Share the love! Forward OtakuBoy Online to a friend. You'll be glad you did. :D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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 http://www.otakuboy.com -- Feb. 18, 1999 Vol. 1 No. 61 What is trappin'? -- written by OtakuBoy - "Late at de STO!" Now on superriffic, magical ICQ! # 21176515 AND THE WEB!! http://www.otakuboy.com 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 DARN TIRED, DAMMIT! I tell ya. Surfing all these sites and publishing the Web sites and sending out newsletters is killin' me. KILLIN'! I'm gonna have to step back a bit and see how to streamline everything without compromising on giving you guys good links. Anyhoo, lots of nifty stuff tonight. Check out the FINAL FANTASY stuff. It still keeps on a-rollin. I really like the launch report on RETokyo. ----------- P l a y S t a t i o n (PSX) -- Final Fantasy VII Launch Report - Feature This is a pretty neat report from the streets of Tokyo. What was it like outside of Tokyo's game shops? BUSIER THAN ZELDA! BUSIER THAN DREAMCAST! BUSIER THAN ANYTHING. Word is that God appeared a couple of blocks away, but no one moved! Also, check out the coverage of FINAL FANTASY VIII ads around town! -- http://retokyo.com/games/news/enc90218.htm -- Silent Hill FAQ - Feature JEEZ! This game barely been released to previewers and ALREADY here's a big, super FAQ with ASCII level maps and everything. Beat the game before you even play it! -- http://www.playstationfan.com/shfaq.txt -- G Police: Weapons of Justice - Preview Yet another preview of G POLICE: WEAPONS OF JUSTICE. But this time, our reviewer notes something disturbing about the controls. Could they be dumbing it down? GOOD! I mean, jeez. I'm afraid of the PSX2 controller! I think it's going to have 101 buttons. That's what I've heard! (I'm kidding.) -- http://www.gamefan.com/gmx/standardPRE.asp?game=898 -- Syphon Filter - Review These reviews are going to start comin' in fast a furious and while I won't carry ALL of them, I think these are espe- cially good. Gaming-Age's takes you through the first mission, almost in a walkthrough style. It really gives you an idea about the action in the game. It's good. Read. Blub. The IGNPSX one below is better if you want a big list of the weapons on the game. The Next-Generation Online review, focuses more on the game's pace and whether anything inter- rupts it. The PlayStationFan review? Written by a gamer for gamers. Lotsa of slang and quick looks at different game aspects. -- http://www.gaming-age.com/ga2/reviews/psx/syphon.shtml -- http://psx.ign.com/reviews/10574.html -- http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/reviews/10574.html -- http://www.playstationfan.com/review195.htm -- On Otakuboy.com * PSX2 Processor, Wired's Tale * Final Fantasy Movie Rumors * Lunar: Eternal Blue Remix * More... -- http://www.otakuboy.com/sony.html ===========OTAKUBOY SAY TO VISIT THIS DUDE, EH!============= What are people saying about the Multiverser role playing game? "The density of information is astounding--there is a lot of 'meat' to this, and very little fluff." --I.R.H., California This is the game that makes good use of all the crap that you bought in the past. http://members.aol.com/NagaWorld/mv.html ============================================================ N i n t e n d o 6 4 (N64) -- The Games of 4MB - Feature Let's face it. Yes, turn around a face it. Thank you. The 4MB Expansion PAK for the N64 is cool, right? 640x480 high- resolution mode just kicks TOCK! Well, IGN64 produces a big list of all the upcoming games to use the PAK and what they'll use the PAK for. It's quite comprehensive. -- http://ign64.ign.com/news/6955.html -- Killer Instinct comin' back?!?!?! - Rumor Kingboxer, who usually does rumors for PSXMax, sent one over to Nth Dimension last week. (They've been down.) Turns out ole Rare may be considering a new version of KILLER INSTINCT!! HOOFAH! -- http://www.consolecity.com/n64/ -- Rampage: Universal Tour - Preview WHAT?!?!! No diagonal punch? How the heck do they expect us to play this game? Oh.. special moves, I see. I see. Any- way, GameFAN takes a look at this upcoming game. Get this, you're going to be able to rampage on Halley's Comet? Hmmmm.... (I wonder how many people are still familiar with this series? Let alone the FIRST arcade game?) Also, below, yet another GameFAN movie! -- http://www.gamefan.com/gmx/standardPRE.asp?game=893 -- http://www.gamefan.com/gmx/standardMEDIA.asp?game=893 (MOVIE) G a m e B o y C o l o r (GBC) -- More info on Duke Nukem Color GameBOY - News This article has a bit more to say about DUKE NUKEM for the Color GameBOY. A little about how many levels, for one. Still no words on whether it'll be third-person, first-per- son, or platform. Perhaps the game company doesn't want to disappoint before the game comes out? ... WAIT! Videogames.com has SHOTS! It's.... platform. Oh well, he looks kinda cute. I also have a link to GameBoy Euro-Asia, which displays three of the shots on the front page. No clicking necessary. -- http://www.gaming-age.com/news2/february99/021799g.htm -- http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_02/17_vg_duke/index.html -- http://gameboy.s-one.net.sg/news_flash.htm -- Wario Land II - Review No. Wario can not die in this game. Honest. But, heh, the puzzles are quite challenging. So challenging that some peo- ple think their WARIO LAND II defective! HAH! And that's not all GameBoy Euro-Asia says in this review. -- http://gameboy.s-one.net.sg/gr37.htm -- On Otakuboy.com * Douglas Smith, Lode Runner 64 Interview * Virtual Pro Wrestling Preview * Tokimeki Memorial Sports & Cultural * More... -- http://www.otakuboy.com/nintendo.html ===========OTAKUBOY SAY TO VISIT THIS DUDE, EH!