Versus Books Strategy Guides Help Wanted

[RichD]

I am currently working on a database of Strategy Guides. One list I would like to complete is the guides put out by Versus Books. It appears that the company has recently justed disappeared off the face of the Earth.

Here is my current list. I am looking for the Volume numbers that i am missing and any corrections. All help is appreciated.

Game/ Vol/ System(s)
Baldur's Gate II - Throne of Bhaal 27 PC
Baldur's Gate II- Shadow of Amn 15 PC
Counter-Strike NONE PC
Devil May Cry 33 PS2
Digimon World 3 39 PS1
Dino Crisis 07 PS1
Donkey Kong 64 10 N64
Ecco the Dolphin 14 DC
Eternal Darkness 42 GC
Evolution Worlds 49 GC
Final Fantasy VII 02 PS1
Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec 28 PS2
Grandia II 35 PS2
Grandia II 21 DC
Grandia Xtreme 44 PS2
Half Life 32 PS2
Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages & Seasons 25 GBC
Legend of Zelda : Occarina of Time 06 N64 (Regular and Collector's Edition)
Legend of Zelda, The :Majora's Mask 17 N64
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring 48 PS2,XBOX,PC
Luigi's Mansion 31 GC
Massive Online Gaming V1 PC,PS2
Maximo 36 PS2
Metal Gear Solid 05 PS1
Metroid Prime 52 GC
NBA 2K3 46 PS2
Neverwinter Nights Adventure Guide 40 PC
Neverwinter Nights World Builder Guide 41 PC
Perfect Dark 13 N64
Phantasy Star Online 23 DC
Phantasy Star Online 50 GC,XB
Pokemon Crystal 29 GBC
Pokemon Gold & Silver Adventure Guide 16 GBC
Pokemon Gold & Silver Collector's Edition 22 GBC
Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow 08 GB
Pokemon Stadium 2 24 N64
Pokemon Trading Card Game 18 GBC
Resident Evil 2 Perfect Guide (Unauthorized) 04 PS1
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis 09 PS1
Ridge Racer V 19 PS2
Shenmue 20 DC
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle / Sonic Advance 37 GC,GBA
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 38 PC
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 51 PC,GC,XB
Starfox Adventures 45 GC
Street Fighter Alpha 2 01 SNES,GEN
Super Mario Advance 26 GBA
Super Mario Sunshine 43 GC
Tekken Tag Tournament 11 PS2
Tekken 3 03 Arcade
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 30 PC
Wild Arms 2 12 PS1
Wild Arms 3 47 PS2

I know that Counter-Strike has no volume number and is probably the last book released. Street Fighter Alpha 2 was their first book and has no number. I have numbered it assuming that is what they were counting. The Online guide was not part of their regular numbering.

Please forgive the presentation of this list as I still can not figure out how to get a post to preserve the spacing that shows up on notepad, if that is at all possible.

[MarkMan]

I have an almost complete collection of versus books, after I check my box(somewhere in my room) of strategy guides I will post the #s for you.

[RichD]

Thank You, I appreciate all help. Here is a list in volume number order that I know of.

Vol Game

01 Street Fighter Alpha 2
02 Final Fantasy VII
03 Tekken 3 (Arcade) (unconfirmed)
04 Resident Evil 2 Perfect Guide (Unauthorized)
05 Metal Gear Solid
06 Legend of Zelda : Occarina of Time (regular and collector's edition)
07 Dino Crisis
08 Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow
09 Resident Evil 3 Nemesis
10 Donkey Kong 64
11 Tekken Tag Tournament
12 Wild Arms 2
13 Perfect Dark
14 Ecco the Dolphin
15 Baldur's Gate II- Shadow of Amn
16 Pokemon Gold & Silver Adventure Guide
17 Legend of Zelda, The :Majora's Mask
18 Pokemon Trading Card Game
19 Ridge Racer V
20 Shenmue
21 Grandia II (DC)
22 Pokemon Gold & Silver Collector's Edition
23 Phantasy star Online (DC)
24 Pokemon Stadium 2
25 Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons
26 Super Mario Advance
27 Baldur's Gate II - Throne of Bhaal
28 Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec
29 Pokemon Crystal
30 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
31 Luigi's Mansion
32 Half Life
33 Devil May Cry
34 ?___possibly Rayman 3 as advertised in Vol 35
35 Grandia II (PS2)
36 Maximo
37 Sonic Adventure 2 Battle / Sonic Advance
38 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (PC)
39 Digimon World 3
40 Neverwinter Nights Adventure Guide
41 Neverwinter Nights World Builder Guide
42 Eternal Darkness
43 Super Mario Sunshine
44 Grandia Xtreme
45 Starfox Adventures
46 NBA 2K3
47 Wild Arms 3
48 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (PS2,XBOX,PC) (Printed, not released, most copies destroyed)
49 Evolution Worlds
50 Phantasy Star Online (GC,XB)
51 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (PC,GC,XB)
52 Metroid Prime
NONE Counter-Strike
V1 Massive Online Gaming

[RichD]

Edited the two above lists: Grandia II for PS2 is volume 35.

[tynstar]

Wild Arms 3 is book # 47

[RichD]

Many Thanks for the information.

Edited the two lists above:
Added Wild Arms 3 volume 47.
Added Final Fantasy VII. Anyone here own this guide?

[D_N_G]

I have the FFVII guide, do you need something from it?

[RichD]

I have the FFVII guide, do you need something from it?

The Versus Books guide for this game is hard to come by compared to the guides put out by other companies. If you have the Versus Books version, I would like for you to look at the bottom of the spine and let me know what the volume number is. Also if it is not too much trouble I would like to know the copywrite date/ publishing date. (1997?) And it would be a big help if you looked at the back of the guide and let me know if there is any guides advertised that are not in my lists above.

I would be very grateful, This particular guide seems to be hard to get ,therefore getting information on it hard.

[RichD]

edited the two lists above: Maximo is volume 36

[RichD]

edited the two lists above: added Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast for PC, GC and Xbox volume 51.

Can anyone confirm there was an earlier release for PC as Volume 38.

[D_N_G]

Rich, i have to dig the book out of my closet, Ill try to get to it this weekend.

[RichD]

No big hurry, I was just hoping some people could just glance over at their bookshelve and see the info that is only on the spine of the books. I probably need to post a notice on the main board because a lot of people do not even look at this particular forum.

I have found lists of the gamefan and millenium books strategy guides on the millartime website. I will probably working on those and the Sandwich Island lists pretty soon.

[sisko]

Shenmue is 20
PSO is 23

[RichD]

Thank You Sisko

edited the above 2 lists:

Shenmue is volume 20
Phantasy Star Online (DC) is volume 23

[EndlessChris]

I have the Street Fighter Alpha 2, one of the best strategy guides I've ever seen.

[sisko]

Ocarina of Time is #6

[RichD]

Again, Many Thanks Sisco.

Edited above two lists. Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time is volume 06

[EndlessChris]

I just picked up the FFVII guide for 25 cents. It's all ripped and torn but man... 25 cents.

[sisko]

I just picked up the FFVII guide for 25 cents. It's all ripped and torn but man... 25 cents.

Read the thread...RichD needs to know the volume number on it....

[EndlessChris]

I looked for it but even the spine is ripped to hell. Sorry dude.