

    ______________________ __________   
   |     _____/______     \\__       \       +-------------------------------+         
   |   _/    \ |    /     /SL/   .    \      |     GBA MONTHLY. ISSUE 2      |
   |   \      \|    \     \ /    |     \     |  APRIL 1st - APRIL 30th 2003  |
   |    \/     \           \     |      \    |        BY JAKOLANTEN          |
   |___________/  \________/_____|_______\   +-------------------------------+
               |___|                    

 ________  /\_______________________________________.--\   ______  _____   ______
 \__     \/     \_____   \_       |              |  |   \ |      | \    \ /     /
   |            |    |    |    .  |____/    \____| _|    \|      |__\    \     /
   |            |_   |    |    :    | |     | |    \_     \_     |   \____\   /
   |    \  /     /        |    |    | |     | |     |      /     |     /     /
   |_____\/_____/_________|____|____| |_____| |_____|_____/___________/_____/


 +--INTRO-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 

  Woohoo! Issue 2 already! Golden Sun 2 has been released!
 
  Anyway this issue was kinda rushed and probably full of mistakes. If you see
  a problem ask me about it and if its wrong Ill add/deduct the points next
  issue. 

  Below is the point system I made which is similar to the one used in Console
  World. Hope the CW guys dont mind =P


 +--RULES-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

  The rules are simple. Territories are relative and unimportant. Distinctions
  in these charts are made by language. A Japanese game with all English text
  or an English select is considered English.


  +5 Points - Best / Most Important game of the month gets a whopping 5 points!
 
  +3 Points - A world-first English game (never before released in English,
              or a foreign game you can understand 100%).

            - A world-first foreign (non-English) game you can understand. 
 
  +2 Points - An English FINAL of a game where a foreign version was already
              playable. I decide if I reckon the foreign was playable.

            - Foreign game you can mostly understand.

  +1 Points - A world-first UNPLAYABLE Foreign (Jap crap) release.

            - A trainer, crack, or useful gba/hardware related tool.

  +0 Points - TER.DUPE: Any subsequent version of a game that has already been
              released in English (final) is considered a dupe, regardless of
              any extra languages or which territory it is from.

            - BETA: A beta version of a game will get 0 points.
 
            - A late trainer with the same or less options is a DUPE trainer.

            - A trainer that is only +1 gets nothing.
            
  -1 Point  - Anything that doesnt work gets -1. 

            - DUPES : If its exactly the same as someone elses (except the
              intro) you get -1 point for wasting everyones time.

  
  If a group does not release anything for two months they will be removed from
  the totals table at the bottom. This helps keep the charts free of too many 
  groups poluting it with a single release. If you think it should be changed 
  talk to me.

  Releases done by individuals or "groups" of a single person are tallied up
  under the Independent section.


 +--THE CHARTS------------------------------------------------------------------+



     ____/\____/\________   /\   ________
     \__  ___/  __/\__  /__/  \__\  _   /poyZ
  __ _/  /  |  __/  /  / _/    \_  _/ _/_ __
 \\_\\ _____| _____/_____\__/\__/__\  \ //_//
 -----\/----|/----------------------\  /-----
                                     \/
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   07th   Whistle (C) Konami                                   JAP/64     +1
   25th   HunterX Hunter (C) Konami                            JAP/128    +1
 +------------------------------------------------------------+
                            CEZAR                             | TOTAL     +2
                           -----                              +-----------------+
   Mugs got all the Jap Crap this month =(
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

  

 



 ._________./\______  __  ____/\ _____  __
 \__  ___/ | \\_ _  \/  \/  ___/_\__ | /  \
  /  __/   |   \ / _/    \_____ .|   |/    \
 //     \  '   / \  \_/\ \\_  | :|  _/  /\ \\
 \____  /_____/__|\_____\__/_____|__\  /____/
 <----\/-----------------------------\/------

