Following is issue #90 of the Dreamcast Weekly Magazine.

This issue was first published on July 9, 2000. The magazine was written by Graham Parker and used to be available from http://www.dreamcastweekly.com/. The original TXT file containing this issue is available for download from our archive. This issue has not been edited in any way, except to add links where appropriate.

Issues 007 through 084 of the magazine can be downloaded in all their TXT file ASCII glory from our Dreamcast Weekly magazine archive page. Issues 001-006 appear to have been lost forever, unfortunately.

Without further ado, please enjoy issue #90 of Dreamcast Weekly Magazine.

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 (((  DREAMCAST WEEKLY INFO  )))                              | Page 1 |
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We begin this issue with a mixed week for news... on the good side, a
release date for Dino Crisis on the Dreamcast has been confirmed, and
Sega announce the great news that they are making profit at last. But
bad news for baseball fans as World Series Baseball 2K1 is pushed back
a few weeks.

Just a reminder too about your free game rental from Red Octane. It
costs nothing to join, and every one of our readers has a coupon.
Collect yours at http://redoctane.com/adux/freegamedreamcastweekly.html
but you'll have to be quick because the offer runs out this Thursday.

Unfortunately not every issue of Dreamcast Weekly goes well. Very sorry
to our readers, but this week our cover feature got delayed (but it will
be in the next issue), and our Q&A man had to leave town and just got
back. So this issue is a little short, but we've still got a preview of
AM2's answer to Quake III, Outtriger, and a little Q&A.

Next week we'll have a full issue once again, including great news for
Dreamcast gamers down under, and finally... we're starting to work on
something huge for the 100th issue. Until next week then Happy Gaming,
and remember, The Game Is Never Over!

- Graham "Tails" Parker (Editor)

              .oO   Page 2 - Cover Story          Oo.
              .oO   Page 3 - The Weeks News       Oo.
              .oO   Page 4 - Prima Games Corner   Oo.
              .oO   Page 5 - Q&A Central          Oo.
              .oO   Page 6 - Into The Web         Oo.
              .oO   Page 7 - Top Tips & Cheats    Oo.
              .oO   Page 8 - Our Support Sites    Oo.
              .oO   Page 9 - Credits              Oo.

HOT QUOTE from this issue: "Since a few months ago when we reported
Dino Crisis was coming to the Dreamcast, everything has been quiet on
the subject. Until now."

-- The Weeks News - Page 3

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 (((  COVER STORY  )))                                        | Page 2 |
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>>>> Outtrigger Preview
     - Written by Andy Cooper

Here comes the Dreamcast version of AM2's excellent, yet poorly received
arcade shooter, Outtrigger. You'll take control of a meaty, buffed up
soldier hell bent on 'fragging' the crap out of everyone else in the
arena. You'll be hurling yourself out of the claustrophobic, beautiful
arenas at lightning speeds, and although the Dreamcast is lacking the
joystick and trackball setup that suited the arcade so well, the
passable, if slightly clunky controller setup won't restrict you too
much, but Sega have made the clever decision to include mouse and
keyboard support.

Gunning down your friends (who also happen to be your enemies) has been
made easy enough for you, as you'll be able to wrap your sweaty hands
around the triggers of grenade launchers, machine guns, rail guns,
sniper rifles, missiles, flame throwers and Star Trek-esque Photon
Torpedoes. On top of this, there are some cool special items to grab
scattered around the arenas, ranging from mundane health and weapon
power ups, to night and thermo vision (the latter allowing you to see
through walls and scenery).

And you can kill your friends in multiple ways, too. Choose to go the
way of the split screen, and it'll be you and up to three friends
filling one another with hot lead. Or take it the more interesting way,
and shoot the crap out of three people you can't even see, thanks to the
wonderful invention that is Seganet.

Sounds like a glorified Quake III or Unreal Tournament clone? Well, yes,
maybe it is, but it's being made by Sega, and you can take it into the
realms of 3rd person, ala the upcoming Spawn game or the cheesy cheat
you could put into Duke Nukem 3D on the PC. Also, this ain't no dark,
moody game like most FPS are, oh no, most of the levels take place
outside, during the day, and your targets have huge, bright shapes
around them notifying you of their position, just like the Virtua Cop
series, as well as many other additions that'll make sure you don't run
into any disemboweled corpses hanging from the walls, like so many other
games of the genre. Instead of Military Instillations, Alien planets and
abandoned Churches, you'll be shooting up the opposition in a Library,
Castle (and surrounding area), Train Station, Observatory, Art Museums
and many more. There were 12 locations in the arcade, and the good boys
at AM2 are adding more for the home conversion of the game.

You can take control of Alain, Jay, Lina or Talon, and the extremely
weak plot of the game see's you competing for an opening into a counter-
terrorist group Interforce. Like that matters. The aim of the game is
simple: Destroy all other people running around, unfortunately, it's not
that simple, because they're all out to do the same thing to you. Ok, so
you've got some kick ass weaponry, cool levels and speedy gameplay.

