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  U K A - N 6 4  E Z I N E  
ٰ
 By [-LuIgI-] 
Ĵ
FEBRUARY  2000
ٰ



( Introduction )Ŀ
                                                                      
    February is hardly renowned as being a good month for games       
  releases and I'm sorry to say that this month hasn't been any       
  exception. However, I've done my best to make sure this months      
  ezine has enough content and ascii pr0n* to make it worth reading.  
                                                                      
    Sorry, due to a lack of time there were no ezines for December    
  and January, live with it! Also, this issue was extremely rushed,   
  hence the reason it is crap.                                        
                                                                      
    If you are viewing this ezine with windows notepad or something   
  equally as lame please read no further until you install a good     
  ASCII viewer such as NFODIZ 5.0 (500Kb), this ezine wont look as it 
  should in windows notepad, download the following file, your        
  viewing pleasure depends on it                                      
  http://members.xoom.com/nfodiz/nfodiz.zip                           
                                                                      
    Major thanks go out to Ravemax who said that I can use this ascii 
  layout which he originaly created for the Dextrose info files.      
                                                                      
                                         LuIgI                        
                                         (uka@ownup.co.uk)            
                                                                      
  * ascii pr0n not included due to legal reasons.                     
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   C O N T E N T S   
ٰ


( In this issue: )Ŀ
                                                                      
    1. February's Games                                               
                                                    
    2. February's Patches                                             
                                                  
    3. February's Others (inc tools)                                  
                                       
    4. February's Chart                                               
                                                    
    5. February's Features                                            
                                                      
    6. Major Games To Come                                            
                                                
                                                                      
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     F E B R U A R Y   G A M E S   R E L E A S E S     
                                                       
           ^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^           
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     SECTION 1       
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[Resident Evil 2 - 256Mbit - NiL]Ŀ
                                                                        
    _______  __________/\_______/\__                                    
    \__    \|  ____     __/_    ___/                                    
     /      \   \/       \/      \_/\                                   
    /    \       \_       \_         \_                                 
    \_____\_______/________/__________/md                               
    ----<Network International Ltd.>----                                
    |                                   |                               
    |      Resident Evil 2  [PAL]       |                               
    |            - Capcom -             |                               
    |                                   |                               
    `======================[V64/512M]==='                               
                                                                        
    DATE [ 02/02/2000 ] = COUNTRY [ PAL ] = FILENAME = [ nil-re2p.zip ] 
    -----    
    SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ Capcom ] = cHART pOINTS [7 (6+1)]    
    -----    
                                                                        
    NiL beat Group 5 to the PAL release of this game.                   
                                                                        
    As the first 512Mbit game this game retails in the UK for 60 pounds 
    ($90) and to be quite honest I would feel a bit of a dumbass if I   
    were to go out and purchase this, especialy when you concider that  
    not a lot has changed from its Graystation incarnation appart from  
    a few bonus features and lower quality FMV.                         
                                                                        
    Just as it did in USA this game gets released in Europe at the same 
    time as Resident Evil 3 on the playstation. Hardly good marketing.  
                                                                        
    Its a good game, but one that I wont be playing due to the fact     
    that I own a 256Mbit backup unit and I'm currently hooked on        
    Biohazard: Code Veronica (the fourth game in the Resident Evil      
    series). However, its not all bad news for all you dedicated N64    
    users as the fith resident evil game (Resident Evil Zero) will be   
    an N64 exclusive title due to be released this year.                
                                                                        
    RATED [GOOD]                                                        
                                                                        
ٰ


[Vigilante 8 2nd Offence - 96Mbit - TC]Ŀ
                                                                        
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       Vigilante 8 2nd Offence (C) Activision                         
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                                           ܲ                        
     ::: [N64/96MB/THECORPORATION]                               
                                                                        
    DATE [02/02/2000] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ tc-vig82.zip ]   
    -----    
  SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ Ativision ] = cHART pOINTS [11 (10+1)] 
    -----    
                                                                                 
    The Corporation are back by unpopular demand with a new oversized   
    diz file. Their first game of this month is Vigilante 8 2Nd offence 
    which, ofcourse, is the sequal to last years port of the hit        
    Graystation game Vigilante 8.                                       
                                                                        
    After playing this for many hours I can say that it is a fairly     
    good game, if a little repetative at times, if you played the last  
    game then your gonna know what to expect from this one. Drive about 
    in your heavily armed vehichcle blasting the living shit out of     
    other heavily armed vehicles basical sums up the unoriginal concept 
    behind this game. Not a bad game by any means but I would have      
    expected some new and inovative features in this sequal.            
                                                                        
    RATED [GOOD]                                                        
                                                                        
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[Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 - 256Mbit - MNC]Ŀ
                                                                        
        __ ___.  ___.  ___  ___   ______ ____/_                         
      _/  /   :_/ __| / . \/ _ \_/     // __/                           
     /   \/      _/-/  |  \_.  \_ /--<_  _/-,                          
     \___||___|______\__|___/|___/_____/_____\                          
    .------------------------------------------.                        
    |    VIRTUAL PRO WRESTLING 2 (C) ASIMIK    |                        
    `-[N64/JAP/256MBIT]------------------[Z64]-'                        
                                                                        
    DATE [03/02/2000] = COUNTRY [ JAP ] = FILENAME = [ mnc-vpw2.zip ]   
    -----    
     SAVE [ SRAM ] = PUBLISHER [ ASIMIK ] = cHART pOINTS [12 (10+2)]    
    -----    
                                                                          
    Menace again show us how dedicated they are to the scene by         
    making the big effort to release the latest japanese games to the   
    scene. On 3rd Feb they brought to us a Jap wrestling game of the    
    name Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 running on a version of the WWF        
    Wrestlemania 2000 game engine.                                      
                                                                        
    RATED [GREAT]                                                        
                                                                        
