Newsletter: Sega World Weekly issue 18 (then Sega 2000-X)
From Video Game Morgue File
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======[ EDITOR'S COMMENTS ]===============================
Ok, this week we announced the details of our HUGE Net
Event planned for November 28th 1998. What is it? Well
I've written about it in this very issue. For the latest
details, please check out Sega 2000.
Also while in just over 2 weeks I'll be getting my
Dreamcast (brag brag brag, hehe) one lucky person has
already got one from Hong Kong. He gives us a special
first report here in this issue!
---> ONLY 19 DAYS TO GO <---
Elijah (Editor)
----> Page 1 - Andys Rantings <----
----> Page 2 - Web Event <----
----> Page 3 - Importing <----
----> Page 4 - Feature <----
----> Page 5 - Survey <----
----> Page 6 - Editoral <----
----> Page 7 - On Your Mind <----
----> Page 8 - Web Sites <----
----> Page 9 - Last Words <----
======[ ANDYS RANTINGS ]==================================
---> ANDY'S RANINGS...
Hello people. This is the Week in Review. This is nothing much
new if you read the column daily, but I’m sure that less than
.001% of you did that. Enjoy.
11/1/98 -->
Sega has scrapped Sega Rally 2. Well, not entirely. They are
scrapping the crap version shown at TGS, and starting new. The
new version will be even better than Model 3: Step 2! AM1 is
porting it themselves, and as reported before, they are working
on it 24/7. All the graphics are arcade perfect. It has all the
frills with lens flaring from the sun, and trails of dust,
smoke from burning wheels, and splashing water. There is also
dynamic weathering in the game. Plus, there is the "World
Championship Mode" which is the modem play!!! :) However with
the good news is bad news. Starting over again has delayed it
(later story...). But it’s better late than bad. We’ll have to
see how Sega handles this.
11/2/98 -->
Nothing too much today. A load of Sonic Adventure shots were
released. They look absolutely amazing!! Check out Sega 2000’s
news page to see them. Check ‘em out! There is even 2 secret
pictures from SOJ's page that haven't really gone online yet!
11/3/98 -->
A rumor that there were going to be dalays on Dreamcast software
was reported. This leads me to the next story...
11/4/98 -->
Confirmed. The delays have been confirmed. Here are the games
being delayed.
Incoming - December 23, 1998
Sonic Adventure - December 23, 1998
Sega Rally 2 - January 14,1999
Blue Stinger - January 14, 1999
Geist Force - Late 1999
Monaco GP 2 - Late 1999
I thought this might happen. The Dreamcast was announced just
months ago, and they expected to have it all ready in time. It
looks like they couldn’t do it, which is quite understandable.
It would probably be better to delay the launch a little bit now.
The only reason I can see why they would REALLY not want to do it
is the Christmas season. The season when the most money is made.
I hope Sega thinks this one through and makes the right decision.
Well Elijah's written an editoral for this very issue about what
effect this might have, be sure to check it out further down the
page :)
And the day’s final story. Sega has dropped the licensing fee to make
DC versions of arcade games. This is a great idea because Sega will
need all the games they can get. Sega has a lot of decisions to make
this winter, and it looks like they’ve already made a good one.
10/5/98 -->
You want a Dreamcast now? Well, I hope you have a ride to Hong
Kong! That’s right. Some Hong Kong shops are selling their display
copies of Dreamcast for up to $600 US. They decided to go ahead
and sell them instead of put them out for display. One thing though.
*Ahem* There are NO games. $600 for the system. Just the system. There
really isn’t any reason to go buy one yet, but I’m sure that they have
sold all their copies anyway... (yep we've got someone who did buy
one to talk about it in this issue too, cool! - Elijah)
Well, here’s a surprise. Game Gear 2. You read that right! The
successor to the Game Gear (not counting Nomad). Sega is currently
developing the 32-bit handheld. Not much else is known yet. I’m not
sure when it will come out, but there is always going to be
competition from the Game Boy...
11/6/98 -->
SEGA FAN CHAT III!!!
