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======| ABOUT DREAMCAST WEEKLY |==========================
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======| EDITORS COMMENTS |================================
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STOP PRESS: www.extreme-imports.com launch their new
website today, with an excellent new shopping basket
system!
We have an excellent issue for you this week! Including
the final part of the huge 100 Sega Questions feature,
we have cheats from changing the font and animation on your
VMS, to changing the color Sophitia's Underwear in Soul
Calibur!
There's plenty of ways to tell if your a hardcore
Dreamcast fanatic or not (these are so funny you have
to read them!!), and Sega Of America are holding a contest
to win heaps for their real hardcore fans next week in fact!
In the news there's an announcement that tops all BIG news
recently (and there's been allot lately!), new VMU details,
Sega Europe gets a new website and more. Don't forget to
check out the rumor about the Lost World either.
Until next week then, The Game Is Never Over!
~ Graham "Tails" Parker (Editor)
.oO Page 1 - Cover Story Oo.
.oO Page 2 - The News Oo.
.oO Page 3 - Rumors Oo.
.oO Page 4 - Importing Oo.
.oO Page 5 - Feature Oo.
.oO Page 6 - Cheats & Tips Oo.
.oO Page 7 - Around The Web Oo.
.oO Page 8 - OUR SUPPORT SITES Oo.
.oO Page 9 - Credits Oo.
HOT QUOTE This Issue: "You sneak into the PSX2 manufacturing
plant, and replace all the EEs with 386 CPUs"
-- Ways to tell if your Dreamcast Fanatic - Page 5
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======| COVER STORY |=====================================
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>>>> 100 SEGA QUESTIONS FINAL PART
>>>> Written By Ivan Mecking (Imecking@globalxs.nl)
>>>> Edited by Tails
Here is the final 50 questions...
Spread over 2 issues, we're on the search for the "Ultimate
Sega Professor"! We'll ask everyone 100 questions about
Sega (and if anyone gets all 100 I'll eat my shorts!), and
the person with the most correct answers has truly earned
the title.
The winner will be known to over 18,000 gamers world wide,
and printed on Sega2000.net, as the "Ultimate Sega Professor".
>>>> Please send your answers to Carger2000@hotmail.com
>>>> Please send your answers to Carger2000@hotmail.com
51. Who's the last boss in Golden Axe?
52. What was Tails's original name, before Sonic changed his
name into Tails?
53. What is Dr Ivo Robotnik's real name?
54. What is the second zone from Sonic 1 (Megadrive) called?
55. What is the name from the main character and his treasure
chest in "Discworld/Discworld II" (Saturn)?
56. Which dinosaur do you play as in the first level of "The
Lost World" (Saturn)?
57. Which Megadrive game featured Erik the Swift, Baleog the
Fierce and Olaf the Stout?
58. What was the code name of "ToeJam and Earl 2" (Megadrive)?
59. What GameGear/Master System Sonic game features the
"Sleeping Egg Zone"?
60. Which cartridge (Mega-cd) made it able to play any game
on every Mega-cd system?
61. Which character from Streets of Rage II (Megadrive), wears
inline skates?
62. Which Megadrive game features "Jetta" as a character?
63. What was the Saturn steering wheel called?
64. What was the level skip cheat for "Alladin" (Megadrive)?
Hint: The buttons form a word.
65. What's the name from the main character in "Blue Stinger"
(DC)?
66. What is the red haired "Burning Ranger" called?
67. Which Dreamcast game can be played with the "fishing rod"
accessory?
68. Which Megadrive race game features the special DSP chip?
69. Which Saturn game features fighters named "Yusaku"
and "Lisa?
70. What was the main character in "Clockwork Knight" (Saturn)
called?
71. What was the secret track inside Sonic R (Saturn) called?
72. Which company that did "Dynamite Heady" for the Megadrive,
also did a shoot 'm up for the Saturn called "Radiant
Silvergun"?
73. What was the end-level boss from "Virtual On: Cyber
troopers" (Saturn) called?
74. Which English Premier League football club from now on
have "Dreamcast" at their playing shirts?