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   07th   Disney Princess (C) THQ *BROKEN*                     USA/64     -1
   15th   Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition (C) Konami               EURO/128   +3
   28th   Rockman Zero 2 (C) Capcom                            JAP/64     +2
 +------------------------------------------------------------+ 
                          EURASIA                             | TOTAL     +4     
                          -------                             +-----------------+ 
   I swear if Evasion never fixed it no one would have noticed it was even
   broken. From what Ive heard problems only start occuring at stage 2. But a 
   bad dump is a bad dump and its -1 im afraid. People seemed to like yugioh 
   but im not into card games.
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 



   ____  __:    ____  ____    _: ___   ____ 
 _/  _/_/  |____\_  \/  _/___/ |/ _ \_/ _  \_
 |  __/\   |  |  _   \___   \__/  |  |  |   /
 |  \   \  |  |  |   /  |   / /   |  |  |  /
 |_______\____|_____/______/  \______|__|_/kh
 <-------------------:---- \___| ------ :---- 

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   13th   Disney Princess (C) THQ *WORKING*                    USA/64     +3
 +------------------------------------------------------------+ 
                          EVASION                             | TOTAL     +3   
                          -------                             +-----------------+ 
   Little girls all over the planet would be in tears if they couldnt complete
   second stage. Evasion save the day once again!
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




        ______ _____  ______   ______   the
    ____\  __/_\__  l \  __/__ \  __/_  f.a.g.s
    \       |/      | /  |    l_\___  l in:
    /      _|    |  |/   |   _|    |  | FAT                            
   /       |     |  |_       |     |  | ASS                        
  /        |         |       |        | GAY
 /_________|_________|_______|________| SCENERS

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   13th   The Lost Vikings (C) Blizzard                        USA/32      0
   21st   Super Mario Advance 3 +7 Trainer Invincibilty Fix    USA/IPS     0
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   Well I didnt expect to hear from these guys again but heres the second
   highly anticipated FAGS release. This time its for Thug4Life of #GBATemp. I 
   guess FAGS arent into year old territorial dupes. At least this is actually
   pretty recent. You gotta read the NFO. Hilarious.

   As for the trainer fix this just plain and simple SUX. The Mode 7 trainer is
   like a year old and your just fixing it now? An excuse to make another NFO
   I think =P
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+








                           
    _|_|_|  _|_|_|      _|_|    ______________  _______             
  _|        _|    _|  _|    _| /_  __/ ____/  |/  / __ \            
  _|  _|_|  _|_|_|    _|_|_|_|  / / / __/ / /|_/ / /_/ /            
  _|    _|  _|    _|  _|    _| / / / /___/ /  / / ____/             
    _|_|_|  _|_|_|    _|    _|/_/ /_____/_/  /_/_/       
 Presents|

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   01st   Medabots - Rokusho Version (C) Natsume               EURO/64    +3
   12th   Freestyle Scooter (C) UbiSoft                        EURO/32     0
   12th   Total Soccer (C) Crave                               EURO/32    -1
   19th   Exciting Bass (C) Konami                             JAP/64     +1
   24th   Fire Emblem - Rekka no Ken (C) Nintendo              JAP/128    +1
   30th   Splinter Cell (C) Ubi Soft                           USA/64     +3
 +------------------------------------------------------------+
                            GBATEMP                           | TOTAL     +7
                            -------                           +-----------------+ 
   Medabots is fine but Total Soccer? What a DUPE of a game released in 2001?
   WTF? This is the sort of thing that motivates people to write FAGS nfos...

   As for Splinter Cell to tell you the truth I havent played it. But I hear
   its good.
 
