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| magimage=Mega UK 01.pdf | | magimage=Mega UK 01.pdf | ||
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| numberofissues=37 (38) | | numberofissues=37 (38) | ||
| frequency=Monthly | | frequency=Monthly | ||
+ | | circulation= | ||
+ | *55,612 (1993-01—1993-06){{magref|mega|14|4}} | ||
+ | *45,263 (1993-07—1993-12){{magref|mega|20|4}} | ||
+ | *45,214 (1994-01—1994-06){{ref|http://www.outofprintarchive.com/articles/features/out-of-print/Crash_of_1994.html}} | ||
| ISSN=0966-6206 | | ISSN=0966-6206 | ||
| predecessor= | | predecessor= | ||
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==Back issues== | ==Back issues== | ||
{{issuetable|code=mega|region=UK|name=Mega|link=sega:{{PAGENAME}}| | {{issuetable|code=mega|region=UK|name=Mega|link=sega:{{PAGENAME}}| | ||
− | {{issue|1|name=October 1992|date=1992- | + | {{issue|1|name=October 1992|date=1992-09-17|price=1.95|barcode=9770966620000-10|pdf=Mega UK 01.pdf}} |
{{issue|2|name=November 1992|date=1992-10-15{{magref|mega|1|98}}|price=1.95|barcode=9770966620000-11|pdf=Mega UK 02.pdf}} | {{issue|2|name=November 1992|date=1992-10-15{{magref|mega|1|98}}|price=1.95|barcode=9770966620000-11|pdf=Mega UK 02.pdf}} | ||
{{issue|3|name=December 1992|date=1992-11-19|price=1.95|barcode=9770966620000-12|pdf=Mega UK 03.pdf}} | {{issue|3|name=December 1992|date=1992-11-19|price=1.95|barcode=9770966620000-12|pdf=Mega UK 03.pdf}} | ||
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{{issue|8|name=May 1993|date=1993-04-15{{magref|mega|7|19}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-05|pdf=Mega UK 08.pdf}} | {{issue|8|name=May 1993|date=1993-04-15{{magref|mega|7|19}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-05|pdf=Mega UK 08.pdf}} | ||
{{issue|9|name=June 1993|date=1993-05-20{{magref|mega|8|98}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-06|pdf=Mega UK 09.pdf}} | {{issue|9|name=June 1993|date=1993-05-20{{magref|mega|8|98}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-06|pdf=Mega UK 09.pdf}} | ||
− | {{issue|10|name=July 1993|date=1993-06-17{{magref|mega|9|98}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-07| | + | {{issue|10|name=July 1993|date=1993-06-17{{magref|mega|9|98}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-07|pdf=Mega UK 10.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|11|name=August 1993|date=1993-07- | + | {{issue|11|name=August 1993|date=1993-07-15{{magref|mega|10|98}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-08|pdf=Mega UK 11.pdf}} |
{{issue|12|name=September 1993|date=1993-08-19{{magref|mega|11|98}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-09|pdf=Mega UK 12.pdf}} | {{issue|12|name=September 1993|date=1993-08-19{{magref|mega|11|98}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-09|pdf=Mega UK 12.pdf}} | ||
{{issue|13|name=October 1993|date=1993-09-16{{magref|mega|12|106}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-10|pdf=Mega UK 13.pdf}} | {{issue|13|name=October 1993|date=1993-09-16{{magref|mega|12|106}}|price=2.25|barcode=9770966620017-10|pdf=Mega UK 13.pdf}} | ||
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{{issue|27|name=December 1994|date=1994-11-30{{magref|mega|26|82}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-12|pdf=Mega UK 27.pdf}} | {{issue|27|name=December 1994|date=1994-11-30{{magref|mega|26|82}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-12|pdf=Mega UK 27.pdf}} | ||
{{issue|28|name=January 1995|date=1994-12-30{{magref|mega|27|82}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-01|pdf=Mega UK 28.pdf}} | {{issue|28|name=January 1995|date=1994-12-30{{magref|mega|27|82}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-01|pdf=Mega UK 28.pdf}} | ||
