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to avoid salivating every
hear about one of Sega’s schemes
back the market that
However, with
all
Magazine
it’s
rightfully
is
this anticipation,
I
theirs.
can’t help but
remember the day bought my baby (February 1997). spent more money on it than anything
still
20th,
else
I
my
in
(which Oasis,
Now,
I
life.
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order to even play
bought almost a month
I
I
had
I’ve
to
later),
my
only
game
the Legend of
borrow an RF-switch from
spent more money on
my Saturn
my than
friend. I
care
to
my
tell
I’ve
parents,
slept these last
Sony
to hate
and logged more hours on it than two years. At the same time, grew I
for “killing"
my
god, and got
non-Sega video game systems myself. Even better,
rid
of any
to
purify
owned
I
imported Grandia, even though
I
I
official!
Sega has always supplied the fantasy realm of game industry. would also love to see an
the video
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update to Space Harrier done as
fell in
Sega
love with
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me what
is,
it
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them
tell
When
Just like Hollywood
people
symbolizes hope.
it
all
the shape of the
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know no Japanese, because couldn't pass up the game of all time. In fact, to prove my undying
greatest
love for Sega,
well.
take a look at their roots, because that’s where
good
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Dreamcast
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and
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love to see
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already love the Dreamcast.
game
US
for a
release
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rumored
games
on Dreamcast (when
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get one, of course) are:
to think that this really
this
is
might
they don’t release the
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mech
not...
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I’m afraid that
blockbusters on
have their own time to shine.
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hope,
question: Exactly
I
me
R.
Murray
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fever
from Imagine, I
heard
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was
new magazine
really excited.
But
Dreamcast magazine,
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maybe Konami I
hope,
where
is
hope!).
I
Sega
trying
Capcom has
a
Sega fan
new mode
so, will this
Shenmue
will
be
it
in
for the
US be dubbed
in
Japanese with English subtitles?
the support!
for
a Cross Fever
1. Yes, there is
mode
enables
that
action
fighting
four-player
Marvel
in
vs.
Capcom, which we think answers your next question. Imagine you
and three buddies going to head to
head
any
as
Megaman in
from
character
to Spidey! That’s sure
way the game
to change the
a good way.
2. A-ha, the six-button controller
debate! The best
way
to
remedy
your need for complete fighting
After hearing about a
when
Thanks
game
Hey, what’s up?
I'd
And
4.
English, or will
plays
I
make an update
still
It’s
Toledo,
a Nintendo machine, but
Lastly, here’s a
into overkill.
summer
of the
all
You give
I
have to say Metal Warriors by Konami on the SNES. could
all
They
day.
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sue
brought back for Dreamcast from an older system?
it’s
release.
Ken
these games. Okay,
realize
same
me... erm... maybe you money after buy all of what game would most like to see
freak... so,
won’t have any
I
wonder
kind of
I
dilute the market. Just like in Hollywood,
Gundam Frame Gride Space Griffon Virtual On 2 I’m a
going to turn
vs.
change the game? 2. What are your thoughts on the Dreamcast controller? Why didn’t Sega design a controller with six buttons on the face instead of four? 3. Will Sega bring out a Panzer Dragoon game on If
spirit
seen announced for
September 9th
need 20-plus games on one day?
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better
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true that Marvel
Is it
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going to be the biggest launch ever, but I’m starting
freak!
just like to say that the five
I’d
9/9/99.
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have a few questions.
I
.
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PSM, and
while doing a sanctioned mag. I’m majorly stoked for
though... almost every
1
called Cross Fever?
you guys are
Sega Dreamcast
I’m a big fan of
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the cake! Send us a picture of
and
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control
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check out some
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the
is
Dreamcast Arcade
may
of
is
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also want to
the six-button
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market
by interact.
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whole Internet thing?
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assuming there
I’m
be a keyboard and mouse, and that there
Drive
the works, and the
in
mention
modem
is
lots of multiplayer games...
modular
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not to
...
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that weren’t previously Internet
be subscribing!
I’ll
Austin Rucker
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I
that
DC
While
fanatics.
launch date, that await Rally 2,
Dead
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writing this letter in the
I
am
patiently waiting for the
Man
2.
it
tireless
Phantasy
with tons of dialogue and n^uitiple
V?
Yet one possible
from work for
I
know,
version.
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game, we do
going to be a real bear
is
chapters.
We
can only hope that
Sega decides to go the Panzer
Ares may be it, but expect big
Dragoon Saga route and
subtitle
the
feels
things
authentic that wayT doesn’t
dialogue.
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all
more
it?
either way.
US
game
The House of the
has escaped the
How
bad ass
to take a couple of days off
that. Project
Ares has been announced
is
PS on
the best news
Dreamcast since NiGHTS
2’s
I’ve
TALK
IS
CHEAP, AND SO
POSTAGE...
IS
title?
would have
by the original team that did System. This
US
the
localization for the
all of the wonders gaming hands. NiGHTS 2, Sega
be to have Phantasy Star V as a launch
oh man,
too far
can’t help but think of
my
MDK 2, Sonic Adventure, and
masses, the Phantasy Star franchise.
would
hopes
an early chord with other
will strike
much
for
Project
Dear Dreamcast Aficionados,
it’s
repent for its past sins on Saturn with
Star
Hands on
I
now,
changes being planned
of the
Sega
of
we’re hoping so.
be able to report on any
off to
capable? Thank you for your time and good luck on the magazine.
No word on a Panzer game as
yet, but 4. Right
but are they really
ready? Or are they going to pull a “Saturn” and rerelease the
3.
The pen
is
mightier than the sword.
Media, 150 North
Hill
And so
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DCM’s second
is
the keyboard... erm... and pencil. Drop us a
CA 94005.
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ON!
State of the art, webready technology, nineteen
amazing a bright
spa
SEPTEMBER 99
Official
Sega# Dreamcast
Magazine
titles at launch, and future for Sega...
new
Dreamcast
>
Dreamcast News Network
f you're
reading
that you’ve
then chances are
this,
already bought, or are
new made the
planning to buy, Sega's stunning
machine. The good news
that you've
is
done. Much as it normally hurts down two hundred big ones for anything,
With pre-orders already at 250,000,
base,
this
time you can rest assured that you have picked
the ultimate explosive.
games machine. Expandable, exciting,
Dreamcast is finally here. September 9, 1999, you can go
For $199, on
home with
with the world's a
built-in
technically
Internet-ready console,
first
modem and demos
of
most
the
and
initial
in
for plug-and-play the
second you get your
machine home. The
Dreamcast Passport
GD-ROM
is
included with the console, and
either your existing ISP, or hooking you
-
Sega's recommended partner
up with
complete with
special offers. You can immediately browse the
advanced console games ever made.
web, send email, chat with buddies friends.
launch,
after
A
play
keyboard
games will
online
- and, soon with
your
be available from day
Sega intends to make Dreamcast gaming the ultimate online experience. There will be an overwhelming 19 Dreamcast games available at launch, a figure made all the more incredible by the numbers the competition can boast Sony PlayStation, its next biggest rival, had only eight, while Nintendo 64 started life with a paltry two. Not one, and
At the time of writing, the following games were confirmed for September Of
some
9.
don’t appear, don’t call us.)
PLATFORM Sonic Adventure
•
Sega
FIGHTING Soul Calibur
Namco
•
only
number
the
it
covers every major genre; shooting,
fighting, driving,
King of Fighters:
the console from day one,
Dream Match
’99
•
•
but
like
SNK
And
Hydro Thunder
•
Flag to Flag
•
ASC Games
Yuji
Naka, has been here
Midway brilliant
•
the US, tweaking,
US
version of
Dead 2
The ninth of September, 1999, will be the most remarkable day in the colorful history of videogames. Sega is back and setting the pace
Sega
to fast-forward.
It's
complete
is
has been beefed up significantly since
Japanese
its
release.
NFL 2K Football
Huge,
never looked so good.
fluid
stunning incredible
polygon figures with
motion
show
capture
attention
to
detail.
SOUL CALIBUR Namco’s arcade fighter received a makeover before stepping up the Dreamcast stage. When in motion, the results are truly amazing.
THE BOX
IN
So what should you expect when you unpack your brand-spanking-new system on September 9? Here's a rundown of what you'll find inside the box (no,
you don’t get a 29-inch wide-screen TV).
(D Dreamcast console (2)
•
Metro 3D
rO
and even more fun than the Japanese original.
bigger, better,
Blue Stinger • Activision Airforce Delta • Konami
Armada
in
Sonic Adventure for months. Their hard work
ACTION/SHOOTING of the
SONIC ADVENTURE No console launch
without a platform game. Sonic
rivals.
and dedication means that the version American gamers get their sweaty mitts on is •
other good choices to be made):
back. Only a
is
changing, and improving the
Sega
SPORTS
House
Sonic
goodness
the
suggest you take the
(but bear in mind that there are
A crack team of Sega programmers, including Sonic creator
Tokyo Xtreme Racer • Crave Monaco Grand Prix • Ubi Soft
NFL Blitz 2000 NFL 2K • Sega
of course,
we
games home with new console on day one
following three
your
awaited around the world.
TNN Motorsports
spread
to
around,
already has a
it
antiquated
its
Just
reunion of the Beatles has been more eagerly
Midway
Trickstyle • Acclaim
HardCore Heat •
massive,
and platform. With companies Namco, Capcom, and Konami supporting
massive advantage over
RACING
games
of launch
is
Midway Mortal Kombat Gold • Midway Power Stone • Capcom Marvel vs Capcom • Capcom Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
SOLID GOLD Three games you simply must buy
will
guide you swiftly and simply online, using
THE LINE-UP
IN FULL
first
launch terms, has already crushed
success of Sony’s PlayStation.
The Internet-ready console will be prepared
right choice. Well
to plunk
the
it’s
console to launch with a firmly installed user
the
Controller x
1
(?)
(§)
(D Composite A/V cable
Power cord Instruction
manual
(D Dreamcast Passport
web software
time to play.
Even if you can only afford one game at launch, you’ll find a collection of superb demos ready to boot up. Sega’s Dreamcast Generator
sampler disc contains seven playable demos and four movies. Enjoy.
tf)
S ui x z o
V
PLAYABLE
DEMOS
MOVIES:
Sega Sports NFL 2K (Sega)
(£)
Sonic Adventure (Sega)
(8)
(2)
Ready 2 Rumble (Midway)
(D Sega Sports NBA 2K (Sega)
(3)
Monaco Grand Prix (Ubi
(4)
Power Stone (Capcom)
@ Hydro Thunder (Midway) @ NFL 2000 (Midway)
(5)
House of the Dead 2 (Sega)
Soft)
(D Flag to Flag (Sega) (7) Sega Bass Fishing (Sega)
Blitz
(clockwise from top
left)
Ready
to
Rumble, Power Stone, Flag to Flag, and
House of the Dead 2
official
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SEPTEMBER 99
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> DC Infogrames
porting
is
? Dreamcast News Network
its
PC adventure Outcast to Dreamcast. The title famously eschews polygons for a voxel-based engine and possesses some of the best visuals yet seen on Dreamcast (PC version below).
third-person title
For release next spring.
Peripherals up for grabs
S plenty
hould you find yourself with
ARCADE STICK
spare cash on day one (who
AGETEC
are you, of
Bill
Gates?), there are
third-party
•
peripheral
manufacturers lining up to tout their licensed wares. While not all the
and other gadgets listed below have been fully licensed at press all of the following products will be available on September 9.
(www.agetec.com)
Heavy, durable arcade stick
•
6 buttons
•
VMU
Slot
controllers
ALLOY ARCADE STICK
time,
Interact
(www.interact-acc.com)
For further information, Dreamcast
is
fast
becoming
Price:
contact the individual •
the
titles,
latest
comes courtesy Race developer
of
of
which
Ultimate
Kalisto
—
companies or their websites.
visit
iji
•
tlV I
•
$59.99
12 buttons
Aluminum base
TREMOR PAK—
Programmable
Interact
functions
early adopter of the PowerVR technology inside Dreamcast.
Price: $9.99
promises solid 60 fps racing on 16 courses encompassing arcade and championship modes.
•
Adjustable vibration
•
Compatible with Sega’s
XLeration (below)
pack-in controller
QUANTUM
—
FIGHTER PAD Interact
ACT LABS RS
Price: $29.99
Act Labs (www.act-labs .com) Price:
•
Armchair snowboarders will
soon be
Joining
Burn is
spoilt for choice.
^
8 buttons
$69.99
Programmable functions and auto-fire option and Jump Pack slots
Includes foot pedals
•
Programmable
•
Steering wheel cover
VMU
UEP's Cool Boarders
(although
Infogrames'
much later) Supreme
Snowboarding (below). The Housemarque-developed game is scheduled for next year.
STARFIRE LIGHT BLASTER
RADIUS RACING PAD
Interact
Interact
Price:
$29.99
Price:
Auto-fire function
VMU
$34.99
•
Doubles as regular/
•
Allows for turns up
Auto-reload function
racing controller
Slot
60 degrees VMU and Jump to
•
Pack
slots
ASTRO PAD Interact Price:
• •
$24.99
6 buttons Auto-fire option
VMU
•
Slots for
•
Jump Pack Comes in four
and
different colors
RALLY WHEEL Agetec Price:
imcaSt Magazine
$50-60
•
Lightweight, plastic frame
•
Gear
shifters
•
VMU
slot
on base
Dreamcast News Network
COURT SESSIONS
FYI.. Ubi
NBA Showtime hoops
HOME ALONE Capcom’s Resident
Evil
may have
of
DCM
preview
spooky passages and scramble along
manner
of dreadful
ghouls nipping at your heels. With Code Veronica (page 56) and AITD4 both arriving some time next spring, the new millennium is shaping up to be a nightmarish time for DC owners.
On
port
will
bikes, really.)
of
Showtime.
arcade
the
re-titled
a
offering:
NBA
coin-op
be
—
such as the Alstare GSX R600s and GSX R750s. (Well, you have to like and their bikes
next
its
pixel-for-pixel
will
feature the team’s top drivers
sneak
a
of
Dreamcast
game
the
Suzuki Alstare Racing and
launch volley (page 80), Midway has
given
a
Dreamcast motorbike racing sim, Redline Racer. Due this
four-title
forced, flashlight in hand, to navigate
gained
Team Suzuki
from
Alstare which lends a larger dose of realism to its first
impressive
its
has
Soft
license
fall,
can be traced back to Infogrames’ 1993 PC classic Alone in the Dark. Heading for Dreamcast is the fourth installment in the series (below), in which you’re original ‘survival horror’ experience
all
up this November
the gate with
truck-loads around the world, but the
rooftops, with
out
early
sold in
it
circuit
since early April, Showtime
takes
adrenaline-
the
charged two-on-two play of its
predecessors,
DMA
NBA Jam
broadcast
TV
(courtesy
of
truly
jaw-
slow-mo
dropping
dunk
that
some
includes
A
sophisticated
means
play
mode
Lemmings, for
where they’re dunking
in
slew of
a
(right)
slam
DC
statistical tracking. You’ll
more
title,
Wild Metal Country.
To
published by Rockstar
Games
fall,
WMC's mix a
be
of action
has
strategy
controlling
you
battlefield
of
fanciful (yet lethal) artillery in fully
new home-only season mode that features full
player mode, while throwing
play
Dreamcast
first
and
players will also have access to a
replays.
NBA Showtime retains NBA Hangtime’ s create-a-
its
this
new hidden
characters and codes.
assembling a
is
division of heavily-armed tanks
players don’t even look
presentation
NBC)
Scottish
Design,
creator of the 16bit classic
and NBA Hangtime, and employs full 3D, further spicing things up via a
3D
skirmishes.
see
of this next issue.
MDK SHINES AGAIN Sega
is
evaluating (starting,
with the name) the Japanese robot fighting game surely,
Once more unto the breach with Kurt Hectic (and a dog)
Frame Gride
for
possible
domestic release next year. Highlights are customizable robots and lush organic arenas.
bent on delivering a Schwarzenegger-sized helping ell
of gun-toting action, Interplay is long into development on MDK2, the sequel to Shiny’s gritty, yet darkly humorous, PC action game. Here are the details we’ve dug up so far:
Implausibly well-armed hero Kurt Hectic
is
back, joined by two additions to the character roster, his
dog Max and the
Hawkins. stealth,
Their
‘eccentric’
Doctor
talents
(Kurt's
collective
Max's firepower, and the Doctor’s
Quiz
MacGuyver-like talent for creating weapons) will
be put
to the test across nine stages.
According to developer BioWare, the will
Which
game
be a more adventurous romp than
and character release
interaction.
MDK2
by year’s end
in-depth preview of the
game
-
is
kid’s cartoon character
®
omping
through toyland? Bonus
uestion:
what was the crappy foil w-up?
on target
look for an
next issue.
|0
saw a well-known
precursor with a stronger focus on exploration
for
DCM favorite
from the Genesis days
its
MDKZs cast (clockwise from top): the ‘eccentric’ scientist, and
Official
Max
Kurt Hectic,
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the dog
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15
Dreamcast News Network
RED ALERT Sega
is
planning a port of
throttle for
full
US arcades
2000
Virtua Striker Ver.
title
~\
Sega’s F355 Challenge heads
Naomi-based arcade soccer
its
on the Sega Sports label next year. The coin-op is currently limbering up on test in Japan, but we’re expecting for release
great things.
Jaleco
will
release schlock
horror adventure, Carrier early ,
next year. Set on a futuristic
—
“Hello,
— zombies and
please.
aircraft carrier overrun
you guessed monsters,
it
it
by
is
this
We’d
strangely features
Code
Hmmm.
Veronica.
Sega?
Hi, it’s
DCM. You know that new F355 coin-op?
like to test dri... (line
goes dead)
designers are hard
development, Ferrari has been
to
lending
be the most incredible
convincing
around display
Deep
Fighter: The Tsunami Offensive,
in parallel
-
-
this
we’ll
enough hardware
in this
game’s
and
issue
awesome
game, so look out
there’s
baby
its
the
to
have played
this
no
certainly
In fact,
support
spot on.
Next
and not one, is
technical slouch.
sound,
feel are
to
wrap-
but four Naomi boards running Trickstyle coders Criterion
Studios are working on
full
aspect of the look,
screens
three a
delivered to the office,
design team to ensure every
driving experience yet.
Using
we want one
pants off high-end
sim manufacturers. During
work on a Naomi-powered coin-op racer that’s shaping
simulate
Yeah, well
Sega? How about some screens, then? Hello?”
scare the
at
up
Er...
Yu Suzuki and a huge team of ega’s
backdrops and dynamic camerawork similar to Capcom’s Resident Evil: realtime
for
an
exclusive
in-depth report.
to
a underwater action shooter
3D and
for Ubi Soft.
Set
integrating
realtime strategy
in full
DISKY BUSINESS
elements, the developer's second DC release is heading Stateside in spring 2000.
The future
of
SEPARATED AT BIRTH Ryo Hazuki ( Shenmue
DC data?
H Rayman developer is
Ubi Soft
producing a third-person game based on The
clips,
the device
will
Cruise has a lot answer for. Since Top Gun, we’ve lost count of how many game characters aspire to his crap
Batman
Adventures animated series. Expect lots of high-tech gadgetry (and plenty of spandex) it’s
released
autumn.
next
when
to
80s
the web. Each disk
100 megabytes of information doesn't
HBk.
all
We'll
-
will
let's
hold up to
just
hope
go toward unwanted spam
have
details
of
this
(
it
mail.
—
we have
zip
Groan -Ed).
M
DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD Capcom has just announced convert
Honestly,
won’t
it
look anything like this.
(
Erm
,
who
exactly chose this picture? -Ed.)
(reamcast Magazine
Shenmue
add-on
peripheral as they're released
currently
style.
hero Ryo is, Sega assures us, taller than Cruise (and thankfully, he keeps his pants on).
eventually be called into play for downloading
game updates and demos from
action
New
Tom Cruise
star)
Tom
reamcast is an endlessly expandable beast, and to prove it, Iomega's clever Zip Disk technology will be resting snugly underneath American systems next year - in the shape of a re-writable drive from Sega. Initially, as a means for storing saved games, e-mail, and media
Sword
plans to
fighters Plasma and Tech Romancer to
coin-op
(right)
Dreamcast. Both games the autumn Tokyo
September
will
debut at
Game Show on
17, promising better-thanarcade graphics and gameplay.
(film star)
Dreamcast News Network
Sonic Adventure backpack Sega Price:
N/A
You won't 'n' Trail
find this Sonic collectable at
shop.
It's
and you can win
Shenhua
Rei
Giant
Gram
¥3,800
Giant
Gram
it
of only a
you dozen or so
local Track in
existence
(and other items) next issue.
figure
Sega
VMU
Price:
Sega (Japan) Price:
one
¥1,200
Rei, the starry-eyed
Shenmue,
t
is
heroine from
one of more than 50
tie-in
collectibles available in Japan.
coin-op
in
the
is
Japan
VMU
slot for
game
data. This
first
Naomi
to include a
uploading/saving
custom
VF2 figures
VMU
Sega
includes a training game.
Price:
Sonic toys Sega Price:
in
N/A
Cute, huh?
We
¥800
Reminding us just how far in-game character models have come since Virtua Fighter 2, these molded plastic figurines are available only Japan.
reckon
these Sonic Adventure soft toys are
some
of the
best videogame-related
goodies around.
You'll
be able to find them on US shelves in a few months.
Here
at
DCM towers we’ve started
Sarah Bryant figure
to receive lots of
Things like dull faxes (and bills) go straight in the garbage, while cool gadgets, Japanese goodies, and DC-related stuff are saved for this page. Over the coming months, we’ll be giving you the chance to win some of them, too. (We’re nice like that.) stuff.
Sarah Bryant
is
Fighter alumni,
one of the best of the Virtua and this limited-edition sculpture
features exceptional (ahem) attention to detail.
fficial
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> DC
nzj
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SONIC’S TV ADVENTURES
FYI Britain's
bringing
Rage Software its
Contra tribute,
is
eye-popping Expendable, to
the US. Already consuming time, players' leisure
will arrive
its
on Dreamcast next look even
better than on PC).
Hedgehogness spins back onto afternoon TV
PC
massive explosions and twoplayer, third-person carnage year (and should
His
hat’s
super-day-glo
green,
hopelessly hyperactive, and closest thing you're
the
ever likely to get to an animated likeness of The Cure front man
is
newly-born younger brother of Sonic, who’s making his return to the airwaves in a new cartoon series Sonic’s only
new
whacked-out
sibling
character addition
isn’t
since
the
The
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (also created
by
Inspector Gadget animation house DiC)
the
the
air. In
another
new
new
series,
arrival,
left
Manic, Sonic, and
Sonia, have forged a
and now spend their days ‘underground’ and undercover banging out glam rock tunes to cheer up woeful
band {Oh dear
called Sonic Underground.
who
townsfolk
-Edi),
are lorded over by the
evil
Sheriff Robotnik. In
Family
shred
short:
-
it's
Sonic meets The Partridge
so you shouldn’t expect
it
to
be a
in
more
Sonic Adventure.
like
Sonic Underground m\\ be airing
than 182
cities
nationwide
when
it
hits
the
airwaves on August 29. Check your local listings for
exact airtimes and stations
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Idol nation I
heesy Japanese ‘idol’ pop may be a strong contender for the world’s worst
music (although Michael Bolton gets our vote), but it means one thing for the companies that churn it out: mega Yen. That’s probably why Bomberman creator Hudsonsoft is hard at work on Super Producers, a sim in which teenage girls play the role of a talent scout and all-round music biz head honcho.
The road
to
Japanese super-stardom
strewn
is
with decisions: Should your idols perform heavy
pop? {What, no country?
metal, hip-hop, or
-Ed.).
And what about fashioning the ‘look’ of your client and organizing TV exposure? Only when your cutie has a portfolio
Rainbow Six
the thinking man’s first-person shooter.
is
Guess we’d better
someone
find
to review
it
IforlJB)
WE GOT
is
the
victory claimed. More interesting, though, way you can dump underperformers on
is
Sega's Dricas website, which can then be picked
by other players and ‘remarketed’. Whatever
happened
Tecmo’s future Naomi coin-op, Dead or Alive looks a match for Namco’s Soul Calibur.
PC
Rainbow Six sneaks up
hit
raised for
smart, suspenseful take on the
its
shooter
first-person
Rainbow
PC
Six for
genre,
Clancy novel of in
charge of an
Redstorm's
stealthily
is
towards Dreamcast. Based on the Tom
been assigned to stop a ring of terrorists from wreaking havoc at a number of prominent global landmarks.
espite the fact that only visiting aliens |
As the team’s stage, you
leader, it
your job
into motion.
must choose which
action.
Only then
two-fold
is
plan
sharp-shooters
out your course of
you be able to
will
—
During the planning
skilled
map
initiate
the
operation and execute your attack plan. Playable from a relies heavily
first-
or third-person view, the
game
teamwork. One glance from the enemy
-
or an ill-timed
- and you're toast. The Dreamcast conversion of Rainbow Six will
shot from a confused teammate
feature
split-screen
is
gameplay,
version, the
game
D0A2
home
release
Publisher Majesco
version.
it’s
packaged as an add-on pack
22
is
SEPTEMBER 99
spring.
enjoy
the
in
-
Dead
of
Dead
of
see
Stateside
a ti it
wobble-
Magazine
capture
specifically for
amazing
-
even
and has been confirmed
Japan around
likely
free screenshots.
arrive shortly thereafter.
Sega ©Dreamcast
currently looking
Until
shooting for a September 9
official
new motion
Developed
While there’s been
confirmation
will
though the game may
gravity-
demo
six
the September roll-out of the arcade
release,
you play through a series
is
next to Soul Calibur a
called Eagle Watch.
release,
for the task).
gamers
will also let
of missions originally
probably coming to grips with
equipment
and
be more than a mere one-for-one port of the PC
the
or Alive 2 stunned passers-by at this year’s videogame trade events, even though its wobblier bits had yet to be added (the developers are
also in the cards. Aiming to
multi-player
cooperative Internet play
mistaken
reassuring, then, that a video
Naomi,
on a finely-tuned balance of stealth and
have
or Alive for bouncing breasts, you have to admit that this woefully adolescent attempt at simulating ‘real-life physics’ was pretty funny. It’s
you want on your team and
would
defying, helium-filled balloons in Saturn
Business as usual, then. your attack, then put
to unbridled musical ‘talent’?
2, already
features huge,
Bouncing back
‘Patriot
multi-national taskforce’ that has
‘elite,
It
animated backdrops (and huge animated cleavages).
heading
Games’ the same name, the game places you
and a
of chart-topping hits
bigger fan base than, well, Michael Bolton (heaven
for us, then.
