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Scan updated August 24, 2019
Sega Challenge is similar to the Nintendo Fun Club newsletter, a small, full-colour, bulk-rate publication mailed free to Sega customers who registered their stuff. No ads, unless you count the whole thing basically being an ad for Sega's own gaming merchandise.
Features:
- Sega Mail Bag (Letters from the readers)
- Sega Spotlight (Meet the folks who answer the 1-800-USA-SEGA phone line)
- Sega Challenge Scoreboard (The top 5 reader-submitted scores for After Burner (SMS). Next issue: Wonder Boy in Monster Land (SMS)!)
- Sega Software Checklist (In case you're away from your collection and need to know what you have RIGHT NOW)
- Tech Talk (The Sega Sports Pad trackball controller takes center stage)
- Challenge the Sega Master (Readers questions about strategy for specific games answered)
- Sega Accessories order form (For those who prefer their goods branded with Sega)
- Contest (Draw your favorite Sega game, win a collection of Shinobi swag including a shirt, cap, and athletic bag)
Reviews:
- Shinobi (SMS)
Advice From the Experts (strategy and tactics):
- Monopoly (SMS)
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land (SMS)
- Miracle Warriors (SMS)
Tips From the Team (reader-submitted cheats and tips)
- Space Harrier (SMS)
- Zillion (SMS)
- Rocky (SMS)
- Zaxxon 3-D (SMS)
- Quartet (SMS)
- After Burner (SMS)
- Choplifter (SMS)
- Aztec Adventure (SMS)
- My Hero (SMS)
Coming Soon:
- Kenseiden (SMS)
- Spy vs. Spy (SMS)
- Shanghai (SMS)
- Phantasy Star (SMS)
Notable Stuff:
- The staff have problems deciphering handwriting, as they emphasize entries to contests and reader submissions must be printed and not written.
- Are you submitting artwork for a contest? Did you fold it? You must NEVER fold your artwork. You fool.
- You can sign four of your friends up for the Sega Challenge newsletter absolutely free using the enclosed order form.
- Everyone who works in the Sega Customer Service Department is female. Who says women don't play video games again?
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