Subj: The Sharks News - Issue 69 - Part 1
Date: 10/02/1999 12:12:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: EBG Dragon
BCC: CrazedMogX

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October 1st, 1999
Issue 69, Part 1


Table Of Contents
-Part 1
[Introduction]
[Club News]
[The Newsletter]
[Meetings]
[Message Board]
[Updates]
[Webpage]
[Quitting The Sharks and Changing Your Screen Name]
[Jobs]
[Shark Ranks]
[Elections]
[Tokens]
[End Of Part 1]

-Part 2
[Part 2 Introduction]
[Shark of the Month]
[Shark of the Week]
[Shark Hall of Fame]
[Club Poll]
[EarthBound Poll]
[Trivia]
[EarthBound Area Focus]
[EarthBound What If's]
[Closing]

Introduction

Well Sharks, this looks to be a good issue. Of course, what do I know? That's for you to decide. Enjoy!


Club News

Well, I've done a lot with the ranks, and a lot of projects are starting up. :) I don't think there is really a whole lot to put here, though. :(

The Newsletter

The newsletter will now be delivered at:

10:00 E.T.
9:00 C.T.
8:00 M.T.
7:00 P.T.

on FRIDAYS.

Meetings

Our meetings are becoming more and more interesting to attend. Our overall attendance is also still on the rise. Our maximum now is 15 people. I hope to see all of you at the next meeting! Below is information on all of our meeting times and where they are held. :)

Meeting Place: Onett Arcade


Tuesday Meetings:

9:00 - 10:00 E.T.
8:00 - 9:00 C.T.
7:00 - 8:00 M.T.
6:00 - 7:00 P.T.

Thursday Meetings:

8:30 - 9:00 E.T.
7:30 - 8:00 C.T.
6:30 - 7:00 M.T.
5:30 - 6:00 P.T.

Saturday Meetings:

9:00 - 10:00 E.T.
8:00 - 9:00 C.T.
7:00 - 8:00 M.T.
6:00 - 7:00 P.T.

If you think the meeting times should be changed, please mail me your opinion.


Message Board

I have taken on a few MB (Message Board) managers, so now I should see a rise in activity on the Sharks message board. (I SHOULD. LOL.) =)

Current Message Board:
Sharks, The

Updates

If you have noticed the recent decrease in updates, you're a genius. :) There isn't much to update on, however, it looks as if there will be in a short while..

Webpage

We still have our current webpage that MogBacca made, I have gotten a few offers to help me, but if you would like to help, simply click
here.

Current Webpage: - The Sharks -

Quitting the Sharks and Changing Your Screen Name

If you wish to quit the Sharks, just click here.


If you are changing your screen name, or are going to, or have already done so, please
tell me! Otherwise you'll lose everything you gained in the club. :(

Jobs

Welcome to the jobs section! Jobs allow you to help the club. Jobs also get you rewards! Each job has its own reward standard, though, so if you're wondering when you'll get your next reward, look at your job description! To sign up, please look at the bottom of this section! If you want your name to be a link, tell me
!

Member Recruiter:

Purpose: To recruit new members.
Rewards: Get 6 members and you may have 1 promotion or 1 token.
How To: Ask the person/group, have all of those who are joining e-mail EBG Dragon.

Room: 3/100 (MasterJ808, NikeBoy453, ChrisKW1
)

Programmer:

Purpose: Make programs for the Sharks.
Rewards: Every program you make is worth 3 promotions or 3 tokens. Every new version of a program is worth 1 promotion or 1 token.
How To: If you have this job you already know how to program.

Room: 3/10 (Kjleftin, Harisn, Fmbw15)


Picture Maker:

Purpose: To make and/or find pictures for the Sharks.
Rewards: Every 2 pictures you make/find is worth 1 promotion or token.
How To: If you have this job you already know how to make and get pictures.

Room: 7/10 (ANT Zzzac, DekuNut619, MasterJ808, Charm7865, EB2024, ChanneLZXP, Fmbw15)

Web-Site Helper:

Purpose: To make webpages and scripts for the Sharks.
Rewards: A site is worth 4 promotions or 5 tokens. 2 pages or scripts are worth 1 promotion or token.
How To: If you have this job you already know how to make webpages and scripts. Webpages and scripts will only be excepted in the following languages: HTML, DHTML, Java, CGI, VBScript, ActiveX, or Shockwave.

Room: 2/10 (MIKAL BEE, Charm7865)

Game Hoster:

Purpose: To host scrambler, trivia, and/or other games at Shark meetings and events.
Rewards: You will get 1 promotion or token for every four meetings or events at which you host a game.
How To: When you are at a Shark event or meeting, simply load up the game, ask for permission, then if it is given, run the game.

Room: 2/10 (Harisn, ChrisKW1
)

Newsletter Helper:

Purpose: To aid in the construction of the newsletter and/or provide votes or articles of your own.
Rewards: For every 2 articles or votes sent in, you will get 1 promotion or token. For every hour of time spent helping with the NL, you will receive 1 promotion or token.
How To: Send in an article or vote you have made 1-3 days before the NL comes out. If your assistance is needed, you will be asked to help on the NL writing if you wish.

Room: 7/10 (NessPsiKid, JAY3983, IHI E A D, TAILS825, MasterJ808, Charm7865, ChrisKW1
)

Newsletter Poster:

Purpose: To post the weekly newsletter for public viewing.
Rewards: Every four weeks you have successfully posted the newsletter, you will receive 1 promotion or token.
How To: Post the newsletter on a page that is yours, keep every issue there, keep it organized.

