Hey, do you like OtakuBoy? Please forward it to a friend and tell 'em to send a "hey, subscribe me" to Otakuboy@bigfoot.com !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zine Scene - O t a k u B o y O n l i n e - Zine Scene The best news from the best vid-gaming sites -- Jan. 12, 1999 Vol. 1 No. 45 Don't know watcha got -- written by OtakuBoy - "'til it's gone!!!" Now on superriffic, magical ICQ! # 21176515 Resouces obtained through Gaming Central! http://www.startpath.com/gamingcentral/ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OtakuBoy loves you. OtakuBoy cares. That's why OtakuBoy unleashes his virtual scrubbing bubbles onto all the online console video game sites -- even on sites you've never heard of before -- to scour out the best features, reviews, previews, and news. Then OtakuBoy tells you where to go get them. OtakuBoy loves you. Now, love OtakuBoy back. =OtakuBoy Speaketh ========================================= OtakuBoy is OtakuSad tonight. :( Pardon this self-indul- gence for a second. Our beloved family pet has disappeared. No, I'm not kidding. We heard a cat scream or caterwaul or something, got up to look for her, and we haven't been able to locate her since. It's terrible not knowing... May you not have the same thing happen to your pet. Sorry to have opened on such a bad note, but it's been a hard day's night. And I might be a little off. Ahem. ----------- Nintendo 64 (N64) You drop the bomb on me, baby. That's what many a-press member thought as they heard Acclaim mention in an investor conference a new SEQUEL to Turok 2? And, get this? It's comin in December! Oh, my. Hey, maybe this version of Turok won't have mysterious crashes! Miyamoto. The man. The legend. The rock hard abs. In GameSpot TV's streaming-video interview, you can almost touch his abs. Shudder. Check out GameSpot TV. Soooooooo... what's bein' released in Japan these days? IGN64 takes a look and provides a detailed release date list. Hey! Did you know that "Vigilante 8" on the N64 is gonna have a .5? OH, that doesn't make much sense, does it? Well, I mean that N64 Vigilante 8 players will get extra levels! Details at Gamers Republic. SOSA? What is that? Oh, yeah, he played basketball? Eh? So, then why is EA puttin' him in "Tripe Play 2000." Oh, I tell ya. This crazy industry. It is to laugh. Basketball players in baseball games. They shoulda put that soccer play- er McGwire in. Yeah. Chuckle. Meanwhile, lotsa sites are a-titter about the new "Top Gear X" comin' soon. Yep, the racer is back. FGNOnline has a big dose of details. Speaking of Back -- or, in this case, 'pushed back' -- GameFan reports that "WinBack" has been de- layed. Lotsa sites announced that "SnowBoard Kids 2" is comin'. But GameFan has a cool preview. Check it out. Meanwhile, over on RareNet, a better quality pic from "Donkey Kong 64." (Actually, the name of the game might be 'Donkey Kong Coun- try 64.' Ah. Who knows?) Can someone tell me why the d00d in "Jet Force Gemini" looks like Mega Man? Anyhoo, 64 Source has a preview, com- plete with new pics from RareNet. Videogames.com has a super big "Rogue Squadron" game guide. Lotsa Usenetters have been crying over this game. "How do you defeat the walkers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Well, here it is. And don't use so many exclamation points next time. From The Nth Dimension comes this quick news note: Do you wanna see "DragonBallZ 64?" Well, then you gotta sign the petition! Send e-mail already! GameBoy Color (GBC) Hey, we mentioned here earlier that a buncha new Pokemon are comin', right? Er.. I hoped we mentioned it. Anyway, in case you wanna know, GameBoy Euro-Asia has put together a reeeeeeeeeeeeel nice FAQ about the upcomin' carts. Gotta catch 'em all, and then gold and silver plate 'em. GBCDojo reports on "Carrot Crazy," the new Looney Tunes title starring Bugsy Siegel. Sorry, I mean Bugs Bunny. Mean- while GameBoy Euro-Asia reports that "Bust-A-Move 3" WILL appear on GameBoy Color. And on Game Informer, news that "NHL Blads of Steel '99" and "NBA In The Zone '99" are comin'. Oh? You wanna GameBoy review? Wellll, Gaming-Age reviews "Oddworld Adventures." How's that? PlayStation (PSX) Uh oh. Remember the 32X? It was a game enhancing peri- pheral for the Genesis. Really, it was a stop gap between 16 and 32 bit. PlayStation was comin'. Sega had to keep the Genesis d00dz in the ranks. Sooo, come out with something that'll keep 'em around, right? Well, it was cool! But people wanted new consoles! And now IGNPSX has a big report about some kind of PSX 1.5? Please. No. Please! Just release the 128-bit PSX! PLEEEEEZE! Oh, dear. All kinds-a places on the Web reported that Sony was suing Connectix over their PSX emulator for the Macintosh. Well, 'taint true! So says Connectix through GameSpot. Also on GameSpot, a "hands-on" review of the emu- lator. (So, what would a hands-off review be? 