The Official Dreamcast Magazine

Before I start, let me say that I am a devout follower of the Dreamcast and I think that it is one of the all time classic systems... ...which is why it deserves better than this. The Official Dreamcast Magazine started out on the wrong foot when it;s debut issue contained an article entitled "Sega Rally Fashion". You guessed it! 5 or 6 pages of lovely looking models dressed in fashions that only a fool would wear to the Rally track. It didn't get much better as time went on. I believe Sega Swirl appeared four times on the coverdisc as an excellent "freebie", along with countless grainy movies of games that nobody really cared ...  Read the complete review

This is a truly worhty mag of the official Stamp from Sega. Recently it went ou of business but we can remember it as a loyal DC mag, not biased with a great cover disk. The pics and news were great and I read many issues to find out about all the gossip for my DC. After it went out of business I turned to the Dreamcast MAg but I favoured the official one. The writers are witty and the reviews are awfully sophisticated with all the news presented clearly and easily to read. The pages are crammed with information and it was basically the first magazine to give out a page full of useful gadgets which they review. Everything is presented well and looks top notch! ...  Read the complete review

"The Official Dreamcast Magazine" (henceforth referred to as "ODM"), is a leader in it's field. Unfortunately, it's a field of one... The problem is, the SEGA Dreamcast is a system that's entering it's twilight years. It doesn't matter that it's *the* best gaming platform on the market - a whole generation of brand-loyal sony-zombies wouldn't buy anything without a playstation logo on it, and it was pretty much doomed from the outset. The manufacturers lost vast sums, decided to cut their losses, and announced a slow retreat from the hardware market. New releases for the platform are expected to peter out, and dry ...  Read the complete review

You know, there are many games magazines that could have come from the same mould. Many magazines, even ones for different formats, tend to get a bit samey after a while and suffer from only talking about the games themselves, without taking any notice of what goes on behind the scenes. Official Dreamcast Magazine (or ODM to it's friends) is different. Like Edge magazine, it recognises that people want to learn about the industry and the games designers as well as the actual games themselves. It contains extensive articles on the teams behind the games and also other people involved in games, such as the PR people, Sega staff and those happy retail folk. ...  Read the complete review

If you’re seriously into gaming then no doubt you’ve got a PS2, a Dreamcast an N64 and a Playstation. For the more normal types there is usually just the one console and for me that’s the Dreamcast. I’ve always made a habit of purchasing the odd magazine to get the latest news, reviews and those usually tempting previews. I’ve tried the three main Dreamcast mags namely DC-UK, Dreamcast Magazine and this, the official Dreamcast Magazine. It’s the most expensive of the three at £4.99 a month but it is also the only one with a monthly demo cover disc. This is nothing unusual, the majority of ...  Read the complete review