Tips & Tricks Issue 69

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

Nintendo 64
Sony Playstation
Sony Playstation 2
Nintendo Game Boy
Nintendo Game Boy Color
Nintendo Gamecube
Sega Dreamcast
arcade

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STRATEGIES

• Capcom vs. SNK (DC; five pages)
• Ridge Racer V (PS2; three pages)
• Eternal Ring (PS2; four pages)
• Armored Core 2 (PS2; six pages)
• Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 (N64; four pages)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS; six pages)
• The Grid (arcade; 2 pages)

DEPARTMENTS

Power Up! (staff bios)

Readers' Tips (letters column)

T&T Select Games (1-page (unless noted) game overviews with screenshots; readers would select games from this section for future strategy coverage in T&T:)

• Driver 2 (PS)
  
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• Mickey's Speedway U.S.A. (N64)
• Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore (PS2)
• X Squad (PS2)
• WCW Backstage Assault (N64)
• The Bouncer (PS2)
• Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (DC)
• Slipheed: the Lost Planet (PS2)
• Orphen: Scion of Sorcery (PS2)
• Grandia II (DC)
• Shrapnel: Urban Warfare 2025 (DC)
• Gungriffon Blaze (PS2)
• The World Is Not Enough (PS) (007: The World Is Not Enough)
  
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• Championship Surfer (PS)
• Mario Party 3 (N64)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (DC)
• Cool Boarders 2011 (PS)
• Mega Man Xtreme (GBC)
• Dragon's Lair (GBC)
• Monster Rancher Explorer (GBC)
• Ultimate Fighting Championship (GBC)
   
• Game Track! (upcoming releases list)

Hi Scores (high scores, best times; leaderboards)

Hint Hotlines (game tip phone number directory)

Tournament Report (2 pages; 'Classic Gaming Expo Tournament!;' 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Tournament;' 'Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Champion Crowned;' 'No Holdz Barred V;' player rankings; tournament calendar)

Sports Desk (approx. 1/4 page (unless noted) strategy per game)

• General Truths of Football (1/2 page)
• NFL GameDay 2001 (PS)
• NFL 2K1 (DC)
• Madden NFL 2001 (???; 1 page)

Hard Core (two pages of reader-submitted Armored Core designs)

Pokemon Report (2.5 pages; 'Pokemon At Space World;' 'Pokemon Gold and Silver - Adventure Tour;' 'Pikachu Virus!;' 'Pokemon 2000 World Championship;' 'Wizards of the Coast Trading Cards;' 'Novelty Link Cables;' 'Burger King Pokemon Power Cards')

Japan Report! (2-pages; Japanese products, games and culture; heavy Gamecube focus)

Cool Zone (1-page; cool products, gaming and non-gaming)

CODES

(T&T prided itself on its tip count - this issue contains over 3000 tips collected in the pages listed here, sorted by system. This issue's Codes section features a number of varied footer bars - see the full breakdown below)

• Nintendo 64 (8 pages)
• Playstation (10 pages)
• Game Boy (3 pages)
• Dreamcast (3 pages)
• GameShark (2 pages; PS, N64, GB, DC)

(Running footer bars:)

• The History Channel Presents: Modern Marvels (documentary overview)
• Arcad-E-Diots! (independent film overview)
• Tips & Tricks Book Review (Resident Evil: Nemesis novelization)
• Fanzine Patrol (fanzine reviews; DSX)
• Special Report: Classic Gaming Expo 2000 (convention overview; Once Upon Atari video series; Stella At 20 video series; Videogame Commerical Archive Vol. 1; Fanzine Patrol (Syzygy, Digital Press, 2600 Connection))
• New vs. Old?! (DC vs. PS2 Dead or Alive graphics comparison)
• Tips & Tricks Reader Art Gallery