Computer & Video Games (October 1988)

_{Cover of the October 1988 issue of the October 1988 issue of Computer & Video Games}

Computer & Video Games was published in the U.K. from 1981 until at least 2004. It was the longst running print video game magazine that I am aware of. The October 1988 issue includes:

• Fax - A brief look at new products including ports of Pacmania for various platforms; Veteran, Luxor, and Mafet from Software Horizons for the Amiga and Atari ST; new add-ons for Balance of Power for the PC and Amiga; Rex from Martech for the Spectrum, Amstrad, and Commodore 64; Serve and Volley, T.K.O., Rack 'em, and Fast Break from Accolade for the Commodore 64; Times of Lore for the Commodore 64; and much more.


• Reviews - Reviews of Pool of Radiance (Commodore 64), Heroes of the Lance (Atari ST), Vindicator (Amstrad CPC), Armalyte (Commodore 64), Rocket Ranger (Amiga) - I played the NES version of this and thought it was horrible, Intensity (Commodore 64), Summer Olympiad (Commodore 64), L.A. Crackdown (Commodore 64), The Bobby Yazz Show (Spectrum), 1943 (Spectrum), Star Ray (Amiga), Street Fighter (Amiga, Atari ST), Bubble Ghost (Amiga), Tracers (Amiga), and more.


• AD&D - A detailed look at the first AD&D Gold Box Game, Pool of Radiance, for the Commodore 64. This was one of my favorite games.








_{Table of Contents from the October 1988 issue of Computer & Video Games}


• Big Screen - A look at the latest movies (some of which would become games), including Good Morning Vietnam, Rambo III, The Running Man, Biloxi Blues, No Man's Land, Pathfinder, and more.


• Fantasy Role Playing - A look at some of the latest role playing games including The Fury of Dracula and Highway Holocaust plus news and letters from readers related to the genre.


• Adventure - A review of Fish from Magnetic Scrolls for the Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64 with other versions to come.


• Bards Tale - Tips and strategies for The Bard's Tale.








_{Table of Contents from the October 1988 issue of Computer & Video Games (continued)}


• Playmasters - Tips and cheats for various games including Virus, Gauntlet II, Marauder, Rolling Thunder, Cybernoid, Garfield, Better Dead Than Alien, Druid II, Gutz, Target Renegade, Street Fighter, Gryzor, and more.


• Arcade Action - A look at a couple of new arcade games including Legend of Makaj from Jaleco and Dynamite Dux from Sega.


• Out To Lunch - Advice for attending the generically named PC Show.

_{Back cover of the October 1988 issue of the October 1988 issue of Computer & Video Games}

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