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  • Game Fan, Volume 1, Issue 5, April 1993

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    Game Fan had slight name changes throughout the years it was published…Game Fan…Die Hard Game Fan…GameFan…etc. However, regardless of name, it never quite gained the popularity of magazines like EGM and GamePro. It wasn’t a bad magazine though. The April 1993 issue includes:

    • Editorial Zone – Game Fan finally makes it to 100 pages and criticism of Sega at CES (and a defense).
    • Most Wanted – Lists of the top 10 games and the top 10 most wanted games. Street Fighter II for the SNES takes the top spot and Sonic CD for the Sega CD comes in as most wanted.
    • Hocus Pocus – Codes (including Game Genie codes) and other secrets for various games including Road Avenger (Sega CD), Sonic 2 (Genesis), Street Fighter 2 (SNES), Chakan, Space Megaforce (SNES), Art of Fighting (Neo Geo), Ranma 1/2 2 (SNES), and more.
    • The Adventures of Monitaur – An ongoing video game themed comic.
    • Viewpoint – A brief reviews section where each editor gives games a percent rating. Games reviewed here include James Bond 007 (Genesis), Fatal Fury (Genesis), Blaster Master 2 (Genesis), The Flintstones (Genesis), X-Men (Genesis), Cyborg Justice (Genesis), Outrun 2019 (Genesis), Hit the Ice (Genesis), Willy Beamish (Sega CD), Ninja Warriors (Mega CD), Batman Returns (SNES), Terminator (SNES), Kendo Rage (SNES), B.O.B. (SNES), Harley’s Humongous Adventure (SNES), Gods (SNES), King Arthur’s World (SNES), Kitaro’s Adventure (SNES), Musya (SNES), Lords of Thunder (TurboGrafx Super CD), Parodius (TurboGrafx-16), Horror Story (TurboGrafx Super CD), Magician Lord (Neo Geo), and Nam 1975 (Neo Geo).

    • Sega Sector – Previews and reviews of Geensis and Sega CD games
      • The Terminator – A preview of Terminator, a platform game based on the movie for the Sega CD.
      • Splatterhouse 3 – Preview of this horror themed beat-em-up for the Genesis.
      • Rolling Thunder 3 – Preview of this action platform game, the third in the series.
      • James Bond: The Duel – Review of a James Bond themed action platform game for the Genesis.
      • Fatal Fury – Review of this fighting game for the Genesis.
      • Blaster Master 2 – Review of this action platform game for the Genesis that is the sequel to the original on the NES.
      • The Flintstones – Review of this platform game based on the cartoon.
      • X-Men – Review of this comic book themed action platform game for the Genesis.
      • Cyborg Justice – Review of this robot beat-em-up for the Genesis.
      • Outrun 2019 – Review of this futuristic racer for the Genesis (now technically set in the past).
      • Hit the Ice – Review of this hockey game for the Genesis.
      • Elemental Master – Review of this vertical shooter for the Genesis
      • Time Gal – Preview of this adventure game for the Sega CD
      • Willy Beamish – Review of this adventure game for the Sega CD
      • The Ninja Warriors – Review of this beat-em-up for the Mega CD
      • Anette Again – Review of this beat-em-up, sequel to El Viento, for the Mega CD that features lots of animated cut scenes.
      • Devastator – Preview of this Mega CD based horizontal shooter based on the anime.
    • Planet SNES – Previews and reviews of Super Nintendo Games.
      • Batman Returns – Review of this single player beat-em-up (mostly) based on the movie of the same name.
      • The Terminator – Review of this action/platform game based on the movie.
      • Wolfchild – Preview of this action/platform Sega CD port.
      • Shadowrun – Preview of this action/RPG based in the Shadowrun universe.
      • B.O.B. – Review of this platform game by Electronic Arts featuring the humorous B.O.B. the robot.
      • Harley’s Humongous Adventure – Review of this unique action/platform game from Hi-Tech Expressions.
      • Super Widget – Preview of a rather unique action/adventure game from Atlus.
      • Gods – Review of an excellent action/platform game from Mindscape.
      • King Arthur’s World – Review of an action strategy game for the SNES that even includes the option for mouse control.
      • Kitaro’s World – Preview of an action game for the Super Famicom featuring a kid with one eye and a companion with an eye for a head.
      • Musya – Review of an action game featuring a dark Japanese theme.
      • Kendo Rage – Review of this rather unique beat-em-up for the Super Famicom.
      • Neugier – Preview of an RPG for the Super Famicom that seems to have a somewhat nautical theme.
      • F-1 Exhaust Heat 2 – Preview of a Mode 7 racer for the Super Famicom that looks a lot like F-Zero with less unique cars.
    • Turbo Toons/PC Engine Section – Reviews and previews of TurboGrafx-16, Turbo Duo (Super CD) and Turbo CD games.
      • Bomber Man ’93 – Preview of the classic puzzle game for the TurboGrafx-16.
      • Riot Zone – Preview of a Turbo Duo based fighting game from Hudson.
      • Lords of Thunder – Review of this excellent side-scrolling shooter for the Turbo Duo.
      • Bonk 3 – Review of the latest platformer featuring the TurboGrafx mascot for the TurboGrafx-16.
      • Parodius – Review of the classic Konami side-scrolling shooter for the PC Engine.
      • Horror Story – Review of an action horror game for the Turbo Duo/Super CD.
      • Cotton – Preview of a side-scrolling shooter for the Turbo Duo/Super CD that would become much sought after as an import.
    • Graveyard – A look back at modern classics, this month featuring Last Battle for the Genesis.
    • Savage Amusement – Reviews and Previews of Neo Geo games
      • 3 Count Bout – Review of an SNK wrestling game.
      • Magician Lord – A look back an an older action/platform game for the Neo Geo.
      • Nam 1975 – Another classic action game review for the Neo Geo.
    • Import RPG Special – A look at various import RPG games including Fhey Area (Mega CD), Aisle Lord (Mega CD), Lunar: The Silver Star (Mega CD), Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom), Dragon Ball Z (Super Famicom), Dragon Quest V (Super Famicom), Villgust (Super Famicom), Shining Force (Mega Drive), and King Colossus (Mega Drive).

