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8 SPECTRAXX ISSUE NO.1 7 ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE? 7 ;"PRESS ANY KEY FOR THE NEXT PAGE." 7 ;"PRESS - 6 TO READ AGAIN"; 3 TO DESTROY PROGRAM" 2 UUuUUUUUUU 2 TO DESTROY THE PROGRAM" 1 wwwwwwwwww[ 1 UUuUUUU]UU 1 UUUUUUUWUU 1 UUUUUUUUUw[ 1 UUUUUUUUUwZ 1 UUUUUUUUUUZ 1 UUUUUUUUUUR 1 UTILITY NO.1 1 THATS IT! THE END! FINITO! DONE!#THE LOT! NO MORE! ABSOLUTELY ALL#GONE! WELL,MAYBE NOT YET,THERES#STILL THE MAPS SECTION TO GO.#HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE MAG.IF YOU#DID,WHY NOT WRITE AND TELL US#(OR EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T).REMEMBER#WE ARE ONLY A POOR LITTLE MAG,#WE DON'T HAVE MANY LUXURIES SUCH#AS POKES,LETTERS,PROGRAMS,TIPS#AND ALL THAT,SO WHY NOT MAKE AN#EDITOR VERY HAPPY AND SEND US A#FEW? WE'RE ALWAYS GLAD TO HEAR#FROM YOU! ALSO,THE NEXT ISSUE OF#SPECTRAXX WILL BE ON RELEASE#FROM THE 1ST OF OCTOBER,WE#LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU#THEN.NOW,I LEAVE YOU WITH OUR#ADDRESS.BYE! LEE TONKS (ED.) 1 Spectraxx Tape Magazine 1 STORMBRINGER 1 SPECTRAXX ISSUE 1...EDITORIAL...#WELCOME TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF#SPECTRAXX, THE BEST SPECTRUM#TAPE MAGAZINE AROUND! EVERY#ISSUE OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS WILL#TRY AND BRING YOU THE VERY BEST#IN COMPUTER NEWS, REVIEWS,#UTILITIES AND PLAYING TIPS, AS#WELL AS A FEW SURPRISES.#AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ACTION#PACKED INLAY CARD, WE'VE A LOT#TO GET THROUGH THIS ISSUE,SO I#WON'T HOLD IT UP ANY LONGER!#ENJOY THE MAG....LEE TONKS (ED) 1 SABOTEUR 2 1 REVIEWS 1 PLAYING TIPS 1 Lee Tonks + team 1 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 1 BUBBLE BOBBLE IS A CUTE LITTLE#GAME ABOUT TWO LITTLE BUBBLE#SPITTING DRAGONS AND A LOAD OF#NASTIES.WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS#SIMPLY SPIT BUBBLES AT THE#NASTIES AND THEN BUST THE#BUBBLEISED MONSTER WITH THEIR#SPIKES.THE GAME IS A TAITO#CONVERSION BY FIREBIRD.BUT#BEFORE YOU SIGH AND TURN AWAY IT#IS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD! THE#GRAFIX ARE GOOD AND IT IS SOOOOO#ADDICTIVE! WELL DONE FIREBIRD!#RELEASE-SEPTEMBER PRICE-------- 1 ADVENTURES 1 ADDRESS AND ALL THAT 1 A$=A$+"YOUR TRAVELS.IF YOU WANT EXTRA#PROTECTION AGAINST THE NASTIES,#FIND A DRESSING UNIT AND YOU#WILL BE GIVEN A PROTECTIVE#EXOSKELETON...." 1 A$=A$+"YOU TAKE CONTROL OF THE#SLAPFIGHTER SPACECRAFT WHICH IS#PASSING OVER THE SURFACE OF#ORAC,WHEN IT IS ATTACKED BY#ALIENS.AS YOU FLY OVER THE#PLANET YOU MUST DODGE AND#DESTROY THE OTHER SPACECRAFT AND#GUN INSTALLATIONS BUT BEWARE!#YOUR SLAPFIGHTER HAS ONLY FOUR#LIVES AND YOU MUST BE CAREFUL IF#YOU ARE TO ESCAPE ORAC ALIVE!#DESPITE THE BLURB,SLAPFIGHT IS#REALLY JUST ANOTHER SHOOT EM UP#GAME WITH A TOUCH OF NEMESIS IN#THE SENSE THAT YOU CAN GET EXTRA#BITS TO YOUR SHIP BY COLLECTING#STARS THAT ALIENS LEAVE BEHIND!!