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- ↑ https://archive.org/details/Asimovs_v14n02_1990-02/page/n17/mode/2up
- ↑ "Dark Blades: A Living Adventure". Paper Mayhem . No. 48. May–June 1991. p. 26.
- ↑ "ACE Issue 13 Oct 88".
- ↑ "The Games Machine Issue 007".
- ↑ "The Games Machine Issue 008".
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0079/page/n93/mode/2up
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/Sinclair_User_076/page/n79/mode/2up