ITLT No. 60S (Special Guide 1989)

This issue proposes a complete synthesis of the videoludic market :
rankings, tests, comparatives and folders on the best machines and games of the time.

Typical content of this special issue:

• Complete Guide to Micro and Console Games 1988/1989 (Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad, MSX, PC, C64, NES, Master System...)

• Files: The machines of tomorrow, The best hits of the year, Trends 1989

• Thematic selections: action, adventure, strategy, arcade, simulation

• Technical comparison: processors, graphics, sounds, peripherals

• Mythical age advertisements (Ubi Soft, Infograms, Ocean, etc.)

• Many color screenshots, Tilt gold classification 1988

Characteristics:

• Publisher : World Edition SA / Tilt Magazine

• Publication date : End of 1988 (for 1989)

• Format: 21 × 29.7 cm, approx. 180 colour pages

• Language: French

• Type: Off-series annual (« Special Guide 1989 »)

Why this number is cult

This TILT Special 1989 is One of the most emblematic of the entire collection, often considered as the best annual 8 bit / 16 bit generation guide.
He perfectly captures the end of an era — 8-bit micros (Amstrad, C64, Spectrum) — and the beginnings of the 16-bit revolution (Amiga, Atari ST, PC, Megadrive).
An indispensable for retro magazine collectors or video game historians.