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Newsletter 25 September
9th E-mailed to you by kwalka.
News and Updates
In The News The dreary days of
Autumn are upon us and NL sections are falling faster than leaves on
trees. You'll notice that both Battle Arena and Interviews are missing
this week. Reason? Well, I felt that Battle Arena wasn't really a
strong area in the Newsletter, and I usually get few replies for it.
The reason I don't have an Interview this week is because I put it
off... (Remind me this time JAY3989!!!) Request an Interview If
you tried to visit the EarthBound 64
Shrine at the Moonside Homepage, you were given an unfortunate surprise: It wasn't there.
I know, it's not up yet, but it should be up soon. Check it out when it
is. Not much in the news.... The FFIX Box Art is available to view
online. Go check out FFOnline.com for the pic.
Newsletter Date Change! Yep, I know this newsletter
didn't reach your mailbox until Saturday night (Eastern Time). And
that's because by mailing it Friday night, I have less time to write it
than I did during the summer. By sending it out on Sat. I now have
Friday, and all of Satuday to write a better newsletter! Thank you for
cooperating with this change!
Vote For the NL Background! - I need to distinguish a
good background color for the newsletter, I kinda like this one (Light
Yellow) or white. I want it to be simple and not too
attention-grabbing... I may just stick with this color though...
Vote from these choices:
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Yellow
Light Blue Light Green Light Gray
Plain White
Keep it
the way it is. (Light Yellow)
Mother 3
Updates
This week in Mother 3 updates: Images
Galore!!!
Get EB64 Images from
IGN.com
~ http://ign64.ign.com/previews/1968.html
Get EB64
Images from The GIA
~ http://www.thegia.com/n64/moth3/moth3media.html
Get EB64 Images
from Starmen.net
~ http://www.starmen.net/mother3/screenshots/
Get EB64
Images from Nintendo.com
~ http://www.nintendo.com/n64/earthbound64/index.html
Maybe some music next week...?
Table of Contents
1. Intro/News
2. Mother 3 Updates
3. Moonside Ranks
4. Member Info/Promotions & Demotions
5. Moonside Trivia
6. Moonside Polls
7. Game Reviews
8. Moonside Battle Arena [ON
HOLD]
9. Moonside Interviews [Sorry, No
Interviews this week. Why? Procrastination.]
10. Member's Top Five
11. Advertisements
12. Conclusion & Next Issue Highlights
Ranks
Ranks Update: New Ranks are in!!! Just because the upper ranks are not
filled up doesn't mean you are not worthy of the position!!! I thought
it would be a good idea to start the ranks near the bottom so
promotions and demotions will be easier to chart. (Instead of, say some
one being randomly chosen near tohe top of the ranks, and then cannot
be necessarily promoted...) So don't be mad if you are a Sentry Robot,
and someone who put in the same amount of effort as you is a Cafe
Regular. Ranks should change drastically over the next few weeks...
Member of the
Week
Ness3Toad
II is this week's
member of the week, also for great participation, It's people like this
who keep the club alive.... Thanks for helping out.
Former Members of the Week
kwalka
CrazedMogX
1. Invisible Man - RedArwing
2. Jackie (as in Jackies Cafe) -
3. Abstract Art -
4. Musica -
5. Dali's Clock -
6. Scalding Coffee -
7. Mystical Record -
8. Dungeon Man -
9. Hotel Darkmoon Clerk -
10. Hotel Darkmoon Bell-boy -
11. Doorman -
12. Monotoli -
13. Moonside Museum Owner -kwalka Member of the Week for 8-25-00
14. Moonside Museum Security - HardCoreMatingly
15. Cafe Junkie - CrazedMogX Member of the Week for 9-1-00
16. Cafe Janitor - Cheesy316
17. Cafe Regular - Magusmuta, Red jewel7, MEHICKS1@hotmail.com,
Achrono127, milkmooer@hotmail.com, mysticow@hotmail.com, Ness3Toad II Member of the Week, OnettNess, Ava Fm, BuckDawg23, ALLEN BEAR,
Ragnarosen,
18. Enraged Fire Plug - Fmbw15,CreamdCrn, FF24EVER, DRC6265,
Afro Tenda, Haplo859, Smart625, Lotus1438
19. Sentry Robot - Bluegoo26, N64Boy6464, Airhead539,
Pandy64@hotmail.com, IHIEADsDead, EBG Ness, Kid of Seph, JAY3983
20. Moonside Citizens - Unlisted Members
21. Mani Mani -
22. Robo Pump -
23. Neon Lighting Director
24. Ruffini
25. Warp Men-
Member Info/Promotions and Demotions
I have done something
worthy of a promotion
In the club, you are
promoted and demoted according to your behavior and participation. I'll
be straight with you: If you don't do anything, you won't be demoted.
Yes I meant to write DEmoted. I understand if you just want to join the
club and read newsletters. I used to do that when I was in other clubs.
If you purposely try to harm the club, you will be demoted, and only
then. You can be promoted though, and with promotion comes great
happiness! Here are the top five things you can do to get promoted:
1. Send me an old
Moonside Newsletter: Promoted 3 Ranks!
2. Recruit 5 members: Promoted 1 Rank
3. Advertise on EB Message Boards: Promoted 1 Rank (If i get more
members because of the ad, you are promoted again) Note: I have no AOL,
so I cannot do this anymore = VERY IMPORTANT.
