZ^i 0000 TOUR DE FORCE Cipture the thrUti vn4 excitement pf Iritematlontl Crand Prix Cyclins wilh TOUR D£ FOfUTE, Can you mister the tttchfitqucs requlftd to >win each )es of lh« competition, d«featlns the champion fide re and procaedlng through to tli« next countryT As the action heats up. the aolng sea tougher - your opponent don't (Itet to xe yt)u in front, and by Mr means or ^ul will try to hinder your prosreii. From the crack of the itaJter's pifcol to the presentation of the coveted yellow Jersey- experience the a^ony and ccitaty of tnttmatlonal cycllns as It realty happens. CBM 64^28 &AMSTRAD CASSETTIW.M DISK £14.99 SPECTRUM 4SK f 7.99 4 r BIOOD VALLEY Archvtult the hideous and mighty leader of the flrcdrake has decreed that you mutt be hunted down like an animal and brought tt> stntsnoe. Your only chance of survival Is to escape th« valley. Do you have the will and resourcefulness to succeed not only against your opponent, but the creatures and c«rie beings of the fantasy world of Orb at weltT "l0«d e«i th« OiULLMASTU MfkH by M«% Smhh «»d )Mnl« Thonwan. IMiWMMtf ky AriMda. pm otQMm PuMflhins C«atip' . CBMM/i28&AMSTRAD CASSETTE €9.99 DISK €14.99 AMIGA €19.99 ATARI ST £19.99 SPECTRUM 4aK £9.99 The Apache . . , Fierce and elusive, like its warrior n a me£al<e . . Capable of defeating enemy tanks, infantry, and hostile aircraft on the modern electronic battlefiekl. Guns hip's revolutionary 3-D graphics enable you, the pilot to f^y into the world's hottest trouble spots . . .You'll use an unbelievabte array of high tech information and weapon systems, including lasers, video cameras, night viewers, radar warnings, jammers, computers, missiles, rockets, flares and a 30mm cannon! Successful missions will be rewarded with medals and rank promotions. Please send GUNSHIP is available for the CBM 64/128 K.Spectrumand coming soon for IBM PC and compatibles. PROSE SIMULATION • SOFTWARE copy/ies of Gunship CBM 64/128 D Cassette £14.95 D Disk £19.95. Spectrum D Cassette £9.95 D Disk £12.95 □ Further details. Name (block capitafs). . Address . . fHjst Cod© enclose £. or debit my Access/Visa card. Expiry date including 55p P+R Cheques payable to Micro Prose Software Ltd. No, mm G/C/288 I I I I I I I T-n 4 I Mirr-nPrnw I tH ? Market Plarp TAthuru niniirpct#r«hir» C-t ft ftfva I tk T^l- /rVAAA) ^A^9fk Tlv JL^A77 MP^^/llKA I rv« kept my New Yeaf rvtohftion Bo far > this y«8f I'ni crtockin^ jjnhe POKES betore w» prlnf ■*- — ' n you can «end in your lP>OKEt on tap« rvady to mn ! can ch< .nuch more easlty wKl thvra's lesii chafK« of typing miqlatK < B«for0 I start the lips this J jual Uko to lay that th« photo of nw shaking hands uiMJu ir> i.rM rnunth's CRASH ChaHengo WBSfafte. H mux hnva b««n mad* untng Markw'!^ Photofit kit Fume. Th«r* ar» thr** outstanding maps tfus n^ Tor Ocean's Aiheniu Elite's Trtunctef cats and ewaryona'a faw. ' i om Ocaan. Out so many macMhava aniv*dith«tln th«|^BBHUlBsua52. on .ii4a April 301 thanH b* a map loeetacull^^^^^lpaft of your craallwa caftography! ^^^^^—^ GETTING HIGH IN NEBULUS Hawson's Nebulus was a big hit wtth avarvona and now Kan Savaaeof 8amsl«¥^m C^ma Mf> wWl fttMa tips for tha first two tow«f«, C30 of softwan I* ellmfalpig up to Ksri . . . LEVEL ONE - TOWER OF WsHt t\0ta. and erit«r the door. Cnoo on the othw stde. dodge the ayelMU naaHfl and go left. Stand on (Se lift and go up, but don't go mrou^ 1h« door y^ WaH till s ^Hnnrig nasbv reaenibl'na a stof CdmMor the screen from tf>e right, Let it getcltna toyoo(cffi'afuP timing (3 reaiiired)^ and Jusi when n's aboul lo hit you go through the door. Nowgo left QTtQ adiothor lift and go tip. (>yss you're L»p, don'i wotty about Ihe bAll'Sf>aped nastio, jual giighi and get on the lift . Once up a, yogi) sncoynter sorrte flaMingbhJoiui. Shoot those away, iwi ahooi the bouncy l>^ . Go foTAwd to the foot ol ttw Slaps and watdh the fkiating * y ii b il.The second it goes up. bajTMl tjp the stepa and you thould just mis.'S lhi» spanning nastie eniefing from the loft. Go through the door at ttw fop of th^ attpa and you'll fmd ycMnirself on another platform with a t>ouncy ball. Shoot it, getor ttieliftBn>dgo up. Now move left ahd wait at the edge of the platfomi till the famiiiai' apmning ifttiste onters ifte screen, Whan H doae, drop down <^ the ladge. Shoot the bouncy tMi, i^odga U» ayebafl wd go left, Hera, a aertas of platTonn* will cdlapaa, leavkig you on a ttft. Go up r<t s a king wayl) arKi whan you gat to iho top you'll see soma Corms going right to a door, fifst of ttiaaa priatform$ will col laps* il you walk on ti. so leap over rl arxj ©ntw the doof (yotj should tiave |ijs1 massed the spinning nast* coming from the (efl). On the ott>Br sttie. go left to the lift and wait tffl Itia hovertng eyeball TTtoves lo the right. Quickly hop on the lift and go up. Go left to ttie doof . txit don t use it y«t The spmntng nastie will enter the screen, arxj When it gets close enier the door. Of*ce on the ottier Side, move fight, enter the door. and you've comploted the first lowv* LEVEL TWO - REALM OF ROBOTS Go left Irom the start and leap over the gaps, Ciimt) onto the iitt and go up. When the fobot nastle goes down, l«ap over it and onto another lift. Go up, enter 1^ door, and you should have miaaad the spinniog nastie, cormng from iha night. Once on the oth^f side of the tower , dodge the robot and go left up the steps- At tha top there Is a tlfi, t^tch you should hop on and go^>. Now wait outside the door, and ttie spinning nastie tftould enior frorn the loft. When It gets chose, enter the door. Dn the other side, go nghi. wail till itw na^tie robot goM down, and then loap acrD>s£ to ttw lift. Go up . walk left down the stairs (dodging the nastJe, of course) and get onto the lift. S The spJnrWm nastle wil^ have enters from tne left as you were going down tha tt<f». Let M pass overhead and than go up on the lift. Go tefl wi through the door. On the other stda you wtl1 drop down oTiio a ledge with aiift on the left end Let the spufining nastie (coming from ttw right) pass over , and wail till the hovenng tiaddke is out of the way. Than dimb on the lift and go up. There IS a door al th& lop, but don't use )t . Instead, go left arKi up the stairs, being careful not to hump into any patrgMing robots (this tt a faaHy tficky bii) The spinning rwftie will ^niar as you ar-e cHmblTig Itie siajf s - t)ut In doing so. you should mtss it. Oncm you are salelv at iha top you wJM sea a piatf or rn poiaeef at)OWSa itft. Wart till the nasti« ber>e«th moves out of the way. then stop on the pJattorm tt should coliai^e, and you will be left on tha lift. Go up, enter ttw door at ttie top, ar>d you will have conquered the second tower. W POKEing TAPE TO BEAT ALL POKEing TAPES! Thara'aa nawlVKEingtaiM out arilad hack pack, wrfttm by The Nightaliift, It's a cottictkm of ovw 1 DO ■«W-ntnn>tng chaal rowurm for games oM and oaw, Co^ roiitina dteplays ofwcrean wnpta, to yoM cent 90 WTQAa! Su leeM, I «M(i t when 1 la«tsd tt -but than rm axtraordbiartly brtght) ftm cm otMaln UMt c«a- setto by sencfing a chequa or poetil ctfdar for £2.50 made out toSofWnk(N.t.) to; S<rftl(nk {N.1,1, ItfOhaMoirfSardana, Mewtotr- nabbaw, coAnMnt, tiorthftn intana 8T3T 9HZ And doil t foreet " CRASH tiringa you all IhaPQK^flttaPO*^ SffORT CIRCUIT TREAT John Mvhs tta« fowMt an axett- Irig axtri Binfe on Oceen'a Short Circun eaWsd Fruit Machine, John nya tt'a battar than Short Cppcuit HmM. M you have to do laloed Ihe sima as usual artd than fol- low theee InctrudioniK r, gel programs, temtii draw unti, gM l}lue psMcard, i. taarch ptf rn, get coin, d. d, d, use blue peaa- word, open door. d. r. u. go to desk, use pound cotn. It you keep SMurching the desic, you keep getting tha pound coin - up to 90 more Umfrs, And tti*ra you liawa ■ l^ea {w«ll« «h1 oIJ rhni to Coda Maatara'a new Fruit Machine Simulatorl CRASH February 1968 35 36 CRASH Febmary 1 9S8 O'O^O CRASH February 1988 37 THE NEW SINCLAIR HAS ONE BIG DISK <o ci> <c^ Tt-^H'i tlC) '<SK> ^t. THE SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM^S WITH 6 FREE GAMES AND A JQYSTrCK. ADVANTAGE. ZX SPECTRUM'S. £199 1 The new Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3 is a real hero - because it helps you to be ona. While you're a danng motorbil<e rider or the ali-conquering jntergalaclic warrior, you're gairting priceless experienice in handling computers. Loacfing games is quick ar^d easy with the buiH-in disk-drive. You"!! be in the thick of the action in seconds. And the fantastic 128K memory gives you the p>ower to outsmart the most sophisticated enemy, Get to grips with the latest high-tec graphics on the wast universe of games available (si>t ot which come free). And there'fe a free joystick to give you uttimate controt. But the real hero is the person who buys it For the ZX Spectrum -1-3 is only £199, so they've really saved the earth. ZXSPECTRUM^2.£139 The amazing ZX Spectnjm 4-2 has a buiNn datacorder - to save you the bother of tape recorders and leads. The ad vaf>ced 128K memory helps you get the most from the vast universe of games available. Every model comes complete with six free games to start you off, and a free joystick to make you super agile. With the advanced Sine lair technology you can afford to tet your imagination go wiid. Because at £139, only your enemies pay heavily. BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE. Available at : Aliders. Boots. Ciyde^aale, Comet Connect Cunyei, Oixons, Jatvt lawfS. John Menzies, LaG)<yl5, Tandy,' WM. Smitt, Visloriliiira Wigrall& and aU QOOd tndependerit stores. ttti^mon^n^itiKtf tr- R#6s© tea me more a&out \m Sinclair zx speciruiYi +2 Q ZXSpecirum4-3[~i ArblrAAA SC3 Amtind Rfc. Bi«ilft«ood Hotiit, IBS Vhip. Riwl, Bntotwood, Em x CM14 40; M: (0277) UnU Olno. dlf»g! Oh drat Uwre'« SUITE 1 INTER. NATIOHAL MATCH DAY •on tha fTMtch as It IS abouuo (ocojpaot: Stephen KUroy) SUITE 2 BUBBLE BOBBLB again -^ RENTAPOKE JON ciad tf«> h^aoot of ihe 0»'^ by typing MERGE and then add ihesr^ POKE 58449,0: POKE 57979,0; REM INFfNiTE UVES K)K£ 58515.0: INFINITE SPRAYS '^-vvrypeRuMandp.e^E^g^ PLEASE STAND UP 82tK«in-5^ddr*M'^' «'-«o*nst,K.v«^^ i^gsr:""" '"•->«*■. <.«„,.o,^^.T,^^^ ^OE BLADE SHARPENED «swoHdt«»tfa„ 5 CLEAR 32767 6 LETT=0:LETW^O 10 FOR F'A*&006 TO 65051 15 READ A; POKE F, A 20 LETT=T+W*A; LETW=W+1 25 MEXTF 30 IFT094278 THEN PRINT "ERROR IN DATA": STOP 40 LET A$ = "STOP CLOCK": GOSUB 1000 45 IF Q^ 1 THEN POKE 65026,50 50 IF AS^" DOORS ARE UNLOCKEO" THEN GOSUB 1000 55 IFQ-1 THEN POKE 65029.50 60 IF AS="NO ENEMY" THEN GOSUB 1000 55 IF Q^ 1 THEN POKE 65032.50 70 IF AS-'INFINtTE ENERGY" THEN GOSUB 1000 75 IF Q= 1 THEN POKE 65035,50 80 IFA$="INFINITETIMETOSETBOMB" THEN GOSUB 1000 85 IF 0=^1 THEN POKE e5040.50: POKE 65046.34 1 00 PRINT AT 1 0,4;"START JOE BLADE TAPE" 110 LOAD ""CODE 120 RANDOMIZE USR 32768 1000 LETQ=0 IOCS INPl/T +A$+"(Y/N) '■; LINE OS 1010 !FQ="Y"0RQS-"y"THENLETO«^1 1020 RETURN n2000 DATA 33.248.221,34,84,254.205.64, ,J 254.33,0.254.34,133,255.195.44,255, 62,201.33.80,150,33,2.150,33,140.143,; 33.220.147,62.34,58.43.120,33,1.38. 42,44.120,195,0.96 II ^ 1 ^, 'I 42 CRASH February 1 988 CRASH FetMTuary 1 9S8 43 THE SECRET UHMASKED •? POKE to make you invincib!f "* '^- >a«n ^nt in, rwatly typiMJ in /^: »ir o.llUJlll (I, REM MASK ( POKE LET T=-0: LET W-0 ? ''Of'F = 32000TO32lKT > HEAD A: POKE F^ «?MrLi^ 10.7;"START MASK i TAPE' RANDOMIZE USR 32000 DATA 6.3.197,221.33 DATA 77.17.0.62,255.55.205 °^lAf-5-l93.16.239.22l DATA33.13e,169.17.2l4.lT DATA 62,255.55.205,86,5 DATA 33.62.201. 34) 227 T70 DATA 33.50.36,34.225 iVo DATA 62.134.50.231.170 DATA195;J42.169 IN >• ■T- frrCH INPUTS -AS EASY AS 1-2-3! Noiongetd&youl'iaveto delve mto a mass of leads to swrtidh 1rom (m TV trwrt source to another, instead you can seted and reseted your input - at the pusli o( t buttoni C>x um^ie 3-2-1 Aenai Swttc^ alows you t« diocsdt th^ differ efTt sgnal sources, pm the normd aerial KX*fl<. You can cfMxse to switch fnjm your T^ aenai to wdeo recorder, computer, video gane, cable and saltefite converter msiantly It s even possible to ys© the UTHi iri reverse TCide and tee<J up to three TV s Iromofne input source tt'SMMty at 1-2-31 The sw«^ 6 manufactured m ^ U.K. to high speoteatots. tt rckides gold plated switch corilac^ wtic^ ensue vef^ ^-qna! ioss and a high degree ol soteton between ec|aceni i^ |^s even guaranteed tor S years. jitur uni today by flbig m r« cou^ tetow or nngmg us 00 066624506 tor imme(liate despatch Tb Caribwn Di5*nbU»v Nevrtoitfl^ Poii^ SVie4LF l^ttm mnH m Q 3-2- i Aenat SMiChss i^j fit 98 each (tic. p&{k| Ptiynnrt by Ql«|Mfti^ OfdH. or piMse deM rny iito«»Visa {^ cwdNo _... NHyMi - — ^ - Mame ,.„„ „.„ «.■■„■■„■„■, ^^ >4uOQSB ' ...-,,..- -.-.|.--- — — > . — _ ^ — GM/Ol I SiQnMuM. -J LIFE mSH J W« pot ■ QraniUin QnpMc* lh« film starring Ctwiies Bron* son, and now w»'v* got a l»w POKEa do BO witth Ifw ganwl Qwis Wild erf Sh*w la r«a|»an*lbl* fof th*««, and Itf* lihouM be mil* aaaiw tfftar ywVt typed tNHm in. MulttfAca 1 owmn can Jusllypttn POKE 38678.1 as: POKE 39353,1 83 POKE43M1.1S3 . . , wttich Nt a M aaslar on Iht oM pinkiei. d I 30 40 50 eo 70 10 REM DEATH WISH POKE (Q 1987 "^ '^^^"^'-^^^ LOAD '"CODE L£TAOD^33Tf7 READN ^r. L^=^»3THEN GOTO 100 120DATAS0.22.15T.5b.l85J53- REM INFINITE AMMO TTwnha to rvadan £>w« SnaMng of Crawtoy. Stnaax «rid Nfd( Sarnpson iif Oialnttiortt. EaMdu wtw aant ua thair irMtoKM^f III* CRASH PI«ytf»B tip* COMPETITION TIME ■ ■ K'a tlrm ftu anothsr axcitlflg Playing Tip* comp - and M'b 1 ptafity of you dara to tMkla DarL Entri«a#af tha DnNor map «onip bat month — o ma d to gat loat tn t^a riaw dimension . . , *o t'm •Ml wattino for a compMa OrtWtn map and the priZM^ Irom lnc««ittv« «r« tUit up for ar«tM' Hw ohaMono* thta ttma is to pfovMa working. non*l POKEa lor Vlraln Oamos'* Dan Oare II. And the prtca la hiking for: CM worth of »o«wafe plus a fat fuH-cotour totfuring the very aarli««1 Dan Dare comic strips from tBSO ar>d 1 9S1[ ll'a on* (or tti* ooitootor* - wtvicti ia probably why iTa callad td— ptw*a1hjDanDar>PUo>tOfTheFuiuf&Deiux&CoB&ctort£dtiioo. . Sand your antria* to tli<«uauai address, marliing the •fwalop* iDANPAReCOMP. m rrfQoodtob«b*cJ(atwQd(8ftorth«iMidiy«tf 'oonnuisofy' PMIday over ChrHtrnss. Ml that laxitia about, ••tirn, Cl^^ b*irw rnarry is onough to tiro aiw normaJ Playing Tlpa •dltorf'~~ bwl I can hwidt* 11 And ni bo at K again next month with *- ' oompatttion an^ loada of your POKES, tip* and maps, sancTthom alt to; •i NtCHROBERlJ PU^VINGJPS PO BOX 10 LVDIOW PS: rr you wHid a map plaaaadrawit In dwlt Mh on whn* paper - It mal^atB our tamperam«»W attlata' lives «ai*r wben ttiey come to prapar* H for printing, 44 CRASH February 1 908 KNIGHT ORG AUTHORS: levels ^«'fp <ilw.m T**A^ la \ ilhf p«fs«tiiii><t jnd I he **ilKf, pmM in ibt< ihriH' •(MTt h y*>u t.irt UltrpnthFrolf <. .ulpd-ind ruled tm. wdiHit-riFiK hrlpk'^vlv 4r(Hind Middle Earlh. runnm^ |hf riik iif hrin^ injurifl ttr kitk^ b> Av ipv*l <>■* l^nt-finly qtln-nlurr bepm >tHi jji? l4«H«d l»> 4 iniphi un hi* hiirH'. Viw da Mirvivtr. but tht lnnfkc jpp >tHi Und ynunHl in h nuf fdJTXrnund, d htdfcnj^-kMtkmK I Jftthr, JM-d K•^ltl)^4son thv vli> Itrvi'. And w^H-n v<»u vct i»liI nn iimi H \ « k^H'tv iiiurnt*>. A^k any itt ihe tlurjtiler^ tm the riud fur help, jnd tnrrc'« no comforl lo br ftMurKt in the Ore \ Hcjd Inn, d11w». II h« dt'pfc-^^inn'. jnd (he bcenM« trr Uifilv diMHn'1 srML* bMr to CH4.V. If V(^iJ linK«r in Ihr pub long enough, viiilpnl incidt^N jrisr. Bui iM'int; killed Un't so minh J Xtm iff prtimptiv fjft*^ off (o Pdr^div (i>r ill. il Vdlh^lLaf J, 4.nd fou (At\ %f\ hoattd out by d rjlher ^luik'Up VaHiyrip «}u^ly pmmfitly. Votir iit«v in P^rHttM? ituv rail lo^t mofp thjn 4 few HKOrKk - «ift>> it Hhik' V'Ki i4n, iK'^iuru you ri^Muiitr thf trL,il>< ,in<| irihuldlion'i) at ihe KJiiw. Tht>ilhr^c*i*h)ijPTi. \fn.jnfji,r A I •; jri' t'rti h un .1 (ktfrf- i-ni l.ifH- And itrt;eiht^f rwik* uf) the / *^ ^ I St-v(^ hi\ vo much b^vn pdfknl (M) Ml ffw cbip% Inr vi many, ^n^fc,'hf ( >r( r* io c^kiv- plev t|'« an alHnkil? ple^sur^ to pbiV - iKri HI rnutlH ;i pitM', iTKin; cil i biM>k in whk n ymi CM write your uMti ^ndiitf;, Thr tfxtkbFHitrfully-writl^n, both intcmlimK <»nd infornvji- live ittti-y; ilw vcKabuUry »* stirwnHv UM^t-frirfldlr and 'rf*l' 1-wHfntn Of rvfn parjgiraphf cvi br con- ^triK trd. Put wful ifukM ffnf^t Oi sa jiifrKHf>hpri< t* ihr numbpf of chjracten riuminR dbout ihf pUcF - (hey don't jull exf<»l a m mo«1 advpnlum, llwy JHtujItv tuivf liv« all of ihHr »>^n, pi>\ *i much A^ iHe pldyfr. Ibe prke 14 binfly btRh for a )unw tb^t will Mpfily tuch lofli;-b«ltn|t fAl(>fljhHnnit dnd InvtMveflipnt, " wncur^, i^anri, v p i ri i ir y ^ annjpBvr* iif jM kiiwls rif lrc¥>, iind viiu (<in «p<t)d muih limr Hjndfrin|t d round thi'm lor Ihrotigh Ihcr ih- fHfUe tundbuok ,tnd ncnr«IUh In f = Lo€>sedOr 'h.^'i^. f-tordwoftheMounwfnKfnss^ »i § NOVELLA & PLAYGUIDE " In A.'n(jj/il' f >rf I'm nKHl imprps<t«d by Rdinbir<$'s m**- tf-rly KTAsp of whal ev*ii thf rMHiMVpnturer wrdttl^. (Jn* f>f the b(^1 frjiturf^ is Ihe ability l<j endinirH- ilrtHnt *'V*'ry Ihiitu ^nrlhin rp*rh; riuminin^ Ihp vjriuu^ Mih* of {rpf% m dn ^^prfifiH** in ils^-lf! Ihe on\y proWrm i^ llw ^peed with whk h viHJ c An dif>; if vimj hap- pen 1« fiill into d liuhl, thpft nrHjr> (if tAft*iu\ (Hivpniurifif ( jn Iw X^jne in d fljtb. Sttll, in 4 itdTir' Iif Ibis tumplfitilv, Ihf^ *fr the lliin^ you tuvi? to (no4( nut for. ktuuht < iff h »n *tn*m- phvfit. inlrtfijuin^, dlHOrbinK ( t inW'i on'kumini; k And IhorouRhly worlht*Hilf jkJv- mtufp, Toiw*tb^r yviih lb* i>*(rlk"n1 nii^TclU, Icwl *'? *rbi*«v*fwnt (nifff 1h*n ju*- tifin the bigh ptitf. " MlltF «% Jl (ilbrr dnrdik hd^r nothinK dl dfl la uffrr. Probe rvpryrKHik and cranny yi)u idn. lhou||h ihr ptttp^m vtA\ ttewT life (jf ipflinn ycHi ih^l IhdtS fkftilhiblv juil tcific'ry'. tt'> an iiri^'v " KfUjiht fjf( » a MRfiJy com- pin fantsv JidM^ture. full of murdrTi myUrry ^nd lu^prrHf - <«rtd ibf odd pwcr (ff wil! A ffw f;rd|>hi( \ wroukl h«%v Kohr dciwn w*ll, bill ibt' prn]j,r jmk ?*sy to w^- aryd ihc p<i//l«^ Atv (^MllrnKinK. " NICK 90% cowmf/vTs tiRAPHlCSt l«l only ATMOSPHFfifrbewilMufly crjfted df^w riplionf bring Ihe f^rw tn tife, jfid Ibclftl-onl'v dtspldy iiltowit you to vivudli/i' e^ditly whdl you vvdnl ids jtory or d^ ijmple as your imdg- jrutkin jlkiw*.!] GENFRAL ftAf INGr A Com- plrnL, diaRettKing jdvrrilurr udcKl wHh drldd - levd 9'i hr^t to ddl€. And \h»Vi uyinx wmrtbii^ PresiMtUllcHi m% Voctibuliiry 92% Camplpxtty 92% Addktiwqualilies M% OVERALL 92% CRASH Febfuary 1988 45 LEVEL HEADS SOFTOGRAPHY Smashes ail the way It^ti 9 wu eitaUiUtHJ in I4fi1 and the Audin itMn'i lint rrV^sv* iMludcd s^irr fn>,j'n(jnind f ircndw/flAS/C Then Ihe «lv«ntijfM, moil of Uwm on lh« Uwc* <* Ubei ilwK, fiitttd comin| . . . tMte CItASH Tcview 1982 Athmtufe Queu Jhe»c three lilkii wcf* r«4«*(«tf in ww pAtluit^ by Rjinbircf nt 19i7 « SiY/con DjiE")jirns) 19»3 Lin>«l 9 starts twrHInf hw H»t spectrum Lofd<> Ot Ttme I _ — J ' ~ 46 CRASH February 1 986 9/10 l»lie 6 r«-OfT(menckHJ k*o* J T984 LevH 9 b egi i M dut^lwH fytirrn for hdptnf idvctiturvn Reium To iden B/10 Issue 1 1 19S5 Hw Secivt Disry QfAdmn Mc^Aged U«i 9/10 Issue 23 Fmerj^ /j>A? 9 1 1«4ie T 6 fieri Mcjon 9l0lv«ie2D IfVa/m /n Eandiif 9/1 luuc 76 1986 TTxF P^i? Of Mij^fc 94% iHUC 30 Mw/f O^ Oiiinps$ 94% IfHK 36 1987 Kn/g/tf Ofc (for iUJnbinI - review (hit MHjey) Ownf RiUfgef (on ttie Level 9 Ijibd) 1 988 plans Time & MA^tk (for Runbitdj 4n jidvtfilure of AflhufUn ttifL^nd! fon Ihf I rvH 9 Ubt^l ! Y Du mieht h<i\L' ihouKhl only «iopk««i)er^ live above Ihc shop, but four ti^rraced houvc^ in Ihe price-fdnge there but Petp uy^ 'VHP da not intrmi to wllon iht b*$is ot |irice>, bul at qudKty. ^f I'labH eariy to Idl how u^les Ar« g^Ag, ' hit run tin uc^ >' but if it c^rrtH on At iU pri'M.Hnl r^lf, h^lf You can get more over with text than with gra|>hics offices, woritihufH And Kum« of the \u»tifi brothers. They are Make, Nick Jind Pete, And thcv (pend iiHHl c)C th«ir lirrw k>al(in|i *ftef the ^hoft - level 9 Computing thp jdvenlurp (iclury rt^porHill^ for f frlt^rj/rf /s^r (jnofrw Rdngpf jnd notv ATn^sf^f Off, When t met them in Nijvember Ihey tud pretty well decided ofi Iht g4nie$ for 1 9SS and udiy it lootu dt thotigh thr niHHt interest in);, j cofnbtr>«i it^aA^J a>d>en1ur<>, ^Ame will not be rele^HKl fttr ihc Spectrum^. Thou^ the Auvtins Are lieeping the vtofy line a secret, Jt'^lifaely to be « umc k^ith lent - too much tekt fat the Spec lrum\ mrrnqry. Level 9'* fw%l Spetlrum title «vM appe^ir about Ed$ler, pe»enting the further ddvetiturei of the Mortderful Ingnd Bcvttofntow in * Gnomt' Ranitef H. Peic tees her as i wrt af v^ourtj; Nrndh Bdtly , w perh4ip« well s«e hef befof e her i.tockJrt|$i wrMde. Ptanned for the end of 1 9Ba h a HiFvivjil i^fTie which will invcilvp pr(it>lerm %olVed for mi bv Pele Auvlin in thr great ixildmir^ of Bi'rli^hirf. This will be tril-HCHily on the !)pHtmm - i, HFfii kfiit cofKidering the grjiphic$ in GfKHiie Raoffer, GNOME tN THE USA Level 9 if bnnrhine out into the Jrcade/advenlure field, bul it'i iMUely Ihe AiHtin^ wiil stray emich further yrt. Th^y i«e little pro<.pe<i of I he educational' foftwjrif mjriif't j^rnwinK large ^kov^ 10 Ijf prulitaNe, and for Millar reawm Ihey are unlHuHy to fftlrodtice a budsel label - pJtrlicuUrly j^i tn tbe K-btl market Iheif prktn tt^rt at £l4.9ij, vtHh many coaling iwke Ihey have, however, recently started M?llini; in the USA and iw« gone in at $19.95 (about £1 IK Thais near the bottom of of our of all uur «ale% will be there.' Four Level 9 titles have itready gone on sale in UrKile Sam'4 ji/eat rtpubik: Sitkon Dtejm\, hny^ OfFMrkftf^s, CfMxne Rsnger and Kmght Ore, BACK FROM A LONG SILENCE CofiameotirtK tm why Level Vi ulev h.ive stayed hijth in a notof iou>ly HcMe mjirkel, the AUftJfH enplain Ih4t Ihey dlw;iys write the garner they iiMMt wiih to play themtelves - and have found, H? far, tluti iTK»t othen like ihem luo. Thf re was a long silence from Level 9 after N^h nn Div,im-dnd Ihen Iwo advent urei^ released in quick UKcessMKi. Mike e^plain^ Iriat I he %ip of atmcnt a year was largely bet ju^se jlf trvH 9'* garnci werv bt'ing LcmviTtiKl 4nd credibtlify of a Kame is toi^t if you're in a medieval vtting and you find a baltrry-Oper^teQ lurch, he says, 1hou((b many pl4yeri> lake that as pari of (he fanldiiyl. EMBARRASSING TITLES AlMlltMf problem Is tha rihe l it les of many adventures ari> vn kmg andwwd that peapic find it embuTassinK in ask for ihem in the shop, My% Pete. He thinks lh» \s why J hi' } tublm still selfs so wel - il'f a short, sim^jle title whkh H easy to remember. Cehk names (neal w in venied) also Kct Ihc thumbs duwrt, a^ they are sery dtff if ull f(»r nxjsl people lo pronouTicp correctly and if spelled in a more English fasbiort ontv offend the Wehh or Gaelic speakers. A I bird of Level 9's «a]es are to w omen . wh ii. h ts mof I u ni^ual tn the software rrurbel. Pelc eommeftis: 'I feel that the main way to nuke women more interested in computers h lo t h^Mj^c the advertising. Most ad\ eriisinK Mi-ems (o emphasise the violent aspect of jeames and while m)bcid> wants things like My Little Puny pranctnj; about, it would be belter to poinl oul I hat compuier progrinn can be MervslJng, infumutivF and broaden the mind. Unforlurtatdy violence does succeed in seflirrfi. If you have >in essenltally Ikiring corKept the best way to [ajtz it up isloaddKHneblood. Thiiiswhal Hollywood Ims bc«n domg sun tessfully for years, Ihit what you really need is a RiDod sc ript.' If you have a boring concept the best way to jazz it up is to add some blood greatly eicpanded to run on I fr-bit machir»es - mainly (he Atari ST, but also Ihe Amiga. Now this has been completed, and the Austins hope lo rvtease four lo six games in 19Ba. The Aufltns are confident lhc»r games will win, believing no otf»er proRrd,mfwrs offer anywhrre near en{]ugh pure strategy along w*lh the puzzle- solving. Pele, iwrticuljrly, believes most olher adventures simply aren't logical enough, artd often contain anac hrontsms (the He suggests thai 'wh^l mag<i / i nrs tike CR A^H should do, Mlher fhan ban violent or Pvetty aggressive advertising, is t^tf^ il to the back uf the magazine where it's less obvkujs'. The perennial argument against thai IS Ihjt mJny people actually read magazines from back lo frcMit. VOMIT GAMES All the Austins dislike the hind of game where characters are _|II#"W l|_ violenlly decapilated and a litlle Snome c omes alongand liicks Ihe ead off the sc reen. They hope thai these games, which they call 'vomit games' after their usual sound effects, are jusi .i passing ph,ise that will disappear as I he industry grois^ up. ifrr their g^tmef there k aWrst no attacking, and in Cnorth- K.in^t^f the worst thai happens tq anyone is thai Ih? witch gets her wand broken. Even in earlier Lesel 9 games, IS here it was somelimes possible lo kill c harac ters, they would come back later in the game, as ghusis, and cause mcire trouble than if you'd left ihem alone. THE PUZZLE NOTTHE PICTURES The Austins would also lilce to change the way tfiat in so many top^selliiqC games all the effort SOTS Intopfesenlaiion arid graphics, father than ^mcpUy. They say they've always dcme things the other way round - the important thing has been the puf^le, not just pre it v oh ture^. Gotng on to explain huw they think aavenlurinj; will deselnp, the Austins all agree thai there Mill Ih" much mote interaction between piayer and nooplayer characters ((Si PCs). The ob^t H lo make these N PCs far mure real and to conittruct pu/zles which will be impossible Id solve withoul their < rNi^M'ratiofi. In ottier words. Ihe adventure will become more like an interactive biKik. 