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WHAT WE’RE THE STRIP PLAYING Our inaugural look Learn typing skills and at comic books and dodge zombies in Sega’s characters analyzes the The Typing of the Dead. life and times of Marvel stalwart Cyclops. PAGE 16 PAGE 17 First Quarter 2010 116 games that should be in your collection Nintendo Saturn Super Nintendo Dreamcast Genesis PlayStation One PAGE 2 GAMING INSURRECTION FIRST QUARTER 2010 editorial Buyer’s guides always helpful in the thick of the hunt aving recently gone what you should be paying for for a particular title and had game hunting in my something is best. If you did- my companion whip out their hometown, I can n't know that buying a game BlackBerry or iPhone to Cry of War H fully say I appreci- with the instructions and box quickly look up prices. I per- ate my own work. That work costs more than just a game sonally prefer to have some- would be the Buyer's Guide in all by itself, you'd be in for a thing tangible, but really, that's this quarter's issue. I'm no rude awakening later. The just me. fool, I know a bargain when I second reason is it pays to do Whatever you decide is up see one. However, sometimes your homework. You can be to you. Just don't be ignorant even the eagle-eyed buyer in ripped off easily if you don't of game pricing. Friends don't me lets some things slip and pay attention. Coming armed let friends buy games igno- that's when you could get into with information sets up a fair rantly. trouble. transaction. Lyndsey Mosley Buyer's Guides are impor- You don't always have to Lyndsey Mosley is the editor of tant for a couple of reasons. have your information immedi- Gaming Insurrection. Contact her at The first is because knowing ately on hand. I have looked [email protected]. contents Columns Features Usual Suspects The Cry of War ..….....….2 Buyer’s Guide …....3 —12 What We’re Playing ..13-16 From the Dungeon ......14 The Strip ….……….…..… 17 Talk from The Strip .…..17 Retrograde ….……..... 18-21 Tech Geeks ………….... ...22 Online this Quarter…......24 Save the Date ….....…25-27 GAMING staff this issue INSURRECTION Editor Lyndsey M. Mosley Brandon Beatty is a newcomer to the world of journalism but no stranger Associate to video games. Beatty contributes Editor stories for GI and resides in his Jamie Mosley hometown of Columbia, S.C. Contributing ContactContactContact: brandonb@ Editors gaminginsurrection.com Marcus Barnes Brandon Beatty What I’m playing: Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis), Phantasy Star 4 (Genesis), Sonic and Web site www.gaming KnucklesKnucklesKnuckles (Genesis) insurrection.com Blog Jamie Mosley is the www.gaming associate editor of Gam- insurrection.com/ ing Insurrection. Mosley blog contributes his quarterly Lyndsey Mosley is the editor and founder of GI. She D&D column From the The Strip www.gaming is a copy editor and page designer in the newspaper Dungeon as well as insurrection.com/ industry as her day job and is an avid gamer and ama- stories and appearances TheStrip teur photographer in her spare time. Mosley resides in on the Editor’s Weekly North Carolina with her husband. Podcast. Mosley resides YouTube in North Carolina. User: Gaming Contact:Contact:Contact: [email protected] Insurrection ContactContactContact: [email protected] Twitter Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario What I’m playing: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario @GamingInsurrect Bros. 3 (Game Boy Advance), NES Classic Series Castlevania What I’m playing: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 333 (PC), Left (Game Boy Advance), Mortal Kombat II (Arcade/PlayStation 2) 4 Dead4 Dead (XBox 360), Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (DS) Welcome to the Buyer’s Guide e at Gaming Insurrection feel that buying games should be an enjoyable experience. No one should ever purchase a game without knowing the fair market value for what they’re getting. That’s where this buyer’s guide comes from. W We’ve done the research so that readers who pick up our information will make in- formed buying choices for a variety of old-school titles. And make no mistake, these titles are worthy of joining any gamer’s collection. So why these games? The chosen titles represent the microcosm of level design, ingenuity and fun. These are the must-haves. Games released that still have players excited about gaming in many cases. Games that inspire that “just one more level” mentality late at night despite pressing morning commitments. Go out and get them now if you don’t have them and know what you should be paying for them. All information in the Buyer’s Guide obtained That is our mission with this guide. from the Digital Press online rarity guide. Visit them at www.digitpress.com. WHAT’S INSIDE podcast NES……………………....4-5 PSOne…………………..9 SNES/Genesis…...…….6-7 Saturn…………………10 Nintendo 64…………...