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SSI catalog for winter 1985. New games in this catalog are Gemstone Warrior, Phantasie, Kampfgruppe, and Operation Market Garden.

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    SS I: A CUT ABOVEAt 551, our state-of-the-artc omp ut er g ame s a re d es ig ne d

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    At the dawn of tim e, theG od s e nt ru st ed Ma nk in d w it h t hema gi ca l G ems to ne . W it h t hi st al is m an , M a n c re at ed a v er it ab leP ar ad is e. S tr ic ke n w it h g re ed a nde nv y; t he l oa th es ome d en iz en s o fth e N eth erw or ld s to le th e G em -s to ne a nd s plit t his p re cio us g ifti nt o f iv e p ie c es !T he G ems to ne Wa rr io r m u std es ce nd in to th e C av ern s o fH orro r. H e m us t fig ht h is w ayt hr ou g h t he t re ac h er ou s l ab y ri nt hsg ua rd ed b y b la ck -h ea rt ed a bom -

    i na ti on s , l oc a te a ll F i ve P i ec e s,a nd retu rn th e G em ston e to thet emp le a lt ar .G EMSTONE WARR IOR ~ i smo re t ha n a n e xc it in g a rc ad egame . Bes ides hea rt -pound ing ,r ea l- time a ct io n a n d b e au ti fu ll ya ni ma te d H i- Re s g ra ph ic s, y oua ls o g et t he c ha ll en ge o f s tr at eg y.

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    KAMPFGRUPPE~spanning1 94 1-4 5, lets yo u co mm an d aG er ma n o r R us si an b at tl e g ro upt o e ng ag e i n t h e d ef in it iv e t ac ti ca ls im u la ti on o f E as te rn F ro nt a r-mo re d wa rf ar e.T hi s i s a g ame t ha t i ns ta nt lyc al cu la te s t he h it p ro ba bi li ti es o fp ra c ti ca ll y a ll g ro u nd weap o nsu se d o n t he R us si an F ro nt . E ve ryw ea po n i s h is to ri ca ll y r at ed f orc omb at e ff ec ti ve ne ss a nd i ts t im ep er io d o f s er vi ce .

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    IN TH E W ORK SD N ORWA Y 1 98 5~ th e fo urthg ame i n o u r "Wh en S up er po we rsC ollide " series . D A gu nfig htga me in the "o ld W es t" g enre.D A game on the War in thePac if ic , 1941 -45.

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    SECO ND EDITIO NSCOMPUTERQUARTERBACKN :T he S ec on d E ditio n.We've made a great strategy foot-ball game even better. Now,whether you playa two-playergame or against the computer,you can draft a teamto your veryown specifications. And with ourNFLTeams Data Disk(availableseparately), you can use actualpro teams! Sound effects such aswhistles and sirens(after a touch-down) havebeen added to g ivethe game a real flair. Improvedgraphics provide a cleaner andclearer look. An improved basemodel of NFLfootball makesthisgame unequalled in realism andexcitement. $15.00 to SSIgetsyou the new diskand rulebook.

    F OR A PPL E O NL YC OM PU T ER AM B US H N:I mp ro ve d E ditio n.Thanksto itsall-new assembly lan-guage program, the new editionof COMPUTERAMBUSH plays40 t imes faster than before!Now, you cancreateyour ownsoldiers, rearrangingtheir combatcharacteristics to your own speci-fications. You can also distributeweapons among your men asyoulike, even transfer weapons fromone soldier to another asplayprogresses.For those of you who lovedthe old COMPUTERAMBUSH buthated its limitations, your hopesanddreamshave been answered!Forthose ofyou new to the game,allwe cansayis:Checkyour bloodpressure and pulse and jump in!

    I fyou already havetheold COM-PUTERAMBUSH, send $20.00 toSSIand we'll mailyou the update.Thecomplete gamegoesfor $59.95.G ER MA NY 1 98 5 N:T he S ec on d E ditio n.A new rulebook, improved docu-mentation, and new, easier-to-useair strike rules makethis game areal"superpower" inour ongoingseries. $15.00.BROADS IDESN :T he S ec on d E ditio n.A few minor improvements includ-ing the opt ion to avoid guessingrangesinthe tacticalgame. $15.00.NOTE: Backup disks for all ourgames are now available directlyfrom 551for $10.00.

