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Hi Grog’s Revenge Adam Sydney Dev. Feb 85 Blade of Blackpoole At Sierra Dec 83 B.C. Hr Grog’s Revenge Co Sierra Jan 85 Blades of Steel NES Konami Dec 88 B.C. Hi Grog’s Revenge cv Sierra Oct 84 Blazing Paddmles At Baudville Oct 86 B.C.’s Quest for Tires Ap Sierra Apr 84 Blazing Paddles Ap Baudville Nov 84 B.C.’s Quest for Tires CV Sierra Dec 83 Blitz* Vectrex Vectrex Jan 83 B.C.’s Quest for Tires At Sierra Nov 83 Blockade Runner Co Interphase Sep 84 Backup+ Adam MMSG S/W Aug 85 Blockade Runner Intell Interplay Oct 83 Balance of Power Ap Mindscape Sep 87 Blockbuster Co Mindscape Apr 88 Balance of Power IBM Mindscape Oct 86 Blockbuster IBM Mindscape Apr 88 Balance of Power Mac Mindscape Dec 85 Blockbuster ST Mindscape Apr 88 Balance of Power 1990 Edition Mac Mindscape Sep 88 Blockbuster Am Mindscape Apr 88 Balance of Power Inti Politics Blue Max XE Atari Jan 88 as Ultimate Global Game book Microsoft Press Nov 86 Blue Max At Synapse Aug 83 Ballblazer XE Atari Jan 88 Blue Max 2001 At Synapse Feb 85 B allblazer At Luc as film Games May 85 Blueprint 5200 CBS S/W Jan 84 Ballblazuer 5200 Lucas film Games May 84 Blueprint 2600 CBS S/W Aug 83 Balloon Fight NES Nintendo Nov 86 Body in Focus, The Co CBS S/W Apr 86 Ballyhoo All Infocom Mar 86 Body in Focus, The Ap CBS S/W Sep 85 Bank Heist 2600 Fox Games Aug 83 Boing! 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Goodnight/Islands of Fear Ap Broderbund Aug 85 Black Thunder Co Avalon Hill Nov 85 Captain Blood Co Mindscape Oct 88 Blackjack Academy Co Microillusions Mar 88 Captain Blood ST Mindscape Aug 88 Blackjack Academy IBM Microll lusions Mar 88 Captain Cosmo At Nexa May 84 Blade Eagle 3-D Sega Sega Oct 88 Capture the Flag At Sirius Nov 83 _ / 2 Computer Entertainer - Master Index/Awards Card Sharks Co Accolade Jan 88 Computer Quarterback At SSI Jul 85 Carnival CV Coleco Jan 83 Computer Quarterback Co SSI Dec 84 Carnival 2600 Coleco Dec 82 Computer Scrabble Mac EA Nov 87 Carnival Intell Coleco Dec 82 Computer Title Bout At Avalon Hill Aug 84 Carriers at War Ap Elec Arts Nov 85 Computer War VIC-20 Thom EMI Oct 83 Cartels & Cutthroats Co SSI Mar 85 Conan At Datasoft Feb 85 Castlevania NES Konami Jun 87 Conan Ap Datasoft Feb 85 Cat-Nap At Zimag Apr 83 Condor Attack 2600 Ultravision Nov 82 Caterpiggle At Atari May 83 Congo Bongo CV Coleco Oct 84 Cauldron Co Broderbund Jul 87 Congo Bongo Intell Sega Mar 84 Cavern Creatures Ap Data most Jan 84 Congo Bongo 2600 Sega Dec 83 Caverns of Callisto Ap Origin May 84 Congo Bongo At Sega Dec 83 Cell Defense Co lies Ware Aug 84 Contra NES Konami Mar 88 Centipede 7800 Atari Aug 84 Cosmic Ark 2600 Imagic Aug 82 Centipede Co Atari Mar 84 Cosmic Avenger CV Coleco Oct 82 Centipede Intell Atari Feb 84 Cosmic Chasm Vectrex Vectrex Jan 83 Centipede Ap Atari Jan 84 Cosmic Commuter 2600 Activision Nov 85 Centipede VIC-20 Atari Jan 84 Cosmic Corridor 2600 Zimag Mar 83 Centipede CV Atari Dec 83 Cosmic Creeps 2600 Telesys Dec 82 Centipede 2600 Atari Mar 83 Cosmic Raiders Astrocade Astrocade Oct 83 Centipede 5200 Atari Nov 82 Cosmic Relief ST DataSoft Aug 88 Certificate Maker Mac Springboard Mar 87 Cosmic Relief Co DataSoft Aug 88 Championship Baseball Ap Games tar Feb 87 Cosmic Tunnels At Datamost Nov 83 Championship Baseball IBM Games tar Mar 87 Countdown At Synapse Feb 85 Championship Baseball Co Games tar Oct 86 Countdown to Shutdown Ap Activision Dec 85 Championship Golf: Countdown to Shutdown Co Activision Jun 85 Great Courses of World Vol 1 IBM Games tar May 86 Countermeasure 5200 Atari Feb 83 Championship Lode Runner Co Broderbund Dec 84 Coveted Mirror, The Ap Polarware Nov 86 Champion Star League Baseball Mac Games tar Oct 85 CP/M 2.2 Adam Coleco Mar 85 Champio nshi p Ten ni s Intell INTV Aug 86 Crackpots 2600 Activision Aug 83 Championship Wrestling Ap Epyx Jan 87 Crash Dive 2600 Fox Games Oct 83 Championship Wrestling ST Epyx Jan 87 Crazy Cars IBM Titus S/W Dec 88 Championship Wrestling Co Epyx Nov 86 Crazy Cars ST Titus S/W Dec 88 Charles Goren: Learning Bridge Ap CBS Mar 84 Crazy Cars Am Titus S/W Dec 88 Chem Lab Ap Simon & Schuster Oct 85 Creepy Corridors VIC-20 Sierra Oct 83 Chess master 2000 Mac Software Tool. 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Ap Avant-Garde Jun 85 Cobra Command NES Data East Dec 88 David’s Midnight Magic XE Atari Jan 88 Coco Nuts 2600 Telesys Oct 82 David’s Midnight Magic At Broderbund Jun 83 CocoNotes At CBS Aug 84 Dazzle Draw Ap Broderbund Dec 84 Coil Cop Co Epyx Dec 87 Deadly Duck 2600 Fox Games Nov 82 Coleco Adam Entertainer book NA Nov 84 Deadly Skies VIC-20 Sirius May 83 ColecoVision CV Coleco Sep 82 Deadly Towers NES Broderbund Oct 87 Collision Course At Zimag Apr 83 Death Star Battle 5200 Parker Bros Jan 84 Colonial Conquest Ap SSI May 86 Death Star Battle 2600 Parker Bros Nov 83 Colonial Conquest At SSI Sep 85 Death Trap 2600 Avalon Hill Jul 83 Colony, The Mac Mindscap eSep 88 Death lord Ap Elec Arts Feb 88 Color Bar Generator 2600 VideoSoft Jan 84 Decathlon 2600 Activision Aug 83 ColorMe Co Mindscape Sep 85 Deceptor Co A vantage Mar 87 Colossus Chess IV Ap Firebird Jun 86 Decisive Battles Civ War V 1 Co SSG Feb 88 Comic works Mac Mindscape Aug 86 Decisive Battles Civ War V 1 Ap SSG Feb 88 Command Control Decisive Battles Civ War V2 Co SSG Aug 88 5200 Analog Joystick 5200 Wico Nov 83 Decisive Battles Civ War V2 Ap SSG Aug 88 Command Control Joystick CV Wico Dec 83 Deep Space Am Psygnosis Nov 86 Commando Int INTV Corp Feb 88 Deep Space ST Psygnosis Nov 86 Commando NES Data East Dec 86 Deep Space: Operation Copernicus IBM Sir Tech Dec 87 Commando 2600 Activision Jul 88 Def Con 5 Co Cosmi May 87 Commando Co Data East Aug 86 Defender Co Atari Mar 84 Commando Raid 2600 U.S .Games Nov 82 Defender TI Atari Mar 84 Communist Mutants from Space 2600 Arcadia Oct 82 Defender CV Atari Jan 84 Competition Karate Ap Motivated S/W Dec 85 Defender VIC-20 Atari Jan 84 Competition Pro 200X Joystick At/Co Coin Controls Mar 86 Defender Ap Atari Dec 83 Competition Pro 5000 Joystick At/Co Coin Controls Mar 86 Defender 5200 Atari Nov 82 Competition Pro Joystick NES Control Mktg Jun 87 Defender 2600 Atari Jul 82 Competition Pro Score Board At/Co Coin controls Mar 86 Defender of the Crown Co Master Designer Jun 87 Complete I Ching Ap H.U.M.A.N.S. 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At Synapse Feb 85 Dig Dug 2600 Atari Nov 83 Encounter! 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Dec 85 Donald Duck’s Playground Ap Sierra Mar 86 Evolution Ap Sydney S/W Dec 83 Donald Duck’s Playground IBM Sierra Nov 86 Excitebike NES Nintendo Apr 86 Donald Duck’s Speedboat 2600 Atari Nov 83 Exocet 2600 Panda S/W Feb 84 Dondra: New Beginning Ap Spect HoloByte Jan 88 Expansion Module #1 cv Coleco Jan 83 Donkey Kong NES Nintendo Aug 86 Expedition Amazon Co Penguin S/W Nov 84 Donkey Kong VIC-20 Atari Mar 84 Expertype Adam Coleco Nov 84 Donkey Kong TI Atari Dec 83 Express Raiders Co Data East Jun 87 Donkey Kong At Atari Jul 83 F-16 Fighting Falcon Sega Sega Dec 86 Donkey Kong Intell Coleco Nov 82 F-18 Hornet Co Absolute Ent Dec 88 Donkey Kong CV Coleco Sep 82 Facemaker CV Spinnaker May 84 Donkey Kong 2600 Coleco Sep 82 Factactics Trivia Game Co Daystar Sep 84 Donkey Kong 3 NES Nintendo Aug 86 Fahrenheit 451 Mac Telarium Oct 85 Donkey Kong Jr NES Nintendo Aug 86 Fahrenheit 451 Co Trillium Dec 84 Donkey Kong Jr At Atari May 84 Fairlight Co Minds cape Nov 86 Donkey Kong Jr Intell Coleco Oct 83 Falcon Mac Spect HoloByte Dec 87 Donkey Kong Jr 2600 Coleco Sep 83 Family Feud Ap ShareData Jul 87 Donkey Kong Jr CV Coleco Mar 83 Family Feud Adam Coleco Oct 85 Double Dragon NES Trade west Jul 88 Family Fun Fitness/Athletic World NES Bandai Jul 87 Double Dragon Co Arcadia Dec 88 Famous Red Ball Joystick At/Co Wico Nov 82 Double Dragon IBM Arcadia Dec 88 Fantastic Voyage 2600 Fox Games Dec 82 Double Dribble NES Konami Nov 87 Fantasy Zone Sega Sega Oct 86 Doughboy Co Synapse Feb 85 Fantasy Zone II Sega Sega Jan 88 Dr J & Larry Bird Go 1-on-l Am Elec Arts Feb 86 Fantasy Zone: Maze Sega Sega Oct 88 Dr J & Larry Bird Go 1-on-l Mac Elec Arts Jan 86 Fantavision Ap Broderbund Dec 85 Dr Seuss Fix-up Mix-up Puzzler CV Coleco Nov 84 Fast Break Co Accolade Oct 88 Dr Seuss Fix-up the Mix-Up At CBS S/W Aug 85 Fast Eddie 2600 Fox Games Nov 82 Dr. Chaos NES FCI Dec 88 Fast Food 2600 Telesys Oct 82 Dracula Intell Imagic Mar 83 Fast Load Cartridge Co Epyx Jan 85 Dragon Power NES Bandai Apr 88 Fast Tracks Co Activision Oct 85 Dragon’s Keep At Sierra Aug 84 Fathom TI Imagic Apr 84 Dragon’s Lair Co EA Dec 87 Fathom CV Imagic Mar 84 Dragon’s Lair Adam Coleco Jan 85 Fathom 2600 Imagic Sep 83 Dragonfire Ap Imagic Dec 84 Fax At Atari Dec 83 Dragonfire Co Imagic Dec 84 Ferrari Grand Prix Mac Bullseye S/W Dec 86 Dragonfire Co Imagic Dec 84 Field of Fire Co SSI Sep 85 Dragonfire CV Imagic Mar 84 Field of Fire At SSI Dec 84 Dragonfire Intell Imagic Feb 83 Fight Night XE Atari May 88 Dragonfire 2600 Imagic Jan 83 Fight Night Co Accolade Jan 86 Dragonhawk Co Creative S/W Apr 84 Fight Night At Accolade Sep 86 Dragonriders of Pern Co Epyx Feb 84 Fighter Command Co SSI Dec 85 Dragonstomper 2600 Starpath Jan 83 Fighting Golf (Preview) NES SNK Feb 88 Dragonworld Mac Telarium Nov 85 Filer’s Choice Co Activision Aug 86 Dragonworld Co Trillium Dec 84 Final Approach 2600 Apollo Nov 82 Dreadnaught Factor cv Activision May 84 Final Assault Co Epyx Oct 88 Dreadnaught Factor Intell Activision Aug 83 Final Assault IBM Epyx Oct 88 Dream House Ap CBS S/W Oct 85 Final Assault Am Epyx Oct 88 Dream House Co CBS S/W Oct 85 Final Flight At MMG Micro S/W Jan 84 Dream House Co CBS Nov 84 Final Orbit At Sirius Jun 83 Drelbs At Synapse Oct 83 Financial Cookbook Co Elec Arts Jul 84 Drol At MicroFun Dec 83 Financial Cookbook At Elec Arts Jul 84 Ducks Ahoy! Co CBS Jun 84 Financial Cookbook Ap Elec Arts Jun 84 Dukes of Hazzard CV Coleco Aug 84 FingerTip Controller At/Co KY Enterprises Dec 82 Dungeon Masters Assistant Vol 1 Ap SSI Sep 88 Fire & Forget IBM Titus S/W Dec 88 E.T. 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At Atari May 83 Flash Gordon 2600 Fox Games Feb 83 Getting into Computers book Datamost Aug 84 Flashcard Maker Adam Coleco Aug 84 Gettysburg: Turning Point Ap SSI Aug 86 Fleet Feet Co CBS Oct 84 Gettysburg: Turning Point IBM SSI Nov 86 Flight Simulator Co-Pilot book Microsoft Jan 87 GFL Championship Football Co Games tar Dec 86 Flight Simulator II XE Atari Nov 87 Ghost House Sega Sega Oct 86 Flight Simulator II ST SubLogic Jan 87 Ghost Manor 2600 Xonox Sep 83 Flight Simulator II Am SubLogic Jan 87 Ghostbusters Sega Sega Jun 87 Flight Simulator II At SubLogic Oct 84 Ghostbusters 2600 Activision Oct 85 Flight Simulator II Co SubLogic May 84 Ghostbusters IBM Activision Sep 85 Flight Simulator II Ap SubLogic Feb 84 Ghostbusters At Activision Feb 85 Flip & Flop Co First Star Apr 84 Ghostbusters Ap Activision Jan 85 Flip & Flop At First Star Nov 83 Ghostbusters Co Activision Nov 84 Fokker Triplane Fit Simulator Mac Bullseye S/W Dec 85 Ghosts’n Goblins Co Capcom Jan 87 Fontpackl Co Berkeley Oct 86 Ghosts’n Goblins NES Capcom Dec 86 Fooblitzky Ap Infocom Jun 86 Glib 2600 Qualtronic Oct 83 Fooblitzky IBM Infocom Jun 86 Global Commander Co Datasoft May 88 Food Fight 7800 Atari Dec 86 Global Defense Sega Sega Mar 88 Football IBM SubLogic Apr 87 Gold Fever VIC-20 Tronix Jul 83 Football Co SubLogic Jun 86 Golden Oldies Vol 1 Am S/W Country Mar 86 Forbidden Castle Ap Minds cape Feb 86 Golden Oldies Vol 1 At S/W Country Mar 86 Forbidden Castle IBM Minds cape Feb 86 Golden Oldies Vol 1 Mac S/W Country Mar 86 Forbidden Castle Mac Minds cape Feb 86 Golden Oldies Vol 1 Ap S/W Country Sep 85 Forecast! Weatherstation Ap CBS S/W Jun 85 Golden Path ST Firebird May 87 Fortress of Narzod Vectrex Vectrex Jun 83 Goldrunner ST Microdeal Jul 87 Fortress of the Witch King & Avalon Hill Dec 84 Golf NES Nintendo May 86 Fortune Builders Coleco Nov 84 Golgo 13 NES VicTokai Oct 88 Fourth Encounter VIC-20 Thom EMI Oct 83 Goonies II NES Konami Dec 87 Fraction Fever cv Spinnaker May 84 Goonies, The At Datasoft Jan 86 Frankenstein’s Monster 2600 Data Age Apr 83 Goonies, The Co Datasoft Jan 86 Frankie Goes to Hollywood Co Firebird Jul 86 Gopher 2600 U.S.Games Feb 83 Frantic Freddy CV Spectravideo Feb 84 Gorf 5200 CBS S/W Jan 84 Freedom Force NES SunSoft Jul 88 Gorf cv Coleco May 83 Freedom Stick multi Camerica Oct 88 Gorf 2600 CBS S/W Dec 82 Frenzy CV Coleco Feb 84 Gotcha NES UN Toys Feb 88 Frog Bog Intell Mattel Oct 82 Gradius NES Konami Jan 87 Frogger Mac Sierra Oct 84 Grand Master VIC-20 UMI Jul 83 Frogger CV Parker Bros Dec 83 Grand Prix Circuit IBM Accolade Nov 88 Frogger 2600 Star path Oct 83 Grand Prix Circuit Co Accolade Dec 88 Frogger 5200 Parker Bros Jul 83 Grand Slam Baseball IBM Imagic Dec 84 Frogger At Parker Bros Jul 83 Grand Slam Bridge IBM Elec Arts Oct 86 Frogger Intell Parker Bros Jun 83 Graphics Integrator 2 Co Inkwell Systems Apr 87 Frogger 2600 Parker Bros Sep 82 Graphics Magician Jr Ap Penguin S/W Apr 86 Frogger H: Threedeep At Parker Bros Sep 84 Graphics Magician Jr Co Penguin S/W Apr 86 Frogger II: Threedeep Co Parker Bros Sep 84 Graphics Magician, The Mac Polarware Apr 86 Frogger II: Threedeep 5200 Parker Bros Sep 84 Grave Robbers Co Victory S/W Sep 84 Frogger II: Threedeep 2600 Parker Bros Sep 84 Great American Road Race Ap Activision Nov 85 Frogger II: Threedeep CV Parker Bros Sep 84 Great American Road Race At Activision Jun 85 Frogs & Flies 2600 M Network Nov 82 Great Baseball Sega Sega Apr 87 Front Line 2600 Coleco Apr 84 Great Basketball Sega Sega Jan 88 Front Line CV Coleco Jan 84 Great Football Sega Sega Aug 87 Frostbite 2600 Activision Oct 83 Great Golf Sega Sega Dec 87 Fun with Art At Epyx Dec 83 Great Int’l Paper Airplane Const. Ap Simon & Schuster Feb 86 Fun with Music VIC-20 Epyx Oct 83 Great Int’l Paper Airplane Const. Co Simon & Schuster Feb 86 G.I. Joe Co Epyx Jun 85 Great Inti Paper Airplane Const. Mac Simon & Schuster Aug 85 G.I. Joe 2600 Parker Bros Apr 83 Great Volleyball Sega Sega Sep 87 Galactic Conquest Co Victory S/W Aug 84 Greeting Card Maker Ap Activision Dec 86 Galaga 7800 Atari Sep 86 Greeting Card Maker Co Activision Dec 86 Galaga NES Bandai Oct 88 Grid Wars Mac Ann Arbor Dec 85 Galax ian VIC-20 Atari May 84 Grover’s Animal Adventures Ap CBS S/W Apr 86 Galax ian CV Atari Apr 84 Guild of Thieves ST Firebird Aug 87 Galaxian 2600 Atari May 83 Guild of Thieves Am Firebird Aug 87 Galaxian 5200 Atari Nov 82 Guild of Thieves Mac Firebird Aug 87 Game Mate 2 Joystick At/Co Cynex Dec 82 Guild of Thieves Ap Firebird Aug 87 GameNlaker Co Activision Nov 85 Guild of Thieves At Firebird Oct 87 GameMaker Science Fiction Library Co Activision Sep 86 Guitar Wizard At Baudville May 87 GameMaker Sports Library Co Activision Sep 86 Guitar Wizard Co Baudville May 87 Games Ataris Play book Datamost Feb 84 Guitar Wizard Ap Baudville Apr 86 Games Pack I Adam Victory S/W Jun 85 Gulf Strike Ap Avalon Hill Apr 86 Games Winter Edition, The Co Epyx May 88 Gulf Strike Co Avalon Hill Apr 86 Games: Summer Edition Co Epyx Oct 88 Gulf Strike At Avalon Hill May 85 Games: Summer Edition Ap Epyx Dec 88 Gumshoe NES Nintendo Oct 86 Gangster Alley 2600 Spectravision Oct 82 Gunship Co Microprose Jan 87 Gangster Town Sega Sega Sep 87 Gunslinger Ap Datasoft Dec 86 Garry Kitchen’s GameMaker Ap Activision Mar 86 Guns moke Co Capcom Nov 87 Gateway to Apshai CV Epyx Apr 84 Gust Buster CV Sunrise S/W Mar 84 Gateway to Apshai Co Epyx Mar 84 Gypsy At Avalon Hill Apr 83 Gateway to Apshai At Epyx Nov 83 Gyruss Co Parker Bros Jul 84 Gateway, The Mac Pryority S/W Oct 85 Gyruss 5200 Parker Bros Jul 84 GATO ST Spect IIoloByte Jan 87 Gyruss CV Parker Bros Jul 84 GATO XE Atari May 88 H.E.R.O. cv Activision Sep 84 GATO Mac Spect HoloByte Dec 85 H.E.R.O. 2600 Activision Feb 84 Gauntlet Co Minds cape Oct 87 Habadex 2.0 Mac Ilaba Systems Jan 86 Gauntlet At Minds cape Dec 87 Hacker Mac Activision Nov 85 - IBM Mii.dscap-e Ft/j Hackvjr Cv Gauntlet Ap Minds cape Apr 88 Hacker II: Doomsday Papers Co Activision Aug 86 Gauntlet ST Minds cape Nov 87 Hackers book Dell Feb 86 Computer Entertainer - Master Index/A wards 5 - \ Halftime Battlin’ Bands At CBS Aug 84 Jaws NES LJN Toys Feb 88 Halley Project, The At Minds cape Sep 85 JediArena 2600 Parker Bros Mar 83 Halley Project, The Co Mindscape Sep 85 Jeopardy Ap ShareData Jun 87 Halls of Montezuma Co SSG Nov 87 Jet Ap SubLogic Nov 86 Halls of Montezuma Ap SSG Nov 87 Jet Co SubLogic Mar 86 Hang On Sega Sega Oct 86 Jet Am SubLogic Mar 88 Happy Trails Intell Activision May 83 Jet IBM SubLogic Sep 85 Hard Hat Mack Ap Elec Arts Oct 83 Jet-Boys Co Avantage Oct 88 Hardball Am Accolade Sep 87 Jinxter Co Rainbird Mar 88 Hardball XE Atari Jan 88 Joe Theismann’s Pro Football Ap Avant-Garde Mar 86 Hardball Ap Accolade Feb 86 Joumey/Escape 2600 Data Age Jan 83 Hardball Mac Accolade Dec 86 Joust 7800 Atari Aug 86 Hardball At Accolade Jul 86 Joust 7800 Atari Aug 84 Hardball Co Accolade Dec 85 Joust At Atari Jan 84 Hat Trick Co Capcom Jan 88 Joust 2600 Atari Nov 83 Heart of Africa Co Elec Arts Dec 85 Joust 5200 Atari Nov 83 Heist, The Co MicroFun Aug 84 Joy of Computer Chess book Prentice Hall Nov 84 Heist, The CV MicroFun Apr 84 Joy-Sensor At/Co Suncom Nov 83 Heist, The Ap MicroFun Mar 84 Joyboard/Mogul Mania 2600 Amiga Sep 83 I lesGames Co HesWare Jul 84 Juice! At Tronix Aug 83 Hideous Bill & Gi-Gants Co Quicksilva Aug 84 Julius Erving & Larry Bird Go 1 -on-1 At Elec Arts Sep 84 High Roller ST Mindscape Apr 87 Julius Erving & Larry Bird Go 1 -on-1 Co Elec Arts May 84 Hitchhiker’s Guide/Galaxy All Infocom Jan 85 Jumpman At Epyx May 83 Hogan’s Alley NES Nintendo May 86 Jumpman Junior CV Epyx Apr 84 Hollywood Hijinx All Infocom Mar 87 Jumpman Junior At Epyx Aug 83 Home Video Producer IBM Epyx Aug 88 Jungle Hunt TI Atari Jun 84 Home Video Producer C64 Epyx Aug 88 Jungle Hunt Co Atari May 84 HomeFiler Ap MicroIIome Mar 85 Jungle Hunt VIC-20 Atari May 84 HomePak At Batteries Incl Mar 85 Jungle Hunt 5200 Atari Sep 83 HomeTerm Mac Batteries Incl Jul 86 Jungle Hunt 2600 Atari Jun 83 Homework Helper: Juno First At Datamost Sep 84 Math Word Problems Ap Spinnaker Jan 86 Juno First Co Datamost Sep 84 Hopper TI Texas Instr Feb 84 Jupiter Mission 1999 At Avalon Hill May 84 Hot Wheels Co Epyx Sep 85 Jupiter Probe ST Microdeal Oct 87 Hover Force Intell INTV Dec 86 K-Razy Shoot-Out 5200 CBS S/W Jan 84 Howard the Duck/ K.C.’s Krazy Chase! Odyssey Odyssey Nov 82 Adventure on Volcano Island Co Games tar Nov 86 Kaboom! 