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Image:Amstrad Action 001.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 1, 1985|Issue 1]]
Image:Amstrad Action 001.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 1, 1985|Issue 1 - Oct 1985]]
Image:Amstrad Action 002.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 2, 1985|Issue 2]]
Image:Amstrad Action 002.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 2, 1985|Issue 2 - Nov 1985]]
Image:Amstrad Action 003.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 3, 1985|Issue 3]]
Image:Amstrad Action 003.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 3, 1985|Issue 3 - Dec 1985]]
Image:Amstrad Action 004.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 4, 1986|Issue 4]]
Image:Amstrad Action 004.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 4, 1986|Issue 4 - Xmas 1985]]
Image:Amstrad Action 005.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 5, 1986|Issue 5]]
Image:Amstrad Action 005.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 5, 1986|Issue 5 - Feb 1986]]
Image:Amstrad Action 006.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 6, 1986|Issue 6]]
Image:Amstrad Action 006.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 6, 1986|Issue 6 - Mar 1986]]
Image:Amstrad Action 007.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 7, 1986|Issue 7]]
Image:Amstrad Action 007.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 7, 1986|Issue 7 - Apr 1986]]
Image:Amstrad Action 008.jpg|Issue 008
Image:Amstrad Action 008.jpg|Issue 008 - May 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 009.jpg|Issue 009
Image:Amstrad Action 009.jpg|Issue 009 - Jun 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 010.jpg|Issue 010
Image:Amstrad Action 010.jpg|Issue 010 - Jul 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 011.jpg|Issue 011
Image:Amstrad Action 011.jpg|Issue 011 - Aug 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 012.jpg|Issue 012
Image:Amstrad Action 012.jpg|Issue 012 - Sep 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 013.jpg|Issue 013
Image:Amstrad Action 013.jpg|Issue 013 - Oct 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 014.jpg|Issue 014
Image:Amstrad Action 014.jpg|Issue 014 - Nov 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 015.jpg|Issue 015
Image:Amstrad Action 015.jpg|Issue 015 - Dec 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 016.jpg|Issue 016
Image:Amstrad Action 016.jpg|Issue 016 - Xmas 1986
Image:Amstrad Action 017.jpg|Issue 017
Image:Amstrad Action 017.jpg|Issue 017 - Feb 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 018.jpg|Issue 018
Image:Amstrad Action 018.jpg|Issue 018 - Mar 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 019.jpg|Issue 019
Image:Amstrad Action 019.jpg|Issue 019 - Apr 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 020.jpg|Issue 020
Image:Amstrad Action 020.jpg|Issue 020 - May 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 021.jpg|Issue 021
Image:Amstrad Action 021.jpg|Issue 021 - Jun 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 022.jpg|Issue 022
Image:Amstrad Action 022.jpg|Issue 022 - Jul 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 023.jpg|Issue 023
Image:Amstrad Action 023.jpg|Issue 023 - Aug 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 024.jpg|Issue 024
Image:Amstrad Action 024.jpg|Issue 024 - Sep 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 025.jpg|Issue 025
Image:Amstrad Action 025.jpg|Issue 025 - Oct 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 026.jpg|Issue 026
Image:Amstrad Action 026.jpg|Issue 026 - Nov 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 027.jpg|Issue 027
Image:Amstrad Action 027.jpg|Issue 027 - Dec 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 028.jpg|Issue 028
Image:Amstrad Action 028.jpg|Issue 028 - Xmas 1987
Image:Amstrad Action 029.jpg|Issue 029
Image:Amstrad Action 029.jpg|Issue 029 - Feb 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 030.jpg|Issue 030
Image:Amstrad Action 030.jpg|Issue 030 - Mar 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 031.jpg|Issue 031
Image:Amstrad Action 031.jpg|Issue 031 - Apr 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 032.jpg|Issue 032
Image:Amstrad Action 032.jpg|Issue 032 - May 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 033.jpg|Issue 033
Image:Amstrad Action 033.jpg|Issue 033 - Jun 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 034.jpg|Issue 034
Image:Amstrad Action 034.jpg|Issue 034 - Jul 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 035.jpg|Issue 035
Image:Amstrad Action 035.jpg|Issue 035 - Aug 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 036.jpg|Issue 036
Image:Amstrad Action 036.jpg|Issue 036 - Sep 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 037.jpg|Issue 037
Image:Amstrad Action 037.jpg|Issue 037 - Oct 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 038.jpg|Issue 038
Image:Amstrad Action 038.jpg|Issue 038 - Nov 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 039.jpg|Issue 039
Image:Amstrad Action 039.jpg|Issue 039 - Dec 1988
Image:Amstrad Action 040.jpg|Issue 040
Image:Amstrad Action 040.jpg|Issue 040 - Jan 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 041.jpg|Issue 041
Image:Amstrad Action 041.jpg|Issue 041 - Feb 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 042.jpg|Issue 042