Just to add an extra edge to the gameplay, most of the weapons can
provide a one hit kill, making quick evasive tactics necessary. If four
characters isn't enough, the folks at AM2 are putting in a Character
Edit mode where you can choose the color of your characters outfit,
the type of weapon they carry, and tweak many other attributes such as
attack power and mobility. If this is implemented well, it could become
a cool new fad between gamers, if not, it might just become another
gimmick used once, and never used again. But if anyone'll get it right,
it'll be AM2.

In the single player aspect of the game, it's basically hide and seek,
with you 'removing' the other characters from existence, and completing
a specific objective. For example, you might have to kill all the
enemies on the level before they kill you. It's not exactly rocket-
science, but it's good fun.

Of course, that's not the aspect of the game you want to be playing,
multiplayer is where it's at. Four player is where it's at. Seganet is
where it's at. You'll have the choice of Team Battle or simple Death
Match, both of which will keep a decent framerate up while you're
blasting away over the internet. Also, there'll be regional rankings and
your standard chatrooms/forums to accompany the game.

Although the game didn't pull in the crowds in the arcades, it was a big
hit at E3, and as it's been developed using Sega's Naomi hardware in the
Arcades, the home conversion will more than likely be very, very
accurate. Hopefully Sega and AM2 will see fit and bung tons of extra
goodies in with the game before it ships, as the current longevity
factor of the game may be questionable. 

Outtrigger will be available later this year.

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 (((  THE WEEKS NEWS  )))                                     | Page 3 |
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>>>> Dino Crisis Coming To Dreamcast

Since a few months ago when we reported Dino Crisis was coming to the
Dreamcast, everything has been quiet on the subject. Until now. This
week Capcom have confirmed the news that a port of Dino Crisis is coming
to the Sega Dreamcast, and coming very soon. The hit game is due to be
released in Japan on September the 6th. While it's not clear if this is
a port of the PC version or a conversion built to take full advantage of
the Dreamcast, we'll have more details soon.

>>>> Sega Delays Play For World Series Baseball

World Series Baseball 2K1 has been delayed again. This time Sega haven't
given a release date, but insiders expect it will be launched in late
July or early August. It seems the game wasn't quite up to the standard
Sega has set for themselves with NBA and NFL 2K, so a little fine
tuning is being worked on as we speak. So gamers have to wait a few
more weeks before getting their hands on this instant hit, but hopefully
the final product will be bug free.

>>>> Sega Back In Bussiness 

After years of losses, Sega is finally making some profit. Thanks in a
large part to several cost cutting measures, such as making each AM team
independent, things are looking up for Sega this year. A 1,500,000,000
yen net profit has been reported by several sources in Japan for the
first quarter, which is great news compared to the net less of
42,900,000,000 yen from last year's first quarter.

But what do those rather large numbers mean in US dollars? Well the
loss from last year is around $290,000,000 and the profit from this year
is about $10,000,000. Lets hope this increase in good news for Sega
continues throughout the rest of 2000.

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 (((  PRIMA GAMES CORNER  )))                                 | Page 4 |
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>>>> Your Own PrimaGames.com Browser!

Powered by NeoPlanet you can now download the ultimate Internet Browser
for gamers. The PrimaGames.com browser will keep you upto-date on all
the latest gaming news, along with providing a very cool and different
style of graphics to the plain IE or Netscape. But anyway, enough talk,
why not check it out for yourself right here...

http://www.primagames.com/headline/browser.php

>>>> Strap On A Falcon and Shout "Yee-Hah!"

More planes, more missions, and generally more ways to go really fast.
That's what Aerowings 2: Airstrike will have to offer when it shows up
for the Dreamcast in August. Catch the Primagames.com preview right here,
and you'll swear that you can smell the afterburners.

http://www.primagames.com/news/previews.php?ID=1812

>>>> Check out these hot new Dreamcast titles that recently received
     Prima Official Strategy Guides(tm):

Super Magnetic Neo

http://www.primagames.com/guides/posg.php?ID=4965

Space Channel 5

http://www.primagames.com/guides/posg.php?ID=4909

Rainbow Six

http://www.primagames.com/guides/posg.php?ID=4942

Resident Evil: Code Veronica

http://www.primagames.com/guides/posg.php?ID=4572

>>>> Space Channel 5 Featured Guide:

Dance your way to the planet's salvation.

Welcome to the year 2499. A race of aliens, known as the Morolians,
have decided to invade Earth. You are the sexy reporter Ulala, who is
on the scene to scoop the story for Space Channel 5. The hip-hopping
aliens are zapping citizens left and right. To defeat the Morolians
you will have to out-dance them. But simply shaking your thang isn't
enough—these aliens will shout out Simon Says-style combinations for
you to repeat. The greater your success, the higher the number of
people watching Space Channel 5 will be, making your ratings
percentage higher. This is the key to victory in this game. So dance
your heart out with the supernova star, Ulala, as she struts and
shoots her way through the space station in style, rescuing human
captives along the way. Now, with Space Channel 5: Prima's Official
Strategy Guide, you'll get:

-- Ulala's dance moves exposed
-- Dance-throughs for every sequence
-- Hidden levels revealed
-- Beat-by-beat rhythm illustrations
-- Tips for dancing and shooting modes
-- Secret stats and bios for all 79 funky characters 

http://www.primagames.com/guides/posg.php?ID=4909

Remember, Primagames.com has more than 200 Prima Fast Track Guides
online for you to check out right now. For the best, fastest, and most
up-to-date game strategy you'll find, Prima's the ticket. Click the
link below for the Fast Track Guide index:

http://www.primagames.com/guides/pftg.php

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To ask questions, please send an e-mail to webmaster@vg2.net but be SURE
to change the subject to "Q&A". The best questions will be selected
weekly and then answered here.

