Electronic Games (September 1993)

Electronic Games (September 1993)

Electronic Games was the first major North American gaming magazine. It lasted only a few years before succumbing to the effects of the video game crash. However, it had a rebirth in the early 1990s. The September 1993 issue includes:

Departments

• Power On! - A rant against the perception that games (electronic games in particular) are just for kids.


• Feedback - Letters from readers with topics such as a video game rating system, Camerica's bankruptcy, CD based games, and more.


• Hotline - The news this month includes: Bubsy starring in his own cartoon; Charles Barkley signed by Accolade for basketball games; Sega announces future plans for the Sega CD; a full motion video upgrade for the CD-i; Tandy sells computer manufacturing division to AST Research Inc.; Spectrum HoloByte and MicroProse merge; MPEG 1 becomes a standard; Acclaim signs deal for games based on James Cameron movies...first up is True Lies; new Disney and roller coaster screen savers for DOS; and more. Top games this month include StarFox (SuperNES), X-Men (Genesis), Super Mario Land 2 (Game Boy), Kirby's Adventure (NES); Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear), and Batman Returns (Sega CD).


• Insert Coin Here - New and upcoming arcade games include Jurassic Park Pinball from Data East, Tee'd Off from Premier Technology, Title Fight from Sega, The Punisher from Capcom, Saturday Night Slam Masters from Capcom, Daioh from American Sammy, and more.


• Game Doctor - Questions answered about Street Fighter II, video quality on CD games such as It Came from the Desert and 7th Guest, Out of this World on the SNES, Sega's Virtual VR, Q Sound, updated Activision games, and more.


• Fandom Central - A look at the latest fanzines, including The Atari Zone Vol.5 #3, Fantazine #2, The Gaming Edge #1, Game Force #2, High Density #1, and Video Game Review #5.


• Video Game Gallery - Video game reviews this month include Mortal Combat for both the Super NES and Genesis, Vegas Stakes (Super NES), T2: Judgement Day (Super NES), Jurassic Park (Genesis), Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis), Street Fighter II Turbo (Super NES), Magical Chase (TurboGrafx-16), Super Bomberman (Super NES), Bill Walsh College Football (Genesis), and Wing Commander: The Secret Missions (Super NES).


• Software Gallery - Computer game reviews this month include Prince of Persia 2 (DOS), Rags to Riches (DOS), Blue Force (DOS), Might & Magic: Dark Side of Xeen (DOS), Aces Over Europe (DOS), Eternam (DOS), and Lunar Command (DOS).


• CD Gallery - CD-based game review this month include Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DOS) and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective III (DOS, Mac).


• Portable Playtime - There's only one Mobile game review this month and that's King of the Ring for the Game Boy.

_{Table of Contents from the September 1993 issue of Electronic Games}

Features

• Jaguar Roars to Life - A look at the hardware and first software for the Atari Jaguar to be released in the Fall. Initial games include Cybermorph, Aliens vs. Predator, Jaguar Formula One Racing, Battlezone 2000 and Tempest 2000. About 50,000 units are expected to be available initially at $200.


