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PREVIEWS In 1996 the year of the football game commentator plump for Andy Cady Oct BLACK FIRE 42 More helicopter related shooting action as Virgo rival Thunder THE NEED FOR 44 Not a game about addicts hsoliing for drugs but a driving sim and a damn fine one tool DIE HARD TRILOGY e legendary p dubs Expect nothing stronger than hog and KimoSabi

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Marcus bias's a load oil free films The Megarnart had landed reviews them and lakes them NEXT MONTH 9 8 home. Again Maybe not today maybe not STEVE S TIPS 5 2 tomorrow, but someday, and (Sr the rest of your Ito Top tips this month, nKludiog The Horde Vampire Hunter, Street Fighter Alpha and the 3.30 loom Aintree I eagerly aw by the exclusnalp Sonic, Extreme.

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MEGAMAN X3 Whoops Go straight to the meet page and save the hassle WWf THE ARCADE GAME 8 0 Undertaker, Bern Barn Bigelow, Monk and Nk om o amongst others finally make it to the Saturn Maybe they should have visited the deed poll once hrst STORM 1 6 WOO War Two-tastic fun all the way w O sickening enaelatimis of 50 crucial confrontations "Once

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P l a y s t a t i on ha d s om e ni c e ti tl es, but t he l ook of Wi pe out 2 s how s t ha t i t s t e c hni c a l l i mi ts ar e al r eady be i ng r eached. Pl us, w he r e , apar t f r om P y s gnos i s ' sequel , a r e t he s ur e fi r e hi ts c om i ng f r om on PSX? I t ' s a l otter y.

Cont r a s t t ha t w i t h t he H M V buy e r s - be a m i ng at Ni GHTS. V i r t ue Cop 2, Soni c X-tr eme, V i r t ua l O n a nd Fi ght i ng Vi per s.

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To celebrate the long-awaited return of Sonic the Hedgehog, and the budget-price re-release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic Er Knuckles, we've blagged a ton of smart Sonic goodies from Fortress Sega. But this isn't just the usual load of old cobblers you usually see chucked out on these pages.

Well, most of it is. but there's some decent stuff as well.

Here's the swag up for grabs Our lucky winner will receive...

A copy of Sonic the Hedgehog with a sleeve autographed by Yuji Naka, the game's creator!

A Sonic Et Knuckles denim jacket.

A Sonic & Knuckles Cluicksnap disposable camera.

A Sonic 2 t-shirt.

Four runners-up will each receive a Sonic 2 t-shirt.

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1 To be in with a chance 3. 11, 141:SADTPI I 1 winning simply tell us how I many different Sonic games there have been, m The answer's somewhere in the meg. a Put your answer on the back of a postcard or j envelope and post it to HOGWASH at the ed' address. Five winners will be picked out ofj the o n e Tuesday 16 July. l N 0 6

This is a sad and sombre time at MEAN MACHINES HQ, for we bid a fond farewell to our two apprentices.

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1 1 1 been hob-nobbing Angus has with the 1hoi polloi at the E3 show in the 1 US. If the groggy telephone a calls from plush hotel rooms at all hours are anything to go by.mit's all been a bit of an . ordeal - shopping at Beverly Hills, supping . wine at top restaurants, _ and receiving the hospitality of the games industry's mover and shakers.

"It's a dirty iob," he sighs across a crackly telephone line. 'but someone's got to do it.' We anticipate some degree of culture shock upon his return shopping at Kwik Save, supping Pepsi Max at Mr Sandwich and blagging a Sonic t-shirt next time he goes to Sega j ' t be the sa

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CL AI RE Claire's also been abroad - a little sojourn to Belgium was the highlight of the month for an art editor eager to sample the cultural delights our European cousins have to offer. "Actually, I was after some cheap booze,' she claims, 'And some chocolate, of course.' Although she returned with copious quantities of 'Hoegaarden Witbier - Biers blanche', the chocolate turned Out to be a bit of a disaster. "We left the chocolate teddy bear lollies on the back seat of the car, and by the time we got back to London they'd all melted. By the time I gave them to everyone they looked a be like chocolate lasagne!" Yum

us rcus, this mo t the dubious deputising for his ab rt. I thought - I to reap the enormous elks that Gus ys when he's barge.' cus's mind filled with thoughts of p b e a r i n g mountains of free o r e , offers of exotic holi n sunny climes, and all the e r f u l knick-knacks that clutter his desk. "What I'd forgotten," he grumbles, emerging from a desk piled high with unfinished business, "is that all the people that dole out the ave gone to s 1 1 .• -• • • 1 1 1 1 6 .

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DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH 20th Century Fox have just released Abduction, a special edition X Files video that compiles the season two episodes Duane Barry, Ascension and One Breath into a feature length story running at wall over two hours. Scully is kidnapped by a ranged former FBI agent, and ultimately taken .rp space as the prisoner of sinister aliens. i.ider determines to prove she is alive, and rinds corruption in the most when .p e hecattempts t e dto rescue' t a p e is on sale now p E13. l a c e s at but we have five give away the lucky winners of our competition., To be in wit chance tell

To complete this • month's hat-trick of 'We're too good to you'. style giveaways, we've been on to the bods at Warner Home Vi who have bunge two di sets of their Carry On tapes. The classic Carry On Cabby, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Cowboy and Carry On Screaming are all treleased at a4 budget1 price on 24th June. b we've got sets of all four films for the two winners of our comp°.

To be in with a chance of winning, tell us...

The names of two Carry On stars.

Put your answers on the back of a postcard or sealed envelope and post it to FRYING TONIGHT! at the editorial address. Two winners will be picked out of the hat on. you guessed it, Tuesday 16 July,

What are Agents Scully and Mulder's first names?

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Five winners will be picked Out of the hat s . i 3 D U c lon Tuesday 16 July.

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BRUCE FORSYTH Steve I'm in charge Merritt ERIC MORCAMBE Angus 'You cant see the loin' SW411 TOMMY TRINDER Mi te You lucky people Coulthard CHARLIE DRAKE Marcus RONNIE H e l l o CORBETT Lucy m y'Se it s goodnight born me H i l l RONNIE BARKER d a r Steven %Amid it's goodnigM from her' Key l i n g s FREELANCE COMICS H MAX WALL e Andy McVitte a MRS rMERTON Lisa n Merritt JOYCE GRENEAU Ilea Hocks

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Sadly, this is our Geordie gem's final issue of Mean Machines. As we wave a tearful farewell to Emap's Young Designer of the Year, we'll try to make amends for the editorial section misdemeanours she has been subjected to - the chip fat slur in Issue 37, the finishing school gag in Issue 38, the feline innuendo in Issue 40, the fatty insult in Issue 42, the Christmas party giggle is Issue 43 and the joke about Newcastle in Issue 44. We have, of course, assured her new employers that she is not realty common, fat, greasy or licentious, but in fact very lovely indeed Goodbye Lucy. h was fun while it lasted.

The next rat jumping ship is none other than our own staff writer - young Master Key. Lord Emap dangled a carrot and the lad grasped the opportunity to work on the same new project as Lucy. Anyway, whereas we'll quite miss Lucy, the sooner Steve clears off the better. For one thing we won't have to make polite conversation about the ailing Waltham Abbey K., or excuse the annoying way he mispronounces Sega as 'See. ga'. But the biggest relief will be never again enduring the way he says 'Ta-da' just before he knocks you out in VF2, Ta-da Steve - and take your bat, frogs and spider with you. Gil.

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6 . A representative for Aplix, a Japanese software dcompany who developed the browser softwere, ' e rdemonstr,oted the unit The browser allows the b s Wide Web to be disptayed in a text aridpictures ydesignea ;Sages, rathet.than plain text. Sega's by looks a lot like the i S •, &Aw a i t on PC. For Net access, u s e r must n separate ecc e provider'.

But it appears that Seg o beccwn i c e provider, ast w for the a Christ wit p i ' t h e i i w • oyedbrily • e n t e r s . t t t. w i e ' g m i l b n a e o r n . e S o Last year's Sega PC titles t f a dry run for Sega's true PC plan. e acray.of PC i have been announced, with near • release for some t o products. The other big advance is to run the vidua Qa h n without an expensive accelitration car Otte Fighter..Virtua e s Sega Rally and Daytona all look the business r hardware. They'll be Supported by S0114 i e Snip of the old Mega-CO game) Sonic it n ckles (pac w i t h Sonic 3), Bug and its s g Not finished! - Seg t l new titles, Three Dirty r "Dwarves andThe Sacred s , y i Baku Baku, Panzer Dragoon, , c Garfield and World Series Base t hew! t h i i o s n * s „

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"Weill win t h e b a t t l e o f next g en eratio n consoles

by C h ri s t ma s . " T o m Kalinske, CEO Seg a of America.

VIRTUA C OP 2 A full first level of the arcade f ollow-up produc ed

by AM2. The quality of graphics, at first indistinguishable f rom the arcade, makes this a pretty spectacular part of the aut umn line-up. Cop 2 is a more varied and challenging game than the original, wit h twice as many enemies and setpieces like a hilarious Starsky and Hutch-style car chase. See muc h more in this mont h's Sega Saturn Mag.

We've k nown about this for s ome months, but E3 brought into the open the fantastic n e w football game that more than makes amends f or the rushed Victory Goal. A mixture of super s moot h pitch graphics and amazing player animat ion mak e this the potent sports simulation of late 1996.

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MR BONES One of those Sega of America projects that obviously goes way above our European heads. Mr Bones is a skeletal fi gure who takes on a series of dark forces across lots of different game style levels. Thes e feature s ome neat visual effects, c ombining hi-res renderings in the background interacting wit h conventional sprites in the foreground.

Picked Out by Sega as the de facto demons t rat ion of Saturn's technical superiority over Playstation, Night s is the game that mos t developers and programmers couldn't help admire, The real attention was paid to the Sonic Team's custom controller that offers a secondary analogue ball control,

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THE SACRED POOLS Just when you t hought the interactive mov ie was dead. ..along c omes Sacred Pools. This is another Segasoft venture, and one whic h they say revolutionises adventure gaming by mix ing c omput er graphics wit h v ideo footage. At present only the vide footage was on show, and it's the usual mix of Dr. Who effects and actors wit hout dignity. And we thought they'd learned their lesson wit h Double Switch,

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Put together by t he same team that created the original Bug, Bug Too demonstrates the advance in Saturn programming, wit h far more lavish graphics and all manner of effects. The team (Reallime) have taken note of criticisms of Bugl t h e mos t frequent being it was too hard). The all-new locations, inc luding a kitschy seventies retro-den, are visited by t wo new insectoid heroes -- Superfl y and Maggot Dog. The bonus level replacing the fl ying sections takes game psychedelia to new levels.

M E G A D R IVE V IR TLIA F IGH T E R No pictures, not even on video, but the teaser plainly stat p o l y g o n i s e d version of the arcade classic on the Me r i v e . So many MEAN MACHI NES pleas have been an wered.

Either a wonderf ul or desperate idea depending on how you feel about more platform gaming in the other X-Men game vein. This time it s all f emme action, as men have been struck down by a mystery virus.

