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Total! was a video game magazine in the United Kingdom, published monthly for around 60 issues between January 1992 and late 1996, by Future Publishing.
It focused on current and upcoming Nintendo consoles of the era, initially the NES and Game Boy, and shared coverage with the SNES and Nintendo 64 as they were released.
The magazine was initially edited by Steve Jarratt and Andy Dyer, who were also credited with writing all the reviews. They also appeared in the form of computer sprite-style pictures, with comic book-style speech bubbles, on many pages, though these were dropped by the end of 1993. Further named staff writers were brought also in, there were usually around 4 writers credited at a time from 1994 onwards. Jarratt left to become the launch editor of Edge magazine.
Each game review featured a rating out of 10 for the graphics, sound, gameplay and lifespan, plus an overall percentage score. The first Nintendo 64 game reviewed, Mario 64, was also the first game to receive the perfect score of 100%. Other notable high scores included 99% for Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES, in September 1993, and 98% each for Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES and Super Mario World on the SNES, both in 1992.
External link
- [Total! Magazine] at World of Stuart, the website of journalist Stuart Campbell, who wrote reviews and occasional features uncredited for the magazine. Includes reproductions of some features from the magazine.
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