    T-SHIRTS & POSTERSColor posters of KNIGHTSOFTHEDESERT~and QUESTRON~are now availabledirectly from SSI.Printed on the finestheavyweight stock with the best litho-graphic process, they are truly superbpieces of art . Price:$2.50 each.We're also offering T-shirtsdepictingone of our most popular games-

    BROADSIDES~Printed in two colors onall-cotton heavy shirts, they come in Small,Medium, Largeand X-large (adult men sizes).Price:$7.50 each (please specify size).NOTE: P lease add $2.00 to your order forshipping & handling.

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    available for $12.50 per year;$2.75 for a sample issue.Write to: COMPUTERGAMINGWORLD,P.O. Box4566, Anaheim,CA 92803-4566.

    DATA D ISKSAll data disks are for the APPLEunless otherwise speci fied,and all a re ava ilable d irec tl y f rom 551for $15.00 each.

    Compu te r Q u ar te rb a ckN1983 N FL T EA MSD A TA D IS K .*Sameas 1982 data disk, but with19B3teams. Commodore 64~version also available. Atariversion available March 1.Compu te r Q u ar te rb a ck1 982 N FL T EA MSD A TA D IS K .*

    '> Sameas 1981data disk, but with1982 teams.Compu te r Q u ar te rb a ck1981 N FL T EAM SD A TA D IS K .*Sameas 1980 data disk, but with19B1teams.Compu te r Q u ar te rb a ck1 980 N FL TE AM SD A TA D IS K .*This contains player statistics forall 1980 and several historical NFLteams.* Canonly be used with secondedition of Computer Quarterback.

    Comput er B a se b al iN 1983T EA MS D AT A D IS K &S TA T IS T IC S COMP ILE R .Sameas 1982 data disk, but with1983 teams.Atari and Commo-dore 64~ versions also available.Comput er B a se b al iN 1982T EA MS D AT A D ISK &S TA T IS T IC S COMP ILE R .Sameas 1981 data disk, but with1982 teams. Commodore 64~version also available.ComputerBasebal i N 1981T EA MS D AT A D ISK &S TA T IS T IC S COMP ILE R .Update your major-league match-ups with s ta ts for a ll the 1981ALand NLteams.A stat compi ler isfeatured; itrecords all perfor-mance statistics of games playedusing this diskComput er B a se b al iN 1980T EA MS D AT A D ISK .Update your major-league match-ups with s ta ts for a ll the 1980ALand NLteams.

    P ro fe ss io na l T o ur G o lf"C OU RSE M OD UL E #1.This contains configurations andstatistics for the "real" Oakmontand Merion courses, detaileddown to the las tbunker and pinlocat ion. Commodore 64~ ver-sion also available.T h e S ha tte re d A llia nc eNT OO L K IT . Thiswill allowyou to construct armies and mapsto your own specifications.C om pu te r A ir C om ba tNP LA NE S D AT A D IS K.Contains over 50 planes fromWorld War IIand the KoreanWar.Forversion 1.1of Computer AirCornbet" only.

    MORE DATA D ISKS3 05 C om pu te r B as eb aliNTEAMS . This unique 5-diskset from CBEnterprises featuresevery pennant and division winnerfrom 1900 to 1979. Italsocontainsdozens of notable and notoriousteams, including the 1962 Mets,1952 Pirates,1930Phillies,1941RedSox, 1915Tigers.Entire set only$60.00 postage paid, or send fora FREEeam listand order just theones you want. Send orders andrequests to: CBEnterprises,

    129 Redondo Court, Marina, CA93933. Check or money orderonly, please. California residents,add 7% salestax.Apple~ Atar i and Com-modore 64~ versions available.T he C os mic B ala nc eNS HIP YA RD D AT A D IS K.Contains over 20 ships that com-peted in COMPUTERGAMINGWORLD's Cosmic Balance" ShipDesignContest (including thewin-

    ner's and judge's ships). Pleasespecify APPLE or ATARIwhenordering.Available from: ComputerGaming World, P.O.Box 4566,Anaheim, CA92803-4566 for$15.

    COEnterprises and Computer GamingWorid arenot affiliated with 551.Wearenot responsible for their products andannounce them here for your informa-t ion only.

