K-Power was a fairly short-lived computer magazine published by Scholastic that was targeted towards kids and teens. It was really a fairly decent magazine with game and other software reviews, tutorials, type-in programs and lots of other stuff. It covered a wide variety of platforms including the Coleco Adam, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, DOS, TI-99/4A, Timex Sinclair and the TRS-80. The April 1984 issue includes:
Features
- Tricks & Tips From 8 Designers - K-POWER's panel of game-design pros tells how they do it. Plus, how you can turn your programs into profits.
- Star Reach: An Apple How-To - Steve Horowitz gives a point-by-point account of how he created this arcade-style game.
- K-POWER's Annual Game-Design Contest - Send us your best game program and win a computer or a modem. We'll publish the winners!
- Coleco's Adam Gets a Test Run - Everything you always wanted to know about ADAM. Plus, inside ADAM info in For Hackers Only.
- Spellbinding Adventure Games - Whether graphic or all text, these games put you under their spell.
- New Product Extravaganza - K-POWER reporters tell a tale of hype and hoopla after scanning this electronics-industry show in Las Vegas for the best new computer stuff.
Programming
- Hacker Heaven - Where you'll find a program for every computer.
- Programs - Check out Output Subroutine and Dueling Cannons.
- Pixel That - 3-D Rotation: Hot-shot graphics for the Apple.
Products
- Screening Room - Software reviews, strategy, and the latest in new products.
- Rating Game - Reviews and views on One-on-One, Star League Baseball, Dino Eggs, Planetfall, Blue Max, and Return to Pirate's Isle.
Departments
- Editor's Note
- Compuzine - K-POWER's mini computer-news mag.
- Silicon Alley - Ready for the hottest scoops from the Valley?
- Scrolling in Dough - Kris Austin Andrews hit the publishing scene with his TIME-LOST computer book.
- Dr. Kursor's Klinic - How computers can control household appliances; how the Timex keyboard works.
- K-Net - K-POWER's network talks about their "ideal game." Plus, some far-out BBSs.
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