| August 2nd, 1999
Quote of the Update: "Just ten more days..." Eidos
the body good!
Ice
Blue: Album references tomorrow! Yay...
Importationality Well, some people may have noticed that we DON'T cover Japanese/European news on this site. Well, that's now going to change.. LOOK! This is a new section.. it's called "Importationality". It's about stuff that is happening in Japan/Europe/and all the other places that aren't here in North America. Well, here you go![PAW] -Banpresto and Red are working on a "Cooking RPG" called "Battle Cooking Legend: Bistro Recipe" for release on October 8 in Japan. Ice
Blue: Developers will try anything original these days... (especially
after Pokémon and Harvest Moon!)
Daily Muk. Are you still confused about Pokémon Yellow? Well, don't be. It displays some nice Super Game Boy color on Game Boy Color.. and it's fully translated already.. it just hasn't fully been bug tested. :) August 3rd, 1999 Quote of the Update: "Tommorrow.. you need to go to some one you don't know and tell them that a Blue Virus loves them. Try it!" Warm Fuzzy Feeling. Well, here's an excerpt from an article on the Pokémon Tour! Pokémon craze lures
crowds to show
Well, there we go. I'm not the only insane Pokémon freak in the world. [PAW] Infinity_Yak:
I wish they'd do something like that for Galaga... or some other good
game :)
Better than it was. Do you want to go see "The Iron Giant"? Well, if you don't.... what's wrong with you? That movie is based on the old comic books.. it doesn't resort to cheesy sidekicks or lame-arse-ala-Disney musical numbers. Nope.. it just has a good story with a deeper meaning to it and astounding animation.. okay.. here's ANOTHER reason to go see it. The biggest and baddest trailer since "Star Wars: Episode 1" bounces into the scene here. "Pokémon: The First Movie" is set to hit down the smack. AND you don't have to put up with "Meet Joe Black" this time. Anyways, the movie posters show that it is no longer: "Pokémon: The movie -Mewtwo Strikes Back-" It's "Pokémon: The First Movie". And do you know why? Well, because "Pokémon Exploration Party" is getting the green light for translation after it is released in Japan this Fall. This means that next Spring.. you're going to see all four of the Rare Birds, and that really big Leviathon looking Pokémon in action.. complete with the obligitory reworked soundtrack ala John Loeffler. (He wrote and co-wrote the theme song, Pokérap, musical scores, etc.) [PAW] "The Poster!" Infinity_yak:
Hehehe... Pokerap- say it fast enough and it sounds wrong!
Slow Drag. Dragon Quest Monsters... is it coming here? You can bet your sister that it's coming to the States and Canada. (Where it will be -very- expensive.) Anyways, here is a quote from Yoshinobu Chida (Senior managing director at Enix and producer of the Dragon Quest series!) He chortled this: Dragon Warrior Monsters has sold over 2.2 million pieces here in Japan since first released last year. We are very excited to have a chance to introduce such a big title to a world-wide audience through Eidos Interactive, which is one of the best software publishers in the Western world. On a sour and mean note.. I would like to say that if Eidos is the best.. why are we stuck with endlessly lame Tomb Raider sequels and more delays for Soul Reaver? [PAW] Infinity_Yak:
It's about time. Dragon Warrior's probably the most underrated game
series of all time!
Damaged Goods. Did you read the preview for "Shamus"? well, it turns out that the company making it was not liscensed.. although Telegames is liscensed; Jungle Vision -that game's programmers- are not. Well, they weren't. But now they are. :) So if you dig the old PC game "Shamus". Jump for joy; because a very cool version of it with more enemies, cut-scenes, and more is on it's way! [PAW] Infinity_Yak:
Tisk Tisk Tisk... I bet they were thinking "You know, I might have
forgotten something, but I can't remember what it was!" I bet they
felt stupid :)
Sooner or later. Anyways, Wizards of the Coast has made over $1 million in "e-commerce" recently and consecutively for the last few weeks... why? Well, what do you expect? It's a simple math problem. "Magic: The Gathering" + Pokémon: The Card Game" + "Dungeons & Dragons" = A severe headache for everyone at Hoyle, Donruss, Fleer, and Topps. On an unrelated note.. those crazy album references are here... beware. [PAW] Infinity_Yak:
Hmm... I was never allowed to play D&D. The only people
in Calgary who still play Magic cards hang out in the geek portion of Mac
Hall at the U of C :)
Out of my head. Hey! Do think that someday.. this 1st Edition Holographic Charizard card will be worth more than that George Brett rookie? Although.. that would be just.. wrong. [PAW] Infinity_Yak:
I pitty the foo' who buys that piece of paper.
