Computer and Video Games (March 1983)

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Computer & Video Games was a very long running U.K. based gaming magazine that started all the way back in 1981 and lasted until 1992. The March 1983 issue includes the following:

News & Reviews

• Games News - The James Gang is in town and gunning for you and those little green men are slipping into their soccer gear for the intergalactic cup final.
• Video Screens - Our round-up of the best in joysticks plus a look at what's going on out in deepest space with our look at the Starmaster-type games available for the Atari VCS.
• Arcade Action - Amidar tips from our record breaker. And how much of an improvement is Super Zaxxon, plus those arcade top scores.

Listings

• Defuse - Can you prevent an explosive situation getting out of hand? We hope so - because if you don't it's apocalypse time! Atom-powered adventure on the Texas TI-99/4 or 4a.
• Pool - Here's your cue to head for the pool hall and practice some of your favorite trick shots. You'll need them all for this screen-sized version of the real thing written for the Spectrum.
• Digger - The aliens are coming, the aliens are coming! Not again, I hear you cry! But this time you don't blast them out of the skies. You dig traps for the little monsters. Intergalactic gardening on your Sharp MZ80K.
• Connect 4 - The long-haird ancient is faced with a big problem - he just can't get those counters matched up! Can you help the old chap out before his brain gets befuddled? For Video Genie and TRS-80 owners.
• Dr. Who Adventure - Another time, another place...the Doctor is off on another time-trek and this time you can be his travelling companion. This time the Tardis comes in the shape of an Atari 400/800.
• Ski-ing - The air is cold and clear. The piste is perfect. Everything is set fair for a fast downhill race on your Atom.

Features

• Mailbag - The Spectrum v. BBC battle rages on.
• Competition - Bally's pinball wizards against the rest of the C & VG readership. A Colour Genie goes to the best space commander.
• Bugs - Abandoning the micro, Snag takes to the living room floor!
• Chess
• Go - Life and death with Allan Scarff.
• Projects - Keith Mott begins a new series.
• Graphics - Gerry Marshall experiments with colorful patterns.
• Adventure - Keith Campbell falls in Love!

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