Source: Computer and Video Games – Issue Number 184 – March 1997

Computer and Video Games had one of the longest print runs of any video game magazine. It was published from 1981 until 2004. The March 1997 issue includes:

Reviews

• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter – First person shooter for the Nintendo 64 based on the comic book of the same name.

• Sonic 3D – Sonic’s first 3D game on the Saturn. It had a mixed reception.

• Legacy of Kain – Play as a vampire in this classic action game. This review is for the PlayStation version though I think the PC version was better.

• Die Hard Arcade – A beat-em-up game for the Sega Saturn in the style of Streets of Rage but with a Die Hard theme.

Previews

• Soul Blade – The beginning of on of the most popular 3D fighting franchises on the PlayStation.

• Rage Racer – The third game in the Ridge Racer series on the PlayStation.

• Time Crisis – Arcade conversion of this light gun game for the PlayStation.

• Porsche Challenge – A racing game for the PlayStation featuring cars by Porsche.

• Enemy Zero – A sci-fi survival horror game for the Sega Saturn that takes place aboard a spaceship.

• Fighters Megamix – A 3D fighting game for the Sega Saturn.

• Monster Trucks – A monster truck racing game for the PlayStation.

Features

• The Nintendo 64 – An article covering the launch of the Nintendo 64 in the U.K.

• Mars Attacks! – No, not a look at a crappy licensed game based on the movie but the movie itself. I still love this movie.

Arcade

• Tekken 3 – A look at the third entry in one of the most popular 3D fighting game franchises.

• Street Fighter 3: New Generation – While there were tons of Street Fighter II variants along the way, the first true sequel took around 6 years to arrive.

Regulars

• Editorial – An examination of what the readers want with more coverage of the PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Sega Saturn on the way.

• News – Sega merges with Bandai; Intel launches Pentium processors with MMX technology; new games including Pod and Virtual On; Enix abandons development for the Nintendo 64 DD; and more.

• Mail Bag – Letters from readers about 8-bit games on 64-bit systems, Quake, Intel’s new processors, and more.

• Checkpoint – The latest events and new releases including the Star Wars Trilogy, AOU Show, and tons more.

• New Games – A brief look at new games including Manx TT (Saturn), Noir (PC CD-ROM), Doom 64 (Nintendo 64), Dark Earth (PC CD-ROM), City of Lost Children (PlayStation, PC CD-ROM), Mass Destruction (Saturn), Kick Off 97 (PC CD-ROM), Nightmare Creatures (PlayStation), Swagman (Saturn, PlayStation), Torico (Saturn), Psychic Force (PlayStation), and International Superstar Soccer Pro (PlayStation).

…and more!