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                (20-39)/100 = Still crap but slightly better.
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                    100/100 = HOLY SHIT I'VE NEVER SEEN A BETTER GAME!

RATINGS are based on the game idea, graphics, sound, playability, ingenuity,
versatility, and a lot of other words ending in `ity'.  These games are based
on what happens on MY COMPUTER ONLY, unless stated otherwise.  I always first
follow nfo directions, and if those don't work or are not available, I then
try other ways.  So just b/c it doesn't work for me, doesn't mean it won't
work for you.
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                     -<*><*> THE GAME REVIEW <*><*>-
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      TIME COMMANDO animations add-on
     (C) ADELINE/EA/ACTIVISION [xx/25]
ÛÛÛÜÜÜÜ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÜÜÜÜ       Ü ß ßÛÛÛÛß   úþÜ
ÞÛÛ ÛÛÛÞÛÛßÛÛÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ    ÞÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÝ °    Û   °
 ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÝÛÛÛ   ÜÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÝßÜ     ÞÝ
ÞÛÛ   ßÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÜ   ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ²Û ÛÛÛÜ  ßßÜÜÛß   °°°
ÛÛÛÝ   ÞÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛ °° ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÞÛÛÛÛßß  ÜÜܲßß²ÜÜ
ÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛßßß ÜÜÜ   ßÛÛÛßßßß ß  ÜÜÜßßß       ßßßÜ
ÛÛÛÛßß  ÛÛ   r  e  f  l  u  x  !      °°         ßß
 ß    ÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ-- - -Ä -ÄÄÄ-Ä  
Well these aren't too impressive, compared to the game.  The intro is the
longest, but none of them have sound, and sometimes leave you going "Huh?".
It's not really worth your time for these animation addons, even if ya love
the game.
                                RATING: 30/100

OLYMPIC GAMES US GOLD MULTILANG. [23/23]  & 08/05/96 - Patch For Olympic Games
ßß ßßßÛÜ ÛÜ ÜÛ ßßßÛÜ ßßßÛÜ ÜÛßÛÜßÛÛßßÜ ÜÛ & Any Drive No Need 2 Install Either
°° ÜÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ & [WWFLi][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI
±± ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÜÛÛ ßÛÜÜß ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ   [WWFLi][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI
²² ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ   [WWFLi][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI
ßß ßß ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ   [WWFLi][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI
ßß ßßßß  ÜßßÛÛ ß   ß ß   ß  ßßß  ß  ÜßßÛÛ   [WWFLi][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI][WWFLI
--.--.-- ÛÛÜÛÛ WE BREAK FOR NOBODY..ÛÛÜÛÛ
          ßßß                        ßßß
The patch for this was supposed to let you install to any drive, but it didn't
seem to do that for me.  However I used it to get the game to actually work.
First off, you'll need at least a p/90 to play this game, or else it will be
too slow.  Also, don't think that is has crashed, or locked up, because it
does take a while for some stuff to load, and it may appear as though it's
not doing anything, just give it a little time.  Even the best gfx mode isn't
too hot, but if you are going to play it, don't play it in anything less than
640X.  This game is exactly what you'd want from an olympic game.  It has tons
of different events from archery to a 100m sprint.  It's got an announcer and
it's pretty realistic game wise, meaning they pant or take a victory lap after
winning.  One annoying thing about the game is the sound, the shrill of the
crowd is enough to make you go deaf, it seriously hurts your ears.  You have
all the different games, and I don't think I need to explain to you how to run
100m or shoot archery, but you will have a difficult time figuring out which
buttons control what in each event, and like I did in the discus throw, you
might end up looking like a dumbass and throw the discus on top of your head
and then see the stars fly around you.  However if you practice enough, you're
sure to get the hang of it...eventually...maybe...hopefully.  Oh and one thing
this one was missing that any olympic game should have, is that really jazzy,
spiffy, keen olympic theme: "Dun, dun, dun dun dun dun dun dun, dun dun..."
                                RATING: 52/100

