________ __________ _____ __ __ __ __ __ _ _____ / || / \ / \ | \ / | || | \ | / \ \_______ || | __ /____\ | \ / | || | \ | | __ \ || | | | | | \/ | || | \ | | | ________/ || \_____/ | | | | || | \| \_____/ ______ __ _____ ______ ______ ________ | \ || / \ || / || | | || | __ ||__ \_____ || | | || | | || \ || |_____/ || \_____/ ||____ ______/ || January 1993 A monthly guide to new and upcoming Atari ST games -------------------------------------------------- Edited by Eric-Alexander Bitton (Zenobot) ----------------------------------------- A CyberSysTek Publication ------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Z editorial: ------------ Winter CES is just around the corner and I'm trying my best to make it. Hopefully, I'll have a special CES report in the next issue. Happy New Year and see y'all next month! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ST Gaming News: --------------- New This Month: --------------- Domestic: --------- --Lemmings/Oh No! More Lemmings (Psygnosis). Imported: --------- --B.A.T. II (UBI Soft). --Big Box 2 (Beaujolly) (Defenders Of Earth/Rampage/King Of Chicago/ I.S.S./Bombuzal/Back To Future III/Sinbad/R*Type/Predator 2/TV Football) --Campaign (Empire). --Cool World (Ocean). --Doodlebug (Core). --Grandslam Collection (Grandslam) (England/Flintstones/Espionage/Terry's/ Beardsley's Soccer/Running Man/St & Greavsie/Scramble Spirits/Terramex). --Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis (US Gold). --Leeds United Champions (CDS). --Lethal Weapon (Ocean). --No Second Prize (Thalion). --Premier Manager (Gremlin). --Sabre Team (Krisalis). --Shadoworlds (Krisalis). --3D Pool (Virgin). --WWF European Rampage Tour (Ocean). Budget games and re-issues: --------------------------- --Around The World (Floppy Shop). --Battlehawks 1942 (Kixx XL). --Flight Of The Intruder (Action 16). --Future Wars (Kixx XL). --Hudson Hawk (Hit Squad). --Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (Kixx XL). --Midwinter (Kixx XL). --Prince Of Persia (Hit Squad). --Super Monaco Grand Prix (Kixx). --Trivial Pursuit (Hit Squad). --Zak MacKracken And The Alien Mindbenders (Kixx XL). -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Falcon Guide ---------------- Atari (US/UK): -------------- --------In the works: --No Title Yet (Intergalactic Development, makers of UMS I and II), murder mystery in 19th Century London. --Llamazap (Jeff Minter), you probably expected a psychedelic shoot'em'up, right? Well, that's exactly what it is! --Steel Talons (Tengen), conversion of the Atari helicopter coin-op. Cocktel-Vision (FR): -------------------- --------In the works: --Gobliiins, an amusing fantasy mouse-driven non-scrolling puzzler. --Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon, you only control 2 goblins in this one. --Ween: The Prophecy, fantasy graphic adventure. Millenium (UK): --------------- --------In the works: --Daughter Of Serpents (Eldritch Software), spooky 1920's Egyptian mystery. --Rome AD92, climb the Roman social ladder by all means necessary. Mirage (UK): ------------ --------In the works: --Raiden, overhead-view vertical-scrolling shoot'em'up. Coin-op conversion. --Space Junk (Imagitec), Elite meets Mercenary III. Space trading adventure. Psygnosis (UK): --------------- --------In the works: --Innocent, "incredibly user-friendly" futuristic RPG. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The ST/STE Guide ---------------- Stuff In The Works Without A Publisher Yet: ------------------------------------------- --Disaster Strikes (Nirvana Systems). --The Edge (Nirvana Systems). --Guy Fawkes (Code Monkeys), cutesy platform game. Accolade (UK): -------------- --Elvira II: The Jaws Of Cerberus (Horrorsoft), mouse-driven graphic adventure. 1 meg required, hard-drivable. --------In the works: --Waxworks (Horrorsoft), combines the best aspects of Elvira (hit point and spellcasting system) and Elvira II (more interesting places to explore) in a game aimed at horror fans. Action 16 (UK): see Digital Integration (UK)... Alternative (UK): (Budget) ----------------- --Popeye 2 (Quex), oh darn, I thought this was going to be like the old Nintendo coin-op, but no dice. It's a pretty mediocre platform game. --------In the works: --Dalek Attack, starring Doctor What? Why? Something like that... --Huckleberry Hound, no details. --Thomas The Tank Engine, as seen on PBS. Anco (UK): ---------- --Football Crazy Challenge, no details. --Tip Off, basketball. --------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. Atari (US/UK): -------------- --------In the works: --Road Riot 4WD, conversion of the wacky armed buggy racing coin-op. Special version for STEs and TTs only. --Steel Talons, conversion of the really neat helicopter shoot'em'up/sim, also a coin-op. Special version for STEs and TTs only. Atlantis (UK): (Budget) ------------- --Apache Flight, vertical scrolling shoot'em'up. Stupid-looking ground vehicles, goofy sound effects. --Erik, cutesy vertical scrolling platform game. Slightly inspired by Bubble-Bobble and Rick Dangerous. Audiogenic (UK): ---------------- --Exile, omni-scrolling sideview action-adventure. --World Class Rugby: Five Nations Edition. --------In the works: --Graham Gooch's World Class Cricket, just what everybody needs... --SuperLeague Manager, soccer management. --World Class Soccer, soccer. Avalon Hill (US): ----------------- --------In the works: --Diplomacy, computer conversion of their classic boardgame. Beaujolly (UK): (Compilation specialist) --------------- --Big Box 2, contains Defenders Of The Earth, Rampage, King Of Chicago, R*Type, Predator 2, Incredible Shrinking Sphere, Bombuzal, Sinbad And The Throne Of The Falcon, Back To The Future III, and TV Sports Football. CDS (UK): --------- --Leeds United Champions, yet another soccer management program. Celebrity (UK): --------------- --------In the works: --Ian Botham's Cricket, ack! Cocktel Vision (FR): -------------------- --Fascination, R-rated graphic adventure, 2 disks. --------In the works: --Bargon Attack, Space Invaders in Paris?!?!? Codemasters (UK): (Budget game kings of the Universe!) ----------------- --Captain Dynamo, vertical-scrolling platform game. Nice graphics. --Cartoon Collection, contains Seymour Goes To Hollywood, Slightly Magic, Spike In Transylvania, Treasure Island Dizzy, and CJ's Elephant Antics. --CJ In The USA, the elephant is back. Cutesy platform game, very hard. --Dizzy's Excellent Adventures, contains Kwik Snax, Prince Of The Yolkfolk, Bubble Dizzy, Panic Dizzy, and Spellbound Dizzy. --First Division Manager, sounds suspiciously like soccer to me! --Hover Sprint, futuristic hovercar racing. Datalink support, 2 disks. --Kwik Snax, puzzler platform. --Quatro Fighters, contains SAS Combat, Kamikaze, MiG-29, and Guardian Angel. --Slightly Magic, action-adventure. --Steg, a cutesy platform puzzler starring a slug. Yes, a slug... But what a slug! Feed your baby slugs by trapping maggots in bubbles and making sure they arrive in the nest. Weird and somewhat tough. --Super All-Stars, contains Robin Hood: Legend Quest, C.J. In The USA, Steg, Magicland Dizzy, and Captain Dynamo. --Tilt, no details. --------In the works: --Bignose (Obitus), last seen on the NES. --Crystal Kingdom Dizzy, cute sideview platform action-adventure. --Slicks, overhead-view omni-scrolling racing. --Soccer Pinball, the fun of pinball with the scoring scheme of soccer. --Super Seymour Saves The Planet, no details. Core Design (UK): ----------------- --The Adventurers, contains Corporation, Hunter (Activision), and Supremacy (known as Overlord in the US) (Virgin). --Doodlebug, console-style platform game starring an Atom Ant look-alike. --Heimdall, isometric viking action-adventure. 1 meg. --Wolfchild, Strider-esque sideview scrolling beat'n'shoot. --------In the works: --Curse Of Enchantia, graphic adventure. --Jaguar XJ220 Sports Racing, race against Ferrari F40s and Porsche 959s. Looks like Core wants a piece of the Lotus/Gremlin pie! --Premiere, platform game based in a movie studio. D&H Games (UK): --------------- --------In the works: --Football Director III, more soccer. Daze Marketing (UK): (New home of Silmarils) -------------------- --Fantasy Pak, contains Crystals Of Arborea, Boston Bomb Club, Colorado. --Ishar: Legend Of The Fortress, sequel to Crystals Of Arborea. Dungeon Master style 3D fantasy RPG. 2 disks, color and mono compatible, STE. --Magic Worlds, contains Crystals Of Arborea, Dragon's Breath, and Storm Master. --Storm Master, "He who controls the wind controls the planet" or something like that. Strategy game. STE enhanced. --------In the works: --Bunny Bricks, cartoony platform baseball-bat brick-bashing! --Transarctica, another steampunk game. The Earth is in the grips of a new ice age, and the only mode of tranportation is the steam train. You know how to bring the Earth back to normal, so the coal union wants you dead, since it would kill their business. Delphine (FR): see US Gold (UK)... Digital Integration (UK): ------------------------- --------In the works: --Tornado, simulation of the Panavia Tornado multi-role combat aircraft. ************ Dream Factory (UK): (anything that's not a simulation) ------------------- --Gobliiins (Tomahawk), an amusing fantasy mouse-driven non-scrolling puzzler. Comes on 3 disks. --Ween: The Prophecy (Cocktel Vision), fantasy graphic adventure. --------In the works: --Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon (Tomahawk), you only control 2 goblins in this one. --The Drift, futuristic CRPG. --Supaplex, a Boulderdash remake. ************ Action 16 (UK): (Repackaged oldies priced to go!) --------------- --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). --Advanced Destroyer Simulator (Futura). --A.T.F. 2. --Colorado (Silmarils). --Disc (Loriciel). --Final Command (UBI Soft). --Gridrunner (Llamasoft). --Falcon 1.2 (Spectrum Holobyte). --Flight Of The Intruder (Spectrum Holobyte). --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). --SimCity Terrain Editor (Infogrames). --Sir Fred (UBI Soft). --Tennis Cup (Loriciel). --Tintin On The Moon (Infogrames). Digital Reality (UK): (Budget) --------------------- --Accelerator, omni-scrolling overhead-view Super Sprint style racing. Digitek (US): (Dinowars isn't coming out) ------------- --Hill Street Blues, you get to run the whole station. Also runs in monochrome. Originally released by Krisalis (UK). Dinamic (SP): ------------- --------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! Domark (UK): ------------ --European Football Champ, soccer. It's all they ever think about!! --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. --TNT 2, contains Hard Drivin' 2, Badlands, Hydra, S.T.U.N. Runner, and Skulls & Crossbones. --------In the works: --Championship Manager, soccer. 