The Bottom Line, Campbell Communications, The Gollan Letter. Scott Adams took out the first ad for a commercial software game (Adventureland) in Softside Magazine in 1978. Software SoftSide published numerous computer games and utilities for the TRS-80, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore PET over its six-year history. The following titles were collected in the Apple edition of The Best of SoftSide (1983) and released on accompanying 5¼-inch floppy disks. Android Nim by Leo Christopherson (TRS-80 version) and Don Dennis (Commodore PET version) Arena of Octos by Steve D. Kropinak (Apple version) and Al Johnston (TRS-80 version) Battlefield by Joe Humphrey Database by Mark Pelczarski Escape from the Dungeons of the Gods by Ray Sato (Apple version by Alex Lee) Flight of the Bumblebee by William Morris and John Cope Galaxia by Michael Prescott Gambler by Randy Hawkins (Apple version by Rich Bouchard) Leyte by Victor A. Vernon, Jr. Magical Shape Machine by Tom Keith Melody Dice by Gary Cage Microtext 1.2 by Jon R. Voskuil Minigolf by Mitch Voth (Apple version by Steve Justus) Operation Sabotage by Ray Sato (Apple version by Ron Shaker) Quest 1 by Brian Reynolds (Apple version by Rich Bouchard) Solitaire by Larry Williams Space Rescue by Matt Rutter SWAT by Jon R. Voskuil Titan by William Morris and John Cope Word Search Puzzle Generator by David W. Durkee Adventure of the Month Club Arabian Adventure (June 1981) Alien Adventure (July 1981) Treasure Island Adventure (August 1981) Jack The Ripper Adventure (September 1981) Crime Adventure (October 1981) Around the World in Eighty Days (November 1981) Black Hole Adventure (December 1981) Windsloe Mansion Adventure (January 1982) Klondike Adventure (February 1982) James Brand Adventure (March 1982) Witches Brew Adventure (April 1982) Titanic Adventure (May 1982) Arrow One (June 1982) Robin Hood (July 1982) The Mouse That Ate Chicago (August 1982) Menagerie (September 1982) The Deadly Game (October 1982) The Dalton Gang (November 1982) Alaskan Adventure (December 1982) Danger is My Business (January 1983) Reception Bruce Campbell reviewed SoftSide in 1982 in The Space Gamer No. 61. Campbell commented that "SoftSide has evolved from a pulp tabloid to a slick, professional magazine. A wide variety of programs are featured: arcade games, adventures, economic situations, board games, educational programs, and more. In general, I have found these of higher quality than most listings in books and magazines." References https://web.archive.org/web/20010724053858/http://apple2history.org/history/ah20.html#05 (Nigel) Alan J Zett contributed the sections on TSE, The