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  1. Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Master System Sega Mega Drive (the eventual Sega Genesis) Atari 2600 Atari 7800 PC Macintosh Amiga Commodore 64 arcade ------ (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity) The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; magazine goals and structure) The Tip Sheet (1 page; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed but not shown:) Double Dragon Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) Gauntlet (NES) Contra (NES) Player's World Nintendo In Japan (2 pages; Famicom, Famicom Disk Drive, Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan version); all shown) Face-To-Face... With Scott Curtis (1 page; celebrity interview) Nintendo News - New Titles Perk Up Nintendo Library (5 pages; NES games; all shown; includes sections:) Bionic Commando Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom Rampage Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach PC Players - Take Me Out To The Videogame (4 pages; all shown; includes sections:) Hardball Pete Rose Pennant Fever Earl Weaver Baseball Sega Masters - What's New For 1989 (3 pages; numerous SMS games mentioned; Altered Beast (SMS), Spellcaster (SMS), Rampage (SMS), Bomber Raid (SMS) shown; includes sections:) 16-Bit Sega Machine? (the eventual Sega Genesis; not shown) Power Strike (SMS; shown) Commodore Players - Getting Started With Two SF Games (3 pages; both shown; includes sections:) Six Tips For Neuromancer Touring Space Station Oblivion Atari Safari - New Games For Atari 7800 & 2600 (1 page; Double Dragon (7800), Rampage (2600) shown) Arcade Action - Scouting The Arcades (2 pages; After Burner, Cyberball shown; includes sections:) Current Favorites Amiga Players - Dragon's Lair: Is It Real Or Is It Videodisc? (2 pages; shown) Mac Players - Two Unique Games (1 page; The Manhole, Crystal Quest shown) Cheap Thrills - Fun At A Bargain: PD & Shareware Computer Games (3 pages; both shown; includes sections:) Space Spirals For PC Moria For Amiga Nintendo Game of the Month: Super Mario Bros. (12 pages; NES; strategy guide) PC Game of the Month: Genghis Khan: A Study of Regal Principle (5 pages; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown) Castlevania II (NES) (Castlevania II: Simon's Quest) Airborne Ranger (PC) Cyborg Hunter (SMS) Tecmo Bowl (NES) The Twilight Zone (PC) Bubble Bobble (NES) Amagon (NES) Battlehawks 1942 (PC) Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (PC) Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode (NES) Time Soldiers (SMS) Rocket Ranger (PC) Defender II (NES) Star Saga One - Beyond the Boundary (PC) Flying Dragon (NES) News & Previews (5 pages; all shown unless noted) Realism, Accuracy In Titanic (Search for the Titanic (PC,Apple II,Atari ST,Amiga,C64,C128)) New U-Force Controller Liberates Gamers (NES accessory) DigiTek Adds PC Version of Miniature Golf Game (Hole-In-One Miniature Golf (PC,C64)) Hand-Held Games Are Back Again! (Nintendo, Konami, Acclaim hand-held stand-alone games; not shown) Mattel Debuts NES Power Glove (accessory) Mindscape Adds More Action Games To Its Lineup (Hostage (Amiga,ST,C64,C128,Mac,IIGS,PC); not shown: Aussie Games (PC,C64,C128), Sgt. Slaughter's Mat Wars (PC,C64,C128), International Team Sports (PC,C64,C128)) Test Drive II Fulfills Racing Fantasies (PC,Amiga,Apple II,C64,C128) Comic Book Heroes Face Dr. Doom (Dr. Doom's Revenge (PC,C64,C128,Amiga,Atari ST)) Jack Nicklaus Available Soon For NES Go West, Young Gamer, With Gold Rush (Gold Rush! (PC,Apple II,Mac,Amiga,Atari ST)) P-P-P-Pleeze Save The Toons From The Dip (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (PC,Amiga,C64,C128,,Apple II)) Break The Bank With Casino Master (PC,Mac; not shown) Go Fishing With New EA Game (Reel Fish'n (Amiga,Atari ST,PC); not shown) New Indiana Jones Movie Will Be Computer Game (two planned Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade computer games; not shown) Guideposts: The Hot 100 (5 pages; top 100 video and computer games; none shown) The Game Player's Hall of Fame (1 page; reader bios) Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)
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  2. Reviews: (page 59) Twisted Metal - (PSX) Donkey Kong Country 2 - (SNES) Spawn - (SNES) Secret of Evermore - (SNES) Porky Pig's Holiday Adventure - (SNES) Breath of Fire 2 - (SNES) Separation Anxiety - (Genesis) VR Troopers - (Genesis) WaterWorld - (Genesis) Corpse Killer - (Saturn) Ghen War - (Saturn) Philosoma - (PSX) WarHawk - (PSX) Lost Eden - (3DO) Wolfenstien 3D - (3DO) Cannon Fodder - (3DO) Daedalus Encounter - (3DO) Blue Lightning - (Jaguar CD) Aero Fighters 3 - (Neo-Geo) Arcade Classics 4 - (Gameboy) Dragon - (Game Gear) Sonic Drift 2 - (Game Gear) Cutthroat Island - (Game Gear) Next Wave: (page 111) SNES: WaterWorld Revolution X Cutthroat Island Genesis: Separation Anxiety Gargoyles Toy Story Saturn: Virtua Fighter 2 Galactic Attack Double Switch Theme Park PSX: Doom Alien Trilogy Assault Rigs Viewpoint Criticom Gex Space Griffon VF-9 Agile Warrior 3DO: Lost Eden Wolfenstein 3D Alone in the Dark 2 Captain Quazar Scramble Cobra D Jaguar: Highlander Neo-Geo: Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer Aero Fighters 3 Game Gear: Cutthroat Island Sonic Labyrinth Protos: (page 214) Toshinden Remix - (Saturn) Dracula X - (PSX) Toshinden 2 - (PSX) Chaos Control - (PSX) King: The Spirits - (Saturn) Cyberia - (PSX) Descent - (PSX) Jack Bros. - (Virtual Boy) Cyberdillo - (3DO) Shockwave Assault - (PSX) Battlesport - (3DO) Psychic Detective - (Multi) Hi-Octane - (PSX) Iron Storm - (Saturn) Snow Job - (3DO) Thunder Strike - (Saturn) Fantasy Pinball - (Saturn) StarFighter - (3DO) Buster Bros. Collection - (PSX) King's Field - (PSX) Open Ice - (Arcade) Power Instinct 3 - (Arcade) Euro Fighter 2000 - (PC) Into the Void - (PC) Mortal Kombat 2 - (Saturn) Jupiter Strike - (PSX) BC Racers - (3DO) Revolution X - (Multi) Fox Hunt - (Multi) Team EGM: (page 242) In the Zone - (PSX) Madden 96 - (Gameboy) Goal Storm - (PSX) NHL Hockey 96 - (Gameboy) Sega Rally Championship - (Saturn) FIFA 96 - (PSX) College Football National Championship 2 - (Genesis) World Series Baseball - (Saturn) WWF Wrestlemania - (PSX) NHL All Star Hockey - (Saturn) Quarterback Attack - (Saturn) Wayne Gretzky & The NHLPA All-Stars - (SNES) Big Bass World Champ. - (PSX) Boxer's Road - (PSX) NFL Full Contact - (Saturn/PSX) VR Soccer - (PSX) Tricks of the Trade: (page 77) Mortal Kombat 3, Street Fighter: The Movie, MechWarrior 3050, WWF Raw, Daytona USA, Ultra Vortex, ESPN: Extreme Games, Earthworm Jim: Special Edition, Rayman, Ridge Racer, Killer Instinct, Lethal Enforcers 2, Adventures of Batman & Robin Special Feature: (page 97) Mortal Kombat 3, Steve Race Interview, Street Fighter Alpha
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  3. Features: Page 074-076 - Clash Of The Titans - Saturn vs Playstation Page 078 - DigiPen Applied Computer Graphics School Page 084-085 - Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors On Playstation Page 204 - Overseas Gaming - JAMMA (Japanese Amusement Machinery Manufacturers' Association) Page 236 - Interview With Emmit Smith (Dallas Cowboys) Reviews: Page 040 - Jumping Flash! (Playstation) Page 040 - Killer Instinct (SNES) Page 041 - Megaman X3 (SNES) Page 041 - The Mask (SNES) Page 041 - Wild C.A.T.s (SNES) Page 042 - Vectorman (Genesis) Page 041 - Light Crusader (Genesis) Page 041 - Earthworm Jim 2 (Genesis) Page 044 - Garfield: Caught In The Act (Genesis) Page 044 - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (32X) Page 044 - T-Mek (32X) Page 046 - Kolibri (32X) Page 046 - Romance Of The Three Kingdoms IV (Saturn) Page 046 - Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn) Page 048 - Street Fighter: The Movie (Saturn) Page 048 - Lemmings 3D (Playstation) Page 048 - Discworld (Playstation) Page 050 - Flying Nightmares (3DO) Page 050 - King Of Fighters '95 (Neo Geo) Page 050 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Game Boy) Page 052 - Street Fighter II (Game Boy) Page 052 - Zoop (Game Gear) Page 052 - Batman Forever (Game Gear) Page 248 - NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (Playstation) Page 248 - PGA Tour '96 (Playstation) Page 248 - Madden NFL '96 (Genesis) Page 248 - Prime Time NFL '96 (Genesis) Previews: Page 090-091 - Final Fight 3 (SNES) Page 092-093 - Mega Man X3 (SNES) Page 094-095 - Wild C.A.T.s (SNES) Page 096-097 - Spawn (SNES) Page 100-101 - Light Crusader (Genesis) Page 102-103 - Vectorman (Genesis) Page 104-105 - Batman Forver (Genesis) Page 106-107 - Mutant Chronicles (Genesis) Page 110-111 - Kolibri (32X) Page 112 - T-Mek (32X) Page 118-120 - Sim City 2000 (Saturn) Page 122-123 - Solar Eclipse (Saturn) Page 126-128 - Philsoma (Playstation) Page 130-131 - Warhawk: The Red Mercury Missions (Playstation) Page 132 - Discworld (Playstation) Page 134-135 - Lemmings 3D (Playstation) Page 136 - Twisted Metal (Playstation) Page 140 - Mazer (3DO) Page 142-143 - Killing Time (3DO) Page 144-145 - Flying Nightmares (3DO) Page 150 - Garfield: Caught In The Act (Game Gear) Page 184 - X-Com: Terror Of The Deep (Playstation) Page 184 - Scooby-Doo Mystery (SNES) Page 186 - Ghen War (Saturn) Page 186 - Golden Axe: The Duel (Saturn) Page 188 - Agile Warrior F-111X (Playstation) Page 188 - Porky Pig (SNES) Page 190 - Doom (Playstation) Page 190 - Alien Trilogy (Playstation / Saturn) Page 190 - Separation Anxiety (Genesis / SNES) Page 192 - Krazy Ivan (Playstation) Page 193 - Mansion Of The Hidden Souls (Saturn) Page 194 - Wolfenstein 3D (3DO) Page 194 - Worms (Playstation) Page 196 - Wing Arms (Saturn) Page 197 - Snatcher (Playstaion) Page 198 - Nova Storm (Playstation) Page 199 - Assault Rigs (Playstaion) Page 204 - Ridge Racer Revolution (Playstation) Page 206 - Hang On GP '95 (Saturn) Page 206 & 218 - Project Overkill (Arcade / Playstation) Page 206 - Battle Arena Toshinden (Playstation) Page 208 - Give & Go (SNES) Page 208 - Street Fighter 2: The Movie (Playstation) Page 208 - Tenka (Playstation) Page 211 - Deadly Skies (Saturn) Page 211 - In The Zone (Playstation) Page 216 - Dirt Dash (Arcade) Page 217 - Soul Edge (Arcade) Page 217 - Street Racer (Arcade) Page 217 - Time Crisis (Arcade) Page 218 - 19XX (Arcade) Page 218 - Rockman (Arcade) Page 219 - Fighting Vipers (Arcade) Page 220 - Cyber Troopers (Arcade) Page 220 - Funky Head Boxing (Arcade) Page 220 - Sky Target (Arcade) Page 222 - Salamander 2 (Arcade) Page 222 - Midnight Run (Arcade) Page 222 - Vic Viper (Arcade) Page 224 - Virtua Fighter 2.1 (Arcade) Page 224 - Marvel Super Heroes (Arcade) Page 226 - Fade To Black (PC) Page 228 - The Dig (PC) Page 234 - WWF Wrestlemania (Playstation) Page 238 - NBA Live '96 (SNES) Page 240 - Madden NFL '96 (Playstation) Page 242 - Emmit Smith Football (SNES) Page 244 - NFL Gameday (Playstation) Page 251 - Foes Of Ali (3DO) Page 251 - NHL '96 (Playstation) Cheats & Tips: Page 035-036 - Wrestlemania [Moves] (Arcade) Page 058-060 - Primal Rage (SNES) Page 060 - Ridge Racer (Playstation) Page 060 & 064 - Street Fighter: The Movie (Playstation / Saturn) Page 062 & 068 - Killer Instinct (SNES) Page 064 - Red Alarm (Virtual Boy) Page 064 - Teleroboxer (Virtual Boy) Page 064 - Mechwarrior 3050 (SNES) Page 064 - Lemmings 2: The Tribes (SNES) Page 066 - Robotica (Saturn) Page 066 - Shinobi Legions (Saturn) Page 068 - Earthworm Jim: Special Edition (Sega CD) Page 068 - Snatcher (Sega CD) Page 068 - Gex (3DO) Page 249-250 - Madden NFL '96 [strategy] (Genesis)