    • Postmeister – Letters from readers about Strider 2, Turbo Duo coverage, back issues, import coverage, and more.
    • Other Stuff – News and rumors regarding Street Fighter 3, an SFX game called Super Hero Racing, Castlevania V, Turtles IV, VR Voyager virtual reality system from Sega, Lethal Enforcers, the 3DO, Jurassic Park for the 3DO, Joe & Mac for the NES, Pyramid Patrol 3D shooter from Taito, the Pioneer Laseractive, and the Atari Jaguar among other things.
    • The Schedule – A list of soon to be released games for the Genesis, Sega CD, Super NES, TurboGrafx and Neo Geo.

    …and more!


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  • Millipede Advertisement

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    Video Games
    January 1983
    Advertisement
    Millipede by Atari (Arcade)

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    Advertisement for the Millipede arcade game by Atari from the January 1983 issue of Video Games

    Millipede, while a sequel, is still an arcade classic. It was released in 1982, two years after its predecessor Centipede. Both games are very similar. I centipede/millipede makes its way down from the top of the screen zigzagging back and forth between mushrooms. The player shoots at it from the bottom of the screen attempting to destroy it before it gets to you. As you shoot it, it breaks up into multiple segments that independently move across the screen. Meanwhile, other insects come along tying to kill you in various other patterns. Millipede is much the same as centipede just with more variety.

    Millipede didn’t really make it to that many contemporary platforms. It was released for the Atari 2600 as well as Atari 8-bit computers. It also later made it to the Atari ST and Nintendo Entertainment System. But that was it. Other contemporary computers like the Commodore 64 and Apple II as well as other game systems all missed out on this one when it was first released. An Atari 5200 port was completed (identical to the Atari 8-bit version) but it was never released. Eventually, a few later systems did get re-releases of this game. A Game Boy version was released along with Centipede as part of Arcade Classics #2 in 1995. A couple of years later in 1997 it was released as part of Arcade’s Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2 for the PlayStation. Nearly a decade later in 2005 both the Atari 2600 version and arcade versions were released as part of the Atari Anthology for the Xbox and PlayStation 2. It also became available via Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 in 2007.

    As far as the original ports, the Atari 8-bit version is definitely the best. Any of the ports after the Game Boy port are either arcade perfect or close to it. Of course, the best way to play for the purist is to find an original arcade machine or emulate it using MAME. You need a trackball controller if you want to play it right in any case.

    The ad at the top is for the original arcade version and is from the January 1983 issue of Video Games magazine.


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