___ ___ ___ /__/|_ /__/| STRIDER, BRINGING YOU THE LATEST IN CONSOLE REVIEWS /__/\| /__/\| || (c64) WELCOME TO CONSOLE64! (c64) | \ \ | | \ || | \ \| | \ || Issue 2 - April 20th, 1997 - New Games Reviewed: | \ | | \ \|| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | \ \| | |\ | Mahjong64 from Keoi | |\ | | \/ Damn slow!, need more games to be released! |__| \____|/ News since the last issue: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Weapon X has designed me 2 logos, one ascii and the other a GIF for my web site. Thanks WEAPON X! - BTW The Console64 website is officially up: visit www.console64.home.ml.org! - I have also started a multi-person review of the game, if anyone is interested in helping me review, email me. - There was only 1 game to review! Nintendo better work and put more titles on! I heard there was a STARFOX beta going around anyone? Console64 staff: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Strider - Head reviewer and editor Weapon X - Reviewer, ascii & web page design. The ratings goes as follows: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1/10 = This is a bad ass game! (Literally!) 2/10 = Was this game real? I thought it was a bootleg... 3/10 = For some laughs... 4/10 = A little better than shit... 5/10 = Just worth downloading and looking at the title screen. 6/10 = One of your so, so games... 7/10 = If you like a type of game like this GET IT! 8/10 = Most people will like this game, you will be no different! 9/10 = All I can say is get this muthaf*^&er! 10/10 = Worthy of god playing! The RATINGS expresed here are based upon the game's graphics, sound, controls, and it's originality. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are the reviews from April 7th -> April 14th [Console64] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> FILENAME : SON-MJ64.ZIP -> RELEASE DATE : April 9th, 1997 ______ ____________ ___ ___ _______ / ___/__ ___ \ \| |___) ___/_ .\____ \ / // \ \ | | / | | /____/_____/ \_____|____|_______| <-`---/-----------|___|------------gEm/aL--> ___ __ __ / _/__ / /__| |_ | _ |_____ _| | \_ | | | |______| |_| EAST====>TO<====WEST, We Are The Best! MAHJONG 64 <==[ N64/V64/96 MB ]=======================> Weapon X -> Well, I don't really know how to play mahjong. But for those who do, get Mahjong 64! It has some nice graphics and animation. The controls are also good! If you like playing Mahjong, I recomment you to get this game! It's better than the other mahjong game that came out for the N64! Weapon X -> RATINGS 8/10 Strider -> This is a Mahjong game, all I can say is looks great if I could read Japanese. Yeah it was better than Mahjong Master but hey who wants to buy a Nintendo64 to play MAHJONG!?!? Play the real stuff!! Strider -> RATINGS 7/10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <*> QUICK REVIEWS OF THE GAMES RELEASED SO FAR <*> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1: Mario64 - 64MB - Overall rating: 98% 2: Crusin USA - 64MB - Overall rating: 80% 3: WonderProject X2 - 64MB - Overall rating: 90% 4: Wave Race - 64MB - Overall rating: 90% 5: St. Andrews Golf - 64MB - Overall rating: 80% 6: Star Wars: SOTE - 128MB - Overall rating: 90% 7: Projakyu King - 64MB - Overall rating: 80% 8: Pilot Wings 64 - 64MB - Overall rating: 90% 9: Perfect Striker - 64MB - Overall rating: 95% 10: Mario Kart 64 - 96MB - Overall rating: 97% 11: Mahjong Master - 64M - Overall rating: 80% 12: KI GOLD - 128MB - Overall rating: 85% 13: NBA Hangtime - 128MB - Overall rating: 92% 14: Wayne Gretzky - 64MB - Overall rating: 90% 15: MK Trilogy - 128MB - Overall rating: 90% 16: Turok - 64MB - Overall rating: 85% 17: Powerful P. Baseball - 128MB - Overall rating: 90% 18: Fifa64 - 64MB - Overall rating: 80% 19: Doraemon - 64MB - Overall rating: 35% 20: Human Grand Prix - 64MB - Overall rating: 10% 21: Blastcorps - 64MB - OVerall rating: 95% *Quick reviews done by Weapon X* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <*> OTHER RELEASES <*> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> FILENAME : V64OS122.ZIP -> RELEASE DATE : April 16th, 1997 I don't even have a DIZ for it. I tried to download it from Bung's homepage but it just gave me an error saying that the file does not exist, who knows... -> FILENAME : V64OS121.ZIP -> RELEASE DATE : April 9th, 1997 ------[...www.dextrose.com...]------- V64 Bios V1.21 ------------------------------------- The newest "OFFICIAL" BIOS from BUNG, however does not allow game backups. Also the screen color is puke green =) *Works fine with VCD and ROMS however. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> FILENAME : ASM64_99.ZIP -> RELEASE DATE : April 9th, 1997 asm64: the first multi-pass assembler for the n64(tm) (mips(tm) r4xxx) -------------------------------- Coded by Stage of HiGH SOCiETY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> FILENAME : 121FIXED.ZIP -> RELEASE DATE : April 10th, 1997 ------[...www.dextrose.com...]