The Games Machine Issue 3

Features:

Stereotypes in Software
Mel Croucher accuses the industry of racism
Coin-op Confrontation
Robin Hogg takes a trip down arcade lane to feed some of the best, latest slots
Dynamic Brush Grabber
Robin Candy finds the Amiga's Deluxe Paint II is a utility to recommend
TGM On-Line
Comms facilitiy Compunet is no longer the sole preserve on CBM 64 users. Richard Eddy finds out about the 16-bit side
The Censor Strikes Back
Is it time the software industry wielded the censor's scissors over computer games? asks John Gilbert
Weeny MIDI Mode
Mel Croucher helps Jon Bates cut the tape by reviewing low-cost multi-track recorders

Regulars:

News
What's been happening lately
Readerpage
Simon N Goodwin answers his critic, plus some more of your letters
Previews
In our midst, a British software house is one of the biggest Nintendo licensers; and some games to expect next month
Reviews
32 pages of multi-format games reviews. For details, see the review contents on . . .
Getting Adventurous
Rob Steel's back with reviews of new adventures on all formats
Fantasy Games
John Woods becomes a paranoid psychotic for Paranoia II and The Fury of Dracula
Board Games
THE GAMES MACHINE team get out dice and folding toy money for a round-up of some new products
Mercy Dash
She's mad, she's bad, she's Robin Evans's industrial heroine
Music Matters
As he moves closer to the 'tapeless studio', Jon Bates reviews some 16-bit utilities
Endpiece
More of Mel's trivial questions, plus some astonishing news for next month . . .

Win!

A Portable CD/Radio/Cassette Player
That and 50 copies of Hewson's new arcade compilation - Zynaps, Exolon, Uridium and Rana Rama - 8-bit only
Terramex and Home Essentials
Copes of Grand Slam's latest hilarious game and a glut of daft-but-useful bits and bobs
A Porsche 911 Turbo
Well, a couple of super radio-controlled models anyway, and copies of Test Drive from Electronic Arts

Reviews:
Lead Reviews:

Platoon
The gamesplaying highlight has to be Ocean's film licence Platoon - a superb combination of of action and adventure scenes. Excellent packaging, and probably the best thing to merge from Ocean since Wizball.
UMS
From Rainbird comes the most exciting advance in strategy software. Universal Military Simulator can create any battle, anywhere (or anywhen) with any weapons. Why it was worth 96%, highest TGM rating yet, can be discovered in the extensive review on . . .
Jinxter
Magnetic Scrolls do it again with their third release through Rainbird. The story revolves around the search for pieces of a charm scattered throughout a land smitten by bad luck - fortunately you can't die, which should please a lot of people.
Hunter's Moon
Fourth release from Thalamus, again only for the Commodore 64/128, takes great shoot-'em-up action into psychedelic space. Written by Martin Walker the stylish graphics and fine gameplay make it a worthy 90%.
Match Day II
Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond's sequel to the highly popular Match Day, released nearly three years ago. Featuring new moves and a diamond deflection system, this is the best football game devised yet.

Reviews Summary:
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