OCTOBER 1997
10/31 Frogger is out.
10/30 Reel Fishing and Intelligent Cube are out.
10/29 Shipwreckers and Caesar's Palace are out.
Added a review to Resident Evil: Director's Cut.
Added two reviews to the excellent Croc.
Added another review to CART: World Series.
Added two reviews to Rampage: World Tour.
10/28 Added a review to G-Police and Marvel Super Heroes.
10/27 Updated the Upcoming Software list.
Added a review to NHL FaceOff '98.
10/25 Command & Conquer: Red Alert is out.
10/23 Pandemonium II and Street Fighter E/X are out.
Added a press release on Red Alert from Westwood in the Webmaster's Corner.
10/22 Life is good! Nightmare Creatures and Armored Core are out!!!
10/21 Rampage World is out.
10/17 Bushido Blade and Golden Nugget are out.
10/15 G-Police is out!
10/11 Added another review to Poy Poy.
10/10 Clock Tower is out.
10/09 Added more reviews to Formula 1: Championship Edition.
Added reviews to CART World Series.
Added another review to NHL 98 and NHL Powerplay 98.
Added a review to the old 'not so classic' Batman Forever.
Forgive me, I neglected to mention that Megaman X4 is out.
10/08 Excalibur 2555 is out.
10/04 Bravo Air Race is out.
10/02 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is finally here!
10/01 Mortal Kombat Mythology: Sub Zero, Formula 1: Championship Edition and CART World Series are out.

SEPTEMBER 1997
09/30 Resident Evil: Director's Cut (includes Resident Evil 2 demo) and Marvel Super Heros are out.
Added a few quick impressions of Resident Evil 2 from the demo. Looking good!
Added a review to the upcoming Formula 1: Championship Edition (PAL version).
Added details and reviews to the excellent Treasures of the Deep from Namco.
09/29 CROC is out.
09/27 PGA Tour 98 is out.
09/26 Grand Tour Racing '98 and Maximum Force are out.
09/24 Discworld 2, NHL FaceOff '98 and Treasures of the Deep are out!
09/23 NASCAR 98 is out!
09/22 Added two reviews to the excellent Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee.
Added a review to NHL 98. Best hockey from EA to date.
Added reviews to Power Move Pro Wrestling and King of Fighters '95. (A bit late, I know...)
09/20 NHL 98 from EA is out.
Updated the Webmaster's Corner. The big move, Quick Dural comment, Analog Clean Up etc.
Added two reviews to the extremely fun and addicting gem from Konami, Poy Poy.
Added two reviews to the much talked about NHL Breakaway '98.
Added a long overdue review to Fantastic Four.
Added two reviews to NHL Powerplay '98.
09/19 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and Nuclear Strike are out.
09/17 Tecmo Stackers, Steel Reign, Bottom of the 9th '97, Poy Poy and Magic the Gathering are out.
Added info and screenshots to the upcoming CART World Series.
09/11 Raystorm and Felony 11-79 are out.
09/09 NHL Breakaway '98 is out.
09/03 The wait is finally over! The "biggest" video game of all time, FINAL FANTASY VII is out! Every PS owner should have this!
Added a couple of reviews to the excellent Ace Combat 2.
09/02 It seems some Target stores are selling NFL GameDay 98 for $19.99. Get it while you can! (Ended.)

AUGUST 1997
08/30 Added three more reviews to NFL GameDay 98.
Added another review to MLB '98 and Persona.
Added a review to NCAA Football '98 and Lomax in Lemmingland.
08/29 NHL Powerplay '98 and Machine Hunter are out.
08/28 Added a few quick reviews of NFL GameDay 98.
08/27 Warcraft II and Lost World are out.
The Sony Dual Analog Pad is out. Note: Unlike the Japanese version, it does not have the "rumble" feature.
Added another review to Madden NFL 98.
08/26 NFL GameDay 98 is out.
Madden NFL 98 is out. Added two initial reviews.
08/25 Ace Combat 2 is out.
08/14 Added info and a review to Porsche Challenge.
Added info to NCAA Football '98.
08/11 Ogre Battle is out.
08/07 NCAA Football '98 from EA is out.
08/06 Lethal Enforcers 1/2 is out.
08/05 Swagman and Porsche Challenge are out.
08/02 Added info and screenshots to three stunning upcoming Psygnosis titles: Colony Wars, Formula One: Championship Edition and G-Police.
08/01 Added a complete listing of all PlayStation Demo Disks. Includes the Jam Pack, complete with codes.

