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‘See your local dealer now. .. He's got: the best: game in town... just for you. A Prescription for Survival
T his issue's lead story analy-
zes the combination of
pressures which led to the Big
Videogame Shake-Out. Unfor:
tunately, even this magazine
isn't completely immune. The
seismicshocks which turned the
{gaming business upside down
in recent months have also rat-
tied the walls of our editorial
offices.
high level of support from
readers and advertisers insures
that EG won't have to follow
the many marginal and immita-
tive game and computer pub-
lications which have already
made the journey to the Big
Newsstand in the Sky. And
make no mistake, many of the
‘over 100 computer titles intro-
ducedin ate 1983 will vanish as
melted snow by the spring. At
least 10 titles are competing for
every display advertising spot,
soyou can bet that alotof them
will never escape that clutter
alive.
Electronic gaming is in the
midst of a delicate transition
The videogaming erais winding
down, while home arcading
‘with microcomputersis just en-
tering its main growth spurt.
‘Companies that once targeted
their ads at the installed base of
15 milion videogame systems
must now scale down their
efforts, at least temporary, be-
6 tecranc Canes
By ARNIE KATZ
cause fewer than five million
households have personal com-
puters at this writing
Electronic Games magazine
must make some changes in
‘order to continue to serve the
hobby effectively without com-
promising the standards of
‘Quality, excellence, and accura-
cy that have made EG far and
away the number one ‘must
read" for electronic game-
lovers. Accordingly. we have
decided to trim the schedule
rather than do anything which
would diminish or adulterate
the contents of the magazine.
EG will temporarily publsh ev-
ery other month and we plan to
return to our regular monthly
schedules during the fall of
4984. That is why this ssue is
dated March 1984 instead of
February. Your next issue wil
be dated May 1984. All subscr
bers will receive the exact num
ber of issues they paid for sono
one gets short changed. This
‘move, coupled with some gene
fal belt- tightening, will enable
EG to ride out the storm in good
shape —and give the magazine
the basis for expansion once
computer hardware and soft-
ware sales begin to approach
the volume once attained by
videogames paraphenalia.
‘Our new schedule will allow
EG to serve the hobby as it has
since 1981 by concentrating
issues in the months when most
new products appear, while
giving the industry time to
assess its position and move
forward in both new product
development and promotion.
You say every other month
isn't enough EG during the
spring? One thing you can dois,
subscribe to our bi-weekly
newsletter, Electronic Games
Hotline. You'll get al te news,
inside scoops, and reviews any
hard-core gamer could desire.
You, the readers, can also
help the magazine weather the
‘current choppy seas. For instan-
ce, remember to ask for EG at
‘your favorite newsstand — and
make sure they know you're
disappointed if it isn't there
‘And tell your friends about EG,
too, in case they aren't yet
familiar with it.
Most of all, keep telling folks
about your own enthusiasm for
electronic gaming. Let people
know you participate in the
world's fastest-growing hobby.
nd, wien gaming emerges
from this period of readjust-
ment, and the sales curve again
soars toward the stratosphere,
we'll all ook back on the Big
Shake-Out and its consequ:
ences as a colorful sidelight of
the hobby's formative years,
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‘has cashed in its home computer chips
As a result of lagging sales
that resulted in a staggering
$200 million-plus loss in the
first three quarters of 1983,
Texas Instruments officially
halted production on the TI
99/44,
The company, which also
makes computers and elec-
tronic equipment for the Un-
ited States government, says
it will continue to support ex
isting 99/4As.
Following the announ-
cement, Texas Instruments
registeredasubstantial gain in
stock prices, and the newiy:
discounted computers (the
price fell overnight to about
$50) practically flew out of
the stores. Software for the
now-defunct system was re
portedly selling briskly as TI
99/44 owners hurried to
stockpile games and pro
grams.
