Out of Print Archive
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 over 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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That’s why I taught myself katakana and then hiragana back in the later half of the 90’s, so I could at the very least read the menus for the most part.
That didn’t stop me from importing a lot of RPGs and trying to muddle my way through them, sometimes with a massive printout FAQ next to me. 😅
Oh for sure!
I certainly would have started importing earlier if I had Super Play. 😅OSSM and CVG pushed me over that hurdle with making me want to have a Saturn. And to get the most out of that machine, I needed to get Japanese only releases as well.
Thinking about it, I wish I could have gotten one at the Japanese launch instead of waiting till 1997.
It would have been incredible to be there day one;
I really wish we would have gotten Super Play back in the day over here.
It would have quickly become my favourite magazine.
At the time I had the French Joypad though, which was fantastic in its own right. Also super focussed on the Japanese market, culture and sport gaming.Luckily I had the pay tv thingy here for wrestling (WCW) which also did quite a bit of anime, although only films as far as I remember, no tv shows sadly.
I once played it as well, although I can’t remember in what kind of way.
I hardly ever dabble in emulation, so I don’t think it was though that.
Most likely I’ve played it back in the mid 90’s in the little import shop that I used to visit by train each month to get my fix. So many great memories of that time. 😊
It makes sense since Super Play was really focused on anime at the time as well.
If I’d look it up, I’m pretty sure that they talked about the series in one of the previous issues.
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Burning Rangers is genuinely one of my favourite games.
Picked it up the day it came out.
It pushes the Saturn to its absolute limits and even a bit past them.
But besides a few technical hiccups, it’s a brilliant game.
So incredibly unique and has such a special atmosphere b
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I need to add the articles for this game to my Halloween folder for next year.
That’s frightening! 😅
And the contents pages for Total 64 No.13 Volume 2 Issue 1 - February 1998 (UK)
Oh wow, that really is weird.
Normally you’d see games only releasing in Europe and perhaps Australia as well.
But I don’t think I’ve ever seen one that only released in Europe and South Africa.
And the contents pages for GamesMaster 99 - October 2000 (UK)
Still discovering DS games myself after all these years.
The system was something truly special.
I’m a little under the weather this week as I’m a bit sick. perhaps the flu or something.
So I read that wrong and thought to myself “what’s so scary about Wii Fit???” at first. 😂
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It’s the one game that kept me going when I spent 3 weeks in the hospital after my appendix burst and the doctors didn’t even notice it for a full week and a half.
Nearly died, but somehow got through it, despite them not even knowing how.That’s the point where I decided that I really had to start enjoying myself more and started spending a lot more time on my hobbies.
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It’s actually one of the games that I was lucky enough to play in the arcade, well the original at least.
The only arcades I know of were around the beach. Not even sure if they still exist…That’s where I discovered Puzzle de Pon! As well. 😊
If you’re looking for a terrific light gun game, check out Ghost Squad on Wii. It’s one of the best.
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Never came across a copy back in the day though. So it took me quite a few years to finally get this one.
I found it but it’s really disappointing.
The review for it is in issue 42, the May issue, but it has to share a single page with MySims Party and some Yu-gi-oh party game.
It doesn’t even get a quarter of said page… Just a single screenshot as well.
Good question.
Just had a look and it’s not in the next issue either…
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Me too. 😊
Try to look up the demo for the beta version of the Saturn release which was originally planned.
They were working on the game as a whole it seems and didn’t quite know where it would’ve cut into separate parts.