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    SS I's COMPLETE L INE O F G AM ES II

    F o r t he n e xt e ig ht p ag es , y o u' llb e g ettin g a c om ple te , b ut q uic k,o ve rv ie w o f a ll o f o ur g am es .T hey f a ll i nt o f iv e ma jo r ca te gor ie s :

    W arg am es Sports & Gener a l T op ic S c i- F i/ Fan ta s y R o le -P la yi ng E du c at io na l E n te rt ai nm e ntE ac h g am e is fu rth er c ate -

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    New , im pr o ved ed it io n l et s you wageWo rl d W a r I I m a n- to -m a n c om b at40 x f as t er t han be fo r e!By Ed Wi l li ge r & Lar ry S t rawser .ADVANCED . APPLE ,A TAR I & C-64.

    A DV AN C ED m ea ns th e g am e is f ort ho s e f am il ia r w it h t he c on c ep tso f s tr at eg y s im u la ti on . I f y o u 'r ein te re ste d in a to ug h o r c om ple xg am e, th is is fo r y ou .I NT E RMEDI AT E a pp li es t o t heg am es th at a re e as ie r to a bs or b,q uic ke r to u nd er sta nd . T he y c ans er ve a s th e p er fe ct s te pp in gs to ne s to A dv an ce d g am es , b uta re c ha ll en gi ng a n d i nt ri gu in gin th eir o wn r ig ht.

    A very de tai led grand-t ac ti ca l s imu la -t io n o f t he B at tl e o f K ur sk , R u s si a in1 943 i n vo lv in g mo r e t han4000 t a nks .By Gary Gr igsby.ADVANCED . APPLE & ATARI.

    IN TR OD Ua OR Y g am es a re o ne st ha t e ve ry on e c an e nj oy . I t d oe sn 'tm ea n th e g am e is s im plis tic , ju sts im ple t o u nd er sta nd . U su ally , aq uic k g la nc e a t th e ru le bo ok w illb e a ll th at's n ee de d to s ta rt p la y.

    F or a c om ple te lis t o f o urgam es b roken do wn by com -p ute r, p le as e s ee p ag es 1 2 a nd1 3 . Y o u'll a ls o f in d p ric es a ndr at in g s f or p la ya bi li ty , r ea li sm a nde xc ite me nt d eriv ed fro m o urc us to me r r es po ns e c ar ds .

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    T ak e c omma n d i n t h is d e ta il ed r eg i-men taV b ri gade -l eve l s im u la t io n o ft he B at tl e o f t he B uI ge .By Dave Land r ey & Chuck K roegel .ADVANCED . APPLE , A TARI & C-64.

    Y ou b ec om e N ap ole on a s y ou re -e na ct h is n o to ri ou s c amp ai gn s a tL e ip z ig and Wa t er lo o .By Pau lMur ray .ADVANCED. APPLE .

    I A t ac ti ca l g am e o f a rm o re d w a rf ar et ha t e n compasse s a lmos t a ll g r o undw e ap on s u se d o n t he R u ss ia n F ro ntf rom 1 9 41 - 45 . B y G a ry G ri gs by .ADVANCED . APPLE , A TARI & C-64. Themass i veA l l ied a i rborne assau lt t ocapt ur e t h eb r id ge so f Ho ll an d i n 1 944.By Dave Landr e y & Chuck K roege !.Con ta i ns ADVANCEDand I NTERME -DIATEgames. APPLE ,ATARI& C-64. N A TO f or ce s m u st d e fe nd F ra nk fu rta nd its v it al a ir ba se w he n W a rs awPact t ro ops i nvade t h ro ugh t h e F u ld aGap. By Gary Gr igsby.ADVANCED . APPLE & ATARI.

    N A TO f or ce s m u st r ep el t he S ov ie ti nva si o n o f Wes t Ge rmany . . . whensupe r powe rs co ll id e !By Roger Keati ng .ADVANCED. APPLE & C-64.

    F ou r c l as s ic ca rr ie r b a tt le s i n t h e P a -c if ic d ur in g Wo rl d W a r I I: M id w ay ,S an ta C r uz , E a st er n S o lomons andCo r al S ea . By Gary Gr igsby.ADVANCED . APPLE ,A TAR I & C-64.

    T he U .S . R a p id D e pl oym en t F or cemust t akeSov ie t -cap t ured o i lf ie l ds i nS audi A r a b ia . S e cond i n t h e "S upe r-p ower s " se ri es . By Roger Keat ing .ADVANCED . APPLE & C-64.

