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STREET FIGHTER II: CHAMPION EDITION Wahayi Once again, MEAN MACHINES has stunned the en tire world with an awesome Street Fighter ll exclusive — an enormous eight page feature, with loads of pics from the Megadrive —me game AND some stunning designers' sketches straight from Capcom!

DOUBLE CLUTCH 5 0 ANDRE AGASSI TENNIS 56 EXCLUSIVE! J LEAGUE FOOTBALL 62 Check it out! The fi rst Megadrive game to use the official Sega fourplayer tap!

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pig-eyed sack of horse manure? Find out in the EXCLUSIVE review!

BULLJACILS 92 V *lathe Wars: reviewed inside!

A Street Fighter II: check it out!

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THUNDERHAWK 118 Another MEAN MACHINES EXCLUSIVE! We unveil perhaps the greatest Mega-CD game ever conceived, Core Design's stunning Thunderhawk!

BUDGET BONANZA 46 Sega have released a whole load of cheapo games — we sort out the good from the sad.

THE FLINTSTONES 74 NBA BASKETBALL 8 6

ROCKET KNIGHT ADVENTURES 108 SILPHEED VR 1 1 0 POPULOUS II 1 1 2 RUGBY 1 1 4 LIGHTSPEED 1 1 6

EXCLUSIVE! CAPTAIN PLANET 88 The environmentally sound cartoon dude strikes on th e Megadrive — is it any good, or is it a

EXCLUSIVE! RANGER X 9 4 Check out the most awesome shoot 1 eupmsince Jungle Strike! Ranger-X is fast, smooth, playable AND it's got the most enormous explosions ever!

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EXCLUSIVE! A" ‘ 7 David Crane's potenI N C g ro u n d -b reak. tially tIng Tennis simulation "is reviewed exclu”sively, by the lads who know best N the MEAN MACHINES l crack reviewing eteam! f iEXCLUSIVE! eCHESTER CHEETAH 100 An intriguing conversion of the Super NES game. However, is it any good o r what? We let you in on the action.

GP RIDER 60 SUPERMAN 8 2 WWF STEEL CAGE CHALLENGE 84

1 Loads of stuff from the mon in the bet seat: 1 the 1 one and only Rich.

1 N 1EWS8 Read E DI all about it! Mortal Hornbill on T O R e and Game Gear! Ultimate Soccer on I AL • ei And loads more besides!

6 MEANYOB 28 Loads more YOB-related tomfoolery as the foul-mouthed one insults the insultoble and generally gets up to no good.

HIGHSCORES31 MoreYOB as he delves into the mailbag and produces the best of the Sega scoring scene.

Q+ A 32 After a one month break, the man Jana returns to the 0+A hotseat, and answers some ore of your queries.

TIPS 36 Anenormous nine page Tips extravaganza, with the return of Mike, the geography teacher, this month standing in for the Tips Vicar.

CHARTS 78 Afour-page lists-related extravagant', compiled by the man with charts-related master plan, Radion Automatic.

LOOKBACK104 More time-travelling, game reviewing stuff with Jaz and Rich — with a special guest appearance from Davros out of Doctor Who. MEGAMART 122 Bargains galore! Rubbish galore! And plenty more besides in the Sego equivalent to a jumble sale at the local community centre.

REGIONALSPOTLIGHT 124 Examine this section for a topper consoles shop in your area.

' Ranger X — perhaps the oreatest blaster since Jungle Strike.

NEXTMONTH 129 And so ends an enormous issue of MEAN A Time Gals looking geed on official UK release!

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lucky enough to get a lovely prize, Hurrahl • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1111 w i r r 1i' • M A O As you can see, in thisissue' we've GIVEN AWAY

four more exclusive Mega-CD collectors cord, to go alongside the smart Mega-CD Metal Box and Card Set we gave oway last month. However, if by some bizarre set of circumstances you haven't got a tin (where we you lost month?), we've still a fair amount left in the MEAN MACHINES vault. If you wont to

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'Ioncehad aridiculousblackv vetjacketthrustuponme,' admitsthemanwithmoreskeletonsin hiswardrobethanDennis Nilsen.'But it wasn'tjust ablack velvetjocket — it hadhuge, roundedpurplewinglapelsandenormouspurplevelvetside patchpocketstoo.Fortunately,everyonethought IwasthepresenterofTV'sWorldoftheStrange,andconstantlygaveme crystalskulls, Egypt* batteriesandectoplasm.Yaroonks!"

CURRENTFAYEGAMES.STREETFIGHTER2—CHAMPIONSHIPEDITION,.1LEAGUEFOOTBALL,PGATOUR?,MONKEYISLAND2 RICHFIRD ROUND' J U M PLEROBETTER E 'I'd obviouslyunbeknowingly R

insultedoneofmyrelatives,' admitsRich 'AsoneChristmas theypresentedmewiththisitchy, hazy,sock-shapedgreenand blockjumper. I reallycouldn't finditwithinmyselftoeventry it on,andnoteventhecustomofwearingyourpresent,nomatterhowgrotty,whentheappropriaterelativecomesround couldforcemeintothetaskMindyou,thefamilyfeudis apparentlydyingdownnow,somaybeI'llstopfindinghorses' headsonmypillow,' CURRENTFAYEGAMES:STREETFIGHTER2 — CHAMPIONSHIPEDITION,RANGERX,JUNGLESTRIKE LUCY 'I TO P IN THE 1411ME OF DIQR H I C K MRS

Wheredoesonebegindescribing Lucy'sinfamous,nay,renowned —'BlackJeansWithTheBullet HolesAndGreenFlashes'?Far Irombeinghipraggo-stylejeans, Lucy'sfavouriteitemofdenimis, shallwesoy,peculiartosaytheleast.Imagine, if youwill, a perfectlygoodpairofblockleansthathavebeenshotcountless timesandhovehadthethighbitsmercilesslyslashed.Stillwith us?Thenimaginesomeoldladyin'Fashions'R Us'sewingbits ofluridgreendenimunderneathtomakesaidholesstandout more,you'llknowjusthowbadtheyore.'Theyregreat — youlot justhavenostyle',sheprotests.Hmmm!

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woiskoatsnow.Andfeelthequalityofthesecullruffles.Yeah, I comefromahiplineagealright,' that'srightOz,yousurelydo_ CURRENTFAYEGAMESSTREETFIGHTER2—CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION,JUNGLESTRIKE,STREETSOFRAGE2 ANDY mcvirrIE . M I N W Dehad I NtotrickAndyinto tellingus hisfavouriteeveritemofclothing G to Cgetto R thebottomofhisinvoluntary mistakes 'I remember T fashion '

thislovelypairoftrousersmemum gotweonce,'sighstheun-bestyled onewistfully'Theywerethese brightyellowbrushedcottonsailorpontswith asmartelastic waistband.Theyreallycutadashand IwoosmortifiedwhenI grewoutofthem ' Thatobviouslyhasn'tstoppedAndywearing them,though.

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▪Theworststuffanyoneboughtme wasthisbraceoffluorescent rardiesmymumpickedup,' recoils Rod,'Onewasred,theotherwas blueandtheywerebothhorrific Theyhadthesehorribleflared lapelsandwingcollars,plusthathorriblewoollydesignold blokeshaveontheircricketsweatersall overthem. I hodtowear themallsummerwhatevertheweather,Thisyear he got a muchsmarternavyone.' Erm,quite.

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'I honestlycont talkaboutmy worstfashion "gift' because I mentioneditoncebeforeandmy mumgot all upset.*Ohgoon,Gus, offtherecord,promisewewon't print it, we'rejustcurious.'Well, it wasthisshamefultuftybluevelour V-neckjumperwiththesethinpinstripesofredandwhiterunningacrossit.Thoughtsofthat sweaterstillkeepmeawokeat nights.' Will, I betGus'family skipthisportofihemaganyway.

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mindyou,butformattersfarmorehairy! Paulhasactuallybeenpulledinmanytimesforbeinginpossessionofan dangeroushaircut! In focitheflyawaymopthatmasqueradesasPaul'shairhasbeenthesourceofmuchconfusion inthepast. saw someonewalkingdowntheroodand thoughtit wasa girl,' confessesNMS'SteveHerren :imaginemyhorrorwhenit turnedouttobePaul! — No1that I fanciedhimoranything,'headdshastily.

Honestly,youjustcan't tellthedifferencethesedays,eh reoders?

CURRENTFAYEGAMES:SHININGFORCE, STREETFIGHTER2 GAVE "P9IH BIT R - ELIALL 'Theworstgear I everhod boughtformewastheuniform I hodat prepschoor announcesDovein hiswellcultivatedtones.'Mostpeoplehatewearingtheiruniform,butourswaseven worse,asicklygreenblazer, flaredgreytrousers,agreenandredcopeandsandals wornwithgreysocks I looked like acrossbetweenLittle LordFauntleroyandRobinoutofBatman.'Nowadays Davepreferstowearacapemorein linewiththegeneral colourschemeandonethatmatcheshisservants CURRENTFAYEGAMES:TINYTOONS,DORAEMON T9ti "ITEUIE" COX 'Myworsepieceofclothing hasgottobetheonethat I havenochoicebuttowear forthenextfiveweeks,'says Tom.Heis,ofcourse,referringtotheslingthatsupportshisfreshly-brokenarm.

AccordingtoTom,hegot it fightingwithagangofyouthswhowerelookingat him funny.However,weatMEANMACHINESconexclusively revealthatTomdid in factget it bytrippingoverhisbootlacesduringagameoffootball.'Mumwasn'taroundand noneofthebigladswouldhelpmewiththem,"heconfesses.shamefacedly.

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'Theonlyregrettablefashionincidentthoyspringsto mymindisthetime Ibought apairofSovietjeans.' beginsfashionpriest,Fraser.

"ApparentlyI shouldn'thove boughtRussionjeans,'says he.'Whyis thatrwecry apprehensively.'Well,becauseChernobylfall out!"he answers.Groan.

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MORTALHOMBATNEWS Have a drool over the first stonking pictures of Acclaim's Mortal Kombot on the Megadrive — converted from the gory arcade smash which knocked Street Fighter II off the top spot (until Champion Edition came out).

As you can see, developers Probe Software have made a pretty good job of transferring the enormous sprites, which are actually digitised from film, onto the 16-rneg cart and from what we've seen so for they've manoged to pack most, if not all, of the special moves in there as well.

The game's storyline centres around the Shaolin martial arts tournament which was once fought for honour and glory but is now run by the evil demon Shang Tsung who wants not only victory over, but the very souls of the combatants.

Naturally all players have their own styles and special moves but hard luck for you sicko gits out there who are rubbing your hands in glee at the thought of one of the most violent, gory arcade game ever being just as pukesome on the Megadrive — its been toned down but you still have cheerful scenes of hearts being ripped out, major decapitation antics and bodies impaled on spikes.

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SMALL SCREEN KOMBAT If you think the Megadrive version of Mortal Kombat is looking scrumptious, just feast your eyes on the Game Gear version. Like what you see? Well so you should because we can honestly say from what we've seen so far, this is set to become the best Game Gear r beat 'em up ever.

The plot's the same as the • Megadrive version — the Shaolin martial arts tournament where top fighters, all with their own special moves, fight for their lives and souls.

That's all fair enough, but when was the last time you sow a Game Gear game looking this good (definitely on a par with the 1.270,1111111c

Megadrive version)? It includes full screen digitised sprites and unheard of speeds for the baby screen.

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version of the game — the finished product is set to have most, if not all the backgrounds and special moves from the arcade including the

final showdowns against the inhuman Goro, a huge, fourarmed half-dragon then Shang Tsung himself. We'll bring you further updates of this as soon as we get them — Game Gear owners can't afford to miss it!

ANever Sof it be said that Sub Zero hasn't got a head for figures!

A, I can stand on my head I bet you can't, nancy boy! .1Roll up, roll 4 up for a good dose of death!

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Footie fans look sharp because coming onto oil Sega systems this summer is a completely fob now soccer sim from Rage Software — Ultimate Soccer, and it looks like the game's going to live up to the name.

Based on Striker, the highly raved about Amiga game, Ultimate Soccer takes the essence of Britain's favourite sport and squelches it, with effortless success, into an 8-meg Megodrive extravoganza.

From what we've seen of the 16-bit version so far, it's fast with superb control method and more options than you can fit in a bin bag. And the 8-bit versions are looking pretty smart too - still very playable but with a few less options (naturally) We'll be bringing you the foil run down on all three versions in the very near future and letting you in on whether it's an even better buy than Super Kick Off - if you're a footle freak you can't afford to miss it.

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Ultimate Soccer will be one of the first EIGHT simultaneous ployer games as soon as the Segatop hits this country.

As reported in the last issue, the Segatop is a four-player adopter from Sega where you can play four players with two players on each team. So as soon as that comes Out you can play with seven (yes — SEVEN — by using two taps!) pals and never be accused of being an anti-social little git ever again. Phew!

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OPTIONS GALORE Ultimate Soccer has an absolute stack of options — anything you'd want to change about the gome you can do if it tickles your fancy.

There are 64 different teams, adjustable pitch angle and surfoces, action reploys, six- or 11-a-side, 3D viewpoint, changeable weother, cup or league matches, penalty shoot-out mode... the list is endless.

