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SEGA AND GENESIS ARE TRADE- MARKS OF SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ЖІ 28 Basketball Feature NBA Jam, Jammit, NBA Showdown, NBA Action '94 44 Winter Consumer Electronics Show A report on the hot games of the WCES \ 59 Reader's Survey Fill it out and win prizes! 62 СІ 1993 Video Game Awards See who topped the сһап іп 93 Reviews КЮ СМ 8 Genesis С Castlevania: Bloodlines, Sonic 3, Goofy's Hysterical History Tour 16 Sega CD Lunar: The Silver Star 20 SNES Total Carnage. Mega Man X, Joe & Mac 2, Turn N Burn, Legend, Rabbit Rampage | uu 38 Jaguar Cybermorph 6 Letter from the Editors 36 What's Hot! Rumors & News 7 Dear Game Informer 40 Arcade Brigade SM Mortal Kombat Il Ч 18 Tech Talk 54 Game Genie/Swap Shop The Latest in Hardware & Software Includes Exclusive Codes From Galoob 34 Classics Attic: 56 Secret Access NCAA Basketball Tips From Our Readers Game Informer = March/April '94 БІЛІТ Т0 le DESTROY ALLENEMIES ^ — AND TO SHOW TAITO HINT LINE $.95 FIRST MIN., $.75 EA ADDL. 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Game Informer Magazine, 10120 West 76th Street, Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3728. The Editor welcomes company product information for all video games. Such materials should be addressed to: Editor, Game Informer Magazine, 10120 W. 76th Street, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Editorial phone and FAX numbers are noted above. Unsolicited manuscripts cannot be returned or acknowledged. Entire contents copyright 1994. Game Informer Magazine. All rights reserved; repro- duction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Game Informer is a trademark of FUNCO, Inc. Products named in these pages are trade names, or trademarks, of their respective companies. For a subscription to Game Informer Magazine, please call our Circulation Department at (612) 946-7245. BPA Membership Applied for September 1992. Video Game Violence Pm writing in response to your game reviewers covering Mortal Kombat. All three, Andy, Rick & Paul, were upset that Nintendo kept the blood out of their version. Two of the reviewers cried censorship. | say we have two choices: 1) Everybody has the freedom of choice to do what they want, and no one can cry censorship because it's each individual's decision. OR 2) We take all violence out of video games, music, television and movies and no one cry censorship because it's the way God wants us to live. | guess we know where Gl stands! | applaud Nintendo for its courageous stand. Thanks, Nintendo, for being the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and not a Super Nintendo Violentainment System. Duane Giddings Gary, IL Let's just make one thing clear. Gl isn't endorsing video game violence in any way. However, there are people who enjoy that type of realism in their games, and they're entitled the right to play them. Secondly, it becomes censorship when an existing property, such as a film, song or even an arcade game, are altered to the degree that a substantial part of the original is missing. Everyone thinks about things differently and everyone deserves choices. Period. -Eds. GI Monthly? Your magazine is really great. | especially like Secret Access. GI's new look is awesome, but how come your magazine is bi-monthly? Two months is a long time to wait for a new Gl. Most video game magazines start as a bi-monthly magazine then, after a few issues, they start monthly. Do you have any plans on making 61 a monthly magazine or are you going to stay bi-monthly? - __ Flushing, МІ As they say in the ad biz, “Anticipation...”. However, the answer to your question is... some- day, yes! -Eds. - Gl's New Look I've been reading уош-бате Informer maga- zine and am truly impressed! It is the most organized gaming magazine I've read. | congratulate you on your efforts to produce a profitable magazine that one can read and understand. Some of the other publishing companies jam up the book so much that you can't tell one thing from another. It is not difficult to see that you guys are very experi- enced. | find your tips drastically helpful dur- ing play, especially with Mortal Kombat. Jonathan D. Baker Boca Raton, FL “Free Victor Maxx” In your July/August ‘93 issue, you featured an article called “Free Victor Maxx” in your Tech Talk section. It stated that they were developing a VR system for both Super NES and Sega. | have Super NES and was thinking about getting a Sega. Is it true that there will be a VR system for Super NES, and will it be anything like what | played at Dave and Busters? Chris Jennings Plano, TX Mike Henderson - Letters From Our Readers: 4 While we don't know what Dave and Busters is, we do know that Victor Maxx does work on both SNES and Genesis. However, we advise that you check this VR unit out before you sink the cash. The Victor Maxx unit is closer to a TV for your head than a VR unit for your mind. -Eds. Genesis vs. SNES I'm counter-attacking your response to Matt Samonte's letter іп the Nov/Dec issue. How can your game reviewers pick the Genesis over the SNES? That’s like saying the Atari 2600 is superior to the 8-Bit NES. And, while on the subject of superior systems, Sega says the Genesis has a special chip known as a Blast Processing in their system. But if you were to take that “chip” out of the machine, games like Sonic would play the same. On the other hand, if Nintendo was to remove the Super FX chip from the SNES, games like Starfox would not work. Also, did you notice that Capcom had to use 24-megs of memory to create a crappy version of SF2 that wasn't as well received as -SF2 Turbo on SNES, which only took 20-megs. Not only is the SNES a superior system to the ~ Genesis technically, it is a better value for your dollar. Kirk Bramlett Jr. Jacksonville, Fl Kirk, your letter is very interesting but you need to get some facts straight. First, Blast Processing isn't a chip, it's а programming technique. And without it, Certain elements found in games like Soníc wouldn't exist. And, the Super FX chip isn't inside the SNES, it's inside the cartridges, and you pay extra for that. As far as the Genesis being behind technologically, it is and it isn’t. There are things the Sega can do that the SNES can't, and vice versa. In other words, BOTH machines are incredible in their own right. -Eds. GI’s Review Rating System I've received a copy of your Nov/Dec 1993 issue and, while it’s not bad for a new and budding magazine, there are a few comments Pd like to make. 1) The Rating System: 9.252? What do you mean by that? While you present a scale with values between 1 and 10 (I’m assuming integer values only), some scores were given fractional values. | considered the possibility that this was an average total score of the six categories until | read on page 31 that Andy had assigned a “Graphics” value of “9,25”. Why not 9.255?! Do you realize that you can actually assign 40 different values for each category with your current rating system (.25-10.00)? As a result, this leaves me with a feeling that the rating had no "real" value, but could be assigned an infinite number of "empty" possibilities. and 2) The Grammatical Structuring: (On page 7), "The look is faithful to the cartoon and the animation of Pink Panther was smooth. But modern animation is so improved that this game appears dated. “Yuck!” Pm not professing to be an English major, but that was awful. Michael Duda Well Michael, as for our grammatical structure, it's the editor's job to take a review from each reviewer and condense it into 100 words or less while maintaining each reviewer's own "opinion". Otherwise there'd be no room for pictures or the main copy. Sometimes we do it well, sometimes not so well. We aren't trying to win any Nobel prize for literature; just give you our impressions of a game. As for our rating system, there's a lot of gray area when evaluating games and we want to make sure our rating allow for that fact. Thats why we don't use smiley faces or any other ambiguous symbol. We've all bought at least one game that stinks, yet it was played up as being cool. Gl doesn't want that to happen to you, and that's why We use a rating system with several variables. With such a rating system, we're able to let you know that we think a game scoring 9.5 is better than a game at 9.25, but both games are extraordinary. и" Не А n dy!” This fetter is to that Andy guy. Just because every game isn't Street Fighter-like doesn't mean you have to put it down and give it a bad review. Lots of people put hard work into making video games, and then you go and say that it stinks just because it's on a system you don't like. For an example, you gave John Madden '94 a terrible review just because it looked pathetic to you. Other people, like me, might not like to hear their favorite game put down. | don't think you'd like to hear your favorite game being called pathetic. David Herrera Corona, CA Hey, it's our job to tell you what we think of games, and we aren't going to agree with every body all the time. Likewise, not every body will agree with us. We slammed Madden 94-5МЕ5 because the play was slow and not any fun, not because it was on the SNES. But think about this, what if every game that came out had as much time and effort spent on its design as SF2 did... THINK ABOUT IT! -Eds. Sega CD First, Ра like to know if Street Fighter ІІ is coming to the Sega CD in the near future. Secondly, is there a Sega CD version of Mortal Kombat, and when will it be coming out. And, last but not least, is there a Game Genie being developed for Sega CD? Chris Sheppard Lebanon, MO No, Capcom is definitely not working on a Sega CD version of SF2 and yes, Acclaim is working on a Sega CD version of MK that will be out sometime this Spring. As far as a Game Genie is concerned, Codemasters (the inventors of the Game Genie) are working on a Sega CD version that will fit in- between the Genesis and Sega CD unit. However, Galoob hasn't yet seen it, so production plans are still in the air. -Eds. P.S. Thanks for all your letters, Chris. We can't answer all the letters we get, but we sure do try! Game Informer a March/April "94 Letter From The Editors Well, the staff of Game Informer has returned home from yet another Consumer Electronics Show (WCES) in Vegas and we have to say it left us feeling a bit...empty. Now we're well aware that the Winter show is always much leaner on new releases than the Summer show in Chicago, because no one is gearing up for the holiday buying season. However, in the past, we have looked to the Vegas show to give us that one or two surprises; the game we never expected or that technological advancement that just blows us out of our boxers. Alas, there was nothing of the sort at this year's WCES. Perhaps we're tainted, as we have both had the privilege and painstaking task of seeing the best and worst each platform has to offer. But, quite simply, much of what we saw left us uninspired. Sega again managed to over- shadow their number one competitor 2 by showing the ever-popular Sonic 3, . their new CDX player and a better- than-we-hoped-for Virtua Racing. Besides, they had their Virtua Fighter, Virtua Formula and AS-1 arcade machines hooked up for those willing to wait in line. But, these are all products we've seen or heard of and, despite all our prodding and pestering, Sega remained tight-lip'ed about the 32-bit Saturn. Nintendo of America had, in our opinion, 60,000 square feet of nothing. Well, not exactly nothing, as Super Metroid could be ranked as the best game of the show in the minds of many. Sure, the Big N offered up the long-awaited Donkey Kong for Game Boy, Star Tropics 2 and Mega Man VI (yes, from Nintendo) for 8-bit, a sports line featuring Ken Griffy Jr. and the sugar-coated Stunt Race FX (formerly FX Trax), but the absence of sparkle bathed their booth in a lack-luster light. And, as expected, their press conference regarding Project Reality was annoyingly void of any newsworthy substance. And what about the companies we look to for third-party blockbuster hits, such as Acclaim, Capcom, Konami and Electronic Arts? Meet The Reviewers. PAUL, THE PRO PLAYER “Dust of those copies of NCAA Basketball, ‘cause MARCH MADNESS is HERE!! WCES ‘94 has come and gone. Nothing real exciting, but | can’t wait for more of the Jag. By the way, have you seen any video cameras floating around? For March, I’ve gotta’ say NBA JAM for the SG and SNES. | won't take sides on which is better.” Rick, THE VIDEO RANGER “| have been surviving (barely) the Minnesota winter from H***! (Ooh, The Ranger sweared!, - Ed.)When the weather gets warm enough I'll play hockey. The rest of the time l'Il play Sega CD and SNES. My top game selections this issue include: NBA Jam (SNES), which is one of my two favorite sports games ever, and Mega Man X, which was also very impressive. As for game systems, the Jaguar is showing great potential that | hope it lives up to. | have been a bit disappointed in the lack of improvement in video games since Summer C.E.S.." How THE GAMES ARE RATED: О! reviewers rate games 1 = Terminal in six categories: 2 = Avoid m Concept m Playability 3 = Yawner m Graphics/Animation т Entertainment Value 4 - Weak m Sound Game Informer = March/April 94 - ш Overall Rating 5 - Average By Elizabeth A. Olson & Andrew McNamara We use a scale from 1 to 10. 10 - A Classic! Acclaim focused all their attention ontheupcoming release ofNBA JAM. Yes, this may be the most promising home release of the year, but their remaining titles looked like luke- warm rehashes. Konami rattled off an impressive list for the second half of 94, but had little to show other than Castlevania Bloodlines and a 16-bit Double Dribble. Even Capcom and Electronic Arts came up lean. In fact, a few of their products made us feel like we were trapped in a Game Player’s “Games We Wanna See” Wish List. Mega Man Soccer? Shaquille O’Neil in a fighting game? A side-scrolling adventure featuring Michael Jordan? Weird...very weird. We bemoaned our sore feet, grumbled about our lack of enthusi- asm, and wondered why the video game section (one of the biggest factors of the WCES) was shoved off into temporary tents. Guess we'd have to hit the arcades for a little game play action. We had to check out Sega's VirtuaLand and the new Luxor hotel. Andy headed for Virtua 6 - Fair 7 = Good 8 - Very Good 9 - Excellent Formula and MKII, while Beth took out some kid on Virtua Fighter (hard to believe, I know). Next, we strode across the street to MGM Grand'snew arcade to check out Ridge Racer and Cyber Sled. So what was the coolest thing we saw at the show? Well, it wasn't really at the show but, next time you're in Vegas, we highly recommend that you check out the Luxors “Search for the Obelisk”. This fantastic simulator ride rivals anything we've seen at Universal Studios and really shouldn't be missed. Finally,a personal note from Beth: Га like to take this opportunity to say good-bye and thank all of you for giving me the opportunity to talk to you over the last two and a half years. I'm moving on to conquer new challenges at a game company in Southern California (hey, it's warmer there!), but I leave you all in the very capable hands of Andy and the rest of the GI staff. TII miss this place. See you at the arcades... Subscription Motice Want to stay on top on what's new in the video game world? Keep the Game Informer coming to your home.Subscribe now for only $9.88 and receive six action-packed issues; one every other month. Save $13.80 off the cover price. Look for the subscription card in the issue and sign up today! Attention! The release dates listed in these pages are those currently available at the time the Game Informer goes into production and are subject to change. . The Eliminator CD-ROM cleaning kit sells for $29.95 MSRP not $14.95. The NBA Jam roster on pg. 9 had two mistakes on it; Detlef Schrempf and Derrick McKey wer flip-flopped. : 1-Player action/adventure, - Jo the classic Castlev ін SEGOVIA, aban УЫ WEAPON а LALOR Shiite ате с 3 > " ча ТТТ) " WHIP VAULT he walls of Castlevania tell the story of a legacy of evil and heroism. It chronicles the dark reign of Transylvania’s Count Dracula; of his defeat in 1897 at the hands of vampire hunter, Quincy Morris of the House of Belmont, who put the blood-thirsty lord to sleep for eternity. But the peace that fell over Europe was to be short-lived. The assassination of the Austrian Prince, which took place in Sarajevo in the year 1914, would set in motion a chain of wicked events that would lead Europe into the first World War. His execution was the work of Elizabeth Bartley, a descendant of the Count who, in the early 15th century was executed as a female vampire for taking the blood of more than 800 young girls. It seems she has been resurrected by a witch known as Dorothea Game Informer a March/April "84 жұ» “уч ^ the garden at Versailles. | Some of the best : . | backgrounds те on the Sega. “Ра, THE Pro PLAYER А “Genesis owners who һауе never po, NM ЖЫ ; » t ; еа. тп / played the Castlevania series should WA : T 3 T е 1" мв о аме 7% 44 Graphics: 8.5 check this out. It ‘s been a long time coming. The graphics aren't as impressive as the SNES version, yet The shading and animation on TE NNE {һе Level 4 Boss is awesome. | "e s somell ; а аға ыс У A ү is playability, and that's what Га | «T Т | ; : expect from Konami. If you've never experienced the great action of this 8 series on the other systems. here's your chance." Ross, Tue REBEL Gamer 7 “Finally the Castlevania series has көкет; ` come out for the Genesis! It's been a g long wait, but well worth it. With raphics and animation that nival the ES, looks ve * Graphics: censors love to hate. With с "^ ДИ у of two characters, it gives а whole жездің аша, ү OVERALL: new side to Drac and the undead. While the game play of Bloodlines -— 7 78 is lacking, the overall cart is worth You'll find all the blood and gore This part is really cool. You cut the The Sega version of Castlevania в a look. head off the statue and it falls into place so you can get by. that were missing on the SNES. moves faster than any one before: Pte 25% УҢА: Anny, THE Game HOMBRE Swentes, and has been capturing the souls of prominent European figures "This Бөле ік edo! amdi d the fact that it plays like the NES Graphics: 8.75 versions, because the graphics and blood are all here and are actually Sound: 9.25 quite spectacular. Plus the back- grounds and characters are “Hon he 8 drawn... absolutely evil, the 3 A Concept: as a sacrifice to her uncle, Count Dracula. This brings us to the present day and the beginning of our story, as two figures approach Dracula’s castle. One 15 John Morris, great-grandson of Quincy who, has come to fulfill his destiny as a descendant of the House of Belmont. The other is Егіс Lecarde, a would-be sculpture who is out to avenge the death of his girlfriend at the hand of Elizabeth. screams terror into this game. | loved Castlevania on Super NES and this Players must choose one-of these two vampire-hunters as they seek out Dracula in the hopes of laying this web of evil to rest once and for all. Your е game comes so close (it would have journey through six vicious levels will vary, depending on your choice. The been better if they had put in the Желе wate а ie ; controllable whip) Г almost forgot what spirits of Castlevania are waiting... +В system I was playing. If you liked any version of Castlevania (other than 2) and you own a Sega, get it.” Game Informer a March/April "84 i MN VITSE iti igs i | E I | | | | i Zoom into Action with SEGA Genesis ! crab your lightning shield and roll into action...Swing from vine-to-vine, dodge the deadly traps and launch a slew of souped-up spin-attacks through mega-sized zones filled with hidden rooms and secret passageways! Count on trusty Tails” to airlift you out of danger, and record your progress using the new Game Save Feature. Experience the ultimate in ultra- sonic power on a ring-grabbing, super-Sonic ride that will keep you spinning! thr the IceCap Zone-- through the Special Stage in the Marble Garden Zone-- and for chilled-out to collect the and vanquish spike-wielding passageways and arctic Chaos Emeralds! enemies with a point to prove! power-ups! SCORE „a BT0 *—* . TIME 7:38 MEEK | E „5 X Ad i" 1 at every turn--and prepare the demented Dr. Robotnik -- Be blown for some electrifying and his non-stop stream of away by the all-new 2-Player, close encounters! nasty new inventions! Head-2-Head, Split Screen, Simultaneous Action Mode! n 'HEDGENUG NEW ON CEGA GENESIS Sega, Genesis, Sonic The Hedgehog and all related characters and indicia are trademarks of SEGA. LIFESAVERS is a registered trademark of Nabisco, Inc. ©1994 SEGA. All rights reserved. 444444444444444444444444444444444444444443444 424444444442 TSDDRE-- 256007 PAT IME: 2:08 + A8 mascot are at it again. But, in a time when sequels grow tiresome, can they really make a better Sonic? j^ bet! E the tradition of the original | blockbuster, the style of play To add to the 3-D effect, many of Um Sonic's obstacles spin to give you a good look at our rodent friend. Island E bythe aos Emeralds, Rebotnic ne to repair his Death Egg ship. To t | C‏ ا do this he must first convirice Knuckles, : MeL ; ei al Hee 14 э ^‏ theisland’s guardian, that Sonic and Tails are Ms‏ outto steal. them.‏ тһе tse addition to the Sonic family, „Кпис ез is the last surviving descendant of the lost civilization of Echidna that once inhabited Floating Island. (For those of you too lazy to look it up, an echidna is spiny anteater-like creature, much like a hedgehog, / that is native to Australia and Tasmania). He is f a master. at discovering passageways, allowing | him бона ! Іш get іп Sonic's way. Besides 7 Ў Tails can lends а hand. Sonic catches some serious air on the snowboard level. rite а March/April 94 Game Informer EE мо ане улер пан эней эман Жыр) тали рн ванні раят Barber Shop Pole = Spinning Top un jump ' and spir phevioys Hedgehog carts. New. features 8 P A bonus rounds i tage ahd dihost i of power-up shields that help Stes through fire orbreath under watê yers can compete > against’ or with one.anothet : the Save feature: lets you store upto seven gameé. ag counter-parts a whole new look. Whether he's blasting through the Carnival — Night Zone or pW- -boarding through the Arctic ET A Shield March/April "94 Best of all, Sega’s new three-dimensional modeling gives Sonic and his Jg vias 915218. 4 5/ЛӘІЛӘ. Sega Genesis Reviews Bonus Stage - Gumball Machine Ross, THe REBEL GAMER RINGS ANDY, THe Game HOMBRE New spiked enemies that can really throw you off. SCORE 100 h ы ; SPORE 100 52 Б y и Ш" ТІМЕ-0:53 = m P 177 | a 2. 1 | 1. RINGS 17 А p Pes ud E / PAUL, THE PRO PLAYER Game Informer = March/April "94 = жеге) to launch | if up the tower. ' his way into new рсете, ооѓу е | Museum. nveil ou and take out the ANDY, THE Game HoMBRÉ "Unlike previous Disney games for = the Genesis, Goofy's Hysterical 7.5 History Tour lacks some of the whimsical qualities that made the 6 5 others magic. Don't get me wrong. ! This game is well done and sure to 8 be a hit, but the backgrounds are rather boring and the soundtrack got 8 onmynerves. Comparable to Donald Duck's first Genesis outing, Goofy comes off very raw. Fortunately, the play mechanics are there, which will surely make it possible for us to play a string of Goofy games." Rick, THE VIDEO RANGER Concept: _ Graphics: Sound: Playability: Entertainment: from the new Ге Goofy will get little help from ids and Pete’s "Let me start by saying I’m a big Disney fan. Goofy isn't one of my | в favorite characters so, for me, this * license doesn'tcarry the same weight | 8 as Mickey or Donald; becoming a _ head janitor isn't a task І could really & quite good, especially Goofy's voice. 4 As for the play, Goofy handles well, but | got bored quickly. Younger children will enjoy this game for it's м cute simplicity but, as one disap- pointed adult gamer, | felt they'd d forgotten the more mature Disney fan.” Concept: Graphics: 5.5 psyche up for. The sound effects are 8 Playability: Entertainment: | Ross, THE REBEL GAMER “As one of my favorite cartoon characters, Goofy is a welcome 7 figure to my list of game personality favorites. Regrettably, the animators 7 at Disney weren't involved in the animation sequences, which would 7 have made them much nicer. The background music is a great addition 8 to the game, but the sound effects could be more exciting. The overall playability of the cart is well-rounded enough to keep both young and ES seasoned players interested in | the game." 9 РВд$ $18919 4 5/ЛӘЛӘ ба > THE Воттом ше 8.9 \ ех was just like any other youth his age, except for his obses- sion with the lives of the four heroes and the tale of how they rose up and defended Lunar against the Vile Force. Alex spent hours daydreaming before the monument of Dragonmaster Dyne, one of the heroes who had fallen in battle. If only he and his friends could be part of such an exciting and noble cause. Little could Alex know that he was about to get his wish. Lunar welcomes players on an adventure with Alex and his three loyal friends, Ramus, the strange winged creature Nall, and Luna, his childhood sweetheart. Our fearless foursome is about to embark on a journey that will unravel the secrets of the past and once again match the forces of truth against those of evil. Created in classic Role-play styft? Lunar centers around ghisa: - ч E Ls ing plot that bri узете our four heroes шыра additional characters WA ы. ен” қ. Alex, Ramus, Luna and Nall meet ; ALEX nins the White Dragon. CITNIOR A NEN IE Nash's powerful Th the warlocks Game Informer « March/April 94 % You'll need Айһепа 5 sword апа the Dragon Mia, Kyle and Jessica. Your party varies throughout the game from one Armor before you can to six players as you try to rescue the four dragons and the Goddess challenge Ghaleon. i В ; ; 9 Althena. In addition to adding depth and plot twists to the storyline. each of the eight characters possesses their own unique magic spells and fighting abilities that become necessary for survival. If you wish to take a break, a unique save feature lets you save “in your tracks” at any time. However, the compelling story and huge variety of spells, items and enemies are sure to keep any RPG fan glued to the screen. % Ross, THE REBEL Gamer à "The Sega CD has its first interactive ^» PME В RPG! Апа, not only is Lunar an RPG, | Graphics: g but it turned out to be a good RPG! The cinemas are an unexpected 8 d f 2 7 O the game. It's rare to find an RPG that truly challenges you mentally without being difficult to figure out; Lunar succeeds! However, if you do not perform just the right job, you can be stuck in one place for hours." 58 Paut, THE Pro PLAYER ; "With the memory capabilities of 4 س ا اا‎ баки: , CD-ROM, a big and in-depth RPG is = La 8: 7 what! expect. And that's what ya’ get — FT. b e with Lunar Although. the entire mazes and challenging puzzles are the final factors that make this RPG ^ one of the best. Finally! there's an 8 75 awesome RPG for the Sega CD. ш Апуопе who remotely likes RPGs should have this one for their system.” RICK, THe Video RANGER v | ; "Lunar is a classic RPG, taking Poet в advantage of CD capabilities to Granhics: в achieve а long and intricately- spica designed storyline to surprise and 8 delight the KWAA is great. Excellent playability features include the ability to save virtually anywhere in the game, and the artificial intelligence allowing the computer to handle your fights. I'm still waiting for the perfect RPG, but Lunar will do nicely until it comes along.” ALEX соор ENS HASH GOOD "Ww KYLE GOOD nin JESS GOOD GOOD multi-armed attack. Lunar features close-quarter combat, as well as long range attacks. Game Informer « March/April 94 JVC Unveils New CD-ROM Multi-Media System JVC, the company famous for introducing the VHS video format, hopes to repeat that success with their new CD-ROM Multi Entertainment system. The RG-M10, officially named the X’EYE, is capable of playing Audio CDs, CD+G Karaoke discs, Electronic Books (with optional ROM cartridge), CD-ROM educational software, as well as Sega Genesis and Sega CD software. The X’EYE’s CPU incorporates two 68000 Processors and one Z80A Processor. Its internal RAM includes 6Mbit memory for the CD-ROM buffer, 128Kbit CD-ROM data cache memory and a 64Kbit back-up memory. Superior sound reproduction is made possible by JVC's 1-bit PEM D/A Converter, an eight-times oversampling digital filter. The X'EYE will reach store shelves in April of '94 for a suggested retail of $499.99. The unit will come bundled with one controller, one RF adaptor, and three software titles including Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia™, a CD+G Karaoke disc and а Sega CD game. в Commodore Jumps Back into the Market With the Amiga CD” ommodore’s Amiga CD?? is getting rave C reviews since its August release in the UK. Developed with the help of 25 separate video game developers, the Amiga CD* is based on the Amiga 4000 computer. It offers 16-bit CD stereo sound, a dual 32-bit Bus width, a 68EC020/14Mhz Microprocessor, 2 MB of RAM, expansion ports, higher screen resolution than 3DO or Atari’s Jaguar, MPEG video and audio decompression engines, an optional MPEG-1 full-motion video board ($250) and Photo-CD software (whew!). There are already several strong games for the Amiga CD, like Zool: The Ninja of the Nth Dimension, Defender of the Crown Il, Oscar and p Microcosm. Plans to upgrade Vos ie 5 other popular titles such as ича | Labyrinth, Jurassic Park and Lemmings are also underway. By the time the platform is released in the States, Commodore anticipates an estimated 32 titles will be available. In addition to playing titles developed specifically for the Amiga CD??, the unit plays all standard audio CDs, CD+Gs, Photo and video CDs (with optional add-ons), and is compatible with many Amiga and СОТУ titles. Look for the Amiga CD?? in stores this March for around $399. Ш JVC's ХЖҮЕ System. The Latest in Video Game Hardware & Software | Aura's Interactor Adds а New Dimension to Your Gaming Ехрегіепсе ura Systems, Inc. һауе the video gaming ехрегіепсе A down to a science. The same scientists and engineers that once developed proprietary electromagnetic technology for companies like Boeing, Hughes or the US Air Force is now. using their technology to enhance the feel of video games. Aura's patented electromagnetic high force actuator (HFA) technology has several commercial uses, most recently in the “Theatre of Time” and the “Search for the Obelisk” simulation ride located at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. Aura’s first consumer products will be the AuraSound™ audio speakers and the Interactor™, a vest-like accessory that fits The Interactor""- over a player's torso, enabling them to "feel" the game. The electromagnetic force created by Aura's HFAs enhances the game experience by adding another dimension to the sight and sound, allowing the user to feel every punch, gun shot or the booming beat of the soundtrack by creating body-pulsing vibrations keyed to the on-screen action. Individual controls let players fine tune the output to pick up the entire soundtrack or filter out all but a specific effect. The Interactor hooks up to the audio output of any game system and can also be used with your stereo or TV. The Interactor will be available this year for an estimated retail price of $90. 