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as the day winds down, Lucy is preparing for some Industry soiree, and the Master System once again solves the brief problem of what to wear. La Hickman con attend her function, with the perfect head accessory: at once functional and eye-catching, with that stylish dash of the Avant Garde the 8-bit wonder provides.And of course, we do like to occasionally sit down with some brilliant games like Powerstrike II, Land of Illusion, Master of Darkness and many more. Hip hip for the Master System!

the office is well into the work routine, but the Master System's still at the thick of it. Here's a sneaky peak of Andy flicking through the letter filing system he devised. Amazingly the cartridge slot can hold UK and EC letters, in various sized5pmtFinally,envelopes.

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And beware. 'cos you won't have it all your own way - not with the evil Ectobeasts out to make your after life a misery.

And that wait has paid off because next month were going to be bringing you the full, ofﬁcial and completely EXCLUSIVE review — probably the biggest you've ever seen. In the meontime, hove a bit of a drool over our pics and, if you've got any sense, you'll tune in next month for the full gen on • the biggest game of the year. Don't forget that this is the ChampionSpecialEdition which features both Turbo and Championship editions so it's something pretty special. Mortal Kombai, eat yer heart out!

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According to the press release, this orcade adventure has graphics reﬂecting the 'wild stylised cartoons of the 1950s (whatever that means) and on its journey to earth when.

Faithfulness of the conversion extends to the funnyteam names on the custom team menus, although some of Sensible's naughtier ideas had to be toned down it's rumoured. The ﬁnished product is not far off_

The most successful footy game in computer history, Sensible Soccer, is on its way soon to o Megodrive near you and it's looking a treat. Programmed by Sensible Software, it's looking very close to the Amiga version, and olthough the on-ﬁeld action may look quite simple, the original Sensible game was praised for its amazing feel and depth of play.

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Of course, the real star of the Virtue Racing cart is the fabled DSP (Digital Signal Processor) chip. This is a superfast polygon generator chip thot out-

specs the Super NES' Super FX chip. The Super FX chip is based on 8-bit technology and signiﬁcantly reduces the Super NES's palette down to only 16 colours on-screen. The DSP has no such problems, allowing 64 colours on-screen simultaneously.

The widget ﬁts into the game slot, a code screen appears and, using one of dozens of codes in the handy little book packaged with the Genie, you can choose to make the game harder or easier with more or less lives, energy etc. The Genie will be out January costing E24 99

Lucy spoke to all the stars as well as the director, the producer, the special effects guys (and boy, ore the effects in this ﬁlm special) and quite possibly the tea-boy and will give you a full run down in a special feature next month.

The ﬁlm is based on the classic coin-op. Apparently, the moviemakers are currently talking to several games companies about ﬂogging the licence to convert Double Dragon: The Movie onto console (including TheMegadrive).movie,which should hit the UK next summer, stars Mr 12 bad guy, Robert

Work continues apace on the Megadrive coin-op conversion of the decode, Virtue Racing. The arcade game was one of the most popular games of 1992, boasting oil-new technology capable of putting over 16,000 polygons on-screen with a palette of over 16.7 million colours.

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platform-based game is based closely on the ﬁlm — covering the antics of young Mowgli the mon-cub ond his wacky mates like Boloo the Bear. As you can see from these EXCLUSIVE screenshots it's well on the way to being a corker but we'll bring you oil the gen on it way before its release at

Real life martial orts expert, Mork Docascos, ploys good guy Jimmy Lee and Tom Cruise look-alike, ScottWolf hisbrother Billy. Marion is portrayed by Alysso Milano as a tough vigilante The plot revolves around the trio desperately trying to knock Shoka off his selfimposed throne.

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You've already portaken in the Virgin Games Megadrive experience that is Jungle Book with our exclusive look last month, well now 8-bit owners take a butchers at these Master System shots and enjoy...

Coming soon to a Game Gear near you is the cheatster's fove tool the Game Genie.

The fashion wodd is being taken by storm by amazing fractal design T-shirts. Actually, the guys who designed them are mates of Dave KeIsall and they wonted a free plug. But we love them just the samel If you'd like one, send a postcard to FRAC PACK at our usual address. We'll pick a selection of winners, based on the skill factor of their letterl

Obviously the Megadrive isn't capable of anything quite as spectacular, but as you can see from our exclusive Megodrive Virtue screenshots, the game is looking hot The game is the BIGGEST cart ever devised by Sega. The code is stored on a 16-meg cart with a battery backup that enables players to save their best times.

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Virtue Racing is only 25% complete at the moment, with only the beginner level tracks incorporated. There's loads more to go in, which we will be exclusively revealing over the the next few months.

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cheers MEAN MACHINES staff up more than a freebie. Lucy was therefore most chuffed when ﬁlm company, Imperial, who gaveJean Claude Von Domme his break in the movie biz, ﬂew her over to sunny California to cover the making of Double Dragon: The Movie.

According to sources within Sega who sow the game in action behind the scenes at the CES show, it's supersmooth and the 3D is astounding to see in motion. Apparently, the graphics could've been even more detailed, but Sega chose to go for the speed instead.

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set Theupsshow offers more affordable innovations too. A company called DHM ore unveiling a system which repairs scratched CDs. They have a Mega-CO repair kit ready to market, as the systemworks on both music and data OtherCDs. small objects of wonder are a pair of sunglasses which let you watch TV 'while you live the rest of your life by showing the picture in the bottom half: Constant daytime TV what a lovely thought! Since everybody's stereo and video does much the some thing, exhibitors will be trying to wow and woo customers with lots of little enhancements, like Amstrad's new video which records on if your timed programme is running latel The key-word is interactive with video. phone, digital notepads and recordable mini-discs all on show, Get round for a look if you can.

Following his massive success on the himself, is making a guest appearance on Game Gear and Master System sunglassed one again faces the villainous villain, Willy and partakes in some hair-raising of perilpacked levels on a guest to rescue his pus-ridden motes. As you can sei, from these screenshots it's looking pretty er, really. in next month for more details.

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You oil remember John Madden don't you? And Madden '92? And Madden '93? Well, not trying to stretch out a successful formula to make another quick buck at all, Electronic Arts are releasing a surprise new product for next year. Yup, you guessed it, it's Madden '94 for the ButMegadrivelbeforeyou start groaning, listen up. EA have come up

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Live '93 will be the largest ever Consumer Electronics Show in Britain and although most of the products on show aren't directly game-related, we've picked out some of the things that might interest the overage MEAN MACHINES reader, with a few hundred pounds to spare. The big thing at the moment is Home Cinema. There are two ways of setting up an impressive platform for playing your games machines. Either buy a new telly with built in Surround Sound, or splash out on a massive hi-deﬁnition screen and buy THX compatible speakers separately. The THX system is the standard of digital sound in large cinemas, and companies are now claiming it's arrived in the home. Plenty of exhibitors at the show, including Harmon, Hitachi, Toshiba and Goodmans have Home Cinema

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I'm sure you've all heard about Bubsy already — ha's a rather cool cot and star of their latest plotformer in which he dies in a number of nifty animated ways (that's if you're rather cock at the game, otherwise he leaps around at high speed, collecting balls and not dying at all). So token with him are the yanks that they're starring him in a new half-hour cartoon aptly named — Bubsy Bobcat.

Columns Ill whatever happened to Columns II?) doesn't need much introduction similar to the lost one but with some neat twists like jewels occasionally shooting up the screen, compatibility with the Sega Top and a rock-paper-scissors match using hammer and pans as weapons. Catch us soon for full reviews We told you a couple of months ago that Sony has got the Sega rights to Schwarzenegger's lot est movie, 'The Last Action Hero. The ﬁlm, which we reckon was okay in a rather crap sort of way, starred Arnie as Jock Slater, a snotnosed brat as his snot-nosed brat sidekick and featured in cameo roles Sharon Stone and the 11000 from T2, Robert Patrick. It has on action-packed plot-line, which makes it ripe for the sideways scrolling design planned for it. The question is, is it any good? Well, we won't pass comment at present, judge for yourselves and we'll give you the low down soon

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who holds lithe spice holds the secret of the universe... " or something along thclte lines. This is the basis of the Dune series and also the theme of the new Megodrive game from Virgin Games. The main quest in this 8-Meg strategy/action bash is to collect spice, which is the only form of currency and the source of all the player's buildings, armoury and strength.Thegame is being programmed in America by the same development team who created Kyrandia and Eye of the Beholder on the PC — this is their ﬁrst Megodrive product and

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from what we've seen so for, they're pretty much on the rightlines.Arrakis, also known as Dune, is the only planet in the futuristic universe where the mystic5l spice the most powerful substance ever — grows and the player's aim over nine levels, as one of three houses — Ordos, Harkonnen or Atreides — is to seize as many territories from the two opposing houses, by fair means or foul.

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of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet fame) created the motion picture version of the Frank Herbert novel, Although the background scenario was faithfully captured, the movie left out massive portions of the book and had laughable special effects.,. sufﬁce to say, the book is miles better.

enormous total of six different Dune novels released so far. Dune (the original) is excellent fodder for sci-ﬁ fans as ore the sequels, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. However, the subsequent followups, God Emperor of Dune. Heretics of Dune and Dune Chapter House were a tgcl on the poor side, if not a bit pervyl

ombitious. It combines the arcade odventure aspects of the likes of Secret of Monkey Island (available on Mega-CD soon) along with a strotegy wargame a kind of simplifed version of the excellent Dune: Battle for Arrokis game we've also got hold of for this issue. CD, Virgin hove given each of the characters in the CD game a "voice". Every phrase in the entire game is stored in audio form on the CD. The result is somewhat eerie — the actors appear to hove been recorded in on echo

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preview of on early version of the game.There's still a lot of work to do on the game before it can be deemed ﬁnished in any sense of the word. For example, Sego haven t even fully ﬂeshed out the aclual , L. eerio of the game!

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Mod Robotnik sought to match ﬁre with ﬁre with this cybernetic replica of the world's fastest hedgehog. He's not as fast as Sonic, but still pretty swift with his jetpropelled torpedo attack. However, he is more powerful. His torso-electrifying move fries Sonic — even if he's in a super spin!

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No more palmtrees in the future! Instead there's a more sombre grey background and "techno-trees". This section has the best music in the game — a classic 2 Unlimited hook meets on 808 State bass and rhythm with some Adomski piano house adding to the rove-tastic cacophony! Excellent stuff. The lost stage of Palmtree Panic changes the colour schemes again, with a "browner" feel along with a slight remix of the theme

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version we've seen, this is the only complete zone. It's similar to the Green Hill Zone of Sonic I, but with odded features like vertical rampwaysl Swing your pants to the funky CD tunes. Gloria Estefan — eat your heart out (or something).

zones, The basic lay-out of each stage exactly the same with only different music and chonges in the level of technology evident. The future zone has plot. forms panelled by hi-tech control controls. In the future zone, Sonic bottles Robotnik by pursuing him through a maze into on underwater chamber, where the diabolical madman reveals his latest creation!

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Sonic gets his first form of transport in the game during the Wocky Workbench level of the game. This stage is set inside a massive factory, with a highly charged floor. Should the spikey hero make contact with the ground,. he's instantly propelled sky-high! Loads of wall-mounted piping enables Sonic to get around each sub-level at sub-sonic speeds! Electrified backdropstend to make this level a bit trickier at the best of

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there were no extra time zones for Sonic to ﬁnd in the Wacky Workbench stage of the game. Only the in obligatory level three future zone was present (every third level in the game is set in the future). The music for the future level is a straight Altern-8/T-99 rove rip-off -- and why not?

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The bosses seen in Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic II are nothing compared to the hardware that Robotnik's got lined up for the plucky young spiky hero in Sonic CD! Check out some of these screenshots depicting some of the massive robots that the mad doctor has designed in order to destroy Sonic.

