Computer & Video Games (December 1989)

_{Cover of the December 1989 issue of Computer & Video Games}

Computer & Video Games was a very long running computer and video games magazine published in the U.K. Issue number 97 from December 1989 includes:

PC Engine SG - A preview of the new Super Grafx, an enhanced follow-up to the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, that was due out at the end of the month. This was never released in North America nor in Europe as far as I know.

Playmasters - Tips and cheats for a variety of games, including Altered Beast (Spectrum), Forgotten Worlds (Spectrum), Navy Moves (Spectrum), New Zealand Story (Spectrum), Ninja Massacre (Spectrum), Bloodwych (C64), Altered Beast (Sega), Rambo III (Sega), Out Run 3D (Sega), My Hero (Sega), Ghost House (Sega), Shinobi (Sega), Vigilante (Sega), King of Chicago (Amiga), Shadow of the Beast (Amiga), New Zealand Story (Amiga), Sim City (Amiga), Star Quake (ST), Out Run (ST), Quadralien (ST), and Pacmania (ST)
News - An overview of the first European Video Games Championship.

_{Table of Contents from the December 1989 issue of Computer & Video Games}

Mailbag - Readers write in about high arcade costs, Dragon's Lair, Super Don Quixote, PC Engine vs. MegaDrive and much more.

Charts - Some highlights of the top 20 list this month includes Crazy Cars (Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore 64), Indiana Jones (Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga), Xenon II (Amiga, Atari ST), and one of my personal favorites, Yie Ar Kung Fu (Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore 64).

Budget Round-Up - A look at some of the latest budget releases (either actual budget games or re-releases of older games at a discount), including Mutant Fortress (Spectrum), Paperboy (C64, Spectrum), Hyper-Sports (C64), Rampage (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad), Soldier of Light (Spectrum, C64), Ghosts 'N' Goblins (C64, Spectrum), Short Circuit (Amstrad, Spectrum, C64), and ThunderCats (C64, Spectrum).

_{Table of Contents from the December 1989 issue of Computer & Video Games (continued)}
Next Month - Coverage of Chase HQ, Operation Thunderbolt and much more.

Compilation Crazee - A look at various compilations being released in time for the holiday season, including C+VG Coin-Op hits (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64), Thalamus: The Hits (C64), Star Wars Trilogy (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, ST, Amiga), Winners (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, ST, Amiga), Light Force (ST, Amiga), Dark Force (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64), 100% Dynamite (Spectrum, Amstrad, C64), and many others.