Importationality Today's Importationality has been done by Philip Wesley. With Smart-arse comments by everyone else. - In Japan, the top ten selling games so far this week contain THREE Game Boy titles in them. Yup.. these games are currently kicking some butt over there.. be afraid. In at #2 is Yugioh II: "Dark Duel Stories" (Flying Dragon 2 "Card" in the US.) by Konami; and rounding it out in Medalot 2 with it's Kabuto Version at #7 and it's Kuwagata Version at #9. Those two games are by Imagineer and they are "Pet Sim/Breeding" games. (Think a sinister hybrid of Pokémon/Tamagotchi/Monster Rancher..) This is pretty good compared to the N64's two games and the Dreamcast's NONE in the Top Ten. Oh, I don't see Wonderswan or Neo Geo Pocket Color anywhere here... Hmm. - Pokémon 2 (Gold and Silver.) has slipped in the most anticipated new games list according to Japanese Polls. It's now #5; instead of #3.. because.. the games that are beating it are coming out sooner. Hey, it's facing against a Resident Evil game, Two Dragon Warrior games, and Gran Turismo 2... all four of the titles come out sooner.. so this is to be expected. It did beat Shen Mue. Do you hear the sound of Bernie Stolar choking again? Infinity_Yak:
It's good to see the GB doing well overseas. It's also a shocker
that pokemon was nowhere on the charts :)
August 4th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "I can feel little people in my Colon.." (Courtesy of Beefy_B after he ate too much Popcorn in #blue.) At
last we will reveal ourselves.
Jazzman:
I told you. I think people buy Superman just to see how bad it is. They
can't be that stupid.
Why GBC is superior. Well, if you have seen a Neo Geo Pocket Color in the stores.. don't buy it. The Borg that is Pocket IGN is showing off the latest nifty screenshots of what Icarus has done with Game Boy Color.. using that layering deal that Slugfest does.. but these stills are beyond that game. I see these screenshots and think.. I want an RPG... with cinema stills just like this. Oh, the Neo Geo Pocket Color.. while marketed as "stronger" is in actuality weaker. *gasp* It can not reall display more colors on-screen. One of my programming friends said that a GBC can display 256+ colors at a time in motion with no problem.. you just need to rewrite the games codeing. Anyways, the NGPC can only display about 146 colors on-screen.. Slugfest shows more than that on-screen. And the poor NEo Geo device has only 4096 colors in it's pallete. Game Boy Color has 32,000. See, stick to your Game Boy Color. And besides.. with Revelations: Demon Slayer coming out this month aound the 20th.. and Survival Kids, Resident Evil, and more on the way.. who needs Crush Roller? [PAW] "The Borg." Jazzman:
Dear God, look at those shots... What?....Did you say Game Boy Camera sequel?....
Importationality -Epoch will release J-League Excite Stage GB for Game Boy Color on August 13 in Japan. The game is a sequel to their Super Famicom (SNES) soccer game. This game features sixteen Japanese League teams and over 256 actual characters, you can select your favorite characters and create your own Dream Teams. Although.. I really don't have a reason to dig Japanese Baseball... cheering with drums and bells isn't my thing. Ice
Blue: right..... I missed the news yesterday! <:(
Daily Muk. Sigh.. brain froze.. umm.. there are 168 different available Pokémon cards in the US. Not counting reprints. August 5th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "Beware of the Deep #blue Seamonkies!" Lie low Hasbro Interactive is using it's NASCAR liscense to make "NASCAR Challenge" for the Game Boy Color. This is a game that Tom Dusenberry -President of Hasbro Interactive- said is: "Teaming quality gameplay with the hot NASCAR license a winning combination for Nintendo's fast-growing Game Boy Color gaming platform." Well, I should say that My Game Boy Color has been growing fast too.. and it's now a teenager. For some odd reason, my Game Boy Color still hangs out with that Game Gear down the street; although I already told my Game Boy Color that she was bad news. *sigh* [PAW] Infinity_Yak:
Mine's been hanging around with my brother's a little too much. I
wonder if I'll be seeing any GB Pockets sprouting any time soon!
Worlds Collide: a fairy tale. Well, those Canadians.. they would be so lucky. Grand Toys International has the rights to produce Pokémon toys (Balls, kites, etc.) and school supplies. (You know.. pens, pencils, binders, stationary sets, teflon.) Anyways, those products will hit that place around Fall 1999. The average costs per pencil will be precisely $78 Canadian whatever-their-money-is-called. Sleep better knowing this. Oh.. the title is just a gratuitous Thursday Song Title/album reference.. this is true. [PAW] Infinity_Yak:
Canada rocks. Oh, by the way, it's called a Do-lar, can you say Do-lar?
