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− | | title= | + | | magcode=ssm |
− | | publisher=EMAP | + | | title=Sega Saturn Magazine |
+ | | publisher=[[EMAP]] | ||
| system=[[Sega Saturn]] | | system=[[Sega Saturn]] | ||
| country=United Kingdom | | country=United Kingdom | ||
− | | firstissue= | + | | firstissue= |
− | | lastissue= | + | | lastissue=37 |
| numberofissues=37 | | numberofissues=37 | ||
| frequency=Monthly | | frequency=Monthly | ||
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| ISSN=1360-9424 | | ISSN=1360-9424 | ||
− | | predecessor=[[Sega Magazine (UK)|Sega Magazine]] | + | | predecessor=''[[Sega Magazine (UK)|Sega Magazine]]'' |
| successor= | | successor= | ||
+ | | circulation= | ||
+ | *35,139 (1995-07—1995-12){{ref|https://mediatel.co.uk/news/1997/02/11/computer-magazines-july-december-1996-abc-figures}} | ||
+ | *22,314 (1996-01—1996-06){{ref|https://mediatel.co.uk/news/1997/08/13/january-to-june-1997-abcs-computer-sector}} | ||
+ | *30,132 (1996-07—1996-12){{ref|https://mediatel.co.uk/news/1997/02/11/computer-magazines-july-december-1996-abc-figures}} | ||
+ | *38,492 (1997-01—1997-06){{ref|https://mediatel.co.uk/news/1997/08/13/january-to-june-1997-abcs-computer-sector}} | ||
+ | *37,998 (1997-07—1997-12){{ref|https://mediatel.co.uk/news/1998/02/11/july-december-1997-abcs-computer-magazine-sector}} | ||
+ | | defaultratingsystem=0-100 | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{stub}}'''''Sega Saturn Magazine''''' was | + | {{stub}}'''''Sega Saturn Magazine''''' (''SSM'') was an official monthly magazine released in the United Kingdom dedicated to the [[Sega Saturn]]. It premiered in late 1995 after the console went on sale, and was a successor to (the also officially licensed) ''[[Sega Magazine (UK)|Sega Magazine]]'', sharing much of the same writing staff (and initially having a "Sega Magazine" section for non-Saturn games). |
− | ''Sega Saturn | + | At launch, ''SSM'' was one of two [[EMAP]] publications to be officially licensed by Sega, the other being ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' (which would continue until early 1997). Close ties to [[Sega Europe]] meant it was able to publish ''[[Sega Flash]]'' demo discs (although not as frequently as rival ''Official UK PlayStation Magazine'' which had demo discs every month). The magazine outlasted all its commerical rivals; ''[[Saturn+]]'', ''[[Total Saturn]]'' and ''[[Saturn Power]]'', and by mid-1998 was the only dedicated Sega magazine on the market. By the end of the year coverage had turned primarily to import titles from Japan and the upcoming [[Sega Dreamcast]]. |
+ | |||
+ | While initially aiming for a mainstream crowd, as had been the case with earlier Sega magazines, the rise of multi-platform magazine ''Edge'' and EMAP's experiences with the short-lived ''MAXIMUM'' gaming magazine led to ''Sega Saturn Magazine'' having a more mature outlook than most other gaming magazines of the time. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The team pitched a successor magazine to continue coverage of the Dreamcast, however Sega opted to give the license to [[Dennis Publishing]], who begain printing the ''[[Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)|Official Dreamcast Magazine]]'' in the Autumn of 1999. | ||
==Magazine Staff== | ==Magazine Staff== | ||
− | * | + | * Richard Leadbetter – Editor-in-chief |
* Lee Nutter – Senior staff writer | * Lee Nutter – Senior staff writer | ||
* Gary Cutlack – Staff writer | * Gary Cutlack – Staff writer | ||
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* Nick Paterson – Deputy art editor | * Nick Paterson – Deputy art editor | ||
− | ==Back | + | ==Ratings== |
− | + | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Ratings}} | |
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− | + | ==Back issues== | |
− | + | {{issuetable|code=ssm|region=UK|name=Sega Saturn Magazine|link=sega:{{PAGENAME}}| | |
− | + | {{issue|1|name=November 1995|date=1995-10-26|price=3.95|barcode=9771360942996-11|pdf=SSM UK 01.pdf|extras=VHS tape}} | |
− | + | {{issue|2|name=December 1995|date=1995-11-24|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-12|pdf=SSM UK 02.pdf|extras=Postcards}} | |
− | + | {{issue|3|name=January 1996|date=1995-12-15|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-01|pdf=SSM UK 03.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|4|name=February 1996|date=1996-01-24|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-02|pdf=SSM UK 04.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|5|name=March 1996|date=1996-02-24|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-03|pdf=SSM UK 05.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|6|name=April 1996|date=1996-03-23|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-04|pdf=SSM UK 06.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|7|name=May 1996|date=1996-04-24|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-05|pdf=SSM UK 07.pdf|extras=Tips book}} | |
