My first foray into NOURS preservation has yielded some fantastic results. Amazingly, this early issue was released mere days before the PSX launch in Japan. There’s a wonderful selection of full-page spread previews of Namco’s PSX launch lineup, including Ridge Racer, Cybersled, Starblade, and Tekken.
This is somewhat astonishing of a launch lineup from Namco, and I feel that it’s at this point, the graphical lines between arcade games and home ports of those arcade games truly started to blur. In November 1994, Tekken 1 was less than a year old in arcades, and was already receiving a port that was superior in a lot of ways.
Also covered is Ace Driver, meant at this time to be an evolution on Namco’s racing model, but sadly the franchise only lasted a couple games.
There’s a wonderful guide to spending Christmas night at Wonder Eggs with all-new redemption games! There’s a small preview of Gunbullet, known in the west as Point Blank, along with some other games, a handful of console previews, and some other assorted fun!
発売直前 緊急特集 Page 3… プレイステーションの近未来 ●スペシャルインタビュー ●これが充実のナムコットラインナップだ リッジレーサー/サイバースレッド/スターブレード/鉄拳 Page 12… -NEW MACHINE-ACE DRIVER 走りの進化 イスアクター -連載 [声優はホモ･ルーデンス] Page 16… 第5回檜山修之さん 緒方恵美 さん Page 19… -MUSIC 界の冒険者たち / 穴井夕子さん Page 20… NOURS INFORMATION Page 22… 読者参加企画 第1弾 『読者大いに語る』 Page 24… 一連載 『日本を遊ぶ」 in SHIN KOBE Page 26… X'マスナイトはメダルゲームで Page 30… ドラマチック･クリスマス Page 31… おウチで簡単イタトマ料理 フリーデコレーションのX'マスチョコレートケーキ Page 32… ELEMECHA FLASH 新製品を狙え! ●モスキートアタック ガンバレット Page 34… この冬ハマル、この1本 SFC スーパーファミリーサーキット/SFC ミリティア/ SFC ワギャンパラダイス/GB バックパニック/ SFC バックインタイム/GB バックインタイム/ CD-ROM ラスオブザゴッド神々の怒り Page 38… 読者 PRESENT
Urgent special feature just before release Page 3… The near future of PlayStation ● Special interview ● This is a fulfilling Namcot lineup Ridge Racer / Cyber Sled / Starblade / Tekken Page 12… -NEW MACHINE-ACE DRIVER Evolution of driving Chair Actor-Serialized [Voice actor is Homo Ludens] Page 16… The 5th Nobuyuki Hiyama Megumi Ogata Page 19… -Adventurers in the MUSIC world / Yuko Anai Page 20… NOURS INFORMATION Page 22… Reader participation project 1st “Readers talk a lot” Page 24… Series "Playing Japan" in SHIN KOBE Page 26… X'Mass Night is a medal game Page 30… Dramatic Christmas Page 31… Easy tomato dishes at home X'mas chocolate cake with free decoration Page 32… ELEMECHA FLASH Aim for new products! ● Mosquito Attack Gun Barrett Page 34… This winter Hamar, this one SFC Super Family Circuit / SFC Militia / SFC Wagyan Paradise / GB Back Panic / SFC Back-in Time / GB Back-in Time / CD-ROM Russ of the God The Wrath of the Gods Page 38… Reader PRESENT
Enjoy it now. PDF, PDF compressed with OCR, CBZ and RAW scans: archive.org
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