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| − | | publisher=Sendai | + | | title=Mega Play |
| − | | system=[[Sega Mega Drive]] | + | | publisher=[[Sendai Publishing]] |
| + | | system=[[Sega Mega Drive]] | ||
| country=United States | | country=United States | ||
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| − | | lastissue= | + | | lastissue=0603 |
| − | | numberofissues=28 | + | | numberofissues=28 (29) |
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| ISSN=1058-9171 | | ISSN=1058-9171 | ||
| predecessor= | | predecessor= | ||
| successor= | | successor= | ||
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| − | + | '''''Mega Play''''' was a bimonthly US magazine devoted to Sega video games, particularly the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. It "debuted" inside an issue of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' before going out on its own in 1990, almost simultaneously with ''[[Game Player's Sega Genesis Strategy Guide]]''. | |
| − | '''''Mega Play''''' | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Despite the lack of original content, the documented devotion of Sega fans allowed ''Mega Play'' to survive for over five years before petering out in the summer of 1995, just as Sega's Saturn was debuting in the US. | Despite the lack of original content, the documented devotion of Sega fans allowed ''Mega Play'' to survive for over five years before petering out in the summer of 1995, just as Sega's Saturn was debuting in the US. | ||
| − | + | ==Ratings== | |
| + | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Ratings}} | ||
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| + | ==Back issues== | ||
| + | {{issuetable|code=megaplay|region=US|name=Mega Play|link=sega:{{PAGENAME}}| | ||
| + | {{issue|0|name=Premiere Issue|date=1990-xx-xx|price=1.99|barcode=|cover=}} | ||
| + | {{issue|1|name=November/December 1990|date=1990-xx-xx|price=2.95|barcode=014302779014-02|pdf=MegaPlay US 01.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|2|name=February 1991|date=199x-xx-xx|price=3.50|barcode=014302779014-02|pdf=MegaPlay US 02.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|3|name=March/April 1991|date=1991-04-xx{{magref|megaplay|2|47}}|price=3.50|barcode=014302779014-04|pdf=MegaPlay US 03.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|4|name=May/June 1991|date=1991-0x-xx|price=3.50|barcode=014302779014-06|pdf=MegaPlay US 04.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|5|name=July/August 1991|date=1991-0x-xx|price=3.50|barcode=014302779014-08|pdf=MegaPlay US 05.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|6|name=September/October 1991|date=1991-0x-xx|price=3.50|barcode=014302779014-10|pdf=MegaPlay US 06.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|7|name=November/December 1991|date=1991-xx-xx|price=3.50|barcode=014302779014-12|pdf=MegaPlay US 07.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|8|name=January/February 1992|date=199x-xx-xx|price=3.50|barcode=|cover=MegaPlay US 08 cover.jpg}} | ||
| + | {{issue|9|name=March/April 1992|date=1992-0x-xx|price=3.95|barcode=|pdf=MegaPlay US 09.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0303|name=June 1992|date=1992-0x-xx|price=3.95|barcode=014302779014-06|pdf=MegaPlay US 0303.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0304|name=August 1992|date=1992-0x-xx|price=3.95|barcode=014302779014-08|pdf=MegaPlay US 0304.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0305|name=October 1992|date=1992-09-08{{magref|megaplay|0304|11}}|price=3.95|barcode=014302779014-10|pdf=MegaPlay US 0305.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0306|name=January 1993|date=199x-xx-xx|price=3.95|barcode=070989373723-01|pdf=MegaPlay US 0306.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0401|name=February 1993|date=1993-0x-xx|price=3.95|barcode=070989373723-03|pdf=MegaPlay US 0401.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0402|name=April 1993|date=1993-0x-xx|price=3.95|barcode=070989373723-05|pdf=MegaPlay US 0402.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0403|name=June 1993|date=1993-0x-xx|price=3.95|barcode=070989373723-07|pdf=MegaPlay US 0403.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0404|name=August 1993|date=1993-0x-xx|price=3.95|barcode=|cover=}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0405|name=October 1993|date=1993-xx-xx|price=3.95|barcode=014302779014-11|cover=MegaPlay US 18 cover.jpg}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0406|name=December 1993|date=1993-1x-xx|price=3.95|barcode=|pdf=MegaPlay US 0406.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0501|name=February 1994|date=199x-xx-xx|price=3.95|barcode=014302779014-03|pdf=MegaPlay US 0501.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0502|name=April 1994|date=1994-0x-xx|price=|barcode=|cover=}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0503|name=July 1994|date=1994-0x-xx|price=|barcode=070989373723-07|cover=MegaPlay US 22 cover.jpg}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0504|name=August 1994|date=1994-0x-xx|price=|barcode=070989373723-09|pdf=MegaPlay US 0504.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0505|name=October/November 1994|date=1994-xx-xx|price=3.99|barcode=070992373727-11|pdf=MegaPlay US 0505.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0506|name=December/January 1994/1995|date=1994-xx-xx|price=3.99|barcode=070992373727-01|cover=MegaPlay US 25 cover.jpg}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0601|name=February/March 1995|date=1995-0x-xx|price=3.99|barcode=070992373727-03|pdf=MegaPlay US 0601.pdf}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0602|name=April/May 1995|date=1995-0x-xx|price=3.99|barcode=|cover=}} | ||
| + | {{issue|0603|name=June/July 1995|date=1995-0x-xx|price=3.99|barcode=070992373727-07|pdf=MegaPlay US 0603.pdf}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{MagazinesUS}} | ||
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| Mega Play |
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| Publisher: Sendai Publishing |
| Country of origin: United States |
| Backed systems: Sega Mega Drive |
| First issue date: 1990-xx-xx |
| Last issue date: 1995-0x-xx |
| Number of issues: 28 (29) |
| Frequency: Bimonthly |
| ISSN: 1058-9171 |
Mega Play was a bimonthly US magazine devoted to Sega video games, particularly the Sega Mega Drive. It "debuted" inside an issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly before going out on its own in 1990, almost simultaneously with Game Player's Sega Genesis Strategy Guide.