ٱ


[Crusin' USA V1.1 - 64Mbit - Oldskool]Ŀ
                                                                        
                   .       :_____                                       
    :_____ _____:""|______.|    /__ _____ __.                           
    |  .  Y   / .  |  ____|!   /.  Y  .  Y  |__                         
    |  !  !  /\ !  |___ /  . _/ l  |  i  |  l  |                        
    l_____l____\___i|   \__i  \____|_____!_____|                        
    ================l____\=|___\================                        
                 Cruisin' USA v1.1                                      
                    (C) Nintendo                                        
    =[N64]================================[64M]=                        
                                                                         
    DATE [04/02/2000] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ os-cu11.zip ]    
    -----    
    SAVE [ Mempack ] = PUBLISHER [ Midway ] = cHART pOINTS [4]          
    -----    
                                                                        
    Version change of old Midway arcade conversion. I always quite      
    liked this game but it seems to have the reputation of being a big  
    pile of shite.                                                      
                                                                        
    RATED [N/A]                                                          
                                                                        
ٱ


[Toy Story 2 - 96Mbit - NiL]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
   DATE [04/02/2000] = COUNTRY [ PAL/GER ] = FILENAME = [ nil-ts2.zip ] 
    -----    
     SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ Activision ] = cHART pOINTS [6]     
    -----    
                                                                        
    German version of this average platform game. Read last issue of    
    ezine for review.                                                   
                                                                        
    RATED [Average]                                                      
                                                                        
ٱ


[Iggy Kun No Bura Bura Poyon - 96Mbit - iNC]Ŀ
                                                                        
           poyZ _________                                               
        /\______\ _     /_____        __/\__                            
    ___/ _\ _    \/    _\   _/____    \    /                            
    \_  ___\/   \ \   /    /     /    /_  _\                            
     |  \ _______)   /_________ /       \/                              
    -+---\/----/____/---------\/---------------.                        
     :                                         :                        
     :     Iggy-kun no Bura Bura Poyon         :                        
     :           JAP/256MBiT/Z64               :                        
     :                                         :                        
     `-----------------------------[04-FEB-00]-                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
   DATE [ 05/02/2000 ] = COUNTRY [ JAP ] = FILENAME = [ inc-iggy.zip ]  
    -----    
    SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ Acclaim ] = cHART pOINTS [4 (6-2)]   
    -----    
                                                                        
    This is the Japanese version of an old Acclaim game, Iggy's Rekin'   
    Balls. Something strange here is that the rom's filename was        
    cy-iggy.rom . It was stated in the NFO that this game was supplied  
    by the Avenue 64 lamer himself, K0ns0ul, but from speaking to Monty 
    (aka Cartman) I was told that the reason for the rom being          
    cy-iggy.v64 is that CY are the initials of the guy that dumped it,  
    Now Konsoul's name is A***** E***** so something doesnt really add  
    up and I'm sure I heard someone mention before that this game was   
    on Usenet. Konsoul also managed to fuck up the DIZ by stating that  
    the game was 256Mbit. Doh!                                          
                                                                        
    RATED [Shit]                                                         
                                                                        
ٱ


[Supercross 2000 - 128Mbit - HS]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
         ___.:___ ___ _____ __.:___                                     
    H I G H  \  ||  /(___)\ __//  ||  /  H I G H                        
    SOCIETY_/   \\          \_    \\   \_SOCIETY                        
    ____ _\\____||________________||____//_ ____                        
                                                                        
       SUPERCROSS 2000 (C) EA SPORTS [N64]                              
         _____ ___ _____ __ ______ _____   _____                        
    cDr _\  _//   \\  _/(__))_   /_   _/__|    /                        
    ms_/ /__    |    /       /__/ |   |   |  _/                         
    _\\___________________________|___|______\ _                        
                                         [01/01]                        
                                                                        
    DATE [ 07/02/2k ] = COUNTRY [ PAL ] = FILENAME = [ hs-sc2pm.zip ]   
    -----    
  SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ Electronic Arts ] = cHART pOINTS [6]   
    -----       
                                                                        
    Multi Language PAL version of the same game that was released in    
    USA last year. Looks quite nice, but doesnt play all that well - I  
    guess we could say that about the majority of EA's sports games     
    though.                                                             
                                                                        
    RATED [Average]                                                      
                                                                        
ٱ


[Tarzan - 128Mbit - TC]Ŀ
                                                                        
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          Disney's Tarzan (C) Activision                              
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                                           ܲ                        
     ::: [N64/128MB/THECORPORATION]                              
                                                                        
    DATE [09/02/2000] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ tc-tarzn.zip ]   
    -----    
     SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ aCTIVISION ] = cHART pOINTS [10]    
    -----        
                                                                        
                                                                        
    RATED [Average]                                                      
                                                                        
ٱ


[Top Gear Rally 2 - 96Mbit - PDX]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
    DATE [10/02/2000] = COUNTRY [ PAL ] = FILENAME = [ pdx-top2.zip ]   
    -----    
   SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ Kemco ] = cHART pOINTS [7 (6+1)]      
    -----    
                                                                        
    Pal version of a game thats been out in USA since last year.        
                                                                        
    RATED [GOOD]                                                         
                                                                        
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[Diddy Kong Racing V1.1 - 128Mbit - OS]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
   DATE [ 11/02/2000 ] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ os-dkr11.zip ]  
    -----    
   SAVE [ EEPROM ] = PUBLISHER [ Nintendo ] = cHART pOINTS [4]          
    -----      
                                                                        
    At last ;D                                                          
                                                                        
    RATED [n/a]                                                          
                                                                        
ٱ


[PGA European Tour Golf - 128Mbit - iNC]Ŀ
                                                                        
           poyZ _________                                               
        /\______\ _     /_____        __/\__                            
    ___/ _\ _    \/    _\   _/____    \    /                            
    \_  ___\/   \ \   /    /     /    /_  _\                            
     |  \ _______)   /_________ /       \/                              
    -+---\/----/____/---------\/---------------.                        
     :                                         :                        
     :  PGA EUROPEAN TOUR GOLF (C) INFOGRAMES  :                        
     :           PAL/128MBiT/V64               :                        
     :                                         :                        
     `-----------------------------[11-FEB-2K]-                        
                                                                        
