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  • EGM^2 (January 1995)

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    Source: EGM^2 – Issue Number 7 – January 1995

    You know you’ve reached the height of video game magazine popularity when certain publications (i.e. EGM) feel the need to publish multiple times a month. EGM 2 (or EGM^2 or EGM Squared or whatever you want to call it) covered much of the same ground as EGM and was published along side it for several years. The January 1995 issue includes:

    Departments

    • Insert Coin
    • Interface: Letters to the Editor
    • Fandom Central
    • Press Start
    • Gaming Gossip
    • Tricks of the Trade
    • Next Wave
    • International Outlook
    • Arcade Action
    • Arcade Strategy
    • Special Features
    • Ad Index

    Fact Files

    • International Fact Files – May old games be not forgotten! Ring in the New Year with some of the coolest games from the Land of the Rising Sun, such as Toshinden, Chrono Trigger, Goemon 3 and Gowcaizer.
    • Super NES Times – With winter in full swing, stay warm with the latest Super NES games, including Super Turrican 2, Time Cop, Super Bases Loaded 3, Might & Magic 3, Frankenstein, End 2 End, Speedy Gonzales and Looney Tunes B-ball.
    • Outpost Sega – This winter break, curl up with a warm cup of cocoa, a snuggly blanket and the hottest Sega Genesis games such as Tecmo Super Bowl, Radical Rex and Cadilacs and Dinosaurs!
    • Planet 3DO – The classic Neo hit comes to the 3DO.
    • Jaguar Domain – Fight your way through the Ultra Vortex!

    …and more!


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  • Edge (April 1994)

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    Source: Edge – Issue Number 7 – April 1994

    Edge was a gaming magazine that covered 16 and 32-bit consoles as well as the PC. I guess it was sort of a U.K. version of Next Generation if I had to compare it to something. The April 1994 issue includes:

    • News – Once again Edge takes the lid of the world of interactive entertainment with top info from Japan, London and Milton Keynes
    • This month on Edge – A new feature to the mag in which we bring you some of the quirkier stories and events which occurred during the course of Edge 7
    • Letters – A chance to air your views on all things technological, interactive or electronic
    • Prescreen – Edge takes a pre-pro look at some of the more innovative games heading to a screen near you. Top billing goes to Sega’s Daytona coin-op.
    • Elite Systems – For over a decade, Elite have been making games; now they’re getting into Super FX, PC and 3DO
    • LaserActive – Pioneer’s LaserActive system promises the gameplay of Mega Drive with the visuals of LaserDisc. But does it deliver?
    • PC – The PC has steadily grown from spreadsheet pusher to polygon shifter. But the hardware is starting to show its age. Edge reveals all
    • Testscreen – Edge passes judgement on the current crop of games. And, as ever, no punches are pulled
    • Charts – The best-selling videogames on the top formats
    • Recommended Reading – The magazine equivalent of a London phonebox
    • Back Issues – An incomplete set of Edge is a crime. Sort it.
    • Subscription – If you’re reading this, you’re already hooked. Make it easy on yourself and get Edge delivered.
    • Jez San – Edge speaks to the self-confessed “information sponge” about all things interactive: from NESGlider to set top boxes
    • Questions & Answers – Technology demystified: is Jaguar up to the new competition? Can CD32 play PC games?

    …and more!


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  • D (3DO)

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    Source: Video Games: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine – Issue Number 81 – October 1995



    “D” is a horror themed adventure game that was first published by Panasonic on the 3DO in 1995. This was an “interactive movie” with lots of full motion video. If you like that sort of thing, then this is a pretty good game, especially if you are looking for something to play on your 3DO.

    While D was first released on the 3DO, it was later also ported to the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and DOS based PCs. It was very well received at the time and was among the first mature horror games of its kind though the much more popular Resident Evil would soon be along. In D, The player plays the role of Laura Harris. She receives a call from the LAPD with news that her farther, a well respected doctor, went on a murder spree and has barricaded himself in a hospital. Laura, of course, wants to figure out what is going on so she goes to the hospital. After discovering numerous bodies she suddenly finds herself in a medieval castle. Makes perfect sense, right? Undeterred, Laura keeps searching for her father. From then on, it’s lots of disturbing flashbacks and encounters until the mystery is solved.

    While D doesn’t hold up as well today as some games, it is still worth playing. Even those that didn’t like FMV games at the time seemed to like this one and it ranks very highly among 3DO games. It’s a relatively short and easy game though so it might not keep you busy for all that long.

    While originally developed for the 3DO, the PlayStation and Saturn ports are just as good (and have shorter load times) so pick your favorite version to play. I assume it would work on an emulator as well. However, it’s probably easiest (and reasonably cheap at $5.99) to just download it via Steam. An interesting side note… The FMV scenes were all created using an Amiga 4000 computer.

    There are also two sequels: Enemy Zero and D2. They feature the same character (or “digital actress” anyway) but the stories are unrelated. Still, they are similar games and if you enjoy the first one there’s a good chance you will enjoy these as well.

    The ad above is from the October 1995 issue of Video Games: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine and the screen shots are from the DOS version of the game.


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