Electronic Gaming Monthly Sheng Long Hoax

FRICKS OF THE TRADE TOP SECRET VIDEO GAME TRICKS, CODES AND STRATEGIES STREET FIGHTER II: THE WORLD WARRIOR (Capcom/Coin-Op) Fight Sheng Long - I would like to say that we at EGM are always correct, but when we printed that To fight Sheng Long, the mysteri- ous Street Fighter legend, you must use Ryu throughout your entire game. You must not get hit from the moment you begin until the final round with M. Bison. Once there, you must spar with M. Bison without hitting each other for 10 rounds. The tenth round is the final round, and after the last draw game, Sheng Long appears and tosses M. Bison away! Now the timer is stuck at 99, so you are forced into a fight to the death! Sheng Long's powers are immense! His Hyper Drag- on Punch is backed by his flaming fist. He Sheng Long did not exist, we have been flooded with over a hundred letters denying it. After weeks of 270 can even grab Ryu out of the air and throw him to the throws red fireballs faster than Sagat, and he has a spin kick deadlier than Chun-Li's! He does not pause for a second, and can attack immediately after throwing a fireball. Sheng Long +9 turf! We did not KO ED DO Honorable Mention: Mr. W.A. Stokins from Fuldigen, HA, had the closest explanation of the Sheng Long trick. TIME OVER 31300 Contest Rules: All entries must be received by May 10, 1992. E 2. EGM or the judges are not liable for lost or misdirect- ed mail. One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified. Prize is not transferable. llegible or incomplete entries are ineligible. Void where prohibited. Translation of Japanese game names not included in contest. The deci sion of the judges is final. No purchase necessary to enter. Contest is not open to employees of Sendai Publishing Group Inc. or to members of their immediate family. Determination of the winner will be made by a random drawing of all the entries with the right answer. 60 Electronic Gaming Monthly researching each reader's claims, we have finally solved the mys- tery of Sheng Long... KO last too long against him, as his blows cause mega-damage, but we guess he can do all of the special attacks of each World Warrior. We cannot wait to see what is next! Sesam KO 69-908 LEISUR ENTERING IS EASY! 1)Write the page(s) and game name on a post card and send it to: EGM APRIL FOOLS CONTEST!!! Since we all had so much fun last year with the Simon Belmont April Fools trick, this year we are making a contest out of it! Somewhere in the magazine there is a new April Fools joke. It could be a bogus Next Wave or even a whole Fact File built around a fictitious game! All you have to do is tell us what it is! The winner will win the game of his/her choice! Hurry, contest closes on May 10, 1992! SHENG LING Electronic Gaming Monthly APRIL FOOLS CONTEST 1920 Highland Ave, Suite 222 Lombard, IL 60148

Notes:

Rumors about Sheng Long arose way back in 1991, when one of Ryu's victory quotes referring to the Shoryuken move was mistranslated as "Sheng Long." So for April Fools' Day 1992, Electronic Gaming Monthly decided to give the rumor some coverage. Note that the joke is not especially well hidden: the April Fools Day contest is announced on the same page and the credited "Mr. W. A. Stokins" is a play on the words "Wasted Tokens."

Everyone had a good laugh, but some European and Hong Kong publications began sharing the story as printed in EGM as fact. Naturally, thousands of quarters were put into arcade machines as people tried to unlock the missing World Warrior. Months later, EGM publicly announced it was all a hoax and they were shocked by the fuss they had caused.

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