--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00052 Date: 02/10/98 From: TROY H. CHEEK Time: 07:37pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: French Publisher Acquires American Devel19:37:3002/10/98 French Publisher Acquires American Developer Feb 3, 1998 (MULTIMEDIA WIRE, Vol. 5, No. 22) -- French publisher Titus Interactive sgned a letter of intent to acquire developer BlueSky Software. Financial terms were not disclosed. Titus, which is publicly traded on the French stock exchange Nouveau Marche, reported $22m in revenue for 1997, compared to $8m in 1996. Frost & Berman represented Titus in the deal. BueSky's resume dates back to the 8- and 16-bit consoles with games: Vectorman, Joe Montana Football and World Series Baseball for Sega Genesis. The company is currently developing PlayStation title Superman. From: Silicon Times Report / February 06, 1998 / No.1405 ... There is never truth without sufficient proof. --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: When Starlings Mate - Benton, TN (1:362/708.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00053 Date: 02/10/98 From: TROY H. CHEEK Time: 07:37pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Jeo 01/46 JEO 01/46 Volume 2, Issue 1 JAGUAR EXPLORER ONLINE February 9, 1998 JAGUAR .............. News, Reviews, & Solutions ............ JAGUAR EXPLORER ........... For the Online Jaguar .......... EXPLORER ONLINE ................. Community .............. ONLINE Published and Copyright (c) 1998 by White Space Publishers All Rights Reserved """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Publisher Emeritus Plus .................... Michael Lindsay Publisher Emeritus .............................. Travis Guy Editor/Publisher ............................ Clay Halliwell WWW Spinner .................................. Frans Keylard JEO Mailing List Maintainer .................. Joachim Vance Genie Uploader .............................. Clay Halliwell CompuServe Uploader ......................... Richard Turner America Online Uploader ....................... Lonnie Smith FidoNet Uploader ................................ Troy Cheek Contributors: (voluntary and otherwise) """"""""""""""""""""""""" Jason Hill, Christian Svennson, Jeff Minter, Scott Le Grand, Mark Santora, Pat Forhan, Carl Forhan, Damien Jones, Chris Johnston Telecommunicated to you via: """""""""""""""""""""""""""" GEnie: ST/JAGUAR RT Library 15 AOL: VIDEO GAMES FORUM Hints, Tips and Tricks II Library CompuServe: ATARIGAMING and VIDGAME Forums FidoNet: ATARI_ST and VID_GAME Echoes World Wide Web: http://www.ior.com/~fkeylard/aeo.htm http://www.mcc.ac.uk/~dlms/atari.html E-Mail Request address: JEO-request@maximized.com To subscribe to JEO, send e-mail to the request address, with the following line (no subject): subscribe JEO Your request will be automatically processed and your e-mail address will be subscribed to the list. To unsubscribe from the JEO list, send the following: unsubscribe JEO to the same request address, making sure you send it from the same address you subscribed from. Subscription problems requiring human assistance can be sent to JEO-help@maximized.com. Thanks to Maximized Software for hosting the JEO list. Table of Contents * From the Editor ..................................... JEO: Year One. * Jaguar Tackboard ............. Newsletters, Message Boards, Mailing Lists, FAQs, Codes, Development List, Mail Order Directory. * CyberChatter ..................................... Overheard Online. * BattleSphere News ................................ 4Play Marches On. * Llatest from Llamaland ................................... Yak yaks. * Iron Soldier 2 Cart Review ............. The Destruction Never Ends. * The Voice Modem FAQ .................................. One Hot Baud. * Temporary Sanity Travails .................. Virtual VCS and Beyond. * BrainDead 13 Walkthrough ................... Finally Lay it to Rest. * The Ten Jaguar Commandments .................. Thou Shalt Read This! * Shutdown ....................... Around the world and up your block. ... "There is no cause for alarm! But there probably will be." -The Brain --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: When Starlings Mate - Benton, TN (1:362/708.