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Articles on Magnetic Scrolls
and their games

Interviews and background stories
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Magnetic Scrolls Memories UK flag sent and written by Rob Steggles Rob Steggles n/a n/a
An interview with Magnetic Scrolls' Anita Sinclair UK flag ST News Volume 4 Issue 4,
released in August 1989
kindly donated by Richard Karsmakers
Richard Karsmakers
Stefan Posthuma
n/a n/a
Christmas with the stars - Anita Sinclair UK flag Commodore User Magazine,
December 1986
kindly donated by Ashley Zoch
? Download article  UK flag
Chuck Vommit - Magnetic Scrolls UK flag ZZAP! Christmas Special 1998,
page 130 kindly
donated by Ian Black
Kati Hamza  UK flag
Message in a microchip UK flag Crash Issue 55, August 1988
donated by Matthew Williams
?  UK flag
Softstory - Interview with Anita Sinclair UK flag Happy Computer 1/87
roughly translated by myself
Boris Schneider
Heinrich Lenardt
German flag
Software Specialties UK flag Happy Computer 6/87
roughly translated by myself
Boris Schneider German flag
The Pawnbrokers UK flag ZX Computing Monthly 08/86
p 54-55
?  UK flag
Thema: Programmieren German flag Happy Computer 9/88
page 32
? German flag
Magnetic Scrolls Micro Hobby Issue 198
page 42-43
Andres R. Samudio
Wonderland! A view on Magnetic Windows UK flag ACE 34, July1990, page 71
donated by Tim Janssen
? Download article  UK flag
Rainbird advertisment feat. Fish! and Corruption UK flag ST Amiga Format 6, December 1988
page 23
Rainbird Download article  UK flag
Rainbird advertisment for Jinxter UK flag Computer & Video Games 76, February 1988, page 23 Rainbird Download article  UK flag
Rainbird advertisment for The Guild of Thieves UK flag Computer & Video Games 70, August 1987, page 19 Rainbird Download article  UK flag
Rainbird advertisment for Corruption UK flag Computer & Video Games 82, August 1988, page 29 Rainbird Download article  UK flag
CES Show - Rainbird & Magnetic Scrolls anouncement UK flag ZX Computing Monthly June 1986, page 20 ? Download article  UK flag
Adventure News - The Pawn/Anita Sinclair feature UK flag Computer & Video Games 55, May 1986, page 69 ? Download article  UK flag
Game technology for the near and far future UK flag Computer Gaming World Iss. 72, page 24pp Johnny L. Wilson Download article  UK flag
Atari User offer for The Pawn & The Guild of Thieves UK flag Atari User, December 1987, page 50 ? Download article  UK flag
Early Rainbird advertisment featuring The Pawn and other highlights UK flag Amstrad User, November 1986, page 58-59 Rainbird Download article  UK flag
Special Reserve advertisment with Myth offer UK flag Amstrad User, June 1990, page 23 Special Reserve Download article  UK flag


