ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment (June 1988)

ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment (June 1988)

ACE, which stood for Advanced Computer Entertainment, is a computer gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. that covered gaming on the various computer systems available at the time (1988 in this case). North Americans would find many of these computers familiar, such as the Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amiga but others like the Spectrum and Amstrad were more euro-centric. The June 1988 issue includes:

American Issue

• Cover Cassette - Mission Impossible - Full loading instructions for our fabulous four-computer free cassette of the all-time classic Epyx game.


• Inventing the future - The American Revolution started in Boston; now another revolution's under way as the boffins of the Media Lab explore the possibilities of computer-to-human interaction.


• Console Crazy - 4.5 million Nintendo owners can't be wrong; we check out the stateside console scene.


• Simulation Success... - Spectrum Holobyte's brilliant Falcon has won just about every award the Software Publisher's Association had to gihttp://www.megalextoria.comve away. We visited their San Francisco lair to see what other goodies they're cooking up.


• CD Interactive - the future of games? - We've heard a lot of talk, but what is CDI all about? Research & Development teams from Electronic Arts, Activision and Lucasfilm show us what it might look like and predict the future.


• Multi-user U.S.A. - Comms is big, big, big in America. We survey the scene and bring you an in-depth report on Air Warrior - the ultimate in multi-user, real-time air combat.

Specials

• The Third Dimension - No 3D specs needed! ACE takes you right into the screen, to explore the best in isometric 3D games, including such gems as Batman and Knight Lore.


• The Creation - Adventure creators have been around for some time. We look at their background and future, and investigate Incentive's ST Adventure Creator. Is STAC the best of the bunch?

Interface

• News - Dragon's Lair on your ST? We investigate Microdeal's interactive laser disk system. FTL interviewed in San Diego...exclusive interaction with the team that brought you Dungeon Master and Oids.


• Previews - Hot stuff coming your way real soon now.


• Letters - Would you believe it? - they're still writing in about the great Piracy controversy - this one will run and run.


• The Blitter End - We name the winners, and tell a sad tale of what skateboarding can do to OAPs...

Gameplay

• Screen Test - Staggering stuff this month in the zippiest, most authoritative games review section around. Get a load of the latest Archie game Conqueror and Rainbird's stunning Carrier Command.


• Arcade Ace - We review Blasteroids, son of Asteroids, yet another old-timer attempting a 1980s comeback.


• Updates Special - Ace flight sim Falcon finally makes it over here on the PC, perplexing puzzler Deflektor bamboozles its way on to the ST.


• Play By Mail - Reviews of Speculate and Crisis, plus latest news from the world of PBM.


• Tricks 'n' Tactics - Dungeon Master - the complete players' guide, including map of the hall of Champions, a list of extremely useful spells, and a map of the first level. Plus our usual plethora of pokes for the games that need a little attitude adjustment.

...and more!