N64 Magazine V5

N64 Magazine V5
Date	August 1997
Cover	Banjo-Kazooie MRC: Multi-Racing Championship
Other Games	Body Harvest Bomberman 64 Conker's Quest Extreme-G F-Zero 64 GoldenEye 007 Go Go!! Troublemakers Mother 3 Hybrid Heaven Tetrisphere The Legend of Zelda 64 Top Gear Rally Yoshi's Island 64
Contest	1. Mario Kart Championship 2. I'm The Best (Mario Kart 64 High Score Challenge #2)

N64 Magazine V5 is the fifth issue of the popular N64 Magazine and one few magazines to include a mini flip cover on the cover. This magazine had coverage on the E3 1997 as well as upcoming games at that expo.

Planet 64

Scoop! Konami's secret weapon!

Konami unveils there demo of the in-development Hybrid Heaven.

Kartastrophe

This talks about the major recall of bug riddled cartridges of Mario Kart 64 when played in multiplayer mode.

Short Cuts

Super Mario 64 2?

Super Mario 64 and Wave Race 64 get an enhanced version in Japan.

Hudson Secrets

The small article tells more about Hudson's special Nintendo 64 game controller that if you use that controller when you play Bomberman 64 it will trigger a secret level of the game.

Mortal Kombat "Sells Out"

The staff of N64 Magazine were shocked that Mortal Kombat Trilogy a that game they gave rating of 34% has manage to sell a thousands of the product.

New Goods

N64 Magazine review Super Mario 64 ice cream products and Blaze/Fire N64 products for the Nintendo 64.

Product	Manufacturer	Score
Super Mario 64 Exloding Choc Waffle Cones	Supermarkets	65%
Super Mario 64 Super Surprise Ice Cream Wafer Cups	Supermarkets	73%
Super Mario 64 Ice Cream Party Pack	Supermarkets	70%
Scart Cable	Blaze/Fire	80%
256K Memory Card	Blaze/Fire	85%
RF Unit	Blaze/Fire	70%

Retroworld

Title	Publisher	System	Score
Solomon's Key	Tecmo	NES	83%
Virtual Boy Wario Land	Nintendo	Virtual Boy	93%
Greenhouse	Nintendo	Game & Watch	58%

Coming Soon

Each game at the E3 event has queue rating based on the interest on the playable demos.

Conker's Quest

Queue Rating: 4/5

Body Harvest

Queue Rating: N/A

Buggy Boogie

Queue Rating: N/A

Ken Griffery Baseball

Queue Rating: 3/5

Yoshi's Island 64

Queue Rating: N/A

Bomberman 64

Queue Rating: 4/5

Silicon Valley

Queue Rating: 4/5

Superman

Queue Rating: N/A

Space Circus

Queue Rating: N/A

Tetrisphere

Queue Rating: 2/5

Dual Heroes

Queue Rating: 4/5

Top Gear Rally

Queue Rating: 4/5

Duke Nukem 64

Queue Rating: 3/5

Lamborghini 64

Queue Rating: 4/5

ClayFighter 63⅓

Queue Rating: 4/5

Robotech: Crystal Dreams

Queue Rating: 3/5

Mission: Impossible

Queue Rating: N/A

WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

Queue Rating: 4/5

Tonic Trouble

Queue Rating: 4/5

An Ear to E3 Ground

Here games that are mention in the article:

Quake 64 Mortal Kombat Mythologies San Francisco Rush NBA Hangtime Hardwood Heroes Mace: The Dark Age Castlevania 64 Hybrid Heaven Nagano Winter Olympics NBA In the Zone '98 Battle Dancers

Ganbare Goemon 5 Extreme-G Forsaken Quarterback Club Ultra Soccer Turok 2 Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! Twisted Edge Snowboarding Legion X FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

Information Station

Ultra Release List (August 1997)