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00054 Date: 02/10/98 From: TROY H. CHEEK Time: 07:37pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Jeo 02/46 JEO 02/46 || From the Editor || By: Clay Halliwell \__// halliwee@ts436.dyess.af.mil If you're one of the few people who actually reads this section of JEO, you've probably noticed a consistent theme in these things-- continual amazement that, long after Atari officially abandoned the Jaguar, there's still news to report. But it just keeps coming, and coming, and coming. Who would've thought? And now a little something bizarre... over my Christmas/New Years vacation, I visited a friend who had an N64 with, among other things, San Francisco Rush. After spending hours playing it, I was suddenly struck by its many similarities to... Club Drive! SF Rush and Club Drive both: Let you race the streets of San Francisco; have secret hidden areas and shortcuts; allow you to drive wherever you want; have a very liberal physics model; show a rather wacky sense of humor; have mechanisms for withdrawing the player from places they're not supposed to be; have a very accurate collision model. It's difficult to explain to someone who hasn't spent a lot of time playing both games, but SF Rush feels like the game Club Drive was intended to be. Weird. In other news, I hope you'll forgive my inclusion of so much Project X news in a purportedly Jag-only forum. But in a thematic sense, Project X really is the Jaguar 2 (or Jaguar 3, if you want to get picky). There's a startling quantity of former Atari employees working on it, and more importantly, it's the good ones. Who knows... by 1999, this newsletter may have become "Project X Online"... --==--==--==--==-- || Jaguar Tackboard || Confirmed information about Atari's Jaguar \__// Compiled from online and official sources //// Atari Times Jaguar Newsletter Greg "Fruitman" George publishes a Jaguar-specific newsletter called The Atari Times. The newsletter is FREE, but cash donations are greatly appreciated. To subscribe, write to: Greg George 1531 Stevens Loop Rd. Babson Park, FL 33827 Also, an online version is available at: //// Jaguar Message Boards Anyone with web browsing capability can join in on the discussions on three web-based Jaguar message boards out there on the net. Note that, due to the rapid message turnover and instant-update nature of these boards, they have a tendency to burn through topics in a matter of days instead of weeks (or hours instead of days). Just point your browser to: Jaguar Interactive (maintained by Ken Baum) Toad Computer's JagTalk Club Drive Avenue Atari Message Board ... There is no George Spelvin. When an actor plays two roles, that's the name credited for the second role. -L.M. Boyd --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: When Starlings Mate - Benton, TN (1:362/708.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00055 Date: 02/10/98 From: TROY H. CHEEK Time: 07:37pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Jeo 03/46 JEO 03/46 //// Jaguar Chat Anyone with web browsing capability who wants to chat in real-time with their fellow Jaguar enthusiasts, but has no access to IRC, should take advantage of this Jag chat page: JFPN's Jaguar Chat //// Jaguar Discussion Mailing List Anyone with Internet e-mail access can join the discussions on the Jaguar mailing list. To "subscribe" to the list, send an e-mail to the following address: With the following as the body message: subscribe jaguar FirstName LastName (Where "FirstName" is your real first name and "LastName" is your real last name.) You should then soon receive the subscription information. Since the list moved, digesting is no longer available. The actual list address is: . All mail will go to the list server and be sent to the dozens of readers of the list. //// Atari Underground Mailing List Anyone with Internet e-mail access can request to be added to the Atari Underground mailing list. This is a read-only mailing list maintained by Matt "MHz" B., generating periodic messages describing current events of interest to Atari Jaguar owners. To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail request to . Please do not confuse the Atari Underground mailing list with the Jaguar Underground hackers. //// Jaguar FAQ Robert Jung maintains the Jaguar FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) file, a continually updated list of Jaguar specs and facts. The Jaguar FAQ is posted to rec.games.video.atari on Usenet around the first of every month, and can also be found via FTP, address: ftp.netcom.com, in Andy Eddy's /pub/vidgames/faqs directory. //// Jaguar Cheats and Codes Clay "No Handle" Halliwell maintains the Atari Jaguar Game Cheats and Codes FAQ. It's available by e-mail request, from Andy Eddy's FTP site (see above), or from Jaguar Interactive . Lonnie "The Mage" Smith maintains the Concise Compendium of Frequently Asked Codes, Moves, and Cheats (FACMAC). It's available via FTP from , or from //// Independent Association of Jaguar Developers The IAJD (Independent Association of Jaguar Developers) is still accepting members on Genie. The IAJD is a private group where confidential discussions can be freely held. (Category 64 of the ST RoundTable is the IAJD meeting place.) Consequently, membership in the IAJD is limited to Jaguar developers who are registered with JTS Corp. To apply for membership, send e-mail to ENTRY$ on Genie (or if you're not on Genie). Regular e-mail correspondence with the IAJD should be sent to IAJD$ (again, or if you're not on Genie). ... There's a fine line between fishing and just standing around. --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: When Starlings Mate - Benton, TN (1:362/708.