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• 4 No. 7 November 1988

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Contents

News

All the latest from the ever-changing world of the Atari 8 bit.

Easy programming

More help with Atari Basic: This month Boolean mathematics.

Games reviews

Under scrutiny: Joe Blade, California Run

and Mickey Mouse.

Vol. 4 No. 7 November 1988

Gamblers anonymous

Can you beat the bookies in our excellent

MANAGING EDITOR

Derek Meakin

GROUP EDITOR

Alan McLachlan

dog racing game?

Gunpowder Charlie

Bonﬁre Night mayhem when you try our nerve-tingling tester.

FEATURES EDITOR

Ken Hughes

PRODUCTION EDITOR

Peter Glover

Software solutions

Programming problems solved by our resident technical wizard

EDITOR/AL ASSISTANT

Neil Fawcett

NEWS EDITOR

Mike Cowley

REVIEWS COORDINATOR

Pam Turnbull

Cartography corner

Charge round the Emerald Isle with the help of our colourful map.

TECHNICAL EDITOR

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Under the microscope are several game cartridges for the 2600.

Roundup 4 0

We assess a number of wargames and adventures for your Atari.

This is the last issue of Atari User in its present form.

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The great

Big promotion for

8 bit machines

Christmas

fun show

THE theme for this year's

Atari Christmas Show is

entertainment — and that

means games galore for

8 bit owners.

The show, set for Lon-

don's Alexandra Palace

on November 25-27, will

play host to more than

70 exhibitors, all offering

brand new products or

bargains in hardware,

software and add-ons.

Heading the all-star

line up will be Atari itself,

with a range of products

demonstrating that it's

still solidly behind the 8

bit range despite mas-

sive ST sales.

That dual commitment

is evident from the lead-

ing software houses too

— Tynesoft will be on

hand with its complete

range of software,

including some titles on

show for the ﬁrst time.

One of the biggest

attractions for garners

will be the Big Game

High Score Contest,

which will be open to all

visitors.

Featuring Double

Dragon, the ST version of

the arcade game of the

year from Melbourne

House, the free compe-

tition will offer a major

prize from Virgin-

Mastertronic for the

eventual winner.

There'll be any number

of utilities on display for

both the 8 bit machines,

and visitors looking for

that extra add-on, or just

a fresh batch of discs to

ﬁll up, will be spoilt for

choice, with bargain

prices for peripherals

being the order of the

day.

And for anyone who

gets tired of Christmas

shopping, there'll be a

games arcade — the

ultimate try before you

buy experience.

THE Atari UK drive for

dominance in the home

computer entertainment

marketplace shifts up

another gear this winter.

A nationwide, E2 million

TV campaign will include a

new commercial for the XE

in order to promote the

machine and its latest lei-

sure software offerings.

Atari UK boss Bob

Gleadow told Atari User:

''We consider this to be

money well spent—there's a

lot of life left in the XE yet.

"We're promoting the 8

bit machines as much as we

can. In particular we have

the Atari Games Centres

scheme which is becoming

most successful with its

attractive presentation of

machines and software.

"At the moment we have

67 Atari Games Centres

established all over the UK

and we expect this number

will reach 110 by the end of

the year".

Pat's busy

at Xmas

Atari interest in

the PC Show

ONE of this year's most

impressive performers in

the budget entertainment

market, Alternative (0926

814132), will be launch-

ing a game based on

book and TV character

Postman Pat.

"Postman Pat is being

programmed by a top

team and we expect a

Christmas number one

for this game", said a

spokesman.

sion of the Alternative

Reality-The Dungeon, price

E14.95.

There was the ﬁrst public

showing by Level 9 (0344

487597) of Ingrid's Back, the

satirical animated sequel to

Gnome Ranger, price E14.95.

A new joystick for the

Atari from Konix (0495

350101) made its debut. The

£14.99 ergonomic Navigator

was described by Konix

director Sandra Holloway as

"the best joystick we've

produced — it's also the best

looking joystick ever".

Cheetah (0222 555525)

provided competition with

the Starﬁghter, described as

"the ultimate in joystick

technology", price E14.95,

and the "straightforward no

nonsense" Challenger, price

E4.95. The Mach I has been

reduced in price to E10.95,

Little Ofﬁce (051-666 1190)

was showing its new Copi

Clip document holder which

attaches to a monitor in the

same way as the ﬁrm's best-

selling Thingi but has a

rotating arm. Price E6.99.

EVEN in the rariﬁed MSdos-

dominated atmosphere of

the PC Show there were

products to interest Atari 8

bit users who were prepared

to trawl the recesses of Earls

Court.

Mandarin Software (0625

878888) made its debut in

the )(LAE marketplace with

Lancelot, a triple adventure

based on the Arthurian

legend which offers a

chance to win a E5,000 rep-

lica of the Holy Grail, Price

E14.95.

Grandslam (01-247 6434)

launched its Atari XL ver-

LINK WITH

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Latest additions to the facili-

ties available on MicroLink

include multiple fax and the

opportunity to play the

popular cult game Shades.

Subscribers can now send

fax messages to up to 50

addresses simultaneously.

And up to 128 users at one

time can play Europe's most

popular online adventure

game Shades — which in-

volves a massive and mys-

terious universe populated

by magical characters in

search of treasure and

status.

Cheet ah's Starﬁghter

Nov ember 7988 Aran Ur 5

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