#THE GAME IS ACTUALLY VERY#PLAYABLE AND ADDICTIVE BUT......" 1 A$=A$+"THIS IS THE LIMIT! MASTERTRONIC#GAMES ARE OF A HIGHER STANDARD#THAN THIS! THE GRAFIX ARE O.K.#BUT THE GAME IS NEARLY MUTE.#THIS IS MORE LIKE THE TYPE OF#GAME WE EXPECTED IN '84!...AZY.." 1 A$=A$+"HOW CAN HEWSON DO THIS TO ME?#IF I EVER FIND THE AUTHOR OF#THIS GAME I WILL PERSONALLY#MURDER HIM! COUNTLESS NIGHTS#I'VE HAD NO SLEEP BECAUSE I CANT#GET OVER IT! ITS AMAZING! GOOD#GRAFIX,HAH! WELL DONE HEWSON.AZY" 1 A$=A$+"ACTUALLY LOAD THE GAME AND#DISCOVER TWO THINGS. ONE,THE#LOADING SCREEN (WHICH YOU HAVE#JUST SEEN) IS TOTALLY NAFF AND#TWO,THE SCREEN SHOTS ON THE#INLAY ARE ENLARGED!" 1 A$=A$+"#HMM! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK#OF THIS REALLY. THE GAME BEGINS#WITH AN EXCELLENT TUNE BUT......" 1 A$=A$+"##THIS GAME IS JUST SO UNPLAYABLE!#I COULDN'T DO A SOD WITH THE#KEYS THAT WERE DEFINED AND I#COULDN'T EVEN DEFINE MY OWN!#WITH ONLY EIGHT OPPONENTS I SOON#GOT BORED AND I WOULD PREFER TO#PLAY WAY OF THE TIGER ANYDAY! AZY" 1 A$=A$+"##THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS IS JUST#ANOTHER GAME AS FAR AS GAMES GO#BUT THE ONLY THING THAT JUST#ABOUT SAVES IT IS THE LICENCING#DEAL.IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE#FILM THIS WILL MAKE NO SENSE#TO YOU AT ALL! IT ISNT UP TO#SCRATCH WHATSOEVER BUT THE TUNE#IS GOOD!AVOID IF POSSIBLE!..AZY." 1 A$=A$+"##P.S. BY THE WAY,ALL CHEQUES#SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO MARK#TONKS NOT SPECTRAXX! OK?" 1 A$=A$+"##OH NO! ANOTHER ARCADE CONVERSION#FROM IMAGINE. ACTUALLY THIS ONE#IS QUITE GOOD! THE GAME IS VERY#ADDICTIVE AND APART FROM THE#LACK OF SOUND AND A FEW#INVISIBLE BULLETS IS ALMOST#PERFECT. I WOULD RATE THIS#ALONGSIDE WITH THE ALL TIME#CLASSIC SHOOT EM UPS! YAZ." 1 A$="YOUR CASSETTES RETURNING,PLEASE#ENCLOSE A STAMPED ADDRESSED#ENVELOPE WITH YOUR GAME.THE#ADDRESS TO SEND EVERYTHING TO IS#AT THE END OF THE TAPE.#NOW,THE HELPLINE! I HAVE SET#THIS UP BY MAKING A GIGANTIC#FILE OF ALL THE ADVENTURE CLUES#I COULD FIND.IF YOU ARE STUCK IN#SOME ADVENTURE,SEND YOUR PROBLEM#IN AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO#ANSWER IT.IF I CAN'T,I WILL#PRINT THE QUESTION IN THE COLUMN#AND ASK FOR HELP TO BE SENT IN." 1 A$="YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT A FEW#OF THE BLOCKS OF DATA ON THIS#TAPE ARE SHORTER THAN OTHERS,#THEY HAVE NO HEADER.THIS IS TO#SAVE SPACE,BUT IT CAN BE USEFUL#TO STOP HACKERS BREAKING INTO A#PROGRAM.A HEADER IS A SHORT#BLOCK OF DATA THAT TELLS THE#COMPUTER WHAT THE FILE IS CALLED#AND HOW LONG IT IS,ETC.I HAVE#INVENTED A SHORT PROGRAM (ONLY#50 BYTES!)TO SAVE AND LOAD#HEADERLESS PROGRAMS AND (HERES#THE BONUS!)IN THE COLOURS OF#YOUR CHOICE! THE PROGRAM LIVES#IN THE PRINTER BUFFER (23296-#23552) AND IS VERY EASY TO USE." 1 A$="WULFAN THE BARBARIAN - BULLDOG#REVIEW CODE NUMBER - 0000001##YOU ARE THE BRAVE AND NOBLE#WARRIOR WULFAN AND IT IS YOUR#DUTY AS A RIGHTER OF WRONGS TO#SLAY THE WIZARD WITH NO NAME#BEFORE HE AND HIS EVIL MINIONS#DESTROY YOUR WORLD! HIS SLAVES#ARE OUT TO STOP YOU THOUGH, SO#YOU MUST BE QUICK!