I cannot wait. The last one was a lot of fun. I was there
for a couple hours and it didn’t really get boring. We would
have hoped for more turnout though, I think. Anyway, there
is heaps of details about the chat a few lines below my
rantings here actually. Hope to see you there!
Sega is going to have a presentation of Virtua Fighter RPG. Still
no screenshots yet, but expect quite a show! It happens on December
20th 1998, and it gonna be HUGE! Sega will probably broadcast the
event over the internet for the most of us who do not live in Japan
(I wish...). The show will last for two hours, and there will be no
admittance fee (Sega should charge money to help them out a little
bit...j/k).
Well, that was all the news this week. Check out the daily column,
but if you can’t, there’s always the weekend edition right here.
Game On.
- Andy
- http://come.to/ff8source
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SEGA FAN CHAT III - THE EVENT FOR ALL SEGA FANS!
---> Details:
Over the last few months, we've held two Sega Fan Chat's,
but this is the one they've been building upto. From both
the previous chats, we've learnt what works best, and
what dosn't. Presenting the Sega Fan Chat III...
* November 28th 1998 (Exact Time to be announced soon)
* www.sega2000.com
Will use 3 different chat systems to make sure everyone
can join in...
* IRC - *Recommened* - download from www.mirc.com
* Java Powered Rooms - PC's
* Web Chat - WebTV, Netlink
With IRC, we'll provide fast help on any problems/questions
you might have. The chat is to celebrate the release of
THE greatest video game console of all time, the Sega
Dreamcast. It's a chance for all the Sega fans to have
fun, and even talk to a few special guests. Over the next
few weeks before the actual chat we'll release more details,
including prizes. All rooms will be monitored, and anti-sega
people for example will be kicked/banned. The reason for
holding it on Saturday is because many people suggested
that instead of Friday.
If you have any suggestions for the chat, I'd really love
to hear them. Please e-mail me on elijah@sega2000.com
Why not celebrate the BIGGEST day in the history of Sega?
Why not come to the Sega Fan Chat?
Tell Your Friends - November 28th 1998 - www.sega2000.com
---> Webmasters:
How can this help your site? Well if you place either our
button or banner advertising the Sega Fan Chat III on your
front page, we'll put your site in a special links box on
the very front page of Sega 2000! You'll also get more free
promotion as the chat gets closer. Really, the more people
that know about this the better, and any sites that can
help, I would really appreate. The button it's self is only
a tiny 2k anyway! Here is the button/banner...
http://www.sega2000.com/graphics/chat.gif
http://www.sega2000.com/graphics/segachat.jpg
Thanks for your support and I look forward to seeing you
all there at the Fan Chat :)
======[ IMPORTANT MATTERS ]===============================
Are you intrested in buying Import? Here's a great mailing
list to join brought to you by VGL...
http://server.com/WebApps/mail-list-subscribe.cgi?id=12567
Just follow the link above and enter your e-mail address,
and thats it, simple!
======[ FEATURE ]=========================================
STOP PRESS: Sorry, due to time limits, the feature on the
Dreamcast play test hasn't arrived yet. I will post it on
Sega 2000 as soon as it does, and in the next issue of
Sega 2000-X Magazine. Sorry about this - Elijah
======[ SURVEY ]==========================================
If you are buying the Japanese DC, which is the "must buy" DC
launch title for you?
* Pen Pen
* Virtua Fighter 3 TB
* Sega Rally 2
* July
* Godzilla
Please Visit Sega X to vote
======[ ELIJAH'S EDITORAL ]===============================
Stan will be back next week, but this issue after quite afew
worried e-mails about the delays and shortage, I felt like
writing an editoral...
With the game delays this week, and the shortage of consoles
by November 27th, some people are woundering what's happening
to the huge release Sega had planned... well here I hope to
share my thoughts on the Dreamcast release in Japan.
