Atarian Magazine: ISSUE 1 MAY/JUNE 1989
CONTENTS

Welcome!
This is the premier issue of Atarian, the new bi-monthly magazine of the Atarian Video Game Club and Atari power players like you.

Atarian is written by top experts who want to share their expertise with you. In the Reviews section, you’ll find in-depth reviews of ten great new games like Tower Toppler, while the Previews section gives you the inside scoop about eight great new titles coming out soon. In Playing Strategy, the pros tell you how to get top scores on your favorite games while Tips & Tricks is packed with hot playing tips from other readers.

If you’re not an Atarian Video Game Club member, use the form in this issue and go for it!

INTERVIEW
6 Nolan Bushnell
Why the “Father of Video Games” came back to Atari.

REVIEWS
8 Secret Quest, Tower Toppler, Summer Games, Fight Night, Impossible Mission, Double Dunk, Crime Buster, Karateka, Water Ski, Super Baseball

DEPARTMENTS
2 Mailbag
Some of the many letters you’ve sent us
3 Top 30
Your favorite 10 games for 2600, 7800, and XE
20 Tips & Tricks
Short tips for playing 9 of your favorite games
24 Puzzlers
Paper and pencil puzzles for a break from the joystick

FEATURES
4 Previews
Check out these 8 hot new titles coming soon to a store near you
5 Sports Superstars
To relax, Doug Williams, Ozzie Smith, and Spud Webb all play Atari video games
15 XE Game System
Spectacular graphics, power, expandability, and an extensive game library for under $100

PLAYING STRATEGY
16 Necromancer, Donkey Kong, Jr., Desert Falcon