Game reviews - The Pawn
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
The Pawn (Atari ST) UK flag Happy Computer 6/86
roughly translated by myself
Heinrich Lenardt German flag
The Pawn (Spectrum 128k) UK flag
Your Sinclair No. 19, July 1987, page 80 Mike Gerrard Download article  UK flag
The Pawn: England's Finest Hour (C-64) UK flag Commodore Magazine 7/87, webbified by Frank Skagemo Shay Adams Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Spectrum 128k) UK flag Crash magazine 41, pages 58-59 ? Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Amstrad CPC) UK flag
Amstrad Action Issue 19, 1987 p.76-77
donated by Nicholas Campbell
The Pilgrim Download article  UK flag
Not only disc only but PCW only tool (Amstrad PCW) UK flag
Amstrad Computer User 01/87
p.28-29
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Bill Brock Download article  UK flag
At last (Amstrad CPC) UK flag
Amstrad Computer User 4/87
p.70+73
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Bill Brock Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Amstrad PCW) UK flag
Amtix Issue 16, 1987
page 43
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Rob Steel Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Amstrad CPC) UK flag
Amtix Issue 18, 1987
p. 48-49
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Rob Steel Download article  UK flag
Evocative Pawn (Amstrad CPC/PCW) UK flag
Computing with the Amstrad Vol.3 Issue 4, p. 17, 1987
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Gandalf Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Atari ST) German flag Happy Computer Sonderhaft 11
p. 48
Heinrich Lenardt
?
German flag
Pläne - The Pawn German flag ASM Spezial 2
p.24-25
Wolfgang Frödel German flag
The Pawn (Sinclair QL) UK flag Sinclair QL World July 1988,
p.44-45
Ken McMahon Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (C 64) UK flag Zzap64 Iss. 20 December 1986,
p.108-109
Sean Masterson Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (multiple) UK flag Page6 32, March 1988, page 64-65 Garry Francis Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Atari XL/XE) UK flag Page6 28, July 1987, page 70-71 John Sweeney Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Spectrum ZX) UK flag ZX Computing Monthly June 1987, age6 47 Gordon Hamlott Download article  UK flag
The Pawn preview (multiple) UK flag Computer & Video Games 54, April 1986, page 78-79 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Spectrum 128k) UK flag Sinclair User 58, January 1987, page 100 Gordon Taylor Download article  UK flag
Atari ST news - The Pawn UK flag Computer & Video Games 58, August 1986, page 90 ? Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (C 64) UK flag Computer & Video Games 62, December 1986, page 71 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Atari ST User May 1986 magazine cover featuring The Pawn UK flag Atari ST User, May 1986, cover   Download article  UK flag
The stuff from which cults are made UK flag Atari ST User, May 1986, page 4-5 Anthony Ginnl Download article  UK flag
Computing with the Amstrad November 1987 magazine cover featuring The Pawn UK flag Computing with the Amstrad Vol.3 Issue 11, November 1987, cover   Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (C 64) UK flag Commodore User 38, November 1986, pages 76-77 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Commodore User - Superstars UK flag Comodore User Supplemental, pages 11-12 ? Download article  UK flag
The Pawn Preview (C 64) UK flag Commodore User 32, pages 76-77 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (Atari ST) UK flag Compute! 77, Oct. 1986 p. 60 Neil Randell Download article  UK flag
The Pawn (C64) UK flag Commodore Magazine Vol.8 No. 8, Aug. 1987, p. 28,116 Gary V. Fields Download article  UK flag

Maps & Solutions - The Pawn
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
The Pawn Map part I + II UK flag Computing with the Amstrad Vol.3 Issue 11&12, November 1987, p. 33 ? Download article  UK flag
The Pawn Map UK flag Atari User 26, June 1986, page 32-33 ? Download article  UK flag