   And to GBAnow. Your recent releases are GBATemp repacks. Im not even going
   to bother having you in my charts but if I did you would be at least -3
   for this month.
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+






                              _______  -poyZ!
      __    ___\______________\   __/ __
     /_/\  _\   \_   _    /   _   \  /_/\
 .---\_\/-/______/___/___/_________\-\_\/---.
 `------------------/-----------------------'

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   16th   E-Reader Multiboot Roms (C) Nintendo / Sega          USA/8      +3
   16th   Megaman & Bass +12 Trainer                           USA/IPS    +1
   16th   Sonic Advance 2 +7 Trainer                           EURO/IPS   +1
   20th   Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0 (C) Ubi Soft                   USA/32     +0
   27th   Elevator Action Old & New +11 Trainer                JAP/IPS    +1
 +------------------------------------------------------------+
                         INDEPENDANT                          | TOTAL     +6
                         -----------                          +-----------------+ 
   I added the E-Reader games basically because I was interested by them. I 
   remember asking when the actual E-Reader software itself was dumped when the
   hell people would dump the games. I was told it was impossible but here we 
   are. 6 games. Donkey Kong, Golf, Nights, Puyo Pop, Tennis, and that balloon
   one (cant remember the name) I dont know what the NES ones are from but the
   Sega ones (Puyo Pop and Nights) are from Phantasy Star Online. You could say
   6 original US games get 3x6 points but we couldnt have the Independents on
   18 points now could we? =) 3 points guys, just for figuring out how it could
   be done.

   Colin Mcrae nothin special. Dumped by Batman apparently. I like your
   Ascii in the NFO but thats about it. Theres a lesson to be learnt - If you
   dont wanna look lame release your territorial dupes in the week it first
   comes out! If your real quick, people may see yours first and actually
   download it!

   And thank Loom for the trainers. Very nice with lots of options. Too bad
   they were a bit late. You really should consider joining a group.
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+  







 MEGA ROMS

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   05th   Golden Sun 2 - The Lost Age (C) Nintendo             USA/128    +5
   07th   Bomberman Max 2 Red (C) Hudson                       EURO/128    0
   07th   Bomberman Max 2 Red (C) Hudson                       EURO/128    0
   08th   Aozoora to Nakamatachi - Yume no Bouken (C) MTO      JAP/32     +1
   13th   Dancing Sword (C) MTO                                JAP/64     +1
   19th   Bokujou Monogatari (C) Victor                        JAP/64     +1 
 +------------------------------------------------------------+          
                           MEGA ROMS                          | TOTAL     +8
                           ---------                          +-----------------+
   From Golden Sun 2 (Game of the Month) to Bomberman territorial dupes these
   guys sure are a mixed bag this month.
  
   Make sure you dont miss out on GS2. It really is as good as the original!
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




  ___   _   ___      _____     _____         
 /  /__\/__/ _/____ /    /___ /    /----(\S!
   /         \_    /    /    /   _/        
 _____________/___/____/____/____\ ---------. 
  _____ _____  _____ ___     __             :
 /   _/   _ /_/_   // _/____/_/___lIGHTfORCE'
    _/    //  _/  /   \     _\    / 2 o o 3  
 ___\ _____\__\____\ ____________\-----------

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   16th   X-Men 2: Wolverines Revenge (C) Activision           EURO/64    +3
   16th   The Lost Vikings +2 Trainer                          EURO/IPS   +1
 +------------------------------------------------------------+          
                          LIGHT FORCE                         | TOTAL     +4
                          -----------                         +-----------------+
   Nice to see some activity from LFC. X-Men aint too bad and Its nice to see
   a trainer these days even if it is only +2.
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+





  ___  ___ ___ ___  ______  ______ sDW
 _)  \/  (_)  |  (__) ___(__) ___(__ 
 \   \/   /__ |    \___\    \_____  \_  
 /___||----|_______/  /_____________/  

