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with weapons, hand-to-hand conflict and
spell-casting. A vast game full of puzzle and
intrigue. Available in March. 4 Z ith characters sirongly inspired by ancient, Far
Eastern shogun images, Mystical Fighter is one of
SUPER OFF- ROAD the most striking beat’em-ups produced on console. Super Off-Road, formally on 16-bit as To be released on Mega Drive in March this martial ‘Iron Man lvan’s Super Off Road’, and arts bash features enormous sprites in a variety of fight Double Dragon are to be the first styles. lt may be produced for the Game Gear as well.
releases on Accolade’s new label Arcade Blockbusters for 16-bit consoles.
To feature on Sega Mega Drive, Super Off-Road is a rough terrain Indy Heat, and Double Dragon is still the most popular martial arts kick’em-up in the arcades. Watch out for both releases in March.
Exile is a graphically-stuffed action adventure for the Sega Genesis, with a scenario which is pure role-playing.
Set in ancient times and featuring great warriors, the game_ includes elements of role-playing in which you converse with other characters and cast all manner of spells.
Also included is an aggressive combat mode which features fighting
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Ocean has Bart, US Gold has Indy and the CodeMasters has Dizzy and now you can own all the Dizzy gear you could ever need. Every CodeMasters game
now contains details of the Dizzy
~ merchandise available; there are clocks, mugs, bags, caps and T-shirts all ~\ designed for the Dizzy __ fanatic. \ Keep your
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NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION
irgin Games has called upon the photographs of Sir
Randulph Fiennes to illustrate the CDTV game, North Polar Expedition. The game sees you on a trek across the desolate regions of the polar wastelands as you attempt to reach the North Pole.
Using a role-playing style of gameplay, North Polar Expedition can also be used as an educational tool. The game is due out any day now and will cost £49.99, that includes a copy of Sir Fiennes’ best-seller, ‘To the Ends of the Earth’.
se euannamens SPIRIT OF EXCALIBUR
; } = | Another title from Virgin is also making its debut on the CDTV and CD ROM. Combining role-playing, adventure and hack ’n’ slay styles of gameplay, Spirit of Excalibur is due for release this month. Costing £29.99 on the CDTV, it’s well worth a look.
TRACK MEET
rguably the best graphics ever to feature on Game
Boy appear in Track Meet, a multi-event athletics —
game featuring a game link option. : : = There’s a variety of events, seven in all, requiring different gameplay skills. These vary from rapid firebutton pressing in track events, to getting the timing right in weightlifting and field events. _ oo The athletes who you compete against are really
crazy, including an Indian Swarmi who races the track —
events on, what else, a magic carpet. Due for imminent availability. _
Best of the Bunch
Get in on the Game 11 Fancy yourself as a star in the making? Well Games-X gives you hints on how to make it as a musician in the computer games industry. ——
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Addams Compo 9 Tons of Addams Family goodies could be yours if you dare to enter.
Budget Bonanza 34 A double helping of budget titles.
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Software Charts 6
What is the most sought after software for your machine? For the Lynx Top 10 turn to page 25.
Console Connexions 22 Winter Challenge and Buck Rogers on the Mega Drive, Toki for the Lynx, Adventure Island Ill players guide, the latest news from the console scene, plus...
Tip-X 28
Sly Spy, Baby Jo, Castlevania, James Pond 2...
Player's Guides 29-33
Devious Designs, Dragon’s Lair ll and Bonanza Brothers are thoroughly explored.
Dr X's Clinic 38 Areade Scene 39
The best machines around.
Sneaky Peeks 42-45
Exclusive unveiling of the Addams Family and _ also Ocean’s Parasol Stars
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WHAT ELSE CAN YOU WIN? Prizes will be awarded for style, gameplay and high Birmingham scores as well as for positioning within each category. Prizes will be given both at Bournemouth regional and final levels and will include International Holidays Brighton including trips to Disneyworld, £10,000 Cash Prizes, Bristol Computers and Computer Games. Each entrant will also ; be given a certificate of attendance stating their Cambridge position gained and the overall rating given by the : Cardiff adjudicators. Due to our unique system at least 2,500 people will be ° Dover Edinburgh
winners!
WHERE IS IT? As much as possible we have tried to keep travel down to a \ ‘ Exetel minimum. On the right is a list of 40 towns which will all have regional , MN a oe, Glasgow heats. Any other towns or areas that have a large * - Gloucester {registration count will also be included in the regional heats. The finals will Guildford {be held in London at Wembley on the 25th September 1992. Hereford
WHEN IS IT? Regional Heats and Finals will be held 3 Hull between May and August in the evenings and on ~~ Ipswich weekends. The Finals will be held in September. Final ; Leeds Hedece pagel ee on May 4th, 3 days after i Leicester
2 Lincoln HOW DO YOU ENTER? Easy, just fill in your registration card below and ‘send it with your Liverpool registration fee to the Olympiad Committee at the address below before the final registration IN MeyatelelaM TAY =IANNG date May. 1st. On receipt of your application all your details will be placed Luton into our competition database and your entrance number and ticket will be b Maidstone despatched to you as well as a complimentary spectator ticket for a friend. On May 4th you will be sent confirmation of the date of your local regional Manchester
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-, WHICH CATEGORY WILL you BE IN? Categories will be by J pi : Fi eel rk computer type, age, gender and game type. MES B a fie tinahats
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WHAT IS IT? For the first time in this country a National Computer : Games Competition encompassing all your favourite games and the VENUES ‘Achance to win the coveted Computer Games Champion Award for Aberdeen
HOW WILL THE COMPETITION WORK? Prior to the competition stoning at each venue, time will be allotted to each entrant to practice.-For maximum enjoyment, each round will include competing both against other competitors as well as the
computer itself. All entrants are guaranteed at least 20 mins gameplay. Adjudicators will be Plymouth giving points for combat style and sportsmanship. Each region will produce 20-25 Preston aN ¢: to go on to the finals. Salisbury +S) Sheffield Pare THERE ANY LIMITATIONS TO ENTRANCE? Yes. There will be a Shrewsbur maximum of 10,000 competitors, and as we expect a good demand, we advise y “that players send in their registrations as quickly as possible. The Southampton
minimum age for entrants is 13. A Stoke-on-Trent ae Taunton WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION? Call either of the
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Gu Prix Unlimited combines a realistic Formula 1 racing simulator with a course architect. The game is being produced in association with US car magazine, Road and Track.
To be available on PC first with an Amiga version expected in the autumn, the simulation has you managing a Formula 1 race team and modifying the car for optimum race potential. The game features in-cockpit action on racetracks around the world, or on those of your own design.
For further realism there are different weather conditions to contend with, and the decisions that must | be made such as fitting wet weather tyres or chancing it | with dry condition tyres for greater speed. Grand Prix Unlimited will be available on PC in Deke
n this case, RPM stands for Radical Psycho Machine. _f&f This is an outrageous Big Foot Race across mer terrain
in wagons with massive wheels, bouncing over hills and into’ gullies on a variety of tracks.
Each of the 24 tracks has a} different surface so you could find
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The second release on Impressions’ IF label is to be The Hand of St James. A sort of medieval who dunnit, you play the role of an Abbot who has_ been summoned to a monastery to resolve some disturbing problems.
Firstly, who is the fiend who as murdered one of the monks and secondly, which scallywag has made off with the priceless relic, the Hand of St James?
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ON THE
mouse and sleuths will find themselves searching for clues over 100 screens. What's more, there are over 20
characters to interact with! Available on the PC, ST and Amiga in April. All versions will cost £29.99,
Virgin Games is to release a samba of games on CD for the PC. All priced at £34.99, they will be available in March. The games up for grabs include; Wonderland, Zork Trilogy, Infocom 4, Supremacy, Magnetic Scrolis Collection and Space Shuttle
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Here is a list which has been compiled by GX, with the help of Centresoft and Leisuresoft, to keep you up to date with all the games which will be hitting the shops in the coming week.
