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Apr 29, 2024
The history of 80s and 90s game magazines is filled with big names like Computer Gaming World, Weekly Famitsu, Computer and Video Games, Micromania, and, a name that makes German speaking gamers of a particular vintage extremely nostalgic, Power Play.
Michael Hengst was a mainstay at the mag and gives us a fascinating insight into how the business worked, how games were reviewed, and sets up a career in the industry that lasts to this day.
Recorded: January-February 2024
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Video version of the interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/michael-hengst-1-98828923
https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Power_Play
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markt%2BTechnik_VerlagDungeon Master Walkthrough - https://amr.abime.net/issue_1951_pages pg. 47
Michael's first issue of Power Play, March 1989 - http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTg5
Advanced Military Commander write-up - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7179 https://www.mobygames.com/game/44860/advanced-daisenryaku-doitsu-dengeki-sakusen/screenshots/
German "Index" explained - https://usk.de/en/the-usk/faqs/what-is-the-index/
Super Mario All Stars Review - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=4091&s=2
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Bild_Spiele
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