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==News==
==News==
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Also in the article is Gold (100k) and Platinum sales (250k) for the following games - Platinum - Fifa, Gex. Gold - Crash 'N Burn, Road Rash,  Need for Speed, Shock Wave,  Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Total Eclipse, Pebble Beach Golf (Page 7)
Also in the article is Gold (100k) and Platinum sales (250k) for the following games - Platinum - Fifa, Gex. Gold - Crash 'N Burn, Road Rash,  Need for Speed, Shock Wave,  Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Total Eclipse, Pebble Beach Golf (Page 7)
*Captain Quazar Nabbed - Half page article about how 3DO have bought Cyclone Studios
*Captain Quazar Nabbed - Half page article about how 3DO have bought Cyclone Studios (Page 7)
*Gamebusting - Half page article around the Game Guru that is going to be released (Page 8)
*The Sumner Brothers - Small article about how Gametek led by Kelly Sumner, has made a distribution agreement with his brother (Who runs Goldstar UK) to sell their games, including Primal Rage, BC Racers, Defcon 5, Fire Wolves and Firewall (Page 8)
*ALG exit Arcade - Small article that American Laser Games will be exited the arcade market, instead licencing their games to 3rd parties. They are committing to home systems instead with 2 reported games in the works for M2 (Page 8)
 


==Features==
==Features==


* Hugh C Martin Interview - 3 Page interview with the 3DO president around the sale of M2 to Panasonic, some highlights including the confirmation of simple serial lead connection that allows networking between M2s, 3-5 A+ Arcade like games need to be released at launch, the new launch will be both an upgrade and standalone unit, says there are over 15 games currently in "active development" but they now have to get a licence from Panasonic, also claims you will see games at next years E3 (Pages 11-13)
* Coming Soon - Two page list of games coming soon, unreleased games include: Acclaim - Maximum Surge, Slam City American Laser Games - Fast Draw Showdown, Madison High, McKenzie & Co, Orbatak, Shootout at Old Tuscon Art Data Interactive - Doom 2, Chess Wars BMG - Loadstar, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Wingnut Electronic Arts - Virtual Stadium Baseball, NHL 96, Prowler, Shredfest, Wing Commander 4 Elite - Onside Goldstar: Firewall, Firewolves  Infogrammes: Alone in the Dark 3 Interplay Productions - Cesars World of Gambling, Clay Fighter 2, Descent, Lost Vikings 2, Waterworld JVC - Deadly Skies, Varunas Forces Panasonic - BIOS Fear, C-Runner, ISIS, Mortal Kombat 3, Luciennes Quest Pony Canyon - F1GP,  RunAndGun - Duellin Firemen  Studio 3DO - 3DO Baseball, 3DO Decathlon, Golden Gate Universal Studios - Disrupter 7 US Gold - Olympic Basketball Virgin Interactive - Heart Of Darkness and 11th Hour   
* 3DO World - 5 page feature on the Japanese Releases, games include: Autobahn Tokyo, F1GP (With UK release 96), Pro Stadium, Goal Field Hunter. Virtual Stadium, Street Fighter The Animated Movie, D Directors Cut, D2 M2 (With UK version out 1996), Trip'd 2, Blue Forest Story, Tetsujin 2, Policenauts, Nice Body and Nigel Mansell (Pages 16-20)
 
* Coming Soon - Two page list of games coming soon, unreleased games include: Acclaim - Maximum Surge, Slam City American Laser Games - Fast Draw Showdown, Madison High, McKenzie & Co, Orbatak, Shootout at Old Tuscon Art Data Interactive - Doom 2, Chess Wars BMG - Loadstar, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Wingnut Electronic Arts - NHL 96, Prowler, Shredfest, Wing Commander 4 Elite - Onside, Powerslide Goldstar: Firewall, Firewolves  Infogrames: Alone in the Dark 3 Interplay Productions - Cesars World of Gambling, Clay Fighter 2, Descent, Lost Vikings 2, Waterworld JVC - Deadly Skies, Varunas Forces Panasonic - BIOS Fear, C-Runner, ISIS, Mortal Kombat 3, Luciennes Quest Pony Canyon - F1GP,  RunAndGun - Duellin Firemen  Studio 3DO - 3DO Decathlon, Absolute Zero, Golden Gate Universal Studios - Disrupter 7 Virgin Interactive - Heart Of Darkness and 11th Hour   
M2 Games - American Laser Games - Shining Sword, Unknown Game Art Data Interactive - Alien Seed Crystal Dynamics - Racing Game, Electronic Arts - John Madden, Road Rash Interplay Productions - Descent, Clayfighter 3, Iron Blood, VR Sports Spectrum Holobyte - Top Gun Studio 3DO - M2 Racing, Dungeon Game, Battlesport 2, Return Fire 2, Starfighter 6000 Universal Studios - Disrupter 7 Warp - D2 Williams - War Gods (Page 64-65)
M2 Games - American Laser Games - Shining Sword, Unknown Game Art Data Interactive - Alien Seed Crystal Dynamics - Racing Game, Electronic Arts - John Madden, Road Rash Interplay Productions - Descent, Clayfighter 3, Iron Blood, VR Sports Spectrum Holobyte - Top Gun Studio 3DO - M2 Racing, Dungeon Game, Battlesport 2, Return Fire 2, Starfighter 6000 Universal Studios - Disrupter 7 Warp - D2 Williams - War Gods (Page 64-65)
==Previews==
*Snow Job - Pages 14-15
*Shock Wave 2 - Pages 23-25


