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nia

the

first time

around.

Sure, we were

aware

it, but having

spent

our teen years

fascinated

by pinball

machines,

weren't

part of

the age

group that

made

video

games,

in both

arcades

and at home,

their

generation's

own.

This

time around,

what

has

caught our

attention

is the tan-

talizing

phrase

"3 -D."

Having

also grown

up in

the era

of 3 -D

movies,

the idea

that video

games

today

have

moved

that

special

effect into

the

home

intrigued

us. So we

set out

to test

two

of the

mostly widely

publicized

3 -D-

capable

systems.

At this point,

GIZMO

should

offer

a few disclaimers,

given

that

there

are entire

magazines

devoted

vid-

eo gaming

and that among

cartridge

par-

tisans,

emotions

and loyalties

are only

slightly

less

extreme than

among

suppor-

ters

of major

-league sports

teams.

Ours

was

not

a comprehensive

test in

that we

didn't

play the

games

non -stop for

hours,

or in

any particularly

competitive

situations.

Instead, we were

interested

finding

out just how

three -dimensional

the

3 -D video

-game

experience

is.

Very

and not much

are

our respective

judgments

the Sega

and Nintendo

3 -D

games,

Missile

Defense

3 -D and

Rad

Racer. The

Sega game

has the

edge if

only

by virtue

greater

emphasis

on three

dimensionalty

as a selling

point.

In setting

the game systems,

we were

pleased

one change

in the home- video-

game

technology.

Both systems

feature

automatic

RF switches

for

linking

control

decks

to a TV.

Previously,

the

players had

manually

make

the shift between

and game.

Now

it's done

automatically.

small

refinement,

but it

beats turning

the television

only

to be confronted

the

roar

video

static,

then jumping

reset

the

RF switch

for television

viewing.

Both

systems

also

feature

point

-and-

shoot

game

guns, Nintendo's

Zapper

and

the Sega

Light

Phaser. Those

add

-on ac-

cessories

allow

player

interaction with

the

screen

and all

the aggression

satisfac-

tion

inherent

in a weapons

approach

game playing.

But

only the

Sega

Missile

Defense

3 -D cartridge

makes

us of

that

accessory

3 -D play.

Nintendo

Rad

Racer, with

its

road race

motif,

uses

the

system's game

control pad.

What

Sega also

has are LCD

3 -D glass-

es,

described

as "sleek,

black wrap-

around

frames

[with]

liquid

crystal

shut -

ters...synchronized

precision

timing

with

the

image

generated

by the 3 -D game

cartridge."

Those

appear

to be the

same

sort

of rig with

which

Toshiba

outfits

its 3-

D video

camcorder,

shown

at last

Janu-

ary's

Consumer

Electronics

Show.

Actually,

the

3 -D specs

are kind of sleek

and not

at all

uncomfortable

to wear,

even

for

extended

periods.

They're

connected to

the

Sega game

console with

wired

adapt-

er that fits

into the

unit's game

-card slot.

With

glasses

in place

and

our finger

wrapped

around the

trigger

of the

Light

Phaser, we

found the

three-

dimensionality

Missile Defense

quite

satisfactory.

even found

ourselves,

once

deep

into the

game, ducking

and

dodging

the missiles

heading

our way.

Looked

at without

adaptive

eyewear,

the

screen

image

projected

Missile

De-

fense appears

to pulsate

and shudder.

Using the same

optical principal

as the one

behind one

of the 19th

Century's favorite

home

-entertainment

devices,

the stereop-

ticon,

the

Sega glasses

"shutters"

merge

the layered,

pulsating

image

for the view-

er. The result

is 3 -D

that's as convincing

any experienced

Vincent

Price fans

movie

houses

throughout

the world

so years

ago.

Nintendo's

version

3 -D suffers

comparison.

uses the

traditional

low

cost red/blue

viewer

specs.

The instruction

booklet

for Rad

Racer includes

warning

that theater

of yore

never gave

their

au-

diences. Nintendo

cautions

on use of

the

3 -D peepers,

"please

limit

continuous

play

to approximately

15 minutes"

and

"during

3 -D play,

if you feel your

eyes

are

becoming

tired,

discontinue

play..."