5200 Activision Dec 83 Hunt for Red October, The IBM Datasoft Mar 88 Kaboom! At Activision Sep 83 Hunt for Red October, The Co Datasoft Apr 88 Kampfgruppe At SSI Mar 85 Hyperchase Vectrex Vectrex Nov 82 Kangaroo 2600 Atari Aug 83 I Am the Cl 28 Cl 28 Activision Aug 86 Kangaroo 5200 Atari Jun 83 I Want My Mommy 2600 Zimag Mar 83 Karate Champ NES Data East Jan 87 I, Damiano Ap Bantam Sep 85 Karate Champ Ap Data East Oct 85 Ice Climber NES Nintendo Apr 86 Karate Champ Co Data East Oct 85 Ice Hockey NES Nintendo Apr 88 Karate Kid Part II ST Microdeal Jan 87 Ice Trek Intell Mattel Apr 83 Karateka 7800 Atari Nov 87 Ikari Warriors Ap Data East Feb 88 Karateka IBM Broderbund Oct 86 Ikari Warriors IBM Data East Sep 88 Karateka Co Broderbund Jul 85 Ikari Warriors NES SNK Jun 87 Karateka Ap Broderbund Jan 85 Ikari Warriors II (Preview) NES SNK Jan 88 Karateka ST Broderbund Dec 88 Illusions CV Coleco May 85 Kamov Co Data East Jul 88 I magic 1-2-3 At Imagic Oct 84 Kamov NES Data East Feb 88 Impossible Mission Ap Epyx Jun 85 Ken Uston Blackjack/Poker CV Coleco Jul 83 Impossible Mission Co Epyx Sep 84 Ken Uston Prof’l Blackjack At Screenplay Mar 84 Impossible Mission n ST Epyx May 88 Kenseiden Sega Sega Nov 88 Impossible Mission II Co Epyx May 88 Keyboard Cadet Co Mindscape Jan 85 In the Chips Co Creative SI W Jun 84 Keys to Responsible Driving Ap CBS S/W Jan 85 In the Chips VIC-20 Creative S/W Dec 83 Keys to Solving Adv Games book Prentice-Hall Aug 87 Indiana Jones/Lost Kingdom Co Mindscape Jan 85 Keystone Kapers CV Activision May 84 Indiana Jones/Temple of Doom ST Mindscape Jul 88 Keystone Kapers CV Activision May 84 Indiana Jones/Temple of Doom Co Mindscape Aug 88 Keystone Kapers 2600 Activision May 83 Indus GT Disk Drive Co Indus Apr 85 Kid Icarus NES Nintendo Sep 87 Infiltrate 2600 Apollo Sep 82 Kid Niki Co Data East Feb 88 Infiltrator At Mindscape Jul 87 Kid Niki NES Data East Dec 87 Infiltrator Co Mindscape Jun 86 Kid Niki Ap Data East Feb 88 Infiltrator II Ap Mindscape Nov 87 Kids & IBM PC/PCjr book Datamost Feb 84 Infiltrator II IBM Mindscape Nov 87 Kids to Kids book Datamost Feb 84 Infiltrator II Co Mindscape Nov 87 Kids, Basic & Coleco Adam book Cassidy & Close Dec 84 Infinity Machine, The Co Mastertronic Jul 86 Killed Until Dead Ap Accolade Sep 87 Injoy-A-Sticks CV NA Feb 83 Killed Until Dead Co Accolade Mar 87 Injured Engine Ap Imagic Apr 85 Killer Bees Odyssey Odyssey Apr 83 Injured Engine Co Imagic Dec 84 Killer Satellites 2600 Starpath Apr 83 Inside Commodore DOS book Datamost Nov 84 King Kong 2600 TigerVision Sep 82 Instant Music Am Elec Arts Aug 86 King of Chicago Mac Master Designer Jan 87 Instant Pages IBM EA Nov 87 King’s Quest Ap Sierra Dec 84 Institute, The At Screenplay Jun 84 King’s Quest II IBM Sierra Jun 85 Intellivision System Changer Intell Mattel Dec 83 King’s Quest III: To Heir Is Human ST Sierra Feb 87 International Soccer 2600 M Network Nov 82 King’s Quest III: To Heir Is Human IBM Sierra Feb 87 Into Eagle’s Nest IBM Mindscape Feb 88 King-Fu Master Co Data East Dec 85 Into the Eagle’s Nest Co Mindscape Jul 87 Kings Quest II: Romancing Throne Ap Sierra Dec 85 Intrigue! Ap Spect. HoloByte Sep 87 Knight Games Co Mastertronic Dec 86 Invasion of Space Invaders book Martin Amis Feb 83 Knight Ore ST Firebird Oct 87 Iron Tank NES SNK Oct 88 Knight Ore Am Firebird Oct 87 It’s Only Rock’n’Roll Co K-tel S/W Dec 84 Know Your Own IQ/Personality Ap Bantam Jul 85 J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax IBM Simon & Schuster Mar 86 KoalaPad Ap Koala Jun 83 J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax Ap Simon & Schuster Mar 86 Kool-Aid Man 2600 M Network Oct 83 J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax Co Simon & Schuster Mar 86 Koronis Rift Ap Lucasfilm Dec 85 Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 Holes/ Koronis Rift At Lucasfilm Nov 85 Major Championship Golf IBM Accolade Nov 88 Koronis Rift Co Lucasfilm Nov 85 James Bond 007 At Parker Bros May 84 Krull 2600 Atari Jan 84 James Bond 007 Co Parker Bros May 84 Kung Fu NES Nintendo Apr 86 James Bond 007 2600 Parker Bros May 84 Kung Fu II: Sticks of Death Co UXB S/W Feb 86 James Bond 007 5200 Parker Bros May 84 Kung Fu Kid Sega Sega Oct 87 j' \-■[ 11 k P’ ViVu u i V :ii Aft Vt j i Ftib' sJG t r iL¥ a Fw Wiv j[ Fit-ill j Co uxii S ’ W OcLl5 vti Jt W ■ > lVT, IV/ vt iiill James Bond 007- View to a Kill IBM Mindscape Feb 86 Kung-Fu Master Ap Data East Dec 85 James Bond 007: View to a Kill Mac Mindscape Feb 86 Kung-Fu Master 2600 Activision Oct 87 Jawbreaker 2600 Sierra Dec 82 Kwik-Load! Co Datamost Sep 84 Jawbreaker II VIC-20 Sierra Sep 83 L.A. 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NES Nintendo Aug 86 Labyrinth Co Lucasfilm Nov 86 Marksman/Trap Shooting Sega Sega Jan 87 Labyrinth of Creator Co Victory S/W Aug 84 Mask of the Sun Co Broderbund Nov 84 Lady Bug Intell Coleco Jun 83 Master Ninja IBM Paragon Mar 88 Lady Bug CV Coleco Oct 82 Master Ninja: Lane Mastodon Vs Blubbermen Ap lnfocom Mar 88 Shadow Warrior of Death Co Paragon Jul 88 Lane Mastodon Vs Blubbermen Co lnfocom Mar 88 Master of the Lamps Ap Activision Oct 85 Lane Mastodon Vs Blubbermen IBM lnfocom Mar 88 Master of the Lamps At Activision Sep 85 Laser Gates At Imagic Oct 84 Master of the Lamps Co Activision Mar 85 Laser Gates 2600 Imagic Nov 83 Mastering College Board Last Ninja, The Co Activision Oct 87 Achievement Tests Ap CBS S/W Jan 84 Last Ninja, The IBM Activisiion Jul 88 Mastering the GRE Ap CBS S/W Apr 85 Last Ninja, The Ap Activision Dec 88 Mastering the SAT Ap CBS Mar 84 Last V8, The Co Mastertronic Feb 86 Mastering Your Atari through Law of the West Co Accolade Dec 85 8 BASIC Projects book Prentice Hall Sep 84 Le Stick At/Co Datasoft Sep 82 Masterplay 5200 Interface 5200 Electra Concepts Feb 84 Leader Board Co Access S/W Apr 86 Masters of the Universe Intell Mattel Jan 84 Leader Board At Access S/W Oct 86 Math Gran Prix 2600 Atari Oct 82 Learning with Leeper CV Sierra May 84 Math Mileage At CBS Jun 84 Learning with Leeper At Sierra Dec 83 Maxwell Manor At Avalon Hill May 85 Leather Goddesses of Phobos all lnfocom Oct 86 Maxwell Manor Co Avalon Hill May 85 Legacy of the Ancients Co EA Jun 87 Maxx Yoke IBM Alturas Dec 87 Legend of Blacksilver Co Epyx Dec 88 Maze Hunter 3-D Sega Sega Jun 88 Legend of Kage, The NES Taito Sep 87 Mean 18 Mac Accolade Nov 88 Legend of Zelda, The NES Nintendo Aug 87 Mean 18 IBM Accolade Apr 86 Legendary Wings NES Capcom Aug 88 Mean 18 Famous Course Vol II IBM Accolade Feb 87 Legendary Wings (Preview) NES Capcom May 88 Mean 18 Famous Course Vol 11 Am Accolade Feb 87 Leisure Suit Larry/ Mean 18 Famous Course Vol II ST Accolade Feb 87 Land of Lounge Lizards IBM Sierra Aug 87 Mech Brigade At SSI Jul 86 Life Force NES Konami Sep 88 Mech Brigade Ap SSI Aug 85 Lifespan At Roklan Aug 83 Mech Brigade Co SSI Aug 85 Lifespan correction At Roklan Sep 83 Mega Man NES Capcom Jan 88 Light Pen/Art Master Vectrex Vectrex Oct 83 Mega Programmable Controller NES Bandai Oct 88 Little Computer People Ap Activision Dec 85 Megaforce 2600 Fox Games Dec 82 Little Computer People Co Activision Nov 85 Megamania At Activision Dec 83 Lock’n’Chase 2600 M Network Oct 82 Megamania 2600 Activision Sep 82 Lock V Chase Intell Mattel Sep 82 Mercenary ST Datasoft Jan 87 Lock-On IBM Data East Sep 88 Mercenary: Escape from Targ At Datasoft Sep 86 Lode Runner NES Broderbund Oct 87 Mercenary: Escape from Targ Co Datasoft Sep 86 Lode Runner XE Atari Dec 87 Metal Gear NES Ultra Aug 88 Lode Runnepr At Broderbund Dec 83 Meteorites 5200 Electra Concepts Jun 84 Lode Runner Ap Broderbund Sep 83 Metroid NES Nintendo Sep 87 Lode Runner’s Rescue At Synapse S/W Nov 85 Mickey Mousecapade NES Capcom Sep 88 Lode Runner’s Rescue Co Synapse S/W Nov 85 Micro Illustrator At Tech-Sketch Jun 84 Loderunner Mac Broderbund Jan 85 Micro Speedread AP CBS May 84 London Blitz Co Avalon Hill Jan 85 Microleague Baseball At Microleague Sports Jan 85 London Blitz 2600 Avalon Ilill Jul 83 Microsoft Multiplan Co IlesWare Apr 84 Looping CV Coleco May 83 Microsurgeon TI Imagic Apr 84 Lords of Conquest Co Elec Arts May 86 Microsurgeon IBM Imagic Apr 84 Lords of Conquest At Elec Arts Nov 86 Microsurgeon Intell Imagic Oct 82 Lords of Midnight Co Minds cape Jun 86 Midnight Magic 2600 Atari Apr 87 Lost Luggage 2600 Apollo Jul 82 Mighty Bomb Jack NES Tec mo Aug 87 Lunar Explorer Ap Electric Transit Aug 86 Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out NES Nintendo Nov 87 Lunar Leeper VIC-20 Sierra Sep 83 Mikie Co Konami May 87 Lunar Outpost Co Epyx Jun 84 Millipede 2600 Atari May 84 Lunar Pool NES FCI Sep 87 Milon’s Secret Castle NES Hudson Soft Nov 88 Lurking Horror, The All lnfocom Jun 87 Mind Forever Voyaging all lnfocom Jan 86 M*A*S*H 2600 Fox Games Jun 83 Mind Prober Ap Human Edge Feb 85 M.A.D. 2600 US.Games Feb 83 Mind Pursuit Ap Datasoft Jul 86 M.U.S.C.L.E. 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Odyssey Odyssey May 83 Theatre Europe Co Datasoft Nov 86 Tutankham CV Parker Bros Jan 84 Thexder IBM Sierra Nov 87 Tutankham 2600 Parker Bros Aug 83 Thin Ice Intell INTV Aug 86 Twilight’s Ransom IBM Paragon Mar 88 Think Fast Ap Brainpower Sep 85 Type & Tell Odyssey Odyssey Nov 82 Think Fast Mac BrainPower Sep 85 Type’n’Write Co HesWare Aug 84 Thrax Lair At Rantom Apr 83 1 Typhoon of Steel Ap SSI Oct 88 Three Stooges, The Am Cinema ware May 88 Typhoon of Steel Co SSI Oct 88 Threshold CV SierraVision May 84 Typhoon Thompson/Sea Child ST Broderbund Aug 88 Threshold VIC-20 Sierra Sep 83 U.S.A.A.F. Ap SSI Jan 86 Threshold 2600 Tigervision Oct 82 U.S.A.A.F. At SSI Jul 86 Thunder Mac Batteries Incl Jan 87 U.S. Adventure At First Star S/W Jan 85 Thunder Blade Sega Sega Nov 88 U.S. Adventure Co First Star S/W Jan 85 Thunder Castle Intell INTV Mar 86 U.S.C.F. Chess Intell Mattel Apr 83 Thunderchopper Co Actions oft Nov 87 Uchi Mata Co Mindscape Apr 87 Thunderground 2600 Sega Oct 83 Ultima I Co Origin Systems May 87 Thunderscan Mac Thunderware Jun 85 Ultima II Mac Origin May 85 TI BASIC Programs for the Home book Hayden Book Co May 84 Ultima II Co Siena Apr 84 TI in Wonderland book Hayden Book Co Aug 84 Ultima III Mac Origin Sep 85 TI Playground book Hayden Book Co Aug 84 Ultima III Ap Origin May 84 Tiger Heli NES Acclaim Dec 87 Ultima IV Ap Origin Nov 85 Time Pilot 2600 Coleco Nov 83 Ultima IV At Origin Mar 86 Time Pilot CV Coleco Sep 83 Ultimate Wizard Co Elec Arts Jul 86 Timebound Co CBS Jun 84 Under Fire Ap Avalon Hill Oct 85 Timothy Leary’s Mind Mirror Ap Elec Arts Jul 86 Under Fire Extended Capability Disk Ap Avalon Hill Apr 86 Timothy Leary's Mind Mirror Co Elec Arts Jul 86 Underwurlde Co Firebind May 86 Timothy Leary’s Mind Mirror IBM Elec Arts Jul 86 Uninvited, The Am Mindscape Apr 87 Tink’s Adventure At Minds cape Nov 84 Uninvited, The Mac Mindscape Jul 86 Tinka’s Mazes At Minds cape Apr 85 Universal Military Simulator ST Rainbird Apr 88 Titan Empire Ap Muse Sep 83 Universal Military Simulator IBM Rainbird Apr 88 Titanic Recovery Mission Co Activision Dec 86 Unofficial I Hate Computers book Hayden Book Co Apr 84 Title Match Pro Wrestling 2600 Absolute Ent Nov 87 Up Periscope IBM ActionSoft Aug 88 TKO Co Accolade Dec 88 Up Periscope Co ActionSoft May 87 TNKIII Co Data East Mar 88 Up’n’Down 2600 Sega Feb 85 Tomahawk Co Datasoft Dec 87 Up’n’Down At Sega Nov 84 Tomahawk At Datasoft Dec 87 Up’n’Down Co Sega Nov 84 Tomahawk Ap Datasoft Dec 87 Urban Champion Nes Nintendo Nov 86 Tomahawk IBM Datasoft Feb 88 Uridium ST Mindscape Dec 87 Tomarc the Barbarian 2600 Xonox Dec 84 Uridium Co Mindscape Mar 87 Tonk in Land of Buddy-Bots At Minds cape Sep 84 Utopia Intell Mattel Sep 82 Top Fuel Eliminator Ap Games tar Aug 87 Vanguand 5200 Atari Jun 83 Top Gun NES Konami Dec 87 Vanguand 2600 Atari Jan 83 Total Health Co Practicorp Aug 84 VCR Companion Ap Broderbund Sep 88 Touchdown Football Co Elec Arts Jan 86 Vectrex Arcade System Vectrex GCE Nov 82 Tournament Tennis Co Imagic Jan 85 Vectron Intell Mattel Jun 83 Tournament Tennis CV Imagic Jan 85 Vegas Video Poker Ap Applications Plus Sep 87 Tower of Doom Intell INTV Apr 87 Venture Intell Coleco Apr 83 Tower Toppler C64 U.S. Gold Sep 88 Venture 2600 Coleco Oct 82 Towering Inferno 2600 U.S.Games Nov 82 Venture CV Coleco Oct 82 Town & Country Surf Designs NES UN Mar 88 Victory CV Coleco Dec 83 Toy Bizarre Co Activision Dec 84 Victory Road Co Data East Nov 88 Toy Shop Ap Broderbund Oct 86 Video Life 2600 CommaVid Jun 84 Toy Shop Co Broderbund Oct 86 Video Shooter NES PlacoToys Dec 88 Toy Shop IBM Broderbund Oct 86 Video Title Editor Ap Kersey May 85 Toy Shop Mac Broderbund Oct 86 Video Title Shop Co Datasoft Aug 87 | Tracer Sanction, The Co Activision Mar 85 Video Title Shop At Datasoft Apr 88 Track & Field Co Konami Jun 87 Video Vegas ST Baudville Nov 87 Track & Field NES Konami Apr 87 Video Vegas Ap Baudville Mar 86 Track & Field 2600 Atari Aug 86 Videoplexer 2600/1ntell Compro Electronics Apr 83 Track & Field 2600 Atari Aug 84 Videotunes Adam Future Vision Apr 85 Tracker ST Firebird Oct 87 Video Works Mac Hayden S/W Aug 85 Trailblazer Co Mindscape May 87 Viking Raider Co Interphase Jul 84 Trailblazer At Minds cape May 87 Voice Messenger/Speech 64 Co Curran Tech Sep 85 ST MurtJsc? YcUi ykufll KBS Nintendo Maj 87 I Train, The Co Accolade Jan 88 Voodoo Island Ap Mindscape Feb 86 Train, The: Escape to Normandy IBM Accolade Nov 88 Voodoo Island IBM Mindscape Feb 86 J 12 Computer Entertainer - Master Index/Awards Voodoo Island Vorpal Utility Kit Wabbit Wall Ball Walt Disney Card & Party Shop Walt Disney Comic Strip Maker War in So Pacific War in So Pacific War Room Wargame Construction Set Wargames War games Warlock Warlock Warp! Warplock Warship Warship Warship Wasteland Weather Tamers Web Dimension Web W ars Webster New World Spelling Checker Webster New World Writer Webster: Word Game Welcome Aboard! Muppet Cruise to Computer Literacy Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune NES GameTek Where in Europe Is Carmen Sandiego? Where in Europe Is Carmen Sandiego? Where in USA Is Carmen Sandiego? Where in USA Is Carmen Sandiego?/preview Where in World Is Carmen Sandiego? Where in World Is Carmen Sandiego? Where in World Is Carmen Sandiego? 