==Reviews==
==Reviews==
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|Studio 3DO
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|Stuart Wynne
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|Wolfenstein 3D
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|Mark Wynne
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|Drug Wars
|American Laser Games
|Mark Wynne
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|Psychic Detective
|Shock Wave 2
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|Killing Time
|Studio 3DO
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*StarFighter - Overall, Star Fighter is more outrageously and immediately entertaining than any game or sci-fi for the last 8 years
*Doom - First things first: forget the hype. While it might be understandable that Art Data should seek to aggressively boost such a massively delayed and skeptically regarded project, the reality turns out to be an embarrassing distance from the talk.
*Phoenix 3 - Phoenix 3 is a smart product that shows off the 3DO to good effect and should be on everyone's shopping list this Christmas
*Deathkeep - Overall, Death Keep is squarely placed between the ultra-realism of Killing Time and the dizzying ambition of PO'ed. As you'd expect of a sequel, it's arguably more solid.
*BladeForce - Blade Force will certainly not appeal to everyone. Its sheer scale mean those who prefer their action carved in short sections and get lost going to the local shops won't like it.
*Alone In The Dark 2 - Despite Alone 2's merits, the convertsion lets it down somewhat. Rather than exploit the 3DO's 33,000 colour palette, the graphics use the old 256 colour PC format.  
*Puzzle Bobble - The best fun is still, of course, two-player mode. The main draw is the simple connection between players. For example, when you clear six bubbles, they go into a store and if your opponent doesn't soon clear an equivalent number he gets a little present
*Return Fire Maps Of Death - Overall, Maps Of Death is an excellent release which thoroughly overhauls the original. The fact that it retains most of the early levels means even beginners will enjoy it
*POed - PO'ed really is something genuinely new. It has neither the elaborate problems of Killing Time nor the comparatively straightforward, highly confined action of Doom.
*Foes Of Ali - On the whole Foes of Ali is the most playable next generation boxing game that I have reviewed to date. It is well presented, slick and full of enough options to afford 3DO owners with variety without being excessively complicated.
*Wolfenstein 3D - Wolfenstein 3D is a classic then, which somehow seems as much fun as it ever did. Those drawn to the slick visuals and spooky, cerebral nature of Killing Time may mock its chunky graphics.
*Shock Wave 2 - Overall, Shock Wave 2's main strength is its flawless composition of state-of the-art FMV presentation with a sophisticated and intelligent tactical shoot-'em-up.  
*Drug Wars - The vast increase in violence, humour and sexism makes Drug Wars a much more enjoyable prospect, cosmetically, and the extravagant locations certainly make it look like you're getting value for money.
*Psychic Detective - Unlike most games of its genre, it doesn't take long at all to play through a game - especially if you don't pick many options.  
*Killing Time - Killing Time acquires many of the best features of movies without suffering the penalties of a linear plot and simplistic gameplay. In the future, this is how all games will be


==Charts==
==Charts==
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8: FIFA International Soccer
8: FIFA International Soccer
9: Wing Commander III
9: Wing Commander III
10 :Slayer
10:Slayer
 


==Tips==
==Tips==


*Gex - Pages 49-51
*Space Hulk - Pages 27-42
*Flying Nightmares - Page 52


==Adverts==
==Adverts==
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===Publishers===
===Publishers===


* Panasonic - Action, Adventure, Horror - Two page ad with Strike, Daedalus Encounter and D (Pages 2-3)
* Panasonic - Action, Adventure, Horror - Two page ad with Striker, Daedalus Encounter and D (Pages 2-3)
 