    DATE [11/02/2000] = COUNTRY [ PAL ] = FILENAME = [ inc-petg.zip ]   
    -----    
  SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ Infograms ] = cHART pOINTS [8 (10-2)]  
    -----      
                                                                        
    This game is a fucking disgrace, I pitty anyone that actually went   
    out and bought this load of bollocks (hello Sweed).                 
                                                                        
    RATED [SHIT]                                                         
                                                                        
ٱ


[Ridge Racer 64 - 96Mbit - TC]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
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     ܲ۰            ߲  FOR THE PEOPLE!                           
     ۲                                                               
                                                                     
        Ridge Racer 64 (C) Nintendo                                   
                                             ޲                        
                                           ܲ                        
     ::: [N64/256MB/THECORPORATION]                              
                                                                        
                                                                        
   DATE [ 15/02/2000 ] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ tc-ridge.zip ]  
    -----    
  SAVE [ Multi EEPROM ] = PUBLISHER [ NOA ] = cHART pOINTS [12 (10+2)]  
    -----      
                                                                        
    Ridge Racer 64 was developed by a new tem, NTS (Nintendo Software   
    Technologies) under license from Namco. It is basicaly a pollished  
    version of the early Ridge Racer game on $ony's Graystation, and    
    very nice it is too... but it comes far too late in the N64's life. 
    This is the sort of title that we should have been seeing in late   
    1997, but instead we had to make do with cutesy kiddy carty racers. 
                                                                        
    Novice players of this game seem to be complaining that the         
    controls are quite a load of bollocks, well give it time my friends 
    and ye shall reap the benifits, because once you have mastered the  
    controls system you'll be powersliding round the course like mad.   
                                                                        
    Saves with Episode 1 Racer bootcard.                                
                                                                        
    RATED [GREAT]                                                        
                                                                        
ٱ


[ECW Hardcore Revolution - 256Mbit - TC]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
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                      ޲ ۲                              
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     ܲ۰            ߲  FOR THE PEOPLE!                           
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      ECW: Hardcore Revolution (C) Acclaim                            
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                                           ܲ                        
     ::: [N64/256MB/THECORPORATION]                              
                                                                        
    DATE [16/02/2000] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ tc-ecwhr.zip ]   
    -----    
    SAVE [ SRAM ] = PUBLISHER [ Acclaim ] = cHART pOINTS [8 (10-2)]     
    -----      
                                                                        
    Did you ever think EA were cunts by bringing out the same Fifa game 
    every year with a different number on the end?.... Well now its     
    Acclaim's turn to join the hall of shame by releasing this          
    disgrace. Take WWF Attitude and change the textures to represent    
    ECW and what do you get?... A WHOLE NEW GAME.... yeah fucking       
    right, pigs might fly and Badmonkey isnt ugly!                      
    Wrestling is gay anyway, watched only by spotty little gimps (hello 
    Sweed) who take it far too seriously.                               
                                                                        
    RATED [SHITE]                                                        
                                                                        
ٱ


[NBA in the Zone 2000 - 128Mbit - MNC]Ŀ
                                                                        
        __ ___.  ___.  ___  ___   ______ ____/_                         
      _/  /   :_/ __| / . \/ _ \_/     // __/                           
     /   \/      _/-/  |  \_.  \_ /--<_  _/-,                          
     \___||___|______\__|___/|___/_____/_____\                          
    .------------------------------------------.                        
    |      NBA IN THE ZONE 2000 (c)KONAMI      |                        
    `-[N64/USA/128MBIT]------------------[Z64]-'                        
                                                                        
   DATE [ 20/02/2000 ] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ mnc-zn2k.zip ]  
    -----    
    SAVE [ MEMPACK ] = PUBLISHER [ Konami ] = cHART pOINTS [11 (10+1)]  
    -----      
                                                                        
    Are you tall, black and american? Silly question really, if you     
    are, you are probably in your "hood" playing "ball" with your       
    "hommies" or "pimping hos" rather than reading this shite.          
    Anyways, if your not, Konami has provided you with this NBA sim so  
    you too can pretend that you are tall, black, american and able to  
    "dunk" etc. , only problam is that the market is littered with      
    countless basketball games, each as shite as the one before,        
    however this is one of the better ones.                             
                                                                        
    RATED [GOOD]                                                         
                                                                        
ٱ


[Vigilante 8 2nd Offence - 96Mbit - NBCG]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        		
                      _______ ____  _____            N B C              
                  .___\_    /_\_  )/  __/__                             
        cDr/m's   |    /   /   (__    \    \_    G E R M A N Y          
                _||___/_____________________/____                       
            ______ _______ ______ ___.:____ /    \ _______ _______      
            \  __//_     //_    //   ||   //      \\_    /_\     /.     
          _/   \_  /____/ _/   /     ||             /   /   \  _//      
        _\\_______________\__________\/_______/\___/___________\        
    <--------------------------------------------------------------     
     Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense [N64/PAL/96MBIT/V64] (c) Activision       
    <--------------------------------------------------------------     
                                                                        
   DATE [ 25/02/2000 ] = COUNTRY [ PAL ] = FILENAME = [ nbcg-v82.zip ]  
    -----    
  SAVE [ Mempack ] = PUBLISHER [ Activision ] = cHART pOINTS [7 (6+1)]  
    -----      
                                                                        
    Pal version of the game that TC released earlier in the month.      
    Congrats to NBCG and their leet assed supplier on their first       
    commercial rom release ;)                                           
                                                                        
    RATED [GOOD]                                                         
                                                                        
ٱ


Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 - 128Mbit - MNC]Ŀ
                                                                        
        __ ___.  ___.  ___  ___   ______ ____/_                         
      _/  /   :_/ __| / . \/ _ \_/     // __/                           
     /   \/      _/-/  |  \_.  \_ /--<_  _/-,                          
     \___||___|______\__|___/|___/_____/_____\                          
    .------------------------------------------.                        
    |JEREMY MCGRATH SUPERCROSS 2000 (c) ACCLAIM|                        
    `-[N64/USA/128MBIT]------------------[Z64]-'                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
   DATE [ 26/02/2000 ] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ mnc-jmsc.zip ]  
    -----    
   SAVE [ Mempack ] = PUBLISHER [ Acclaim ] = cHART pOINTS [9 (10-1)]   
    -----    
                                                                        