W O R L D SERIES BASEBALL Okay, baseball is dull, but this has s ome great graphics for a baseball game, wit h a hi-res batting perspective and fast fi elding scrolling.

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Scavenger is an umbrella of developers well k nown to us for Subterrania and Red Zone on Megadrive, and projects like Amok and Scorcher for Saturn. These are still unreleased, t hough c omplet e and on s how at E3.

Scavenger merits so muc h space for their remarkable m b e r o f g a me s i n dev elopment : 1 4 projec t s , a l l des t ined for Saturn.

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AQUA The shots poorly convey this interesting action game that has elements of all the best isometric ex ploring games f rom Marble Madness to Spindizzy Worlds, A convoluted plot of spherical suits and mad wizards goes to explain a seven level maze game wit h a very attractive control feel.

RPG that has the most dy namic 3-D engine seen in an adventure game. The detailed hero explores a of a beautifullyactiondrawn m i l Aworld n amazing-looking castle, wielding a s word against all manner of conventional adventure enemies. The apt title describes the lighting effects that shade all the poly gon characters as they mov e f rom light into darkness, creating a unique env ironment al atmosphere

Probably the mos t impressive project graphically, Aqua further blurs the distinction bet ween rendered sequences and realt ime graphics.

Breathtaking underwat er graphics and diver animation, wit h light fi ltering down f rom the surface to enhance the original idea of a scuba exploration adventure set in a sunken May an city.

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TA R A N T U L A A rolling demo of team Mescal's creepy-crawly adventure demons t rat ed the immens e promis e Tarantula has. The pictures here are real-time game shots, as you control a deadly spider out to save her spiderlings after a rat runs off wit h the egg sack.

The mundane int erior of the Desert Rose Deli in Texas provides the backdrop to a miniat ure drama in nature,

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Scavenger's curious 'Fetish' based title is next most c omplet ed to Scorcher and Amok. Sat in a near-future world of technocrats and dark entities, you play a bro-disciple out t o restore global balance. Wearing tightfitting rubber clothing seems to be essential to this end. Terminus has t wo distinct phases so far, one ex ploring 3-0 cities, the other riding t hrough impressive 3-D o tunnels and conduits.

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STREET RACER (UBI S O FT) Vivid I mage have been work ing on this update of the fun racer. It will have an amazing eight wi n d o w split screen mode.

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More of the s ame visually, but the second Hay man features a second level of background play. Look out for n e w rendered enemies.

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Angel is the closest Scavenger have c ome to a platform blaster, and the early playable area is set on a hexagonal t ower wit h wall-hugging walkways.

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Scavenger's mos t conventional project is an arcade off-road racer.

Hydraulic fourby-four racers compet e over slalom courses and bridge jumps. For their first driving game, the 3-D engine is impressively fast and smooth.

G RID R U N N E R (VIRGIN) A novel t wo-play er split-screen game set over 413 maze levels_ Players use 5 sets of weaponry to locate the my flags.

CO MMAND AND C O N Q U ER (VIRGIN) This game could dominat e the charts like Its PC predecessor. From the disc on show, shaping up to be every bit as good.

HARDER EDGE AN D LARGER LINE U P Konami couldn't be persuaded to touch Saturn last year, but a softening in their approach is apparent, with a clutch of products announced at the last minute. Sadly, no Castlevania or Track ft Field mentioned.

C R Y P T K ILLE S Their successful %/Cop style coin-op converted to Saturn to appear before Christmas. Three players explore Egyptian tombs and other dangerous places,

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Konami plan to outdo all other fighting games with an incredibly authentic martial arts game put together by eight programmer/experts from San Francisco.

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alien hybrid spread over 1,600.000ft of game area (to scale) test the gun reflexes of Jake Burton. your intrepid space marine.

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The Model 2 arcade game, the first thirdparty one to use Sega's board, converted to Saturn. It's a 3 . D polygon fighter.

1 1 6 0 J TECM - O STACKERS 1 ( T E C1M 0 ) Fun variant on Puyo 1 blocks Puyo, with seeking out similar blocks with their tentacles. Looks as addictive as Baku Baku.

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Acclaim were quiet on console last year, but burst back at E3 with an incredible 29 Saturn titles in their brochure! That's more than any other system. Once again, licenses figure large, with new films, comics and sports driving the majority of titles.

"No o n e else can m a t c h this p r o d u c t line-up."

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Finally a Saturn version on show. It looks every bit ab good as the Playstation version at the moment, with Probe battling to recreate the special effects later on.

The Dungeons and Dragons Ravenloft modules are backing this polygon beat 'em up, and Acclaim are touting its 225,000 polygons per second capability, claiming that's four time as many as Tekken. It's significant for characters using weapons in 250-odd combat moves, with gothic horror characters drawn from tho varnrre RPG license,

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THE C R OW: CITY OF ANGELS A 3-0 combat game with the novel approach of exploring locations and fighting up to four opponents at a time, brawl fashion, To tie in with the second Crow movie out this year.

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BATMAN: THE ARCADE GAME Following last year's Megadrive game, this is a more sophisticated scrolling beat 'em up, matching the new coin-op pixel for pixel.

Supposedly to be 'massive' only Acclaim could put Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes together in a game that mixes lunar basketball with Micro Machines-style space racing.

MAGIC: T H E GATHERING A 3-D adventure with network possibilities forms the basis of Magic: The Gathering, based on the game cards which are hugely popular in America.

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NBA JAM EXTREME QUARTERBACK CLUB '97 WWF IN YOUR HOUSE IRON MAN/X-0 MANOWAR IN HEAVY METAL BUST-A-MOVE 2 BUBBLE BOBBLE KILLING TIME BATTLESPORT SUPER MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP RISE 2:RESURRECTION

A scrolling beat 'em up based on a film Just about to appear in the States. At this early stage it cannot be said to look too promising, with stilted animation and poor control.

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The Sonic pretender now becomes a Mario pretender with a 3•D adventure.

Ambitious project, but looking empty at the moment.

Ocean's long-running license. An early build features a 3•D water battle using the Saturn's background chip. Nice ideas, but very rough as yet.

A Resident Evil clone, just six weeks into development. You're already dead at the start of the game. Yep, it's a weird one.

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INDEPENDENCE D A Y (FOX INT ERACT IVE) Based on the forthcoming big movie, one section of this is a polygon jet fighter game.

Looks ropey and early at the moment.

S OV IE T STR IK E The familiar strike perspective remains, but everything else has jumped light years. The detail of the scenery, range of scenarios and incredible presentation astounds. Watch as individual soldiers flee houses and jump into jeeps. Then total them.

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EA's plans centre on their sports titles, including a much improved Fifa '97, sadly not on show. Andrerti racing, PGA '97 and NBA Live are all promised and show stealer, is the awesome, all-conquering Soviet 1for thisStrike. year. But their stand,

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Another racing game, but one trying to capture the rough and tumble of the Indy/Boxcar scene. Low slung 3-0 views of the tracks, with speed a priority for the programmers, and a simulation approach taken to refuelling, tyre-handling and damage repair. Four player dual monitor link-up planned.

EA are adopting an arcade approach to PGA, stripping out the play windows. The replay windows and play perspectives are being beefed up from the PS version. Otherwise, it's PGA.

MADDEN NFL '97 The only American Football game that Brits land Dominik Diamond) give any credence to_ EA have taken two years to get this ready for next-gen. Judge for yourself.

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'41mon Gremlin DUKE NUKEM (GT INT ERACT IVE) Announced at the show, GT add another Doom-shooter to their release schedule. This time, the much awaited Duke Nukem from Lobotomy.

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Lucasarts' sole game for Saturn in 1996 is a colourful overhead combat adventure set in Greek myth with Asterix-style comic graphics.

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Only a video on show.

SUPER STR FIGHTER ALPHA 2 Saturn version now snapping at the heels of the arcade game. Hard to see what they would leave out of the next part of the popular series.

'Not Capcom's most electrifying set of titles ever.

Even the announcement of Marvel Super Heroes did little to enthuse their stand.

Where's Resident Evil, guys?

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We're genuinely pleased to see a Saturn version of this cute Pang classic, Break bubbles over a hundred colourful and cutesy levels_ = 1 -

Capcorn US get a go with an isometric adventure beat 'em up, with players morphing between bestial and human forms.

To be honest, looks absolute cack at the moment.

MAJOR DAMAGE Mixing platform shooter action with an uncharacteristic comic scenario for Capcom. Only attracted a casual playing from most show visitors.

Walsall coders NMS are constructing this game of mass destruction.

Take a tank around urban environments, going demolition crazy. Looks like good fun.

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Scrolling adventure action boasting 160,000 game screens and the ability to turn into a bat and mist. Very Crystal Dynamics in format.

BOSS game studios big idea: Take a cyber spider and pit him against a range of polygon beagles. Nice backgrounds, but why has a spider got homing missiles?

NO EYE-CANDY It's taken two years for BMG to establish themselves, but they genuinely believe in these games. None were particularly visually impressive, but had gameplay promise.

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There are nevertheless highlights in the shape of Marilyn's TV commercial for 'Royal Triton' gasoline, the complete Cinemascope trailer for How To Marry A Millionaire and an extract from Let's Make Love.

Much of the remainder of the disc comprises newsreel footage (Including the Happy Birthday To You Mr President address to J R) and the memories of sole interviewee, author Robert Slatzer. Encoding is OK, but the usually grotty source footage is seriously distracting,

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W i t h noneo fthe charmo fthosesmartbeachparty films they usett to make in the Sixties, this is nevertheless partially redeemed by soundtrack music from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, lce-T, Jane's Addiction and Pato Banton, Like the Marilyn Monroe disc, Surf O'Zone is part of a new range of American discs distributed in the UK by Digital Disc Ent ert ainnirnt

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As the 007 phenomenon reached its peak, an increasingly dissatisfied Sean Connery was pressed into service for the fifth time. The unlikely team of writer Roald Dahl and director Lewis Gilbert steered the series into unprecedented realms of excess - the action ranging from outer space to bustling Tokyo and, incredibly, the inside of a vast volcano. Donald P l e a s a n c e isa sneeringBlofeldi noneo f themost mi impi•_;:,bo.e enough to warrant consideration as one of the greatest action t films of the Sixties. As with p Philips' other Bond Video CDs, e encoding is top notch. r fCERTIFICATE o PRICE r m a n RAKER ( 1 9 7 9 ) c e s RAkER A s Star Wars fever raged, the Bond producers sent 007 into space to investigate the theft of a number of o Space Shuttles. It's all the work of dastardly Hugo f Drax (Michael Lonsdate) who is populating a radarh cloaked space station with a master race of beautiful i people. Easily the most absurd Bond film ever made, this had precious little to do with the Ian Fleming s o v e l i t wassupposedlybasedon.MichaelLonsdale cn is suitably creepy, Richard Koefs steel-toothed baddy Jaws has his a moments, and Roger Moore understandably plays it for laughs. Only the 'chucked r out of a plane without a parachute' scenario of the pree credit sequence still imprv-;sese r , a n d t h e w inner.

