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Coming Soon July/August Edition =============================== July 3rd, 1994! Release Notes: -------------- Wow!! The Summer CES show was quite incredible. A lot of new games will come soon and this Christmas season will be great! This is the July/August edition coz I'll take some vacations in August :) Category Product: ----------------- 1.......................Adventure 2.......................Strategy 3.......................Arcade 4.......................Flight Simulation 5.......................Other Simulation 6.......................Action 7.......................RPG (Role Playing Game) 8.......................Sport 9.......................Add-On 10......................Other Examples: --------- 1.......................Hand of Fate, King's Quest VI 2.......................D-Day, Harpoon II, Populous 3.......................Pinball Fantasies, Zool, Raptor 4.......................Pacific Strike, 1942 Pacific Air War 5.......................Indy Car Racer, M1 Tank Platoon 6.......................Doom, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II 7.......................Ultima VIII, Arena 8.......................Unnecessary Roughness, Pro League Baseball 9.......................X-Wing Missions, Privateer Special Operations 10......................Print Artist 2.0, Crayola Art Studio Product Name Company Name Product Quarter Modem Windows SVGA ------------ ------------ ------- ------- ----- ------- ---- 3rd Reich Avalon Hill 2 3 N N N 5th Fleet Avalon Hill 2 3 N N Y 7th Sword of Mendor GrandSlam 1 3 N N N Aces of the Deep Dynamix 5 3 N N N Across the Rhine MicroProse 5 3 N N N Advanced Civilization Avalon Hill 2 3 N N N/A Alien Logic S.S.I. 2 3 N N N Armored Fist Novalogic 5 3 N N N Battlecruiser 3000 AD Interplay 2/4 3 N N Y Body Blows Galactic Team 17 6 3 N N N Brett Hull Hockey Accolade 8 3 N N N Bridge Olympiad Q.Q.P. 2 3 N N N Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye Koei 2 3 N N N/A Chaos Engine Renegade 3 3 N N N Classics Jackpot for Windows Impressions 3 3 N Y Y Classics Pinball for Windows Impressions 3 3 N Y Y Click'n Play Maxis 3 3 N Y Y CyberSpace Empire Software 7 3 N N N Dark Legions S.S.I. 2 Out N N Dark Sun II S.S.I. 7 3 N N N Dawn of Aerial Combat Empire 4 3 N N N Delta V Bethesda Softworks 6 3 N N N Dennis the Malice Ocean 3 3 N N N Desert Strike Gremlins 6 3 N N Dragon Knight III: Knights of Xentar Megatech 1 3 N N N Evolution Lost in Time Imagitec 3 3 N N N FIFA Soccer Electronic Arts 8 Out N N N Fighter Wing Merit Software 4 3 N N N Flight Simulator Flight Shop B.A.O. 4 3 N N Y Freelancer 2120 Imagitec 6 3 N N N Front Lines Impressions 2 3 N N N Front Page Sports: Baseball Dynamix 8 3 N N N/A Gift Maker Maxis 10 3 N Y Y Heimdall 2 Core Design 3 3 N N N Heroes of Might & Magic New World Computing 7 3 N N Y Inferno Ocean 4 3 N N N Iron Cross New World Computing 2 3 N N N/A Ishar III: The Seven Gates of Infinity Silmarils 7 Out N N N Jack the Ripper Mirage 1 3 N N N Kick Off 3 Anco 8 Out N N N Legend Krisalis 3 3 N N N Lord of Midnight 3 Domark 7 3 N N Lords of the Realms Impressions 2 3 N N N Manchester United II Krisalis 8 3 N N N MechWarrior II Activision 6 3 Y N N MetalTech : Battledrome Dynamix 6 3 Y N N Micromachines Codemasters 3 3 N N N NBA Showdown Electronic Arts 8 3 N N N NCAA 2 Bethesda Softworks 8 3 N N N Noctropolis Electronic Arts 1 3 N N N Operation Crusader Atomic Games 2 3 N/A N Y Outpost Sierra On-Line 5 3 N Y Y Overlord D Day Virgin 4 Out N N Y Paradox Cyberdreams 7 3 N/A N N/A Pax Imperia Changeling Software 2 3 Y N Y Planet Soccer I-Motion 8 3 N N N Pool Team 17 8 3 N N N Project USA Impressions 10 3 N N N Project X Team 17 3 3 N N N Raiden US Gold 3 3 N N N Rise of the Robots Time Warner Interactive 6 3 N N Y Royal Flush Amtex 3 3 N N N/A Sensible World of Soccer Renegade 8 Out N N N Soccer Superstars Flair 8 3 N N N Space Simulator 1.0 Microsoft 5 3 N N N Star Trek Deep Space Nine Paramount 1 3 N N N Star Trek Judgment Rites: Movie and Sound Pack Interplay 9 Out N N N Star Trek Starfleet Academy Interplay 2/4 3 N N Y Star Reach Interplay 2 3 N N N Star Wars Screen Saver LucasArts N/A 3 N Y Y Super Frog Team 17 3 3 N N N Super Hero League of Hoboken Legend 1 3 N N N System Shock Origin 6 3 N N N The Club Krisalis 8 Out N N N The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki Merit Software 6 3 N N N The Lion King Screen Scenes Disney Software 10 3 N N N Theme Park Bullfrogg 5 Out N N N Tie-Fighter LucasArts 4 3 N N N Top Gear 2 Gremlins 3 3 N N N Tower