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It's fighting action ahoy in a Gauntlet-style shoot 'em up as you blast and magic your way through the two worlds over seven locations, some with nine different levels. It's looking pretty wizord so far but tune in next month for an in-depth look.

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We doubt that this title is ever to grace the Mego-CD over here — some of the gags ore pretty disgraceful — but, then, who knows? Sega may well see their way to furthering their avant garde reputation and bring it to the UK. Needless to say, Switch has stolen everybody in office from their work and it looks as though Rich's trusty slipper will see the light of day before anyone agrees to resume any state of normality.

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Supermen's at the loggerheads wickedore Broiniac, who's kidnapped the luscious Lois Lone and plans to take over the world (naturally)! il, I t ' s up to you, controlling ttie Wan of Steel, to reach Brainiac' control centre in deep space, r a fote worse than televis*d 'tier. Yippee-dool A l i o

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The e , which ties in with the upcoming film of the some name, star c i e fighting 12 different opponents including the notorious Sun br r s , the Oriental Fan Fighter and the Phantom, who haunted Lee ughout his life. unity, Dragon features three characters fighting each other at , take on two opponents or a mote as Lee or his alter ego. Train Lees tutor, Yip Mon to keep up with the 36 different fighting moves So N E W G A M E which adapt as progress is mode and new tricks ore learnt. Due out early next year, we'll bring you fur- SD B Y V I R G I N ther updates as soon as we get t h e r n 4

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GIVEN SOME STI Basing a game around a common stick seems a baffling concept but Core Design has done it with their upcoming Megadrive jaunt in the form of Bubba 'n' Stix.

The game, described by Core as 'a platform puzzler with a difference' kicks off with delivery von driver Bubbo, being kidnapped by' aliens who aim to make him an exhibit in a zoo — he manages to 1 escape their clutches but ends up in the universe's equivalent of Bognor Regis. From here he has to find his way bock to earth, against all odds, with only a small but magical stick for company.

Due out in January, the game is still in its early stages but already it's looking good with lovely cartoon graphics, massive sprites, masses of animation and some really different gameplay. Look o for updates in future issues of MEAN MACHINES SEGA.

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A onthis • fEXCLUSIVE news spectacui z tor, MEAN ,r MACHINES lwas deluged a with calls for more Street s Fighter II covt erage! Well, as Russel/ Grant used to say before begot the boot from., BBC Breakfaist Time! "Hoid on, to your hats — here we go!".

Just-to recap on what you most probably already know. Street Fighter Champion Edition is quits a •• 1);t different from the original Arcade tons wiltluiow that Street Fighter II uses amosiive total of SIX Street Fighter II and the Super • t NES conversion. First of all, itit b,strengths of punches.,Th6 bottom row proclAes three different types of a lot faster, making- for more Of course, thi exciting play-and faster corribi- u •Megodrive's s i s basic three button pad. Copcorn hove promised tainciZde nation attacks_ Secondly, the t a three Whatibey'ro cUrrentli • i s tidying thethree g button o i n made. g character graphics havebeen t buttons dO eithet ounthesor kicks:with thOSTARI.button switching significantly altered from-the t etheptwo r forms of attack. Smart cookies should get hold of the obetween original,game. Apparently e s e n some people thought that the n t s original character designs s o were not quite tough enough. . m e This was duly changed for T Champion Edition. Ryu has • d i f h designer stsibble,'Guile looks fi c i meaner and Blank! even u l t more bestial! l i e s Perhaps the biggest change t f is the fact that now the player o can control every single char- p a r r othe final so-called "boss" t o ccharacters, Bison, Sagat, h w Balrog and Vega! Also, two tplayers are able to make use e o eof the-same characters --- so - ; A f rthere's now no argument over.• t iwho's choosing Guile (as what , h nhappens when Gary Horrod and Rich team up ter their epic r toffice Street Fighter battles). e h So, as you can ,imagine, e eStreet Fighter Ws looking jam b ghot — but now the bad news! u aIt appears that Capcom are t STILL arguing over legalities m with Sega, meaning th'cil the t eSega Street Fighter II fan has o — to wait even longer before n ibeing able to get hold of the s ngame. Apparently, now it, , clooks as though we'll have,to wait until August or i lSeptember until the game is s ureleased. Capoom, ii seems, u dare most anxious to release s ithe game at much the some time as the Super M S version.. e n of Street Fighter 11-Turbo d gHyper f •ble . doh! o F i g r h t i t n g . h

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Street Fighter 11: Champion Edition boasts a massive 12 characters to control. Here's the full spiel on the complete cast!

Renowned as the strongest combatant in the entire game, Guile is simply amazing when played by a real master. His combat karate skills are second to none and his range of special moves ore stunning SONIC BOOM: Firing off a burst of sonic power, this fireball

attack con be fired at three speeds (depending on the power

Hailing from Japan, Ryu is one of the last pupils of the mystical Shang Long, having learned a combat technique similar but for superior to rate. Ryu is e reigning Street Fighter S n o t i n t h e o 110CYCLONE PUNCH: Ryu can r uce a smart fireball at will. i peed of this fireball g ds on the strength of the unch used when you pull off i e special move n a l S t r e e t

of the punch button used to activote it). It takes longer to pull off

the twisted 'n 4 oDRAGON PUNCH: Ryu launches into a powerful p. uppercut, channelling the of the dragon through his — making him invincible as travels upwards! Devastating especially when used in a c bination assault.

HU . zkes to the air i n s around, sailing across the a screen, inflicting masses of • r damage should your foe n r properly. block e

than Ryu or Ken's cyclone punch but has other advantages SOMERSAULT KICK: Also

The,iBle screen has O options . a o kyou n Con b e use r to tailor your play.

The basic GAME stAtt o f option enables you to play 7 4 1 P Champion.Edition in much the ,some way as the coin-op, The - VERSUS MOPE :is a different kettle of fist'. In this mode, you can pick

known as the flash or blade kick, this attack cleaves any opponent out of the air (provided that they aren't doing a dragon punch!).

Used in combination attacks, it's deadly!

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after every rouhd and choose the ,backdrop on which you wont to fight. The computer keeps o'trarJ( of how-many matches each 'player has won and with each character The OPTIONS mode is coal if you want infinite time or fancy redefining yOtir cototrori.

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1 DRAGON PU identical in almost all re to Ryu's most powerful move.

However, he's troined hard t make the power of the drag even more effective. Thereto he swings towards his oppon far more than Ryu during the manoeuvre.

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However, his throwing technique is excellent and his general limb-warping moves make him on exceptional fighter at long range 4 IYOGA FLAME: Instead of launching a fireball off, Dholsim

produces on exceptional flame that burns everything in the close vicinity... bodly!

IP' YOGA FIRE: Basically this is much the some as Ryu's cyclone punch. However, it does take longer to pull off, Used in conjunction with the mid-kick, the 'Fire Trap' manoeuvre is possible Devastating!

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again, this strange helicopter e . sque move is exactly the so as Ryu's,

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P 7 1 EHonda entered the Street Fighter championship to prove that the sumo techniques con defeat all others. Since his childhood, Honda has trained himself in order to become the ultimate sumo champion!

O. HUNDRED HAND SLAP:

This incredible move enables Honda to hot his opponents extremely quickly and is activated by repeatedly pressing the punch buttons at speed.

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Defying the laws of gravity, Hondo flies horizontally towards his opponent, inflicting heavy amounts of damage!

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• o n Ryu, Ken and Gui NONBALL Slot Monk° spins at speed towa his opponent, causing loads damoge on contact. The strength of the punch button used to activate the spin dictates the speed of it.

ERSTORM: topping the punch buttons activates Blanka's thunderstorm attack. Channelling w electricity into his y , nko fries his op o n

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Hailing from the Peoples' Republic of China, Chun Li is a force to be reckoned with Probably the most devastating female fighter in the world, Chun Li has honed her Kung Fu skills to the limits. Her speed, coupled with her superior techniques make her a firm favourite among Street Fighter II fans.

HUNDRED FOOT KICK: Tapping repeatedly at the kick button activates Chun li's hundred foot kick. If your opponent isn't blocking, they're subjected to powerful multiple hits — owl

SPINNING BIRD KICK: Becoming a human helicopter, Chun Li's spinning bird kick is exceptionally deadly — in the right circumstances. However, if you attempt it and your foe is ready, be ready to smacked into next week

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People who aren't very good at Street Fighter II usually complain that Zangief is slow and rubbish. However, his strength is unparalled in the championship. Master his deadly wrestling attacks and you should be unstoppable!

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around at 360 degrees, Zongief is oil but indestructible (except from attacks to the hood and legs) and hits hard should any fool make contact with those fists.

in Os Eki tog, this nish fighter incredibly ick — perhaps even foster than Chun Li! An exII fighter, Vega has mastered on unknown fighting discipline, •vy on speed and special moves.

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Vega leaps onto the side of the screen and launches himself at his opponent, cutting his foe with his razor gloves. Aleeeeel

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many new techniques in order to reach the top. In the right bonds, Sogat is almost invincible!

TIGER SHOT: Two types of tiger shot are available, high or low. Varying your fireball height is an important tactic in keeping your opponent off-guard.

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ing, ground-based , Vega's rolling crystal flash is exceptionally fast, and at close range, inflicts multiple I ZNA DRO e u i t e simila

the Borcelono ottock, the once being that Vega gr .opponent in mid-air and •m into the ground!

, i n the some way as the dragon '• p u n c h , Sagat's tiger uppercut is very powerful. However, unlike the dragon punch, it's possible to hurt Sagot while he's 'in. fl ight' as it were.

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This is the most difficult move to pull off in the game and the most devastatingly effective

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DASHING STRAIGHT PUNCH: Whommol A straight punch to the chops that's fast to pull off and devastating in action.

Known in Japan as M Bison (spot the resemblance to Mike Tyson), this boxer is extremely strong. However, the problem is that his technique is limited to boxing, making him vulnerable to long range attacks and suchlike. Get in close and dispose of your opponent quickly if you're using this guy!

DASHING STRAIGHT PUNCH: Whammol A straight punch to the chops that's fast to pull off and devastating in action.

--, DOUBLE STRENGTH TURNING PUNCH: This requires a second or two to power up, but once unleashed, it's incredibly strong and damages your opponent even if they're blocking.

so gile, powerful and versed in the mystical Shadow fighting technique!

M Bison (also known as Vega in Japan), is supposed said that whilst he's b deadly!

TIGER KNEE: Shooting forward, Sagat raises his knee and slams right into his opponent!

Very effective indeed, and useful in trapping your opponent into the corner.

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CHO CRUSHER: Bi es a flaming torpedo at speed towards hi nent. Even if your foe ocks, Bison still inflicts a fair mount of domagel

DOUBLE KNEE JERK: Bison's noes and feet are deadly eopons, inflicting multiple hits on his hapless

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COMBO CHAOS

' 'Seastred Streetr ighters are probably'weirattraie of the various combination attocks thot evericil of the characters are able to inflict on their opponents. Just about every•combo from the coin-op is in in the Megodrive version, apart' fromM Bisonl, it would seemktakei:i look at some of them action 141:10ti Thii attack con be puked off by either Ryu o t o o Basically, a .mid-power low punch starts off the procedure, which is quiakiy followed tip by a„ilose range dragon punch ---: a devastating excursion to Shonsville, Arizona guaranteed!

Capcom's Street Fighter II was a product of any man years' worth of work. We've managed to get hold of some exclusive ketches, showing the different ideas that ,Capcom came up with before they even started coding the original Street Fighter II coin-op! Amazing stuff, only in MEAN MACHINES!

A f b o o m b o here that can be used by either Ryu or Ken A flying high-power punch kkks the combo off, followed by another

high landed.

Follow ea punch, it's on unbeatable combo -p o w up o er b y d r o g o C p CuZ ' n This n cRyu/Ken three-hit combo, but for Sh i more ,difficult to pull off, h starts m o i al flying high-power punch with a followed n r , by a ground-based onot I At time you should be c the some powering up the hundred l foot • o e kick t to maxiTrIse thede*astationt OWeAvll K h ee n AMINO h ShOre belie ciimbina a on offer is Quile's three hit lions .combo. s like-o-Jdt of these multi-

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ONUS ROUNDS

The Megadrive version of Street Fighter II has two bonus rounds to introduce a bit more variety.

Unfortunately, due to memory restrictions Street Fighter II on the Megodrive is missing the oil drum busting stage. However, have no fear, because the car trashing and barrel smashing rounds are as enjoyable as ever!

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The bestial Blonka's original look was far more human and a lot skinnier than his final incarnation in treet Fighter.

•Looking quite dull, Copcom designers . dthe bestial aspects of 'entices personality, e ogiving him fur and c as well as green iskin! Blanka's final d kwas deemed a e d too cartoon-like, and for Champion Edition, Ilse was made to look even fiercer. d t o e n h a n c Basically, if you're oftet a beat 'litn up for the e Megadrive,..you'svop't got muatbotter than thisl Street Fighter Champion Edition iason dxception-,„..initio.. ' a l l y smart conversion arid.'is

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Megodrive version of Street Fighter II has the car trashing round successfully reproduced.