Here with me. Well, the incredible "Sephiroth" -My Mewtwo- has dug up some tasty "news". First up, Remember Silent Hill for GBC? No? Well, we reported on Silent Hill being considered for Game Boy Color. Well, that's STILL on the drawing boards... although I heard that Flagship may be doing the scenario. Weird. Well, Beatmania is heading over the the States next year. Under a different name than the Japanese game. That's unusual. [Mew2] Infinity_Yak:
That's going to be pretty cool, if it ever gets off the drawing boards
and into a cartridge :)
Phobic Well.. I found out.. that while Pokémon has the fastest selling record of all Game Boy games.. it hasn't sold more than.. Super Mario Land. Wow. That's amazing. Well, Very nice work there Mario. Maybe if *hint hint* Nintendo were to say.. rerelease Super Mario Land 1 & 2 in a cartridge kinda like R-Type DX... maybe Super Mario Land will hold on to that record when Pokémon Yellow comes out.[PAW] Infinity_Yak:
Actually, there are more Tetris cartridges around than Mario Land 1, but
most of those don't count as sales cuz they're pack ins. I think
there are like, 65 million copies of GB tetris floating around, and all
but three were reported at the cash converters by my house last week! :)
Importationality. -More Pokémon 2 Gold and Silver stuff. Now you have a wonderful device called: *drum roll* "Pocket Gear". What a wonderfully unusual name! Anyways, it's a Telephone, Radio, Data Organizer, and more! You can call your Mom, Prof. Oak, or that cute girl in Saffron. (He he he) The Data Organizer is basically that options menu we know and love from the first game. :) The Radio allows you to keep track of what is going on; what time it is.. and special Pokémon events. Oh, it's ALSO a Sound/Music Test! Oh, you WILL need that radio a lot to keep up with Pokémon events; because stuff happens in the game at Specific dates and times and you need to know those times.. or you'll miss out. Also, there are some events you MUST complete in time limits. This game is setting out to be more ambitious than the first game. With limitations on what you can hold determined by the pockets in your backpack; and some Pokémon sleeping during the day or the night. Infinity_Yak:
"I'm just mad about Saffron, and Saffron's mad about me... They call
it mellow yellow (Quite rightly)"
Daily Muk. Snorlax. This gracious beast appears only twice in the game and it learns Head But, Amnesia, and Rest.. right off the bat. It learns Body Slam at 35 (A good move), Harden at 41 (Huh?), Double Edge at 48, and Hyper Beam at 56. Amnesia, rest, Slam, and Hyper Beam are your best bet. You can build up it's special and then use Hyper Beam for excellent results. It has enough HP to survive a lot of attacks.. while it charges up. August 6th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "Not Atommo.. Superman." The Iron Giant/Pokémon Trailer. Well, here's some good news and some bad news.. I'll say the bad news first. Because of the lack of any real news. I don't report on delays in the US. Nope.. I think that paints too negative a picture of the GBC market; because.. handheld games are always being delayed. And it frustrates people. Since I also don't feel like writing articles on hacking tools. (Hacking/ROM gear isn't covered here because.. it's not a side of the Game Boy Color that we wish to endorse.) So, instead of doing stuff like that. I'll give you a special treat. No.. not Poppy Seed or the Sock Monkey. My "impressions" of the Pokémon Trailer and the movie that I sacrificed an update to go see. That movie is The Iron Giant. And I must say that it is THE best Animated film out this year so far. I can cuss a little on the site.. so I will say that: "The Iron Giant is a HECK of a lot better than Tarzan." (See.. I cussed.) It has everything it needs; a fantastic story, artistic depth, and superb voice-acting. It is missing all the bad elements of recent Disney movies. No annoying voice acting; no self-censorship, and the sound track to the Iron Giant doesn't feature any "rap" or "new songs by Top 40 artists". I would like to comment that the Soundtrack album has music from the late 1950's in it and that the fourth track makes me think of Pikachu. Now, this Iron Giant movie is awesome. Go see it. Go see it now. All the other movies coming out this weekend are kinda limpish. (Except for that Thomas Crown Affair movie and the "sure-to-be-a-cult-hit" Mystery Men. Heck.. MM has Paul Rueben in it.) Anyways, now to the Trailer for the Pokémon movie.. it's short. About a minute really. It has a voice that announces that the rarest pokémon of all (Mew) will face off against another extremely rare one (Mewtwo). It shows about 2 seconds of actual movie footage. Most of the trailer is the announcer and the different logos. The actual 2 seconds of movie footage show and reveal nothing. The slogan: "Training is over." is mentioned and it seems to hit hard enough to show that the emphasis in the campaign will be on Mewtwo Strikes Back; and not Pikachu's Summer Vacation. Although, after a Pokéball zooms in and catches the "Pokémon: The First Movie" logo.. Pikachu pops out to say his "Pikachu" phrase. It's a lot like the Toy Story 2 trailer really.. it's meant to play off of an existing fad. Kids love Pokémon. So.. they see: "Rare Pokémon" and "Pokémon: The First Movie"; then they HAVE to go see it. It's one of those things. It's not the World's Best Trailer.. in fact.. it leaves just enough to make kids start gossiping about what is going to be in the movie and what the "Next Pokémon Movie" will be. Slick. On an interesting note.. the music that plays during the trailer is upbeat and a little foreboding.. this makes me happy because it shows that John Loleffler knows what he is doing and so far.. the score is going to be cool. (Yummy.. instrumental tracks.) I now have higher hopes for the new score.. although.. the original Japanese score isn't bad at all... Oh, go see the Iron Giant this weekend and see that trailer. Note to Parents: The Iron Giant is rated PG. Because in one scene the boy gets a bloody nose. There is also the occasional somewhat immature joke. (You should be used to that by now.) The Giant has a side to him that can be a little scary.. and the word "Hell" is mentioned a few times as well as a hilarious scene where Hogarth is asked to say the prayer before a meal and well.. you gotta see that scene. As for violent content? Well, let's see... weapons and firing.. yes. Encouragement of violence as a solution? No. Not at all. In fact.. the movie revolves around a need to put down weapons. The Giant has a destructive side that is triggered as a defense mechanism; because he was originally sent to destroy; but the robot doesn't want to destroy things. The Giant is as human as any of the characters in the film. In fact he is more so; than the casts of so many of these movies today. You forget that it's an animated film sometimes and you can relate to the Giant. Anyways.. take your kids to see it.. bug your parents to see it. Just go see it. It's an excellent movie.. AND you get to see the Pokémon Trailer.. Score! [PAW] Ice
Blue: I thought the Giant's name was Hogarth until I read the
LA times article! Weird!