Mallard 4 3 N N Y Tyr-an-og Psygnosis 3 3 N N N Ultimate Pinball Quest Infogrames 3 3 N N N Victory at Sea Three-Sixty 2 3 N N Y Wacky Wheels Apogee 3 3 Y N N Werewolf KA-50 Virgin 4 3 N N Y Wings of Glory Origin 4 3 N N N World Cup USA 94 US Gold 8 Out N N N World War II Domark 9 3 N/A Y Y Wing Armada Origin 4 3 Y N N Zephyr New World Computing 6 3 Y N N Zig Zag Q.Q.P. 2 3 N/A N N Zool 2 Gremlins 3 Out N N N 2300 Cyberwars Raw Entertainment 2 4 N N N Aladdin Virgin 3 4 N N N Alien Legacy Dynamix 2 Out N N N Baldy Mindscape 5 4 N N N Barkley: Shut Up and Jam Accolade 8 4 N N N/A Bazooka Sue Krisalis 1 4 N N Y BioForge Origin 6 4 N N N Blackbeard Avalon Hill 2 4 N N N/A Blackthorne Interplay N/A 4 N N N Blind Justice Raw Entertainment 2 4 N N N Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess Interplay 2 4 N N N Bounty Hunter Origin 4 4 N/A N N Breach 3 Impressions 2 4 N N N BreakThrough Spectrum Holobyte 2 4 N N N Capitol Punishment Sierra On-Line 1 4 N N Y Casino Windows Interplay 2 4 N Y Y Classics Arcade for Windows Impressions 3 4 N Y Y Colonization MicroProse 2 4 N/A N N Dark Forces LucasArts 6 4 N/A N N Dark Seed 2 Cyberdreams 1 4 N N Y Descent Interplay 6 4 N N N Discworld Psygnosis 1 4 N N N Doom for Windows Id Software 6 4 Y Y Y Dominus US Gold 7 4 N N N Dungeon Master II Interplay 7 4 N N N Evolver Trimark 1 4 N N N Flashback 2 Delphine Software 6 4 N N N Flight of The Amazon Queen Binary Illusions 1 4 N N N Flight Unlimited Looking Glass Technologies 4 4 N/A N N Gabriel Knight II Sierra On-Line 1 4 N N N Golf Domark 8 4 N N N Great Naval Battles 3 S.S.I. 5 4 N N Y Ground Zero Psygnosis 3 4 N N N Hammer of the Gods New World Computing 2 4 N N N Hell on Earth Id Software 6 4 Y N N/A High Seas Trader Impressions 2 4 N N N I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Cyberdreams 1 4 N N Y Innocent Until Caught 2 Psygnosis 1 4 N N N Jagged Alliance Sir-Tech 7 4 N N N Jet Fighter III Interplay 4 4 N/A N N/A Jungle Strike Gremlins 3 4 N N N King of Thieves Team 17 3 4 N N N Lemmings 3 Psygnosis 3 4 N N N/A Little Big Adventure Adeline Software 1/6 4 N N Y Little Wars N/A 2 4 N N N Lode Runner : A Legend Returns Dynamix 3 4 N N N/A Lost Vikings II Interplay 3 4 N N N M1 Tank II MicroProse 5 4 N/A N N Magic Carpet Bullfrogg 3 4 N N N Magician's Castle Psygnosis 3 4 N N N Masters of Magic MicroProse 7 4 N N N MetalTech : EarthSiege Dynamix 6 4 Y N N Might & Magic VI New World Computing 7 4 N N N Nascar Racing Papyrus Publishing 5 4 N N N Neural World Millenium 3 4 N N N Outpost Planet Pack Sierra On-Line 9 4 N Y Y Overdrive Team 17 3 4 N N N Prisoner of Ice Infogrames 1 4 N N N Realms of Chaos Apogee 3 4 N N N Rise of the Triad Apogee 3 4 N N N Sensible Golf Sensible Software 8 4 N N N Shangai 3 Activision 2 4 N N N Sim City 2000 Scenarios Volume II : Cities of the World Maxis 2 4 N N Y Sim City 2000 Urban Renewal Kit Maxis 2 4 N N Y SimRainForest Maxis 5 4 N N/A Y Space Quest VI Sierra On-Line 1 4 N N N Spaceward Ho! IV New World Computing 2 4 N/A Y Y Stalingrad Avalon Hill 2 4 N N Y Star Crusader Gametek 1/7 4 N N N Star Trail Sir-Tech 7 4 N N N Terror Byte Digital Graphics Library 1 4 N/A N N The Art of Mickey Mouse Screen Scenes Disney Software 10 4 N N N The Elder Scrolls: DaggerFall Bethesda 7 4 N N N Tower Assault Team 17 3 4 N N N Trial Broderbund 2 4 N N N Victorian Psygnosis 3 4 N N N Video Sports Football Accolade 8 4 N N N Virus Alert Renegade 3 4 N N N Wolf Not Announced 1 4 N/A N N Empire Deluxe 2 New World Computing 2 Jan 95 N N N Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Activision 1 Jan 95 N N N/A Power House Impressions 2 Jan 95 N N N MechWar New World Computing Jan 95 N N N Ultima IX: Ascension Origin 7 Jan 95 N N N/A King's Quest VII Sierra On-Line 1 Feb 95 N N N/A Creation Bullfrogg 5 Feb 95 N N N/A Sim Tower Maxis 2 Feb 95 N Y Y Widget Workshop Maxis 2 March 95 N B Y 1830 Avalon Hill 2 95 N N Y Advanced Civilization Avalon Hill 2 95 N N Y Beyond Squad Leader Avalon Hill 2 95 N N Y Bobo and Fletcher Go Deep into the Congo Humongous Entertainment 1 95 N N Y Diplomacy 2.0 Avalon Hill 2 95 N N Y Panzer General S.S.I. 2 95 N N N Quake Id Software 6 95 Y N N Road to the Rhine Raw Entertainment 2 95 N N N Warlords III S.S.G. 2 95 N N Y CD-ROM Section (Only) ===================== Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse S.S.I. Out Outpost Sierra On-Line Out Ringworld II Tsunami Out Who shot Johnny Rock? American Laser Games Out World of Xeen New World Computing Out Wrath of the Gods Maxis Out Armored Fist Novalogic 3 Bucaneers