Oddly enough, a few
weeks before TI made their
announcement, they were
promoting a new group of re-
leases — many of which were
designed by third-party soft-
ware manufacturers. Among.
the titles being released are
‘Super Demon Attack, Jaw-
breaker Il and BurgerTime. A
Tispokesman says that the ti:
tles will be made available,
SUPER DEMON ATTACK C1)
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PROGRAM VCS CARTRIDGES
SS, the company that de-
veloped Mountain King for
CBS Electronics, is offering
theircomplete game develop:
ment system to potential
‘game designers everywhere.
‘The Rom Emulator and De.
velopment System, priced at
just under $800, lets Atari 800
‘owners develop their own
cartridge games for the Atari
VCS. VIC-20 games can also
be programmed, using a spe-
ial adapter. For information,
write to VSS Inc., 2829 W.
Northwest Hwy.,” Courtyard
Suite 904, Dallas, TX 75220.
‘Mention you read it here.
VSS! program development system.
After a seven-year hiatus
from the videogame business,
‘Ata founder Nolan Bushnell
is back in the ballgame. His
Pizza Time Theater's new
coin-op division, Sente (pro
nounced Sen-tay) is aptly
named — whereas Atat isthe
Japanese word for check (asin
a chess game), Sente trans-
lates to checkmate,
Bushnell’s seven-year
agreement with Atari expired
fon Oct. 1, 1983, and after
Nolan Bushnel
settling Atari's recent lawsuit
and seling his former com
pany the home cartridge
Fights to future releases, the
way was cleared to start pro
duction of brand-new coin
ops.
Sente’s frst game releases
should start popping up in
each of the 260 Chuck E.
Cheese's Pizza Time Theaters
around the country, as well as,
the local arcades, any day
I has ended his exile. Pensuin software
the graphics people
The Next Generation Is Here!
At Penguin, we
don't rely on the same old
game formulas, adding to the mish-mash
of look-alike games already on the market. We look
for creativity, originality, and innovation, Games like
Minit Man, challenging you with two types of arcade action
simultaneously; Coveted Mirror, an adventure with animation and
“if z arcade games throughout: The Spy Strikes Back, an arcade game with
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‘Bosimes Machans Corp Portis are hal on pol ARCADER
PROGRAMS
HIS OWN
Arcade ace Tony Snyder —
last seen setting two world's
records (one for highest score
on Q*bert — 25,694,985 —
and one for longest time play-
ing an arcade videogame —
57 hours, 12 minutes, 18
seconds) is now looking at
electronic games from the
‘opposite side of the fence.
Tony Snyder shows winning
form on Obert.
Tony recently founded
WaterWares, his own soft-
ware company, and is busily
working. up his own original
games for the venture. His
first game, entitled Tunnel-
ing, is currently available for
the Timex Sinclair 1000, and
will soon make its debut for
the VIC-20 — with the Com:
modore 64 next in line
Harry Williams, founder of
Williams Electronics, died
September 11, 1983, in Palm
Springs, California, Mr. Wil-
liams started Willams Manu-
facturing in 1941 and ran the
‘company for ten years. More
recently, he had worked for
Stern Electronics as a consul-
tant, where he designed
Flight 2000.
In the last couple of years,
‘Mr. Willams worked at home
due to a lengthy illness. He
was 74 years old when he
passed away.
In addition to founding the
prestigious company that
bears his name, Mr. Williams
‘was the inventor ofthe flipper
and the tilt on pinball
machines, and has often been
called the Father of Moder
Arcading.
BM is hoping the mass market will love the PCit
|
PCjr — OUT OF ITS SHELL AT LAST
By this time, the first PCjrs,
affectionately ‘known as the
Peanut, have found their way
into gamer's homes. For those
of you who haven't seen one
yet, the jr comes in two ver-
sions. The entry model is a
64K machine with two car-
tridge slots (Atari, are you lis:
tening?), two joystick ports
and the usual interface
options. The enhanced ver-
sion includes a disk drive, an
additional 64K and DOS 2.1
Both models sport a cordless
keyboard. Three of the titles
being offered are: Mouser,
Crossfire and Animation
Creation. There are also edu-
cational programs for pre-
schoolers and. those of us
who may be older
ARCADE
MACHINE
CONTEST STARTS
Broderbund Software's
‘Areade Machine contest for
‘Atari computer users started
Tops at Activision's De-
‘athlon? A contest sponsored
by Championship Electronics
in association with Electronic
Eran
Pretest
a Pia
January 1st and will run
through June 30th. Home
computerists can design an
original arcade game using
the Arcade Machine pro:
‘gram, There's a winner each
month, then the six finalists
are eligible for the grand price
= $1500 worth of hardware
and software. Contest details
are packaged with the Arcade
‘Machine program, or can be
obtained direct from
Broderbund, 17 Paul Dr., San
Rafael, Ca, 94903,
Games will give you the
chance to prove it and to win
$5,000, a gold medal and a
lifetime subscription to Elec:
tronic Games.
