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| ISSUE 52 |
| An Innovative Creations production July 12 - July 18, 1994 |
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| Complete 3DO coverage, including info on Way of the Warrior! |
| Super Street Fighter II (SNES) Reviewed, news on SSF2T for 3DO |
| RLR: The top and bottom five Summer CES 'stories' |
| Ace's Angles: 19 feet deep and falling |
| NEWS: Atari to send 300,000 Jags to market by year's end |
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Ace's Angles..........................................................[ACE'S]
What it's like to be rescued by lifeguards
Ultimate '94 Summer CES Tape........................................[TAPE-AD]
The goods are shipping this week!
The NEWS...............................................................[NEWS]
Atari to send Jags en masse to market
3DO to get only version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Express Mail...........................................................[MAIL]
"Twisted Facts", and more
Gamer's World.........................................................[GW-AD]
The official home of GMJ
Information Update......................................................[NFO]
What's going on with Game Master Journal
Summer CES Report, part 2..............................................[SCES]
Complete 3DO coverage
Project TNT..........................................................[TNT-AD]
Order the Ultimate CES-only printed/disk-based mag
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Welcome to the friendliest place on the Information Superhighway, Game
Master Journal! I'm your non-toll keeper, Anthony "Ace" Shubert, bringing you
the news, opinion and banter you have come to expect. Even if you don't like
it.. :)
Well, Mortal Kombat II is coming out at 24 megs compressed, instead of the
32 meg we reported here last week. OOPS.. :) I guess the gang at Frontier
and TGF won't have to buy more RAM for their Super Wild Cards..
You like our new SearchWords (tm)? Like ACE'S in the brackets. Think of
them like bookmarks. If you have a text editor that searches for words, this
will make it easier for you to more around the mag. Any suggestions on them?
For more info, please SearchWord INFO. (Oh yeah, SearchWord is a noun and a
verb. Ahh, you gotta love the gang at Marketing.)
Oh! I won Blockbuster Video's World Game Championship in my store (Quincy,
Mass.) with a score of 654,709 in the Super NES division. Regionals are this
weekend... report next week.
Well, sorry that I can't report too many rumors this ish - I have been a bit
pre-occupied. I almost drowned this weekend. [And all of those who are
cheering/laughing, go into your room! =]
During the Family Reunion Of Doom (tm) I went to a state park here on
Massachusetts' Cape Cod. Tanya (Arkady) and Timothy (Matrix) and I were
swimming and having fun in the pond, when the two of them took off into the
deep part of the "safe-for-swimming" area, marked off by some buoys. I figure
'Okay, chase them - you can rest on the buoys and get your strength and breath
back.' I did, and they were not strong enough to hold my 225 pound frame.
And I was tired. I paniced - despite Ark's and Matrix' best efforts, I "went
under." Twice.
One of the 2 lifeguards on duty made it to me, went behind me and CHOKED ME,
me going into the water. Just when I think I'm about to 'bite the big one,'
the other lifeguard appears with a floatation device, which I hold onto as if
my life depended on it. (Because it did!)
My, THAT was fun. Well, gotta go and put in for hazard pay - enjoy GMJ 52.
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ATARI CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MANUFACTURING PLANS
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Atari Corporation (ASE:ATC) confirmed today a majority of its 1994 300,000
piece production of Jaguar will be manufactured by IBM in Charlotte, North
Carolina. Jaguar is the only 64-bit multimedia entertainment system and is
the only video game system made exclusively in the United States.
Sam Tramiel, President said, "We are pleased to have IBM's manufacturing
strength and support as we commence volume production for the Christmas
selling season and we are proud that this relationship has enabled us to
competitively manufacture Jaguar in the United States."
What does this mean? Cheaper Jags. If the Jaguar was manufactured overseas,
as some other companies do, the Jag would be 30 to 50 dollars more than what
it is now (from $225 to $249 retail.)
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SUPER STREET FIGHTER II TURBO 3DO-BOUND
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Matssushita Consumer Electronics Company will market Super Street Fighter II
Turbo for the 3DO platform. It's projected for a November release with no
MSRP at press time.
SSF2 Turbo for the 3DO will be the first Capcom game on the multimedia
platform. It will take full advantage of the 32-bit RISC processor, providing
a true arcade feel with arcade-quality graaphics and CD-quality sound.
Everything from the new animations and moves for each character to the new
"Super Death Combos" will all be included. Gouki, a hidden character, will
also be in the game for players to fight against.
