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The hottest Nintendo newsfrom around the globe.

The N64 is here —we explainwhy you should be excited!

Imdeplh reviews of the IatestNimendo software.SUPER MARIO 64TUROK: DINOSAUR HUNTERSHADOWS 0F THE EMPIREPILOTWINGS 64LOST VIKINGS 2

A whole I6 pages ofindispensable hinls and tips,COSMICS CODE QUESTDONKEY KONG COUNTRY 3PLAYEIPS GUIDECLASSIC CORNER: ZELDASCORELORD

Playtests of aII the new importedN64 games.NBA HANGTIMEJ-LEAGUE PERFECT STRIKER

Letters and arlwork freverlovin‘ fans!

- An Enix special, profiling Wender'* V “ ProjectJ2 an DQIII.

MADesign exclusively unveilsits secret projects.

Exclusive behind-the-scenesIook at Nintendo‘: new RPGs.

An unbeatable offer, plus theChance t0 win an N64!

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4* Huge IO-page preview of rhehot N64 games coming your way.

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Tlle H64 Ilils IIII-IllllTIIE liameswarn III IimiteusullnliesIt's been a Iong, hard wait, but on March lst Ihe Nintendo 64 finally arrives in Ihe UK, |t‘s beennearly a year since the conscle debuted in Japan and six months since it launched in the US, andnow British punters get the Chance t0 sample its awesome 64-bit power.However, there are a few dark clouds in this otherwise bright blue sky. in a recent interview,THE Games (Nintendds UKdistributor) revealed that initial N64 shipments are Iikely to be verylimited. with as few as 20.000 machines ready for launch and onIy a total of 90.000 machinesavailable within the first three months. This is unlikely to satisfy demand —indeed, THE‘s ownresearch indicates (hat over 160,000 eager punters will want t0 buy Ihe machine at Iaunch.THE also announced (hatWaveRace 64 will not be joining Super Mario 64,Pilotwings 64 andShadows Of The Empire as one of the games available at Iaunch as previously thought, and willnow debut 3»4 weeks Iater.Although nct exactly a disaster, this delay will deprive the machineof a multi-player game at launch.However, perhaps most annoying of all is (hatwhile British punters have to pay i249 for theirN645, German gamers will onIy have to fork out Dm399—roughly i155! Quite why this is thecase is unclear but we're none too chuffed about Ihe Situation, to say the least.

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IIHBIII IIIIWIIIII!Slawen Snielbery |0 create 3 IIGW N64 uame?Word is that Hollywood film maker Steven Spielberg has been soimpressed with the N64 that he's actually in the process of striking up adeal with Nintendo Of America to develop a game. Via DreamworksInteractive, a company he partly owns, it's his wish to produce a newgame exclusively for Nintendo.

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' headache being that Dreamwork lnteractive is a 50-50 part rshipbetween Dreamworks SKC studio and Microsoft Corp. Microsoft iscurrently advertising personal Computers as the ‘serious’ alternative tovideogame consoles, and might have a thing or two to say if anagreement with Nintendo becomes a reality.

The big news from Midway Horne Entertainment is that MortalKombat: The Adventures Of Sub-Zero is coming to N64 at the endof the year. And believe it or not, this new MKgame will be an RPG!

‘ According to WilIiams‚ when they started developing the game theyu illiants Entertalttttteltl. nhich re(ent l t changed its name to wanted Square or Enix to make it. but as it turns out that never'\'lld\'\a\ Home Entertalltltteitt. has I'e\ealEd some of the hat N64 happened. Hard facts are scarce at the ent‚ but trust us togarries lt Itas planned fo i the comittg tear. Nlidvta‘, says tl1is is keep you informed Dfdevelopments as and when they happen.less than ha l f the number of games it intends to release in '97!

Cruis'n The uovld. the sequel to Cruis'n USA. n i l l lJe teleasednear the end cf the year under the Nintextdo label.

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Vtargods has been pushed („nach until late Summer.‘natne C|’€1Sl\}'5 3D Hockey 2 nil l be here before year's end.Ataris coinop. San Francisco RuSl1.\'\l||b€ an N64 exclusite.

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already running at 30 frames, sec0nd‚ so theVre thinlting cfadding a m ovplax er splitsscreeit mode.

Last but not least.Mace: The Dar-h Age.anotltei’ Atari coirrop. isconting tmtards the endof the year. lt'll featureneu (haracters not intl-„e arcade niacltine.

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and will be the fi rst 640D game.Dulte Nukem 3D is sclteduled for Oclober.F Zero 64 will be out in Manch 199S.Metroid 64 is in the \\OY'|\S and u i l l he here early neu \ e a | .

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Japan's latest craze is Bandai’s Tamagochi. Selling for 1,980i‘ smartcards. The Gamekiller should cost 2224.99, and it will be

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Yen (around i1 s), the Tamagochi takes the form of a small hitting the shops very soon.egg-shaped key holder which fits nicely in the palm ofyour hand. lnside is a mini LCD game where you have to ‘raise and Iook after a small, cute Iifeform that hatches ‘

from an egg. As you feed il the creature gets bigger. lf itbecomes ill you need to give it medicine.The main feature of the game is that it's played in REAL TIME! You IIHIT GEN 8FGAME!can‘t ‘Pause’ it or stick it the drawer for a week, because the littlecreature needs to be fed regularly and looked after properly—if cancom reveals “s Homer 3 coln-onyou neglect it, the creature will DIE! Because of this you need to Capcom has released the first details of its Iong-awaited ‘next gen‘carry it wherever you go and constantly check its condition. Aww! beat-‘em-up—Street Fighter 3: The Next Generation, which manyThis ‘digital pet’ is so big in Japan that shops which receive any believe will appear on N64 as a cart/64DD combo. Running on thestock whatsoever are sold out in rninutes. Hundreds of Japanese new CP-System III hardware (which is four times more powerful thanpunters have queued for hours outside toy shops on the rumour the hardware used for SF Alpha), SF3 goes far beyond any other 2Dthat they may have some. Because of its success,Bandai will be fighter. with super-smooth animation and detailed backgroundsreleasing Tamagochi 2 in February. difficult to believe that you're not watching a Cartoon.

As you'd expect the storyline has changed. Although Ryu and Kenremain, there are nine new characters with unrelated plots and no

Sega Enterprises Ltd and Bandai C_o‚ have announced that they'll connection to previous characters. Some of the new fighters include amerge on October ist , i997, to form a new multimedia company British Boxer, an African girl and ajapanese high school ninjcalled Sega Bandai Ltd. The two giants say that the airn of the merger while the basic one joystick, six-button control system remains

is to improve their place in the entertainment industry by combining unchanged, there are two major new features affecting gameplay:their experience and technology. This announcement comes at a bad Super Arts and Blocking. Each character possesses three differenttime for Sega which is struggling to compete against Sony and Super Arts, each of which increases the pcwer of certain specialNintendo in the game market. ä; attacks. When you select your character you must choose one of themln addilion, Bandal announced to make up for your characters weak areas. Blocking. on the otherearlier this month that it will hand. is not simply guarding. When you block you knock away yourpost Iosses of 9 billion Yen opponenfs attack and, with good timing. you can t ry to counter-due to poor sales of game attack before your enemy recovers.Software and its multimedialterminal, Pippin ATMARK.