Room: 0/3

Interviewer:

Purpose: To provide informative interviews with the people in the club.
Rewards: Every three weeks of interviewing, you will receive 1 promotion or token.
How To: Send the interview to me, 1-3 days before the newsletter is sent.

Room: 1/2 (Harisn)

Meeting Manager:

Purpose: To monitor the meetings if no leader is present.
Rewards: For every meeting monitored, you will receive 1 promotion or token.
How To: Take charge of the meeting, allow people to chat and allow game hosters to host games.

Room: 3/2 (Kid OfSeph, NikeBoy453, MGSegaM)
OVERLOAD*
*- If someone is not doing their job here, or isn't participating, they automatically lose the job.

Message Board Manager:

Purpose: To monitor our message board and TOS people who are using really bad language or are very heavily slamming someone. Also, read all of the posts, and notify me of anything big or unusual that might be happening.
Rewards: For every four weeks of MB monitoring, you will receive 1 promotion or token.
How To: Just mail me anything that you think is important to The Sharks that you see on the MB, and report any really, really bad abuse of of language or heavy slamming of a person to TOS.

Room: 1/3 (IHI E A D)

More jobs are in the making, if you have a job idea, or a question about jobs, mail me.


Just fill this Application and you can get a job.
_______________________________________
E-Mail address:
Job Title:
Why should you have this Job:
Experience:
Comments:
_______________________________________

Shark Ranks

Now we have new rank privileges! (YAY!) Read the descriptions of ranks! I think this will make ranks a little more "fun". =)

--------------------Leader Ranks--------------------
(These are the ranks of the club leaders.)

Spectrum Shark (President)-
EBG Dragon

Gold Shark (Co-President)-
EB0und

Silver Shark (Executive Vice-President)-
TWSHyena

Bronze Shark (Senior Vice-President)-
(We're still voting..)

Iron Shark (Vice President)-
(We're still voting..)

??? Mystery Leader ???-
(Hmm....)

-------------------Supreme Ranks------------------
(These ranks will be getting some special privileges in a separate mail to them.)

????????????? - (0 people)
This rank has not yet come into existence, vote!

Legendary Shark - (5 people)
CrazedMogX**, DHG Down**, MogBacca**, Loma349 is dead**, Chrack4**

Ultimate Shark - (1 people)
JAY3983

Premier Shark - (1 people)
Yeerk543

Deluxe Shark - (2 people)
Aeris500, NikeBoy453

Elite Shark - (0 people)

Frankystein Mark II - (0 people)

--------------------Regular Ranks------------------
(These people have no special privileges, as yet.)

Jr. Frank - (0 people)

Jr. Frankystein - (1 people)
NUmBFLoYD9

Pogo Punk - (0 people)

Yes Man Jr. - (0 people)

Skate Punk - (0 people)

Arcade Shark - (3 people)
BigPyro007, Melichior, MasterJ808

Street Shark - (0 people)

-------------------Novice Ranks-----------------
(No special privileges.)

Novice Shark - (0 people)*

Beginner Shark - (0 people)*

Apprentice Shark - (2 people)*
TheRealGau, ChrisKW1

Shark Level 5 - (3 people)
Rebo1234, snikpoh@ballistic.com, Un667

Shark Level 4 - (1 people)
Melvin500

Shark Level 3-(3 people)
BearBear13, Bdog676, RPGEmerald

Shark Level 2-(12 people)
Bull218, ChanneLZXP, HI87, The mitey1, Ness3Toad, NessPsiKid, Skitz Zero, AllanJr64, Joshx2000, Chocoabo, Kid OfSeph, SKATEB1015

Shark Level 1 (Starting Rank) - (??? people)

Antoid (If you do anything else rotten, you'll be kicked out of the club.) - (0 people)

Total Member Count: 116

* = Any rank with a star is a beginner rank, and even though you are no longer in the ranks of Shark Level 1-5, you are still a Novice.

** = If the new rank is voted in, these 5 Sharks will automatically be put in this rank. They have earned it.


Elections

The voting is continuing, for those of you who take two weeks to vote. :P

BRONZE SHARK

OaPika64

Good Day everyone, I am OaPika64. I have been in The Sharks since Sector took over 2 years ago. Ever since Sec left The Sharks have been in a downward spiral. I believe that strong recruiters and strong leadership can lead to more members. Also a fashionable website can bring thoughts to AOL members that have played EarthBound. The Sharks need help now before it too late. Vote for me and help The Sharks!

-Bronze Shark Candidate
OaPika64

JAWSEATS2

I would like to run for the Bronze Shark place! I have been with the sharks for a while and have great ideas to help rebuild the club!

Yeerk543

Hey all you Sharks I'm running for SVP(Bronze Shark), Obviously. Well,as SVP I will do my best to prevent wars with other clubs, something I've done about 2 times for the Sharks,try and make anything that you Sharks want possible, and I will help with anything that the members or presidents might need help with,such as NL's, Web Pages,etc.And now the hard part....Vote for Me.

NikeBoy453

I've been in the club for nearly 2 years and I have lots of experience; its just that no one gave me promotions.

JAY3983

Hey Sharks, Jay3983 here with a speech on why I think I'd make a good Senior Vice President. I feel as though I am well qualified for this position.