>>>> In Contact With DC-UK

Q) Hi! Can you tell me how can i contact with the dc-uk magazine? Do
   you know their e-mail? tnx for making dc-weekly! - PowerZX

A) Yes, they have a website at http://www.dc-uk.co.uk and also a contact
   e-mail address in the magazine: dcuk@futurenet.co.uk

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>>>> Lik-Sang Update:

-- Bleemcast Preorder

You can pre-order Bleemcast now from Lik-Sang at $24.90. Although no
release date is given at this stage. The Bleemcast CD will more than
likely only run on US Dreamcast's, although using a Gameshark CDX or
Lik-Sang's Boot CD, gamers out side of America should be able to get
their Playstation games running in amazing hi-resolution.

http://www.Lik-Sang.com

Lik-Sang don't pay Dreamcast Weekly in exchange for writing about them
each week, after the great feedback we've had for our readers about
them, we just believe they are the best importer on the web.

>>>> NextGenVideos:

-- Gaming News

Lots of news about the upcoming video game shows for the rest of 2000,
and a link to Sonic Team's website for a movie of Sonic Adventure 2.

http://www.NextGenVideos.com

Why are they featured in Dreamcast Weekly? Because the movies are quite
possibly of the highest quality on the net, that's why. If you haven't
checked them out yet, now's a good time to start.

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 (((  TOP TIPS & CHEATS  )))                                  | Page 7 |
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>>>> Super Magnetic Neo

O Gameshark Codes:

Infinite Lives -- BD4E33B2 00000063
Extra Zebi Coins -- 1B1F1FAE C0705041 1B1C1FAE 00000032

>>>> Sword Of Beserk: Guts & Rage

O Gameshark Codes:

Infinite Health Vials -- 575F4681 00000005
Infinite Credits -- 600B6934 0000000A
Infinite Grenades -- 8ABBBCD6 00000005
Infinite Hand Cannon Ammo -- 57674681 00000005

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Dreamcast Weekly goes out to around 40,000 gamers every week. How did we
get so many people signed up? With the help of these websites, that's
how. Thanks to them Dreamcast Weekly has become the huge e-magazine it
is today.

>>>> Sega X - http://www.segadreamcast.net

A website with plenty of news, and always the latest game reviews, but
also a IRC Java chat room where you can chat about all the latest Sega
topics. THE must see Sega site each and every day.

>>>> Sega 2000 - http://www.sega2000.net

Sega 2000 is back online! Come see our new design and meet many of the
new faces on the staff.

>>>> The Next Level - http://www.the-nextlevel.com

The Next Level is a multi-platform gaming magazine focused on current
and upcoming next-generation systems. We provide up-to-date news,
in-depth reviews, reader reviews, intriguing editorials, and more.

>>>> Perfect Zero - http://www.perfect-zero.com

They have the biggest collection of video game mp3's, video's (including
some Saturn video's you've probably never seen before) and more. Also
what a website design, it's a work of art! You have to see this!

>>>> The Sonic Zone - http://www.suneet.com/soniczone/

Updated daily with a HUGE amount of Sonic content that is sure to blow
you away! From Fan Fiction to Chatting, and even Fan Created Games, this
is your one stop Sonic site.

>>>> Gaming Central Starpath - http://www.startpath.com/gamingcentral

This site contains hundreds of links for anything a gamer might be
interested in, no matter what format, including some game specific
links.

>>>> Future Games - http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Fortress/6831/

What used to just cover Dreamcast now covers Playstation 2, Dolphin, and
X-Box platforms too. A great site to visit for keeping an eye on the
competition, but also for the latest in Australian Dreamcast news.

>>>> Dreamcast Weekly - http://www.DreamcastWeekly.com

The official website for the Dreamcast Weekly is right here. It
includes our history, back issues, and more. Then in the future... who
knows, we might start up an HTML version, and hopefully be a print
magazine one day (Hint to any publisher that may be reading this   )

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O Editor: Graham Parker "Tails" - Madcow@ihug.co.nz
O Q&A: David Altschul - Webmaster@vg2.net

Thanks goes out to all our support sites above, along with our sponsor,
PrimaGames.com, all for helping make Dreamcast Weekly as big as we are
today!

>>>> http://www.DreamcastWeekly.com - Our Official Website!

>>>> http://www.PrimaGames.com - Our Sponsor

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Copyright 1998-2000 Graham Parker - Madcow@ihug.co.nz

Written and edited by Graham Parker. No parts may be copied without
prior permission or correct credit where due. There should probably be
a pile of other legal lines here, but please just play nice and don't
steal. Thanks for reading DC Weekly!