#ALL THIS GARBAGE IS ACTUALLY A#COVER UP FOR YET ANOTHER 3D#KNIGHT LORE CLONE. THE SCREEN#SHOTS ON THE INLAY LOOK QUITE#PROMISING AT FIRST, UNTIL YOU#" 1 A$="WHILST WEARING THIS YOU WILL BE#INVULNERABLE TO SOME OF THE#WEAKER NASTIES.#WOW! WHAT GRAPHICS,WHAT A GAME!!#YOU MAY THINK THAT I'M GOING ON#A BIT BUT THE GRAPHICS AND#COLOUR ON THIS ARE ABSOLUTELY#AMAZING! WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO#GO WHIZZING OFF ALONG THE#SURFACE OF A PLANET BLOWING#EVERYTHING TO HELL,ESPECIALLY#IF IT'S GRAPHICS ARE AS GOOD AS#EXOLON'S! I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING#WRONG! WELL DONE! YAZ.##" 1 A$="WHEN ALL OF YOUR BIG APPLE IS#GONE,NINJA HAMSTER WILL DIE AND#THE GAME IS OVER. (AHHH! ED.)#GOSH,A CUTE GAME! NINJA HAMSTER#MIXES CUTE,LOVABLE GRAPHICS WITH#THE BEAT EM IN,FIST TYPE GAME#WE HAVE COME TO EXPECT RECENTLY.#UNFORTUNATELY,THERE ARE MILLIONS#OF KEYS AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE#THEM,MAKING THE GAME IMPOSSIBLE#IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOYSTICK.#THERE ARE ONLY EIGHT OPPONENTS#AND THESE REPEAT,SO YOU WILL#SOON GET BORED. AVERAGE. YAZ." 1 A$="TO USE THE SAVE PROGRAM...#YOU MUST KNOW THE LENGTH OF YOUR#BLOCK OF DATA AND WHERE IT LOADS#INTO MEMORY.A SCREEN$ FOR#INSTANCE LOADS INTO MEMORY AT#ADDRESS 16384 AND IS 6912 BYTES#LONG.YOU MUST THEN CONVERT THESE#NUMBERS INTO A FORM THAT THE#COMPUTER UNDERSTANDS LIKE THIS-#TYPE-#RANDOMIZE (NUMBER)#PRINT PEEK 23670,PEEK 23671#THIS WILL PRINT TWO NUMBERS.YOU#MUST POKE THESE NUMBERS INTO THE#CORRECT ADDRESSES.THESE ARE -#START - 23298 AND 23299#LENGTH - 23301 AND 23302#THEN START YOUR TAPE AND TYPE -#RANDOMIZE USR 23296." 1 A$="THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL ITEMS TO#HELP YOU LIKE A JETPAC.#OH DEAR! THIS GAME IS A TOTAL#MESS. IT PUTS PROBE SOFTWARE TO#SHAME AFTER DOING THE EXCELLENT#SLAPFIGHT. THE BACKDROPS ARE#HIGHLY DETAILED,BUT YOUR MEN AND#THE NASTIES ARE ALMOST INVISIBLE#(A BIT LIKE SLAPFIGHT BULLETS!).#THERE IS NO TUNE,BUT THE EFFECTS#ARE QUITE NICE.BAD ONE,#ACTIVISION! YAZ.##QUARTET ISN'T THAT BAD APART#FROM A FEW CRITISISMS,YOU CAN#HARDLY SEE YOUR MAN AFTER LEVEL#ONE! THE SOUND IS PRETTY GOOD#APART FROM THE TUNE 'COS THERE#ISN'T ONE! AN AVERAGE SORT OF#GAME. SWANNY." 1 A$="THE SAME SOUND QUALITY DOESN'T#CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE GAME.#ALSO,ALTHOUGH EACH LEVEL BOASTS#A PRETTY BACKGROUND,THEY ARE ALL#THE SAME IDEA WITH LITTLE#VARIATION,SO YOU WILL SOON GET#BORED.THE SCROLLING ISN'T VERY#GOOD AND SPOILS THE GRAPHICS.#ALTHOUGH IT IS MUCH BETTER THAN#A VIEW TO A KILL,IT'S STILL NOT#UP TO STANDARDS.SORRY DOMARK,#BUT THAT'S HOW IT IS! YAZ." 1 A$="THE LOAD PROGRAM IS VERY MUCH#THE SAME.THE NUMBERS FOR START#AND LENGTH ON THIS ONE ARE -#START - 23324 AND 23325#LENGTH - 23327 AND 23328#TO CHANGE THE COLOURS POKE ANY#TWO NUMBERS (0-255) INTO#ADDRESSES 23330 AND 23335.