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CP Verlag (Game On)
Germany
Game On (11/1988-07/1995; Diskmag)
"Game On" was a German disk magazine for game freaks on a 5,25"-disk for the Commodore 64, which was published by the CP Verlag (Computer Publications GmbH).
The first edition of the "Game On" was released in mid-October of 1988 and formed from the "Magic Disk 64", which was published by the same publishing company.
The magazine
The magazine disk was available at newspaper stands, sealed inside a "Game On" envelope. The manuals for the games could be read on the screen, but it was also possible to print them. Furthermore there were amongst others the columns "Hallo" (editorial), Top Ten, Games Guide, Intern, Crackernews and Vorschau (preview). A little bit later the columns Forum with letter to the editor, Low Budget, Help! (games help) or the "Game On" club were added.
Next to the games, which were explained in the menu system accompanied by music, also letters to the editor, news from the games scene and game tests could be read over the menu system. The issues 09 and 10/1989 contained copy protection, which posed some problems. Through this method and others the disk must not be validated!
With issue 12/1993 "Game On" was combined with the disk magazine "Magic Disk 64" and sold in bundle with the computer games magazine "Play Time", i.e. there were two disk magazines and one computer games magazine for different systems for one price. The disk magazine "Game On" was terminated with issue 07/1995.
Miscellaneous
The issues 09/89, 01/90 until 01/91, 11/91 have the Timex-copy protection, which cannot be reproduced on D64 images. Only the menu of the magazine is protected. The games and demos are not protected.
Disk Contents
11/88 (playful menu with-key controls)
Games: Breakout-Construction-Kit, Psyxx, Krypton, Xarion, Babylon four
12/88
Games: Crack it,Hover, Scarab, Death or Glory - It's Suicidal
Demo: Long Distance/GP
01/89
Games: Zuul, Speed Hero
Demos: Demo1, Demo2
02/89
Games: Heisse Luft, Hawk, Wahn, Kings of Comedy
03/89
Games: Ben, Out, Little Hat's Maze
Demo: Magic Demo/GP+FE
04/89
Games: Wizard Fight, Dan Cooper, XenoX
Demo: The Deadline/FIG, Charlatan/Beyond, Xcellence/WS&WWE, 711- Senseless
05/89
Games: Gave-Günnie, Tank Action
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 001
Demos: Demo for you, T.S.M. Visual-L&M, Electric Cafe
06/89
Games: Natrium-Chlorid, Robo Runner
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 002
Demos: Ratts Movie1, Ratts Movie2, Have fun
07/89
Games: Break Ball, Zoom Ball, Hopping Hoodlum
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 003
Demos: Music-Demo 003, Music-Demo 004
08/89
Games: Motorhead, J. Ratterflatter, Fips
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 004
Demo: Mount Wizax
09/89 (from now on with graphical menu and background music, controls with joystick)
Games: Gravrace, Xis, Dawn beyond UB11
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 005
Demo: Double Density
Letter to the editor: Paul Plotter answers to the letters of readers
10/89
Games: Timerunner, Blackhole, Fadenkreuz, Schiebereien
11/89
Games: Metal Force, Jumping Cubes, Zagon, Blast'em
Magazine: Magic News...Sep
12/89
Games: Rooter, Final Tennis, Colora, Crazy Runner
Magazine: Magic News...Oct
01/90
Games: Acia, Jungle Patrol, Wastelands
Game Demo: Myth-Demo
Magazine: Magic News...Nov
02/90
Games: Megaparatrooper, Krypton, B.A.T.
Magazine: Magic News...Dec
03/90
Games: Anti, Dinorace, Elec-Tron
Magazine: Magic News...Jan
Demo: Magic Caves
04/90
Games: Hypersnake, Baby Jack, Mega Max, Flag Fight
Magazine: Scene Press..Mar
05/90
Games: Suprally, Aliens, Space Ace
Magazine: Scene Press..Apr
06/90
Games: Orbit, Ryshka, Backgammon
Magazine: Scene Press..Apr
07/90
Games: Dynamoid, Elite Squad, Radax, Orbit Levelmaker
Magazine: Scene Press..May
08/90
Games: Compunet, Wobbler, Warball
Magazine: Mamba 008
09/90
Games: Intruder, Declem, Chicago'20, Pull
Magazine: Mamba 009
10/90
Games: Django, Celluloid, Paranom, Tunnels of Terror
Magazine: Mamba 010
Demo: Demo by Negativ
11/90
Games: Digital Tangram, Vyrus, Zo Zoom, Transporter, Pathal
Magazine: Mamba 011
12/90
Games: Curse of the Keys, Connect 4, Skylark
Magazine: Mamba 012
01/91
Games: Intruder, Scum, Sensor, Holf
Magazine: Mamba 013
02/91
Games: Cyrus, Duotris, Project S.O.L.
