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Hi there, my name is Andy, I'm from Belgium.
I spend most of my free time digitising and restoring classic video game magazines, mostly from the UK.
I've been doing this for nearly 20 years now and I'm here to share my passion for these magazines with others.
I love to read and talk about gaming memories from years gone by.

My main hobbies are gaming, both modern and retro gaming, as well as Japanese, South Korean and classic Hong Kong cinema.

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Just 4 episodes into Shogun and I’m so glad to be able to say that without any shadow of a doubt, all my misgivings and fears about this series have been put to rest.

I was afraid that it would fall into the same trap as something like The Last Samurai, but that’s not the case at all. The opposite in fact.

Terrific story do far, beautifully shot and wonderfully acted.

If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend you give it a chance.

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Look, I really like the HappyConsoleGsmer channel but titling your video “overrated games” with covers of Pokemon and Sonic 1 crossed out and then starting the video with “put away your pitchforks” while wanting to talk about why these games are “overhyped”does not compute.

You know exactly what you’re doing when putting out a video like this and how it’s gone get a ton of clicks, no matter how you try to spin it.

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@Dennis5891
I might look at things a bit weirdly, but I don’t buy into things being overhyped in most cases as it usually just means that you don’t end up enjoying something others do.
So calling it overhyped is a way to diminish others feelings for that particular thing. It’s lazy.

Another weird take perhaps, as I know I’m in the minority, but Sonic 1 on Mega Drive remains my favourite in the series. 😅
Those early MD years… 💖💖💖

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@Dennis5891
Oh wow. You really should grab the Mega Drive Collection then. (As should I on PS4 actually 😅).
I can’t tell you that you will end up loving it, playing it after all those others like this as it’s quite a bit different.
It doesn’t really flow like Sonic 2 and slows down the levels a ton, so it’s not the rollercoaster type of game like the newer ones.

Now I wanna grab the MD for Alien Storm and all those Shining games…👀
It’s been decades since I played Shining in the Darkness.

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@Dennis5891 I adore Alien Storm till this very say.
Such a very simple game, but just insanely fun to play.
I would gladly pay full price for an arcade perfect port of this…

Thinking of other MD gems, I adored Shadow Dancer. Again, my favourite in the series despite how I can see that on an objective level Shinobi 3 would be better.

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News article on how Sony buys Psygnosis from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

Little did we know how things would play out for this once amazing publisher...

This issue can be downloaded here:
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Part 1 of the Complete Guide to StarWing /Star Fox on Super Nintendo from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

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Part 1 of the Complete Guide to StarWing /Star Fox on Super Nintendo from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)
Part 1 of the Complete Guide to StarWing /Star Fox on Super Nintendo from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

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Review for Pop 'N Twinbee on Super Nintendo from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

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Review for Pop 'N Twinbee on Super Nintendo from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK) score: 93%
Review for Pop 'N Twinbee on Super Nintendo from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK) score: 93%

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Review for shoot em up masterpiece Lords of Thunder on PC-Engine from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

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Review for shoot em up masterpiece Lords of Thunder on PC-Engine from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK) score: 93%

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Review for Lemmings on Atari Lynx from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

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@tk

Oh whoops. Was a bit too quick with naming all the articles in this issue...

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Review for Batman Returns on Mega CD from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

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Review for Batman Returns on Mega CD from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK) score: 91%

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Review for Arabian Nights on Amiga from CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

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CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.

Another issue that I was able to finish thanks to buying a new copy from Mort as my old one was missing the beautiful poster inside.

And yes, this one is 164 pages so it clocks in at just under 500MB. :blobcatscared:

This issue can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/computerandvideogames7.html





Back cover for CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK), featuring an advertisement for Superman The Man of Steel

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And the contents pages for CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

And the contents pages for CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

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Also included in this one is Volume 21 of the portable GO! supplement to CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK)

Back cover for Volume 21 of the portable GO! supplement to CVG 140 - July 1993 (UK), featuring an advertisement for Mean machines Sega

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While not the best Samurai Warriors game for me personally, as that honour goes to 4 and 4-II.
Samurai Warriors 5 is still a ton of fun and it’s just €19 right now at Amazon Holland for PlayStation 4.

https://www.amazon.nl/SAMURAI-WARRIORS-5/dp/B08Y4L9YBW?tag=dekudeals03-21

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This has turned into one of my favourite channels over the past few months.
Looking at all kinds of different lifestyles and cultures without preconceived notions or judgements.

