"Magazine Games", Or Games I Never Got To Play Growing Up

Whether because I had limited funds or because a game was just never in any of the stores I checked, there are some games that for the longest time I only knew about because of magazine coverage (or maybe a commercial). These are games I remember reading about, but never got the chance to experience first-hand. Some I got around to eventually, while others I still haven't found the time for. Maybe one day.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Wario World
Wario World
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Okage: Shadow King
Okage: Shadow King
Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider
Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider
Golden Sun
Golden Sun
Gitaroo Man
Gitaroo Man
Mister Mosquito
Mister Mosquito
One Piece Mansion
One Piece Mansion
Twisted Metal: Black
Twisted Metal: Black
Magi Nation
Magi Nation
Oni
Oni
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud
Jet Grind Radio
Jet Grind Radio
Shenmue
Shenmue
Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile
Saiyuki: Journey West
Saiyuki: Journey West
Front Mission 3
Front Mission 3
Shadow Man
Shadow Man
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Biomotor Unitron
Biomotor Unitron
The NGPC in general was this for me.
Um Jammer Lammy
Um Jammer Lammy
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu
Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Legaia
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve
Incoming
Incoming
Xenogears
Xenogears
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!
RPG Maker
RPG Maker
Snatcher
Snatcher
Magician Lord
Magician Lord
Crystalis
Crystalis
Specifically the GBC version.

4 Comments


9 months ago

I distinctly remember seeing some pre-G4 video game television show that dedicated a lot of time hyping up Shenmue and its development. My family was a little slow to adopt the latest game systems though by the beginning of the 00s and by the time I was in a position to buy a new console, the DC was dead.

9 months ago

The magazine Boy's Life had a ad for Shadow the Hedgehog. I barely knew who Sonic was but it looked cool as hell. Cause Shadow had a gun, and it was all dark and red. But I never bothered asking cause I was afraid it'd be "too violent", since the parents were pretty strict on what we watched/played.

9 months ago

We obviously read the same magazines growing up. Seeing a lot of games I vaguely remember.

7 months ago

Haha great list, this reminds me of looking through a collection of demo/trailer discs from UK Playstation magazine and some other company that I think my dad had got a ton of them from..

Games like Dark Cloud, Jak and Daxter, Final Fantasy and Herdy Gerdy. Good times!


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