	Game Name	Publisher	Type	Country
August 1997
1	Mah Jong Diary Classic	Imagineer	TAB	JPN
7	Ganbare Goemon 5	Konami	RPG	JPN
8	Power League 64	Hudson Soft	SPT	JPN
11	Tetrisphere	H2O Entertainment	PUZ	US
25	GoldenEye 007	Nintendo	ACT	US
29	J League Dynamite Soccer	Imagineer	ACT	US
Late	Blast Corps	Nintendo	ACT	UK
	GoldenEye 007	Nintendo	ACT	JPN
	ISS64	Konami	SPT	US
September 1997
15	Ken Griffey Jr Baseball	Nintendo	SPT	US
23	Lamborghini 64	Titus Software	RAC	US
	Aero Gauge	ASCII	RAC	JPN
	ED	Ubisoft	-	US
	Robotron X	Williams	SHT	US
October
	MRC: Multi-Racing Championship	Ocean Software	RAC	US/UK
	Star Fox 64	Nintendo	SHT	UK
November
	64 Ozumo	Bottom Up	SPT	JPN
	Chameleon Twist	JSS	ACT	JPN
	Final Doom 2	GT Interactive	SHT	US
	GoldenEye 007	Nintendo	SHT	UK
	Joust X	Midway Games	SHT	US
	NFL Quarterback Club '98	Acclaim Entertainment	SPT	US
December 1997
	Biofreaks	Bottom Up	-	US
	Hyper Olympics	Konami	SPT	JPN
1997
Summer	3D Fighting*	Imagineer	FGT	JPN
Summer	Baku Bomberman	Hudson Soft	ACT	JPN
Summer	F1 Pole Position	Ubisoft	RAC	US
Summer	Flying Dragon Fist Twin	Culture Brain	FGT	JPN
Summer	Holy Magic Century Eltale	Imagineer	RPG	JPN
Summer	J-League 11 Beat 1997	Hudson Soft	SPT	JPN
Summer	Mission: Impossible	Ocean Software	ACT	US/UK/JPN
Summer	Reason	Imagineer	-	JPN
Summer	ClayFighter 63⅓	Interplay	FGT	US
Autumn	Banjo-Kazooie	Nintendo	ACT	US
Autumn	Extreme-G	Acclaim Entertainment	-	US
Autumn	Mischief Makers	Nintendo	ACT	US
Autumn	Robotech: Crystal Dreams	Gametek	SHT	US
Autumn	SimCity 2000	Imagineer	SLC	JPN
Autumn	VR Pro Wrestling	Asmik Ace Entertainment	FGT	JPN
Autumn	Duke Nukem 3D	GT Interactive	SHT	US
Autumn	Top Gear Rally	Kemco	RAC	JPN/US
	Attack!	Midway Games	-	US
	Blade & Barrel	Kemco	SHT	JPN
	Body Harvest	Nintendo	SHT	US
	Dead Ahead	Optical	-	US
	Dual Heroes	Hudson Soft	FGT	JPN
	F Thomas 'Big Hurt' Baseball	Acclaim Entertainment	SPT	US
	Final Round 64	Konami	SPT	JPN
	Fight Simulator*	Video System	SHT	JPN
	Golf	Nintendo	SPT	JPN
	Human Wrestling	Human Entertainment	SPT	JPN
	Ikazuchi no Goto Ku	SETA Corporation	TAB	JPN
	Jeopardy!	Gametek	PUZ	US
	Lamborghini 64	Titus Software	RAC	US/UK
	The Legend of Zelda 64	Nintendo	RPG	JPN
	Loderunner 64	Bandai	ACT	JPN
	Mace: The Dark Age	Atari	FGT	US
	Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero	Midway Games	FGT	US
	Namco Baseball	Namco	SPT	JPN
	Pachinko World 64	Shoei	ETC	JPN
	Pebble Beach Golf Links	T&E Soft	SPT	JPN
	Professional Mah Jong	Athena	TAB	JPN
	Rebal Moon Rising	Midway Games	-	US/UK
	Saikyo Habu Shoji	SETA Corporation	TAB	JPN
	San Francisco Rush	Midway Games	RAC	US
	Space Circus	Ocean Software	ACT	US/UK
	Super Real Island	SETA Corporation	-	JPN
	Super Robot Spirits	Banpresto	-	JPN
	Tokan Road	Hudson Soft	SPT	JPN
	Ultimate Racer	Acclaim Entertainment	RAC	US
	Ultra Combat	GT Interactive	-	US
	Wet Corpse	Vic Tokai	-	JPN
	Wheel of Fortune	Gametek	PUZ	US
	Wild Choppers	SETA Corporation	SHT	JPN
	WCW vs. nWo: World Tour	THQ	SPT	US
	XSW-1	Video System	-	JPN
	Yoshi's Island 64	Nitendo	ACT	JPN/US
	3-D Shooting*	Video System	ACT	JPN
1998
Early	Centipede X	Midway Games	SHT	US
	Superman 64	Titus Software	ACT	US
	Quest 64	THQ	RPG	US
Spring	Jungle Emperor Leo	Nintendo	-	JPN
Winter	Unreal	GT Interactive	ACT	US
Winter	Conker's Quest	Rare	ACT	US/UK/JPN
	Earthworm Jim 3	Interplay	ACT	US
	Jurassic Park 2	DreamWorks Interactive	-	US
	The Legend of Zelda 64	Nintendo	SHT	US
	Quake 64	GT Interactive	SHT	US/UK
	Mario Paint 64	Nintedo	ETC	JPN
	Mother 3	Nintendo	RPG	JPN
Winter	NHL Breakaway '98	Acclaim Entertainment	SPT	US
	Pocket Monster 64	Nintendo	ETC	JAP
	Quest for Camelot	Titus Software	-	US
Early	Centipede X	Midway Games	SHT	US
	SimCity 64	Nintendo	SLG	JAP
	SimCopter	Maxis	SIM	US
	Ultra Donkey Kong	Nintendo	ACT	US
No Release Date Yet
	Battle Dancers	Konami	FGT	JPN/US/UK
	Buggy Boogie	Nintendo	RAC	JPN
	Cavalry Battle 3000	JSS	RAC	JPN
	Creator	Nintendo	TAB	JPN/US/UK
	Cu-On-Pa	T&E Soft	PUZ	JPN
	Daikatana	Ion Storm	SHT	US
	Ultra Donkey Kong	Nintendo	ACT	US
	Dracula 3D (Castlevania 64)	Konami	ACT	JPN/US/UK
	F-Zero 64	Nintendo	RAC	JPN/US/UK
	Freak Boy	Virgin Interactive	ACT	US
	Jack and the Beanstalk	Nintendo	ACT	JPN/US/UK
	Kindaichi's Accident File	Hudson Soft	-	JPN
	Kirby Air Ride	Nintendo	RAC	JPN/US/UK
	NBA In the Zone '98	Konami	SPT	US
	New Japan Pro Wrestling	Hudson Soft	SPT	JPN
	Silicon Valley	BMG	ACT	US/UK
	Super Mario RPG 2	Nintendo	RPG	JPN/US/UK
	Super Mario 64 2	Nintendo	ACT	JPN/US/UK
	Tonic Trouble	Ubisoft	-	US
	Turrican 64	Factor 5	SHT	US
	Ultra Desent	Interplay	SHT	US/UK
	VR Baseball	Interplay	SPT	US
	VR Golf	Interplay	SPT	US