'I think that for a long lime lo come there will be a market for lexl-ofily games, in the sarm" way thai though nufky people have videos bcnfc sales are slHI very good,' sayt Pete. ' You can take in a lot more information by reading than by watching T V. fhis is why when hfMilcs are adapled frtr TV anci fadio half the plot must be left oul. Yuucanget mure over to Ibe player b^ Ibe use of text than grauiin-lhtt h eipKialfy true of Bie home compoier wh*re gmphics are still relatively crude,' The Austins intend lo carry on using graphics - and some nsovement, such as clouds and rippJing water - and more mood music, Ihough (hey won't put that on the Speccy. They are Msit working on a bask problem with all adventuring: Ih^iugh you can read quickly, inpuKirtg is very much skiwef, despite the use of alibreviations. They haven't solved the problem yet. Says Pete: 'I (lim'l tike itom. A number of p<HJt>le ustt them, bul they ri<io ' I eive enough flexibility. If then ItHiks like a multiple- choice ganse, which to me esventiatly gets rid of loo many of thefHi/zles/ CRASH February 19S8 198^" T|<€YeXR Pf Tti€ HDBDT ^ For 2 Kars wc^ have been f*tt>ift« that MRTIFACE IS THE ESSENTIAL SPEtTRlM COMP.\MON. Our advcrt.H tried to de<ictibf on one pugr whjit reviews unifomdy praispd oti maitir. We beUe\e everything; waM said about it already (piea.^ send a SAE if you missed k) and e^Trj'body - vxcn ihr i -vt rat errpst rials ~ knims thai when it conir*. lo cop>ing Speclrum programs between [ tape/d isf/c^rtridge/wafer. there is ONLY one way, ONLY one «>oiu(lon> ONLY mie product «he ^t^LTIFA^E. M» .¥\ There h ONLY one thing we have nui done: we inner coivsiJiin) dropping the prite, as ^ we feel ^HLTIFACE is (he best value for money (and there is no rumpeiitlon left an^ivmy). But as our bid to wlebrate the opening of THE YTAR Of TifK ROBOT, you wil l liave , an upport unity to hny t hrwngh mai l order .\LL of ROMANTIC KUtiOT hardware ftllh PtflTWO * and Moftwarp with U2d^S3 ^^'^ unique offer will last until February l»H8 only - provided tlip aliens will not get hold of the whole tot first .... Meed we say anymore? Tin* <irrtf iHilmkH MILTIFACE 3 tw Sp*Tinini+1. MlllTli''M"K m i»t m 'Hb^'r Sjmtnun. MrUtKACJ]. 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Find ttie ten tiewson garner liidden; m ttie wordsquar e bghlovv, and one ot 1he$e pfH^s could I'vall t» yo<.jrs (game namea coroiHiting of twQ word9 or more appear as a conrwMfid block). When you've found the hidden Hewson games« just write the titles on the back of a postcard or sealed envelope with your name and address - and don't forget to put our address on the other side! It's: HERE'S LOOKING AT HEWSON COMP, CRASH, PO Bqm 10, Ludtaw, Shropshire SY8 iDB. Entries must be received by March 8, and the decision of CRASH'S appointed judges is final in all respects. They just may feel like blasting your ghetto, so look out. CRASH February 1988 49 NTLINE with Philippa Irving / THE DEVIL AND THE<DEEP'PC AT USJ, fflttsf months Of bBStvng out fronthne on my old battered typewntar. I have a ithiny new superconverMenl Amstrad PC word processor. Wah this marvel of faMy modem VKhnatofff t can rearrange iH rttf sarcaattc oommenis a\ the fouch Ot a button, inatantanaoutiy deiela paragraphs of phtioso(i4tical waffle, Changs ^pBfaca lo iny hurt's oorvtertt, and even con'ect my appaHing spelling, I am enchanted I mn also discovering for the first time thai computers reaVy can be useful ObvkHisV computers can pl«y en Important everyday roke in a bu^nesft, Bui i1 wres one of the Fancifi^l fallac^s of iMhsi this popviar press oriM "Ihs compuier boom' - itw tluny o* home-oomputer»buy>ng that t«n riowed do wn because mo«t people who wanft one nave now got one - that a tiome computer cotMd work the same kind of latxsw-savtng wonders. One heard slories of somebody's friend wtw had 'Gorrpjtahsod Ns home" or ran his central heattrm Mth ihe compuier. Pwents bought computers in ihe flnrt beUef that a Spectrum or Commodore would give their child an aducabon m the modem and apparently ali'impodfint mystery ot the compuier, tiCfjing ttvat once tney*d got tired o^ ttie gafrws that oime with it- ffofBC& WM Skiing, SavbtMB, Ihe immortal flisdar Rat Rac^ - they wouM start to put th^ machines to 'proper' use, Gkit wtiat realty happened waa thai tfw child, havirtg gol ft rftd of HofBca Goes Skmig and perh^» found that BASIC could rraite the border go a funny colour or print 'Dundee United RuittB* tilousands of limes on Ihe Bcrven. would proceed to more iOpMliticated game softwars, Parental scom would start. ' Yrai've not bought another stupid game, tiava ycu7 1 didn 't buy that computer so you coud spend Ume playtng $iity garnea on It, Why don' t you do Bwnething useful? Why don't youleem toprogfftm?' Sorne young computer' owners did ^nd^d leam to program. But what did they projpam? What vma ttie only itving there was arty point in progranvning? Gam»< Perhaps yo4j ooufd run the central heating from a Spectrum, tHjt modem heating systems have perfectly adSiqfuAta control systems of their own. Ttie contents of the fpeezar can be monltorad by opening the door ervf looking in. The small mwnory of home computer?, and the tacky keytjoards of early Spectrum models, preclude senous word processing, in fact, the home comptitar has only one noraamtng fi,inct)onr rl provKfes a kind of ftvnffiarisailJon course for Iha few schoolchildren wriio do go on to commerdai prograrreninp. Whatever uncompraheoding parents may twNeve, a fvime computer <a nothing more than a flexible, fesscinating games machine. And we &houkl not tw ashamed of that It can t>e fTustralingly diflicult to convince ttK»e wtto have never come acroaa a good computer game that ttwy can be as valid an inteiiectuati pattime as iraditK>nai board games and pi^zies; they lacft the social aspsci of group gaming, but propedv used ttwy oflsr tf>a sola player a wMtth of ernertasninenil 81 his convenience. It's only prtifudioe that campanmeniBlises enterlatfvneni. finding live Ifwave and reading thoroughly good, teievkion dubtous, artd computer ^cnes a mind-rotting Invention o4 the devM. TfHire are bad and good plays and bad and good computer garner And li is only a more spacialised prejudtee that corfsiders a poky Ifttie home computer- with wtiat is. these days, a tiny memory - wasted on games. Tbough my glauming new mtd pirocessor is a. greet convenience, and invalii,iabfe for prooeuing PQM lums, no1hir>g will convlrKne me to write rny novels ort it. SORCERER LORD Producer: PSS Retail pnce: £12.99 {cassette), £17.99 {disk) Fantasy games aiways provide a refreshing ahemative to ttw interminabie mi<d and metai of ih« Se&XKl World War, bui il's unusual for a farrtAsy war game to be as comptax as a simitaiion of a historical tjattie, it's probably not that authors are incapable of making up dst^ied statistics, landscapsa and backgrouncte - mora bttsiy they baiieve that people wtK> warti to play fantasy games are tega csnoemed witfi such fitidly datatfs and warn simple combat, lo& of DAD- Inepirad race*, and the chance to throw ftrebsis around. 8ut I for one would tove to see a fuiiy-iledged war-gannw^'s fantasy war game - and wtth Soncwrar ton^ttie ever-enterpfising PSS mskas a gallvtt thoMgh Itawed 50 CRASH Febmary 1968 attempt. So don't be put off by the box, which dedaree that Sofcsrar Lord is by the author of PSS'a BMMtkJ Germany, a game i lound almost unpiayablie (It was aedited toCyberconlmerprises^ Inside Xh& box is a player's manual, a glossy PSS catalogue almost as large as tfie rutebooR, a raforarwe card Idling the control keys and the mearHngs of the symbols, and an extrarnety Mrell- drawn map of ttw Lands Of Qatanor on sep^a fake parcivnent. The detailed rulebooh opens with The Scenario. And. natixsfly« sinister ar>d evil twisted ghostle 1hlr>gs from the north ere marchir>g aouDiward from their wastslanda to (to baittfe with thedean'Smbed, (jpetancftng, civilised racn in the south. It's one of the great mythological pattemaof computer war-gaming thai the enemy iT^roies from the east if it's histoncsi and it>e north if it's fantasy. The ciiizene of a mysierious region caisd the Shaifcwtands have, after several urkexciting millennia, acquiried a new Sfmdowhxd. Hjs predecessor was a peace-loving sort, bui tf>e nevi^Cijmer wants to stir thirtgs up- The ambitious new Siiadowtard has sent his Shadow ieglons'- not people. tHJt magicaiy-enfll n eat ed Wolf rklflfa and warnorg commanded by misguided humam - to Invade tie Uncb Of (Salanor and recapture the enchanted nine rings which were cra«tad ttiere by the magic people of the Shadowiar^ h>ng ago, T?>e ptayer s task - as the dean- shaven man ot Galanor. of course - IS to repel the Shadow Legiona. preventing iham inxvi cafnuring and hokfmg fortrasses and runo rif>gs for more than t Z consecutive days. (It they manage to, they acNeve victor)f.j The fortresses are also the player's only sources of rainfon^nents. so the nxure that are in the power of the Shadowktrd the less chan<^ Galanor wui have to raise troops to recapture them. There are five different races In GaJanor, and all have special characteristics. Elves move atxf fight well in wootJUmd, of course; the Men Ol Rovankim (^ most southerly end so natural^ rhe mo9t civilised nation) are sktHed in sorcery; artd the Mtxjntajn Warriors Of Morgalion are adept at fighting in mountainous terr^. After tfte operting menu {wt»»e you choose one of three skill levels, and can load a previous^* saved gamej, Sonserer iani launches abruptly into the ShftdovyfonJ's Arst movement phttia. in fact, three pheses qutekfy tupmble acn^as ^ screen and ttw Shadow legions are atready streaming eoulhwrwd before the ptayem gels a chance to intarvsne AnyoTha vifio has played Batthfieki Gmmatiy will recall waiting for 15 minuies wtiik) tnei cennpuiar plodded llvough its^ turn. I lavkheit scom on this appattrifgi p<«Ke ol programminQ (H goi 42% bvwail m tssue 40J, end so I'm almoet ashamed io ednur that SdhTcidnr lotxi goes to Uie opposite flxtrenie mth an effect MTKHt astdivnagiing to playabiuty The £aiadoMlord wtiiBes tfvough his jnoveiTtent phe^e Hke Battltlisld Geftnvty 20 limes taster and l^tsfi - wtmch 13 mgr« toripiis " re$olvas batliei so qtM^ thai it's oxlrwndy difficult \a fdlow whal's g(»fig on. A sumrrvry qI the ridsrs and wdmors lost by eacfi side is flashed on the message area for just a few mornents. But rrtoet iiwd0«nlf>g of aOls the war report, a fun screen ol detailed and interest Ing Ifvfofmetion about tNi state of each t/my and the ownership of the many lofttesses and njne rtngs This is the Bort of thirtg that one xvould wish to study at (aajre. arxJ frequently . On aome veiBione of SorcMrsr Lord you can summon it imHn a tceypf ess ai ar^ time: but on the Spectrum, it appears for two eecoryls - literally - at the end of eadi combat phase. It's as if the aulhof realised ttiat Batlkifmid Germaity la too slow, changed a few var^ilestoa lower value picked at rar>dom, and never checked wheit>eF the new ^leed is arty more convenient. The screen ma/p it hexagonal, as yp. Ba^eSekf Gefnwfty. The SdrcerarLontf map la a little more attractive, though the n^ged adgee made ineviiatale by the hexagonal layout are untidy and tt^ contours of the land are blocky. The foitresaes, citadels and rune rings are set In a iraried landscape o* doresl, mountains, plains, Inserts W¥J Ihs occaisional patches of wi«ie<if^. Thoggh there arp ^averai hundred ndars ard warnors statiof»ed in every fortress, they cannot t>e mot^lised wrltKHJt a leader (here Soratter lord leaa fw b l ea iMds OfMiOnighii. As the playw starts off with aoout 20 unmanned fortmsM and just three leaders ur^der his corrwriand, things are rather disoouraf^. But (ortunalefy, every mm there is a dalanor Aniance phase, when new leaders wake up to the imminent danger MXt maurlafise tor use in their own ioftfeeeea. Fortresses also oenents extra troops all fandom, And any leedtr can build up a hv>ge army sirnp^ fry going round the map recruJtirig warrior and riders, txit this takes time - and meanwhile the Shadow Legions will have t^kan over ttie undefended fortresses end nine dfMU. abilities at each army are defined try tour factors: Ifie value of Its loader, M leader's skill in aorcaiy, its tatlgLie levef. and ita movement rate. CofnbaT t>Btween at^jacent enemy units is not inevHable: the pbyer cair decide 10 attadki by movir>9 onto the enemy's square, virhich is then marhed with a beaue sign. Combat is raaohw slier the plaver erxte the rriovemerYt phne, ara various Actors. indudiriQ leadership values and twrain type, determine the resuftn The most novel factor is Sorcery. If the battle tak^ plaoe near a rune ring - arKl ihe nearer the better -the skSa which corrliiolts the rune ring can take power from It to summon &or<^fy. The strength of the Sorcery cannot be predicted, but is oflected by the loeder'e Sorcery skill and distance from thm rune ring. Weak Sorcery merely alters the weather condilJons in the eater's favour (perhaps it onfy rains on half the batikfleld . . . ), but Devastating Sorcery brir^ down a whole tiost of screaming demons on ttie er>omy. Despite all (he irmg^v^ion thM has gone mto Sortwer Loed, and the obvious poterrtial for wied and thcMightful tactics, the gameplay is awkward wid duD (though teehni«tly it's a great improvement on Safffai^ Germanyi. The game lsi:ks atmosphere, for all the care that haa been put into the packa^ng But some people wilt find a kit to enjoy m Sorci^rBr tord, and it's encouraging (0 see this sort of liantasy war ganne relaaaed el all. Prsftwitation S0% The packaging ts superb, the prpgrarrvning gauche Qrapttrcs 75% Attractive, though rather characterless Ptayabitity 64% Otff icuH to enioy OVCIUUX 70% Interesting aspects, but try 11 out before investing BLITZKRIEG Producer: CCS Author: K Wright Retail price: £9.95 Sltmneg is a large- scahi simulatiDn of trie German invs^on of FrMice in May 1^0. It comes trtm CCS's tncrtASingiy rapuiatofi designer K Wright, whaee previous credits for ttie company nctude Yankee and the Smash Napotoon Af ^VSar {they earned S7%aiiid e&% Ov^'alf respectWelv in Issues 42 and 34); and don t worry, this well-fyesented and j^ayabki game ts nothing to do with Anotasoft's terrible Commodore &4 &tt£fstieig. A oentrSHspreed map in the nicely-produced rulebook shows itie hiatoncal plan of attack by the AMis powers, which was of course suooessiy, A diversionaiy attack «K8s launci^ from the <^erman border Imo central Belgkjm, and while ttie Allied detarx^s ware wgaged (hens two AjUs armies got i^ntemeath the line to ttw S04nh, dashed through SwitzerlarMi, and made (t imo France. The carr^p^gn Icsrees included armoured divisions, parachuta regirrtents arid substanlial ajr support. Bkblkfi^ doesn't M the player manipulate aff aapects of the Axis invaakm - yixi can't even dtetrfeute thoae <^tBrmlngl>y abstract air-aupport common in games of this but concentrates on the Kale mowam«n of the siK- snnies. n bean a siting visual rseemblanoe to prooramttwr Wright's previous ganies Watetfoo tfrom Lothkxien: se% in Issue 23) and Yankm. A dear, attractive map fills the screen wHhout ciuttsr In tns margins, and a narrow Strip •kmg the bottom contains a menu. Because the menu ts BC|uaezed untKiity mto such a smai space. m£st of the Spectrum's limited display can be g^ven over to the map: the entire play »es Alls about foi^ screens, scrolls without fuss, and cowers tt>e eastefn part Of Franca, all ot Be^jium and Switzertand. most ol HoOand. and lh« western extremity of Gerrnany. AJI are clearly marked onscreen so you don'i need the map ar>d can st^ glued to iha set Inere ava seven different types of terrain, inducSng country borders. Units appear as the traditional squares. "This innocuously traditional ^jpaarvkCe hides an mnovativa and uneitpected system of play. The ptayer Cqrrwnands the 4th , €tn , 12th and 16th armies, and the Panzergnippa Kleist. and though each emiy is cfivided Into six unHa (Infantry. armoured or mechanised) It can only be givan orders as a whole. And unlike Wright's eariiar games, BIlQtaiag does not offer me aeay option of overriding (he artifice IntelligBnce wid pacing units individuaDy. The Irttention is to Simulate the uncertainty of a real campaign, wtiere deci8k>ns rnade by comrrwndars pushing <x>untars acn^ss boardroom maps cannot always tM implementsd in reel Ufa. Yei it's net as frustrating as one rruoht imagine , . Though umts cannot be controied individus»y, they fighi separately. The strength of a unit is exprsi^ed m a rough percentage figure, chipped away 9% at a time. ar>d - as >n Yankee - mortfe also attects a unit's perforrrvnce. The stages oil morale range from Excetem. which adds 30% to the unit's effectiveness, to Abysmal, rt goes steadily down depending 00 the unit's losses, tt seems rtiorate never improves, so I expect most of me army is extremely deprsssied by the end of the game. Movement is unusual: the player can try to form lines of units withiout tiavmg control over the individual units. Yotj set the centrai position for which the army wil aim. and can mark right and leh flanks to determine how far north and south the units will go, If the central position is used on its owr) without a nght and left flank, all units will commit themselves to a long narrow front Kne aoairai the enemy, If. on the othar hand, the player sets all three markers as dose logstfier as poroitJle, three of the army's six umts wiH husite bghtty lorwivd and three wHI hang t>ack in reserve, But evdything is very indeterminate. The player can only 0ve orders for the advance and hope that the front-line units wM manage to Stay roughly logeihar because terrain laices its loll on mov^tient points, some get on OQnSMJiarat}ly faster Ifion otttars. The movement onders are used to dictate ttie whole army's ganerai intentions. The ATTACK ondar means every unit will attack every erien^ unit H oomes wittiln range of. and shoukl t>a used only wtten you're oonvinoed that an all- out asaauX wiN not t>e too dannaging. DfSCflEnON is the standard order; the army's conwnafMtor wW weigh up ttie factors and decide whether to attack an ad rBEAT, not a very ■. limits oombat iQ^sionoe. BetsiiMi the armiea should be on DISCRETION most of the time, attack deoskHie are usuaHy out of the player's fiand^. Once the movement orders have been given, you can just sit back and wsich white your side advances and attacto. MovamsrM and combat are diepleyed ki saperate phmas, at a bf1#i pace which demands attention. There's no chance to got up arxt rru^ a cup of cottee or tum over a record, unless you don't mmd missing sorrte 0I the action. The map saolts to where movement or comtiat a taking plaoe and shows esK^ step aaparstaiy. Even If a unit h 3ttached py three ad^aiOBm units, it defends Itnlf against each in tum. and units don't combine attacks as effectiveiy as ci many gBmss. Terrain nwdilles the aftediivenass of an attack, usually to the iftt^dvantage of ttw attacker trying to laundi an offensive from the midde ol a major nver not unsurprtemgiy puts a unit at a 40% dtsaovantage. But these terrain efliscts wouM be more intarasling If you coukJ determine mcsre exactiy wiiere units are going to end up. After a particuMy aucoaasful combat, a unit may advance into a space left by a retreating or routed onemy. Or st the end of the combat pfiase a unit may distund and redlstntMte its strength autonvfftically to other units. There are vahous vk:tory cortditkms - or, rather, condilKms which wilt end tfia game. Play is terminated if tfie efo^Uveness of eitbier army fal^ too k^, if tha Gerrinans niake it to tfw key city of Arniens near Paris, il even a single Allied unit gets through tne German Itrtes, or rf the Qerman BTTTveB don't gel far erKxigh west. VknoTy IS ttian decided simpty on the ettectiveness ot the two CRASH Febixiar/ 1 9Sa 51 armies, ard the Akis side mna 11 ft Mflms Fiwtcd A iiM^ to fall m the oiPoijmstancM, Thia abfupt cutoff can be frustratiimg. but you can ctnoosG to carry oti On my rirst attenipt St BlitxkfieB I fnade the ssma rr^stahs as the fii\ms did m communing my self to a stattc war of sttnlion. UnA the way to be succeo^tul Is to advance a& quickry ana aggnsssively aa you can, and I k>Lin0 to my eamactfon that the AlHss a^ranh back roadily in the faca of a ^irward thrust. On untt fliwgth CM wifl Of kjae the dijf on Hi[l« cteif , wall- my third game I got a ' substantial Gefman vfgtpry' .but that was only on the firvt levai: thorv are three. Though thofe an» many rastrictioha - you cv) onty play tfW Axte alda. tiwa's no two-pLay«f option and you can't posttfon units exactly -the C(uaNty and playabiNty of Bl^(fieff make the ladt at friNs in^eiavant. tt'a faacinattng. comiMjisive and so straiphtfonMird to notnhg intefmpts contfot that the now of oameptsy, l^ gameotniy draQS in the eaifiest movement ph^es. where - as in Kamiree - one haato watch the map scroH^ng around blank enparksa^ while Irtviaible eoomiy units move. The substantial ruletjooh giive& historK:^! tiackground and a clear descrtption of the gamer's mechanics - and, as ts becoming starxiard, the programmi- ■ r'"t5 htaeauaaa<idam>clpate -< tiy dflfanding the idiosyncrasies of hiSQaina. Bmztmeg 4 thoroughly recommended to everyone, whatavar their prefHWtoa In games. Ks stralgihitforward operation won't bewilder Bomeone unused to wargames, yat Its po534bhlit4a3 are cornptex enough to challertge axperiencad slratagists. Most imporlafit of sil« It's fun to ptay. Presentation 89 Va Almost immaculate Graphics 90% Minimalist and ej^tramedy effective, sv^th space med wsl and th« onscreen map dearly nwtted Rutoft es% Thorough and well-pmemad Authenticity 80% Unusualiy fo^-fflovirtg aod atmosphertc for a tratitlQnal game Playability 93% Compelling; and ab9ort>^ OVERALL 90% Definitely worth buying BLJTZKRJEO BY KEN WRIGHT Slitzkneg simulates Ihe German atlack m May t940 when( the Low Counkicis and France were overrun. The French MagmOt Line was Oy-pasBad Oy the mighty Gaiman army spearheaded by Kleist's crack Panxergruppe GAME FEATURES: You command 5 German armies by a unique system ol 3 cursors which enabte you to sel up a line ot advance The Allies defenco Ls mssidr-mindad by ihte compuier Largie scroi^mg map on vsned (errain. hiclden mov«meni and 3 levels of dilticulty For 1 player GC SPECTRUM 48K & t28K -Cd.95 Available Ma'l Ofder Dy roturn from Cases Computer Simtilations Ltd.. 14 Langton Way. 