1997

Bonkheads

Description

Bonkheads is a fun little Mario Bros clone that plays a lot harder than it looks. You control Crag as he travels down the underworld – twelve worlds are on offer with five levels each, plus numerous enemies, power-ups and the odd boss fights along the way. Gameplay is pretty much identical to Mario Bros – you have to knock out enemies by hitting the tiles that they walk on, kind of like you could do in the old Mario games. Enemies become unconscious after you knock them out, and you have a few seconds to throw them off the level before they get back up.

It sounds simple but the levels become increasingly challenging and the gameplay ever more frantic as you progress. It’s a fine tap dance as you try to avoid getting swarmed while dodging the occasional random hazard like falling tires. You can even the playing field by saving periodically and bringing a friend to play with you, as Bonkheads supports two players on the same computer. It’s all good simple, challenging fun. …

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Sub Culture

Description

In the opening sequence of the game, a soup can discarded from a boat smashes the home of a race of tiny submarine humanoids. The player takes the role of the survivor of this disaster, a freelance sub captain who must buy, sell, trade, and pirate his way to the top in a cutthroat world of underwater adventure. The Bohines, a nation in the game, are at war with the Prochas, another nation.

To survive and prosper, the player character can engage in various mining or salvage operations, recovering enormous bottle caps, cigarette butts, thorium crystals, and pearls, all of which are valuable commodities sellable in cities. However, both mutant fish and pirate subs lie in wait. Once the player has built up enough cash, they can begin to exploit a form of ‘stock market’ in which various commodities can be purchased and resold at other locations or times for higher prices. …

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Turok – Dinosaur Hunter

Description

The Earth is separated by an invisible barrier from the Lost Land, a realm in which time has no meaning, and which is inhabited by ferocious dinosaurs and aliens. For many generations, the mantle of Turok has been bestowed upon those who saw the protection of the barrier as their sacred duty. But an evil lord named Campaigner is seeking for an artifact that is capable of destroying the barrier, striving to dominate the entire universe. This artifact, known as the Chronoscepter, was broken into pieces which were then hidden away. Tal’Set, a Native American and the last Turok, must find the scattered pieces of the Chronoscepter, and stop the Campaigner from obtaining them.

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a first-person shooter with platforming and light puzzle-solving elements. Much of the game is set in outdoor environments, and requires the player to explore them by finding various paths, jumping, swimming, and climbing. The game’s most notable enemies are dinosaurs of various sizes, though the levels also include human and demonic enemies, as well as wildlife. The player gradually gains access to thirteen weapons (plus the Chronoscepter, assembling which is the game’s main objective); these include a knife, a bow, as well as high-tech firearms such as a rocket launcher and an atomic fusion cannon. …

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NBA Action 98

Description

Sega’s first attempt at Basketball on the PC includes plenty of neat visuals; realistic AI and motion capture work; official licenses of the NBA including players, teams and courts; practice mode to help you get used to your team; and a multiplayer mode (for up to 5 players on one computer). You can also create your own team and players in the edit mode, in case you don’t like what the NBA offers. …

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Cyber Troopers – Virtual-On

Description

Get it on with Virtual On! The home port of Sega’s arcade hit where you take control of gigantic, fully armored battle droids and duke it out against other droids in duel-like battles over a set of different arenas.

The game boasts 8 fully polygonal droids, each with his own strengths and weaponry and 10 different arenas with their own layout and traps. Proceed through the entire campaign via subjecting yourself to “virtual training” and then facing off for the real thing against the other computer controlled droids, or go against a human opponent in multiplayer combat over Lan, modem, serial link or the same computer with split screen display. …

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War Gods

Description

War Gods is a one-on-one fighting game that takes place in 3D environments. The fighter under your control can perform many different moves, and string those moves together to perform “combos.” Furthermore, the fighters all have special “finishing moves” that eliminate your opponent in some gruesome manner at the end of a match. There are 10 different fighters to choose from, all based on different ancient civilizations.

The graphics in War Gods are fairly unique. They were created by texture-mapping 3D character models with digitized photos of people. This gives them a reasonably lifelike look. …

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Formula 1 – Championship Edition

Description

Formula 1 97 includes all the tracks from the 1997 season, including the cancelled Portuguese Grand Prix circuit. Drivers are included with the exception of Williams F1 driver Jacques Villeneuve, who is missing due to copyright issues, and the MasterCard Lola duo of Ricardo Rosset and Vincenzo Sospiri, whose team folded after failing to qualify for the opening race of the season.

The game includes a Grand Prix mode, which was designed to be technical and realistic, and an arcade mode, which was aimed towards a broader audience.

Formula 1 97 supports two-player racing through a split screen. …

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