The basic idea is to lay into the automobile and destroy it as quickly as possible. Mosses of bonus points are available if you finish the round with time to spare. In two-player mode, the winner is the player who's amassed the largest amount of bonus points,

OIL DRUM SMASHING: I t vorslow(which we tired lost year at You're caught in the Copcom s winery, with barrels falling '98%),,The ability V control-the font.., p i n t l y poss charoders really odds to-the down left, right and centre b e t t e r game and it's o lot spee8ier than • (well, not centre actually!. tBasically h smash a n 20 barrels all the Super NES conversion. Tee tand cream h in the e points! With 9irCIPtliC S u p S slight two players participating, the 5' a hick of colour:and o w missr who smashes the most bar- ' inr g guy e Sorrier of animation differentirels bonus ating it from the arcade game The N claims E the lucrative S g r eis topper too. The tunetare • sound jackpot. .

a t more , even faithful' than the super s version's and there is•atod w i more speech (including the • t h "Ferfectl" sPeech if you-finish the o !,., round without losing arty energy). n inplI,Megadrive Street Fighter Alt li F 'dead Cy h smart indeed. took out for. o serai 'fu4l revi&e soon. oa m pi on

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STREET FIGHTER II: THE NEXT GENERATION Believe ititor not, this unlikely bunch of characters were scheduled to appear in Street Fighter II rather than the likes of Chun Li and Guile' Capcom then decided on having characters from different countries and ruled out the use of weapons. This thinking paved the way for the characters we know in Street Fighter

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Capcom aimed to create a female world worrior that would instantly become a video games icon — and they succeeded in Chun Lil As you con see from the original sketch, Chun Li hasn't changed much from her original conception. Depicted as a cute, slim mango hero, Chun Li was thought to be perhaps too soft in her original incarnation. The designer moved on to some 'harder" designs, including a gun-toting heroine complete with trainers, slocks and o bomber jacket, I t F i n a l l y , C a p c o m d e c i d e d o n i n c o r

porating ideas from the previous sketches. Chun Li regoined her Chinese outfit, but she was made a lot more athletic and the jewellty was changed into spiky

bracelets.

BLUEPRINT: VEGA Street Fighters Spanish fighter, Vega, was the subject of much change during development. To begin with, Capcom settled on a knight from the King Arthur era, representing England. However, the game was supposed to feature warriors from different countries, not eras in history. Therefor. the

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back to the drawing board, coming back with on armoured character who looked quite similar to M Bison. Finally, Capcom settled on the Spanish bullfighter look Just about everything about this character changed — apart from the face markt

The character designs complete, Capcom concentrated on each of the characters' .strength and weaknesses. A similar design was used on the mega Street Fighter II trading cards we produced lost year.

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To successfully convey the idea that you're travelling around the world for each different round, Copcom's designers spent a lot of time drawing up each backdrop. The attention to detail is simply ostounding, as the Capcom sketches reveal.

An original sketch of the Zangief Russia stoge Originally, it was actually set inside the factory, being viewed from the outside. This was dropped for the look we all know ond love.

BLUEPRINT: ANIMATIONS After the chara decided - d o r on s ' the special moves and other animations in the game itself.

A lot of each fi n a l character's actual personality is conveyed in their movements, so a lot of time was spent o this aspect of the game. l o o Although k s it's not os h o apparent in v e the game, b Guile's e sonic boom e n sis twoe individual bolts tof energy t spinning around A o f sonic energy is created by each of lhis arms. e d Animation from Ryu's o drogon punch. This n shows a low-power ,dragon in action. The tanimation is the some for a full dragon punch h — the programmer sime ply changes the distance d e on-screen travelled sbetween i each frame of onimcrtion, g n e r s

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Dear YOB, I'm writing to you as o first step. I Nircikmds acquired my first Megadrive over two years ago. Since then I've YOB:Yamaha recently A ifs about time we m o r e artwori bought two more Megadrives and started Da ta ta gging beno girls. Top marks to Xenia Roadie.

• motorbikes with a I'm soon off to buy o fourth. You may be asking yourself does he security chip tha t carries a about Sonic 3. Now you can't be sell them, or is he some sod prat special code unique to tha t serious. What ore they going to who keeps buying faulty bike which can be detected by do this time? Hove something Megodrives? Well, how should I police using a simple scanning come on at the beginning with a put this, I'm p'ssed off not p•ssing system. It has been a gre a t Zimmer frame then curl up in a corner and start to die? Then Toils about, I've had three Megodrives success, with only a ha ndful of stolen with 27 games altogether bikes being stolen out of the would have to go through all the (opprox El 500). Everyone knows levels and kill the end-of-level 6,000 Da ta ta gge d so tar. This how hot these consoles ore nowa- system could boss to get the heart respirator to days, everyone wants one. They save Sonic. They could call it Tails don't care where they're from if Saves the Day What do you think of that? they con get them cheaper than in the Alex .1 Golledge, tipminster, Micicht stores, which makes YOB:Roll out the big red carpet them a must for burfor Alex J. Upminster's finest glors, citizen. And ma k e sure you roll Understanding this, why it right over his head! I've then have Sego not seen more creative things developed a form of secubeing flushed a round my S.. rity for their machine such bend. By the way, I thought as a security-coded chip or you'd like to know tha t an coded card to render the a na gra m of your na me is A JELL-LEGGED OX. Megodrive useless to anyone but the originol owner, thereby making them worthless to thieves. I'm sure most people would willingly part with a few extra pennies for their peace of mind. If Sego a not willing to succumb to peoDear M t ple's wishes, why have none of the accessories companies A couple of weeks ogo I was thought of such a needed /that knew about you, but I reckon looking for something to do so I device, which I'm sure could have Dennis Amundsen's Streets of picked up a newspaper to read

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and what happened to be the ' quiggle, East London subject upon which the front page YOB:At E l ° an Inch, that was dedicated to but computers1means you owe me W O . how bad they are. The title of the 1 article I was looking at wos some1 thing like "Computers Turned My Son into a Zombie". At first I 1 thought it was some sort of joke1 but as I read on I found out that1 the so-called "zombie'' hod been 1 hocking into companies and 1 banks, doing them out of thouF sands of pounds!

The young ,non hod been doing— this for years, in fact since about na year after his mother bought him a a BBC home computer up until n today.

I continued to read only to findy t out this "zombie" is suffering from a mental disorder and denies h himself any social life by locking a himself in his darkened bedroom n with his lights off 24 hours a day. k Maybe he locks himself up s because he hasn't got any friends due to his mental disorder, maybe . he hacks into companies' records and bank accounts for enjoyment Dear YOB, or as a way out of his depresTo oil those people out there who sion.His mother is a very cruel call themselves scientists, computwoman in saying her son is a er epilepsy is a bad name to use. "zombie" and she is wrong, very It is called that because old-fashwrong, what are your opinions? ioned people have got something Robert McMahon Jr, Yardley against video games I'm not writWood, Birmingham YOB:Well, let's face it, when ing this to promote video all's said and done, at the end games,as I myself suffer from the allergy they call "computer epilepof the day, he's a bit of a sy", I have had four epileptic twonk. Anyone who locks himseizures. They have all been self up in his room 24 hours a caused by flickering computer, or day with a BBC computer for should I say television, screens. Ail company really does need his of these screens were being used head testing. by computers, but that is purely coincidental. Epileptic seizures ore not just caused by computer/television screens. They con be triggered by sunlight reflecting off metallic surfaces, dice° r light g relick_ted oft water etc. So old-fashioned people with a Last night was jolly and entertainhts, ; gr udge against video -- g ames, get your facts A A treat for those who used to foncyDaphne ri g h t !

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This is why your Mail Order Seal of Approval is a great idea as it takes away a lot of the onxiety of sending off your forty quid to YOBgets a r is rende form lass artist flare Beckley.

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Mark, No Addresshire, YOB:Oyez1 Oyez! Oyez! Calling philistine thicky Mark with no IQ. It's called creative media advertising. Or in Peter and Jane Book 2A language you should be able to understand: look good and make fun on telly.

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RING PEACE I am a sod, miserable housewife

As tfi rra 7 j j l 11 All icimplaints should be sent1110 to Alan Moore of Dagenham— whose only therapy in life is my Megadrive. I am extremely p•ssed off about the Sonic 2 game. It took me a few (loads actually) attempts to get all the Chaos Emeralds, but I got there eventually , so imagine my complete annoyance, frustration and downright p•ssed-off-ness to learn that I was only Super Sonic once I'd got 50 rings, thot the rings ran down and that I couldn't be Super Sonic in the Death Egg Zone!

I hove seen in a magazine review that Super Sonic was Super Sonic in the Death Egg Zone, and that the number of rings was 99 - how con this be if there are rings on this zone? Do you have a cheat

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Sorry there's no wit, intelligence or controversy in this letter, but at least I haven't said anything horrible about you, like most of the morons that write.

Karen Collier, Leyland, Preston YOB:This is more Jazzats line, but because you ta lk dirty. I'll tell you. Wha t you sow was a Ga me Genie code, but you can do this a nothe r way. First of all, collect all the Chaos Emeralds by choosing these tunes on the mu sic select screen: 04, 01, 02, 06. Now go to the title screen a nd then select music test a ga in a nd select the tunes in this order: 19, 65, 09 a nd 17.

Go to the title screen a nd press A a nd START to pick the level select screen. Now go to the music test screen on the level select screen a nd choose these tunes: 01, 09, 09, 02, 01, 01, 02, 0 4 . 1 to 3 e nte r the DEBUG mode.

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Casey Beever, Dewsbury, W Yorks.

YOB:Why don't you ask a less obvious question, like, Should I ta k e my trousers down before having a cock?

GRADE ZED LETTER

Dear Y O B , I heard 1 this gossip about Sega games and Nintendo games being too high in price. What I wont to know is will they be lowered? If so, when? And h o w much will they cut the price down to?

PS Just because I'm a girl, don't think I 'm a wimp and I shouldn't he playing computer games. And I W_AW

Dear MEAN YOB, I am the power that is Mr Zed, you'll be seeing a lot of me in the MEAN MACHINES SEGA pages So you think you're mean do you?

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MEGADRIVE 111113 5,563,310 Completed on hard without continues Paul Buter Mnidstone, Kent

MINIUM

CUIIUK 23,8768,96 I Jazza, MEAN MACHINES

NIHAU 97,590,800 Andy Eke, Southend, Essex

ICAPATTACI Completed with 12 lives left, none lost.

Daniel Gallop, Epping, Essex..

OEM SIM 4,780,100 Wesley Edwards, Luton, Bedfordshire.

DC I KMD 365,550, Stage 6A on easy level Dan Towes, Gillingham, Kent: YOU SAD MAN!!!

• A U H Fill 278,900,000 Wil, Shoeburyness, Essex

MAIM IKE 886,520 completed normal, The Punster, Norwich Norfolk.

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Dan Towes, Gillinghom, Kent

IMOAN RIMS 54,400 Peter Cathre, Rode Heath, Stoke-on-Trent

KICKOUT 500, 262, Flat Fun mode Sean Knight, Cuxton, Rochester, Kent,

CA1110111ACAMS HALF PIPE 61,100 Darren Jackson, Frome, Somerset.

DOUBLE HALF PIPE 78,495 Don and Ross Towes, Gillingham, Kent, FOOTBAG 2078900 for 39 mins 51 secs Dan Towes, Gillingham, Kent.

DOUBLE FOOTBAG 322,990 Earth gravity Dan and Ross Towes, Gillingham, Kent.

SURFING 9.8 Turbo board Daniel Gallop, Epping, Essex.

SKATING 9,000 Dan Towes, Gillingham Kent.

BMX 134,650 Ross Towes, Gillingham, Kent.

COCKNCR 477, 700 C Bainbridge, St Helens, Merseyside.

182,400 Andrew Pinnock, Bishop's Castle Shropshire

IVANDIIH0111111.111MIXING $271,683,640 Karl Likman, Enfield, Middx

FANTASIA 13,124,930, retired at level 3 Dan Towes, Gillingham, Kent.

WE S 1,722,188, Completed on Very Hard Karl Barber, Redditch, Worcs.

WOOLS'I' CHITS 310,800 Professional level, completed in 45 minutes with 3 men left John T Fawcett, Blockhill Consett, Co Durham.

SIMI All 277 A+ + + Duel mode using Gilius Thunderhead Dan Towes, Gillingham, Kent.

SIMI All 2 987.9. Hard, Daniel Gallop, Epping, Essex.

SYMMS 3,237,580 last level Alan Gaunt, Birstall, W.Yorks.

NM AIM 126,350 Darryl Medcalf, East London.

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237-0 Redskins vs Eagles, five minutes each quarter Alan Gaunt, Birstoll, W Yorks.

1,268,000 completed with 39 lives Amanda Louise Wylde, Milton Keynes, Bucks.

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81,957,628 photo supplied James nadin, Rotherom, Yorks.

1111111111ANIA Epoch 6 completed Gus, MEAN MACHINES.

MRCS ORIGINAL 1,107,150 Ben Harrison, Tintwistle, Derbyshire No bonus points for home town.

ARCADE 1,407,500 Neil Kendall, Birkenheod, Merseyside

MICKEY U M 1,254,700, completed on hard mode !I nn Tnwec Gi l l i nnham Ke nt

MINIM 113111ANCE 2,104,100, completed on Normal level Dan Towes, Gillinghom, Kent

WM NUM '13 Chicago 42, Los Angeles 1. 20 minute periods, crowd level of 191 daniel Gallop, Epping, Essex.