Reasons why I think I am qualified

-I've been in the sharks since the 23rd newsletter, close to a year I think. Two weeks into being a new member, I was Shark of the Week, but since then haven't gotton it again. I've done a lot of work for the Sharks, being active, recruiting members, writing newsletter articles, and helping any way I can. Currently my rank is Premeire Shark, I was also the first ever Premeire Shark along with Cerineth.
Lately i've been typing articles for the newsletters. I've typed all of the charts in the strategy guide "Goods, Weapons, Items, Armor, etc." And I have started to type the EB Focus Area's also.

-That is just what I have done in the Sharks as a member, I've also been a President of my own club for close to a year. I know what it's like to be a leader. I Know what it's like to have a succesful club. I know what it's like to have a struggeling club. I know what it's like to be swamped with 250 e-mails after a newsletter is sent out. And I know what it's like to be up til 3 in the morning, putting the finishing touches on a newsletter.
-Being the President of my club, I have written every single newsletter by myself, the only help I get is from members sending in material. Under my leadership I put together a club that had nearly 250 members at one point, and 5 club websites at one point. Right now after a huge setback in the club, we have around 120 membersm all active, and 3 websites. I lost everything in my fav places and personal filing cabinet, which had everything related to my club, including the member list and old newsletters. But I didn't give up after that. I searched and I searched, finally I found someone who had the last newsletter, and I used the names off of the ranks list to start the club back up again. I never gave up.

This may sound silly, but, I've got good people skills, hehe. I'm not a leader who will ignore the members. I enjoy talking with the members, wether it be about wrestling, music, video games, how they just beat EB for the first time, anything.
A lot of new members in my club have IM'ed me and since then we've become good friends and talk everyday. Without the members there would be no Sharks, we are what make the club. If your a new member and low in the ranks, don't get discouraged, work your hardest and work your way of the ranks, it's the best way to get noticed in the club. Look at me, when I came into this club I didn't know a single person. Now i'm one of the highest ranks, and I have a shot at becoming a leader. Stick in there guys, you'll be up where I am someday.


Why I want to be a Sharks leader

-Being in the sharks as long as I have, I've always wanted to be one of the leaders and guide the club, be one of the guys all of the members looked up to. Now i'm getting that chance.
-Another big reason is the slump the Sharks have been in lately. Ever since SectorX19 we haven't had a stable leader for more than a month. Don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to put any of the leaders down or anything, but a lot of the members and some leaders are turning on the Sharks, and i'm getting tired of it. All I want to do is bring back the Sharks to when people couldn't get into meetings because the rooms were full, back to when everyone got a long.
-Being the president of my club has gotton a little boring, I'd like to try something new for a change. My club is based on the U.S released Final Fantasy games. While I love all these games and would die without them I'd like to try and lead an EB club for a change.

The man behind the screen name

This little section is for you guys to get to know me a little bit better. Give you some background information about me.

Name- Jay Foss
Location- Salem Mass
Age- 16
D.O.B- March 9th 1983
Hobbies- Video games, sports, fishing, track, snowboarding, bridge jumping,
Music: Metallica, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Orgy, Prodigy, Rage Against the Machine.
Grade- 10th, Salem Highschool- "Should be in 11th, hehe"
Fav Games- FF1, FF2, FF3, FF7, FFT, FFMQ, FF8, Legend of Legaia, Zelda, Earthbound, Secret of Mana, Illusions of Gaia, CoolBoarders 3, Brave Fencer Musashi, Mostly RPG games.

Thats all I can think of, check out my profile for a little more. If you guys have any questions for me, or want to talk, E-mail or IM me anytime.
Thank you all for taking time to read this. Right now I don't know who I'm running against, but good luck to you guys. Remember to vote for who you think will make the best leader,
Jay3983

Melvin500

Ok well I'm gonna make this speech short......... Vote for me for Bronze Shark!

NessPsiKid

Hi IM NessPsiKid and IM running for bronze shark, I want to tell u about me and why you should vote for me. Well, for one, I've only been I the club for several months but I known all about it and how it works. IM very big Earthbound fan and ill do lots of updates about it and EB64 including new screen shots. I will always make programs including the new EB fighter in chat rooms. I will always let the members be heard because its the little people and members suggestions who build up this club not me nor any of the big bosses its a vote taken by you and I will Listen! Let your voices be Heard! And make The sharks have a bright EB future! Vote for NessPsikid!

Vote for Who Will Be Bronze Shark!

A. OaPika64
B. JAWSEATS2

C. Yeerk543

D. NikeBoy453

E. JAY3983

F. Melvin500
G. NessPsiKid


Iron Shark


Aeris500

Hello, if you don't know me, or don't remember me, (and you probably don't) I'm Aeris500. Now I have more time on my hands than I when I used to be busy, busy, busy. I will help the club to the best of my ability, and if you were here a while back you'll know that. I was Shark of the Week twice because I always helped to find new members, and I was a regular participant in the message board. Now I'm getting more time, now that I've finished every single video game I've been trying to beat. Please vote for me, and I will do my best for the club!!

Kjleftin

If I ran for Iron shark, I would bring the sharks back to it's peak (with the help of EB0, EBG Dragon, and the AVP.) The club would be like it was when SeC Was leading. I don't know how many of you were here when SeC was leading, but the sharks acutally had meetings that filled the chat room, newsletters were not big, but had a lot of good stuff in it that people liked to read. I would help bring all this back, with more new things. I have been with the sharks since SeC was Catapult19. Please vote for me to be the Iron Shark.

