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From: mjbrown@lonestar.utsa.edu (Marc J. Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video,alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Price for Lynx
Keywords: Lynx
Date: 30 Jul 92 06:27:04 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

In article <l7ek4cINN570@aludra.usc.edu> rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung) writes:
>In article <1992Jul29.220911.29737@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> stcheng@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Szu-Tsung CHENG) writes:

>>What's the price for Lynx II? What accessories I will have for that
>>price?

>  $99 gets you the Lynx II alone. I've heard rumors that this is now/will be
>$79 or $89, but I haven't seen it yet. Considering that Sega is reportedly
>planning to sell the Game Gear alone for $99 soon, Atari may well lower the
>Lynx base package price to help keep sales going.

The new EGM says Atari will lower the price to "about $70" ($69, probably).
I'm really impressed with Atari for doing this (even though I paid 3 times
that much when the Lynx came out :).  Perhaps Atari really is ready to
once again be a force to be reckoned with.

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From: btribble@terapin.com (Bobby Tribble)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: 'Cop Killer' the video game!
Date: 24 Jul 92 20:51:53 GMT
Organization: BBS

Hm...Cop Killin' video games...

T2 the arcade had a little fuss around it because of the part where you get
bonus points for "injuring" (ya know, when arnie shoots the guy in the movie
and says, "He'll live") the SWAT team that rolls back and forth across the
floor of the office building.

More on topic, though, is an old arcade game that I played a while back called
(I think) Downtown.  It was a 3/4 view beat-em-up.  The intro shows your guy
viewing a police pay-off. You try to hide but Oh No!- you are discovered... Now
you have the whole police force on your tail, which you must beat up (sometimes
stealing their guns- fire away!). You could also pick up garbage cans to throw
at the baddies. Not all the bad guys were cops, but about half were.

Another I don't know about is Dirty Larry for the Lynx...never played it, but
why is Mr. Larry pointing his gun at a room full of cops on the pics of the
last level...?

And of course there are games where YOU are the cop (APB, Narc, Mappy(?)

Bobby Tribble  |8')
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: daw@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Dave Webb)
Subject: NES with 5 games  FOR SALE!
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 19:00:58 GMT

I am selling the following for a friend:
 	
Nintendo Entertainment System
	- basic unit
	- 2 game control pads
	- light gun
	- all cables
	- GAMES:
		Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
		Pebble Beach Golf
		Ninja Gaiden I
		Tecmo Bowl Football
		Double Dribble

Everything is in MINT condition!

Price : $125.00
		(price includes shipping and handling)

Please leave e-mail if interested or have other questions..
		
		Thanx,
				Dave Webb
From: splin@cauchy.usc.edu (Sen-Pin Lin)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: FYI: some prices for SNES games in GAME DUDE
Date: 22 Jul 1992 10:56:49 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: cauchy.usc.edu

I just got a price list for SNES games in GAME DUDE (N. Hollywood, CA)
and like to post some of the popular games on the net for your reference. 
Remember, this is just one reference point, your milage may varies ;-)

Disclaimer: I have no relationship with GAME DUDE. I am not responsible
for any typos.

                                 
game                          buy used       sell used       sell new  
------------------------      --------       ---------       --------
addam's family			14		29		35
castlevania iv			16		32		na
contra iii			18		39		na
final fantasy ii		16		32		na
lagoon				15		32		na
pilot wings			14		26		na
populous			13		26		na
sim city			19		33		na
street fighter ii		45		67		75
super ghouls 'n' ghosts		14		28		na
super mario world		6		12		na
super smash tv			17		35		na
zelda iii			18		39		na

I hope this can help your decisions in selling/buying used games.

Ben
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: rich@gtsi.com (Richard Lawrence)
Subject: Re: Lynx vs. Game Gear
Organization: Government Technology Services, Inc.
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 14:08:58 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.174607.22811@nas.nasa.gov> tu@wk76.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene L. Tu) writes:
>I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'd like to
>hear some opinions on Lynx vs. Game Gear as a color portable
>game system. (e.g. Graphics resolution and smoothness, 
>game quality and quantity, etc.)
>

Oh please, not again. Here's a quick rundown. First, some facts:

GameGear pluses: Higher resolution, more games (assuming use of Master Gear
converter), TV converter available.

