Computer and Video Games (March 1997)

darth-azrael (67)in #retrogaming • 5 days ago

_{Cover of the March 1997 issue of Computer and Video Games}

Computer and Video Games had one of the longest print runs of any video game magazine. It was published from 1981 until 2004. The March 1997 issue includes:

Reviews

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - First person shooter for the Nintendo 64 based on the comic book of the same name.

Sonic 3D - Sonic's first 3D game on the Saturn. It had a mixed reception.

Legacy of Kain - Play as a vampire in this classic action game. This review is for the PlayStation version though I think the PC version was better.

_{Table of Contents from the March 1997 issue of Computer and Video Games}

Previews

Soul Blade - The beginning of on of the most popular 3D fighting franchises on the PlayStation.

Rage Racer - The third game in the Ridge Racer series on the PlayStation.

Time Crisis - Arcade conversion of this light gun game for the PlayStation.

Porsche Challenge - A racing game for the PlayStation featuring cars by Porsche.

Features

The Nintendo 64 - An article covering the launch of the Nintendo 64 in the U.K.

Mars Attacks! - No, not a look at a crappy licensed game based on the movie but the movie itself. I still love this movie.

_{Table of Contents from the March 1997 issue of Computer and Video Games (continued)}

Arcade

Tekken 3 - A look at the third entry in one of the most popular 3D fighting game franchises.

Street Fighter 3: New Generation - While there were tons of Street Fighter II variants along the way, the first true sequel took around 6 years to arrive.

Regulars

Editorial - An examination of what the readers want with more coverage of the PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Sega Saturn on the way.

News - Sega merges with Bandai; Intel launches Pentium processors with MMX technology; new games including Pod and Virtual On; Enix abandons development for the Nintendo 64 DD; and more.