Mr Saturn Nation News

Issue 24- 1/8/99
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Hey everyone. Welcome to Part 2 of the MSN Newsletter. Stay tuned for the Video Games Section, and Miscellanious Section(remember those?)!


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Video Game Section


Weekly(Ha ha!) Game Review:
F-Zero X- N64

Well, I could have reviewed a certain game that starts with a Z, but that game has gotten enough publicity already. So, I decided to review a game that really hasn't been publicized too much, but it certainly deserves some. F-Zero X is a very fun game! Don't underestimate this game because of certain games(Zelda, anyone?). It really is a very good, well made game, and it's certainly a thrill.

Graphics- Although the game may look a little bland or dull, you'll hardly notice it. The incredible speed, and other aspects of the game more than make up for it! Speaking of speed, F-X is the quickest game I've ever played; its amazing!!!
Music/Sound FX- Alright!!! They brought back some of those great, catchy songs from the original F-Zero! Seriously, F-X sounds alot better then most N64 games.
Variety- Ha ha ha!!! Think of all those 5-car, 3 track racing games, then think of the 30-car, 24+++ tracks of F-Zero X! When I put +++, I mean that theres 24 "set" tracks in F-X, and in a special mode theres randomly generated tracks, which can add up to hundreds of tracks!
Controls- F-X retains the great, tight controls of the original game, along with new features, like a new way of using boosts, and spins to attack opponents.
Challenge- Are you afraid that Ninteno is going to make this yet another easy to beat game a la Yoshi's Story(shudder..)?? Don't worry, F-X is one of the most challenging N64 games!
Overall- Don't let F-Zero X's somewhat bland graphics fool ya'. This is one of the most entertaining and fun games of the year! It's a thrill from start to finish!
Rating- 10 Mr Saturns!
BEST PART OF THE GAME- The incredible speed, and the decent variety.
WORST PART OF THE GAME- Hmm...can't think of a really bad part of this game!
WHO THIS GAME WILL APPEAL TO- Anyone looking for a thrill!

IF YOU LIKED F-ZERO X, CHECK THESE GAMES OUT-

Wipeout 64- N64- If theres any game with a chance to be better then F-X, its this game; so far it looks great but we'll have to see if it's as fun as F-X. OK, it's out now..I haven't played it yet though, but it looks decent.

Extreme G-2- N64- Althought EG2 has very nice graphics, it really doesn't reach the standards of either Wipeout64, or F-Zero X. Check it out, but I think that you'll like
F-X, or Wipeout more.

N64/PSX Games that have gotten 10, or would've gotten 10 Mr Saturns-
Super Mario 64, StarFox 64, Goldeneye007, WCW vs nWo World Tour, 1080 Snowboarding, Banjo-Kazooie, F-Zero X

Top RPGs of All-time


According to the last issue, I had a poll for the Top RPGs of all-time. I doubt that any of yous remember, but I have the results, so I guess I'll put them up. Yay.


Earthbound- 14/52-----------
WINNERS!
Chrono Trigger- 14/52-----

Final Fantasy 3- 9/52

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past- 6/52

Super Mario RPG- 5/52

Final Fantasy 7- 4/52

So, there ya have it. According to the MSN members, Earthbound and Chrono Trigger are the greatest RPGs of all-time. Remember, this poll was tooken before Zelda 64 was released. I won't be having a poll this week, because it'll be a waste,

Head 2 Head
Well, since I really want to get this newsletter out..I won't be writing a Head 2 Head this time. It was scedueled for WWF Warzone vs. WCW/nWo Revenge, but next time(if there is a next time) I'll do it.

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Miscellanious Section


To all new members of the Mr Saturn Nation(Also known as the MSN, and Microsoft Network)...

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-Oh, and BTW, we're not really the MicroSoft Network ; )


Heres a few places of interest, that Earthbound fans should like-

I fixed up the Links Section(finally!), made it neater for the most part, and added new links, and took away dead links. Here they are- they are mostly Earthbound links, with some Video Game Site links and some RPG sites.

Earthbound Message BoardsEarthbound 64 HQ
The Blue Cultist Message Board
Carpainter's Earthbound/Mother Page.... Blue ...
Mr Saturn Gang Webpage!! -(Our website)

Earthbound ReviewEarthBound (By Nintendo)

Sharks Home PageNintendo.com
IGN64.com -(My Favorite Website)
EB Man995's Fun things to do
N god's EarthBound page!
The Zelda Headquarters
Firemoogle's Square Tribute
Nintendojo -- The somewhat different N64 Site VIDEO GAMES FORUMGamePro Website
Welcome to GamePro Online!
Hot Springs (Our chat room for meetings!)
The New EarthBound Page!!egapbeW gnaG nrutaS rM (An odd variation of our website, check it out!)
You Are Now In Moonside
You are now EarthBound
EarthBound.Net
late night eb chat (we always chat here late at night!)

