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Gameboy Advance Console World Charts Issue 5
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Gameboy Advance Console World Charts for October 1 - October 31, 2001
Issue Number 5, Released November 5th, 2001
Staff: ennay & <now hiring>
Featuring Guest Commentaries by: MFM / Eurasia & jus / VENOM
.- Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------.
Here it is folks, a few days late but at least its out (Unlike some other
GBA chart that lasted 2 issues). I'm not certain if there are any mistakes
in this month's issue, but I'm sure someone will be crying to be if I
forgot to add/change/update something.
This month was quite interesting, it's been the most competitive since the
GBA scene has started. I'll keep this introduction short as you're
probably not even reading this section anyways.
We have 2 people commentating for this month and they are:
MFM / Eurasia - He's heavily involved in the GBA & GBC scene (Most of you
have used his excellent GBX Tool) and has strong opinions regarding
most console related issues.
jus / Venom - Yes due to popular demand, jus is back for another fun filled
slander fest at Console World. But seriously, I respect his opinion and
that's why I've asked for this commentary this month.
I'd just like to say thanks to both of you guys for pointing out the many
mistakes in the WIP version of this chart.
Enough jibber jabber, let the charts BEGIN!
- ennay
RULES & POINTS
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-1 Point - DUPE: Released a game, but only after another group already beat
you? -1 point then.
DUPE TRAINER: A Late Trainer with the same or less options.
BROKEN: If you release a game/trainer/crack that doesn't work,
-1 time!
+0 Points - BETA: Beta releases are cool to check out, but they are not
the real deal. No points are given or taken for these.
TERRITORY DUPE: If a game is released in Europe first and
contains English, then a following USA release is considered
a territory dupe. If a game is released in the USA first,
and it releases later in Europe with no additional languages,
it is also considered a territory dupe. Games that have
additional game features/levels/etc. added are void from
territory dupe rules. Only Roms that contain differences
when file compared fit into the territory dupe category,
if a Rom is the exact same in 2 territories, it fits into
the -1 dupe category. Territory dupes receive 0 points.
FIX: A non-protection related fix for a released game gets 0
points.
EEPROM FIX: A fix for games containing EEPROM saves, to
allow the game to run without EEPROM saving on the
current GBA copiers. These get 1 point for now, they
will get 0 once flash-carts featuring EEPROM saving
become more mainstream.
+1 Point - TRAINER: Any selectable trainer including a menu receives
1 point.
MULTI: A European Multi Language release of a previously
available US title.
FOREIGN: A German/French/Spanish/Etc. release of a
previously available English title.
TOOL: A tool for the PC that is useful for Gameboy
Advance purposes gets 1 point.
+2 Points - AVERAGE JAPANESE: An average Japanese game. Most RPGS,
Mahjong titles, Slot games, Sims, Adventures, etc. will be
put into this category. These receive 2 points.
FOREIGN WORLD FIRST: If a German/French/Spanish/Etc. game
is out before the English version, it gets 2 points.
CRACK: A crack for a protected/non-working game gets you 2
points.
+3 Points - ENGLISH WORLD FIRST: The first release of a game in English.
This is generally the first release of the game available,
either in Europe or the USA. These receive 3 points.
QUALITY JAPANESE: A quality Japanese title that is either
highly awaited or playable will receive 3 points. Generally
games from major companies due out for release later
in English will fit into this category. Most action games,
fighting games, etc. will also fall under this category.
TRANSLATION: Translating a non-English game to English =
3 points. The points reflect the major amount of work this
requires!
+4 Points - MAJOR: Usually the best/most-anticipated game of the month.
.- Charts for the Month of September 2001 ---------------------------------.
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.----\/----|/----------------------\ /------ Cezar ------------------------
Date Game Name / Company \/ Info Pts N o t e s
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October 12 Konami Krazy Racers +6 EUR/IPS +1
October 29 Tang Tang MULTI6 - Take 2 EUR/32 +1
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Total Points - 02
Comments:
ennay:
The usual stuff that you can expect from Cezar, territory dupes for the
collector in everyone!
mfm:
Again some releases from Cezar that other groups wouldn't want
to release...
jus:
Some groups will release this type of shit, and Cezar is no exception.