'I sat there and thought 'start,' but it didn't work. 2.8!) Yehawww! When "Tomorrow Never Dies" hits the PSX, it's gonna have MULTIPLAYER! Wee hooooo. Check out FGNOnline for the info. (REPEAT PARAGRAPH WARNING) SOSA? What is that? Oh, yeah, he played basketball? Eh? So, then why is EA puttin' him in "Tripe Play 2000." Oh, I tell ya. This crazy industry. It is to laugh. Basketball players in baseball games. They shoulda put that soccer play- er McGwire in. Yeah. Chuckle. Dance! Dance! Dance! "Dance Dance Revolution," Konami's super arcade title, is comin' to PSX! Konami hopes you'll practice at home with the included foot peddles and go perform at the arcade. I wonder if it has a waltz? FGNOnline reports there are TWO new "Final Fantasy VIII" characters -- Ward Zaback and Kiros Seagul. You can find out a little about them on the site. Meanwhile, over on Gamers Republic, news that Japanese FF8 pre-orders are gettin way outta hand! Hey, PSX-ers! I hope you're not too upset about the upcomin' "Castlevania 64." Well, if you are, take a look at the "Legend of The Vampire Hunter." Maybe it's enough to satisfy that craving... chOMP! Gamers Republic. Vidoegames.com reviews "Ehrgeiz," the super new "Square Fighter" in Japan. On GameFan -- it's not a stick and it doesn't really irritate me, so why's it called "Irritating Stick?" GameFan has that review. Over on GameCenter, a re- viewer is none too happy with "Twisted Metal 3." But, then again, he says up front he's never been happy with it. OtakuBoy lets you know the bias BEFORE you go in to the review! ;) And Videogamers.com takes a look at the "no batteries version" of the Mad Catz Dual Force Analog Controller. (Say that really fast.) PSX-Finally, why not make sure you beat "Crash Bandicoot 3?" Check out Game Informer's game guide! Dreamcast & Saturn (DC & SAT) SOA talks DC on MSNBC ASAP. D-Tails on Sega X. (Trans- lation: Sega of America talked about the Dreamcast to MSNBC. Sega X has a report.) WOW! "NiGHTS 2" comin' to Dreamcast? Apparently, a Chinese game paper Game Weekly thinks so. And they say the Sonic Team is behind it! Check out FGNOnline for more. And here's news about other things that might be comin' to Dreamcast. "Street Fighter Zero 3?" Details on Sega- Otaku. "Rally Championship '99?" Details on Dreamcaster. But we do know that "Climax Landers" is comin' at some point. Well, Magic Box has a bit more about the plot. Just remember, you gotta do some scrollin' to find it! I provide a clue. 100,000 on the Internet via Dreamcast?! What in the world are they doing? I KNOW! They're SENDING ME ICQ CHAT REQUESTS AlL NiGhT LoOnG! Anyway, Nikkei has the info. Meanwhile, if you'd like to know more about the modem inside the Dreamcast check out the story on Katana-Edge. Hey! SegaNet has an MPEG of the new "Sega Rally 2" ad runnin' in Japan. It's really, really cool. Worth the down- load. Not only for the in-game sequence, but you get to see the ending Dreamcast tag-line. Something a-kin to "Play- Stay-Shun." SegaX reviews -- get this -- the VMS system. This is a really cool review. Check it out. Meanwhile, SegaNet takes a look at Shenmue, the marketing engine. It's all about the extra stuff you're gonna be able to buy. Multi-format & Misc Hey! Wanna know what the producer of the PokeMon TV series and movies is up to in Japan? It's a pretty cool feature over on Nikkei Weekly. And lastly, I just like the name of this mag... NEO GEO FREAK! Heheheheheh. I am a GAME FREAK! (I'm a freak of many other types, too, but I digress.) Cheers, folks. See a cool story? Send it to me! Otakuboy@bigfoot.com ============================================================ Nintendo 64 Links: -- WOW! Turok 3 already? - News -- http://ign64.ign.com/news/6394.html -- Miyamoto. The man. - Video Interview -- http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/gamespottv/reviews/story/0,3776,2185068,00.html -- What's comin' to Jpana soon? - Feature -- http://ign64.ign.com/news/6367.html -- Nintendo 64 gets its own Vigilante 8 levels! - News -- http://www.gamersrepublic.com/01_12_1999n5.html -- Sosa comin' to Triple Play 2000 - News -- http://ign64.ign.com/news/6399.html -- Top Gear X, the racer is back! - News -- http://www.fgnonline.com/web/fgn_archives.html?publish_date=1999-01-12 -- "More Top Gear" -- Meanwhile, WinBack is PushedBack! - News -- http://www.gamefan.com/newhotinfo/hotinfo.asp?storyid=80 -- It's SnowBoard Kids 2 - Preview -- http://www.gamefan.com/gmx/standardPRE.asp?game=842 -- Higher Quality Donkey Kong 64 shot! - Preview -- http://www.rarenet.com/games/udkc/dkc64_01.jpg -- Jet Force Gemini? Mega Man? - Preview -- http://www.64source.com/previews/jfg.html -- Rogue Squadron - Game Guide -- http://www.videogames.com/features/n64/rogue_gg/index.html -- Wanna see DragonBallZ 64? THEN E-MAIL, whydontcha? -- spicard@compusmart.ab.ca GameBoy Color links: -- The Gold & Silver Pokemon FAQ! - Feature -- http://gameboy.s-one.net.sg/special_poke_gold_silver.htm -- Carrot Crazy - News -- http://www.nintendojo.com/gbcdojo/ -- "What's up, Doc?" -- Bust-A-Move 3 comin' to GameBoy COLOR! - News -- http://gameboy.s-one.net.sg/news_flash.htm -- WOW! NHL Blades of Steel '99 and NBA In The Zone '99 - News -- http://www.gameinformer.com/news/jan99/011299c.html -- Oddworld Adventures - Review -- http://www.gaming-age.com/profiles/o/oddworldadventures/ PlayStation links: -- Is this Sony's 32x?! - Feature -- http://psx.ign.com/news/6377.html -- "What? Us, sue Connectix?" - News -- http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_01/11_vg_emuup/index.html -- Hands-on Emulator - Review -- http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_01/11_vg_gamestat/index.html -- WooHOO! Multiplayer Tomorrow Never Dies! - News -- http://www.fgnonline.com/web/fgn_archives.html?publish_date=1999-01-12 -- "Multiplayer Never Dies" -- Sosa comin' to Triple Play 2000 - News -- http://psx.ign.com/news/6395.html -- Dance Dance Revolution (Konami) comin' - News -- http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_01/12_vg_dancedan/index.html -- Two new FFVIII characters! Ward Zaback (a harpoon wielder) and Kiros Seagul. - News -- http://www.fgnonline.com/web/fgn_archives.html?publish_date=1999-01-12 -- "More FFVIII Characters Revealed" -- Meanwhile, pre-orders soar - News -- http://www.gamersrepublic.com/01_11_1999n3.html -- Legend of The Vampire Hunter - Japan News/Preview -- http://www.gamersrepublic.com/01_11_1999n1.html -- Ehrgeiz - Japan Title Review -- http://www.videogames.com/psx/fight/ehrgeiz/review.html -- And yet it's Irritating Stick - Review -- http://www.gamefan.com/gmx/standardRE.asp?game=840 -- What? You didn't LIKE Twisted Metal 3? - Review -- http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Twisted3/ -- Mad Catz Dual Force Analog No Batteries! - Review -- http://www.videogamers.com/reviews/peripherals/mcdfa2/ -- Crash Bandicoot 3 - Game Guide -- http://www.gameinformer.com/ptp/crash3/index.html Dreamcast links: -- SOA talks DC on MSNBC - Feature -- http://www.segadreamcast.net/news/news_990111_soaspeaks.htm -- WOW! Nights 2 comin' to DC? - News -- http://www.fgnonline.com/web/fgn_archives.html?publish_date=1999-01-12 -- "Nights 2 For DC?" -- OOOH! SF Zero 3 on DC? - News -- http://www.sega-otaku.com/news/0199/11199b.html -- Rally Championship '99 comin' to Dreamcast? - News -- http://www.dreamcaster.net/archives/january/011099/011099-01.htm -- A bit more about Climax Landers - News -- http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/5534/gaming.htm -- "More info on Sega's Climax Landers..." -- 100,000 on the Internet via Dreamcast! - News -- http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/AC/TNW/Nni19990111YX8MAG01.htm -- Meanwhile, what the new modem inside the Dreamcast? - News -- http://www.katana-edge.com/headlines/index.html -- "Sega Chooses Trisignal" -- Sega Rally 2 TV Ad - Preview -- http://www.seganet.com/news/011299c.html -- COOL! New pics of Stunt Grand Prix - Preview -- http://www.segadreamcast.net/news/news_990112_stuntgp.htm -- The Visual Memory System - Review -- http://www.segadreamcast.net/reviews/import_vms_1.htm -- Shenmue, the marketing engine. - Feature -- http://www.seganet.com/news/011199b.html Multi-format & Misc -- Pokemon TV series producer - Feature -- http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/AC/TNW/Nni19990111YX8MCA01.htm -- Heh! I just like the name of this mag. Neo Geo FREAK! - Feature -- http://www.ncsx.com/ncs011199/ng_freak.htm ----------------------------------------------------------- And, hey, when you wanna go out and surf on your own, stop on by Gaming Central. They're linked to every gaming site in the world! They kick TOCK! (As in But-TOCK!) -- http://www.startpath.com/gamingcentral/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Thus ends another ish of OtakuBoy Online. The place for the squeeky clean zine scene... and those zines better get to writin' better features. Zine Scene - O t a k u B o y O n l i n e - Zine Scene -- Jan. 12, 1999 Vol. 1 No. 45 Don't know watcha got -- written by OtakuBoy - "'til it's gone!!!" Now on superriffic, magical ICQ! # 21176515 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey, do you like OtakuBoy? Please forward it to a friend and tell 'em to send a "hey, subscribe me" to Otakuboy@bigfoot.com