Oli Frey illustration CRASH

Issue 38 March 1987

CRASH 38 cover

DIY

  • WIN A WALKMAN
    The second ADRIAN MOLE game is on its way - your chance to collect a Walkman, a signed copy of the book or the game itself
  • FIREBIRD EXTRAVAGANZA
    A chance to win every SILVER RANGE Spectrum game. Two hundred runners-up collect a copy of THE HELM
  • SHORT CIRCUIT
    Fifty copies of the latest OCEAN game on offer...

FEATURES

  • WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF 1986
    We reveal the outcome of voting in THE 1986 READERS AWARDS
  • FROM THE FANZINE FILE...
    Hannah Smith riffles through the latest offerings from small magazine publishers
  • TAMARA KNIGHT
    Continuing the adventures of a fast-food salesbeing and her companion, LOUSE
  • SMASHBACK'S BACK
    Ben Stone takes another look at some Smashes from 1985
  • THE ART ARTICLE
    Bernie Drummond, the artist behind BATMAN, tells all to Lee Paddon. We get the latest news on MATCH DAY II into the bargain!

Not quite the Ides of March, but 26th March is a significant date; look out for the April CRASH on that day!

REGULARS

  • EDITORIAL
  • NEWS INPUT
    A few words on the latest techno-toys soon to be in the shops, news on a couple of takeovers and the usual mix of reportage
  • FEAR AND LOATHING
    Hunter S Minson continues his quest for food
  • LLOYD MANGRAM'S FORUM
    Pondering the state of his garden, Lloyd gets down to another batch of written opinions
  • CRASH COURSE
    Rosetta continues her peregrinations through the Blackboard Jungle
  • RESULTS GALORE!
    The Competition Minion catches up with most of the Christmas backlog
  • LUNAR JETMAN
    More frantic fun with our comic hero
  • HANNAH SMITH'S PLAYING TIPS
    Gearing herself up for something big next month, Hannah gets down to business
  • PBM MAILBOX
    The Diplomatic Directory expands
  • LLOYD MANGRAM'S HALL OF SLIME
    Yet more gore
  • PHILIPPA IRVING'S FRONTLINE
    Philippa fights for, and wins, extra space for strategists this month!
  • TECH NICHE
    Messrs Frey and Bates look at a DISCIPLE and more musical add-ons, respectively
  • TECH TIPS
    Simon catches up with his post and takes a close look at a Plus 2 book from MELBOURNE HOUSE
  • DEREK BREWSTER'S ADVENTURE TRAIL
    The first commercially-produced adventures written on the GRAPHIC ADVENTURE CREATOR come Derek's way
  • CRASH HOTLINE AND ADVENTURE CHARTS
  • PREVIEWS
    We kick off this month with a look at the latest game from the team that brought you BATMAN...

REVIEWS

  • PUBLISHERS Roger Kean, Oliver Frey, Franco Frey
  • Publishing Executive/Editor Graeme Kidd
  • Sub Editor Ciarán Brennan
  • Staff Writers Lloyd Mangram, Lee Paddon, Hannah Smith
  • Adventure Editor Derek Brewster
  • Strategy Editor Philippa Irving
  • Tech Tipster Simon Goodwin
  • Contributing Writers Jon Bates, Brendon Kavanagh, John Minson
  • Production Controller David Western
  • Art Director Gordon Druce
  • Illustrator Oliver Frey
  • Production Seb Clare, Tim Croton,
    Mark Kendrick, Tony Lorton, Nick Orchard,
    Michael Parkinson, Cameron Pound,
    Jonathan Rignall, Matthew Uffindell
  • Advertisement Manager Roger Bennett
  • Advertisement Assistant Nick Wild
  • Subscriptions Denise Roberts
  • Mail Order Carol Kinsey

Cover by Oliver Frey

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  • Agent Orange A&F
  • Annals of Rome PSS
  • Apache Gold Incentive
  • Bazooka Bill Melbourne House
  • Brian Clough's Football Fortunes CDS
  • Butch Hard Guy Advance
  • Dodgy Geezers Melbourne House
  • Explorer Electric Dreams
  • Feud Bulldog
  • Fist II Melbourne House
  • Forgotten City Hawk
  • Greyfell Starlight
  • Jail Break Konami
  • Judge Dredd Melbourne House
  • Landfall on Rollus Clwyd Adventure Software
  • League Challenge Atlantis
  • Little Computer People Activision
  • Loco Alligata
  • Masters of the Universe US Gold
  • Mega Bucks Firebird
  • Nuclear Countdown Atlantis
  • Ranarama Hewsons
  • Scalextric Leisure Genius
  • Silent Service Microprose
  • Tempest Electric Dreams
  • Tenth Frame US Gold
  • Wibstars A&F
  • Winter Wonderland Incentive