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   20th   Pink Panther Pinkadelic Pursuit (C) Wanadoo          USA/64      0
   20th   Medarot 2 Core: Kabuto Version (C) Natsume           JAP/64     +1
   20th   Sengoku Kakumei Gaiden (C) Konami                    JAP/64     +1
   20th   Japan Pro Mahjong Tetsuman Advance (C) Kaga          JAP/64     +1
   20th   Sylvania Family 4 (C) Epoch                          JAP/64     +1
   20th   Watashi No Make Salon (C) Radikku                    JAP/32      0
   20th   Disney Sports Basketball (C) Disney                  JAP/128     0   
   20th   SLOT!PRO 2 Advance GoGo Juggler (C) Culture Brain    JAP/32     +1
   20th   Hamster Monogatari 3 (C) THQ                         JAP/64      0
   21st   Eigo Kobuhen Eijukugo Hen 650 Phrases (C) Keynet     JAP/64     +1
   21st   Zoids Saga 2 (C) Tomy                                JAP/64     +1
   21st   Kisekko Gurumi (C) Tomy                              JAP/64     +1
   21st   Simple 2960 Vol. 2 - The Block Kuzushi (C) D3        JAP/32     +1
   21st   Touken Retsuden Advance (C) Tomy *BROKEN*            JAP/64     -1
   21st   Touken Retsuden Advance (C) Tomy *FIXED*             JAP/64     +1
   21st   Bass Tsuri Shiyouze (C) Konami                       JAP/64     +1
   21st   Tomb Raider - The Prophecy (C) Eidos                 JAP/64      0
   22nd   Oshare Princess 2 (C) Culture Brain                  JAP/64     +1
   22nd   Fancy Pocket (C) Jordan                              JAP/32      0
   27th   Zero One (C) Fuuki                                   JAP/64     +1
   27th   Bouken Yuuki Plaston GP (C) Takara                   JAP/64     +1
   27th   Azumanga Daioh Advance (C) King Records              JAP/64     +1
   28th   Simple 2960 Vol 1 The Table Game Collection (C) D3   JAP/32     +1
 +------------------------------------------------------------+
                   MOST UGLY GAMEBOY SCENERS                  | TOTAL     +15   
                   ---- ---- ------- -------                  +-----------------+  
   Whoa! Thats a lot of releases! Unfortunately theyre also some of the worst
   releases for the month. Jap crap and more Jap crap. Even worse is like 25%
   of these have already been released in full English. Im sure SOMEONE enjoyed
   playing at least ONE of them (just not me :P)

   Anyway to explain the points, the first Touken Retsuden Advance was broken
   which was -1 it was later fixed and then recieved a point.

   Pink Panther was an interesting one because if you try to remove the intro
   the game doesnt work! This of course was annonying to emulamers world wide
   but if you care that much just get the EURO Patience release. No intro no
   pain!
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




  _                                 -poyZ! _
 /(_______ /\____________/\  ____/\________)\
 \_  _   /\\_  _/\_   __/  \|  _/ _____  ___/
  | _/  /  \|  |  |  _/\  \ \  |  |/  / _/ |
 _| \__/    \_ | _|  |  \  \_  |  / _/  |  |_
 \| _|___/\  /_|_\| _____\  /__|____\_____ |/
  |/_______\/_____|/______\/______________\|

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   11th   Daredevil (C) THQ                                    EURO/32     0
   24th   007 NightFire (C) EA Games                           EURO/64    -1
   24th   Sega Rally Championship (C) Sega                     EURO/64     0
   24th   Superman : Countdown to Apokolips (C) Infogrames     EURO/64     0
 +------------------------------------------------------------+
                          PATIENCE                            | TOTAL     -1
                          --------                            +-----------------+ 
   These guys can really do know how to be funny. In their Sega Rally nfo they
   reveal they only released the game because of a different serial. No extra
   language or nothing. Can this really be justified? They then go on to call 
   themselves "scene-owners" in their application info. I really dont know
   about this "serial" stuff. Maybe next month instead of a territorial dupe it
   will be known as just a plain point deducting dupe? We will have to see if
   this occurs next month.
  
   007 Nightfire is the same as Eurasias last month. Dupetastic!
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




 
   
          
 cXc         
              
            
      
 
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   26th   Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc (C) Ubi Soft                  USA/64      0
 +------------------------------------------------------------+
                   RETARDS DUMPING GAMES                      | TOTAL      0  
                   ------- ------- -----                      +-----------------+ 
   Next!
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




                          _______
  sUXXORS    _______ _____|     | _______
    2k3    __\  ___/_|_   |    _|_\  ___/___
           |______   |/        \|_____     |
            /___ ____|____|     | /________|
           .--------------|_____|----------.