MTX!____.--._)\____ .-. ____/(___:.___
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.------\(---------\(-----)/---------`-'----- Eurasia -----------------------
Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 03 Kiki Kaikai Advance - Taito JPN/64 +3
October 04 Hatena Seneta - Hudson JPN/32 +3
Kiki Kaikai Advance +5 Trainer JPN/IPS +1
October 18 Minna De Puyo Puyo - Sega JPN/64 +3
October 24 Phalanx - Kemco JPN/32 +3
Phalanx +6 Trainer JPN/IPS +1
October 30 Spyro Season of Ice MULTI5 - Universal EUR/64 +3
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Total Points - 17
Plus 2 points for last month mistake, read my comments.
Comments:
ennay:
In the NFO for Kiki Kaikai, Eurasia mentioned that they'll only be releasing
quality titles. I applaud their decision and perhaps this has allowed some
other groups to release titles in the Japanese department. Phalanx was a
pretty sweet shooter on the SNES and the GBA version is just as good!
My apologies to Eurasia for a little mistake in last months total, Atlantis
and Jurassic Park 3 only got 2 points when it should of been 3 each. This
hasn't changed the the final rankings for Sept. though (Mode7 still won).
mfm:
We promised that we would stop releasing unplayable hamster titles and
this is the result.
Kiki Kaikai Advance is a conversion of the SNES/SFC title with the same
name (released in USA/Europe as "Pocky & Rocky"). The Puyo Puyo titles
are usually good and this is no exception, it's nice to see that it has
a setting for English language in it. Phalanx is a great shoot'em'up,
also converted from the SNES. Spyro is also worth checking out...
jus:
Once again Eurasia brings us the usual slew of Jap games, however this
month they chose to release only the best and let the competition take all
the unplayable crap. They even managed to score an English game this month.
Sega's Puyo Puyo is an excellant rendition of the classic, but what else
would you expect from Sonic Team. I played Kiki and Phalanx for 5 minutes
but these conversions were somewhat dissapointing compared to the SNES
originals.
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SOCIETY_/ \\ \_ \\ \_SOCIETY
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cDr _\ _// \\ _/(__))_ /_ _/__| /
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_\\___________________________|___|______\ _---- High Society --------------
Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 14 Lego Bionicle MULTI8 - Lego Media EUR/64 +1 GROUP 1ST
October 31 Super SF II X Revival - Capcom EUR/64 +3
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Total Points - 04
Comments:
ennay:
High Society enters the GBA scene with a territory dupe. Plus 1 point for
the Multi8. Super Street Fighter II X was a nice release, but the Japanese
one was quite playable.
mfm:
The JAP version of Super SF II X had a little japanese text so I guess some
people will appreciate a pure english version.
jus:
After a lackluster start in the GBA scene with another worthless multidupe,
High Society scores unexpectedly with the English version of SSFII. The
control scheme with the GBA's limited buttons turned me off to the game,
but if you're a fan of the series (and who isn't) or enjoyed the Jap
version it's worth checking out.
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/ _/ _ /_/_ // _/____/_/___lIGHTfORCE'
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.----------------------------------------------- Lightforce ----------------
Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 14 Boxing Fever - Majesco USA/64 +3
October 15 GyakutenS Saiban - Capcom JPN/64 +2
October 23 Hello Kitty Coll. Miracle - Imagineer JPN/64 +2
European Super League MULTI5 - Virgin EUR/32 +3
October 29 Lucky Luke Wanted MULTI6 - Infogrames EUR/32 +3
October 30 Spyro Season of Ice - Universal Studios USA/64 +0 TERR. DUPE
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Total Points - 13
Comments:
ennay:
A little controversy for LFC this month. I've heard from reliable sources
that the release of European Super League actually came from a website. I
can't confirm this (Nor do I give a shit about rom pages) so LFC will get
the points.
Other than that, seems like these guys are providing the games that Eurasia
has passed along (Or perhaps supplied by Eurasia?) Spyro gets 0 points
because Eurasia did the European Multi language one earlier that day.
mfm:
A pretty good month for LFC, even if Lucky Luke was the only game
of them that I've tried (and it was exactly like on SNES, GBC etc).
jus:
A mixed bag from Lightforce this time around. While they managed to pick
up 2 English originals this month, their performance was tarnished by the
other shit they released. Namely the unplayable Jap crap, a territory
dupe, and (rumor has it) a rom that was downloaded from the web and
repackaged (Euro Super League).
