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April 1992 Edition
A monthly guide to new and upcoming Atari ST games
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Edited by Zenobot
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A CyberSysTek Publication
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Quote Of The Month:
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"I was in fear of my life!"
(LAPD officer who struck Rodney King 56 times with his police baton.)
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Z editorial:
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Hey, now that's more like it!!
Still no Birds Of Prey, Epic, or Blade Warrior though...
With the demise of Mirrorsoft, Blade Warrior might never make it at all!
Too bad, it looked promising.
Forget movie quotes! I'll just put up any old quote I find interesting.
See y'all next month!
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ST Gaming News:
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New This Month:
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Domestic:
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--Great Britain Scenery Collection (Sublogic).
--Thunderhawk (Virgin).
Imported:
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--Big Run (Storm).
--Brides Of Dracula (Gonzo Software).
--Elvira: The Arcade Game (Flair).
--The Godfather: Action Game (US Gold).
--Harlequin (Gremlin).
--Knights Of The Sky (Microprose).
--Legend (Mindscape).
--Microprose Formula 1 Grand Prix (Microprose).
--Paragliding (Loriciel).
--Powermonger: World War I Edition (Electronic Arts/Bullfrog).
--Robocop 3 (Ocean/DID).
--Shadowlands (Domark).
--Space Gun (Ocean).
--Special Forces (Microprose).
--The Top League (UBI Soft)
(Speedball 2/TV Sports Football/Falcon/Rick Dangerous 2/Midwinter).
--Titus The Fox (Titus).
Budget games and re-issues:
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--BSS Jane Seymour (GBH).
--Cybercop (Energize).
--Deflektor (GBH).
--Dizzy's Excellent Adventures (Codemasters).
--Hover Sprint (Codemasters).
--Italia '90 (Tronix).
--Ivanhoe (The Hit Squad).
--Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off-Road (Tronix).
--Lombard RAC Rally (The Hit Squad).
--Manchester United (GBH).
--Monty Python's Flying Circus (Tronix).
--Rick Dangerous (Kixx).
--Saint Dragon (Kixx).
--Team Suzuki (GBH).
Top Twenty ST Games in the UK, March '92:
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(This chart is reprinted from ST Action and compiled by Gallup.)
(Take it with a grain of salt.)
1 (1) WWF Wrestlemania (Ocean).
2 (5) Microprose Golf (Microprose).
3 (15) James Pond 2: Codename Robocod (Millenium).
4 (2) The Simpsons (Ocean).
5 (3) Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Gremlin).
6 (7) Knightmare (Mindscape).
7 (8) Mega lo Mania (Imageworks).
8 (14) Realms (Virgin).
9 (4) Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker (Virgin).
10 (6) Dizzy Collection (Codemasters).
11 (17) Football Crazy Challenge (Anco).
12 (11) Soccer Stars Compilation (Empire).
13 (NE) Manchester United Europe (Krisalis). (That's not new! What gives?)
14 (10) Terminator 2 (Ocean).
15 (NE) Oh No! More Lemmings (data disk) (Psygnosis).
16 (NE) Board Genius (Beau Jolly).
17 (NE) Oh No! More Lemmings (stand-alone version) (Psygnosis).
18 (16) 4 Wheel Drive (Gremlin). (Lotus/Toyota Celica/Team Suzuki/Combo Racer)
19 (18) Silent Service II (Microprose).
20 (9) Lemmings (Psygnosis).
[ (NE) = new item, (RE) = re-entry, (#) = last month's position.]
Oh No! More Lemming-Like Behavior!
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Following in the footsteps of its US parent, Electronic Arts UK is thinking
about dropping its ST support.
This has most of Europe's ST users, journalists, and software company people
scratching their heads in puzzlement, as the European ST market is quite
sizable, and many other companies are doing good business.
This planned ST pullout is probably just a rumor, though.
Look for future updates on this story right here.
"It's Deja-Vu All Over Again!"
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Virgin US has stopped releasing domestic versions of their ST products.
Sales have been pretty low, probably due to the fact that the US versions are
released several months after the UK versions have come and gone.
They are still releasing US versions for MS/DOS and Amiga, of course.
Are you getting as sick of this as I am?
So, it's back to the "imports" rack...
Mirrorsoft Aftershocks:
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Mindscape International has just released Legend (TAG), a game that was
scheduled to be put out by Imageworks (division of defunct Mirrorsoft).
It's good to see some of the design teams surviving the crash!
The guys at Sensible Software are pissed. Their Mega-lo-Mania game released
by Imageworks has sold an estimated 43,000 copies...
So, what's the problem?
Imageworks went down with its parent company, Mirrorsoft.
The Sensible crew won't be getting a single penny of it...
Quite tragic really.
It is not known at this time which lucky company will get to release
Sensible's other goodies (probably Ocean). Stay tuned.
It makes me wonder if the Bitmap Brothers knew something the other developers
didn't. They left Imageworks about 6 months ago to start their own software
company, Renegade. And now, it seems they got the rights to their older games
back, since they have a compilation coming out...
They left just in time!
It's not over yet, though. We still have to see which company picks up which
game from the rather large Mirrorsoft "In the works" stockpile.
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The Guide
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Accolade (UK):
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--Stratego, conversion of the classic boardgame.
---------In the works:
--Elvira II: The Jaws Of Cerberus, graphic adventure.
Activision (UK): see The Disc Company (FR)...
Action 16 (UK): see Digital Integration (UK)...
Anco (UK):
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--The Final Whistle, 4 new playfields and a bunch of new action graphics.
Kick Off 2 data disk.
--Footbal Crazy Challenge, no details.
--Return To Europe, all 3 European Cup competitions. KO2 data disk.
--Tip Off, basketball.
--Winning Tactics, 10 of 'em to improve your game. KO2 data disk.
--------In the works:
--English League, containing a full 4 division league. KO2 data disk.
--Giants Of Europe, data on 30 major teams. KO2 data disk.
--Kick Off 3.
--Player Manager 2.
Arc (UK):
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--------In the works:
--Blitz, scrolling shoot'em'up.
--Cyber Assault, a strange 3D polygons game.
--Dreadnoughts (Peter Turcan), text-driven 3D perspective warship wargame.
--Technopolis (Maelstrom), 3D polygons strategy game.
Audiogenic (UK):
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--Exile, omni-scrolling sideview action-adventure.
--Wreckers (Denton Designs), isometric action-adventure on a space station.
--------In the works:
--Graham Gooch's World Class Cricket, just what everybody needs...
--SuperLeague Manager, soccer management.
--World Class Rugby, rugby.
--World Class Soccer, soccer.
Avalon Hill (US):
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--Third Reich, conversion of classic wargame. Works in Med-res.
Will not run on TTs.
Beau-Jolly (UK): (Company that specializes in compilations)
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--Big Box, contains Teenage Queen, Captain Blood, Safari Guns, Bubble +,
Tintin On The Moon, Purple Saturn Day, Jumping Jack'Son, Hostages,
Krypton Egg, and Bobo (original version of Stir Crazy by Terrific Software).
--Board Genius, no details.
Big Shot Software (UK):
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--Bug Bash, sideview scrolling cutesy insect shoot'em'up.
CCS (Cases Computer Systems) (UK):
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--Che: Guerrilla In Bolivia (Lago Softmail (IT)), recreates the failed
1966 revolutionary coup led by Che Guevara (the face that launched a thousand
posters!). You're put in charge of the freedom fighters and have to make all
the big decisions. You could even win this time!
CDS (UK):
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--European Superleague (Matrix Developments), soccer managing.
Codemasters (UK): (Budget game kings of the Universe!)
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--Dizzy Collection, contains Kwik Snax, Treasure Island Dizzy, Fantasy World
Dizzy, Magic Land Dizzy, and Fast Food.
--Dizzy's Excellent Adventures, no details.
--First Division Manager, sounds suspiciously like soccer to me!
--Hover Sprint, no details.
--Magic Land Dizzy, a cute sideview platform action/adventure.
--Mean Machine, overhead view scrolling driving shoot'em'up. Crude.
--Miami Chase, overhead-view car chasing game.
--Pro Boxing Simulator, sideview boxing.
--Pro Powerboat Simulator, overhead-view vertical scrolling boat race.
--Quatro Arcade, a compilation containing Pro Power Boat Simulator, SAS
Combat Simulator, Pub Trivia Simulator, and Nitro Boost.
--Quatro Sports, a compilation containing BMX Simulator, Italia 1990, Advanced
Ski Simulator, and Pro Tennis Simulator.
--Sky High Stuntman, vertical-scrolling shoot'em'up. Totally inapropriate
title since this game is just like Flying Shark/Sky Shark, but cheaper.
--Tilt, no details.
--Violator, overhead-view vertical scrolling shoot'em'up.
--Wacky Darts, a retread of Mastertronic's World Darts.
--Yolanda (Millenium), impossible platform game.
--------In the works:
--Cartoon Collection, contains Seymour Goes To Hollywood, Slightly Magic,
Spike In Transylvania, Dizzy, and CJ's Elephant Antics.
--Steg, a cutesy platform game starring a slug. Yes, a slug...
--Super Seymour Saves The Planet, no details.
Core Design (UK):
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--Corporation Mission Disk, for use with Corporation (really?).
--Frenetic, vertical scrolling space shoot'em'up. Sluggish and boring.
--Heimdall, isometric viking action-adventure. 1 meg.