GameGear minuses: practically no support for linking units, not all games
designed for small screen, no special support hardware.

Lynx pluses: Largest physical screen size, auxillary chips to offload CPU for
graphics scaling/sprite work/sound support (16 bit), faster clock rate, native
support for linking, games designed for small screen.

Lynx minuses: smaller game library (~45 games), lower resolution, no TV tuner
(no point).

The general net.opinions of those who hold themselves semi-objective is that
while the Lynx library is small, it has a wide variety and a high percentage
of original games (it also has some real dogs). This may not really matter to
the casual gamer, however. There is some question how much Sega is behind the
Game Gear, but it's widely known that only the Lynx keeps Atari afloat today,
so they are much more dedicated to the unit. However, Atari seems to have a
high number of inept market people, as well as a lackluster production rate.

Bottom line: it's usually the games that make the difference. If you favor
the games for one type of unit, then buy that unit. They are reasonably close
to each other in technical specs, so any decision made should be done on other
criteria.
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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: jojo@sandman.wpd.sgi.com (Jonathan Wesener)
Subject: earnest evans [genesis]
Organization:  Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 00:11:18 GMT

I've seen this game around for a while and freak everytime I see its
price.  And yet, I never hear anyone talk about it.  Has anyone played
this?  Is it any good or really bad?

Same question for slaughter house 2.  Is this all looks and no substance
or is there a real game here?


Other random musings:


My girlfriend works at a record store which sells SNES and she says the
hottest game for SNES is SF2.  Kids are coming in all the time to pay
for it with wads of 1's and rolls of change.  Kind of scary seeing kids 
break into their savings just for a game and an expensive one at that.

I just finished Quackshot last night.  What an awesome game!  Great
game play, great music, really well thought out.  I found myself
whistling the music a few times, too.  The music in the Maharajah's
castle was great!

Now, if I could only get past the damnable mines in Tazmania!  I get
past one horrible section only to have the torture continue.  Great
game, though.  I probably would have finished it way too soon if they
hadn't put that bit of nastiness in there.

--
--jojo                                         jojo@sgi.com
		"This ain't the planet of sound"
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: kak1@cypress31.cray.com (Kevin Kramer)
Subject: Re: Did anyone notice...
Originator: kak1@cypress31
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 31 Jul 92 12:31:52 CDT


I second the motion for more old games for the new systems.  
Imagine Crazy Climber for the SNES (now that could be good,
much better that the version for the 2600!!)  I for one am
getting really tired of the latest style of games, move and
shoot, move and punch, hit 17 buttons in the right sequence
in order to make a "really cool" fight move.  It is starting
to get a bit monotonous.  I say if the game designers of today
can't think of any original new stuff why not port over the
old stuff.  I know that I will probably get flamed saying
that the old games are just as good ( if not better)as the new
games, but I  bet that half of the flamers never even played the
excellent games of the late '70s early '80s.  I am not that old yet,
but sometimes I feel really old.  (it either means that I am growing
up or that I have to quit smokeing (I think that it is the latter))

I just felt like rambling (it is better writing a Unix shell script :-b)

Kevin
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: phs503e@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: 'Are We There Yet' question
Date: 29 Jul 92 13:47:40 GMT
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

Hi all.

I'm not sure if this is the right place for a question like this, but here
goes anyway. A friend and I have been playing 'are we there yet' and only
have a few puzzles to go, but we are very stuck on one which looks rather
simple. I can't remeber the name of the actual puzzle or what state it's
in, but it just requires 5 words. The first one is where money made, which
we thought would be a mint, then what is a total lack of government, which we
thought would be anarchy. Then there is something like a type of hawk and also
the name of someone who bowls. There is also another but I forget it. We
beleive the word 'there' must appear down the right hand side. Anyway, we are
sure we have the 5 right words, but apparently not as we are still stuck at
this point. Maybe you have a special word for a bowler or a type of hawk in
u.s. that we are not aware of here in Oz. Could someone please send me 
the 5 right words as this is driving us crazy. Thanks a lot for any help.

