GamePro (October 1996)

GamePro (October 1996)
GamePro was never one of my favorite gaming magazines. It did have a lot of good content but the organization always seemed...random. Nevertheless, it was a popular and long lasting magazine. The October 1996 issue includes:

Cover Feature

• Nintendo 64: The U.S. Launch
• The N64: It's Heeeeeeeeeere!
• Let the Games Begin: N64 Release Calendar
• The Game Names: Updates on MK Trilogy, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, and Freak Boy
• The Cutting Edge: Nintendo 64 Graphics Hardwired
• Super Mario 64 ProStrategy Guide

Special Feature

• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Gold! - An inside look at LucasArts' five hot Star Wars games: Shadows of the Empire (N64), Dark Forces (PlayStation), Rebel Assault II (PlayStation), Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC-CD), and X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (PC-CD).

SWATPro Strategy Section

• Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 ProStrategy Guide - Mario's most essential moves, how to use camera views, and a breakdown of the first two areas.
• The Fighter's Edge Presents: Tekken 2 (PlayStation), Conclusion - Best combos, special moves, linking moves, and throws for the remaining bosses: Anna, Devil, Angel, Bruce, Kuma, Ganryu, Roger, and Alex.
• SWATPro - Secret coedes and tips! Play as Akuma in X-Men: Children of the Atom, Toshinden 2 boss codes, Game Shark codes, and more!

ProReviews

• N64
• PlayStation
• Saturn
• SNES
• Sports Pages
• Role-Player's Realm

Departments

• Head-2-Head
• The Mail
• Art Attack
• Buyers Beware
• ProNews - Johnny Cage will appear in Mortal Kombat Trilogy!
• GamePro Online - AOL games and hot Web sites
• GamePro Labs - ASCII Saturn Stick, Psychopad K.O., and Saturn 3D Analog Controller
• Overseas ProSpects - CoolBoarders and Motor Toon 2!
• Sneak Previews - Fighting Vipers, Soviet Strike, Treasures of the Deep, Doom, and more!
• PC GamePro - Starcraft, Interstate '76, and more!
• Hot at the Arcades - Soul Edge Version II

...and more!