1,255,200 Lee Harrison, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

HAIDASH £74, 340, 190 completed Phillip Wiseman and Stephen Court, Southampton

111A1RAIN2 $100,650,250 Amanda Louisti Wylde, Milton Keynes, Bucks

MOBOCOD 12,468,200 Completed Wesley Edwards, Luton, Bedfordshire.

SNAIOWIANCEI 1,168,300 Adam Gower, Longford, c u r r y

SONICIll IIIGINOC 9,999,990, completed with 6 gems Dan Towes, Gillingham, Kent.

SONICII 1,284,320. Completed using Sonic Dan Towes, Gillingham, Kent.

SPEIMIALIII Sprinting: 10.08 seconds Hurdles: 13.32 seconds Swimming: 1:45.4 minutes Archery: 166 points Pole Vault: ? meters Hammer: 81.05 meters The Punster, Norwich, Norfolk.

PCAIOU COLI TPC at Sawgrass. Tournament score: 251, 37 under par. (62, 61, 63, 65) James Pretty, Hammersmith, London

POINIASY SW 2 202,515 Adam Gower, Longford, Coventry

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1,611,110, completed on easy level Dan Towes, Gillingham, Kent.

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11 1175,000 Nightmare level Chris Collins, Cheadle, 11 Cheshire.

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2,220,000 James Owens, Exeter, Devon.

TAZIAIIA 7,437,810 Bart-Martiln Van Der Putt,

THUNDINFORCEIV 3,659,960, normal level.

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More fun funthan l eaving a round of egg sandwiches in a Tupperware box in the sun all day. More informative than a monkey with an anagram generator. And more cheese than a bucketful of mixed petunias and freskins, Yes, it's G+ A time, with you supplying never dull questions, and Jaz

• HEESE POLICE Dear Jaz Could you please answer the following questions as I am desperate to know the answers.

1. Will there be any other MegaCD packs apart from the ones already available? If so please list the games that will come in these pocks.

2. Will Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombot come out on the MegaCD? 3. Will Sonic CD still have Tails?

4 Will there be any Football games on the Mega-CD? Thanks and keep up the good work. arc Arnold, Stonmore .

using his humungous intellect to come up with stunning, never obvious answers. I f you've got anything you need to know, send your questions off to: WOULD BEING SENT TO A PENAL COLONY GIVE YOU THE WILLIES 13+A, MEAN MACHINES SEGA, PRIORY COURT, 30-32 FARRINGDON LANE, LONDON. JAZ:1 Dunno at the moment but there's plenty of potential there for much pock-based frivolity. 2. O00000000000 Both, apparently, ore CD-bound. 3. No It'll just hove a hole in the middle.

4. Yep.

send my baby sister to your house and she will do a turd in your face,..

1. in NMS it said that SF2 is coming out for the NES, is this true?

2. Which is better, Sego or Nintendo?

3, What company has the most games?

A. Will any painting games come out on the Megadrive.

5. Is Rod any good at SF2 or what?

6. Why is your mag's address the same as NMS'?

7. Why has Rod got three jobs?

Zahid Hussain, Swansea JAZ:l. Write to me at NMS and I might tell you. 2. What, the machines or the companies?

You see, if you don't specify, I can't answer the question, can I? 3. In their warehouse, in production or on the streets?

4. Art Alive sounds like the one for you. It's cock. 5. Or what. 6. Because we also make NMS. 7. Because he had a rather hot curry the night before.

Tiny Toon& 4. Read the magazine, John 'what rhymes with' Shanks.

CHEESE INSPECTO R S Dear Jazza I am a Megodrive-owning I3-yeor old and I have a few questions I hope you can answer.

1. If Rainbow Islands is available for the Megadrive, how come none of the shops hove it 2. Will Bubble Bobble or Parasol Stars ever come out for the Megadrivel 3. Will that cite combat coin-op, Captain Commando ever

CHEESE TA M E R Dear Jaz I have taken the little flap off the bottom of my Mogodrive and then put it bock on again Please tell me if doing this has any sideeffects and what the flop is there for anyway?

Colin Hounsome, Thamesmead JAZ:Don't worry. Fiddling with your flap will have no harmful

side effects.

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CHECKER 44 CHEESE C 4H_E1 E S E It Dear 1 JCPZ Dear Jaz Would you please answer some hove some questions obout questions for me. ,1. Will Wild West Cowboys be Igames coming out for the coming out for the Megadrive; 2. If so when?

3. What do you think of it, I think it's brill?

Sod Lad JAZ: Don't know and don't care. It's cock, Sad Lad, you

sad lad.

C H I 4 SE B1' I T E R Yo Jou-mon Answer these questions or

Megadrive 1. Will Sega be releasing a game like Mario Kart with Sonic, Tails, Mickey and Donald etc.

2. Will Final Fight be coming out for the Megodrive?

3. What's the best game out of Tiny Toons, Flashback, Bubsy or Cool Spot?

4. When's the release for SF2 Championship Edition and will it have oll the speed and the moves of the arcades?

John Shanks, Camberfey, Surrey JAZ:l. I doubt it. 2. No Mega-CD only at the moment.

3. Personally, I'd prefer to play

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come out on the Megadrive Gregor Stephen, Dundee, Scotland JAZ:l. 'Cos it was only available on import a couple of years ago and is now very rare. 2. No. 3. No. 4.

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CHEESE CONDUCTO R S Dear Jona I am a keen Elvis fan and would like to know if there ore any for an Elvis game by Sego. thought it could take a similar form to the Carmen Sondiego games with the player on a hunt around the World for Elvis who, of course, is not dead %ally. All the clues could be baseJon Elvis trivia and oil the locations could be from his films, I think it would lieL .a good idea, could you please pass this on to people who make these gam • Jim Qi o n e , Shodwelt M I N ° . It's a crap idea.

BARONS Dear Jot Please answer these questions.

1. Asterix is available on the MS and I have played it in the arcades. Are there any plans to release it on the MD/MegaCD? 2. Around Christmas there was an investigation into the high prices of computer games. What were the findings of this report?

3. In America the Mega-CD can be bought for $299, will Sega bring the price down over here.

Paul Wickens, Basingstoke JAZ;1. Asterix will appear on Megadrive, but there are no plansf o r a Mega-CD version.

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CHEESE RUSTLERS Dear Jot I own a Megodrive ond a Menacer. Please answer the following questions.

1. Is Terminator any good with the Menacer?

2. Are there any good games coming out for the Menacer. What are they and when will they be released?

3. On shooting games on the Mega-CO will I still be able Mork Powell, Manchester JAZ:l. Yes. 2. I haven't I t seen anything really o good yet - but we'll keep you posted. 3. Yes. u s e t h e M Door Jot e 1. In the high scores section of the Feb n issue, how come o you believed c Dan Towes' e 9,999,990 scc re on Sonic r but not Luke ?

Thompson's 999,999,999 score on Mercs?

2. Where has Gory Harrod gone?

3. Hove any of you completed Ecco yet?

4. Is it possible to subscribe to MEAN 41011 11 Sitting bourne, Kent 4, JAZ:l. The proof 1M 1A

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2. He's Art Editor on NMS - but he still sits close enough to me to cause me to hold my nose every time he mixes up his Big Beefy Boy Banana Brew. 3.

Yeah. 4. Details soon.

CHEESE PACKERS Dear Jot I have a few questions that, if you answered them, would make me incredibly, mind blowingly ecstatic.

1. Are there any plans to bring

out Road Riot or any of the Final Lop arcade games?

2. Will there be a sequel to F-22 interceptor?

3. Is the Mega-CD worth getting?

Peter Weber, Solihull, West Midlands JAZ:I. Road Riot is already available and Ws absolute cock. Final Lap isn't scheduled for release. 2. There are no plans at present. 3. Once there or m o r e games available for

it, yes.

CHEESE AROUSERS Dear Jot Please answer these questions,

1. On 'Digitiser' on teletext it has those phone-in comps you can win a Street Fighter Final Victory version. Is this the Turbo version?

If not what is it?

2. Why don't you have a subscription offer with some T-shirts or a

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3. A back issues offer would be good as well 4. At the CES show did you actually see screen shots of Mortal Kombati If so what did it look like?

Hin,sl Mettle, Coventry JAZ:1. It's a yo-ho-ho pirate version. 2.

Keep watching. 3.

Don't hold your 4 breath - we hardly • 4 hove any mags in \the office for ourselves! 4. I haven't been yet.

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Dear kez the wheelie king I'm getting a Mego-CD so it would be cool if you could answer these questions for me.

1_Is there any chance of Rod Mobile or Powerdrift coming out on the Mega-CD? 2 I reed in Sego Pro that there might be a Guns n' Roses M e l t e * My Video. Is this true as I don't trust them.

3. In your preview of Final Fight you said that there's a 'naughty mode on the coin-op. How do you get this to work?

4. I am interested in computer journalism as a career and have sent a review with this letter. Am I wasting my time (be honest)?

5. Is Outrun 2019 significantly better than the other Outrun games and will there be on Outrun game on the Mega-CD? Peter Bailey JAZ:1. Both Rod Mobile and Power Drift have been slated for cartridge release for ages. but nothing has been seen of them as yet. 2. I haven't heard anything about it yet - k e e p you posted. 3. Only the arcade operator can switch this on. 4.

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JAZ:I. Write to them with a CV. 2. Write to them with your Ideas. 3. Yes. 4. Yes. 5.

Obviously.6. Yes.

3. Is there going to be on Ecco 3?

4. What is the best out of Flashback, 12 or Jungle Strike?

5. Is Populous II any good?

6. In Boots' catalogue I sow a game called the Simpsons. What happened to it? Was it scrapped because it was crap or what?

Andy, Gwent

Dear Jaz I know that everyone else starts their letters off this way and Andy McV is getting a bit brassed off typing it each time but... Please answer my questions.

1. Will there be a Mega lo Mania II? 2. My friend says that in Sonic 3 both Sonic and Toils catch a disease and they deteriorate on a t the end Sonic and Tails die. Is this true?

The person who sorted the letters this month lost it, so I can't tell you. 5. No and not at the moment.

CHEESE DETECTOR Dear Jaz M O -I am 17 and in my y e a r at secondary school, e con you answer my ques r me.• 1. How do I go about becoming a games tester for any major software company like EA? 2. How do I get companies to produce my ideas for games?

3. Do you write your ideas for games on paper first?

4. I love in Ireland and want to know would this be a problem living so for away from major software companies?

5. I hove played computer games since I was eight, first on a Commodore then on an Amstrad.

I know what makes a good game and what makes a bad one Would this be good experience if I was to become a games tester?

6. Do people be fully employed by companies to think up ideas for new games?

Oliver McGettigan, Lettericenny, Co Donegal, Ireland

Terminator 7: adieu ahoy!

JAZ:1. There are no plans at present. 2. What absolute bowl locks. 3. Aren't you forgetting Ecco II, or are you working on a special Gwent numerical system? 4. Jungle Strike. 5. No. 6.

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CHEESE LORD Dear Jaz l'rp writing to ask if any other feeders have hod any problems in connecting their Megadrive to their Mega-CD. I purchased my Mega-CD on the 2nd of April after seeing your promotional video and being given a demo in a shop - I was very impressed. I rushed home and up the units as instructed, on the Megodrive but the Mega-CD showed no sign of life. After having it tested at a friend's house where it worked, i tried again, but to no °wain returned my Megadrive and was given'a brand-new one but the same problem occurred. I have now ended up swapping my new Megadrive for my friend's unit in order to use my Mego-CO. All machines in question have been 'official' units yet it has taken three Megadrives to get the thing to world Am I just very unlucky or is there a problem with Sego's design?

As I understand a newer design has the units connection to be a horizontal one, could this be why?

I'm still very impressed with the unit, despite all the trouble I've had.

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Don't think of me as a replacement, right, 'cause no one can replace any other human's port in your life, right? But anyway, what were we doing? Oh right, the June Tips Section. Yeah, well I normally do April Tips, but I'll do my best. Don't forget you con win a software prize if your tips are good enough, but remember, monetary incentive is just the weapon of the crypto-fascist power junkies, right? Hey — ond I bet you hate the police, right?

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N E I M P ilwizASH O A D H kid, right, and we had to wear oil these pods and stuff to stop us e getting road rash. It was really bad, because our ridiculous flared trousers and kipper ties were more than enough to protect I us But, right, skaters are still getting a raw deal off the state, yeh? I r mean, you're not allowed to skate stupidly fast in crowded shope precincts and pedestrionised areas or flip your "deck' off old ping m people's cars or anything. Next they'll be outlawing wearing trainers e on a Sunday, yeh? m Hal Ha. H a ha.

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Anyway, Stephen Flynn of r Sapcole, Leicestershire is a bit of u o lechno" fan, and he's found n that if you go to the options g screen ond listen to tunes 01, 02, e 09. 13, 17, 18, 19,21 or 25 08, " through headphones (hey — ever considerate to those in the same b room there Steve) you'll find o some of the tunes aren't in the n game, and others hove 'got d some ace stuff added to them" or s so he says! Hey — get down you ,groovy cots! r Actually, on the subject of 4 1 1 1 r iStreets - of Rage 2, Ed "Pink Floyd* g Lomas of Rochester, Kent, hey, hang on, isn't that where they h film the Darling Buds of May? Oh t it's really nice around there, all ? fields and oh, fields and stuff.