--Thunderhawk, 3D polygons simplified helicopter combat game. The chopper
used is fictitious and looks like the bastard child of an Apache and that new
European gunship, whatever it's called... Gunship 2000 this ain't!
Mouse driven, mission-driven, DS only.
--War Zone, an "Ikari Warriors" style game. Better than Mercs!
--Wolfchild, Strider-esque sideview scrolling beat'n'shoot.
--------In the works:
--Corporation II, maybe the interface will work this time. And maybe they'll
add some originality and consistency to it...
--Jaguar XJ220 Sports Racing, race against Ferrari F40s and Porsche 959s.
Looks like Core wants a piece of the Lotus/Gremlin pie!
--Untitled As Of Yet, a Jaguar game centered around the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
D&H Games (UK):
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--Rugby Coach, manage a team.
--Striker Manager, more soccer. Manage the team and play on it too.
--------In the works:
--Football Director III, more soccer.
Daze Marketing (UK): (New home of Silmarils)
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--------In the works:
--Ishar: Legend Of The Fortress (Silmarils), no details.
--Storm Master (Silmarils), "He who controls the wind controls the planet"
or something like that. Strategy game. STE enhanced.
Delphine (FR): see US Gold (UK)...
Digital Integration (UK):
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--------In the works:
--Tornado, simulation of the Panavia Tornado multi-role combat aircraft.
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Dream Factory (UK): (anything that's not a simulation)
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--------In the works:
--Supaplex, a Boulderdash remake.
--The Drift, futuristic CRPG.
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Action 16 (UK): (Repackaged oldies priced to go!)
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--Action Pack, contains Cosmic Pirate (Palace), Rotor (Arcana), Eliminator
(Hewson), On Safari (Infogrames), Maya (?), Fast Lane (Artronics), Hostages
(Infogrames), Sherman M-4 (Loriciel), Targhan (Gainstar), and Colorado
(Palace/Silmarils).
--A.T.F. 2.
--Colorado (Silmarils).
--Gridrunner (Llamasoft).
--Hostages (Infogrames).
--Iron Lord (UBI Soft).
--Jupiter's Masterdrive (UBI Soft).
--Kult (Exxos).
--Mystical (UBI Soft?).
--North And South (Infogrames).
--Rotor (Arcana).
--Rotox (US Gold).
--Sherman M4 (Loriciel).
--Sir Fred (UBI Soft).
--Tennis Cup (Loriciel).
--Tintin On The Moon (Infogrames).
Digital Magic Software (UK):
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--------In the works:
--Boing, platform game.
--Escape From Colditz, isometric action-adventure based on the boardgame.
--Goof, no details.
--Shockwave, 3D flight shoot'em'up with tilting landscape.
Digitek (US):
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--Big Business, by the same team who brought us Prime Time. You are put in
charge of a large company and must make all the necessary decisions and
transactions. A very silly look at business. Mouse-driven, digitized sounds.
You also get an older game called Wall Street as a package deal.
--Tie Break Tennis, previously released by Magic Bytes (DL).
--------In the works:
--Dinowars, educational arcade game. July '92.
--Hill Street Blues, you get to run the whole station. Also runs in
monochrome. Originally released by Krisalis (UK). April '92.
Dinamic (SP):
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--Narco Police, 3D tactical shoot'em'up. Good graphics, good animation, good
sound effects. You control 3 groups of SWAT soldiers and you're infiltrating
a drug dealer's underground complex. Very unusual. Joystick response is slow.
--------In the works:
--Arctic Moves, snow version of Army Moves/Navy Moves.
--Mega Fenix, an updated version of that ancient Centuri coin-op classic,
Phoenix. A blast from the past!
The Disc Company (FR): (No more ST products.)
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Activision (UK):
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--Beastbusters, SNK coin-op conversion. Like Operation Thunderbolt with
zombies. Ho-hum... DS only.
--Deuteros (Ian Bird), mouse-driven strategic game. Sequel to Millenium 2.2.
DS only. Good for developing management skills. Remember to kill the virus
on Disk 2 (the data disk).
--Hunter, 3D polygons adventure simulation. Fixed perspective (as in Virus).
Mission-driven. Grab assorted vehicle and hardware to complete your various
assignements. Cool in a Damocles sort of way... DS only.
--R*Type II, IREM coin-op conversion. New graphics, same old game. Prime
example of Japanese Game Design 101. It's an alright shoot'em'up... DS only.
Domark (UK):
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--Grand Stand, contains Gazza's Super Soccer (Empire), Pro Tennis Tour
(UBI Soft), World Class Leaderboard (Access), and Continental Circus (Virgin).
--The James Bond Collection, contains Licence To Kill, Live And Let Die, and
The Spy Who Loved Me, all previously released by Domark.
--Mig 29M Super Fulcrum, 3D polygons simulation. Barren landscape.
Sluggish controls. Hardly worth the $70 asking price.
--Rugby: The World Cup, rugby.
--Shadowlands (Teque), isometric fantasy CRPG. DS only, comes on 2 disks.
1 meg enhanced. Realistic area lighting effect: you can only see what's in
range of your light source. Anime-style character graphics.
--Super Heroes, contains The Spy Who Loved Me, Last Ninja 2 (System 3),
Robocop (Ocean), Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Action Game (Lucasfilm).
--Super Space Invaders (Kremlin), conversion of the Taito coin-op.
The first wave looks normal enough, but after that, it's gimmicks galore!!!
Expanding invaders, add-on weapons, cattle rescueing, end-of-level ships...
--Virtual World, contains Driller, Total Eclipse, Castle Master, and The Crypt.
--------In the works:
--Championship Manager, soccer.
--Columbus (Matthew Stibbe), the guy who "bumped" into America.
Probably a mouse-driven strategy game.
--Euro Football Champ, soccer.
--TNT 2, contains Hard Drivin' 2, Badlands, Hydra, S.T.U.N. Runner, and
Skulls & Crossbones.
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Tengen (UK): (Conversions of Atari Games coin-ops.)
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--Hydra, a 3D speedboat shoot'em'up. You can have several special weapons
installed on your boat. A sort of sequel to Roadblasters. Disk intensive. Blah!
--Pitfighter (Tech), wild and wooly fighting game with all-digitized graphics.
Looks a wee bit blocky. DS only.
--R.B.I. Baseball 2, the first one is for the NES. Not bad...
--Thunderjaws, sideview scrolling shoot'em'up. Conversion of the coin-op
sequel to Rolling Thunder. The coin-op wasn't that great to begin with, and
this game doesn't improve on it; it's actually worse.
The sprites are real slow. Avoid it.
--------In the works:
--Race Drivin', the outrageous Hard Drivin' sequel. The Super Stunt Track
will bring you to your knees!
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Respray (UK): (Domark's budget label.)
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--APB (Tengen).
--Hard Drivin' (Tengen).
--Licence To Kill.
--Shufflepuck Cafe (Broderbund).
--Toobin' (Tengen).
--Typhoon Thompson In Search For The Sea Child (Broderbund).
Dream Factory (UK): see Digital Integration (UK)...
Eclipse (DL):
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--Lethal Xcess, vertical scrolling shoot'em'up. For those who have completed
Wings Of Death and want more! Really good tunes! Really damn hard!!
--Monster Business, a platform version of Dig-Dug, sort of... Mediocre.
Electronic Arts (UK):
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--Hard Nova, sci-fi CRPG.
--Populous II (Bullfrog), available in 2 versions: 1 meg and 512K. Check the
label on the box. Hard-drivable, modem and data-link support.
--Powermonger: World War I Edition (Bullfrog), as promised. DS only.
--Simcity/Populous (Infogrames/Bullfrog), a good pack!
--Strike Fleet (Lucasfilm/Nickel Ltd), push-button modern naval warfare.
Select missions and take control of various US Navy vessels.
--Zone Warrior, sideview scrolling platform shoot'em'up. Not terribly colorful.
--------In the works:
--Birds Of Prey (Argonaut), 3D polygons flight combat simulation. 40 different
modern-day aircrafts: Eagle, Tomcat, Falcon, Hornet, A-10 Warthog, SR-71
Blackbird, F-117, B-52, B-1, B-2 Stealth Bomber, C-130 Hercules, Tornado,
and a bunch of MIGs, SUs, and TUs, as well as a 747.
Missions include tank busting, airdrops, bombing, aerial recon, and CAPs
(Combat Air Patrols). Sorry, no helicopters. Apr '92.
--Castles (Interplay), medieval strategy game. Build your very own castle, or
rather, round up enough materials and people to have it built.
--Evolution (Bullfrog), no details yet.
--Flood 2 (Bullfrog), no details yet.
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Millenium (UK):
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--Kid Gloves II, basic Wonderboy style cutesy hack'n'slash platform.
--------In the works:
--Chinto's Revenge (Wing Lai), overhead-view action-adventure.
--Cybornetics, no details.
--Global Effect, no details.
--Haunted House, devious scrolling platform game.
--Steel Empire, strategic game with mechs. 2 disks.
--Strike Command, sequel to Thunderstrike.
--Tentacle (Eldritch The Cat), sideview scrolling space shoot'em'up.
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Star Performers: (EA's budget label)
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--Flood (Bullfrog).
--The Immortal (Sandcastle Productions).
--Magic Fly.
--Populous (Bullfrog).
--Projectyle (Eldritch The Cat).
--Starflight.
Electronic Zoo (US): (They're not returning their phone messages.)