August 8th - 9th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "Somewhat Bulbasaured out." Well,
not much today..
Jazzman:
"We don't need no.... creme filled cookies."
It's coming I've been given the green light. Expect to see a DMG Ice newsletter relatively soon. This won't be your stereotypical "video game site newsletter". It's gonna be much more. We've got some awesome ideas, but I'd love to hear yours. If you've got a good idea, I want to hear it.[JPC] Philip
Wesley: I work my staff to death.
Pokémon: The Gathering The next Pokémon Card Game sets are set to hit in October! Yes, now you too can enjoy cards from Urza's Filler-product... umm.. oops. Wrong card series. Anyways, the Fossil set is headed your way! And it brings you closer to Mew. Yup.. Fossil Mew.. Yippee! I wonder what the first edition holo cards will be... [PAW] Ice
Blue: You know what? Pokémon: The Gathering makes
more sense than Magic: The Gathering! o_O
I Seek Pikachu There are Pikachu Skins for ICQ Plus. ICQ Plus is a program that is used to put skins on ICQ. I found the Pikachu skins at Skin King, a site that's based in Chinese. You have to wade through the side to find the skin so I've made it easy for you. Go download the newest version (v2.01) and the Pikachu skins so you can see that yellow rat whenever you are online and chatting with your Pokémon loving buddies... or don't. [BS] http://www.icqplus.da.ru
Ice
Blue: I wrote this! Look at my initials... it looks familiar...
Daily Muk. Am I the one one that wonders why Lapras is called Lapras? I'll find out why.. but it's called Laplace in Japan.. and I was tired and didn't feel like doing Daily Muk tonight.. sigh. August 10th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "Bananas are going around secretly." Censored
Mewsity?
Ice
Blue (bringing out a cake): DAMN!
August 12th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "And then.. the letters flowed." Break
hard the wishbone.
Jazzman:
hmm.... Capcom now ,eh? I still don't like the smell of it.... I won't
be happy until I hear that Miyamoto is officially working on these himself.
Flames of truth. Legend of Zelda this.. Legend of Zelda that.. okay.. is that enough? No? One of the three games is said to be useable with Legend of Zelda Gaiden ala the Transfer pak. Drooling yet? I knew you would be. Let's just say... that this Transfer pak concept includes... chickens. [PAW] Jazzman:
I've fought many foes in the Legend of Zelda, but none have been quite
as so elusive as.....the chicken!!!! (dun dun dunnnnn)
All fall down. Hmm... should Game Boy Color worry? Now that the Lynx is actually getting new games, the Game Gear is getting a facelift, Neo Geo Pocket Color is out, and the Wonderswan is headed to the States? Naw. This little excuse for an article is here to say something. Game Boy Color doesn't need to worry. Because... look at it. You have a wide variety of Mature and Friendly titles. It's got everything comeing for it from Legend of Zelda to Resident Evil, Survival Kids to Crystalis, Street Fighter Alpha to Metal Gear Solid. Dragon Warrior to Pokémon Yellow. This year is going to be sweet! So don't go sell your GBC to buy a new system.. you'll miss out on one of the best years in Game Boy history.[PAW] Jazzman:
The Gameboy has seen a few generations of portable competition and survived
them all, and that was in its black and white days. The gameboy has an
unstoppable library of (mostly) fantastic games behind it. It all comes
down to one thing, as it always has: Do you want games that look good,
or games that are just plain fun? Here's to another 10 years.
Unveiled Faces. Sigh... do you LOVE those little Pokémon figurines? The "Battle Action Figures". Well, remember how a few of them were "retired". Well, they have been reissued. Oh, a second series of the toys is out now. Basically, Hypno + Drowzee, Hitmonlee + Hitmonchan, and a Scyther + Chansey + Pikachu large set. Watch for them. The Game Boy "blasters" that are included are now in clear Purple and Purple as well. [PAW] Jazzman:
I have a little Bulbasuar sitting on top of my Mac. Sometimes he talks
to me. He tells me to do bad things.... "No!...NO!..........SHUT UP!"
Come in. Well, guess what.. tommorrow is FRIDAY the 13th!!! And.. because it is Friday.. it means.. "Helpless Victim Day!" If you are on ICQ... and we pick you... EVERYONE will see your comments on the days news! You'll be an instant celebrity! Members of the opposite sex will throw themselves at you! Okay.. maybe not; but you get to riff with us. :) every Friday.. so.. get ICQ.. and hope. Oh, my number on ICQ is "10714727".[PAW] Jazzman:
Oh, and you get to keep some of these random blue viruses. Oh second thought....
take them all.
August 15th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "I just realised that some people just aren't funny.." Welcome
to the "Next" level
Ice
Blue: I know that this was NOT Nintendo
related... flame as you will but the site rules... (Forgive me Philip...
Arthur made me do it ;) )
I
have a worm in my pocket and it wants to play!
Ice
Blue: I'm tired! I slept only 7
hours total in the past 50 hours, you slavedriver!
Camp
with us.
Ice
Blue: Kum-by-YA!