============= Want to have a second opinion on anime/manga? Don't know where to surf for good images and fan contri- bution? Want to decorate your desktop with over 200 anime wallpapers? Sick of listening to the same music all the time? Browse over to Anime Genesis dot com at http://anime-genesis.com Your online anime/manga companion. ============================================================ D r e a m c a s t & S a t u r n (DC & SAT) -- Mr. Yoshihatas of Sting (Evolution) - Interview What do they talk about? Well, they touch briefly on lotsa things. Why? Mainly because of the language barrier. Heh. Well, they talk about EVOLUTION, Dreamcast, Sega (why it's more popular in Japan than America). They also talk about sushi and why those buffets are bad for you. Well, I wish they talked about that. -- http://www.dimension-s.com/transmissions/features/sting_interview_feb _99/ -- AOU Show Report - Feature Yeah, man. IGNDreamcast went out to the AOU arcade show and gots some really prime pics. They file a cool report, too. So cool, that I'm like serious worked up. I just wish they would have put the pictures IN the story instead of making me click on 'em way at the bottom. :( -- http://dreamcast.ign.com/news/6945.html -- Redline Racer - Preview/Movie Neat little preview and MOVIE!!!!!!!! for REDLINE RACER! HOOFAH!!! -- http://www.dreamcast.net/news/bits/1999+01+18/18:20:32.shtml -- Zombie Revenge and House of The Dead 2 - Reviews IGNDreamcast got to play the arcade versions of ZOMBIE REVENGE and HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2. (These two games are comin' to the Dreamcast.) They give you their impressions. Heh. They give you a BIG look-see at ZOMBIE REVENGE, but not so much at HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 . Wanna know why? Cause they SUCK at HOTD2! (Hey, they say it. Not me.) -- http://dreamcast.ign.com/news/6945.html -- On Otakuboy.com * DVD, ISDN, Processor Upgrades * WOW! VMS to arcade? * New Konami Titles * Sega Europe Interview * More... -- http://www.otakuboy.com/sega.html M u l t i - F o r m a t & M i s c -- The A-Z PSX - Feature PlayStationFAN bills this as a PSX glossary, but you know? It's a DARN GOOD multi-platform glossary with defini- tions for "Fighter," and Coin-Op," and more. But watch out! The glossary is only completed to "L." -- http://www.playstationfan.com/feature3.htm -- Bitten by the Stock bug? - Feature Red Herring has some advice if you want to buy videogame related company stocks. DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! At least not just yet. Check out their story. It investigates all that stuff. -- http://www.herring.com/mag/issue62/talk.html -- Oh yeah, you want the Dracula X card set - News National Console Support got a bunch of the DRACULA X cards in. The link below is to a buncha big scans of them. WARNING: More sensitive viewers will want to know that there IS nudity on these cards. -- http://www.ncsx.com/ncs021599/dracula_x.htm -- Hey Strider 2 is that that arcade show! - Arcade Shots! They got it from Graffitti, a Japanese gaming site, who got it from... Well, you've heard this joke before. Here's a word of warning: This is NOT a playable demo. Rather STRIDER 2 showed up at the AOU arcade show in videotape. Ho hum. But, hey, it's only a 1.8 meg movie and it does have some gameplay elements. (Oh, the Gaming-Age link was slow for me.) -- http://www.gaming-age.com/news2/february99/021899d.htm -- http://www.gaming-age.com/media/Sh.mpg -- http://128.11.10.58/video/strider2.mpg (MIRROR) -- The Wizard's of The Coast Pokemon Web site - Site GameBoy Euro-Asia says that on Wizard's Of The Coast's official site for the POKEMON CARD GAME, you can find all kinds of strategies and stuff. -- http://www.wizards.com/Pokemon -- South Park Pinball! - Arcade Hey! You guys better read this or Cartman will sit on you. It's all about a new pinball machine comin' to an ar- cade near YOU! (There are none near me.) Heh. Check out the giant toilet that's home to Mr. Hankey. -- http://www.gaming-age.com/news2/february99/021699f.htm -- Street Fighter 3: Third Strike! - Shots/Movie Gaming-Age has 15 new shots of STREET FIGHTER 3: THIRD STRIKE, FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE! 15, man! They say they have a movie, too. Links on the page and all, but.. UH OH! A 404 pops up. The second link is to Magic Box, which has a prominently display title graphic!! -- http://www.gaming-age.com/news2/february99/021899f.htm -- http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/5534/gaming.htm -- "Here are some first screenshots..." -- On the other Capcom hand... - Arcade News GameSpot round-ups (rounds-up... rounds-ups) all the Capcom had to show at the arcade show. -- http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_02/17_vg_capcom/index.html AND REMEMBER, folksies. There's MORE on www.otakuboy.com!! Cheers, OtakuBOY ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -- Feb. 18, 1999 Vol. 1 No. 61 What is trappin'? -- written by OtakuBoy - "Late at de STO!" http://www.otakuboy.com Now on superriffic, magical ICQ! # 21176515 AND THE WEB!! http://www.otakuboy.com !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey, do you like OtakuBoy? Please forward it to a friend and tell 'em to send a "hey, subscribe me" to Otakuboy@bigfoot.com