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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

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)

Reviews: (page 32) NBA Jam - (SNES) X-Kaliber 2097 - (SNES) Choplifter III - (SNES) We're Back! - (SNES) The Peace Keepers - (SNES) NHL Stanley Cup - (SNES) Rabbit Rampage - (SNES) Joe & Mac II - (SNES) Wolfenstein 3D - (SNES) Lawnmower Man - (SNES) Turn 'N Burn - (SNES) Robocop vs The Terminator - (SNES) NBA Jam - (Genesis) Goofy's History Tour - (Genesis) Jim Power - (SNES) Castlevania Bloodlines - (Genesis) Dashin' Desperadoes - (Genesis) Mega Turrican - (Genesis) Family Feud - (Genesis) Wiz N' Liz - (Genesis) Toejam & Earl 2 - (Genesis) Soldiers of Fortune - (Genesis) Jammit - (Genesis) Ground Zero, Texas - (Sega CD) Night Trap - (3DO) Stellar Fire - (Sega CD) Double Switch - (Sega CD) Prize Fighter - (Sega CD) Dragon's Lair - (Sega CD) Chuck Rock 2 - (Sega CD) D/Generation - (Amiga CD) Cybermorph - (Jaguar) Terraforming - (Duo) Fatty Bear's Birthday - (3DO) Trevor McFur - (Jaguar) Ms. Pacman - (Gameboy) Pinball Dreams - (Game Gear) Robocop vs The Terminator - (Game Gear) Cliffhanger - (NES) Kirby's Pinball Land - (Gameboy) NBA Jam - (Game Gear) Next Wave: (page 106) Super Turrican 2 (SNES) Super Drakkhen (SNES) Twisted Tales of Spike McFang (SNES) Voyeur (CD-I) SD Golden Fighter (SNES) Fire Striker (SNES) Fatal Fury 2 (SNES) Hotel Mario (CD-I) Micro Machines (Game Gear) G2 (SNES) The Horde (3DO) Tricks of the Trade: (page 94) NBA Jam, Sonic CD, Crash 'N Burn, Jim Power, Magic Boy, Super Nova, Wing Commander: The Secret Missions, Super Bomberman, Aladdin, Mazin Saga, MIG-29, Super Empire Strikes Back, Ecco CD, Lock On, TMNT Tournament Fighters (page 225) International Outlook: (page 76) Bare Knuckle 3, Virtua Racing, Final Fantasy VI, Outrunners, Fatal Fury 2, Sailor Moon R, V Gundam, Y's IV: The Dawn of Y's, Urusei Yatsura - Dear My Friends, SD Gundam GX, Lunar II - Eternal Blue, Vampire Killer Dracula X In Depth/Previews: (page 146) NBA Jam, The Peace Keepers, Choplifter 3, SpellCraft, X-Kaliber 2097, Rocko's Modern Life, Joe & Mac 2, Stanley Cup, Winter Extreme, Skitchin', Mega Turrican, Jim Power, Pro Moves Soccer, Wiz 'n' Liz, Jammit, Jurassic Park, Chuck Rock II, Dune CD, Microcosm, Night Trap, D/Generation, Cybermorph, Terraforming, Alfred Chicken, Kirby's Pinball Land, Robocop vs The Terminator, Malibu Bikini Volleyball, Lemmings Special Feature: (page 116) Sonic 3, Interplay Line-up, Clay Fighter 2, CD-I Games, Enix Games, Warlock, Moto X

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Sony Playstation Sega Saturn Nintendo 64 3DO PC Windows 95 arcade --- Fortune Telling (editorial) Communications (letters column) News Nintendo 64 Launches in Japan 3DO acquires New World Computing Crystal Dynamics shakes up development New Sega peripherals Virtua Fighter 2 Fight continues in Japan and the US 3DO ceases Opera development Sega announces new advertising partners IG Advocacy - The Story IG Overheard Rooting for the Home Team N64 Bottleneck Acclaim to buy Psygnosis? M2 OS Completed M2 Cooling Off Features Nichimen Graphics Wipeout XL Japan Today Tokyo Toy Show New Releases Previews Dark Savior (Saturn) Tomb Raider (PC/PSX/Saturn) Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (PC/PSX) Crash Bandicoot (PSX) Herc's Adventures (Saturn/PSX) Blast Chamber (PSX) Virtua Fighter Kids (Saturn) Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Arcade) Burning Road (PSX) Fighting Vipers (Saturn) Disruptor (PSX) VMX Racing (Saturn/PSX/PC) Power Slave (Saturn/PSX/PC) BallBlazer Champions (PSX) Three Dirty Dwarves (Saturn) Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn) Madden NFL 97 (PSX) Reviews The Legend of Oasis (Saturn) Olympic Summer Games (PSX) Robo Pit (PSX/Saturn) Fire Fight (PC) Bogey: Dead 6 (PSX) Olympic Soccer (PSX) Close Combat (PC) Horned Owl (PSX) Metal Black (Saturn) Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 (PSX) Namco Museum Vol. 3 (PSX) Darius II (Saturn) Choaniki: Great Brother (PSX) IG Queries (letters column) Leaders - Masaya Nakamura Online - Air Warrior Nostalgia - Atari 5200 Endnotes - Assault Poker

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Sony Playstation Sega Saturn Nintendo 64 3DO PC Windows 95 arcade --- Bringing Games to the Masses (editorial) Communications (letters column) News High-end gaming hits the Mainstream Sony Plays with Fire Bye, Bye L.A. Nintendo hosts Super Mario RPG Camp Sega of Japan Announces Investment in America and Europe Square Changes Incentives Atari Laid Bare Acclaim Invests in Nichimen Graphics Inc. Sony: It's a Raid! IG Shorts Hot Top Ten... IG Advocacy - You want a rant? Well, here's a rant... IG Overheard M2 Software Features - E3 The New Console War Nintendo (Super Mario 64, Cruis'n USA, Shadows of the Empire, Wave Race 64, Mission: Impossible, PilotWings 64, KI64, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Wayne Gretzky Hockey, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Blast Corps), no show: TetrisPhear Sega (Nights, Three Dirty Dwarves, Sonic X-Treme, Bug Too!, Tomb Raider, Wild Nine, Heart of Darkness, MDK, VF Kids, Virtua Cop 2, NetLink, Dark Savior) PlayStation (New $199 price, Twisted Metal 2: World Tour, Burning Road, Tekken 2, Net Yaroze, Wipeout XL, Formula One, Jumping Flash! 2, Broken Helix, Tobal No 1, Crash Bandicoot, Spider, Monster Truck Rally, Tenka, Destruction Derby 2, Contra: Legacy of War) PC (LucasArts, Origin, Westwood Studios, Interplay, Sir-Tech, EA, Microsoft, Accolade, Blizzard, Sierra, Mindscape & SSI, Microprose, Bethesda, New World Computing) M2 Japan Today Akihabara: The Electric Town New Releases Previews Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC) Hyper Blade (PC) Dungeon Keeper (PC) The Legend of Oasis (Saturn) Dragon Force (Saturn) Steel Harbinger (PSX) Wave Shark (Arcade) Winding Heat (Arcade) Crash Bandicoot (PSX) Star Gladiator (PSX) Reviews International Track and Field (PSX) Total Mayhem (PC) Space Hulk (PC) Jumping Flash! 2 (PSX) Victory Goal '96 (Saturn) Galaxian 3 (PSX) Guardian Heroes (Saturn) ChoroQ (PSX) Hyper 3-D Pinball (Saturn) Irem Arcade Classics (PSX, Saturn) Mega Man X3 (Saturn) The Final Round (PSX) The Raven Project (PSX) Capsule Reviews Triple Play 97 (PSX) F1 Challenge (Saturn) Double Dragon (PSX) Killing Zone (PSX) Buzzword - Classic Gaming Online - Game Developers on the Web Gaming in Perspective - The Medium is the Message Endnotes - E3 After Hours

Cover Feature: Four-Sport Hero It's not just sports-it's sports done the Mario way! Mario Sports Mix bring basketball, hockey, volleyball, and dodgeball to Wii like you've never seen before. Go Team Mustache! Features: A Tale of Two Genres Adventure-meets-virtual-pet game Monster Tale is set to be one of the must-play DS titles of 2011. Dig into loads of new info and an in-depth interview. Resolution Revolution What resolutions might video game characters make to usher in the new year? Here are our guesses. History in the Remaking Radiant Historia-the next bid DS RPG-lets you alter the flow of time itself. Get all the juicy details here! Nintendo Power Awards 2010 Nominations It's time once again to recognize the best that video gaming has to offer. Check out the nominees, then get online and vote! Departments: Pulse The Nintendo Power word for the inbox. News The latest news in Nintendo. Download Reviews and some previews of downloadable games. Previews Proper previews of actual, solid games. Power Profiles An interview with an important games developer. Playback Featuring a retro game. Reviews Of modern games. Community The latest in art and cosplay of the Nintendo fan. Next Month Short preview of the next issue. Previews: ATV Wild Ride Captain America: Super Soldier (Wii) Conduit 2 de Blob 2 (Wii, DS) Okamiden Reviews: Epic Mickey Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Lost in Shadow Super Mario All-Stars TRON: Evolution TRON: Evolution - Battle Grids

Cover Feature: Nintendo's Next Wave Star Fox 64 3D! Kid Icarus: Uprising! Super Mario! Mario Kart! Luigi's Mansion 2! These games all look mind-blowingly awesome and they're all on the way to the Nintendo 3DS Handheld. Features: Still Super After All the Years It's been 20 years since the release of the Super NES, and we're celebrating in style with a look at the games and moments that defined the system. A Cut Above Say hello to Jiro Musashi, master ninja. His game-Shinobi for the Nintendo 3DS-is poised to be a lot better than your usual retro revival. And if you don't believe it, he'll karate chop you in the kidney. Departments: Pulse The Nintendo Power word for the inbox. Power Up The latest news in Nintendo. Download Reviews and some previews of downloadable games. Previews Proper previews of actual, solid games. Power Profiles An interview with an important games developer. Playback Featuring a retro game. Reviews Of modern games. Community The latest in art and cosplay of the Nintendo fan. Next Month Short preview of the next issue. Previews: Bit.Trip Saga Centipede: Infestation Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns 3D Kirby Mass Attack The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Madden NFL 11 Metal Gear Solid 2: Snake Eater 3D Resident Evil: Revelations Spider-Man: The Edge of Time Reviews: Captain America: Super Soldier (DS) Captain America: Super Soldier (Wii) Dual Pen Sports Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (Wii, DS, N3DS) Transformers: Dark of the Moon--Autobots/Decepticons Transformers: Dark of the Moon--Stealh Force Edition (Wii, N3DS)

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo 64 Sony Playstation Sony Playstation 2 Nintendo Game Boy Nintendo Game Boy Color Nintendo Game Boy Advance Nintendo Gamecube Microsoft Xbox Sega Dreamcast --- STRATEGIES Spider-Man (PS2; 6 pages) Resident Evil (GC; 7 pages) Gunvalkyrie (XB; 4 pages) Headhunter (PS2; 5 pages) The Italian Job (PS; 1.5 pages) DEPARTMENTS 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:) Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (PS2) Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GC) Toejam & Earl III (XB) (1/2 page:) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (XB) Lost Kingdoms (GC) (1/3rd page:) Kingdom Hearts (PS2) Prisoner of War (XB) Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (PS2) (1/4th page:) Black & Bruised (GC) Super Mario Sunshine (GC) The Simpson Skateboarding (PS2) Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (XB) Minority Report (GBA) Earthworm Jim 2 (GBA) The Jungle Book (GBA) Boulder Dash EX (GBA) Game Track! (upcoming releases list) Pencil Puzzles (2 puzzles) Hint Hotlines (game tip phone number directory) Tournament Report (2 pages; Los Angeles 3rd Strike Battle!, Phoenix Alpha 3 Action!, player rankings, tournament calendar) Sports Desk (approx. 1/2 page (unless noted) strategy per game) Baseball Advance (GBA) ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 (GC) Hard Core (two pages of reader-submitted Armored Core designs) Collector's Closet (two pages of retro coverage; 'Collecting Classic Video Games' (book review); 'Room of Doom;' 'Auction Action' (sidebar); 'Collecting Nuon') Japan Report! (1-page; Japanese products, games and culture; 'Interview with Yu Suzuki - Sega AM2' feature) Cool Zone (2-pages; cool products, gaming and non-gaming) CODES (T&T prided itself on its tip count - this issue contains 3200 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 (6 pages) Gamecube (2 pages) Xbox (2 pages) Playstation (6 pages) Dreamcast (3 pages) Nintendo 64 (3 pages) Game Boy Advance (2 pages) Game Boy (2 pages) GameShark (PS2, GBC, GBA; 2 pages) (Running footer bars:) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Time Attack Competition Results T&T Tunes (Final Fantasy X Official Soundtrack) Tips & Tricks Reader Art Gallery