Philidentials Well.. there's very little news.. so.. I felt mischievious. Anyways, today.. me and my other me went to work. Worked a long time and made money.. which I promptly spent on a nice big lunch and a Meowth Yo-Yo. I like the yo-yo. It lights up and plays the opening chords from the show when you toss it. I can "Walk the Meowth".. but not very well. I'm going to teach new moves though. Eventually, it will go around the world. I also bought a Carolyn Arends Cd.. her latest one. I'm not too impressed with it.. I liked her other two better; but it is still a pretty cool CD. Oh, go see The Iron Giant this weekend. It's is WAY better than your average generic Disney fodder. In fact, it's a revolution in the art form of animation. This and "Princess Monomoke" are the big animated films this year.. oh, and that Pokémon movie will rule too. Also check out Titan A.E. that looks interesting. Anyways, I also bought some gatorade. I drink a lot of gatorade. Okay.. mainly because it's Blue and it has a subtle taste. I'm drinking some orange gatorade right now. Yippee. My brain hurts.. I need some asprin. Another nice day in chat. We found out about Jazzman's Band Experiences (TM). And I found out the joy of #nocu. (Not!) Anyhow.. here's the news basically. Ice
Blue: This reminds me of something!
But I can't put my finger on it! (did I mention I was tired?)
Importationality -Did you love Pikachu Genki Dechu? (That "Talk to a Virtual Pikachu" game.) If you did.. you'll like the game that Nintendo is supposedly working on. It involves a "headset" Pak.. and it's a Virtual Pet type game. No details are available on it yet though.. other than that. Man.. I didn't even get a name for it. Well, if I track down more on this game.. I'll tell you. Ice
Blue dies of exhaustion
Saw some newsity?Tell us! You know you want to. Quote of the Update: "Just be quick about it.." We
have no shame.
Quick Over-viewsity. Sigh... I have to be quick tonight updating.. I have early shift tommorrow at work and I haven't gotten much sleep. AND because there isn't much newsity.. at all.. I'll run it through REALLY quickly. Behold.. "The Batch" from Poppy Seed. No comments as of now.. but if Ice Blue, Yak, Jazzy, or Adrock want to add anything to this later.. they can. :) -Philip Wesley- Jazzman: Sigh.. My isp wouldn't connect last night. I hate my provider. THE BATCH.
Jazzman:
A puzzle game. You can't say I didn't warn you. Anyway, my opinion on Pokémon
is the same as it is with Magic: The Gathering, if you can play it, and
it isn't a problem for you personally, then there's nothing wrong with
it. I've been playing Pokémon for a long time, and it hasn't effected
my relationship with God one bit.Oh, and I've seen that sight above before,
I agree that it a good sight with practical views. Go check it out.
Saw some newsity?Tell us! You know you want to. Quote of the Update: "Not Mewtwo, dear Ash, Magic Emperor Mewtwo!" Sweet
Surrender.
1 POKEMON PINBALL
Well, this is okay... really.. it saddens me to see generic dribble like Tarzan and The Rugrats Movie game selling based on Graphics and liscenses. Sigh. And to make matters worse.. they outsell Legend of Zelda. That's pretty sad right there. For being more evil than Devil's Crush for Turbo Graphix 16.. Pokémon Pinball sold well. Jazzman:
At least there's no Superman for GBC.
Daily Muk. A little battle tactics for the night. You gotta love AMNESIA! Why? Because.. when combined with PSYCHIC; AMNESIA is oneo fthe cheapest moves in the game. Use AMNESIA twice and then use PSYCHIC.. you'll basically beat anything that way.. BUT.. if you're fighting against an opponent like a Vaporeon, or an Articuno.. watch out. Those two learn a move called MIST. MIST basically removes all stat increases/decreases. See how that works? August 18th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "It wasn't me.. it was Lickitung!" Seems
like old news.
Ice
Blue: Damn... my PokéDex doesn't
identify Pokémon that I see...
Why
don't you get a job?
Ice Blue: Cool. I wonder what positions are open... August 19th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "Mew! We're Certified Mad..." In
Heaven
Jazzman:
Go on boy, ride that kangaroo. hmm... This doesn't look as much like a
puzzle game. I feel better knowing that Miyamoto is working with this,
but I'm still suspicious.
Build it up - Tear it down Well, evil album references are back.. GG_Duo guessed the last one almost immediately. It was Surfacing by Sarah McLaughlinhoweveryouspellherlastname. Thanks goes to Mike359 for pointing me to this item. :) It's a "Crack" of "Apprentice". Normally, Apprentice lets you play "Magic: The Gathering" on-line against other people. But... this "crack" lets you play POKéMON CCG instead. Now.. a complete deck of Basic, Jungle, and FOSSIL is at your command. Oh, come to #blue at 10:00 PM EST and Mike359 will be taking some challengers... like say... Charizard 2000. Okay.. here's the complete program. [PAW] "Hello, Kids! I'm George Bush.. take this Crack." Philip
Wesley: I will take you all down in this
game.. bwa ha ha.
August 20th - 21st, 1999 Quote of the Update: "Laziness of this amount is a skill to be learned.." Banzai!
Pokémon "paper" Senshi!
Ice
Blue: Does it really take "talent" to
play that card game? You are really playing on luck...
Gotta love delays.. Well, the newsletter has been delayed a little. It's my fault; because I wasn't able to get on my computer in time to set up the really nifty extras we have planned.. but you can still sign up. [PAW] Ice
Blue: Haste makes waste...
