Ultimate Future Games Issue 17

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

Media

• 
  M2 What the Devil is Going on News
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  3DO 3D8 Pad Review
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  Console Barometer
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  3DO Decathlon Preview
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  3DO Game Guru Preview
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  Cyberdillo Preview
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  Luciens Quest Preview
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  Phoenix 3 Review
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  Primal Rage Review
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  Alone in the Dark 2 Tips
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  Ballz Tips
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  Battlesport Tips
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  Demolition Man Tips
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  Gex No 1 Tips
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  Gex No 2 Tips
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  Killing Time Tips
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  Road Rash Tips
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  GamePlay Ad
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  Gamestation Ad
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  Gamesworld Ad
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  Oakland Games Ad
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  Showtime Games Centre Ad
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  Trico Consoles Ad
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  World Games Ad