tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post115851691635623371..comments2024-03-24T20:07:02.400+00:00Comments on The Dreamcast Junkyard: Read All About It!Tom Charnockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-59736288300330355932023-10-04T11:25:45.896+00:002023-10-04T11:25:45.896+00:00I am like nearly 20 years late entering this comme...I am like nearly 20 years late entering this comment section haha, but Mr. Anonymous was completely right. There was nothing remotely biased about the official Dreamcast magazine. It is probably one of the least biased official magazines we ever had in the UK and in terms of its reviews was a breath of fresh air compared to the Official Playstation magazine, Nintendo magazine and Saturn magazine (which I loved, by the way, but come on, go back and look at some of those scores lol). It scored games very fairly and, if anything, was criticised for scoring games too low. Dreamcast Magazine (the unofficial one) was far more biased, as much as I also really enjoyed that one.<br /><br />Going back to them as an adult, I also quite appreciate the more mature minimalist design and "pretentious" tone. It's the same with Edge magazine. I always thought that was really pretentious and I preferred Gamesmaster and C&VG for multiplatform magazines, but going back I much prefer Edge now. Gamesmaster is very tabloid like, cluttering the magazine pages, filling every inch with pictures and "wacky" text. It's also very juvenile with its tone, which I thought was edgy and cool as a teenager, but now it just seems lame.Reprisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832818513964988446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-40294023905464350812007-11-28T23:49:00.000+00:002007-11-28T23:49:00.000+00:00Not saying they mightn't have been a bit aloof, no...Not saying they mightn't have been a bit aloof, not saying they mightn't have been a bit self indulgent either (though largely I wouldn't say so).<BR/>My point was with the review scores and that if anything, they were the opposite of biased. The only game I thought they were even close to being biased was Shenmue (10/10) (and that's debateable in and of itself). Jet Set Radio was a true Sega game loved by fans and critics yet ODM only gave it 8/10, exact same story with Space Channel 5.<BR/>Speed Devils got 7/10 on ODM, yet I believe Dreamcast Magazine gave it 9/10 (decent, fun racing game I thought).<BR/>I skimmed the Dreamcast Magazine, but the were a tad "tabloidy" for my tastes (even had a faux tabloid section one issue) and the Sony bashing was a little too much for me.<BR/>Interestingly, a third party backing me up describing the magazine as being "curiously unbiased and well-written"<BR/>http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/index.php/Main/ODCMUKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1159624588799206152006-09-30T13:56:00.000+00:002006-09-30T13:56:00.000+00:00Well, Sofox - everyone is entitled to their opinio...Well, Sofox - everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I was always more of a Dreamcast Magazine reader than an ODM reader simply because I thought ODM was a bit aloof - and some sections (namely the 'Drinking' section where staff members discussed that issue's reviews over a beveridge in a 'trendy' london bar) were self indulgent toss.Tom Charnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1159517758203325662006-09-29T08:15:00.000+00:002006-09-29T08:15:00.000+00:00Okay, ODM was definitly not a biased magazine. In ...Okay, ODM was definitly not a biased magazine. In many cases they were harsher in their review scores then many other mags (giving Fur Fighters 7/10 which a developer on the game remarked as being the lowest score they got) and often got critizised for it. As for heaping praise on Army Men? This is the original review: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2009 (All ODM's reviews are now on CVG). It gives it 3/10 and describes the series as "without putting too finer point on it, abysmal". How exactly is there any praise whatsoever.<BR/><BR/>Dreamcast Magazine was however far more biased. Regularly giving out 9/10 for decent games, it was more like a VG tabloid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1159301441552627822006-09-26T20:10:00.000+00:002006-09-26T20:10:00.000+00:00I now have issue 16 and 21 of Dreamcast Magazine! ...I now have issue 16 and 21 of Dreamcast Magazine! In pristine condition!!!<BR/>Reviews of Sega Smash Pack and Shenmue... Well Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's 1999! (to 2001 obviously...)<BR/>Oh Pooh! If they're in pristine condition I can't read them in the bath... Bah!fatherkrishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523813350137435244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1158658825097448472006-09-19T09:40:00.000+00:002006-09-19T09:40:00.000+00:00I mean Dreamcast Magazine. I nver got that Dreamca...I mean Dreamcast Magazine. I nver got that Dreamcast Monthly.Son_et_lumierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282878987859721214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1158658747336129192006-09-19T09:39:00.000+00:002006-09-19T09:39:00.000+00:00I think DC-UK was better than ODM, it was more fun...I think DC-UK was better than ODM, it was more fun and interesting. ODM was good though, and a lot better than Dreamcast Monthy.Son_et_lumierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282878987859721214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1158610008722044642006-09-18T20:06:00.000+00:002006-09-18T20:06:00.000+00:00I never actual looked at her face...if you get my ...I never actual looked at her face...if you get my meaning...Tom Charnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1158609714247463282006-09-18T20:01:00.000+00:002006-09-18T20:01:00.000+00:00Nice post mate but it's got my juices flowing... T...Nice post mate but it's got my juices flowing... Try as I might I cannot get hold of any DC magazines. Want mags and demo discs. Have tried to get 'em off ebay to no avail. Now as for the bird with the painted on clothes, I think 'ugly as sin' is a bit harsh Gagaman. <BR/>I would. Really I would. Definitely. Wouldn't you? Cos I would. I really would. Etc. etc.fatherkrishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523813350137435244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1158607400864431632006-09-18T19:23:00.000+00:002006-09-18T19:23:00.000+00:00Shame she's also ugly as sin.I still have all my O...Shame she's also ugly as sin.<BR/>I still have all my ODM's (I subscribed) and Dreamcast Magazines, as well as a few DC-UK's. I could never find Dreamcast Monthly, and have never seen that Mr.Dreamcast one in my entire life.Animated AFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550837973910959680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1158554909356955242006-09-18T04:48:00.000+00:002006-09-18T04:48:00.000+00:00Ooh, I love those painted-on clothes.Ooh, I love those painted-on clothes.The Swill Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654332543677230767noreply@blogger.com