Help build the NG.com FAQs section:
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I posted this in that thread, so I guess I'll post it here as well:
Are the FAQs going to be just plain text, ala GameFAQs? Or would you be able to beef them up? I think it would be awesome to have nice looking FAQs, with screenshots, going over every move in a combo or whatnot, much like you would find in a strategy guide you would buy at a store. You could break the guide up into sections (like page 1: move lists, 2: combos, 3: profiles, etc..) You could use small screenshots so that it doesn't appear to have many large ones (like the ones found in reviews), so you could be able to work with everything.
I mean, I think Neo games deserve that much, especially for the #1 Neo site out there. It would definitely set a high standard and set the guides apart from the rest.
Are the FAQs going to be just plain text, ala GameFAQs? Or would you be able to beef them up? I think it would be awesome to have nice looking FAQs, with screenshots, going over every move in a combo or whatnot, much like you would find in a strategy guide you would buy at a store. You could break the guide up into sections (like page 1: move lists, 2: combos, 3: profiles, etc..) You could use small screenshots so that it doesn't appear to have many large ones (like the ones found in reviews), so you could be able to work with everything.
I mean, I think Neo games deserve that much, especially for the #1 Neo site out there. It would definitely set a high standard and set the guides apart from the rest.
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I was thinking of something along the lines of:
<a href="http://zebesfiles.org/faq/faq.html" target="_blank">http://zebesfiles.org/faq/faq.html</a>
Keep in mind I did this in like 5 minutes, but it shows the general idea. Perhaps the screenshots could be smaller, or better yet, they could be the same size, except cropped down to just the two people so you can see moves to the combo better (however, some would like to take note of the damage it will do).
I think something like this would be so awesome, especially if good people get to doing guides like that (cause I suck too much to do a comprehensive guide on a game).
<a href="http://zebesfiles.org/faq/faq.html" target="_blank">http://zebesfiles.org/faq/faq.html</a>
Keep in mind I did this in like 5 minutes, but it shows the general idea. Perhaps the screenshots could be smaller, or better yet, they could be the same size, except cropped down to just the two people so you can see moves to the combo better (however, some would like to take note of the damage it will do).
I think something like this would be so awesome, especially if good people get to doing guides like that (cause I suck too much to do a comprehensive guide on a game).
So will you be covering everything needed to become acquainted with ng.c? So will you be needing a little Q&A along the lines of:
Q: What is MUNG?
Q: What does ASL mean?
Q: What is the big deal with hobos?
Q: Do I really need to watch the movie HACKERS to become a ng.c elite member?
Q: I'm looking for a bubblegum blue automatic porsche, know where I can find one?
Stuff like that? Or is this a hardware/games only FAQ?
<small>[ March 22, 2003, 10:13 PM: Message edited by: FeelGood ]</small>
Q: What is MUNG?
Q: What does ASL mean?
Q: What is the big deal with hobos?
Q: Do I really need to watch the movie HACKERS to become a ng.c elite member?
Q: I'm looking for a bubblegum blue automatic porsche, know where I can find one?
Stuff like that? Or is this a hardware/games only FAQ?
<small>[ March 22, 2003, 10:13 PM: Message edited by: FeelGood ]</small>
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Just a suggestion...
We already have gamefaqs, which is a source of "dead" information for all Neo Geo games that were not recently released. Is there any way we can have a system where there is 1 FAQ per game that anyone on the site can ask to have updated with relevant information?
The main reasons for this would be so that people can correct errors in old FAQs and add new combos, rather than having to write their own FAQ from scratch.
On the minus side, this would mean that every FAQ would need an owner or a few mods to control the updates. And I don't really recommend this until there is a comprehensive base to work off of, it would be chaos when starting from scratch.
We already have gamefaqs, which is a source of "dead" information for all Neo Geo games that were not recently released. Is there any way we can have a system where there is 1 FAQ per game that anyone on the site can ask to have updated with relevant information?
The main reasons for this would be so that people can correct errors in old FAQs and add new combos, rather than having to write their own FAQ from scratch.
On the minus side, this would mean that every FAQ would need an owner or a few mods to control the updates. And I don't really recommend this until there is a comprehensive base to work off of, it would be chaos when starting from scratch.
chris1
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So where do I send the faqs to?
I would like to do a section on what real/original MVS cart boards,casings,end labels look like.
And Boots..
Taking pics when needed and hosting them..when needed.......OR..
If I could take the pics and send them to this site for posting that would be easier.
I have the camera and lots of MVS carts.
I have more than what's in this pic now..
I could use some help from other members though..
<img src="http://www.imagemagician.org/images/cokegirl/174092.jpg" alt=" - " />
<small>[ March 25, 2003, 12:32 AM: Message edited by: chris1 ]</small>
I would like to do a section on what real/original MVS cart boards,casings,end labels look like.
And Boots..
Taking pics when needed and hosting them..when needed.......OR..
If I could take the pics and send them to this site for posting that would be easier.
I have the camera and lots of MVS carts.
I have more than what's in this pic now..
I could use some help from other members though..
<img src="http://www.imagemagician.org/images/cokegirl/174092.jpg" alt=" - " />
<small>[ March 25, 2003, 12:32 AM: Message edited by: chris1 ]</small>
aria
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Please end FAQs to keith@neo-geo.com
(btw: Chris1, I love your mad ghetto-stacking
Cheers to the true carefree MVS gamers! I <a href="http://www.neo-geo.com/gallery/collections/bobak/mvscarts.jpg" target="_blank">am</a>)
<small>[ March 25, 2003, 12:35 AM: Message edited by: Bobak ]</small>
(btw: Chris1, I love your mad ghetto-stacking
Cheers to the true carefree MVS gamers! I <a href="http://www.neo-geo.com/gallery/collections/bobak/mvscarts.jpg" target="_blank">am</a>)<small>[ March 25, 2003, 12:35 AM: Message edited by: Bobak ]</small>
aria
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Honestly, I think it's safe to say that any pertinant information to the Neo Community is ripe for a FAQ. GA did an <a href="http://www.neo-geo.com/reviews/specialfeatures/efraudFAQ/internetfraudFAQ.htm" target="_blank">Internet Fraud FAQ</a>. So I think there's nothing wrong with a non-game FAQ.
<small>[ March 25, 2003, 12:37 AM: Message edited by: Bobak ]</small>
Tora Kouhi
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I think I can help out with the FAQs once the section is up.
SiegfriedFM
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If you have screenshots in a FAQ, make them focus on the characters. Looks much better.
VinylBoy
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I'm not sure if this has been asked already, but are you accepting FAQs for actual battle strategies in Neo Geo games? If so, I have an old Chin Gentsai KOF '98 FAQ I can dust off and contribute. I had it on GameFAQs for a while now.