{"id":28640,"date":"2022-03-01T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T15:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=28640"},"modified":"2022-03-10T09:46:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T14:46:33","slug":"pc-zone-february-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/03\/01\/pc-zone-february-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Zone (February 2000)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPC_Zone%2FPCZONE+-+086&amp;twg_show=PCZONE_-_086_%28Feb__00%29_Page_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_001-709x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28641\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPC_Zone%2FPCZONE+-+086&amp;twg_show=PCZONE_-_086_%28Feb__00%29_Page_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">PC Zone &#8211; Issue Number 86 &#8211; February 2000<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/ebay\/DOSgames.html\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>PC Zone was the first IBM PC compatible gaming magazine published in the U.K. It was published from April 1993 until September 2010. The February 2000 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>2000 and Beyond<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Previews<\/b> &#8211; A massive preview section that covers 200 games being released over the following year or so. Some highlights include Team Fortress 2, Duke Nukem Forever, X-Com Alliance, Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, Tribes 2, Thief 2: The Metal Age, Warcraft III, The Sims, Shogun: Total War, Star Wars: Force Commander, Alone in the Dark 4, Deus Ex, C&amp;C: Renegade, Halo, MDK 2, Max Payne, Carmageddon: The Death Race 2000, Diablo II, Baldur&#8217;s Gate 2, Icewind Dale, Final Fantasy VIII, Neverwinter Nights, Arcanum, Black &amp; White, Gunship III, Crimson Skies, Comanche 4, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Quake III Arena<\/b> &#8211; The Quake franchise was still going strong at this point with the Quake series essentially being the successor to the Doom series. Arena required a Pentium 233 MMX, 64 MB RAM and an 8 MB 3D card. A Pentium II 350 was recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Le Mans 24 Hours<\/b> &#8211; A racing sim for Le Mans. The good news is that you don&#8217;t actually play for 24 hours. Minimum requirements include a Pentium 233 MMX, 32 MB RAM and 4 MB 3D card. A Pentium II 450 and 12 MB 3D card are recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Planescape: Torment<\/b> &#8211; Another D&amp;D game based on an improved version of the Baldur&#8217;s Gate engine. I loved Baldur&#8217;s Gate but never played this one. Minimum requirements include a Pentium 200 MMX, 32 MB RAM, 4 MB video card, and 650 MB hard disk space. A Pentium II 300, 64 MB RAM and 2 GB hard disk space were recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Interstate &#8217;82<\/b> &#8211; A sequel to Interstate &#8217;76, this vehicular combat game set int he early 80s sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately, it wasn&#8217;t as well executed as it should have been. Not a terrible game but Interstate &#8217;76 is arguably better. This one seems like more of a step back. Minimum requirements include a Pentium 233 MMX, 32 MB RAM, 400 MB hard disk space and a Direct3D 3D accelerator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hidden &amp; Dangerous: Fight for Freedom<\/b> &#8211; This World War II shooter is a game full of bugs but still fun to play. Minimum requirements include Pentium 166, 16 MB RAM, and 4 MB 3D card. A Pentium 233 MMX and 32 MB RAM is recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PC Zone Game of the Millennium<\/b> &#8211; The editor&#8217;s choose the best game of all time (so far&#8230;at the time). Their top ten in order include:\n<ol>\n<li>Half-Life<\/li>\n<li>System Shock 2<\/li>\n<li>Hidden &amp; Dangerous<\/li>\n<li>Unreal Tournament<\/li>\n<li>Championship Manager 3<\/li>\n<li>Civilization II: Test of Time<\/li>\n<li>Final Fantasy VII<\/li>\n<li>Homeworld<\/li>\n<li>Tiberian Sun<\/li>\n<li>Dungeon Keeper II<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=28642\" class=\"attachment wp-att-28642 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_008-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_008-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_008-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_008-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_008-1064x1536.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_008-83x120.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_008.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Regulars<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PCZ Top 100<\/b> &#8211; The 100 best games currently available separated into categories. Some highlights include Half-Life (best first person shooter), Age of Empires II (best strategy game), System Shock 2 (best RPG&#8230;though I never really thought of this game in that category), Grim Fandago (best action\/adventure), Colin McRae Rally (best racing game), Falcon 4 (best simulation), FIFA 2000 (best sports game), X &#8211; Beyond the Frontier (best space combat&#8230;though my favorite is the X-Wing series), CM 99\/2000 (best management game&#8230;an odd category), Ultima Online (best online game), Hidden &amp; Dangerous (best 3D action\/strategy), and many more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>On the CD<\/b> &#8211; Contents of this months cover CD include demos or shareware versions of Quake III: Arena, SWAT 3, Star Trek: Hidden Evil, Urban Chaos, Delta Force 2, Supreme Snowboarding, The Longest Journey, and FIFA 2000 as well as various patches and more editorial content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=28643\" class=\"attachment wp-att-28643 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_009-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_009-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_009-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_009-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_009-1064x1536.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_009-83x120.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PCZONE_-_086_Feb__00_Page_009.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Shape of Things to Come<\/b> &#8211; A tongue-in-cheek vision of the future of gaming including full price bug-fix patches, polygon counts beyond calculation, sexual activity simulator, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Online 2000<\/b> &#8211; The upcoming revolution of broadband internet connections and how it will affect gaming. I remember switching from dial-up to a cable modem in 1998.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Great Expectations<\/b> &#8211; Readers answer questions like &#8220;Which game would you most like to see a sequel to?&#8221; and &#8220;What will the games of the future look like?&#8221; among other questions about the future of gaming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Future of 3D Gaming<\/b> &#8211; A preview of upcoming 3D graphics cards and the features they will have including Matrox&#8217;s G400 MAX, S3&#8217;s Savage2000+, 3DFX&#8217;s VSA-100, nVidia&#8217;s GeForce 256, ATI&#8217;s Rage Fury MAXX plus hardware support for upcoming technologies like DirectX 7 and OpenGL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Future According To&#8230;<\/b> &#8211; Various developers talk about their expectations for the future of games on the PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: PC Zone &#8211; Issue Number 86 &#8211; February 2000 PC Zone was the first IBM PC compatible gaming magazine published in the U.K. It was published from April 1993 until September 2010. The February 2000 issue includes: 2000 and Beyond Previews &#8211; A massive preview section that covers 200 games being released over the following year or so. Some highlights include Team Fortress 2, Duke Nukem Forever, X-Com Alliance, Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, Tribes 2, Thief 2: The Metal Age, Warcraft III, The Sims, Shogun: Total War, Star Wars: Force Commander, Alone in the Dark 4, Deus Ex, C&amp;C: Renegade, Halo, MDK 2, Max Payne, Carmageddon: The Death Race 2000, Diablo II, Baldur&#8217;s Gate 2, Icewind Dale, Final Fantasy VIII, Neverwinter Nights, Arcanum, Black &amp; White, Gunship III, Crimson Skies, Comanche 4, and much more. Reviews Quake III Arena &#8211; The Quake franchise was still going strong at this point with the Quake series essentially being the successor to the Doom series. Arena required a Pentium 233 MMX, 64 MB RAM and an 8 MB 3D card. A Pentium II 350 was recommended. Le Mans 24 Hours &#8211; A racing sim for Le Mans. The good news is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7,16],"tags":[600,2362,2524,1934],"class_list":["post-28640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-arcana","category-dos","category-retro-games","tag-dos","tag-retrocomputing","tag-retrogaming","tag-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}