Welcome to Michel's Video Games page!

These pages have been consulted 1088 times September 15th 1994!

Fast jumps to sections: What's New, 3DO, Doom, Jaguar, SNES, Pinball, Netrek, Game Boy, Shockwave (3do), Way Of The Warrior (3do), the Video Game FAQ Page

This page is updated daily!! Check the What's New page to see the recent additions.

Introduction: Who am I?

Well, I'm a poor french lost in the United States for a year. I had to leave my SNES in France so I bought a 3DO as soon as I could when I arrived in Pittsburgh. I don't regret it. See the 3DO and SNES related stuff further in this page. Check also The Atari Jaguar links. Netrek and Doom fans may find some interesting links too. Pinball players will find the best infos for their favorite pinballs too! Arcade Game players can't miss my Video Game FAQ Page.

Please send me suggestions and interesting links by email at:

First, some interesting links for video game addicts:

Check these sites!
• The Games Domain home page (PC, X11 games, others...). Contains tons of FAQs in html format, lots of links to other games-related WWW pages. Tons of links there!
• The official Game Bytes WWW pages! Brand New on the WWW! Game Bytes is an electronic fanzine that talks mainly about the PC and computer games but also has columns for the consoles (SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, 3DO).
• Video Games FAQS ftp server: Mortal Kombat I and II, NBA Jam, Art of Fighting, lots of infos about real arcade games and console/computer games. Some of the files available there in ASCII have been translated by me in mosaic format. Check my Video Game FAQ Page.
• Check out the video game mosaic pages from Cardiff. This site contains lots of FAQs, pictures, info about video games for all type of machines.
• ftp.digex.net. Almost anything you can imagine for most platforms. New site.
• sunsite.unc.edu. Sega stuff only, including FAQs, electronic publications etc.
• ftp.ee.pdx.edu. 3DO material, mostly lots of game screenshots in JPEG format.
• busop.cit.wayne.edu. Miscellaneous material for CES, Turbo Duo, and Sega platforms. Very often Busy.
• rtfm.mit.edu. For video game newsgroup archives:
• Pinballs
  • Pinball machines: all you want to know about all the pinball machines in town!
• Doom
  • Here is the Doom FAQ V5.7 ASCII (250k) and The HTML version.
  • The ftp server for the wads, editors, faqs, etc...
  • DOOM for Sillicon Graphics Workstations is here! If you get an access denied, try later, the site is often overloaded. Get all the sgi* files. IMPORTANT NOTE: DOOM SGI is a normal X11 application. If you run it on a SGI but set the display to any X11 display it will work! On my SUN LX, it runs *GREAT* (at least 20 frames/sec)!. I just don't have the sound.
  • SGI DOOM users be happy! Here is the SGI DOOM FAQ!
  • The unofficial Doom page
  • Another Doom Page
  • Again another Doom page
  • Guess what ? Yes!a new Doom page!
  • You want to Play Doom with a modem ? Check the Internet Modem Player Listing WWW page!. It has a section dedicated to Doom players (and another one to Air Warrior players).
  • 3D techniques used by Doom's programmers ? Check this: Doom techniques.
  • Is there a doom on internet ? YES! Check WT (What's That), the cooperative InterNet effort (headed by Chris Laurel) to create a sorta Doom-like 3d engine called "wt" ("what's that" -never capitalized). I tried myself the 0.05 version on a sparc LX, and it looks very promising!
  • But the best doom-demo like for Sparc Stations or PC users is a demo produced by Criterion Software for Cannon. It shows the power of their 3D library (commercial). Check the demos on the Canon ftp site. The doom demo is REAL 3D (not like Doom) and *very impressive*.
• NetMaze (X11 multiplayer game)
  • The NetMaze official WWW page. NetMaze is an X11 multiplayer game very similar to Midi Maze on the old Atari ST.
• Netrek
  • The netrek mosaic server.
  • Netrek high scores.
• Arcade Games
  • The SEGA Virtua Fighter WWW page!
  • Real arcade games infos: how to buy one, how to rent one, some FAQs.
• Classic video games
  • You have an Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, a Mattel Intellivision console, a Vectrex ? Check this Classic Video Games mosaic page!

