ISSUE: 25Content
Features:
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Start (Editorial: With big names jumping to PS2, is the PS1 doomed?)
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PSM's Video Game Toy Mania '99 (Game-inspired toys are exploding; PSM gets to play with all of them and brag about it)
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Letters (Reader questions and other stuff)
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Pause (Question of the month: "Why hasn't Lara taken it all off yet?" ie: if the ESRB has a Nudity descriptor, why isn't anyone taking advantage of that?)
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Top This! (Challenges based on Driver and Um Jammer Lammy this month offer a slew of action figures, light guns, controllers, and other peripherals to those capable of rising to the occasion)
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Marketplace (Sell, trade and buy without setting foot anywhere near Wall Street)
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Reset (Coming next month: a Final Fantasy tribute, part 2 of the Legacy of Kain walkthrough, and a guide to get Regina through Dino Crisis without becoming Tyrano-chow)
Monitor (News, gossip, rumours, juicy goodness):
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Sony's Metreon Opens (one big traffic jam down from the PSM office, it turns out)
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Square Update (Saga Frontier? Vagrant Story? Legend of Mana? Chrono Cross? Dew Prism? Oh yeah, Square's just getting warmed up...)
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New 989 Games (The PlayStation sports lineup continues its' EA-inspired tradition of new games in the same franchises every year. Woo hoo...?)
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Bleem! Ships, Sony Still Sues (The PlayStation emulator really gets Sony's panties in a bunch...who would have thought?)
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Rumors (Robocop, Time Crisis 3, EA's Koudelka, new Dragon Quest makeover, and an Extreme Golf game?!)
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Peripherals (PSM editors put their asses on the line, literally, to test out the Universal Rocket Seat Massager and the Interactive Battle Chair, then give a quick nod to Nyko's RF Max 900 AV switch, and Interact's Concept 4 racing wheel)
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Chasing the PS2 (New tech demos, an announcement of a Tokyo Game Show reveal, a list of who's making what for the next-gen system, Sony's online strategy [hint: there isn't one], and a couple screenshots from launch title Kessen)
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Q&A (PSM throws Core's Director of Operations, Adrian Smith, into the inquisition chamber...he responds by spilling his guts on Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation)
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Checkpoint (PlayStation game release schedule and sales numbers)
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Banzai Chibi-chan's Nihon Game Otaku (Otaku supreme Banzai Chibi-chan waxes loquacious about gaming goings-on in Japan)
Reviews:
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Chessmaster II (4/5)
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Konami Eighties Collection (3/5)
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Driver (5/5)
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Echo Night (4/5)
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Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman (3.5/5)
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NFL Xtreme 2 (2.5/5)
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You Don't Know Jack (4/5)
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Um Jammer Lammy (4.5/5)
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Tarzan (4/5)
Previews:
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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
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Ready 2 Rumble
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Thrasher - Skate & Destroy
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Vigilante 8: Second Offense
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CTR: Crash Team Racing
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Fighting Force 2
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South Park
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Army Men: Air Attack
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Fear Effect (still called Fear Factor at this point)
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Gekido
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Medal of Honor
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Mag 3 (released as Killer Loop)
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Eagle One: Harrier Attack
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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
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Metal Gear Solid: The VR Missions
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Spyro 2
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Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
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Jet Moto 3
Strategy (Killer tips for navigating the roughest gaming waters):
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver walkthrough
Code Junkies (Cheating your way to victory, one Konami code at a time...):
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Driver
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Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
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Chocobo Racing
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Gex 3
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Formula 1 '98
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R-Type Delta
Ads (in order of apperance):
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
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NFL GameDay 2000
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Army Men: Sarge's Heroes / Army Men: Air Attack
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Thrasher: Skate and Destroy
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Sears NFL GameDay 2000 free t-shirt
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Tiny Tank
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G. Police: Weapons of Justice
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Wipeout 3 soundtrack
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Madden 2000
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Ape Escape
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Dino Crisis
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South Park
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Driver
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Gallop Racer
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Final Fantasy VIII
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007: Tomorrow Never Dies
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Soul of the Samurai
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Demolition Racer
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Silhouette Mirage
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Crusaders of Might & Magic
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Championship Motocross featuring Ricky Carmichael
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BMG Music Service
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Jet Moto 3 sweepstakes
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NCAA GameBreaker 2000
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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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Bass Landing
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Grand Theft Auto 2
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Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
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PSM subscription card
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R-Type Delta
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Shadow Man
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Final Fantasy VIII action figures
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Star Ocean: The Second Story
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Dino Crisis FuncoLand dog tags and mission map poster pre-order bonus
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Monster Rancher 2
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www.thegamestop.com website
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WCW Mayhem
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WWF Attitude
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Croc 2
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1-900-772-4PSM phone line
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Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman
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Thousand Arms
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NFL Blitz 2000
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver / Fighting Force 2 / Fear Factor (released as Fear Effect) / Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Noteworthy Stuff:
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The pull quote from Adrian Smith's interview? "Lara's all soft skin now, so she looks a lot better, a lot smoother." And just in case you missed that, here's a pic of her lounging about in a bra and panties, because there isn't a nude code, but we like to tease.
