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Teresa Maughan Pay attention now if you don't want to miss out on all the software gossip for the new year. Word's out that CRL's bringing out a game based on a new film. But... CRL is taking a leaf out of Ultimate's book and keeping its lips sealed. All it would say is it's an arcade game (no, you don't say?) and "definitely different". Can't wait!     I've also heard it on the grapevine that good ol' Maxwell's Mirrorsoft is to publish all AIphabatim's products, the first of which'll be a new extended version of Robot Messiah for the Spectrum 128K -- when it actually arrives.     Mirrorsoft is so wet it's decided to bring out Knightlore under the sea. All I know is that if you piddle about under the water for too long you get the bends. I just hope he's got his frog suit on!     Talking of the case of the missing Spectrum 128, news is that Sinclair has plans to bring out three new machines this year. And no, they're not C10, C15 and C20's. It looks like the Spectrum 128'll be available very soon, and the QL Plus looks set to be out by the time you read this. This machine is likely to be CP/M compatible and sport built-in disk drives.     The Sinclair portable was scheduled for the end of April but alas it's been a bit shy and probably won't appear till we're singing Auld Lang Syne next New Year. Rumours are that Sinclair is having problems with the flat screen display but it's pretty likely the machine'll have a 3.5" disk drive, use CP/M and be Spectrum compatible.     Absolutely everybody's got their finger in the 128 pie. Mikro-Gen is currently converting Three Weeks In Paradise for the 128, Audiogenic is producing an extended version of its Icon Graphix program and Hewson Consultants nearly has its hundred screen version of Ted il Technico ready -- well, the machine's still in Spanish remember.     Wow! New Concepts had so much success with Surf Champ that it's following it up with Ski Champ -- the first fruit yoghurt simulation game. Could be the flavour of the month!     Hello, hello, hello! What 'ave we 'ere then? The new game from Mind Games called The Force -- it doesn't even feature luscious Luke Skywalker either. It's all about those delightful boys in blue, the Old Bill! You play the part of a Chief Constable who's gotta deploy his PCs to keep the crime rate down. But it's stressed that you mustn't use too much force -- keep ycur truncheon where it belongs. The Met's even been involved in the development of the program -- maybe it'll improve their image. Perhaps they should rename it Brute Force! Mind how you go now!     Teresa Maughan

Published in the March 1986 issue of Your Sinclair

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