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Wico Command Control Wild Gunman Wilderness Willow Pattern Wing War Wing War Wings of Fury Wings of War Winter Challenge Winter Games Winter Games Winter Games Winter Games Winter Games Winter Games Wishbringer Wizard of Id’s Wiztype Wizard of Id’s Wiztype Wizard of Id’s Wiztype Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Wor Wizard of Wor Wizard’s Crown Wizard’s Crown Wizard’s Crown Wizardry 1: Proving Grounds of Mad Overlord Wizardry: Return of Werdna Wizards & Warriors Wonder Boy Wonder Boy in Monster Land Word Flyer Word Flyer Word for Word Word Zapper WordFinder Works, The World Builder World Class leader Board World Class Leader Board World Cup Soccer World Games World Games World Games World Games World Grand Prix World Karate Championship World Karate Championship World Karate Championship World Karate Championship World Tour Golf Mac Minds cape Feb 86 Co Epyx Apr 86 2600 Apollo Nov 82 2600 Avalon Hill Aug 83 Ap Bantam Dec 86 Ap Bantam Dec 86 Ap SSI Feb 87 Co SSI Feb 87 cv Probe 2000 Nov 83 At SSI Dec 86 At Coleco Jan 85 cv Colcco May 84 ST Three-Sixty Aug 88 GS Three-Sixty S/W Nov 88 Co Creative S/W Apr 85 2600 Data Age Oct 82 IBM SSI Aug 88 Ap SSI Nov 86 Co SSI Nov 86 Ap Elec Arts Apr 88 Co CBS Oct 84 Co Activision Mar 85 Vectrex Vectrex Jun 83 Ap Simon & Schuster Sep 85 IBM Simon & Schuster Nov 86 Co CBS Jun 84 Ap Broderbund Jan 85 Co ShareData Jun 87 Ap Oct 88 ShareData Jul 87 Co Broderbund Aug 88 Ap Broderbund Mar 88 Ap Broderbund Nov 86 Ap Broderbund Oct 86 IBM Broderbund Nov 86 Ap Broderbund Jun 85 Sega Parker Bros Dec 88 At Broderbund Dec 84 Co Broderbund Dec 84 Intell Imagic Jul 83 NES Wico Mar 87 NES Nintendo Apr 86 Ap Electric Transit Aug 85 Co Firebird Apr 86 At Imagic Oct 84 CV Imagic Mar 84 Ap Broderbund Jan 88 Co SSI Aug 85 Co Thunder Mtn Mar 88 Ap Epyx Nov 85 2600 Epyx Nov 87 NES Acclaim Dec 87 Mac Epyx Mar 86 IBM Epyx Sep 86 Co Epyx Oct 85 All Infocom Aug 85 Adam Sydney Dev Jun 85 Co Sierra Jun 84 Ap Sierra Jun 84 Co Windham Classics Sep 85 5200 CBS S/W Jan 84 2600 CBS S/W Dec 82 Ap SSI Apr 86 Co SSI May 86 At SSI Aug 86 Mac Sir-Tech Jan 86 nIs Sir-Tech Feb 88 Acclaim Jan 88 Sega Sega Jul 87 Sega Sega Sep 88 Co Elec Arts Oct 84 At Elec Arts Apr 84 ST Bay View S/W Dec 86 2600 Vidtec Aug 82 Ap CBS S/W Mar 85 mL First Star S/W Nov 85 Silicon Beach S/W Dec 86 Co Access Apr 87 Ap Access Jun 87 Intell INTV Jul 86 Am Epyx Jan 87 ST Epyx Jan 87 IBM Epyx Jan 87 Co Epyx Oct 86 Sega Sega Oct 86 Co Epyx Jun 86 At Epyx Sep 86 sf Epyx Nov 86 Epyx Apr 87 Co EA May 87 World Tour Golf IBM Elec Arts Oct 86 World’s Greatest Baseball Game World’s Greatest Baseball Co Epyx Aug 84 Game/Enhanced Co Epyx May 86 World’s Greatest Football Game Co Epyx Dec 85 World’s Greatest Football Game Ap Epyx Dec 85 Worm War I 2600 Fox Games Nov 82 Worm Whom per Intell Activision Nov 83 Wrath of Denethenor Ap Sierra Feb 87 Wrath of Denethenor Co Sierra Feb 87 Wrecking Crew NES Nintendo Aug 86 Writer’s Choice Co Activision Aug 86 Xevious Ap Minds cape Nov 87 Xevious ST Minds cape Nov 87 Xevious 7800 Atari Jan 87 Xevious NES Bandai Oct 88 Yie Ar Kung Fu Co Konami Feb 87 Yie Ar Kung Fu II Co Konami Jun 87 Z-Pilot Co UXB Jan 87 Zanac NES FCI Oct 87 Zaxxon 5200 Sega Sep 84 Zaxxon Zaxxon Co Intell Synapse Coleco May 84 Sep 83 Zaxxon 2600 Coleco May 83 Zaxxon CV Coleco Nov 82 Zaxxon 3-D Sega Sega Apr 88 Zelda II: Adventure of Link NES Nintendo Nov 88 Zenji At Activision Nov 84 Zenji Co Activision Nov 84 Zenji 5200 Activision Nov 84 Zenji CV Activision Nov 84 Zeppelin Zeta-7 At Co Synapse Victory S/W Oct 83 Oct 84 Zig Zag Co Spectrum HoloByte Feb 88 Zillion Sega Sega Jan 88 Zillion II: Tri Formation Sega Sega Jul 88 Zinger Joystick NES Beeshu Mar 88 Zoids-Battle Begins Co Electric Dreams Nov 86 Zombies At Bram Dec 83 Zone Ranger Co Activision Dec 84 Zone Ranger At Activision Nov 84 Zone Ranger 5200 Activision Nov 84 Zorkquest. Assault on Egreth Castle Ap Infocom Jul 88 Zorkquest: Assault on Egreth Castle Co Infocom Jul 88 Zorkquest: Assault on Egreth Castle IBM Infocom Jul 88 Zorro At Datasoft Jan 86 Zorro Co Datasoft Jan 86 Other Notables: Computer Comparison Chart (Atari 400,800,1200XL, Vic-20, C64, TRS-80, Mattel Aquarius, Timex Sinclair, TI-99-2, TI-99-4A, Apple II +, Spectravideo SV-3I8) Apr 83 Video Game Comparison Chart (Atari 2600,5200, Intellivisionll, Odyssey, ColecoVision, Vectrex) Apr 83 RAM/ROM Discussion Apr 83 Coleco Quality Control May 83 Questionnaire Results May 83 Rob Fulop Interview Jun 83 Atari Computer Comparision Chart Aug 83 Randy Glover Interview Aug 83 Space Shuttle Interview Nov 83 Video Game Research Mar 84 Software Directions ’84 Apr 84 Explanation of the Computer Feb 85 Steve Cartwright Interview Sep 85 CD-ROM Mar 86 The Man Behind "Alter Ego’’ May 86 Brian Moriarty Visits CE Aug 86 Computer Memory Sep 86 Presenting Master Designer Software Oct 86 Update on CDV Nov 86 Japan - Sights & Sounds Dec 86 Meet ‘‘Hollywood’’ Dave Anderson Mar 87 Gordon Walton of Digital Illusions Jul 87 Day in the Life of a Videogame-Revisited Feb 88 Questionnaire Results from Readers Jul 88 Son of a Day in a Life..Revisited Oct 88 Bit vs. Byte Confusion Nov 88 Featured in our SPECIAL EDITION - SPRING, 1987 Entertainment Software: An Eclectic Look at Where We've Been and Where We're Going Apple II Games - 1979 - 1981 Favorite Games of Industry Insiders Mini-Reviews of what our Reviewers Feel are the Best Games for Your Entertainment Library based on our Reviews for our First Five Years of Publication A Breakdown of the Gaming and Computer Systems our Readers Own J Computer Entertainer - Master Index/Awards 13 r 1982 Awards #1 Selling Videogame: Pitfall (Activision for Atari 2600) Most Consistently Innovative Company: Imagic Best Overall Graphics!Single Game: Zaxxon (Coleco for ColecoVision) Game Manufacturer: Imagic (for Cosmic Ark, Atlantis, Demon Attack for 2600) Most Faithful Adaptation of an Arcade Game for the Home: Missile Command (Atari for 5200) Best Adaptation for a Home Game (Other than from Arcade): The Empire Strikes Back (Parker Bros, for 2600) Best New Concept: Swordquest Series (Atari for Atari 2600) Most Innovative Home Game: Turbo (Coleco for ColecoVision) Best New Accessory: Wico Joystick (“Bat Handle”) Comeback of the Year: Mattel for IntelliVioce & Games Best New Adventure Game: Escape from the MindMaster (Starpath for Atari 2600) Best New Space Game: Encounter at L-5 (Data Age for Atari 2600) Best New Maze Game: Jawbreaker (Tigervision for Atari 2600) Best New Educational Game: Word Zapper (U.S. Games for Atari 2600) Best New Sports Game: RealSports Volleyball (Atari for Atari 2600) Most Promising Arcade Game Targeted for Home Adaptation: (tie) Dig Dug and Phoenix (Both by Atari) Special Award to Telesys for their "Fun In Games” theme, showing videogames can be fun without destruction and shoot-' em-ups 1983 Awards #7 Selling Videogame: Miner 2049er (Microfun for ColecoVision) Designer of the Year: Bill Hogue of Big 5 Software for Miner 2049er (Atari Computers and 5200) Most Innovative Game: Space Shuttle for Atari 2600 (Steve Kitchen for Activision) Game of the Year Atari 2600 : River Raid (Carol Shaw for Activision) Atari 5200: Space Dungeon (Atari) Intellivision: Swords & Serpents (Imagic) ColecoVision: Quest for Tires (Sierra On-Line) Atari Computer: Zeppelin (Synapse) Apple: LodeRunner (Broderbund) 77 99/4A: Burgertime (Texas Instruments) Best Educational Program Game Systems: Kid Vid for 2600 (Coleco) Computers: Koala Pad w/MicroIllustrator (Koala Industries) Best Sports Games Game Systems: RealSports Baseball for Atari 5200 (Atari) Computers: Star League Baseball for Atari computers (Gamestar) Best Adventure!Strategy Game Game Systems: London Blitz for Atari 2600 (Avalon Hill) Computers: Infidel for multiple systems (Infocom) Best Arcade Adaptation Game Systems: Q*Bert for Atari 2600, 5200, Intellivision, ColecoVision (Parker Bros) Computers: Donkey Kong for Atari Computers (Atari) Best New Accessory: Wico Analog joystick w/Keypad for Atari 5200 Avyarfo #1 Selling Program (all systems): Flight Simulator II (SubLogic) Designer of the Year (all systems) David Crane for Ghostbusters (Activision) Most Inno vative Program Relax Stress Reduction (Synapse) Program of the Year Atari Computers: Boulder Dash (First Star) Commodore 64: Raid Over Moscow (Access) Apple: The Print Shop (Broderbund) Coleco Adam: SmartLogo (Coleco) ColecoVision: Fortune Builder (Coleco) Atari5200: Montezuma’s Revenge (Parker Bros) Atari 2600: Pitfall II (Activision) Best Sports Program (all systems) (tie) Julius Erving & Larry Bird Go One-On-One (Electronic Arts for multiple systems) Summer Games (Epyx for multiple systems) Best Educational Program: Chas Goren: Learning Bridge Made Easy (CBS/multiple systems) Best Action!Arcade Program (all systems) tie Skyfox (Electronic Artis for Apple Impossible Mission (Epyx for C64) Best Adventure!Strategy Program (all systems) Dragonworld (Trillium/Spinnaker for C64 & Apple) Best Arcade Adaptation (all systems) Pengo (Atari for Atari Computers and 5200) AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE (Voted on and Awarded by the Editors of Computer Entertainer) V__> 14 Computer Entertainer - Master Index/Awards — Special A ward of Merit Ballblazer and Rescue on Fractalus (Lucasfilm) (Although unreleased, these titles were recognized for their state-of- the-art graphics, sound, and gameplay) 1985 Awards Program of the Year - Entertainment Atari XElXL: Koronis Rift (Epyx/Lucasfilm) Apple II: Fantavision (Broderbund) Macintosh: Video Works (Hayden) Commodore 64: Beach-Head II (Access) IBM : The Ancient Art of War (Broderbund) Program of the Year - Productivity Atari XElXL: HomePak (Batteries Included) Apple II: The Works! (First Star Software) Macintosh: ClickArt Effects (T/Maker Software) Commodore 64: Cal-Kit (Batteries Included) Designer of the Year (All systems) tie Garry Kitchen for GameMaker (Activision) Stuart Smith for Adventure Construction Set (Electronic Arts) Most Innovative Program (All systems) Little Computer People (David Crane for Activision) Best Adventure!Fantasy (all text) Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Steve Meretzky for Infocom) Best Adventure I Fantasy ( wIGraphics) King’s Quest II: Romancing the Throne (Roberta Williams for Sierra) Best Action!Arcade •Style Game (all systems) Kung Fu: Way of the Exploding Fist (UXB Software) Best StrategylWargame (all systems) Kampfgruppe (SSI) Best Educational Program (all systems) Bank Street Storybook (Mindscape) Best Sports Program Apple II: Competition Karate (Motivated Software) Macintosh: Sierra Championship Boxing (Sierra) Commodore 64: Super Bowl Sunday (Avalon Hill) 1986 Computer Awards Program of the Year - Entertainment Amiga: ArcticFox (Dynamix for Electronic Arts) Apple II: Airheart (Broderbund) Atari ST: The Pawn (Firebird) Atari XElXL: Alternate Reality: The City (Datasoft) Commodore 64: (tie) Ace of Aces (Accolade) Aliens: Computer Game (Activision) IBM: Balance of Power (Chris Crawford for Mindscape) Macintosh: Ferrari Grand Prix (Bullseye) Program of the Year - Productivity Amiga: Deluxe Paint (Electronic Arts) Apple II: Animate (Broderbund) Atari ST: Paintworks (Audio Light for Activision) Atari XElXL: Blazing Paddles (Baudville) Commodore 64: GEOS (Berkeley Softworks) IBM: Term Paper Writer (Personal Choice Software) Macintosh : ComicWorks (Mindscape) ^ _ \ Designer of the Year (all systems) Silicon Beach Software: W.C. Appleton & Charlie Jackson (World Builder for Macintosh) Most Innovative Program (all systems) Alter Ego (Peter Favaro for Activision) Exceptional Achievement in Graphics & Sound: Master Designer Software for Defender of the Crown Best Adventure I Fantasy (text only , all systems) Trinity (Brian Moriarty for Infocom) Best Adventure!Fantasy (with Graphics , all systems) Moebuis (Greg Malone for Origin Systems) Best Action!Arcade -Style Game (all systems) Marble Madness (Electronic Arts) Best StrategylWargame (all systems) Roadwar 2000 (SSI) Best Educational Program (All systems) Donald Duck’s Playground (Sierra) Best Sports Program Apple IT. Sierra Championship Boxing (Sierra) Commodore 64 (tie): GFL Championship Football (Gamestar) GBA Championship Basketball Two-on-Two (Gamestar) IBM: Mean 18 (Accolade) 1986 Video Game Awards Game of the Year Atari 7800: Food Fight (Atari) Intellivision : Super Pro Football (INTV Corp) Nintendo: Super Mario Bros (Nintendo) Sega: World Grand Prix (Sega) 1987 Computer Awards Program of the Year - Entertainment Amiga: Test Drive (Accolade) Apple II: Infiltrator II (Mindscape) Atari ST: SDI (Master Designer Software distributed by Mindscape) Commodore 64: The Last Ninja (Activision) IBM/Compatibles: Police Quest (Sierra) Macintosh: Dark Castle (Silicon Beach Software) Sport Program of the Year Amiga: Earl Weaver Baseball (Electronic Arts) Apple II: Pure Stat Baseball (SubLogic) Atari ST: World Karate Championship (Epyx) Commodore 64: California Games (Epyx) IBM/Compatibles: GBA Basketball Two-on-Two (Gamstar for Activision) Designer of the Year Final Frontier Software for Space M+A+X Space Station Construction Simulator Most Innovative Program Maniac Mansion (LucasFilm Games distributed by Activision) Exceptional Achievement Graphics!Sound Apollo 18 (Accolade) Best Adventure!Fantasy (Text only) Nord & Bert Couldn’t Make Head or Tail of It (Infocom) Best Adventure!Fantasy (with Graphics) Leisure Suit Larry (Sierra) _J Computer Entertainer - Master Index/Awards 15 f - Best Simulator Amiga: Flight Simulator II (SubLogic) Atari ST: Flight Simulator II (SubLogic) Commodore 64: Gunship (Microprose) IBM ! Compatibles: Chuck Yeager’s Advanced Flight Trainer (Electronic Arts) Macintosh: (tie) Falcon (Spectrum-Holobyte) Sub Battle Simulator (Epyx) Best Action!Arcade-Style Game Cauldron (Palace Software for Broderbund) Best StrategylWargame Halls of Montezuma (Strategic Studies Group distributed by Electronic Arts) Best Educational Program President Elect ’88 (Strategic Simulations) Best Action!Arcade-Style Game (all systems): Chop ’N Drop (Activision) Best StrategylWargame (all systems): Decisive Battles of the American Civil War, Vol 1 & 2 (Strategic Studies Group, distributed by Electronic Arts) Best Educational Program (all systems): Mixed Up Mother Goose (Roberta Williams for Sierra) Most Humorous (all systems): Shufflepuck Cafe (Broderbund for Macintosh) 1988 Video Game Awards Game of the Year: Nintendo: Super Mario Bros 2 (Nintendo) Sega: Phantasy Star (Sega) 1987 Video Game Awards Sports Game of the Year: Nintendo: Ice Hockey (Nintendo) Sega: Great Basketball (Sega) Game of the Year Nintendo : Legend of Zelda (Nintendo) Sega: Outrun (Sega) Sports Game of the Year Nintendo : Double Dribble (Konami) Sega: Great Baseball (Sega) Most Innovative Program Nintendo: Family Fun Fitness w/Athletic World (Bandai) Sega: Sega 3-D Glasses and Missile Defense 3-D (Sega) Most Innovative Program: Monopoly (Sega for Sega) READER’S HALL OF FAME AWARDS Instituted in 1987 and voted on by our Readers as the best of the best!. Initially, five programs were inducted, with one new entry allowed each subsequent year, again voted on by our readers. We 1988 Computer A>yar*io i^rmona avc., Van Nuys, CA 16 Computer Entertainer - Master Index/Awards NEW PRICING STRUCTURE EFFECTIVE JAN 1, 1982 use this sheet for any ATARI orders FLASH 1982 ATARI NEWS A ATARI lot of new things afoot over at ATARI and we'd like you to know about them. First, there are quite few new cartridges planned. We're listing them below (with projected release dates) Our Price a t a I og X- X- X- X- X- 2604"^ 26«* K 2658^ 2615 '' 2654-^ 2608 - ^ 2650 '' 2655^ 2609- ^ 2646— 2656- r 2657— 2660^ Title SPACE WARS (re-issue) SURROUND (re-issue) MATH GRAN PR IX HOT ROX HAUNTED HOUSE SUPER BREAKOUT BERSERK YAR'S REVENGE DEFENDER PAC-MAN ADVENTURE I ADVENTURE I I STAR RAIDERS Projected delivery January 1982 January 1982 July 1982 April 1982 February 1982 January 1982 August 1982 May 1982 June 1982 March 1982 (Oh Boy!) October 1982 November 1982 September 1982 (Projected) 10.49 10.49 17.49 23.25 23.25 25.69 25.69 25.69 29.99 29.99 29.99 29.99 29.99 (By the way 3 tch for informatToTTTfom VIDEO TAKE-OUT about the new, exciting ATAkT Master Game System projecteu or Christmas 1982. We saw it at the ATARI THEATRE and we love it! Excellent graphics, each paddle ith joystick ( 36 O movement), left and right handed firing buttons and full keypad, plus a / '^ or1 ^ °^_ ew game^ and adventures. By far the ultimate in sophiSticat ion...a tough act