Here are a few miscellaneous items that would not fit anywhere
else.
Trolls Head
The Trolls Head was a fictional pub that hosted the RPG and
adventure tips section during 1992. The character on the pub logo
is based upon LeChuck from the Monkey Island series.
Vamp was a regular CU pin-up based upon the Elvira character
that took over from the Trolls Head during 1993. For a year she
'graced' the Adventure helpline section, until she was killed off
when the magazine relaunched itself as CU Amiga Magazine. Some
readers actually believed that such a woman worked for CU Amiga
during the day and preyed upon the young and innocent at night.
Andrew Korn made a startling revelation in the last issue of CU
indicating that the model used was actually Geri Halliwell;)
When CU Amiga/64 relaunched as CU Amiga an official CU Amiga
T-shirt was commissioned. Now readers could tell the world of their
allegiance (and get into scraps with Amiga Format readers).
Back in 1991 only games were rated as a percentage, serious reviews
were rated 1 - 5 stars. These scores were meaningless for someone
quickly flicking through the article. Most products were given a 4
or 5 star rating. Specific criticism could only be found by looking
at the review. Game reviews received a different award depending
upon the score.
A percentage of 85 - 92 percent achieved the CU AMIGA SCREEN STAR.
This indicated that the game had long lasting appeal, as well as a
high standard of gameplay, graphics and sound. Games that were
awarded 93 percent above were considered to be the cream of the
crop. CU Amiga honoured the few titles that achieved this score
with the CU AMIGA SUPER STAR.
By 1992 the "Get Serious" section had dropped the star rating in
favour of percentages. Products over 90% received the accolade of
the CU Amiga Top Rated award. Software that gained this were
described as setting a benchmark for future releases.
By 1994 the CU award had received an aesthetic change to make it
easier to distinguish between the Screen Star and Super Star.
When CU Amiga was relaunched as CU Amiga Magazine, the magazine
award was revamped. The game and technical section were snowballed
into one, making it less confusing for the reader. The Screen Star
accolade was dropped leaving the Super Star to cover software that
achieved 90% or over.