TAILS825

Hi! Tails825 here!!! Im running for the rank of Iron shark!!! If I am elected, i will do as much as possible to make this club better for all of you peeps out there who like this club. I will send in voting things, articles, and other things that the sharks might like. I'm not just doing this for myself, i'm doing this for the citizens of this club!!! We will give good NLs to the people, and all people have the right to stay in this club(except for the peeps who want this club dead). Thank you.

Tails825
Shark lvl 1

NeoCid

Hey all, it's Cid..that guy that used to participate lots in Earthbound clubs. Uhh...I decided to run for the Iron Shark Rank because my rank allowed it and it'd be fun to be real active with EB again. Okay..to start of my speech I'll talk about my history with EB Clubs. Ok...Long ago you may remember AON? I do..Well after that shit with Loma and good stuff like that I decided 'Hell, Earthbound kicks ass so I'll join the Sharks!'
LOL, that may have been what caused me to loose interest in the real world. I've been with the sharks ever since then which has been a long time(I'm not one to record dates of when I join/create clubs :P)
I frequented meetings..then SeC left and I joined the EB Gang and is/was semi active in there and yeah.
Now on to why you vote for me..and only me for Iron Shark...Well, for started, I like the internet. I'll get the job done as long as some club members take notice of what I do(All my clubs have failed quite patheticallly)
I can type pretty fast..so doing all those long articles and stuff(Like this) won't be a bitch to me and everyone else waiting for it to get done.
Oh yeah...I guess I have good leadership skillz.
I'm the kinda emotional on the field dude for the extremely bad football team I play on..but uhhh I think I'll start to stop now...
Oh yeah, my english teacher says I'm 'intellectually(did I spell it right?) sharp' so THERE...and remember..vote for me!
~-~-~CiD~-~-~

TMGiygas

Look Everybody, I may not be the most popular kid around, but I want to get the Sharks back on the fast rack, an, as your Iron Shark, I intend to raise the membership up to what it once was, I don't think I could do as good as SeC or BLu in getting members, but I will try. Also, I will try to keep corruption to a low point. I know Corruption isn't much of a problem, but you could always do better when there aren't any people using the leader. Also, I want to try to get a new rank system in order, one that, I think, will be much more fun (not that the one now isn't fun), most of it will stay the same, but I will take out a few and add some (maybe).

Vote For Iron Shark!

A. Aeris500
B. Kjleftin

C. TAILS825

D. NeoCid

E. TMGiygas


Tokens

This is the new tokens section! If you want to know more about tokens, read on!

To get tokens:
1. Do jobs! (refer to the jobs section for more info.)
2. Help the club! Send in new ideas, or just give me some comments.
3. Participate a lot! If I find you are going above and beyond the normal call of participation, you will start receiving tokens.
4. Win the trivia! Isn't this one obvious? :)

To get prizes:
1. Get the required amount of tokens!
2. Tell me about it!
3. I'll e-mail or mail the prize to you. :)

Tokens

JAY3983 - 1

Rewards

Reward List:

Reward No. | Reward Name

3 Tokens

000000001 - 1 promotion

4 Tokens

000000002 - Any MIDI you request (If it exists)
000000003 - Any MP3 you request (If it exists)
000000004 - Any program you request (If it's free and if it exists)
000000005 - Any picture you request (If it exists)
000000006 - Any game code you request

5 Tokens

000000006 - A candy bar!
000000007 - A floppy disk!
000000008 - Annoying junk mail!
000000009 - Any Game Walkthrough you request
000000010 - A packet of seeds (NEW idea submitted by a very strange anonymous...)

15 Tokens

000000011 - Anything you ask for that's $5.00 or less*

30 Tokens

000000012 - Anything you ask for thats $10.00 - $30.00*

50 Tokens

000000013 - Automatic Premier Shark (Auto Legendary if already Premier)
000000014 - Anything from $30 - $50*

75 Tokens

000000015 - Anything from $50 - $75*

100 Tokens

000000016 - Anything you want from $75 - $125*

200 Tokens

000000017 - Anything you want up to $190*

300 Tokens and Up

999999999 - Anything you want that's equal in cost to the number of tokens*
(ex: 569 tokens - $569) (Yes, I will buy it if it can be found, I won't back out if you get 2,000 tokens or whatever.)

* = Some restrictions apply. The club president's decisions in these matters are FINAL.


PLEASE SUBMIT
IDEAS FOR REWARDS AS YOU CAN ALREADY SEE I'M VERY UNIMAGINATIVE! :)

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Subj: The Sharks News - Issue 69 - Part 2
Date: 10/02/1999 12:20:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: EBG Dragon
BCC: CrazedMogX

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October 1st, 1999
Issue 69, Part 2


Part 2 Introduction

Part 2 is here for you. :) THIS IS THE CORRECT AND CORRECTED VERSION OF PART 2!!!

Shark Of The Month

In one week this one will be up. :)

Shark Of The Week

!This week's S.O.T.W. is MasterJ808! He has been very active for several weeks, and has sent me tons of things. He has also recruited active members.