As it stands now, there are no plans to produce a special controller for the
game, which may make game-play a bit diffucult. The standard 3DO controller
has 6 buttons, 3 on the right thumb (like a standard Genesis stick), a start
button and 2 under your pointer fingers atop the stick (like the Super NES
stick.) All SF2 games use 6 buttons during gameplay, 3 for punching and 3 for
kicking, so one must wonder how the 3DO version will play.
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ATARI CORPORATION AND TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE INC. JAGUAR DEAL
Leader in Coin-Operated Gaming Systems to Power Machines with Jaguar Engine
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Atari Corporation today announced that it has signed an agreement with the
coin-operated game division of Time Warner Interactive, Inc., a worldwide
leader in video games and entertainment software and creator of such arcade
hits as Hard Drivin', Race Drivin' and Roadblasters. The agreement will make
Jaguar's award- winning 64-bit technology engine available for Time Warner
Interactive arcade games. The deal also states that all software titles
developed on the Jaguar platform by Time Warner Interactive will also be
available on the Jaguar home video system.
"Embedding the 64-bit horsepower of Jaguar in our coin- operated video games
will enable us to broaden our presence in the largest sector of the arcade
market that demand high performance at competitive pricing," said Geoff
Holmes, CEO of Time Warner Interactive. "We believe the Jaguar engine will be
instrumental in helping us meet this important goal."
"We are pleased that Time Warner Interactive has chosen the Jaguar engine to
power its outstanding arcade video games," said Sam Tramiel, President, Atari
Corporation. "This agreement will give a new segment of game players access
to Jaguar's unprecedented performance and provide a host of hot, new titles
for Jaguar. We look forward to continuing to expand Jaguar's market reach."
Time Warner Interactive, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., is a leading
developer and publisher of Interactive consumer entertainment products that
span across platforms from coin-operated video arcade games and home video
games systems, to game-based CD and computer CD-ROM platforms and interactive
TV applications. TWI was formerly known as Atari Games / Tengen.
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We screwed up, sew us...
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"[GMJ] Game Master Journal #51 - over 58k big!"
58k's worth of... twisted facts?
Case in point, in a review of the arcade game Alien vs. Predator:
> This game is setup like Final Fight, and you have a choice betweeen four
> different characters: Maj. D. Schaeffer has the best strength , Lt. Ripley
> has the best skill rating,
Lt. Ripley?! She wasn't even in the game!
I'm sure our editor sure was taking his job as a fact-checker real seriously.
:) Way to go GMJ... being the first doesn't mean being the best.
Eddie | edju@phakt.usc.edu (Mortal Kombatant)
[ACE: Ahh, my fans from USC. Yes, Ripley was _NOT_ in the game. My bad! I
guess that you should stop reading us now - we made one error. This
happens when you print as much info as we do.
Sorry. 5 bytes incorrect out of 58k is a pretty good average, I think.]
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Dissatisfied reader doesn't like ads
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Might want to include some articles in between the ads next time!
;)
-Mike | [email address withheld upon request]
[ACE: Electronic Gaming Monthly has a 1 page of "info" to 1 ad ratio. Ours
over our 4 years has been about 88:1 [no joke], and over the last 3
months better than 8:1. Considering that we are FREE, the ads are a
small price to pay (otherwise, we can't exist. Lights, phone, rent..)]
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Aussie wants Jaguar info...
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Hallo Anthony,
I read your mag every week since ish #45 and I reckon it's pretty cool. I
get it from the alt.games.mk newsgroup but I missed ish #50. Can you please
make me a subscriber so I never miss a copy!
By the way, is the Jaguar really 64bit or is it 2 x 32bit processors?
Because I heard that it was 2 x 32bit processors. Have you played the Jag or
3DO are they cool?
Thanks..
Please remember to put my subscription in! And could you also please
include ish 50 because I heard that it had great CES coverage.
From your #1 GMJ Fan in Sydney Australia!
Guy (Son of John (I love the Net!)) <jdonald@ozemail.com.au>
[ACE: Thanks for subscribing - by the time you read this you should have ish
50 in your inbox. The Jag has a 64-bit Graphics processor (and others
to help it, like a 'Blitter'), a 32-bit match co-processor, and a 16-bit
controller processor (can be used for other things.) For a more
complete answer, seek the FAQ from the newsgroup rec.games.video.atari ]
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Rev-X has Eat The Rich, and reader wants to write...
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Anthony, Anthony, Ace...
"Eat the Rich" *is* in Rev_X....