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo 64 Sega Genesis Sony Playstation Sega Saturn Nintendo Game Boy arcade --- DEPARTMENTS Power Up! (staff bios) Readers' Tips (letters column) T&T Select Games (capsule game overviews with screenshots; readers would select games from this section for future strategy coverage in T&T; includes 'Other New Game News...' sidebar) Blast Corps (N64) Castlevania (PS) (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) Star Fox 64 (N64) Rally Cross (PS) Game & Watch Gallery (GB) Vandal Hearts (PS) Crypt Killer (Sat) Virtual Pool (PS) Clay Fighter 63 1/3 (N64) Clay Fighter Extreme (PS) Triple Play 98 (PS) GTI Club (arcade) Street Fighter EX (arcade) Contra: Legacy of War (Sat) Alpine Racer 2 (arcade) Sega Ski Super G (arcade) Final Fantasy VII (PS) Lunacy (Sat) Lethal Enforcers I & II (PS) Super GT (arcade) Maximum Force (arcade) Red Earth (arcade) Grand Slam (PS) NBA Live 97 (Sat) Game Genie/Game Shark codes (1-page; Game Genie (NES, SNES, GB), Game Shark (PS, Sat)) Letter from Betty STRATEGY Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64; nine pages) Spider (PS; eight pages) Norse by Norsewest (Sat; eight pages) Alpine Surfer (arcade; one page; not listed in this issue's TOC) CrimeWave (Sat; four pages) Rabbit Punch (arcade; two pages) Crypt Killer (PS; four pages) CODES (This issue's Codes section features a number of varied footer bars - see the full breakdown below) Nintendo 64 tips (2 pages) Playstation tips (8 pages) Saturn tips (7 pages) Super NES tips (5 pages) Genesis tips (5 pages) (Running footer bars (some untitled)) Nintendo Kicks Asphalt (Mario Kart 64 promotion) ASCII and Ye Shall Receive (Mach 1 steering wheel/flight yoke controller; Carrybag) Per4mer Racing Wheel More Classic Coin-Ops on the PlayStation (Gyruss hidden in Contra: Legacy of War) (Toyfare: The Guide to Collectible Toys) Battletoads: The Arcade Game The Electric Playground (TV show) Token of the Month (arcade tokens) PepsiMan Update! (Biohazard for Saturn) Tyrone's Favorite Arcade T&T Anime (anime coverage, including Fatal Fury, Battle Arena Toshinden) The Real Mario Kart (kid-sized Mario Kart from Bandai Japan) Fanzine Patrol (fanzine reviews; Slap-Dash) ione's dogs (misc. promotional items) Notable Stuff: The codes listed for Command & Conquer on the Saturn in this issue are either incorrect (and thus do not work), or produce a different effect from the one listed. This mistake was pointed out by readers, and are printed correctly (with some additions) in issue 28.

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Genesis Nintendo Game Boy Sega Game Gear Sega CD Sega Genesis 32X Sega Saturn Sony Playstation 3DO Atari Jaguar arcade SNK Neo Geo --- DEPARTMENTS Power Up! (staff bios) Readers' Tips (letters column) XBand Top 5 Lists (Fighting-Game Top 5 Lists (leaderboards)) STRATEGY Ultimate MK3 (arcade; 3 pages) (Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3) Stakes Winner (NeoGeo; 3 pages) Virtua Fighter 2 (Sat; 6 pages) Light Crusader Part 2 (Gen; 6 pages) Warhawk (PS; 6 pages) CODES (T&T prided itself on its tip count - this issue contains 1550 tips collected in the pages listed here, sorted by system.) Super NES tips (5.5 pages) Genesis tips (5.5 pages) Game Boy/Game Gear tips (1 page) Sega CD tips (approx. 2.75 pages) 32X tips (approx. 0.25 pages) Saturn tips (1 page) Playstation tips (1 page) 3DO tips (2 pages) Jaguar tips (1 page)

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo 64 Sega Genesis Sony Playstation Sega Saturn Nintendo Game Boy arcade SNK Neo Geo --- DEPARTMENTS Power Up! (staff bios) Readers' Tips (letters column) T&T Select Games (capsule game overviews with screenshots; readers would select games from this section for future strategy coverage in T&T:) Sonic 3-D Blast (Gen) (Sonic 3D Blast) Killer Instinct Gold (N64) Resident Evil 2 (PS) Virtua Fighter 3 (arcade) Marvel Superheros: War of the Gems (SNES) Vectorman 2 (Gen) X-Women (Gen) Mr. Do! (SNES) Power Rangers Zeo Battle Racers (SNES) Disney's Pinocchio (GB) Super Breakout/Battlezone (GB) Tomb Raider (PS) Machine Head (PS) NBA In The Zone 2 (PS) Cool Boarders (PS) Mega Man 8 (PS) Tobal No. 1 (PS) Persona (PS) Slamscape (PS) Virtual On (Sat) Worldwide Soccer '97 (Sat) Tempest X (Sat) San Francisco Rush (arcade) Wave Runner (arcade) Virtua Cop 2 (Sat) Turok, Dinosaur Hunter (N64) Sega Touring Car Championship (arcade) XBand Top 5 Lists (Fighting-Game Top 5 Lists (leaderboards)) Game Genie/Game Shark codes (1-page; Game Genie (SNES, GG, Gen), Game Shark (PS, Sat)) Letter from Betty STRATEGY Star Gladiator (PS; 2 pages) The King of Fighters '96 (NeoGeo; 8 pages) WipeOut XL (PS; 6 pages) Virtua Fighter Kids (Sat; 4 pages) Super Mario 64 (Part 3) (N64; 8 pages) CODES (This issue's Codes section features a number of varied footer bars - see the full breakdown below) Super NES tips (8 pages) Genesis tips (8 pages) Playstation tips (5 pages) Saturn tips (5 pages) Arcade tips (1 page) Game Boy tips (1 page) (Running footer bars:) T&T Anime (El Hazzard, Ani-Mayhem card game, Macross Plus, Ghost in the Shell, The Hakkenden, Violent Jack, Phantom Quest Corp, Tenchi the Movie, The Guyver, Crusher Joe) T&T Hardware (Ascii Saturn Stick, Konami Enforcer (PS)) Name That Genesis Game! (from Sega logo intro screenshots) Classic Video Games Collector's Guide (Digital Press Collector's Guide) Pepsiman Update! (Pepsiman in import Fighting Vipers (Sat), Pepsiman on TV) Secret Arcade Options! (secret option screen in arcade games)

Features: Editorial: MORTAL KOMBAT II: Leading the Way to the Future of Fighting Games (Chris Bieniek gives a short history of MK's rise to industry prominence and dominance) Readers' Tips (Bug reports, glitches, and questions from T&T readers) The Unholy, Uncensored Tips & Tricks Guide to Mortal Kombat II Game Genie Codes Pro Action Replay Codes Arcade Tips: NBA Jam Genesis Tips: Lotus II Aero the Acrobat Virtua Racing Zool Super NES Tips: FIFA International Soccer Wolfenstein 3-D Jurassic Park The King of Dragons The Ninja Warriors X-Kaliber 2097 Aero the Acrobat SNES Strategy: The Peace Keepers 3DO/CD-i/Sega CD Strategy: Dragon's Lair Sega CD Tips: FIFA International Soccer Mortal Kombat Stellar-Fire The Terminator Jaguar Tips: Wolfenstein 3-D Dino Dudes 3DO Tips: Out of This World Notable Stuff: Before you opened this issue, you got three free tips: Mortal Kombat II and FIFA International Soccer on the SNES and Mortal Kombat II on the Game Gear. Toasty! The MA-17 code for Robocop vs. the Terminator (GEN) is one of the most ridiculously long strings of button-push entries ever required to activate a cheat: thirty different combinations of the A, B and C buttons. Hope you don't make a mistake. I wonder what Bill Vargas of Philadelphia did with the $5,000 he won for finding all the hidden letters in Jurassic Park (SNES) and deciphering the message. Bill, you out there, mate? Drop in and let us know what you did with the loot! The massive MK II feature breaks down everything from all four (SNES, GEN, GB, GG) home incarnations of the game: special moves, stage fatalities, and tips for each fighter. It's twenty-one pages long with no interrupting ads. Yeah, it's why you bought the magazine. That's a pretty violent image of Bill Heineman getting decapitated in the Out of This World (3DO) tips page.

Reviews: (page 18) Final Fantasy 2 - (SNES) SimCity - (SNES) Blue Marlin - (NES) Tom & Jerry - (NES) Pirates - (NES) Mike Ditka Power Football - (Genesis) RoadBlasters - (Genesis) Quackshot - (Genesis) Raiden Trad - (TurboGrafx) Jordan vs. Bird - (GameBoy) Stun Runner - (Lynx) Next Wave: (page 62) Zelda: Link to the Past - (SNES) Lemmings - (SNES) Super Off Road - (SNES) Paperboy 2 - (SNES) World League Soccer - (SNES) The Rocketeer - (SNES) (pg. 84) Motor City Patrol - (NES) Bucky O' Hare - (NES) Nightshade - (NES) Defenders of Dynatron City - (NES) Hook - (NES) Trouble Shooter - (Genesis) Robocod - (Genesis) Art Alive - (Genesis) Growl - (Genesis) Buck Rogers - (Genesis) F-22 Interceptor - (Genesis) Sonic - (Game Gear) Crystal Mines 2 - (Lynx) Pyramids of Ra - (GameBoy) Faceball 2000 - (GameBoy) Jordan vs Bird - (GameBoy) Star Trek - (GameBoy) Tricks of the Trade: (page 104) Super R-Type, Toejam and Earl, Marvel Land, Super Mario World, SimCity, StormLord International Outlook: (page 42) Rockman World 2, R-Type Complete CD, Ninja Gaiden, Thunder Spirits, Dahna, Dragon Saber, Woodstock: Funky Rocky Horror Band, Axelay, Space Fantasy Zone, Steel Empire In Depth/Previews: (page 142) Madden Football, Tecmo Super Bowl, Joe Montana 2: Sports Talk Football, Madden Football 92, Mike Ditka Power Football, Joe Montana Football, Super Castlevania IV, Ultraman Towards the Future, Paperboy 2, The Chessmaster, Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Mega Man IV, Mario Open Golf, Bart vs. The World, Space Shuttle Project, Treasure Master, TMNT 3, Galaxy Force II, The Terminator, Heavy Nova, Came From the Desert, Space Harrier, TMNT 2: Back From the Sewers Special Feature: (page 242) Super Play: Super R-Type, Streets of Rage, Street Fighter 2 Strategy (pg. 126), Behind the Screens at Sega of Japan (pg. 115), The MindScape Challenge (pg. 171)