Scott S.
From: time@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Tim Emmerich)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Games NOT for Trade
Date: 29 Jul 92 16:58:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: hpcvra.111470003
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA


	Cool Idea.  What I won't part with:

TG16:  Bonk's Adventure - why I bought the system in the first place.
       Bonk's Revenge
       Military Madness

Lynx:  Xenophobe - finally beat it, but still love it.
       Xybots - need to get another copy to Lynx up.
       Rampage - I like beating on buildings and eating people!

Don't forget to game until dawn!

Tim aka vidiot
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: oco44953@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Odonnell C. Olympia )
Subject: to e-mail addr: att!inuxy!dat@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 14:08:28 GMT
Keywords: e-mail bounces back

Sorry to waste bandwidth, but the mail comes back...

Anyway, my friend says he will buy MM for $25 if u pay shipping..

Please e-mail response, and give me an address that I can reach you.

Thanks,

don
From: achiang@sedona.intel.com (Albert Chiang)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Games to Keep Forever
Date: 30 Jul 92 15:36:03 GMT
Originator: achiang@sedona




Games that I would keep forever:



NHL Hockey 	: Smooth graphics, silky controls, and good sound make this
		  the most two player cartridge.

John Madden '92 : The same qualifications as NHL, although I like NHL more.

Super Monanco   : The graphics on this cart are very good (the race track 
GP                scrolls smoothly, the backgroud matches the country,
 		  the steering wheel and the driver's hand is
		  depicted and recipricates the joypad, and how about the girl
		  on the cover screen?), responsive controls (for a digital 
		  controller), and an intense sense of competition (the player
		  can challenge another computer racer; in a further level, that
		  same computer racer will challenge you and suffix the challenge
		  with a personal message "You were no match for me." if the
		  player lost the original challenge.
    		  



Some others are almost on the list (Devil's Crush, Super One on One, Columns,
Gain Ground, Atomic Robo Kid {do I hear gasps?}) but not yet decided. 




AC

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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: loverde@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (AstralWolf)
Subject: Re: A Gripe about SNES SF2
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 11:41:57 GMT

In <62690@cup.portal.com> JMoylan@cup.portal.com (John Thomas Moylan) writes:

>...another to add to your list, is that it is NEARLY impossible to get
>certain special attacks to work with the SNES controller, mostly those
>involving motions on the keypad(eg. Ryu & Ken's fireball, Honda's Sumo head
>but, Guiles Sonic XXX attack, etc.)... I took it to a club at my university

     Nope, just takes a bit of getting used to.  We can get fireballs out
at abot 95% now, and DP at about 80% when we want, though we are still a
bit slow to DP.  Even the SPD is possible, again it is only practice.
As for Ken/Ryu, we can consistently fierce, fierce, fireball now, and
usually can fierce, fierce DP.  Well just letting you know...practice, and
build that leather hide on your thumb...(I have)

>button attack to work...  This makes the higher difficulty levels EXTREMELY
>difficult as the computer players resort to special attacks as soon as they
>are partially damaged(near out in the lower difficulty settings)... I can 
>usually still beat the computer w/o the special attacks at most levels,
>however Vega and M. Bison become EXTREMELY difficult, esp. M. Bison... most
>of the time I just get to watch the stars continually spinning around my
>characters head as M. Bison moves up and down kicking him.  The only chance t
>beat him, seems to be to hit him VERY hard right away, otherwise you are dead
>EXTREMELY good players can probably block(I managed to do this for a while
>serveral time, but would always end up dead) enough to kill him...) 

