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From: malcolm@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Malcolm Douglas Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Game-gear - Sonic2 hint and help
Keywords: sonic2
Date: 4 Jan 93 18:16:10 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Edinburgh University


Hi,

I have discovered that on Act 2 of the first level of Sonic 2 on the
Game Gear you can generate unlimited lives since there is a bug/feature
which means that the extra life icon is available even if you have been
killed on that act before.  In act 2 of level 1 it is easy to get 100
rings so you get the extra life and collect 100 lives and kill yourself,
and start over.  Thus you gain two and lose one for each attempt.

I need some help though.  I have not manager to get past the crab like
creature on Act 3 of Level 1.  Does anyone have any advice on how to get
past obstacle?  

	cheers,

		Malcolm

-- 

============================================
Malcolm Brown : malcolm@epcc.edinburgh.ac.uk
Thinking Machines Corporation
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: berger@world.std.com (David Landsberger)
Subject: Shih-Ta Peng
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 22:17:23 GMT

I am trying to get in contact with Shih-ta Peng who reads this newsgroup.
If you are there, please ef someone knows his email
address, could you mail it to me?


				Thanks,
					David

Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: marms@python.cs.unm.edu (Mike Arms)
Subject: Re: Next generation handhelds
Reply-To: sandia!marms@unmvax.unm.edu (Mike Arms)
Organization: Sandia National Laboratories
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 01:50:13 GMT

tjd28@cas.org (Trav) writes:
>rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung) writes:
>>P.S. When the Lynx and the Game Gear costs the same, why settle for
>>"adequate"?
>
>But what good is a system with no titles and virtually no support????

Just how many titles do you need?!?  The Lynx currently has 56 titles!
And approximately 40 more are currently in development.  Many of the
currently available titles are extremely good and cannot be found on 
any other system, handheld or console.  And the multi-player feature
on many Lynx games is terrific.  Have you actually tried Warbirds with
three or four players?  How about Checkered Flag?  Slime World?  Rampage?
Now your point here will be that you don't know of a friend that owns
a Lynx much less three or four.  I have news for you.  Most of us Lynx
owners make new converts of our friends by letting them play our Lynx(s).
They see how much fun the games are and decide to get one for themselves.
I've sold two to friends at cost that I had purchased used from the Net.
Works out great.  The one player games are a lot of fun, too.  What we
are waiting for is a really good RPG (especially multiplayer).  That is,
not just a warmed over, graphic version of Hack or Moria as I have seen
on the GG.

Yes, Atari has problem in marketting.  I won't defend them for that
(more like throw stones at them for that).  They have got a super
product on their hands and they don't seem to take the clue.  Then
again, it is hard to compete against the big names of Nintendo and more
recently Sega.  Atari is remembered best as the old machine (referring
to the old 2600 system).  But we have seen a steady stream of new games
in the last year.  They have some third party support (not by the big
names like Konami, Capcom, EA, Technosoft, etc. unfortunately).

In conclusion, your statement above is demonstratably false.  The Lynx
has lots of titles and continues to receive support.  The question
may be, how long this will continue.  Welcome to the world of video
gaming where tomorrow's technology makes orphans of all systems eventually.

-- 
Mike Arms
Editor of Encounter magazine
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From: bm074@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David S Fung)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: !!! Need Help on GODS (Gensis) !!!
Date: 9 Jan 1993 14:16:16 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


So where is the fucking passward?!
according to the instruction booklet; everytime i 've
pass a level they give you a password! So you can continue
next time from that point onward!

But I don't see any password at all! I've pass 3 level already
i've go to the shop once! 

Since i hate to start fr the beginning each time!

This game is tough for me!

Can anybody have the password post it to me?

