DIY
THIRTEEN MAY BE UNLUCKY FOR SOME
But there’s going to be lots and lots of winners in our Christmas competitions this year. Can you afford [to miss] the chance to pick up so many free goodies?SWORDS AND SWORCERY
Well, Swords and Sorcery really. Win a Dragon’s Lair laser disk video machineTHE OCEAN EXTRAVAGANZA
Ocean Goodiebags and bags of games up for grabsWIN A SYNTHESISER
In Micro Musical’s MIDI competitionWIN THE COMPLETE WORKS — TWO CHANCES
Melbourne House sponsor a couple of caption comps for Rock’n’Wrestle and Fighting WarriorYABBA DABBA DOO
A colour telly and three VTX5000s up for grabs in the Fred Flintstone compA DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
Or a diary for your dates. 50 Letts computer diaries to be won, with educational software as top prizeEEK! A SCARY ONE
Fifty T Shirts for fifty runners up and a weekend in London for the winner in Domark’s Friday the 13th CompTHE ULTIMATE FIGHTING MACHINE
You’ve got to design it in Martech’s Zoid ChallengeBALLBLAZER CASSETTES TO BE WON
Apart from the VTX5000s, that isCREAM OF THE CROP
US Gold have a couple of Microdrive and Interface 1 packs up for grabs. 50 Impossible Missions, tooONE FOR THE OLIFANS
Your comp minion secures an Oli Original to give away. And the winner can collect it from Ludlow and have a day out at CRASH TowersTHE SINCLAIR STORY
Duckworths, the publishers, are giving away copies of their biography of Sir Clive SinclairHEWSON’S EXTRAVAGANZA
Play Programmers’ Photofit and win Hewson’s goodiebags. Worth lots of money, they areFEATURES
LOOKBACK
Lloyd Mangram peers into his backward-looking Crystal Ball and revisits the games of 1985GOING GA-GARGOYLE
A trip to the Dudley lair of Gargoyle games reveals the secrets behind the men who brought you TIR NA NOG, DUN DARACH and MARSPORTTHE HUMAN TOUCH
A Little Christmas Diversion — a short story by Wilf PrigmoreTHE CRASH READERS’ AWARDS
Your chance to have your say about what went on in 1985AT THE CONSULTANTS
Hewson Consultants, that is. Roger Kean (for it is he) learns a few secrets of the futureON THE COVER
Another treat. Lots and lots of background on Oli Frey, our very own Airbrush MaestroREGULARS
CRASH FORUM
Once again Lloyd picks over your letters. For the festive seasons, he’s arranged a Bug Box SpecialCANDYRAMA — PLAYING TIPS PART ONE
A veritable compendium of POKEs, lots of tips and a map of StarquakeCRASH HOTLINE AND ADVENTURE CHART
PLAYING TIPS PART TWO
Is there no stopping the lad?LLOYD MANGRAM’S HALL OF SLIME
Christmas Creepy Crawly High Score types air their egosRESULTS
A selection of lucky winners get their names in print and prizes in the postADVENTURE TRAIL
Derek Brewster’s thrown into a dungeon in Swords and Sorcery, and visits a whole host of strange placesSIGNPOST
Including Signstumps, tips for adventurers in difficulties as well as another Superhero and lettersFRONTLINE
Mr Masterson’s Strategy ShopThe 23rd January is the first date in 1986 not to miss. February CRASH is in the shops, that’s why!

Publishing Executive Roger Kean
Editor Graeme Kidd
Technical Editor Franco Frey
Art Editor Oliver Frey
Production Designer David Western
Production Assistants Gordon Druce, Matthew Uffindell
Software Editor Jeremy Spencer
Adventure Editor Derek Brewster
Sub Editor Sean Masterson
Staff Writer Lloyd Mangram
Contributing Writers
Chris Passey,
Robin Candy,
Ben Stone,
John Minson,
Mark Hamer,
Gary Liddon,
Julian Rignall,
Gary Penn
Client Liaison John Edwards
Subscription Manager Denise Roberts
Mail Order Carol Kinsey
REVIEWS
- Austerlitz Lothlorien
- Beach Head II US Gold
- Chimera Firebird
- Commando Elite
- Endurance CRL
- The Evil Crown Mind Games (Argus)
- Geoff Capes Strongman Martech
- Gladiator Domark
- International Karate System 3
- Ludoids Bug Byte
- Panzadrome Ariola
- Quest for the Holy Grail Mastertronic
- Robin of the Wood Odin
- Robot Messiah Alphabatim
- Rockman Mastertronic
- Roller Coaster Elite
- Saboteur Durell
- Screenplay MacMillan
- Seas of Blood Fighting Fantasy
- Shadow of the Unicorn Mikro-Gen
- Souls of Darkon Taskset
- Spellbound Mastertronic
- Swords and Sorcery PSS
- Vectron Insight