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  • Birthday April 16

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    Ca
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    Nova Scotia
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    Mixed Martial Arts, Movies
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    Nintendo Wii U

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  1. Rando1975 started following Would you prefer advertisements to be extracted from downloads, or added to the gallery?
  2. Rando1975
    I was wondering about that. I was like "Huh?" But "added to gallery" is much clearer. At least to me.
  3. Rando1975 started following Game Players Issue 082 (March 1996) , Nintendo Power Issue 023 (April 1991) , Nintendo Power Issue 022 (March 1991) and 1 other
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    Just wanted to add that I don't think the "Final Fantasy II" listed in Pak Watch is the SNES release. All the releases are under NES Planner, so it seems it was the Famicom version of FF2 which never released on the NES.
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    Just wanted to add that I don't think the "Final Fantasy II" listed in Pak Watch is the SNES release. All the releases are under NES Planner, so it seems it was the Famicom version of FF2 which never released on the NES.
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    One of the few times that a game that was never released (well, years later it was) appears on the cover of a mag.
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    Interesting that the news/rumours in this issue talk about Sega leaving the hardware business about 4 years before it actually happened.
  8. Rando1975
    100% this. I'd certainly like to keep some of the guides I've donated, but the end result in sacrificing it look REALLY good, so I can't complain. I can't wrap my head around how much work it is to have the scans look so good.
  9. Rando1975
    John "I'll shill anything" Riggs is attached? Ugh. Oh well. I contributed for the digital version.
  10. Rando1975 started following KickStarter - The Electronic Gaming Monthly Compendium
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    They've already gone over the $255,000 mark. Holy shit. I'll be contributing for the digital edition.
  12. Rando1975
    Brady's Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 has a cover in the database, but I don't see a download link, so I'm thinking we don't have it. And I don't see any entries under Prima for any of the Splinter Cell games, so we probably don't have though either. But our regular scanning folks can check for sure that they don't have them acquired already.
  13. Rando1975 started following Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 083 (June 1996)
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    Over 100 games previewed! And with that, a staggering amount of those never released. I counted 23 games altogether that didn't release for the console specified. And there were also some games that ended up Japan/Europe only releases, and 2(?) titles that were to have a PlayStation & Saturn release, but the Saturn version was cancelled.
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    Very true. I think they are neat, but I don't have any of the old systems, except for some of the mini/classic versions. Although I'm curious if these "new" cartridges work on clone systems like the Polymega?
  16. Rando1975 started following Super NES game released 30 years after it's announced
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    I've been editing the indexes of some of the early EGM's lately, going through the previews sections. And in EGM 59 in the International Outlook section there is a game called Mr. Tuff for the Super NES and Mega Drive/Genesis. It ended up not being released until February 2024! In a legit release. I know there have been various protoypes that have been found over the years that have been dumped, never released in a certain region till years later on a newer generation of hardware or kept by private collectors, but this is certainly the longest amount of time that I've found between an title is announced and is eventually given a legit release. Edit: Issue 61 of EGM has a similar situation. Again under International Outlook, again for the Super Famicom. This time the title is Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman Zero (shown as Shubibinman in the issue). It wouldn't get a Super Famicom release until June 2017. About 23 years later. It also appeared on modern platforms in 2024 and is set for a North American Super NES release in Q4 2024.
  18. Rando1975 started following Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 046 (May 1993) and Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 059 (June 1994)
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    I've been going through various mags checking previews of upcoming games and updating the index if they were renamed or cancelled outright. I found a new record for a game that was previewed but not released till a much later time. Mr. Tuff is announced in the International Outlook section for the Super NES and Mega Drive/Genesis. It would not actually release till February 2024! About 30 years later.
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    Interesting tidbit in this issue is on page 150. A Game Boy game titled "Ring Rage", which is listed at 100% complete, but wouldn't get a North American release till April 1998. I know it was pretty common that Japan would get a release before North America, but this one of the longest release times between Japan & NA for a game on original hardware.
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    Two interesting things in the previews section in this issue. Special Tee Shot is announced for the Super NES, but wouldn't release till 1996 on the Japan only Satellaview add-on. The Satellaview wouldn't even be announced for 2 years after this issue released. The other game is Guardians: Storms Over Doria for the Lynx. It's never relased, even though EGM has it 100% complete. Apparently there is a prototype of it and reproductions are available for sale online.
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