to follow. TAR I has made the decision to NOT release its planned Wireless Master Component System) ERE IS THE NEW ATARI PRICE LIST FOR GAME CARTRIDGES. These prices supercede any price list or atalog you may have from VIDEO TAKE-OUT (not that some have actually gone DOWN in price! Others ave been placed into a higher price category by ATARI) X-2602-' X-2605^ X-2606 — X-2607^ X-2612- X-262K X-2622-'" X-2623- X-2626" X-2625^ X-2627 ' X-2628^ X-2629" X-2630' X-2633— X-2662- AIR-SEA BATTLE 17.49 CX-2613-^ ADVENTURE 25-69 OUTLAW 17.49 C X-261 6 —' SOCCER 25.69 SLOT RACERS 17.49 CX-2631-^ SUPERMAN 25.69 CANYON BOMBER 17-49 CX-2632-^SPACE INVADERS 25-69 STREET RACER 10.49 CX-2635^ MAZE CRAZE 23-25 VIDEO OLYMPICS 17.49 CX-2637"' DODGE 'EM 17.49 BREAKOUT 17.49 CX-2638— MISSILE COMMAND 25.69 HOME RUN 10.49 CX-2610"^ WARLORDS 25.69 BASKETBALL 17.49 CX-2639'' OTHELLO 17.49 FOOTBALL 10.49 CX-2648*'' PINBALL 25.69 HUMAN CANNONBALL 10.49 CX-2649**' ASTEROIDS 29-99 BOWLING 17.49 CX-261 L' INDY 500 33-74 SKY DIVER 17.49 CX-2620-'' BASIC PROGRAMMING 23-25 CIRCUS 23.25 CX-2645-' VIDEO CHESS 23.25 NIGHT DRIVER 23.25 CX-20 DRIVING CONTROLLER (pair) 18.50 GOLF 17.49 CX-30 PADDLE CONTROLLER (pair) 18.50 HANGMAN 17.49 CX-40 JOYSTICK CONTROLLER CX-50 KEYBOARD CONTROLLER (sing) 8.30 (pair) 18.50 Vnd, fjnally_, games that o stock on hand) CX-2601—" COMBAT CX-2664 BRAIN GAMES ATARI h as chos en to disc ontinue , effective immediately (sold subject CX-2642'' CX-2652-' CX-2636^ HUNT £ SCORE CASINO VIDEO CHECKERS CX-2618" CX-2643• CX-2617- 3 D TIC TAC TOE CODEBREAKER BACKGAMMON JUST IN (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) PAC HAN T-SHIRTS & JERSEYS BE THE FIRST TO HAVE A LIMITED EDITION OFFICIAL PAC HAN T-SHIRT OR JERSEY. CIRCLE YOUR SIZE XL SEND MY PAC HAN T-SHIRT/JERSEY TO: NAME: SEND A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER: $ 8.50 - T-SHIRT 10.25 - JERSEY PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING AND HANDLING (allow checks 2 weeks to clear) ADDRESS:^ CITY: APT STATE ZIP: SEND TO: VIDEO TAKE-OUT P.0. BOX 1*702 NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91607 AcUVision [ new terrifc games coming for your ATARI game system. We're just back from the Trade Show and LrTlviSION Deople are excited about the new games and we found them extremely helpful. They ha Slnq lSeir new ones and we can now share the information with you. In March, GRAND PRIX BARNSTORMING are coming. Projected prices for both will be $19-80 each. BARNSTORMING is iid's delight - the kids will LOVE it (adults too). In GRAND PRIX, we were trying to get aroun slicks, other drivers and beat our best time! une two VERY exciting games coming from ACT IV ISION...STARMASTER and CHOPPER COMMAND (includes f ue radar feature). Both will challenge your gamesmanship - you will LOVE these two. INCLUDES NEW PRICING FOR INTELLIV ISION USE THIS SHEET FOR ANY ORDERS INtElliViSiON of news from INTELLIVISION also. We had a VERY tough time finding anything out as the Mattel Die are rather unhelpful. However, here we go with what we know... La log 3^ r 6- 18^ l*^ 2^ l O'' h' s- K 6 > h- o— h I 2-" Title FROG BOG CARD FUN ' REVERSI PINBALL x. SUB-HUNT (formerly TRON-DEADLY DISC ' TR0N-MAZATR0N DUNGEONS S DRAGONS SPACE HAWK UTOPIA STAR STRIm: NIGHT STALKER SPACE SPARTAN* BOMB SQUAD B- 17 MINOTAUR LAND BATTLE TR0N-S0LAR SAILOR CHESS SUBMARINE)' irely on their catalog. First, the new games... Our Price Projected Delivery (Projected) 2nd Half - 1982 19.75 2nd Half - 1982 >9.75 . 2nd Half - 1982 19.75 2nd Half - 1982 24.80 --2nd Half - 1982 26.20 2nd Half - 1982 26.20 2nd Half - 1982 26.20 rURE) Summer - 1982 33.20 2nd Half - 1982 33-20 2nd Half - 1982 33.20 February - 1982 33-20 2nd Half - 1982 33-20 2nd Half - 1982 35.40 2nd Half - 1982 35.*tO 2nd Half - 1982 35.40 2nd Half - 1982 35.40 2nd Half - 1982 35.40 - 2nd Half - 1982 35.40 2nd Half - 1982 43.10 ^ks a little bleak as far as getting anything soon. As we know more, we wi 11 pass it on to you s keyboard component will not be available until AT LEAST late summer (they will be test market selected cities during the first half of 1982) & the NEW INTELLIVISION PRICE LIST. 18 " |13^ Il9" Il4" 123 — 33^ Il4" Il6" 160" M3/ ROULETTE CHECKERS WORD FUN MATH FUN BACKGAMMON HOCKEY HORSE RACE SOCCER TENNIS GOLF TRIPLE ACTION AUTO RACE 15-00 15.00 15.00 15.00 19-75 24.80 24.80 24.80 24.80 24.80 ^2-4^80- I 26.20 1121 1817" 1819 *' 2610 "" 2612 -/ 2614- 2615^ 3333"”" 3605" 3758- 3759" ARMOUR BATTLE SKI ING BOXING FOOTBALL SPACE BATTLE BASEBALL BASKETBALL BOWL ING ASTR0SMASH SNAFU SPACE ARMADA 26.20 26.20 26.20 26.20 26.20 26.20 26.20 26.20 26.20 26.20 26.20 (still wait for 1st shipment) d, finally, a new company on the immediate horizon. Started by former executives from both Ma [d Atari, IMAGIC wil1 introduce cartridges for your ATARI and (oh boy) your INTELLIVISION.. ojected to begin shipping in Spring, 1982 for ATARI-type cartridges and by Fall, '982 for the TELL IV ISI ON-type cartridges, these games feature superior graphics and challenging ga p will keep you posted as we get more detailed information. -L IN ALL, 1982 IS GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLY EXCITING GAME YEAR. BE ASSUED THAT WE WILL KEEP TOP OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AS VIDEO TAKE-OUT REMAINS THE_ SOURCE FOR VIDEO GAMES 1 note: as always, we will accept pre-order on all new games. Orders will be filled in order &ceipt by us just as soon as we receive our shipments. If items are delayed beyond t e ates re projected, we will advise everyone who has them on order.) I* K UP THE THE MINUTE GAME NEWS FROM THE GAME SOURCE... A As the countdown continues for the PAC MAN cartridge, (we should have it in around March 10 & begin shipping our pre-orders ATARI’ ^MEDIATELY & just keep shipping until we run out) ATARI is busy releasing other good A CownufucMioos Oomo*i» c stuff! BRAND NEW AND IN STOCK...CX-2608 SUPER BREAKOUT $25.69 CX-2654 HAUNTED HOUSE 23.25 (in short supply) Meanwhile, an update on other new games coming this year... CX-2658 MATH GRAN PRIX - July '82 $17.49 CX-2615 HOT ROX bumped to June *82 $23.25 CX-2650 BERSERK - Aug '82 25.69 CX-2609 DEFENDER (a good one) June '82 29.99 CX-2655 YAR'S REVENGE - May '82 25.69 (this one is SUPER) CX-2656 ADVENTURE I - Oct '82 29.99 CX-2657 ADVENTURE II Nov '82 29.99 CX-2660 STAR RAIDERS - Sept '82 29.99 And, just announced for December release... RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK!.' Still planned for Christmas '82 is ATARI'S "SUPERGAME". More information to come as we get it. You can still pre-order PAC MAN ($29.99). We expect to get a bunch (although whatever we get is never enough!) GREAT STOCK ON VIRTUALLY ALL ATARI CARTRIDGES ... JUST LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED (information, brochure, order a game you're missing, etc.) OUR CHEF IS ALWAYS READY TO DISH UP WHATEVER YOU NEED! AcTiVlSiOH. (ATARI compatible) - BARNSTORMING and GRAND PRIX still set for March release - could be here any day. The price structure makes them $24.50 each. And, still planned for June, a couple of GREAT games...CHOPPE COMMAND and STARMASTER. You'll love these two. We THINK these will be $24.50 too. Plans for Fall '82 include cartridges compatible for your INTELLIVISION system!! OH BOY! We also have excellent stock on current ACTIVISION games. A brand new company, with former ATARI & INTELLIVISION whiz kids running it! The first games (compatible ONLY with ATARI) have been announced for late April (the graphics are TERRIFIC!) IA-3000 TRICK SHOT $18.20 IA-3200 DEMON ATTACK $23.60 Get your pre-orders in IA-3201 STAR VOYAGER 23.60 IC-5000 VIDEO ACTION 23.60 now. These games will be HOT! More cartridges on the drawing board and plans call for cartridges for your INTELLIVI SION system by the FALL!! Another brand new entry to the cartridge makers! U.S. GAMES have some terrific things planned too. Again, only compatible with ATARI at this point but plans for INTELLIVISION compatible cartridges upcoming for Fall. Available in mid-March. VC-1001 Planned for May. I i iauic mi in i u-ria i uri. . . ^ SPACE JOCKEY $19.95 ^^VC-1002 HIDE & SEEK $ 2 £!■£<> VC-1003 WORD GRABBER & VC-1004 COMMANDO RAID INTELLIV IS ION has started shipping cartridges again so we're starting to see some of the games. BRAND NEW AND IN STOCK (at least for the moment)... 3605 ASTROSMASH 5161 STAR STRIKE (very short supply) $33.20 3760 3759 Pretty good supply on older games in stock 3758 iNtEUiViSiON TRIPLE ACTION SPACE ARMADA SNAFU 26.20 24.80 26.20 26.20 All other new cartridges are planned for the 2nd half of '82. We'll keep you posted. GOT A FRIEND INTO GAMES (ANY SYSTEM)?? LET US KNOW AND THEY WILL BE PUT ON OUR SPECIAL GAME MAILING LIST TOO. LET VIDEO TAKE-OUT KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT ALL THE NEWEST DEVELOPMENTS. STILL AVAILABLE ....PAC MAN T-SHIRTS & JERSEYS CIRCLE YOUR SIZE S M L XL $8.50 T-shirt 10.25 Jersey (price includes shipping) BRAND NEW. PAC MAN BASEBALL CAP!!! $8.00 (includes shipping) REMEMBER...Pre-orders accepted for ALL new games. You are not charged UNTIL we are able to ship! * ^ tl IN ANSWER TO YOUR REQUESTS, VIDEO TAKE-OUT ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF ABA-1500 AC-2001 AC-2002 AC-2003 AC-2004 AC-2005 AC-2009 AC-2010 AC-2011 AC-4004 BALLY ARCADE VIDEO SYSTEM (3 popul ZZZZAP/DODGEM 19.80 SEAWOLF/MISSILE 19.80 PANZER ATTACK/RED BARON 24.50 CLOWNS/BRICKYARD STAR BATTLE ASTRO BATTLE DOGPATCH GALACTIC INVASION BIORYTHM VIDEO TAKE-OUT remains your #1 Source for Video Games!! h* - GAME NEWS FROM YOUR *i GAME SOURCE! APRIL,**1982 / VOLUME I, *3 Lotsa stuff to tell you about, so let's get to It! Pre-order new qenes ftOU! , (rft e ber - you are NOT charged until we are able to ship) First, ANNOUNCING THE GREAT VIOEO TAKE-OUT "SEARCH FOR A NAME FOR C’JR GAMES NEWSL E T 'EP. ’ CONTEST!*.: (whew!) YOv* have made our Games Newsletter SO popular, we are planning more and more things fcr it And, v.e want to qive the Newsletter a came (like our catalog is "THE MENU"). We know there are alot of creative folks out there so we thought we'd give you a chance to name it and win a S25 gift certificate which you can use for any me»*chanoise in our curreot MENU! (subject to avail.) We will be looking for creativity, originality, and adherence to our theme. Judging will be solely the responsibility of VIOEO TAKE-OUT. In the event of more than one entry with the winnino na<"e. the earlier postmark snail be the winner. Postmarks of entries must be no later than June 10.1982 for eligibility. We will notify the winner by mail no later than June 20, 1982 and our June newsletter will use the chosen name for the first time. So, let's see how creative you can be! We can't wait to see your ideas! -_-iNtEUiViSiON FROG BOG (19.75) appears to be the next INTELLIVISION cartridge that will he released. We have been told that it's coming "any day". (It was scheduled for March, but not out yet). As far as their other new games, we have spoken with Intel 1ivision, and they tell us that they plan "no later than July 1st" release on the following cartridges: CARO FUN & REVERSI (both 19.75); PINBALL (24.80); SUB-HUNT TR0N-0EA0LY OISC, TR0N-MAZATR0N (all at 26.20); & DUNGEONS & ORAGONS, SPACE HAWK, UTOPIA, & NIGHT STALKER (all at 33.‘0). It's ,.?n ambitious release schedule, but one we feel that will be virtually impossible for them to carry out.As we know more,so will you As far as the VOICE SYSTHESIS M00ULE and 4 games that go with it (SPACE SPARTONS, BOMB SQUAD, B-J7, & TRON-SOLAR SAILOR--all 35.4D); Intellvision is shooting for an August release (originally scheduled for May). The module will retail for about $B0 and we will have it available for 69.95 (sw 4 lbs). Get your pre-order in on this one NOW. We expect we will get a very small shipment and it’s a terrific add-on feature for your Intel 1ivision unit. ^ INTELLIVISION also announced cartridges that will available for your ATARI unit!! Scheduled for first shipment in July, they plan on'10 cartridges before Christmas, all variations on Intellvision games. We will bring you more news as we get details. This line is called "BREAKTHROUGH" .C0LEC0. C0LEC0 jumping into the games arena with some exciting things. First, in mid-July, they will introduce their master unit, C0LEC0VISI0N. Although we do not have prices yet, they are going to package that unit with their very popular arcade game, 00NKEY KONG!! Other cartridges scheduled for release for this unit include VENTURE, MOUSETRAP, FOOTBALL, LAOY BUG, SMURF ACTION, SM#RF PLAY & LEARN, & CARNIVAL. We are told that there is a built-in adaptor to play your ATARI cartridges in their unit with! They also plan an add-on module next year so INTELLIVISION can also be played in the unit! Meanwhile, they are planning release in mid-July of their extremely popular arcade game, 00NKEY KONG, as a separate cartridge available for either your ATARI or INTELLISI0N units. Also, for the ATARI unit, VENTURE is planned. We should have breakdown of prices and additional information in our June newsletters. WE WILL BE CARRYING THE LINE. ArfiVRiOM GRAN0 PRIX and BARNSTORMING (both 24.50) fast becoming VERY popular games (we have good stock ’ IJlwr*. ,j n bot h). Two VERY EXCITING games scheduled for June release. And they are incredible! STARMASTER puts you in control of your own starship. Your galactic radar reveals that enemy starfighters are laying siege to your starbases. Your onboard computers calculate energy needed to intercept. Firing up your warp engines, you streak through a dazzling but dangerous shower of meteors and stars. Your control panel glows red in alarm. Sensors detect the enemy. Suddenly they appear and, while dodging their missiles, you struggle to center your target. Your lasers blaze away. But wait! You're hit! Check damage control. Shields destroyed, radar down, engines damaqed, energy dwindling. You must return to your starbase for repairs. IF you can, and IF your starbase is still there! Award-winning de¬ signer Alan Miller takes you on an incredible journey through space. And if that's not enough, check out CHOPPER COMMAND. A truck convoy snakes across a desert floor, You're hovering high over¬ head in a high-speed, fast-firing, amazingly mobile helicopter gunship. Your task: fly air cover and see those supplies safely through. Keepinga close eye on your long ranoe radar,you're anticipating trouble. And, here it comes! Waves of enemy jets and choppers attacking from all sides. Quickly, you spring into action. Whirling your chopper 1B0 , you accelerate straight up. Your rapid fire lasers blanket the sky. Enemy pilots respond with brilliant evasive maneuvers and deadly multi-warhead missiles that send youscrambling. One of your trucks isn't so lucky. It vanishes, a victim of enemy fire. Award-winning designer Bob Whitehead brings you the boldest video battle in history. We've played both these exciting new games and can recommend them highly. Our price for these incredible games -- 24.50 each. I PRE-0R0ER THESE NOW so you can be FIRST in your neighborhood! Information on their Intel livision-compatible cartridoes coming. First, an editorial from the folks at Video Take-Out... are intent upon being the first with a new cartridge, so .YOU can be the first in do a 1 „n!L hl ^h W1 J h d *?? w gdme ‘ Those of you w, ?° have taken advanta 9e of our pre-orders have found we HOUSE SUPER BREAKOUT STAR VOYAfFR^ y °, U , g0 2 ds faSt (like BARN $™RMING, GRAN0 PRIX, 0EM0N ATTACK, HAUNTE0 ATARI after sendina^ l "V * Wel1 ’ 3 funn > tMng ha PP®ned to PACMAN on its way to Video Take-Out. elrlv-bird ore o^e^ers Lll (MarCh 9 ' making us among the first in the countr * with PACMAN - some of you East"coast(wh^e ^e unSerstInd 7 ° f that first all ^ent), chose to send the next SEVERAL orders Jd the East of the Mifsissiooi thp i! y f K U they could more mone * fas *er with more dealers in a smaller geographical area) by panicked retailer? Mea^hnl w^lE of^h "m* 1 "? thr ° Ugh thousa ? ds and thousands of PACMANS, now discounted to extreme ends frustration with ATARI we Znt XZllJS * ^ 1 ” 1 ? Sippi ! except in 3 few delated cases, PACMAN is nearly nonexistent. In our less than we Durchased‘them k 9et thdt c C\ t1cal second shipment. It has meant, in some cases, selling them for DON'T understand that we h^ a pflrHflM neS u y ? u S3y? Not bad business because you come first and we understand that you never happens^ ?qa^n We under.t^nd H ° Pe that ATARI has lear "* d from this marketing nightmare and this situation * afmes w h P h Wh! l PACM AN was unusual in that "PACMANIA" had occured. And, in virtually all other new would 1ikelv be no PACMAN short-fn® an*"*,” 6 nee ^ ed u .