Source: Computer + Video Games – Issue Number 117 – August 1991

Computer + Video Games (or Computer & Video Games or Computer and Video Games depending on the time period) was a very long running gaming magazine published in the U.K. It covered all of the popular computers and gaming systems of the time. I suspect this would have been one of my favorite magazines had I lived there. The August 1991 issue includes:

This Month’s Reviews

• Amiga
  • Deuteros – A plent management simulation from Activision in which you must colonize and re-build a devastated planet.
  • Prehistorik – A platform game from titus featuring a caveman.
  • Sharkey’s Moll – An Operation Wolf clone from Zeppelin.
  • Led Storm – An overhead futuristic racer from Capcom.
  • Bionic Commando – It gets a bad review here but this platform game featuring a guy with a bionic arm was awesome on the NES.
  • R-Type II – A solid conversion by Activision of this excellent shooter.
  • Manchester United Europe – A solid soccer game.
  • Beast Busters – An excellent conversion by Activision of the SNK arcade game.

• ST
  • 3D Construction Kit – A 3D game construction set from Domark.
  • Galdregon’s Domain – An adventure game reminiscent of Dungeon Master but not as good.

• C64
  • Multimix 2 – A collection of older games including Beach Head, Beach Head II, and Raid Over Moscow. All of these are excellent Commodore 64 classics.
  • Hawkye – A difficult action/shooter from Thalamus.
  • Gary Lineker’s Hotshots – A decent soccer game for the C64.
  • Galdregon’s Domain – Like the ST version above, this one isn’t very good either.

• PC
  • Mario Andretti’s Racing – An excellent racing simulation for the time.
  • heart of China – A solid adventure game from Dynamix set in 1920s China.

• PC Engine
  • Hatris – Like Tetris but featuring hats. A good puzzle game from Bullet-Proof Software.

• MegaDrive
  • Sonic the Hedgehog – The classic Sega platformer.
  • M1 Abrams Battle Tank – A solid tank simulator from Sega though I like this kind of game better on the PC.
  • Zero Wing – An excellent horizontal shooter from Toaplan.
  • Fire Mustang – An apparently terrible World War II themed horizontal shooter from Taito.

• Nintendo
  • Captain Skyhawk – An action/shooter where you are all that stands between Earth and alien domination. Separated into three different subgames.

• Lynx
  • Ninja Gaiden – An excellent conversion of the side-scrolling beat-em-up for the Lynx.
  • PacLand – Another excellent conversion, this time of the Pac-Man platform game inspired by the cartoon.
  • Warbirds – A good World War I combat sim but with game play that gets a bit repetitive.
  • APB – Yet another excellent arcade conversion. This one is an overhead driving game in which you take the roll of the California Highway Patrol.

• Game Boy
  • Rescue Princess Blobette – A sequel to the NES game A Boy and His Blob.
  • Castellian – An action game in which you must make it to the top of a tower before time runs out.
  • Nobunaga’s Ambition – An excellent strategy game that also appeared on the NES.

Columns

• Ed First – An overview of the current issue plus the search for a Deputy Editor.

• Yob’s Mailbag – Mail from readers about the Amiga 1000 and upcoming games, originality in games, magazine improvements, Skull & Crossbones, the PC Engine GT (TG-16 portable), Atari STFM vs. Atari STE, and more.

• Jazza’s Arcade Action – A look at the Battlemech Center in Chicago. These continued to evolve and there are still two centers available that offer Battlemech sims. One in Houston and one in Minneapolis.

• Previews – A look at upcoming games including Utopia (ST, Amiga), Mega Twins (Amiga, ST, C64, Spectrum, Amstrad), Final Fight (Amiga, ST, C64, Spectrum, Amstrad), and Out Run Europa (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad, ST, Amiga, Sega).

• News – The latest in gaming news, including a look at the Summer CES show in Chicago. New games in the works include a bunch of 3rd party Mega Drive games (Test Drive, Mike Ditka Power Football, Onslaught, Turrican, and more), Toe Jam and Earl, fishing sims Black Bass and Blue Marlin, a bunch of Capcom NES games including Little Mermaid, Little Nemo, Talespin, Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers, and Mega Man 4, and lots more.

…and more!

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