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Electronic Zoo (UK):
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--The Ball Game (ESP), isometric Othello-style boardgame puzzler.
--Cougar Force, multi-format game. A mish-mash of unconnected arcade sequences.
--ECO Phantoms, Victorian Age sci-fi shoot'em'up.
--Daylight Robbery, cutesy larceny game.
--Galactic Empire, 3D polygons adventure simulation. Pretty bad.
--Geisha (Tomahawk), an R-rated graphic adventure. Mouse-driven.
--Germ Crazy, a strange game where you struggle to save the life of your
brother from a nasty virus. Somewhat strategic. Mouse-driven. Terrible box art.
--Under Pressure, robotic shoot'em'up.
--------In the works:
--Abandoned Places, fantasy CRPG.
--Brigade Commander, real-time wargame.
--Cardiaxx, a sideview scrolling shoot'em'up in the Defender vein.
--The Enemy Within, a wargame set inside a human body.
--Fireforce, sideview scrolling shoot'em'up. Mission-driven commando game.
--The Magic Garden, gardening fun.
--Son Of Zeus, another game based on the 12 Tasks Of Hercules.
--Tracksuit Manager II, soccer.
Elite (UK):
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--Virtual Reality Volume 1, contains Carrier Command (Rainbird), Midwinter
(Rainbird), Starglider II (Rainbird), International Soccer Challenge
(Microprose), and Stunt Car Racer (MicroStyle).
--Virtual Reality Volume 2, contains Weird Dreams (Microprose), The Sentry
(Firebird), Virus (Firebird), Resolution 101 and Thunderstrike (Millenium).
--------In the works:
--Caveman Ninja (Eldritch The Cat), Data East coin-op.
--Edward Randy, Data East coin-op.
--European Championship 1992, conversion of Tecmo's World Cup 90.
--Last Battle, a beat'em up currently on the Sega Genesis.
--Suzuka GP/Winning Run 2, Namco coin-op.
Empire (US): see Readysoft (CA)...
Empire (UK):
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--Deathbringer, sideview scrolling fantasy hack'n'slash. Really impressive
parallax scrolling, only 3 attack moves, gets boring...
--MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy, loosely based on the RPG system.
Another Paragon Software disaster...
--Space 1889, another Paragon Software RPG conversion. This one is actually
pretty good. 1 meg required, comes on 2 disks, hard-drivable.
--Volfied (Arcade Masters), Taito coin-op sequel to Qix. Even has powerups!
--------In the works:
--Award Winners, contains Dragon's Lair (Readysoft), Kick Off 2 (Anco),
Populous (Electronic Arts), and Pipe Mania (aka Lucasfilm's Pipedream).
--Campaign, WWII 3D wargame. Apr '92.
--Cool Croc Twins, cute sideview platform game.
--Cyber Space (ODE), cyberpunk CRPG. Sep '92.
--Eye Of The Storm (Jason Kingsley), 3D polygons space combat game.
--International Sports Challenge (Harlequin), not your average joystick
waggling multi-sports game! It includes the marathon, several diving, swimming,
and cycling events, and show jumping (that's the horse obstacle course jumping
event). Get this: show jumping and all cycling is in 1st person perspective
with 3D polygons! That's a little unusual...
--MegaTraveller 2: Quest For The Ancients, hopefully better than 1.
--Soccer Stars, contains Emlyn Hughes International Soccer, Microprose Soccer,
Gazza II, and Kick Off 2 (Anco).
--Team Yankee II: The Pacific Islands (ODE), no details.
Energize (UK): (Budget stuff)
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--Ancient Games (Golden Sector), lame Olympics sports game.
--Cap'N'Carnage (Golden Sector), sideview shoot'em'up. Mediocre.
--Cybercop, sideview flick-scrolling platform shoot'em'up. Really bad Robocop
ripoff. It's slow, the graphics suck, the sounds effects are stupid, and you
can actually walk faster than your bullets fly!!! Danger Will Robinson!!
--Soccer Match, no details.
Flair (UK):
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--Elvira: The Arcade Game, a not-so-bad sideview omni-scrolling platform
shoot'em'up starring everybody's favorite Mistress Of The Dark.
Futura (FR): see US Gold (UK)...
Gainstar (UK):
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In the works:
--Lords Of War, the ancient Atari game Warlords gets a new lease on life!
If it ever gets released, that is...
Gonzo Games (UK):
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--Brides Of Dracula, sideview scrolling action-adventure where you can be
good ol' Drac or Van Helsing. 2 players simultaneous, I think...
Grandslam (UK): (Just when I think they're dead, they release another game!)
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--England Championship Special, action soccer.
--------In the works:
--Beavers (Arc Dev), cutesy sideview platform game. And wipe that stupid grin
off your face!! This is not a teenage sexploitation game!
--Die Hard 2, movie license.
--Liverpool FC, soccer.
--Nick Faldo's Golf (Arc Dev), never heard of him...
Gremlin (UK):
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--Chart Attack Volume 1, contains James Pond (Millenium), Venus: The Flytrap, Lotus Turbo Esprit Challenge, and Ghouls'N'Ghosts (Elite). DS only.
--4 Wheel Drive, contains Lotus Turbo Esprit Challenge, Team Suzuki, Toyota
Celica GT4 Rallye, and Combo Racer.
--Harlequin, bizarre platform game.
--HeroQuest: Return Of The Witchlord, data disk with 10 new quests.
--Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Magnetic Fields), where 2 can play in split-screen
mode or with 2 connected machines, and 4 can play with 2 connected machines
both in split-screen mode! Instead of racetracks, it uses road courses with
a wide variety of weather and road conditions. Kinda neat. DS only.
--Suspicious Cargo (Exile Designs/Imagitec Design), DM-style sci-fi
graphic adventure. Nice graphics.
--Utopia, Sim City on another planet with warfare!
--------In the works:
--Daemonsgate 1 (Imagitec), fantasy CRPG.
--Flag, no details.
--HeroQuest Twin Pack, contains HeroQuest and its first data disk, Return
Of The Witchlord.
--Jelly Bean, puzzler.
--Little Divil, no details.
--Pegasus, shoot'em'up.
--Plan 9 From Outer Space, what a great idea! Let's make a game based on the
worst science fiction movie of all time!
--Space Crusade, uses the Heroquest system. The Space Marines look like
they came out of Warhammer 40,000.
--Videokid (Twilight), shoot'em'up.
--Zool, a console-quality platform game from the "Switchblade 2" team.
************
GBH: (Gremlin's budget label)
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--BSS Jane Seymour.
--Cloud Kingdoms (Millenium).
--Combo Racer.
--Deflektor.
--Footballer Of the Year II.
--Impossamole.
--James Pond (Millenium).
--Kid Gloves (Millenium).
--Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge.
--Manchester United (Krisalis).
--Manix (Millenium).
--Mindbender.
--Resolution 101 (Millenium).
--Shoot'Em'Up Construction Kit (S.E.U.C.K.) (Palace).
--Supercars.
--Team Suzuki.
--Thunderstrike (Millenium).
--Toyota Celica GT Rally.
--Ultimate Golf.
--Venus: The Flytrap.
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GBH Gold: (Slightly more expensive than normal GBH titles)
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--Greg Norman's Ultimate Golf (Virgin).
Hawk (UK):
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--International Athletics, the return of joystick-waggling sports games!
And boy is it a stinker!!! Avoid at all cost!!
--------In the works:
--The Executioner, a Oids-type ship shoot'em'up.
Hex (UK): (A division of Hardwire (computer graphics for music videos) )
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--------In the works:
--Top Banana, no details yet, aside from the fact that Coldcut ("Stop This
Crazy Thing", "Paid In Full") is supplying the music.
Hewson (UK): see 21st Century Entertainments (UK)...
Hi-Tec Software (UK): (Lo-Tec is closer to the truth! Budget stuff)
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--Black Hornet (Hive), vertical scrolling shoot'em'up. Tiny sprites. Boring.
--Interchange (Pal Developments), amusing little overhead-view maze puzzler.
You guide a little guy inside a maze and you must rotate the maze sections into
their correct positions. Shoot and/or avoid various nasties. Password system.
--Scooby-Doo And Scrappy-Doo, no details.
--Wacky Races (Pal Developments), sideview platform race game featuring the
race-crazy Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters.
--------In the works:
--Jetsons, no details.
--Johnny Quest, no details.
--Quick Draw McGraw, no details.
Hit Squad (UK): see Ocean (UK)...
IF... (UK): see Impressions (UK)...
Imageworks (UK): see Mirrorsoft (UK)...
Impressions (UK):
-----------------
--Africa Korps, follow-up to Blitzkrieg May 1940. So low-tech, it's not funny.
--The Charge Of The Light Brigade, wargame.
--Cohort, mouse-driven Roman wargame. Uses the same system as Rorke's Drift.
--Feudal Lords (The Mindless Team), medieval strategy game.
--Fighter Command (Golden Sector), strategic wargame. The manual describes
the icons and buttons well, but it forgets to explain how to play the game!
--Fort Apache, cavalry and injuns wargame.
--Great Napoleonic Battles, rather self-explanatory, non? You get 3 of them:
Marengo, Quatre-Bras, and Waterloo.
--Merchant Colony (Video Vulture), strategic game of American colonies
management in the 18th century. Mouse-driven.
--------In the works:
--Air Bucks, strategic business simulation. It's 1946; you have a DC-3 and
some cash. Your objective: build up a world-class airline.
