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Genealogy is mostly great. But it's severely hampered by some of the worst map design ever. That's a game-breaker that renders the game ultimately unfun. Absolute purgatory by Chapter 4...

@ComposedJam Yup. Never had one work

@bluedogrulez Spot on.

@sandman89 FFVI

At that price? Tell 'em they're dreamin'.

"word" in para 1 should be "world". Editor Kincl lives to serve 😇

@pinta_vodki Can't believe he's gone. RIP Reggie. You will be missed. See you at Bowser's Pearly Gates!

Your West of Loathing link goes to the Human Fall Flat review. Editor Kincl lives to serve! (salutes)

Should be "docked mode" not "docked more". Editor Kincl lives to serve (salutes).

@MH4 You made an under-the-weather Kincl smile! And for that you have my thanks. Oh if you like Mother/EarthBound/Mother 3, check out hyperplayrpg.com

Just sayin' 😀

cc @Fandabidozi

@AlexOlney Ouya gonna call?

@Fandabidozi's right, you know. The future still says 'no'.

"Hallo? HALLO? HALLO?!? How dare you! **** you! B@stard hung up on me..."

Very excited about SM Odyssey but the console bundle does nothing for me. Red joycons? Wooooo... If the dock/screen were coloured, or even branded à la Japan-only Monster Hunter set, then that might be a bit more exciting. As it is, meh. Game looks tops, though.

Why the three baseball games? Eh? EH?!?

Why can't commentators spell "Nintendo" here?

I've got them all and they're definitely worth picking up. Good, fun reads and pretty, too! If you like this kind of thing (and who doesn't?), also grab yourself some HyperPlay RPG magazine action at hyperplayrpg.com

Anyone even remotely interested in this needs the best Secret Of Mana 2 (Seiken Densetsu 3) review ever written. Not to mention the awesome cover art...

http://www.hyperplayrpg.com/store/p11/NON-UK_BUYERS%3A_HyperPlay_RPG_fanzine_%28Issue_2%29_.html

(As featured on Nintendo Life)

@SLIGEACH_EIRE That little pegi 12 in the bottom left suggests so!

@Peach64 HyperPlay RPG does exactly this, albeit on a smaller scale! (I'm the editor. Incidentally, I've subscribed to The Blizzard since Issue 0.)

@blinder2 We paid $6USD on Patreon but I see that's not your bag. Suggest you Tweet them at @_SwitchPlayer - I'm sure they can help you out.

Got a copy of Issue 1 already and can safely say Switch Player is excellent. Only a couple of letters on one page are chopped off (hardly a big deal), otherwise it's all brilliant! Will defo be getting all future issues.

@setezerocinco Indeed! It says so on the homepage, and on each product listing

@setezerocinco It costs more to send things abroad.

Thanks @LemonSlice. Not everyone who bought a copy is on our mailing list (buyers at game shows etc won't be) and not everyone who bought a copy has bought both issues. So the mailing list comprising the pool of potential first 100 buyers for issue 2 is much smaller than 1,000.

References to the free poster will be removed when they're all gone.

Thanks for your interest in our 'zine and the poster. Hope you enjoy reading HyperPlay RPG.

Everyone who has bought copies of HyperPlay RPG today - we're sending them out now. UK readers please give it a couple of days. Europe/Worldwide, 1-2 weeks. Hope you enjoy the 'zine!

Hi @dougphisig. Thanks for the interest in our fanzine. We don't take pre-orders because we don't like to take anyone's money unless we have their copy ready to send immediately ☺. Hope you like Issue 0 (the FFIV & VI one)!

Hi @riChchestM - Editor Kincl here. That's as cheap as we can go for a self-funded fan initiative, featuring a glossy full colour A4 size poster by Wil on the cover! If you like Nintendo or RPGs there's stacks more to interest you in HyperPlay RPG than any newsstand magazine. And the 40pp are packed - no ads, just all-new, quality content. It takes ages to read it all:
http://www.retrogamescollector.com/hyperplay-rpg-fanzine-review/

Everyone who's taken the plunge (about 1,000 readers so far) loves the 'zine:
Check out the reader reviews at http://www.hyperplayrpg.com/testimonials.html

Our first couple of issues are 50p cheaper if you prefer and the price includes quick delivery to your door.

If you take the plunge, perhaps you'll come back and edit your comment, maybe even contribute to the zine like other readers have. Let us know!

Hi @BionicDodo I'm the editor. Thanks for your comment. Just to reassure you - the 40 pages are packed choc-full of content. There's no space wasted and it'll probably take you longer to read than any newstand offering.

