Sega Power
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Sega Power, initially known as S: The Sega Magazine, was a
. The magazine was later relaunched as Saturn Power when the other Sega consoles were discontinued.S: The Sega Magazine
Edited by Steve Jarratt, Future plc's early Sega incarnation covered the Master System
Issue 1 was sent out to owners who had registered their Sega Master Systems via warranty cards, with further early issues only being available via subscription and through select retailers. The launch issue was also obtainable for free with the purchase of a game from selected retailers. After 6 issues the magazine went on general sale.
Sega Power
After 12 issues the magazine was re-launched with its new name in readiness for the forecast boom in video games consoles. The magazine covered consoles such as the
Saturn Power
Cover mounted books
As a variation on the free tips booklet often issued by computer games magazines, Sega Power released a string of novellas based on popular computer games. Titles in this range included: Golden Axe, Road Rash, Super Monaco GP and Desert Strike.[1] These titles were written by members of the Sega Power team and combined a fictional narrative, hung loosely around the linear plot of the game, with cheats, codes and hints for gamers.
As a result of the popularity of these stories, rival title Sega Force followed suit and released a spin-off of Super Smash TV, which bore striking similarities to Stephen King's 'The Running Man'.
See also
- Sega Saturn Magazine
- Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)
- Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
References
- ^ "Desert strike". Open Library. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
External links
- Website of former staff memberStuart Campbell
- Saturn Power magazines on the Internet Archive
- Digitized Sega Power magazines on Retro CDN
- Archived Sega Power magazines on the Internet Archive