MOTD Famitsu Vol 479 [Feb 20, 1998] allGone

Cover: Airborne Mascot and friends
p8-14 Weekly Famitsu news - long queues for Biohazard 2, Pokemon, Playstation memory card variants, Pocket Pikachu, etc.  
p24-27 Shadow Tower storyline, monster bestiary, armors and weapons to use in the game, and interview with creator.
p29-30 The Review Crew rates only seven new games this week including SD Gundam G Century S (7/6/5/7) and Xenogears (8/8/7/8).
p85-100 A retrospective of the 100 top releases from 1997 with Gameboy Pokemon leading the pack. Other notables include Final Fantasy VII (#2), Parappa the Rapper (#9), Macross VF-X (#39), Fighters Megamix (#70), Dead or Alive (#77), and Runabout (#93).
p101-106 Bushido Blade promotional poster and stealth advert/guide.
p156-159 New products including Crayola Mini-Stampers, Crayola Color 'n Smell crayons, newfangled ramen packs, tabletop games, Sentimental Graffiti toy figures, new music, videos, and books. 
p174-175 The creators of True Love Story weigh in with their virtual woman catching skills.
p182-183 Metal Slug 2 coin-op preview.
 
Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS Japan and USA release schedule for the week, Tarepanda Baby plushes up for preorder
Tuesday NEWS Preorders open for white PS2 console and attendant accessories shipping on May 26, New Binaltechs
Wednesday PS2 Eternal Aselia: The Spirit of Eternity Sword [Regular and Limited Edition] in stock  PSP Smart Bomb
Thursday MAG Famitsu Wave DVD June 2005  NDS PokePark DS Variant  PS2 Front Mission Online  PSP Space Invaders Portable  PC Trio Linker Plus
Friday NEWS Preorders open for PS2/PSP imports shipping in July - Super Robot Wars Alpha 3, Sakura Taisen V
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