PRAY FOR DEATH FROM LIGHTSHOCK ENGL. [01/31]
PRAY FOR DEATH  FIGHTER VIDEO ADDON  [30/30]
PRAY FOR DEATH, ALL DRiVES FiX       [01/01]
PRAY FOR DEATH * GAMEOVER FIX *      [01/01]
ßß ßßßÛÜ ÛÜ ÜÛ ßßßÛÜ ßßßÛÜ ÜÛßÛÜßÛÛßßÜ ÜÛ ßß
°° ÜÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ °°D
±± ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÜÛÛ ßÛÜÜß ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ±±þ
²² ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ²²S
ßß ßß ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ßß
ßß ßßßß  ÜßßÛÛ ß   ß ß   ß  ßßß  ß  ÜßßÛÛ ßß
03.08.96 ÛÛÜÛÛ WE BREAK FOR NOBODY..ÛÛÜÛÛ ²²
          ßßß                        ßßß
Here, finally, is the full non-beta version of this MK style game.  However
the more and more I try different versions of this, the more and more I think
it sucks, and is just another wannabe.  Here are some previous reviews:
 "This is the beta version of this MK like game.  The previous release was
  just a playable preview.  This one still is a little buggy, but Demolition
  released a patch to fix some things.  It's got a lot of cool things, and the
  graphics are good.  But the movement of the characters just has something
  about it that makes you just not like it.  Also you'll need a pent/100+ to
  play this at a decent speed.  Pray for Death isn't going to be the next
  great fighting game, but it might entertain a select few.  If you do make
  the effort to get it, might as well get the patch to, it lets you play
  certain modes, and also let's you see the character's stats and stuff, even
  though there is no animation of them."
Not much new to add, the animations aren't a necesity, but they will enhance
the appearance.  The opening to each match gets really annoying with that dumb
"Reaaaaaaadddy To Diiiiiiiie" voice that just makes you wanna smack the person
who said it.  Make sure you get the fix to install to places other than C:
and to fix the game over shit.
                                RATING: 64/100

 TIME COMMANDO levels addon (levels 02-03) [xx/44]
 TIME COMMANDO levels addon (levels 04-05) [xx/38]
ÛÛÛÜÜÜÜ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÜÜÜÜ       Ü ß ßÛÛÛÛß   úþÜ
ÞÛÛ ÛÛÛÞÛÛßÛÛÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ    ÞÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÝ °    Û   °
 ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÝÛÛÛ   ÜÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÝßÜ     ÞÝ
ÞÛÛ   ßÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÜ   ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ²Û ÛÛÛÜ  ßßÜÜÛß   °°°
ÛÛÛÝ   ÞÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛ °° ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÞÛÛÛÛßß  ÜÜܲßß²ÜÜ
ÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛßßß ÜÜÜ   ßÛÛÛßßßß ß  ÜÜÜßßß       ßßßÜ
ÛÛÛÛßß  ÛÛ   r  e  f  l  u  x  !      °°         ßß
 ß    ÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ-- - -Ä -ÄÄÄ-Ä  
Here's 4 more levels to keep you busy with.  Although the game starts to get
a little boring and repetitive with killing the enemies, but the new scenery
and stuff to do kinda keeps it lively and entertaining.  I got stuck on level
3 after beating some knight in armor, anyone know what to do?  Anyhow, if you
liked the game, defintetely get the addon levels 2-3 and if you really love
it, got for 4 and 5.  There was a 3rd pack, but I don't think ANYONE got it.
                                RATING: LEVELS/100

    STARFIGHTER (C) KRYSALIS [07/07]    & StarFighter 3000 (c) Telstar  [x/8]
_____ ___   _____ ________  ______ ____ & _____ _____  ____ _____  _________
\_   \ __|_/   _/ ____   \\/  /   \ _/\ & \_   | \   \/   / _   /__\_   \_/ 
_/ __/ _/ _\   \  _/_/ __/   /|   /  |_ & |   _  \_  \ _/  \   \ __/___/ |  
\___\__________/____\___\___/____/___|\ & |___|   |____|___/   /_\   \___|__
===============[ úDúOúGúSú ]=========== & ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\::::::
Pretty basic and plain flying game.  Not too much complexity, simple polygon
shapes and plain ugly graphic colors.  You shoot at shit and blow it up,
that's about it in this one, not much else to say.  Not worth the time, it
ain't too pretty looking.  However, then I tried out the hybrid version, which
is the final one.  It was much better, it seemed as though they had added
graphics to it, rather than polygon type shapes, it had actual details and the
plane flew a lot better.  Still nothing too hot, just barely `ok'.  A speech
addon was released, 27 disks, for this game a couple days later.
                        RATING: 36/100 <TRD, beta>
                        RATING: 52/100 <HBD, final>

 AstroRock (c) Atlantean Interactive [xx/29]
_ ________________________  _____ ________ _
 \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\
dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                
 _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \
 \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_
=======\___/===ù1911ùCDùDIVISIONù======\___/
Disk 1 was spread to a lot of places with arj errors, but there are a few good
copies out there.  However this one didn't seem to like my video card, it
would load up in B&W fucked up screen, and when I tried univbe, it was just
a blank <black> screen.  Guess that just sucks.
                                RATING: NA/100

