Ultimate Future Games Issue 17

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Overview

  • Full Name: Ultimate Future Games Issue 17
  • Issue 17
  • Date April 1996
  • Region: UK
  • Barcode: 9771355 728017 04
  • Cover Disc No
  • Notes:

News

  • M2 What the Devil is Going on (Page 29) - Page about how Panasonic were going to the US to plan the M2, it went on to mention that 3DO will deal with 3rd Party developers until the $100 has been fully paid. It also claims that they spoke to "one leading development team" who wished to remain anonymous, would not be signing on, because the system "sucked"
  • True Lines (Page 29) - Rumour has it that Konami and Panasonic have joined forces to develop a 64 bit motherboard for arcades


Features

  • The Console Barometer - Page 18 - Consoles pitted against each other on how well they did that month, 3DO gets 7/10 again, only due to the "pending" M2
  • On-Test - Page 28 - Control pad reviews, one 3DO pad feature, the 3D8 Pad by LMP, gets 5 out of 5 stars

Previews

  • Lucians Quest - Page 19 - Half page preview of the Microcabin Game
  • Cyberdillo - Page 19 - Quarter of a page preview
  • 3DO Decathlon - Page 32 - Article around the unreleased game
  • Game Guru - Page 34 - Preview of the upcoming Game Guru

Reviews

Game Title Publisher Reviewer Pages Pg No(s) Rating
Phoenix 3 Studio 3DO N/A 1 Pages 88 29%
Primal Rage Goldstar N/A 1 Page 82 32%


  • Phoenix 3 - Laughable +Varied and ambitious -A dull, pointless chore
  • Primal Rage - Pathetic +Its very fast -Bad version of a bad game


Adverts

Retail

  • Gamestation - Half page ad, small section with about 8 3DO games (Page 16)
  • Trico Consoles - Small ad with mention they stock 3DO (Page 94)
  • Showtime Games Centre - Quarter page ad with mention they stock 3DO (Page 94)
  • Oakland Games - Half page ad, with over 10 3DO games listed, including Dragon (Page 94)
  • Gamesworld - Small ad that they stock 3DO (Page 95)
  • World Games - Small ad that they stock 3DO (Page 95)
  • GamePlay - Full page ad with about 10 3DO games (Page 99)


Other 3DO mentions

  • Page 12 - UK CD Chart - Doom is number 10, and credited to both Playstation and 3DO
  • Page 20 - Star Fighter 3000 PC/Dreamcast/Playstation Preview - Mention that the 3DO version will be released on other machines
  • Page 30 - Bang a Boomerang Letter - Mention of several machines compared to the Jaguar, including the 3DO
  • Page 34 - Onside PC and Playstation Preview - Mention of how 3DO along with others, have created a renaissance of football games
  • Page 34 - Stop Press - The 3DO company has now begun work on the M2s sequel (But doesnt state which game..)
  • Page 35 - Need for Speed PC Preview - Mention of how Need for Speed is going to jump from PC to Playstation from the 3DO
  • Page 61 - Foes of Ali Review - Stated as page 91, but review doesnt actually appear

Tips

  • Page 10 of Pull Out - Killing Time
  • Page 10 and 11 of Pull Out - Alone in the Dark 2
  • Page 11 and 12 of Pull Out - Gex
  • Page 11 of Pull Out - BattleSport
  • Page 12 of Pull Out - Ballz
  • Page 12 of Pull Out - Demolition Man
  • Page 12 of Pull Out - Road Rash

Credits

  • Editor - Marcus Hawkins
  • Deputy Editor - Sean Atkins
  • Art Editor - Brad Merrett
  • Staff Writer - Daniel Griffiths
  • Art Assistant - Chris Bates

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