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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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Electronic Games (January 1993)

Electronic Games had its first life from 1981 to 1985. It ended publication in large part due to the Video Game crash that occurred a couple of years earlier. However, it was reborn in 1992 and had another run until 1995. The January 1993 issue includes:

Departments

• Power On! - A look ahead at what to expect in 1993. Predictions include the SNES becoming the best selling console, more video games released than in 1992, CD-ROM will not replace cartridges, some cartridge prices will drop, and more.


• Feedback - Letters from readers with praise for the magazines, questions about game development, and various suggestions.


• Hotline - News items including: Apple releases the Performa 200 (Based on the Mac Classic II), the Performa 400 (based on the LC II), and the Performa 600 which is a new design with a 32MHz 68030 CPU. The first two come with 4 MB RAM and an 80 MB hard drive. The Performa 600 comes with 4 or 5MB of RAM, a 160MB hard drive and optional CD; Sega premieres Sega CD ad in Times Square; MicroLeague introduces Laser Squad; Wordtris coming for several platforms; counterfeit Street Fighter II Champion Edition arcade boards seized; Pac-Man turns 10; Sony and Nintendo plan CD add-on for SNES; new Star Wars pinball from Data East; and more.


• Inser Coin Here - A look at the 1992 AMOA Expo which included new arcade games such as Street Fighter II Champion Edition, The Addams Family Pinball, Lethal Enforcers, Terminator 2, Art of Fighting, Virtua Racing, Final Lap 3, Space Lords, Skins Game, Lizard Command, and more.


• Game Doctor - Questions answered about AdventureVision and UltraVision, cartridge cleaners, Wing Commander on the SNES, renting games, and more.


• Video Game Gallery - Reviews of video games including Batman Returns (NES), Dragon's Lair (SNES), Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs (SNES), Equinox (SNES), Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball (Genesis), John Madden '9 (Genesis), Steel Talons (Genesis), Battleclash (SNES), Chester Cheetah - Too Cool to Fool (SNES), Hook (SNES), Captain America and the Avengers (Genesis), Spiderman and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (SNES), Andre Agassi Tennis (Genesis), and Super Battle Tank: War in the Gulf (Genesis).


• Computer Game Gallery - Reviews of computer games including SimLife (Macintosh), Plan 9 from Outer Space (MS-DOS), Heaven & Earth (MS-DOS), Red Zone (Amiga), The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes (MS-DOS), Utopia (MS-DOS), B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-DOS), and Spellcasting 301: Spring Break (MS-DOS).


• CD Gallery - Reviews of games on CD including Sherlock Holmes/Sol Feace/Sega Classics (Sega CD), The Adventures of Willie Beamish (Sega CD), Cobra Command (Sega CD), and Sewer Shark (Sega CD).


• Portable Playtime - Reviews of games on portable systems including Tumblepop (Game Boy) and Prince of Persia (Game Gear).

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

Features

• National Fan Club - A new fan club started by EG called the National Association of Electronic Gaming Enthusiasts (NAEGE).


• EG's 1992 Game Awards - Candidates for Video Game of the Year include Street Fighter II, Rampart (Lynx), Shinobi (Game Gear), and Star Wars (Game Boy). For computer games the choices include Aces of the Pacific, Civilization, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, SimLife, Spear of Destiny and Wing Commander II. There was also a Multimedia Games of the Year Category with several contestants including Dragon Slayer (Turbo Duo), Night Trap (Sega CD), and Loom (PC-CD). Portable Game of the Year candidates are Caesar's Palace (Game Boy), Rampart (Atari Lynx), Shinobi (Game Gear), and Star Wars (Game Boy). There are a number of other categories as well including Best Action Video Game, Best Action/Action Strategy Computer Game, Best Adventure/RPG Computer Game, Best Adventure/RPG Video Game, Best Sports Video Game, Best Sports Computer Game, Best Strategy Computer Game, and more. Readers get to vote on the actual winners.


• Player's Guide to Gaming Gifts - A look at gaming gifts to give your friends and relatives, including ASCIIware's Game Gear Carry All, the Light Boy, NAKI's 12 hour Action-Pak Plus Game Boy battery, the Turbo Touch 360, Sega's Menacer and the SuperScope 6 for the SNES, the Video Game Super Chair, the Miracle Keyboard, TeleGames Personal Arcade, Advanced Gravis UltraSound, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro sound cards, and lots more.