    Y ou p la y t he U . S. whi le t he compu te rp laysRuss ian t h i seconom ic , po l it ica l& m i li ta r y game o f wo r ld dom inan ce .By Bruce Ket ch ledge .INTERMEDIATE.APPLE & C-64.

    Wes t Ge rmans i nvade E as tGe rmanyinan a t tempt t o f ree West Ber li n .Thi rdi n t h e se ri e s: "When S upe r powe rsCollide." By Roger Keat ing .ADVANCED . APPLE & C-64.

    B ri ti sh s hi ps a nd a ir cr af t a tt em p t t or id th e N or th A tla ntic o f N az i G er -many' s d ead ly ba tt le shi p .By J o hn L yo n .INTERMEDIATE.APPLE.7

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    D-da y ! Re -c r ea te t he mass iv e A ll ie din va si on o f N o rth er n F ra nc e i n J un e1 944. B y T act ic a l De si gn G roup .INTERMEDIATE.APPLE, ATARI ,IBM & C-64.

    T he de fi ni ti ve s imu la ti on o f t heS umm er 1 9 42 M e dit er ra ne an C am -p ai gn ; i nc lu de s t he B at tl e o f C re te .B y Ga ry G r ig sby .INTERMEDIATE.APPLE.

    J ou st w it h a rm or ed t an ks d ur in g t heNo rt h A fr ic a n Campa ig n o f 1 94 1 -4 2 .B yT ac ti ca l De si gn G roup .INTERMEDIATE.APPLE, ATARI ,C-64 & IBM.

    SSl 'sproject ion of giant -scaleair- lend-n a va l b a tt le s i n f ut ur e S ovi et -NATOconfrontations.B y Ga ry G r ig sby .INTERMEDIATE.APPLE.

    A m on st er -s ca le d c om p ut er w a r-game of t h is g reat Pac if ic l and-sea-a irc am pa ig n o f W or ld W ar II.B y Ga ry G r ig sby .INTERMEDIATE.APPLE.

    LeadEasyCompany o f t he F i rs t I n fan-t ry D iv is io n t hr ough e ig h t h is to ri ca lb att le s i n N o rt h A fr ic a a nd E ur op e.B y Roger Damon .INTERMEDIATE.ATARI & C-64.

    C omm a nd U n io n o r C on fe de ra tef or ces i n t hi s r e al is ti c a nd en jo yab lel oo k a t t h e g re at C iv il W a r b at tl e f orTennessee .ByTacti cal Des ign Group.INTRODUCTORY. APPLE & ATARI.B

    Ry b ip la ne s s uc h a s t h e S opw it hC am e l a g a in st s uc h l eg en ds a s t h eR ed B ar on d urin g W orld W ar I.ByRober t Raymond. INTRODUCTORY.APPLE, ATARI & C-64.

    An oper a ti on a l- le vel g ame o f H it le r sf in al d es pe ra te a ss au lt - th e B at tleo f t he Bu lge ! ByTacti cal Des ignGroup .INTRODUCTORY.APP lE , ATARI,IBM & C-64.

    A rcade -l ik e g ra phi cs and ac ti on p lu ss t ra t egy-gam ing soph is t ica t ion andr ea li sm make t hi s a su re w i nne r.J o ys ti ck r e qu ir e d. B y Davi d H il le .INTRODUCTORY.ATARI & C-64.

    O u r p op ul ar r ea l- ti me s im ul at io n o fs em i- pr o a nd N FL f o ot ba ll . G amepadd les requi red .B y Dan B unt en . I NTRODUCTORY .APPLE, ATARI & C-64.

    T he r om an ti c a nd a dv en tu ro us a geo f f ig ht in g s ai l i s h er e a ga in a s y o ucapt ai n an 1 8 th - cen tu r y wa rsh ip .B yWayne Ga rr is . I NTRODUCTORY .APPLE, ATARI & C-64.

    T he S ou th A tl an ti c i s y o ur h un ti ngg ro un d i nW o r ld W a r II 's f ir st g re atnava l ba tt le .By Joe l B i ll ings .INTRODUCTORY. APPLE.

    C r ea te and manageany t eam you l ik ei n t hi s supe rb s tr a te g y s imu la ti on o fAmer ic a 's n a ti ona l s por t! B yCha r le sMerrow & Ja ck A ver y . I NTRO -DUCTORY.APPLE , ATARI & C-64.

