SNK of America says it's
going into dedicated games, but they're not abandoning the system approach which made NeoGeo so successful during the past
decade. At last month's JAMMA Show in Tokyo, SNK debuted its Neo-Geo 64 system and first associated titles including a dedicated sitdown driving simulator called Road's Edge and Samurai Shodown 64, which will be offered in a dedicated system cabinet. (The game's pictured at right on the JAMMA show floor with Atlas Distributing's Jerry Marcus and SNK Executive VP John Barone.) Both cabinets will later be convertible to system use. Neo-Geo 64 is the successor to SNK's original Neo-Geo system. It uses CD-quality audio and cartridge-based graphics. SNK technical services chief Darryl Williams explained that the new platform's 64-bit memory brings four times the data storage capacity and much greater speed than the original Neo-Geo, along with 16 million colors! National sales director
Tim Jackson stated, "We will have three different configurations of system cabinets: one for driving games, a second cabinet for fighting/adventure and later, we'll have a third cabinet for gun games." See our Spotlight Special feature in this issue for more on happenings at SNK - page 153.
[This item was first posted to the RePlay website on Sept. 15.]
IAFEC UNVEILS LONG-AWAITED
FUNCENTER INSURANCE PACKAGE
After years of study and negotiations,
IAFEC - the International Assn. of Family Entertainment Centers has put its stamp of approval on an insurance package for FEC owners. IAFEC has designated Sterling & Sterling insurance brokers of Great Neck, N.Y., as the official broker for a new series of insurance products for FECs, the association's
President Ed Pearson announced.
"They are known for
great customer service and a thorough knowledge of our industry," Pearson said. See the full story in the Playground section of this issue. To get even more information, contact IAFEC Executive Director Carole Sjolander at 603/4646497 or send email to IAFEC@aol.com. [This item was first posted to the RePlay website on Aug. Sept. 3.]
TOP HITS OF JAPAN
from Game Machine Magazine, October 1, 1997
TOP 25
VIDEO SOFTWARE
ITOP 15
.UPRIGHTS & COCKPITS
Model (manufacturer)
1 Tekken 3 (Namco)
2 King of Fighters '97 (SNK) 3 Virtua Striker 2 (Sega)
4 Marvel Super vs. Street Fighter (Cap.) 5 Quiz My Angel 2 (Namco) 6 Mahjong Campus Festival (Make) 7 Dynamite Baseball '97 (Sega) 8 Gals Panic S (Kaneko) 9 Wdding Rhapsody (Konami) 10 Vampire Savior (Capcom) 11 G Darius (Taito)
12 Mahjong Final Romance R (V id. Sys.) 13 VS Mahjong Brand New Star (Jaleco) 14 Mahjong Final Romance 2 (Vid. Sys.) 15 Winning Spike (Konami) 16 Raiden Fighters (Seibu) 17 Virtua Striker (Sega) 18 Shanghai III (Sun)
19 Puzzle Bobble 3 (Taito)
20 Puyo Puyo 3 (Compile/Sega)
21 Magical Drop 3 (Data East/SNK) 22 Super World Stadium 96 (Namco) 23 Street Fighter III (Capcom) 24 Street Fighter EX Plus (Capcom) 25 Shanghai - The Great Wall (Sun)
Model (manufacturer)
1 Final Furlong (Namco)
2 The Lost World [sitdown/dlx.] (Sega) 3 Top Skater (Sega) 4 Go By Train (Taito) 5 The House of the Dead (Sega) 6 Side By Side 2 [2-pl.] (Taito) 7 Tokimeki Memorial (Konami) 8 Scud Race [Sega Super GT] (Sega) 9 Armadillo Racing (Namco) 10 GTI Club [dlx./2-pl.] (Konami) 11 Point Blank [Gun Bullet] (Namco) 12 Virtua Fighter 3 (Sega) 13 Time Crisis [sitdown/dlx] (Namco) 14 Gun Blade NY [sitdown/dlx] (Sega) 15 Rave Racer [sitdown/deluxe] (Namco)
TOP 5 FLIPPERS
Model (manufacturer)
1 NBA Fastbreak (Midway/Taito)
2 Batman Forever (Sega/Data East) 3 Junkyard (Williams/Taito)) 4 Jurassic Park (Data East) 5 Pinball Magic (Capcom)
ED PEARSON
CAROLE SJOLANDER
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