YOUR SIX
full
no
months
for
after
The chances
of
are virtually
nil.
Super Producers being released In fact, let’s
say ‘minus
2’ to
in
the
US
be safe.
Fishy business ivarium’s
moniker
Seaman
it’s
the unfortunate
is
for the first title to
new microphone seen,
use Sega’s
peripheral. From what we’ve
a weird underwater
game where you
talk
to creatures controlled by artificial intelligence
something that didn’t seem to rub 500 Japanese for
DC owners
limited-edition
off
-
on any of the
that recently forked out
Seaman Dreamcast
packs.
included a transparent Dreamcast (left),
microphone
VMU, and course,
mini
the
headset,
game -
and, of
extremely weird
game itself. Those otaku, huh? More money than sense.
ON IMPORT COOL BOARDERS BURN Publisher
UEP Systems Developer Irvhouse
Release:
Out now (Japan) Price:
¥ 5,800 ($50 )
Snow
sports are so over-crowded
may
look like kids’ play, but
automatic weapons?
—
—
I
Furballs
Japan, the closest
in
most gamers get to a white slope is the elevation of their Dreamcast lid when inserting a new game. Cool Boarders Bum the latest in a popular series should change that. If you own an imported machine, be sure to check it out.
J
If
you said
we assure you
‘in
it’s brutal.
your dreams,’ you’re
one sick puppy, and this game might be right up your alley. Furballs sees you controlling an A-Team- like band of six mercenary animals — the Furballs — out to save the forest from marauding bears
DC Europe TRANS-ATLANTIC DREAMCAST
errect a strip mall on your Creations for
NEWS
its
16bit
The Euro invasion ‘1.5 party
developers’ to create a line-up of original
Dreamcast’s September 23 arrival in the UK, Germany, and all points in between. Sega of America’s part in the equation spells good news for US gamers previously used to a diet of mainly US- and Japanese-developed games. Whereas the 32bit era saw a relative trickle of European titles making their way onto American soil, for
Dreamcast
is
turf.
who
Bizarre
sometime mid-way through next year -
British
shooter
developer responsible for the classic
StarFox
is
preparing
Dreamcast arena. Slated to
ega Europe has signed a group of
home
currently seeking a world-wide publisher
if
not
all,
arrive
in
to
enter the
time for the
Red Dog seats you at eponymous off-road-tank-
UK
and
will
game
Racer, but Furballs
is
destined to
of
deranged violence thrown
course.
Where
else
-
show
evil
should be anything but a
it
work on Braveheart
is
one
this
to
out
roll
out.
Red Lemoi
for PC, butti^
develop a first-person light-^un ga b:
terrorist attack. Perhaps ability to
take
full
ending an under threat biggest draw
control of vour
will
movement as
asStssms^e assume this wl employ the light-gun’s umque directional batir^lthotigi this hasn’t been confirmed by the developer (they’n probably too busy eatingjiaggis or>something). Early reports suggest that the game~is
still
a
ways
froi
completion and that there’s a great deal of gameplay
tweaking to be done. Expected by the year end Europe,
will
service.
Hopefully not
all
the adversaries
in
Red Lemon’s
In the Line
of Fire-themed Take the Bu//etwill be this one-dimensional.
As one
of the only
Red Lemon’s
latest project
16-
Network online
Western first-person action
currently on the horizon (the other
titles
in
offer four-player split-
player melees via Sega’s Dreamcast
of
teddy bears with
Take the Bullet
screen deathmatch play (four light-guns!) and
can handle
good measure,
battles,
You can expect
you snipe at would-be
with a unhealthy dose
in for
drive.
Scottish developer
be the
to arrive
can you see cartoony zoo animals
blowing the stuffing out of
modem-based
Take the Bullet travels
67).
it
swamps), as well as four-player deathmatch and
from
with the stunning Metropolis Street
cutesy and cuddly themes, too
food.)
cityscapes and
where bodyguard Jack Trai American presidential candi
developer Bizarre Creations has already nailed
the driving
sprawling
as
Stateside before the year
quickly be followed
Commander (page
Mad Max.
punk and eat dog
environments (such
Sunday
Red Dog, as you take on an invading alien armada ( The more things change, eh? -Ed.). With some interesting free-roaming
futuristic-vehicle-thing,
Creations’ Metropolis Street Racer (page 72)
by No Cliche’s 7oy
firepower than
like a
European launch, Argonaut’s
Stateside between late 1999 and 2000. Bizarre starts the ball rolling
Red Dog packs more
(And you don’t have to dress
the controls of the
preparing to receive a torrent of
them, and Sega expects most,
Argonaut’s
but we’ll keep you posted.
The
games
is
release
is
is
Rainbow Six'),
worth watching.
Dreamcast Global
News Network
official
Sega
• Dreamcast
Magazine
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Dreamcast RPG Scene
PHANNING THE FLAMES Sega
FYI-.
introduces Project Ares to the world
RPG news
hantasy Star
V it’s
certainly not, but the core
team
responsible for the Star series (with the exception
1
At the forefront of Japan's are details of two of
the more beloved strategy series to
Sega
Japanese
grace
of the abysmal Phantasy Star III: Generations) has a brand new baby on the way, tentatively named Project
systems. Langrisser Millennium
Ares. Announced at the recent New Challenge Conference, Sega proudly touted its upcoming RPG as the game to break new boundaries in the genre — both visually and conceptually. Featuring a completely original cast of characters and a fantastic world in which flying ships are the main means of transportation, Project Ares capitalizes on
sequels and heirs to very
the power of Dreamcast by taking place in a
The game takes place opposed
in
3D
most RPGs
are both lofty
lineage
stretches back to the days of the
Mega
Drive,
port
the series the ill-received
in
War Song on the Genesis.
and
massive battles
for
character
distinctive
anime
by
illustrations
artist
Langrisser
Urushihara,
with swords, dragons, and mechs). This nugget of information
Satoshi
brings to mind images of historical figures like Shakespeare, and
Millennium strikes out into
other bearded
men
in tights
assume
control of a
explore
strange,
team
new
from the same time period, as you
show places
themes such as ‘romance’ and
far,
set out to
territory by incorporating
a press release given
series have been watching the
plenty of emphasis ‘courage.’
little
on grandiose
But with
little
hard
development of
too old.
same
scale as past role-playing classics such as
Team
Andromeda’s Panzer Dragoon Saga and Game Arts’ Grandia. Set for a year 2000 release, keep your eyes on Fantasy Zone for more information on Project Ares as it develops. We can’t wait.
this title closely,
worried that the series
screenshots have to do most of the talking. Expect this to be an the
new
Force-type
gameplay. Japanese fans of the
there’s
information regarding the actual gameplay or characters, the
RPG on
some Dragon
well as
3D, as
else
Though
confirmed concerning the storyline thus to attendees of the
who must
of adventurers
continents.
US
with the only
Known
[replete
AD
Langrisser's
thrones.
universe.
the Renaissance era of ‘exploration’, as
to the futuristic fantasy settings of
and Black Matrix
much
be
will
of a departure from
When
the
game
ships
in
Masaya, the game's
October, developer, First
will
face the music.
appearing on
Saturn,
AD
takes a
NEC’s Black Matrix
more Tactics Ogre approach
to
strategy with isometric views of
the
2D
members.
party large
battlefield
impressive
very
effects,
Black Matrix
AD
a late '99 release
No word on
W
Featuring
a
cast of characters and
some for
and multiple
£
Primed
a
US
in
spell is
set
Japan.
date, yet.
jM
ztrUMt,
for
releases
in
successful
DC
Japan: Langrisser
Millennium (top) and Black Ships are the main
means
of transportation
Early character sketches reveal a
26
SEPTEMBER 99
penchant
official
in
Matrix
Project Ares (top).
for elaborate dress.
Sega # Dreamcast
Magazine
AD (above).
Dreamcast RPG Scene
IMPORT
Evolution WILL
IT
BE TELEVISED?
Sting and ESP’s Evolution traditional
was the
first
RPG
after launch,
to hit the Japanese Dreamcast and the buzz about the game
coming to the States has been unprecedented. showing the game on their lists, but still no official word from Sega, its fate still hangs in the balance. With randomly generated dungeons, gorgeous 3D graphics, painfully cute character designs, and a pleasant, but With
retailers
predictable storyline, cross your fingers. Wouldn’t this one be perfect for the holidays?
While Espers and magical talking cats still
crossing our fingers for them to
Project Ares’ cast of characters are conspicuous by their absence, we’re
in
make an appearance.
Beautiful
3D environments
put Dreamcast through
its
paces.
Are
LETTER PERFECT
Mag
Launcher, Linear Cannon, and the rest of
the goofily
named cast destined for the US? Maybe.
ANSWERING YOUR DEEPEST, MOST INTIMATE ROLEPLAYING QUESTIONS Got a burning question about the Dreamcast RPG scene that needs immediate attention? Mail it to: DCM Fantasy Zone, c/o Imagine Media, 150 N. Hill Dr., Brisbane, CA 94005. Or email us at: DCmag@imaginemedia.com.
HOLD YOUR BREATH
9®
Over the past few months,
I’ve been following the Dreamcast and everything about it even pre-ordered mine in April and can't wait to I
my hands on the system and the four games I'm Power Stone, House of the Dead 2, and Blue Stinger I’m also dying to play Shenmue and Climax Landers. do have two questions about facts that get
intending to buy at launch: Sonic,
I
I’ve
read
in
the past though, and
recent ones: First what ‘24-part
will
RPG’ be about?
of Fire, then bummer. sucked. Second,
will
I
some more
Capcom's new
If it’s
about Breath
thought
BoF //and
HI
Ah, curious about Capcom’s deal with Flagship for that longrumored multi-scenario RPG? Unfortunately, there hasn’t been any confirmation about content or even a title for the series, but it has something to do with Yoshitaka Amano’s C Final Fantasy
perhaps
Capcom game called Emblem of Eru? At this point, there are more questions than answers, so we’ll have to wait and see. Capcom hasn’t been incredibly forthcoming with information about the project and whether there are plans for it to cross the pond to the US. But you can rely on the fact that it has nothing to do with Capcom’s Breath of Fire franchise. As for Landers and Shenmue... Sega has announced that Landers will be out this winter (read more about it in our series artist) involvement with a
Coming Soon we’ll
be out before Christmas
hands on those games
this
year?
this holiday
I
see
it
section) and Shenmue is a ways off. next year - in the summer, perhaps.
We think
III
Shenmue and Climax Landers
Thanks
want my
to uber-talented artist. Axel,
to introduce
Fantasy Zone’s part-time dragon slayer
and full time postmistress,
season!
robot sidekick,
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To
we are pleased
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and her trusty
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art, visit
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Official
Sega # Dreamcast
Magazine
SEPTEMBER 99
o
ARCADE ZONE
DCM
Sega’s giant Seattle arcade plays host to
A
rriving
unannounced
is
never a great
idea, whether it’s to your own funeral (always good for causing a few gapng mouths) or to GameWorks in Seattle. As one of the largest arcades on the West Coast, Sega’s interactive paradise is busy as heck when we arrive with photographer and a truck-load of gear in tow on the first of our regular outings to the biggest, brightest, and best Sega arcades in the country. But Matt Gerosin, Assistant Manager, takes it all in his stride, welcoming America’s
28^^SEPTEMBER99j
Official
Dreamcast magazine to his beat with open arms and plying us with free game cards, which we rapidly spend on Crazy Taxi (see page 30). From classics like Indy 500 and Manx 77 to Sega Rally Championship, House of the Dead 2, and Crazy Taxi, if you’re into Sega coin-op - then this is your Mecca. As Matt
clarifies,
“Sega games are
cutting
edge, and the most popular right now is, would say, House of the Dead 2" As our photography reveals, that’s I
not the only
game
that has the public digging into
its
pockets. Taking the temperature of the Sega coin-op
Sega® Dreamcast
Magazine
scene
is
what we’re here
to
very healthy animal [Erm. the thermometer? -
Next month, well as bringing
.
.
- and
be
at the
it
looks to be a stick
LA GameWorks,
as
you an exclusive report on Sega’s next
big arcade
smash - F355
we have to
know, Matt
-
Challenge. But before
got to be ‘the
game
not eat your card, and That’s okay, Matt
I
we
go,
what’s the lamest attempt you
hear to get a free credit on a “It’s
do
where exactly did you
Ed.).
DCM will
game? my card.’ The games do
ate
can show you that they
- we
believe you...
don’t!"
Sega Coin-op News “You only want to take my picture because I’m a girl, right? bet you don’t print the picture of my boyfriend with me, either. God, I
you’re sooo predictable.”
Clarissa's
accusations,
predictably of course,
A my
we
We'd
like to refute
but, can’t,
somewhat
y
“So how much longer do we have to keep smiling like this? think may have just bit ‘thung.’” “I don’t know, guess until they take their stupid picture and go away.” Jamie girlfriend grin and bear it with the popular shooter, LA Machine Guns. I
I
I
and
A
Cliff
plays
Sega
behind his right ear.
Rally “I
keep coming back to
A
2 Championship, oblivious to the camera team game more than any other game here.
play this
it.”
And he
I
only needs one
arm to beat
just just
it...
“This game sucked me in, and now can’t get away from it.” Jeff is having trouble dealing with his addiction to Top Skater. Well, Jeff, maybe if you let go of the bars you could get away? "What? Oh... yeah, guess. Hey, thanks!" Glad to be of service, Jeff. I
I
A
GameWorks
once there was
how it’s done on Indy 500. “The weirdest thing we've seen? Well, it’s kinda gross, sucking on a joystick from one of the fighting games.” (Does that count as a special move? -
host Lindsey shows them this
woman
Official
Sega © Dreamcast
Magazine
SEPTEMBER 99
ARCADE ZONE Manufacturer: Sega
CRAZY You
me?
talkin’ to reedom within
Developer:
a bustling city
There’s nobody else here is
the core appeal of the latest coin-
op from Sega’s Japanese labs. Crazy Taxi throws you in the seat of a bright yellow open-top cab in San Francisco and offers one objective — to pick people up at the roadside and get them to their chosen destination as swiftly as possible. Reckless driving is not appreciated by some passengers, though — a lower tip is their way of letting you know. Packed with pedestrians and dense with other
we found
traffic,
career around trying to ram as at
progress can
Riders,
made
much
to
as possible
looks
that
as
Given the speed at which Power Stone and House of the Dead 2 have jumped to the home
Technnologically, there are
few differences between
console, only the most pessimistic
Dreamcast and Naomi apart
Dreamcast owner would doubt its imminent transferal. Rumors
from an extra amount of
abound
code being mounted
will
at
arrive
Sega
we
multi-player
rival
A
early as
Crazy Taxi looks amazing and plays so well go of the wheel.
many
relatively straightforward
required for
wrong
humor and
with
Perhaps the most
is
that
Naomi
is
cheap and
is
you therefore facilitating slightly
people, anyway?”
greater creative risks within
one
Sega. Apart from planned
-
classic 72Cf
skateboarding
perhaps no coincidence, previous
since the creator’s
was
multi-screen efforts such as
project
Airline Pilots
the excellent skateboarding sim
Challenge,
Top Skater In
terms of handling, the ultra-fast
of Crazy Taxi a
lesson
make Sega
in
Employing
compatibility
between
simulating car physics.
Dreamcast’s
VMS
some
coin-op
most
the
of
VMS
and
of the traffic trying to
cool head.
car chase.
very
It’s all
And
But this
it
works
in
sidebar), Crazy Taxi
hood
is
how good
new
at
is
Streets
unravel
into
minimum
distance with
pop-up, and everything
Sega’s
runs
at
a
^
the
^^
silky
smooth 60fps, but where it
really
scores
in its
use
of realistic lighting
and
shadows -
find
try
and
September^!
W official
fertilization of
A
^
Sega ® Dreamcast Mag azine
become
or three
will utilize this
throwing
polygons around the screen.
two
a further
Naomi [see
will
active
on the big screen. Sega says
near-death experiences, the
customer exits the cab more quickly than he entered it. You’re
perhaps the best
evidence yet of just
console
After several
rather
the visual
Packing its
arcade cabinet
less-than-satisfied
penalized for poor driving with lower fares.
like a treat.
either.
under
technology
characters
A
keep a
70s cop-show
no slouch
is
department
and the
— simply plug your
into the
and your favorite trained
even acceleration/braking combos are possible while you're weaving in
and out
All will
even feature cross
Rally look like
a racer, powerslides, jumps,
(the
titles
Japan Pro-Wrestling 2)
exaggerated driving moves yet seen in
and F355
some
be Giant Gram
first will
and comically exaggerated dynamics
30
to run on
it
Dreamcast.
encouraging aspect, though,
No? What’s
garish hues of Crazy Taxi also remind slightly of the Atari
is
and
tweaks such as reducing
the number of textures are
“Get in and I’ll scare the living daylights out of
time bonuses as possible.
Funnily enough, the urban
that the conversion process
only
M
you!
means
that you’ll be hard-pressed to let
rumble between
cab companies...
be
only
by hunting out shortcuts [often
ROM,
in
instead of on CD. This
think,
February 2000. Here’s hoping for
RAM
on the motherboard and the
that Crazy Taxi
ooner than
however - possibly as a
narrow one-way streets] and accruing as
game
another
vibrant as this.
But as with Harley-Davidson
first.
L.A.
tendency
there’s a
AM3
“Yeeeeehhhaaaahaaaa!”
The
streets of San Francisco as runway.
games
cross-
code
this year.
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experience.
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that
Next Generation
calls "the
in the definitive fighting
new benchmark by which
all
game
other games
be judged.â&#x20AC;? Soul Calibur from Namco. Sweet Dreamcasts are made of this.
Yuji
Naka
star Yuji Naka is the man behind Sonic Hedgehog and the Saturn blockbuster Nights. Now he talks exclusively to DCM...
Sega the
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
What you want
to
I
child, there
were
typical things... like a train conductor,
an airplane
pilot,
think about
making games
or an astronaut. at
the third grade years old]. in I
originally
I
came
with Sega for
33 years
I
was
I
in
high school [17-18
order to be able to
am
realized
I
game school come to Tokyo.
applied to a
I
stayed there
Then
is
in
didn't
I
all.
wanted to make games when
I
did
be when you were a kid?
When was many
WITH THE
from Osaka and
until
1
I
was 1 8 years
I
to Tokyo,
and
5 years now.
I've
old.
been
[Yuji
Naka
old.]
wanted
come
to
to Tokyo,
and
was
I
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Yellow
part-time job so
I
more and more
getting
interested in computers at that time. But the
main reason why
I
programming was because
to get involved with computers and
Magic Orchestra.
really loved
I
could save up for a synthesizer, but
I
wanted of
them.
finally
I
took a
bought a
computer, instead. By then, computers had become very interesting;
What games
when you were
did you to play
had started
child?
work
at
since
Initially,
Namco. But
Namco
I
really
it
wanted
to
wasn't possible
didn't hire high-school
degree at that time. And
I
didn't
study. So,
I
I
really
University to
eventually decided to
enter Sega [laughs].
H
What was the
legan at Sega
[a
decide to work
in
hit at
game
game you worked on
1984 and
first
the time.
I
games
I
Maybe
if
I
might have become
All
at
Sega?
worked on the SG-1000 Mark
the main characters
in
was
It
game were
the
actually a big girls,
industry?
bears.
It
was
off
really
the mark! There were even
original Sonic].
Ireamcast Magazine
like
II
some
bees and
funny [laughs]. Later on.
Naoto [the character designer
Photography by Hiroki Izumi
and
in
order get dates with boys, they had to buy or pick flowers for them.
annoying non-human enemies
with
of the
II
worked as a programmer on Girts
created to attract female players.
worked on Phantasy Star I and
SEPTEMBER 99
I
at Sega.
There was serious competition for dates, therefore players
did you suddenly
the
first
in
precursor to the Master System].
Garden, a
had to be quick
Why
began working
a musician [laughs].
graduates without a University l
want to go to
I
had bought the synthesizer, instead of a computer,
Namco's Xevious, Rally X, Bosconian...
games, and then
to play
^^k
I
Oshima
^^k ^^k
^^k
How At the
did the Sonic
start,
The two
myself.
the Sonic
Team
originally
come
Team was composed
together?
of
make
to
it
we
for creating
In fact,
started actually
handled the direction and planning
we
initial
concepts
for
Sonic the
in
Japan.
We were
Sonic Adventure
at the
beginning of the hardware development stage of Dreamcast
an action game, we began to
gather a small group of very talented people.
seven team members when
we
Oshima Naoto and
already thinking up
were the “team” responsible
of us
Hedgehog, and once we decided
-
around the summer of 1997.
only had about
making the game. ffiiWhat was the biggest hurdle you faced during the the development of Sonic Adventure?
how the concept
Could you give us an idea of of Sonic originally
The fact that we
came about?
didn't
have any hardware [laughs]. The
hardware was completed only two months before the Japanese
SONIC ADVENTURE in
a simple round
character design, and
we
kind of animal or character could
Sonic was a
rabbit!
of action, so
move
we
them
instead. To
a lot of small details, but nothing very drastic
as far as the game's visuals. For example, At
like this.
camera views and we
He could stop
same gameplay and
the
decided that
in
we were
atmosphere
what we saw while
Yes.
I
me
if
I
moved
in this
way.
hedgehog had
and ruins and
2 heading this by
for
very
is
Dreamcast?
many
fans during
Even Nintendo's Mr. Miyamoto asked
games from
that
Nights
was making
on brand new
many animals
South America to get a
there.
was asked about
this year’s E3.
only found the armadillo and the
We went to
of the jungle rainforests
very satisfied with the results. Mystic Ruins
Finally, is
we
too.
What's your favorite level? Probably Mystic Ruins. feel for the
found that
faithful to
there aren't too
same way
bump
keep the action flowing, we
We
’net in the
order to
designed and programmed the character to have a streamlined shape that rolled well.
will offer
Japanese version, and you
levels as the
can download data from the
we changed some
few bugs. The US version
fixed a
objects, hold
destroy or defeat enemies, the character would into
thing for us.
What has changed since the Japanese version?
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started to think about what
them, and then throw them at enemies. But that broke
up the flow
difficult
the program to simulate a character
on the screen. Then we started to work on the
first,
was the most
release. That
was
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shape we used
it!
titles
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it’s
- maybe
also enjoyable to
even more so
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work
than
existing series.
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this potential,
and decided to go with the hedgehog. Then Oshima-san began
work on Sonic's his
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back
concept to
it
original design
took approximately three months from
initial
final design.
What do you
think has been the secret to Sonic's success?
always been very serious about the success of every
I've
’ve
such as adding the spines on
game
that
made. At the time that we were making Sonic the MegaDrive was not
selling at
USA [as to make
Japan and the hardware was about
all in
the
Sega Genesis].
Sonic a
hit in
In
to
be released
order to crack the market
in
Japan,
in I
the
wanted
decided to make a game that would be it was a common to believe that US would become hits in Japan, too. It's
the US, so
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popular with Americans. At that time,
games
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is
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successful, as
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initially
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common anymore. So, game ended up very
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wished
it
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in Japan....
did you have the idea for Sonic Adventure? Wasn’t the
planned for Saturn?
started to develop
R’s development
I
in
only recently that this type of thinking
was wrapping
it
for the
up. Sonic
Saturn around the time that Sonic
R was
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in
the UK, but
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welcome
you to the world of Sega Dreamcast. Day one of this
new
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begins for North
future
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prepared. We'd
this
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you to think of us as your Yoda-like
wise beyond our years, revered by
possessed of an uncanny
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and
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a few systems, read
religiously,
and don’t
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newbie,
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and
little
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official
Sega
kidding.
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Magazine
only
of if
plays to
do
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more
may
also find
likely to
want
bright colors
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newbie Katy’s advice a more what you should be spending your September. So without further ado, let's
will
find
useful guide as to
money on
this
introduce our panel of judges...
Katy (but
hangs out with
has
slightly older guys],
there’s nothing on
LIKES: Games that don’t expect you
to
TV
or to
spend the
annoy her rest of
brother.
your natural
learning the moves.
(well,
that
expect
you get the
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and enjoy books with
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life
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easier to get into, short on simulation,
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easy.
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who
someone
or
something better
your tastes, too.
something a
AGE: Late teens
Early twenties (but acts like a teenager].
to figure out
to
probability have the cat-
videogames when they have nothing
AGE:
LIKES: Games that take ages
new
you’re
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like reflexes of, well, a cat.
NAME:
a
if
in all
our cap-wearing buddy, Rob, as your gospel. But you’re
NAME: Rob PLAYS GAMES: All the time. WHEN NOT PLAYING GAMES, CAN BE FOUND: Buying
game than
You can handle simulations, games with complex
moves and combos, and
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40
we
want something more and/or
from a
different stuff.
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you
to
picture], is
bor-ring. Later.”
spend
the
rest...
A videogame legend
runs rings around the velocity-challenged competition WHAT’S THE GAME? Hedgehogness through 10
Pilot His
environments ever seen
in
engage
a
in
little
levels of the
most
beautifully rendered
a videogame. Collect stuff, rescue your pals (a load
of cutesy critters) from the
Robotnick, and, should you feel the urge,
evil Dr.
A-Life action, breeding the teardrop-shaped fuzzies
known
as ‘Chaos’
SO? So
it
-
looks amazing
more cunningly populated with
Some
enemies. a
killer
some
the levels are incredibly detailed, and
game world been so
absolutely huge. Never before has a
or
manner
all
are
beautifully realized,
of surprising
and imaginative
Fancy being chased by
of the set-pieces are simply amazing.
whale? Look no further than the
particularly
disappearing
first level, Emerald Coast, where a huge one tailgates Sonic as he speeds along a rapidly wooden pier, in the process of being demolished by said
videogame equivalent everything
is
of Free Willy. Sonic
true 3D. Each level
is
can go pretty much anywhere, and
themed, and they vary from the Aztec
pyramids and temples of Mystic Ruin to the devoted almost entirely to showing
off the
futuristic
Speed Highway
(a level
sheer pace of the game).
