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Volume II

Colour Puzzle — A mind-boggling brain teaser

devised to confuse and bewilder. Match the

coloured squares in this version of the trad-

itional sliding block puzzle.

Atari 8 bit magazine!

Dam Trouble — Classic arcade fun puts you in

command of a highly sophisticated military

helicopter_ Your mission: To protect the town

of Floodsville from ruin.

Revers' — Can you beat the computer in this

advanced version of the classic Othello board

Due to the tremendous success of the last Ten of the

Best compilation we have compiled a new disc full of

the most exciting games that have appeared in

Atari User over recent issues.

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Light Gun Blaster — The ﬁ rst ever listing for the

XE games System. Blast the coloured squares

to beat the clock using the light gun.

There are stunning shoot-'em-ups, challenging

simulations and thought

provoking strategy

games alike — and all

for only

Mine Runner — Guide your underground explor-

ation vehicle through increasingly difﬁ cult

levels of meandering tunnels and dangerous

in" El Ellind

obstacles.

Breakin — Fast and furious arcade action in our

version of the classic bat and ball game

Breakout. Try your skill against the different

bumper patterns and fatal ghosts.

Rreak in

Submarine Hunter — Experience the thrill and

nerve-tingling excitement of naval warfare as

you hunt the oceans for enemy submarines.

Tyrants of Torment — Can you save the world?

Armed with your super hi-tech bouncing buggy

you are the last hope against the evil dictators.

Ty rant s of Torment

Clay Pigeon Shooting — Test your accuracy in our

fast-action shooting game. How many birds

can you bag today?

Brag — Saloon gambling in the Wild West as

you take on three of the meanest card players

this side of Dodge City. There may be more at

stake than just cards.

Colour Puzzle

Dam Trouble

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Contents

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News

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

Character Designer

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Games reviews 1 1

Under the microscope: Compilation III, Leapster, Airwolf and more.

Vol. 4. No. 5 September 1988

MANAGING EDITOR

Derek Meakin

GROUP EDITOR:

Alan McLachlan

FEATURES EDITOR:

Ken Hughes

PRODUCTION EDITOR:

Peter Glover

Mita

Beat the men from outer space in this exciting type-in game.

Rouloc

Your favourite resident Atari adventurer dreams of days of yore_

Software Solutions

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NEWS EDITOR:

Mike Cowley

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Pam Turnbull

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Hints and Tips 5 2

Get more fun out of Infocom's Mindshadow with our readers help.

Map

The complete solution to the fascinating Mindshadow adventure

All major listings in this issue are

accompanied by checksums to

help overcome typing mistakes.

For full details of how they work,

see the article on page 23 of our

November 1987 issue.

September 19817 Alan User 3

Goosettotechal

TITLE

Software House

THI S LAST

MONTH MONTH

PRICE

COMMENTS

1.99

GRAND PRIX SIMULATOR

Code Masters

The ultimate in simulators stays at the front of the

ﬁeld. This can be played again and again.

1.99

44101

GREAT AMERICAN ROAD RACE

Firebird

Ten drivers await you in this race crossing the USA.

Bewar e of the police, your speed and the obstacles.

1.99

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

Atlantis

From the same stable as Cops 'n' Robbers — a fun,

value for money romp on the wrong side of the

law.

•

1.99

LEAPSTER

Alternative

Great if you enjoy jumping over cars and lorries

while collecting items from open windows.

1.99

AIR WOLF

Encore

Tr ansl ated from the TV programme. You are a man

with a mission ﬂying a helicopter.

1.99

STEVE DAVIS SNOOKER

Blue Ribbon

Re-r el eased to coincide with the last snooker cham-

pi onshi ps; good for its genre and hasn't dated.

2.99

ZYBEX

Zeppelin

An excellent shoot-Jem-up, worth more than its

budget price. Good graphics.

2.99

SPEED ACE

Zeppelin

Zeppel i n's ﬁrst release for the Atari. Good use of

the split screen in this motorbike simulation.

Good price and clean graphics in this adaptation of

a common platform game.

1.99

•

1 0

POTHOLE PETE

Atlantis

1.99

BMX SIMULATOR

Code Masters

Code Masters is renowned for its simulations. This

one is no exception with nice graphics and sound.

•

Join this little fellow as he struggles to gain points,

wealth and safety. Platform games are in this

month.

DESMOND'S DUNGEONS

Alternative

1.99 ,

1 1

1.99

EXTIRPATOR

Firebird

Another release from the British Telecom budget

label. No complaints at the price.

9.95

•

Maki ng a comeback — so if you missed out at St

Anne's cross the Atlantic for this golﬁng

spectacular.

