Hi-Res Vol. 1 No. 1 - November 1983

• Zounds Sounds A sound effects program that you can control from your joystick. By incorporating its techniques with a program of your own, you'll be destroying your own galaxy in no time.
  
• Banner Magic You can design your own special messages, banners and greetings by customizing this color program. Hi-Res takes you through a machine language assist to a Basic program that allows you to flash 256 colors to the Atari screen. Do it all without using a print statement.
  
• Oh, Those @#&! Error Messages Atari's cryptic set of idiot lights are decoded for the beginner.
  
• The Coming of Arcade Eric Video game reviewers age fast in this volatile industry. Over the hill at 28, this writer turned to a denizen of the arcade deep for help reviewing Journey Escape.
  
• Atari, Inc.: The Early Years Founded by hi-tech maverick Nolan Bushnell, this is the best re-cap we've seen of the rocky start that rolled to success.
  
• Bringing Home The Arcade Game Craze Pocket those quarters, America. Now you can enjoy arcade-style action in your own home with stripped down home computer and video game versions of your favorite games.
  
• Comics
  
• Dear Reader
  
• In This Issue
  
• Perspectives Atari Transitions, Bushnell Reaches Accord with Atari, The Piggyback, Will James Morgan Cure Atari Woes?, If This Is You Phone Home: You're A Wanted Child, West Coast Fever/Fervor, Cash Programming Awards, SIG Sound-off, Louisville Sluggers and the Mental Health of Longbeach, Elastic Scholastic, Power-Plus Cartridges from CBS, Data Age Turns About-face On Licensing, CBS Poses Threat to Smaller Competitors, Give Those Compugirls A Break, New Products Assault from Atari at June's Summer Consumer Electronics Show
  
• Survival
  
• Reviews Miner 2049er, K-razy Antiks, Jumbo Jet Pilot, Submarine Commander, Spell Wizard
  
• Strolling Forth
  
• Advanced User Forum
  
• Graphic Evidence
  
• Atari Safari
  
• The Academic A
  
• Silicon Valley Reporter
  
• Some Assembly Required
  
• Cryptics
  
• Previews
  

Hi-Res Vol. 1 No. 2 - January 1984

• Number Maze Here's a program that's both fun and educational. Sol shows you how to construct math mazes of your own. Test your number skills and problem solving ability.
  
• Oh, Those @#&! Error Messages Part II Not quite everything you want to know about another serving of Atari's error messages. West Coast Editor Steve Harding explores more of those cryptic codes.
  
• Music Theory Drills A music drill educational program that you can type. Duane Tutaj opens a series on music appreciation. In the future, he'll help you create your own tunes.
  
• Video Game Guru - Activision's David Crane The creator of Pitfall's Harry and other Activision hits, David Crane, talks candidly about his programming career. He shares some frank views of Atari and his experience in their game software department.
  
• The Family Place Dorothy Heller starts her series with some pre-school and early learning programs from the Learning Company.
  
• Kids and the Atari: Part I of a Series Hi-Res will serialize a few lessons from Ed Carlson's book for beginners. There's help for parents or instructors before each lesson.
  
• Comics
  
• Dear Reader
  
• In This Issue
  
• Perspectives Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay, Hi-Razzz, Very Lumpy Rumors, The Prime Market, Box-Top Video Games, Line Changes for Zounds Sounds, Vacationers Getting an Education, Texas Instruments Pulls Out, Just Plain Bunk!!, Fox Sees Bright Video Future, Fox Awaits New Technology
  
• Reviews Qix, Time Runner, Starbowl Football, Moon Shuttle, The Nightmare, Escape from Vulcan's Isle
  
• The Academic A
  
• Survival In Wonderland
  
• Silicon Valley Reporter
  
• Some Assembly Required
  
• Graphic Evidence
  
• Cryptics
  
• Advanced User Forum
  
• Strolling Forth
  
• Previews
  

Hi-Res Vol. 1 No. 3 - March 1984

• Club Med Escape to an island of beachwear and software where Club Med offers a twist to the family vacation in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
  
• Music Theory Drills Enhance your appreciation of music and computers by translating printed symbols of music notation into correct names of notes and their rhythmic equivalent.
  
• The Atari Drawing Board At last, you can experiment with your computer! Special features, including player-missile graphics, create a drawing board without using all those fancy tricks.
  
• The Witness You have just 12 hours -- and not a minute more -- to crack the case in this intriguing "whodunit" adventure game.
  
• Artist and Computer Like the "Old Masters," work of the computer artist is something to admire. Come, take a close look at those amazing video graphics.
  
• Oh, Those ?$*& Error Messages Error Code 152: Oh, no! Now what do I do? Fear no more, here's an insight on what those irritating number codes really mean.
  
• Truehart of the CIO With his assistant "killed" and a complaint of unauthorized computer use, Jack Truehart begins a quest of mystery and murder to find the culprits.
  
• Tic Tac Snack In a recreation of tic-tac-toe, yummies like cookies and apples set the menu for translating ideas into a working Atari program.
  
• Comics
  
• Dear Reader
  
• Reviews Preppie! II, Chess 7.0, Flip Flop, Bandits, B.C.'s Quest for Tires, The Dark Crystal, Rally Speedway
  
• The Family Place
  
• Cryptics
  
• Some Assembly Required
  
• Advanced User Forum
  
• The Academic A
  
• Strolling Forth
  
• Kids and the Atari: Part 2
  
• Perspectives Oh, Those Dreaded Computers, Better Learning, Fun And Games, Holy Video, Warner Loves First Star, Tune In To This
  
• Back Space
  
• Previews
  

Hi-Res Vol. 1 No. 4 - May/June 1984

• Shakeout In Camelot What does the crystal ball hold for the home computer arena? Many are called -- few survive. The tournament continues!
  
• 264 The most comprehensive article to date on the elusive 264: enter the decade of productivity with a businesslike attitude.
  
• Music Theory Measure your skill, note your progress and rest assured that you know the score in this latest test on music theory drills.
  
• Font Editor Discover how to change the video character generator of your Commodore 64 to display fun fonts and custom characters.
  
• Lords and Ladys Conservation and cunning are crucial if you're to rule your own kingdom in this stimulating game of medieval economics and strategy.
  
• Scrolling Joystick Banner An article on computer art that will transform your monitor into a video canvas bounded only by your imagination.
  
• Color Your World Another article on computer art that will transform your monitor into a video canvas bounded only by your imagination.
  
• Truehart A beautiful blonde and hairy cannibals? An installment called "Kind Hearts and Carrot Juice?" Does this compute? Answer Y or N.
  
• Space Knights Hold on tight as you rocket into the future with Jake, Lisa and CLIDE to battle deadly Gammalon pirates. First in a series.
  
• Lights, Camera, ACTION!
  
• In Search Of...
  
• Just a Bit More True Confessions of a Computer Mama
  
• Comics
  
• Editor's Letter
  
• Dear Reader
  
• Back Space
  
• Perspectives Duplication Prevention, Nolan Bushnell Returns, Mattel Backs Out, 1450XLD Coming Soon?, A Boost at Warner, Activision Suffering
  
• Reviews Airline, Archon, C64-Link, Easy Spell, London Blitz, Gateway to Apshai, M.U.L.E., Pole Position, Pitstop, Rana 100 Disk Drive, Star League Baseball, Story Machine, Suspended, Pharaoh's Curse, When I'm 64, Worms
  
• Painless Computing
  
• Cryptics
  
• The Family Place
  
• The Academic A
  
• Commodore On-Line
  
• Strolling Forth
  
• Some Assembly Required
  

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