8 et Ah Game Informer « March/April "94 AT&T Demonstrates the Edge 16™ at WCES AT&T proudly demonstrated their Edge 16 device at Sega’s booth during the Winter Consumer Electronics Show. In addition, several third party licensees have signed on to support the device, with a few even demonstrating games. Early licensee support includes Gametek, the ImagiNation Network, PF. Magic, Sega, US Gold, Acclaim, Crystal Dynamics, EA Sports, Microprose, Spectrum HoloByte and The Software Toolworks. The Edge 16 is a modem unit that plugs into the game slot of Sega’s Genesis system, allowing simultaneous voice and data capabilities over standard phone lines via AT&T's VoiceSpan™ technology. In simple terms, it enables remote users to play games with one another while talking to each other on the phone. The Edge 16 was developed by PF. Magic in collaboration with AT&T and is expected to hit store shelves this Fall for under $150. Extended game capabilities, such as individualized charac- ters and score saves, will be possible with Edge Cards™, memory cards that will retail for around $20. A network kit, including keyboard, will cost less than $30 and will. allow customers to connect to on-line entertainment services such as the ImagiNation Network. B | — Project Reality Still Not Realized intendo of America held a press conference to update the progress N of Project Reality, the 64-bit platform they are developing in conjunction with Silicon Graphics, Inc. Neither Peter Mann of Nintendo or Dr. Jim Clark of Silicon Graphics would comment on whether Project Reality will be a CD or cartridge-based platform, but both were quick to squelch rumors of a falling out between the two companies and stereos that development is right on schedule. The planned unit is said to be a 64-bit 3D platform centered around a MIPS RISC microprocessor and a graphics co-processor. It is said to be capable of resolution greater than National Television Systems Control (NTSC) and incorporate full CD stereo sound quality and real-time three dimensional graphics. Project Reality is slated to debut in the arcades late in 1994 and expected to be available for home use іп 1995 for under $250. NI Game Informer « March/April '94 SAA AA AA AA MEUS PL UV ge Hb SN LE HH pa ы F8 есе ; j қ el озсо nmt t new Genesis CDX™ Multimedia CD-ROM Entertainment | System, an integrated 16-bit cartridge and CD-ROM unit that plays both Genesis cartridges and Sega CDs. Not only did they announce it, but the CDX was used to exhibit all Sega’s new CD titles like Double Switch, Sonic CD and Tomcat Alley. The CDX measures a mere 7.8" x 5.5” x 1.8” and weighs just over one pound. This | compact little unit plugs in to any TV or stereo or can be used to play audio CDs as a portable with headphones. The Genesis CDX comes packed with a 6-Button Arcade Pad™, Stereo AV cable, AC power adapter and three Sega CD titles; Sonic CD, Ecco the Dolphin and a Sega Classics Arcade Collection, which includes Super Monaco Grand Prix, Golden Ax, Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage and БА” Columns. The CDX will be available in March for a suggested retail price of $399.99. 8 S ega surprised many people at the WCES by announcing their On LN, шу YA Sega Genesis CDX. More News From AT&T AT&T's VoiceSpan™ technology will also play an important role in their new 3DO Interactive Multiplayer™ system. The company announced that not only will they release a standalone system (due out this fall), but they are also, developing a 3DO Interactive Multiplayer with built-in voice capabilities which will allow users to talk to one another while using the 3DO em. In addition, they will also release a VoiceSpan peripheral that con- ts to stand alone 3DO Interactive Multiplayer systems. ‘The ability to communicate with others while using the 3DO system adds hole new dimension to interactive entertainment," said Hugh Martin, 3DO ief operating officer. "We аге pleased to welcome Stems incorporating AT&T's VoiceSpan technology to the growing family ЗОО products." в And What About the Saturn? No, Sega still isn't showing their 32-bit Saturn, not even behind closed doors. But sources overseas tell us that the system is near completion and will hit store shelves in Japan this Summer. Little is known with any certainty about this system, except that it will have multi-processor architecture, custom graphics hardware, stereo 16-bit CD sound and that it may be software compatible with the Sega CD. The US street date and price tag remain a mystery. т Artist rendition of the Sega Saturn. wianin er finger COU dude " deal with, his | na № s" Anny, THE Game HOMBRE “Another of Midway's arcade mas- - terpieces has made its way to th 7 SNES. Total Carnage is good, butun- 7. fortunately falls short as a sequel. . 7 The graphics and sound aren't quite | up to par with the original Smash TV. 8 That's unfortunate because fans of Smash will 0y bo a little disap- Entertainment 6.5 pointed at first glance. However, once they start to play, the new sto- mine, challenge and play mechanics will make it exciting.” Entertainment: ТТ а апч ж E PRESS стоят Te FORE Aa RES yali Wa —: К oak Š 2 [2 154 E THE WEASEL МАМ! Las 4 * . >The Воттом Line 7 в The coin-op Total Carnage was а. huge success in the arcades. The 7 graphics аге no where near the qual- ity that | expected, but they aren't too 6 bad considering the number of sprites on screen ata time. The char- 4 acter animation is choppy and leaves you guessing exactly what you're 8 shooting. The one thing that really stands out in my mind is the fact that you control which direction you аге „ shooting with different buttons. U SHALL аввовв тота! t EU ж. S (OU 9S p After The War Qf 1999, Reporters à Suarned Into The Мағ Zone... | PauL, THE Pro PLAYER | Concept: Graphics: Sound: Playability: Entertainment: 7 Total Сатаде...! love it!’ Well, I wouldn't go that far, but this is an ex- 6 cellent arcade game. The SNES ver- sion really lacks the punch (and the 8.5 blood) of the arcade. The graphics are pretty good, but some of the char- 8 acters are blocky. The bosses аге surprisingly true to the original. This 8 cart also has some great sound. The blasts, explosions and voices are cool. The game play is almost iden- tical to its predecessor, Smash TV, And the control is solid. With 2-player - simultaneous and relentless action, Total Carnage should please those fans of other action carts." OPINED = March/April '94 е М ,1 / # ^ Я # | е ct е m Style: One-player action/strategy m Special Features: 34 continues, training mode & adjustable difficulty m Levels: 10 levels of cartoon fun ш Created by: Sunsoft ш Available: Now on Super NES Ps P THE BOTTOM LINE (7 “Aaah! What's up, Doc?", I'll tell you 5 “Man, this wascally wabbit has | “The previous Bugs’ games were what's up. Bugs Bunny makes his personality, and so does his game. decent but lacking in the graphics mark on the 16-bit. If ever I've felt like From Bugs to the scenery, every А department. This game has amazing | was totally interactive witha cartoon, thing is gorgeous. When Bugs dies, 1 graphics, with many of the scenarios ” this is the game that did it. With clean f agiant pencil pops up and erases him and characters from Bugs’ classic animation and crisp graphics, Rabbit from the board. Our hero hops, kicks, | bits. The wrestling episode is one of Rampage is one of the best cartoon punches, throws pies and more; all my favorites. The gameplay, which > conversions of the decade. I'm sure as smooth as a rabbit's coat. is right out of Saturday morning, is others will agree with me, including Technically, Rabbit Rampage is a challenging and all those familiar © the animators at Warner Brothers. By " brilliant game that's a lot of fun to * tunes just add to the cartoon realism. using every button on the controller, J This has got to be the best cartoon the playability is both challenging and гж translation yet.” easy at the same time.” ч yi 1 Е 1 % 2 ee THE BOTTOM LINE r. Cain, a renowned archaeologist, uncov- ered more than he l bargained for while searching for Mesozoic plant fossils. He stumbled upon the remains of Dr. Thomas Light’s laboratory, complete with notes апа a capsule containing Lights last experiment іп robotics...Mega Man “X”. Unlike earlier ventures into artificial ntelligence, “X” had the ability to think and make his own decisions. Based on is discovery, Cain was only too anxious to begin design and development оп а му generation of robots. he new line of “Reploids seemed to function perfectly, until three suddenly went “maverick” and injured two people. Lead by Sigma, one of the most advanced reploids, a group of "Flunters" was set up to seek out the | malfunctioning units. Things seemed to | be under control until Sigma rebelled, taking most of the Hunters with him. Their mission is to eradicate the | | inferior race of humans. Now only | i Mega Man X can | р them. =—. . Ross, Tue REBEL Gamer Cometae that this was is just going o . Concept: в Capcoms finally brought or one of һе bea graphically souped-up version of \. Т 8-bit's best series, Меда Man, to ће & Graphics: g the six, virtually identical, 8-bi Mega &panhics: 9 16-bit market. With n new and old де Мапв, Гт very happily surprised, T characters alike, Mega Man X namows / Sound: 8 Mega Man X maintains the classic Sound: 8 the margin between old 8-bit gamers s Capcom was really stretching й i series out on the NES and 1 was. 9 getting completely bored, but Mega Man X is sweet! While the overall 9 concept hasn't changed, it shows definite improvement. The bosses action aspects of the NES games, and the new generation of 16-bit 8 are a lot cooler, the control is tighter, Playability: 8 then adds an adventure quality witha Playability: 8 players. The SNES quality graphics and and the graphics are awesome. Not _ great storyline and many new options, & backgrounds add a whole new r 8.5 since the original Mega Man have | Entertainment: 8 The graphics, clean and detailed as \ Entertainment: 8 dimensiontoanalready fantastic game. b been so entranced by one of his | those found on any home system, The animation and control are just as games. If you haven't played Mega _ ПЕ take Меда Мап іо а new level. Тһе WANI impressive. The SNES controller Man before (yeah, right!), or you quit gameplay is the same as always, but makes playing the little man with big playing the series, you should pick up ! E why not? This is a great game for players a H powers a treat. The long-awaited Mega Mega Man X. It's a fantastic game!" w who love Mega Man.” P "a Man X is here to stay!” LAUNCH OCTOPUS ARMORED ARMADILLO STING CHAMEL м BOOMER KUWANGER ye gee y STORM T. HOMING T. MEGA STORM EAGLE ew highly detailed pe sheets on the Man himself ARMORED ARMADILLO L'A m ҰН > Е. SPARK MEGA EJ. CUTTER MEGA BURST BURST MEGA BURST PR ылы ш pc ww we 5 C. STING A. SHIELD B. CUTTER £5. ICE MEGA MEGA BURST MEGA BURST Е. SPARK : R. SHIELD X-BUSTER MEGA BURST <-BUS TER MEGA BURST VWWVVWVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVYVVYVVYVYVY JOE 8 MAC 2? > LOST IN THE TROPICS « AA4A4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA m Cart Size: 8 Мр c ш Style: One or Two Player Action/Adventure de Ь THE BOTTOM LINE 7.08 m Levels: Seven m Created by: Data East Ross, THE REBEL GAMER Lon "Joe and Mac make another appear- ance onthe Super NES, looking even g better than before. The levels seem | | | < іо be а bit еаѕіег, but the new тар CLIMBING p % is 7 screen is a nice improvement; you JUMPING © WA can choose which level ay want to ~ DASHING : 8 do next. You'll find all of the original | [ун eese eremi "cutesy" animation from the original, - зг EXE > 7 along with a few new ones. Joe and Sea Re a 528 d Mac are beginning to make a run game quality and entertainment for all ages. Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics is fun for all ages, and exciting enough to hold your attention." ЕЖ v CL ІК! for the list of all-time greats, as faras | Rick, THE VIDEO RANGER "me : “Those two crazy cavemen are at it Use the сонии аг to getto | again. Though Joe and Mac tend to Үй ы. d пе Ош в be real cute, a good effort went into After the first level, you can choose putting some humor into this cart. М next destination оп the | t 7 Some absolutely great bosses are оло тар. kupea є e here, and the 2-player simultaneous T MES 6 action feature is always welcome. Unfortunately, in a left-to-right game 8.9 Jike this, there's some problems with getting in each other's way. | found the game to be somewhat easy. I’m not knocking it for that, but | think Joe & Mac 2’s appeal will be to younger gamers where the difficulty factor will allow them to progress.” “The previous version was pretty 2. cool, as one of the first SNES games оооат о 8 (0 feature two-player simultaneous (е м action. This seguel has that same 6 2-player option, and is very surprising. | like the added role-playing element 8 that makes the game less linear. The order of levels is in the player's 8 hands. Joe & Mac 2 has great graphics, and | like the addition of more power-ups and weapons. The better animation makes the play more exciting and addictive. Joe & Mac 2 has wide range appeal that should keep their old fans and prob- ably acquire a lot more. Check it out.” Absolute Takes to the Skies with SEES OA RST RS ma EM NO-FL*LY ш Style: 1 or 2-Player Flight combat simulator ш Special Features: Realistic "from-the-cockpit" Ме Continue and password features | m Levels: Novice, Ace and 2-Player co-pilot g6des aa ric | : E | Я wili show ful your cockpit үл each kill motion displa ш Created by: Absolute E i " ш Available: Now on Super Мере : “ы ) ж * s ет pat “= wa N >THE Borrom Line 7.73 QA 2 The Mode 7 illic — Айу “Fly Boy” will testify that there's nothing like a | аиеѕоте you ee дате are soaring at Mach 2.34 high above the clouds, with the thrust ^ | and loops, arrel roles of a Whitney TF30-414 Turbofan behind you. Ahh, but these ү > нн | skies аге anything but friendly. een 4 . Recent events in the Mediterranean have escalated, c N d Left Buttons you | = : causing political unrest and military instability. In an attempt with керт! di ur shoulder to see | : to stabilize the situation, the President has declared a сап 00K Ver е action. T “No-Fly Zone” in your carrier group’s area of operations. d 5 | in close letem have it , Intelligence reports indicate that one such hostile nation plans Use thé Radar 4 When you get T oí machine gun. to challenge the President's ban by deploying their fleet of = of your ener e ck the position with YOU те Soviet-built MiG-29s. Any aircraft entering this region should be — 5 and targets, dh ce assumed to have hostile intent and should be neutralized by any — ES. | y means possible. Hop behind the control panel of an F-14 Tomcat, complete with à E ы state-of-the ай arsenal, three radar systems апа a host of Electronic ; : 1 2 TEN Countermeasures. Lock-on enemy targets with infrared AIM-9 стз ж» % “Sidewinder” missiles, the M61A1 “Vulcan” 20mm cannon, — or your extreme-range AIM-54 “Phoenix” missilés. Or, if a Bogey sets his sites on you, try an Nvasive Е І ана maneuver ог a deceptive heat-seeking flare. iz Absolute has incorporated several feature 4 their award-winning Super Battletank into this art, including spectacular graphics, time changes ‘and adjustable difficulty. |Ж е controls gettoo tough, grab a friend to act as your co-pijlót. Jf it's a dog fight you're looking for, be~ log. * ^ ой the look-out fói Туп and Burn: No-Fly Zone. s i | | After н ; м | you finish - t | "ot quite out of the А mision уди, 1 and Successfully pe. have to Ross, THE REBEL Gamer Concent: Graphics: Sound: Playahility: >) Entertainment: in PC flight simulators, Turn and Burn 7 The control of the jet is really tight, so you get the feel of a real jet fighter. 