2 disks, 1 meg required, up to 4 players. --Columbus (Matthew Stibbe), the guy who "bumped" into America. Probably a mouse-driven strategy game. --Harrier Assault, simulation of the AV-8B Harrier used by the Marines. ************ Tengen (UK): (Conversions of Atari Games coin-ops.) ------------ --Race Drivin', the outrageous Hard Drivin' sequel. The Super Stunt Track will bring you to your knees! 1 meg usage, STE enhanced, DS only. --Rampart, the strange game of ship sinking and Tetris-like wall repair. Pretty good conversion, it's just as hard as the coin-op . ************ Respray (UK): (Domark's budget label.) ------------- --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)... Electronic Arts (UK): --------------------- --Castles (Interplay), medieval strategy game. Build your very own castle, or rather, round up enough materials and people to have it built. --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! --------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). About 8 months late, so far... --Risky Woods, sideview scrolling platform game. ************ Millenium (UK): --------------- --Kid Gloves II, basic Wonderboy style cutesy hack'n'slash platform. --Steel Empire (formerly Cybornetics), strategic game with mechs. 2 disks, DS only, 1 meg, STE. --------In the works: --The Aquatic Games, a fishy parody of Epyx-style sports games starring James Pond. 11 events to choose from. --Chinto's Revenge (Wing Lai), overhead-view action-adventure. --Daughter Of Serpents (Eldritch Software), spooky 1920's Egyptian mystery. --Global Effect, no details. --Haunted House, devious scrolling platform game. --James Pond 3: Splash Gordon, fishes in space!! --Strike Command, sequel to Thunderstrike. --Tentacle (Eldritch The Cat), sideview scrolling space shoot'em'up. ************ Star Performers: (EA's budget label) ---------------- --Battle Chess (Interplay). --Flood (Bullfrog). --The Immortal (Sandcastle Productions). --Magic Fly. --Populous (Bullfrog). --Projectyle (Eldritch The Cat). --Starflight. Elite (UK): ----------- --------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): see Entertainment International (UK)... Energize (UK): (Budget stuff) -------------- --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!!! --Soccer Match, no details. Entertainment International (UK): --------------------------------- Arcade Masters (UK): -------------------- --Cool Croc Twins, cutesy sideview platform game. --Volfied (Arcade Masters), Taito coin-op sequel to Qix. Even has powerups! --------In the works: --Magic Boy, no details. ************ Empire (UK): ------------ --Campaign, WWII 3D polygons wargame. DS. --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... --Pacific Islands (ODE), sequel to Team Yankee. 3D wargame. STE, DS only. --Space 1889, another Paragon Software RPG conversion. This one is actually pretty good. 1 meg required, comes on 2 disks, hard-drivable. --------In the works: --Award Winners, contains Dragon's Lair (Readysoft), Kick Off 2 (Anco), Populous (Electronic Arts), and Pipe Mania (aka Lucasfilm's Pipedream). --Cyber Space (ODE), cyberpunk CRPG. Feb '93. --Eye Of The Storm (Jason Kingsley), 3D polygons space combat game. --MegaTraveller 2: Quest For The Ancients, hopefully better than 1. --Pacific Islands II, no details. --Soccer Stars, contains Emlyn Hughes International Soccer, Microprose Soccer, Gazza II, and Kick Off 2 (Anco). --Twilight 2000, another Paragon Software RPG conversion. Squad-level combat in Post-WWIII Eastern Europe. Fair Dinkum (US): ----------------- --Cyberdrome (Rhea-FX), hovercar simulation/shoot'em'up/strategy thingy. 1 or 2 players (head-to-head). Modem and datalink support. Flair (UK): ----------- --Elvira: The Arcade Game, a not-so-bad sideview omni-scrolling platform shoot'em'up starring everybody's favorite Mistress Of The Dark. 2 disks, 1 meg enhanced, STE enhanced. --Winter Supersports '92, 8 events: bobsled, luge, giant slalom, speed skating, snowmobile racing, downhill, bale jumping, and pro-ski (?). Floppy Shop (UK): (Budget) ----------------- --Around The World, just plain bad platform game. Avoid. GBH (UK): see Gremlin (UK)... Gonzo Games (UK): ----------------- --Brides Of Dracula, sideview scrolling action-adventure where you can be good ol' Drac or Van Helsing. 2 players simultaneous with split-screen. Grandslam (UK): --------------- --Die Hard 2: Die Harder, movie license. --England Championship Special, action soccer. --Grandslam Collection, and it's nothing to be proud of! England, Terramex, Saint and Greavsie, The Flintstones, Running Man, Espionage, Scramble Spirits, Peter Beardsley's International Soccer, and Terry's Big Adventure. Avoid this compilation at all cost! --------In the works: --Beavers (Arc Dev), cutesy sideview platform game. --Liverpool FC, soccer. --Nick Faldo's Golf (Arc Dev), celebrity-endorsed golf. Gremlin (UK): ------------- --Harlequin, bizarre platform game. --Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge, starring the Lotus Concept 200, Elan, and Turbo Esprit. It has a track editor that uses assorted gauges to generate a password consisting of letters and numbers. It can generate a total of 3 billion racing courses! But, you're basically getting Lotus Turbo Challenge II with a construction set. It's