Computer Games (IT)
Computer Games was an Italian multi-format magazine published by Peruzzo Periodici. It covered all aspects of gaming including home computers, handheld games and arcade games. A total of 12 issues were produced. The first 6 issues were published as a standalone magazine, then it continued as a supplement in Futura magazine. The editor was Aldo Grasso.
Download all programs from this magazine on one disk:
 CompGames-IT.d64 |
12 programs
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Othello Issue 1 (Apr 1984), Pages 47-48. |
? | Unexpanded | othello.prg Screenshot |
Board game, capture as many pieces as you can. You play black, the computer plays white. Controls: Type the column and row for each move. |
| Il Gioco Delle Biglie (The Game of the Bonds)  Issue 2 (May 1984), Pages 53-54. |
? | Unexpanded | gioco biglie.prg Screenshot |
Reverse the order of the counters in the fewest possible moves. A piece can be moved into an adjacent empty square, or by leaping over one counter into the empty square. Controls: Type the 'from' and 'to' positions of each move, e.g. "6,5". |
| Lotta Tra Cellule (Fight Between Cells)  Issue 2 (May 1984), Page 59. |
? | Unexpanded | cellule.prg Screenshot |
John Conway's Game of Life, simulating the birth, growth and death of cells on a 9x9 grid. Controls: Position your cells at the start of the game by entering their coordinates. When finished, enter the across value as 0. When the game is running, press and hold the following keys until they produce the required action: F1 (pause), F3 (clear all cells and restart), F5 (restart without clearing cells). |
| Attentato All'onu (Attentive to the UN)  Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Pages 56-58. |
? | Unexpanded | attentato.prg Screenshot |
A bomb has been hidden somewhere within a 100 x 100 x 100 area. With only your bomb detector's signal strength to guide you, can you locate the bomb before it explodes? Controls: Type your guess, three numbers separated by commas e.g. "50,50,50". |
| Chiaroveggenza (Clairvoyance)  Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Pages 60-61. |
Vincenzo Musico di Messina | Unexpanded | chiaroveggenza.prg Screenshot |
Clairvoyant simulation. The computer performs a mathematical trick related to your age and another number. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
| Test di Longevita' (Longevity Test)  Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Pages 63. |
? | Unexpanded | longevita.prg Screenshot |
This program asks questions about your age, weight and alcohol intake etc, then calculates your life expectancy. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Lunar Landing Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Pages 64-65. |
? | Unexpanded | lunar landing.prg Screenshot |
Lunar Lander game. Using only your thrusters, try to land your ship on the lunar surface. Too slow and you will run out of fuel & oxygen, too fast and you will crash. Controls: Input the amount of thrust (-50 to 50), and for how many seconds. |
| Buco Nero (Black Hole)  Issue 4 (Jul/Aug 1984), Pages 60-61. |
? | Unexpanded | buco nero.prg Screenshot |
Collect the yellow asteroids while avoiding the invisible black hole. The only way to detect the black hole is by seeing how it effects the movement of your ship - if you get too close then you will be destroyed. Controls: Z (left), X (right), ; (up), / (down). |
| Senza Rete (Without a Net)  Issue 5 (Sep 1984), Pages 61-62. |
? | Unexpanded | senza rete.prg Screenshot |
You must cross a tightrope between two buildings. It takes twelve steps to reach the other platform, but any oscillation in the rope could be fatal. Controls: S (move forward), Z (tilt left), X (tilt right). |
| Mitragliere di Coda (Tail Gunner)  Issue 6 (Oct 1984), Page 55. |
? | Unexpanded | mitragliere.prg Screenshot |
3D space shooter. Move the enemy plane into your sights and destroy it within 30 seconds. Controls: P (up), . (down), L (left), : (right), = (fire). |
| Attacco Aereo (Air Attack)  Issue 7 (Nov 1984), Pages 28-29. |
? | Unexpanded | attacco aereo.prg Screenshot |
Fly across the landscape dropping bombs on enemy munitions sites. The counter at the bottom-left tells you the distance to the next target. Controls: F3 (drop bomb), F5 (up), F7 (down). |
| Il Gioco dei Dadi (The Game of Dice)  Issue 8 (Dec 1984), Pages 28-29. |
? | Unexpanded | gioco dei dadi.prg Screenshot |
Dice game played against the computer. Each player rolls two dice, and the person who gets the highest total wins each round. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