Contents
History
By and large, Mega Play was created mainly to create more product for Sendai to sell. Each issue (nearly all of them 52 pages long) had roughly the same content as would be in a normal issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Extras included longer strategy guides, more previews, and a different Review Crew taking on new games each month.
In 1991, Sendai announced that Mega Play had been picked up by Warner Publisher Services, the same distributor handling Electronic Gaming Monthly at the time. With this improved distribution, Sendai revealed plans to make the magazine monthly and increase its distribution to over 200,000 copies a month. For whatever reason, though, Mega Play didn't go monthly—in fact, it had trouble keeping a bimonthly schedule in the following years, occasionally skipping a month or putting out two issues in consecutive months.
Despite the lack of original content, the documented devotion of Sega fans allowed Mega Play to survive for over five years before petering out in the summer of 1995, just as Sega's Saturn was debuting in the US.
Ratings
- Main article: Mega Play (magazine)/Ratings.
Back issues
| Issue | Name | Date | Price | Barcode | Extras | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Premiere Issue | 1990-xx-xx | $1.991.99 | |||
| 1 | 
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November/December 1990 | 1990-xx-xx | $2.952.95 | 014302779014-02 | |
| 2 |
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February 1991 | 199x-xx-xx | $3.503.50 | 014302779014-02 | |
| 3 |
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March/April 1991 | 1991-04-xx[1] | $3.503.50 | 014302779014-04 | |
| 4 |
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May/June 1991 | 1991-0x-xx | $3.503.50 | 014302779014-06 | |
| 5 |
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July/August 1991 | 1991-0x-xx | $3.503.50 | 014302779014-08 | |
| 6 |
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September/October 1991 | 1991-0x-xx | $3.503.50 | 014302779014-10 | |
| 7 |
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November/December 1991 | 1991-xx-xx | $3.503.50 | 014302779014-12 | |
| 8 | 
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January/February 1992 | 199x-xx-xx | $3.503.50 | ||
| 9 |
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March/April 1992 | 1992-0x-xx | $3.953.95 | ||
| 0303 |
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June 1992 | 1992-0x-xx | $3.953.95 | 014302779014-06 | |
| 0304 |
|
August 1992 | 1992-0x-xx | $3.953.95 | 014302779014-08 | |
| 0305 |
|
October 1992 | 1992-09-08[2] | $3.953.95 | 014302779014-10 | |
| 0306 |
|
January 1993 | 199x-xx-xx | $3.953.95 | 070989373723-01 | |
| 0401 |
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February 1993 | 1993-0x-xx | $3.953.95 | 070989373723-03 | |
| 0402 |
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April 1993 | 1993-0x-xx | $3.953.95 | 070989373723-05 | |
| 0403 |
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June 1993 | 1993-0x-xx | $3.953.95 | 070989373723-07 | |
| 0404 | August 1993 | 1993-0x-xx | $3.953.95 | |||
| 0405 | 
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October 1993 | 1993-xx-xx | $3.953.95 | 014302779014-11 | |
| 0406 |
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December 1993 | 1993-1x-xx | $3.953.95 | ||
| 0501 |
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February 1994 | 199x-xx-xx | $3.953.95 | 014302779014-03 | |
| 0502 | April 1994 | 1994-0x-xx | ||||
| 0503 | 
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July 1994 | 1994-0x-xx | 070989373723-07 | ||
| 0504 |
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August 1994 | 1994-0x-xx | 070989373723-09 | ||
| 0505 |
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October/November 1994 | 1994-xx-xx | $3.993.99 | 070992373727-11 | |
| 0506 | 
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December/January 1994/1995 | 1994-xx-xx | $3.993.99 | 070992373727-01 | |
| 0601 |
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February/March 1995 | 1995-0x-xx | $3.993.99 | 070992373727-03 | |
| 0602 | April/May 1995 | 1995-0x-xx | $3.993.99 | |||
| 0603 |
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June/July 1995 | 1995-0x-xx | $3.993.99 | 070992373727-07 |
References
| Sega-related magazines published in the United States | |
|---|---|
| Sega Visions (1990-1995) Game Players Sega Guide! (1990-1993) | Mega Play (1990-1995) | Official Dreamcast Magazine (1999-2001) | DCM (1999-2000) | |