VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (January 1990)

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (January 1990)

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment was my favorite video games magazine at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s. The January 1990 issue includes:

Features

• Is It Live, Or Is It...Cyberspace? - This innovative "looking glass" project pushes computer technology in wild directions - and may affect how we play video games in the future.


• Going For The Dragons: Wonder Boy III Strategy Guide, Part I - This detailed strategy guide will help you smooth over the rough spots as you take Wonder Boy through his third adventure on the Sega Master System.


• Life In War Times: P.O.W. Strategy Guide - Are you feeling claustrophobic? Our maps, hints and tips should help you free yourself from the enemy prison camp and call your troops to pick you up.


• Destination Arcadia - This new column debuts with coverage of the 1989 AMOA show in Las Vegas and an in-depth look at Atari's Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters.


• Chris Crawford: The Designer's Designer - Crawford is not only a designer of high-quality games, but he's also an outspoken critic of the industry. Peek in on a candid conversation with him about his views and visions.


• Roundball Software: The Latest In Computerized Basketball - Droves of electronic dribbling simulations have hit the shelves, and our experts open up their archives to show you how it started, what's out now and what to look for.


• Puzzling It Out: Games For Thinkers - If you're in the mood for an electronic brainteaser, this survey of mind-boggling games will set you on the right track.


• Computer-Game Strategies - In this issue, Frank guides you through Beyond the Black Hole, California Games and Firepower.

Reviews

• Video-Game Reviews - Rastan, Guardian Legend, Magic Johnson's Fast Break, Clash at Demon Head, Bad Dudes, Sky Shark, Rescue, Ghouls 'N' Ghosts, and Magic of Scheherezade.


• Computer-Game Reviews - Heavy Barrel, Beyond the Black Hole, Dark Side, Gold Rush and Genghis Khan: A Study of Regal Principle.

Departments

• Editor's Letter
• Reader Mail
• News Bits
• Easter Egg Hunt
• Yea & Nay
• Inside Gaming
• Advertiser Index
• Game Doctor

...and more!