Title:
Electronic Games - Issue 22
Year:
1994
Description:
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE
Atari Jaguar
Sega Genesis
CD-i
Sega CD
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
3DO
Nintendo 64 (Project Reality development news coverage)
DOS - MS-DOS
PC - PC CD-ROM
Macintosh
Windows
arcade
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(Partial TOC transcription follows, with (notes) and bullet lists added for clarity)
Future War!
An intense look into Victory at Sea from the viewpoint of a military analyst. (’Future War! - EG Scopes the Digital Battlefield;’ collection of related articles:)
Pyrrhic Victory - Jim Dunnigan and Tom Frisina plot a collison course over Victory at Sea
The Fall and Rise of Avalon Hill
Going In Harm’s Way - Harpoon II Sets Sail in Hostile Waters
The Making of Aegis
Aces of the Deep (includes ’The New Face of War’ sidebar)
Springtime For Hitler - SSI’s Panzer General Breathes New Life into the Wermacht
NEWS
Hotline
EA Left at the Altar - Broderbund Calls Off the Merger
Opening New Windows of Fun
Doom Does Chicago
A Change In Direction
WinG
Chicago
Commodore Sinks; CD32 Liquidated
Report From Spy S
Sega Goes To The Movies
Viacom Pairs Paramount, Davidson
8 Million Pounds of Disks Recycled
Project Reality Moves Closer
Atari Advances
Jaguar Jumps On PC
Atari Chooses Wavefront
Whispers From Pavilion X (rumors & speculation)
Games Get Star Power
Capcom Readies 40-meg Fighter
Deals Bustin’ Out All Over
Biz-Deals
Distri-Deals
Edu-Deals
Warner Music Forms Game Unit
Gamers Vie For Blockbuster Prize
Lenkov Develops Cyber Series
Tron Guys Revisit Games
Smart Cart Saves SNES Games
Robert Redford To Pioneer
AOL Plans Cable Move
New Controls For Driving Gamers
ESPN Stats Go Network
3-D Headset Breaks Size Barrier
Top Selling Software March 1994
Top Coin Ops May 1994
Microsoft Tiger Tests Scheduled
Media Moguls Start Saga - Cobb, Moriarty Create Epic
Elite Brings VM To Jaguar
Quality Sound For Game Systems
DEPARTMENTS
Power On!
Are video games heading for a crash? Some would say so. You be the judge on this popular subject. (editorial; ’Beware of the Cart Backlash!’ by Arnie Katz)
Feedback
The "me-too” syndrome hits supersystems. (reader mail)
Game Doctor
Software creates original music... Electronic Games: buy or rent?... Six-button controllers. (Q&A; ’E-lec-lec-tron-ic Ra-ra-rap’ by The Game Doctor)
Test Lab
PC sound support, Jensen JPS 35 and JPS 45. (hardware and accessory commentary; ’If It Sounds Like a Duck...’ by Ed Dille)
The NET
The Windows Internet Tour book, Gopher software. (online services commentary; ’Introduction to the Internet’ by Ed Dille and John Withers; includes ’What About Gaming?’ and ’Finding the Data’ sidebars)
The Kunkel Report
Attendance falls at the Developers Conference. (’A View From The Bridge’ by Bill Kunkel)
FEATURES
State of the Art
Some of the greatest cutting edge multimedia games are in the EG spotlight this month. (’State of the Art: Role-Playing and Adventure Games;’ includes ’Introducing... Blackthorne’ sidebar and ’The Five Best Computer Series’ sidebar listing the following:)
Kings Quest
Space Quest
Ultima
Wizardry
Zeen
The Licensing War
Who buys licenses?... The prodigy-ESPN deal... The worst licensing fiasco of all time... The Sega curse. (collection of related articles:)
License War Diary - The Who, What, When, Where & Why of Licensing
Inside the ESPN-Prodigy Deal - Prodigy Signs A $2-Million Baby
Licenses From Hell! The Licensing Hall of Shame
Arcade For Adults
Dave and Buster’s Arcade for Adults (’Arcades for Adults - Dave & Buster’s combines wine, women, and coin-ops’)
EG Interview
Meet Mr. Element creator Avery Pack. (’Head Into the Elements - An Interview with Avery Pack’)
EG Preview
Take a first-hand look at Streets of Rage 3. (’Street of Rage 3: This Genesis Fighter is all the Rage’)
REVIEWS
Cartridge (cart/card video game reviews; includes ’The Final Grade’ sidebar featuring review scores for games not (usually) listed here)
Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (SNES; includes ’New Era Wizardry’ sidebar)
Mario Andretti Racing (Gen)
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes From The Past (Gen)