#TO START THE ROUTINE TYPE -#RANDOMIZE USR 23310." 1 A$="THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS - DOMARK#REVIEW CODE NUMBER - 0000005##YOU'VE READ THE BOOK,YOU'VE SEEN#THE FILM,YOU'VE HEARD THE SONG,#YOU'VE EATEN THE CEREAL,NOW PLAY#THE GAME! THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS#IS DOMARKS ANSWER TO THE NEW#JAMES BOND FILM. YOU STAR AS#JAMES IN A SHOOT EM UP AROUND#THE WORLD.THE GAME FOLLOWS THE#PLOT OF THE FILM VERY WELL,WITH#EIGHT DIFFERENT LEVELS,ALL#DIFFERENT SCENES FROM THE FILM#THE BASIC IDEA IN EACH ON BEING#TO SHOOT AND NOT TO BE SHOT.#ALSO,WATCH OUT FOR THE ARCADE#MACHINE WHICH WILL FOLLOW THE#SAME THEME!" 1 A$="THE FLAW IN THE GAME IS THE FACT#THAT EVERYONE KNOWS...YOU CANT#HAVE ULTRA DETAILED BACKGROUNDS#AND COMPLETELY VISIBLE GRAPHICS!#ACTUALLY THE ONLY GRAPHIC THAT#SUFFERS IS THE BULLETS AS THEY#ARE NEARLY INVISIBLE.THIS#RESULTS IN CRIES OF ~WOT HIT#ME?~ AND SO ON.THE GAME IS GREAT#AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT..AZY.." 1 A$="THE ACTUAL GAME AREA TAKES UP#ONLY HALF OF THE SCREEN,THE#BOTTOM HALF BEING LEFT BLANK#APART FROM MASSIVE WRITING#SHOOTING ALONG IT EVERY NOW AND#THEN. THE GAME IS TOO DIFFICULT!#AS SOON AS A MONSTER SEES YOU,#HE CHASES YOU FROM SCREEN TO#SCREEN,DRAINING YOUR ENERGY#UNTIL YOU DIE! THE INLAY SAYS#THAT YOU CAN KILL MONSTERS BUT#I HAVE YET TO FIND A WEAPON!#ALTOGETHER THE GAME IS RUBBISH#COMPARED TO MASTERTRONICS USUAL#HIGH STANDARD.AVOID! YAZ.##" 1 A$="THATS IT! THE END! FINITO! DONE!#THE LOT! NO MORE! ABSOLUTELY ALL#GONE! WELL,MAYBE NOT YET,THERES#STILL THE MAPS SECTION TO GO.#HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE MAG.IF YOU#DID,WHY NOT WRITE AND TELL US#(OR EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T).REMEMBER#WE ARE ONLY A POOR LITTLE MAG,#WE DON'T HAVE MANY LUXURIES SUCH#AS POKES,LETTERS,PROGRAMS,TIPS#AND ALL THAT,SO WHY NOT MAKE AN#EDITOR VERY HAPPY AND SEND US A#FEW? WE'RE ALWAYS GLAD TO HEAR#FROM YOU! ALSO,THE NEXT ISSUE OF#SPECTRAXX WILL BE ON RELEASE#FROM THE 1ST OF OCTOBER,WE#LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU#THEN.NOW,I LEAVE YOU WITH OUR#ADDRESS.BYE! LEE TONKS (ED.)" 1 A$="TANK FROM OCEAN LOOKS LIKE THE#MOST VIOLENT,DISGUSTING AND#HORRIBLE PIECE OF SOFTWARE EVER!#SOUNDS GREAT ALREADY DOESN'T IT!#IN THIS ARCADE CONVERSION YOU#TAKE CONTROL OF A LARGE TANK#(NOT THE TYPE YOU KEEP GOLDFISH#IN!) AND YOU MUST GO AROUND#BLASTING OTHER TANKS AND RUNNING#OVER PEOPLE TO MAKE NICE SQUISHY#NOISES! THE GRAPHICS ARE VERY#NICE AND THIS LOOKS LIKE YET#ANOTHER WELL DESERVED HIT FOR#OCEAN,OUT SOON PRICED `7.95." 1 A$="SPECTRAXX ISSUE 1...EDITORIAL...#WELCOME TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF#SPECTRAXX, THE BEST SPECTRUM#TAPE MAGAZINE AROUND! EVERY#ISSUE OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS WILL#TRY AND BRING YOU THE VERY BEST#IN COMPUTER NEWS, REVIEWS,#UTILITIES AND PLAYING TIPS, AS#WELL AS A FEW SURPRISES.#AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ACTION#PACKED INLAY CARD, WE'VE A LOT#TO GET THROUGH THIS ISSUE,SO I#WON'T HOLD IT UP ANY LONGER!#ENJOY THE MAG....LEE TONKS (ED)" 1 A$="SLAPFIGHT - IMAGINE#REVIEW CODE NUMBER - 0000002##" 1 A$="SAVING THE ROUTINE...#TO SAVE THE ROUTINE FOR FURTHER#USE SIMPLY TYPE -#SAVE ""NAME"" CODE 23296,50#OR USE THE OPTION AT THE END OF#THIS PROGRAM.GOOD LUCK WITH#YOUR MULTICOLOURED SAVING AND#LOADING! AND SEND ANY UTILITIES#OR LITTLE PROGRAMS YOU WOULD#LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD TO#ME AT THE ADDRESS AT THE END OF#THE TAPE. YAZ!" 1 A$="QUARTET - ACTIVISION#REVIEW CODE NUMBER - 0000003##INTERGALACTIC TERRORISTS HAVE#TAKEN OVER A PLANET AND FILLED#IT WITH CRIMINALS. THIS ISN'T#GOING DOWN TOO WELL WITH THE#INHABITANTS AND SO THE QUARTET#IS CALLED IN. A TEAM OF FOUR#SKILLED COMMANDOS, SPECIALISED#FOR THIS KIND OF JOB. THEIR#NAMES ARE - LEE,(GOOD NAME! ED.)#JOE,EDGAR AND MARY AND YOU MUST#GUIDE THEM THROUGH 99 LEVELS TO#DESTROY ALL OF THE TERRORISTS.#EACH LEVEL HAS A LARGE GUARDIAN#WHICH HOLDS THE KEY TO THE EXIT#AND HE MUST BE DESTROYED ALONG#WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER LESS#IMPORTANT NASTIES." 1 A$="NOW SOME TIPS FOR YOU STORM#BRINGING KNIGHTS.........#1)USE LIMBO AS A STOREROOM!#2)IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE STAYING#ALIVE A BRASS OBJECT FROM A TREE#MAY BE HELPFUL!!#3)USE RACHEL'S HELP AND BINARY#LOGIC TO GO STARGAZING!!!#4)ENERGY'S GOTTA LOTTA BOTLE!!!#5)A HELPFUL HORN CAN BE GAINED#IF YOU CAST A SPELL ON A FOREST#FLOWER.#6)ROBIN,AN ARROW AND AN EGG#COULD GET RID OF A BIG HEADACHE!" 1 A$="NINJA HAMSTER - CRL#REVIEW CODE NUMBER - 0000006##AFTER MANY YEARS ABROAD#(PRESUMABLY ON A PACKAGE DEAL TO#SPAIN AND THE PLANE WAS#DELAYED! ED.) NINJA HAMSTER#RETURNS TO HIS HOMELAND ONLY TO#DISCOVER THAT IT HAS BEEN TAKEN#OVER BY VARIOUS OTHER NASTY#ANIMALS.SKILLED IN KUNG FU,OUR#HERO DECIDES TO TAKE ON THE#ENEMY ALONE AND FREE HIS VILLAGE#FROM THE GRIP OF EVIL. EACH ONE#IS FOUGHT INDIVIDUALLY,IN THIS#WAY - EVERY TIME A HIT IS SCORED#ON YOU,YOU LOSE A LITTLE APPLE.#WHEN ALL OF YOUR LITTLE APPLES#ARE GONE,YOU LOSE A BIT OF YOUR#BIG APPLE AND SO ON.THE SAME#GOES FOR YOUR OPPONENT." 1 A$="HI THUR! I'VE BEEN SENT BY THE#GREAT AND HAIRY ED TO GIVE YOU#TIPS BEYOND TIPS,AND A LOAD OF#DRIVEL THAT MEANS NOTHING AT#ALL! THE FIRST TIPS I'VE GOT FOR#MY BUDDING TIPSTERS ARE ALL THE#LEVELS ON SABOTEUR II!#2-JONIN 3-KIME 4-KUJI KIRI#5-SAIMENJITSU 6-GENIN#7-MI LU KATA 8-DIM MAK#9-SATORI.WELL THEN! WASN'T THAT#A TASTY TIP! BUT WITH AN OLDIE..#ARKANOID'S PROGRAMMER MUST HAVE#BEEN A PBRAIN!" 