{"id":31304,"date":"2023-06-18T12:53:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T16:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=31304"},"modified":"2023-06-26T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:59:58","slug":"computer-video-games-november-1995","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/06\/18\/computer-video-games-november-1995\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer &#038; Video Games (November 1995)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FCVG%2FIssue168&amp;twg_show=CVG+168+-+001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31305\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-001-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-001-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-001-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-001-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-001-1109x1536.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-001-1478x2048.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-001-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-001-scaled.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FCVG%2FIssue168&amp;twg_show=CVG+168+-+001.jpg\">Computer &amp; Video Games &#8211; Issue Number 168 &#8211; November 1995<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Regulars<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editorial<\/b> &#8211; An intro to the new and improved CVG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Connected<\/b> &#8211; The implication of Windows 95 for gaming; rumors of the Nintendo Ultra 64; Thunderhawk 2 arrives for the Sega Saturn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>In the bag<\/b> &#8211; Readers write in about portable gaming, PlayStation vs. N64 vs. Saturn, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Help<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about mixing PAL\/NTSC SNES peripherals, Killer Instinct, emulators, the 32X, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cheatmode<\/b> &#8211; Tips tricks and codes for Metal Marines (Mega Drive), Bloodshot (Mega Drive), The King of Fighters &#8217;94 (Neo Geo), Hoverstrike (Jaguar), Earthworm Jim Special Edition (Mega CD), Ballz (3DO), NFL Quarterback Club (32X), The Need for Speed (3DO), Wario&#8217;s Woods (SNES), Super Punch Out (SNES), Putty Squad (SNES), Daytona USA (Saturn), Toughman Contest (Mega Drive), Clockwork Knight (Saturn), and Return Fighter (3DO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Charts<\/b> &#8211; Games at the top of the charts this month include FIFA Soccer &#8217;95 (Mega Drive), Secret of Mana (SNES), Zelda (Game Boy), Tekken (PlayStation), Hoverstrike (Jaguar), 7th Guest (PC), Bug! (Saturn), Power Monger 2 (Amiga), and Dark Forces (PC).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Next Month<\/b> &#8211; Coming next month, coverage of Mortal Kombat 3, Wipeout, Assault Rigs, Thunderhawk 2, Extreme Sports, Kolibri and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-31306\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=31306\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31306\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-004-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-004-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-004-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-004-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-004-1109x1536.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-004-1478x2048.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-004-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-004-scaled.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>32-Bit<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Loaded (PlayStation)<\/b> &#8211; 4-player, top-down shoot-em-up.<\/li>\n<li><b>Space Hulk (3DO)<\/b> &#8211; First person shooter featuring aliens.<\/li>\n<li><b>Boxers Road (PlayStation)<\/b> &#8211; The only boxing game I ever really liked was Punch Out on the NES.<\/li>\n<li><b>MechWarrior 2 (PC)<\/b> &#8211; Still my all time favorite mech game.<\/li>\n<li><b>Rayman<\/b> &#8211; An excellent platform game.<\/li>\n<li><b>Virtua Fighter (32X)<\/b> &#8211; This review claims the 32X version is better than the Saturn version.<\/li>\n<li><b>NBA Jam<\/b> &#8211; A solid and very popular basketball game.<\/li>\n<li><b>Layer Section (Saturn)<\/b> &#8211; A vertical shooter&#8230;a genre for which the Saturn had many great games.<\/li>\n<li><b>Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn)<\/b> &#8211; A quirky platform game.<\/li>\n<li><b>Novastorm (PlayStation)<\/b> &#8211; A nice looking 3D shooter.<\/li>\n<li><b>Goal Storm (PlayStation)<\/b> &#8211;<\/li>\n<li><b>Mortal Kombat 3 (PlayStation)<\/b> &#8211; The third game in the Mortal Kombat series<\/li>\n<li><b>Magic Carpet 2 (PC)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>16-bit<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>International Superstar Soccer<\/b> &#8211; A pretty solid soccer game.<\/li>\n<li><b>Vectorman (Mega Drive)<\/b> &#8211; One of the most technically impressive platform games on the Genesis\/Mega Drive.<\/li>\n<li><b>Killer Instinct (SNES)<\/b> &#8211; Proving impressive games could still be made on the SNES in the era of PlayStation and Saturn.<\/li>\n<li><b>Micro Machines &#8217;96 (Mega Drive)<\/b> &#8211; Micro Machines games were always fun.<\/li>\n<li><b>Zoop (SNES)<\/b> &#8211; A puzzle game and one of the latest releases for the SNES.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-31307\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=31307\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31307\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-005-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-005-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-005-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-005-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-005-1109x1536.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-005-1478x2048.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-005-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-005-scaled.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Previews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Agile Fighter (Playstation)<\/b> &#8211; A jet fighter game for the PS1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Destruction Derby (PC)<\/b> &#8211; I loved this game but I played it on the PlayStation, not the PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Frantic Flea (SNES)<\/b> &#8211; A puzzle game featuring fleas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hexen (PC\/PlayStation)<\/b> &#8211; One of the earliest Doom clones. I had a blast playng this one though it wasn&#8217;t quite as good of a multiplayer game as Doom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>EA Previews<\/b> &#8211; Previews for a bunch of games from Electronic Arts, includnig View Point, Road Rash, PGA &#8217;96, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31308\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-100-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-100-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-100-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-100-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-100-1109x1536.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-100-1478x2048.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-100-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVG-168-100-scaled.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Computer &amp; Video Games &#8211; Issue Number 168 &#8211; November 1995 Regulars Editorial &#8211; An intro to the new and improved CVG. Connected &#8211; The implication of Windows 95 for gaming; rumors of the Nintendo Ultra 64; Thunderhawk 2 arrives for the Sega Saturn. In the bag &#8211; Readers write in about portable gaming, PlayStation vs. N64 vs. Saturn, and more. Help &#8211; Questions answered about mixing PAL\/NTSC SNES peripherals, Killer Instinct, emulators, the 32X, and more. Cheatmode &#8211; Tips tricks and codes for Metal Marines (Mega Drive), Bloodshot (Mega Drive), The King of Fighters &#8217;94 (Neo Geo), Hoverstrike (Jaguar), Earthworm Jim Special Edition (Mega CD), Ballz (3DO), NFL Quarterback Club (32X), The Need for Speed (3DO), Wario&#8217;s Woods (SNES), Super Punch Out (SNES), Putty Squad (SNES), Daytona USA (Saturn), Toughman Contest (Mega Drive), Clockwork Knight (Saturn), and Return Fighter (3DO). Charts &#8211; Games at the top of the charts this month include FIFA Soccer &#8217;95 (Mega Drive), Secret of Mana (SNES), Zelda (Game Boy), Tekken (PlayStation), Hoverstrike (Jaguar), 7th Guest (PC), Bug! (Saturn), Power Monger 2 (Amiga), and Dark Forces (PC). Next Month &#8211; Coming next month, coverage of Mortal Kombat 3, Wipeout, Assault Rigs, Thunderhawk 2, Extreme [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,16],"tags":[2362,2524],"class_list":["post-31304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-arcana","category-retro-games","tag-retrocomputing","tag-retrogaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31304","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=31304"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31355,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31304\/revisions\/31355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}