    Oh my god, this is Acclaim's rival to EA's Supercross 2000 and it    
    does nothing to make me feel it was even worth Acclaim's trouble    
    publishing this. EA's game excells this in every way and even that  
    isn't saying too much.                                              
                                                                        
    RATED [CRAP]                                                         
                                                                        
ٱ


[Southpark Rally - 128Mbit - TC]Ŀ
                                                                        
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     ܲ۰            ߲  FOR THE PEOPLE!                           
     ۲                                                               
                                                                     
             South Park Rally                                         
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                                           ܲ                        
     :::  [N64/128Mb/THECORPORATION]                             
                                                                        
    DATE [26/11/2000] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ tc-sprly.zip ]   
    -----    
   SAVE [ Mempack ] = PUBLISHER [ Acclaim ] = cHART pOINTS [8 (10-2)]   
    -----      
                                                                        
    With the PC and PSX versions released sometime ago the N64 version  
    of this Mario Kart wannabe was delayed for marketing reasons untill 
    the end of february.                                                
    As I said about Chefs Luv Shack in the last ezine, this will sell   
    bucket loads, even although it is the biggest pile of shit game     
    that there ever has been. Poor graphics, controls, inovation and    
    framefrate are the 'only' features to let this title down ;) Oh,    
    but you can hear some cartoon kid say "Bastard" so I better rush    
    out and buy 10 copies.... not! :)                                   
                                                                        
    RATED [SHIT]                                                         
                                                                        
ٱ


[Pokemon Stadium - 256Mbit - NDT]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
    DATE [26/11/2000] = COUNTRY [ USA ] = FILENAME = [ ndt-pkst.zip ]   
    -----    
    SAVE [ FLASH ] = PUBLISHER [ Nintendo ] = cHART pOINTS [11 (6+5)]   
    -----     
                                                                        
                        ** GAME OF THE MONTH **                          
                                                                         
    This is the western version of Pokemon Stadium 2 (JAP) and with     
    aid of the GB64 Pack it enables English speaking among us to        
    battle our carefully raised GB pokemon with others in glorious 3D.  
                                                                        
    All sorts of mad features are included in this game and it will     
    soon become any poketrainer's best friend.                          
                                                                        
    This rom is different from the FINAL RETAIL one as it comes from    
    a pokemon stadium station machine or something, anyways... its      
    full, it works and it saves. CM Crack to get working and C&C boot-  
    card to save.                                                       
                                                                         
                                                                        
    RATED [3l33t]                                                        
                                                                        
ٱ


[Nuclear Strike - 256Mbit - NiL]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
    DATE [ 29/02/2000 ] = COUNTRY [ PAL/GER ] = FILENAME = [ nil-.zip ] 
    -----    
    SAVE [ Mempack ] = PUBLISHER [ EA ] = cHART pOINTS [7 (6+1)]        
    -----      
                                                                        
    German Language PAL version of this cool game. Brings back some of  
    the memmories of playing Desert Strike on the Mega Drive.           
                                                                        
    RATED [GOOD]                                                         
                                                                        
ٱ




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           ^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^           
                                                       
    F E B R U A R Y S   P A T C H   R E L E A S E S    
                                                       
           ^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^           
Ŀ                     ٰ
     SECTION 2       
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[Rocket: Robot On Wheels - Correct Dump Patch - Oldskool]Ŀ
                                                                        
                   .       :_____                                       
    :_____ _____:""|______.|    /__ _____ __.                           
    |  .  Y   / .  |  ____|!   /.  Y  .  Y  |__                         
    |  !  !  /\ !  |___ /  . _/ l  |  i  |  l  |                        
    l_____l____\___i|   \__i  \____|_____!_____|                        
    ================l____\=|___\================                        
     Rocket: Robot On Wheels *Correct Dump* APS                         
             (C) Sucker Punch/Ubi Soft                                  
    =[N64]================================[96M]=                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
    03/02/2000 - USA Version - os-rrwap.zip - cHART pOINTS [12]         
    -----    
                                                                        
    Finaly, a patch for the game that TC released in its corrupt form.  
    Apparently Nintense, of TC and "rom links" website fame, had tried  
    to dump many carts of this game many times and the rom was exactly  
    the same so funny games are going on somewhere.                     
    Oh well, OS get the 12 points given to TC in November.              
                                                                        
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[Starcraft 64 - CD64 FIX - Shonk]Ŀ
                                                                        
                                                                        
 7/02/2000 - USA Version - Starcraft_64_Beta_Fix.zip - cHART pOINTS [0] 
    -----    
                                                                        
    A patch that puts a country code onto the Starcraft 64 Beta, thus   
    making it work on a CD64. Since all the dude did was spend 30       
    seconds with a hex editor to do this I dont reckon its worth any    
    points.                                                             
                                                                        
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[Killer Instinct Trainer Fixed - RX]Ŀ
                                                                        
            ܲ  [22/02/2000]Ŀ                     
         ߲   ܲ                       |                     
    : ߲ݰ                                                 
        ߲  ܲ            REDBOX                             
    :   ޲۲   ܲ ߲          presents:                           
      ޲   ܲ                                               
          ݲ                                                 
                                                                     
      [  CZN's Killer Instinct +14 Fixed!! ]                        
    :                                             |                     
    '                     
                                                                        
    22/02/2000 - USA Version - rx-ki14f.zip - cHART pOINTS [0]          
    -----    
                                                                        
    Redbox made a bit of a change to the trainer so that it works if    
    the game is dumped at its proper size (96mbit).                     
                                                                        
ٱ


[San Fransisco Rush 2 Intro Remover - RX]Ŀ
                                                                        
            ܲ  [22/02/2000]Ŀ                     
         ߲   ܲ                       |                     
    : ߲ݰ                                                 
        ߲  ܲ            REDBOX                             
    :   ޲۲   ܲ ߲          presents:                           
      ޲   ܲ                                               
          ݲ                                                 
                                                                     