On January 14th. Ethat it will be developing Dragon Quest VII, which was originallybelieved to be an N64 game, for the Sony Flaystation. Althoughup until now the DQ series has been exclusive to the NES and theSuper NES, this time Enix has decided to develop for the PS ratherthan the N64. Currently, Enix has no plans to develop DQVII forany other hardware. Game analysts expect that a twovyeardevelopment schedule will mean a 1999 release date, with DQVIIcoming on maybe three or four CDs.However, that doesn’t mean that Enix has abandoned the N64.A spokesman for the company said that it’ll continue to suppor!Nintendds hardware, and (hat future games are being plannedfor the N64. And lovers of RPGs shouldifl be ton dowwhearted—it was unlikely that the game would ever be officially released inthe UK, and there's still the awesome Legend Of Zelda 64 andMother 3 in the pipeline from Nintendo. In addition, Magic CenturyEltale from lmagineer and Tales Of Phantasia Z from Namco arealso well into development.

So here they are - all the games with confirmed Japan releasedates! Of course‚the Iist of games in development is huge, butthese are the only ones with definite launch dates.

14th March Real Powerful Pro Baseball 4 (Konami)Zlst March Blast Corps (Nintendo)28th March Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (Acclaim)

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VIWIII IIIIGIIIGIIIIE IIIIIIH395 IGIIIII IIIIVirgin lnteractive has teamed up with Rage plc and are hoping torelease at least two N64 titles over the next twelve months. Althoughno products have officially been announced, it‘s possible that two ofthe games could be Hellracer, a futuristic racing game very much in theWipEout mould, and Striker '98, which is due t0 be given a completefacelift. In fact, ( w o of the main developers from WipEout are workingon Hellracer, so it could turn into something special. On the otherhand. Striker ‘98 will have its work cut out to better Konami and EA’simminent soccer titles.

illfl-‘lMillwav’: snons sim nils 300.000 00ml man:Midway are currently celebrating the news (hat their debut N64 titlehas sold 300.000 units since it was Iaunched on November l5th. EvenWayne himself commented: “It's amazing how much fun my kids haveplaying the game, but even more exciting to me is the fact that (hisgame helps increase the awareness of the NHL and hockey in generaI".

Im: llintemlo challenuer nits tne manThe Nintendo Challenger bus is on the road again, spreading thegood word of Nintendo the Iength and breadth of the country. Ifyou fancy taking part in some daring Nintendo challenges, catchthe bus at the following Iocations.

With the N64 selling out immediately in both America and Japan, andthe impressive sales figures for the majority of titles, it is hoped [hatmore third-party developers will now become more actively involvedwith the N64,

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IOIIITIIIII IIIWIGIIA5 a huge Zelda fan,Jonathan can't wait for theLegend Of Zelda on the64DD. Cood choice, mate!

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JAMES SKILIIIIJames‘ favourite game atthe moment is FIFA '97Gold Edition on the SuperNES, and he can't wait t0see the N64 Version. Notlong now. young man!

PlllllWIISIIGIIPaul's Dad is thinkingabout buying an N64. If hedoes, Doom 64 is at Ihetop of Paul's shopping Iist.

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LIIIIII’ III TIIE B08!So what do you get for yer asking price ofi249, eh? Quite a lot, actually...

Don’t be surprised by the size of the N64 -it’s small! However, appearances are deceptiveas this little chunk of plastic houses the mostadvanced games system in the world!

Although the N64 can take four controllers atonce, only one is supplied with the machine.However, you'll soon be able to purchaseControllers in a range of different colours formuIti-player action!

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Simply slot this brick into the back of your games on the can‘s batteryN64, plug it into the wall and, hey prestol, back-up! Instead, insert youryou'll have all the power you need! can before touching the power switch.

For the most basic TV connection, use the RFadapior to connect your N64 to the aerialSocket of your TV. Even better, use the switch-box and you won't have to keep unpluggingyour Video or TVaerials.

lt may be the most advanced games consoleever, but you‘I| still need electricity to run it!This handy AC adaptor will help..‚

For onewplayer games, plug the Controller intoAs with the Super NES and other consoles, the far IefI port on the N64. Also, when you The RFadaptor will give you an excellentthe RFadaptor will allow you [o play your starr up the machine, make sure the 3D Stick picture but, if you're lucky enough (o have aN64 on any UKtelevisionr lt even boasts a isn't pushed to one side or else it won’t be posh telly with S-VHS compatibility, it's a goodswltchbox so that you can swap beiween aligned correctly. If this does happen‚ simply idea t0 buy an S-VHS lead as this will allownormal TV reception and your N64 at the switch off the N64 and start again. you to appreciate the graphics in all theirpush of a button. stunning glory.

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screens 17.5%faster than PALTVs, but asSuper Marioshows,Nintendo istrying t0ensure that aIIversions of itsgames run atthe same speed.

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GRATUITOUS GRAPHICS!Without a doubt, lhe N64 boasts the best graphics ever seen on a homevideogame console. Butjust how does it manage to handle suchcomplex information...?

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HARDWARE TEXTURE MAPPINGAllows any bitmap image to beplaced on the surface of a polygonin full 3D at unbelievable speeds.

ANTl-ALIASINGReduces the Jagged appearance ofangled Iines so {hat polygonsremain sharp and distant objectsIook clear. Just take a Iook at SuperMario 64 for proof...

Z BUFFEREnsures (hat objects appear in theright perspective so that distantitems are correctly proportionedwhen viewed from any angle. TheHoth battle in SOTE is a goodexample of Z Buffering in action.

TRI-LINEAR MIP-MAPINTERPOLATIONEnsures that texture maps areunblocky, even at close range, justIike the dinosaurs in Turok. Alsokeeps textures proportionedcorrectly so {hat they don'tbecome stretched or warped.

ALPHA-BLENDINGAllows programmers to useamazing transparency and filtereffects. best illustrated by the seainWaveRace 64,

LEVEL-OF-DETAIL(LOD)MANAGEMENTAllows the creation of huge.highlydetailed worlds Iike thosein Pilotwings 64, where objectscan exist in both the foregroundand background without thedreaded pop-up.

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Nintendo has many add»ons and accessories plannedfor the months and years ahead to keep your N64 atthe forefront of videogaming, including the Jolt Pak(below) which makes your Controller vibrate inresponse to onvscreen punches or hits, and the

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CPU64-bit RISC-based CPU runningat a clock speed of 94 MHz.

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LEVEI. SIX: THZ TR} TOP VILLAÜEStarting at the top of a huge mountain, Turok has t0 carefully make hisway down to the Iake at the bottom, where new —and alien—weaponryawaits,Once at ground Ievel. a |ift inside a hollow tree trunk takesplayers up to a settlement bui|t in the highest reaches of a rain forest.Later on you'll enter a cave System that contains a Ievel key. beforereturning to the village for more treetop firefights with the natives.

