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Friday 70 Section 7 Chicago Tribune, Friday, May 29, 1992 CN Sports this one the checkered flag. Olympic moments Winter Challenge (Ballistic; IBM, Sega; $54.95) was one of the few titles to come, out during the Winter Olympics, and it was certainly the gold medal winner. This colorful, easy to learn program offers eight events, from Bobsled and Luge to Cross Country Skiing and the Biathlon. Up to 10 players can compete at once, each controlling his or her own team. A welcome touch is an instant replay feature that works just like a VCR.

Olympic Gold Barcelona 92 SJS. Gold; IBM; $5495) is due release this month after attracting a lot of attention at recent $49.95) is a replay of an entire 16-game football season. All 28 teams are represented, each with a 45-man roster. You train your team by trying to improve the 16 attributes on which each player is rated, from speed to endurance to intelligence. For each game you elect to coach or to play and coach.

World of wheels Grand Prix Unlimited (Accolade; IBM; $49.95) combines a challenging Formula I simulation with a course architect that lets you create your own Grand Prix tracks. The program lets you customize your Ferrari by adjusting steering, suspension, wing angles, gear ratios and much more. Give computer conventions. It offers competition in seven events, including the 100-meter dash, freestyle swimming, archery, pole vaulting and springboard diving. Players represent one of eight countries, and the game can be played in any of eight different languages.

School of hard knocks ABCs Wide World of Sports Boxing (Data East; Amiga, IBM; $49.95) lets you manage a boxer from training camp and preliminary bouts through the championship, and it captures well the trials and tribulations of a boxer's career. The graphics lack the pizazz of sensational animation of 4-D Boxing (Electronic Arts), but the program offers such a wealth of options that it should be a hit with boxing fans. Continued from Page 67 Arts; most systems; $59.95) has become the most ubiquitous football simulation, with versions appearing for everything from Amiga to Super Nintendo computers. In all formats the game boasts superior graphics and a wealth of options. The program is much more an arcade action game rather than a statistical replay, and should win fans with joystick jockeys everywhere.

NFL Football(Konami; IBM; wackiness and mayhem of this high-tech demolition derby. Base Wars (Konami; NES; $53.95) just might be the best two-player game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. A wacky takeoff on baseball, this program combines just enough realism with whimsy to make for a playable and thoroughly enjoyable contest RoboSport (Maxis; Macintosh; $59.95) is a mind-bending strategy game from the company that produced the wonderful SimCity and SimAnt simulations. This gladiatorial competition features robots battling it out in five different games in 24 bizarre arenas. It's the thinking player's game of mayhem.

Online sports Baseball Manager 10 ($119.95) is an online Rotisserie League played on the Prodigy Network. Last year's debut season was marred by buggy software and bizarre results (my team once won 10-0 in extra innings at home, an impossible result in real life), but warts and all, the program was addictive. This year's version promises more realistic results and smoother execution. It also features something sadly missing last yean postseason playoffs. MicroLeagneUSA Today Fantasy Manager (Microkague; IBM; $3955) lets people who run Rotisserie Leagues download stats from the USA Sports Center to simplify recordkeeping.

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A two-player version for the Super NES is due for release shortly. Wild Wheels (Ocean Software; Amiga, IBM; $49.95) is a sci-fi version of football in which the players are roadsters that convert into customized monsters. If you can buy into that bizarre concept, then you might enjoy the lew videos Continued from Page 67 and advanced levels) are available from Strand Home Video at $9.98 each. Fans of TV yoga instructor Priscilla Patrick (of PBS' "To Life! and Lifetime Network's will welcome the release of "Priscilla's Yoga Maintenance Routine" (Yoga I Videos, a quick daily workout for those who are already familiar with basic yoga postures. To order, call 800-383-8811, ext.

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