The One (June 1993)

_{Cover of the June 1993 issue of The One}

While The One covered various 16-bit computers over the course of its life, in 1993 this U.K. published gaming magazine was exclusively covering the Amiga. The June 1993 issue includes:

• Boot Sector - A look at what's on the two cover disks included with this magazine including a demo of a graphics adventure game called Nippon Safes Inc. plus the complete games of Blaster, Tractor Beam and Alien Bash.


• News - A look at the winners of The Golden Joystick awards, new game announcements from Team 17, Virgin signs deal with Acclaim to publish games on the Amiga, new Street Fighter II pinball game, CyberDreams announces CyberRace, Madness: House of Fun coming from Gremlin, and much more.


• Letters - Letters from readers about sound in games, Balder's Grove, game cheats, X-Wing, and more.


• One On One - An interview with members of the newly formed Asylum software house.



_{Table of Contents from the June 1993 issue of The One}
• In The Biz - A guide to getting into the gaming business.


• Work In Progress - Previews of games still in work including Bubba 'N' Stix, Realms of Darkness, Innocent - Until Caught, International Open Golf Championship, Maelstrom, The Second Samurai, The Cartoons, War in the Gulf, and Creepers.


• Reviews - Reviews of recent games including Goal! (Virgin), Humans - The Jurassic Levels (Mirage), Super Cauldron (Titus), Morph (Millennium), Firehawk (Codemasters), Ancient Art of War in the Skies (MicroProse), Entity (Loriciel), Son of the Empire (Mindscape), Woddy's World (DMI), International Rugby Challenge (Domark), The Lost Vikings (Interplay), Transarctica (Silmarils), and Ishar (Silmarils).


• Updates - A look at a couple of games being enhanced specifically for the Amiga 1200 including Transarctica and Ishar.



_{Table of Contents from the June 1993 issue of The One (continued)}
• Cheapos - Reviews of some of the latest bargain releases including Bully's Sporting Darts, Starblade, Maniac Mansion, Midwinter, Superski 2, Lost Dutchman Mines, Brides of Dracula, 4th & Inches, The Boston Bomb Club, Strikefleet, and The Greatest.


• Kill Zone - Tips, tricks, and strategies for Lionheart, The Chaos Engine, KGB, Chuck Rock 2, and more.


• PD Zone - A look at some of the latest public domain releases including Car Wars, AMOS Games Disk 2532, Talisman, Velcro Grub, Pipe Masters, The 17 Bit Collection, System Defender, Picture Puzzle, and Asteroids.


• Diary of a Game - The first in a series on the making of Alien Breed 2.


• Recommended - A summary of the top 50 or so games on the Amiga.

_{Back cover of the June 1993 issue of The One}

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