Software Sorcery 3 Central Intelligence Ocean 3 Chaos Control Infogrames 3 Commander & Conquer Westwood 3 Creature Shock Virgin 3 Crime Patrol American Laser Games 3 Dark Legions S.S.I. 3 Dragon Lore: Rage of Software Toolworks 3 the Dark Alliance Drug Wars American Laser Games 3 Escape from Dead Zone Software Sorcery 3 Fables & Fiends 3 Westwood 3 Freddi Fish and the Humongous Case of the Missing Entertainment Kelp Seeds 3 SVGA Harvester Merit Software 3 SVGA Lands of Lore 2 Westwood 3 SVGA Lost Eden Virgin Mad Dog 2 American Laser Games 3 Noctropolis Electronic Arts 3 Phantasmagoria Sierra On-Line 3 SVGA --> 2 CD's Rise of the Robots Time Warner Interactive 3 Sewer Shark Virgin 3 Space Pirates American Laser Games 3 Starship : The Rogarian Agenda Merit Software 3 Star Trek Deep Space Nine Paramount 3 Star Trek Next Generation: A final Unity Spectrum Holobyte 3 The Eleventh Hours Trilobyte 3 SVGA --> 2 CD's Under a Killing Moon Access 3 SVGA --> 4 CD's Viper Paramount 3 101 Dalmatians Activity Center Disney Software 4 Aladdin Activity Center Disney Software 4 Alien Virus ICE 4 Alone in the Dark 3: Heart of Darkness Virgin 4 Bureau 13 Gametek 4 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs The Second Cataclysm Rocket Science Games 4 Cyberia Interplay 4 CyberJudas Merit Software 4 Cyberwars Sales Curves 4 Daedalus Encounter Media Vision 4 Full Throttle LucasArts 4 Hell Gametek 4 Iron Angel Ocean 4 Kingdom : The Far Reaches Interplay 4 Le Crime des Dieux Mindscape 4 Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine Rocket Science Games 4 Night Trap Virgin 4 Phoenix Fighter Time Warner Interactive 4 Scavenger 4 Psygnosis 4 Sim Town Maxis 4 Star Crusader Gametek 4 Stonekeep Interplay 4 Treasure Hunters Software Sorcery 4 The Airport Humongous Entertainment 4 The Farm Humongous Entertainment 4 The Lion King Animated Storybook Disney Software 4 Veltion Coktel Vision 4 Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Origin 4 SVGA --> 2 CD's Winnie the Pooh and the Honeytree Disney Software 4 Zombie Dinos Interplay 4 Alien Trilogy Acclaim 95 Assault on Everest Gametek 95 Clue Virgin 95 Death Machine Sales Curve 95 Dust Cyberflix 95 Hardwired Novalogic 95 The Dig LucasArts 95 Trancemission Virgin 95 Trivial Pursuit Virgin 95 Projects: (Floppy & CD) ======================== Battlebugs Dynamix Ectosphere Virgin Alien Alliance Virgin Starship Troopers Avalon Hill Castle Trilobyte Project DNA Trilobyte Dog Eat Dog Trilobyte Hodj 'n Podj Boffo Games Deathgate Legend Mission Critical Legend Blood Bowl Microleague Wizardry VIII Sir-Tech Bill Cosby's Picture Pages Gametek Las Vegas Scenery Disk B.A.O. Portland Scenery Disk B.A.O. In Progress: (no dates right now) ================================= Cyberdreams: ------------ Hunters of Ralk Tsunami: -------- Protostar II MicroProse: ----------- Secret of the 7th Labyrinth American Civil War Origin: ------- Chopper Spectrum Holobyte: ------------------ Falcon 4.0 21st Century Entertainment: --------------------------- Multiball Pinball 2000 QQP: ---- Battles in Time Sony: ----- ESPN Baseball ESPN Football Software Toolworks: ------------------- Hulk Hogan's Thunder in Paradise Advertising Section: ==================== Bio Forge (from ORIGIN) ----------------------- Stripped of memory, artificially enhanced with both human and alien technology, you are intended to be the perfect untraceable assasin for the scheming Mondite's master-stroke. But it's more than a science-fiction computer game -it's an ORIGIN Interactive Movie. We've made a movie for you to star in, not just another game to play. Your interaction advances the story as you take your animated 3-D synthetic "actor" through a dramatic action-packed adventure. -Employs the camera and editing techniques found in your favorite movies from varied camera angles to rapid-fire cut sequences, long shots and closeups for emotional impact. -Eliminates the artificial breaks between interactive and viewed portions of a game. The story is melded into a single cinematic experience. -Directs the pacing and tempo so that the plot flows swiftly but smoothly, fueled by your decisions. System Shock (from ORIGIN) -------------------------- Mutants. Biohazards. Cyberspace. SHODAN. There's no time to rest when your foe doesn't sleep... In System Shock, biological engineering and automation merge in a raging storm completely out of human control. As the game begins, you awaken from a healing coma on the space station Citadel, only to find yourself in the twisted aftermath of a terrible