______ ___.-______ __ __ _____ ___-o______ ___oO___ _____ ______ _) ._ Y_ (__) _Y | _Y _Y (__) _Y (__)__Y_ _Y (_ \_ |/ / | \_ | \_ | \_ `-\_ _/\_ | \_ _/\_ / | \_ | _/ | __/ l | . |--, |--, | l | . | l | / | | | | l__| l__ l__| l__ l__ l__ l__| l__ l_/l_____l__| | 2F `--' `--' `--' `--' `--' `--' `--' `--' iMPORTANT iNFOS! ------------------ --mORTAL kOMBAT 3!!! wILL bE aVAIBLE eXCLUSIVELY iN 1995 fOR tHE uS pLAYSTATION aND for NO oTHER sYSTEMS... --aRGONAUT (cREATURE sHOCK,sTARWING) sELLS aN dEVELOPERKIT fOR pSX... --tHE hORI jOYBOARD (iNC. rAPIDFIRE/eXTRA lONG cABLE)... iS vERY cOOL.. iT lOOKS lIKE tHE nEO gEO jOYbOARD... --dAVE pERRY (pROGRAMMER oF aLADIN/eARTHWORM jIM) sAID tHAT hE wILL nO lONGER pRODUCE aNY 16bIT gAMES aFTER eARTHWORM jIM 2 iS fINISHED ! hE wILL dO sEGA sATURN aND pSX gAMES oNLY aFTER tHAT ! --iNTERESTING fACTS oF pSX fUNS aRE: 03% oF gAMES wITH mOVIESCENES 05% oF gAMES oUT fROM sERIES 10% oF gAMES tAKEN fROM oTHER sYSTEMS 12% oF gAMES aRE aRCADE vERSIONS 16% tAKEN fROM iBM pC 54% oF gAMES aRE rELEASED oN pSX oNLY ! --cAPCOM wILL rELEASE aN iNTERACTIVE mOVIE gAME tAKEN FROM tHE jAPANESE mANGA mOVIES... --cONTACT a gUY nAMED tHAO nGUYEN aT (714)-643-9551.hE'LL bE aBLE tO oVER- RIDE tHE lOCK oUT cHIP oN tHE pSX. hE hAS dONE nUMEROUS lOCK-oUT cONVER- SIONS oN oTHER sYSTEMS. oF cOURSE, uNTIL aN aMERICAN pSX iS aVAILABLE, yOU wILL jUST hAVE tO sIT tIGHT. uNLESS oF cOURSE, yOU wANT tO pAY $1300 fOR oNE oF tHE bLUE pSX uNITS tHAT aLLOW yOU tO pLAY aLL gAMES fROM aNY mARKET (jAPAN, uSA, eUROPE); --jOYPAD tO sHORT? nO pROBLEM... cALL (cH;) tEL +41-61-401-4224 aND bUY a jOYPAD wiTH a 2.3m lONG cABLE... --oVEr 300 tHRID-paRTY-pUBLISHER pRODUCES fOR tHE pLAYSTATION; --"299$..." (tHe cOMMENT fROM sTEVE rACE (sCI-uSA, bIG-bOSS)) tHE sALES pRICE fOR tHE pLAYSTATION iN uSA. --"599DM..." aRE a rUMOR fOR tHE sALE pRICE iN gERMANY; wiTHOUT a gAME!! --tHE bEST mAGAZINES fOR pLAYSTATION aRE tHE gAMEFUN (ENG) aND tHE pLAY- STATION mAGAZIN (JAP); --tHERE`s aLSO sOME nICE eXTRA aDD-ON`s tO tHE pLAYSSTATION lIKE- 8 pLAYER mULTILINK (fIRST gAME wITH iT iS dEMOLISH`m dERBY), mOUSE, mODEM (nOT yET cONFIRMED); --oFFICEL dATE fOR gERMANY tHE 21.sEPTEMBER95 aND oFFICEL pRICE wITHOUT aNY gAMES aRE 599DM; aT tHE sAME tIME 9gAMES wILL bE rELEASED iN gERMANY aND 12 uPTO dEZ`95 oNLY fROM sONY!! --sONY wANTS tO tAKE oVER aPPLE cOMPUTER...sONY wANTS tO tAKE pART iN tHE hOMECOMPUTER mARKET...bUT tHE dEAL iS nOT pERFECT yET --a lITTLE sTATISTIK aBOUT sOLD cONSOLES: (mAY `95) sNES: CA. 36.530.000 nES: CA. 53.420.000 gAMEBOY: CA. 43.510.000 meGA dRIVE: CA. 26.460.000 mEGA cD: CA. 