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Play Meter, vol. 13 no. 8 (August 1987)

Play Meter editors. 1987. “Play Meter, vol. 13 no. 8 (August 1987).” Play Meter, volume 13, number 8. Play Meter Magazine.

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Play Meter, August 1987
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Play Meter Magazine, August 1987. Scan in the Internet Archive item "play-meter-volume-13-number-8-august-1987"; the pin is the item's OCR as DjVu XML.
Notes
US coin-op trade monthly. Its game-review column rates Konami's Contra on printed p. 88.

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Play Meter's August 1987 review gave the arcade game three and a half of its rating marks, writing that it "combines the best of the lot admirably" and praising the visual effects and character animation.printed p. 88, Konami's Contraprinted p. 88, Konami's ContraMagazine
Play Meter's August 1987 review gave the arcade game "a strong ###1/2" in its rating marks: it found that the game transcends Spy Hunter, Night Stocker and other racing games with "play action that is truly non-stop", though the sit-down cockpit gave passersby no good view of the screen.p. 89 (image 89), Atari's RoadBlastersp. 89 (image 89), Atari's RoadBlastersp. 89 (image 89), Atari's RoadBlastersp. 89 (image 89), Atari's RoadBlastersMagazine