 Alien Incident (C) Gametek [x/7]     & Alien Incident (C) Gametek *FIX* [1/1]
_____ _____  ____ _____  ___________  & fix for the CD-LESS by Lost Soul
\_   | \   \/   / _   /__\_   \_/    \& ________________________/¯|__/| ____
 |   _  \_  \ _/  \   \ __/___/ |    /& \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ___
 |___|   |____|___/   /_\   \___|___/ & |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  
  ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\:::::|  & |\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \___
                                      & +--------\___/÷e÷/aL!\/--------/____
Here's another in the endless line of adventure games.  You get thing1, to
undo thing2, which will help you get thing3, which you need to use for thing4,
and in the end you save your uncle from the aliens.  Not much different then
any other adventure game, it has a simple to use interface where you only need
to click left, or click right.  Simple enough, yet boring enough too.  Gfx are
nothing to talk about, so I won't <G>.  Sound is lame music, semi-good at
times.  Overall unless you got lots of time and love playing these things,
then go ahead, otherwise don't bother.
                                RATING: 47/100

_____  /\.  _   __ ._/|______|\___.
 \__ \/  | /_\ |  \|  _   __/  _  |
  | _  _ |/ | \|   :  |  |  |  |__|
  |  \/  |  _  \  \   |  |  |___  |
  |__||__|__|__/__|\__|__|__| ____|
+===[25/48]========PresenTs=\/=====+
|   The Hunchback of Notre Dame    |
|  Topsy Turvy Games (C) 7th Level |
+==================================+
How dare Mantis say that this is not "kiddie crap".  If the game is made by
or associated with Disney, has statues that talk to you like you're 3 years
old, and animation and cartoon like people with an easy to use interface,
then you know it's kiddie crap.  This game has characters from the movie...
uh I guess, not like I've seen it.  It's got 5 different games, all of which
are pretty much a rip off of other games, cept they put their cute little
people in place of it and make a cool million.  Arkanoid, food fight, bowling,
are the types of games you play.  Not a bad gift for a little brother or
sister, but most of you don't have a reason to have this.  Nicely done, speech
and animations and shit are all there, not bad, but I'm not a toddler.
                                RATING: 58/100

    Striker '96 (c) Acclaim [XX/18]
_____ _____  ____ _____  ________________
\_   | \   \/   / _   /__\_   \_/   _    \
 |   _  \_  \ _/  \   \ __/___/ |   /    /
 |___|   |____|___/   /_\   \___|_______/
  ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\::::::::::
There was a lot of rumor about this game having a virus, and I was really
hesitant to try it even after running mcafee and shit.  It had a couple of
0 byte files that were ascii like shit that's fucked up.  But I assure you,
the original copies of this game have no virus, in the game itself, nor in
the installer.  The game is *NOT* the best ever soccer game for the PC, as
the .nfo so braggingly states.  It's a simple, yet pumped up version of that
fairy sport.  You can run this baby in enhanced gfx mode without any speed
problem.  However the game looks like it was designed for 386's and 286's
because it moves so fast.  Also the ball bounces in weird ways when you kick
it with the up-style kick.  The keys for kicking/sliding are left shift, left
control and uh `z'.  The graphics and sound aren't great, and there is an
announcer, but this really isn't such a hot game.  It does have indoor soccer
arena choice, which is cool in a game like fifa, where the game field is not
the size of your dick like it is in this one.
                                RATING: 49/100

_____  /\.  _   __ ._/|______|\___.
 \__ \/  | /_\ |  \|  _   __/  _  |
  | _  _ |/ | \|   :  |  |  |  |__|
  |  \/  |  _  \  \   |  |  |___  |
  |__||__|__|__/__|\__|__|__| ____|
+===[xx/04]========PresenTs=\/=====+
| Sports Pinball : Baseball Edition|
|    (c) Microleague MultiMedia    |
+==================================+
Oh yes, another pinball game.  This is only one table, hardly what I would
classify as an "edition".  It's for windows, and therefore by nature sucks.
The game doesn't have any scrolling or anything, it's just a flat out picture
of the table, pretty small looking too.  The sound is gay, and the graphics
are not hot.  Yeah it has shit like multiball, but that's about it.  Pretty
bland, pretty boring, pretty much not worth the time.
                                RATING: 41/100

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                          <*> WIN '95 REVIEWS <*>
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-I don't know where pathos went today, but I've waited long enough, and people
are getting restless, so the win95 section will not be here this week.  You
only missed one review (Hellbender) anyway, and it will be included next week.