9 feel. One thing that could have been g Possessing several qualities found % 7 The sound effects and the near-panic | background music add to the overall @ 4 Entertainment: 8 rockets its way into the lead over $ other sims for the 16-bit machines. changed is the speed control. Using б the directional control and another button make it tough to tail your f opponent and still adjust speed. f Regardless, Absolute takes a huge jump forward on my list of prominent i Licensees with this game." "To me, flight simulators are about as exciting as watching paint dry. l'm 7 not saying they can't be КО but they're just too technical. Т 8 Bis, in 8 many ways, a breath of fresh air. Absolute created оте great graphics 8 from the cockpit and a breathtaking sky, as well as some very real-looking 8 enemy MiGs. The handling of your F-14 is fantastic, if you can handle the ultra-sensitive controls, Still, there are numerous Heads-Up- Display options for the technically- minded. T & B doesn’t change my mind about flight simulators, but this E might be the best sim on cart.” à from ‘¥ pL vary жж» Т » Mission Complete, Paul, THE Pro PLAYER 7 This game is like taking Top Gun to the 16-bit. The graphics are some of g the best I've seen in a SNES flying game. They're similar to Absolute s 8.5 Super Battletank, in the way the sky changes to represent different times 8 of day. The sound is also solid, with the scream of the jets and the 8 machine gun fire. However, the controls are very tough. Controlling the speed is way too difficult when you're on the tail of a MiG, and the button configuration could be set up better. Overall, Turn and Burn is a great flight simulator with good action and killer graphics.” Concept: Graphics: Sound: Playability: Entertainment: You must find the Dragon deep within the cavern of fire. or one-thousand years the kingdom of Sellech was ruled by a being of pure evil...Beldor the Maleficent. Throughout his reign, the kingdorn fell into complete chaos and destruction. The knights of Sellech set out one-by-one to destroy Beldor...none ever returned. Tormented long enough, the people | , united and built armies of powerful warriors that eventually succeeded in imprisoning Beldor’s soul. Now the King’s wicked son, Clovis, infends to recapture the soul of Beldor and use it fo dominate the kingdom. You must fake up your sword and stop him! Legend is a two-player game where the options include three levels of difficulty and the ability to share lives when playing with two players. This side-scrolling Action/Adventure game uses every button on the controller, as well as a few multi-button actions. Some of the more powerful attacks are magic potions that unleash heavy damage, а special weapon, and a фагәр-Кіск. There's also \ a Small shield, allowing you to block the enemies’ attacks. To add to the game, you also pick up a number of different items that are left on the ground when an AE enemy is defeated. These items can either replace lost Da. oo health, increase your score, or increase your magic Жы COE level. There are Bonus Rounds and animation sequences between cg route to lake, ; 1 What's an / Ж. adventure game ` without skeletons? Кг ее а wizard how it’s done the old fashioned way. up lo ANDY, THe GAME HOMBRE Rick, Tur Vinee RANGES . Otherwise, Bok aoud ЕЁ 3 ' оош is its excellent graphics h the| | — апа the uncomplicated дате play.” Caveman level? They seem out of $ place. For SNES owners who've - never played Golden Axe, this is the next best thing; plenty of action and Т. dex that willkeep you busy on a while. # қ NES Reviews A 28 NBA JAM: & “Is It The Shoes?!” wv TOMGHT’S MATCH-UP аи acing yet another arcade conversion, Acclaim and Iguana decided à | Қ > to take a new approach at an old idea. И ' ху Le E Instead of simply creating а copy of the pe We | ЧА А-ТЕ stand-up machine, they decided to go к EB av AE back to the drawing board and tweak the original. The result is less of an NBA JAM copy, but rather an NBA JAM upgrade. ssl Du The changes may seem minor at < = first, but once you get into the game, you will see that these intricacies make all the difference. For example, the launch area for dunks is expanded so you can really get some air and drive the ball to the hoop. They also changed the long range Hail Mary. Though it’s still here, it's not as reliable outside of the half-court. In other words, say good-bye to that annoying full court M Ta $ three-pointer that puts out your fire just because some ene >E КОВ ns Be idiot accidentally hit the shot button. An MERE Defense has also been given the once-over. Moves like shoving and stealing are still effective, but you tend to push and shove without getting the turnover, which makes games tight and extremely rough and tumble like the NBA. One change that many may seem as a negative is the blocking and rebounding. Unlike the arcade, in which it's fairly easy to guess-timate the timing, the home version is a little less exact. To correctthis problem, Iguana gave the ball a longer rattle time on the hoop so you can move in quick and get the rebound. NBA JAM has successfully made the conversion from arcade to home, leaving out little while adding depth. Though it may not be the stand-up, it has captured all the action and spirit of the game. Plus, it has a price tag that fits almost any basket- ball fan's budget. ™ : 3 CPU he тәуе Quent Wwe = BARKLEY ANDERSON ELLIOT GRANT етсек former . March/April "94 COACHING TIPS COACHING TIPS — gps B * COACHING TIPS -—7 JUMP EXTRA HIGH WHEN AG BLOCKING OR PLAYER TO THROW HIS ELBOWS | E шш THE BOTTOM LINE 9,28 m Available: March 4th, 1994 ANDY, THE Game HoMBRÉ Rick, Tre VIDEO RANGER Paur, Tut Pro PLAYER. - Concept: "This game is sweet! It kicks some 85 “МВА JAM; the arcade sensation is | serious buti! Not only is it slightly coming home just in time for “March Graphics: 85 updated, it also features some 8.5 Madness’. Acclaim did a wonderful tweaking that makes itas good as the job translating this game. The voice- Sound: Mj arcade. If the voices weren't so 8.5 overs lost quite a bit, but that's for- pathetic, Га even go so far as to say | givable. The graphics are wonderful. Playability: 8.76 it was better. NBA JAM is the best | : 18 The spectacular dunks and fire shots basketball game available on any | _ аге still there, better than | dreamed Entertainment: 8.78 system and! highly advise it; it's pure | Entertainment: 8.5 they'dbe. As for gameplay, NBA JAM jammin’ madness. Let me put it this cooks. No deficit is insurmountable, way, when we got this game | didn’t but no lead is safe. My only complaint : "The hottest arcade of 93 is on the E. = 8 SNES and, if you don't have it in your E Graphics: g hands yet, GET GOING! NBA JAM is hot. Most of the elements that Sound: 8 made the arcade great are here. Тһе teams, the players and those Playability: 18 monster jams blow me away. The best part of the translation is that the Entertainment: 10 control and playability are intact. While | view МВА JAM as a glorified OVERALL Arch Rivals, | think it's the best i basketball cart on the market. Sure It's that good.” up. Is it too soon to be thinking about 9 5 the game of the year for 1994?" 8 it's only two-on-two, but it leaves all OVERALL 9 25 stop playing it until | beatall27 teams. is that loose balls can be hard to pick 241 other carts іп the dust.” Game Informer а Marc. Takin’ it to Тһе Streets | m Cart Size: 8 Meg _ E а Style: 1 or 2-Player street basketball m 5р cial Features: Choice of 3 hoopsters; five courts Tash talkin’ ат” сат” features ssword feature lı Levels: 2 modes of play; 8 game styles .. m Created by: Virgin m Available: Now | “Yo! What's up, baay-bee?” | What's up is а slammin’, jammin’ new cart | fromVirgin, that takes the game of hoops out of the ym and onto the nearest playground. This ds. up basketball at its best. : Think you're tough out on the parquet? Not onk e Chill, Roxy, Slade and the Judge the bes ck-up players in the ‘hood, but they got all t versation to psyche you out. You'd better have h money in hand, ‘cuz the One-Player mode pi rou against these concrete champsinatourname mprised of eight styles of play. Before each und your opponent wagers up to $300. Choose | bet either $100, $200, or $300; the step i е kes, the tougher the competition. This game gets busy with rounds like '1 on Sweat', “2 Hot’, ‘Poison’, ‘Slams Only’, ‘In 2 It’ ап enzy’. While the specifics ofeach game vary, the basic rules are simple; the first player to reach a | of 21 wins, no matter how dirty they play. ving, stealing and elbow jabs become a means urvival. Make it through without losing you ürt and you'll come face-to-face with Judge, hborhood champ, for a mean round o tthroat' on his home turf. any decent sports game, Jammit! also has : layer mode that allows you to diss Me: | SLAMHAVEN Um wt " SNAKEPIT FISHEADS Prek PCougt 64” 205lbs. X Жалы tong шы 62" [өйө 1 Ргесізе Shooter à g t busy! Quek NDIE Pretty Fast тее | Tower of Power oe Jammin Sjams Slaps Most Away | ы. Strong N Fasr Rough N Tough ^ Fast N Loose жа . Tut Game HoMBRÉ D | THE Video RANGER m Tut Pro PLAYER er a March/April "94 : Bulls vs. Suns More Stats, More Teams...More EA Sports either the Eastern or Western m Special Features: All 27 МВА teams & actual 92-93 rosters e conference for a little Pre-season or Custom team builder, trades & Marquee shots (E Playoff action. Or, work your way Save 3 Seasons or Playoffs-in-progress 8 m Levels: 3 game modes, 3 play levels; arcade or exhibition “ҮП through the entire grueling ей gane m Created by: ҒА Sports IJI season. ш Available: Now on Super Nintendo | Each team has опе ог two star players sporting their signature slams and dunks, like Olajuwon's ‘Windmill Slam’ or Laettner's ‘Spinning Jump Shot’. All the player and team stats are true-to- life. This is real NBA action, complete with trades, injuries, m Style: 1 or 2-Player, versus or co-op basketball | сз | Woctor J, Karem Abdul- Jabbar, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael “Air” Jordan. These are just a few of the legendary men of the 5 we nave wowed ШЕ over the / substitutions and league leaders. And [зыш their teats and Nights to the WA AA к if that's not enough, EA has added a net in pursuit of greatness. And in their WA ab RES Boüstom-build. feature that EB [р отегера p 8 NOST di co you tailor your team any way you like. comers like Alonzo Mourning and With break-away drives down the lane, Shaquille O'Neal, who will assuredly last second turn-overs and glase- үгө ч few pages of history shattering slams, this is anything themselves. Could Dr. James Naismith have foreseen that the gym ехегсізе һе invented back іп 1891 would become the world's { most popular indoor sport? 1 . Welcome to МВА Showdown, this year's offering in EA Sports' basketball series. Similar to its predecessors (Lakers vs. Celtics, Lakers vs. Bulls, and Bulls vs. Blazers), МВА Showdown brings the realism of basketball to your home gaming - system. But this time it does it with all | 27 МВА teams. Pick any team from Ross, THE REBEL GAMER RICK, THE VIDEO RANGER PAUL, THE PRO PLAYER е “EA Sports releases а new сап that | - А ‚= “NBA Showdown is simply а new à "These games haven't progressed Concept: looks and plays like every other жык name for the remake of EA’s Bulls vs. Concept: very much since Lakers vs. Celtics Graphics: basketball game they've ever done. | | Graphics: Lakers vs. Celtics vs. Blazers. Тһе | | graphics: for the Genesis. Okay, you get more A few new features, like customized | | game play is very similar to previous teams, better stat keeping, and the Sound: teams and a larger view of the court, | | Sound: games, but they do have all 27 NBA | | Sound: “signature” moves, but the play still give it a somewhat new edge. The teams. The characters look a bit like | | bites. | can’t imagine punishing Playability: players and рои аге really choppy | | Playability: the real players, but not as much as | | Playability: myself by playing an entire season. and fuzzy. And when it comes to I'dhave liked. The players have some EA does well with other sports, but | Entertainment: 6 gameplay, you can't overlook the | | Entertainment: great signature moves, but the | | Entertainment: 6 comes up short with that same slow speed. Initially it gives the pan! that its playability simulates real NBA play, but when Jordan can't hit from the paint four times in a row, ee know you're not playing the real ing.” game play is painfully slow. МВА || Showdown is one of the better| basketball games around, but I think |. they need to clean up the graphics | and speed it up a bit." engine. I like the season stats and the ability to trade players but, with the same basic play as all its predecessors, l'm truly қалалы Yet, for those of you who liked the other versions, this is the best yet.’ Game Informer = March/April "94 "SECRET OF” Here's a great “Secret of Мапа" game tip...with Super Multitap 3 of you can uncover the secret together! The best way to play the best games is with the original Super Multitap. From Hudson Soft. The only 5 player adapter. Gamers unite! Super Multitap. Ag The really together way to play. Get yours today. ЩИ ДЕЙ VISIT YOUR RETAILER OR CALL 600-2:MARIO:2 Hudson Soft USA, Inc. • 400 Oyster Point Boulevard « Suite 515 • South San Francisco e CA e 94080 Now you can get awesome play for up to 5 at a time! Super Multitap’s 5-player adapter lets gamers unite. This official seal lets you know which games are ат designed for multiple | t player fun. VISIT YOUR RETAILER С SUPER MULTITAP IS ALSO AVAILABLE The Super Multitap™ is a trademark of Hudson Soft USA, Inc. Hudson Soft is a registered trademark of Hudson Soft and the Official seals are registered trademarks of Nintendo of Ameri TIPLIED МАТТАР PLAY ТНЕ5Е GAMES TOGETHER WITH YOUR c 1 9", FRIENDS ОМ HUDSON’S SUPER MULTITAP™: e Secret of Мапа!“ ~ » Madden NFL? ”94 T are’ e Super Bomberman™ YE e NBA? 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While it may be a tad 8 slow, it does a excellent job of creating a basketball atmosphere. 7 The Mode 7 is awesome, the shot control is perfect, and the passing 9 actually takes some skill. It's a shame HAL took the plunge, because they 8 did a great job on this game. | would hate to think that there is never going to be a sequel or an МВА version (...HINT, HINT). And to all those people that say this game sucks because it doesn't have a crowd, all I сап say is, ‘Geta life!"." OVERALL: 9.79 WAZO T 0.22 66-50 не nonenrs 9217 тюр ^ sema тю т A СӨЛІ Б oneison 6:18 Maich the moving arrow to convert. E Н. Carolina Tar Heels " РЕ Status Substitute often to ү keep players fresh, олтон 0:08 | Checkout the Mode 7 scaling. “NCAA has been out for a long time, > so the new games are better...NOT! % 8.5 NCAA is a prime example of how great game design can withstand the 7 7.5 test of time, competing with newer OVERALL: 8.29 technology апа higher priced " 9 endorsements. The player's view of , the actionis betterthan any overhead y 8 view. The animation is smooth, while the use of Mode 7 graphics is hot. Froma coach's point of view, the best | thing about this game is the ability to | select your plays. NCAA is the most | realistic video basketball game around, and I'm still waiting for a | beiter one." Stack Offense r í Double Lou Offense t PE 1-4 Set Offense Han ta Man Defense 2-3 Zone Defense -3-| Zone Defense 1-2-2 Zone Defense Triangle and 2 Defense Diamond and | Defense g “Rarely do you find a basketball 1, 8 7 8 9 OVERALL: game using the college teams. If you're like me, college ball is just as much fun to watch as the pros, if not better. It was a dream come true when NCAA was released. The graphics were cutting edge, and still remain some of the best I’ve seen. As one of the first games to | feature Mode 7, you couldn't help but be impressed. The game play is really good; you can figure out how to play in a matter of seconds. 1 Whenever | feel the urge to watch | college ball, | pop in NCAA and ту cravings are cured. 