CyberGames Newsletter #36 - Oct. 12
Chris Wargo
CyberGames
The Official Newsletter
Issue #36
October 12, 1996
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Newsletter Specials:
Trivia Question of The Week:
When was the PC-Engine released in Japan?
If you can, give it to the day!
If you know the answer, please send it in! Results will be
posted next week.
Most Exciting Event of the Week:
Mortal Kombat Trilogu for PS, UMK3 for Genesis and SNES have been
released.
Information is coming soon to CyberGames about Chameleon, a new character
in PS MKT.
Got an Article, Review or other piece of material?
CyberGames will gladly accept it, with full credit given to you!
Please submit and join the CyberTeam!
Back Issues of the Newsletter as well as the current issue have been
added to the Web Site, in the Special Features area. These are stored
at another server for now, so take heed.
A SPECIAL LOOK BACK-THE HISTORY OF CYBERGAMES
Lately I have been thinking about the phenomenal growth of
CyberGames, and how I never really thought it could become this large.
I first started CyberGames as a group of people on Prodigy who kept
in contact with each other by e-mail, exchanging e-mail about hot
gaming info found. However, I noticed the only one participating
would be me! I made many attempts to get people active, including
a points system, give-aways, and a name contest.
What was this group to be called? A member came up with the
name "CyberPlay" and we did pretty well. As I started sending
information more and more often, I decided the name CyberPlay was a
bit too vague. I got a suggestion for "CyberGames" and it stuck!
Since I had been updating every couple days or so, and no
longer expecting others to participate, someone suggested
that I compile all the information sent during a period of time in
one message. GREAT IDEA! I thought. I decided weekly updates were
the best way to go. Part-way through Week 1, I thought expanding
the information would naturally go with weekly updates-the newsletter
was born.
News, Reviews, Codes and more followed, as the newsletter
gained in length and popularity week after week. I had many members
on my mailing list, and became quite busy. I had many other projects,
including a similar Internet focused list called Intersurf, and a group
of Sega and TG-16 fans called SATB, or Sega and Turbo Backers.
At this time, I began my first web site, which would focus on CyberGames.
Afterwords, an Intersurf and SATB area followed. CyberGames was mainly
just a compilation of the information available from previous
newsletters,
and advertising for more members. I dropped Intersurf and merged
SATB with CyberGames to focus on the gaming club. This freed up some
time, and Planet Saturn was born-a bi-weekly newsletter all about
Sega Saturn.
This is when I launched my later site, called Steve's Cheat
Sheet. This site had a CyberGames and Planet Saturn area, but
was out of place since my main page focused on codes, which hampered
the popularity. To increase the popularity of my new web site,
I renamed and redesigned it for CyberGames, and merged Planet Saturn
with CyberGames. Since then, my web site and CyberGames has been
gaining popularity faster and faster. CyberGames is a lot more
popular than originally planned, and I have no plans to slow down.
I have only plans to speed up and future dreams include a print
magazine and stores. If you are one of the original members of
CyberGames, please contact me! I Thank you for your continued
support throughtout the last year and a half.
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CyberGames Remix:
Check out the Web Site for daily Updates!*
Recent Additions & Changes to CyberGames:
General Enhancements:
Marquees have been added to enhance the look of the site,
and to keep you up with current happenings.
Eidolon Gamers Society is having a contest to win a Nintendo 64
(UNIVERSAL!) and CyberGames is one of the lucky participants.
On the main page, click on WIN A UNIVERSAL NINTENDO 64! for
more details. -Contest Ends October 31
A new format is taking effect throughout the site as we grow.
HELP! -If you would like to help with any of the below projects,
please contact me and we can talk. If you have a new idea
of your own, I want to hear from you as well!
Overseas Area/Focus on Imports, Expanding Classic Systems Coverage,
Mystery Tune Feature, Emulation Feature, More Reviews, Previews.
*Fun Fact: Those of you with Internet Explorer 3.0+ will hear
Background Music at selected pages on CyberGames!
Inside Info:
Your usual daily news updates!
Current NewsBytes Include:
*Nintendo Hype Helps Competition
*Update-Nintendo Woes
*Jaguar Enthusiasm Offset
*Sega Software Cheapens
*Sony Denies Price Cut-Again
*Circle K Goes Square
AND MANY MORE STORIES EVERY DAY!
The Release Update is becoming more popular and appearing
more often.
Pics & Previews:
Previews Added This Week:
NHL '97, Dragon Force, Lunar: TSSS, Magic Knight Ray Earth.
Even more Previews have had their looks enhanced this past week.
Is there a game you would like to see Previewed? Let us know!
Reviews:
The Reviews Pages have a new look, with larger, neater text and
borders that make the reviews fit snug. Accessing each Review
is easier than ever before!
Reviews Added This Week:
3D Spex (PC Hardware)
Reviews Coming Soon:
Street Fighter Zero (Import PS), Tokimiku Memorial (Import Saturn),
F1 (Saturn), Madden '97 (Saturn).
Viewpoints:
Viewpoints has undergone the same changes as the Reviews.
Check it out! *Do you have an opinion article you'd like to
see on the Web? Send it in and we may post it!
Special Features:
The Interactive Area has merged with Special Features, and
each feature is now easier to access.
Areas within Special Features Updated:
FAQ Field *NEW*
The FAQ Field is an all new area! This area features a large
collection of FAQ's for 32, 64, and 16-bit systems!
Until we relocate to a new server, each FAQ is stored at another
server. This server is often down, and not all FAQ's have
been uploaded yet so keep trying!
Next-Gen Wars
Nights vs. Mario vs. Crash - The contest for the best of the 3
continues with an updated page.
Great Debate
Did the N64 live up to it's hype? Please share with us your
opinion!
Achievements
This area will be getting a new look and format soon.
Got a hot Gaming Score? Let the world know with a posting!
Mailbag
This area used to be called Feedback, and has been renamed
with a hot new look. Selected Questions and Comments are
shared on the site, with their responses. Being updated
more often as we gain popularity!
*Daily Updates depend on the reliability of my ISP
Until next Week, this is Steve from CyberGames.
We hope you visit soon, and I'll see you next week!
http://www.phoenixat.com/~swargo
swa...@phoenixat.com
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