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!