Reviews for Cartridges and Tapes

Astrocade Game Reviews Compilation The Game Player by Michael Prosise

"The Game Players" was a review column from the "Arcadian" newsletter that ran for twenty-one columns. It reviewed a total of thirty-nine games, only five of which were cartridges. The rest were all games that were sold on tape. The reviewed games are: 
Tape Reviews (34)
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1) Adventure                Astrogames                  
2) Astro Analyst            Educational Software Systems
3) Astro Terror             The Tiny Arcade             
4) Candy Man                L&M Software                
5) Castle of Horror         Wavemakers                  
6) Caterpillar              H.A.R.D. Software           
7) Collision Course         Wavemakers                  
8) Defense Professional     Astrogames                  
9) Dungeons of Dracula      Wavemakers                  
10) Exitor's Revenge         L&M Software                
11) Flying Ace               Wavemakers                  
12) Galactic Hitchhiker      H.A.R.D. Software           
13) Gamma Wars               Tiny Arcade                 
14) Gate Escape, The         Wavemakers                  
15) L.T.                     Wavemakers                  
16) Lost in Space            Edge Software               
17) Memomax                  Educational Software Systems
18) Metro Attack             Astrogames                  
19) Micro Pac                H.A.R.D. Software           
20) Morse Code Trainer       Educational Softwear Designs
21) Music                    George Moses Co.            
22) Nam-Cap                  New Image                   
23) Nautilus                 L&M Software                
24) Night Bombers            Astrogames                  
25) Omega Valley             The Tiny Arcade             
26) Paper Chase, The         H.A.R.D. Software           
27) Peter Piper              Astrogames                  
28) Road Toad                Esoterica, Ltd.             
29) Secret of Pellucitar     L&M Software                
30) Super Pac                Astrogames                  
31) Super Slope              Esoterica, Inc.             
32) Tic Tac Tollah           H.A.R.D. Software           
33) Vindicator               The Tiny Arcade             
34) Wah's Revenge            Astrogames                  

Cartridge Reviews (5)
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1) Cosmic Raiders           Astrocade                   
2) Ms. Candyman             L&M Software                
3) Sea Devil                Bit Fiddlers                
4) Sneaky Snake             New Image                   
5) Solar Conqueror          Astrocade
Coloring Book The review for this unreleased cartridge is from the 1982 book "The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games: How to Win Every Game in the Galaxy" by Jeff Rovin.
Programmable Parade Galactic Invasion and Space Fortress Reviews
Programmable Parade
Electronics Games, July 1982

An article that includes reviews for various home consoles. Included are reviews of two Atari 2600 games: "Haunted House" and "Trickshot. There are also reviews for two Bally/Astrocade games: "Galactic Invasion" and "Space Fortress." Along with the reviews, there is some original artwork that accompanies each review. I'm especially fond of the artwork for "Space Fortress." (4 pages)

The full article, in text format, can be read here.
Munchie The review for this unreleased cartridge is from the 1982 book "The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games: How to Win Every Game in the Galaxy" by Jeff Rovin.
Music Maker The review for this unreleased cartridge is from the 1982 book "The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games: How to Win Every Game in the Galaxy" by Jeff Rovin.
Outpost 19 (BRB) This review by Dave Carson for WaveMaker's Blue Ram BASIC game, "Outpost 19," is extracted from "Extended Memory Products Review," ARCADIAN, 6, no. 11/12 (Oct. 31, 1984): 118-119
Pirate's Chase Review Pirate's Chase Review
Electronics Games, November 1982

An excerpt from an article called "Programmable Parade" that includes many reviews for various home consoles. This review calls the game "Pirate Chase," but the correct name of the game is "Pirate's Chase." (2 Pages)

The excerpted review, in text format, can be read here.
Quest for the Orb The review for this unreleased cartridge is from the 1982 book "The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games: How to Win Every Game in the Galaxy" by Jeff Rovin.