"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.

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

4 Comments


10 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.

10 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.

10 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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