We are starting 1997 in NextGen magazine – typically a slow time for game releases.
Read moreNextGen #25: January 1997


Getting ever closer to getting caught up with where we’re at in Nintendo Power, as we wrap up 1996.
Read moreDuke Ronwey deploys his masterstroke.
Read moreWe finally clear out these monsters so we can move on.
Read moreHaven’t done a video review of a video game outside of Nintendo Power Retrospectives in a while, so It’s time to give my thoughts on something *very* recent – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
Read moreWe make one last push to finish off the monsters.
Read moreWe finally start to regain control of the battle.
Read moreI continue my efforts to try to keep the party alive, burning through a lot of my resources.
Read moreA slow issue this month, but we’ve still got a big one, with Mario Kart 64.
Read moreOne of our party members goes down, as we try to keep our head above water (lava?)
Read moreWe end up getting swamped by a variety of dragons and other large units.
Read moreWell, we’re breaking even when it comes to catching up to Nintendo Power.
Read moreWhat’s better than a fight on a bridge in a castle? A fight on a bridge over a volcano!
Read moreBefore heading on to the next story mission we buy some skills for our characters.
Read moreWe finally take down the Galgastani commander, but sadly Vyce is having none of it.
Read moreWe almost make it all the way across the bridge.
Read moreIt’s time to deal with the last holdouts of the Galgastani monarchy.
Read moreWe finally take the enemy commander down.
Read moreWe almost catch up with the enemy commander.
Read moreWe continue this sort of circular chase.
Read moreBitmap Books is a company that’s been on my radar for a while, but whose books I’d never gotten around to picking up. They had built up a very solid reputation for generally very well-written books about video games, both on the computer and the PC with really solid production values, both in terms of the layout of the books, and the quality of the materials used. The book I’m reviewing today – The CRPG Book – is no such exception.
Read moreIt’s time to attack the last bastion of the Galgastani government.
Read moreWe finish off this batch of monsters before calling it a session.
Read moreWe have another random encounter on the way to the next story mission.
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