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From: ubiquity@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Hoffman)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: [SNES] [Zelda: LTP] Gossip Shop and Crystal Ball in Ice Palace
Date: 22 Jan 1993 18:45:33 -0600
Organization: Ubiquitous Productions, R. Hoffman Proprietor
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: im4u.cs.utexas.edu

	I have been playing Zelda: Link To The Past for some time now, and have
gotten all the way to the fifth dungeon but I have two questions:

Where is the Dark World Gossip Shop the Fortune Teller keeps telling about?  I 
have searched the entire Dark World and can't find it.

Where is another crystal ball switch in the fifth dungeon?  I can get to the 
second to last room but I need to push down the right block to cover the tile 
that will open the door. 

					 	Thanks in Advance,

-- 
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1529 Ben Crenshaw 
Austin, TX 78746       "Life is a gamble at terrible odds; 
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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: ayim@lagrange.uwaterloo.ca (Alfred Yim)
Subject: Re: SNES -> S-video
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:13:09 GMT

In article <1993Jan19.175452.25107@dbsun.uucp>, duchild@dbsun.uucp (duchild) writes:
> In article <1993Jan19.122854.12984@cs.unca.edu> fauerbac@ivy.cs.unca.edu (John Fauerbach) writes:
> >Has anyone connected a SNES to the S-video port on a TV?  If so, how or where
> >did you get the parts?
> >
> >John Fauerbach
> 
> Try Toys R Us.  A friend of mine bought the S-Video cable there for around
> 20 bucks.

Wow, I just happen to have my SNES to a S-Video ready tv.
Are we talking about the same thing here? I'm talking about
the funny looking port which hooks into a Super-VHS player.
Currently, I have it connected with the red, yellow, white cords
I received with the unit.
If I am able to a S-Video connector from Toys R Us will the
game look anmy better? Or sound any better?
Please someone let me know so I can try it out. I can't imagine
my SNES looking better than it does now.

Curious.
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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: Naval.Ravikant@dartmouth.edu (Naval Ravikant)
Subject: SNES SUPER DOUBLE DRAGON for sale/trade
X-Posted-From: InterNews1.0b3@newshost.dartmouth.edu
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 09:25:37 GMT


 The header says it all. All reasonable offers will be considered, as
will trades. I am especially looking for Magic Sword, Final fight, or
Super Star wars. Email:
           Naval.Ravikant@Dartmouth.edu
From: bottgerbret@yvax.byu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Best Home System: Technical, CD+G's
Date: 23 Jan 93 15:50:10 -0700
Organization: Brigham Young University

W
hich is the superior consumer video game system from a technical point of
view?
  The new Sega ads brag about their "blast" processing.  I've heard that
the SNES has a much better palette of colors, although no current CD ability.

Also, what is the best place to get CD+G's?  Is there a list available from
Warner New Media?

Thanks,

BADGER
From: harris_r@wfooff.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Spoilers For Superman Needed!
Date: 21 Jan 93 13:40:45 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

I am stuck on the train.  This game is going to be sold pretty soon becaues of
it.  I have three lives, and keep dying at the same spot.  If there is no way
to make Superman take more punishment and live, they have made this game
far to hard to enjoy.

Superman (Man of Steel, Should be Man of tin foil)
From: nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us (Ralph Barbagallo)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Software Piracy: Felony?
Date: 22 Jan 93 06:06:20 GMT
Organization: Genesis Public Access Minix  +1 508 664 0149


  Ya, I am aware of FBI raids... they'll take your computer, your VCR, and
a good ham sandwich if they want to raid you for piracy... it doesn't really
matter what they're looking for.  

------
  Ralph A. Barbagallo III
  nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us
From: sandyl@soda.berkeley.edu (Sandy Lai)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Yet another Zelda 3 question
Date: 27 Jan 1993 04:10:31 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu


HELP! How youd you get to the Big Boss in Darkworld Dungeon #2 ? I have the map & the compass but can't get to the boss.(This is the dungeon where you drain the water to get into.) Is there a treasure I need ? Or switch that needs switchin ?
From: dcutter@oregon.uoregon.edu (dann cutter)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: ALt.games.Super vrs Rec. game...
Followup-To: rec.games.video
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:44:46 GMT
Organization: Stellar Enterprises
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: fp1-st-affairs-14.uoregon.edu

I think it is important to consider that we should just add
rec.games.video.snes instead of alt.anything. That way everybody who at
least gets this group can read it. It has been high time to consider a
switch of groups to more diverse levels. And the marketplace idea really
must be done. But I urge you to go through appropriate channels to get this
done, otherwise it'll end up like Comp.games.video...

