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      *-REFLUX 1996 PROUDLY PRESENT-*  
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[F-18 NO FLY ZONE ][ (c)DOE ENTERTAINMENT] 
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-Filenames: RLX-F18?.ZIP
Wow a bad packaging job here.  First off, this is 6 disks, not 2 like the diz
says.  Secondly, they are all not compressed the way they should be, which is
why when you downloaded this you might have been like "holy shit!".  Thirdly,
the arj.exe and the install.exe each have a virus, one has taipan the other
the burglar virus.  Still you don't need either of those, just arj x -y -v to
a directory, it don't matter.  An earlier version of this game was put out in
a package called `Triple Threat'.  Anyway, you probably shouldn't download
this in the first place, because once you go to play the game, you'll see it
sucks and it was a waste of time.  Mainly the reason for it sucking is b/c you
can't control the movement of the plane.  That's right, none of the k/b keys
work for movement, although they work with firing <and so does the mouse>.
There is no configuring to change it and it's supposed to work with the arrow
keys <numlock on or off made no diff>.  But for your knowledge (or something)
this is a plane game.  You have your plane in front of you and you see enemies
approach in the distance and they fire at you and you must avoid it.  It's
not a 3d game, it's more of the asteroids type.  The sound is quite loud, but
does help add a little something to this cheapy game.
                                RATING: 35/100

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 Politicards (c) Masque Publishing    [6/6]
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-Filenames: POLIPSG?.ZIP
To put it short, it's 21 different games of solitaire with the ability to have
your cards filled with the faces of your favorite political person (pff).  So
just when you thought you've seen enough of Bob Dole and those pointless conv-
entions, you can go home and play a nice quiet game of Solitaire with his and
many other faces right there in front of you.  They have animations too if
you pick the large1 type cards.  Other than that it's just solitaire.  You
can also change the background your playing on, which is kinda nice.
                                RATING: 48/100

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CRUSADER: NO REGRET *FINAL* (c)Origin XX/25
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-Filenames: PSGCNR??.ZIP
This is supposed to be the final (game says v1.06) and the Coredump is being
called a beta (game says v1.01).  However I assue you the Coredump version
works fine, and at least you can get sound with that one.  This one has no
sound, even though it's included, you can't actually set it up because the
install.exe is missing files you need in order to configure it.  Here's the
review from issue #36:
"Crusader is back, and improved.  While you may go and call this Crusader 2,
it's really a little stretch to do that.  This game is pretty much exactly
like the original, except a few minor improvements, new levels, different
exclamations from the enemies, smarter artificial inteligence of the enemies,
and limits on your animation (bad).  While some of you remember this game as
"that one you could blow up everything in" you will soon find this one loses
some of that fun because of the fact that you are limited on ammunition of
even your main gun.  For those who didn't play the first one, the game idea is
simple.  It's a 3D overview of rooms, you walk around, shoot people, shit that
you wish you could do in real life.  You have tons of weapons to pick up, and
so many things to blow up, you could spend your entire life blowing up every
single thing.  If you liked the first one a lot, then I still reccomend gett-
ing this one, although it just isn't as good and simple as the first one.
If you thought the first one was so-so-good, then well you really don't need
to check this one out, because it isn't much different.  I would have thought
they could have made some more improvements to the game, add some better
features, and improve it a little more than they did.  When you hit "s" it
also will make an annoying beep sound (it gets annoying trust me) if there is
nothing to use it for.  Also, they didn't really improve on the game engine,
which although good, could have used some bug-like fixes.  Still a great game,
make sure ya get the save game fix (which is just a stupid .com file to make
a dir "savegame" in your game dir), and the music addon for music.  Oh, one
more thing, the install.exe you are supposed to run to set the sound, it takes
quite a while to load, so don't go rebooting your machine when all it does is
sit their for about anywhere from 10-20 seconds with a black screen, the
regret.exe will also take quite a while to load up, just be patient.  Also,
there are some rumors about this being a `beta'.  As far as I can tell, the
game runs fine, exactly like the first did, and there really is NO PROOF that
this is not the final.  Oh and ONE more thing, on level 1, at one pt in time
you will be given a code #121 for those keypads, the correct # is really #122,
I don't know if the game was designed to do that, but it's not #121.
                                RATING: 81/100"
Welp this one is the supposed final, so if you didn't get it the first time,
get it now, and see if you can get some kind of sound addon, because without
one it will be quite dull, although it will move a lot faster.  Rating drops
down a few points because there is no sound.
                                RATING: 78/100