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  4. Cover Story: PSM Holiday Special '98: The nicest (and naughtiest) games of every genre as chosen by the PSM staff to ensure only happy holiday experiences when the wrapping paper comes off. Departments: Start: PSM editor Chris Slate promises to sort the great from the terrible in their holiday gaming feature Monitor: All the latest PlayStation news, rumours, and culture collected between two covers: PDA Becomes PocketStation Final Fantasy VIII News Street Fighter Alpha 3 Comes Home! Sony Plotting Sneak Attack? (What might Sony be planning to thwart Sega's pending Dreamcast launch?) Ubi Soft Eyes the Future (Developer confirms three new titles for PS2) Namco Pulls Up Stakes (The company is ceasing all PS1 development to focus on PS2) Thrill Not Killed (Thrill Kill has been cancelled, but Acclaim is looking into acquiring the IP) Game Show Shocker? (Sony has a surprise in store for the Autumn '98 Tokyo Game Show) Checkpoint! (The PSM Release Schedule -- all dates subject to change) The PlayStation Charts - EB's chart shows Parasite Eve as September's most popular seller, while the NPD chart has WWF Warzone on top for August. Game Watch: Thrill Kill has been cancelled by EA, but there's a petition circulating online to see it released. Game Watch: Bust-A-Groove got dropped from 989 Studios' roster only to pop back up two days later in 'coming soon' status. Talk about whiplash! PSM's Most Wanted: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Silent Hill Suikoden II Quake II Tomb Raider III Time Crisis 2 Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Dragon Quest VII Final Fantasy VIII Peripheral Reviews: ASCII Sphere controller (2.5/5) Q&A: Ted Woolsey, lead developer on Shadow Madness from Crave, discusses the future of RPGs. Letters: The interactive portion of the magazine Pause: This month's topic: "Is Multiplayer the Future of Consoles?". October responses to, "That Funky PDA" topic. Link-Up: Find a pen-pal! Winners: PSM is playing catch-up on all their backlog contests, including the Mortal Kombat one. Fan Art: It doesn't have to be on an envelope, just send it in however you like! Otaku Station: The only place on earth to buy official PSM-branded gear. Back Issues: Issue #2 may be completely sold out, but you can still pick up issues #14 on back to #1 if you act quickly. Smart Bomb: "Screwed Up X-Mas Strip" Top This!: If you can beat these extreme challenges set down by the editors, you'll earn a bunch of Nuby gear, including a cooling station, light gun, foot pedals, and a pair of wireless controllers! Challenge 1: Achieve "Big Boss" ranking in Metal Gear Solid. Challenge 2: Find all the action figures in Brave Fencer Musashi. Challenge 3: Earn the fastest time on the drag strip in Test Drive 5. PS: Parting is such sweet sorrow, but check out these amazing photos we couldn't fit in anywhere else! Marketplace: Buy, sell, and trade with other gamers. Reset: Coming next issue, we've got Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, a look at the 1998 Tokyo Game Show, the second annual PSM Top Ten games list, and much, much more! Strategy: Metal Gear Solid: The Complete PSM Guide, Part Two Guilty Gear: Unlock the Bosses and Their Moves Brave Fencer Musashi: Boss and Secrets Guide Test Drive 5: Open the Secrets and Explore Your Road Rage Previews: Quake II X-Men (released as X-Men: Mutant Academy) Tomb Raider III: The Adventures of Lara Croft Suikoden II Tiger Woods '99: PGA Tour Golf Twisted Metal III Shadow Madness Shao Lin (eventually released as Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style) Bust A Move 4 NBA Live '99 Uprising X Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PS1 version cancelled) Monkey Hero Asteroids Jackie Chan: Stunt Master Nectaris: Military Madness Reviews: Xenogears (5/5) Brave Fencer Musashi (4.5/5) Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (4.5/5) Ninja (2.5/5) Activision Classics (1.5/5) Streak Hoverboard Racing (1.5/5) The Fifth Element (2/5) Backstreet Billiards (4/5) Pool Hustler (2/5) Dragonseeds (3/5) Test Drive 5 (3.5/5) NHL FaceOff '99 (3.5/5) NHL '99 (3.5/5) Bomberman World (3/5) Wild 9 (3.5/5) Assault (2.5/5) Guilty Gear (4/5) Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (2.5/5) Code Junkies (for cheaters like you): Spyro the Dragon MegaMan Legends NFL Blitz Madden NFL '99 Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation WWF Warzone Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Bomberman World NFL Gameday '99 Game Shark Codes: Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Parasite Eve Spyro the Dragon Azure Dreams Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation Cardinal Syn Circuit Breakers Future Cop: L.A.P.D. Heart of Darkness Kartia Lost World: Special Edition Madden NFL '99 MegaMan Legends NFL Blitz NFL Gameday '99 Parasite Eve (again) TOCA Championship Racing Turboprop Racing Ads (in order