a little samey... --Plan 9 From Outer Space, what a great idea! Let's make a game based on the worst science fiction movie of all time! Mouse-driven graphic adventure. Search for the original movie reels and splice the movie back together. Comes on 4 disks. --Space Crusade, conversion of the boardgame Space Hulk. Overhead and isometric view strategic wargame. Take your squad of Space Marines through several hazardous missions aboard huge derelict spaceships. --Utopia: The New Worlds, data disk. --Videokid (Twilight), cutesy platform shoot'em'up. 2 disks. --------In the works: --Daemonsgate 1 (Imagitec), fantasy CRPG. --Flag (Ian Harling), wargame. --HeroQuest Twin Pack, contains HeroQuest and its first data disk, Return Of The Witchlord. --Jelly Bean, puzzler. --Legacy Of Sorasil, an HeroQuest sequel. Could be a data disk. --Little Divil, no details. --Nigel Mansell's World Championship, 3D Formula 1 racing game. Preliminary screenshots indicate that this will look kinda like Super Monaco GP, but better. Congratulations to Nigel for winning the World Champion title! --Pegasus, shoot'em'up. --Premier Manager, another soccer management program. --Space Crusade 2, no details. --Zool, a console-quality platform game from the "Switchblade 2" team. ************ GBH: (Gremlin's budget label) ---- --Cloud Kingdoms (Millenium). --Combo Racer. --Deflektor. --Footballer Of the Year II. --Horror Zombies From The Crypt. --Impossamole. --International 3D Tennis. --Jahangir Khan's Squash (Krisalis). --James Pond (Millenium). --Kid Gloves (Millenium). --Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge. --Manchester United (Krisalis). --Manix (Millenium). --Mindbender. --Narco Police (Dinamic). --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. --Voodoo Nightmare. --World Championship Boxing Manager. ************ GBH Gold: (Slightly more expensive than normal GBH titles) --------- --BSS Jane Seymour. --Greg Norman's Ultimate Golf (Virgin). --Manchester United (Krisalis). --Super Cars II. --Switchblade II. Hewson (UK): see 21st Century Entertainments (UK)... Hex (UK): --------- --Top Banana, sideview scrolling cutesy platform. This game is simply hideous. The graphics are terrible, and the gameplay non-existent. Avoid!! Hi-Tec Software (UK): (Lo-Tec is closer to the truth! Budget stuff) --------------------- --Alien World (Pal Dev), sideview scrolling shoot'em'up. Venus: The Flytrap meets R*Type and Alien after too many drinks. Ugh... --Jetsons (221b), flick-scrolling action-adventure. --Potsworth And Co, British cartoon license. Platform game (of course!). --Yogi's Big Clean Up, would you believe... Another platform game? Yup. --------In the works: --Johnny Quest, no details. --Quick Draw McGraw, no details. The Hit Squad (UK): see Ocean (UK)... IF... (UK): see Impressions (UK)... Imageworks (UK): see Mirrorsoft (UK)... Impressions (US): see Merit Software (US)... Impressions (UK): ----------------- --Airbucks, strategic business simulation. It's 1946; you have a DC-3 and some cash. Your objective: build up a world-class airline. --Caesar, SimCity meets the Roman Empire. --Discovery: In The Steps Of Columbus (Golden Sector), kinda like 7 Cities Of Gold (remember that one? No? Oh...). DS only. --Great Napoleonic Battles, rather self-explanatory, non? You get 3 of them: Marengo, Quatre-Bras, and Waterloo. --Paladin 2, no details, DS only. --Samurai: The Way Of The Warrior, no details. --Warriors Of Releyne, fantasy strategy game. --------In the works: ************ 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. --Alcatraz (221b), the sequel to Hostages, set on the island. --Killerball (Microids), looks exactly like the sport played in that sci-fi classic, Rollerball. --Tetris, the classic puzzler. Kaiko (DL): ----------- --Gem'X (Demonware), mouse-driven puzzler. Duplicate the pattern shown on the right side of the screen in the left side. Looks like Columns, but it ain't. Kixx (UK): see US Gold (UK)... Konami (UK): ------------ --------In the works: --Frontier: Elite 2 (David Braben), long-long-long awaited sequel to the original ground-breaking space trading shoot'em'up, Elite. Looks really-really nice. Dec '92. Krisalis (UK): -------------- --Champions, contains Jahangir Khan's Squash, Manchester United, and World Championship Boxing Manager. --Face-Off Hockey, hockey version of Manchester United Europe. DS only. --Graham Taylor's Soccer Challenge, more soccer. 1 meg, 2 disks. --Sabre Team, isometric S.A.S. version of Special Forces. 1 meg. --Shadoworlds, futuristic sequel to Shadowlands (Domark). Isometric RPG. The graphics still look like they came from a Japanese animated series. 1 meg required, 2 disks. --------In the works: --John Barnes European Football, still more soccer. Loriciel (FR): -------------- --Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy, non-scrolling cutesy bouncing puzzler. Kinda fun. --Golden Eagle: The Return, sideview flick-scrolling action adventure with super detailed animation. Looks neat, but that's it. --Psyborg, 3D polygons space racing/puzzler. I vaguely remember playing something similar a long, long time ago... 2 disks. --Sport's Best, contains Panza Kick Boxing, Tennis Cup, and Turbo Cup. --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... --Tennis Cup II, more of the same. Split-screen, digitized sounds. --Tiny Skweeks, cute but weird puzzler-platform thing. --------In the works: --Baby Jo 2, more baby platform fun-stration. --The Cartoons, kinda like Lemmings. --Jim Power, yet another platform game. --Out Board, overhead-view boat racing. 