“To add the confusion, Virtual Hiryu No Ken has been going by several different names, including Art of Fighting Fist Twin, Flying Dragon Twin, Fly Dragon Fist Twin and various mix ‘n match combinations to make whatever name you felt like saying at the time.”
from N64 Pro issue 6 (April 1998)
“Given the massive storage capacity of Nintendo’s disk drive, Mother 3 will undoubtedly be the biggest adventure game ever on a home console.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 64 (January 1998) (Continued)
“When I was conceptualising this mag I dreamt of all the amazing 64bit games I’d be playing. Had this dropped on my desk when I was Editor of Super Action I wouldn’t have thought it was all that good. Know what I mean?”
from 64 Magazine issue 4 (February 1998) (Continued)
“This month’s Ultimate Warrior looks like a cutey, but his creator reckons he’d put up quite a fight.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 78 (March 1999)
(big ups to oldgamemags.com for the scans!) (Continued)
“Bored after saving the world from the nuclear missile crisis, the Blast Corps crew decide to stage a no-holds-barred race through towns and countryside.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 66 (March 1998) (Continued)
“Dropping the joypad after a minute and walking off exclaiming ‘What a steaming great dumper!’ will not do anything for Anglo-Nippon relations. Unless it’s Seta. They’re probably used to it.”
from N64 Magazine issue 11 (January 1998) (Continued)
“After finishing this letter, I didn’t know whether to congratulate you or call the police.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 58 (July 1997) (Continued)
“COLLECT $200.00 SALARY AS YOU PASS GO”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 148 (January 2005) (Continued)
“Look out for these cool Frogger chain games from Tiger. They’re fast, furious ‘n’ fun.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 85 (October 1999) (Continued)
“OFFICIAL ALWAYS FIRST BIGGEST AND BEST”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 85 (October 1999)
The longer I look at that raptor, the more it looks like a meticulously painted jellybean.
“Pull on yer baggy trousers and catch some air.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 88 (January 2000) (Continued)
“Why was it that only the swots can manipulate the metal loop ’round the windy wire course without touching it and causing it to buzz? Why is it that I, Alex ‘steadyhands’ Lee, can never quite get it to the end without that bloody buzzer going off?”
from N64 Pro issue 6 (April 1998) (Continued)
“The official word on the Nintendo grapevine is that he’s going to be called Derek in the Gamecube version.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 104 (May 2001) (Continued)
“If things are getting tough and your Yoshis are being slaughtered, it’s time to call on a renegade band of mercenaries.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 62 (November 1997)
(big ups to oldgamemags.com for the scans!) (Continued)
“Better known as Daisy in the UK, the pretty pink princess is good for nothing except whimpering and getting kidnapped.”
from Official Nintendo Magazine issue 56 (May 1997), issue 57 (June 1997), and issue 58 (July 1997)
(big ups to oldgamemags.com for the scans!) (Continued)
“Now… where can I find someone stupid enough to travel in this blatant deathtrap?”
from Super Play issue 9 (July 1993)
“Some of the motion-capture is outstanding and some of the moves even appear to connect! Crikey, Hudson – with this fighting game you are really spoiling us.”
from N64 Magazine issue 17 (July 1998) (Continued)
“Crumble, you ancient pillars! Feel Fox Power!”
from Lylat Wars Pilot’s Guide (pack-in with Official Nintendo Magazine issue 62, November 1997) (Continued)
“Biokinton is an enemy who throws flying chickens at Mario while floating around inside a cloud. Nobody knows what Biokinton looks like behind his cloud, not even Biokinton’s mum.”
from The Complete Mario Encyclopedia (pack-in with Official Nintendo Magazine issue 07, September 2006)
One of the later pack-ins, coming out after ONM had their big mid-2000s shake-up under new management, this was a more appropriate gift for the new millennium: a delightful little encyclopaedia to the Mario universe! Let’s face it, once the internet picked up groundswell there wasn’t much magazines could include on the cheap that seemed worth a damn; it was demo discs or bust.
Still, this is nicely bound and well printed and it’s just like The Mushroom Kingdom’s Mariopedia) except more tightly edited and not horribly unfinished. It’s a breezier read than trying to digest the Mario Wiki, and it has an entry for bloody Biokinton. They should win an award for that inclusion.
“But have no fear, loyal Kongsters, ‘cos your ONM tips book is here to guide you through even the toughest race…”
from Diddy Kong Racing Advanced Driver’s Manual (pack-in with Official Nintendo Magazine issue 64, December 1997) (Continued)