VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, August 1990

Features

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker: A Video-Game Thriller – Moonwalker was originally an arcade game starring Michael Jackson. It was an isometric scrolling beat-em up that was somewhat based on the Smooth Criminal video and featured Michael Jackson against Mr. Big and his minions. Apparently, Mr. Big had kidnapped children that help give Michael Jackson is energy. Kind of disturbing in retrospect. There were also versions released for the Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, and various computers.

Medallions and Magic: A Player’s Guide to Neutopia, Part I – Part 1 of a detailed guide to Neutopia, an RPG for the TurboGrafx-16.

Electronic Arts Takes On The Video-Game Market – A brief history and look at the future of Electronic Arts. Up to this point they had mostly been known for their computer games. However, they were starting to make serious inroads in the video game market with games like Skate or Die 2, Budokhan, Populous, Zany Golf, and others.

Battling the Behemoth: A Player’s Guide to Shadowgate – A guide that will take you through the entire game. Nice if you are stuck but you had to be careful how you use it or it completely ruined the game.

Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 Take On The 16-Bit Computers: A Technical Overview – A technical comparison of the Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, Atari ST, and Amiga. I loved these types of articles.

Off-The-Wall Games: The Weird Anthology Disks – An overview of some of the more unique games out there at the time. Some games included are California Games, Western Games, Caveman Ugh-Lympics, Highland Games, Aussie Games, and Bar Game.

Computer-Game Strategies – Strategies for Super Hang-On (Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC, Macintosh) and Ballistix (Amiga, Atari ST, PC).

Reviews

Video-Game Reviews – Reviews of Michael Andretti’s World GP (NES), King of Casino (TurboGrafx-16), Burai Fighter (NES), Bigfoot (NES), A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES), Top Gun II (NES), The Battle of Olympus (NES), Shove It! (Genesis), Golden Axe (Sega Master System), and Ultima IV (Sega Master System).

Computer-Game Reviews – Reviews of Conquests of Camelot (Atari ST, PC), Heat Wave (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC), Richard and Alan’s Escape From Hell (PC), Gold of the Americas (Amiga, PC), Starflight 2 (PC), Bandit Kings of Ancient China (Amiga, PC), The Colonel’s Bequest (Amiga, Atari ST, PC, Macintosh), MicroLeague Wrestling II (Amiga, PC), NY Warriors (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), and Pro Tennis Tour (Amiga, Atari ST, PC, Commodore 64).

Editor’s Letter – About Michael Jackson’s cover appearance as well as some info on VG&CE’s presence on Delphi.

Reader Mail – Readers write in about pirate carts, a dollar coin for arcades, evil characters, Game Boy coverage, and more.

News Bits – SPA presents software awards, computer game sales drop, F-15 Strike Eagle comes to arcades, Activision releases new game for NES, Game Boy and Genesis, G.I. Joe and The Simpsons coming to the NES, Smash T.V. comes to arcades, and more.

Gaming on the Go – A look at several games for the Game Boy, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Amazing Spiderman, Skate or Die, Quarth, Space Invaders, Nemesis, and CosmoTank.

Easter Egg Hunt – Hidden tricks and codes for Bad News Baseball (NES), Iron Tank (NES), World Championship Wrestling (NES), Moto Roader (TG-16), J.J. and Jeff (TG-16), Burai Fighter (NES), Astyanax (NES), Code Name: Viper (NES), Cybernoid (NES), Hydlide (NES), Vegas Dream (NES), Cyber Core (TG-16), Truxton (Genesis), and Phantasy Star II (Genesis).
Destination Arcadia – A look at some of the latest arcade games, including Vapor Trail (Data East), Cadash (Taito), and D.J. Boy (American Sammy).

Game Doctor – The Game Doctor answers questions about Double Dragon II on the PC, what happened to companies like Exidy and Universal, software support for he Atari Lynx, a game machine based on the Amiga, and more.