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)... Merit Software (US): -------------------- --Fighting For Rome (Impressions), US version of Cohort. Roman-era wargame. --The Final Conflict (Impressions), WWIII wargame. --Merchant Colony (Impressions/Video Vulture), strategic game of American colonies management in the 18th century. Mouse-driven. --------In the works: --Traders (Linel), 4-players space trading game. Michtron (US): (Still around) -------------- --Ancient Battles, wargame. Originally published by CCS (UK). --Front Line, WWII wargame. Originally published by CCS (UK). Microdaft (US): (British imports) --------------- --Rotor (Arcana), mission-driven Oids style game, but you don't save anybody. Microids (FR): (Not-so-good games) -------------- --Nicky Boom, omni and flick-scrolling cutesy platform game. Eurgh! Microprose (UK): ---------------- --Knights Of The Sky, 3D polygons WWI simulation. DS only, 2 disks, 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. Comes on 4 DS disks, supports 2 drives, and has a built-in copy program. Very decent frame rate considering the amount of detail. STE. --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), part flight sim, part strategy game. It's a war on drugs. --B-17 Flying Fortress (Vektorgrafix), 3D polygons combat simulator. --Civilisation, 1 meg. The letter-writing campaign paid off! --Legacy (Magnetic Scrolls), horror graphic adventure. Millenium UK: see Electronic Arts UK... Mindscape (UK): (They're supposed to have dropped the ST, but I'm not sure) --------------- --D/Generation (Abersoft), isometric action-adventure. 1 meg, STE. --Legend (TAG), isometric fantasy graphic adventure from the design team behind Bloodwych (Imageworks). --Ultima VI: The False Prophet, fantasy RPG. 1 meg required, hard-drivable. --------In the works: --Battletoads (Rare), those wacky Nintendo critters are coming to the ST. --Captive II (Tony Crowther). --Contraptions, isometric puzzler. --Moonstones, fantasy CRPG. --Skid Marks, 3D polygons Hard Drivin' style driving game. Mirage (UK): ------------ --------In the works: --Ragnarok, chess-like strategy game. Mirrorsoft Casualties Stockpile: -------------------------------- (This helps keep track of which projects have been salvaged by other companies, and which ones are still in limbo.) ************ Saved: ------ --Reach For The Skies (Rowan Software), saved by Virgin (UK), coming soon. --Cannon Fodder (Sensible), saved by Virgin (UK), coming soon. ************ Still in limbo: --------------- --Alien^3, based on the upcoming movie. --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. --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. --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) ------------- --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! Ocean (UK): ----------- --The Addams Family, cutesy flick-scrolling platform game. Nice graphics, console style controls (push the fire button to jump). --Cool World (Twilight), platform beat'em'up. 1 meg, DS. --Epic (Digital Image Design), 3D polygons flight simulator in space. Battlestar Galactica was a big influence for the design of the various fighters and ships, and for the storyline too! The controls are extremely touchy, forget the joystick and use the mouse instead. Unreadable and almost useless manual. 2 disks, DS only, TT. --Espana: The Games '92, 30 sporting events. 1 meg, DS, TT compatible. --Hook, based on the movie. Graphic adventure very similar to Secret Of Monkey Island, but less sophisticated. 3 DS disks, 1 meg, STE, mouse-driven. --Lethal Weapon, platform shoot'em'up. DS, 1 meg enhanced. --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. STE, 1 meg recommended, DS only. --Push-Over (Red Rat), puzzler, DS. Set-up dominoes and make them fall over. TT compatible. --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. Comes on 3 disks. Not too terribly exciting. --Space Gun, Sega coin-op conversion. Operation Wolf-style "Aliens" shoot'em'up. DS only, STE. Mouse, joystick, and Trojan Light gun supported. --Wizkid (Sensible Software), sequel to the classic Wizball. Looks demented. --WWF: European Rampage Tour, more "wrestling" action, DS. --------In the works: --Billy The Kid (Level 9), multi-level shoot'em'up/action-adventure. --The Dream Team, contains WWF Wrestlemania, Terminator 2, and The Simpsons: Bart Versus The Space Mutants. --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. --SimEarth (Maxis), no details. --Sleepwalker, no details. About 5 Pounds go to the Comic Relief fund. --Snow Bros (Ocean France), coin-op conversion. The 2-players simultaneous mode has been dropped!! --Super Fighter, contains Final Fight, WWF Wrestlemania, and Pitfighter --Universal Monsters, no relation to Universal Soldier, this is an isometric action-adventure starring Universal Studios' monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein and Bride, Wolfman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon). ************ The Hit Squad (UK): (Repackaged oldies priced to go!) ------------------- --Afterburner (Activision). --Batman: The Caped Crusader. --Batman: The Movie. --Beach