''Interface'' is a game magazine published by

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between 1990 and 1992 that was licensed to publish articles about

R. Talsorian Games R. Talsorian Games (RTG) is a publisher of role-playing game books and accessories. Originally based in Berkeley, California, but moved to Renton, Washington in 1997. Their titles include the ''Cyberpunk 2020'' series and anime-related titles su ...

's dystopian near-future role-playing game ''

Cyberpunk Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a "combination of lowlife and high tech", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyber ...

''.

Publication history

In 1990, three dedicated fans of ''Cyberpunk'' who lived in

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— Kevin DeAntonio, Chris Hockabout, and Thaddeus Howze — approached

about producing an independent magazine about the game. R. Talsorian agreed to license them, and the three formed Prometheus Press to publish their fanzine ''Interface''. Each issue featured a full-color cover and black & white interior. Six issues of the magazine were published between 1990 and 1992.

Index of articles

Volume 1, #1: Keeping the Peace

(44 pages.) *NuCyber, NuTech, NuMed: New cybernetic implants, new gear, new medicine. *Walking the Beat in Night City *LawTech Unlimited: New law enforcement armor, weapons, and gear. *Design and augmentation rules for Robohounds (mechatronic K9 units). *Police Profile: The Givers of Pain *Inmate Penal Corps *Corporate Review: Ocean Technology & Energy Corp (OTEC) *Altered States 1: New Drugs *Cyber-Reviews: ''Street Lethal'' by

Steven Barnes Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He has written novels, short fiction, screen plays for television, scripts for comic books, animation, newspaper copy, and magazine articles. Career ...

; ''

Vacuum Flowers ''Vacuum Flowers'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Michael Swanwick, published in 1987. It is an early example of the cyberpunk genre, and features one of the earliest uses of the concept of wetware (brain), wetware. Plot summar ...

'' by

Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick (born 18 November 1950) is an American fantasy and science fiction author who began publishing in the early 1980s. Writing career Swanwick's fiction writing began with short stories, starting in 1980 when he published "Ginungagap ...

Volume 1, #2 (1991)

(48 pages. Cover art by Chris Hockabout.) **NuCyber, NuTech: New cybernetic hand and leg implants; new gear **New Skills: Skating / Skateboarding, Electronic Counter-Measures, Cadre Tactics **"Getting Along": Roleplaying COOL and EMPATHY attributes in Cyberpunk (Peter Christian) **"Your Money or Your Life": Wages in Cyberpunk (Justin Schmid) **Police Profiles: Ripperdocs **Hardware Closeup: The OTEC SEV-1 stealth hovercraft. **Subordinate/Alternate Character Classes 1 **Cyber-Reviews: '' Batman: Digital Justice'' by Pepe Moreno; '' Hardware'', ''

RoboCop 2 ''RoboCop 2'' is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Frank Miller and Walon Green. It stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. It is the seq ...

'', '' Total Recall (1990)''.

Volume 1, #3 (1991)

(56 pages. Cover art by Mike Ebert.) *NuCyber, NuWare: New cybernetics; New Cyberdeck programs *Government Profile: New Antarctican Collective *Corporate Review: Revolution Genetics Inc *New Service Organization: Troubleshooter Cabs. *Artificial Intelligence 1: AIs in Cyberpunk RPGs *Altered States: New drugs *NuScience: Skinmask pollution filter, Vend-a-Mod chip vending machine *Fashion: NewLook ''faux'' cybernetics. *"Interview With a Predator": Q&A with Colonel "Butch" Schaffer IPC, commander of the "Predators" Centron *"What's that up ahead?": Random driving encounters in ''Cyberpunk 2020''. *Subordinate/Alternate Character Classes 2: **Solo subtypes (Military Op, Corporate Op, Cyber-Soldier, Bodyguard, Bounty Hunter, Street Samurai). **Netrunner subtype (Rogue AI Hunter). *Cyber-Reviews: '' ME: A Novel of Self-Discovery'' by

Thomas T. Thomas Thomas Thurston Thomas (born 1948), also writing as Thomas T. Thomas and Thomas Wren, is primarily a science fiction author. Thomas was born in Summit, New Jersey, in 1948. He attended Warren Area High School and graduated in 1966. He then atte ...

; '' Akira'', ''

Trancers ''Trancers'' (also released as ''Future Cop'') is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by Charles Band and starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, and Art LaFleur. It is the first film in the ''Trancers'' series. Thomerson plays Jack ...

''.

Volume 1, #4 (1991)

(56 pages.) *"Nomad Chronicles": Nomad characters; types of Nomad Packs. *Corporate Review: Consolidated Agriculture *Artificial Intelligence 2: "Dragons and Dragonslayers" Rogue AIs and Rogue Hunter NPCs. *"Night City Blues" Fiction by Chris Hockabout *"To Bear Arms" How to Manage Weapons and Armor in Cyberpunk 2020 *Subordinate/Alternate Character Classes 3 *Cyber-Reviews: '' Trancers 2'', ''

Class of 1999 ''Class of 1999'' is a 1990 American science fiction film, science fiction thriller film directed by Mark L. Lester. It is the director's follow-up to his 1982 film ''Class of 1984''. Plot in an alternate 1990s, violence in American high schoo ...

'', ''

Moon 44 ''Moon 44'' is a 1990 English-language German science fiction action film from Centropolis Film Productions, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Michael Paré and Lisa Eichhorn alongside Brian Thompson and Malcolm McDowell. The film is set o ...

'', '' Bladerunner: The Director's Cut (1991)'', '' Highlander II: The Quickening''

Volume 2, #1 (1992)

(56 pages, cover art by Tom Shaw) *OmniEye Interviewer's Camera *Tenaka Sanyo Portable Editing Lab *Exotech Remote Surveillance *Live-Feed Cyberoptic Option *Medusa 2000 *Just the Fax, Ma'am * Electric Nightmares *Reporter Profiles: Clarise DeWinter *Reporter Profiles: Edward "Flash" Leudowski *Reporter Profiles: Zaphial "Argus" Keyes *Facing the Consequences *Talk Hard! *A job with ATTITUDE *Aline3 *Mann and Machine *The Lawnmower Man *Night's Edge

Volume 2, #2 (1992)

(68 pages. Cover art by Tom Shaw) *NuCyberware and Ectotechnology *Cults - Hope and Horrors *'' Call of Cthulhu''–''Cyberpunk'' Conversion Rules *Cult Profiles *Scenarios: "Transference" and "A Policy of Pain" *Data Sampling

Reception

In the September 1992 edition of ''

Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

'' (#185),

Allen Varney Allen Varney (born 1958) is an American writer and game designer. Varney has produced numerous books, role-playing game supplements, technical manuals, articles, reviews, columns, and stories, as well as the fantasy novel ''Cast of Fate'' ( TSR, ...

reviewed the third issue of the magazine, and while he called one article "meaty", he noted that most of the magazine "falls distinctly below the median ..Even the good articles could stand more pizazz, and the editorial style needs a lot more polish." Despite this, he concluded "this fan magazine offers remarkable value for the dedicated ''Cyberpunk'' referee."

References

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