ISSUE 73 FEBRUARY 1990

CONTENTS

GAME THRILLS

It's action, action all the way with four corking games! We've got Eskimo Eddie, Apache Gold, Egghead, Jason's Gem and your monthly dose of Pokemania!

WIN A SAM!

MGT are giving away one of the very first SAM Coupé machines complete with disk drive!! PLUS! What do Codemasters reckon to the SAM after one day?!

LIVE CIRCUIT

Grapple your grapenuts with Lloyd's Forum, Jetman, Comix, Compo winners and all the news that's fit to print (and some that isn't!)

ARCADES

Corky Caswell goes coin-op crazy and thrashes the alien scum! Tasteful or wot?!

CD SPECCY

Does the CodeMasters CD Games Pack really work? Well, yes it does actually and rather neat it is too!

PREVIEW

Emlyn Hughes! He's a lad, and he's gotta game! Plus loads of other thrills awaiting your screens

NICKO'S TIPS

A wheelin' and a dealin', a duckin' and a divin' and tippin', it's grippin'!! Cos DJ Nicko's here with more cheats, tips'n'tactics to hack through tricky games!

REVIEWS

More games tried, tested and lost in the rubbish that is Nicko's desk! There's Dan Dare III! Test Drive II! Turbo Out Run! X-Out! Gazza's Super Soccer! F-19 Stealth Fighter! Triple Pack! Boxing Manager! Tintin! Pro Tennis Tour!

BUDGET

CodeMasters reveal the new Cartoon Time range and DJ Nicko says 'That's Not All Folks!' and checks out all the other £2.99 games worth spinning!

WIN A TANK!

Really?! Cooooeeee! Plus heaps of games in US Gold's Heavy Metal compo!!

Editor: Oliver Frey Features Editor: Richard Eddy Staff Writer: Mark Caswell Editorial Assistant: Viv Vickress Photography: Michael Parkinson Contributors: Nick Roberts Production Manager: Jonathan Rignall Production Supervisor: Matthew Uffindell Reprographics: Robert Millichamp, Tim Morris, Robb (the Rev) Hamilton, Jenny Reddard Design: David Western, Mark Kendrick, Melvyn Fisher Systems Operator: Ian Chubb Group Advertisement Manager: Neil Dyson Advertisement Sales Executives: Caroline Blake, Christian Testa Assistant: Jackie Morris Group Promotions Executive: Richard Eddy Mail Order: Carol Kinsey

Cover design Oliver Frey