Source: Expert Gamer – Issue Number 58 – April 1999
The video game magazine Expert Gamer was the successor to EGM2 (or EGM^2 or EGM squared or however you want to say it) and continued the same numbering scheme. The first issue of Expert Gamer was numbered issue 50 and it was published from August 1998 to October 2001 for a total of 39 issues. The April 1999 issue includes:
Expert’s Choice
- Mario Party – Everything you wanted to know and more on Mario Party is covered in this 16-page strategy guide – from tips on all the games and puzzles to stats, maps and items prizes.
Tricks of the Trade
- 16 New Games This Month – Buck Bumble, BattleTanx, Body Harvest, Fox Sports College Hoops ’99, Legend of Zelda, Magical Tetris, NBA Jam 99, Bust-A-Move 4, Contender, Knockout Kings, Moto Racer 2, Abe’s Exodus, Rogue Trip and many more!
Feature Strategies
- Vigilante 8 – Pinpoints the differences in the N64 version, plus shows the exclusive level.
- Legacy of Legaia – A complete walkthrough and a list of all the game’s spells and secret seru.
- Guardian’s Crusade – Provides a town map, a shop list and stats on how each monster can be defeated.
- Shadow Madness – A complete character breakdown, all items revealed and a detailed dungeon map.
- Pokemon – All the Pokemon locations plus which TMs and HMs each one can learn.
Quick Hits
- Shadowgate – Detailed walkthrough, answers to the Sphinx’s riddles and instant deaths.
- T’ai Fu – Boss techniques, world map, enemy stats and T’ai Fu’s many cool fighting styles.
- In the Zone ’99 – Coaching and goalie tips, plus everybody’s favorite: cheap tricks to help you win.
- Blades of Steel – Describes new modes of play, and how to manage a championship team.
Departments
- Editorial – Four RPGs dominate this issue. Plus, why Mario party can be competitive.
- Gamers’ Forum – Subbing or dubbing: Which is the lesser of two evils in games today?
- Game Over – How to beat the Elite Four and your archnemesis Gary to be the best in Pokemon.
- Coming Soon – Discover what will be in the May issue of Expert Gamer, EGM and OPM.
…and more!