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-Filenames: RLX-M4??.ZIP
Well this game just about sucks balls better than that hooker last night.
It's some kind of tank game for win/win95, and it's hard to figure out what
to do.  The graphics are shitty and the controls are crappy, because you have
to use buttons that are practically hidden in the picture of your tank.  Then
you get to look out a shitty (pehr-uh-scope) and see a crappy image, and you
can slowly move it at the rate of 1 foot a year.  Anyway this is basically a
really shitty tank game and not worth even seeing.
                                RATING: 29/100

Rally Challenge *BETA* (c) S.Lightning [x/5]

        
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Phew, for a minute I thought this would be that racing car game that's been
put out so many times.  Thank god, it wasn't.  It was a racing car game, der,
beta, and well it's kinda boring, no sound, and the graphics are kinda plain.
You can't run off the road, b/c it goes a level up so you can't run too far.
It's kinda boring, and it don't seem like you're going to fast, it's pretty
easy to turn, but it's just so boring, lame ass grassy surroundings, every-
thing is like fucking green, and you can't crash into anything but the side.
Don't bother, maybe they'll work on some things for the final version.
                                RATING: 44/100

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John Madden Football '97 DEMO xx/10
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-Filenames: MAD97?.ZIP
Here's yet another football game to satisfy your thirst.  This one is good,
but it's just not as good as QBC'97...oh and it's of course a demo.  The game
has the usual settings for gfx, and you can turn on and off shit.  You can
play a normal game, with the Steelers and Cowboys and there is sound, but no
announcer (which actually is a good thing, cuz who the hell wants to listen
to John Madden bitch?).  Plenty of options, weather, graphics, speech, and
the usuals.  You can switch the viewing window size, but not the actual gfx
mode.  If you do want it, wait for the full version.
                                RATING: 60/100
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Hello once again from leechland. This week brings a few more releases than in
recent weeks. Cool huh? Lets get to tha shit then!

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                     ---     Testers System info     ---
Hardware: p-90, 16M ram, 512k cache, Diamond 64 2m Dram, Awe32, 17" ADI, EIDE
Software: Windows 95 Oem Service Release 2 (includes directX2, and stuph)
Configuration : 800x600 @ 16bit color, fat32, and all the latest drivers.

                    ---     Ratings/Points System     ---
                100-90= LEECH IT OR DIE!       89-70= Check it
                 69-50= Ehh maybe              49-30= Prolly not
                  29-1= Shitzville!!               0= Don't Work
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Super Euro Fighter 2000 (c)DID/OCEAN [01/50]
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FileNames: RZRSEF??.ZIP
Release Date: 09 SEP 1996

Sorry I don't remember the un-supah version of this great game, but this one
is definately Super! All kinds of missions to play with this jetfighter sim.
From intercepting russian Migs to bombing runs at sea, it's all here. You'll
definately wanna break out the Sidewinder Pro for this, as it makes full use
of the POV hat, rudder, and all 4 buttons. Too bad it didn't have any way to
configure the 4 assignable buttons, but we can't have everything I guess. If
you got other flight equip, like pedals and etc, it'll support that too.
There's quite a few controls to mess with, anything from radar functions to
in-flight refueling mechanisms to counter measures. You also get to fly with a
wingman which talks to you in that leet jetjockey slang. You can tell him what
to do as well, like break right/left, go after certain targets, cover your
tail, and etc.. The speech wasn't ripped either, so you've got all kinds of
radio chatter in the background too. Speaking of sound, man, never let someone
get a radar lock on you, it's REAL annoying, and maybe that's the point :) The
directx sound screwed up on my system, garbling it, and making real nasty
screeching sounds, but I don't think it was the games fault. I'll have to go
through and screw with my drivers. Anyway, the grafix were great, smooth even
on this shitty dram stealth. Of course if it's choppy for you, it's got a
couple grafix switches to mess with like detail levels, and high/low res. All
in all, a great game if you've got the time to sit down and figure out the
controls, and learn the cockpit (huh huh he said CockPit) and HUD.