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There n have been doubts that the 16-bit system would ever see its hero star in a new game. These fears were finally dispelled when j e Sega asked us (and only us!) to meet Katsu Sato, producer at the UK end of Sonic 3•D. c As you might expect, a lot of work is being done at Sega's t Japanese HD, but less widely publicised (ie secret) is u the UK involvement in the project. 32MEG r Sonic 3-D will be massive on Megadrive e come November. Stick with MEAN o MACHINES for further exclusive n coverage. ' S o n i c RINGS 9 41 1 1 h a1 s b e e n r i f e e v e r s i n c e

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However, this sequence shows a stunning loop sequence comically orchestrated with Sonic activating a pad to be catapulted through a set of one-way 'supermarket' swing gates. Planned for other levels are high-speed vaccuum tubes and long downhills ramps.

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Sonic Xtrerne is constructed in three-dimensiondl levels, and Sonic has complete freedom to move through these. Runnin and out of the screen is possible in 'Bug' style, as is running and down inclines and ramps Despi te this, the speed of the inal Sonic is maintained, with the ability to race through levels.

The most dazzling new feature is '360 degree world spin'. This , flips the scenery so that ceiling becomes wall, then floor then opposite wall. It's more than Just a special effect, as many of the game's levels have areas only accessible with this move. The game also features a Reflex Lens •5 effect, when the scenery is warped into a spherical !she • e.

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1996 has arrived and Virgin, pioneer of the whol e 'Hollywood' approach to video gaming, has dispensed with Trilobyte's services. Lack of basic interaction and widespread disillusionment of gamesplayers has brought the genre into disrepute. The follow-up to Seventh Guest, 11th Hour, arrives not with a commercial bang but a whimper on PC, 'Interactive movies' is about as attractive as British beef.

And throughout this entire period, a select band of French programmers and artists and musicians are working on a single project that inevitably draws comparisons with the traditions of animated movies. This band, Amazing Studios, is in fact the cream of French development The duo at its heart are Eric Chahi and Frederic Savoir, cre• ators of Another World and Flashback respectively: the most successful console uamt!s ever to emerge from Le Republic.

Chahi and Savoy created these land4 mark titles at Delphine, who have gone on to take the Conrad Hart character further with Fade to Black. However, the pair left to form Amazing, with the aim of creating something darker than 'Black: Heart of Darkness, Their efforts, four years on, have cost upwards of Sim. For the money, the game now in the final stages of development exceeds the limited interaction of so-called interactive movies. It's better described as a fully 'interactive . action', with the production values associated with animated film. Saturn Owners will be the first to judge the final product this September.

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The animation within Heart of Darkness may well be the best ever for an interactive computer game. Andy, the lead character, has had every one of his 1500 frames Of animation individually keyed, And all of these are for movement in one direction, with the program able to flop these to their mirrorimage in realtime, The transition between individual sequences of action animation has been made seamlessly. No less attention has been paid to the game's denizens; shadow monsters, ventis fly traps and underwater monsters.

One o f t h e lo n g est - await ed d evelo p men t s of t h e Nin e t ie s , t h e g arg an tu an He a rt o f Darkness t h reat en s t o eclip se all o t h e r games o f 1 9 9 6 . . .

Z 0 'TM 'VOID Heart of Darkness begins with Andy, an average kid and his dog Whiskey. Andy has a tough time at school with a sadistic teacher who punishes him by locking him in a dark cupboard. Unsurprisingly, Andy has a fear and fixation with the dark. He takes Whiskey one evening to the park to witness a total eclipse. Duly, the dark disc of the moon passes over the sun and an eerie gloom descends. With it, Andy feels a sudden inexplicable sense of evil. Daisies underfoot wither and die.

Suddenly, Whiskey is seized by an unseen e and dragged Into the darkness of the eclipse.

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With their own fantasy world, the Amazing team had freedom to create landscapes and environments at their whim. When playing, the scene moves through a single plane (ie. left to right and vice versa, not into the screen), but the visualisation gives the game incredible depth and solidity. The scenes convey familiar settings, like jungles, towering mountains and canyons and a dark demonic lair at the nexus of the world. All these 'background' graphics were created in 3D Studio.

Although this has become the standard development tool for graphics within the industry, when Heart of Darkness was begun four years ago, it was a leading-edge tool.

In any case, tools are just tools to Amazing.

They wanted to avoid the familiar 'rendered' look brought about by using conventional prepackaged textures. They created their own natural textures to give the world a lush and painted look. They also t sketched all the scenes by hand first, like Disney backdrops, and the faithfulness of the game's grapNcs to these hand-drawn depictions is stunningly demonstrated here.

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The train of events that led to Sega publishing Heart of Darkness on Saturn in place of Virgin, is the kind of stuff rarely disclosed to us mag journos. Generally, dirty green-backs are involved. The simple fact of the matter is that Heart of Darkness, now four years in design, is well late. Sega's arriv with a strong bid to publish the Saturn version will probably help the game in its final months of development. Virgin will retain right to all other formats. The benefit is purely for Saturn owners, as a September release is six weeks (at least) ahead of PC, with Playstation relegated to 'sometime in 1997'.

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3 Surprisingly, sound can be more effective in creating a film-like atmos1 phere than graphics. Many games aspiring to the effect with stirring scores have fallen flat with synthetic-sounding music. Heart of has allocated some of its sizeable budget to employing 1 -Darknessollywood composer, Bruce Broughton. His scores h 1 34th Street and Honey. I blew up the Baby. To coni vey the true quality of his arrangements, the d 1 % m es u s iorchestra. c was recorded by an c e e The trio in L v arge of sound e effects have an equally illustriI r backa ound, l Actual gameplay within Heart of Darkness conforms to K the weird amalgum of the Delphine classics Another f World and Flashback. You have complete control over the a g Andy character within the environment, but timimg is m more important than in the average 'platformer'. In Heart i of Darkness, 'scenes' develop, with Andy facing specific I l modular tasks. An example of this scenic approach is y where Andy scales a sheer cliff-face by finding hand holds. At the top, he must perform a perfectm l ly-timed jump onto the tailbone of a huge o fossilised dinosaur. The reward for such skill v is the spectacular crumbling effect of the deli i icate skeleton as he makes the leap. e P s ; B T a The two games without which b Heart of Darkness wouldn't N y have come about... ' s E APIPTNER D tfoRLD a Using polygons to create S y amazing animation effects. Another World was O A a movie-style game that still • u offered playability. A sequel t 'Heart of the Alien' was pre, N pared for Mega-CD but never M released. i D FLA3NBACK r a c l e o n

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So what's all the fuss about? Well cast your minds back to those tacky American TV shows that used to turn up during the school holidays - you know the sort of thing, Hollywood's Greatest Prangs; endless clips of stock cars being driven by Hollywood's greatest prat& If the thought of a driving scenario being adopted as a thinly-veiled excuse to instigate multiple pile-ups appeals to you, then Destruction Derby looks like being right up your alley. Perfect's conversion of the game is far from finished, but these pictures show that we're in for a rough ride._

SPEEDWAY This is a straightforward, if fast moving, course which is useful for getting used to the handling of your car before you progress to tougher tracks. The course has a basic 'Indy 500' style oval design which should mean that opposing cars pose more of a problem than navigation and handling.

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OCEAN DRI Although this picturesque course is fThed with palm tress and is of a relatively basic loop construction, the section where the road narrows to the width of only one car is to be treated with caution. Try not to let your road rage get the better of you if you get stuck in a traffic jam. On the other hand just ram everyone for a laugh.

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CITY HEAT A square-shaped track through a grimy inner city. Although this looks quite simple, and the scenery doesn't give much cause for distraction, there's a very unpleasant chicane after one of the curves which is actually one of the most difficult areas in the whole game. la.

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The basic story behind all of the Space Hulk games sees you as the chapter commander of an elite squad of Space Marines, working through a number of missions - each with a different scenario and each with a different mission objective. The Space Hulks themselves lwhere the various missions take place) are enormous derelict star cruisers that have found themselves floating helplessly in deep and unpopulated space due to warp engine failure. Though the human occupants are long since dusts, a deadly and unique species of alien - known as Genestealers - have infested these craft, using them as sort of Trojan Horses to infiltrate into human space.

Some missions set you the task of 'cleansing' key locations on-board utilising your flamer-equipped marines, while others might be more simple 'seek and destroy' missions. The common element, no matter the mission type, is your tarry band of soldiers; each kitted-out with, the latest in hi-tech' weaponry and armour. Grrr! Let me at

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During a mission you can freeze time for a limited period and give orders to your troops using a simple icon-based map system. Once realtime returns, your loyal marines will act out their given orders as best they can. You also get a miniaturised map in the bottom left or your action screen to watch the various marines' progress during battle

Known in many other games as a chain gun, this is one serious spinning son of a bitch. Got a cor ridor full of gittish aliens? No problemo, just open her up and

brace yourself for some major recoil.

No prizes for guessing how this little beauty works! Get up close, cover your eyes, and let the titanium blade do the talking! It's also pretty handy for getting through doors.

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to,some of the more hardcore weaponry. This here's yer basic, standard issue blaster. It tends to lam a bit if fi red t oo rapidly, but it has plentiful arnmo and does the job.

POWE A r standard piece of ordinance for a marine, the Power Glove acts not O Only L 0an1excellent shield, but as an hard-hitting close-range resort.

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t he r oost. The Ma nc he s t e r c r e w a nd Bi r m i ngha m m ob US G ol d ha d t he 8 bi t hor ns c om put e r m a r k e t s e w n up B abe c kt wi n m imd- h E ai ght e etnhet he n d li iensgOcean al l t her ul e d bi gge s t l i censes a nd c onv e r s i ons a nd ba nk r ol l i ng al l t he m os t s uc c e s s f ul or i gi nal ti tl es, w i t h onl y budge t l abel Ma s t e r t r oni c c a us i ng a ny teal c om pe t i t i on w i t h i t s t w o- qui d ti tl es. O c e a n w e r e t he pe opl e S e ga t r us t e d t o code S pe c t r um . Com m odor e a nd Am s t r a d ver si ons of s m a s he s l i ke O ut Run a nd E ndur e Racer . A n d t he n t he c ons ol e s ha ppe ne d. The s e days y ou' d fi nd i t pr e t t y ha r d t o bel i eve A M 2 w oul d ha nd ov e r t he de e ds t o M a n x I T t o t he same pe opl e r e s pons i bl e f or l i censi ng Wa t e r w or l d. N o t be c a us e O c e a n s udde nl y became t a l e nt l e s s shyster s. b u t be c a us e Br i t i s h pr ogr a m m e r s i n ge ne r a l w e r e s l ow t o r e s pond to t he ons l a ught of t he ne w m a c hi ne s 'na m e l y Ma s t e r S y s t e m a nd NES), w hi c h J a pa ne s e teams ha d al r eady ha d t w o t o t hr e e year s of

experieece with. Poor old Ocean. And US Gel for t ha t matter . a nd Ma s t e r t r oni c w ho w e r e r esponsi bl e f or or i gi nal l y br i ngi ng t he Ma s t e S y x t e m t o t hi s c ount r y onl y t o fi nd t he m s e l v e s a m a l ga m a t e d i nt o Vi r gi n. But not poor ol d

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Anyway, the point of this is that Ocean have taken a bit of time about their comeback - despite some alright l i r . sales for a number of their titles, they haven't been a .11, a few years now. Well you'd better get ready to beg for 1 forgiveness, ye heathen dogs, because these close n neighbours of Mr Boddington and his fine brewery are a on the up, and they want you to know about it. m So what's the fuss, then? How come Ocean are coming e from the pocket and hassling us about their new games with shiny zealot-eyes? t Well it has to do with a o lithe arrangement m between Ocean head e office and little-known German coders Neon, n previously responsible t for numerous i softvertisements o (shareware games based n around promoting a i .1... product which are quite .n. popular in Europe). Now they're all over super systems like a r r e n t h producing three titles for Saturn, Pla h i s u PC. Due to the general tightness of • i s fe s uses PC shots of the games, which u r e d rett mu c h identical to the Saturn versions whichi. h couldn't get our hands on because they're not allowed e out of Germany. Luckily t hough we'v e scheduled a little d trip out to Neon's Darmstadt HQ, so we should have the t full Sega SP in time for next month, For now though, o feast your eyes on the early demo pics and info we've secured for your edutainment... n e s o f a w e a n d r e s p e c t '11 ° f 3 6 MIVI S E G A o

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such a basically simple game it's a bit tricky to describe.

