Next Generation Issue 3 (March 1995)

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Next Generation Issue 3 (March 1995)
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
Atari Jaguar
Sega Genesis
Sega 32X
Sega CD
Sega Saturn
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Virtual Boy
3DO
PC
Macintosh
Sony Playstation
NEC PC-FX (never released)

(The following is loosely based on this issue's table of contents, with select issue excerpts included. Magazine accurate text formatting (lower case headers, etc) purposefully retained. (Notes) and bullet lists are added for clarity.)

(This issue introduces an infrequently recurring "i wish...," column; a news section filler featuring 'wish list' commentary by industry insiders. Also, Macintosh earns a spot in the review section.)

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Is Sega's boss scared yet?
Back in 1990, few believed that a small, hungry rival could beat the mighty Nintendo to the 16bit punch. But that's exactly what happened. Now, Sony threatens to do to Sega what Sega did to Nintendo, and Tom Kalinske faces the toughest fight of his career... (six page interview)

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News

(Original news articles along with regular, recurring news features; one page each unless noted. While original news stories regularly included related sidebars, unrelated sidebars would often be used to fill space as well - these are noted.)

WCES: the calm before the storm
The world's largest game show is still too soon to sort the winners from the losers... (six pages)

Nintendo pins hopes on Virtual Boy
But the ill-advised 32bit VR system simply makes gamers see red. (two pages)

Sega and Sony sell the dream
NEXT Generation witnesses the biggest videogame events since the launch of the SNES. (3.25 pages)

Beginning of the end for Video CD?
NEXT Generation wonders if the Video CD format is doomed before it's even off the ground. (1.5 pages)

Sega still on top in Japan arcades
Virtua Fighter 2 shows that Sega is staying ahead of the game. (includes 'UK arcades face taxing time' sidebar)

Generator
A behind the scenes look at what game developers think of Apple's plan to enter the game arena. (1/2 page; behind-the-scenes news by Mark James Ramshaw)

Datebook - March (1/2 page; calendar of events)

Essential Reading (1/2 page; book review; 'Video Games: A Guide for Savvy Parents' by David Sheff)

Over the wire (1/2 page; faux future news)

Arcadia
The coin-op business is an excellent barometer of what's coming to the home. And here it is... (misc. arcade news by Marcus Webb)

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Does the PlayStation live up to the hype?

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Making tracks (aka the noble art of game music)
As the gaming industry's migration from cartridges to CDs reaches culmination, many musicians are yearning for the good old days. NEXT Generation discovers that less is often more. (six pages; includes sidebar profiles of Tim Follin, Charles Deenan, and Chris Hulsbeck)

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Virtua Fighter - Saturn's fighting chance

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What's wrong with the PC?

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Alphas (game previews; two pages each unless noted:)

(Next Generation's game previews)
Toh Shin Den (PS; four pages) (Toshinden)
Dark Forces (PC)
Boxer's Road (PS; 1.33 pages)
Hudson Soft (focus on Bomberman franchise and NEC PC-FX hardware; four pages)
Iron Assault (PC)
Motor Toon Grand Prix (PS; three pages)

Finals
3DO
Cowboy: Casino Interactive Poker
Family Feud
Ghost Hunter (Japan)
Lemmings
Off-World Interceptor
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Rebel Assault
Samurai Shodown
Shanghai: the Great Wall
Station Invasion
Supreme Warrior
World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach

Jaguar
Bubsy: Fractured Furry Tales
Kasumi Ninja
Val d'Isere Skiing and Snowboarding
Zool 2

32X
Motocross Championship

Macintosh
SimTower
PegLeg

PC
Cyberwar
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
Cyberia
Zephyr
Lords of the Realm
Menzoberranzan
Noctropolis
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
Rise of the Robots
U.S. Navy Fighters

Sega CD
Bouncers
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Darkseed
Ecco : The Tides of Time
Slam City with Scottie Pippin
Midnight Raiders

Genesis
Aero the Acrobat 2
Phantasy Star IV (mistakenly labeled in review section as a Sega CD game)
Mega Bomberman
NHL All-Star '95
Rugby World Cup '95
Ristar
PGA Tour III
Viewpoint

SNES
Brutal
Ignition Factor
Looney Tunes B-Ball
Michael Jordan: Chaos In The Windy City
Radical Rex
The Shadow
Jurassic Park II: The Chaos Continues
Uniracers

Arcade
The King of Fighters
Mazinger Z
Samurai Shodown III

dispatches
Letters from the desks on the front line. (industry insider commentary - this issue, Tom Zito of Digital Pictures; 1.5 pages)

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Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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