ISSUE: 9Content
Cover Disc:
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3.5" disk users get the Cannon Fodder demo. CD-ROM users get that, plus additional demos for Magic Carpet, System Shock, The Grandest Fleet, Pinball Arcade, Flash Traffic, Boppin', Retribution, Masque Sampler, Harpoon Classic, Novastorm, Cyberia, Quarantine, Cyberstrike, SVGA Air Warrior, and online software from GEnie Network and ImagiNation Network.
Features:
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Multimedia & Gaming: Is Beauty Enough? - It's the biggest question to face gamers -- and game designers -- in a decade. We have the technology to make computer entertainment that incorporates video, 3D modeled "virtual actors", and unheralded graphics and sound. But is all this flash advancing the art of game design, or crippling it? Steve Poole has the answers.
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Lee Buchanan's Sports Time - There are sports sims available for just about any fan -- but which are the good, and which aren't? We separate the best from the rest.
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The PC Gamer Guide to Online Gaming - Some of the most intensely competitive PC games can't be found at your local software shop. You can only play them online -- and we'll show you how!
Scoops!:
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The American Civil War
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Virtual Pool
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Tank Commander
Reviews:
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Aces of the Deep (82%)
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Armored Fist (65%)
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Blake Stone: Planet Strike (75%)
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Blown Away (79%)
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Crime Patrol (78%)
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Cyclemania (66%)
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Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (61%)
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Double Talk (54%)
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Ecstatica (93%, Editor's Choice)
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Fortress of Dr. Radiaki, The (81%)
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Menzoberranzan (85%)
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NASCAR Racing (94%, Editor's Choice)
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NCAA: Road to the Final Four (80%)
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Noctropolis (82%)
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Novastorm (85%)
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One Must Fall: 2097 (84%)
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Operation Body Count (64%)
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Panzer General (93%, Editor's Choice)
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Realms of Arkania: Star Trail (88%, Editor's Choice)
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U.S. Navy Fighters (82%)
Departments:
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Eyewitness: News, Game Previews, Best Sellers, and more!
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Windows 95
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The Dig
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Prisoner of Ice
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Flight Unlimited
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Bureau 13
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Alone in the Dark III
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SimIsle
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Pizza Tycoon
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X-COM: Terror From the Deep
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Theme Hospital
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MechWarrior II
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The Learning Game: Heidi Aycock cheers the prospects for educational software thanks to the massive capacity of CD-ROMs.
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Extended Play: T. Liam McDonald looks over the new Windows version of SimCity 2000, the CD-ROM version of Aces of the Deep, and new patches for older software.
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Lupine Online: Scott Wolf offers up two Alien-themed mods for Doom, along with quick looks at F-18 No Fly Zone and SkyRoads.
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Tim's Tech Shop: CD-ROMs can hold a lot of data, but aren't necessarily quick and retrieving it. Tim Victor explains what caching is, and why it's right for you.
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The Desktop General: The best and worst of the 1994 war gaming offerings, rated and ranked by William R. Trotter
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Alternate Lives: Neil Randall asked what readers most wanted to see in their RPGs, and they responded.
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Sim Column: Lee Buchanan pens an open letter to game designers about what he'd like to see in 1995.
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Strategy Central: A full moves list for One Must Fall: 2097, secret warp zones in Ultima VII, and some hints for beating Betrayal at Krondor without getting your hands dirty.
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Letters: The part you write!
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Contest: Sid Meier's giving away an autographed library of his greatest hits if you're the lucky winner of this months' Colonization contest.
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Next Issue: Yup, there will be an issue #10, and here's what will be in it!