I have decided to ditch the "Weekly Website Focus", because I am making a Webpage award which I'll give to good EB Sites. When the award is ready, I will say so and then you can apply to win it.

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Regular Reminders/Updates

HOW TO GET EARTHBOUND FOR YOUR PC
I'm making this, because I am always getting e-mails asking for the game. Its so much easier if you could do it on your own, because you then learn how to work with all the stuff much better. Well, here are the instructions:
-Make sure you have WINZIP
-Go to AOL Netfind, or Search.com, and put these exact words in, with the quotations around it- "SNES EMULATORS". Then, go to one of the sites, and download any emulator(ZSNES, or SNES9x I would prefer)
-Then, look up "SNES ROMS". Any good website will have Earthbound. Download it, and then unzip it, and tadahh, you have EB for your PC! If I get any more mail asking for it, its just getting deleted because I already told you how to get it.



===========REMINDERS==================

Please, everyone remember when our meetings are. The times are:

TUESDAY- 8PM Eastern time, 7Central, 6Mountain, 5Pacific
SATURDAY- 10PM ET, 9Central, 8Mountain, 7Pacific.


-If theres a problem that you can't make a meeting, you don't need to tell me.

In meetings, we always play the usual, scrambler, trivia, and just have fun chats, and we also play our game sometimes, "Earthbound DeathMatch", originated by Cueball207, given rules by Matingly22, and given a program, by Star69NP. Here are the rules again, I know yous delete old newsletters and I want everyone to know how to play.

ALSO- Remember that meetings are at- Hot Springs

The Rules for "Earthbound-Deathmatch"
Cueball207 came up with this game quite a long time ago, and we decided to make it an official game for our club. So, I made up a whole bunch of rules for it, and a list of all the characters we are allowed to play as.


In this game, there are 10 different characters. The first person to call a person gets to be them. Every character has 2000HP, and everybody had 4 different moves, which they can use the best move 3 times, 2nd best move 4 times, 3rd best move 5 times, and the worst move 8 times. The best move takes away 450HP, the 2nd best move takes away 250HP, the 3rd best takes away 150HP, and the worst one takes away 75 HP. Also, every person has PSI Lifeup which restores 200HP. Each person can only use this 4 times. And, of course every person had an attack move, which takes away 50HP which can be used an infinite amount of times. There are 2 different modes of play. A- Tournament style, where there are 8 people, and everyone faces off 1 on 1, then goes to the semi finals with 4 people remaning, then to the finals with 2 people ramaining. And, theres also team play, where one teams the blue team and the other is the red team. There can be 2 on 2, 3 on 3, 4 on 4, or 5 on 5. In those types of games, people have to work as a team, and they can plan strategies on IMs. Also, every person has to wait 15 seconds after they launch an attack until they can attack again. Every time, there should be someone willing enough to keep track of everyones HP and how many times they used theyre PSI powers. Here is the list of the 10 characters, and they're moves.(They're moves are listed from best to worst by first to last) Also, some of the moves are made up.-

NESS-
PSI ROCKIN C, PSI FLASH, PSI ROCKIN B, PSI ROCKIN A

PAULA-
PSI FREEZE, PSI FIRE, PSI THUNDER, PSI PRAY

JEFF- QUAD BOTTLE ROCKETS, MULTI BOTTLE ROCKETS, HEAVY BAZOOKA, SUPER BOMB


POO
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PSI STARSTORM, PSI FREEZE, PSI THUNDER, PSI MIRROR(It doesn't do the same thing as in the game)

GIYGAS
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PSI SUPER GAS, PSI ROCKIN D, PSI BRAINSHOCK,
PSI GIY-FLASH

MASTER BELCH
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PSI SUPER BARF, PSI CHUNKY VOMITS, PSI EAT ENEMY, PSI BURP

KRAKEN
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PSI SUPER-FIRE, PSI THUNDERSTORM, PSI WATER WAVE, PSi BITE

STARMAN DELUXE
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PSI REFLECT, PSI STARSTORM, PSI LUMINAIRE LIGHTNING, PSI POWER BOMB

NESS'S NIGHTMARE
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PSI ROCKIN D, PSI MEGA BOMB, PSI ILLUSIONIZE , PSI "NIGHTMARE"

POKEY-
PSI HEAVY GAS, PSI SUPER SMASH, PSI HEAVY BELCH, PSI SPIDER CLAW(His machine is a big spider).

BUZZ BUZZ-
PSI QUAD-STING, PSI FIRE STORM, PSI BUZZ RAY, PSI ETERNAL BEE STING


EVERDRED-
PSI GANG CALL, PSI SMASH BAM BAM, PSI ILLEGAL WEAPONS, PSI KNIVE THROW

Another Rule-
You can use "defend", any time during the battle, and the following attack on you will take away 1/2 the amount of HP it would usually take.

