The Games Machine Issue 6

Features:

Prove You're the Best!
Final chance to enter for the first National Computer Game Championships
Battle Between Progs
TGM's American correspondent, Marshal M Rosenthal, reveals Nolan Bushnell's latest exciting hi-tech robo-toys from Axion
Double-O's Back in Town
John Gilbert reports on how computers have puffed fresh life into the steam train-set
Nailing Bulls to the Door
Robin Hogg goes behind the scenes at Bulletin 1000, the people who help sell computer games via tallies
The Games Machine Questionnaire
Your opportunity to tell us about TGM - use it, PLEASE!
Grow Your Own Radio
A broadcasting revolution is imminent thanks to a new generation of computer-clever radios and a relaxation of broadcasting strictures. Mel Croucher explains . . .
It's a Crime!
The TGM crew take on KJC's Play By Mail agme in a bid to explain how the system works

Regulars:

Readerpage
How you feel about what, and why
News
TGM Bulletins (not quite 1000)
Infodesk
More answers on technical queries
Previews
Richard Eddy reveals Software Studios's latest plans for Karnov and Afterburner, and many more early glimpses
Reviews
27 pages of the latest 8- and 16-bit releases, plus MSX II
Getting Adventurous
Rob Steel investigates crime, space piracy and comedy
Going Overboard
Where No Vultures Fly - grisly board fun, plus boardgame news
Fantasy Games
John Woods plays a Nordic RPG bid and indulges in a gruesome reading from Ham
Mercy Dash
Robin Evan's anti-heroine gets two pages to crucify Newsfield's recent Computer Arena software conference
Music Matters
Two astonishing utilities for the Atari ST may herald the music performer's equipment of the future, says Jon Bates
Endpiece
Mel's Trivia Quiz

Win!

An Amiga & Monitor
Third of our computer giveaways. Don't miss out!
Omnibots are Go!
Tomy robots and copies of GOI's Bionic Commandos are the prizes!
It's the Flintstones!
Unique boxer shorts, videos and games mark the launch of GrandSlam's great Flintstones game
Sierra Adventures
Win the 16-bit Sierra On-Line adventure range!

Reviews:
Lead Reviews:

Sidewinders
Mastertronic kept this one under their hats - but it's simply wonderful - combining perfectly tuned playability with stunning 16-bit graphics. Proving itself as a better game than last month's Xenon, it's an absolute snip at £9.95 and you can find all about it on . . .
Usas
We finally received our MSX II in time to take a look at Usas from Konami, and what a beauty it is. Looking far too much like an arcade game for its own good, Konami's quick thinking platform game reveals itself on . . .
F1-Spirit
May is proving a good month for MSX owners as Konami again comes up with the goods. F1-Spirit is a one- or two-player racing game with a host of additional features.
Ikari Warriors
Elite are back in action with Ikari Warriors. Originally released for Amstrad CPC 18 months ago, the other versions are finally here and the programmers have made a fine job converting the SNK coin-op. Watch out for the 16-bit versions soon!
Pac-Land
The every-hungry yellow creature is back with a vengeance in Quicksilva's arcade conversion of Namco's Pac-Land. Retaining all the features, simplistic graphics and identical music of the coin-op original, it's all been squeezed to fit inside a Commodore 64/128

Reviews Summary:
Commodore 64/128:

Amstrad CPC:

Atari ST:

Amiga:

PC:

MSX II:

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