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Amstrad Computer User (June 1989)

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Cover of the June 1989 issue of Amstrad Computer User


Amstrad Computer User is a magazine published in the U.K. in the 1980s and 1990s that covered the Amstrad CPC line of computers. The June 1989 issue includes:

Regulars

  • News - Bomber announced by Vektor Grafx; 3-inch disk shortage; Gilbert - Escape to Drill released; Activision UK starts recorded message hint line; arcade conversion of Timescanner by Sega announced; Shinobi coming soon from Virgin Mastertronic;
  • Neon Zone - A look at the latest arcade games including Tetris from Atari, Metal Hawk from Namco, NARC from Williams, Super Off Road from American Leland Corporation, Ikari Warriors III, and Double Dragon II.

  • Applications Advice - Reader questions answered about expanding the CPC 464, the best printer deals, drawing boxes in Protext, using a Shinwa CPA80 printer with the 6128, solving line noise problems when using modems, and more.

  • Hairy Hacker - Hacks and cheats for various games including Arkanoid II, Destructo, Short Circuit, Alien 8, Enduro Race, and more.

  • Meltdown - Reviews of the latest games and budget releases including Gary Lineker's Hot Shot, A Question of Sport, Arcade Music, BMX Simulator II, Skweek, Pacland, Emlyn Hughes' International Soccer, Crazy Cars II, Premier II, and Rockstar.

  • Letters - Letters from readers about 'A Rock Star Hate My Hamster', protecting master disks, Afterburner high scores, transferring files between the CPC 6128 and PCW 8256, and more.

Cover Story

  • Skweek - A detailed look at this action puzzle game published by U.S. Gold.



Table of Contents from the June 1989 issue of Amstrad Computer User


Programming

  • Lizting - This type-in game includes four versions of Solitaire: Klondyke, Spaces, Accordian, and Poker Solitaire.

  • 10 Liners - Short type-in programs that include a graphics demo, message display, and more.

Features

  • Micro-Scope - A look at the disk operating systems required to use the various 'magadrive' disk drives available for the CPC including Rodos, ROMDOS, and RAMDOS.

  • Play It By Ear - A guide to producing music on the Amstrad CPC.

  • Printer Review - A review of the Citizen HPQ-45 24-pin dot matrix printer.

  • Lock, Stock, and Barrel - A look at Stock Control, a program for CP/M on the CPC6128 that keeps track of stock.

  • Fun School II - A collection of educational games for kids up to 8 years old.

  • Company Profile - A look at Microprose whose latest games include Airborne Ranger among others.



Back cover of the June 1989 issue of Amstrad Computer User


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