Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Reference library/Softalk

This page contains primarily video-game specific content from Softalk computing magazine.

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 * September 1980): Real-Time Football (Strategic Simulations), Monty Plays Monopoly (Ritam)
 * October 1980): Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure
 * November 1980): Galactic Empire, The Wizard and the Princess
 * December 1980): Cyber Strike (Sirius Software), Hellfire Warrior


 * January 1981): Dogfight, Akalabeth
 * February 1981): Apple Galaxian (Star-Craft), ABM, Phantoms Five (Sirius Software), Ultracheckers (Malibu Microcomputing)
 * March 1981): The Prisoner
 * April 1981): Space Eggs Hi-Res Cribbage (On-Line Systems)
 * May 1981): Raster Blaster, Bingo (Continental Software), Monty Plays the Scrabble Brand Crossword Game (Ritam Corporation), Doom Cavern/Sorcerer's Challenge (Synergistic Software)
 * June 1981): Ultima I, Pool 1.5, Cartels & Cutthroats, Olympic Decathlon, Zork I, Oo-Topos, Snoggle (Broderbund Software)
 * July 1981): The Warp Factor, Battle Cruiser Action (Mytopia Gameware Institute), Six Micro-Stories (Interactive Fiction), His Majesty's Ship "Impetuous" (Interactive Fiction), Pulsar II (Sirius Software), Orbitron (Sirius Software)
 * August 1981): SwordThrust, International Gran Prix (Riverbank Software), Gorgon, Crown of Arthain, Wizardry!, Gobbler (On-Line Systems), Star Thief (Cavalier Computer), Super Stellar Trek (Rainbow Computing), Starmines (Softape)
 * September 1981): Tawala's Last Redoubt, Computer Baseball, Sneakers, Apple Panic, Cranston Manor, Dragon's Eye, President Elect, Adventure in Time
 * October 1981): Bez Man (Bez), Epoch, Castle Wolfenstein, Mission Escape!, Inferno: A Fantasy Adventure (The Software Emporium), Crossword Magic (L & S Computerware), Falcons (Piccadilly Software)
 * November 1981): Cyborg (Sentient Software), Genetic Drift, Bug Attack
 * December 1981): Ulysses and the Golden Fleece, Palace in Thunderland (Micro Lab), Threshold, Race for Midnight (Avant-Garde Creations), Norad (Western MicroData Enterprises Limited)


 * January 1982): Crossfire, Beer Run (Sirius Software), Volcanoes (Earthware Computer Services), Snack Attack, Hadron (Sirius Software)
 * February 1982): Empire I: World Builders, Napoleon's Campaigns: 1813 & 1815, Ceiling Zero (Turnkey Software), Hi-Res Computer Golf (Avant-Garde Creations), The Battle of Shiloh, Cropduster (Slipshod Software), David's Midnight Magic, Castles of Darkness (The Logical Choice)
 * March 1982): Zork II, Photar (Softape), Conglomerates Collide, Bez-MX, Suicide (Piccadilly Software), Fantasyland 2041 A.D. (Crystal Computer)
 * April 1982): Track Attack, Star Blazer, Zero Gravity Pinball (Avant-Garde Creations) Computer Foosball (Sirius Software)
 * May 1982): Microwave (Cavalier Computer), Night Mission Pinball, Congo (Sentient Software), Minotaur (Sirius Software), Tumble Bugs, Juggler (IDSI), Peeping Tom (Micro Lab)
 * June 1982): Labyrinth, Time Zone, Gold Rush (Sentient Software), Lemmings (Sirius Software), Apventure to Atlantis, Gin Rummy (DataMost)
 * July 1982): Choplifter, Sheila (H.A.L. Labs) Bandits, Cannonball Blitz, Guardian (Continental Software), Rendezvous, Quest for the Holy Grail (Superior Software), Fly Wars (Sirius Software), Elinimator, Trailblazer (Zeta Systems), S.A.G.A. #1-12, Knight of Diamonds
 * August 1982): Galactic Gladiators, SwordThrust, Rearguard, The Keys of Acheron (Automated Simulations), Zenith (Gebelli Software), Firebug, Swashbuckler, Deadline, Star Blaster (Piccadilly Software), Escape from Rungistan
 * September 1982): Zork III, The Snapper (Silicon Valley Systems), Cytron Masters, Snooper Troops, Marauder (Sierra On-Line), Phaser Fire (Gebelli Software), Quadrant 6112 (Sensible Software), Queen of Phobos, Pig Pen (DataMost), Mouskattack (Sierra On-Line), Keno Master (Television Software Connection), Flockland Island Crisis, Chuckles' Laf Pak, The Curse of Crowley Manor (Adventure International), Bez-Off (Bez)
 * October 1982): Prisoner 2, Teleport (Cavalier Computer), Wayout, Serpentine, Transylvania, Pie Man (Penguin Software), Acey Deucey (L&S Computerware), Crazy Mazey, Bezare (Southwestern Data Systems), Taipan!, Pest Patrol (Sierra On-Line), Starship Commander, Crisis Mountain, Guadalcanal Campaign, U-Boat Command (Synergistic Software), Succession (Piccadilly Software), Tunnel Terror (Adventure International), Tharolian Tunnels, Neptune (Gebelli Software), Casino Kamikaze (Hayden Software)
 * November 1982): The Arcade Machine, The Mask of the Sun, Seafox, Starcross, Honinbo Warrior (Mark Watson) Star Maze, Prism (International Software Marketing), Odin (Odesta), Spy's Demise, Horse Racing Classic, The Cosmic Balance, Money Munchers, Dnieper River Line, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Battlesight (Versa Computing), Warp Destroyer (Piccadilly Software), Voyager I, Oil Rig (Computer Programs Unlimited), Lazer Maze, Frazzle! (Muse), Death Race '82 (Avant-Garde Creations),
 * December 1982): Spitfire Simulator (Mind Systems Corporation), Frogger, Free Fall (Sirius Software), Space Cadette (Funtastic), Computer Acquire, Sorcerer of Siva


