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SUNDAY MARCH 29 1992 ideo Games QistcnlJp 1 The future ot Top 40 radio! Leaders of the most Important rock revolution since the British invasion! what critics are calling na the overnight sensation of our generation Virtually unknown six months ago blend of punk hard rock and pop has helped piece together a fragmented music audience Check out the evidence: Their current album Nevermind has sold 35 million copies out early help from radio twice held the 1 spot on Billboard's album chart displacing Michael Dangerous the second time up 1 Their "Smells Like Teen single eventually went Top 10 garnering major airplay on alternative hard rock and pop stations The Seattle surprise success has opened up the market for other Tennyson McCalla from New Rochelle NY wrote me saying vyedont run enoush stories atjoutvideo games Tennyson this review of two new Sega Genesis games is for you! itn'aAafo Electronic Arts continues Its trend of game show contestant must blast his way making great Genesis games with Star through 12 hlgh-actlon levels fig ht and Fatal Rewind You control the robo-contestant as he Starfight based on the popular coin- lights tor his life avoiding clever booby puter game allows you to explore an en- traps HALF enemies and the ever-pre- tire galaxy gathering artifacts and clues sent rising add Besides weapon variety I on the way While the game combines ac- what sets FR apart from a slew of shoot- tion and strategy the stress is definitely fem-ups Is your capability to rewind" on strategy with a 140-page manual of- the action Fatal Rewind replays your lat- fering hints and illustrations est attempt at escape allowing you to Starfight Is such a captivating game Jump In and correct your mistake at any find It worthwhile to explore ait point Outstanding graphics complete 270 star systems as you search for these- this Psygnosis hit crets of the galaxy Fatal Rewind from the creators of Starfllght and Fatal Rewind from Shadow of the Beast Is a take-off ot The Electronic Arts for Sega Genesis Ki95 Running Man movie and book where a and $4995 respectively From left David Grohl Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic of Nirvana: The future of pop? acts especially In Its musically fertile hometown While major labels raid the city looking for the next Nirvana young groups are migrating there hoping to catch the big wave Ironically the band consisting of singer guitaristsongwriter Kurt Cobain bassist Chris Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl seems totally disinterested In the rods star game They almost had to cancel a recent Saturday Night live appearance when Cobain refused to ride In a llmo But play they did actually smashing their Instruments before finishing the set The refusal to take Itself too seriously Is legend Consider description of live shows: TWe're out of tune and use a lot of explains not on purpose or because we care just musically and rhythmically retarded and we play so hard we tune our guitars test enough" Why Is a -rhythmically retarded" band whose 1989 debut Bleach was totally Ignored by the rock establishment suddenly so huge? Quite simply Nirvana Is the first to combine anger with an accessible sound -Attitude Is one thing but a good song Is the most important thing- says Cobaln the only way to really touch someone".