Sharks Hall Of Fame

Here is a list of all of our past SOTW's! :)

#1. Lobosweepr(is no longer a Shark, obviously first ever SOTW)
#2. MagusZeal1(is now Lucky eb3, was once VP)
#3. DSTARMAN44(the first person to get SOTW twice)
#4. Poo Kato(is now FM X Files, was kicked out)
#5. DSTARMAN44(look at what I said above for his screen name)
#6. Tytee2(is now Tyteet2 and a Jr. Frank)
#7. MagusCrono(was once VP)
#8. Seriphosu(is no longer a Shark)
#9. Demon66331(later became Picco1o, is no longer a Shark)
#10. ICPklownz(is no longer a Shark)
#11. XSuperMogX(was the first person to become Frankystein Mark II)
#12. AGaweda(is no longer a Shark)
#13. EbJeffEb(is no longer a Shark)
#14. ToOcZ(found us many new members)
#15. Unfrgvn85(the first person to get SOW for two times in a row,he also got it twice in a row later, is no longer a Shark)
#16. Unfrgvn85(look above,under his name, is no longer a Shark)
#17. Moondoggey(was the first person to ever be AAVP)
#18. NessCraig(found us many new members)
#19. Calvin 84(is now AzIaN FoO)
#20. Mouse4894(is no longer a Shark)
#21. BassBall 2(is now Elite Shark)
#22. RDS3(later became TWSHyena, is now AVP)
#23. EmmonsKer(had to get rid of AOL, but is still a Shark)
#24. OnettNess(former leader of the EBG Gang)
#25. JAY3983(found us many new members)
#26. AGaweda(third person to ever get SOTW twice)
#27. ESL1021(found us new members, is no longer a Shark)
#28. AGaweda(first person to ever get SOTW three times)
#29. Unfrgvn85(second person to get SOTW three times, is no longer a Shark)
#30. Unfrgvn85(first to eve get it 4 times, second time he's done it two weeks in a row, is no longer a Shark)
#31. CPMont83(found us many new members)
#32. Iceandheat(made us two computer games, is also ATWCreator)
#33. BRIAN DX(found us many new members, former Shark President, is no longer a Shark)
#34. Fyredragon(found us many new members in his first week of being a Shark)
#35. Chumbakid7(found us MANY MANY new members,is no longer a Shark)
#36. Rebo1234(found us many new members using wonderful advertising)
#37. FLiPnOy21(found us many new members)
#38. Nikolai64(found us many new members, former leader)
#39. Septhroth5(no longer has AOL, but is still a Shark)
#40. PoSeR0001(became BLuIVIagic, now DHG Down)
#41. Mrshmlwbrd(alphabetized the Sharks mailing list for me, now Cerineth, is no longer a Shark)
#42. Mrshmlwbrd(alphabetized the people in the Sharks ranks, now Cerineth, is no longer a Shark)
#43. MogBacca(made our first proggie, was once AAVP)
#44. CrazedMogX(found us new members)
#45. DEDKENDS(found us new members)
#46. WorldF3(found us MANY new members)
#47. ECox758(found us MANY new members, JUST came back as kecox@postnet.com)
#48. Sabin Cole(found us MANY MANY new members)
#49. ANT NERZUL(found us many new members, is now Codeman098)
#50. Voltron401(found us new members)
#51. Sabin Cole(found us MANY new members)
#52. Rbrrducky2(found us new members)
#53. Madman 910(found us many new members)
#54. DEDKENDS(found us new members)
#55. DSTARMAN44(found us new members)
#56. AGaweda(found many EB files for the club to enjoy, 2nd ever to get SOTW 4 times)
#57. ADRIANANT(found us new members, is now ANTEBwizDX)
#58. Kjleftn(leads a club called The Chocobos, allied with us, found us new members)
#59. Aeris500(found us many new members,was SOTW twice in a row)
#60. Aeris500(found us many new members)
#61. DrugFreX3(found us new members,was SOTW twice in a row, now UnityPunk1)
#62. DrugFreeX3(found us new members)
#63. Michael D9(made us a new website)
#64. Rbrrducky2(did his job well)
#65. Roadhawk19(found us many new members)
#66. GOKU203334(found is new members, is now King Duky)
#67. Sabin Cole(found us many new members, has been SOTW 3 times)
#68. Voltron401(helped out with newsletter)
#69. Skorbel4(found us new members)
#70. Nikolai64(won VP election)
#71. SeCtoR X19(Lead The Sharks for 1 1/2 years, resigned)
#72. CrazedMogX(Won the Rank Contest, is now Legendary Shark)
#73. OAFrankFly(Helped stop a war)
#74. SwAmP KoW(Got many new members)
#75. Matingly22(former president)
#76. Rodimus401(Re-did the newsletter)
#77. Deafcon2 (Helped out alot, former leader of EBG, is no longer a Shark)
#78. Ava FM (Defender of evil forces)
#79. Loma359 (Helped restart EBUN)
#80. I am Golem(Became active, helped with message board and meetings)
#81. Loma359 (Helped the Club)
#82. EBG Ness (Helped the Club, former leader of EBG, is no longer a Shark)
#83. BRIAN DX (Led Sharks, is no longer a Shark, his second SOTW)
#84. Skorbel4 (Helped out a LOT!)
#85. AquaDuck34(Came up w/new ideas, did a lot of work)
#86. Mr N64 (Helped out, came to meetings, new members)
#87. MogBacca (Made the website!
Check it out!!!)
#88. Yeerk543 (Helped out, wrote articles, gave info)
#89. Cerineth (TONS of ideas, great help!)
#90. TWSHyena (Incredibly helpful - His 2nd SotW)
#91. EBG Dragon (Got new members)
#92. Yeerk543 (Helped Skorbel4 a lot)
#93. EB0und (Lead Sharks To Best Of Ability, Now Co-Pres.)
#95. JAY3983 (VERY Helpful, wrote articles, had many new ideas)
#96. MasterJ808 (Excellent participation, sent many, many good pictures, recruited good, active members)

Special Thanks

Maybe I should have this section every week?? The following people deserve some extra thanks for helping out The Sharks: (Not including MasterJ808)

Yeerk543
Melvin500
JAY3983
Aeris500
MGSegaM

Club Polls

Last NL's Poll:

1. Do you think the different rank categories should have special privileges?

A. Yes - 22
B. No - 4
C. Other - 1

Result Of Poll: Some ranks will now have special privileges.