JULY 1997
07/30 Added a review and a FAQ to Namco Museum Vol.4.
07/29 Added info, screenshots and a review to the excellent Herc's Adventure from LucasArts.
Added another review to MLB '98.
Added a review to Syndicate Wars.
Added the CD winners to the Webmaster's Corner.
07/28 Added two more baseball reviews, one to MLB '98 and one to Triple Play 98.
07/24 Added screenshots to MLB '98.
07/23 Euphoria, depression and free CD's in the Webmaster's Corner.
MLB '98 and VMX Racing are out.
07/18 Added a preview and screenshots to Grand Tour Racing '98.
Updated the Upcoming Software list with new dates from Sony and Psygnosis.
Bug Riders had disappeared off the release lists. Fixed.
07/17 Syndicate Wars and Namco Museum Vol.4 are out.
07/15 Herc's Adventure is out.
07/14 Do you enjoy PC gaming? Then read my prediction for next fall in the Webmaster's Corner.
07/11 Updated the Upcoming Software list.
Read this fighting game commentary from CNN.
07/04 HAP PY 4th OF J ULY !!!
07/03 Battle Sport and Hercules are out.
Men in Black is out.... (Well, yes, that would be the movie.) Go see it today!
07/02 Added more E3 reports to the Webmaster's Corner.

JUNE 1997
06/27 Dynasty Warriors is out.
06/26 Added impressions from E3 in the Webmaster's Corner, including two independent reports.
Toshinden 3 and Darklight Conflict are out.
06/16 Added cheats to TNN Hardcore Motorsports 4X4.
Updated the cheats for Need For Speed 2.
06/13 Check out TechWire for an interesting tidbit. My guess? Won't happen at E3.
06/12 Xevious 3-D is out.
Updated the Webaster's Corner. (Info on lack of updates, E3 video etc.)
06/01 Thunder Truck Rally and NBA Hangtime are out.

MAY 1997
05/31 The new PlayStation model should now be in stores across the nation. You can recognize it by a red line at the bottom front of the white box. It improves a few potential problems areas. (Overheating etc.) Look for the red line when you buy one.
Added screenshots and more cheats to Nanotek Warrior.
05/29 Tenka and Broken Helix are out.
05/24 Added info and screenshots to Wild Arms.
05/23 Added info, screenshots and cheats to Peak Performance.
Added screenshots to the excellent Vandal Hearts.
05/22 Overblood is out.
05/21 Wild Arms is out. One of those RPG's that everyone should have in their collection!
05/20 City of Lost Children is out.
05/15 Descent Maximum and Hexen are out.
Added a review to Triple Play '98.
05/14 Triple Play '98, Rage Racer, Wing Commmander IV and All Star Baseball are out.
05/13 Added info, reviews and hints to Nanotek Warrior. Great game!
05/09 Grand Slam '97 is out.
05/08 Added info on undocumented controls to MechWarrior 2.
05/07 Added the updated Secrets FAQ to Soul Blade.
Added a review to Rush Hour.
Added another review of the upcoming Sony Dual Analog Pad.
05/07 Added reviews to Tail of the Sun.
Added a review of the upcoming Sony Dual Analog Pad.
Updated the cheats for Need for Speed 2 and MechWarrior 2.
Added another review to BallBlazer Champions.
05/05 A ton of stuff changed on this site today. Read about it in the new feature: Webmaster's Corner.
05/02 Goal Storm '97 is out.
05/01 Psychic Force and Norse by Norsewest are out.