As a rule, I *really* don't like to give out anything higher than an 85, but
this one, in my book, has earned it. I've played quite a few sims, and this
is one of the best ( 2nd only to Gunship for the C=64!! :P )

*> Points: 91 -Not game of the year, but in the top 10 of 95 games.

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PRO PINBALL: THE WEB for Win 95      [xx/09]

FileNames: PSGPRO??.ZIP
Release Date: 08 SEP 1996

After all is said and done with the controversy surrounding this game, I must
ask this question: If you're going to steal a game, for whatever reason, WHY
a pinball game? Ok, enuff of that crap already.. When I was leeching it, I
thought, "Another pinball game, big fucken deal.." but when I played it, I
thought, "Yup, another fucken pinball game, this one just a little nicer." And
that's exactly what it is. It is a little nicer than all the others though.
The table is a lot larger, as the game is played full screen, and not in a
window. It's bigger proportionally too, so it's got BIGGER BALLS!! heh heh..
Never thought I'd be able to say that in a review. Anyway, for the most part,
it's just another pinball game, but if you don't already have 50 of em by now,
check this one out. It's not half bad.

*> Points: 65 -Not bad as far as pinball goes, but nothing really outstanding.

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MORTAL KOMBAT III for Windows 95      XX/43
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FileNames: PSGMK3??.ZIP
Release Date: 12 SEP 1996

hmm another dos to Win95 port... Lesse there were a couple others too, and
it's no surprise that this one sucks too. They could've added at least
SOMETHING... My first thought, was, "Cool.. MKIII in Win95.. NETPLAY!" But
unfortunately, it didn't happen. No netplay, no new nothing. To boot, this
version really eats up memory or something, cuz it swaps like a bitch, for
little shit, like when the dude says Finish Him and shit. Oh, THIS version is
also 43 fucking disks for some odd reason. The original MKIII was somewhere in
the 20 range I think. Anyway, we all know what MKIII is, and this is exactly
the same shit we already seen a while ago, plus the fact that it swaps so
bad when the original didn't, makes this a real dud. Get the original from
someone on #oldwarez or something.

*> Points 57 -Sure, I prolly woulda released it too, just cuz it's MKIII, but
              it still sucks.

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BUG for Windows/Win 95 (c) Sega PC   [XX/34]
+------------------------------------------+

FileNames: PSGBUG??.ZIP
Release Date: 06 SEP 1996

All I can say is.. WOW! This game kicks ass, once I actually figured out the 
problem... A BIG, HUGE, ass kissin goes out to: FuJY [Axis/Guild/RDM/P$P]
Who mailed me this:

Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 01:58:34 +0100
From: FuJY <fujy@xxxxx.xxxx.xxx>
To: pathos@ns2.clever.net
Subject: Bug

Hi, i was reading the latest tgr (which rulez) and noticed you had problems
running bug, I have exactly the same setup as you (apart from I have a p-100
chip) the problem is with direct draw, not bug or win95, its the diamond
cards drivers, I had EXACTLY the same message, i installed a normal s3
driver in '95 now the games works fine :0.
Try it, this game rulez, and i think it might be worth reviewing in tgr when
u see it...
Maybe Diamond Multimedia should sort themselves out, i have had nothing but
problems with mine... its cause they are money leeching fukers :), and wont
write a specific driver unless they are paid millions by the company
developing the offending software.
Anyway, as i said : BUG is kewl... try it.. just install a normal s3 driver
instead of the DS64 one.
Thanks!
C Yer, and thanks on some class reviews :)
---
FuJY [Axis/Guild/RDM/P$P]