mutiny. Somehow, you've escaped the fate of your companions, who have been mutated beyond recognition to serve SHODAN, the ruthless computer that now controls all station operations. With your neural interface, you can "jack" into cyberspace, SHODAN's realm, to steal clues to the mystery and stop a plot to enslave Earth. - Marvel at the firt person, 3-D, smooth-scrolling viewpoints as you jump, lean around corners, look-up and down, climb ledges, crawl through shafts, and even fly with rocket boots. - Experience the most sophisticated physics system in a computer game, complete with variable gravity, recoil effects, explosions, and moveable, destructible objects. - Listen to explosive sound in ORIGIN's new dynamically layered music system, and view realistic illumination effects - pools of light, shadows, flickering lights and flashes. Star Reach (from Interplay) --------------------------- In a real-time universe, every move could be your last. You are the commander-in-chief on a quest to conquer and colonize a galaxy of alien worlds. But first you must overcome hostile climate conditions, ward off cunning enemies, weigh critical information, calculate the risks, and make tactical decisions... all at the speed of light. Because in this mind-bending, real-time universe, there's a fine line between galactic success and dismal failure. Battledrome (from Dynamix) -------------------------- Bet on it. Lonely at the top ? Don't believe it. You're the top rated fighter in the Battledrome, and there is a crowd of cyberpunks just waiting to take you down. But you are up for the challenge. You knew it when you first stepped into the Battledrome and viewed your stable of 10 Herculans. Pure fighting machines in riveting 3Space graphics -articulated perfectly to prowl the drome- to seek and destroy- or tough it out toe-to-toe- to battle with cunning, power and skill. No, getting on top wasn't easy. But you are smart and you set the perfect battle conditions, you chose the weaponry, the right Herc, the right temp-even the right music. And you bet smart. Building a stash to buy new weapons, new Hercs and enough cold cash to back up your boasts. With real-time modem play, you can be challenged by anyone, anywhere, anytime. Nice touch-reach out and blast someone. Of course they have challenged you before. And they have lost. So far. Yeah, someone out there wants to destroy you. So let them come, let them place their bet. Then let's see if they have got the ballistics to go up against number one. Battledrome - blast into the MetalTech era. Wings of Glory (from ORIGIN) ---------------------------- Climb into the cockpit of a Sopwith Camel and test your skills as a daring aviator in the War to End All Wars. Fly for the British and Americans, discovering the strenghts and weaknesses of your different planes as well as those of the enemy. Earn the respect of both sides as you secure your place in the company of aces ! - 4 Channel digital sound gives you the roar of dog-fighting the way WWI pilots heard it. - Instant mission generator lets you fly against any combination of enemies you choose. - Refines game engine generates realistic clouds, trees and increased plane detail. Tie-Fighter (from LucasArts) ---------------------------- The Rebels think the force is with them. Explode the Myth. Now, you can experience Star Wars from a new point-of-view. From the creators of X-Wing comes TIE Fighter, the sequel that lets you fly for the Empire. The dark side of the Force beckons...dare you respond ? - Rip through the Rebel front in six unique Imperial starfighters - New heart-stopping, interconnected battles will envelop you. - Enhanced ultra-realistic 3D graphics and gameplay. Wing Commander Armada (from Origin) ----------------------------------- The life of a seasoned starfighter pilot isn't all glory and adventure. After years of following orders and losing ships and friends, you are finally the sole commander of the fleet, responsible for heading up a final strike against your enemy's homeland - either the Empire of Kilrah or the Confederation. This war requires real strategy, not just hotshot piloting. You determine where to fight, how to fight, and what ships you need to get the job done. In Wing Armada, you have the freedom to build your own universe, your own missions and your own campaign. Key Features: - Pit yourself against a friend, computer, or with a friend against the computer - via modem or network. - Choose to fly intense dogfight scenarios, search-and-destroy battles or extended campaigns. - Never