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it I should imagine. What is bothering me a bit is just how often Sega will continue to update their systems. I presume they'll step up titles for the Mega-CD and so forth, but the kind of money a lot of the hardware costs means choosing what to buy is tricky. If I bought the Mega-CO at Christmas, how do I know it might not be ancient history six months later? All of this updating and rehashing seems like a bit of a rip off to me. Admittedly the Megadrive is still very popular but the pressure to get the latest systems means you could be likely to ﬁnd yourself with o games machine that has hardly any software at all, and what it does have isn't that good. Take the Mego-CD for example, it's got plenty of potential but most of the games on it are trash. I hope the desire to make Christmas bucks doesn't mean Sego take their customers for a ride.

I was sot on the settee one day, My boy Liam come to say, Jack you're boring La, la, la, Nto I'm not I'm so strong But I'm so cool when I see those chickens.LiamSmith, Doncaster, South .)YOB:ToYorks1)(1 be honest, I was • rather worried about printing this 'rap'. If you ever need evidence to get your father committed to your local Psychiatric Home for the Mentally Disturbed, here it But still, I'm only here to Thishelp...DearYOBmayseem

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taking subjects that allow you to develop your writing skills ore a good idea - English language, literature, history and stuff like that is very helpful. Read books too to help increase your vocabulary. When you think you're ready for a job, go to the toilet... er... sorry... scatological mode automatically activated. I mean, when you think you're ready to become a reviewer, write in to the magazine with sample reviews.

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write well? Are there any courses or exoms I could take that would improve my chances? Is it really as fun as most Blackburn.Paulwouldpeopleimagine?Douglas,

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Dear ThreeBOY,points struck me on read ing Mrs Shelley's letter in issue 10, Oh, and before we start, I am 28, have 10 0-levels. 5 Alevels, a B.A. (Hons) and o pro fessional qualification, so you can't accuse me of being a young impressionable reader who doesn't know ony better, Mrs Shelley. Firstly, let us clear up a few matters raised by your letter. If you send a "personal" letter to the editor of a national publication, it is likely to be published and, no doubt, if it hadn't youwould have been the first to scream "censorship"! Also, anyone who actually pays attention to what they ore reading knows that YOB is, with prejudice to none, sarcastic to everyone. Also, I think that you will find that the reaction of the readership to your letter is not due to any brain-washing technique on the port of the Editor !you are obviously one of those people who believe that children have

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emotive terminology, which deﬁes rational analysis, you cleorly hope to use the religious mumbo-jumbo of "evil forces" as on emotional crutch to help you explain your own failings and those of the society which your generation has created. The real problems for future generations

ﬁnd funny ond since this is a games magazine it is hardly surprising that the readership have found you and your views to be both funnypeculiar and funny-ha ha. Secondly, I notice that both your letters are couched in terms of utter negativity. If there is any malice present then it is on your part because you ore seeking to deny children a popular pastime while offering them no alternatives. You accuse MEAN MACHINES SEGA of malice and threaten them with closure and yet they have published your letters. They, at least, ore prepared to allow people to make up their own minds, not an option you are offering. Your use of the pejorative term 'evil" in respect of console games shows a fundamentally illogical approach to your perceived problem. By using

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YOB:Some readers, eh? You write in and insult me and then foolishly leave your name ond address at the top of your letter. Then you spend the next three months living in fear, waiting for my boys to pull up outside your front door in a yellow Cortina to teach you some respect...

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I know you probably get loads of letters about the following subject but I don't think I've ever seen a reply printed. I'm writing to ask about computer journalism, or more speciﬁcally console journalism. I am 15 years old so I hove still got to do my GCSE's. Should I go on to further education after this? Do you think it is more important to be good at the games or more important to

I am really excited about opening up next month's MMS (issue 11) and seeing my name. I really hope you print this letter. Right, now, down to serious matters such as sod people who buy (yes, actually buy!) Nintendo stuff. I can't believe that people actually buy SNESs: They hove no future! I'm sure you agree that SEGA are totolly superior!!! With the 32-bit machine scheduled for X-mos '94, Mega-CD, Virtual Reality and of course the Megodrive getting better games all the time!,

regards to your proposed campaign, all con soy is "go ahead, make my day." No, seriously, it will be a good experience for you You see, we live in a democracy which means that you simply can't get your own way by shouting the loudest. You hove to be able to persuade people with factual arguments and to deal rationally with criticism arid counter arguments from the opposing point of view logically. The tenor of your two letters gives scant evidence of either such ability. Nor, frankly, do I think you have any chance of success for another reason. At the end of the day you do hove something in common with these poor, "possessed" console addicts... You are both in very

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I think that I am a genius because I can complete Sonic 1 Act 1 in 25.43 secs, act 2 in 22.11 secs and Act 3 land killing Robotnik) in 40.50 secs.

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7. Which is the best beat em . up• Streefﬁghter II, Mortal Kombat or Eternal Champions? Trevor Baker, Aspley, JAZ:l.Nottingham.Because we both used the same piece of ofﬁcial Sega artwork. 2. Not until you see how good the games are. 3. Surprisingly, it looks exactly the same in real life as it there

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4. Is a Tazmanta 2 on the way? Chris Larholt, Galleywood, Essex JAZ:No, no, no and probably not.Dear Please,Jazplease could you answer these questions about Master System games.1.Are there any plans to bring o decent beat em' up to the Master System? Streets of Rage, Renegade and Pitﬁghter are all crop 2. Wilt Streetﬁghter Sonic 3 and Rood Rash ever be released on the Master System 23. What do you think of Prince of Persia, WWF, Steel Cage and Populous for the Master System? Alex Doeh ler, Redditch, Worcs. JAZ: P. Mortal Kombat? 2. Sonic 3, probably, but not the others. 3. Zzzzz.

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4 Will Streetﬁghter II be coming out on the CD? Will Electronic Arts be releasing some games on the CD? Will Flashback be released on the CD?

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Dear Jazza, own a COMO Gear and would appreciate it if you could answer questions. the Dolphin come on the Gear? Road Rosh make on on the Como Turbo challenge going availoble on the the Mogadrive?

ABOUT ROAD RASH ON MASTER SYSTEM SO PLEASE OPEN MY LETTER 0+A, MEAN MACHINES, PRIORY COURT, 30-32 FARRINGDON LANE, LONDON, ,cla 3AU.. OldJAMLOGDearJaz,wiseone I seek your infinite knowledge and ment!enlighten-1.IfStreetfighter II, Eternal Champions and Streets of Rage 3 are going to be 24 megabits, how much will they costa 2. When roughly will they be offidaily released? 3. Will the price of carts ever come Christiandown?Ward, Tettenhall, JAZ:1.WolverhamptonBothwill retail with the wallet-bustingly huge price tag of E59.99. So start saving now! 2. October and sometime after Christmas respectively. 3. They all ready have - check out Sego's E19. 99 game range. AugustonAugustquestionsDearLOGCAPTAIN'SJazPleaseconyouanswersomeforme,1.WhywasthecoveroftheissuethesameastheoneMegadriveAdvancedGamingissue?2.IamsavingupforaMega-CD.DoyouthinkIshouldgetaMenaceraswellbecauseofnewgamesbeingreleasedlikeModDogMocReeandSpacePiratesthatworkwithaMenacer?3.IstheJurrasicPorkCDasgoodasitlooksinthescreen-shots? At'

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any new Sego hardware coming to the shops? Dorren Gilley, London JAZ:1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. l'EHRISTMASYes.LOGDearJazPleasecanyouanswermyquections1IsMortalKombotcomingoutfortheMasterSystem?2Ifso.whenwillitbereleased?3.WhenwillUltimateSoccerbereleasedfortheMasterSystem?4.IsStreetﬁghterIIcomingoutfortheMasterSystem?PoulDenney,AncloveJAZ:l.Yes.2.Itshouldbebythetimeyoureadthis3.'1stofNever.4.Youwish! LOI RITHIVIS1Out rib FIRE

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Lab. ON Dear CouldJaz,you please answer these questions1.Whenwill the Megodrive 2 come out and how much will it 2.cost?What do you think of these games:Tiny bons, Rocket Knight Adventures?3WillTopGear ever come out on the Megadrive? 4. When Sonic Spinball comes out will it be the best Sonic adventure yet, and how much will it Spensercost?Barr, North Humberside, JAZ:Hull

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Dear Jaz, 1 Are there any good Sweden.CarlMontana3.AreSportsthemhave2.ozine?youronyyet,basebollMegadrivegamesoutesthaven'tseenbeingreviewedinotherwisefobmog-HereinSwedenweawholebunchoflikeTommyLasorda,TalkBaseballetc.theyanygood?WhathappenedtoJoe'93?Grundell,Ellenborgsv,

4. How much will the VII 'add on' cost when it's

Dear Jana

own a Megadrive and have just read about the new Arcade Power Stick II and I have heard it is out now. Could you please answer these questions about it.

JAZ:I. Never heard of Hardball UI, Sportstalk Baseball or Super Mega Spanka Baseball? Check .. 01'em out if you're a baseball fan. 2. baseballspeaking,Personallyithinksucks.Therefore

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John Burner', 'cotton, Avon JAZ:I. Yes. 2. I haven't tried it myself, but I hope so 'cos I thought the original buttons were really smeggy. 3. Not really. 4. Dunno. S. That's up to you,

Dear Jaz, I am a Megodrive owner and would like to ask you some questions:IWillthe old Megadrive work with the up ond coming Mega-CD II? 2. Will two six buttoned iciypads come as standard with the Mega-CD II? Are there any conﬁrmed reports of

courses should we study? Neil O'Riordon, Gorey, Co. Wexford, JAZ:I. Yep. 2. Dunne), 3. Yes. 4. No and no. 5. Yes. 6. it should be out now. 7. Copcom have announced no plans to release Megadrive version as yet, Anyway, it's cock. 8. Yeah. it's brill- especially with four players. 9. Design and computer LOGprogramming.CUTTING'll Dear Mr Jazz° Please could your knowledge of computer games help me out; 1. Is Terminator really worth buying for the Game Gear? 2 Are there any Ice Hockey games on the Game Gear? If not, will there be any releases in the near future? 3. Is it true about the Megodrive 2 being E50 and the Mego-CO 2 being E 1 50? 4. Will Batiletoods ever come Out on the Game Gear/Master AJunSystem?Rees, Sandhurst. Berks. JAZ:I. No. 2. No. 3. Sadly, no. 4. Guess what? N000000000. LOG vA Dear Jaz, I would appreciate it if you could answer these questions for me, I Will .1 League Pro Striker be ofﬁcially released in Britain? 2. Which is the best tennis game • Davis Cup Tennis, David Crones Amazing Tennis, Andre Agassi Tennis or Grandslam 3Tennis?Isthe CDX worth getting? tDAVIS _itEEP Lilt A LOGLOGJAM

I am a Master System owner and would like to know the answers to the following questions:

Steve Woodcraft, Kempston, Beds. JAZ:i. Wonderboy M. 2. Yes.

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my opinion of them wouldn't be very helpful. 3. Who cares?

JAZ:I. Apparently, yes' 2. Davis Cup. 3. Only if you want to play import CD games although having said that later Mega-CD titles like Sonic CD only work occasionally with it - and that's with the new, improved CDX, so Sega might well have sussed Date, out. 4. There's no price available as yet.

2. Is the actual stick and buttons better than the original?

3. Are the slow motion features etc. any good?

Dear Jana, I own a Master System and would like you to answer these questions:1.Arethere any good ﬂight sims or shoot em' ups on the Master 3.2.System?Ifso,what?Iamthinking about buying GLoc. Is it any good? 4. Will Road Rash be released on the Master System? 5. Finally, is Wimbledon Tennis any Williamgood?Mankelow.

1. Some price as an old one. 2. Both are very nice platform games. 3. Who needs in when Lotus is already available? 4. It's not an adventure. irs a pinball game. Price? Probably about E40-E45.

