{"id":36665,"date":"2026-03-08T17:31:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=36665"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:01:11","slug":"pc-zone-september-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/pc-zone-september-1999\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Zone (September 1999)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPC_Zone%2FPCZONE+-+080&amp;twg_show=PCZONE_-_080_%28Sept__99%29_Page_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_001-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36669\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_001-709x1024.jpg 709w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_001-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_001-768x1109.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_001-1064x1536.jpg 1064w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_001-83x120.jpg 83w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_001.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PC Zone is a PC gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. from 1993 until 2010. The September 1999 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Previews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ultima Ascension<\/b> &#8211; Ultima IX, the latest game in the Ultima series was about 90% complete in this preview.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>GP500<\/b> &#8211; A motorcycle racing game from Hasboro Interactive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Phoenix<\/b> &#8211; A 3D space combat game from Team 17, the makers of Worms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Starfleet Command<\/b> &#8211; A Star Trek themed real-time strategy game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Heavy Metal: FAKK2<\/b> &#8211; A game based on the, at the time forthcoming, sequel to the animated film Heavy Metal. Built on the Quake III Engine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>B-17 The Mighty Eighth<\/b> &#8211; An updated version of a MicroProse classic World War II flight sim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>FIFA 2000<\/b> &#8211; It&#8217;s a soccer game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=36668\" class=\"attachment wp-att-36668 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_004-710x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36668\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_004-710x1024.jpg 710w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_004-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_004-768x1108.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_004-1065x1536.jpg 1065w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_004-83x120.jpg 83w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_004.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Reviews &#8211; New Games<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>System Shock 2<\/b> &#8211; One of the more underrated games of the era, this is sort of an FPS\/RPG hybrid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Civilization II: Test of Time<\/b> &#8211; The second game in this classic strategy series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Outcast<\/b> &#8211; A Star Wars game with a lot of promise that didn&#8217;t quite live up to expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>MiG Alley<\/b> &#8211; A flight sim from the era of early jet fighters focusing on the MiG-15 and F-86 Sabre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Need for Speed: Road Challenge<\/b> &#8211; A solid entry in the Need for Speed series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jagged Alliance II<\/b> &#8211; A turn based RPG\/strategy game that was pretty good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Heavy Gear 2<\/b> &#8211; A pretty decent mech combat game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>F-22 Lightning 3<\/b> &#8211; A flight sim featuring the F-22.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ultima Online Versus Everquest<\/b> &#8211; A comparison of these to online RPGs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Castrol Honda Superbike 2000<\/b> &#8211; An OK motorcycle racing game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Triple Play Baseball 2000<\/b> &#8211; A pretty decent baseball sim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Austin Powers Operation: Trivia<\/b> &#8211; A fairly boring Austin Powers themed trivia game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Norm Koger&#8217;s Operational Art of War, Volume 3<\/b> &#8211; A hard core strategy game that lets you recreate historical and hypothetical conflicts from ~1960 to ~2000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Thrust Twist N&#8217; Turn<\/b> &#8211; A futuristic racing game from Take 2 Interactive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Shattered Light<\/b> &#8211; An RPG that leaves a lot to be desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amerzone The Explorers Legacy<\/b> &#8211; An adventure game along the lines of Riven.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PGA Championship Golf<\/b> &#8211; If you like golf games, then this is a good one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Traitors Gate<\/b> &#8211; A spy themed adventure game similar in game play to Myst but not as good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Reviews: Budget<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Unreal<\/b> &#8211; One of the classic FPS games of the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Duke Nukem 3D<\/b> &#8211; It&#8217;s a shame that there hasn&#8217;t really been a good sequel to this game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Frogger<\/b> &#8211; An updated version of the classic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Glover<\/b> &#8211; A 3D platform game featuring a glove as the protagonist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lords of Magic<\/b> &#8211; A pretty good fantasy themed strategy\/RPG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pro Pilot 98<\/b> &#8211; A detailed and highly realistic flight sim that ends up being a little boring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=36667\" class=\"attachment wp-att-36667 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_005-710x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_005-710x1024.jpg 710w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_005-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_005-768x1108.