Articles by Bo Bayles
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Under the Microscope: Chaos Control |
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Chaos Control is an on-rails shooting game from Infogrames. It was initially released in 1995 for Mac, PC, Philips CD-i, PlayStation, and Saturn. A second “remixed” version was released for… | |
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Under the Microscope: Atlantis: The Lost Tales |
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In this edition I’m examining Atlantis: The Lost Tales, the Myst-like adventure/puzzle game. The original DOS version was a hit in Europe. But the console port was not terribly well… | |
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Under the Microscope: Blast Chamber |
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Blast Chamber is a 1996 game from Attention To Detail, a UK studio that was active from 1990 through 2002. It was released on both PlayStation and Saturn. Some cheat… | |
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Under the Microscope: Krazy Ivan |
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Here’s an excerpt from the August 1997 issue of Ultra Game Players: Finally, THQ, who was originally going to publish several PlayStation conversions of Psygnosis’ games, has cancelled those efforts… | |
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Under the Microscope: Soviet Strike |
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Electronic Arts famously refused to release games for Sega’s Dreamcast, but people often forget that the company put out dozens of Saturn games. One of those Saturn games was Soviet… | |
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Under the Microscope: Herc’s Adventures, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Wangan Trial Love |
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What do Herc’s Adventures, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and Wangan Trial Love have in common, besides being Saturn games[question_mark] All three games have unreported “staff roll” Easter eggs —… | |
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Under the Microscope: Fighting Illusion Shou |
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There are a bunch of games in the K-1 Fighting series. One of them was published for Saturn, Fighting Illusion Shou. It’s a 3D fighting game in which you play… | |
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Under the Microscope: Virtua Fighter Kids |
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In this edition: There’s a demo of Virtua Fighter Kids that lets you play a limited subset of the game. I patched out the limits. The demo is based on… | |
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Under the Microscope: Tennis Arena |
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GamePro said this of Tennis Arena: Hands down, Tennis Arena clinches the match as the single best tennis game for the PlayStation, delivering addictive, fast-paced gameplay. Given the pathetic competition… | |
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Under the Microscope: Cotton Boomerang & Terra Cresta 3D |
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In this edition: Cotton Boomerang has a well-known cheat code that grants you extra options. I found that adding a couple of buttons to it unlocks more bonus items. Terra… | |
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