      [      San Fransiso Rush II PAL      ]                        
      [       *PARDOX INTRO REMOVER*       ]                        
    :                                             |                     
    '                     
                                                                        
    22/02/2000 - PAL Multi Version - rx-sf2ir.zip - cHART pOINTS [0]    
    -----    
    Removes Icarus's PDX intro from the released rom.                   
                                                                        
ٱ


[Fifa 99 intro remover - RX]Ŀ
                                                                        
            ܲ  [22/02/2000]Ŀ                     
         ߲   ܲ                       |                     
    : ߲ݰ                                                 
        ߲  ܲ            REDBOX                             
    :   ޲۲   ܲ ߲          presents:                           
      ޲   ܲ                                               
          ݲ                                                 
                                                                     
      [             FIFA 99 PAL            ]                        
      [       *PARDOX INTRO REMOVER*       ]                        
    :                                             |                     
    '                     
                                                                        
    22/02/2000 - PAL Version - rx-f99ir.zip - cHART pOINTS [0]          
    -----    
                                                                        
    Removes Icarus's PDX intro from the released rom.                   
                                                                        
ٱ


[PGA European Tour Golf - NTSC Fix]Ŀ
                                                                        
            .:___ ___ _____ __.:___                                     
    H I G H  \  ||  /(___)\ __//  ||  /  H I G H                        
    SOCIETY_/   \\          \_    \\   \_SOCIETY                        
    ____ _\\____||________________||____//_ ____                        
                                                                        
       PGA European Tour Golf *FULL* Ntsc-Fix                           
         _____ ___ _____ __ ______ _____   _____                        
    cDr _\  _//   \\  _/(__))_   /_   _/__|    /                        
    ms_/ /__    |    /       /__/ |   |   |  _/                         
    _\\___________________________|___|______\ _                        
                                         [01/01]                        
                                                                        
    29/02/2000 - PAL Version - hs-pgafx.zip - cHART pOINTS [0]          
    -----    
                                                                        
    100% NTSC FIX.                                                      
                                                                        
ٱ


[Pokemon Stadium USA - Crack - Gameshark Nation]Ŀ
                                                                        
    *********************************                                   
    *** Pokemon Stadium USA Crack ***                                   
    *********************************                                   
                                                                        
    28/02/2000 - USA Version - cm-psugs.zip - cHART pOINTS [2]          
    -----    
                                                                        
    Removes copy protection on this game.                               
                                                                        
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    F E B R U A R Y S   O T H E R   R E L E A S E S    
                                                       
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     SECTION 3       
ٰ




[LemAsm - Assembler - Lemmy]Ŀ
                                                                        
    09/02/2000 - Version 1 - lemasm.zip - cHART pOINTS [1]              
    -----    
                                                                        
    LemAsm - N64 Rom editor/assembler by Lemmy, might be of use to      
    anyone having a particular problem with Niew, read the guys         
    readme.txt file for more info.                                      
                                                                        
ٱ


[Tag Gallery 1 - Demo - NBCG (CALi)]Ŀ
                                                                        
                      _______ ____  _____            N B C              
                  .___\_    /_\_  )/  __/__                             
        cDr/m's   |    /   /   (__    \    \_    G E R M A N Y          
                _||___/_____________________/____                       
            ______ _______ ______ ___.:____ /    \ _______ _______      
            \  __//_     //_    //   ||   //      \\_    /_\     /.     
          _/   \_  /____/ _/   /     ||             /   /   \  _//      
        _\\_______________\__________\/_______/\___/___________\        
    <--------------------------------------------------------------     
          Tag Gallery 01 [N64/NTSC/18MBIT/V64]    (c) NBCG              
    <--------------------------------------------------------------     
                                                                        
    09/02/2000 - Version 1 - nbcg-tg1.zip - cHART pOINTS [3]            
    -----    
                                                                        
    Cali shows off some really amazing NBC graffiti tags in this n64    
    demo.                                                               
                                                                        
ٱ


[The N64 Scene - Demo - NBCG (CALi)]Ŀ
                                                                        
                      _______ ____  _____            N B C              
                  .___\_    /_\_  )/  __/__                             
        cDr/m's   |    /   /   (__    \    \_    G E R M A N Y          
                _||___/_____________________/____                       
            ______ _______ ______ ___.:____ /    \ _______ _______      
            \  __//_     //_    //   ||   //      \\_    /_\     /.     
          _/   \_  /____/ _/   /     ||             /   /   \  _//      
        _\\_______________\__________\/_______/\___/___________\        
    <--------------------------------------------------------------     
          The N64 Scene [N64/NTSC/34MBIT/V64]    (c) NBCG               
    <--------------------------------------------------------------     
                                                                        
    29/02/2000 - Version 1 - nbcg-tns.zip - cHART pOINTS [3]            
    -----    
                                                                        
    Based on the previous demo, this one is a cool collection of all    
    N64 release groups logos. Well done to Cali on this release, this   
    is the type of thing the scene is missing in recent months!         
                                                                        
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            N O V E M B E R S   C H A R T S            
                                                       
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     SECTION 4       
ٰ


[RATINGS]Ŀ
                                                                        
    Bellow is point structure for the charts, I devised this system so  
    that a better quality release gets more points than a lesser        
    release and I also give points for a good tool, the developers      
    in the scene deserve a lot more credit that they receive.           
                                                                        
    I realise that some people wont like this point structure, well all 
    I can say is that you don't have to take this chart seriously and if
    you contact me on the email address in the introduction with your   
    constructive comments you might convince me to change it slightly.  
                                                                        
    O^F urged me to change the points sytem, but didnt suggest          
    anything..... i think I'll keep this system just now.               
                                                                        
                                                                        
    [GAMES]                                                           
                                                                        
    Worldwide first release                   [10]                      
    Game already released in another territory [6]                      
    Version change game / Beta or Demo         [4]                      
                                                                        
