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This release feels a bit bittersweet as the news has just been confirmed that the CVG brand will be put to rest for good after a run of 33 years. The magazine series itself folded in 2004, but the brand continued as a website till the end of 2014. We recommend anyone feeling nostalgic about the good old days to make sure and read the Official feature on CVG.com which includes comments from several key members whom made Computer & Video Games what it was.
Now let's take a look back at issue 178 from 1996 and celebrate the legacy of the brilliant magazine that once was...
We begin with an interview with none other than Shinji Mikami from Capcom. Then we dive into a preview for Virtua Fighter 3 for the arcades, which also includes a short interview with Yu Suzuki. Next up is a special on Quake for the PC, as well as Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64.
And we end on a high note as Paul Davies and the crew take on NiGHTS into Dreams, and we all know how much they loved this particular game. ;) |
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CVG 178 - September 1996 (UK) |
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December 20, 2014 |
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This time, we feature the second issue of the Official Sega Magazine that was releases in February of 1994.
Keep in mind that when you come across pages that seem to have the wrong number compared what it says in the file name, this is not due to a mistake during the creation of the digital version. But instead a problem that seems to have occurred while putting the original magazine together before going to press. Everything has been kept in place and is representative of physical copy of this magazine.
Now let us take a look at the previews for this issue:
We begin with a look at the feature for Castlevania Bloodlines, followed by one for Sonic 3. Then we have a look at the Sega Multi-Mega/CDX. And finally we look at reviews for both WWF Rage in the Cage and Castlevania Bloodlines. |
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August 29, 2014 |
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Official Sega Magazine 2 - february 1994 (UK) |
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Back again with some more Sega Saturn love courtesy of the official Sega Saturn Magazine.
Let's take a look at issue 17 from March of 2017.
Our first preview is for a fan favourite racing game that sadly never left the arcades: Scud Race. We then take another in-depth look at Fighters Megamix as well as the newly converted arcade racer Manx TT Superbike.
And for the final preview of this issue we look at Hexen by Probe Entertainment.
This issue of OSSM also marks the first release with the new calibration settings that we've been talking about in the forums. You might notice that the colour values now are much more representative of the look of the actual magazine, while retaining the vibrant look that makes the original magazine shine.
From here on out we will remaster the back catalogue and release them one set at a time, so keep an eye out for these much improved versions in the coming months. |
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Official Sega Saturn Magazine 17 - march 1997 (UK) |
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August 15, 2014 |
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We've been out for a while due to medical issues, but this week we return with renewed passion.
We've had to hold off on releasing this weeks issue due to quality concerns with the latter half of the magazine as it suffered from severe printing related problems. So when we finally were able to grab a mint copy, work finally resumed on this issue. And you are able to judge the outcome for yourself as you grab your own copy. So let's get on with it shall we?
Our first review is for none other than the top cat-centred platforming game, until Super Mario 3D World came out late last year on the Wii U that is. So without further ado, we present to you: Bubsy! ;) From here we move on to Final Fight 2 and Dracula Kid. Afterwards we look at the interview with Kuniaki Kinoshita from Konami. And finally we go to Chicago for the Summer CES of 1993. |
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July 27, 2014 |
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Super Play 10 - august 1993 (UK) |
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It's time to jump back into some Sega Saturn goodness with the latest issue of the Official Sega Saturn Magazine.
This time we jump back to February of 1997 with issue 16.
We start our preview of this issue with Climax's spiritual successor to Landstalker: Dark Savior. Then we move on to not one, but two Die Hard games. The fist one being Sega's own arcade adaption: Die Hard Arcade, also known as Dynamite Deka. The second one being Die Hard Trilogy by Probe Entertainment. And finally we look at fan a favourite: Capcom's timeless puzzle game Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo.
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Official Sega Saturn Magazine 16 - february 1997 (UK) |
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May 23, 2014 |
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After a couple of unforeseen delays, we are finally able to present you with the fully restored, pixel perfect replica of the very first issue of Mean Machines Sega!
To get a sneak peek at what exactly we mean when we talk about restoring a magazine to it's former glory, please take a look at the before and after pictures of the cover of this very issue. We take this project very seriously and go to great lengths to present you with the very best digital replicas of these classic magazines, so without further ado let us get to the content of the preview articles for this issue:
First of we take a look at is the review for Atomic Runner. Then we move on to Jordan Mechner's second game: Prince of Persia. After this we look at the Mega Drive port of the arcade smash, eum: Smash TV. And finally we take a second look at Thunderstorm FX for the Mega CD. |
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April 25, 2014 |
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Mean Machines Sega 1 - october 1992 (UK) |
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This time we are proud to present you with the latest issue of MEGA, the Mega Drive magazine. We are up to March of 1996 and this is issue number 6.
The first article we take a look at is the review for The Secret of Monkey Island for the Mega CD. Next up we have Mega-Lo-Mania as well as the all time classic: Another World. And last but not least we take a look at the review for the often forgotten action platformer Ex Mutants. |
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March 7, 2014 |
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MEGA 6 - march 1993 (UK) |
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Just a little update to let you know that you can now follow us on Twitter to get the latest info on our releases the minute they go live. Due to having an ever shifting work schedule, we realise that it can be a little tough to keep up to date with our sporadic release schedule. So we decided to create a Twitter account to make the lives of our fans a little easier. This way you don't have to keep checking the news page on a daily basis for an update that might or might not be there. The minute a new update goes live it will be posted on our Twitter account and thus should pop up in your feed instantly. |
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January 14, 2014 |
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Official Out of Print Archive Twitter |
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Once again we return to the official archive of PC Player. This time we head into the fifth issue of the PC gaming magazine from April 1994. Starting off our pick of online articles, we take a look at one of the most influential video games of all time with Doom. From there we move onto the relatively unknown space trading adventure Nomad. Our next chosen review is In Extremis, an unfairly dismissed sci-fi first person shooter. And finally, keeping with the sci-fi theme, we enter the world of Star Wars: TIE Fighter with an in-depth five-page preview.
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PC Player 5 - april 1994 (UK) |
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January 10, 2014 |
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