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ESCAPE FROM ECHO BASEThe Empire has destroyed the main generator. Iocking the hangar doorsand trapping Dash’s ship, The Outrider. Not wishing to Ieave his beiovedspacecraft behind, Dash sets off in search of the back-up generator whichwill open the doors and allow him to make ' - cape. However, patrolling--R = - - '

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ORD MANTELL JUNKYARDHan Solo has been captured by Boba Fett.However‚ Dash realises {hat i088, anotherbounty hunter. knows Fen’s Iocation andgoes in sea h of the droid, who hasstopped off on Ord Mantell to repair hisspacecraft. The only way t0 reach IC-SSis via the trains which are used totransport scrap across the planefsmassive junkyards. Dash must jumpfrom carriage t0 carriage, dodgingbeams and griders whilst keeping aneye open for sniper droids.

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MWFEN 094GALL SPACEPORTFrom IC<88 Dash discovers that Boba Fett i5 hiding at Call Spaceport.Unfortunately, the port is an Imperial stronghold, which means the onlyway in is on foot via a secret smuggler‘s entrance. Once inside the base,Dash must Iocate the jet-pack, which enables him to cross gorges, andfind Fett before he can make his escape an board his ship, SLAVE—I.

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NINTENDO.. SKYHOOK BATTLEPART IV’ LAIR 0F THE DARK PRINCE Xizorfleestohis Skyhook. with Dashand the Rebel fleet in hotpursuit.

Meanwhile, Vader has learnt of Xizor’s plot. and sends a Star DestroyerS EWERS 0 F THE IM P ER I AL C I TY to deal with him. An awesome three-way battle ensues. With Leebo atSeeking information, Leia foolishly agrees to meet with Xizor and is The Outridefis controls, Dash must shoot down wave after wave of Starpromptly made a prisoner of his palace in the Imperial City. Dash Vipers. Then, at the Skyhook,decides to rescue the Princess, but the onIy way into the palace is Dash has to pilot The Outriderthrough the city sewers which are guarded by Imperial troopers. Even while shooting out the station'sworse is the threat of being crushed by waste disposal machines or gun turrets, before flying inside it D09’! hofllel‘ 8-"939599 theeaten by the deadly Dia-Nogas which dweI| within the murky waters, t0 destroy the reactor! " E s “d “ m ” ‘ " e "“ um”f"

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Iloiline,Classic (einer aims Ioanswer IhemosI IrequenIIv-asked quesiions aboui vourFavouriie games. Remember: Iliis i:voursedion; iFIhere’:agame IhaIyou'd Iike Iosee covered inIlieFuiure Ihenwriie Iome,Ilie (osmic Cracker, aI Ihe usual address.

THE OUESTI BEGINS...What better game t0 kick off Classic Corner than The Legend OfZelda: A Link T0 The Past, one of the greatest RPCs ever to gracethe Super NES! In the following, directions in capital Ietters (eg.UP,RIGHT. etc) indicate moving from room to room,

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A: You must come back when you have the bombs. Push thetombstone in the very top-Ieft comer of the graveyard (picture i) touncover a hole. Drop down the hole to Iand in the middle of a secretpath to Sanctuary.

A: Push back the top»right gravestone in the graveyard (picture 2) t0reveal a tunnei ieading to a chest containing the Magic Cape.

A: Co up t0 the fifth floor. Step an the Star next to the Bumper.Walk up and right t0 the pit in the top—centre of the room and dropinto the pit from above. Link will fall down a floor, Ianding right infront cf a chest containing the Pearl (picture 3).

Q: What must I do once I have the Master Sword?A: Head to Hyrule Castle t0 defeatthe evil wizard, Agahnim.

A: Search the maze for Kiki theMonkey (Iook out for holes in thebushes which'II allow you to walkthrough them). Talk to Kiki (picture4) and pay him his asking price —he'il then open the Palace gate.

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A:Well, the answer i5... YOU CAN‘T! She's actually the boss in disguise.You have to take her to the main boss room once the Sunlight Roomabove has been bombed.

A: Use the Magic Powder an the green statue (picture 8) and it'Il halfyour magic consumption.

Q: Where's the Blacksmitws partner?A: In the Dark World, just down and t0 the Ieft of Thieves‘ Town, lookout for a small frog. Believe it or not, this is the missing brother!

Q: Where’s the Gossip Shop?A: This is the Light World equivalent to the Blacksmith’s shop in theDark World.

A: Take it to the middle-aged man who sits at the entrance t0 the desertin Llght World.

A: From the room with the troublesome switch, go RICHT and hit theswitch (this activates the blue posts). Now go LEFT. then UP and walk upthe stairs. Now go DOWN, RICHT, DOWN, LEFT and walk up the stairs.Co UP, LEFT and drop down the hole. Finally, go RIGHT. push the lowerIeft block into the hole (picture I0) and then drop down after it.

Q: How do I get the Big Key in the Ice Lake dungeon?A: Co to floor B2.When you reach the dead end, pull the statue‘s tonguein the top Ieft corner.

Q: where can I find the Super Bombs?A: You receive these from the Bomb Shop in Dark World once you'vecompleted Misery Maze, the seventh Dark World dungeon.

Q: Where‘s the Cane of Byrna?A: Co through the portal at the peak of Death Mountain (by SpectacleRock).Walk down, jump off the edge, and enter the cave to get the Cane.

A: Stand below the blocks on the very edge of the bridge, then run upto the blocks (picture I I). You‘Il crash into them and bounce backwardacross the gap and onto the ledge.

A: From start, go down the left stairs. Now go LEFT, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHTand step on the teleport. Co DOWN and step on the right teleport, thenstep on the lower left teleport. Walk right past the plts and step on theteleport. Step on the next teleport, then go RlCHT, UP (through the rightdoor) and bomb the floor. Drop down the hole and defeat the ArmosKnights (picture I2), then go UPand open up the chest to find the key.

Q: There's a doorway in the Pyramid surrounded by statues.How do I get through it?A: You fools! lt’s an exit, not an entrance! If you fall down the hole whilefighting Canon you'll arrive here.

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Travei to Kremwood Forest and the Riverside Race. Your aim is to finishthe r a t e in the quickest time possible and with both Kongs still alive. Youmight be able to beat Brash, but you'll have to d0 a Iot better to impressme.When the Kongs are Standing by the flagpole, Pause the game andtake a photo of the screen showing your time, then send it to me.

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I've seen a Iot of Ietters bragging how excellent they are at KI. But are yougood enough t0 take on this Chailenge? Set the difficulty to maximum,select a character and start fighting. When you win the Toumament. takea photo of the Congratulations screen to prove you did it and to showmany Continues you used. Those who used the fewest Continues willearn themselves a place in my Hall of Fame‘

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I couldn‘t set my Challenges without making one of them Mario Kart-based, could I? I'm Iooking for the fastest times on Star Cup CircuifsBowser Castle 3. Choose either Time Trial or Grand Prix mode, selectyour favourite character (the pros go for Donkey Kong Jr, but he doeshave a tough time on the corners), and get karting. When you pass thefinishing Iine. take a snap of your time and send it to me.