Volley. --Bubble Bobble (Firebird). --Cabal. --Castle Master (Domark). --Chase HQ. --Cybernoid II (Hewson). --Dragonninja, also known as Bad Dudes (Data East). --Escape From The Planet Of The Robot Monsters (Domark/Tengen). --Head Over Heels, an old 8-bit classic makes it to the ST. --Hudson Hawk. --IK+ (System 3). --Ivanhoe. --The Last Ninja 2 (System 3). --Lombard RAC Rally (Mandarin). --Midnight Resistance. --Narc. --Navy Moves (Dinamic). --Nebulus (Hewson), also sold as Tower Toppler by Epyx. --The New Zealand Story. --Nightbreed. --Operation Thunderbolt. --Pang. --Pictionary. --Platoon. --Power Drift (Activision). --Predator. --Prince Of Persia (Domark). --Pro Tennis Tour (UBI Soft). --Puffy's Saga (UBI Soft). --Puzznic. --Rambo III (Taito). --Rainbow Islands. --Red Heat. --Run The Gauntlet. --Shadow Warriors (Virgin). --Sly Spy Secret Agent. --Super Hang-on (Electric Dreams). --Test Drive II: The Duel (Accolade). --Total Recall. --Trivial Pursuit (Domark). --The Untouchables. --Voyager. On-Line (UK): ------------- --------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 compatible. --------In the works: --Omar Sharif's Bridge, already released by Interplay (US) for MS-DOS. Palace (UK): (They're out of business!) ------------ --Hot Rubber, UK version of Grand Prix 500 II (Microids). 3D chase-view motorcycle racing. Real-life tracks, 2 player split-screen mode. Average. --Sliders (Microids), isometric Marble-Madness hockey type thing. Pandora (UK): see Interceptor (UK)... Pocket Power (UK): (Budget: 2.99 Pounds) ------------------ --Archipelagos (Logotron). --Bad Company (Logotron). --Beyond The Ice Palace (Elite). --Deflektor (Gremlin). --Eye Of Horus (Logotron). --Quadralien (Logotron). --Starblaze (Logotron). --Stargoose (Logotron). --StarRay (Logotron). Psygnosis (US/UK): ------------------ --The Carl Lewis Challenge (Tex Designs), track and field. 2 disks. --Dungeon Master/Chaos Strikes Back, UK release only, 3 disks. --Leander, pseudo-Japanese sideview omni-scrolling hack'n'slash. 2 disks. --Lemmings/Oh No! More Lemmings, twin-pack combining the original game and the expansion disk (100 extra levels). A must-buy. --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. --Ork (DMA Design), sideview scrolling fantasy shoot'em'up. Shadow Of The Beast meets Killing Game Show. Free hint book enclosed (sure beats another dumb t-shirt!). 2 disks. --------In the works: --Air Support, no details. --Amnios (Paul Lyons), vertical scrolling space shoot'em'up. --Aquaventura, 3D chase-view shoot'em'up. --Armour-Geddon II, bigger-better-faster? Easier would be nice. --Bill's Excellent Tomato Game, cutesy platform. Pass the ketchup! --Carthage, where you guide a chariot-driving messenger between cities. The roads are pretty dangerous, though. 3D and overhead-view perspective. --Lemmings II, bigger-better-more. This time, there are 12 different tribes of Lemmings. Each one has specific skills. Mar '93. --Microcosm, a game inspired by Fantastic Voyage. --Red Zone, motorcycle racing simulator. --Shadow Of The Beast III. ************ Sizzlers (UK): (Budget re-issues.) -------------- --Anarchy. --Baal. --Ballistix. --Blood Money. --Captain Fizz Meets The Blastertrons. --Menace. --Spellbound. --Shadow Of The Beast. --Stryx. Rage (UK): ---------- --Striker, 3D soccer. Rainbow Arts (DL): (They're being awfully quiet. I don't like it...) ------------------ --------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 fractal-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): (Eye Of The Storm won't be released in the US) --------------- --------In the works: --Dragon's Lair III: The Curse Of Mordread, she's the sister of the evil wizard Mordrok, and boy is she cheesed! Jan '93. --Guy Spy, Indiana Jones style action-adventure. 6 disks. ************ Empire (US): ------------ --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... --Pacific Islands (ODE), sequel to Team Yankee. 3D wargame. STE, DS only. --Sleeping Gods Lie (ODE), graphic adventure using a mixture of 3D polygons and sprites. Oxford Digital Entertainments' 1st game. --Volfied, Taito coin-op sequel to Qix. Even has powerups! --------In the works: --Campaign, WWII 3D polygons wargame. --Cyberspace (ODE), cyberpunk CRPG. Feb '93. --Pacific Islands II, no details. Renegade (UK): -------------- --Bitmap Brothers Volume 1, you get Xenon, Cadaver, and Speedball 2, all previously released by Imageworks (Mirrorsoft). --Bitmap Brothers Volume 2, contains Speedball, Gods, and Xenon 2: Megablast. --Fire And Ice (Graftgold), cutesy platform game. Saved from Mirrorsoft. --Sensible Soccer (Sensible), a more Speedball-like approach to soccer. The players are so small, they're cute! It's incredibly fast too. --------In the works: --Chaos Engine (Bitmap Brothers), overhead-view scrolling action-adventure shoot'em'up with up to 3 players (human or computer). Victorian sci-fi (ie: Steampunk). STE Enhanced. --Sensible Soccer: European Champions. Simulmondo (IT): ---------------- --Football Champ, a redesigned version of their earlier "I Play 3D Soccer". 