Game reviews - The Guild of Thieves
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Guild of Thieves (Atari ST) UK flag Happy Computer 7/87
roughly translated by myself
Boris Schneider German flag
Guild of Thieves (Spectrum +3) UK flag Your Sinclair 29, May 1988, page 90-91
Mike Gerrard Download article  UK flag
Guild of Thieves (Spectrum +3) UK flag Crash magazine 51, 1988, pages 42-43, donated by Matthew Williams ? Download article  UK flag
Preview: The Guild of Thieves (multiple)  UK flag Commodore Computing International
June 1987, page 114 & October 1987, page 145
retyped by Frank Skagemo
Andy Moss    
The Guild of Thieves (Amstrad CPC) UK flag Amstrad Action magazine 29, 1988
p.60
donated by Nicholas Campbell
The Pilgrim Download article  UK flag
Guild of Thieves (Amstrad CPC) UK flag
Computing with the Amstrad Vol.4 Iss.1, 1988, page 39
donated by Nicholas Campbell 
Gandalf Download article  UK flag
DW-Spieltip (Atari ST, Amiga) German flag DataWelt 10/87
p. 154-156
? German flag
Vorschau: The Guild of Thieves (multiple) German flag Happy Computer 6/87
p. 71
Boris Schneider German flag
Neues aus dem Land der Abenteuer (Amstrad CPC) German flag PC Magazin 1/88
p. 81
? German flag
The Guild of Thieves (multiple) UK flag Computer & Video Games 67, May 1987, page 64-65 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
The Guild of Thieves (Atari XL/ST) UK flag Page6 32, March 1988, page 24-25 John Sweeney Download article  UK flag
The Guild of Thieves (C-64) UK flag Zzap64 no. 29, September 1987, page 47-48 ? Download article  UK flag
The Guild of Thieves (Atari ST) UK flag Happy Computer Sonderheft 21 Boris Schneider
?
Download article
The Guild of Thieves (Amiga) UK flag Info 17, November 1987, page 18-19
donated by Tim Janssen
Tom Malcolm Download article  UK flag
The Guild of Thieves (Amiga, C-64) UK flag Commodore User, May 1987, pages 66-67
donated by Tim Janssen
Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
The Guild of Thieves (multiple) UK flag Computer Gaming World Iss. 44, page 38-39 Alan Roberts Download article  UK flag
The Guild of Thieves (Atari XL) UK flag Atari User, October 1987, page 13 Bob Chappell Download article  UK flag
Computing with the Amstrad January 1988 magazine cover featuring The Guild of Thieves UK flag Computing with the Amstrad Vol.4 Issue 1, January 1988, cover   Download article  UK flag
Disk Dungeons (C64) UK flag Commodore Disk User Issue 1, Nov/Dec 1987, pp. 48 ? Download article  UK flag
Guild of Thieves (Amiga) UK flag Commodore Magazine Vol. 9, April 1988, p. 38,89 Russ Ceccola Download article  UK flag


Game reviews - Jinxter
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Jinxter (Atari ST) UK flag  Happy Computer 1/88,
roughtly translated by myself
Boris Schneider German flag
Jinxter (Spectrum +3) UK flag Your Sinclair No. 30, June 1988, page 82 Mike Gerrard Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (?) UK flag  Antic Vol. 7, No. 5, 1988
page 56
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Steve Panak    
Jinxter (Spectrum +3) UK flag  Crash magazine 51, 1988
donated by Matthew Williams
? Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Amstrad CPC) UK flag  Amstrad Action 30,1988
p.60-61
donated by Nicholas Campbell
The Pilgrim Download article  UK flag

Jinxter (Amstrad CPC) UK flag

Amstrad Computer User 11/88
p.34-35
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Bill Brock Download article  UK flag
Es ist vollbracht German flag ASM Spezial 2
p.64-66
Torsten Blum German flag
Jinxter (C-64) German flag Happy Computer Special 4,
page 70
Anatol Locker German flag
Jinxter (?) UK flag Computer Gaming World July 1988,
p. 14pp
Scorpia Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (multiple) UK flag Computer & Video Games 76, February 1988, page 104-105 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Amiga) UK flag Amiga Computing Vol.1 Iss. 5, October 1988, page 12,13,15
donated by Tim Janssen
Dave Eriksson Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Spectrum +3) UK flag Sinclair User 74, May 1988, page 77 Tony Dillon Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (C-64) UK flag Zzap64 Iss. 35 March 1988,
page 48
? Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Amiga) UK flag Amiga User International ,March 1988, page 42
donated by Tim Janssen
Andy Moss Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Amiga, Atari ST) UK flag The Games Machine 30, February 88, pages 75-77 Rob Steel Download article  UK flag
Gem of an adventure (Atari XL) UK flag Atari User, July 1988, page 27 Bob Chappell Download article  UK flag
Glossy line in classics (Amstrad CPC) UK flag Computing with the Amstrad Vol.4 Issue 5,September 1988, page 43 Gandalf Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (C-64) UK flag Commodore User 52, January 1988, pages 76-77 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Jinxter Map Part I UK flag
I guess part II was never published, since CPC Computing merged with Amstrad Computer User magazine after this issue
CPC Computing, December 1988, pages 47 ? Download article  UK flag
New graphic adventures: Jinxter (C-64) UK flag Commodore Magazine Vol. 9 No. 9, September 1988, pages 48,98 Shay Adams Download article  UK flag