2.220.000 gAME gEAR: CA. 10.250.000 SATURN: CA. 1.500.000 pLAYSTATION: CA. 1.850.000 3DO: CA. 800.000 --nICE lITTLE iNFO, oUT oF fEAR tHAT mORTAL cOMBAT wILL nOT bE aLLOWED oN tHE gERMAN mARKET, tHEY wILL sELL iT wITH a dIFFERENT nAME rIGHT aWAY. yOU hAVE tO bE 18 tO bUY iT, iT wILL bE nAMED "aIR cOMBAT III", cOOL iDEA iN mY oPINION... --a 2 bUTTON mOUSE iS rELEASED...eXTREMLY pRACTICAL fOR "fOREVER wITH yOU" fROM kONAMI (jAPAN aDVENTURE)... --iF yOU lIKE tO bUY a mULTIVERSION (jAP/uS) oF tHE pLAYSTATION, cALL kING gAMES, Rathausgasse 4, 5600 lENZBURG, swiss, tEL (064)520287 --rELEASEDATE fOR eNGLAND iS tHE nINTH oF sEPTEMBER, tHERE aRE aLSO 9 gAMES sUPPOSED tO bE rELEASED tHAT dAY, kNOWN aRE wIPE oUT, jUMPING fLASH, tOSHIDEN, kILEAK tHE bLOOD (dNA eXPERIMENT) & ridge racer --"sONY iS pLANNING tO rELEASE 10 tO 20 nEW gAMES a mONTH (nOT cOUNTING tHE 3tH pARTY dEVELOPERS)." hahaah da lachen wir doch alle mal es werden dieses jahr noch ueber 30 games (mit dem 3 party deveopers/ ohne kann sons nicht mal 5 schaffen) in monat ( ab september...) kommen und im januar wird es wieder ab- flachen... --...aCCORDING tO cOLUMBIA tRISTAR (tHE cOMPANY wHO wiLL bE hANDLING tHE pLAY- STATION iN tHE nETHERLANDS) tHE pLAYSTATION wILL bE rELEASED aT tHE eND oF sEPTEMBER iN tHE nETHERLANDS fOR fL 769,-. tHIS iNCLUDES 1 cONTROLLER, aN aUDIO/vIDEO cABLE (cINCH, nO sCART) aND (uNFORTUNATELY) NO GAME!! ... mOST gAMES wHICH wILL bE rELEASED bY sONY wILL cOST fL 119,- tO fL 129,- sEPTEMBER rELEASES wILL iNCLUDE wIPEOUT, rIDGE rACER, tOSHINDEN, nBA jAM tOURNAMENT eDITION, lEMMINGS 3d aND sTREETFIGHTER tHE rEAL mOVIE bATTLE. iN oCTOBER mORTAL kOMBAT III wILL bE rELEASED!... oRGINAL tEXT bY: iRON mONKEY, ![-ASG-]! NEXT! --tHE gAMES iN gERMANY wILL cOST lESS tHAN a 100dM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- ^^ oLD iNFOS pUBLISHED tHE lAST tIME (aND nEVER aGAIN) ^^ ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --fACTS oF tHE eXPERIENCE aBOUT tHE sALES pOSSIBILITY fROM uS aS cUSTOMERS... fACTS: sALES oF gAMETYPES: (aLL sYSTEMS) 34% sIMUALTIONS 23% rOLE pLAYING gAMES 13% sTRATEGIES 13% sPORTS 9% aRCADE/aCTION 8% cOMPILATIONS hOW mANY gAMES dO yOU bUY eACH yEAR? >1 4% >2 16% >3 14% >4 11% >5 11% 5< 39% cARTRIGDE sALES iN eUROPE: 570.000 sTK. gERMANY 210.000 sTK. eNGLAND 100.000 sTK. fRANCE 85.000 sTK. iTALY -- wHAT wILL bE hAPPEN aT 21.sEP aND wHAT wILL bE iNSIDE?? cONTAINS: oNE CONTROLLER, sTEREO-aV-cABEL, eUROSCART-aDAPTER, dEMO-cD, pOWER sUPPLY sALES pRICES: 599,95 DM sOFTWARE: 7 gAMES, rIGDE rACER, tOSHINDEN, rAPID rELLOAD(gUNNERS hEAVEN), wIPE oUT, lEMMINGS 3D, kILEAK