Oli Frey illustration CRASH

Issue No. 25 February 1986

CRASH 25 cover

DIY

  • WIN A CRAZY DAY OUT
    Mastertronic are offering a fun time for the lucky winner of this little competition. An all-expenses paid day out with their office loonies
  • GLADIATOR COMPETITION
    No, you don’t actually have to fight it out, but you could win some original artwork in Domark’s competition this month
  • BANG!
    WEST BANK sweatshirts up for grabs in Gremlin Graphics Wild West comp. Design a Baddie and wrap up warm

FEATURES

  • DURELL IN DEPTH
    A visit to Taunton reveals the secrets and people behind CRITICAL MASS and SABOTEUR amongst other things...
  • WAY OF THE EXPLODING TIGER?
    Sean Masterson nips up to Sheffield to find out what Gremlin Graphics are up to
  • OFF AT A TANGENT
    We look over the shoulders of Charlie Fotheringham Grunes as he follows up the success of NODES OF YESOD in ARC OF YESOD
  • SOMEBODY’S MOTHER
    System 3 are about to unleash their next product. Arcade action inside someone’s head, with TWISTER, Mother of...
  • SMALL, ROUND AND WITH NO SHARP EDGES
    That’s the husband and wife team that is Microsphere, the people behind the SKOOL games. Charles Cohen goes calling

Remember Remember the 27th February — no, we’ll save that one for November. Meanwhile, the March issue’s out on 27th February

REGULARS

  • EDITORIAL
  • NEWS INPUT
    Not so much Merely Mangram, more Mainly Minson. John’s been busy attending launches. Or should that be lunches?
  • LLOYD MANGRAM’S FORUM
  • CRASH COURSE
    Rosetta McLeod continues her peregrinations (LMLWD) in the educational world
  • LUNAR JETMAN
    The double dose of Jetman we promised you in the Christmas Special. It just arrived too late for last issue and was therefore early for this one...
  • PLAYING TIPS
    Is Robin going to get his new logo? These and other questions are answered amongst the POKES, hints and cheats this issue
  • ADVENTURE TRAIL
    Derek Brewster starts the New Year with a Smash — MINDSHADOW — and has something to say about fancy loaders
  • SIGNPOST
    Signstumps, the Adventures hints corner is here to stay. Another Superhero too, lurks amongst the adventure letters
  • CRASH HOTLINE AND ADVENTURE CHART
  • TECH NICHE
    A round up of packages that extend Sinclair BASIC, a look at a new Forth add on and lots of bits and bobs that can do your Spectrum good
  • COMPETITION RESULTS
    Only one competition this time — the SCOOBY DOO results. Sadly, the game has been postponed indefinitely, but there are still some nice prizes on offer
  • FRONTLINE
    Battling it out on your computer, Sean hasn’t got any violent games this month, so delves into the world of commerce

REVIEWS

See all reviews for this issue at zxspectrumreviews.co.uk

Publishing Executive Roger Kean
Editor Graeme Kidd
Technical Editor Franco Frey
Adventure Editor Derek Brewster
Strategy Editor Sean Masterson
Software Reviewers Gary Liddon, Paul Sumner, Ben Stone, Michael Dunn, Charlie Heyman
Staff Writer Lloyd Mangram
Contributing Writers Robin Candy, Simon Goodwin, Paul Gardner, Charles P Cohen, John Minson, Rosetta McLeod
Art Editor Oliver Frey
Art Director Dick Shiner
Production Controller David Western
Production Gordon Druce, Tony Lorton, Bryan Clements
Process camera Matthew Uffindell
Photographer Cameron Pound
Client Liaison John Edwards
Subscription Manager Denise Roberts
Mail Order Carol Kinsey

Cover by Oliver Frey

  • 1985 Mastertronic
  • Ancient Quests Mirrorsoft
  • Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing Activision
  • Computer Wordsearch Softfirm
  • Deathwake Quicksilva
  • Graham Gooch’s Test Cricket Audiogenic
  • Gunfright Ultimate
  • Just Imagine Central Solutions
  • Learn to Read 1-5 Sinclair/MacMillan
  • Mikie Imagine
  • Mindshadow Activision
  • Robin of Sherlock Silversoft
  • Romper Room Beyond
  • Runestone Firebird
  • Soul of a Robot Mastertronic
  • Squirt David F Todd
  • Sweevo’s World Gargoyle Games
  • Timequest Scorpio
  • The Trading Game Reelax Games
  • Typerope Mastertronic
  • West Bank Gremlin Graphics
  • Yie Ar Kung Fu Imagine
  • Zoids Martech