It's also worth mentioning that while they claim Lucky Luke is a pre in
their nfo, in fact the game was available in-stores in Germany.
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Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 03 Snood - Rebellion USA/32 +3
October 25 Monsters Inc. - THQ USA/32 +3
October 26 Doom - ID Software USA/64 +3
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Total Points - 09
Comments:
ennay:
Quite a slow month after doing really well in September. Snood looks like
some lame shareware PC game (What a SUPRISE, the game WAS ported from the
PC) The other noteworthy title was the release of Doom which I thought was
a pretty good port.
mfm:
Doom was probably the most anticipated game this month. Was it worth the
wait? There's different opinions on this, but I think it's not THAT bad.
Snood is a ripoff of Puzzle Bobble, only worse.
jus:
After lasts month's flood of games, Mode 7 slows down but still manages to
grab the highly awaited GBA conversion of Doom.
I had hoped Snood would keep me satisfied until the release of Bust-A-Move
next month, however the piss-poor graphics and gameplay flaws make it
nearly unplayable. Puzzle Bobble addicts like myself will have to keep
waiting.
M.U.G.S MOST UGLY GAMEBOY SCENERS
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We are ugly and you suck, fact!
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.------------------------------------------- Most Ugly Gameboy Sceners -----
Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 16 Lady Sia Proper Dump Multi 6 - TDK EUR/64 +1
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Total Points - 01
Comments:
ennay:
I'm pretty much sick of seeing all of these Lady Sia dumps/repacks and
whatever else. This game is obivously popular, so buy the friggin' game!
mfm:
Not much to say, except that the supposedly proper dump is twice the size of
the real cart.
jus:
We are multidupe and overdump, fact!
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.----<Network International Ltd.>----------- NIL ---------------------------
Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 24 Hamster Monogatari 2 - Culture Brain JPN/64 +2 GROUP 1ST
Nakayoshi Mahjan Kaburiichi - Konami JPN/32 +2
ESPN XGames Skateboarding - Konami JPN/64 +0
October 26 Dokodemo Taikyoku Yakuman Adv. - Ninteno JPN/64 +2
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Total Points - 06
Comments:
ennay:
Another group enters the GBA scene with some Japanese stuff. Good for the
rom collectors out there. ESPN XGames Skateboarding gets 0 points because
it's already out in the USA & Europe.
mfm:
First GBA releases from NIL, no playable stuff though. Maybe better luck
next month.
jus:
Nil brings us the finest Japan has to offer, hamster sims and mahjong games
galore! Perhaps they will provide some competition to Eurasia on the
playable stuff in the future.
()()==================D~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
pARAcOX - wE sUXX cOX
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Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 31 Kao the Kangaroo - Titus USA/32 +3
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Total Points - 03
Comments:
ennay:
Paracox manages to bring another title that noone can confirm whether it's
a final or not. Like Final Fight One (Which turned out to be a European
final) I'll give these guys the benefit of the doubt on this one. Anyhow,
keep bringing the releases, I love to see games that are WIP.
mfm:
Kao the Kangaroo is a nice platformer, but is it a final? It seems buggy
atleast: if the demo play is on, it will sometimes at random restart the
game and show the initial "Licensed by Nintendo" screen and force you to
select language again.
jus:
I've heard nice things about this game, however I've also heard its buggy
and reaks of beta. Still worth checking out, as most people find these
WIP games somewhat interesting.
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Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 16 Lego Island 2 Multi 8 - Infogrames EUR/32 +1 GROUP 1ST
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Total Points - 01
Comments:
ennay:
Not exactly a stellar release to enter the GBA scene. Will these guys do
better in the following months?
mfm:
Not a great first month for Paradox in the GBA scene.
jus:
Paradox take a break from releasing DVD isos and bring us this fine
multidupe.