75. What was the Saturn sequel to "Athlete Kings" called?
76. On how many discs was "Panzer Dragoon Saga" (Saturn)
released?
77. What is the final Boss from "House of the Dead" (Saturn)
called?
78. What's the name of the "Seeker" you rescue on the first
disc of Panzer Dragoon Saga?
79. What is the final boss from "Croc" (Saturn) called?
80. What is the secret car inside "Sega Rally" (Saturn)?
81. How many levels has "Sonic Spinball" (Megadrive)?
82. What was the Saturn version of Shinobi called?
83. Which Sonic Game features a zone called "Oil Ocean"?
84. Name the two guns in "Worms" (Megadrive/Saturn)?
85. What Sega console was a Disc-man, a Megadrive and
Mega-cd in one machine, yet smaller than a Megadrive?
86. What is the codename for the Resident Evil game that
is in development for the Dreamcast?
87. What is the color of the special "Godzilla" VMS/VMU?
88. What Castlevania game is in development for the
Dreamcast?
89. Name the Dreamcast game that scored 40/40 in Famitsu
Weekly?
90. Which Tetris version made in onto the Dreamcast?
91. What is Sonic's pink girlfriend called?
92. Which Toyota car was inside "Sega Touring Car
Championship" (Saturn/Arcade)?
93. What is the final boss inside Saturns "Quake" called?
94. Which famous Sega character was hidden inside "LeMans
24" (Arcade)?
95. What was the Megadrive gun called?
96. What is Robitnik called in Japan?
97. What are the under-water crystals called in Ecco The
Dolphin?
98. How many BUTTONS were there on a Master System joypad?
(D-pad is NOT a button)
99. Who is the "president" of Sega Japan?
100. Last Question: What does the abbreviation of "SEGA"
stand for?
>>>> Please send your answers to Carger2000@hotmail.com
>>>> Please send your answers to Carger2000@hotmail.com
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======| NEWS |============================================
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>>>> 4 New Sonic Team Games!!
The last few weeks the main news story has been huge, from
the AT&T deal, to Bernie's leaving, but I doubt this will
be topped anytime soon...
Sonic Team have announced they are developing a whopping
4 new games! They will reveal one each week of September,
starting on the 3rd, then the 10th, 17th, and 24th. The
first game is highly lightly to be Nights 2, but as to
the other titles...
All games will be shown at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show,
as well as JAMMA, (an Arcade show), which means at least
one of these games might be on the Naomi board. A new
Sonic Fighters perhaps? - Written by Tails
>>>> News Shorts
This week, www.sega-europe.com was re-launched with a
totally new design. Well worth checking out, along with
www.dreamcast-europe.com
Warps D2 has been delayed again, but this time it isn't
anyone's fault. Kenji Eno is sick at the moment, and
unfortantly it's seriously enough to land him in hospital.
Here's hoping he gets better soon.
The arcade version of Dead Or Alive 2 is almost complete.
Then in other arcade news, both Virtua Striker 2 '99
edition and Zombie Zone (House Of The Dead 2 side story)
have hit arcades around New Zealand this week. - Written
by Tails
>>>> VMU Details With Launch Titles
From a SOA press release comes new details about uses
for your VMU...
O Sonic Adventure:
Watch as Sonic the Hedgehog(tm) speeds onto the Sega
Dreamcast at unprecedented speeds! The VMU extends gameplay
with a special "virtual pet" feature in which gamers can
download characters (AKA "Chao") directly from the game
into their VMU. From there, gamers must nurture, feed and
care for them in order for them engage in head-to-head
"Chao" battles and mini games.
O TrickStyle:
Trickstyle features one mini-game called TrickStyle Jr.
In this game, futuristic hover-boarders attempt to
ride over pickups that increase the length of the
colorful streak of light trailing behind their boards
in the actual game. However, the longer the streak, the
harder gamers find it to traverse the area as their
tail gets in the way. Gamers will then be able to
upload their light streaks into the visually-stunning
Dreamcast game.