There may be some changes to the release dates of some of the games but keep an eye on the shelves, these games shouldn’t be too
far behind the date indicated.
Action Fighter
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PC Amiga, ST _ 26/2/92 8-bit 26/2/92 Cartoon Collection CodeMaster Amiga, ST 624.99 25/2/92 Dragons of Flame Kixx PC £9.99 26/2/92 Amiga, ST £7.99 26/2/92 8-bit £3.99 26/2/92 Elvira 2 Accolade Amiga £34.99 26/2/92 Fort Apache Impressions PC £34.99 25/2/92 Harpoon Battleset 4 Electronic Arts Amiga £14.99 29/2/92 Last Ninja 3 System 3 ST £25.99 27/2/92 Les Manley: Lost in LA Accolade PC £34.99 26/2/92 Lexicross Electronic Arts Mac £29.99 29/2/92 Monty Python Tronix PC, ST £9.99 25/2/92 Amiga £9.99 27/2/92 Speccy, C64 £3.99 25/2/92 Amstrad £3.99 27/2/92 Myth System 3 Amiga £25.99 27/2/92 Paperboy Mindscape Amiga £25.99 26/2/92 Rocketeer Disney PC £30.99 25/2/92 Shuttle Virgin Pc £49.99 25/2/92 Trivial Pursuits Domark CcDTV £44.99 20/2/92
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Ever fancied tinkling the ivories for a famous me? John finds out how to get in on making all the noise
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_usic: (noun) The art of arranging the | sounds of voice(s) or instrument(s), or | even both, in either a pleasing sequence of ioornatatiom Musician: (noun) Artist who not only habitually creates above said combinations of sound, but also has a tremendous desire to work with, and for, people who are invariably arhythmic and tone-deat.
The musician’s life is one of creativity and hard work, and for the computer game accompanist it is one that can be richly varied and highly rewarding.
Fortunately, the software musician does not necessarily have to be a programmer, in a lot of
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cases he does not even need to be a proficient player of any one instrument.
The numerous tools of the trade have advanced to such a degree that computer music is fast becoming an art in itself.
What do you do first? Well, it helps to have more than a smidgen of muse within your system to enable you to compose tunes of styles, suiting everything from the hectic blastem-up to the moody role-playing game.
Next up, you'll need a number of with which to create your oe Some form of sound- tracker is the ideal workhorse and for many the PD tool Pro-Tracker is considered to be one of the best.
Supplement this with some form of sound effects routine which can be easily slotted in by the game programmers and gain access to a decent
computer
quality sampler for borrowing all those squeaks, belches and bleeps.
To maintain a regular flow of work coming your way you'll need to have knowledge and experience of a number of different formats.
Obviously work on the Amiga is going to be your primary concern, but you'll need to know the ST, the PE and probably at least one of the 8-bit formats.
GETTING NOTICED
Knowing what it is you'll need in order to prolong your career is all well and good, but by far the biggest problem for any musician lies in getting noticed by the software houses.
Experience will be your greatest ally, so if you can send disks full of your best work you stand a pretty good chance of making people sit up ake note.
Try to create a Style of your own and send tunes that are obviously different. Also, look around, see what other musicians have done
To begin with, you will be freelance, and this has a number of drawbacks in that your work will be highly irregular, meaning that your earnings will also be haphazard, to say the least.
In order to feel safe you're going to need to hitch up with a development team to obtain regular work — but to do this you need to have first proven yourself as a decent artiste.
TAKE IT 10 THE LIMIT Whether you're working full-time or freelance you're more often than not the last person who is actually in control of what you're doing.
The software house will invariably dictate how long you have in which to create your music, how much memory you are allowed, and it may even stipulate how it wants the music to sound
As with any job, you have to do wi needed to get the moolah. Don’t be upset if they want a classical sounding atmospheric piece when you're all up to create. ad oe ee oe ey ortaek k au
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MATT SIMMONDS (MUSICIAN) Accomplishments: _ Agony from Psygnosis Leander from Psygnosis _ Chuck Rock from Core War Zone from Core G-Loc from US Gold ©
“I've been working as a ‘musician for around a year and a half now and have been involved with a number of projects. Working freelanc been a real bind due to the irregular income, but this can be overcome if you spread yourself around a bit. a
In the past I’ve worked with Alactaie Brimble and | have ties with a number of Swedish musicians. We all help each other Gul ae | swapping samples and utilities.
They way the work changes from project to project is incredible! Sometimes you have two weeks to complete a whole set of tunes whereas for others you get two or three months. Agony was one in particular where | ee a Tair amount of time.
The easiest way to get into the trade is to prove you have some music experience. | used to send disks all over the place until eventually | was asked to do some work for a game!”
! you who've se of Core’s Chuck Rock xp Sonor Matt's work. All the in-game sound was by him }
20TH-26TH FEBRUARY 1992
GAMES-X 11
ee BULLGING AV TH
IN ‘HE TSS ey During the briefing at the beginning of the game, the big boss man will make sure that you know exactly what it is
you will need to do - complete with pictures as well!
now the HQ for all manner of criminal activity and your job is to go in, nab Mr Tardiez, and get out in two hours. | dunno! People. expect so much of the average tough guy in this current climate. Back in the old days all you had to do was rescue a girlie and kill a few monsters! aR Now you've got to break into a prison renowned for being impenetrable, move your way past hundreds of guards, break into a bunch of offices and nick some | _ papers, kidnap an international terrorist, and then get out! Apparently, the mission that you and your faithful sidekick
his former federal prison is —
The t splayer mode is implemented in such a way that you can play with another per characters.
are undertaking is something that has been attempted by numerous commando types in the past.
Unfortunately though, no one has ever actually succeeded in surviving the terrors of Alcatraz...
TYPICALLY FRENCH
There’s just something about French games isn’t there? This could’ve been your typical scrolling platform shooty- shooty scenario but, with just a few extra little features, it has blossomed in terms of originality.
Obviously the first impression with any game has to lie in whether or not the graphics come up to standard. In this particular case | was initially not all that impressed with the rather bland presentation.
However, after living with it for a while it soon became apparent that the ‘dull grey’ look works well at creating a suitable atmosphere.
The game itself is basically divided into two very definite types. The first of these is the main section which entails moving your commando along a scrolling backdrop, filled with all manner of meanies.
initially you are armed with just a bunch of throwing knives, but after jumping on a few bad guys you can nick their weapons, ranging from a rifle to a flame thrower!
The second section is very different insofar as it utilises a form of
within the various buildings of the island and you must explore the 3D bits in order to find various papers, as well as blow up important drug manufacturing points.
The final objective is to kill everyone, kidnap the big boss man and then jump in your helicopter waiting for you-on the other side of the island. Doesn’t sound too strenuous does it?
OH LA LA!
As always with games from our French chums across the water,
Jer is a formidable
gameplay which 1 can’t remember seeing since Xybots! These
sections take place
Alcatraz is really quite difficult to get to grips with!
It will undoubtedly have you fumbling about all over the place before you actually get the hang of all the various techniques that can be used to ensure effective completion.
To start with | wasn’t really that impressed but, surprisingly, it really does grow on you.
Although this will certainly take a while to get used to, after you’ve come to terms with a few little French idiosyncrasies I’m sure that you’ll absolutely love it!
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Sortware House: Infogrames Programmer: Fred O’Rourke Graphic Artist: Josiane Girard Music: Ray Norrish
‘Z Graphically it really isn’t all
= that hot. The screen shots do
Amiga tend to look predominantly
[| very grey don’t they? Whether or not this
was intentional or not I'm not entirely
| sure, but once you've got used to them they really are quite atmospheric.
To further enhance the rather ‘grim’ thrower has a range tl atmosphere there are some superb of 10 metres. It will sound effects and tunes which conjure destroy anything in [| up a very ‘Escape from New York’-type
1) The RVS 1526 double bladed commando knife is a silent weapon for close quarters combat
2) The K12 flame
its path feel to the whole thing. (Hands up all those of you who remember the Kurt Russell film?)