Which kind

of takes

the pleasure

out of

fond

childhood

memories

3 -D double

features.

two dimensions,

Rad Racer is

heart- pounding,

instant

-reflex collection

of twists

and turns

over eight different

ter-

rains.

But its

3 -D effects are weak. We've

seen

3 -D postcards

of cut flowers with

more animation.

Instead

of the

image extending

toward

the

player, Nintendo's

system

gives

the

background

the screen image

certain

dimensionality.

It's logical

in that the

play-

er is

driving

towards the screen's

horizon

line,

behind the wheel

of the Rad Racer.

So attention

should

be focused

on the dis-

tance

as represented

on the screen.

As log-

ic, it's fine,

but as

illusion it

falls fatally

short.

Nintendo

deserves

recognition

for not

going the

expensive accessory

equipment

route.

Sold separately,

Sega's

super -duper

LCD

3 -D specs

go for as much

as $59.95.

The device

is delicate

enough that instruc-

tions include

"care

and cautionary"

direc-

tions.

Avoid pokes,

scrapes,

and scratches

on the

inside of

the glasses

well

contact with

direct sunlight,

high tem-

peratures,

or water. Which

are

also some

of the ordinary

hazards

of childhood play.

Better

the kid

-vid player

should get

free set

of cardboard glasses with

each 3 -D

Nintendo

game.

Still, in our

brief exam-

ination,

Sega is king of

the 3 -D hill. A

decision

backed up by

very

select

group

of testers.

A young

woman we

know

is a

very

active babysitter.

She tells

us that among

her charges.

Sega

appears to be the

over-

whelming

favorite

of video

-game

players.

In a group

of 15

tots she

and co- workers

regularly

supervise,

there

are four video

game owners,

only

one of whom

has a

Nintendo

system.

The

kids themselves,

between

6 and

9 years

old, over-

whelmingly

prefer

the Sega mix

of lights.

action,

and image.

Not scientific,

of course,

but

the sam-

pling points

up a possible

difference

be-

tween video

-game fans

past

and present.

The

first

time around,

teens

and pre-teens

were

the fans.

But today's

video

-game

en-

thusiast,

unless we

misjudge,

is likely

be younger

still.

Partly

a reflection

of the

move

from

arcade

to home

playing,

but

also a basic

part

of kid

culture.

Those

3 -D horror

films of

the 1950s

started

out with

a high

-school

age

au-

dience,

but by

the

end of the

cycle were

depending

a younger

crop

of movie-

goers.

The

playthings

may

be electronic,

but toys

still get

handed

down

to younger

brothers

and sisters.

Bettor

Living

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fact that

the beeper

device confirmed

minutes

later).

The system

goes down

from time

time,

as systems

do. In that situation,

there's

little recourse

except to get

out the

roll of quarters

and head for

the nearest

pay

phone.

It's important

to keep

The

Sports

Page

charged

up. We

didn't

tend

to that

chore.

and

eventually

the

unit stopped

function-

ing.

At which

point,

according

to a Beeper

Plus

representative,

the

pager was

due for

another

12 -hour

charge

-up in

its stand.

The day will

come when

every

book-

maker and

serious punter within

range

the service

will

have The

Sports Page.

Cur-

rently

Beeper Plus will

only say

that some-

where

between 4,000

and 10,000

units

have been

sold. In years past,

a service

this would

have

raised

eyebrows in a

number

circles, including

law-

enforce-

ment

agencies.

But with

many

states

in the lottery

busi-

ness,

legal gambling

enclaves on

both

coasts,

and

sports fanaticism

a widespread

and thoroughly

documented

phe-

nomenon,

The Sports Page

is just

another

accessory

for better

(and bettor)

living

through

electronics.

From our

exposure to

the

device, we'd

say the odds

for its

excep-

tance by

the public,

and hence its success.

are fairly

good.

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Contributors to this issue

GIZMO

are: George Arthur,

senior writer;

Ross

Skoggard;

and

John Swenson.

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