Basically, Wipeout-meets-Doom-meets-Sewer Shark is the best amalgamation of games you'll already know to start off with. It's a fairly linear-moving blasting game which puts you in the cockpit of a floating hovercar and puts that floating hovercar into a series of claustrophobic tunnels, fills the tunnels with aliens, puts big guns all over everyone and leaves the player to get on with things. Unlike most games of this emerging genre, Tunnel Bi doesn't force you to live the action at a million miles an hour - the player has almost total control over their craft, and is free to stop and turn to pick off agile enemies. However, there is a time limit, so it's not advisable to dawdle. Tunnel 81 is the result of Neon's newly developed 3D engine, which they say produces last, smooth update with little clipping (thanks to masking routinesl and superb light sourcing. What we've seen so far would suggest this is not total lies. As to how the final game will play, we're not sure. but it's almost certain to look spectacular.

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No end of trouble. And such is the premis e for Neon's third game in the offi ng, in whic h a goddess loses her my t hologic al abilities and recruits you to fi nd them.

Don't k now why she doesn't just look in the bot t om of her handbag, because that's probably where she left t hem, as bloody usual wit h dames. Sexism aside.

Vanishing Powers is a big depart ure f rom Neon's other Saturn titles. There is a 30 element to it, but only in an isometric stylee, because Vanishing Powers is a roleplaying game, populat ed by demons and hobgoblins and things, along wit h Hit Points, stats screens and big-ass puzzles. Neon want everyone to k now that this demonstrates the versatility and variety of infl uences crossing the team. But that's just s howing off, if you ask us. Whilst all the mechanics of Vanishing Powers are already in place there's still a lot of work to be done on the game map, whic h Ocean c laim will be absolutely heeee-uge and hard enough to test even t oughened APO fanatics. Doesn't score quite so highly on the puls e-bending scale, but should still be one to look out for.

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Eschewing the comparatively limited constraints of tunnels and things. Viper hands you the metaphorical keys to a fully killed-out attack helicopter.

Fortunately for the houses of people you don't like you're also given strict orders of what ' to do with it, le destroy •invading terrorist army types with their tanks and their gun.. and their guns and their bombs.

Quite the opposite of Tunnel, players of Viper have total and utter choice of flight path, chasing around cities stuffed with gleaming skyscrapers and big wide roadways blasting the peebles out of any opposition.

The handling of the (very early) demo currently on offer is already most nice. Neon have turned their backs on realism to give players a more adrenalinoo exc u t anything except Nights this early on, we have to say that there's every possibility Viper could be one of the better 3D releases of the year on Saturn. Good luck to those Ocean lads.

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Motson was in Fifa, Barry Davies starred in Euro '96, Alan Green is in Oly mpic Soccer, so who have Acclaim plumped for? Sky Tv 's Andy 'Och' Gray. The ex Villa, Everton and Wolves (amongs t others) striker, now the f ront man of Sky's boot room, has bought his particular blend of blabber to the console world, and wit h phrases like 4 be a Yellow Card, ' (can y ou see a pattern 0 developing?) booming out of the speakers c surely this must be all you c ould hope for? Hmmm h , t h a t ' s g o t t o h u r t , a n d " O c h , t h a t ' s g o t t o Football is a game supposed to be played in t he rain. Why else would the season run f rom Sept ember to May? So you can all get soaked on a Saturday or Sunday afternoc for no apparent reason, But, many of you will testify, the thought of catching a cold doesn't appeal to many, I the alternative indoor gal Set inside an encased glass arena, there are no throws, offsides or goal kicks, and thball is always in play unti

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It is, however, doubt f ul that the tidy-bearded television presenter's considerable experience in the fi eld has extended to the type of scenario suggested by this new helicopter game. Originally developed by Sega US, the game has been adopt ed for UK release

by Virgin. You're at the controls of helic opt er gunship whic h hovers t owards its targets, negotiating airborne enemy forces and ground-based defences. Over a lengthy c ampaign of aerial may hem you'll be pitted against a group of "whac k o half-brains" called The Sword of Gideon led by one Colonel Kane, a rebel defected f rom y our own forces. The similarities to Apocalypse No w continue when tinny radio dialogue grants you permis s ion to Five levels, each s ubdiv ided into three s missions, take y ou across land and sea in a search of your quarry. n c tM 2 3 0 3 0 M M C A N N O i The staple of your gunplay, and the mos t o versatile weapon to fall back upon. The ncannon is well-stocked wit h ammunit ion, yfires 650-750 rounds per minut e and is oslaved t o your helmet sighting system. uHandy in a fix. r t a r g e t s w i t h e x Whatever y our mission, the objective of each t level is to seek out out your heavily defended targetr and blow it to bits. In order to f ollow y our orders you'll eneed the right tools f or the job - weapons are easily t oggled and clearlv m indicated on y our fl ight console. Step thise way, s ir_

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What her stern but useful deliveries don't tell you, however, is that the odds are rather unfairly stacked. Kane went missing after guarding a top secret stash of crashed UFOs. Rumour has it he's harnessed some of the alien technology for his own private

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VIDBITES The 'Highlights' option is for post. race lefts, as the computer selects what it believes to be the worst rashes and most stimulating hits of driving iust performed. It's usually right and, interestingly, shows the scrapes the other cars get into without you,

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MOTHERLAitiD Need for Speed's scenery generation is really quite unlike anything else seen in a driving game. The courses are not afraid to undulate and snake, with landscape surprises around just about every corner: gullies, tunnels and coastal cuttings, even an encounter with a passing balloon race. The scenery appears to have width beyond the screens boundaries, and an intriguing solidity and realism.

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Latterly, as purveyor of some big budget action movies (eg. Speed) and chart-topping TV hits (eg. X-Files) Fox has become a major force again_ But the potential to convert these popular properties into licensed video games has been overlooked for the most part. Apart from the Simpsons, Now Fox, in a new guise , a s Fox Interactive, is looking to exploit its formidable catalogue.

First on the slab is Die Hard Trilogy, due on the Saturn some time in the late summer_ It's a three-pan shoot 'em up drawing its cues and inspiration from the three movies fronted by the John Maclean character played by Bruce Willis_ When Probe Software (who've worked on previous Fox licenses like Alien3 and the current Alien Trilogy) were charged with creating Die Hard Trilogy, the explosive action and effects of the movies were obviously uppermost in their minds.

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This section is focused on targetshooting, with the polygon view scrolling through the airport grounds, terminal and even to a taxi-ing plane on the runway. In many ways it's like Virtue Cop, but with apparently more interaction and strategy with the scenery. By shooting away ceilings, for example, you can get parts of the terminal to fall on groups of your targets, killing them indirectly.

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N, .v the criminal mind of Gruber's brother (Gruber being the baddie in Die Hard) taxes Maclean with a series of bombs planted around the town and indicated by clues. The game dispenses with the cryptic messages in favour of a mad car dash. The motor is used to get you to the various sites of the primed bombs before they're due to explode (indicated by a stopwatch). The main problems are posed by the pedestrians and traffic of the city which slow you down. The fun, you may figure, comes in throwing away the hway Code and making the o f t h e r o a d a s y o u g o a l o n g .

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MIGHTY RETRIBUTION Player power has not been neglected, with a larger range of weapons than any comparable 3-0 shooter (is there a comparable shooter?) Lasers are superceded with homing missiles, flame throwers, starburst bombs, plaisma guns and aerial mines lplus three little dots which suggest even more armoury).

ATURE OF EVO rs' ideas for creatures have leapt ahead of the olygon spiders seen previously. Scientists on let •le clowns, helicopter flies and monsters bearing f dead horses demonstrate a denizen profile e bizarre and gruesome_ Thought is going into ur and evolution of these creatures, the aforespiders being a good example. On the eally leyeggs on the arms of electricity pylons, which roasted before they hatch into the fast-moving oid arachnid which have an alarming tendency to p at the cockpit.

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'SPIRIT OF NATURE' Central to the game are the animal spirits Pocahontas can collect as she travels. By aiding a forest friend, she is embued wit h their mystical energy that grants her a port ion of their powers . For example, the first encounter is wit h a trapped stag. By freeing it, she gains the power to run.

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Co r n wa l l . f or being first out of the hat wit h these frankly superb cheats for 81kAG's t opper game. To activate the cheats s imply pause the game, and enter any of the f ollowing codes, and then unpause, AU.. of t hem work, so if the benefi ts don't bec ome immediat ely apparent, have fi ddle first, LEFT, A, A, B, LEFT. A. RI GHT, DO WN 30.000 Crowns LEFT, A, UP, DO WN, B. A. A. B. Reveal entire map B. RI GHT, A. LEFT, LEFT, DO WN, RI GHT, A, A. LEFT. Have all t he weapons and it ems B, RI GHT, A, DO WN Speed up character B, UP RI GHT. DO WN, A, DO WN, A. RI GHT. To be invincible A, DO WN, DO WN, RI GHT, A. DOWN. Continue when village is destroyed, DOWN, A. LEFT. LEFT, DO WN, A. A, RIGHT, Finish c urrent land.

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STOP! Before we get the calls about this not working. I'll tell you all that this only work s on t he Japanese version, OK? Right, to access the debug mode, go to the opt ions screen, and highlight the top bar of text. No w press A, C and Y at the same time, and a new debug menu opt ion will appear at the bot t om of the screen. Turn it on to give you all of the f ollowing cheats, All of the characters on the VS screen are available for selection (they only disappear once the mac hine has been t urned off).

A level select will appear once a new game in the story mode has been selected.

When you get the chance to improv e y our character at the end of levels, y ou Can give t hem full bars on every criteria.

Collision detection boxes can be s hown by pausing the game and pressing L. You can c omplet ely top up your energy during the story mode by pressing X, Y b Z. Also, y ou can skip a level by hitting these buttons whilst in the story mode.

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To Fight against Akuma, select a character, then hold the L and R buttons and the B button. Keep holding t hem unt il the game starts, and Ak uma appears and decks your unsuspecting opponent.

