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Player's Pulse (Letters to the Editor) Game Watch: · Gaming News for August 2002 · E-Reader for Game Boy Advance · Pocket Recording Studio (Game Boy Advance) · EggMania: Eggstreme Madness (GameCube) · Yu-Gi-Oh!: Eternal Duelist Soul (Game Boy Advance) · WTA Tour Tennis (GameCube) · Barbie's Groovy Games & Secret Agent Barbie: The Royal Jewels Mission (Game Boy Advance) · Casper: Spirit Dimensions (GameCube) · Super Monkey Ball 2 (GameCube) · 4x4 Evo 2 (GameCube) · Aggressive Inline (GameCube) · Duke Nukem Advance (GameCube) · Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (Game Boy Advance) · Project Digipen · August Gallery of Games · Game Watch Forecast Power On Nintendo Online Disney's Magical Mirror starring Mickey Mouse (GameCube) Strategy Disney's Magical Quest starring Mickey and Minnie (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube) Preview The WaveBird Takes Flight (feature on the WaveBird wireless controller for GameCube) Animal Crossing (GameCube) Preview Classified Information: · Spider-Man (GameCube) · NFL Blitz 20-02 (GameCube) · Eternal Darkness (GameCube) · Crazy Taxi (GameCube) · Dark Arena (Game Boy Advance) · Spyhunter (GameCube) · Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced (Game Boy Advance) · Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GameCube) · Jackie Chan Adventures (Game Boy Advance) · Sports Illustrated for Kids Baseball (Game Boy Advance) · Sports Illustrated for Kids Football (Game Boy Advance) · The Simpsons: Road Rage (GameCube) · Desert Strike Advance (Game Boy Advance) · All-Star Baseball 2003 (GameCube) · Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (GameCube) · Resident Evil (GameCube) · Sega Soccer Slam (GameCube) · Rayman Advance (Game Boy Advance) Fundamentals (Digipen's Project FUN) TimeSplitters 2 (GameCube) Preview Beach Spikers (GameCube) Strategy Freekstyle (GameCube) Preview RedCard 20-03 (GameCube) Strategy Epic Center: · Epic Forum · Epic Tactics: Wizardry: The Summoning (Game Boy Advance) Pokécenter Top Gun: Combat Zones (GameCube) Strategy Disney's Lilo & Stitch (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Title Wave: · Namco Museum (GameCube) · GT Advance 2: Rally Racing (Game Boy Advance) · Lego Soccer Mania (Game Boy Advance) · Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 (Game Boy Advance) · Medal of Honor: Underground (Game Boy Advance) · Nicktoons Racing (Game Boy Advance) · Punch King (Game Boy Advance) · Stone Monkey (Game Boy Advance) · Urban Yeti! (Game Boy Advance) Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Comic Now Playing: · Disney's Magical Mirror starring Mickey Mouse (GameCube) · Beach Spikers (GameCube) · RedCard 20-03 (GameCube) · Top Gun: Combat Zones (GameCube) · Namco Museum (GameCube) · NCAA Football 2003 (GameCube) · Smuggler's Run: Warzones (GameCube) Coming Next Issue

Player's Pulse (Letters to the Editor) Game Watch: · Gaming News for June 2002 · Wario World (GameCube) · Spy Hunter (Game Boy Advance) · Treasure Planet (Game Boy Advance) · Disney's Magical Party (GameCube) · Army Men: Sarge's War (GameCube) · Hidden Invasion (GameCube) & Immortal Warrior (GameCube) · Batman: Dark Tomorrow (GameCube) · Soccer Kid (Game Boy Advance) · Animal Crossing (GameCube) · Worms Blast (GameCube) · NCAA Football 2003 (GameCube) · Kong (Game Boy Advance) · Gremlins: Stripe vs. Gizmo (Game Boy Advance) · Top Gun: Firestorm Advance (Game Boy Advance) · Project Digipen · June Gallery of Games · Hamtaro (Game Boy Color) · Game Watch Forecast Power On Nintendo Online Lost Kingdoms (GameCube) Strategy Bomberman Generation (GameCube) Strategy Minority Report (Game Boy Advance) Preview E3 2002 Preview DigiPen's Project: Fun Spider-Man (GameCube) Strategy Classified Information: · Cel Damage (GameCube) · Super Smash Bros Melee (GameCube) · Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure (GameCube) · Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance) · SSX Tricky (GameCube) · The Simpsons: Road Rage (GameCube) · Men in Black: The Series (Game Boy Advance) · Gradius Galaxies (Game Boy Advance) · Sega Soccer Slam (GameCube) Legends of Wrestling (GameCube) Strategy Epic Center: · Epic Preview: Evolution Worlds (GameCube) · Epic Tactics: Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis (Game Boy Advance) Medabots AX: Metabee and Rokusho versions (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Pokécenter Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Title Wave: · Rayman Arena (GameCube) · Frogger: The Great Quest (Game Boy Advance) · Guilty Gear X Advance Edition (Game Boy Advance) · Invader (Game Boy Advance) · Monster Force (Game Boy Advance) · Muppet Pinball Mayhem (Game Boy Advance) · NASCAR Heat 2002 (Game Boy Advance) · Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 2002 (Game Boy Advance) · ZooCube (Game Boy Advance) Mega Man Battle Network 2 (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Desert Strike Advance (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Now Playing: · Lost Kingdoms (GameCube) · Bomberman Generation (GameCube) · Spider-Man (GameCube) · Legends of Wrestling (GameCube) · Resident Evil (GameCube) · Mega Man Battle Network 2 (Game Boy Advance) Coming Next Issue