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, 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. Starbyte (DL): -------------- --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): ----------- --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. --Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat, in the same vein as "Ironman" Super Off-Road, but with Indy cars. Leland coin-op conversion. --Final Blow, basic sideview boxing. --------In the works: --Asylum, no details. --Brute Force, no details. --The Lawnmower Man, no details. --Solar Jetman: Hunt For The Golden Warship, no details. Strike Force Designs (UK): -------------------------- --------In the works: --Touchdown! American Football, team management. Sublogic (US): -------------- --Great Britain Scenery Collection, for Flight Simulator II. --------In the works --California Collection, for Flight Simulator II. System 3 (UK): -------------- --The Last Ninja 3, isometric flick-scrolling beat'em'up. 2 disks. --------In the works: --Changeling, featuring a shape-shifting machine. --Constructor, mouse-driven house-building on another planet. --International Karate Deluxe, 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): -------------- --------In the works: --Arsenal F.C., more soccer. --Creatures (Creative Materials), a very sick and twisted cutesy puzzler. --Restrictor (Arc Developments), 3D sci-fi driving and flying shoot'em'up. --Summer Camp (Creative Materials), cutesy platform game. Thalion (DL): ------------- --Amberstar, fantasy CRPG in the Ultima mold. Hard-drivable. --Ghost Battle (Interactive Design), this one really sucks! Budget Ghosts'N'Goblins. --No Second Prize, another Team-Suzuki style motorcycle racing game. Funny thing is, they announced it 3 years ago and at that time, it was a car racing game! --------In the works: --Ambermoon, sequel to Amberstar. --Dragonflight II, graphic adventure. --Tower FRA, an air traffic control simulation. Titus (UK/FR): (Some of the worst games ever released, until now...) -------------- --Crazy Cars III, 3D racing game. --Titus The Fox, nice cutesy 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. Touchdown (UK): (New kid on the budget block) --------------- --Better Dead Than Alien (Electra). --Emlyn Hughes International Soccer. --Gazza's Super Soccer. --Gazza 2. --Paradroid 90. --Pipe Mania (Empire). --Time. --Sleeping Gods Lie (Empire). --Stormtrooper. Trojan (UK): (Makers of the Trojan light gun for STs.) ------------ --Cyber Assault, futuristic DM-style shoot'em'up. --The Enforcer, gangster-era shoot'em'up. --Firestar, kinda like Defender with a light gun... Tronix (UK): see Virgin (UK)... Turcan Research Systems (UK): ----------------------------- --Dreadnoughts, WWI text-driven 3D warship wargame. Hard-drivable. --------In the works: --Bismarck, Dreadnoughts data disk covering the major surface-only battles of WWII (River Plate, sinking of Graf Spee, 3 Bismarck scenarios, Battle of the Java Sea, and The Battle Of North Cape/sinking of Scarnhorst). --Ironclads, Dreadnoughts data disk of pre-WWI engagements (Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 to 1905). 21st Century Entertainments (UK): (formerly Hewson UK) --------------------------------- --Deliverance, sequel to Hewson's Stormlord. Looks like Shadow Of The Beast. --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. --Pinball Dreams (Spidersoft), conversion of an Amiga-only title. UBI Soft (UK/FR): ----------------- --B.A.T. II, futuristic graphic adventure. DS, 5 disks. --Maupiti Island (Lankhor), graphic adventure with speech. --Mega lo Mania/First Samurai, DS only. --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. --Unreal, multi-level fantasy hack'n'slash, alternates between sideview and 3D. 2 disks. Got some real bad reviews. --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 datalink support. Fast and smooooooth!!! But if you want a game with more accurate racetracks and a 3D simulator feel to it, check out Microprose Formula One Grand Prix. --Vroom Data Disc, 6 more tracks to race on: Hockenheim (DL), Mexico, Estoril (Portugal), Monza (IT), Montreal (CA), and Interlagos (Brazil). --------In the works: --Celtic Legends, fantasy wargame. --Dyna-Blaster or Bomber-Man, no details. --Lightquest, sideview action/adventure. --Star Rush, shoot'em'up. --Stuart Pearce's Football Compilation, contains Kick Off 2, World Championship Soccer, International Soccer Challenge, and Manchester United. US Gold (UK): ------------- --Bonanza Brothers (Tiertex/Synergy/Twilight), sideview platform game with really weird graphics. Reminds me of Keystone Kapers on the old VCS. --California Games II, featuring snowboarding, boogeyboarding, hang gliding, jet skiing, and skateboarding (again). 2 disks. --G-LOC R360 (Images), Sega coin-op sequel to Afterburner. DS only, STE. --The Godfather: Action Game (Software Creations), multi-format. DS only. --Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis, isometric action-adventure. 1 meg required, DS. --Mega Sports, 30 sporting events! This compilation contains all the events from The Games: Summer Edition (never released on the ST), Winter Games, and California Games. Truly, an Epyx package . --Mega Twins (Twilight), CapCom coin-op conversion. Cutesy sideview scrolling platform hack'n'slash. DS only. --The Quest For Adventure Series #1, contains Operation Stealth (Delphine), Mean Streets, Indy And The Last Crusade: Adventure Game (Lucasfilm). --Summer Games '92 (Creative Materials), even more Epyx stuff! --Super Sega, contains ESWAT, Golden Axe (Virgin Games), Super Monaco GP, Shinobi (Virgin Games), and Crack Down. --------In the works: --Blade Of Destiny, fantasy CRPG. --Citadel Of The Black Sun. --D-Day, big multi-aspect WWII simulator. --The Godfather: Graphic Adventure (Delphine), no details yet. --Greyhawk, a Dungeon Master style game. --Legends Of Valour (Dimension Creative Design), fantasy 3D RPG. It's a bit like Alternate Reality: The City, but with full proportional movement and a Dungeon Master interface. Looks neat. --Links (Access), think of it as Leaderboard III. 3D perspective golf. --Magic Sword (Probe), CapCom coin-op conversion. --The Manager (Software 2000), soccer. 