tHE bLOOD, nOVASTORM, uNTIL cHRISTMAS wILL bE 50 gAMES oUT... pERIPHERIE: nO mPEG cARDRIGDE!!, nAMCO nEOCON pAD, mAUS, mEMORY cARD, pROMOTION: uNTIL cHRISTMAS oNLY iN gERMANY 9 mILLIONS DM aIMS: 200.000 uNITS iN gERMANY tIL mARCH '96 150.000 uNITS iN eNGLAND tIL mARCH '96 100.000 uNITS iN hOLLAND tIL mARCH '96 --rELASE dATES fOR gERMANY/eNGLAND: (oNLY sONY / aCCLAIM / kONAMI dISTRIBUTED gAMES!!) 10.sEP.95 nBA jAM t.E. 10.sEP.95 sF2: mOVIE 10.sEP.95 pRIMAL rAGE 21.sEP.95 nOVASTROM 21.sEP.95 tOSHINDEN 21.sEP.95 rIDGE rACER 21.sEP.95 kILEAK 21.sEP.95 lEMMINGS 3D 21.sEP.95 wIPE OUT 21.sEP.95 rAPID rELOAD 21.sEP.95 jUMING fLASH 21.sEP.95 dESTRUCTION dERBY 06.oKT.95 dISCWORLD 06.oKT.95 aIR cOMBAt 06.oKT.95 cYBER cLEED 24.oKT.95 kRAZY iVAN 27.oKT.95 wARHAWK 27.oKT.95 eXTREME sPORTS 10.nOV.95 tEKKEN 24.nOV.95 sTARBLADE 24.nOV.95 tWISTED mETAL 24.nOV.95 pHILOSOMA ... eND oPEN (dEZ. i hOPE fOR MORE cOOL gAMES hEHEHHEHE)!! --sONY uK...... tHE pRICE iS 299 UK pOUNDS!! --"...dEALERS fOR hOLLAND aRE (sO fAR) vROOM&dREESMAN, dIXONS, bARLAGE aND aLMOST aLL sMALL gAME sTORES... aND tHE uS eN eUROPEAN pSX wILL hAVE aN eXTRA pROCCESSOR... tHIS wILL hANDLE tHE (sLOW) 2-D gRAFIX oN tHE jAPANEESE vERSION!!! sONY hAS cONTRACTED 2 mAJOR cD-mANUFACTURERS, tHEY cLAIM tHAT tHEY cAN sUPPLY wHOLE eUROPE wITH a gAME 1 oNE wEEK!!! cD,S aRE eNCRYPTED wITH a nTSC oF (fOR eUROPE) wITH a pAL vERSION sOFTWARE...." oRIGINAL tEXT bY /\valon --gAMES iN jAPANESE.... vERY wELL pLAYABLE: aRC tHE lAD, kINGS fIELD, sPACE gRIFFION aND cRIME cRACKERS --hELP......iT iS pOSSIBLE tHAT tHE pSX wILL bE rELEASED oNE oR tWO wEEKS lATER iN gERMANY tHAN eXPECTED...uNTIL nOW (26.8.1995) nO pLAYSTATIONS aRE iN sTOCK aT sONY,gERMANY. --pSYGNONIS pLANS tO rELEASE 30 gAMES fOR tHE pSX tIL eND oF `96 --sURF tHE nET, sOLVE tHE pROBLEM aS wELL aS hAVING sERVAL dEDICATED tELEPHONES aND fAX hELPLINES, pSYGNOSIS hAVE nOW sET uP tWO iNTERNET hELPLINES (hELPLINE(A)pSYGNOSIS.CO.UK aND rINCE wIND, rINCE wIND aT iNTERNET (A) pSYGXCHG) tO rESPOND tO gAMERS pROBLEMS. a tEAM oF gAMERS tESTERS iS oN hAND tO rESPND tO aNY qUERIES/pROBLEMS tHAT tHE gAMER hAS - nO mATTER wHERE iN tHE wORLD tHEY aRE. tHIS fIRST hAND dIALOGUE wITH oUR cONSUMERS hELP uS dEVELOP tHE rIGHT sORT oF gAMES, oNES tHAT tHEY wANT. --wIPEOUT sTARS iN hACKERS tHE mOVIE wIPEOUT, pSYGNOSIS fUTURISTIC rACER oUT tHIS sEPTEMBER oN pSX, hITS tHE bIG sCREEN tHIS aUTUMN iN mGM`S lATEST mOVIE, hACKERS, wITH sERVAL mINUTES oF wIPEOUT fOOTAGE bEING tHE fOCAL pOINT oF tHE fILMS gAME sEQUENCE. "nOT oNLY iS iT a gREAT aWARENESS bUILDING eXERCISE" sAYS sUE cAMPBELL, wIPEOUT pRODUCT mANAGER, "iT aLSO aLLOWS uS tO tARGET oUR cUSTOMERS tHROUGH jOINT pROMOTIONS wITH mGM" --nEW rELASE dATES fOR gERMANY/eNGLAND: (oNLY sONY dISTRIBUTED gAMES!!) 