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LIST OF SOFTWARE TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE FUTURE/RECENTLY LAUNCHED
by Richard Karsmakers

* = Already published
# = Demo seen
~ = Screenshot(s) seen

- ACC: Destructor (Virus Killer, GB and USA versions), De ACN
Final Virus Killer (Virus Killer, NL version), VDU 3.3GB*

- Access: See U.S. Gold

- Ace: Soldier of Light~

- Activision: Championship Sprint, Wonder Boy, Karnov (platform
game), Bangkok Knights, The Last Ninja#, The Incredible
Shrinking Sphere*, Millenium 2.2~ (used to be 2200 A.D.), Galaxy
Force, Altered Beast, Hot Rod, Sonic Boom, Ace Attacker, Die
Hard (the latter six are all arcade games for which Activision's
Mediagenic recently acquired the conversion rights), Real
Ghostbusters~, Battletech

- Actual Screenshots: I Ludicrus~

- Addictive: See Prism Leisure

- Again again: Operation Hormuz, Tracksuit Manager~

- Alternative Software: Mad Flunky*, Wrangler~, Mystery of the
Indus Valley

- Anco: Maniax~, Kick Off

- Arcana: No Excuses~

- Atari: Hyperpaint, Hyperchart, Hyperdraw

- Axxiom: Power Styx, Gunshoot, Spinworld

- Bomico: Fugger

- Capcom: See U.S. Gold

- Cascade: Air Combat Emulator II~, Implosion, Ring Wars~, Form
Master, Disk 15 (a 15-games compilation disk at £19.95!),
Thunderwing, DNA Warrior

- CDS: Brian Clough's Football Fortunes, Steve Davis' World
Snooker~

- Classic Software: Marksman

- Cobra Soft: Dames 3-D Champion

- Codemasters: Grand Prix Simulator~, Advanced Rugby Simulator~

- Coktel Vision: Jungle Book, Freedom*, Emmanuelle*, Terrific,
Peter Pan

- Computer Concepts: Fast Assembler

- Cosmi: See Microprose

- Creation: Stormtrooper~

- D3M: Hotball~

- Delphine: See Palace

- Digital Insanity: DI Shell# (for Megamax C Compiler), DI Word,
ST NEWS Volume 4 Issue 2*

- Digital Magic Software: Trained Assassin~, Scorpion~

- Dinamic: See Ocean

- Domark: The Living Daylights, Live and Let Die, Trivial Pursuit
Genus 2, Spitting Image*, A New Beginning

- E.A.S.: Zero Gravity*

- Eclipse: Atax~, Growth~

- Electra: Steven's Wonderful Game

- Electric Dreams: See Activision

- Electronic Arts: Hyperdrive, Star Fleet, Dragon Force, Master
Ninja, Twilight's Ransom, Battle Chess, Neuromancer, Ferrari
Formula One~, Populace, Fusion~, Sky Fox II, Populous~, Zany
Golf~

- Elite: Paperboy~, Space Harrier II~, Ghosts & Goblins~, Mike
Read's Pop Quiz, A Question of Sports*

- Entertainments International: Let Sleeping Gods Lie~ (oof! What
a title!)

- Ere Informatique: See Infogrames

- Eurosystems: ST Copy V1.2M (A-Copy)*

- Exocet: Hyperdome~

- Exxos: See Infogrames

- Faster than Light: Sundog II, RPV (kinda Starglider), Dungeon
Master extra levels~ (Chaos Strikes Back)

- Firebird: Enlightment, Harvey Headbanger, Magnatron, Rainbow
Islands (new name for Bubble Bobble II, and this is NO version
created by a 'Bubble Bobble Construction Kit'!! - YIPPIE!), 3D
Pool~

- GfA Systemtechnik: Master CAD#, GfA Publisher, GfA Basic 3.0
compiler

- Go!: See U.S. Gold

- Grandslam: Thunderbirds, Espionage, The Running Man, Dandy

- Gremlin: Blood Valley, Tour de Force, Duel Master, Night Raider,
Aquablast, Hercules Slayer of the Damned, Gary Lineker's Super
Skills, Gary Lineker's Hot Shot, Butcher Hill~, Ultimate Golf~,
Roy of the Rovers*