JAZ:1. Nall. 2. Wibble. 3. it's pretty good. 4. For the ﬁftieth time this N00000000Mmonth... 5. It's

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Streets of Rage III being a 24 megabit cort? StreetﬁghterWill II be on the Mega-CD and will there be a price rise on the Megadrive? Are there dateofﬁcial6.Mega-CD?Megodrivetheformtwo-playersimultoneousanyplat-gamesonwayfortheorIsthereanyreleaseforMortal on coming out on the Megodrive? Do you know anything about .1 League Pro Striker? My friend and I wish to become computer game designers later in life. What kind of

Dear Jana

Scott Keene, Chopelﬁelds, Coventry

4. How much is it?

2. If you buy a Master System game in the USA will it work on a British Master System?

1. Is it out now? If not, when?

1. What's best out of Global Gladiators and Wonderboy for the Master System?

5. Should I buy it if I wanted a six button joystick now?

Over a minute, need I soy more, We are all laughing and rolling about on the ﬂoor.

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an old Megodrive title, though it's still one of the best. Perhaps this is why Andrew Flowers couldn't contain himself any longer and reminded us all of this prehistoric, inﬁnite Shuriken trick: Changing the Shuriken count to zero and then waiting with the START button pressed on the option screen. Thank you Andrew, but you'd better keep those hoop-and-stick hint.; te, eh.

That's enough of that for one month I think. Tips ore what we're after, so send in every monster tip that you know to this address: JURASSIC TIPS, MEAN MACHINES SEGA, PRIORY COURT, 30-32 FARRINGDON LANE, LONDON EC1R 34U.

Well, what do you know, its Ed 'Pinky' Lomas to kick things off this month with a password that pits your character against Ranker with maximum power attributes. Yes, Ed endured hours of torture to bring us this code and so, for his sake not yours, buy or rent this poor game and try this out: MN XRPO IM7. Yes, I know we've printed a code for this game before, but this one's better, alright!

have we here? Oh yes, Alan Wightmon's no-good-toolate codes for Flashback. Never mind here's Alan's poetic little ramble which he also included that I'm sure he thinks is very funny. Am I ever to live this Sonic II thing down? I don't think val._

I go bock to Rochdalefor a week and return to this a mountain of envelopes and post-cards the size of a Triceratops' dung-pile! Right, here I go for a rummage around then. ..ugh. ..oh, hello Ed 'discovers Ed Lomas in the muck and ﬁlth), where were you last month? Watching Jurassic Park perhaps? Too scored to put pen to paper? I don't blame you!

so superb that this cheat deserves a look. Especially since J Brant included it in his brief history of Megadrive hints and cheats. This level select is only possible after ploying the game through and completing it once. Once this done, press A, B, C, RIGHT, D and

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of Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' ﬁlm, it's still a girlie name to go by because I say so!

Hmm, photo-copied cheats, eh Owen McCarthy. You wouldn't be sending this cheat off to anyone else would you? Well, it is a great cheat and very frustrating for the opponents team. It prevents the opposing team from making their next play should your team hove only a marginal lead towards the end of a match_ When the description of the lost play is displayed on screen, for example '16 sacked, 4 yard loss', hold up on the D-pad and repeatedly tap the C button. Usually one of your team's players runs off into the distance leaving the clock running and the paralysed!oppositionCheeky!

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There's always one game in the tips section that doesn't seem to belong. Like a cheat for Jennifer Capriati Tennis? Like what? Well how about a secret conﬁguration screen for example. All that is required is to input the words CON and FIG on the password screen ond the secret options screen appears. Shakespeare wrote and told us that He didl He did'

cheats is beyond mel This one for Humans allows players to omoss almost limitless tribe members. Ed says that any level where there is on extra tribe member to rescue this is what to do: Rescue him, pause the game then restart the level. Repeating this provides the player with as many tribesmen as you deem necessary. By 1 the way Ed, so what if Pinky is the central character

JENNIFERCAPRIATITENNISAnotheronelThis time from that ancient historian J Brant — see the ESWAT cheat for on explanation. For a harder game insert the letters ORA ND. RA M.. as the ﬁrst four sections. Also, for the best player attributes in the tournament input I. .CA PRI All. Get It? Amazingly J Brant also Included a cheat for Wani Wani World, even though he doesn't own a copy of the game. The guy's a phenomenon!

Yes, Gills en Seger Weiits, we do find that European Club Soccer is dull to ploy. So were as happy as you ore to find that your THREE SHREDDED WHEAT password enables the players on any chosen team to launch the ball about three times harder than usual. The other password — QUITTER - that allows you to quit a match and win the game, even if your team ore currently losing. For example, a match quit when your team ore two-nil under becomes a three-two victory! We're also very happy that our surnames ore slightly easier to pronounce than Welits. Gillis has also discovered a way of prompting an extremely hard banana shot.- This, he writes, is achieved by holding down the C button for a while and then letting go to unleash a shot so hard that it seems to fly from the TV screen. Jeepers Creepazoids, Welits, is this really true?! We don't know 'cos we couldn't be chuffed checking.

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Tung Fu HurricaneRue:Punch: Down, Down/ forward, forward and A. Hurricane Kick: Down, down/ bock, back and B. Dad!), 'Skidders' Skidmore, Paul StevenThomas,Tufﬁn (who's codes we actually printed - so blame him), Philip Wade, Mark Wilkinson, Mark Williams,

Geese Howard: Dragon Throw: As an opponent jumps towards him press C and away from them.

Michael Max: Super Skip: Press forwards or backwards twice, depending upon which direction the character intends to, er, skip_

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Richard Meyer: Back Hand-Spring: Push back twice. Hand-stand Kick: Down, down/ bock, back and B

keeping with the tradition set by last months nosh Back hall of fame Jungle Strike is honoured by a similarly enthusiastic response from lust about everyone who reads the magazine and owns a copy of the game! This is a full list of decent level codes, contributed by all those people mentioned below: Level Two: RLSFR9V7GFB Level Three: 9V6JDYBKNI67 Level Four: XIMY9XTIHZD Level Five: VNG3941MPYRP Level Six: WSJB4G.IDX79 Level Seven: THGDIMGCM Level Eight: ononesmenu-

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Bolden: Cobra Clench: When standing next to an opponent press down, down/ back, buck and C.

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In all honesty Fatal Fury is the only threat to Street Fighter II on the Megadrive — if and when Street Fighter II is released of course! Ian Leech knows this. He also knows of a cheat that provides inﬁnite time for all tournaments and it's this: On the options screen choose the time-limit as 10 seconds. By pressing A and LEFT simultaneously the 10 second time-limit changes to on inﬁnity sign. Ian, along with Steven Hollis, Steven Topson and Stephen Porritt (is this Steven thing weird or what?) has compiled a list of all the secret moves

Terry Bogard: Slam Attack: Down, up then A. Super Shot King: Down, down/ bock, back, back/ up and B.

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foughtAndrewBOXINGHEAVYNEIGHTMUHAMMADALIMcivcw,probablyinspiredbyChrisEubank'srecentinterviewinQmagazine,tosendusthischeatwhichpitsyourchosenboxeragainstanyboxerintheheavy-weightchampionship.Afterplayingtheﬁrstmatchthisprovidesthebasiccodeforthecheat.Bytakingtheﬁrstthreecharactersofthecode,followitupwithanyofthefollowingforwhichevermotchyoufeelyourboxerconhan-dle:801RankBoxer:—KEH7Z7thRankBoxer:—EMU6thRankBoxer:-5C77Z50iRankBoxer:—B4N7Z4thRankBoxer:—2N47Z3rdRankBoxer:—W7C7Z•2ndRankBoxer:—WXB7Z1stRankBoxer:-4XE7Z

JGorden, who lives at Mayﬁeld Gardens in Aberdeen has a crap collection of games — or so he tells us. However, he's blown all his chances of receiving any decent software from us by supplying two sheets of hopeless posscodes and cheats. Here's one of them, it's for John Madden's Football: Final: 0475121. Great.

This one is excellent! Believe it or not there is a hidden version of 'Sinister' in Megalomonia found by James Tweed. All that is required is to enter JOOLS as the password and a variation of that creaky old coin-op, shoot 'em up appears!

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hot a ﬁne name Hayden on-Boron is, eh? Luckily for im he gets to see it here cause his Lemmings cheat is uite out of the ordinary. On e oil fall down' — level 13 fun nd level 1 tricky — speed the lease rote up to 34. Next turn second and third lemmings

James Tweed also tells us that the code H070007Z, when entered in the tournament mode, allows the player control of Ali with a ranking of one with no wins nor any losses. The opponent he faces is named Al Muhammad and most likely beats the pixels out of Ali. When this happens the winner loses his head, literally, and has the rees torso!

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Usuolly when people write to us with tips they, well, they write to us. Even if it's just to tell me that I'm crop at Sonic II Not so the man John Wood from Kings Lynn. This stern fellow is as direct as they come and merely states that these are the codes for the NORMAL level of the LHX Attack Chopper game on the Megadrive. They ore as well.

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Level Five: DACAIWC Six: DACAQVC Seven: DACAYLIC Eight: DACABHE Level Nine: DACMGE Level Ten:

and the some to '8'. For example adding three to those numbers from Level One progresses the game to level Four However this doesn't always work.

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It's time for Ed Lomas' monthly Road Rash II lip — and you thought he was confusing in the August issue, well gel a load of this! On the password screen, this cheat is best described by substituting the password with 1234 5678.

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Bike: Add or subtract multiples of two to '2' and the opposite to '6'. It is mainly guesswork as to what bike is chosen.

Whoever sent this one in forgot to include their name, so for familiarity's sake this person is now named Cornelius Dangleberry. The cheat allows players to select any level and requires two controllers. After switching the Megodrive on hold down the C and A buttons. Press START on the title screen then unplug the controller, Now plug the controller into port two and press START. By plugging a controller into port one and pressing START any level is selected from the •ccess panels at the right-hand side screen.

Money: Add or subtract multiples of two to '1', '2', '3' or '4'. Different amounts of money ore obtained from this. Qualiﬁed tracks: Add or subtract to '7' doing the opposite to '8'. These are not in any set pattern so it doesn't work every

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Lester's back-door assault: 1. Go left and push UP to go around the back of the guard room. Re-enter from the right, make a shield and shoot the 2.guardRun right, wait for friend to toss you across the gap friend doesn't make it, but turn and do a standing jump.

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2. BacktrcKk left and go up. Make a shield ond blast the door, but allow the guard to roll ﬁve or so grenades down the stairs. Then execute himl

3. Run left and go down the hole, being ready to power up as you Thego.Grenadier guards.

4. Power up and blast the guard's shield straight away. Go down the hole and shoot the power line. 5

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5 Return to the room with the holes in the ﬂoor from the grenades. Go down.

I Run left, following the guards. When the lost one is trapped, point your gun, but don't ﬁre. Wait until he seals both the doors.

6. Run through this section, ignoring the lasers, but jump as youenter the next screen. Pull the lever on the right.

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4_ Be ready to make a shield and blast the guards on the ﬂoor below.

Lester plays Tank Command: I, Once the machine rolls into the arena, press the following buttons in order. tank launches escape capsules. they is helped onto a handy waiting bat by friend, they both off for a celebration meal of Popcorn Chicken and Clear. Huzzah! they to please.

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simply lose all of Bub's lives and begin a new game without continuing. Not only is the game easier but Bub has a holy

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Thepotionsecond is accessed on the Play/ Select screen, Move the cursor to password, press PAUSE and push!, LEFT, DOWN, FinallyUP.the lad responsible for these cheats, David Gordon, sent this password for level 199 and it is: 3V9K4MMB.

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tigudeness Sewe Shark is extremely compelling, so a continue cheat is a bit useful isn't itl After attaining the name of EXTERMINATOR or BEACH BUM pressing A, C and START on the closing credits allows players to continue.

