Ultra Game Players Issue 104

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE

Sega Saturn
Nintendo 64
Sony Playstation
PC - PC CD-ROM

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(The following is loosely based on this issue's table of contents. (Notes) and bullet lists added for clarity.)

LOADING ('Welcome to UGP 104;' editorial and staff bios)

ON THE DISC (description of disc contents; screensavers, mac and pc previews, codes, videogame videos)

TOPICS (news and misc.)

• Parappa's Creators Speaks (interview PaPappa The Rapper creators Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Greenblat; approx. 1.5 pages)
• Mario Bigger Than Cage and Travolta
• News Feed (running footer bar; collection of short news stories)
• Options (accessory and peripheral reviews)
  • DVD PC Entertainment Solution (PC)
  • NASCAR Pro Racing Wheel (PC)
  • Pure 3D (PC; graphics card)
  • EagleMAX Analog Joystick (PS)
  • asciiGrip (PS)
  • The Glove (PS)
  • Scuba Virtual Immersion Visor ("consoles," PC)

  [*]WireTap (rumors and speculation:)

  • Shiny Moving At Warp Speed To Dural
  • Capcom In Trouble?
  • Cure For Rabies Found
  • Sega Cuts Back Distribution
  • Bits & Bytes (collection of rumormill stories)

   

Tokyo Game Show - 1997 Autumn (four pages; commentary)

PREVIEWS (game previews; 1/2 - 1 page each unless noted)

• Zelda (N64; aka Zelda 64) (the eventual The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
• Forsaken 64 (N64,PS,PC)
• Hybrid Heaven (N64)
• Crime Killer (PS)
• Burning Rangers (Sat; two pages)
• Revenant (PC)
• Skies (PC)
• Quest 64 (N64)
• Mystical Ninja (N64)
• Powerboat Racing (PS,PC)
• F-Zero 64 (N64) (the eventual F-Zero X)
• Yoshi's Story (N64)
• Jetfighter: Full Burn (PC)
• Elric (PS,PC)
• Metal Gear Solid (PS)
• Nagano Winter Olympics (PS,N64)
• Auto Destruct (PS)
• Shadow Master (PS,PC)
• Super Cross (PS)
• Speed Power Gunbike (PS)
• Mega Man Neo (PS) (the eventual Mega Man Legends)
• Escaper (PS)
• Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle (PS)
• Batman & Robin (PS)
• Tenchu (PS)
• Sentinel Returns (PS,PC)
• Flesh Feast (PC)
• Gex 2: Enter The Gecko (PS,N64,PC)
• Skullmonkeys (PS)
• Vigilance (PC)
• Lode Runner: Legend Returns (PS)
• Magic Knight Rayearth (Sat)

REVIEWS (game reviews; one page each unless noted)

• Bomberman 64 (N64)
• Colony Wars (PS)
• Cool Boarders 2 (PS)
• Crash Bandicoot 2 (PS)
• Diddy Kong Racing (N64; two pages)
• Duke Nukem 3D (Sat)
• Extreme G (N64)
• F-1 Championship Edition (PS)
• Hexen 2 (PCCD)
• Jedi Knight (PCCD; two pages)
• Jet Moto 2 (PS)
• Mischief Makers (N64)
• MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero (PS)
• Nightmare Creatures (PS)
• Reel Fishing (PS)
• Resident Evil Director's Cut (PS)
• Test Drive 4 (PS)
• Total Annihilation (PCCD)

SPORTSLINE (sports game reviews and previews; approx. 1/2 page each unless noted)

• (previews:)
  • NBA In The Zone '98 (PS,N64)
  • NBA Live '98 (PS)
  • NBA Shoot Out '98 (PS)
  • Addidas Power Soccer (PS)

  [*](reviews:)

  • PGA '98 (PS)
  • Quarterback Club 64 (N64)
  • Madden 64 (N64)
  • Jimmy Johnson VR Football '98 (PS)
  • NHL Breakaway '98 (PS)
  • NHL '98 (PS; one page)

   

ALL ACCESS (codes, tips, cheats; six pages)

• Albert Odyssey (Sat)
• Carmageddon (PC)
• Final Fantasy VII (PS)
• NFL Gameday '98 (PS)
• Goldeneye 007 (N64)
• Grid Runner (Sat)
• Madden '98 (Sat,PS)
• Marvel Superheroes (Sat)
• NCAA Football '98 (PS)
• The Lost World (PS)
• Time Crisis (PS)
• Twisted Metal 2 (PS)
• Warcraft II (Sat)
• Game Shark Codes (Sat,N64,PS)

NETWORK

Network Connection (reader mail and artwork; six pages; includes 'Ask The Industry,' 'The Jaded Gamer,'The Fan Site of the Month,' and 'Game Ideas!' sidebars)

ON THE WAY (game release calendar)

RATED (collective review score summation from prior issues)