4. Help find other clubs to advertise with: Promoted Once
5. Help with Web Design and Logos: Twice Promoted
You need to notify me of your accomplishment though, did you think that
a promotion would come automatically?!? I would prefer you send old
Newsletters, or help with logos!!! ~Red
Weekly EarthBound Trivia
Last week's Trivia Answers:
1. Who am I? I am able to store and
deliver things for you. Tracy (or) Escargo Express
2. Unscramble this: Nima Amin Mani Mani
3. Who gives you the "Wad of Bills" Everdred
4. Why does Ness defeat Belch? (How) Using Jar of Fly Honey
5. Where do you first see the Runaway Five play? Chaos Theater in Twoson
This Week's Trivia
1. Who am I? I am the only one in the game who can use a Ribbon
2. Unscramble This: Coist Bluc
3. Who gives you the "Magic Cake"
4. Why does Poo leave your party after you obtain the Hawk Eye?
5. Where do you fight the Carbon Dog?
I know the answers!
(Don't Reply to Newsletter)
Weekly Moonside Polls
Last Week's Poll:
Would you boycott Nintendo as a result of the Cancellation?
Granted, most of you replied YES, but I got a few interesting
responses...
No, I would not boycott Nintendo. Mr. Itoi himself admitted it was his
own development team at fault, and I don't believe Nintendo had much to
do with it...maybe they could have helped him out a little more or
something...but I don't know enough of the details to place all my
blame on the big N. 'Sides, EarthBound may be the thing I like best
about Nintendo, but it isn't the only thing, so they can still make it
up to me somewhat.
~ Ness3Toad II
Nintendo didn't cancel it. Hal did. I'd boycott Hal
instead.
- KidofSeph
Eh? You see, maybe you should rethink your opinion. I
personally would not boycott. I think about all the wonderful games
Nintendo has and will continue to bring us. I think of all the long
nights Mr. Itoi and his deveopment team spent on the game, and I don't
think boycotting their products will help bring the game out. I think
the EB64 petition is a much better idea. We need to show the big N that
we will continue to buy its games, not boycott them.
- Red
This Week's Poll:
Will You buy a PlayStation 2?
Yes or No?
Got a Reason?
Game Reviews
This week in Reviews:
~ Another Chrono Cross Review by
BuckDawg23 Spoiler
Free!
~ Write-a-Review Guide
I'll be glad to publish the review of any game you send in!!! It can be
FF7, Xenogears, EarthBound, Goldeneye, EarthBound Zero, FF 1-8, Chrono
Trigger, Wild Arms 1 or 2, Shadow Madness, Alundra, Thousand Arms,
any Zelda game, Final Fantasy Tactics....
whatever.
Chrono Cross {Edited for
Spoilers}
by BuckDawg23
You've probably already done it but...Chrono Cross!!!!!!
Graphics: 9.7- Good movement and characters. The movies are
sweet too.
Replay: 10 - 44 characters, collect them all! (Even though
that's impossible.) Plus every character has there own level 7 element
and for some of them they are tricky to find.
Fun: 9.6- Hell yes! The fighting style kicks ass and there are
some funny characters that give some laughs. Yes that comment was
directed to the Myconic Madman, The Fungal Fury, the Best of the Best,
Funguy himself.
Gameplay: 10- Like I said before, sweet fight scheme, the
element thing is a great idea too. They put every good thing about an
RPG and piled it all into this masterpiece of a game.
Quality: 9.5- It must have taken a while to make all the great
things in that game, put together the music which is almost as good as
the music in Chrono Trigger.
Overall: 10- What else can you say about this game? 10!!!
P.S. Funguy is the man, everyone make sure you don't miss him. when
you go
down the well at the beat up viper mansion get the mushroom from the
kid who's
dad is trapped in the whole, then bring it in the cave hidden under a
waterfall in shadow forest and give it to the guy in there, he
transforms into Funguy. Now you must promise me that nobody will miss
Funguy, he is the best guy in the game in my mind. Serge is chop liver
compared to Funguy.
~ BuckDawg23
Write-a-Review!
It's simple, It's easy, and it's fun! You can write a review
for the MWN! Just send me an e-mail with the review of a game of your
choice, and I'll post in the Newsletter!
You can follow my review scale, or make up your own!
My Scale:
Graphics: 1-10 (Good or bad)
Replay: 1-10 (Would you play it over and over?)
Fun: 1-10 (Well, is it FUN???)
Gameplay: 1-10 (Game Mechanics)
Quality: 1-10 (Cheaply made: Quest 64, High Quality: Metal Gear
Solid)
Overall: 1-10 (Not an average, just overall)
Send in a
review!
Member's Top Five
Send in a Top Five
List!
Red's Top 6+4 (=10) Nintendo 64
Games of all time
1. Super Mario 64 - Why ask? This was the first game for N64,
and it starred everyone's favorite plumber. The lack of Luigi is
noticable, but this game pioneered Nintendo's foray into the world of
64 bits.
2. Waverace 64 - I love this game, it looks and sounds great.
One of the best. I still play this game all of the time. (I'm a
waverace master)
3. Starfox 64 - Another great game, in my opinion this could be
the pinnacle of the 64's career. It was summer 97 when this was
released, and EVERYONE had it. This was THE game of the N64's second
year, THE game, only next to....
4. GoldenEye - Another shoe-in. One of the greatest games of
all time, and proof that the N64's best game's were released earlier in
it's 5 year run as Nintendo's main system.
5. Zelda 64: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo Masterpiece. Only a few
games that are released for each Nintendo system live up to their hype.
This was one of them.
Next Five Next Week!!!
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Advertise!
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Conclusion
Aieee!!! That was a tough NL to finish!
Thanks to everyone for the material and keep sending it in! I need
reviews, poll reason, and what-not! Not to mention more members! Next
Week I hope to have an interview, and more interesting stuff. Maybe the
M3Shrine will be up too! I hope to track down some Mother 3 sound files
and music clips also. In the mean time, do something fun, it will make
your life better. Tell all your friends about the club!
-=Red
~~~~~~~
Moonside EarthBound Club
2000
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