1 A$="HERE AT SPECTRAXX WE ARE ALL#AWARE THAT SOME OF YOU BUDDING#ADVENTURERS OWN COPIES OF THE#QUILL AND G.A.C. WITH WHICH YOU#MAKE YOUR OWN ADVENTURES.HERES#THE DEAL! IF YOU SEND US A COPY#OF YOUR ADVENTURE,WE WILL DO ALL#WE CAN TO GIVE IT A REVIEW,HERE#IN THE ADVENTURE PAGES FOR ALL#TO SEE.DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE#YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS,PLUS A#PRICE FOR IF FELLOW ADVENTURERS#WISH TO BUY YOUR HUMBLE CREATION#FROM YOU! OH,AND IF YOU WANT..." 1 A$="HELOOOOOOO! AND WELCOME TO THE#NEWS PAGE WITH THE FAX,THE WHOLE#FAX,AND NOTHING BUT THE FAX#(NEARLY)! STRAIGHT DOWN TO#BUSINESS THOUGH,BY TELLING YOU#THAT THE POWER HOUSE IS TRYING#TO SELL ALL ITS GOLDEN OLDIES AT#THE APPALLING PRICE OF `9.99 FOR#NINE TOTALLY CRAP GAMES! WORRA#RIPORF! ALSO CASCADE IS WORKING#ON ACE II AND IT WILL BE OUT IN#SEPTEMBER! MORE ON THAT AS WE#GET IT!" 1 A$="HE SAID THAT MARTECH WERE#PLANNING TO MAKE A NEW GAME#ABOUT HIM CALLED THE ARMAGEDDON#MAN AND THAT A REELEY CLOSE#FRIEND OF HIS CALLED FERGUS#McNEILL WAS GOING TO WRITE A NEW#ADVENTURE CALLED BEAST-ENDERS#WHICH IS APPARENTLY A SPOOF OF A#TELLY PROGRAMME BUT HE COULDNT#REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS!#RIGHTO CHAPCH! CHOCKS AWAY AN#I'LL BE OFF TO THE REVIEWING#PARLOUR TO GET SOME SERIOUS#GAMING DONE.ADIOS!.........AZY.." 1 A$="GREETINGS FELLOW ADVENTURERS,#LEE TONKS,(THE GREAT AND HAIRY#EDITOR),HERE WITH OUR REGULAR#ADVENTURE COLUMN.EVERY MONTH IN#THIS SPOT I WILL BE REVIEWING#THE LATEST ADVENTURE GAMES AND#CONDUCTING AN ADVENTURE HELPLINE#FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE ROTTING#IN DUNGEONS AND SO ON.MORE OF#THAT IN A MINUTE,BUT FIRST,THE#REVIEWS! I DON'T HAVE ANY THIS#MONTH ON ACCOUNT OF WE WEREN'T#SENT ANY (HINT,HINT!),SO HERES#WHAT I'M GOING TO DO...." 1 A$="GAME - WULFAN THE BARBARIAN#PRICE - `1.99#COMPANY - BULLDOG#MEMORY - 48/128#SOUND - NEARLY NONE EXISTANT#CONTROL - REDEFINABLE KEYS,#CURSOR,SINCLAIR,KEMPSTON#COLOUR - MONOCHROME#GENERAL - A DISAPPOINTING EFFORT#FROM A COMPANY WITH A HIGH#REPUTATION.##RATINGS -#GRAPHICS - 69%#PLAYABILITY - 56%#ADDICTIVENESS - 20%#PRESENTATION - 39%#OVERALL - 46%" 1 A$="GAME - THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS#PRICE - `9.95#COMPANY - DOMARK#MEMORY - 48/128#SOUND - EXCELLENT TUNE,NOT MANY#GAME EFFECTS#CONTROL - REDEFINABLE KEYS,#CURSOR,SINCLAIR,KEMPSTON#COLOUR - BLACK LINE DRAWINGS ON#COLOURED BACKDROPS,NO CLASH#GENERAL - MUCH BETTER THAN THE#LAST BOND GAME,BUT STILL NOT AS#GOOD AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN.##RATINGS -#GRAPHICS - 75%#PLAYABILITY - 70%#ADDICTIVENESS - 55%#PRESENTATION - 73%#OVERALL - 68%" 1 A$="GAME - SLAPFIGHT#PRICE - `7.95#COMPANY - IMAGINE#MEMORY - 48/128#SOUND - NOT VERY MUCH#CONTROL - REDEFINABLE KEYS,#CURSOR,SINCLAIR,KEMPSTON#COLOUR - MONOCHROME#GENERAL - A GREAT SHOOT EM UP,#ONLY SPOILED SLIGHTLY BY LACK OF#SOUND AND INVISIBLE BULLETS!##RATINGS -#GRAPHICS - 87%#PLAYABILITY - 82%#ADDICTIVENESS - 93%#PRESENTATION - 91%#OVERALL - 88%" 1 A$="GAME - QUARTET#PRICE - `9.99#COMPANY - ACTIVISION#MEMORY - 48/128#SOUND - GOOD F.X. NO TUNE#CONTROL - REDEFINABLE KEYS,#SINCLAIR,KEMPSTON#COLOUR - QUITE PRETTY#GENERAL - A BELOW AVERAGE ARCADE#CONVERSION. VERY BAD COMPARED#TO PROBES OTHER CONVERSION,#SLAPFIGHT.