Shadowrun (Gen)
Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls (SNES; includes ’Fight Personnel’ sidebar)
Outrunners (Gen)
Bubba ’n’ Stix (Gen)
Lord of the Rings (SNES; includes ’Five-Player Interactive’ sidebar)
(capsule cart/card reviews:)
Cybermorph (Jag)
FIFA Soccer (Gen)
Ken Griffey Jr. presents Major League Baseball (SNES)
R.B.I. Baseball ’94 (Gen)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Young Merlin (SNES)
World Series Baseball (Gen)
Disk (disk computer game reviews; includes ’The Final Grade’ sidebar featuring review scores for games not (usually) listed here)
Ravenloft: Strahd’s Possession (MS-DOS, "also CD-ROM;” includes ’True Test of a Game’ sidebar)
TFX: Tactical Fighter Experiment (MS-DOS; includes ’Flying Tips’ sidebar)
Spectre VR (PC,Mac,"CD-ROM avail.;” includes ’Subliminal Power’ sidebar)
Ultimate Domain (MS-DOS,"also CD-ROM;” includes ’Feed The People’ sidebar)
Formula One (MS-DOS; includes ’Turbo Mode PC’ sidebar)
Goblins Quest 3 (MS-DOS)
(capsule disk reviews:)
Astro Chase 3-D (Mac)
Axis the Game Cheater (PC,Mac)
Elements (PC)
Games Magazine Word Vol. 1 (PC)
Oxyd Magnum (PC)
Russian 6-pack (Win,DOS)
Solitaire Antics (Win)
Verttice (Mac)
CD-ROM (CD computer and video game reviews; includes ’The Final Grade’ sidebar featuring review scores for games not (usually) listed here)
Super Wing Commander (3DO)
Jurassic Park Interactive (3DO; includes ’Dinosaur Talk’ sidebar)
Dennis Miller: That’s News To Me (3DO; includes ’Cyber Humor’ sidebar)
The 7th Guest (CDi; includes ’CD-i Versus CD-ROM’ sidebar)
Castles: Siege and Conquest (PCCD)
(CD capsule reviews:)
Hotel Mario (CDi)
The Incredible Machine (3DO)
Jurassic Park (SCD)
Mega Maze (CDi)
Prize Fighter (SCD)
SimCity Multimedia (PCCD)
The Wacky World of Miniature Golf With Eugene Levy (CDi)
Coin-Op
Check out the Cyber Sled, Demolition Man, Tommy. (’A Summer Fest of Fun - From Cybersled to Tommy, this summer’s arcade action is hot!’ by Jay Carter)
Edutainment
Journey To The Planets, and Sitting on the Farm. (’All Learning Games Are Not Equal;’ edutainment software coverage by Joyce Worley)
Publications (book reviews)
Sega CD Official Game Secrets (authored by Rusel DeMaria & Tom Stratton Jr.)
SSN-21 Seawolf: The Official Strategy Guide (authored by Ed Dille)
Atari Jaguar
Sega Genesis
CD-i
Sega CD
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
3DO
Nintendo 64 (Project Reality development news coverage)
DOS - MS-DOS
PC - PC CD-ROM
Macintosh
Windows
arcade
---
(Partial TOC transcription follows, with (notes) and bullet lists added for clarity)
Future War!
An intense look into Victory at Sea from the viewpoint of a military analyst. (’Future War! - EG Scopes the Digital Battlefield;’ collection of related articles:)
Pyrrhic Victory - Jim Dunnigan and Tom Frisina plot a collison course over Victory at Sea
The Fall and Rise of Avalon Hill
Going In Harm’s Way - Harpoon II Sets Sail in Hostile Waters
The Making of Aegis
Aces of the Deep (includes ’The New Face of War’ sidebar)
Springtime For Hitler - SSI’s Panzer General Breathes New Life into the Wermacht
NEWS
Hotline
EA Left at the Altar - Broderbund Calls Off the Merger
Opening New Windows of Fun
Doom Does Chicago
A Change In Direction
WinG
Chicago
Commodore Sinks; CD32 Liquidated
Report From Spy S
Sega Goes To The Movies
Viacom Pairs Paramount, Davidson
8 Million Pounds of Disks Recycled
Project Reality Moves Closer
Atari Advances
Jaguar Jumps On PC
Atari Chooses Wavefront
Whispers From Pavilion X (rumors & speculation)
Games Get Star Power
Capcom Readies 40-meg Fighter
Deals Bustin’ Out All Over
Biz-Deals
Distri-Deals
Edu-Deals
Warner Music Forms Game Unit
Gamers Vie For Blockbuster Prize
Lenkov Develops Cyber Series
Tron Guys Revisit Games
Smart Cart Saves SNES Games
Robert Redford To Pioneer
AOL Plans Cable Move
New Controls For Driving Gamers
ESPN Stats Go Network
3-D Headset Breaks Size Barrier
Top Selling Software March 1994
Top Coin Ops May 1994
Microsoft Tiger Tests Scheduled
Media Moguls Start Saga - Cobb, Moriarty Create Epic
Elite Brings VM To Jaguar
Quality Sound For Game Systems
DEPARTMENTS
Power On!