Thanks

Dave
From: marms@python.cs.unm.edu (Mike Arms)
Subject: Re: Genesis adapter for SMC?
Reply-To: sandia!marms@unmvax.unm.edu (Mike Arms)
Organization: Sandia National Laboratories
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 04:33:26 GMT

skelly@amiganet.chi.il.us (Sean Kelly) writes:
>cw21219@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Crying Freeman) writes:
>>Does anyone know whether an adapter exists to use the 
>>SMC on a Genesis? I've HEARD from a friend that you 
>>can get an adapter that allows you to use the SMC on your
>>SNES to play Genesis games... If anyone has any related
>>info, please let me know... Thanks.
>>-- 
>> Kenneth C. Wang       | University Of Illinois Champaign-Urbana       
>>                       | Internet: c-wang@uiuc.edu                     
> 
>      Practically IMPOSSIBLE.  The SNES and Genesis are completely different
>machines internally and regardless of what backup system you have on top of it
>you'll never be able to play Genesis games on the SNES or vice-versa...

Yikes! ... (sounds of foot being eaten) ... I guess that I blasted through
the original posting.  Sorry about the previous one, Matt.  I had just
assumed that Kenneth wanted to be able to back up both SNES & Genesis
games with his SMC (as you can do with a MGH).  I see from his text above
that he wrote "use the SMC on your SNES to play Genesis games".  
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^
If this is what he really meant to say, then Matt and Sean were dead right 
and sorry about my own misreading.

-- 
Mike Arms
Editor of Encounter magazine
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From: joneil@heretix.East.Sun.COM (John O'Neil - SunExpress IR)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: PC- STAR TREK-25th Anniversary game-CHEATS??
Date: 4 Jan 1993 06:53:34 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: joneil@heretix.East.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: heretix.east.sun.com

NOTE: THIS GAME IS A PC, MS-DOS GAME

I just brought this game, do you kids, have a cheat list i could have, 
i still stuck on my 1st mission. HELP **WOULD** be most appreciated.



thank you for your support!!

_________________________________________________________________________
 ///   all the world will be your enemy                  \\\  ++ JOHN P. ONEIL
( 00   and when they catch you, they will kill you 00 ) ++ SUN EXPRESS IR
|\_|   but first they must catch you....                     |_/| ++ METHUEN,MA.
_________________________________________________________________________
From: meb4593@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com (Michael Bain)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Road Rash II for SNES???
Date: 5 Jan 93 22:18:49 GMT
Organization: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Seattle

v062nm65@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Chris Randall) writes:
>Tried Road Rash 2, as well.  Loved it.  Better than the original, which, in my
>opinion, makes it the best racing game out there for any system i've played
>around with (Genesis, SNES, TG-16)

Any chance that Road Rash 2 would come out for SNES?  I'd hate to have
to buy another system just for the game (but it sounds worth it).



-- 
Michael Bain                                            (206) 234-6942
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group           meb4593@icdfs.ca.boeing.com
Seattle, WA 98124
From: phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au (Phil Kernick)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: [GameGear] Sonic2 and the 2nd Chaos Emerald
Date: 11 Jan 93 23:56:03 GMT
Organization: University of Adelaide, South Australia
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: adam.adelaide.edu.au

I am playing Sonic2 on my GameGear and I have decided to go back and find
all the Chaos Emeralds.

I can get the Emerald in the Underground Zone, and I can find the Emerald in
the Sky High zone but I cannot reach it.  I can get to the platform
underneath it but jumping does not get you high enough up to reach it.

Is there a hidden spring somewhere that I should hit?


Thanks in advance,
Phil.


-- 
   _-_|\    Phil Kernick                        "Sleep all day,
  /     \   University of Adelaide               Party all night,
  \_.-*_/   E-Mail: phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au    It's fun to be a
       v    Phone:  +61 8 228 5914               Vampire!"
From: jjf@byron.u.washington.edu (Matthew Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Snes GAMES
Date: 7 Jan 1993 17:27:17 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: jjf@u.washington.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: byron.u.washington.edu

I Have the following SNES games FOR SALE with documentation, but no box.