of appearance): Wild 9 Invasion From Beyond Ninja: Shadow of Darkness Uprising X InterAct Dex Drive peripheral Shadow Madness Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Rayman 2 Armored Core Samsung GXTV Jeff Gordon XS Racing O.D.T.: Or Die Trying Twisted Metal III Moto Racer 2 Dragonseeds S.C.A.R.S BSG Labs Intensor gaming chair Guilty Gear Caesars Palace II Streak Hoverboard Racing Tiny Tank NBA ShootOut '99 Gran Turismo: The Soundtrack Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Sears Funtronics $5 off coupon CoolBoarders 3 CoolBoarders 3 Sears Funtronics $5 off coupon Sears Funtronics 20% off Levis jeans coupon Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia NHL FaceOff '99 Tekken 3 The Unholy War Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Small Soldiers Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena Team Losi RC Racer www.imaginegames.com website Formula 1 '98 Army Men 3D Tomb Raider III: The Adventures of Lara Croft Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver X-Gear Video Game Xploder cheat peripheral Breath of Fire III Dead in the Water NCAA GameBreaker '99 Akuji the Heartless Mega Man Legends Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Assault: Retribution Rally Cross 2 NFL GameDay '99 InterAct Game Shark cheat peripheral Colony Wars: Vengeance Warzone 2100 NFL Xtreme Tales of Destiny Roll Away No One Can Stop Mr. Domino N20: Nitrous Oxide Devil Dice Imagine Media Rogue Trip PSM subscription card Running Wild PSM Code Book, Volume 1 1-900-772-4PSM news and strategies phone line Test Drive Off-Road 2 Psybadek Notable Stuff: This month's Q&A with Ted Woolsey suffered a printing gaffe, which ran all the interview text from the first page again on the second, leaving the interview incomplete. PSM ran a corrected version two months later in issue 18, but see that issue's database entry for an amusing gaffe that snuck into that version. The Video Game Xploder ad makes it seem at first glance like you can use it to unlock a naked Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider games. I'm sure Eidos wasn't amused. Did you miss the cool pirate smiley-face lid sticker from issue #1? Well, just buy two or more items from Otaku Station, and they'll ship you one free of charge!
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  5. Features: Cover Story: Tomb Raider III. Check out a two-page interview with Core Design's own Adrian Smith, then dig the additional fifty-ish screenshots in the massive preview later in the mag. Circuit Breakers - A few quick tips to help you take the lead and keep it in this racing game. Heart of Darkness - Hints and tips for navigating your way through the beautiful landscape of this adventure game. NFL Xtreme - 989's Product Manager drops insider tips to keep you on top of the league. Parasite Eve - Complete walkthrough and item list for Disc One -- check next issue for Disc Two's follow-up! The PSM Top 25 Games of All Time (Round 2) - One year later, it's time to re-visit the original list and make a few revisions: 25: Ace Combat 2 24: Jumping Flash 2 23: Tekken 2 22: NFL GameDay '98 21: NHL '98 20: Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit 19: Klonoa 18: Suikoden 17: Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo 16: Dead Or Alive 15: Parappa the Rapper 14: Einhänder 13: Vigilante 8 12: Bushido Blade 11: Resident Evil: Director's Cut 10: Colony Wars 09: Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha 08: Wipeout XL 07: Tomb Raider 06: Gran Turismo 05: Crash Bandicoot 2 04: Tekken 3 03: Final Fantasy VII 02: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 01: Resident Evil 2 Monitor (News, gossip, rants, etc...): PlayStation 2 Update Core To Do Witchblade Game Peripheral Reviews: Jam! monitor hook-up kit (3/5) Final Fantasy VIII Details Emerge New Videogame Toys - Todd McFarlane is modeling up some Quake II figures in his studios. PlayStation PDA Tied to Final Fantasy VIII No Movie Lara Yet - Paramount is struggling to cast the lead actress for their Tomb Raider adaptation. Midway Working on Arcade Upgrades - Midway's arcade division is working on several re-makes of classic titles, including Gauntlet, Spy Hunter, and 720 Degrees. Namco and Square Get Cold Feet? - Ehrgeiz console rights issues between Square and Namco may delay or prevent the game's release outside of Japan. More Puzzle Bobble for U.S. Q&A: Adrian Smith of Core Design sits for a two-page talk about all things Lara and the pending release of Tomb Raider III. Checkpoint! - The PSM Release Schedule. Dates always subject to change. PlayStation Charts - The best-selling software from the past month. PSM's Most Wanted - What your editors are most looking forward to playing. Nihon Game Otaku: Import News and Notes U.P.P. Capcom Generation Great Hits Top 10 Sellers in Japan September Japanese Releases Chibi's Top September Picks: Dodon Pachi and Metal Gear Solid Chibi's Terms: Japanese words you might encounter when you import shooting games (lightgun and scrolling both). Thousand Arms Navit Blaze and Blade Busters Rally De Africa PSM Otaku Game of the Month: Beat Mania Reviews: Parasite Eve (3/5) C : The Contra Adventure (2/5) Spice World (2/5) TOCA Touring Car Championship (4/5) Wargames: Defcon 1 (3/5) Command & Conquer Red Alert: Retaliation (4/5) Bottom of the Ninth '99 (2.5/5) Heart of Darkness (4.5/5) Mega Man Legends (4/5) Crime Killer (2/5) Backlog (Reviews for games released within the last few months): Adidas Power Soccer '99 (2/5) Alundra (4/5) Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection, Vol. 2 (3.5/5) Auto Destruct (3.5/5) Azure Dreams (3.5/5) Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. (3/5) Blasto (3/5) Bloody Roar (4/5) Breath of Fire III (4.5/5) Broken Sword (2.5/5) Cardinal Syn (2/5) Cool Boarders 2 (3.5/5) Courier Crisis (1.5/5) Crash Bandicoot 2 (5/5) Circuit Breakers (4/5) Dead or Alive (4.5/5) Deathtrap Dungeon (2/5) Diablo (4.5/5) Dragon Ball GT Final Bout (1/5) Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown (4/5) Einhänder (4.5/5) FIFA '98 (3.5/5) Final Fantasy Tactics (4/5) Forsaken (4/5) Fox Sports Soccer '99 (1.5/5) Frogger (1/5) Gex: Enter the Gecko (4/5) Granstream Saga, The (3.5/5) Gran Turismo (5/5) HotShots Golf (4/5) International Superstar Soccer '98 (4/5) Jersey Devil (3.5/5) Jet Moto 2 (3.5/5) Kartia (4/5) Mega Man Legends (4/5) MLB '99 (3/5) Monopoly (1.5/5) Monster Rancher (4.5/5) Mortal Kombat 4 (3.5/5) N2O (2.5/5) Nagano Winter Olympics '98 (3.5/5) NBA: In The Zone '98 (3/5) NCAA GameBreaker '98 (5/5) NFL Xtreme (2.5/5) Pocket Fighter (3.5/5) Resident Evil 2 (5/5) Riven (3/5) Road Rash 3-D (3/5) Saga Frontier (2.5/5) San Francisco Rush (2.5/5) Sentinel Returns (1.5/5) Speed Racer (2/5) Tekken 3 (5/5) Test Drive 4 (4/5) Theme Hospital (4/5) Tomba! (4/5) Tomb Raider 2 (5/5) Triple Play '99 (3/5) Turbo Prop Racing (4/5) Vigilante 8 (4.5/5) VR Baseball '99 (3.5/5) World Cup '98 (3.5/5) X-Men Vs. Street Fighter (3/5) Previews: Tomb Raider III - The second half of this issue's cover feature drops four pages' worth of content on your head. NFL GameDay '99 Devil Dice Capcom Generations: Street Fighter 2 Collection The Wild 9 (released as Wild 9) Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within Croc 2 Duke Nukem: A Time To Kill Psybadek Tiny Tank: Up Your Arsenal Tomorrow Never Dies NFL Blitz Moto Racer 2 Test Drive: Off-Road 2 Strategy: Circuit Breakers Heart of Darkness NFL Xtreme Parasite Eve Code Junkies (Cheats and more!): Hot Shots Golf Vigilante 8 Cardinal Syn N2O Gex: Enter the Gecko Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. NASCAR '98 Mortal Kombat 4 Game Shark Codes: Armored Core Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. Deathtrap Dungeon Einhänder Forsaken Gran Turismo (Arcade Mode) Granstream Saga, The Jet Moto 2 Mortal Kombat 4 Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit Pitfall 3D Risk Road Rash 3-D San Francisco Rush X-Men Vs. Street Fighter X-Men: Children of the Atom Letters (The 'interactive' portion of the magazine): Letters - Readers write, editors reply) Link-Up - Want a pen pal? Find one who loves video games here! Pause - This month's topic: RPGs Need to Evolve. Last month's topic: Violence and Censorship. Fan Art - A showcase of the physical and digital artwork sent to the PSM office each month. Smart Bomb - "The Truth About Tomb Raider" PSM Shop - A new feature coming next month, with an early-bird sneak peek this issue. Buy a hat or t-shirt, would ya? Top This! - If you tackle the challenges, you can win the prizes. Challenge #1: Get the real ending for Parasite Eve. Challenge #2: Unlock all the movies in Mortal Kombat 4. Challenge #3: Get the highest score possible in NFL Xtreme. PS - Seven pictures we just couldn't cram in anywhere else except this month's parting shots column. Reset - Coming in 30 days: a run-down of some spooky October gaming goodness, a showcase on some new PlayStation peripherals, a strategy guide for Darkstalkers 3, plus your regularly-scheduled weirdness. Miss it at your own peril! Ads (in order of appearance): Cardinal Syn TOCA Championship Racing Team Losi RC Racer Deathtrap Dungeon Heart of Darkness Spyro the Dragon Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Turbo Prop Racing NFL GameDay '99 NFL GameDay '99 Sears $10 off coupon G. Darius Thrill Kill (unreleased) Tiny Tank PSM $1-per-issue subscription card Earthworm Jim 3D Thunder Force V: Perfect System Elemental Gearbolt S.C.A.R.S Colony Wars: Vengeance Duke Nukem: Time to Kill O.D.T. Tales of Destiny Mega Man Legends Command & Conquer Red Alert: Retaliation Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling Wild 9 Alien Resurrection Ninja: Shadow of Darkness special 8-page advertising supplement PSM magazine "Thanks!" Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 Devil Dice The Granstream Saga Pocket Fighter Akuji the Heartless The Unholy War sheet of 9 trading cards Interact UltraRacer controller PSM 1-900 tip line PSM magazine ad Ninja: Shadow of Darkness The Unholy War Notable Stuff: This issue marks the magazine's one-year anniversary. As such, there's a ton of retrospective and homage paid to past issues, along with a full-page "Thanks!" ad from the staff on page 83. According to the Nihon Game Otaku column, a consortium of Japanese game companies including Capcom, Konami, Square, Sony CEI, Sega, and Namco all banded together to crack down on the sale of used copies of their biggest titles at one specific chain store in the Kanto area known as "Famicom Shop Doh". Sales of previously-owned material in Japan were the subject of countless legal battles over the years. 