Damn, this guy should work for TGR.. heh heh.. HEAR THAT DIAMOND?? YOU SUCK! 
But, I used the standard defacto (err ummm yeah) S3 driver and it worked just 
fine. I thank everyone who sent me mail about this game. Now, what about the 
game?? It ROCKS! I'm not sure what kind of scrolling it's called, but imagine 
a 3rd person scrolly adventure like Sonic, or Pitfall, but where you can turn 
all 4 directions and have your back or front to the camera as well. Combine 
that with camera zooming at the right times and that's how BUG! works. The 
basic idea is to walk around this 3d world and kill these other bugs by 
jumping on top of them Mario style.. You're also sposed to grab stuff along 
the way. Gameplay was just like most scrollies, with the exception that you 
can go towards the camera and away from it. The only real bitch I have with 
it, is that when you die, you have to start all the way back at the very 
beginning of the level. You'd think they woulda put some kind of save spot or 
something in it. (Maybe there is, but I was only able to play the 1st level, 
cuz it's late, I need sleep, and this needs to be done :) No problems with 
speed or anything else with this one though. Ran great in a hefty size window. 
You can play it in a few different screen modes, windowed, or about 7 full 
screen modes, going all the way up to 640x480. You must run it in 256 color, 
and it wont let you play unless 95's in 8bit mode. I can't give this one a 
90+ on the points scale, cuz it just sucks too bad when you die, but it's a 
keeper!

*> Points: 86 -You really oughtta leech this just to see something new and 
               exciting!

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That's it for this week.. Don't think I missed anything, been kind of a hairy 
week. Again, thanks for all the email about BUG!, and remember, help one 
another out. The scene is about what you can give, not what you can take.

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-Filenames: (17 diff. zips): banff.zip, barton.zip, belfry.zip,
                             bighorn.zip, bountifl.zip, castle_p.zip,
                             cog_hill.zip, devils_i.zip, fireston.zip,
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                             riveria.zip, troonrth.zip.
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 THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 OF PAKIS PRESENTS: CRUSADER:
 NO REGRET EXTRA SOUNDS [xx/05]
-Filenames: IAPCNR0?.ZIP
-Note: Here's the sound addons so that you're not noiseless.
 
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 BUBBLE BOBBLE COMBO +3 TRAINER       [01/01]
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-Filenames: PSGBBTRN.ZIP
-Note: A trainer to give you unlimited lives, level skipping, etc.

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-Filenames: PSGJATRN.ZIP
-Note: Der, a trainer.

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-All projected dates are as of SEPTEMBER 13TH 1996, 8:15am (EST) and based on
STORE release dates.  The info. in this section is updated WHEN AVAILABLE.
                       
                       Key to system types:

DCD   = DOS CD           WCD = Windows CD      HCD = Windows/Mac. CD
W95CD = Win 95 CD        W3  = Windows Disk
W953  = Win 95 Disk      D3  = DOS Disk