    The quality of the game adds / subtracts to the score as follows:   
                                                                        
            SHIT - CRAP - AVERAGE - GOOD - GREAT - 3L33T                
            [-2] - [-1] -   [0]   -  [1] -  [2]  -  [3]                 
                                                                        
            Plus another 2 points for "Game of the month"               
                                                                        
                                                                        
    [PATCHES]                                                          
                                                                        
    Trainer +1 - +4 [2]                                                 
    Trainer +5 - +9 [3]                                                 
    Trainer   > +9  [4]                                                 
                                                                        
    Crack for a worldwide first release          [4]                    
    Crack for game released in another territory [2]                    
    Z64 crack / other non-copy protection crack  [2]                    
    Pal / NTSC fix                               [0]                    
                                                                        
                                                                        
    [OTHER]                                                           
                                                                        
    New / Great / Innovative Tool or Demo [3]                           
    Average / Crap Tool or Demo [1]                                     
    Game Manual  [0] (Although game manuals are much appreciated, after 
                      some thought and discussion with others I have    
                      come to the conclusion that they should receive 0 
                      points in the chart.)                             
                                                                        
                                                                        
ٱ


Ŀ
     1ST PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   The Corporation   -    [ 49 pOINTS ]                                 
                                                                        
                          
   (Vigilante 8 2nd Offence     - USA     [ 11 ])                       
   (Tarzan                      - USA     [ 10 ])                       
   (Ridge Racer 64              - USA     [ 12 ])                       
   (ECW Hardcore Revolution     - USA     [ 8  ])                       
   (Southpark Rally             - USA     [ 8  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   Well done to TC on another good month. joo ownz uz ;D *cough*        
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     2ND PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   Menace   -    [ 32 pOINTS ]                                          
                                                                        
                          
   (Virtual Pro Wrestling 2     - USA     [ 12 ])                       
   (NBA In The Zone 2000        - USA     [ 11 ])                       
   (Jerry McGrath superX 2000   - USA     [ 9  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   Another excellent month by MNC as they give TC a good run for their  
   money. Respects go out to O^F.                                       
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     3RD PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   Network International Ltd   -    [ 20 pOINTS ]                       
                                                                        
                          
   (Resident Evil 2             - PAL     [ 7  ])                       
   (Toy Story 2 German          - PAL     [ 6  ])                       
   (Nuclear Strike German       - PAL     [ 7  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   Nil seem to be the first group with the PAL releases these days with 
   releases up to 3 days before its store release.                      
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     4TH PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   OldSkool   -    [ 20 pOINTS ]                                        
                                                                        
                          
   (Crusin' USA 1.1             - USA     [ 4  ])                       
   (DK Racing 1.1               - USA     [ 4  ])                       
   (Rocket: ROW Patch           - USA     [ 12 ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   A couple of version changes that would have been better released as  
   tOTAL cRAP and a nice patch for Rocket: ROW sums up OS's february    
   activities.                                                          
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     5TH PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   Noisey Boyz Crew Germany   -    [ 13 pOINTS ]                        
                                                                        
                          
   (Vigilante 8 2nd Offence     - PAL     [ 7  ])                       
   (NBCG Tag Gallery 1 Demo               [ 3  ])                       
   (NBCG The N64 Scene Demo               [ 3  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   NBCG are the newest group in the scene, look out for GBC and N64     
   releases from them this year.                                        
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     6TH PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   International Network of Chaos   -    [ 12 pOINTS ]                  
                                                                        
                          
   (Iggy Kun No Bura Bura Poyon - JAP     [ 4  ])                       
   (PGA European Tour Golf      - PAL     [ 8  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   Not the best month for iNC. The group is now dead as its 2 members   
   have joined the much more respectable group High Society.            
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     7TH PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   Nintendo Dream Team   -    [ 11 pOINTS ]                             
                                                                        
                          
   (Pokemon Stadium             - USA     [ 11 ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   Hiroshi's group NDT refuse to die, and release this months best       
   game. Well done Hiroshi.                                             
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     8TH PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   Paradox   -    [ 7 pOINTS ]                                          
                                                                        
                          
   (Top Gear Rally 2            - PAL     [ 7  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   Nice to see PDX back, I look forward to some trainers in the future. 
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     9TH PLACE     
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   High Society   -    [ 6 pOINTS ]                                     
                                                                        
                          
   (Supercross 2000             - PAL     [ 6  ])                       
   (PGA Euro Golf NTSC Fix      - PAL     [ 0  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   This month HS brought us another cool NTSC Fix from Yoshi_5 and the  
   Pal version of EA's supercross racer.                                
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     10TH PLACE    
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   GAMESHARK NATION   -    [ 2 pOINTS ]                                 
                                                                        
                          
   (Pokemon Stadium CRACK       - USA     [ 2  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   Gameshark Nation were quick to release this crack, which of course   
   allows the use of the gameshark. Nice one CodeMaster.                
                                                                        
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Ŀ
     11TH PLACE    
ٰ
Ŀ
                                                                        
   Lemmy   -    [ 1 pOINTS ]                                            
                                                                        
                          
   (LemAsm                                [ 1  ])                       
                          
                                                                        
   Lemmy took some time out from his Nemu 64 project to code this ASM   
   rom editor.                                                          
                                                                        
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          F E B R U A R Y S   F E A T U R E S          
                                                       
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     SECTION 5       
ٰ


[Montymole Interview]Ŀ
                                                                        
   Montymole or Cartman as you will now know him has caused some        
   contraversy since he entered the scene last year, as such he isnt    
   very popular and I recently witnesed 2 group leaders refer to him as 
   "a gobshite". I was granted an exclusive interview with this man of  
   many guises in which he tries to clear up a few matters.             
                                                                        
   Cartman - I read your last ezine and first of all I would like to    
             make it clear why MontyMole actually died (or had to go).  
                                                                        
   Luigi   - I think i know why tho..... Hyjinx bugging ya to be in TC. 
                                                                        
   Cartman - No that isnt the reason that Monty died, but yes he was    
             bugging me to supply pal stuff in a rather desperate       
             fashion.                                                   
                                                                        