O Sega Sports NFL 2K:
The VMU will provide gamers with strategic options they
have never had before for in sports games. Using the VMU,
gamers will be able to surprise their opponent with secret
attacks by allowing them to enter their plays on the VMU's
LCD screen instead of on the television screen where their
opponent could see what they had planned.
O Power Stone:
Power Stone is the first fantasy fighting game to allow
full interactivity with a 3D environment. The game features
eight mysterious new characters with varied fighting
styles. Once gamers have completed Arcade Mode, using
different characters, secret mini-games will be unlocked.
These games can then be downloaded into the VMU. The
mini-games include a mini-airplane shooter and a Vegas-style
slot machine. As gamers play through the mini-games, they
will receive gold coins. These gold coins can be used
to unlock special features including an art gallery mode
and a collection of music and sounds from the game.
O Ready 2 Rumble:
Featuring Michael Buffer, The Voice of Champions, this
hyper-realistic 3D boxing game gives gamers the opportunity
to compete as one of 16 boxers, each with their own
fighting style. Gamers can track their health meter,
punches thrown and the percentage of accuracy on their
VMU which will give them a competitive advantage by
clearing up the gameplay screen and helping them focus
on the action of the game.
>>>> Only Hardcore Sega Fans Need Apply...
SOA Press Release:
If you've got blue paint, blue hair dye, or a large vat of
blueberry jam, baste yourself in it and show up at Sega's
corporate offices in San Francisco on Monday, August 23rd.
The bluer you are the more likely you'll be rewarded for
being the biggest Sega fan on the planet! Extra points are
given to people who really go all out - body paint, hedgehog
spikes, red shoes...as long as it's Sonic-related, you have
a chance to win (we'll even tolerate blue wigs, but dying
is preferred). Besides, what do you have to lose other than
a little hair pigmentation and possibly your day job?
Sonic the Hedgehog will personally pick the winners, based
on creativity and guts, who could be rewarded a Sega
Dreamcast complete with a lifetime supply of Sega games or
cash up to $500! Show us what you got!
WHAT: Sega Diehard Contest
WHERE: Outside Sega's offices in San Francisco
650 Townsend Street (cross street is 8th )
WHEN: Monday, August 23, 1999
TIME: Line-up begins at 10:00 am; Prizes awarded at 12:00 noon
WHY: To show Sega that you are the biggest fan out there
and to win free stuff!
REMEMBER: You will only be eligible to win a Dreamcast if
you go BLUE!
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Welcome to the rumors section of Dreamcast Weekly, each
week we'll keep you upto-date with the latest RUMORS going
around. Written by Tails.
>>>> The Lost World
Rumors have been suggesting possible games to reveal at
the Tokyo Game Show, and along with Virtual On 2, the
Lost World looks highly lightly. There's currently only
one light gun game on Dreamcast, House Of The Dead 2.
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======| IMPORT-ANT MATTERS |==============================
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E x t r e m e - I m p o r t s
www.extreme-imports.com
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|| importing scene - Tails. ||
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|| >>>> NEW WEBSITE NOW OPEN ||
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|| Complete with an excellent new shopping basket ||
|| system the new Extreme Imports website is excellent! ||
|| Be sure to check it out at www.extreme-imports.com ||
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|| >>>> AUS$399 FOR A DREAMCAST - AROUND US$199 ||
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|| Now you can import a Dreamcast for the same price as ||
|| it will retail for... or if you live in Australia or ||
|| New Zealand, cheaper than it will retail for! All ||
|| the details are at www.extreme-imports.com ||
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|| >>>> IMPORTING A US DREAMCAST ||
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|| Extreme Imports will be stocking the US Dreamcast ||
|| early September this year. The system will come with ||
|| one controller, demo disk and 56k hardware modem. ||
|| We'll be selling the system for $499AUD - this ||
|| includes a step down converter (240~220V - 100~110V) ||
|| for European and Australian customers. Games will be ||
|| no more than $99AUD with a high possibility of ||
|| $89AUD or less. Pre-orders will commence as of ||
|| today. Due to limited numbers, a $50AUD deposit will ||
|| be required to secure a system. ||
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|| To pre-order, please visit our website. ||
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======| FEATURE |=========================================
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>>>> Ways To Tell If Your A Dreamcast Fanatic!