* 3DO - Don't Play a Dodo - Two page ad with the infamous slogan (Pages 48-49)
 
* 3DO - Don't Play a Dodo - Two page ad with the infamous slogan (Pages 58-59)
* POed - Full page ad (Back page)
* POed - Full page ad (Back page)


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*Computer Exchange - Full page ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 4)
*Computer Exchange - Full page ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 4)
 
*Special Reserve - Half page ad with over 30 games including 11th Hour, NHL Hockey and Powerslide (Page 19)
 
*Mannerings - Quarter page ad with about 10 games for sale including NHL Hockey (Page 19)
 
*Video Game Centre - Small ad with about 30 games for sale (Page 19)
 
*Console Exchange - Small ad with 16 games for sale (Page 19)
*Special Reserve - Half page ad with over 30 games including 11th Hour, Cyberclash, Dragon, NHL Hockey and Powerslide (Page 9)
*Game Shack - Quarter page ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 9)
*Edge Direct - Quarter page ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 9)
*Gameplay - Half page ad with over 65 games including 11th Hour, Baldies, Dragon, Frankenstein, Prowler, Rock N Roll Racing and Waterworld (Page 10)
*Torc - Half page ad with 15 games for sale including 11th Hour (Page 10)
*Mannerings - Quarter page ad with about 10 games for sale including NHL Hockey (Page 22)
*TCW Games - Quarter page ad with 10 games for sale including 11th Hour (Page 22)
*Video Game Centre - Small ad with about 30 games for sale (Page 22)
*Alpha Consoles - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 22)
*Solid Gold Games Centre - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*The Chip Shop - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*Computa Bitz - Small ad with about 10 games (Page 67)
*Tavistock Sound & Vision - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*CA Games - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
*Delaune - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
*Jive Consoles - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
*Jive Consoles - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
*Console Exchange - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*Alpha Consoles - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*Holburn Consoles- Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
*Movie Time - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*GamePro - Small Ad with just 8 3DO games for sale (Page 67)
*GamePro - Small Ad with just 8 3DO games for sale (Page 67)
*Movie Time - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*The Chip Shop - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*Solid Gold Games Centre - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
*Console Connections - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO controllers (Page 67)
*Stewart Electronics - Small ad with about 6 games for sale (Page 67)
*Stewart Electronics - Small ad with about 6 games for sale (Page 67)
*CCG - Small ad with some controllers and several games (Page 67)
*Torc - Quarter page ad with mention they are selling 3DO (Page 67)
*Console Connections - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO controllers (Page 67)
 


==Credits==
==Credits==
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[[Category:Maximum Surge]]
[[Category:McKenzie & Co]]
[[Category:Mortal Kombat 3]]
[[Category:Olympic Basketball]]
[[Category:Onside]]
[[Category:Orbatak]]
[[Category:Powerslide]]
[[Category:Prowler]]
[[Category:Shootout at Old Tuscon]]
[[Category:Shredfest]]
[[Category:Slam City]]
[[Category:Varunas Forces]]
[[Category:Waterworld]]
[[Category:Wing Commander 4]]
[[Category:Wingnut]]
[[Category:Alien Seed]]
[[Category:Battlesport 2]]
[[Category:Clayfighter 3]]
[[Category:Crystal Dynamics Racing Game]]
[[Category:D2]]
[[Category:Descent M2]]
[[Category:Dungeon Game]]
[[Category:Iron Blood]]
[[Category:John Madden M2]]
[[Category:M2 Racing]]
[[Category:Return Fire 2]]
[[Category:Road Rash M2]]
[[Category:Shining Sword]]
[[Category:Starfighter 6000]]
[[Category:Top Gun]]
[[Category:Unknown ALG M2 Game]]
[[Category:VR Sports]]
[[Category:War Gods]]

Latest revision as of 07:27, 7 June 2022

Overview

  • Full Name: 3DO Magazine Issue 8
  • Issue 8
  • Date Feb/Mar 96
  • Region: EU
  • Barcode: 9771355962022 08
  • Cover Disc Yes
  • Notes:

Cover Disc

Game Developer Publisher Content Type Note
Phoenix 3 Gray Matter The 3DO Company Playable Demo
  • Half page overview of how to play (Page 8)