    N ow , y ou c an m a na ge a ll t h e f amo usboxe r s o f t he pa st a nd p r esent t o f i n do ut w ho r ea lly is th e g re ate st o f a ll.By Car l Sarac in i.INTRODUCTORY. APPLE & C-64.

    P e rf ec t f or p in bal l f an a ti cs who' veb ee n y ea rn in g f or t ru e r ea li sm i nv id eo a r cade ac ti on .B y J o hn L yo n.INTRODUCTORY. APPLE & ATARI.

    T ee o ff a ga in st t he M as te rs o n s om eo f t he m os t c ha ll en gi ng a nd f am ou sg ol f c ou rs es i n t he w or ld .B y Henr y R i chbou rg .INTRODUCTORY. APPLE & C-64.

    Dom ina ti on b y t ac ti ca l c o nques t a ndf or ti fi ca ti on i s t h e k ey t o t hi s s im pl eye t chal le n gi ng c la s si c. B yJ im Tem-pleman & Pa tt y Denb roo k. I NTRO -DUCTORY.APPLE , ATARI & C-64.9

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    A n a rm y o f m in dle ss b ut d ea dlyCybe r ne ti c E le c tr on ic Devi ce s i sy ou rs to c om ma nd G am e p ad dle srequired By Dan Bunten .INTRODUCTORY. APPLE & ATARI.

    Y ou a re c au gh t sma ck i n t h e m id dl eo f a c osm ic s ho otou t a mo ng 1 4b iza rr e a li en spec ie s .By Tom Reamy .INTRODUCTORY. APPLE & IBM.

    I n t h is g raph i ca l ly beau ti fu l game, b i l-l io ns o f li ve s a re a t s ta ke a s E ar th i si nf ec te d b y dead ly , a li en m ic r obe s.By S teve Faber. INTRODUCTORY.APPLE, ATARI & IBM.

    M ag ic al c re at ur es b at tl e o n t he fa n-ta sy w or ld o f O sg or th . H is to ri ca lA n ci en t a rm i es a ls o i nc lu ded .By John Lyon .INTRODUCTORY. APPLE & ATARI.

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    T his g am e n ot o nly le ts y ou c om -mand a s te rf le e t, i t l e ts you bu il d a ndd es ig n y ou r o wn s ta rs hi ps !By Pau lMur ray. INTRODUCTORY.APPLE, ATARI & C-64.

    F ly t h ro ug h h yp er sp ac e a s y o uengage i n i nt er s te ll ar b a tt le s w it hs t arsh ips f rom f ive Ga lac t ic Empires .By Paul M\:Jrray.INTERMEDIATE APPLE & IBM.

    S .E.U.I .S . s tands f o r "Shoo t 'Em Up InSpace" ; i t f ea tu res t rue arcade acti on .N ee d w e s ay m or e? G am e p ad dle sr eq ui re d. B y J o h n L yo n.INTRODUCTORY, APPLE.

    S ea rc h t he d ea dl y N e th er wo rl d f ort he mag ica l Gemstone in t h i sexc i t ingacti on-s tra tegy arcade game. By PeterLoun t, T rouba Gossen & KevinPickel l .INTRODUCTORY.APPLE & C-64.

    T he s tr at eg ic s eq ue l t o T he C osmi cB al an ce " i s t he u lt im at e t ra in in gcourse f o r Ga lac t ic emperors-t o -be .By Paul Murray.ADVANCED ..APPLE & ATARI.

    As t he p il ot o f aWW I I B -1 7 b om be ri n t hi s r o le - pl ay in g game , can you su r-v iv e 5 0 d an ge ro us r ai ds o ve r F ra nc e& Ge rmany? By John G ray . I NTRO -DUCTORY.APPLE , ATARI & C-64.

    Ju st a s Ju li us Caesa r once f or ced t heRomanEmp ir e , y o u' ll n ow s tr u gg le t oc on tr ol t he s ta rs a nd c re ate . .. t heImper i um Gelec t um l By PaulMurray.INTERMEDIATE. P P L E , ATARI& C-64.

