Cover of the December 1985 issue of Amstrad Action
The Amstrad CPC was a popular 8-bit computer in the U.K. and other parts of Europe. Amstrad Action was a magazine dedicated to that platform that emphasized gaming. The December 1985 issue includes:
Hot Reviews
- Marsport - An interesting looking split screen adventure game with a sci-fi setting.
- Big League Soccer - Football (Soccer) management programs seeemd to all the rage in the U.K. I don't think they were that popular in North America though.
- 3D Grand Prix - Looks to be something between Pole Position and Grand Prix Circuit.
- Soul of a Robot - 256 rooms to puzzle your way out of in this action/puzzle game.
- Dynamite Dan - A highly rated action game that reminds be a bit of Spelunker. I never played this one but I loved Spelunker on the Commodore 64.
- Spy v. Spy - An excellent game based on the comic strip of the same name.
- Cauldron - A combination of genres that include Defender like sequences and platform game like sequences.
Table of Contents from the December 1985 issue of Amstrad Action
December Specials
- Elite - A preview of the classic space flight game that was available on numerous systems.
- Christmas add-ons - Some suggestions for additions to your Amstrad computer setup for Christmas. Joysticks, RAM expansions, light pens, disk drives and more are featured.
- Machine Code cracked - An introduction to machine code on the Amstrad.
Juicy Offers
- Subscribe - Get your choice of two U.S. Gold games when you subscribe to Amstrad Action.
- Willow Pattern - Answer three questions for your chance to win this game.
- Mail Order - Order any of the game reviewed in this issue at a discount.
- Maps, pokes, tips - Get rewarded for submitting your own tips and cheat.
- Mindshadow - Answer three questions for your chance to win this Activision game.
Action Regulars
- Ed-Lines - An introduction to this issue, a call for cartoonists and previous competition winners.
- ReAction - Letters from readers on topics such as praise for the magazine, finding the magazine, the Amstrad Computer Show, the demise of the Amstrad CPC664 and more.
- Serious Software - A look at non-gaming software, this month featuring three word processors including Tasword 6128, Protext, and Brunword.
- Plug-Ins - A mouse for the Amstrad and an art program to use it with.
- Action Test - Reviews of the latest games including Argo Navis, 3D Boxing, Caesar's Travels, Don't Panic, Formula One Simulator, Hi Rise, Satellite Warrior, Willow Pattern, World Cup Soccer and World Series Baseball.
- Adventures - A look at adventure games including The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Tomb of Kuslak, and Souls of Darkon.
Back cover of the December 1985 issue of Amstrad Action
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