# Mega Power

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British video game magazine

Mega Power #12, August 1994 Editor Dave Perry Categories Video game magazines Frequency Monthly First issue August 1993 Final issue July 1995 Company Paragon Publishing Country United Kingdom Language English ISSN 0969-8434

***Mega Power*** was launched following the success of [Paragon Publishing](/source/Paragon_Publishing)'s first publication, *[Sega Pro](/source/Sega_Pro)*. [Dave Perry](/source/Dave_Perry) along with a small editorial team helped the magazine become the first console publication to include a cover CD.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The magazine was in circulation between August 1993 and July 1995.[1]

## Cover mounted CDs

Issue 4, November 1993, included the first ever cover mounted demo playable on a Sega console, that being [Thunderhawk](/source/Thunderhawk_(video_game)).[2] Game demo insert covers were provided, through the magazine, to use with the CD and an empty case.

Various other game demo CDs were released through 1993 and 1994 and they became a regular feature after May 1994. Other playable game demos CDs have included:-

*[Soulstar](/source/Soulstar)* *[Battlecorps](/source/Battlecorps)* *[Sensible Soccer](/source/Sensible_Soccer)* *[FIFA International Soccer](/source/FIFA_International_Soccer)* *[Star Wars: Rebel Assault](/source/Star_Wars%3A_Rebel_Assault)* *[Lawnmower Man](/source/The_Lawnmower_Man_(video_game))* *[Mickey Mania](/source/Mickey_Mania)* *[BC Racers](/source/BC_Racers)* *[Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters](/source/Lethal_Enforcers_II%3A_Gunfighters)*

## See also

- [Video game journalism](/source/Video_game_journalism)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mega Power"](https://segaretro.org/Mega_Power). *Sega Retro*. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Mega Power*](https://archive.org/details/mega-power-04/mode/2up). Paragon Publishing. November 1993. pp. 1, 5.

## External links

- [Archived Mega Power magazines](https://archive.org/search.php?query=Mega%20Power%20magazine) on the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

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