On the whole I really enjoyed this. It took some time to get used to, and after the first 10 minutes or so I was prepared to throw the towel in because it just seemed too hard!
Getting past the first level was a real milestone but once you've sussed out that there are numerous 1-UPs lying around here, there and everywhere it suddenly dawns on you that this isn't actually all that bad.
With many nice little features in all the different little sections, I'm sure that itll prove popular, partly due to the simultaneous two-player mode that is implemented particularly well.
Not a bad game at all. Yet another French game to get the thumbs up! Let's hope to see lots more of this sort of quality in the net too distant future.
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3) The HVS a grenades are noisy ean Weapons, essential for destroying some targets
4) The Stayner Aug 77 assault rifle is a 14 inch barrelled, 223 bore, 70 rounds a minute assault weapon. Not something that'll give you a second chance!
The best thing about the French is that they always manage to produce something that is just as good on the ST
A as it is on the Amiga.
Atari ST
Inside one of the smaller buildings you are attacked by some guards. Simply whip out the old machine-gun and fire away!
Alcatraz on the ST has all the same graphics and a great wad of sampled sounds to boot! It's well worth checking out if you're in search of something that little bit different.
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Yet another in the long, long line of arcade action
games that are now coming out on the PC. This version is hardly different at all to its other 16-bit cousins and I'm sure that all you gamesplaying PC owners out there might like to have a look-see.
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Gameplay: 16/20 Lastability: 16/20 ; Presentation: 14/20
20TH-26TH FED 1992 GAMES-X 13
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very strange | led chap. He is more and more on pale c ‘ u Pa listening to reggae on his
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ive eand work in tt he West Indies! 1
JANE has a rather sexy little elbow although she
thinks it is far too hairy. 4 Unfortunately it's got a f few war wounds from a rather nasty car accident she once had in her youth. She claims it was some old biddie’s fault.
ROB has started receiving »
strange parcels in the |
Games-X post bag. What
do these packages
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Rob begun viewing illegal hard core
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accolade given to those age we ptional quality and which
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After a painstaking Search for the " King, Lester P Manley is now in the j= throws of investigating the mysterious disappearances of major Hollywood talent, including his long-time buddy Helmut Been, the smallest man in the world. What has been happening in LA...?
ccolade’s The Search for the King was the victim of one of our Games-X player's guides back in issue 13 and now the sequel has finally arrived.
This time it utilises the easier point- and-click mechanism, so that means no typing! You adventurers lead a hard life, don’t you!
The plot centres around corruption in the glamour showbiz world of Hollywood and it takes a somewhat satirical look at California in the process.
You'll meet up with all the top people in tinsel town, those that haven't disappeared anyway, including such parodies as Maladonna.
IN THE CITY OF ANGE: Les travels around Los ce a a special kind of map that will warp him to any area that you happen to select, which makes exploring new areas of the city very easy indeed.
There are such _ stereotyped characters as the lifeguard wanting to “catch rays” and a rap band that has big trouble getting its lyrics to rhyme.
The conversation side of the game is done in a similar style to Monkey Island where you have to select the line you want to say and then you Say it.
This allows for a little personalisation to the game but don’t get over excited, it isn’t all that much. In the original game some of the things you had to do were decidedly silly, like dying
14 GAMES-X 20TH-26TH FEBRUARY 1992
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and being resurrected just to get a photo of Elvis.
You'll be glad to hear that this game comes as no exception although the action has been raised a bit more towards the adult market.
Items can be collected wherever you are but most of the time they will be given to you, saving you the bother.
All of these items are used simply
by clicking on them and then clicking on where you want to use them.
The puzzles that you have to solve along the way will range between the simple and the downright bizarre. For instance, at one point you'll need to get a pass card to get past a bouncer and at another you'll have to make
use of a loin cloth as a parachute.
In the original game there were
a few scantily clad women for
you to deal with but in this new
product the designers have gone
positivly overboard, surpassing even Leisure Suit Larry in the process.
The sheer number of females in the game was enough to make even Alex sit up and take notice!
During his escapades he must visit the Paramounds Studio and try to talk to Maladonna during her latest video shoot.
There is even an appearance by someone fairly famous wearing an ice- hockey mask and wielding an axe, needless to say he has to be thwarted in some way.
Are you that special person to make the Hollywood stars feel safe to walk the golden streets once more, or will you too end up a victim of the same fate that has befallen your friend? Only Ome will tell...
ha! You ve finally got to see Maladonna but
| how are you going to
| get her attention so that /you can have a few
| words? No need to
worry, Les is on the case _and you'll definitely find
some way
You just happened to arrive at Club Mud at the wrong time and ended up in a violent wrestling match with two expert wrestlers...
but never fear because things will always turn out OK in the end. The discovery that the girls are turned on by talk of assembly language acts in your favour
Nice one Les. Being a true man as soon as he wakes up he leaves no time for small talk and gets straight onto that Laptop! That's the computer!
Dr Nick, plastic surgeon to the stars, is the first man to
introduce trial surgery. Sound’s good to me!
20TH=26TH FEBRBARY 1992 GAMES-X 15
There is no doubting that 3) this is an improvement MPC over the original adventure, which in itself was a fairly good and funny game. The graphics this time around come in two styles. One is all sereen where there is a close-up of a character - they are all digitized pictures of actual actors - and for the bulk of the game the story is presented in excellently detailed locations which look both realistic and rather jolly at the same time. All the sprites are humerous to watch on screen with the main sprite of Les being practically the same as it was in the first game. However, this time around he does get smaller as he goes off into the distance. As you’d expect on the PC the sound effects are also top-notch using full speech on the better sound boards; even on the lowly internal speaker they are far from the naffest ever heard. The whole shock of the game is a pretty convincing scream and that comes from the internal sound! Where this game moves into its own however is the gameplay. The whole thing plays like a Sierra title but the storyline and puzzles are all original and silly. However, if you were shocked by any of the Larry games then you'd better stay away from this. Sadly there is a down point to it all. If you miss collecting an item right at the beginning of the game you might not be able to finish because of it. This type of thing is normally only found in games like Larry 1 from all those years ago. Lost in LA is an excellent adventure game that is a little easy for experienced players but difficult for a beginner, although I did use the clue beok to help get past certain sections of the game. If you are aged below 13 you may have to get your big brother to buy it for you but only if you remember to keep those naughy scenes out of view when grandma comes to visit! Accolade has come up trumps with this but still have some way to go until the style of game has been perfected.
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Back i in issue 38 of Geek X we previewed some of the latest Lynx titles, but now we can exclusively reveal details on the next 15 titles to appear on the Atari hand held.
First to emerge is Hockey, a superb sim that manages to recreate the action violence of the real thing.
It features digitized shots between each third of the match, as well as some of the biggest sprites you're ever likely to see on the Lynx — so big in fact that you have to hold the Lynx vertically to play the penalty shoot-outs!
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Next is Basketbrawl, a cartoon-style street basketball game with a touch of fighting to spice things up. At the moment it’s looking very colourful with © extremely hectic action!
Lynx Casino is another of the ‘releases due in the second quarter of this year. Here you are given a wad of cash to'go and gamble on the various tables around the casino.
There are four games to play: video
poker, craps, black:jack and slots. Although still in development,
World Class Soccer is looking good and promises to be a sure fire hit like the other football sim due to appear, Manchester United Europe.
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In very early stages of Seen is both Lemmings and Shadow of the Beast. Lemmings is looking superb on he Atari Lynx but we'll be able to tell you more about it when the control method has been perfected.
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ovvii i Switchblade 2 is due to appear in the third quarter of 1992, and is looking identical to the 16-bit computer versions in virtually every detail — only smaller!
The game will feature all six levels and will most likely use.the same maps. Also due for an imminent release is Rod Ace, an Obliterator-style game set in the future:
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That’s all for now, but see next week’s issue of Console Connexions to find out about all the latest news for your Atari Lynx.