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                         <*>THE GAME OF THE WEEK<*>
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Hmm, guess we'll have to pick from the best of the worst this week.  There is
no obvious winner, nor one that really deserves it, BUT of all the games
released this week, the one that luckily gets GOTW is HYBRID for their release
of STRIKER '96.  No, this is not really such a hot game, but it wins anyway.

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                            <*>OTHER RELEASES<*>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Terminator II Jixxa (Mantis, old ass, dupe)
-Starfighter 3000 Speech Addon (TRD, had deleted the game already)
-Top Gun: Fire At Will Mission Addons 1-5 (FTW, addon)

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                         <*>UPCOMING RELEASE DATES<*>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-All projected dates are as of AUGUST 9TH 1996, 8:15am (EST) and based on
store release dates.  The info. in this section is updated WHEN AVAILABLE.
                       
                       Key to system types:

DCD   = DOS CD           WCD = Windows CD      MCD = Mac. CD
W95CD = Win 95 CD        M3  = Mac. Disk       W3  = Windows Disk
W953  = Win 95 Disk      D3  = DOS Disk        HCD = Mac./Windows CD

Date    |        Name of Game  | OS |            Company
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96/08/02         TRS PK:GNB 3&4 DCD              MINDSCAPE
96/08/07         COMMANCHE2.0 DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/08/12         TROPHY CASE DCD                 SIR TECH
96/08/12         FNL FURY 1-4 DCD                MINDSCAPE
96/08/16         DEADLY GAMES DCD                SIR TECH
96/08/19         PELICAN HILL DCD                ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/19         MEGA RACE 2 DCD                 MINDSCAPE
96/08/19         PINEHURST DCD                   ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/20         QUAKE SHWR DCD                  ID SOFTWARE
96/08/20         MANIC KARTS DCD                 VIRGIN GAMES
96/08/22         NFL QB CLUB 97 DCD              ACCLAIM
96/08/22         STRIKER 96 DCD                  ACCLAIM
96/08/24         AZRAEL TEAR DCD                 MINDSCAPE
96/08/26         AGE RIFLES DCD                  MINDSCAPE
96/08/26         SILNT HTR PATL DCD              MINDSCAPE
96/08/27         Z DCD                           VIRGIN GAMES
96/08/27         ERADICATR DEMO DCD              WEA VIDEO
96/08/29         DEADLOCK DCD                    WEA VIDEO
96/09/01         DEADLY SKIES DCD                JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA
96/09/01         BULL FROG PK DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/01         GOLF NICK P DCD                 GT SOFTWARE
96/09/01         AD&DCORERULESDCD                TSR
96/09/01         DUNGON KEEPR DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/09/01         HIST WORLD DCD                  AVALON HILL
96/09/01         POWERSLAVE DCD                  PLAYMATES INTERACTIVE ENT
96/09/05         ALIEN TRIL DCD                  DIGITAL PICTURES
96/09/09         HIND DCD                        INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/09/15         MAST/ORION 2 DCD                SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/09/15         MAGIC GATHER DCD                SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/09/15         OVER REICH DCD                  AVALON HILL
96/09/17         ASSASSIN 2015 DCD               WEA VIDEO
96/09/24         BEDLAM DCD                      GT SOFTWARE
96/09/30         WAR GMES COLL DCD               MINDSCAPE
96/09/30         STL PANTHRS 2 DCD               MINDSCAPE
96/09/30         BLOOD/MAGIC DCD                 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/10/01         BARB DESN REFL WCD              MATTEL
96/10/01         BARBE STRY MKR WCD              MATTEL
96/10/01         BTLCRSR 3000 DCD                TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE
96/10/01         SCENERY ITALY DCD               WIZARD WORKS
96/10/15         NCAA BASKETBLL DCD              GTE INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/10/29         STAR GENERAL DCD                MINDSCAPE
96/10/29         TIMELAPSE DCD                   GTE INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/11/01         JETFIGHTR III DCD               INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/11/01         VR BASEBALL DCD                 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/08/15         POLITICARDS HCD                 MASQUE
96/08/16         SIMCITY DLX HCD                 MAXIS
96/08/20         CHESSMATES TCD                  INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/08/27         DEVO:SMART HCD                  WEA VIDEO
96/10/01         MOTHER GSE LRN HCD              MATTEL
96/10/01         FSHRPRCE PARNT HCD              MATTEL
96/08/15         WARCRAFT 2 MCD                  DAVIDSON
96/08/19         PELICAN HILL MCD                ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/19         MUPPETS TRSR MCD                ACTIVISION
96/08/19         PINEHURST MCD                   ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/23         DRAG LAIR 2 MCD                 READY SOFT
