Mean Machines issue 2 was released on October 1990, cover dated November 1990 and covered gaming on the 8/16-bit consoles: Master System, Mega Drive, NES, GX4000 and PC Engine.
News[]
Consoles we once loved: Vectrex
Pipe Dream (Game Boy)
Game Gear
Atomic Robo-Kid (Mega Drive)
John Madden (Mega Drive)
Hard Drivin' (Mega Drive)
Sega Tetra PC
Klax (Game Boy)
Double Dragon III (NES)
Previews[]
Robocop 2 (GX4000)
Hellfire (Mega Drive)
Reviews[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Reviewer | Overall(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strider | Sega | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 92% |
| Space Harrier II | Sega | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 77% |
| Epyx World of Games | Epyx | GX4000 | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 59% |
| Spy vs Spy | Nintendo | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 84% |
| Forgotten Worlds | Sega | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 85% |
| Populous | Electronic Arts | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 93% |
| Roadblasters | Mindscape | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 47% |
| Budokan | Electronic Arts | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 87% |
| Rambo III | Sega | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 86% |
| 720° | Mindscape | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 80% |
| Zany Golf | Electronic Arts | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 74% |
| Rainbow Islands | Taito | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 92% |
| Bubble Bobble | Nintendo | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 85% |
| Columns | Sega | Master System | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 89% |
| Wrath of the Black Manta | Nintendo | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 73% |
| ESWAT | Sega | Master System | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 68% |
| Fire & Forget II | Titus | Master System | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 82% |
| Fire & Forget II | Titus | GX4000 | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 33% |
Game Boy round-up[]
| Game Title | Reviewer | Overall(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 86% |
| Super Mario Land | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 90% |
| Solar Striker | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 69% |
| Alleyway | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 33% |
Issues[]
| Date | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 1990 |  1 |
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| 1991 |  4 |
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| 1992 |  16 |
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