Gain Ground/Magazine articles

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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1988-12-27 Gamest (JP), "February 1989" Overview
Logo-pdf.svg 1989-02-28 Gamest (JP), "April 1989" Walkthrough (Stage 1-20), 6 pages
Logo-pdf.svg 1989-04-28 Gamest (JP), "June 1989" Walkthrough (Stage 21-40), 6 pages
Logo-pdf.svg 1989-04-28 Gamest (JP), "June 1989" Interview with Mac Austin, 2 pages
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-05-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "June 1992" "SEGA ARCADE HISTORY 第13回 1988"
Logo-pdf.svg 1997-03-13 Sega Magazine (JP), "1997-04 (1997-04)" "Welcome to Sega Ages"
Interview with Yang Watt, 2 pages

Mega Drive version

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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-1x-xx Joystick (FR), "Novembre 1990"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
65%
65
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Logo-pdf.svg 1990-12-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "January 1991" "BE-Mega dog race"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7/10   7/10   6/10   8/10
70
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Logo-pdf.svg 1990-12-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "January 1991" "Attack Special" game guide, 7 pages
1991-01-07 Hippon Super (JP), "February 1991" "TV game・broad-way"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7/10
70
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-02-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "March 1991" "Game seisekihyou"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 3.795/5   3.636/5   3.727/5   3.5/5   3.75/5   4.113/5
75
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-02-16 Computer & Video Games (UK), "March 1991"
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-03-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "April 1991" "Urawaza League"
Tips and tricks
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-03-28 Raze (UK), "May 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC 92% Rave
92
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-04-xx Mega Play (US), "March/April 1991"

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NTSC-U 5/10   5/10   5/10   4/10
48
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-04-25 Raze (UK), "June 1991"
Review
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PAL 91% Rave
91
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-05-xx The Complete Guide to Sega (UK), ""

Review
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76%
76
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Player One (FR), "Juin 1991"
Review
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65%
65
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-06-07 Video Games (DE), "2/91"

Review
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61%
61
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-07-04 Sega Power (UK), "August 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 71%
71
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-09-05 Sega Power (UK), "October 1991" "The Hard Line"
Sega Power re-reviews most Master System, Mega Drive and Game Gear titles released before September 1991.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 3/53/53/53/53/5
50
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Hobby Consolas (ES), "Octubre 1991"
Review
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66%
66
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-12-06 MegaTech (UK), "Xmas 1991" "Game Index"
MegaTech briefly reviews most of the Mega Drive games released before December 1991.

Review
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43%
43
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-12-12 Sega Pro (UK), "Christmas 1991"

Review
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89%
89
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Logo-pdf.svg 1992-04-23 Console XS (UK), "June/July 1992"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 88%
88
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Logo-pdf.svg 1992-09-xx Mean Machines Sega (UK), "October 1992" "Games Index"
Mean Machines Sega reviews most Mega Drive, Master System and Game Gear games released before September 1992.

Review
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43%
43
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Logo-pdf.svg 199x-xx-xx Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK), "January 1993" "The Complete Mega File"
Mega Drive Advanced Gaming reviews every Mega Drive game released before December 1992.

Review
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PAL 75%
75
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Logo-pdf.svg 1993-03-11 Sega Pro (UK), "April 1993" "The ProFile"
SegaPro re-reviews almost every Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Master System and Game Gear title released up until this point.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 88%
88
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1993-05-20 Mega (UK), "June 1993" "CHEAP and not so nasty"
£19.99 price drop review.
Review
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PAL 77%
77
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1993-11-18 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK), ""
Review
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29%
29
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Logo-pdf.svg 1994-07-21 Mega (UK), "August 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
77%
77
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1995-08-08 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "September 1995" "Beep! MegaDrive readers final rating"
It continued up until then in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP).

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7.3677/10
74
[Info]
1997-08-07 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx" Tips
1998-03-20 Tricks 16 bit (RU), "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr"
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Review
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77%
77
[Info]
2001-xx-xx 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU), ""
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Review
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50%
50
[Info]

Master System version

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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-10-26 Aktueller Software Markt (DE), "November 1990"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
7/12   5/12   6/12   7/12   7/12
53
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-11-16 Power Play (DE), "12/90"
Review
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35%
35
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-01-03 Mean Machines (UK), "January 1991"
Review
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62%
62
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-0x-xx Joystick (FR), "Février 1991"

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60%
60
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-02-07 Sega Power (UK), "March 1991"

Review
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PAL 70%
70
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-02-16 Computer & Video Games (UK), "March 1991"
Reprints/translations:

Review
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32%
32
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-02-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "March 1991" "American Sega Games" feature
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Zzap! (IT), "Marzo 1991"
Review
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76%
76
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-04-25 Raze (UK), "June 1991"
Review
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PAL 71%
71
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-0x-xx User (GR), "Septémvrios 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 67%
67
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-09-05 Sega Power (UK), "October 1991" "The Hard Line"
Sega Power re-reviews most Master System, Mega Drive and Game Gear titles released before September 1991.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 3/53/53/53/53/5
50
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-09-xx Ação Games (BR), "Setembro 1991"

Review
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Gráfico: Bom Som: Bom Desafio: Regular
67
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Logo-pdf.svg 1990-xx-xx Player One (FR), "Décembre 1990"
Review
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61%
61
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Logo-pdf.svg 1991-12-12 Sega Pro (UK), "Christmas 1991"

Review
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81%
81
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Logo-pdf.svg 1992-04-23 Console XS (UK), "June/July 1992"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 82%
82
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-09-xx Mean Machines Sega (UK), "October 1992" "Games Index"
Mean Machines Sega reviews most Mega Drive, Master System and Game Gear games released before September 1992.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
62%
62
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1993-03-11 Sega Pro (UK), "April 1993" "The ProFile"
SegaPro re-reviews almost every Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Master System and Game Gear title released up until this point.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 82%
82
[Info]

References

  1. Computer + Video Giochi, "Aprile 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 88
  2. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 77
  3. Tricks Gold, "Sega dlya strategov" (RU; 2003-01-09), page 15
  4. Entsiklopediya igr Sega. 100000 sekrety, kody, paroli, "" (RU; 2003-xx-xx), page 84
  5. Computer + Video Giochi, "Aprile 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 94


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