'Didn't they review Mega Man Legends already back in issue 10?" Yes, but they're re-running it because the game got delayed several months, and they like it a lot, so NYAH! The Preview for Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within promises 'even more chills and an even higher body count' than the previous title. This is the difference between relying on what the publisher tells you versus actually getting a title in-hand to play with. What a difference one year makes. This year's Top 25 Games of All Time list looks quite different from last year's, although some of that may have to do with the fact that it's the magazine staff choosing the games this time around instead of leaving it up to readers like last time. Issue #1 shipped with a bright yellow PlayStation lid sticker, so issue #13 ships with a gold lid sticker of the same design, bound into the magazine between pages 114 and 115. The "Smart Bomb" comic for this issue is hilariously on-point. The fold-out ad for Cardinal Syn which opens the magazine has to be one of the most violent game ads of the decade, featuring a grinning severed head, complete with dripping gore, slapped atop an equally blood-drenched pole axe like a trophy. The PSM Shop makes its debut in this issue, although with a very limited selection of stuff. This is more like a test run before the actual roll-out next month, but if you want a PSM baseball cap or t-shirt (short or long sleeve), they'll be happy to take your dough. Am I the only one who thinks its weird to see an ad for the very magazine you're reading within the pages of said magazine? Like, you don't have to introduce me to PSM, I'm already aware of its existence because I'm holding it in my hands right now.
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  6. Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari 7800 Atari 2600 Atari XE PC Amiga Commodore 64 NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD Player Konix Multi-System (editorial coverage; never released) arcade ------ (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.) The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; switching from bi-monthly to monthly schedule, the Konix Multi-System, Gametapes, Pro-Top Hotline) The Tip Sheet (3 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, none shown:) King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella Phantasy Star II (tip being, there's some confusion over PSII on SMS) Double Dragon (NES) Friday the 13th (NES) Hudson's Adventure Island (NES) Phantasy Star (SMS) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) Kid Icarus (NES) Maniac Mansion Rastan (SMS) Player's World NEC's TurboGrafx-CD: Plenty of Potential (3 pages; shown; Fighting Street (aka Street Fighter); music CD subcode graphics) Super Marioland for Nintendo Game Boy (1 page; shown; Super Mario Land) Face To Face... With Dann Pintauro (1 page; celebrity interview) Nintendo News - The Classic Games (5 pages; NES; all games shown) Playing Pinball Without Quarters (Pinball) Mazes And Space Zapping (Section Z) Slam-Dunk Action (Double Dribble) The Winner... And Still Champ (Mike Tyson's Punch-Out) That Karate Movie Comes Alive (The Karate Kid) The Best Game That Never Quite Caught On (Karnov) Arcade Action - Crackdown (2 pages; Crackdown; game shown) PC Players - Intergalactic Mysteries and Puzzles (4 pages; both games shown; includes sections:) Archipelagos The Omnicron Conspiracy Sega Masters - Altered Beast: Arcade Action on the Genesis (3 pages; Altered Beast (Gen); primarily tips & strategies; game shown) Atari Safari - New Games and Light Gun for 7800 & 2600 (1 page; Summer CES coverage; light gun planned (not shown); games discussed:) Barnyard Blaster (7800; light gun compatible) Sentinel (2600,7800; light gun compatible) Crossbow (7800; light gun compatible) Shooting Arcade (2600; light gun compatible) Xenophobe (7800 shown,XE) Commando (7800 shown,XE) Ikari Warrior (2600,7800) (Ikari Warriors) Planet Smasher (7800) Ninja Golf (7800) Mat Mania Challenge (7800) White Water Madness (2600,7800) Mean 18 Ultimate Golf (7800) Off the Wall (2600 shown) Road Runner (2600) Radar Lock (2600 shown) Street Fight (2600) Motorodeo (2600) Super Football (XE) Tower Toppler (XE) Midi Maze (XE) Deflektor (XE shown) Amiga Players - If I Ruled The World (2 pages; Populous, Sim City; both shown) Commodore Players - Meeting Your Waterloo And Getting Your Qix (3 pages; Battle of Napoleon, Qix; both shown) Mac Players - Cosmic Osmo Forever! (1 page; Cosmic Osmo; shown) Cheap Thrills - New Age Bingo For The Roaring Eighties (3 pages; shown: Mah Jongg (PC), not shown: Tiles (Amiga)) Nintendo Game of the Month: Ninja Gaiden (10 pages; NES; strategy guide) Computer Game of the Month: Red Storm Rising (6 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown) Capone (PC) Stargoose (PC) Jigsaw! (PC) Hidden Agenda (PC) Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 2.0 (PC) P.O.W. (NES) Bad Dudes (NES) Dr. Chaos (NES) Ducktales (NES) Mega Man II (NES) Wrestlemania (NES) Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II (NES) Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf (Amiga) Baal (C64) News & Previews (approx. 3.75 pages) Lots of New Games For Sega Master System (SMS games discussed:) Ultima IV (shown) Dead Angle (shown) Golden Axe Dynamite Dux (shown) Scramble Spirit (shown) Cloud Master (shown) Captain Silver Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (shown) World Games Tennis Ace Super Golf Wanted! (shown) Two Historical Strategy Games For Nintendo (NES; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Genghis Khan; both shown) New LJN Games For Nintendo (NES; shown: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Uncanny X-Men, NFL Football; not shown: Beetlejuice, Back to the Future, The Punisher) Space Game For PCs Has Enhanced Sound (Echelon) Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.33 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) The Game Player's Hall of Fame (approx. 0.66 page; reader bios) Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)