− | + | {{issue|8|name=June 1996|date=1996-05-22|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-06|pdf=SSM UK 08.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|9|name=July 1996|date=1996-06-20|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-07|pdf=SSM UK 09.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|10|name=August 1996|date=1996-07-20|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-08|pdf=SSM UK 10.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|11|name=September 1996|date=1996-08-20|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-09|pdf=SSM UK 11.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|12|name=October 1996|date=1996-09-18|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-10|pdf=SSM UK 12.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|13|name=November 1996|date=1996-10-17|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-11|pdf=SSM UK 13.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|14|name=December 1996|date=1996-11-14|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-12|pdf=SSM UK 14.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|15|name=January 1997|date=1996-12-17|price=3.99|barcode=9771360942972-01|pdf=SSM UK 15.pdf|extras=Disc}} | |
− | + | {{issue|16|name=February 1997|date=1997-01-16|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-02|pdf=SSM UK 16.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|17|name=March 1997|date=1997-02-19|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-03|pdf=SSM UK 17.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|18|name=April 1997|date=1997-03-15|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-04|pdf=SSM UK 18.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|19|name=May 1997|date=1997-04-12|price=4.50|barcode=9771360942989-05|pdf=SSM UK 19.pdf|extras=Saturn demo disc}} | |
− | + | {{issue|20|name=June 1997|date=1997-05-14|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-06|pdf=SSM UK 20.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|21|name=July 1997|date=1997-06-11|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-07|pdf=SSM UK 21.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|22|name=August 1997|date=1997-07-16|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-08|pdf=SSM UK 22.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|23|name=September 1997|date=1997-08-13|price=4.50|barcode=9771360942989-09|pdf=SSM UK 23.pdf|extras=Saturn demo disc}} | |
− | + | {{issue|24|name=October 1997|date=1997-09-17|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-10|pdf=SSM UK 24.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|25|name=November 1997|date=1997-10-15|price=2.75|barcode=9771360942019-11|pdf=SSM UK 25.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|26|name=December 1997|date=1997-11-12|price=4.50|barcode=9771360942972-12|pdf=SSM UK 26.pdf|extras=''[[Christmas NiGHTS]]'' game disc}} | |
− | + | {{issue|27|name=January 1998|date=1997-12-17|price=4.75|barcode=9771360942965-01|pdf=SSM UK 27.pdf|extras=Saturn demo disc}} | |
− | + | {{issue|28|name=February 1998|date=1998-01-14|price=2.95|barcode=9771360942026-02|pdf=SSM UK 28.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|29|name=March 1998|date=1998-02-11|price=2.95|barcode=9771360942033-03|pdf=SSM UK 29.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|30|name=April 1998|date=1998-03-11|price=2.95|barcode=9771360942033-04|pdf=SSM UK 30.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|31|name=May 1998|date=1998-04-15|price=4.95|barcode=9771360942958-05|pdf=SSM UK 31.pdf|extras=''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]'' game disc 1}} | |
− | + | {{issue|32|name=June 1998|date=1998-05-xx|price=4.95|barcode=9771360942958-06|pdf=SSM UK 32.pdf|extras=Saturn demo disc}} | |
− | + | {{issue|33|name=July 1998|date=1998-06-17|price=2.95|barcode=9771360942033-07|pdf=SSM UK 33.pdf}} | |
− | + | {{issue|34|name=August 1998|date=1998-07-15|price=2.95|barcode=9771360942033-08|pdf=SSM UK 34.pdf}} | |
− | </ | + | {{issue|35|name=September 1998|date=1998-08-12|price=2.95|barcode=9771360942033-09|pdf=SSM UK 35.pdf}} |
+ | {{issue|36|name=October 1998|date=1998-09-xx|price=2.95|barcode=9771360942033-10|pdf=SSM UK 36.pdf}} | ||
+ | {{issue|37|name=November 1998|date=1998-10-xx|price=2.95|barcode=9771360942033-11|pdf=SSM UK 37.pdf}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
− | + | {{MagazinesUK}} |
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File:SSM UK 01.pdf |
Sega Saturn Magazine |
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Publisher: EMAP |
Country of origin: United Kingdom |
Backed systems: Sega Saturn |
First issue date: 1995-10-26 |
Last issue date: 1998-10-xx |
Number of issues: 37 |
Frequency: Monthly |
Circulation: |
ISSN: 1360-9424 |
Preceded by: Sega Magazine |
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Sega Saturn Magazine (SSM) was an official monthly magazine released in the United Kingdom dedicated to the Sega Saturn. It premiered in late 1995 after the console went on sale, and was a successor to (the also officially licensed) Sega Magazine, sharing much of the same writing staff (and initially having a "Sega Magazine" section for non-Saturn games).