Magazine: Mamba 014
Demo: Fatman Demo
03/91
Games: Starforce, Tanks, Deri Colous, Solitaire
Magazine: Mamba 015
04/91
Games: Firepit, Pure Seed, Take'em
Game Demo: Turrican II-Demo
Magazine: Mamba 016
Demos: Trail Mix, Pro! - Pragmatix
(thumbnail)
Issue 05/1991
05/91
Games: Cesar, Movie Business, Paranoimia
Magazine: Mamba 017
Demo: Digital Excess
06/91
Games: Montrix, Chubby Chester, T.U.S.G.
Magazine: Mamba 018
Demo: Charlatan/Beyond, Freakout
(thumbnail)
Issue 07/1991
07/91
Games: Tube Madness, Clystron, Einstein
Magazine: Mamba 019
Demo: Xess 2 - Rewind
08/91
Games: Ikarus, Apoxoly, Madness
Magazine: Mamba 020
Demo: T.S.M. Visula-L&M
09/91
Games: Coalminer, Beatball, Sentence
Game Demo: Lethal Zone Demo
Magazine: Mamba 020
10/91
Games: Mind-Breaker, I Want More Diamonds, Tiffany
Game Demo: Mechanicus Demo
Magazine: Mamba 021
11/91
Games: Mechanicus, Sysiphus, Craft
Game Demo: Another World Preview
Magazine: Mamba 021
Miscellaneous: Scriber-Azure
12/91
Games: Plural, Snake Mania, The Jumping Jack
Magazine: Mamba 023
Demo: Delta-Demo
01/92
Games: Oracle, Clone, Sysiphus in Ägypten
Magazine: Propaganda 3
02/92
Games: Nibbly '92, Kopido, Black Panther
Magazine: Propaganda 4
Demos: Faar Out, Plot a Lot, Mummy Likes Me
03/92
Games: Forester, Triplex, Angel, Real Genius
Magazine: Propaganda 4
04+05/92
Games: Hi Ska Do, Pot Fun, Relaxed Motions, Zellion the Game, Mastermind
Magazine: Propaganda 5
Demos: Black Mail
06/92
Games: No Deep. Meaning, Pearl of Dawn, Twin-Down
Demos: Mstocephaloid/XS, Destination'91
07+08/92
Games: Timeputtle, Calippo Fresser
09/92
Games: Pharao's Revenge, Multris, 12 o'clock, Deliverance
Demo: FLT2/Rutig Banan
10/92
Games: Xenon Ranger, System - 4, Cross It, Triget
Demo: Obsession 01/SLS
11/92
Games: Munch - The Game, solitax, Space Towers, Enforcer
Demo: Thanatic
12/92
Games: Plexonoid, Hyper Aggressive, Patternia, Dead Zone, Snowman
Demo: Antic/Transcom
01/93
Games: Methodos, Dr. Foster, 5-A-Row, Morphicle
Demos: Sprite-Mania/GP , Mix Pickles, Smooth Criminal
02/93
Games: Hektic 2, Stone Edge, Final Encounter, Dark Side
Demo: Paradise/DCT
03/93
Games: Color-Buster, Frogger '93, Bounce, Aftermath
Game Demo: Locomotion Demo
Demos: Warrior/ZOM/SCS, Countach/ANS, Ivan/ Smash d., Out of Coma/OXY, Wave/VISION
04+05/93
Games: Minefields, SQIJ, Joshua, Rowdy
Demos: Nothin' Special, Raster Blaster
06/93
Games: Move On, Mazer, Moribund, Orpheus
Demo: Out of Coma II/OXY
07+08/93
Games: Detonators, Psychic Kaos, Reversi GTI
Demo: Tekkno Fun
09/93
Games: Holiday Games, Hotfood 2, Ograton
10/93
Games: Parsec, Shards, Kniffel +6
Demo: Forget It
11/93
Games: Disc-O-Very, Quadrant, Pair of Memory
Demos: World of Chaos
12/93
Games: Bounce It, The Darksword, Nova
Demo: Triiod-Demo/HIS
01/94
Games: Lions of the Universe, Perplex II, Duelstrike
Demos: Vintermums/TRIAD, Smash-Dance/BAD
02/94
Games: Reactor, Declem
Demos: On Fire/CD, Junkbox 1/TOM
03/1994 in "C64 Three in One Kombi"
Games: Fred's Back III, Cashman
Demos: Holy Shit/TOM, Maniac X-Mas/TOM, Christmasdemo'93, Christmas Aches, X-Mas Salute/OPP