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  7. Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Master System Sega Mega Drive (the eventual Sega Genesis) IBM PC Atari 7800 Amiga Commodore 64 Macintosh Apple IIGS arcade ------ (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity) The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; includes section "New Gametapes" (strategy videos on VHS)) The Tip Sheet (1 page; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, none shown:) Zelda II (NES; Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) Double Dragon 2: The Revenge (NES) King's Quest III (PC) King's Quest IV (PC) Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) Life Force (NES) Player's World Hot Games In Japan Coming To US (2 pages; focus and shown: Rock Man 2 (aka Mega Man 2); mentioned: Dragon Quest IV, Phantasy Star II, Super Mario Bros. 3, Bases Loaded, Knight Rider, Donald Duck, Deja Vu, Gradius II) Sneak Preview: Super Mario Bros. 3 (1 page; shown) Face-To-Face... With Jeremy Miller (1 page; celebrity interview) Nintendo News - The Quest For Nintendo Adventures (6 pages; NES coverage; following games shown unless noted; includes sections:) Quest For Castles (Mystery Quest) Earn Crystal Balls (Milon's Secret Castle) Zelda: The Sequel (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) Ready To Create Characters? (Ultima) Long-Awaited Titles Hit Nintendo Market (discussion of upcoming titles; numerous mentioned, none shown) PC Players - Baby, You Can Drive My Car (4 pages; both shown; includes sections:) Test Drive II: The Duel 4x4 Off-Road Racing Arcade Action - Two Great Games (2 pages; both shown; includes sections:) Xybots: Science Fiction Soldiers Vindicators: Tanks of the Future Sega Masters - New 16-Bit Game Machine Coming Soon (3 pages; includes sections:) New Technology (Sega Mega Drive (aka Sega Genesis) specs discussion) Fascinating Options (Sega Mega Drive (aka Sega Genesis) accessory and add-on discussion) New 8-Bit Games (SMS games; shown: Altered Beast, King's Quest, California Games, Vigilante, Wonder Boy 3 (Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap)) Atari Safari - Two New Sports Games (1 page; shown: Pete Rose Baseball (7800), Title Match Pro Wrestling (7800)) Amiga Players - Sega's Hits Come Home (2 pages; shown: Out Run, Space Harrier, Alien Syndrome) Commodore Players - Two Quests, Two Approaches (3 pages; both shown; includes sections:) Barbarian Project Firestart Mac Players - Solve Puzzles, Build Cities (1 page; shown: The Fools' Errand, Sim City) Cheap Thrills - Two Simulations For PC and Amiga (3 pages; both shown; includes sections:) EGA Trek For PC Metro for Amiga Nintendo Game of the Month: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (11 pages; NES; strategy guide) Computer Game of the Month: F-19 Stealth Fighter (5 pages; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown) Rollerball (NES) Hostage (PC) Skate Or Die (NES) Presumed Guilty! (PC) The Adventures of Lolo (NES) Wayne Gretzky Hockey (Amiga) Bomberman (NES) TKO (PC) Blades of Steel (NES) Montezuma's Revenge (SMS) Guerrilla War (NES) Kings of the Beach: Professional Beach Volleyball (PC) Bionic Commando (NES) Life & Death (PC) Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 (PC) News & Previews (6 pages; all shown unless noted) Operation Wolf Launched For Nintendo (NES) Fly Top Aircraft With Bomber (PC) International Team Sports Now Available (C64; PC planned; not shown) LJN's New Nintendo Titles (NES; Back To The Future, X-Men, NFL Football (not shown); Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) F40 Pursuit Races Against Time (PC, other computer systems) BAAL Unleashed For Atari ST And Amiga Pow! Right To The Moon (The Honeymooners (PC); C64, Amiga planned) New Commodore Games From Medalist (Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer (C64; not shown), Destroyer Escort (C64)) Accolades' Got A Knockout (TKO (PC,C64), Amiga planned) Rock The Enemy With Heavy Metal (PC,C64) Add Pizazz To Home Video (VCR Companion, VCR Companion Film Library (PC); not shown) Nintendo Delivers Paperboy (NES) Red Storm On The Horizon (Red Storm Rising (PC) released) New Sports Action For Nintendo (Tradewest NES titles; John Elway's Quarterback, Magic Johnson's Fast Break (not shown), Taboo: The Sixth Sense (not shown)) Cosmi Release Is Top Secret (Presumed Guilty! (PC,Commodore computers)) Updated Version Of Balance of Power (Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition (PC,Apple IIGS,Mac,Amiga); not shown) Guideposts: The Hot 100 (5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) The Game Player's Hall of Fame (approx. 0.5 pages; request for bios) Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and top lists)
