Source: PC Review – Issue Number 8 – June 1992
PC Review was a U.K. based PC magazine with an emphasis on gaming and entertainment. The 8th issue from June 1992 (a year before I upgraded from my Commodore 64 to my first “PC”) includes:
- Free Game Guides
- Features
- Thanks For The Memory – Peter Gloster has plenty of advice for anyone who finds their PC has trouble remembering all that it should. In this installment of the first steps series he takes you through all the advantages and pitfalls of adding extra memory to your machine.
- On The Spot – Read all about three readers’ recent visit to Sierra On-Line’s UK headquarters.
- Warmongers – SSI may have built its reputation on its AD&D series of games, but, as Paul Rigby has been finding out, the company began life designing wargames and is now planning a revival of that side of the business.
- Competition – You could win an Orion games PC bundle…
- Cover Disk
- Disk 8 – We’ve a bumper crop this month, kicking off with a complete match from European Championship 1992. There’s also a set of useful utilities, two more games from the author of Blox, and more…
- Shareware 123 – Software doesn’t have to be expensive to be good, as we prove in our comprehensive shareware guide. You’ll find a list of recommended titles, each one described in detail and an exclusive order form.
- Cover Story
- PCs Made For Playing – Since Amstrad launched its PC games pack last year, half a dozen manufacturers have jumped on the bandwagon. Christhna Erskine looks at the pros and cons of games bundles and puts three recent offerings through their paces.
- Buyer’s Guide – About to upgrade your PC or expand your software collection? Then check out our fully updated guide to PC hardware, software and peripherals before you part with your hard earned cash.
- Regulars
- News – At last, there’s news of Jimmy White’s Whirlwind Snooker, and Cineplay are to launch a Claymation graphics package.
- Coming Soon – Can Digital Integration revive its reputation for simulations with Tornado? Will MicroProse Golf prove worthy competition for PGA Tour Golf? Who’s responsible for the crises in the Kremlin. Find out the answers in our previews section.
- Tips – Civilization and Star Trek get the QED treatment and there’s the final part of our Gods solution.
- Letters – From the bizarre to the regular, it’s all here in the pages that are written by you.
- Q & A – Mike James answers your PC queries.
- Quit
…and more!
