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Monday, November 2, 2020

Personal Computer Games (November 1984)


Personal Computer Games (November 1984)
Personal Computer Games is a computer games magazine that was published in the U.K. in the early to mid 1980s. It covered the popular 8-bit computers of the time including the Commodore 64, VIC-20, BBC, Spectrum and others. The November 1984 issue includes: Spectrum
  • Get your pyjamas on for this dream-of-a-Game-of-the-Month
  • You're on to a good bet with this type-in racing.
  • Playing tips on Match Point, Lords of Midnight, Sabre Wulf and Jet Set Willy.
Commodore 64
  • Suicide Express, Storm Warrior, Trillie Wallie - three sizzling new hits.
  • Win a copy of the September PCG hit Hercules.
  • Playing tips on International Soccer, and how to cheat at Revenge and Blagger.
BBC
  • It's here - the unbelievably huge new game from Acornsoft.
Dragon
  • At last! A frenetic two-player platform game - it's a corker.
VIC 20
  • Lots of new games, and an entertaining hit from Hesware.
Games For A Year
  • No less than 25 people are going to pick up a juicy stack of programs.
Joystick Competition
  • Your chance to win a space-age controller from Coleco.
Maggie v Ronnie
  • Eavesdrop on a row over whose games are the best.
Games Shoot-Out
  • Five software stars take each other on in a game-playing competition.
Regulars
  • Notice Board - Our letter to you and a selection of the silly snippets you send to us.
  • Buzz - The latest games news including prospects for the new Commodore machines. Whispering Horace's gossip and the nation's most informative charts.
  • Byte-Back - Your chance to get your teeth into us. This month's collection includes plenty of feedback on our Great Micro Debate.
  • Competition - Up for grabs this month are Coleco joysticks, copies of Hercules, and to win games for a year.
  • Screen Test - Our panelists work their way through a large pile of superb new releases. Detailed ratings, screenshots, PCG hits and our prestigious Game-of-the-Month.
  • Program Library - This month we feature a Spectrum listing with fine graphics - bit your nails as the horses race.
  • Tricks 'N Tactics - Playing tips on a score of games including Match Point, The Lords of Midnight, Jet Set Willy, Sabre Wulf and International Soccer.
  • Arcade Angle - Bob Wade's run down of the latest games in the arcades.
  • Adventure World - An in depth review of Melbourne House's Sherlock heads this month's offering for adventure lovers from teh White Wizard.
  • Challenge Chamber - The place where we test out your claimed high scores. This month contenders fight for the title of champion gorilla-slayer.
  • The Final Conflict - The results of move five in PCG's nationwide war game. And the names of the new warlords.
  • Good Buy - Our short-list of recommended games. Also a glossary of game terminology.
...and more!

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