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M-i- YOU*tL WANT TO READ THEM ALL , . , Pasi 4SSUQS of CRASH are ewalabie from the lMKi(-4Hiinbers service advertised m the CRASH HyparmBrhet, which detafe the coriitenls of eacti aveilsble issue XVI r w UTECHDNICHEL JON BATES talks to himsetf about Casio's favourite synth OVfK trtt tncWeof n seer llOfTi tt»c'VH6ne"k«>toj i;aOy ♦li;«f III r -^ri 'in't-j- .;li" ir-'-.oi'llte- 1^ uTMlercirt arH) .-.jri ;i'ilf<'''i' .oteei w But wlwf « iJoei thtSpecl ReaBy there sre ««w»ni p«D» ««h MICK wm t^e CZ H detrtrta* on youf KrtKuUif needs, tht ittie oJ ywif ixggy ftk. and «t^ Spectrum yi (the or rovttw ~ "*™ pfograrrai wi^f-tTipheUii J'e ariptty*d orecrwft fli tuH i»«?e«J of or^ ICO m part, and it's wry e«jv to SM what Gvy pro*!- UieQtK«wpofi. ,1 w.' ,rriL-i7.i'lii'M i-Tt^' ■.Tl' "M^^Mtnilicin FANCY MATHS ' b« |Ov«frwd to • v%et 'ope goo<$« l«h» Mied»t)ie «<>. up to e«ht stages It you wtsr. f b' moduWjon nojse and two «ki- $ou(c« ttHrt cunbecomtxr ijimtontanott^f tfi^Jyir * »«(Mto«mtheC d««r. - OTW cheapo MID* saqotf^ nMrKkKig, bot Its tus ar Jii»um.p. » CRASH Fetomary 1988 ^TECHUNICHEDTECHUIStlCHEBTECHUNi: (To use the proqrarn POKE los«rtJMlO(cwiimaifKt' any C't+ltr Srtfumi COfli*.. r«i. . LSiKm, «yNch works oo -)MlOIOUT,mthe :tt?eokJgarw nwy be worth loo*»ng (or asa che«(i attemative THE 128 COHNECnOH Ov«f to ifw 128 dewftmem. thef«i wo voice-pfWdmmin8av*toWe here y«l from M» MIDI output, tM qmte a lot .8 handbcioK is qutie heliiiU wl-'^fj you're trywug to accns MIW You can ttOm soWer the wKh of )K)u !<»»gws off and coflntct pms I and Son tlie RS232 (Wrt !n r .r^; A :„.,< C .•,-, ttwMltJtDiNpfei^ NEXTIiMTH fri iif rt month's T*cli Niche speciaf n ' ■ conaderrng tots &f ejrtras for the ; >^clrurn, answcf ing y«1 more of ytxur tffyjutnei and i«veaAne tlw secret (>L-h«d all these stuftBd wc<is, m (aches and Bates Motete thai cft^ urto it>e columrr It J on sale Fetmafy ?^ Write ro ftre with your Sp^rtFiimtftifal pfoijiems at OUSIt ra fi9jr 10, If^hm, ShmpttiJnf SYSIOB (Of coijne. I can tgivo intjividbal replies by post.) !,r.(,-' ^^er GTr (j ictiLj ffiavjT- jjj uif I l»*»tE.i>iM u(W«NifaArTHIt MIDI CONTROL CODES m MiDt codes, the preftx Y sets the MIDi dMnn«i V ts vctocHy (rwt much vst or lot), and Z prefbtes the afl-lmoof^ni control code». Most ol the codes here are fairty shorl and mod consist ol three bwtes. The Rm byte 0ves the type of comnand and channel number (MIDI code Vi lor channel 1. 1 77 for chann*! 2 etc|. 1be second tiyte says i^iat the cominand ti lor > vibrato, podamento. ate f o ^stance. I tndcala vibrato. T^ tNrd Ma is used to lum a function cm or off or to set a range In tietweer turns off J 27 turns o(v Thus to set vibrato on channef 1 iK Z)76 Zl Zt27 And to lum K olf again & Z17S Zt ZO CMHhIariiit Ih* firct byte: - jr»8B 2192 (can be 1S3, 194 etc) CemUming tlw taeaod byte: To changB portamemo time: ^ To chtOfe Urn ma^er tune: Z6 To turn portamento on or off Z65 To tum on mono mode Z 126|tft«th«dbv1*inthiscaisets 1. 2. 3or4. the number of chartnels to f Oiiow) Profram (voka) numben tiart at ZOO m: PreseKiweZOlS frttemal voices are 13247 CartrMlge votces are 164-7^ ..are of tta one. Ukiu^ ^ it s usuaKy sent in great streams of data and md d: a w^ control you cam reset to ccfutm podOon wrtth A corSe of 64 J SyilWH*«xchniiit fMHiVtt These need up tfi eigjM bytes beem wstem eicfiBiw Z240 CasM) Id code: U6 S(A status 20 sub status: ZO data commar>di: first byte data command: second byte data command: third byte end of ewhaive: Z247 Witkiii Ilia s Yi l m i a -*icl ws tw< afw lone mix is cortro«ed by ZI 12 (lone mt on). Z64-Z73 (mitiint level), and Zl / (lone mil off} Transpose rs 21 12. Z65 2 (new key} (G to B: 69 to 65 CloF# 0to6| By pwttinji Ihe iiwiw mode code In your 120 program you can gwe four mu^ Jtnes mdhndual channei numbers and ptay them on Itie CZ umultaneous^ ff ~ " 128. But mono mode is a Rttte peoitiar: though you can haw four O- siniuitaneausiy, yoi!( haw lo have them consecutiweiy numi}en<l and the V channel wiK be the lowMt. l[T>!ianla lo Mark of Dower for fiippiytnt some codes) CONTACTS Casio prcMtdes a super comprefienswe GWWwo* for MIDI wfwch ^' for taMw dta?ctly la the CZ - and run a Casio MJW tMa Untt.i uw nv<i!i : jrftwtf.loodton WW? 7JD« (01) 450 9131 Ram Mlwtc ItoehiM 0««tn CliA Al Strahw, J Hitcmt Court. Sho(HAJp4m tM«'JW«<01J4S21916 G*nf 4 Sunnycf^. PVittsktwttt Wewport ffwof NP64tlY Al 11 UUSyttaow lQSiMin^bankRQmlWv*^Gmn.SvttonColim»imitl0idim)(is y;i5ftf* [0211 382 6048 ANOTHER AMSTRAD -CRUSHER I FVOU'REpJonfvngio upgrade youi SpfKtfum th© new Plus interlace Itom MUSS Gortfoo TenrfinoJogy - MGT~ is deAnitefy worth d SIMON N GOODWIN finds another fine disk interface rn MGT's Plus D and gets rtiythm with the SpecDrum System Two look. iVs w(M-d6signecJ and amazing value for money. For £$0 you o«t a disk frit«rteo». parMel prtnter port, sophisticated I softwarn to rnnt roi both these liHEBTECHniSIICHEnTECHnNICHEBTECH and a simple snapshot devkre thai hats fou pinM scrdens or save pragroms of arty size 10 disfc. A 780K 3 5-^^^c^ disk drive cost* an e?(tia £80 rt you buy il al the same time as Vt*e interface. You can use any standard 40-lrad< or SO-tracfc drive, but you'd have to be very weH-connectad to beat the pnce 0* the M6T drive The Pkjs D was designed by Bruce Gordon, wtw invented the poplar Dtsclple bteif ace two years ago, Thet was a competitor lor the grandtalher of affl Spectrum iniertaoes, Sinclair's sptty-named Menace One. 1Yie C90 Occiple is stiH Bvailsbie from Rockfon Pr(K**CI». The Pt us mi^ be viewed as a cut -down versfort of the Otodple, btA that would be unjust. Tbe Ptus te a conx)iete. coherent product. It tacks the Otedpte's through-port. ioystik:k ar«d network connections, txit stHI woriis with the maity prograrrts itttt have lieen converted to use the CNadpte'8 disk arxf prtnter intofaoes- FiTSANY SPECTRUM £49,85 buys you a plain black metal l)ox. not much trigger itwi a single cassette case. An edge connector protnudes from one end cut the box. aixt plu^ Into the back <A your computer . Two IDC (bed- ot-naiis) sockets are Hush with ttw other end ol the box: oneconnects to the prMer, the other to one or two disk drives. A red tight and a small reassuringly rubbery button 9amlsh the top t» the box. Thai's n. The Plus frts any type of S;>6Ctrum, as it pokes oul from the back of the computer rather than verttcaHy upwards. You need about ti^cm o< clearance M t)>B bsck o< the computer; it 's best r>ot to use the legs al ttte tMck of a Spectrum ^ or ISSK, as they wouk] leave the Pius O hanging precanousiy by Its connections. The metal box isn't just there to maHte the untt f«e^ chunky - it also acts as a heat sink, keepirtg the Plus cod and shiekting It from radiated interference. Inside, itiere's a neat double- sided circuit tioard twidkig a custom PAL chip, a standard 1 T77. disk controller , BK of PMDM arx! SK of RAM. a iaich for data being sent to tfw printer, arxl eight 'gilue' ^Dft to tie the rest together. Two ol tnese chips have been soktered piggy-tMnk style on top ol other comportents - this kicks ugly but shoukJn'i cause any probleinB. The RAM holds purt of thedlsk- coniTOl and pnntar-controi code, and is kMided irom d^ or cusette whan you tumon the system and typo F^N Ttxs anangement makes tt« plus flexole, though arguably it's urtnecessary. You don't need to rekied after a reset, unless the system hat oraahad or been turned oft tinea ttie last load . Cisver hackers can even run short ifuAif^^ m thA PIlk D's Inter iiAt memory without diatuttjing the main programs. MANUAL AND MAGAZINE The Plus D comes wilh two AS leaflets - a user's manual artd a 'free introductory issue' of FORMAT, the ma«utine of the Disciple and Plus D unrs* grcMjp The main manual IS 34 pages of daisywheal type, stuffed with Mwful infomvtkyn, readable but very dartse. There's no mdex tras marHMl Is ruled with useful practical tip* that stem from experience, tiut it does not documani the Plus compittely - some of the error messagea are not listedi and several tachrucai feelures are only mentioned in passing. H's a good n>anual, but woukj nevertt>dess benefit from a rewrite. The magazine FORMA Fisa^as. wiih a tr'^ -Ture of technical artidies nd gossip. Subscnpiicin^ cost CiOayear. and if I were tmytng a Plus D as a present I'd be sure to include a subacriptiorv User groups Wee this one make the purchase ol add- ons tun. rmlher tttim a rt;k GETTING STARTED WITH CUFF RICHARD When you rirst QM your Pius you must k>8d a cassette to letl the interface abowt your s€?t- up The program (oads after about three minutee, displ^ a neat animated screen arMf B£EF^ out Cliff Richard's sixties Euroviskm hit CotigmtidBttor^ Three tidy screens of taxi fodow. and you're then asked to spadf) ' 3 erf your disk drive and p nonthraaiarting quastion-and~ answer sequence- There are some memoradDie printer opikms, like a facility to print ^oectrum user-defirwl and block gr^hlcs. There's a fast screen COPY ot:itkx>. and a sk>war shaded printout. The program tnWaHy assumes you've qui an Epson pnnler; it's easy to customise Ifw control codes sent. as long as you've got something sImMar and can tkia your way around its manual. When all theduestions have tteen answered you so invited to put a blank ifisk in the drtve so that if» machine can formal It tuvi stash away the system details. After making extremely sure you' vo put the r^jht disk in. the Rttie light on top of the Plus D goes out. 10 show that the <Ssk is bu^. ft takes about a minute and 40 seconds to irmaUse a 780K disk. THE MAGfC BUTTON The aasieil way to use the Plus D is via the m^gic button on the top. You can U^d games or otfwr programs as normal, ar>d then press the button at ttie point at which you want to SAVE them. The button freezes the program temporariy and lilts tfie border with a pi^em. wfuie the system warts for you to press a key. The digits 1 and 2 print the screen out, in aithar format. Key 3 saves tlw screen as a disk file. 4 savasan entire 49K program, wiciuding the screen. 5 saves 1 28K, and X restarts the program. This snapshot mode a r«tetfv#y simpie. You can't choose file names, enter POKEs or check rf a disk is fuR. Beware, even if you thmk tttere's enough free storage to fnoki a program ^ the Plus D can Tit no mora than SO flies on a disk, and if this linvt is exceeded attempts to save win fan and give nonrkassage. When saving a l2aK program, you musl ten the int«l8ca vmich of the two possit>ie screen displays the profFam was using, so the n^ orw IS picked when tf^ snapahot reloads, tr the picture changes part way through the SAVE, you must enter Y to tell the Plus Dtochoose the other screen; Difwrwise, type N The martial says that a 48X program saves in lust over three seconds' - in fact 1 measured the time, including a penod of dtectory-searcNng that pcecodos moat riie actions, at ahc»A aiafM seconds, or 16 for ,^ Loadir^ '"''•■"*- atMXj: ■. sime. Spee>' itdopendingupon yourciKvcr diiu whoi'seiready on the disk, but Plus D Snapshots should be fast enough for almovt anyonef Snapshot Tries are fKit compfiessed as ttwy woiM be t^ the Multilace. txjt you can still fit 16 4QK snapahols, or six l2aK orws. on a singie disk 1 couldn't find any progname that could not t>e saved at the press of the button, t>ut programmers and hardware' designers compete constanlty m this area, so there are probably one or two resistant games around. The Plus is fairly oompetit)ia with pr o gr a m s designed to work wTtfi microdrtves. It recognises the same BASIC commands as Sinclair's Inierface 1 andalao hantSes the hcxk codes that mach i na-code programmers are SUPpOSfldtOUSe. sadly Sinclair made rslfwr a mess of these codes, so many exi8tir>g programs jump straighi into Ifw microdrtve code. This works OK with Intorlace I . or wHh a Swift Disc as long as you've got their ErmMtor ioatied so the dtsk code miraics the mioodnve very accurataly. ynfortunataiy such |umpa usually crash if>e Plus D Seea BAStC wtd all the HiSoft compitors ara amor>g the proowns Which work without problems. 1 found that Laaer GenAjs and Cheetah's Sourtd SaffiyjOar were painiessiy eonvortedto run from disk bv ttieir microdrhw toaders, but the SOuncf Semplef couldn't LOAD ot SAVE to disk. Laser Gomuswouh) SAVE wx) LOAD l»es, but the CAT command crashed ttia system, as did r e ta ren oa s to microdrive 2, (f you vnnt to use software designed to work from microdrive with a Plus D you ought to ask MOT or thfi uiiw oronfj flhoifl H first DtSK BASIC The i-ius u recognises miertocQ 1 commands, andmanv useful venations of Its own. It aHows microdrtve sy^^Uix. to suit exi9tv>g microdrives and tiie Plus O M the same time. Altamatively, you can use MGT's own simplmed syntax. LOAD and SAVE work with all the usual file types, end SAVE 01 "namei" TA . ,t ■■r,-.,T,Q2"lot$ CCop> J disk, or lOntunve U" diiutflOr. Unfortunately ttiis won't copy snapshots or liias created with the Of€N command, Copying is qwte fast, even with a singto drive, tmt it overwrttfis the program in memory , so you shouU SAVE that first. There are two types of CATaksgue; one lots d«k filenames In three columns, wfuie 11.^ .^h^, ^ '" details of each irrifber, stteand It you're after a quk3k getaway you can load arty snapehot t}y Jusi (ypir^ LOAD. foikMved by P, folkiwed bytfw catatogue numtser of the fife. This tnck doesn't work for ERASE. tt« commvxl to delete a llie. tMcause that would make it too easy to delete a file by accident. You doni have to supply full filenannes, even fi'' "--' ccmmand& woti( :Aid 1 I A ^eH/l 7SK cJiOR) luHXi^rtitnrm tor keytiaardi. initant A««H to 0«W 1 Cno cfUrd/lKJln VmAT A PERFORMER 1!^ (A«vw»MicnASHOeisn AutSiliitMatHunil... «i1 tS.W«icplp Otfai,ndvtaMiOi....,..v{J t13.M*tcpBp IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT FORAU MUSICIANS SwM) EiiMilu* V P O to i*elrw* (0*()* 003 17. WMttKipon Hoad.TBgiifc OAHWIEY. WMtSuHMi RH10%A»4 WHERE MUSIC AfitOCOMPtiTEflS COMBINE CRASH Febfuary19BS 65 inilCHEnTECHOfilCHEnTECHUISIICHED § symbots-for instance, aijuestion marlt stand* for any tetter, artd an BSieriak starKlstor any Mquence ol character, so ERASE D2 "Snap*" erases all the Ales with names startino 'Snap ' OCT drive 2. TNs wM MxUude all the snapshot fdas, which are gtven anxtrary names when the sysbam creates ihem. Later you should rename them wflih a cofhmand HHe ERASE OrSnapCIA" TO "TochTpa" OPEN and CLOSE sat up fitas. accessed with print and INPUT or INKEYS The normal microdrtvo syntax is extended so you can expUcitiy say whether you want to fsad or write a tile, t)ut you can'l use rarxlcm acceas to skip around a f)te at will unless yoti're also i»irg the latest version of 8a(a a4i»^ - a line add-on for senous BASIC programmers, but Crt 6 extra. As co mpensation, everyone gets direct access to the dis<K surface, tn 51 (H>yte lumps, via the hBCWriQC€Hlnm.inrl^ LOAD f« SOd SAVE ('t.Pi ■ nmarids let you change ■'•v j^j-.^m conflgunmon as a BASIC program runsAUST and LPRINTsend programs and data to the printer port of your cho>a>» arxl SAVE SCREENS copies the disptay to the printer. MOVE titmsftjrs data from one stream to another. 1 28 BAStC crashes if you try to MOVEafte to the screen, but 4aK BASIC ists you IWIOVP iiaia lo any devtf* STRONGLY RECOMMENDED At its£129.95 fMal pnca (indudtng the 780K-capacity S.Snnch dak fkml the Plus system is stron»gly recommended lo anyone fnitiratsd by cassette (oadbig. K's even worth consMdenrtg just as a prjriter M(^hc.a ii there s a poesib want cft&k& m future Sixword's £1 50 Swilt Disc system (ravtewed «\ CRASH Issue 44) is slill competitive. r>erticulariy If you're Intarasted in ufagcadiftg from a mtorodrive system. Both the Swift and the Ptus D have unique leatures, and they're much closer in price than any cornpetltors. Anrtstrad's Spectrum ^3 has senous comptUibUity problems and needs a £45 Muitif ace 3 before it can even approximate to the perlormance of an older Spectrum with a third-party disk Posl-Chrtslmas trade rumour has It tt\«i the +2 sold quite well txit the • 3 bombed, m the absence of much software on the slow and pricy three-incti disk format. It won't be surpn^ng if there's a further twg cut ir» the price 0* the + 3 soon, fdlowtng the C60 cut to r 1 Ti -' *^tomtwr , Even so. r don't 11 tempt many people .»dyown SpBcti pertlcular l2dKs - away ir un< tno Pius D or Swift 8y«iems. which are mpemr upgrades. 66 CRASH February I9&8 SPECDRUM SYSTEM TWO CHBTMTt SotcOnm iMdogi a om at me most MtuM* Mdi sfiCAoU al^wi joi on 1^ lorH»S0«drun,KnKin Ihw 40;)00uun fmt t/niOi dscowed Tw r«*5 iiw the iMidia'nepnxiucittasfellieintinlChMtai) h« lust reiywd « Ktfen psdait. ynmtfratiMiy ciM it* SpecOitftt Syst«n Tm, for ountn of IHt onvnatdeviet. Ihi $(Md)wn produces wy Mitferrttc ckun awl i1%ii«n i«ffds fay nptoj^iaivies - tvf tiUBaliwitMnl>iii(MC(fe*iowiil«Ms- ItiroM^t » tttaboi thil tftfi ISO the teck d' onpiddiK'fit^w, atd Hioiiil) tt« Spei : !Ui1iasKanlea&iC0inidH«rvst^ j .«', caniviionsmTlori(itayi^ytpf(amn«$9unife undncotnpuiircontrdSpecOiuiniauvfehne teen heard on TV and Fidto proffwa, Md Mn TIM MK SptcOrum ttsts i30Hidc«Bat&ol an jBtnlKe to II on tlM bKk Of ttw cotnputer. «#ialaaaiflii9fwlM4toa«Neytaunditoan vnpUiK T>« tasMlte soAmr ietiiiw Ptoy aouvd Mtit » 'Ur (K spto ti^it tfot fotf^ K t time, Dw Mwnth art imnged «i etirc< VMpt, ■rtd you c« play aiy one sound tti]>n 1 group a aiyhK. Vvw use sdundi from wvml ptMS et once Ihe ipecOtum aulonialicjiy mm Dw wurKto bgnttwr McstoOcrdcitct)- notably the RAM Huiic Uadvie ' 0Uy short tnalcta of eici<i sand m hn. pw« a less conNmi (ttect Theon0nilSp«a)niRi wftMrc Wsywsinl iQfKtvrdninpaRirrsonihucmriindfeptiy ifwn it anr tarrvc. AKamalMhi, you can efller ierii|iamivaadtdrun«MiMduly.bytapptn| I coavgiar key M Hte rest of the iMltsm ptQ& TtcSystamTffOMlaimidwnneitMlar, asd lets you coniRiiileMtsaHndidifedljrfroni ad^accrt keys on ttie kejtoanl soumcQHmoL trie run fjtain^ iji o.)f)i4ni Two <Mr Be gn^niSpKOrumMAMirc B tfsd A Ami mm cortrofeMr|l«dn«ftioundi You can lure flwii t« and doan m pUdi by up ts Iwo odaves ^ the >QiiHi^niqli>inro>49nota«HpiaiO You can ibo piqr tan badimrds. or took at (he inpti at a sound and a^ial 0* tdkane ol Ihe vftok or any part Tfus yett cat rale youT Qwi <>vn sounA subOt. dlsbidM or (Mth a tail of etoOboM M ntl )0u can or(y (4il and (tpliir Hw tfK soudsthat ire dlgMy recorded on iheottwr »dt o' tte t^rof^ tape The suppM samples indudibe»indmredn)msnnK«iKtrcand scayM; toaMomL open aid doHd Ntf I lai c^mbdi, landdipi and a d^ 1he» raw p(Cor4np u» the maunim dynamic dnse d the vflanv 10 they can Ik la««d and cdled W41 vey MBe delHwrabon n i^uirty YoucanltienasaeRtteiheKitfdifilo luts that canbe LS«dMttli(hcitandardSp«cDrvn pro^nm. <^tir\K in ompnaf SOur^ ' you lAtL FREESAimiS To |rt best r«ul& ttotn the ^ntam T*o you n»ed Qactahdoundianptn-ailSftmottiitm yotr record yov oun Mwidiin tte Mnpi^ -#mo»y S'-*' ^ It* Specftum SlJtem T»o somare -anting The pnro^ B the same .. . . aO«(tahsaund4ainpier(irognHa rffMeacd m C^MSH lait jfsar, but Sjfitifli r«o improves upon lome d4 Its best featum and thoae of the fUM Music itocNne software The main ddKo^ly Ki iKoninggDMl 6wn sounds at tame B that ihe SpecOrun cr. only cope irtti vny ihort nosei. ttw lonfBt sound il carvhandksorityabaUainlhofaSeConl T)« Systtm Two Sarnpler hiB %e same itstndwn. and doesn^ W you adt It* deiMd part oU c< a lanpr rectfdai SB I can take quile » lev tnei lo record a soutd attout totM Ik start or the e<id itniltiar doplay ophon, wM, tfon )Du t tokdvaphollhcwteitiecordaitfyouninse IheVkey. The nsinded sanfiie lentf}) mears that you canttlhaprofrain.ak«otii|f<»unliandthe dmnt panam or sampit bait tdled into 48K IMIethetovMlsanifker'soNntoftMtre. but Uk the RNM Mksc Uadwc B«d the Ant SpecOrum oroflnm. System 1*0 «9om the ei6i menory onaSp«divnl2S R Hiics aboul 20 seconds to load or save a tamfile on csHttle. and t«o mralet lo s»* « corrvleie kit gf ei^ drum Mhcfodnve ling Q imparted, aid I tad rsbsuMilMlrf aid swmsampiesonMSMtlMkMlniSmiordi inciodme enUator ttes loaded and saved t) a le« seconds, rtsardess of s». The protram s tuffSedaiahcadaMttape He. S9 ii »n« (asy to Iranafer « to dak aiMoiil a i>«»£4ufton deweNeaiMbcA WA¥i£DmNG The System Tw % tutic *4iof diipiayv lh< MCbM graph oil a sarrple. spread over 12 dtsplay pagev wth oe»dol rapcearanglta level oteacnindiwxkiilaHnplfrAncordiniHriadciip ofJOT? separate siffipWiev"^ v^.-w.^,,.^ about n steps of had I P^ nr- potiborM Conor at any port foiieaeedffthesancaen- new«ead)datonlfie9«^ a4tattt«)ew(ofaforpvto^. draw a ime or EJtVEOi^ The noluTic a utonabcally a4|ucta4 thittoM t^ »npl«. to cormpond to D« itapc of the kns TUe Utyou Ml the pddi of the lanpfe up sr dotn by » vifnione. over a ian|p( of ^ or latwhROoctAes Reducet the pSch of a «m mact A tonptr Um eitta Monnaben s bst Tbe EWa Off wd TUNC opbons defide »ie qudiily of the leconing si«htfy, but they're sM usM RTHERSC ivms tfw sample anuid so tot < (Kayt badnaidi, The CUP opion jtsi cab git tfoi#iaid peaks outside ce<tan botfidanev ien0ilyca«nf4Btorton HyoidonTlheftierfestdlsfidanpyoucani LNDO H to iKwer the previoui KitfKt N and |ilavlt« nn ind oicfvencnsstoiQucanaasiiir compve the sounds be<cre ir<S aAer edihni ummrtms ki tt« tan cmile of )»«) nucti ipace n thai cobann hac been deMMtto cdini and csnmttngV«$aunlia«iMdsttlhe angini SpeeCkwi\BMlClieeWi1tolBw4»caatettoMs ofpreffcsrdedsonndi n* Syttcm Ttra lets yoH danp (hi 9(ch of those sounds, but d wl only lit <.