Near the end of the first level in the club as you're walking the gangplank --
oops... you have to get to a secret room to walk on that part. Anyway --
it's in there (sorry, Prego! (tm)).
So, if I wanted to, I could write journals about pinball games, and send them
in? Also, I have a decent expertise about pinball games.... video and
regular... this coming from a kid who had both Pinbot and High Speed for the
old 8 bit. I'd probably have to rent them to review them, but that would be
ok... How do you get a chance to get games so early...?
Well -- I must go -- 51 was good; can't wait to hear more about the ol'
mk3/mk2 action!!! BTW, there's an ok discussion about who should be plotted in
mk3 in rec.v.g.arcade...James Earl Jones doing a voice-over.... nice.... :)
Finally, cool mention of ADIs... I don't think some people will still
understand it...
Talk to you later, Anthony.
Nick "DJ" Schneider
North Central College
WONC-FM 89"Pure Rock".1
Naperville, Illinois
gsancs@nccseq.noctrl.edu
[ACE: We are considering making a 'Pinball Masters Journal,' but our previous
attempts to hit that audience ended in flames [see GMJ 38.] The news-
group about pinball, rec.games.pinball, is very 'closed,' in that if
you haven't been there for years, they do not want you.
And you're right - we got about 5 replies that ETR is in Rev-X. I need
to go play some more!!
By the way, does the 'noctrl' in your email address mean "North Central"
or "No Control"? ]
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GMJ's IRC Tuesdays re-start tonight [July 12] in channel #GMJ at 9pm Eastern.
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+-=-=-=-=-=| Complete 3DO coverage: Way of the Warrior and more!! |-=-=-=-=-+
The 3DO was, once again, shown in a seperate building than Sega and Nintendo.
Unlike shows past, the 3DO Company made a strong showing for themselves by
unveiling their second-generation games and hitting a wider market with them.
The most talked about, most played and most hyped game at the 3DO booth (and
maybe the entire show) was Naughty Dog's Way of the Warrior. It out fights
Street Fighter, and out combats Mortal Kombat. Varying fighting terrains (Ice
Caves have 4 levels of fighting, the Fire Pit's edges burn away as the match
goes on...) and vastly different characters make this a MUST BUY GAME for the
3DO.
Each of the 9 player-characters are rendered and digitized beautifully. They
each have a unique style (kickboxing, boxing, street fighting, FLYING, Tai
Kwan Do, and more) and between 60 and 80 moves EACH!
The screen pans, zooms and tilts with the action to keep you involved. There
are reflections, weather effects, perspictve shadows and many more graphical
wonders.
Instead of scoring you points, you get "Skull Points" per hit. As you go, you
can collect them by literally knocking them out of your foe, or having them
land on you from above. You can then use these for mega-powerful moves (7
seconds invincibility, limited invisibility, double damage and unusual moves),
but you need to build the pinage first. A great strategy plus!
Coming this August (no MSRP yet) Way of the Warrior will be the WAY COOL game
this fall!
Here's a list of the other games at the show, in alphabetical order by
company name....
American Lazer Games will be releasing Shoot Out at Old Tuscon to the
_arcades_. Almost mimicing the NEO*GEO, this 3DO-in-an-arcade-cabinet system
will allow arcade owners to change from one game to another quite easily (just
by switching CDs.) Next on the list: driving and fighting games.
Chrystal Dynamics showed three big name games at the show. Off-World
Interceptor is a 2-player/same-screen 4x4 racce and chase and shooter game.
The terrain is very realistic - and beautiful, considering it's moon-like - it
almost gives you the feel that you ARE there. I jumped off a cliff with my
Interceptor, and in one player mode, you do feel it. (Two players split the
screen down the middle, so you only see 1/2 the action. Oh well.) Needs a
few more weapons, but right now it's looking pretty good. It's about 70% done
now, and should be released by the end of summer.
Star Control II is a port from the award-winning PC game. The only part of
the game complete was the melee, where you and a friend (or the computer) play
Street Fighter with ships; each ship has a different speed, range, and style
of weaponry to choose from. Over 16 ships to choose from. The digitized
voices and sounds will be in the finished version (the game was only 20% at
the show.) The quest mode will also be in the game, where you must save the
universe from being taken over by Kohr-Ah by dealing with aliens, mining
planets (avoiding natural disaters such as lava, lightning and warped gravity)
and fighting with and against the big guns. Great game for IBM, lets see it
on 3DO. No release date as of press time.