04/1994 in "C64 Three in One Kombi"
Games: Quiz-Show, Experience, Move
Demos: Extinction/TMMB
05/94
Games: Arc Doors, Speranza
Demo: Rainbow Warrior
06/94
Games: Supercode, Bobix
Demo: Made in Heaven
07/94
Games: Push It, Snak Attack
Demos: Christmas Aches, Maniac X-Mas/TOM, Christmasdemo'93
08/94
Games: Cosmox, Addgar
Demo: Just for Fun
09/94
Games: Titbit, Technoplyn
Game Demo: Heavenbound/D
10/94
Games: Firefox, Queens, Hanseat
Demo: Mad Code
11/1994 in "C64 Three in One Kombi"
Games: Kampf der Genies, Brain Spasm
Demos: Youthquake/CTX, Halfway
12/94
Games: Fernseh-Sender, Bronx Medal, Baby Blues
Demo: Mor-Phun/V-L
01/95
Games: Reflexis, Complex
Demo: Bullshit/Blowout
02/95
Games: Master Mind, Lethal Bombs, Pozitronic
Demo: Thrilling Step
03/95
Games: Transworld, Spook - The Game, Castor
Demo: That's../SCOOP
04/95
Games: Payday, Tectron, Scenario
Demo: The Cult
05/95
Games: Roll Over, Cyberball
Demo: Project A/ZEUT
06/95
Games: Coloured, Microprose Soccer, Blubria
Demo: Party4-Scr./TRSI
Last issue 07/1995 of the "C64 Three in One Kombi"
Games: Ikkiuchi, Black It, Memologie, The House
Demo: Fairy-Tale/FLP
'Discrepancies between the numbers of the issues of the Play Time or the "C64 Three in One Kombi" respectively and the issue number of the Magic Disk 64 and the Game On by different summer breaks of the editorial staff can occur!!
"Game On" was a German disk magazine for game freaks on a 5,25"-disk for the Commodore 64, which was published by the CP Verlag (Computer Publications GmbH).
The first edition of the "Game On" was released in mid-October of 1988 and formed from the "Magic Disk 64", which was published by the same publishing company.
The magazine
The magazine disk was available at newspaper stands, sealed inside a "Game On" envelope. The manuals for the games could be read on the screen, but it was also possible to print them. Furthermore there were amongst others the columns "Hallo" (editorial), Top Ten, Games Guide, Intern, Crackernews and Vorschau (preview). A little bit later the columns Forum with letter to the editor, Low Budget, Help! (games help) or the "Game On" club were added.
Next to the games, which were explained in the menu system accompanied by music, also letters to the editor, news from the games scene and game tests could be read over the menu system. The issues 09 and 10/1989 contained copy protection, which posed some problems. Through this method and others the disk must not be validated!
With issue 12/1993 "Game On" was combined with the disk magazine "Magic Disk 64" and sold in bundle with the computer games magazine "Play Time", i.e. there were two disk magazines and one computer games magazine for different systems for one price. The disk magazine "Game On" was terminated with issue 07/1995.
Miscellaneous
The issues 09/89, 01/90 until 01/91, 11/91 have the Timex-copy protection, which cannot be reproduced on D64 images. Only the menu of the magazine is protected. The games and demos are not protected.