It
immersive
It
looks amazing and
feel of
little
lot of
fun to
the levels. You can sort of do
- you know, you can every
a
it’s
explore and spend a
play,
and
I
like
depth Super Test review of the
the
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doesn’t look to
through the Sonic
stuff,
though.
me It's
as a
if it
little
lot of
time getting to
would take that long
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know
producer/designer
- you want to know what think? Okay - well, it’s like he said. would add that liked exploring the levels - just seeing what was the blobby things were cool [A-Life -Ed.] but a little first. You have to stick with that. It’s definitely something ia Duy. ns preuy amazing looKingi
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a battle royale of superheroes.
superheroes,
more
Marvel
Comics
Capcom fighters from games (and other Capcom
your favorite
all
2D
other
or
the classic Street Fighter
and,
throw
in
added
for
outrageous
they’ll
even better for the
US debut this fall.
like a
title
build
made up
some suitably exotic locations some special effects so make your eyes bleed and - voila!
spice,
this
should be
it.
In tights game is fast! There’s so much going on, it's crazy. I’m
looking
“This
pretender. You can
also
LINE:
you buy one game with your Dreamcast,
a big fan of the original Street
tag-teams
and
Fighter games,
of heroes from
like
oldies),
it
|
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East versus West
up
make
1
1
WHAT’S THE GAME? Round
his
Since then, he’s been working to
complicated at
It’s
life in Japan and was developed by world famous Yuji Naka. Working tirelessly with his “Sonic Team,” Naka Sega Genesis creation to Japanese Dreamcasts last December.
Sonic Adventure started
to get
easy.”
brought
there
in-
98.)
them any way you want
corner of the map, or you can just go for speed and get on
to what's next.
game on page
as
is,
our videogaming veteran says opposite, “awesome.” (You can read our "Awesome!
four-player battles are cool, too. Okay,
matching to create the
as deep as
perfect line-up.
for playing with
some
really
I
the Marvel universe. The
both sides, mixing and
fighters
I
like,
your buddies.
but
it’s
it’s
not
great
It's
a blast!”
until a
system
You’ve got an instantly accessible slugfest for the
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Ritalin generation.
Capcom
SO? So
if
you,
held off converting the
powerful enough to handle
you dig comics, and the idea of spending weeks
to master the likes of Virtua Fighter 3tb
then
animation detailed,
you’ve is
just
found
is
your game.
amazing, the sprites
their glory
all
game
for the
home
those huge sprites and effects
came around - Dreamcast was
“I
The are huge and
and the dazzling pyrotechnics leave every
BOTTOM Makes
a
had trouble
in all
keeping up with
that machine.
all
was going
that
poison to
the stuff
on,
but
it
wasn’t too hard to learn the
LINE
Kung Fu
moves. But
action flick look like a Czechoslovakian
drama
coming
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Sega
Dreamcast
you wind up with his buddies
over," (looks at
recommend
about basket weaving.
if
it
at
Magazine
all..."
Rob) “then
I
wouldn't
(laughs)
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41
T Pi IP A
coin-op fighter
new
in
garb. Classic cut, but cool cloth
WHATS THE GAME? Head back
some lethal
fully
to the time of
Michael
weapons-based combat on its ear. Throw in six new modes and you’re
swashbucklers and samurai for
3D, one-on-one combat, featuring a cast of 17
guys and gals Flatley
sweatiest
who can
and
spears, axes,
all
Unlike
Ireland’s
brandishing
swords,
espressos.
18
after
foot-tapper,
they’re
left
more moves than
pull off
with a
light
game
years beyond
offers a great deal
that not only looks
arcade cousin, but
its
more depth
Soul Calibur was released
SO? So
Namco
year ago, and
it’s
the
most drop-dead gorgeous
you’ve ever seen.
100%
of
close.
The
It
will
game
fighting
Namco has
"I
enough
seen. Plus
it’s
beating up don’t
this is easily
know
friends,
of the
in
and
—
ninth
if
game and
better animation,
transforming
it
will
be staring you
in
you can only get one, make sure
“I’m a
’X*
I’ve
in
the process.
huge fan
the face on the this is
it.
and
of the coin-op,
this
version looks a hundred times better.
new
got a bunch of
start
even though
moves
games
Five fighting
lot of fighting
the coolest
easy to jump
my all
a
has since spruced up the
totally
BOTTOM LINE
to turn the world of
haven’t really played a
games, but
arcades more than
gotten
resulting volley of hyper-realistic character
tiniest of details is
new modes -
several
animation, dazzling special effects, and acute attention to
even the
in
with higher-resolution graphics,
be a long time before anyone taps
Dreamcast’s potential, but
to boot.
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types of pointy miscellany.
it
I
HOUSE OF
It’s
but most of
all,
plays just like the original. Wait until
my
-
friends see this
yet.”
stuff,
they’re
gonna
freak!”
FLRG TO FLRG CART
racing, Dreamcast-style. No, not
shopping carts,
Zombies are on the rampage
(again)
A
WHATS THE GAME? Grab a
your
blast
way
One taking
The game sports 27
through a quaint European village overrun with zombies.
championship, time
SO? So
console take on the North American motorsport of
variant of Formula
and
friend (and a couple of light guns)
— race carts
silly
WHATS THE GAME?
drivers
trial,
CART
racing
-
a
place on permanent courses and city streets.
and 19 courses, with play modes including
and one-
to two-player
arcade matches.
SO? it’s
fast,
more zombies
challenging, addictive, and features
So thanks
than the average Jerry Springer Show.
to the
game’s
license
official
and some
visual
Sega, Flag to Flag not only features a complete line-up of
handwork by
real-life drivers,
courses, and cars, but incredibly fast (and good-looking] gameplay as well.
INSIDETRACK This
isn’t
a console
(from Sega’s
the next best thing to being
It’s
game -
it’s
the cockpit of a real FI speedster.
a state-of-the-art coin-op
Naomi arcade system) squeezed onto
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a CD.
Flag to Flag
BOTTOM
in
LINE
is
Sega’s
first
Formula-One-style racer since Virtua Racing,
and despite the North American
Sega gives you more zombies per square
foot.
in
BOTTOM “Ewww —
this
blasting the
is
horrible!
zombies
is
fun, although the
game
too hard later on.
It’s
so
But
much way
gets
easy
to pick
up and play whenever you fancy a — mine don’t last long!” quick go
sport, the
game was developed
A faster,
LINE
friendlier take
on the often stodgy realm of racing simulations.
“Most Formula One games are way too boring, but this one’s a lot faster I
-
and
don’t spend most of the race on the
grass or doing doughnuts.
I
couldn’t
care less about the licensed drivers and
great-looking
bomb! A game.
But what
really like
This
is
are
the
I
the
paths take
tracks, but the TV-like presentation
“Forget
different
-
it
it's
can
you
makes you want
to play
through more than once. The training
mode
is
cool, too.”
Magazine
wholly
Japan.
it
-
is
I
think
racing
around the
simulations,
racing
same
over and over just
track
doesn't interest me.
me, but
cool.”
even though he says
more exciting than other
I’d
Maybe
it’s
just
prefer racing the shopping carts.”
“Ugh. expecting I
first
was
“It
the
lot
Dreamcast
shooter
me
reminds
better
graphics,
new
course.
and exciting, but this sucks! It’s more like the ones played on my 16 and 32bit systems."
with
my friends
the time, but
I
fast.
it
a
of Asteroids,
but with
be
to
something
of
Get
played
I
for a while to
Armada
the
is
Dreamcast game
weapons and head deep space with up
Outfit your ship with various in
time)
in
INSIDETRACK
WHAT’S THE GAME? top-down-view melee
space
lost in
(and go back
pass
got boring pretty
Next, please.”
US-developed
first
on Microsoft’s
that runs
Windows CE operating system.
off for a
might be smiling, but we’re
to four
Bill
Gates
not.
simultaneous players.
BOTTOM LINE SO? So
Decidedly past-generation shooter on a next-generation
it’s
like
can have
it
Asteroids meets Star Control, except
now you
system. Wait for our
-
out against three buddies at once.
that’s
in the tooth than a saber-toothed not extinct yet...
Longer
WHAT’S THE GAME? A
conversion
globe.
SNK’s
of
'98.
but
tiger,
the addition of
means
the backgrounds
popular 2D arcade brawler King of Fighters
And
review before spending your hard-earned cash
full
an order, now.
better than the arcade
3D
objects
that
game,
in
looks
it
too.
Dream
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Match '99 boasts a roster of more than 36 characters, plus new 3D backgrounds and CD-quality music.
Dream Match '99 is the Dreamcast game that can communicate with SNK’s Neo-Geo King of Fighters:
first
Pocket handheld system, via a
link cable.
headache!’
SO? So
BOTTOM
got gobs of characters,
it’s
and they
all
have
but compared
You’re able to select a team of three to fight against other
LINE
Nirvana for old-school fighting-game fans,
tons of moves.
teams from around the
looks like
it
to Soul Calibur
should belong
gnawing
Bored of racing games? Try these boards for size
in
my
off
Trickstyle
Criterion
to
Michael
Fox].
J.
Rangers dress-alikes rack up
its
New
BOTTOM One skating or snowboarding
some pretty cool tricks in the games - least of all “How do stop addictive game? need to feed the dog, he’~ to pull off
future of skate
is
fast
-
a
lot
games
faster than
I've
some like
and add a
for
all
half-pipe.
lot
any of
me
great cartoons, but most of
the stunts
-
of depth to the
“It’s
a
of
all,
Pretty good."
lot to
tricks.
I
I
do
-
like
realistic,
if
especially with the
the characters, and
way you hover seems you know what mean.” the
they’re easy to pull
game.
not as hard to get into as
other racing games, and there’s
played on other
systems. The characters remind
be Soft
LINE
of Dreamcast’s best looking
your lifeblood,
I
“This
off
is
I
the racing
Deep will
by Ubi
next year.
games. Not
SO?
playing this
which
Fighter,
and like any futuristic boarding romp worth its Hover Wax™, it has a “skate park” for brushing up on those mad skillz. As Keanu Reeves might say, “Woah. Totally rad, cyber dude.”
need
developer Studios
next Dreamcast
released
at
once,
you’ll
leg,” etc.
blaster called
on
York,
London, and Tokyo. Two players can hover
So
museum.
game, a submarine
Power
trick points
post-apocalyptic
in
it
currently working on
hover-board
the Future 2-style
(without
racing
courses
VF3,
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WHAT’S THE GAME? Back
a
and
quite
I
Official
S<
racing fans, but it’ll
be
right
if
up your
Muscle-bound adventuring
Go
to Tokyo. Scream around the night in flashy cars. Get arrested
WHATS THE GAME? Not only Dreamcast’s to ditch
first
intricately
a
first
adventure game, but one of the
pre-rendered
detailed
game
world
favor of
in
More
game than
of a battle
difficult
team member and
buy a new one, you show-off).
a boat captain,
You take on a progressively more
a racer.
polygon sets. You play as two
characters: a rescue
highways at
WHATS THE GAME? opposition while using your winnings to upgrade your car (or even
both stranded on an asteroid-impacted island, with the goal to
make
way
their
off
- and
figure out just
why
inhabitants have been transformed into mutants.
its
SO? So
there’s really not another racer like
doing laps
for miles. Instead of
it
against several opponents, you try to outrun a single opponent whilst
SO? So the
dodging oncoming
looks gorgeous, promises hours of gameplay, and
it
first
and only adventure game
Dreamcast. There’s
for
plenty of exploration, but you’ll need to knock the snot out of
a horde of monstrosities with handguns and bazookas.
Developer Genki responsible
INSIDETRACK problems
“You really have to spend a while with
the crew Dreamcast
also
is
the
for
of Sega’s
this to appreciate
-
mighty arcade
of Blue Stinger was riddled with
has completely overhauled
this
aspect of the game.
BOTTOM This
is
one
LINE for the
maniacal drivers out
matte paintings compared to
you
this.
are).
It’s
and
I
have a
to
do and
looks
it
a
in
drivers
-
they’re real tough!”
so
their
There were a few points that were
“Sorry?
set
one
I
too, but this
at
just
and
all
it’s
night-time? get
don’t
sounds
This
one
Only
-
track
cars,
great!
lot to
find. This
-
movie
my adventure
like
games
being
like
"It’s
but
for
who like upgrading
those "The graphics are cool,
it
really
first,
know who
there (you like
at
once you start defeating opponents and upgrading your car, it gets better. Wait until you go up against the later
sometimes sickening camera
LINE
Other adventure games look
can seem
it
boring
fighter Virtua Fighter 3tb.
- thankfully, Activision
BOTTOM
the highway to your advantage.
in
INSIDE TRACK
conversion
The Japanese version
Use the forks
traffic.
is
it.
like j
has plenty
-
I
really frustrating, but
just wish
the story and dialogue had been
found
better."
it
fairly
easy to
make
is
Armchair off-roading
battle
it
it
his buddies.
And
he’s a loser.”
WHAT’S THE GAME?
out on seven courses.
Formula One motorsport with courses that span the globe. Racing fans may notice the lack of real-world drivers, though,
has a
appeal than
more bump and jump
bit
some
of the
DC
SO?
racing pack.
So
INSIDETRACK This one
what my younger brother does with
The world’s the most exciting GP circuits on one CD
dune buggies and trucks
SO? So
a
classic.
WHAT’S THE GAME? Eight different
hardly
I
progress.”
was
called
has more
it
than Flag to
Buggy Heat when
released
Japan.
in
lets
you
Flag,
car handling
realistic
and a
classic
mode that
Grand
race, well, classic
Prix cars
around a sole countryside course.
A
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rough-and-tumbley “I
racer that’s reasonably
like
the variety
courses
of
fun and looks cool,
and
This
was Ubi
Soft’s
game and came
first
out there
Japanese Dreamcast last year.
the fact that you
can
drive different
kinds of off-road
cars and trucks. But I’m holding out for
Sega
Rally
2-
it’s
gonna
rock!"
the
If
Asleep)
and
a
lot
I
did,
uh,
Flag to Flag or Monaco'.'
Official
it
Sega ©'Dreamcast
Magazine
and I’d
game
at launch,
then this
for you.
is
this
sorry
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for I
must have dozed off. Racing simulations can be so boring one didn’t change my mind.
rather sleep than play
"Way too technical
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controls
and once
Prix
be better ones coming along, though.
didn’t take long,
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used
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this.”
my
tastes.
serious
like
but
I
think
I
don’t
racing
much,
simulations I
prefer
Flag to Flag to this anyday because
was so much
easier to
play.”
it
To fighting games what the Chemical Brothers are to Kenny Rogers WHAT’S THE GAME?
Sega’s Naomi board, so, just
Capcom smashes the 2D mold it created for games such as Street Fighter
II,
pitting
one another
against
Dreamcast conversion running
the cabinet
in
House of the Dead
like
2,
the
indistinguishable from the one
is
down
at
your local arcade.
combatants
its
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free-
large,
in
roaming environments where they can
If
leap off backgrounds, throw objects,
LINE
you want a glimpse
no
further.
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at the future of fighting
you want a fun game,
games, look
that, too.
it’s
and use weapons. And then there are the power stones themselves
- when
all
“Now
three are collected, they transform your
character
capable attacks.
into
super-human damaging
a
massively
of
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for a
3D
although
get
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incredibly frantic, looks fabulous,
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and
in
down
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it
we
me
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totally different
pat.
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played, and
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don’t think
mode, but when
sin gle player
play
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took
it
the gameplay,
_
SO? So
this is cool!
from every other fighter
being special
novice.
my
it’s
so
friends
blast.”
unlike
is
any fighting game you’ve ever played before. There’s tons of strategy involved
in
is
playing
it
alone just
isn’t
It’s
tried to play, but
frantic for
snap up
to
three power stones as quickly as possible.
game -
“1
using the environment and
the various weapons, but the true drive all
party
before
a true
1
keep at
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arcade
game developed
rsT
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for
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loved the
this version is just
courses
— with
it
park
waves
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in
the arcade, and
as good.
1
really like
they’re almost like
rides. Plus
the
amusement
my friends and had 1
Powerboat racing with more bumps than Baywatch. Eleven courses range from a post-apocalyptic
a blast
with the two-player mode."
New York City to an
“As
futuristic
course has
lots of
much
as
think this
I
Indiana Jones-
there are
1
hate to agree with him,
one’s
complicated
romp. Thirteen boats at your (and a friend’s] disposal, and each
like
some
great,
too.
It’s
1
not
those other racers, and hilarious touches.
The
time-saving shortcuts and jumps. Your boat also has a
handy turbo-boost - one
of the
game’s best features,
in fact.
SO? So the water
effects
realistic you’ll
to
wear It’s
are
so
be tempted
coin-op parent, and the variety of boats
plays just like
its
and courses
absolutely
to
is
be unlocked as
huge
- with
lots of
hidden ones
well.
a rain slicker. exhilarating,
looks and
INSIDE
TRACK
Hydro Thunder looker.
is another arcade port, and it’s a stunning The Dreamcast version has an extra course
(a training
park] not found
BOTTOM
in
the coin-op.
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Great fun. Another state of the art coin-op squeezed onto a
official
Sega ©
GD-ROM.
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it
was
way
just
too
kept getting clobbered
the
how
to
throw
other person.
I’ll
though, because everyone
ust be sorr ething there."
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style Nile
at
e se seems t o be having so
Power Stone was the
Rocket-powered racing
me.
could figure out
something
the same.
much
fun playing
- there
leet the next generation of top priority
football
game, and boy, did
in this
Remember
off.
where the players moved as
as you could twitch? Well, that
we
speed
traded
Now we
get the
play by play.
fast
style,
NFL 2K
They created an
with great audio,
identity, a
and even a back-story
commentary and
for his character,
make more than
then put him through the paces to
haven’t seen
14,000 individual play-by-play comments.
flashy graphics.
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smoothness and the
goes with
control that
for
football
a voice actor to provide
years as past 32 and 64bit football
in
titles
videogame
pay
it
the good old days of 16bit
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it.
LINE:
THE game
is
sports fans have been waiting
for.
Don’t worry though, excellent graphics haven’t been sacrificed on the altar of speed.
WHATS THE GAME? Sega’s
first
Dreamcast
gridiron is
one
game
innovative play calling screen [which enables you to
for
years. With
in
smooth
potential to be the
graphics,
most exciting
the market since the
Madden
its
3D sound, and
radically different play calling system,
incredibly
see your plays lined up on the actual
of the best sports
we’ve seen on any system
titles
rxn
The player models, stadiums, and even the
NFL 2K has the game to hit
football
fantastic.
The motions are
between-play
will
game.
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this to Visual
all
since
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look
field)
game
Genesis Madden
classic
the
games on
other systems, but
came
missed
with those great sprite-based games.”
real
Concepts’ fanatical
and ear-popping 3D audio, and
"I
how when
love the fact that you can see
your plays
you’ve got something football fans can really get
will
run on the
field
can see you call them. This way where my receivers are cutting, and can immediately tell which receiver
SO?
excited about.
Tired of hearing robotic
made constant 60 frames-per-second movement
gun, big-name sportscasters? Visual Concepts hired
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MKs
army
of fans into hell’s hottest
and most painful
Kombat has long been an incredibly popular among American gamers. Based on last year’s Mortal Kombat 4,
Tossing good sportsmanship to the wolves,
2000
is
adrenaline-heavy,
corners for eternity. But Mortal
re-create
fighting
of
title
chapter
this latest
in
-
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but very few
SO? moves
it
moves, and plays just
like
the arcade version of Mortal Kombat
new characters and backgrounds. Just don’t games (or much of an evolution, for that matter).
the added perk of
4,
with
expect a revolution
you gather up three friends lots of different
you
have
also
for a
Midway estimates that Mortal Kombat Gold's characters are comprised of more than
-
an
that’s nearly three
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BOTTOM
for
of
MK4
and
ages,
for
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LINE
manages to deliver more even more than that. Soul Calibur is still way ahead, though.”
the
It’s
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fans. play,
CAren't
they a
rapidly
dying
breed? -Ed.)
but
ability
NFL
create
to
license, so
league’s
your
VMU
for
own future
you
and
players
to boot.
INSIDETRACK NFL
coin-ops
of
last
a
of
“Blitz
is
fun
multi-player
in
lot
sessions, but being
2000 originated in the arcades and was one of the most successful year.
It
shares
its
huge football nut have more realism in the a
Blitz
I’d
rather
long run
-
like in
lot
It
Sega# Dreamcast
leaves
me
cold.”
Magazine
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LINE
NFL 2K”
If
you
find
the
rules
and
pace
far
of
cards with your granny, then this for you.
like
is
the
simpler
this it’s
than
the other one. This
traditional football as tedious as playing
game
really
even though
there
seem to be a more to it than cheesy characters and fatalities to doesn't
memorize.
Official
teams
full
the
“What’s the point?
Mortal
Kombat
of
Midway arcade game: NBA Jam.
collection
for
got a
all
action-heavy slant with another classic
Sort of a ‘greatest hits’
It’s
get
when
arcade-perfect
version
the
in
MK
been waiting
"I’ve
use.
riot
game. There are
kinds of plays to choose from, and
from scratch and save them to a
INSIDETRACK
went
a cheetah that
faster than
without lunch and proves to be a furious
3,000 polygons apiece
NFL
your face, and aims to
in
of the sport’s hard hits
all
rules.
its
So
SO?
in fighting
a
the seemingly im-mortal series brings back four familiar
characters from past Kombats and introduces at least three all-new faces.
looks,
how
makes
WHATS THE GAME?
WHAT’S THE GAME? would probably cast
also like
includes trash talking. Nothing
great tackle feel better than a good taunt afterward.”
MORTRL KOMBRT GOLD
it
1
the tight control and the speed that
spectators
The strength of NFL 2K is its focus on speed. Spurred on by the visual impact and playability of arcade coin-muncher NFL Blitz, Visual Concepts
So
smooth
this
series. I’ve got nothing against football
and the stunning
make
question whether or not they’re watching a
attention to detail
series.
life-like,
graphics
haven't seen a
“1
much
is
so much,
-
great for quick sessions."
simpler football
Remember Punch Out? So do we
Come
WHAT’S THE GAME?
the unfriendly skies
fly
This
is
no heavyweight simulation - it’s a fast, fun boxing fest. There are 20 superb
arcade-style
WHAT’S THE GAME? Don’t
the
let
‘air
force’ in the
-
anything to do with the military
contracted to perform aerial hits full
in
fool
you
into thinking this
has
you’re a hot-shot mercenary
top-dollar assignments. You’ve got a hangar
(more than 30 real-world
of firepower
all possessing unique postures, strategies, and combo attacks. Unleashing a tough beating powers up your rumble meter, for a massive super attack.
characters,
title
jets in all)
from the Great Wall of China to the Middle
East.
It’s
and missions that carry you
SO?
a frequent-flyer-mile frenzy.
So
in
addition to the game’s arcade-like slug-outs, you can
assume the
boxing manager and buy equipment, sign a
role of a
'
SO? So
boxer,
it’s
the best-looking aerial shoot-
'em-up
this
side
million-dollar
of
military-training simulations, but lot
more
“Wow, the graphics
it’s
a
something. plenty to
action packed.
too,
INSIDETRACK One
of
of plotting
Konami’s very
during the 8bit era
are
this
in
games
first
gives
it
a
bit
some
shoot
it’s
at,
play
looks like Katy.” (laughs)
I
tell
my
Looks
a
like
terms,
beauty
the
is I
only skin-deep.
those
think you’ll only really like this one
you've got a thing for fighter
love Sonic, so he just
had
my
to be
moves
1
As
2K,
incredible, but I’m a
in it’s
.
Hydro Thunder
AND
FINALLY... FIVE
Okay, so you forgot to preorder a Dreamcast and you're now faced with the
prospect of waiting
in line
at the mall, like
common monkey. No need
to worry,
lazy bastard's
guide to not
with patient, normal, people:
sucker for
2D
boxing
fighters,
just the start!”
2 3 4 5
.
is
Soul Calibur Sonic Adventure
.
NFL 2K Power Stone
.
Marvel
.
vs.
Capcom
WAYS TO BEAT THE CRUSH
Call in
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clothes with a street bum, and then stand
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in line
It
will
directly past the
things,
ooh
dress,
shrink rapidly.
Dreamcast
clerk,
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isn’t this line terrible?
take one of those, too. and
some games. Oooh, what
I
What’s
suppose
pumps, and a wig, and then stand
singing, “Girl, You'll be a
it
I’ll
Woman
in line
Soon”
in
a
gravelly voice. Again, immediate line shrinkage.
line clutching
just take these
(§) Arrive
two
in a
limo with Johnny Cochran.
If
anyone
gives you any crap, have him do the talking.
for?
Oooh, D-r-e-a-m-c-a-s-t. What's that then? in line
great
game! Ka-pow!
are amazing, too -
hat then say to the
The ultimate
A
NFL 2K and Sonic
only a Zelda action figure and a jaunty Parappa
waiting
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to think that this
black-ops expert has been examining
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it
and
since our espionage celebrity party and
mall security in order to bring you this:
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-
them
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fancy
too.
1.
.
.
lot of
silly.
tell
told you.
games. Soul Calibur and Power Stone are
to enjoy with friends."
Ready 2 Rumble NFL 2K House of the Dead 2
.
Not looks
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for
it
“As you can see, I’m a huge fan of fighting
and
2,
Sonic Adventure
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2 3 4 5
game
a
to have fun,
looks so
jets.”
Hydro Thunder because you don’t need a Ph.D ‘executing combos’ to enjoy them.
know
to
By the way, Rob couldn't punch his way out of a paper bag.” riot.
if
top choice.
chose Ready 2 Rumble, House of the Dead
just a brilliant sports
we
“What a cool party game. You don’t have
easier to
NEWBIE TOP PICKS “I I
up.
responsible for Bio Freaks
lot
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million
gameplay
dollars, but in
a
play
them
Ready 2 Rumble's development previously team was just don’t
"It’s
LINE
train
INSIDETRACK
much fun with
you which one
friends.
of depth, too.”
was Top Gun.
BOTTOM
a
won’t
the best course of attack
and
absolutely gorgeous.
favorite
games, but
just so
to
but the strategy
my
of
fighting
There’s
to mention the fact that
not as deep as
"It’s
really
I'll
need
you do, DO NOT call in a bomb would be irresponsible, and besides,
*Whatever
scare.
It
then you’d have to leave the mall,
a choice."
Official
Sega® Dreamcast
too.
Magazine
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life.
It's
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forthcoming releases each issue,
more exclusive
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To get things off to a running
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Light
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Shenmue, Resident
Code
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-
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You've probably noticed the other special
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p56
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...
4. Nights 5.
after more than a year in development. Sega claims It just wasn’t up to snuff.
Shinobi
Champions
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now
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Test Drive 6
p63
Toy
Commander
Vigilante 8:
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p74
Virtua Fighter 3tb
p50
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Preview Zone
Virtua Fighter 3tb Sega’s flagship arcade fighter flexes its muscles. Welcome to art of finely tuned, one-on-one combat...