(iu sifiiKr tlw irtk«ie of hortwTWJe sampi- soundisuppk«t«iih Systatc- : .. . CheAhjuMesthtfithagrvundslMfiieW sotffti have aktsdy been balanced and atten|t( 10 (hanet ihef vohane my tud lo «itf a nose ordstoiTiDn 4 THEVEmCT Tfw Sp«d)(um System Tm worte ml and tii t« useU Is keen SpecOwnrncn. but 1 ft a Hwne that « hit Imtttont Ml reduce (he «ope tor eii|)eiiincn(aiion (I hope to remM th«<rtuiureCfVVSHes|. SttR. 4 s a t«o-Vftir oD (vodua and (hi tit' mat 4 cw be edtnded at al a a tiMe t» the oi^prvl des^'t' liogalnad»OMtheChecblt»iind]am(der. 9aSpecOiumSystanTmBciccitntiakK.and pfowlss a nwiuidiar knkiMiMCfl the sampier and 0)tSp(cOi«n 9tan I haw been at* to MTtafea ft these pagei 6u( dortl (a«ed fi« to slop now. jat »ffw» thmas »f geftnf mtentsling NEXT MONTH: SUPPLEMENT AND TECH TAPE TICH ■ni»S IS fifv^ly ioining Playiivg Tips and Adventure Trail in the biQ leaoue - newt monih's Orssh will taature a tS-page Tecfi Tips Special packed with mrfTft^Ting reading, krxlkJdlng new comprfjhenanrti ,. .^, , .,.,^ duve raviews o4 most thrige good and tsctMtlcal, There wilt also be fu^ detaSs ol a Tech Tape, availBUe direct trom CRASH at a atviafl chiM-ge Ttie Tech Tape ii a eompencfium of useful arvd lnior«stir>g ulifitles.and stiould be tncredibia value tor money, wfietfier you're a Cvomputar-i^ar ot a prajprartWier. The tape (hctudee a fast, conoee tuFtx» loader and prolfiction routines, which you can use in your Own ca&sette programs: a raxnpMe oompier which translates ZX BASIC into very fast machine code; a real* time sovix) prooe»or for anyone with a Sampler or RAM Music Machine, plus new &tudio- rscordad drum sounds; n Sample editor, and sampje-converslon routined. Ttiere's even a graphics garrtt in there, to demonstfats how well the BASIC compitor woritst Issue 50 of CRASH goes on sale PebfuarySS. In the maefttinie« il you'd tike to pass on an ortghtf tip snd win t33 worth of sotlwira. if you've got a (f>ew) technloaJ F>niblem. or n you warrt me to review somathInQ, pleasa wnta to' Simon N GcMdwin, Tech Tips, PO Box 10, Ludkiw, ShfOfotttim SYSIDB \ can t answer letters persor^lty , even if you enciosfl an SAE. but will tscMe pnevkM^unsolvad tech tessers in Tech Tips. 4 4 1 I ■ii n HOW TO GET YOUR SPECTRUM REPAIRED FOR ONLY £19.95 A"r s? SPECIAL OFFERf SPECIAL OFFER! 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[ ; ; t ►*s»> Ltd, ■J? :(J^ ^"^ fo^ lA* rt' ifs^: laC High Street Wesi GIOSMW Dertmnift SKI! 8MJ ' Tel 0d57J-»55S/677G1 HUOOfncct ACC«SSOrd«r). qiwn«S uaiKfttsw HV 3$( 0976 wn#e you wM rcfuir cenpe om PMI Mr^ rm COPrBlCHT VIOEOV'AULT ITDNO TO90QI FAX No. 04574 68946 L2f^i **- POTT + PJkCKrNC CHARCtSUKOMlV POST - PACKkHC CHAKIS PiWSE WRITE ^Ofi QUOTE CRASH Februafy 1988 67 •^-N. ft TH^ UNLEASH THE POWER OF YOUR It's 7.00 in the evening. You've just finished another meal. You should do your homework but something is calling you from tfie garage, Sonf*e- thing that would terrify the neighbours. Something agile, fast and deadly. Pegasus the Patrot Hydro- foil Missilecraft. The temptation is just too much. the authentic handling of t^ATO ally hydrofoils: US. Italian and Israeli, 76mm water cooled naval gun. Harpoon and Gabriel missiles. 8 real liie missions and on screen maps. I IMAGINATION. Olheri nail MTU Eledrgnc Wi lothraiE ii dvaii?&e an s iwot rang? !?i ixj'w ls^pui^i "K^iAnfl EittlrDrw: Arts 1143 Station m iBngley Shxigh Batshire Si3 8TrN Inqiand r 70 CRASH February 19S8 Julian RignaJI and Steve UttaH vh\l British Afrways' Flight Crew Training Centre and speak lo Chrti^ Barnes^, Senior Principal Engineer Uimulatorih) and John Silver, Pubtic Affairs Manager (fligli I operations arnf toe hni cat) abou I th^^^tale' oi-ihe^-nri ftig^hl simulators used at HeathroWrandtheincreasinii importance of a(ivdni«rd lethnology in aeronautics. British Airways Amoiwst ttie mats of buildings on ihe wtntnMiU yde oTl-kathraiw Aifpofl 1i«. flriUHK Airwity\' FliahfCttt^T* -" - »^ .-..,.»- ...|. i-ietv^ piJurv and p. 'Iieif PhKPs ua onr iji ! k iiig.'" MmuiJitK'!! currefillv mnj'iedthtT<' riwiettalM>4Cc>nciwde%iriiiiytor atFilttm rnSrivtt)], All n •<<m!)1,^!of»«i^ on « constant 24 hour '•I- iWdfofbetwcpnlfctoiibourv iJ ' 1 leHconverwjn irjinin a of *hos« being |j;ivfn tbptr milndiitDry hi-jrinuAl ptotKwnLy Ltwtk JswitiMht' simul.iir»n' high jlilf-jiion The sirTiuliifrtr> t-n^urt* thai their ^ilh nuf t Ihi? hi|^ v|jnd,ard fequlrE^d by Srjtish THI SIMUUTOR IuIliWI and Sww hokpd at 4 fiocing 73?-20O <.imLilt"ilor anrl w,' ■ "<igh takeoff and Ijndingprocpdii; ..irrK^ Tfiemiiin cut k|^>l .Mui Ui^fj-ltiy is 1 ,1 Lirpc r ii h'lrf M ippn rtpd by J l>t-^ nt • ■ ■ . i i-c f f ickpti is via ^ <.miih U'.: ^ rcfnoved dunnj; iho 'iliglM'. to iemw IIm' vmuLiiar frcv u.indinfc T'!--,. t ,. I rvii .f(i,| is.ipiHl(i>( I rcpn*s«>ni,itipfTof \i> I on the iKtu.il ptdHf, wMh ih^ e)ni-iH-i..i III ,1 -^mall jrca to ibe rear cif ihppilo* jrnj lo.pilnis vOiiK wrhith ttnlldinv t'quiprm'nt rvetessarv to (Jw funning of [fif >imul,ir!jr .indior ihc tnkKiTUlkHi of Ihp iMintri^ irtb.rruntnr ovrfweinK the crew. The tefm 'Mfnulator' i* compile in evwy wme of the word, ^knct' the hardware and wtlwdtr work in coniunction to crtdte i louJlv (onwictngiirHl phyMfiilly re^^lr^n (l\•tn^ (•rmrnfunfdi fvcrv i.jt •!<»# tHe'iK>roplan<i«mdih fl i If ikIui «l to vitihin an f\: .- .. n, , ..'■ '.i. v It! opcTrtting liniils set liv ibi" CAA - tht? Civil Airlinifv Authfirily t; 1 — ...^. |,-|^ ijj ihuhl i» athievcdbv !h 'ffrt jfia ihelhret* rti . ^' ' • =.,||<^ (iL. , ,in pull r i.U I 4S tj in [i)e Utvfdl ,v ■ -.fly ^imuiiilingdCbvJtiidtHvrt <imi tietek'rdiMjn in iilt direct to«i«. Tht* two fiirwarri ^nd two side viewsi imm the cd<:k|>>' ■" 'vick"d by fcHir Hionitfiri, whose imagi ' I < ■<{ into I h<^ wi ndixw .tred by a beam sputiLT tQllimiLtin); mirrnf svsti»m, The Boeing 737 hji d duskru^jtit lime vnual syidetn wfikrh act yrjldy prcjvides dll ground lisd>nt and iiJrfK»ri build ings. an tthtmce for the pTbt The high conirast/hi|th mohitkmrCwt update neednl f o create an duthenik vlsudl diH>^ itijikn ordinary TV' si ufn^ n,<dLincian| - the noimni high pp- .iihiKi*- fav tuhr rrrajps glarp and 'coni' "■■"-■ ''•- ■"''■^ ir),, ,i points nf lig^i 1 dtndii ' i^untO' draw ■I'll -^ ifnage un iii.j pHL-spnur-toatedicrcen. ToJouf h drtf'f min*^ tty ihr 'depth' tc wftich t'*' ■■■ ' , .. ■ ■ iH.«sin?dm i- ifffedii l'f>' ' ji ■li ,1 III f<MiiiiMl'Hr(ttit'eitLiii<iltunle\-('U>' itM.'Lixrriin-.. i.?ir-, iivt^ahenngth^w^nrdenjith of Ihr iwiitt^ i ifthi Alt points of one colour aic displayed, then the voltage of llw gun a<>d it) fix id kngif^ are jjtofed and all the potnK of a riifTerinft er^kiur are plolled and so on. Tt»e refrt-ih rate of lli>e m reen li ^i* high a<i 10 Hi - or nr' ■ v ^^ mil|i«»rof "^ "he bpw I' > dns IS Inidify dile. ;Min miv wsivm, ^e«3^lJ^llJ■ << only to iht' pojnt sjjn' .^1 (he beam ar>. ol of the available X and V co-ordinatps ul the fk-iclron Tnt tiAsdwaft pmpkjyed Jn trp. updaimgthethrnMaimenWinaJln^ : h airport i» bdvetl .irtHjrtd .1 Rwtifffusinn ^p I sv-fefn using a Ifc-Bil Texas instrunwnis ^Kin Tln- UrM>ih^ 737 vrtUiil iV"i>t*'m can geiK iayj of About 20 acIudldirpon^uHKloii ^r. ,,..., Airways shorthjul routes and the data H?quired fcw each airport arnliliMJ "-'"•-• ^on a 500K eigrit-irkrh diNk. .■. .^ up ameTir64K. Aj^hfwrj^h fhi'i!rnjt5»«"iyt|i«fTnv|,iv*fln krnfwrrtdnT n ■ r-nl, tl- . I'untrulliftgliK' mtf ii»itnm bftww-n luitinil T tntlmctionfacMilv tuif^nigcapOiniantfett «—«*> VOU ■cwwiw fi il tt uifff aenMtnaiOiWwamipt. inpt/ls. iind the HMtiAl char^tei^lC't n/thi- aerupfaine. ilvtrim and Ihe tonwqu^i lo iHe pikjl via conlfoK. mvtrument* At,^, n... CJilefior view. The m,i I n ivstem boa^b a Ckiuld J 2>8 70S with a 32-Bii \mh sti<>edf1oalin]ipcHni (woee^^ir. u'<ih !|i;)Uf Mil prryMcal memory tudteH -. a mtif n-^iJ 1'*tfi Wh WirKheiiisr tiafti • • ) ,in tix\t}" I'ltctapedrlw AgM tW capui I he hafdw.irf .Tiu' ■ ■ vou consKlt-Mhiitibebusbai Mb pi*fvt*torwJ, which meai 'fofj al aMHind iZOOOK e^try wconri" Ttw romputcf consf.ii''f!'. ^' ■^i*. 'In- whrite tiju'r.ilionsdetk, inclLKJi jl input ti mil- " -*'- ■"^" wh.ii ■-!■■' > ■■■■- ■•.*■' «n the plam Slow ttie ti t(^l path has been alien htiw ihe pGirii ■ .■ posi I ■ ' I" view ff'um 1 1 1 ■ !'■ ■ I id readouts . I ■ Hh*»f k fhnHJiRi ^ iiKihHicvdpafalk'l >rre<. t amount ctf pressure nn ttw conifol rolumn, f ^idrU^f p«iak .inrE ^ii.itE^ ^{«'11i'-Tlr^jf1il- I II brklk irii' i it/n'f\l Ifim r>l 'Uhe fitffhl). ^ ■■ ■' lula^h^eft" ■ ' ■ ^lon. !**ckpitJ'. lily .lU[JM.'nlk. L-SpiTIIL'JH.L' Ul ttighr. TO THE FUTURE M i^;' *i Tf I ",-•■*>■?■ *i '■^ '■ -'I lO A 747-400 sent", full r 1 -imulatur 'iri ' in llto'ear, Bom s-,sic(ii>. 1 'ii .mnut £I0M ' ithe avionics iv»lennii alnrH- < osl iJMK increatintg Ihe value of itie entire ec|U)pmeni within ihe c offiph^K 10 artxind £ t iOM . ChrH Bamw *umv up by vofeiflgot ■ ttMJW.T\'.itw".iff *Weon!vtit>5?^:iriewhi'ri rwtt inMhrUlest requirement 10 keep up witfi i* [jrowth .irea nort i^ vivn-'f^ ■■.( pOwe* Will Ik' usedun I .in .iiYirthinfi e*Ne. Vit'rpR*^:""- ■">;"■■» .*.M.w»-ik«d iD gr.ipbK<i in lull dayliglii, wilh the abifity lo prnvidefiillgmundbawdjirt'— • '"■ reol weathiT conditKins. Improsi 'ns jn?*.!! '■ ■■ ' .i;i->,s!i'li- I ■ '1 1 punv niulator^ r . ■ .-. dependitd iot on iFw iiiil-iUiv. Wt- .\ crealvacompMeccimbiileiipeiit I. mid- air rettM'llinii to ih^ifhH and bumbmiit run^ wiihoui ever k?avingRic fimunrf' Indeed, umul^ilon h.' tl sue h 4 pt\ik 1 il r*-.ilii,ni fll.il R-\ ^1^^ ,11 ' .'<-tri Fln»hl- ' 17 and ' fjll. ■ ' - " - ■ n(iay >i ■■, 0>ffSiC*'Uii-tumniH', 1 i" >ipuienk^allih4>ll>iii^ '•■ .1111. .■ :u 'h . ii -.t'i' M<t, K veryquirkly nci I iriiii i^\ -.1. n-iH V 1,11 1 I CRASH February 1986 71 I I Nothing like it tias ever been on Eartti before. It came for ttie ttirill of the hunt It picked the wrong person to hunt YOU I f?5'S?--'*l«. '*^'vs»«,j JwT^ '^<^c«a» Ml •■•••■ yt iv 41 m —' MIKE DUNN faces murder and Madonna in a search through your Spectrum SCREENS h mi ■4 •fr . * : f^,4tJ I a *•' ,7 1 / ,v^>- IHE HRK «f f ItltR »REtH5 IS KI^NZ ON ELM STREET -2 preddVs revenge limAT HaVE I DOME TO DESERVE TtaS? PET SHOP &OXS WITH DUSTX SPRIH&FICLl? V^ I J A Tfiis one hail all ir>t synriving lm staff cf owning round my Sfwdnim and lecluring rtw aboul th« gqod Did days - rKanks tc tong- asttbiishe<t On The Scfmo OMlrilwIw Malthew Arnokl. troni Newport Pagnetl in &uckmgtun)£htie ^ A nightiTWB Iti the CfUSH offlCft this scrMA iSflpictiiH) iw«aM^ fdvauritp tilm murdier ffwStf Krurgcr arrives liofn Aun Grwsf Saltcaat:^ m Ayrshire Coiftur t* useO Ip iHwerlul efltcl m Alan's picture, t»4setl on the ctiaiictm frorn ITie .VyfJfmjw L)n£wrSJ's«l« ir n's tfMHs CtHRimtiuitlt tn (uU, again Iroir Matthew Arncrtd 4 Mote muskC tronti M Pe^rswr: tha Ftt &hap Btiyt nuke it ofita Htc Slpacfrum scracn. Whit lim urn doM to tesefve thein? twTr«> nS A llw sleeve arlwofk of i?wg<n1ar Madonna's h'ln" Bhic album was adaplBil by MfeaFson, irom WamtxMinK in tt» West Midlands. wHh iiic* lIlMlitHI *IK} 4 n vtleicllM bkH mo B dd if ptwe m^^&e .niSdress al mm Whilrhnuselypp lettrrs tbwf Mqdann.i and Ihs? iiniTKK3li1v iif young people Itmit days fp Paul id's see litiw many piGtiiirE« o( MadDrna I can fit sound rny A{if tcoI ' Sumner . . . A Mitttiew AmoM takcf to the screen sigain wtlh Ihls shal frNn tii^ rmpresiln tfvnifi J nice, cohHirtul. and amusifij new angli- un Ma^tertrgnic's FhmT. wWi pietlv carloon characters \^ 4 VargiKnf Thiii Lamtmr^hini Coftl^c^ IS |ust itte sod or itiing I 1o male hi my FildfnK ri I evQf get pjid iDf (ki The S&iofii Martin St^wniUHi's eiuiMit detaM makes up Iw Itie lack o1 colouf . A Skutt^ ind mofxn and lots and lats at blue; an dM &cmn ftom Martin S^levcuson ot War^lcy ntir Mftftllllf, Iwl lii>-{»n<> c^n deny lis orkginality. We dwi 1 get m»nv ImHkitlad tfiUHs Mn «t lh»s li rni; ol i|fi;ar The standard of SCREENS is rising sH the tjmef and it gets ever harder to select the best ones, but I'm not compfainjng (for a change!). Send yours to MIKED, ON THE SCREEN, CRASH, PO Box lOf Ludlow, Shropshire $Y8 WB, and remember ttiat if your work is printed you'll get a full-colour framed 'n' mounted screen dump of the masterpiece, courtesy of Rainbird* (Sorry to all those who've been waiting for their screen dumps - I'm on the case.) GET INTO CRIME! In the late 1990 s ttie streets of Hew York are a Jungle. You are the Ice cool leader of a gang of drug crazed terrorists. Your main goal is to become the richest, toughest and most notorious gang In the city. FREE! SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY FOR YOUR FREE TRIAL OF ITS A CRIME THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR PLAY-BY-MAIL GAME Write to: - KJC GAMES, PO BOX II, CLEMUTS, BUCKPOOL UNCS FYS 2UL (987 .^ THE Ttiird Brilish Plav By Mail con^^tkjn will be huM on FebfWBfy 2Q ai «h« Porctiester CeniFe ir London, ri Mill indixfe gpfttelaurtchsa, cofnpotHkms, live FDi^-fMaying demonstrations, Bf/ tofitasy ttah, a swap atiop (bnng iity cornpletii board gdrr^Q, D 4 JP pieces.. ORIGINAL sortware etc to sell gr swap), ta^lurM. a bar an^ mysdtr As over, the last two features will b« found ctuite dose iHDoethw . . Most matof P8M coflrkparMe wll be attending the convention, and the; e are always a (air lew newcomers there. The oonverttion is always worth vtaitinQ. wtth many berQaHis to b« grtfited and plai^rs io meet tt's a good hdea lo wear a badge io say who you are in whatevw garrie you p4ay Ht, STANDARD One ol ihe major displays at the convention will of obaUy be the launch of Staraard Qamaa's first P6M 9ame (the company la wall known lor ita suceesffti board eamm\. Oavtd Norton o< Standard Qamss saya a PBM version of BRENOON KAVANAGH CONVENTION COMING S • It N Dark Bta^Ms is imminent, and though Siartdard 0«mes*s dssignwB haven't yet peifected tfte varBlon to be marketed . Norton hopes the display at the conventkm win give a good id^ of Dull Blades. Oafk ^ades fa a fantasy game for up to too players wh»8 the players are apd t first mto rBC«s and than charftclff types, There are two types of race and two types oi character: in both cases the dwtce 1$ the player's- Each player is set severe quests to compMa before going lor the big one - a quest to find a mysticai ot^ect. The first player icoompiete all the quesia and totind the object wttts the game. Rayer s imerad as Uw gameprogreaaea - there'ii be more details next isaoe. I hope MEGALOMANIA CURED? Humour has it that problems wnh the software governing nwwilx Oarnev's AifefnllbmayiM, oneof ine most enjoyabte games of 1907, have been overcome (lamous last wofd?F) and fhat Game Three is SOOT to t» Eaiunctied. Meanwhile, the man responsibte lor the Megalamanh Idea. Andrew Dodd, has another game 10 his steeve - to be njn WfstnriaJy from the PhoefiJj( house. K'a called flwOrOtOt Cftaostt^ Dodd's idea is a novel Q«>e. Vou, the player, are a World Shapar. eibi^^wKlefs will know Geriesift, and that's bastcaUv tM book ot itve game. Agawnt bH sorts of derrMXHc opposition and irrttation you must shapa the Rj ver Of Life to ' cnaats a s^tattte environmefit for Qvilisation', It's e cracking idea [iitterwtingiy paralWed by Ocean's new Atari ST/An^ game Eco). so more details after the ofTiaai laundh. CHEAP INTERPLANETARY WARFARE HarraM Postal Gsmaa {moderator of The Weaporii has ret^ntly launched a new game, Tht Omafftt Mcfor. This is another gama of interstellef (well, interpiarielary according to the ruH^atnott) tfepiomacy and wargsmjog The player's goaJ is simply survival you are one of 20 pianeiary rutars wisfijog to coninri all the praneis of ft« Omega cluster. In the baginrking you have a homeworld. a (aw fta^inips and some stariightefs And awey you go. The company claims Ths Onvga Vietaf is simple but fun t(^ piay, and <1 kxyks intereshng fhOL^ maytK rtot vi^ different from a f^sxjf ui of other games . I I's cheap, too - only 50p per turn for British playars, Harrow Postal Games's manager, Jim Gibson, will attend the convenuon wttfi more knformatKjn. The r*orohestar Centre is just tjp the toad from Royal Oak unde«grQund station (near Paddington on the Metropolitan Ml. Doors 0t the Third Briish Ray Ety Mail Convention open at 10,3Qam ar>d will oloae at about S.CXJpm. TicRflts cost £2 at the door or £1,50 if bought in advance from Mike McGarry, 2 Dm/id Court. 200 LanatfowTtB fktait. Lotvion N17 9XW. NOVA PRODUCTIONS, wh^ch wtt& Conquest, is pf omisJng two new gvnei for the summar. Ancfmft&npinf and Conqu^ Of Th0 Slam are bslng impottMl from me USAby ticrta Productions, wn^ haa made a deal Ay th« UK rtQhia WW) tfie mm»' Amsrican owners, &:htiMt Ar»4 Son Inc. Anient Efflpirwi la an estiAllaiied Ainahean oarne for 40 pliyer^ Mt i^n « mytWcal ptanet. Players rule empirea wttich. virfiilo prodMcing soma goods, are still dHpendant upon eactt other lor survival, Trade is necnsary, but W3F and btooNades are not urxXHTirrTon , The game seems to have some imefesiing mlblarv. naval and economic features^ so I await tne rulebocik #iin baled breaih CdriQiMsC Of The Stars is. as Nova hociretty admits, the usual type<j* apaw PBM game . 60 pt»V*rs t3«tlie rl nit over ihe same galQx/ With a mullitude of spacecraft and milEtary units tight I ng over the ever-popular L^imale fuel source etc etc T>iere*s a promise of alien irfe ft»rms as vtisR. tf Cooqueat Of Tfte Stats is priced low it could be m fierce oompelilJOd wttfi other new budoet Qames, such as &^ip90 and 77)9 Ome^a Hfldof. Tliere's a new Ulea from Biilzkffeg Oam«a - a comic^toek superhero PBM game. OaatrMClOf. the multicoloured nJeboo^ for this (m&giruitiye ngati hand^moderaled launch detaits pages VKl page^ of superpowers, t>ody pants, tarmm types and so on. Ar>d for sports fartaiics ttiere's a fVnv AnMncaA'WottiaN PBfUi game which looks tikfi a good simuiatiori. though it's rot as cheap m sofne other amaiieur mmes. Write to 51^ OsmM. PO Box 12. Ecchs. Msnchostsr M30 7EP. PBM FANZINE FILE AMATEUR SPORToomes ^S the subject of Tofi Of 7m PM*. an easy to-read fanzine offering a fair iiew positons m football and motor-facing games, among otfiers It's on its third issue; for a copy send an SA£ to Dave Brsnnan , 4 Vv PopkifS. BkkUfA, Washington. T^teAnd Wear NESS TDfi-ami asK Dave how muc^ it costs to fom. becau^ ha didn t tell me! Also on its third issue, PBM ScraV IS 1 6 pages in a new AS fomnat. The price h)ke to C1 tsa bit loo much, but it's worth a look - contact John Woods, 9f WsnOis ftoad, Morden. StMTsy SM4 SAO, Have you ever been m iHiBIQUS BATTiM? 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A3 mtf). aRribUtaa D^aril wy} TMiO bwe hnv E.K'.n lyrri cotti CI.BOttwHfMrmeiyiaiiopastsgt. Addrvii ^1t4d* KMTf*OWTOi MNMMUMil BClfASriWSO KtlfUNCl 78 CRASH Febf ua^ 1 988 VOTE FOR THE CHARTS HOW TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE OAIMES: ghw •ach or your top fhw fiairiM for th« HOTLIHE. ADVEIiTUflE and STfUTEOr chart* m mark out of t»n - th» b«tt»f the 9ain«, th« hlshwr thm marlLi ADVENTURE CHART TITLE MARK OUT OF TEN Name .. Address ^*1 PI'!» l i* tlH 4t*^n Posecode T-shirt size r ~f This li the E4^of soflw<are (d like if J win first priw, bot I know some games are unavailable and CRASH cant pfomise anything ............ ■'■*+►** 4-|-H*»i Send this voting foi^m to CRASH ADVENTURE CHART, PO B&x tQ, Ludlow, Shropshirm SY8 1DB HOTLINE CHART TfTLE MARK OUT OF TEN 1 2 3 4 5 m^wr^^wrf^^r9*m-f¥94^ Name „ Address n l»i' m »m I iM»»>i Pcsicod* T-shirt size [ ] This IS the £40 of software t d like if i win ftrsi prize, but * know some games are unavaiiable and CRASH can t promise an/thing Send this voting form to CRASH HOTLINE CHART, PO Box to, Ludlow, ShfOpshfrc SY8 1DB STRATEGY CHART TTflE r 2 „„...- MARK OUT OF TEN 4 5 ..,. — Name .. Address H fBHi>IBI.f t*ffa^«|l^ui«iaf«fu I ■ P#*« ■ »* ^»l lH f4**m**M Postcode T-snirtsiw ^n Th« is Che E40 of software I d like if I win fSfst prize, ixri I know some games are unavali^ite aod CRASH car>t pfonitee anything Ser>d this voctng form to CRASH STRATEGY CHAAT^ PQBox f0, Ludlow, ihropfhirm Sr8 tOB ■\ OPPORTUNITIES In-House and Free-lance Technical Staff Having estabHsned the key elements of a we»l organised ano equipped in-house' software development team, the company fias trie following opportunities to offer In Enterrainment Software Development. Senior protfwmwn - J E . £25K Hiring QMfi fftpomitiw tor n ieat on« trchnk^iv «KCriWrtt ahrDuQfi not necHuniv conmcrciaiN' tuccnsluU tnnfarHvn«fkf $0<tWir« prtxluct ydu wtti M «xi»n«r<iced >n iS6, £501 and'OfOODOKUfniM^r vou Will M bOOKng for in oppomirtltv to io«n tn in tKMj« eftvtronmefl! tommiR^a ?o the devetoernen'E o* ofir5»an wocijets ana convtrwoni Of ttic yefv 'uqhHi qyaiiTV wxi wUk «^H<t «& C4a on QHi^^ , Of tftt tUQhtft OMKv. Progrwnmers - J. 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SrwuU vou requtfVinedO'Jt Yourself tiriustundOUi*' tl^p A p TatMlStiM^ 1. H vou require vour spetTt um to Of repj>rf d loa upfTTJded lo aipfctrufn Pi uswtWv t > speciiij «ffer of ice of lutt ise.OD comcieer ontm can be placid ttv idnp yovt *<ttt» card on me nwnocn beiow Jpgradt Oept 140 High Stf Mt west CKisiOp C Sk I J Shj Tel D4S74-665S5'67761 Head Office i ace... . .'5 MancrvKter 061-256 0'$?6 wtiiie vou wait reoair centre only coDvnant vdeovauit Ltti. no. imn CRASH February 1 988 79 *-^^^^^K. J m f ^^r\ ^^^^^^^^K^ Li^K^ V mk' " ..^^T ■v ' ^ ^^-^^ ^^^^^^^B^^^B- . J - ^ V THE STATE OF THE MARTIAL ARTS COMING SOON FOR SPECTRUM. Actual Spectrum screens ZX Spectrum 4gK l2eK; * E9 99 Commodofe64 l28Ca&set1eE9 99anddisk£l4 99 Soon to be avarlabte lor Afart ST and Amsrrad home compuiefs Matlofde' Activision (UK) Lid Units 3& 4 Lloyds Ctoso. Finedon Road. lixJustfial Estate Wellingtxjrough NorrhampWn N N8 4SR Tei [09331 76768 Access American Express and Visa cards welcome HYPERMARKET/ ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO... SPECCY? ffmco Frey's Ftrst Isw Of The /mpafmaaWiiy OfMatmois states that a ^fsaalfy-designed doiiN»- SBomed dust covw i- n'aced o\^f 3 Spectttm^ d Oust < .;.- -'j/imeiiir .. _._;.. votds, these jobs kmp yotjr ^ompat&r dean, right? The CRASH Sptfctrum dust ' ^^s. wfKh are by cie*iC0 efnblezont nama CRASH, have been nuae f o four drffargnt sets of fnM«Mwn«n(9. toproctsely fit toar ditterwit Wncfe at Spectwfn& the early rvbber-Heyod model, (he SpecUurv+. ttie ^30cltum128 arvitheSf>0Ctfum+2, (COULD save CRASH HISTORY BINDERS ..n.r, ,r' I "J? .1 t// r.-^t rr.px.f u. itiil flfivtruv tsui ARE YOU IN A BIND? ff not w)0 oouW i» - jusf ii»/t «• ytKrORASHmatannmngmtmyt NOW YOU can ftaap thm n bou nd iip irt« mmdfy bi/t fm the binder emboeee^ vim the CRASH cteat. 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SORRY! SPECIAL BACK NUMBERS OFFERS # Ofder^Vwaaorhurissumat Omaafnam»~wa knock ACpotI thetolafcost # Offiafvt^ilvoormoreisatjasat thasatnatifna'^v/a knock 20p off aachitem PRICES Ml tMck inaa» an rtow tiM Jncludirw p&p axcmpt CHRISTMAS SPECIALS wtdcti an tlJBC Inchiding pAp> for ortfffTs wHhin Uw maMand UK. COiKTiHEHTAL EUROI^E/ OVERSCAS ORDERS.: (2.00 p«r mBBlzlna including pAp I Place a cross over the box contatnino the numberta} of the back issye(s| 1 39 40 2S 20 27 41 42 28 ^ MUMBEfl OF ISSUES ORDEKEO: . COST^E. Dtscoutrr (if applicable): e . TOTAJ. PAYMEHT ENCLOSED: E. (diiqMarMHMy or^ mid« pirj^Wi toCMSN ar ^fyatkxaaammafitiMH -fommm DONT FORGET TO TICK THE ISSUES YOU WANT ON THE GflID! NAME „„.... ADDRESS „„ POSTCODE PLEASE DEBIT MY VISA/ACCESS ACCOUNT £ (delete as applicable) ,„.