Turtles IV
Contra III
Darius Twin
Castlevania IV
Rival Turf
Final Fight
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Smash TV
Joe and Mac

Each game costs $25 (that includes shipping).  You send me a check and I will
express mail the game to you.  If you are interested, call Matt at 206-632-9503. Leaving me mail doesn't always work, cuz someone else using my account reads it and doesn't tell me!

thanks
From: nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us (Ralph Barbagallo)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Any MGH Owners Out There?
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:23:34 GMT
Organization: Genesis Public Access Minix  +1 508 664 0149

In article <1993Jan6.152644.21518@news.columbia.edu> ay@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu writes:
>In article <skelly.0mvx@amiganet.chi.il.us> skelly@amiganet.chi.il.us (Sean Kelly) writes:
>>those of you that are wanting to run out and buy one and then go to your local
>>video store and rent evey game in sight and copy them - most new games have 
>>copy-protection now and your copy will not work.
>:	:
>:	:
>>    The bottom line - if you are looking for one in the hopes that you can run
>>out to Blockbuster Video and rent every game they have and copy it - sorry, it
>>won't happen.  Most of the new games have copy-protection and won't copy.  But
>>if you are looking to protect what can be a VERY expensive investment with 
>>some of these games running 75 bucks a crack, it's worth it...
>
>	According to this message, all the new games have copy protection so
>	all these MGH and SMC would not work, then may I asked, what's the 
>	point of buying these if it cannot 'back up' my favourite new game 
>	like street fighter II, super star war etc...You mean I can only
>	use it to back up old, dust-collecting games???
>
>								Alec
>

  That's total crap... the only uncopyable game out there is Super Mario
Kart.  There is a way to backup Pilotwings with a little hacking.  The
main problem with backing up carts is the fast ROM/slow ROM problem which
plagues MANY copiers.  I think SEGA had copy protection on Evander Holyfield
and Super Monaco 2.... strangley, I don't belive there was any protection of
any kind on Sonic 2... %99 of carts are backupable..

------
  Ralph A. Barbagallo III
  nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: machala@spdc.ti.com (King Mosher)
Subject: SNES Zelda III Help DW Dungeon #3 Needed
Organization: Texas Instruments
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 23:36:07 GMT

This is a post for a friend who is stuck on Dark
World dungeon #3. He's found 3 entrances and can't
find the entrance to the boss part of the dungeon.

Also, on dark world dungeon 7, turtle rock, he needs
and hint on defeating dungeon master/boss, i.e. what
weapon or strategies to use.

Any help will be appreciated.

--

     Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me.

Chuck Machala-Semiconductor Process and Design Center-Texas Instruments/Dallas
From: kps@hardy.u.washington.edu (Kevin Sulonen)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: [SNES] Prince of Persia help needed
Date: 5 Jan 93 07:35:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: shelley.1ibdo8INN4uf
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: hardy.u.washington.edu

I've recently gotten the Prince of Persia bug and am wondering if
there is a FAQ sheet for this one. I'm on level 10 and am starting to worry
about time -- I've only got 64 minutes left on the clock and the levels
appear to be getting more complex as I go. I'd appreciate any secrets, tips,
hidden-room-help (I haven't found _one_ yet, and the little shadow dude
quaffed my last heal-all-super-neato-pink-potion), etc.

Thanks.
Kevin
From: michals@adcalc.fnal.gov (le Domestique ~//~)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: SNES Zelda III Adv. Question, & some hints for other players.
Date: 4 Jan 93 19:38:41 -0600
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
NNTP-Posting-Host: adcalc.fnal.gov
Summary: What should be thrown in the NE faerie well/pond under waterfall?
Keywords: SNES Zelda III Question

	A reasonably advanced Zelda III question that could save me
	sometime, I'm getting tired of trial and error, here goes:

	In the light world North-East section just at the start of the
	shallow water maze (which leads one to Zora's flippers - got those)
	there is this water fall that you can swim into/under which leads
	you into a cave very similar to the cave in the middle of the lake,
	where for 100 rupees you can get either an increase in arrow or an
	increase in bombs (up to 60 each, in increments of 5 arrow or bomb
	increase per 100 rupees). In the North-East cave the faerie asks
	you TO CHOOSE which item of your you wish to toss in.