play the same game twice as you explore, fortify and mine hundreds of planets in an infinite number of randomly generated universes. - Live out your life as a top-notch Terran or Lirathi pilot and choose to fly up to 10 different ships. - Customize taunts and controls with Armada's built-in audio file integrator and keyboard configuration utility. - View RealSpace texture-mapped, 3-D polygonal ships at up to 25 frames per second! - Carefully plot tactical moves to stop your enemy cold - but beware, the tides of war may swiftly turn your next move into your last! Zephyr (from New World Computing) --------------------------------- ARM YOURSELF. Join the elite of the interplanetary battle circuit. Pilot your ZEPHYR battlecraft to victory or go out in a blaze of glory... Your skill will determine the outcome. Star Crusader (from Gametek) ---------------------------- - The Goren Empire is at war with the Alien Alliance. The Ally you choose and the battle strategy you devise will determine who controls the Ascalon Rift. - Choose your ally from either of opposing sides. Fly eleven different ships loaded with weaponry. Depart for over 100 varying missions. Then switch sides for unparalleled replayability. - Plot strategies, orchestrate battles, fly stealth missions, and conquer territories with full combat inside nebulas and asteroid fields. - Riveting hyper-realistic 3-D graphics with fully texture-mapped ships on-the-fly translucency, Gouraud and Phong shading and cinematic multimedia videos. - Driving music, searing sound effects and, on the CD-ROM version, fully digitized speech delivered by professional actors. Press Releases: =============== WING COMMANDER III: HEART OF THE TIGER: --------------------------------------- Far away in the distant universe of Kilrah, mankind is fighting a losing battle for survival. The tiger-like Kilrathi have all but crushed the human resistance. The only hope lies in a prototype planet-smashing weapon known as the Behemoth, but before it can be used, a traitor within the human ranks hands it over to the enemy. You, as the player and lead character, command the fighter squadron as you fly daring missions to take out Kilrathi fighters, rescue prisoners of war, and finally, volunteer on an almost certain suicide run to bring the war to a definitive end-one way or the other. Throughout the game, your combat skills and decisions will affect the storyline. Your conversations with other characters will give you insight into their personalities-a nd to the identity of the traitor. The Wing Commander series pioneered the concept of the "interactive movie," with compelling storylines, cinematic sequences and branching plots. Heart of the Tiger takes it to its most sophisticated level ever, with player control over ship selection, weapon selection and character dialogue. New, proprietary ORIGIN polygonal technology makes the graphics burst into incredible, high-resolution Super VGA while maintaining blistering speed. Groundbreaking video technology allows for full-motion, full-screen playback of actors with television quality. HMI sound drivers, combined with a dynamic General MIDI soundtrack, digitized speech and sound effects, bring Wing Commander III an unsurpassed level of audio realism, with up to 32 different samples able to be played simultaneously. Last, but certainly not least, high-power motion picture talent such as Mark Hamill (Star Wars), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) act against stunning sets painstakingly rendered with Silicon Graphics computers. Chris Roberts was born in California, but grew up in Manchester, England. At the age of 13 he taught himself programming on the BBC Microcomputer, a British-made machine, and one year later he'd already sold his first computer game. Within a few short years, he'd become one of England's best-known game designers. By 1987, he had three #1 hits in the United Kingdom: Match Day, Wiz Adore and Stryker's Run. It was that same year that Mr. Roberts joined forces with ORIGIN Systems, Inc. as a freelance designer. His first project at ORIGIN, Times of Lore, hit #1 on Ingram s Best-Seller List in 1988. He followed that achievement with Bad Blood, a post-holocaust role-playing game in 1990. His next project, Wing Commander, skyrocketed to the top of the charts where it remains even today. Mr. Roberts game design ideas and advances in PC technology (386/486 processors, VGA graphics and sound cards) combined to make Wing Commander the new standard in PC games and ushered in an entirely new genre