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Week of January 14, 1996

        Computer Game Weekly (CGW) is a new electronic newsletter dedicated to
gamers.  Either every week of every other week (we haven't decided on the sche-
dule yet), we will put out an issue of this small publication, with a single
featured game, one or two previews, an editorial, a flashback to a classic game,
and one or two other articles.  This is not meant to be a full-fledged elec-
tronic magazine; rather, it is simply a sort of newsletter.

        To use CGW, just type "CGW1" at the DOS prompt (inside the CGW direct-
ory, of course).  You will be presented with a menu of five choices.  Use the
up and down arrow keys to navigate this menu.  Pressing <ESCAPE> will allow
you to quit.  Pressing <ENTER> will allow you to read the article that you have
highlighted with the arrow keys.

        At the menu, you can press "H" for help.  Pressing "R" will run a DOS
shell session; type in "EXIT" and press <RETURN> to go back to the menu.  If
you hit "S", one of two screen savers will appear.  Pressing any key or moving
the mouse will return you to the menu.  Pressing "X" from the menu will quit,
just like pressing <ESCAPE>.

        All reviews and previews have a short summary at the end.  If you don't
want to read a full review, just scroll to the end.  By the way, the scale of
ratings (which is by no means meant to be objective) is as follows: EXCELLENT,
VERY GOOD, GOOD, FAIR, POOR, ABYSMAL.  These ratings are based on play value,
bang for the buck, and replayability.  Bells and whistles are considered only if
exceptionally good or horrendously bad.

        If you want to print out any of the articles, the .DAT files are all
plain ASCII.  Use a text editor to figure out which is which.  They are organ-
ized sensibly and you should be able to figure it out.  To print, either use
your text editor, or type COPY filename PRN: at the DOS prompt, where filename
is the name of the .DAT file.  If your printer is on a serial port, the com-
mand would be COPY filename LPT1: (or LPT2:).

        We've got a special article, entitled "The Games of 1995," that was or-
iginally a buyer's guide for the Christmas season.  Now, it's either an inter-
esting piece of history, or a buyer's guide for the post-Christmas season.  Your
choice. Anyhow, check it out. It'll keep you up to date on what's hot and what's
not.

        There are also some screen shots of certain games included; to view the
shots, all you have to do is type the name of the game (for instance, to see the
Crusader: No Remorse screen shots, type CRUSADER) at the DOS prompt.  Some shots
require Super VGA support.  All screen shots are in executable format.  Write to
[e-mail] if you want them in other formats (.GIF, .JPG, .PCX, or .BMP
only).

        NOTE: You may distribute CGW to any friends, BBSs, or Internet sites you
wish, AS LONG AS YOU LEAVE ALL THE FILES INSIDE THE ARCHIVE!  For your own per-
sonal use, you may destroy, delete, dismember, change, etc. anything inside CGW.
But for distribution, please leave it in its original form.  Thank you!

        For questions, comments, suggestions, etc., please e-mail the editor at
[e-mail].  For now, enjoy this issue, and in a week or two, watch for
CGW2!  It will feature EA Sports' new FIFA Soccer '96, and the flashback game
will be (surprise, surprise) DOOM and DOOM II!

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