^»^^^ ^,^^ . » POSTCOPE — SIGNATURE EXPIRY DATE PLEASE CHARGE MY ACCOUNT NO; ■ ■■■■■■fcBrMWit****** >*■■»<■■ ■■■ ■ ■■■ ilhHN 28 d«yi tor iWlvvry I ^ # r fft w A ^ [ 1 4F1» m^ .Vi^ TOP GAMES FEBRUARY Th« ttwM charts compMKl from ths vo^ o( CRASH readers is tm most re#istic chart f of gauQing tf«6 popularity of Spectrum games - Ht&thefan>»s ihstamb^ng pwyedthat^ the voles, not the games thai ara m the #)Ops Vtvs *i9tk or month Aiid<1ha votes are tmpofWit. It'suptoyoM total u« know what you 1M. 80 IM in tfte votjr^ forms which live on iha laatiMS pages and - ''^'WniNE to Tttakm Your voca he^. J dor't want tocan^ up your issue of CRASH, wa understand; u St' a photocopy iryou i^e , or co(>y tha dataM from the vottfig tomis onio a postcard, or the back of a saalsd eflvalope, and send that to usmstead. Apart from the satislaetion of ragistarir>a your vote, thera't always th« ch«K» of winning a pttee. Eacii rnorith w« draw 1 S wifHiers from ail the voting torrrw i«c«h«d - fh« for th* HOTLINE, ftve for the ADVENTURE and five for the STRATEGY Ohwt. A top prtzs of C40 worth of sottware (your choioe. not ovrs) and a CRASH T-shm IS awarded to the first shp drawn from itw HOTUNE votm. and anotfwr C40 of goodiea end a ahirt goes tothe ADVEfifruRE afKj C20 of QocKHas end a Hiirt ooos to the STRATEGY Four runrtsrs up (rom each ballot Ixw eoii«ct a CRASH T-^irt and a CRASH H8t.So9et those votes m to the CRASH NOTUNECHAAT. CRASH ADVemJRE CHART and CRASH STRATEGY CHAAT: K>BoM Id. Ludlow, Shropahhm SYS f Dfi ^ Partiapa w« sNhiM rename thia Ihe 8tatfc Chart Yet again the waip^immm Vulcan IwWa the hwdl^Joualad-for-Bt-alt Number One spot anil most osmesnwws orwf m few plac^ tMs rrwntfi, wMh Tobruk and Theiir Flnost Hour r*>«ntar1fig the chart . , . yet agairt. rap |Vt» dNMO fo Oangsf?nouae amf fite sAiaA:k:fc SJ mon PenfeM fromBlmJ(WOOtdinQ¥tmntSibmtgmto3m»SknofrifotingtorVUIcan and aiao making tot Has m prix* . . . Aunnera-tigp Cirnt* from mS corfierf 9f ihm iai**; th*y'm Ttaman McQutgan frwn County TynwYe in Norffiem tntand, Mike Cooney from Roreamttuin in Eln, Scott Bruca frmn &tm tmk town et Ch«tt#tth»m in ^ooc^tfrnhlrmr and Andrew Murray from W**t ¥fickhmm in Kont, 84 CRASh Hewr*«ifi htflds 0te top two apotsand ttill at Nurr»b«f Two Is ZyrvAAs; Exofcm atop* l«at monlh'a Hurri/bof One £ndun> Bac$t in tta dirty baoka, jumping up ft^m Number Ptve. Eleewhara Bartiartan dktipe down to Numtier IS and another baat*'em^up, RanaiQadat looks Hirearter^ng a* It goes up fiva p4acaa to Numtier Rv«, M tfM olherend of tha oharL oldtoa Bombja<:k arNi QuB»tron make a r e ayp es ra nce with The Sentinel, £ven a* jifoti rsadtfifs; tfte Auffcy ivirinBrof IMaiiMn^ of aottwrnn and CRASH T-ahlrtwiaba ep rnt big Ma browrr A«psr pack»ga - Evan Wolliston of London hao atkad tor atfcfi dal g r i f a as Sta^giklaf, £ktlief and 720'. JUao put ot Itm tiat crnna Davkl Haffiiei Auffi RadltMch in Wonaatanh^w, Bafiy SmWi from tpmvfich, Dewl Aled Jonas (a namo to taavo our aanttnan t a t m o tfiare dbnt^-eyvd^ from Qwynaddt mnd Pater Hulchlnaon tmm H*b«n 8rU^ Ir) Wa«t Y0«*sMr«. Strategy Top 10 ir*/ VULCAH CCS %m AnNHKM CCS Z14} LORDS OF MIDNKllfT BEYOND ^m DlftERTRATS CCS B^l REDELSTAR RAIDERS RRBIRO ^m DOOMDARK^ REVENQE BEYOND rm BATTLE OF DRITAIN PSS ^m THEATRE EUROPE PSS • H TOORUK PSS 10 M THEIR FINEST HOUR CENTURY HUTCHirOfJ L»^«.*» HoUine Top 20 i($l EXOLOH HEWSON 2^ ZVNAPS HEWSON 3(3) QAUHTLEt US GOLD 4(1i ENDURO RACER ACTnrtSION B (10) RENEGADE IMAGINE SW HEAD OVER HEELS OCEAN 7(89 MATCH DAY OCEAN e (im BUBBLE BOBBLE FJRE8IRD 9 rr41 STARQLIOER RAINBIRD lOrifi MERCENARY NOVAGEN 11 (im COBRA OCEAN iZi0i ELITE FIREBIRD 13 im LBADERBOARD US GOLD 14 ft 73 PAPERBOY ELITE 19 tm BARBARIAN PALACE 1«rf« BATMAN OCEAN 17 m URIDIUM HEWSON 16 H BOMBJACK ELITE 10 ('} QUAZATRON HEWSON 20 ('f THE SENTINEL FIREBIRD /,- ^^itf^^^^^SZT^ sir s\ * ^BB .1^^^^ " '^^^^^B ^^^^^^^^^J^l "'UHH^^V' 'v^^^^^H' Did snyona notify AKpACt M«lbourri« HouM^S Tb« Hobbilto b*Off Numtwr Ona fcK more than a month? St fit, st Immt tt 9>vm th* oth«r C|3m«3 In the chart tome hope! And two advefituruft from M«4t>Qum« H<iu«»^B butHjet atvter M.A.D., SlotmbnrKjor and Speujxtund, how ttMtrpoilttona ibow the Beyoivf tItiiH Lords Of MidniQfil and DoCMTidark's Revenge. ert0t Barr in Bitn^ngham bfttg* fpPMtptay^ra and thi$ mpitth'g Adiwifura Cltaft winner, A Oood«^ la » geid 0^0. His £40 wofth afaottman indutioB suciN nUnd-ntntGhinwrn OrHftfmtd Cotossus 4 Chess, As fmr t9 rvnntrn^ go (which fmqullm^wirith tha v^ifd bahiffd tfi^nf, thmrt'a TWnottiy Stone from Wh%chom6 in Qtouctsterahtra; Oarren Oourtey frotn NawtownatJboy, County Antrim, in Nordtmm iretsml; Mr P Tetitiutt from Prnt^rborough: Mid, t^ *nd btag^t of atl, Jonettun Lekln from Mhidt9wtch in Cftmhkt. Adventure Top 20 ifiii THEtfOBBIT MELBOURNE HOUSE 2(m SPELLBOUND MAD. z(fi STORMBRINQER MAD. 4/ffJ LORDS OF MIDNIGHT BEYOND «WI DOOMDARiC*S REVENGE BEYONO e HQi THE Booorr CRL im KNIGHT TYME MAO. Bim LORD OF THE RINGS MELBOURNE HOUSE 9im HEAVY ON THE MAGICK . GARGOYLE GAMES loffa; THE BIG SLEAZE PIRANHA iifMj RED MOON LEVEL 9 12 a 4} GREMLINS ADVENTURE INTERNATIONAL 13 /-/ DUN DARACH GARGOYLE GAMES 14&0J FAIRLIQHT 2 THE EDGE ia ritfi THE PAWN RAINBIRD ie/-i SHADOWFIRE BEYOMD i7r*-i CUSTERDS QUEST THE POWER HOUSE iB(H EMERALD ISLE LEVEL 9 "i^lH HACKER ACTIVISION 20 (131 DRACULA CRL Producer; Virgin Games Retail price: £7.95 Authors: Andy Green an Dare's nemesis, th« iMeKon, has r«iumed. Having «3capecf Dan's earlier attempts to d^Teat Nm, the runaway treen has been slaving away tn Na lab to p^tiduce a ^uad of SopaiTfiBana who are at present contorted wittiin P^xtgiass iite- suppOiit bubblas m tha Mehon's battloGliip. Afmod with only a blaster, Dan snters the vessel astride his jetbike arKl seeks to Und these creatiorts and destroy them, As soor as Dan blasts the first, however, a eeH- cSmtrud aequartcfi be^ns. The iMJkTHAH l JmiKEi ** Dan Dars tl ^t fvatly an im prc w amami over tha original. If anytt^'rvg. tha graphic* ara worse: tha colour i» ftiil pretty brlglit, but the M«ho«i seams to Hav* lott Ns Qreenneaa. (maybe he's racov«re<d). It tfo«wi*t actually lack playstiilKy or addlctkin. slttwuBh ItM Innovation of ttta >r Is to«t in lhi« latJan. It you have Dan Date, I wiHild think hard batara mahlng cRit to buy ih« aaqual. " " OanOareillsonaaf (tioaaQafnaa that only aaaa tha flght of day bacauaa the orlfjinai was a hit. Fortunataiy thara'a enough vartatktn (n the oameplay to warrant it» purdiaaa, audi aa tha Ofi^on to play anhar chsrecter and tha Incluaion of soma naw haxarda - bainfl nucked into tita vantUatlan aystam and so on. Tha acSon !• a (Htl>* ny«r« framrtte, ami the ffraphtca are of a atandard to It* prvdacaaaor. UnoHgloal, but vtHI I 77% ^ Nrt worth maMng once, Iff MiflfilMiiofftiirica:Vfe||taeaii^^ time remafnino unti) the roi^uLlant destruction of the bahle^ip ^9 shown at the bottom of the screen. To oacape a fiery death, Dan Jnick L octroys ad the SupeiTrwrw on the cunrent levet -CNiMy than (So the double biaat doors between levels open to allow progress through the shtp. • The Suporfreens and the " Tfiii Lataal offartng from Virgin la vetv sMIlsr In preaanitatlon Hid graphics to the fir^L Thare i«, however, a rtew storting SMiuafice with a waU^anlmatad apace strip zooming through the aky, and you have tiw choice of playing Dan DiSra or the M«kon« Tha a cia an a tharmalvas are very deialted and the gam« movaa •o QuWdy If a dfflcurt to keep a track on the action. Thera ara tubaa that ytiu can be sucked down and rnaaalva onnhara to avcM ao, there's no tjma lo stop for a chatj Dan Oere li b a raaMy naaft follow up to a classic game -Just ttM sort of thing you need to Stan tha mw year off with a avringt " ■ PSYCHO SOLDIER f <-^-^^''^-<^'--=^- .iiar^T^.^ Producer: Imagirve Retail price: £7.95 Authors: Source Ltd Ybu can't keep a good goddess down - tn IhJs sequel to imagine'^ AtheftS (75% Overall In Issue 45) the voluptuous Athena is ofxw again baitingi through a dangarai» six- leval world, rescuing humantty trom a race ot demons The 30 K^eens of each level are inhabited by these lethal beeata bagQlng for a btost from Athena's lasar or her t>ombs. She gatt>ers pohitsby deatf oylng ttwm. ard the power of both laser and t}onrit>9 can be increased tj^ gattiering knna which Athena raveala try dfrsifoying rock tormatlons. BuH some o1 these rocky bk>chages ^ide ieona Chat cart quickly draih Alftana'e enerm - even the humble miiushroom has rts maiievoient magic . Trie dashing damaal ntiot leap and jump from platform to p4attarm. thinking quickly when anythirig blocks her way - if stie jusrt stands st<li she'll be outrun by the constantly scrollirkg landscape Sfvi crushed against an obstnjctkm. This goddess isn't JbymL "Why {a Athene batrfg ctiaaad t»y tha Kaystona Cops? PafTiapA she's being hunted down for to np ar so t ta tiiig SJndy OolL um«lavartha efima, tiw slow scroHng acraana arant letting her run fastanouoh to escape the dsaitty liHiGh ^ her cute purauarm. But onoa you've maatared the stnrtga controla Alherta iafun. '* J PAUL L " Athena mark. Tha gr playabHfty waagraat tgramica f aufrafs I fun but Psy&to SokSler Is n^wtwra nair V» are unimaglnattwa, tha aound ts grtraftng, and from tha eponymous star's slow rsacttons^ Psycho SoWier also needs much m<Ht» v^ristion: tha first lawl la a tarrlbla bOfa^ requiring very little thought " 86 CRASH February 1988 imrrortal, ttiough aha Cwi acquire lemporary ir^tttStructibHity by shooting the gk>be wh«;h hatches from the irtetde ot an egg. And Athena must destroy the ^ if • Allien* again -tfie'a track, itit^ Pgftlia SpftMar spaconewt pefsonnel are also involved in Ihe^r own l«ud , and Dan can becorne caught in the cn»s'ir«, Hts vitality is reduced every time he's shol. and rt ha vitsifty reading goes down io zef o , one M Ns six lives are losi TTiere era tour levels io be oompleled. and if Din roBcties the last, he Dnds a pod MHnich t$ used to mitoite Ns ^cepe. Oan Da/e ff offers the option to ptew the roi« of atthar Dan or the Mokon. m which CM* 1h$ pl^y^r my^t fincj, activate artd efect the StjperTreena' Iffe support boxes toelofB the ship exp4od«s. COmWIBNTS L JoytOetta; C4irsof , Kentpston. Orai^iica: ptonty of cctour - but ctetributfld without thought Sound: pretty fBasona^ OptioRK oontrot of either Dafi or the Mekon QaiMrri ratbtQi mtxed op^nionA. but oeneraJty oohsMered lo oe a decent suoooesor, if not enacUy up U> the standard of Ovn Dane Presentation Graphics Playability Addictive qualities OVERALL 74% butfding at the erid oi ^Kh (evel to move to the next - to face another rrKinstnjus army- J HICK L *• Psycho Sokjief has ■« the fun and f^o9e« of Athana* though tfs a Mt toi» slmHar. The graphtca arvnt 89 good aa tna ortgiftiaf a, the colour Is dismal and the number of bomba whlziing around your hiatt oan be confusing; hurt ohaiettaing ganteptay and make Psycho SoWier • MroiihwhilA foltovtf-up to a briUant |]«m«. " ^COmMENTS L, Jh^ytttefca: Cursor. Kdmpeton, SitwMf GnpMcK Intricately detailed and Bmoolhly animated; bu) the colour t$ ternttie Sound; tune and spot effects Qenertf rating: a ptayatjl^ but laCMu^Ire rofknvHjp io the presentdtion 82% Graphics 76% Playability 77% Add icti ve qua! itiesi 73 % OVERALL 7«% GALACnC GAMES 1 Producer: Act! vision Retail price: £9,99 Irmingham has lost its bkj lagain. so on a pLarwi far away from tlwir onginpl home the Olympic Games lake a gaEactic turn. Competitors face five awesome events tt» 100-metre sJithSf, space hockey, psychic |udo, heatJ-throwrig and the metarnorph iTiarslhon. In ihe lOO-meUQ slither, two racing Aorms get sat to apeec^iy slide akyng (he bvck, bunohing tt^r bodies in caterpiUar motk^n. JmcK L " This la a cute little game wtth bright chflriicteni and some texlfl^ evants; some are drawn out for too lorw but you'll eventually t» hooliefL ifie gravies are well- dvRnea and the shading is eJtoaMjnt In some events. Galactic Games It a fun buy for (ana of ItM cM Daley Thompson's Oocathion dai^ " S4K Prassmo keys m the right rhythm keeps the intrepid (nvertebcates inching ahead, tuxl to speed thtns^ up aiKl tiisat ttw 70-&scond tune limit they can go ^nto 'super slither', Sul too much rLft}b«r(g on the ground creates a f ief ce tnction. so flarrte-relardant slime must be deployeO, J PAUL L " Ttia onginaltty of spofte Hk* head-throwing la one of Iha strong points of Gfilfictic: Games, and the tether of muttHoadlng makes them no less addlcHva or fun. All ttw jSalactic gemes are visually attractive, and rnost am very playahte- And though rK>na Stands out, the range is wide. Including very hard hend-to- h*a<f conteata, fest, simple acHon and slow methodical evefiia* ftftk PsycNc |udo involves two mmd^ tjertders who attempt to destroy eat^ other with energy bolts squeezed from their stomachs. An energy boH can be directed to avoid the defensive shieus yow opponent erects - the shields not only keep boHs at bay but also absorti their enwgv, so Ih^'re wodh building if you can. Five minute-iong rounds make for a gruellinq ccmiesL There S a return to near- nofmatity with ttie neid event, head-lhrowing. The competltofs here are a strar>ge pair who enioy rernoving their heads and throwing them as far as they can, They run down a small track and before reaching tt>e foul ifvoiw line they must rip oh iheir tHMHJt arxi prtch them into tiie dltiance. ideatty, the ali«rt cranium should travel upwanls at as dose to 45' P- Ptychic jiHto $tretelie» Bie iiiIb^ la <irtlilalen's Catacac Gaim$ Once the worms have slimed their thing, space hockey starts, and two spheres Oatile over a living puck in four contests each a minute long. JbymL " Never twfore has such hurnour twunced around the Sp«<ctnjm -or such aggravatiofi. The graphics are botd, colourful ami clear, but the sour^is mlnimai (so I wonder wfty every ewenthas its own loader - I'm sure two, at least, could share the same f¥3f*]. There's no way to bypass an event you don't hker and became all the rules are alien the controls could take some getting used to here on Earth. Still, it's a mmture of good eJaan fun and fruitratkin, without tha ultracompetttivanass of so many games today." !► Tfte urooiH' twm as possible {the angle is shown onscrsen) and extra propuiston can be achieved by flapplr>g the ears of ihe head aa it rties. BiA ttie head's nose must stick in the j|fOur>d when il comes to rest, or it'safbi^. Tf'iefe are three throws p» contest and the ior^gest throw wins. Heads are screwed on tightly lor the Tinal fantastic event, the metamorph marathon, Durir^ this race one of five forms - runner, burrowef, jumper, flyer or 'rest Slate' - can be attopted lo suit the lerratn, t>ul Dontroliir>g your speed IS cru«^, particularty wfien you're a flyer. And alter this afl you'll need is a relaxing Radox bath i c<mt»eMTs j7 Joystick*; Sinclair GraptiiCK mBrryohginaf aliens with humourous anwhation Sound: ifmitBd spot effects and a few short tunes Genafil rating: GatactK: Gam^ gives a clever and tunny twist to the decathlon fomiat Presentation Graphics Playability Addictive qualKies OVERALL 72% 76% 64<Vo 65% 71% CRASH Febmary 1 9S8 67 4 hK*-h ^ *«ui»den&»cki ^'^\\ wo ; aneo sequel riattonai Karat has arrivied The j nam«d fK+ again ( piafef o/p^&nJhiA this iime thenv's a Ino of r^ew moves, a reinixed Rob Hubbarc) soundlrad^ and a new itothegomcplay. FIHE and the action begms with tha appearance of threo pfayers - one oofrtrollod bv the ptayer and the other two > pmer-oontroUed (or. m tvwj-p-.,^ rrtodie. two controlled by players " IK - is defirtit«ly tli« beat fightlrtg game on the Sp^c- trum , r ve been piayi ng it f or two day* lolidly withQi4 a rign of boredom (Admit- tedly I'm etill on |}urp{« belf). The graptilcs are quM« pretty; the men are the sama •» The V^eif Of The Explodifig Fist^E, years ago. but the Gokmra and enima- tions oi tfiebackgrtHjndare very good. The iTHislc Is veiy lub- dued, «w*n en tli« 12SK machinee, but W% an excel- ient tune, and ttwugh the spot FX are i&omawhat u nil tm s^h^ric (th4y UHirtd mora like slapft than flylri'g double laca kicks}. IK - zkps along M a terrifically addle - tivaMca. " PrcMJijcef : System 3 Retail price: £3.99 Author: Archer Maclean 68 CRASH February 1388 T and one tjy (he compuver). A free- fof-alt ensi>es. wilh each -'--k-,, am attemptinig to hnoL e«iT«f oppowml The pla> dktfwem moMm accessib fOystC*' rffittOlt V, inciudi; .. lie kick, t- back fttp. ffCKTl punch and high Points am awaided to a figh1«K who knocks daiA.;! ,in rnrji'tneml with a successi vli - one poimtor a rt.....^, ...... ..Lock- out and two (or a particularly good job The object I'.- • -•••'■ -■■'■■--■ pQiiiits beJwe '■ <tctx« thp tiigheii rtictiiri iiii: ju- second timp (.mit iiatignte' tim« mmn>. bofluSpoJms, Th*sw;iL«"j-fi,v(rwsi acorw gp95 tltrou^ lo the next touncJ. and fof tt»e lowest scorer It's game ovef. it no players score ttve. the two highest scorefs prog- ress. The »ct)Oti starts on wriiie-t«n tevei, ftrtd p^ogressc' '^- ■-'■ v^i\- low to green, pyrt a^iy MkCk. The levels gei piogrt:s:>iveiy mora ditffcuH. w>m bl^ich-beH level raquiring fast *ef le)i,es lO Survive. Whan every third l«vei is eorr plet«d there's a chance to incrBsw score on a barna sct wn The ftghle(^^^^^^^Bliir« of VTA screen from ^ " Yov ntSy have thought The Way Of Th© Explcidiriig Fist w» ■eld)cthr« wtth its or>a-{>rk-ori0 combat btrt wh«n yqu throw In another computsr-c on trolled charactior tha urge to baah #v*n mor* p«opla to the gnxHid to lmm«ns«, AlXj tK + 'S lmprov«rnerns on Intfimatianal Karate ara obvkHja " none \m the the- kery animation, and in Its place is B wide range oi wolhaxeculad mDV#s; gone is the tachy vfwech synthflBis, replaced wfth a superb sourwttrack artd effects. Biit where IK i ^^r^9 ^q highly over the competition. i* in the amount of action. You've got to Xeef^ an eye on two opponents, and the bonue acreeti requtrea ikHlecl hsnd-eye OOOtdlnatio«i. Th^$ i& the iiHirtlaJ'»rta g«me to go lor. " nuiL M% " IK+ It ■ vast improve- ment on Jta piedecessor. It's very profesaionalty designed In alt aspects, par- ticularly fn the graphics defiartment. The beauti- fully varied rippilr^- water effects and setting sun are compkfmented by the smoothly-animated, fast- moving characters, leaping and flipping around the screen in barely-restralrked chaos. It is just easy enough to lull you into a false semae of security. just difficult enough to reward you w(th a kick In ttM face. Ttw onscreen presenta- tton Is clear and Informa- tive, wt^ many lighter touches and a rrtore relax- ing C!) bonus screen to wset the manic kicking and punching. You also get s long list of options (tf^a two 'Player mode is givat) and a neat booklet. Add to this an sirtenatve hlgh- iC0t% table, ar>d ymj have onfl of the r^^ost firofes- ftunal and actkm-packed beat-'em-ups on the Spec- trum, " screen from r " ^e and are doflecled to n _ — inc score 100 are given for eech ball ed. with thw speed tng in velocity till one ovw (ho comlwtart, ipon the riexl icve^ fa lack- JcomMENTS, Joy>t)cka: Cursor, Kempston, Sinclair Qraphlca: only one back- grnunr) (compwiewith nppl- r, but the anirnationof partictpanis is amaz- ingly last, accurate and smooth Sound: e^tceitent Rob Hub- bard remix on 12&K; 48K effects also odd to the atmoe- ptiere <>ptlona: one or two player^ Oenerat r«tlng: vastly better than all olherbest-'em-ups- even The Way Of 7T>e ^xpfod- mg Fist, The on©-p(ay er garne ii3 addictive and playable 1 , the two-piayei'- w^i^ch '.tkds for iong-iasting app- pres^ntaiiOfi 90% Grapt^lcs 90% Playabilrty §2' Addictive qualities 92 ^c. OVERALL d1% ^M p-.*f >^Ar<>Hi>riHai m^^i*<t A ■»! ■ ^ -^* Iw* m fcpi i ^* ^t k *m e< -■ tf*m ■>■ ^ Scr*«n Sceitci Price £8.9S a*.*— «—*!*•**- ^ll|^#L. ■peefV fH' i^ f^i it-^ps *» iNi w ii Hi <p*ii mi **''' i*e^ lB*Htf»i»h4«*«^F«« i r<-^»4-'-th^*M >rr^ b *ei4 Tlv«^.faf«,u'k^^p4 •^■^fc^^ ■***■*!** ril ii|lll Jsfc^-h-eiiiTi^ k«# ivv^iato*- i-ir ■■<'-•)•' ji«-ii^Bii^ PI»^**»^Bm'^»P^ ^^e^iip^.s#tV ri4iipn«wi^iil*«iali« -«,rH WMM a P *IM^fc^W»fce f^»*F#ifc'lw | ^ F ffci^ ^u.i^miMr*^m^- OirtM* >I^IV4«#^^ PM|W>«^C1kWp4 apeH^i^p««a»«l^H| p^h^u^ «4w.siy .««' "COMP/IDQORE USERS" Review October Issue mil I iFf T in iiiilfclM m* I dUHt ■ aeivtiM W4 Ml hB»«l*4 < ■«» I IMIftlM**** 4 ■«■ Mbi IK« E> H i Sip*' i. ^1* '^'"'* » Ml I- ^1 mWi: !• ■ JlWtt muu (-JII.M iivm Mu, ^B "YOUR SINCLAIR" Review November Issue "Don't take our word for it, take the word of the reviewers who lilte strategy games", SPKCTRUM <Ln ij-j * (:oM\ioii(iRKefi.ftri ■ amstkmh:» »r> lhiioameoHoi3woikocieC»vfT>cwofoN>foi£a95i>iMcoHefl<? S^rtdvoufctieque/ PO (node ouiioD & H Oomot pHuto loega &AE. wiih 2&p itamportocfted Pleaie write yotjf m^w -inH -^daeit on lewe^M uo* oi cheque <?2 rvown oe4heiy; ll('rl.sS(i2nLL m mm 728012 CRASH Februafv 1988 89 GAMES NMENT- Pfoducer; Firebird Retail price: £7.&5 AythOf s: design by Dene Carter, Spectrum program by Brian Pollock E: xpeHed from ihe land of B«tom 103 yeai^ ago, Acamaniof th© clark rnag« has relumed. And in tris saQuet lo RrabtKl's Wghiy-rMardad chart* toppino Drub (90% Ovsr^li in Issue 35], the drukl Hasnnaxx once 994in l^es up the Bghl against the demon prince, irawoWrig to Acamatnior's tower to vsnquish ihe fw iwk ws nMsramanoer icxew. Hsisrinaiu begins tits qu^l near iivwl ^*' Th* r*du<;wdl grapMc* of Enltghtflfvnsnt - Drud 11 crowd ttw wTMii plqing ara*, and •ingle-co^Hr s cwsns add to ttw confuakHi. Thwv «fao BMWns to b« WMTt* confusjon In tfM May about dnikl* - ths Chr1vti»n9, »(> why (k»B thil on« hav« a {Lrucifix? " the village of tshmar. and must travefse ntna muttidi''ecttQnaiy' scrolting lands as well as fivalSWMt o) Acamamor's tow«r, thraaianatf afl ih© wey by fire, water and Wb dark enerri^'s hordies. the druid's protection coorias from po*ef holts and Ihe 25 different spcHJs which he can ptck up and uae agsmst the swsrming enemlNas, thoJgh IJ^ir own rriBgic powers can make hs life drfficuir Some speMa are wwHective om particuler demonic, $o it's a case of wooing out wtiich spell lo shool at whotn. If things gel toiigh. Hasrinaxx can create an 'e(&meniar to help influence the battle, This large and lumt>enng cfeature is conlrolled eittier by another piayef oi with a key which car set i1 oo WATT, FCM.LOW or SEND flo send II ahead of HsKrnawx}. The alemantal protects Hasnnaioc by stomping on attackers till its m^tc powers are exhausted. Moad: of the screen m BnligMonfnent - Onjid ii Is taken up by the scroOtng dteplBy of Hs3nlna)ut'» quest- A panel below tfx>w$ incoming messages as well ae the Druids mverrtory and details of the elemental in use. When bII the Dmid's energy has disappeared and the game has er>ded, hs eflorts are rated BccordiDig to how mtich of ttie quest was solved. Ore Bre^h ia the lowest of the 14 ratirtga, sftd JbshL ** TMa faeto HW|F ■imMaFlQ Ha pradaoaaaor, ttnouah N's nice not gattthf *tkfck In the playft>S ar«a. Roanfirkg mwma new terrftoty arwl flrKfing anct casting spalls Is BtW great tun, and there are ■Oma good new f aatursB, but lliougti Erdighlenment - Oruid n is w«a abeva a w a i at^ a H doesn't match the original. the frtle of Oveilord rs awarded wtien the wicked Acamantor is firully deployed ^ Druids aren't what the> used to bs I SALAMANDER Producer: KonamI Retail price: £7.95 Author: Andrew Glaist«r, from a Konaml coln^op / In this cotn-op conversion presented a» 'tht Nom^i$ sequel' . a giant salamander has swaHowed your mtruscijie apacacraft, sending you on a tanlMng |oumey down the ampnblan's honzorftaitv-scrolling alimentary cttnai. 