The One (December 1989)

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The One (December 1989)

_{Cover of the December 1989 issue of The One}

The One was a U.K. published magazine that covered various mostly 16-bit systems over the course of its life. In late 1989, it was covering the Amiga, Atari ST, and PC (DOS). The December 1989 issue includes:

Departments

Play Guide - A guide to Activision's Fighter Bomber, a combat flight simulator. This game was known as Strike Aces in the U.S. While I don't see a mention as to what platform this review is for, this game was released on the Atari ST, DOS, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, and Commodore 64.

Feature - A preview of the new Ghostbusters II game. While the graphics were nice the game was sadly not as much fun as the original game.

Demos - A look at various demos including Interphase, Stay, Magnetic Beats, Ghostbusters II, DTack, and Moonwalker for the Amiga and Batman and UFO for the Atari ST.

Graphics - A tutorial for how to create fancy looking text on the Amiga and Atari ST.

Arcades - A look at new and upcoming arcade releases including Chase HQ II from Taito, Midnight Resistance from Data East, and X-Multiply from Irem.

Feature - A look at the current state and future of Artificial Intelligence. It's interesting to look back on how AI was viewed 35 years ago.

_{Table of Contents from the December 1989 issue of The One}

Reviews

Axel's Magic Hammer - A cutesy platform game for the Atari ST.

F-29 Retaliator - A combat flight simulator from Ocean for the Atari ST.

Ghouls 'n' Ghosts - Sequel to the classic Ghosts 'n' Goblins for the Atari ST. A great game but not easy.

Hard Drivin' - Atari's classic polygonal racing game for the Atari ST.

It Came From The Desert - A review of this classic adventure game for the Amiga. I never played it but I remember the TurboGrafx-CD ads the most.

_{Table of Contents frp, the December 1989 issue of The One (continued)}

Tips

3D Pool - Tips for improving your play in this Pool game from Firebird.

Altered Beast - Tips for dealing with the various creatures in this side-scrolling action game.

Conflict: Europe - Strategies for winning this Cold War era strategy game.

Hybris - How to access the cheat mode of this overhead shooter.

Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade - How to pass various sections of this adventure game.

Interphase - A variety of tips for this early first person shooter that features concepts from Neuromancer.

_{Back cover of the December 1989 issue of The One}

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