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ACE

ACE launched in October 1987, roughly the same time as Ludlow-based publisher Newsfield's own multi-format magazine The Games Machine.

The magazine staff consisted mainly of ex-Amstrad Action (AA) and Personal Computer Games staff, including launch co-editors Peter Connor and Steve Cooke. Andy Wilton, ex-AA, was brought in as Reviews Editor, while Dave Packer and Andy Smith were hired as Staff Writers. Trevor Gilham, another ex-AA member, held the position of Art Editor.

Between June and July 1989 (issues 21 and 22) the magazine was sold to EMAP, and Future Publishing redeployed the original ACE staff to work on their Amiga Format and ST Format titles.

Coverage initially included Atari ST, Amiga, C64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, but also included newer machines as they were released. Although games features were the mainstay, other articles on graphics and computer music were featured. A cover cassette, and later a floppy disk, was included with the magazine featuring games demos.

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Issue #33, Jun 1990

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Issue #21, Jun 1989

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Issue #16, Jan 1989

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Issue #2, Nov 1987

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Issue #46, Jul 1991

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Issue #27, Dec 1989

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Issue #31, Apr 1990

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Issue #52, Jan 1992

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Issue #39, Dec 1990

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Issue #41, Feb 1991

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Issue #50, Nov 1991

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Issue #47, Aug 1991

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Issue #3, Dec 1987

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Issue #20, May 1989

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Issue #32, May 1990

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Issue #34, Jul 1990

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Issue #19, Apr 1989

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Issue #37, Oct 1990

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Issue #30, Mar 1990

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Issue #24, Sep 1989

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Issue #53, Feb 1992

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Issue #6, Mar 1988

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Issue #43, Apr 1991

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Issue #36, Sep 1990

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Issue #4, Jan 1988

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Issue #7, Apr 1988

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Issue #17, Feb 1989

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Issue #22, Jul 1989

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Issue #40, Jan 1991

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Issue #55, Apr 1992

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Issue #51, Dec 1991

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Issue #9, Jun 1988

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Issue #12, Sep 1988

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Issue #18, Mar 1989

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Issue #35, Aug 1990

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Issue #26, Nov 1989

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Issue #48, Sep 1991

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Issue #23, Aug 1989

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Issue #5, Feb 1988

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Issue #28, Jan 1990

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Issue #54, Mar 1992

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Issue #44, May 1991

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Issue #8, May 1988

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Issue #11, Aug 1988

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Issue #45, Jun 1991

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Issue #42, Mar 1991

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Issue #15, Dec 1988

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Issue #49, Oct 1991

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Issue #13, Oct 1988

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Issue #10, Jul 1988

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Issue #38, Nov 1990

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Issue #29, Feb 1990

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Issue #25, Oct 1989

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Issue #1, Oct 1987

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Issue #14, Nov 1988