As the UK video games market grew and matured, Sega and Nintendo emerged as the two dominant manufacturers. EMAP split the magazine in two, creating Mean Machines Sega and the officially-endorsed Nintendo Magazine System.
After a record-breaking launch, monthly sales of NMS settled down to a level just below the original Mean Machines at its peak, and the circulation of MMS began to decline, a situation not helped when, at the end of 1993, EMAP Images launched the officially-endorsed Sega Magazine, which cannibalized sales of its own independent Sega publication.
Reviews in Mean Machines:
Score | Game | Reviewer |
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96 | Super Kick Off (GG) | Mean Machines magazine |
Super Kick Off (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Super Kick Off (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
95 | Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
94 | Impossible Mission (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
93 | American Pro Football (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
California Games (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Castle of Illusion - Starring Mickey Mouse (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
92 | Gauntlet (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
The Lucky Dime Caper - Starring Donald Duck (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
R-Type (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
World Class Leader Board (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
91 | Prince of Persia (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
90 | Chuck Rock (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
The GG Shinobi (GG) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Pac-Mania (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Psycho Fox (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Sonic The Hedgehog (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
89 | Columns (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
88 | KLAX (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Speedball 2 (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
87 | Rampart (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Spider-Man (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
World Soccer (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
85 | Bubble Bobble (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Galaxy Force (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Paperboy (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
World Soccer (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
84 | Xenon 2: Megablast (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
82 | Fire & Forget II (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
G-LOC - Air Battle (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Super Space Invaders (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
The Terminator (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
81 | Mercs (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Olympic Gold (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
80 | Astérix (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Ghouls'n Ghosts (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Moonwalker (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Shadow of the Beast (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Wimbledon (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
79 | Dynamite Duke (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Speedball (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
77 | Dick Tracy (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Sega Chess (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
76 | Laser Ghost (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
72 | Danan: The Jungle Fighter (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
71 | Shadow Dancer - The Secret Of Shinobi (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
70 | Double Dragon (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Marble Madness (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
68 | Back to the Future Part III (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
E-SWAT (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
67 | Strider (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
65 | Joe Montana Football (GG) | Mean Machines magazine |
Joe Montana Football (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
Joe Montana Football (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
63 | Out Run Europa (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
62 | Forgotten Worlds (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Gain Ground (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
58 | The Cyber Shinobi (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
57 | Bonanza Bros. (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
55 | Great Football (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
54 | Running Battle (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
51 | Arcade Smash Hits (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
World Cup Italia '90 (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
48 | World Cup Italia '90 (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
46 | Heavyweight Champ (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Line of Fire (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
41 | Summer Games (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
Super Monaco GP II (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine | |
40 | Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
38 | Alien Storm (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
37 | Back to the Future Part II (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
31 | Ms. Pac-Man (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |
29 | Ace of Aces (SMS) | Mean Machines magazine |