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PUZZLING HEHAVIUUR!Lost Vikings 2 may Iook Iike a platform game, but it's really more ofan action puzzler. Each of the game's 30 levels is essentially one bigpuzzle‚ and by using the various skills of the Vikings and their new palsyou have to work out how t0 get past the tricks and traps (hat preventthem from reaching the exit. |n the early levels these conundrums arerelatively easy to solve, but Iater on they get really complicated, withmany requiring some ingenious team work to get past.

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Erik is fleet of foot and is now able tojump higher than ever thanksto his jet-boots. And with his cyber-enhanced helmet. he can swimunderwater and head-butt crumbling blocks out of the way!

Olaf carries a shield which is not only great for protecting his chumsfrom fireballs, it can also be used as a make-shift hanglider. And hissmelly farts are great for Iifting him over gaps and smashing blocks!

Baleog is the ruffian of the bunch‚ and comes equipped with afearsome Iaser-sword. His extendable bionic arm is tops for punchingbaddies, and it can also be used t0 grab poles and swing across pits.

Fang is an agile sort who can Ieap almost as far as Erik. He can alsoswipe at baddies with his claws, and his razor-sharp nails heip himcling to sheer rock walls and scale the inside of narrow shafts.

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AKE E6HE FI L0)!Before selecting one ofthe eighteenteams in the J-League, there'sthe smaII matter of decidingwhich gameplay mode youwish to play. There are threematch option: Preseason(exhibition mode to themajority of us), Leagueand Cup. AII the teams arerated in three categories,Defence, Midfield andAttack, with each “

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WIMTAWAllY!Dear SeaI‚Hey, it's me—yer old pal, Wally the Walrus! Incase you're wondering, Pvejust got back froma short trip to the North Pole. You see, I felt abit peckIsh so I swam up there, jumped ontothe Bird’s Eye ship, gave that beardy-weirdycaptain a good kickin‘ and then ate aI| hisyummy fish fingers.Anyway, I thought it was about time (hat I gotback in touch with some of my old friends‚ sohow are you? Remember that time you saidyou‘d stop making fun of those saddos in theeditorial team—(hat didn't last very Iong, didit? I've got a New Year's resolution for you:play more Nintendo 64 games and poke fun atSony and Sega.Wal/y the Bulkmeister.

SEAL: Have wemet befare? I have t0 admit,your name doesn't ring any bei/s. Are you sureyou're feeling all righr? I rhink you may havedrunk too much cough syrup during the recentflu epidemic. Anyway, you know I can't he/pthe way I feel about Dave und the guys—they're always trying desperutely to steal mythunder. Wirh regard t0 your idea for a NewYear's resolution, it goes withaut saying—solang a: our pathetic rivals exist, I'll conrinue mvaice my friendln completely unbiased apinion.

TASTE 0FYOIIR TEARS!Dear ‘Seal’,We had a bit of a scene in the house the otherday. My Iittle brother had just read the Iatestissue of Nintendo Magazine and was teIIing mydad how great you are, and he replied that youdid not exist (which, a5 we aI| know, is verytrue). My brother then broke down in tears andstarted screaming (hat he Ioves you!This aI| goes to prove there really are a fewsad people out there who actually beIieve youexist, i.e. a welheducated seal who can read,write, talk and even get his own girlfriend(yeah. right), Oh, and don't tell me that you'regoing to get your minder Stephen Seagull tocome around and beat me up, because I don'tbelieve in him either.Stuarr Labbett, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex.

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(l)Can the N64 produce sampled‘speech and intro sequences?(2)How much will the N64controllers cost in Ihe UK?Ben 6 . , Billericuy, Essex.

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a normal Game Boy?(3)Will the price of Super NESSoftware be reduced when theN64 is released.(4)will Oozumo 64 he comingout in the UK?Alex Doyle, Solihull‚Midlands.

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(2)Is anyone developing aboxing game for the N64?(3)Will coloured joypadsbe available in the UK?Stephan Cooke, Shankill,Co. Dublin.

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(I)Are there any RPGs beingreleased for the N64 (hat den’:need the 640D?(2)Will Street Fighter 3 makean appearame on the N64?Padraic McCabe‚Dublin.

DAVE: (I)Imagineer arecurrently putting the finishingtauche: to Century MagicEltale, and Namco are alsoworking on a cartridge-basedRPG. (2)There are many andvaried rumours floatingaround but Capcom has yet toconfirm anything.

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companv held inhiglier esIeem IlianENIX. InIliisexclusive Special Iealure, NiniendoMaqa1ine's Iapanesecorrespondeni, Warren Ilarrod, proFiIes Ihe company's Iwomosl receni reIeases‚ Wender ProieciI2for IheN64 andSuper Famicom DragonQuesl III,and Iakes a Iook ahead aIanexciling Fulure proiecl.The ENIX Corporation was established over twenty years ago, on September 22nd, 1975.The company’s interest in videogames first began in 1982 when it held the ‘ENIX Hobby GameProgram Contest’, inviting the public to send in games they had written. A5 a result of thiscontest. ENIX released 13 PC games in 1983.Then, in 1986, ENIX published Dragon Quest for the NES. Never before had gamers been able toenjoy such a compelling adventure on their videogame consoIes‚ and after a slow starr salesbegan to rocket. subsequent Dragon Quest games built upon that incredible first success, andDragon Quest is now Iegendary as the most popular RPG series in videogame history.But ENIX isn't famous solely for Dragon Quest. The company has also created other exciting.innovative games, such as Wonder ProjectJ and Actraiser for the Super NES. lt also owns highlysuccessful magazine publishing and toy manufacturing divisions. And with the release ofWender Project J2, the company's first game for the N64, and Super Famicom Dragon Quest III,ENIX’s success is sure to continue.

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the ‘Z’ button, you make Josettemove to where the bird is. If theumbird is pointing at, say, a door,

(Qy, it and step through to the nextIocation. In this way you make

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ClEVER GIRL! TIIE ART 0FENIX!You can make Josette interact with the people The first Wonder ProjectJ appeared on theshe meets and objects she finds by pointing Super NES, but this sequel has been createdthe bird at them and pressing the ‘A’ button. exclusively for the Nintendo 64 and takesJosette will then ask you questions about what full advantage of its amazing 64-bit power.she should do or how she should react. and Not only does it boast some of the mostby replying either ‘Yes’, ‘N0’ or ‘lgnore’ to her advanced Artificial Intelligente routines everqueries you gradually teach her skllls. A5 the utilised in a videogame, it also combinesgame progresses Josette grows more and stunningly animated 2D art with amazing 3Dmore self sufficient, until she eventually sequences, which come into play when Josettebecomes a real girl capable of making her own takes the controls of a vehicle, such as aindependent choices and decisions! submarine or a plane,

N0WÄY. llll!Because of Wender ProjectJ2’s unusual subjectmatter and the vast amount of text it features,it's unlikely that the game will everbe translated into English andreleased officially in the UK. Andthis is a huge pity, because theJapanesespeaking people weknow who've played the gameabsolutely love it. Ifthere’s anychange in this tragic Situation,we'll Iet you know. fix‘baue

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POWER EXTREME!Super Famicom Dragon Quest III is far morethan a simple port. ENIX’s programmers andartists have taken advantage of the l6-bitconsole’s greater power to include new quests _and scenes thatjust weren‘t possible on the 8W"Famwom

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Murch 1986 ° NESThe adventure that started the DragonQuest phenomenon. The game centresaround a young hero struggling t0rescue the Princess Laura, who has beenkidnapped by the Dragon King.

