¢VCS FUTURA - MARCH/APRIL 1993¢By Stuart J. Murray¢¢¢Review : 32 in 1¢¢ Have you seen the latest advertisments for the 2600, detailing the inclusion of a 32 in 1 cartridge? (CX26163P) Well, I have just purchased this cartridge for four pounds from a private ad in our local newspaper. Here is a list of the games included:¢¢1. Fun With Numbers / Basic Math.¢2. 3D Tic-Tac-Toe.¢3. Flag Capture.¢4. Othello.¢5. Golf.¢6. Surround.¢7. Checkers (Activision).¢8. Blackjack.¢9. Freeway (rabbits) (Activision).¢10. Miniature Golf.¢11. Football.¢12. Slot Racers.¢13. Fishing Derby (crabs) (Activision).¢14. Space War.¢15. Boxing (Activision).¢16. Air-Sea Battle.¢17. Freeway.¢18. Tennis (Activision).¢19. Combat.¢20. Slot Machine.¢21. Skiing (Activision).¢22. Stampede (Activision).¢23. Outlaw.¢24. Fishing Derby (Activision).¢25. Sky Diver.¢26. Laser Blast (Activision).¢27. Basketball.¢28. Cosmic Swarm (Commavid).¢29. Bowling.¢30. Home Run.¢31. Space Jockey (U.S.Games).¢32. Human Cannonball.¢¢ You switch your VCS on and off to select the different games. As you will have already noticed, most of them are early Atari and Activision releases. For me, this makes the cartridge an essential purchase. Had I realised the amount of classic titles included I would have definitely purchased a new 2600 machine for 31.99 just to get my hands on this cartridge. I owned quite a few of these titles in the past but sold them to finance the purchasing of new carts for both the VCS and the 8-Bit. It is great to once again play games such as Air-Sea Battle, Outlaw, Surround, Bowling, etc. I can now also enjoy a few that I missed, such as Fishing Derby, Golf, Flag Capture and Boxing. Who cares about the graphics - they all ooze 100% playability!¢¢VCS Futura Rating : 10/10¢¢¢¢Videogame Trader¢¢ Tim Duarte of The 2600 Connection (see Futura 5) has just released another newsletter entitled, The Videogame Trader. He describes it as the classified ad source for videogames, computer games and hardware. You can purchase TVT for only $2 (including European air mail postage) from:¢¢Videogame Trader,¢P.O.Box N 664,¢Westport,¢MA 02790,¢USA.¢¢ I've just sent $2 in cash to Tim for the first issue and will review it in the next VCS Futura.¢¢¢¢Review : The 2600 Connection #14¢¢ After my favourable review of T2600C issue 13 within the previous VCS Futura column, I thought I would give you brief details of issue 14 - January / February 1993.¢¢ Issue 14 is printed on standard A4 with a staple at the top left. There are eight pages - each packed with VCS news and information.¢¢Highlights include:¢¢* A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Cartridges;¢* Letters;¢* A Look at the Past: The Atari 7800;¢* Cartridge List Part 13: Data Age;¢* News & Notes;¢* A Guided Tour of the Starpath Supercharger Games;¢* Tales of the 2600;¢* Tips & Tricks;¢* Contest;¢* An Interview with Stephen Landrum, Starpath Game Designer;¢* T200C Classified Ads.¢¢¢T2600C is available from:¢¢Tim Duarte,¢The 2600 Connection,¢P.O.Box 3993,¢Westport,¢MA 02790,¢USA.¢¢Send an International Reply Coupon for a free sample issue. A six-issue European Air Mail subscription is available for only $12. The easiest way to subscribe is to send dollar bills by Registered Air Mail. Otherwise, make MOs payable to Tim Duarte. If you live in the U.S. a subscription is $6.¢¢¢ There goes another VCS Futura. If you have any VCS news, information or questions please write to: S.J.Murray, NOSAUG, VCS Futura, 71 Walker Road, Torry, Aberdeen, AB1 3DL, Scotland.¢¢In the next VCS Futura :-¢¢* Reviews of the Videogame Trader and Video Magic newsletters;¢* Details of new 2600 supplier catalogues;¢* Cheats for 2600 cartridges;¢* Secret Quest reviewed.¢¢See-ya there!¢¢¢N.B. Please remember that Futura 7 and all subsequent issues will NOT be released into the public domain. If you want to read VCS Futura you must order Futura direct from NOSAUG.¢
