Sega Pro was the first publication from 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:...

 and catered for the Sega

Sega

, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

 consoles: the Master System, Game Gear and the Mega Drive. Early editorial staff included Dominic Handy (editor), Les Ellis (games editor), 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...

 (designer), James Scullion and Damian Butt as staff writers.

Sega Pro CD

During the end of 1994, Paragon Publishing launched a CD version of the magazine, to be released alongside the normal version, simply title Sega Pro CD. Published separately from Sega Pro, starting in October 1994 with issue 1 through to issue 3. From January 1995 Paragon started releasing both magazine editions with the same issue number sequence carried on from the original Sega Pro (issue 40). Versions with and without the cover CD were available, with a price difference, and those who bought the wrong one could send away their request to get the demo sent to them.

Sega Saturn

By the end of 1995, the magazine content had shifted, inevitably, towards Sega

Sega

, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

's Saturn

Sega Saturn

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...

 and the Master System, Mega Drive and Game Gear all quietly disappeared.

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

External links

• Dave Perry talks about his experiences at Sega Pro