After getting an official en-
try form from a specially
‘marked Super Champ joystick
carton, all you've got to do to
win is send in your best 10-
event total with proper au
thentication. The top five
scorers will be flown to Los
Angeles, site of this year's
summer Olympics, for the
finals. Just as in the real-life
sporting event, the second
‘and third finishers wl receive,
respectively, silver and bronze
medals, Unlike the actual
Olympics, coming in second
learns you $2,000 and a one-
year EG subscription, while
finishing third is worth $1,000
in cash and a free year of EG.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING
ELECTRONIC OLYMPIAD DECATHLON CONTEST
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Obtain a Decathlon game car-
ttidge made by Activision.
2. Use your Super Champ to get
your best score for each of the
10 events,
Record you BEST SCORE‘ fil
ing out the official SCORE
CARD.
4. Take a picture of your final
points total. (This screen is
Shown after you have com:
pleted the 10 events ia sue
eession)
5. Send item 3 and 4, along with
roof-of- purchase seal: Mod:
1 Number JC-250 (this can
be obtained by cutting the
‘Model Number JC-250 on the
Gittbow), and sales receipt to:
(CHAMPIONSHIP ELECTRONICS
(USA), INC. 711 Grandview
Drive, South'S.F, CA 94080,
6. your scores are good enough
tobein the TOP, we wil pent
your score in the Apri, May
And June issue of Electronic
Games. On May 1, 1984, we
willannounce the names othe
S winners®, who automatic:
ly win a free trip to Los
‘Angeles, Calfornia for the fi
‘nal competition.
* Minors must be accompanied
by one parent, expenses com:
pliments of Championship
Bectronics,
PRIZES:
Grand prize will be a GOLD
‘medal, $5,000 in cash and a ife-
time subscription to Electronic
Games
2nd prize willbe a SILVER medal,
$52,000 in cash and a one-year
subscription to Electronic Games.
31d pre willbe aBRONZE medal,
‘$4,000 in cath and a one-year
subscription to Electronie Games.
RULES:
41, Employees of Championship
Electronics and their fares
are not eligible to enter.
2. Entries must be post-marked
no later than Api 31, 1984 WHY TOP PLAYERS
ARE GOING WHACKO
OVER WICO.
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Over 500 arcade games
use WICO controls. And
now those authentic arcade
controls can be used with
home video games.
WICO engineers ergo-
nomically designed home ae
joysticks with the same heel
precise feel and response as the arcade
joystick. Joysticks that truly fit the hand
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base of a Wico joystick, you'd see one
thing. It's not a toy! Arcade owners have
always demanded the finest in design,
engineering and durability. And so
should you.
Our electronically designed “guts”
Ll MOM lero NoMa (Rod
bubble-type switches. Our joysticks
“exclusively” feature a Wico rubber
diaphragm module +
for authentic arcade cd
action and feel. And like |
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Wico brings 42 years of experience
and know-how to the development of
the world’s finest joysticks. Arcade
accuracy. Arcade control. Arcade
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OHIO SCHOOL
WICO Corporation founda
way to combine good busi-
rness with good deeds when
the Norton, Ohio school sys-
tem appealed to them for
donations of joysticks for its
‘computer labs.
if we had to depend on
existing school budgets to put
this program together we
couldn't have afforded one
joystick,” explains a spokes-
‘man for the Norton schools.