Manch i987-NESSet I00 years after the Dragon Era, thisgame introduces the concept of partyplay, as three heroes of Roto bloodcombine forces to battle a new evilspreading across their world.

Felmmry 1988 ° NESAll the mysteries surrounding those ofRoto blood are revealed, as the heroesbattle t0 destroy the foul demonBaramos in one of the biggest NES RPCsever created.

Febmury i990-NESThis game marks the beginning of thesecond Dragon Quest Legend. Morerefinements were made to the DQrole-playing system, ailowing up to ten

’\— characters to join the herds party.

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series. Considered by manyRPG fans to be the finest adven-ture yet created for the SuperNES.

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Treasure, ihe creaiors o!Guardian Heroes anilieSaiurn.Unveiled at the Shoshinkai Show last November, ENIX’s next N64 game is the gorgeous-IookingCo! Co! Troublemakers! As it was only shown on video, little is known about the game‘s plot orgameplay mechanics. However‚ it Iooks t0 be a graphicaIly-impressive action game, starring anathietic hero who runs and jumps about the scrolling Ievels, blasting all manner of weird monsters.CCT is being written for ENIX by Treasure, whose previous games include the excellent GunstarHeroes for the Megadrive and Guardian Heroes for the Saturn, so it's sure to be a smash hit!

Last year ENIX organised a special competition to encouragethe development of innovative game design and programming,inviting amateur games creators from around the World to send intheir home-grown games. And such was its success, they’vedecided to run it again!Anyone and everyone is eligible to enter the ENIX Garne SoftwareContest 2, and there are no restrictions on age, nationality or gamegenre. The only rules are that (a) the game must not have been sold orreleased to the public, and (b) the game must be playable on one of thefollowing operating systems:Windows 9S,Windows 3.1, MS-DOS 6.0 orhigher, Macintosh System 7.0 or higher.And if you've got the right stuff, there are big rewards on offer! The grandprize winner, selected by thejudges at ENIX, will received USS 200,000—that's almost {i 50,000! In addition there will be two first prizes of USS50,000 and twenty second prizes of USS S.000.So, if you’ve got a game idea and you'd Iike more details on how to enter,either check out the ENIX homepage athttp://www.marineLorJp/com/enlx, orwrite, remembering to include your name,address. telephone number, fax number ande-mail address (if available), to:

ShinjiWachi/Daisuke Kobayashi.Software Planning Dept.ENIX Corporation.4-31-8. Yoyogi. Shibuya-ku,Tokyo ISI,JAPAN.

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“Originaiity and game-play, that's our ethos,"says Brian Baglow. awriter for DMA Design.“If a game proposaldoesn’t pass both thesecriteria, i: simply won'tget made." However,although this soundsIike the marketing spieiused to promote sub-standard tities, in DMA’:case there was never atruer word spoken.DMA Design wasformed in i988 whenDave Jones and a fewpals began coding for

the Amiga. Jones experimented with smalisprites to see if they had enough personality tohold a game together. This idea grew into thehit Lemmings and the rest is history.Lemmings brought DMA to the attention ofNintendo who asked them to port the game tothe Super NES. "Nintendo liked our strategy ofgameplay and originality," says Brian. “Becausethey've got such high Standards themselves,they appreciated the fact that we're so carefulwith every game we produce."

THE JOY OF THE N64!DMA has been quiet for the past two years‚'cos they've been busy experimenting withtheir N64 development kits and creating twogames, Body Harvest and Silicon Valley. “we'dbeen working on games for the 300,but soondiscovered that it was almost impossible to

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develop for,” says Stacey Jamieson, Head Artiston Body Harvest. "Because of this we werenervous about the N64 kits but, when theyarrived, we found that they were incrediblyeasy to use. In fact. ‘cos the N64 is so simple,it gives us the opportunity t0 experiment andcome up with totally new ideas."“As one of the first developers it's hard togauge how powerful the N64 is," adds AlanDavidson, an artist on Body Harvest. "However,when we experimented, we were amazed athow many poiygons the N64 could shiftwithout any slow down. The hero is ’made from over 300 polygons, yetmoves completely naturaily.“ <

MUSIC T0 YOUR EARS!Another area in which the N64 exceis issound and music. “with the N64 we cancreate interactive music, just Iike a movie,"says Ciaran Rooney, Head of Developmentfor N64 music. “With CD-based conscies theseek time is so slow that the music can'tchange instantiy when the game action alters.However. because the N64 is cart-based, itallowed us to write ambient music for BodyHarvest, tracks which can instantly becomemore sinister when an alien appears."The N64 is also ajoy to develop for becauseNintendo are always ready and wiHing to Ienda helping hand. “Nintendo are never slow toreply when we have a problem." says Brian. "Ifwe fax them a question we normally receive ananswer very quickiy. Typicaliy, other pubiishersdon't want to talk to us until the game‘s com-pletely finished, whereas Nintendo are aresource to draw on."

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change some aspects of the game quiteradicaiiy! “The original game was a

simple blasten" says Brian. "lt was avery Western game, and Nintendo wereworried that it mightn't appeal soajapaneseaudience. They suggested that we make thehero more Iike a Manga character, and wechanged him from a sprite in jeans and T-shirtinto a futuristic 3D warrior in a spacesuit. Also,Nintendo suggested that we add RPG elements,allowing the hero to talk to other charactersand find clues to defeating the aiiens. At theend of the day we'd be fools if we didn't takeNintendds advice. After all, this i5 the companywho developed Super Mario 64!"

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NM: Gentlemen, please put down yourBFGs and introduce yourselves.A8: I'm Aaron Seeler, the Iead programmerof Doom 64.SG: I’m Sukru Gilman, the Iead artist.

NM: Right, Iet us begin. How Iong haveyou been working on Doom 64?A5: Since the beginning of [i996]‚

NM: How many chaps are working on it?A - round eight.SG:We have three level designers, and wehave about three artists.

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NM: For the people who have playedDoom before, will the monsters move ina similar sort of manngr?AS: Yes, there will be recognizable behavior—good Doom players are going to see that.