Very relaxing to watch his videos.

https://youtu.be/3Np8JRUmACo?si=bEy2GnEXRxn8BWTc

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Another thing I don’t normally do is recommend random streamers.
But there are exceptions to everything I guess.

While I don’t enjoy Battlefield any more these days, sadly, I used to play it all the time up to BF5.

Yet I still love watching his daily highlight videos.
His channel got hacked yesterday by some crypto scum and he just got it back, but lost a bunch of subs.
So if you like his videos, I know you’ll make his day.

This one is not indicative of the vids

https://www.youtube.com/live/Hgr7ovFNNss?si=IWdP35zSURmRQq5B

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@JTO_is_Typing huh. I never knew that as I never played Mass Effect 3 multiplayer.
That does indeed look very similar.

As far as I know, there isn’t any particular reason for it.
So it’s most likely just and aesthetic choice as it looks a lot more striking this way.
It actually started with Bad Company 2 btw and was used in every battlefield artwork since, although the newer ones are a little more subdue.

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@JTO_is_Typing something like that was actually added to the latest BF game a while ago.
Not sure if it’s just a seasonal thing, or a special mode. But there was a level where you went up against some kind of cybernetic soldiers altered in some kind of biolab or something.
Bit like zombies.

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What's that, another 1970s Kinji Fukasaku Yakuza film with Meiko Kaji in it? Oh go on then❤️

No idea about "Black Tight Killers" but when I read the blurb on the front of the box I just had to get it 😅

"Black Tight Killers" dir. Yasuharu Hasebe (1966)

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@COMPU73E
Have you ever seen Branded To Kill by any chance?
While I e seen plenty of classic forms from the 40-60s, this one really blew my mind at what they were able to do in the late 60’s.
What a trip. No wonder the higher ups were so pissed at him for making an “unsellable” film at the time.

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@COMPU73E
Oh, try to go in as blind as possible.
Make it an event that night and put on some rice to cook while watching it. 😄

You’ll know what I mean later on. 😅

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Continuing to play Ketsui on PS4 and loving every minute of it.
I'm confident that I'll be able to platinum it as well, which is the last thing I was expecting to say about a Cave game. 😂

I decided to go back to the PS3 version to unlock some trophies there as well as I mainly played on 360 back then. My 360 games are in storage right now though.

I forgot how much fun the X Mode was in this release.
Again, highly recommend both versions.



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@Phelpssan
It’s truly incredible.
I’m finally starting to get a bit better at the arcade version as well and not just playing for survival, but also for score.
I do have to admit that I love the other modes even more as they have autobomb as well as bullet cancelling, which is one of my favourite mechanics in modern STGs.

It’s probably since M2 is so tiny that this didn’t release on Switch at the time.
Same with Dangun Feveron, Battle Garegga and Mahou Daisakusen.

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@Phelpssan
Oh, that’s right. I had completely forgotten about that.
I bought Dangun Feveron and Battle Garegga on Xbox but they sold so incredibly poorly, that M2 abandoned the platform and shifted towards the Switch.
Which, looking back at the incredible run it has had, and the stupid amount of shooting games that I got, was the perfect decision. 😊

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Interview with Tom Kalinske from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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Interview with Tom Kalinske from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)
Interview with Tom Kalinske from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)
Interview with Tom Kalinske from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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Preview for Undeadline on Mega Drive from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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Preview for Undeadline on Mega Drive from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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Preview for Two Crude Dudes on Mega Drive from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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Preview for Two Crude Dudes on Mega Drive from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)
Preview for Two Crude Dudes on Mega Drive from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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Review for Outrun on Mega Drive from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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Review for Outrun on Mega Drive from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK) score: 83%