Zen and the
1 Lion's kicks prove more dangerous than a spill down the cathedral steps. 2 Shun attacks during a brief
moment
of sobriety.
3
Ill-timed
kicks can leave you ripe for reversal. 4 Fisticuffs errupt on KVNKtf 2
the Great Wall tour.
+
m
BRIEF
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console to
Deeper than reading
•
Deep'
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a submarine at
in
the bottom of the Atlantic •
—
into
shape
Kung
unlike
Fu’s Cain, Sega’s top
arcade fighter has been wandering the earth for what seems like an eternity not searching for
call its
POINTS
Novices
may
home machine
could
that
Whereas countless other
truly
fighting
faceted gameplay
That’s not to say
or indeed, it.
yet another fighting
million
Japanese workers away from day
a year.
If
In,
day out
you thought
VF2 had depth, wait
50
rely
so
In fact, it’s
it
the game’s almost Zen-like approach to it
above
its
less
until
you
In
their
you’re
place,
an
incoming
attack,
get a load of this. The state
opponent’s
momentum
of the art
craftier yet,
snap a few bones).
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faced with
a
measured balance of standard attacks - throws that WWF proud - and what should be some especially satisfying reversals (for example, you grab
Official
few
IT’S
moves
A
ENLIGHTENED COMPETITION
button
quick
THE GAME’S ALMOST ZEN-LIKE
APPROACH TO COMBAT THAT ELEVATES IT ABOVE THE LESS
especially
at your disposal.
combinations
will
go a long way,
resulting
sweeps, back-flips, and more
leg
an
‘out.’ If
opponent
you is
- and
to slam
them
Sega® Dreamcast
and
use
into the
your
mat
or,
acrobatic
you big time, simply
craftiest
move, however,
arenas themselves. They at
in
there’s always
didn’t get that reversal just right, or
laying into
Perhaps the
itself.
would make the might
of
devastating
dodge button and side-step your way out
rivals.
of this stems from the fighting system
clobberings.
bevy
stabs and directional
an opponent.
memorable personality, moments. Far from
lacks a
have a
You’ll also
justice.
Gone are the fireworks, the colored trails, and the big glowing numbers that tally up consecutive
LINE
The game that kept a
their desks,
it
games
truly breathtaking
one-on-one combat that elevates
Most
for over
some
enlightened
game
BOTTOM
do
on flashy super attacks and seemingly
heavily
struggle to
get to grips with the multi-
• It’s
a stealthy side-step
endless combos for their appeal, Virtua Fighter 3tb instead embraces a near simulation-level take on the fine art of kicking the crap out of
•
brother, but for a
its
own. Performing
around Saturn, the game was instead (and quite up for first-string duty on the only
smartly) called
Added versus mode kicks Japanese version
ot
- some, such
may be
as Aoi’s
impressive depth of
field
is
your
hit
the
of danger. to utilize the
achingly pretty to look
snowy backdrop, employing
-
but their uneven surfaces
allow you to take the ‘higher ground,’ figuratively as well as
the
literally.
potential
This
to
means
that skillful players have
reverse-attack the
opponent who’s on a
slightly
lower
moves
of
an
level.
VF3tb’s globe-trotting scenario assembles a cast of
twelve skilled warriors from almost every continent,
Magazine
Virtua Fighter 3tb PUBLISHER:
SEGA
ORIGIN:
JAPAN
DEVELOPER:
AM2/GENKI
GENRE:
FIGHTING
1-2
NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
1 As
NO
ONUNE:
ARCADE STICK
PERIPHERALS:
FALL
RELEASE:
beautiful as ballet,
lot more painful. 2 Throws factor even more so here than in
but a
pro-wrestling.
3 Subway
,
self-
defense done by the book.
4 Taka’s
,
motto: ‘less moving, more '
squeezing.’
them against one another on their respective These vary from the high-tech urban
pitting
CHAPTER AND VERSUS .
,
'
TICKING OUT the few extra
made
a
is
taking that extra time to include a
versus
mode
— the most glaring
skyscraper,
liquid
metal fighter
Of course,
we
all
named in
know
happens
this
at
friends got left out in the Tokyo cold.
that
Being community-minded here at
expressions
DCM, we’d
you
ike you to help our
you see
it.
let it
know
that there are thousands of horribly
worried Japanese gamers that
and
its
'just
big
such
brother, the
techniques
-
but hey,
were
we
used
we were
can’t
a
for
be sure
the
facial
fooled. In fact, fooling
into thinking you’re actually fighting
is all
it.
please
of
how at
Dreamcast version employs
like
stacks of motion capture, although
If
and
higher resolution than the high-powered coin-op. Just
ability to
'really aren't angry'
is
VF3tb's case
In
60 frames-per-second,
battlegrounds after a match against
find
some
Dural (and rack up
the process). one of the best parts
that
every kung fu action flick (okay, the best part)
choose new characters and
Japanese friends to
the
to
but each fighter does have an
the brawling actually looks on screen.
omission from last November's
Japanese release. The
unfinished
plot,
frequent-flyer miles
little
knowledge that Sega
an
of
expanse of the Great Wall of China. Okay, so this clash of nations might not be explained in terms of a rural
ultimate objective: to secure a one-on-one against a
launch and the Virtua Fighter
easier by the
turfs.
landscape
tightly scripted
weeks between the system
3tb release should be
home
is
what VF3tb
about.
While absent from Dreamcast’s launch line-up, Sega’s fighter will
be out soon afterwards. By the way, does
anyone know
if
Cain ever did find his brother? Answers
on a postcard, please.
- Randy Nelson
Official
Sega ©Dreamcast
Magazine
SEPTEMBER 99
51
m |
COMINGSOON
Sega
IN
n
BRIEF
[, P OINTS |
Car physics are
Added
home •
n spite of
for
the
get going
roads.
Sega
extra features not
and
short
could get repetitive •
The
difficulty
really steep,
thrills
of the wildly popular
in
tricked-out descendant of the
which aims
are
found is
game
curve
is
daunting
it
to simulate the sport’s grueling
path
bevy of all-new cars. While placing above third nine years
first
20
are
to
in
great
in
mode. Each flavors
is
available in
you a brand new
with
mode
be tweaked
and, ultimately, a faster lap.
SEPTEMBER 99
in
the
rally
But what good
Official
Sega
is
eight in
being
the 10-year
completing the arcade automatic and manual
and have several handling
nothing to suggest that the
not better
still
Rally
2 offers
thrills,
simulation-level detail
from
seat-of-your-pants
-
where the
locals
marvel at the ‘horseless carriage’.
enough grueling courses to muck it up on? Not much. It’s with that fact in mind that the
all,
for
home
version won’t be at
Sega
and arcade
any
allow you passage to the
will
cars
mode, and one rewarded
sensation of speed. There's
52
the
set of wheels for your garage.
a
1-6
unlocking one of the game’s other primary bonuses, a
immediately selectable, 11 unlocked
if
as the
trying
lies
classic, noted for its superb
least as good -
racing
night-driving to the tight cornering required of
The arcade version was a
and
it
few
mode
quaint old European towns
There
handling
a
opponents that become even more
of the
LINE
rally
schedule, complete with twisty courses and hot-shot
next, only a ranking of first will land
BOTTOM
flooring
is
more than
coin-op counterpart.
in its
an all-new 10-year
seasons progress. Herein also
and can be
is
attempted to re-create
towards Dreamcast, bringing with
POINTS
Tracks
looks, rally racing
120mph on unpaved
first
1996’s Sega Rally, much to the and Sega Saturn fans. Now the
world motorsport
Leading the pack I
rugged
its
about as close to a gentleman’s sport as you’ll
delight of arcade
tracks
version
Impeccable heritage
— •
on
right
money
the •
And weather.
with proper tracks. and lots of mud
lots
the seat-of-your-pants
•
2
Rally
NASCAR, but
It’s like
And mud. Lots and
Preview Zone
attributes that
can
for optimal performance,
a shiny
Sega
Rally
2 crew has
outfitted
the Dreamcast conversion of their
game
with a whole extra locale
in which to compete - a lush rainforest - and at least two new variations of the arcade
version’s
three
courses:
desert,
mountain, and ‘snowy.’ Rounding out the pack are the hairpin-filled Riviera
new
® Dreamcast
rally
car without
Magazin
oval
and a top-secret indoor course that
Sega SEGA SEGA
PUBUSHER: DEVELOPER;
JAPAN RACING
ORIGIN:
GENRE:
HUMBER OF PLAYERS:
1-4
IT’S GOING TO TAKE EVERY OUNCE OF RACING KNOW-HOW YOU HAVE IF YOU EVER PLAN TO SEE THAT I SECRET TRACK
1
In
will
ever
Becoming the Steve McQueen going to be such a cakewalk.
S
EGA RALLY 2 games
IS
SLATED
to be one of the
first
that will use Dreamcast Network for
head-to-head gaming via the Internet.
Sega’s online service
rolls
will
ounce
human opponents
have access to a world wide
of racing
Mastery
It's
-
of
the
game’s
the Alps, returning that late video rental takes on
pictured
stage
-
will
in
(but
be essential
in
getting you past each checkpoint, closer to your next
opponent, and shaving precious seconds It’s
not your typical
racer
where
planted on the tarmac, either
-
the best all-rounder plenty
offers
your
off
themselves well to power Looking
in
of
but
in
in
the game. 2-3 The desert
opportunity
difference
But
if
sliding
you’ll
between
qualifying
your
want to
you want to
if
make the
and ‘Game Over’.
you’re logged onto Sega’s forthcoming Heat.net
laps.
different sight
drivers offline,
hesitate to
Did
rain lend
Dreamcast, you’re -
up
we
it’s
likely
to three other
vying for your coveted
amend
first
your rearview mirror won’t reveal your
to
see a very
human opponents
place position. Unlike the Al
a pretty safe bet that this lot won’t
nudge you
into the occasional ravine.
say ‘gentleman’s sport’? Our mistake.
that to
Let’s
‘lead-footed nightmare haven’t-had-
my-medication-today-but-l'm-fine-really-no-please-
don’t-send-me-back-to-that-place’
sliding.
Alrighty, then
- where
Sega ©Dreamcast
lunatic
sport.
do we sign up?
aunt Lois barking out unsolicited driving instructions.
official
honing
for
the ‘snowy’ stage
speed and
avoid losing those precious seconds that could
stay firmly
tires
skills,
tightly control both your
quite the opposite.
Loose gravel, snow, and copious amounts of
new
screenshot should get you there on time,
in this it’s
you ever
unconventional
convincing] physics and handling
FALL
urgency when you have checkpoints to beat. The Lancia
though
service for
ranking system and chat lounge for arranging races hey, it’s the
if
or get past year five
for that matter.
and giving the losers a hard time. But, taking part that counts, right?
to see.
going to take every
game know-how you have
plan to see that secret track first position,
out this November, you’ll be
able to race up to three other simultanously, and
When
manage
of rally drivers isn’t
YES
RELEASE DATE:
powersiidiung
only the very best drivers
Rally
PRUNE;
WHEEL, JUMP PACK
PERIPHERALS:
-Randy Nelson
Magazine
SEPTEMBER 99
53
19 COMINGSOOV |
Preview Zone
NBA 2000
IP
Forget hedgehogs and zombies, sports fans This is what you've been waiting for...
L
1 K
move
is
true-to-life,
with over 1,600 motion captured
animations [more than four times that of any current sports
game).
It's
no wonder
shaping up to be more
this
realistic
title
is
than any
I
II
j
basketball 1-2 For fans frustrated by the recent shortened season it
in
the NBA, you’ll
finally
be able to take
to the hoop as Raptor Vince Carter against the behind-the-back play of the Kings’
J.
Will.
variety of
that
when Sega
games have
Basketball
•
never been this realistic
mode
Arcade
•
should
satisfy players looking for
a less
— •
rigid
set of rules
‘line
up the arrows’ free
if
you’re used to
the traditional
moving
BOTTOM Sega
‘stop
the
LINE
takes
basketball
more we
like
it,
1
titles
its
in
all
three areas. No,
obsessive attention to sport, the
it
SEPTEMBER 99
the
it,
it
detail. In basketball,
little
oft-
already excels
stands out because of
its
more than
things matter most because
makes the game
"We
look so good.
motion captured seven different people, so small guys really run like small guys.
We
PH
have
^
medium, medium-large, and large, and depending on who you are, you’re going to
small,
;
see a different run. You’re going to see a different walk. You’re going to
HI
see different
dunks, obviously, and different lay-ups." This attention to detail
You can't
stuff a
rafMj
LTT
not just cosmetic.
is
360 degree
aerial
dunk from
ATTENTION TO DETAIL VISUAL CONCEPTS
how
hair color - but
down
polygonal facial features. Even the
official
Sega® Dreamcast
and
way that the
Magaz
fully-
players
left
out?
Brian Grant's Dreadlocks
Alan Iverson's Parole officer
Shaq's Superman Tattoo Chris Webber's Dealer
Rik Smits Knee-High Socks
NBA 2000 shows
to tattoos, dreadlocks,
almost no detail, no matter game. Can you guess which
left
small, out of this
they included and which they
c
you only have ten players on the court, and this game aims to gets those precious details dead right. One look at the player models will confirm this. In other basketball games, detail stops at Dennis
ever
54
see
flashy graphics, speedy
framerate, or great sound - although
everything right
than
we
game
this
on the horizon that did not gain that
overused label because of
by making them look and realistically
its
and the more we realize how powerful Dreamcast can be. one of the few certifiably 'cutting
Rodman's changing
more
for
jJttfjj
motion capture as one of the keys
is
simulations to the next level
play
NBA 2000
known
far.
a sports console
any other
method
ball'
best
should be taken seriously. The more
edge
|
confusing
is
no question that
action, however, there's
NBA 2000
throw system might be
Sports
phenomenal baseball game, World Series Baseball '98, and its upcoming NFL 2000 is so flashy that it casts a ominous shadow over any other Dreamcast sports title. After seeing NBA 2000 in
POINTS
The
easy to gloss over Sega's
t's
BRIEF
IN
game on any system thus
Producer Marcus Mathews points to the
Latrell Sprewell's
v
"
temper guage '
YES YES YES YES YES YES
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E NOD NOS
NBA 2000 PUBUSHER:
SEGA
DEVELOPER:
VISUAL CONCEPTS
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: PERIPHERALS:
1-4
ORIGIN:
JUMP PACK
GENRE:
US SPORTS
NO
ONUNE? RELEASE DATE:
OCTOBER
1-2
Former teammates, Spree
and
Muggsy ham
it
up
while
muscling their way to the hoop glorious
hi-resolution.
NBA 2000
3-5
in
With
taking into account
each current players' physical attributes, expect this to be of the
most
realistic
Bryant, Hill
Boy,
little ball
with
line
Shaq, and you won't muscle your way through the heart of
San Antonio's defense with diminutive Alan Iverson. NBA 2000 even takes into account the weight of its players so even posting up becomes the pound-versus-
pound struggle that
it
in real
is
life.
You'd think with the developers paying so
much
attention to the players
and the gameplay
that the other details could be forgotten, but that's
not
the
Stadiums are
case.
to
be
down
to their individual seat
types, the stands are
packed with polygonal
recreated right
fans,
and even the team benches and court
perimeter are populated with splinter-gathering
backups, pacing coaches, score keepers and familiar referees.
Sega knows the importance of building a strong sports following for flourished with great sports
its
console. Genesis
games while Saturn
floundered without good sports
Judging by
NBA 2000
titles
Dreamcast
of is
its
own.
off to a
blazing start.
- Dan Egger
YOU WON’T MUSCLE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE HEART OF SAN ANTONIO’S DEFENSE WITH DIMINUITIVE
ALAN IVERSON
Official
Sega® Dreamcast
Magazin
in
filming Sprite and candy-
bar commercials.
the free throw
Kobe
and the Pistons’ Grant
decide to play a
between
one
hoops games
available. 6-7 Golden
SEPTEMBER 99
Resident
COMINGSOOIV
Resident
Evil:
Code Veronica
ACTION/ADVENTURE
GENRE:
JANUARY
RELEASE DATE:
Evil
Code Veronica Mom
- the hotel’s “Dear great, but there’s something
odd about the
really
staff...”
1-2 Claire’s back to her old job of offing
zombies
3 Guns are
in
tight quarters.
nice, but knives get
straight to the point. Har-har.
Realtime
dynamic
lighting
make
4
and
environments
for extra-
corridors give
way to
well
+
labs.
lit
BRIEF
IN
spooky atmosphere. 5 Gloomy 6 And no, the zombies haven’t
POINTS |
gotten any smarter. •
icking left off,
up where Resident
sure
before
sightseeing, she's
hidden
she can even take
ambushed and
stronghold
island
of
a
in
•
little
evil
Once knife
her in
there, Claire's
way - and
left
halls
and rooms
her
which
way
are the dark,
of the stronghold
dank
and the hideous
resources of Dreamcast's powerful
to
pre-rendered
silicon,
the
capable of delivering real-time scenes
game
is
in which to combat the undead hordes. Movie-like camerawork is
L.
possible,
and
Official
Sega ^Dreamcast
Magazine
surely
will
frightening atmosphere to an
take
the
series'
unprecedented
mode
game
who two
Resident Evils ?
BOTTOM
LINE
[which opens up a coffin-load little
sniper action), a cache
new high-powered weaponry, and the download new items and weapons from the of
While the
first
level.
Certain to push the series even further are the addition
of possibilities, including a
limited
environments and fixed camera angles. Tapping the
SEPTEMBER 99
also
of a first-person
Unlike the two previous Resident Evil adventures, isn't
chapter
latest
the
finished
cast of zombies, mutants, and other unsightly Euro-
Veronica
this
to please those us of
to find
trash which inhabit them.
Code
POINTS |
• Will
with nothing but a survival
hopefully locate her kidnapped sibling in
the
mode
contain enough innovation
of direction with
the process. Standing
and
Umbrella
Mary Poppins.)
and a hazy sense
First-person
—
spirited off to the
the
syndicate. (Not to be confused with the one chaired by
the estimable
graphics
increase
to
spook factor
Europe to rescue her missing brother, But
Chris.
Realtime
dramatic camerawork are
two in the series Code Veronica sees
part Evil:
heroine Claire Redfield setting off for
isn't
due
early next year, these latest
keeping us awake at night
‘survival
adds realtime 3D graphics,
scream-shots are already
in
Capcom’s groundbreaking
ability to
internet.
to hit these shores until
anticipation.
-Randy Nelson
horror’
franchise
first-person
gamepiay,
weapons,
and
new
Internet-
based expandability first
for its
outing on Dreamcast.
«
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COMINGSOON
Castlevania: Resurrection
ORIGIN:
KONAMI KONAMI US
GENRE:
ACTION
PUBLISHER:
DEVELOPER:
NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
1_
JUMP PACK
PEMPHERAL&
NO
ONLINE?
SPRING
RELEASE DATE:
Castlevania r
Resurrection Old red-eyes back...
is
year's handheld
the ride
Evil
1 Indiana Jones would have wet
who
himself at this point, but our
heroine takes
it all
in
some
truly evil
crew
back,
is
summoned
bosses
classic
time
team up
they'll
Returning to
onami's
with
game
its
to
make
all
out for blood
things
- this
trickier.
its
more recent
siblings in favor of pure action. Dracula's
castle
as sprawling as ever
(five levels big,
with five to eight sub-sections), but you'll spend far
resurrection of the nearly two-decade-
more time whipping your way through baddies than exploring its every nook and cranny this time around.
(yes,
old Castlevania license
aims to win over
fans of the game's earliest ancestors and
make
those yearning for the series to into 3D. Fortunately for us, this
a proper leap
won't be accomplished
through the simulation of noisy tourists, tacky souvenir stands, or other hallmarks of modern-day castles, but rather by drawing on tried-and-true
gameplay and
Dreamcast's cutting-edge technology.
Employing cast from equips you
in
Classic elements that you’ll 16bit
•
Looks gorgeous
— •
POINTS |
remember from the
Seasoned
•
2D
to
3D
BOTTOM
is
across
clock
tower
cogs
chandeliers
will
some new
hair-raising twists
and
swinging
feature prominently,
three-headed serpent as
it
-
from
accompanied by
battling
against a
chases you, for one. is
still
a
few months
Konami classic series,
basics off,
is
Magazine
-Randy Nelson
reinventing
vampire
to
its
hunting
produce
an
adventure that’s lighter on
action,
Seaa® Dreamcast
move
going back to the
exploration,
last
a tough
LINE
and 32bit (re-)incarnations such as leaping
Castlevania Resurrection
from
it
past
installments
holy water and crucifixes within easy reach until then.
hails
find
than
shallower
with a current ETA of next spring. We'll be keeping our
who
Castlevania
might
veterans
previous chapters, this
whip-wielding Sonia Belmont,
3D
ancestry
the vampire hunting gear of
its
into
into step with
itsaction-packed platform
each
twelfth)
twelfth
Takes the series
gameplay standpoint,
roots from a
casts aside the exploration aspects of
is still
POINTS |
and back
them.
Frankenstein's monster (‘Frank’ to his friends), the
Wolfman, and Death himself are
5 A John Fog homage?
the
official
•
by the every-bit-
and they've brought a
of Castlevania,
of
BRIEF
IN
f
both be pitted against
they'll
3 Castlevania’s ghastly
latest outing
for
(and very dead) adversaries.
Countess
motley
6 Tomb sweet tomb.
SEPTEMBER 99
because
Count Dracula as-vile
theater ushers die...
Carpenter’s The
Along
mercenary
the
off
welcoming commitee. 4 When
58
Victor Belmont, a
her stride.
New enemies show
game’s accute attention to detail.
Castlevania: Legends.
bears an uncanny resemblance to
Dead's Bruce Campbell. Lucky him.
Fitting, really,
2
game
newcomer
is
from the future
heavier
on
and aims to be the
most gorgeous yet
HIGH SPEED At 60 frames-per-second, is
one of the
It’s
TOKYO XTREME RACER
fastest console
games
in existence.
a white-knuckle racing experience that will
leave you breathless.
HIGHM OUTAGE Throw down
against road rivals in point battle
mode, customize your import racer
in
quest
mode, or choose versus mode to go head-to-head at a blistering
60 frames-per-second.
HIGH OCTANE "This in
game
has unbelievable graphics that,
my opinion,
Gran Turismo
2
easily rival that of the
demo”
-SEGANET.COM
"Graphically,
this
game
is
better than any
console racing game to date. ..period.”
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Slave Zero One
evil
emperor. One giant robot. Revenge against
population of a massive metropolis has
incredibly nimble juggernaut, Slave Zero aims to let
been brought under the control of one man: an evil dictator named SovKahn.
you
This doesn’t bode well for the fate of mankind, and
out every Robotech fan’s fantasy.
live
If
you’ve
every fancied piloting a 60-foot-tall robot armed with
Plasma Rail Cannons in a bustling metropolis, this is your chance. Want to scale skyscrapers and squash puny little tanks with your giant metallic feet? Behavior
it’s
one would-be hero - that’s you - to save the day by hijacking one of SovKahn’s enforcer robots.
up
odds.
all
Wiring you into the cockpit of this massive, yet
n the not-so-distant future, the entire
to
of
sort
that
necessary for
is
highly
encouraged - and often
survival.
By accessing Slave Zero's online
capabilities, you’ll
be able to test your mettle against up to 16 other
also
human
pilots
simultaneously
in
a variety of cleverly
designed arenas. Tying together an epic story, frenetic action,
more than
15
and
missions,
game will stomp way onto Dreamcast the
late
its
in
September.
-
1
Piloting a gigantic robot
through a mile-high city frought
dangers
with
luckily you’re heavily
Francesca Reyes
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Enemies
relentlessly,
will
so
is
—
armed.
pursue
you'll often
have to climb to safety.
Test Drive Throw caution (and 1
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in
ombine 40 licensed vehicles, full-scale cop chases, high-resolution visuals, and what do you get? Test Drive 6, the latest installment in one of the best-known series on the planet. The franchise that put racing Accolade (now known as Infogrames North America) on the map has been evolving at a rapid pace, and this
Infogrames’ newest
first
be no
effort looks to
True to
its
6
Dreamcast racer Test Drive 6
different.
ancestry, Test Drive
6 take players on a
break-neck tour of global locations such as London and Hong Kong. But with the power of Dreamcast, cruising through any of the 30
new
tracks
will
surely look as
good as the game promises to play. Police chases have also been fine-tuned as well, allowing for multiple pursuits to be taking place simultaneously and whole convoys of pesky cops to tail
your
car.
Throw police
into
the
helicopters
mix and
night-time patrol courses
and
Test Drive 6
to
be
appears
shifting
quite
seamlessly into the next
generation
of
gaming.
Infogrames
will
give you
the keys and the pink-slip this
November.
-
Francesca Reyes
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Shenmue Sega’s epic may be a small step
man, one giant leap
game
very system needs a sell
capabilities. Since the earliest
it
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development
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all
to
that
its
as
you’ll
new category
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Eyes
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that
(Full
Entertainment). Conceptually, '
title in
system,
obsessive creator Yu Suzuki
FREE
be able to do
to within the
townsfolk
to
practically anything you choose game’s world, from interacting with
choosing
your
transportation to participating
in
own
And from
Shenmue,
this
everything
may
we’ve
very well
mode
of
learned
about
shape up to be a
boundless experience set to reinvent the genre. But
in
practical
terms,
completely different thing.
A
FREE
may mean
big part of
He’ll
mixture
of
exploration,
QTEs,
real
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be your likeness through the
treacherous streets of urban China and beyond. 2-4 action
Shenmue promises
to
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and free-roaming
bits,
immerse you
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button
at
precisely the
survive.
Or
in
moment
game and
will
be randomly placed throughout
free-roaming action and adventure segments. Bearing in
mind the luke-warm press reception
seems
that
like a
exceed expectations, not.
revealed,
it’s still
Shenmue
a
to this
the
title
While the plot has yet to
Shenmue promises all
sell
in
modes
the 80’s
•
POINTS |
Does anyone what
this
really
game
is
know
really
about besides Yu Suzuki? • It’s
set
in
the (gulp!) 80's
mode,
to
continuing to
to beat
for
all it
ages, approaching the holy-grail of a
mass-market game. TV had the moon landings it to the masses. Videogaming has Shenmue. -
BOTTOM
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- QTEs
be completely
up the ante
adventure games to come. Sega are betting on appealing to
set
wise move.