3 disks, up to 4 players. --Menander Brothers (Twilight), no details. --Scrabble, a new conversion of the classic boardgame. --Street Fighter II, coin-op beat'em'up. --Super Sim Pack, contains International 3D Tennis (Palace), Crazy Cars II (Titus), Airborne Ranger (Microprose), and Italy 1990. *********** Delphine (FR): -------------- --Another World, "Cinematique" alternate reality action adventure. Looks strange. Plays like Prince Of Persia. It's really cool though!!! --------In the works: --Flashback, no details. *********** Kixx (UK): (Repackaged oldies priced to go!) ---------- --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). --Heroes Of The Lance (SSI). --Impossible Mission II (Epyx). --Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Action Game (Lucasfilm). --Italy 1990. --John Lowe's Ultimate Darts (Gremlin). --LED Storm. --Moonwalker. --1943. --OutRun. --Panza Kick Boxing (Futura). --Rick Dangerous (Firebird). --Roadblasters. --Saint Dragon (Storm). --Skidz (Gremlin). --Steve Davis World Snooker (CDS). --Street Fighter. --Stunt Car Racer (MicroStyle). --Super Monaco G.P. --Super Scramble Simulator (Gremlin). --Switchblade (Gremlin). --3D Pool (Firebird). --Thunder Blade. --Tiger Road. --Turbo OutRun. --Turrican (Rainbow Arts). --Turrican II (Rainbow Arts). --Tusker (System 3). --Vigilante. --World Class Leaderboard. --Z-Out (Rainbow Arts). ************ Kixx XL: (Slightly more expensive than Kixx titles) ------- --Battlehawks 1942 (Lucasfilm). --Future Wars (Delphine). --Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (Lucasfilm). --Midwinter (Rainbird). --Zak MacKraken And The Alien Mindbenders (Lucasfilm). Virgin (UK): ------------ Virgin Games: ------------- --Lure Of The Temptress (Revolution Software), Lucasfilm-style adventure. Digitized sound, mouse-only interface, nice graphics. Check it out! 1 meg required, DS only, supports 2 drives, comes on 4 disks. --Motorhead (Kaitsu Software), where you get to control Motorhead's big ugly frontman, Lemmy, and travel through various musical levels (Rapcity, etc...) while beating up assorted non-metalheads. Push-scrolling. --Shuttle (Vektorgrafix), total 3D simulator of the Space Shuttle. This one makes learning Falcon look easy! 2 disks. --3D Pool (Archer MacLean), using the Snooker graphic system. Simply the best computer billiards and pool simulation of all time! --------In the works: --Apocalypse (Strangeways), helicopter game. --Cannon Fodder (Sensible), army "Lemmings"! --Dune (Cryo), loosely based on the movie. Strategic graphic adventure. --Floor 13, graphic adventure. You're in charge of a super-secret branch of British intelligence. --McKids, cutesy something or other bankrolled by MacDonalds. Eeeew!! --Reach For The Skies (Rowan Software), WWII 3D polygons combat simulator. --Rookies (Perfect Set), squad-level mission-driven wargame, "Lemmings"-style. ************ Melbourne House: ---------------- --Magnetic Scrolls Collection, contains enhanced versions of Fish, Corruption, and Guild Of Thieves. All three now use "Magnetic Windows". DS only. --Vengeance Of Excalibur, the sequel to Spirit Of Excalibur. --------In the works: --Conan The Cimmerian, action-adventure. ************ 16 Blitz: (Budget games) --------- --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 game ever. ************ Tronix: (Budget games, formerly called Mastertronic) ------- --Double Dragon II. --Golden Axe. --Italia '90. --Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off-Road. --Monty Python's Flying Circus. --Viz. Vulture Publishing (UK): ------------------------ --------In the works: --Siege Master, isometric fantasy CRPG. Zeppelin (UK): (Budget stuff) -------------- --F1 Tornado (221b), 3D polygons jet fighter shoot'em'up. --International Ice Hockey. --World Cricket, urgh! ************ Impulze (UK): ------------- --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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions, comments, criticisms or suggestions, you can contact me on GEnie (ZRATH-SMILEY) in the ST RoundTable, Category 9 (Games), Topic 22 (ST Gaming Digest). I can also be reached at the O'Mayer V BBS (213-732-0229, 1200/2400/9600). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This publication or portions of this publication may not be edited in any way without prior written permission. The contents are believed to be accurate and are based on information available at press time. The editor and/or staff are not responsible for the use or misuse of information contained herein. Opinions presented are those of the individual author and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the staff of CyberSysTek. All game titles are copyright of their respective software companies. 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