MEGA (December 1992)

MEGA (December 1992)
MEGA was a Mega Drive (or Sega Genesis as is called in the U.S.) specific magazine published in the U.K. I've often wondered how they chose what system name goes with what country. These days system names seem to be universal but that wasn't always the case. Anyway, the December 1993 issue of MEGA includes:

• Mega City - So when is the Mega CD really going to be released? We've got the facts. We've also got all the latest game news from Japan, the USA and around Europe as well as all the news, stories, scandals and gossip from the Sega world. Mega City is hotter than a rhino sprinting in a wet suit. Plus! More Qs in the News, "Bull" Durham and Voyage to the Bowels of the Back Catalog.


• Charts - What goes up, must come down: any pole-vaulter could tell you that. But to work out which are the climbers and which are the plummeters takes more than a lycra jock-strap and a length of whittled plank - it takes the MEGA charts.


• So Who Exactly Is Jimmy? - Sega re planning to spend 12 million (of what used to be your money - it's strange, but that always makes the sums involved seem so much larger) keeping Jimmy alive in 1992. So who is he? Where di he come from? And does he really prefer playing Game Gear to "getting saucy" with his girlfriend? Neil West totally fails to track down the guy with the cybor-razor cut, so instead talks to the people who perhaps know Jimmy best.


• So When Did You Get Yours? - The Mega Drive has only been with us for 25 months - but with an estimated one million Mega Drives in the UK by Christmas, we've all witnessed the "console explosion." But which games were released when? And how did it all happen? We get all nostalgic and almost start blubbing (almost).


• Competition! - John Madden '93 is in town, and to celebrate the fact, EASN are spending some serious dosh on you lot. We've got a complete Satellite TV and video system up for grabs (essential for following American Football on BSkyB)...


• Previews - This month we preview Mic and Mac (Global Gladiators), Terminator 2, WWF, Gods (and we''ll tell you the real story), Andre Agassi's Tennis and Universal Soldier - to name just five. PLUS! Your complete and comprehensive guide to EVERY Mega Drive release planned for the future.


• Reviewed This Month
• John Madden '93
• Joe Montana 3
• Bio-Hazard Battle
• Batman Returns
• Corporation
• Lotus Turbo Challenge
• World of Illusion
• King Salmon
• James Bond
• Wonderdog
• World Class Leaderboard
• Wheel of Fortune
• Home Alone
• RBI Baseball 4


• Mega Play - Paul Mellerick (or MEGA Mellerick as a few of our more "creative" or, erm, "gormless" readers have chosen to address him) is the man with the terrific tips and the dirty cheats. If you're stuck in a game, this is the place to try first.


• Rip 'N' Tip - Sonic 2 busted! OK, so the game may have been in the shops for only a few days... but if you want any help cracking it, this is your essential Rip 'N' Tip six-page guide to success. PLUS! How do you turn Sonic into Super Sonic? All is revealed...


• Mega Medic - You got a gaming problem that's been getting you down? Having trouble killing the final boss on Tommy Cooper's Attack Force Nine-Iron (or whatever)? Then the Mega Medic could be the answer to your prayers...


• Arena - Hidden levels, secret endings, wacky challenges, it's all here. Come with MEGA as we boldly go where no playing tips have gone before...


• Top 100 (Co-Starring Reader Ads and Past Masters) - Yes, the all-time Mega Drive Top 100 games return, but with some shockingly useful additions. Reader ads point you in the direction of that second-hand cart you've always promised yourself, while Past Masters re-reviews some of the best games from the last two years.


• Subs and Back Issues - Fancy a FREE Japanese animated video? Then subscribe to MEGA - Britain's best-selling, super soaraway Mega Drive mag (well, we would say that wouldn't we?). PLUS! Your chance to buy back issues of MEGA. Bargains ahoy!


• Purchase - The pick of Mega Drive add-ons and accessories (all recommended by our humble selves) offered to you, the reader, at a discounted price.


• Hot Slots - FACT: A large percentage of Mega Drive games are coin-op conversions. EXCUSE FOR PAUL TO TAKE A DAY OFF: A feature on the coin-ops that may appear on your Mega Drive.


• Mega Mouth - Your letters, and Neil's answers. Potentially a lethal combination. You've been warned.


• Shut Down - Your chance to win a coin-op (courtesy of Domark) and a quick run down of all you can expect in next month's edition of MEGA.

...and more!