Disk Contents
11/88 (playful menu with
Games: Breakout-Construction-Kit, Psyxx, Krypton, Xarion, Babylon four
12/88
Games: Crack it,Hover, Scarab, Death or Glory - It's Suicidal
Demo: Long Distance/GP
01/89
Games: Zuul, Speed Hero
Demos: Demo1, Demo2
02/89
Games: Heisse Luft, Hawk, Wahn, Kings of Comedy
03/89
Games: Ben, Out, Little Hat's Maze
Demo: Magic Demo/GP+FE
04/89
Games: Wizard Fight, Dan Cooper, XenoX
Demo: The Deadline/FIG, Charlatan/Beyond, Xcellence/WS&WWE, 711- Senseless
05/89
Games: Gave-Günnie, Tank Action
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 001
Demos: Demo for you, T.S.M. Visual-L&M, Electric Cafe
06/89
Games: Natrium-Chlorid, Robo Runner
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 002
Demos: Ratts Movie1, Ratts Movie2, Have fun
07/89
Games: Break Ball, Zoom Ball, Hopping Hoodlum
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 003
Demos: Music-Demo 003, Music-Demo 004
08/89
Games: Motorhead, J. Ratterflatter, Fips
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 004
Demo: Mount Wizax
09/89 (from now on with graphical menu and background music, controls with joystick)
Games: Gravrace, Xis, Dawn beyond UB11
Magazine: Sex'n'Crime 005
Demo: Double Density
Letter to the editor: Paul Plotter answers to the letters of readers
10/89
Games: Timerunner, Blackhole, Fadenkreuz, Schiebereien
11/89
Games: Metal Force, Jumping Cubes, Zagon, Blast'em
Magazine: Magic News...Sep
12/89
Games: Rooter, Final Tennis, Colora, Crazy Runner
Magazine: Magic News...Oct
01/90
Games: Acia, Jungle Patrol, Wastelands
Game Demo: Myth-Demo
Magazine: Magic News...Nov
02/90
Games: Megaparatrooper, Krypton, B.A.T.
Magazine: Magic News...Dec
03/90
Games: Anti, Dinorace, Elec-Tron
Magazine: Magic News...Jan
Demo: Magic Caves
04/90
Games: Hypersnake, Baby Jack, Mega Max, Flag Fight
Magazine: Scene Press..Mar
05/90
Games: Suprally, Aliens, Space Ace
Magazine: Scene Press..Apr
06/90
Games: Orbit, Ryshka, Backgammon
Magazine: Scene Press..Apr
07/90
Games: Dynamoid, Elite Squad, Radax, Orbit Levelmaker
Magazine: Scene Press..May
08/90
Games: Compunet, Wobbler, Warball
Magazine: Mamba 008
09/90
Games: Intruder, Declem, Chicago'20, Pull
Magazine: Mamba 009
10/90
Games: Django, Celluloid, Paranom, Tunnels of Terror
Magazine: Mamba 010
Demo: Demo by Negativ
11/90
Games: Digital Tangram, Vyrus, Zo Zoom, Transporter, Pathal
Magazine: Mamba 011
12/90
Games: Curse of the Keys, Connect 4, Skylark
Magazine: Mamba 012
01/91
Games: Intruder, Scum, Sensor, Holf
Magazine: Mamba 013
02/91
Games: Cyrus, Duotris, Project S.O.L.
Magazine: Mamba 014
Demo: Fatman Demo
03/91
Games: Starforce, Tanks, Deri Colous, Solitaire
Magazine: Mamba 015
04/91
Games: Firepit, Pure Seed, Take'em
Game Demo: Turrican II-Demo
Magazine: Mamba 016
Demos: Trail Mix, Pro! - Pragmatix
(thumbnail)
Issue 05/1991
05/91
Games: Cesar, Movie Business, Paranoimia
Magazine: Mamba 017
Demo: Digital Excess
06/91
Games: Montrix, Chubby Chester, T.U.S.G.