^ roni ATARI. If the stock from the East Coast was shipped West, there possibly be on time with the°M^ 9 ? M * anw hile, with so much emphasis on PACMAN, we ask this question.. .can they " Still scheduled for May...YAR’S REVENGE - 25.69 ATARI 400/800 COMPUTER GAME NEWS. June...0EFENDER - 29.99 $ in cartridge PACMAN (June) $37.00 CENTIPE0E.(July) 37.00 ^HOT ROX bumped from April to July new games coming for your computer system....^ in disc - CAVERNS OF MARS .(April) - 32.50 watgrfor our next newsletter for update information.on the ATARI- ‘'SUPERGAME' SHIP TO (it 4iHiititO fl MOittr t JSS ICfTRODUCICIG £ STAR VOVAOCR DCflOfl ATTACH TWCHSflOT Anonn the newest entries in the Atari-comoatihie arena are three cartridges with outstanding oraDhics from [W,IC. e‘ve olaved them, and we love them! DEMON ATTACK is our personal favorite, loaded with fast action and ever-changim modes of attack from menacinq hordes of cosmic creatures. The monsters whoosh onto your screen, snootina and divinn madly. Each wave presents a new challenge—how many waves can YOU survive? In STAR VOYAGER, vou quide your spacecraft throuon danoerou deep space, aiminq laser quns or photon torpedoes at deadly alien shios. With each shot you lose precious Dower, which /ou can replenish only be maneuvering your craft through star portals. The portals are there for onlv a moment, and findina yoi wav throuoh them will be your most difficult challenqe when you're new to the game. Can vou earn the rank of Admiral of thi Starfleet? TRICK SHOT offers a slower-paced,.but no less intriquinq, form of shootinq--on a pool table. Variations includi English Billiards and a chance to oractice combination shots that would be touqh for Minnesota Fats! Try a little reverse English, tap the cue ball ever so lightlv. and you could win the trophy. Sink the cue ball and you'll be rewarded with a buzzer that sounds like the,raspberries.“ What more can we say? IMAGJC's first three games are out, they're fabulous--an: amonq our hottest sellers. Watch our newsletter for word of*.more releases, but talk is they'll release DEMON ATTACK for yoi Intel 1iv slon owners sometime this summer, along with one or two other cartridges. VIDEO TAKE-OUT'S * TOP 10 SELLING VIDEOGAMES '• 1. 2 . 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. PACMAN (Atari) SUPER BREAKOUT (Stari) STAR STRIKE {Intel 1ivision) STAR VOYAGER (Imagic) GRAND PRIX (Activision) 0EM0N ATTACK (Imagic) 8ARNST0RMING (Activision) KAB00M (Activision) FREEWAY (Activision) SPACE JOCKEY is shipping to us as this newsletter qoes (19.95). Watch our next newsletter for a review. U.S. G/ has restructured prices on all other games (prices superc? those in our current MENU). They are: 10. TRICK SHOT (Imagic) VC-1002 VC-1004 VC-1003 VC-1005 VC-1006 VC-1007 VC-1008 Hide S Seek 25.50 Commando Raid (summer) 25.50 Word Grabber (surrmer) 25.50 Missile Intercept (sum)25.50 Catch (summer) 25.50 The Fly (fall) 25.50 Darts (fall) 25.50 ODYSSEY 2 ATARI has won a lawsuit aqainst ODYSSEY whereby K.C. MUNCHKIN must be taken off the marke for imitating the PACMAN cartridge. While the case goes back to Appeals court, we have a nnvccrv u very 1fTnted supply (i t may be taken off the market permanently) for S28.00. Meanwhile, U0Y5SEY announces the shipment of a new game cartridge, GREAT WALL ST. FORTUNE HUNT (39 40) This is a c « °!oSr d r C nn r ^ id V Th V* rt " d9e features a te?evisio " ticker which reflect the fluctuations of the game' srx: wx ecss an notion l ?nH nnHnni buyi^on margined level)]"? :^tt;Snrr^e"^ S ^ nS<1St ° Pt1 ° n) ’ dddl " g treasury bil1 an option (2nd option) ODYSSEY also planning their own voice synthesizer add-on for their master component, scheduled for release next year. .GAME FLASHES. Rflfk" R anH "rfvf 1 ‘Jen v» rtri(i ^ derby, initially with ATARI-compatible games. First games said to include "EMPIRE STRIKI BACK and REVENGE OF JEDI . Fall introduction is planned. We expect to be carrying the line but no prices available yet. c?«T U b rthe%°r^cs!° r ^ SKEETSHOOT f d SPACECHASE ' « • special order but. frank,y. ■‘‘CBS signs with BALLY for release of popular arcade games for the ATARI system. Potential release before Christmas. , S r°r 1*5* Chica9 °- w j th more ^P^sis on games and cartridges than ever before. WE WILL BE THERE and report what we find BACK TO YOU so you will be “in the know", (all the info in our JUNE newsletter) Hi <<« ts III «« in ii 3. it iii 1% IS ??? I? its is SSI U 5? iii ii !<* IS 0 jjj v w O > ° £S| s *-ss > OM* 1 S°i £ >0.2 I « m l a C is*:3s * 3 Sis! g; FOR THE VIDEO GOURMET BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID No. Hollywood. Ca. Permit No. 809 Return Postage Guarant WATCH FOR SOME SURPRISES IN THE NEXT.ISSUE. M j i . l . GAHE SWCE , ■h - Jt&ikf iTHi ¥iimo Sami U^mt i A Critical Newsletter for the Serious Gamesman Vol I, #4 ©JULY, 1982 Two Dollars Thanks to everyone for such phenomenal response to our “search for a name...” contest. Since you took the task seriously, we decided to do the same! So, our congratulations go out to 14-year-old (he celebrates his 15th in July) Freeman Leung of Newport, Rhode Island. Freeman submitted many ideas, among which'T he Video Game Update” was chosen. Freeman has a sister and brother who compete with him for time on the family Atari unit. His favorite games are “Kaboom” and “Pac-man”. One of his arcade favorites is “Centipede”. For his efforts, Freeman won a $25.00 gift certificate from Video Take-Out. Thanks to everyone who made this a terrific contest. Just as we thought, there are a lot of creative folks out there. When writing this newsletter, we worried about giving you too much information—so much that you would be totally confused. But those of you to whom we have spoken, have indicated you want to know everything that is going on. We are also aware of the reputation we have been fast gaining as the #1 game source & our reputation for knowledge. As you can see from this newsletter, several new companies have jumped into the game arena with more coming. We feel it is impor¬ tant that you feel you can look to us for guidance on what to buy & what games to stay away from. We want to fill you in on current releases and new products, many of which were shown at the recent Summer Consumer Elec¬ tronics Show in Chicago. In the months to come, we will be adding other features such as a reader’s forum and much more. If there are areas you would like to see us cover, let us know. Meanwhile, we’d like to hear your comments about games & related products you like, dislike and any game-related thoughts you’d care to pass along to us. Overall, what we see.... more attention to sound & realism more player involvement where you have to react & plan strategies many manufacturers jumping in over the next several months & several disappearing (remember Fairchild?) We will do the best we can to steer you right! Defender (★★★★/★★★★) is now available. We have just seen 4 new games for the 2600. “Frog Pond” (★ ★ ★ l A/it ★ ★ -November) is a really cute game for kids as the frogs attempt to catch the flies. Scheduled for communication*company o July is “Demons To Diamonds” (★★^/★★) (formerly “Hot Rox”). In October, Atari will be issuing two new cartridges called “Swordquest” and “Earthworld”. (both idc'/i/ic ★ ★-we were not able to get hands-on play with them.) These are “Dungeons & Dragons” type cartridges. These two cartridges will come with comic books like “Yar’s Revenge” had which will contain clues which might lead you to discovering one of 5 different prizes hidden around the U.S. There will be 4 jewelled vases con¬ taining precious stones (each vase valued at $25,000) and one vase (the grand prize) will also have precious stones worth $50,000. It will be up to you to read the clues correctly to lead you to the discovery of any one of the 5 prizes. The Supergame (The 5200) ...What can we say besides WOW!! Enhanced graphics & a phenomenal hand controller highlight this new master unit. The narrower controller (to help ward off “Atari Wrist”), very sensitive joystick & responsive keypad are terrific. The good news is that it ships in October; the bad news is there will be so few until January that just a few will be put in some of the major department stores for Christmas. Some of the games to be available for this unit (your cartridges from the 2600 are not com¬ patible) include Missile Command, Soccer, Super Breakout, Space Invaders, Galaxian, Star Raiders, Pacman, Asteroids, Defender & Centipede. All of the games have superior graphics, play action and sound. (All cartridges we saw rate 3/2 to 4 stars in both graphics and play action). The unit has room for several plug-in modules. We saw an add-on that is incredibly exciting called “Trakball” (no release date yet). This unit does one heck of a job simulating the controller you’ve been using in the arcades!!! FLASHES FROM ATARI Atari has announced a joint venture agreement with George Lucas, creator of Star Wars. By the terms of the agreement, Lucas will separately staff approximately 100 people who will produce cartridges exclusively for Atari! Atari has made an agreement with Steven Spielberg of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “ET” fame to have the right to make cartridges from any of his productions. Atari has exclusive rights to develop cartridges under the direciton of Sesame Street. Atari has exclusive rights to all the Disney characters. ★ ★★★ = EXCELLENT ★ ★★ = GOOD ★ ★ = FAIR ★ = POOR Explanation of Rating Systems First set of stars—quality of graphics Second set of stars—quality of play action Any game for a given system is compared only to other games for that system. In other words, all Atari & Atari-compatible games are judged separately from Intellivision and Intellivision-compatible games, etc is doing terrific things. Their first 3 games are big sellers & wait ’til you see what’s coming!! First, for Intellivision...“Demon Attack” (★★★★/★★★★)-this is the hot game available for Atari, only enhanced. You will love this one! “Atlantis” (★★★★/★★★★) is another winner as alien spacecraft bombard the underwater city of Atlantis. You man the defense installations, firing missiles with your crosshair sights. In this version, the battle rages on into night, including searchlights, for even more realism! “Micro Surgeon” (★★★★/★★★★) is reminiscent of the classic movie “Fantastic Voyage” where a team of surgeons were “shrunk down” & injected into the patient’s body. Here’s your chance to do the same as you navigate the blood stream outmaneuvering white blood cells attempting to destroy you as foreign mat¬ ter. Remove a brain tumor, blood clots & more. Also coming, “Swords & Serpents” (★ ★ ★ Vi/^k ★ Vi) an adventure game set in a maze-like dungeon where you run into silver, diamonds, dragons, gargoyles & a wizard. “Beauty & the Beast” (★★★/★★ Vi) fea¬ tures the big bully who has the girl at the top of a building & it’s you to the rescue climbing floor by floor dodging angrily tossed boulders. The higher you go, the harder the going. Cartridges for the Intellivision system will ship around Oct./Nov. (we’ve found Imagic to be extremely on time in their shipping dates.) Coming from Imagic for Atari.... Atlantis (★ ★ ★ ★/★ ★ ★ ★-July) Similar to the Intellivision version with a slightly different twist. Survivors of Atlantis show up in another new game, “Cosmic Ark” (★ ★ ★/★ ★ ★-July). Your mission is to seek and save. And, in August, 2 more games. “Riddle of the Sphinx” (★★★/★★★) is an adventure game where you wander thru the desert, seeking to solve the riddle. This is a good game for strategy enthusiasts. The second is “Firefighter” (★★^/★★★) where you must save a man from a burning building. Need we say more...Imagic is among the very best!! (Plans in the works for games for the Atari 400/800 computer). The quality of Activision games continues with the announcement of their September releases. AcTMsioN First, for you starved Intellivision connoisseurs...the first 2 games for your master unit!! The first is “Stampede” (we did not see this one so we can’t rate it) similar to the popular Activision game that has been available for Atari, and a brand new game, “Pitfall” (★★★/★★★). In this game, you will seek out the treasures of an ancient civilization hidden deep within a forbidding jungle. You’ll have to swing through trees, jump over bottomless pits, & journey through underground passageways—and avoid the perils of crocodiles, cobras, quicksand & scorpions. This one should be very popular On the Atari front, “Pitfall” (★★★/★★★) will also be offered, as well as “Megamania” (★★★/★★5^) This game has you in a space nightmare fending off multiple waves of celestial dice, spinning bow ties, flying widgets & even hostile hamburgers!! Activision continues to show it is a major force in games!! SOME OF THE OTHER COMPANIES JUMPING INTO GAMES: Spectravision (Atari-Compatible) initially shipping 2 games—“Planet Patrol” (★/★) & “Gangster Alley” (★/★) within the next few weeks. As you can tell by the ratings, both games are very simple. Vectrex - A totally different system with games only compatible to itself. This unit uses its own screen (no TV Hook-up) interesting concept in that games are similar to several arcade games in their “pencil-1 ine” graph ics. Color is achieved thorugh an “overlay”. Sug¬ gested retail will be in the vicinity of $179. (★★★/★★/ 2 ) Tryom - Another new entry with a totally different master component. Non-compatible with anything on the market. The games shown (about4-5) were simple versions of some of the earlier Atari games such as Breakout, Baseball, Football, etc. (★/★) with not even a brochure for prospective dealers at the trade show, we wonder about their capability to survive in this highly competitive game market. Emerson - Still another new master component, this one is called “Arcadia 2001”. Again, cartridges are not compatible with units now available. We saw games similar in play to cartridges such as “Space Invaders”, “Missile Command”, “Soccer”, Etc. (★/ ★) TigerVision (Atari-Compatible) - Games with names such as “King Kong” (★/★) & “Jawbreaker” (★/★/ 2 ). More games planned but we were not able to see them. Commodore Max is offered by the Commodore Vic-20 Computer people. This is a new computer unit combining a game unit, music synthesizer & computer which accepts a basic language cartridge. Suggested list will be around $180 and will be available in small quantities before Christmas. Several interesting games will be made available & this unit gives you the ability to program your own games! Vidtec (formerly U.S. Games) (Atari-Compatible) - Simple graphics & extremely simple play. (All games we saw rate ★/★) Telesys (Atari-Compatible) - We didn’t see it but their first game is “Fast Foods” where hamburgers, pizzas & shakes shoot across the screen. The player catches them in his mouth racking up calories instead of points. Interesting concept. Fox Video Games (Atari-Compatible) - Initially 4 games coming this fall including “Fast Eddie” (★★/★K 2 ) a “Donkey-Kong” type game. “Worm War I” (★★/★★), “Deadly Duck” (★★/★/ 2 ), and “Beany Bopper”(★★/★★). We’ll have to see more before we get too excited about these. Data Age (Atari-Compatible) - 5 games planned—initial games are “Warp Lock”, “Sssnake”, “Survival Run”, “Encounter At L-5” and “Airlock”. Scheduled for 4th quarter, we were not able to get hands-on playing time. From what we saw though, we have to rate the games ★/★. __ Colecovision will make a strong bid in the games market based on what we saw. Many of the grahics we saw make some Intellivison games seem pale! This is due to increased screen ROM (read only memory) capacity. It can play cartridges up to 32K rom whereas other systems are limited to only 4K or 8K ROM. It will also be able to display nearly 50 mov¬ ing objects on screen simultaneously, far more than any other game system. That’s the good news. The bad news is that, although planned for July shipment, this unitwill be in extremely short supply. By the way, the hand controller, although not our favorite, fea¬ tures keypad, joystick, firing buttons & speed control. Planned for August is an expansion module to allow the use of Atari- compatible cartridges. Contrary to what we had heard, they will not be offering an expansion module for Intellivision cartridges. “Donkey Kong” (★ ★ ★ ★/★ ★★★)!