--Discovery: In The Steps Of Columbus, no details.
--The Last Star Ship, space shoot'em'up.
--Samurai: The Way Of The Warrior, no details.
--Warriors Of Releyne, fantasy strategy game.
************
IF... (UK): (Stands for Interactive Fantasyfiction. Dictionary anyone? :-)
-----------
--Crime City, mouse-driven investigation game. You must clear your P.I. dad
from a murder charge
--------In the works:
--The Hand Of St James, derived from that Sean Connery movie "The Name Of The
Rose", which is itself based on Umberto Eco's book.
Impulze (UK): see Zeppelin (UK)...
Infogrames (FR):
----------------
--Advantage Tennis, another tennis game.
--Killerball (Microids), looks exactly like the sport played in that sci-fi
classic Rollerball.
--Tetris, the classic puzzler.
--------In the works:
--Alcatraz, the sequel to Hostages, set on the island.
--Bandit Kings Of Ancient China (Koei), period wargame.
--Call Of Cthulhu, probably based on the RPG system.
--7 Colors, a Russian puzzler (yes, another one!!).
--Tintin In The Land Of The Incas, based on 2 Tintin graphic novels (The 7
Crystal Balls, and The Sun Temple).
--Viking, some sort of shoot'em'up.
InnerPrise (US):
----------------
--Turrican (Rainbow Arts/Manfred Trenz), multi-level futuristic platform
shoot'em'up. Weird graphics, good music, but pretty tough. DS only.
--------In the works:
--Battle Squadron, overhead-view vertical-scrolling sci-fi shoot'em'up,
currently available on the Amiga and Genesis. STE enhanced.
Delayed again. They're busy working on MS/DOS and Mac stuff, so they'll finish
it when they're done with the other stuff.
Interceptor, Pandora (UK):
--------------------------
--------In the Works:
--Dominion: Dawn Of New Eden, 3D mouse-driven sci-fi graphic adventure.
--Xenomorph II, a 3D version of Into The Eagle's Nest.
Internecine (UK): see Storm Computers (UK)...
Kaiko (DL):
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--Gem'X (Demonware), mouse-driven puzzler.
Kixx (UK): see US Gold (UK)...
Krisalis (UK):
--------------
--Face-Off Hockey, hockey version of Manchester United Europe. DS only.
--Hill Street Blues, you get to run the whole station.
--Manchester United Europe, soccer.
--------In the works:
--Champions, contains Jahangir Khan's Squash, Manchester United, and World
Championship Boxing Manager.
--Ed Head: Private eye, no details.
--John Barnes Soccer, more soccer.
--Roofworld, no details.
Leisure Genius (UK): see Virgin (UK)...
Linel (SW):
-----------
In the works:
--The Champ, boxing simulator.
--Kaiser, medieval trade/war/strategic game.
--Necronom, no details.
--The Neverending Story II, no data.
Loriciel (FR):
--------------
--Baby Jo, a sideview scrolling cute platform game. Take control of a baby
and see how far you get. Amusing digitized sound effects, though the controls
are a little sluggish. Average.
--Disc, similar to the old Bally-Midway coin-op Discs Of Tron. You stand on
rectangles that can be made to disappear by repeatedly hitting corresponding
wall tiles. Multiple discs (the flying kind). Tons of opponents. DS only.
--Golden Eagle: The Return, sideview flick-scrolling action adventure with
super detailed animation. Looks neat.
--Guardians, mouse-driven puzzler.
--Paragliding, a new sport in which you throw yourself off a cliff or other
high place and fly with a wing that looks like a very big rectangular
parachute. 3 disks. Pretty pointless as a game...
--Steve McQueen Westphaser, this is an Operation Wolf style shoot'em'up in
a Western setting. Other than that, the reasons for involving poor old
Steve escape me...
--Superskweek, overhead-view scrolling cutesy maze game.
--Thunder Burner, Space Harrier style 3D shoot'em'up starring a walker machine.
Been done. Boring.
--------In the works:
--Out Board, overhead-view boat racing.
***********
Futura (FR): (A division of Loriciel)
------------
--Advanced Destroyer Simulator, mission-driven 3D polygons WWII destroyer
simulator that uses the same graphic system as Sherman M-4. Quick and easy to
play, but a little limited.
--Panza Kick Boxing, featuring moves digitized from professional kick boxer
Andre Panza. Your fights can be recorded for later analysis. DS only.
Lucasfilm (US): (It's over. We won't even get Monkey Island 2...)
---------------
--Their Finest Missions Volume One, mission disk (order direct from Lucas).
--The Secret Of Monkey Island, a 3D graphic adventure of piracy, with a very
pronounced sense of humor.
Magic Bytes (DL):
-----------------
--Air Supply, overhead-view vertical scrolling shoot'em'up. A virtual remake
of Goldrunner! Why bother!?!?!?
--------In the works:
--Dinowars, "educational" arcade game.
--Industrial Rebound, a 3D polygons shoot'em'up in the Resolution 101 style.
--Second World, a strategy tale of two warring planets.
Mastertronic (UK): see Virgin (UK)...
MegaSoft Entertainment (US):
----------------------------
--Disciples Of Steel, fantasy graphic adventure. 1 meg; you can send away for
a 512K version. Hard-drivable, comes on 3 disks.
Melbourne House (UK): see Virgin/Mastertronic (UK)...
Microprose (UK):
----------------
--Knights Of The Sky, 3D polygons WWI simulation. DS only, 1 meg,
hard-drivable. The cure for Artech's really nasty Blue Max!
--Microprose Formula 1 Grand Prix (Geoff Crammond/Pete Cooke), 3D polygons
Formula 1 racing simulator from the man who dreamt up Stunt Car Racer. STE.
Comes on 4 DS disks, supports 2 drives, and has a built-in copy program.
Very decent frame rate considering the amount of detail.
--Microprose Golf (The Thought Train), the next generation of ST golf games.
DS only.
--Railroad Tycoon, why play with an electric train set when you can run your
own railroad company? Mouse-driven. Needs 1 meg.
--Silent Service II, upgrade to that classic WWII submarine simulator.
Keyboard only, DS only, 1 meg required, hard-drivable.
--Special Forces (Sleepless Knights), a sort of sequel to Airborne Ranger.
Overhead-view tactical commando game. DS only, STE.
--------In the works:
--Advanced Tactical Air Command (ATAC) (Argonaut), part flight sim, part
strategy game. Pushed back to November '92.
--Air Duel, a dogfighting simulator featuring aircrafts from WWI, WWII, the
present day, and even a space scenario! 2 players can participate via a
split-screen mode or a null modem cable connecting 2 STs. Designed by Glyn
Williams, who also designed Warhead.
--B-17 Flying Fortress (Vektorgrafix), 3D polygons combat simulator. Aug '92.
--Covert Action, the closest you'll ever get to working as a field agent for
an intelligence agency.
--Grand Prix (Geoff Crammond), 3D polygons Formula 1 racing from the man who
dreamt up Stunt Car Racer. Judging from the preliminary screenshots, it looks
as good as or even better than Vroom!! April '92.
--Gunship 2000, more missions, more choppers to choose from. June '92.
--Lightspeed, something like Elite, sort of...
************
Rainbird (UK):
--------------
--Midwinter II: Flames Of Freedom (Maelstrom), a BIG game. 3 disks, no hard
drive support, and I'm not even sure it uses 2 drives!
--UMS II: Nations At War, overhead-view global wargame.
--------In the works:
--Starlord (Maelstrom), light-source shaded 3D polygons space wargame that can
be played at a strategic, tactical, or action level.
--UMS II Planet Editor, mar '92.
************
Spectrum Holobyte:
------------------
--------In the works:
--Crisis In The Kremlin, you too can take charge of the Soviet Union and turn
it into the mess it is today, comrade! May '92.
--SuperTetris, will it ever end? Apr '92.
Microvalue (UK): (Budget)
----------------
--Ninja Rabbits, silly little flick-scrolling beat'em'up.
Millenium (UK): see US Gold (UK) for old stuff and EA (UK) for newer stuff...
Mindcraft (US): (Rules Of Engagement? Not for a while, or ever...)
---------------
--Breach 2 (Omnitrend), overhead-view tactical futuristic commando wargame.
Mindscape (UK):
---------------
--Blue Max: Aces Of The Great War (360/Artech), WWI combat sim. From the people
who brought you Blue Angels and Heatwave: Offshore Powerboat Racing. Ouch!
Go for Microprose's Knights Of The Sky instead!
--Captain Planet, based on Ted Turner's "green" cartoons. Sideview
omni-scrolling platform game. Zzzzzzzz...
--Captive (Tony Crowther), a mouse-driven futuristic 3D graphic adventure in
the Dungeon Master style. Pretty good.
--Knightmare (Tony Crowther), "Captive"-style fantasy 3D graphic adventure.
DS only. Works with 512K, 1 meg enhanced, STE enhanced.
--Legend (TAG), isometric fantasy graphic adventure from the design team
behind Bloodwych (Imageworks).
--Life And Death (Software Toolworks), the point and click hospital.
--------In the works:
--Captive II (Tony Crowther).
--Dirty Harry, no details.
--4D Sports Boxing (Distinctive Software), a 3D polygons boxing game.
--4D Sports Driving (Distinctive Software), a 3D polygons stunt racing game.
--Moonstones, fantasy CRPG.
--Skid Marks, 3D polygons Hard Drivin' style driving game.
