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volume 1, issue 34:
April 19 - 23, 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: Writing the Game

Jason "loonyboi" Bergman chats with Marc Laidlaw, novelist, reporter, and Half-Life designer.

Regular Columns:

- From the Mouth of Madness: Palm Pilot Gamin'. (4/19)
- Pixel Obscura: Josh Vasquez checks out Myth II: Soulblighter. (4/20)
- Pad Happy: Nick F. on Silent Hill. (4/16)
- 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: Still more Matrix-bashing. (4/23)

Developer's Corner:

- Thinking Outside the Box: Hey, if you want Quake 3: Arena on time, you'll have to do with a few reruns. Here's part two of the column we ran last week. (4/20)
- Beaker's Bent: Don't let consoles kill the PC. (4/21)
- Code on the Cob: Chris Hargrove's going to be taking a hiatus for a while...find out why. (4/14)
- Painting on Polygons: Rick Grossenbacher teaches you how to make a space scene with 3D Studio Max and Photoshop. (4/14)
- Behind the Curtain: So you wanna be a developer? (4/8)

Community Profile:

- Pile: We catch up with the screwball behind everyone's favorite BitchX parody. (4/16)

Off the Shelf:

- Geek Toys: loonyboi does USB. (3/26)
- The Top Shelf: Jason "loonyboi" Bergman on Myth II: Soulblighter. (4/8)
- The Bargain Bin: A look at the StarCraft: Battle Chest. (4/16)

Comics:

- User Friendly : Now featuring the ever popular Star Wars parody! (DAILY)
- Penny Arcade: The kids get a webcam? (4/23)

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.