The fourth issue of Adventurer disk magazine opens with a satirical feature on software licensing conflicts and relationships between developers and commercial vendors. The gaming section delivers detailed walkthroughs and reviews for Starglider 2, UFO 2, Scorpions Die Machine, and Smugly 2, alongside a fiction piece based on Rebel Star. For coders and power users, the issue covers processor cycle timing techniques, system utilities, and a comparison of the Pentagon, ATM-Turbo, and Scorpion hardware clones. Additionally, the issue features critical reviews of contemporary ZX Spectrum electronic magazines and regional scene news from Yaroslavl developers.
Issue contents:
- Overview - Overview of new products games: Reckles Rofus, Peeking, Pang, Roy of the Royers.
- Overview - Overview of new products: UFOs - 2: The Devils are deep, patrol time. Top Ten games of the month.
- Interface - "fiasco of the century" - an article.
- Interface - News from the Flex Software, Infosft, Simple Company, Surdakar Group, Auryn Group, Nicodim etc.
- Interface - Overview of programs and magazines: ZX Format, Spectrofon, On Line, Speccy, Eldorado, ZX-Magazine, Faultles, Dune, Adventurer.
- Interface - Description of the game "Smagli-2.
- Novella - "baptism of fire" on the game "Rebel Star".
- Exchange of experience - "Up ..." : Interrupt; disc feeders.
- Presentation - Presentation Games: Where Time Stood Stile, Craps, Poker, Libra.
- Promotion - Description of the game "Starglider 2.
- Promotion - Game Description Scorpions Die Machine.
- Advertising - Advertising and announcements.
- System - Description of system software: XAS, MASM 1.1, Copy v3.3 turbo, Power Assembler v3.0, Turbo Assembler, Rock Disk Service v3.1, LZ-Compressor v1.0, PCX Show v1.0, Memory test v1.3, Digital Music Macker.
- System - Spectrum-compatible computers: Pentagon, ATM-Turbo, Scorpion.
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