This Week's Poll:

1. Do you think there should be a Special Thanks section each week?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Other


2. Do you think it's better to have a nice pop-up to write your thoughts down in on a poll?

A. Yes
B. No

C. Other


3. What do you think of adding new ranks to the Sharks Rank List?
(Note: That Mystery Leader rank and the ????? rank above Legendary do not count in this vote!)

A. Yes

B. No

C. Other


4. What do you think of the adding of a rank above Legendary is a good idea?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Other

Trivia

There is no Movie, Music, or EB0 trivia this week, I want YOU all to send in trivia questions! Also, I don't need EB Trivia questions. :) Send in trivia questions!

Last Week's Trivia:

EB Trivia

1. How much HP does Captain Strong have?
Difficulty: Easy
Hint: Play the game, it's very, very near the beginning. :P
Answer: 140
Winners: Kid OfSeph, NeoCid, ChanneLZXP, NikeBoy453, TheRealGau, ChrisKW1, JAY3983, BigPyro007, Melvin500, Bdog676
(PLEASE NOTE: I ONLY ALLOW 10 PEOPLE TO WIN! IN THE ORDER THEY MAIL ME!)
I want a promo for the EB trivia!

I want a token for the EB trivia!


This Week's Trivia:

EB Trivia
1. What does Brick Road turn into later in the game after you meet him in Winters?
Difficulty: Semi-Easy
Hint: Play the game!
Send in your answer!


Game Trivia


1. Name all of Mog's dances.
Difficulty: Easy
Hint: Play the game! :P
Send in your answer!!


EB Focus

This focus compliments of: JAY3983


Dusty Dunes Desert

Fast Facts
-Pupolation 5
-Tempature 99F
-Rainfall 0"
-Sun Blcok 50 SPF
-Graveyards 2
-Cacti 2.000.001

Items Found in the desert
-2 Sesame Seeds. There is a white and black sesame seed in the desert, they are magical talking seeds too. Finding both of them really does nothing.

-Contact Lens. Someone dropped a contact lens in the desert. The lens is located up at the top of the desert, it is directly north from an animal skeleton. Find the owner of the lens in a bakery shop in Fourside and he will give you a powerful smelly sock that can be used as a weapon.

Arms Dealer
He is located near the monkey cave and the drugstore.
-Bomb $179
-Bottle Rocket $29
-Rust Promoter $89
-Zip Gun $425

Last Chance Drug Store
-Wet Towel $24 -Picnic Lunch $24
-Refreshing Herb $80 -Mr. Baseball Bat $498
-Calorie Stick $18 -Thick Fry Pan $198
-Skip Sandwhich $38 -Silver Bracelet $599
-Lucky Sandwhich $128 -Coin of Slumber $1,500
-Fruit Juice $4

Enemies in the desert
Skelpion Criminal Catipillar Smilin' Sphere
HP...137 HP...250 HP...233
PP...21 PP...168 PP...60
Speed...37 Speed...134 Speed...17
Offense...41 Offense...37 Offense...50
Defense...23 Defense...16 Defense...65

Cute Lil' Ufo Crested Booka Bad Buffalo
HP...162 HP...265 HP...341
PP...25 PP...0 PP...0
Speed...58 Speed...17 Speed...11
Offense...49 Offense...53 Offense...164
Defense..32 Defense...73 Defense...104
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Monkey Cave
There isn't anything to do here now, but remember where it is for later.
You can go inside but the head monkey will stop you.

Feed the miner
You will find a miner in the desert who is hoping to find buried treasure. He hasn't started his work yet, but by giving him something to eat he promises to share the treasure with you.

Cross the desert
The only way to get past the traffic block is to cross the desert. stick to the boulders near the rode and you will come out at a tunnel. The traffic jam is gone and you can continue on to Fourside.

Welcome to Fourside
Fourside is a huge city with many places explore, but thats another story for another newsletter. Thats all for the Dusty Dunes area, hope you guys liked it.

EB What If's

What if...

...I won Iron Shark(It would be cool :P) - NeoCid

...Earthbound wasn't created? Woould I be wasting much time sending emails? :P - NeoCid

...the medicine man that buys the mushroom off you head sells them as drugs at Burglin Park? - ChrisKW1

...OAFrankFly started leading the sharks, and the world came to a terrible end, and everything went wrong... Houses automatically got set on fire, PCs exploded, the President had affairs, and on my way to California on the plane, the plane crashed, and EVERYBODY DIED!... Except for me, ya know why? Cause I had my tray table up, and my seat back in the full upright position...
(part written by Weird Al) - Harisn

...Sec came back??? -TAILS825

...Ness's bank account was deleted by the Y2K? - Melichior

...Poo wanted to be called "The martial artist Psi master formerly known as Poo"? - Melichior

...The Phase Distorter 3 was outdated as fast as the original Phase Distorter? -Melichior

