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TheYearAhead: InterviewsWith Industry Experts

$2.50

August

1983

Issue 39

Vol. 5, No. 8

£1.85 UK 5325 Canada

63379

ISSN 0194-357X

COMPUTE!

The Leading Magazine Of Home, Educational,And Recreational Computing

NewProductsAndComputers ForFa

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reasonwith

insteadofdestrqy

This year,thousands ofkids will be

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computer games. In fact, we believe

computer games should be instruc

tive, hotdestructive. Butjustas

importantly, they should be fun.

Thafs why IM SEARCH OFTHE MOST

AMAZinCjTrUNCTlsdesignedtoletyour

Kids negotiate with aliens instead ofdestroy

ing them. Because given the opportunity,

1 Kids enjoy using their minds.

It'sAmazingly Fun.

The MostAmazingThing is out there

somewhere. Finding it won't be easy.

But relax, your Kids will have the

help oftheirold uncle 5moKe Bailey

He'll give them a B-liner (sortofa

cross between a hotair balloon

■ and a dune buggy) to use on their

journey. They'll have to learn how to

fly the B-liner and navigate itthrough

storms and fog. But before they do

anything, your Kids will have to talK to Old

5moKe. He'll tell them aboutthe Mire People

and the strange language thatthey speak He'll

also tell them to avoid the dangerous Mire

Crabs and how to getfuel for the B-liner.

YourKids will visitthe Metallican Auction

where they'll trade with the aliens forvaluable

chips. Your Kids will then use these chips to buy

things they'll need for their trip. And your Kids

will learn how to fly over the planet using their

jet pack

The MostAmazingThing

holds great powers, but itwill

take greatsKill, persistence

and imagination to find it.

IfsAmazingly Educational.

Ill SEARCH OF THE MOST

AMAZIMQ THIMQ 15 written by

Tom Snyder, educator and

author ofthe best-selling

SnooperTroops'Detective

Series.

And like all SpinnaKer games, IH

SEARCH OFTHE MOSTAMAZIHG THING has real

educational value. For instance, your Kids

sharpen their ability to estimate distances and

quantities. And since they'll be navi

gating their B-liner, they'll become aware

ofdistance, direction and time. They'll also

develop a KnacK for economicand monetary

principles through trading with the aliens.

And they'll solve problems through trial

and error.

They'll learn all ofthese things, plus they'll

learn that nothing is impossible ifyou putyour

mind to it

A Novel Approach to ComputerGames.

Besides offering your children all ofthe above,

in SEARCH OF THE MOSTAMAZING THING gives

them an opportunity to develop their reading

skills. Because included with the game is Jim

Morrow's new novel The Adventures ofSmoke

Bailey.* 5o your children will have hours offun

reading the book or playing the game. And

they'll be learning at the same time.

Parental Discretion Advised.

Ifyou're a parentwho would rather see your

Kids reason with aliens than destroy them,

you've gotplenty ofreasons to

ask yourlocal software retailer

for IM SEARCH OF THE MO5T

AMAZING THING. It's compatible

with Apple,0" IBM,* Atari,® and

Commodore 64'" computers.

And it offers so much fun you'll

probably be tempted to play it yourself

Or you can write us directly at:

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You'll find this is one computer game that

won't alienate you from your

children.

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