--Ultima VI: The False Prophet, 1 meg required. Supports 2 drives.
Mirrorsoft (UK): (Out of business. Most of these are still available.)
----------------
--Flight Of The Intruder (Rowan Software), 3D polygons flight simulator. Fly
missions aboard an A6 Intruder and/or an F4 Phantom over North Vietnam in '72.
Tons of features. Incredibly realistic.
--Falcon: The Classic Collection, contains the original Falcon as well as
Mission Disks 1 and 2.
--Wolfpack (Novalogic), WWII submarine game. DS only. Hard-driveable.
************
Imageworks (UK):
----------------
--Back To The Future III (Probe), multi-format movie license. DS only.
--Brat (Foursfield), mouse-driven isometric puzzler. Assist a "baaad" baby in
making it safely through multiple levels. Almost as fun as Lemmings.
--Cisco Heat (Ice), Jaleco coin-op conversion. Join the SFPD's annual squad car
race through San Francisco (Yeah, right. Where do these coin-op programmers get
this stuff from anyway?). Graduate of the Outrun School Of 3D Racing Game.
--Devious Designs, non-scrolling puzzler. DS only.
--First Samurai (Vivid Image Dev.), sideview scrolling hack'n'slash beat'em'up.
--Mega lo Mania (Sensible), strategic wargame. DS only.
--Predator 2 (Arc Dev.), 3D scrolling shoot'em'up. All the levels look the
same and they're really long! This is a stooopid game!! See the movie instead!
--Robozone, sideview scrolling futuristic shoot'em'up. Mediocre.
--Turtles 2: The Arcade Game (Probe), conversion of the Konami coin-op.
************
P.S.S. (UK):
------------
--Champion Of The Raj (Level 9), for those who miss the good old days when
England ruled India. Hunt tigers, make political and strategic decisions,
race elephants, and drink lots of tea.
************
Mirror Image (UK): (Classic re-issues)
------------------
--Austerlitz (Arc).
--Bloodwych (Imageworks).
--Carrier Command (Rainbird).
--Defender Of The Crown (Cinemaware).
--Federation Of Free Traders (Gremlin).
--King Of Chicago (Cinemaware).
--Onslaught (Hewson).
--Rocket Ranger (Cinemaware).
--RVF Honda (Microprose).
--Speedball (Bitmap Brothers).
--Starglider II (Rainbird/Argonaut).
--Strike Force Harrier (Mirrorsoft).
--3D Pool (Firebird).
--TV Sports Football (Cinemaware).
--Xenon II: Megablast (Imageworks).
Mirrorsoft Casualties Stockpile:
--------------------------------
(This helps keep track of which projects have been salvaged by other companies,
and which ones are still in limbo.)
**********
Salvaged:
---------
--Legend (TAG), saved by Mindscape (UK)!
**********
Still in limbo:
---------------
--Aliens III, based on the upcoming movie.
--Battle Of Britain Jubilee, also known as Reach For The Skies (Rowan
Software), WWII air combat simulator using honest-to-goodness, genuine, 100%,
for real, 3D polygons.
--Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge, 3D stock car racing. Looks cool.
--Blade Warrior (Jason Kingsley), formerly known as Lord Of The Dancing Blade,
a sideview fantasy hack'n'slash magic-using game with silhouette graphics.
--Cannon Fodder (Sensible), Lemmings meets a wargame. Mayhem ensues...
--Drop Soldier (Graftgold), some sort of 3D POV futuristic infantry wargame.
Allows up to 16 STs linked-up (through MIDI I guess).
--Duster (Realtime/Rowan), 3D polygons insect extermination simulator.
--Fire And Ice (Graftgold), cutesy platform game.
--Lure Of The Temptress (Revolution Software), no details.
--Mega lo Mania Data Disk (Sensible).
--Mega lo Mania II (Sensible).
Mythos Games (UK):
------------------
--------In the works:
--Laser Squad II, sequel to the Blade Software game of tactical powered armor
infantry combat.
Novagen (UK): (Paul Woakes' company)
-------------
--Damocles, super-enlarged sequel to Mercenary with 3D polygons (instead of
wireframe), 9 planets, 19 moons, lots of different vehicles (from a skateboard
to several starships), etc... Once you go in, you may never get out again.
--Damocles Mission Disk 1, 5 missions for use with Damocles (duuuuh...)
Actually, they're saved games.
--Mercenary III: The Dion Crisis (formerly Damocles 2: Double Trouble), further
adventures in the Damocles Universe. No more flying around, you have to use
the mass transit systems (cabs, buses, commuter ships, spaceships, etc...).
There are some people to interact with. More of a graphic adventure than ever!
--------In the works:
--Damocles Mission Disk 2, probably 5 more missions for use with Damocles!
(Just a guess...)
Ocean (UK):
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--Elf (Nirvana Systems), sideview flick-scrolling cute platform game.
Nice graphics, good controls. An awful lot of enemies on-screen though...
--Hudson Hawk (Special FX), sideview scrolling cutesy platform game.
--Power Up, a compilation containing Altered Beast (Activision), Chase HQ
(Ocean), Rainbow Islands (Ocean), Turrican, and X-Out (both by Rainbow Arts).
--The Rainbow Collection, contains Bubble-Bobble (Firebird), Rainbow Islands
(Ocean), and The New Zealand Story (Ocean).
--Robocop 3 (Digital Image Design), with 3D polygons. Might use a "dongle".
DS only, 1 meg required, Mega STE compatible. 32 colors on STFMs and STEs.
--The Simpsons: Bart Versus The Space Mutants (Arc Dev.), straight port of
the Acclaim NES cartridge. DS only.
--Smash TV (Probe), the insane Williams coin-op of Robotron-like TV massacre.
Overhead-view non-scrolling shoot'em'up. DS only. Supports 2 joysticks.
Bad white noise for the crowd, no digitized sounds, just boring explosions.
--Space Gun, Sega coin-op conversion. Operation Wolf-style "Aliens"
shoot'em'up. DS only, STE. Mouse, joystick, and Trojan Light gun supported.
--Terminator II: Judgement Day, just your basic average multi-format movie
license. Pretty bland, neat intro though...
--Wild Wheels (Red Rat Software), looks like Car Wars Soccer. DS only.
--WWF Wrestlemania (Twilight), looks like a coin-op conversion. Take control
of either the British Bulldog, Hulk Hogan, or the Ultimate Warrior and pretend
to beat up other "wrestlers". DS Only.
--------In the works:
--The Addams Family, movie tie-in. No specific details yet.
--Billy The Kid (Level 9), multi-level shoot'em'up/action-adventure.
--Demonsgate, CRPG.
--Epic (Digital Image Design), 3D polygons space combat simulator. Battlestar
Galactica was a big influence for the design of the various fighters and ships,
and for the setting too...
--Liverpool FC, soccer.
--Parasol Stars, sideview cutesy platform game. The third chapter in the
Bubble Bobble Trilogy. This time, you use some of those brightly colored
oversized sun umbrellas instead of bubbles or rainbows.
--Retaliator II (Digital Image Design), 3D polygons flight simulator with a new
batch of aircrafts: Apache gunships, A-10s Warthogs, Navy F-22Bs, SU-27
Frogfoots (Frogfeet?), Hind-D gunships, and the bogus MIG Ferret stealth
fighter. You can finally perform real carrier landings.
--Sensible Soccer (Sensible), a more Speedball-like approach to soccer.
--SimEarth (Maxis), no details.
--Snow Bros (Ocean France), coin-op conversion. The 2-players simultaneous
mode has been dropped!!
--2-Hot 2-Handle, contains Shadow Warriors, Golden Axe (Virgin), Total Recall,
and Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road (Virgin).
--Wizkid (Sensible Software), sequel to the classic Wizball.
************
The Hit Squad (UK): (Repackaged oldies priced to go!)
-------------------
--Afterburner (Activision).
--Batman: The Caped Crusader.
--Batman: The Movie.
--Beach Volley.
--Bubble Bobble (Firebird).
--Cabal.
--Chase HQ.
--Cybernoid II (Hewson).
--Dragonninja, also known as Bad Dudes (Data East).
--Head Over Heels, an old 8-bit classic makes it to the ST.
--IK+ (System 3).
--Ivanhoe.
--The Last Ninja 2 (System 3).
--Lombard RAC Rally (Mandarin).
--Nebulus (Hewson), sold as Tower Toppler by Epyx.
--The New Zealand Story.
--Operation Thunderbolt.
--Platoon.
--Power Drift (Activision).
--Predator.
--Rambo III (Taito).
--Red Heat.
--Run The Gauntlet.
--Super Hang-on (Electric Dreams).
--The Untouchables.
--Voyager.
On-Line (UK):
-------------
--Challenge Golf (Minds I), a little golf game with fictitious courses.
--------In the works:
--Chaos In Andromeda, no details.
Oxford Softworks (UK):
----------------------
--5 Intelligent Strategy Games, haw-haw. You get chess, bridge, go, backgammon,
and draughts (that's checkers to us Americans). DS only. Monochrome too!
Palace (UK):
------------
--Boston Bomb Club (Simarils), another puzzler. Guide bombs through a maze
of grooved tiles by manipulating gates, rotating tiles, etc... The whole thing
is set in a private club in the '30s. Strange, but fun. Monochrome compatible.
--Crystals Of Arborea (Silmarils), 3D mouse-driven fantasy CRPG.
