|
MOTD
Saturn Fan Magazine Vol. 13 (1996) |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
Today's issue of Saturn Fan was originally released on
June 21, 1996 and Bahn from Fighting Vipers appears on
the cover. Tangent: Bahn's backstory in the game is that
he hunts for his father, who abandoned his mother and
him in order to exact revenge for years of childhood
angst.
The first 10 pages consist of ads peddling software such as
Nonomura Byouin no Hitobito, Nights, Death Throttle,
Lunar Silver Star Story, Night Striker, and many others.
Over the course of the next 200 pages however, ads are
relatively scarce and many of the magazine's features
are uninterrupted by advertisements.
The magazines kicks off the actual content with "Super Top Scoop"
which evaluates the hot games of the day: Street Fighter
Zero 2 is given 4 pages of crisp screenshots, character
tips and a bit of artwork and Fighting Vipers follows
with 4-pages of screenshots and an interview with the
lead designer. Two additional fighting games follow in
"STS" such as Tohshinden URA and Sailor Moon Super S
which both feature crisp photos. The scoops end with
Ogre Battle and the Tantei Saburo Jinguuji game.
The original Sakura Taisen gets 6-pages of photos, strategy and
hints while Nights eats up another 6-pages which cover
the courses in the game and editors hand out some
gameplay tips. The highlight of the issue is probably
the Far East of Eden: The Apocalypse IV feature
(5 pages) which shows off the animation sequences in the
game, beautiful screenshots and also talks to the
designers.
Ten games are scored in the reviews section and we see that
Dragonball Z received a middling 5.0 and Night Striker S
earned only a 5.3. There is no game that scores over a
6.5.
A few other games featured in the issue: Last Bronx, Dokyusei -if-,
Fatal Fury 3, Debut S, Tokimeki Memorial, and Darius II.
There's an E3 report near the back of the issue which
previews about 30 of the American Saturn games shown at
the 1996 E3 convention. All of the issues are in very
good condition and we price today's magazine at US$6.5
which includes Media Mail shipping. |
|
|
|