WICO responded with an
arrangement that helped the
schools and its own design
staff, by providing 40 WICO
Computer Command analog
joysticks for use in the classes.
North American Philips has
shelved plans for three Col-
ecoVision cartridges due to a
shortage of computer chips.
Lord of the Dungeon, Power
Lords and Pink Panther, origi-
nally scheduled for pre
Christmas release under
NAP’s new Probe 2000 label
have been delayed until the
company gets a dependable
supply of the needed mi
crochips
Xerox's Weekly Reader
Family Software Division's
seven new games include
three action titles for all ages,
FAT CITY (XEROX)
in addition to the line of edu
cational products. Stickybear
Basketbounce is a colorful
catching game. Chivalry
combines a board game with
computerized skill tests, and
The supplier worked with the
students to perfect the con
troller for the Radio Shack
TRS-80 Color Computer. The
students tested the sticks
through the development
period. andthe school ended
tp witha supply of contol
les
David McCauley, one of
the Norton educators work
ing on the computer curncu
lum, expressed the schools
gratitude by saying, "Thanks
toa busines partnership with
Such companies as WICO, We
have been able to provide our
students with a computer
program which i, today, a
necessary part of the educa
tonal mix
Wico's The Boss (left) and Command Control are very popular.
Fat City pits a wrecking crew | test for VIC-ers, as they try to
against angry, garbage-can- | find twin shapes concealed
‘throwing tenants behind boxes. Other hits
scheduled for the VIC include
Romox has begun testing | Cannonball Blitz, the Amer
the market forelectronic soft- | ican Revolution’ game; the
ULTIMA I (SIERRA ON-UNE)
popular hit action game,
Frogger.
CBS Electronics’ Omega
Race offers. special bonus for
gamers — a free BOOSTER-
GRIP Joystick Adaptor that
‘comes packed with the game,
and is said to improve the
‘This Romox unit allows electronic game distribution.
ware distribution with Romox | much admired Jawbreaker,
terminals in retail locations in | Threshold, Crossfire, Lunar
California. Each terminalhasa | Leepers, Creepy Corridors,
capacity of 500 titles or more. | and last but not least, the
Gamers can buy a title, play
with ituntl they re ready fora
new game, then take the old
cart back to the store for re-
programming with a new
contest.
(OMEGA RACE (CBS ELECTRONICS)
Sierra On-Line will produce ‘gamer’s control. Omega Race
rnine action games for the | caNNONBALL BLITZ (SERRA ON-UINE)| features the RAM PLUS Pow:
VIC-20, including two origin- er Chip, for the Atari 2600.
al titles in this format. Ultima The extra memory is needed
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ives the player dual view- this space chase based on the
points on a split screen. The Bally Midway pay-for-play
gamer plays a captive trying game that inspired it. The
to escape from a dungeon, player has to ricochet off the
battling monsters who can't walls using his ship's thrust, to
be tamed by his magic spells. defeat the Omegan fleet of
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‘Atari and Children's Com-
puter Workshop, an arm of
CTW tthe creators of Sesame
Street) recently announced
the release of their group of
educational software for the
‘Atari 2600. The three titles —
Cookie Monster Munch, Big Koenion pean
Bird's Egg Catch and Alpha P
Beam With Emie — teach
such things a letter recog-
Hoping to make a real kill
in with a challenging new
mystery game for the Apple Il
computer is CBS Software.
Murder by the Dozen, the first
title in 2 projected series of
‘Mystery Master” programs
tests the sleuthing abilities of
‘one to four computerists on a
DYNASTY SMART-ALEC
DYNASTY IS GIVING AWAY
FREE EQUIPMENT
‘Thenexttime your doorbell | complete with a 16K memory
rings, it may be a door-to- | expansion module to bring
door salesman with an offer | the usable memory up to 20K
you won't get everyday. | to anyone purchasing at least
Dynasty Computer Corp., | 25 software programs. The
Dallas, Tx., is offering a free | machine has color graphics,
Dynasty Smart-ALEC Jr. mi- | music capability, is expand.
crocomputer with the pur- | able to 64K, and is CP/M.
chase of any 25 pieces of | compatible. The average cost. |__MURDER BY THE DOZENICHS)
nition, directional skills and | Dynasty software. The com- | of 25 programs, picked from | dozen different cases.