H And I bet all you lads fancy that e Catherine Larkin Zeta Del Boy, y don't you? Hey, it's okay, I was — the same at your age you know.

IAnyway, Ed, hey, Ed, did you say Pink Floyd? I think they're s000 g000d, hove you got that album they did, do you remember that?

It had, like, all those songs on it.

That was just brilliant. Anyway, right, I'd better get on with it or I'm gonna get shouted at, so ! g o reckons both you and a Friend con play as the same choracter. All you hove to do is hold DOWN B and and right on controller one and also A and left on controller 2.

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STR I FLG I HT H with? They were really good blokes, right. They used to make this e herbal tea and then sit and talk about space for ages, kind of staring out l of the window like they wonted to go back there some day. I think that was a pretty poignant sort of occurrence, you know? But they kind l of • got thrown out when one of them painted his backside blue and starting walking around the rooftops talking to himself Space Fever I r should imagine. Anyway, if you've got Starflight, which is all about i astronauts as it happens, and you want to get ten million monetary g units and unlimited fuel all you have to do is go to Starport, pause the h game and press A, B, B, A, C, UP, DOWN and C. Thanks to our lunar t Tim Von Holder from Mechelen in Belgium. pal , d i d I e v H touching game, e Like, all those e actually. elephants ore being Y r wiped out by the ' t destruction of the e rainforests t and that l big h hole in the ozone, l right, i but this baby y elephant still finds s to help out other o time i endangered species us like rabbits, squirrels. a a b Right, I remember when there were loads of squirrels and rabbits and cows and stuff r o in all the fields, but now, its just gross and animals. It's terrible. e u Hey — but I sound like your grandod here, right? Anyway, if you'd a to save the environment at minimal risk, Mr Noname has a t like l t great cheat for Rob. It opens up the whole mop, grants Roll, infil lives and also makes him invulnerable. A bit like that Game h nite code we gave out lost month, but it doesn't need a Game y o Genie Genie.

Anyway, if you want to know how to do it, just press and s hold UP/LEFT, A and C. Now press RESET, but keep holding the e buttons for obout five seconds, then press B. A special options a screen should now make itself apparent. Hey, great it means you s never have to give anyone your lost Rolol Oh, he he, thot was a t good one r o n a u t s I w a s a t p o l y

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Look at him with his necklaces and that groovy haircut and beard. Oh, yeah, well Tomkins, I knew it was a Mr T out of the A-Team shirt, you know, that was just my little joke, you know, anyway, get bock to your tips, right? You're not here to enjoy yourself — although that's all the fault of 'The Powers Thot Be', right, that's why I try and fight it from within, right? Hey, rock 'n' roll! Anyway, Brian Doyle of Fairview, Dublin has a pretty good sounding cheat to turn yourself into Super Tails, First off go to the options screen and listen to tunes 19, 65, 09, 17 on the sound test, upon which you should hear a ping noise. Now wait for the title screen and press A and START for the level select. Once you're there go down to the sound test and enter 04, 01, 02, 06 followed by 01, 09, 09, 02, 01, 01, 02, 04 (the Debug cheat). Before you choose your level hold DOWN A and START. Now turn into a ring and create 50 of them, jump in the air and you'll turn into Super Sonic. Now turn into a teleportation box and press C. Break it open and then both Sonic and Tails become superpowered. Also, once you've done this turn Sonic into one of Robotnik's creations and keep on pressing button C to boost your lives meter!

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Anyway, me and my mates used to go down to Dragon's Fury gigs ond do the most outrageous things, right, we used to like, drink beer, well, once we'd fumed eighteen and could get rved at the bar, and when the, band came on we used to go absolutely mental and like, jiggle our arms about and stuff. So like, don't be afraid to freak out and let your hair down, because I've been there too you know.

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lust think it is s000 funny, the way they keep on eating kebobs and stuff before they go out and beat up the baddies. And it's really well researched too, like when that Picasso one hod to stop that giant computer robot, and he just, like, reversed the polarity and short-circuited it, that was really clever. I mean, hey must hove a scientist on to show them how to do that, and then they hod to animate it and everything. God, I don't know where they get their inspiration from. So, anyway, what were we talking about? Oh, yeah, that's right, mutant animals. No, wrestling, that's it. Anyway, if you're a wrestling ton, and hey I am a bit myself, I've just been watching the major league Big Daddy versus Giant Haystacks match on Sky S Sky, and it was so exciting. But anyway, there's this cheat, right, that Adrian Holliday — hey, wasn't that that Haircut 86 song? — sent in. First of all, get out of the ring and wait for your computer opponent to follow you. Now get bock into the ring and climb up onto the turnbuckle_ When your opponent gets bock in the ring press DOWN/RIGHT and the A and B buttons. When your opponent starts to bock off your wrestler will pounce and always always land on his foe. Repeat this process until your rivol's energy is completely drained and then pin him for on easy victory. Although, hey, right, this is only a game, right? And you've got to make sure you work for your victories in life yeah?

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And do they let you smoke cigars at home? But s anyway, if you want to do well in the playoffs in this t game but you keep losing, simply wait until the EXIT GAME option comes up and press the RESET button. h You should now continue from where you left off. But a remember, ice hockey is a barbaric sport. t l i n e i n • t h Se •A S a1 a t S ••• e x P i s t o l s s o n g ,

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Hey, Shane, s that's a pretty confrontationt al attitude_ You should just e out a bit, yeah? Just chill n relax, don't get so het up, right? u I'm sure plenty of Megodrive owners will listen p up" when they see how good o your Galahad tip is. You iknow, it's just like Satre said l "Hey man, be cool", and I think that's a sentiment we y can o all learn from, yeah? But the tip, right, runs like this — if you enter ttlfS u OPTION screen of you get infinite lives, and if the M press buttons A, B and C at any time during you e you'll skip to the next level. Hey, hang on a play minute, that tip was in my last Tips Section, get the g heck out of here, copying tips is a really heavy a thing, right, and don't think I don't notice. Get to d the Mark out of the Game Genie Hotline's office rright now, okay? Go on, right now. i _•••lailoom=amillElw v e

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H ey,wasn't thatlike thatthis oldconcept progressive rock album? It was record where all the songs told the story of this, like, dancing Ork who used to entertain the Dragon King of Quithronnackaaoaaj, it was reaciacially g000d actually. Oh no, that was Swiss Army Knife of Mauve wasn't it? Or was it Tin Opener? Sword of : Vermillion is that Megadrive RPG from years back isn't it? It's really excellent though, probably still :the best role-playing game on the console.Apart from Altered Beast, that is. It was pretty hard I seem to remember, although I don't know if I ever played it. But still, Thomas Howell of Leeds has a tip to make the going a bit easier for, like, if you're a bit thick and you con't complete it on your own.

But hey — we're not going to judge anyone here.

Being thick isn't a crime, you know. Hey, you might not believe it, but I was thick once you know, and it never did me any harm, yeh? Oh, but the tip, right? Well, on the title screen plug the controller in port 2 and press A B, C and START together for , a pack of really good options. Yeh, hey, nice one 'Thomas,

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Tim tip for this really good game. Hey, Belgium? I bet you just eat chocolate until you're Tim sick, V don't you? Hey, don't worry about it, I was the some as you when I was Belgian. He says that if you a press and hold C on title screen, rotate the joypod to n the right, and finally press START a level select H makes itself apparent. But like, the biggest Biohazard Bottle is the one the whale has to fight o against man dumping ozone pollutants in the rainl forest. And Nelson Mandela, d e r f r o m B e l g i u m i s b a c k a g a i n w i t h a

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HOWTOCOMPLETELYKNACKERYOUR MEGADRIVE IN ONEEASYLESSON L E S SONTWO but you didn't manage to do it using last month's great tip, James F lison, aged old enough to know better from St Albans, Herts, has a ig great, and utterly pointless way disguised as on infinite lives cheat for the h original Streets of Rage. First insert the World of Illusion cart (not supplied), reset the console when the music starts ond immediately rip t, the cartridge out of the slot — the blue Sego logo should be on screen). iNow insert the Streets of Rage cartridge and press RESET. Go to the f options screen, there should be a load of jumbled up letters next to the controls.

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He says on the title screen o (where it says Press START) you s should press buttons A, B, C, A, r C, B, C, B, A in that order, You B, e should now hear a noise which t tells you that you've got it right. u Now press START and enter the CONFIG r mode, and at the bottom n there should now be two new s options — START and MODE. You can choose your w starting level using the START i option, and if you highlight t MODE and press RIGHT until h MY99 appears you now have 99 lives too. Also, once the cheat mode is in operation you con ploy in slow motion just by pausing the game and repeatedly hitting the fire button (although on outofire makes this easier), And that's not all, you also hove the option to skip levels by pressing A, B and C together whilst playing. That's a really good tip Ed, hey, don't look emborrossed. right, it's not like the rest of the group will think you're a girly swot and pick on you ofter the Tips Section you know

EARNESTEVANS That's a bit like the old proverb, isn't it ' Earn est y is the Best Policy". Hal Ho. Ho 1 ha. Anyway, time's marching on, so here's the tip. Pause the game on any level and press UP, A, DOWN, B, LEFT, A, RIGHT and B. You should now notice that you've skipped to the next stage. And remember, there's nothing wrong with skipping, right?

Men should explore their feminine side more often and skip and do sewing ond that It's really good for the psyche, yeah? Oh by the way, uninhibited New Man Dean Wilson from Skellingthorpe, Lincoln sent that in.

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A to ctually, d sit migh1 me of have the time I went India,t rne gm ,i non, been Portugal. No, n e v e r been to Portugal. Or India, actually. No, it was the time my mum and dad took me to the fair when I was kid. Anyway, right, there was this, like, snaketharmer bloke lied Tony the Fakir, right, and he used to charm tikes. But the amazing thing was, right — they , •(-) r the basket of snakes and on his Cobra _urnmand ho ha he used to pull a snake out and e make it wiggle about It was amazing. I'm telling d and I found out how he got his name — oil you, theeaudience used to shout "you obsolute fakir" at him. a Anyway, right, bock to the game. That old dog d Tim Von Holder has sent in yet another amazingola lip, right, for a level select and debug ! on Cobra Command. First off, go to mode theRCONING mode. Now press DOWN, i RIGHT (upon which you'll hear on LEFT, explosion), RIGHT again and UP, when you'll g hear a second explosion The first one signih fies the TRAINING Mode (a level select) is t activated, and the second means the DEBUG , is loaded. On the screen saying New mode h — Stage 1 use LEFT and RIGHT on the York control pod to select your starting level, e press START during ploy to skip to the end of u the level and hold down A, B and C for the s DEBUG screen, hexadecimals or reams of e overlapping the screen. If debug mode code proves d too distracting just press A, B and C again t to turn it off. o _ p u t t h i s l i t t l e h

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And global worming Anyway, on Cobra Command, if you use autofire on your joypad (if you've got an outof ire function) neither your autocannon or your Vulcan missiles ever run out. If you just put autofire on ond keep the buttons held down your helicopter fires loads of missiles and bullets without ever using any ammo! A bit like Blue Airwolf, yeah? Hey, Vulcan missiles? Did I ever tell you about the time I met a Vulcan when I was backpacking? Remind to tell you some day, right, but now we'd better get on with the rest of the tips

A ctually,I've just thought of a really Tim.hod What do there you do for a living right?

I bet you're v a good n h opun l d eon r . your Yeah,name, well you to be I suppose. Anyway, Tim Van Holder (see, Van Holder, right, get it?) has a wack cheat for this early Mego-CD game. Actually, there's a thing, hove you sec-n those adverts for the Mego-CD in that comic, Yids? I thought it was a guide to rental films, but it turns

out it's this reeeolly controversial comic and it has all these rude words in and stuff.

Oh, I nearly died laughing, right, there's this character called Dennis the Menace, right, and he goes round firing pea shooters at this soft kid, right, oh it's hilarious.

Although of course, there's nothing wrong with being soft, right? It just means you're more sensitive. Anywoy, Tim has this cheat right. Whot you hove to do is go to the name entry option and enter the following three names — BIGNET, AZY and MLITEKI_ When you start operation BHA and choose BIGNET pressing START on pod 2 causes your opponent to crumble to the ground defeated. Choosing MLITEKI and pressing START on pod 2 makes you invincible, and repeating the procedure with AZY teleports you to a hidden Breakout type game called Black Boll Assault_ Hey — what a hep cat!

A they ctually, I met Kriskids.

Kross once, were great Well, I saw their video on MTV anyway.

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••D e mside p v an extremely respectable •a still • game. Take control of Dick himself and bring justice to the streets • by machine gunning anyone who

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• T h e graphics ore garishly • coloured in the style of the fi • with plenty (dicky yellows and

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• T you •h• i y u don't piloti of space cship or simile' s ore truly awesome, with some fabby • death-dealing nightmarish graphics and stomping sound s device, instead you that's amazing when played i control a rather through the stereo. s wimpish, winged Along with the likes of Thunderforce IV g all a choppy, who hos Hellfire, Gynoug is a p the ability to chuck energy bolts from classic Megadrive scrole his shield. ly shooter and at the c Although the magi u main sprite is tad ESSENTIAL purchase for ,l on the sod side, all p self-respecting r emerges Megadrive owners. i Gynoug . as one of the i c E R A LL 9 3 % OV a greatest shoot 'em ups ae •r i t • Ian Ibis evil gamenow! s • ' s h o • o n o t 1 A tittle known fact Ne. One. Gary Harrod was the inspire- • • e tion for the guy in this pkture. The one with the beard!

