MOTD Famitsu Vol 526 (Jan 8-15 1999)

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 COVER   Mascot and friends peer down on a bowl of sorts...

p10-14 Weekly Famitsu Express - news on Shenmue, the M2 (vaporized successor to the 3DO), Dreamcast Gamera VMS, bulldozer sims, and a weird commercial is inspected where a chicken nests and lays a... Pocket station. 
p29-30
The start of every year is slow in Japan and the Famitsu crew only reviews a total of 4 new releases this week - notable: Initial D (6/6/6/7).
p32 R-Type Delta stage select, game modes, details for the PS1 conversion. 
p39-48
The "In Store Now!" section checks out about 30 recent software titles such as Eve the Lost One, SFZ3, I.Q. Final, Seventh Cross, and more. 
p125-131 Famitsu examines Sonic Adventure with a "Limit of Speed" spread.
p132-137 Tales of Phantasia maps, stats, gameplay details, mini-mook. 
p142-145 Beatmania Append 3rd Mix tutorial which shows up 'n coming DJs the ways of proper scratching, slapping, crossover skills, and other attacks.  
p148-151 Project Berkeley preview which looks good even today, when we've been jaded by NVidia powered visuals.
p152-156 Final Fantasy VIII character details, game information, and miniature bestiary.
p239-241 Sex appeal is used to peddle the Pocket Station.
p242-244 New good - the first Beatmania handheld and goofy products.
 
Summary of the Week
Monday TOYS Alien Soap Bottles, Nintendo Dot Graphics Straps, Nintendo Dot Graphics Magnets, Smallest Transformers CVS Wave 2.5, Takara History Collection  NEWS Import outlook for the week
Tuesday NEWS Preorders for Dragon Quest VIII and Gran Turismo 4 started, Chaos Field news
Wednesday PS2 Gundam Seed: Never Ending Tomorrow, Space Battlecruiser Yamato  NEWS PS2 Psyvariar 2
Thursday GBA Fire Emblem Seima no Kouseki  PS2 Berserk, Bomberman Battles  XBX SVC Chaos
Friday CD Initial D Fourth Stage Sound Files  PC Saturn USB Joypad  NEWS Famitsu Double Disc restock
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