First, what are the launch titles now? Well there's July,
Godzilla, Pen Pen and Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle. VF3: TB
will be the biggest of the lot, probably selling close to 1:1
with the console. So we have adventure, destruction (I wounder
which one that is, hehe), racing and fighting... but what's
missing? Well Sonic for a start, but the game is so well
knowen it's not going to effect the launch. It's much better
to release Sonic on December 23rd when it's finished. However,
with Sega Rally 2's huge delay... that means there won't be any
games compatable with the modem for 1 1/2 months! While that
really isn't good, I have to admit, I think it's better than
a bugged version that looks more like a PC version than a full
Model 3 conversion. Don't you? It would be great for the launch
if it was complete, but unfortantly it just isn't so.
So, what's left? Well shooting, which came in the form of the 6th
launch title, Incoming. Now that game has been delayed until Dec
23rd, will it effect the launch? Well, to tell you the truth,
Incoming defiently wasn't hyped as much as the other titles. Infact,
most people wern't sure it was a launch title atall until a little
while ago. Overall, because they are already so excited about the
Dreamcast, it won't effect much atall... but, if something like
this happens with the launch outside of Japan that would be a huge
disaster. They have to get everything perfect.
What about the shortage of consoles? Well, NEC who makes the
Power VR2 chips, have had a few problems. Sega still isn't sure
how many Dreamcasts they're going to have ready for November 27th,
but were expecting an announcement this week sometime. However, Sega
have a good idea to keep people happy... even though we're sure the
shipment on November 27th will sell out (maybe within hours!), Sega
are going to ship another load every week. So come December 4th there
should be another batch of consoles ready.
Still, this is going to have some effect. But intrestingly, it could
be good... Nintendo actually said they had a very limited number of
consoles ready for their launch, but really, they had a whole secret
werehouse full of them. The idea being that people would rush out
to buy them quicker, because they knew there wasn't many. While Sega
arn't doing this, it might have a similar effect. When they see the
console selling out so fast, it's really gonna turn heads! Lets just
hope Sega can make another shipment every week, and this could
actually turn out better than everyone thought.
So finally, even with the problems the launch should be a huge success,
the only thing left I have to say... Plllllllllease don't let this
happen out of Japan, there are millions of people just waiting to use
something like this to put Sega down...
---> COMMENTS?
Please send them to Andreas (tuna@ebox.tninet.se) at our
letters section or me at Elijah@sega2000.com
======[ ON YOUR MIND! ]===================================
---> GOT SOMETHING TO SAY?
If you have a letter you would like please e-mail it to
Andreas (tuna@ebox.tninet.se). But also please include
a note saying you wish it to be in the magazine.
======[ WEB SITES ]=======================================
If your looking to have your site advertised in this section,
please e-mail me on elijah@sega2000.com
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Elijah Net
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Outpost Sega
----> http://www.dreamcastlife.com
Dreamcast Life
----> http://www.dchq.com
Dreamcast Alliance
----> http://pluto.beseen.com/chat/rooms/k/11061
Kevin's Sega Chat Room
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Copyright, 1998 Elijah Parker - ELIJAH@SEGA2000.COM
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Written and edited by Elijah Parker (just so you know who
to blame for the terrible spelling... he he... and who's
real name isn't even Elijah, it's Graham! But anyway, that's
a totally different story) The magazine is owned by
Sega 2000 / Sega X and no parts may be copied without
prior permission. I would have to send out my group of
highly trained thugs who will have a tea party with you
until you crack and your mind turns into jello... MMmmmmm....
Sweet Sweet Jello.... hehe, anyway... If you have any
friends that might be intrested in this magazine, it would
be excellent if you could let them know about it. Thanks!
p.s Here's a few facts you never wanted to know...
* A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!
* The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
* Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from
blowing sand!
* The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables
it to see all four feet at all times!
* Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning!
* Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!
* A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!
* Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!
* A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot
tall child inside!
* A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one
less groove!
* A hummingbird weighs less than a penny!
* Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called
Franklin. Today it is known as Tennessee!
* The Earth weighs around 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
tons!
* A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
* Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a
calorie!
* The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
* One in every 4 americans has appeared on television!
* In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!
* Slugs have 4 noses
