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volume 1, issue 31:
March 29 - April 2, 1999

Today in loonygames:

New!! The Archives have been cleaned up, fead links fixed, and printable versions restored! Also, don't miss the new comments on the front page!

Livin' With The Sims: theAntiELVIS explores the wild and wacky world that is Will Wright's The Sims, asking the inevitable quesiton, "is The Sims the first step toward a virtual life where everyone is Swedish?"

Pixel Obscura: Josh Vasquez on Omikron: The Nomad Soul.

Real Life: Check out our newest comic strip, Real Life! Updated daily!

User Friendly: Updated daily!

T-Shirts: Stylin' loonygames t-shirts from Berda Compugrafix!

Artwork: Hey, dig the artwork on loonygames? We're selling some of the original art.

Feedback:

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Featured Interview: Mike Wilson and the Glory of G.O.D.

Jason "loonyboi" Bergman gets biblical with Mike Wilson, the founder of the Gathering of Developers!

Regular Columns:

- From the Mouth of Madness: How we do it. (3/29)
- Pixel Obscura: Josh Vasquez takes a look at Heretic II. (3/30)
- Pad Happy: Nick F. rants about game reviews. (4/1)
- How'd They Do That?: Bungie into the 5th dimension! Your questions get answered by Bungie Software's Doug Zartman, and 3D Realms' Chris Hargrove. Whee! (3/11)
- The MailBag: Some people just didn't get our April Fool's gag... (4/2)

Developer's Corner:

- Thinking About Boxes: Saul Peed teaches you how to make your own background. Whee!. (4/1)
- Thinking Outside the Box: It took a while, but we're finally proud to present...nudity! Oh yeah, and there's some kind of tutorial in here, too. (3/30)
- Beaker's Bent: Rich Wyckoff has some tips for would-be game designers. (3/25).
- Code on the Cob: Chris Hargrove on multiplayer networking. (4/1)
- Painting on Polygons: Rick Grossenbacher delivers this tutorial on making anime style artwork using Adobe Illustrator. (3/31)
- Behind the Curtain: Last minute changes suck. (3/25)

Guest Editorial:

- Derek Smart : The definitive history of Battlecruiser 3000 AD. (3/4)

Community Profile:

- Andy Smith: Get off on a rant with Andy Smith of PlanetCrap. (3/26)

Off the Shelf:

- Geek Toys: loonyboi does USB. (3/26)
- The Top Shelf: Jason "loonyboi" Bergman checks out South Park. (4/2)
- The Bargain Bin: loonyboi checks out Blade Runner.(3/18)

Comics:

- User Friendly : Now featuring the ever popular Star Wars parody! (DAILY)
- Penny Arcade: The kids can't find anything funny about the Mechwarrior 3 demo. (4/2)

Credits:Cover Illustration © 1999 Michael Krahulik. All other content is © 1999 loonyboi productions. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited, and a waste of your time, because we'll find out about it. We've got spy satelites. Seriously. And put some clothes on, for goodness' sake.