in the PC gaming industry called "interactive movie." It also created a flagship product for ORIGIN to complement the Ultima series of fantasy role-playing games. To date, the Wing Commander line-including Wing Commander II, Secret Missions I & II, Special Operations I & II, and the Speech Accessory Pack-has garnered a host of awards and sold more than 1,500,00 units worldwide. Last year, Mr. Roberts was named Vice President at ORIGIN and an executive producer for Origin's parent company, Electronic Arts of San Mateo, California. As Executive Producer, Mr. Roberts blends his vision and technical expertise to keep ORIGIN on the cutting edge of computer entertainment. He continues to produce/direct one to two major titles each year. Mr. Roberts latest game, Strike Commander, a military flight combat simulator, is also an international best-seller and is a showcase for ORIGIN's revolutionary new 3D REALSPACE system, the most powerful 3D system ever produced for the PC. WING ARMADA: ------------ WING COMMANDER ARMADA (AUSTIN, TX)-The rules of combat are about to change in the Wing Commander universe. With the release of ORIGIN s Wing Commander Armada, gamers will have the option of waging their intergalactic battles head-to-head with another player by using a modem or network. Wing Armada is the first in a line of multi-player products from ORIGIN. There s a split-screen view that allows two players to compete on the same computer. And for the first time in a Wing Commander game, a player can switch sides and fly for the evil Kilrathi Empire. But there s much more to Wing Armada than head-to-head combat. You re no longer just a hotshot pilot fulfilling an assignment. Here you have the freedom to construct your own missions and your own campaign. For the first time, players will merge their space combat abilities with strategic responsibility. From quadrant maps and information from recon ships, you plan an expansion of your fleet and manage critical resources. At the end of each decision lies a battle, and you lead the Wing. If that weren t enough, you also choose the intricacy of combat, from short dogfights to extended campaigns across an infinite universe. Unlike previous multi-player games, Wing Commander Armada utilizes a next generation 3D engine complete with fully textured, light-source shaded objects. Some of the new features include an invisible cockpit that gives the player a larger viewing area, actual 3D shields that protect your ship from the inevitable onslaught, an intuitive "Starmap" navigation/deploymen t interface and a "Tauntmaker" option in which the player can customize digital taunts to use against the enemy. External camera angles, a dynamic musical score and digitized sound effects add to the depth of the experience. Current system requirements for Wing Commander Armada are: IBM-PC, 386/33+, Intel 486 or 100% compatible system 4 MB RAM, 8-10 MB hard drive space MS-DOS 5.0 or higher 256-color VGA MUSIC (optional): Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Roland LAPC-1/MT-32, Gravis Ultrasound, General MIDI MPU-401 interface, or 100% compatible sound board SPEECH/SOUND EFFECTS (optional): Sound Blaster or 100% compatible sound board HEAD TO HEAD PLAY (optional): Hayes compatible 2400+ baud modem or NetBIOS Network Expected retail price: $55-65 (NOTE: You must have a sound card with an internal recording program and an external microphone to record taunts. Wing Armada will integrate *.WAV files you create using your sound card hardware.) ACROSS THE RHINE: ----------------- "Across the Rhine" is a comprehensive WWII tank simulation that allows the player to become part of the famous American and German armored units that slugged it out across Europe during the final dramatic days of World War II. Included in the simulation: * Follow the course of the war with notable armored units including the American 4th and 10th Armored Divisions and the Panzer Lehr Division. * Command the tanks that made history: American Sherman M4 and M18 Hellcat, German Pzkfw V Panther and Pzkfw V A/B Tiger. * Multiple command levels enable you to integrate armor, infantry, and artillery into an effective fighting force. * Most authentic World War II armored combat simulation ever developed, extensively researched, dramatically presented. * Texture-mapped objects, weather, rolling terrain, at hi-res 640x480x246 provide an unparelleled visual experience. Requirements: 386/25 minimum, 4 MB RAM, MS DOS 5.0 or higher, VGA. SVGA, Soundcard, and joystick are highly recommended. FRONT