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D-pod in a clockwise direction until a bell rings. Un-pause the game and 9 lives ore yours! Pause the game, hold down both buttons then rotate the D-pod some more and un-pousing the game transports Ekiloo or Kit to the end-of-level boss. Apparently. Please,no phone coils about this one as it isn't tried and tested. Hey, it's a million-to-one chance, but it just might work

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Silpheerd is armed with two complementary weapons systems. The main system is the front-mounted cannon. This is a rapid-ﬁre unit that ﬁres in bursts of six, This is enough to destroy most small enemies in a single shot. The weapon may be mounted in four different w The main weapons are located on both wings of the $A-77, mixed combination of the following four systems is possible.

Fire directed in a concentrated Fire spreads along one side, line in the ﬂight direction. from 90 to 0 degrees.

T he Home Fleet is in disarray.Implosion fires rage on some of the vessels, making them look like coals suspended in spoce, voiceless infernos deprived of the oxygen to let them burn. The remainder of the once proud force huddles around the gravitational field of Neptune, using it to maintain a stable telemetry. This chaos has come about by the devious but brilliant strategies of the terrorist Zacarte. By kicking the computer network on Earth, it was possible to disable the fleet long enough for his own forces to overwhelm them. With his massive firepower now ringed around the home planet, a fullfrontal counter-attock would be suicide.However, Earth command has one last trump — SA-77 Silpheed. The fighter is small and nimble enough to penetrate Zacarte's fortresses, and powerful enough to take therm out. A squadron of Silpheed are enter,' ing the inner solar system as we

Fire directed forward, but in a spreading arc. Very effective.

COMMENTperfectly.GusOption weapons are collected from stage three onwards. Optionals have an energy store, shown beneath your score They may be fired until this is used up.The store replenishes itself gradually. There are four types of optional, offered on a random basis, they are: GARTONBOMB Fires four h.gh-energy pulses that explode ,0 front of your ship, as a destructive shield. E.MDEFENSESYSTEM An effective and long-lasting mechanism that deflects enemy bullets. PROTONTORPEDO Multiple charges seek out incoming craft ahead. Potent and energy-efficient. ANTI-MUTERBOMA -gle charged protectile trlt uses a lot of energy. Suitable for larger craft.

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reach a new high with this exemplary shoot 'em up. The game starts in simple fashion, and in truth, shooting squadrons of aliens is basically the same all the way through. But the fabulous areas the game takes you through, with tumblingasteroids and screen-sized laser bolts is an astounding roller-coaster ride. The massive dreadnoughts bring a whole new meaning to the term 'boss' (though the actual bosses themselves are quite weedy).

The game combines a very tough challenge, with sweet visual rewards as you progress; all the best levels are deep in the game. This has to be the most atmospheric shooter ever, with brilliant cut sequences and the constant chatter of your co-pilots and the computer.

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amazing as this? The Mega-CD's hardware is immediately put to good use, with some absolutely awesome intros and atmospheric CD sound. The ingame graphics are better still with awesome space ﬂeets, alien planets and fabulous space stations. After this, the Galaxiansstyle gameplay may seem a little bit of a letdown. However, the blasting action grows on you and with each level completed, the alien legions gain even more speed. By about level ﬁve, the action is incredibly fast and intense — and the jaw-dropping graphics are reward enough to spur you on to attempting to complete the next level.

Silpheed has been in development for two years at Game Arts— about os long as the -CD has existtime hos wine into the constructing of polygons, using the coprocessing powers of the Mega-CD. MEAN MACHINES readers might not wont to extend that two year wail any more than is necessary, but be warned: Silpheed works with a PAL Megocinve/Mego-CD and CDX, but the CD soundtrack jumps constantly and the game is noticeably slower. The ofﬁcial version should rectify these faults. So our advice would be to hang on tough. Ws something you'll comebacil to Mg for the scenery. The urge to explore is massive. death at the higises keels is very A-petting.

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ApartANDCONSfromasoiled pair of Pampers to protect his modesty, Chuck is naked unless you count the large club he carries and uses to thwart the enemies which include monkeys, robots, octopi, fierce flowers and dinosours His progress is further thwarted by rivers of fire, ocid leaks and boulders Other animals ore friendly and sometimes give him a lift over perilous parts and up to power-ups.

en eating, sleepi cocking your pants is the soul function old. Or so thoughl Chuck Rock Junior until his car company boss dad gets kidnapped by his evil rival and the youngster is forced to leave the security of his cradle and go out into the big, bad world of plot. formgames.to rescue his dear Papa, Making his debut on the Game Gear, Chuckie boy toddles i through four levels 0011,, nastiness, confronting terrifying dinosaurs and the like, picking up fruit and baby bottles and bashing bricks to gel your way through before the ﬁnal

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The inventory menu screen indicates how many weapons have been collected and used. Choose om here the special weapons for son or the vehicle to use.These may be replenished en route as well as red hearts to bump up the energy meter and gold stars for an extra life. The driller allows the player to bore through tough walls, the hover allows SOPHIA to ﬂy and the jet

four years since plucky Jason defeated the Plutonium Boss and4 the.101111146radioactive mutants • under the Earth, Since then our superhero has " relegated his trusty supere icle, SOPHIA, to the garage,

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But right in the middle of administering a umber Two to Lionel Blair a ferocious electrical storm heralds the end of his snipping days as a freak lightning bolt strikes one of his hairdryers transforming it into a horrible being. Jason is unconscious by a particularly vicious of curling tongs and, on awakening, discovrs SOPHIA is in pieces and the lightning beings burrowing to the centre of the Earth to knock it off its axis. Jason has to stop them, so r rebuilding his trusty

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a very long time.There's so much to it! The levels are huge, varied and extremely challenging — there's no way you're going to ﬁnish this in a hurry. It's great to have lots of different kinds of gameplay — with the overhead view where you race around like a go cart, the side-view of Jason or his vehicle with a plethora of weapons at your disposal or the one-on-one combat against the bosses. The music and sound effects ore great too. Quite simply, for shoot 'em up fans who are are a little tired of pretty graphics and limited game. play, get Blaster Master 2 for a fun game that'll keep you hooked for ages.

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Jason and his crate are seen from different perspectives depending on the section of the game. At times, Jason is inside the vehicle, seen from a side or overhead view. Small ladders and passageways indicate where Jason must leave the vehicle, whereupon he is seen on foot from a side-view. When he enters the lair of a boss he's seen in a larger side-view. In the overhead view there may be hidden passages which the vehicle con pass through. However there ore power-ups to collect these are:

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th bland sprites and chunkesque backdrops. It's not until you're right into the second stage that you realise it's a lot of fun. Cleverly, there's a wide range of gameplay, with overhead maze sections, platforms, puzzles and boss ﬁghting. Even better, the graphics improve considerably as you progress, with some neat effects (check out the ﬁre level). Although the concept looked bland when I started, all the features su as power-ups, special weapons and secret passages got me really involved. You do need to get hooked, because as you traverse later levels, that pile of continues shrinks ever rapidly. Personally, I wouldn't quite coil Blaster Master 2 a Mega Game, but it's not far off it.

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It's not a world beater on the graphics front but for challenge and addictive value Blaster Master it is a sure-ﬁre winner.

On every massive level Jason must locate the lair of the mini-boss and batter it into submission. Once defeated, the beast hands over a special weapon that Jason needs to ﬁnd the momn boss. Once located, more battering ensues until the main boss hands over a weapon or object which allows our hero to enter the next level.These range from insulated armour that protects Jason through an impregnable electrical ﬁeld, polorised shades to stop him going blind in volcanic caverns, drillers to bore through soft earth and dives that allow the vehicle to move through water.

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"A MUST FOR ALL TENNIS , s'kAninfc"THIS IS THE BEST TENNIS GAME WE'VE SEEN SO FAR ON THE MEGADRIVE"Mark Hill, Sega Pro F YOU ARE AFTER A GOOD TENNIS GAME, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE BEST" John Davidson, Mega Drive Advance Gaming "TENNIS FANS CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THIS" Adrian Pitt, Sega Force Mega "IT'S THE LATE AND GREATEST IN SCREEN TENNIS A DAZZLING SOFTWAREAlexPACKAGE..."&AdrianLisle, Daily Star S TECMAGIK HAVE AGAIN COME UP WITH THE • GOODS. A TOP NOTCH GAME THAT WILL BE AS GOOD NEXT YEAR AS IT ISDerekTODAY"DelaFuente, Power Zone COMING SOON ON: SEGA GAME GEAR, SUPER NINTENDO AND GAMEBOY • is game is produced under license from Andre Agassi. Sega, Mega Drive, & Master System are trademarks of Sega Enterprises Ltd. 1993 Lance Investments. TecMagik is a trademark of Lance Investments Ltd. All rights reserved.

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decisive bottles between Islam and Christendom were being fought. Deep in eastern Europe, at the heart of the struggle, the Slav people relied on their courageous but utterly cruel leader, Prince Vied of the Drocule.Though, he held the day in a great battle, his love, Elisabetto, was lost. Cursing ungrateful God he swore deﬁance of death. As it was spoken, he was condemned to an eternal state between life and death, with a craving for human blood. He became Dracula; Vompyr. Centuries passed, but his presence remained. Now, in 1899 he is drown towards England, and a young girl called Mina, the incarnation of his Queen. Ha has trapped her ﬁance, Jonathan Harker in his Balkan castle. Only by escaping can Harker worn Min* of the impending shadow, resting in the earth of Corfax Abbey,

Count Dracula is feared throughout the world as a ﬁlthy abomination. Pity the game will be too. Psygnosis have produced such a tacky load of tripe it will freeze the blood in your bones. Okay, the gameplay isn't as infuriating as the Mega-CD version. But I don't rate the game any better, as it's just a rehash of their Galahad game, probably using much the same programming engine. Each level is a charmless platform monotony of ﬁnding a motionless sprite and then an exit. There's no logic, point or depth (or 'ambience' as the writer of the game's prodution notes likes to call it) to the game beyond that. For the most part the graphics are bland and inappropriate: Where the hell did the giant tarantulas, the barn, the scorpions, the zombies and the drunk-men-lying-althe-bar come from? Not the excellent movie this supposedly comes from. A proper Dracula game could be blood-suckingly good: this just sucks.

BOOK OF THE 4extremity.ofenquiresHarkeroboe,thewhereaboutshismissing Dracula is presented in the form of a story, taken from Brom Stoker's book. Each level is split into short 'chapters' that expand out of the pages. There ore seven chapters in all, following Harker's escape from Transylvaniaflightandtheconvent;refugeDracula;CastlehisinthekillingUndeadLucy,uncover-ingthelairatCodexAbbey,thefinalto fritiE TBA —BYPLAYERSMealeachtitherapdnastratS11IImovesD-padHOWbearsLicensedPYSSNOSIS•OPTIONSCONTROL:AYPADCONTINUES:2SKILLLEVIES:3RESPONSIVENESS:OKAYGAMEDIFFICULTY:HARD1STDAYSCORE15,000ORIGINfromrecentfilm.ItanalarmingsimilaritytopreviousPsygnosisgame,Galetted.TOCONTROLleftandrightHarker,downmakeshimduck.INAJumpHOWTOPLAYlocatethemitorthebossassiege.findobjectstohelpImoDracula.1•111

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Along the way, Harker encounters Dracula's fearsome henchmen (women?) in end-of-level fracas. Each takes about eight hits to defeat. There's the evil coachman, who lashes with his ten-foot whip (coo-erl); the three Vampire Devil's strumpets — all cackles and ﬂowing frocks; plus multiple manifestations of Dracula as on magician,oldand a young assassin as well as a 20 foot high ﬁreball madman_spewing

cash for this festering running sore of a cartridge scares me witless. On all levels it fails miserably. As a game-of-the-film Ws hopeless. The superb, creepy atmosphere of the film has been replaced with a laughably crap B-movie ambience and the original plot has been altered beyond recognition to suit the completely bog-standard fromfilledcompletelyAndend-of-level-bossforms-and-beat-the-big-negotiate-the-plat-action.asagameinitsownrightit'ssub-standard,unoriginalandwithannoyances.Thecontrolsareverysluggishindeed,thingsfalldowntheceilingwithoutwarningwhichmakesthegoingveryfrustrating,colli-siondetectionispoor,thegeneralgamedesignandplotiscrap,thesoundisaverage,thegraphicsaren'tmuchcopandatten-tiontodetailisshoddy—forexample,whenthemaincharacterwalksupanddownslopeshislegstreadinmid-air,ratherthanontheground.AfteracoupleofsessionsIfeltnocompul-siontoplaythispustulent,putrescentplatformeranymore.Infact,personallyIthinkEVERYMegadriveplatformgameavailableisbetterthanthis.Eventheirredeemablycrud-infestedDarkCastle... book graph.