7 m Cart Size: 16 meg with a battery back-up m Style: 1-4 players, NBA action _ m Special Features: All 27 NBA teams & 3 Hall of Fame teams m Levels: 20, 40, or 82 game seasons 4 playoffs m Created by: Sega Sports m Available: Now on Sega Genesis KA AA ка Similar to NBA Jam, NBA Action uses spots on the court to access different dunks. commentary. Check it out, there are even 1 three H | of Fame teams. Bill Walton, Rick Barry, "Pistol" Maravich, and the “Doctor,” Julius Erving are just a few on the roster. NBA Action ‘94 features digitized players, different animated slams, and a season mode, ir which, you can form a 20, 40, or full 82 game schedule. Battery backup saves the whole season standings and stats, keeping cool running statisti of average points scored and allowed, plus many more. It even keeps track of your shots and whe с d Free throws are fairly easy, but you shot them from. So if you're scoring from the. sometimes they feel like they're paint or the perimeter, it will let you see : just wha JU PIR MOR ~ FL You can ehoose to pay as апу one of the entire NBA teams. shots are working. A full array of options are included such as ue TO play” that enables you to just be one player on the court. This comes in handy if the score is tight or if yo just want to be Isaiah Ryder the whole дате. also has full substitution capabilities along with adjustable fatigue option. Sega Sports is hitting hard with a l package of sports titles, and NBA Action 94 is апо! offering that NBA enthusiasts should love. | The 3/4 роосу. такеѕ к. | easy to see the passing lanes. What a move! THE Bottom LINE Activision’s new Super NES title, X-Kaliber 2097, features the music of Psykosonik, an emerging techno/house group. The game features five tracks from the band’s new record, including their hits “Silicon Jesus” and “Welcome to my Mind”. Originally from Minneapolis, Psykosonik features Paul Sebastian, Theopolis, DJ Daniel Lenz, and drummer Michael Minerk and is distributed on the Wax Trax! label. The pounding beat of Psykosonik brings a sci-fi feel to this action/adventure cart based on a story from comic book author Mark London Williams. The game’s hero, Slash, must travel to the future to save Neo New York from the mutant morphs and their evil master, Raptor. All of us at Game Informer would like to do some free advertising for our friend Nickelodeon Character a Big Hit at WCES Viacom New Media announced their first video game at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Adventures theme park with an appearance by Rocko, the star of Nickelodeon’s cartoon “Rocko's Modern Life". The Super Nintendo game, Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day, features Rocko frantically trying to keep his (friend/nephew?) out of harm’s way. It will be released in April of this year, followed by Viacom’s second game starring Beavis and Butthead. Nickleodeon 's Rocko, Theopolis, so if you don't check out the game, == make sure you check out the disk at your local record store! Psykosonik. Turn'N'Burn- Nintendo Awards Best of Show Not to be confused with Nintendo Power's Annual Video Game Awards, which are awarded later in the year, Nintendo of America also singles out those products they feel represent the Best of Show. These products and awards are specific to the Winter Consumer Electronics Show and are decided by the editors of Nintendo Power. Under the heading of Super Nintendo, recognition goes to Nintendo's Super Metroid, Stunt Racer FX and Ken Griffy Jr.'s Major League Baseball; NBA JAM from Acclaim; Jungle Book from Virgin Interactive Entertainment; Interplay Production's Blackthorne and Claymates; Mega Man X from Capcom; Winter Extreme from. ElectroBrain; and Absolute Entertainment's Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone. In the 8-bit Nintendo division, awards went to Nintendo's Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics Il and Mega Man 6 (developed by Capcom); Jungle Book from Virgin; Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters; and Capcom's Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers 2. And last but not least, in the category for Game Boy titles, the recipients were Nintendo's Marioland; Konami's Batman: The Animated Series and TMNT: Radical Rescue; Acclaim's /tchy 4 Scratchy’s Miniature-Golf Madness; and Daffy Duck from Sunsoft. We look forward to more award- winners from these leaders. Game Informer - March/April "94 Marvelou : : Ray Leonard. ^^ Hagler and Sugar ~ Does Your Child Havea > $25,000 Imagination? ` -> Electronic Arts makes $50,000 available in scholarships to two young individuals that come up with the most creative Edu-tainment computer game concept. The contest, sponsored by EA*Kids™, Mindplay™, Morgan Interactive™, and Sanctuary Woods Multimedia™, in association with EduQuest, the IBM company serving | the K-12 educational market, will award a / $25,000 scholarship to one entrant from the 3-7 age group and one from the 8-14 аде | group. To enter, participants must submit a title, concept, characters, and educational purpose of their game, as well as a drawing of what their product would look like on screen. The contest is in effect now and runs through June 30, 1994. Entries must be received no later than July 10, 1994. To enter, please see entry form for rules and regulations; no purchase necessary. Official entry forms are available by request from Electronic Arts, Inc., College Scholarship, 1450 Fashion Island Blvd., San Mateo, СА 94404. Boxing Greats Go Head-to-Head Las Vegas was the setting for yet another long-awaited match-up between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard, but this battle took place on a big screen instead of in the ring. Together again after several years, the two former middleweight champs appeared in person at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show to promote ElectroBrain’s popular boxing game Legends of the Ring for Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. Hagler and Ray duked it out at the Nintendo booth in a round that ended in a draw. Game Informer = March/April "94 Sega Tips Their Hat to Third-Party Licensees Sega of America also viewed the WCES as an opportunity to acknowledge outstanding achievement from their third-party licensees. Sega's Third Party Seal of Quality Award Trophies were handed out to ten lucky winners. Virgin Games' Cool Spot captured awards for both Best Sound in a Genesis Product and Product of the Year for the Game Gear. Sega CD Product of the Year was awarded to JVC Musical Industries for their flight simulator AH-3 Thunderstrike. -Flashback from U.S. Gold took both Best Graphics in a Genesis Product and Best Adventure/RPG Genesis Product. Spectrum HoloByte's Soldiers of Fortune also walked away with two awards for Best Genesis Action Product and Product of the Year for the Genesis system. Interplay Productions scored Best Puzzle/Strategy Product with Lost Vikings, Best Sports Product went to FIFA International Soccer from Electronic Arts, and Domark’s Formula One Grand Prix took BestFlying/Driving Product. Congratulations to all, and keep “ет coming. Soldi. а. lers с So i 0 Fortune, зә wa d елбок | ны NA h G Preséfits Their Second Annual Awards The Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was the sight of Game Informer Magazine’s Second Annual Awards Presentation. The magazine staff gathered at Bally's with members of several game manufacturing and publishing companies to acknowledge outstanding achievement in categories ranging from Best Graphics to Best Hand-Held Game. The coveted award for Game of the Year went to Acclaim for Mortal Kombat, while the Best New Hardware System was awarded to Atari for their new Jaguar. (For more on the GI awards turn to Page 62). : d Andy, the | Beth ane or the бі Mega Man Meets the Boob Tube Capcom, one ofthe nation's leading names in arcade and video games, announced plans to bring theirfirst video game hero, Mega Man, to television. Making its debut in the Fall of 1994, the syndicated series will feature an animated version of the titanium wonder and several of his most popular allies and arch-enemies. Ruby-Spears, one of the countries foremost producers of animation for children's television, will produce along with Daniel Kletzky, president of Entertainment Licensing Associates. Also involved in the project will be Summit Media Group and Rysher TPR, who will distribute the series. ш Style: Simulator/Shooter m Special Features: Individual SFX volumes Multiple weapon power-ups, Five different views including cockpit, 360 ° flight control, including Hover, and Reverse ш Levels: Long levels; 5 sectors with 8 planets & hidden areas m Created by: ATD for Atari ш Available: Now on Jaguar | Atari's Jagua | he evil Pernitian Empire Degan Conquering the known galaxy; relentlesstty taking it planet pij planet. Their success ль” carre with ease, due mostly to the use of | агаараа regenerative robotics techniglogies, and ships гор HOW HAVE GOOD CONTIONE (i) TOR EON. күрен EE ge that are primarily organic. Your forces mad also mastered this process, hut lost. all new EAMAN нони Weapon designas, information, and supplies to номун mw ai the enemy. The Pernitian Empire sealed this crucial infermation in pods ane hick then single fighter; the Cybermnarah Transmocqeition or T-Orifton. This morphine attack craft, armed with Cruise Bombs, Incinerators, and Mines, is a powerful force that with the right pilot, Can recapture the pods and save: the galaxy. о over the ? You cant ск 5 MOUNTAINS, so you һауе to find a way around. = E Scavengers roam “2 Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3 Sector 4 Sector 5 WO FECE DESTINATION URGE POS EH ыы 2 SELECT DESTINATION B өресі DESTINA HON | SPER Ot DESTINATION. ғ HL b nn UE ENS CORE ТЛ өмү OIIO HAHN верх vons 35» PONS pons vons RESCUE f NCE ' P WE ROU окчо К Ж Ut Scu VOX Eu VOREE XERE O Mn vowiy AES 1 VREE ZEUS VOTE Xt 0 СЕЗБЕ 4444 лес CODE 9 4 ACCES CODE 9 AGGESS CODE 132 ACCESS CODE те that у play for hours without defeating? My w of shooters just made a 180° йлн. here's a quick rviariclbevvri of. crie mission SCENEI: у h, — — ocn с CYBERMORPH MISSION 2.3: ا‎ WA) The Frecac uiris have been Merced inta ey Со T (ir Wa : e т 7 2 cum тт у pods and are being held hastage Ex the E CON лат. Wd vc PAn с. арал eor EMILE à T. Я : ; ж Incinerators ч Triple Shot Pernitia. Guarded kuja high-powered force 2. YA 22. % i whe "y AI field, gou must ТІГІСІ Шие power tenerater, destroy it eril resene thie civilians. Transported inte tho planet atrmosphert, gou notice pokes enm your radar osida thes forge feld. You move quickly. With the pordis still in sight, a fleet of enemy aircratt ere m missies Du the side of gour stuf. Hoere Fast, Du goure taster. Your popat ігі reverse, Swing) Gut enc come straight et, "vns You dodge ther fire and, erre of tbi? (Omer OF Four ere. you See ther radar guidance system andi open fire. Bingol, Eneng fleet out ob Order. Next. (jon r avert your attention back to the pods. You begin ta free theni ancl eceave- engers Swarr the area, making it HECI ilt отпале мег. Ae you free the last pod and prepare to neve On, YOU notice a Strange ES Weapon Configuration: Mines Inside is a hidden transporter. You enter. weary of what's on the other side, but tear- less none-the-less. Maybe its lack, but you ve TOUN the generator. Destroy tt and head for the pods. With the pods on Board, call you have LO do is find your way to the transporter. b WOE luck. youll need it! i Some missions require Ж that you shut down force fields to gain access to pods. Some pods are sur- rounded by spikes, you must hover over them, then lower yourself. ———— s create at eats net as Use teleporters to - find extra pods and bonus items. WA yA à f u@ sharp knives tà skewer his" Opponents. H he word is out. Mortal Kombat II is now lurkir selected arcades scattered across the country. busy and seek it out, cuz' it's all you could wa a stand-up and more. This sequel picks up Shang Tsung’s defeat in the original. Shang Tsung then g his master, Shao Khan, begging him to be merciful. 5) agrees not to destroy the vanquished Grand Ma lure the kombatants to Shao Khan's Outerwor] another tournament. Ж” This time there аге 12 fighters to choose fr b 1 the original characters except for Sonya and KANO. . Bı to mourn their absence. The new M wt ! Reptile and Shang Tsung, two heavies frof Jax, Kitana, Mileena, Baraka, and Kung far, you'll discover that Goro is noj ine-up fea е first, as W ao. И you make Hore . Neye г fear...the i) a Mac "T АҒ Midway dk с^ Magic & ; | new bosses are Cintaro, a Goro look- ike with tiger arnation of evil. characters, of and Smoke) mark on the A and their moves are | rticularly cbal. Reptile can become invisible, Baraka can shred = 5 people te ә ribbons with his long blades, Mileena and Ki а па give the phrase “Femme Fatale” new onl with their Sai and Death Fan. And, best à of all, Shang Tsung can change into any of the © other eleven kombatants. ү * Game Informer = March/April 94 | | i | Follow: up a Fan Freel Win à a ing High Kick, for a Use Reptile's powerball to bring your opponents to you. БЕКЕКЕЕР fe rM м pav uw ie ын wi Lui Kang's "Shaolin Dragon" Fatality is easily one of the best. Shao Khan is hole bad! Who will be victorious? f course, the biggest difference betwee Mortal Kombat and other fighting games ate the fatalities. It seems the programmers at Midway wanted to make that even more obvious in MKII, adding fatalities that are even more a detailed, more intricate, and just a whole lot more gruesome. Some of the few I’ve seen (and done) are Liu Kang’s “Shaolin Dragon”, when he morphs into a huge dragon and bites his opponent in half. Reptile’s “Supper Time” is another one that’s quite unique; his tongue shoots from his mouth and wraps around his opponent's head, pulls it off and then _ chomps it. Each character has said to / have at least two fatality moves, and they promise to have the critics in an uproar. If it’s more than new тын characters апа moves б. you're looking for, you'll be happy to note that the graphics have been re-styled. By doubling the number of megabits set aside for graphics from A 48 to 96, the graphics ippear to be a mixture of digitization and detaile ‘awings. The result is characters that seem to n tly and look twice as » s The new multi- ickgrounds are animated and are so amazing that they're 1 nost works of art. The sound h pv C (Digital Sound Compression), which adds a few new cts to make it more intense. > nally, if you can believe it, the play control is better and more ^ precise. All of the basic moves are still there; high and | low punch; high and low kick; and block. But one thing has changed; you no longer throw the uppercut with a high or low punch. This time only the high punch does the uppercut, while the low punch does a straight jab like it should. The new moves are definitely ` more intricate and challenging to do. That, along with the previously mentioned aspects, makes MKII the best overall fighting game I’ve played. Hats off to Ed Boon, John Tobias, and the rest of the Mortal Kombat II team. ; anja мае roe a Moves Version 2.1 Scorpion Kung Lau Raiden Special Moves Special Moves Special Moves Spear: B, B, LP Mid-air Kick: D & HK at the top Superman: B, B, F (Works in Mid-air) Teleport: D, DB, B, HP of your jump Lightning: D, DF, F, LP Air Throw: Hold BL when in mid-air Hat Throw: B, F, LP ( Youygan Teleport; D, D, U Leg Grab: D, DB, B, LK guide the hat) | Grab & Shock: Hold HP for 4 Secs. Ground Teleport; then release (Close) Shang Tsung Whirlwind Spi Special Moves (Keep tapping i ВағаКа Ж; Flaming Skull: В, В, HP d | Spécial Meves 7 Two Flaming Skulls: B, B, F, HP Liu Kang | \ bark Tossi D, DB, B, HP | Three Flaming Skulls: D, B, F, F, HP Special Moves Shredder: В, BY % р m" Fireball: F, F, IP ( Works in Mid-Mn | Blade Spin: р, DD, В, HK & LK Morphs: Low Fireball f, F, LP 1 Blade Swipe: В AHP Lui Kang: B, B, F, F, BL