17.nOV.95 mYST 17.nOV.95 aSSAULT RIGS 26.jAN.96 sENTIENT -zXE-D:"Legend Of Plasmalite" from bandai,release date 4/95,art fighting (toshinden clone) rEMEMBER tHIS tITLE aND tEST iT, bECAUSE tHE gIANT tOYS pRODUCER bANDAI hAS hAD sOME sPECIAL iDEAS... bESIDE tHE cD tHERE wILL bE 4 mINIATURE rOBOTS pUT iN tHE gAME-pACKAGE. oN tHE rOBOTS yOU'LL fIND aLL dATA oF tHE fIGHTING gAME. tHROUGH tHE mEMORY pORT tHE pROFILES oF tHE rOBOTS wILL bE lOADED aND pRESENTED bY a gIANT rENDERED sPRITE. tHE hIGHLIGHT: yOU mOVE tHE aRMS aND lEGS oF tHE mINIATURE rOBOT aND tHESE aCTIVITIES wILL bE sHOWN oN sCREEN. YOU fIGHT wITH tHE rOBOT yOU hAVE cHOSEN. gAINED eXPERIENCE aND tHE iNDIVIDUAL fIGHTING sKILLS wHICH cAN bE cHANGED cAN bE sAVED. i tHINK iT'S a nICE nEW iDEA.... --tHE pROGRAMMERS oF mORTAL kOMBAT aRE sECRETLY wORKING oN a nEW 3D-fIGHTING-gAME...wITH tHRILLING hACKING, sLAYING aND a lOT oF wEAPONS... --hELP iT'S fINALLY cOMING.... sTREET fIGHTER III wILL bE rELEASED mORE iNFORMATION aT tHE eND oF'96... --nEW rELEASE dATE iN gERMANY iS tHE 29.sEP.95 (iNCLUDE aLL pLANED gAMES) --oFFIZAL rELEASE dATe fOR uSA is the 09.sEP.95!! inCLUDE 10 gAMES fROM sONY/pSYGNOSIS aND 3 tHIRDPARTY gAMES (z.B. tOTAL eLIPSE/ pOWER sERVE) --nEW jOYPAD fROM oPTEC... iTS aN pROGRAMMABLE pAD --iT'S aLL rODGER...pROTECTION lIKE nTSC aND pAL...iT'S nOT iMPORTANT wHICH pSX yOU hAVE...aLL gAMES wILL bE rUN... hOW??? vERY eASY.... gET a fEATHER oUT oF a bIRO ... oPEN tHE tOP (wHERE yOU yOUR cD iNSIDE) oF yOUR pSX... oN tHE rIGHT sIDE yOU cAN sEE a pIN wHICH wILL pRESS a bUTTON iF yOU cLOSE tHE tOP... uSE tHE fEATHER aROUND tHE pIN... tURN oN yOUR pSX aND gET iNSIDE tHE cD-mENUE... iNSIDE a oRIGINAL cD oF tHE pSX... (fOR eXAMPLE a jAPANESE pSX wITH a jAP. cD)... cLOSE tHE tOP, bUT nOT fULLY... tHE cD bEGINS tO rOTATE aND wILL bE sTOPPED oNCE aGAIN...wATCH oUT tHE tRACK nUMBERS bESIDE dOES nOT dISAPPEAR iF cHANGE tHE oRIGINAL cD wITH aN oTHER cD (aN aMERICAN cD oR eUROPEAN cD)... nOW cLOSE tHE tOP fULLY...gO tHE eXIT bUTTON oN tHE sCREEN aND gET oUT oF tHIS cDMENUE... tHE gAME bEGINS tO lOAD.... tESTED wITH a jAP. pSX aND eUROPEAN gAMES.. (zG/gU) --oFFIZELL rELEASE dATES!! -aUSTRALIA dATE 13/oCT95 pRICE $ 695 -bRITAIN dATE 29/sEP95 pRICE uKS 299 -cANADA dATE 09/sEP95 pRICE cAD 430 -gERMANY dATE 29/sEP95 pRICE dM 599 -jAPAN dATE 02/dEZ94 pRICE yEN 39800 -jAPAN dATE 21/jUL95 pRICE yEN 29800 (nEW vERSION wITHOUT s-vIDEO) -uSA dATE 09/sEP95 pRICE