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BRITAIN'S BEST-SELLING MAGAZINE FOR THE AMSTRAD The newfc 128 Plus 45 and GX4000 console can't load our covertape, but we can offer you a special money-off deal on the latest cartridge software. Check out the AA Special Offers section for more DISK OWNERS Want a disk version of the AA covertape? No problem! See the tape pages Easy as ABC Donald Duck teaches tots the alphabet in Disney Software's new series Chsjga wiiAytiup fiws^ytijiy NARC The arcade action thriller with the finish. Infiltrate the criminal undferworld - your mission is to seek out and destroy the king pin of the MR BIG CORPORATION - if you get that far. /You'll have to outwit his enormous army of body guards gangs of charisma-bypass patients in trench coats, the bullet brain with the build of a rhinoceros and the breath of a dung beetle, packs of vicious canine yappies, the psychotic clown wfth an evil sense of humour - you'll (fie, but not laughing! Then there's the gas guzzling cadHiac jock - a cool specimen, elbow hanging on the door rail, a serious looking piece in his hand and ready to blow you away as he rolls down main street leaving you coughing lead. It's not all bad! You've got a chopper to back you up, a mean, shiny street machine, some heavy metal hardware and some pretty neat moves. And what about the king pin did I say he was Mr. Big? No, he's MR BIG! FOR THE The Arcade; Mia I.IIiihMn Y the bright iignfs of "frigged terrain of the mission-iUfrlrack down, the dangerous It's fASTER- explosive youAuleting through various terrato - hold the ine or plough the fields! It's TOUGHER - the criminals wield some heavy hardware - hut so do you! You can shoot but you must dodge their flak heavy gunfire, trucks unloading their cargo onto your bonnet it's the meanest pursuit game to hit the micro screen. The extra features wfll leave you gasping for extended play weather changes, bodyguard squads, grenade lobbing bikers, gun-choppers just play it! we dare you to stop! AVAILABLE FOR YOUR: SPECTRUM • AMSTRAD mxAAAonnRF AXAI^A ATARI QT 1 I " -i 1 - ! m a You are wawn to ftekai incorporated, a unique travel service sjrsMrim In * implanting fantasies into the minds of those who desire to turn their dreams into THE EGO TRIP OF A LIFETIME Experience the horror as your dreams turn into hideous nightmares. Suddenly your every move is monitored by would-be sssasins. You discover the surreal truth - You're not you - you're me. You must travel to Mars to dfecover your true identity - your mission is now a journey of non-stop action, strange mutants, futuristic vehicles and a starting array of weaponry al captured hi superbly executed graphics and a game play that compflments the success of the year's top movie. © 1990 CAROLCO PICTURES INC. OFTWARE ACTION 1' • -s • Pf» Ml THE FUTURE OF Aw v ENFORCEMENT, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM *%0R IMPROVEMENT. The future is a rough place Detroit is a bankrupt dty torn apart by the decadent forces of the Old Man and Ms corrupt corporation. H you want to die - then walk the streets, if you want to live - then _ pray for the return of Robocop! jHjRobocop 2 has justice m mind a kind of Justice C ' only he can deliver! Take on Detroit's evl ITT mastermind and his mega-corporation in some of jo | the most action-packed scenes ever devised for ^maximum entertainment value. Detroit Is falling apart - It's time to put it all back together! —HE'S RACK TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT Ur; ROBOCOP TM & if 1990 ORION PICTURES CORP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OCEAN SOFTWARE LTD, 6 CENTRAL STREET, MANCHESTER, M2 5NS. TEL: 061 832 6633. FAX: 061 834 0650 [...]