Notices by Out of Print Archive (outofprintarchive@mstdn.games)

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Review for Toxic Crusader on Mega Drive from Sega Force 14 - February 1993 (UK)

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

#retrogaming
#Sega
#megadrive
#halloween

Huh, so Astro Bot got a 10/10 from EDGE magazine. :huh:
A publication I personally view as one of the most critical publications out there, bothering on the cynical even.

Yet they don't thing the game is a "Isn't A Celebration, It's A Graveyard" like that terrible "the gamer" site.
Nor do they mention that it's a "Soulless Devotion To The Sony Brand" and how that's a problem like clickbaitTAKU did.

Perhaps there's still hope for games journalism... 👀

@yesterzine
What’s even left at this point anymore?
I still can’t believe we don’t have an official Nintendo magazine anywhere.

I didn’t even realise that there was an actual PlayStation magazine still.

What a world…

@retrohistories @yesterzine I have no idea how PC Gamer is doing, but if Retro Gamer gets shut down, this whole thing is just one big farce. 😒

15 years ago I launched my site with a big collection of Dreamcast articles to celebrate the iconic 9/9/99 US Dreamcast launch.

Since I normally post new issues during the weekend, I'm one day early with this, but still.
What better way to celebrate than with a brand new issue of Dreamcast Magazine. 🥳

Dreamcast Magazine 31 - January 2001 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.

Download it here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/dreamcastmagazine.html

#shareyourgames
#retrogaming
#Sega
#dreamcast

Massive 16-page feature titled:
20 Dreamcast Games You Must Own!
Taken from Dreamcast Magazine 31 - January 2001 (UK)

(part 1/2)

This magazine can be found here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/dreamcastmagazine.html

#retrogaming
#Sega
#dreamcast

@HauntedOwlbear @Longplay_Games
It used to upset me, but nowadays, I just look back fondly on those days and think to myself "where has the time go?".

Just a couple of days ago, I had an old man thing though, where I my mind couldn't comprehend that the NES came out in Europe in 1986.
I thought it was a couple years later for some reason, which doesn't even make sense.
Called my mom to ask me when she bought me one and she confirmed it was December of 86 for my good grades. 😅

Nintendo Magazine 36 - December 2008 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.

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

Enjoy! 😗

#shareyourgames
#retrogaming
#Nintendo
#Wii
#NintendoDS

And the contents pages for Nintendo Magazine 36 - December 2008 (UK)

@Longplay_Games
Same here. 😂
I was 31 when it released.
Can't believe it's already been 18 years...

It took them a very long time, but Limited Run finally got both the regular Game Boy as well as the newly done Game Boy Color version of Trip World to me.

#shareyourgames
#retrogaming
#Nintendo
#GameBoy

@HauntedOwlbear
I don’t think it’s possible to describe the pain to someone who’s never experienced this, but hell certainly is a fitting description. Especially when it continues on for hours and hours, well beyond the point where you even attempted to somewhat deal with it.
It’s just too much.

Sorry if I’m quiet for a bit. Last night I started getting pain again in my side.
Got worse and worse and I wasn’t able to sleep at all till 7am.
Kindney stones again. Time pieces probably but the pain is just as bad.
Slept most of the day and now the pain is starting again, so tonight will be hell again. Not to mention the nausea.

Thanks for all the well wishes.
I had a pretty quiet night last night and slept for a good 9 hours, on top of sleeping basically all day yesterday.
Hoping the worst is yet again behind me.
Still quite a bit of residual pain and soreness, but nothing compared to what came before.

So I'm gonna take it really easy and lay down on the sofa and get some more sleep after I put up a new magazine from the backlog.

Review for Final Fantasy 7 on PSone from GamesMaster 63 - Christmas 1997 (UK)

This magazine can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/GamesMaster.html

#retrogaming
#playstation
#JRPG
#FinalFantasy

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone! 😊

Sorry for not being able to reply in a timely fashion.
Bit of a messy day and my battery ran out.
Finally home from the hospital, so luckily no surgery for me.

Just had another episode as my original painkillers wore off, but I had a new dose and those are kicking in really well.

Tons of heavy medication and still several painful days to go, but I'll be fine.

Gonna call it a night and go to bed soon as I'm beyond exhausted.

Good night!

Coming Soon feature for Gran Turismo on PSone from CVG 198 - May 1998 (UK)

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

#retrogaming
#playstation

Finally got my PS4 out of storage again last night. Going by my trophy logs, the last time I played it was December 2017.
The Switch really took everything over for me.

Felt the itch to play DriveClub once more. And despite being terrible at it now, it was still such a joy to play.
The weather effects and especially the rain on the windshield are still unmatched. RIP Evolution. 😭

Played some EDF 4.1 as well.
Can’t wait for EDF 6 in a month or two. 😬

Review for Push-Over on Super Nintendo from GamesMaster 1 - January 1993 (UK)

I have no idea how I picked this one up back in the day, but I'm so glad I did.
Had such a blast figuring out all the puzzles and completing this one.

This magazine can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/news.html

#retrogaming
#Nintendo
#SNES

Trying to find some articles to post with a winter/Christmas theme.

Surprisingly, this is a lot harder that I thought...

Besides the obvious picks like snowboard games, I can think of games like Diddy Kong Racing with it's incredible snow track, Christmas NiGHTS, Die Hard Trilogy, Gremlins and such, but not much else.

So if you can think of a good one, let me know and I'll try to hunt down the articles. 😉