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  • Super Advantage (AsciiWare / Super Nintendo)

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



    The Super Advantage by AsciiWare is just what it sounds like. A newer version of the original Advantage joystick for the NES but for the Super Nintendo instead. These arcade like joysticks were better for certain types of games (fighting games for instance), particularly for a more arcade like experience.

    The Advantage had been developed by Nintendo for the NES in 1987. I’m not sure exactly when the Super Advantage was released but this ad is from the January 1995 issue of EGM^2 so my guess it was released in time for Christmas 1994. In addition to more arcade like controls, it offered turbo and other features. I’m not sure why they opted for four buttons on one row and two buttons on the other instead of a more typical 3/3. The original SNES control pad has six buttons also but two of them are shoulder buttons so maybe they were just trying to separate them in a similar manner.

    You had to really want one of these to get one. They were quite expensive for the time though well constructed. If I recall correctly, they were something like $59.95 when first released. In the case of the Super Advantage, Nintendo decided to license it out to AsciiWare, who made a number of other peripherals, instead of selling it themselves.


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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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  • Operation Logic Bomb (Super Nintendo)

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    Source: VGJUNK: OPERATION LOGIC BOMB (SNES)



    Operation Logic Bomb, subtitled “The Ultimate Search and Destroy” was released by Jaleco for the Super Nintendo in 1993. This game is a top down shooter, somewhat similar to games like Smash T.V. I sometimes forget that this really is one of my favorite genres. While it isn’t nearly as intense as Smash T.V. (maybe Gauntlet is a better comparison), I kind of enjoy a game that’s slightly slower paced as it adds to the sense of exploration and suspense. Don’t get me wrong, I love Smash T.V. too but these games really do have a different feel if you don’t have to constantly hold down the fire button.

    In Operation Logic Bomb, you play the role of a cybernetic super soldier sent to investigate what happened at a secret lab experimenting in inter-dimensional physics. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone then that various and assorted nasty things came through a rift a killed everybody. Now it’s your job to clean up the mess. To aid you in your quest, you start with two weapons (primary and secondary) and are able to pick up various others throughout the game. Certain weapons are needed in certain circumstances.

    Operation Logic Bomb was released only on the Super Nintendo. It’s actually the second sequel to Fortified Zone on the Game Boy. There was a second Game Boy game in the series but it was only released in Japan. While Operation Logic Bomb gets fairly average reviews, it is an enjoyable game if you like the genre. The graphics are quite nice and the game play is solid enough. Grab an original cartridge on eBay or check it out via emulation if you are looking for a “new” 16-bit game to play.


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