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HOT STUFF FOR NOVEMBER

20 WORLD GAMES

The latest high class offering from EPYX —we get

an early play and decide its well good.

26 DAN DARE

The battle against the evil Mekon and his green

treens continues, courtesy of the VIRGIN game

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44 VIETNAM

Tactics and simulation skills are called for in SSI's

re-enactment of an embarrassing American

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55 TASS TIMES IN TONE TOWN

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144 TRIVIAL PURSUM

The ultimate board game looks set to be a major

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ZZAP SPECIALS

51 A QUARTET OF LOONIES?

Sean Masterson gets behind the scenes at DELTA

4 and arranges an early look at THE COLOUR OF

MAGIC.

86 TWIDDLING THUMBS WITH Twicoov

Mr Penn goes walkabout Ludlowise with John

Twiddy, freelance programmer extraodinaire.

90 ZZAPBACK I

A reappraisal of the best of Issue uprating or

doiNnrabng in the light of experience? That is the

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109 ZZAPSTICKI

A trio of player/game Interfaces examined by the

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7 EDITORIAL

In which Mr Penn examines the ﬂuff in his navel

and life in the Commodore world

8 ZZAPI RRAP

It's out with the Hermes and on with the roundup

of opinions as Lloyd delves into his postbag once

more.

34 ZZAPI CHALLENGE

The Scorelord Involves a couple of innocent read-

ers in offering violence to an innocent white orb!

36 THE SCORELORD SPEAKETH

High Score gibber, gibber, rant, ego ego ego,

games gibber names.

37 ZZAP READERS TOP 30

43 A STRATEGIC COMEBACK

Mini Masterson gets involved in two American

wars, one in Vietnam and one in America: VIET-

NAM and JOHNNY REB II. A collection of letters

rounds off the warfare.

55 CHRONICLES OF THE WHITE WIZARD

A %ﬁzzy workout with the usual help and hints, plus

a close look at ADVENTURESOFT's plans for the

future. Not forgetting TASS TIMES IN

TONETOWN, a wizard game indeed

67 ZZAPI TIPS

Britain's other 'Girlie' Tipster gets to grips with

PEEKing and POKing. No comic characters

allowed in the =API Tipsters chairl

97 NEWSFLASH

A monster dose of updates, from the LM Launch

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60 HEWSON HISTORY

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94 DARING DEEDS AND GREEN HEADS

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Rockfor d appears in ZZAPi 64 by

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whose copyright he remains.

Cover by Cameron Pound

The next issue of ZZAPI goes on sale from

November the 13th. Not only is it gonna be big, it's

gonna be beautiful. All glossy 'n' nice. Lotsa luv-

verly pages. That sort of thing.

ZZAP! 64 November1986 3

TRACKER by Union Software

A totally new concept in computer

wargames utilising artiﬁcial intelligence.

Versions will differ substantially to make full use of

machine capability. Controlling up to 8 remote

skimmers you must wipe out renegade intelligent

Forces across 5000 tracks. One to one combat is

featured in fast 31).

STARGLIDER by Argonaut Software

A true arcade quality 3D combat ﬂight simulator of

the ﬁrst order. A high action product with novella

and poster included. Featuring stunning graphics,

realistic sound effects and true 3-D perspective.

ADVENTURES by Level 9

JEWELS OF DARKNESS-A premier collection of

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SAXON DREAMS

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These sizeable adventures are in three parts and

represent excellent value for money. Each contain

over 600 graphic locations and feature the latest

Level 9 text handling system allowing multi command

sentences, help and oops. Level 9 are undisputed

leaders in cassette based adventure and are

renowned for their intriguing plots and puzzles.

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JEWELS OF DARKNESS LEVEL 9

SILICON DREAMS

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THE PAWN by Magnetic Scrolls

The most talked about adventure of the

year! Containing the most sophisticated

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seen in an adventure together with 30 picturesque

Illustrations and unique scrolling screens. Game

includes novella and poster.

THE ART STUDIO AND

ADVANCED ART STUDIO by O.C.P.

The leading art and design package renowned for its

ease of use and comprehensive list of features. The

Advanced Art Studio is designed to stretch die

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low resolution mode on Amstrad and Commodore,

Manual and upgrade offers included Printers

supported using grey scale

THE MUSIC SYSTEM AND ADVANCED

MUSIC SYSTEM by System Software

The best music programs for Commodore and

Amstrad. The Music System features Keyboard, Editor

and Synthesiser, and Advanced Music System has

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