{"id":37176,"date":"2026-07-18T17:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=37176"},"modified":"2026-08-18T23:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:05:35","slug":"gamepro-april-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/gamepro-april-1998\/","title":{"rendered":"GamePro (April 1998)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FGamePro%2FGamePro_115_1998-04&amp;twg_show=GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-001-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-001-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-001-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-001-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-001-90x120.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-001.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next to Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro was perhaps the most popular video game magazine for many years, at least in North America. I always preferred EGM but GamePro had some great content to. The April 1998 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Cover Feature<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tekken 3 Is Comin&#8217; To Get You!<\/b> &#8211; A preview of Tekken 3 for the PlayStation. Mostly this covers the arcade version along with some of the new modes that will be included in the PlayStation version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Special Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Vigilante 8: Total Carnage!<\/b> &#8211; Vehicular combat games seemed to be all the rage at this time. Twisted Metal seemed to be the most popular but this was a pretty good alternative on the PlayStation and had a unique retro-futuristic 1970s theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Baseball&#8217;s Starting Lineup<\/b> &#8211; An overview of recent and upcoming baseball games including Triple Play &#8217;99 (PlayStation), All-Star Baseball &#8217;99 (Nintendo 64), MLB &#8217;99 (PlayStation), Hardball 6 (PlayStation), VR Baseball &#8217;99 (PlayStation), High Heat Baseball (PlayStation), Mike Piazza&#8217;s StrikeZone (Nintendo 64), and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=37179\" class=\"attachment wp-att-37179 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-010-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-010-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-010-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-010-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-010-90x120.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-010.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>SWATPro Strategy Section<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Resident Evil 2 PlayStation ProStrategy Guide<\/b> &#8211; Detailed strategy guide for this survival horror classic. These guides are not something you wanted to use unless you were really stuck&#8230;kind of ruins the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Fighter&#8217;s Edge: Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (Arcade)<\/b> &#8211; Combos and strategies for the Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix arcade game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>S.W.A.T. Pro<\/b> &#8211; Tips, cheats, and codes for WCW Nitro (PlayStation), Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation), Command &amp; Conquer: Red Alert (PlayStation), Time Crisis (PlayStation), Duke Nukem 64 (Nintendo 64), Frogger (PlayStation), Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi (PlayStation), San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing (Nintendo 64), Micro Machines V3 (PlayStation), Duke Nukem 3D (Saturn), Resident Evil: Director&#8217;s Cut (PlayStation), Maximum Force (PlayStation), Aerofighters Assault (Nintendo 64), Command &amp; Conquer (PlayStation), One (PlayStation), Top Gear Rally (Nintendo 64), Courier Crisis (PlayStation), Bomberman 64 (Nintendo 64), and Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (arcade).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=37178\" class=\"attachment wp-att-37178 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-012-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37178\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-012-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-012-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-012-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-012-90x120.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-012.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>ProReviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PC GamePro<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of some of the latest PC games including Descent to Undermountain; Unreal, and Sin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nintendo 64<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of Quake and Snowboard Kids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PlayStation<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of Gex and Bloody Roar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Baseball Roundup<\/b> &#8211; See the special feature above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sports Pages<\/b> &#8211; A look at some of the latest sports games including NCAA March Madness &#8217;98 (PlayStation), NHL Breakaway &#8217;98 (Nintendo 64), NBA In The Zone &#8217;98 (Nintendo 64), Newman\/Haas Racing (PlayStation), NBA Shoot Out &#8217;98 (PlayStation), NBA Courtside (Nintendo 64), and Hot Shots Golf (PlayStation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Role-Player&#8217;s Realm<\/b> &#8211; A review of SaGa Frontier for the PlayStation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Head-2-Head<\/b> &#8211; Was the pronouncement of the Atari Jaguar&#8217;s death premature?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Mail<\/b> &#8211; Mail from readers about Final Fantasy VIII, a Vandal Hearts sequel, the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Buyers Beware<\/b> &#8211; At Chips &amp; Bits, &#8216;available now&#8217; may just mean available for preorder; NFL Quarterback Club glitches; listening to music CDs while playing games on the PlayStation; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>ProNews<\/b> &#8211; Sega confirms new console(what would become the Dreamcast); Madden Bowl &#8217;98; Project X game system from VM Labs (this would become the Nuon); and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sneak Previews<\/b> &#8211; An early look at games in progress including Turok 2 (Nintendo 64), Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. (Nintendo 64), Road Rash 3D (PlayStation), 1080 Snowboarding (Nintendo 64), Cruis&#8217;n World (Nintendo 64), Supercross &#8217;98 Featuring Jeremy McGrath (PlayStation), Running Wild (PlayStation), Gran Turismo (PlayStation), Mega Man Nova (PlayStation), Grand Theft Auto (PlayStation), Powerboat Racing (PlayStation), Crime Killer (PlayStation), Forsaken (PlayStation), and Tomba (PlayStation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hot at the Arcades<\/b> &#8211; A preview of Hyperdrive from Midway plus a look at California Speed from Atari.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-132-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37177\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-132-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-132-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-132-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-132-90x120.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GamePro_Issue105_April_1998-132.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next to Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro was perhaps the most popular video game magazine for many years, at least in North America. I always preferred EGM but GamePro had some great content to. The April 1998 issue includes: Cover Feature Tekken 3 Is Comin&#8217; To Get You! &#8211; A preview of Tekken 3 for the PlayStation. Mostly this covers the arcade version along with some of the new modes that will be included in the PlayStation version. Special Features Vigilante 8: Total Carnage! &#8211; Vehicular combat games seemed to be all the rage at this time. Twisted Metal seemed to be the most popular but this was a pretty good alternative on the PlayStation and had a unique retro-futuristic 1970s theme. Baseball&#8217;s Starting Lineup &#8211; An overview of recent and upcoming baseball games including Triple Play &#8217;99 (PlayStation), All-Star Baseball &#8217;99 (Nintendo 64), MLB &#8217;99 (PlayStation), Hardball 6 (PlayStation), VR Baseball &#8217;99 (PlayStation), High Heat Baseball (PlayStation), Mike Piazza&#8217;s StrikeZone (Nintendo 64), and more. SWATPro Strategy Section Resident Evil 2 PlayStation ProStrategy Guide &#8211; Detailed strategy guide for this survival horror classic. These guides are not something you wanted to use unless you were really stuck&#8230;kind of ruins the game. 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