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ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - Apr, 1988^[1]
Computer and Video Games - Mar, 1988^[2]
Your Sinclair - Mar, 1988^[3]
ST Action - Jul, 1988^[4]
Commodore User^[5]
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Mar, 1988^[6]
The Games Machine - Jun, 1988^[7]
Commodore User^[8]
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - Mar, 1990^[9]
Computer and Video Games - Jan, 1990^[10]
Power Play^[11]

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Is there actually any proof that this started as a coin-op? According to Mobygames it was first released on the Amiga and then ported to other platforms, and I tend to agree with that. Furthermore, the boot sequence of the arcade version credits the Amiga! --Tactica (talk) 16:24, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've updated the article with a link to a page from The Games Machine which clarifies the release order and explains why the arcade version credits the Amiga. MrMajors (talk) 10:14, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Much appreciated, but the link points to an empty page unless one counts the statement "This picture is part of the AMR...". Tried with two different browsers on separate operating systems. Maybe you meant something like this? Or this one from NYT also infers the arcade was first. Tactica (talk) 00:11, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Linked to a scan on archive.org now, http://amr.abime.net didn't like being linked to... MrMajors (talk) 08:41, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thanks again!Tactica (talk) 15:14, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-07/page/n41/mode/2up

[2] ttps://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-077/page/n57/mode/2up

[3] ttps://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-27/page/n23/mode/2up

[4] ttps://archive.org/details/ST_Action_Volume_1_Issue_3_1988-07_Gollner_Publishing_GB/page/n79/mode/2up

[5] ttps://amigareviews.leveluphost.com/roadwars.htm#roadwarscu

[6] ttps://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1988-04/page/n39/mode/2up

[7] ttps://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-magazine-07/page/n59/mode/2up

[8] ttp://amr.abime.net/review_12957

[9] ttps://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-30/page/n47/mode/2up

[10] ttps://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-098/page/n81/mode/2up

[11] ttp://www.kultpower.de/archiv/heft_powerplay_1988-04_seite23

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