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  1. More information about "Totally Unauthorized Sega Games Guide"

    Totally Unauthorized Sega Games Guide

    By Areala

    Another totally unauthorized compilation book from BradyGames, this time aimed at the Sega Genesis, along with the Sega CD and 32X attachments. This is a pretty good book, all things considered. Lots of screenshots, printed in full colour on high-quality paper stock. Sega groupies will eat this right up!
    Donated by ModernZorker.
    Enjoy! ❤️

    571 downloads

    8 comments

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  2. More information about "1,001 More Secret Codes"

    1,001 More Secret Codes

    By Areala

    The follow-up to 1,001 Secret Codes, released a year earlier. This book doesn't present any walkthroughs, guides, or strategies, it's simply a compilation of cheat codes, passwords, unlockables, and other goodies to help you get the most out of games you already own.
    That said, they still manage to misspell the occasional game title, so that mid-90's Brady "quality assurance" is still alive and well. 😂
    Oh well. At least it wasn't on the front cover this time.
    Donated by ModernZorker.
    Enjoy! ❤️

    655 downloads

    3 comments

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  3. More information about "It's An NBA Jam Thing Official Player's Guide"

    It's An NBA Jam Thing Official Player's Guide

    By Areala

    Oh no! Fifty-four NBA pro all-stars have invaded your gaming space, determined to play a game of 2-on-2 with you at the helm. Obviously what you need here is a strategy guide to explain the finer points of offense and defense, and really break the game down for...
    Sorry, I can't do this with a straight face. 😆
    This is a basketball game. It's kind enough to give you the stats for all the different players right there on the screen, and assumes you're smart enough to understand the guy who is good at shooting 3-point shots should probably do that instead of going in for a dunk. There aren't any special moves, no fireballs or jump kicks or fatalities, just a joystick, a button to shoot, a button to pass, and a button to make you move faster until the meter runs out. I'm impressed that Corey Sandler, the same guy responsible for a bevy of those "Ultimate Unauthorized" books from the previous five years, somehow managed to talk Brady into buying the rights to make an official strategy guide to a game as straightforward as NBA Jam.
    Midway, I am certain, laughed all the way to the bank with that money.
    You could use the $10 you spend on this book to instead play 40 games of NBA Jam in the arcade (or 20 if the operator was a greedy turd burglar and set the machine to 50 cents/play) and you'd get just as good at it through actually playing. I reiterate: this is a basketball game where every rule except Traveling and Goaltending have been suspended. It's literally about who can toss a sphere through a circle the most. This is not rocket science.
    The artwork is cool, the production values are high, and the paper quality is outstanding. It includes some cheat codes, some Game Genie goodies, and the necessary info to unlock most of the hidden characters in it, but you could get all that from an issue of EGM at half the price.
    Utterly baffling, but hey, here it is, so indulge!
    Donated by ModernZorker.
    Enjoy! ❤️

    423 downloads

    10 comments

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  4. More information about "Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"

    Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition

    By Areala

    Another solid game compilation guide, this time from Prima, who seemed to do better at these kinds of things than Brady much of the time. This covers a slew of great games that most people would be interested in playing: top-notch stuff like Link's Awakening DX, Donkey Kong Country, two Wario Land titles, and even contains a bit about the Game Boy Camera peripheral. It's nothing mind-blowing, but the production value is high, there are plenty of full-color screen captures, and the writing for the walkthroughs is on point and descriptive. Well worth the download, IMO.
    Donated by ModernZorker.
    Enjoy! ❤️

    879 downloads

    2 comments

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  5. More information about "Secret Code Overload"

    Secret Code Overload

    By Areala

    This is a much better multi-game guide than some of Brady's other offerings. Ninety-six pages of cheats, unlockables, and GameShark codes for Nintendo 64, Saturn, and PlayStation titles...this stuff was like GameFAQs before there was a GameFAQs, ya know?
    Because of the way this book was printed, a lot of the text on the odd-numbered pages ran smack-dab against the gutter. I don't think anything got completely lost in the de-binding process, but you may see some white areas where I over-compensated for the close shave. My apologies; I suck at editing.
    Donated by ModernZorker, who isn't a member here, but sent me this in a care package anyway.
    Enjoy! ❤️

    418 downloads

    2 comments

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  6. More information about "Tomb Raider III Official Strategy Guide"

    Tomb Raider III Official Strategy Guide

    By Areala

    Of the classic, PS1-era Tomb Raider titles, Tomb Raider III is probably the most difficult, and not always for the right reasons. With Core Design's employees struggling with epic burnout after being forced to churn out two sequels in two years, this game had the largest design team yet behind it, but by now the cracks were starting to show. With the public clambering for more everything, and no time to build a new in-game engine, they still managed to pack in new moves, including crawling, hand-over-hand climbing, and sprinting. Lara's arsenal was upgraded. There were new outfits to wear and new environments to explore, new enemies to slay, and new traps to contend with. The devs put a major focus on the idea of multiple ways to reach the same goal this time around, something they briefly toyed with in a couple of places in the first two games; this time, it was practically law. Instead of linear level progression, once players beat the opening stages set in India, they could choose to visit London, Nevada, or an island in the South Pacific, before taking Lara to Antarctica for her final confrontation.
    The other Tomb Raider games could easily be completed without a guide; you'd occasionally want to refer to one if you couldn't locate that last secret, or were having difficulty understanding one of the puzzles, but by and large, it was within most players' abilities to complete the game without one. Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider II fostered level design that wanted to surprise and delight the player. Tomb Raider III, on the other hand, was designed in such a way as to be openly hostile, with massive, sprawling levels filled with death traps and obtuse puzzles, along with enemies placed specifically to force the player to waste resources. Picking the wrong location after finishing India, in fact, is tantamount to the game kicking you in the nuts/ovaries, and the "wrong" choice is not telegraphed in any way. If you ever flip through a strategy guide for Tomb Raider III that does not instruct you to go to Nevada upon finishing India, throw that book away.
    Fortunately, this Prima guide does not make that mistake, and the path Kip Ward lays out is the "easiest" way through the game. That doesn't mean you get a cake walk, it just means you won't flip the difficulty switch to "screw you" without realizing it. Kudos also to Ward for providing a walkthrough of sorts for Lara's Home, explaining how to get into the secret treasure room, find the Racetrack key, and unlock the Quad Bike course. None of this is essential to beating the main quest, but it's possible to explore her mansion without realizing there's more to it than just beating the Assault Course and learning how to jump around.
    Enjoy! ❤️

