The Games Machine (May 1988)

The Games Machine was a multiformat computer gaming magazine published in the U.K. in the 1980s. It covered both 8-bit and 16-bit computers. Contents of the May 1988 issue include:

Features

• Prove You're The Best! - Final chance to enter for the first National Computer Games Championships.
• Battle Between Progs - TGM's American correspondent, Marshal M Rosenthal, reveals Nolan Bushnell's latest exciting hi-tech robot-toys from Axion.
• Double-O's Back In Town - John Gilbert reports on how computers have puffed fresh life into the steam train-set.
• Nailing Bulls To The Doors - Robin Hogg goes behind the scenes at Bulletin 1000, the people who help sell computer games via tellies.

Regulars

• Readerpage - How you feel about what, and why.
• News - TGM Bulletins (not quite 1000)
• Infodesk - More answers on technical queries.
• Previews - Richard Eddy reveals Software Studio's latest plans for Karnov and Afterburner, and many more early glimpses.
• Reviews - 27 pages of the latest 8- and 16-bit releases, plus MSX II.
• Getting Adventurous - Rob Steel investigates crime, space piracy and comedy.
• Going Overboard - Where No Vultures Fly - grisly board fun, plus boardgame news.

Win!

• An Amiga & Monitor - Third of our computer giveaways. Don't miss out!
• Omnibots Are Go! - Tomy robots and copies of GO!'s Bionic Commando are the prizes!
• It's The Flintstones! - Unique boxer shorts, videos and games mark the launch of GrandSlam's great Flintstones game.

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