The One (February 1991)

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_{Cover of the February 1991 issue of The One}

The One is a computer gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. While it would eventually become an Amiga exclusive magazine, in early 1991 it was still also covering the PC and Atari ST. The February 1991 issue includes:

_{Table of Contents from the February 1991 issue of The One}

Regulars

Letters - Readers write in about DPaint III on the Amiga 500, wargames, game compatibility on expanded Amiga 500s, software pirates, the AdLib and Soundblaster, Future Wars, and more.

Disk - The cover disk this month contains a full game called Foundation's Waste.

News - Switchblade II coming soon; a remake of Rescue on Fractalus; Xenomorph II; Solar Jetman coming for the NES which has the same Jetman character as the Spectrum games Jetpac and Lunar Jetman. Solar Jetman was an early Rare game and one of the most underrated on the NES as far as I'm concerned; HeroQuest board game conversion; and more.

Releases - A brief look at new and upcoming releases including Harpoon (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Exterminator (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Tournament Golf (Atari ST, Amiga, PC), Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Metal Masters (Amiga, Atari ST, PC), Judge Dredd (Amiga, Atari ST), and World Championship Soccer (Amiga, Atari ST, PC).

Work In Progress - A look at titles currently in progress including 3D Construction Kit from Domark and Space Shuttle from Virgin Mastertronic.

Reviews - Reviews of Carthage (Psygnosis), Countdown (Access), Final Whistle (Anco), Killing Cloud (Image Works), Pro Tennis Tour II (UbiSoft), Rise of the Dragon (Dynamix and Sierra), and Total Recall (Ocean).

Tips - Tips and strategies for Immortal, Dragon's Lair II, Loom, Conflict, Cadaver, Prince of Persia, and Rick Dangerous II.

_{Table of Contents from the February 1991 issue of The One (Continued)}

Features

Yank Attack - A look at the past and future of Sierra.

Veni, Vidi And Vici - A short history of Rome and a look at the strategy game, Centurion: Defender of Rome.

Size Isn't Everything - A look at the current generation of game consoles and how they compare to computer gaming. Consoles looked at here include the Super Nintendo (Super Famicom), Sega Genesis (Megadrive), and Neo Geo.