Flying Kick: BF, HK ! Jax: О, Е,В,НК Bicycle Кіс Hold LK 5 secs. Reptile Raiden: D, B, F, LK then relea | [ Special Mileena: Hold HP 3 Secs. then release " bets Kitana: Tap BL repeatedly Sub Ze Reptile: U,D, HP (Easiest holding BL) Spe S “ыы Kung Lao: B, D, B, HK с feeze: D, DB; B, LK Baraka: D,D, LK Free BI ELI Sub Zero: F, D, F, HP JI Т # DL. + LK ial Moves Scorpion: Hold BL, U,U Johnny Cage: В, B, D, LP гаКет: BL while i in Mid-air iash: HOld LK for 3 Secs. Жинү Cage | Special Mo Wow Green | High Green Shadow Кісі 1 Shadow Ор * D, DB if it do Crouch Shot: Gotcha Grab! ;, F, LP (If you keep . hitting LP you бап get up to five pounds) E» Bolt: D; ‘DB, B, t Throw Opponent and р ! Kitana E : B, DB, D, DF, F LI % Special Moves ; 21 Fan Throw: Е, F, HP L L і Works Mid-air) i Fan Swipe: В IP Fan Freeze: Bj В, В, HP Air Punch: D, DB, В, HE Mileena Special Moves 1 Throwing Sais: Hold TTP then release BL- Block (Works in Mid-air) 1 Ground Teleport: F, PALK Sai Swipe: B + HP ' * Cannonball: B, B, D, HK i ЖО. 3 F — Forward B - Bac inch HK- High Kick LK- er ep s. “бесте ед 11 acters: t this point J have only managed to find three ofthe hidden characters, b hopefully this will get you 'aded in the right direction to па the off er wo. To find these characters you must win the first Round (Perfect, without using the ' punch buttons) on the Level before the Question Mark. If you do it correctly the background will automatically switch to the Portal. Then, the Question Mark will come out of the Portal and send you back to Goro's lair (from MK 1). There you will encounter Jade(who is similar to Katana, except faster...a lot faster), then Emerald (Mileena- ish), and then Smoke (a Raiden Look-a- like, who uses smoke instead of electricity). To continue from character to character you must get Flawless Victories with Fatalities in each match. But be fore- warned, projectile attacks go through each character and if you don't get a Double Flawless with Fatality, you will be sent back to the contest. Ж SEGA-CD owners asked. We listened. Now, it's here... OFFICIAL SEAL OF QUALITY ЕЕЕ | "T 25 ezee 5922 5999 con | | Our games go tof SEGA AND SEGA CD ARE TRADEMARKS OF SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. Game (С) 1992 Game Arts. "LUNAR" is a trademark of GAME ARTS. Licensed from GAME ARTS by WORKING DESIGNS, 18135 Clear Creek Road, Redding, CA 96001. This game produced in 3B, eh? For a dealer near you, call (916) 243-3417 ext.190. Jungle Book by Virgin Interactive tenner 1-Player Disney Adventure for Super NES, Genesis, NES, Game Boy & бате | Gear Available: Spring 94 (NES 8 Game Boy) & Summer ‘94 (SNES, | Genesis & GG) MSRP: $62.99 (Genesis & өн wA Фо $39.99 (NES) & $29.99 (Game Boy) a Close on the heels of their Құты Aladdin for Genesis Virgin Interactive is hard at work on the Disney classic Jungle Book: Following the storyline of the movie, players take Mowgli onyan adventure through the jungle, where he encounters Kaathe Snake, Shere Khan the Tiger, King Louie and his faithful friend, Baloo. Produced by Robb Alvey from the Aladdin team, the Genesis and Super Nintendo versions will feature songs from the movie and Disney animation. 1 or 2-Player facing for бире NES Available: March 94 MSRP: $59.95 Stunt Race FX is the first 16-bit game to incorporate the second generation of Nintendo's proprietary Super FX chip, | the same chip found in last year’s blockbuster title, Star Fox. Based on RISC technology, the SFX chip brings 3-D polygon graphics and increased speed to this first-person racing game. Players choose from three different vehicles, all with individual “personalities”. There are 12 tracks to conquer, including four special obstacle courses and a practice mode. ЕБЕ НІЯ Super Metrord by Nmtendo of America 1 Player Action/Adventure for Super NES Available: April ‘94 MSRP: $49.95 Nintendo brings the long-awaited sequel of the NES classic, Metroid, and Game Boy's Metroid II: The Return of Samus, to the 16-bit SNES system. This high-powered Action/Adventure once again finds the female super-hero, Samus Aran, battling the Metroids for control of the Galactic Federation Space Со!опу. Ке its predecessors, Super Metroid features incredibly long and intricate-levels, a.hüge variety of weapons and abilities, enhanced by the 16-bit’s-supérior.graphic, sound and memory. | capabilities. This is a must-have for-bothfans-of the original and newcomers to the story of Samus. | 4 Ж йш „=. ксы spon tan del вате Informer = March/April 94 ы The feathand Life of Superman by Sunsoft Interactive Entertamment 1-Player Action/Adventure for (Super NES Available: June '94 MSRP: $ NA Sunsoft brings the story of DC Comics popular “Doomsday” and “Reign of the Supermen” series to life-in their latest Superman title, The Death and Life of Superman. This Super Nintendo cartridge follows the story of Superman's death at the hands of Doomsday, the subsequent introduction of four “Supermen” all claiming to be the super-hero, and ending with the revelation of Superman's real identity. The first two levels of this ten level adventure pit Superman against Doomsday. The following stages each let the player take control of one of the four Supermen: “Steel”, “The Cyborg”, “Superboy” or “The Eradicator". In later levels, Superman's identity is revealed as he helps his impostors defeat the The Cyborg. t M да we 69 Iu Ш | фей =й Virtua Racing by бін of оез 1 or 2-Player Racing for the Genesis Available: June 94 MSRP: $99.99 One of the hottest arcadegames in history makes its way to your living room.Sega’s new SVP (Sega Virtua Processor) microchip technology brings all the. polygon graphics, speed and incredible action of the coin-op to the home version. Virtua Racing boasts four racing perspectives, multiple race courses anda tracking feature that records a player's lap бте and speed. "There's even à.two-player, split-screen simultaneous mode sovyou can.challenge a friend. Blackthorne by vem hasha 1 liye Action/Adventure for Super NES Available: 2nd Quarter ‘94 MSRP: $ NA This dark adventure finds you in the middle of the struggle between good and evil. The menacing Salrac fragmented the Lifestone, energy. source of the Planet Tuul. One of the four fragma fell into thë hands of the good King Vlaros, who placed it around the neck of his son, Prince Blackthorne, and sent him to the distant planet Earth for safe-keeping. Years have passed and Blackthorne, now a young man, must _ return to his home planet and face Salrac in a final battle. Developed by Probe, the talent behind Out of This World and (асі, Blackthorne тау һе опе of the year's best offerings. еп vs. Predator by Atari Corporation 1-Player Maze Action for the Jaguar Available: Early 94 MSRP: $ NA It’s a heart-pounding chase through twisting and turning three-dimensional mazes in the ultimate showdown between two of Hollywood's most frightening creatures. Players can take on the role of either the Alien, with his mighty tail and vicious jaws; the Predator, who employs sophisticated weaponry and infrared night vision; or the Marine Corporal , who must rely on an arsenal of ammunition and combat computer skills, Alien vs. Predator’s 3-D texture-mapped maze walls and digitized monsters make this a first-person you won't want to miss. ` Rise of by Absolute Entertainment 1 or 2-Player Action/Adventure for Super NES & 3DO EE Available: Spring ‘94 MSRP: $49.95 (300) & $64.95 (SNES) -Absolute brings gamers the terror of the not-so-distant-future in their new title, Rise ` of the Robots, for Super NES and 3DO. This cart tells the story of a Supervisor droid from the Electrocorp factory that has infected a legion of robots with a powerful virus and | unleashed them upon humanity. Players take on the role of a half-human, half-droid out to stop the Supervisor's evil plan. Taking advantage of new 3-D Visual Contouring (3DVC), a innovative graphics technique, Rise of the Robots features 3-D modeling and ray-traced animation effects. JVC is developing the Genesis and Sega CD versions. Game Informer = March/April "94 (rame 300 Mad Dog McCree Who Shot Jonny Rock? Orion Off Road Star Control II The Horde Total Eclipse Draxon's Revenge Stellar 7 Evermore Tim A Visit to Sesame Street: Numbers John Madden Football Peter Pan: A Story Painting Adventure PGA Tour Golf Road Rash Shock Wave Super Wing Commander Theme Park Twisted: The Game Show Air Warrior Family Feud The Humans Cowboy Casino ESPN Baseball ESPN Golf: Tom Kite ESPN Football Battle Chess Out of This World Way of the Warrior PaTaank Lemmings Dennis Miller Dragon Tales Mega Race Star Trek: TNG Demolition Man bame Boy Super Battletank lichy & Scratchy USHRA Monster Trucks Spider-Man & Vemon Asterix-The Gaul Metal Masters Beethoven Adventures of Lolo Battle of Olympus Casino Fun Pak Solitare Fun Pak 4 inl Fun Pak Volume HI 4 inl Fun Pak Volume IV Stop That Roach Harley Davidson-USA Tour Alfred Chicken Captain America Donkey Kong Wario Land-Super Mario 3 Tetris 2 Daffy Duck Taz-Mania Home Alone 2 The Lawnmower Man S.I. for Kids Super Chase H.O. 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Magic Psygnosis Sanctuary Woods Software Toolworks Software Toolworks Spectrum HoloByte Virgin Absolute Acclaim - Arena Acclaim - Arena Acclaim - LJN Electro Brain Electro Brain HiTech Imagineer America Imagineer America Interplay Interplay Interplay Interplay Koei Matchbox Toys Mindscape Mindscape Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo Sunsoft Sunsoft Т*НО T*HQ T*HQ Taito TecMagik Titus Software Titus Software Titus Software U.S. Gold UBI Soft UBI Soft Release Date Feb, ‘94 Feb. ‘94 Spring 94 Summer ‘94 ` Who Shot Jonny Rock? Orion Off Road American Laser Games – 'Feb.94 Crystal Dynamics - Spring ‘94 2. Star Control Il _ Crystal Dynamics - Summer'94 March ‘94 Feb A The Horde Total Eclipse too Stellar 7 ini i Crystal Dynamics - Spring 94 Crystal Dynamics - Spring 94 Dynamix- 94 ы m May 94 Spring '94 Spring ‘94 Fall ‘94 10 Spring 94 T Т | е M Evermore Tim ‘04 Dynamix- ‘94 ‘04 UIT. у 1 АГ IBI Z1 oto өтті; Peter Pan: A Story Painting Adventure/EA — March 94 John Madden Football Electronic Arts - Feb. 94 Summer d4 9e m Summér '94 (ЕЛГЕ УКЫ ің 2 PGA Golf Tour 5 ‘4 Electronic Arts - Feb. ‘94 Итте Summer ‘94 Shock Wave Electronic Arts - Spring 94 ' Super Wing Commander Electronig Arts - May 94 esri © Intelli AUR. 2 Yaa LAN ( L nga д Feb. i Theme Park Feb. ‘94 Electronic Arts — May '94 = we =5 vith Torr езгі” Football: Quarterback ` ESPN Baseball Intelliplay - 94 ` Twisted: The Game Show Electronic Arts - Spring 94 Intellé | ESPN Golf: Tom Kite ESPN Football‏ پو YA Intelliplay - 94 Intelliplay - 94 Interplay - Summer 94‏ кий E octo OA‏ Out of This World Interplay — Spring 94 Way of the Warrior ~ PaTaank Naughty Dog - Spring ‘94 Demolition Man Virgin - Summer.'94 Game Informer = March/April :94 Star Trek: TNG/Spectrum Holobyte - Summer ‘94 Lemmings Psygnosis - Summer 94 2859 o@to ЕШ Solitaire Fun Рак Interplay-#'94 cm That Roach | Koei — Мау '94 Casino Fun Рак _ Interplay - 94 Ms. Рас-Мап Матсо - Feb. 94 l Tazmania Sunsoft — 94 | Daffy Duck — Sunsoft – 94 Action ‘4 Sega - April ‘94 Deep Duck Trouble Sega - 94 Aladdin | Sega — 94 Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage/Acclaim - Flying Edge - Ға! ‘94 X-Men | Sega - March 94 lichy & Scratchy Acclaim - Arena - TBA Fire Team Rogue — Accolade — '94 Brett Hull Accolade - 94 Barkley! 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Shut Up & Jat Brett Hull Bubsy 2 Fire TeamRogue ` Juggenüuts: The New Breed Speed Racer - Radical Rex Shanghai II: Dragon 5 Bye .. Popeye the Sailor Man |... The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse The Adventurer - Drop Zone Panic œ World боди 94. Tennis All-Stars Bubba ‘N’ si Skeleton Crew - High Seas Havoc Mega Turrican Marko's Magic Soccer Superbike Challenge Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D Andretti Racing Mutant League Hockey Michael Jordan (Working Title) NBA 94 Showdown PGA Tour Golf (European) Savage Hereos Shaq Fu (Working Title) Wing Comander Il Battletech = Virgin | Acclaim - Arena Acclaim - Arena Acclaim Acclaim Acclaim Acclaim - Flying Edge Acclaim-Arena Core Data East Domark Domark Domark Extreme Gametek Gametek Gametek Namco Namco Sega Sega Sega Sega Tecmagik T*HQ T*HQ T*HQ U.S. Gold U.S. Gold U.S. Gold Vic Tokai | Virgin Arena Arena Arena Flying Edge Flying Edge Flying Edge Acclaim - Acclaim - Acclaim - Acclaim - Acclaim - Acclaim - Acclaim Acclaim - Acclaim - Accolade Accolade Accolade Accolade Accolade Accolade Activision Activision American Technos Capcom | Codemasters Codemasters Flying Edge Flying Edge Codemasters Codemasters Codemasters: Corê Corfe Data East Data East Domark Domark Electrobrain Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Extreme TBA TBA Jan. ‘94 Spring 94 Jan. 94) March ‘94 Spring ‘94 Summer ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 Feb, ‘94 Feb. ‘94 March ‘94 Jan. 94 Feb. ‘94 Spring ‘94 ‘94 1994 April ‘94 94 March ‘94 Summer ‘94 Fall ‘94 Spring ‘94 Jan. 94 March ‘94 Spring ‘94 March %4 Jan, ‘94 TBA TBA TBA Spring ‘94 Feb. ‘94 Jan. ‘94 Fall ‘94 Jan. 94 Fall 94 March 94 | Fall 94 Ma Summer ‘94. ` TBA . î March ‘94 Spring A Spring 94 94 04 ‘94 ‘94 YA March 94 Fall 94 Feb, 94 March 94 Spring 94 Spring 94 Feb. 94 Spring 94 March 94 Fall ‘94 March ‘94 March 94 Fall ‘94 Fall ‘94 March 94 Spring 94 Family Ғеиа Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition Jeopardy! Sports Edition Zool Beethoven Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge Tom & Jerry-Frantic Antics We’re Back The Lost Vikings Rise of the Robots “Chester Cheetah... Wild, Wild Quest” Fido Dido Sox the Cat Nobunaga’s Ambition Operation Europe Romance of the Three Kingdoms Ш Castlevania Bloodlines Impossible Mission 2025: Special Edition Pac-Attack Star Quest Risk Exo Squad Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Bill's Tomato Game Globdule Lemmings 2: The Tribes Magician's Castle Rescue Shadow of the Beast HI Walker NBA Action Sub-Terrania Virtua Racing World Series Baseball Championship Pool Super Battleship ESPN Baseball Tonight Balls Tinhead Star Trek: TNG Bubble & Squeak Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Pirates of Dark Water Akira Sea Quest DSV Time Killers Time Trax Total Carnage Rainbow Islands Fatal Fury 2 Joe & Mac King of the Monsters 2 Steven Seagal In the Final Option Sylvester & Tweety in Cagey Capers Tecmo MLBPA Baseball “Dick Vitale’s”’ "Awesome Baby" "College Hoops" Grindstormer Interplanetary Lizards of the Texas Plains Prince of Persia RBI Baseball 94 The Incredible Hulk World Cup USA 94 Beavis & Butthead Spunky Dracula Unleashed Columns Ш Top Gear 2 Caesar s Palace Dune: Battle for Arrakis Jammit The Lion King Wrath of the Gods Alien vs. Predator Gametek Gametek Gametek Gametek Hi Tech Hi Tech Hi Tech Hi Tech Interplay JVC Kaneco Kaneco Kaneco Koei Koei Koei Konami Microprose Namco Namco Parker Brothers Playmates Playmates Psygnosis Psygnosis Psygnosis Psygnosis Psygnosis Psygnosis Psygnosis Sega Sega Sega Sega Software Toolworks Software Toolworks Sony Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum Holobyte Sunsoft Sunsofi Sunsoft T*HQ T*HQ T*HQ THQ T*HQ Taito Takara Takara Takara TecMagik TecMagik Тесто Тепреп Tengen Tengen Tengen Tengen U.S. Gold U.S. Gold Viacom Viacom Vidcom Vic Tokai Vic Tokai Virgin Virgin Virgin Virgin Virgin Atari Feb. ‘94 Feb. ‘94 March ‘94 Feb, ‘94 Fall ‘94 Feb. ‘94 Feb. ‘94 Spring 94 Jan. 94 Summer 94 Jan. 94 Feb, 94 March ‘94 Jan. 94 March ‘94 Feb, ‘94 Feb. ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring 94 Spring ‘94 Summer ‘94 Fall ‘94 Fall 94 Summer ‘94 Fall ‘94 Spring ‘94 March ‘94 Spring 94 Feb. 94 Summer 94 $ March 94 — 5. 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Sony - Spring 94 Space Ace Absolute - Jan. 94 Prince of Persia Тепдеп - Spring 94 Пипе: Battle for Arrakis Virgin.