uS$ 299 oRIGINAL tEXT bY jAMES dUNFORD (j.dUNFORD@LMU.aC.uK) -- cOMPLETE tECHNICAL sPECIFICATIONS --cPU tHE cPU aLSO cONTAINS tHE gTE, tHE mDEC aND tHE dMA cONTROLLER. * R3000A fROM mIPS(sGI) aND lSI * 32 bIT rISC pROCESSOR * cLOCK 33.8688mHZ * oPERATING pERFORMANCE 30 mIPS * iNSTRUCTION cACHE 4 kB * dATA cACHE 1 kB * bUS 132 mB/sEC. --gEOMETRY tRANSFER eNGINE (gTE) tHE gTE pERFORMS hIGH sPEED mATRIX mULTIPLIES. * 3D gEOMETRY eNGINE (hIGH sPEED mATRIX cALCULATOR) * cLEARING cAPACITY: 66 mIPS * 1.5 mILLION fLAT-sHADED pOLYGONS/sEC * 500,000 tEXTURE-mAPPED aND lIGHT-sOURCED pOLYGONS/sEC --dATA dECOMPRESSION eNGINE (mDEC) tHE mDEC iS tHE pgROPRIETY vIDEO dECOMPRESSION hARDWARE. IT gIVES fULLSCREEN hIGH-qUALITY vIDEO pLAYBACK aND aLSO dECOMPRESS gRAPHICS iNTO vRAM. * MOTION jPEG hARDWARE dECOMPRESSION eNGINE * oPERATING pERFORMANCE 80 mIPS (cLEARING cAPACITY) * dIRECTLY cONNECTED tO cPU bUS * cOMPATIBLE wITH mPEG1, H.261 fILES --mEMORY * mAIN RAM - 2 mEGABYTES (16MbITS) * vIDEO rAM - 1 mEGABYTES (8MbITS) * sOUND rAM - 512 kILOBYTES (4MbITS) * cD rOM bUFFER - 32 kILOBYTES (256KbITS) * oS rOM: - 512 kILOBYTES (4MbITS) * rAM cARDS - 128 kILOBYTES (1MbIT) fLASH-mEMORY cARDS --gRAPHICS pROCESSING uNIT (gPU) hANDLES eVERYTHING tHAT iS dRAWN oN sCREEN. * rENDERED iN hARDWARE - uPTO 360K pOLYGON/sEC. * tEXTURE mAPPING * fLAT oR gOURAUD sHADING --sOUND * aDPCM aUDIO sOURCE * 24 cHANNELS * 44.1KHz sAMPLE rATE * dIGITAL eFFECTS iNCLUDE: - pITCH mODULATION - eNVELOPE - lOOPING - dIGITAL rEVERB * lOAD uP tO 512K oF sAMPLED wAVEFORMS - sUPPORTS mIDI iNSTRUMENTS --gRAPHICS * 16.7 mILLION cOLOURS * aDJUSTABLE fRAME bUFFER * nO lINE rESTRICTION * sIMULTANEOUS bACKGROUNDS * nTSC dISPLAY rESOLUTION | mODE | rESOLUTION (H x V) | sCAN | +-------+--------------------+-------------------+ | 0 | 256 x 240 | nON-iNTERLACED | | 1 | 320 x 240 | nON-iNTERLACED | | 2 | 512 x 240 | nON-iNTERLACED | | 3 | 640 x 240 | nON-iNTERLACED | | 4 | 256 x 480 | iNTERLACED | | 5 | 320 x 480 | iNTERLACED | | 6 | 512 x 480 | iNTERLACED | | 7 | 640 x 480 | iNTERLACED | * cOLOUR dEPTH | mODE | cOLOURS | +-------+--------------+ | 4 | 16 | | 8 | 256 | | 15 | 32,768 | | 24 | 16,777,216 | * aLL cALCULATIONS aRE pERFORMED tO 24 bIT aCCURACY * tEXTURE mAPPING cOLOUR mODE - 4 bIT cLUT (cOLOUR lOOK-uP tABLE) (16 cOLOURS) - 8 bIT cLUT (256 cOLOURS) - 15 bIT dIRECT (32768 cOLOURS) * 2D gRAPHICAL cAPABILITY sPRITE dISPLAY cAPABILITY - sIZE: 1 X 1 pIXELS tO 256 X 256 pIXELS +---------+--------------------------------+ | sPRITE | bIT dEPTH | | sIZE +--------------------------------+ | | 4 bIT | 8 bIT | 16 bIT | +---------+----------+----------+----------+ | 8 x 8 | 280K | 280K | 160K | | 16 x 16 | 110K | 70k | 40k | +---------+----------+----------+----------+ | rECTANGLES pER sECOND | +--------------------------------+ * 3D gRAPHICAL cAPABILITY pOLYGON dRAWING rATES fOR a 50 pIXEL tRIANGLE (10 X 10) +------------+-------------------+ | tEXTURE | sHADING | | mAPPING +-------------------+ | | fLAT | gOURARD | +------------+---------+---------+ | oFF | 360K | 200K | +------------+---------+---------+ | oN | | | | | | | | 4 bit | 200K | 140K | | 8 bit | 100K | | | 15 bit | 60K | | +------------+---------+---------+ | pOLYGONS / sEC | +-------------------+ * sPRITE aND bACKGROUND gRAPHICS vIRTUALLY uNLIMITED: - sIZE (uP tO 256 x 256) nUMBER oF sPRITES oN a lINE - nUMBER oF sPRITES iMAGES - nUMBER oF cLUTS * sPRITE sPECIAL eFFECTS - rOTATION - sCALING uP/dOWN - wARPING - tRANSPARENCY - fADING - pRIORITY (wHAT tHE?) - vERTICAL aND hORIZONTAL lINE sCROLL --cD-rOM dRIVE * dATA tRANSFER rATE (dMA tO rAM): - 150 kB/sEC. (nORMAL) - 300 kB/sEC. (dOUBLE sPEED) * mAXIMUM cAPACITY 660 mEGABYTES * fEATURES: - aUDIO cd PLAY - xa iNTERACTIVE aUDIO --i/O sYSTEM oVERVIEW * cONTROL pAD - tWO cONTROL pAD cONNECTORS -- eXPANDABLE wITH mULTITAP cONNECTOR * bACKUP rAM - tWO rEMOVABLE cARDS - 128 kB fLASH mEMORY; lARGER cONFIGURATIONS pOSSIBLE - oS sUPPORT fOR fILE sAVE, rETRIEVE aND rEMOVE * sERIAL pORT i/O - aSYNCHRONOUS dATA tRANSFER --oPERATING sYSTEM (o/S) * dESIGNED bY gAME eNGINEERS fOR gAMERS * 512kB rOM * sMALL 64kB rAM fOOTPRINT * mULTI-tHREAD tASK hANDLING * iNTERUPT lOGIC cONTROL * sUITE oF dEVICE dRIVERS * eXTENSIVE hIGH-lEVEL C lIBRARIES --pERIPHERALS sONY bRAND pRODUCTS: * mOUSE wITH pAD fOR sOME gAMES a mOUSE dOES mAKE a dIFFERENCE. tRY cONTROLLING a-tRAIN vI wITHOUT oNE. * cOMBAT cABLE (oCTOBER) tHIS, fOR mE, Is THE mOST iMPORTANT aDD-oN. tHIS tWO-pLAYER lINKUP cABLE aLLOWS yOU tO lINK tWO pLAYsTATIONS (aND t.V.S) tOGETHER fOR hEAD tO hEAD pLAYsTATION aCTION. pROVIDING, oF cOURSE, yOU hAVE aNY fRIENDS lEFT aFTER bORING tHE pANTS oFF tHEM wITH yOUR cLAIMS oF tHE pLAYsTATION bEING bETTER tHAN sLICED bREAD. tHE cABLE hAS a pEAK bAUD rATE oF 4mBITS/sEC aND fEEDS dATA dIRECTLY tO tHE cPU, wHICH pROCESSES iT aND tRANSMITS iT tO tHE oTHER mACHINE aT tHE bAUD rATE sPECIFIED bY tHE pROGRAMMER. * rFU aDAPTER tHE tRUE nIGHTMARE dEVICE. iF yOUR tV dOESN'T sUPPORT s-VIDEO oR sCART tHEN wHY dID yOU bUY a pLAYSTATION? rF gIVES a pOOR pICTURE. wHY hAVE a nEXT gENERATION cONSOLE, iF yOU aRE gOING tO pLAY iT oN aN rF tV! gO aND sTICK wITH yOUR gENESIS oR sNES uNTIL yOU cAN aFFORD a dECENT sCREEN. iNCL. rFU