PAGE SPORTS: BASEBALL --------------------------- - Filmed, rotoscoped players. - High-resolution batter-pitcher interface. - Physics-based pitching, hitting and ball flight. - Game control level determined by the user. - Three levels of skill, determined by the user. - Richly detailed, full-color stadiums are featured throughout. - Instant Replay function is available at any time. - Plays can be reviewed and edited to provide game highlights. - Realistic Spring Training feature. - Trade up to three players with either computer- or human-owned teams. - Generate historical teams by inputting the statistics of legendary ball clubs. - FPSB tracks over 500 statistics for each player. - Full box scores, play-by-plaay, and game highlights are generated for all League games. - All four umpires will be on the field with their play-calling positioning determined by actual umpire instruction manuals. - CAMS (Camera Angle Management System) allows for nine camera positions can be separately positioned in a full 3-D environment. - A full free-floating camera can be set anywhere in the ball park (and even in the parking lot) and a "follow-the-ball" camera view. - Users can create custom Associations (an Association is a group of Leagues playing for a common championship) in either a Single Season or a Career Season (ongoing) format. - Up to 30 teams can be used in each Association, divided between one to three - Leagues with one to three Divisions per League. - The user can choose from over 50 Assocation configurations. - Each league within an Association can choose to use the DH (Designated Hitter) rule or not. - Full season schedule is provided for each Association configuration with days off and realistic "home stand" and "road trip" alignments. - Games can be rained out and rescheduled as part of a double-header at a later date, or for post-season reslution if made necessary due to a lack of available dates. - A schedule generator will be provided for users who do not want to play through a full 150+ game schedule. - Full season schedules have an "All-Star" game in which the computer automatically selects teams based upon accumulated player statistics. - Users can also play "Exhibition" type "All-Star" games with teams either by the coputer or by the user. - Continuing Career Association leagues allows users to build a franchise, act as General Manager, and make roster decisions that affect their teams for the short term and the the future. - Active 25-man and 15-man Disabled List/Reserve Roster. - 10-man "low minors" roster where players develop after being chosen in the Amateur Draft. - Players usually require three years development before they are ready for "the Show". - FPSB does not arbitrarily restrict or divdie the rosters between position players and pitchers. ACES OF THE DEEP ---------------- Our World War II Submarine simulator, Aces of the Deep, will have the following features: - Weather effects (waves, rain, fog)that effect both player and computer-controlled vehicles.Weather will change during long cruises, with a veriety of different possible weather states possible. - Nine different types of hostile aircraft, including fighters and bombers. 3-D (not bit-mapped) Gouraud-shaded ships -- battleships, cruisers, carriers (fleet and escort), destroyers, sloops, frigates, corvets, freighters, troopships and tankers. When sinking, these will behave realisticly, going down bow first, stern first or breaking apart. - Evolving tactics will be used by each side as the war goes on. New weapons, detection systems and counter measures will become available to the player at the time they were deployed to the front. For example, escorts early in the war will operate independantly. More experienced units might well resort to tactics pioneered by Capt. "Johnny" Walker, the UK's top subkiller: creeping attacks, "Operation Buttercup," "Operation Raspberry," and "Operation Plaster. - Three main types of submarines available (Type II, VII and IX) with subclasses of each. - Six different types of torpedo, including Allied and German "smart" torpedos. - As with our other simulators, there will be three different modes of play -- single mission, career and historical missions. - In career mode, players can check their scores each month against historically accurate totals of real-life submarine aces. - Digitized Human Voices. System Requirements: 386/25mhz or better, 4 MB of RAM, VGA, hard drive, mouse MS-DOS 5.0 or better. Recommended: 486, sound card with DAC. Supports: Sound Blaster, AdLib, Pro