Key
ACT	Action
FGT	Fighting Game
SLG	Strategy
RPG	Role-Playing Game
SPT	Sprot
TAB	Board Game
SHT	Shoot-'em-up
SIM	Simulation
RAC	Racing
ETC	Miscellaneous

Eager Waiting 1. The Legend of Zelda 64 2. GoldenEye 007 3. F-Zero 64 4. Super Mario RPG 2 5. Castlevania 64

6. Banjo-Kazooie 7. Mother 3 8. Ganbare Goemon 5 9. Yoshi's Island 64 10. Holy Magic Century

Top 5 In The US 1. International Superstar Soccer 64 2. Mario Kart 64 3. Super Mario 64 4. Wave Race 5. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Top 5 In Japan 1. Star Fox 64 2. Mario Kart 64 3. Power Pro Baseball 4 4. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter 5. Blast Corps

Top 5 In the USA 1. Hexen 2. Mario Kart 64 3. Super Mario 64 4. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter 5. Cruis'n USA

Top 5 Imports 1. Star Fox 64 2. Go Go!! Troublemakers 3. Blast Corps 4. Mario Kart 64 5. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Reviews

Arena

Title	Publisher	Score	Reviewer
Blast Corps	Nintendo	Jonathan Davies	88%

Import Arena

Title	Publisher	Score	Reviewer
MRC: Multi-Racing Championship	Imagineer	James Ashton	81%
Hexen	Midway Games	Jonathan Davies	69%
Go Go!! Troublemakers (Japanese)	Treasure Co. Ltd	Jonathan Nash	90%
Dark Rift	Vic Tokai	Zy Nicholson	72%
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Japanese)	Nintendo	James Ashton	75%

Feature

How to make it through E3 alive!