Game reviews - Corruption
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Corruption (C64) UK flag
ZZAP! iss. 44,December 88, pages 134-135
donated by Iain Black
? Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Amstrad CPC) UK flag
Amstrad Action 40,1988/1989
p.76
donated by Nicholas Campbell
The Pilgrim Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Amstrad CPC) UK flag
Amstrad Computer User 03/89
p.10
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Gandalf Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Atari ST) German flag Happy Computer unknown issue,
page 7x
Boris Schneider
?
German flag
Corruption (Atari ST) German flag Happy Computer 09/88,
page 74
? German flag
Corruption (Amiga) UK flag Amiga User International Vol.2 Iss. 10, October 1988, p.58
donated by Tim Janssen
Andy Moss Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Atari ST) UK flag The Games Machine 9, August 88,p.69 Rob Steel Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Atari ST) UK flag ST Amiga Format Iss. 2, August 88,p. 48-49 ? Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Spectrum +3) UK flag Your Sinclair No. 35, November 88, page 104 Mike Gerrard Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Spectrum +3) UK flag Sinclair User No. 79, October 88, page 48 ? Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Atari ST) ASM October 1988, pages 80-81,
donated by Michael Schmitzer
Peter Braun Download article
Corruption (Spectrum +3) UK flag Crash magazine 57, 1988, pages 43-44 ? Download article  UK flag
Corruption (multiple) UK flag Computer & Video Gamesiss. 81, July 1988, pages 92-93 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Amiga) UK flag Your Amiga, December 1988, page 39
donated by Tim Janssen
Derek Rogers Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Amiga) UK flag Commodore User , June 1988, pages 96-97,
donated by Tim Janssen
Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Corruption (Amiga) UK flag Amiga Computing Vol.1 Iss. 6, November 1988, pages 17-18,
donated by Tim Janssen
Dave Eriksson Download article  UK flag
On the Eve off Corruption (multiple) UK flag Computer Gaming World Iss. 56, page 18 Frank Eva Download article  UK flag


Game reviews - Fish!
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Fish! (multiple) UK flag Computer & Video Games 8/88,
retyped by Matej Pokorn
? Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Spectrum +3)  UK flag Your Sinclair No. 41,May 89, page 63 Mike Gerrard Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Atari ST) German flag Happy Computer 11/88,
page 46
Boris Schneider German flag
Fish! Komplettlösung German flag Powerplay 1/91
page 99
Horst Reter-Eberl German flag
Fish! (Atari ST) UK flag Page6 Issue 37, April/May 88
page 60
John Sweeney Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Atari ST, Amiga, PC) UK flag The One Issue 3, December 88
page 87-89
Brian Nesbitt Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Atari ST) UK flag The Games Machine 12, November 1988, page 34-35 Rob Steel Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Amiga) UK flag Amiga Computing Vol.1 Iss. 9, February 1989, page 12,13,15
donated by Tim Janssen
Dave Eriksson Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Spectrum +3) UK flag Crash magazine 63, 1988, page 41 ? Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Spectrum +3) UK flag Sinclair User 84, March 1989, page 56 Chris Jenkins Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Amiga) UK flag Zzap Iss. 44 December 1988,
p.132-133
? Download article  UK flag
Fish! (C64) UK flag Zzap Iss. 48 April 1989,
p.32-33
? Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Amiga) UK flag Commodore User , October 1988, pages 82-83,
donated by Tim Janssen
Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Fish! (Amiga) UK flag Amiga User International, January 1989, pages 110-111,
donated by Tim Janssen
Andy Moss Download article  UK flag