With every other aspect of
or
—
types of
all
one adventure
order to
not feature as prominently as the
truly
Shenmue's
in
other words: Simon Says. Suzuki claims
that these QTE’s will
the
right
• It’s
graphics
gameplay that
Innovative
mixes
realism.
in its
gameplay features the inclusion of sequences called Quick Timer Events. These consist of scripted action sequences where you’re required to hit the right
any number of mini-
games. You can stumble unexpectedly into a warehouse brawl, bike to the local grocery store, gamble with street merchants for money... the list goes on.
Hazaki.
into
mix elements
to
three genres to create a
gaming
refers
any
for
1 Meet Ryo
outfits?
most ambitious
Easily the '
+
that
everyone dressed
BRIEF
IN
off its
days of
game has been Shenmue. While details on the game continue to emerge at a steady pace, there are still many questions left unanswered. Is an RPG? Is it an adventure? Or is a fighting game? And why is Dreamcast,
for
gaming
that will both
and show
to the skeptical
it
for
to
Francesca Reyes
Ambitious
promising impressive
in
its
to
scope and be
Dreamcast's
prove to be ‘killer
changing the way
games
equally
in its realization,
Shenmue may
forever
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Street Fighter Alpha Capcom's famed
2D
fighting series sticks to
— but adds online play Street Fighter Alpha
3
rcade-goers have been pummeling away
on the
line
-
latest
installment
since
debut
late last year,
few short months the game more than intact on Dreamcast.
just a
Unlike the version of the
will
now
initial
new
all
of the
the arcade
over
home
fighters
sound, head-to-head Internet brawls via Dreamcast's
from
the
port
are
built-in
(which
are
train
There's also a four-player
mode
in
the Dreamcast vs.
port of sister-title
Capcom.
modem
be possible, as
the ability to
will
VMU - which can then
some
be
pint-sized pugilism.
goes as planned, you'll even be able new characters via Capcom's website.
all
to
but, like a pair of fit
If
download
1 Ryu and the gang to perform flashier
Vans sneakers, should prove
-
to be a
moves
such as Guile are playable from
the
clobbered
for fans.
-Randy Nelson
and
are able
than ever. 2 Old favorites
Street Fighter Alpha 3 might be strictly old-school
perfect
graphics
flashier
will
your fighters using the
linked with a friend's for
the works similar to the one found
Beyond
YES FALL
RELEASE DATE:
background in
playable from the get-go), and
Marvel
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NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
Street
the World Tour adventure mode.
in
JAPAN FIGHTING
with zero load time.
carried
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Toy Commander Pint-sized warriors 1 This Godzilla must be stopped, for his
look-alike if
not just
poor fashion sense. 2
Not to be confused with other ‘Army men’ games. 3
No bats
in
these rafters
—
ow come
wage
your parents always insisted
that your toys be put neatly
away when
you were done playing with them?
Commander
is
anything to go
probably feared a sharp jump
in their
by,
insurance
If
Toy
they bill.
battle on the real warped
Putting a particularly
come game
of
movies
like Pixar's
front
on the
‘toys
Toy
Commander
Toy Story, the
casts you as a would-be general charged with
waging your
theme
alive’
home
twist
full-scale (or
room.
living
was
You'll
that sixteenth-scale?)
have
all
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in
sorts of pint-sized units
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bombs
get replaced by rubber erasers
from the oft-seen
Straying
model, the
game spans
in this
real-time
world.
strategy
several forms of gameplay,
including first-person shooting, racing, and flying, with
movement commands kept to a minimum. French developer No Cliche (known for such games as
tedious
work combat and modem-based
Twinsen's Quest on the PC) also has designs to split-screen four player
melees If
brilliant
to
into the
stow
as it
game's remarkably detailed world.
Commander
Toy
its
concept,
turns out anywhere near as
we
reckon
you'll
be just as slow
as you were with your real toys.
-Randy Nelson
Official
Sega ® Dreamcast
Magazine
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Sega Bass
Fishing
Sega confirms what you’ve always suspected: Size Sega Bass Fishing
really
does matter
magine a world where fishing is the sport and the highest achievement is hooking that elusive 20 pound bass... Okay, so that may not be
supreme
the world that we’d
all
perfect port of
but Sega has more than arcade-
like to live in,
created such a universe with
Sega Bass
its
Fishing.
Featuring a Dreamcast-only Original
you
allows
through
a
Mode
that
to
play
tough
tournaments
against
fishermen
other
women),
of
string
progressively
(and
Sega
Bass
Fishing also gives you a
chance
to test your skills
against
the
clock
in
Arcade Mode. Controlling the
game promises
enough never
for those
virtually
to
be
there
will
assuredly be enough simulation elements to
please even the most veteran fishing fiends.
Add
in
controller,
the option to use Sega’s clever fishing
and
you’ll
ferocious reeling of fishing
game
be able to
gameplay, secret
trawled the
out the package.
lures,
Soul Fighter Pig-faced monsters and barbarians square off f
PIGGYBACK
not for the lack of gnome-like fellows
dishing out rotisserie turkeys, you might
INTERACTIVE
just mistake
Piggyback Interactive’s
first
go on Dreamcast as a 3D successor to the mighty arcade classic Golden Axe at first glance. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
JUMP PACK RELEASE DATE:
SEPTEMBER
Choosing one of three medieval action-romp archetypes mysterious
- a burly warrior, scantily-clad mage - you set off to hack
through several with
all
vixen,
and
your
way
3D stages populated
fully
assortments of baddies, from
boar-like warriors to
bona
fide
giants.
Unlike past treatments of the genre, you
can zip 1-2
Depending
taste,
Soul
on
your
Fighter offers
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person views to take
in all
the action. 3 Don’t expect a
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- Randy Nelson
official
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the tugs and true-to-life
graphics, challenging
and day-glo
lakebeds for bass, while
Soul Fighter
all
what may be the most
yet. Super-realistic
who’ve
feel
fishing
caps round
1
All
the fun
of
fishing
without the drag of having to
gut
and
clean
the
suckers after they've been hooked! 2 Easy to progressively
play,
tough
but to
master, Sega Bass Fishing
promises to be the fishing
-
Francesca Reyes
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to beat.
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Ecco the Dolphin Defender of the Future Ecco resurfaces in stunning 3D to prove he’s more than just a sub-aquatic substitute for Lassie. Woof! (gurgle)...
olphins
BRIEF
IN
»
»
Beautifully-realized
levels
smile].
“He
and astounding graphics
making
clicking noises,
Massive environments to
creepy,
Dolphins are cool
— •
just stood there “
on
his tail smiling “
claims Randy.
It
was
and
sort of
actually.” Ecco, however, happily remains untouched by the warped mirror of fame, and has
returned looking better than ever.
And
with a great big
smile on his face.
POINTS
It’s
rare that classic
make
titles
the jump to
2D 3D
successfully •
And we
Flipper at a Hollywood schmoozefest, (though was unnerved by the Wet-One’s permanent
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do here at DCM. Senior Editor Randy Nelson claims he actually ‘met’ TV star
POINTS
It’s
fish,
The producer on the project, Gergely Csaszar, remarked that this title looks so realistic "that one cannot help but forget that this whole world is 'just a videogame.' For
reality,
meaning
BOTTOM
me
it
went beyond
but
it
a
game:
like
to
call
ideal
it
is
creating
have
proves that Ecco
what you might looks as though it will be an
LINE
It's
Obviously, even the developers
sense of
essentially
will
lost
titles
horizon that look as
on the
good as
Ecco the Dolphin, and fewer still
that
provide the
arcade-obsessed with
a
sizable
less
gamers world
to
explore. Appaloosa’s Dolphin
Safe
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one to watch
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game
set
World
Appaloosa uses
Builder’
development
‘tool’
"virtual
its
2 “Look, You’re
of
new It
for the
‘Game
a combination of and game engine, all running on a
Magazine
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to
game
(placement
technology,
Sega® Dreamcast
"Our goal was
part
objects
sound
.lighting,
a
4 all
the sun.
building the
give
showcase
in
an easy to use tool set for
reality."
proprietary
round. 6 Ecco’s island
every
Windows-based interface.What all that means is that the teams can add and subtract parts of the game world at the touch of a button, and create new maps and levels quickly. It’s kind of like Lego - but in code.
Official
his sonar.
mom, okay?
life."
awesome power, much like the Genesis new standards in the 16bit era. To make all
this possible,
your
not
a real
Dreamcast's There are few
I’m
shark, I’m a dolphin.” 3 Dolphin HQ.
Ecco explores. 5 Turtle-burgers
place with real living creatures.
game about
a
1 Ecco activates
effects,
behavioral patterns, etc.)
and
an
interactive,
engine which
realtime
allows
us
to
run
the
game instantly, as soon as we have completed some tuning." Csaszar makes
it all
seem
easy.
"With a few other
game on
mouse
clicks
you can run the
the target platform, which
Dreamcast.
Basically,
in this
case
is
anybody can tune the game
Ecco the Dolphin PUBLISHER:
DEVELOPER:
SEGA APPALOOSA INTERACTIVE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: PERIPHERALS:
1
I'm
“Hi,
intelligent
1
ORIGIN:
JUMP PACK, VMU
GENRE:
Ecco,
and
a
too
little
5 “Gurgle”
and hours instead
of days
why Ecco made many games
pale
comparison
in
only been
YOU BUILD
at E3,
and
development
in
the
to
addition
In
great
and
attention to graphical detail
A
realism,
ppaloosa created a special ‘world builder’
program to help them
at
construct these amazing levels
the production schedule and allows the to spend their time dreaming up ever
weeks
(this boring
in
behave as
team
we
more
is
what
will
it
if
they were truly
alive,
'videogame'
the
elements blend into the natural as Csaszar explains. Ecco
well,"
will
looks like to the lucky whizkids designing
be an "adventure game with many
the game).
action
explore
elements."
You’ll
widely
four
get to
different
worlds, each subdivided into areas
packed with
all
sorts of puzzles
and enemies. You can also choose between a "simulation" and "arcade" type control, based on
how
comfortable you are with the
dolphin controls and "navigating, diving,
climbing
around
in
and
spinning
a virtual world." Not
only will the veteran
gamer be
served with this game, but people less
interested
adventure
will
in
"find
ECCO MADE MANY GAMES PALE IN COMPARISON AT THIS YEAR’S E3 SHOW, AND IT’S ONLY BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT FOR A YEAR
impressive
continue this approach
make
and
the drink for
gray screenshot
hard at work
is
similarly
"Once we have an
environment that looks beautifully real and creatures that look and
ands tricks to keep even the
most Flipper-obsessed gamers
Appaloosa
creating
gameplay.
for
game quickly and easy. Slyly codenamed Game World Builder', it’s shaved months off
fiendish traps
it's
for a
year or so.
IT...
the
TBA
be your
I’ll
results with minutes
or weeks." This explains
IF
RELEASE DATE:
3 Back to school. 4 Future
super-villain headquarters.
and get
NO
ONUNE:
mammal." 2
sub-aquatic
An octopus boss gets friendly.
US/HUNGARY ADVENTURE
finishing
the
just playing
around with the dolphin
remote
very special indeed" planned for the VMU, which is meant to remain a surprise for now. A tuna cannery sim, perhaps...
was created by none other Hugo Award-winning author of
Interestingly, the story
than David sci-fi
Brin, the
epics such as The Postman and Startide Rising
(Here’s hoping this story, at least, won’t
eh
agent,
Costner’s
Kevin
David?].
collaboration with Appaloosa he
was
reluctant
-
have a pretty
1
movies. But then
I
full
tells
make "At
to
it
Regarding
DCM,
his
first
plate with novels
I
and
got to see the Genesis version of
Ecco and was captivated! This wasn’t just another found myself imagining a shoot-em-up game. back-up the action-packed game storyline to I
sequences. Well, as long as story,
I
was day-dreaming
I
might just as well get paid for
Just as long as
we
never
Costner arrives on screen
live
in
a
it!"
to see the
day Kevin
a rubber dolphin outfit,
the prospect of such an amazing-looking adventure title is
a
welcome one indeed. -Jorg
endless fun
Official
in quiet,
lagoons "(Is that legal?- Ed] and performing various acrobatics in the air. Appaloosa also has "something
Sega@Dreamcast
Magazine
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(gurgle
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Metropolis Street Racer “Drive", she said. So you did, and she hasn't seen you in weeks
ega originally wanted the Liverpoolbased coders Bizarre Creations to create a cutting edge Grand Prix
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IN
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POIN TS
game
|
the best-looking racing
• It’s
game
ever
made
•
You get to race
•
And absurdly quick
real cities
and
came
in
•
another racing
•
game
European of
thrills
mean
few
too
be able to drive at least 20 production
different
Will the detail in the car
models
the
joyously reckless powersliding. You’ll
• It’s
rag-top
and
speedsters
POINTS
I
felt
the yellow flags and the pit-stops,
Japanese sports cars
—
Dreamcast. But
for the
company founder Martyn Chudley he needed to do another FI game like a moose needs a weekend in Vegas. So out went the Ferraris,
cars
(Ford
Mustang, Honda NSX, Euro-sportscar Fiat Barcetta
and more), licensed from 13
And
‘background’ vehicles?
different manufacturers.
The hype
able to race against other super-convertibles
is
building...
around the
BOTTOM
gives the
LINE
tricky twists of
game
its
yes, you’ll
is
that
its
Bizarre
racing
know
Creations
games
anyone
can
Colonel
like
ambitious
pull
project
those guys.
If
this
off,
it’s
You can
bet
-
London and San Francisco. While other games thunder around
Racer has
fictional
realistically
fall,
you’ll
London
(Buckingham
Palace,
and
Sega
tourist traps of
Trafalgar
Picadilly Circus), before tackling the
San Francisco’s own
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narrow streets T-shirt
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challenge for Bizarre
icvcia,
is
nibicuiuiy
The cars look simply is
ucidiieu.
fantastic.
The
to add multiple cars to scenes while
keeping the frame-rate smooth - the programming equivalent of hitting the
exhaust port of the Death
Star.
Without The Force.
you
the game’s launch this
taking notes
Official
let
courses, Metropolis Street
Come
be able to zip past the
tight turns of
Tokyo,
modeled three two square mile
areas per urban sprawl.
Sega's racing teams are
SEPTEMBER 99
2-4
nine circuits
are based on real areas of three world cities
Sanders knows chicken.
me
be
urban street tracks. What
unique edge
Mecca
and
home
of
tastless
tourist
knick-knacks,
Fisherman’s Wharf.
The extent of the realism is staggering. Not only were the game’s cars modeled from official schematics and technical specs, but Bizarre Creations also dispatched researchers to photograph
and
film
the featured cities to get the building textures and the
Metropolis Street Racer SEGA BIZARRE CREATIONS
m
1-2
ORIGIN:
ENGLAND
WHEEL, JUMP PACK
GENRE:
RACING
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: PERIPHERALS:
ONUNE: RELEASE DATE:
FALL
1 The
Ford Mustang takes a
spin around the
San
of
enough
hilly
Francisco,
without
a
one
streets
oddly driver.
Spooky. 2-4 The Honda
NSX
is
of the fastest cars in the
game.
Here
makes
It
somewhat wayward progress around Tokyo's hyper-trendy
Note the
Shibuya
district.
lens-flare
from the headlights
and the specular highlighting
bodywork.
we
It's
think
the
on
(reflections)
okay to gasp
-
are
visuals
the
breathtaking too.
A
ccurately- modeled
city tracks?
Laudable. Split-screen multiplayer (and
modem
background minutia unprecedented individual
windows,
neatest feature of Metropolis Street Racer
thousands
possibly a
promises to be the Gang recreates the
thrills
and
Mode which illegal spills of late-
night, hot-rod street racing.
“We’d
videos of cars racing up and
Yokohama freeway,
One
of our
member
we
seen
down the
lights blazing, engines
roaring,” explains the law-abiding
Chudley. “So
all
tried to
capture a
Martyn bit of that.
producers at Sega used to be a
of a
London street gang, the Scorpions,
so he’s been very helpful culture and
how
it
telling us
could work
in
about the
a game.”
just right.
of
level
The
in-game
result
detail
an
is
from
-
lampposts to accurate wall surfaces,
option)? Let’s have
a round of applause, please. But probably the
escapes and billboards
fire
-
as the
DETAIL BRICK-PERFECT THE COUNTS FOR NOTHING IF YOUR CAR BOASTS ALL THE AGILITY OF AN ICE-SKATING HEFFER...
of photographs were painstakingly turned into textures and squeezed into the game. The bottom line is that if you live on a street that makes up one of San Francisco’s tortuous tracks, you’ll be able to drive past and check out a
Shibuya
recreation of your house, pixel-style.
neighborhoods of San Francisco, the brick-perfect
makes
“What Chudley,
Nobody
the
“are
MSR
Formula
heritage,
1
done
environments.
that before - not to
an idea which goes back to our
It’s
recognizable
suggests
different,"
hyper-realistic
else has really
this extent.
of
representing
environments. At the
we’re not going to be too anal about the end of the day the
game has
real
same it,
and time,
because
got to play
Official
at
And
that’s the key: playability.
Whether you race
in
daylight or darkness, around the neon-lit suburbs of
detail
or
counts for nothing
agility of
an ice-skating
cars
going
is
to
be
if
your car boasts
heffer.
as
the
through
Bullitt-style
hilly
all
to
their
real-life
not going to be intrusive. Metropolis Street Racer
have an arcade
feel to
expense
and gameplay.”
of detail
it,
Sega® Dreamcast
for sure,
Magazine
it’s
will
but not at the
-
well.”
the
“The handling of the
true
counterparts as possible,” promises Chudley. “But
Dean Evans
SEPTEMBER 99
Second Offense
Vigilante 8:
COMINGSOGIV
ACTION
GENRE:
OCTOBER
RELEASE DATE:
8
Vigilante Second Offense Activision redefines digital road rage
1-2
Whether playing against the
computer
or friends, car
combat
ensures a satisfying experience for
those with an appetite for
destruction. 3
Activision
hints
Dreamcast gamers
that
will
have exclusive three and four player
The
modes to
variety
of
play with. 4-6
new powerups
allow you to cruise almost any
BRIEF
IN
terrain with equal ease.
et against the disco-fever
+
backdrop of
|
POINTS
1970s America, the original Vigilante 8
game
• Bright,
(released for those quaint old 32bit
•
aiming to recapture the adrenaline-charged drama of
•
the original, but
is
Incorporating a
going the distance to ensure that
new system
its
between
17
new
different
cars to transform
modes
including
a
•
elements from the
sure to
multiple
•
hovercraft,
original,
1
melees. This
BOTTOM
combat
for single
and four-player modes
some
is all
truly wild
players
with
the
for
what
multi-player
handled split-screeen, and
from the early version shown to well
its all-action still
have
such as recurring LINE
2 arenas in total, as well as
gameplay modes
are sure to be
yet to be seen
still
Even though
to be identifiable and cool
over
Being the
divided into Quest, Brawl and Desperado and two-, three-
and detailed controls
are
robot-style
carry
characters and completely destructible arenas. There are
POINTS |
Al
the characters
made
has also
modes, as
Loads of new features
—
it
to collect icons that
snowmobile, and hydroplane. Luxoflux
variety of
of power-ups, Vigilante
Second Offense allows you
enable
Huge
well as multiplayer options
won’t be a simple rehash.
8:
shiny objects that
explode really well
consoles) pitted rival car gangs against one another, armed to the teeth with fantastic artillery and equally fantastic hair-do’s. Developer Luxoflux is
added
framerate slow-down
load,
DCM,
copes
with
little
(though the detail
first
combat
car
game on Dreamcast, and level
drops a
level or
two
-
but that’s to be expected).
With 17 brand-new vehicles, as well as the addition of the particularly vicious Drifter Vigilante 8:
Second Offense could
to be the king of the
gang
to the lineup,
well have
what
it
takes
car-combat sequel road. -
Francesca Reyes
a
promising
one
Vigilante 8:
Second Offense
has
little
making of the
it
chance
at
that,
of failing,
a good bet for fans
genre and newcomers
with a taste for explosives
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Gorgeous graphics feature a
•
fully •
3D
universe
on
it
seems
that there’s
Monster
breeding,
time
excited about.
and checkout
lines
Among
characters to play
of
lips
RPG
title
every
And
fan.
Origin: Shining in the Darkness
Type: Magician Specialty: Magic
detailed polygonal cast of characters,
traveling, • Six
the
dedicated
the
is
with good reason. With environments and highly
lush
its
Specialty: Strength
limax Landers
plenty to
be
many
interesting features, the
•
One
town
prove a
How
dull
little
long
to
alongside your character. 3 Marion pulls off the
Origin:
daring stunt of flying through the air on what
Type: Wooden Puppet
looks like a large Dreamcast dinner mint.
Specialty: Flammability
course,
is
and less
spritely
RPGs
magic
but
LINE
five
its
gameplay,
Climax Landers should give us a peek at what’s to for
RPGs, but
relies
more on
characters.
its
come
success
storyline
It’s still
and
wait-and-
see on this one.
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on
rely
the
SEPTEMBER 99
periods.
You’ll
landscape
be
prehistoric
able
ruins
in
to
several different time
shop in
-
Ed).
modern
a
in
the game, then
complete with
peoples and dinosaurs the next (sounds mall
The combination
offers
opportunity not only for jokes about
official
Sega
all
capture
animals
them
have
fight
Another of Climax Landers'
like
classic
RPGs, such as Landstalker and
Shining in the Darkness on the Genesis,
most
likely
mugs
recognize the
of
spunky mage who was one-third
ears and
Magazine
in
much-
the strangely familiar
my local
an interesting elf
is
band of characters cast in the game. Savvy gamers who remember Climax’s other
the former games’
too predictable
® Dreamcast
and
primitive
Slurpees, but also plenty of innovation and variety a genre that can be
launch her and her comrades back and forth
Specialty: Swordsmanship
through time. 2 The battle systems allows you
publicized features
only really features one town,
convenience store at one point explore
will
his inherent
solve the mystery by joining up with a
game
Climax Landers gives you the chance to experience
beautiful landscapes
promising
And so
‘busy’).
other wanderers.
this multi-faceted
With
and
presumably
young Sword must then
skills to
band of
Landers?
he’s
While the
BOTTOM
Type:
near the town (the elder would go himself of
exist
may
expansive than other •
look at the machine that
decipher the mystery of the strange time portals that only
and
regenerating dungeons
1 Lady takes a good
most notable is the ability to travel back and forth time. Sword, the main character, is approached by one of the elders in his village to
through
POINTS
N/A Human
Origin:
the game’s
heroes.
dungeon exploring team Darkness, as well as thief
in
Lyle,
will
two of
Marlin,
the
of the
Shining in the
the cocky
elfin
from Landstalker, both play integral
roles in Landers.
Name: Marion A tree, perhaps?
Climax Landers PUBLISHER:
SEGA
ORIGIN:
DEVELOPER:
CLIMAX
GENRE:
JAPAN RPG
NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
1 Approaching the stage deep fabled
Batcave,
to
in
the
game
IS
the
many
prepare for
defends
bosses
right
lavender tights large
within
some tough
her
wooden
4 Marlin
wear
by wielding a
stick.
of
Landers;
battles.
to
AND FORTH THROUGH TIME
are simply
breathtaking. 3 Sword confronts one
MOST NOTABLE YOUR ABILITY TO TRAVEL BACK
FEATURES, THE
-
wrong universe). 2 The textures and environments
WINTER
RELEASE:
AMONG THE GAME’S MANY
inside the
Sword prepares
audition for the part of Robin (oops
NO
ONUNE:
1
VMU GAMES
PERIPHERALS:
who had
For those
paws on the
the chance to lay their
import, Ladystalker, will no doubt also
bright
recognize Lady, the female martial arts master,
rather
too.
Sword will also call upon the help of newcomers, Rao, a powerful beastman, and Marion, an enigmatic female wooden puppet character of which little is known in the game (apart from her aversion to
characters
will
be
naked flames]. but
playable,
All six
only
one
character can be controlled at a time, so don’t
expect to be traipsing about the dungeons with six of
these powerful warriors
in
all
tow.
With a release date tentatively set for Winter,
Sega plans on promoting Climax Landers not only on the strength of its
its
gorgeous
visuals, but with
multitude of unique features.
VMU-related
mini-games
to
A
string of 10
support
the
monster-breeding options and casino-type sub-
games sound gameplay
will
cool. tell
But ultimately the story and Climax Landers’
tale.
Expect
more coverage of this amazing looking RPG in Fantasy Zone in the coming months. - Francesca Reyes
Official
Sega® Dreamcast
Magazine
SEPTEMBER 99
53 COMINGSOOfV
Preview Zone
Dynamite Cop gone
Pirates of the Caribbean Dynamite Cop
horribly
wrong
rading foreign terrorists for the scariest
action
pirates this side of Captain Ron, Sega’s
clothesline
0RI6IH:
SEGA SEGA JAPAN
GENRE:
ACTION
you donning the gear of a police special
PUBLISHER:
DEVELOPER:
1-2
NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
JUMP PACK
PERIPHERALS:
NO
ONUNE?
unofficial sequel to
weapons member on
mission
a
Fortunately,
nothing
you’ll
look
you can choose
Instead,
from three different characters.
pummel your eye-patch-wearing onboard
anything
lets
you
adversaries with
not
that’s
nailed
feats.
Explaining yourself
rescue
don’t
daughter
you’ll
is
the
amazing
truly
Comprised of three missions, the game nearly
amazing
to the President
- and
be well armed
Keanu Reaves.
like
when prompted in order to oncoming baddies and perform amongst other marginally
button
jumps,
tricky
rescue the
to
president’s daughter off a hijacked cruise ship.
FALL
RELEASE DATE:
Die Hard Arcade has
if
you his
one feat
hopefully never
have to
pull off.
- Randy Nelson
down,
including (but certainly not limited to) hat
1 Most
of the baddies are
pirates,
although this one
looks
suspiciously
Team
hero,
Mr.
moment you boat.
Sega
A-
like
2 The
T.
commences
action
the
rule,
beat-’em-up
These are
plungers.
in
toilet
addition
whole host of punches and
to
a
kicks, not to
mention intentionally-lethal objects the likes of
.9mm handguns and up
Breaking
set foot on the
3 As a
arcade machines, and, uh,
racks,
the
Uzis.
beat-’em-up
every
shenanigans are timing-oriented action
must
sequences
feature a disco brawl.
Hard
similar to those in Die
Arcade, whereby
you’ll
have to press the
Floigan Brothers Sega’s top-secret platforming duo steps out of the shadows Floigan Brothers VISUAL CONCEPTS
world
JUMP PACK
will
of next year: Hoigel
Their
PLATFORM NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
duo behind what Sega is be one of the biggest games
eet the dynamic
hoping DEVELOPER:
and Moigal
names may be
straight out of old Laurel
lifted
and Hardy
but these two decidedly
goofy brothers
may be
the best thing to happen
Floigan.
funny, and their skits,
to the popular platform
genre
in
many
years.