Image:Amstrad Action 042.jpg|Issue 042 - Mar 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 043.jpg|Issue 043
Image:Amstrad Action 043.jpg|Issue 043 - Apr 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 044.jpg|Issue 044
Image:Amstrad Action 044.jpg|Issue 044 - May 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 045.jpg|Issue 045
Image:Amstrad Action 045.jpg|Issue 045 - Jun 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 046.jpg|Issue 046
Image:Amstrad Action 046.jpg|Issue 046 - Jul 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 047.jpg|Issue 047
Image:Amstrad Action 047.jpg|Issue 047 - Aug 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 048.jpg|Issue 048
Image:Amstrad Action 048.jpg|Issue 048 - Sep 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 049.jpg|Issue 049
Image:Amstrad Action 049.jpg|Issue 049 - Oct 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 050.jpg|Issue 050
Image:Amstrad Action 050.jpg|Issue 050 - Nov 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 051.jpg|Issue 051
Image:Amstrad Action 051.jpg|Issue 051 - Dec 1989
Image:Amstrad Action 052.jpg|Issue 052
Image:Amstrad Action 052.jpg|Issue 052 - Jan 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 053.jpg|Issue 053
Image:Amstrad Action 053.jpg|Issue 053 - Feb 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 054.jpg|Issue 054
Image:Amstrad Action 054.jpg|Issue 054 - Mar 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 055.jpg|Issue 055
Image:Amstrad Action 055.jpg|Issue 055 - Apr 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 056.jpg|Issue 056
Image:Amstrad Action 056.jpg|Issue 056 - May 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 057.jpg|Issue 057
Image:Amstrad Action 057.jpg|Issue 057 - Jun 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 058.jpg|Issue 058
Image:Amstrad Action 058.jpg|Issue 058 - Jul 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 059.jpg|Issue 059
Image:Amstrad Action 059.jpg|Issue 059 - Aug 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 060.jpg|Issue 060
Image:Amstrad Action 060.jpg|Issue 060 - Sep 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 061.jpg|Issue 061
Image:Amstrad Action 061.jpg|Issue 061 - Oct 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 062.jpg|Issue 062
Image:Amstrad Action 062.jpg|Issue 062 - Nov 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 063.jpg|Issue 063
Image:Amstrad Action 063.jpg|Issue 063 - Dec 1990
Image:Amstrad Action 064.jpg|Issue 064
Image:Amstrad Action 064.jpg|Issue 064 - Jan 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 065.jpg|Issue 065
Image:Amstrad Action 065.jpg|Issue 065 - Feb 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 066.jpg|Issue 066
Image:Amstrad Action 066.jpg|Issue 066 - Mar 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 067.jpg|Issue 067
Image:Amstrad Action 067.jpg|Issue 067 - Apr 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 068.jpg|Issue 068
Image:Amstrad Action 068.jpg|Issue 068 - May 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 069.jpg|Issue 069
Image:Amstrad Action 069.jpg|Issue 069 - Jun 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 070.jpg|Issue 070
Image:Amstrad Action 070.jpg|Issue 070 - Jul 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 071.jpg|Issue 071
Image:Amstrad Action 071.jpg|Issue 071 - Aug 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 072.jpg|Issue 072
Image:Amstrad Action 072.jpg|Issue 072 - Sep 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 073.jpg|Issue 073
Image:Amstrad Action 073.jpg|Issue 073 - Oct 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 074.jpg|Issue 074
Image:Amstrad Action 074.jpg|Issue 074 - Nov 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 075.jpg|Issue 075
Image:Amstrad Action 075.jpg|Issue 075 - Dec 1991
Image:Amstrad Action 076.jpg|Issue 076
Image:Amstrad Action 076.jpg|Issue 076 - Jan 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 077.jpg|Issue 077
Image:Amstrad Action 077.jpg|Issue 077 - Feb 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 078.jpg|Issue 078
Image:Amstrad Action 078.jpg|Issue 078 - Mar 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 079.jpg|Issue 079
Image:Amstrad Action 079.jpg|Issue 079 - Apr 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 080.jpg|Issue 080
Image:Amstrad Action 080.jpg|Issue 080 - May 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 081.jpg|Issue 081
Image:Amstrad Action 081.jpg|Issue 081 - Jun 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 082.jpg|Issue 082
Image:Amstrad Action 082.jpg|Issue 082 - Jul 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 083.jpg|Issue 083
Image:Amstrad Action 083.jpg|Issue 083 - Aug 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 084.jpg|Issue 084
Image:Amstrad Action 084.jpg|Issue 084 - Sep 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 085.jpg|Issue 085
Image:Amstrad Action 085.jpg|Issue 085 - Oct 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 086.jpg|Issue 086
Image:Amstrad Action 086.jpg|Issue 086 - Nov 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 087.jpg|Issue 087
Image:Amstrad Action 087.jpg|Issue 087 - Dec 1992
Image:Amstrad Action 088.jpg|Issue 088
Image:Amstrad Action 088.jpg|Issue 088 - Jan 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 089.jpg|Issue 089