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Super Famicom (the eventual Super Nintendo Entertainment System) Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System II Sega Game Gear Sega Genesis - Mega Drive NEC TurboGrafx-16/Turbo Express NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD Player NEC Super Grafx (SuperGrafx) Atari Lynx SNK Neo Geo Below is a synopsis of this issue's contents. Game title typos, shorthand, working titles, etc, are maintained for the historical record. Any relevant clarifications and comments are noted (like so). - RetroDefense --- (This issue of EGM breaks tradition. Instead of a self-contained, all-encompassing review section, each game review is instead presented with its respective 'Fact File.') Insert Coin - The Hottest Year Ever For Electronic Gaming by Steve Harris (editorial) Interface: Letters To The Editor The Best (And Worst) Of 1990 (awards; featured in TOC) Video Game of the Year - Sega's Strider Best Game of the Year (Nintendo) - Konami's Castlevania 3 (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) Best Game of the Year (TurboGrafx-16): NEC's Ninja Spirit Best Hand-Held Game of the Year - Atari's Blue Lightning Best Graphics in a Video Game - Sega's Strider Best BGM and Sound in a Video Game - NEC's Y's Book One and Two (Ys: Books I & II) Best Video Game System - Sega Genesis Best New System of the Year... - NEC's Turbo Express Most Challenging Video Game of the Year - Sega's Phantasy Star 2 Best Sports-Themed Game - Sega's Super Monaco GP Best Sequel to an Existing Game - Capcom's Mega Man 3 Most Exciting New Theme - NEC's Bonk's Adventure Best RPG Video Game - NEC's Y's Book One and Two (Ys: Books I & II) Best Peripheral of the Year - Galoob's Game Genie Worst Propaganda of the Year - NEC's Turbo vs. Genesis Card Best License of the Year - Acclaim's The Simpson's Worst License - Sega's Buster Douglas Boxing Best Movie to Game - Sunsoft's Gremlins 2 Best Ending in a Game - Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden 2 Worst Ending in a Game - Sega's Revenge of Shinobi The Most Promising Game Companies - Natsume, Sega, Capcom, Konami, Nintendo Most Lawsuits - Nintendo Worst Move to Game - Acclaim Total Recall Worst Name for a Game - tie - Meldac's Neiankyo Alien, Vic Tokai's Daedalian Opus Worst Name for a Good Game - Hudson's Adventures of Jackie Chan Gaming Gossip by Quartermann Electronic Gaming Express Sega Announces Introduction of CD-ROM Interface for Spring, 1991! (1-page; featured in TOC; Sega/Mega CD Unit artist rendition shown. Article claims Alien Storm (shown) will be released on CD, and 'Sega may also package older titles for play at a lower price!' (Phantasy Star 3 shown)) EGM Exclusive!! Super Famicom Special (six pages of coverage; featured in TOC; games shown (some with commentary)): Super Mario Bros. 4 - Super Mario World (Super Mario World) Final Fight Gradius III Pilot Wings F-Zero Act-Lazer (Actraiser) Big Run R-Type 2 Gdleen Populous Super Darius Super Deformer Sim City Dynamite Bombazal Ultraman Hole-In-One Golf Drakkhen EGM Rates The Systems!! (featured in TOC; 1-page system overviews with tech specs and hardware shown, ending with a 2-page review segment similar to EGM's game review system (4-member review panel with capsule commentary and score)) Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Master System 2 (Sega Master System II) Sega Genesis NEC TurboGrafx-16 Nintendo Gameboy Hand-Held (Game Boy) Atari Lynx Hand-Held NEC Turbo Express Hand-Held NEC Super Grafx (SuperGrafx; never released in the US) SNK Neo-Geo System (Neo Geo) Game Gear Hand-Held Tricks of the Trade (listed in TOC as 'Top Secret'; tips, tricks and codes) Devil's Crush (TG16) Gremlins 2 (NES) Tombs & Treasures (NES) Thunder Force 3 (Gen) Mega Man 3 (NES) Y's (TG16CD) (Ys: Books I & II) Boulderdash (NES) Lock N' Chase (GB) Valis 2 (TG16CD) Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (NES) (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) Ninja Spirit (TG16) Bloody Wolf (TG16) Palamedes (NES) Nintendo Player (NES; 1-page 'Fact File' game overviews, each with 4-member review panel with capsule commentary and scores) Castlevania 3 - Dracula's Curse (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) Street Fighter 2010 - The Final Fight TMNT - The Arcade Game (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game) Gremlins 2: The New Batch Shadow of the Ninja Mega Man 3 Flying Warriors Turbo Champ (TG16 & TG16CD; 1-page 'Fact File' game overviews, each with 4-member review panel with capsule commentary and scores) Ys: Books I & II (TG16CD; here, not formally titled in Fact File) Ninja Spirit (TG16) Legendary Axe 2 (TG16) Outpost: Genesis (1-page 'Fact File' game overviews, each with 4-member review panel with capsule commentary and scores) E-SWAT - City Under Sieige!(sic) Fire Shark Insector-X Phelios Review Crew (collection of Review Crew review scores from the past 15 issues of EGM) Top Score Club (listed in TOC as 'Team High Scores;' scores leaderboard) Game Over! - Batman (NES; spoiler alert!)

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!

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.

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Master System Atari XE Atari 7800 Super Famicom Mega Drive PC Engine arcade (high scores) pinball (high scores) --- (The following is loosely based on this issue's Table of Contents and contains excerpts. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.) INTRODUCTION The Best is Yet to Come! (editorial by Steve Harris) How To Use The 89 Video Game Buyer's Guide (approx. 1/2 page) What Is The U.S. National Video Game Team? (approx. 1/2 page) COMING SOON Here's your chance to get an advance peek at things to come in '89! Check out some of the hottest new titles set for release next year on the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Master System. You may be surprised at what you find in this special preview section! (six pages; game overviews (1/3rd page each)) Operation Wolf (NES) Airwolf (NES) Cobra Command (NES) Galaga (NES) Guardian Legend (NES) Bionic Commando (NES) Robocop (NES) Ultima (NES) Simon's Quest: Castlevania II (NES) Starship Hector (NES) Robowarrior (NES) Track and Field II (NES) Rampage (NES) Othello (NES) Platoon (NES) R-Type (SMS) Y's (SMS) Shanghai (SMS) THE 1989 VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR AWARDS Find out the U.S. National Video Game Team's choices for best games of 1988 in this exclusive to the Buyer's Guide. With plenty of innovations and loads of creativity, literally hundreds of power-packed carts made it on store shelves across the nation. Which ones had the best graphics? Which had the best play? Which home video game got the team's pick for "Best of the Year?" Get the answers to all of these questions and see if the team's picks match yours in this special feature. (three pages) Best Video Game of the Year - Double Dragon (NES) Best Arcade-To-Home Translation - Rampage (SMS) Best Original Game - Blaster Master (NES) Best Graphics - Phantasy Star (SMS) Best Action Game - Contra (NES) Best Sports Game - Bases Loaded (NES) SIXTEEN-BIT PREVIEW Get a first-hand look at some of the fantastic video game "super" machines that will be making their way to the U.S. in 1989. Currently attracting millions of players in Japan, find out which direction the P.C. Engine, as well as the rumored sixteen-bit "next generation" Sega, Nintendo, and Atari units may take to gathering interest on these shores. Plenty of hot information you'll find only from ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY. (two pages; 'The 16-Bit Solution?;' sections:) P.C. Engine NEC The Mattel Connection (Mattel interested in distributing PC Engine in USA) Sega Mega Drive Expansion (SMS adapter, keyboard, disc drive expansions) Super Famicom Nintendo TAKING CONTROL With dozens of joysticks battling for control of your Nintendo, Sega, or Atari system, it may be hard to find out which one is right for you. Do you want slow-motion options, rapid-fire settings, or remote control play? And what if you're left-handed? This special supplement to ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY's "Dare to Compare" series will spell out exactly which sticks do what to do make sure you get every point possible! (four pages; game controller overviews) NES Advantage (Nintendo) Freedom Stick (Camerica) Ultimate Superstick (Beeshu) Competition Pro (Happ Controls) Zinger (Beeshu) Command Control (Wico) 500XJ (Epyx) THE MARK OF EXCELLENCE You've seen 'em on T.V. and in the "Guinness Book of World Records," now see what the U.S. National Video Game Team thinks about the latest game carts to earn their prestigious "Players Seal of Approval." The team introduces you to their favorites in this exclusive year end wrap-up. (five pages; game overviews) Iron Tank (NES) Gauntlet (NES) Pac-Man (NES) Fighting Golf (NES) R.B.I. Baseball (NES) Double Dragon (NES) THE YEAR IN REVIEW Get the complete story behind fifty of your favorite Nintendo, Sega, and Atari video game carts. Special "On-Target" ratings will give you the complete story on great titles like... (reviews; 1 page each unless noted:) Super Mario Bros. II (NES; 1.33 pages) Life Force (NES) Blaster Master (NES) Double Dragon (NES) Tecmo Bowl (NES) Xenophobe (NES; two pages) Seicross (NES) Double Dragon (SMS) Rambo III (SMS) Golvellius (SMS) R-Type (SMS) Bomber Raid (SMS) Cyborg Hunter (SMS) Tower Toppler (7800) Crossbow (7800) Into The Eagle's Nest (XE) (1/3rd page overviews; system sometimes inferred:) Punch-Out!! (NES) Ring King (NES) Gunsmoke (NES) Spy Hunter (NES) Ikari Warriors (NES) Commando (NES) Tiger-Heli (NES) Zanac (NES) Castlevania (NES) Ghosts and Goblins (NES) Mega Man (NES) Gradius (NES) Out Run (SMS) Alex Kidd (SMS) Fantasy Zone (SMS) 1942 (NES) Wizards and Warriors (NES) Rad Racer (NES) APA International Scoreboard (high scores; two pages:) Coin-Op Games (arcade and pinball) Home Games (Nintendo and Sega) 1989 BUYER'S GUIDE INDEX Find out who has what and where to get in touch with them with this at-a-glance directory of the hottest companies of '88! (one page; 'Index of Game Companies;' address contact information)

Features: Editorial: You're Nothin' but a Dirty Cheat! (Chris Bieniek welcomes everybody to the new mag, then explains the T&T parlance, defining Tip, Trick, Easter Egg, Bug, Combo, and Boss so everybody's on the same page) Readers' Tips (Submitted tidbits of info from readers) MORTAL KOMBAT! (Mortal Monday's coming, and Chris Bieniek breaks down the differences between all the home versions.) Mortal Kombat II: More Midway Mayhem (Revision 3.0 of the MKII arcade machine brings some new changes to the game, and what's a good Arcade feature without a full move list?) Game Genie Codes Pro Action Replay Codes Genesis Tips: Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team Micro Machines Pink Goes Hollywood Flashback Mortal Kombat Disney's Aladdin Sunsetriders Jungle Strike Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Ecco the Dolphin Genesis Strategy: General Chaos Zombies Ate My Neighbors Sega CD Tips: Stellar-Fire Prize Fighter Double Switch Microcosm The Terminator Sonic CD Sega CD Strategy: Double Switch Super NES Tips: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters Super Nova Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team Pink Panther in Pink Goes Hollywood Battletoads in Battlemaniacs Cacoma Knight Tom & Jerry Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting WWF Royal Rumble Taz-Mania SNES Strategy: Clay Fighter (Move lists for every contender) Jaguar Strategy: Raiden Jaguar Tips: Trevor McFur in The Crescent Galaxy Jaguar Hardware NES Tips: Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team Batman Returns Game Boy Tips: Mortal Kombat Raging Fighter Game Gear Tips: Super Monaco GP II Lemmings Tengen World Cup Soccer Ads (in order of appearance): Ken Griffey Jr. Presents: Major League Baseball (SNES) J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Volume 1 (SNES) VideoGames Magazine subscription ad The Pirates of Dark Water (GEN) Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage (SNES) Rock N' Roll Racing (SNES) Prince of Persia (GEN) Pinball Dreams (SNES/GG/GB) Atari Jaguar system Ninja Warriors (SNES) Notable Stuff: Tips & Tricks loves to put Mortal Kombat II on their covers, don't they? And why not; Mortal Kombat sold mags like mad back in the day. Speaking of the cover, how about those four free tips right there on the front of the magazine? Nice to see codes and goodies not buried in the pages of a magazine for once. The strategy pages for General Chaos are printed sideways for some reason. According to Joe Sislow of Jaleco, Warren Robinett (designer of Adventure on the 2600) researches VR at UNC Chapel Hill! How cool! This issue breaks Sonic CD wide open, with every strategy and cheat code you could possibly want for one of the best games on the Sega CD system. That Double Switch walkthrough is the most comprehensive you'll find outside of GameFAQs. The Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat is the only home translation that let you play as Goro, as the Game Boy Tips section described in this issue.

Features: WWF Wrestlemania (Interview with creators Sal DiVita and Mark Turmell, special moves list for all the fighters, and more!) Departments: Readers' Tips (aka: the letters page) Classic NES Tips Genesis Tips Super NES Tips Saturn / 32X Tips PlayStation / Game Gear Sega CD Tips Jaguar Tips 3DO Tips Strategy: Air Combat (PS1) Scooby-Doo Mystery (GEN) Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (SNES) D (3DO) Ads (in order of appearance): ESPN Extreme Games (PS1) Destruction Derby (PS1) Gex (PS1/SAT/3DO) Vectorman (GEN) Vectorman "You Win!" Special Cartridge contest Zoop (SNES/GEN/GG/GB/PS1/SAT/PC/MAC) Arcade Classics (GB) Tips and Tricks magazine subscription WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game (SNES/GEN/32X/PS1/PC) Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game (SNES) Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie (GEN/GG) Battle Arena Toshinden (PS1) Primal Rage (SNES/GEN/GG/GB/PC) Mortal Kombat II (SAT) VideoGames magazine subscription Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend (GEN/SAT) Wipeout (PS1/PC) NFL Quarterback Club '96 (SNES/GEN/GB/GG/SAT/PS1/PC) NBA Jam T.E. (PS1/SAT/PC) Funco buy/sell/trade ad Ultimate Gamer magazine subscription Rayman (PS1/SAT/PC) Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (SNES/GEN) Notable Stuff: No editorial page this issue. So that Vectorman cartridge with the special "You Win!" screen is absolutely wild. Out of the millions Vectorman cartridges produced by Sega, some had slightly altered programming which displayed a special screen upon the game's completion. On this screen was a phone number to call and report that you had beaten the game, along with an address where you would send proof of the game's purchase and the cartridge itself. In exchange, Sega would ship back a normal copy of the game (you got a cart back, just not one of the special ones), and you would be entered into a contest to win one of the prizes. People could also enter just by sending in a postcard with their information, so you technically didn't have to beat the game to win a prize. A twelve year old boy from New Mexico named Keola Kaula won the grand prize of $25,000 and a tour of Sega's US headquarters (and later wound up in prison for, among other things, fraud, attempted murder, drug possession, and trafficking in stolen vehicles). There's no way of knowing if you own a winning cart without playing the game to completion, and to date (April 2021) there is no existing ROM dump of a Vectorman winning cartridge. Winning carts were sent to Sega for verification (and presumably destroyed or warehoused afterwards), meaning there's no way to know how many, if any, of these cartridges still exist in the wild. There are no copies known to be in the hands of private collectors, making a winning Vectorman cart one of the rarest Sega Genesis collectibles in the world. So take yours out and beat it today; you may be sitting on a treasure trove! Midway developer Sal DiVita was the face behind the mask of the titular anti-hero in the never-released Judge Dredd arcade game, in addition to portraying Nightwolf and the cyborg ninjas in Mortal Kombat 3.

