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The Editorial Zone Most Wanted Top 10 Viewpoint (condensed reviews from 3 of the Game Fan crew): · Final Fantasy Tactics (PlayStation) · Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation) · Riven (PlayStation) · Micro Machines V3 (PlayStation) · Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PlayStation) · Einhander (PlayStation) · WCW Monday Nitro (PlayStation) · Sonic R (Saturn) · Sega Touring Car (Saturn) · Wild Choppers (Nintendo 64, NA release would be called Chopper Attack) · Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero (Nintendo 64) Hocus Pocus (tips & cheats): · Bomberman 64 (Nintendo 64) · Command & Conquer (PlayStation) · Tomb Raider 2 (PlayStation) · Mega Man X4 (Saturn, PlayStation) · Battle Arena Toshinden 3 (PlayStation) · Duke Nukem 64 (Nintendo 64) · Dragonball GT: Final Bout (PlayStation) · Sonic R (Saturn) · Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation) PlayStation Nation (reviews unless otherwise noted): · Tekken 3 (preview) · Grand Theft Auto (preview) · Bloody Roar (preview) · Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (preview) · Rascal (preview) · Breath of Fire III (preview) · Mega Man Neo (preview, NA release would be called Mega Man Legends) · Riven: The Sequel to Myst · Resident Evil 2 · Klonoa: Door to Phantomile · Final Fantasy Tactics (preview) · Micro Machines V3 · Tactics Ogre · Road Rash 3D (preview) · Arcade’s Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2 (preview) · Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (preview) Nintendo 64Play (reviews unless otherwise noted): · Yoshi’s Story (preview) · Quake (preview) · Fighter’s Destiny (preview) · AeroGauge (preview) · Tonic Trouble (preview) · Mystical Ninja starring Goemon (preview) Saturn Sector (reviews unless otherwise noted): · House of the Dead (preview) · X-Men vs. Street Fighter · Enemy Zero · Sega Touring Car Championship · Shining Force III GameFan Sports: · NBA In the Zone ’98 (Nintendo 64) · Nagano Winter Olympics ’98 (Nintendo 64) · Nagano Winter Olympics ’98 (PlayStation) · NBA Shootout ’98 (Nintendo 64 preview) · NHL Breakaway ’99 (Nintendo 64 preview) · NCAA March Madness ’98 (PlayStation preview) · NBA In the Zone ’98 (PlayStation) · WCW Nitro (PlayStation) · Snowboard Kids (Nintendo 64) Japan Now: · Princess Crown (Saturn, Japan only release) Anime Fan Postmeister (letters) DNN: Screenshots of upcoming Nintendo 64 games: F-Zero X, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Pocket Monster Stadium, Mario Paint 64 (released as Mario Artist: Paint Studio for the Nintendo 64DD?), Mother 3 (never released, but would appear on the Game Boy Advance in 2006)

Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari Lynx Atari 7800 PC Amiga NEC TurboGrafx-16 - TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM 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; 1990 Winter CES discussion) The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, none shown:) Karnov (NES) Maniac Mansion (NES) Superstar Ice Hockey Great Baseball; Reggie Jackson Baseball (SMS) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) Bionic Commando (NES) DuckTales (NES) Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon Player's World Game Player's First Annual Videogame and Computer Game Awards 1989 (2 pages; game award lists; includes sections:) Game Player's Computer Game Awards Game Player's Videogame Awards Game Player's PC Excellence Awards Game Player's Videogame Excellence Awards Face To Face... With Wendy Cox and Will Nipper (1 page; celebrity interview) Nintendo News - Games Galore For 1990! (5 pages; 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous NES and GB games mentioned across all sections; shown: Baseball Simulator 1.000 (NES), Heavy Barrel (NES), Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (NES), Phantom Fighter (NES), Top Gun: The Second Mission (NES), King's Knight (NES), Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES), Double Dragon (GB); includes sections:) Super Mario 3! Not Just Kid Stuff New Top Gun Action Game Boy Avalanche Arcade Action - S.T.U.N. Runner (2 pages; shown) PC Players - Into The 1990s: Two New Genres (4 pages; includes sections with games shown:) The Manhole David Wolf: Secret Agent Sega Players - New Games For Genesis, Master System (5 pages; 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous Gen and SMS games mentioned across all sections; shown: Sega Arcade Power Stick, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Gen), Super Basketball (Gen), Cyberball (Gen), Herzog Zwei (Gen), E-SWAT (Gen), Psycho Fox (SMS), Slap Shoot (SMS), Golfamania (SMS), Assault City (SMS), Shinobi Kidd (SMS); includes sections:) Do The Moonwalk (Michael Jackson Moonwalker) Movie Madness (Spider-Man, Ghostbusters, Dick Tracy, Fantasia) Arcade Action (includes TeleGenesis modem coverage) Third-Party Games Master System Atari Safari - New Games For Lynx And 7800 (1 page; 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous games mentioned; shown: Gauntlet: The Third Encounter (Lynx), Rampage (Lynx)) Amiga Players - Basketball and Bikers (2 pages; all shown; Magic Johnson's Basketball, Pocket Rockets, The Cycles, Super Hang-On) Commodore Players - Shifting The Point Of View (2 pages; all shown; Savage, Pocket Rockets) Turbo Players - New Games For 1990 (3 pages; 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous games mentioned across all sections; shown: Bonk's Adventure, Military Madness, Takin' It to the Hoop, Cratermaze, Deep Blue, JJ and Jeff, World Court Tennis; includes sections:) New Game Cards TurboGrafx Vs. Genesis Cheap Thrills - Crazy Shuffle and Feeding Frenzy (2 pages; Crazy Shuffle (PC), Feeding Frenzy (Amiga); both shown) Nintendo Game of the Month: A Boy and His Blob (8 pages; NES; strategy guide) Computer Game of the Month: Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (6 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown) Bases Loaded II: Second Season (NES) Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle (Gen) Pipe Dream (PC) Vindicators (NES) Starflight 2 (PC) Castlequest (NES) Phantasy Star II (Gen) Top Gun: The Second Mission (NES) It Came From The Desert (Amiga) Monster Lair (TG16CD) Cobra Triangle (NES) Populous (PC) Adventures of Dino-Riki (NES) Gold Of The Americas (PC) The Chessmaster (NES) News & Previews (5 pages) New Nintendo Games (approx 2.75 pages of additional 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous titles mentioned; shown: Mad Max (NES), Heavy Shreddin' (NES), Kid Kool (NES)) Ultima's Second Decade (Ultima IV: The False Prophet (PC); shown) Champions Role-Playing Games Coming For PCs (none shown) Challenge The Red Baron (Wings; not shown) Crime Wave Coming (shown) The French Connection (Ubisoft upcoming Amiga/PC line-up; B.A.T.: Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters, Iron Lord, Skate Wars, Unreal; none shown) Silent Service II On The Way (shown) Guidepost: The Hot 100 (5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)

Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari Lynx PC Amiga Commodore 64 NEC TurboGrafx-16 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; discussing process behind Game Player's Awards) The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed but none shown:) King's Quest IV (SMS) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) Last Battle (Gen) Space Harrier (SMS) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (NES) Dragon Warrior (NES) Phantasy Star (SMS) Double Dragon (NES) Player's World More Parents Playing Videogames (1 page; Mega Man 2 (NES), Super Mario Bros. (NES); both shown) Software Toolworks Acquires Mindscape (1 page; Chessmaster 2100, Paperboy; both shown) Nintendo News - The Changing World of Nintendo (4 pages; NES games coverage; includes sections with games shown:) Impossible Mission II Baby Boomers and Crystal Mines A Boy and His Blob Arcade Action - Night Striker (2 pages; shown) PC Players - The Boys of Winter, The Boys of Summer (4 pages; Wayne Gretzky Hockey, Hardball II; both shown) Atari Safari - Atari Lynx Makes A Splash In New York (1 page; Lynx coverage; shown: California Games, Electrocop, Gates of Zendocon) Amiga Players - Offbeat Sports Games (2 pages; Pro Tennis Tour, Omni-Play Horse Racing; both shown) Commodore Players - Sheilas, Chin-Wag, And Vegemite (2 pages; Aussie Games; shown) Turbo Players - Pac-Land, Space Harrier, & Final Lap Twin (3 pages; all games shown) Cheap Thrills - Modern Breakout Clones (2 pages; Popcorn (PC), H-Ball (Amiga); both shown) Nintendo Game of the Month: Robocop (8 pages; NES; strategy guide) Sega Genesis Special Section/Sega Genesis Buyer's Guide (15 pages total; a mix of capsule previews and strategy guide sections; all games shown; capsule preview unless noted:) Rambo III Super Hang-On Revenge of Shinobi Space Harrier II Super Thunder Blade Thunder Force II Truxton World Championship Soccer Tommy Lasorda Baseball Zoom! Ghouls 'n Ghosts (2 pages; strategies) Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (3 pages; strategies) Phantasy Star II (5 pages; strategies) Computer Game of the Month: M1 Tank Platoon (5 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown) Stealth ATF (NES) Manhunter 2: San Francisco (PC) Rolling Thunder (NES) Dungeon Explorer (TG16) Bad Street Brawler (NES) Action Stations! (PC) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (NES) Spellcaster (SMS) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (NES) Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (PC) Godzilla, Monster of Monsters (NES) News & Previews (3.5 pages; all shown unless noted) Bases Loaded - Now With Biorhythms (Base Loaded II: The Second Season (NES), Pinball Quest (NES)) New Titles For Nintendo, Game Boy (none shown: Rock-n-Ball (NES), Isolated Warrior (NES), Power Mission (GB)) From PC To Nintendo, and Vice Versa (Castlevania (Amiga), Jack Nicklaus' 18 Greatest Holes of Championship Golf, King of the Beach, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PC); not shown: Metal Gear (PC)) A Year At The Races (Indianapolis 500: The Simulation (PC); not shown: Al Unser's Turbo Racing (NES), Michael Andretti's World Grand Prix (NES), Knight Rider (NES), Mad Max (NES), Road Blasters (NES), Stunt Track Racer (Amiga,ST,C64,PC)) Treco's Atomic Robo-Kid: The First Independent Title For Sega Genesis Guideposts: The Hot 100 (6 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)

Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari Lynx PC Amiga Commodore 64 NEC TurboGrafx-16 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; past and future of the computer-video game industry) The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed but not shown:) Metal Gear (NES) Phantasy Star (SMS) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) Pro Wrestling (SMS) Ultima IV (SMS) Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Super Mario Bros. 3 (Famicom; tip being, you can play Famicom games on your NES w/adapter) Player's World Game Boy Hits Its Stride (3 pages; all games shown; includes sections:) Modern Technology, Ancient Game (Shanghai (GB)) Pinball Keeps Rolling Along (Revenge of the Gator (GB)) Chill Out With A Hip Tomato (Kwirk: The Chilled Tomato (GB)) Getting The Most From The U-Force and Power Glove (2 pages; hardware shown) Face To Face... With Dustin Diamond (1 page; celebrity interview) Double Dragon For