$ included when you purchase the master unit & they have virtually duplicated the arcade version. Now, for everything else they plan... Most games they manufacture will be made for 3 systems....Their own (Colecovision); Atari & Intellivision. Virtually without exep- tion, The versions made for Colecovision are far superior in both graphics & play action to those they will make for the other 2 sys¬ tems. Case in point is “Donkey Kong.” We rate the Colecovision version as excellent; Atari version we rate ★ ★/★★ and Intellivision iritVi/it it/i. The othr Atari/Intellivision games coming are (we have not seen them for rating) ....“Venture”, “Lady Bug”, “Carnival”, “Zaxxon”, “Turbo”, “Cosmic Avenger”, “Mouse Trap” and “Smurf Action”. Several cartridges in the works for the colecovision master component. Many of the games were not in “finished form”, but we will do our best to rate what we saw (several were not ready for viewing yet). First, in games for the young, “Smurf Action” (Aug.), & “Smurf Play & Learn” (Aug.). For the sports fan, “Baseball” (Oct.), “Football” (Oct.), “Horse Racing” (Oct.) and “Blackjack/ Poker” (Oct.). Several others, including “Tunnels & Trolls” (Oct.), a role-playing game for 1-4 players (★★★/★★★); “Venture” (July), a game where you control Winky on his expedition to claim treasure (this one based on the popular arcade game); “Mouse Trap” (Sept.) (★★ ★^/★★★k' 2 ), a maze game based on the Exidy arcade game; “Cosmic Avenger” (July) a futuristic air and sea battle; and “Space Fury” (July) (★★★★/★★★) features a furious space battle. Take a breath, and we’ll go on... “Carnival” (Aug.) features a shooting gallery; “Spectar” (Oct.) where you must direct an armoured car through a tangled maze, negotiating sharp turns & high speeds; “Lady Bug” (Oct.) has you directing a lady bug though a maze avoiding evil insects and poisonous skulls; and “Ripcord”, a daring sky diving game. And, saving the best for last, we cannot say enough for the Coleco version of “Zaxxon” (we saw in unfinished form) (Aug.). If what we saw is anything close to what is going to be available, this one is a must for your collection (★★★★/★★★★). They have totally captured the look and play of the arcade game, including the 3-dimentional look. As soon as we know more about the home version, we will pass it on. Another one we found very exciting was “Turbo” (★★★★/★★★★) which is included with their “expansion module # 2”. You will be outfitted with an actual steering wheel and gas pedal which plugs into the Colecovision master unit!! What great fun!! All in all, we were very impressed with what Coleco is doing and we are anxiously awaiting more information and the actual unit for more complete testing. (Atari-Compatible) We were impressed with what we saw. Parker Bros, iscommit- I ilElmw ted & obviously has some good designers. First to come, “The Empire Strikes Back” (★★★/★★★ scheduled for 7/1) pits the player’s joystick-controlled snow sled against giant imperial walkers. “Frogger” (★★★/★★★ scheduled 8/1) is based on the popular arcade game. You must guide your frogs across a busy highway & a treacherous river. We enjoyed this one. Plans for the future look promising...“Spiderman” (we did not see cartridge) based on the popular comic strip, planned for October. “Amidar” (did not see) based on the arcade game, scheduled for Nov. In December we should see “Reactor” (★★★★/ ★ ★★★—cartridge was not in finished form, however), where players are trapped inside a nuclear reactor. And, in the 1st quarter of ’83, plans include “Super Cobra” (★★★★/★★★- -unfinished cartridge); “Sky Skipper” (did not see); “Tutankham” (★★★★/★★★★) a search for lost treasure in a pyramid; & “James Bond Agent 007” (no cartridge shown at show). We feel Parker Bros, will make a positive mark on the games market. iNtEUiViSiON “Sub-Hunt” (★★★/★★) Out in very limited quantities. “Space Hawk” (★★★/★★). “Also just shipped. Scheduled for July include “Reversi” (★★★/★★★),a strategy game; “Frog Bog” (★★★/★ ★ ★-great for kids); and “Utopia” (★★★/★★★), another strategy game. The : Tron“ games (“Deadly Disc” & “Mazatron”-both ★★★/ ★ ★ ★ ★) are set for August. These are based on the disney film coming soon. Scheduled for sept. Is the voice synthesis module & compatible cartridges (★★★★/★★★★); “Dungeons & Dragons” (★★★★/★★★★) & “Night Stalker” (★★★★/ ★ ★★/ 2 ). “Night Stalker” was released in June in all extremely small quantity but they are holding the main release for a national campaign in Sept. “Chess” (★★^/★★★) has been bumped to November & we did not see “Pinball” or “Card Fun” at all (maybe cancelled?) We expect, as traditionally has been the case, the cartridges to be shipped in extremely small quantities nationally. By the way, although the keyboard was once again shown at the show, still no plans for national release (only available as “tests” in Seattle & New Orleans)—we wonder, with the release of so many small, inexpensive computers, if this unit will ever make a national release!? Intellivision has renamed their cartridges for Atari. Formerly called “Breakthrough”, they will be released under the name of “M Network”. The first games are scheduled for release in July. They are “Baseball” (★★/★★); “Football” (★/!/★★), “Astroblast” (★★/★★) & “Space Attack” (★★/★★). You will be disappointed if you are looking for Intellivision-quality graphics & play with these games. In our opinion, these are nothing more exciting than anything on the Atari market already. They will have a “Tron” game a little later in the year, with fairly good graphics. ACCESSORY UPDATE lntell-a-stick is a modification for your Intellivision unit which will give you a joystick. The unit is fairly easy to install (you must remove 4 screws from your hand controller). This item will take the place of the disc on the controller. There are certain games which this item is much better suited for than others (for instance, “Space Armada”, “Astrosmash”, & “Star Strike”). Warning— if your unit is still under warranty, installing the lntell-a-stick could void the warranty. “The Grabber” is simply a round, hard-plastic knob, (similar to a gearshift knob in a car) which are easily pushed on to the top of your Atari Joystick control to give you a better grip. Easy-on and easy-off, we found this little item helpful for additional control of your joystick, (sold in pairs.) CRITICALLY SPEAKING... One of Mattel’s latest games, Space Hawk (★★★/★★) is something of a let-down after their exciting Star Strike (★★★★/★ ★★ 1 / 2 ). You control a hunter alone in deep space (a vaguely man-shaped object in the center of your screen) whose chief target is the white Space Hawk. Your hunter must also contend with deadly gas bubbles, comets and amoebas by either shooting at them, thrusting away under backpack rocket power, or disappearing momentarily into hyperspace. The game is basically Astrosmash in mid-air: you may find yourself losing points faster than you gain them when you’re new to the game. Sound effects are quite similar to Astrosmash, also. If you’re not determined to own every new release, try a few rounds before deciding to buy this one, if at all possible. Atari’s June release, Defender,(★ ★ ★/★ ★ ★ ★) is a much more faithful rendition of the arcade favorite than Pac-man was. Atari has done a bet¬ ter job on the graphics for this one, as well. This is a good game for those who love shoot-em-ups: guide your Defender above the city, shooting madly at attacking aliens (whose off-screen movements you can monitor on the scanner). You must also prevent the aliens from kidnapping humanoids (those you don’t save become deadly mutants). A popular feature of the arcade game, the “smart bomb,” is part of the cartridge ver¬ sion. Better-than-average Atari graphics and challenging play options should make this one a favorite. Appollo’s initial releaes for the Atari system, Spacechase (★/★) and Skeet Shoot (★/★) didn’t exactly take the video game world by storm, but their games are improving. Lost Luggage (★★/★★) pits you against an airport baggage carousel spewing suitcases wildly which you must catch before they hit the ground, causing your “unmentionables” to float through the air. Play action is quite similar to Activision’s Kaboom, although joysticks are used rather than paddles. Unfortunately, Lost Luggage lacks much of Kaboom’s charm achieved through excellent graphics and sound effects. Space Cavern (★★^/★★★) is the best entry from Apollo we’ve seen yet. This is a genuinely fun game of the general “Space Invaders” type in which your space man must shoot at attacking Electrosauri (subterranean inhabitants of a mysterious planet). The addition of Shaggy Mar- supods (which look like sinister relatives of Pac-Man) attacking randomly from the sides of the screen give the game playing an extra challenge and enough real difference from other games of the type to make this one a worthwhile addition. The very best of the new releases are Activision’s superb Starmaster and Chopper Command (both^ ★ ★★/★★★★) Starmaster is a game to challenge the most sophisticated player, with enough features to make total mastery a long-term proposition. Chopper Command offers plenty of action in a horizontally scrolling, shooting and strategy game with best-ever graphics for the Atari system and realistic sound effects. There are currently three games available with the horizontal action: Chopper Command, Defender (both excellent games) and Vidtec’s (formerly U.S. Games) Space Jockey (★ ★ ZiUcVi ). The latter is an ill-conceived game pitting your space ship against such enemies and obstacles as jet and prop planes, balloons, tanks, trees and houses (tanks and trees in space!?—are they kidding?). i i X 1 i VIDEO TAKE'OUT’S THE TOP 10 SELLERS 1) Defender (Atari) 2) Demon Attack (Imagic) 3) Starmaster (Activision) 4) Chopper Command (Activision) X 5) Yars’ Revenge (Atari) 6) Pac-Man (Atari) 7) Star Voyager (Imagic) 8) Haunted House (Atari) 9) Trick Shot (Imagic) 10) Barnstorming (Activision) COMING IN THE MONTHS AHEAD . . .book reviews . . .reader opinions & comments . . .and much, much more... ®1982 Video Take-Out. $24 annually in U.S. funds for 12 issues, published monthly, distributed by first class mail. Outside U.S. (except APO/FPO) add $4 annually. 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BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID No. Hollywood, C Permit No. 809 Return Postage Guara A Critical Newsletter for the Serious Gamesman Vol I, #5 ©AUGUST, 1982 Two Dollars As we get closer to the release of COLECOVISI ON, we have some revised shipping dates. The unit itself is being earmarked for limited release right at the end of July. Look for it on just a very few markets, including New York and Boston. Major markets such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and the like, should have it, in limited supplies by the end of August. National distribution will not happen until September/October. As we told you last month, DONKEY KONG will be included with the unit. The Atari version of DONKEY KONG has just released while the Intellivision version will not ship until the end of August. The release of the expansion module which allows the use of Atari-compatible cartridges has been bumped until October. Coleco plans the release of 15-20 cartridges for its own system by the end of the year. We should see about 7-8 cartridges by the end of September. Those include MOUSE TRAP, VENTURE, TURBO, ZAXXON, COSMIC AVENGER, CARNIVAL and SMURF ACTION. We have spoken with the folks at Coleco and expect to have some first-hand reviews for our September newsletter. In the meantime, we have some descriptions based on Coleco literature which should help you to get an idea of what the games are all about. Here we go . .. MOUSE TRAP, based on the Exidy coin-op, pits your cheese-gobbling mouse against hungry cats while scrambling through a maze of hallways. The mouse’s weapons include a secret tunnel, the ability to change the maze by opening or closing groups of doors, and the occasional power to transform itself into a dog which can chase the cats! VENTU RE, another Exidy game, sends Winky on heroic expeditions to claim treasures hidden in a dungeon. Each treasure is guarded by monsters which Winky must kill with his bow & arrow. TURBO, based on the Sega coin-op, is included with Coleco’s Expansion module #2 which outfits you with a table-top console including large arcade-type steering wheel and accelerator which operates from the floor. The Coleco hand controller mounts in the steering console to act as the gearshift. TU RBO is a fast-paced 3-dimensional racing game in which you drive your car through city streets and tunnels, down country roads and over bridges. You control the speed and direction while passing other cars and avoiding obstacles. By the way, more cartridges are planned for use with the module. COSMIC AVENGER, based on the Universal coin-op, is a futuristic land and sea battle fought between a ship you control and an advanced alien civilization. CARNIVAL, from Sega, is an old-time shooting gallery with a twist. One of your targets is a line of “sitting ducks’’. Watch out, though ... those ducks come to life when they come to the end of the gallery and start chomping away on your limited supply of ammunition. SMURF ACTION is a zany adventure where Smurf is off on a rescue mission to free Smurfette held prisoner in Gargamel’s Castle. ZAXXON, based on the revolutionary 3-dimensional arcade game from Sega, is a space battle where your futuristic spaceship zooms through the sky, diving down to bomb enemy fighter planes and to attack enemy installations. The ship must avoid hazardous walls, devastating force fields and the enemy’s fire. We are most anxious to see this one first hand as the designers at Coleco are working furiously to make this as close to the fabulous arcade game as possible. COSMIC ARK and ATLANTIS (Atari-compatible) have just shipped (see reviews). Coming within the next few weeks, look for FIREFIGHTER and RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX (also Atari-compatible). Meanwhile, I MAGIC has announced plans for cartridges for the Atari 400 and 800 computers, to start releasing later in 1982. The first offering for the Atari computer will be the very popular game, DEMON ATTACK. With the increased memory capability of the computers, this game should look absolutely terrific. They have also annouunced plans for the release of cartridges for the ODYSSEY 2 system beginning in early 1983. Again, DEMON ATTACK should be one of the first games available for that system. MATH GRAN PRIX still set for release any moment. One piece of news regarding the SUPERGAME still scheduled for Fall release .. .Atari plans an expansion module (no release date set) which will allow you folks with cartridges for the current Atari A Wame( Communications Company O system, to use them on the new system! Don’t expect “enhanced graphics’’, but at least your current games will not become obsolete if you purchase the new system. ATARI Explanation of Rating System: First set of stars—quality of graphics Second set of stars—quality of play action ★ ★★★ = EXCELLENT ★ ★★ = GOOD ★ ★ = FAIR ★ - POOR Any game for a given system is compared only to other games for that system. In other words, all Atari & Atari-compatible games are judged separately from Intellivision and _IcJ^livkirvn-rnmnsrihlo VAliiVALLl jrtAAinW. • * New for your Atari VCS from VIDTEC (formerly U.S. Games) is WORD ZAPPER (★ ★ Vi/ir ★ ★), a memory and spelling game for children of elementary school age. The box proclaims “NEW Improved Graphics”, but we found the graphics only average. Whether or not this game will appeal to your children depends on their resistance to a dose of learning with their video game fun, but we like it. The one- or two-player game fea¬ tures the rotary wing Word Zapper, a space vehicle whose lasers are used to pick off moving letters from the scroll and to fire at Doomsday Asteroids, Bonkers and Zonkers. Initially, a word (in more difficult versions, scrambled letters) appears at the bottom of the screen for four seconds and then disappears. The player then uses his Word Zapper to re-create the word and move on to the next one. There is a time limit of ninety-nine seconds to complete three words while being generally harassed by meteors and such which get in the way. RECOMMENDED! (retail $29.95) According to the manufacturer, Apollo, their new Atari-compatible RACQUETBALL (★ ★ ir/irirZi) is played according to official rules for that game. Graphics are quite good, representing a court in a fairly convincing three-dimensional manner. The game opens with the appearance of a door in the court’s far wall: two players emerge, move to center court, shake hands and take their playing positions while a short tune is played. This routine is cute at first, but rapidly becomes annoying since you must wait for this ritual at the beginning of each game. Serving the ball is easy for even the clumsiest player since the computer keeps bouncing the ball until you hit it—in fact, you can even make a backward pass at the ball, hit it, and it will careen forward! Once the ball is in play, the action is fast. It can be a bit confusing, too, since the white ball casts a white shadow, often giving the effect of two balls in play. Especially for beginners, play action will be more enjoyable in the two-player mode than one against the computer) The computer has a nasty habit of putting the ball in the most unreachable corners! This game is likely to appeal only to sports fans—and not to all of them, (retail $31.95). The first three games from M NETWORK (Atari-compatible from Mattel) have been released: ASTROBLAST, SUPER CHALLENGE BASEBALL, and SUPER CHALLENGE FOOTBALL. These are versions of Intellivision Astrosmash, Major League Baseball and NFL Football redesigned for the Atari VCS. ■ 'fWff rw . m T :*&'■*'&** 8a-:- a Apparently we had a defective batch of ASTROBLAST since two in a row went blank on us, but we did have enough playing time to rate the game ★ ★★/★ ★ ir/i. For those who have played Astrosmash, this will immediately strike you as a much faster game with greater requirements for accuracy. Either the joystick or paddle may be used, with the paddle offering greater control, accuracy and lightning-quick response time. Basically, this is an entertaining shoot-em-up that will appeal to all the space cadets among you. Super Challenge Baseball (★★★/★★/!