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Harker, having lost his Transylvanian guide-book, often finds himself lost in the assorted Inns, barns and convents he passes through. To reveal the exit he must find a friendly local. Strangely, this motionless figure thinks of an object, which is enough to uncover a pointy exit sign at another place in the level-

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Rabbits are being held in a series of lands, located off doors in a corridor of Limbo. Eoch land has different scenery elements, but the basic layout of platform levels is much the some on each. Wiz and Liz Collect the rabbits in two stages When they ﬁrst enter the level, hitting rabbits releoses the letters of a bizarre word, shown at the top of the screen. When all the letters ore ﬁlled in, the exit is revealed. Next, the wizards must nab a certain number of rabbits to open the exit and escape. Here, time is the enemy.

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Two shops are opened with the right spells. The magic shop allows you to trade stars for ingredients. Some of the higher-priced ingredients aren't found on game levels, and their spell effects are realty powerful. The other shop offers hints, ogain for a star fee. Some ore useful, but the cheap ones ore pretty obvious 1 ve an oart lommovar in*6Z-013 I , 3•-4409r: ring. Ian A A fascinating moonshot. WELLSGee, TROUBLE In between rounds, the wizards travel to Pum to mix spells. Any two fruit items make a spell (including the some types). Spells ore mixed in the cauldron. There are dozens of spell effects, ranging from extra stars to extra time, hints, secret doors and sub games, or sometimes nothing at all. Mopping the effect of each mix is a crucial part of the game Oztl•NJ:"IVE FRUITSREV! OF THEFOREST AOutside Gary Norred's home. DISEPARA•ERS9ISHOPPE .4 VW. 00 4k1.40.146 6111•0:141116068/41 -

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Gus game behind it all is coon-ishingiy slim, if original. Without any enemies to hinder you, the game Is a blinding rush against the dock. Fine, but apart from sharpening reﬂexes, there's no strategies to develop as you get further into 56 levels. Okay, tho spell elements, the subgames, and tho bosses all odd something, but the core of the game is very basic. The twoplayer mode is great fun, in a skill-less sort of way, a bit like computer 'Snap'. I really like Wiz and Liz at the moment, but I don't know if will in a montli's time.

Rabbit picking has its own rewards. Bonus items Boat up from the pick-up point, and should be grabbed before they go out of reach;

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Apart from the scenario, I quite liked this new offering from Psygnosis. After marvelling at the pretty graphics ( and they are fairly special), I at first thought the gameplay was too simplistic — but then you realise that there's much more to the game than running around like a blue-assed fly — you can't finish the game that way and you actually have to use your Isom* (Ws lust a question of whether you can really be bothered). The gams really comes into Ws own in two-player — mindless dashing around like crazy can be fun and is In Wiz and 1.1x. This game's not the classiest thing I've ever seen nor the best but We a ood laugh and worth a look.

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ome oSs are just too tempting for their own good and what at ﬁrst appears to be the most relive deal ever often turns sour. The plot behind Sego's Gunstor Heroes follows a similar line to this, yet reads like some kind of bad gag: There's this bloke called Green who has two friends named Blue and Red. Collectively this trio are known as the Gunstor Heroes — a mighty intergalactic ﬁghting force that don't take no hassle! One day Black, a bad guy, hires Orange to bribe Green with the promise of eternal wealth. return Green captains a mining expedition in arch of four mystic gems that are rumoured to awake 'The Creator'. Unfortunately for Green, Black has quite a reputation for global chaos. Disgruntled by the whole affair, Red and Blue disown Green and take after Black's entoura as all this Creator business is Surety a disaster the making! Get it? I don't, Experienced shoot 'em up fans have encountered challenges such as this in the post but never one so stylish. Gunstar Heroes takes one or two players through seven stages of frantic, highdensity blasting mayhem.

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The fourth, selectable stage of the game takes place iri Block's base. After blasting their way through the melee that protects it, Red and Blue encounter something that is unexpected within — The Dice Palace. Here is where Gunstar Heroes flies right off the sensible scale and lands in Choosville for good. A boardgame-like display is presented, a dice is thrown ond the 'lumber dictates the fate of the player. Lucky heroes may find themselves in the 'Happy Item Room' where a small selection of weapons and energy replocements are laid out. Elsewhere things get rather more serious! 'Curry and Rice' — a kind of mutant Mr Puff Pastry — challenges Red or Blue to a session of unarmed combat. Volvalion is a swirling, golden serpent which traps an unwary hero under its coils. Finally Block makes his stand in a two-legged, bubblecar nightmare machine, tossing a dice to decide upon which form of pain he inflicts next. Help!

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ing. We thought we'd seen it all on the Megadrive but Sega, once again, ignore any preconceived ideas about their machine's limitations and call upon it to scale and rotate sprites all over the place. All characters are incredibly lively, there's no danger of ﬁnding any idle sprites in this game! Other than the paththat Red and Blue tread, pretty much everything else on screen is alive and dangerous! The acrobatics that the central characters display add to the excitement and their determined stances strengthens the player's resolve in helping them win. Success isn't easy either, and there's no doubt that the completion of this game requires a lot of skill with a pinch of luck. The Seven Force is an absolute nightmare! Just like the kind of roller-coasters that bear warnings for people with nervous dispositions and the like, you'd better prepare yourself for a real white-knuckle ride with Gunstar Heroes because it's that

MEGADR WE REVIEW At Red and Blue's disposal is an array of offensive moves that require some skill in their deploy.)

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One reason why ft is essential to experience Gunstar Heroes ﬁrst-hand is the appearance of the Seven Force. This seven-stage boss encountered in the Underground Mine scares you senseless! As a taster of whot is to come here's a brief low-down on this multiple-monster, piloted by that scummy traitor, Green:

Soldier Force: Green swoops into view aboard ﬂoating platform and immediately calls upon power of the stones to form a two-legged, running machine that attacks by using its arms as boomerangs and an extendible battering ram, REVIEW

depth of detail and a lot of attention paid to the animation. Later levels see remarkable displays of scaling and rotation that put even the Super NES to shame, such is their brilliance. The sound matches the standard of the graphics with a huge variety of crunchy, thrashy tunes holding the atmosphere of the action and really booming, echoing explosions. And for once the gameplay matches the high standard of presentation. There's so much variety in Gunstar, every level is completely different, going from a deadly board game to piloting a space fighter. There's loads of cool weapons too, which is lust as well because there's zillions of enemies too. The Iwo-player option really rounds everything off, and there's not so much as a hint of slow-down even when the screen is completely packed. Gunstar Heroes most definitely is Ribena, in fact, it's E5000 worth of Harry the Lime flavour. Camp outside your local software palace until this is released and buy it

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assault drains the heroes' energy away like crazy. Fortunately its lightning Zap is less of a problem.

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now Sego have released the ofﬁcial Wimbledon Tennis game on the Megadrive, licensed by the All-England Tennis Club itself. So grab your rackets, because it's time for tourna-Wimbledonoutbringingtylikeseemsapret-daftideaalicensemonthsafterthement.Still,

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Of course, you don't have to ploy in the championship all the time. There's on exhibition match in which you can play just for fun. What's more, there's a choice of three types of playing surfaces to choose from. Naturally, there's a grass-court option, but this doesn't take place in the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon. Nope, there's a specially designed Sego & Mega grass-court available. Other surfaces include the bouncier Sonicyord hard court and the slower Uptails clay court.

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matter if the game was great stuff. Unfortunately it isn't. The problem is Its lust too slow. The players feel like they're dragging their heels and the ball sometimes drifts like Ws in low gravity. Also, the movement of the screen is particularly bad and often the player at the bottom of the screen becomes cropped making it very difﬁcult to receive the ball And to top it all, the collision detection tends is a bit ropey. Many's the lime when the ball is quite obviously out, but the Umpire (with his Davros'tutu° voice) falls to notice Overall, the game isn't that bad. The graphics and spoteffects ore okay and it is fairly playable. There's already a better game available, Davis Cup. Buy that instead.

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revered around the world. Why, just the very mention of it strikes up thoughts of — ombles. Yes, those secretive litrodents that tidy up the Common for us clumsy, hairless opes. Making a use of the things that they ﬁnd, things that the everyday folks leave behind. Ha ha, what busy little chappies they ore, dressed in their little bowler hots and tartan shawls and led by dear, old Uncle Bulgaria. Why do we love them so much? Who knows, perhaps it's because they all sound like Bernard Cribbens. Then again, perhaps not. Whatever the reason, you con rest assured that when there's litter to be picked, the Wombles of Wimbledon are always on the job.But of course, Wombles aren't the only thing that Wimbledon is famous for Nope, there's tennis

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As with most shoot 'em ups, you ore initially provided with a paltry weapon. Improving on it lies in collecting pods that by, with numbers attached. The number relates to what weapon type is found inside. Each weapon may be upgraded to be more effective. To upgrade collect the same numbered pod as a weapon you already possess. Here's the weapon chart:

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peratetheHowever,gnoredes- plot and get neticthising,shoot-infre-vertical •blaster JTHTUEILikestrange Mayan sculptures, these shufﬂe through the jungle, spewing bullets a-plenty. THE PothunterFLEETﬂies above a dense shipping lone, packed with battleships, Multiple hits are needed to pull the plug on these chaps. Fortils bent on your ion come from oil directions, straddled with all manner of armoury. A salty selection of their piratical vehicles: SHY HeavilySHIPSarmoured and heavily ormed, their only weakness is their slow movement. BYPRI RELEASEORIGINSEGATB*OPTIONSCONTROL:JOYPADCONTINUES:UNLIMITEDSKILLLEVELS:411111,SPONSIVINESS:EXCELLENTGAMEDIFFICULTY:HARD1STDAYSCORE585,630 11 PLAYERS 129.99 ers.bonusesShootdeipSpitS?etirpunchresponsibleHOWTOCONTROLAsequeltotheoriginalPowerstrike,hemtheteamforthe'Alestecon-soleshoot'emups.Jumpandpunch.lumpendusingtherequiredMill&nationofbuttonpresseswedjoystickmanipulationlakethewind,oldwoman!everythinginsight,andconedtoincreaseyourskip'scow-

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tions. The creators of RoboAleste for the Mega-CD have worked equal wonders on the 8-bit. From the ﬁrst seconds of the game there ore tons of deadly sprites ﬂying about, plus the game plays at a breakneck pace. The graphics improve as the game progresses, with all sorts of novel effects and imaginative enemies. This is lust a simple blaster, but one of such quality I'd say Master System owners must get it.

missiles seek cut the nearest on-screen targets. At low levels this leaves you vulnerable. and spread out for some distance After upgrades this is a massively powerful weapon, but it starts out slow and weak, leaving you vulnerable.

A solid beam weapon that looks impressive, especially when upgraded. A maximum of three 'options may be tagged onto your ship for quadruple lasers.

