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Zzap!64, issue 29 (September 1987)

Zzap!64 editors. 1987. “Zzap!64, issue 29 (September 1987).” Zzap!64, issue 29. Newsfield.

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Zzap!64 29
Original
https://archive.org/details/zzap64-magazine-029
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7cba858a96defa183c572b39360a61204cc8b411552580d0c20d06b4c092029d
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https://archive.org/download/zzap64-magazine-029/ZZap_64_Issue_029_1987_Sep_djvu.xml
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2026-11-06
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© Newsfield (at the time of publication); scan hosted by the Internet Archive
Credit
Scan in the Internet Archive item "zzap64-magazine-029"; the pin is the item's OCR as DjVu XML.
Notes
The Commodore 64 review of California Games (US Gold/Epyx), a Gold Medal, runs over printed pp. 18-20; the OCR of the review is poor, and the ratings box was read in the OCR only.

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Claims (3)

Zzap!64 reviewed the Commodore 64 version, under US Gold and Epyx, in September 1987 at £9.99 on cassette and £14.99 on disk, joystick only, for up to eight players, each choosing one of nine sponsors. It gave the game a Gold Medal.p. 18p. 18p. 18p. 3, contentsMagazine
Zzap!64 rated the Commodore 64 version 96% for presentation, 97% for graphics, 84% for sound, 98% for hookability, 96% for lastability, and 97% overall.p. 20, ratings boxp. 20, ratings boxp. 20, ratings boxp. 20, ratings boxp. 20 (image n19), ratings boxMagazine
Zzap!64's reviewers found all six events of an equally high standard and called the game "the apex of computer sports gaming"; one named the surfing as his favorite. One reviewer judged the multi-load cassette a minor inconvenience beside the enjoyment.p. 18p. 20p. 19p. 18p. 18Magazine
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