> and Super Challenge Football (★ ★ ★ /★ ★ Zi) will be of interest to dyed-in-the-wool video sports fans. Do not expea all the options and nuances of the original Intellivision games, but DO expea to spend a fair amount of time mastering the multitude of funaions controlled by every imaginable joys¬ tick position. Both games are for two players only as is Atari Football. Only the original Atari Home Run offers a one-player-against-the- computer option. New from Mattel for Intellivision is NIGHT STALKER (★★★/*/★★ !/i 2 ), a maze game in which your man exchanges shots with various robots while avoiding bats and spiders. Graphics are typically very good, and play aaion is interesting, but somewhat hampered by the controller. The man must pick up a gun capable of only six shots; shots are permitted in four direaions, each of which is chosen by a different button on the keypad— almost impossible to selea without losing total concentration on the TV screen. Manueuvering the man through the maze by means of the con¬ troller disc is also unwieldy. A joystick type of controller works better in this kind of movement. Parker Bros.’ first Atari-compatible release is THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (★ ★ ★/★ irirZ 2 ), pitting your missile-firing Snowspeeder against the relentless attack of the Imperial Walkers (if you’re one of the two or three people on the planet who has not seen the movie, we won’t even try and explain what these are). The game opens with an elearonic rendition of the Rebels’ theme song, and the battle is on! The entire battlefield is 8 TV screens wide, so you are provided with radar for an overview of your strategic situation. The huge Imperial Walkers take alot of hits before they are destroyed, and they can track and aim at your Snowspeeder. Keep your craft in the air long enough, and “the Force will be with you.” This one is great fun for Star Wars fans. RECOMMENDED! (retail $39.95) IMAGIC (Atari-compatible) has done it again with two new sure-fire hits: ATLANTIS (★★★★/★★★★) and COSMIC ARK (★ ★ ★ ★/ ★ ★ ★k' 2 ). Both games feature superb, arcade-quality graphics and truly original play aaion—quite refreshing in this day of so many copy-cat games. ATLANTIS is set in the fabled underwater city, which you must defend from enemy assau It using the weaponry of three missile installations. COSMIC ARK is a beautiful saucer-shaped spaceship whose mission is to bring back creatures from distant planets (using satellites with “traaor beams”). The requisite battles with interplanetary foes are also present, complete with some of the best sound effects we’ve heard in home video games. These games are truly “state of the art”. Hats off again to IMAGIC. RECOMMENDED! (retail on both games $31.95) ASTROVISION Two new games planned from BALLY ASTROVISION. The first one is PIRATE’S CHASE (Aug), an a dventu re-type game where you race to scoop up as many gold doubloons as you can carry while pirates are on your trail! Try and collea as much of the treasure as possible before Long John Silver colleas you! Suggested list of 29.95. (We have not seen the game for a rating) The second of the new games is THE INCREDIBLE WIZARD, another adventure game. The premise of this one is to challenge The Incredible Wizard and his creatures in their own environment—treacherous dungeons. Shoot the Incredible Wizard and experience the tremor of the entire dungeon as his magic wavers. This cartridge is also scheduled for August with a suggested retail of $34.95 (no rating as we have not had hands-on experience with the game) | Sl/SCiON Man y of y° u have ttked if theTron games have been shipped yet, especially in light of the fact that the movie is out ™ V l3lVr ^ Intellivision is still talking an August release for both TRON DEADLY DISC and TRON MAZE-A-TRON. As the hero, Tron in TRON DEADLY DISCS, you must use both quick action and strategy to avoid deadly discs tossed by evil warriors. You are also equipped with deadly discs to throw at the enemy. In TRON MAZE-A-TRON, you’re trapped in the integrated circuitry of a deadly alien computer as you attempt to disable its Central Processing Unit. You must carefully travel through the computer’s circuits, ward off its defensive messenger bits and disconnect the central processing unit to escape. Both games are planned for Fall release. Some of the other Intellivision games planned for release soon include FROG BOG where you are in control of a frog sitting on a lily pad. As the game progresses through daylight, twilight and evening, it is up to you to jump the frog between lily pads in pursuit of flies. UTOPIA puts you in con¬ trol of a completely uncivilized land where you’re responsible for housing, feeding and educating your people in the midst of the combating forces of nature. Destructive storms, hurricanes and pirates pose dilemmas that could wipe out your entire population. Strategy and planning are crucial in this I or 2-playergame. ROYAL DEALER is a one-playergame of Hearts, Crazy Eights, Rummy,orGin Rummy against one, two or three computer controlled opponents. LOCK ’N CHASE is a run for your money and your life. Escape through vault corridors, swiping gold coins as you go and hide behind locked doors to try to outwit the law. One of the most awaited Intellivision game is ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS which puts you and your comrades on an exciting exploration through peaceful mountains, forests, rivers and plains. You and your team are search¬ ing to find and enter the legendary Cloudy Mountain, the home of the ancient emerald crown. To take possession of the crown, you must defeat various cave monsters and ultimately, the Winged Sloths who guard Cloudy Mountain. Meanwhile, the VOICE SYNTHESIS MODULE is still planned for September shipping. There are 4 voice cartridges planned initially. They are SPACE SPARTANS (due to ship concurrently with the module), B-17 BOMBER, BOMB SQUAD and TRON SOD\R SAILOR. SPACE SPARTANS has you as commander of a spaceship fighting off invasion forces while constantly having to build your ship’s defenses. The female voice battle computer greets you with “Hello Commander, computer reporting’’ and then keeps you informed of the status of your ship with reports such as “hyper-drive on,” and “Battle computer off.” In B-17 BOMBER your mission is to attack selected military targets in occupied Western Europe and return your B-17 to home base, guided by the Western sounding voice of your co-pilot instructing you to “Watch out for flak ahead”. A southern Bombadier offers further help pointing out “Target in Sight” and “Checkpoint coming”. You face a tense and difficult task in BOMB SQUAD as you attempt to disarm a terrorist bomb guessing the correct numerical code. Your bomb squad master makes things even more des¬ perate by saying, "The code, the code, figure out the code.” You’re trapped in the computer with TRON in TRON SOLAR SAILOR and you must ward off the belligerent Master Control Program in order to transport your space vehicle from one point to another. Yori, your female navigator, advises you of the status of your ship and BIT helps you guess the code which could mean your escape. If you upset the Master Control Program, he’ll tell you“You’ll regret this" or “I have total control.” 5: vta- v a 8'. mb* Sotar Saror? M NETWORK from Mattel (Atari-compatible) has |ust shipped ASTRO-BLAST. FOOTBALL, BASEBALL (see reviews this issue).and SPACE ATTACK, a space action game which pits you against computer-controlled alien invaders. SOFTWARE UPDATE TIGERVlSlON (Atari-compatible) Two games scheduled for release around August I (we have no experience with this company so cannot attest as to whether they tend to meet their release schedules). The first is KING KONG (retail 31.95), in a scenario reminiscent of Donkey Kong, but, from what we saw at the Summer Show, it does not begin to measure up to either the arcade version or the Coleco version of Donkey Kong. Their other new release is THRESHOLD, also scheduled for August I (retail 22.95) which has you flying a space attack ship through the galaxy encoun¬ tering different enemy forces. Watch for reviews of these games in the next newsletter. VIDTEC (formerly U.S. Games) (Atari-compatible) promises a new release within the next couple of weeks, SNEEK & PEEK (retail 29.95). WORD ZAPPER (retail 29.95) has just shipped.(see review) MCA has announced that it has set up a new division, MCA VIDEO GAMES INC. to develop and market game cartridges. There has been no announcement as to which systems they will be compatible with; however, they will be developing games based on characters from some of Universal’s successful movies such as SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT and BRUCE, the shark from JAWS. Shipments will probably not begin until mid-1983. CBS has formalized a pact with Bally Manufacturing to form CBS VIDEO GAMES where they will market at least 3 Bally games for the Atari system by the end of this year. Games to be compatible with Intellivision system are on the drawing board. I New games announced by two new entrants ... Telesys with FAST FOODS and COCO NUTS; and CommaVid with COSMIC SWARM and ROOM OF DOOM. Both companies are making cartridges for Atari. ACCESSORY UPDATE FI REPOWER, a new action joystick, is announced for release by G.C.E. (the folks who make Gametime Watches). This item is designed for your Atari VCSand 400/800 computers. Retailing for $14.95, this item is advertised as a one-handed joystick with two fire buttons built in, offering the option to fire with the thumb or trigger finger. It’s also advertised as being more reliable with a unique switch mechanism which does not require pressure to operate. Expected delivery is Fall, 1982. As soon as we are able to get “hands-on” experience with Firepower, we will review it. WICO, long known as a manufacturer of controls for arcade games, announces introduction of ARCADE JOYSTICK, TRACKWHEEL, & TRACKBALL for your Atari home system. Plans call for release in August of these items. The Arcade Joystick is set to retail at around $30.00, Trackball at $70 to $80. Once again, as soon as we can get “hands-on” experience we will review them. The MASTER STRATEGY games have become some of the most popular games that are offered by Odyssey. Already out are GREAT WALL STREET FORTUNE HUNT, QUEST FORTH E RINGS, to name a couple. Newly announced for that series is the Fall release of CLUE, based on that very popular board game that has been around for years. It’s different from the board game in that it is set in the late 19th century of Sherlock Holmes’ London.Sports games are also planned in the future. , | PICK AXE PETE has just been released. The concept of the game is that your miner is in grave danger while mining gold. If he wants to survive, he has to jump and dive to avoid being smashed by giant gold nuggets that come from all directions. As you continue to play, the action gets tougher. We are still expecting the introduction of the VOICE OF ODYSSEY, a voice synthesis module set to retail for $99.95. This module, unlike the one being readied for Intellivision, will audibly reproduce anything the user types on the keyboard. It will be used primarily to enhance educational car¬ tridges. We expect this unit sometime in the 4th quarter of 1982. The news for 1983 is ODYSSEY 3 with much improved graphics. We have not seen it for evaluation and no price is set; however, the good news is that they plan an adaptor which will allow you to use your ODYSSEY 2 cartridges. For once, your current cartridges will not be pushed into obsoles¬ cence! The MASTER STRATEGY games, so popular forODYSSEY 2 will take on an entirely new dimension with the new unit. Talk is that one of the first Master Strategy games to be made available will an entire football season (this may keep YOU occupied for the entire football season) with multiple teams, players who can be traded and much more! This one sounds as though it’s for the true football aficionado. Odyssey also plans the resurrection of its character, K.C. Munchkin in a new game called K.C.’S CRAZY CHASE. 