     To beat Bison, you have to be patient with Ken/Ryu, if you can't DP
Simply block, then when he stomps yer head, block and sweep when he lands
on the other side, then attack him with the roundhouse til he can recover, 
and go back to defence til it happens again.  If in the corner, and he stomps,
toss a fireball his way.  Well this is all I remember without the DP,
with the DP, DP everything he does!!!

>  Still the BEST SNES game out to date...hoping for a better control mechanis
>...
     BY FARRRRRR the best game.  The entire reason I bought SNES!  Can't
wait for the capcom controller...

						-- Jim

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From: ULDBEV@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu (Beverly Vander Kooy)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Help need - SNES ZELDA
Date: 28 Jul 92 19:07:15 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo

My son, who is 8, needs help with Zelda.  He cannot find Zora's flippers
or capture the Pied Piper (with the flute).  I tried to help -- but I die
too quickly to be of much help.  Any hints very welcome.
 
ULDBEV@UBVM
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: ric@netcom.com (Richard A. Bretschneider)
Subject: Re: GB Final Fantasy Adv. Clue needed
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 05:38:29 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

bpalser@atlas.nafb.trw.com writes:

>	Hello Networld,

>	Need help with Final Fantasy Adventure for the
>	Nintendo GAME BOY. 

SPOILERS - NOT HINTS REALLY, I'M GONNA TELL HIM WHAT TO DO!
SKIP THIS NOW IF YOU DON"T WANT TO KNOW....





















Ok, here goes....
>	What does the clue  'Palmtree and 8'  mean?

find two palmtrees
dance a figure eight around them
things happen 
(this one is silly and I hated it myself!)

>	What do I do with the Chocobo?

Just ASK him.  That only looks like a hint.

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From: weisskopf@mtechca.maintech.com
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Sonic - Level select and Debug
Date: 21 Jul 92 11:57:38 PST
Organization: MAINTECH, A division of Volt Delta Resources, Inc. Orange, CA

I have tried all the methods I have seen on this board regarding
starting Sonic the Hedgehog at different levels, and to get into
debug mode ...all to no avail. I have a newer unit...the model
that comes with Sonic. If anyone knows if this version has had 
the code changed so that you can't select levels or get into
debug mode please let me know...or tell me what I am doing 
wrong...this has been very frustrating.

Thanks in advance.

John A. Weisskopf
My opinions are my own-
I think.
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: brett@oce.orst.edu (Brett Barksdale)
Subject: Request for hint/help, SNES: Lagoon
Organization: Oregon State University, College of Oceanography
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 23:33:25 GMT

 Has anyone found or know the debug mode for the SNES game Lagoon? I'm
getting awfully tired of trying to fight my way past the final series of
boss monsters at the game's end. I just want to see how the d*** thing
turns out... :-)

-- 
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From: mjbrown@lonestar.utsa.edu (Marc J. Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Message to Mike Arms
Date: 24 Jul 92 20:18:26 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

I tried to reply to your mail (in fact, I put a great deal of effort into
doing so), only to discover that it was another one of those addresses that
I apparently "cannot mail to."  It simply bounces back.  This happens a lot,
unfortunately.  Anyways, that is why I did not reply.  Sorry for bandwidth
waste, etc.

-Maruku of Megawatts
mjbrown@lonestar.utsa.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: dskim@eng.umd.edu (Daeshik Kim)
Subject: SNES games for sale(FF2,Z3,..)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 21:43:55 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa

Final Fantasy 2, Zelda 3, Y'3, Drakkhen
- each $35 including shipping.

Gradius3, Super-R type
- each $30 including shipping.

For Super-Famicom:
Joe & Mac - $30 including shipping.
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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: dan@midi.enet.dec.com (Dan Gosselin)
Subject: [Genesis] help please w/ Phantasy Star III
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:04:14 GMT


My nephew is stuck in the first generation.  He's just finished using the 
Moonstone and Moon Tear (?) to get the drifting moon back in its proper
orbit but now he seems to be stuck - he can't figure out what he has to do
next.  Also, he's concerned that he didn't do the "moon" bit right since
he still has possession of the two objects mentioned above.  Is he supposed
to leave them somehow at the control station?  One of the local townspeople
seemed to indicate that removing the 2 objects in the first place is what
sent the moon off its orbit.

