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Crash (Apr 1985) - Nicotine Nightmare and The Dukes of Hazzard reviews. Also Wender Bender advert READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n36/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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crashonline.org.uk/03/news.htm “The 4th February saw thousands queuing to get into the ZX Microfair at London’s Ally Pally Pavilion, proving again that this jolly one-day microaffair continues to be a big hit with Spectrum owners no matter what the glossy magazines say.”

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Living Guide crashonline.org.uk/03/lguide.htm “After consulting several of you at the 10th. ZX Microfair we have decided to split the guide up into two sections, each printed alternate months.” (This feature ended after issue 4.)

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News Input crashonline.org.uk/63/news.htm CRASH's April Fools didn't land too well. This one is so dry you can barely tell it's a joke, whereas Danny the Duster makes it obvious in every sentence that it's a joke, and so it doesn't land.

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Death Star Interceptor crashonline.org.uk/15/dthstar.htm “I saw this game some time ago on the CBM 64 (by the same company) and there isn’t the slightest doubt that the Spectrum version is far superior (nothing to do with petty inter-computer jealousies either).”

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Lunar Jetman crashonline.org.uk/15/jetman.htm

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Awesome trophies everyone would like to own... #zxspectrum #crashmagazine #retrogaming

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The rise and fall of the ZX Spectrum games market. I decided to chart, year by year, the Spccy gaming output of 10 publishers I regard as the major full-price labels...

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Full review of Atic Atac www.crashonline.org.uk/02/atic.htm “Atic Atac is in no way a true adventure but neither is it a shoot the baddies game. But it is one thing — FANTASTIC!”

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One of two reviews for The Tripods in this issue

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Crash (Apr 1989) - Gary Lineker's Hot-Shot! and Emlyn Hughes International Soccer reviews READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-63/Crash_63_Apr_1989#page/n85/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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ZX History - March 1992: Farewell, Crash… at 98 issues, it had the shortest run of the big three Spectrum magazines (SU 134, YS 114). READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Wriggler review crashonline.org.uk/15/wriggler.... “Wriggler is a fun game to play and offers hours of enjoyment to all, in fact of the games I’ve seen recently, this is one of the most enjoyable I’ve played. Overall, a very good game worth buying.”

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The Sinclair Story part 1 crashonline.org.uk/15/sinclair.... “Nineteen eighty five is Sir Clive Sinclair’s forty fifth year, and sees him personally worth well over £100 million... Every other home computer sold in the United Kingdom is a Sinclair”

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"My Name is Uncle Groucho ... You Win a Fat Cigar" probably still undefeated as best videogame title

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Crash (Apr 1984) - Chopper X-1 and Killer Knight reviews. Also My Name is Uncle Groucho ... You Win a Fat Cigar, Olympimania, Go to Jail, The Piman's Greatest Hits, Pi-Eyed, Morris Meets the Bikers, Yakzee, (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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News Input crashonline.org.uk/15/news.htm “Leonardo, the graphics package from Creative Sparks first announced November… will be appearing in the shops on 11th March… ‘It just kept on getting bigger throughout the final stages of development'”

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Video Pool review. Also Avalon advert, Technician Ted advert, Dragontorc full-page ad READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n13/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Afghan Attack review. Also Tomahawk, Night Gunner, Fighter Pilot and TT Racer adverts READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n95/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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crashonline.org.uk/51/forum.htm There aren't enough tips! The reviews are wrong! Adventure Trail has gone downhill!

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Raid over Moscow www.crashonline.org.uk/15/rmoscow.htm “Raid Over Moscow offers good value in that there are several different types of shoot em up in one, including some excellent ‘Zaxxon’ type sequences”

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CRASHBack www.crashonline.org.uk/15/crashback... “Most people seem to have agreed with the review of Antics because it was in the Hotline charts for so long... the graphics are still good and I think if Antics was released now it would either be a Crash Smash or very near one”

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Casino Royal and Sea Battles reviews READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n29/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash (Apr 1990) - Winter Games, Stifflip & Co. and Fighting Warrior reviews. Also Super Hang-On, Platoon, Combat School, Miami Vice, IK+ and Arkanoid adverts READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Intermediate Level Maths Plus and Disease Dodgers reviews READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n109/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Dead at the Controls and Funhouse reviews. Also Komplex full-page ad READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n99/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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The Artist II for the +3 reviewed www.crashonline.org.uk/63/niche.htm “Overall, The Artist II is a very powerful graphics package for the Spectrum +3, but it’s a pity that after all this time the product wasn’t more polished, with bugs eliminated and proper instructions for the +3.”

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Quickshot I Joystick and RamTurbo Interface adverts. Also The Solar System, Starsphere and Space Scan reviews READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Also, Alien review crashonline.org.uk/15/alien.htm “Alien is a hard game to win at, I thought I’d done really well after a single two-hour game, to get one member of the crew off in the escape shuttle with the cat — but I scored 0%!”

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Crash (Apr 1985) - The Designer's Pencil review READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n38/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Toy Bizarre review. Also Confuzion full-page ad READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n23/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Pud Pud review. Also Combat Lynx full-page ad READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n31/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash charts for Apr 1985 READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n67/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Signpost READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n105/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Anyone heard any news/rumours about when the ZX Spectrum might be available again?

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Adventure Trail crashonline.org.uk/16/advtrail.... “I trekked off around the over-heated megastores and the smaller computer shops and, I know I’ve said this before, it was a shock to find out how difficult it was to buy the software I wanted.”

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Nicotine Nightmare and The Dukes of Hazzard reviews. Also Wender Bender advert READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n35/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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BREAKING: A new Kickstarter for the Spectrum Next soon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4330921 #zxspectrum #zxspectrumnext #retrogaming

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The Cartoon Guide to Computer Science crashonline.org.uk/15/compsci.htm “ I just wish Mr Gonick had got his act together years ago, when I started learning about computers — the accurate overview he presents in this book would have been invaluable in making everything I learnt drop into place...”

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I was only ever aware of Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street because of those full page adverts in old computer magazines. Always been curious whether the film bombed first and Mind Games picked up the licence cheap as a result or if it was an expensive disaster for everyone involved!

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Crash (Apr 1985) - Underworld - The Village review. Also Give My Regards to Broad Street full-page ad READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-15/Crash_15_Apr_1985#page/n97/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Crash (Apr 1991) - Toyota Celica GT Rally and Welltris reviews. Also The Munsters, SuperTed: The Search for Spotty, Sooty's Fun with Numbers, Gilbert: Escape from Drill, Huxley Pig, Jaws, The Wombles, Popeye 2, (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Head Over Heels Deluxe is out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=czeH...

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On FOFT: “The bad news is that the manual is atrocious, saying little about the intricacies of the game and being altogether too vague. At 26 pages long it’s woefully inadequate.” Even a 2-page manual would be an unimaginable luxury these days. (Edited 8:47 via @skeetsapp.com)

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