	The problem is anything/everything I try is wrong (in the good news
	depardment one get back those incorrect items).

	WHAT IS THE CORRECT ITEM TO THROW IN?? (you aren't allowed to
	select money). Thanks in advance.

	Reply here or e-mail to me directly, sorry for the runon description.
-- 

	Paul A. Michals ~//~
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From: gpmcderm@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Graham McDermott)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Super Mario World Help Needed In Special World
Date: 7 Jan 1993 16:19:59 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: tartarus.uwa.edu.au
Summary: Need I say more?
Keywords: mario

I have reached the Special world ( No, I have not killed Bowser yet) via
the Star Road, and am stuck on "Tubular" stage.

Are you meant to fly by using the 'P' balloons that are here and there?
I have tried and can never get enough flight time to get far enough. Or
is there a secret passage or something.

GROO the Wanderer.

aka The Phantom Two-Fingered Typist.
From: smb@col.hp.com (Sam Bauer)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: GEN: Help on World Of Ill.
Date: 4 Jan 1993 20:50:11 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
NNTP-Posting-Host: hpctdib.col.hp.com

garyg@warren.mentorg.com (Gary Gendel) writes:
> 
> OK.  I'm in the cards section, got to the dice and can't seem to get any farther.
> Is there an order that you need to press the die?  I just seem to go round in
> circles.  Thanks.
> 
> 
> Gary
SPOILERS FOLLOW











From memory...

The first die puts you back to the point right before the tricky jumping
part where you can get a hat (1-up).  This is nice cause you can stay
in this loop as long as you want (I quit after 10 1-ups).  The second
die just presses down.  Of the third or fourth, I can't remember which 
does what, - one takes you into a special bonus round with bells, and the
other takes you back to the start of this level.  The Fifth die opens
the exit door.  I think the sixth die just pushes down.

Hope this helps

-Sam
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: victor@ucme.Berkeley.EDU (Victor Wang)
Subject: Ranma 1/2 2 [COPY PROTECTED]?????
Keywords: game bytes magazine
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 23:19:15 GMT

I just borrowed the game today and the game seems very good.  I just wondering
because I cannot make a backup copy of this game!  Supposly the game is 12Mbits
but when I use the gamecopier to check the cart it only says 8Mbits.  I have
been trying to get this game into my floopy disk but it doesn't work since 4Mbits are missing!

Anyone has any idea?

Andy Chien
From: tominatr@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: SNES/Genesis games wanted + for sale/trade
Date: 9 Jan 93 09:18:28 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

WANTED:

SNES:

Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
Death Valley Rally

Genesis:

Streets of Rage 2
T2: The Arcade Game
World of Illusion


I will buy the games or have the following for trade or sale:

SNES:

Magic Sword .................... $35
Super EDF ...................... $25
SMW (Super Famicom version) .... $15

Genesis:

Afterburner 2 .................. $25
Forgotten Worlds ............... $25
Strider ........................ $25
Golden Axe ..................... $20
Golden Axe 2 ................... $25
Super Thunder Blade ............ $20

Deals will be made on multiple cart purchases.

E-mail if you wish to sell any of the games on the top or buy any of the games
on the bottom.

         - Tom N.

Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: eupchurc@nmsu.edu (Evan Upchurch)
Subject: Re: Zelda 3, dungeon 6
Organization: NMSU Computer Science
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:52:34 GMT

This problem also caused me much gnashing of teeth.  I finally had to
resort to a friend who had recently finished that part.  You need to
get the ether medallion from the west side of the mountain in the dark
world.  Once you have it, go back to the central platform in the swamp
where there is a circle with the ether medallion symbol and use it.
This clears the sky and causes an entrance to emerge from the swamp.