_______________________________________________________________
Dann Cutter  Stellar Enterprises / dcutter@oregon.uoregon.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: rrheaume@emr1.emr.ca (Roberta Rheaume (CPB))
Subject: New Games for SNES
Organization: CPCS, Energy Mines & Resources, Canada
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:49:14 GMT

I keep seeing these new games for the SNES in ads in EGM, such as Ultima - 
the False Prophet and Might and Magic, but I never hear of anyone buying 
them or see them in the stores.  What is going on?  Does anyone know if 
these games will ever be available.  I live in Ottawa, Canada and we get 
games 1 to 2 months after the U.S.  Are these games available in the U.S.? 
Does anyone know what is going on?  Are we looking a alot of vaporware here?


All answers will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Roberta Rheaume
rrheaume@emr1.emr.ca
From: savoia@sw.stratus.com (Rick Savoia)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: [Gameboy] FFA:  Key question
Date: 27 Jan 93 14:29:56 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: watts.sqa.stratus.com


Well, I've started Final Fantasy Adventure and I think
it's great, but I'm kind of curious about something:
I'm in Rett's castle (fairly early in the game, I know)
and I've reached what I think is, the end of the dungeon.
There's a door there that is locked and even though I 
have two different bronze keys, I can't open it.   I seem
to remember picking up a key from one of the monsters 
before,but when I started my game again (from a save point)
I didn't get the key. I can't seem to find any other keys,
and I can't get the door open.  Do you lose keys if you save
a game and turn it off or do you only have one chance at the 
keys?  Please let me know since I need to get past this point.

Thanks,
Rick

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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: jarnis@mits.mdata.fi (Jarno Kokko)
Subject: SUPER FX CHIP!
Organization: Microdata Oy
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:38:27 GMT

Could some kind soul send me ALL information that has been floating
around about superFX chip. I'm going to put up a news-item to 
Finnish computer mag about this new chip, and I want to be sure that
I haven't missed anything...

.. oh and could you be quick. It shoud be ready in 9 days... I'm in
a hurry or so..

-Jarnis  <jarnis@mits.mdata.fi>
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: mingso@netcom.com (Ming Yau So)
Subject: Re: TG16/DUO Mailing List
Organization: SEMICAD
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 02:10:37 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.164352.21096@ccd.harris.com> rmills@controls.ccd.harris.com (Richard C. Mills) writes:
>        turbo-list@cpac.washington.edu  (*the* list)
>        turbo-list-request@cpac.washington.edu (the admin, me)
>
>here is the mailing list address.  The list is brand new, please be
>patient as this is the first time for this person(to run a list).  Might
>be awkward at first, but I hope all those with TG16 or Duos will join.  This
>list is for us, so lets use it.

How to subscribe ?

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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: eric@geoblue.gcn.uoknor.edu (Eric Pyle)
Subject: Sega Visions letter. Need suggestions
Originator: news@kittyhawk.ecn.uoknor.edu
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 05:11:44 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Geosciences Computing Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019

	I was thinking on writing a letter to Sega or Sega
    Visions to tell them what the consumers are expecting from
    them. If anyone wants to give Sega popular suggestions or
    complaints, email me and I'll include your ideas in my
    letter. I know this might not help matters any, but I would
    feel better if I did my part to tell them how I think they
    should do certain things. Maybe if they get enough letters,
    we will see a change for the better. Not that things are too
    bad, but I see room for imediate improvement.

	The things that consern me are buggy games that are
    rushed to the public, more RPG (ie Lunar SS) titles, more
    games that support Sega CD's special features, and questions
    about the future for Sega video systems (32bit, more colors,
    sprites, affordable prices). et cetera...

				Hungry Sega fan,
				Eric
    
    PS. If anyone knows of a better place to send this letter,
    please give me their address.
From: un023203@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: WANTED: SEGA MASTER SYSTEM GAMES !!!
Date: 25 Jan 93 10:45:40 EST
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing




Interested in buying SEGA MASTER SYSTEM GAMES (NOT SEGA GENESIS) 

SEND GAME LIST 

Please e-mail with reasonable offers or call (304)598-3235
	
				- Jim
From: gsnow@clark.edu (Gary Snow)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Software Piracy: Felony?
Date: 25 Jan 93 23:04:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: clark.1993Jan25.230410.5746
Organization: Clark College, Vancouver, Wa.  USA

In article <93012218500@genesis.nred.ma.us> nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us (Ralph Barbagallo) writes:
>
>  Ya, I am aware of FBI raids... they'll take your computer, your VCR, and
>a good ham sandwich if they want to raid you for piracy... it doesn't really
>matter what they're looking for.  

