Mean Machines issue 7 was cover dated December 1990 and covered gaming on the 8/16-bit consoles: Master System, Mega Drive, NES, SNES and Game Boy.
News[]
Zero Wing,
Vapour Trail,
Ultraman,
Pit Fighter,
Previews[]
The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants (NES)
Reviews[]
Games were rated by Presentation, Graphics, Sound, Playability, Lastability and Overall.
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Reviewer | Pr | Gr | So | Pl | La | Ov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Tracy | Sega | Mega Drive | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 81% | 84% | 68% | 83% | 71% | 82% |
| PGA Tour Golf | Electronic Arts | Mega Drive | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 91% | 88% | 90% | 92% | 87% | 91% |
| Turbo Racing | Nintendo | NES | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 82% | 78% | 63% | 81% | 76% | 80% |
| Balloon Kid | Nintendo | Gameboy | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 81% | 78% | 73% | 62% | 45% | 51% |
| Bomber Boy | Hudson | Gameboy | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 69% | 79% | 66% | 82% | 76% | 81% |
| Revenge of the 'gator | Nintendo | Gameboy | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 91% | 89% | 82% | 93% | 85% | 91% |
| Kwirk | Nintendo | Gameboy | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 81% | 75% | 73% | 88% | 72% | 85% |
| Super Real Basketball | Sega | Mega Drive | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 84% | 88% | 74% | 81% | 76% | 79% |
| Heavyweight Championship Boxing | Sega | Master System | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 74% | 85% | 59% | 73% | 29% | 46% |
| Rad Gravity | Nintendo | NES | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 90% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Golden Axe Warrior | Sega | Master System | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 59% | 39% | 40% | 38% | 41% | 40% |
| Joe Montana Football | Sega | Mega Drive | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 85% | 80% | 84% | 76% | 56% | 69% |
| Ghouls 'n Ghosts | Sega | Master System | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 69% | 79% | 66% | 82% | 76% | 80% |
| Actraiser | Enix | Super Famicom | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 92% | 91% | 96% | 91% | 86% | 91% |
| R-Type *1 | Sega | Master System | Julian Rignall, Matthew Regan | 79% | 93% | 78% | 94% | 86% | 92% |
Tips[]
Note *1: Classic Game review
Other credits[]
- Art Editor
- Osmond Browne
- Staff Writer
- Matthew Regan
- Illustrator
- Gary Harrod
- Publisher
- Graham Taylor
Issues[]
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| 1992 |  16 |
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