— Spring 94 Tempest 2000 Atari — ‘March 94 Speed Racer Accolade - Spring 94 Third World War Шш Ехігете - 94 Rise of the Robots JVC — Spring 94 Home Improvement _ Absolute - Spring 9 94 ` Acclaim – 94 Game Informer = March/April 94 M I as E d ` Rise of the Robots The Simpsons: Virtual Bart _ RBI Baseball 94 Тепдеп - Spring 94 Dune: Battle for Arrakis Virgin - Spring 94 Kasumi Ninja Atari — Fall ‘94 Who Shot Jonny Rock? American Laser Games – Fall 94 Heimdall JVC - Spring 94 Tomcat Alley Sega - Spring 94 Absolute — Spring '94 Hardball I ш. Accoclade - March 94 Jaguar Checkered Flag II Tempest 2000 Kasumi Ninja Nes Asterix-The Gaul Mickey’s Adventure in Numberland Beauty & the Beast Zoda 5 Revenge- -Star mpa 11 Мева Мап б | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends John Madden Football Mortal Kombat беда CD WWF Wrestling: Rage in the Саве Speed Racer Crime Patrol Mad Dog II Space Pirates Who Shot Jonny Rock? Battlecorps Bubba ‘N’ Stix Soulstar Harrier Sid and Al's Incredible Toons Alexandria NHL ‘94 Battle Fantasy Third World War _ Brutal Heimdall Indiana Jones & the Fate of. Atlantis Rebel Assault Rise of the Robots Word Championship Rally Shadow of the Beast II Revenge of the Ninja European Racers ` My Paint Tomcat Alley ESPN Baseball Tonight Jeopardy! Wheel of Fortune Akira Total Carnage World Cup USA ‘94 Мал of Hidden ~ | De Out of This кой, Vay Snes Home Improvement | Rise of the Robots Space Ace Champions World Class Soccer À МВА Jam _ The Simpsons: Virtual Bart USHRA Monster Truck Wars MLBPA Baseball : Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage T2: The Arcade Game Bubsy 2 ы Charles Barkley! Shu Up and Jam Fire Team Rogue Hardball NI Juggenauts: The New Breed Pele! Speed Racer: Іп My Most Dangerous Adv. Baitletech Pitfall Harry Radical Rex x-Kaliber 2097 Atari Atari. Atari Electro Brain HiTech Hudson Soft Nintendo Nintendo T*HQ UBI Soft Acclaim - Arena Acclaim Accolade American Laser Games American Laser Games American Laser Games American Laser Games Core Core Core Domark Dynamix EduQuest JVC JVC JVC "s Psygnosis | Renovation Revell Saddleback Graphics Sega Sony Sony Sony THO THO U.S. Gold Tokai rgin bs % к Diggs | 4 _ Acclaim - Arena ‚ Acelaim - Arena Acclaim - LIN Acclaim Acclaim - LIN Accolade Accolade Accolade Accolade Accolade Accolade Accolade Activision Activision Activision Activision | (наға! 94 Spring '04 ^ March '94 Feb. '94 March '94 ‘04 March ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 March ‘94 Fall ‘94 Fall ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 4 Fall 94 on Fall ‘94 Jan. 94 March ‘94 Feb. ‘94 Feb. ‘94 Jan, 94 Spring 94 Spring ‘94 Spring ‘94 March ‘94 TBA ‘94 ‘94 Summer '94 Chavez Boxing American Softworks YA Snow White-Happily Ever After American Softworks YA Popeye American Technos 94 Super Pinball-Behind the Mask American Technos 94 Ағау Lighifoot Ascii Summer 94 Spellcraft Ascii June ‘94 iio ari айы Бра 4 Speed Racer: In My Most Dangerous Battletech Pitfall Harry Poner уук Ай И Adv./Accolade — March ‘94 Activision - TEA Activision — '94 Cyberslider Bullet-Proof Summer 94 | : Ш ы i _ Obitus Bullet-Proof YA &. 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Deluxe Gametek YA Slam Дата Wizardry V MLBPA Baseball Pinball Dreams Gametek 94 Capcom - April '94 Capcom — March '94 Electronic Arts — '94 Spectre Gametek '04 | | TONETTE o леген == Wheel of Fortune Deluxe! Gametek YA Zool Gametek 04 Mickey's Ultimate Challenge Hi-Tech Feb. 94 Tom & Jerry Hi-Tech Feb, “94 American Tail-Fievel Goes West Hudson Soft 94 Beauty & the Beast Hudson Soft '04 Ogre Battle Imagineer America 94 — е 3 = Powermonger Imagineer America ‘94 Warrior of Rome Ill Might 8 Magic Ill Mickey's Ultimate Challenge Wolfenstein 3D Imagineer America М Ехігете – Winter 94 иу Hi-Tech — Feb. 94 World Class Rugby Imagineer America ‘94 3 2 з: дыз. Zooball Imagineer America ‘94 4 Blackthrone Interplay 94 : The Lord of the Rings Interplay ‘94 : In the Hunt Irem America “4 E R-Type Ill Irem America '04 Undercover Cops Irem America 94 ER НЕЕ біз Goal! 2 Jaleco Now The Lord of the Rings F-Type Il Goal: 2 Pro Sport Hockey Jaleco Now Interplay - 94 | Irem America +94 w" Jaleeo - Now Super Bases Loaded 2 Jaleco March 94 - - BENT DEC жала The Peace Keepers Jaleco Ари T j \ ‚ и: i \ ا‎ Jaguar XJ220 JVC ‘94 Magic Boy | JVC 94 Sox the Cat _ Kaneco ‘04 ‘oa Crazy Chase Kemco 94 62 Кетсо ‘94 Super Draconecrom Kemco 94 E E PHI 2и 3 F Ghengis Khan Ш Koei "94 Pro Sport Носкеу Super Bases Loaded 2 The Peace.Keepers Jaleco - Now Jaleco - March 94 Jaleco - April '94 Game Informer = March/April '94 Liberty or Death Koei April D | Operation Europe: Path to Victory Koei May ‘94 Double Dribble Konami ‘94 Relief Pitcher ШІ. ild En WM Nd Time Killers " M. ` Malibu Games ы Time Trax "FN | _ Malibu Games YA ; Вере” Kids a Mandingo Ent. ‘94 Jaguar XJ220 т”, м ш ped Chase 2 Harley Dayidson-U Matchbox Toys YA ai JV. 94 a’ C س‎ omen as Matchbox Racers Matchbox Toys ‘94 | (unit 2 maa : Aero Fighters McO River YA McO River 94 le Mission: 202 Microprose Spring 94 Mindscape YA s Fun With Numbers Mindscape ‘04 Namco Jan. ‘94 _ TN Metal Marines Namco Jan. 94 G2 F Genghis Khan [ll Liberty or Death - Suzuka 8-Hours Namco May ‘94 Kemco - 94 d Koei — 94 Koei — April ‘94 Natsume Championship Wrestling Natsume 94 ш тут 7 ar — oa se en Griffey, Jr.: Major League Baseball” Nintendo March ‘94 : Kirby’s Tee Shot Nintendo May ‘94 Sound Fantasy Nintendo May ‘94 Stunt Race ЕХ Nintendo March ‘94 Metroid Nintendo April ‘94 ddams Family Values Ocean Summer 94 Ocean Summer 94 Ocean ‘04 Operation Europe: Path Suzuka 8-Hours Playmates Exo ‘94 to Victory/Koei m May 94 Konami —_94 Namco = Мау ‘94 | 1 Playmates Sept. “4 > کے‎ < ТТ Packy 04 Legend Pinkie Super Turrican 2 “ASAP. “”Air Strike Patrol Е-1 Roc II Ken Griffey Jr. Major League Kirby's Tee Shot cie 4 JI Toniol ні Baseball/Nintendo - March 94 Nintendo - May ‘94 ieee 29 1. шш _ : ESPN Sunday Football Sony * j _Beasthall — Spectrum HoloByte Sta Trek: The Next Benin Spectrum HoloByte Ў Breath of Fire Square Soft al Fantasy Ш Square Soft - Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage Sunsoft Kung Fu: The es Con Sunsoft Pirates of Dark Water. .. Speedy Gonzales ii Sunsoft Wizard ۳ рт Seta - Мау 94 F1 Roc Il Seta — June 94 Spectrum e -March ; = Au An TecMagik March ‘94 " 4 5) om f ; EOR” йй 4М April 94 March 94 August 94 June 94 Tradewest May 94 ui gi WM 2 0.5. Gold Spring 94 Pirates of the Dark Water Speedy Gonzales | ro ond ma YA Sunsoft — April 94 Sunsoft - May 94 Ис Tokai x ы... Jammit! Virgin May 94 Muhammad Ali's Boxing Virgin Feb. 94 The Lion King Virgin Summer 94 Andre Agassi Steven Seagal In the Fi, nal _ \TecMagik - March 94 - Option/TecMagi 94 AJ Game Informer = March/April 94 [ a ! Virtua Fighters Was there and it was FREE! By an Unknown, yet, reliable source! Aà nother C.E.S. has come and gone, and we're all happy, yet kinda sad, | j to see that it’s over. For anyone that's never been it's quite an (ж experience because the C.E.S. is not an exclusive show for just video 8 B games. Actually, almost any kind of electronics you could imagine are here, and in abundance. From car stereos to video phones (you name it, it's here) the C.E.S. has it all. But easily the coolest part of the show is the video games and the people. | | 1. Hidden іп the far reaches of show, housed іп ridiculously large tents and one main building, you will find the C.E.S. video game universe. The & main building, which used to hold most of the video games section, was ! home to only two booths; Nintendo and — 1. Sega. Nintendo (which bought 60,000 sq. feet of the 100,000 sq. foot complex) had the largest display at the show. Featuring all their new titles, and if you can believe it, a huge stage for a video game dance showcase . The humorous part, of this story(which I’m sure by now is getting pretty boring) is that Nintendo, king of censorship, had scantily clad women and men dancing like mad touting their games. Can we say - “hypocrisy”. But back to the subject, the Nintendo booth did have some amazing things, namely Super Metroid and Stunt Race FX. However, I thought for sure Nintendo would have come to this show with their guns-a-blaz’n, unfortunately, | was disappointed. Neighboring our friends at Nintendo, was the new Sega empire. Which for the second show in a row, left Nintendo out in the cold. Featuring titles like Sonic 3, Virtua Racing, Sub- Terrania, and World Series Baseball, Sega had all the crowd. Though, there was one thing that disappointed me. They had these announcers everywhere screaming about the games. It seemed so unpersonal, | besides the fact that it was annoying. But overall I would have to say it was a good show for Sega. But hidden away from all the commercialism of the main building, is where all the real fun is found. Mixed up in three separate tents, all of the video game magazines and Ed Boon, was one of many “famous” program mers th you сап find at the Show. T and wacky temales from ' ild its those amy and Chun Li! SF Il; Cammy | software companies could be found. Here is where you can find all the really good'stuff. For instance, programmers and producers can always be found hidden in this sea of games. And these guys know their stuff. Plus if | you're lucky, they give you some good insideinformation. As far as games are concerned, good things and bad things could be found. You all know the hits, but their were some undergrounders that everyone may not notice. For instance: Battletech from Activision and Extreme were both very cool and very different; Vortex from Electrobrain, was the first Third party licensee FX game; Demolition Man from Virgin put the movie to shame; Super Pinball, from American Technos, looked so real it wasn't even funny; The Incredible Hulk from U.S. Gold brought back Bruce Banner; Rise of the Robots a new robot fighter that could be the next big thing; and MLBPA Baseball from EA seemed to be the best "stats" baseball. As far as losers, this list will be easy: Tomcat Alley, maybe it was too early, but boy was it boring; Barkley’s new game was a major disappointment; and Sound Fantasy... well just wait till you see this one. | However,tlie biggest loser was probably you, because of the overall lack of invention. I don't know, maybe they didn't show the good stuff, but I was pretty disappointed. But never fear, there were enough good games at the show, to keep even the best players busy till Summer C.E.S.. Concerning, the new systems, such as 3DO, Jaguar, CD-X, LaserActive, Amiga CD-32, and XEYE. I’m keeping my mouth shut. I The Data Eas The best ride:not at the Sh just don't know. I’m impressed by all, but disappointed by many. (You know girls showed 0 arch for the Obelisk at жш what. mean). For now, the show was fun, we meta lot'of cool people, played Side Pockets at ie uxor Hotel; a lot of cool games, went to some fun parties (as you can tell from the the show. | pictures), and lost a fair amount of money. Viva Las Vegas! B Game Informer > March/April YA BIG ARG for the Super Nintendo Э Опе Player Моде with 9 levels апа " password support. Entertainment System only has two speeds: fast and way fast. E Two player head-to-head mode. Check it out, if you're up to it! Ж Tournament mode tracks ир to 8 players stats. 3 9 grueling tracks! ЗЕ Brutal high-tech weapons! Two player split screen Mode 7 head-to-head action! Official i Nintendo) Beal of Quality Battle Cars TM & © 1993 Namco Hometek Inc., All Rights Reserved. Nintendo and Super Nintendo Entertainment System are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. © 1991 Nintendo of America. псе again, it's time to dig deep into your Game Genie files and send us ЫЎ your coolest codes. Hey, we print your code and a Game Genie will be on its way to your doorstep... „well, mailbox. But you must specify which system u E need it for. Your fellow gamers need your help on the following games: - | Helpful Codes From Our Readers: Jungle Strike - Genesis Mortal Kombat - Genesis R13B-861A; Master Code...” ВҮВА-АА2 : Buttons B and C 008 3BD E6E Infinte Time - 156 E6E Each Ring worth cC m Ten | D5DT-GA7A: Infinite Lives. .. are Projectile AKFT-JA9C: Infinite Ammunition. attacks. "The VidMan" СЈ1А-АА8Ј: Black Background. ARMOR! | Magra MAGIC | BV8A-AAAR: Low, High kicks | - 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 К чс Park - сш " p ` . Final Fantasy - NES AVDA-AA24: Infinite Energy. - E NYKLPALZ + AEAGGN: William Brown Jr DVSA-AA38: Match doesn't end Gives all phüracters Sauk Village, IL иез yan do а 247 HP's. | щш ye NYOUIAPA: Start with 63,376 ChrisSheppard Gd os - : fighters 247 This. code allows you to play with Mortal Kombat - Genesis А NOE 999 people instead of bricks: 9VDT-AE9Y: "в аге Invisible. 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Cc 69 + СЗАО - AFAQ:, 2 PLAYER САМЕ Mortal Koi SNES Kone E Mo sana Әк anes cone. : : : ps | СҒМЕҒП BY | 6067-3Ғ00: Fight Reptile on Joe 22 NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. Faxanadu - NES. Double Flawless p Werewolf - NES -SXXNUOSE: Infinite Gold. | ‘Fatality Victory ZYYUUU: | Invincible after first EUXSNTAP: Full Power at Jan DDBE- » Fast Code. _ Final Fight 2 - 4. a GXOKLESU: Infinite Power. 00BE-C1C4: Slow Code. 22 DDCE-1D68: Infinite Lives: _ electricity: Richard L Toffton Shawn Guy Jason Farrar Teresa Van Meter Blevins, AR : a Cincinnati, ОН | Barton, УТ. - White Hall, IL Game Informer = March/April '94 ` general idea. ' Adventure Island lll- NES . All Points Bulletin .. Got a fantastic Game Genie code? Send it in! Game players һеіріп ER game players; that's the ps we need codes for аге: need your help! gite Mario All Stars - SNE — Faria- SN A ч 4 T T.M.N. r Toumament T.M.N.T. Tournament Desert Strike - Genesis. Send your ` Fighters - Genesis Fighters - SNES a nie codes ad AJXT-AA96 Сап set any # of AD64 - DDA7 . Enables speeds 1-3, ath Saga -d uests to: Genesis е ш Panes t to list your 120 W. 76th Street — | AJYA - ААЗҮ AECT - EAH4 continues in Options Screen Can set any # of rounds in Options Screen Player 2 or computer starts with almost no health Credtis 1-10, and to play Rat King and Karai in Vs. Mode. (Note: Turn off effects at the title screen) Rudolph Lopez North Chicago, IL Roger Glemens- SNES Prairie, ММ 55344 GODS - Genesis . . Tim Hargett Decatur, IL ...All Points Bulletin...All Points Bulletin...All Points Pocky & Rocky - SNES Infinite Lives for Pocky: DDA7 - AD65 Infinite Lives for Rocky: DD35 - 0761 Infinite Energy for Pocky: C933 - A794 — маз REER Infinite Energy for Rocky: = Aladdin - сей” Sonic Spinball- Genesis | Үз оо50440.144478 үйе банту 09 СЭЗЕ - А797 RGJB - Ү628 Unlimited Lives AXBA- 4A4T ` Infinite Lives John Petty ATBV-OA5L Unlimited Apples AXST-8A5L Infinite balls in Scottsboro, АГ ATLB- 0A24 — Invincibility Bonus Round Creaig Dunton АРВТ-5М70 Start on Level 4: / Lake Wales, FL Showdown 2 x 5 L LH. + 5 دل‎ $ Bill Basaraba Minooka, IL Rock N Roll Racing - SNES C28C-CF69 + С28В-С4А9: Buy items for free if you have enough money. BACB-C465: No points needed to advance to any level. Infinite Forward Weapons. C2BF-476F: Mutant League Football - Genesis Tecmo Super Bowl - Nigel Mansell Racing - NES E _ А19Т-86УА: Master Code. Genesis ZANKXZYA + SXNKSESU: = All-Stars RHJA-461A: Infinite Time-outs. BERA - ҒА42: Safeties for Only 1 lap required on each track. COB6- A455 Infinite Lives RGSA-460L: Play clock is Player 1areworth SZSTLEVK: Less tire wear. Соо allio Time infinite. Star Wars - Game Boy C9B-5CC-3BE: Infinite Energy. 00B-6AC-195: Infinite Lives. FA2-F6E-4C1: Infinite Continues. Game Informer - March/April 94 Super Empire Strikes Back - SNES 7421-C7D5: Start with 50 lives on Brave. C22F-C7F9: Deflect, and Invisible don’t drain Force bar. Shield power-ups last longer. DE81-3DD4: 9 points. Field Goals for Player 1 are worth 9 points. Touchdowns for Player 2 are worth 0 points. BEFA - EAF6: AARA - FA7J: Mind Control, Slow, Tetris 2 - NES AAUEUSSO: Speed doesn't increase; 1-Player game only. Cannot Pause game with Start Button. Won't hide remaining pieces during Pause. AAVZVYEA: AVEXOYXZ: Kid Dracula - Game Boy FAB-F5A-4C1: Infinite Lives. 