Computer and Video Games Issue 182

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Overview

  • Full Name: Computer and Video Games Issue 182
  • Issue 182
  • Date January 1997
  • Region: UK
  • Barcode: 9770261 369086 01
  • Cover Disc No
  • Notes:

Mail Bag

  • Letter titled "Wottsa Matta Matsushita" (Page 14) - Letter complaining that as M2 wont be an add on, they should do a trade in.

Dear CVG,

If, as rumoured, Matsushita decide on the upgrade for 3D0 Ml. surely they must offer some sort of large trade-in discount for present owners. Also, the chances to sell 3D0 Ml as a quality budget system were huge, all that was needed were a few top PC conversions, ie F1GP2, Duke Nukem, etc. A £100-150 machine with just a couple of quality games would, even at this eleventh hour, sell millions, and these people would be the first adopters of M2. I believe Matsushita are still thinking of an upgrade for Ml, yet they have completely abandoned original owners and lost potentially millions more by not pursuing the simple strategy outlined above. CVG should ask them what, if anything, they think of their original customers, any upgrade strategy for these Sk customers, the likely date of M2's arrival in the UK, and what software (if any) for Ml until the arrival of M2. ~

John Mara, address not supplied

CVG: This letter is like a voice from beyond the grave. Matsushita are keeping quiet about M2, but it's highly unlikely that it will be made available as an 'add-on' for existing 3D0s. The M2 hardware is so radically differ- ent, the only use a 3D0 would have is providing a CD-ROM drive! There's no hope of finding any new software either.


  • Freeplay M2 Letter (Page 7 of the pullout Freeplay) - Logo of M2 next to a letter

Dear CVG.

I am writing to you regard- ing the N64, you know the so-called "Ultimate Super Console" and

saviour of console gaming. Almost 18 months late, and countless delays down the line and it Just has not lives up to all the hype which surrounded It way back as far as issue 163 June 95. Its performance Just Isn't that superior as that of the 32-bit machines, especially Sony's PlayStation, and therefore the gap between 32 and 64-bit isn't anything that special and I don't think Justifies the delays that Nintendo had to bring the N64 to production.

Also what happened to all the specs of the machine. Issues 162 & 171:

1. Clock speeds greater than 100 Mhz.

2. Realtime 3D graphics with high resolution 24-bit video and CD quality sound.

3. 3D anti-aliasing textures, with detail of a higher standard le. HDTV of the future.

Where are these specs now? Also 100,000 polygons/sec. Wow! The Saturn can do 500,000 and PlayStation reputedly about 750,000. I've been waiting about 18 months for the "Ultra" 64, but now I think I'll just forget it. I'm either getting a PlayStation now or waiting for what seems like a true next gen 64-bit system, yes the un-believable M2I 7 custom graph- ics and sound processors, 2 IBM 602 main processors, and a whole host of technical specs which will no-doubt blow the Big N's machine out of sight. Roll on M2, a true 64- bit power super console. S. Clark, Cumbria.

Adverts

Retail

  • Raven Games - Half page ad, listings for majority of the consoles, small mention they also stock 3DO (Page 85)
  • Telegames - Half page ad, more focused on Atari Jaguar and Lynx, but small mention it sells 3DO too (Page 85)

Credits

  • Editor - Paul Davies
  • Deputy Editor - Tom Guise
  • Art Editor - Jamie Smith
  • Senior Writer - Ed Lomas
  • Dep Art Editor - Mike Newson
  • Staff Writer - Alex Huhtala

Media

  • Freeplay M2 Letter

    Freeplay M2 Letter

  • Wottsa Matta Matsushita Letter

    Wottsa Matta Matsushita Letter

  • Raven Games Advert

    Raven Games Advert

  • Telegames Advert

    Telegames Advert

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