Player's Pulse (Letters to the Editor) Game Watch: · Gaming News for May 2002 · Vexx (GameCube) & Turok: Evolution (GameCube) · Bomberman Generations (GameCube) & Black & Bruised (GameCube) · Wave Bird Controller for GameCube · Stuart Little 2 (Game Boy Advance) · XIII (GameCube) · Lilo & Stitch (Game Boy Advance) · Game Boy Advance Limited Edition Platinum · TimeSplitters 2 (GameCube) · Legends of Wrestling (GameCube) · UFC Throwdown (GameCube) · Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Game Boy Advance) · Minority Report (Game Boy Advance) · Desert Strike Advance (Game Boy Advance) · Project Digipen · May Gallery of Games · Game Watch Forecast Power On Nintendo Online Spider-Man (GameCube) Preview Spy Hunter (GameCube) Strategy Game Developers Conference Classified Information: · NBA Courtside 2002 (GameCube) · Extreme G 3 (GameCube) · Batman Vengeance (GameCube) · Luigi's Mansion (GameCube) · SSX Tricky (GameCube) · Pikmin (GameCube) · Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) · Madden NFL 2002 (Game Boy Advance) · Jurassic Park III: Park Builder (Game Boy Advance) · Spyro: Season of Ice (Game Boy Advance) · Driven (Game Boy Advance) Burnout (GameCube) Strategy Rayman Arena (GameCube) Preview The Sports Reports: · Jeremy McGrath Supercross World (GameCube) · Driven (GameCube) · Virtua Striker 2002 (GameCube) · ESPN MLS Extratime 2002 (GameCube) · 2002 FIFA World Cup (GameCube) · Home Run KING (GameCube) · All-Star Baseball 2003 (GameCube) · NBA 2K2 (GameCube) · NFL Blitz 20-02 (GameCube) Epic Center: · Epic News · Epic Tactics: Harvest Moon 64 (N64) · Epic Preview: Lost Kingdoms (GameCube) Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Pokécenter Pocket Music (Game Boy Color) Strategy 2001 Nintendo Power Award Winners Title Wave: · Atari Anniversary Advance (Game Boy Advance) · Backyard Baseball (Game Boy Advance) · Blender Bros. (Game Boy Advance) · Britney's Dance Beat (Game Boy Advance) · Mary-Kate & Ashley: Girls Night Out (Game Boy Advance) · The Rippng Friends (Game Boy Advance) · Shrek: Swamp Kart Speedway (Game Boy Advance) · The Three Stooges (Game Boy Advance) · WTA Tour Tennis (Game Boy Advance) Now Playing: · Spyhunter (GameCube) · Burnout (GameCube) · Jeremy McGrath Supercross World (GameCube) · Driven (GameCube) · Virtua Striker 2002 (GameCube) · ESPN MLS Extratime 2002 (GameCube) · 2002 FIFA World Cup (GameCube) · Home Run King (GameCube) · All-Star Baseball 2003 (GameCube) · NBA 2K2 (GameCube) · NFL Blitz 20-02 (GameCube) Coming Next Issue

Player's Pulse (Letters to the Editor) Game Watch: · Gaming News for April 2002 · Tetsumi Kimishimi announced as President of Nintendo of America · Spider-Man (GameCube) · Minority Report (Game Boy Advance) · The Hobbit (GameCube) · Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Game Boy Advance) · Earthworm Jim 2 (Game Boy Advance) · Virtual Kasparov (Game Boy Advance) · Top Gun: Combat Zones (GameCube) · Burnout (GameCube) · FIFA World Cup 2002 Korea/Japan (GameCube) · Jeremy McGrath Supercross World (GameCube) · Car Battler Joe (Game Boy Advance) · Blender Bros. (Game Boy Advance) · Muppet Pinball Mayhem (Game Boy Advance) · Project Digipen · April Gallery of Games · Game Watch Forecast Power On Nintendo Online James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire (GameCube) Strategy Pac-Man World 2 (GameCube) Strategy Dinotopia: The Timestone Pirates (Game Boy Advance) Preview Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure (Game Boy Advance) Strategy The Next-Gen Attitude from Midway: Spy Hunter, Freaky Flyers, NFL Blitz 20-02, MLB Slugfest 20-03, Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt. Classified Information: · Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Squadron (GameCube) · Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance) · NBA Street (GameCube) · Crazy Taxi (GameCube) · Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube) · Pikmin (GameCube) · Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (GameCube) · Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (GameCube) · Pac-Man Collection (Game Boy Advance) Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (Game Boy Advance) Preview Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (GameCube) Strategy Epic Center: · Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis (Game Boy Advance) · Evolution Worlds (GameCube) · Epic Tactics: Advance Wars (Game Boy Advance) Breath of Fire II (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Pokécenter Behind the Scenes at Nintendo Power Sega Soccer Slam (GameCube) Strategy Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GameCube) Strategy Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube) Strategy Title Wave: · Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (GameCube) · Bomberman Max 2: Red Advance & Blue Advance (Game Boy Advance) · Chessmaster (Game Boy Advance) · High Heat Baseball 2003 (Game Boy Advance) · Ice Age (Game Boy Advance) · Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced (Game Boy Advance) · Moto GP (Game Boy Advance) · Motocross Maniacs Advance (Game Boy Advance) · The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris (Game Boy Advance) Now Playing: · James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire (GameCube) · Pac-Man World 2 (GameCube) · Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (GameCube) · Sega Soccer Slam (GameCube) · Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GameCube) · Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (GameCube) · Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure (Game Boy Advance)

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari Lynx Atari ST IBM PC Amiga Apple II / IIGS Macintosh Commodore 64 / 128 NEC TurboGrafx-16 FEATURES (Contents page excerpts) Video Game Design: From The Inside Out by Maurice Molyneaux If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes, this article from a video-game artist will set you straight. Lords Of The Ring: Pro Wrestling Comes To Electronic Gaming by Bill Kunkel We don't pull any punches when we describe the history of wrestling video games past, present and future. Put The Pedal To The Metal: Car Contests For Backseat Drivers by Arnie Katz Some of the most popular simulators in gaming today are driving games, and we'll run down a list of those that might turn your head. TurboGrafx-16 Buyer's Guide by Lee H. Pappas There are a whole bunch of TG-16 games scheduled to be released in the next future months, so use our guide to plan your holiday wish list. Genesis Buyer's Guide by Lee H. Pappas Genesis owners are anxious to hear what cartridges Sega will be releasing, and when - and now you'll know. Altered Beast Strategy Guide by Lee H. Pappas This fantastic game comes with the Sega Genesis, and VG&CE will lead you through all the worlds to maximize your score. VG&CE Directory Of Computer-Game Companies by the Editors The Best Of The Best: The Megahit Games by Joyce Worley What are the most popular games of all time? This article answers that question with a survey of the best-selling programs. The Strange Case of Dr. Wily: A Player's Guide To MegaMan 2, Part II by Clayton Walnum In this final installment, we take you through the remaining levels of this challenging NES game. Building A Better World: Bullfrog's Peter Molyneux Discusses Populous by Bill Kunkel The leader of the programming group that created this magnificent game talks about deities, controversy and strategy. Computer-Game Strategies by Frank Tetro Our monthly computer-strategy section will help you tackle Caveman Ughlympics (C64 / PC), Apache Strike (C64 / PC) and Starray (Amiga / ST). REVIEWS Video-Game Reviews The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (NES) Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (SMS) Defender of the Crown (NES) The Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES) Demon Sword (NES) Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (TG16) Strider (NES) Thunder Force II (Gen) Computer-Game Reviews Might and Magic Book II: Gates to Another World (Apple II / C64 / PC) Steel Thunder (C64 / C128 / PC) Gauntlet II (Amiga / ST / C64 / PC) Desert Rats: The North African Campaign (PC) Vette! - The Street Race Simulation (Amiga / ST / PC / Mac) Presumed Guilty (C64 / PC) Populous (Amiga) Qix (Amiga / Apple II / Apple IIGS / ST / C64 / PC) DEPARTMENTS Editor's Letter by Andy Eddy Reader Mail News Bits compiled by Joyce Worley Capcom Giveaways Brighten Kidcare Hospitals NES Goes to War Winners Named by Computer Learning Foundation Top Coin-Ops of August 1989 Quantum Opens Unique "Club" Fuji Special Features Free Software Gamers See "The Great American Bash" Computer Game Sales Slip Developers Look at Lynx New Products for Atarians Convention Honors F-19 Stealth Fighter Jaleco Picks Sweepstakes Winner Mindscape Dumps Disk-Based Protection Easter Egg Hunt Super Mario Bros. (NES) Zaxxon (SMS) (Zaxxon 3D) Fantasy Zone (SMS) Ghost House (SMS) Blades of Steel (NES) Mickey Mousecapade (NES) Golgo 13 (NES) Gauntlet (NES) Altered Beast (Gen) Renegade (NES) Space Harrier (SMS) Game Doctor - Illuminating Gamedom for Almost a Decade! by The Game Doctor (aka Question & Answer) Inside Gaming - The Games That Shaped Video and Computer Entertainment by Arnie Katz Advertiser Index COVER (Content page excerpt) As we enter the holiday season, the next-generation game consoles, NEC's TurboGrafx-16 and Sega's Genesis, face off against each other. Art: Alan Hunter