• Playing with Toys - A look at the Robin Williams' movie Toys and the game that is based on it.

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Electronic Games, Winter 1981

Electronic Games, Issue Number 1, Winter 1981

Electronic Games was really the grandfather of video game magazines. Unfortunately it was not long lived as it was introduced shortly before the video game crash of that era. It lived on for a brief while afterwards as Computer Entertainment. This is the first issue from 1981 and includes:

• Switch On! - An introduction to this brand new magazine.


• Readers Replay - Mostly readers writing in about how excited about the new magazine. You might be wondering how given that this is the first issue. However, this magazine actually started as a column in Video Magazine which was a magazine for home video enthusiasts.


• Inside Gaming - David Crane gives us an inside look at the making of Freeway.


• Electronic Games Hotline - Atari confirms secret messages in Adventure; McDonald's considers developing video terminals for ordering and playing games with Atari; Atari develops 8K cartridge for Asteroids; Red Baron released by Atari to arcades; Mattel to develop Dungeons & Dragons game for Intellivision; and much more.


• Holiday Gift Giving for Gamers - Some of the items in this holiday gift guide include the Casio CA-90 watch, a satin Space Invaders jacket, the handheld electronic game Merlin, Pocket Simon, Head-to-Head Boxing from Coleco, Alien Invaders/Galaxian mini-arcade, Electronic Detective (sort of an electronic version of Clue), Lexor (an electronic scrabble game), and more.


• Test Lab - A detailed look at Tandy's new Color Computer.






• Q&A - Questions answered about videogames damaging TVs, docking in Atari's Star Raiders, and cassette games on Atari computers.


• Strategy Session - How to get high scores in Space Invaders and Breakout.


• Feature: Can Asteroids Conquer Space Invaders? - Asteroids appears poised to replace Space Invaders as the number one arcade game. This is deatiled look at the history of both games.


• What's Next - A look at what's coming soon in electronic gaming. Some of the items here include a remote controlled VCS, Ice Hockey, Stampede, Fishing Derby, UFO, Alien Invaders, Quest for the Rings, and more.


• Special Section: Player's Guide to Programmable Videogames - A guide to the best current videogames plus a look at the available videogame systems including the Atari VCS, the Fairchild Channel F, the Odyssey2, the Intellivision, and more.


• Programmable Parade - Reviews of the latest games including Quest for the Rings, Missile Command, Kaboom, Auto Racing, UFO, Tennis, Air-Sea Battle, Breakout, Boxing, Alien Invaders - Plus!, Space Battle, and Video Whizball.


• Computer Playland - Reviews of some of the latest computer games including Star Raiders (Atari 400/800), Bowling (Atari 400/800), House of Usher, (Atari 400/800, Apple II, Pet, TRS-80), Beneath the Pyramid (Atari 400/800, Apple II, Pet, TRS-80), Sands of Mars (Atari 400/800, Apple II, Pet, TRS-80), Nominoes Jigsaw (Apple II, Atari 400/800, TRS-80), Space Chase (Atari 400/800), War at Sea (Atari 400/800), Alien Rain (Apple II), Asteroids Field (Apple II), Mystery Fun House (Atari 400/800, Apple II, Sorceror, TRS-80), Empire of the Over-Mind (Apple II, Atari 800, Pet, TRS-80), Dino Wars (TRS-80 Color Computer), and more.


• Insert Coin Here - A look at what's new in arcades including Pleiades, Space Odyssey, Venture, and Warlords.


• Stand-Alone Scene - A look at some standalone electronic games including Dark Tower, Bank Shot, Alien Attack, Bowlatronic, and Wildfire.


• Own Your Own Arcade Game - A look at the used arcade machine market including some current prices.


• Touchdown! - An overview of available football videogames. Some titles looked at here include Atari's Football, Intellivision's NFL Football, Football for the Odyssey2, various standalone games, and more.


• Attack of the Chess Robots - A look at standalone electronic chess games.


• Arcade Spotlight - A look at the Brodway Arcade Amusement Center in New York City.

...and more!

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