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  1. More information about "Famitsu Issue 1335 (July 17, 2014)"

    Famitsu Issue 1335 (July 17, 2014)

    By kitsunebi

    In what is probably a first for Famitsu, only a single game is reviewed this issue: Yokai Watch 2.  I don't think Yokai Watch ever made much of a splash overseas, but I remember how intensely popular it was here for a time, so I wouldn't be surprised if all the other publishers shied away from releasing anything else that same week, since nothing would have been able to compete.
    And speaking of things whose popularity ain't what it used to be, if you were wondering who those garishly dressed girls on the cover were, good luck figuring out how THIS got 17 million views:
     

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  2. More information about "Dengeki PlayStation 112 (July 9, 1999)"

    Dengeki PlayStation 112 (July 9, 1999)

    By kitsunebi

    According to Sony's ad, there are two types of games.  "Octopus games" are so addictive you get calluses on your fingers from playing so much.

    Then there are "eggplant games" which are silly but addictive.  Like eggplants.  Apparently.

     
    Well, I mean, that's what they SAY...
    Octopus shmoctopus...what I'm really seeing here is "a Japanese game with tentacles will give you calluses from playing with "it" too much." 
    And do we even need to address the symbolism of the eggplant???  😬 yyyyeeeaaahhhh....

     
     

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  3. More information about "gM Issue 07 (August 2000)"

    gM Issue 07 (August 2000)

    By kitsunebi

    ATTENTION: This mag is printed Japanese-style, and must be read from right to left.  When viewing in two-page/book mode, you MUST set your CBR reader to Japanese/manga mode in order for facing pages to be oriented correctly.
    This magazine...WILL SURPRISE YOU.  LOL, seriously you'll know exactly what I mean when you get there.  You'll be flipping along through RPG coverage...do-do-do-do-do...Dragon Quest...mmhm...Final Fantasy...yep...Lunar...uh-huh...BAM!!!!  Uh.....I did not expect THAT....
    This mag also is yet another example of why I hate posters.  There was a great big double-sided Dead Or Alive poster which I meticulously cut into pieces so it could be scanned and then reassembled flawlessly in Photoshop.  But the end result when viewing it in a CBR is of course just a couple of images that look no more impressive than if they had been single A4 pages to begin with.  A lot of effort for something that the end user will never appreciate. 😭

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  4. More information about "Famitsu Issue 1336 (July 24, 2014)"

    Famitsu Issue 1336 (July 24, 2014)

    By kitsunebi

    I've been living in Japan for 16 years but I'm always reminded that I'll never truly fit in with the locals.  Case in point, I've never owned a full-body waifu pillow or a boob-rest mousepad.

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  5. More information about "Famitsu Issue 1337 (July 31, 2014)"

    Famitsu Issue 1337 (July 31, 2014)

    By kitsunebi

    236 pgs
    Idol Pikachu chooses YOU!

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  6. More information about "Famitsu Issue 1338 (August 7, 2014) (supplement included)"

    Famitsu Issue 1338 (August 7, 2014) (supplement included)

    By kitsunebi

    The included supplement is for Bandai's Net Carddass cards (unfortunate name...) which are trading cards bought in packs that are used to play online games.  A meeting of the physical and digital worlds, and something I don't think ever caught on outside of Japan, though I could be wrong.
    Today's trivia: The very first Pokemon cards, before the TCG existed, were produced by Carddass.
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  7. More information about "Oh! PC Issue 124 (May 15 1990)"

    Oh! PC Issue 124 (May 15 1990)

    By TimBisley

    Oh! PC Issue 124 (May 15, 1990)

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  8. More information about "Dengeki PlayStation 110 (June 25, 1999)"

    Dengeki PlayStation 110 (June 25, 1999)

    By kitsunebi

    I've scanned so many issues of Dengeki PlayStation with some Gundam game or other on the cover that I had to check to make sure I hadn't already uploaded this one.  But nope, this is 252 pages of not-uploaded-here-before material LOL.  I'm old enough to look through this mag and think "oh yeah, I own a lot of these games" without thinking of them as "retro."  Grandia and Incredible Crisis were two favorites reviewed this ish...

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  9. More information about "Tech Gian Issue 026 (December 1998)"

    Tech Gian Issue 026 (December 1998)

    By kitsunebi

    This one time, at band camp...
    The CD-ROM included with this issue can be downloaded HERE.

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  10. More information about "Play Online No.035 (May 2001)"

    Play Online No.035 (May 2001)

    By kitsunebi

    This is the final issue of Play Online. 
    You can download the CD-ROM included with the issue HERE.

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  11. More information about "Play Online No.033 (March 2001)"

    Play Online No.033 (March 2001)

    By kitsunebi

    Here it is y'all.  Unless someone can provide evidence to the contrary, this is the only Japanese magazine EVER with Lara Croft on the cover. 
    Just don't expect any Tomb Raider game coverage anywhere in the issue LOL. 🤔

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  12. More information about "Play Online No.032 (February 2001)"

    Play Online No.032 (February 2001)

    By kitsunebi

    I know some people probably prefer the chaotic "graphic design by Jackson Pollock" style of Japanese video game magazines, but I'm glad this mag has a more Western aesthetic, particularly as it primarily covers Western games.  It's just a handsome mag, in my opinion - one that lays its info out in a clear, easy to read format suitable for adults, as opposed to the "HEY! LOOK OVER HERE!!" style of the video game mags.