Not aware enough it seems. The FBI doesn't do investigations into computer
crimes, thats the Secret Services Job.

Gary

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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: robertk@bnr.ca (Robert Kaczynski P765)
Subject: SONIC II Question 
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, BNR-RTP Info Systems
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:44:30 GMT

OK I have made it to the end of the Winged Fortress Zone.
I assume I am to hit the ray beam emitter before it emitts
and when it is open.  But what is an easy way to do this without
loseing all my rings and getting killed.  I tried staying to one
side, but the ray eventually found me.
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: markpet@microsoft.com (Mark Peterson)
Subject: Re: GENESIS: Games for Sale and/or Trade
Date: 26 Jan 93 17:57:05 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Summary: Ed Please get a hold of me. 
Followup-To: markpet@microsoft.com 








 Sorry for the global but I need to reach Ed.
 If it is possible for Ed to mail me please
 do so at markpet@microsoft.com 


In article <Hirsch#m#_Ed-250193063203@17.32.26.95> Hirsch#m#_Ed@msgate.corp.apple.com (Ed Hirsch) writes:
>I have the following games for sale:
>
>John Madden Football '92																					$25
>RBI Baseball 4																															$35
>David Robinson's Supreme Court Basketball    $20
>Bulls vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs								$30 (Will trade for USA
>Basketball)
>SportsTalk Baseball																										$30
>NHL Hockey																																			$20
>
>I will sell the whole package for $150.  All games come with original boxes
>and manuals in excellent condition.  All prices include shipping.
>Will "consider" trade any two games for Ecco the Dolphin.
>Will trade one for one for Desert Strike, World Trophy Soccer or offer me
>anything else.  Respond via E-mail please or post to this newsgroup.
>Any games for trades must have orginal manuals and boxes please.  (Might
>consider without box?!?!)
>
>Ed Hirsch
>Delta Sigma Phi, HN Chapter
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From: kc2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kwan-Ju Chen)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: SuperWildCard
Date: 26 Jan 93 14:51:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.AfNRmhq00WBL48Ol1W
Organization: Junior, IM - H&SS Track, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Any one has the new SNES backup unit called SuperWildCard?

I would like to know what version of ROM you have.

Thanks
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: steve@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu (Steve Stuart)
Subject: Re: NO SNES CD in 93!
Organization: Center for Biomolecular Simulation, Department of Chemistry,
	Columbia University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:59:30 GMT

In article <1jm565INN2ru@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> kucerarj@kucerarj.test.rose-hulman.edu (Ryan J Kucera) writes:


>You've got to remember that the CDRom is 680 megabytes and the carts are  
>only 2 megabytes.  That is a big difference!

Yeah, but how much more memory does it take to display video vs.
graphics?  Are the CD games actually much longer, or is all of the
extra memory used in increasing the graphics to video quality?
(Forgive my ignorance - I haven't seen any CD games yet)

-- 
-Steve

echo "a'rfg cnf Crpv | har" | tr '[a-m][n-z] ' '[n-z][a-m]\012' | sort | tr "\012" " " ; echo " "
From: neuharth@shelley.u.washington.edu (John Neuharth)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Video Game copiers
Date: 25 Jan 1993 23:20:35 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: shelley.u.washington.edu

In article <1993Jan25.195429.11694@mprgate.mpr.ca> vanderby@mprgate.mpr.ca (David Vanderbyl) writes:
>jjf@byron.u.washington.edu (Matthew Martin) writes:
>

>Why? Why you ask?  Give your head a shake.  In some countries where game
>copiers are more easily available their use is greatly increasing.
>Now let's say a popular game has 100,000 copies made at a loss of revenue
>of $10 each.  I guess you don't consider millions of dollars of lost 
>profits a problem, eh?

Boy, you win the award in the "B.S. Statistics" Category.  Nobody knows
how many copies there are...Hmmmm....Let's say there are 1,000,000,000,000
copies...yeah, yeah...and at $10 apiece, that's $10,000,000,000,000.  Wow,
I guess that IS A big problem, gee, thanks for informing me...

>>There is always far millions more people who are 100% legal with their  
>>computer stuff (wherther it be PC, console, etc) than they are who pirate...
>
>There are a number of reasons cartridge copying would be much worse than
>computer games.  
>1) Computer games are about 1/2 the price of cartridge games.
>2) People who own computers tend to have more money to spend in the first place.
>3) There are not a lot of places that rent computer games.  Every video store
>   in town now rents cartridges.

Hello!  The obvious reason that copying computer games is much more common is
that you don't have to spend $250 - $400 on an add-on machine that is good
for nothing else than making copies!

