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Playing video games since 1976. Writing about them since 1983.

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Joined May 2010
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  1. Jun 17

    35 years ago, Leaderboard was ZZAP! 64's cover story. The team gave the brilliant golf sim a Gold Medal score of 97%. Other top games reviewed included Boulderdash III (93%), Solo Flight Plus (85%), Southern Belle (88%), HES Games (95%), Slamball (96%), and Sentinel (93%).

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  2. Jun 14

    30 years ago this week I was busy reviewing The Simpsons arcade game. I noted that the four-player brawler was similar in concept to the Ninja Turtles coin-op, but featured cartoon-quality graphics and "mega-addictive gameplay" with many neat touches. I rated it 91%.

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  3. Jun 2

    Atari's seminal Centipede celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. The classic trackball-controlled shooter features fast and frenetic action that proved to be a smash hit in the arcades, It was one of the top-grossing machines of the period along with Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.

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  4. Jun 1

    30 years ago, CVG featured Street Fighter II on its cover. Top games reviewed inside included Amiga Mercs (90%) and Super Cars II (91%), Mega Drive Sword of Vermillion (91%), Roger Wilco (90%) and Jet Fighter II (93%) on PC, Leaderboard (90%) for SMS, and SNES Darius Twin (88%).

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  5. May 25

    30 years ago this month, Ultraman was on the cover of Mean Machines magazine. Top games reviewed inside included Wrestle War (88%) and Block Out (91%) for Mega Drive, Solstice (85%), A Boy and His Blob (91%), and Super Spike Volleyball (83%) on NES, and F-Zero (90%) for SNES.

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  6. May 24

    I wrote hints and tips on how to play Atari's Pole Position coin-op when it was still a new arcade game.

    Tell me how long you've worked in the game industry without telling me how long you've worked in the industry. I'll start with: I've worked/shipped a GBA game.
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  7. May 21

    30 years ago, facing stiff competition from Nintendo's Game Boy, Sega kicked off its UK Game Gear marketing campaign with this features-oriented advert. Despite its "full colour" credentials, the system sold just over 10m units worldwide - whereas the Game Boy sold almost 120m!

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  8. May 20

    CVG's early Sonic the Hedgehog preview notes that US Gold had secured the rights to produce home computer versions of the game. The license was apparently canceled some months later. It would have been interesting to see ZX Spectrum, C64, Amiga and Atari ST versions of Sonic!

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  9. May 19

    30 years ago this month, Sega kicked off its UK Sonic the Hedgehog marketing campaign with this ace advertisement. They kept things pretty simple with colorful illustrations, nice screenshots, and some exciting ad copy! Plus a hyperbolic quote from Mean Machines' magazine!

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  10. May 18

    30 years ago this week, the Mean Machines team reviewed F-Zero on SNES. We loved the super-fast racer and praised its stunning graphics and amazing-feeling gameplay. I noted that it was, "the most impressive racing game I've ever encountered." It's still a truly great game!

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  11. May 13

    30 years ago, Snow Bros was on the cover of CVG. Top games reviewed inside included Actraiser on SNES (95%), PGA Tour Golf (91%) and Dick Tracy (86%) on Mega Drive, GODS on Atari ST (93%), Eye of the Beholder on Amiga (95%) and PC (96%), and Final Match Tennis on PC Engine (90%).

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    May 6
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    A wee thread of how many of the canon names for moves we all know today didn't get invented until the home ports

    When Capcom released Street Fighter 2 on SNES in the West they renamed many of the special moves from their canonical arcade move list names. Despite being the most famous fighting game in history I guarantee you've been calling most of the moves wrongly your whole life...
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  13. May 6

    Here's the first official European arcade flyer for Street Fighter II. Interesting to see how Capcom initially marketed the game, and how they tried to explain its complex controls. They also came up with new names for certain moves - such as Ryu's Dragon and Hurricane punches!

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  14. May 5

    30 years ago this week I was busy writing the UK's first review of the Street Fighter II coin-op for CVG. I absolutely loved it and said that, "it is one of the best fighting games yet seen," and recommended, "when you start playing it, make sure you've got a pocketful of cash!"

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  15. May 4

    35 years ago, ZZAP! 64 featured its reviewers on the cover! Top games reviewed inside included Cauldron 2 (94%), Starquake (93%), International Karate (91%), Raise the Titanic (88%), Spellbound (94%), Doomdark's Revenge (95%), Fairlight (90%), and Spindizzy (98%). Great stuff!

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  16. Apr 29

    Nice review of ' Generation 64 by . I edited the original translation of the Swedish book, and it's packed with interesting stories and anecdotes that will definitely interest and resonate with Commodore 64 owners of yore.

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  17. Apr 27

    30 years ago, Mean Machines revealed Sonic the Hedgehog with this iconic cover. Top games reviewed inside included After Burner (90%), Midnight Resistance (84%), and Darius II (83%) on MD, Galaxy Force (85%) and World Class Leaderboard (92%) on SMS, and Pilotwings (90%) on SNES.

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  18. Apr 22

    35 years ago, the ZZAP! 64 team was busy reviewing International Karate on C64. We likened it to Way of the Exploding Fist, but felt that Archer Maclean's one-on-one beat 'em up featured better gameplay and enemy AI. We also loved Rob Hubbard's excellent, atmospheric soundtrack.

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  19. Apr 21

    The Game Boy is 32 years old today! When I first reviewed it in CVG magazine back in July 1989, I said that it "sounds too good to be true" and "makes previous hand-held systems look Neanderthal by comparison." I loved it - a landmark console that's still great today!

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  20. Apr 20

    30 years ago, Midwinter II (ST 96%) was CVG's cover story. Top reviews inside included SWIV (Amiga 93%, C64 90%), Jackie Chan (PC Engine 88%), Last Ninja 3 (C64 94%), Pacmania (SMS 86%), Gynoug (MD 91%), Pilotwings (SNES 94%), and Red Baron (PC 96%). A very good month for games!

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