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   17th   Disney Princess +5 Trainer                           USA/IPS    +1
 +------------------------------------------------------------+
                           SUXXORS                            | TOTAL     +1
                           -------                            +-----------------+ 
   A quite okay trainer from the Suxxors. Now your mentally retarded daughter
   can finish her first game! 
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




       /\__
 _____/___/_____/\___________
 .__________   // __________/---------------.
 |  /   /  / _/\____  \/   /    tristar     |
 | /  //__/   \ ______/  //       and       |
 |/__ /   \____\/-mo!/__ /    red sector!   |
  --\/-----------------\/-------------------'
 
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   28th   Lego Drone Racers (C) THQ                            EURO/64     0
 +------------------------------------------------------------+ 
                            TRSI                              | TOTAL      0 
                            ----                              +-----------------+ 
   Another month another euro dupe.
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+





      ___________ ____  ______________ _____.
 .____/    /  _/__|_  \/     /   \    \/    |
 |   /    /   _/   /   \    /  \  \  \      |
 |_______/________/___\____/_______\__\/    ;
 <----------------------- / --------mAZ!____|

 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Date | Game / Company                                      |About    |Points |  
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   08th   Hamtaro Ham-Ham Heartbreak (C) Nintendo              USA/64     +3
   09th   Crazy Taxi - Catch a Ride (C) Sega                   USA/64     +3  
   26th   Disney Sports Motocross (C) Konami                   USA/128    +3
 +------------------------------------------------------------+ 
                           VENOM                              | TOTAL     +9
                           -----                              +-----------------+ 
   I cant stand that gay Hamataro crap, but I do know some fans. Crazy Taxi is
   pretty kewl, well the graphics rule anyway. Youve gotta check out the new
   Venom intro on Disney Motocross. Coded by Zweifeld/PDX this thing rules! The
   background especially. Very good for GBA. Unfortunately the game itself SUX.
   Definetly a quality over quantity month with all USA firsties this month.
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | RANK   | Group                   | This Month  | Last Month  | Grand Totals  |
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   1        EURASIA                    +4             +32           +36             
   2        MUGS                       +15            +11           +26            
   3        VENOM                      +9             +10           +19             
   4        MEGAROMS                   +8             NA            +8
   5        GBATEMP                    +7             NA            +7
   6  TIE   MODE SEVEN                 NA             +6            +6      
   6  TIE   CEZAR                      +2             +4            +6
   7  TIE   POLLA                      NA             +5            +5     
   7  TIE   INDEPENDANT                +6             -1            +5
   8        LIGHT FORCE                +4             NA            +4       
   9  TIE   DOSENPFAND                 NA             +3            +3 
   9  TIE   EVASION                    +3             NA            +3
   9  TIE   RAPID FIRE                 NA             +3            +3   
   10       SUXXORS                    +1             +1            +2            
   11 TIE   RDG                         0              0             0              
   11 TIE   TRSI                        0              0             0       
   11 TIE   FAGS                        0              0             0
   12       PATIENCE                   -1              0            -1    
         
 
 

 +--HELP ME--------------------------------------------------------------------+

  Okay I didnt realise how much work writin these charts is. If someone wants
  to help or be a guest reviewer please do so (cool and popular people get
  priority =) Look forward to hearin from yaz.

  IRC- I float around the GBA IRC channels quite a bit. Try #gbanow and 
  #gbatemp on efnet. Nick is or JaKoLaNtN or cZ (If someone steals my name =(
  
  Good luck findin me!
                                     
 
 +--CONCLUSION-----------------------------------------------------------------+

  Well I DID say that Advance Wars 2 and Lufia would be out and dumped by now
  but at least I was right with Golden Sun 2. 

  Not a single release from Mode 7? Have they finally given up? I hope not.
  
  Well thats the end of a rushed 2nd issue. See yaz in another 30 days =P 
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                            JaKoLaNteN signing out...