--Demoniak, text adventure with a few pictures.
--Metal Mutant (Silmarils), sideview flick-scrolling shoot'em'up. Guide a
transformable robot through lots of levels.
--Sliders (Microids), isometric Marble-Madness hockey type thing.
--Swap, puzzler.
--------In the works:
--Complex, sideview scrolling shoot'em'up. Stryx meets Police Academy XXII...
--Hostile Breed, you're in total control of a research station about to be
over-run by mutant animals and plants. Wipe the suckers out!!
Sounds like Millenium 2.2 crossed with Aliens with tons'o'weapons thrown in!!!
--Hot Rubber, 500cc motorcycle racing simulation.
--Super Barbarian, wonder what that's gonna be like!
Pandora (UK): see Interceptor (UK)...
Players Gold (UK):
------------------
--Heavy Metal Heroes, a remake of Outlands. Vertical scrolling space
shoot'em'up. 2 players simultaneous mode, 4 levels. Blah...
Pocket Power (UK): (Really cheap game re-issues: 2.99 Pounds!)
------------------
--Archipelagos (Logotron).
--Bad Company (Logotron).
--Eye Of Horus (Logotron).
--Quadralien (Logotron).
--Starblaze (Logotron).
--Stargoose (Logotron).
--StarRay (Logotron).
P.S.S. (UK): see Mirrorsoft (UK)...
Psygnosis (US/UK):
------------------
--Armour-Geddon, 3D polygons strategic shoot'em'up. Control 6 different
vehicles in an attempt to find the scattered pieces of a neutron bomb.
Looks good, but the manual ain't that great. The storyline is all wrong.
--Atomino (Playbyte), another molecular puzzler.
--Awesome (Reflections), multi-format space shoot'em'up. Nice intro, dumb game.
--Barbarian II (Pandamonium Entertainment), sequel to Barbarian (Psygnosis).
The annoying push-button control panel of the original is NOT missed!
You need 1 meg to view the intro animation, but not to play the game.
--Lemmings, a really funny and addictive little puzzler. Guide a certain
percentage of Lemmings safely to the exit. You can order them to do certain
things, like digging, mining, bashing, blocking, and exploding!!
--Monster Pack, contains Nitro, Shadow Of The Beast, and Infestation.
--Obitus, action-adventure with a mix of sideview and 3D sequences.
--Oh No! More Lemmings, 100 extra levels for Lemmings. Available as a data
disk and a stand-alone version.
--Shadow Of The Beast II (Echelon Games), sideview omni-scrolling platform
action-adventure.
--------In the works:
--Amnios (Paul Lyons), space shoot'em'up. June '92.
--Carthage, where you guide a chariot-driving messenger between cities. The
roads are pretty dangerous, though. 3D and overhead-view perspective. Apr '92.
--Infiltrator (Wayne Smithson), working title for a new platform shoot'em'up.
--Leander, pseudo-Japanese sideview omni-scrolling hack'n'slash.
2 disks. Apr '92.
--Ork (formerly Gore)(DMA Design), sideview hack'n'slash in the Barbarian II
(Palace) style. May '92.
--Tomato Game, cutesy platform game.
--Shadow Of The Beast III, Sep '92.
************
Sizzlers (UK): (Budget re-issues.)
--------------
--Anarchy.
--Baal.
--Ballistix.
--Blood Money.
--Captain Fizz Meets The Blastertrons.
--Menace.
--Shadow Of The Beast.
--Stryx.
Rainbird (UK): see Microprose (UK)...
Rainbow Arts (US): see Electronic Zoo (US)...
Rainbow Arts (DL):
------------------
--Apprentice, sideview flick-scrolling fantasy platform game.
--Logical, puzzler.
--Masterblazer, an ST conversion of Lucasfilm's legendary Ballblazer.
3D split-screen 2-players future sport.
--Turrican II: The Final Fight (Manfred Trenz), multi-level futuristic
platform shoot'em'up.
--Z-out (Advantec), the sequel to X-Out. Sideview scrolling alien shoot'em'up
with 6 levels, dozens of extra weapons, and a 2-player team mode. Not nearly
as polished or fun as Turrican II.
--------In the works:
--Centerbase, futuristic trade and strategy game.
--Fate: Gates Of Dawn, fantasy CRPG.
--Mad TV, no details.
--M.U.D.S. (Mean Ugly Dirty Sport), from the man who brought you Grand Monster
Slam. Overhead view scrolling monster sport.
--Rescue On Fractalus, ST version of the classic Lucasfilm fractals-using
flight simulator/shoot'em'up.
--Rotator, rotating overhead view tank shoot'em'up.
--Transatlantic, the sequel to Black Gold/Oil Imperium. Mouse-driven strategic
business simulation. This time, you're in charge of a company that operates
ocean-going vessels. You make all the decisions.
Readysoft (CA):
---------------
--Dragon's Lair: Escape From Singe's Castle, the missing scenes from the first
Dragon's Lair. What's next? Dragon's Lair: The Lost Episodes?
--Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, a planned coin-op sequel to Dragon's Lair that
never made it to the arcades, until now.
--Space Ace II: Borf's revenge, the further adventures of Space Ace.
--Wrath Of The Demon, sideview scrolling hack'n'slash. 5 disks!!!
--------In the works:
--Guy Spy, Indiana Jones style cinematic action-adventure. May '92.
************
Empire (US):
------------
--Team Yankee (ODE), 3D tank wargame based around the novel.
--------In the works:
--Campaign, WWII 3D wargame. Apr '92.
--Cool Croc Twins, cute sideview platform game. Mar '92.
--Cyberspace (ODE), cyberpunk CRPG. Sep '92.
--Eye Of The Storm (Jason Kingsley), 3D polygons space combat game. Mar '92.
--International Sports Challenge (Harlequin), not your average joystick
waggling multi-sports game! It includes the marathon, several diving, swimming,
and cycling events, and show jumping (that's the horse obstacle course jumping
event). Get this: show jumping and all cycling is in 1st person perspective
with 3D polygons! That's a little unusual...
--Sleeping Gods Lie (ODE), graphic adventure using a mixture of 3D polygons
and sprites. Oxford Digital Entertainments' 1st game.
--Volfied (Arcade Masters), Taito coin-op sequel to Qix. Even has powerups!
Renegade (UK):
--------------
--Cadaver: The Pay Off (Bitmap Brothers), scenario disk for Cadaver
(Imageworks/Bitmap Brothers).
--Gods (Bitmap Brothers), sideview omni-scrolling mythological platform game.
Great graphics, monsters that chase you all over the place, and lots of
puzzles. Music by Nation 12. A good one! DS only.
--Magic Pockets (Bitmap Brothers), cute sideview platform game. DS only.
--------In the works:
--The Bitmap Brothers Volume 1, it's compilation time already? You get Xenon,
Cadaver, and Speedball 2, all previously released by Imageworks (Mirrorsoft).
--Chaos Engine (Bitmap Brothers), overhead-view scrolling shoot'em'up with up
to 3 players (human or computer). Victorian sci-fi (ie: Steampunk).
Screen 7 (UK): see Alternative (UK)...
Simulations Canada (CA): (Text-only wargames.)
------------------------
--Pacific Storm: The Solomon's Campaign, WWII naval warfare.
Simulmondo (IT):
----------------
--Big Game Fishing, go fish off the coast of Italy.
--F1 Manager, simulates the entire 1990 Formula 1 season. Build a car and race
it on all 16 racetracks. Mediocre graphics.
--I play: 3D Soccer, 1st person 3D soccer game, with 2-player simultaneous
split-screen mode. You control a player, but you can switch to another one.
--------In the works:
--The Basket Manager, overhead view 5-on-5 basketball game.
--500cc Motomanager, contains all the bikes, riders and racetracks of the
1990 World Championships.
--Formula 1 3D, 3D polygons F1 racing game.
--Italian Night 1999, graphic adventure.
16 Blitz (UK): see Virgin (UK)...
Sizzlers (UK): see Psygnosis (US/UK)...
Smash 16 (UK): (Re-released games at budget prices)
--------------
--Captain Blood (Mindscape/Infogrames/Ere Informatique).
--Operation Neptune (Infogrames, and also known as Project Neptune by Epyx).
Software Projects (UK): (Budget stuff)
-----------------------
--Manic Miner, sort of the Miner 2049er of the Sinclair Spectrum computers.
It's a platform game (surprise-surprise!). Contains both a reconstruction of
the original Spectrum levels layout, and a brand new 16-bit set-up.
--Jet Set Willy, the sequel to Manic Miner. This one doesn't have a
"Spectrum reconstruction", only a 16-bit version.
Spectrum Holobyte (US): (For newer products, see Microprose UK...)
-----------------------
--Flight Of The Intruder (Rowan Software), 3D polygons flight simulator. Fly
missions aboard an A6 Intruder and/or an F4 Phantom over North Vietnam in '72.
Tons of features. Very realistic.
Starbyte (DL):
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--Crime Time, framed for murder in a foreign land, you must prove your
innocence and get back home. Mouse-driven graphic adventure.
--------In the works:
--Crown, graphic adventure.
--Lords Of Doom, fantasy graphic adventure.
--The Return Of Medusa, sequel to the fantasy wargame Rings Of Medusa.
This time, it has 3D dungeons. 3 disks.
--Spirit Of Adventure, CRPG.
Star Performers (UK): see Electronic Arts (UK)...