The CD: Diablo Z Hind HyperBlade Virtua Fighter PC Remix American Civil War Battleground: Shiloh Marathon 2: Durandal M.A.X. DeathDrome Lords of the Realm II Monster Truck Madness G-Nome Necrodome Decathlon War Wind Smart Game Challenge #1 Gubble Fantasy Gen. Mini-Scenario Game Guru Race the Monkey Kali America Online trial membership Scoop!: Interstate 76 Outlaws Road to Moscow Command & Conquer: Red Alert Age of Sail Cover Story: Jedi Knight Features: The PC Gamer Sports Awards Watch the Skies! The Art of the War Sim Reviews: Age of Rifles Albion Chessmaster 5000 Crusader: No Regret Deathkeep Don't Quit Your Day Job Final Doom Links LS Mindgrind NFL Quarterback Club 97 Qin Savage Terry Bradshaw Fantasy Football Time Commando Triple Play 97 Virtua Fighter PC Witchaven II Zulu Wars Strategy Central: Z MissionForce: CyberStorm Close Combat Triple Play 97 FIFA 96 SimIsle Road Warrior Normality Sam and Max Hit the Road Duke Nukem 3D Stonekeep Settlers 2 Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal Caesar II

Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari 7800 Atari XE 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; discusses magazine improvements and Genesis vs. TurboGrafx-16) The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, none shown:) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) Altered Beast (SMS) Maniac Mansion Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Rollerball (NES; tip being, the game hasn't been released yet) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) Dragon Warrior (NES) Altered Beast (Gen) Super Thunderblade (Gen) Player's World Face-To-Face... With David Faustino (1 page; celebrity interview) Videogaming in the U.K. (3 pages; sections:) Nintendo Who? (lack of Nintendo's popularity in Great Britain) PCs: All Work And No Play (popular computer systems in the UK) Mutual Lend-Lease (logistics of releasing UK titles in the USA) Layoffs at Epyx (sidebar) Nintendo News - Computer Games Come Home To Nintendo (5 pages; computer-to-NES ports; games shown; includes sections:) Rule Your Own Country (Defender of the Crown, Nobunga's Ambition, Romance of the Three Kingdoms) Are You Ready, Sports Fans? (Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf, Kings of the Beach) Fantasy And Sci-Fi Adventure (Shadowgate, Rocket Ranger) Enter The Danger Zone (Rescue: The Embassy Mission, Silent Service) Three Times The Laughs (The Three Stooges) Arcade Action - Aqua Jack and Final Lap (2 pages; both shown) PC Players - Space Vets and Racing 'Vettes (4 pages; Universe 3, Vette!; both shown) Sega Players - New Games For Genesis, Master System (5 pages; numerous Genesis and SMS games mentioned; includes preview sections (games shown) for the following:) Arnold Palmer Golf (Gen) Rambo III (Gen) Super Hang-On (Gen) Mystic Defender (Gen) Truxton (Gen) Forgotten World (Gen) World Championship Soccer (Gen) Spellcaster (SMS) Walter Payton Football (SMS) Captain Silver (SMS) Casino Games (SMS) Wanted (SMS) Atari Safari - Xenophobe For 7800 And XE (1 page; shown) Amiga Players - Lords of the Rising Sun (2 pages; Lords of the Rising Sun; shown) Commodore Players - A New Source of Fantasy (2 pages; Fire King; shown) Turbo Players - The Legendary Axe and Victory Run (3 pages; both shown) Cheap Thrills - Cards and Craps (2 pages; Mille Bornes 4.01 (PC), Las Vegas Craps (Amiga); both shown) Nintendo Game of the Month: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (10 pages; NES; strategy guide) Computer Game of the Month: Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (5 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; games shown) The Magic of Scheherzazade (NES) Star Sage Two - The Clathran Menace (PC) Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit (Amiga) Arkanoid II: The Revenge of Doh (PC) Faxanadu (NES) Golden Axe (Gen) Fiendish Freddy's Big Top 'O Fun (PC) Cloud Master (SMS) The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle (NES) Sword of Aragon (PC) Revenge of Shinobi (Gen) All-Pro Basketball (NES) Clash At Demonhead (NES) Total Eclipse (C64) Dragon Warrior (NES) John Madden Football (PC) Monster Party (NES) News & Previews (4 pages; games shown unless noted) NFL Football for Nintendo (NES) Mad Magazine's Favorite Spies Return To Nintendo (Spy Vs. Spy: The Island Caper (NES)) Listen Carefully, Grasshopper (Phantom Fighter (NES)) Stealth and Strategy From Activision (Stealth ATF, Archon for NES) The Orbs Are Back! (Manhunter: San Francisco (PC)) Emperor Zae Wants You (Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander; not shown) Space Rogue and Omega From Origin (for PC,Apple II,Mac,Amiga,ST,C64; both not shown) Shuffle-Board, But No Ocean Cruise (Shuffle Mania (PC); not shown) In Search of the Desert Fox (Rommel: Battles for North America (PC); not shown) Space Quest III, Now For the Amiga Fester's Quest For Nintendo (NES) The Playroom for PCs 8 Eyes For Nintendo (NES) Breach 2 For PC, ST, Amiga Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) The Game Player's Hall of Fame (approx. 0.5 pages; reader bios) Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)

NES (pages 27-46): The Simpsons: Bart vs. The World Mega Man 4 Batman: Return of the Joker Wizardry II Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? Dragon Warrior III Tiny Toon Adventures Uncharted Waters The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy Micro Machines The Miracle Piano System GamePro’s Video Football Playoffs (pages 54-60): Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football (Genesis) John Madden Football ’92 (Genesis) Mike Ditka Power Football (Genesis) John Madden Football (SNES) Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) Tecmo Bowl (Game Boy) Joe Montana Football (Game Gear) Genesis (pages 64-72): Rolling Thunder 2 Battlemaster Pit Fighter Chuck Rock Fatal Rewind Super Nintendo (pages 76-78): U.N. Squadron Final Fight TurboGrafx-16 (pages 96-98): Cadash Champions Forever Boxing Andre Panza’s Kick Boxing Master System (page 110): Sonic the Hedgehog Game Boy (pages 112-120): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back From the Sewers Terminator 2: Judgement Day Double Dragon II Prince of Persia Blaster Master Boy Atomic Punk Game Gear (pages 122-124): Ninja Gaiden Space Harrier Pac-Man Lynx (page 126): Stun Runner Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Hot at the Arcades (page 20) Steel Tallons Batman Overseas Prospects (pages 104-105) Spriggan Valis Previews Lynx: NFL Football (page 60) Genesis: Quackshot (page 74) Super Nintendo: Lemmings (page 80) The Rocketeer (page 81) Super Adventure Island (page 90) Smash TV (page 92) TurboGrafx-16: It Came From the Desert (Page 100) S.W.A.T. (pages 130-138) Maniac Mansion (NES) Turrican (Genesis) Bonk’s Revenge (TurboGrafx-16) Little Ninja Bros. (NES) John Madden Football (Genesis) Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis) Bases Loaded II (NES) Devil’s Crush (TurboGrafx-16) Moonwalker (Genesis) Super Mario Brothers (NES) Power Ball (Genesis) Fantasia (Genesis) Gradius III (SNES) SCAT (NES) Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES) Batman (Genesis) Hunt for Red October (NES) Hunt for Red October (Game Boy) Short ProShots (pages 144-146) NES: Space Shuttle Project TaleSpin Genesis Back to the Future III El Viento TurboGrafx-16 Darkwing Duck Super Nintendo: Earth Defense Force Lagoon Game Boy Star Trek Lynx Viking Child Game Gear Halley Wars Features Philips CD-I (page 16) “So You Want to Buy a 16-Bit System…” (page 48)

Cutting Edge - Only from Camerica Overseas Prospects: Jumbo Osaki Hole-in-One Golf, Actraiser, Darious Twin, Ultraman (all for Super Famicom) Hot at the Arcades: F-15 Strike Eagle, Clutch Hitter Nintendo Pro Reviews: The Rocketeer Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Rockin' Kats Power Blade Bill Elliot's NASCAR Challenge High Speed Baseball Blowout: Hardball! (Genesis) Legends of the Diamond (NES) Bo Jackson Hit and Run (Game Boy) Extra Bases (Game Boy) Bo Jackson Baseball (NES) Baseball Bits: RBI Baseball 3 (Genesis/TurboGrafx-16) Electronic Arts Baseball (Genesis) Pro Baseball Game League (Super Famicom) Super Ultra Baseball (Super Famicom) Genesis Pro Reviews: Batman Valis III Alien Storm TurboGrafx-16 Pro Review: Tale Spin 16-bit Gamers Guide part 2- The TurboGrafx-16: Trying Harder Game Boy Pro Reviews: Ninja Taro Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Caesar's Palace Mysterium Sneaky Snakes Game Gear Pro Review: Psychic World Lynx Pro Review: Robotron 2084 S.W.A.T: Palamedes (NES) Metal Storm (NES) Adventure Island II (NES) Sagaia (Genesis) Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue (NES) Willow (NES) Flying Warriors (NES) Fortress of Fear (NES) Burai Fighter (NES) Aero Blasters (TurboGrafx-16) Twin Cobra (Genesis) Strider (Genesis) Shadow of the Ninja (NES) Gargoyle's Quest (Game Boy) M.U.S.H.A (Genesis) Lakers vs. Celtics (Genesis) Midnight Resistance (Genesis) Super Volleyball (Genesis) Wings of War (Genesis) Splatterhouse (TurboGrafx-16) Silver Surfer (NES) Ninja Brothers (NES) Sword Master (NES) Battle Royale (TurboGrafx-16) Mega Man 3 (NES) Boomer's Adventure (TurboGrafx-16) Short Pro Shots: Smash TV (NES) Adventures of LoLo III (NES) Defenders of Dynatron City (NES) Faery Tale Adventure (Genesis) Dinoland (Genesis) Camp California! Yo Bro'! (TurboGrafx-16) Pac Man (Game Boy) Navy Seals (Game Boy) G-LOC (Game Gear) Ask the Pros: Dragon Warrior (NES) Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis) Ghouls and Ghosts (Genesis) Dungeon Explorer (TurboGrafx-16) Pronews Report

The Mail Cutting Edge - Turbo Blaster (NES) Overseas Prospects: Ultimate Tiger (PC Engine) Hot At the Arcades - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Adventures of GamePro Chapter 9: Loki: Prince of Darkness Nintendo Proviews: Snake's Revenge Ninja Gaiden II Magic John's Fast Break Xexyx Wall Street Kid Master System Proview: Psycho Fox Genesis Proviews: Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Atomic Robo-Kid TurboGrafx-16 Proviews: Bonk's Adventure J.J. & Jeff Atari 7800 Proview: Ninja Golf Game Boy Proviews: NFL Football Space Invaders Lynx Proview: Gauntlet: The Third Encounter S.W.A.T Golden Axe (Genesis) Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis) Demon Sword (NES) Alex Kidd in High Tech World (Master System) Quartet (Master System) Fighting Streets (TurboGrafx-16) Afterburner (NES) Ghouls N' Ghosts (Genesis) Monster Lair (TurboGrafx-16) Knight Rider (NES) Duck Tales (NES) Choplifter (Master System) Pac-Land (TurboGrafx-16) Twin Cobra (NES) Magic of Scheherazade (NES) Tommy Lasorda Baseball (Genesis) Short Proshots: BigFoot (NES) Master Chu & the Drunkard Hu (NES) Metal Fighter (NES) Heroes of the Lance (NES) Starship Hector (NES) Maniac Mansion (NES) Super C (NES) Chiller (NES) Toobin' (NES) The Mafat Conspiracy (NES) Shove it! The Warehouse Game (Genesis) Neutopia (TurboGrafx-16) Alien Brigade (Atari 7800) Daedalian Opus (Game Boy) Pronews