    1,186 downloads

    3 comments

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  7. More information about "Star Wars Battlefront - Prima Official Game Guide (2004)"

    Star Wars Battlefront - Prima Official Game Guide (2004)

    By bogusfrank

    Star Wars Battlefront - Prima Official Game Guide (2004)

    550 downloads

    1 comment

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  8. More information about "Star Wars - The Clone Wars - Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2002)"

    Star Wars - The Clone Wars - Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2002)

    By bogusfrank

    Star Wars - The Clone Wars - Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2002)

    406 downloads

    0 comments

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  9. More information about "Dead Island Official Strategy Guide (2011)"

    Dead Island Official Strategy Guide (2011)

    By E-Day

    Dead Island Official Strategy Guide (2011)

    806 downloads

    0 comments

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  10. More information about "Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Signature Series Guide (2011)"

    Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Signature Series Guide (2011)

    By E-Day

    Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Signature Series Guide (2011)

    394 downloads

    0 comments

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  11. More information about "Super Mario 64 Nintendo Player's Guide"

    Super Mario 64 Nintendo Player's Guide

    By MigJmz

    Super Mario 64 Nintendo Player's Guide

    2,106 downloads

    3 comments

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  12. More information about "Ehrgeiz Official Fighter's Guide"

    Ehrgeiz Official Fighter's Guide

    By MigJmz

    Ehrgeiz Official Fighter's Guide by BradyGames

    568 downloads

    0 comments

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  13. More information about "Metroid Zero Mission Nintendo Players Guide"

    Metroid Zero Mission Nintendo Players Guide

    By MigJmz

    Metroid Zero Mission Nintendo Players Guide

    1,279 downloads

    1 comment

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  14. More information about "Winning at Nintendo - Hot Tips for the Coolest Games (1990)"

    Winning at Nintendo - Hot Tips for the Coolest Games (1990)

    By E-Day

    Winning at Nintendo - Hot Tips for the Coolest Games (1990)

    558 downloads

    1 comment

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  15. More information about "Tekken 3: The Art of Tekken 3"

    Tekken 3: The Art of Tekken 3

    By E-Day

    The Art of Tekken 3

    973 downloads

    0 comments

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  16. More information about "Granstream Saga, The - Prima's Official Strategy Guide"

    Granstream Saga, The - Prima's Official Strategy Guide

    By E-Day

    The Granstream Saga - Prima's Official Strategy Guide

    561 downloads

    0 comments

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  17. More information about "GoldenEye 007 Totally Unauthorized Strategy Guide"

    GoldenEye 007 Totally Unauthorized Strategy Guide

    By E-Day

    Totally Unauthorized GoldenEye 007 Strategy Guide

    661 downloads

    0 comments

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  18. More information about "Bouncer Official Strategy Guide, The"

    Bouncer Official Strategy Guide, The

    By E-Day

    The Bouncer Official Strategy Guide

    639 downloads

    0 comments

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  19. More information about "Final Fantasy VII Official Strategy Guide"

    Final Fantasy VII Official Strategy Guide

    By E-Day

    Official Final Fantasy VII Strategy Guide

    20,695 downloads

    24 comments

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  20. More information about "Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Official Fighter's Guide"

    Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Official Fighter's Guide

    By E-Day

    Official Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Fighter's Guide

    489 downloads

    0 comments

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  21. More information about "Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time Official Strategy Guide"

    Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time Official Strategy Guide

    By Crimsonfox

    The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time Official Strategy Guide

    4,050 downloads

    1 comment

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  22. More information about "Fifth Element - The Official Strategy Guide"

    Fifth Element - The Official Strategy Guide

    By E-Day

    The Fifth Element - The Official Strategy Guide

    390 downloads

    0 comments

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  23. More information about "WCW/nWo Revenge Prima's Official Guide"

    WCW/nWo Revenge Prima's Official Guide

    By MigJmz

    WCW/nWo Revenge Prima's Official Guide

    835 downloads

    1 comment

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  24. More information about "Super GameBoy Strategy Guide"

    Super GameBoy Strategy Guide

    By MigJmz

    Super GameBoy Nintendo Strategy Guide

    1,273 downloads

    0 comments

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  25. More information about "Gamefan's Killer Instinct 2 Strategy Guide"

    Gamefan's Killer Instinct 2 Strategy Guide

    By E-Day

    Gamefan's Killer Instinct 2 Strategy Guide

    1,024 downloads

    0 comments

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