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You’ve probably all heard of how Toki’s girlfriend was kidnapped by an
‘1 evil sorcerer and how Toki, once a
boy, was mutated into an ape.
Now he’s out to rescue his girlie and hopefully restore his human looks by defeating the wizard in question.
Toki may be an ape, but thanks to his transformation he can now spit balls of fire in any direction, useful for destroying even the hardest opponent.
Toki on the Lynx is a conversion of the successful coin-op and is visually every bit as good as the 16-bit versions.
IT’S AN APE’S LIFE!
Beginning in the jungle, your quest will take you through dense forest, dank caves and across mountains. You'll be attacked from every angle by the various beasties haunting each level. The most common bonus increases the power of your shot and you'll soon be firing two-way fireballs or, if you're lucky, collect the flamethrower. Remember to keep an eye on the clock, because the power-ups only last for a short amount of time. Other awards include coins which you can pick up if you shoot the flying creatures. A certain amount will gain you an extra continue. Your resilience is pretty naff and one shot from a nastie will see off one of your limited lives. At the end of each level a carefully thought out attack strategy is required in order to beat the guardian.
Toki on the Lynx is excellent, mainly due to its sheer playability. The Atari hand held version is superior to some of the console versions and is both visually and sonically outstanding. The tiny sprites are clear and well animated with equally impressive guardians. If Toki is anything to go by, Lynx users are in for one hell of an exciting year!
Ooh! | just love driving games, especially overhead ones, so you can therefore appreciate ‘how excited | was when Thrash Rally arrived in the office. This is basically two games in one because you can either choose to race in either a six stage interpretation of the Paris to Dakar rally or participate in seven individual
races set in various places oN A
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You start off by doing three laps of a circuit in Monte Carlo and then progress through Kenya, Greece and Iceland as
THRASH RALLY
_— the races gradually become more and more difficult.
There are six cars for ‘| you to choose from here, )\ each with their own
individual characteristics, making your decision a fairly difficult task.
When you attempt the Paris to Dakar there will be three more vehicles to choose from: a truck, a motorbike and a sand buggy. These are also unique in how they handle,
= Me
It seems a bit unfair when you choose to drive the truck due to its immense size
Actually the road is that grey bit in the centre so God knows why I’m heading
towards that cliff on the right! Maybe it’s because I’m a drunk driver!
accelerate and survive extremely long distances.
Each stage has a set time-limit and whatever 4 time you have left over at the end of # each will add onto the next. It follows that the fewer obstacles you hit the further you will be able to get in the game.
The desert roads that j you race along are covered with various hazards such as elephants, hay bales and cows. Hitting animals during the course of a race will severely slow you down and lose a bit of time in the process.
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everything here is of arcade quality. The graphics are excellent with smooth fast scrolling and superb sound effects that fit snuggly into the game.
The various accompanying up- tempo tunes are : ! also great to listen to y and don’t strain your ’ ears in the slightest.
; Sadly this is all hampered by the ease at which you can complete the game.
Nevertheless, with an assortment of vehicles for you to try | can’t see it dying off too quickly. Otherwise this is one of, if not THE best game I’ve played on the Neo Geo to date. x
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There are loads of different vehicles for you to choose from and each has its characteristics that need to be taken into acccount before playing
Foot to the floor as you burn away from the starting line, you'll have to set up some speed before that first straight or you might as well forget about winning!
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This poor old woman has suffered the loss of her son, can you find him?
Dogi and Adol are two wandering warriors who will help anyone in trouble | they happen to j encounter, rathér - like the guys in The A Team really!
Upon arrival at Redmont our two travellers receive a happy greeting from the guard at the gate. He then fills you in on what has been happening of late...
The graphics are all very simple but brilliantly executed with great looking backdrops and
This game follows smooth scrolling. The their steps on returning to the village -of sprites, although small, Redmont, a place in which Dogi has while also spending his cash on are very well animated formerly lived and worked. weapons and magical items. and walk realistically
Rumours have been circulating This part of the game is in the style enough to be convincing. & about strange monsters terrorising the | of an adventure game but the rest of the Sound too is of a high
The difficulty level is perfect
with progress being easy ° enough but never simple
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4 alltoo soon.
The first guardian you'll encounter is so unbelievably hard that you'll soon get annoyed
with the game. village who have, additionally, created quest deviates from this route. standard with atmospheric This is a good arcade another poor harvest for the population. After a while it will turn to more of an tunes and effects playing adventure that just falls short of a
As you can probably imagine, arcade-style romp with a sort of throughout. These all fit the action | great mark mainly due to the incredible the villagers are in dire need of ee platform beat’em-up. perfectly and can’t really be faulted. difficulty level. a some heroes. ;
The game _ starts \ DOWN IN THE with the duo arriving at Searching forthe endof DEPTHS the village gates where that elusive slug trail Here you, armed with
they hold a very quick conversation with the guard stood there.
You control Adol as he wanders around the town finding out information about what has been happening
a sword, if you 7 remembered to buy it, roam around a labyrinth of caverns looking for one of the village elders who is trapped down there.
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Buck Rogers is a swashbuckling space hero who speeds
through the galaxies, kissing babies and being a general _all- round nice guy. However, duty
calls and Buck, needed by thousands of ‘mghtened people, must rescue the odd planet or two.
You don’t actually play the part of Buck himself but you can, if you're successful, gain the fame and fortune Buck has by completing a series of space missions.
BODY BUILDING FUN
You control a team of six star warriors, all part of the elite Neo force. You design the party yourself and must determine the race, sex and also the profession of each character.
You may either be human, a desert runner or a tinker and can choose from the role of a rocket jock, warrior, medic or rogue.
You then ‘roll’ the statistics of each player, thus determining both their — physical mental characteristics.
Once created, the team is ready for the quest ahead, but remember to save the game in one of four slots
Buck Rogers also includes starship combat
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before you embark. You are cast into the action straight away.
Your base comes attempt to destroy the control under attack from the panel and render the equipment hostile Terrines. They’ve useless, so you must act captured the missile quickly to stop him. control room and have And so the game
disengaged the continues, throwing
every possible alien enemy at your small party of six , brave heroes.
Not only will you have to master the art of ground combat, but starship battles play a
planetary defence system so
their attack force has a
clear run in.
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Fighters scream in low from the North. Control towers collapse in balls of crimson flame! Your officers are down and the other recruits are fleeing. You have been thrust headfirst into a raging battle!
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SPARRING ABOVE AND BELOW
| originally saw Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday on the Amiga and was impressed with that “Y version, but | must admit | was a little sceptical as to i) whether the Mega | Drive could handle */ a full-blown SSI ’ role-playing game.
, The answer to that i question is a resounding yes, with the MD cart being one of the best RPGs I’ve had the pleasure of getting my hands on.
The game is so playable and addictive that you won’t even think twice about complaining about the presentation which, like most RPGs, is pretty simplistic. ~ The hours spent trying to defeat the Terrines will detract you from the basic visual look. The sound is a tad annoying, comprising of sound FX and a nauseating tune, but this is nothing the
-volume button cannot solve.
On the whole, another superb product from EA and SSI, a must for RPGers. x
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better time to release a winter sports game than around the time of the |, Winter Olympics. You may well recognise Winter Challenge since it was originally reviewed in issue 30 on the PC, but now the Mega Drive version has arrived and promises to be every bit as good its predecessor.
Winter Challenge comprises of eight different events: the luge, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, bob-sled, speed skating, giant slalom, biathlon and ski jump.
The luge is a death-defying version of the bob-sled, where a single man sits on a tin tray and zooms down a tunnel of snow at speed of up to 100 miles an hour.
TALLY-HO!
All you have to do is ride the slopes to get the best possible speed. Downhill skiing is pretty self-explanatory, throwing you on a steep mountain and then leaving you to negotiate the hazardous course ahead.
Next is cross-country skiing, a test of endurance and stamina as well as speed.