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sand parts, you'll uncover lots of little rooms containing chests and power ups. The top right room is important, as it contains a hidden switch that is revealed when you walk over it. Anot her blue key is up for grabs as well. Make sure you get bot h of. those. The hidden switch will have retracted the spikes to the right of the sand section, so y ou can f ollow the paths all the way round, down to the next fl oor and out by anot her pool of water. Freeze this again, and walk to the bot t om left corner before taking t he route round to another level. You should fi nd that you'll c ome to another switch that needs a weight on it before the door opens, so go to the right side of the room that y ou're in and freeze another bomb and bring it round. No w walk t hrough the door, and you'll c ome to anot her pond one wit h a big ring in the centre.

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spark orb and charge t hem up to bring a spark above y our head.

Throw this spark into the ring to make it disappear, and a path takes its place. Do this for all the rings you c ome to. Kill all of the creatures in t he room wit h the door you can't get t hrough in order to open it, and go to the fi nal room.

Again, chuck the spark into the three rings, and the jump shoes will be yours.

Now you have the jump shoes, go to the Thousand Year Tree and head down, just past the short cut to the Sand Labyrinth (it says on a sign), and jump across the gap (that sign warns of volcanic activity). Go t hrough the rocks and onto t he Fire Labyrinth. Once

inside, fall off the gap to the left of the start, jump over the small hole, and go down the ladder in the bottom left corner. When you emerge, walk right, jump over the water, and then jump off the floor. Walk right and down, back past the water and to the chest. Then stand on the edge of the wat er and freeze it so y ou can get across. Go straight ahead, under the bridge and up the stairs.

Go t hrough the first room, and when you see the hole on y our right, walk left and jump over the gap and go down the stairs. Go right, ov er the mov ing conveyer belts, and then down, jumping over the gaps until y ou reach another ladder. When you emerge, go right. and get the chest situated in the centre of the cavern. Be careful t hough - the platforms before and after it will c rumble a second or

t wo after you touch them.

Step on the switch, and you'll go t hrough to a room containing s ome sand squares. If you dig upwards f rom the one located in the top left in the room, you'll go t hrough to a power up. Now go back down the ladder you c ame up. Go back t o the conveyer belts and this t ime continue right, sliding under the pole you see in the adjoining room.

J ump over the gap, and go down the ladder. You can n o w open the door wit h the blue key. Go t hrough to face the boss.

Defeating Gueid the elf will take t ime and patience. As he floats

As you enter, make sure you go to the well at the t op right and drink the water, as it will c omplet ely stock up your life. Then talk to the trench, and it'll tell you about the fountain. No w go to the pond at the t op left of the village. This has to be one of the toughest parts of the game so far. As y ou go into the maze, you'll the left and right controls have been reversed.

However, if y ou go up a room, then t hrough the right door, and down, you s hould be in a room wit h a differentiv c oloured floor. Use the passage mirror in here and the whole level will be reflected back to it's normal state. Other parts of the stage require you to be back in the refl ective stage. From here on. the room will be referred to as the AI L Toga oust bit Steve.

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about tt ie lava, he'll surnn Kin fi reballs that shoot t owards you. At this point, y ou should freeze the balls so they turn to ice, pick t hem up wit h the power gloves, and t hrow t hem back at him. This will take lots of attempts so keep at it.

Your reward will be the blaze orb.

No w use one of your angel wings (you s hould have one), and you'll end up at the start of the Labyrinth.

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Wit h the level in its normal state, go right t hrough t wo rooms , and then go to the t op right corner of the room and pick up the bomb.

Quickly take it to the brown door in the bot t om right of the s ame room, so the bomb blows it up. No w go back to the refl ective room and use the mirror. No w c ome out, and although you should go to the same room, it's reversed, so go left as far as possible to the room wit h the spikes. Go to the face that spits Out bombs in the bot t om of the room, and then freeze a bomb and take it to the top. and blow away the eye door. No w go up t hrough another room and do the same thing again, freeze the bomb and blow up the eye door. The chest contains a healing herb.

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containing chests (remember directions are reversed). One of t hem contains the all-import ant blue key.

Go back to the reflective room, and change back. Go up, pick up a bomb f rom the mout h in front of you, and then take it t o the door to the far right of the room and blow it up. Refl ect back to the normal state in t he reflective room, and then go left, and up. At whic h point you s hould be standing in a room wit h a bridge to y our right. Peg it across this bridge, as it collapses as you go, and then pick up one of the three bombs that the mout h

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You'll be whisked back t o the Hobbit village, wit h all its

This is actually a very simple levi_ requires lots of skill when you are flying.

The trick is to keep an eye on the lights that flash when you are flying. When the lights are blue, there is still a load of flying time to go. When they are bright red, it's running out, and when the red is dim then it's time to land and charge up again. Here are the maps for this level. Follow the doors in number order to reach the boss in the quickest time.

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Enter the door ahead and examine the fireplace, This reveals a key. Then walk over to the chest of drawers and open the top one. Take the piece of paper you retrieve and retrace your steps to the dining table. There is a bowl of liquid halfway along the left-hand side of the table. Dip the paper to reveal a sequence clue. Return to the chest of drawers and open them in sequence to find a large bolt tightener. Back downstairs and use this object on the barrel, disarming a trap mechanism in the same room. Walk across the room and down the steps to find the door to level 2. On this is a numerical clue. Return to the dining room and unlock the door on the topcorner. right-hand In the left chamber behind this door is a numerical combination lock. When the lever is lowered, the first barrel will spin.

When raised it stops. Lowered again, the second will spin, but when raised again, the second barrel will advance by the same amount of numbers shown on the first barrel, Use the clue on the door to find the combination. An item allowing you 44.

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Walk along, and when you get about half way through, you'll stop walking. Turn to the right and walk forward into the waN - it will open to reveal a room. Go in and you're faced with a puzzle. You have to turn the two cogs so that the hole on the grey one and the red ball on the brown one match up. This will reveal the passage to your father.

Wait for the sequence to end, and when he turns into a demon-type thing, use the pistol to shoot him. Then set back and enjoy the ending.

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A M I E 1111111 Hit balls and score runs on the diamond. catch your opponent out.

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NFERENCE CALLS You can choose between the two major baseball conferences; American and National, and the fourteen teams within each. Various season lengths are optional, and you can reduce the number of innings should nine prove too arduous.

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COMMENT io a dv e nt ur e s a t t r a c t s But onl y on PC. Monk e y I sl and w a s a w e s om e , as w a s Da y of t he Te nt a c l e Sam I r Ma x . But t he s e ga m e s l ose t he i r w a y sol es, t he a ut he nt i c i t y seems t o be c om e l os t a nd eter on t he r ather t ha n t he c a s e w i t h y ou s e e a ga g, or a n o r . y l i ned t o r ai se a smi l e. u t a f t t ha t B e c o m e unf unny a nd i r r i tal l And o f t he c onv e r s a t i ons y ou t he ot he r char acter s i n ng t he y feel l i ke essay re i s a pr e t t y good u c a n be bot he r e d t o y is t h e r e i s s o m uc h t o t ha t y ou' i n g f or hour s a nd h be f or e y ou' r e e v e n ha l f w a y ther e. S a d ever, t hi s l us t di dn' t do e nough f or t he t e di um out - w e i ghe d a ny i nt e r e s t car a dv e r t rt e l t h i n g . '

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Now, howev er, in t he world of 32bi1 machines the tiny Lemmings sprites are deemed unacceptable, so Psygnosis are set to wo w Saturn owners as they propel the Lemmings int o the third dimens ion. As such, whereas the stupid creatures once wandered quote happily f rom left t o right, the player now finds t hem wandering in and out of the screen, mak ing things doubly difficult. 3D Lemmings is a conversion of bot h the PC and PlayStation versions, but mercifully wit hout the Jelly Bean sponsorship whic h plagued the Sony version. 'Let's Go'. as our Lemming friends are prone to say...

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Digger can onl y go down, still with his arms out to • the Miner is a more prevent any Lemmings • versatile fellow and uses from passing.

Particularly useful to his trusty pick axe to dig a stop the rest of the herd dropping • horizontal path. If he comes across anything too tough to dig through, off the edge of a cliff or s ome similar hazard.

• however, the Miner will down tools.

• Just like the real thing. t-ar r' S i mi l a r to • Uk B r e a c h i n g the Miner, the Basher seemingly impossible gaps can pound his way is this f ellow's forte. If the through the toughest edge of a gap is close to a obstacles using his fists! nearby pathway, the Builder As demonstrated by some of the can be nudged into building a bridge world's greatest boxers, though, • bet ween the t wo areas. Be warned, the Basher is limited in IQ and can • though, his creative urges only last a only be used when directly next to • short period. the object he is t o demolis h.

• ' ' ' • S h e e r rock Falling • faces prove no problem to too far is t he greatest the Lemming equivalent of cause of death amongs t Chris Bonnington. Simply the Lemmings fraternity, • endow the Lemming nearest but these guys have the the wall with this power and he'll pull perfect Cure. As a Lemming falls, • himself up any surface. Simplicity itself. selecting this icon arms the falling • fool wit h an umbrella whic h duly A new addition slows their descent.

• to the 3D world. A Turner acts like a Blocker but as DI G G E R opposed to stopping his get . I over f something, go colleagues, the Turner will under it! Diggers are y o u urge them to take a different route. The superb c a nt unnelling Lemming equivalent to a traffic cop. experts, but their skills ' t are a little lacking in that they can only dig straight down. Which brings us to._

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Bombers will willingly give their lives to open the way for their colleagues. On priming a Bomber Lemming, a c ount down appears above their head — giving the user valuable t ime to clear away any others in the area bef ore they blow!

OW I N The levels in 3D Lemmings are to affairs which take the Mlle creatures in inaccessible areas. However, to the rig area lurk a number of icons which allo view the play area from virtually any a imaginable. It has to be said, however, combining the control over the Lemmings AND the assorted views proves a little confusing, and some of

sinuoth•scieumg310 play areas and vaned in design Vilowever the 3D is pretty pointless to the game

the more distant views are pointless in the extreme

Vbailliall. The Lerandays shuttle along aad backdrop movement is non-okistent

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Upda t e d or ' e nha nc e d' ver si ons of cl assi c c onc e pt s al ways s e e m a bi t unnecessar y. Thi s upda t e d a nd ' e nha nc e d' ver si on of Le m m i ngs s i m pl y c l ut t e r s up a br i l l i ant i de a w i t h a n unw a nt e d 3 D vi ew. Gr eat , so t he a c t i on c a n be v f r om a ny angl e. But t he poi nt i f t he m a j o t he l evel s c a n be al a r ?

Si mi l ar l y, w he n t he r e I s a t- he vt i e w o i t nor m a l l y coi w i t h w he n tche hpl aay e rn nege dse t o m a k e a Le m m i ng pe r f or m a speci al m ov e - t hus m a k i ng t hi ngs r i di c ul ous l y pi c k y t o pl ay. Thi s i s qua l i t y c onv e r s i on, but a ga m e t ha t ne v e r t he l e s s f r us t r a t e s i n al l t he w r ong ways.