• m 4 u r •p : i 101 I' sequel, which has also been released on budget, •n Golden Axe is still going strong.

• • il•11 You and a mote take control of either a dwarf, • t A barborion or sword-toting bikini-belle as you • h smeF f attempt to rid a fontasy world of its evil dictator — a. the twisted Death Adder The characters have a e l l . •t. t decent 1 7 ' amount of hack 'n' slash moves which con be o4 e tried out on the multitude of orcs and other scaly r , creotures from the dorkside which assail them, s Don't even consider checking out Golden Axe 2 4 u. T h i s is for better, if a little doted now Worth the 1 osking price if you hoven•t got it already r 1 OVER A LL B S % v, 0 ) i f kompv e Poor& i t n F oMegadrive r sheer challenge there's not much on the r to match this. Converted from the g coin-op of the same mime, your mission is to guide e your super-hard soldier through enemy lines trounc- l t ing everything and everyone you encounter. h e The gameplay is superb, with scrolling orcode e action that's olmost identical to the original monster a b Capcom coin-op! The icing on the cake is a second s i game mode with different levels and a different sys• e tern of power-ups which force you to use a comr d pletely different strategy t Once of the best oction games on the Megodrive, f h o and a very welcome oddition to the budget range OVER A LL 815% o r f t AIL i ).; h • 4 1 1 1 14 PAM SEG A 4 7 t e 1 1 1 s M

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10) drop her into a vat of sulphuric acid of the top Megodrive games, w a y With only few hours to save her and • before the advent of Sonic — and put the villains behind bars, this • even now remoins the best ninia '• game has to be played at a frantic • game for the Megadrive. poce.

• You control on utterly hard ninia Spider-Man throws together • warrior who's armed with a multi- *1" loads of different elements and • ludo of razor-sharp shuriken and tuxes your ioypad skills every • an equally vicious sword. Hazards step of the way. The graphics • • abound as he faces burning landore a little ropey in places, but • scapes, dangerous factories and a 00 the bosses and many of the • horde of ninio-hating soldiers. nebulous enemy sprites ore • This is still a totally fob game after excellent. all this time, and one which Even though it's a couple • should have a place in everyone's collection. A special mention must t ne of the better platform • go to the music. Although this is ygames on the Megadrive. • • one of the oldest Megadrive e O V E R A L L R 1% • • games, the tunes still rank as go a • some of the funkiest the megadrive has ever producedt • r • Get this game NOW' s • OVER A LL 9 4 % Did you know that not only does he o powers but be eats his young • have spider toe ! l d n

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7 E R 5 WINE 0 1 . rom the makers of Hellfire comes Zero I Wing, a fabulous looking and sounding shoot 'em tio Basically, more enemy marauders from space have launched towards Earth and it's your job to blast them all in your Zero Wing fighter.

Althasigh it's getting on a bit, this is s rather smart shooter, with some intriguing ideas_ It's not quite in the same teague as Gynoug or Hellfire, but for shoot 'em up fans, it's an essential purchase!

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C'',111 CP A V M CRAW SIANEMM beginning of the race, you choose which driver you nt to use during your Double Clutch seoson. There ore ree basic driving types. Lance Quick is your main man if ou're after mega accelerotion Joe Thunder has the greatest tyre grip out of the three while Todd Wheeler is the man with the most powerful engine! If you're a cautious type, go for Porn Wilder, whose braking powers are second to none!

Double Clutch is a pretty good racer; very fast, very smooth and quite playable.

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The control method and game mechanics are pretty much identical, there are a fair few differences too. For a start Double Clutch has the ubiquitous power-up shop, a feature missing from the Codemasters title, plus a variety of weather conditions to hinder you.

However the changes don't stop there. Double Clutch is a lot slower than Micro Machines. This is a fairly good, If overly easy, game. As it stands, it's not bad, but not quite of the stature of Codemasters classic cart.

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MEGA-CDREVIEW C O M M E N T mai lion Vid m s Improve with every Ott d Avenger and Cobra mond looked very essive, but ran jerkily had an overall fuzzi that has been left off Time Gal. Although the image only takes up the central portion of the screen, the ingenious perspectives an effects make it burst out of the frame. To co plement it, Time Gal makes all sorts of emu ing squeaks with the perfect CD sound effec But the two bugbears of all 'interactive cartoon' type games remain. There isn't much do, and it isn't that big. Most gamesplayers won't be satiated with the reaction-test go play, however interesting the accompanying visuals. Even worse, Time Gal is a pushover compared to Cobra Command and should be completed in a day. It's a great shame that the ingenuity and humour of Time Gal is let down in this way.

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115111L9f_firaL._ Time Gal is coiled on to show versatility in the face of adversity. She swims, she jumps, she shoots, as well as being able to ride woolly mammoths, swashbuckle, and handle a minecart. Here's a few 'takes' from one of her adventures, 1. Time Gal ba unaware that ci a caveman rr watches from r above. i 2. e She dodges the v e rockfoll by jumping from p boulder to s boulder. la o t n 3. From the e a precarious a branch of a tree, she spots u, o floating log, and heads over the waterfall.

4. Back on dry land, she's surprised by a neanderthal ambush.

5. Using the springboard of a fallen tree, she takes out two pterodactyls with her laser pistol.

This is w a l l i n i n i l a r to Road Avenget and Cobra Command — all that's changed are the graphics.

The some weary gamoplay rears its ugly head again.

I'm all for games that ore graphically astounding (and 6, Finally, as Time Gal is simply superb), she lands, a however pressing joypad quick side-step directions at the correct time bypasses the isn't my idea of a good welcoming laugh. I think that more intelligent use of Full pa Motion Video, as seen in Night Trap is the way forward. To be honest, Time Gal is little rt" • better than the cocky Dragon's Lair coin-ops. , Another thing that doesn't do the game ony favours is the fact that it's way to easy — itrWroTTIRm REPO there's only a few sessions' 1011 I I E J worth of play in this one. As it cR,DJ EL J is, Time Gal is little better than O a cartoon with small preteniL J J E lions of interaction — certainly J not worth C40.00. I'd definitely recommend buying a top-notch Disney vid before shelling out for Time Gal.

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ORIGIN This tennis game is centred round Andre Ailassi, winner of • Nescafe ads.

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W 1:floyer's career, as Andre Agassi would surely itestify. One day he's a grungy Californian tennis outsider, unknown in this country. Then comes trin umph on the centre court, and suddenly he's rubn bing shoulders with the likes of Gareth Hunt, talking iabout 'richer, smoother flavour'. n How does one affect the transformation to cafg feine flogger extraordinaire? By taking the knocks of the W tennis circuit along the way. Spending hours ipractising those backhand volleys, dealing with hamstring problems, and avoiding the affections of m Mortino (not one of Andre's biggest problems). b Agassi's tennis is an attempt to recreate the horror of l it all, for one or two consenting players, on grass, clay, indoors or anywhere you fancy. e d o n i s t h e p i n n Choice of shot is the most fundamental element of a tennis Agossi Tennis allows you to play a variety of c shots, at a variety of strengths, depending on how l the boll is placed, and how fast it is moving. Here's e forearm arsenal: your o VOLLEY f Hitting the ball before it bounces is the way to keep a pressure on the opponent and maintain ball speed. n Playing volleys should be port of a strategy to move y towards the net. You need fast reflexes and an accurate player to use them to advantage. Volleys ore t also e low shots.

LOB n A n lob is a high, slow shot designed to bounce behind the i opponent. It's a risky shot because a 'Iobbee' in the right position may power it bock to the lobber. s It's best used to break the net domination of one player, and force him back to the base-line.

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SMASH A singularly devastating shot, available only when you're under a lob. A smash powers the boll downwards to a position deep on the court ond is very hard to return.

The Skins tournament is notas sinister as it sounds.

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What a crock! This is one of the worst pieces of... software, I've ever had the misfortune to have to play. And believe me, I was forced.

Forced until tears of blood sprang from my eyes. The horrors of the game are manifold. Firstly it looks awful. It's on obvious game for a scrolling routine but the action stays on a single screen. 'Grass' means green with yellowish pixels. After hiring a Dalek with a cleft palate to announce the scores, our game coder came to the thorny routine for player control — and mode a further spoon of the entire process.

The players lust don't follow your directions properly. They try, oh they do try, but just can't seem to walk in a straight line. So, in the end It doesn't really matter that the competition consists of eight characterless players. Agassi has become a grand debacle long before any of its frivolous faults are noticeable — it's simply an awful, awful mess.

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MEGADRIVEREVIEW ELL MITZE Although I haven't played many tennis games and thus have little basis for comparison, I do think Gus is being a little harsh here with this damning catalogue of complaints. I do see his point to a certain extent — It sure isn't going to win any beauty contests and the controls are difficult to get the hang of but it does get easier with practise and on the whole, I quite enjoyed it — especially in two-player mode In the skins tournament where the battle for cash gets quite frenetic. The options, as far as I can see, ore adequate with a veritable choice of tournaments, players and courts and the whole thing is really fast and to my mind, pretty good fun.

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Unfortunately, GP Rider is exceptionall sad. The gameplay bares very little resemblance to real racing or the arcade original, and as Rad said, it's about as difficult to complete as reading a Peter and Jane book. Forget it, GP Rider is one of the saddest road racers available for the Master System.

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MAINTENANCEPAYMENTS There's more to riding bikes than, er, riding them. There's all the maintenance work to be done. All the fun of kitting your bike out is yours for the asking. Players are able to choose between automatic (best for beginners) and Manual (much foster) gears, choose their engine and also select the right tyres for the weather. Learning the best ways to rig your bike for each track soon becomes second nature.

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Maybe its revenge fantasies of the impotent, but it would appear that Japanese programmers have something of a fixation with soccer games.

Sodly though, their on-screen performances hove so far matched up to their on-field ineptitude, with only the good old British Super Kick Off being any good (because, of course, we won the World Cup in 1966). And now Sego return to the fray with another title of their own based around the antics of some of the sports finest competitors (snigger), the Japanese Football League. The viewpoint in the game is the timehonoured three-quarters overhead isometric special, and as always, the objective of the game is to score more goals than your opponents, thereby winning the match.

KICKING N BALLS Those footteling goats are quite adept when comes to ball-kidinf type skills. By using the joypod, the player is able to make members of his team perform some clossic feats of soccer oction.

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All the teams in J League hove a real-life counterpart. The teams include the mighty Grampus from Nagoya, now home of Gory Lineker, who are probably the best team in the country. That said, they could just field Lineker and he'd still probably beat all the other teams at once. The other teams on offer ore the Kashima Antlers, Jef United from Ichihara, the Urania Red Diamonds, Kawasaki Verdi (riot a green motorbike at all), Yokohama Marino, the Yokohama As HugeIs, S-Pulse of Shimizu, Osaka Combo and Son Freece, the team that doesn't need floodlights, from Hiroshima. Each team has it's own cute cartoon mascot and a bigmoney sponsor such as Nissan or God.

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The players are reasonably intelligent and actually attempt to find space, resulting in a flowing game of soc; cer where you feel that you're controlling a team, not a group of individuals. The graphics are excellent and there's real attention to detail — players flagging the referee for throw-ins, players rolling around the floor in agony after tackles... all this gives a real feeling of involvement in the action. The computer opponent gives a fairly decent game on its hardest setting, but obviously where this really comes into its own is with multi-player mode — the four-player games I played with my mates were the best fun I've had on the Megadrive for yonks. Best football game?

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Similar to E. Honda's super-slap attack, our metal hero performs this incredible multi-stabbing manoeuvre. What's more, this super kebabing attack is just great now it's barbeque season again.

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The fighters falter and reel under the blows so realistically. This is some of the best animation of this type since Cyborg Justice. What's more, this game is incredibly hard. The actual main game Is fairly simple, but battling the bosses is a monumental task. This is definitely one game that'll last you for ages. My only gripe is the lack of two-player action. A two-player versus mode would have been fantastic.

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A t the Bedrock quarry, all :Fred Flintstone wants is a •beer, a nice dinner and a bit of peace and quiet of an r evening. However, there's abeen precious little of the h latter recently. Ono afamily crisis has folrlowed another, starting with d Wilma losing her djewellry, and their ahid, Pebbles makying off into the I L . N . desert. And who 'has to sort it out? sYeah, Pop, every m time. i There's usually nsome prehistoric r•n ei gade nbehind gthe thefts and disappearances, lurking In Hee outlands around the granite settlement. So Peed, mines his trusty sidekick Barney, sets off to retrieve the miscipir ing items, at the bottom of pools, in the midst of deserts, and even samba • nestling at the heart ef active volcanoes. A host of Triassic tribulations.

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MEGADRIVEREVIEW DESERT RUN A change of scene and pace for the third level, as Fred gets into his caveman-powered car for a spin across the sands. Two things mean bad news, sheep's heads and cacti. Hitting a cactus slows you down, and clipping a skull knocks a piece from your vehicle.

Alternatively, just foil down one of the many pits for instant death.