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_005-1065x1536.jpg 1065w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_005-83x120.jpg 83w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_005.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Supertest<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Star Wars Games<\/b> &#8211; An overview of some of the best Star Wars games including the X-Wing series (my personal favorites), Dark Forces and Dark Forces II, Episode I &#8211; Racer, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Readers&#8217; Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Feedback<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers about Total Annihilation: Kingdoms, Star Wars: Episode 1 &#8211; Racer, Hidden &amp; Dangerous, Dungeon Keeper II, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Bulletin<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Top Stories<\/b> &#8211; A look at new and upcoming games including Grand Theft Auto 2, Nocturne, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The PC Zone Charts<\/b> &#8211; Games at the top of the charts this month include Aliens Vs. Predator, Dungeon Keeper II, Mechwarrior 3, Might &amp; Magic VII, Rollercoaster Tycoon, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tech-Head<\/b> &#8211; A look at the latest and greatest 3D cards including Hercules&#8217; Dynamite TNT2 Ultra, Voodoo 3, and Matrox G400 Series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>UK Games Championships<\/b> &#8211; A gaming competition featuring Unreal, Quake II, Age of Empires, Total Annihilation, Need For Speed III, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Console Zone<\/b> &#8211; A look at some of the latest games on the PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Sega Dreamcast, Xbox, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Obsessed With Consoles<\/b> &#8211; An interview with a console lover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Regulars<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mailbox<\/b> &#8211; Readers write in about fantasy and sci-fi games, making new games with existing game engines, realism in games, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What&#8217;s On Your Hard Drive?<\/b> &#8211; The games people in London are playing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PCZ Top 100<\/b> &#8211; The games PCZ has rated the highest in various categories. Some games listed here include Quake II, Half-Life, Jedi Knight, Carmageddon II, Grand Theft Auto, Need For Speed III, Micro Machines 3, Virtual Pool 2, System Shock, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Sam &amp; Max, Resident Evil II, Grim Fandango, Lands of Lore III, Ultima VII, Diablo, Fallout 2, Baldur&#8217;s Gate, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, Dungeon Keeper II, Age of Empires, SimCity 3000, Alpha Centauri, Falcon 4.0, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>On The CD<\/b> &#8211; Demos of Starfleet Command, Star Wars: Episode I &#8211; Racer, Warbirds, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Troubleshooter<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cheatmaster<\/b> &#8211; Cheats for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode 1 &#8211; Racer, F-22 Lightning 3, Kingpin, Midtown Madness, X-Wing Alliance, Worms Armageddon, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Now To&#8230;Understand PC Jargon<\/b> &#8211; If you don&#8217;t know the difference between AGP and API, then this article may be for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Star Trek: Birth of the Federation<\/b> &#8211; A strategy guide for this Star Trek strategy game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dear Wizza<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about the 3D NOW! technology in an AMD K6-2 chip, the Microsoft Force Feedback Pro, Grand Theft Auto, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Watchdog<\/b> &#8211; Addressing problems with Crime Killer, bugs in F-22 Total Air War, PC World stores, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_140-710x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36666\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_140-710x1024.jpg 710w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_140-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_140-768x1108.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_140-1065x1536.jpg 1065w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_140-83x120.jpg 83w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PCZONE_-_080_Sept__99_Page_140.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PC Zone is a PC gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. from 1993 until 2010. The September 1999 issue includes: Previews Ultima Ascension &#8211; Ultima IX, the latest game in the Ultima series was about 90% complete in this preview. GP500 &#8211; A motorcycle racing game from Hasboro Interactive. Phoenix &#8211; A 3D space combat game from Team 17, the makers of Worms. Starfleet Command &#8211; A Star Trek themed real-time strategy game. Heavy Metal: FAKK2 &#8211; A game based on the, at the time forthcoming, sequel to the animated film Heavy Metal. Built on the Quake III Engine. B-17 The Mighty Eighth &#8211; An updated version of a MicroProse classic World War II flight sim. FIFA 2000 &#8211; It&#8217;s a soccer game. Reviews &#8211; New Games System Shock 2 &#8211; One of the more underrated games of the era, this is sort of an FPS\/RPG hybrid. Civilization II: Test of Time &#8211; The second game in this classic strategy series. Outcast &#8211; A Star Wars game with a lot of promise that didn&#8217;t quite live up to expectations. MiG Alley &#8211; A flight sim from the era of early jet fighters focusing on the MiG-15 and F-86 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,16],"tags":[3049,2362,2524],"class_list":["post-36665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-arcana","category-retro-games","tag-gaming","tag-retrocomputing","tag-retrogaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36665"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36779,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36665\/revisions\/36779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}