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Lucasarts-98Catalog 01-092 PRICE $39.95 PLATFORM Windows 95 CD-ROM CATEGORY Meet Manny Calavera-suave, debonair Grophic Advenlure; Single-play travel agent in the Land of the Dead. AVAILABILITY Lately some of his customers have been Now getting bilked out of the "eternal rest" promised in the color brochures. What's a working stiff to do? Plunge headlong into an engrossing film-noir adventure of corruption and deceit, sprinkled with a huge dose of wry humor and amazing 3D graphics. Once you fall for Manny's ITEM# charms, you may never stop playing. 18-013 GRIM FANDANGO STRATEGY GUIDE The official handbook of tips, tricks ORDER INFORMATION and inside moves for power-players Grim Fandango #01-092 ········· . ...... $39.95 and beginners. Grim Fandango Official Strategy Guide #18-013 .......... .........$19.95 Or 24 hours a day www.lucasarts.com i Cata log Minimum WIN.95 RAM Minimum Recommended Game Title Page# Operating System Compatible Required Processor Processor Afterlife - PC p.22 MS.DOS 6.0 Ye• 8M8 486DX2/66 486DX2/66 Afterlife - MAC p.22 Moc OS 7.1 8M8 68040 33 mhz Power PC l.i r"C:'t.~ba·i ·ciaiii<i ·~ · Pi: .. · · .. .. .... j;:2s ·· .............. · "i:iS:oofaii .. No 64ok ~~~(1 : ~ ..... ' .. :::: :::: :~~:~ :::: .. Balii'I~~--~ ' (:°t\~mpion~ ·:.: PSx p. 13 ·· · · · · · · ..... · .. ·. ··. ·· · · ·. ·· .. ·· · ·. .................. .. 28i;/16' ............. 28i;/1'6 Ci~s~·i~ · Adv·~~t~;~~ · :: · pc ·· .......... · ··p-.24 · MS.COS 3.0 No 640k Dari<. F;;;c;;;· ~ PC: ·· · · · · · .. ·· · · · · · · · · .. ·· · · .;.i1 MS.DOS 5.0 Ye• 8MB .. ·:ia6ox/:i3 "is6ox/:i3 · Dark Farces - MAC p.21 Moc0571 8MB 68040 68040 33 mhz Dark Forces - PSX p.13 ... .. ................ 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"j;:i;i' .................................................. v;;d.; siOrie~ ~ pc: ·· · · · · · · : i; : ~ :i W;ndow• '95 Yes 8MB 4 To order by phone 888.532.4263 Together for one incredible price, award-winning best-seller, jedi Knight, and its companion mission, Mysteries of the Sith '~ ln jedi Knight seven eviljedi threaten to extinguish the entire galaxy. Grab your lighrsaber and help Kyle Karam prevent them from unleashing the Dark Forces from an ancientjedi burial ground. The epic continues in Mysteries of the Sith, featuring jedi apprentice and former assassin, Mara jade. Wield powerful new weapons and all new Force powers in this intense, action-pac ked saga. Own both for only $39.95. ORDER INFORMATION jedi Knight }EDI KNIGHT OFFICIAL #01-086 . .... ......... ... $39.95 STRATEGY GUIDE jedi Knight Official Strategy Guide Serious gamers, curious beginners, #18-010 .................. $19.95 get unstuck fast with the only official PLATFORM MULTIPLAY Windows 95 Modem, Network strategy guide. Already own jedi Knight? Order CD-ROM and Internet Mysteries of the Sith* separately: CATEGORY AVAILABILITY ~. First person 30 Now #01-076 ..... ... $19.95 Action Single 1 _s:: I ... • Must havt jedi Knight and Multiplay ONE- playllonione.com Or 24 hours a day www.lucasarts.com 5 ITEM# 01-097 PRICE $29.95 PLATFORM R elive your favorite Star Wars W indows 95 CD· ROM memories and create new ones with CATEGORY Behind the Magic, an engaging Entertainment exploration of the entire Star Wars AVAILABILITY Now universe. Delve behind the scenes of the original trilogy into the char­ acters, technology, settings and plots that made it great. Get an insider sneak preview of the Star Wars : Episode I motion picture. A must-have for fans everywhere. ORDER INFORMATION Star Wars: Behind the Magic #01-097 ..... $29.95 ITEM# 01·095 PRICE $49.95 PLATFORM Windows 95 Climb into Luke Skywalker's CD-ROM 3D Accelerator CTi ght suit and choose an all new Required; Joystick Highly Recommended Rebel Alliance craft. As leader of CATEGORY Action Arcade th e elite Rogue Squadron, your AVAILABILITY mission is to race through amazing Lote Foll 1998 3D wo rlds facing one pulse- pounding challenge after another: search and des troy, reconnaissance , rescues, and more. Play the right mix of offense and defense, protect your wingmates and live to Oy another mission. ORDER INFORMATION Star Wars : Rogue Sq uadron #01-095 ...............S49.95 T here's nothing more dangerous than a man with nothing to lo e. Ride back in to the Wild West as ex­ marshal James Anderson, an angry hombre with a shon fuse. 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