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carefully in order to earn the fastest time. Hit the bob-sled for the fifth event, a two man team event. Here you sit in a small metal car and, like the luge, speed down the banked course using your body weight to steer the sled and ride the curves. Speed skating is a fast and furious event. By i" tapping the pad furiously you build up speed while the D-pad must be manipulated to stay on the course.
SNOW WEAVING
The giant slalom is next, pitting you against a steep mountain course and 41 gates through which you must weave. Miss one gate and it's back to the beginning.
The biathlon is perhaps the toughest winter Olympic event. You need total control over your body so as to use your energy to speed around the
26 GAMES-X 20TH-26TH FEBRUARY 1992
Just look at the Scenery as it speeds AS, at 100 mph
challenging course. You then have to stop to level your rifle in order to shoot the four targets around the track.
The final event, the ski jump, is a death-defying leap off the end of a huge snow covered ramp.
Winter Challenge is great, featuring eight of the most exciting Olympic events on a single cart. The game is graphically first-class with slick vector snow-scapes and large sprites that are animated well.
Admittedly, the scrolling does slow down noticeably, but thankfully it doesn’t make a great deal of difference to the overall enjoyment.
The game is quite hard, but then again, that’s probably why it’s a Winter - Challenge! Guaranteed to keep
up to 10 players amused for hours — look out for it. x
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ADVENTURE ISLAND Ill PLAYER’S GUIDE PART 2
The skull creatures are tough and need two hits before they die. You need to use the big jump (press down then jump) in order to scale the rocks quickly. Time is once again short on this scene
This beastie may look tough but is easy to defeat when you know how. Make sure you're armed with the axes and wait for him to walk
towards you. When he stops,
back away a little, and he’ll strike with his sword. While he’s swiping, do a big jump and let fly some axes. They should hit his head and the monster will crumble. Repeat four or five times and he’ll soon give up
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The parachute goons present the biggest problems here. Let them reach the ground and they'll breathe fire at you. Watch out for the shielded guards
Use the boomerangs for most of this underwater section because you can fire up and down freely. Switch to the axes just before you reach the guardian
The bonus stages are easy — simply direct the hero from one platform to another, collecting the stars and bonus icons as you go. If you manage to collect all the stars, an extra life will appear just before you exit the level — try to collect it before leaving the bonus stage
Yes, you've been waiting all week for this and now
feast your eyes on the second part of the Adventure 9 Nintendo Island III player's guide. Starting at the beginning of World 4, we'll take you right to the end...
Watch out on this snowy level — you'll slip everywhere. Much the same as the previous stages, although at the beginning the penguins are pretty tricky without a weapon because they come from behind a couple of times. The skateboard is around but in fact is not particularly useful
If you've got a decent weapon, great, if not, panic. The main thing is to keep your cool. If the monsters get too close, turn around and give yourself some space before firing away. The first part is simple but you'll need to master the big jump for the second part. There is a bonus stage on the second half, near the two pieces of fruit on the right-hand side. Killing the blue dragons’ heads is easier with the boomerang
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You'll be cast in darkness apart from a small circle of light. This stage is easier than it looks because you can actually see the oncoming nasties shining slightly in the darkness. The tricky bit consists of a series of spikes found just past the halfway mark
This guy is tough, so beware. The little hooded guy will either run towards you, so simply jump out of the way, or will spit stone balls at you. Keep calm and you should be able to avoid the rock spell. Fire at him as much as possible and he'll die, but then reincarnate as a huge pink demon. This pink nastie bounces around the scene so make sure you don’t get trapped underneath. Fire like hell at this weak head to injure and eventually kill him off
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level prove to be very resilient. Use the
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1 map wisely and try to plan a route where you will encounter the least number of opponents. Travel along the shortest possible sections of floor
more intelligent on this level and will actually gang up and chase you. Watch for the exclamation marks above their heads and then run!
As before, use the stairs as hiding places. The guards are considerably
A Lie always try to protect the guards. Blast u see the guard’s back. Then zap!
Some of the robots can be used as really great hiding places! Just stand next to one and, hey presto!
aa Don't forget, you can still use the doors to crush the opposition! Wait around until they get really close and then, BAM!
Here’s a good Since to iGisener that you are momentarily invulnerable when you eis up an item of treasure
There are two guards k One has a club, the pean ra a gun. Move very close, | sont! and then jump diagonally to ge
Here you u find t two > of the big lads guarding the treasure — GULP! Shoot really quickly and don’t give them a chance to lob their bombs
ping vigil over the exit here.
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that you have to think t oft treasure to collect a single stairway
complicated layout of the rooms means ad when planning your route. There is a the rooms are often only mcoue®
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FLYING HORSE
LARGE WOODEN PLATFORMS ea a As soon as the piccy changes, after Dirk has jumped on the horse, push When Dirk lands on his first jump, push UP to make a jump for it. When Dirk RIGHT to avoid being frazzled. Next, when the piccy changes yet again, leaps this time, push UP again to make him Zip round the comer
push LEFT very quickly to fly from the horse’s back
SWINGING ROPES OF FIRE
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ropes. Easy or wot?
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THE LIZARD KING (HE CAN DO ANYTHING!) As soon as the scene starts, push LEFT to leap away from the lizard’s first blow. Next, as Dirk leaps, push LEFT to dodge another blow and fall into the corridor. The picture will now change - about halfway down the corridor, push RIGHT. The piccy should now change again — Press FIRE to grab your sword, then push LEFT as soon as Dirk reaches the right- hand side of the screen. This will dodge the Lizard King's mace.
Now, press RIGHT and then DOWN (leave about a second between moves) to avoid the King and then press FIRE to produce a nasty sticky gooey yucky mess
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When you hear the music, push DOWN straight away. As soon as you've done this the piccy will change... (dramatic pause) now, as Dirk is about to jump, push RIGHT to help him along his way.
When the piccy changes again, push RIGHT to run away (what a RA Q wimp!)-As he does this the piccy will change yet again, thistime to AP R the stone bridge... 0
Just before Dirk leaps the geyser push UP to male sure he lands en tne on the ebidce aa LEFT and thet: RIGHT to cae into the cave PS
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than it looks! The| Ce scene is yet another
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This one’s a aes and is guaranteed to annoy you even though you know the __ correct moves. Timing is more important than at ‘any other point in the game. A’ big” hint here is to save your game as soon as you enter the room! , Here goes... 2 ie When the scene starts, push | RIGHT to cles the power blast the right, so push LEFT to stop him.» You will now see Daphne being | particularly buxom and girly. She will squeal with delight as she see’s her hunky hero turnup andmake _ some suitably pathetic looking gesture as she pouts and wriggles. When the picture changes back to Dirk, push UP to leap up the Steps. As the scene changes, push RIGHT to avoid being frazzled. The scene now changes again to a view of Mr Shapeshifter tamself. Push UP to approach him: As soon as the scene changes again press FIRE to lob your sword at his chest. All being well he should now ? perish horribly
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IT'S THAT MAN AGAIN...
I have been reading your mag for some time how and over the last few issues I’ve noticed rather a lot of letters from a certain David Cockram.
He has been asking for free Amiga software and you just insult him. | think you should send him this month’s top 20 games to make up for all the trouble he’s gone to writing you so many letters.
David Cockram, Chinley.
Dr X: Geesh! There’s no stopping you is there David? A groveller extraordinaire! Your letter was quite novel, but because it’s you, hop it you slimy beggar!
Insults aren't good enough and, because Chinley isn’t far from here, the Games-X chunky lads might just pop round. You have been warned,
MARIO IN A TIZZY
On Super Mario World on the Famicom how do you get to castle number six? | have rescued the eggs from the first five castles but | cannot progress past 6.3.
Whenever | finish 6.3 in the rocky landscape there is nowhere to go. Mario just circles three rocks and then returns to the same level.
The only place I can go is straight to Koopas Castle in the star world, but there’s ho point in trying to finish this because | would have missed the final two eggs from castles six and seven.
Your help would be appreciated. Mare Loyeau, Witney.