News

  • $100m Bargain - Page and half article which has some nice screenshots of the Genki M2 Program, also pictures of the Dolphin Game and a shot of a Japan games show that showed the M2, quotes from Panasonic include How they are committed to both a modem and upgrade to the 3DO, Sega insisted in their negotiations to eliminate backward compatibility. Also spoke of an internal clock, so the system could wish you Merry Xmas! (Pages 6-7)
  • 3DO Game Awards - Quarter page article on 3DOs own awards, winners are:
  • Fighting Game of the Year - Primal Rage
  • Sports Game of the Year - Slam 'N Jam '95
  • Strategy/Puzzle Game of the Year - Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angeles
  • Edutainment Title of the Year - Station Invasion
  • Simulation of the Year - Need for Speed
  • Best 3D Game of the Year - Star Fighter
  • Two-Player Game of the Year - Return Fire
  • Interactive Movie of the Year - Wing Commander III
  • Adventure Game of the Year - Killing Time
  • Action Game of the Year - Gex
  • Game of The Year - Need For Speed.

Also in the article is Gold (100k) and Platinum sales (250k) for the following games - Platinum - Fifa, Gex. Gold - Crash 'N Burn, Road Rash, Need for Speed, Shock Wave, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Total Eclipse, Pebble Beach Golf (Page 7)

  • Captain Quazar Nabbed - Half page article about how 3DO have bought Cyclone Studios (Page 7)
  • Gamebusting - Half page article around the Game Guru that is going to be released (Page 8)
  • The Sumner Brothers - Small article about how Gametek led by Kelly Sumner, has made a distribution agreement with his brother (Who runs Goldstar UK) to sell their games, including Primal Rage, BC Racers, Defcon 5, Fire Wolves and Firewall (Page 8)
  • ALG exit Arcade - Small article that American Laser Games will be exited the arcade market, instead licencing their games to 3rd parties. They are committing to home systems instead with 2 reported games in the works for M2 (Page 8)


Features

  • Coming Soon - Two page list of games coming soon, unreleased games include: Acclaim - Maximum Surge, Slam City American Laser Games - Fast Draw Showdown, Madison High, McKenzie & Co, Orbatak, Shootout at Old Tuscon Art Data Interactive - Doom 2, Chess Wars BMG - Loadstar, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Wingnut Electronic Arts - Virtual Stadium Baseball, NHL 96, Prowler, Shredfest, Wing Commander 4 Elite - Onside Goldstar: Firewall, Firewolves Infogrammes: Alone in the Dark 3 Interplay Productions - Cesars World of Gambling, Clay Fighter 2, Descent, Lost Vikings 2, Waterworld JVC - Deadly Skies, Varunas Forces Panasonic - BIOS Fear, C-Runner, ISIS, Mortal Kombat 3, Luciennes Quest Pony Canyon - F1GP, RunAndGun - Duellin Firemen Studio 3DO - 3DO Baseball, 3DO Decathlon, Golden Gate Universal Studios - Disrupter 7 US Gold - Olympic Basketball Virgin Interactive - Heart Of Darkness and 11th Hour

M2 Games - American Laser Games - Shining Sword, Unknown Game Art Data Interactive - Alien Seed Crystal Dynamics - Racing Game, Electronic Arts - John Madden, Road Rash Interplay Productions - Descent, Clayfighter 3, Iron Blood, VR Sports Spectrum Holobyte - Top Gun Studio 3DO - M2 Racing, Dungeon Game, Battlesport 2, Return Fire 2, Starfighter 6000 Universal Studios - Disrupter 7 Warp - D2 Williams - War Gods (Page 64-65)

Reviews

Game Title Publisher Reviewer Pages Pg No(s) Rating
Doom Art Data Interactive Stuart Wynne 4 12-15 3
Deathkeep SSI Stuart Wynne 3 16-18 4
Alone In The Dark 2 Infogrammes Mark Wynne 4 20-23 4
Return Fire Maps Of Death Studio 3DO Stuart Wynne 2 24-25 5
Foes Of Ali Electronic Arts Stuart Wynne 4 44-47 4
Shock Wave 2 Electronic Arts Stuart Wynne 3 50-52 4
  • Doom - First things first: forget the hype. While it might be understandable that Art Data should seek to aggressively boost such a massively delayed and skeptically regarded project, the reality turns out to be an embarrassing distance from the talk.
  • Deathkeep - Overall, Death Keep is squarely placed between the ultra-realism of Killing Time and the dizzying ambition of PO'ed. As you'd expect of a sequel, it's arguably more solid.
  • Alone In The Dark 2 - Despite Alone 2's merits, the convertsion lets it down somewhat. Rather than exploit the 3DO's 33,000 colour palette, the graphics use the old 256 colour PC format.
  • Return Fire Maps Of Death - Overall, Maps Of Death is an excellent release which thoroughly overhauls the original. The fact that it retains most of the early levels means even beginners will enjoy it
  • Foes Of Ali - On the whole Foes of Ali is the most playable next generation boxing game that I have reviewed to date. It is well presented, slick and full of enough options to afford 3DO owners with variety without being excessively complicated.
  • Shock Wave 2 - Overall, Shock Wave 2's main strength is its flawless composition of state-of the-art FMV presentation with a sophisticated and intelligent tactical shoot-'em-up.