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C O M M E N T The Flintstones Is much in v inas t I (, other carh L e • 012•1 otwWr' games A e -1 S s Quackshot 4r so e and a .1 g l pretty Taz a i — to look P ipleasant a tmat, o with some if ir e untaxing gameplay. ' l is E maybe not so Flinstones s etty as m its counterparts, but akes up for It by being e • re imaginative.

Each of levels has a collection of stomised monsters that oak up the monotony of mping and clubbing conuously. Having sections e the pool and desert run so offer some variety of ay. There's not much more to say, Flinstones is a fun latform game offering a !lenge in the medium rm, and well worth buying.

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GEO-THERMAL JOLLITY Its roost Fred ahoy as our prehistoric hero stumbles upon the volcanic planes. In the first port of the level, Fred dashes across the lava pits, ducking to ovoid lightning strikes. It's useful to remember that lightning always strikes the highest standing point, so don't rest under tall trees Once in the coves, falling fire and salamanders put the heat on Frederick.

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Ws by no means a mega game but it's great fun with lots of variety like the level three driving sequence which gives you a rest from relentless bashing and leaping.

The sound's good, the graphics nicely designed an the sprites clearly defined.

The intro sequences are great with loads of mighty nfabadabadoos' and the whole thing is so playable that you can't help liking it ..

Chances are it'll appeal more to younger players even fogies like us can have a hoot at this game's expense for a while. Sadly, It's not going to keep you going for too i t h o

BEDROCK TOWN CENTRE Betty's iewellry has been stolen by the demented wielder of a stone age hand-mixer. The level covers the olde worlde town, where citizens use lifts suspended from airborne lizards. All sorts of crawling things with attitude on the ground make the rooftops an appealing causeway.

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1 JUNGLE ST RIKE Electronic Arts' stunning new release is simply the GREATEST shoot Jem up ever to be released for the Megadrive — packing in super playability, a massive quest and gorgeous audio-visuals.

2 HEL L F IRE It might be pretty old, but Hellfire is still the best blaster available for the Megadrive. If you haven't already got it, make sure it features high in your list of nearfuture purchases.

3 DESERT STRIKE Classicpsuedo-31) shooting fare.

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1 1RT S H O O T AvEM U P C H A 1 tures and ultra-tough gameplay. ily one of EA's finest hours,.The sequel,Jungle Strike, has fol1 lowed this trend of smartness.

6 T W I N K L E T AL E " All right, soWs got on embarrassGYNOUG ing name and stars a cute little r GoreCentralas far as shoot 'em character instead of a spaceship, ups go, Gynoug pits you against all manner of hideous undead.

The graphics are still impressive and the game itself is still as challenging as ever, even if it isn't that new a title.

5 THUNDERF ORCE 4 Latest in the long line of quality shoot 'em ups bearing the ThunderForce monicker.

Thunderforce 4 sports some great graphics, a load of original fea-

but Twinkle Tale is absolutely rotkola and one of the most solid

shooters on the Megadrive.

7 ST EEL E M P I R E Amazingly atmospheric11100's Super Science blaster with great graphics, plenty of variety and even — gasp! — a smidgen of originality! However, Ws not that hard, so experienced killing fans apply elsewhere.

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8 BIO HAZA R D BAT T L E Notas polished as some of the other games in this list, but Bio Hazard is very tough and has enough to see and do to make it highly involving. And there's some really gross things to shoot in it too.

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3 SILPHEED V P Grrroinks! Silpheed really shows what the Mega CDcan 8 MA S TE R OF DAR E S S do. It's not quite VR, but it's as close as say, the Virtue Racing coin-op. Mega blast action across some of the most Chipper Castlevania-style Gothic horror adventure of doom.

Loads of zombie-dispatching fun and larks over a number spectacularbackdrops ever seen ever ever. of long and taxing levels. And it's got Dracula in it.

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Aaah! Isn't that BusterBunny a sweet little chap? Cute wabbits aside, Tiny Toons is a long and challenging platform affair which has become a huge office favourite.

game really makes the grade with the amazing four-player tap option!

5 ErCelf D A t t r Cathy Dennis' favourite Sega game (and dolphin) and one 1 0 C V E P I F I C Y C O r We've witnessed the tearful reunion between Adam and of ours too. Mind you, we don't get to spend two weeks swanning around Florida with some real dolphins just for Skate about a million times, but we still love Streets of Rage II, especially for all the two-player fun it offers. publicity like Ms Dennis. Pak.

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SP . old game fun here, with the More R Spidey title. Mind you, original thisM is probably the only game withAthe license to fully exploit Spidey's N abilities. A good bet for both platform and comics fans alike.

8 ROROCOD Stunned the world last year by being better than Sonic which it is. Ahuge game packed with things to do and places to explore. However, it's set at Christmas, so it has to stay near AL IEN 3 the bottom of the chart till a platform game, it's a death. Fans of platform December. der fans should find 9 E - SWAT nt in this splendid Pretty much ready to coiled its buspass, this one. However, we're not ageist here, and just because this is a pretty early Megadrive game doesn't mean isn't very enjoyable, and indeed, challenging. It's crap on the Master Systemthough.

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10 EX-MUTANTS Not the most visually stunning game in the world, but Ex-Mut is long and hard enough to sati even the most demanding of cu tomers (copyright Carry On

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Using his amazing super-powers, he plans to attack Brainiac's operation at a street level, working his way through the echelons of the evil being's invasion force taking on meanies left, right and centre.

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Well, the truth is, most wrestlers ore actually quite fond '• of their beer and tabs, greasy egg and chips, and 'full fat' Coke.

Now, these obese specimens come to the Master System where the roughest rumbles take place in the steel cage, in a multi-Ick mat wrestling event for one 4P mean muthos.

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That's e r where 'Pop' and 'junior' go to 'shoot the e hoop' on all those American sitcoms, like Roseanne. Practising those ball skills b In a one-on-one tournament seems to be a a national obsession. s • N B A All-Star Challenge is a recreation k this 'informal' knockabout, using only of the e area around one basket, and featuring e cream of players from the four NBA the leagues, s in a series of short, simple games.

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ORIGIN All-Star Challenge features stets of Ametico's most famous bashethall teams, in a head-to-head format.

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VARIATIONS ON A WELL WORN THEME The only view you see in all the different sub games is a static position at one end of the court. That basket is your only goal, your only aim, your passport to sonity. Study now the variety of game options: O NE•O N- O NE You against the computer or another player. Choose either to ploy for a specific time, or until a points target is reached You may steal and block, but usual violations of five-aside basketball prevail.

Possession alternates after a basket is scored.

THREE PO INT SHOOTOUT Test your skills at shooting from the three point line, a wide arc surrounding the basket. Each player has four bolls, thrown from 5 different positions on the line. Brown balls score one point, s b a l l s ore worth two.

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People must be very desperate in America if they want to go to, play in or be associated with G U S e v elike nts these. I'm not so far gone as to enjoy playing t h e console version. This is just utterly dull and boring.

You might wonder how a limited skirmish in a confined area of the court could work as a game. it doesn't. The graphics and presentation are fairly overage, but the game is non-existent. It's not even engaging the first time you play, and offers no lasting value whatsoever.

This goes down as one of the worst basketball 'games' ever.

HORSE A variation where two players have a skills match- One player plays a shot, and if successful the other must score from the same position, marked by an 'X'. If ha fails, he is awarded a letter from the word 'Horse'. If the word is completed he has lost.

FREE THROWS The player stands directly before the basket, and a crosshair rolls drunkenly around the goal area.

Guide it to a position over the backboard and shoot. Choose how many balls you want to practise with.

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Guideyouc Floneteer through the mote of traps in the vorious Tonic Zones, avoiding damage and desttoying the doomsday mathinet.

Caving the Earth from ecological disaster is no mean feat 0 — especially when the likes of the evil Zorm and his very right-off Eco-Villoins ore bent on building a doomsday machine (made out of squeezy bottles, double-sided sticky-tape and old aerosol cans and based on one allikispared earlier on Blue Peter) 111 The trusty Planeteers are all trapped in four Toxic Zones, under the 1 1mental disaster tsif the world.

1 beady eyes of Zorm's henchmen. Using the 0-pod, highlight the Unableillo feceAlhe thought 1 tdozealarGreen h crystals which serve as their prisons to find out where they're glace members i c mooching h being kept and who is their captor. The Planeteers are: around and saying ''wspis w au so EH: This Asian HWRI1E: is i l - best ari•ursiwit and prepores lass is into high African born l to k , smog-cm:filen ass His fellow tech, high style Kwame's fetish is P l a n e o n and rock 'n' m Hope C a so to save IM'avwart Iskilhd saving open i p t free theftend combine your p spaces and • roll. She's • more at home e i ers toanegotiate the Toxic Zones endangered in the water and even talks to and shut down the pollutio n n species (Jeremy Beadlet). With his mochines against a fish (although they don't c P power of Earth, Kwame hurls one answer back). Her woter balls g boll of soil (button A or three l ore three fold when using the balls at once (butt r a super button.

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He posseines the v p is her bag (so don't stand too secret of tho Rain Forests and i s close to her).She fires one wind special healing stalls. His ball (button A) or three together r power, Heart, lets him com(button B). o municate with the others WHEEL ER: This is a tough n across vast distances. street kid from C H M: She's Brooklyn whose the Planeieers' considered a bit source of wisof a fire brand dom, info and due to his quick advice- As the temper. He's a whiz with fire and throws one fire spirit of Earth, her health d e p e n = 1 1 1 1 boll with button A or three with health . — . of the planet. button B.

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HOT ON THE LANDICHPE Much as they get slogged off, without the obligatory boddies there would be no game. So here they are in all their technicolour glory: DR BLIGHT: This nutty scionfist gets her kicks from creating biological freaks that waste the environment. MM computer, assists with obvious . glee , h e r DUKE s u p NUKEM: e r - A victim of his own catastrophic experiment, this is your very own 'glow-in-the-dark' mutont me. turns up who's mod at every on radio-activity nuclear melt and 121: down 261 — to make things w . His assistant is the dopey Leadsuit.

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UERMIN 9W . thoroughly unpleasant rat-like . bully who thrives on filth and C H U M disease — particularly spread:ing them — together with his flunky, Squeak, A This malicious Earth spirit is the exact opposite of Gaia who plans to sink the world in pongy pollution.

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La:LIM Having played very mediocre versions of this game on other formats I wasn't expecting miracles C V f r version o m this— and wow, was I right. There isn't even a whisper of a mirI matter, much gameplay. On oswitching on, I was almost dimpressed by the presentation and going into the game eI noted the graphics were not i much worse than other shoot n'em up puzzle games such as t Toxic Crusader which halthough cocky looking ore mucho fun on the gameplay i front which is what I expected sfrom Captain Planet — how gwrong I was. The controls awere horrendous with Planeteers who, in the mimmortal words of Simon and eGarfunkel, kept slip-sliding oaway. All the time. Off everyr thing! With decent controls this could have been a half , decent game but as it stands f It's a waste of space and a owaste of money — steer clear. r t h

Captain Planet wasn't what you could call an inspiring cartoon, but even then it was still better than this pant factory.The basic Idea of a number of different puzzle levels, each with their own theme and tests on your gameplaying skills may sound interesting, but the execution is so abominably poor it ruins what could have been on entertaining proposition. The control are very sloppy, the collision detection Is terrible, your Planeteer constantly drops through platforms s/he should have landed on, and the puzzles themselves are laughably easy. There are three very difficult things about Captain Planet however, One is getting your character to do what you want, the second is keeping your temper for long enough t complete more than one level, and the third is actually believing that anyone has the guts to ask money for this.

Your quest leads you through five freatherous toxic zones including Dr Blight's Evil Computer where you must destroy five computer terminals while jumping between platforms and avoiding deadly laser beams. Then there's Duke Nukem's Uranium Mine which splurges out rodictoctive substances which you must slop by smashing the mines and atomic cloning devicesin Hoggish Greedly's Undersea Oil Rig you must quell Greedly's appetite before he drinks the world's °Mite oil supply. Then its onto Verminous Skumm's Sewer Hideout to shut down eight valves controlling the flow of deadly sewage before the final showdown on Zarm's Doomsday Barge,

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If your memory's poor, let me just remind you of that wondrous lit•'e racer, Micro Machines, that scored a stonking 93% in MEAN MACHINES SEGA, issue 4. A two-player classic, you get the chance to crash out in speedboots and tanks — and do it o the kitchen table!

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Nicam digital stereo, onscreen display and full remote control (for your lazy convenience) altogether worth a whopping E299.991.

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However, despite everything there really is some kind of perverse enjoyment to be gleaned from playing Ball jacks. Once you have your tactics sussed and you know what you're doing when it comes to grabbing the balls and smashing up your rival It's actually quite a laugh. Some of the computer opponents are incredibly devious and are able to steal all the spheres and destroy your crab in seconds. In fact, as you get a bit into the game you realise how completely unfair it is, with the difficulty level merely appertaining to the impossibility of the strategies pursued by the opposition. However, these problems are gone in two-player mode and it's easy to while away the minutes with quick game of Balljacks. The thing is, whilst you may find yourself enjoying the game, you're laughing more at it that with it. The basic concept is quite novel, but it's all far too limited to have any real lasting appeal.

