Oddly enough, a codes site reveals...

CheatCC has revealed that two secret characters are unlockable in Final Fight One. They are the Street Fighter Alpha versions of Cody and Guy.

Here's some art from the SFA3 preview:

Details in our codes section, too.

More unsavory rumors regarding Nintendo Second Party Retro have hit the web. Could the company's RPG Raven Blade be canceled?

It seems Retro Studios may be still be in dire straits and may very well have halted work on its RPG project, Raven Blade. That’s the indication from games industry rumor site Fatbabies at any rate. Check it out:

Rumors are surfacing that "The Rare of North America" are dropping, halting,... Read more...

Do you see what I see? A different Pokemon will adorn this new GBA! God bless the "zoom" function!

After futher inspection I noticed there will be a different Pokemon on this version than on the first Pokemon Center Edition GBA. The first version had Pikachu and Pichu on the face plate. But this new one has two silhouettes of Celebi! Looks like it's Celebi-fest 2001!

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In what will probably become a regular pattern for years to come it appears Nintendo is lining up their second Pokemon Center GBA... find out who it is for!

A loyal reader sent in the following this morning to break the news:

"Hey well this is the first time ever I have written anything to an editor. I was looking at my wanted suikun GBA on pokemon online and i saw it! a new GBA of celebi!!!

It comes out for shipping on 7/20/01, and same price. Also, it is supposed to coincide with the new pokemon movie.

Sega has gone on the record stating that Phantasy Star for GBA is just a rumor.

The folks at Game Spot have contacted a Sega representative on the Phantasy Star series on GBA rumor. Sadly, the Sega PR replied with:

"Sega has not announced any Phantasy Star game for the GBA," a company representative said. "This is only a rumor and we can not comment on rumors."

Still,... Read more...

What the hell is Mike S talking about? Read the story to get the juice.

You've probably never heard of YU-GI-OH! It's a popular anime series in Japan. It has its own Game Boy Advance game too, Yugioh Dungeon Dice Monsters Expert. The show is insanely popular in Japan, possibly more so than Pokémon. The TV show will be coming to the US. It will play on the WB on Saturday mornings. If this show takes off, there is a good possibility that the game will hit US shores too. Here's the press release:

Want to give a couple GBA games a test run before you buy? Not sure if you really want a GBA? Now you can rent away!

Not that this is a big surprise due to the normal support but Blockbuster Video will be renting GBA's and software! Prices aren't too bad either. Beginning this Friday you can do a five-day rental of a GBA and 2 games for $14.99, plus tax and the hardware deposit. Not too shabby!

The developer of the Broken Sword series talks about GBA, the upcoming handheld port of the first Broken Sword, and their future plans for the system.

In an interview with Gamespot, Revolution Software has confirmed that in addition to the port of the original Broken Sword, they are also planning to convert the game's two sequels to GBA, along with original handheld games in the series and a port of Beneath the Steel Sky.

Tony Warriner, a lead... Read more...

The European GBA launch is right around the corner, and we've got how much cha' ching it's gonna cost!

The GBA Euro launch is hitting on June 22, and the price of the unit has just been revealed over at Games Radar (formerly Daily Radar UK)....

US consumers are paying $99.99, which is roughly £73, while Japanese shoppers pay 9,800 yen, around £58. The hefty price tag seems to fly in the face... Read more...

I still didn't believe it when I read it....

Here's the site excerpt:

>>Pokémon Confiscation Leads to Suicide

Cards: A U.K. schoolboy was found hanged in his home after a teacher confiscated his Pokémon cards.

According to a report in The Times, the family of 10-year-old is demanding an independent inquiry into his death. The... Read more...

Citing a slower than expected growth in broadband users, many in the Microsoft camp worry about the success of the new console.

Some more dreary news has just hit Nintendo's neighbor & now competitor in Seattle, Microsoft. We don't want to kick a horse when its down (especially since we're a Nintendo site and we appear biased every time we do) but when Microsoft itself is expressing concern over the X-Box months before its launch, you have to wonder how successful the much-hyped console will be.

Mike S' local newspaper ran 2 articles on the the Game Boy Advance. See what they had to say!

I don't get the newspaper anymore. But my friend Kai does. So, he scanned these 2 articles about the GBA and I'm posting them here for all your PGCers to read. The GBA made the Front Page! How cool is that? The articles are pretty good too. The first article from The Gainesville Sun of Gainesville, FL. The other is from The Dallas Morning News. The articles are transcribed below:

Information and commentary from several Canadian developers preparing for the next console war, including Silicon Knights & Denis Dyack!

Macleans just ran an article covering the game industry and prominent Canadian developers, including Denis Dyack of Silicon Knights! The report gives a nice sampling of some of Canada’s top development teams and how each are preparing for the next round of console wars, whether it be for Nintendo, Microsoft and/or Sony. Although there is little new information, it is still a fantastic read.

Coming to a European country near you sooner than expected!

According to Tendo Box, (2 words, damnit!) British gaming store GAME is taking pre-orders for GameCube at £150, stating that the GAME stores expect to get the 'Cube in February--one month earlier than previously expected. This also sets the GameCube to come out up to a month before the Xbox.

News about Sega Sports, what AM2 could be working on and that ever-so-persistant rumor of Mario & Sonic appearing together.

I just got an email from “Ingo the Ranch Hand” who directed me over to Tendo Box for this exciting report. It comes from the latest issue of the English Nintendo magazine N64:

"Despite Sega admitting that it felt a bit odd to see a Nintendo console in their own [E3] stand, they're fully... Read more...

Sega... WE LOVE YOU MANG!

According to our super spy, theheck, Pocket Gamer magazine has confirmed that Sega is porting the Phantasy Star series to the Game Boy Advance.

The Phantasy Star series, widely considered to be among the best RPG series ever, consists of four games which were originally released on Sega's 8-bit Master System and the 16-bit Genesis.

Wanna see who just might be showing up in Smash Bros Melee? Check this to get the juice.

Ever since it was announced, hell, even before it was announced, people have been speculating on what characters would appear in the next Super Smash Bros game. Tendo Box has a movie that reveals a large amount of characters. The movie shows the bio pages for said characters. It's still unknown as... Read more...

PGC Retail Reporter "SillyMrMan" has submitted another report: Nintendo has made a sneak attack on unsuspecting consumers!

PGC’s Retail Reporter pal, “SillyMrMan” (who also goes by the name “Eric” but he’s more notorious & anonymous under his other handle) has helped us out a few times and we’ve kept in touch. He came to me tonight to point out something some people had overlooked.

“Have you seen the American GBA box?”

A public service announcement! PGC encourages you not to take in-game frustration out on your GBA. Read one man’s tragic tale and take heed!!

As the Game Boy Advance was released to stores today and many PGC readers got their units today (or will sometime this week), we'd like to share an unfortunate story of anger and the GBA that suffered for it. One of our readers (who will remain nameless) submitted his tale of woe. We did not edit this fellow’s email and appears as we received it:

During E3, IGNCube sat down with Activision’s Larry Goldberg, who spoke positively about the GameCube and confirmed that Tony Hawk 3 is in development for GBA! WHOOO!

At E3, IGNCube got to interview Activision’s Larry Goldberg, who is executive vice president of world studios. He had several positive things to say about the GameCube but stated that Activision wouldn’t be releasing games for the system this year. He also confirms that Tony Hawk 3 is being developed for Game Boy Advance!