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to the similarly named PS2 game from Nippon Ichi, NEC tackles
girl adventuring in Angel Present. There is no love involved,
no romance, no petulant responses from targets of your virtual
affection. The girls in Angel Present start out in a modern
Japanese city and span the world and underworld in an
action-adventure game reminescent of the format found in the
Saturn version of Bakeretsu Hunter. Helped in their quest by a
naked angel (carefully arranged feathers and strategically
folded arms help maintain her dignity), bosses ranging from
gargoyle-like creatures to animated pumpkins are dispatched by
girl empowered attacks and pyrotechnic blasts. In stock today US$65.
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Basic Studio |
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camcorder/video equipment gave the Joe Sixpacks of the world a
window of opportunity into the art of film making. Untapped
vision and talent, otherwise invisible, would be unleashed and
discovered by the ubiquity of gear. Basic Studio works on this
premise but admittedly, one must already have programming
skills in order to flesh out a creation and build it into an
actual, playable game. I.e, Joe Sixpack better stick to
movies. All the tools to get you started on the road to
becoming the next Romero or Carmack are here including a
polygon modeler to render 3-D characters, a digital easel to
draw beings pixel by pixel, and a music composer to add aural
atmosphere. A basic language shell and a compiler round out
the tools to bind all of the elements together for you to
break out the next big thing.
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Magazine Vol. 12 |
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Publisher Kid's
"Close to" ranks highest with an 8.33 in the reviews
section of this issue of DCM. Konohana: True Report follows
closely by earning a 7.33 average. Happy Lesson falters with a
middling 4.0 score. DCM checks out X-Box by interviewing
Tomonobu Itagaki of Tecmo and showing off some screenshots
from the upcoming Dead or Alive 3. Ed Fries of Microsoft
is also interviewed and a photo of the X-Box and Mr. Fries
shows just how big the console is. Think of 3DO multiplayer
size with a ghastly yellow sticker on top.
Sonic Adventure 2 coverage continues and we view
some levels with classical sounding Sega Sonic names such as
Dry Lagoon, Iron Gate, and Sand Ocean. Flipping forward, the
running Sakura 3 guide delves into the game with useful hints,
scenario information, and character studies. Towards the back
of the magazine, Arcade Express looks at Vampire Night, a
coin-op cooperation between Namco and Sega.
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Sun Filter |
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The sun showers heat and light on the inner planets of the
solar system. On Earth, Sol powers plants with the energy and
impetus they need to photosynthesize, thereby creating a food
chain and ensuring surface dwellers their food supply. Without
this solar source of energy, all planets would fall barren, at
least on the surface.
But that's not why you're here. All that sun talk
just don't matter the least bit. All you know is the sun is
beating down hot and heavy today. Sitting on a park bench, you
just want to spend some quality time with Super Mario Advance
and the sun bears down like a thug on your GBA screen. Shiny,
glaring, sparkling sun bouncing mad rays. What to do?
Sun
Filter that shine. A thin sheet of non-reflective plastic
slides on top of your GBA screen and does wonders to cut down
glare. Enjoy the benefit of the sun's brightness, without the
blinding inconvenience. In other words, escape the madness. As
an added bonus, at no additional cost, the Sun Filter also
works overtime to protect the GBA screen from scratches,
fingerprints, dust, soda pop and other ruinous substances. Sun
Filter. US$6.50.
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ASCII Sticks (SNK and Capcom) and Japanese Dreamcast consoles
(Passport v3.0) arrived this morning. All pending back-orders
will be completed today. New orders are welcome online.
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EMS' Double Power accessory and a DC cooling fan arrived
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