Cover of the April 1991 issue of ACE
ACE, short for Advanced Computer Entertainment, is a gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It primarily covered computers but also had some coverage of consoles as well. The April 1991 issue includes:
Reviews
- On Computer and Console
- Chuck Rock - A platform game featuring a cave man for the Amiga and Atari ST.
- Colditz - A strategic spy game set during World War II for the Amiga, Atari ST, and Commodore 64.
- Flames of Freedom - Sequel to Midwinter for the Atari ST and Amiga.
- Gods - An action adventure game set in ancient Greece.
- Gynoug - A side-scrolling shooter for the Megadrive (Genesis).
- Lemmings - The classic real-time strategy/puzzle game in which you must save as many lemmings as possible as they mindlessly march to their deaths for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS.
- Muds - A fantasy sports sim for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS.
- On CD
- Sherlock Holmes - A bit about the making of Sherlock Holmes.
Table of Contents from the April 1991 issue of ACE
Features
- Coin-Op Breakthrough - A look at upcoming arcade technologies including increased memory, digital video, and more. This article talks a bit about the Intel i750 graphics processing unit but this was ultimately a failure in the market.
- CD Report - A look at early CD systems like the TurboGrafx-CD as well as some of the CD based games expected to be in stores for the holidays.
- Actual Reality Exclusive - Despite the name, this was a virtual reality system under development at the time.
Table of Contents from the April 1991 issue of ACE
Regulars
- ACE Tech News - New 'camera on a chip' technology, model rocket sales soar (I used to love building and launching these), Socrates Educational Video System from Vtech, and much more.
- ACE Games News - Sonic the Hedgehog, Alien Storm arcade game, G-Loc, Lemmings II, and much more.
- Letters - Letters from readers about after sales service for hardware and software, F-29 Retaliator, multiplayer gaming, and more.
Back cover of the April 1991 issue of ACE
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