Electronic Games LC2 Issue 31

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

• Sega Genesis
• Sega CD
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• 3DO
• 32X
• Atari Jaguar
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Game Gear
• MS-DOS
• PC CD-ROM
• Multimedia PC
• Windows CD-ROM
• Macintosh - Macintosh 6.0.7+ - Macintosh CD-ROM
• Philips CD-i
• Pioneer LaserActive
• Nintendo Virtual Boy (commentary)

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(TOC transcription follows, with (notes) and bullet lists added for clarity.)

The Magic Toymaker: Tom Kalinske

The president of Sega talks candidly about his career, his company and the hot competition coming in the future months. ('The Magic Toy Man - Tom Kalinske: Performer of Miracles in Two Industries;' by Steve Kent; discussion commentary with Tom Kalinske)

NEWS

Hotline (compiled by Joyce Worley & Ross Chamberlain)

• A Response to Piracy - Nintendo Sues Samsung Over Game Piracy Scandal
• The Seat of Doom
• Controlling Payback
• Graphic Cos To Merge
• Did You Know...?
• Bargaining Block (sections:)
  • Biz-Deals
  • Edu-Deals
• Industry Spotlight... Wild Bill Takes Off Again
• Mortal Kombat Goes On Tour
• Net News
• Sports Associate, Inc. Acquires APBA
• 200,000 Caught In Prodigy's Web
• Star Trek Beams To Las Vegas
• Isle of the Graffiti Artists
• Games Grab Truemotion
• Top CD-ROM Games - Jan. '95
• Top Video Games - Jan. '95
• Whispers from Cyberspace (rumors & speculation by JJ Barrel)
• Star Power
• Microsoft-Sony IBN Deal
• New Leaf Focus: Games
• Top Coin-Ops - January 1995
• Cyberstock Watch
• Industry Spotlight: Making The Music That Makes The Games

DEPARTMENTS

Power On!

"Why has the Internet suddenly become the world's virtual playground?" Answer within. ('Infomaniacs Meet the Gamers;' editorial by Arnie Katz)

Feedback

Old style games vs. the new, HDTV debate. (reader mail; 'The Generation Gap?')

CyberWatch

Technical support for your favorite games. ('Games Fall Down Go Boom;' compiled by Bill Kunkel & Laurie Yates)

Game Doctor

Yes, The Niki Game Saver Plus does exist! ('Can these game be saved?;' Q&A by The Game Doctor)

Test Lab

The Pro Swing System by Sports Science. (by Ed Dille; sections:)

• The Swing's The Thing (PC Golf and the Pro Swing System)
• Batter Up! (Batter Up! (Gen))

The Heimlich Maneuver

Windows games under the gun once again. ('Broken Window Pains - Part II' by Rich Heimlich)

Deals

ESPN and Starwave to create sports network. ('ESPN, Starwave Form Alliance' by Barry Friedman)

The Kunkel Report

Is there anything new here? WCES report. ('WCES Notebook' by Bill Kunkel)

FEATURES

Hands-On: Virtual Boy

The coming of Nintendo's Virtual Boy. Can it survive the super system competition? ('Virtual Boy - To Virtual Boy or Not to Virtual Boy? That is the Question?;' by Steve Kent)

EG's Spring/Summer Preview

EG picks the CES hits and previews new consoles and multimedia entertainment. ('1995 Spring-Summer Preview;' by The Editors of Electronic Games)

Al Lowe: The New Romantic

The creator of the Leisure Suit Larry series, discusses love, romance and sex in games. ('Games of the Heart: An Interview with Al Lowe;' by Steve Kent; discussion commentary with Al Lowe)

The Front Page

Producer Pat Cooke (sic) takes you inside the team behind the Front Page Sports line. ('Pat Cook Guarantees Victory;' by John Wesley Hardin; interview with Pat Cook)

The Imagination Network

Visit the friendliest place in all cyberspace. Relax, chat with friends or just play a game. ('Imagine That! - A look at the Updated ImagiNation Network;' by Russ Ceccola)

REVIEWS

Console (console video game reviews; includes 'The Final Grade' sidebar featuring review scores for games not (usually) listed here)

• Kasumi Ninja (Jag; includes 'Hollywood Calling' sidebar)
• Supreme Warrior (SCD; includes 'Shaw Brothers' sidebar)
• Burn: Cycle (CDi; includes 'Bleak Metropolis' sidebar)
• Savage Empire (SNES)
• Road & Track: The Need For Speed (3DO)
   

• Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (Jag)
• Don Quixote (LaserActive)
• Corpse Killer (32X)
• Bubsy In: Fractured Furry Tales (Jag)
• Jeopardy! (SCD)
• Desert Demolition (Gen)
• Shanghai: Triple Threat (3DO)
• True Lies (SNES)
• Might and Magic III: The Isles of Terra (SNES)
• Rise of the Phoenix (SNES)
• Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (SNES)
• Troy Aikman NFL Football (Jag)
• Road Rash 3: Tour de Force (Gen)

Computer (computer game reviews; includes 'The Final Grade' sidebar featuring review scores for games not (usually) listed here)

• SimTower (Mac; includes 'Elevator Madness' sidebar)
• Aces of the Deep (PCCD)
• Creature Shock (PCCD)
• Dragon Lore (PCCD)
• Zephyr (PCCD)
• Club Dead (PCCD)
   

• Metaltech: Battledrome (MSDOS)
• Freedy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (PCCD)
• Scrabble (Mac 6.0.7+)
• Powerhits: Sports (PCCD)
• The Madness of Roland (WinCD,MacCD)
• Unnecessary Roughness '95 (MSDOS)
• CyClones (PCCD)
• Yes Active (WinCD,MacCD)
• Trivial Pursuit (MPC)

Portable (portable video game reviews)

• Rise of the Robots (GG)
  (capsule portable game reviews:)
• FIFA International Soccer (GG)
• Bubsy 2 (GB)
• seaQuest DSV (GB)
• The Lion King (GG)
• Sports Illustrated Golf (GB)

Edutainment

(includes 'Kid Keyboards' sidebar)

• The Yukon Trail (MPC,MacCD)
• Gahan Wilson's The Ultimate Haunted House (MacCD)
   

• Vietnam (PCCD)
• Kid Vid Grid (PCCD)
• Thumbelina (MacCD)
• The Time Shop (MacCD,WinCD)
• Next Step: Mars? (PCCD)
• Why Do We Have To? (MacCD,WinCD)
• My First Encyclopedia (PCCD)

Print (book reviews)

• Minding Your Cyber-Manners on the Internet (authored by Dr. Donald Rose)
• Video Games: A Guide for Savvy Parents (authored by David Sheff)
• Microsoft Golf: The Official Strategy Guide (authored by Rick Barba & Jeff Hoff)