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  8. Editorial Letters Press Start: Remote Controller (feature on the Nintendo Revolution (later called the Wii) controller), Afterthoughts: Shadow of the Colossus, Take This Job: Art Director, Gearing up for Battle (feature on upcoming PS3 games), Online this Month, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (PS2, Xbox, GameCube), Show and Tell: True Crime: New York City (PS2, Xbox, GameCube), Quake 4 (Xbox 360), Fast Forward (previews of Xbox 360 games), Gaming on the Go-Go , Overheard, Loaded & Locked, Afterthoughts: We heart Katamari, The Matrix: Path of Neo (PS2, Xbox), The Top 10 Video Game Characters : 10) Lara Croft, 9) Pikachu, Master Chief, 7) Cloud Strife, 6) Pac-Man, 5) Sonic the Hedgehog, 4) Samus Aran, 3) Solid Snake, 2) Link, 1) Mario, The Rumor Mill, Comic Zone Happy Holidays! - EGM's annual picks for the top 10 must-get/must-give gaming gifts: 10) The Gift of a Thousand Games (GameFly Certificate) 9) Retro Booster (Atari Flashback 2) Style Points (Gaming T-Shirts) 7) The Sprite in You (Pixelblocks) 6) Go Figures (Grand Theft Kubrik Figures and Mario Kart RC Cars) 5) Costume Party (A Fan's View book) 4) Road Shows (Hori's PSP Pro Duo Video Recorder) 3) Art Snob (I am 8-bit Prints) 2) Playing with Power (Generation NEX) 1) Larger Than Life (InFocus X3 Projector) Crappy Holidays!: EGM's annual picks for the top 10 most useless gaming gifts to unload on your enemies: 10) Unkindest Cut (Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw) 9) A Pass for the Past (Classic Football) Tie Die (SeV Gadget Tie) 7) Trouble Maker (Space Invader Invasion Kit) 6) Never Get Laid (Kasumi "Squishy Pillow") 5) Big-Ass Sound (The Buttkicker) 4) Blood on the Highway (PSP Car Mount) 3) Radical! (Virtual-Reality Skateboard) 2) Frankenstein's Handheld (Time Machine NES Games Player for Dame Boy Advance SP) 1) Projector Project (DIY Projector Kit) Epic Spectrum: · Suikoden V (PS2) · Tales of Legendia (PS2) · Wild Arms 4 (PS2) · Shadow Hearts: From the New World (PS2) · .hack//G.U. (PS2) · Phantasy Star Universe (PS2) Review Crew: · Star Wars Battlefront II (PS2, Xbox) · Karaoke Revolution Party (PS2) · The Sims (PS2, Xbox, GameCube) · L.A. Rush (PS2, Xbox) · The Warriors (PS2, Xbox) · Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (PS2, Xbox) · Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2, Xbox) · Crash Tag Team Racing (PS2, Xbox, GameCube) · Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (PS2, Xbox) · Without Warning (PS2, Xbox) · Blitz: The League (PS2, Xbox) · SSX on Tour (PS2, Xbox, GameCube) · Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (PS2, Xbox, GameCube) · Rachet: Deadlocked (PS2) · SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy Seals (PS2) · Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2) · Jak X: Combat Racing (PS2) · Guitar Hero (PS2) · Soul Calibur III (PS2) · Romancing Saga (PS2) · Resident Evil 4 (PS2) · Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (PS2) · Trapt (PS2) · Suikoden Tactics (PS2) · Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble (GameCube) · Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (GameCube) · Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube) · Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP) · SSX on Tour (PSP) · The Con (PSP) · Metroid Prime Pinball (DS) · Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble (DS) · Gunstar Super Heroes (Game Boy Advance) Game Over
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  9. Insert Coin Interface Letters to the Editor Fandom Central - An Introduction to a Paper Party Press Start Gaming Gossip Tricks of the Trade: Mortal Kombat (Sega CD) Super Street Fighter II Turbo (Arcade) Streets of Rage 3 (Genesis) King of Dragons (Super NES) Super Metroid (Super NES) Ranma 1/2: Super Battle (Super Famicom) Dragon Ball Z 2 (Super Famicom) Aladdin (Super NES) Castlevania Bloodlines (Genesis) Revenge of the Ninja (Sega CD) Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie (Super Famicom) R-Type III (Super Famicom) Sengoku (Super Famicom) King of Dragons (Super NES) Inspector Gadget (Super NES) Super Metroid (Super NES) Art of Fighting (Super NES) Fighter's History (Super Famicom) Bare Knuckle 3 (Megadrive) Mega Turrican (Genesis) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Genesis) Shien's Revenge (Super NES) Next Wave: Samurai Shodown (Genesis) Generations Lost (Genesis) Flashback (Sega CD) Road Rash 2 (Genesis) Syndicate (Genesis) Bonkers (Super NES) Demon's Crest (Super NES) Doom (Jaguar) Wolfenstein 3-D (Jaguar) Super Godzilla (Super NES) The Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp (Super NES) Theme Park (Super NES) Kingdom: The Far Reaches (Sega CD) Chequered Flag (Jaguar) Ultra Vortex (Jaguar) Tecmo Super Baseball (Super NES) The Great Circus Mystery (Super NES) Dick Vitale's "Awesome Baby" College Hoops (Genesis) Eternal Champions (Sega CD, released as Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side) Shaq Fu (Super NES) Boogerman (Genesis) International Outlook: Ultraman Powered (3DO), Jelly Boy 2 (Super Famicom, never released), Yu Yu Hakusho 2 (Super Famicom) Arcade Action: Twin Eagle II, Best Bout Boxing, BloodStorm, World Heroes 2 Jet Special Feature! Sega Saturn - Daytona USA, Virtua Fighter, Victory Goal, Clockwork Knight, Blue Seed, Shinobi X, Ecco, Panzer Dragoon, Gail Racer, Interview with Saturn Project Manager Hideki Okamura Special Feature! Sony PlayStation Special Feature: Sega 32X - Tempo, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Racing Deluxe, Bullet Fighters, Metal Head Special Feature! Neo Geo CD Special Feature! Mortal Kombat II & Super Street Fighter 2 Super NES: The Death and Return of Superman Breath of Fire Blackthorne Genesis: Ecco The Tides of Time Shining Force II Contra Hard Corps Dynamite Headdy Vay (Sega CD) Neo Geo: Top Hunter Roddy & Cathy Game Gear: Sonic Spinball
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