Image:Amstrad Action 089.jpg|Issue 089 - Feb 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 090.jpg|Issue 090
Image:Amstrad Action 090.jpg|Issue 090 - Mar 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 091.jpg|Issue 091
Image:Amstrad Action 091.jpg|Issue 091 - Apr 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 092.jpg|Issue 092
Image:Amstrad Action 092.jpg|Issue 092 - May 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 093.jpg|Issue 093
Image:Amstrad Action 093.jpg|Issue 093 - Jun 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 094.jpg|Issue 094
Image:Amstrad Action 094.jpg|Issue 094 - Jul 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 095.jpg|Issue 095
Image:Amstrad Action 095.jpg|Issue 095 - Aug 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 096.jpg|Issue 096
Image:Amstrad Action 096.jpg|Issue 096 - Sep 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 097.jpg|Issue 097
Image:Amstrad Action 097.jpg|Issue 097 - Oct 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 098.jpg|Issue 098
Image:Amstrad Action 098.jpg|Issue 098 - Nov 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 099.jpg|Issue 099
Image:Amstrad Action 099.jpg|Issue 099 - Dec 1993
Image:Amstrad Action 100.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 100, 1994|Issue 100]]
Image:Amstrad Action 100.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 100, 1994|Issue 100 - Jan 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 101.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 101, 1994|Issue 101]]
Image:Amstrad Action 101.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 101, 1994|Issue 101 - Feb 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 102.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 102, 1994|Issue 102]]
Image:Amstrad Action 102.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 102, 1994|Issue 102 - Mar 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 103.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 103, 1994|Issue 103]]
Image:Amstrad Action 103.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 103, 1994|Issue 103 - Apr 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 104.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 104, 1994|Issue 104]]
Image:Amstrad Action 104.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 104, 1994|Issue 104 - May 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 105.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 105, 1994|Issue 105]]
Image:Amstrad Action 105.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 105, 1994|Issue 105 - Jun 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 106.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 106, 1994|Issue 106]]
Image:Amstrad Action 106.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 106, 1994|Issue 106 - Jul 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 107.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 107, 1994|Issue 107]]
Image:Amstrad Action 107.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 107, 1994|Issue 107 - Aug 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 108.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 108, 1994|Issue 108]]
Image:Amstrad Action 108.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 108, 1994|Issue 108 - Sep 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 109.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 109, 1994|Issue 109]]
Image:Amstrad Action 109.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 109, 1994|Issue 109 - Oct 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 110.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 110, 1994|Issue 110]]
Image:Amstrad Action 110.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 110, 1994|Issue 110 - Nov 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 111.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 111, 1994|Issue 111]]
Image:Amstrad Action 111.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 111, 1994|Issue 111 - Dec 1994]]
Image:Amstrad Action 112.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 112, 1995|Issue 112]]
Image:Amstrad Action 112.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 112, 1995|Issue 112 - Jan 1995]]
Image:Amstrad Action 113.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 113, 1995|Issue 113]]
Image:Amstrad Action 113.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 113, 1995|Issue 113 - Feb 1995]]
Image:Amstrad Action 114.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 114, 1995|Issue 114]]
Image:Amstrad Action 114.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 114, 1995|Issue 114 - Mar 1995]]
Image:Amstrad Action 115.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 115, 1995|Issue 115]]
Image:Amstrad Action 115.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 115, 1995|Issue 115 - Apr 1995]]
Image:Amstrad Action 116.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 116, 1995|Issue 116]]
Image:Amstrad Action 116.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 116, 1995|Issue 116 - May 1995]]
Image:Amstrad Action 117.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 117, 1995|Issue 117]]
Image:Amstrad Action 117.jpg|[[Amstrad Action, Issue 117, 1995|Issue 117 - Jun 1995]]
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[[Category:CPC_Press]] [[Category:Magazines]]
[[Category:CPC_Press]] [[Category:Magazines]]