...Mr. Saturn saw a speech therapist? - Melichior

...I popped up and killed all four of the kids? - ChanneLZXP

...The Guardin Moles all wanted to be #4? - ChanneLZXP

...Moonside was re-created and became a resort? - ChanneLZXP

...The resort became more expensive than Summers? - ChanneLZXP

...There were 2 more towns in Earthbound named Falls and Springs? - ChanneLZXP

...The graphics in the game looked like South Park? - ChanneLZXP

...The Insignifigant Item was actually signifigant? - ChanneLZXP

...Jeff got hit in the head and became an idiot? - ChanneLZXP

...It was Ness' Wet Dream? - ChanneLZXP

...Mr. Saturn was really a woman? - ChanneLZXP

...Ness' mom and dad were really divorced and that's why you never got to see him but he always gave you money? - ChanneLZXP

...Earthbound was really called Snowbound? - ChanneLZXP

...I decided to play the game once again....after 2 years? - ChanneLZXP


...Bubble Monkey was Lollipop Monkey? - Wizzwitt

...the Sharks were never created...or how about EarthBound never was created ::gasp:: or how about Nintendo...would life have kept going without Nintendo? - QuGoJinn

Send
in your What If's! We need more!!!

Closing

Well...all good things come to an end. :) I'm sorry this NL came out so late, but oh, well, that's the way it is. Anyway, thank you for reading, and I'll hope to be getting your votes soon. :) Bye! If you can get pictures, you'll be getting a 3rd part after this!

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October 1st, 1999
Issue 69, Part 3

Introduction

This is a new experimental part of the NL, I hope to see replies saying whether it is good or bad.

Member Articles


Video Game News
BY: Yeerk543


VIDEOGAMES:
-Part One:Videogame Codes
-Part Two:Videogame News

Part One:Index
-Part One:Section One,Dreamcast Codes
-Part One:Section Two,Playstation Codes
-Part One:Section Three,Nintendo64 Codes

Part One:Codes
-Dreamcast
Mortal Kombat Gold

View Character Bio's:
Enter the "Kombat Theater", then highlight a character and press L + R to view that fighter's biography. Highlight the opening sequence to display Goro's biography. Note: A character's ending does not have to be unlocked to view their biography

Cheat menu:
At the "Press Start Button" screen, quickly press Up(2), Down(2), Left(2), Right(2). If you entered the code correctly, you will hear a laugh and the word "Outstanding" will be spoken. Press Start to enter the main menu, then highlight the "Options" selection and press L + R to display a cheat menu with the following options:

Easy Endings
Enable the "Easy Endings" option on the cheat menu. Then to see a character's ending, start a game in arcade mode and defeat just one character.

Fatal 1
Enable the "Fatal 1" option on the cheat menu. Then to finish your opponent, press High Punch. This will let any character perform their first fatality.

Fatal 2
Enable the "Fatal 2" option on the cheat menu. Then to finish your opponent, press Low Punch. This will let any character perform their second fatality.

Pit Fatal
Enable the "Pit Fatal" option on the cheat menu. Then to finish your opponent, hold Down and press High Punch. This will let any character perform their level fatality.

Danger
Enable the "Danger" option on the cheat menu. Then, both characters health bars will be very low, enabling one-hit deaths.

Alternate costumes
At the character selection screen, highlight a fighter, hold Start and press any button once to rotate their select screen picture and enable their second costume, except for Sonya and Tanya. The select screen pictures must be rotated three times for those characters. Rotate any other character's picture two times to enable their third costume.

Play as Goro
At the character selection screen, highlight the "Hidden" icon at the bottom of the screen. Then, hold L + R and press Up, Left, A.

Play as Noob Saibot
At the character selection screen, highlight the "Hidden" icon at the bottom of the screen. Then, hold L + R and press Up(2), Left(3), A.

Play as Sektor
At the character selection screen, highlight the "Hidden" icon at the bottom of the screen. Then, hold L + R and press Up(4), Left(4), A.


Sonic Adventure
Play as Tails
Controller two may be used to control Tails after he is obtained in the game. Note: Shields, invincibility and extra life boxes have no effect on Tails if collected.

Full pause screen
Pause the game and press Y + X.

Hidden artwork
Place the game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive to find several rendered images from the game.

Alternate snowboards
Immediately before entering the snowboarding portion of the game, press X to get a blue snowboard or B for a yellow snowboard.

Alternate Twinkle Park Race views
Press Up during the Twinkle Park Race level to change views.

-Playstation
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins

Invincibility and much more:

Press Start while in the game. (Brings up pause screen) With the game paused screen, press and hold L1 and R2 and while still holding them both down, press Up, Triangle, Down, X, Left, Square, Right, Circle. Then release L1 and R2 and press L1, R1, L2, R2. The game will sort of freeze, unpause the game by pressing Start then press L2 and R2 simultaneously and you'll get access to the programming team's debug menu. This menu gives you a ton of different options including new weapons that you don't have access to in the game (a gun, a lightning bolt, arrows, etc.) the ability to summon enemies anywhere in any environment, turn off the AI, turn off cinematic sequences, and a lot more than you can hack around with. Be warned, it can crash the game in certain situations
NFL Blitz 2000
Fast Turbo, Super Blitzing, and more:

At the versus screen, press Turbo, Jump, and Pass to change the icons below the helmets. The numbers in the following list indicate the number of times each button is pressed. After the icons have been changed, press the D-pad in the indicated direction to enable the code. If you entered the code correctly, you will see the name of the code and hear a sound. For example, to enter 1-2-3 Left, press Turbo, Jump(2), Pass(3), Left. Note: More then one code may be activated per game.

