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British mag Sonic 1 preview, etc. scans

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  1. TheRedEye

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    Hello. I've spent the last three days going through scans of British gaming mags for my own research, but while I was at it I ripped most of the Sonic-related stuff (as in, content that was taken from prototypes) for you guys.

    I'm guessing most if not all of these are "old," but just in case I've put up a Flickr set here:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostlevels/se...57622394480477/

    There is one preview each from Mean Machines and CVG (probably using the same cartridge), a two-page ad with prototype shots, and a comic book I hadn't read before. I hope you guys find something useful in there.
     
  2. Sik

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    I think these have been scanned before. I remember seeing that "Sonic Spectrums" home computer piece before.
     
  4. Diablohead

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    I use to have the same magazine, blast from the past man.
     
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    We have some of the scans:

    <a href="http://info.sonicretro.org/Preview - Sonic the Hedgehog (Computer & Video Games, June 1991)" target="_blank" style="background: url(http://info.sonicretro.org/images/5/50/Reticon.png) right no-repeat; padding-right: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #3366BB; color: #3366BB; cursor:pointer; text-decoration:none;" class="wiki">Preview - Sonic the Hedgehog (Computer & Video Games, June 1991)</a>
    <a href="http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic)" target="_blank" style="background: url(http://info.sonicretro.org/images/5/50/Reticon.png) right no-repeat; padding-right: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #3366BB; color: #3366BB; cursor:pointer; text-decoration:none;" class="wiki">Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic)</a>
    <a href="http://info.sonicretro.org/Preview - Sonic the Hedgehog (Mean Machines, May 1991)" target="_blank" style="background: url(http://info.sonicretro.org/images/5/50/Reticon.png) right no-repeat; padding-right: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #3366BB; color: #3366BB; cursor:pointer; text-decoration:none;" class="wiki">Preview - Sonic the Hedgehog (Mean Machines, May 1991)</a>

    These ones are new though:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostlevels/39...57622394480477/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostlevels/39...57622394480477/

    Could you give us the date and magazine name so we could add it to the wiki? Also, big fan of Lost Levels, Redeye.
     
  8. TheRedEye

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    Thanks! They're from Mean Machines #9 P. 22-23. All of these scans come courtesy the Zzap Zzuperstore, the "original size" version on Flickr should be the actual untouched scan with no additional compression.
     
  9. MathUser

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    Mean Machines, or Mean Machines Sega? Also, what is the date of the magazine?
     
  10. TheRedEye

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    Mean Machines, looks like June 1991 to me? June and #9 are definite, year is educated guess as it's not anywhere obvious.
     
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    Added to the wiki: <a href="http://info.sonicretro.org/Preview - Sonic the Hedgehog (Mean Machines, June 1991)" target="_blank" style="background: url(http://info.sonicretro.org/images/5/50/Reticon.png) right no-repeat; padding-right: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #3366BB; color: #3366BB; cursor:pointer; text-decoration:none;" class="wiki">Preview - Sonic the Hedgehog (Mean Machines, June 1991)</a>
     
  12. TheRedEye

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    That's actually not a preview, it's an advertisement. I think the same one ran two months in a row.
     
  13. Sik

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    And even that is useless. I can't spot the lives counter there at all. I think it's cropped out :P
     
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    Sonic is missing half his head, along with two "RING" counters in the top right.

    Also, nice disguise, Sonic, but I see you hiding as a ring midleft.

    And I'm not just saying this, but SRZ's prototype background looks cooler than the final one.
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    I may have already seen these scans, but it's nice to look at them again.
     
  16. ICEknight

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    Spring Rad? Star Right? Scrap Rain?
     
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    In the picture where Sonic is missing some of his head, he looks a bit like NiGHTS :v:
     
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    Whoops, I meant SBZ
     
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