... order from the company AMSTRAD ACTION IE ADVANCED OCP JSTUDIO Simply the best art program around for the Amstrad! Comprehensive and easy to use, it's packed with features SWITCHBLADE and is icon driven Explore and kick your way The package normally through a huge underground world The retails for £22.99 but console classic makes its way onto the this special AA version ordinary Amstrad - with startling... score;:dropi0:a=x: b=y:GOTO-230 AA AMSTRAD ACTION is T l HNICAL HELP G ot any technical queries? Are you stumped by your computer? AA's very own technical wizard ADAM WARING will attempt to sort it out for you Or maybe you want to pass on some tip you've discovered to the rest o f us? (Send us a good iin and you could be in line for a £25 mail order voucher!) Write to: Forum, Amstrad Action, Beauford Court, 30... style around J V AMSTRAD ACTION 35 O ACTION TEST h no, it's the attack of the killer bal- _T_CJJ_E: _L U U loons! Get this The Earth is being W? attacked by large, bouncy balls The W ' ' only thing standing between civilisation y and domination by hordes of quivering gasbags (no, not the SDP) is YOU Pang is a conversion of a smash arcade game Fans of the arcade are just going to love the Amstrad console... giant W H Smith is considering dropping full price Spectrum and Amstrad games A Smiths spokesperson, however, told AA that this wasn't the case: "Due to declining sales W H Smith will be reducing the range in a number of stores, but will continue to stock the Spectrum and Amstrad software." The bit about "depressing sales" is bad news for Amstrad fans, but at least the format is still being supported... more CPCs than Plus machines, so probably it's just tough! That aside, Amstrad has also, in my opinion, done the wrong thing What Amstrad' should have done is released a console for the price it is now with built-in stereo speakers and sound, built in a plug-into-telly option or CTM644 monitor option and then concentrated on other Amstrads such as PCs The Plus range should never have happened The old... moment, the Amstrad range is designed for those who buy a GX4000 and then decide later to experiment with more than just games These people can then go and buy a Plus, knowing that all the cartridge games they've spent out on will run on this machine too Your comments about the Plus machines are interesting, but I doubt they'd be practical Amstrad has taken on a big job launching the I agree that Amstrad' s... CP/M utility disk ^ ^ ^ ^ E Burton Barrowby You can buy a copy of the CP/M utilities disk (and indeed many other Amstrad ^ spare parts) from: CPC Components Ltd, 194-200 North Road, HHflMi Preston, Lancashire PR1 1YP Tel: 0772 555034 It'll set you back £17.62 including VAT and postage AMSTRAD ACTION TECHNICAL HELP A A cable t o o far I have some important questions to ask: 1 Can a Multiface II & disk... interests you try An Introduction to Programming the Amstrad CPC464 and 664 by R A and J W Penfold (ISBN 0 85934 128 3) priced at £2.50 If you're interested in getting a disk drive then read Using Amstrad CPC Disc Drives by J W Penfold (ISBN 0 85934 163 1) priced £2.95 or if you want to do some word processing try Some Simple Applications of the Amstrad CPCs for Writers by W Simister (ISBN 0 85934... MANUAL OF GRAPHOLOGY Price £49.95 inc VAT a n d P & P All programs available for IBM'PC & compatibles, ail Amstrad PC's, Amstrad P C W s Atari Amtga CPC 6128 (unless otherwise stated) Perm-Master also available for C o m m o d o e r e f 28 disk Coursemaster a n d Pooismaster a s o available for all Amstrad CPC's, all Spectrums and C 6 4 & 128 COMPETITION RULES E v e r y p u r c h a s e m a d e q u a l... July 1991 AMSTRAD ACTION ON TEST DOMARK W U £14.99 cass, £19.99 disk inning Team is a compilation of Tengen coin-op conversions The selection is fairly varied, but how did the games rate? Each of the titles w a s a classic in the arcades, Tengen/Atari being famous for high quality coin-ops So, five games for twenty quid, is it the bargain it seems? T h e weird Atari puzzle game hit t h e Amstrad a . 1991 issue, AMSTRAD ACTION said: "Without doubt the most complete word processor available for the CPC Protext is very much a professional quality program." AMSTRAD ACTION speed. This issue of Amstrad Action has been on the telly! Gosh, fame at last. We're soiling autographed copies at £29.95, by the way Vorsprung durch Fritz 1991 July AMSTRAD ACTION r HAMMERFIST. damned fine. Let's hope the Amstrad version is too. arcade screen shots. They'll be making their way to your Amstrad fairly soon. IRON LORD 1991 AMSTRAD ACTION 92%. The emember Iron