YY/MM/DD|        Name of Game  | OS |            Company
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96/09/12            XENOPHAGE DCD                   GT SOFTWARE
96/09/16            GOLF NICK P DCD                 GT SOFTWARE
96/09/16            M1A2 ABRAMS DCD                 INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/09/17            DUKE ZONE DCD                   WIZARD WORKS
96/09/18            H ASSAULT DCD                   WIZARD WORKS
96/09/18            ARCHIVES VOL2 DCD               LUCAS ARTS
96/09/19            IRONMAN/XO DCD                  ACCLAIM
96/09/19            SOLID ICE HOCK DCD              ENTERACTIVE INTERNATIONAL
96/09/19            TRSPK:THUN/ENT DCD              MINDSCAPE
96/09/20            JUMANJI HCD                     PHILIPS INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/09/20            HARVESTER DCD                   MERIT SOFTWARE
96/09/20            GENE WARS DCD                   ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/20            NATO FIGHTERS DCD               ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/23            BEDLAM DCD                      GT SOFTWARE
96/09/23            NCAA BASKETBLL DCD              GTE INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/09/24            NFL TTL CONTRL DCD              PHILIPS INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/09/24            PRAY FOR DEATH DCD              VIRGIN GAMES
96/09/24            MADDEN NFL 97 DCD               ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/24            ULT GAMERS PAK DCD              ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/25            SHATTERD STEEL DCD              INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/09/25            SYNDICATE WARS DCD              ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/25            PINBALL GOLD DCD                THE 3DO COMPANY
96/09/25            NHL HOCKEY 97 DCD               ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/26            SILNT HTR PATL DCD              MINDSCAPE
96/09/27            MERIDIAN 59 DCD                 THE 3DO COMPANY
96/09/27            GAME GURU DCD                   THE 3DO COMPANY
96/09/27            F22 LIGHTNING2 DCD              ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/30            PANZGEN ONLINE DCD              MINDSCAPE
96/09/30            BLOOD/MAGIC DCD                 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/09/30            AZRAEL TEAR DCD                 MINDSCAPE
96/10/01            BARB DESN REFL WCD              MATTEL
96/10/01            BARBE STRY MKR WCD              MATTEL
96/10/01            BTLCRSR 3000 DCD                TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE
96/10/01            DUNGON KEEPR DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/10/01            ASSASSIN 2015 DCD               WEA VIDEO
96/10/01            SCENERY ITALY DCD               WIZARD WORKS
96/10/01            KILRATHI SAGA DCD               ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/10/02            COMANCHE 3.0 DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/10/07            PRIVATEER 2 DCD                 ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/10/08            C&C RED ALERT DCD               VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/09            WAR GMES COLL DCD               MINDSCAPE
96/10/09            STL PANTHRS 2 DCD               MINDSCAPE
96/10/11            HIND DCD                        INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/10/15            JUNGLE PINBALL DCD              DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/10/15            POWERSLAVE DCD                  PLAYMATES INTERACTIVE ENT
96/10/15            BURPER DCD                      DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/10/15            HIPPO HOP DCD                   DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/10/15            BUG DROP DCD                    DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/10/15            UPSY DAISY DCD                  DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/10/15            DJALI BOWLING DCD               DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/10/15            TIMELAPSE DCD                   GTE INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/10/15            NEO HUNTER DCD                  VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/15            GRID RUNNER DCD                 VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/18            PGA96:WNTWRTH DCD               ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/10/20            MAST/ORION 2 DCD                SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/10/20            OVER REICH DCD                  AVALON HILL
96/10/25            ARMOR FIST 2.0 DCD              ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/10/29            STAR GENERAL DCD                MINDSCAPE
96/10/29            HARDLINE DCD                    VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/29            ODDBALLZ DCD                    VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/29            TOONSTRUCK DCD                  VIRGIN GAMES
96/11/01            VR BASEBALL DCD                 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/11/05            SCREAMER 2 DCD                  VIRGIN GAMES
96/11/05            LANDS OF LORE2 DCD              VIRGIN GAMES
96/11/07            MAGIC GATHER DCD                SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/11/15            ALIEN TRIL DCD                  DIGITAL PICTURES
96/11/15            AH64D:KOREAN DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/11/20            JETFIGHTR III DCD               INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
97/01/01            DEADLY SKIES DCD                JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA
97/01/01            HIST WORLD DCD                  AVALON HILL
96/09/20            STAR FIGHTER HCD                THE 3DO COMPANY
96/10/01            MOTHER GSE LRN HCD              MATTEL
96/10/01            FSHRPRCE PARNT HCD              MATTEL
96/10/24            SIM PARK HCD                    MAXIS
96/10/01            SIDWNDR GAMEPAD                 MICROSOFT
96/08/30            STREETFND 97 WCD                RAND McNALLY
96/09/01            HTWHL TOY CAR WCD               MATTEL
96/09/16            SCRABBLE WCD                    HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/09/17            LIGHTHOUSE TCD                  SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/09/17            DUKE WIZARDS W5C                WIZARD WORKS
96/09/17            NETSCPE GOLD WCD                NETSCAPE
96/09/18            DAGGERFALL DCD                  BETHESDA
96/09/20            MS VIS J++1.0W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/23            WOOD SHIP MEN WCD               AVALON HILL
96/09/24            MON NIGHT FB WCD                DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/09/25            9 WCD                           GT SOFTWARE
96/10/01            BARBE PRN&PLY WCD               MATTEL
96/10/01            QCKN 6 WCD                      INTUIT
96/10/01            QCKN DX 6 WCD                   INTUIT
96/10/01            BARBIE DESIGN WCD               MATTEL
96/10/01            NOIR WCD                        CYBERDREAMS
96/10/01            OTHELLO WCD                     HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/14            ULT YAHTZEE WCD                 HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/14            CLUE WCD                        HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/29            COLLEGE FTBL WCD                DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/11/01            HOT WHEELS MOUSE WCD            MATTEL