Ads (in order of appearance):
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Magic Carpet
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Brain Dead 13
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Rise of the Triad: Dark War
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Diamond Stealth 64 Games Accelerator Kit
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Ripley's Believe It or Not: The Riddle of Master Lu
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King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
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Microsoft Golf 2.0
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Mortal Kombat II
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Cyberia
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Titan Games mail order
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Great Naval Battles III: Fury in the Pacific
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Boffin's VIP 50 Video Converter hardware
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Falcon Mach V gaming PCs
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Vertronix, Inc. mail order
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Dragon Lore
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Pinball Arcade CD-ROM
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1830: Railroads & Robber Barons
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Chips & Bits, Inc. mail order
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Retribution
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Mission Control mail order
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Sound Blaster AWE32 sound card
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Inferno: The Odyssey Continues
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Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
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GEnie multi-player games
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Lemmings Chronicles
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Spectre VR Enhanced CD Version
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Rise of the Robots
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Klik & Play
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Front Lines
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Shadows of Cairn
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Heroes of Might and Magic
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Mission Control mail order
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Brett Hull Hockey '95
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Suncom FlightMAX Advanced Flight Control Console
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Bureau 13
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Flash Traffic
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Zeppelin!
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Gazillionaire
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What is a Belly Button?
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CH Products controllers
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Ted Williams: The Legend's Own Story
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Phantasmagoria
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Wolf
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Harpoon Classic
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Blown Away
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Next Generation magazine
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Ms. Metaverse / Virtual Vegas
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Corridor 7: Alien Invasion
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Drug Wars
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AnnaTommy: An Adventure into the Human Body
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4th Dimension Entertainment mail order
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Maabus
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PC Gamer subscription + free game
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DreamWeb
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Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins
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Space Sirens
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The Net magazine
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NASCAR Racing
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Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card
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The Pure Wargame
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Future Rom mail order
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Interactive Impressions mail order
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Skunny Kart
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Locksmith PC
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Phoenix Flight & Weapons Control System flight stick
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System Shock
Notable Stuff:
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Is it just me, or were there an awful lot of mail order operations specializing in adult CD-ROMs in the mid-90s?
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The lawsuits that are about to start flying in the V for Victory debacle are almost a perfect mirror of the licensing rights issues Nintendo went to war with Tengen over concerning the NES versions of Tetris.
-
Editor Matt Firme's editorial this issue with regards to the rise of "multimedia" gaming closes with the statement, "If publishers realize they can make more money by doing real games, the other stuff will just fade away, and someday we'll look back on it the way we remember the Pet Rock or the mood ring. And we'll laugh." And, yeah, that's basically what happened with regards to the FMV era of gaming.
Cover Disc:
- 3.5" disk users get the Cannon Fodder demo. CD-ROM users get that, plus additional demos for Magic Carpet, System Shock, The Grandest Fleet, Pinball Arcade, Flash Traffic, Boppin', Retribution, Masque Sampler, Harpoon Classic, Novastorm, Cyberia, Quarantine, Cyberstrike, SVGA Air Warrior, and online software from GEnie Network and ImagiNation Network.
Features:
- Multimedia & Gaming: Is Beauty Enough? - It's the biggest question to face gamers -- and game designers -- in a decade. We have the technology to make computer entertainment that incorporates video, 3D modeled "virtual actors", and unheralded graphics and sound. But is all this flash advancing the art of game design, or crippling it? Steve Poole has the answers.
- Lee Buchanan's Sports Time - There are sports sims available for just about any fan -- but which are the good, and which aren't? We separate the best from the rest.
- The PC Gamer Guide to Online Gaming - Some of the most intensely competitive PC games can't be found at your local software shop. You can only play them online -- and we'll show you how!
Scoops!:
- The American Civil War
- Virtual Pool
- Tank Commander
Reviews:
- Aces of the Deep (82%)
- Armored Fist (65%)
- Blake Stone: Planet Strike (75%)
- Blown Away (79%)
- Crime Patrol (78%)
- Cyclemania (66%)
- Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (61%)
- Double Talk (54%)
- Ecstatica (93%, Editor's Choice)
- Fortress of Dr. Radiaki, The (81%)
- Menzoberranzan (85%)
- NASCAR Racing (94%, Editor's Choice)
- NCAA: Road to the Final Four (80%)
- Noctropolis (82%)
- Novastorm (85%)
- One Must Fall: 2097 (84%)
- Operation Body Count (64%)
- Panzer General (93%, Editor's Choice)
- Realms of Arkania: Star Trail (88%, Editor's Choice)
- U.S. Navy Fighters (82%)
Departments:
-
Eyewitness: News, Game Previews, Best Sellers, and more!