• Players' Guide to Fall and Winter Games - Previews of games due out in the near future, including The Adventures or Rocky & Bullwinkle (Genesis), Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage (SNES), Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck (Genesis, Sega CD), Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions (SNES), Dashin' Desperadoes (Genesis), Goofy (Genesis), James Pond III: Operation Starfish (Genesis), Kaboom: The Mad Doctor's Revenge (SNES), Mr. Nutz (SNES), Mario & Wario (SNES), Pink Goes to Hollywood (Genesis), Pitfall Harry: The Mayan Adventure (SNES), Puggsy (Genesis), Sylvester & Tweety: Cagey Capers (Genesis), Wizzy 'n' Lizzy (Genesis), Blades of Vengeance (Genesis), Captain America and the Avengers (SNES), Clayfighter (SNES), Eternal Champions (Genesis), Lethal Enforcer (Genesis), Turtles Tournament Fighters (Genesis), World Heroes (SNES), Alien vs. Predator (SNES), BattleClash II (SNES), BioMetal (SNES), Robocop vs. The Terminator (SNES, Genesis), River Raid: The Mission of No Return (SNES), Soldiers of Fortune (SNES, Genesis), Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES), Turn and Burn: No Fly Zone (SNES), Rolling Thunder 3 (Genesis), ABC's Monday Night Football (SNES), John Madden Football '94 (SNES, Genesis), Dan Marino's Touchdown Football (Genesis), Quarterback Club (Genesis), Beastball (Genesis, SNES), World Series Baseball (Genesis), 2020 Super Baseball (Genesis), NBA Jam (SNES, Genesis), Brett Hull Hockey (SNES, Genesis), NHL Hockey (SNES), International Soccer (Genesis), Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing (NES, SNES, Genesis), Pele Soccer (Genesis, SNES), Pro Moves Soccer (Genesis), Formula 1 World Cup (Genesis), FX Trax (SNES), Speed Racer (Genesis, SNES), Riddick Bowe Boxing (SNES), WCW: Main Event Wrestling (Genesis, SNES), Andre Agassi Tennis (SNES), Beauty and the Beast (Genesis), Castlvania: Bloodlines (Genesis), Eye of the Beholder (SNES), The Journey Home: Quest for the Throne (SNES), Might & Magic III (SNES, Genesis), Star Trek; The Next Generation (SNES), Runes of Virtue (SNES), Ultima: The False Prophet (SNES), Dennis the Menace (SNES, NES), Goof Troop (SNES), Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES), Ghengis Khan III: Clan of the Gray Wolf (SNES, Genesis), Metal Marines (SNES), Super Battleship (SNES), Super Battletank 2 (SNES), Walker (Genesis, SNES), SimAnt (SNES), Caesar's Palace (SNES, Genesis), Championship Pool (SNES), and Side Pocket (SNES).
  
  Then there are the computer games: Dracula Unleashed (DOS), Bloodnet (DOS), Bloodstone (DOS), Quest for glory 4: Shadows of Darkness (DOS), Gabriel Knight (DOS), Jagged Alliance (DOS), Shadow Caster (DOS), Fantasy Empire (DOS), Forgotten Castle: The Awakening (DOS), The Elder Scrolls Chapter 1: The Arena (DOS), Dungeon Hack (DOS), Inca 2 (DOS), Arborea (DOS), Simon the Sorcerer (DOS, Amiga), The Dig (DOS), Star Trek: Judgement Rights (DOS), Gateway II: Homeworld (DOS), Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox( DOS), Innocent Until Caught (DOS), Police Quest 4: Open Season (DOS), Shadow of the Comet (DOS), Leisure Suit Larry 6 (DOS), Sam and Max Hit the Road (DOS), Tom Landry Strategy Football (DOS, Amiga), Front Page Sports Football Pro (DOS), Joe Montana NFL Football (DOS), MPS Football (DOS), NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four 2 (DOS), David Robinson NBA Action (DOS), Brett Hull Hockey (DOS), Aliens vs. Predator (DOS), Alone in the Dark II (DOS), Homey D. Clown (DOS), Imperial Pursuit (DOS), Walker (Amiga), Goblins 3 (DOS), The Terminator 2029: Rampage (DOS), Doom (DOS), Secret of the Seventh Labyrinth (DOS), Seal Team (DOS), Wing Commander Academy (DOS), Sub Wars (DOS), and MechWarriors II: The Clans (DOS).
  
  Then of course there are the mobile games: Aliens vs. Predator (Game Boy), Batman: The Animated Series (Game Boy), Desert Strike (Game Gear), Mortal Kombat (Game Boy, Game Gear), Robocop vs. The Terminator, Speedy Gonzales (Game Boy), Tiny Toons: Montana's Movie Madness (Game Boy), WarioLand (Game Boy), Formula 1 World Cup (Game Gear), Nigen Mansell's World Championship Racing (Game Boy), WCW: Main Event Wrestling (Game Boy), Turtles: Radical Rescue (Game Boy), and Ultima: Runes of Virtue II (Game Boy).
  
  That's a lot of games.


• Dungeons and Dragons - A look at the history of Dungeons and Dragons, its future on computers and what's next for SSI. Some upcoming D&D games include Dark Sun: Shattered Lands, Stronghold, Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor, Fantasy Empires, Dungeon Hack, Isle of the Mad Genie, and Ravenloft.

_{Back cover of September 1993 issue of Electronic Games}

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