Are video games heading for a crash? Some would say so. You be the judge on this popular subject. (editorial; ’Beware of the Cart Backlash!’ by Arnie Katz)
Feedback
The "me-too” syndrome hits supersystems. (reader mail)
Game Doctor
Software creates original music... Electronic Games: buy or rent?... Six-button controllers. (Q&A; ’E-lec-lec-tron-ic Ra-ra-rap’ by The Game Doctor)
Test Lab
PC sound support, Jensen JPS 35 and JPS 45. (hardware and accessory commentary; ’If It Sounds Like a Duck...’ by Ed Dille)
The NET
The Windows Internet Tour book, Gopher software. (online services commentary; ’Introduction to the Internet’ by Ed Dille and John Withers; includes ’What About Gaming?’ and ’Finding the Data’ sidebars)
The Kunkel Report
Attendance falls at the Developers Conference. (’A View From The Bridge’ by Bill Kunkel)
FEATURES
State of the Art
Some of the greatest cutting edge multimedia games are in the EG spotlight this month. (’State of the Art: Role-Playing and Adventure Games;’ includes ’Introducing... Blackthorne’ sidebar and ’The Five Best Computer Series’ sidebar listing the following:)
Kings Quest
Space Quest
Ultima
Wizardry
Zeen
The Licensing War
Who buys licenses?... The prodigy-ESPN deal... The worst licensing fiasco of all time... The Sega curse. (collection of related articles:)
License War Diary - The Who, What, When, Where & Why of Licensing
Inside the ESPN-Prodigy Deal - Prodigy Signs A $2-Million Baby
Licenses From Hell! The Licensing Hall of Shame
Arcade For Adults
Dave and Buster’s Arcade for Adults (’Arcades for Adults - Dave & Buster’s combines wine, women, and coin-ops’)
EG Interview
Meet Mr. Element creator Avery Pack. (’Head Into the Elements - An Interview with Avery Pack’)
EG Preview
Take a first-hand look at Streets of Rage 3. (’Street of Rage 3: This Genesis Fighter is all the Rage’)
REVIEWS
Cartridge (cart/card video game reviews; includes ’The Final Grade’ sidebar featuring review scores for games not (usually) listed here)
Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (SNES; includes ’New Era Wizardry’ sidebar)
Mario Andretti Racing (Gen)
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes From The Past (Gen)
Shadowrun (Gen)
Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls (SNES; includes ’Fight Personnel’ sidebar)
Outrunners (Gen)
Bubba ’n’ Stix (Gen)
Lord of the Rings (SNES; includes ’Five-Player Interactive’ sidebar)
(capsule cart/card reviews:)
Cybermorph (Jag)
FIFA Soccer (Gen)
Ken Griffey Jr. presents Major League Baseball (SNES)
R.B.I. Baseball ’94 (Gen)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Young Merlin (SNES)
World Series Baseball (Gen)
Disk (disk computer game reviews; includes ’The Final Grade’ sidebar featuring review scores for games not (usually) listed here)
Ravenloft: Strahd’s Possession (MS-DOS, "also CD-ROM;” includes ’True Test of a Game’ sidebar)
TFX: Tactical Fighter Experiment (MS-DOS; includes ’Flying Tips’ sidebar)
Spectre VR (PC,Mac,"CD-ROM avail.;” includes ’Subliminal Power’ sidebar)
Ultimate Domain (MS-DOS,"also CD-ROM;” includes ’Feed The People’ sidebar)
Formula One (MS-DOS; includes ’Turbo Mode PC’ sidebar)
Goblins Quest 3 (MS-DOS)
(capsule disk reviews:)
Astro Chase 3-D (Mac)
Axis the Game Cheater (PC,Mac)
Elements (PC)
Games Magazine Word Vol. 1 (PC)
Oxyd Magnum (PC)
Russian 6-pack (Win,DOS)
Solitaire Antics (Win)
Verttice (Mac)
CD-ROM (CD computer and video game reviews; includes ’The Final Grade’ sidebar featuring review scores for games not (usually) listed here)
Super Wing Commander (3DO)
Jurassic Park Interactive (3DO; includes ’Dinosaur Talk’ sidebar)
Dennis Miller: That’s News To Me (3DO; includes ’Cyber Humor’ sidebar)
The 7th Guest (CDi; includes ’CD-i Versus CD-ROM’ sidebar)
Castles: Siege and Conquest (PCCD)
(CD capsule reviews:)
Hotel Mario (CDi)
The Incredible Machine (3DO)
Jurassic Park (SCD)
Mega Maze (CDi)
Prize Fighter (SCD)
SimCity Multimedia (PCCD)
The Wacky World of Miniature Golf With Eugene Levy (CDi)
Coin-Op
Check out the Cyber Sled, Demolition Man, Tommy. (’A Summer Fest of Fun - From Cybersled to Tommy, this summer’s arcade action is hot!’ by Jay Carter)
Edutainment
Journey To The Planets, and Sitting on the Farm. (’All Learning Games Are Not Equal;’ edutainment software coverage by Joyce Worley)
Publications (book reviews)
Sega CD Official Game Secrets (authored by Rusel DeMaria & Tom Stratton Jr.)
SSN-21 Seawolf: The Official Strategy Guide (authored by Ed Dille)
Month:
July
Issue Number:
22
Genre:
Video game
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Language:
English
Country:
United States
Type of Magazine:
Physical
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Date Added:
2024-01-06 19:28:29