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

Features: Letter From the Editor (GamePro's going monthly starting in November, dudes! Totally tubular!) The Mail (You write, the Pros respond) The Cutting Edge (new hardware previewed for your pleasure): Hudson Soft's Joycard Sansui SSS controller (NES) Happ Control's Professional Control Pad (NES) Atari Lynx portable system ProClassics (Sega's Fantasy Zone on the Master System gets the ProView treatment this issue.) The Adventures of GamePro (Alex West's adventures in the world of video games continue in Chapter 2: Revelations!) GamePro Reader Survey Contest (Send us your personal information, and you could win a TurboGrafx-16, a couple games, or a t-shirt) Overseas ProSpects (Dragon Spirit for the TG-16) ProNews Report (Taito's "Say Rap, Say Taito, Say Yo!" sweepstakes, Capcom donates games to hospitals, new TG-16 titles announced by NEC, Galaxy of Electronic Games is coming to the San Jose Convention Center, KOEI's recreating the past, and a list of different companies' game counselor help lines) Industry ProFiles (Steve Massey visits Acclaim to interview CEO Greg Fischbach, while Vince Vosti checks in with Konami) ProChallenge Board (Think you've got what it takes to topple the titans? Submit your scores already!) Puzzle Challenge answers Hot at the Arcades: Cyberball (Atari) Arch Rivals (Bally Midway) Twin Eagle (Taito) ProViews: 720 Degrees (NES) Phantom Fighter (NES) DuckTales (NES) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NES) Alex Kidd in High Tech World (SMS) Reggie Jackson Baseball (SMS) Wonderboy III (SMS) Phantasy Star (SMS) Karateka (7800) Rampage (7800) World Class Baseball (TG16) S.W.A.T. (Secret Weapons and Tactics): Fantasy Zone (SMS) Phantom Fighter (NES) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (NES) Action Fighter (SMS) Gauntlet (NES) Zanac (NES) Trojan (NES) Marble Madness (NES) Racket Attack (NES) Adventures of Lolo (NES) Star Force (NES) Bases Loaded (NES) Star Force (NES) Power Strike (SMS) Cyborg Hunter (SMS) S.W.A.T. Tactics (strategies): Bases Loaded (NES) Lord of the Sword (SMS) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) Hoops (NES) Black Belt (SMS) Tower Toppler (7800) Airball (7800) Phantasy Star (SMS) Mighty Bomb Jack (NES) Reader Tips (reader-submitted hints and cheats): Super Pitfall (NES) Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) Life Force (NES) 1943 (NES) Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road (NES) Enduro Racer (SMS) Transbot (SMS) Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS) Alien Syndrome (SMS) Rastan (SMS) Ask the Pros (readers beg for help, the Pros respond): Metroid (NES) Karnov (NES) Golvellius (SMS) Ads (in order of appearance): Taito "Say Rap, Say Taito, Say Yo!" Sweepstakes Adventures of Lolo (NES) / Rollerball (NES) Activision's Excellent Nintendo Sweepstakes Air Fortress (NES) / Vegas Dream (NES) Mega Man 2 (NES) / Strider (NES) Bases Loaded (NES) Power Glove (NES) Fester's Quest (NES) World Championship Wrestling (NES) PCGames magazine subscription Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach (NES) / Monster Party (NES) / Shooting Range (NES) / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NES) / Street Cop (NES) / Wild Boys (NES/Unreleased) TurboGrafx-16 system Toys 'R' Us GamePro-branded merchandise Super Dodge Ball (NES) Bad Dudes (Multiple systems) TAXAN's Star Soldier sweepstakes Nobunaga's Ambition (NES) GamePro magazine subscription Hudson Joycard Sansui SSS controller (NES) / Adventure Island (NES) / Milon's Secret Castle (NES) / Bomberman (NES) / Adventures of Dino Riki (NES) The Ultimate Game Club mail-order service Sega Genesis hardware Blades of Steel (NES) / Double Dribble (NES) / Track & Field II (NES) Notable Stuff: Activision is still trying to ruin everybody's day by giving out copies of their games in a sweepstakes. Jeff Westermann of Sacramento, CA wrote in to complain about the lack of Atari 2600 coverage despite there being more 2600 units out there than anything else. This is the 2019 equivalent of someone complaining to Game Informer that they waste too much time on PlayStation 4 stuff when the PlayStation 2 was the best-selling home console of all time. At some point, Jeff, you gotta move on. Happ Control's Professional Control Pad looks like a straight rip-off of Sega's original 3-button Genesis controller, right down to the design of the D-Pad, its black colour scheme, angled button arrangement, and arched design. Sunsoft's design for their Fester's Quest ad gets recycled for other games as well, with only the image on the TV screen and the ad copy changed. It's still the same kid clutching his NES controller, staring into the television. Speaking of rip-offs, TAXAN pillaged their alien artwork from the xenomorphs of "Alien" and "Aliens". It wasn't enough for "The Adventures of GamePro" to rip off The Last Starfighter last issue; now they have to rip off TRON as well. "Wild Boys" was an unreleased game by Bandai. Back in 2015, a test copy of it was found on eBay...having already been gutted to serve as a test cart for Kickle Cubicle. The ProViews of Alex Kidd in High Tech World and Reggie Jackson Baseball are in the Nintendo section for some reason. GamePro just cannot make up their minds about subscription prices: now we're up to $19.97 for twelve issues. What happened to people who paid $13.97 for their subscriptions just two months back? International subscribers need to tack an extra $10 on to that price now, instead of the $5 bump charged two months ago. Greg Fischbach of Acclaim (a company noted for publishing a crap-ton of awful licensed games) has this to say about the company's approach to licensed software: "If the consumer thinks that you've deceived him by using [a] popular license such as Rambo or Wrestlemania, and then haven't been able to follow through with a product that's on it--you only get one chance to do that. [...] Licenses can't just be used willy-nilly." And yet... GamePro mixed up "Taito Software, Inc." with "Taito of America" last issue. Oops!

Features: Earthworm Jim 2 3DO M2 Judge Dredd Wayne Gretzky Interview Reviews: Gex (3DO) Phantom 2040 (SNES) Air Cavalry (SNES) Justice League (Genesis) Surgical Strike (Sega CD) Samurai Shodown (Sega CD) Shadow Squadron (32X) Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (32X) Supreme Warrior (Sega CD / 32X) Fatal Fury 3 (Neo Geo) Iron Angel Of The Apocalypse (3DO) Myst (3DO) World Heroes 2: Jet (Game Boy) Cheese Cat-Astrophe: Starring Speedy Gonzalez (Game Gear) Wayne Gretzky & The NHLPA All-Stars (Genesis) NBA Action '95 (Genesis) Toughman Boxing (32X) Wicked 18 (3DO) Previews: Magical Twinbee (Arcade) Baku Baku (Arcade) Seiken Densetsu (SNES) Zero Divide (Playstation) Mr. Do! (SNES) Pretty Fighter X (Saturn) Gokujyoh Parodius Deluxe Pack (Saturn) Arc The Lad (Playstation) Shin Shinobi-den (Saturn) Mystic Arc (SNES) Night Striker (Playstation) SimCity 2000 (SNES) Jumping Flash! (Playstation) Spot Goes To Hollywood (Playstation / Saturn) Zoop (SNES) Alien Virus (Playstation) Dracula X (SNES) The Journeyman Project (Playstation / Saturn) Krazy Ivan (Playstation) Demolition Derby (Playstation) Virtua Fighter (32X) Green Lantern (SNES) Wipeout (Playstation) Assault Rigs (Playstation) Magical School Bus (Genesis) Fahrenheit (Sega CD / 32X) Squadron (32X) ESPN Extreme (Playstation) Twisted Metal (Playstation) Warhawk: The Red Mercury Missions (Playstation) Battletech (Saturn) The Mask (SNES) Perfect General (3DO) Doom 3 (SNES) Wayne Gretzky & The NHLPA All-Stars (Genesis) World Series Baseball '95 (Genesis) 3-D Baseball '95 (Playstation / Saturn) Triple Play Baseball (Genesis) HardBall '95 (Genesis) RBI '95 (32X) PGA Tour Golf (Playstation) NHL All-Star Hockey (Saturn) Big Sky Trooper (SNES) Romance Of The Three Kingdoms IV (SNES) Eternal Champions: Challenge From The Darkside (Sega CD) Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (32X) Shadow Squadron (32X) Fun 'N Games (3DO) Fight For Life (Jaguar) Cheats & Tips: Fatal Fury 3 [Moves] Return Fire (3DO) Bubsy II (Genesis / SNES) Road Rash 3 (Genesis) Toughman Contest (Genesis) Michael Jordan: Chaos In The Windy City (SNES) Aerobiz Supersonic (SNES) Virtua Fighter (Saturn) Iron Soldier (Jaguar) The Need For Speed (3DO) Red Zone (Genesis)

Contents Editor’s Letter Head2Head (Letters) Buyer’s Beware ProNews: Shenmue II canceled on Dreamcast and will be an Xbox exclusive, GameCube/DVD combo in Japan (The Panasonic “Q”), Building a better-lit Game Boy Advance, Sega & THQ to co-publish 16 titles on the GBA, Final Fantasy X figures. Cover Feature: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PC, Game Boy Color) Special Feature: Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (GameCube) & Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) PC GamePro Previews: · Gothic · The Sims: Hot Date Expansion Pack · Return to Castle Wolfenstein · Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Hot At The Arcades Previews: · Bug Busters · Tsurugi: Blade of Honor · Tekken 4 · Virtua Fighter 4 Game Boy Advance ProReviews: · Monster Rancher Advance · Spyro: Season of Ice · Doom · Phalanx · Mech Platoon · Gradius Galaxies · Columns Crown Sneak Previews: · Medal of Honor Frontline (PS2) · Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet (GameCube. released as Star Fox Adventures) · Star Wars: Obi-Wan (Xbox) · Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2 (PS2) · Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat (PS2) · Maximo: Ghosts to Glory (PS2) · Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars (Xbox) · Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GameCube) · Sega GT 2002 (Xbox) · Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Xbox) · PaRappa the Rapper 2 (PS2) · Jonny Moseley Mad Trix (PS2) · Max Payne (Xbox) · Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer (PS2) · Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) · Mega Man X6 (PlayStation) · No One Lives Forever (PS2, released as The Operative: No One Lives Forever) · Run Like Hell (PS2) · Barbarian (PS2) PlaySmart PlayStation 2 ProReviews · Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty · Soul Reaver 2 · WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It · SSX Tricky · Splashdown · 007: Agent Under Fire · Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex · Smuggler’s Run 2: Hostile Territory · Eden · Burnout · Giants: Citizen Kabuto · Frequency · Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder · Vampire Night GameCube ProReviews: · SSX Tricky Xbox ProReviews: · Halo · Dead or Alive 3 · Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee · Transworld Surf · Project Gotham: World Street Racer · Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams · Fusion Frenzy · Shrek · Star Wars Starfighter: Special Edition Sports Pages ProReviews: · NBA Live 2002 (PS2) · NFL Fever 2002 (Xbox) · Madden NFL 2002 (GameCube) · FIFA 2002 (GameCube) · NBA 2K2 (Dreamcast) · Tennis 2K2 (Dreamcast) · NASCAR Thunder · NASCAR Heat 2002 (Xbox) Sports Pages Previews: · High Heat MLB 2003 (PS2) · NBA Live 2002 (Xbox) · Knockout Kings 2002 (PS2, Xbox) Role-Players Realm ProReviews: · Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance (PS2) · Dragon Warrior VII (PlayStation) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (PS2, GameCube) ProStrategy Guide The Fighter’s Edge: Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 (PS2) Code: Vault: · The Simpsons: The Complete First Season (DVD) · NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2) · Silent Hill 2 (PS2) · Pac-Man Collection (Game Boy Advance) · NFL Blitz 20-02 (Game Boy Advance) · Antz (DVD) · Portal Runner (PS2) · Arctic Thunder (PS2) · Men in Black: The Series (Game Boy Advance) · Cart Fury Championship Racing (PS2) · Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (PS2) · Spider-Man (Game Boy Color) · Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (Game Boy Color) · Aladdin (Game Boy Color) · The Lion King: Simba’s Mighty Adventure (Game Boy Color) · Big Trouble in Little China (DVD) · Snoopy Tennis (Game Boy Color)