A selection of mad machines await travellers who , reach the end of the level. Rather than the sleek• h-lots-of-guns look, the Sky Pirates hove opted some lavish designs that resemble fish, Roman galleys and flying saucers. Aw,don't shoot him, he looks too friendly. Nowhim on the otherbond, you ton go ahead and hill hint. Go on. PRESENTATIOsomeaccessibletoolllevelsofplayer.Introandotheroptions.Loadsofdiffer-entenemies,ondWIminingamountoffilicker-heetraction.itSomeofthebackgroundsailsladeWelty,makingbulletshardtospot..Greatattempt'.Iflyingtuneswhidtsoundluglikecoin-opblastermusic.Excellentsoundeffects.Fromthefirstmoment,thefrantic,butloiractiondragsyouintotally.Thereisnolull.Restartingwithoutyourassembledweaponryisahellishpraposoa.aTherationstartstogetveryhotIndeed,andthere'samassivefourmessofPowersinkingm1thecartSOUNDTABILITYMMSEGA 77 01111' *41i4jii‘-teipstWilli511t AMP 't114; • TNEMMOCr expecta-reasonablebeyondformSystemMastermakessavour,gamesthoseIIPowerstrikeisoneofraretothattheper-all

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P uggsy hodbeen worrying about spacecrafthissince passing the crab nebula. The engine hod been making ominous sounds for about three microns now. No wonder, the wooden-hulled crate was well post it (Puggsy had considered dumping it at the little Chef on Alpha Centauri and hot-wiring a ford Space Escort XRi). But instead, our law-abiding, lobe-lugged friend had soldiered on — and the approaching

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After a watery landing, Puggsy found his ship surrounded by some very curious raccoon people. Puggsy hod hoped the mammalian natives would assist him in returning to space, instead they steal his ship and place many (levels of) obs des in his way. Oh well, phasers set to kill_

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Puggsy is on original sharerThe game incorporates old platform elements with a new punk-based environment. right moves Puggsy in those directions. Up helps Puggsy jump, sown in mid-air makes Puggsy bottom-bounce. When a carrying an object, up enddownodium's tfor height at which Prissy tarries it. lief by ﬁnding the exit to eachlevel Using objects to salsa pilule is a vital part of alit-ﬁnding. newer, patrol each level-

though, the graphics cannot be faulted — they are truly excellent In detail and design (although Puggsy himself Is a tad nondescript). Just bear with the game and It soon provides taxing, logical puzzles that are very satisfying to solve, and show some imaginative game structure for once. Even better, the difﬁculty level increases quite sharply, so the password system doesn't spoil the game. This Is the real arcade adventure since Ecco, and knocks spots of previous Pygnosis efforts like Shadow of the Beast An island well worth exploring.

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ret • .r,AiirtamNMI&IILE BE THERE The landmass that Puggsy has alighted on is a compact island, which covers an intriguing range of habitats and climates. As Puggsy pro. grosses into the interior, the levels become longer and ﬁlled with more hazardous natives Finding each doorway blazes a fresh trail on the map. As some levels have more than one exit, causing forks in the trail Some trails lead to dead ends, others to short-cuts. PUGGITIII Mil CUM UP/NiffUMW IIIDID47117 H yew con explain what is going ea here phoese write in. haven't got the foggiest. COMMENTPKEE2El1REM:09 IPLINTER TIA17114Pr r m 111a THE BEHCH w Well this is the house of straw so where are the three little pigs? Gus THE PYREMIIII ICY ing.levelson,methodmasteringcomeasThat'1fact,PuggsyrecipeandSpaceMclINTRINaliens,bum-bouncingplatforms.Soundslikefordisaster.Well,Isnosuchthing,init'scrackinace!conclusionyoumightnottoimmediately,sincethecontrolisastruggleearlyandsomeoftheearlyareblandanduntcut-Fromthebeginning,

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over. AEU Netw•0041111111110 THHE ME T9 EachLERDERMIRareaoftheisland has a boss controller that blocks Puggsy's progress. There are five in total, including a pirate parrot on his rocking galleon and a massive raccoon King who has the Beadle-esque ability to drop his hands at will. Polly needs to be slapped with a wet kipper, but killing the King is done by using o complex set of switches and rolling balls. IIIP=rmiwww-• • IL- li only Puggsy could jest insert the key in the lock... -01h Paggsy shows his purple handbag to a No Intriguing. IFINMIERENIE1111 i don't know. I think ills a little too short in the arms. What d'you reckon Jimmy. Oi pay attention! INOITATNESEROPIOA omilifid AIMarIaeraryodiot,1140edeltawal knobs ondothieles Also o passwordaster winch iln... doesn t NM the lOme A ther11'a , a, , -ails 92IHI•fi,u intensely aletoledanda bit res. reThesework beta thanonany other at thengenes aSerne animatort issue, on Plow) hesa lee primly A Pleasant enough tonesend Ft o'rie IMAKnever seem hoeAirtheatmospheretooddanyortellersetingPLAYABILITYSOUNDAsterlingarcadealive*-thinrewordspatienceandpersenrerence•Onetogetinto,andPygnasis$besteffortyet.AIMSEGASI

depending on its weight; objects c pushed or stocked others. This makes important at what height Puggsy carries the object. One ﬁnal trick is using an object to pull Puggsy over o ledge. He con get a grip on a wall or platform and then leap

P ity the minor super hero. While Super Mon andSpider Man ﬂaunt themselves on the Comicworld stage in cape, tights and spandex, more modest characters like the Flash receive scant recognition

off in the inner city, in the midst of the Trickster's campaign to be elected mayor. Thugs ore waiting on the rooftops for our speed freak, throwing bottles of Becks and potato peelers when they see him. Flash has to watch out for the spiky traps that lurk below innocent-looking pavements. Plus the threat of the deadly trafﬁc cones!

At an early age he discovered he was the fastest 'thing' in the universe, which meant he always won the Egg ond Spoon on school sports (kw_

But even though he grew up using his powers against the forces of evil, he never got the recognition of his DC and Marvel counterparts. He become a specialist hero Thinking it was because he sountl• ed like a disinfectant, he even considered becoming 'Jeft', until the famous non-scouring cream cleaner appeared. Probe's surprise Master System release could be his ﬁnal chance to steal some glory, as he bottles The Trickster, so chose him.

The second levels are set in a theme pork which is more unfair than Fun Fair. Flash is at home on the Switchback, but ﬂying saucer patrols lurk. Crusher gates must be negotiated on this level, but both sections hove nifty secret passages that bypass most of the dangerous bits.

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Sometimes games lie upon a knife-edge of like and hate. I've felt both ways about Flash whilst playing it. It looks quite good for a Master System game, not as polished as Mickey Mouse or Sonic, put plenty onscreen and fast-moving. The levels are large and have more than one route, which gives a sense of space and freedom to the game. Secret passages, and a range of bonus items add variety to the speedy platform format. Right, that's the like part. But sometimes this game is bonkin' infuriating! The traps can be nasty, and the aims of some levels obscure. Some hair-tearing is guaranteed. Occasionally It looks and Lplays crap, but on balance Flash is really quite cool.

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ore based round speed. He can jump buildings, sometimes needing the aid of springs. Pressing the direction of movement twice puts on a super spud. His ﬁrst attack is a spin move, which wastes most enemies. Flash also carries a molecular disruptor, which kills from close range.

I platformplayablelyfast,game.oncomradereviewingwithentirelyagreeanythisTheFlashisahigh-

romp with some decent, well-deﬁned graphics and okayish sound. Whilst some liberties appear to have been token with both the character (The Flash is a lot slower than his comic counterpart) and reality (Flash symbols and spikes in city streets?), the game has got it where it counts. Yes it is a tad frustrating at times, but it's almost certainly one of the better Master System games we've had in for review

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lealousy has been part of man since the dawn of time and it wasn't long before Chuck was mysteriously missing. As the Rock family soon discovered, he hod been kidnapped by a certain Brick Jagger who has since taken to demanding vast portions of Chuck's weolth_ Having a devoted family as Chuck does, the rescue is down to his son - six months old and mean with it, and armed with a club bigger than himself, it's down to the bambino to do the family name proud once °gain, This Megodrive plotform game sees Chuck Junior bosh his way through six levels, each one split into o number of zones. As well as clubbingthe endless enemies on his toil, there ore plenty of power-ups for Junior to coiiad, a whole variety of creatures to use as transport and bonus levels to master. So.._ save Daddy and save the Intriguing-.day!no, fascinating.

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C huck Rock was always a man who knew how tomake a buck. Seeing that civilisation was forever demanding more sophisticated forms of entertainment, he came up with an idea that was to revolutionise theme parks beyond prehistoric man's wildest dreams By capturing a 20th Century mosquito that had some how found its way into a time warp, he was able to extroct the blood it had drown from another species, separate the DNA and thus pre-create a monster from the misty and distant future. To ensure that these new monsters were contained and unable to put Chuck's contemporaries in danger, Chuck set up a vast reserve. It was a success. Thousands upon millions of curious neanderthols ﬂocked to see sights they could never

Junior has his father's talent for clubbing and it's a good job too because he has to make use of it very often indeed. On top of the usual forward strike, Junior can also bash downwards by jumpingfirst. Another little trick that the clever half pint is capable of pulling off is balancing on his club. This ability comes in useful when Junior finds himself faced with objects moving towards him that he can't destroy like boulders or spits of fire. He gets on his club and they fly right by eaving him unharmed At one stage Junior can even set fire to the end of his club to see what's going on in dark caverns.

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This is very slick indeed. As can clearly be seen by the screen shots Chuck Rock II scores full marks for graphics. It's swarming with colour and crowded with huge detailed sprites. There are loads of clever and amusing touches - the Brontosaurus eating a caveman, enticing monkeys with bananas, the level that takes place purely in torch light and so on. The gameplay reﬂects an equal devotion to quality, the controls being quick and the movement smooth. Beneath all this though, Chuck Rock II is still lust another platform game, borrowing all of the previous tried and tested techniques and offering nothing new to the genre. It is a fun game to play, but if you're very familiar with platformers the whole thing will no doubt seem very out worn. Chuck Rock II manages to ovoid the trap of making everything too simple (although it's best to avoid the easy level) and there is genuine incentive to make progress, but once I had made it through much of the game and got over feelings of smug satisfaction, there's no getting over the fact that this is just another game likely to join the platform mountain. If you feel you're short on platform experience Chuck Rock II won't fail to fulﬁl. If, on the other hand you've already had a gutful, I can't see how this game will prove all that different.

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While most of Chuck Junior's environment is swamped by creatures bent on thwarting his rescue, there ore still some souls who hove it in their hearts to help the valiant toddler out. Junior can jump on a host of animals and ride around on them. This might enable him to reach power ups otherwise out of his reach, or mean he is pro-tected from spikes or enemies. In the case of the prehistoric ostrich it means that Junior moves a lot faster and is able to make giant leaps.

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original features lurking in Junior's prehistoric journey and hundreds of sight gags to accompany them. Junior himself is a laughably cute character but, as with his father's quest, the humour doesn't stop there. It's like playing through a Flintstones cartoon as scruffy looking dinosaurs are batted about the head, rocks smashed and monkeys fed to great effect. All this prevents the action from being overly predictable. To further this cause the bonus stages are lively and fun, adding variation to the overall•mix of good taste. Son of Chuck is quite different from the usual standards set by platform games in gener-al. It offers some new ideas and presents them all in as ﬁne a way as possible. Though Son of Chuck hasn't made me go ga-ga it didn't take much for my growing to like it a great deal. Check it

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There aren't many of these around and gaining one often involves solving a bit of a puzzle that incorporates other items.

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There are o number of bonus levels in Chuck Rock II that enable Junior to accumulate more life. The first bonus screen involves Junior jumping on the back of particularly spongy onimal and trying to knock all the apples from a tree. The second bonus section is a little water race involving lots of rapid button boshing. Another bonus stage involves the ole button bashing technique again as Junior takes to carving out a figure of his pop, and finally there is a mine cort section where Junior has to survive until the ride is over.

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How. many flights each week? You need one slot at each airport per flight. Running routes with few flights is unprofitable.

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more than running proﬁtable routes — it also involves cutting the opponents' throats. When routes go into competition, a moving graph shows how passengers are moving from one company to another All sorts of factors (mainly price) inﬂuence the shift.

