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  1. 623 downloads

    A reasonably decent guide to DOOM II, written by Ed Dille in the voice of an annoyed drill instructor trying to whip a new recruit (that's you, the reader) into fighting shape. It includes a number of strategies for co-operative play, which game guides often lacked back in the day, especially for First-Person Shooter titles. No Deathmatch strategies beyond "always be running, don't stand in one place, and fire the biggest guns you've got", but the amount of time spent discussing fire team formations and other co-op strategies is really cool to see. Also includes a short interview with John Romero which is worth reading by itself, although much of the information in it you'll already know if you've read Masters of DOOM. This should have been a black-and-white guide, but Prima for some reason chose to go with a spot colour printing approach, infusing red ink into virtually every page, and even into the black-and-white screenshots. It's an interesting look, but it also jacked the price of this guide up to $20 US when it really should have been $15 or thereabouts. Prima must have realized this price might turn some people off, because they released a stripped-down, 96-page budget hint book called The DOOM II Survival Guide which contains the basic item, enemy, weapon, and map info from this book, but none of the level strategies, multiplayer info, interview, or cheat codes. But here's the big, bad mama in all its glory. Enjoy!
    5 points
  2. 1,205 downloads

    Nintendo Power Issue 178 (April 2004) Issue donated by Benjamin Alldritt.
    5 points
  3. 305 downloads

    Follow-up publication to Tricks of the Nintendo Masters, which was itself followed by Winner's Guide to Sega Genesis. Like other publications of the time, this one is almost entirely text-based, with only some neat art pieces for the interior pages to break up the words. Unlike other publications of the time, this one contains a forward by sci-fi writer Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender's Game series of books among others. At only 148 pages, it's much smaller than many of its contemporaries despite being the same price. The Ultimate Unauthorized Nintendo Game Strategies books offered over 100 more pages for the same cover price, and also included screenshots. In addition, the authors either were told not to give too much away, or just plain couldn't get too far into some games. The strategy section for Metal Gear, for instance, goes up to the point where Snake can locate the rocket launcher. It tells you to contact Jennifer on a specific frequency before you enter a certain room, then offers this nugget: "Which room? You figure it out." I'm sorry, I thought that's what I was paying you for...? Another me-too cash grab which is all-too-blatant when viewed through adult eyes. This copy was fairly beat up on the covers, and had some writing on the front title page which I simply blocked out in GIMP. I edited it up slightly, but again, my background is in writing, not graphic design, so my apologies if the obvious edits are distracting. Enjoy!
    3 points
  4. 1,218 downloads

    Nintendo Power Issue 176 (February 2004) Issue donated by Benjamin Alldritt.
    2 points
  5. Hmmm...and me with all these PSMs and EGMs and OPMs that just magically fell into my lap, looking for a new home...
    1 point
  6. You're very welcome, @MkMoveList! DOOM II is, indeed, one of the greatest games ever made!
    1 point
  7. Retromags Presents! Nintendo Power Issue 176 (February 2004) Database Record Download Directly! Scanned By: E-Day Edited By: E-Day Uploaded By: E-Day Donated By: Benjamin Alldritt Follow us on...
    1 point
  8. Thank you! Doom II is one of the best games made!
    1 point
  9. Damn, you're on a roll! Thank you.
    1 point
  10. Retromags Presents! Nintendo Power Issue 178 (April 2004) Database Record Download Directly! Scanned By: E-Day Edited By: E-Day Uploaded By: E-Day Donated By: Benjamin Alldritt Follow us on...
    1 point
  11. Not only shot the guy in the neck, but because of how the art is drawn, it looked like the lizardman was ALREADY COVERING the place where he got shot. So Dollar Tree Robocop first shot him in the throat, and then in the hand covering that throat shot, for good measure! *huggles* Areala
    1 point
  12. 223 downloads

    Pocket Games Issue 17 (Spring 2005)
    1 point
  13. Oh yeah. A modded PSP makes for an incredible 16-bit and 8-bit emulator. SNES games run like a dream on that thing.
    1 point
  14. I think the PSP might be my second-favorite handheld of all time. It was such an amazing piece of tech that Sony seemed to forget even existed after its release, at least here in North America. Thanks for this!
    1 point
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