96/10/01            QCKN 6 W3                       INTUIT
96/01/07            GARFIELD W5C                    SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
96/01/15            SACRED POOL W5C                 SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
96/09/01            NEVERHOOD W5C                   MICROSOFT
96/09/13            DEADLY TIDE W5C                 MICROSOFT
96/09/13            NBA FULLCOURT W5C               MICROSOFT
96/09/14            AUTOMP ST +5 W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/14            AUTOMP ST+DX W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/14            AUTOMP TRP5.0 W5C               MICROSOFT
96/09/15            GREET WKSHP W5C                 MICROSOFT
96/09/15            MS PICTURE IT W5C               MICROSOFT
96/09/15            CRL MEGA GAL W5C                COREL SYSTEMS
96/09/17            SPUD W5C                        PHILIPS INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/09/17            SONIC PC W5C                    SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
96/09/18            DIAMONDS 3D W5C                 WIZARD WORKS
96/09/18            SOLITAIR MAN W5C                WIZARD WORKS
96/09/18            WIN ARCADEPK W5C                WIZARD WORKS
96/09/18            ACE VENTURA W5C                 7TH LEVEL
96/09/23            MECH 2 MERCS W5C                ACTIVISION
96/09/24            STAR CONTR 3 W5C                WEA VIDEO
96/09/24            CREATURES W5C                   WEA VIDEO
96/09/24            B&B:WEINER W5C                  VIACOM
96/09/24            B&B:LTTL THING W5C              VIACOM
96/09/24            B&B:CALL DORKS W5C              VIACOM
96/09/25            ROAD RASH W5C                   ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/25            PGA TOUR 96 W5C                 ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/25            TROPHY BASS 2 W5C               SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/09/25            HARPOON 97 W5C                  INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/09/25            AMOK W5C                        GT SOFTWARE
96/09/25            SHERLOCK:ROSE W5C               ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/26            DESTINY W5C                     INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/09/26            G-NOME W5C                      7TH LEVEL
96/09/26            AREA 51 W5C                     GT SOFTWARE
96/09/27            NORT UTL 2.0 W5C                SYMATEC
96/09/27            SPACEWARD HOIV W5C              THE 3DO COMPANY
96/09/27            NORT UTL 2.0 U W5C              SYMATEC
96/09/27            WRLD ATLS 2.0W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/27            CAPT QUAZAR W5C                 THE 3DO COMPANY
96/09/27            APACHE W5C                      INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/09/30            PROCOM + 4.0 W5C                DATA STORM
96/09/30            YOU/JACK SPORT W5C              BERKELEY SYSTEMS
96/09/30            3D CREEP PINBL W5C              SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/09/30            CRYSTAL SKULL W5C               MAXIS
96/09/30            NECRODOME W5C                   MINDSCAPE
96/09/30            DRK SUN:ONLINE W5C              MINDSCAPE
96/10/01            DOMINION W5C                    7TH LEVEL
96/10/01            HUNTER HUNTED W5C               SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/10/01            ARCH DYNASTY W5C                BLUE BYTE
96/10/01            SLAM SCAPE W5C                  VIACOM
96/10/01            CLANDESTINY W5C                 VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/01            NAVY FGHTERS97 W5C              ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/10/04            WESTWORLD 2000 W5C              SIMON & SCHUSTER
96/10/08            DEATH DROME W5C                 VIACOM
96/10/08            C&C RED ALERT W5C               VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/09            WARWIND W5C                     MINDSCAPE
96/10/14            DIE HARD TRL W5C                FOX VIDEO
96/10/15            WORLD SERIES W5C                SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
96/10/15            GRAND SLAM 97 W5C               VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/15            ENEMY NATIONS W5C               VIACOM
96/10/21            AIR WARRIOR 2 W5C               INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/10/21            HYPERBLADE W5C                  ACTIVISION
96/10/22            CADDY HACK W5C                  VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/22            CIRCLE/BLOOD W5C                VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/22            COMMAND/CONQR W5C               VIRGIN GAMES
96/10/29            COLD SHADOW W5C                 DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/10/29            THE DIVIDE W5C                  VIACOM
96/10/31            DAYTONA USA W5C                 SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
96/10/31            VIRTUA CITY PD W5C              SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
96/10/31            REVERENCE W5C                   CYBERDREAMS
96/11/01            DIABLO W5C                      DAVIDSON
96/11/01            TERRACIDE W5C                   U.S. GOLD INC.
96/11/03            HEXEN W5C                       GT SOFTWARE
96/11/05            SCORCHED PLNET W5C              VIRGIN GAMES
96/11/05            GOLDEN NUGGET W5C               VIRGIN GAMES
96/11/05            AGILE WARRIOR W5C               VIRGIN GAMES
96/11/05            PUZZ/TRILOBYTE W5C              VIRGIN GAMES
96/11/07            METALWERKS W5C                  SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
96/11/07            THREE/DWARVES W5C               SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
96/11/12            TITANIC W5C                     GTE INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/11/18            BATTLESHIP W5C                  HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/11/18            RISK W5C                        HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/11/19            ELEVENTH HOUR W5C               VIRGIN GAMES
96/12/01            STR TRK GEN W5C                 SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/12/01            DEATHTRP DNG W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.
96/12/12            FRONTPAGE 97 W5C                MICROSOFT
96/12/12            FRNT PG 97U W5C                 MICROSOFT
97/01/01            MINDWARP W5C                    MAXIS
97/01/01            GALACTIC MRAGE W5C              VIRGIN GAMES
97/01/07            SEGA RALLY W5C                  SEGA OF AMERICA INC.
97/01/10            OFCEPRO 97 UPG W5C              MICROSOFT
97/01/10            ACCESS 97 FLVS W5C              MICROSOFT
97/01/10            ACCESS 97 UPG W5C               MICROSOFT
97/01/10            OFFICE 97 FVS W5C               MICROSOFT
97/01/10            OFFICE97 UPG W5C                MICROSOFT
97/01/10            OFFPRO 97MSE U W5C              MICROSOFT
97/01/30            PWRPT 97 UP W5C                 MICROSOFT
97/03/01            MORTIFICATOR W5C                PLAYMATES INTERACTIVE ENT
96/09/30            HLTHY PC 1.0 W3                 SYMATEC
96/09/30            CLNSWP 3.0 W5C                  QUARTERDECK
97/01/10            MS WORD 97 FVS W53              MICROSOFT
97/01/10            MS WORD 97 UPG W53              MICROSOFT
97/01/10            MS EXCEL 97 W53E                MICROSOFT

