Once again, I’ve fallen back behind where we are in Nintendo Power Retrospectives, with my recaps in NextGen, so it’s time to play some very slow catchup.
(more…)NextGen #13: January 1996
Tag: NextGen Magazine
Next Gen #12: December 1995
At long last, I’ve gotten caught up with NextGen magazine, at this month we are at in Nintendo Power.
(more…)NextGen #10: October 1995
We’re a couple issues behind in NextGen where we are in the Nintendo Power Retrospectives, so it’s time to do a little catch-up.
(more…)NextGen #9 – September 1995
I’m working on catching up in NextGen magazine to where we are in the Nintendo Power Retrospectives, but we’ve got a bit of a ways to go.
(more…)NextGen Magazine #8 – August 1995
The Sega Saturn is out, and this issue is the first full issue in response to that.
(more…)NextGen Magazine #7 – July 1995
At long last we have come to the NextGen Magazine after the first E3, so we get reactions from the developments from that event – and there were some biggies.
(more…)NextGen #5 (May 1995): Where I Read
It’s been a month, so it’s a good time for another recap of NextGen Magazine. This time, as mentioned in my last recap, I’m going to be skipping over the review section, as the reviews in NextGen over the past 4 issues have been very brief and not very informative – and have not had any names attached to them so I can’t get a vibe for individual critics taste in games.
(more…)NextGen #4 (April 1995): Where I Read
It’s been a while since my last recap of NextGen, mainly because these take a long time to transcribe. Also because they’re kind of long. Still, it’s time to return to this chunk of video game history, and with it take a look at some of the platforms that fell by the wayside.
(more…)[Where I Read] NextGen Magazine #3 – March 1995
Moving right along with NextGen Magazine #3 for March of 1995.
(more…)[Where I Read] NextGen Magazine #2 (Feb, 1995)
I’m continuing with NextGen Magazine with the NextGen #2. With the second issue hitting in February of 1995, it makes keeping track of what year I’m on a lot easier.
(more…)[Where I Read] NextGen Magazine #1
It has been a long time since I did Where I Read for a video game magazine, as much of the work I had been putting into my read through of Nintendo Power has been going into the Nintendo Power Retrospectives, and the second magazine I’d been covering – Electronic Gaming Monthly – has made something of a return. However, with my coverage of Nintendo Power for the show having reached 1995, I feel like I’ve lost some perspective on where the game industry was at this point, so I’ve decided to launch a read-through of another magazine, that is contemporaneous for where we are in gaming in the N.P.R.
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