------- V64 Bios V1.21b This is a *hacked* version of the bios enabling you to backup games. ------------------------------------- The file_id.diz describes all, there is no real reason to upgrade from RBubba's v1.1ms if you use multi-session, unless of coarse you want VCD =) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <*> UPCOMING RELEASE DATES <*> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> These projected dates are as of APRIL 6th 1997, 12:00PM (EST) which is based on STORE release dates. *Updated when information is available.* MM/DD/YY | Name of Game | Manufacturer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04/27/97 Star Fox 64 JAP (Nintendo) 04/27/97 Shindou Pak JAP (Nintendo) 05/01/97 Ikazuchi No Gotoku JAP (Seta) 05/21/97 War Gods (Midway) 05/30/97 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter JAP (Acclaim) 05/30/97 Wild Choppers JAP (Seta) 05/30/97 Yuke! Yuke! Trouble Makers JAP (Enix) 06/01/97 Dark Rift (Vic Tokai) 06/01/97 International Superstar Soccer 64 (Konami) 06/01/97 Robotron X (Midway) 06/01/97 64 Oozumo JAP (Bottom-Up) 06/01/97 The Mahjong 64 JAP (Video System) 06/07/97 Hexen (GT Interactive) 06/14/97 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire JAP (Nintendo) 06/30/97 Star Fox 64 (Nintendo) 07/01/97 Aero Fighters Assault (McO'river/Paradigm) 07/01/97 Clay Fighter 63 1/3 (Interplay) 07/01/97 Morita Shogi 64 JAP (Seta) 07/01/97 Multi-Racing Championship JAP (Imagineer) 07/01/97 Rev Limit JAP (Seta) 07/01/97 Sonic Wings Assault JAP (Video System/Paradigm) 08/01/97 GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo/Rare) 08/01/97 Top Gear Rally (Kemco) 08/01/97 Mahjong Hourouki Classic JAP (Imagineer) 09/01/97 F-1 Pole Position JAP (Ubi Soft) 09/01/97 Lamborghini 64 (Titus) 09/01/97 Aero Gauge JAP (ASCII) 10/01/97 San Francisco Rush (Midway) 11/01/97 Dream (Nintendo/Rare) 11/01/97 Final Doom II (Midway) 11/01/97 Joust Epic (Midway) 11/01/97 Mace: The Dark Age (Midway) 11/01/97 MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero (Midway) 11/01/97 NFL Quarterback Club '98 (Acclaim) 11/01/97 Chameleon Twist JAP (Japan System Supply) 12/01/97 Bio Freaks (Midway) 12/01/97 Extreme G (Acclaim) 12/01/97 HED (Ubi Soft) 12/01/97 Quake 64 (Midway) 12/01/97 Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey 2 (Midway) 12/01/97 Hyper Olympic in Nagano (Konami) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Coming Soon In Japan* TBA - 3D Fighting (Imagineer) TBA - Bomberman 64 (Hudson Soft) TBA - Goemon 5 (Konami) TBA - Hexen (Gamebank) TBA - Hiryu No Ken Twin (Culture Brain) TBA - J-League Eleven Beat 1997 (Hudson Soft) TBA - Macross: Another Dimension (Tomy) TBA - Magic Century Eltale (Imagineer) TBA - Mission: Impossible (Victor Interactive Software) TBA - Reason (Imagineer) TBA - Top Gear Rally (Kemco) TBA - Yoshi's Island 64 (Nintendo) TBA - J-League Dynamite Soccer (Imagineer) TBA - Legend of Zelda 64, The (Nintendo) TBA - Sim City 2000 (Imagineer) TBA - Virtual Pro Wrestling: Ultra Battle Royale (Asmik) *Coming Soon In The US!* TBA - Duke Nukem 3D (GT Interactive) TBA - Multi-Racing Championship (Ocean) TBA - Robotech: Crystal Dreams (Gametek) TBA - WCW Wrestling (T-HQ) TBA - Yoshi's Island 64 (Nintendo) TBA - Jeopardy! (Gametek) TBA - Wheel of Fortune (Gametek) TBA - Mission: Impossible (Ocean) TBA - Tetrisphere (Nintendo) TBA - Actua Golf (Interplay) TBA - Body Harvest (Nintendo/DMA) TBA - Buggie Boogie (Nintendo/Angel) TBA - Command and Conquer (Virgin) TBA - Condemned (Acclaim) TBA - Creator (Nintendo) TBA - Cruis'n World (Midway) TBA - Deadly Honor (TecMagik) TBA - Freak Boy (Virgin) TBA - F-Zero 64 (Nintendo) TBA - Legend of Zelda 64, The (Nintendo) TBA - Lode Runner 64 (Bandai) TBA - MLB Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. (Nintendo/Angel) TBA - Mr. Tank (GT Interactive) TBA - Pilotwings 64 II (Nintendo/Paradigm) TBA - Raze (Interplay) TBA - Rotor Gunner (TecMagik) TBA - Space Station: Silicon Valley (BMG Entertainment) TBA - Superman: The Animated Series (Titus) TBA - Turok 2 (Acclaim) TBA - Ultra Combat (GT Interactive) TBA - Ultra Descent (Interplay) TBA - WWF Wrestling (Acclaim) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- For you information: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Console64 is released on Sundays (Bi-Weekly), at approximately 11pm (EST). It can be obtained by: #1 - Going to Console64 Web Page @ http://console64.home.ml.org #2 - Going to #DOCTOR64 on IRC and asking me! =) Greetings to the people who works on www.dextrose.com! Also greets to all who support the DOC64! [Anthrox, Sonic64, And MSTFU For all their releases!] Comments/Compliants send to st-gnx@crosslink.net (NO GAME REQUESTS)