THE 64K SPECTRUM
We get an early look at a cunning new add-on from Mikro-Gen which will lead to bigger games on your machine.COMPUTER RENTALS LIMITED
Roger Kean zooms off to get the inside story of CRL, the people behind ROCKY HORROR SHOW, the game, amongst other things...PULL OUT POSTER
With all these fighting games on the Spectrum, Oliver Frey decided it was time to give you all a treat.THE STUFF OF LEGEND
John Peel agrees to give Jeremy Spencer the Scoop on KOMPLEX CITY — but he has to work for it!THE SINCLAIR STORY
Part Five looks at the C5, and includes a mini-review.BEHIND THE MIRROR
John Minson peeks into Mirrorsoft, part of Robert Maxwell’s empire — now not the only bit which involves the Spectrum!A BIT OF FUN
See for yourself...ON THE COVER
This month’s featured artist is RICH SHENFIELD, who was with Quicksilva in the early days.
MONTY GOES RUNNING
So could you, in a designer track suit in this Gremlin Graphic competition.LEISURE GENIUS OFFER MONOPOLY AND CLEUDO
A chance to win two of the better boardgames to play on and with your rubber-keyed chumWAY OF THE EXPLODING FIST
Bang! Your chance to pick up one of a hundred copies of this fighting extravaganza from Melbourne HouseCRASH QUIZ
Something a little different this month...ARNHEM
We spare you the ignominy of winning Angus Ryall, and have persuaded CCS to offer 50 copies of their wargame Arnhem insteadThe next issue of CRASH will be on sale from 29 August. Make sure you get a copy, and we won’t sulk. Deal?
EDITORIAL
plus indexes to advertisers and games reviewedNEWS INPUT
A quick look at what’s happeningCRASH FORUM
In which Lloyd looks at your literary works...PLAYING TIPS
Robin Candy shows you how, and announces the results for the mega-brill Pokes Competition. Also a map of SHADOWFIRE in Glorious Olicolour, and DYNAMITE DAN cartography.CRASH HOTLINE AND ADVENTURE CHART
LLOYD MANGRAM’S HALL OF SLIME
More mutilated mug-shots, gore and high scoresADVENTURES OF JETMAN
Spaceship trouble for our hero in his quest for the Eye of OktupTECH NICHE
Our Swiss Technical Editor takes a look at the TIMEX 2068, from Portugal, while we provide an overview of BASIC Compiler programs from EnglandADVENTURE TRAIL
Derek gets involved in the world of espionage, and one or two other strange worlds to boot...SIGNPOST
Help and tips on adventures, together with your letters and an invitation to become a SUPERHERO!CRASH COURSE
Once more into the background jungle with our intrepid Educational Software ReviewerRESULTS
In which your ’umble Competition Minion sorts his mail.
- Publishing Executive Roger Kean
- Editor Graeme Kidd
- Technical Editor Franco Frey
- Art Editor Oliver Frey
- Production Designer David Western
- Software Editor Jeremy Spencer
- Adventure Editor Derek Brewster
- Strategy Reviewer Angus Ryall
- Staff Writer Lloyd Mangram
- Contributing Writers Matthew Uffindell, Chris Passey, Robin Candy, Ben Stone, John Minson, Mark Hamer
- Client Liaison John Edwards
- Subscription Manager Denise Roberts
- Mail Order Carol Kinsey
Cover by Oliver Frey
REVIEWS
- Action Biker Mastertronic
- The Antagonists Addison-Wesley
- Baba Liba Silversoft
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Hill McGibbon
- Chemistry Merit/Cloud 9
- Confidential Radar Games
- The Covenant PSS
- Cylu Firebird
- Fourth Protocol Hutchinson
- Frank Bruno’s Boxing Elite
- French Vocabulary Rose Software
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood Ocean
- Go To Hell 666 Software
- Hypersports Imagine
- Jet Set Willy II Software Projects
- Juggernaut CRL
- Jungle Jumble Clever Clogs (APS)
- Monopoly Leisure Genius
- Mordon’s Quest Melbourne House
- Nodes Of Yesod Odin
- Party Time Clever Clogs (APS)
- Paws Artic
- Picture Logic Addison Wesley
- Pipeline CSM
- Postman Pat’s Trail Game Longman
- Profanation Gremlin Graphics
- Rocco Gremlin Graphics
- Roly Poly Goes To Hospital David Todd Software
- Saimazoom Silversoft
- Science Clever Clogs (APS)
- Spy vs Spy Beyond