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LOADSTAR BACK ISSUE LIST
ISSUE #1
LUNAR LANDER
Have you got the "right stuff" to
be an astronaut?
HOPPER
Bet you can't leave just one (peg,
that is..).
COWS & BULLS
Not an agricultural program; it
helps to be a MASTERMIND.
COLOR LISTER
Puts an end to monochrome
listings.
DISK SCANNER, SECTOR CORRECTOR, and
FILE SCANNER
These three useful programs let
you save the day when your diskette
goes bad.
FRENCH MILITARY GAME
A "board" strategy game (the C-64
gets smarter as you play).
SLOT MACHINE
Everyone hates bandits (even if
they have only one arm).
BAM MAP 64
Answers Shakespeare's question:
What is used and what is not?
BINARY SAVE
For those who want to save RAW
memory to disk.
DECISION MAKER
This will help, but you still must
take responsibility for your
actions.
BLIP IS THE BLAP OF BLEEP
A random aphorism generator.
HOW SMART ARE YOU?
This program will not answer the
question.
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ISSUE #2
PLANET OF THE ROBOTS
An exciting adventure! Avoid the
evil robots and find your way back
to the 20th century.
DETECTIVE CODEY
A C-64 version of CLUE.
PSYMON
Like SIMON - can you repeat what
you hear and see.
LIGHT RACERS
Two player game - how long can you
avoid a crash? Two joysticks
required.
CHEMISTRY DRILL
A review of elements, symbols, and
formulas. You may remember more
than you think!
MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTER
A teacher's aid. Makes and takes
tests.
OCEAN OF LIFE
Some people pay a shrink good
money for an analysis like this.
ADDRESS KEEPER
Keeps track of names, phone
numbers, and addresses in a
sequential text file.
LOAN PLANNER
Even if you don't know what
amortization means, this will help
you with long term purchases.
CRYPTO-GRAM HELPER
Helps solve cryptogram puzzles.
Also make your own and save them to
disk.
MIDDLE EARTH QUIZ
Tolkienophiles will love this one.
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ISSUE #3
SMURK
An evil cave dwelling creature
guards an immense treasure. The
object of this adventure game is to
kill the Smurk and retrieve the
treasure before the Smurk kills you.
HEAD-ON
So you think you're a good driver?
How long can you avoid a "head-on"
collision with a smart car guided by
your C-64?
GUESS WHAT?
This program gets smarter every
time it is run. Children love this
one.
POKER PARLOR
Anyone for five card draw?
TABLES & PEOPLE
One definition of intelligence is
the ability to recognize patterns.
The object of this game is to
discover computer selected patterns.
STRESS TEST
Let Drs. Holmes and Masudu
compute your social readjustment
factor.
CHECKBOOK BALANCER
This is one of the reasons you
bought a computer.
RATE EXCHANGE
Tell your C-64 the most current
money exchange rate and it will
print a chart for you to take on
your trip abroad.
4-MINUTE COPY
Straight from Germany. This
utility program will format and copy
a disk in four minutes on one drive.
BASE CONVERTER
This program makes number base
conversions to base 36. Hackers
will want to convert to and from
base 16 (HEX).
GARDENING TOOL
This will add polish to your
programs. Help us stamp out boring
INPUT prompts.
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ISSUE #4
SPECTRUM
A challenging, colorful, graphic
solitaire card game with sound.
Once you try it, you'll never touch
real playing cards again.
SPIDERS
Try to catch as many spiders as
you can without getting sprayed by
the RAID. Also try to avoid the
killer bugs.
MADMAN
This is a twist of an old
favorite, "BREAK-OUT". In this
version you will meet a few new
faces.
FIREFLIES
Capture as many fireflies as you
can without getting "stung" by the
"mutant" firefly.
WESTERN WRITER
A random Western movie script
writer.
TEACHER'S GRADEBOOK
This program allows input of
student name, number of grades for
each student, and actual grades.
Sort by either average or alpha-
betically. See the results on the
screen or printer.
PLANET PROGRAM
A real treat and a lesson in
sprite animation.
MEMO-PAD
Now you can have a place to keep
all of your important memos. This
handy program allows you to add,
change, or delete any memo you have
on file.
REEL FACTS
So you think you are a movie fan?
This collection of Academy Award
facts will put you to the test.
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ISSUE #5
NOMINEE '84
A challenging simulation. Do you
know enough to become the President?
SOUND DESIGNER
Now you can find what it takes to
make the exact sound that you want.
This program even gives you the
POKEs.
SOLITAIRE
Another in a series of card games
from Donna K. Woody.
LEFT/RIGHT GAME
Try to figure out which hand is
your left and which is your right!
This game will make you wonder.
BIORHYTHM
How are you going to be feeling
next week? BIORHYTHM will tell you!
This program outputs to the printer.
ELECTRONIC PALM READER
This game can save you a trip to
the nearest "fortune teller".
SCI-FI WRITER
A random science-fiction movie
script writer.
ADDITION DRILL
This program helps a youngster to
practice basic addition facts.
STATE GUESSING GAME
It's a real challenge to name the
state capitals! Try it and see how
many you can name.
BABYSITTER'S NOTES
Now you can have a place to keep
all of the important notes you need
to leave your babysitter. Names,
addresses, and special notes are
included.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
So you think you know a lot about
nutrition? Check out this essay on
health from a registered dietician.
DIET PROGRAM
This program can help you stay on
your diet!
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ISSUE #6
ELECTION NIGHT
Now you can stay up late and
out-predict TV election coverage.
BASEBALL ADVENTURE
Here is an adventure that pits you
against time (or the innings). See
if you can keep your job as ticket
salesman.
OTHELLO
You will absolutely 'flip' over
this version of an old favorite.
BINGO
Throw a 64 bingo party. This
program prints bingo cards as well
as picking bingo numbers.
TYPING TUTOR
Improve your typing skills. This
program lets you practice just about
any set of keys.
HEAT STRESS
This is similiar to the wind chill
we hear so much about during the
winter. HEAT STRESS takes into
account temperature and humidity.
HORROR WRITER
A random horror movie script
writer.
SNOOPY CALENDAR
Now you can have your official
1985 (or any year you want)
calendar along with a picture of
SNOOPY.
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
You can replace hundreds of
conversion charts with this one
handy program.
VISIBLE BUBBLE SORT
This is for those who have always
wondered how a bubble sort works.
DRAW
Now you can turn your C-64 into a
hi-res doodling screen. This
program is complete with menus.
JUMP
You are lost in the depths of an
underground maze!! Can you escape?
SYS FINDER
This handy utility helps you to
remember that long forgotten SYS.
DELTA DATE
Now you can find out just how many
days there are until Christmas.
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ISSUE #7
SUPER KENO
Pick your keno card and see how
good you are at guessing numbers.
There are multiple screens to see
past trends.
CONNECT 4
A fantastic game of concentration
and logic. You can play against the
computer or a friend. Be the first
to get four pieces in a row.
MULTIPLICATION DRILL
Designed for the middle to upper
elementary grade student. Takes the
boredom out of learning
multiplication.
LIBRARY ADVENTURE
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