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bHEER BLOODY BRILL ANCE!The Doom phenomenon started just overthree years ago when, in December i993, asmall Texas-based team of PC coders calledid Software released a demo Version of thegame into the Shareware market.Withindays it seemed Iike the whole world wasgoing crazy over the game’s perfect mix ofadrenaIin-pumping action, spinechillinggore and brain-busting puzzles. Since then FLAYSTATIONthe game has been converted onto almostevery computer and console you can thinkof- even the Super NES—and has spawneddozens of spin-offs and imitators.The N64 conversion of Doom is beinghandled by Midway Home Entertainment.the people behind Wayne Gretzkys 3DHockey, NBA Hang Time and. er, Cruis’nUSA. and is set to be the most spectacularversion of them all. Featuring around 30 AS: Again, this is the speed/size trade-off. We could havenever-before-seen Ievels and newly-rendered done Doom 64 with polygon monsters, but {hat would'vemonster sprites, Doom 64 makes fuII use of been Quake.the Nintendo 64‘s awesome graphic SG: Doom 64 is very smoot . lt hoIds its frame rate,capabilities to create the most immersive, which to us was very important. Having a game slowintense firsbperson blaster you’ve ever down... we don't Iike (hat very much. We have so m nyexperienced. We can't wait... different things happening with the monsters, I'm glad

we went the route that we did...

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AS:Were playing with the idea of evil drones.._ you can't avoid it But I don't see a problem.NM:On an early demo, I saw marine Although they’re both first-person games,sprites. How are you going to handle the "M7 |f Doom 64 sells well (which it ‘heY häVe VETY differem themes-Deathmatch aspect of Doom 64.7 should) ca" we “Pect sequels?AS: Simple: there‘s no Deathmatch. If it couId- A5‘ Sme- 'WOUIÖ hOPE S0. mOSI Drobably on "M:Nimemh a m " “ke "hle-“ce-wmn’t be done right, there was no point to it. ‘h’: 649D ‘ÖUIRY drive’. you have t0 tone Doom 64 down?

AS: Actually, Nintendds really good about it,NM: You could have a split screen, but "M:HiVe You seen Turok yet? especially now we have the rating system.the,‘ | ‚mppose phying a Deathmatch an AS_: I've only seen Screenshots. I've heard Doom‘s been around... there’s no way that‘he S a m e screen m“ a Dealhmalch mixed opinions about it, some good, some they are going to take the blood out. I thinkAS: MuItI-player is a neat thing to see for "01 50 900d. so I don't know what t0 believe id had a" agreement with,N imm“ that theVabout five minutes, then it's Iike...

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HHUERHIIE B4PUBLISMER: NintendoDEVELOFER: In-houseRELEASE: April i997 (out now in US&Japan)

Background:WaveRace 64 was the first two-player game released inJapan for the N64. and having played it for several months we can teilyou right now (hat it’s an absolute corker! Four cf the world's finestJetski racers have come together for the ride of Iheir Iives, an eventspread over eight varied courses which takes them from sun-kissedtroplcal islands to chiIIy arctic waters, and from mist-covered Iakes totreacherous industrial harbours. The wave effects are superb, the seaswelling and churning in a truly convincing way, placing you totally atthe mercy of the waves rather than a dull, flat race track. The AIof theCPU players is also stunning, the Computer cheating and making the

/ odd mistakejust Iike a human opponent. However, Waverace 64 isessential for its split-screen two-player option, where even the mosthardened waveracer can misjudge a wave and lose to their lessexperienced rival. Doh!

r Prospzcts:The import version ofWR64 is one of the best racers

‘ we've ever played. It’s a nice— change to ride jetskis ratherthan cars, and the game feelsj x more solid and realistic

than anything on a 32-bit console. Such ashame it isn’t here forMarch ist... Anyway,we should have areview of the PALgame next issue. _ MAX POWER

ruausuzn: NintendoDEVELOPER: Rare

‚ RELEASE: July (out now in US)

‘ Backgrouml:There were those who believed {hat Rare wouldV“ struggle to better their awesome fighting frenzy, KillerInstinct. However, that was until Killer lnstinct Gold arrived

j and soon banished all such thoughts. Seven fighters with an'

even greater range of devastating moves have returned tofight another day. and three new contestants have alsothrown their hats into the ring. There are seven gameplaymodes from which to choose, including Practice modes_which allow you to work on your combos‚ breakers and

V„ finishing moves. Although the game is 2D. the fully 3Dbackgrounds offer gamers a new experience

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Prospects: T0 date, this is the ultimate fighting‚ experience on the N64. The graphics, althoughnot totally polygon-based as many had hoped‚are nonetheless stunning. and the play controlsare complex but extremely rewarding whenmastered. If you want fast, furious. mindlessvioIence‚ Iook n0 further than this.

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Background:MKTrilogy takes all the previous Mortal Kombat gamesand combines them into one fireball-shootin', blade-choppin‘, heart—rippin‘, spine-snappin’ package (hat fans of the epic series won’t wantt0 miss! After Gords defeat, the Outworld Cods were prevented fromconquering the Earth. However, this game sees the evil emperor ShaoKahn resurrecting his dead wife Sindel, opening a portal between theOutworld and Earth and invading our planet to destroy humanity!Every gore-hungry Kombatant from MKs l, 2 and 3 is back and readyfor action, allowing players to set up duels between their favouritecharacters; for example, now you can pit the original Rayden againstjohnny-come-lately Noob Saibot in a brutal fight to the death! Everybackground ever featured in an MKgame is also included, from themonks’ courtyard to the desert, and from Shao Kahns throne room tothe pit. And with more Fatalities‚ Babalities, Friendships andBrutalities than ever before, this promises to be the definitive MortalKombat experience.

Prospects: Surely thisgame can't fail—withsuch a great history andmillions of fans, manywill see this as a ‘mustbuy‘. However, We‘veseen the USversion andhave reservations aboutthe sound and graphics,although they may beimproved for the UK.

H‘S?PUBLISHER: Electronic ArtsDEVELOPER: In—houseRELEASE: Spring i997

Background: EAhas always had a reputation for developing topquality sports simulations, and their debut football title Iooks Iikely toproduce another hit. Developed by EA's Canadian team, FIFA '97 hasreplaced the traditional sprite graphics with motion-captured polygonfigures using the creative footballing talents of Newcastle United’sFrench ace, David Ginola. It’s hoped the game will feature all the teamsfrom the Premiership and various others from Europe, includingInternational squads. The game will incorporate various camera angIes‚including an intelligent camera system which automatically selects theperfect viewpoint. lt also features a unique picture-inipicture optionwhich allows players to view a separate part of the field.

Prospects: Despite the Iatest Playstation Version being panned by mostof the press, it's worth pointing out that the N64 edition cf FIFA '97 willbe an exclusive, totaIIy-overhauled version. We‘ve been fortunate toplay an early build of the game and it was pretty impressive. If thetiming of the release coincides with Konami’s footballing treat, it's goingto be quite a battle for supremacy.

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Backgrouml:A truly unique experience is guaranteed when you takethe controls for Rare’s ground-breaking Blast Corps. A nuclear missilecarrier is out of control, and global mass destruction is a certaintyunless a safe path is cleared for it. You rnust take the hot-seat in one ofi6 vehicles and bulldoze buiIdings‚ bridges and literally anything {hatcould possibly get in the carriefls way and cause the missile to destruct.However, don't expect {o simply drive one vehicle through to the finish;there'll be times when you‘Il needto get out and take control of asecond piece of machinery.