- Windows 95
- The Dig
- Prisoner of Ice
- Flight Unlimited
- Bureau 13
- Alone in the Dark III
- SimIsle
- Pizza Tycoon
- X-COM: Terror From the Deep
- Theme Hospital
- MechWarrior II
- The Learning Game: Heidi Aycock cheers the prospects for educational software thanks to the massive capacity of CD-ROMs.
- Extended Play: T. Liam McDonald looks over the new Windows version of SimCity 2000, the CD-ROM version of Aces of the Deep, and new patches for older software.
- Lupine Online: Scott Wolf offers up two Alien-themed mods for Doom, along with quick looks at F-18 No Fly Zone and SkyRoads.
- Tim's Tech Shop: CD-ROMs can hold a lot of data, but aren't necessarily quick and retrieving it. Tim Victor explains what caching is, and why it's right for you.
- The Desktop General: The best and worst of the 1994 war gaming offerings, rated and ranked by William R. Trotter
- Alternate Lives: Neil Randall asked what readers most wanted to see in their RPGs, and they responded.
- Sim Column: Lee Buchanan pens an open letter to game designers about what he'd like to see in 1995.
- Strategy Central: A full moves list for One Must Fall: 2097, secret warp zones in Ultima VII, and some hints for beating Betrayal at Krondor without getting your hands dirty.
- Letters: The part you write!
- Contest: Sid Meier's giving away an autographed library of his greatest hits if you're the lucky winner of this months' Colonization contest.
- Next Issue: Yup, there will be an issue #10, and here's what will be in it!
Ads (in order of appearance):
- Magic Carpet
- Brain Dead 13
- Rise of the Triad: Dark War
- Diamond Stealth 64 Games Accelerator Kit
- Ripley's Believe It or Not: The Riddle of Master Lu
- King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
- Microsoft Golf 2.0
- Mortal Kombat II
- Cyberia
- Titan Games mail order
- Great Naval Battles III: Fury in the Pacific
- Boffin's VIP 50 Video Converter hardware
- Falcon Mach V gaming PCs
- Vertronix, Inc. mail order
- Dragon Lore
- Pinball Arcade CD-ROM
- 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons
- Chips & Bits, Inc. mail order
- Retribution
- Mission Control mail order
- Sound Blaster AWE32 sound card
- Inferno: The Odyssey Continues
- Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
- GEnie multi-player games
- Lemmings Chronicles
- Spectre VR Enhanced CD Version
- Rise of the Robots
- Klik & Play
- Front Lines
- Shadows of Cairn
- Heroes of Might and Magic
- Mission Control mail order
- Brett Hull Hockey '95
- Suncom FlightMAX Advanced Flight Control Console
- Bureau 13
- Flash Traffic
- Zeppelin!
- Gazillionaire
- What is a Belly Button?
- CH Products controllers
- Ted Williams: The Legend's Own Story
- Phantasmagoria
- Wolf
- Harpoon Classic
- Blown Away
- Next Generation magazine
- Ms. Metaverse / Virtual Vegas
- Corridor 7: Alien Invasion
- Drug Wars
- AnnaTommy: An Adventure into the Human Body
- 4th Dimension Entertainment mail order
- Maabus
- PC Gamer subscription + free game
- DreamWeb
- Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins
- Space Sirens
- The Net magazine
- NASCAR Racing
- Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card
- The Pure Wargame
- Future Rom mail order
- Interactive Impressions mail order
- Skunny Kart
- Locksmith PC
- Phoenix Flight & Weapons Control System flight stick
- System Shock
Notable Stuff:
- Is it just me, or were there an awful lot of mail order operations specializing in adult CD-ROMs in the mid-90s?
- The lawsuits that are about to start flying in the V for Victory debacle are almost a perfect mirror of the licensing rights issues Nintendo went to war with Tengen over concerning the NES versions of Tetris.
- Editor Matt Firme's editorial this issue with regards to the rise of "multimedia" gaming closes with the statement, "If publishers realize they can make more money by doing real games, the other stuff will just fade away, and someday we'll look back on it the way we remember the Pet Rock or the mood ring. And we'll laugh." And, yeah, that's basically what happened with regards to the FMV era of gaming.
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