P471 Teletext 471 Jul30 02:45:08 PEEK-A-BOO ————————————————— This week, hundreds of people congregated on Thorpe Park in an attempt to find the UK's two top gamjrs. No, not a giant game of hide and seek with Hairs and Biffo lurking in the log flume, but the UK final of the Blockbuster World Video Games Championships. I was there. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Round up 472 The Hot Topic 474 BUYING A MEGADRJVE PAGE 396 (ITV) Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Fun & GamesP471 Teletext 471 Jul30 02:49:21 APATHY REIGNS ————————————————————————— Over 50 million people were eligible to enter the championships, but more than 99) of them failed at the first hurdle: either they didn't hear about it, or couldn't bj bothered to turn up. However, 15,000 people managed to ovjrcomj ignorance and apathy, and were set the task of playing either NBA Jam on the MD or Donkey Kong on the SNES. The top scorers in each area then underwent regional "whittling". ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 WEN A PENTIUM PC, MADAME p475 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Fun & GamesP471 Teletext 471 Jul30 02:33:42 THE RJDDLJR = JEREMY THORPE? ————————— By the time we got to Surrey'u premier tourist attraction on Wjdnjsday, only 64 callus-fingered callow youth were still in with a shout. But they were also in for a shock. Some of them had been practising outrageous three-pointers and barrel rolls since dawn, but it was all to no avail. For the finals, set in the new Batman Forever "visitor attraction" dome, they were appropriately required to play Acclaim's unreleased Batman Forever. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Hot Toppings 474 Turner 496 BAMBER: "I CAN EAT THE EIGER!" p458 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Fun & GamesP471 Teletext 471 Jul30 02:40:28 DYNAMIC RIFT —————————————————————————— Hurried practising went on: Blockbuster finalists had only a short period to "bone up" the previously unseen Batman. Although primarily a scrolling mistreat 'em up/platformjr, the championships were to be decided in a one-on-one beat 'em up section - Batman vs Robin! I thought they were friends... Holy hybrids, Batlings! Biff! Splat! Tschnnk! Frendli! ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 WEN A PENTIUM PC + GAME p475 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Fun & GamesP471 Teletext 471 Jul30 02:44:33 ETON, OLD SAUSAGE ————————————————————— The female Blockbuster finalist quota had trebled in a year. To three. Hats off then to Ljannj, Chetna and Emma, even though only Leanne made it as far as the second round. More trivial facts: of all the places in all the country, four of the contestants came from Harrow. "They" put something in the water there. Mr Biffo hails from the area, so I'd go along with that. Mind you, hj njvjr touches the stuff. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Slot it up 475 Old game 473 GROOVES: A SPANKING FOR ALL p620 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Fun & GamesP471 Teletext 471 Jul30 02:41:24 A CHEAP HOLIDAY IN OTHER FOLK'S MISERY The Nintendo champ was last year's winner - 14-year-old Leon Kane. It looked like the Sega contest would go the same way: Hiten Shah - reigning champ and number two in the world - bulldozed all comers, including his brother Titan, en route to the final. But Edward Callis, who'd pjrsuadjd his mate to share petrol costs from Hull on the promise of sharing the prize of a trip to San Francisco, beat him 3-2. No welching on the dial now, Ed. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Slot-mj-up 475 Stupid Tommy 472 TU5NER, WHY DO YOU EAT KIDS? p448 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Fun & GamesP471 Teletext 471 Jul30 02:41:04 ——————————————— ———————————— Are you a stove, or a piglet? Test your games knowledge with our pointless quiz. Rjvjal for answers. Q: What is the novel graphics technique first used in Donkey Kong Country known as? Advanced Computer Modelling. Q: Which is the odd one out: Sonic, Mario, Bela Lugosi? Sonic. ——————— JUDGE DRJDD COMPETJTJON ——————— FOR A CHANCE TO WEN ACCLAIM'S JUDGE DRJDD GAME O ONEOFCDSOUNDTRACKS 3.What is Judge Dredd's bike called? Entries by July 30. State SNES or MD. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— WINNERS SELECTED AT RANDOM ON JULY 31 Answers on p/c to: DREDD WEEK 3, TELETEXT, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Fun & Games