050-CD-E6E: Start on Level 5. 008-13F-367: Walk through enemies and still keep energy hearts. CB69 - АС67 4 D769 - AC67 Change to Mario after you die James Phillips Graceville, FL | Here are the codes to take Muhammed all the way. 007KEH7Z 0K75CX72 0K7D477Z OK72NN7Z | OK7C747Z OK7W7C7Z 0K747B7Z | OK7A7E7Z Brandon Vance Honaker, VA әй, [0 771177 Пе оине — u The password below will allow you to play each level, beginning at Level 1, with 23 lives and Will Bill as your co-pilot. BKYTNMGCYDB Nick “The Game Freak” Weaver Virginia Beach, VA MOA alli осо To intiate the Defensive power-up at the Tonight’s Match-up’s screen press and hold any button five times. “The VidMan” | | | | | | | SZ у PASSWORDS : CODES Yoshi's Safari — SNES To make this Super Scope game a little more difficult, hold all these | buttons at the Start/Options Screen: L, В, X, Y and Start. Chase Deerfield, IL house 3 — Genesis Here are all the level passwords: Stage 2: REISOR Stage 3: ETLBUD Stage 4: TEKROH Stage 5: ELPOEB Stage 6: LILITH Stage X: GOFMTS "The VidMan" FESAI j OILS To play as Bill Clinton enter your name as ARK but don't enter the "K" until you hold the buttons L, R, Start and then press X. Or to play as the VP AI Gore enter the name NET, wait to enter the "T" then hold L, R, Start and then press A.. "The VidMan" OPTIONS se SHURE ERS әс Shinobi lll — Genesis Play the following songs іп this order to become invincible: HE RUNS, JAPONSQUE, SHINOBI WALK, SAKURA and GETUFU. To get unlimited Shurikens, put the sound effects on “SHURIKIN” and select “00” for the amount. Wait and you should hear a noise and the “00” will change to the infinite symbol. Keith Skokie, IL Jeopardy — Genesis If you answer a question wrong and you don't want the computer players to get the points, simply press and hold A, B, and C buttons until the time is up. Greg Harris Ramsey, MN NBA Јат — SNES To enter Juice mode press any | Button thirteen times at the Match-Up screen then hold X and A until the | game starts. “The VidMan” Level 1: ARBOGAST Level 2: MECHANIC Level 3: REACTORS Level 4: PERMANENT Level 5: NARCOLEPSY Level 6: PUBLIC 45 Level 7: KIDNEY 2 Level 8: PENCIL 6 “The VidMan” Boxxie - Game Boy Level 1: BDBD Level 2: DBBD Level 3: GBBG Level 4: HBBH Level 5: JBBJ | Level 6: KBBK | Level 7: LBBL Level 8: MBBM Level 9: NBBN | Level10: РВВР Level 11: ОВВО | Dilly Luken Canon City, CO bear Toaccess a Sound Test press Up and Start at the Title Screen. Donald Moy Los Angeles, CA Level 2 7GO9M Level 3 NNGES3 Level 4: 84AKC Jeroham Ortiz Corozal, PR Ma » | Listed below are names and locations for Mega Man Power-up. Flame Mammoth: Mega Buster | Chill Penguin: Slide | Sting Chameleon: Armor Storm Eagle: Helmet | | ‘The VidMan" | | | Game Informer « March/April '94 wa EHEERNO TO E TEE JE GREE RSE Ry Lm 78% | tans nid CHONCE РЕМЕТ to mu To play as Olaf the Viking press and hold the Top Left and Right buttons plus the Select button. Now scroll through the characters until you get Olaf to appear. Or if you wish to go straight to Planet Inferno, the toughest of all the planets, press the Top Left and Right Buttons plus select when you choose | a planet. "The МіаМап” Out of This World — Genesis Level 1: LDKD Level 9: DDRX Level 2: HTDC Level 10: HRTB Level 3: CLLD Level 11: BRTD Level 4: LBKG Level 12: FBB Level 5: XDDJ Level 13: TFBB Level 6: FXLC Level 14: CKJL Level 7: KRFK Level 15: LFCK Level 8: KLFB Jeff Bauer Delavan, WI Actraiser 2 — SNES Here are the passwords for all three difficulty levels. EASY STAGE/ACT PASSWORD 12 XZKC XBZM XXZD 21 ЈСО ХҮТХ SLCS 2-2 ММК BPZW DTZS 3-1 ММЕН MBKC WHWL 3-2 MCSY НКНО KHHY 41 МЕТ СМР ТРТЕ 42 МЕН MFDS ТҮР 541 MFMJ PLBW YYJP 5-2 MFMJ ТК МЕР 61 MFMJ TWSY FYPX 62 MFXT SHJT . BDLY 71 MFCY ВРХЕ СХВҮ 71 МЕСІ YXKY СЈрР NORMAL STAGE/ACT | PASSWORD 12 XZKC XBZM WTHC |21 ЖІП ХҮТХ TMCT 2-2 ММК BPZW YJCW 31 ММЕН МВКС FFTL 32 MCSY НКНО ZFHC 41 МИТ СМР XWFZ 4-2 МЕН MFDS MXPS 54 МЕМ) PLBW LPCX 5-2 MFMJ TILK ЕРТР 61 МЕМ) TWSY HMTF 62 МЕХТ SHJT СҮТР 7-1 MFCY BPXF DWKL 7-1 МЕСІ ҮХКҮ DKDS 7-2 МЕСІ SYMC MSXF 72 МЕСІ SYMX WKTD HARD STAGE/ACT PASSWORD 12 XZKC XBZM FSFC 2-17, ЈСО KIT. — XXXJ 22 ММК BPZW LBPJ 3-1 ММЕН МВКС HJWP 3-2 MCSY НКНО ВҮМЕ 41 МИТ СМР WXJK 4-2 МЕН M MFDS PHYX 5-1 МЕМ) PLBW MSYW 5-2 МЕМ) ТТИК HTWT 6-1 МЕМ) TWSY JSHJ 6-2 MFXT SHJT DLWP 71 МЕСҮ BPXF ҮЛӘТ TA SMEGE YXKY oc YLZF 7-2 МЕСІ SYMC PWWK 7-2 МЕСІ 5ҮМХ FJSD SPECIAL CODES Set game to Hard and enter this code to play the DEMO scene! BJQX ҮВКС DLSZ To see the end credits enter this code! MTkM SkTk HNSH James Stakelin Il Cynthiana, KY TMNT Tournament Fighters — SNES To get a third Speed on this hot fighter cart, enter this classic Konami code at the title screen: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, and A. “The VidMan” 09900000 00000010) Ranger X — Genesis | To skip а level at any time, Pause the game and enter this code: Up, Down, | Up, Down, Up, Down, С, B, А, Right, Left, then В. If you entered it correctly, | you will warp to the next level. If not, Un-pause, Pause and try again. | | Keith | Skokie, IL | Game Informer = March/April 94 Cliffhanger — Sega CD To get 99 lives enter this code on controller #2 at the Title Screen: Up, Left, C, B, and A. "The VidMan" Cliffhanger — Sega CD To go straight to the Snowboarding levels on this disk enter C, B, A, Up, Down, Left, and Right on Controller # 2 at the Title Screen. "The VidMan" 57 Zelda: Link's Awaking — Game Boy If you have been looking for the Boomerang and just haven't been able to find it, here it is. At Toronobo Shores, exactly five grid lines in on the Map screens reading left to right, there is a crack in the wall that you can explode with a bomb. In this room you will find a guy who will trade any item for the boomerang; use the Shovel. "Warlord" Tiny Toons Adventures: Buster Busts Loose — SNES Enter Plucky Duck, Babs Bunny, and Bookworm at the password screen to get unlimited continues. "The VidMan" Ме My Neighbors — SNES Here are the level passwords: Level 5: FHRX Level 9: NBGW Level 13: ВЕСА Level 17: RKYL Level 21: PXBG Level 25: ХҮІ Level 29: XLZG Level 33: WJQK Level 37: BZVG Level 41: ВВРК Level 45: VLHX “The МаМап” Aladdin — SNES Level 2: Genie, Abu, Aladdin, King Level 3: Jafar, Abu, Jasmine, Genie Level 4: Genie, Jafar, Aladdin, Jasmine Level 5: Jasmine, Jafar, King, Jasmine Level 6: Jafar, Jasmine, Aladdin, Jafar Level 7: Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, King Mike Schowalter Chicago City, MN Metal Storm — NES Level 2: WFT - 7835 - N75 Level 3: НАТ - 273 (heart symbol) - WVM Level 4: FMM - FFC7 - B52 Level 5: M67 - WL35 - WQ5 Level6: 9JT-LQ3K - QGM David Brock Georgetown, OH mbies Ate My Neighbors Here are the level passwords: Level 5: CYZQ Level 9: GBRS Level 13: ОСЕК Level 17: ВМІК Level 21: PQBR Level 25: ШММ Level 29: QNKR Level 33: SDHM Level 37: BKVR Level 41: BZPM Level 45: BNYZ "The VidMan" Secret of Mana — SNES Here are some tricks to increase Magic points forthe Blond Girl andthe Sprite. To max out the Blond Girl's magic level, go to the Water Palace orthe Wind Palace and use her magic to attack enemies. When you run out of energy, talk to the person in the palace and they'll restore your magic for free. Repeat this process until you're full. To increase the Sprite's Magic points go to the Ice Country and use magic on the wolves. When you run low, go tothe Inn and sleep. You'll make more money than you spend and you'll be able to take her magic level all the way to the top. “Warlord” Mega Man X — SNES Here is a list of the locations for each Energy Tanks. Flame Mammoth Storm Eagle Armored Armadillo Spark Mandrill "The VidMan" SNES To access the Sound Test mode, enter any stage then press and hold X, Y, A, B and Down then press Start. If you repeat the process, the messages will change and give you two more tips. The first is for fun at the Title Screen, which you do by pressing Y four times at the Game Start/Options screen. Then when the credits roll, press the L and R to rotate the title. The second is for 7 continues, which is X, Y, A, B, X, and X also at the Game Start/Options screen. "The VidMan" Super Bomberman — SNES To get play Battle or Normal Mode with Tiny Bombermen enter in this code at as your password: 5656. “The МаМап” Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog — Sega CD To enter a Sound Test press Down, Down, Down, Down, Left, Right, and A at the Title Screen. Once in the the Sound Test Mode you can enter a Debug mode by changing the sound settings to these settings: FM NO. 40, PCM NO. 12, and DA NO. 11. During gameplay the “В” Button enters and exits the Debug mode, “А” runs through the items, and the “С” button places them on the screen. Sonic CD — Sega CD To access a Stage Select, press Up, Down, Down, Left, Right and then the B Button. This will allow you to play any stage, but the game will reset after you finish that level. “The VidMan” “The VidMan” Game Informer = March/April "94 1994 Game же” ж” ےر We want to know more 00 | 'd like to see in Game Info ерк cader Survey below. Whats int | yuestionnaire below АА it us by May 15, 1994, and you'll 4 diew е > wi г. dom prize drawing. We're giving away 20 of the hottest game Е es li be Wa Кын College Football and Jungle Strike, or b ol d s Street pad ar Turbo, Street Fighter II Special Edition, and Aladdin for the Super d NES. So what are you waiting for? Grab a pencil and get going: you | answering 5| How many new video games do you own? 01 ( ) 1108 Games 04 ( ) 11 to 15 Games 02 ( ) 4to 7 Games 05 ( ) 16 to 20 Games 03 ( ) 8to 10 Games 06 ( ) 21 Games or more |) What is your age? 01 ( ) Ages 6 and Under (4 ( ) Ages 16 to 19 02 ( ) Ages 7 to 10 05 ( ) Ages 20 to 25 03 ( ) Ages 11 to 15 06 ( ) Ages 26 and Up 2) You аге: 6) How many video games did you buy last year? 01 ( ) Male 02( ) Female 01 ( ) 0 to 3 Games 04 ( ) 11 to 15 Games 02 ( ) 4 to 7 Games 05 ( ) 16 to 20 Games 3 Which video game systems do you own? 03 ( ) 8to 10 Games 06 ( ) 21 Games or more (please X all that apply) 01 ( ) Nintendo Entertainment System 02 ( ) Super Nintendo оз ( ) Nintendo's Game Boy 04 (-) Sega Genesis 05 ( ) Sega Game Gear 06 ( ) Sega CD от (.) Neo-Geo 08() REAL 3DO | 0€) AtariJaguar — . б, 10. ( ) Other (please specify): 11 (.) None j 4) Which video game systems do you plan to buy ~ inthe next year? (please X all that apply) . &( ) Nintendo Entertainment System _ 02 ( ) Super Nintendo 03 ( ) Nintendo's Game Boy м ( ) Sega Genesis 05 ( ) Sega Game Gear 06 ( ) Sega CD от ( ) NeoGeo ов ( ) REAL зро 09 ( ) Atari Jaguar 10 ( ) Other (please specify): 11 ( ) None Game Informer = March/April '84 7) How many new games do you think you will buy in the next year? 01 ( ) 1 бате 05 ( )4 to 5 Games 02 ( ) 2 Games 06 ( )6to 8 Games 03 ( ) 3 Games 07 ( ) 10 or More Games 04 ( ) 3 Games 8) Do you purchase previously played video games? . 01 ( ) Yes 02 ( ) No 9) What influences your buying decisions most? я please X ай that apply) Jl 01 ( ) TV Commercials 07( ) Store displays: . 02 ( ) Radio Commercials ов ( ) Game Rentals | оз ( ) Newspaper Ads 09 ( ) Arcades 04( GameMagazineAds . 10()Friends = 05 ( ) Other magazine Ads 11 ( ) Other (please specify): 06 ( ) Game Magazine Reviews AT Ri. 10) Where do you usually buy your video games? 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Setting off a series . : Game: Flashback by ) of wacky traps to spook the : ; U.S. Gold : Sardinifamilyispureenjoyment, : Best Playability in a Video : At first, we were drawn in by : and who doesn't dig those crazy ; Game: Street Fighter ІІ : the smooth animation, richly : boxer shorts?! ; Turbo by Capcom : detailed graphics and original : : Following in the footsteps of its £ storyline of this Genesis cart. We : SNES predecessor, SF2 Turbo is i were hooked by the precise : the one we keep coming back to : control and addictive gameplay. | ` |; againandagain. With more speed : We happily tell SNES owners а : 9: andmore moves, there’s just more : SuperNintendo version ofthis out- : | to master and more to love. : standing game is now available. | z] Best Action/Adventure 1993 was undeniabl Mortal Kombat. ж сга ы in a Video € need, great 2 | Bost ey's pee from Sega Te kum the manen tit was ыт abite of at ta { ; We knew whic ipn hi d me ee yan aa d system bas Ње, unveiled at the Summer Pe: | From Aladdin's effortle r, it’s the Jaguar. for Sega owners. recreated Aladdin's magic : bo moves to the p т г p sawinner. | Game Informer - March/April "94 р } ` i Best Role-Playing Game: | i Shadowrun by Data East : ә m į If 92 was а sad year for RPG : Best $ fans, 1993 more than made up | Ессо м. Бал» Game: | for it with such offerings as · CD by Sega M Ani Sega : Lufia, 7th Saga, а new Ultima i Bound tee; ca ; installment and more. But one ` Neilson blend. an Spencer a : unique action-packed Sci-Fi techniques like Кил mixing : ; role-play, based оп the books original Suae QSound? with ; ; fromFASAstandswellabovethe sound кіш M. ғ x ie a i ops the : rest. player; a true undersea treasure to be discovered. ; Best Simulation Game: : Mechwarrior by Activision Yoshi's Cookie by t Activision brings the Battletech proof Softwar on of the Big “board games to life and This Super NES vers! as alot more Virtual World's Battletech ; N's Tetris-like ue d for. Play Entertainment Center into your | fun than we Bak or compete t home with this in-the-cockpit | alone, against te P O0 rounds. i Action/Strategy game. Your : Battle Mech’s arsenal will help lay on your ; ap : А } you complete contracts апа little spice into : opponent throw а : Best Hand Held Video : work toward your ultimate the mix. : Game: The Legend of : } goal...revenge. i Zelda: Link's Awakening by : ; | : Nintendo of America | 4 ٤ + А е a t Nintendo managed to take all j i the moves and graphics of the * : SNES (minus the colors, of ; i course) and wrap them up ina | i new storyline for the Game Boy. : This is easily one of the most : challenging and interesting i quests оп the Game Boy, or апу i system, for that matter. si i Best Sports Game: FIFA Soccer by EA Sports NHL’94 came іп a close second, | ; : Best 8-bit Game: i but the title was claimed by a | Best Shooter Game: | Best Transi i surprise entry from EA Sports. j Starfox by Nintendo of | Kirby's Adventure by | Screen"; Disn п from the 4 i i While turning up our noses at yet ; America ; Nintendo of America ` Sega of Princ 5 Aladdin by another boring soccer cart, FIFA ; Sure, there was a ton of hype : Thefirstandprobablylast6 Meg | Th Soccer sneaked in with its fast | preceding it, but Nintendo and | game оп the NES really packs a | сев, the intradi mator-rengereq action, 4-player capability and | that mysterious little Super ЕХ | wallop. With long levels апа | movements эн Ыу smooth character i incredible crowds to sweep us off : chipdeliveredagamethatisboth ; exciting game play, Kirby is à ! the origin | е beautiful graphics i our feet. “...it’s like hockey with | unique and addictive to play. i bright star in the line-up of | and a sia j Soundtrack songs, | 11 players!” Nee we say more? | : | ; shrinking 8-bit releases. j film; it ket Ji Straight from the { su ‘ : translation that’ р toa Stunning { { thi . ‚б | his fun animated feature Game Informer = March/April 94 | —— ue ee | | 63 = MR LIE эк А LICENSED BY 00000200 Infiltrate the secret under- Torch pesky aerial assault ' Nose-dive into a war-torn ground prison and blow platforms with caution— city and pull your waiting those terrorist gophers to these pirates are using our men from the mounds of kingdom come. _ boys as human shields! burning rubble. ME و‎ GROUP, а Enterpri es, Ltd. 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