| Nintendo
Power |
Issue
#1
July/August 1988 |
| The
very first issue of Nintendo Power
previewed the very first DragonBall
game ever, which came to the US in disguise
as Dragon Power. |
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| Electronic
Gaming Monthly |
Issue
#51
October 1993 |
| In
October 1993, EGM previewed the original Super
Butôden for the Super Famicom, showed
off the upcoming Super Butôden 2,
and even previewed the deluxe version of the
arcade fighting game, DragonBall Z: V.R.V.S. |
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Issue
#54
January 1994 |
| In
January 1994, EGM previewed the arcade game
DragonBall Z, a 2D fighter that never
saw a home-console release (even in Japan). |
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Issue
#61
August 1994 |
| In
August 1994, EGM gave us a glimpse of what Bandai's
PlayDia would be capable of, and even gave us
a sneak-peak at the upcoming Super Famicom game
Super Butôden 3. |
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Issue
#65
December 1994 |
| In
August 1994, EGM gave us a a huge six-page preview
of the Super Famicom game Super Butôden
3. |
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Issue
#68
March 1995 |
| In
March 1995, EGM previewed the arcade game DragonBall
Z 2, a 2D fighter that never saw a home-console
release (even in Japan). |
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Issue
#72
July 1995 |
| In
July 1995, EGM previewed the first DBZ game
for PS1, Ultimate Battle 22. |
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Issue
90
January 1997 |
| In
January 1997, EGM showed some love to DBZ with
a shout-out on a top ten list, and an award-winning
envelope art. |
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Issue
97
August 1997 |
| In
August 1997, EGM geared-up for the impending
American release of Final Bout by showcasing
a little bit of the Japanese version. |
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Issue
98
September 1997 |
| In
September 1997, EGM got even more excited for
Final Bout with its full-page spread
of the game, detailing the game mechanics and
mentioning its US-airing TV series counterpart. |
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Issue
101
December 1997 |
| In
December 1997, EGM finally got around to reviewing
Final Bout. To this day, no-one knows
which magic version of the game they were able
to play that didn't suck. |
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| Miscellaneous |
| Back
in the day, gaming magazines used to have giant advertisements
for import shops in the back. Whether you were looking
for games, CDs, wall scrolls, model kits, etc... you
could order it. Here are a couple random pages showcasing
these ads. |
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what version of Final Bout was this...?!?
Why didn't it look this good when it came out...?!? |
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