Samurai Showdown, based on SNK's NEO*GEO game, was at about 10%. What was
there was an almost exact translation of the arcade swordfighting game. They
are shooting for a Christmas release.
Electronic Arts continues to be a HUGE 3DO licensee with three big games for
the 3DO. Road Rash, Shock Wave: Invasion Earth 2019 and Theme Park are all
going to be major 3DO hits. And the surprise of the show: FIFA Soccer.
FIFA Soccer was about half done - and it was amazine. 3-D rendered players
(11 on 11) played in a full-screen, full-motion, no-lag game that was amazing.
While 4 could link-up at the show, 8 players will be able to compete at once
in the final version, coming later this year. 360-degree rotation, CD-quality
sound, and much, much more.
Road Rash, a Genesis port, is a motercycle-gone-nuts driving/combat game.
Drive through the countryside, cities and more while punching, kicking and
whipping enemy motercyclists to the ground. Included in this version will be
full motion video (FMV) of 6 A&M Records alternative music bands. This
footage is combined with the existing motercycle footage to make a real
'multimedia' game. No MPEG module is needed. Coming this month, it's MSRP
is $70.
Shock Wave: Invasion Earth 2019 is an interactive sci-fi movie that puts
players inside an F-177 space airship. You'll fight 3-D real-time-rendered
alien nasties inbetween the interactive storytelling. CD-quality music with
Dolby Surround Sound(tm) accompanies the action. Coming in August, this also
has a $70 price tag. An MPEG version will also be available.
EA with Bullfrog Productions will release Theme Park this September. Picture
SimCity in an amusement park. Where do I put the ferris wheel? Should I
allow food in the park? Bring more customers - create longer lines? Coming
in at $60.
Intellimedia Sports/ESPN Enterprises will bring 5 titles this fall, including
ESPN Golf: Lower Your Score with Tom Kite - Shot Making, ESPN Step Aerobics,
ESPN Baseball: Hitting and Cowboy Casino. ESPN's Lets Play Soccer comes this
month, and teaches the basics to the world's most popular sport. (Too late
for the US National team.)
Panasonic kicks in 5 games of their own: True Golf Classics: Waialae, REAL
Pinball, Burning Soldier, Tetsujin and Guardian War...
Panasonic, with T+E Soft, will publish True Golf Classics: Waialae Country
Club for the 3DO in September. FMV throughout, including a real fly-by of
each hole make this title unique. Closely resembles the Super NES version.
MSRP of $60.
REAL Pinball is supposed to be a 5 pinball games on one disk, but the two that
I saw stunk. Nice sound and graphics, but played AWEFUL. Coming in 2 months,
but who cares?
Burning Soldier is a much better game, however. This shooter puts you in
control of a Strike Fighter, which you must pilot though 18 zones, including
space and the ruins of Earth. 3-D graphics and great scene-to-scene
transitions make this a keeper. 1 or 2 players in September, MSRP of $60.
Tetsujin fills the RPG gap the 3DO has - but we'll have to see the finished
product here. It's a hide-and-seek-then-kill game between you and a mad
scientist with his Motoids (Metroids?). It's a movie. It's a maze game.
It's 2 games in one! We hope. October/November for $65.
Guardian War is another RPG, but with a different spin. It's geared toward a
wider audience, with problem solving and teamwork the key here. Defeat the
evil Azrul to restore peace to the planet in this 360-degree panoramic world.
October/November for $60.
PF.Magic will release PaTaank this OCtober. This is a first-person pinball
game which pushes the limits of the 3DO to the max. Shoot the ball (that's
you!) into bumpers, ramps, shoots and goals for points. 1-4 players can join
in the fun. What is a PaTaank? It's the sound you make when you hit
something (puh TANK!)
Psygnosis had a very early Microcosm at the show. Microcosm, a PC and cd32
hit, is a first-person shooter where you go flying through someone's
bloodstream to rid him of the diseases that lurk there. No release date or
MSRP as of press time.
RUNANDGUN! isn't a command, it's a company name. They're bringing Duelin'
Firemen! to the 3DO, an original game that baffles me. Chicago is on fire in
1995, and the entire fire, police and rescue people have disappeared. So, you
become them all and go into a "safe house" (non-burning building) and dance to
the music you select. Uh, yeeah.
The 3DO Company will release Soccer Kid, a side-scrolling game, this August
for $60. You must traverse 28 stages trying to collect the shattered World
Cup. Kid has dribbling, shooting and heading skills to help gamers complete
their mission.
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