No matter how good a videogame magazine may be, there are some things that you just can't get from print. We can show you the pictures of the games, and tell you about the games, but it's impossible for us to actually put the controller in your hands and let you play the game for yourself, or even see the game in motion. Enter the Ultra Game Players Disc.
On the disc, which works with both Apple Macintosh and PC compatibles, you'll find movies of all the newest, hottest console games, as well as playable demos of the biggest PC and Mac titles. We've also thrown in some on-line software to bring you up to speed. Read the print magazine, check the web site, and view the disc to get the full Ultra Game Players impact.
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Faulty disc/subscription questions: phone 415-468-2500. Current subscribers can receive the disc by following the help line instructions.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you have a problem running the disc, drop me an email, disceditors@ultragp.com. If you're having a problem with the movies (like they don't run) you need to install Quicktime. On the PC, make sure you run QT16.
SCREENSAVERS
Blade Runner, Resident Evil, UGP Covers, Hexen 2, and VS.
Mac and PC: double click the installer to put the screen saver on your system! Win95/PowerPC only. Mac users should only have one active screen saver at any given time. To uninstall Mac: drag the screen saver file out of your Control Panels folder. To uninstall PC: delete two screen saver files (they always begin with "ugp") from your Windows directory, go to the Displays Control Panel, select screen saver, select "none" and click apply.
Demos - Mac
Battlegirl - Vector graphics never looked so good in this hip retro
futuristic action game from Ultra|United
Bonkheads Deluxe - Those wild and crazy Bonkheads are back in this sequal
to one of the Mac's classics
MacQuake - Nuff said.
Galapagos - save the little nano-creature thingy from the evil techno
overlords, or something like that. Very cool artificial life game.
Postal - You go postal with napalm, rocket launchers, machine guns and shot
guns in this ultra violent, ultra bloody top down shooter.
Hexen II - Gothic Quake with Paladins, Sorcerers and Demons, Oh Yeah!
Virtua Fighter II - Segas awesome fighting game on your PC, who needs arcades?
Worms 2 - The sequel to the classic turn based, ballistic worms game. A
must play.
Postal - You go postal with napalm, rocket launchers, machine guns and shot
guns in this ultra violent, ultra bloody top down shooter.
Code Crypt - the secrets of Goldeneye revealed!
Bootcamp - Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, more moves that your mama knows!
Movies
Bomberman 64
Diddy Kong Racing
NHL Faceoff
GTR 98
Moto Racer
Nightmare Creatures
PGA Tour 98
Pitfall 3D
Shadow Master
Skull Monkeys
Jet Moto 2
VS
Bust A Move 3
Duke Nukem
Crash 2
Red Asphault
Cool Boarders 2
ONLINE
DIRECT WEB CONNECTIONS!
Visit UGP Online or the Imagine Games Network Home Page.
Mac Online
The Palace - The Palace is Ultra Game Players real-time chat engine. In conjunction with your Internet Service Provider, The Palace software allows you to chat and interact with other gamers in the Ultra Game Players palace. The Palace software provided on this disc is the shareware version of The Palace. You may use it freely to visit Ultra Game Players or any one of the hundreds of other Palace sites on the Net as a guest. To become a Palace member, please read the documentation included with the software for how to register. After running the installer, simply connect to your Internet Service Provider and double-click on the executable icon. Once launched select OPEN CONNECTION from the FILE menu in the menu bar. In the HOSTNAME field of the resulting dialog box enter: www.gameplayers.com Leave the contents of all other fields as the defaults and click on the CONNECT button. You should then be connected via TCP/IP to the Ultra Game Players Palace. You should find yourself in the Ultra Game Players Welcome Room. There are a variety of rooms in The Palace where different gaming topics are discussed. There are scheduled conferences with industry figures and the UGP editorial staff. Be sure to check Ultra Game Players Online frequently for the schedule of events. To learn more about The Palace or receive technical support, please refer to: http://www.thepalace.com/ We look forward to seeing you there.
PC Online
The Palace - The Palace is Ultra Game Players real-time chat engine. In conjunction with your Internet Service Provider, The Palace software allows you to chat and interact with other gamers in the Ultra Game Players palace. The Palace software provided on this disc is the shareware version of The Palace. You may use it freely to visit Ultra Game Players or any one of the hundreds of other Palace sites on the Net as a guest. To become a Palace member, please read the documentation included with the software for how to register. After running the installer, simply connect to your Internet Service Provider and double-click on the executable icon. Once launched select OPEN CONNECTION from the FILE menu in the menu bar. In the HOSTNAME field of the resulting dialog box enter: www.gameplayers.com Leave the contents of all other fields as the defaults and click on the CONNECT button. You should then be connected via TCP/IP to the Ultra Game Players Palace. You should find yourself in the Ultra Game Players Welcome Room. There are a variety of rooms in The Palace where different gaming topics are discussed. There are scheduled conferences with industry figures and the UGP editorial staff. Be sure to check Ultra Game Players Online frequently for the schedule of events. To learn more about The Palace or receive technical support, please refer to: http://www.thepalace.com/ We look forward to seeing you there.
Disc Operation:
Installation for Macintosh Computers*:
1. Insert the Ultra Game Players Disc in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click on the ULTRAGP icon.
3. Choose your computer platform. "Start68k" for 680xx machines, "StartPPC" for Power PC machines.
4. The full interface should launch at this point in time.
Installation for IBM compatible personal computers*:
1. Insert the Ultra Game Players Disc in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open "My Computer".
3. Double click on your CD-ROM drive; usually noted as Drive D:
4. Double click on "Start95."
5. The full interface should launch at this point in time.
*You must have Apple QuickTime installed on your computer to view the Preview movies. Apple QuickTime is provided in the Setup folder at startup. To install QuickTime for Windows, do the following:
1. Insert Ultra Game Players Disc in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click on the ULTRAGP icon.
3. Double-click on the "Setup" folder.
4. Double click on "qt211".
5. Double click on "QT16"
6. The installation should begin at this point in time.
System requirements are as follows:
PC: IBM or 100% compatible; Pentium; Windows 95; 8MB of RAM; 2X CD-ROM drive: SoundBlaster-compatible sound card; Modem recommended (14.4 Kbps minimum)
Macintosh: System 7 or higher; 68040/25Mhz; 8MB of RAM; 2X CD-ROM drive; Modem recommended (14.4 Kbps minimum)
Please keep in mind that some game manufacturers are optimizing for higher system requirements than stated above, therefore certain titles may not be accessible to persons with system requirements similar to those suggested by Imagine Publishing.
Check each demo's ReadMe file for individual system requirements.
Comments:
You will have many questions that a simple ReadMe(.txt) file cannot answer. We invite you to e-mail us at the address below, and be sure that we will respond in a reasonable amount of time. We want your reaction to this disc. Your recommendations and comments will be seen by our disc editors. Feel free to write us at: disceditors@gameplayers.com