− | {{issue|29|name=February 1995|date= | + | {{issue|29|name=February 1995|date=1995-01-xx|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-02|pdf=Mega UK 29.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|30|name=March 1995|date=1995- | + | {{issue|30|name=March 1995|date=1995-02-28{{magref|mega|29|82}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-03|pdf=Mega UK 30.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|31|name=April 1995|date=1995- | + | {{issue|31|name=April 1995|date=1995-03-30{{magref|mega|30|82}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-04|pdf=Mega UK 31.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|32|name=May 1995|date=1995- | + | {{issue|32|name=May 1995|date=1995-04-30{{magref|mega|31|32}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-05|pdf=Mega UK 32.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|33|name=June 1995|date=1995- | + | {{issue|33|name=June 1995|date=1995-05-31{{magref|mega|32|32}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-06|pdf=Mega UK 33.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|34|name=July 1995|date=1995- | + | {{issue|34|name=July 1995|date=1995-06-30{{magref|mega|33|32}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-07|pdf=Mega UK 34.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|35|name=August 1995|date=1995- | + | {{issue|35|name=August 1995|date=1995-07-30{{magref|mega|34|32}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-08|pdf=Mega UK 35.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|36|name=September 1995|date=1995- | + | {{issue|36|name=September 1995|date=1995-08-31{{magref|mega|35|32}}|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-09|pdf=Mega UK 36.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|37|name=October 1995|date=1995- | + | {{issue|37|name=October 1995|date=1995-09-xx|price=2.50|barcode=9770966620024-10|pdf=Mega UK 37.pdf}} |
− | {{issue|gold|name=Gold: Summer Special '93|date=1993- | + | {{issue|gold|name=Gold: Summer Special '93|date=1993-07-01|price=2.95|barcode=9770969500002-06|pdf=Mega UK Gold.pdf}} |
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Supplements== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Mega UK Supplement BigTipsCalendar.pdf|''Big Tips Calendar'' (issue ??) | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Artwork== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | After Burner III Magazine Cover Art by Jeremy Pyke (Mega issue 5).jpg | ||
+ | Virtua Racing Magazine Cover Art by Paul Kidby (Mega issue 19).jpg | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 12:22, 18 October 2024
File:Mega UK 01.pdf |
Mega |
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Publisher: Future Publishing (1992-1994), Maverick Magazines (1994-1995) |
Country of origin: United Kingdom |
Backed systems: Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega 32X |
First issue date: 1992-09-17 |
Last issue date: 1995-09-xx |
Number of issues: 37 (38) |
Frequency: Monthly |
Circulation: |
ISSN: 0966-6206 |
Mega was a monthly video game magazine sold in the United Kingdom. It was pitched by Future Publishing as a dedicated Sega Mega Drive (and Sega Mega-CD) magazine and entered circulation in the Autumn of 1992.
Mega was initially sold alongside its older sibling, Sega Power (which also covered the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear), multi-format magazine GamesMaster and from 1993 the more industry-focused Edge as part of Future's lineup of games magazines. It competed directly with EMAP's MegaTech, Maverick Magazines' Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, Paragon Publishing's Mega Power and Impact Magazines' Sega Force Mega between 1992 and 1994, at one point outselling all of them.
Future sold the license to Maverick Magazines in the autumn of 1994, who promptly replaced the entire editorial team. It was during this period where Mega moved from covering the full spectrum of Mega Drive games to only those deemed popular, dedicating more of its pages to news and previews[4].
Having also purchased MegaTech in 1994, Maverick were maintaining three dedicated Mega Drive, Mega-CD and at this point Sega 32X magazines simultaneously, all of which would close in 1995 with the arrival of the Sega Saturn.
Ratings
- Main article: Mega/Ratings.
