Mega Power was launched following the success of Paragon Publishing

Paragon Publishing

Paragon Publishing Ltd was a magazine publisher in the UK, which published computer games and other entertainment titles from 1991 to 2003.-Brief history:...

's first publication, Sega Pro

Sega Pro

Sega Pro was the first publication from Paragon Publishing and catered for the Sega consoles: the Master System, Game Gear and the Mega Drive...

. Dave Perry

Dave Perry

Dave Perry was co-commentator on the UK computer and video games television shows GamesMaster and Games World.He was responsible for launching many games magazines, including Games World, Play, PowerStation, X-Gen, STATION and Mega Power...

 along with a small editorial team helped the magazine become the first console publication to include a cover CD.

Cover mounted CDs

Issue 4, November 1993, included the first ever cover mounted demo playable on a Sega console, that being Thunderhawk

Thunderhawk (Video Game)

Thunderhawk is a helicopter combat simulator game released by Core Design for the Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC in 1991, and for the Sega Mega-CD in 1993. The game was renamed to AH-3 ThunderStrike for its USA release.In the game the player is part of the "MERLIN" helicopter combat assault team,...

. Game demo insert covers were provided, through the magazine, to use with the CD and an empty case.

Various other game demo CDs were released through 1993 and 1994 and they became a regular feature after May 1994. Other playable game demos CDs have included:-

Soulstar

Soulstar

Soulstar is a pseudo 3D space shooter in a similar vein to Nintendo's Star Fox, released in 1994 for the Sega Mega CD.-Overview:The game is a shoot 'em up viewed from a behind-the-ship 3D perspective incorporating scaling and rotating sprites style of graphical effect...

Battlecorps

Sensible Soccer

Sensible Soccer

Sensible Soccer, often affectionately known as Sensi, is an association football video game series which was highly popular in the early 1990s and which still retains a cult following...

FIFA International Soccer

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

Star Wars: Rebel Assault was the first CD ROM-only game published by LucasArts, set in the Star Wars universe. It was released for the PC followed by subsequent releases on the Sega CD, Mac and 3DO platforms.-Summary:...

Lawnmower Man 

Mickey Mania

Mickey Mania

Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse is a 1994 video game released for the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, and Super NES. In the game, the player controls Mickey Mouse, who must navigate through various side-scrolling levels, each designed and based from classical Mickey...

BC Racers

BC Racers

BC Racers is a racing video game released by Core Design in 1994 in Mega-CD, in 1995 in Sega 32X and 3DO, and also released by the company in PC as freeware in 1995. It was the third game released in the Chuck Rock series...

Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters

Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters

Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters is a 1994 arcade prequel to the original Lethal Enforcers, takings place in the American Old West.-General information:...

See also

• Video game journalism
• Magazine
  Magazine
  Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
  
  
• Computer and video game industry
  Computer and video game industry
  The video game industry is the economic sector involved with the development, marketing and sales of video games...
  
  
• Video game