‘COOKIE MONSTER MUNCH (ATARD
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Visual tracking, Allofthe soft- | pany markets microcomput- | the company's large catalog | Although CBS Software
ware requires a specially de- | ersthrough anetworkof over | oftheirown software designs, | officials declined to discuss
signed keypad. Needless to | 3,250 independent distrib- | is about $390. the publisher's plans in detail
say, both the hardware and | utors who sell the machine | — Formore information, con- | a spokesman did state that
the software were extensively | through in-home demonstra- | tact Ms. Bobbie Weis, Dynas- | this would be the fist in a
tested and given the same | tions, a la Avon or Stanley | ty Computer Corp., 14240 | series of such mystery chal
love and care that goes into | Products. Now they're giving | Midway Rd., Dallas, Tx. | lenges, should this first one
the television program. away a 4K Smart-ALEC Jr, | 75234, orcall214-386-8634. | prove to be very popular.
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‘Apple Corporation has cut panies, is going to leave the | dent Mark Pelczarski, the
the price for the Lisa com
puter to $8200. This includes
a printer and six software
packs, but the hardware can
be purchased alone for about
$7000.
marketing end of their busi- | $19.95 tag on software
rness to someone else. The | prompted so many new sales
company plans to concen- | that the company plans to
trate on creating new designs | hold that price line for the in-
which then will be published | definite future.
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24011 Hear at last. Games with
Alien annihilation never sounded
so good.
Because we've broken the sound barrier
on home computer games. With music.
You heard right. Music.
‘And were not talking mamby-
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Were talking
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The First Games Ever, That Tell You What
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It’s just like a movie.
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And while you wait, poised, ready, eager,
you'll find out, through the terrific screen
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‘You'll find out what planet you're on.
What the fuss is all about.
Why youre involved.
And perhaps of singular importance to
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nd then there's Cosmic
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Get ready to bring your Atari the most
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It’s the most out of our minds
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The most out ‘of our minds. GLITCH OF THE MONTH
For some reason, I've become fas-
cinated with the various quirks giteh-
es, and “Easter eggs", which are
present in so many of the existing
videogame cartridges. | want to thank
the readers of EG for sharing their
‘odd findings, and the editors who see
to it that these findings make the
magazine's pages. | truly hope thatthe
excellent effort on the parts of both
readers and editors will continue. AS
formyself, Iwill certainly be keepingin
touch!
Tommy Lupo
‘Address unknown
Ed: Thanks for the words of en-
couragement, Tommy — and thanks
to all our readers who keep those
glitches coming! As an extra incentive
to quirk-hunters everywhere, EG is
kicking off the Glitch-of-the-Month
contest, as of this issue. The winning
‘comment earns the player a delightful
Pac-Man wall clock donated by the
‘manufacturer, Paxxon
Corporation of \
PAC-MAN CLOCK (PAXKON)
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460 West 34th Street
New York, N.Y. [000/
‘Miami, Fla. Clearly, this company
loves EG's readers almost as much as
we editors do! And, Tommy, for your
kind and thought-provoking com.
ments, you just won yourself a free
‘subscription to EG. Only problem is,
where do we send it? Mail your
address to EG, in care of Tracie
SMURF: RESCUE IN
CCARGAMEL'S EASTEE(COLECO)
AND THE WINNER IS.
| found a trick on ColecoVision's
‘Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle.
When you're at the scenario where
you see Smurfette, stop, then go back
to the board you just left. But look
closely at Smurtette, just as you leave
the screen. What happens is that, as
you leave, her eyes close and her dress
falls off! No kidding!
Jeff Schimeiman
‘Address unknown
£d: Jeff, you just won yourself this
‘month's Paxxon Pac-Man wall clock.