>
>There can be no doubt that if cartridge copiers become widely available for say
>$300 that the cartridge-based video game industry would be seriously hurt.
>(Although I'm sure they would respond with as many different counter-measure
> as they could think of.)


Sorry for even bothering, but I just really had to laugh at your post.

-John

neuharth@u.washington.edu




Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: steve@oceania.com
Subject: Contra for Genesis?
Reply-To: steve@oceania.com
Organization: Oceania Health Care Systems
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 06:01:50 GMT


Can anybody confirm whether or not a version of Contra exists for the SEGA  
Genesis?  I have a copy for my NES which now resides at my parent's house for  
my nephew to play (traded it for Madden '93 - not a bad deal in my opinion).   
I've seen posts about Contra 3 for SNES - I assume this is a glorified  
version of the original?

If anyone has any info, I'd love to hear from ya.

Thanks,

Steve
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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: NO SNES CD in 93!
From: martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU (Psigon Matrix....do you DOUBT us??)
Date: 21 Jan 93 21:54:50 -0600
Reply-To: martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU
Organization: St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

In article <C14srJ.3pq@python.cs.unm.edu>, marms@python.cs.unm.edu (Mike Arms) writes:
>anthony@seas.smu.edu (Richard Anthony) writes:
>>From this weeks issue of VIDEO BUSINESS (The week of Jan.22, 1993)
>>Artice Title : CES: the cutting edge.
>>... He said there would be 200 Super NES titles by June 1.
>
>Again, Aaaauuugggghhhh!  Nope, no rushed, boring titles in that batch.
>Sure.  We're going to be hip deep in it by the end of the year.
>
>>... a CD-ROM add-on a la Sega is "NOT IN OUR BUSINESS PLAN FOR 1993"
>
>I'm not really surprised.  I actually was expecting this to be the
>case for a number of factors.  The Sega-CD technology is sadly lacking.

Used one?  It is THE best thing I have EVER spent money on..'cept my 4000.. :)



>And SNES system and game sales have been tremendous in the past year.
>As others pointed out with the reasonableness of the built-in SFX
>chip (as opposed to an expansion module), a CD player splits their
>market more.  Until a quality machine can be had for a reasonable
>price level, they would be trying to sell to a relatively tiny niche
>market of game owners.
>
>-- 
>Mike Arms
>Editor of Encounter magazine
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>InterNet:  unmvax.unm.edu!sandia!marms   or   sandia!marms@unmvax.unm.edu

Jim
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From: car-a@minster.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Who buys new systems at new system $?
Date: 21 Jan 93 12:04:13 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England

I paid over 250 quid for an imported and dodgily doctored japanese
megadrive 3 years back.  It's still alive and kicking.

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From: drew@Unify.Com (Andrew Baltzley)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: WANTED: Scrabble for Gameboy
Date: 28 Jan 93 18:03:49 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, CA, USA


	Does anyone have Scrabble for the Gameboy they would want to sell?
Has anyone seen this game in the stores?  I can't seem to track it down.

Thanks,
Drew

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From: ccl8370@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.C. Lau)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: test
Date: 26 Jan 93 16:33:13 GMT
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology

In article <6533@balrog.ctron.com> seand@ctron.ctron.com () writes:
>this is a test!!!!

 hi, this is also a test!!!!!
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: ykim@cs.columbia.edu (Yong Su Kim)
Subject: [SNES] Zelda beginning help wanted
Organization: Columbia University Department of Computer Science
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:59:29 GMT


I just began playing Zelda, but now I'm stuck.

I got the first pendant, but I can't get the second or the third
pendants.  I got to the last level for the pendant in the south west
corner of the map, but I can't get to the room with the end boss for
that tower.

Also, I got to the tower in the north, and I can get to the first,
second and third floor but I can't find the master key to continue
going up the tower.  

Any help on getting the second and third pendant would be appreciated.
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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: urbano@ll.mit.edu (John Urbano)
Subject: Mega Man 2
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 16:51:01 GMT

I'm playing Mega Man 2 for Nintendo, and I'm stuck.  I've 
defeated the eight robots, and am now going after Dr. Wily
himself.  I'm in the first section (there seem to be 5).  I've
just climbed up a ladder and there is another ladder off to the left,
but there is no ground in between.  No matter what I do using
the air sled, elevator or levitation platforms, I can't get to
the ladder on the left.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

My email address is  urbano@ll.mit.edu

John Urbano
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From: ega015@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Robert Edge)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Jaguar:Whats in it??
Date: 21 Jan 93 13:45:29 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.


	Could some body please mail me any information they have on the
	Jaguar please,ie tech. spec.,when its to be released if ever,how
	much it'll be etc etc.
	Thanks in advance.
	Robert.
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