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  • MacAddict (May 1998)

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    Source: MacAddict – Issue Number 21 – May 1998

    The best way to describe MacAddict would be to compare it to boot/Maximum PC for the PC. It was a magazine for enthusiasts. If I had been aware of it at the time, this magazine probably would have made me want to buy a Mac. Sadly, it transformed into MacLife at some point which was perhaps more polished but also boring and almost…antiseptic for lack of a better word. MacAddict was so much better. the May 1998 issue includes:

    Highlights

    • Become a Mac Handyman – A guide to troubleshooting, repairing and upgrading your Mac. Includes tips on solving software issues, installing PCI, PDS and NUBUS cards, installing RAM, and much more.
    • AppleScript Boot Camp – A tutorial for AppleScript, the scripting language of MacOS. Includes steps for controlling Navigator, automatically creating aliases, file renaming, and more.
    • This Old Mac – I especially loved this series on upgrading and using older Macs. This month the PowerBook 100 is covered which was six years old at the time. The PowerBook 100 is a 16-MHz 68000 based machine. At the time, it could still be made useful for e-mail, word processing and other basic tasks. The RAM could be upgraded to 8MB but RAM upgrades were expensive and 4MB could be enough for those basic tasks. Alternatively, upgrading from 4MB to 6MB was a cheaper alternative then going to 8MB. The hard drive could also be upgraded from the standard 20MB or 40MB drive up to at least 1GB. External drives were also an option. If only modern MacBooks were as upgradeable. Other potential upgrade options include a modem (up to 9600bps external or 2400bps internal), upgraded System Software (up to 7.5.5), and there was plenty of Internet software available including MacPPP, MacTCP, NCSA Mosaic 1.0.3, MacWeb, Eudora, LeeMail, Pegasus, NewWatcher, Fetch, Anarchie, AOL 2.1, and more.

    How To

    • Switch to HFS+ – HFS+ was a new file system that came with MacOS 8.1. This tutorial guides you through upgrading from MacOS 8 and HFS to MacOS 8.1 and HFS+.
    • Know It All about Finder Views – A guide to configuring how Finder displays files and file info.
    • Avoid Stupid Webmaster Mistakes – Web 1.0 webmaster tips including tips about GIF interlacing, avoiding useless pages, correcting grammar and spelling, including alt image tags, linking back to the home page, and more.

    Every Month

    • Editor’s Note – Lamenting the end of the Newton MessagePad.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about the PowerMac 6100, Steve Jobs, and more.
    • Get Info – The latest Mac related news including new G3 vs. Pentium II benchmarks, better support from Iomega (including for Zip, Jaz and Ditto drives), IBM experiments with 1 GHz PowerPC chip, and more.
    • Cravings – A look at some of the latest tech gear, including the Kodak DCS 520 Digital Camera ($14,995 for 1728×1168 resolution), DirectCD (using CDs like floppies), DaynaStar FastHub 8 (an 8-port 100 Megabit hub for $269), Action Files (file manager/finder), and Lapdog (a lapdesk for your PowerBook).
    • Reviews
      • Dreamweaver 1.0 – a WYSIWYG HTML editor
      • Microsoft Internet Explorer
      • Elastic Reality 3.1 – morphing/warping graphics software)
      • Multi-Ad Creator 2 – a tool for creating small documents such as ads and brochures
      • Claris Home Page – an HTML editor

      • Mac Picasso with 3D Overdrive – a 2D video card with an optional 3D module based on the 3Dfx chipset…for $550
      • VideoShop 4.0/3D – A non-linear video editing app
      • PlusMaker 1.0.1 and PlusMaximizer 1.0 – Tools for converting to HFS+ without erasing data and for using smaller 0.5K block sizes
      • Racing Days R – Racing game from Feral Entertainment
      • Shattered Steel – A mech game from Logicware
      • …and more!
    • PowerPlay – Games coverange including a preview of Intellivision Lives!, a look at Quake conversions X-Men: the Ravages of Apocalypse and Malice, Diablo and Starcraft updates, and more.
    • Ask Us – Questions answered about RAIDs, reordering columns in Finder, Photoshop troubleshooting, ink for the Color StyleWriter 1500, invisible files, copying large files to multiple floppies, and more.

    …and more!


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  • Super Play (August 1993)

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    Source: Super Play – Issue Number 10 – August 1993

    Super Play was a U.K published magazine dedicated to the Super Nintendo. I know we had at least once such magazine in the U.S. but it really only had a handful of pages and was published bi-monthly. Nintendo Power was probably a better option though it would have covered the NES and Game Boy to depending on what time period we are talking about. Issue number 10 of Super Play from August 1993 (100 pages!) includes the following:

    Features

    • Different Strokes – A look at how advertisements and cover art for the same games differ between Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.
    • Troubleshooter – How to easily and cheaply fix a Super NES that has been damaged by adaptor (mis)use.
    • CES! – A look at the Summer CES in Chicago on June 3-6, 1993. Super Nintendo highlights included Arcus Odyssey, Beast Ball, a new version of the NES, Brawl Brothers, Beauty and the Beast, Dream Probe, Super Battletank 2, Crash Dummies, Caribbean Kawasaki Challenge, Ultima: The False Prophet, Rabbit Rampage, T2, Monday Night Football, Legend, Yoshi’s Cookie, Aladdin, Rock ‘n’ Roll Racing, River Raid, Super Mario All-Stars, Street Fighter II Turbo, Side Pocket, Pac-Man 2, Jurassic Park, Super Brawl, Utopia, Last Action Hero, Family Feud, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Inspector Gadget, and tons more.

