Official Sega Saturn Magazine (September 1998)
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Cover of the September 1998 issue of The Official Sega Saturn Magazine
This was the U.K.'s official Sega Saturn magazine. The Saturn didn't have a very long commercial life and so there weren't many magazines dedicated to it that lasted very long. At about 3 years this is probably one of the longest lived. The September 1998 issue, which was one of the last and already including Dreamcast coverage, includes:
Features
- SNK Special Report - An interview with SNK's Norimasa Hirano. Topics covered include the upcoming Neo Geo Pocket and future arcade plans including moving from 16-bit to 64-bit. Not much about the Saturn though...
- The AM2 Inquisition - An interview with Sega's Makoto Osaki. Makoto Osaki wokred in the AM2 division and was the director of Daytona USA 2 and this interview is mostly about the design and development of that game.
- The Capcom Generation - A retrospective of Capcom and its games including a complete list of all of Capcom's arcade games and focusing on some of the best. Also covered are Capcom's home games including their recent collections Capcom Generations #1 through #5. The time period covered spans from Capcom's first games in 1984 until 1998 (which included the release of Resident Evil 2).
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Table of Contents from the September 1998 issue of The Official Sega Saturn Magazine
Previews
- Sol Divide - Another import only game, this is an impressive looking 2D beat-em-up by Psikyo/Atlus.
- Galaxy Force 2 - An arcade conversion of an older Sega game. Perhaps an arcade perfect conversion but of a game that was around 10 years old at the time. Something to enjoy if you remember and love the arcade original.
Reviews
- Radiant Silvergun - A continuation of the feature look at this 2d vertical shooter by Treasure. An import only game for the U.K. as are all of the games reviewed in this issue.
- Pocket Fighters - Another excellent 2D fighting game by Capcom featuring a ton of super deformed characters.
Regulars
- News - Godzilla comes to the Dreamcast; detailed looks at some upcoming games from NEC, including The Warring States of Turb, the first Dreamcast RPG from NEC and Seventh Cross; Actua Soccer coming to the Dreamcast plus more 3rd party Dreamcast coverage; a look at D2 for the Dreamcast.
- Virtua Writer - Letters from readers with comments and questions about Sega's failures, World League Soccer '98, Dreamcast vs. PlayStation 2, a modem for the Dreamcast, buying games from the U.S., Dead or Alive, Virtua Fighter 3, Star Wars games on the Dreamcast, and more.
- Q+A - Questions from readers (and answers) about Tomb Raider 3, the Sega Nomad, the Nintendo 64, and more.
- Coin-Operated - A look at some arcade games including Spikeout, a new arcacde 3D fighter from Sega's AM2 team; Asura Blade: Sword of Dynasty, a 2D fighter by Fuuki; plus an interview with Virtua Striker 2' Kentaro Fujita and Satoshi Mifune.
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Table of Contents from the September 1998 issue of The Official Sega Saturn Magazine (continued)
Playing Tips
- "Small" Tips - Tips and tricks for Silhouette Mirage, Loaded, Manx TT, Die Hard Arcade, Doom, and more.
- Castlevania X, Part One - The first part of a strategy guide for this 2D platform classic.
- Shining Force III, Part Two - The second and final part of a strategy guide for Shining Force III, including a look at the remaining characters.
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Back cover of the September 1998 issue of The Official Sega Saturn Magazine
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