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| − | The United Kingdom edition of the '''''Official Dreamcast Magazine''''' was a monthly magazine dedicated to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] which ran from September 1999 to July/August 2001. Though not the longest running Dreamcast magazine, it was the most popular, mostly due to the fact it was endorsed by [[Sega]] and came bundled with [[DreamOn]] demo discs (one of which featured a full game, ''[[Sega Swirl]]'' and another issue came bundled with ''[[Planet Ring]]''). | + | The United Kingdom edition of the '''''Official Dreamcast Magazine''''' was a monthly magazine dedicated to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] which ran from September 1999 to July/August 2001. Though not the longest running Dreamcast magazine, it was the most popular, mostly due to the fact it was endorsed by [[Sega]] and came bundled with [[DreamOn]] demo discs (one of which featured a full game, ''[[Sega Swirl]]'' and another issue came bundled with ''[[Planet Ring]]''). |
Though the magazine kept up a strong userbase for most of its lifetime, towards the end problems started to occur with the manufacturing of the demo discs. As Dreamcast support was dwindling in favour of the [[PlayStation 2]], the publishers struggled to fill the discs with new demos, and in fact the final issue simply had "the best" demos from previous issues. Despite claims that the magazine would keep going as long as new Dreamcast games were released, it finished abruptly when no content could be found for the discs and future backing from Sega looked unlikely. | Though the magazine kept up a strong userbase for most of its lifetime, towards the end problems started to occur with the manufacturing of the demo discs. As Dreamcast support was dwindling in favour of the [[PlayStation 2]], the publishers struggled to fill the discs with new demos, and in fact the final issue simply had "the best" demos from previous issues. Despite claims that the magazine would keep going as long as new Dreamcast games were released, it finished abruptly when no content could be found for the discs and future backing from Sega looked unlikely. | ||
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The fact that Sega endorsed the magazine also meant ODM was unable to criticise games fully, so even the poorest of Dreamcast games often received praise from parts of the review, even if the end score was low. It was, however, more up to date than rival magazines as it could access information directly from Sega themselves. | The fact that Sega endorsed the magazine also meant ODM was unable to criticise games fully, so even the poorest of Dreamcast games often received praise from parts of the review, even if the end score was low. It was, however, more up to date than rival magazines as it could access information directly from Sega themselves. | ||
| − | ==Back | + | ==Back issues== |
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ODM UK Preview.pdf|Preview edition | ODM UK Preview.pdf|Preview edition | ||
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ODM UK 20 cover.jpg|Issue #21 (July 2001) | ODM UK 20 cover.jpg|Issue #21 (July 2001) | ||
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Revision as of 23:43, 9 July 2016
Template:Magazine The United Kingdom edition of the Official Dreamcast Magazine was a monthly magazine dedicated to the Sega Dreamcast which ran from September 1999 to July/August 2001. Though not the longest running Dreamcast magazine, it was the most popular, mostly due to the fact it was endorsed by Sega and came bundled with DreamOn demo discs (one of which featured a full game, Sega Swirl and another issue came bundled with Planet Ring).
Though the magazine kept up a strong userbase for most of its lifetime, towards the end problems started to occur with the manufacturing of the demo discs. As Dreamcast support was dwindling in favour of the PlayStation 2, the publishers struggled to fill the discs with new demos, and in fact the final issue simply had "the best" demos from previous issues. Despite claims that the magazine would keep going as long as new Dreamcast games were released, it finished abruptly when no content could be found for the discs and future backing from Sega looked unlikely.
The fact that Sega endorsed the magazine also meant ODM was unable to criticise games fully, so even the poorest of Dreamcast games often received praise from parts of the review, even if the end score was low. It was, however, more up to date than rival magazines as it could access information directly from Sega themselves.
Back issues
Preview edition
- ODM UK 00 cover.jpg
Issue #0 (September 1999)
- ODM UK 01 cover.jpg
Issue #1 (November 1999)
- ODM UK 02 cover.jpg
Issue #2 (December 1999)
- ODM UK 03 cover.jpg
Issue #3 (January 2000)
- ODM UK 04 cover.jpg
Issue #4 (February 2000)
- ODM UK 05 cover.jpg
Issue #5 (March 2000)
- ODM UK 06 cover.jpg
Issue #6 (April 2000)
- ODM UK 07 cover.jpg
Issue #7 (May 2000)
- ODM UK 08 cover.jpg
Issue #8 (June 2000)
- No scan
Issue #9 (July 2000)
- ODM UK 10 cover.jpg
Issue #10 (August 2000)
- No scan
Issue #11 (September 2000)
Issue #12 (October 2000)
- ODM UK 13 cover.jpg
Issue #13 (November 2000)
- ODM UK 14 cover.jpg
Issue #14 (December 2000)
- No scan
Issue #15 (January 2001)
- ODM UK 16 cover.jpg
Issue #16 (February 2001)
- ODM UK 17 cover.jpg
Issue #17 (March 2001)
Issue #18 (April 2001)
Issue #19 (May 2001)
- No scan
Issue #20 (June 2001)
- ODM UK 20 cover.jpg
Issue #21 (July 2001)