Playing as Hoigal (he’s the smaller one), you’ve got to
work together with your Al-controlled sibling, in order to solve the game’s various puzzles -
Moigal,
such as having him toss you up to hard-to-reach places and moving large objects.
Developer Visual Concepts (NFL
2f
2000)
is
keeping a tight
rest of the
lid
on the
game’s inner-workings,
we do know
but
FT
the
motivation
behind their mission: they’re about to lose their junkyard
"l
*«
1
^
fc.
greedy
Floigan
*
home
developer,
shaping
.
if
We’ll
not
Brothers
won’t
be it’s
up as one of the most its
class.
have much more on the game
next month, so stay tuned to this station...
- Randy Nelson
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Magazine
1 Moigal
is
easily im-
pressed. Let’s hope he’s as
easy
for Hoigal to control.
2 The Floigan's junkyard
original representatives of -
to a
but
fight.
available until next spring, but
1* -
land
without a good
home
is
stunningly
rendered, and
appearing
in
will
be
Better
Homes
and Gardens next month.
3 Both characters look they’ve jumped straight
out of a cartoon.
like
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31LEADERS
might
be an understatement. When September
9
rolls
games
quarter of the 19
around, almost a
you’ll
be able to
lay
Enter the punch-drunk bunch Within minutes of arriving at Midway’s offices
some hands on carry the
at your local
games emporium
Midway logo
—
the largest day-one
turn-out from anyone but Sega. Mortal
and NFL
Blitz will
show
will
Kombat
be two fresh faces
1 v
will also
-
a
we were
at least they
Federal
Penitentiary
muggers,
serial
and had a few scores
killers,
to
settle.
They were
granny bashers (or possibly even night club
doormen),
all
multiple chins
and the kind
boasting of
sunken eyes that hadn’t
seen sleep for weeks. But
Thunder and Ready 2
racer Hydro
they’d just broken out of
like
dark, in
face-to-face with
Some of them weren’t too hard on the were well-groomed and had good complexions. It was
very sketchy-looking guys.
up, of course,
the bunch, namely the high-octane
but there
eye
the other bunch that scared us. They looked
wasn’t
this
the
slumber-deprived rabble that
Rumble, Dreamcast’s But we’ve before
—
all
boxing
title.
MK and
Blitz
first
played
a racer’s just a racer,
normally passes for a
and
games
development team. No,
this
crew
motley
all
were the gang of Ready 2 Rumble -
neatly-designed
those
questionable
‘sims’
surely
spelled
32bit
boxing
the end
of
thugs
,
Jl
Midway’s splendid new boxing title
sleep-depriving, edge-of-your-chair
videogame pugilism,
that
lodges
firmly in its bruised
Giving
right?
in
cheek.
It
most
Even though
and getting a curious in
response
W3S
/
t'
‘No’
to this query,
me
S6t
tongue
and bloody
some
of the
were loosely based on team members, we found a and enthusiastic bunch at work
fictional fighters
actual
it
friendly
t0
its
definitely pulls
no punches.
our magic eight-ball a good shake,
t0
on the
Midway’s San Diego,
project. “It’s got
an over-the-top
and we’re on fun than programmer Dave Wagner. “We’ve had people who don't even play games pick it up and look, a very responsive feel,
concentrating
California studios to
more
anything else,” assured
^investigate further.
Ready 2 Rumble taps Dreamcast’s enormous
start having fun right away.”
graphical
Bigger, stronger, fester To create Ready 2 Rumble’s unique cast
of
some 20
and the multitude of boxing arenas, the team has been drawing upon equal doses of classical boxers,
in
the
same way as
brought to
life
a cartoon character,
3D model and
as a
From
artist.
given
average
a
lot
The
of our
facial
in
own
-
tools to
all
“It’s
make
the
expressions and the swell
points and the bruising,” adds lead
Terry Bertram.
run-of-the-
mill pugilists.
in realtime.
"We have
play,
are anything but your
w
even the occasional missing tooth
programmer
even more
official
it
animation into
animation, realistic bruises,
motion and the
like
Calling traditional
character
tecniques
the form of outlandish facial
occurring
real
bleed,
roster of characters that
motion capture model, a real-world kick boxer.
the
also
own
footwork by the team’s
crowning touch comes
like
Midway has created a
and then
fancy
their
but
‘painted’ by
here, they receive their
unique array of moves, and then are
move
deal
too.
programming know-how.
Each of the fighters has been conceived much
texture
only
sweat, and bruise
animation techniques, motion capture, and stateof-the-art
to
potential
render boxers that not
Sega © Dreamcast
Magazine
SEPTEMBER 99
e|
READY TO RUMBLE TEAM Not everyone on Midway’s Ready pugilists
— or so they
say.
2 Rumble crew
fancies themselves as would-be
You certainly wouldn’t be able to
tell it
judging by their
recent projects, which have included the console-exclusive fighting or that visibly
worn Soul Calibur machine displayed proudly
in
title
their
Bio Freaks,
work space...
even another human player over the modem, the latter
game
puts you
maybe even
the
in
ill-fitting
stark-white
a
‘fro?)
manager. Given an entry-level to
you to
them
hire a fighter,
blazer (and
of
a
boxing
of cash,
it’s
up
train
for a valiant victory.
It’s in
this portion of the
(see page 91) will come hone your prize fighter’s
trade
sum
buy equipment, and
them with
game
that your
into play, enabling skills
friends.
VMU
you to
on the go, and even
Your fighters can also
work out within the game on jump ropes, weight machines, punching bags, and the like. There’s even an ‘exhibition’ mode, where you and a friend can load up your boxers and watch them duke it out, the victor
winning not only bragging
rights,
but the other player’s character to boot. comical
BRIEF
IN
when your boxer
few teeth
missing.”
It
smiles at the end and he has a
saves on polygons, too.
T.K.O. It
Hard
POINTS •
Could well turn out to be
Punch Out, DC-style
fat-lipped caricatures •
come about from
the exception.
—
First- person
view
will
need
some more work •
usually the rule
You can’t punch Don King
special punches,
all
LINE
and
directional
button
when caught
in
we
learned
how
a flurry of flying
terrible
one shines
like
George
quickly ‘pick-up-
fists,
swelling faces
and cheering fans at 60 frames per second. It’s an impressive and thoroughly entertaining package.
One
thing
back and
it’s
is
for certain: Over-the-top boxing
never looked so good.
And
as the real thing.
is
fortunately,
these black eyes don’t sting anywhere near as
much
A
named Rumble
when
Meter, which,
elastic
yields
one
be used to launch into a sort of berserker rage
jaw
will
into orbit.
First-person perspective
little
more
detail,
but
else at this point.
Motion
trails
add to
the game’s arcade look.
charged, can
fully
good, solid blow
send your opponent’s
from the word ‘rumble’ for your appropriately
letter
-
complete with fantastically glowing gloves. Go down for the count, and a garter-wearing referee
way
out onto the
this point is the best
know how
boxing games can be, but this
and not
and chain combos can be executed
predetermined
will
-
course of action
it’s
regaining stamina for the remainder of the
Of
course,
apart
knocking
from
senseless, your other main goal
is
And through use
Foreman’s smooth, sweat-
stars
covered noggin
buttons, life-saving ducks,
yourself.
make
his
accompanied by cinematic
mat,
camera angles. Tapping the shoulder buttons
BOTTOM We
in
addition to the two basic high and
Delivering a thunderous hit rewards you with
game has
yet to be seen in action •
In
blows
combinations, and, of course, precision timing.
POINTS
Single player
particularly hard
mid-blows (oomph!), each boxer can land a variety of
60fps arcade-style speed
via
•
and dislocated jawbones
missing teeth,
Ready 2 Rumble, and these are
• Hilarious, super-detailed,
wasn’t long before
and-play’ can turn into ‘pick-up-and-never-put-down’
hitting
Bruises,
generally
rapidly at
essential for fight.
your
foes
to avoid seeing
of the
shoulder
and side-
steps are possible.
Road
to victory
Whether you choose smack-talking
to
Afro
compete as the Thunder,
the
grotesquely obese Salua, or any of their Left-
outlandish companions,
Ready 2 Rumble
provides two basic gameplay
modes -
Arcade and Championship. Whereas the former
is
straightforward
enough {you go
up against one Al opponent a
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and right-handed blows are executed via separate
buttons, and, using a second set of buttons, can be directed
toward your opponent’s head or chest.
Each boxer
falters
and sways differently depending on the blow they’re dealt, serving to further cement their individual character
traits.
version
latest
now
that
warrants a ‘Gold’
While
suffix.
effortlessly
executing a 14-hit combo, Kaffka explains
biggest
able
that
is
be
to
play
to
“The
all.
thing
going
you’re
a
better-than-arcade perfect version Familiar foes such as the
four-armed
Goro
bosses.
Reach out and
home.
as
return
[
why parents and
backgrounds that
politicians
grimmace at the
add
of its
name.
“
"
to
make
'
»
it
Kombat update goes
that
we
Before
make our way
could
some
to
the
BRIEF
latest,
Mortal
and
sound
of
warriors
Biggest, boldest, bloodiest
than
“Better
arcade-
perfect,” you lucky people •
Horrible
—
new
characters
While
guru back
of
arcade-perfect characters of
around 3,000 polygons each are hurtled around over the
universe,
Mortal
Kombat
invited
Andy
one
“Ed
DCM staffer MK
• Your little sister
won’t
identity
in just
very involved
and
in
the
of the
all
decisions,”
reports
Kaffaka. In other words, he’s the
one
Having dabbled
60
about
we
they’d be answering to
of those
hidden characters
if
the
aforementioned
made
a no-show.
away with
He’d never get
this
it.
like
(hang on, that's a plus)
•
Long
•
Remember,
in
THE
the tooth
clever to
it’s
rip
not big or
out spines
NEW KOMBATANTS
Apart from cosmetic tweaks and new backdrops, extra characters
BOTTOM
come in the form of some familiar faces from past MKs which make the cut for MK4. There’s the blade-wielding mutant,
mostly didn't
Barraka; the noble, fan-throwing Kitana; the Scorpion-esque robot
LINE
Cyrax; and For the legions of obessive
MK fans, and guts
At
is still
creative
watched the mayhem unfolding on screen before into the fray.
power,
at a blistering
creative content
we
jumping
had to know what was so special about
for
been
And what role has renowned series co-creator Ed Boon had to play in all this?
on screen.
the days of MKII (Finish them! -Ed),
Dreamcast’s
backdrops
have
frames per second.
Gold.
Kaffka
us to pull up chairs as they
that at least
have been updated
advantage
elements. Taking
blood-curdling
every incarnation of the series published to date,
POINTS
II
command, “finish him!” was no test screening of a new UPN gameshow, but, of course,
may be true in
Pit
This
entertained vague delusions of themselves as an
just
it
it
and
familiar
the game, production staffers
and Ed Tucker
team has brought along Arenas such as
Living Forest
screams and the decidedly grave and
casually disemboweled each other
Mortal Kombat yet •
in
to
from the past MKs, the
brought over from the last game enhanced with new animated
potentially greatest, addition to the
Kombat
better.”
familiar fighting locales as well.
MKIfs
Fortunately bearing no resemblance to the armor-clad
POINTS
much
addition
the polygon age with added depth, and even those
darkened conference room, came the distant
we’ll
going to
resurrecting ‘kombatants’
for gold
Ready 2 Rumble's title fight we were quickly whisked away to a very different kind of combat. From a
are
it
In
ATTRACTION
IN
of
all
the extra characters and
reminds us
mere mention
•
the
in
arcade, but then
MK
disembowel someone.
at
as good
It’s
MKIV
as
no amount will
least
of blood
ever be enough.
MK
silence the fans
Gold could
Kung
Lao,
who may
very well have learned his razor-sharp
hat throwing skills from James Bond’s Odd Job. Each character has their
own
high-resolution
FMV
ending that has been created especially
this latest chapter in the series,
tweaked subtly to compensate
and the storyline has been
for their inclusion. “There’re also
one to three other characters,” Kaffka caught himself. This was clearly
one of those
you moments.
network of
We
‘I
could
later
unofficial
tell
you, but then
I’d
have to
kill
dug out the information from our
sources
— the Ogre-like Belokk has
spines across his head and back and looks utterly
fearsome. Well, what did you expect, Pee-Wee Herman?
official
Sega ©Dreamcast
Magazii
I
Left to right:
Ed Tucker (associate producer), Michael Gottleib (producer), and
Andy Kaffka (assistant producer). This supervising the coin-op conversion of
and the
BRIEF
IN
MORTAL KOMBAT GOLD AND NFL BLITZ TEAM
POINTS
tireless trio serves double duty
NFL
2000
Blitz
original efforts of Bristish developer
by US-based Avalanche
Eurcom on Mortal Kombat
•
Does away with
•
Somehow managed
Gold.
but to slow things
millennium
purposes
II,
is Blitz ‘99] is
of
7
YARD RUN
Still
MK Gold,
why
headed
for
his
not be as
of
new features awaiting them,
including weather effects, better opponent Al,
and a greatly expanded play book. The latter
game, whereas
takes
Blitz
much
all
of the fun
Think of
we
of
You
still
find to
all
of the
LINE as a diet version
it
comes
NFL 2000
to adherence
when
to rules, but
elements that
it
comes
to the grit and hits of real
well
be the
football
it
Jolt
may
very
Cola of
games
new rules (such as the ability to perform superhuman tackles, or run faster than a freight train) thrown
into the fray.
can be expanded to include
Boosting play speed doesn’t hurt either.
Thanks / "
then be saved to a VMU.
to
the
similarities
between
Dreamcast and the hardware running w
Blitz in
L
home
arcades, this
version of the
as fast as
its
be the
will
game
first
to run every
coin-op counterpart.
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OUCHDOWN
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Sega's own
when
have the basic structure of
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hit
unfortunately
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such as pass interference and
fun,
game, but you lose
bit
official
say after
gridiron clashes,
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don’t
The moral is, football, like so many other aspects of life, can be made more entertaining when certain rules are removed. But it doesn’t hurt to have a few
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rules remaining,
slow things down.”
player-created plays, which can
m /r~
some
associate producer Ed Tucker explained
certain other rules.
bevy
• Still
heated match
aspects of football and eliminates anything
a football
full
do that?”
players
an especially nasty
day one release on
shaken from
visibly
a
POINTS
Rival
“Sorry, did
of the other
of a football
Players of last year's version have a
•
game has become such a phenomenon. games are pretty much simulations
the
“All
NFL Blitz has become one of games of the ‘90s. Now its for all intents and
(which
edition
Dreamcast.
—
heads home
hit
Barring Street Fighter
the most-played arcade
down
NFL license anyhow
TIME NFL coin-op
pesky
no point
rules that serve
relegate role of a
you
to
the
in
ball,
the hand-off, and
the blink of an eye
—
is
enough perhaps to
infinitely
more placid
bystander during multi-player sessions.
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tEHa FINISH
IN
Hydro racer vamps up the pace This
•
more
possibly be
BRIEF POINTS
what could
play sessions,
After three bone-jarring
is
no Sunday pleasure
relaxing than an leisurely boat cruise cruise for
around a tranquil lake? Not Hydro Thunder,
pagoda peppered Far East. 2
Its
have seemingly taken lessons
one
is
of
13
total
in
Vast courses with massive
boats
whopping 500ft drops. Not very
turbo
mammoth
hot
air
Boost
be
gleaned
then.
—
that will
way Hydro Thunder
high-pitched whine of the boat’s engine.
ominous
Hurtling headlong towards an
edge,
from
waterfall
perhaps understandable for a novice
it’s
number could be
their
natural (albeit dangerous) sources.
-
and
well
truly up.
DCM
offices for
some
nautical gymnastics. Wilson, our instructor for
in
ages so we were well prepared
for
another thing that our boat racing has that you simply
he
swaying
yelled,
you’re basically on a track.
mean, you go
I
these
off
500ft drop which
the depth of courses,"
in his seat. “In
We
most racing games
catch
cliffs..."
We
some
serious
hurtle
down
air.
the
accompanied by a suitable "yee-
is
Missing hydraulics
•
Arcade-style
hull
could
possibly spring
some
leaks
the
the day, decides to put minds at rest anyway. “That’s
game -
for lunch
•
we
better
the coin-op has been sitting
reminded
be
could
what you ate
to think
However,
know
can't do with a driving
POINTS
You
•
does," associate producer Sean Wilson yelled over the
to the minute, such as
can
all,
game
arcade quality
other boats, react to
running into walls, or jumping the
balloons orbiting Lake Powell fuel
relaxing at
"You’re never going to see a boat realistically react to water, react to
courses
Track-side details range from
the
know
• Naturally,
each uttered with shortcuts and stunt ramps.
will
question has a jet engine strapped to
in
and that the lake includes huge stunt ramps and
it,
boosting from Knight Rider's KITT. Lost Island
Midway’s coin-op
stomach-churning drops that the boat
— from the polar ice cap to the
globe
familiar with
wusses
that’s for •
Those
sure.
Hydro Thunders courses span the
BOTTOM
LINE
Short of a simulation of the sinking Titantic (where Leo di
gets
Caprio
in
the
Ranging from Lost Island to the Far East
to
rule
the
waves
Dreamcast boating games
to the Ice
Cap, the rest of the game’s post-apocalyptic courses all
have something
common: Handily-placed jumps,
in
ludicrous drops, (and most useful of
-
shortcuts. Each boat
a
and super-hard
M
BEST
in
varieties
easy,
-
plenty of
all)
medium, hard,
also has
one
across-the-board feature: a time-saving
Ti
nitro
boost which
second floating
recharged
is
increments
by
in
five
and
picking
10-
up
buoys. Triggering your boost also
invokes the aptly-named
which enables you
‘mighty
hull,'
send competitors
to
hurtling end-over-end.
Amidst
this flurry of jet spray,
precision jumps, and break-neck
we decided to part company with Midway before someone got hurt speed,
POWERBOATS
IN
PORT
for
the arcade, Hydro Thunder
Originally
developed
barrel to
Dreamcast.
All of
being ported lock, stock, and
is
-
the coin-op’s 13 powerboats (some of which are hidden)
and 11 courses remain
intact,
as are
its blindingly
we’d
had enough
excitement for one
fast visuals,
day.
On September
which, at the time of writing, are promised to
remain at a consistent 30
9
you
the
same
could way...
well
feel
HI
frames-per-second. True to so
many
other arcade-to-home conversions produced
generation age, Hydro Thunder specialized attention on
is
also receiving
in
the next
some
Dreamcast to the tune
of
two new
courses including a training area and a hidden cavern
Now,
if
circuit.
only the hydraulics were included...
HYDRO THUNDER TEAM Heading up the Dreamcast conversion of Hydro Thunder are associate producer Sean Wilson
(left)
away
and assistant producer Ed Duran
(right). Its
creators are presently locked
at Midway’s Southern California offices working on a new, top-secret
first five
minutes), this one deserves
hah!” from our virtual co-pilot.
00:25.86
pushed
overboard and glugs to a
watery grave
title.
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reserved.
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new
Welcome
world. Here your to the brave preconceptions of videogames will quickly be redefined as Sega realizes its most powerful vision of interactive entertainment yet. Dreamcast is no amble along the videogaming highway, it’s a nitrous-oxide-fueled drag race to the next level, leaving current
gaming systems spluttering in the dust. Representing the absolute peak of Sega’s home gaming know-how, it pulls together bleedingedge technology from electronics wizards NEC, Microsoft, Hitachi, and Yamaha — and it’s going to blow your mind. On the surface, Dreamcast has many similarities to past consoles. It still
uses a traditional-style controller
to catch on)
not
some
beneath
and
its
games once
(Virtual Reality
again
come
sort of Star Trek holo-cube, as
its
unassuming, pearly white
never quite seemed
stored on
compact discs -
you might have thought. But
exterior,
however,
lies
dimension of earth-shaking innovations and unprecedented
Over the following pages, this exotic
we
give you the
beast so different from
its
a
new
possibilities.
lowdown on what makes
predecessors, and provide you with
more than enough tech-talk with which to astound your uninitiated So fix yourself a drink and a tasty snack, sit down, put your
friends.
up,
and take some quality time to get
A
brave
new world
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and
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89
DREAMCAST 101 Dreamcast's custom
V
ideogame machines are ultimately the
component
sum
parts,
and
CD unit runs at
12
times the speed of normal drives, often
reducing
of their
load
you’ll-miss-it”
in
times to “blink-andinsignificance.
play your audio CDs, though
Dreamcast's case, those parts are Here's a
still
It'll
-
even
the ones cheesier than Camerbert.
staggeringly powerful.
breakdown of the cuttingedge silicon under the hood of the world’s most technologically WEEk advanced gamebox. And you don’t need /
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a pair of overalls
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recordabl£
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Sega has created a new storage format especially for Dreamcast
CPU (Central Processing Unit) SH-4 SuperH RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) running at 200 Megahertz, and capable of 360
called
Hitachi
GD-ROM
[Gigabyte Disc
Read-Only Memory).
It
can store
twice the data of normal discs,
meaning you won’t have to swap discs as often in “epic" RPGs.
million instructions per second.
You can hardly wait, can you? Press this vitally important button and bear witness to the power of the most fully armed videogame console in existence.
Say “ahhh” as your Dreamcast lid glides open with the grace of a space ship entry ramp. Mind your fingers though - the discs are almost like saw blades
when
spinning
down from
their 12x speed.
Graphics
NEC
PowerVR2DC
Videologic
chipset
capable of rendering 3 million polygons per second with the following effects: perspective-correct texture mapping,
These are high-bandwidth ports (i.e. very, very fast at moving data) that can handle not only controllers, but a host of peripherals such as digital cameras and storage devices.
and anisotropic Gouraud shading, zscene fog, and
point, bilinear, trilinear,
mip-map
filtering,
buffer, colored light sourcing, full
hardware-based mapping.
anti-aliasing,
bump
Sound Yamaha ‘Super
Intelligent
Sound
Processor’ capable of articulating 64 simultaneous audio channels with 3D environmental effects.
Attach your A/C power cord here.
Memory
It’s
16 Megabytes of main system memory. Elsewhere on the board is 8Mb of video
memory
and
Dreamcast
isn’t
2Mb
for
gonna forget
sound.
by 7 and 11/16 inches
Modem 56k ITU V.90 standard - upgradeable through replacement (in the future).
ai
down
7 and 7/16 inches (W) by 3 inches (H)
things.
Storage 12x speed specialized Yamaha CDROM drive (known as “GD-ROM") capable of holding up to 1 Gigabyte.
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detachable, so you can run
shop and buy a replacement the event your cat gnaws its way through it. Me-oooooooow! to the in
Dimensions (D).
Weight 4.4lbs.
The the
Supplied Accessories Composite A/V cable, power cord, modular telephone cord, internet access software, one controller.
Sega
Dreamcast
Magazir
This
modem
can be taken out of expansion bus connector. socket will accommodate
add-ons (such as the proposed Zip Disk drive, which
future
will sit
underneath the system).
Here's of
where four types
audio-visual
cables
This
port can
variety of
accept a
communication
attach:
Composite Video, RGB, and the sharper-than-real-life
add-ons, such as the
S-Video,
cable,
VGA
Neo Geo Pocket
adaptor
for PCs.
data
for to
link-
transferring
and
from system.
a
CONTROLLER VISUAL MEMORY
t
From: Sega Price: $24.95
Release: 9/9/99 of Dreamcast's most unique features, the VMU (which stands for “Visual
One
Memory
Unit”),
is
Games:
All
VMU PORTS
more
smallish hand-held
like a
game system than memory card — which
Not,
a
VMU
intended to replace. Central to the VMUs
ij
in fact,
Two
making
for
recesses for the
toast, but
it’s
and Jump Pack. can exchange
VMUs
data sitting side-by-side.
functionality are its LCD screen, control pad, and action buttons, which
enable you to organize data independent of your
WHAT, NO RESET?
system. More importantly,
you can also play a variety of mini-games that can downloaded from be Dreamcast titles.
By
now,
noticed
probably
you've
Dreamcast
that
is
missing what would normally
otherwise
be an
component system
-
a reset button.
possible
still
common
videogame
of a
(and
It's
quite
simple) to reset the system
You simply hold
though.
down Mini-games, such as
all
four action buttons
on your controller “X”, and “Y") and
this
(“A”,
hit
“B",
Start.
one downloadable from
Viola! Just don't let this slip to
Sonic Adventure (above), can be downloaded into the tea bag-sized device.
your annoying little brother or clumsy friends, okay?
The
results (in this case,
better-trained Chaos) can
then be used in the main game to increase your performance, and so on.
VMUs
also have a built-in
and
clock
function, so
calendar not only do
they make storing your data more manageable, but they also help sort out your social life as well.
Sega
VMU
is also including ports on some of its
Naomi arcade machines, which are are essentially Dreamcasts in coin-op
START BUTTON
fAL PAD 2D sprite-based games, this can also be used as four Aero Dancing employs it for extra
Usually saved for
directional controller
extra buttons
(
control over your
aircraft, for
example).
it sounds - it starts your games, and, in most cases, pauses them while in progress.
Just as
(The latter
is,
of course,
essential for those
urgent pizza-craving moments.)
ANALOG STICK
ACTION BUTTONS
full 360-degrees of movement and levels of “give". This means that you can move characters with extreme precision - from
Color-coded for easy recognition, these are used for selecting menu options and making your on-screen persona run, jump, shoot, fish oh, come on, you know the drill by now.
Provides a
256
crawling to jogging
in virtually
every direction.
cabinets. This will enable the use of data saved onto
VMUs at home (things like specialized fighting game characters) to come to life in the arcade. So far, the only Naomi coin-ops to
JUMP PACK Adds punch Sold
on day-one, be an essential
separately
VMU
the
will
purchase. (See
left
the
highly promising) Virtua Striker 2000. Many more are planned, though.
BUTTONS is
the
Price: $19.95
clarity,
with
in
on the controller, the “A” and “B” buttons are used
‘visual
It’s
Release: 9/9/99
to to
none
of
for selecting
game
menu
fits
games -
snugly into
on your gun) and rumbling forceslot
systems.
not back-lit, so you’ll have
‘sleep’ turns
use it in direct light in order see what you’re doing.
the unit off for
conserving battery power.