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast (development news coverage) PC Sony PlayStation Nintendo 64 Macintosh Vectrex arcade --- (The following is loosely based on this issue's table of contents, with select issue excerpts included. Magazine accurate text formatting (lower case headers, etc) purposefully retained. (Notes) and bullet lists are added for clarity.) (The 'Disc Edition' of this issue includes a CD featuring additional content.) (standard edition: $5.99 USA, $6.99 Canada; CD edition: $7.99 USA?, $8.99 Canada?) Which way to the underground? Lately it seems the hottest news in entertainment is coming from independent and underground sources. So why have we yet to see a similar movement in the game industry? Next Generation reports on the status of underground game making. (9.66 pages, including the following sections:) Kenji Eno's life stories (one page interview) The dim light at the end of the tunnel (1/2 page; Sony's Net Yaroze, Sega Saturn BASIC) Getting started (one page; 'A step-by-step guide to underground game development on a budget') The crack alternative (1.33 pages; Crack Dot Com) A few words with Kazutoshi Iida (one page interview) talking Jeremy Smith speaks on the most popular woman in the world Core's Jeremy Smith is finding ways to deal with the notoriety that comes with being the man behind videogaming's greatest heroine ever. From fanatical fans to finding Lara Croft's real-life counterpart, Smith gives the dirt on the world's hottest adventurer. (six page interview) breaking News (Original news articles along with regular, recurring news features; one page each unless noted. While original news stories regularly included related sidebars, unrelated sidebars would often be used to fill space as well - these are noted.) Videogame industry loses one of its pioneers Creator of Game Boy and Donkey Kong dies in tragic accident. (Gumpei Yokoi) The future of data storage As data storage capacity nears its limits, holographic technology may become the wave of the future. (includes 'PlayStation 2 Spec-ulation' sidebar) Nintendo gets reasonable Price of N64 software drops, eliminating Sony's best weapon. (approx. 1/2 page) GT Interactive grabs MicroProse GT spends $250 million in its quest to become the largest U.S. game publisher. (approx. 1/2 page) Dural team gets to work Developers work on PowerVR-accelerated PCs and await development kits. (1/2 page) Acclaim shakes up developers Acclaim continues housecleaning efforts, turns broom on U.S. development studios and Acclaim Japan. (1/2 page) (Recurring news features; one page each unless noted:) In the Studio Development news as it develops. (2/3rd page; games in development; from Fox Interactive, DreamWorks Interactive, Sony, Midway, LucasArts, MGM Interactive, Redline, Confounding Factor) Toolbox The products that build your favorite games. ('Catalyst and Torch') Joyriding Gaming on the Internet. (online gaming news by Christian Svensson) Movers and Shakers The business news that affects the games you play. (misc. business news by Colin Campbell) Arcadia The latest arcade and coin-op news. (misc. arcade news by Marcus Webb) Retroview Anecdotes from computer and videogaming's past. (videogame history by Steven Kent; 'Virtual Boy of the '80s;' Vectrex commentary) ng special Cover Story: Where to play? A few years into the current generation of hardware wars, consumers are still asking tough questions - what's the biggest thrill ride in terms of graphics and sound, how much does it cost to play, how long is the party going to last, and finally, how do I get in on the fun? This month Next Generation takes a close look at the state of the industry and its biggest players, and answers the tough questions for the '97/'98 buying season. Come with us as we uncover where to play now and in the future. (twenty pages; includes three page intro with 'The year in review' section, one page 'Welcome to the next level' Sega Dural commentary with 'Tech specs' sidebar; and the following four-page game system sections, each with 'Tech Specs' sidebar, two pages of commentary, a page of capsule game overviews (1/10th page each), and a one page conclusion) PlayStation Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Crash Bandicoot 2 Final Fantasy VII GameDay '98 Metal Gear Solid PaRappa the Rapper Resident Evil 2 Time Crisis Tomb Raider II Treasures of the Deep Nintendo 64 Banjo Kazooie Conker's Quest Diddy Kong Racing Extreme G F-Zero 64 Goldeneye Quarterback Club San Francisco Rush Yoshi's Story 64 Zelda 64 Sega Saturn Burning Rangers Dead or Alive Duke Nukem 3D Enemy Zero Last Bronx Panzer Dragoon Saga Quake Sonic R World Series Baseball '98 Worldwide Soccer '98 PC Battlezone Blade Runner Daikatana Duke Nukem Forever G.Police Heavy Gear Jedi Knight Quake 2 StarCraft Tomb Raider II ng software Alphas (game previews, sometimes presented as part of a themed overview or interview:) (Next Generation's game previews often varied in scope and size. Smaller previews were usually traditional in presentation, while larger previews often incorporated developer commentary. The largest previews were typically presented as a themed article (focusing on a development studio, accessory, etc) previewing one or more titles and were often accompanied by an interview (noted). (Previews with additional content on the accompanying Next Generation Disc are noted with an asterisk (*).) Grim Fandango (PC; five pages, including one page 'An interview with Tim Schafer') * Vigilante 8 (PS; three pages) * Gran Turismo (PS; two pages) Burning Rangers (Sat; three pages) Sentinel Returns (PC,PS,Sat; 1.66 pages) Requiem (PC; 1.66 pages) Men in Black (PC; one page) Elric the Necromancer (PC,PS; one page) Twisted Edge Snowboarding (N64; three pages) * N64 Basketball (N64; two pages) * Hyper Olympics in Nagano 64 (N64; one page) WarGames (PC,PS; two pages) Extreme Warfare (PC; 2.66 pages) ng special The way games ought to be Why movie license games suck. (by Neil West; two pages) rating Finals (Next Generation reviews were usually 1/8th to 1/4th page in length, though this varied wildly and length was never pre-determined - 1/2 and one page reviews would see print on occasion. Higher rated and/or spotlighted games would usually receive more page real estate than lower rated.) (Import reviews are noted with '(Japan)' below. Reviews also appearing on the accompanying Next Generation Disc are noted with an asterisk (*).) Nintendo 64 Aero Fighters Assault Clay Fighter 63 1/3 F1 Pole Position 64 San Francisco Rush PlayStation Castlevania: Symphony of the Night * Grand Tour Racing '98 Mega Man X 4 * Moto Racer * NHL '98 * NHL Face Off '98 * Treasures of the Deep Nuclear Strike PGA '98 * VMX Racing Saturn Bust-A-Move 3 * Mass Destruction Terracresta 3D (Japan) * Virus (Japan) PC Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Total Annihilation Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II EF2000 v2.0 Lose Your Marbles Starfleet Academy Macintosh Battle-Girl Bumbler Bee-Luxe * Quake * TIE Fighter Arcade GTI Club: Rally Cote D'azor Mortal Kombat 4 corresponding Letters Oh, the things our readers have on their minds. It's almost enough to make you want to read on. (reader mail; two pages) --- ng Disc Contents Revealed on The Disc this month: John Romero's Ion Storm philosophy, LucasArts' Tim Schafer on the record with Grim Fandango, and Westwood Studios' five-minute Blade Runner (PC) cinematic. Plus, create a special monster on your PlayStation with this disc. Just insert the Next Generation Disc in your Playstation when prompted by Tecmo's Monster Rancher. special Daikatana, Front Mission Alternative, Blade Runner, Vigilante 8 previews Enemy Zero, Bomberman 64, Colony Wars, N64 Basketball finals More than 1,300 NG finals in a searchable database pc Age of Empires, Moto Racer, Worms 2, NG Cover Gallery, Tomb Raider II Screensaver, Blade Runner Screensaver internet Heat, The Palace Chat 2.4, Tic-Tac-Chat, Link to Imagine Games Network mac Quake, Postal, Galapagos, Bumbler Bee-Luxe, NG Cover Gallery, Tomb Raider II Screensaver, Blade Runner Screensaver talking LucasArts' Grim Fandango in world exclusive movies, screenshots, and live interviews

Reviews: (page 98) Rampage: World Tour - (N64) Yoshi's Story - (N64) Bloody Roar - (PlayStation) Dead or Alive - (PlayStation) Diablo - (PlayStation) Judge Dredd - (PlayStation) NBA Shootout 98 - (PlayStation) Need for Speed III - (PlayStation) ReBoot - (PlayStation) Saga Frontier - (PlayStation) Shadow Master - (PlayStation) Speed Racer - (PlayStation) Triple Play 99 - (PlayStation) Castlevania Legends - (Gameboy) Wario Land 2 - (Gameboy) Previews: (page 30) N64: 1080° Snowboarding Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside Castlevania 64 World Cup 98 WCW Nitro Deadly Arts Playstation: X-men vs Street Fighter Megaman Legends Warhammer 2: Dark Omen WarGames: Defcon 1 Vigilante 8 Pitfall 3D N2O: Nitrous Oxide Einhander NFL Xtreme Akuji the Heartless Team Losi RC Racing Unholy War Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Romance of the Three Kingdoms V Stunt RC Copter Tekken 3 Soldnerchild Psybadek O.D.T.: Escape... Or Die Trying Colony Wars: Codename Vendetta Duke Nukem: Time to Kill Bio Freaks Arcade: Ehrgeiz Tricks of the Trade: (page 112) Skullmonkeys, GoldenEye 007, Ghost in the Shell, Speed Racer, Bust-A-Move 3, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Critical Depth, Extreme-G, Beast Wars, Bloody Roar, NASCAR 98, Armored Core, Auto Destruct, March Madness 98, Ray Tracers, Resident Evil 2 Special Feature: (page 80) RPG Revolution: Parasite Eve, Brave Fencer Musashi, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, Azure Dreams, Granstream Saga, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shining Force III, Magic Knight Rayearth, Quest 64, Zelda 64

This issue of EGM included a loose supplement titled EGM's Complete Guide To Mortal Kombat II. Scan: Cover - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 Reviews: (page 34) Tempest 2000 - (Jaguar) Fire Striker - (SNES) The NinjaWarriors - (SNES) SpellCraft - (SNES) Inspector Gadget - (SNES) Liberty or Death - (SNES) Star Trek The Next Generation - (SNES) King of Dragons - (SNES) Sub-Terrania - (Genesis) Hard Ball III - (SNES) Equinox - (SNES) Lethal Enforcers - (SNES) Time Trax - (Genesis) Columns III - (Genesis) Pebble Beach Golf Links - (Genesis) Dracula Unleashed - (Sega CD) Art of Fighting 2 - (Neo-Geo) Pele Soccer - (Genesis) NBA Action '94 - (Genesis) Racing Aces - (Sega CD) Mansion of Hidden Souls - (Sega CD) Dragon's Lair - (3DO) Total Eclipse - (3DO) Space Ace - (CD-I) Super Air Zonk - (Duo) Twisted - (3DO) Pebble Beach Golf - (3DO) Dynastic Hero - (Duo) Captain America - (Game Gear) Sports Illustrated - (Gameboy) Scratch Golf - (Game Gear) Wario Land - (Gameboy) Super Off-Road - (Lynx) Next Wave: (page 112) Knights of the Round (SNES) Pocky and Rocky 2 (SNES) Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (SNES) Heart of the Alien (Sega CD) Orion Off-Road (3DO) Heimdal (Sega CD) Way of the Warrior (3DO) BattleTech (SNES) Vortex (SNES) Theme Park (3DO) Jurassic Park Interactive (3DO) Wind Jammers (Neo-Geo) Aero the Acrobat 2 (SNES) Spin Masters (Neo-Geo) Tricks of the Trade: (page 96) NBA Jam, Grind Stormer, Metal Combat, Madden NFL '94, Megaman X, TMNT: Tournament Fighters, F-1 Pole Position, Fatal Fury Special, Mortal Kombat, Total Carnage, Battletoads & Double Dragon, Double Dragon, The Peace Keepers International Outlook: (page 80) Sonic Drift, Bare Knuckle 3, Pro Wrestling Revolution, Dynamite Headdy, Fighter's History, Outrunners, various 3DO titles, Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Easy Type, Dragon Ball Z 2 In Depth/Previews: (page 142) Equinox, The NinjaWarriors, The King of Dragons, The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates, Saturday Night Slammasters, Lethal Enforcers, Liberty or Death, Megaman's Soccer, Time Trax, Sub Terrania, The Incredible Hulk, Barkley Shut Up and Jam!, European Tour Golf, NBA Action '94, Marko's Magic Soccer, Columns III, Mansion of Hidden Souls, Art of Fighting 2, The Horde, Twisted, Super Wing Command, Tempest 2000, Zelda's Adventure, The 7th Guest, Super Air Zonk, Wario Land, GP Rider, Captain America and the Avengers Special Feature: (page 122) Rocko's Modern Life, Beavis and Butthead, Bubsy 2, Speed Racer, World Series Baseball, MLBPA Baseball, Super Bases Loaded 2, Hard Ball III, ESPN Baseball Tonight, RBI Baseball '94, ...so many baseball games!, Jaguar games

