Nintendo Magazine System issue 3 at Out-of-Print Archive

Another week, another quality release at Out-of-Print Archive. This time, OoPA have released a re-worked edition of Nintendo Magazine System issue 3 from December 1992, courtesy of Mort - who kindly donated the scans - and triverse - who edited them. To accompany the release, OoPA have provided online material from the magazine, including reviews of Kirby's Dream Land, Star Wars and GB Kid for the Game Boy and Rod Land for the NES. All the articles and full download can be found at the NMS3 page over at OoPA.

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Weblink: Nintendo Magazine System 3 - December 1992 (UK) at Out-of-Print Archive

 

Super Play issue 3 at Out-of-Print Archive

Another big update week at Out-of-Print Archive. Not only is there another fine release of Super Play, but there are a couple of new sections in the website, namely a hardware section and the trade show section. The Super Play release is issue 3 from January 1993 and comes courtesy of meppi, who scanned and edited it. The accompanying online articles (ready to view straight away) from this issue include Super Aleste (SNES), Cosmo Gang: The Video (SNES), NES CD-ROM drive: the future of SNES games? (feature) and Dragon Quest V (SNES). As usual, the release is available to download in full, for free, from the Super Play #3 webpage shown below.

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Weblink: Super Play #3 page at Out-of-Print Archive

 

Commodore Free issue 37

Commodore Free #37Commodore Free issue 37 has been released. Commodore Free is a monthly retrogaming magazine that comes in PDF, HTML, SEQ, Text, .DSK (C64 disk image) and features news, reviews and interviews involving the Commodore scene (C64, Amiga, VIC-20, C16). Highlights of the issue include...

  • Editorial
  • NEWS
  • BASIC Programming Challenge
  • Interview with "Mathfigure"
  • My Commodore-Amiga Life by Lord RONIN
  • CCC (UK) MEMBERSHIP
  • CCC (UK) RULES AND REGULATIONS

Weblink: http://www.commodorefree.com/

 

Official Sega Saturn Magazine 34 released at Out-of-Print Archive

Out-of-Print Archive continues their impressive run of Official Sega Satrun Magazine releases with issue 34 from August 1998. Once again, the release is courtesy of meppi, who scanned, edited and compiled the release. You can check out the issue's details at the OSSM34 page, along with the accompanying online articles from the magazine itself: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Radiant Silvergun features, as well as arcade feature on Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram and an interview with AM#2 about Fighting Vipers 2.

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Weblink: Official Sega Saturn Magazine issue 34 at Out-of-Print Archive

 

NintendoAge Volume 4 Issue 2 (February 2010)

NintendoAge Volume 4 Issue 2The February, 2010, Volume 4 Issue 2, of NintendoAge is now available to download. The monthly e-Zine covers everything Nintendo and the PDF can be downloaded for free (following a quick registration, if you aren't already). The e-zine has undergone a re-design this issue, with new layout artist Aquanistic (Alex) joining the NintendoAge team, so pop into the NintendoAge forums to let them know your thoughts on the new look.

  • This month's content includes:
  • Challenging the World: Vintage Nintendo Championships
  • Adventures of Kaz: The Lolo artist speaks!
  • Personal Arcades: A beginner's guide
  • A guide to collecting for the smallest Nintendo system library, Virtual Boy
  • The alternate faces of imported NES games

Weblink: http://www.nintendoage.com/

 

Computer & Video Games issue 170 at Out-of-Print Archive

This week, Out-of-Print Archive release Computer & Video Games issue 170 from January 1996. This is the third issue into Paul Davies' Editorship of the magazine, and things are slowly moving towards the big re-launch. As usual, the release is a quality 1920 pixel, which was scanned and edited by meppi. The magazine can be found at the CVG170 page on the OoPA website, along with the accompanying online reviews: Virtua Fighter 2 and Virtua Cop for the Sega Saturn, and Warhawk and Doom for the PlayStation.

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Weblink: http://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/CVG/CVG170.html

 

Viaje al Centro de la Napia released on ZX Spectrum

Viaje al Centro de la NapiaYet another ZX Spectrum release from the Mojon Twins.  As the Mojon Twins explain, the title - which is in Spanish - is a play on a Spanish game by Topo Soft called Viaje al Centro de la Tierra, which roughly translates to "A journey to the Centre of the Nose".  This time, the player controls Miguelito, who is inside his own skull searching for twelve pencils, so that he may escape from this nightmare.

Weblink: http://www.mojontwins.com/juegos_mojonos/viaje-al-centro-de-la-napia/

 

 

Classic Video Gamer Magazine Issue 3

Classic Video Gamer magazine #3Issue 3 of Classic Video Gamer Magazine (Winter 2009) is available to purchase in digital PDF form for $1.95.  There is a special preview download available to readers who wish to get a taste of the issue.  Issue 3's retrogaming content includes:

  • Cover Feature: Rush Rush Rally Racing for Sega Dreamcast & Zaku for Atari Lynx
  • NWCE 2009 Show Report
  • Review:
  • Review: Last Hope Pink Bullets (New Release)
  • Review: Shield Shifter (VCS New Release)
  • Review: StripOff (VCS (New Release)
  • Review: Dux (DC)
  • Hardware Review: USB CX-40 Joystick
  • Events Central (New Column)
  • Game Over: 30 Years After Pac-Man Fever
  • Developer Interviews
  • Interviews with Classic Gaming Community Icons
  • Returning Columns: What’s on Tap, etc.
  • and more

Weblink: http://www.classicvgm.com/

 

Nintendo Magazine System issue 2 at Out-of-Print Archive

Out-of-Print Archive release this week is Nintendo Magazine System issue 2 from November 1992. This issue was kindly donated to Out-of_Print Archive by Mort and edited by triverse. The magazine can be found at the NMS2 page on the main OoPA website, along with the accompanying online reviews: King Arthur's World and Spindizzy Worlds for the SNES, and Parasol Stars and Super Mario Land 2 for the GameBoy.

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Weblink: Nintendo Magazine System 2 - november 1992 (UK) at Out-of-Print Archive

 

Cheril of the Bosque released on ZX Spectrum

Cheril of the BosqueYet another game from The Mojon Twins.  This ZX Spectrum games sees the player take control of Cheril, an everyday common girl, who just happens to hunt panthers with her bare teeth.  However, she wishes for more and heads off to London to live in the city.  This means platform high jinks and collecting nuts.  The game's full story, screenshots and download link are all available at the Mojon Twins webpage.

Weblink: http://www.mojontwins.com/juegos_mojonos/cheril-of-the-bosque/

 

Retro Gamer issue 73

Retro Gamer #73 coverIssue 73 of Retro Gamer has just been released in the shops across the UK. Retro Gamer is a commercial UK magazine dedicated to retrogaming and can be picked up around the world at select stores. Highlights in this issue include:

  • Ultimate's Sabreman feature
  • Durell, developer interview
  • Martyn Brown (co-founder of Team 17) interview
  • The Making of... Simon
  • The Making of... Return Fire
  • The Making of... Dan Dare
  • Retroinspection: ColecoVision

Weblink: http://www.retrogamer.net/

 
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