##RATINGS -#GRAPHICS - 47%#PLAYABILITY - 39%#ADDICTIVENESS - 51%#PRESENTATION - 53%#OVERALL - 48%" 1 A$="GAME - NINJA HAMSTER#PRICE - `7.95#COMPANY - CRL#MEMORY - 48/128#SOUND - GOOD TITLE TUNE,NICE FX#CONTROL - TOO MANY KEYS TO LIST,#SINCLAIR,KEMPSTON#COLOUR - NOT BAD#GENERAL - AN AVERAGE BEAT EM UP#WITH CUTE GRAPHICS AND TOO MANY#KEYS.##RATINGS -#GRAPHICS - 75%#PLAYABILITY - 49%#ADDICTIVENESS - 67%#PRESENTATION - 72%#OVERALL - 66%" 1 A$="GAME - EXOLON#PRICE - `7.95#COMPANY - HEWSON#MEMORY - 48/128#SOUND - GOOD ON 48K,EXCELLENT#TUNE AND F.X. ON 128K#CONTROL - REDEFINABLE KEYS,#SINCLAIR,KEMPSTON#COLOUR - BRILLIANT!#GENERAL - AN AMAZING BLAST EM#UP. WHAT CAN WE SAY APART FROM#BRILLIANT! WORTH EVERY PENNY!##RATINGS -#GRAPHICS - 94%#PLAYABILITY - 93%#ADDICTIVENESS - 95%#PRESENTATION - 92%#OVERALL - 94%" 1 A$="EXOLON - HEWSON#REVIEW CODE NUMBER - 0000004##YOU ARE ONE OF THE UNIVERSE'S#BEST ZAPPERS,A KILLER OF NASTY#THINGS THAT PRETEND TO BE ALIENS#AND SO ON,AND YOU HAVE BEEN#EMPLOYED TO RID A PLANET OF ALL#THE NASTY WOTNOTS.THESE INCLUDE#HOMING MISSILES,SPACE LICE,AND#BIRTH PODS WHICH WILL EXPLODE,#REVEALING A NEW ALIEN TO KILL!#TO KILL THEM YOU ARE EQUIPPED#WITH A BLASTER,GRENADES AND#ONE PULSE BOMB.AMMO AND MORE#GRENADES MAY BE COLLECTED FROM#THE BOXES THAT YOU WILL FIND ON#" 1 A$="CODEMASTERS NEW RELEASE IS SET#TO GO ROCKETTING TO THE TOP OF#THE CHARTS.IT'S BASED ON THE#ARCADE SMASH SUPER-SPRINT (WHICH#ACTIVISION ALREADY HAVE THE#RIGHTS FOR!) AND IS CALLED GRAND#PRIX SIMULATOR.THE IDEA OF THE#GAME IS TO RACE AROUND A TRACK#IN A CAR,AGAINST EITHER A FRIEND#OR THE COMPUTER,WIN THE RACE,#AND NOT END UP AS STEWED SPINACH#ON A CORNER.THE GRAPHICS,SOUND#AND SPEECH ARE SAID TO BE THE#BEST ON A SPECTRUM YET....." 1 A$="CAPTAINS LOG STARDATE 20017934.#STILL NO NEWS OF THE ANCIENT#GAME STAR TREK WHICH WAS DUE OUT#SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR#YEARS AGO! BUT FROM THE OCEAN#STABLE COMES TIBET,THE FOLLOW-UP#TO THE GREAT ESCAPE WHICH WAS#RELEASED AT CHRIMMY. BUT HERE'S#THE BEST BIT! IT'S (SHOCK,HORROR#,SCANDAL....) 128k ONLY!!!!!!!!!#THE 128 BYTES BACK! I WAS JUST#TALKING TO OUR RONNIE THE OTHER#DAY,AND HE HAD SOME VERY#INTERESTING THINGS TO TELL ME..." 1 A$="BUT WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE#ON THAT (MIND YOU,YOU DON'T HAVE#TO GO VERY FAR TO GET THE BEST#SPECTRUM SPEECH!). THE GAME IS#DUE OUT VERY SOON AND AT#CODEMASTERS' USUAL BUDGET PRICE#OF `1.99 IT'S A STEAL! WE AWAIT#OUR COPY WITH ANTICIPATION....." 1 A$="BUT DON'T WAIT FOR ME TO ASK FOR#HELP BEFORE YOU SEND IN YOUR#CLUES! EVERY CLUE I RECEIVE WILL#BE FILED AND USED TO HELP OTHER#PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK.IF I GET#REALLY GENEROUS I MAY EVEN PRINT#A FEW SOLUTIONS (LET ME KNOW#WHAT YOU THINK OF THAT IDEA!).