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Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:14 pm
by ZXDunny
Hey you lot -
I recall Crash did a special in one of the issues where they look at 16bit games (Amiga mostly) and featured F/A-18 Interceptor and Ferrari Formula 1. I can't find it though; google is heavily polluted these days.
Anyone got any kind of clue here? Cheers
Re: Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:42 pm
by +3code
Sure it was Crash? Not one of The Games Machine like
https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com ... ne_Issue_5 ?
Re: Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:12 pm
by MatGubbins
Re: Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:26 pm
by ZXDunny
That's the fella! Many thanks
Re: Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:01 am
by PeteProdge
MatGubbins wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:12 pm
Issue 55 August 1988 Great Giana Sisters cover
Pages 70,71,74,75
Given that we found out the Crash editor of that time was
very partial to giving advertisers a favourable portrayal, could this 16-bit special's existence be down to advertisers such as Atari (
pages 72-73 - right in the middle of the special) and Evesham Micros (
page 89)? I'm surprised the ubiquitous Silica Shop wasn't in this issue, always punting the evils of the 16-bit computers with their many colours, higher resolution and um... alright Populous 2 was and still is frickin' amazing.
Re: Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:32 am
by Vampyre
It was that issue and article that finally convinced me I needed to upgrade to 16-bit. November that year I got an ST.
Re: Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:01 am
by ZXDunny
Vampyre wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:32 am
It was that issue and article that finally convinced me I needed to upgrade to 16-bit. November that year I got an ST.
Same. Saved up my paper round money over the summer and bought my stepdad's A1000 off him. Best purchase I ever made.
Re: Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:34 am
by PeteProdge
Vampyre wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:32 am
November that year I got an ST.
Ah, so in the end you didn't upgrade.
Re: Crash magazine 16bit special.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:55 pm
by Vampyre
PeteProdge wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:34 am
Ah, so in the end you didn't upgrade.
I had a lot of good years out of that ST - starting with the awesome Dungeon Master and ending with Frontier - up until I upgraded to my first PC in 1994. A 486 running at a whopping overclocked 33MHz. Getting the latest Automation and Pompey Pirates hacks. Great days.