{"id":29202,"date":"2022-06-20T08:14:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T12:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=29202"},"modified":"2022-06-28T16:18:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T20:18:50","slug":"official-sega-saturn-magazine-september-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/06\/20\/official-sega-saturn-magazine-september-1998\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Sega Saturn Magazine (September 1998)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FOfficial_Sega_Saturn_Magazine%28UK%29%2FOfficial_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_035&amp;twg_show=OSSM+35+-+001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29206\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-001-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-001-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-001-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-001-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-001-1113x1536.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-001-1484x2048.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-001-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-001-scaled.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FOfficial_Sega_Saturn_Magazine%28UK%29%2FOfficial_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_035&amp;twg_show=OSSM+35+-+001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">Official Sega Saturn Magazine &#8211; Issue Number 35 &#8211; September 1998<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This was the U.K.&#8217;s official Sega Saturn magazine. The Saturn didn&#8217;t have a very long commercial life and so there weren&#8217;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:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SNK Special Report<\/b> &#8211; An interview with SNK&#8217;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&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The AM2 Inquisition<\/b> &#8211; An interview with Sega&#8217;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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Capcom Generation<\/b> &#8211; A retrospective of Capcom and its games including a complete list of all of Capcom&#8217;s arcade games and focusing on some of the best. Also covered are Capcom&#8217;s home games including their recent collections Capcom Generations #1 through #5. The time period covered spans from Capcom&#8217;s first games in 1984 until 1998 (which included the release of Resident Evil 2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Radiant Silvergun<\/b> &#8211; A detailed look at this vergical shooter that the magazine called the world&#8217;s best. Unfortunately, it could be played as an import only as there were no plans to bring it to the U.K.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Deep Fear<\/b> &#8211; A detailed look at one of Sega&#8217;s last projects for the Saturn. This is a survival horror game that takes place on a nuclear submarine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-29205 keychainify-checked\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=29205\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29205\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-004-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-004-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-004-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-004-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-004-1113x1536.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-004-1484x2048.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-004-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-004-scaled.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Previews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sol Divide<\/b> &#8211; Another import only game, this is an impressive looking 2D beat-em-up by Psikyo\/Atlus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Galaxy Force 2<\/b> &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Radiant Silvergun<\/b> &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pocket Fighters<\/b> &#8211; Another excellent 2D fighting game by Capcom featuring a ton of super deformed characters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Grandia Digital Museum<\/b> &#8211; Lots of stuff to look at but also an RPG that continues the series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Regulars<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>News<\/b> &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Virtua Writer<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers with comments and questions about Sega&#8217;s failures, World League Soccer &#8217;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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Q+A<\/b> &#8211; Questions from readers (and answers) about Tomb Raider 3, the Sega Nomad, the Nintendo 64, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Coin-Operated<\/b> &#8211; A look at some arcade games including Spikeout, a new arcacde 3D fighter from Sega&#8217;s AM2 team; Asura Blade: Sword of Dynasty, a 2D fighter by Fuuki; plus an interview with Virtua Striker 2&#8242; Kentaro Fujita and Satoshi Mifune.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Up the Back End<\/b> &#8211; A random assortment of oddities including the mags favorite sad internet sites, an internet addiction quiz, girlfriend game pics, Japanese advertisement of the month, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>And Finally&#8230;<\/b> &#8211; A focus on Virtua Fighter&#8217;s Pai Chan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-29204 keychainify-checked\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=29204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29204\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-005-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-005-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-005-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-005-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-005-1113x1536.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-005-1484x2048.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-005-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-005-scaled.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Playing Tips<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>&#8220;Small&#8221; Tips<\/b> &#8211; Tips and tricks for Silhouette Mirage, Loaded, Manx TT, Die Hard Arcade, Doom, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Castlevania X, Part One<\/b> &#8211; The first part of a strategy guide for this 2D platform classic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Shining Force III, Part Two<\/b> &#8211; The second and final part of a strategy guide for Shining Force III, including a look at the remaining characters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Riven, Part Two<\/b> &#8211; The second and final part of a detailed strategy guide for this difficult Myst sequel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29203\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-100-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-100-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-100-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-100-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-100-1113x1536.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-100-1484x2048.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-100-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSSM-35-100-scaled.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Official Sega Saturn Magazine &#8211; Issue Number 35 &#8211; September 1998 This was the U.K.&#8217;s official Sega Saturn magazine. The Saturn didn&#8217;t have a very long commercial life and so there weren&#8217;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 &#8211; An interview with SNK&#8217;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&#8230; The AM2 Inquisition &#8211; An interview with Sega&#8217;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 &#8211; A retrospective of Capcom and its games including a complete list of all of Capcom&#8217;s arcade games and focusing on some of the best. Also covered are Capcom&#8217;s home games including their recent collections Capcom Generations #1 through #5. The time period covered spans from Capcom&#8217;s first games in 1984 until 1998 (which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,21],"tags":[2524,1498,1518,1524],"class_list":["post-29202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retro-games","category-sega-saturn","tag-retrogaming","tag-saturn","tag-sega","tag-sega-saturn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}