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Reviews for Put & Putter and G-Loc on Game Gear from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

And I have to add yet again, that I love the artwork for these games made for the magazine. 😂

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Reviews for Put & Putter and G-Loc on Game Gear from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK) score: Put & Putter: 50% G-Loc: 92%

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Previews for Griffin and GG Aleste on Game Gear from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

Remember that you can get GG Aleste on the Aleste Collection for PS4 and Switch, but only in Japan.
It includes GG Aleste 1 and 2 as well as Aleste 1 and 2 on Master System and the brand new and brilliant GG Aleste 3 by the masters at M2.

This issue can be downloaded here:
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Previews for Griffin and GG Aleste on Game Gear from Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.

This issue can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/segaforce.html

Enjoy! 😙






Back cover for Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK), featuring an advertisement for a mail order video game store.

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and the contents pages for Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

and the contents pages for Sega Force 3 - March 1992 (UK)

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@Dennis5891
It looks to be a bit of a slower month this one, but there certainly is some great stuff in here, especially as they are looking into some import games, some of which, like Undeadline would never make it out of Japan and now go for around €1000 on eBay.

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@yesterzine
Yeah, this was a bit of a rough one.
But is issue 4 it's back to having tons of incredible games.

It's really fascinating to see how game droughts from back in the early 90's are preserved in these magazines.
I still remember for example, how it felt early on in the Super Nintendo days after launch.
Very slim picking for the next 3 months or so while I waited for the next releases to finally arrive.
When they did, it opened up the floodgates. 😅

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Finished X-Men '97 - what an epic finale 🤯 Tolerance is Extinction – Part 3. Best tv show I watched this year. Can't get enough of the Newton Brothers banger tracks - is there a full OST release already? Couldn't find it on Tidal yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkIlM0lYtT0

#X-Men

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@chris
I need to start watching this! 👀

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Review for Project Zero 2 on Wii from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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Review for Project Zero 2 on Wii from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK) score: 89%
Review for Project Zero 2 on Wii from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK) score: 89%
Review for Project Zero 2 on Wii from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK) score: 89%

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Preview for the Japan exclusive E.X. Troopers on 3DS. A spinoff from the Lost Planet series of games.
Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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@Judeau

Oh it's a really fun game with just a few rough edges.
There's a PS3 version as well, which again, only released in Japan.
It's basically anime Lost Planet. 😄

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Time Warp feature on Game & Watch Gallery Advance on Game Boy Advance.
Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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Time Warp feature on Game & Watch Gallery Advance on Game Boy Advance. Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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Still playing feature on Kid Icarus Uprising for the 3DS.
Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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Still playing feature on Kid Icarus Uprising for the 3DS. Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)
Still playing feature on Kid Icarus Uprising for the 3DS. Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)
Still playing feature on Kid Icarus Uprising for the 3DS. Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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Feature titled: 10 New Reasons to Love Nintendo
Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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Feature titled: 10 New Reasons to Love Nintendo Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)
Feature titled: 10 New Reasons to Love Nintendo Taken from NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.

This issue can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/ngamer.html

Enjoy! 😗






Back cover for NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK), featuring a Wii U gamepad playing New Super Mario Bros. U

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And the contents pages for NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

And the contents pages for NGamer 77 - July 2012 (UK)

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I really love this video.
Despite the clickbaity title, he’s extremely level headed in everything he puts forward.
And picks on one of my biggest pet peeves: the authoritative critic, who words their opinion pieces in such a way that leaves no room for different viewpoints or experiences.

I actually didn’t have the original Castlevania back in the day. A friend did, so I did play it lots.
But I did get Simon’s Quest and loved it, despite being imperfect. 😊

https://youtu.be/kipbl1QffOk?si=qkAaIFX_gSTr_Ilx

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@JTO_is_Typing
You also have to keep in mind that it was a very different time back then.
We were all used to getting screwed by super tough games or ones that we just didn't know how to play at first. Faxanadu is another one that comes to mind. 😅

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