Reviews: (page 28) Super Metroid - (SNES) Slam Masters - (SNES) Fighter's History - (SNES) Virtua Racing - (Genesis) Spike McFang - (SNES) Capcom's Soccer Shootout - (SNES) Eye of the Beholder - (SNES) Socks the Cat - (SNES) Aerobiz Supersonic - (SNES) PTO: Operation Europe - (SNES) Lord of the Rings - (SNES) Mario Andretti Racing - (Genesis) Mutant League Hockey - (Genesis) Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama - (Genesis) Star Trek: The Next Generation - (Genesis) Bubba 'N' Stix - (Genesis) Mortal Kombat - (Sega CD) Champions World Class Soccer - (Genesis) ShadowRun - (Genesis) Sylvester and Tweety - (Genesis) RBI Baseball '94 - (Genesis) Rise of the Dragon - (Sega CD) Incredible Machine - (3DO) 7th Guest - (CD-I) Godzilla - (Duo) Hotel Mario - (CD-I) Star Tropics 2 - (NES) C.J. Elephant - (Game Gear) Spider-Man / X-Men - (Game Gear) Incredible Hulk - (Game Gear) Mega Man VI - (NES) Lamborghini Challenge - (Gameboy) Side Pocket - (Game Gear) Next Wave: (page 114) Snatcher (Sega CD) Monster Max (Gameboy) Pitfall Harry: The Mayan Adventure (SNES) Cyber Slider (SNES) Revengers of Vengeance (Sega CD) Wild Snake (SNES) Fievel Goes West (SNES) Blue Lightning (Jaguar) Double Dragon (Jaguar) Brutal Sports Football (Jaguar) Flashback (Jaguar) Tricks of the Trade: (page 102) Sonic 3, Super Empire Strikes Back, Virtua Racing, Tempest 2000, Total Eclipse, Super Metroid, MLBPA Baseball, FIFA International Soccer, Choplifter III, Streets of Rage 3, The NinjaWarriors, The Peace Keepers, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Skyblazer, Equinox, The Flintstones, X-Kaliber 2097, Mega Turrican International Outlook: (page 76) Shining Force CD, Tetris Flash, Karate Club, Mother 2, Tae Kwon Do, Panorama Cotton, Metamor Kid Goomin, Bow Pop 'N Smash, Wild Guns, Ninja Boy Sasuke, Super Ninja Boys, Yuyu Hakusho 2, Tsuri Taro, J.League Soccer Prime Goal 2, Zero-4 Champ RR, Tactics Ogre, Sparkster, Putty Squad, Sensible Soccer, Heimdall 2, Soccer Kid 3DO, Mr. Tuff, Wackyland of Sports, Final Fantasy VI In Depth/Previews: (page 134) StuntRace FX, Double Dragon V, Fatal Fury Special, Super Bomberman 2, World Heroes 2, Illusion of Gaia, Shien's Revenge, Spike McFang, Kirby's Tee Shot, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Generation 2, Eye of the Beholder, Lord of the Rings, Beauty and the Beast, Eek the Cat, Capcom's Soccer Shootout, World Cup USA '94, Virtua Racing, Demolition Man, Outrunners, World Heroes, Star Trek The Next Generation, ShadowRun, Star Quest, Sylvester and Tweety, Mario Andretti Racing, Rise of the Dragon, Jurassic Park, Litil Divil, Star Tropics 2, Spider-Man and the X-Men Special Feature: (page 128) Virtua Fighter

Pages out of order Reviews: (page 28) Donkey Kong - (Gameboy) Breath of Fire - (SNES) Air Strike Patrol - (SNES) World Heroes 2 - (SNES) Super Street Fighter II - (SNES) Super Godzilla - (SNES) Battletech - (Genesis) StuntRace FX - (SNES) Art of Fighting - (Genesis) Fatal Fury 2 - (Genesis) Brutal - (Sega CD) Top Hunter - (Neo-Geo) Shockwave - (3DO) Vay - (Sega CD) Who Shot Johnny Rock - (CD-I) Mega Man V - (Gameboy) Microcosm - (3DO) Dragon's Lair - (CD-I) Sonic Spinball - (Game Gear) Tricks of the Trade: (page 86) OutRunners, Mortal Kombat, Star Trek The Next Generation, Aero the Acrobat, Art of Fighting, T2: The Arcade Game, Castlevania Bloodlines, Revenge of the Ninja, Turn and Burn, Mega Turrican, The Terminator, Fighter's History, Shien's Revenge, Inspector Gadget, Rocko's Modern Life, Rock 'N' Roll Racing, Sonic the Hedgehog International Outlook: (page 70) Nosferatu, Spacenauts, Ristar, Perfect Eleven, Rider's Spirits, Super Parodious, The Firemen, The Story of Thor, DragonBall Z 3, Aretha 2, Ultraman Super Fighters, Shubibinman, Bomberman GB, Yuyu Hakusho, Feda: The Emblem of Justice In Depth/Previews: (page 116) Blackthorne, Ren and Stimpy Show: Time Warp!, Breath of Fire, Brutal, Star Trek Starfleet Academy, Super Godzilla, Brain Lord, Dynamite Headdy, Escape from Mars, Boogerman, Soul Star, Top Hunter, Microcosm, Dragon's Lair, Mega Man V, Shining Force 2 Special Feature: (page 98) Super Star Wars Return of the Jedi, Donkey Kong Country 1995 Preview Guide (page 151)

Reviews: (page 29) Final Fantasy III - (SNES) Maximum Carnage - (SNES) Virtual Bart - (SNES) Bonkers - (SNES) Vortex - (SNES) Super Return of the Jedi - (SNES) Mortal Kombat II - (SNES) Demon's Crest - (SNES) Mortal Kombat II - (Genesis) Crazy Chase - (SNES) Sparkster - (SNES) Wild Guns - (SNES) Tetris 2 - (SNES) Contra Hard Corps - (Genesis) Earthworm Jim - (Genesis) Panic - (Sega CD) Earthworm Jim - (SNES) Samurai Shodown - (SNES) Ballz - (Genesis) Lethal Enforcers 2 - (Genesis) Aggressors of Dark Kombat - (Neo-Geo) Star Control II - (3DO) Wolfenstein 3D - (Jaguar) Sparkster - (Genesis) Beavis and Butthead - (Genesis) Axis & Allies - (CD-I) Mortal Kombat II - (Game Gear) Lil Divil - (CD-I) Mortal Kombat II - (Gameboy) Bubble Bobble - (Game Gear) Next Wave: (page 114) Corpse Killer (Sega CD) Barbie's Vacation Adventure (SNES) The Brainies (SNES) Mickey Mania (SNES) Space Pirates (Sega CD) Crime Patrol (Sega CD) Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold (Sega CD/3DO) Full Throttle Racing (SNES) Thunder in Paradise (SNES) Carrier Aces (SNES) Samurai Shodown (3DO) Shadow Warriors (3DO) Super Street Fighter II Turbo (3DO) Station Invasion (3DO) Jurassic Park II (SNES) Tricks of the Trade: (page 101) Jungle Book, John Madden Football, World Heroes 2, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Brutal, Super Street Fighter II, Double Dragon V, Dracula, Super GameBoy, Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions, Clayfighter Tournament Edition, Sonic Spinball, Yogi Bear, Puggsy, Wolfenstein 3D, StuntRace FX, Fatal Fury 2, Rock 'N' Roll Racing International Outlook: (page 79) Goemon 3, Alien Soldier, Dream Basket Dunk & Hoop, Toride, Popeye's Beach Volleyball, Gon, Libble Rabble, UFO Hero Yakisoban, Sailor Moon S, Fire Fighting, Ruin Arm, Battle Cross, Hybrid Wrestler, Lode Runner Twin Special, Den'z Traffic Panic, Tarchan King of the Jungle, Panic in Nakayoshi Park, Hot Blooded Family, Battle Robot Legend, Shining Force CD, Virtua Fighter (pg. 249), Daytona Racing In Depth/Previews: (page 173) Demon's Crest, Final Fantasy III, Virtual Bart, Animaniacs, Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures, Radical Rex, Bonkers, Pitfall The Mayan Adventure, Shaq Fu, Metal Morph, Ultima The Black Gate, WildSnake, Ghoul Patrol, Lethal Enforcers II, Battle Frenzy, Viewpoint, Ballz, Star Wars Chess, King of Fighters 94, Aggressors of Dark Kombat, Guardian War, Slayer, Burning Soldier, Burn Cycle, Mutant Rage: Body Slam, Samurai Shodown, Bubble Bobble, Star Trek: The Next Generation Special Feature: (page 130) Corpse Killer, Donkey Kong Country, Jaguar Games

Reviews: (page 34) Donkey Kong Country - (SNES) Radical Rex - (SNES) Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure - (SNES) Metal Morph - (SNES) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - (SNES) The Lion King - (SNES) Shaq-Fu - (SNES) Pac-Man 2 - (SNES) Animaniacs - (SNES) Ren & Stimpy: Time Warp - (SNES) Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure - (Genesis) Jurassic Park: RE - (Genesis) Boogerman - (Genesis) Virtual Bart - (Genesis) Animaniacs - (Genesis) Samurai Shodown - (Genesis) Lawnmower Man - (Genesis) The Lion King - (Genesis) Guardian War - (3DO) Mickey Mania - (Sega CD) King of Fighters 94 - (Neo-Geo) Burning Soldier - (3DO) AD & D Slayer - (3DO) Mutant Rampage - (3DO) Solitaire Funpak - (Gameboy) Samurai Shodown - (Gameboy) Alien vs Predator - (Jaguar) Burn Cycle - (CD-I) Sonic Triple Trouble - (Game Gear) Next Wave: (page 130) Samurai Shodown (Sega CD) Side Pocket Special Edition (Sega CD) True Lies (SNES) Wolverine (SNES) Cyber Clash (3DO) Rayman (Jaguar) Biker Mice from Mars (SNES) Shaq Fu (Genesis) Ishar 3 (3DO) seaQuest DSV (SNES) Tricks of the Trade: (page 112) Way of the Warrior, Blackthorne, Super Bomberman 2, Breath of Fire, Tetris 2, Mortal Kombat 2, Incredible Hulk, Zero Tolerance, Dynamite Headdy, Double Dragon V, Megaman 5, John Madden Football, Wild Guns, Fatal Fury Special, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Sparkster, WarioLand: Super Mario Land 3, Taz Escape from Mars, Combat Cars, Breath of Fire, Urban Strike, Sonic CD, Aladdin, 7th Guest, Super Street Fighter 2, We're Back!, The Jungle Book International Outlook: (page 82) G Gundam, Mobile Warrior Gundam, Dragon Quest VI, Gowcaiser, Double Dragon, Dezaemon, Vajra 2, The Great Battle IV, Ghost Rush, Harapeko Bakka, Battle Soccer 2, Sugoro Quest ++, Puzzle Dama, Myst, Race Drivin', Tama, Mickey's Tokyo Disneyland Adventure, Super Tetris 3, Lupin the Third, Ridge Racer, Toshinden, O.B. Club In Depth/Previews: (page 173) Donkey Kong Country, Clay Fighter 2, Yogi Bear, Looney Tunes Animation Factory, Star Trek Starfleet Academy, Addams Family Values, Incredible Hulk, Barbie Vacation Adventure, Mighty Max, Nickelodeon Guts, Ecco: Tides of Time, The Lion King, Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel, The Pagemaster, Generations Lost, Boogerman, Lawnmower Man, Radical Rex, Masked Rider, Android Assault, Lethal Enforcers 2, Snatcher, Loadstar, Starblade, King of Fighters 94, Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold, Off-World Interceptor, Kasumi Ninja, Chaos Control, Contra The Alien Wars, Break Thru, Casino Funpak, The Lion King, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Clayfighter Tournament Edition, Final Fight Guy Special Feature: (page 144) Sonic & Knuckles, Brutal Paws of Fury, Making of Micky Mania, ECTS Report, JAMMA, San Antonio AMOA Expo '94, Sega 32x Games

* This issue was originally flagged for missing 4 pages. Those pages have been added, and the file updated. Please re-download to ensure you have the complete version. Thank you! *huggles* Areala Reviews: (page 30) Sonic 3 - (Genesis) Super Battletank 2 - (SNES) Super Pinball - (SNES) Sengoku - (SNES) Winter Extreme - (SNES) Riddick Bowe Boxing - (SNES) Metal Combat - (SNES) Pirates of Dark Water - (SNES) Flashback - (SNES) Claymates - (SNES) Legend - (SNES) F-117A Night Storm - (Genesis) Lotus 2 - (Genesis) Skitchin' - (Genesis) Pro Moves Soccer - (Genesis) Belle's Quest - (Genesis) Jurassic Park - (Sega CD) Bubble and Squeak - (Genesis) Roar of the Beast - (Genesis) Dragon's Revenge - (Genesis) Prince of Persia - (Genesis) Microcosm - (Sega CD) Monster Manor - (3DO) Raiden - (Jaguar) Kether - (CD-I) Dune CD - (Sega CD) Dino Dudes - (Jaguar) Caesar's World of Boxing - (CD-I) Lemmings - (Lynx) Malibu Bikini Volleyball - (Lynx) Alfred Chicken - (NES) Micro Machines - (Game Gear) Desert Strike - (Lynx) Tricks of the Trade: (page 90) TMNT Tournament Fighters, Eternal Champions, Cybermorph, Taz-mania, Jurassic Park, Ranma 1/2, Castlevania Bloodlines, Pink Panther Goes to Hollywood, Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots!, Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge, ActRaiser 2, McDonalds Treasureland Adventure, Super Putty, Ground Zero, Texas, Fatal Fury 2 International Outlook: (page 72) Pocky & Rocky 2, Shuto Expressway Battle, Ranma 1/2 Super Battle, Crayon Shin-chan, Super Bomberman 2, Ragnacenti, Military Madness 2, Wario's Forest, Mobile Police Patlabor, Phantasy Star: The End of the Millennium In Depth/Previews: (page 118) Pirates of Dark Water, Fire Striker, Super Metroid, StuntRace FX, Moto X, Super Pinball Behind the Mask, Fatal Fury 2, Bubble and Squeak, Prince of Persia, Lawnmower Man, Grind Stormer, Bubba 'n' Stix, Mutant League Hockey, Tomcat Alley, Brutal, Escape from Monster Manor, Alien vs Predator, Space Ace, Hotel Mario, Aladdin, Micro Machines, Super Off Road Special Feature: (page 102) Star Trek: The Next Generation, Mortal Kombat 2 v2.1

