Microzine #31

Microzine is an educational disk-based magazine published by Scholastic between 1983 and 1992. Each issue generally contains a simple adventure game, often with a Choose Your Own Adventure Style. Issue no. 31 contains:* Computer Stuff: data disk initiation

• Game Plan: a program to make custom board games by setting the board design and playing rules.

• Letter: stories from the editor and people who have written into Microzine

• Monitor Mystery: The Mystery of the Missing Mechanical Mutt: the player must solve a mystery related to a mechanical dog that is purloined from a birthday party. The player must answer questions from clues derived from a short story and picture.

• Presenting!: a program to make and present slide shows

• Volcanic Voyager: a Choose Your Own Adventure style game filled with volcano-related puns. The player takes on the roll of an agent of LAVA (Legion Against Volcanic Arson), and the mad Dr. Volcay No has planted a device in 3 of the world's volcanoes. Dr. No threatens to cause these mountains to erupt if he is not given control of Hawaii. The player must gather clues that leads them the 3 of 8 available volcanoes that have a device. Each device requires a math problem to deactivate, and there is an arcade sequence for entering the volcano. After deactivating the devices, the player must infiltrate Dr. No's lair, answer geology questions, and defeat the evil Dr. No.