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tion that I haven't been able to stop playing. Despite the complex rules, it's incredibly easy to pick up. It might sound a tedious idea, but with multiple players it soon turns into a commercial battle, with all sorts of dirty tricks used to boost proﬁts and put your opponents out of business. The control system makes play a little slow and laborious at times, but it's clearly set out. There's loads of depth to this simulation, but the most important fact is that it plays in a logical and rewarding way. Only strategy bofﬁns will appreciate the quality of this purely strategic game, but it's a real gem.

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though the Oraphics look slightly rougher on full screen. The important thing is that the speed is there, and Super Off-Road is so enjoyable because of the rate it plays. However, this sometimes results in some annoying wrong turnings as your truck bounces over the tracks. rm glad that some new track designs have been included, they seem to be an improvement over the originals.

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There ore two leagues • with six teams in each. Victory in the league means the Super Baseball 2020 Championship game against the victors of the it other league Each team comes with a unique set of teams, some with strong pitchers, some with wild hitters, but any team con be improved by purchasing power-ups If a player gets fed up with striking out in the league, there is always the opportunity to challenge a friend in the two-player mode. At the end of the day who knows if Super Baseball 2020 will be a ﬁeld of dreams or

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The messenger of America's displeasure is the F-15, a gleaming testament to man's inventiveness in the business of destruction. The worlds greatest jet fighter. This new simulation enlists you in the Air Corps, flying one of these babies through six wor zones, in countless missions against designated targets. The stark choice of promotion or a military funeral is decided by a yourb flying skills.

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In common with other ﬂight sims, F-15 lets you toggle your viewpoint of the gome ot any lime The range of views is about the most extensive yet: you may look in any directions from your plane as well as going external and following the track of your missile or seeing the 'chose' view of your plane.

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to reveal a glowing spot on the ﬂoor that opens the door to the Sordini's home. Sometimes a letter falls instead and picking this up adds a spell to Polterguy's list (see spells). In the cellar Polterguy is vulnerable to demonic powers, with bats in cofﬁns, claws erupting from walls and cascading skulls. If the icon of Polterguy's face shrinks to nothing, th erne is over.

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Polterguy arrives in the real world by interrupting the Sardini's dinner. After the chandelier falls, the family scatters throughout the house. Polterguy may go around scaring them for as long as he has Ecto power. Shown by a green bar, this reduces steadily with time, and even more quickly as Polterguy possesses oblects. When the Ecto bar is empty, Polterguy returns to the dungeon to collect more.

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GUS above thepile of derivative platformers that make up the majority of 'new releases'. Even better it's original to the Megodrive, not some computer conversion. The presentation and humour is top-notch — utterly superb graphics and really ingenious spook effects. Add to that the brilliant kitsch score and sampled effects and Haunting justiﬁes itself as the best programmed game since Ecco. But the only doubtful part of it all is the gameplay itself. Scaring is great fun, but that part of the game doesn't provide any real challenge. You can't die as such, only run out of Ecto and be forced to return to the underworld. That section is the only part that can kill you off — but it's also the dullest section by far, and isn't much fun. Because of this, I think Haunting won't have enough lasting-appeal for 'serious' garners, but as a family game it's 'dead' good, and EA

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MEGADRIVE FOR SALE. 5 games. Sonic, Sonic 2, Speedball 2. Euro Club Soccer and WrestlemaniaSuperE135. Tel. Nottingham 284187.

FOR SALE Megadnve with 2 games plus SG Propad plus Japanese convertor, all lot Only £120. also tor sale NES Advantage E20, NES Metroid E12, hurry. Tel. Jonathan on 091-258 6240.

MEAN MACHINES issue 0 July 1990, mint condition, E25 ono. Write to: David Grant, 47 Verulam Way. Cambridge 084 2HJ

for sale ,with pouch, sun visor. comlynx and ac plus car adaptors. and 9 games. Inc. Siun Runner, Hard Drivin' and Road Blasters, all boxed, in good condition, £200 ono. games maybe sold separately, buyer must collect. Tel. 10245) 471100 (Essex).

WHO videos Iro sale! For information send an sae to. Steven Collier. 64 Carr Avenue. Prestwich, Manchester M25 8TS.

SYSTEM II. good as new with Sonic 2 and Spiderrnan, 2 control pads E60 Tel. Key on 10787) 313533. quick COMMODORE, 64. 90's pack with over 30 games plus light gun. joyseck, tape loader £65 Tel. Key on (0787) 313533, quick!

8-Man and Soccer Brawl E20-E45 each. Tel. (0634)

PC ENGINE GT hand held with 8 games and carry case E250 ono. may part exchange. Tel Ben on (0533) GAMEBOY.3501184games. WWF. Gremlins 2. Turtles and Thins also headphones and twin player lead, fully boxed, perfect condemn. interested? Tel. 021-449 5746 and ask for Oliver. after 4pm. FOR SALE Gameboy with 4 games, inc Megaman and Tems also a carry case. Tel. (0204) 63391. and ask for SEGABen.

GAMES lor sale, Turman. Spiderman, Sonic 1, Mercs, Eswat, Truxton £10. Chuck Rock, Strider. Ex-Mutants £15, Alien III, Thunderforce 4, Road Rash. Sonic 2 £20. Fatal Fury. SOK 2 £25. Game Genie E20. CD Black Hole Assault E15. (seers considered Tel Pete on (0902) 727878

MEAN MACHINES Megamart is for private advertisers only. Anybody sending in a trade advert will not have it published. It will be ignored. your cheque will not be cashed and no correspondence will be entered into! Due to deadlines, allow up to six weeks for your advert to appear in the magazine.

ATARI 520STE with games, joystick, sell for E250 or swap for Amiga 500+ or 600 Tel (0484) 518587, SEGA GAME GEAR wit% 7 games. including Sonic 1&2, TV tuner. battery pack, wide gear ac adapior & master converlor for £260. Tel Lee on 107081 725622 or (0322) 387270.

SUPER (English}NINTENDOwithMario and SF II for a small sum of £130 ono. Tel. Stefan on (0742) 553516. also Game Gear with TV tuner and 3 mega poplastic games, also for only E150 ono. Don't miss

Pro sale, good condition, boxed, will sell lor E40 ono. Tel. Glenn on 081981 8615. buyer collects (London MEGADRIVEarea).games for sale. inc WO Illusion Ecco (C20). Fantasia. Forgotten Worlds (E15) or the lot (C60). Tel Sean on 081-395 6149. UK MEGA CD & Megadrive, boxed with 14 games, including Flashback. poypads Jap adaptor scan lead and mags £325. Tel, (0708)

UK MEGADRIVE games, Streets of Rage 2, PGA Golf 2, excellent condition, boxed with instructions. E25 each. Tel. 081-459 1269, ask lor MASTERSuia, SYSTEM 2, 2 control pads, light phaser, Alex Kidd, built-in, plus 6 games (boxed) including Sonic E80 Tel (0625) UK876463.MEGADRIVE. 2 control pads and 8 games. including Super Kick' Oft, Road Rash 2 and John Madden '92. all complete in perfect condition worth almost E500. will sell for E200 ono. Tel Nick 104941 727037, after 4pen MEGADRIVE for sale, 4 months old, complete with box, 2 control pads, 5 games, Streets of Rage 2. Ecco. Road Rash, Desert Strike, Super Wrestlemania. worth E300 new, sell for £180 ono Tel 10728) 723371 (Suffolk area). AMIGA 500, hardly used. with joystick, mouse. 4 disks. 8 games and mains adaptor £200. Tel. 081-789 0513. GAME GEAR. 6 games and adaptor and carry case, will sell lot £180 ono Tel Daniel on 081-981 8615, buyer

DELUXE, 5 games. 5MI3. Zelda, SMB 3 and joystick, fully boxed, sell for E75. Tel. Andy on (0942) 725224, buyer must collect.

GAMEBOY and 8 games for sale, E120, Lynx and 5 games COO. Game Gear. wide screen magniﬁer El 0, games include: Tennis. Mario 1. Krusty's, Bad n• Rod. Blue Lightning. Rampage, swap al for Mega CD. Tel. (0234) 213477. arid ask for Rusty. MENACER for sale. includes 6 game cartridge scope, stock and receiver, will sell for E35 Tel Scott on 061456 DOCTOR7695.

MEGADRIVE226263 for sale with 8 games, inc. Sonic 2, Speedball 2 and Menacer set, all in mini condition with cheats, boxes and instructins and loads of issues of MM and MMS thrown in, sell all for E225 ono. Tel. Jamie on (0734) 781987, nowl SELL Megadnve,JAPANESEBullsvs. Lakers Super• Kick Off and 2 joypads for only E110, also sell Street Fighter 2 for E35 and Super Soccer for E20. all in perfect condition, boxed and with instructions. Tel 071-254A•w8526.MEGAMEGADRIVEforsale.11games,suchasDesertStrike.EccotheDolphin,arcadeslickandnormalcontrol.includedMegadrivebookandMasierSystemconvertorwithgameincluded,brilliantdealonly2monthsold.E300.Tel.Josephon10932)842366.MASTERSYSTEM2,boxedwithinstructions,perfectcondition,onlyold,includesAlexKidd.built-in.Wonclerboy1111(SegaPro90%)andMoonwalker,allfor£60.orswapforGameGear.TelDanon(0726)61265.after3pm.MASTERSYSTEM2forsale,with6gamesincluding:Sonic2andDonaldDuck.sellforE100onoTel.(0235)814006.PCGAMES.IndyLastCrusade,LSLI,ChuckYeagerCombat.EOB,RickDangerousIIE5each.Tel.Peteron(0326)40453.TelPeteron(0326)40453GAMEGEARforsale,t2games.Terminator.SORage.eic,allaccessories.inducingTVtuner,worthover£550,sellfor£210ono.Tel4497850(Hertfordshire)andaskforJonathanAlsoMegadriveforsale,6gamesanddeskE180ono.FORSALEMegadrivewith2

pads. powershck and 8 games including: Jungle Strike and Micro Machines E250 also for sale. Gameboy with a handy boy and 4 games. Mario 2, Teets. Star Wars and Terminator 2 E100 Tel Andy on 081-645

for sale, inc NHL PA Hockey, Sonic 2. Toe Jam & Earl, John Maddens, Fighting Masters. Mercs, Rolling Thunder 2. all English C10E15 each, also 3 Japanese games. Whiplash. Alien Storm and Magical Flying Hat Adventure. Tel. (0245) 471100.LYNXII

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FOR SALE Ecoo the Dolphin. boxed with instructions. 2 months old. offers, E35 ono. Tel. Simon on (099387) 521.

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SNES with Starwing and SF2 E85 ono. unwanted birthday present Tel. Rupee on (0264) 365236.

ATTENTION!

AMIGA 500+ for sale, with absolutely loads of games. lmeg. mouse. joystick, etc. excellent condition, just £220 ono. Tel. Mark on (0734)

SEGA GAME GEAR, 3 the best games. mains and car adapior, all boxed, mint condition E110 ono. or swap lot SNES and 1 game. preferably Street Fighter 2. other otters welcome. Tel. (0968) 676104

GAME GEAR with 6 good games Inc Sonic 1&2, only £150.

MEAN MACHINES issues 14-22 E5 each. also Sega Pro back issues for sale. excellen1 condition. Tel. Craig on 021-559 3543.

MEGADRIVE270597and 10 games for sale. will sell together or separately. games include Streets of Rage II. Desert Strike. Speedball II, etc. games from E21 to £28, all worth E515, sell for E350 ono. buyer collects. Tel, (0703) 893554 (near MEGADRIVESouthampton) GAMES: Atomic Runner, Sonic 2, JM Football. Taimania.ThunderforceJamesPond II, Rolling Thunder. Streets of Rage, Road Rash. Zero Wing. Strider. Turocan. Devil Crash 1,Jap). Hellﬁre (Jap), and many more C15-E25. interested" Tel. Phil on (0792) 205153

GAME GEAR. excellent condition with Sonic 2. Lemmings. Shinobi, Columns, adaptor included. all items boxed with instructions, El 25 ono. Tel. 10661) MEGADRIVE822827.GAMES. 18

AMIGA 1200, external drive, approx. 100 disks, in disk box, mouse. joystick. E350 ono Tel. James on 10508) 493601 (Norwich area).