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BULK FTE U.S. POS *GE PA I No. Hollywid Permit N' 80 Return Postage oars a . A Critical Newsletter for the Serious Gamesman Vol I, #6 ©SEPTEMBER, 1982 Two Dollars VOUID YOU BELIEVE STEREO VIDEO GAMES!! nee the video revolution began, people have been trying to make things better with “Image Enhancers” for the picture (video)...and even SIMULATED STEREO” for audio. Now, simulated stereo has a direct impact on your home video games, making them ten steps closer to the cade sounds!!! here are many goodies on the market, and we will rate them from the easiest (and least expensive) to those that will dent your ocketbook! irst of all, from KRISTA RADIO comes a tiny gadget that plugs into your TV earphone jack (as all of them do) on one end, then is split into two gnals which run to your home stereo amplifier. From your stereo you have both left AND right speakers to give you sharp, clean and nundering effects. Jext would betheTELEDAPTORby RHOADES, or the STEREO SIMULATOR by TVS (retailing anywhere from $19.95 to $39.95). These sen/e ne same function as the first item—they just cost a little more. But, again, the same theory. Here is a popular set-up with mind-boggling sensations, and it utilizes any of the above mentioned products. Simply add the KENWOOD RA-80 1TEREO REVERBERATION UNIT for any similar reverberation or pre-amp currently on the market). It gives you a simulated stereo signal with in echo effect and....POW! ZAP! BAM! your favorite video game becomes a head-spinning experience! Adjustments can be made to give you more )r less of the effect. The last item we’d like to put on the bookshelf in your brain is the KENWOOD KVA-500 AUDIO/VIDEO ENHANCER. This unitwill allow you :o shape and mold the video portion as well as the audio portion of your video game. This will also give you the closest thing to stereo without the ■everb trick. It is obvious that here in the U.S., "TV Stereo” is still in the future. And, we dou bt video game manufacturers are thinking along the lines of stereo games; however, we have the capability ourselves to make the home unit sound more “ARCADE-LIKE”. Our first recommendation is that you hook up one of the less expensive items such as the KRISTA RADIO STEREO SIMULATOR. Secondly, we would suggest the KENWOOD RA-80 REVERBERATION AMPLIFIER. You are then in for a real treat! HARDWARE UPDATE Arcadia Corp. is introducing the SUPERCHARGER, a hardware unit for use with Atari’s 2600VCS. It’s described as a unit which increases memory capability from 128 bytes to 6272 bytes, which expands its ability for graphic resolution, playfield complexity and game options. The SUPERCHARGER is inserted into the Atari system like a cartridge and has a cable which plugs into a standard audio cassette recorder. Included with the SUPERCHARGER is one game cassette, PHASER PATROL (retail $69.95). Other game cassettes planned for initial release are FIREBALL, SUICIDE MISSION, and COMMUNIST MUTANTS FROM SPACE (all sugg. retail of $14.95). Planned for October are 2 other cassettes, LABYRINTH and EXCALIBUR. The SUPERCHARGER will be found at a major department stores and other chains such as Zodys through 1982 and will start distribution to specialty video stores in 1983. Plans call for release of 3 cassettes per quarter. “THE VOICE”, Odyssey’s speech and sound effects module, should be available "any day". The first new cartridge compatible with that unit, and available at the same time, will be TYPE & TELL, a learning cartridge. Anything typed on the Odyssey keyboard will be reproduced through “THE VOICE”. Other new cartridges designed for use with “THE VOICE” include S.I.D. THE SPELLBINDER and NIMBLE NUMBERS N.E.D. (Number Education Dialogue). In the first new game, S.I.D. emcees a spelling bee with players requiredto correctly type on the keyboard each word spoken by "THE VOICE.” N.E.D. assumes a similar role by teaching math through THE VOICE.” Both cartridges should be available in September. In addition to the instructional cartridges, two Challenger Series arcade games are scheduled for release in September, two in October, and two in November. SMITHEREENS, a castle-smashing video game set in medieval times, will debut first. K.C/S CRAZY CHASE, an all-new game adventure pits the popular K.C. Munchkin character against the dreaded Dratapillar and his dreadful Drats in a whirlwind showdown that is tru ly a-maze-ing! K.C.’s strategy is to munch a bunch of Dratapillar segments withoutgetting nibbled on himself. When all Dratapillar segments are gone, a 20-point bonus is scored, the game resets automatically, and play continues at a more challenging level. This game has been programmed to provide extra enjoyment when used with the Voice of Odyssey--K.C. is warned of approaching Drats or the Dratapillar, and he is admonished to “hurry” and “be careful .” AN OPEN LETTER TO MATTEL... I Ifou folks have been touting the superiority of your system. It’s time to “fish or cut bait”! Not too long ago, the Intellivision system was, by far, graphically * (Superior to any other system on the market. Now the consumer can deal with companies making some graphically stunning Atari-compatible games, the new fiColecoVision, and the Atari Supergame. We’ve been complaining for some time aboutyour hit-or-miss marketing strategies which insure large quantities of |f (cartridges in some parts of the country weeks befor other areas see even one cartridge. Now that you face real competition, will you continue your haphazard shipping patterns while deceiving the game buyers who call you? (How can you tell consumers who call you that FROG BOG is out everywhere, when we did a phone poll of more than 10 major distributors and could only find a total of 50 cartridges?!) There is a great deal of discontent among Intellivision owners, dealers and distributors. We and they wonder--when, if ever, will the long-talked-about DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, INTELLIVOICE MODULE, or KEYBOARD COMPON ENT be shipped? A great system is great only if you can get the promised software. Why is it that other manufactures meet their arojected release dates, and when we call them, we get the SAME answers on shipping dates, no matter who we talk to? We suggest that you get your act .ogether, Mattel— not only do you have the other systems to contend with, but there will be some outstanding Intellivision-compatible products coming rom such respected names as Activision, Coleco and Imagic. George Plimpton has been telling folks for a long time that Intellivision is THE system to buy. Many of those folks are beginning to regret that they believed him. (We welcome comments from our readers. If you would like to make your feelings known :o Mattel, you can write them at 5150 Rosecrans Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250.) Explanation of Rating System: l-, sl set of stars quality of graphics Second set of stars —quality of play action Any game for a given system is compared only to other games for that system. Intellivision-compatible games, etc. ★ + ★★ = EXCELLENT ★ ★ ★ = GOOD ★ ★ = FAIR ★ = POOR In other words, all Atari & Atari-compatible games are judged separately from Intellivision and AVAILABILITY UPDATE (based on projected release dates by mfrs. May change without notice) ATARI-COMPATIBLE SEPTEMBER Beany Bopper (Fox) Carnival (Coleco) China Syndrome (Tigervision) Commando Raid (Vidtec) Cosmic Avenger (Coleco) Cross Fire (Tigervision) Deadly Duck (Fox) Fast Eddie (Fox) Final Approach (Apollo) Firefighter (Imagic) Guardian (Apollo) Kyphus (Apollo) Megamania (Activision) Minds of Minos (CommaVid) Mission Omega (CommaVid) Pitfall (Activision) Pompeii (Apollo) Riddle Of The Sphinx (Imagic) Star Raiders (Atari) Tank Battle (M Network) Tapeworm (Tigervision) Towering Inferno (Vidtec) Venture (Coleco) Wabbit (Apollo) Worm War I (Fox) OCTOBER Earthworld (Atari) Enhanced Baseball (Atari) Failsafe (Atari) Soccer (M Network) Squoosh (Apollo) Turbo (Coleco) Zaxxon (Coleco) NOVEMBER Amidar (Parker Bros.) Enhanced Volleyball (Atari) Fireworld (Atari) Frog Pond (Atari) Nexar (Fox) Spiderman (Parker Bros.) Turmoil (Fox) DECEMBER Enhanced Football (Atari) Megaforce (Fox) Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari) Reactor (Parker Bros) Six Pack (Fox) Super Cobra (Parker Bros) INTE LLIVI SI ON- COMPATIBLE OCTOBER Atlantis (Imagic) Demon Attack (Imagic) Swords & Serpents (Imagic) Turbo (Coleco) Zaxxon (Coleco) NOVEMBER Beauty & The Beast (Imagic) Microsurgeon (Imagic) Pitfall (Activision) Stampede (Activision) ODYSSEY SEPTEMBER K.C.’s Crazy Chase Nimble Numbers S.I.D. The Spellbinder Smithereens Voice of Odyssey COLECO SEPTEMBER Carnival Cosmic Avenger Mouse Trap Smurf Action Turbo Venture Zaxxon OCTOBER Conversion Module/Atari Head to Head Baseball Head to Head Football Horse Racing Lady Bug Las Vegas Tunnels & Trolls NOVEMBER Space Fury ASTROCADE SEPTEMBER Pirate’s Chase OCTOBER Artillery Duel NOVEMBER Bowling Conan the Barbarian Cosmic Raiders Music Maker Soccer Solar Conqueror A WORD ABOUT CONTROLLERS... If you like to play Atari-compatible games such as BREAKOUT or KABOOM! by yourself, you’ve gotten tired of the tangle of cords due to the extra Paddle Controlleryou don’t really NOTE: no cartridges by Mattel are lis- need. Little-known fact: Atari Driving ted. After repeated attempts, we keep Controllers are nothing more than getting conflicting release date informa- single Paddles' No more testing to see tion from Mattel. which Paddle to use. Speaking of Atari ggpjgl^lggll controllers, many of our readers have Carnival (Coleco) asked whether the Atari Conversion Donkey Kong (Coleco) Module for the new ColecoVision uses (Coleco) c ^ e Coleco controllers or the Atari ones. Our source at Coleco tells us that either may be used--your choice' Mouse Trap Apollo has just announced several new Atari- compatible cartridges which they will be ship¬ ping shortly. The first, INFILTRATE, is re¬ viewed in this issue. It’s scheduled for release at any moment. Other new games include KYPHUS, a game in which you are a powerful sorcerer seeking the legendary scrolls of time as you wander through a maze of rooms in the Pyramid of Kyphus. You must cast spells that offset the magic of the guardians of the tombs. In GUARDIAN an Androsian Starship hovers out of range of your lasers. You must pro¬ tea your 3 lush planets from thermo-molecular bombs that penetrate the force field. You are an Air Traffic Controller at a busy airport in FINAL APPROACH where you must provide a safe and orderly flow of aircraft into the area. Imagine you are farmer trying to protea your crops in WABBIT. One field in particular is giving you trouble as it‘s surrounded by 10 holes from which rabbits dart into your field. Scare off the rabbits and you may save your carrots! You are a daring treasure hunter braving the spewing lava and quaking earth surrounding the erupting volcano in POMPEII. The eruption has uncovered an ancient city and exposed its many treasures, protected by the Gods. In SQUOOSH a busy little man stomping grapes must avoid grapes roll¬ ing down upon him, and a huge plunger that will knock him into the grape juice if he isn’t careful. . . . .And that’s just what’s been announced for the “immediate future!” CRITICALLY SPEAKING. Apollo’s latest Atari-compatible releases are SHARK ATTACK (★★/ ★ !/ 2 ) and INFILTRATE (★★★^/★★★/ 2 ). SHARK ATTACK is a maze game in which you control a deep sea diver in search of underwater jewels. (This game was to be titled “LOCHJAW,” but expensive last minute changes in name and packaging were deemed necessary because of a threatened lawsuit by Universal Studios, which plans to license a video game centered on “Bruce,” the shark from JAWS.) In the Apollo game, our diver must avoid being destroyed by ferocious sharks and “Nessie,” the Loch Ness Monster while attempting to amass a fortune in the shark cage. We found the graphics disturbingly blurry on this one, and manuevering the diver with the joystick is terribly frustrating. We’re warned to keep our diver to the center of the channels, out of the way of the entangling kelp, but the graphics offer not a sugges¬ tion of under water greenery—just typically solid-looking maze walls. This game simply isn’t worth the effort, (retail $31.95) INFILTRATE, ont the other hand, is the first Apollo game since SPACE CAVERN that we’ve really liked. This game offers the best and most colorful graphics yet offered by Apollo, and the sound effects are good too. In this game you play secret agent, entering your enemy’s headquarters to capture vital documents. You hop aboard elevators, moving from floor to floor while enemy agents appear suddenly and fire. You must fire or duck quickly-these little guys are unbelievably fast on the draw, and they seem to materialize out of nowhere. Stay al ive long enough and the pace becomes frenetic! Recommended, (retail $31.95) The latest entries from Atari are DEMONS TO DIAMONDS (★★/★★) and BERZERK (★★★/;>/★★ ★I/O. DEMONS TO DIAMONDS is just another SPACE INVADERS variant with disappointing graphics and only mildly interesting game play in the single player mode. As a two player game, it offers more challenge. The scenario involves a shooting gallery of demons ”° which momentarily turn into diamonds (worth lots of points) when shot. Demons are also prone to turning into deadly skulls which fire away at you. Not recom¬ mended for age 10 and up (small children may enjoy this one), (retail $26.95) BERZERK (★ ★ 'k/il'k ★ ★!/ 2 ) is a quite faithful adaption of the arcade favorite by the same name. Your man is pitted against rooms full of dangerous (but stupid) robots, “Evil Otto” the bouncing ball, and electrified walls. Sound effects are particularly good, and the visuals are great when your man is electrified by robot fire or simply walking into walls. Recommended (retail 31.95) A ATARI E=3 H The biggest arcade hit since PAC-MAN has made its debut on the home TV screen, and Coleco’s three-pronged DONKEY games. Coleco is the first to produce (★★★★/★ ★ ★J/ 2 ), Intellivision- KONG attack is unique in the world of home video three cartridges of one game: Atari-compatible compatible (to be reviewed next issue), and a version for their own ColecoVision unit (★★ ★ ★/★★ ★ ★), DONKEY KONG isaversion of the classic “ape kidnaps the girl, boyfriend attempts to save her” theme we all know so well. The arcade version consists of four boards or screens: ladders, rivets, elevators and pies. The Atari-compatible version is limited to the first two screens, while the ColecoVision cartridge adds the third. Both play very much like the arcade game (A/C version less so than the Coleco), and we found the graphics beautifully detailed on both versions. While we expea, and get, very fine detail from the ColecoVision unit which is capable of superior graphics, we were pleasantly sur¬ prised with the high quality visuals Coleco has achieved for the Atari VCS.The character of Mario (the boyfriend) is especially delightful, from his thatch of red hair to his moustache, bulbous nose and pot belly. Sound effeas are good in the A/C version and very elaborately tuneful in the Coleco version. The A/C version is easier to master than the more challeng¬ ing cartridge for the ColecoVision. Both versions are recommended. The ColecoVision unit itself appears to be a well-made console which holds the promise of great versatility. We must emphasize one point: DO read the instruaion book before attempting to con¬ nect the unit to your TV. It’s not difficult, but everything should be done exaaly as recom¬ mended by Coleco. One feature we applaud: if the unit and TV are left on, the TV screen will go blank after a few minutes of non-use. Game cartridges are inserted into an opening in the unit that has a spring-hinged trap-door, which is a good feature for those who forget to cover their unit to keep dust out. Controllers plug into the unit via the familiar 9-pin plug conneaor currently used by Atari and Commodore. (Yes you can use an Atari-compatible controller if you wish.) The controller cords are coiled, making for less tangle than the usual 1 straight cords. The controllers incorporate a 12-button keypad, provision for keypad overlays, two aaion buttons and an elevated round knob which aas as a direaional con¬ troller (funaions as a joystick). The joystick substitute will take some getting used to for those more accustomed to the standard joystick, but it gets the job done. The entire con¬ troller is slim enough to be easily held, and the action buttons on each side are fairly large and simple to push without undue fatigue setting in. Keypad buttons are recessed and pressure-sensitive. They’re big enough for large fingers, but women with long fingernails will probably resort to using a knuckle instead of the fingertip. The “speed roller” men¬ tioned in earlier press releases is absent from the controller because it would have made the unit more expensive for the benefit of only a very few cartridges which could have made use of the speed roller. Altogether, Coleco has produced an impressive unit which will offer stiff competition to both Atari and Mattel. The long-term worth of the unit will be measured by the software and add-ons made available. SNEAK ‘N PEEK (★★/★★) from Vidtec (Atari-compatible), a video version oftfo children’s game of “hide & seek,” is suitable only for pre-schoolers. One child may pla against the computer, or playmates can take turns being the “Sneaker” and “Peeker” in a 3 room setting (living room and two bedrooms) plus front yard. The outdoor setting is th most attractive part of the graphics on the cartridge. The two figures (Sneaker & Peeker are somewhat primitive. Not recommended, (retail $29.95) A variation on the ape-as-kidnapper theme isTigervision’s Atari-compatible KING KONG (★ ★/★). Graphics are very basic and unimaginative, and pla; aaion is just plain dull. The rescuing boyfriend must climb the Empire State Building (represented by a series of ladder-like girders), jumping the bomb thrown by King Kong, an ape that looks more like a teddy bear than a true simian. We found this game totally unappealing—not recommended lr*tr>\\