…8 Dreamcast……….11-12 HOW TO READ THE GUIDE What the numbers mean Loose or Complete? 0 = Never released/no information Loose refers to the lack of manual and 1-3 = Easily found; common box, while Complete means everything is HEAR MORE 4-6 = Searching needed; borderline rare packaged. Denoted by an L or C. Editor Lyndsey Mosley and Associate 7-8 = Findable but very uncommon Editor Jamie Mosley discuss the games 9 = Rare; be prepared to spend chosen for the Buyer’s Guide. Listen at 10 = One of a kind; extremely rare www.gaminginsurrection.com. PAGE 4 GAMING INSURRECTION FIRS T QUARTER 2010 NES A Boy and His Blob Bases Loaded Batman Bionic Commando Castlevania Castlevania III Chip ’N’ Dale: Rescue Price: $4 Price: $1 Price: $3 Price: $6 Price: $9 Price: $10 Rangers Rarity: 2 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 3 Price: $6 L L L L L L Rarity: 1 L Super Mario Bros. 3 From the moment the player begins Super Mario 3, the words bigger and badder immediately spring to mind. Super Mario Bros. 3 was just that. There was so much more to the third game in Mario’s quest to save Princess Toadstool and the Mushroom Kingdom: More suits, secrets, worlds and weapons. From the iconic Tanooki suit to the whistles that allowed you to warp ahead, Super Mario Bros. 3 enchanted players around the world. In the 20 years since its release, it has sold more than 18 Donkey Kong Double Dragon Double Dribble Dr. Mario Dragon Warrior Duck Hunt Ducktales million copies. Price: $10 Price: $1 Price: $6 Price: $5 Price: $1 Price: $5 Price: $7 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 2 Price: $12 L L L L L L L Rarity: 2 L FIRS T QUARTER 2010 GAMING INSURRECTION PAGE 5 NES Excitebike Galaga: Demons of Death Hogan’s Alley Kid Icarus Legend of Zelda Mega Man Mega Man 2 Mega Man 3 Price: $4 Price: $7 Price: $2 Price: $10 Price: $12 Price: $18 Price: $12 Price: $12 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 3 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 4 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 2 L L L L L L L L Punchout!! feat. Mike Ninja Gaiden Super C Super Mario Bros. Tyson Super Mario Bros. 2 Tecmo Bowl TMNT II: Arcade Game Track and Field II Price: $10 Price: $15 Price: $2 Price: $15 Rarity: 3 L Price: $12 Price: $2 Price: $6 Price: $3 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 3 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 2 Rarity: 2 L L L Punchout!! feat. Mr. L L L L Dream Price: $10 Rarity: 3 L PAGE 6 GAMING INSURRECTION FIRS T QUARTER 2010 SNES/Genesis The Addams Family The Addams Family: Aladdin (SNES) Bust-A-Move Chrono Trigger Price: $15 Clayfighters: Tournament Price: $5 Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt Price: $5 Price: $50 Rarity: 3 Edition Rarity: 2 Price: $5 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 3 L Price: $15 L Rarity: 4 L L Rarity: 5 L L Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic 2 hit Sega Genesis consoles on Nov. 24, 1992, and has never looked back. While being the primary rea- son Sega caught up to Nin- tendo in the 16-bit wars of Contra III: The Alien Wars Cool Spot Donkey Kong Country Earthbound Earthworm Jim F-Zero the early 1990s, Sonic 2 was Price: $15 Price: $4 Price: $12 Price: $55 Price: $3 Price: $2 a breakthrough for the Rarity: 2 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 4 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 speedy blue hedgehog. L L L L L L It featured refined play from Sonic the Hedgehog and in- troduced a multiplayer as- pect with the inclusion of Miles “Tails” Prower. Sonic 2 upped the ante in the war for dominance between Sonic the Sega and Nintendo. Hedgehog Price: $1 Rarity: 1 Price: $1 C Rarity: 1 C Mario Paint Mega Man X Mortal Kombat II NBA Jam Street Fighter 2 Turbo: Hyper Fighting Price: $18 Price: $8 Price: $2 Price: $1 Price: $2 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 L L L L L FIRS T QUARTER 2010 GAMING INSURRECTION PAGE 7 SNES/Genesis Super Mario World Super Mario World 2: Super Castlevania IV Super Mario All-Stars Super Mario Kart Super Mario RPG: Legend Price: $2 Yoshi's Island Price: $4 Price: $18 Price: $8 of the Seven Stars Rarity: 1 Price: $15 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Price: $35 L Rarity: 2 L L L Rarity: 3 L L Super Smash TV Tecmo Super Bowl Teenage Mutant Ninja Wordtris The Legend of Zelda: Super Metroid Price: $3 Price: $3 Turtles 4: Turtles in Time Price: $10 A Link to the Past Price: $15 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 1 Price: $12 Rarity: 4 Price: $12 Rarity: 1 L L Rarity: 2 L L Rarity: 2 L L PAGE 8 GAMING INSURRECTION FIRS T QUARTER 2010 Nintendo 64 Beetle Adventure Racing GoldenEye 007 Killer Instinct Gold Magical Tetris Challenge Mario Kart 64 Price: $13 Price: $8 Price: $15 Price: $18 Price: $15 Rarity: 3 Rarity: 1 Rarity: 3 Rarity: 4 Rarity: 1 C C C C C Super Mario 64 Every Nintendo console has its Mario franchise startoff.