Golden Disk 64

Title cover of issue 06/1992

The special editions of the C64 disk magazine "Magic Disk 64" from the CP Verlag (Computer Publications GmbH) were at first released irregulary under the name "Golden Disk 64" or "Magic Disk 64 Sonderausgabe" starting at the beginning of 1988. The magazine disk was wrapped and sealed in a "Golden Disk 64" envelope with cardboard and available at the kiosk.

At first, the main focus lay on programming and applications. The disk had a menu system with corresponding background music, where programs were explained and could be started Furthermore all courses, tips and tricks were only shown digitally on the monitor and could be printed if needed.

However, a mere game disk magazine for the Commodore 64 became of it from 1990 until the beginning of 1996, which presented high quality games concerning sound and graphics every two months, amongst others low budget versions of famous computer games.

Contents of the magazine

1988

Issue 01/1988 (released under the label Magic Disk 128 - Sonderausgabe 1)

• Numerous programs, tips and infos for the C128

Issue 02/1988 (released under the label Magic Disk 64 - Sonderausgabe 2)

• Strategy games
  • Warlord
  • D.A.K (Deutsches Afrika Korps)

Issue 03/1988 (released under the label Magic Disk 64 - Sonderausgabe 3)

• Ultilities
  • EMON (monitor with 30 commands)
  • EXMON (monitor)
  • Charset-Mixer (charset editor)
  • Sprite Magic V2 (sprite editor)
  • The Crypt! (program protection)
  • Pagewriter (disk letters with sound and graphics)
  • Magic Ass (assembler)

1989

Issue 04/1989 (co-name 4. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• Games
  • The Little Dragon (adventure)
  • Devoration (action)
  • Voltage (action)
  • Sterne wie Staub (economic simualtion in space)
  • Springreiten (horse simulation)
  • Lysis (Tetris clone)

Issue 05/1989 (co-name 5. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• Die Dunkle Dimension (role play)

Issue 06/1989 (co-name 6. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• Musik&Sound ultilities
  • SFX Editor (sound editor)
  • Addlogic Drums (drum machine)
  • Audio Effect Editor (sound effects)
  • More than 10 music samples for BASIC
• Course for musical combinations on the C64

1990

Issue 07/1990 (co-name 7. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• 3D action game with 8 levels: No Mercy (shooter)

Issue 08/1990 (co-name 8. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• Role play
  • Krieg um die Krone
  • Schwert und Magie

Issue 09/1990 (co-name 9. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• Games
  • Gordian Tomb (jump&run)
  • Crystal Fever (action)
  • Towers of Terror (shooter)

Issue 10/1990 (co-name 10. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• World Cup 90 (game for the Soccer World Cup 1990 in Italy)

Issue 11/1990 (co-name 11. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• Games
  • The Yawn (adventure)
  • Artillery '90 (shooter)
  • Puzzle Shuffle (puzzle)

Issue 11/1990

Issue 12/1990 (co-name 12. Sonderausgabe von Magic Disk 64)

• Games
  • B-BOBS (jump&run)
  • Aidon (action brain teaser)

1991

Issue 01/1991 (from now on only games)

• Western Contest (action western game)
• TIT BIT (jump&run)

Issue 02/1991

• Tough Guys (karate game)
• Double Sphere (action brain teaser)

Issue 03/1991

• Stümp in geheimer Mission (agent adventure game)

Issue 04/1991

• Eskimo Games (fun games)
• Vincent (jump&run)

Issue 05/1991

• Gilded Age (strategical role play)

Issue 06/1991

• MARK-SET-GO (sports game with more than 7 disciplines)

Issue 07/1991

• Oilmania (economic simulation)
• Fourty Five (dice game)

Issue 08/1991

• Operation Merkur (world war simulation)

Issue 09/1991

• SuSweet (brain teaser)
• Killozapp (action game)

Issue 10/1991

• Lethal Zone (shooter)

Issue 11/1991

• Lost Ninja (karate game)

Issue 12/1991

• Another World (action shooter)

1992

Issue 01/1992 (from now on only every two month)

• Kangarudy (jump&run; also for Amiga, Atari, PC)

Issue 01/1992

Issue 02/1992

• Heli Rescue (jump&run)

Issue 03/1992

• Brubaker (adventure)

Issue 03/1992

Issue 04/1992

• The Never Ending Story II (jump&run)

Issue 05/1992

• Tetrados (brain teaser)

Issue 06/1992

• Enforcer (shooter)

Issue 06/1992

Special Edition Gold-Edition

• Towers of Terror (shooter; 09/1990)
• Tough Guys (karate game; 02/1991)
• Stümp - In geheimer Mission (adventure; 03/1991)

Issue 03/1991

• Eskimo Games (fun games; 04/1991)

Gold-Edition issue 04/1991

• Lethal Zone (shooter; 10/1991)

1993

Issue 01/1993

• The Ormus Saga (adventure game)

Issue 02/1993

• Greystorm (jump&run)

Issue 03/1993

• Circuit (brain teaser)
• Mega Starforce (shooter)

Issue 04/1993

• Woody the Worm (jump&run)
• Space Quiz

Issue 05/1993

• Ostfriesland Games (fun games)

Issue 06/1993

• Turrican (action shooter)

1994

Issue 01/1994

• Turrican II

Issue 01/1994

Issue 02/1994

• Warrior
• Tibo's Tale

Issue 03/1994

• Grand Monster Slam

Issue 04/1994

• The Shogun (strategy game)

Issue 05/1994

• Galdregons Domain (origanlly the disk was supposed to contain Western Games, but by a confusion Galdregons Domain was placed on disk)

Issue 06/1994

• European Soccer Challenge
• Western Games (was handed in on this disk due to the confusion in the previous issue)

1995

Issue 01/1995

• Sword of Honour (fight game; Prestige)

Issue 02/1995

• Winzer

Issue 03/1995

• Rolling Ronny

Issue 04/1995

• Crown (cartoon jump&run)

Issue 05/1995

• Black Gold (economic simulation)

Issue 06/1995

• Pirates (sea simulation)

1996

Issue 01/1996

• Rings of Medusa

Issue 02/1996

• Kennedy Approach
• Colonial Trader (adventure)
• Vari (brain teaser)

Links

• Golden Disk 64 overview at C64-Mags.de
• Golden Disk 64 overview at C64-Mags.de archive.org
• Covers of "Golden Disk 64" at C64.tricos.de
• Golden Disk 64 Covers at kultboy.com