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Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 10 Konami Krazy Racers +3 Trainer USA/IPS +1 GROUP 1ST
October 18 Steven Gerrards Total Soccer 2002 MULTI6 EUR/64 +3
Denki Block MULTI 5 - Rage Software EUR/64 +3
October 20 Dexters Laboratory +5 Trainer USA/IPS +1
October 29 Lucky Luke Wanted +3 Trainer EUR/IPS +1
Boxing Fever +3 Trainer USA/IPS +1
October 30 The Wild Thornberries Chimp Chase +3 Tr. USA/IPS +1
Spyro Season of Ice +5 Trainer EUR/IPS +1
Spyro Season of Ice +5 Trainer USA/IPS +0 DUPE TR
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Total Points - 12
Comments:
ennay:
A very strong month for Quartex. Their trainer menu kicks total ass and
its got a nice little mod tune playing as well. The +5 Trainer for Spyro
USA gets 0 points because it's pretty much pointless. Even the individual
who did the trainer admitted it (from my reliable sources) And it wasn't
spread too much.
mfm:
An ok month for Quartex, even if I didn't try any of the games.
They also started releasing trainers this month, with a quite
neat trainer menu.
jus:
Last issue I asked these guys where the trainers were, and this month they
answer in spades. Quartex released a multitude of trainers, some for older
games but the Spyro and Lucky Luke trainers were quite fast. There was a
small foul-up with the Lucky Luke trainer however it was quickly fixed.
The GBA version of Denki Blocks is a highly addictive puzzler with nice
looking graphics and is easily one of the better games released this month.
Overall a good month from Qtx, and the new trainer menu (not used in any of
these releases) kicks ass.. keep it up.
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Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 19 Prehistorik Man - Titus EUR/32 +3
Prehistorik Man +6 Trainer EUR/IPS +1
October 25 Monster Inc. +3 Trainer EUR/IPS +1
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Total Points - 05
Comments:
ennay:
Prehistorik Man is a nice SNES port. Rumour also has it that the game
originated from the web.
mfm:
Webpage Willy is back with a new supply: Prehistorik Man, another
good game converted from SNES. The trainers were released pretty
fast, but please take the time to add level skip/select to the
trainers next time.
jus:
Rapid Fire add some spice to the trainer scene and prove that they can
still turn out a trainer when they want to. Greets go out to Byte-Patch
Bob.
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s H i T f o R C E
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wE sHiT oN u cUZ wE iS dA == sHiTfoRCE ==
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Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 24 Crusin' Velocity - Midway USA/32 +0 BETA
Comments:
ennay:
This group was formed to mock Lightforce (Maybe a statement towards their
web page repacks?) I personally found their NFO quite hilarious and just
as entertaining as the Paracox NFO's. I wonder if these guys will be back
for more?
mfm:
Another beta from the web.
jus:
And the web repacks continue.
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<--- --\/----------\/---\/----------\|------- Venom ------------------------
Date Game Name / Company Info Pts N o t e s
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October 03 S.Illustrated for Kids Baseball - BAM USA/32 +3
October 04 The Wild Thornberries Chimp Chase - THQ USA/32 +3
Scooby Do and the Cyber Chase - THQ USA/32 +3
S.Illustrated for Kids Football - BAM USA/32 +3
October 19 Scooby Do and the Cyber Chase +5 Trainer USA/IPS +1 GROUP 1ST
October 26 Doom +5 Trainer USA/IPS -1 BROKEN
October 31 Batman Vengeance - Infogrames USA/64 +3
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Total Points - 15
Comments:
ennay:
Quite a strong month on the USA front for Venom. Batman Vengeance was a
pretty nice looking title. The trainer for Doom was broken, and the fixed
one got released after the month of October. I'm suprised no other group
bothered to make a trainer for Doom.
Great work guys, and thanks to jus for the last minute commentary.
mfm:
Mostly sport and kid titles from Venom this month, I can't say that I
tried any of them. The Venom trainer menu is nice, too bad it took a
long time to get a fixed trainer for Doom (hopefully out when you're
reading this).
jus:
Our sophomore month on the GBA scene is a very good one indeed. Although
not as many titles were released compared to last month, Venom scooped up
plenty of English games. Batman is a nice sidescroller/beat em up in the
old arcade style.
This month also marks the release of our first trainers on GBA.
Unfortunately the Doom +5 trainer was rushed out without being thoroughly
tested (it was friday night and most of us in Venom had better things to
do) which resulted in a non-working option. It has since been fixed and
released (+6 this time), a day too late to be included in these charts.
.- Group Totals & Summary -------------------------------------------------.
