Mean Machines issue 3 was released on November 1990, cover dated December 1990 and covered gaming on the 8/16-bit consoles: Master System, Mega Drive, NES, GX4000 and PC Engine.
News[]
Activision go Nintendo Submarine Attack (Mega Drive) Gain Ground (Mega Drive) GX4000 software rush Castle of Illusion (Mega Drive) Consoles We Once Loved number three: Coleco Bimini Run (Mega Drive) Fire Shark (Mega Drive) Godzilla (Game Boy) Sharp SF1 - Super Famicom TV Super Mario World (SNES)
Previews[]
Dynamite Duke (Mega Drive)
Pac-Man (Master System)
Reviews[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Reviewer | Overall(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Madden Football | Electronic Arts | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 95 |
| World Cup Italia '90 | Sega | Master System | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 51 |
| RoboCop | Data East | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 50 |
| RoboCop 2 | Ocean | GX4000 | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 74 |
| Solar Jetman | Tradewest | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 94 |
| Blades of Steel | Konami | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 79 |
| Super Monaco GP | Sega | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 93 |
| Arnold Palmer's Tournament Golf | Sega | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 83 |
| Ghostbusters | Sega | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 80 |
| Pang | Ocean | GX4000 | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 93 |
| World Wrestling | Tecmo | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 85 |
| Hellfire | Toaplan | Mega Drive | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 93 |
| Batman | Sunsoft | NES | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 87 |
| Danan the Jungle Fighter | Sega | Master System | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 72 |
| Navy Seals | Ocean | GX4000 | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 76 |
Game Boy round-up[]
| Game Title | Reviewer | Overall(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Paperboy | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 67 |
| Batman | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 85 |
| NFL Football | Matt Regan, Julian Rignall | 43 |
Tips[]
Monster World II (Master System), Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Mega Drive), The Revenge of Shinobi (Mega Drive)
Issues[]
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| 1992 |  16 |
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