Reviews: (page 38) Gunstar Heroes - (Genesis) Dr. Franken - (SNES) Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle - (SNES) Tony Meola Soccer - (SNES) Paladin's Quest - (SNES) Magic Boy - (SNES) Clay Fighter - (SNES) TMNT: Tournament Fighters - (SNES) Mario's Time Machine - (SNES) Top Gear 2 - (SNES) Captain America - (SNES) Championship Pool - (SNES) Wing Commander: Secret Missions - (SNES) Pac-Attack - (SNES) ActRaiser 2 - (SNES) Aladdin - (Genesis) Pink Panther Goes to Hollywood - (Genesis) Vegas Stakes - (SNES) Yoshi's Safari - (SNES) Super Nova - (SNES) Pink Panther Goes to Hollywood - (SNES) Ren & Stimpy - (SNES) Street Fighter II Championship Edition - (Genesis) Gauntlet IV - (Genesis) Formula 1 Grand Prix - (Genesis) Super Battletoads & Double Dragon - (SNES) WWF Royal Rumble - (Genesis) Rocket Knight Adventures - (Genesis) Zombie Ate My Neighbor - (Genesis) Splatterhouse 3 - (Genesis) FIFA Soccer - (Genesis) Sonic CD - (Sega CD) WWF King of the Ring - (NES) Dinosaurs for Hire - (Genesis) Awesome Possum - (Genesis) Robocop vs. The Terminator - (Genesis) AH-3 Thunderstrike - (Sega CD) TMNT: Tournament Fighters - (NES) Quarterback Club - (Gameboy) Star Wars - (Game Gear) Bart vs. The World - (Game Gear) Next Wave: (page 126) Out of this World (3DO) Fun & Games (SNES/Genesis) Asterix the Gaul (SNES) Chester Cheetah 2 (SNES) Lawnmower Man (SNES) Total Carnage (SNES) The Lost Vikings (Genesis) Star Trek The Next Generation (Genesis) Fido Dido (SNES) Quarterback Club (SNES/Genesis) Wicked 18 (SNES) Pink Panther Goes to Hollywood (Genesis) Flashback (SNES) Cosmic Spacehead (Genesis) Socks the Cat (SNES) College Football National Championship (Genesis) Champions World Class Soccer (SNES) Super NBA Basketball (Genesis) Twisted (3DO) Obitus (SNES) Jimmy Connors Tennis (Lynx) Shockwave (3DO) Son of Chuck (Game Gear) Peter Pan (3DO) Battlechess 3DO (3DO) Ms. Pac Man (Gameboy) Cliffhanger (Game Gear) Last Action Hero (Game Gear) Battletoads (Game Gear) Robocop 3 (Game Gear) Tricks of the Trade: (page 106) Silpheed, Mortal Kombat, Super Mario All Stars, Doomsday Warrior, Mechwarrior, Goof Troop, Street Fighter II Turbo, Ranger-X, Street Combat, Dead Moon, Shinobi III, Sonic Blast Man, WWF Royal Rumble, Tuff E Nuff, Jurassic Park, Wolfchild, Time Gal, Super James Pond, Roger Clemens MVP Baseball, Mutant League Football, Yoshi's Cookie, Jungle Strike, Super Turrican, Streets of Rage International Outlook: (page 86) Sound Factory, Sughoi Hebereke, Hebereke's Popoon, Super Puyo Puyo, DragonBall Z 2, Fire Emblem, Gaia Fantasy, Tetris Flash, Oscar, Space Ace, Lawnmower Man, Impossible Mission 2025, Markos Magic Football, Smurfs, Dune Buggies, Yogi Bear, Voyeur, Link: Faces of Evil, Dragon's Fury 2, Lotus 2, Goemon 2, Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventures In Depth/Previews: (page 180) Clay Fighter, Aladdin, Sunset Riders, Tecmo Super Bowl, Wolfenstein 3D, Secret of Mana, Sports Illustrated Football/Baseball, Art of Fighting, Super Chase HQ, Ren & Stimpy Show, Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D, Lufia, Paladin's Quest, Magic Boy, Top Gear 2, Arcus Odyssey, Championship Pool, Mario's Time Machine, We're Back!, Time Slip, Megaman X, Pink Panther Goes to Hollywood, Gunstar Heroes, Eternal Champions, Castlevania Bloodlines, Zombies Ate my Neighbors, Ren & Stimpy starring Stimpy's Invention, Treasureland Adventure, Home Alone 2, Time Killers, Blades of Vengeance, Virtual Pinball, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Puggsy, Stellar-Fire, Joe Montana's NFL Football, Lethal Enforcers, AH-3 Thunderstrike, Beyond Shadowgate, Fatal Fury Special, Crash 'n Burn, Pro Sport Hockey, TMNT Tournament Fighters, Megaman IV, Addams Family Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt, Star Wars, Desert Speedtrap, Ecco, Fantastic Dizzy Special Feature: (page 140) Sonic CD, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Chaos, Elite, Virgin Games lineup, Codemasters 1993-94 lineup, Super Street Fighter II

Scan updated September 23,2016 Reviews: (page 32) Super Bomberman - (SNES) Redline F-1 Racer - (SNES) Bio Metal - (SNES) Battle Blaze - (SNES) Super James Pond - (SNES) Run Saber - (SNES) Goof Troop - (SNES) Operation Logic Bomb - (SNES) Battle Cars - (SNES) Super Widget - (SNES) NBA Showdown - (SNES) Nigel Mansell Racing - (SNES) GP-1 - (SNES) Rock & Roll Racing - (SNES) World Heroes - (SNES) Plok! - (SNES) NHL '94 - (Genesis) Incredible Crash Dummies - (SNES) Hyper V-Ball - (SNES) F-1 Pole Position - (SNES) Wolfchild - (SNES) Rocky & Bullwinkle - (Genesis) Ranger - X - (Genesis) Strider Returns - (Genesis) Technoclash - (Genesis) Sorcerer's Kingdom - (Genesis) MiG-29 - (Genesis) Bill Walsh College Football - (Genesis) General Chaos - (Genesis) Chase HQ II - (Genesis) Silpheed - (Sega CD) John Madden Duo CD Football - (Duo) Star Trek: TNG - (NES) Flintstones - (Genesis) Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt - (NES) Aliens vs. Predator - (Gameboy) Real Ghostbusters - (Gameboy) Global Gladiators - (Game Gear) Final Fantasy Legend III - (Gameboy) Jurassic Park - (Game Gear) Strider Returns - (Game Gear) Next Wave: (page 104) Lethal Enforcers (Sega CD) Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in Time (SNES) Sonic Spinball (Genesis) Cliffhanger (Sega CD) Last Action Hero CD (Sega CD) WWF Rage in the Cage (Sega CD) Dr. Franken (SNES) Lufia (SNES) Mutant League Hockey (Genesis) Dune CD (Sega CD) Secret of Mana (SNES) Genghis Khan II (SNES) Star Quest (Genesis) Metal Marines (SNES) Stellar Fire (Sega CD) Joe Montana (Sega CD) Pirates of Dark Water (SNES) Virtual Pinball (Genesis) Sunset Riders (SNES) Virtua Racing (Genesis) John Madden 3DO (3DO) (page 226) Dragon Tales (3DO) Mega Race (3DO) Tricks of the Trade: (page 88) Street Fighter II Turbo, Final Fight 2, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Super Turrican, Pocky and Rocky, Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing, Alien 3, Jungle Strike, Firepower 2000, Ecco CD, Final Fight CD, Street Fighter II: Championship Edition, Battletoads & Double Dragon, B.O.B., Bubsy, Vegas Stakes, Raging Fighter, Shining Force International Outlook: (page 72) Martial Champions, The NinjaWarriors, Rockman Soccer, Fatal Fury 2, Goemon 2, Record of Lodoss War, Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventure, Ax 101, Popful Mail, DragonBall Z In Depth/Previews: (page 124) Ardy Light Foot, Legend, World Heroes, Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle, Pacman 2 The New Adventure, Daffy Duck The Marvin Missions, Might and Magic III, Pac-Attack, Super Nova, Skyblazer, Lester the Unlikely, Street Fighter II Championship Edition, Eternal Champions, Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter, Gauntlet IV, Aladdin, Robocop vs. The Terminator, Dinosaurs for Hire, Wimbledon, Awesome Possum, Cliffhanger, Last Action Hero, Tecmo Super Bowl, Silpheed, Star Trek: The Next Generation, John Madden Duo CD Football, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Desert Strike, Cool Spot Special Feature: (page 118) Super Street Fighter II

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READER MAIL INFO TRAK (News section) -Questions about Saturn sales figures -Steve Race leaves Sony -Mario and Final Fantasy on Ultra 64 -The "Sega Unplugged" media/PR event -Sega buying 3DO? -Sega leaving the hardware business? -Sega announces the Nomad system -Walter Day illness/Twin Galaxies news HIT LISTS (Top 10 charts) GAME GOSSIP -Industry reaction to Ultra 64 development kits -Mario RPG -Long Yoshi's Island delay related to Rare and Donkey Kong Country -Saturn Virtua Fighter 2 being rushed? -Portable SNES and NES -Matsushita buying Sega? -Sega Neptune being re-worked? IN RELATED NEWS...(Non-gaming specific content. Music, comics, movies, internet, and other general pop-culture happenings. Some related to video games, some not. Two pages in length.) PREVIEWS Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn) Sega Rally (Saturn) Virtua Cop (Saturn) Battle Arena Toshinden 2 (Arcade) Toshinden (Saturn) T-Mek (32X) High Velocity (Saturn) DeathKeep (3DO) Criticom (Saturn) Center Ring Boxing (Saturn) Wing Arms (Saturn) Killing Time (3DO) Blade Force (3DO) Earthworm Jim 2 (Genesis) IN THE WORKS (Big list of all known games in development across all major platforms, and their estimated release dates) JAPANESE PREVIEWS -Super Mario RPG (Super Famicom) -J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues (Saturn) -Horned Owl (Playstation) -Winning Eleven (Playstation) REVIEWS -Wipeout (Playstation) -The Mask (SNES) -Cyber Speedway (Saturn) -Scooby Doo Mystery (Genesis) -Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn) -Mortal Kombat 3 (Playstation) -Virtua Fighter (32X) -Daedulus Encounter (3DO) -Novastorm (Playstation) -3D Lemmings (Playstation) -Ultra Vortek (Jaguar) -D (3DO) -Zoop (SNES) -Panzer General (3DO) -Secret of Evermore (SNES) -Discworld (Playstation) -Dark Legend (Saturn) -Ballz (3DO) -Off World Interceptor (Saturn) -Light Crusader (Genesis) -Street Fighter: The Movie (Saturn) -ESPN Extreme (Playstation) -Speedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos (SNES) -Destruction Derby (Playstation) -Batman Forever (SNES) GP SPORTS (Reviews and previews of sports games) Reviews: -NHL All-Star Hockey (Saturn) -Prime Time NFL (Genesis) -Power Serve 3-D Tennis (Playstation) -Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition (SNES) Previews: -PGA Tour (Playstation) -NHL Face Off (Playstation) -NHL 96 (3DO & Playstation) -NFL GameDay (Playstation) NOW PLAYING (A big list of recent reviews, containing the scores the games received, and a brief summary of the original review) -Included in this section, is a brief guide on how to buy games through the mail. ARCADES (Overviews of recently released Arcade games, previews of games in development, as well as general Arcade industry news and gossip) Games featured: -WWF Wrestlemania -Rail Chase 2 -Virtua Cop 2 -Rave Racer -MagBall CHEAT SHEETS (strategy guides, cheat codes, move lists, and reader mail questions related to all three) Guides and Move-lists: -WeaponLord (Genesis/SNES) -Mega Man VII (SNES) -Shinobi Legions (Saturn) -Tekken (Playstation) Game Slayers (reader questions): -Alone in the Dark (3DO) -Final Fantasy III (SNES) -True Lies (Genesis/SNES -Eternal Champions (Sega CD) Code Breakers (the cheat code section): -Mega Man VII (SNES) -Triple Play 96' (Genesis) -Slam N' Jam (3DO) -Panzer Dragoon (Saturn) -Battle Arena Toshinden (Playstation) -NBA Live 95' (Genesis) -Blackthorne (32X) -Demon's Crest (SNES) -Barkley: Shut-Up and Jam 2 (Genesis) -Wario Blast (Game Boy) -World Series Baseball 95' (Genesis) -Robotica (Saturn) Game Genie codes: -Stargate (Genesis) -Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis) -Madden 95' (Genesis) -Clay Fighter 2 (SNES) -Super Return of the Jedi (SNES) BACK TALK (The last non-ad page of the magazine. Game Players style comedy, and a reader contest.)