Magazine Contents
The contents of the magazine listed include reviews of various games, mainly for microcomputers. There are also articles about coin-ops, role-playing games, play-by-mail games, and adventure games. It also included type-in program listings for its readers to try, puzzles, and hints for playing the latest arcade games. The magazine also featured game awards and reviews of the latest expansion kits and software releases. This edition of Computer Gamer was a comprehensive resource for computer gaming enthusiasts in the 1980s.
- ASC Elite Shipbuilder software
- Game of the Year Awards
- Gyroscope - Will Gyroscope have the success of Marble Madness?
- Assault on Aargon Expansion Kit - Free poster game
- The Trolls Tavern - Roundup of available roleplaying games
- Lord of the Rings game review, Melbourne House
- Dungeon Dressing - Follow up article on generating adverture dungeons
- Adventure game reviews
- Play by Mail games update
- Adventure game helpline
- Coin-op connection
- Hints on playing the latest arcade games
- Game reviews
- Puzzles
- Type-in program listings
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Gamer Magazine 1985 Reader's Poll Game of the Year Awards
The reader's year awards were an event in which the magazine's readers voted for their favorite games. This was a way for the magazine to showcase the most popular games of the year, as voted by its readers. The awards likely covered various categories such as best arcade game, best home computer game, best role-playing game, and more. This type of reader's poll was common in gaming magazines of the time, as it gave readers a voice in determining the best games and helped build a sense of community among readers who shared a passion for gaming.
Game of the Year
- Elite, Firebird
- Way of the Exploding Fist, Melbourne House
- Winter Games, US Gold
Best Adventure
- Shadowfire, Beyond
- The Fourth Protocol, Centure/Hutchinson
- Red Moon, Level 9
Best Strategy Game
- Archon, Ariolasoft
- Theatre Europe, PSS
- Crusade in Europe
Best Commodore C64 Games
- Winter Games, US Gold
- Elite, Firebird
- Way of the Exploding Fist, Melbourne House
Best Software House
- US Gold
- Melbourne House
- Ultimate
Best Coin-Op Machine
- Commando
- Paperboy
- Marble Madness
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List of Games Reviewed in this magazine
- Rambo, Ocean
- West Bank, Gremlin Graphics
- The Eidolon, Activision
- Koronis Rift, Activision
- Sweevo's World, Gargoyle Games
- Evil Crown, Argus Software
- Death Wake, Quicksilva
- Brainstorm, Bubblebus
- Olympic Decathalon, Alligata Software
- Space Doubt, CRL
- Yabba Dabba Doo, Quicksilva
- Transformers, Ocean
- The Way of the Exploding Fist (BBC B port), Melbourne House
- Their Finest Hour, Century Hutchinson
- Fight Night, US Gold
- Tornado Low Level (TLL), Vortex
- Mercenary, Novagen
- Battle of the Planets, CRL
- Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing, Activision
- Mikie, Spectrun
- Raiders of the Lost Ring, Arcade Systems
- Gunfight, Ultimate
- N.O.M.A.D, Ocean
- Myla Di'Kaich, Global Software
- Cosmic Wartoad, Ocean
- Wild Ride, Interceptor
- Winter Sports, Electric Dreams
- Robin of the Wood, Odin
List of Books Reviewed in this magazine
- Adventure Games for the Amstrad CPC464, Collins
- Atari 130 XE Games Book, Melbourne House
- Games and Graphics Programming on the Amstrad Computers, Micro Press
List of type-in Program Listings
- Crunchback (BBC), by Peter Azzorpardi
- Moon Buggy (BBC 32k), by William Prew
- 3D Space Chase (Amstrad), by Nigel Sharp
- Games and Graphics Programming on the Amstrad Computers, Micro Press
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