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To: Eric Howard who wrote (8610)	10/26/1998 9:30:00 PM
From: Chip Anderson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Run-down of the December issue of "Computer Gaming World" magazine: p.6-7 - STB's two-page TNT ad w/helicopter. Banshee mentioned in one of the quotes. p.12 - the Contents page, picture of a Wicked 3D Vengence card for the "Behemouth 3D RoundUp" article. p.19 - 3Dfx logo on Westwood Studio's "Land of Lore III" ad. No other card logos. p.26 - Denny Atkin's column "Killer Flight-Sim Rig" recommends a pair of Canopus Pure 3D II Voodoo2 cards because "...only the 3Dfx cards support all three major 3D standards" (ed.note: Damn straight!) p.27 - Alienware custom gaming computer ad. The "Hive-Mind" model includes a Canopus's TNT and Voodoo2 cards ($2700). The "Area-51VR" model ($3999) does also. p.35 - "Amphetamine Boy" explains why, in 50 words or less, he deserves to win a Voodoo2 card in a rather graphic letter to the editor. p.39 - Lucas Art's ad for the upcoming "Rogue Squadron" contains a picture of a Voodoo2 card ("Your Draft Card") and a rather generic "Requires 3D Accelerator" logo. p.42 - Two-page "Dead Reckoning" ad contains a 3Dfx logo. No other card logos. p.59 - 3DO's two-page "Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy" ad contains a 3Dfx logo. No other card logos. p.62 - Eidos' two-page "Tomb Raider III" ad contains a 3Dfx logo. No other card logos. p.69 - Review of "Myth II: Soulblighter" mentions support for 3Dfx and Rendition chipsets, with D3D promised later. p.70 - 989 Sports' two-page ad for "NFL GameDay 99" has a 3Dfx logo and no other card logos. p.80 - "Total Air War" ad contains 3Dfx logo, no others. p.91 - Ad for "RoboRumble" includes a 3Dfx logo, no others. p.152 - Disturbing ad for ATi's "Rage Fury" card where an end-user is decapitated by the video card (yikes!) p.158 - Microprose's ad for "Klingon Honor Guard" has a 3Dfx logo. No others. p.164a - Huge fold-out poster ad for "Myth II: Soulblighter" includes 3Dfx logo, no others. p.185 - "Independence War" ad had 3Dfx logo, no others. p.186 - "Redguard" ad had 3Dfx logo, no others. p.188 - Two page "Recoil" ad has 3Dfx logo, no others. p.198 - Two-page ad for "MotoRacer 2" has a 3Dfx logo, no others. p.214 - Review of Guillemot Phoenix Banshee card follows the TNT review in the "Holiday Hot 100" section. Quote: "If you can only afford one card, consider a board that uses 3Dfx's new Banshee chipset." p.238 - "3Dfx Power of 2" ad with the loveable(?) Orangatans - now backed by a black n' white American flag(?). p.252 - Interesting ad for Real3D's StarFighter (i740-based). "When you win more than a dozen awards for 3D graphics, you don't need an ad. You need a speech." It then announces a speech-writing contest. p.254 - 4Gamers.com ad for a 12MB Voodoo2 card at $139.95 p.256-291 - "3D to Die For" article comparing 13 new accelerator boards. Conclusion: "Top honors to STB Velocity 4400" however "Don't sell the Banshee cards short, either. The ability to run Glide games is a big plus, as is their relatively low cost." p.262 - Two-page ad for "Jane's WWII Fighters" include a 3Dfx logo, no others. p.264 - A blow-up test image shows (convincingly) the image quality difference between Banshee and TNT. p.265 - A sidebar explains "The Glide Factor" p.272 - Gamegauge scores for all the cards. Also reviews of the Quantum3D Raven and the Guillemot Phoenix. p.276 - Review of the (bizarre, IMHO) Quantum3D S12, a Voodoo2 card that is AGP based. p.277 - Review of the "almost shipping" Wicked3D Vengence 16MB Voodoo2 card. p.282 - Review of the "almost shipping" Monster Fusion Banshee card. p.286 - Bizarre Creative Labs ad that features the Voodoo2, TNT, and Banshee chipsets. p.290 - Creative Labs pricing ad - 3D Blaster Banshee: $99, TNT: $169, Voodoo2: Call(!) p.298 - Two-page "Return Fire 2" ad has a 3Dfx logo, no others. p.302 - "Hardware" column includes some Rampage rumors: AGP 2D/3D "will be 3Dfx's ONLY chip" (emphasis theirs). "That's right, kids, new 3D-only 3Dfx boards will be a thing of the past when Rampage arrives, sometime next year." "...given that the current Voodoo2/Banshee architecture isn't especially AGP-friendly, 3Dfx may be looking to create an architecture that will take better advantage of AGP." p.304 - Two-page Diamond Monster Fusion ad (cool, folding ad ala Mad magazine) p.306 - Thoughtful "3D Sucks" article about how "It's the game, stupid!" p.311 - "Killer Rigs" column describes two systems that both use Voodoo2 cards. p.312 - Gateway ad describing two computers, the high-end one has a TNT card, the lower-end one has a "16MB AGP Graphics Accelerator" (Ed.Note:Hmmmmmmm) p.315 - Gateway ad offering Voodoo2 card as part of a "Gamers Upgrade" package. p.324 - "CyberStrike2" ad with 3Dfx logo, no others. p.354 - "Red Baron 3D" ad with 3Dfx logo, no others. p.358 - Review of "Independence War" including the following quote: "The biggest enhancement to the US version is hardware acceleration for 3Dfx Voodoo2 cards. On these cards, you'll see more dramatic special effects as well as more detailed, texture-mapped ships." p.374 - Two-page "Unreal" ad includes 3Dfx logo along with the PowerVR logo. p.380 - Two-page ad for Dynamix's "Pro Pilot" includes 3Dfx logo, no others. p.388 - Review of Microsoft's "Motocross Madness" mentions that "The game looks equally georgous in D3D or 3Dfx mode, so either way you win." p.400 - Two-page ad for "Need for Speed III" include 3Dfx logo, no others. p.402 - Two-page ad for "Speed Busters" includes 3Dfx logo, no others. p.446 - The "Greenspeak" column (quasi-humorous) mentions that "my Voodoo card now needs to be replaced with a Voodoo2". p.447 - Dell ad mentions 3 models with the TNT card in it, 2 with ATI XPERTs, 1 with nVidia ZX, and 1 with ATI 8MB card. Bizarrely, Dell fails to mention their Voodoo2 add-on in this ad. Phew! Chip "I'm getting ADSL TOMORROW!!!!!" Anderson coolhistory.com