1t« spaceship i$ directed up Vi6 dCnvft within the d>gestW8 Irad. and ao^s&terales to evoW Itia unpleasant obstructions that He within this particular saiamander- Lelhai encrustations on ^ Intestinal walls spd deadly pertidea, and pairs of thrashing, grasping g^ant arms accompany Oils biOkKj I .1' sisenal. All are JbbmL ATI ups gOi Infuriating — . The "As ahool '< Sriama n der Is iHit Is itM very good, gameplay is nwl, exeiHng and oddictiva, and offers pl en ty of chaienga. Satarnartdar gteysrs m»iht find itMt Konaml have missed out quHa a lot of Iha ortgfrMi arcade faalurss, but If Irs a go od shoot 'em up you ra attar ~ tnis ts a good one lo go tor • btettd out of the way, belore they blodc ffie route artd force the ship to crash. The ^amander'6 insidas are split into several different levels. each guarded by a large creature fftal IS destroyed to progress t9 the nejrt, JrobihL SALAMANDER " Like the arcade original, SaUimahder Is pleyable from the word go. The grapMca are coleurful and detailed, and tf»e scrolling la smooth - Ihare'a a dac*nt tit^ tune, too, aWiough the in-geme effects afe the iwuai zao sounds of shoot 'em ups. However, if a tnfUffatfrig to be forces} to start a lovai again whenever yoti loea a life, but tn a way this adds lo Vnm appeal end keeps ttia pisysr coming l»ck for mora, tf you're a shoot 'em up fan, you could wel «nJoy Salamander '* rf *^'*'.ti -ti.ii: k^c^ ^ /WAfAM/ mji'i'tijcaniisi ti III' ' i*'f< 1 It 90 CRASH February 1988 J PAUL L " Druid was goocf fun h uemi** or ^ onglfiallty (on Hit Sfwc^um, at MwstJ, but lacMy Enlightflnrntfit - l>utd 11 dOAint fexpffKli Ann th* th«m«. The basic graptiics ■ra ilill racognisabte, but ■niallar and less advanturoiiSt and boredom WMM rMT* it* hMd IMCMMO tfian^ 99 much waiclnB Wwmd wKti vary IKtIa to COMMENTS Joysbctta: Cursor, Karrqjstoo. SinclBir Clr»|at>te a : small and monochrorraHc but n«Al I^KMtd: inNmit flUs^ ancf no music Opttona: ona Of two ptaiyef^ Qanaral ralingr not up to the NQlh Oruief ttsndard OVERALL JbymL " The brUllamt loading scr««n la ftHlowed by a game that'a not io hot It's incradiMy frustrating having to go alt the wtry back to tha b^ginrtlrvg of a level wtiefi you die, and aome piayars mighl lliMt Ihia a NWa IM muelu Ira a ahama (ha gamaplay taso aimoytng - b*cau«« tlw giaphica, acrolling and sound aflacts are all axceptionalty good. Try before buying, " J COMMENTS Joy«ic*t*: Cursor. Kempsicin'. lif a ph ica ; colourful, wilh Binooth scrolling and vivid loading screen QiWnd: good tHI# tuf« and efiects Optiona: d€i(inaiD(& kevs Qantral rallrw i swin and eKdtlna Shoot am up With one (fustratlng lault: lotihg a iHe returns you to (hs lewsl's start Preftantatton 76% Graphics 79% flayabilitv &3% AcMictrve qualftiM 60% ovehall 79% INSIDE OUTING Producer: Th«Edge Retail price: E8.99 Authtor: Michael St Aubyn Old Mr Cnjtctw has. to put it bturrtlv. anufted it. Thte puts fiB WKtowad wife in diff^cutty, bacauaa before he passed to a tMMter p(ace h«r spouse had taken it into his head to hMe her j#wels irom potential thieves, So, after a bit of lateral thn^mg, she decktas to emfiloy a thief lo rind ih€HTi for her. Aa Tho Edge'agame beerts, ^te lea heaf is m hor spAdous h04Ti«, about to begin his ssSTCh, K« can mqve in atl direction^ through ttie house, exfting through one dooTMay and appearing in ttre doorway of The adjacent room. The Ihiei can also cftmb stasrs afKl leap ontoiurmture, One room is seen at a tirrw. in 3-0 and great derail, Each ts lumiahed wHti such iterns as tables. cheira. telephones, JOAVEL " At Itrvt Inside Outing reminded ma of M.OA/.hE. - tHJt I was let down. Tfila la a nowal game wtth aome {ovely 3-0 graphics arwt lots « daisal in every room, but In moiKichrorne it kx»ka vary plain. And rt sooff gate bortng ^ust watking around a house. " bookcases and paintings. Each obfect (3 independent of every other, so a telephone ttiat rests on a Small table can be pushed to ttie floor. Other Items can be picked J PAUL ** TMa a»0 arcada advantum aurpaaaaa even the great M.O,Vt.E . If a (he closest thing to real life on ttia Spectrum. Nearty everythlim y«u can do in a real housia is paaaibla in instdie Outir^ - •van dovm to Jumpbto on the pool table and kicking tiie bails into th« pockats. And the aup#rt>ly drawn and • ni mated graphics tVOU wouldn't think ytiu could net So much (fatail on a wTne ktotths} add «» tha itfaiike aifftct. Inaidv Outmg la aat up vary Ike Ptranha's isiostsratu^ but everything aaems much mwm raalTftiq - Itw gr»p*iic» •ra mora aolWI, and there are many moi« afl3#acta (like a pRa of plalaa In tfie dining room, each atm of vrhiqh ti an ir>dividuat ob|ec1 which ean be picked up eaparataly). The iewels ar« also hidden in ttie most strange (but odious if you V* *m*n a kit of thrllers} p i a eaa - I even found one In a wall *Afa beNnd a palrrilng. ft all makes Tnaide Oulmg a gwn of a game. *' jHATMMiL ** The May says 'rwivar tiatora have you aa en a 3^0 game n tmi»fesaiy« as thisi' - but The Edge produced the daaslc 3^0 arcade adventures Fairiighl and Fairlight )1, wNeh are tat better than tt>fs. The otHacts in this 3-0 house are so out of proportion they make tha whole gamv took stupid ^ha phona ia twice «■ big as the labltts and chaim). Despite theaa faulta, Inside Outing la quite playable end ft* s eaay to make atl th« rfeo^aary nMjwaa. But il's all been done bsfor* much batter .. . " > 'TTHiiiknaftlMngtorsslifs'ff'MlwsMniiimHiditHiust'? up and dropped, Ttie i::arefut manipulation ol these obitsob is important to sol i^ing ttiia puzxles tt^ will lead to the missing genis, Thsra are numerous supprobtems wtiich can earn welcome points- lor lfisiarK;e, pocket ir>g ihe snooker balls or picKing up a bottle wtien carrying a (^asa add io yQiir score. The 12 gsnis are hidden in a ¥■ A : \t\sisie QiMtg variety of places, some obvious, others in more otiscure positions. There are hidden passageways to be disoovered. pictum to be moved and disouissd wsl saifes to be uncovetecf t w <d ro all the jeweitery can be found < &/t it's not as simple aa it sounds - the produdi of ttw late f^r Cnytcher'* bdjtfTB Soarrtilic eitpeiim e n ts see to that. Some of the rooms ara patrolled by savage mice and budgies that can take down a criminal's life force fester than a long stretch in the n^. When a Jtewel fias been picked 1^, it must t» taken ttw bedroom of Lady Crutctier end dropped betore her ^ COMMENTS L_ Joystteksf Kempston, SirwiBlr GfapMn: superb - evaty tolook as newto ifwraSlDiinii asponitile Soynd: simple, poor s|nt enacts Qanarai rvtina: one o4lha gpraatest arcade advpsnturae since M. OV.l. f , and The Gmal Escape, instde Outim \s very Inwohring (thuugh ncitningi new) and Svsifraphiea are stuiniiigiy detailed Presentalioo 70% Graphics 84% Piayability 78% Addictive (|ualiti«S 74% OVERALL a2% CRASH Febfiiary 1 986 91 ^, f^^2_^ mI^^^^^^IHM^I^^^^^I V'^fv. //'' "^^^IH -^*^ ,^^^_^A,^^^^^^B CASSETTE SPEQRUM AMSTRAD SPECTRUM COMMODORE From Denton Designs comes a gross fciricaff\3tion of those fre#ky head ban5ers - MAD BALLS- Wtth really spooky graphics and a gamc-play that ^, will split your sides Featufing freaky Full Back Stabufus, ," Screamin Meemic and more, [_ much, much more ! occ 7M«t: Infiltrate the Alien ReticK headquarters in KONAMt'S y coin-op hit. Negotiate electric force fields and overcome wa« thr upon wave of fanatical gucnltes An e sse n tial game for ail yoy t arcade addicts I Ocean Software Limited • 6 Central Street ■ Manchester N\2 SNS - letephf: m i i i i DISK COMMODORE AMSTRAD COMMODORE SPEaftUM -i-l Enistto b«com€ a captain, if y^'ve 50t me guts, m COMBAT KHOOL Work yoyf way itifQugh seven gruelltng events in this, KONAMl S dfcdde blockbuster, and if you don l make the grade there s a penalty event or yoK're OUT ! Super- powers and super- heroes make PHANTOw CLUB a game you must NOT mtss Three dimensional action adventure with stunning graphics and great animatfon. ?0' 332 6633 Tetex : 669977 OC mie: 061 834 0650 W^^ OccKin Soltware Imted i^ki^ GAUNTLET II Producer: US Gold Retail pnce: C7.99 Authon TofiyPortef This is tine ege of the saqiMI - (Sauntidr H fbdows US Genet's ph>enomenslly successful Gaunrjl0 )u$t ov«r a afier ihe cHlginal'9 rafoa^Q. Hare, four bfava warriors wati to batll'e against virtuaJly insurmounialjto ockls in a desperate tikj for freedont. Eacfi has diffiwefMi attributes and charadeftstics, Thor ls well- armourad and a f^rttt fighter but has wtth some fighting akdis, arrrKMjr and verv j)OOd irtagic. You can ctKXMe any one of the oc characters lo underteke the dangefous course that (eads them to ever^ilgher levels o^ a periilous miBskm beset by a fnyriad o< monsterg. Qeneraicsrs rotaese the vilialnous rmnston into the Jabyrinthina 1G0 levels of durigiBdns through whk^h our rierD«9^rney The stof^ o'f deviiis^ bogeymen Jodiuctes dtfiap|»eahng ghosts. oUiHWiehing grunts, r^eball- shootlng demons, roctt-huriirtg JHICK L " Th* tqiaMaraphiofi and iifi^rn^F tyn»|«s« sound Just aren't wortti ft. and Gaunttst ft Is point l^s s^ si m^ltt' lo the original Gaur ilet ^ the safTM tdee. the lame graphk:s, but n«it the seme CRASH Smash! " poor magic s*«lls; Thyra has more megH:, but is not such a strong Ogmen the wtzsdfd N>teriin has of oatir» e^tc^lent megsc, but carrlBS oo amwx^ and canrvot fight wfll eHJier- and Ouestor is an eif lobbers, scrc^er^ and super a ofc er q rs, fkwr-oovartng aod pucftlles and Death himself, who can only t>e tough I wilti magic, Funiief ev)l dtstractiore include the rr monster, which can J MIKE L " Hacking e peth tfvough tuxdes of hell-fi«r>dft should provide greater entertainment than tliis. Certainly, the potential istharai: Wm Instructions do much to set the grtsly scwie and create a hacfc'n' slay atmosphere, and the pra sa r aati on Is subtly e ff e clt w*. LhifoftimBtflijr, this ftubtltity gi>a« too far wrfien H cornea to bl aap e and peeps aimf>er apotopaHealiy mm your ^^ cuta. alMhaa and ch[>f>a, «aoh iquaailit too quiet and if wi ailtt fluii fiatite noni ttie oUi^rs- Iha okaractars and nHmstara are sharply drawn and move well, but the colour scheme is a little bland - mor« plain duM th^n evocativoly sombre. Gaunllot U isn't much of an improvi«m«nt on Itia original, )ust diff erant, and the ditferofices don't merit buying the sequei if you've got Geuntlet. " P- 'Tile ume kiea, the seme gpttMct' si GiunflH > Dungaont ever I GffilflliBtll " Gauntlet was a great arcMfa conversion. Ft w&b eirpamlad tiy Ttie Oeeper Dungeons (extra lenrals which could b>e bought and added to thke basic game), and Gauntlet II wilt add to ttiis Coup of classics. It foNowrs the same lines as ^ predece^Mr, It naa some original qualities too - such as the useful option to In a second figtiler when you need one. And new tijuards present now p re ttta n ts. giving this saquei e feel of ils 7«% awfu transform a wanior into IT tiy touch alone, and ihe THAT, which can depnve any warrior of his powers and potions as well as laKingf away 100 vaiuabte health points. Should s wamor ctKwse not to fight aaainsl the fjendish flocks and dally for 30 seconds, locked doors are opef>ed. and mora mcflsters which kiiit waiting behind ihem are released upon their hapless victim. But the flow of monstars can be tialted by destroying the gefwrators. Among the heroes' weapons are ten super shots which cart take out any monster m their path; reflective shots Ifiat can be fired around comers; and glowing red transporters which take the^r occupant to the nearest location can earning anffther transporter. And special potions found inthe dungeons of GaunVet U confer upon ifie user increased arrrwuf , magic, shot power and speed, and improve a wamor's ability to pick up "iems and amdels which temporaniy grve ttim spec4al powers, food a. id cider resitore a warrior's tieslth. Sometimes potions can be found m the treasure chests which are scattered throu^ ttie ^ubtenrsneen netherworld and which can be sha< lor pomts - but bewwe. Otftar casiteis are dangerous, conlaining onjy Death. Keys also lie upon the dungeon floors, and al random momenis "f'*asuTe rooms appear, A wamor rnusl ihen enter the treasure room aiKl coHect as many valuables as po ssi bl e before lime ruis out. But there are obetadae aU around. Wdls can prove imper>etrsble, though some can be blasted out of eictstence; force fields, which drain health points. are elective perfodicaily and cannot be destroyed; trapa can maka waMs disappear wtien triggerad; and stun tiles temptxairily knocK out those who step upon them. Some exits are easOy reached, but others move about continuously, or are lake, tieing no more than peiniad floor tMes. Joy^cits; Cunor, Kempston, Sinclar Gfaphicv smaP and effective, but no improvenani over it>e orjginai's Sound; poor coHbion effe(£ts: lacks a decant lune Option*: Choice of four ptisyers Oanaral rating: a follow -t«> tor aura, twi t^rtNy drft^rant enough from uauntlsf to be a valuable supptemeni I I Presentation Graphics Playabilitv Addictive qual(ti«B OVERALL 61" 6?".;. b3^o 14 CRASH February 198a L 4. ." ■ *.. J i-^ 1- Jf _ , I Producer: OutcksJIva Retail price: E7.95 Authors: Shaun Holling worth, Pete Harrap OK, try to rsfnain caJm when I (dl you thfls. Thbfe'9 a great big tsAwoiti heading towards Earth, it'salmosi here and i1 it t>i<sth«re'Q noHir IM knottier series of £*si£nders. But there's no rtead to psilc. W Albert Eyesirain, itie famous scientific misspelling, can t?e found we're in with a chance. But Ihis may be easier said ihan done, for Albert '5 warnings of the impending asteroid were igr^ored many years ago and r>ow he's britan htmsetl off to the desert in a fit of pique. Five explorers gather togelher xa lormuleite » pEan. Only one of them can go lo locffie the loat scientist, but who shall rt be? Should it be FactrsqLie-Smithe, HeiT Krusche, Wu Poog, Big Jcihn Catne or Henn Beauooup? Each has different strengths and weaknesses befitting their dtfterent diaracters ant^ nationalitin. After gra ol thssa fine upaiandkno men has been ctoaen , ht Ja dropped into ifie fuggadness of a mountainous cfiain. Now he musi set about itm tasK of finding tl^ mining genius in the sumounctmg wilderness riddled with ufldergiound caverns. Ttie terrain is filled with puzzles thiat can befuckJIle the brain of any explorer. Bui ftelpfui items are scatlcir«d about the honzontaity- Sicroiiing screens. These accessories include a vacuum cl^ner, wfiloh on certain screens allows you to fly up tntottie clouds: a flute to charm Ifw scales off certaJn types of reptiles: large bellows: and polrtical manifesioee (full of hot ajf - Irteraltyj When those are gathered, tfwy appear in an aoquimion box at the bottom of the Bcreen - ami a they're not wanted immrediate^ they can be transferred to tfw heads o< en eccompBnying teem of native bearers, Someiimes the explc^'er himself wtM suggest items that are needed to progreas, but be warrted - hati the tin>e he's n^staken And there are many traps lor the unwary explorer He can easily fall toui of a venomois rock snake. JmikmL * IfS ao** ^irice wtt'v9 smmn b pletfonn game as batic eft thli^ TenvTWi could be qurte good - Ben DagliBh'a cortttoiuoua tuna It axGwBent, making the be^ti of the 1 26'ttound chip - but de&pite nut* and exceltanl^'Cofouriid graphic* Itian'a Httfe to enjoy In TarriFneit. And It euffan from chronla Jet Set Willy sytidrome: k»ing We In aome ptaces re*u4ta in muftiple d*alti«^ which i« both annoylnig and, I tMn|(, the resutt of dutMOUB screen des^. Terr<imex might l>t worth a couple of q uld for the tune and graphics, but noi much more. " ^ Coflipiei IM titvolvint, wtth esniiarri prtaantitleii' ^ I it '^ I $l\% Even if the miasing scientist is diacQvered he rnust still be persuaded to help save the world, ff he accepts this awesome challenge, all the aciuipment h« needs - a large red Oisk, an aniarna. a baneiy and an atonnc pite - muBt be tourvd. When all this has tiaen collected ihe prof can conatrucl tns Poatfonic Asteroid Deflector. But before he can do anythlrjg else he must have a cup of pipirig hot tea. . . WWi {he Deflector flnaHy ocrnplete, our intrapkf hero tiaea ft JbymL ** CertaMy a case of wafpe<f huntour herei uaiiiQ a peny manifesto's fwt air to inflate en air tiailoon?! Torramex h«s to many sweet tou^iea It's unbeliiovflb4e. And lh*r#"a so much attention to line deteU, ytH no clutter. A coniortiid mind won't go amiss in playing Terremex, to be prepared lor some hard invorklng-out. " > 'Wkrped humour'; femmffir inbftii mactmne Wrth a ..^ :.-.. „^isroid can tie ricked away frofn Earth arxJ out into empty specie, keeping the wotUi safe and free for deosnt arcade >idventures- NATHAN " Tbere's ptenty to do )n Terram&x end the hazards ancountered are detaiUed and well •positioned. If ■ fun, loo - I just love bouncing over things and fJying araijr>d on vacuum cl«afM|irs and hol- air balkKm. itmamax is a WMkleome attefTwtive to the utual dull arcade advanture. " . leomMENTs [ , J^jfttickMi Kemp9<on, &ncllir Gnphica: rrwrochroma. but wy detailed cowing and antmatior^ SounOi aupert 129 tune by Ben DagiNah thn^uQhout gafna OpttORK choose to play any or>e of six characters Q e n e c at r a ti ny awCTptetand lnvolvir>g arcade advar^ure, with excelient pr a ai nta t i on Pr9s«ntat' Qr aph t ca Playabffity Addlcliv* qMar OVEfULL CRASH February 1988 OUJLQ '^M0 5 PrcKlucef: ReaMor Retail pnce: £8.99 Authors: Bfltlartech; Spectrum version by Tony Cooper Propotlod by ttis owr UrTogBnt search for speed. Chuck Harrison H catapuHed into T>}e Other Worid in hts new jet ftghlef. There h« a trapped wnoogst phalanMss of ailw shlfM^MliMhwiii rtp Mi ililp apm wnh ihetf touch lo avoid or tlsMroy them. Chuck must shjifuUv manosuvra hka flght«r above e hortcontally* ■croilUng {■ndMap«, without dropping (oo tow and hrtur^ the scenersf, Copoja C^iuck's plans camoa a fwnoww array of waaponry. bi^ as the DBfTM bagina on^ hta basic qtuarH cannon ia in aeivtoe. A tutoomtM ahot tat(«B out trwr^ ipaea sNpa and aarm polnlB, and as soma o( ttiose enamy apaoecraft disimegrato ihm' faiaaaa enargy pods wttkfi o ow a ap ood to ditlerert weapon types. Chtick can collect these and so enhance hts arsenal, Ttie first pod gstharad energises the appropriate weapon, and the naxt activates it. 8la&tar« (t¥^0-way, Ihree-way. four- way and sever -way), a wkk beam arid a iasar t>lastef are all avaiiabte this way, Ute and speed pods V9 also worth pk:k]n9 mp. However, rt tt>e mnatgy ptxi co^l^ad doesn't corrftspond to the lypa of weapon then in use, tliat weapon cuts out ortd Hi^ erkergy leva(& must be increased b^v It tjecomea operationaJ again, And recttarging t^ecomes more di!tik:ult as courageous Chuck delves daep«r Into the wUds o( alien tvrttory. There are akjht levels and seven bOTKiS iBVlll IV Han'tson to fl^ his way Ihrougli. AJter destroying so many anamy craft that they stjrTender, ha guns ac«:»as to the rwxt level. Two tontfer Anolasoft lechnicat consultants, Gary Yorite aro James Pooie, joined forces to Mm thedeaigri house Bettertech - and this IS theur first product, retessed t>y thetr old employers {Baa^ot ts one of those crazy, crazy Ark>iasoniat>etsl, L CRmCISM 1 • "I aat patiently throtigh a polrttlessJy cofnpl^ted loading system watttng to be n^preaaad by wtiat the intey boastsd would ba a Psychedelk; EKpanerMTe' I was greeted hv a monochrome shoot- 'em-upl iht ff9(ilNc» era poorty- desfoned and oonft^ing, the scrolling IS [ertiy, and the sprKes move several character squaraaot a time when ttie action speeds up. Bugs abound, with bits oi staikc lartdsoape ar»d enemy ships appMmg ail over the screen, and them are vkrtuslly no sound etiecte (though tha title theme is pass^teji. II a new design hoc»e decides to make its debol with yet artothsr Zyriapa done, the pfogranuning ood oreiantartion must make up for tna dappacNiui concept, in Out Of This Woifd the tmpiemertation accentuatn that unori^ifL^y - It's smt>afiesaingly fT% • " Theoniyihingoutohhiswotki atxiut this g&n0 is the setting. T7>e grapfvcs and ggnm>i»y are onfy average, end fteaktor's atta^npt ef a Dewidar/Neme^-fype game lacfcs It «nougti variatiofi to kaep ffte piayvtg mt^rested tor more than fl (mw games; Wp mafTflf how ftf you gef, att thst happens ^ |hal a tew aA^ne WINTER OLYMPIA Producer: Tynesoft Retail price: £7 .95 Author Derek Brewster Ni exi month, tfie Canadian otty of Calgary hosts tha 1 5th Winter Otympic Qames. The competitor's anvifonmeni is a wrytd o' stkiw and ice. in which danger and maipf race hand in hand, in H^rar Ofyrr^nad SS. wntten by former CRASH adventure reviewer Derek Brewster, up to rirw players can test their nerve arid skill to compete m some of the star events ot this intemalionaf extravaganza. The five events are downhill Skiing, the biathlon, ttie bob run. the ski jump and the ski slalom. DifferfrnI combinations of actual play and practice in events may be selected. In downhill skiing, a trip down the sheer fiaoe of a rr>oumain on skis must becompMed as quickly as poasjbie. Your speed is oontrotabts. end you must steer youfsetf to avoid nackv outcrops and lines of trees ar>d lake corr>ars. You'll hava to jump right over other hazards to completa the course and sland a chance of a medal. W >Janiy auMumn twckorwnds' la if/ltn& Otymp^ti 88 The biathlon has competiiors pumping their legs backward and forwarci in a speedy oross-oouniry ski walk But the phyak^ ekhau^tior g a ne r a t a d by this activity must Be b«ianc«d age^ist the requirernents Of the shooting range, where the skior calms his nerves and steadtes his arm to fire at six targets, A miss costs valuatHetime, On ttie spacialty-bulit ice chute, you can dainber into a tiob sled and head towanis a (SMar^ finish line. A speech^ Stan is the eaaerice of success, for without that Initial momarilum ttie cratt cannot hurtle quickly through the berKte of ttte track. To enhance your time, what little stearing you have must be smooth, to take you through ttva top of the bertds whiere maximum welocrty is actiiaved. Go loo high, however, and Itie bob can be sent ifl ttie track, and your ctianca of a medal goes with You take to the atr m the ski jump after making a death -defying descent down the elevated jump Maximum points are awanMd by the fudges for distance and style, good ^yle is keeping your wis snugly together while you're glkjing through the air. t3nce this event of nerve has been oompieied the ski statom gats under way, Wrth new strips of wajted wood strapped to your boots you can be^. Wand youf way through a succession of poles to reach the finish in ttta fastesi time and you're a wnnar. Remember, tnou^, to keep ted statom nogs to the oght of you and bluella^toiheiefi Ocean's Oiyrnpilc (rmoMtibr; II i^-rT4^rita-r#-»-l*l-t»b44-l-«#*kft*-ci-k' i cmncisM 1 # ** Winter Oiympiad 64 Is one of ttte beet speit* cempitation* I've seen sinca Epyx's Smashed Winter Games (reviewed kn ttetie 26). Ifs very wall<pnaenled» wtlh a great opening aequence and a rattier good lurw. Arvd the actual gamepLay has ■ reaUstIc feel -for instarvce, the slalom ehler'a whole body moves apprt>prtotoly to each diffsfwit nurweuvre, especlatly when cornering. The bflckdrpp^ ore niqely detaHedt mostly featuring Snow- capped mountain ranges and large pine forests. Not many winter-sports garties come up to the