APRIL 1997
04/30 Rush Hour and Sentinent are out.
Apologies for the lack up updates lately. I'm currently working on a major update to this site. I will have the first changes online in a couple of days. You might not notice any changes at first, but you'll soon appreciate the improvements. (I'm not changing the design, but instead how I build the pages.) More details soon.
04/23 Tail of the Sun is out.
04/19 Added more cheats to Soviet Strike.
04/18 Buster Bros. Collection is out.
04/17 Added more cheats to MechWarrior 2. (Fixed)
Sony's new Official PlayStation Site is now online at www.playstation.com. Check it out!
04/16 K1 Arena Fighters is out.
04/14 Added info and screenshots to Rush Hour.
04/10 Nanotek Warrior is out.
Added screenshots to MechWarrior 2.
04/09 Brahma Force and Power Slave are out.
Added screenshots to Resident Evil 2 and NBA Shoot Out 97.
04/05 Added info, screenshots and a review to BallBlazer Champions.
Added info and screenshots to the upcoming Rebel Moon.
Updated the Upcoming Software list.
04/04 Added more cheats to MechWarrior 2.
Added another review to Vandal Hearts.
04/03 Added info and reviews to Vandal Hearts.
Added another review to WCW vs. The World and Mega Man 8.
Added more codes to Jet Moto, Soviet Strike and Need for Speed 2.
Added screenshots to Soul Blade. Thanks to Daniel Chatham!
04/02 BallBlazer Champions is out.
Added another review to Carnage Heart, WCW vs. The World and NCAA Final Four.
04/01 Added info and screenshots to the upcoming Bug Riders from n-Space/GT Interactive.
Added reviews and advice from avid players to Carnage Heart.
Added another review to MechWarrior 2.

MARCH 1997
03/31 VR Baseball is out.
Added a FAQ and another review to Mega Man 8.
Added a FAQ to Toshinden 3.
Added another review to MechWarrior 2 and NCAA Final Four.
Added info and a review to WCW vs. The World.
For those who might be interested, I'm playing with the idea of starting a DVD Review page. (Very early!)
03/30 Need for Speed 2 is out.
03/28 WCW vs. The World and Test Drive: Off Road are out.
03/27 Vandal Hearts and Peak Performance are out.
Added codes to the Underground CD. (Including a very cool Resident Evil 2 preview!)
Added Analog Controller instructions to MechWarrior 2.
03/26 Tiger Shark is out.
03/24 What? Frames? For an explanation, read this.
03/21 Have you joined the Underground at Sony yet? If you have, a Surprise is coming to you soon! (Read it!)
Added a review to MechWarrior 2 and Mega Man 8.
Added details to NCAA Final Four and the upcoming Need For Speed 2.
03/20 Battlestations, Mega Man 8 and Bass Fishing World Championship are out.
Added a review to Command & Conquer.
While on the subject, Westwood today officially announced Command & Conquer Red Alert for a late 1997 release.
Added additional comments by Rick Brown and two more reviews to NBA Shoot Out 97.
03/19 MechWarrior 2 is out!
Wohoo! We passed One Million impressions to our main page in less than a year!
03/18 Added a review and a code to NBA Shoot Out 97.
Added the updated Secrets FAQ to Soul Blade.
03/17 The Net Yaroze ($750) is finally available from SCEA. More details at the Official Site.
Added details and screenshots on the upcoming Triple Play 98.
After receiving hundreds and hundreds of responses on the new layout and with people in favor up to 20:1, I've decided to go for the new format. It might still change slightly, but not much. For now, only new additions to my page will be affected, but gradually the rest will follow. Thanks to everyone for your input and support! I'll soon comment further on why and also address some of the concerns that those who were against it had.
03/14 Added the updated moves list, more reviews and a Secrets FAQ to Soul Blade.
People have already started asking if we're making another E3 Video this year. Consider it extremely likely!
BTW, people in favor of the new format are now up to 15:1!
Heading down to Las Vegas for a couple of days. More updates when I return.
03/13 Command & Conquer and NCAA Final Four are out.
So far, people are in favor of the new format 10:1. (If you don't like it, please tell me what resolution and number of colors your are running.)
03/12 NBA Shoot Out 97 (The new king of the basketball hill!) and Independence Day are out!
I'm testing a new format for presenting the games. Check out the original layout of Rally Cross, then compare it with Rally Cross (New format). Is it better or worse? Email me!
03/07 Our service provider is unfortunately experiencing some serious problems with their upstream Internet connection. Hopefully it should be fixed soon. We apologize for any inconvenience!
03/05 Crypt Killer is out.
Square is setting up a development studio in Hawaii. First project: The follow-up to Final Fantasy VII. Also in the works, a computer graphics only Final Fantasy feature film! (First Namco, now Square...)
03/03 Effective today, the price of the PlayStation has dropped to $149! Wait no longer, get one (or another one) today! Also, all new games from Sony will be priced at less than $50.
03/01 Added some helpful codes to Rally Cross. (Tracks, physics, fun etc..)

