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Computer Gaming World, issue 49 (July 1988)

Computer Gaming World editors. 1988. “Computer Gaming World, issue 49 (July 1988).” Computer Gaming World, issue 49. Golden Empire Publications.

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CGW 49
Original
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_49
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27cf4e6858607499477cd82a3af89e22b459330ed8663651e059f020e7a5950f
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https://archive.org/download/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_49/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_49_djvu.xml
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2026-11-06
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© Golden Empire Publications (at the time of publication); scan hosted by the Internet Archive
Credit
Scan in the Internet Archive item "Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_49", the same scan the CGW Museum (cgwmuseum.org) serves; the pin is the item's OCR, as DjVu XML.
Notes
Pinned in archive batch 17 for the "Sneak Preview" of Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms (p. 39 only), by William "Biff" Kritzen: a preview, not a review, with no score.

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In June 1988 Computer Entertainer reported that Activision's Predator would come to the Commodore 64 later that year, with the player in Schwarzenegger's role as leader of a rescue mission in South America; Computer Gaming World's report from the Summer Consumer Electronics Show of 1988 put it in September for the Commodore 64/128, on the Activision label of Mediagenic.p. 53 (image 53), CES Report (continued from p. 51)Magazine
Computer Gaming World's July 1988 review of the MS-DOS version, by James V. Trunzo, gave no score. Its facts box names J. David Koch as designer and Activision as publisher, for IBM PCs with CGA or EGA, 1 to 3 players, at $39.95, and the review counts 157 cities. Trunzo called the game "proof that IBM games can compete with other machines in running entertainment software".p. 30, Stompin' On The Savoy, facts boxp. 30, Stompin' On The Savoy, facts boxp. 30, Stompin' On The Savoyp. 30, Stompin' On The Savoyp. 30, Stompin' On The SavoyMagazine
In North America, Data East converted the game for home computers. Computer Gaming World's report on the summer 1988 Consumer Electronics Show said Data East's IBM PC version of Victory Road scrolled at 15 frames per second, behind the arcade game's 16. COMPUTE!'s Gazette reviewed Data East's Commodore 64 versions of Ikari Warriors and Victory Road together in May 1989, at $29.95 each.p. 51 (image 51), CES reportp. 51 (image 51), CES reportMagazine