Link to the Past(s) Okay.. from what I have heard from many people.. the three Legend of Zelda games will be "connected" to each other. Yippee. I'm guessing that you can most likely trade some sort of data via link cable or infrared. [PAW] Ice
Blue: Cool... Link can link to the Link
in the other game... it might fill the missing link in the story
line... yay!
Disneycation The latest Issue of "Disney Adventures" has your standard "We like Pokémon too!" cover on it. Yippee. It also has part two of that comic in it. Sad really. [PAW] Ice
Blue: Nintendo cashing in on Disney by
selling it's comics? What will they do next? Let Microsoft
do PokéWindows 2000?
Get ODD.
Ice
Blue cringing: Newsletters... give me
nothing but torment...
Master Ration. Umm.. the list of unliscensed books and tapes on Pokémon grows even larger with the announcement of "Becoming A Master: The Ultimate Pokemon Experience" by Brentwood Home Video. It's a two-tape documentary featuring some nerdy sounding guy named Ernie Hudson. (The Rock?) It covers evolution, tips, tricks, etc. Although.. it can't be NEAR as interesting as the documentary three of my friends are going to be working on that investigates the "Knob Mew" legend from around here. In fact.. they're going to go into the State Park to film parts of it. I can only wish them luck on their "Knob Mew" project. Anyways, that "Becoming a Master" tape was released today. Yippee. [PAW] Ice
Blue: Me and Philip don't need that because
we are masters already...
GBCamera gets Mad. Umm.. okay.. Mad Catz -designers of usually unliscensed game products like MEmory cards that don't work- has announced that they will make a PC link to allow GBCamera owners to send their photographs over the e-mail. Yippee. Let's see... we've been scanning stickers and using a Snappy and/or other devices to do this for months. Sigh. Oh, and IGN Pocket says that Ken Lobb confirmed that the Transfer Pak (For using GBC data in N64 games) will be shipped before Perfect Dark comes out. Sigh.. check our NEWS archives.. we all knew this last month. [PAW] Jazzman:
As if this doesn't happen all the time... Oh boy, this means everyone is
going to be sending us pics of their ugly mugs.
Demons! Gotta SLAY them all! Revelations: The Demon Slayer has shipped. Expect to see it on the shelves of YOUR stores by the end of the week. :) Yippee! It's an RPG with elements from Pokémon.. but not as cute. Oh, it's part of the "Persona" series.. and it's worth checking out! [PAW] Ice
Blue: hmm... evilish...
The EA has fallen. Electronic Arts has started to develop Game Boy Color games.. bwa ha ha! The first game by EA for GBC will be WCW Mayhem this Fall. It will be released around the same time as the N64/PSX versions. But we don't care about those systems.. do we? ;) Anyways.. this also opens up the door for more EA sports titles and umm.. I wonder what could happen with the "Square" part of Square/EA... can you smell the rereleases? I can detect a faint aroma of FFL4.. but it's faint right now. Hmm.. maybe if we bug them enough.. they'll rerelease a game or two that NEEDS a GBC update. *cough Final Fantasy Adventure cough cough* [PAW] Ice
Blue: stop coughing... but I agree...
more FF games should come to a Nintendo system...
Importationality By The Voice in Philip Wesley's Socks. - According to Nintendo of Japan. A service similar to the Nintendo Power device for the Super Famicom (Super NIntendo) will be available in Japan starting in November. This device will allow consumers to buy blank Game Boy Color Only cartridges at "Lawson" stores for a nominal fee and then download games at the popular convience stores for use in those cartridges. (Also for a nominal fee) The first run of 21 games includes some older titles for the GBC like Link's Awakening DX, and Tetris DX. As well as some new ones like "Super Donkey Kong", and "Legend of Zelda DX". I for one.. am a little annoyed by the fact that Super Donkey Kong and Legend of Zelda DX have not been announced for sale over here in the states... - That Legend of Zelda game that is part 1 of the 3 part "Mysterious Acorn" trilogy by Capcom/Nintendo.. will be out in Japan in OCTOBER. Now.. I'm steamed.... I want those games over here as well. And if they're out in Japan so soon.. Nintendo of America SHOULD be able to get them out over HERE by December. Anyways.. that trilogy of games has three parts and when you play other parts of the series.. you can effect the other parts as well. Don't ask me how.. just sit back and start bugging Nintendo to bring it out over here. Umm.. why not call 1-800-255-3700 and talk to a rep. Now ask about the game. Legend of Zelda: The Mysterious Acorn.. now mention that you are looking forward to that game and hope to see it in DECEMBER. If everyone calls in.. maybe Nintendo of America will get the hint. Ice
Blue: I have a feeling you like to bug
people... Trav told me that 99% of the reps are super cool... why do you
like to bug cool people? Did you say Super Donkey Kong?
Daily Muk. You know that "De-evo" spray? I was just thinking.. it could be used to purposefully faint your Pokémon in the CCG.. why? So you can stick a new Pokémon up without the retreat cost... August 24th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "Ash.. I have a confession.. that food I kept feeding Pikachu was soylent green." -The last words that Ash ever wanted to hear come from Brock. Obvious.