Dr X: The problem is quite a tricky one. There are in fact two exits in level 6.3, before you get to castle six, and you've taken the most obvious one. Ensure that you have Yoshi the dragon, and preferably a cape, with one in store. Fly through the level you face, gobbling the blue turtles for power,
Progressing to the sixth castle is a piece of cake. Honestly, | don’t know why you people can’t use your eyes. A second signpost is difficult to miss, is it net?
When you reach the end, with the vine rising up, forget that exit and gobble the approaching turtle. Run and fly, by pressing button B, to the end of the screen, it's quite long, and you should come down on the far side of the goal posts. Jump over these and, bingo! Remember though, you’ve got to have Yoshi. Simple really, after all, there is a signpost. Feel daft? Good.
ANOTHER WORRY
Please can you help me on the game Another World because I’m very, very stuck on the first stage? I know I am supposed to kick away the squidgy worms, confront the beast and then run.
ve even tried this by just going to the beast screen and running to the vine,
jumping, then running back, but whatever | do the beast kills me. | just can’t run fast enough. Is it me, or does this Lester guy run like a tart?
Adam Leeder, Staines.
Dr X: Yes, it is you. You're on the right track but you're So inept you’ve given up too soon and written to me. You ought to expect a good earbashing! If you're having problems here, heck knows what you're gonna do later!
Confront the beast, then run for England, leaping with great accuracy over the ‘squidgy worms’. Leap on the vine and wait.
The monster falls off and you can dash back the way you came. You'll then be arrested. Gimme a break Adam and try playing the game in future.
A WASTE OF SPACE
I am completely stuck on Space Quest 4 on the PC. I’ve been to the Space Shopping Mall and have probably got all of the items needed. | got into the guard’s time pod in the arcade and I’ve travelled back in time to SQ1. I’ve got hold of the matches which I light the cigar with but I’ve not got the time pod code to return to Xenon. | have tried starting again to get hold of the code but it keeps changing and | don’t want to do everything again so what can | do? My inventory is as follows: (blah! = X) Ben Russell, Folkestone.
Dr X: You know what your problem is Ben, you obviously can’t write. What’s wrong with using pen and paper and making a note of the code when it appears? |
can’t tell you what it is, ‘cause you've just told me it
changes, div! ?'m afraid you'll have to start again from the
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| ’7m going through a Zen revival at the moment so I may not have a great deal to say while | meditate and contemplate the meaning of life as we know it. Excuse me while I charge up my powers of intuition and send in your queries for the future when I’m at one with my soul. Ommm... Write to: Guru-X, Games-X, Europa House, Adlington Park, Macclesfield SK10 4NP. This address is relative, a mere stepping stone on the voyage towards my inner self...
beginning, this time remembering to write it down. You may be using high technology but as in most games, a pad and pencil are vital equipment!
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE...
Be my valentine! You make my heart flutter, ooh aah! You know it all. Dr X, let’s make wonderful games together. (Phew! Hot stuff here - X.) Here’s a poem:
Dr X is cool, Dr X is fab, His magazine is great, and not a bit drab.
He gives you good advice
For games you can’t complete.
You will be so overjoyed
You'll be bowing at his feet! —— o ve sent you a chain, please wear it for me as your games magazine is the best in the world. And please would you be able to send
‘me a Mega Drive? Sadly | didn’t get one for
Christmas. Your loving admirer, Bronagh, Belfast.
Dr X: Cor! | never get valentines letters from my missus, nor poems, nor love necklaces for that matter, and she’s a bit miffed now, | can tell you.
Bronagh, you sweet pea, | can’t send you a Mega Drive at the moment. Why? Uncle X is a touch irate because no one sends him valentines, and he’s still got the keys to the store.
rl see what | can do, but | can’t promise anything my nubile young fan with fancy stockings. You'll have to make do with my loving glare week in, week out.
I hereby present you with the latest instalment in our Arcade series. What can you expect to find in that new arcade that’s just sprung nae
around the corner? All can now be revealed...
‘es, another attempt has been made at % | transforming the web-slinging hero into a § pixilated peril, fighting the powers of darkness. ; I'm pleased to reveal that this time around the concept has actually worked!
Basically a Final Fight clone; you can take ‘on
: _the role of oné of four major super heroes: Spidey
himself, Black Cat; Sub- Mariner or Hawkeye (whoever they arel). Your main aim is to . ea: battle through wave
/ after wave of nasty “¥ meanies while killing off the odd end-of ° a level . guardian along the way.-
Such thoroughly unoriginal stuff proves yet again that the Japanese can skilfully stretch a concept .to its | farthest limits before it becomes |
. features and power-ups that manage
to elevate it above the standard of
your average kick-the-living-_
daylights-out-of-everything game. All kinds of fancy
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unnervingly boring. : a graphical and sonic @) rom a Thankfully though, this is quite a effects are utilized, sing al ly iD
playable little romp with many special
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With the last dying embers of the Pacmania Challenge fading in the Games-X fireplace, we return to our survey of shops up and down the land by paying a visit to Micro Man in Preston. Who knows? We could be somewhere near you soon...
This week in Preston
| ’ ‘The « ones s that eo Re : Tracey & Rob McGowen — owners sold the most | | eal fa Dey
| i = | | [3 eing on the dole gives me ase
| The Lynx Il | because they're too dear but is a big improvement on the original — better graphics, and i | I've just treated myself to |
we sell more console games than anything else. The | Game Boy’s doing well and we're now gearing up for the | Super NES which should be great.
Out Run. | used to have a C64, with my all-time faves bene Racing Construction Kit and Pit Stop 2. Why don’t they bring out such classics on the Mega Drive?
| i J e started here last June and the Mega Drive hardware } 74 =) lots of time to play games | and software have been our best-sellers. Sonic has | on my younger brother's Mega | | outsold any other game by four to one. We have friends who 2 | Drive. | enjoy beat’em-ups and © j ' are importers so a driving games. | borrowed i we've had no 3 | | Streets of Rage from a mate ed trouble getting | but was really disappointed stocks, except with it; | got to the end on the + for the Game | first go! : Gear that is. 5 | | don’t buy many games | | } {
Kevin Parfitt (13) Emma Williams (18) | Daniel Colspinto (10) e have an Archimedes and BBC at school and fj ‘ve only got a Master System and although | | I fl y Mega Drive is although we have Computer Studies we're not B want more games | can’t afford them; | | OWa quite new and
allowed to play games. I've had my Amiga 500 for two years borrow more than | buy. Next I'd like an | I've only got two
now and | got a Game Gear for Olympics-type game. I’m not one for | games — E-Swat is Christmas. Lemmings is shoot’em-ups ‘cause | the best. | want Sonic
brilliant, so too is Sonic | can’t do them. | next because my : and Mickey Mouse. | like Sonic, but | friends have it and fn | s | read Games-xX then who doesn’t? | it's really good. I’m | every week, that’s why I've had a go on the | desperately saving | I'm here. | like the tips Game Gear but up for a Game Gear } while the reviews make prefer proper | at the moment. 4 | me decide what to buy. consoles. | enjoy My best friend has a Megat Drive and | | I've broken three joysticks comedy films and play against him and also my dad who | beat at | 4 so far — will someone get also games _ that | just about everything. | read Games-X, Sega around to making a better one?! make me laugh. | Force and Sega Power.
Mark Miller (14) JJ buy Games-X every week and have only & missed issue two. | used to have a Spectrum but now own an Amiga. At the moment I’m playing F-15 Strike Eagle 2 and Alien Breed and next | would like Smash TV, Elvira or even
Stephen Baker (14) fj otus 2 is my all-time fave but I’m currently well | = into Magic Pockets. It makes a change having decent music. I've got an Amiga with lots of games that my mum and dad help me buy.