Audio Spectrum Plus/16, Roland MT-32, General Midi. STAR WARS SCREEN SAVER ---------------------- Remember the first time you saw STAR WARS -- the edge-of-your-seat space battles, Darth Vader's ominous presense, and the vast array of alien characters both aiding and daunting Luke, Han and Leia in their quest to fight the Empire? The upcoming Star Wars Screen Saver from LucasArts Entertainment Company will let you re-experience all the action of George Lucas' spectacular film. The expansive modules in this screen saver program for Windows and Macintosh will feature many of the well-loved characters and action scenes from the original STAR WARS movie, as well as reveal a behind-the-scenes look at 'artists' conceptual designs, spacecraft schematics and little-known trivia. "The Star Wars Screen Saver will easily distinguish itself from the many screen saver products available," said LucasArts' Producer Kalani Streicher. "We're in a 'galaxy far, far away' from flying pigs and toasters. The Star Wars Screen Saver combines high-end video production techniques, multimedia effects and high speed animations with an insiders guide to the STAR WARS universe." A selection of detailed modules represent a wide variety of action sequences reminiscent of the scenes portrayed in the STAR WARS movie. One such module depicts a variety of battle scenarios from the bridge of a capitol ship. Out the window, among the planets and moons, laser shots will fire away as TIE fighters and X-wings engage in space combat. A more humorous module will feature the shifty Jawas and scheming Tusken Raiders of Tatooine as they shuffle across users screens to steal and blow-up icons and folders, stopping only long enough to terrorize R2-D2. Another screen saver module looks at how STAR WARS was created from conception to reality. Here, the entire STAR WARS screenplay text scrolls by, as storyboard art fades into its corresponding scene from the actual movie. The Star Wars Screen Saver also will provide fascinating trivia not revealed in the trilogies. For the first time, users will have direct access to detailed background information on the main STAR WARS characters and aliens portrayed in the movie. For example, one module features an alien almanac set in the seedy cantina in Mos Eisley. A camera pans the well-traveled watering hole, stopping to zoom-in for close-ups featuring over ten aliens, including Greedo, the Cantina Musicians and Ponda Baba. As their faces are highlighted, key information is displayed such as the alien's race, planet of origin and occupation. Users will have the opportunity to confront the Dark Side in the Star Wars Screen Saver. In a particularly ominous module, Darth Vader takes over the screen -- breathing menacingly -- as stormtroopers, torture droids and Imperial officers march by, reflected in his mask. While the graphics are visually impressive, a riveting sound track is included with the Star Wars Screen Saver. The sound track will feature approximately 100 digitized sound effects, including Darth Vader's breathing, the Jawas' chatter, R2-D2's beeps, Chewbacca's growls, and battle sounds from lasers to explosions. Additionally, each module will have its own full musical score featuring a different STAR WARS theme. The Star Wars Screen Saver is being developed for LucasArts by Presage Software Development, Inc., the company responsible for the Macintosh versions of Might & Magic III, Prince of Persia and Lemmings. Presage co-designers Glenn Sugden and Mike Kennedy are both big STAR WARS fans. Star Wars Screen Saver Technical Specifications Macintosh: Color Quickdraw Windows: EGA or VGA 386 or higher Version 3.1 or higher Outpost ------- o Perform genetic research to create new food sources, prevent the spread of plaques, and decrease your colony's mortality rate. o Develop nanotechnology to help you build robots, probes and factories. o Based on current NASA research in planetary science, robotics, terraforming,and interstellar spacecraft design. o Sophisticated simulation of interstellar colonization. o State-of-the-art 3-D rendered graphics creates unprecedented photo-realism. o Full music card support. Digitized stereo soundtrack and sound effects." Hardware requirements are basically Windows 3.1 MPC. Copyright (C) 1994 RalPh Productions. All Rights Reserved. The texts in The Advertising Section and Press Releases are property of their respective owners. BioForge and Origin Interactive Movie are trademarks of Origin Systems, Inc. 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