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volume 1, issue 5:
September 21 - 25, 1998

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!

Feedback:

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Random Feature :

The Community Summit: Our exclusive chat with the folks who run your favorite gaming pages (from our seventh issue).

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Featured Interview: Taking Aim at Paul Steed!

Paul Steed sits down with our own Stephanie "Bobbi" Bergman for this exclusive interview.

Regular Columns:

From the Mouth of Madness: Jason "loonyboi" Bergman examines the short attention spans of most gamers...and the games that they will (or won't) play. (9/21)

Pixel Obscura: Josh Vasquez takes a gander at Jedi Knight...and doesn't like what he sees.(9/22)

The MailBag: Reactions to Elaine's column, more butt-kissing (oy, do we love that), and questions about Trespasser. (9/25)

Developer's Corner:

Thinking Outside the Box : Paul Steed talks about a favorite subject...women. (9/22)

Code on the Cob: Chris Hargrove's column continues, with this this tutorial on DirectInput. (9/23).

Guest Editorial :

Single Player? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Single Player!: Steve "MagicMan" Thoms of Nihilistic shares his views on singleplayer gaming.(9/24)

Profiles:

Kevin Murphy: The webmaster of the hilarious web-zine The Mushroom hangs out, gets funky...and plays Tetris? (9/25)

Off the Shelf:

The Bargain Bin: Jason "loonyboi" Bergman checks out The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield. It's not really a game...or is it? (9/25)

Credits:Cover Illustration © 1998 Dan Zalkus. All other content is © 1998 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.