Always remember to check out our Website!
Mr Saturn Gang Webpage !

Also, check out our web message board!-
Mr Saturn Nation Message Board!

How do Destroy Giygas...by Matingly22

Ok, well I doubt many of yous care about this because you've already beaten him, but to those who have no idea how to beat him, READ THIS! I guarantee a win if you follow these instructions!

Part 1- Let Ness Attack or use Lifeup D(the last lifeup) on everyone, use Paula's strongest Shield, with Jeff use Multi Bottle Rockets on Pokey, and with Poo either heal the team or use brainshock on Giygas and Pokey, if ya don't need to do either of those things just bash Pokey, don't use his powers to attack Pokey or Giygas since he has limited PP. Once Pokey leaves,.....

Part 2- Basically, just attack Giygas with strong attacks, let Ness bash since half the time it'll take 750HP away, for Paula you can use Freeze D, or use her best shield if ya still wanna protect everyone, make Jeff use the Heavy Bazooka, and Poo can either heal or just bash. Also, when your group gets low on life have Ness use Lifeup D, and stock up on alot of Cup of Lifenoodles, and Horn of Lifes to bring characters back to life. Also, get foods like Pig Jellys and Kraken Soups, or order a whole bunch of Large Pizzas from Mach Pizza, which the whole group can enjoy together. Once you see Pokey again,...

Part 3- Keeping Paula alive is the main thing to do. Make Paula pray 9 times. Alot of your main friends from the adventrue will pray for you each time, first Mr Saturns and Apple Kid, Dr Andonuts, the guy who finds your diamond and I believe Apple Kid's mouse pray, the 2nd time Runaway 5 pray, 3rd time Paulas parents and kids, 4th time I think Tony and Maxwell and Jeff's friends, 5th time all of Poo's admirers, 6th time Frank Fly, 7th Ness's mom, sister, and dog, 8th time its absorbed by the darkness, and 9th time whatever name Tony asked you for in Summers/Toto came up, saying he prayed. When its finally over, get ready for a great ending, and also, go visit all the old towns, you see many things change, like the Stoic Club, and when you bring Paula home, you can get your bicycle back(joy!!!) and you can even ride in in the Deep Darkness swamps! Also, alot of people you met on your adventure will say different things, like Frank Fly who works at the Burger Shop now(hes planning on doing some Pro Wrasslin!!). You can also bring the Shyness Book back to the library. Once your done, go talk to your mom, then you'll see all the characters with Runaway 5 music, then ya see all the photos the photographer took,with the credits, and last but not least,.......find out yourself!!!!!!!!!

Weekly EB Stuff-

Betcha Didn't Know
Sorry. None this week. =(

Classic Earthbound Quote
- The War Against Giygas is Over.
- It's such a simple quote, but it's so powerful, at least to me.


Earthbound Billboard Quotes
"I won't say anything to you adults, but I would stress to you young kids, don't play for more than two hours. Anything excessive is no good.
-Parents Opposing Obsession Plan

Ask Mat(About EB, or the club)
If you have ANY questions concerning the club, the game, or anything, e-mail them to me and I'll answer them right here! Also I changed the name of it to "Ask Mat".

Earthbound FAQs
Sorry. None this week.


Earthbound Lotto

Here were everybody's picks for last NL. If your names like this, you got 1 or 0. If it's like this, you got 2. If it's this, you got 3, if it's this, you got 4, and if it's this you got all 5! If you got 2, you get 1 promo.

CocoboSage- Ness, Ness' Nightmare, Monotoli, Tracy, Diamond Dog

HM Pikachu- Mr Saturn, Ness, Frank Fly, New Age Retro Hippie, Giygas

ChrisNBR1- Poo, Mr Saturn, Liar X. Agerate, Tessie, Bubble Monkey

RCloy70183- Tracy, Yesman Jr, Picky, Bubble Monkey, Tessie

ESea560- Tenda, King, Poo, Picky, Master Belch

Johnie2001- Mondo mole, Frank Fly, Tessie, Giygas, Kraken

FMBW15- Ness, Paula, Jeff, Poo, Apple Kid

Mirelli68- King, Tessie, Mondo Mole, New Age Retro Hippie, Mr. Saturn

Rasberrian- Apple Kid, Mr Saturn, Flying Man, Bubble Monkey, Tessie

DEDKENDS- Mad Duck, Mondo Mole, Poo, Picky, Starman DX

Ness3Toad- Starman DX, Paula, Rowdy Mouse, Tenda, Tracy

NESSEB27- frank fly, ness, king, giygas, mr saturn


MY PICKS- Ness, Mr Saturn, Rowdy Mouse, StarManDX, Tessie

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