Result Code
Custom playbook 1-2-2 Left
Infinite turbo 5-1-4 Up
Fast turbo running 0-3-2 Left
Power-up offense 3-1-2 Up
Power-up defense 4-2-1 Up
Power-up teammates 2-3-3 Up
Power-up blockers 3-1-2 Left
Super blitzing 0-4-5 Up
Super field goals 1-2-3 Left
No interceptions 3-4-4 Up
No random fumbles 4-2-3 Down
No first downs 2-1-0 Up
No punting 1-5-1 Up
Allow stepping out of bounds 2-1-1 Left
Fast passes 2-5-0 Left
Turn off stadium 5-0-0 Left
Late hits 0-1-0 Up
Show field goal % 0-0-1 Down
Show punt hang meter 0-0-1 Right
Use team plays 1-0-0 Up
Hide receiver name 1-0-2 Right
Invisible receiver highlight 3-3-3 Left
Invisible 4-3-3 Up
Big football 0-5-0 Right
Big head 2-0-0 Right
Huge head 0-4-0 Up
No head 3-2-1 Left
Headless team 1-2-3 Right
Team tiny players 3-1-0 Right
Team big players 1-4-1 Right
Team big heads 2-0-3 Right
No play selection [Note 1] 1-1-5 Left
Show more field [Note 1] 0-2-1 Right
No CPU assistance [Note 1] 0-1-2 Down
Power-up speed [Note 1] 4-0-4 Left
Hyper blitz [Note 1] 5-5-5 Up
Smart CPU opponent [Note 2] 3-1-4 Down
Tournament mode [Note 3] 1-1-1 Down
Always quarterback [Note 4] 2-2-2 Left
Always receiver [Note 4] 2-2-2 Right
Old day stadium 5-0-1 Up
Day stadium 5-0-1 Down
City stadium 5-0-1 Left
Old night stadium 5-0-2 Up
Night stadium 5-0-2 Down
Old snow stadium 5-0-3 Up
Snow stadium 5-0-3 Down
Roman stadium 5-0-3 Left
Grass field 3-0-0 Up
Asphalt field 3-0-1 Up
Dirt field 3-0-2 Up
Astroturf field 3-0-3 Up
Snow field 3-0-4 Up
Fog on 0-3-0 Down
Thick fog on 0-4-1 Down
Weather: clear 2-1-1 Left
Weather: snow 5-2-5 Down
Weather: rain 5-5-5 Right
Night game 0-2-2 Right
Note 1: Two player agreement required.
Note 2: Only in one-player game.
Note 3: Only in two-player game.
Note 4: Two human teammates required.
-N64
Star Wars: Episode I Racer

Unlock all cheats

Select tournament mode, then choose an empty name entry. Hold Z and enter "RRTANGENT" as a name, while pressing L to enter each letter. Note: Ignore the fact that only three letters may be entered for your initials. After entering each letter, they should appear in the lower left corner of the screen. Then, highlight "End" and press L followed by B. Select the same file, then hold Z and enter "ABACUS" as a name, while pressing L to enter each letter. Then, highlight "End" and press L followed by A. Begin a race on any tournament track. Then, pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right to access the cheat menu. All options on the cheat menu will now be unlocked. Jinn Reeso and Cy Yunga will also be unlocked.
All-Star Baseball 2000
Enter these codes at the password entry field:

Litle players: TOMTHUMB
Players fly when they have to go to the dugout: FLYAWAY
Ball dirt trail: WLDWLDWST
Monsterball: BCHBLKTPTY
Messed up visuals: MYEYES

PART TWO:
VG News-
-Dreamcast Released(9/9/99)
-FinalFantasy8 Released(9/9/99)

Uh...no real news....Slow time in the gaming world.

Pokmon Times
Yo! My name is AllanJr64 and ill be running the Pokemon Section for The SHARKS!I hope you enjoy it!

Pokmon Newz: Let's see! The fossil expansion is out in some areasbut not in mine :( but any way i'll be getting it soon! (more info next week in the tcg section)

Pokmon Games: Well right now there are 4 Us Pokemon games right now and we should be getting Yellow soon! Ill keep you updated on that!

Pokmon Contest: More info next week about a contest!

Looking for a partner: OK I need some one to help me put to gether the part of this news letter and fill in for me when im sick,on vaction or some thing eles happens! E-mail me at AllanJr64@aol.com telling me if u want to be my partner! Than i will ask u some questions and see if u desever to be my partner!

Pokmon TCG: Like I said up above that the fossil is released and ill be giveing more info on this next week!

Pokmon Poll: Heres this weeks poll title: How many Promo cards do you have? E-mail me at AllanJr64 to tell me how many u have!

THAT'S IT! Hope you enjoyed it! See ya next week!


Have comments want to tell me how i'm doing want to ask me a question e-mail me at AllanJr64@aol.com!

Strange Polls

By: ChrisKW1
Evilness Poll of the week:
*
Which of these things is the most evil?
Giygas
, Ketchup, Michael Jackson, Polls, Dawson, or EBG Dragon ??
*
Which fries do you prefer?
McDonald's Fries
, Burger King Fries, Andy Capp Hot Fries, Fries suck!!
*
Do you play DoE?
Yes
, No, What's DoE?


Conclusion

Well, I hope you liked it, this is the absolute end of the NL, C-YA next week!

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