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The MagazineforCommodore and Commodore Amiga Users

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Software Reviews

64 & 128

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DECEMBER 1988, Volume9, Number12

FEATURES

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COMING ATTRACTIONS 92

In parttwo, John looksat upcomingreleasesfromveterans like in

Mediagenic family, SubLogic and SS! as well as soon-to-be-

released titles from newcomers like Silent Software and First

Software.

byJohnJermaine

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SOFTWARE ON THE COVER

1. Animation: Apprentice by Hash Enterprises

2. Sporting News Baseball by Epyx, Inc.

3. Robot Readers by Hilton Android Corp.

4. Skate or Die by Electronic Arts

5. Superbase Professional by Precision Software, Inc.

6. Flight Simulator2 by SubLogic

7. Moebius by Origin

8. BlackjackAcademy by Microlllusions

9. Mightand Magic by Mediagenic

10. Battledroidz by DataSoft

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COVERSTORY

BUYER'S GUIDE TO THE BEST OF 1988

Our reviewers pick the best hardware and software products

released during the year forthe Commodore 64, 128 and Amiga.

REVIEWS

64 AND 128 SOFTWARE REVIEWS

The Games: Winter Edition fayScoffA May

Force 7 byMark Cotone

Impossible Mission 2 byJeffery Scott Hall

Paperclip Publisher byBobGuerra

Dragon's Lair byMark Cotone

AMIGA SOFTWARE REVIEWS

Vampire's Empire byJeffery Scott Hall

Softwood File IISG byErvin Bcbo

Spellbound byGary V Fields

WordPtex byGary V. Fields

Ebonstar byGraham Kinsey

DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS

AMIGA UPDATE

Amiga Public Domain byGraham Kinsey

Allen Hastings: Film Maker byMatthew Leeds

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TIPS & TRICKS

Hints for Fun and Utility

Compiledby Louis F. Sander

Gold Mine

Compiledby Louis F. Sander

128 MODE

A Plethora of 128 Stuff byMarkJordan

GRAPHICS CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT

PUMPING GEOS

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CREATIVE COURSEWARE

The "Power On" Report byHowardMiltman

PROGRAMMING

Pokeless Sprites byJared Groth

Introducing Amiga CLI Part 3 by Mike Rivers

A Beginner's Guide to Disk Files byMarkJordan

PROJECTS

Sound Digitizer II byJohn lovine

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Downloading Help byRobert W. Baker

HOW TO ENTER PROGRAMS

122

ADVENTURE ROAD

Staying Alive byShayAddams

MAGAZINE ENTRY PROGRAMS

124

ADVERTISERS1 INDEX

128

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