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The m e t a l - a r m e d one has a ppe a r e d I n c ount l e s s ga m e s 1Capcom e v e n st ar t ed t he fi r s t S NE S ga m e at ten. s o t he NE S s e que l s coul d c a t c h up) . w i t h hi s s pud gun- e s que ar m w e a pon a nd hi s snaz z y bl ue s ui t . The bi g sur pr i se i s t ha t . ha v i ng be e n t he r oc k in Ni nt e ndo' s t hi r d par ty pl a t f or m de pa r t m e nt , Ca pc om de c i de d t o r el ease t he Megansan ga m e s on a Sega f or m a t , fi r s t on Me ga dr i v e , a nd n o w on Satur n. Wha t i s n' t a sur pr i se however , i s t ha t t he f or m a t of t hi s s e que l r emai ns e x a c t l y t he s a m e as the other s. . .

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In previous incarnations of Megaman, he faced his mesmeric task alone, choosing to take on all corners with nothing but his bare hands (and the aforementioned spud guns. But in this game he benefits from the ability to change into another mega dude (I), who answers to the name of Zero. And he's a bit of a flash git to boot.

Sporting long golden locks and an awesome power sword thing, he holds more strength than original Megaman, and can take more hits.

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In case you're wont & l o u t getting too annthild t h e n there is another adu-,pi to Megaman's p . i i i e ) armour that provides slightly more protection O fi r 11 than anything with t o wings. bipedal I I L . The walkers are giant 1 droids that e l Megaman can s 7in.to 1 ease l 'his progress. On one s i P of the. correct items the A l vhave e been r . . used, . T m — ebipedlars l l e ibecome n v active, and ready for i i 1some mass destruction. i i mil

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COMMENT Whi l e I di dn' t M O t hi s as c ha l l e ngi ng as S t I f ound i t j us t as • g a m e ' s c e r t a i nl y f r om fi ne pedi gr ee, b u t t hi s r eal l y i s n't t he sor t of t i t l e y ou e x pe c t t o see s uc h a c om pa r i t i v e l y pr i m i t i v e f or m on t he Satur n. Re t r o e nt hus i a s t s . de s pe r a t e pl a t f or m feal ti es and Me ga m a n c om pl e t i s t s w i l l doubt l e s s go f or thi s, b u t e v e r y one el se w oul d be w i s e t o w a i t f or a l ow - pr i c e d UK r el ease be f or e e v e n c ons i de r l og i t.

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Oh no, t he onl y w or r y f or t he Ki ng a nd hi s fami l y i s fi ndi ng a ne w Roy a l Zook e e pe r .

Any w a y , t hi s ne w pos i t i on i s up f or gr a bs and ne e ds fi l l i ng (a bi t l i ke Di ana) a nd i t j us t ha ppe ns t ha t y ou' r e t he pe r s on f or t he j ob. You pl a y Pol l y, a y oung l ass w h o ha s a w a y w i t h t he ani mal s, a nd y our ai m i s t o w or k y our w a y t hr ough t he k i ngdom be a t i ng of f al l t he ot he r a ppl i c a nt s f or t he bets, be f or e f a c i ng

the royale to prove y ou ar e w or t hy of the ti tl e. Onl y t he n wi l l y ou ge t y our dr e a m j ob, t he accol ades of t he Ki ng a nd Co. a nd the rond of t he game, but t ha t ' s not as e a s y as you m a y t hi nk .

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Japanese puzzle game with cuts characters. no. 153.

Will be simultaasously fitilased with the PC and UK Saturn version.

A in the Saturn Brneth game a s poi i n this version is the password system. After every game you win against the computer, a password screen appears. But, instead of being the standard words or numbers for the codes, each one consists of 4 icons, all taken from the characters in

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dearly defined _c I ,v 1a 1h rn ,a • Ct _ A The munching ditillndiS l ta pass the tune el IrBut had to be made a little ai t smaller tc aa nl dm cu rs is Top tones You'll be st : humming them in your pl sleep Tn hl i em i t h i n irapollo of chomping e oohing, a thud every mow c and then and that a bout it. i h r ' a e r i SO otalicinto e almost onhohevable• The s twit piers node wiltdestroy ' yew social hts

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worybody knows W I S P is • biggest pile of old granules' turd this side of Sky One. I t's plop.

No realism. no real blood mid all stamping on the canvas. Despite this i t draws in thousands of viewers every week. Now? Barn Elam Bigelu. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart and co are popular people, and the number of games churned out by various companies is a testament to that. But, none of them were any good frankly. They were pretty funny until the novelty wore off and, after that, they were pants. But amidst all that crud, one game stood out from the rest: Wrestlemania the Arcade Game. It was a success due to the immense. playability. The characters all had outrageous moves, huge combos were possible in a bash-the-buttons frenzy, and it was a top good laugh. How does it compare on the Saturn h i Well that's what we'r f o r folks.

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Again, good with a mate Villult all the lone gameselayets will had this lacking.

COMMENT S pe a k i ng as s om e one w ho w a s ne v e r t a k e n i n by t hi s Am e r i c a n atr oci ty, a nd as s om e one w ho ne v e r r eal l y s a w t he a t t r a c t i on of t he 1 6 - bi t WI NF ga m e s , I a ppr oa c he d t hi s i n a l ess s y m pa t he t i c w a y t ha n Steve. And, s ur e e nough. I w a s di s a ppoi nt e d. Yes, i t i s ver y f unny a nd yes, t he r e i s c ons i de r a bl e c om e dy v a l ue i n w a t c hi ng t hi s m ot l e y a s s or t m e nt of c hor t l e s om e char l at ans bounc e al l ov e r t he r i ng a t y our be he s t . Be hi nd al l t hi s , however , l i es t he na ggi ng doubt t ha t t hi s i s f a r f r om t he w or l d's gr e a t e s t be a t ' e m up. O nc e t he l ofts ha v e w or n off, h o w of t e n wi l l y ou c om e ba c k t o t hi s ? I f or one w on' t be s t i c k i ng a r ound t o fi nd oa t .

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Admiral Gus has us up at the crack of dawn, nipping off u to the local sandwich shop to get a large lea and a cheese toastie for his breakfast. s Then we not so much jog, as burn our fingers off, doing all of our work in double quick t time.

The target practice is us again, for anything he feels we need to be mocked about llusually our social lives and health) and then the shoe-shining duties are all that stand ibetween us and the [MAP barracks for our daily 6 hours of sleep. And to think you f thought we had a cushy iobl Well at least that was the case until this game came along.

Because now Admiral Gus has found other people to practise his strategies and tactics e on, namely the crew you inherit in Iron Storm, the new war game from Sega US. b e i l k .

I n t hThe best thing about this game is that there are numerous cut e screens used to break up the endless staring at the hexagon. strewn playing area.

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*Some good cut screens and a lot of attention paid to small details mean this has the best possible presentation

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*Explosions and bangs are above average

The level of detail that the programmers have packed in is pretty immense_ All of the possible things that a team of army type dudes could do, is in here somewhere (apart from peeling spuds). If you want to take over an enemy port or airport it can be done, or even drop a couple of depth charges on an unsuspecting submarine_ It's probably here somewhere. All this adds up to a hell of a lot of playing time before you are anywhere near to perfecting all the required techniques.

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How e x a c tly does a game lik e Wipe out tr a ns la te fr om Pla y s ta tion to Sa tur n? H ow dif fi c ult is it , a nd h o w long doe s the conversion process take? We s e nt Ma r c us t o fi nd out .

E nt e r t a i nm e nt bui l di ng w oul d be a r cl ose c om pa r i s on t o t he l a by r i nt hi ne ci ty of Ankh-fi l l or pok seen i n t he i r W e s t ga m e .

Di scwor l d. E a c h of fi c e I n t he l ar ge V i c t or i a n hous e hol ds a W ne w sur pr i se - bone s f e a t ur i ng t h d e of e ni m a t i on col s s hi ppe d f r om Ha nna Bar ber a. t he m y s t e r i ous a r'r ed r oom I l w a s t ol d not t o a s k s o I di dn' t ) a nd m o s t eI ntr i gui ngl y, a m i ni - s t udi o w he r e one of P e r f e c t s ir esi dent bof fi ns fi ddl e s w i t h a The r a m i n i n t he que s t t o tr e pr oduc e t he Be a c h Boy s ' cl assi c G ood V i br a t i ons .

Perfect are striving to live up to their name, the latest facet of the 50 n strong worldwide operat ion being the conversion of Playstation and o c oin•op titles t o Saturn format. Former glories include perhaps the tmost k eenly observed conversion of all - Wipeout - while Perfect bare currently work ing on that other Playstation bastion, iDestruction Derby. Other Saturn-bound projects include Krary dIvan. 3D Lemmings and the Atari c oin-op Area 51, while homedgrown games such as Dis c world II and Naked Gun will also fi nd etheir way ont o the format_ We asked Colin Fuidge, Perfect's nsenior produc t ion manager, to tell us exactly , a game f rom one f ormat to anot• , itranslating , h a t g o e s i r i l , • n d e S t e W used to go and hunt out people like Ac c laim and d e l p hMindscape for conversion work , " explains Colin. , e 'We e did Game Boy/Game Gear conversions - Crash sTest n Dummies , WWF, things like that. All our work on Game Boy, Game Gear and Megadriv e over this t ime t w went into f unding the original dev elopment of S e Dis c world. Now, conversion work isn't s imply a o s sideline - it funds our original work, like Discworld, u t whic h had 15 people work ing on it before it was t evert a signed up wit h a publisher. When we sold that h r to Psygnosis it was clear that we had s ome free L t resources so they said 'Do you want to do s ome o conversion work?'. Getting int o things like Wipeout e n d and 3D Lemmings was as s imple as that. d f o i n v . e t o h r e s P i e x r y f e e a c r t s

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I l e We've developed complete systems for ' general purpos e stuff like t hrowing big blocks of t 3D up on the screen. All these utilities, these ogreat blocks of code, drive PC, Playstation and Saturn games. We've used t hem on Wipeout , 3D t Lemmings, Destruction Derby and we'll be using h t hem on Dis c world II. When, for example, we e converted 3D Lemmings f rom Playstation t o n Saturn, we used practically all the original code e most of it was writ t en in C, and that's completely w portable. The music's the same. The main f difference is the FMV stuff - we'v e had to reprocess all of that. We had to take the source o data and put it through our utilities to bring it up r to scratch. Things like FMV aren't really a great m deal of work. It was muc h the same on Wipeout a and DD - apart f rom taking int o account memory t .

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Theconvorsron of Psygriosisk Wipeout sea DestructionDerby ara sorreirided by m o o * Weninterest. These aroworkm progrosspros from Perfect's Sewn version of DestructionDerby.

e're very happy with our Saturn 30 Lemmings - we think it's s it can get. One of the few e new version is illustrated een - when the word '3D' spins • c i d e d to use a mesh effect • nsustettcy. It's just touches like

o w e r e of how important things a o reviewers. We still intend to add Gourau • shading to some of the blocks to prevent them looking too bland. Actually, there's a great cheat mode in this where you can get a shotgun.

As the lemmings corns out you can just blast them away. It's brilliant. Oh. I don't know if I was allowed to tell you that...

