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 141 - Breaking it all Down

We’re back for August of 1998, and a bunch of N64 games.

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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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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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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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NextGen #41 (May, 1998) - Breaking it all Down

Well, I didn’t intend to cover an issue with a Prince of Persia game on the cover to coincide with a new Prince of Persia game coming out, but it worked out that way. Cover: The cover for this issue is Prince of Persia 3D – with upcoming anti-game legislation in Florida being teased on […]

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NextGen #40 (April 1998) - Breaking it all Down

It’s April of 1998, but NextGen isn’t doing the April Fools Day nonsense. Instead, they have a preview for another big game from Hideo Kojima (appropriate considering Kojima just announced a new game as of this writing). Cover: The cover game is Metal Gear Solid, which is getting a preview, and NextGen’s staff is asking […]

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 135 - Breaking it all Down

It’s time for Quake 64. Also more Wario. Games Reviewed (Ebay Links are Affiliate Links):

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