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Adrian Smith ends the interview remarking that they've put something into Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation that will make gamers lust for a nude code even more, but that it's a key part of Lara Croft's character. I presume he's talking about the early part of the game, where you're playing as a teenage Lara working with Von Croy. And that's...even more disturbing.
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Marketing research group NPD puts Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete as the best-selling PS1 game for May/June of 1999. Retailer Electronics Boutique puts it at number 2 for their stores, just behind Driver.
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Chibi's drifting a little into hentai territory with his Phantom Menace editorial. "...who cares about [Jar Jar Binks] when there's the delicious Queen Amidala to ogle at!" Dude...she's fourteen in the film. Buy an eroge and get it out of your system.
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Japan's Consumer Entertainment Software Association isn't making any friends by trying to ban the sale of used video games. They're using the same stodgy, worn-out arguments then that companies are using today.
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Persona 2: Innocent Sin tops the list of Japanese best-sellers, proving they know RPGs better than anybody else.
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That is one metric butt-ton of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Gameshark codes in Code Junkies.
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PSM remarks in response to a reader who is worried that game developers might charge full retail prices for games and then charge additional money for downloadable updates, "That probably won't be the case [...] The publishers can still make a profit selling downloads online." Oh, PSM, if only you could have looked ahead about ten years...you'd understand why we're all crying with laughter.
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That is one stunning piece of Parasite Eve fan artwork in the Letters section!
Features:
- Start (Editorial: With big names jumping to PS2, is the PS1 doomed?)
- PSM's Video Game Toy Mania '99 (Game-inspired toys are exploding; PSM gets to play with all of them and brag about it)
- Letters (Reader questions and other stuff)
- Pause (Question of the month: "Why hasn't Lara taken it all off yet?" ie: if the ESRB has a Nudity descriptor, why isn't anyone taking advantage of that?)
- Top This! (Challenges based on Driver and Um Jammer Lammy this month offer a slew of action figures, light guns, controllers, and other peripherals to those capable of rising to the occasion)
- Marketplace (Sell, trade and buy without setting foot anywhere near Wall Street)
- Reset (Coming next month: a Final Fantasy tribute, part 2 of the Legacy of Kain walkthrough, and a guide to get Regina through Dino Crisis without becoming Tyrano-chow)
Monitor (News, gossip, rumours, juicy goodness):
- Sony's Metreon Opens (one big traffic jam down from the PSM office, it turns out)
- Square Update (Saga Frontier? Vagrant Story? Legend of Mana? Chrono Cross? Dew Prism? Oh yeah, Square's just getting warmed up...)
- New 989 Games (The PlayStation sports lineup continues its' EA-inspired tradition of new games in the same franchises every year. Woo hoo...?)
- Bleem! Ships, Sony Still Sues (The PlayStation emulator really gets Sony's panties in a bunch...who would have thought?)
- Rumors (Robocop, Time Crisis 3, EA's Koudelka, new Dragon Quest makeover, and an Extreme Golf game?!)
