ISSUE 83 DECEMBER 1990

CONTENTS

GAME THRILLS

Get moving and grooving with Technician Ted (Hewson!) Virus (Silverbird)! Egghead 2 (Powertape)! Shurikan (Powertape)! St. Dragon demo (Storm)! and a game busting dose of Pokemania!

TURTLES MEGA COMPO!

Cowabunga, dudes! We've got Turtle Power and a huge stack of brilliant prizes to give away! Like, awesome!

CRASHTIONNAIRE

Join the CRASH board of directors and shape the future of CRASH (and win a few prizes to boot!).

PREVIEW

Look out! They're comin' at ya! A host of games action hoping for chart success soon!

S'AMAZING!

Gotta Coupé? Yeah! Got some software? Nah! DJ Nicko checks out the best SAM Coupé fanzines on disk!

LIVE CIRCUIT

Jetman's having two-page trouble with the Teenage Mutant Headbanger Budgies! Plus: Lloyd digs deep in the mailbag, the CRASH newshounds go barking up the right tree, there's the entry form for the Panto Compos and this month's prize winners!

HYPERMARKET

Shopping by mall for the hottest games and accessories around!

DJ NICKOS TIPS!

It's not a hacking squad, it's a flipping great army of tricks, tips and tactics to help you beat the toughest players around!

REVIEWS

The first instalment of games skiing into the shops for Christmas! Smashes this month are NARC, Shadow of the Beast, Kwik Snax and Magicland Dizzy.

JOIN UP & SAVE!

A FREE Ocean game goes to everyone who takes up the latest subscription offer! Plus: find out what's going down in the next glittering issue of CRASH!

Editor: Oliver Frey Features Editor: Richard Eddy Staff Writers: Mark Caswell, Nick Roberts, Lloyd Mangram Art Editor: Mark Kendrick Photography: Michael Parkinson Production and Circulation Director: Jonathan Rignall Systems Operator: Paul (Charlie) Chubb Reprographics: Matthew Uffindell (Supervisor), Robb Hamilton, Robert Millichamp, Tim Morris, Jeni Reddard, Lisa McCourt Group Advertisement Manager: Judith Bamford Advertisement Sales Executive: George Keenan Advertisement Production: Jackie Morris (Supervisor), Jo Lewis Group Promotions Executive: Richard Eddy Mail Order: Carol Kinsey Subscriptions: Caroline Edwards Systems Manager: Ian Chubb

Cover design and illustration by Oliver Frey