_{Cover of the September 1983 issue of Computer & Video Games}

Computer & Video Games was one of the earliest and longest running video and computer game magazines in the world. The September 1983 issue of the U.K. published magazines includes:

News & Reviews

• Games News - A look at new releases including Everest for the Dragon 32, Sea Harrier for the Dragon 32, Aquaplane for the Spectrum, Epic for the Spectrum, Alice in Videoland for the Commodore 64, Pilot for the TI-99/4A, Jogger for the Oric, Zip Zap for the Spectrum, Ant Hill for the MZ80K/A, Knocker Blocker for the Spectrum, Cursed Mine for the Spectrum, Paris in Danger for the VIC-20, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800, and Apple II, and more.


• Arcade Action - A look at some of the latest arcade games including Satan's Hollow (I used to play this one a lot at a 7/11 type of store that I could bike to), Star Trek, Super Loco, and more.


• Video Gaming - A look at new and upcoming console games including Enduro (Atari VCS), Pole Position (Atari VCS), Mouse Trap (ColecoVision), Demon Attack (Philips G7000), Clean Sweep (Vecrex), Jungle Hunt (Atari VCS), and much more.

_{Table of Contents from the September 1983 issue of Computer & Video Games}

Listings

• Stones of Wrath - A type-in two-player game in which two wizards battle each other on the Atari 800.


• Assault - A type in game for the MZ80K in which you mus lay seige to a castle.


• Turtle Hop - A type-in Frogger like game for the TI99/4A.


• Star Trek - A type-in Star Trek Game for the Dragon 32 in which you command the starship Enterprise.


• Caterpillar - A type-in game for the BBC B in which you navigate your caterpillar through a maze eating various things to score points.

_{Back cover of the September 1983 issue of Computer & Video Games}

Features

• Mailbag - Readers write in about Mission Impossible, Escape From Orion, Nivek's Invaders for the Atari 400, Sheepwalk, The Atari 400/800, loading games from cassette on the ZX81, choosing a personal computer, and more.


• Arcade Games Championship - A look at the 1983 Arcade Game Championship and its winner, Julian Rignall.


• Chart - A look at the top games on various systems. Taking the top spots this month are Jet Pac (Spectrum), Flight Simulation (ZX 81), Arcadia (VIC-20), and Donkey Kong (Atari 400/800).


• Machine Code - A look at shift and rotate instructions in 6502, 6809 and Z80 CPUs.


• Puzzling - Various puzzles for the reader to solve.

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