Game reviews - Myth
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Myth (Spectrum +3)  UK flag Crash magazine 68, 1989, page 45
donated by Matthew Williams
?  UK flag
Myth (Amiga)  UK flag Amiga Format 4, 1989
donated by Tim Janssen
Skippy Dunn Download article  UK flag
Myth (Amiga)  UK flag CU Amiga April, 1989, page 57
donated by Tim Janssen
? Download article  UK flag
Special Reserve advertisment with Myth offer UK flag Computer & Video Games 84, October 1988, page 45 Special Reserve Download article  UK flag
Myth (multiple) UK flag Computer & Video Games 88, February 1989, page 67 ? Download article  UK flag
Myth (Amiga) UK flag The Games Machine 23, October 1989, page 72 Paul Rigby Download article  UK flag
Myth (Amiga) ASM October 1989, page 136,
donated by Michael Schmitzer
Michael Suck Download article
Special Reserve advertisment with Myth offer UK flag Amstrad PCW , November 1989, page 6 Special Reserve Download article  UK flag
Myth (C-64) UK flag Zzap64 Iss. 54 October 1989,
p. 31
? Download article  UK flag


Game reviews - Wonderland
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Die 100 besten Spiele - Wonderland (PC) German flag Powerplay Sonderheft 2
page 115
Anatol Locker German flag
Wonderland - Komplettlösung German flag Powerplay 11/91
page 91
Gabriel Müller-Ebeid German flag
Wonderland (Amiga) UK flag Commodore User Amiga 10/90
pages 38-39,41
Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Wonderland (Amiga) UK flag Amiga Power 06/91
pages 28-29
Jonathan Davies Download article  UK flag
Wonderland (Amiga) UK flag Amiga Action Issue 23 08/91
pages 64-65
? Download article  UK flag
Wonderland (PC) UK flag ACE 38, November1990, page 64
donated by Tim Janssen
Tony Dillon Download article  UK flag
Wonderland (PC) UK flag Computer & Video Games 109, December 1990, page 142 Matt Regan Download article  UK flag
Wonderland UK flag Zero 21, July 1991, page 72 ? Download article  UK flag
Wonderland (Amiga) UK flag Amiga World Vol. 7 Iss. 10, October 1991, pages 76-77
donated by Tim Janssen
Peter Olafsson Download article  UK flag
Powerplay cover featuring Wonderland Powerplay September 1991   Download article
Wonderland (Amiga) Amiga Joker, July 1991
donated by Michael Schmitzer
Max Magenauer Download article
Wonderland (Amiga) UK flag Amiga Format, July 1991, page 107
donated by Tim Janssen
? Download article  UK flag
Wonderland - Complete solution UK flag Zero 12, December 1990, pages 106-107 Mike Gerrard Download article  UK flag
Scorpion's View - Wonderland UK flag Computer Gaming World Iss. 85, page 32pp Scorpia Download article  UK flag
Wonderland preview UK flag Commodore User Amiga 7/90
pages 12-13
Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
A Noun like Alice UK flag The One Iss. 22, pages 88-90 ? Download article  UK flag
Wonderland Amiga Joker Sonderheft 4
donated by Tim Janssen
Max Magenauer Download article
Wonderland (IBM PC) UK flag Compute! 132, Aug. 1991, p. 112 Joey Latimer Download article  UK flag


Game reviews - Magnetic Scrolls Collection Vol. 1
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Magnetic Scrolls Compilation (Amiga) UK flag Amiga Power 7/91
page 95
donated by Tim Janssen
Sean Masterson  UK flag
The Magnetic Scrolls Collection (Amiga)  UK flag Amiga Format 28/91
page 101
donated by Tim Janssen
Trenton Webb  UK flag
The Magnetic Scrolls Collection (Amiga) German flag Amiga Joker 01/92
page 78
donated by Tim Janssen
Max Magenauer    
Three runs, two hits, one error (PC) UK flag Computer Gaming World 100, 10/92
page 64-65
Charles Ardai Download article  UK flag
The Magnetic Scrolls Collection Amiga Joker Sonderheft 4
donated by Tim Janssen
Max Magenauer Download article


Game reviews - The Legacy
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
The Legacy - First Impressions UK flag CU Amiga, June 1993, page 39
donated by Tim Janssen
? Download article  UK flag


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