    I n t h is soph is ti ca te d bu si ne ss games et i n 1 B 7 0, y o u 'l l w h ee l a nd d ea l a syou try t o b u il d t he r ic h es t T ra n scon-t inental rai l road By Mar ti n Campion .INTERMEDIATE.APPLE , ATARJ& C-64.

    I n t h is f an ta sy a dv en tu re g am e, y oum us t b attle h or de s o f m on ste rs a sy ou s ee k t o d es tr oy t he e vi l w i za rd .By Char les Dougher t y. INTRODUC-TORY .APPLE , ATARI & C-64.

    R un y o ur o wn m eg ab uc ks c or po ra -tio n in th e e co no mic ju ng le o f B igB us in es s. F or u p to 6 p la ye rs .By Dan Bunten .INTRODUCTORY.APPLE , C-64 & IBM.

    A mu lt ip le -char ac te r r o le -g am e s et i n m ed ie va l t im es , y ou rg r oup a tt emp ts t o r et ri eve 9 r in g sandde fea t t he B lackLord . By DcugWood.INTRODUCTORY.APPLE & C-64.

    S eque l t o Ga la c ti c G l ad ia to rs , ,; t hi ss c ie n ce -f lc ti on , r o le -p la y in g gameta ke s y o u w ay o ut o fth is w or ld .By T om Reamy .INTRODUCTORY. APPLE & ATARI.

    C am p ai gn fo r t he P re si de nc y in t heg rue li ng 9 -week r ace u s in g h is to r ic a lo r imaginary cand ida tes .By Nel so n H er na nd ez , S r.INTRODUCTORY.APPlE & C-64.

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    TITLE P' R' E' PRICEWARGAMESBALTIC 1985"

    BATTLE FOR NORMANDY"BOMB ALLEY"

    BREAKTHROUGH IN THEARDENNES"BROADSIDES"

    CARRIERFORCE"COMPUTER AMBUSH'"COMPUTER BISMARCK"

    EAGLES'"FIGHTERCOMMAND"GEOPOLITIQUE 1990"

    GERMANY 1985"GUADALCANAL CAMPAIGN"

    KAMPFGRUPPE"KNIGHTS OF THE DESERT"

    NAPOLEON'S CAMPAIGNS"NORTH ATLANTIC '86"

    OBJECTIVE, KURSK"OPERATION MARKET GARDEN"PURSUIT OF THE GRAF SPEE"

    RDF1985"

    7.7 7.5 7.5 $34.956.7 6.9 6.6 $39.957.5 74 7.6 $59.957.0 7.5 6.9 $59.957.0 7.2 7.1 $39.957.1 79 7.3 $59.957.2 7.8 7.5 $59.956.9 7.1 6.6 $599574 6.1 6.6 $39.957.3 7.9 7.5 $59.957.3 7.2 7.3 $39.956.8 7.2 6.9 $59.957.5 74 7.5 $59.95NA NA NA $59.956.8 6.9 6.8 $39.956.5 74 6.7 $59.957.2 7.3 7.3 $59.957.1 74 7.1 $39.95NA NA NA $49.956.8 6.4 6.1 $59.957.3 7.3 7.3 $34.95

    REFORGER'88" 74 8.0 7.5 $59.95TIGERS I N T HE SNOW'" 6.9 6.3 6.2 $39.95

    WAR IN RUSSIA" 7.5 7.8 7.7 $79.95

    SPORTS & GENERA L TOP ICCOMPUTER BASEBALL"

    t COMPUTER QUARTERBACK"FORTRESS"PROFESSIONAL TOUR GOLF"

    QUEEN OF HEARTS"RINGSIDE SEAT"

    7.9 7.5 7.2 $39.957.6 7.0 7.2 $39.958.2 5.9 7.1 $34.957.8 7.5 6.9 $39.957.6 6.5 6.2 $17.487.8 7.3 7.6 $39.95

    Ou r cus tome r response cards , i nc luded i na ll 551gameboxes, asked you, the player, to rate each game forP layabi li ty (P) , Rea li sm (R) and Exc itement (E). 9 i sexcel -l en t and 1, poor . Here, we pr esent t he aver age sc oresfor each game. NA means not available due t o a game'srecent release.A ll APPLEgames are on 48K min i f l oppy d isk for the Apple I Iw ith Applesoft ROM, 11+, li e and I Ic ,except for GEMSTONEWARRIORwhich ison 64K min i f loppy d isk. A ll w il l work onthe Apple I II except t hose games marked with ..+ ."APPLE,ATARI& IBM are the registered trademarks of Apple Computer,Inc ., Atari, Inc ., and International Bus iness Machines Corporation,respect ively. COMMODORE 64and QUADLINK are the trademarks ofCommodore Electronics, Ltd.and the Quadram Corporation, respedivety.12