 * January 1983): Ultima II, Jawbreaker II (Sierra On-Line), Chess 7.0, Miner 2049er, Aztec, Lunar Leeper, Super Taxman 2, Bellhop (Hayden Software), Repton, Battle for Normandy, Zargs (Insoft), Beagle Bag, Sea Dragon Tubeway
 * February 1983): A.E., Pinball Construction Set, Bolo, Wavy Navy, The Demon's Forge, Beneath Apple Manor Ice Demons (Morningstar), The Desecration (Mind Games)
 * March 1983): Caverns of Freitag (Muse Software), Sherwood Forest, Dawn Patrol (TSR Hobbies), Dungeon, Labyrinth of Crete (Adventure International), Space Vikings (SubLogic), Epidemic!, Checkers (Odesta), Pandemonium (Soft Images), Frontline (SubLogic), Bomb Alley, Evolution (Sydney Development), Crystal Caverns
 * April 1983): Suspended, The Dark Crystal, Crime Wave (Penguin Software), The Serpent's Star, Flip Out (Sirius Software) Germany 1985, Galactic Adventures, War (Adventure International), Max-Command (RockRoy Inc)  Zendar (SubLogic), Wargle (Hayden Software), Pollywog (Top-Notch Productions), Grapple (Insoft)
 * May 1983): Pro Poker (Quality Software), Old Ironsides Alien  Night Falls (Omega Microware), Crime Stopper (Hayden Software)
 * June 1983): Microbe Spectre, Go (Hayden Software Company)  Hi-Res Computer Golf 2, Caves of Olympus (Howard W. Sams & Co), Boa (Micro Magic)
 * July 1983): The Witness, Hard Hat Mack, Pensate (Penguin Software), Triple Arcade Insanity (Avant-Garde), Fighter Command, Critical Mass (Sirius Software), Legacy of Llylgamyn, Double Trouble (Bez), RDF 1985, Axis Assassin, Pinball Paradise (Golden Knight Software) Pentapus (Turning Point), Delta Squadron
 * August 1983): Lode Runner, Knights of the Desert, Planetfall Interstellar Sharks, Close Assault, Lady Tut (California Pacific), TAC, Planetmaster, Jump Jet (Avant-Garde), Plasmania (Sirius Software), Jury Trial (Navic Software), Dino Eggs
 * September 1983): Enchanter, Zaxxon, Jenny of the Prairie, I.Q. Baseball (Davka Corporation) Space Station Zulu, Apple Cider Spider, North Atlantic '86  The Quest, Stellar 7, Secret Agent: Mission One, Cosmic Balance II, Round About (Datamost), Vindicator (H.A.L. Labs)
 * October 1983): The Last Gladiator (Electronic Arts), Cubit (Micromax), Geopolitique 1990 Parthian Kings  Conquering Worlds, Mission: Escape! (MicroSparc), Sargon III, The Spy Strikes Back (Penguin Software), Zoo Master (Earthware Computer Services), Lancaster (Silicon Valley Systems)
 * November 1983): Exodus: Ultima III, Spare Change, Masquerade (Phoenix Software), The Coveted Mirror, Caverns of Callisto (Origin Systems), Eagles (Strategic Simulations), Gruds in Space (Sirius Software), Argos (Datamost), Minit Man (Penguin Software), Ringside Seat, Reach for the Stars, Oil Barons, Buzzard Bait (Sirius Software), Bermuda Race (Howard W. Sams)
 * December 1983): Gumball, Mad Rat (Phoenix Software), Bouncing Kamungas (Penguin Software) Gnosis VII (Magnetic Harvest), Drol, Broadsides, Pick-A-Dilly Pair (Actioncraft), Chivalry, Bats in the Belfry (Phoenix Software), Portfolio (Flexible Software), Legionnaire, The Philistine Ploy (Davka Corporation), Millionaire, Titan Empire  Airsim-3 (Mind Systems)


 * January 1984): Fortress, Regatta (Howard W. Sams), Cavern Creatures, Super Bunny
 * February 1984): One-on-One, Aquatron, Mystery Master: Murder by the Dozen (CBS Software) Fax (Epyx), The Lion's Share (Davka Corporation), Picnic Paranoia
 * March 1984): Flight Simulator II, Carrier Force, Defender, Stargate
 * April 1984): Standing Stones (Electronic Arts), Centipede, Crypt of Medea, Professional Tour Golf, Forbidden Quest (Pryority Software)
 * May 1984): The Heist (Micro Lab)
 * June 1984): Sorcerer, Oil's Well, C'Est La Vie (Adventure International), B.C.'s Quest for Tires, The Return of Heracles
 * July 1984): Fall Gelb, Rails West!, Beyond Castle Wolfenstein, Grey Seas, Grey Skies
 * August 1984): Baron El-Ixir (Isoft)