Charts

  • Gallup Top Ten October 1995...which is the same date as the previous issues chart....:

1. PO'ed 2. StarFighter 3: Alone In The Dark 2 4. Multiple Game Sampler 4 5: Killing Time 6: Theme Park 7: Multi Game Sampler 3 8: FIFA International Soccer 9: Wing Commander III 10:Slayer

Tips

  • Space Hulk - Pages 27-42

Adverts

Publishers

  • Panasonic - Action, Adventure, Horror - Two page ad with Striker, Daedalus Encounter and D (Pages 2-3)
  • 3DO - Don't Play a Dodo - Two page ad with the infamous slogan (Pages 48-49)
  • POed - Full page ad (Back page)

Retail

  • Computer Exchange - Full page ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 4)
  • Special Reserve - Half page ad with over 30 games including 11th Hour, NHL Hockey and Powerslide (Page 19)
  • Mannerings - Quarter page ad with about 10 games for sale including NHL Hockey (Page 19)
  • Video Game Centre - Small ad with about 30 games for sale (Page 19)
  • Console Exchange - Small ad with 16 games for sale (Page 19)
  • Jive Consoles - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
  • Alpha Consoles - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
  • Holburn Consoles- Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
  • Movie Time - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO (Page 67)
  • GamePro - Small Ad with just 8 3DO games for sale (Page 67)
  • The Chip Shop - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
  • Solid Gold Games Centre - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
  • Console Connections - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO controllers (Page 67)
  • Stewart Electronics - Small ad with about 6 games for sale (Page 67)
  • Torc - Quarter page ad with mention they are selling 3DO (Page 67)


Credits

  • Art Editor - Mark Wynne
  • Managing Editor - Stuart Wynne

Media

  • CD Demo Guide
    CD Demo Guide
  • $100m Bargain News
    $100m Bargain News
  • 3DO Game Awards
    3DO Game Awards
  • ALG Exits Arcades News
    ALG Exits Arcades News
  • Captain Quazar Nabbed News
    Captain Quazar Nabbed News
  • Gamebusting NEws
    Gamebusting NEws
  • The Sumner Brothers News
    The Sumner Brothers News
  • Alone In The Dark 2 Review
    Alone In The Dark 2 Review
  • Deathkeep Review
    Deathkeep Review
  • Doom Review
    Doom Review
  • Foes of Ali Review
    Foes of Ali Review
  • Return Fire Maps Of Death Review
    Return Fire Maps Of Death Review
  • Shock Wave 2 Review
    Shock Wave 2 Review
  • Coming Soon Feature
    Coming Soon Feature
  • Space Hulk Part 1 Tips
    Space Hulk Part 1 Tips
  • Space Hulk Part 2 Tips
    Space Hulk Part 2 Tips
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    Space Hulk Part 3 Tips
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  • 3DO Don't Play a Dodo Ad
    3DO Don't Play a Dodo Ad
  • Panasonic Action Adventure Horror Ad
    Panasonic Action Adventure Horror Ad
  • PO'ed Ad
    PO'ed Ad
  • Alpha Consoles Ad
    Alpha Consoles Ad
  • Computer Exchange Ad
    Computer Exchange Ad
  • Console Connections Ad
    Console Connections Ad
  • Console Exchange Ad
    Console Exchange Ad
  • GamePro Ad
    GamePro Ad
  • Holburn Software Ad
    Holburn Software Ad
  • Jive Consoles Ad
    Jive Consoles Ad
  • Mannerings Ad
    Mannerings Ad
  • Movie Time Home Entertainment Ad
    Movie Time Home Entertainment Ad
  • Solid Gold Games Centre Ad
    Solid Gold Games Centre Ad
  • Special Reserve Ad
    Special Reserve Ad
  • Stewart Electronics Ad
    Stewart Electronics Ad
  • The Chip Shop Ad
    The Chip Shop Ad
  • Torc Ad
    Torc Ad
  • Video Game Centre Ad
    Video Game Centre Ad
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