aDAPTER, aNTENNA aDJUSTER iNTEGRATOR aND aNTENNA cONVERTER. * cONTROLLER tHIS iS a wELL dESIGNED, eRGONOMIC cONTROLLER. iT hAS fOUR dIRECTION bUTTONS oN tHE lEFT aND fOUR fIRE bUTTONS oN tHE rIGHT, iN tHE sAME fORMATION aS tHE lEFT. iT aLSO hAS fOUR sHOULDER bUTTONS, tWO mARKED LEFT aND tWO mARKED RIGHT, eSPECIALLY dESIGNED fOR 3d gAMES. iT hAS bEEN rEPUTEDLY bEING eNLARGED bY aBOUT 15% aFTER cOMPLAINTS tHAT iN wESTERN hANDS tHE jAPANESE cONTROLLER wAS tOO sMALL. * rGB cABLE (sUBJECT tO dELAY) * s-vIDEO cABLE (sUBJECT tO dELAY) cOMING sOON: * mULTITAP uNIT uPGRADES yOUR pLAYsTATION bY aLLOWING uP tO 4 cONTROLLERS oR 4 mEMORY cARDS tO bE uSED sIMULTANEOUSLY, pER jOYPAD pORT. aDD a lINKUP cABLE aND yOU hAVE tHE pOTENTIAL oF 16 pLAYERS aT oNCE!!! * aNALOG jOYSTICK oTHER bRAND pRODUCTS: tHESE mAY oR nOT bE aVAILABLE oUTSIDE jAPAN oFFICIALLY, bUT mAY gET a rELEASE sOMETIME. * nAMCO nEGcON (pRONOUNCED nEGJIcON) cONTROLLER tHIS iS a sTRANGE tWISTING tYPE dEVICE tHAT wAS dESIGNED fOR rIDGE rACER, cYBERSLED aND sTARBLADE aLPHA. cOULD bE iDEAL fOR aLL gAMES tHAT rEQUIRE aNALOG cONTROL. * hORI fIGHT sTICK tHIS iS a cHUNKY pIECE oF kIT, a sOLID bASED jOYSTICK wITH sIX bUTTONS. iT sELLS oN iMPORT iN eNGLAND fOR uKS 100 (uS$150!!) * dATEL aCTION rEPLAY CARTRIDGE tHIS iS tHE fAMOUS cHEATS dEVICE uSED oN mANY oTHER pLATFORMS. tHEY aRE uSED fOR aCCESSING hIDDEN lEVELS aND cHARACTERS, iNVINCIBILITY, uNLIMITED lIVES aND cONTINUES eTC. uNLIKE tHE sATURN oNE, tHIS aCTION rEPLAY iS lIMITED tO 15 gAMES, hARD cODED iN. (tHE sATURN oNE cAN bE uSED wITH cODES tO aCCESS aNY gAME.) vOLUME 1 iNCLUDES tEKKEN, kING'S fIELD, mOTOR tOON gRAND pRIX eTC. dATEL hAVE pROMISED tO rELEASE sEVERAL vOLUMES, aS aND wHEN tHEY fILL a cART uP. hOWEVER sEE fOR mORE dEVELOPMENTS oN tHIS fRONT. --pLAYsTATION tO rGB sCART cONNECTION tHIS iS BASED oN tHE dIAGRAM oN jOHN lAGERLING'S wEB pAGE, sOMETHINGS dON'T tIE uP aS yET, sO uNTIL i cONTACT hIM, pLEASE dON'T dO tHIS aS i hAVE nO iDEA iF iT wILL wORK. sCAREDY cATS cAN bUY oNE fROM sONY. * pLAYSTATION cONNECTOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 +------------------+ | O O O O O O | | O O O O O O | +------------------+ 7 8 9 10 11 12 * sCART sOCKET 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 +--------------------------------------------+ \ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- i \ i i -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- i +------------------------------------------+ 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 rGB cONNECTION uSING aN 8-pIN sHIELDED cABLE: +-------+--------------------+----------+ | sCART | sIGNAL | a/V pORT | +-------+--------------------+----------+ | 1 | | | | 2 | rIGHT aUDIO | 8 | | 3 | | | | 4 | aUDIO gROUND | | | 5 | | | | 6 | lEFT aUDIO | ? | | 7 | bLUE | 5 | | 8 | ? | 11 | | 9 | | | | 10 | | | | 11 | gREEN | 12 | | 12 | | | | 13 | | | | 14 | | | | 15 | rED | 6 | | 16 | h-sYNC (bLANK) | sEE nOTE | | 17 | gROUND | sEE nOTE | | 18 | vIDEO gROUND | 10 | | 19 | | | | 20 | cOMPOSITE sYNC | 9 | +-------+--------------------+----------+ nOTE: sCART pINS 17 aND 18 aRE bRIDGED tOGETHER. sCART pINS 8 aND 16 aRE cONNECTED tO a () rESISTOR. oRIGINAL tEXT bY jAMES dUNFORD (j.dUNFORD@LMU.aC.uK) --pLAYSTATION iNFORMATION cAN bE fOUND: uNOFFICIAL JOHN lAGERLING hTTP://wWW.aLGONET.sE/~jLAGER/pSX.hTML iNTELLIENT gAMER hTTP://iGONLINE.eSCAPE.cOM/ oN-LINE tRONIX mULTIMEDIA hTTP://wWW.pHANTOM.cOM/~jOECAT nILS jACOBSEN hTTP://bERT.cS.bYU.eDU/~nILS/pSX.hTML oFFICIAL sONY PAGE hTTP://wWW.sEPC.sONY.cOM/sEPC/pSX/pSXINDEX.hTML sONY aDVENTURE hTTP://wWW.sCEA.sONY.cOM/sCEA sONY jAPAN hTTP://wWW.cSL.sONY.cO.jP oRIGINAL tEXT bY jAMES dUNFORD (j.dUNFORD@LMU.aC.uK) --kONAMI hAS fINISHED dEVELOPMENt oF iT'S nEW pLAYSTATION bASED cOIN-oP bOARD, uP tO nOW uNNAMED. kONAMI hAS aNNOUNCED tHREE tITLES, oNE oF wHICH iS rUMOURED tO bE a 3D gRADIUS. iT sEEMS tHAT nAMCO hAS *jOINED* fORCES wITH sONY iN oRDER tO eXTEND tHE cOMPETITION bETWEEN nAMCO aND sEGA, wHICH iS fEROCIOUS iN tHE aRCADE wORLD; hOWEVER, nAMCO wILL bE sUPPORTING tHE sEGA sATURN, wHICH sEEMS tO bE a cONFLICT oF iNTERESTS. i cAN oNLY gUESS tHAT nAMCO jUST wISHES tO mAKE tHE mOST mONEY pOSSIBLE. eVER wONDERED iF tHE fULL vERSION oF gALAXIANS iS hIDDEN iN rIDGE rACER oR gALAGA iN tEKKEN? wELL tHE aNSWER iS nO, hOWEVER nAMCO aRE rUMOURED tO bE cREATING a cOMPILATION dISK oF fULL vERSIONS oF tHE cLASSICS ABOVE aND pAC mAN eTC. wHEN iS aNOTHER mATTER, mAYBE bEFORE xMAS iN jAPAN, wHO kNOWS. nAMCO hAVE aNNOUNCED tHAT iT iS tO bE cALLED "mUSEUM oF gAMES, vOL.1". (jAP. tRANS.) iT wILL cONTAIN gALAGA, pOLE pOSITION, pACMAN, rALLY-x, nEW rALLY-x, bOSCONIAN AND tOYPOP! aPPARENTLY tHIS sERIES iS sCHEDULED tO vOL.5, sO wE gOT a fEW gOOD oLDIES cOMING oUR wAY! kEN kUTARAGI r&D mANAGER oF sONY oF jAPAN hAS sTATED tHAT tHE pLAYSTATION jOYPADS wILL iNDEED bE cHANGED bEFORE tHE eUROPEAN aND uS rELEASE sINCE tHEY aRE cONSIDERED tO sMALL. aLSO hE sAYS tHAT tHEY aRE cURRENTLY lOOKING iNTO a pOSSIBLE tELECOMMUNICATION oPTION fOR tHE pLAYSTATION. sOMETHING wHICH iS aLREADY iMPLEMENTED wHEN iT cOMES tO cONNECTIVITY. (sAME pORT aS tHE lINK-uP cABLE wILL gO iNTO). oRIGINAL tEXT bY jAMES dUNFORD (j.dUNFORD@LMU.aC.uK) --