Storm (UK):
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--Big Run, conversion of the Jaleco coin-op of Porsche 959 racing in 3D in the
Paris-Dakar rally. Doesn't live up to its arcade counterpart. STE.
--Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stones, sideview scrolling beat'em'up.
--Final Blow, basic sideview boxing.
--Rod Land (Random Access), non-scrolling sideview platform game. conversion
of the Jaleco coin-op T&J, featuring wand-waving long-haired cuties with
pointed ears. It has the neatest play mechanics since Rainbow Islands.
One of my personal favorites...
--------In the works:
--Asylum, no details.
--Brute Force, no details.
--Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat, in the same vein as "Ironman" Super Off-Road,
but with Indy cars. Leland coin-op conversion.
--Solar Jetman: Hunt For The Golden Warship, no details.
Storm Computers (UK):
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Internecine (UK):
-----------------
--Napoleon 1, command level real-time wargame covering 1805 through 1814.
Not compatible with the STE.
Strike Force Designs (UK):
--------------------------
--------In the works:
--Touchdown! American Football, team management.
Sublogic (US):
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--Great Britain Scenery Collection, for Flight Simulator II.
--Scenery Disk 12: New England, for use with Flight Simulator II.
--------In the works
--California Collection, for Flight Simulator II. Oct '92.
System 3 (UK):
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--System 3 Premier Collection, contains Tusker, IK+, Flimbo's Quest, and
Ninja Remix (Last Ninja 2.5).
--------In the works:
--Changeling, featuring a shape-shifting machine.
--Constructor, mouse-driven house-building on another planet.
--International Karate Deluxe, beat'em'up.
--The Last Ninja III, isometric flick-scrolling beat'em'up.
--Myth, mythological shoot'em'up.
--Silly Putty, platform game.
--Turbo Charge, driving game.
--Vendetta, Commando-style shooting, driving, and strategy, all rolled into 1.
TEAM Software (US):
-------------------
--------In the works:
--3 Days At Gettysburg (Marshall Lake & Piet Francke), Civil War wargame of
the Battle of Gettysburg.
Tengen (UK): see Domark UK...
Thalamus (UK):
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--Armalyte: The Final Run (Arc Developments), upgrade of a classic C64 game.
Kinda like R*Type, but tougher.
--------In the works:
--Restrictor (Arc Developments), 3D sci-fi driving and flying shoot'em'up.
Thalion (DL):
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--A320 Airbus, a very detailed simulation of the European airliner. Programmed
by "Oberst" Rainer Bopf, a professional pilot of the Luftwaffe.
--Enchanted Land, sideview fantasy cartoony platform game.
--Tangram, mouse-driven oriental puzzle game.
--Thalion: First Year, a compilation containing Chambers Of Shaolin, Seven
Gates Of Jambala, Warp, and Leavin' Teramis. And a free T-shirt!
--Wings Of Death (Eclipse), vertical scrolling shoot'em'up. The music and
graphics are great. Check it out!
--------In the works:
--Dragonflight II, graphic adventure.
--Tower FRA, an air traffic control simulation.
Titus (UK/FR): (Quite possibly some of the worst games ever released...)
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--Blues Brothers, sideview flick-scrolling platform game. Find the instrument
on each level. It's alright, if you like that sort of thing. There's nothing
particularly Blues Brothers-y about it...
--Crime Does Not Pay, mediocre game alternating between sideview
flick-scrolling and mouse-driven graphic adventure.
--Duck Tales: The Quest For Gold (Incredible Technologies), no details.
--Prehistorik, sideview flick-scrolling cutesy platform game.
--Titus The Fox, sideview platform game. STE. That's funny, I always thought
that their mascot was a cat, not a fox...
--------In the works:
--Arachnophobia, no details.
--Battle Storm, sci-fi shoot'em'up.
--The Brainies, no details.
--Crazy Bikes, no details.
--Crazy Cars III, 3D racing game featuring the Lamborghini Diablo.
Tomahawk (FR):
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--Gobliiins, an amusing fantasy mouse-driven sideview graphic adventure.
Trojan (UK): (Makers of the Trojan light gun for STs.)
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--Cyber Assault, futuristic DM-style shoot'em'up.
--The Enforcer, gangster-era shoot'em'up.
--Firestar, kinda like Defender with a light gun...
21st Century Entertainments (UK): (formerly Hewson UK)
---------------------------------
--Moonfall (The Evil 3), 3D polygons shoot'n'trade'em'up. Zzzzzz...
--Rubicon, sideview scrolling shoot'em'up. Annoying disk swapping every time
the game is over and you want to restart. Nothing earth-shattering...
--------In the works:
--Nebulus 2, sequel to that innovative game sold as Tower Toppler by Epyx.
Probably a platform/puzzler/shoot'em'up.
UBI Soft (UK/FR):
-----------------
--Air Combat Aces, contains Falcon (Mirrorsoft), Gunship (Microprose), and
Fighter-Bomber (Activision).
--Air/Sea Supremacy, contains Silent Service, F-15 Strike Eagle, Gunship
(all 3 by Microprose), Carrier Command (Rainbird), and P-47 (Firebird).
--Maupiti Island (Lankhor), graphic adventure.
--Othello Killer, another version of Reversi.
--Quest & Glory, contains Cadaver (Imageworks), Iron Lord, Midwinter
(Rainbird), and Bloodwych (Imageworks).
--The Top League, contains Speedball 2 (Imageworks), TV Sports Football
(Cinemaware), Falcon (Mirrorsoft), and Rick Dangerous 2.
--Vroom (Lankhor), the greatest Formula 1 racing game I have ever seen on any
machine, computer or console!! Can be played in 3 different modes: arcade
(joystick or mouse), training (mouse), and race (mouse). Modem and data-link
support. Fast and smooooooth!!! Buy it now!
--Winning 5, compilation containing Iron Lord, Night Hunter, Twin World,
Puffy's Saga, and Sir Fred.
--------In the works:
--B.A.T. II, futuristic graphic adventure.
--Celtic Legends, fantasy wargame.
--Lightquest, sideview action/adventure.
--Star Rush, shoot'em'up.
--Ten Great Games (oh, yeah?), contains Ferrari Formula 1 (EA), Rick Dangerous
(Firebird), Pick'N'Pile, Night Hunter, Carrier Command (Rainbird), Satan
(Dinamic), Superski, Chicago 90 (Infogrames), Xenon 2 (Imageworks), and
Pro Tennis Tour. (Final score: 3 greats, 4 alrights, and 3 stinkers!).
--Unreal, multi-level fantasy hack'n'slash, alternates between sideview and 3D.
US Gold (UK):
-------------
--Alien Storm (Tiertex), Golden Axe with aliens! DS only. Booooooring...
--CapCom Collection, contains Strider, Strider 2, UN Squadron, Last Duel,
Forgotten Worlds, Dynasty Wars, LED Storm, and Ghouls'N'Ghosts. Blah...
--Final Fight (Creative Materials) sideview pseudo-scrolling beat'em'up, CapCom
coin-op conversion. Why pseudo-scrolling? Because it's almost but not quite
entirely unlike scrolling: very jerky. The main sprites are big and colorful
though. Go against the Mad Gear Gang (giggle) and beat up baddies with names
like Bred (snicker), Andore (guffaw), and Bill Bull (snarf). DS only.
--Gauntlet III: The Final Quest (Software Creations), with tilted 3D
perspective. DS only.
--The Godfather: Action Game (Software Creations), multi-format. DS only.
--MAX (Maximum Action Xtra), contains Night Shift (Lucasfilm), Saint Dragon
(Storm), SWIV (Storm), and Turrican II (Rainbow Arts).
--Mega Twins (Twilight), CapCom coin-op conversion. Cutesy sideview scrolling
platform hack'n'slash. DS only.
--Mercs (Tiertex), commando-style coin-op conversion. DS only.
--OutRun Europa (Probe), announced two years ago, then cancelled, and now it's
back! Race down a Motorway on a bike, then hop onto a jetski and cross the
English Channel, then... I don't know, I lost interest. DS only.
--Shadow Dancer (Images), conversion of the Ninja-and-his-wolf Sega coin-op.
Sideview scrolling shoot'n'slash. Average. DS only.
--Shadow Sorcerer (SSI), isometric fantasy adventure. DS only.
--Their Finest Missions Volume One (Lucasfilm), mission disk.
--------In the works:
--Bonanza Brothers, Sega coin-op.
--Citadel Of The Black Sun.
--G-Loc (Images), Sega coin-op sequel to Afterburner.
--The Godfather: Graphic Adventure (Delphine), no details yet.
--Greyhawk, a Dungeon Master style game.
--Links (Access), think of it as Leaderboard III. 3D perspective golf.
--Lucasfilm Special Pak, contains Zak MacKraken And The Alien Mindbenders, and
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure.
--Magic Sword (Probe), CapCom coin-op conversion.
--Menander Brothers (Twilight), no details.
--The Quest For Adventure Series #1, contains Operation Stealth (Delphine),
Mean Streets, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Adventure Game (Lucasfilm).
--Sporting Gold, contains 3 Epyx "Games" games: California Games, The Games:
Summer Edition, and The Games: Winter Edition.
--Street Fighter II, coin-op beat'em'up.
--Super Sega, contains ESWAT, Golden Axe (Virgin Games), Super Monaco GP,
Shinobi (Virgin Games), and Crack Down.