    TITLE P' R' E' PRICESC IENCE F ICT ION / FANTASYTHE COSMIC BALANCE"

    COSMIC BALANCE II"t CYTRON MASTERS"

    EPIDEMIO"GALACTIC GLADIATORS"GEMSTONE WARRIOR'"IMPERIUM GALACTUM"

    t S.EUI.S."THE SHATTERED ALLIANCE"

    THEWARP FACTOR"

    7.2 6.9 7.1 $39.956.6 6.7 6.3 $39.957.5 6.6 7.5 $19.987.2 6.7 6.9 $34.957.6 6.5 7.3 $19.98NA NA NA $34.956.9 7.2 7.1 $39.956.7 6.0 6.4 $19.987.2 6.4 6.5 $29.986.6 6.6 6.4 $39.95

    ROLE-PLAY ING50 MISSION CRUSH"

    GALACTIC ADVENTURES'"PHANTASIE"QUESTRON"

    7.8 6.8 7.2 $39.95'7.3 6.9 7.5 $5995NA NA NA $39.957.9 7.2 7.8 $49.95

    EDUCA TIONA L EN TERTA INMEN TCARTELS & CUTTHROATS"

    PRESIDENT ELECT"RAILSWEST!"

    7.6 7.3 6.8 $39.957.4 7.3 6.7 $39.957.2 7.5 7.3 $39.95

    t These games requi re game paddles or joyst icks .Not playable on t he Apple I II .

    IBMPC & PCj~Mos t APPLIEgames are compatible W ith QUADL lNK"

    TITLE FORMAT P' R' E' PRICEWARGAMES

    ** BATTLE FOR NORMANDY" 64K Disk, 6.6 6.8 6.6 $39.95Color/BWKNIGHTS OF THE DESERT" 128K D isk , NA NA NA $39 .9 5

    Color/BWTIGERS I N THE SNOW' 64K Disk, 6.6 6.2 5.9 $39.95Color

    SC IENCE F ICT ION / FANTASYEPIDEMIC!" 64K Di sk, 6.9 6.6 6.4 $34.95Color. * GALACT IC GLADIATORS" 64K Di sk, 7 .1 6 .2 6 .9 $19. 98Color

    THEWARP FACTOR' 64K Disk, 6.0 6.1 5.8 $39.95Color/BW

    No t c ompat ible with t he PCjr .

    COMMODORE 64 TITLE FORMAT P' R' E' PRICE

    WARGAMESBALTIC 1985'" 64K Disk 6.4 7.0 7.3 $34.95

    BATTLE FORNORMANDY" 64K Disk, 6.8 6.9 6.8 $39.9564K Cass $19.98BREAKTHROUGH IN THE 64K Disk 7.8 8.2 8.2 $5995ARDENNES"

    BROADSIDES" 64K Disk 7.0 7.1 7.0 $39.95CARR IERFORCE' 6 4K D is k 7 .1 7 .8 7.4 $59.95

    COMBAT LEADER" 64K Disk, 6.5 6.8 6.5 $39.9564K Cass $19.98COMPUTER AMBUSH" 64K Disk NA NA NA $59.95

    EAGLES' 64K Disk 6.5 5.8 5.6 $39.95FIELD O F FIRE" 64K Disk NA NA NA $39.95

    GEOPOLITIQUE 1990' 64K Di sk 7.0 6.7 6.8 $39.95GERMANY 1985" 64K Disk 6.8 6.8 6.9 $59.95KAMPFGRUPPE" 64K Disk NA NA NA $59.95

    KNIGHTS INTHE DESERT " 6 4K Di sk, 6 .7 7 .0 6 .6 $ 39 .9564K Cass $19.98OPERATION 64K Disk NA NA NA $49.95MARKET GARDEN"

    RDF 1985" 64K Disk 6.7 6.8 6.8 $34.95TIGERS I N THE SNOW' 64K Disk, 6.9 6.6 6.4 $39.9564K Cass $19.98

