Realms of Arkania: Star Trail/Jagged Alliance

"Twin Peaks" (PC Gamer #16, Sept. 1995)

Developer Spotlight on Cyclone Studios (PC Accelerator #3, Nov. 1998)

“So like just about everyone else in the industry this time of year, the guys at Cyclone practically live at the office, finishing games like Uprising 2 and Requiem. It’s not strange to arrive at 9:00 in the morning only to find developers leaving at the same time to catch a few Zs before they return.”

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

"Potatoes of couch, Prepare ye for a mashing." (IGN64.com The Magazine #1, 1998)

Assault: Retribution

"Blow those alien creeps a new piehole" (IGN64.com The Magazine #1, 1998)

Gex: Enter the Gecko

"They could have taken anything. His home. His pride. Even his freedom. But they took away television. Now it's personal." (IGN64.com The Magazine #1, 1998)

Wipeout 64

"The game the others chase, but can't catch" (IGN64.com The Magazine #1, 1998)

Decoding PR Talk (IGN64.com The Magazine #1, 1998)

TurboTax

"Stop Playing Games! (It's time to do your taxes.)" (Ultra Game Players #109, Apr. 1998)

Sonic Jam

"How do you spot a Sonic fanatic? Just look for the gold rings." (Game Informer #54, Oct. 1997)

Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing

"Short Fight. Long Recovery." (Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine #54, Mar. 2002)

Top: in the 1987 Official Nintendo Player's Guide, a game called "Return of Donkey Kong" was teased to be "coming soon". Nothing was stated about the game except that Donkey Kong would be controllable. The game was never released.

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PlayStation on your PC?! (PSM #14, Oct. 1998)

Blob Light

"Whatever you do... don't go to sleep" (Pocket Games #5, Winter 2001)

Robopon

"Build'em, Collect'em, Trash'em!" (Pocket Games #5, Winter 2001)

Monster Rancher Explorer

"The Key to Success Can Be Puzzling." (Pocket Games #5, Winter 2001)

Reader-submitted artwork of Mario about to run over a PlayStation console with his kart, from a 1997 issue of the UK Nintendo Official Magazine.

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Predictions for the video game industry in 1984: “Also, it would be folly for the game companies to ignore the huge installed base of videogame units. Thus, the hobby, the industry will be alive and well in 1984... alive, well and sober to the realities: never will the boom era of 1982 return. Never.” (Videogaming Illustrated #13, Jan. 1984)