DIY
WIN A WALKMAN
The second ADRIAN MOLE game is on its way — your chance to collect a Walkman, a signed copy of the book or the game itselfFIREBIRD EXTRAVAGANZA
A chance to win every SILVER RANGE Spectrum game. Two hundred runners-up collect a copy of THE HELMSHORT CIRCUIT
Fifty copies of the latest OCEAN game on offer...FEATURES
WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF 1986
We reveal the outcome of voting in THE 1986 READERS AWARDSFROM THE FANZINE FILE...
Hannah Smith riffles through the latest offerings from small magazine publishersTAMARA KNIGHT
Continuing the adventures of a fast-food salesbeing and her companion, LOUSESMASHBACK’S BACK
Ben Stone takes another look at some Smashes from 1985THE ART ARTICLE
Bernie Drummond, the artist behind BATMAN, tells all to Lee Paddon. We get the latest news on MATCH DAY II into the bargain!Not quite the Ides of March, but 26th March is a significant date; look out for the April CRASH on that day!
REGULARS
NEWS INPUT
A few words on the latest techno-toys soon to be in the shops, news on a couple of takeovers and the usual mix of reportageFEAR AND LOATHING
Hunter S Minson continues his quest for foodLLOYD MANGRAM’S FORUM
Pondering the state of his garden, Lloyd gets down to another batch of written opinionsCRASH COURSE
Rosetta continues her peregrinations through the Blackboard JungleRESULTS GALORE!
The Competition Minion catches up with most of the Christmas backlogLUNAR JETMAN
More frantic fun with our comic heroHANNAH SMITH’S PLAYING TIPS
Gearing herself up for something big next month, Hannah gets down to businessPBM MAILBOX
The Diplomatic Directory expandsLLOYD MANGRAM’S HALL OF SLIME
Yet more gorePHILIPPA IRVING’S FRONTLINE
Philippa fights for, and wins, extra space for strategists this month!TECH TIPS
Simon catches up with his post and takes a close look at a Plus 2 book from MELBOURNE HOUSEDEREK BREWSTER’S ADVENTURE TRAIL
The first commercially-produced adventures written on the GRAPHIC ADVENTURE CREATOR come Derek’s wayCRASH HOTLINE AND ADVENTURE CHARTS
PREVIEWS
We kick off this month with a look at the latest game from the team that brought you BATMAN...
PUBLISHERS Roger Kean, Oliver Frey, Franco Frey
Publishing Executive/Editor Graeme Kidd
Sub Editor Ciarán Brennan
Staff Writers Lloyd Mangram, Lee Paddon, Hannah Smith
Adventure Editor Derek Brewster
Strategy Editor Philippa Irving
Tech Tipster Simon Goodwin
Contributing Writers Jon Bates, Brendon Kavanagh, John Minson
Production Controller David Western
Art Director Gordon Druce
Illustrator Oliver Frey
Production Seb Clare, Tim Croton,
Mark Kendrick, Tony Lorton, Nick Orchard,
Michael Parkinson, Cameron Pound,
Jonathan Rignall, Matthew Uffindell
Advertisement Manager Roger Bennett
Advertisement Assistant Nick Wild
Subscriptions Denise Roberts
Mail Order Carol Kinsey
Cover by Oliver Frey
REVIEWS
- Ace of Aces US Gold
- Agent Orange A&F
- Annals of Rome PSS
- Apache Gold Incentive
- Bazooka Bill Melbourne House
- Brian Clough’s Football Fortunes CDS
- Butch Hard Guy Advance
- Dodgy Geezers Melbourne House
- Explorer Electric Dreams
- Feud Bulldog
- Fist II Melbourne House
- Forgotten City Hawk
- Greyfell Starlight
- Jail Break Konami
- Judge Dredd Melbourne House
- Landfall on Rollus Clwyd Adventure Software
- League Challenge Atlantis
- Little Computer People Activision
- Loco Alligata
- Masters of the Universe US Gold
- Mega Bucks Firebird
- Nuclear Countdown Atlantis
- Ranarama Hewsons
- Scalextric Leisure Genius
- Silent Service Microprose
- Tempest Electric Dreams
- Tenth Frame US Gold
- Wibstars A&F
- Winter Wonderland Incentive