   Luigi   - I see, what was the reason then?                           
                                                                        
   Cartman - I came back from my holidays after quiting UKA and I was   
             gonna do some PAL releases for TC.                         
             I went into their chan (#n64roms) and I was hanging out    
             there for a few days and decided that they were a bunch of 
             arrogant tossers, except BM.                               
                                                                        
   Luigi   - BM is arrogant AND ugly :D                                 
                                                                        
   Cartman - haha, maybe, hehe, anyway, Zodi really didn't want me to   
             leave but at that point Sweed was starting to chat to me   
             about a new group with some guy called O^F and that         
             sounded ok to me.                                          
             But my dislike for TC (well nearly all TC) was and is huge 
             and I didn't want my new group to have anything to do with 
             TC at all, so changed nick for the new group.              
                                                                        
   Luigi   - I see.                                                     
                                                                        
   Cartman - Anyway, now iNC is established i don't give a fuck anymore 
                                                                        
   Luigi   - And why the constant denial even after u were exposed in   
             the last ezine?                                            
                                                                        
   Cartman - It kinda was amusing, i couldn't understand the interest   
             really since i never even released for TC, just listed as  
             a member.                                                  
                                                                        
   Luigi   - Why was your rel of iggy cy-iggy.rom or something, whats   
             CY?                                                        
                                                                        
   Cartman - That is the initials of the guy who dumped it, we were in  
             a hurry, coz rza had it we were told and it was not        
             renamed. unfortunately mistakes happen.                    
                                                                        
   Luigi   - Ok, so u didnt download it from usenet then?               
                                                                        
   Cartman - No.                                                        
             So, why did Zodi say i left TC? out of interest, not that  
             i'm arsed anymore :)                                       
                                                                        
   Luigi   - I cant remember, something about you backstabing him I     
             think.                                                     
                                                                        
   Cartman - hehe.. yeah right, like i could be bothered with an ozzie  
             twat like that. He should respect peoples wishes to leave! 
                                                                        
   Luigi   - Ok :> Thanx for the interview mate.                        
                                                                        
   Cartman - Anytime dude.                                              
                                                                        
   (NB. Anything Cartman says should be taken with a pinch of salt, he  
   recently insisted that Scrotey was TC's PAL supplier... lies!)       
                                                                        
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[Website Review]Ŀ
                                                                        
   The N64 Scener - http://64zine.vintagegaming.com                     
   ------------------------------------------------                     
                                                                        
   Run and maintained by Acey, this has always been the first site with 
   the news and Dextrose could learn a thing or two from its daily      
   updates. Acey has put a lot of effort into this site as you will see,
   he has even went to the trouble of making his own screenshots for his
   game reviews and capturing TV adverts of N64 games etc.              
   With the webmaaster coming from Scandinavia this site has a          
   distinctly european feel to it, but this shouldn't discourage the    
   yanks because averyone is likely to bookmark this site after their   
   first visit.                                                         
                                                                        
                                                                        
   N64/GBC SceneZine - http://ngs.cjb.net/?                             |
   ----------------------------------------                             
                                                                        
   An N64/GBC news site from Sinnenet, I can actualy reveal to you all  
   that Sinnenet is actualy an annagram of Nintense. No wonder this     
|   site has a distictly TC biased feel when its run by one of their     
   lamest members. It is a very old school style site which you may or  
   may not find apealing and It's updates are fairly regular. A good    
   site if you want to check out what has been released recently but    
   remember to take all comments by the webmaster with a pinch of salt. 
                                                                        
ٱ

      
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         M A J O R   G A M E S   T O   C O M E         
                                                       
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Ŀ                     ٰ
     SECTION 6       
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Ϳ
                                 
       M A R C H   1 9 9 9       
                                 
ٰ

[40 Winks]Ŀ
                                                                        
    28/03/2000 - USA - (c) GT interactive                               
    -----    
    On the third of March a long awaited title by the name of 40 Winks  
    will apear in stores across the USA.                                
    In the month of October I played what I was told was a near final   
    version of GT Interactives masterpeice, so I am baffeled as to why  
    it wasn't released in time for Christmas. Maybe they didnt want to  
    take sales away from their other platformer, GEX 3..... oh... maybe 
    not then ;)                                                         
                                                                        
ٱ

[Cyber Tyger Woods Golf]Ŀ
                                                                        
    08/03/2000 - USA - (c) Electronic Arts                              
    -----    
    Looks to be a polished port of Tiger Woods 2000 on the Graystation, 
    which is no bad things by any means as it guarentees the fact that  
    it wont be anywhere near as bad as the shite formaly known as EPGA  
    Golf. Just like the base ball games, the best golf games are always 
    the cartoony ones so this title will be unlikely to knock Mario     
    Golf from its perch, however it is a good game and should provide   
    you and your mates with some good multiplayer fun.                  
                                                                        
ٱ

[Hydro Thunder]Ŀ
                                                                        
    08/03/2000 - USA - (c) Midway Interactive                           
    -----    
    Midways arcade game Hydro Thunder has been a major success in       
    arcades all around the world and some people have even been known   
    to spend as much as $50 on the machine in the space of a couple of  
    weeks (hello Maxx).                                                 
    I was finaly able to purchase the Dreamcast version of the game     
    since I only just got the mod to play all regions games and its a   
    very good looking game which also controls well but isnt without    
    its problems, for a start it doesnt quite convay the speed of the   
    vehicles as well as it should and there are also little things that 
    piss me off such as not being able to restart your race, instead    
    you must take the long and tedious road of quiting then going       
    through the menus again. Considering that it has been 6 months      
    since the Dreamcast version was released I would trust that these   
    problems have been overcome for its N64 version, even although the  
    N64 is a much less powerful platform. All we can do is wait untill  
    the 8th of March and see what Midway has to offer us, fongers       
    crossed.                                                            
                                                                        
