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        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0022A8"><b><a target="" href="../../columns.1"><font size="-1">Pad 
          Happy</font></a><font size="-1">:</font></b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="+3" color="#0022A8"><br>
          Gameboy for President</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="+1" color="#0022A8"></font></p>
        <p align="RIGHT"><font color="#804000"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">By 
          </font></b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:nickf@saqnet.co.uk">Nick 
          Ferguson</a></font></font></p>
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        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What has been especially 
          gratifying for a crusty old gamer like me is that people on the gaming 
          newsgroups really seem to be responding to this new wave of Gameboy 
          titles. Some posters are obviously just experiencing a wave of nostalgia, 
          but a large number of people are playing these games for the first time 
          – and loving them! Innovations such as the rumbling cart for <b>Pokemon 
          Pinball</b> and the GB-N64 link-up options (for <b>Pokemon Snap</b> 
          and - gasp! - <b>Perfect Dark</b>, among others) show the type of imagination 
          and infectious sense of fun that has been missing from the console market 
          for some time. Sony’s marketing is certainly sharp and effective, but 
          aren’t you getting tired of the &quot;PlayStation games are cool&quot; 
          message? I’m really looking forward to Sega’s return to the Western 
          gaming market – it needs a shake-up, don’t you think?</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So, it’s official - Gameboy 
          Color is great for retro-fiends like myself. With <b>Spy Hunter</b> 
          in the works, <b>Defender</b> and <b>Joust</b> out now in a compilation 
          package, and a host of classic old games to come, there really is no 
          excuse (especially with that extensive Gameboy back-catalogue – mmmm, 
          <b>Metroid</b> <b>2</b>). Even better, many of these games have been 

          spruced up and sprinkled with a host of extras. <b>Mario DX</b> also 
          comes with the &quot;Lost Levels&quot; (from <b>Mario All-Stars</b> 
          on SNES), and you can bet future DX titles will be as expertly prepared 
          (<b>R-Type</b>, anyone)? It’s like getting a Special Edition of your 
          favorite games!</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fear not, though – even if 
          you couldn’t give a crud about retro-titles, a tidal wave of new games 
          are scheduled for Gameboy Color as revitalized interest in the market 
          leads to a boom in development. Rare are working on a number of games 
          (including the <b>Conker</b> game and &quot;Disney racing&quot; licences), 
          Capcom are releasing <b>Resident Evil</b> very soon, and an intriguing 
          strategy-oriented version of <b>Rainbow Six</b> was shown at E3 (see 
          loony’s main feature). The long-term future of the Gameboy Color seems 
          assured - even Sega will be making games for it!</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rumors suggest that an upgraded 
          version of Gameboy Color is in the works for a Christmas release in 
          Japan (the main improvement being a back-lit screen), to be followed 
          within a couple of years by a new, &quot;next-generation&quot; handheld 

          system that will NOT be backwards-compatible. It remains to be seen 
          how powerful this new handheld will be, but it is likely that Gameboy 
          2 will enjoy a similar relationship with ‘Project Dolphin’ to the one 
          Gameboy Color has with the N64. But hey, all that’s a while off…</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Aaah, wouldn’t it be great 
          if everyone owned a Color Gameboy? You could trade Pokemon with strangers 
          on a long train ride, or challenge them to a duel on <b>Tetris</b>! 
          Still not found that elusive gold-egg laying chicken in <b>Harvest Moon</b>? 
          Try and buy it from a friend! Throw the GB-N64 connectability into the 
          mix and you have even more potential – hey, who got the best pics of 
          Pikachu in <b>Pokemon Snap</b>? Maybe if Gameboy Color ownership was 
          compulsory, the world would be a better place - there wouldn’t be so 
          much crime, hatred and mistrust in the world…</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I’m only half kidding here 
          - if you haven’t got a Gameboy Color yet, get out there and buy one 
          (immediately). You’ll thank me for it, I promise you.</font></p>
        <p align="RIGHT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font size="-1">- 
          Nick is travelling round the US this month with his Gameboy Color. World 
          peace can’t be far off.</font></i></font></p>
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