Source: Mega Play – Issue Number 7 – November/December 1991
Mega Play was a Sega specific magazine covering mostly the Sega Genesis, Game Gear and related accessories. It was published by the same publishers as EGM so for a while they were publishing EGM, EGM2, Mega Play, and Super Play (a Super Nintendo magazine). The first issue of Mega Play was included as a freebie with EGM. The November/December 1991 issue includes:
- Editorial – Things look rosy for Sega as Genesis hardware and software sales exceed expectations with the Mega CD/Sega CD coming soon.
- Mega Mail – Letters from readers about RGB mode on the Genesis, a new Genesis design, playing Master System games on the Game Gear, and back issues.
- Hi-Tech Sega – A look at a handy new third-party accessory called the ‘Master Gear Converter’ that will allow you to play Sega Master System games on the Game Gear.
- Mega Tricks – Tips, tricks and cheat codes for Turrican (Genesis), Road Rash (Genesis), Spiderman (Genesis), Marvel Land (Genesis), Decapattack (Genesis), Saint Sword (Genesis), and Streets of Rage (Genesis).
- Coming Attractions – Previews of upcoming games in the U.S. and Japan, including Golden Axe II (Genesis), Exile (Mega Drive), Super Fantasy Zone (Mega Drive), Corporation (Genesis), Devil Crash (Mega Drive), Isle Road (Mega Drive), Alien Syndrome (Game Gear), The Chessmaster (Game Gear), Galaga ’91 (Game Gear), Kabuki (Mega Drive), Alisia Dragoon (Mega Drive), Warsong (Genesis), Rings of Power (Genesis), and Game Gear Boxing (Game Gear).
- Genesis Does… – A more detailed look at some games coming out for the holiday season. Games spotlighted include Growl (Genesis), a violent fighting game from Taito; The Terminator (Genesis), based on the movie of the same name; Trouble Shooter (Genesis), a shooter somewhat similar to Forgotten Worlds; James Pond 2: Robocod (Genesis), a platform game featuring a fish; Shadow of the Beast (Genesis), a fantasy based side-scrolling beat-em-up; Cal. 50 (Genesis), a top down action game in which you must rescue the prisoners; F-22 Interceptor (Genesis), a combat flight sim; Toki (Genesis), a translation of the arcade game; Sonic the Hedgehog (Game Gear), now on Sega’s portable platform; Halley Wars (Game Gear), a sci-fi themed shooter; and Bio-Ship Paladin (Mega Drive), a shooter with a unique twist.
- Review Crew
- Y’s 3 – Sadly, not as good as the Y’s games on the TurboGrafx-16.
- The Terminator (Genesis) – Take the role of John Conner in this action game based on the movie. Better than most licensed games.
- Robocod (Genesis) – Better than the original James Pond.
- Trouble Shooter (Genesis) – Play Madison and Crystal as they fly around blasting everything in their quest to find the king’s son.
- John Madden ’92 (Genesis) – Back when the Madden games were really good.
- Mario Lemieux Hockey (Genesis) – An average hockey game.
- Cal. 50 (Genesis) – A translation of the arcade game. Reminds me of games like P.O.W. and Ikari Warriors.
- RBI 3 (Genesis) – Not really an improvement over the NES original.
- Dark Castle (Genesis) – A pretty terrible adventure game from these reviews…
- Buck Rogers (Genesis) – The computer version was excellent, apparently the Genesis version was not.
- Art Alive (Genesis) – A painting and drawing program…but you can’t save your work.
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- Game Over – A look at the ending of Batman…the game based on the 1989 movie.
…and more!