All pointers would be appreciated on behalf of my nephew,
Dan
From: fzhedric@hamlet.ucdavis.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Legalities of Game Copy Machines
Date: 23 Jul 92 19:05:41 GMT
Distribution: rec.games.video
Organization: Dept. Biochemistry & Biophysics

Hello,
	I am wondering with all the offers to sell game copiers, what is the
legality of owning/selling one of these things?  Are they like cable decoders
and auto radar detectors, legal to own, illegal to use?  Or are they like
automatic weapons, illegal to own and illegal to use?
					Thanks,
					Mike Oda
					fzhedric@hamlet.ucdavis.edu

==============================================================================
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My boss doesn't known what I am doing... |  Biochemistry Grad. Student
And neither do I.			 |  fzhedric@hamlet.ucdavis.edu
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Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: ehrhart@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Jeffrey Ehrhart)
Subject: Re: Sega: 99.95 and I bought mine last month
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:18:34 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester
Keywords: SEGA

In article <rauser.712467932@sfu.ca>, rauser@fraser.sfu.ca (Richard John Rauser) writes:
|> thomasc@ms.uky.edu (Thomas Campbell) writes:
|> 
|> >*sigh* I waited, and waited and waited and finally I saw the SEGA
|> >on sale for $129.95 at my local Serv. Merc. then waht happens, one
|> >month after I bought it... it's $99.95 all of a sudden (w/o cart)
|> 
|>    Well, did you get Sonic with your system? If so, you got a good
|> deal...the 99 buck thing is kind of deceptive, because you need a game,
|> right?? :-)

  I think Sega is going after the repeat market with the $100 system.  You
know, the kids can't share so you buy another one.  Who needs two Sonic
games?  Personally, I'm looking to buy the $100 system for my father.  He
really enjoyed playing my PGA Tour Golf game, but I think Sonic is not
suited to his skill level.

-- 
Jeff Ehrhart
From: scottb@netcom.com (L'etat des mortes)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Mac RBG Video Cable for Sega Genesis?  Info Wanted
Date: 22 Jul 92 04:26:02 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)


I seem to remember hearing about a cable system that allows you go hook
up a Genesis to a RGB Computer Monitor (Apple/Mac 13" RGB specifically).

Audio isn't an issue since I'm using external speakers, but I'm wondering
about the following:

-- Price

-- Source (Redmond?  Is this the SOLE source, I'm looking for perhaps something
           LOCAL to Santa Clara, CA (So of SF))



Well, I guess that's it.  Feel free to add comments good or bad.

scottb@netcom.COM
 
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: kennyy@bnr.ca (Kenny Yan)
Subject: Re: Atari Jaguar busting loose!!!
Reply-To: kennyy@bnr.ca (Kenny Yan)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 20:35:22 GMT

In article <Bs7u14.H2I@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, bca44236@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Racter) writes:
|>
|> While the Jaguar may be a milestone in home electronic entertainment, its
|> marketing is going to be the deciding factor of its life span.  Look at the
|> Lynx...Atari has not aggressively advertised their portable system despite
|> the fact that it is suppose to be the most powerful handheld  on the market.
|> Yet I doubt whether it is fairing well against the GameBoy or GameGear.  
|> Nintendo knows how to market its systems...and that is why it enjoys such
|> success today.  I would hope that Atari would take this to heart and give
|> us a virtual media blitz to show us what this 64 bit system can really do.
|> 

<Sigh> Back when the ST computers first came out, this is exactly what fans
said.  But does anyone remember any TV ads for the STs?  Radio ads?  I only
remember the magazine ads, and they were usually in Atari magazines, hardly
in any mainstream computer magazines.

I can go further back for more examples, but I'll stop.

Maybe Atari was just saving up all those money from way back then for a 
killer blitz for this Jaguar.  :-)