You don't wear underwear because the Sega Store doesn't
sell it - Reeko
The news that Sega wouldn't bring out their First part
gun made you feel like shooting someone. :) - Stormfan
You sneak into the PSX2 manufacturing plant, and
replace all the EEs with 386 CPUs - Reeko
You go to type dream on your computer only to see you've
typed Dreamcast without realizing (and that's true, I
actually do it all the time!) - Tails
You know everyone at Sega's Game Tip Hotline on a name
to name basis - Reeko
You use Lava soap so your hands dont dirty the controller
- GunneR
You held a memorial service for Bernie Stolar after his
departure - GunneR
Half of the Sega paraphernalia you picked up at E3
adorns the walls of your game room; the other half is
in fireproof storage for safe keeping - Strider
You think they should replace broadcasting NFL games
with NFL players playing NFL2k - Toothfairy
You attempt to drive your car in circles, on two wheels,
in order to create the Dreamcast swirl on your neighbor’s
lawn - Strider
Amy Rose starts appearing in your dreams - Stormfan
2 weeks pay about to be blown in a single day (9/9/99)
- Stormfan
You own the complete library of Japanese DC games, even
though you don't understand a single word of Japanese - dRxL
You use your last sick day to camp out at EB on 9-9-99
- El Oso
You imitate the lead character with each Dreamcast game
you buy. Imitating the Soul Calibur kata's results in
a ransacked living room and dressing up as Sarah leaves
your parents mystified - GunneR
It comes down to your wife or Dreamcast, so you send the
old woman packing - GunneR
The orange led light impresses you more than it should
- GunneR
You purchase only one controller so can have all the fun
- GunneR
You've vandalized the local Police Station with an orange
spiral - Fuse
The guy at EB hides when he see's you coming - Flipmode
You shed a tear watching the kiddies enjoying a round of
R2R, and then hearing those words "Mommy I want a
Dreamcast" - Flipmode
You have pre-ordered a Dreamcast at more than one
location to ensure you receive one on 9-9-99 - Strider
You feel deep satisfaction when kids play Sonic and
R2R- because all the times people made fun of you for
loving Sega - Exis
You actually will record the MTV music Awards for DC
ads - Exis
Your mother and father, who know nothing of games,
can recite to you the entire spec sheet of the DC, not
to mention ALL the launch titles - Crafter
You spent 6 hours watching FOX so you can catch the
new DC commercial - Hawkmoon
You take your Japanese VMU to work daily to show it
off to customers that asks "What is that window in
the controller for?" - Hawkmoon
You camp out in front of Square HQ, go on a hunger
strike, and tell the world that you won't eat until
the next Final Fantasy is on the Dreamcast - Reeko
You claim that Bernie Stolar is your long lost father
- Reeko
You turn your mini-van into Dreamcast hype machine
and tour the country - Reeko
You bury your VMU when a Chao dies - Reeko
You wear contact lenses making your eyes fully white,
with a small orange swirl for a pupil - Reeko
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>>>> VMU - Import
O Quick Time Change Method
To quickly change the VMS time, enter Time Mode then hold
Left and press A. You should get a screen asking you if
you wish to alter the time. Answer 'hai'(right)for yes or
'iie' (left) for no. If you selected yes, you should enter
a menu similar to when the VMS was first activated. From
here you can change the year, month, day, and time. At
the end, answer 'hai' (right) if you wish to save the
changes or 'iie' (left) if you wish to go back and alter
the time some more. - Submitted by Joe Davis
O Change the VMS Screen Fonts
Immediately following the Quick Time Change Method, you
will enter a screen displaying examples of numbers at
the bottom. To change the fonts press Up or Down to
cycle through 3 different styles: regular fonts, sharp
fonts, or bold fonts. Press A to save your selection.
