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CU Amiga Tidbits

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.

Grab a beer

Vampyra

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;)

View Those Curves

CU T-shirt

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).

One Size Fits All

CU Awards

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.
CU Award circa 1991
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.
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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.
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By 1994 the CU award had received an aesthetic change to make it easier to distinguish between the Screen Star and Super Star.
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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.

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