    SPORTS & GENERAL TOP ICCOMPUTER BASEBALL" 64K Di sk 7.7 7.5 7.1 $39.95

    COMPUTERQUARTERBACK" 64K Di sk 7 .6 7 .2 7 .2 $ 39 .9 5FORTRESS" 64K Di sk 7.8 5.8 6.5 $34.95

    PROFESS IONAL TOURGOLF " 6 4K D isk 7 .7 7 .2 6 .7 $39. 95RINGSIDE SEAT' 64K Disk 7.3 7.1 7.0 $39.95

    SC IENCE F ICT ION / FANTASYTHE COSMIC BALANCE' 64K Di sk 6.9 7.0 7.1 $39.95GEMSTONE WARRIOR" 64K Disk NA NA NA $34.95IMPERIUM GALACTUM" 64K Disk NA NA NA $39.95

    ROLE-PLAY ING50 MISSION CRUSH" 64K Disk 7.5 6.4 6.7 $39.95

    PHANTASIE" 64K Disk NA NA NA $39.95QUESTRON" 64K Disk 8.0 7.2 7.8 $39.95

    EDUCA TIONA L EN TERTA INMEN TCARTELS & CUTTHROATS' 64K Disk NA NA NA $39.95

    PRESIDENTELECT' 6 4K Di sk 9 .0 8 .0 7 .6 $ 39 .9 5RAILSW EST!' 64K Di sk 7.1 7.9 7.0 $39.95

    ATARI400/800/1200TITLE FORMAT P' R' E' PRICEWARGAMES

    BATTLE FORNORMANDY" 40K Disk, 7.0 7.1 69 $39.9540K Cass $19.98BREAKTHROUGH IN THE 48K Disk 8.2 7.8 8.0 $59.95ARDENNES"

    BROADS IDES ' 4 8K Di sk 7 .3 7.4 7 .2 $39 .95CARRIER FORCE" 40K Di sk 6.9 7.9 7.3

    :j: COMBAT LEADER' 48K Disk, 7.2 74 7.248K CassCOMPUTER AMBUSH" 48K Disk NA NA

    $59.95$39.95$19.98

    NA $59 .95EAGLES' 40K Disk 6.9 6.3 6.3 $39.95

    FIELDOF FIRE" 48K Disk 8.1 7.5 7.6 $39.95KAMPFGRUPPE" 48K Di sk NA NA NA $59.95

    KNIGHTS OF THE DESERT' 48K Disk, 7.0 7.2 6.8 $399540K Cass $19.98OBJECTIVE, KURSK" 48K D is k 7.4 7.7 7.5 $39.95

    OPERATION 48K Disk NA NA NA $49.95MARKET GARDEN"REFORGER '88' 48K Disk 7.8 7.8 7.8 $5995

    TIGERS I N T HE SNOW' 40K Disk, 6.8 6.5 6.4 $39.9540K Cass $19.98WAR IN RUSSIA" 48K Disk 8.0 8.2 8.1 $79.95

    SPORTS & GENERAL TOP ICCOMPUTER BASEBALL' 40K Disk 7.8 8.0 7.6 $39.95

    COMPUTER QUARTERBACK" 48K D is k NA NA NA $39 .9 5FORTRESS" 40K Disk 8.2 6.0 6.9 $34.95

    QUEEN OF HEARTS' 48K Disk 74 6.6 64 $17.48

    SC IENCE F ICT ION / FANTASYTHE COSMIC BALANCE' 48K Disk 7.1 7.1 7.1 $39.95

    COSMIC BALANCE II" 48K Disk 6.9 6.9 6.3 $39.95:j: CYTRON MASTERS " 48K D isk , 7 .7 6 .5 7.4 $19.9832K Cass $1748

    EPIDEMIC!" 48K Disk 7.6 6.9 7.2 $34.95IMPERIUM GALACTUM" 48K Di sk 7.2 7.4 7.0 $39.95

    THESHATTEREDALLI ANCE " 40K Di sk 7 .1 6 .3 6 .4 $ 19 .9 8

    ROLE-PLAY ING50 MISSION CRUSH" 40K Disk 7.6 6.9 6.7 $39.95

    GALACTIC ADVENTURES' 48K Di sk 7.3 6.3 7.3 $59.95QUESTRON ' 4 0K Di sk i7 7.0 7.7 $49.95

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