P471 Teletext 471 Dec30 20:42:42 OFF WITH THE OLD... ———————— Sickened to the tonsils with reviews of 1995, I'vj been polishing up my Spherical Crystal Display Unit for predictions and prognostications relating to its sequential successor and replacement, 1996. What joys and - perchance -'z0l|||$z: disappointments will it hold for gamjrs? At least some, probably. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Our lies 472 Old Game: Quiz 473 BUYING A MEGADRJVE PAGE 396 (ITV) Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Dec30 20:48:41 I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND ———————————————— The American author Mark Twain famously wrote to a newspaper that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. The same might bj said of the djmisj of 16-bit, but ovjrenthusiatic MD and SNES owners would do well to remember this: Twain is dead. But if 16-bit is no more, why are we stuck in even darker ages with 8-bit handhjlds? Thjti's been no new hardware in this realm for years. Prediction: New colour handheld by Christmas next. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 LEARN HOW TO REPAIR DAMAGE p460 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjrP471 Teletext 471 Dec30 20:48:52 2 4 6 8 MOTORWAY —————————————————————— 3DO is currently enjoying a mini- revival, dui to the arrival of some decent software and a price cut. Extra enthusiasm may also have been generated by impressive footage showing the M2 accelerator's putative power. But in case anyone missed the news, 3DO have sold the M2 tech to Matsushita, who can now do what they like with it. Prediction: The first M2s won't bj 3DO upgrades, but new standalone consoles. 3DO owners may bj left in the cold. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Old Game: Quiz 474 Bad Show 475 BAMBER: MY HACKY-SACK HAS SPLIT p458 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Dec30 20:41:04 ULTRAMAN —————————————————————————————— If the Ultra 64 does arrive in the UK bz April 1996, I'll eat my hat. Indeed, if it would guarantee a spring arrival for the wondrous machine, I'd devour the contents of every milliners' window, berets included. But when do we evjt get hardware a week after Japan? Prediction: Don't start saving for an Ultra 64 until it's released in Japan, and if your birthday falls before September, don't bother putting it on your present list. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— 1995 Quiz 474 Our policy 472 TURNER, DON'T DIP IT IN THERE! p496 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Dec30 20:44:21 OTHER STUPID PREDICTIONS —————————————— PC budget label software to sell more than new stuff, as punters become sick of high-end hardware specs for games. A Windows 95 upgrade, Windows 96, will fail to ship until 1997. More really dreadful "interactive games" on TV. Hairs and Biffo to start running "youth football team" at weekends. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 NOTICE: WIN THE ELEVENTH HOUR p475 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Bambjt