--Super Sim Pack, contains International 3D Tennis (Palace), Crazy Cars II
(Titus), Airborne Ranger (Microprose), and Italy 1990.
************
Millenium (UK): (For future releases, see Electronic Arts UK...)
---------------
--The Adventures Of Robin Hood, isometric graphic adventure, mouse-driven.
DS only. All the characters as so teeny!
--Horror Zombies From The Crypt (Astral), scary platform action-adventure.
DS only.
--James Pond 2: Codename Robocod, the fish gets metallic! Omni-scrolling
platform game. The Sonic for computers. DS only.
************
Delphine (FR):
--------------
--Another World, "Cinematique" alternate reality action adventure. Looks
strange. Plays like Prince Of Persia. It's really cool though!!!
--Cruise For A Corpse, "Cinematique" whodunnit graphic adventure.
The graphics have been seriously revamped and the interface further improved.
Hard-drivable.
***********
Kixx (UK): (Repackaged oldies priced to go!)
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--Action Fighter.
--Axel's Magic Hammer (Gremlin).
--Barbarian (Palace).
--Barbarian II (Palace).
--Bionic Commando (Go!).
--Blasteroids (Imageworks).
--California Games (Epyx).
--Conqueror (Rainbow Arts).
--Dragons Of Flame (SSI).
--Forgotten Worlds.
--The Games: Summer Edition (Epyx).
--Gary Lineker's Hot Shot (Gremlin).
--Gauntlet II.
--Ghouls'N'Ghosts.
--Hammerfist (Activision).
--Impossible Mission II (Epyx).
--Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Action Game.
--John Lowe's Ultimate Darts (Gremlin).
--LED Storm.
--Moonwalker.
--1943.
--OutRun.
--Rick Dangerous (Firebird).
--Roadblasters.
--Saint Dragon (Storm).
--Steve Davis World Snooker (CDS).
--Street Fighter.
--Stunt Car Racer (MicroStyle).
--Super Scramble Simulator (Gremlin).
--Switchblade (Gremlin).
--3D Pool (Firebird).
--Thunder Blade (US Gold).
--Tiger Road (US Gold).
--Turrican (Rainbow Arts).
--Vigilante (US Gold).
--World Class Leaderboard (US Gold).
--Z-Out (Rainbow Arts).
--------In the works:
--Stunt Car Racer (MicroStyle).
Virgin (US): (Guess what? No more US ST versions! Low sales don'tcha know...)
------------
--Corporation (Core), futuristic adventure simulation. Infiltrate a large
building filled with crazed and malfunctioning robots, human guards, and
genetically engineered yucky things. Just your basic old-fashioned dungeon
game with a new paint job. The interface ain't too great.
--Overlord, US version of Supremacy, a science-fiction strategic conquest game.
--Spirit Of Excalibur, RPG with 6 different quests and an interface similar
to War In Middle Earth (Melbourne House). Needs 1 meg.
--Thunderhawk (Core), 3D polygons simplified helicopter combat game.
The chopper used is fictitious and looks like the bastard child of an Apache
and that new Eurocopter gunship. Gunship 2000 this ain't!
Mouse driven, mission-driven, DS only.
--Vengeance Of Excalibur, the sequel to Spirit Of Excalibur.
--Wonderland (Magnetic Scrolls), text adventure based around the original
Alice In Wonderland books. Features "Magnetic Windows", a totally new
interface with resizable windows, auto-mapping, and other neat stuff.
Virgin (UK):
------------
Virgin Games:
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--Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker (Archer MacLean), 3D-polygons snooker
simulation with light-source shaded balls and really fast screen redraws.
--Realms (Graftgold), Populous-style game. 1 meg enhanced.
--Rolling Ronny (Starbyte), cutesy scrolling platform game.
--------In the works:
--Apocalypse (Strangeways), no details.
--Archer MacLean's 3D Pool (Archer MacLean), using the Snooker graphic system.
--Dune (Cryo), based on the movie. July '92.
--Space Shuttle (Vektorgrafix), total 3D simulator. May '92.
************
Melbourne House:
----------------
--Magnetic Scrolls Collection, contains enhanced versions of Fish, Corruption,
and Guild Of Thieves. All three now use "Magnetic Windows". DS only.
--Spirit Of Excalibur, CRPG with 6 different quests and an interface similar
to War In Middle Earth (Melbourne House). Needs 1 meg.
--Vengeance Of Excalibur, the sequel to Spirit Of Excalibur.
--Wonderland (Magnetic Scrolls), text adventure based around the original
Alice In Wonderland books. Features "Magnetic Windows", a totally new
interface with resizable windows, auto-mapping, and other neat stuff.
--------In the works:
--Conan The Cimmerian, action-adventure.
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Leisure Genius:
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--Spot (Images), the game with the 7Up critters in it.
************
16 Blitz: (Budget games)
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--Continental Circus, 3D F1 racing game. No biggie.
--Double Dragon, sideview beat'em'up. Ancient.
--Gemini Wing, overhead view vertical scrolling shoot'em'up.
--The Ninja Warriors, sideview scrolling shoot/beat'em'up. Good conversion.
--Shinobi, sideview scrolling shoot/beat'em'up. Not the best conversion.
--Silkworm, sideview scrolling shoot'em'up. Good conversion.
--Xenon, overhead view vertical scrolling shoot'em'up. Bitmap Brothers' 1st.
************
Tronix: (Budget games, formerly called Mastertronic)
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--Double Dragon II.
--Italia '90.
--Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off-Road.
--Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Vulture Publishing (UK):
------------------------
--------In the works:
--Siege Master, isometric fantasy CRPG.
Zeppelin (UK): (Budget stuff)
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--Arcade Trivia Quiz.
--Sharkey's Moll, a 1920's Operation Wolf of low quality.
--Stack Up, a Columns clone.
--Titanic Blinky, cutesy flick-scrolling platform game.
************
Impulze (UK):
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--Graeme Souness' Vector Soccer, soccer with 3D polygons.
--Neighbours, isometric omni-scrolling racing game. Similar to Gremlin's
Skidz, but dumber and smaller. Based on some sort of foreign TV show.
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How to read this guide:
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Products are listed in the following way:
Company Name (CC- Country Code): (Comments, if any)
--------------------------------
--Game Title (Authors), description of game type and additional comments.
--Compilation Title, contains Game Title (Publisher), Game Title (Publisher),
and Game Title (Publisher).
--------In the works: (games not released yet)
--Game Title (Authors), etc...
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Company Name (CC): (different company, but distributed)
------------------ (by the company listed at the top.)
--Game Title (Authors), etc...
--Compilation Title, contains Game Title, Game Title, and Game Title.
(If all the games are from the same publisher who's releasing the compilation)
--Compilation title, contains Game Title (Original Publisher), etc...
Companies are listed by alphabetical order and cross-referenced.
Company country codes are: (US) USA, (UK) UK, (CA) Canada, (FR) France,
(DL) Germany, (SP) Spain, (NW) Norway, (OZ) Australia, (SW) Switzerland,
(IT) Italy.
Games already released are listed first, in alphabetical order.
Games about to be released or in the planning stages are listed under the
"In the works:" heading, also by alphabetical order.
Games that were announced and were never heard from again are listed under the
"Lost In Space Department:" heading.
Games are removed from the guide after being listed as available for 6 months.
A small glossary of game description terms:
-------------------------------------------
--Adventure simulation: a graphic adventure where the environment is simulated
with 3D polygons and/or sprites, and you move inside it. Examples: Damocles,
Infestation, Corporation, Interphase, Castle Master, Cybercon III, etc...
--Beat'em'up: legs-flyin' karate-choppin' two-fisted action-packed action!
--CRPG: computer role-playing game. People have been arguing over this term for
years. Some people believe there's no such thing and that all CRPGs are nothing
but graphic adventures. They are usually the ones who play real RPGs. But since
everybody uses the term anyway, I have to comply.
--Graphic adventure: any adventure that doesn't use a command line as its sole
interface. Examples: quite a lot of stuff really (Sierra, Lucasfilm, ICOM...).
--Hack'n'slash: razor-sharp double-edged slice'n'dice fun!
--Platform: jumpin'/climbin'/runnin'/slidin' action.
--Puzzler: what you play when you want to use your brain, for a change...
--Shoot'em'up: if it moves, shoot it. If it don't move, shoot it anyway.
Usually combined with another game type.
--Text adventure: any adventure that uses a command line as its only interface,
even if it has pretty pictures (The Pawn, all Infocom games except Battletech).
--Wargame: move your armies around. Mouse-driven or text-driven.
--Perspective: sideview, overhead view, cockpit view (1st person), chase-view
(viewed from a camera following your vehicle), isometric (three-quarters).
--Scrolling: sideview scrolling (left and/or right), vertical (up and/or down),
omni-scrolling (all directions), flick-scrolling (jump-scrolls from one screen
to the next), non-scrolling (it just sits there), forced-scrolling (go with
the flow, or die!).
--DS only: shipped on double-sided disks. Single-sided disks can usually be
ordered from the company with a coupon included in the packaging.
--1 meg: one megabyte or more required.
--1 meg enhanced: it works with 512K, but you get a few extras with 1 meg.
--STE: compatible, but doesn't use the extra features.
--STE enhanced: uses the advanced STE features.
--Hard-drivable: installable on hard drives.
--TT: works on the TT. Everything by Sierra seems to.
--Modem support: play over phone lines.
--Data link support: hook up 2 machines (or more) together.
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