Revision as of 03:11, 29 August 2010

Amstrad Action was the longest-running news-stand UK Amstrad magazine, published monthly between October 1985 and June 1995.

It was the first title published by Future Publishing, which has subsequently grown to become the UK's fifth largest magazine publishing company. Broad-based coverage of all things CPC, together with an irreverent writing style, made 'AA' a perennial favourite and at its peak it recorded ABC circulation figures in excess of 38,000.

AA was one of the first magazines to have a software cassette mounted to the front cover. Such covermounts (of tapes or discs) latterly became almost obligatory for computer magazines. Though AA's covertapes were initially for special issues only, Christamas and AA birthdays, the magazine eventually began to issue one every month - containing user listings, utilities, and demos or full versions of commercial games.

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History

Published by Future Publishing, a company set up by Chris Anderson (ex-Personal Computer Games and Zzap!64 editor). Launch Editor, Peter Connor, also an ex-PCG staff member, shared the writing duties with the only other staff writer, Bob Wade. Bob, another ex-PCG/Zzap!64, was given the title ‘Software Editor’ and would review the vast majority of the games featured, with Peter giving a second opinion. Trevor Gilham, Art Editor, would complete the four man team.

Issue 1 (dated October 1985) was released in September 1985 with the cover price of £1; 1 pence for every one of the 100 pages. It took the new publication a few issues to find its readers, but with the help of a bumper 116 page Christmas 1985 issue with a cover mounted tape, the circulation figures grew rapidly.

In October 1986 Amstrad Action split into three separate publications. AA still catered for the CPC range, while 8000 Plus and PC Plus focused on the Amstrad PCW and PC range respectively.

AA finally gave in to reader’s pleas to have a permanent cover tape. An announcement was made, in AA66, that the following issue would, not only contain a cover tape, but contain more colour and be printed on different paper. Review pages were also slightly re-designed.

April 1992 and the ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation) figures showing, yet another, increase: 37,120 - The highest ABC since July-December 1988’s 38,457.

AA 100 looked at the top 100 products for the CPC and also a trip down memory lane, including past editors and staff. As circulation figures wind down further still there was a drastic drop in page numbers from 60 to 36 in July 1994's AA106. More compact issues mean no superfluous columns or features. AA107 became the first issue with only one member of official staff.

AA111 and no credits list, although we could deduct that the new editor was Karen Levell, who answered the Reaction letters and confirmed her appointment as editor. June 1995 and although everything appeared as normal in AA117, with AA118 advertised in the next month box, this is the last AA ever.

Magazine content

AA covered both 'games' and 'serious' side of the CPC, maintaining a balanced coverage throughout its run. The editorial coverage was always seen as being one of the three main areas; there was the games (or leisure), serious (programming, business software etc.), and the regulars. Features would come and go, but there was long-running features including 'Amscene', 'Forum', 'Action Test', and 'Cheat Mode'.

Chris Anderson used his previous success of covermounted cassette tapes - with Personal Computer Games - to include one with the AA Christmas special issue of 1985. This included two unreleased games from Ocean Software; Kung Fu and Number 1. But the covermount cassette tape was only an occurrence on the Christmas and AA birthday issues, not becoming a regular feature until AA67 in 1991, mainly due to requests from many readers. Cover-cassettes featured game demos, applications, software utilities and, in some instances, complete games.

Codemasters produced a Dizzy game specially for the AA birthday covertape in October 1988. This 'Special Edition' included different rooms and objects to explore. AA67, dated April 1990, came with the first of the permanent cover tapes called Action Pack #1, along with a new cover price of £2.20. A playable demo of Ocean Software's Total Recall and complete games Hydrofool and Codemasters' Dizzy were included on the tape.

Action Pack #2 caused some controversy among the readers as one of the featured games How To Be A Complete Bastard featured mild swearing, plus the game's quest was to be violent and obnoxious throughout a house party.

December 1993 AA99’s Serious Action cover tape included the complete Stormlord game, albeit a censored version. With the self-censoring of the Hewson game it seemed that AA was trying to avoid similar controversy that followed AA68’s Action Pack #2.

AA staff and contributors

Editors

Other full-time editorial staff

  • Richard Monteiro (technical editor)
  • Pat McDonald (technical editor)
  • Trenton Webb (staff writer)
  • Adam Waring (technical editor)
  • Frank O'Connor (staff writer)
  • Adam Peters (staff writer)
  • Simon Forrester (staff writer)
  • Rebecca Lack (production editor)
  • lots and lots more

Freelance writers

Action Test

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AA Type Ins

AA Type Ins

Covers

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