Geek News: Price Drops! Nintendo and Sony have ‘dropped the price of their consoles, the N64 and the Playstation to $179.99! Guess they feel the only thing left to compete with is the sunshine. Also, the new James Bond game, _Tomorrow Never Dies for the Playstation, has been delayed until 1999. Bummer. Nintendo 64: MLB ‘Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. (Angel Studios/Ninicndo Sports) Don’t take me out to the ball game, just plug it in. Boy, this new Sports divi- sion of Nintendo sure knows baseball, and thanks toa Ken Griffey Jr. endorse- ment, Major League Baseball is sure to be a hit. Superstar aside, virtual baseball never looked so good.. Full on polygons and super-smooth motion-cap- tured athletics are starting sto ger cerie in their realism. _ There’s a ball park in my ‘ house." . “Ir took me months to -: appreciate the N64 con- troller, but now. that I have - a handle.on the gawky little handful I-can’t. imagine a better use: for it than base- ball: ‘The C-buttons are dia- mond shaped, the analogue thumb-thingy offers tight bat swing control, even the - . Shoulder buttons figure in seamlessly. ” : “While I anderstand base- ball; P've never been a big fan. but-MLB is so user- friéndly.and ‘so helpful in its -- design (arrows and guides ‘ushering you this way and ‘that) that.it-feels fantiliar yet challenging ‘at the same. time. And if it gets boring, . jor league options are at. the ready to make it truly - enthralling, ‘though I stuck. ,. h Rookie: mode for the,” most part. Good rental. Good Purchaie. ~ - n: ReBoot (EA) .With-a CG television showas its inspiration,’ ReBoort was a 'shoo-in for a CG:game: An awesome look ‘and.layout.to. this corridor -. shooter, with one nagging * flaw which is also essential to. the game. You are Bob the Glitch-rotisg Guardian © : You can win tickets to «the next Vancouver - 86ers home game, » Friday, June 26, 7:36 - p.m. at Swangard * Stadium, against the ». Toronto Lynx, by > telling us the name of the host country for “the next World Cup in 2002. Deadline for the contest is. - Wednesday, June 24, 5 p.m. If your name is drawn you will be « -notified by phone. You can mail or drop them off at the News: Fax them to us at - 985-2104 or e-mail - your 86ers entry to _johng@nsnews.com. scooting around on your “zipboard” — a hovering skateboard sans wheels — protecting Mainframe from the evil MegaByte who’s sending “Terms” and bad guys to destroy your cool CG City. Unfortunately, that hov- erboard you're on is a real bitch to handle. While the . “Shop at Eaton’s this weekend and ¢ furniture * home electronics « area ru ¢ home comfort applian sci-fi skate-punk thing is pretty cool — lors of fun actually — control is exeep- tionally awkward, especially when trying to climb a series of steps or pivot te face the enemy. The darn thing slips, slides and dekes whether you like it or not. The game is always energetic, however, and if you look at the bright side, the sloppy teel adds to the mayhem quite nicely. Typical pick-ups, power-ups and obstacles throughout, non-enthralling bur well done just the same. A wobbling good adven- ture. Good rental. Good purchase. Friday, June 19, 1998 — North Shore News — 29 Virtual sports and ‘toon tips for summer Who says cheaters never win? ReBoot: Ar the main menu press Dwn, RI, Lft, Rehr, Dwn, £2, R2, Lit, Rght, Up for free shield with every Glitch pickup Top Rentals 1. Quest 64 (N64) 2. Road Rash 3D (Psx) 3. Descent: Freespace (PC) 4. World Cup 98 (Psx/N64) 5. 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