Cover of the November 1990 issue of Advanced Computer Entertainment
Advanced Computer Entertainment, or ACE for short, was a gaming magazine the mostly covered computers such as the Amiga, Atari ST, Amiga and others though consoles were also covered. The November 1990 issue includes:
Reviews
On Computer
Wing Commander - Classic space combat game for the PC. I was more of an X-Wing guy but this was a great game too.
Saint Dragon - A review of the Amiga conversion of this arcade adventure game.
Terran Envoy - A space strategy game for the PC.
Team Yankee - A combat tank sim for the Amiga.
Supremacy - Another space strategy game (this one for the Amiga) in which you must compete with four alien races for...supremacy.
Lotus Turbo Espirit Challenge - A racing game for the Amiga.
International 3D Golf - Preview of a golf game for the Amiga, Atari ST, and PC.
The Light Corridor - Preview of an arcade style game in which you must move a ball through a corridor while avoid obstacles by shooting it. For the Amiga, Atari ST, and Amiga.
Loopz - A puzzle game for the Atari ST (and lots of other platforms).
On Console
Budokan - Martial arts fighting game for the Megadrive/Genesis.
Dr. Mario - An excellent puzzle game for the Game Boy.
Moonwalker - The action game featuring Michael Jackson for the Megadrive/Genesis.
Populous - The classic strategy game for the Megadrive/Genesis.
On CD
Bombs Away! - Review of Jane's Yearbooks on CD-ROM. These were basically CDs with a catalog of the military equipment of the world.
Table of Contents from the November 1990 issue of Advanced Computer Entertainment
Gameplay
Tricks and Tactics - Tips and tricks for Sim City, Space Quest 3, Mean Streets, Last Ninja II, Xenomorph, Champions of Krynn, Operation Stealth, and more.
3D and 50p - A look at some of the latest arcade games including Mega Twin (Capcom), Air Inferno (Taito), Magic Sword (Capcom), Hammering Harry, and more.
Specials
Ace of Aces - A look at the latest in military flight simulators.
Battle Command - A look at the development of a near future alternate reality military arcade strategy game. Referred to here as a 1990s version of Battlezone.
Brain Burn! - A look at the state of the art in biofeedback.
Wild Games Yonder - A look at the Consumer Electronics Show where 16-bit console games were the most popular, 8-bit games were hanging on and 16-bit computer games were still going strong.
Table of Contents from the November 1990 issue of Advanced Computer Entertainment (continued)
Regulars
Ace News - Kodak creates CD camera; U.S. Gold develops games based on Godfather movies; Electronic Arts announces games for the Sega Genesis; Domark developing 3D construction set; Accolade announces Test Drive III, Elvira - Mistress of the Dark, and Altered Destiny; The Amazing Spider-Man coming for the Amiga, Spectrum, C64, Atari ST, PC and other platforms; and much more.
Ace Letters - Letters from readers about software distributors and developers, the differences between the CD-TV, CD-i, and FM Towns, magazine ads, the Megadrive vs. 16-bit computers, and more.
Unfair Advantage - A look at what is coming in the next month's issue of ACE.
Back cover of the November 1990 issue of Advanced Computer Entertainment