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                            <*>CORRECTIONS<*>
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-In last week's issue (I knew I wasn't going nuts) there were two games in
 the Bubble Bobble Combo, one was the game Bubble Bobble <which I remembered
 but didn't play> and the other was some rainbow game <and an enhanced version
 of it>.  The .exe's were bb.exe and rainbow.exe, and when I ran the bb.exe it
 just stayed in dos, so that is why I used the rainbow.exe, because I was in
 the /game directory, and forgot about the bubble.bat.  Anyway, Bobble Bubble
 is that game that was on nintendo and was like really fun and stuff and that
 we all loved to play for hours on end.  The only bad thing about these games
 is your limited to the # of continues and so you can't just beat the game if
 you played it for 5 hours, you'd actually have to be one hell of a kick ass
 player.  The other bad thing about it is the controls, but I mentioned that
 already.  The correct rating for the package + the 2 fixes is 52/100.

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OTHER ILLEGAL MEANS OF OBTAINING SOFTWARE.  I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR
YOUR ACTIONS AS A RESULT OF READING THIS MAGAZINE, NOR HAVE I DONE ANYTHING
ILLEGAL TO OBTAIN THE REVIEWED GAMES.  IF YOU LIKE HOW THE REVIEW OF A GAME
SOUNDS THEN BY ALL MEANS PURCHASE IT AND SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE COMPANY.

ANY AND ALL MAGAZINE GROUPS HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THIS IN THEIR MAGAZINE, AS
LONG AS IT HAS NOT BEEN EDITED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, AND YOU HAVE
OBTAINED MY WRITTEN EMAIL PERMISSION.

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                              <*>CLOSINGS<*>
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-That's it for this week, hope it was of help.

                                                 -Ionizer (The Game Reviewer)
Comments/Complaints send to ionizer@ns2.clever.net (NO GAME REQUESTS)

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