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  13. More information about "Dengeki PlayStation 109 (June 11, 1999)"

    Dengeki PlayStation 109 (June 11, 1999)

    By kitsunebi

    244 pages

    137 downloads

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  14. More information about "Dengeki G's Magazine Issue 013 (August 1998)"

    Dengeki G's Magazine Issue 013 (August 1998)

    By kitsunebi

    Covers PS1, Saturn, & PC games (and a PC-FX game 😲)
    I'm not a furry, but I like these early Dengeki G's covers with animal characters a lot more than the later ones when they switched to generic anime girls.
     
     

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  15. More information about "Dengeki PlayStation 106 (May 7/21, 1999)"

    Dengeki PlayStation 106 (May 7/21, 1999)

    By kitsunebi

    Coincidentally, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was released during same time period as this mag's cover date.  Twenty-five years later, not a single person has ever gone on record accusing Dengeki PlayStation #106 of destroying their childhood, however.

    136 downloads

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  16. More information about "Dengeki G's Magazine Issue 018 (January 1999) (supplement included)"

    Dengeki G's Magazine Issue 018 (January 1999) (supplement included)

    By kitsunebi

    Supplement included at end of archive

    97 downloads

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  17. More information about "Famitsu Issue 0129 (April 19, 1991)"

    Famitsu Issue 0129 (April 19, 1991)

    By kitsunebi

    Speculation on what the American redesign of the Super Famicom might look like LOL:

     
    Though to be fair, who would have ever guessed they'd decide that purple and lavender were the way to go to appeal to Americans?

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  18. More information about "Ultech Shinbun (Family Computer Magazine Issue 98 Supplement) (March 9, 1990)"

    Ultech Shinbun (Family Computer Magazine Issue 98 Supplement) (March 9, 1990)

    By kitsunebi

    Supplement included with the March 9, 1990 issue of Family Computer Magazine. The title, Ultech Shinbun, means "ultimate technique newspaper," and it was printed in newspaper format and featured strategies for several games (mainly Dragon Quest IV).
    Due to the oversized newspaper-style pages, the files in this archive are saved at 5000px high to allow higher fidelity and larger zoom.
    UPDATED FILE: Old vs new:

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  19. More information about "Dengeki PlayStation 104 (April 23, 1999)"

    Dengeki PlayStation 104 (April 23, 1999)

    By kitsunebi

    There was apparently a SaGa Frontier 2 supplement which came with this issue, but my copy didn't include it.  It DID include the second supplement...a sticker sheet of memory card stickers.  Thank god for that LOL.  A scan of some memory card stickers is even less useful than actual memory card stickers, but it's preserved for prosperity now anyway.  Well, except for the few that the previous owner removed.  I guess someone out there uses memory card stickers, after all. 🙃

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  20. More information about "Tech Gian Issue 025 (November 1998)"

    Tech Gian Issue 025 (November 1998)

    By kitsunebi

    Adults only, the manga section is read right to left, the CD-ROM included with this issue can be downloaded HERE, yadda yadda yadda.
    TLDR: B(｡)(｡)BS.

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  21. More information about "Oh! PC Issue 132 (Oct 01, 1990)"

    Oh! PC Issue 132 (Oct 01, 1990)

    By TimBisley

    Oh! PC Issue 132 (Oct 01 1990)

    54 downloads

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  22. More information about "Family Computer Magazine Issue 014 (June 20, 1986)"

    Family Computer Magazine Issue 014 (June 20, 1986)

    By kitsunebi

    Family Computer Magazine is read R-L, so you must set your CBR reader to Japanese/manga mode in order for facing pages to be displayed correctly.
     

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  23. More information about "Family Computer Magazine Issue 013 (June 6, 1986)"

    Family Computer Magazine Issue 013 (June 6, 1986)

    By kitsunebi

    Family Computer Magazine is read R-L, so you must set your CBR reader to Japanese/manga mode in order for facing pages to be displayed correctly.
    So many two-page joins of game screen maps make me long for modern 3D games that can't be mapped on a screen-by-screen basis in magazines.
    And speaking of maps, there are a couple of fold out poster maps at the end of the archive.  The size of these is quite large - I haven't shrunk them down to the size of the rest of the pages in case anyone wants to zoom in to see them in greater detail.

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  24. More information about "Comptiq No.236 (January 2002)"

    Comptiq No.236 (January 2002)

    By kitsunebi

    I've uploaded the included CD-ROM as an ISO file HERE.

    98 downloads

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  25. More information about "Famitsu Issue 0120~0121 (January 25-February 8, 1991)"

    Famitsu Issue 0120~0121 (January 25-February 8, 1991)

    By kitsunebi

    May I present: issue 120!  Also, issue 121!  They're the same issue!  So crazy~!  (hmm, maybe Nekki's peace sign has a double meaning?  Nah...)
    Another one of those double number issues.  Such an odd practice, and one I'm glad seems limited to Famitsu, as it made the initial construction of the database quite a pain.
    232 pgs

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