- Hewson: Roadstar, Stormlord, Astaroth, Netherworld~, Zynaps#,
Kalashnikov, Cybernoid II*, Custodian*, Battle Valley, 5th Gear
(the latter two are budget games on their Racket label)

- Imageworks: See Mirrorsoft

- Imagine: See Ocean

- Imagitec: Gemini Wing

- Incentive: Driller#, Dark Side (follow-up to Driller)

- Infocom: Zork Zero (The Revenge of Megaboz)

- Infogrames: Operation Neptune, North & South (not known whether
or not based on the TV-series), Wanted~, Tin Tin on the Moon~,
Purple Saturn Day*, Temple of the Flying Saucers~, The Quest for
the Time Bird~

- Interceptor: Outland~

- Krisalis: Prison~

- Lankhor: Maupiti Island~ (follow-up to Mortville Manor), Vroom,
G'nius, Mechanic Warrior

- Leisure Genius: Monopoly

- Level 9: Gnome Ranger II, Scapeghost

- Linel: Dragonslayer, Crown, Solaria, Dugger*

- Llamasoft: Andes Attack~

- Logotron: Xor~, Eye of Horus, Archipelago~

- Lucasfilm Games: See U.S. Gold

- Magic Bytes: Paranoia~

- Mandarin Software: Rallyrun, Lombard/RAC Rally*

- Marko Software: Marko Manager

- Martech: Hellfire Attack~

- Mastertronic: Hyperball, Rogue (?!), Kikstart II,
Stormbringer, Dan Dare, Sorcery~, Sorcery+~, Hacker, Bomb
Fusion*, Rigel's Revenge (the latter three at £9.99!), Monopoly
Deluxe, Dreadnought, Aargh, Star Gate, Chase*, Risk~

- Mediagenic: See Activision

- Melbourne House: Metropolis (kinda Brataccas), Grim Blood,
Wars of Middle Earth* (Massive Tolkienish adventure!! Hooray!!),

- Methodic Solutions: Battle Chopper

- Microdeal/Michtron: Black Che, Fright Night#, Insanity Fight,
Talespin (including some adventures made with this Adventure
Creator), J.U.G.*, Guardian Moons~, Hit Disks Two (Time Bandit,
Leatherneck, Major Motion and Tanglewood), The Grail*

- Microprose: Kennedy Approach*, Airborne Ranger~, Red Storm
Rising, Project: Stealth Fighter, Times of Lore*, The President
is Missing*, Ultima V~

- Mirrorsoft/Master Designer/Mindscape/Imageworks: Sindbad~,
King of Chicago#, Obsession, Rocket Ranger~, F-16 Combat*,
Blasteroids*, Interphase~, Orbiter~

- Nexus: Chameleon~

- Novagen: Mercenary II: Damocles~ (the release date is now set
to March!), Hell Bent*

- Ocean/Imagine/Taito: Head over Heels, Target Renegade, Combat
School, Vertigo, Rambo III*, Alcon, Gladiator, Operation Wolf*,
Qix, Rastan, Daley Thompson '88, Victory Road~, Gryzor, Guerilla
Wars~, Green Beret (Yippie!!), Dragon Ninja~, Batman*, WEC Le
Mans~, Robocop~, Red Heat~, Run the Gauntlet~

- Origin: See Microprose

- Palace Software: Starship, Rimrunner~, Barbarian II - The
Dungeon of Drax*, Shoot'em up Construction Set, Cosmic Pirate~,
Bio Challenge~

- Players: Joe Blade II*

- Precision Software: Superbase Professional Version 3

- Prism Leisure: Terra Force, Hotshot, Rocket Roger, The
Kristal~, Pub Games, Arac, Artificial Dreams~, Hyperforce~