Official
Sega
a
feedback effect with certain games. The effect varies in feel intensity, so you can everything from the pitter-
options
and controlling games. “Mode” lets you switch between data management and game modes, while
the
usually associated
with handheld
Games:
All
‘visual’
memory.' The VMU’s liquid crystal screen displays text and images with remarkable blurriness
From: Sega
provides
Just like their counterparts
This
VMU
controller (or light
include this feature are the
Japanese-only wrestling Giant Gram, and the (and currently-on-test title,
to your
This
literally.
for details.)
Dreamcast
patter
Sonic's
of
feet
to
massive, booming explosions.
From: Sega Price: $19.95
Release: 9/9/99
Games:
Magazine
All
SEPTEMBER 99
DREAMCAST 101 PROTOTYPE PROLOGUE
LIGHT GUN
ARCADE STICK
While
Built from the same components as Sega's coin-op joysticks, such as the one used by
this
model won’t be
available at will
words.
Virtua Fighter 3tb. Durable, in other
launch, others
include
features
Csee
the
same
page
107).
Boasting an eight-way directional pad, the gun
From: Agetec Release: 9/9/99 Calibur,
From the moment its tech specs were drafted up, a product design team began the long process of creating the look of
can accommodate a VMU or Jump Pack the latter will add force-feedback recoil effects in compatible games.
Price: $39.95
Games: Power Stone, Soul
and more
Dreamcast. As you can see
From: Various Price: From $29.95 Release: 9/9/99 Games: House of the Dead 2
In
below, efforts
some were
of
the
earlier
truly “out there”...
commonplace trigger, action, and gun features a eight-way directional
addition to the
start buttons, the
that can be used to move around the game world firing. The first game to make use of this feature be Sega’s Take the Bullet (page 23). The potential for even simplistic H0TD2- style shooters to include some degree of realtime, directional control is exciting.
pad
while will
The had
RALLY WHEEL
conceptual designs
presumably controller
From: Agetec
ports.
MENU BUTTONS
Price: $39.95
Release: 9/9/99
Dreamcast you skip forward and backward through your game’s menu options. These substitute
Games: CART R Monaco Grand P
the
for
controller’s directional pad, letting
Tokyo Extreme Racer,
first
more in common with William Gibson’s Neuromancer than a games system (although it could pass for a custom Super Hang On controller, perhaps). Its nozzle-like appendages are
Hydro
Thunder,
Hardcore Heat,
and more
Attempt number two mimicked
ACTION BUTTONS Beyond
letting
you
confirm
menu
options, these buttons (which mimic the console controller’s A, B, X,
and
Y
buttons) can be used in
various
honk activate
and (er,
racers
your
the design sensibilities of the Sega Saturn, with the obvious addition of two more gamepad ports. This design also displays one of the earliest prototype names for the system, “Vortex” — just one of several working monikers given to Dreamcast while it was under construction.
to
horn,
headlights,
raise the hood maybe).
Sega’s near-complete design bears many similarities to the production model —
final
except, of course, for the
You can save data
in
the wheel’s built-in
your racing games thanks to
which looks
VMU slot. The VMU window displays
race-related
information
looking at the
TV
(should
windowed
you get bored of
((o)5
Ufe V/
screen).
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Official
Sega
Dreamcast
Magazine
like a
CD lid,
22nd century
toilet seat. Eek.
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is
more expandable
Inspector
Big Briefcase Full
Gadget’s of Gadgets™.
capable of “evolving” adapt to new technologies. Here are three next-generation add-ons that Sega has planned for the year 2000 and beyond:
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TRUE ACTION BUTTONS In
Serving these little-known morsels of trivia at your next
Sega Bass Fishing these buttons are used for menu commands, ,
gaming get-together
four
will
forever affirm your status as
In fact, it’s
confirming
to
getting out your tackle (huh,
a smug,
huh), and selecting lures.
gaming
next generation
know-it-all. Just cross your fingers that your friends didn’t read this feature
first
Microphone Pack This should be out in Japan by
Before Dreamcast... were actually two
this, and will be used by games programmed
the time you read
...there
next-generation Sega game machines in development in parallel. One of them used graphics technology from Japanese chip giant NEC,
react to vocal commands. But that’s not all. Sega intends the device to be used as part of a video phone system in Japan using the Dreamcast’s built-in modem and coupled to a small digital camera positioned on top of the monitor. to
while the other involved PC 3D card maker 3Dfx. NEC’s won out in the end.
The
Zip Drive Similar
to
available for
those
on removable disks, which can be over-written again and again. The device will have a number of Internetrelated
uses,
downloading of music, game expansion data.
including the digital movies,
demos,
and
most popular own videogame The Fishing Controller makes reeling in your catch in Sega Bass Fishing (and, no doubt, future fishing engrossing titles) an incredibly internal experience. Thanks to its motion sensor, casting and tugging at of the world’s pastimes deserves its
DVD
Dreamcast enabling the
pearly white console to play them in the future. We’ll have more on this as it’s revealed.
you to let out your to decrease line tension, while toward you will reel in your
eel forward will allow
during
ishing line
3Dfx’s prototype silicon
spinning
it
your lure
is
performed just as
was
later “Project Katana”.
you feel hooked.
The word “Katana” can still be found stamped on Dreamcast’s motherboard and power supply, making you wonder if it was, at some point, destined to be
through the sets of lures in your tackle box and highlighting menu options.
From: Sega Price: $34.95
Release: October
Games: Sega Bass
development.
Codename Katana Sega Bass Fishing employs the analog stick for moving your boat to various positions on the lake, as well as paging
in real life,
lets it’s
its
given the name “Black Belt”, while NEC’s was dubbed “Dural” (after the Virtua Fighter 3tb character) and
catch (and your dinner).
controller.
and the feedback motor every tug of the fish once
The future of video is DVD, and Sega has already announced plans to release an add-on box for
ust like on a real fishing rod, spinning the
One
Name Game
“Vortex” is just one of the names given to Dreamcast
currently
home computers,
the drive will be able to store up 100 megabytes of information
the Fighting
final
name Who knows?
production
for the system.
Sega, for sure.
J
k
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Okay, so console manufacturers have, at
some time
or
adding a keyboard to a system. However, only now does a console pack enough potential to really warrant the use of one. If Dreamcast's connectivity to the internet figures highly in its future, a keyboard could eventually
Price: $19.95
other, flirted with the idea of
Release: 9/9/99
games
become as
DC
essential to the
controller (for surfing the
player as the standard
Web,
rooms, and playing online
participating in chat
games
that
require text
be about as useful as the fishing all the keys and doodads you'll on a standard computer keyboard, the Dreamcast model also boasts a number of shortcut keys designed specifically to make using the system's bundled internet software easier to operate (such the automated typing of common things as ”www’’ and entry, the latter will
controller). Featuring
find
“.com” for website addresses).
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Perhaps the most ingenious of Dreamcast’s peripherals, the adaptor enables you to connect your system to a VGA computer monitor for the sharpest display features possible. It also
composite and S-Video ports so you can switch between a television and monitor by simply flipping a switch.
From: Sega Price: TBA Release: TBA Games: All
Mag;azine
SEPTEMBER 99
•9 TEAMB477LE A magazine team. Three weird-ass
A
Big Night
In
What’s going on? very issue, the
Japanese games. No beer. Welcome to
Team
Battle.
for
night
a
DCM team
gets together
gaming.
of
member has one
goal
in
Each team mind - to
convince the others that their
game
is
Team Battle trophy 0-e., having beers bought for them that night by the losers].
the best, and worthy of a
There are no
rules,
but the team
member
that argues
we
pick three
the best case wins. inaugural
For this
Japanese games
RPG
nut,
to
Team
throw
Battle,
into the mix. Fran’s a
is all
about Godzilla movies
Cwith the obvious exception of the last one)
the
huge
so she grabs Sengoku Turb right out of the
FedEx guy’s hand. Randy Generations
Godzilla
title.
Simon’s
and picks
into
racing
games and naturally gravitates toward the weird Pen Pen Tri-lcelon. What follows are edited highlights from what was obviously a very long night.
“If
I
can just nudge
Simon out of the way,
my
then
creature
waddles
dwarf shark-bear
get a few
could
ahead
of
his
blue
penguin-dog creature.” Team
DCM gets
into
Pen Pen
Tri-lcelon.
Photgraphy by Michael Sexton
—
A
Big Night
In
The Contenders GODZILLA GENERATIONS (SEGA) Simon: Right,
A
see what you’ve got.
let’s
Randy: A bunch of weird games, that’s what we’ve got.
Simon: Look,
try to get in the spirit of this,
Simon:
Randy boots the game up in the Japanese Dreamcast, and everyone gathers around the giant TV.
Fran:
in
Fran:
Fran:
It’s not.
Randy: Hey! You just haven’t played it. It’s cool. You get to step on stuff. How many games do you know where you get to step on stuff, eh? Yeah, right, not many, (looking smug and nodding his head) He loads it up and starts the game in Original Mode. Godzilla appears at the water's edge next to a really badly rendered town.
Fran:
it
look like
he even moving?
Is
makes a pathetic squealing noise, and shuffles towards the nearest building. Randy works the analog pad and tries desperately to make the oversized Godzilla inches forwards,
gecko do something other than creep about the landscape occasionally making buildings spontaneously combust by swooshing them r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w-l-y with its tail.
Randy
(defensivelyf. It’s
Simon:
It
was the sound
of the ’80s.
A
it,
cat-spaceship-biscuit-cookie
rollergirl in
it.
It
flies
through
until it reaches a planet with continents shaped like a sleeping cat with a flower for a head. It crash-lands and the title “Episode 1: Visitors" appears. Switching to the game-
space
engine, the
rollergirl
some
music.
Fran:
Now Is
then?
a piece of era
it’s
a good way. Erm... anybody want to
Randy
hadn’t really finished with Godzilla...
I
so.
— Sengoku
game on the Dreamcast, and throws Godzilla Randy dives out of his seat and catches it does a T.J. Hooker roll back to his desk carefully back into the case.
at the trash.
and puts
it
teeth,
(sarcastically):
Great save, Randy.
Meanwhile, Sengoku Turb’s bizarre
A
intro
be a giant it.
Diamond in the 21” century! (He begins on Your Heartlight. ")
It’s Neil " Turn
to
ability
buildings (very
agony, to the tune of
the king a turb?
some
truly dreadful
marching band music. No
all
around.
The exact nature
guess.
I
didn’t really sell that too well, did I?
I
Randy
(solemnly):
of
Turb remains shrouded
You did what you could, Fran.
mystery.
Simon: think we have a winner! Pen Pen can’t possibly be worse than those two. That’s that, then. Well, goodnight. I
And you
all
owe me a
Maybe we should see your game
Fran:
I
that look like they’re first?
agree.
(wearilyj.
if
you’re going to be like that.
and midgets
Oh my god.
Randy:
It’s It
of cookie-dough,
stick people, neon hearts Alright,
Pen Pen boots, and the team is immediately dropped into a Yellow-Submarine-///ce animated world, with psychedelic colors, weird creatures with giant gaping mouths, and jaunty music. Everyone starts laughing.
Simon:
brought you Godzilla Generations
Pen Pen
comes the is
Tri-lcelon. You'll
never look at penguins
Seconds later, Simon's controlling a weird, stunted, blue dog/penguin as it slides across the first part of Pen-Pen ’s wings, propelling
it first
across
ice,
(or dogs) the
The Winner It’s It’s
weird.
It’s
a shark-
thing and weird walking Turbfi
races and
if
you play
so cool! That one's doing a for too
dance!
long
it
you go funny all
play this one.
funky.
got a blue flapping
penguin and
Simon: Yes.
we can
way.
its
Randy: So it’s a racing game where you press the buttons to keep moving, and the last stage is basically a walking race between seven tubby-looking monsters in a Play-Doh world.
Easily. Look, they’re
same
then through water, and
to the finish.
Fran: At least
in
wheelbarrows.
From the people that
complete head-trip that
kinda cool.
looks whacked, but good. I’m going to be this
guy.
Simon:
in
a fact not at
of weird cat-creatures
made Randy:
Simon
It’s
helped by the addition
all
beer.
cling to her back.
stereo with a huge neon heart glowing above
singing
2 The
slowly) prolongs the
Randy: And you think that beats Godzilla and
sequence is in full chased by
and
but she keeps going. The end of the
tunnel is in sight, along with what appears to
Randy:
slowly).
so scared of Godzilla...
little
falls off,
moving very
(also
Simon: Yes, but what’s a turb?
stick figure, rollerblading in a tunnel, is
flames. Three tiny floating cat-people
One of them
in
Japan, occasionally
then, eventually, waddling along in the final stage of the race Turb.
Fran boots the
between his
somewhere
‘town’
resisted by a small tank
getting really weird.
three-stage jungle course. Pressing the (A) button flaps (offended):
inching slowly towards a
stomp
it’s
jibe at
a while before
for
appears, shot out of a hole in the
give up.
I
monster suits
in
the latest movie. 1 Here Godzilla splashes about
ground in what looks a lot like TeleTubbie land. A nurse stickfigure appears and then speaks in what sounds to everyone like the backwards-talking dwarf from Twin Peaks. Midgets in wheelbarrows, a king, more stick figures without hands, and
little
Simon: That’s great, Randy. So, Fran
swing.
A
bubble-ship appears, with the
Fran:
of Seagulls.
in
Fran
a space biscuit.
It’s
and the inevitable
Japanese ‘RPG’ Sengoku
Fran (helpfullyf. But see Sengoku Turb?
guess
inbetween jokes about
that?
Randy: On to Pen Pen,
the in-game music.
Randy: So you don't think much of
I
provides minutes of fun is floating
guys hell is
Randy: What’s going on?
sounds like the kind of really dull band music that you always used to hear in those news stories about Russia, where they’d always just show a really big parade of tanks and missiles, to the tune of a really moribund version of “She’ll Be Coming ’Round the Mountain.”
but
have no idea what’s going on.
I
What the
Simon:
Is
It
Simon: Randy,
General Entertainment
thing. In space.
Fran:
It
SENGOKU TURB (NEC)
that a turb, then?
Is
Blank stares
Simon: That and A Rock
PEN PEN TRI-ICELON (SEGA)
Godzilla Generations from
wonder the Japanese are sounds like a marching band.
PSYCHEDELIC COLORS, WEIRD CREATURES WITH GIANT GAPING MOUTHS, AND JAUNTY MUSIC. EVERYONE STARTS LAUGHING
Fran:
and the
girl,
trying to eat
space.
Fran:
Fran: What’s that noise?
Simon:
if it's
Urn...
it.
there a marching band?
Randy
looks as
she does more than that. You just
(nervously): Well,
need to get into
One
her.
The scene changes. A huge cat-shaped cookie
Simon: This had better be an improvement on the movie.
Simon: It’s amazing. They’ve managed to make a guy in a suit, even for the videogame.
around
is hit by a laser-beam. The camera flashes back to the abandoned cat-thing in the tunnel. It makes a squeaking noise.
Okay, I've got Godzilla.
(Ulp!)
fall
the back of her head. The gray guy
okay? Or
you’re fired, or something.
Randy:
gray-colored stick figure appears in front of the
cat-things
It's four-player,
it
makes in
the
too.
head.
Simon: The winner! And the beers are on you two. But before we split, let’s try and figure out what a ‘turb’ is. have a hunch it's the little wheelbarrow creatures. Want to hear my theory? Hello? Fran? Randy? EH
It’s
lcelon and
Pen Pen it’s
Tri-
a winner!
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SONIC ADVENTURE
VIRTUA FIGHTER 3TB
Our Chaos are doing well. Oh, wait, what’s that one doing in the corner? Ew!
Balanced, elegant, and as
deep as a well (but not as wet or dark, obviously).
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Sonic Adventure
Maying... POWER
STONI
It’s still
(Japan)
A
for a quick blast
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HOUSE OF THE DEAD
2
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1-2 While Sonic Adventure retains many of the trademark elements (like the red bumper pad shown in this shot), the dazzle is amplified hundreds of times over. 3 Warp pads the Chao areas allow you to transport live goods easily. 4 With the gift of gab on his side, Sonic can now converse with anyone in town (but his lip-synch is a little off).
in
Sonic Adventure Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue - Sonic the Hedgehog reborn for the new millennium 1
Knuckles the ornery is back as well. 2-3 with brainbending spectacular stunts and rather breathtaking views, Windy Valley is simply the most visually amazing stage ever designed in a videogame. Period. And it echidna Filled
turns,
plays as well as
it
looks to
boot.
ummer
1991.
Hedgehog
Millions
carts
of
Sonic
are plugged
into
the the
oddly frisbee-shaped cart port of the 16bit
Genesis. Sega finally has a worthy
mascot to take on arch
rival
marvel and a gaming legend
Back then,
despite
popularity, playing
Mario. Sonic is
is
them was seen
to
Turtles. Of you’ve
still
in
be about as cool
as wearing a pair of tightie-whities covered
Mutant Ninja
a technical
born.
videogames exploding
in
Teenage
got ‘Cowabunga!’
emblazoned across your butt cheeks then you’re reading the wrong magazine.) So while Sonic
been the cool face of videogames
charm
sure thing
98
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may have
his heyday, the
of his blue spikes, pointy finger gestures
entourage of woodland
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in
in this
critters CarrrhQ,
and
are no longer a
age of mature action and adventure
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themes. Cute mascots are hardly
where
Sega knows still
a place
it.
in
at,
it’s
So
is
and
there
the nation’s
hearts for the spiky but
SONIC ADVENTURE TAKES THE LEGENDARY CUTESY FLAVOR OF THE SERIES AND STIRS IN A HELPING OF FUTURISTIC FANTASY
cuddly one? Sonic Adventure takes the legendary cutesy flavor of the series
fantasy
-
and
stirs in
pulling the
a healthy helping of futuristic
little
guy out
of the past
and
into
the now. Sonic has never looked as contemporary or as
Sonic Adventure SEGA
QNUHE;
YES (SCORE UPLOAD)
JUMP PACK, VMU
(MINI-GAME)
PRICE:
New features, like these mini-cannon launchers, are become staples in the Sonic library. 2 Your ability game as several different characters ensures a new experience in every level. 3 Many of the game’s events play like interactive cinematic features, like the killer whale chase in Emerald Coast. 4 For gamers predisposed to motion sickness, down a few bottles of Pepto then take a ride down this ramp. Or you’ll probably be too busy forget the Pepto altogether marveling over the sights to get sick. 5 Each character has his or her own set of objectives to complete in every 1
set to
to play through the
—
level,
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ITS
A GORGEOUS AND MASSIVELY WORLD, POPULATED
DETAILED
WITH CHARACTERS THAT INTERACT SEAMLESSLY WITH ENVIRONMENTS relevant as he does
Sonic Adventure. Under the
in
watchful eye of series creator, Yuji Naka, not only this the biggest first
1-2 While
many
of the secondary
skill
scrolling convention since
Familiarity then,
with as Sonic
Incredibly useful
‘a
robot
in
its
conception,
it
2D
3D
side-
represents
nothing less than a step out into the great unknown.
Dr.
when you reach the Red Mountain stage. 5 We’re convinced that Sega put E-102 Gamma in the game merely to meet Randy’s request for game.’
is
for the Blue Blur, but also the
world. For a series that’s been enslaved to
characters’ adventures tend to be a bit shallow in comparison to Sonic’s, you’re guaranteed a satisfying thrill ride as E102 Gamma or Tails. 3 The obligatory fishing segment is met with Big the Cat’s mission to save Froggy. 4 As Knuckles, you’ll be able to scale nearly
every surface; a
game yet
time he has stepped out into a truly expansive
Robotnik
is
in
is
a
welcome shoehorn
once again
pitted against the maniacal
a fight to preserve the world from an
uncertain (but probably pretty robotic) time, there are
every
more
and turns
twists
zone of the
And those who
fondly
original Sonic the
But this
fate.
to the storyline,
who
join
remember the
first
courtesy of Sonic’s chums, both old and new, the action.
to begin
Hedgehog, stage one of
ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
S
onic runs, dashes, and... erm, carries things
Some
all
through his
abilities
first
3D
adventure.
are new, while others are
pure vintage Sonic. Here's a handy guide to the
He jumps!
blue dude’s signature moves.
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Sonic’s dash
move
more than a way to get
around town or stages more
in
on the nearest enemy
jump dash
to cover a greater
distance more quickly.
-
100
He dashes! is little
home or
little
Jumping, then
pressing (A) again at the height of Sonic’s leap allows him to
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quickly.
Press B to get around
at light speed.
He
spins! Get the Speed Shoes
pick-up, press (B)
and you get
He
carries stuff! An
ability
only accessible to Sonic during
the Super Spin Dash. With each
the adventure segments of the
upgrade you receive, Sonic's
game. Pick things
dash
will
become more and
more powerful.
babies) up or set
pressing (Y).
Chao them down by (like
Sonic Adventure
WHO’S WHO
W
ay back industry,
in
1991, Sonic entered the
all
bright-eyed and bushy-spined.
Now, eight years
later,
what wisdom can
he impart to us as the decade comes to a close?
~~
SONIC
|
Species: Hedgehog
Best Level:
Windy
Valley
Favorite ‘90s
1
hedgehogs to
perfectly normal for
It’s
moment: Starring in my own game and TV
ride trains,
right? RIGHT?! Uh... Hello?
series, of course
Sonic Adventure
will
be pleasantly familiar
too. |
As the reveals,
first ‘action stage,’
many
Emerald Coast,
quintessential features
collect,
Best Level:
Speed Highway
have survived the that
it’s
now
it's
transition. all
Favorite ‘90s
cute enemies to bonk on the
head, and red bumpers that launch you into orbit
in
The obvious difference
glorious 3D. The result
is
-
moment: Turning down that Disney
is
contract
a
gorgeous and massively detailed world, populated by cleverly
TAILS Species: Fox
-
such as speed boost pads, gold rings to
|
AMY ROSE Species: Hedgehog
designed objects and characters that interact
Best Level: Final Egg seamlessly with the lush environments.
The heart
new
of Sonic’s
world
Favorite ‘90s
the fictional
is
moment:
and central hub, of Station Square. From
metropolis,
and events, search
way
for a
local casino, or simply
to
open the doors
hop on a
Square contains
tropics. Station
Backstreet Boys
at the
bullet train to the
1
KNUCKLES Species: Echidna
by which
‘flagpoints’
Lillith Fair,
pepper spray,
here you locate the entrances to the ensuing stages
Best Level:
you meet different characters or find power-ups that give you that
added edge
in
Sega hasn’t forgotten how to
be
its
favorite
Favorite ‘90s
mascot came and
Pure speed
by millions.
loved
Red Mountain
the action stages.
moment: Grunge rock and attending the
blissful
X-Games
spectacle are Sonic trademarks, and they haven’t been ditched
in
favor of talking foxes or fishing fat-cats. The
showcase such moments
action stages
in
stunning
|
are displayed stuff
such as
in
breathtaking detail, as well as
riding
Best Level: Ice Cap
canyon course
just
one step ahead
avalanche. Such set-pieces clearly
1 Speed boost pads are essentials in any Sonic game and Sonic Adventure is no different. 2 Knuckles plays an important role the actual storyline of the game.
hasn’t lost his
Favorite ‘90s
mad
moment: 24-hour
edge one
down of
show
a
fast
food drive thru,
on the landing gear of a helicopter
across a 50-mile drop, or snowboarding
BIG THE CAT Species: Guess
sequences. Dizzying loops and gravity-defying tracks that propel Sonic like a pinball into rollercoaster runs
bought a ‘Clapper’
a steep
massive
that Sonic
|
E-102
GAMM A
Species: Robot
bit.
Best Level:
But a problem that has lingered over from Sonic’s
Red Mountain days of yore
no matter
is
the tendency for these action segments,
how
spectacular they appear, to feel a
too scripted. Even with the
new
ability to
Favorite ‘90s
little
move about
moment:[computing] ...Randy Nelson...
in
in
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1 While this shot of Tails not be so complimentary, the skyline
may is
Adventure's virtual pet mini-
game can be
whole game, unto
absolutely breathtaking.
will
2 Chaos bring out the
these
considered a
itself.
Not only
creatures give you
little
hours of love and entertainment,
sensitive, nurturing side of
Sonic. This photo
optional, Sonic
was
to
use your
How do
good reason
give you a
they’ll also
taken somewhere deep in the secluded privacy of a Chao Garden. 3 The Lost World level recreates a genuine Indiana Jones feel.
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get started? A: First, you must find an egg. There are two pastelcolored ones sitting in the Q:
4 Oh, how very ‘extreme.’ Next issue: Sonic ‘slammin’ a Dew.’
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Chao Garden
in
Station
Square that can be hatched, but you can also find additional eggs as well as special colored eggs in many of the adventure stages such as Mystic Ruins and the Egg Carrier. But you can only hatch and care for them in a Chao Garden.
up and bring it near a Chao. The Chao then nuzzle the animal and take on some of its characteristics. You can also feed your Chaos by shaking down coconuts from the trees in the garden. Never hurt your Chaos by spinning into them or jumping on top of them. If you will
any
direction,
you
feel you’re
snout. After
it
all,
would be
foolish to
deny
that, at times,
being lead around by your hedgehog Sonic’s
all
about speed,
not ambling
around pulling switches and collecting keys. But just
when you
think this might begin to get on your nerves,
you discover the trump card.
game
After completing the
with Sonic, you’ll have the option to play through
Q: A:
How do hatch an egg? Chaos are very sensitive I
actions, so
it’s
to your
best to avoid dropping
or throwing an egg. Hatch
it nice and first picking it up with the (Y) button, then holding the button down and pressing any direction on the analog stick. You’ll begin caressing the egg, coaxing out the Chao. Once you set it back on the ground, it’ll hatch.
slow by
accidentally do,
Q:
you meet Q:
along the way. The staple duo of the series, Tails and Knuckles, as well as
newcomers Amy, E-102
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Official
Big the Cat
Gamma,
entirely
new
all
and
possess
objectives
suited to their individual
unique
Who’s
Sega @ Dreamcast
features
Who
(see
boxout on
Magazine
What should
I
do with
it
once
how
acts At this early stage it
each time you visit. in a Chao’s life, you can assimilate different animals with it. This can be done by freeing some of Robotnik's animal slaves
stages then returning to a Chao Garden. Pick one in different
on the
A: You can it
hatches? A: Pay close attention to
It
sure to feed
it
also doesn’t hurt
them once
Can you mate Chaos
or only
different sets of levels as various characters
make
plenty of coconuts. to (ahem) cuddle
in
in
awhile.
the gardens
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mate them anywhere, but When a Chao
preferably not in public.
reaches adulthood, it will enter an egg phase, then hatch with a larger body.