LEADERBOARD

US Gold

•

2.99

Your chance to play the diamond chasing, rock-

eating ﬁend. Add it to your collection if you haven't

already.

BOULDERDASH

Prism

•

3.99

FOUR GREAT GAMES

Micro Value

Superb value especially as it includes Phantom and

Rebound. Not one to be missed.

1.99

HENRY'S HOUSE

Mastertronic

If you haven't already got this platform game add it

to your collection; stunning graphics.

1.99

REVENGE 2

Masterstronic

Geff Minter's long-awaited sequel to Revenge of

the Mutant Camels. As strange as ever.

1.99

SPOOKY CASTLE

Atlantis

This one starts difﬁcult to play and rapidly becomes

impossible as Gormless Gary avoids the bats.

1.99

DECATHLON

Firebird

Exercise without leaving your chair with multiple

events to choose from in your quest to head the

ﬁeld.

1.99

MATTA BLATTA

Firebird

Fal l en from last month, but Firebird is holding its

own in the market with four games in the chart.

4 Aran User September 1988

Legend

comes

to life

Now try

before

you buy

A BLOCKBUSTER illustrated

adventure game based on

the legend of King Arthur is

shortly to be unveiled by

Level 9.

• Lancelot is the second title

to be released by the spe-

cialist software house under

the exclusive Mandarin

label, the ﬁ rst being the

Time & Magik trilogy.

The game closely follows

Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur,

and traces the legend of

King Arthur from the foun-

ding of the Round Table

through to the successful

conclusion of the search for

the Holy Grail.

Pete Austin of Level 9,

himself an authority on King

Arthur, insists that this is

"the best game to date"

from the company that is

the acknowledged world

leader in adventure

software.

"The legends of King

Arthur and his Knights of

the Round Table are known

to all", says Pete, "but it is a

sad fact that most modern

interpretations seem to owe

nothing to the original tales.

"Most people will have

seen software programs

with Arthurian titles which

turn out to involve Merlin

jumping from platform to

platform while zapping orcs

with ﬁreball spells.

"We got tired of waiting

for someone else to do a

proper job, so here's our

faithful interpretation of the

Arthurian saga".

The package contains

three adventures, with more

than 60,000 words of text

interspersed with high qua-

lity graphics. Price E14.95.

INGRID IS BACK...

THE sequel to the successful Gnome Ranger from Level

9, Ingrid's Back is on schedule for release in October.

It features the same accident-prone heroine as the

original. This time she's tasked with thwarting Jasper

Ouickbuck, insider-dealing lord of Ridley's Manor who's

planning to steamroll the gnome belt for a Yuppie

Homes development. Price E14.95 on tape, E19,95 on

disc.

HERE'S a sneak preview

of what you'll see when

the new Atari Games

Centres begin to open up

throughout the country.

Atari plans to set up

between 30 and 40 such

centres - based on retail

outlets located in Britain's

biggest cities and towns

- where games players

can try out the latest

releases for themselves

before deciding what to

buy.

ATARI PLANNING

ST CONVERSIONS

FRESH waves of 8 bit enter-

tainment software will

soon be pouring into the

shops as a result of new

Atari initiatives.

At least six games among

a batch under development

at Atari UK headquarters are

very near to completion, the

company's software chief,

Bab Katz, told Atari User.

And a licensing agree-

run right across the board -

XE, 2600 and 7800. "These

should be ready for release

at the start of next year",

Katz said.

"I can't give you details of

the deal just yet except to

say that a major publisher is

involved. "But I can promise

that some of the titles

involved are very big

games".

ment with a leading sOft-

ware games publisher has

guaranteed a further supply

of titles in the New Year.

The deal will result in at

least 20 programs being

ported across from the ST.

The new titles - on the

Atari label - will initially be

released for the XE with

2600 versions to come later.

The ST conversions will

New graphics system

CHICAGO based Reeve Soft-

ware (0101 312 393 23171 is

promising to open up a

whole new world for Atari

XUXE users with the release

of Diamond - a complete

graphics operating system.

An environment rather

than a program, it allows the

Atari to use the icon-based

point-and-click menu sys-

terns that ST owners already

have at their ﬁngertips.

Features include a mouse

cursor that can be operated

by keyboard, joystick, touch

tablet or mouse, drop-down

menus and desk accessories

which can be called up from

any Diamond-based pro-

gram at any time.

Icons can be activated

through a point-and-click

system with a mouse, then

shaped or moved. Dialogue

boxes and windows are also

easily manipulated.

The package includes

Diamond Desktop Software

which is designed to keep

keyboard use to a minimum.

Desktop is compatible with

ﬂoppies, hard drives and

ram discs as well as with

most disc operating sys-

tems. Price $29.95.

September 7988 Atari User 5

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