- PSS: Bismarck~

- Psyclapse: See Psygnosis

- Psygnosis: Captain Fizz meets the Blaster-Trons*, Ballistix*,
Aquaventura~, Blood Money~

- Quicksilva: See Grandslam

- Racket: See Hewson

- Rainbird: Under Westminster's Bridge, Dick Special~, Assassin,
Weird Dreams~, City States, Blazing Barrels~ (used to be EPT),
Verminator~, Myth~ (this is a Magnetic Scrolls adventure, only
for sale for members of The Official Secrets Club)

- Rainbow Arts: Down at the Trolls*, Dragon's Flight#, Arthur &
Marthur (Giana Twins in Futureland), The Deep*

- Random Access: Silkworm

- Red Rat Software: Speed Run~, Quartet Gold (= Screaming Wings +
Pengy + The Secret of Steel + Cosmos), Red Ace, Time Runner

- Sales Curve: Silkworm~

- Satory: Hotball~, Reporter

- Sierra on Line: Thexder~, Space Snatchers, Mickey's Space
Adventure, Looking for Love - in Several Wrong Places* (Leisure
Suit Larry II!), Kings Quest IV - The Perils of Rosella~,
Police Quest II - The Vengeance*

- Silmaril: Chase Manhattan~

- Softex: Dungeon Master Editor - The Ultimate Cheat Routine~

- Spectrum Holobyte: See Mirrorsoft

- Strategic Simulations Inc./Origin: Shards of Spring
(Intermediate SSI adventure), Pools of Radiance, Stellar
Crusade, Shiloh: Grant's Trail/West, Warship, Heroes of the
Lance*, Realm of the Trous

- STRIKE-a-LIGHT: Virus Fixer*, Pro Wijsneus*, Safeback Plus*

- SubLOGIC: Star Scenery Disks

- System 3: See Activision

- Thalamus: Quedex, Search for Sharla, Bamboo, Xenodrome,
Hunter's Moon, Armalyte, Hawkeye, Sanxion (!!)

- Thalion: Warp*, plus many more games...

- The Edge: Risk, Inside Outing, Fairlight Trilogy, Bobby Bearing

- Titus: Off Shore Warrior*, Crazy Cars II*, Titan~, Galactic
Conquerer~

- Tommy Software: Laser Deluxe (laserprint utility), Lispas II,
Soundmachine ST*, MegaPaint 2.0#, MegaPaint Junior*

- Tynesoft: Blood Sever, Circus Games*, Superman - Black Monday*

- Ubi-soft: Iron Lord~, Zombie, Final Command~, Skateball, Night
Hunter*

- U.S. Gold: Charlie Chaplin~, Road Blaster~, The Games (Winter
Edition)*, The Games (Summer Edition), Spy vs. Spy III,
California Games, Tower Toppler, Street Cat, Technocop* (the
latter few are all Epyx U.S.A. releases), Black Tiger~, Red
Storm, Last Duel~, Forgotten Worlds, L.E.D. Storm*, Tiger Road,
Human Killing Machine, Joan of Arc, Indiana Jones - The last
Crusade, Strider, Forgotten Worlds, Moonwalker (hold me - I've
got to vomit), Heavy Metal (this sounds MUCH better!), Outrun
Europe~, Zak McKracken*, Vigilante, Battlehawks 1942~

- Virgin: See Mastertronics

- Word Perfect Corporation: Word Perfect 5.0, Data Perfect, Plan
Perfect

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The text of the articles is identical to the originals like they appeared in old ST NEWS issues. Please take into consideration that the author(s) was (were) a lot younger and less responsible back then. So bad jokes, bad English, youthful arrogance, insults, bravura, over-crediting and tastelessness should be taken with at least a grain of salt. Any contact and/or payment information, as well as deadlines/release dates of any kind should be regarded as outdated. Due to the fact that these pages are not actually contained in an Atari executable here, references to scroll texts, featured demo screens and hidden articles may also be irrelevant.