"Nothing can stop me now"

Hey, hey everybody! Time for yet another installment of the MAILBAG! How’s everybody feelin’ tonight, feelin’ good? Glad to hear it. Right now it’s about a billion degrees under the shade for some reason, I believe the earth has spun out of orbit and is heading into the sun, but I’m not sure. It’s a little hard to tell when you can’t step outside without bursting into flames! Anyway, let’s cool off with some smooth, refreshing letters, huh?  And, uh, send me some while you're at it.

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A: For those who don’t know, the spirits in LOD allows you to transform into a wicked dragon-like creature and kick some major ass. Short answer is " yes". You can finish the game without having them. However if you are up to disc four and only have as many spirits, you are long past the point of wondering if you missed them. Most of them are located in disc one and only 1 can be found in disc four. My suggestion is just finish the game, and try to collect them all on your second try around. To help you out, here is a list of there locations:

-Lavitz: Disc 1

After you defeat Greham in the Dragon’s Nest.

-Shana: Disc 1

After you defeat Drake and Shirley in Shirley’s Shrine.

-Albert: Disc 1

After a shocking story sequence in Hellena Prison during your rescue of King Albert.

-Haschel: Disc 1

After you defeat Emperor Doel in the Black Castle.

-Kongol: Disc 2 or 4

You can receive it early by paying a hefty price in the Commercial Town of

Lohan during disc 2, or you can wait and receive it for free during disc 4 after you defeat Kongol’s brother.

-Meru: Disc 2

After defeating Lenus and her dragon pal in the Undersea Cavern.

-Miranda: Disc 3

After another shocking story sequence, this time taking place in Deningrad with Shana.

(*That would mean the Nintendo Gamecube.)

(**And that would mean Super Smash Bros. Melee.)

A: Well, I’m not really as biased as you would think working for a Playstation site, but I feel the same way that you do. At only $150 bucks the Gamecube is a great deal, and I want to buy it, but it’s nothing much on it to excite someone who already owns a PS2, at least not yet. That’s because most of the games on it, and most of the games coming out for it, are also slated for a PS2 release, which leaves all the purchase persuading up to the exclusive titles. Nintendo’s strength has always lay within their strong first party line-up, but those franchise are a ways off from release on the ‘Cube. If you want my honest opinion, I’d say do what I’ve been doing: put the money you would have spent on a new system back into your PS2. I say you take this opportunity to take some chances and buy yourself some top-notch PS2 titles you wouldn’t normally buy, like Rez, Frequency, Guilty Gear X, Spy Hunter, Dynasty Warriors 3, Shadowman 2econd Coming, or Burnout. And pick up a few DVDs to go with that, might I suggest Fight Club or the complete first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

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A: Well, well, well. After doing a little research I found all those codes you were talking about. Problem is they are Game Shark codes. A Game Shark is a device (similar to the old Game Genie) that plugs into your console and allows you to input codes through a menu interface for nearly every game imaginable. Without a Game Shark, though, you are unable to use such codes. Most places list Game Shark codes separately from regular codes, but some sites fail to differentiate the two. Game Sharks are pretty useful for anyone who likes to play games in "God Mode", and if you want to pick yourself up a copy and unlock all those fancy new cars, you can check out GameSharkGear.com.