REGULARS
EDITORIAL
With an index or two...NEWS
A few tasty morsels of information to peruseFEAR AND LOATHING
Hunter S Minson finds himself in a bit of a daze, owing to a heavy schedule and a round of free lunches, some good, some not so goodLLOYD MANGRAM’S FORUM
Another riffle through the bulging CRASH Mailbag sets up pages and pages of your viewsCRASH COURSE
Rosetta gets going on some more exam related software and Cameron continues learningCRASH HOTLINE AND ADVENTURE CHARTS
SEAN MASTERSON’S FRONTLINE
Two games from PSS come winging into the office, together with a simulation of a day in the life of the Boys in BlueCRASH/RAINBIRD GALLERY
A selection of cartoon style SCREEN$ hang in the galleryHANNAH SMITH’S PLAYING TIPS
In which our Girlie Tipster throws down the gauntlet to a putative (LMLWD — again) rival and reveals a host of tips ’n hints ’n POKEsRESULTS PAGES
Even more prizes are given away. Is your name here?DEREK BREWSTER’S ADVENTURE TRAIL
A SMASH this month for... no, that’d be telling.SIGNSTUMPS
Some assistance for the beleaguered adventurer followed by Derek’s letters pagesPBM MAILBOX
In which Brendon Kavanagh takes a look at a couple of PBM games that are well suited to the noviceTECH NICHE
Franco Frey examines a suite of business software from GEM/Centresoft and Jon Bates gets tuneful. Dominic Handy juggles with TAS-wordsSIMON GOODWIN’S TECH TIPS
An exclusive look at the 128’s display and an in-depth appraisal of LASER GENIUS are among Simon’s tidbits this monthLLOYD MANGRAM’S HALL OF SLIME
Another does of High Score Gore freshly plucked from the Ludlow GibbetLUNAR JETMAN
After a brief holiday, Dat Looney’s back and taking part in an intergalactic Conker Championship...MERELY MANGRAM
Not that Mere this month — Lloyd fronts a five page section of the magazineFEATURES
MORE MYSTICAL NUMBERS
The MYSTICAL SUBSCRIBER NUMBER gets into its stride — see what’s on offer this month!GOOD GAMES BY DESIGN
Our roving reporter JOHN MINSON pays a visit to the TIGRESS lair and peers into the Think! TankHOMEGROWN SOFTWARE
An early appraisal of the submissions we’ve received so far...GENESIS — BIRTH OF A GAME
A Peek inside a few of the envelopes that have arrived for the Design A Game And Become Rich and Famous Comp. There’s still time to get your entry in.DIY
MAKE A MINION’S MAP
And collect a limited edition hologram from MELBOURNE HOUSE. Fifty Hobbits on offer, too!ADORN YOUR WALLS
Ten full colour screen dumps in frames form the top prize in this SPLIT PERSONALITY competitionCHOCKS AWAY!
No, not scrummy comestibles (LMLWD), the kind that air aces use. Lots of Biggles goodies up for grabs from MIRRORSOFTSLIP YOUR DISCO
Map MANTRONIX and collect an Opus Disk drive for your pains. PROBE SOFTWARE T Shirts and posters on offer an’ all...August will be a very dull month unless you pick up your copy of CRASH on 31st July!

Publishing Executive Roger Kean
Editor Graeme Kidd
Technical Editor Franco Frey
Tech Tipster Simon Goodwin
Adventure Editor Derek Brewster
Strategy Editor Sean Masterson
Staff Writers
Hannah Smith,
Lloyd Mangram
Contributing Writers
John Minson,
Jon Bates,
Rosetta McLeod
Art Editor Oliver Frey
Art Director Dick Shiner
Production Controller David Western
Production Gordon Druce, Tony Lorton
Process camera Matthew Uffindell
Photographer Cameron Pound
Advertisement Manager Roger Bennett
Advertisement Assistant Nick Wild
Subscriptions Denise Roberts
Mail Order Carol Kinsey
REVIEWS
- Biggles Mirrorsoft
- Cliff Hanger New Generation
- Equinox Mikro-Gen
- The Force Argus Press Software
- Human Torch and The Thing All American Adventures
- Ghosts And Goblins Elite Systems
- Iwo Jima PSS
- Jack the Nipper Gremlin Graphics
- Kidnap Sparklers
- The Master Artic
- Molecule Man Mastertronic
- Ninja Master Firebird
- The Planets Martech
- The Price of Magik Level 9
- The Prisoner Stephen Preston
- Rock ’N’ Wrestle Melbourne House
- Sarlmoor Atlantis
- Seabase Delta Firebird
- Snodgits Sparklers
- Space Detective Celerysoft
- Splitting Images Domark
- Theatre Europe PSS
- World Cup Carnival US Gold