_{Cover of the March 1984 issue of Computer & Video Games}

Computer & Video Games was one of the earliest and longest running gaming magazines. It was published in the U.K. and it covered a wide variety of console and computer formats over the years. The March 1984 issue includes:

News & Reviews

• Games News - New and upcoming game releases include a realistic adventure game called Ground Zero that recreates nuclear holocaust in London Suburbs; a game in which you harvest beer and cheese called Hard Cheese for the Spectrum; an arcade style game called Silicon is set inside an arcade game for the BBC; an adventure game called Wax Works for the BBC; a game featuring a cave man called Flak for the BBC; a sequel to Laser Zone called Hell-Gate for the VIC-20; a new adventure from Infocom for the Apple II called Suspended; a new arcade game by Exidy called Crossbow in which you must protect a party of travelers with a crossbow; and much more.


• Reviews - Revenge of the Mutant Camels by Llamasoft and Jeff Minter for the Commodore 64; the classic Shamus for the Atari 8-bit; Falcon Patrol for the Commodore 64; Demon Attack for the VIC-20; River Raid for the Atari 8-bit; Diablo for the TI-99/4A - a puzzle game so probably not an older version of the game you are probably thinking of; Birds of Prey, a poor Galaxians clone for the Electron; Pinball, a pinball game in which you can create your own tables for the BBC; Pinball, same name but different game for the Dragon 32; Pinball Construction Set for the Atari 400/800 - the best of its type in those days; Pinball Wizard, yet another pinball game this time for the VIC-20; and more.


• Arcade Action - A look at some of the latest arcade games including Major Havoc (Atari), Track and Field, Marvins Maze (SNK), X's and O's (a pinball game), and more.

_{Table of Contents from the March 1984 issue of Computer & Video Games}

Listings

• Airstrike - A type-in kill the aliens game for the TI-99/4A.


• Treachery - A type-in game for the Spectrum featuring a Mandroid, mind bomb, amnesia, MI6, the KGB and more.


• Wall Defence - A type-in game for the Atari 400/800 in which you must prevent invaders from climbing your castle walls.


• 3D Maze - A type-in maze game for the Spectrum.


• Gold Prospector - A type-in run and jump game for the Dragon 32 in which you must retrieve gold from treacherous mines.

Features

• Mailbag - Mail from readers about converting certain commands from the Apple II and Spectrum to the Commodore 64 and Sharp MZ80, the reliability of the Sharp MZ80B, hints and tips, the Oric-I, Manic Miner, ZX81 repairs, games for the VIC-20, and more.


• Hall of Fame - high scores from readers for Jet Pac, Manic Miner, Parsec, The Pyramid, and Planettoids.


• Charts - The top games for variou systems. Topping the carts this month include Atic Atac (Spectrum, Krazy Kong (ZX-81), Wizard and Princess (VIC-20), Pole Position (Atari 400/800), The Hobbit (Commodore 64), Pettigrew's Diary (Dragon 32), and The Hobbit (BBC B).


• Light on the Horizon - A look at laser disc gaming (especially Dragon's Lair) and the future of laser discs.

_{Back cover of the March 1984 issue of Computer & Video Games}

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