Next Generation Issue 12 (Dec 1995)

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Next Generation Issue 12 (Dec 1995)
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talking
The way games ought to be
Chris Crawford has been programming games since the dawn of the home computing revolution.

breaking

News
Coin-op giants reveal latest at JAMMA

Nintendo 64 homes in on Japan

US arcades get ready for war

movers & shakers
A monthly look at business news affecting the gaming world.

Joyriding
New gaming sites on the Internet.

Arcadia
An insider's overview of the coin-op industry.

Generator
Straight from the game developers' mouths. The future of gaming on the PC.

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Which System is the Best?
Eleven systems will be vying for your hardware dollar in 1996, but not all those competitors will be around by '97.

PlayStation
Question: What do you get if you spend $500 million developing a games machine? Answer: The PlayStation
Sega Saturn
Sega rolled out a surprise Saturn launch on May 11. But have slow sales and a lack of third party games wiped out Sega's head-start in the 32-bit race?
3DO
As the first 32-bit games system released, 3DO had the biggest lead time of all. But can a two year old console compete with the next generation?
PC CD-ROM
As the perennial platform, the PC became the foster home of many gamers left floundering after the death of 16-bit. But as the 32-bit set-top boxes gain momentum, will the PC be forsaken?
Jaguar
Hampered from the start by unattractive hardware styling, a shortage of decent software, and Atari's reputation, the Jaguar, with a CD unit available and a VR headset on the way, is fighting its best to stay competitive - and alive.
Virtual Boy
Nintendo's new toy is aiming to create a market for itself the same way the Game Boy did six years ago. But basic games and awkward play could limit its fate to that of a passing novelty.
32X
What seemed like a good marketing idea at the time has quickly turned into a black, plastic albatross around Sega's neck.
Neo-Geo CD
While its dogged hold on niche cult markets has proved successful, SNK's gaming approach could be said to be 2D, and is in jeopardy of falling flat.
CD-i
Philips had it all: Good hardware, international marketing muscle, and a good reputation for creating industry standards - so what went wrong?
3DO M2
3DO stumbled with the original US launch and almost didn't recover. Can the visionary company do things better the second time around?
Ultra 64
Nintendo's 64-bit collaboration with Silicon Graphics is rumored to launch in Japan this December.

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Alphas
CRY.SYS (Win95; two pages)
Zero Population Growth (PC; three pages)
Aftermath (PS; two pages)
Defender 2000 (Jag)
Impact Racing (PS)
Galapagos (Mac/Win95; three pages)
Soul Edge (arcade)
Johnny Bazookatone (Sat/Win95)
Super Cross 3D (Jag)
X-Com (PS; two pages)
Super Mario RPG (SNES; two pages)
Dark Savior (Sat)
Quake (PCCD; two pages)
Nightmare Circus (Gen; two pages)
Time Crisis (arcade)
Toshinden 2 (PS)
Legend of Thor (Sat; the eventual Legend of Oasis)

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Finals

PlayStation
Defcon 5
Mortal Kombat 3
NBA JAM TE
PGA Tour Invitational '96
Zero Divide
Power Serve 3-D Tennis
WWF Wrestlemania

Saturn
Mansion of the Hidden Souls
Blackfire
NHL All-Star Hockey '96
Off World Interceptor
SimCity 2000
Virtua Racing

3DO
Alone in the Dark 2
Bladeforce
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Flying Nightmares
Killing Time
Kingdom: the Far Reaches
Mazer
Wolfenstein 3-D

Jaguar
Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods CD

32X
Kolibri

PC
Ascendancy
Battle Beast
Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep
Heroes of Might and Magic
The Last Bounty Hunter
Mordor
Command & Conquer
Phantasmagoria
Prisoner of Ice

Macintosh
Endorfun
Full Throttle
Star Wars Rebel Assault

Genesis
FIFA '96
Light Crusader
Madden '96
Earthworm Jim 2
PGA Tour '96
Quarterback Club '96
Separation Anxiety
NBA Live '96

SNES
Emmitt Smith Football
Final Fight 3
Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition

Arcade
Area 51
Crypt Keeper
Fighting Vipers
Indy 500
Cyberbots
Dangerous Curves
Five A Side Soccer
LineDrive Baseball
NHL Open Ice Hockey
Orbatak
Marvel Superheroes
Ultimate Hockey
Ultimate Mortal Kombat
Virtua Fighter Remix
Zombie Raid
Virtua Cop 2

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