Prospects: Arguably the most

impressive-Iooking N64 game todate with awesome explosions anda wide selection of vehicles.However, whether the gameplaycan match these high Standardsremains to be seen.

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Background:Aithough unknownin the UK, Robotech is massive inJapan and the US, so big things areexpected of Gameteks blastfest.Your objective is t0 pilot a Veritechfighter, which can transform intovarious ships, and seek out theZentraedi and Ebolian Villains.Robotechs plot has been designedto adapt t0 your performance, sohow welI you play has a bearingon what happens next. There‘seven an interactive musical score!

Prospects: Only video footage hasbeen available to the press so far.but what's we've seen has Iookedreally impressive.

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PUBLISHER: GT InteractiveDEVELOPER: Software CreationsRELEASE: TBA

Background: Hexen 64 is anotherDoom>style game. However, thesimilarities stop there. Hexen isRFC-based, players choosing to beeither a wizard, warrior or thief.Also, the game itself is based inone huge, sprawling map‚ andyou'll find yourself returning toearlier Ievels to finish key puzzles.The N64 Version will also feature afour-player Deathmatch mode,which should keep blood-thirstygamers happy for a few weeks!

Prospects: Already a hit on thePC, Hexen has a good reputationto build on. Let's hope it does thebusiness on the 64.

PUELISHER: ImagineerDEVELOPER: In-houseRELEASE: TBA (out now in Japan)

League, Tuurnament and arather cool four-player game.

Prospects: Sad|y‚ baseballgames have proved to be theleast successful of the importedSports sims, and Pro StadiumKing Iooks Iike it's got a longslog ahead if it's going to provesuccessful in the UK, should itreceive an officiai release.

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Background:The latest sports simulation to receive the full N64treatment is Pro Stadium King. All the teams from the JapaneseLeague are availabie for selection, and the game features somefamiliar cartoon-y faces (although unless you foilow Japanesebasebail you won't know who they are). Once again, the game isfulI-to-the-brim with gameplay options including Single Match.

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Backgrouml: Ever since Mario Kart 64 arrived in Emap Towers duringIate December ‘96. not a day has passed without the game being playedat least I00 times! All the playability of the Super NES original remainsintact. the game being taken to new heights by the stunning graphicsand aIl-new power-ups. In all there are four championships and I6tracks t0 choose from. each offering a unique challenge and deviousshortcuts. And if that isn’t enough. the cunning coders have alsincluded four fiendish Battle Mode circuits, where you can forget aboutracing and simply batter the hell out of each other with multi-colouredshells. Pure genius...

Prospects: The Japanese Version of Mario Kart 64 managed to exceedour expectations, although lt has t0 be said that some of Computercharacter AI was a bit cheesy. While the original Marie Kart's basicconcept remains unchanged, the game is brought crashing intc thenext generation with stunning graphics and sound. Let’s hope the PALconversion is good, eh?

NintendoDIVHOPER: In-houseREIIASE: October 1997

Background:At the recent Shoshinkai exhibition injapan, Starfox 64stole the show. The game reunites the old gang from the Super NESclassic, with Fox McCIoud, Peppy‚ Slippy and Falco stepping intotheir Arwings once more to save plane: Lylat from the evil forces ofEmperor Andross. T0 d0 battle, players must pilot Fox’s Arwingthrough the depths of space, then skim the surface of the planetitself, challenging zillions of nasties and some awesome bosses. Youalso get the chance to ride Fox’s tank. tackling ground-based nastiesin an arid desert. However‚ the best news is that the game features asplit-screen four-player Option where players can take control of theirfavourite character and have aerial dogfights in specially created 3Dbattle arenas. Judging by the shots we’ve seen so far, this gamewill be a classic.

Prospects: Excellent. Fox McClouds Super NES Original won himmany fans, and it‘s likely that many fallen Nintendoids will invest inan N64 just to relive their Starfox memories. Aside from this. Starfox64 looks Iike a game which will keep every shoot-‘em-up fan happy.

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Background:Although Legend OfZelda 64 is the most eagerlyanticipated RPG for many years, lmagineer’s Magic Century EltaleIooks like it could easily fill the gap for now. The game playsexactly like a traditional Nintendo RPG. yet features stunning 3Dgraphics and a huge map to explore.We’ve also seen some of the

friends and monsters thatfigHters Is equipped with a rangeof special moves, along withgorii fatalities which bear morethan a passing resemblance tothe MKgames. Finish him!

Prdspects. lt could be a longtlme before a 3DMortal Kombatgame reaches the N64, so this'IIdo nlcely in the meantime!

adventurers will meet on theirtravels, all of which are superblydrawn and animated. A simplybeautiful game.

Prospects:With such a greatvariety of games on offer, all theN64 needs is a good RPG. Andfrom what we've seen so far‚ thiscould very well be it!

Nlntendo—Midway Home Entertainment—September l997 (out now in US)

Background: Buckle up and take to the streets of America! Cruis‘n USAoffers would-be racing aces l4 courses, seven vehicles and two game-play options to to tackle. Players can also select either a onsroff singlecourse race or instead opt to Cruise the USA, where you endeavour todrive through all l4 stages. Only by finishing first can you progressonto the next stage. Cruis’n has also incorporated a two-player split-screen option which allows gamers to go head-tohead, again on eithera single stage or across the entire country.

Prospects: Not good, I'm afraid.Cruis‘n USA was hardly a huge hitin the arcades and, as the N64conversion is virtually identical, it'sno surprise to learn that it’s alsoIess than stunning. We’ve playedthe USVersion and, frankly, it'spants. However. a miracle mayoccur during its passage onto theBritish PAL TV system.

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Background:When you’re Iooking for a star to endorse your latestice-hockey game they don't come much bigger than Wayne Gretzky.The golden boy from the NHL is back for his second Nintendo release,although. thankfully, this has nothing whatsoever to do with his SuperNES attempt. The game is fast-paced and very easy to understand. Thedevelopers have combined both skill and humour elements t0 come upwith an NBA Jam-type game on ice. All the NHL teams are included, asare most of the players, and the game allows for up to four players totake to the rlnk with both singlematch or season options available.

Praspects:Although this mayonly appeal to a small few, it's onegame (hat is well worth a Iook foranyone remotely interested in thesport. The game is incrediblysmooth, and with so many movesand tricks to Iearn, Wayne Gretzkyis going to take some beating.

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Background:The first traditional N64 racer should appear in the formof Multi-Racing Championship. The game features a variety of vehiclesranging from the saloons. to Sports cars, to 4x45, all cf which can bemodified to suit your personal requirements. However, MRC will differfrom the majority of its rivals by allowing budding boy-racers theChance to test their mettle in a variety of hazardous weather conditions,including rain, snow and ice. lt will also be possible (o save your carmodifications and best times onto a Memory Pak.