I've been buying
|usic is my favourite HWE subject at school. We have STs in the music room and are allowed to play games. ==
Amiga Action for over a I've got a Technics Night Breed. year now and | read the SKN200 keyboard and | enjoy two-
reviews before buying have recently got a : player games
a game. Outrun Mega Drive. Revenge of = : 4 although there
Europa sounds pretty Shinobi is great and next * _. 7 aren't enough of
good. When are you I'm going to buy Road Rash ses them. Double
putting another cover or Monaco Cup. z < Dragon’s OK but
disk on Games-X and My eight-year-old sister won't stop. Biovag Sonic only really gets
who is Dr X? He’s an and even my dad is addicted to it now! | want an Amiga going at the end. —
500 next. | used to play on my brother's before he sold it. | managed to
and before that | had a C64. Z eS Having a keyboard I’m obviously into techno music and love Revolution’s ‘Give it to me Baby’. =
complete Terminator 2 on my Seed Ae which was really disappointing. The next thing I’m going to buy is a Top Star joystick.
a a ; ; idiot! | fancy my : " headteacher at _ : school, she’s called Miss Dudaniak.
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most famous platform- leaping stars have returned. Yes, Bub and Bob, having rescued all the inhabitants of the Rainbow Islands, are now setting off into space to take ona vast array of monsters on the Parasol Stars!
Perhaps the world’s | }
ainbow Islands is the most highly praised platform game in | the history of computers. | Written by Graftgold this went on to sell an enormous amount of copies and is still held in high regard some two years after release.
This looks set to happen all over again both with Islands’ release .on budget and the arrival of Parasol Stars.
Both of the original games in this series have been converted from arcade machines while Parasol Stars has only ever appeared before on the PC Engine, making it a completely new experience for computer owners who frequently explore the arcades.
DRIPS AND DROPS | The main thing that was lacking in Rainbow Islands was the two-player option of the original.
Now for the third game this ™ has been restored to make it _ possible to battle through as a two person army.
: In the past Bub and Bob 4, have used bubbles and | rainbows as weapons and platforms, so what have
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they been given this time? Each is armed with a_ parasol umbrella, something which you may think would be pretty useless in combat.
There are seven worlds for you to battle through. Each has a vastly different set of backgrounds and monsters, not to mention a host of hidden levels and secret planets.
One minute you will be battling with
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(ABOVE) If you catch loads of bubbies at a time on your parasol you can power them up to a larger bubbie. When you unleash this it will shoot down through the platforms taking any nasties with it helicopters and UFOs, the next you'll be doing away with living fruit machines and grand pianos!?!
The parasols are used together with drips that fall from certain places on each level. These are caught above the head and then flung across
The iast ievei of the game will
return you to the Rainbow isiands once again. As you'd expect this is the most difficult part in the game
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the screen in the direction of the marauding monster.
The more drips that you catch on the umbrella the bigger and nastier bubble you can fire. This is done in a sort of power-up method by holding down the fire button.
The aim of the game is decidedly simple. In principle, you must clear the screen of all foes within a certain time-limit. This time- limit is indicated by the iii arrival of |
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an invincible nasty in the corner of the level, forcing you to hurry!
Most of the enemies that you come across can be picked up and flung with the parasol, but this has to be done a
couple of times with some of them. If you are participating in a two- player game then arguments are guaranteed since you can also pick up your mate or hit
him with a bubble. Each of the stars in the game has seven levels for you to embark on complete.
Before you can move onto the next a large guardian must be defeated. Sadly these cannot be attacked in the normal manner and magic potions have to be used so that you can fire huge bubbles at them.
Each time you die at the hands of
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One of the stars will throw you under | the ocean. Here you'll have to do
_ Not to mention a large ugly sea ;monster at the end of the world!
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these nasties their energy will go back up a little.
As in the first two games there are a great number of fruit bonuses for you to collect when the enemies die and there are also many special items to be found lying around.
These can change the style of
bubbles that you fling, making them
contain a lightning bolt or ball
i of fire. Both of these are very useful indeed.
Parasol Stars will
be available from
Ocean at the end of
March, priced
£25.99. From the
looks of — things
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for the imminent
Here is one of our heroes, the valliant warrior named Bub, armed with a
deadly brolly!
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he head of the Addams
household is Gomez, a very
strange chap who's hobbies include model trains and duelling.
You assume the role of Gomez as you begin the search for Mol Pugsley, Wednesday, and Fester, surely the oddest family in town —- the Addams Family!
The Addams Family emerges as an arcade adventure of truly epic proportions.
As the rather dapper-
looking Gomez, your
task is to search the family mansion from top to bottom
in a daring mission to save the members of your family.
Starting on the front doorstep, you may venture anywhere in the house, making sure to avoid the deadly obstacles en route.
At the beginning of each level you
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to give you a clue about each consecutive stage. From then on it’s up to you to avoid all the pitfalls that await.
Each family member has been well hidden within the very depths of the house so discovering their exact locations will take some doing.
Once you have found a sibling you will then be called
upon to defeat his or her captor before you are given permission to perform a rescue proper. Gomez may attack would-be assailants by jumping on their heads. End-of-level nasties are destroyed in the same way but f require more hits; these are
displayed in the form of a meter on the side of the screen.
After being rescued, each member of the family is escorted to a safe room where Lurch the butler patiently waits to greet them.
As your newly found relation enters the room Lurch will play a tune which gets better and longer for each subsequent member saved.
If, by some amazing stroke of luck you manage to save all of your family Lurch will play a complete rendition of the Addams Family theme tune.
The Family mansion is truly huge and, unbeknown to
Gomez, contains countless hidden rooms and locations.
Should you
actually uncover a m. secret room } Gomez will be | able to grab all
“= a) Tt t Lk l t l if t iE k b b manner of extra goodies. Dotted around are dollars; collect $25 to gain energy and pick up an extra life if you manage to reach the target of $100.
In addition, hearts should be collected to boost your health level. Finally, 1-UP symbols provide Gomez with those elusive extra lives; there is a room that contains 20 of them — if only | could remember it’s location!
Platform game _ fans should relish the chance to get their grubby mitts on The Addams Family.
The programmers at Ocean have obviously been working hard at making the game very special.
It boasts many obstacles that can be found in other mega games like Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog.
The Super NES version features up to 256 colour on screen at any one time and the humble Amiga manages 32 colours while keeping the same screen size as the Super NES version.
Although the ¢ Atari ST version is still being worked on at the moment it will feature 16 colours. However, the programmers believe that the gameplay is the most important element in any game and all versions will be mind- « blowingly addictive. Club Nintendo (the official Nintendo club magazine) has already voted the Addams Family the best Super NES game yet. When you look at the i previous best game on the F system, Super Mario World 4, q this is some feat! j Currently in its final stages of programming the game will be } released towards the end of May. Look out for it!
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| £230 worth of games, manual, joystick, tape
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joysticks, mouse, manuals, ete.
extras — reasonable offers £75-£150. Tel:
_¢ Atari Lynx +3 games (Top Chart), power |
This is where you can make some cash and give other readers a | chance
for a _ bargain. by advertising any bits and bobs, # consoles, computers, etc. that § you don't need or want any more. We do not accept adverts for § software formats (sales or swaps) that are copyable - that means disks and cassettes, and no trade jf ads either! ‘
« Game Boy games to swap including Boulderdash, Paperboy, Double Dragon and many many more. Write to Mike, 89 Broomfield Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex. BN14 7SD. I also want games to buy. /
¢ CPC464 computer plus Microjet joystick. | Over £300 of gai Worth £500. All for | £225. Also GX4000 console, 2 joypads, Robocop WU, Pang, Burnin’ Rubber. £100. | Phone (0732) 352707 after 4pm. \
¢ For sale: Spectrum 48k, leads, tape | recorder, 5 free games, £50. Also, wanted, | Spectrum 128k. Phone ae 889782 and ask
for Robert. i i
¢ Will swap Mega Drive cane Altered Beast. No box just manual and £10 for any UK or USA Mega Drive game. Write to Geoff, 7
Tyne. NES oD
¢ For sale, Commodore 64, tape ae ensin | 140 games, Action Replay Cart, all leads « be Good condition, £150. Ring (0734) 700829.
