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 GameWizards released interactive strategy guides for several popular games between roughly 1996 and 2000.  These products were budget priced and published by WizardWorks.  They also released traditional book strategy guides.  Both of these are often now difficult to find.  GameWizards released interactive strategy guides for several popular games between roughly 1996 and 2000.  These products were budget priced and published by WizardWorks.  They also released traditional book strategy guides.  Both of these are often now difficult to find. 
  
-These items were ahead of their time, essentially "Let's Play" walkthroughs distributed on discs.  They often included maps, tips, written walkthroughs and other extra content.+The software was ahead of it's time, essentially "Let's Play" walkthroughs distributed on discs.  They often included maps, tips, written walkthroughs and other extra content. Most of the releases had a female host.  The only exception I have found so far is Duke Nukem 3D which used While all of their other releases have included a women as the main host this one has a male, Danny Spartan.
  
 ===== Software Releases ===== ===== Software Releases =====
  
-  * [[unlocksecrets:Blood|Blood]] +  * [[https://archive.org/details/Unlock_the_Secrets_Blood_USA|Blood]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mAqqaXduCo&list=PLYqIX4ot8loSmVuQPwJ1b6cNvuwNcCgwb&pp=iAQB|YouTube]] 
-  * Duke Nukem 3D +  * [[https://archive.org/details/DukeNukem3DKillATonCollectionUSA|Duke Nukem 3D]] 
-  * Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition +  * [[https://archive.org/details/unlockthesecretsdukenukem3dplutoniumusa|Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition]] or [[https://youtu.be/AhlWuLrL_dQ|YouTube]] 
-  * [[unlocksecrets:Duke Nukem 3D Plutonium]]+  * Duke Nukem 3D Plutonium
   * Lords of the Realm   * Lords of the Realm
   * Lords of the Realm II   * Lords of the Realm II
   * NASCAR Racing 2   * NASCAR Racing 2
-  * [[unlocksecrets:Phantasmagoria]] +  * Phantasmagoria 
-  * Phantasmagoria II +  * [[https://archive.org/details/phantasmagoria2gamewizards|Phantasmagoria II]] 
-  * [[unlocksecrets:Redneck Rampage]] +  * [[https://archive.org/details/Unlock_Secrets_Redneck|Redneck Rampage]] or [[https://youtu.be/W8eU30tz62c|YouTube]] 
-  * [[unlocksecrets:Shadow Warrior]] +  * [[https://archive.org/details/unlockthesecretsshadowwarriorusa|Shadow Warrior]] 
-  * Star Trek: Starfleet Academy +  * [[https://archive.org/details/Interplay_Star_Trek_Starfleet_Academy_Win95_1997_Eng|Star Trek: Starfleet Academy]] 
-  * Tomb Raider+  * [[https://archive.org/details/UnlocktheSecretsTombRaider|Tomb Raider]]
  
 ===== Traditional Books ===== ===== Traditional Books =====
  
-  * 40 Winks—Official Strategy Guide +  * 40 Winks - Official Strategy Guide 
-  * Blood II—Official Strategy Guide +  * [[https://archive.org/details/blood-2-guide|Blood II - Official Strategy Guide]] 
-  * Civilization II—The Complete Guide to Scenario Building +  * [[https://archive.org/details/civ-ii-scenario-guide|Civilization II - The Complete Guide to Scenario Building]]
   * Deer Hunter Companion   * Deer Hunter Companion
-  * Dominion: Storm over Gift 3—Exclusive Strategy Guide +  * Dominion: Storm over Gift 3 - Exclusive Strategy Guide 
-  * Driver: You Are the Wheelman—Official Strategy Guide +  * Driver: You Are the Wheelman - Official Strategy Guide 
-  * Duke Nukem 64—Official Strategy Guide  +  * Duke Nukem 64 - Official Strategy Guide  
-  * Duke Nukem: Time to Kill—Exclusive Strategy Guide +  * [[https://archive.org/details/DukeNukemTimeToKillStrategyGuidePS|Duke Nukem: Time to Kill - Exclusive Strategy Guide]] 
-  * Duke Nukem Total Meltdown—Exclusive Strategy Guide +  * Duke Nukem Total Meltdown - Exclusive Strategy Guide 
-  * Duke Nukem: Zero Hour—Official Strategy Guide +  * Duke Nukem: Zero Hour - Official Strategy Guide 
-  * Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus—Exclusive Strategy Guide  +  * [[https://archive.org/details/oddworld-abes-exoddus-official-strategy-guide-rusel-de-maria|Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus - Exclusive Strategy Guide]] 
-  * Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee—Official Strategy Guide +  * Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee - Official Strategy Guide 
-  * Quake II—Authorized Strategy Guide  +  * Quake II - Authorized Strategy Guide  
-  * Rogue Trip Vacation 2012—Exclusive Strategy Guide  +  * Rogue Trip Vacation 2012 - Exclusive Strategy Guide  
-  * Star Trek: Starfleet Academy—Exclusive Game Strategy Guide  +  * Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Exclusive Game Strategy Guide  
-  * Total Annihilation—Exclusive Strategy Guide  +  * Total Annihilation - Exclusive Strategy Guide  
-  * Total Annihilation: Kingdoms—Official Strategy Guide  +  * Total Annihilation: Kingdoms - Official Strategy Guide  
-  * Unreal—Official Strategy Guide  +  * [[https://archive.org/details/unreal-guide|Unreal - Official Strategy Guide]] 
-  * Unreal Tournament—Official Strategy Guide  +  * Unreal Tournament - Official Strategy Guide  
-  * WarGames—Exclusive Strategy Guide +  * WarGames - Exclusive Strategy Guide 
-  * War of the Worlds—Official Strategy Guide +  * War of the Worlds -Official Strategy Guide 
-  * The Wheel of Time—Official Strategy Guide+  * The Wheel of Time - Official Strategy Guide