Issue No. 34 November 1986

REGULARS

• EDITORIAL
  
• NEWS
  A quick peek at a few last minute arrivals on the games front, a launch party with a difference plus a bit more...
• FEAR AND LOATHING
  Hunter S is back... with a vengeance!
• LLOYD MANGRAM’S FORUM
  A monster helping of your views and opinions — how does Lloyd find the time with the imminent launch of a new magazine that bears his initials?
• CRASH COURSE
  Further educational delving from Rosetta
• RESULTS
  Catching up with the winners from Issue 31
• HANNAH SMITH’S PLAYING TIPS
  Another octet of tip-heavy pages...
• SEAN MASTERSON’S FRONTLINE
  A Napoleonic Smash this month, together with a report on Games Day and a letter or two
• DEREK BREWSTER’S ADVENTURE TRAIL
  Derring do in the land of adventure
• SIGNSTUMPS
  Helpful hints for adventurers in distress together with the usual mix of opinion and advice
• PBM MAILBOX
  Brendon starts up a Corps of Diplomats!
• LLOYD MANGRAM’S HALL OF SLIME
  The saga of High Score continues...
• THE CRASH HOTLINE AND ADVENTURE CHARTS
  
• LUNAR JETMAN
  Does our hero escape the grasp of the power crazed Loony Parrot?
• TECH NICHE
  Jon Bates gets to grips with the MUSIC MACHINE from RAM ELECTRONICS
• TECH TIPS
  Mr Goodwin has lots to say about sampling sounds this month
• MERELY MANGRAM
  Previews without Lloyd this month — he’s been busy! Still seven pages worth, though

FEATURES

• THE GENESIS UPDATE
  Ace games designer Jon Eggelton goes to a marketing meeting and we preview KAT-TRAP. (Exclusively, but we don’t crow about things like that...)
• FROM MAZIACS TO TRAPDOOR
  Bill Scolding has a long chat with Don Priestly, author of some very respectable tie-ins
• HEWSONS EXTRAVAGANZA
  A good look at a trio of games on their way from HEWSONS

DIY

• LURKING BELOW GROUND
  TRAPDOOR goofies on offer in this creepy-crawly designing competition
• ASTERIX
  Collect a complete set of ASTERIX books and a good few games, courtesy of MELBOURNE HOUSE
• MINION SELF DEFENCE
  Copies of THE EDGE’S Christmas games on offer, plus SHAO LIN books
• MORE SELF DEFENCE
  This time in the guise of Judo. MARTECH has been talking to BRIAN JACKS about Judo, and the outcome is UCHI MATA. Win a copy...
• DAN DARE — PILOT OF THE PRESENT
  A host of DAN DARE presents on offer from VIRGIN GAMES

Get ready for the Christmas Rush — book early for your December issue: on the streets on November 20th

REVIEWS

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

PUBLISHERS Roger Kean, Oliver Frey, Franco Frey
Publishing Executive / Editor Graeme Kidd
Staff Writers Lee Paddon, Lloyd Mangram, Hannah Smith
Adventure Editor Derek Brewster
Strategy Editor Sean Masterson
Tech Tipster Simon Goodwin
Contributing Writers Jon Bates, Brendon Kavanagh, Rosetta McLeod, John Minson
Production Controller David Western
Art Director Dick Shiner
Illustrators Ian Craig, Oliver Frey
Production Gordon Druce, Tony Lorton, Cameron Pound, Jonathan Rignall, Matthew Uffindell
Advertisement Manager Roger Bennett
Advertisement Assistant Nick Wild
Subscriptions Denise Roberts
Mail Order Carol Kinsey

CRASH ABC FIGURE:
101,843 Total
97,992 UK and EIRE

• Aftershock Interceptor
• Asterix Melbourne House
• Bombscare Firebird
• Bump Set Spike Mastertronic
• Captain Kelly Quicksilva
• Conquestador Melbourne House
• Deactivators Ariolasoft
• Dragon’s Lair Software Projects
• Fat Worm Blows a Sparky Durell
• Glider Rider Quicksilva
• Happiest Days of Your Life Firebird
• Hardball Advance
• HRH 8th Day
• Kai Temple Firebird
• L’Affaire Vera Cruz Infogrames
• Lightforce Gargoyle Games
• Miami Vice Bug Byte

• Moron Atlantis
• Napoleon at War CCS
• Nightmare Rally Ocean
• Ole Toro Americana
• Olli and Lissa Firebird
• Prodigy Electric Dreams
• Pub Games Alligata
• Return To Oz US Gold
• Storm Mastertronic
• Street Hawk Ocean
• Thingy and the Doodahs Firebird
• Thrust Firebird
• Time Trax Mind Games
• Trailblazer Gremlin Graphics
• TT Racer Digital Integration
• Video Poker Mastertronic