- Submitted by Joe Davis
O Change the Time Mode Animation Pictures
Immediately following the Font Change screen, you will
enter a screen asking you to please select an
animation for the little pictures that pop up at the
bottom of the Time Mode screen. You can change the
animation by pressing Up or Down. The choices are as
follows - assuming Down is pressed:
neko: cat's paws animation (default)
herikoputaa: helicopter animation
sakana: fish animation
Select the one you wish to use and press A. - Submitted
by Joe Davis
>>>> SOUL CALIBUR - Import
O Change the Color of Sophitia's Underwear
Choose sophitia and press one of the following buttons
from the selection screen and keep pushing it until you
see sophitia do her pre battle pose...
X = Pink
Y = Blue
B = Black
R = Yellow (Press R after you choose her or she'll be in
metallic mode!)
A = White (The original color)
- Submitted by Cx.DrMacabr3
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======| AROUND THE WEB |==================================
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Please don't ask to be added to this section (I'm sure you
can imagine how many hundreds of requests I'd get every
week!). Sites will be selected.
>>>> MSNBC - Midway Makes Dreamcast A Player
>>>> http://www.msnbc.com/news/300431.asp
This week I came across an excellent collection of Midway
reviews on MSNBC. Including Ready 2 Rumble, Mortal Kombat
Gold, NFL Blitz 2000, and Hydro Thunder.
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======| BEST OF THE WEB |=================================
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There are sooooo many Sega sites across the web, wouldn't
it be great if one place listed the most interesting bits??
Presenting the "Best Of The Web" section...
>>>> Sega X - www.segadreamcast.net
Plenty of news added every day, and the best coverage of
the US Launch details you'll find anywhere.
>>>> Sega 2000 - www.sega2000.net
Sega 2000 is back, and with plenty of news. You have to join
in the interactive 10 Most Wanted section too.
>>>> The Next Level - www.the-nextlevel.com
The Next Level is a multi-platform gaming magazine focused on
all current and upcoming next-generation systems. We provide
up-to-date news, in-depth reviews, reader reviews, intriguing
editorials, and more.
>>>> Media Site - http://media.seganet.com
A brand new design, and what a design!! You have to see this!
They have the biggest collection of video game mp3's, video's
(including some Saturn video's you've probably never seen
before) and more. Also don't forget to vote for your favorite
staff member.
>>>> The Sonic Zone - www.suneet.com/soniczone/
Updated daily with a HUGE amount of Sonic content that is
sure to blow you away! From Fan Fiction to Chatting to
Cheats and even Fan Created Games this is your one stop
Sonic site. You can now send online postcards too!!
>>>> Gaming Central Starpath - www.startpath.com/gamingcentral
Our newest support site and provides hundreds of links for
anything a gamer might be interested in.
>>>> SegaDC - www.segadc.co.nz
Updated daily with lots of news, a forum and more, this is
a must see site for any Sega fan.
>>>> DC Australia - www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Fortress/6831/
Dreamcast Australia has all the latest coverage of the
Dreamcast delay in Australia (yes, it's official) with a
full press release from Ozisoft surrounding the
circumstance. DCA has also put up the latest OziSoft's
interview which covers almost everything related to the
Dreamcast launch in Australia, as well as general
topics. Don't forget the monthly poll, daily news and much
much more.
The official website for the Dreamcast Weekly is now open at
www.dreamcastweekly.com :) We've got the history of the
magazine, daily news and plenty more. Specially if your a
webmaster, there is lots of great information about how
you can be involved as well! Then in the future... who knows,
hopefully we'll be a print magazine one day :)
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O Writer: Graham Parker "Tails" - Webmaster@sega2000.net
O Co-editor: Steve - Steve@sega2000.net
O DC Questions: Please send to - Steve@sega2000.net
But please NO tips questions
>>>> www.DreamcastWeekly.com - Official Website!
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Copyright, 1998-9 Graham Parker - Webmaster@sega2000.net
Written and edited by Graham Parker. No parts may be
copied without prior permission. I would have to send
out my group of highly trained thugs otherwise, who will
have a tea party with you until you crack and your mind
turns into jello... MMmmmmm.... Sweet Sweet Jello....
hehe.