Back issues
Issue | Name | Date | Price | Barcode | Extras | |
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1 | October 1992 | 1992-09-17 | £1.951.95 | 9770966620000-10 | ||
2 | November 1992 | 1992-10-15[5] | £1.951.95 | 9770966620000-11 | ||
3 | December 1992 | 1992-11-19 | £1.951.95 | 9770966620000-12 | ||
4 | January 1993 | 1992-12-17[6] | £1.951.95 | 9770966620000-01 | ||
5 | February 1993 | 1993-01-21[7] | £1.951.95 | 9770966620000-02 | ||
6 | March 1993 | 1993-02-18[8] | £1.951.95 | 9770966620000-03 | ||
7 | April 1993 | 1993-03-18[9] | £2.252.25 | 9770966620017-04 | ||
8 | May 1993 | 1993-04-15[10] | £2.252.25 | 9770966620017-05 | ||
9 | June 1993 | 1993-05-20[11] | £2.252.25 | 9770966620017-06 | ||
10 | July 1993 | 1993-06-17[12] | £2.252.25 | 9770966620017-07 | ||
11 | August 1993 | 1993-07-15[13] | £2.252.25 | 9770966620017-08 | ||
12 | September 1993 | 1993-08-19[14] | £2.252.25 | 9770966620017-09 | ||
13 | October 1993 | 1993-09-16[15] | £2.252.25 | 9770966620017-10 | ||
14 | November 1993 | 1993-10-21[16] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-11 | ||
15 | December 1993 | 1993-11-18[17] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-12 | ||
16 | January 1994 | 1993-12-16[18] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-01 | ||
17 | February 1994 | 1994-01-20[19] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-02 | ||
18 | March 1994 | 1994-02-17[20] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-03 | ||
19 | April 1994 | 1994-03-17[21] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-04 | ||
20 | May 1994 | 1994-04-21[22] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-05 | Poster book | |
21 | June 1994 | 1994-05-19[23] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-06 | ||
22 | July 1994 | 1994-06-16[24] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-07 | ||
23 | August 1994 | 1994-07-21[25] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-08 | ||
24 | September 1994 | 1994-08-18[26] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-09 | ||
25 | October 1994 | 1994-09-29[27] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-10 | ||
26 | November 1994 | 1994-10-27[28] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-11 | ||
27 | December 1994 | 1994-11-30[29] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-12 | ||
28 | January 1995 | 1994-12-30[30] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-01 | ||
29 | February 1995 | 1995-01-xx | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-02 | ||
30 | March 1995 | 1995-02-28[31] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-03 | ||
31 | April 1995 | 1995-03-30[32] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-04 | ||
32 | May 1995 | 1995-04-30[33] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-05 | ||
33 | June 1995 | 1995-05-31[34] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-06 | ||
34 | July 1995 | 1995-06-30[35] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-07 | ||
35 | August 1995 | 1995-07-30[36] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-08 | ||
36 | September 1995 | 1995-08-31[37] | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-09 | ||
37 | October 1995 | 1995-09-xx | £2.502.50 | 9770966620024-10 | ||
gold | Gold: Summer Special '93 | 1993-07-01 | £2.952.95 | 9770969500002-06 |
Supplements
Artwork
References
- ↑ Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 4
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 4
- ↑ http://www.outofprintarchive.com/articles/features/out-of-print/Crash_of_1994.html
- ↑ Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 4
- ↑ Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-19), page 106
- ↑ Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 106
- ↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-18), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 19
- ↑ Mega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 106
- ↑ Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 106
- ↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 100
- ↑ Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 114
- ↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 90
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 90
- ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 90
- ↑ Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 90
- ↑ Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 90
- ↑ Mega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-18), page 82
- ↑ Mega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 82
- ↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 82
- ↑ Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 82
- ↑ Mega, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-xx), page 82
- ↑ Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 82
- ↑ Mega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-30), page 32
- ↑ Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 32
- ↑ Mega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-31), page 32
- ↑ Mega, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-30), page 32
- ↑ Mega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-30), page 32