Breaking it all Down

Alexander CaseMarch 13, 2021February 20, 2021

NextGen #16: April 1996

We continue ever close to the launch of the N64.

Alexander CaseFebruary 14, 2021February 2, 2021

NextGen #15: March 1996

We’re continuing to get closer to catching up with the Nintendo Power Retrospectives.

Alexander CaseFebruary 13, 2021February 1, 2021

NextGen #14: February 1996

We’re slowly catching up with Nintendo Power (helped by the fact that Next Month’s episode of Nintendo Power Retrospectives is going to be a Also-Ran Episode).

Alexander CaseDecember 13, 2020December 7, 2020

NextGen #13: January 1996

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.

Alexander CaseOctober 28, 2020October 9, 2020

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 107

We get a bunch of upcoming N64 titles this issue – not reviews of them, just discussion, as a bunch of them aren’t ready yet. But we’re getting closer to launch.

Alexander CaseSeptember 19, 2020September 13, 2020

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.

Alexander CaseSeptember 6, 2020September 5, 2020

NextGen #11: November 1995

Almost caught up with where we are in Nintendo Power Magazine.

Alexander CaseSeptember 5, 2020August 23, 2020

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.

Alexander CaseAugust 22, 2020August 10, 2020

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.

Alexander CaseMay 17, 2020May 4, 2020

NextGen Magazine #8 – August 1995

The Sega Saturn is out, and this issue is the first full issue in response to that.

Alexander CaseMay 2, 2020April 19, 2020

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.

Alexander CaseFebruary 16, 2020February 5, 2020

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.

Alexander CaseJanuary 12, 2020December 26, 2019

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.

Alexander CaseOctober 23, 2019October 5, 2019

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 94

This week we have a bunch of movie licensed games and the launch of a major puzzle franchise that continues to this day.

Alexander CaseAugust 28, 2019August 12, 2019

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 93

We return to our regular episodes with two streetball basketball games – one with NBA stars, one with Looney Tunes characters. If there was only some way to get them to meet…

Alexander CaseJuly 7, 2019June 24, 2019

[Where I Read] NextGen Magazine #3 – March 1995

Moving right along with NextGen Magazine #3 for March of 1995.

Snippet of the cover of Nintendo Power #69 showing X from Mega Man X2.

Alexander CaseJune 26, 2019June 22, 2019

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 91

The Play It Loud era continues with a pair of Kirby titles.

Excerpt of the cover of Nintendo Power #69

Alexander CaseMay 29, 2019May 25, 2019

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 90

We return to our regular issues of Nintendo Power with the first issue of the Play It Loud era.

Alexander CaseFebruary 24, 2019February 16, 2019

[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.

Alexander CaseMay 31, 2017May 15, 2017

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 67

This time we’re covering issue #50 of Nintendo Power for July of 1993 Continue reading “Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 67”

Alexander CaseNovember 30, 2016December 1, 2016

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 61

This time we’re covering issue #45 of Nintendo Power for February of 1993.
Note: I forgot Nester’s Adventures this issue – I apologize. Continue reading “Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 61”