• The 3DO FAQ: version 2.4b, my new WWW version (beta), and the regular ASCII version.
• Game Reviews & Previews
  • Check the 3DO Game Reviews and Previews page!!
• Games to come:
  • Check this new list of games to come. This one has been posted the 06 June 1994 and comes from an official printed catalog. Check also the lists on the SCES page (see below).
  • Another list by Michael P. Delaney and Wigan Ludgate, updated August 15 1994.
• The Summer CES (Chicago):
  • Visit the SCES 94' mosaic page with all the 3DO related info compiled by myself!
• Way of the warrior: (thanks to David Liu)
  • Check the Way of the warrior page with everything you want to know about this game: screenshots, previews, info from beta tester David R. Liu, etc... Updated August 15 1994.
• Super Sreet fighter II:
  • From Brad Davidson (I thrust him): I don't know if anyone has heard this but as we all know there was a lot of confusion in the press release about Capcoms SSF2T for the 3DO. Capcom IS programming the game themselves and Panasonic will release and sell it.
• Shockwave:
  • Visit the Shockwave mosaic page with reviews, tips, discussion about this fantastic game, etc...
• Other games tips (thanks to Jason Cross for his 3DO survival guide, from where I picked most of these tricks):
  • Shadow Warriors: some Moves
  • Road Rash: some undocumented features!
  • Stuck in Doctor Hauzer ? Check the Doctor Hauzer complete walkthrough.
  • The Shockwave level guide. If you are stuck in Shockwave, READ IT! Also, check the Shockwave WWW page for reviews, screenshots, infos about the secret mission, etc...
  • An english translation of the controls of the game Doctor Hauzer (japanese import) by Walter Horat.
  • Alone in the Dark: complete walkthrough posted by Cykill.
  • John Madden codes. New! Change the size of the referee!
  • Crash'n'Burn FAQ. Updated July 14 1994.
  • Total Eclipse codes.
  • Out Of This World codes + inside subgame.
  • The Horde strategy guide.
  • The Horde Video View Code.
  • Mad Dog Mac Cree tricks.
  • Dragon's Lair Walkthrough
  • Stellar 7 tricks and codes. Updated July 12 1994.
  • Ultraman Moves
• Miscellanous info:
  • This is the official press release about The new Power PC upgrade for current 3DO (Avail. 1995).
  • The new 3D Sound system for the 3DO, by Dave Platt from 3DO Corp.
  • Here is an interview of Rob Dyer (Crystal Dynamics).
  • Read these new informations about the 3DO II.
  • Here are the 3DO II specifications. BEWARE: these are not confirmed information.
  • This is the official press release about the Real-Time MPEG Encoding System for the 3DO.
  • Brad Davidson talks about new joysticks/control pads he saw for the 3DO.
  • Here is a very recent (July 1994) interview of Trip Hawkins. He speaks about the future of the 3DO, the new hardwares, etc...
  • You want to use a NTSC 3DO on a PAL TV ? Check the NTSC decoder box for the 3DO.
  • Plugging a Sega powerstick or a snes joypad into a 3DO. NOT!
• Other 3DO sites:
  • Check this new 3DO WWW page by Hans Jespersen. Keep doing the good work HANS! His page contains MPEG anims and sounds of 3DO popular games!
  • The 3DO ftp site. Contains FAQs, everything!
  • The BUSOP.CIT.WAYNE.EDU ftp site. Contains lots of info about different game system including the 3DO. Very often Busy!

• Super Metroid Walkthrough
• Secret of Mana FAQ

• A new *GREAT* Atari Jaguar page by Nils Jacobsen. Plenty of interesting stuff there, even for non Jaguar owners.
• Jaguar DOOM screenshots are there!
• An nice Atari Jaguar page by Jeff Schlicht. Many info about the Jag there! Check also his "Interesting Thingy" page.

• A nice game Boy WWW page by Marat Fayzullin. Contains lots of stuff: Don't forget to check the very good looking "Cheats and Password page"!
• The Game Boy FAQ

michel.buffa@cmu.edu