Rank Group Points
1. Eurasia 17
2. Venom 15
3. Lightforce 13
4. Quartex 12
5. Mode 7 09
6. Network International Ltd. 06
7. Rapid Fire 05
8. High Society 04
9. Paracox 03
10. Cezar 02
11. MUGS 01
12. Paradox 01
13. Shitforce 00
- Eurasia takes back the No.1 position, but Venom comes in a close second.
- Only 5 points seperate the top 4 groups. This is definitely the most
competitive month.
- 4 groups enter the GBA Scene: High Society, NIL, Paradox & Shitforce.
All Time Rankings & Points
Points Previous All
This +/- Total = Time
Rank Group Month Points Points
1. Eurasia 17 + 133(+2) = 152
2. Mode7 09 + 82 = 91
3. Captial 00 + 32 = 32
4. Rapid Fire 05 + 20 = 25
5. Venom 15 + 08 = 23
6. Lightforce 13 + 04 = 17
7. Quartex 12 + 03 = 15
8. Cezar 02 + 08 = 10
9. Independent 00 + 08 = 08
10. The Corporation 00 + 08 = 08
11.a Menace 03 + 03 = 06
11.b Network International Ltd. 06 + -- = 06
11.c Paracox 03 + 03 = 06
12. Perversion 00 + 05 = 05
13.a High Society 04 + -- = 04
13.b Inferno 00 + 04 = 04
13.c Total Crap 00 + 04 = 04
14.a Most Ugly Gameboy Sceners 01 + 01 = 02
14.b Nintendo Backup Crew 00 + 02 = 02
15.a Absence 00 + 01 = 01
15.b Anthrox 00 + 01 = 01
15.c Gameboy Lamers 00 + 01 = 01
15.d Paradox 01 + -- = 01
15.e Subport 00 + 01 = 01
16.a -Q 00 + 00 = 00
16.b Shitforce 00 + -- = 00
17.a -P 00 - 01 = -1
17.b Milkmen 00 - 01 = -1
18. Lost 00 - 02 = -2
BTW, it wasn't fun updating this section.
.- Conclusion -------------------------------------------------------------.
ennay:
What a great month October has been, lots of competiton as you can see.
I'm a little tired now, so that's all I'll have to say. I hope you guys
have enjoyed reading this month's issue, and I apologize for being a
little late on this one.
Thanks again to mfm & jus for their contribution this month.
mfm:
A quite interesting month with some competition for the games and trainers.
Some good games were released, too bad many of them were old titles
converted from the SNES instead of new and original titles. A lot of titles
are scheduled for November so hopefully that month will be even more
interesting.
jus:
Competition heats up on all fronts in October. Quartex and Venom start
making trainers. Nil and Lightforce challenge Eurasia's domination of the
Jap stuff. Paradox and High Society race each other for multi-dupes. Rpf,
Shitforce, and Lightforce - who will be the fastest to repack the next dump
off the web?
.- Greetings & What We're Playing Currently -------------------------------.
ennay - Currently Playing:
- Metal Gear Solid II / PS2 - Simply the GREATEST game I've ever played,
anyone who consider themselves to be a gamer
must check this one out. This one is simply
perfect. Hideo Kojima proves once again that
he is the master at story telling and
directing.
- Tennis 2K2 / DC - Probably the last DC game I'll ever play. This one
isn't vastly improved over last year's but how could
you really improve an already stellar game?
Greets to: Basilisk (Here's your friggin' greet) & All others that have
demanded Console World to continue on. Sorry for not being
around too much on Efnet these days. But I'll try to be a bit
more active in November.
mfm - Currently Playing:
- Warioland 4 / GBA - Easily the best looking game on GBA, plays great
too. Nintendo, make more new games like this instead
of converting old games that we already have.
- Phalanx / GBA - A great 2D shoot'em'up, my favourite title from the
GBA releases this month.
- WipeOut 64 / N64 - Still the best version of WipeOut.
jus - Currently Playing:
- MegaMan Battle Network / GBA - Capcom brings MegaMan with a twist to the
RPG genre. Top-notch gameplay and
graphics.
- Tennis 2K2 & NBA 2K2 / DC - And who said Dreamcast was dead?
Greets to : Rotox - wheres my ascii?