But we don't know where to send it
to, Send your address to EG, in care of
Tracie Forman, and she and Paxxon
Corporation will get your clock to you
onto.
Glitch lovers who want to be eligi-
ble for the Paxxon timepiece
advised: Future contest entries must
be accompanied by your address,
written on the same page as the glitch
itself. Entries without a mailing
address will be disqualified.
‘THE INTELLIVISION
‘CHALLENGE
I'manavid intelivision gamer. | par-
ticularly enjoy playing their excellent
sports simulations. There's just one
problem: I'm too good! I've cremated
everyone I've played against, and am
desperately searching for worthy
‘opponents. If anyone out there feels
they might pose a decent challenge,
please write to me: Jeff Cavalieri, 123
Luisser Street, Clifton New Jersey,
07012.
“Cocky” Cavalieri
Clifton, NJ
‘BASKETBALL (MATTEL)
ASTROCADE MAKES
oop
Dear Mark Catlow:
Regarding your recent letter that
appeared in Electronic Games maga-
Zine, we advised that ASTROCADE is
‘currently operating under a Chapter
11 situation which is reorganization of
7 the Company. Per the enclosed copy of UPS “Re
turn to Shipper - Return Notice”,
dated December 7, 1982, we did send
the ASTROCADE system you won but
the shipment was refused
To-date we have heard nothing
from you directly
We are sending, under separate
cover, the ASTROCADE system and
Basic’ programmable cartridge you |
won,
Unfortunately the contest spon
sored by ASTROCADE INC. and the |
Seattle Mariners was held before our
filing under Chapter 11 and is consid
ered as a pre-petition payable; such
payables cannot be honored until a
ruling in favor is made by the Court
We hope these obligations can be set-
tled as soon as possible.
Listed are two distributors in your
area that carry ASTROCADE products.
They are
KAKAR Corporation
3818 Innerlake Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 632-5738
‘Manar Sales
8300 South Miltary Road
Seattle, WA 98108
(800) 425-2604 or
(206) 763-8960
Direct sales are also made from this
office
We apologize for any inconveni-
ence or disappointment caused you by
delay of the ASTROCADE system and
your prize money; however, we think
you will be happy with your ASTRO-
CADE Arcade as we feel tis the best |
on the market.
Hoping to continue to be of service
to you in the future, we remain
Very truly yours,
Kathleen Russell
‘ASTROCADE INC.
Credit Manager
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“DIFFERENCE THE ABOVE VIDEO GIRL, SEND $5.00, CHECK OR MONEY
What's the difference between ORDER TO: VIDEO MANIAC P.O. BOK 2728 CAPISTRANO BEACH,
"Q&A and "Reader's Replay"? eM M CUO MELEE AL
aon Kitz
Address unknown
Ed: ""Q.& A" is just what it seems — ae Usa atel
4 question-and-answer column
“Readers Replay” is the space set
aside every month to let EG readers
comment on editorial policy, particu Leskipbbddhediie
lar stories and the magazine in gener: FREE BROCHURE!
al, and isa forum through which gam-
ers can make themselves heard. BUYERS BEWARE
‘A few months ago | sent a money
order to the National Video Exchange
in California. It seems they cashed the
money order but didn’t send my pro-
duct. Now I can’t seem to find their
address. Could you help me find it?
Keith Martin
‘Maugansville, MD
Ed: Keith, you and at least a hundred
other readers have asked our help in
this matter. It seems the National
Videogame Exchange has vanished
— along with thousands of our
readers’ dollars. We're trying to get to
the heart of the matter. in the mean-
time, let the buyer beware!
‘THE HIDDEN KITCHEN
Inthe November, 1983 issue of your
magazine, you offered a “videogame
goodie" to the first reader to find
Steve kitchen’s name in an early VCS
game.
if my memory is correct, the game is
Carnival. When the game is rolled
‘over, S. KITCHEN appears where the
score usually is.
Michael Calvello
Yonkers, NY
Ed: Congratulations, Michael — your
correct answer was the first we re-
ceived. By the time you read this, you
should have received a Fire Command
I joystick, courtesy of GIM Electronics
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