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The action, although fast, is utterly simplistic — basically being a case of pinching the other player's balls (fnerk) and doesn't really grab the player at all. In fact, the most enjoyment you get out of this is by laughing at how forlorn and sad it is. However, as Rod says, the action is strangely compelling — especially with two players (where you usually end up comparing notes on the game's deficiencies and laughing wickedly). That, coupled with the game's novel idea, keep you glued to the console for quite a while. I can't honestly recommend that you shell out real cash buying this game. I'd save the money and save up for a far more worthy purchase. Amer "A-ha, I uncle stand. You tan't think of anything to write!" proclaimed Pave.

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Its time for a trip to the woods — but not for a picnic! The alien legions have amassed more generators that MUST be destroyed! Only then con you progress to the lake and destroy the twisted crustacean that inhabits the murky depths!

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Overheating causes the unit to cut out, which is caused by extended use.

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In my previous sad encounters with this Sport, I had the total skill level of a mandrill's butt.

Consequently I faked many injuries to excuse my pathetic Inability to get the ball over the net. This is where a game such as this holds plenty of appeal for me. Firstly it's very realistic, allowing you to concoct all sorts of devious shots from the basic three. The graphics are another boon, the large characters and smoothly moving court form the core of the game. My only criticism is that it's a trifle hard serving and returning the ball when you're at the top of the court. Apart from that this is the best tennis • a m e y e t o n t h e M e g a d r i v e .

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If this game was being reviewed on the Super NES, this comment would read differently — the Super NES has several rather good Tennis sims already — a version of this being one of them. However, the Megadrive is not similarly blessed. With the likes of the mediocre Grandslam Tennis and the tragic Andre Agassi effort as competition, this game stands out, head and shoulders, as the best Tennis sim yet for the Megadrive, both in terms of gameplay and graphically. The controls are a little awkward at first and play from the far side of the court takes a bit of getting used to but, as I found with the Super NES version, patience and practice soon reward themselves and, before you know it you'll be serving it up with the best of them. So, until a better game comes out, one to rank alongside the SNES' mighty Super Tennis, buy this one with all due speed.

COURTI of game you ploy, there ore throes different courts from which to choose, These affect the height of the ball's bounce and the speed it loaves the ground at.

HARD COURT: The ball bounces at a normal mkt and speed, this is the best court on which to start.

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CLAY: While the ball bounces slower, it's also a lot higher. This gives you, and your opponent, much more time to hit the ball, so you can muster up almost any shot you want,

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Think of criminols and you perhaps imagine people I who steal or even kill to °am their title. Such characters deserve their time behind bars! Chester is a new breed of criminal. He doesn't so much rob items from passers-by than steal their attention by his disgraceful apparel — leopard skin, which he can't really help, and on appalling line in sunglasses and white boots, which he con! On top of this he rides about Hip City on a polka-dot motor-bike. Now if this doesn't warrant a criminal record we don't know what does!

All hail Mean Eugine and his Four Corners Zoo! After witnessing Chester's sad antics he takes it upon himself to lock this tragically hip wild-life away and throw away the key. Even better the shrewd Zoo Keeper dismantles the cool cat's offensive mode of transport and scatters the pieces across Four Corners Zoo. Great! Of course Chester has no intentions of having his style cramped, no matter how clueless this style is, and so sets out to recover his cred along with his bike bits. Are there any volunteers who might help him do so?

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Until now nobody has considered the state of cheetahs' feet as they charge about at speeds in excess of sixty miles per hour. Chester, however, is at least wise enough to lessen the wear and tear by slipping into a pair of sneakers whenever he feels it necessary to exercise his spindly legs.

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FEATURE Davros trundled down the ramp on his castor-driven Dalek and waved his spaccy finger menacingly! Looking at d Jaz with his ACME plastic stick-on forehead eyeball In a quivering, metallic voice, "you will be sent two years in time to take a look at what MEAN CHINES was reviewing then, and how it compares with today's software." And with a flash the two were gone...

S T E P A C K Ii T I M E . . . J U N E 1 9 9 1 The cover of MEAN MACHINES went, to Ultraman: an ultra-cheesy Super 4 NES which is coming to the Megadrive 0 soon! Aieeeeel Joining MEAN MACHINES on a part-1 time basis whilst still working for CVG1 was a certain Rich Leadbetter... .

We exclusively unveiled Xenon II on the Master System — one of the best blasters for the machine.

Sego officially launched their handheld wonder — the Game Gear!

The first Game Gear games releosed with the machine that month were Super Monaco GP, Columns, G ond - Wonderboyl Bonanza Brothers for the Megadrive L was released in Japan, with grey import copies starting to filter into this country.

We exclusively unveiled GG Shinobi for the Game Gear and proclaime one of the greatest handheld gam ever seen!

FORGOTTEN WORLDS MACHINE: M AST ER SYST EM B Y: S E G A Traverse the scrolling backdrops and blast the living daylights out of everything that appears on screen.

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WHATWESki' NON JAZ: It's still enjoyable and it's still too easy.

Just o couple of percent off the playability, lostability and overall. It might be mediocre. but there still aren't that many sideways scrolling shooters on the Master System. Doh! So much for progress...

RICH: Forgotten Worlds is still pretty good fun to ploy, but it's w000y too easy. Take off 10% from the marks and we'd have a more realistic picture.

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WHATWESAIDTHEN JAZ: Even though it's easily the best megadrive baseball game available, unlike John Madden Football and PGA Tour Golf, it hasn't quite got that addictive spark which makes it enjoyable to play if you're not particularly interested in the real sport.

MATT: It's easy to get to grips with the game (expect to be thrashed by the computer the first few times) but effort is rewarded with the fun of making the first home run.

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WHATWESAIDTHEN JAZ: Although Blockout looks a bit boring, make sure you check it out when you see it — you'll be surprised as to how good it is, MATT: Don't be put off by the blond screenshots, this is a fantastic game which every Megadrive owner should seriously consider buying.

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RICH: There's a definite lock of puzzle •;ames on the Megodrive and Blockout nore than fits the bill. Keep those ratings as they ore and buy it now! Sego hove put even more of on essential buy!

L t 0Blocks, blocks, glorious Nadu — get 'em while hthey're ket! e p r i cM A C H I N E : M E G A D R I V E eBY: E A dRun around the sparsely populated blocky world that is oKing's Bounty and indulge in blisteringly exciting combat wthat involves the player and the enemy attacking in turns n - just like the real thing! t o EJAZ: Not being particularly interested in RPGs, a game of 1this sort has to be pretty amazing to gel me playing...

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MATT: I thought this was going to be an overage RPG, but . in fact it's not at all bad.

9 9 — m J AL This is a right liquid tort of a game. Wet, smelly a and highly unpleasant matt roted it, and because I'm k riot really an RPG fan I took his marks in good faith. i Bahl Personally I'd take 25% off all marks 'cos this looks n , delights like Landstalker and Phantasy Star g e RICH: I quite like a good RPG, but I think that Matt was i a.,voy too enthusiastic for this at the time. Today, comt lpared to the likes of landstalker and Shining Force, it's la steaming cow pot of a game and doesn't warrant purychase. Toke those marks down to the early 50s. r u 1 0b6 N M SEGA

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WHATWESAIDTHEN MATT: The challenge is easy enough at first, but soon gets tricky.

PAUL: There is quite a bit of skill involved in the gameplay and though the control system will either break your wrist of your joypad, it all adds to the frantic fun.

WHATWESAYNOW JAZ: I didn't review this at the time because I was on noliday, but when I finally got to ploy it when I returnec couldn't believe how easy it was. It was well overrated!

Themocks these days should be graphics 82%, sound 79%, playability 75%, lastability 47% and overall 58%.

RICH: I don't know what Matt was talking about to be 'ionest — this game is for too easy! The graphics and garneplay are just as good, but I'd take lastability down •n ahn, It Cn n • g r i d r e d u c e t h e o v e r a l l M o ' L t o a b o u t 6 0 % .

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For most beings, the question 'are you a man or a mouse?' in the face of adversity would sting their masculine pride into bulging out the biceps a few more millimetres and sticking out the old stiff Upper lip as if the suggestion that one is a mouse is an insult. What have people got against mice oh? Especially when you're the epitome of mouseish valour like Sporkster, the star of Konami's new totegadrive jaunt — Rocket Knight Adventures.

Far from being a crafty, cringing creature of the cheese-box, Sparkster is the hero of the first order of bravery who harks from another galaxy in the bewitched realm of Morn. His mediaeval world is ruled by seven powerful wizards and is caught in the confusing turmoil of a country permanently at wart The planet's inhabitants live by a mysterious force, an energy that provides them with light and runs their incredible Sky Chariots. But as in all the best stories, this force is being plundered and used to fuel the evil ends of a deviously deranged Dark King who is trying to conquer Elhorn with on army at hog-like, cyborg troops, One of the wizards, Kornata, is a mite cheesed off with the whole affairs so he's trained up some I F soldiers to tip top condition F and dubbed them the ' Ro cket .

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Sporkster is the last of said good Knights and eager to avenge his father who died horribly at the hands of the Dark Pang's warriors, he's quite willing to got stuck inl Lucy and Rich were privileged enough to get an early look at this scorching little platformer and, by Jove, it's looking seriously hot stuff graphically and garneplaywise so far. Feast your eyes on these screenshots for a first taste of the excellence but make sure you tune in soon for the full works.

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The game is a simple shoot 'em up quite similar in design to the aged coin-op Golaxion.

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There ore two basic game modes. In space levels, the action takes place amongst enormous space structures. Sometimes, you actually fly inside these massive cruisers and take on the aliens inside! The second set of scenarios ore the planetary stages, which boost some of the most ostounding graphics ever seen! Over 500,000 polygons are plotted, based around fractal formulas that produce stunning mountainscopes.

Although the graphics ore different, the fundamental blasting action remains as intense as ever Sego have been kind enough to give us a preview of the game and the MEAN MACHINES crew come away mightily impressed. The game features polygon graphics that knock the spots off

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However, Populous II has been improved in just about every deportment. Instead of six calamities to visit on the enemy, there ore about twenty. All ore much more satisfying fond sodisticl) than before.

From the awesome pillars of fire, to devastating tidal waves that sweep across entire oceans; soon all ideas of benevolence go out the window. Oh yes, there's gorgons and giants running around chomping on people too.

The graphics ore much improved, maintaining the mythological/holidays in Tuscany look all the way through. But despite the prim visuals, it's the strategians amongst Megadrive owners who will be most interested in the full lowdown of this latest pretender. And just for them, MEAN MACHINES SEGA will have an assuredly exhaustive review in the very next issue... if you're lucky!

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Core design have decided that it's about time somebody did the Mega-CD justice by designing on incredibly convincing Helicopter combat/flight simulator for it. Entitled 'ThunderhawiC, the game is the first game that fully utilises the Mego-CD's rotation and texture mapping capabilities. The results are simply jaw-droppingl What's more the game features hardware-scaling and sprite rotation on all of the enemy vehicles, adding to the realism.

One of the game's designers informed us that each tank, truck, helicopter, missile silo — you name it — is viewable from a full 360 degrees, This is something that requires an incredible amount of memory space, but then that's something that the Mega-CD is good at making, isn't it. Another feature unique to Thunderhowk is that the Mode 7 type backgrounds bank with the aircraft — something that the Super NES is incapable of.

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dimensional Desert Strike. The player has a choice of ten missions, each with its own list of directives.

For example mission five's main task is to recapture a town in Central America.

However there ore a further five objectives that are taken into account beforehand.

There's a neat looking bridge gagging for destruction and a squadron of long-range bombers need taking care of too. As you might imagine things become very involved in a short space of time. Even when the player has a good idea of the general battle plan there's the small problem of putting it all into practice.

The Thunderhowk is commonly flown using the D-pod as the joystick — pushing forward to advance, back to retreat and pushing left and right to bank in those directions. Alternatively the 0-pad raises or lowers the Thunderhawk's altitude and allows it to spin through 360 degrees from a hovering position. The C button toggles between the two. It all works very well indeed if the early version of the game is anything to go by

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This is a further ciemonstrotion of the Mego-CD's processing power — the ploy area is massive! Confident pilots have an extensive amount of time to inflict as much misery on the enemy as they want, with only the Thunderhawk's ammo supply posing as a limitation. Not so cocky players need only ensure that the helicopter is constantly headed toward the next prime target to satisfy HQ and make a success of the current mission. On the harder difficulty settings pilots are constantly required to use the Thunderhawk's altitude for stealth purposes — flying at low levels evading radar detection but chancing the rather solid scenery is especially exhilarating. Confound these problems with snowy conditions, night missions and trail following and would be ace pilots have certainly got their work cut out for them!

While all this is going on the CD soundtrack bocks the action with on impressive bombardment of screoming guitar music. Cores in-house musician, Martin, has done much to inject yet more power into the game with some superb soundtracks. Lucy and Paul had the opportunity of heoring some of the music through the lad's swanky sound system and were totally impressed! Additionally Mega-CD owners should look forward to many a sampled explosion and thundering of weaponry and take to some speaker reinforcement in preparation for Thunderhawk.

There's some heavy duty noise going down here we con tell you!

Thunderhowk is due for exhibition in America as the next flagship game for the Mego-CD. It wouldn't surprise us if the situation were repeated over here when the game is releosed this September. Japan has Konami and Capcom and it would appear that Core ore leading the European market for the Megadrive with this and their other titles due for launch next year. The excitement is almost unbearable but, thankfully, we ore only one month away from the full EXCLUSIVE review.

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