stendartl of Winter Olympiad 66. " ■ahun m% • " After Epyx 's Wlntaf Game*, (hto h a jprawt ietdemn, < 3 rtp Wcaft > the fwo giamea ar* preffy simHmr, but when it • Itotn otft of nov^tvftr in th0 middiB of tt}s scfoen. do a t^w spins, then give you theur kirxkat regards anainow on. Ana as If that's not bad anough. wh^ y<>u die yGu 6ot\ 1 get a great tiig expiosion, or even crash to the jjrwnti - you disappear, tt's quite &tf-putttng; ttns carj go On tor two Of three seconds and even then you /Ji^t have ftat got kjat m the x^Mfy or had a hn ef dodgy etmactat-ooltiaton. Out OIThte WorW « «(y sJmpte, COMMEHTS 1 ioysttcks; Cursor, Kernpaton. Sirtclatr Qr«phic«: monodrtromatk: and batty juiimalad SeuMfa a few anects add \W« to thagame QwMral ratinp: a wary (iaappointing clone, with rton* of As genre's oood characteristjcs txA^tfwbad Graphics 36% Playabilrty 43% Addictive qualities 32% OVERALL 33% domi to ^tm nitty-gritty pmrteptM Winter Qames baats Wterter Olympiad ©S on evtry wvtnt Trva, Core's a itfc* opaoing ta^tranca hara, ^ut whan jfou ha¥» to go tittough ktading wmnf avaot saparataty (Wlntwr fimmam naa^ta^ only two load*, Incidantaify) fftingt gat ledKoiis. And aa If tha dodgy animation, xuapact ct^tiaion^dataction and wkriiaatic sound watant enoughf you hava to pray that (to gama wont crash - H's ' riddlad wWr ttugs. The Winter Otywpics thame has graat potarttial t>ut It's wasted on socti a medkxra (parhaps rvshadf product " 34% commENTS 1 Joy«tic4{«: Kempeton, Sinclatr {though our copy retset bach to keys after the trrst event') Qnaphtca: some lerHy anirration \»iA some beautilu I backgrounds Sound: a poor attempt at titia tunas: simple cottision aff eels Qanicd rating p dtemal fnilure whicti loses skia down to Epyx's two-year-<]id Wkitar Gamoa COMPENDIUM Producer; Gremlin Graphics } aMt^ae Betaif price; £7.99 ! NICK 1 Compendium m a four-pack of familiar board games with a tiddly twial - it's praaemad as an ordinary tale of the e^rerydsy Wmk famiiy. Fattier Wink, a rvat'SO-aeoral t^spter. hie wife Mavia. it>air three cNWran Halph, \nctoria aixl Tiny Tim, and Snmor the dog make up the we^ Wink houoe^K>kj. The Winks 3|>eod their time upon this plan«i playing Snakes An6 Hazards, Chftstmas Uido. Shove- A Sludge and Tkjdly OrJcika. In Snakea Afid Hazards, the children and their dog aim to get from the bottom left comer, square 1 . and raacti tiiA upper left square - number 1CX) on the dwouared game board. Whoever gets thara iHStiattwwii^ner. The playera take il in turns to move a number of squarea :etemiined by the autcmBHc two* o* dtoe. A dtsplay beneath the main screen indicates the pfssent square a character stands on, and the ^Quve that ihey shoutd move to aftsr the throw. tf one of the characters lands on a iOMare containing I he loot ai a la<klar^ tliey go to ttw top of lit, thus av04dirt9 intervening hazsrds^. These include snakes which sprawl across the playing area - if a playM' iartda on a sc^jare which inoorparatea e snake's head, the unlucky vfctkn slides down the se<pervi tall the end of its tail la " Compendjun was a t>rllliant gwna for the Chnstmaa ■at Oft, wHh siww all over Hw ground and Ita of tittle favUve dittie*, but aeems l«aa intansUnfi In the cokl it^ of January. But tha graphic* ar« evceJtent whatever the seaaon, vMh iKlght char«cterat detailed pHayinQ board* and ba^ground scenery. " reached. But in Snakes And Hazards there are more probtents ttwi you find in naai Snakes And Laddara. bacaioa the nonp^ayirkg ni«mbers of the Wink farnily interfere ar>d attempt to push thieir chUdrsn arKl dog on to the squares iMth snake heads. Stili. none of the playing Winks are particularly intere^ed tn what they're doing, arvd (his creates the kteai opportunity lor tt;« other ptavers to distract them ~ by pkMng up otijecta they mighi find on the Doani and dropping ttwm in the path of others- With luck, the wicked Winks wilf ba dtvened by what's drojsped In the^ path. For example, Sniffer stops at tampposta. the btiby at a dummy, flalph at reference book^, and Victoria at the telephone. Bui Shady Lee* the holy piece. Meanus Piiddus and Sam Snake Qfe Fkjrther crazy creations which can er>d a ptayer's life straight J PAUL L " Lefs face it. bo^rd gaine* are for twerda, and computer eames for computers. Sometime* ttiey mlji - tout more then often tfie Hcence of b board gerrte hima out as a miaarable tranalatlorra. And ah the sutig«ime« ki Compendium are veiy bOfblQ and rapetitlve. Theresa no oompirtar opponenl, which is a major ftaw - thto ahn^ Ihnlta tha Ma span and apfiaal of a ftame no matter whiat it's like. Tkicfly Drtntu ia a strange part of Compendium because H has to rftBemblanf» to any txurd game, or even to tiddlywinks. And to make Compendium even leaa appeatirig there's a decidedly ChrtBtmaasv fisel. *' »■ Weak and rnlM: C^DTfipendii^ away H they ma^e contact. After Soakaa And Hazards comes Christmas Ludo. Agatf^ the Wink chtklren and Snillar are lnvoiv«ci. Each piayer haa four counters wtiich musl be moved frorn iheir individual bedrooms around a four-aimad Ludo board to reach the aalety of tha HOME aiuana. To DO o put a OMnter Into play, a S must be ahowing on the tivown dtce Each coonier cflrriM the initial of the player it beionga to. Wt<wi a e IS shown anotfier go is alowad, if a counter landa upon another, the kiwer counter is iwnovad frcm the board. This time, mum and dad Wink patrol the tmard and contact with them immediately ends a player's ban. At tast Mavis and TkkJty. aikm^ with Vk:ioria and Ralph, ost in on the games-playkig act in 9>ov»-A- Sleoge. Snow is thk^h on the ground and Tiny rim wants to sledge, but he needs some help lo pushhlrn. So a grid is marked in the snow witti ten dMskms, and each of the Wink piayers has three tu4Tis In which to push the siedge tvetween the divisKxi lirwB. The winner is the plBiyer who rrvanages to do tfits ftucoessfuliy >n all ten diviskms, A good run up is needed to pulii the sledge, which can be posttkined at tfie tivt line, tx/l if the sledQa is ahoved too hard rrcy Tim may not ba home from hospttal in lime for TkkJiy Drjrvks, And Sniffer does hia beat to hinder all this by ecampering I about In the ruMjp area. Almost eKhauitad by so much activfty the Winks corns to their final game, Tiddly Drinks. Old Tiddty hlrrtseM is down at the pub. rather drunk and being irrHating. The barmaid serves Tiddty with tMFtween one and six pints of beer and aftef quaffing these drink? al the bar. a tiddly Tkldly away throwing the empty into the air one by one. Mavis. Victono. Ralph ar)d Sniffer take it In turns to position themselves as t^est they can to caich the arcmg glaasware before H lands upcxi the floor. A ahadow upon the ground gives ttiem some help in judging where the glass wHI land, The winner is the Wnk who has caught most glasaes by dosing time. COMMENTS Joyttkiksi Cursor, Kempston, -Sinclair 6raphlc»: festive but fun SkHjnd: a wide range of Ctvlstmas tunes Optkma: 1 -4 ptaysrs Oenant rating: simple fun for all ttie famrty, so long as it's oniy once a year PrsaSfilatlon 70% Qniphic* 70 % maryabWty 6i% Addictive quaJIUss 57% f^"'=HALL ©1% CRASH February 1986 97 BRAVESTAR Producer GO! Retail price: £7,99 T6% Kdx ts a man of evil, living oty the distant wofid New Texas, Though displaying #k:^edness lo olhafs, he hifnsett IS heid in Ihe gnp oi an evH spinl, Statnped«, who has ambrtfons to domnate the piftnat. Hit tnleftl as to rBvitaiisearvcieriil bon«$ that can grve him gnaat power, but lo do tinai ha neaos the ma^ of a captured Shamen. MBT^iaJI Bravestarr sets out akmfl in this t<e-in wrth the Rimatkxi toy hno to rescue the Shanwr who was his ctiildhood Quardian, tJ&stnoy Stamped© arjd overttinow Tex Hs*. But the evil pair have friwde who haunt ih« planetaiv landac^MS- Cur$ scamper along t^e ground, winged demoits llap abova, and marshaii bo^alikea all pos«^ a thraat. Contact with soma will onty sllgtitly impair his ervergy levels, but others can take a Frte with a single ihol. Even worse, targe bombs can go ofl, ieavtng Bravesiarr in a very shabby slate. The marshali cairns a powerfui ade arm which can de&tniiy most of his adversaries, eamiog pdnts in the prooesa. But the adversaries oome ttiiott and fasi, and he is cooBtantly dtjckmg. or lumping from one bu(ictir>g to another to there for uoeful hints. Qrave&laiT can pay f&r the intwmation wrth money gained by selling off objects acquired on his travels. By climbing aboard his rocket saddle, he can fly to other parts ol New Texas. He can also enter caves and minea, and p<ck up more hints. But just over eight minutes are aii that Bi^vwstarr has in which lo complete !>■ ^ 'Repfltitlvt ind unn^ti avoid tham, Bra vesiarr's firepower can t>e increased it he gath&rs the fast disappeanng amulets v^ich periodically appear in the landscape. Other amulets buy time. There is plenty of scope for gathering mfOFflnation as he go^ along. On entenr>g the buildings of Fort Kerium he can ask the pMp4e L CRITICISM J # " Bfaveat&fT is a highly ftddlctJiiW cowtxiy/ahoot-'em-up game with brM gr^ics and cohjur and plenty to do. One minute you're roaming arourvd a Western 'Style town and tfie nestl you are flying through the ak- on a ■addle rod<et on your way to anotfier pan of New Taxfts. Genlng intormat»on out of the residents of the town is quHe hard at f^rst bul alter a while it get$ easier, Thms is sorrve clash now and then but rt certainly doesn't spoil Ihe enjoyment of the game. Bravestarr is great, watch out for It. U% • " Another llceneing tf»<l j|ue4 falls to htt the mark - Bravesiarr is essentially a very uninapirirtgi horizontally scrolling shool* 'etn-up. Ttw only posHivs thing ttuit c«n be said stxHit the graphics is th^t th« animation is reasonably smooth; ottierwiBe the use ol colour is bland and tfw still shots {inside buildings)' are yery n^uddled. The scerurlo Is pratamioua: New Taxas is very much like the old Texas, with a few unimaginative ell«ns thrown in. The action is far too repetitive and the Initial play very unrewarding - controlling your cherscter, particularly, is not flexlt>le enough. Prasentation ia similarly wealc: there is no tftta screen end * lot more attentiori cmild have t>ef n paid to detail. For example, when Bravestsrr dies a grave appaars on tiie spot • even in midairt Fans of the toys (and evaiyone BLOCKBUSTERS Producer: TVGam&i Retail price: £7.95 Authors: Oxford DigjtaJ Enterprises Wall, what d'you know? Find oyl by testing your knowledge with the legendary Bob Holneas in Biockbu$tpr$. the first TV release from Oomark's iatel TV Gerries. The new latsel will specialise m ^me-show licenoeft, and Countdown, 8ulboy». The Krypton Factor and Treasure Hunt are planned. In filtootixisr^rs. based on a C^erdrail TV tariies. QL»estion master Bob smiles benignly on you from one side of the screen; the rest of 1 he display is a pattern of ooloucod hexagons. In each hexagon <S a letter. Each player chcoees a hexagon on his turn. Bob then asks Wm a ^ Tike t line of tKxagoiH tit wrin WL' fct Ti BU c r CJ r > K R o M IDeFENDI Carteroon I .J t, CHOOSE R <0> Uhat D ifas the raiitous var-tpirc createcf i>y Brairi sioiscr'? <5i* dTdcu tar CI^OSE ENOUISH iBLOCKBUSTeRS iCarteroon MRS UON press R to Rc -start iPress B to turn ©ob orixoff 're5s N for @ee net'/ questions *ftpss. QtJ^ KFV grnp fciFVT- r^aKF: >■ Bfof fcbus^ers: Ursl raleasa from new TV tia-in label question, ttie conect answer to whuch will £9eg4n with the [etter in the chosen hexagc^, (The form is 'what D Is a small domestic animal?'. Choose an X and tf^ answer is probably ' xylophone'. ) If the player answers correctly, the hexagon <s taken' and filled wHh a dolour representing that player; to wm, you must capture a line ot hexagons from one side of the display to tfw other, The spelling of ainswefs needn't be totally cooect - and BhuAtmstai^ will allow some V, J rial ions through with the cornmeni 'close enough'. L eftmcfsjn ? • '■ How many more a/oc^tJbuMMB-tjAe qua games do we have to sulnr? This must be the fourth al (east, and there's not much you can do with the theme. There's a nice front end and a cute little picture of Bob wobbltr>g his head when he asks a question, but Ihe game is bonng v>d! repeWw^. Ttiere are lots of TV programmes Hiat wouki make mu(^ tjetter 41% • " What F Is an edjecthre with four letters and deB£ht>es BlocMMjetars? Answer FAST. You imnMf get ettough time to ^ •>•«, for that mfittsr) «homd b* • " You'd C9fumiy hwe to be i)f9V0towa&intoa9hopandbuy itKs game, Tho g rspNc s am so small ^KlfBfhy that tfwy hurt your eyes TTw sfimad at *hich sv^ty thing happens atSds To ttv corihjsion tnitiatad by The se0- Ihrati^ 'adversaries'. The i€lea ot hunting out ffiamiation in beri »amm grmtt ^t'sevm benar in raatw^ but thla rowTt tikes to keep its secmts secret " 32% L C0MMEHTS 1 Joy«ticl(4; StrtcLaii- QraphieK rang^ from badly- drB>vri doflifr'upsdt people to fest- ecroll<rig d<etaJled town scenes Soundi average effw;t» add htt le life to the Qanw Qenval fating: fans of the toys will not be disappointed^ otMrs shouk^l approach wariiy Presentation ^^% Graphics 49% Piayabiiity 47% Addictive qualities 46% OVERALL 40% amwer the question whwn e TIME OUT meesege apptivml But there have tMen ao many gsmee like BlocHbusten that bringing out another eeems ludtcroum. And mott of ths quMtiona *na too herd (or rtV« •nywey - wirmlrig fan Bl0Ckby$ters i::aII« for plenty of bnlne, eo that counts the whole CRASH team out " i7% £ COMMBHTS Joyetlckt: none Ot^iMcb: Simple but adequale; absurd picture of Bob Holnoss QananI rating: another quiz 9arrH. wNcti we n«ad Htke an empty H In the H on our slK)ulder8 Pre<ientation 67% Graphics dS% Pliiyability 56% Addictive qualities 44% OVERALL 4«% • " Quiz games ktse tttat vita! twnieft eiement when computeriaed, etktUr^aiif)g ell fKimour and leave fhe rtx/m ckeedbjiy quiat Bkjckbusters is rary typkal of Ittis. 0uf it's good that you cton'r txgvc to tieai an opponent, and Blockbusters *$ certainly a must for frtase who can 'I r^ist showing ati tiieir quick thmking. " MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Producer: QromI In Graphics Retail price: £7.99 It's yet anottwr struggle for the eecreta of existence in thta offidal tie- In wtfi the much- hvpad (and rnuch-dended) Maatam Of TTia Univefse film - Itself a tie-in wittt tfw successful canoon and Mattel toy range. And Qremitn Graphics hasn't been put off its love of licences by two previous Masters Of The Universe games: an arcade adventure from US Gold {26% Overell in CnASH Issue 3^8) and an adventure from US GokJ's subsidiary Advwritureiftaft (84% in E^Lie 44). In Gramlin Qrapbics's new product, the e^gliil scattered chords to the key that centrals time must be found before they rain fall into the evil grssp of 5kel«tor. He-M^n is tt>e only one «f>o can avert thcs disaster. TTfie action commences in the streets ivhftre out tnusde pumped hero rmets numerous creations ot Sheletor vsrtK) can tire upon him. Eacti time he is hit, they deprive him of ¥(iluable energy. The energy which rennaira Is shown by a sword ai the side of Ihe main screen. He-Mm can nseiore his energv bY gathering the dbcarded sworiQs Ihit lie about. If his erwrgy drops to ZOTD, one of his tour lives is^ost. He-Men can fi^ beck, and wtien he Ms a henchman he scor^ points, A certain score ytefds a Chord, and on gehnhg a chord ifw next BtBQeof the misaon can begirt In stage two the hunk chunk hero begina In a scrapyard Ihathan! where he is confnsnted by two of Skeletof's top crew, Blade and Karg. tf they cart be beaten, then our man, wt>o rnakes a txjdy biiiider kxik like a babe in amis, moves on lo another level. Battle awaits him all the way along the Unew and aoain thoee elusive chords ramabi lo tse coilectad. Eventually, when he hqs climbed a lackler react^>g to the sky and trsveOetl on a space-disc , He-Mvi is tfwisported to the aoane of a violent shoot- 'em-up against hordes of Skeletor's soldi&rs. Should He- Man succumb to these tanrtying odds and be captured Ijy tfwse cotions . then he is taken to the Castle of GreysKuil. ^ &nnAn'if|npliics:'li*rlaMy datsHed twt need niore aloer' gtad that Oremtin has got the Masters Of The Univeiae t>ecauui It usually makes a firet-cteee job of Ifwee thema' ganwa. Your first encounter with this one might ^ed you to bdleve ttwt ifa just aiHther Geuntiet clone, But it's smoother ttun Gauntlet because there are fewer cheraetsr* on ttw screen and everything's much eieaier. t loved the shoot- 'enn-up and tfwught that mere wet* aoma nice little touches such as tr>a energy being In the shape of a sword. The inlay card Includes a map whidi is eesy to undorst^nd arKi 1 think mat tiie cemetery la the beat comtwl ai«a for graphics artd gameplay. " 7C% !► Final I jf mastsrmJ: the Biird Masters Ot Tfs UnivefSe tis-in is the beat / J MIKE L " After us QoM's depress^ icance of ih« H«-Man cartoon it is at least a relief to Itiat Q*emtin ha* done iMtter with the film and Hi nioe to aee that the ftnlelied gam* haa at Nwst •Oine connection wfth Its autiiact matter, £verythir>g is pleaaantty presented, with atti acti v e beckg f oij n da and smell tHit e d aQuata afMNM, though the mouni b rtOthing to get excited atnul; il o4 diatinctfy rX and a rainaf muted tuna. Tlte way In wh^h th« screen ort s n la tlon Ewvvww ivfivimva ywu change a craa na anaMai al ■CrdMng to be vetHcat {arvd Nance amooth); however a catch Is tttat the effect te very dlaeoficerling. Vet •wrythlng remains playable efMMjgh, and iiie van«ty of aubgames provide e^ttra L 71* Skeletor is the victor unless He- Man ta& all eight chords in tvs hands. [Xinng this finai stage, the culFnlnatKMi of all his efforts, Ke- f^an must use all of his guila, sirength and combet sl^ to ovefw^etm Skeletor and then nr^ake nimseil Master of the Universe. A countdown at the tjotiom right of the screen, shows the time ooraHistnt within vi4iich He- Man must work J DAVE i " Masters Of The Un^vataa pt'esefits aoms iiiHaiesiinQ graphics though the cotour i«aves a tot to be dealnad. However, I didn't llrtd It additive. The nrat atsga la better than the aaoond,but walking arowwIlMat at iQ a tln g everything ddaa gat boHng* fcOMMEHTsL Joystlcka: Cursor, Kampston. Sinclair Qraphlca: woU-aninijited and intncatety detailed, but need more colour Sound: average spot effects tSenaral reitlnsF the beet aU thj-ee att^npts at the cartoort tiOHin Presentation Qfaphics Playability Addictive {|ualiUaa OVERAU. 71% 74% 70% 72% 70% 1 CRASH February 1988 99 I ft 1 k tr - 1 * *^>.** * »i ^'v'C'-'fi^ t-T- U^ 1*1 >4*Uf Ml p. 1^fl»«pft»triWfltH«chhO»o*^ ■*i%-' mm^mmmmt » 1 « « 1 'f ♦**»#n» »*■»»** «^*# M*»»i<- OOlfl I'vjue 47 r.ovorSrmash Orflf^r^may have imj i • ,.r.i i j you wiih / (ts 3 fj tarxl-.'.apo am-i Qbjc< t^and ttiose ?0 ')00 bilhon pfr. .ntiit- in] vtfcws *t)jcli look 1<J montris to progr,in« tiut wart tiM yuu uw thi- ; - - ~ Ineentivo i-i otfL'Tnifj in Iha Or^/Zer u;n tpgtitioii' H( I . ji/ki .1// v fiv^ framed holognmis of Mr.rfif* r/jr.' fJhiti'twrwiii ■ ;t!, Iifsi frfi/'.''. in Ihi- ni**r};irriri!hf. rnj^/l«*. IJ'' ^Wj/ Othfftl>.KJi ts uitch it tffVQUfltf witi ftt*' holtHitnrn artf^ts. 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'^^-tn*IH^**Hi^*t*^t*H-§*Aa*a'h*hidkm-m^mi POSTCODE IF A WIN TOP PRIZE I WOULD UKE THtS £40 WORTH OF SOFTWARE: MY SCORES ARE: OAME SCORE DATE ACHIEVED AND IF I WIN ANY PRIZE f WOULD UKE THIS CRASH T-SHIRT, CHOSEN PROM THOSE ADVERTtSED ON PAQE 82; ■-f 4-141*1*1 4- ta-i^iv^ift-k^tki^i The deciisjon o* CHaSk ? appointed juoges is aCisolute^y final m all respem. irxsofar asaiyllung ui *n CAparkding universe can Pe final' ft.*^^1^' #* 5v*v»^ AVY ON THE TIE-INS IF arcada tt*"iR8 VQ wha you ramernlMr 1987 ter. gst rwdy for anothar tkniiar y«ar. 119 QoM'a new and knnovativ« QOI lab«l, taunctied last summer, starts tho yearwfweiniefl oH, annourkdng a malcr niw icensing; daal with arcade giant Gapcom TTms trtosra t«rt new Capcctm gamas on your Spactrum over the next 15 rnonUw. itm ikti fan of sa wiH $ae Spectrum releasoo of iha vkitoni arcade games Stntrt FIgMar, TlgtfBoma. Biaek Ttom-and ims And despite GOi's arcade tNtHTitnenoe US GoW hasn't torgotten the street games itsatf . T?ie iatesi Data Es$t convarslon, Stimckl^d. gfVQs you 1 12 teve^ of if>o(}!