NextGen #45 (September 1998) - Breaking it all Down

We are approaching the final hurrah for Sega’s consoles. Cover Sega’s last console hurrah, the Dreamcast, is coming. Intelligence No industry interview kicking off the issue this time. Instead we’re talking about industry efforts against software piracy, particularly for-profit piracy for systems that are currently for sale. On the one hand, I can’t be too…

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 140 - Breaking it all Down

After a Hiatus, I’m back to Nintendo Power, covering issue 110 for July of 1998. Games Reviewed (Affiliate Links):

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 139 - Breaking it all Down

We return to Nintendo Power, with a N64-focused issue (with a recap of the N64’s showing at E3 ’98), and also a certain bird and bear. Games Reviewed

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NextGen #43 (July 1998) - Breaking it all Down

NextGen gets a bit of a format and layout change this issue. Cover: EA’s Knockout Kings is on the cover, with a CG Muhammad Ali. Industry Interview: We get to meet a young up-and-comer named Mark Cerney, who has gone from designing Marble Madness, to running Universal Interactive Studios for Vivendi (and will later go […]

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 138 - Breaking it all Down

It’s time to take a look at what was going on in the game industry as a whole in late 1997, early 1998.

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NextGen #42 (June 1998) - Breaking it all Down

We’re getting ever closer to the release of Ocarina of Time this issue. Cover: Just Link on the cover this time. Some other games that have received reviews are mentioned, but Link’s got the spotlight. Industry Interview: Jack Sorensen, the President of Lucasarts is the subject. We get some discussion (with an awful layout) on […]

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 136 - Breaking it all Down

The star of Michael Jordan is waning, and the start of Kobe Bryant is rising above the horizon. Games Reviewed (links are eBay Affiliate Links):

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NextGen #38 (February 1998) - Breaking it all Down

It’s time to get ahead of the game (so to speak) with NextGen Magazine. Cover: Are you a real hardcore gamer? (ugh) Industry Interview: We have an interview with Chris & Tim Stamper of Rare. We get questions about their relationship with Nintendo and a few questions about their design philosophy. I will note that […]

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