    Import Reviews

    • American Gladiators – A game based on the T.V. show of the same name involving the same challenges.
    • Bubsy – A great side-scrolling platform game.
    • Doraemon – A sort of combination action/RPG featuring a cat.
    • Dracula Kid – A Zelda-like RPG featuring Dracula as a kid.
    • Final Fight 2 – Featuring a two-player mode and upgraded graphics for the SNES.
    • GP-1 – A motorcycle racing game with average reviews.
    • International Tennis Tour – An Ok tennis game.
    • Run Saber – Basically a wannabe Strider but Strider is much better.
    • Shadowrun – A SNES version of the classic tabletop cyberpunk themed RPG. It’s set in 2050…we are already more than halfway there from when this game was released.
    • Septentrion – An action adventure game set on a sinking ship.
    • Super Black Bass – A pretty good fishing game if you like fishing games.
    • Super Turrican – Thirteen levels of sci-fi platform action.

    Super Player’s Guide

    • Legend of the Mystical Ninja – A complete strategy guide for this action RPG that received no official UK release.

    UK Reviews

    • Striker – One of many soccer games released in the U.K. though this one seems to be a pretty good one.
    • WWF Royal Rumble – A pretty good wrestling game featuring the WWF.

    Regulars

    • Super Express – The latest Super NES related news including the latest on the Super NES CD, info on upcoming U.K. releases, Mega Man X, some new SNES controllers and other peripherals, a look at recent fantasy games including Ogre Battle and Neugier, more on the Summer CES in Chicago, and much more.
    • Gamefreak – Questions answered about Pop ‘n Twinbee, Street Fighter II Turbo, PAL vs. NTSC, upcoming RPGs, Actraiser vs. Soul Blazer, Sensible Soccer, and much more.
    • Playback – Feedback from readers about downbeat reviews, extra speed in U.K. games, upgrading Street Fighter II, violence in games, and more.
    • What Cart? – A brief summary of reviews of older games.
    • Next Month – Coming in the next issue, tons of game designer interviews, Final Fight 2 and Dragon Ball Z coverage, a look at the Japanese games industry, reviews of Troddlers, First Samurai, Super Back to the Future 2, World Soccer, and more.

    …and more!


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  • Edge (October 2003)

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    Source: Edge – Issue Number 128 – October 2003

    Edge is a multi-format gaming magazine published in the U.K. It has been around since October 1993 and once upon a time it shared some content with Next Generation. If you liked the content of that magazine, you might like this one. The October 2003 issue includes:

    Features

    • 9/11 is a joke – Edge ponders the questions provoked by games with content based on horrific real-life events.
    • Score Wars – Hi-score tables: once upon a time the only way to gain gaming status. And now they’re back.
    • Edge’s Ten Commandments – Ten simple yet obvious rules of game design that we believe should apply to every game ever made.
    • Ten Top Tens – The best 100 games of all time. Ever. Part two. But by all means feel free to disagree…
    • Perfect 10? – In ten years Edge has only given out its maximum mark four times.But what is an Edge 10/10?

    Prescreen

    • O.TO.GI 2 (Xbox)
    • SWAT: Global Strike Team (PS2, Xbox)
    • Chrome (PC)
    • Call of Duty (PC)
    • Xyanide (Xbox)
    • Spider-Man 2 (PS2, Xbox, GC)
    • Katmari Damashi (PS2)
    • Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
    • Dance UK (PS2)
    • True Crimes: Streets of LA (PS2, GC, Xbox)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (PS2, PC)
    • THUG (PS2, Xbox, GC)
    • Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (GC)
    • Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Xbox, PC)
    • Prescreen Alphas (various)

    Regulars

    • Frontend – SCE and its PSP; Bedroom coding; Xbox/Nintendo conferences
    • Out There – Justin Timberlake; Maxx Payne (the wrestler); GTA holiday
    • RedEye – Viewtiful Joe induces a joypad-throwing fit
    • Trigger Happy – Steven Poole lists the ten things games have taught him
    • AV Out – Japan should work harder and produce better games
    • Biffovision – Mr Biffo turns into careers officer mode
    • Subscribe – Money off and free delivery – how can you resists?
    • Back issues – Quick, before they sell out
    • Retrotest – It’s 1978. Edge reviews Space Invaders
    • The making of… – Edge. Come on, it is our birthday…
    • Reset – E1 put through the rememberiser
    • Recruitment – Your chance to work in the games industry
    • Inbox – Ten years’ worth of your opinions on the world of videogaming
    • Next month – Edge visits “the excitement company”

    Testscreen

    • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox, PC)
    • Republic: The Revolution (PC)
    • Boktai (GBA)
    • R-Type Final (PS2)
    • F-Zero GX (GC)
    • Freedom Fighters (PS2, Xbox, GC)
    • Star Wars: Galaxies – An Empire Divided (PC)
    • The Italian Job: LA Heist (PS2, Xbox, GC)
    • Group S Challnge (Xbox)
    • Downhill Domination (PS2)
    • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GC)
    • Space Channel 5: Ulala’s Cosmic Attack (GBA)
    • Winning Eleven 7 (PS2)

    …and more!


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