-'errHiip fvtn. flescue your tnstas trom ine depths of lite dungeoru. and Dien use ttiem to Kyou out! Shoukl be our mKl- wyary , , , Also from ItS Goid is Laxv fag. 9«t 1 .C^ years kn the rutur^. Six ievels of (moral acUcxvpecked: ihoot-'em-up fun. Tag your opponenis tMBlore they gat you DafMety for moae with a sharp eye and tasl reRwes, Lxevr Tag is sat for reieaae a wfille illar Shadftod. Further in the future are JnflPfiMter (Iha odgirtBl ktmmtof wa& reviewed Irt CRASH Isfiue 35, earning 72% Overall) and Ouri ARNm MOVES FUm tie-lrtf becama toidgar artd batter in 1987, and AefiMrten imandsto cor^tinue this Irancf in SS. Rnpdlafar, b^ed Off the flnt Ktarring Ajmotd Schwanwiegoar. shouldbe avaflabte now. Game (olkTws fim doaely. You take Amie's pert " you're a member of a cracit commando unH and you're «ant out to rescue tines ca^ured by Latin Arrjarican guanlltaa. Sadly by the time you get tfiere tttay've at been given the chop. Understandably you feel a tM fiart^ed and set out to avenge ► WarieaiWarasiiaiti for ITM of Aa OaBataonSaasrsi, Cap^RAimhm tn ThBOooinJiS€OlQrt/lv^;0ptmK9i{witmm\) iMliaei Who's Dyhr Mw- iBd ftara'n bs ^irt rt imrfMj^ cml dofeat Bi* ewUOr JAsgileiiiiMi In ^^ikt far'tstGlieil irtida atfianbt tuaad on Uto Manei Cttntc i- j- I 1 OKI CI TV PSO !f^&' IHHUNITV 1 .V'^B^'-Ba I VAHG p r\ th«kiMngs.Andjv you ere wttad out f- deadly weapons to comptate your £9.99 misak>n. Also comlr>g from Activttlon for the same price is (anotfte^ board- game be-In, Ssptefflbar . Get from one end or tfw board to the other, using a wliola variety of sihapea - Hyoumuatl M-M*M^M-M'M* MiSSBD POINT Caaoade Oaroee has two interestirtg retoeses up tts collective sieeve, and i^st off is another tia-in, IB Part 1 - Boot Can^ liee In with tfwpopular Paul Hardcaatte Niumtser One chart hit. Ignoring the poini of the song (wttieh was to shock everyone at how young the American combat ^ arBwerain0leVMnamwar- JV«ra9e age w^ 1 9), Ci^eade has beaed the Aral part of ttw game on the training of a young recryil. Trie programmers even went (o a training cwnp on the Vorksliire moors to see what a *grunt' (focrt soldier) has to go through. And then th«r«'a, 4V9 we Say it. aiMither in the long Una of Braakwi ctorws - rr«jr For those thai gat bored quicftiy Trav includes a screen-conetnjiction set for that extra bit of fun. QfemMrv Graphics nas three little beoiities waiting to be unleaahed upon an unsuapactir>o pubKc 1^ we'N warn you at»out them Urat). First ofi we have the strMsgy adventure. Stood VaKay. basedon the Oualrnaatar settee of fantasy booits. Than, foltowtng amsrHy in its footateps Bl Itw wid of February, eomeSKEMOM Strlkma Baek. the third In the ^lAASK sariec. t>iis time. you have none o4 your vehicies -you must aiaai a rocket and paneMta the VEHOM base to rescue your son; Scoit Tradter Ar>d don't forge* to eradicate the ev«i Miles Mjntient who kidnapped him tn the mi ptaoe. Lastly tnim Gre<v4ln Graphica oomee No ft ha ta r, You know that higl^iy-claasified operation tmi warn compleiely wrong and ovwpopuwied the worn. «r>il then thespeceatattonkbai wtttbuilby thvfour E^tMorda? Wafl. there's a bit of a problam. Tfia ^at:e Station has been invadeo by aHens and the We* support systems ttava been tinned oil ^hus kflBng a few tfMMJsand people). New it's up to you and your ml:»tiic irnpiania 10 jolty waB go and turn them beck on again. You have tm March to get yourself togathar. Whispers of MIckmf MCMO* have also been heard frof«» the Gremin Graphics offleas . . , HALLO HALO Halo Jonaa, ttiat SQlfvcentury womsrv on the Hoop (it's wt^ an Amerieari's unemployDd Mve then), is the subject of PmnlM's next fOOMOg^ne. Aa you can Imagine the Hoop is fuV of si kinds of dangerous, de^wriM, determad, deitnous and dhBuaioned down- anfd-outa,arHJ even the most innoCTnt shopping trip can ttm into a battle ibr survfvair. CRASH February 1 988 1 09 mm 2BDMD tntMf In PMAH ^Ob Jomi »• TkauiiiiMiit-kitDGMn'tnitoilibnadOTki So$at your trmour-ptated career b«bs fMtfty lor tiw March M80 le watch otA foi from Pfranha. but much latar In the yoer, ia a tf»ry of wttdhm ind the idaf^est evil, Cfniwi Th* ArcKff Co#?wutar^2arn»{Long Potntless TlMCHOurTirne: UmasMtaaof And chare'a stw Hdy Of Til* Hmws, tnsMf on iht wiapadas of tfw M>i'<Known mNrtiB (Ihoy «w. , J MilchMlar fooONl Cor. As if Piwacapa tn aca^wm wn^t if)ougii» Digital kilvgnrtlon is ahvays trying to give tm 'ttw imI tiling*. So UiQ ogmpany'srkvxttwo feioBseft are both BimiMiiona. In taet, A7Ffj/i stands lor Advanced Tactical Rghterif slmutatos 'tharaat IWrn' before K's avsn baan dasighaa and built. If vou thcMjght you t^ your hands Ml In Digitai Integration's Totnthewk \lmmm Sd. d3%) )ust watt ttH you saa the baby yMi'U be handling (or ttv^ ^ handaj in ATF. The LocwMad YF-22A Is one of the moat advanced ptines you couW wwH to load Into your compear. The andean kn Digital Intagnition's Gompuiar cockpit shows a nm^ mora raaBilic lande<«ape than prwIOMa flkj^ limuiBiors. enhanced by tOid d-D dbptay. V^ou travel over tartd mkI sea, iBir>e) your onboard radair to pinpoini nkialy target9< ATF shcxjid be nying Into your area k) the next couple of weeks. » keep your heads down) Ftunnourhasitthet TTfmotfim alao being planned by Dtgrtal MaoralionfTT Racer earned 76% In Jaatie 34), !iut no Ikm releaee date ho been set ARKANOtD SEQUEL starts the new year wtiore It left the old one - wrOi anolher bun^ oi ima tasi io g lloanoes raadj^lor rataaae. Coln'op and Mm tte-lna are sot for Iha and of itanuay- AsaCsff JlBpa and 0>M>Deca>de's W ^ Ptttgon Ik^nce. a Vietnam game^ By the end ol Febn^rv Ocean shouM be ready wHh Artanoitf - Jia»er<! p e OfDoh, ancrther {!] firasikouf ciorM fmom the arcade machine, artd Vtctixy Road, very much In the /licarf WaiTtora vein. But vne stM hafven*t seen ftjri lifknton from nta. whii^ also P^txntaas Bmw Aey 'soon' . *■ MMie la CBBMlBt staple c Ele U/ onte Ana is planning to start releasing SpeCtnjm tMai soon - none hove been seen yet. but tf^ month's prqrnteea MaSfy fox It. PtjnnrAl Smm and Sfinike Those wfto've airaec^ cofiuleied Alamsnavy (Isaua 44, 96%) WW be |tod to hear that Oanwolaa'Niaroanafy ff Is being corMwted to the not'SO'huni^ Spectrum. And If you Mw Mercenary youH know ihait the Spectrum wffl p ro bably have the best s-btt version of tt^ aec}uel too. But don'ieKpect K soon -they tahe things pretty eeay down at NoYagert's base ri Bnim. \t you like (he look of this kssue'a AdventuraTrail Smash HfUgtt Ore {92 % onpage 45%), watch out for i^Hnkarand legend Of The SmM^ are the nexi two adventwes to be lei out of the Teleoomsoft dungeons. And ftainbird hasn't forgotten its Issue 36 Smash Starpidlsr«ther- coming soon <s Carrier Cofwnartdt a soft d SispMMir at iisytaQfpx<i 1.., .^ PQWJiP il J 1 i k 1 iiBji HI-SC Il riKTC 1396 3- OUTRUN RtVAL Aa the new yaorgets on tta way. ao do the new softwirare houses, and the wefl-hriown Prench programming learn THua has now set up Ms own publishing house. Titus^s flrsi game, Crnji' Cans, Is aiready seiRng surprfsingryweff in t$-bit formats, ma ^tdead It's aiong the sanw Hrwa as US Goid^s sates star i3ur Run. Ever fended owning t Mercedes, a Porschelll 1, perhapa Larhboighinl Countach or even a Ferrari? In Crszy Cars you' ra racing between Rofldaand Malibu in a selection of hig^ pertermance (are. all for just E9.B$ tndudiria delivery and nurnber pl^aa. iHa frst Spectrum OOpieB should arrive mld'Februaiy. AnotfMr Francis OonnectAx7 ..*■"." .•■. papea PMoon sutor/iDf/on oltar pag»106 110 CRASH February 1988 ilt N'T END UP EMPTY-HANDED WIN A SUPER MATSUI VX 735 VIDEO RECORDER FROM AND 11 A NEW KARATE GAME f»r Cast - an "'^^" '-' ■- •"«rfr; :<cf-: „: ,,t ,ve,,,,.„, ,„ ,^ ;.»*' ow /^,„ ^.,^, .Vf/r^'/SjX l^fc^'^'**'^^**' •v,if; OK MA, NO LITERALLY, karate' means 'empty hand' - but fKanks to System 3 and Its karate-choppin ' Smash tK+ we've got a smart Matatii VX 735 video recordef and 21 ganne* to hand to you. M you have to do (as they say in all good comps) \s make as many words of eoven letters of mora as you can out of the game's name - 'Internauonal Karate Rus', In each word you can only use eaoh l^er m m^y tinves as it actually appear^ in that phrase. Th0 winner will b« the person wtiO S&ndS in the lOf^QASt USt Of words which am. in the opinion of CRASH'S judges, ganuine words (names of peopte, places etc will not be counted). He'll receive the Matsui video recofdef and a copy of IK+. The 20 rufiners-up will be those who submitted the 20 next- long«st joists, and will each receive a copy of fK+, Send your answefS on a sheet of paper witti your name and address to A SMASHING COMP WITH SYSTEMS, CRASH, PO Box 10, Ludiow, Shropshire SYS IDS, Entnes must be received by March 8 and the decision of CRASH'S appointed Judges is final in all respects, CRASH February 1988 111 GOGGLE! NEW YEAR, NEW VIDEOS una ktti JTuniA » p«$tfnst« «»■ ol tfw OlAnK IV KMAa It lai iPQd to »■ thi 66Cdo nmnof KintpHt blKfcwiHMi Mm dtaVCi,AlHlJtni0lQnmAilp(-llnBllK 12 A^Nn Indthc oyini^iiRit HIM (nMt d Uwii «¥ wKy turd ta ge( on vtdwJ But iteil ctKpiiir ' t^e AdH eompmto «« poms/nimft ItSa md i jmcIv trvston hvn fbi) to mIk iv tt» yev flMtyipid«i(iilv rdtKc or Fetniaiyi h MhMliMi^Mirs IblllMbMiMr Standi HbiJiifl Cm ind Ni«etHtnii ^ClhnA HmtntocmnmcitlQiBCVtrc n CMtv^Wli S|Mcalyintti«5tiltB hit im McffiMfl f»Ni| nil, *« 011 iMMir «id mMMtfttOm BHinBv |»U lIlNto, Mir rauNMMjncyfmonA cowntten mddf eded- by rts stv. tkm WVdif , «d [Mil 1 1)4^ coitow ei wfeirid nd posstsust ptQpii A ihe sanw ^oific fof Hw n^it WUh ind con^pnofi Gidi !Uitr {ita jppamd vMh hin fi R« MbMn Ai JiM )!»■ (Q lei the n^ 01 terror . tN]^n ^ftlni, Aimed r the mcrwij! teo dirravlhe Nbraxfi Dwn DeLiJH -17^ Onriviwl Aft J and i K loais Uie one d Itie lintcti lki« ol Itw Fftnary reltiitt. On »e shHws now fd^Mltf be MSMW't lUbAMM « mMM«adw4ure ftamrf Oinstisptttf UM IAkA r« niw/iAnt Ml Bui i^il !iicu Mi««awdclHnlii(bt BRla tttM tipit MwM VMH'i Ktt itimt, titlbmit It'^ isccd oJiHBhicnecr BintshbHTDr ftnt, b(| with WHBngly «btnced rmli-tf) and msnl tdicti 1)1$ w« one «f Ihi imtit papir Brtsh fem ntJK US IkI ytar, » be iure mt to AmdHif fory one JHim' The J M Art /V; JhwUh, comes out onFebntiiyii Tou'vt fitOCM^^toDwitvlMt AmiMSctiHRmi^i AsdUvtv beeni h^ bOK^Mcc nt (Md wi bt in nmnn pme|i- wdthe fini MdtfitFdmiarif bnnp his neir \Meat Anr OmT j^ (MflK. Ni^ gwes A(i»e I raw d^, 'soyou'd better pop a^tor liiik VUh i^tKlslinMAK. the UN initMl)l)riiM ■vVi iflfaf ovtrlM coHstorlM Titt woond o( SMv«n SpielHfg & J JMtv stioiM b« out on Fctfwy i Inm ( Hto Th4 n his Ovm Of V»Q IH dncter ind idor] ind (kepyir Hrai ; ne ^ifflon OUi %} frnn QC VUh coRKi. the m^inaiH fMttMnrtitMM-ftrf I iiiij iifiri leMnrahip be^liee^ the toami VMbm Hid nt the deaf {n tM Mm V4} oltowij Mariee lUliV (iriW Mn M Oseir for hef pfifornahcel Ci* ramrfc, W*tirt itory noJ to be mi$4ed by tilt i^sct^nng %n bi" OcwiMKhanow. .PW»£ PIATOOH RCA/Coiumbia Pictures 15 A VlETfUM VETEIMI And winner i}i the Bronze Star Iwr^rf , Pttteon director Ohwr Stofw (Mha aho dir^eif Safyad^ hitd no prQt)l«n» conveying the ticrror aneltHartK)ieci<thei^fttwAni«nc;acoiMn«ver'Mn %/aonf^Sion«'£ovviniit(Hy of hs Hfe in the war toM through the «y«s ol fool sok1»tr Chrts Taylor, play«d b/ O^artte Sheer (tucB. Jhf «ftm^ kn a series ot ietter^ 1o hs grantfmother Taylor te<ts of hi^ term m the pMoon. A new ipjy'% Me isn t worth so nudt tw tuvi'l put his tma in.' he scr»wh on a raln-soddfln p^ce o( paper 'H you're gonra gtt MIed m ttte Nam, it'f better lo gti It tn the firit few weeks, the logic tteinB you don'l ujtfer so rmicli.' The platoon in Mtuch ttiisrawrecrurtisplaceflhistwo teadefs. On the one funti ytxi hffM ttie relaxed pot-urokNnig dan under ihe leadership of ScfQWit Ella& (WiHeiti Dafoe}. wJtti wl>om Taylor creal« a strong relatiMiship, »id on the oppo$rte Side (bul f^ing tiie same erterrty) Barnes, an awetsrwe and h«r4<h«iKled SerMAnt wtio starxls for rvo nonsense, especally not from some rich nta boy. NobCKly fmows the real point of the war - ' it's ai po(i1ics> man. politics - and all Itiat's syne is tl»t rf' they get out ol th<s mess they'll ntver forget it. Ptatoon foHows this group ol rncn through their times ki the war - storming wVagas, iHMing innocent civilians fDid you see that head come apart? I am t seen bradns Mw thst bei^e , ) and, of cnjrM, always p4odd*r% throtj^ the rruddy, wvgwmfii^ And the comianl fighting between Elias and Barnes continijes. Win ^ HJldief^ survive Ihesr own nvalnes, more destructive ttian tttekr enemies? PtftOOn SCOCpe<l' Ihe tQl3 prices iliK* JMt'S Acatterriy A ward C er emony wmning Best Pictuf*, Best Director, Best E*»ng and Besi Sound And tn Oliw Storw s nejtt Htn, Waff Strefi. Cnariic Sheen relurns with MichMl Doug^ n i IcHUgh and tvnely Story of iTKldv d««ltne - set miles fronfi Vietnam, but ejtposBT^ the darV s»de of human n atun in thg san« way as Plstoon. DOMINIC HANDY — - ^ i. M% Mmtplmfic, wHh HAW dt^nifting ac mt tt at ifMrnn* M^intl th» kmtetM, bvt Mtifftrj hvm t utritit ot obvkMa pMtocdpMi/nf . oMntmn h « iiMifil^, Cturiit Shtmit't cA«r9Cf*r an angat; mmd iliftctor Siun* umtrt 4tifmtr9Vtly el^t* to giving u* Tom Grunl't Sf^Hieldavt. trtmm*titw» n*mt to bm TOW th*i war h detnttntnhtng - what wv m a adamirh a n*w wmy gfNtying ft, * way thai witl raach thv ganmration fe) whk^ mo*i CRASH natS^rt bahag. W» HW* ttlH U»ktUi%g whan Iha f abamiortBti Viatiiam. Stona'f Impfecabla §»H-!ndutgatKm k at§ attfoyabia &m, bat t it'* tha iittimata statamafft on anythtitg bi/t tha way I t»n datitriBratf Into aii the clichti of the antimar IMMAIY PAGE S5% 1 1 1 CRASH Febru&jy 1 966 I > mmtm9R]^^t^Ma6Wf»l Who's That Gfft WHO'S THAT GIRL Warner Home Video .,., PG Fo/gel thAt miwst tn Shan0w» Surprtse - th« l«dy of th« £1^^ Madarma. is twck to her old tncbs Raytng g^fwral fun-lowuig and wacky yuur^er NiMu finn in (iVTwj Jhgf Gift, sh« i#ls oito Itw worst troubte imapna&ie - she g«ls fawned fw Not Surpnsingty. «vh«n tti« sprighOy milt gflts out «ft« foiif ^ars m fhe «« )^ jlwnrnir. irK:MfinMl!r), the Vst tiling stit sitB out to dio Is IS dear iw namf and cvtch it>e real murd^fer of h«f iX'b^fhf fv). Birt rt"^ not ttwt «»v - islw tiwsn t ttncHr «t4«re 1o Start lodwn^ ami some Fikilax-toting busimBsinin has come to tscofi her from prison to htr home. Young attorney Loudon Tratt. played by the l£lent«d Girtftn Dtirvw {^i Amencan J^/er^woK fn tondon. 4ff0r Hovfsi has ht$ day aA set out and f»i»du's gQ«v to ptJt hifn olf thS bmdaoie - or are tihey' Altfif atl, he's not dealing with any otd dufnb btoride here hJikk) Finns on a mt^oa - 'toeethec; she exclairre, •w're a fnil, mean ligHirv PTia^loe'. BW 'N- 's^t i^iftg Trott wanti s to be DOMINIC HAHOV dragged ahsund the city on the day b«for« h<s wedding! Nikki finally psfiuades him to awe her a tew Irfts [m fits future rnothef-*n- Law's Rolls Royce) here and there, but unliOitunfltely he doesnt know what ttt's letting hwnsetl m ter- NiUus cmno OiwiftiTVB shoppvts tm. she; alter H I montton ttirt on th«r tnvtfs ttiey encountef i rve coupr mmed Murray, wreck a |«tt(tlle(y shop and (of course) sma^ up Hw Rioib you understand thai this is goirigto be qurte a charge in the lifestyle of Loudon Trott. And there's that w»di)ifig to attend' I can't understand why ther* wa$ such cnticksm of thts wlwn it vm released n the USA What ytu Ve got h«fe iS one of the wac kiest and humect LOmedHH ol the year, bnrvmg back meraaries of the Oons Daty/I^ Grant days. And, « m an ttis prvwious ttim. Gfifin Dtfine looks suitably tiemuset] by the whole situation, Anybody who expects to see nnore than a .l^t-h«irted «:rewbaM corT>edy will t)« #sapp«imed - but you li bt Mupnswl Iww food Who's Jtigt Qrt is ^^ — ^™™„ — . , n% Most people wtia wstctt Who s That G«rl «V#MiV to ^ 50 teCAJtS* Of MlAdoriru - M Mtwt's « good desf Aidr« to it ttmt mat tt's tnxh men «fiOj/tbta tfivi Shangliat SurpnM, mid ttmm an MIKE OOHH .,.,^-.-. — ~~. . good petfofmances aH round, ft s a pity GfMi DUm ts so ov9Tshadow9d by the $aperstaf, because fm does an *x«9ttil jiA ' Miho'j That Orl Aats t^onOmnMadanmevitafipeaL ~. ■ .,.™..._..™ »% STREET JUSTICE Guild Home Video l«* + *M»llllllllt:ti-il-*<llilll«it4iil!«:lillll4i-ki-l 1R MHEMCAN AGENT Curt Ftym (Mictiael Ontttean - Dtath Wa/t II. Slap Stwti Is thoueht to iwe Ot«i diet iSown bchnd tfie Irtm Curtain, Tha StaU Ow«1m«nl quIcMy 'bvries' him and deistroy ii tMdance of his existanci. tMit tSyvan lalvhe mwhialy ttxapes from the Easiefrt^iloc prison where he has been held aid iitums to the ^cs. As soon as he arrives tw's thrown into a maumunivsecunty pnson |not a very warm welcome lor a dead marf). But even this tou]^ ja^ cannot hokl Nm and he escapeii n gr«at styte wttti ttw hetp ol a ^olen helKo^er and many so«^iai ^ects Government agents are hot on his tail so Fiynn dumps the helicopter and heads hi ha home towrn - to (tnd that lt>e last 1 2 years have changed the place, his wife (loama Kjm n - TV & Htll Stftet Bluesi has remarrted and ha okj neighbourhood & now a stiQppmg centre This is where the story Intmi l^ogs Flynn just goes anxjnd the town helptng out people who att getting beaten up by the pobce and gHteraily being very hard St fgof jifflji gega ite w^ but evertualli' you'fe bemng for the end. ,.,.„„,„^ ,,. .,.,..,....,..„ „„.:... _ 7S% MKftaei Ontixafl fiOftr^s Qjfl Ffyw} si4ieftfy - ihe's the sort of guy tvho eoM squKA iha ATeam with ov ha/rd, but doesn't want tobes^ vki^t And that's where the fiim scores so h^fify Ffynn's predtcamer^ is so wei expressed ttiat you teei AAe ktdw^ si every ptink /fiaf gf^ear^ ortscreen Tht odty probkfn wtfh tl*S i/ery i.'niT/y.'njj film i% ffie vfry abfitpt endtnt DOMINIC HANDY .,73% CRASH February 1 9S8 113 L A COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS Some 'netters still write letters , . . PAUL EVANS questions LOOKIKG FOR A DUTCH TREAT Deaf Paul rm a now CRASH wj&acfibw. and my (ifsl subscf if)i«>n i53*>e ivalurod your new column about Micfooeliiog I siiU have my 4||K Spticirum, Wi I also have a i2eK Encouragect by a coHesgue, I pgrchaaed 8 VDi 5000 Jot 95 Qiuldefs (less llwi £30) including uset -10- uaer sofiware. only ro find that my ^^SK Spectrum would n<« iniiialise as ^^ey are not compBlible . 1 ^t my money back wittxMjt any trouble arxl set sboul Imdinga rnodem ttial would worM. I was able to Imd a shop \hai sckl a mc}dem that plugs into iho buMl- in RS23? socHel cm the Specirum And Piesiet-type sotiwafe to go wiltiii It's a Miracle systems atitodfaf modem Willi 1 200/75 and 1200*' t2X Options. It can also t>e plijg9ed inio a OL with wtnich it does dutodtai 1 1 stioukt be OMJble lo autodi.ii by toggling fTHaH 10Hi to simulate ihepulias ot A telephone diaUmg, but (ht» stTfTw.ua does fWf provtde fOr lbs lucilily Do you have 3. routine for doing ihis. and couitJ you gwe more mlormation about tt« Spectre Corrom ROM for ibe vfx? What does it do itval itie UTX ROM doesn't? A^-, 1 hnnrwns 1 wrde lo Cf XT dflparlmeni last wol ^tof ti|3isonrruii«trvgmy modem autodi^. bul I don't krtow whether Ibey 'H be able to publish a solution f subscribe to Vrdtlel. ttw Duicb ecpjivalervi of Preste^, and rogularty tog in lo a numtiei of other data beriks which wotK with thef%e3teli firotocol. As yet I have not been abte to ccMmmunicate user - to ■ usef for lack o( a suit^Me program. I am retuctant to go out aftd tiuy one m my tocal sbop (Spectrum software <^tocl(isis are few and far twitweer over here} as the piogtams are too expensive to ei^penfneni with My Prestel sottware cost me Cot And I'm sure there mwst be belter programs avaiMlble with oti-line sdrt»*g ol pages etc. Can you put>tif>h a list of programs, taciiine?., prices anCtsuppiiets'' One mteresiing diaia bank is tun by n actKxtlboy in Rottef dam. who luf rwd hjs \rrx 5000 into an fiutounswer modem and runs the bank on a microdrwe cartridge^ I he online tunes are raltwr erraiic . but iire publiibed in another 114 CRASH February 19S8 Pti>ilip Green, Roberdam^ HolLand ft s .1 she^Jte you fttdn't pursue -j solution io ttifi rP8KVTX fvobh'm qmli* ctiejp tot a new VTX > ■■> ■ have ftot menfu^rwd f^n» Mir^i Jh nvxiBfti nHxiefbut li soutuis Mt' a WSP0O& ! hjvwi't a cfue i^hv j.i pfogiam the t1S^32 port Ot the . . -^ to aufodko' ffwougti the moiv but msytiB Sitnofi N Goodwin . <' hetothtjre See my arftCte wY tSSue 46 tor dstaiis on tfi& Spectre Comrns ffOM. Hs sottw^e is a great deaf bofter ttu^ the VTX'smd it makes the VTX compatible wim me t28 asweti* Aa tot software, vefyctteap iJ?U software ana enhmtced tarmirt.i; soffwaw is avaitabte on Mtcronpt a9te*sso#i*»ieibfiheVTXof)'i. it you can't tag-on to MiCfi""'- contact ffw p^op^ thete #io vj> ^ • you can f! the aottwofti through Sf',i Their address m: iwctorm ew. Tetem^ Ltd tXtrrant House. B Herttal H^ll LondonECiRSEJ rryrr- • ' \r corruns sottwaro cornr?'. r ttm Sjoeclrtrrii (s t/fflV u>'t'LU'i ana < woijidnt bothof tryv}g' Si/t a teatum on ttK^ ama^tng software exfras tor the VTX ts cofmttg SOOft and mil put the BetiO owners to Shame. w I TELEX TALK Dear Piujj Can I use lelex numbers oo a VTX 5000 (modem or do 1 need add- ons^ wtiere can I get them trom and how mych wiflthey cost mo? And can you p^»se gtve me «) tew addresses so I can get ti>ore mformaiion about rr>odems. telex^ and networks. Ateo. is there a maH-ordw company t can gd them fromi It woukJ be nice to know a few things about prcfirammmq lochrnques, but all the manuii<' and books I've seen are all tai •■ technical lor me Tl"- > ■ about all these we ask you to do exerei-jf- i'l.n Hit-, don't tell you how to do or ^KDw fi w(Mks and I'm usuaMy comptete^y k»i after len or 1 5 paiges Is there a dear progrvnminy gmde you know of that even .i {^implete moron (me"?) could follow ea^ly'' Tony Rodmond. Milton Keynes. Suckkighanishire tr you are a member of Pfv$t^ yotj haye access to if s much unproviH:! tetax service Vou type in voui message as yotj wshjW a rtto.' enfor tne feUex /xjmber efc. ar ' ineasage is deHveftfd >n as httki ^ f Afoe mtntilifs ' The costts or^ly 50p per telex TTwff ■"» nrt other way o' corrvr VTX to a tatei^ mach,: . tf you need more tnfonnatton o- the wortd of modems, cotitat t Microoai af the aOdtesa tn m>' answer to WWp Graert's tetter. PE c Yl flNNERS PRIZES DRILLER THRILLER THE tncentive/CRASH Drittef coTYVMUtion run lit Issue 42 had a few nlBraailng entri^i. Best of the eKects cama ttxim A iw l nw WW- lama of SoiHiul near Birmtouham. He's atready spent lis £300 on a colour tfliy and a ooupila of micro- drives. The *u(Ay njnrwr-t4> wbo. like Ardraw. receives a credit in Last issue's Smash OrlBar was Uegh Hoynas ol Scsutho, Grimsby. t4ow tiaqk to the usual dkrteriSKXis . , . STRANGE BUT DISGUSTINGLY TRUE! THE smaUest^dirtieat. n^ost dis- gustirw oo m paBMon ever mm by CRASH appeared a coupte of issues tiack . All yen had lo do was cTBaie a story Una for the famous King Grub and his faithiy fHas. to appear In artist Markie Kendflck's monthly CRASH cartoon strto. Marfcie picked out fVcliaRl Bur- ton of HelsJon. Cornwall Tni2 6R8> wtto'l get his srxipt used in Kino Grub, Richard wiQ also raoaive Ihe Signed and tramed originel Grubby ■rtworh of his idea ana like the Trve hjiv>Brs-up, a King Grub T-shirt. TTxiea mnnars-up are; Mark Sotrtar. Angus, &otlBrKl DOa 4HS; David Oamett. Rnedon, hk)nhQnts tiH9 5GH: Stuart High* ley, Keyworth, Motts HG^2 5LO; Plarra Scotnay. Portishead. 8ri«- 10* 8S20 SOB; and Qlen Parson. Souttwea. Hants, POS 4JE, LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT tssue47 First prize in Gremlin Grsptiics's OefteMorfMASK WcompetitiOf> is UN's Photon Double Wamor Set. Graamfl Hansford of BrtwMone, Dorset BH IS 6lP i/ackad a lasar beam accurately around the D^dalrf or diagram and wins that daaesy Hgiit-tag system plus copies of the two Gremlin Graphics gamea. 4S runnert*up ae^ recei've copies of thagimea and a mask rLr>q birvder , , . MX> mm Pm* nun, awiWifv, Soun VoriuMr* 173 WH-, H P Edwvdk, London SW1* acE; a piM*!, fiKi*, tfvmAi ktanm Qmuin. mmiQnm. ■ooMand QH QHSi Swah Franeii.. W'Stwortunvton, WbMI Mldl«nd« Wn SAL; P*ul t*ob*OfK iyitti< y^ i*< gi-gjMii i»i w » nmf> OKX; MMf Pvfln, NoiAiiloh( rRIv 3Iv[ Mrt C^vViilhiMv iMilrtlllflp NhMHi Hn#1 SiHk WchMi CiMtw , BiWWt. Jbwn BSS SOU; t^md tUrfcwD«a. ni»Uiiii OO t<K; ,ta«M KrlFtcptv, ChB4dl#j. CtHtHn 9lU lUi WiijiAtrt A*««. ttof n - SouVi Ol«fnoi«n IH itHS; Ci wW a p Mr Jo«vw.Cci n i i l i v.ev4 fOW; S*«n Unwgan, PpcrtcwA, CtttHH CFl S^ ni M — Hemktn, LacMadc. Ota* QL7 XLi tt*f*tH HiHigMan, SdllDn. Lv^ca SLI 4I.W. noib«rt fttcpfHrd. (UhlllH, Surp«y KTai lOV; Willi II ibi*H>, W jy i w B tf fc, DonM on 4CH; Jehu Ltum, awwuia. m.rximntitgm VH «lU: ie«fM>iH wiw*. Twybfi^giB. Kam THIO SRA; Wamn Caiwn, W.titHU^ WMt Viy^ B033 tor. U*r\ Jom*. OoipW H«4i P013 »9a, JMi Byrn^» yplty. WhI r DiiiriMv SOI 7 MIW. WflHwn mtt/KUft^ Gntvo^ Honn wMIhi 4l^71 - - - ^^ ^iKHk.m n I i *■■— i ■Mi ■> i k^ - - 1 ^m, HM nvmtpw HWBMnn. tivw Yf6ttM*m LSD «LF; Mvlk ffimrw, •ouSWOrt. MiFlljlUl MIS MC; lUtmoitt Whalwlw, M mj * itoP tn|K, CI«.Hl«ij TBI OCW: S<in«ri S«rM4t, $toM« blrtol asa IAD'. MkA^ Pwidtobun, M^trtwBtor UiUir W*>ii. SWUnfl, Sw X^ JKt TMe, lilWiiiiii MDs an': OnMo u ii i wvTia wafc m ^ m w, aiir«« eoii m. Amiai^ik. Un^qn SWlS OHJ; HdelWiMM, C^IHt How, Clawtwtd tSl3 Miftiaff Wit aU; Chi Irtdun. OwynwM LOt 9LP^ Oarr MnWltn, LwtdM •K1? a^; HHlh OrM*m ImbrUQ*, Sotrth Of»pn PUti fli^ a«b«rtl(aiK Paul mchveHtt HMtMnviyna M«Wmf HCJI VUQ; DomMc Caftar. *<aiA EXCLUSIVE PAPER BAG OFFER tssue47 Mo, there's no solution to th« pu££ier ~ you guess IS as good as a Comps Minton's whan it comes to why Uoyd Mar^gram wears ttmt paper bag. But hvenNnnBrs came up with corwirKung answers srvd dAch receive a JiandH9Bttod repiica of Lloyd's paper tug s«nod l>y the CRASH t eam. RMia 4FSi n«ttar1 Uiaa, Oe^ert. Hmm POi:3 3QW: IBY warn, n*ar Sanbu^H Ohm OKU iHPi N*lf Vouno, SaMhuwonli, Lane* OU SCO. The story so fbr The Mekan ha% retutnc^ cunmng as ewr, to tekt mwigfi oft thePfondEarth (n (his b*d to become rufer of earth the AWom has devrhped a new genetktrify onfwwwfd race . tfie SUPERTREENS! ■^,> h^.'il £9.99 c f J4.99 *J9.89 .• *!• L-^' J J?**** til? ti ***^* *fld i?' **^ ThtSIr" "*«^* ^ **^ Tod i "This one features some f hveiy graphics, not only the pictuiesque* I ba ckgrtmii ds,bat aIsc d» humoiously ^ animated chMi^ cteis, " '^OyERAUiSS%Ahigh quail ty, well thought jj j out game that gently s^ pokes fm at tiw whole muiti'€V8Bt genre." ause^ Msx