Cheers,
From: heraud@boole (HERAUD pascal)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: SNES Sites
Date: 6 Jan 93 12:00:55 GMT
Organization: University of Grenoble (France)

kgnome@cs.concordia.ca (MATIS stephane) writes:


>On the subject of SNES demos, do you use an MGH (what does it stand for
>?) or some other floppy mechanism ?

>	If so, wher can I get one and where can one get the developper
>kit for Amiga ?

>And finally, how much does the copy thing cost for the SNES ... yes I'm
>intrested in codingfor the box!

>+---------------------------------+   ___     ___       ___
>| Stephane I. Matis               |  /   \_BATLLETECH  /\__\ Viva NeXT! 
>| E-Mail : kgnome@cs.concordia.ca |  \___/   \___/     \/__/ NeXTSTEP 3.0!
>| "It Just Works..." - Steve Jobs |      \___/   
>+---------------------------------+       Wolfnet Operative & NeXThead 


I curently use a magicom which allow to use a programm on a floppy with
the famicom.There is no importation outside japan.You must buy it to a
guy which sell this kind of hardware but i don't know if it is legal.

-- 
////HERAUD|SELDON|CAPTAIN BUG//heraud@ufrima.imag.fr////
Game over..Insert coins
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: mglicksman@loyola.edu (Michael `SLAM' Glicksman)
Subject: Re: !Easy! Question
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: ALL - Amiga Lovers of Loyola
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 18:49:00 GMT

In article <1icio5INNk44@transfer.stratus.com>, Dave_Durant@vos.stratus.com writes...
>In article <1993Jan5.173506.551@b23a.b23a.ingr.com> alfa@b23a.b23a.ingr.com (Laura Walker) wrote:  
>>what does rpg mean? 
> 
>Real poor graphics?  
> 

R_ole P_laying G_ame


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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: tclark@hptc.mentorg.com (0)
Subject: Game Gear as a video monitor?
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 22:49:47 GMT
Organization: Watsamatta U
Keywords: 
Followup-To: 

Can anyone tell me if its possible to use the Game Gear as a video
monitor. I am wondering if the Gear-to-Gear com port would be useable
as an interface to the GG screen. I am guessing that the TV tuner/adapter
uses the G2G port for video in and the Cart slot for power only. If this is
true then I need to know if the G2G port is a real "video" input or some
sort of TTL level logic. 

Any ideas out there in netland?

Thanks

-- 
T C

e-mail: tony_clark@mentorg.com
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: bunny@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Laura Kozma)
Subject: Re: Game Gear - Sonic2 Hint and Help
Organization: AT&T, Piscataway, NJ
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 14:15:55 GMT

In article <29878@castle.ed.ac.uk> malcolm@castle.ed.ac.uk (Malcolm Douglas Brown) writes:
>Hi,
>
>I have discovered that on Act 2 of the first level of Sonic 2 on the
>Game Gear you can generate unlimited lives since there is a bug/feature
>which means that the extra life icon is available even if you have been
>killed on that act before.  In act 2 of level 1 it is easy to get 100
>rings so you get the extra life and collect 100 lives and kill yourself,
>and start over.  Thus you gain two and lose one for each attempt.

This is a common feature of Sonic 2.  You must not have found the
two free monitors on Act 1!   The big acts for free Sonics have
to be Act 1 of level 4 and Act 1 of level 5.   The original
Sonic game let you obtain these monitors only once.   Once you
were killed, the monitors were gone forever. 

>I need some help though.  I have not manager to get past the crab like
>creature on Act 3 of Level 1.  Does anyone have any advice on how to get
>past obstacle?  

Stay close to, but don't touch, the lobster.   Jump over the balls
as Robotnik throws them to you (if the ball is low), or run towards
Robotnik so that the ball doesn't hit you (if they are high bounces).

I sent Tony Clark a rather lengthy discourse on Sonic II for Game
Gear.  You can see this once his FAQ is posted, or, if you
prefer, send me e-mail and I'll send it out to you.

Laura Kozma
-- 
Laura Kozma
AT&T, 30 Knightsbridge Rd                
Piscataway, NJ   att!attmail!lkozma