_{Cover of the December 1988 issue of The Games Machine}

The Games Machine was a relatively short-lived gaming magazine published in the U.K. It covered both console and computer games though it was only published from 1987 to 1990. The December 1988 issue includes:

Regulars

• TGM News - A look at the upcoming console wars. In the fray at the time were the NES, SMS, upcoming 16-bit consoles from Sega and Nintendo, The TurboGrafx-16, the upcoming Konix Multisystem, and even the Atari 2600.


• Previews - A look at upcoming games including Billiard Simulator I (Atari ST, Amiga, DOS, Macintosh), Purple Saturn Day (Amiga, DOS, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64), Temple of the Flying Saucer (Atari ST, Amiga, DOS, Commodore64, Amstrad CPC), and more.


• Coin Op Confrontation - Previews of Cobra Command and The Deep plus a look at the JAMMA/JAPEA show in Tokyo.


• Getting Adventurous - A look at adventure games including Lancelot (Atari ST), Ingrid's Back (Amiga), and Chrono Quest (Atari ST).


• The TGM Review Catalogue - Tons of game reviews. For the Spectrum: Artura, Daily Thompson's Olypmpic Challenge, Intensify, Operation Wolf, Salamander, and Typhoon. For the Commodore 64: Around the World in Eighty Days, Bubble Ghost, Daily Thompson's Olympic Challenge, Games - Summer Edition, Operation Wolf, Terrorpods, and Typhoon. For the Amstrad CPC: Cybernoid II, Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge, and Operation Wolf. For the Atari ST: Action Service, Albedo, Around The World in 80 Days, Artura, Cybernoid, Driller, Exolon, Fernandez Must Die, Hellfire Attack, Hostages, Nebulus, Netherworld, and Powerdrome. For the Amiga: Albedo, Around The World in Eighty Days, Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge, Driller, Impossible Mission II, Menace, Nebulus, Netherworld, Pac-Mania, POW, Revenge II, Rocket Ranger, and Ultima IV. PC: Bubble host, Captain Blood, Games - Summer Edition, and Rastascan. Sega Master System: Kenseiden, Miracle Warriors, Monopoly, and Thunder Blade.


• Rob Hogg's Playing Tips - Game tips for F1-Spirit (MSX), Eliminator, Elite (Atari ST), Operation Wolf, Bomboozal, After Burner, Double Dragon, and Continental Circus.


• Information Desk - Questions answered about the differences between the Amiga 1000 and Amiga 500, the Sega Master System, buying a PC Engine from Japan, recording game play on VHS, connecting Toshiba HXP550 printer to an Amiga, the Sony HBF700D disk drive, and more.

_{Table of Contents from the December 1988 issue of The Games Machine}

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Features

• Who Needs Reality Anyway? - A look at telecommuting in the late 1980s.


• Pictures in Exhibition - A look at Britain's first open exhibition of computer aided art.


• Inside the Games Machine - A look inside the offices of The Game Machine.

_{Back cover of the December 1988 issue of The Games Machine}

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