¢ Amstrad 6128, disk drive, colour ‘monitor, 1
deck, Saisho double tape deck. Worth £650 sell for £330 ono. Phone Ally on (06077) 4379
e Atari STE 1 mer RAM £100's software, + more. | Reasonable offers £200-£300. Also 520 ST + |
(0753) 576419 after 7pm. Ask for Khaled. —
¢ WANTED: Amiga compatible monitor, in | good condition. Contact (081) 654-9275, between 5-9pm. Or Usp) 653-9776 during the | day. |
¢ Nintendo Entertainment System plus 4 | games, Advantage joystick, good condition. £150 ono. Tel: (0624) 823043 after 6pm.
supply (worth £20) — sunvisor/screen _ protector and cartridge carry case. Bargain at £140 or swap for old ae Phone Daniel on (08525) 672.
° NES games, Zelda 1 & 2 for £45. Gradius, Froam and Rad Racer for £50, Metroid, Castlevania, Kid Icarus and Goonies TI for £60. Or everything for £130. Game Boy hard case — £5. Call (081) 555-3755.
No one ever sends Uncle X a valentine card VU (00). Write te: X-IT, Games-X, Europa House, Adlington Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4NP.
| have recently been saving up for a Super Famicom/Super NES, but | don’t know which is best, so | decided to ask the advice of a wise person like yourself (you should be asking me then — Doc). Please could you answer the following questions:
1. Which one, the USA Super NES or the Japanese Famicom can play all the games? If neither, can | buy an adapter? 2. Which is best, Scart or PAL and what are they?
3. Can a Japanese Scart /PAL play on an English TV?
4. What is the best sports game on the Famicom?
5. As | am not so poor that | cannot afford my own T-shirts, | will not ask for one of yours.
PS Please print this letter, I’m sure there’s a lot of people thinking of buying a Famicom.
EoTo, No Fixed Abode.
lf | were you I’d save some money by waiting until the Japanese Famicom is released in this country in spring. For around £25 you can lay your grubby mitts on an adapter which will enable it to run Super NES carts.
Some confusion seems to exist here. Scart is a standard connector found at the back of some monitors and TVs, whereas PAL is the European
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standard method of coding TV pictures for transmission. In the States this standard is NTSC.
Now down to the practical side of things. If you buy a machine for use in the UK make sure it is PAL, and if your TV or monitor has a Scart connector try to get a video games system which is Scart compatible, because the general opinion is that a clearer picture is achieved with this set-up.
Super Tennis kept everyone away from their work for quite a while!
Can you please tell me where | can get cheap games for my Sega Master System 2? Also will the original games run on the first and second Master Systems?
PS Please can you send me a Games-X T-shirt for an 11-12-year-old (please 29,000 times)?
SJ Holloway, Sedgley, W Mids.
The games will run on both machines. Why not take a look at the GX classifieds and see if there are any bargains you fancy — you could always run an ad yourself, it is free after all. Who is this 11-12-year-old you want a T-shirt for? Can't they write in themselves?
| have an Amiga and a Game Boy, | love
think that Game Gears
and Lynxs are complete and utter rubbish. Benjamin ‘Game Boy Owner’
Roscoe, Rainow, Cheshire.
The intelligence of the Games-X readers amazes me sometimes.
You certainly have a way with words there Ben — you're obviously a man of great intellect!
your mag and think it is excellent, | have been reading it since issue three and | have recommended it to my friends who now read it. Every bit of it’s excellent and | can’t find a single fault. (What are you after? — Doc)
| would like to ask you a few questions (knew there was something — Doc) (Oh, leave the poor kid alone you ald goat — Unc). 1. Will you be doing sneaky peeks on Game Boy games? 2. | have heard rumours that there are some Game Boy games with more than one game on the cartridge. Is this true? Adam Sheridan, Bushey, Herts.
1. On the whole the Game Boy games which we review are imported and therefore we don’t get a chance to look at them before they're finished.
2. Yep, multi-game carts have started to appear in the States.
Hello there! | am writing in to say that your coolest, neatest, cheapest number
one mag in the world is the best computer mag you can get. Keep it up! By the way | have some questions to ask you!
1. Which is the best game out of Nemesis and R-Type on the Game Boy? 2. | heard that Snow Bros is coming out on the Game Boy. Is this true? If so, when?
3. Which are the best games out on the Game Boy (I know Super Marioland is one)?
4. Which is the best machine out of Nintendo NES or Sega Master System. Thanks for answering my questions. Kin-Nang Tang, Enfield, London.
1. Nemesis gets Alex’s vote. 2. It's out on the NES so it'll probably appear on the Game Boy eventually. 3. The top games are, in our opinion... RC Pro Am ~ racing Super Marioland — platform Pipedream ~ puzzle Rockman World ~ shoot’em-up Nemesis 2 ~ shoot’em-up 4. The capabilities of both machines are similar and a lot depends on the software being played.
CONGRATULAT! | have a Game Gear, Game Boy and Speccy. My brother has a Mega Drive and my dad has a PC, so | have a lot of questions to ask (why should you be different from anyone else? - Unc).
When is Blades of Steel out for the fantastic Game Boy? And also when is Shining in the Darkness out for the Mega Drive? By the way are any of these games any good?
| bet you’re wondering why !’m not crawling and licking your toes for a Games-X T-shirt aren't you? Well, !’m too busy wishing everyone at Games-X a happy birthday. Peter Davies, Bodelwyddan, Clwyd.
Licking my toes? Urghhh, perish the thought. And forget the old happy birthday routine, it just won't work. Anyway down to the impotant stuff, both games are available now.
!am the proud owner of a Cray 2 super computer, and | have a number of games for it. However, you never print any reviews on Cray compulters.
The Cray is better than the Amiga,
so what’s wrong with it? Please print some reviews for it.
Daniel ‘Spoofman’ Stowell, Higham, Burnley.
Yeah, and maybe we could put a game for +t on the front of the mag every
Dear Mr or Mrs Newsie,
i Please would you reserve/deliver a copy | of Games-X every week for: MN reece deren ; ee
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week... | don’t think. Believe it or not there isn’t much call for reviews of games on this machine, in fact this is the first, and probably the last, request we’re likely to receive.
ould you "pleuige send me one of your fab T-shirts because my friends and ! have a het? The winner is the one who gets a T-shirt.
Please don’t let me down and send me a T-shirt. YVigit Isilsoy, London.
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What does it feel like being a looser? I’m afraid this letter stands out as being one which definitely doesn’t deserve a T- shirt. Life’s tough isn’t it!
TEAM TALK Fungus, who obviously still
can’t open his front door due to the huge pile of imaginary | valentine cards blocking his path, is not with us these days.
He spends ali his time strapping and unstrapping his broken digit, in order to have a shower. This practice has
resulted in him breaking his | finger again!
Meanwhile, we're just recovering from Valentine’s Day in the office. Dr X still hasn’t got over Bronagh’s gift, and our dippy Jane is still clinging to a fluffy warthog named Selwyn Sidney Hoggitt.
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NEXT WEEK
x Exclusive look et Gremlin’s
out Thursday 27th February
new cufesy game, Zool. Also
previewed this week, Darldands from Microprose
Consoles in Walkden, Manchester
* In Console Connexions there’s Beast Master Mix ‘92 on the Master System, Beetlejuice on the Game Boy, plus much more
Contents are subject fo change
EDITORIAL Deputy Editor: Pam Norman News Editor (North): Nick Clarkson News Editor (South): Jason Spiller Production Editor: Feargus Carroll Production Asst: Sharon Greaves Consoles Editor: Alex Simmons Staff Writers: John Davison, Brian Sharp, Nick Walkland
ARTWORK Art Editors: Jonathan Ross, Jane Gollner Asst. Art Editor: Rob Sharp Advertising Artwork: John Fellows
COMMERCIAL Group Ad Manager: Nadia Lawlor Ad Manager: Steve Darragh Sales Executive: lan Kenyon Circulation Manager: David Wren Production Manager: Carolyn Wood Managing Director: Hugh Gollner Chairman: Derek Meakin
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