Prospecls: lt’s hoped that MuItFRacing Championship will wipe thefloor with the likes of Sega Rally and Ridge Racer.We‘ve seen an earlydemo cart, showing off the game‘s speed and smoothness, and it wasvery impressive. Certainly one to watch.

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Background: Hailed as one of the best games of all time and aworthy successor to the phenomenal Doom,Quake could be one ofthe most important N64 titles. The game follows the first-personDoom style but rather than flat, scaled sprites, it features hideouspolygon monsters who'll chase you relentlessly through the stonemazes. The game is also more puzzle based than the unashamedbloodbath that was Doom, with players having t0 find dozens ofswitches and secret passages in every level. Rumours abound {hatQuake will be developed for the inferior 32bit consoles, but there'sno doubt that the N64 is the only machine which could take themonsters from the PCversion and change them into something veryspecial. Look out for exclusive N64 Quake shots in a future issue.

Prospects:At last, the awesome Quake will be within the reach ofmosl gamers. Rather than having to buy a top-of-theiange, all-singing, alI-dancing PC, Quakers will be able t0 buy a relatively cheapN64 and play the best version of all. Life is good...

Why do people like Quake? Becanse you run around like a Ioon andshoot big monsters with big guns.(hat's why. Simple.

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Background:Yoshi's Island 64 features beautiful renders of our Iizard Background: Blade and Barrel is achum and all his bizarre enemies. Although only glimpsed on video so 3D helicopter shoot»'em»up whichfar, the game will n0 doubt maintain all the addictiveness and charm of will delight all fans of EA’: Strikethe original. Excited? I know we are! series. The plot revolves around a

terrorist Organisation trying toProspects: Yoshi‘s Island 64 will hopefully prove that there's still a take over the world, and it's up toplace for 2D adventures, even in these totally 3D days. you to take to the skies and nip

their dastardly plans in the bud.Players are also given the chanceto drive tanks, using powerfulmissiles to topple towering sky»scrapers. And with a four-playerbattle mode, 884B is certainly oneto watch.

Prospects: Only Video footage togo on so far, so it’s hard to saywhether B&B will cut the mustard.

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Background: Although thisgame has been in developmentfor quite some time now, theKonami developers are keepingdetails well under Iheir hats.Although most shots released sofar have been renders of thecharacters already familiar fromGoemons Super NES adventures,it's clear (hat the N64 game willbe in the Super Mario 64 mould,a pretty 3D platformer withhundreds of brain-teasers tosolve. Shows promise.

Background:Take to the skiesin a military chopper and try todisarm a group of terrorists. Youare supplied with limited ammo,so it’s essential yuu make gooduse of them. To make mattersworse, anything Ieft to fightanother day at the end of amission automatically reappearsin your next assault. Oh, and didImention that each Ievel isagainst the clock?

Prospects: For those of youwho wanted a little more actionand excitement than Pllotwings64 could offer, this should bethe game for you.

Prospects: Hard to say. LooksIovely, but there's been no actualgame footage seen yet.

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PIIILISHEI: Kemcom? BEHR Mill?Divlloml: Boss Game StudiosRIIEASE: TBA

Backgrouml: Although the final game details have yet to be confirmed,it’s hoped that Top Gear Rally will feature eight tracks and no less thanl6 vehicles. The game is also set to include a special track option whichwill allow you to design your own circuits. There will be a variety oftracks including Desert and Forest, as well as changeable weather con-ditions. There are two gameplay modes from which to choose: Arcade(which should be a single race option) and Tournament (compete on aseries of courses earning points depending on your finishing position).The game also boasts a two-player split-screen option.

Prospects:Once again, only videofootage has been available t0 us inthe form of a pre-rendered SiliconGraphics demo. However. thedevelopers are promising thegame will look virtually identical, ifnot betten than the demo —and ifthis is the case it should bebloomin’ excellent.

These shots are SGl-rendered, but Boss say the real thing will he heuer!

um: BHR5 EMErumsiirn: InterplayDivilortn: In-houseIELEASE: TBA

Background:Clay Fighters was first seen on the Super NES, and nowthe wacky doughalike figures are coming to the N64 to poke fun at themore traditional 2D beat—‘em—ups. Ten characters from both l6—bit cartsappear, excluding hidden warriors, and the humour element is back inabundance. The majority of the moves will all be familiar to fightingfanatics. However. you'll now beable to perform a 3000-hit combo.or a new MK-type finishing move.lt‘s hoped that the game will becompatible with the Jolt Pak.

Prospecls:The Super NES editionmade a change from the averagepo-faced fighters. And if theseexclusive Screenshots are anythingto go by, the N64 version is - *

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PUILISHII: SetaDIVILOPEI: In-houseRHIASE: TBA

Background: Although we weredisappointed by Cruis'n USA, aJapanese video of Seta's Rev Limitconvinced us that we'd soon havea top Nintendo racing title 1o fiIIthe void. Few details have beenreleased on how the game plays,but the video features excellent.finely-detailed cars and racetracks,along with some of the smoothestscrolling we’ve ever seen! Asalways, we’ll be first to bring younews as it breaks... stay tuned!

Praspects: Very good. AlthoughMario Kart 64 is nigh—on flawless,it'll be nice to have a realisticdriving game for the 64.

Plllllsillfl: OceanDEVIIOPEI: In-houseimnst: TBA

Backgromld: Ocean promises that Mission: lmpossible will be morethan just another Doom-clone. Amajor factor will be the increasedartificial intelligence which, apparently. makes the game as hard asnails. The characters also ‘react’ to you, so if you pull a gun somepeople will draw their weapons and try to stop you, while otherswill panic and ‘Ieg it‘ to the exit.And when you're wearing adisguise, you'll need to behaveappropriately else the guardswill realise you're an impostor.

Prospects:There's no doubtingthe quality of the graphics.However, we still don‘t knowwhat the gameplay will be like -we're hoping to bring you anupdate suon.

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Background: Take control of four mystical warriors, who look notunlike the Power Rangers. and take part in a range of spectacular3D battles. The game uses the 3D Stick t0 give players a totally newfighting experience —sounds interesting, eh?

Prospects: Could be an exciting new twist on 3D beat-‘emups.

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Background:After various modifications, Kirby's Air Ride finallyseems to be nearing completion. The game is now a one-playerracer which sees our inflatable pink blob surf through a variety ofcourses on board his trusty star. However. you can bet your Iife hewon't have a safe ride, and various pitfalls stand in the way of himmaking it safely to the bottom of each course.

Prospecls: Despite beingextremely twee and a touch‘girly’, you can bet your Iife (hatthe gameplay will be top notch.lt’s slightly disappointing thatthe simultaneous four-playeroption seems to have beenremoved, but it still Iooks IikeKirby's Air Ride will be oodles offun. More news soon.

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Background: Like Yoshi‘s lsland 64, Co! Co! Troublemakers! is a lush 2Dplatformer with graphics as good as a Cartoon.

Prospects: Looks great, but could be overshadowed by that darn lizard!

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Background: Already a hit on every other system,C&C is an allactionstrategy game featuring tiny troops fighting one big war!

Prospects: Bound to be a massive success. (Playstation shots shown.)

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