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Message: [QUOTE="TamagotchiTamaHero24, post: 141135, member: 215120"] [ATTACH type="full"]45412[/ATTACH] 2001 was an odd year for Nintendo, as well as the industry. This issue comes from March, several months before the launch of the GameCube, and in the final days before the Color GameBoy became Advanced. Sega had fired the first shot of the sixth generation and had fizzled out quickly, with the industry now reeling from the massive sales of Sony’s new PlayStation 2 releasing no more than four months prior. Microsoft’s XBox was actually announced and was a known player in the upcoming hardware battle. This issue of Nintendo Power shows us the side of history we often forget: the Nintendo 64 and GameBoy Color were still around in 2001 and were hot off the heels of some of their most memorable games. [ATTACH type="full"]45414[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]45416[/ATTACH] Harvest Moon 64 had only recently released the previous year. Despite what sales data may say, it has always had a hardcore fanbase. One who was more than willing to send buckets of fanart to Nintendo, prompting them to make a Harvest Moon exclusive highlight page this month! [ATTACH type="full"]45417[/ATTACH] Also Tech Decks. Gotta admit: I laughed. [ATTACH]45418[/ATTACH] Mario gets his eyes blown out by the sheer, unrivaled power… of an iMac from the year 1999. [ATTACH]45420[/ATTACH] Easily the biggest news of the month: SEGA announced they were going THIRD PARTY in the late February of 2001. This came with the announcement of a slew of their games, most notably Sonic, coming to the upcoming GameBoy Advance. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe this is the first time the hedgehog was seen in the pages of Nintendo’s mag? It certainly wouldn’t be the last, as while the Dreamcast finished out its 2001 with one last year of great titles, Sonic would quickly become a staple of Nintendo kid’s childhoods for years to come. [ATTACH type="full"]45419[/ATTACH] Also, check out that XBox and PS2! Weird them here, but not as weird as the Nokia brick phone. Nintendo Power is known for their posters, and my copy still has it. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons was the hottest new Nintendo game, so it gets the poster treatment here. [ATTACH type="full"]45421[/ATTACH] Also a foldout from the back, with some remarkably nostalgic art. I didn’t even know this series existed until reading this! It’s just that the art style brings back memories of a specific style from the late 90’s and early 00’s that bled into my childhood, growing up not long after. [ATTACH type="full"]45426[/ATTACH] Ads! The Pokémon GameBoy is still a beautiful looking variant of a game console! The Walmart prices are actually still accurate, as I can go out and spend $50 for Banjo-Tooie right now! 🥲[ATTACH type="full"]45424[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]45423[/ATTACH] The rest of the mag is the usual reviews and walkthroughs. Paper Mario gets a walkthrough that gives tips and tricks for most of the game’s areas, with a special focus on Chapters 4, 5, and 6. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons gets a guide as well! Wouldn’t be Nintendo Power without some weirdos though: Mickey’s Speedway USA gets a guide! But don’t get too excited: it’s the GameBoy Color version. Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage gets a guide as well! It certainly is one game that needs it, and it’s cool to see it here, but WOW they do not make any attempt to hide how ugly the game is. You’ll just have to take my word on this one, since I can only attach so many images. And, of course, Pokémon Stadium 2 is all over this mag! Breakdowns of type matchups, items, and the tournament champions are in here, as well as a battle with Kurt which I didn’t know existed! He has a Raikou, so I guess his Pokéballs really are quality if he’s able to catch a legendary beast in one. Knowing him, it was probably the messed up Moon Ball that gives a catch multiplier for Pokémon that evolve with Burn Heal. He must have collabed with Blaine on that one. The end of the zine teases us with the future, as the next issue would take a full look at the GameBoy Advance, making this issue we are reading here to be the final Nintendo publication before the launch of the GBA. [ATTACH type="full"]45425[/ATTACH] And, of course, this magazine ends how every Nintendo magazine ends. Don’t tell me you don’t know, because we all do… [ATTACH type="full"]45427[/ATTACH] Luck of the Irish on Disney Channel. A true Nintendo classic. [/QUOTE]

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