Game Boy (0.5 pages; NES version shown) Game Boy Makes Dynamite Debut (0.5 pages; hardware shown) Nintendo News - Artistic License (5 pages; unlicensed NES games from Color Dreams and Tengen) Captain Comic (shown; games discussed but not shown:) Baby Boomer Raid 2020 Crystal Mines P'radikus Escape From Atlantis Code Blue Dragon Tale More Titles From Tengen (all shown:) Rolling Thunder Road Runner Vindicators Arcade Action - Crime City (2 pages; shown) PC Players - Faery Tale Adventure (4 pages; game shown; includes sections:) Playing The Game (Faery Tale Adventure tips) The Desert Fox (Rommel: Battles for North Africa; shown) Sega Players - Forgotten Worlds and King's Quest (5 pages; tips and strategies for Forgotten Worlds (Gen) and King's Quest (SMS)) Atari Safari - Atari Lynx: Hand-Held Breakthrough! (3 pages; hardware shown; includes section:) An Amazing Maze of Mesas (all games shown) California Games Blue Lightning The Gates of Zendocon Amiga Players - Simple Pleasures (2 pages; shown:) Shufflepuck Cafe Paperboy Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun Commodore Players - Indy: The Action Game (2 pages; shown; based on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade film) Turbo Players - The Game Explosion (3 pages; includes sections:) Dungeon Explorer (shown) Power Golf (shown) Vigilante and China Warriors (both shown) Alien Crush and Blazing Lazers (both shown) Progress Report Cheap Thrills - EGAINT and Peter's Quest (2 pages; EGAINT (PC), Peter's Quest: For The Love of Daphne (Amiga)) Nintendo Game of the Month: Double Dragon II: The Revenge (10 pages; NES; strategy guide) Computer Game of the Month: Mean Street (6 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; games shown) Targhan (PC) Rescue: The Embassy Mission (NES) Shadow of the Beast (Amiga) National Football League (NES) Welltris (PC) Willow (NES) Shinobi (C64) Space Rogue (PC) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES) Walter Payton Football (SMS) Casino Kid (NES) Side Arms (TG16) Shadowgate (NES) Arnold Palmer Golf (Gen) The Third Courier (PC) Rock-N-Ball (NES) Rambo III (Gen) Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 (PC) News & Previews (approx. 4 pages; games shown unless noted) Four New Nintendo Companies Release First Cartridges (NES; Godzilla: Monster of Monsters, King's Knight, Castlequest, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) New Life For Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc: Siege & The Sword (Amiga,ST,PC)) Run, Spot, Run! (Spot (PC,Amiga,C64)) Nintendo Games With Commercials (product placement in games; Pepsi logo in Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES); reportedly "the first videogame to contain commercials") Safe At Any Speed (The Muscle Cars (PC,IIGS,C64,Amiga; The Duel: Test Drive II expansion), The Third Courier) Upgraded Jet Fighter for PC Compatibles (Jet Fighter: The Adventure; version 1.5; not shown) Elves Vs. The Shogun For Nintendo (Arkista's Ring (NES)) Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) Chartbusters (approx 1.5 pages; poll results and Top lists)

The Mail Cutting Edge - Game Genie (NES) Pro Classics: Contra (NES) Hot At the Arcades - S.T.U.N. Runner, Whirlwind (pinball), Final Fight, Earthshaker (pinball) The Adventures of GamePro Chapter 10: Loki: The Supreme Overlord Nintendo Proviews: Bases Loaded II: Second Season Baseball Simulator 1000 Bad News Baseball RBI Baseball 2 Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball Little League Baseball Championship Series Maniac Mansion The Mafat Conspiracy Ms. Pac Man Atari 7800 Proview: Alien Brigade Genesis Proviews: Super Hydlide Ghostbusters TurboGrafx-16 Proviews: Cratermaze Moto Roader Master System Proview: Ultima IV Game Boy Proviews: Spider-Man S.W.A.T Ordyne (TurboGrafx-16) Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy) R-Type (TurboGrafx-16) Snake's Revenge (NES) Godzilla (NES) Baseball Stars (NES) Kung Fu Heroes (NES) Battle for Olympus (NES) Golden Axe (Genesis) Twin Cobra (NES) Wall Street Kid (NES) A Boy and His Blob (NES) Xexyz (NES) China Warrior (TurboGrafx-16) Alien Syndrome (Master System) Ironsword (NES) Moto Roader (TurboGrafx-16) Ghouls N' Ghosts (Genesis) Truxton (Genesis) Rambo III (Genesis) Blue Lightning (Lynx) Ask the Pros: Black Bass Fishing (NES) King's Quest (Master System) Mystic Defender (Genesis) Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis) Ghouls N' Ghosts (Genesis) Short Proshots: Narc (NES) Pictionary (NES) Image Fight (NES) Dirty Harry (NES) Rad Racer II (NES) Burai Fighter (NES) Moonwalker (Genesis) Cybercore (TurboGrafx-16) Kings of Casino (TurboGrafx-16) Wizards & Warriors (Game Boy) Miner 2049er (Game Boy) Pronews

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo 64 Sony Playstation Sony Playstation 2 Nintendo Game Boy Nintendo Game Boy Color Nintendo Gamecube Sega Dreamcast arcade --- STRATEGIES Mega Man X5 (PS; 8 pages) Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers (N64; 5 pages) Theme Park Roller Coaster (PS2; 4 pages) Banjo-Tooie (N64; 2 pages) Dragon's Lair (GBC; 3 pages) Razor Freestyle Scooter (PS; 6 pages) The King of Fighters '99 (DC/PS; 5 pages) The Grid (arcade; 1 page) DEPARTMENTS Power Up! (staff bios) Readers' Tips (letters column) T&T Select Games (1-page (unless noted) game overviews with screenshots; readers would select games from this section for future strategy coverage in T&T:) Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (PS2) (1/3rd page:) Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing (PS2) Floigan Brothers (DC) Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) Artic Thunder (arcade) Driving Emotion Type-S (PS2) ATV Offroad Fury (PS2) Mars Matrix (DC) Zone of the Enders (PS2) Monster Force (PS) 18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker (DC) Adventures of Cookie & Cream (PS2) Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX (PS) (1/4th page:) The Devil May Cry (PS2) Blaster Master: Blasting Again (PS) Planet harriers (arcade) 007 Racing (PS2) Dragon Warrior III (GBC) Towers II: Plight of the Stargazer (GBC) Rhino Rumble (GBC) Return of the Ninja (GBC) Game Track! (upcoming releases list) Hi Scores (high scores, best times; leaderboards) Hint Hotlines (game tip phone number directory) Tournament Report (3 pages; 'Midwest Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Championships!;' 'Capcom vs. SNK at Southern Hills Golfland;' 'Running Away With Storm;' 'Philadelphia Tournament Power!;' 'Windy City Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Revenge!;' 'B4 Street Fighter Tournament Video;' 'Golfland King of Fighters Battle;' tournament calendar) Sports Desk (approx. 1/4 page (unless noted) strategy per game) Football Midseason Update Madden 2001 (PS2) NFL GameDay 2001 (PS2; 1/8th page) NHL 2001 (PS2; 1/2 page) Hard Core (two pages of reader-submitted Armored Core designs) Pokemon Report (3.5 pages; 'Pokemon Screen Saver;' 'Master Brain By Pelican Accessories - Editor for Pokemon Gold and Silver;' 'Pokemon Gold and Silver Update') Japan Report! (1-page; Japanese products, games and culture) Cool Zone (2-pages; cool products, gaming and non-gaming) CODES (T&T prided itself on its tip count - this issue contains over 3000 tips collected in the pages listed here, sorted by system. This issue's Codes section features a number of varied footer bars - see the full breakdown below) Playstation 2 (1 page) Nintendo 64 (8 pages) Playstation (8 pages) Game Boy (4 pages) Dreamcast (4 pages) GameShark (2 pages; PS/N64/GB/DC) (Running footer bars:) Weird Bond Bug? (The World Is Not Enough (PS) glitch) Tips & Tricks Reader Art Gallery