96/08/26         APACHE MCD                      INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/08/26         CAPITALISM MCD                  INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/08/27         MUMMY MCD                       INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/08/31         POL QUEST 5 MCD                 SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/09/01         MORT KMBT 3 MCD                 GT SOFTWARE
96/09/01         LOST EDEN MCD                   VIRGIN GAMES
96/09/02         TERMINAL VELOC MCD              WIZARD WORKS
96/09/23         HERO MHT MGC MCD                NEW WORLD COMPUTING INC.
96/09/30         BLOOD/MAGIC MCD                 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/10/29         9 MCD                           GT SOFTWARE
96/10/01         SIDWNDR GAMEPAD                 MICROSOFT
96/08/09         TRIV PURSUIT WCD                HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/08/15         LIGHTHOUSE TCD                  SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/08/19         PSD DXIII WCD                   BRODERBUND
96/08/19         CIVIL WAR:LEE WCD               SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/08/19         MUPPETS TRSR WCD                ACTIVISION
96/08/19         NECRODOME SHR W5CD              MINDSCAPE
96/08/20         DAGGERFALL DCD                  BETHESDA
96/08/26         WOOD SHIP MEN WCD               AVALON HILL
96/08/27         MUMMY WCD                       INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/08/30         TRPMKR 97 WCD                   RAND McNALLY
96/08/30         STREETFND 97 WCD                RAND McNALLY
96/09/01         HTWHL TOY CAR WCD               MATTEL
96/09/15         ENCARTA97 DX WCD                MICROSOFT
96/09/15         NOIR WCD                        CYBERDREAMS
96/09/16         SCRABBLE WCD                    HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/09/24         MON NIGHT FB WCD                DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/10/01         BARBE PRN&PLY WCD               MATTEL
96/10/01         BARBIE DESIGN WCD               MATTEL
96/10/01         OTHELLO WCD                     HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/14         ULT YAHTZEE WCD                 HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/14         CLUE WCD                        HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/29         9 WCD                           GT SOFTWARE
96/10/29         COLLEGE FTBL WCD                DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/11/01         HOT WHEELS MOUSE WCD            MATTEL
96/08/09         OLYMPIC SOCC W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.
96/08/15         MORT KOMBT 3 W5C                GT SOFTWARE
96/08/15         MARATHON 2 W5C                  BUNGIE SOFTWARE
96/08/19         PSD ENSIII W5C                  BRODERBUND
96/08/19         HYPERBLADE W5C                  ACTIVISION
96/08/19         TIME COMMANDO W5C               ACTIVISION
96/08/20         HEXEN W5C                       GT SOFTWARE
96/08/26         DESTINY W5C                     INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/08/26         FREE ENTERPRSE W5C              BRODERBUND
96/08/30         MECH 2 MERCS W5C                ACTIVISION
96/09/01         MORTIFICATOR W5C                PLAYMATES INTERACTIVE ENT
96/09/01         NEVERHOOD W5C                   MICROSOFT
96/09/01         DEATHTRP DNG W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.
96/09/01         REAL TROUBLE W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.
96/09/01         TERRACIDE W5C                   U.S. GOLD INC.
96/09/09         NECRODOME W5C                   MINDSCAPE
96/09/15         CINEMANIA 97 W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/15         GREET WKSHP W5C                 MICROSOFT
96/09/15         MS PICTURE IT W5C               MICROSOFT
96/09/15         DEADLY TIDE W5C                 MICROSOFT
96/09/15         PUBLISHER 97 W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/15         DIE HARD TRL W5C                FOX VIDEO
96/09/15         REVERENCE W5C                   CYBERDREAMS
96/09/16         DRK SUN:ONLINE W5C              MINDSCAPE
96/09/20         ENCARTA 97 STD W5C              MICROSOFT
96/09/24         STAR CONTR 3 W5C                WEA VIDEO
96/09/24         WARWIND W5C                     MINDSCAPE
96/09/27         DIABLO W5C                      DAVIDSON
96/09/27         WRLD ATLS 2.0W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/27         AUTOMP ST +5 W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/27         AUTOMP ST+DX W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/27         AUTOMP TRP5.0 W5C               MICROSOFT
96/10/01         STR TRK GEN W5C                 SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/10/01         DOMINION W5C                    7TH LEVEL
96/10/02         WESTWORLD 2000 W5C              SIMON & SCHUSTER
96/11/12         TITANIC W5C                     GTE INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/11/18         BATTLESHIP W5C                  HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/11/18         RISK W5C                        HASBRO INTERACTIVE
97/01/01         MINDWARP W5C                    MAXIS

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-That's it for this week, hope it was of help.
                                                 -Ionizer (The Game Reviewer)
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