So emotional. Here.. we got a message from Adrock. Hey guys, it's me, Adrock. Yeah. I've been missing for awhile now. I am lost. I am speaking with you via http://telepathy. I have managed to write two reviews during this time, Tarzan and R-Type DX, which are already on the site. How they got there is not for you to know. I'll just tell you that I have some secret hookups with the DMG Mafia who took care of things. So where am I? I'm not sure yet. It is very dark here except for the bright, flouresent !!EAGB's SECRET HIDEOUT!! sign in the front lawn. I have managed to get my feet unbound from the clever little game link rope they made, but not my hands yet. Expect me to be back around the time school starts for some of you. I may even pop up in the chat room sometimes too, very briefly. (Yes,
I know IRC #telepathy, too.) My life is kind of up in the air right now,
so nothing is for certain... But I will be back soon, I promise. Peace
out, y'all, and keep it "frenchy".
Jazzman:
Yeah, right. But we still have to find him. Sign up for the Dmg Dispatch.
The search continues.
Importationality
Daily Muk. You already know this.. but.. umm.. using lots of healing items makes Pikachu happy in Pokémon Yellow. August 25th, 1999 Quote of the Update: "And then.. Misty had enough." Look
out monsters!
Jazzman:
The great God of portable RPGs has heard my prayers!
Siamese Dream. A port of Jet Force Gemini for GBC has been mentioned by a buddy of mine at Nintendo.. it seems that Rare is not behind this GBC incarnation. But, according to the source.. Bit Studios will work on it and it will arrive next year. Weird. -PAW- Jazzman:
10 bucks says it's going to run on the Mega Man engine.
Slow news.. so.. here's some non-news! Umm.. to the people in parts of Florida and the Bahamas.. stay indoors, stock up on bleach.. and batteries for you r Game Boy Colors.. because those storms are headed that direction. Our prayers are with you and I hope nothing gets damaged by the tropical storms "Emily, Dennis, and Cindy". 'Kay? I just wanted to mention that.. because I know girls by those names.. Cindy was a little chubby.. but she's cool because we talk at the same level and I think that conversation is cool. Dennis still works where I work.. and she gives me hugs everyday... and Emily.. well.. she sat behind me in Art class a year or so back.. and umm.. I got hugs from her too. Anyways.. this article is here to fill up space. :) -PAW- Jazzman: <insert long, witty comment to take up space here.> Infinity_Yak: <Ditto> Importationality Done by a disgruntled midget. - Let's see.. Japan will have at the end of the year in Japan.. THREE new Legend of Zelda games. (Mysterious Acorn (Power Chapter), Legend of Zelda DX, and Legend of Zelda 2: Adventure of Link DX.) And they will have another Dragon Quest game. (Dragon Quest 1 & 2.) Sigh.. - What's this? According to a worker for Square.. Square is now looking at the GBC again. Why? because of Enix. You see.. Enix and Square are "rivals". Jazzman
moves to Japan.
Daily Muk. If the Silph Scope can let you see ghosts.. and in Lavander Town.. in the Pokémon Tower.. you can't see the Cubone's without it... how is it possible that you can see the Marowaks in the Unknown Dungeon? -August 26th, 1999- Quote of the Update: "Somewhat expedient." Evaporated.
Jazzman:
Hey! You dropped a computer!... Oh... nevermind, that's just the Dmg Ice
one.
Brick. Any one say "Excitebike"? You didn't? You thought Motocross Manicas 1 and 2 was enough? Bah.. sad mortal. Nintendo has announced that they are working on an Excitebike game for Game Boy Color. The game will be a port of the NES one with "extras".... as in extra levels, and a new type of point system that can be used with the N64 Excitebike ala Transfer Pak. (Just like Tetris DX, Pokémon, and Mario Golf GB do.) -PAW- Jazzman:
Modurn tecnowlagy
The Battle of who could care less. The Top Ten Bestselling Portable titles from August 8th to 14th, 1999 according to the NPD is as follows. 1. POKEMON PINBALL
Well.. isn't this a healthy dose of "what the Hell?!". Tarzan and Rugrats continue to sell well based on their names despite the fact that games like Spy Vs. Spy and Power Quest are infinitely superior. Sigh. -PAW- Jazzman:
Where's R-Type? Where's Spy vs Spy? Where's Slugfest? sigh...
Missing the War. Okay.. that Pink Bulldog and that Blue Mouse Pokémon are -for the last time- NOT Bruno or Pikablu. Get over it. Nintendo has announced their names. Thanks go to Charizard 2000 for spotting this. Here's the quote: "Meet Snubble, who might be a pink bulldog, and Marril, who might be a mouse or a balloon. " Nifty.. with names like Snubble, and Marril... FOY isn't too farfetched an idea. :) -PAW- "Floffy?" Jazzman:
Rediba... bleck...
That's for Beefy_B.. one of the Wolves.. -PAW- Spaced Out. Okay... here's a link to Nintendo's report on Space World 1999. Check out the pictures from the floor of Pokémon 2. That winged Pokémon with the long neck that looks like a cross between a snake and a bird is that really big pokémon that I told you about.. and it looks like it could eat Mewtwo for breakfast. Goodness knows what that thing could do. I can't wait to catch that beast. Bwa ha ha ha ha! Cool. Umm... tonight is "Helpless Victim Night". basically.. I grab a quest commentator from #blue or from ICQ and they get to post a comment or two on the news. -PAW- "See Dan run!" Ice Blue:
me first again... grrr...