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"At the moment we're placing a lot of emphasis on developing technologies to facilitate software conversions across all major formats while watching the hardware market very closely for emerging platforms.

We've recently bought a license to produce two games based on the Naked Gun movies. The first game will be out in late '97 on PC, Mac, PSX and Saturn. I think that by the time the second game comes out, in 1998 or 1999, we'll have reviewed which platforms it will be appearing on.

We're also working on a number of new games involving licenses created in-house. We're trying to tie up the deals at the moment and are looking forward to branching Out into other areas such as merchandising. We really do see ourselves as a true multimedia studio and try to do as much as we can in-house. I think it's quite unusual for a developer to be In that position, to not wait for a publisher to come up with a concept for t h e m . , ,

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Atari provides a wealth of old games, many which make old garnets go misty eyed. Sega's planned three-game compilation cart takes the very oldest: Polio, Missile Command and Centipede.

Ki ng was the very first commerciallyavailable video game. The first machines, lot bars in Elustmell's home town of Sunnyvale, California, were literally handmade to order. By the time of Centipede and Missile Command, in 1979, Atari was supporting a home console, the VCS. All these titles use incredibly small amounts of memory, a fraction even of a Game Gear title. Next month wel l see how these Nasts from the past fate in a review.

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GRADIUS DELUXE PA C K Konami have more coinkLLEASL. ops to be proud of than most other companies, J as they were at the O, )RMAT: forefrunt of Eighties MEG W ADRI VF arcade gaming. From Vie AI r KongFu t o Green I Beret, a slew of home computer conversions, M many of them from Ocean, accompanied each new P release. This controversial pack takes two ofOtheir best side-scrolling shooters: Gradius 1 b 2 (known as Nemesis R and Salamander in the UK) and presents them in perfect T emulation.

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At present only on Playstation, but we don't see any major conversion problems Williams have gone back to their golden period as the world's best game developer. Their seminal Defender, included here, is one of the all-time greats. It's as vicious to play as it ever was, as is the ev, Sinister. Joust, Robotron and the others here are more a matter of taste, but this is the most complete of the packages on offer — 1 1 1 = N E FO RMAT! P BX

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ME GA LOMA NI A There's a parody of Sinister hidden in this strategy game. Sinister is an early Williams coin-op lies on their pack).

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RE D Z O N E A coin-op on level 8 offers a surprise game of asteroids, complete with green screen display. There's also a code to access it.

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As hat w asn ' t enoug U l t i m a t e a n ew i r o v e d combo engine and bran o w moves. And as if t hat w as enough, w e' ve got 1 0 copies t h e game to give aw ay...

Those generous chaps at GT In r a c t i v e have given us 1 0 cops U l t i m a t e Mo rt al Kombat n d 1 0 Ultimate Mo rt al Ko a t 3 record bags (as demonstrated by our ver own supermodel Claire) f o r our lat est competition.

To be in w it h a chance of winning a game and bag. t ell us t h e answ er to t his question...

Name any of the characters that have appeared in all 4 Mortal Kombat games.

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ULTIMATE MORTAL KOMBAT 3 GT INTERACTIVE E411.98 0 1 _ 1 1 1-0 PLAYERS , 1 r BEAT T M UP r d :bit ofr'decapi Lu A j of the Ac plenty of blood is definitely the name , 1' !here_ 1, 1But1is it a good game? Well, the 'game cess of the previous games has certainly undertlined h the e fact that Mortal Kombat has well and / o dcornered d truly the 'violent beat 'em up market. lThis i version. f e l however, delivers a lot more than predecessors.

The increased arsenal for each eits1 s s and lots more fighters means it still lcharacter i has appeal in that department, but it's the m tweaked ' b playability and the combos that make a so much better. There are now more than this

We perhaps weren't as W i t h this game's score as we coo been when we reviewed it on import.

Baku Baku (we've luckily been spared Sega US's scheme to rename the game Zany Zoos is an awesomely addictive puzzler that sees you line up tumbling blocks, uniting animals with the food they're going to chomp away at, thus clearing your screen and offloading a load of blocks on to your opponent. Pandas eat bamboo, mice eat cheese, dogs eat bones etc. We seriously underestimated the staying power of this game first time round - it still ranks as one of the all-time office faves, even though its ultimate testability is as much down to your kitsch threshold as the quality of your opponent. As you'd expect from AM3, this rooks great, sounds good, and is as yet unrivalled in its field. Cracking the most productive gameplay techniques should also keep you coming back for more. This is being simultaneously released on PC.

just standard 'hit the buttons' combos, with chains that actually require a bit of thought. And its hard as well, which has corrected the fault that cropped up a little too often in the earlier games. The more and more playtime this gets, the better it gets, which is more than can be said for certain other fighting games at the moment.

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Sega's panoramic shoot 'em up (the description hardly does justice to the one man military campaign waged in this game) has a worthy sequel in this breathtaking followup. Borrowing heavily from the Star Wars movies for certain scenarios, this is about as cinematic as games get - the illusion of free movement across land and sky in your quest for vengeance being far more effectively realised here than in the original game. Soiling astride your laser-spitting dragon, you wage war across seven 'episodes' featuring some of the most spectacular, and even beautiful, bosses ever seen Detractors will continue to point to the fundamentally linear feel which underlies the elaborate graphics, but anyone letting this put them off will be denying themselves one of the best-looking, best-sounding and most genuinely thrilling Saturn games ever made. Well worth owning, if only for the oneupmanship you'll be able to indulge in with your Playstation-owning mat es .

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Uncle Acclaim have picked up the only Saturn tennis title (so far) for release over here. This was the second game in Imagineer's 'virtual' sports range, the first being the appalling Virtual Volleyball.

This is a significant improvement - three types of court, doubles or singles matches, indoor or outdoor games, exhibition and championship modes, and a nifty training option that allows you to practice your serve, smash and accuracy away from the gaze of the unforgiving public.

While a lot of the technique is taken care of by routine dives and leaps that you simply initiate with a button press, there is a real 'interactive' feel that makes this highly playable The slightly ropey graphics let things down a bit - it's all a bit 'wobbly', with the grass courts presenting an especially parridgy look that gels quite difficult on the eye.

There's also a problem Judging perspectives if you're playing at the far end of the court, but if you can't wail for Sampras Extreme then this won't let you down.

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At first, a game that leans more towards farming than fighting may seem pretty boring. Planting trees, waiting for them to grow and then cutting them down. Buying cows and protecting crops. Wahey! Wail of a time.

Beats playing footie anyday. Tell you what, you tend to the wheat and barley, while I go and get bladdered with the lads, eh? Only it's nothing like that, not even remotely. This is an addictive adventure game that hooks you from the first minute. Ws also tough, and not some pansy game you'll have done in a day, and it actually requires a bit of thought, like whether to buy a cow, or just protect your crops with a bodyguard (OK, bad example).

But whatever is said, The Horde is definitely one of the most original titles

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Nothing like it on the Saturn means that it should appeal to most people. Top stuff.

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back issues number in the front of the mag and ask for a back Issue. Clever stuff eh?

Having a beck issues department and all that.

ODE-EARAlf Deer Yob, I feel that most people treat y ou very unkindly so I have writ t en you a little poem.

Oh helpless, useless Yob Though y ou may be a worthless knob, It mus t be to your frustration, That y our arse is a Playstation.

It's not your fault you're short and fat, And you talk rust like a prat.

People insult you wit h words of wis dom, tea sure w And c ompare you to the ha i s the X.Mer MU i t ' s the Master System. r the vampire s Smog there Setr-portra4 You see, those people question,' haven't a clue, who would marry you, a fat slob Duck Hunt on the Nint endo is more f rom a hippo's armpit. Why don't like you. you c hange y our address to Oh helpless useless Yob, Pitstains Mailbag... because you Wit h all that spit dribbling f orm have excessive perspiration. By the your gob. way, in issue 43 in May, why were Wit h y our surf board you make you on a desert island? Did your your stance, mu m dump you there because you In y our girly pink crap-fi lled pants. were a neglected child and you When you were born, you were have been there ever since? Yes! ugly like no other, Daniel Keegan, Cheam, Suftey.

The nurse turned round and YOB:It's all become clear now. Do slapped y our mother. you all know the Sugar Puffs People say you own a Spectrum, advert wi th Kevin Keegan? Well all Inserted deep inside your rectum, this time I was fooled into the ----- But I for one take pity, thinking that Honey Monster was On y our life that seems just a puppet, but it Is in fact SO s**tty, Daniel Keegan, Kevin's long lost So forgive this fat ugly brother. The reason he was lost is blob, because he looks like a cross This fart that we call between a four month old turd Yob. (hence all the fur), and a bizarre I hope you like my little cock up from the Chernobyl ode. disaster. Well that's what your Wayne Smith, mum said when I bumped into her Colchester at the Battersea Dogs' Home.

YOB:Oh helpless useless Wayne, Your poems are so mundane it must be to your great Dear Yob, shame, I never thought I'd hear of it, but I And I'm sure you do fi nally c ome across a Virtue Fighter complain, 2 hater. So I confronted the frozen That y our life consists of c ow turd-eater and demanded to writing rhymes, k now why he hated it. i t ' s too Which are such a pissing realistic and I don't like i t l Waste of time, - hI fiegured s a d . didn't like it So thei sap So do us all a great big because he was crap at it. A couple favour. of days later I saw him at the And go and ask Mr. Motivator, arcade, so I challenged him to a If you can get inside his lycra jock. game of VF2. Amazingly, he And have a taste of his great accepted and it came as no big...turds. surprise that I kicked his arse. So my theory of hard, I d o n ' t -l i That's law. k e all f or now, I've got to go and despine the little pleb. w a i t , ;Wankel Michael, Australia. s i t ' Dear Yob YOB:Gee, thanks for telling us all c o s Are y ou married? Oh, ask a stupid rt r o e o c t a

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MORETHRI/M1111 INSULTS Dear Yob the knob, Oh dear. What a sad dirty arselicking babies sick. leh?) Your hairstyle must have been modelled On your mother's armpit hairl By the way, I'd change your pink knickers or your turd will leak Out down your puny legs. I bet your mum had to be careful walking around the house, she might have stepped on you, you little watery turd! Your replies are very original: dog breath, dick wad? God, are your brain cells as soggy as your knickers? Why don't you slop over to the bog, and flush yourself you furry fat crap. Phwoarl I can smell you from my house.

Yobtheturd, Attleborough, Norfolk.

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V01311 you're such a big, hard bloke, then why di dn't you put your name with the letter? Maybe it's because you are called Arkwright Poncenby-Smythe, you wear a monocle, and if your mother found out about the kind

of language you use, she'd stop you from having your stuck up 'chums' r ound for a cup of Earl Grey. How are your elocution lessons coming along?

Nil INSENSIBLE LETTERSHOCK Dear Yob I have been reading your mag since issue 4, but every time I turn to your page I expect to see letters from people who have genuine queries that need answering. But what do I find? Trash almost ever since I've been reading. All it is, is some idiot who really thinks they are funny, but are in fact full of crap. Don't they ever get bored with it? Don't you get bored with it?