This talks about Tim Weaver time at the E3 1997 event.

How to win an N64 Magazine competition

Guys you tips on who to win a video game magazine contest. The winner of the Design-a-controller-plug-in competition was the Hamster Pak created by David Nixdorf.

N64 Magazine Investigate

The Euro Files: Inside Europe's Games Industry

The third and final part of the three N64 Magazine Investigate articles which gives incite on game developers. The third part gives look at the European developers that are developing games for the Nintendo 64.

How to...

Mario Kart 64

Gives extra info on tricks and tips to improve your skills on Mario Kart 64.

Super Mario 64

Strategy guide for the courses 11-15.

Extra Tips

• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Super Mario 64
• Star Fox 64
• FIFA 64
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy
• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
• International Superstar Soccer 64

The Nintendo Hotline

• Mario Kart 64
• Killer Instinct Gold

I'm the Best

Super Mario 64

#	Time	Confirmation	Score
American/Japanese
Foot Race With Koopa the Quick
1	0:19:0	Unconfirmed	Ryan Cowell
2	0:21:0	Unconfirmed	Andrew Watson
Peach Slide
1	0:16:0	Confirmed	Andrew Watson
2	0:18:0	Unconfirmed	Ryan Cowell
3	0:21:2	Unconfirmed	David Decena
PAL
Foot Race With Koopa the Quick
1	0:20:8	Confirmend	Andrew Mills
2	0:21:9	Confirmed	Stephen Adams
3	0:22:9	Confirmend	Neil Faulkner
4	0:36:6	Unconfirmed	John Young
Peach Slide
1	0:13:3	Confirmed	Andrew Mills
2	0:13:9	Confirmed	Neil Faulkner
3	0:15:7	Confirmed	Jez French
4	0:16:1	Unconfirmed	John Young
5	016:1	Unconfirmed	Oliver Edwards

Mario Kart 64

#	Time	Confirmation	Player
American/Japanese
Luigi Circuit
No Times Submitted
Mario Circuit
1	0:58:98	Confirmed	Kevin Shek
2	0:59:16	Confirmed	Neil Daunt
3	0:59:64	Confirmed	Graham Dibley
Peach Circuit/ Royal Raceway
1	02:35:34	Unconfirmed	Simon Franklin

Star Fox 64/Lylat Wars

#	Score	Confirmation	Player
Any Version
Level 1: Corneria
1	202	Confirmed	Roger Vance
2	187	Confirmed	P A Downs
3	183	Confirmed	Andrew Rutherford
Total Hits
1	1149	Confirmed	Andrew Rutherford
2	995	Unconfirmed	Roger Vance

Wave Race 64

#	Time/Score	Confirmation	Player
American/Japanese
Sunny Beach
1	1:05:266	Confirmed	Paul Knight
2	1:05:820	Confirmed	Carl Waters
3	1:05:884	Unconfirmed	Jon Hatch
4	1:06:193	Confirmed	Chris Murphy
5	1:06:254	Confirmed	Lee Hammond
PAL
Sunny Beach
1	1:18:018	Confirmed	Frankey Mayers
2	1:20:244	Unconfirmed	Andrew Mills
Stunt Mode, Dolphin Park
1	21737	Confirmed	Michael Green
2	21672	Confirmed	Ian Gollins
3	20281	Confirmed	Andrew Hurst
4	19747	Unconfirmed	Edward Gouldby
5	18080	Unconfirmed	Andrew Mills

Staff

• Editor: Jonathan Davies
• Production Editor: James Ashton
• Staff Writer: Tim Weaver
• Art Editor: Wil Overton
• US Correspondent: Doug Perry
• Japanese Correspondent: Max Everingham
• Art Assistant: Paul Jarrold
• Contributors: Zy Nicholson, Mark Ramshaw, Jon Smith, Jonathan Nash, Jason Moore

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External Links

• N64 Magazine Issue 5 at Out-of-Print Archive website