At launch, SSM was one of two EMAP publications to be officially licensed by Sega, the other being Mean Machines Sega (which would continue until early 1997). Close ties to Sega Europe meant it was able to publish Sega Flash demo discs (although not as frequently as rival Official UK PlayStation Magazine which had demo discs every month). The magazine outlasted all its commerical rivals; Saturn+, Total Saturn and Saturn Power, and by mid-1998 was the only dedicated Sega magazine on the market. By the end of the year coverage had turned primarily to import titles from Japan and the upcoming Sega Dreamcast.
While initially aiming for a mainstream crowd, as had been the case with earlier Sega magazines, the rise of multi-platform magazine Edge and EMAP's experiences with the short-lived MAXIMUM gaming magazine led to Sega Saturn Magazine having a more mature outlook than most other gaming magazines of the time.
The team pitched a successor magazine to continue coverage of the Dreamcast, however Sega opted to give the license to Dennis Publishing, who begain printing the Official Dreamcast Magazine in the Autumn of 1999.
Magazine Staff
- Richard Leadbetter – Editor-in-chief
- Lee Nutter – Senior staff writer
- Gary Cutlack – Staff writer
- Jason McEvoy – Art editor
- Matt Yeo – Deputy editor
- Nick Paterson – Deputy art editor
Ratings
- Main article: Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)/Ratings.
Back issues
Issue | Name | Date | Price | Barcode | Extras | |
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1 | ![]() |
November 1995 | 1995-10-26 | £3.953.95 | 9771360942996-11 | VHS tape |
2 | ![]() |
December 1995 | 1995-11-24 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-12 | Postcards |
3 | ![]() |
January 1996 | 1995-12-15 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-01 | |
4 | ![]() |
February 1996 | 1996-01-24 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-02 | |
5 | ![]() |
March 1996 | 1996-02-24 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-03 | |
6 | ![]() |
April 1996 | 1996-03-23 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-04 | |
7 | ![]() |
May 1996 | 1996-04-24 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-05 | Tips book |
8 | ![]() |
June 1996 | 1996-05-22 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-06 | |
9 | ![]() |
July 1996 | 1996-06-20 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-07 | |
10 | ![]() |
August 1996 | 1996-07-20 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-08 | |
11 | ![]() |
September 1996 | 1996-08-20 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-09 | |
12 | ![]() |
October 1996 | 1996-09-18 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-10 | |
13 | ![]() |
November 1996 | 1996-10-17 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-11 | |
14 | ![]() |
December 1996 | 1996-11-14 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-12 | |
15 | ![]() |
January 1997 | 1996-12-17 | £3.993.99 | 9771360942972-01 | Disc |
16 | ![]() |
February 1997 | 1997-01-16 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-02 | |
17 | ![]() |
March 1997 | 1997-02-19 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-03 | |
18 | ![]() |
April 1997 | 1997-03-15 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-04 | |
19 | ![]() |
May 1997 | 1997-04-12 | £4.504.50 | 9771360942989-05 | Saturn demo disc |
20 | ![]() |
June 1997 | 1997-05-14 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-06 | |
21 | ![]() |
July 1997 | 1997-06-11 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-07 | |
22 | ![]() |
August 1997 | 1997-07-16 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-08 | |
23 | ![]() |
September 1997 | 1997-08-13 | £4.504.50 | 9771360942989-09 | Saturn demo disc |
24 | ![]() |
October 1997 | 1997-09-17 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-10 | |
25 | ![]() |
November 1997 | 1997-10-15 | £2.752.75 | 9771360942019-11 | |
26 | ![]() |
December 1997 | 1997-11-12 | £4.504.50 | 9771360942972-12 | Christmas NiGHTS game disc |
27 | ![]() |
January 1998 | 1997-12-17 | £4.754.75 | 9771360942965-01 | Saturn demo disc |
28 | ![]() |
February 1998 | 1998-01-14 | £2.952.95 | 9771360942026-02 | |
29 | ![]() |
March 1998 | 1998-02-11 | £2.952.95 | 9771360942033-03 | |
30 | ![]() |
April 1998 | 1998-03-11 | £2.952.95 | 9771360942033-04 | |
31 | ![]() |
May 1998 | 1998-04-15 | £4.954.95 | 9771360942958-05 | Panzer Dragoon Saga game disc 1 |
32 | ![]() |
June 1998 | 1998-05-xx | £4.954.95 | 9771360942958-06 | Saturn demo disc |
33 | ![]() |
July 1998 | 1998-06-17 | £2.952.95 | 9771360942033-07 | |
34 | ![]() |
August 1998 | 1998-07-15 | £2.952.95 | 9771360942033-08 | |
35 | ![]() |
September 1998 | 1998-08-12 | £2.952.95 | 9771360942033-09 | |
36 | ![]() |
October 1998 | 1998-09-xx | £2.952.95 | 9771360942033-10 | |
37 | ![]() |
November 1998 | 1998-10-xx | £2.952.95 | 9771360942033-11 |
References