What are they thinking when writing this drivel? They could be doing other things with their time, like tying nooses to hang their sad selves with! I'm sure I'm not the only person to think this, as there has been a letter on this before, but alas nothing has happened. You even said that you were going to rid these pages of this crap. Doh, guess what? Nothing has been done. Still F wait in anticipation of the day. I'm going to stop my moaning and finish on an up note.

So keep up t he good work, and the magazine in t ip top condition.

Daryl Pettyfer, Hemel Hempsted YOB:Well, Em sorry it you get offended by wor ds like turd, crap, poo, pl eb and arse but obviously most of the readers like it, as I am getting stacks of letters (all trying to be funny and insulting but failing). So all I have to say to you, is that you are a pleb, moron, div, arse, prat, moose, dick, idiot plop face, who eats runny turds for a hobby. Satisfied?

Keep 1 em people.

Especially t he cheap digs a t m um s c o and m i the t ur d remarks.

Absolute!' hila r ioun g MIVI S E G A 9 3

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Dear Gus, The other day I was playing on Mortal Kombat 2 on the Megadrive.

I had beaten Shao Kahn and then it went on to all of that crap about being The supreme Mortal ; 'I

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has swanned off t o Los T Angeles f or h the E3 s how, le a v ing e us, his e v il m inions , g to c obble toge the r a n u intr o a nd pr e te nd he v actually wr ot e it . ' Time t o press Vir tua l n Angus in t o service on ce m o re : ' H e r e w e o r are w i t h a nothe r

c olle c tion of y our qua int lit t le missives. A s f eeb le as y o u r n a i v e q u e r i e s are, t h e y d o h e l p

lighte n m y da y as I prepare t o je t off t o fabulous for e ign climes.' Thanks Angus. I f y ou'v e got any que s tions for the lad h i m s e l f , a d d r e s s

them t o VIR TU A L D I A , MEAN MACHINES SEGA, 3 0 -3 2 FARRINGDON LANE, LONDON, ECIIR 3 A U a nd we ' ll ensure the y receive his im m e dia te a tte ntion on his ret u rn . Pro b a b l y .

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Kombat Warrior when - I suddenly, instead of the credits. t h o uI found g h I had to beat Shao Kahn again round 31 'I hit h him o with o r one of Liu Kangs a y ! and he shouted 'AV He fireballs, /put his hands on his hips and he started to smoke. Instead of exploding he just stood there in the same position, smoking. I was throwing all I could at him, fireballs, bicycle kicks, hurricane kicks, but nothing happened!

All I could do was wait until the time ran out. After that round was over, I had to play him again in round 4ll I beat him in that round, and then, guess what7 ROUND BLOODY 511 After the 5th victory, It just said Game Over, I was just wondering, why?

James Sener, Roystnn, Herts.

GUS:Search me.

= P E R RY TNT Dear Gus, I wrote to you a few days ago about that weird Mortal Kombat 2 incident. Well, it's happened again!

I was playing on my Megadnve this morning. I had the test mode cheat (supplied in your 'Bumper Book of Tips') and went straight to Shao Kahn. I fought him and won. Once again it went on to all that crap and when that was over I had to fight him again! All the same stuff happened, you know, the hands by his side, smoking, shaking and all I could do was wait. i thought maybe you might have sent Mean Yob round while I was out to hot wire my system. Did you? make PS. If you him did come s ebnht ie r e and sort tit out nowl Alright! \ James Seber, fierts m r o u n Royston d GUS.No. Can we get orika some decent letters?

Dear Gus, 1, In your review of Golden Axe the Duel, you mention the Saturn/Titan Link up. What is this ,2. When are Virtual On, Indy 500, Virtue Cop 2, Deadly Skies, Doom and Alien Trilogy coming out for the Saturn?

3. On a repeat of the Gamesmaster series, they played Virtual Striker

by AM2. Is this coming out on the Saturn, and if so when?

4. In my Saturn manual it mentions a hard drive that will be available soon. Will I be able to store games on it? When is it coming out? How much will it cost?

5. Could you please rate the best flight sims, shoot 'ern ups for the Saturn, and others that will be available within the next 6 months that look leek Steven Crawtprd, Huntingdon, Can't's GUS.1. What we mean is that the Titan or ST-V system that Sega use in the arcade (Virtue Fighter Kids and Decathlete are the latest games) is technologically similar to the Saturn. So converting games from ST-V to Saturn is easy 2. Virtual On: Christmas. Indy 500: no news; Virtue Cop 2: Christmas; Deadly Skies, delayed until September, Doom: September, Alien Trilogy S e p t e m b e r 3, , Sega are not directly converting Virtue Striker 'O c tobe r 4 There is no hard drive planned. .You must have misinterpreted the manual.

5 Magic Carpet is an excellent combination of flying/shoot 'em up Loaded's coming soon, Alien Trilogy and 'Cop 2 are going to be massive. EA's Soviet Strike is worth waiting for

Dear Gus, Is Knuckles a girl?!!! And is Sonic and Knuckles N O in the charts because of Knticilles Paul Feruuson, Rid GUS:Knuckles is, b accounts a me is male of the species. in the chart because cl. knucklehead

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lilies bald head will [flake great target practise on the local's dart board. Now answer these please!

1. Will any Namco game like Tekken or Ridge Racer ever get a Saturn release?

2. If not, do you know who I can write to to complain?

3 What's the best out of X-Men, Vampire Hunter and SF Alpha?

4. What's worst?

5. In the Sega Saturn leaflet, there's a Doom-style game by 'BMG' being advertised. It looks exactly like the new game Exhumed, but it's called Ruins. Why is this?

6. Are the Saturn's two 32-bit RISC processors what make it quicker than the Playstation 7.

7 Is the Saturn version of Tohshinden faster than the Playstation v e r s i o d o m m otok

13. M i n voter s o f t w a r e house?

David Ace r e Lydd-on-Sea, Kent GUS:1. Last year there was all kinds of talk of Namco conversions. Even Namco Nere talking up a Cybersled conversion.

However, their enviable position in the Playstation market (helped in no small way by Sony) has persuaded them to hold off on Saturn.

2. Phone Namco UK:0171 584 2670.

3. SF Alpha.

4. X-Men: the PAL conversion is generally considered to be poor.

5 Exhumed is Ruins Names change. It happens.

6 The SH2s run around the same speed as the PSX's main CPU. 7, No, to me it seems slower.

8. Core or Sega's own development.

BARMY Dear Gus, 1. Will 'The Settlers' (one of The greatest games of all time) ever released on the Saturn? If not, why not??

2. In the Megadrive game 'Soleir where the HELL can I find the butterfly, so that I can escape from the Garden at the bottom of the Tower of Babel?

1101.

Gary Shepherdty, West Drayton, Middlesex GUS1. It was produced by a UK developer too small to finance its own conversion.

2. It starts as a caterpillar found in the witch's forest.

Dear Gus, I think the rnag is stunning and keep up the good work Now on with the questions.

1. Is Reloaded going to be released on the Saturn or is it Playstabon only?

2. Is there going to be an Earthworm Jim game on the mighty Saturn?

3. Can you settle this once for all: Is Descent or Tekken going to be released on the Saturn?

4. Why has there been no more news on Blazing Dragons when it was supposed to be released in December?

5. Is there any chance of the PC hit Full Throttle being released on the all-powerful Saturn.

6 Is there going to be a sequel to Mystaria on the Saturn.

7- Do you have any news on the RPG featured in issue 40, p.13 as it

looked brilliant?

8. Is there any more news on the possibility of Sega packaging double games as was mentioned in Issue 42, (e.g. Shining Wisdom and Rayearth)?

9. What chance is there of Resident Evil being released on the Saturn' Jamie Slater, Grove, Oxon GUS:1. It will be Saturn too, and pretty much at the same time 2. Yes, sometime this summec but it looks like a port-over of the Megadrive game.

3. Descent has been delayed until October. No plans for Tekken_ 4. The game is about finished, but release is held, The reasons are commercial 5. Norm.

6. Yes, probably by December 7. Apparently this was an early demo and Game Arts have nothi ng more to show .8. Sadly, that hope - and it was only gossip was dashed. for the moment.

9. I'd say 3-2 on.

ON THE Dear Gus, I read your mag every month and

think It is great. I have a coupled questions for you. If you don't don't answer them I will give you a (1,000,000 fine.

1. Why is Virtua Fighter on the

Game Gear, and not on the

2. Which game should I get. Toy Story or WW1 the Arcade Game?

3. Is there any more news on S 4?

4. What is the best Megadrive game at the moment?

5. Will Streetfighter Alpha be on any other format, if so which

Conversion.

2. Toy Story.

3. Read this issuel 4. Toy Story.

5. SF Alpha on Saturn, and the sequel.

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Dear Gus, Please could you answer my questions about the Video CD card, Ilk 1. How long will it take for the Video CD card to drop down in

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2. What films will be coming out for 3. Will there be any games that will need the Video Card?

4. My dad has a CDi with a Digital Video cartridge and loads of Video CDs and I was wondering if they will work with the MPEG on the Saturn?

David Flacholok, ()idea.

GUS:l . The hardware is expensive, so no price cut at the moment 2. Top titles like Shallow Grave, Star Trek Generations and Shallow Grave are about, but most Video CDs are unadulterated cdunt Cackula.

3, No. 4. Those marked 'Vi deo ' will Those marked 'Digital d e o ' won't.

5, What is the best Megadrive GUS:1_ Well thankee, kind sir. My best guest is a price between E200

for ISS Deluxe on the M 3. When will Vampire H released for the Saturn much is it going to co 4. Why lies MMS go u p in price'

and E240 Sega are playing down the 'Saturn 2' aspect The white

5, Is Gebockeni golf for the Megadnve?

casing was designed primarily for Japanese youngsters and -SNES

6. Is Magic Carpet r t h buying?

7. Do you like the i p e r Skidmarks, becaus 8. How much did you rate Fife '96 on the Megadrive?

9. When is Virtua Fighter going to be released for the Game Gear?

10. Is Street Fighter Alpha better than Virtua Fighter 2? Please be fair.

Mark Henshaw, Peterhrough

game at the moment?

Lee Baggaley, Puittorough.

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ING Dear Gus. Mean Machines is an excellent meg, and ha better since it . became official. s, Please could you b e answer these e n questions? e1. Will the Saturn 2 v cost around E250' e 2. What did youlate n Flashbackenir'

2 Bot h are exceptional pieces of

programming, but Flashback is the better game_ 3. There should be.

4. The Megadrive has indeed been more successkd in the UK than the SPIES and

good titles can still sell 100010 copies But Sega are changing their emphasis to Saturn in 1996.

Aupiket World on the IVIegadrive?

3. Is there a Premier Manager 2 in the pipeline for the Megadrive?

4. One of my friends (who's got a sad Super Nintendo) said that the formats' Megadrive is dying But I said that Andrew Blackman, East Meon the Megadrive has the greate GUS•1. Vi nti a F i g h t e r l i t a i t any Sega machine. I my friend right?

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GUS1. No plans in1996_ a September. Delayed, sigh.

3. June/July. at the usual E45 4. Paper is VERY expensive nowadays. To maintain the mag at 100 pages, it had to be done.

5_ No. 6, Yes. 7. I t s superb.

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