FEBRUARY 1997
02/28 According to Next Generation Online the price of the PlayStation is being cut world wide. We won't get the official price for the US market until next week, but the current speculation is a drop from $199 to $129!
Soul Blade is finally out! Get it today!
Updated the Upcoming Software List.
02/26 Spider and The Crow are out.
02/24 Added roster changes as of Feb 22'97 to NBA Live 97.
02/22 Added screenshots and reviews to Rally Cross.
Added another review to Pandemonium and Disruptor.
02/21 Added info and Game Shark codes to Rally Cross.
02/20 Namco Museum Volume 3 is out.
02/19 Rally Cross is out.
Added level passwords to Disruptor.
02/18 We're happy to present a World Exclusive: The code to unlock all tracks in Jet Moto. Finally!
Added info and screenshots to League of Pain. (Released Feb 13'97)
Added a code to Soviet Strike for unlimited lives.
Added a FAQ/Walkthrough to Fade to Black and added the updated Formula One FAQ.
02/17 Added screenshots to Darkstalkers, Tetris Plus, Pandemonium, Robotron X, Tempest X, Ten Pin Alley and Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection. Thanks to Reid Baty!
There are no hidden teams in NFL GameDay 97. Confirmed by Sony. Apparently they ran out of time...
Internic updated our records today, so finally we're back in business! Good to be back!

JANUARY 1997
01/31 VR Pool is out.
During the next week or so, we will complete the move to a new server. There might be a brief period of interrupted service for some, while the change is migrating across the Internet. We will retain the same domain name, www.vidgames.com.
01/25 Added info, screenshots and a review to Coolboarders.
01/24 Added info, screenshots and a review to Disruptor.
01/22 Carnage Heart and Super Puzzle Fighter II are out.
Added a preview of the arcade version of Tekken 3.
01/21 Added info, reviews and hints to the upcoming Toshinden 3.
01/20 Added info on the Alps Gamepad. Excellent controller!
Updated the Jet Moto codes to clarify them. Also added codes for use ONLY when you've activated all the tracks.
01/18 Added a FAQ on the soon to be released Net Yaroze. (Make your own PS games!)
Added a quick review of the upcoming Soul Blade. (Soul Edge Ver.II in the arcades.)
01/17 Added codes to Legacy of Kain and NBA Live 97.
Updated the Upcoming Software list.
01/15 Coolboarders is out. First game of '97!
01/14 Added cheats to Bubble Bobble.
01/13 Added a review to Warhammer.
Updated the Hints/Cheats page to include some cheats I missed the first time.
Any code that looks similar to 801799B6 0019 (Hex), requires the hardware device Game Shark to work.
Added Dark Forces Level Passwords and updated the Easter Eggs for NFL GameDay 97.
01/11 Added a review to the excellent Arcade's Greatest Hits: Atari Collection Volume #1 and Black Dawn.
Added a review of Tempest X by the maker of Tempest 2000, Jeff Minter. (Now that's authority!)
Added two more reviews to Suikoden and Star Gladiator.
Added another review to Motor Toon Grand Prix and Robotron X.
01/10 Added hints and a walkthrough to Suikoden. (It is for the Japanese version, but should still prove helpful.
01/09 Added a new category for Budget PlayStation games.
01/08 Added a Cheats page that contains all the hints/cheats we have. Please read the small print!
Changed the front page slightly to make access to some of our pages easier. (Any feedback welcome!)
Added a new revision of the Tomb Raider FAQ.
01/05 Added info on two great controllers, the PsychoPad JR. and the PsychoPad K.O.
01/01 Happy New Year! 1996 was great, 1997 might even be better!

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