1999 – Page 77 – Lollipop Magazine

Tenchu – Stealth Assassins – Review

January 1, 1999

Tenchu is in that elite class of video games, so unique and interesting it warrants purchasing an entire game system for the pleasure of being able to play it.

Pool Hustler – Review

January 1, 1999

Pool Hustler may be the ultimate achievement in video billiards: The balls shine and roll and click and bounce off of one another just like the real thing.

The Kidney Thieves – Review

January 1, 1999

The Kidney Thieves are following their influences into hilarious and self-parody like Whitesnake opening for the Crüe on the 1987 Girls, Girls, Girls tour.

Pitfall – Review

January 1, 1999

Armed with a geological hammer and smart-ass remarks to make Indiana Jones look complacent, Pitfall Harry has come quite a long way. Voiced by Bruce Campbell.

The Huntington Cads – Introducing the New Sound – Review

January 1, 1999

For all practical purposes, the casual instrumental surf/samba/spy/etc. fan really needs know only two bands: The Huntington Cads and The Bomboras.

Activision Classics – Review

January 1, 1999

30 of the original Atari 2600 games that got it all started. Perfect for late-night bouts of drunken boredom when all you can manage is to move and shoot.

The Human League – The Very Best of The Human League – Review

January 1, 1999

A nice little retrospective of an underrated band whose entire catalog you’d never bother to pick up. Over and out, captain. Bleep.

Funeral Oration – Survival – Review

January 1, 1999

A different vocal style (a kinda lilting, heavily-vibratoed voice kinda like Morrissey) to add to the otherwise interchangeable punk songs. Worthy.

Four Letter Word – A Nasty Piece of Work – Review

January 1, 1999

While growlly and filled with “whoah” harmonies, Four Letter Word is a young band with a vintage sound that doesn’t sound borrowed.

The High Llamas – Lollo Rosso (Remix EP) – Review

January 1, 1999

Obsessive fans of one or more of the artists should enjoy this agreeable exercise in pointlessness. The rest of us: wave politely, no flash photography.