ٱ

[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2000]Ŀ
                                                                        
    23/03/2000 - JAP - (c) Konami                                       
    -----    
    Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2000 is the 7th game in the series    
    and Konami promise us better graphics and a more refined control    
    system. These Big-Head baseball games are very popular in Japan     
    and personaly I have always found them much more entertaining than  
    the American simulation baseball games.                             
                                                                        
ٱ

[Kirby Star 64]Ŀ
                                                                        
    24/03/2000 - JAP - (c) Nintendo / Hal                               
    -----    
    Originaly scheduled for a launch release with the Nintendo 64 was   
    Kirby's Joyride 64. After numerous delays this very promising game  
    was eventually scraped and Hal started on another Kirby title....   
    Kirby Star 64. This is basicaly a platform game in much the same    
    style as Yoshi's Story but you can expect a game that is much       
    lengthier and likely to apeal to those over 2 years of age.         
                                                                        
ٱ

[All Star Baseball 2001]Ŀ
                                                                        
    31/03/2000 - USA - (c) Acclaim                                      
    -----    
    Updated team rosters will be the biggest change since ASB 2000 but  
    you can also expect a more refined and polished game,               
                                                                        
ٱ



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       A P R I L   2 0 0 0       
                                 
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[Mini Racers]Ŀ
                                                                        
        00/02/2000 - USA - (c) Looking Glass / Nintendo                 
    -----    
    Mini Racers is a top down, mini car racing game in the style        
    of the ultimate l33t game known as Offroad. This looks like         
    being a really good game with options to maintain and               
    upgrade your vehicles with the money that you win in races.         
    It also a 4 player game.... YIPEE !!!                               
                                                                        
ٱ


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         M A Y   2 0 0 0         
                                 
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[Super Mario Adventure]Ŀ
                                                                        
        xx/05/2000 - JAP - (c) Intelligent Systems / Nintendo           
    -----    
    Originally scheduled as a DD64 release for 1998, the sequel to the  
    great SNES game Mario RPG has been a long time in coming. The SNES  
    title was, of course, developed by Squaresoft of Final Fantasy fame 
    and was highly acclaimed when it was released as the SNES was       
    starting to look quite long in the tooth. It will be interesting to 
    see if Intelligent Systems can make this game worthy of being a     
    sequel to Square's masterpiece.                                     
                                                                        
    The game will keep close to the roots of the original by using      
    contemporary, oldschool, 2D graphics. This may put 99% of the gaming
    public (the idiots) of the game, especially after Yoshi's Story,    
    but what the fuck would they know. I honestly can't see this game   
    turning out to be any less that spectacular, kick my ass if I'm     
    wrong.                                                              
                                                                        
ٱ

[Earthbound 64 (Mother 3)]Ŀ
                                                                        
        xx/05/2000 - JAP / USA - (c) HAL / Nintendo                     
    -----    
    Another MAJOR title that originally scheduled for a xmas 98 DD64    
    release has been squeezed onto a 256Mbit cart, although this is     
    unconfirmed. Personally, I hope that the cart is as big as possible 
    so that all you leechers have to buy it, Nintendo deserve your      
    money for this title.                                               
                                                                        
    Earthbound on the SNES was a truly involving RPG and is ranked as   
    one of the best computer games of all time. Expect the N64 version  
    to have similarities to the SNES version. although this time around 
    you will be playing a 3D polygon game. From the screenshots that I  
    have been drooling over for the last year it looks as if none of    
    the original game's atmosphere will be lost during its transition   
    to 3D.                                                              
                                                                        
    Again, I can't see how a Nintendo published title which has been in 
    extended development for so long could turn out to be anything less 
    than spectacular, and again, kick my ass if I'm wrong.              
                                                                        
ٱ

[Banjo Tooie]Ŀ
                                                                        
        xx/05/2000 - USA - (c) Rare / Nintendo                          
    -----    
    The sequel to Banjo Kazooie, this runs on an enhanced version of    
    the original's game engine. Basically "Banjo Tooie" is just a funny 
    way of saying "Banjo Kazooie 2" and it will feature the bear and    
    annoying bitch of a bregull as they take on another exciting        
    adventure.                                                          
                                                                        
    Rare have been keeping ultra quiet about this title, and so far all  
    we really know is that you can use a number of items found in Tooie  
    to use in Kazooie, whether this is done via a code or cart link up   
    remains to be seen.                                                 
                                                                        
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[Twelve Tales: Conker 64]Ŀ
                                                                        
        xx/05/2000 - USA - (c) Rare / Nintendo                          
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    Twelve Tales: Conker 64 is the first 3D platformer ever to feature  
    four-player multiplayer support. Right from the start of            
    development it was decided that co-operation between players would  
    be a big part of the game, this is sure to make Conker 64 stand out 
    from the rest of the games in, what has been up until now, a        
    mainly single player genre.                                         
                                                                        
    There are 3 basic modes in the game:                                
    Single Player Quest                                                  
    2 Player Co-op Quest                                                
    2-4 Player Deathmatch                                               
                                                                        
    This game has a very "cute" feel to it, which is nice, after all... 
    computer games are for kids :) What's wrong....? You are a mature   
    adult? You hate cutesy games? ahhh well.... you shouldn't have      
    bought an N64 ;o)                                                   
                                                                        
    Conker has been delayed by over 18 months for reasons that we can   
    only try and guess, my friend who works at N64 PRO (a UK            
    publication) says that he played what he was told was a near        
    finished version of the game exactly 1 year ago. which he was very  
    impressed with. It seems that, as always, Rare are aiming for       
    perfection with this title and who can dispute their decision to    
    lengthen development to implement new levels / features and make    
    the game more polished?  Not me and certainly not you.              
                                                                        
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[Perfect Dark]Ŀ
                                                                        
    22/05/2000 - USA - (c) RareWare / Nintendo                          
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    PERFECT DARK... nuff said.                                          
                                                                        
    We have a long time to wait for the N64's last good game ever.      
    Oh... its 256Mbit... supposedly :)                                  
                                                                        
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[Closing Words]Ŀ
                                                                        
    Next ezine will be done in delphi, dont expect it next month tho.   
                                                                        
  