#THATS ABOUT ALL I CAN SAY NOW,#BUT PLEASE(!) SEND IN ANY CLUES#OR HELP YOU HAVE BECAUSE IF YOU#DON'T I WON'T HAVE A COLUMN TO#WRITE NEXT MONTH! GOOD LUCK TO#YOU IN YOUR ADVENTURES! LEE." 1 A$="BUBBLE BOBBLE IS A CUTE LITTLE#GAME ABOUT TWO LITTLE BUBBLE#SPITTING DRAGONS AND A LOAD OF#NASTIES.WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS#SIMPLY SPIT BUBBLES AT THE#NASTIES AND THEN BUST THE#BUBBLEISED MONSTER WITH THEIR#SPIKES.THE GAME IS A TAITO#CONVERSION BY FIREBIRD.BUT#BEFORE YOU SIGH AND TURN AWAY IT#IS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD! THE#GRAFIX ARE GOOD AND IT IS SOOOOO#ADDICTIVE! WELL DONE FIREBIRD!#RELEASE-SEPTEMBER PRICE--------" 1 A$="ANYTHING YOU WISH US TO READ OR#WHATEVER YOU DO WITH IT,SEND TO-##SPECTRAXX MAGAZINE#57 MYRTLE AVENUE#SELBY#NORTH YORKSHIRE#Y08 9BG##SEE YOU NEXT MONTH!" 1 A$="AND THE SENTINEL RESERVATION....#THE FIRST TWENTY CODES ARE......#0 )NO CODE 1 )37043225#2 )51939364 3 )89195248#4 )14099537 5 )43983865#6 )37418839 7 )57977812#8 )46986565 9 )26945744#10)42346548 11)36798141#12)69785429 13)74274656#14)51038918 15)85754839#16)84581208 17)65791381#18)06855873 19)94889866#AND ALONG WITH THE POKES..IF YOU#CAN'T FINISH IT NOW.......?" 1 A$="AND NOW SOME RANARAMA TIPS FROM#OUR GLORIOUS AND HAIRY ED.......#~OKAY..OY! STOP DICTATING! WHOP!#OUCH! OKAY...ALWAYS TRY TO BUILD#UP YOUR SHIELD SPELL FIRST.#DON'T GET RID OF YOUR ~FIND#HIDDEN DOORS~SPELL UNTIL YOU ARE#OFFERED THE LEVEL 7 OR 8 SPELL!#IF A GLYPH OF TRAVEL TAKES YOU#TOO LOW...RETURN AND TRY#ANOTHER! FINALLY...NEVER ATTACK#A NECROMANCER IF YOUR POWER IS#MORTAL!~ THAS IT FROM ME SO#UNTIL NEX' MUNF......T'RA!...MT." 1 A SPECTRAXX SPECTACULAR! 1 ;"VERIFYING" 1 ;"THATS ALL! SEE YOU NEXT MONTH..." 1 ;"LOADING POKES -"'"FIVE POKES FOLLOW ON THE TAPE,"'"THESE ARE FOR -"'"QUARTET - INVINCIBILITY"'"BARBARIAN - INVINVINCIBILITY"'"ZYNAPS - INVINCIBILITY"'"SENTINEL - INFINITE ENERGY"'"STORM BRINGER 48K - INFINITE"' 1 ;"ENERGY"''"TYPE ~LOAD """"~ TO LOAD THEM." 1 8888888888888888888888888MMMMMMM8888888888888888888888888888888888888888 8888888888888888888888``````````8888888888888888888888``````````888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888xxx88888888888888888888888888888xxx888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 1 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888xxx88888888888888888888888888888xxx8888888888888xxxxxxMMMMMMM8888888888888888888888888 1 888888888888888888888888888888888888 1 3UUUUUUUUU 1 +"UTILITY" 1 '''"PRESS 1 "Spectraxx Issue 1 - September 1987 1 "SPECTRAXX MAPS....."'''"WHEN THE FIRST MAP HAS LOADED,"'"STOP THE TAPE.PRESS ANY KEY TO"'"LOAD THE SECOND MAP.ANY MAPS"'"THAT YOU WOULD LIKE PRINTED"'"WOULD BE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED,"'"BUT PLEASE KEEP THEM SMALL AND"'"NOT TOO COLOURFUL" 1 TO SAVE THE CODE"; 1 TO READ AGAIN "; 1 TO QUIT THE PROGRAM" 1 TO QUIT PROGRAM" 1 TO LOAD UTILITY"; 1 TO LOAD REVIEWS"; 1 TO LOAD PREVIEWS"; 1 TO LOAD PLAYING TIPS"; 1 TO LOAD MAPS"; 1 TO LOAD ADVENTURES"; 1 TO LOAD ADDRESS"; 1 TO EXIT TO LOAD POKES"; 1 TO COPY TO A ZX PRINTER." 1 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888