++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + |\ /| + + \ \_/ / TTTT H H EEEE + + \ / TT HHHH EE + + ------------- TT H H EEEE + + - - + + | | W W W AA RRR PPPP EEEE RRR + + | | W W W A A R R P P E R R + + | | W W W AAAA RRR PPP EEE RRR + + ------------- W W A A R R P EEEE R R + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +You're # 1 NES fan made magazine+ Issue # 1, August 2001 + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Table of Contents + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 1...........................................Introduction+ +Section 2........................................NES News/Rumors+ +Section 3.....American Video Entertainment Cart Variations Guide+ +Section 4...........................................Game Reviews+ +Section 5.................................................Cheats+ +Section 6.............................Interview with Jeff Scotts+ +Section 7...............................................Previews+ +Section 8................................................Credits+ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 1: The Introduction + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +My website The Warp Zone started in 1999, then I quit it until + +now when I started my site up again. Every month I will release+ +a new issue of The Warper, a free online magazine for subscriber+ +This magazine will feature many different things such as article+ +interviews, cheats and NES news. I hope this magazine becomes + +as big as my site has, lets wait and see shall we? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 2: NES News/Rumors + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Pelican recently released a new controller for our beloved NES. + +This new controller features turbo buttons, and it sports the + +look of the old "dogbone" style controllers. Even better, + +these controllers are selling for $4.95 US money. That is + +really cheap for a brand new controller. The only problem is + +that the cord seems kinda short but other than that, the + +controller is a good buy. For more information, check out + +Pelican's official website at http://www.pelicanacc.com + + + +Rumors have been spreading for awhile that a guy by the name of + +Jeff Scotts once worked for Color Dreams around the 1990-1991 + +time period. I haven't been able to confirm this yet, but Jeff + +claims that he will be releasing a "previously unreleased" game,+ +Go West for play on PC emulators. Even better yet, Jeff has + +told me that he'll be manufacturing 20 or so Go West carts for + +collectors. I guess we'll have to wait and see for now. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 3: American Video Entertainment Cart Variation Guide + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +After recently looking through my AVE games collection, I have + +spotted numerous cart variations. I'll try to explain to you + +what these variations are, and which variations seem harder to + +find and such. There are 4 different variations that I have + +noticed. Read below. + + + +Variation 1 (the most common) + +The back label is split into 2 halves, one half the text is + +written in English, and the other half the language is written + +in another language (Spanish?) It says "Caution" and Attention.+ + + +Variation 2 (uncommon) + +The entire back label is in English. Some known carts to have + +this variation are Tiles of Fate, Double Strike, F-15 City War, + +and Double Strike. + + + +Variation 3 (uncommon) + +Some Dudes With Attitude carts have 4 screws in them while other+ +have 5 screws in them including one which is underneath the + +label. + + + +Variation 4 (rare) + +Certain American Video Entertainment carts have a totally flat + +top instead of the slant on the one corner. I have only seen + +two of these carts, Mermaids of Atlantis and a Double Strike + +variation which I unfortunatly do not own. The back of these + +carts have the all English label yet they have a small molded + +square underneath which displays the words "American Video + +Entertainment. Made in USA. More of this variation may exist. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 4: Game Reviews + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Review 1: Mega Man + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Sometimes I feel that Mega Man is over-shadowed by the other + +games in the Mega Man series. It is totally different, but the + +game is still a great game to play. The box art is not very + +good, as most of Capcom's original games were. Mega Man has + +only 6 "mans" to whup. The stages are totally unique to each + +other, and the challenge rate is varius too. The game seems + +difficult when compared to the rest of the Mega Man games. This+ +may turn off some beginners. Rush unfortunately doesn't make an+ +appearance in this game either. The sounds are pretty good, of + +course I have my preferences but every game has tunes which you + +like better and such. Maybe not as good as the later Mega Mans,+ +the original is still worth getting. I would rate this game an + +8/10. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Review 2: Wild Gunman + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Prepare for a Mexican standoff with Wild Gunman. Grab your + +pistol (perhaps we should settle for a zapper?) and get ready + +for the fight of your life. Wild Gunman is your typical zapper + +game. The box art is the pixelated stuff Nintendo produced with+ +their original games. The sounds aren't really that great, + +mostly the same type of music you have in Duck Hunt. The game + +is quite easy: a cowboy'll run onto the screen and he'll shout + +"fire" and then you have to shoot him before the cowboy shoots + +you. This means you can't turn the sound off while playing Wild+ +Gunman because you have to hear the guy shout fire. If you + +shoot beforehand, it counts the same as you getting shot and you+ +have to start the round over again. Overall this game would get+ +a 9/10. Not as good Duck Hunt, but still a great zapper game. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 5: Cheats + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +1943 - Passwords + + + +73Q17 Mission 2 + +E3QG3 Mission 3 + +L3QG3 Mission 4 + +S3QG3 Mission 5 + +Z3QG3 Mission 6 + +I3QG3 Mission 7 + +P3QG3 Mission 8 + +W3QG3 Mission 9 + +33QG3 Mission 10 + +A3QG3 Mission 11 + +H3QG3 Mission 12 + +U3QG3 Mission 13 + +53QG3 Mission 14 + +K3QG3 Mission 15 + +F3QG3 Mission 16 + +13QG3 Mission 17 + +63QG3 Mission 18 + +83QG3 Mission 19 + +D3QG3 Mission 20 + +M3QG3 Mission 21 + +R3QG3 Mission 22 + +TY2NU Mission 23 + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +8 Eyes - Passwords - Correct Order For Placing Jewels on Alter + + + +EAAPPPDPNE Ruth Stage + +FINALSTAGE Third Quest + +TAXANTAXAN Second Stage + +ONAPPMBPPF Ending 1 + +CKBPPAAPEE Ending 2 + +GBCPHAAHAD Ending 3 + + + +To reach the House of Ruth, visit the castles in this order: + +Spain, Egypt, Italy, India, Africa, Germany, and Arabia. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 6: Interview With Jeff Scotts + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +A dude named Jeff Scotts has lately been hanging around on the + +NES World message board. He claimed that he worked at Color + +Dreams for a few years so I decided I'd interview him just to + +see what he did have to say, whether he did work at Color Dreams+ +or not. Anyway, on to the interview. + + + +The Warper: So you worked at Color Dreams? When/why did you + +start working with them? + + + +Jeff Scotts: Well it was there and I was there, I needed the + +cash and I was currently majoring in the graphics field. + +Figured there was no better way to start a career than work at a+ +videogame company. The unlicensedness was an added bonus. It + +gave me courage because not all of the games were that great to + +start with. And mine weren't better, more of the same caliber. + +I worked there from 1990-1991 when I moved on to other things. + + + +The Warper: Which games did you work on? Anything which went + +unreleased? + + + +Jeff Scotts: Lets see, I worked on Go West, a western which used+ +the Crystal Mines engine, never released but will be soon. I + +also worked on a game named Stormlords. My memory gets a little+ +hazy hear. I think it was for the Genesis though it might have + +been done for the NES super cart. I didn't think Stormlords was+ +released though I have heard that it did come out on Genesis - + +but not by us. I have heard that it was released by a Razorsoft+ +Weird, dude. + + + +The Warper: What was it like working at Color Dreams? Any good + +stories? + + + +Jeff Scotts: Well Color Dreams was not your typical game company+ +I mean we could bring our own kids there, let them watch us. I + +even left my daughter help me with a few graphics...they weren't+ +very good though! I remember one time when Jim and I, along + +with a whole bunch of other people, were drinking at a bar + +discussing our multiple ideas. We went through a whole bunch of+ +game ideas none of which we used. Weird thinking about it + +nowadays. + + + +The Warper: Well I think that's about all for now. Thanks again+ +Jeff. + + + +Jeff Scotts: No problem man. Thanks for asking to interview me.+ +Good luck with your project man. I keep you updated with Go + +West, later dude. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 7: Previews + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Next issue features some of the following things: games which + +had "name changes before their final release, cheats for the + +whole Super Mario Bros series, and a section comparing PC and + +versions of games. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Section 8: Credits + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Thanks goes to Jeff Scotts for his interview. Nothing here is + +endorsed or sponsored by Nintendo of America Inc. All pictures, + +game titles and related names of characters are trademarks of + +their respective owners. Articles © 2001 - The Impavid One + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++