- Peripherals (PSM editors put their asses on the line, literally, to test out the Universal Rocket Seat Massager and the Interactive Battle Chair, then give a quick nod to Nyko's RF Max 900 AV switch, and Interact's Concept 4 racing wheel)
- Chasing the PS2 (New tech demos, an announcement of a Tokyo Game Show reveal, a list of who's making what for the next-gen system, Sony's online strategy [hint: there isn't one], and a couple screenshots from launch title Kessen)
- Q&A (PSM throws Core's Director of Operations, Adrian Smith, into the inquisition chamber...he responds by spilling his guts on Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation)
- Checkpoint (PlayStation game release schedule and sales numbers)
- Banzai Chibi-chan's Nihon Game Otaku (Otaku supreme Banzai Chibi-chan waxes loquacious about gaming goings-on in Japan)
Reviews:
- Chessmaster II (4/5)
- Konami Eighties Collection (3/5)
- Driver (5/5)
- Echo Night (4/5)
- Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman (3.5/5)
- NFL Xtreme 2 (2.5/5)
- You Don't Know Jack (4/5)
- Um Jammer Lammy (4.5/5)
- Tarzan (4/5)
Previews:
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
- Ready 2 Rumble
- Thrasher - Skate & Destroy
- Vigilante 8: Second Offense
- CTR: Crash Team Racing
- Fighting Force 2
- South Park
- Army Men: Air Attack
- Fear Effect (still called Fear Factor at this point)
- Gekido
- Medal of Honor
- Mag 3 (released as Killer Loop)
- Eagle One: Harrier Attack
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Metal Gear Solid: The VR Missions
- Spyro 2
- Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
- Jet Moto 3
Strategy (Killer tips for navigating the roughest gaming waters):
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver walkthrough
Code Junkies (Cheating your way to victory, one Konami code at a time...):
- Driver
- Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
- Chocobo Racing
- Gex 3
- Formula 1 '98
- R-Type Delta
Ads (in order of apperance):
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- NFL GameDay 2000
- Army Men: Sarge's Heroes / Army Men: Air Attack
- Thrasher: Skate and Destroy
- Sears NFL GameDay 2000 free t-shirt
- Tiny Tank
- G. Police: Weapons of Justice
- Wipeout 3 soundtrack
- Madden 2000
- Ape Escape
- Dino Crisis
- South Park
- Driver
- Gallop Racer
- Final Fantasy VIII
- 007: Tomorrow Never Dies
- Soul of the Samurai
- Demolition Racer
- Silhouette Mirage
- Crusaders of Might & Magic
- Championship Motocross featuring Ricky Carmichael
- BMG Music Service
- Jet Moto 3 sweepstakes
- NCAA GameBreaker 2000
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Bass Landing
- Grand Theft Auto 2
- Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
- PSM subscription card
- R-Type Delta
- Shadow Man
- Final Fantasy VIII action figures
- Star Ocean: The Second Story
- Dino Crisis FuncoLand dog tags and mission map poster pre-order bonus
- Monster Rancher 2
- www.thegamestop.com website
- WCW Mayhem
- WWF Attitude
- Croc 2
- 1-900-772-4PSM phone line
- Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman
- Thousand Arms
- NFL Blitz 2000
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver / Fighting Force 2 / Fear Factor (released as Fear Effect) / Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Noteworthy Stuff:
- The pull quote from Adrian Smith's interview? "Lara's all soft skin now, so she looks a lot better, a lot smoother." And just in case you missed that, here's a pic of her lounging about in a bra and panties, because there isn't a nude code, but we like to tease.
- Adrian Smith ends the interview remarking that they've put something into Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation that will make gamers lust for a nude code even more, but that it's a key part of Lara Croft's character. I presume he's talking about the early part of the game, where you're playing as a teenage Lara working with Von Croy. And that's...even more disturbing.
- Marketing research group NPD puts Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete as the best-selling PS1 game for May/June of 1999. Retailer Electronics Boutique puts it at number 2 for their stores, just behind Driver.
- Chibi's drifting a little into hentai territory with his Phantom Menace editorial. "...who cares about [Jar Jar Binks] when there's the delicious Queen Amidala to ogle at!" Dude...she's fourteen in the film. Buy an eroge and get it out of your system.
- Japan's Consumer Entertainment Software Association isn't making any friends by trying to ban the sale of used video games. They're using the same stodgy, worn-out arguments then that companies are using today.
- Persona 2: Innocent Sin tops the list of Japanese best-sellers, proving they know RPGs better than anybody else.
- That is one metric butt-ton of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Gameshark codes in Code Junkies.
- PSM remarks in response to a reader who is worried that game developers might charge full retail prices for games and then charge additional money for downloadable updates, "That probably won't be the case [...] The publishers can still make a profit selling downloads online." Oh, PSM, if only you could have looked ahead about ten years...you'd understand why we're all crying with laughter.
- That is one stunning piece of Parasite Eve fan artwork in the Letters section!
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