The One (March 1990)


Cover of the March 1990 issue of The One

"The One" is a 16-bit gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. and, at least in March 1990, covered the PC (DOS), Atari ST and Amiga. This issue includes:

  • Letters - Letters from readers on topics such as the Atari Lynx, the Mike Tyson/Buster Douglas fight, music on the Amiga 500, cheats for Ghostbusters II, console coverage, and more.

  • News - News and upcoming release coverage includes Wings by Cinemaware for the Amiga, Impossamole, Speedball II, Jet Fighter, Hammerfist, Chase HQ, F-19 Stealth Fighter and more. Top games this month include Flight Simulator V.4 (PC), Chaos Strikes Back (Atari ST), and Fighter Bomber (Amiga).

  • Releases - New releases for March 1990 include Gunboat by Accolade for DOS, Amiga and the Atari ST; SAS Combat Simulator and Rock Star Ate My Hamster by Codemasters; Dragon Wars (PC), LHX Attack Chopper (DOS), Low Blow (DOS), Ski or Die (DOS, Powerdrome (DOS), 688 Attack Sub (Amiga), Flood and Centurion: Defender of the Crown by Electronic Arts; Overlander and Space Harrier by Elite for the Amiga and Atari ST; RVF Honda, Tower of Babel, First Contact and Midwinter by MicroProse; Firebird (Atari ST), Space Rogue (Amiga), and Cribbage (Amiga) by Mindscape; AntHeads (Amiga), Gravity (Amiga, Atari ST), Wolfpack (PC) and Dungeon Master (PC) by Mirrorsoft; Rainbow Islands (Amiga, Atari ST, Ivanhoe (Amiga, Atari ST), Batman: The Caped Crusader (PC), Voyager (PC) and The Untouchables (PC) by Ocean; and more.


  • Table of Contents from the March 1990 issue of The One

  • Reviews
    • E. Motion (PC, Amiga) - A puzzle game involving balls attached by elastic cords that is best played with two players.
    • Warhead (Atari ST) - A 3D space adventure by Activision which looks pretty interesting though I don't recall playing it or even hearing of it.
    • The Colonel's Bequest (PC) - A graphical adventure/mystery game by Sierra.
    • Conqueror (Atari ST) - A World War II tank strategy game.
    • Pipe Mania (Atari ST) - One of several similar puzzle games in which you mus connect different shaped pipes together to control the water flow before it goes everywhere.
    • Stryx (Amiga) - A side-scrolling sci-fi themed action platform game. Outstanding graphics but a bit hard to say the least.

  • Tips - Tips and tricks for various games including Lost Patrol, Space Ace, Chase HQ, and Future Wars.

  • Players Guide - This month featuring Tower of Babel by Rainbird. This is an interesting puzzle game in which you have to program your robotic spiders to defeat puzzles throughout various towers.


  • Table of Contents from the March 1990 issue of The One (continued)

  • Competition - Answering a few video game trivia questions could win you a Philips VCR with a built-in 3" color monitor.

  • Demos - Various demos including those submitted by readers. This month features a Land of the Giants themed demo, an Inspector Gadget demo and a banana shaped Empire State Building among others.

  • Grafix - Some comic art create using Comic Setter with help from Dave Gibbons who was illustrating Watchmen at the time.

  • Arcades - A look at the latest arcade games including WGP (Taito), Search and Destroy (SNK), Klax (Atari), and Shadow Dancer (Sega).


Back cover of the March 1990 issue of The One

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