MENACERcollects

AMIGA 500+ iron with 15 games, inc. Street Fighter 2. Desert Strike. Chads Engine & Lethal Weapon + 2 joysticks, worth well over £300. sell for E170 ono or swap for Megadnve or SNES. Tel 071-589 2281

SUPER NINTENDO, 7 games, universal adaptor, 2 joypads E250 for the lot. also Sega Megadnve, 7 games, joypad, ssowerstick, adaptor. magazines and videos E200 for the lot. Tel. (0843) 596984, and ask for Sihn. Urgent sale al both.

FOR SALE Game Gear, boxed as new. with 6 games inc. Sonic 2. Donald Duck and Sonic 1. accessories include, wide gear. car adaptor, mains power pack. worth in excess of £300. will sell for E170 ono. Tel. Dave on (0708) 478468.

GAMES for swapping, Sonic. Revenge Shinobi. Super Monaco GP Sword of Vermillion, Golden Axe, open to otters Tel (0323) 505428

PEN PALS

YO all those Megadrive lovers I'm a boy aged 14 looking for a girl pen pal. roughly the same age. Write to Man Willis. 2 Ivy Villas, Branlham Hill. Manningtree, Essex C011 1SX. All letters answered, photo if possible. .cherrio, auvoir, adios.

CHEATS ior Megacu ive Master System, Gamegear. just send El plus SAE to: A. Low, 1919 Paisley Road, West Glasgow 352 SW LEADS TO CONNECT Amstrad CIM-844, colour monitor to Megadrive. Superb picture. Send E6.50 to: Thomas Burns.

Trap or any good game, willing to pay between E150-E175. Tel (0250) 883341.

Cloysbare. Cliffoney. Co. Sligo, Ireland

with 16 top games, extra controller Scam and Pal leads. Japanese adaptor, all boxed, in excellent condition, very cheap E325. including a lot of magazines. Tel. Mike on (0948) 663974 in the evenings

I WANT to swap my Megadnve plus 2 games, including Sonic 2, Super Kock-Oft lor a SNES with 2 decent games, preferably STF II and Super Mario or others considered. Tel Steve on (0527) 62765. alter MEGADRIVEOm.

SUPER NINTENDO (brand new), UK'PAL version. 1 control pad, Street Fighter II, Super Mario World 4, E115 ono_ Tel Mark on (0778) 344094.

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WANTED URGENTLY! Tes[ Drive II for the SNES. will pay good price or swap for decant title Tel. (0900) 826062. ask tor Mike.

Sonic & Space Harrier 2 E20 for both, the rest are El 0E20. all in good COnChitOn. Tel Mike on 10788) 891440.

MESSAGES

Pitlighter Et 7. Alien 3 E20. Shadow Dancer E16.

pal. either sex al similar age, must be prepared to write regularly. Please write to Damien Fahy. 26 Beechwood Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME5

BOXED SNES with 10 games, 2 controllers plus Action Pro Replay. I want Neo-Geo with games. Contact Ricky on 081.368 MEGADRIVE7486. with 3 games also for sale 4 Megadrive games. Tel, 10582) 583025.

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MISCELLANEOUS

SWAPiPeterboroughlMDwith Sonic 2 Streets of Rage II, 2 controller for SNES with 1 or 2 games Tel. (0442) 876848.

Hit I am a 13-year-old boy looking for a 13-year-old girl pen friend, I like sports. music, computers, animals and riding. Please send a current photo to: Thomas Murray. Sunnyside Cottage, Gatesicle, Kingswells, Aberdeen AB1 8PP

WANTED MEGADRIVE contac ts to swap games, etc. Tel_ (08021299435 or write to: 4 Annan Court, Aspley, Nottingham and ask for Pip, 100% reply, also Rolling Thunder II Scant version El 0,

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Krusty's El 7. Tel_ Mathew on MEGADRIVE(07881890935.games for sale, Two Crude Dudes, Magical Flying Hat Streets ot Rage E16 each, Golden Axe II, Sonic I, Wonderboy, Monster World. Ghouls 'n' Ghosts £20 each. Altered Beast El 0, Japanese convertor E5. Tel. Daniel on ELEVEN(05821715349Sega

MEGADRIVE for sale. with 9 games, Menacer Gun. 2 poypacts. all ofﬁcial and boxed, worth over E500. for sale at E280 ono. Please contact Chris Miles on (0442) 259996, evenings or

GAME GEAR plus 8 games. Lemmings. Columns. Smash TV, Chuck Rock. worth E365, sell for E260 ono, Tel. 081-558 9169. weekdays (E. London area).

ce.prilretai'Ithe,Writingstating the games you wish to sell to: Keith Johnson, Flat 56. 380 Hotwess Road Howells. Bristol, Avon I358 ANT. UK MEGA

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GET A DISK DRIVE ton you! SNES now' 24Mon model for Turbo SF2 only E279. No time wasters! Tel, (02731 883035. Hurry,

a 14-year-old boy looking for a good looking 14-year-old girl with blonde or brown hair, photo included. Please write to: Kevin Aubrey. 7 Warren Road, Ickenham, Middlesex UB12 8AA.

WANT a Sega Mega-CO 2! only £199. MD 2 only E99. Scart only rm afraid, Sega Fighting 6-button pad E25. Sega mouse Only E35, Sega MD 4-player multi tap £35. Tel. Chris (0273) 883035.

GAMEBOYweekends for sale, boxed, good condition, includes game-ﬁnk. Tetris, Terminator 2 and Super Hunch Back. £80 Tel Richard on (0745) 813584

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MASTER SYSTEM 2 for sale, with 6 games, psu and 2 control pads_ E60 ono Iperfecthoxedy Tel Mark on (0778) 344094.

EGG FRIED RICE! I'm selling a few of my top quality games, Desert Strike E18, Chakan £18, Tazmania E20, Terminator 1 E15. Sonic & After Burner II E20.

Megadnve games tor sale, including Desert Strike. Sonic II and EA Ice Hockey, all games boxed with instructions, all games are ofﬁcial copies and all are in perfect condition. prices range from El 0 to £30 Tel, Lee (0272) 350710.

JAP MEGADRIVE plus Mega CD with Pro COX cart, allowing any games to be played. includes Sewer Shark, Road Blasters and Jaguar, all for E250 Tel. 061-336 8727

MEGADRIVE games: Lemmings. LT Challenge, T.Force 4, and WO Illusion E25 each. 2 for E45, or 4 for E85, boxed and instruction, also MS convertor with SKOft. Speedball, &Tennis. Populous and light phaser E50. worth E162. no swaps and no negotiating Tel. Arvy on 081

SWAPS

SWAP my Megadrive. 2 joysticks, 2 games for Amiga 500. Tel. Matt on (0705) 781824, GHOULS 'N' GHOSTS for sale only E20 or swap for any other decent Megadnve game Contact Kevin on WILL(05331885043SWAPMega game Fantasia or Ouackshot for Grand Slam Tennis or PGA Golf. Tel Mel on 021-358 4102. after 5pm. WILL SWAP Madden '92 for Flaskback, also both Test Dnve 2 and Italia 90 for Super Monaco 2. Tel. Paul on 091-266 8378, SEGA MASTER SYSTEM Ninia game to swap fort Sonic the Hedgehog. Tel 031.551 3893. ask for Max. MEGADRIVE GAMES to swap or for sale. Cyborg Justice. Chakan, games wanted are Micro Machines. X-Men. also to swap or for sale Sherlock Holmes, CD. wanted Time Gal. E25 per game, strike control pad E5. Tel. 081-575 7207

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MEGADRIVE with 12 games, including PGA Golf, Powermonger, Road Rash. Speedball II, F22 Interceptor, JM 92, EA Hockey. David Robinsons', arcade powerstick, 2 further controllers, also Japanese convertor, will throw-in 20 map. worth in excess of E750, quick sale needed. E350. Tel. 051-920 0347, after 6prn, FOR SALE Super FaMICOM with 1 joypad. internal convertor and Street Fighter II, sell for E130 one Tel (0274) 835586 and ask for Mark. Also Japanese Megadrive with 5 games, 2 pypads and carry case for sale EIS& plays all games.

Olt I'm selling my Amstrad CPC 464. tully equip with keyboard, monitor, chetah toystick. and over 60 top games, such as Black Tiger, Gouts 'n Ghosts, Midnight Resistance, etc. selling for E70 Tel Matthew on (0788)

MEGADRIVE GAMES for sale, Alien 3. Pittighter. Krusly's. Super Kick-Off, Arcus Odyssey. TJ & Earl, Aquatic Games, Shadow Dancer, Castle of Huston.

SCART English Magadnve. controller, psu. Corporation. Dragon's Fury, Marble Madness, Shadow."Beast II (boxed & instructions). E125 ono. Tel Mark on (0778) 344094. Bargain! MEGA CD games. Sewer Shark (USA) E35, Switch (Jap) E35, Tel Bath (0225) 338587.

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ATARI 520 ST. Ouickloy. joystick, mouse. over 50 games,arnany top tales (worth over E300), sell for E165 or swap for Megadrive and games or SNES and games Tel. (0733) 62803

I WILL BUY used Megadnve games at •

MEGADRIVE will swap my Super Kick-Off game. ofﬁcial, excellent condition for your ofﬁcial Flashback only. must be vgc Tel i 03221 556801. SWAP Ecco. Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, Arnold Palmer Golf, Double Dragon 2, Desert Strike for any decent game or swap all for Mega CD and games or sell, prices from E15-E30_ Contact Andy on (0744) AMAZING811280collection of Megadrive SNES games for sale or exchange. I'll also buy any recent MD/Mega CD games up to E20 paid' SAE: Michael Herron, 120 Glebe Gardens, Glengormley. Co Antrim, N. Ireland 6T36 6ED or phone (0232) 84473, not morningsMEGADRIVEthanks!with Flashback and Sonic 2, will swap for SNES with 1 or 2 games Tel 'Tim on (0832) 735207

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I WILL SWAP my Megadnve with 4 games for your Amiga 1200 and games. Tel Alam on ow -543 6878.

WANTED cheap printer, for use with Amstrad CPC 464 in good condition if you can help, please phone 021-554 6714

BOXED MEGADRIVE with 7 games. 1 controller with boxed arcade power stick, I want USA SNES with games Contact 081-368 7486.

WILL BUY Megadrive MegaCD Master System games. swaps from E4. Tel. Brian on (0463) 221173, after 2pm. MEGADRIVE with decent games will swap my SNES. Tel Brian on (0463) 221173, after 2pm. COMICS WANTED. First 20 monthly Judge Oredd magazines and Every Toxic Call Roddy on (0862) 892633

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agent, Pond, to sort him out. Armed with a stack of special powers such as suction boots to mount any surface, a fruit suit which doubles as a deadly weapon if he rolls on the enemy, skis, rocket boots and anti-gravity boots. Pond also drives a lunar buggy, a drilling machine, a giant moon-worm and a minirocket. The game also introduces Pond's new side-kick, Finnius Frog and follows their quest for the world's salvation. Tune in next month for further updates.

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This sequel is much faster and includes a manual goalie option so the player, not the computer, can be solely to blame if the goals ﬂy in. The 13-meg cart also includes 'one-timer' volley shots for the forwards, penalty shots within the game, a penalty shoot-out option, new crowd animations and battery back up to save up to seven players' place. Tune in soon for the full review!

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The game is similar in may ways to the lost EA hockey title — Nhil.PA Hockey '93 but is set to revolutionise sports sims with the added feature of being compatible with EA's spanking new 4-WAY. PLAY which allows up to four players to battle it out at once. When we ﬁrst saw this game way back when, two players could compete on she same side but one of them had to be the goalie all the time while the other did all the rushing about which would have been pretty naff and fairly dull for the goalie. But now it's been adapted so that both players can play all position.

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