Introduction
By
MrOwnership.
Intro
Welcome to RANews, your #1 source for everything RetroAchievements.
Quick Overview
What to expect from this issue.
Dreamcast Launch
Carl laughed at you when you asked, now you get the final laugh. The long awaited Sega Dreamcast is finally here. Check out which sets are expecting to launch alongside or shortly after Dreamcast support goes live.
Monthly Stats
You asked for it, you got. We have have collected a bunch of stats from January for your enjoyment.
Current Events
List of running events in the RetroAchievements scene that are still open to join.
DevNews
Stay up to date with what’s going on in Achievement Creation scene.
RAScript Tutorials
Want to learn RAScript and RATools but don’t know where to start? Check out Etron’s new RAScript tutorial series to learn the basics.
Play This Set
Community members talking about their favorite sets and why you should play them.
Wish This Set
Wish This Set is intended to convince other members to request a game that doesn’t have an achievement set yet.
[For those who don’t know if a game doesn’t have achievements, you can Request a set for it by clicking in the Request Set link in the game’s page.]
RAGuide
If you don’t get shot by Cupid’s arrow this month, shoot your own arrows with ikki5’s guide for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
RAdvantage
pinguupinguu brings us 5 new tips from the community members to help you with your achievement hunting.
HotCheevs Monthly
List of achievement sets released in the last month.
Revisions and Rescores
Which sets got a revision or a rescore.
Art Updates
Which sets got their game icons and/or badges changed.
Top Players
Some statistics about the top 300 players of RetroAchievements and how they progressed over the last month. New updates for this month data.
RAnniversaries
Highlighting the members who have been with us and for how long.
Top Masteries
Who are the champions of each console? This section takes a look at which users have the most mastery badges for various categories.
Most Wanted Games
List of games with no achievement sets that community is excited to see. Hopefully it can encourage some achievement creators to pick a game and create a set for it. Check out which system was selected to assist with DevQuest this month.
Fun
In this issue SporyTike brings a new Spot the Difference challenge submitted by GuiltySlug from Legend of Zelda, The: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64).
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Acknowledgements
The RANews project wouldn’t be possible without the contributions of many passionate community members. Special thanks to the members who made this issue possible.
Akai
AssClownKing
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Bendyhuman
Cadaxar
Chauckles
Etron
Gamechamp
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Hotscrock
ikki5
JAM
LiveFastCyYoung
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miccmike
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ockerjj
pinguupinguu
Rohsiph
Sm0r3s
Snow
SporyTike
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