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Issue 20, November 1985 - All Time Top Ten
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YOUR SPECTRUM
G O   F O R   G O L D

Could you be a champion gamesplayer, a YS Gold Medallist? Join in the fun and Go For Gold, you could be in the running to win!
Now's the time to meet another of our high-scoring fast- playing games aces. Catch his hot tips, and learn to play Daley's Decathlon the winning way!
If you haven't already tried to Go For Gold, then it's about time you did! We know there must be hundreds of brill games-players out there, so don't hide your skill, enter the YS Gold Medallists' Challenge, and you could be our champ. If your scores aren't quite up to scratch, don't give up, you could still be the lucky winner of three free pieces of software if your name gets pulled out of the Ed's hat! This month the surprise package is on it's way to Gavin Mackenzie of Romford.
Follow his example, go ahead and play the YS game, fill in the coupon and send a photie, you've got nothing to lose and plenty to win! Go to it!

YOUR SPECTRUM
A L L   T I M E   T O P   T E N
Craig Boddy
1,314,865
David Bass
1,202,403
Sergio Tavares
988,971
1 DALEY THOMPSON'S DECATHLON
OCEAN
3
1 SPY HUNTER
BALLY/MIDWAY
2
John Marriot
2,032,375
Ian Rogerson
682,025
Matt Humphreys
316,415
Mark Brown
1,512,000
Graham Conner
1,500,175
David Morris
1,362,175
3 BRUCE LEE
US GOLD
RE- ENTRY
6 GHOSTBUSTERS
ACTIVISION
4
Alan Maber
310,900
Paul Golder
97,100
Noel Wallace
73,100
André Elias
18-0
Paul Golder
18-0
Chris Robinson
18-0
5 MATCH DAY
OCEAN
2
NEW ENTRY HYPERSPORTS
KONAMI
6
Craig Boddy
470,693
Scott Donaldson
465,871
Sean Rowe
413,237
Ian Hiller
67%
Daniel Clegg
51%
Valentin Kressler
36%
7 UNDERWURLDE
ULTIMATE
RE- ENTRY
4 ATIC ATAC
ULTIMATE
8
Gavin Thompson
99%
John Roberts
99%
David Harewood
99%
Claudie Jeffries
100 items
John Kitts
91 items
David Ferguson
54 items
9 JET SET WILLY II
SOFTWARE PROJECTS
NEW ENTRY
5 KNIGHT LORE
ULTIMATE
10
John Hudspith
100%
Thomas Pedersen
78%
John Kitts
75%

YS   G O L D   M E D A L L I S T






Name: Craig Boddy
Town: Hayes, Middlesex
Age: 16
School: Harlinton Upper
Hobbies: Mastering games that tax my ability (Wot? Ed.)
Fave Game: Spy Hunter
Fave Music: Current chart hits
DT's DECATHLON screen

Day one tips: In the hundred metres, speed is the only necessity. For the long jump, speed is again vital, but the take off angle must also he somewhere between 44-46. When going for the shot putt, make sure that the angle is between 44 and 47 and that there's a lot of force behind the push. In the high jump, jump as close to the bar as possible and then let Daley reach an angle of 90 degrees before
bringing him down to the crash mat. With the 400 metres, it's good rhythm that's required.
Day two tips: Taking off into the 110 metre hurdles, pace yourself so that you take only two steps between the jumps. To do this you're going to need some speed. With the pole vault, try at first to get the pole in between the uprights, then when the height goes up to 4.4m, try to position the pole just a little further back. The ultimate aim in the discus is to get the angle of attack at 45 degrees - do this and you should get 75,90m. In the javelin, use the maximum speed possible and throw the pole at an angle of between 47-49 degrees to get a distance of over 100m. The 1500m requires you to run quite fast for the first 700m, and then to slow down so that you can regain your energy.
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