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00056 Date: 02/10/98 From: TROY H. CHEEK Time: 07:37pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Jeo 04/46 JEO 04/46 //// JEO Development List The following list of game titles has been confirmed to the best of JEO's ability as of publication. Entries in the "S"tatus column reflect any "u"pdates, "n"ew titles, or "?"uestionable listings since the last JEO list. Entries in the "M"edia column reflect whether the title is "C"D-ROM or "J"aguar Server/BJL (blank entries indicate cartridge software). "NEW" indicates titles released since the last issue of JEO. ETA dates are dates that have been provided by the developer or publisher. //// Titles in Development or Limbo S M Title ETA Developer Publisher " " """"" """ """"""""" """"""""" ? Arena Football ? V-Real Productions u BattleSphere 2Q/98 4Play 4Play n J Bong+ 1999 ? Just Claws Software ? Brett Hull Hockey ? Ringler Studios ? C Brett Hull Hockey CD ? Ringler Studios ? Charles Barkley Basketball ? Ringler Studios ? C Creature Shock ? Argonaut ? Deathwatch ? Data Design ? C Demolition Man ? Virgin Interactive J Gorf 2000 ? Krunch Korporation ? C Highlander II ? Lore Design Ltd. ? Hyper Force ? C-West J Jagmania (PacMania clone) ? Matthias Domin n J Jagmarble (Marble Madness) ? Matthias Domin n J JagTris (Tetris clone) ? Bastian Schick J Native ? Duranik Software Painter ? Sinister ? Skyhammer ? Rebellion ? C Soulstar ? Core Design Ltd. ? Space War 2000 ? Atari u Worms 1998 Team 17 Telegames ... "There's a hell of a good universe next door; let's go listen." --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: When Starlings Mate - Benton, TN (1:362/708.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00057 Date: 02/10/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 08:47pm \/To: PATRICK CARROLL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: N64 games >At first I really didn't like it, the battles took to long, and it was TOO >HARD.. but I kept on playing nanyways, and now, it's wicked, I got myself a >Geomancer and a Summoner! Woo Hoo! Now.. if I can jsut get a Samurai or a >Ninja!! I really hate fighting against summoner because they can kill you in two hits. I think a ninja would be the best fighter. I just recieved the strategy guide. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00058 Date: 02/10/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 08:50pm \/To: PATRICK CARROLL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Welcome to the echo! >yeah, he does, he tried to see why Delita acted the way he does.. It is strange that his sister who was shot with an arrow saves his life fromm the explosion. That part was definitly cool. I can't wait to beat the game. THe story is extremely deep. I would recommend this game to anyone. I like it better than FF7. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00059 Date: 02/10/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 08:58pm \/To: PATRICK CARROLL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: PSX vs N64 >Sorry to tell you, but this "FAMOUS 64DD" that is supposed to beat the >"cr*p" >out of alll the other systems migt not even show it's face in america. Sorry for loyal Nintendo fans. Even if it came to America it couldn't beat psx2. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00060 Date: 02/10/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 09:01pm \/To: PATRICK CARROLL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Ff7 >And what's so wrong with Airships!? They are a way of flying, it's one of >the >aspects that makes a Final Fantasy a Final Fantasy!! About airships, can you get one in FF Tactics? Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F2F00061 Date: 02/10/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 09:07pm \/To: STEVE IGREJAS (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: PSX or N64 > What's your favorite system and why? Give me good reasons, not some >lame ones. By the way, what happened to all the messages? Playstation because it has a better variety of games and and they don't make baby games. RPG's and sports are the Playstations specialty and the have proven it. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132)