VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine Issue 76

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System (Spider-Man games coverage)
Sega Master System (Spider-Man games coverage)
Ultra 64 (news coverage; the eventual Nintendo 64)
Atari 2600 (Spider-Man games coverage)
PC (Spider-Man games coverage)
Genesis
32X
Sega CD
Saturn (preview coverage)
3DO
CD-i
PlayStation (news coverage)
Game Boy
Game Gear
Jaguar
Neo Geo CD (preview coverage)
arcade

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(The following is a loose transcription of this issue's Table of Contents. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)

FEATURES

The Amazing Spider-Games: A Complete History of Spider-Man's Adventures in Video Games
Executive Editor Chris Bieniek takes you on the ride of your life as you discover Spidey's connections to the video-game world. (Spider-Man games, game cameos, related trivia; for 2600, Gen, NES, SMS, GG, SNES, PC, arcade)

DEPARTMENTS

Input
The Death of the Cartridge. (editorial by Chris Gore)

Press Start

• Japanese Animation Sucker-Punches Your VCR! (Fatal Fury, The Art of Fighting, Samurai Spirits anime)
• Never Too Much Earthworm Jim (cartoon show planned)
• Surprise Prequel For X-O Manowar Fans (comic book pre-quel story)
• Sega Saturn and Playstation Controllers
• Sonic's Princess Sally Gets Her First Starring Role (Princess Sally comic book mini-series)
• The Gore Score (news, rumors, speculation; by Chris Gore)
• Sega Prepares For "Saturnday" On September 2nd
• Calling Sega's Away Team
• 32X Virtua Fighter
• Ultra 64 News
• Sony Considers New Name For Playstation
• Next Generation 3DO Looks Hot
• Rebel Assault 2 Is Ready For Hyperspace
  

TIPS & TRICKS (by Nikos Constant, Zach Meston & Tyrone Rodriguez)
Impress your friends. Know the right moves.

• Hint Hotlines! (Tip phone numbers)
  
• Mega Man X2 (SNES)
• Zool 2 (Jag)
• Boogerman (Gen)
• Corpse Killer (SCD)
• Keio Flying Squadron (SCD)
• Slam City with Scottie Pippen (32X SCD)
• Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales (Jag)
• Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (SNES,Gen)
• Bubsy II (SNES,Gen)
• NBA Live 95 (Gen)
• Loadstar (SCD)
• Toughman Contest (Gen)
• Iron Soldier (Jag)
• X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade)
• Club Drive (Jag)
  

• Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues (SNES)
• The Ren and Stimpy Show: Time Warp (SNES)
• Super Adventure Island II (SNES)
• Bubble Bobble (GG)
• Quest for the Shaven Yak Starring Ren and Stimpy (GG)
  

STRATEGY GUIDES

NBA Jam Tournament Edition
All of the secret characters and power-ups. Because we are the best. ('NBA Jam Tournament Edition: Cavalcade of Codes' by Nikos Constant; SNES, Gen)

Power Instinct 2
Check out all the killer kombos in this overlooked but awesome arcade game. (Power Instinct 2 - Killer Kombos' by Tyrone Rodriguez)

PREVIEWS (this section is not listed in this issue's TOC)

• Sega Saturn (hardware preview; includes screenshots of Bug!, Panzer Dragon, Virtua Soccer, Pebble Beach Golf)
• Virtua Fighter (Sat)
• Clockwork Knight (Sat)
• Neo Geo CD (hardware preview; includes screenshots of Super Sidekicks 2, Samurai Shodown 2, King of Fighters 94, Aggressors of Dark Kombat, Fight Fever, Zed Blade, Panic Bomber, ???)
• Johnny Mnemonic (SCD)
• The Daedalus Encounter (3DO)
• Boogerman (SNES)
• Brain Dead 13 (3DO)
• TimeCop (SNES)
• Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (SNES)
• Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (Gen)
• Syndicate (SCD)
• Theme Park (SCD)
  

POWER REVIEWS
Our expert gaming staff tells it like it is!

• Spider-Man (SNES)
• Kirby's Avalanche (SNES)
• Kirby's Dream Course (SNES)
• Metal Warriors (SNES)
• Spider-Man (Gen)
• Tempo (32X)
• After Burner (32X)
• Night Trap (SCD 32X)
• Earthworm Jim (SCD)
• Lords of Thunder (SCD)
• Theme Park (3DO)
• Mario's Picross (GB)
• Lemmings (CDi)
  

RPG ATTACK!

• Shining Force Spins on Sega CD
• Introducing TSR Online
• D&D Doings
• Brandish (SNES; review)
• Dungeon Explorer (SCD; review)
  

SPORTSWIRE

• Madden Bowl '95
• Scoreboard (review score comparison charts; Genesis Basketball)
• Troy Aikman NFL Football (Jag; review)
• Toughman Contest (Gen; review)
• NBA Action '95 (Gen; review)