Introduction
The team got a surprise this issue as THQ published three N64 games that had struggled to find someone to publish them. Conker’s Bad Fur Day was the biggest of the three, and they managed to give the game a full review - although had to censor their screenshots due to the bad language in the game. They tore down a couple of the first levels, again praising the ingenuity and originality on offer. The final score was 89%, a few small faults just stopping it from hitting the magic 90% level.
The two Factor 5 games were also published by THQ, with Battle for Naboo reviewed this issue and Indiana Jones promised for the next one. Battle for Naboo scored a decent 78%, as Geraint praised the steps taken since Rogue Squadron from two years ago. Paper Mario also got a US review, gaining 90%. Whilst Playstation port Mega Man 64 gained 70%. Pocket Soccer was the big Game Boy game, with four stars, whilst the Little Mermaid Pinball also scored four stars.
Previews were thin on the ground this issue as everything started to gear up towards E3. Custom Robo V3 was the only Future Look, whilst they also looked at Animal Crossing and Aidyn Chronicles as big games. The big news this month was that with the demise of the Dreamcast, SEGA had started to publish games for the Game Boy, with big rumours for Gamecube games.
Guides this month looked at Sin and Punishment and Donald Duck: Quack Attack and at the back of the mag Mark gave us a look round Nintendo’s UK HQ in London (a place he would find himself working in just over a years time), asking various questions about the distribution of Nintendo games in the UK and had a proper interview with Shelly Friend, Nintendo Europoe’s head of PR.
Articles
Future Look
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Custom Robo V2
Anticipation Rating: 4 out of 5
Coming Soon
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WCW Backstage Assault
Anticipation Rating: 3 -
Aidyn Chronicles
Anticipation Rating: 4 -
Animal Forest
Anticipation Rating: 5 -
Derby Stallion 64
Anticipation Rating: 3 -
Polaris Snocross
Anticipation Rating: 3
PGB Reviews
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Pocket Soccer
Country: Uk
Score: 4 -
Player Manager 2001
Country: Uk
Score: 3 -
The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy
Country: Uk
Score: 4 -
Alice In Wonderland
Country: Uk
Score: 3 -
Road Champs BXS Stunt Biking
Country: Uk
Score: 4 -
Aliens Thanatos Encounter
Country: Uk
Score: 2
Reviews
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Conker's Bad Fur Day
Author: Geraint Evans
Country: UK
Score: 89% -
Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
Author: Geraint Evans
Country: UK
Score: 78% -
Scooby Doo! Classic Creep Capers
Author: Mark Green
Country: UK
Score: 23% -
Paper Mario
Author: Alan Madrell
Country: USA
Score: 90% -
Mega Man 64
Author: Geraint Evans
Country: USA
Score: 70%
How To
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Eliminate the Hardcore in Sin and Punishment -
Be top duck in Donald Duck: Quack Attack
Features
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Welcome to Nintendo Uk
Staff
- Andrea Ball Editor
- Mark Green Deputy Editor
- Justin Webb Art Editor
- Paul Edwards Deputy Art Editor
- Alan Madrell Writer
- Steve Jalim Production Editor
- Geraint Evans Writer