Magazine: Mamba 018
Demo: Charlatan/Beyond, Freakout
(thumbnail)
Issue 07/1991
07/91
Games: Tube Madness, Clystron, Einstein
Magazine: Mamba 019
Demo: Xess 2 - Rewind
08/91
Games: Ikarus, Apoxoly, Madness
Magazine: Mamba 020
Demo: T.S.M. Visula-L&M
09/91
Games: Coalminer, Beatball, Sentence
Game Demo: Lethal Zone Demo
Magazine: Mamba 020
10/91
Games: Mind-Breaker, I Want More Diamonds, Tiffany
Game Demo: Mechanicus Demo
Magazine: Mamba 021
11/91
Games: Mechanicus, Sysiphus, Craft
Game Demo: Another World Preview
Magazine: Mamba 021
Miscellaneous: Scriber-Azure
12/91
Games: Plural, Snake Mania, The Jumping Jack
Magazine: Mamba 023
Demo: Delta-Demo
01/92
Games: Oracle, Clone, Sysiphus in Ägypten
Magazine: Propaganda 3
02/92
Games: Nibbly '92, Kopido, Black Panther
Magazine: Propaganda 4
Demos: Faar Out, Plot a Lot, Mummy Likes Me
03/92
Games: Forester, Triplex, Angel, Real Genius
Magazine: Propaganda 4
04+05/92
Games: Hi Ska Do, Pot Fun, Relaxed Motions, Zellion the Game, Mastermind
Magazine: Propaganda 5
Demos: Black Mail
06/92
Games: No Deep. Meaning, Pearl of Dawn, Twin-Down
Demos: Mstocephaloid/XS, Destination'91
07+08/92
Games: Timeputtle, Calippo Fresser
09/92
Games: Pharao's Revenge, Multris, 12 o'clock, Deliverance
Demo: FLT2/Rutig Banan
10/92
Games: Xenon Ranger, System - 4, Cross It, Triget
Demo: Obsession 01/SLS
11/92
Games: Munch - The Game, solitax, Space Towers, Enforcer
Demo: Thanatic
12/92
Games: Plexonoid, Hyper Aggressive, Patternia, Dead Zone, Snowman
Demo: Antic/Transcom
01/93
Games: Methodos, Dr. Foster, 5-A-Row, Morphicle
Demos: Sprite-Mania/GP , Mix Pickles, Smooth Criminal
02/93
Games: Hektic 2, Stone Edge, Final Encounter, Dark Side
Demo: Paradise/DCT
03/93
Games: Color-Buster, Frogger '93, Bounce, Aftermath
Game Demo: Locomotion Demo
Demos: Warrior/ZOM/SCS, Countach/ANS, Ivan/ Smash d., Out of Coma/OXY, Wave/VISION
04+05/93
Games: Minefields, SQIJ, Joshua, Rowdy
Demos: Nothin' Special, Raster Blaster
06/93
Games: Move On, Mazer, Moribund, Orpheus
Demo: Out of Coma II/OXY
07+08/93
Games: Detonators, Psychic Kaos, Reversi GTI
Demo: Tekkno Fun
09/93
Games: Holiday Games, Hotfood 2, Ograton
10/93
Games: Parsec, Shards, Kniffel +6
Demo: Forget It
11/93
Games: Disc-O-Very, Quadrant, Pair of Memory
Demos: World of Chaos
12/93
Games: Bounce It, The Darksword, Nova
Demo: Triiod-Demo/HIS
01/94
Games: Lions of the Universe, Perplex II, Duelstrike
Demos: Vintermums/TRIAD, Smash-Dance/BAD
02/94
Games: Reactor, Declem
Demos: On Fire/CD, Junkbox 1/TOM
03/1994 in "C64 Three in One Kombi"
Games: Fred's Back III, Cashman
Demos: Holy Shit/TOM, Maniac X-Mas/TOM, Christmasdemo'93, Christmas Aches, X-Mas Salute/OPP
04/1994 in "C64 Three in One Kombi"
Games: Quiz-Show, Experience, Move
Demos: Extinction/TMMB
05/94
Games: Arc Doors, Speranza
Demo: Rainbow Warrior
06/94
Games: Supercode, Bobix
Demo: Made in Heaven
07/94
Games: Push It, Snak Attack
Demos: Christmas Aches, Maniac X-Mas/TOM, Christmasdemo'93
08/94
Games: Cosmox, Addgar
Demo: Just for Fun
09/94
Games: Titbit, Technoplyn
Game Demo: Heavenbound/D
10/94
Games: Firefox, Queens, Hanseat
Demo: Mad Code
11/1994 in "C64 Three in One Kombi"
Games: Kampf der Genies, Brain Spasm
Demos: Youthquake/CTX, Halfway
12/94
Games: Fernseh-Sender, Bronx Medal, Baby Blues
Demo: Mor-Phun/V-L
01/95
Games: Reflexis, Complex
Demo: Bullshit/Blowout
02/95
Games: Master Mind, Lethal Bombs, Pozitronic
Demo: Thrilling Step
03/95
Games: Transworld, Spook - The Game, Castor
Demo: That's../SCOOP
04/95
Games: Payday, Tectron, Scenario
Demo: The Cult
05/95
Games: Roll Over, Cyberball
Demo: Project A/ZEUT
06/95
Games: Coloured, Microprose Soccer, Blubria
Demo: Party4-Scr./TRSI
Last issue 07/1995 of the "C64 Three in One Kombi"
Games: Ikkiuchi, Black It, Memologie, The House
Demo: Fairy-Tale/FLP
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