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  • Nintendo Power (July 1991)

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    Source: Nintendo Power – Issue Number 26 – July 1991 

    If you were a Nintendo fan in the 1990s then you were probably at least familiar with Nintendo Power. This was Nintendo’s official magazine and it always had a ton of info, strategies, and reviews for games for various Nintendo systems. In 1991 this was primarily the original Nintendo Entertainment System and the Game Boy though some stuff was starting to be included for the upcoming Super Nintendo. The July 1991 issue includes:

    Features

    • Robin Hood – The Prince of Thieves and his merry men come to the NES in a new adventure that has Sherwood Forest alive with action.
    • Rockin’ Kats – Cartoon Kats Willy and Jill are reading the riot act to Mugsy, the bumbling bulldog with the bad attitude.
    • Little Mermaid – Ariel returns to her undersea world to save her finny friends and thwart the Sea Witch’s destructive plans.
    • Bill & Ted Excellent Video Game Adventure – Whoa, Dudes! Bill and Ted are time-tripping, totally tampering with history as we know it. It’s too much!
    • Super NES – Glimpse the future of video games in our Super NES update, then check out the poster with photos of actual 16-bit graphics.

    Tips From The Pros

    • Nester
    • Classified Information
    • Counselor’s Corner

    Video Updates

    • Now Playing – See the games premiering this summer at a video store near you.
    • Pak Watch – Keep an eye on the attractions being planned for the NES.

    Game Boy

    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit? – Who kidnapped Jessica? Who knocked off Marvin Acme? And what is Roger going to do about it? In Capcom’s new adventure, something’s up in Toontown.
    • The Infogenius – Game Tek takes Game Boy beyond entertainment with the first-ever Productivity Paks. Now you can take a personal, portable info base wherever you go!
    • Sneaky Snakes
    • Navy Seals
    • Dick Tracy
    • Altered Space
    • Blades of Steel

    Player’s Forum

    • Player’s Pulse
    • Player’s Poll Contest
    • Top 30
    • NES Achievers

    The Info Zone

    • Celebrity Profile
    • Bulletin Board
    • Next Issue

    …and more!





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  •  Electronic Gaming Monthly (May 1996)

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    Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly – Issue Number 82 – May 1996

    Electronic Gaming Monthly was one of the longest lived and most popular video games magazines. Looking back to 1996, it is amazing how many systems there were being developed for including the Nintendo 64, 3D0, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, Atari Jaguar, and Neo Geo. The May 1996 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly includes the following:

      • Cover Story – Virtua Fighter 3
      • Press Start
      • Review Crew
      • Gaming Gossip
      • Tricks of the Trade
      • Special Features
      • Contests
      • Next Wave
      • Next Wave Protos
      • Team EGM
      • Interface: Letters to the Editor
      • Advertising Index

     

      • Fact Files

     

        • Saturn – Take a good look at all the cool games that will totally blow gamers away: Ultimate Mortal Kombat, Iron Storm, Panzer Dragoon II, Worms and Shining Wisdom!

     

        • PlayStation – Die Hard Trilogy, Steel Harbinger and Williams Arcade Classics will soon be released for PlayStation owners’ enjoyment.

     

      • How EGM Became the Biggest and Best Video Mag Ever! – Take a trip down memory lane with this issue’s eight anniversary special feature. This special is filled with info about the growth and progress of the magazine as well as the video game industry. Read all about the video game highlights of each year and some EGM oddball knowledge. (Did you know that Sendai was in the National Enquirer and Fabio was on an EGM cover?) Whether you’re a new reader or EGM’s oldest fan, everyone will get a kick out of this! Memories…

     

      • VF3 Will Mesmerize Gamers With Its Awesome Quality – Sega has truly outdone itself with the third installment of Virtua Fighter. Gamers will be amazed at the phenomenal details of each character, Imagine their reactions; as the camera angle slowly rotates around a fighter, they notice that the fighter’s eyes follow it. That’s not all – the fighters even have facial expressions. Gamers might freak when seeing a fighter smile slowly after performing an awesome move. Sega brings a true realtime arcade machine into existence with Virtua Fighter 3!

     

    • FF7 Is What Gamers Have Been Dreaming About! – RPG fans rejoice – there is news on FF7. Square has paid particular attention to lighting and shading effects in this game, such as the glow of a neon sign or campfire, which give the graphics a sense of depth never before seen in an RPG. There will be three new characters: Cloud, a fighter who packs a huge sword; Ealis, a pink-cladded lady who wields a staff and Barett, whose arms are powerful weapons. As for a story line, it apparently involves a futuristic-styled city called Midgar.

    …and more!


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  • Rock N’ Roll Racing (Super Nintendo)

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    Rock N’ Roll Racing was an underrated racing game released for the Super Nintendo in 1993 by Interplay. It was developed by Silicon & Synapse who later became Blizzard Entertainment. I say underrated but that isn’t really fair. It was awarded best driving game of 1993 by Electronic Gaming Monthly. It just seems like it wasn’t as well known as past popular racers in roughly the same genre like R.C. Pro-Am.

    Rock N’ Roll Racing was originally developed as a sequel to RPM Racing. At the end of development, licensed music was added by the marketing department and the name was changed. Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit fans will be interested to know that the logic and A.I. engine for Rock N’ Roll Racing (and RPM Racing) actually came from Racing Destruction Set which is similar to these games in a lot of ways.

    If you aren’t actually familiar with any of those games, Rock n’ Roll Racing is a vehicular combat racing game. The most popular game that it is close to is probably R.C. Pro-Am. The basic goals are the same. Race other cars while also trying to destroy them and not be destroyed. Between races you can upgrade various aspects of your car (weapons, armor, engine, etc.) It’s huge fun to play against the computer and even more fun to play against a friend. The game also has a password system that allows you to save your game at certain points.

    There were also ports of this game for the Genesis and then much later in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance. The Genesis version is not nearly as good as the Super Nintendo version. The graphics and sound effects are just not up to the standard set by the Super NES. The Game Boy Advance version is very similar to the Super Nintendo version.

    This related series of games has a long lineage starting with Racing Destruction Set and continuing on in various ways almost until today. There was a sequel released in 1997 for the PlayStation titled Red Asphalt (prefixed with Rock & Roll Racing 2 in Europe) but this one really isn’t as good as the original. Then there was an Indiegogo campaign by a company called Yard Team for a game called Motor Rock that was released in 2013. It used many assets from the original Rock N’ Roll Racing in addition to new content. It was released on Steam but pulled at the end of 2013 because of copyright infringement claims from Blizzard. However, their website (yardteam.org) appears to still offer a way to register the game through the Steam app with a key that can be obtained with a “small donation”.

    Rock N’ Roll Racing is definitely a game worth picking up for the Super Nintendo. Avoid the Genesis version and the later PlayStation sequel but the PC/Steam version might be worth a try (I haven’t tried this one yet myself). If you like games like R.C. Pro-Am or RPM Racing or even Racing Destruction Set then Rock N’ Roll Racing should be right up your alley.





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