To the Theatres! Umm.. here's two movies that Nintendo released of Pokémon 2 and the new Legend of Zelda game.. unfortunately.. they are small, grainy, and have no sound. But.. hey! You can see a lot from them. You see Foy in action.. okay.. just a little. And the Legend of Zelda one shows you the whole bit with the seasons and also shows us an updated version of Gleeok as well as some *gasp* things that look like Goriya. You know.. the rat devil creatures with the boomerangs. It also shows the solution to some of the puzzles and the differences between the season maps. The movies are about 1 megabyte each. It's hard to wade through the Japanese site.. and deathly slow to download from there.. so I stuck them here. But... if you feel like it.. you can try downloading them straight from Nintendo of Japan.. although.. that will take longer. These are "MOV" files. 'Kay? Ya need Quicktime or something for it. :) -PAW- "Pokémon Movie.." "Legend of Zelda Movie" "Nintendo's source page" Ice Blue:
Our server is no speed demon either... so don't expect a FAST download
like you would get from somewhere like Adobe...
Replacement Killers. Okay.. Nintendo commented on the next generation of Game Boy hardware. It will be called "Game Boy 2" and be "32-bit" and "4 times more powerful" than Game Boy Color and will be compatible with Nintendo's Cell Phone gadget. My take on this? I could care less for a replacement. Especially with the GBC being so successful now. if they do replace it.. I can assure you that we won't see this "Game Boy 2" in stores until maybe 2001. Besides.. unless it's backwards compatible.. what's the point? -PAW- Ice Blue:
I wonder where you got this news... ;) I know someone that's pissed at
Nintendo for doing this...
Importationality Done.. well done. - Beatmania 2 is set to hit in Japan this winter with new songs and new stuff for the GBC. Yippee! Beatmania GB games are like the ultimate imports. - Another Goeman game for the Game Boy Color in Japan is coming out.. yippee again. - Bomberman's latest action game will have a "Light version" and a "Dark Version". You can train and create your own "Bomberman" people .. kinda like Bomberman 64.. and trade them between the paks. Nice.. I hope it comes out over here.. I like making my own Bombermen. Ice Blue:
Goeman rules...
Quote of the Update: "There. Are you happy?" Okay.. if you are "burning", "seething", "feeling betrayed", etc... don't be.. that last lay-out was an "inside" joke. But! If you wanna make a top graphic.. download the template below that is in BMP format.. and send it in to my nice, friendly, non harmfully blissful "wwesley@internetland.net" e-mail as a BMP attachment. 'Kay? I might use it sometime. :) -PAW- "Be that!" That Spoony Bug. You know.. I'm surprised Magikarp didn't make this list.. but at least IT can attack later on. Anyways, The Gaming Intelligence Agency has a special poll going on "Who's the most useless RPG character". Well, Kakuna was nominated.. but do everyone a favor and vote for Pokey or Cait sith. Mmkay? Oh, did I also mention that they have some excellent Space World coverage? Here's some links. -PAW- "Kakuna shouldn't win.." "That hole on Broadway. " Adrock: At
least Picky actually HIT the enemy...
There is no news.. School is starting and some of my staff members will have a little less time on their hands. The summer has been great; but it's time for a lot of our readers and staff to reprioratize. So.. I have given everyone a little bit of a poem from Robert Herrick. Here you go. "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Okay.. that's not news.. but it's something to think about.. don't waste your time worrying, and enjoy what you have. There we go.. I filled up some space and now I feel like Robin Williams. -PAW- Infinity_Yak:
I have to go to school tomorrow... but school doesn't "Start" for
me until next tuesday. Confusing? Yes, yes it is.
Daily Muk It's a little known fact that some Pokémon have some crazy names in Japan. Okay.. you knew that? well.. here's one.. in Japan... Jigglypuff is called "Purin".. which means.. "Pudding". Squirtle is "Zenigame" which means "Small Jug". Quote of the Update: "Welcome to DMG Ice. Relax, take a shower." No one said it would be easy.
"We don't want you to miss out on this opportunity to download Mew, the 151st Pokemon. Just for a limited time, you can send us your Pokemon Game Boy cartridge and we will download Mew for you. Your cartridge must be posted to Nintendo by last mail Friday the 1st of October. Please follow the instructions carefully: Place a sticker on your Pokemon cartridge with your
Name, Address, Telephone number
For more information call 1900 100 MEW or 1900 100 639 Disclaimer
Do this at your OWN risk. 'Kay? Why couldn't Nintendo of America be this generous? -PAW- Ice Blue: That's cool but what if
you never get it back and you see a LOT of "new" packages of Pokémon
in your nearest video game dealer soon after?
Run, Baby, Run. Nintendo makes some gratuitous Beastie Boy references and puts up a preview/review of Chase H.Q. for GBC. Go see. "Have some fun." Ice Blue: Oh my God, it's a mirage!!
I'm tellin' y'all it's SABOTAGE!!
Importationality Done by a wigging Wallaby - Lucky Aussies. They get Pokémon Yellow is September. Of course.. the version they get isn't like the US version.. it doesn't have that special "enchancment" that makes the game display Super Game Boy colors on the Game boy Color. - A TON of people got last weeks album references. Raquia, GG-Duo, tons of people.. too many to list. :( But.. he he he.. these ones are HARDER! Ice Blue: That has nothing to do
with Importing unless you are REALLY impatient... or if you live in the
Outback...
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