Now
it’s
ready to find a mate. Set the
two adults next to one another, then give them some privacy (you’d want some too!). If successful, the Chaos will
produce an egg!
— Sonic Adventure
Li rv>s-
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page
Our
101).
favorite
who
is Tails,
kind of videogame character
despite being the
who would
clearly
be
beaten to a pulp within nanoseconds of arriving at school, can
fly.
This
makes the scenic
routes of the
game even more breathtaking. 1-2 Sonic will have to face all sorts of danger and menace as he pursues Dr. Robotnik. 3-4 Knuckles and Tikal, the past guardian of
the Chaos, have more in common than pseudodreadlocked coiffants. 5 Amy gets to take out some
much needed
‘female’
aggression on Sonic, Tails and Dr. Robotnik during a surreal Whack-A-Mole type mini-game. Camille Paglia, eat your heart out. 6-7 Little details, like a dandelion puff floating by or the leaves swirling around in the air, leaves an indelible visual impression on the player.
And while none adventures
found
the
of
value.
You
individual
characters’
match up to the depth and fun
really
to be
game, they do add a great new
Sonic’s
in
dimension to the in-game universe, and a feel there’s
lot of
replay
always more you can explore of
the levels, and even coming back to
mastering the other characters
it
after a
week
we
gripe
creeps
in
have
off,
a challenge.
is
But what about the bad stuff? Well, the only
SECOND OPINION
real
with the cheesy voice-acting that
is
as the auxiliary characters’ adventures are
S
progressively unlocked. At least you can reach for the
volume knob when Despite
breaks barriers retaining
keep
enough
it
all
in
original fans happy. With in
some
to satisfy
an improved camera
Welcome
to get through six hours
it's
a
if
it
It’s
as Sonic
a
(it
little
I’ve
to savor, not chug beer. It’s a truly
It’s
damn
and a perfect
back, Sonic old pal, we’ve
Yuji
.
r
easy
\
takes just
X
you’re not a complete loser),
but, like a fine glass of wine, this
enough depth
not the only reason to buy a Dreamcast, but
convincing one.
every way, a work of
hidden
flair for
depth and replay-value.
the Japanese release),
even the most jaded gamer.
is, in
The graphics are simply the best
ever seen, the characters look unbelievably
Naka’s trademark
novel gameplay features,
a fast, furious rollercoaster ride with
onic Adventure art.
good, and the levels are designed with creator
of the series’ quintessential quirks to
system [from the one seen
and beauty
to bear.
gameplay and graphics, while
vast environments, and it’s
much
gets too
every other respect Sonic Adventure
this, in
like
%
is on*-
a cheap
^
awesome adventure
intro to
the power of the mighty
Dreamcast.
-Simon
missed you! -Francesca Reyes
Official
Sega
I
Dreamcast Magazine
+ _
+ -
Drop-dead gorgeous graphics
Camera system
SUMMARY
still
+
Cleverly designed levels
isn’t perfect -
+
Secondary adventures a
High replay value with six different characters
bit
shallow - Have you heard Big the Cat talk?
Sonic’s back and on better form than ever for his Dreamcast debut. Stunning graphics, imaginitive level
designs and tons of replay value deserve to send
Official
it
to the top of your ‘Most
Sega ©Dreamcast
Wanted’
Magazine
list!
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Nintendo
64
Monaco Grand
Prix”
is
the most challenging
racing simulation ever created. 22 expert racers compete on 16 famous, international
tracks. The
advanced driving engine
redefines the meaning of expert racing. Every turn, pass, and acceleration must be
timed to perfection. This
and your car
is
is
not a toy. Blow
it
shrapnel. Bred for the 1
1
Pentium
II,
tuned for the PlayStation
console, the Nintendo Dreamcast” Go ahead, play
64 and in
the
game
Sega
rain.
“...ultra-detailed racing animal
-EGM
MONACO GRAND PRIX
JESTZONE
In-depth Reviews
1 “The driver said it would be here in 20 minutes or it’s free.” 2 “More pepperoni please...” A zombie gets up close and personal for a hot lead dessert. 3 Expect all manners of the undead, complete with individual patterns of attack you’ll need to learn in order to survive. 4 Meet the enemy part-time 4X4 driving J. Crew model, full-time flesh eater.
—
House of the Dead 2 Welcome
to the land of the living dead (we sometimes look like this after a tough deadline well, Randy does anyway...)
—
1 Saving citizens from the fate of an early zombie-
induced death is one of your primary goals in H0TD2. With a haircut like that, though, this guy surely knew what was coming. 2 “Hello. Can interest you in a set of encyclopedias?” 3 By 6:00am, the ravers were looking well past their best. Two more hours of techno and they’ll be the living dead, alright. 4 This game does have educational leanings it explains how to defeat each of the game’s bosses. 5 A level boss tougher than an iron box full of I
—
—
onsider this: Without zombies, videogame players would probably have a lot of time on their hands. (As would
nails.
video store workers
VCRs -
in
the early days of
but that’s another story.) Despite smelling
like
Herrings and having the vacant look of an
rotting
gaming public loves them. Well, loves shooting them to be more precise. Thankfully, mass zombie slaughter is the name of the game in House of the Dead 2 - and it's utterly fantastic. infomercial host, the
In
the cerebrally challenged domain of the lightgun
shooter, it
all
(unless
SEPTEMBER 99
really
need
a human,
really).
in
to
know
is, if it
which case,
H0TD2
try
moves, shoot not to
drops you headfirst
-
quite
into a
strange cobblestone town overrun with zombies, with
though, and
handgun for protection. While chasing the maniacal mind who set them loose, you’ll need to save the lives of any stranded citizens left in the city. Start mowing them down
collect
life
routes.
It’s
only
106
you
it’s
important,
Official
a
six-round
Sega
# Dreamcast
Magazine
you’ll
lose
bonuses or
precious
to take the
this feature that sets
opportunities
to
game’s alternate
HOTD2 apart
gun-game competition and makes
for
from
its
extended replay
value. Structurally, the different scenarios are activated
House
ORIGIN:
AMI JAPAN
GENRE:
LIGHTGUN SHOOTER
NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
NO
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incredibly fast-paced, tough
tough
Sega’s decision to not bring over its custom lightgun for the US launch of Dreamcast may hit House of the Dead 2 fanatics hard. Since so many units have proved defective in Japan, we think it’s just as well. Instead, US company Interact has promised that it will deliver the goods with its
through
all
mode
“Original"
zombie
H0TD2 is
enough to keep
killers
to
the
is
around the
terrible,
but
it’s
office.
My
if
pretty funny,
in
the extras combine to
H0TD2 is
a cheap-ass B-movie
Official
Sega
think this
is,
-
Get Zombie?
make H0TD2 a good
all
for the voice acting
value.
the most of
not calibrated correctly, you’re guaranteed
wield.
If it’s
to be
worm
food
-
unlike your
zombie no
friends,
once
for
you.
afterlife
it’s
not quite as enjoyable
away at the screen with a plastic gun. For a game so rich in cinematic potential, it’s a shame Sega used a bunch of ex-carpet ad salesmen
in
Ed.)
the accuracy and quality of the lightgun you
your credits are up, there’s
f
While the joypad sometimes works pretty well Ots rapid-fire ability gives you an edge over big targets
green fishing lures instead
real variable in truly getting
But the
—Simon —
$30.
as blasting
is
sort of way.
r >.
Imagine blasting through
sadly you can’t use the fishing controller
What do you
in
you don’t have a lightgun,
— and the speech
retailing at
the Dreamcast version that gives
in
Okay, these are token additions, but they’re fun, and
only
that you only have six rounds
out for it in stores at launch,
such as bosses], obviously
-
hit
Look
(right).
of
the chance to pick up items that add a
proceedings.
friends], or using
C
it
smacks
make some the latter
problem with
licensed StarFire
whose
final boss,
zombieville as a gray-haired granny [hey, she might
of bullets
has been a big
officially
and
more than a few players to the brink of tears. As you’d expect Sega has also implemented an
you coming back day after day after day
you’re really missing out. Oh
six
very
treat,
cheapness Che morphs the previous bosses] and is sure to send
difficulty level
(and missing certain magazine deadlines...) and
Arcade mode, and
1
LightBlaster
with the possible exception of the
twist perfectly.
some
at
harboring unique weaknesses, these guys are a
SECOND OPINION it
away
clever boss creatures, too. Creatively designed
—
EGA HAS NAILED
At the end of each of the
revealed.
is
“chapters” you must also plug
I
GUN RUNNERS
new
doing something slightly different, a completely
stiffs in suits
2 Want to see the next section? Then you’ll need to find each boss' own weak point. 3 Hostage fashion tip #12: Always wear a ‘sports casual’ sweater when your town gets invaded by zombies. 4 Michael Jackson’s Thriller crew returns for their first paid work in years. 5 “Spare a quarter, man?” the head. It’s best to aim where it’s sure to hurt
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by either saving humans or collecting certain items. They add a sufficient amount of replay value, too, so by
1 A touching moment between two
Dead 2 MATURE
IT’S A SHAME SEGA USED A BUNCH OF EX-CARPET AD SALESMEN FOR THE DIALOGUE ACTING — IT GRATES QUICKLY
(sniff).
of the
COUNT;
PRICE:
-
kitsch
and grates very
sheen
is
it
transcends B-movie-esque
quickly. This aside,
tarnished by very
not going to deliver endless
little
Magazine
-
B-movie voice
of tents (kind of)
overkill
-
End boss
is
cheap, and
we
don’t
mean
stingy
- It’s
tough
if
you’re
new
to
gun games
Fast-paced lightgun “survival horror” with tough bosses and some amazing set-pieces. If
you’re “mature enough” to handle
it,
then this has loads to
official
it
lasts.
-Francesca Reyes
Amazing arcade graphics + Alternate routes increase replay value + As campy as a row
SUMMARY
it’s
(unless you have the
.
Dreamcast
HOTD2’s
indeed. Of course,
thrills
memory of a zombie], but it’s great fun while And that, flesh fiends, is surely what counts.
8 out of 10
offer.
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Magazine
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to be earned:
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Step on the switch
in
the ship’s bridge to transform the ship into
to the circular platform elevated that’s high
platform and use inside
one
them
above the deck. Hop
its
winged form, then head outside cannons surrounding the
into the
to destroy the steel crates scattered around. You’ll find the
Emblem hidden
of them.
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in
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ODD
Tips,
Codes, Strategies
TheA-B-C’s of
Elmblems by Level
Get the C Emblem
SONIC
C Emblem
is
easy enough to
characters. You’ll receive an
characters the
first
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Windy
»
Windy
•
Casinopolis
>
Casinopolis
•
Ice
•
Cap Speed Highway Sky Deck
•
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•
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•
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•
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•
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six different
time through.
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shards of the
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•
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•
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time
Froggy
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and keep ’em the end
till
With the exception of Knuckles and Big, Adventure, you must finish each
level
in
order to get the B
with at least 50 rings
in
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Windy
•
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Casinopolis
•
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•
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•
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pieces of Master
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the end
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•
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then catch Froggy
the end
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till
Land a
fish
grams or more,
Emerald Coast
Cap
•
Ice
•
Twinkle Park
•
Hot Shelter
Codes, Strategies
Tips,
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By
A Emblem
if
far the hardest
you’ve got the
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limit
to receive
and shortcuts
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•
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•
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•
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•
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•
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•
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then catch Froggy
level within a
certain time limit
Total A-B-C
Emblems
But I’m
to be earned:
96
missing six Emblems!
still
Okay, you’ve finished the
game
with
all
six characters,
managed
to find
all
the
Emblems on the Adventure
Field,
mastered the mini-games to grab even more, then relentlessly tracked down each and every A, B, and C Emblem levels... So why do you have only 124 Emblems instead of 130? Don’t fret - there are six Emblems still hiding
from the out.
are they? Read on.
Where
Play as Once you
SUPER SONIC!
finish the
game
with each of the six characters, you’ll
discover that a secret seventh character has
SUPER SONIC! Now, you must available to him and beat a real is
ending
- and
become
play through
the
available:
secret level
whole new end boss to see the game’s Emblem in the process. SuperSonic
earn an extra
powered by gold
rings,
so take care not to run out!
Chao Races
Enter the
Chao side-games in Sonic Adventure, you’ll be able to enter your little guy in the Chao Races. Place first at the races five times and you’ll be awarded an Emblem each time - making for a grand total of 130. For more info on how to raise a winning Chao, If
you participate
in
the
check the Chao-specific section on the next page!
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five of the six missing Emblems in Sonic Adventure, but haven’t a clue as to what a If you’ve taken a moment to explore any of the adventure fields in the game, you’ll undoubtedly have come across special areas harboring pastelcolored eggs and special warp pads. These areas are called Chaos Gardens, and you’ll be spending a good deal of time in them if you plan on having anything to do with Chaos.
Chao
eed to earn
is?
The Basics Now
that you’re
set to start on your
need
you’ll
make sure you
own
personal
be equipped with the
to
basic knowledge, or the ‘Chao to
to,’
raise a strong
if
you
will, in
and healthy creature
one
the Adventure Stages of in
Station Square on the
second
find
enter, you’ll
floor of the Hotel.
two regular Chao Eggs
you’ll
be able to enter the
letter plates to spell
‘E-G-G-M-A-N’. will
third
the Mystic Ruins
wander down the path leading
Chao Garden left
past
Tails’
you home. if
Enter the small cave and follow the tunnel until you
reach a mine cart resting against a gate.
Hop
in
the
out
Never jump,
set as far
to feed in
back
Chao Gardens are
its favor. If not,
parenthood. Choose an egg
the
Pick
it.
00 down. Now move
analog
stick
should
and
gently
If
hatch
you’ll
your very
with
it
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familiar
hatch
the
with
Download/Upload Station Pick up the Chao and bring it
selected
red
on the
button and place the
of the large
VMU
in
front
screen.
You’ll
be able to select a
on avoiding a dysfunctional
VMU
port to teleport the
If
need to be as careful it
as possible.
your
CHAO DO
after a while.
Chao on the ground
way.
in
in
you’ll
you plan
you’ll
Official
so
now be in charge of own live Chao! It’s
relationship with your Chao,
or
is the only way that the Chao Adventure become
or extract one. This
you can participate
to the Station. Step
this
Chao
to place a
VMU
after,
shortly
and gentle with
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the
well,
important to always your eggs
your
down on
goes
all
tumbles
There are also a few other points of interest each Chao Garden that you’ll want to take note a Download/Upload station in every
quite
it
fruit
garden that allows you
cuddle the egg. After bonding
the ripened
You’ll find
game,
ground.
else (right).
of.
direction repeatedly to slowly
egg, set
it
any
in
until
this
your Chao.
up using the
it
be
then
it up and place it in front which will automatically eat whenever you get a chance, and especially when you happen to injure or infuriate
Do
it.
in
the Garden to
in
tree,
of the chosen Chao,
you’ve
into
button, taking care to hold
U/D make
fruit will
grab onto the tree and
to the ground. Next, pick
plenty of
got one angry creature.
virtual
easy from the
Continue to do so
you then
so, it
order to win
need to
your journey
Uploading a Chao to the
the fact the
(Y). You’ll
by pressing back and forth on the analog pad, your character will begin to shake the tree.
throw
If
do
make sure coconuts
start
00
spin, or
Chao!
accidentally
you’ll
know by
press and hold
your
now that you’re
You’ll
brown, instead of green. Stand next to the
hatch and then stand next to
Station (above), but
by shaking down coconuts from any of the palm
CHAO DON’T
Hatching
located,
sure to avoid injuring
to It’s
trees in a Garden.
Doing so
Gardens beyond.
So,
regularly.
it
seem very happy. You can do
they don’t
Find a tree with a fully developed coconut waiting to
unlock the door, giving
of the
is
this
if
be picked.
as knowing where each
Garden
Chao
light-rail station of his ship.
doorway on the second
the station and hop on
you access to the Chao
waiting for you. You’ll find
level of
the
need
you’ll
to tend to
important to feed your Chaos from time to time, especially
Find the
Chao Gardens located in Sonic Adventure. There is one
of the
your charge,
in
few facts about how
a
Chao Garden can be found on Robotnik’s Perhaps the Eggman’s not as tough as he
Gardens inside the main Start off by finding
know
third
Carrier.
The Egg
seems, since
Chaos Gardens
With a newborn Chao
there are two regular
order
of your own.
Once you
Chao Garden Goodies: What to do
and it will automatically take you to the Chao Gardens on the other side of the mountain. Again, Chao Eggs waiting for you there. cart
all
Chao Adventure,
Chao
to.
Once you
do,
disappear and your will
be saved.
it
will
game
Make
sure that your Chao
never gets too close to the
water
hasn’t
if it
to
swim.
in
water
An
been trained
untrained
will flail
drowning. While
a
bit
Chao
before
some Chaos
may have
a natural affinity
for water,
most need
taught to swim
in
the
to
be
VMU
before they can enter water.
special r~s Chao Eggs
L
find that the resulting
from the
rest.
If
Chao
EGG CARRIER
STATION SQUARE
MYSTIC RUINS
In the Antique Shop near City Hall. You need to swap out the Golden Egg in the shop for the rock-colored egg on the lawn of
In the waterfall area near the Jungle Area mine cart entrance.
City Hall.*
Silver Eggs.
ach of the different adventure fields yields Eggs that look different from the ones found in the Chaos Gardens. If you take them back to a Garden and hatch them, you’ll
E Chao
also different
is
you plan on getting the most
out of the Chao mini-game,
make
sure to find to round out your Chao collection. Here’s a list of the three different eggs and where you can find them
and hatch these special eggs
game.
within the
Push the rock on the
Go to the
jail cell
block onboard
Egg Carrier. Look behind the Hedgehog Hammer game area you’ll find an Ebony Egg.
right side
and
of the waterfall to receive the
‘Note: Only available after completing Speed Highway.
CHAO DO
One
point
interest
your Chaos
Try to play with in
VMU
your
possible.
way
This
their
some
Station.
and
some
is
of
Chao
the warp
pad area near the D/U
stats.
fruits,
the
in
Gardens
as
one sure
is
check
to
Give them
much
as
The warp pads
only be activated
will
if
of
you’ve completed the
that very important one-on-
Adventure Stages that
one
they
provide them with
quality time.
are
linked
to
and bring
its
way to transport Chaos
your choice with a Chao
appear
in
in
your arms, and
you’ll
soon
characteristics. This
makeup
of your
Chao and
vary
only different features, but
way
its abilities.
In
another
a combination of
some
assume not
will
its
- if all goes well, they will mate. You’ll now new Egg to hatch! The resulting Chao will have
have a
Depending on
have some of
will
the garden, set two adult Chaos next to one
then
some
will
change the
to
little
parents’ stats, including
its
of the animal features from both.
VMU
Using the
stats
adjusted, too.
to
mate your Chaos
saved onto
You can either mate your Chaos Garden. The only requirement
be adults (or
you
tell
once
it
if
risk
that
it’s
in
the
VMU
is
old
enough
mate?
to
now
it’s
VMUs
together and to Mate from the Chao Adventure menu. An egg that will show up on
One way become
A small
the Status screen, which
animals
as
indicating
can then be downloaded
preferably
ones from the
How
You’ll
in
a
re-enters an egg phase, then rehatches.
grow around the Chao,
choose
can
into a
ready to breed!
Garden
to
same
any time.
at
all
after returning
from an Action Stage,
will literally fly off
that you
of you. This
can get your Chaos
is
a sign
to interact with
the animals that you’ve saved.
To do
this,
have your Chao
special-colored it
is
many
with as
possible,
type (check the box at
decipher which color family little
the animals you save from the previous
stage
to
combine
the bottom of the screen to
time to start raising your
ones and getting the real work done. You may notice that each time you enter a Chao
Garden
a
CHAO DO
know
or
Chaos must
that both
is
delinquency of a minor!).
your Chao
Connect the
it.
Assimilating Abilities Okay,
is
need two VMUs,
different. You’ll first
each with an adult Chao
Mating and More
ring of flowers will
the respective Garden.
a great
is
the animal you choose to use, your Chao
(Station Square, Mystic
Ruins, Egg Carrier). They
provide you with a quick and easy
from one Garden to the next Simply hop onto the pad of
The Chao
front of your Chao.
in
it
nuzzle the animal delightedly and promptly take on of
simply pick up one of the animals
the animal belongs
W can’t
ith
the basics out of the way, you’ll
how
as knowing
tell
you what
it’s
your Chao
is
it
[Heart]
While
to get a grip
it’s
on some of the
its
head from time to
happy with you. You’re a
it
sounds,
to decipher is
this a
its
easier than
it’s
A bad sign.
with you. Feed
it
It’s
angry or upset
—
it
with
Pick
[Exclamation] A
surprised Chao. Wait
to find out
good or bad.
this
very
unhappy or
coconuts.
across eyes]
it
or feed
it
to
[Waving arms]
next.
if
such
a quick
Chao-to-English dictionary of sorts:
Very happy Chao.
[Half-closed eyes]
do
is
coconuts.
[Question mark] Your Chao is indecisive. It doesn’t know what it wants to
rearing,
sounds. Below
it
[XX across eyes] A
[
Chao
obvious that your pet
sentiments. By interpreting
angry Chao. Feed
parent.
[Swirl]
way
time, the task
and what they mean. Consider
It's
finer aspects of
not quite as touchy-feely as
can’t talk. But there’s another
of your Chao’s actions
good
now need
feeling.
thinking since
the different symbols that appear above list
Save some animals and use them to g your Chaos some new attributes!
to!).
Chao Sense: Mindreading your Chaos
is
Official
it
up.
it
Chao wants
love.
up.
[Flailing
Sega&Dreamcast
Tired Chao. Play
wake
Your
arms] Temper
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Sonic Network
W
ith
Usin
the Internet capabilities of Dreamcast,
be able to do several cool things
you’ll
using the
modem and
some
Sonic Adventure,
which are exclusive to the US version
game. What
Y
ou can’t simply
on raising your Chao in a Chaos Garden in order to prep it for the Chaos Races in Sonic Adventure. You’ll need to do a little training with your VMU to rear a strong, healthy Chao that can kick much butt in rely
Using a special limited access browser through
your Dreamcast, you can start
amongst your
on a new adventure! Simply
VMU, you can begin switch the mode on the
your
up.
Game, and a Chao Adventure screen will pop press the [A) and (B) buttons to begin. Your Chao will now begin its quest, and it’s up to you
to
attend to
to
Now
its
needs
the meantime. The
in
Chao
do
dot. If you manage to You must repeat this until
meter to stop on the open your Chao
so,
will attack!
across different landscapes. During
different items.
things can happen that
may affect
its
its
journey, several
stats
and
inventory.
you can name your Chao by using the
option on the
Name
Items screen to heal your
Chao Adventure menu. To reach the menu,
simply press (A) at any time during the game.
in
These items the
Chao
and Getting Items
just
Occasionally during your journey, you’ll
enemies that this
happens,
will
run
across
fight.
When
need to watch the dot meter
at the
challenge your Chao to a
you’ll
will
then
show up on your
by feeding
it
two
Battling
fruit!
Chao during the journey
•
was
in
order to spruce up the
be other add-ons that
background will
be used
in
elements,
swap and trade Chaos
to
in
a
mode
a password protection option available in mode, as well. The best feature is one that is only available to US players. Wonder what all that Emblemthis
Use
•
often in order to really help your
collecting
was
for throughout the
Once you’ve managed you’re ready to take
to beef
up your Chao,
to the races! Located
it
through the double door
in
the Station Square
Chao Gardens, you’ll find a friendly race of alien Chaos have set up a tournament consisting of different types of races for
Chao
in.
unique
you to enter your
Each of the different races
abilities
such as
flying,
will
focus on
swimming, power
and running. In order to grab those last five Emblems, you’ll need a power Chao with stats reaching over 300 apiece, so keep training them in
order to
come
Chao
fruits in
injuries or
access to a special section of the your
feed
to
game?
its
by playing the
Game
or finding
in
chests. Here’s
an ultra special
them
Chao
what each
ms
eat, eat, eat!
item does for your Chao.
Power +4
Cherry.
Chaonut. All x2
Grape Run +4
Lifenut Recover
:
Lemon: Swim +4
Plum
Fly
:
Starnut.
Hastenut.
+4
Punch x2
HP
Speed x2
Lazynut. Puts
Chao
to sleep
in first!
The
Fruit
One way
Game
Game
Game
Concentration-type pairs of food items You’ll
Chao is using the Chao Adventure menu. When
to earn fruits to feed your
option from the
you choose the
option, you’ll
game
in
on a grid
be able to play
you reveal them
or
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j
all.
surviving it’s
and you must begin again. Winning the game without making a mistake will reward you with a special fruit, while using up one or two chances
Get useful tips and
a
which you must match until
have three chances to win the game, or
regular
Chao that
if
have the
has been specially
created for players by Sonic Team.
stats.
fruits
Fruit
Well,
you’ll
site called
‘Black Market.’ Here you’ll be able to download
order to heal
boost
Win
across
called ‘Chao Daycare.’
Share your race-winning Chaos with other Sonic
that can help your pet to
well!
The option
junkies, or exclusively with your friends by using
List
need
will
like
conjunction with
you collect more than 100 Emblems,
Grocery You’ll
directly
available for
time for the holidays.
which
the Internet
and treasure chests are can happen to your
from Sonic Adventure, as
Chao Adventure Chao develop.
in
billboards,
evolve at a steady pace. You can even run into the different characters
all.
work
some special contests.
fruits.
of the different events that
the
be able to access
addition, there will
change various
Chao Adventure menu. Make sure
after a fight
that
Sega has created the same type of
game just • In
Once in a while, you’ll come across a treasure chest its own on the adventure field. You can open it to
on
possibly receive a
Battling
you’ll
be three different buttons below the chest,
will
download
holiday-themed add-on for Sonic Adventure which
Afterward, you’ll be rewarded with a treasure chest.
and you can choose from any of the three to receive
for
Nights limited edition disc that Saturn,
the enemy’s hit points have been completely depleted.
There
Cool add-ons
with Sonic Adventure. Similar to the Christmas
order
in
Adventure basically consists of your Chao traveling
First off,
your scores rank against other
punch.
first
bottom of the screen and press the (A) button for the
With
rights
and even across the nation
Sonic Adventure players. But that’s not
Throwing the
fight, fight, fight!
•
in
site.
be able to earn bragging
friends
how
by seeing
Chao
VMU
by uploading
off
high scores to the Sonic Adventure-on\y this option you’ll
a race.
Chao Adventure! Now that you have a Chao
of
of the
you be able to do?
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