Don't believe me? Check out this independent review:
http://www.retrogamescollector.com/hyperplay-rpg-fanzine-review/

... and the Testimonials section on our website: http://www.hyperplayrpg.com/testimonials.html

Out of about 1,000 readers worldwide, no one has complained about the lack of content. In fact, they're all delighted!

We seem to have an accord! And we're the same age according to your profile...

Uncanny.

Reckon you'd like our fanzine - we cover retro RPGs, and Nintendo generally. It was well reviewed on Nintendo Life:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/09/hyperplay_rpg_is_a_glorious_throwback_to_the_pre-internet_days_of_homemade_fanzines

Anyway, no more plugs, promise!

@Hamster_Overlord All good points. We covered repro goods in HyperPlay RPG fanzine #1 and made the point that we prefer seals that don't ape the Nintendo one too closely. The last thing we want is fake boxes etc being sold as originals to unsuspecting buyers - that's naughty naughty, and we don't like it.

@Enigk @Hamster_Overlord

Knowing a bit about copyright (in the UK at least), it seems likely that the Super Famicom Box Art book escaped the Big Red Nintendo Legal Hammer Of Doom because:

(a) it comprised photos of boxes from the author's (i.e. Stuart Brett's aka Super Famicom Guy's) personal collection; and

(b) reviewed the artwork on those boxes.

That said, I went and got a second copy, just in case - been meaning to get it for a friend anyway.

Oh and I'm giving the Super Famicom Box Art book a fulsome review (from Western and Japanese perspectives) in the next issue of HyperPlay RPG fanzine. Just, you know, by the way

(Fanzines available at hyperplayrpg.com)

@NinChocolate Us too! Here at HyperPlay RPG Towers we pray to the great god of CRTs that our trusty Sony Trinitron holds out just that little bit longer. At least 'til we complete Terranigma anyway...

@Shigmin - nice quote! Everyone has their genre preferences, of course, but obviously he didn't let that get in the way of the Super Famicom being the go-to console for RPGs 😉. Square's break from Nintendo was a consequence of the N64's format limitations.

hyperplayrpg.com

Terrifying man, great shades. Clearly knew his apples though: Yamauchi-san overruled Miyamoto on Mother (EarthBound Zero) when Miyamoto originally said it wasn't for Nintendo. (We cover such like in our Nintendo/retro RPG fanzine available at hyperplayrpg.com by the way 🙄)

The "sold-out" Fortissimo edition will be back on sale at Nintendo before too long, just like XCX, Rodea and StarFox are now...

Brilliant review and feature of Xenoblade Chronicles in issue 1 of HyperPlay RPG fanzine, available at hyperplayrpg.com (by the way). The perfect accompaniment to the game!

Just so happens Super Mario RPG is one of the retro RPGs getting a glorious review in Issue 2 of HyperPlay RPG, our fanzine. You can still bag Issues 0 and 1 from our website hyperplayrpg.com ... if you like!

@TheDavyStar We do feature Wil in Issue 0, but the interview will have to wait for a later issue - he's a busy man! Watch this space though...

@opeter Thanks. That's helpful - we've bookmarked that page and will defo look at "bossing" it for Issue 1. Always learning! In the meantime, hopefully you'll find that Issue 0 is still a thing of beauty in the flesh (hardcopy), if you get to see it in all its glory.

@GVIL Glad you like it and are keen for the next issue! Of the many who have read HyperPlay RPG Issue 0 already, everyone who has commented on it has said they will get Issue 1 too. So we must be doing something right! Thanks for continuing to support us. All the best, Kincl

@neotemplarvellum Hear what you say about the international shipping costs - we only just break even on sales to the States, Canada etc. Check out our website www.hyperplayrpg.com later today though - should be able to get Issue 0 of HyperPlay RPG fanzine even cheaper there

@Kingrat Thanks for your purchase. Should be arriving any day now. We didn't set a lowest limit on offers - left it blank and eBay seem to have imposed that on us - but we have heard about the 99p thing so we are trying to remedy that. Anyway, hopefully you'll think that 99p + £2GBP P&P is good value. Especially when you take into account printer, paper, ink, packaging, and postage costs, not to mention eBay fees, Paypal fees and taxes (eek!)... Honestly, if it were any cheaper, we couldn't afford to eat!

Let us know what you think anyway. Thanks again for supporting HyperPlay RPG, Kincl (ed.)

@PlywoodStick Love your enthusiasm! And the positive feedback We sell loads to the States, and ship worldwide.

@opeter Thanks for the feedback. We're always looking for ways to improve. Literally, from the feedback we've had, 99% of people love the layout (we were even given an award on Nijanna Art recently). That said, we're always looking to improve! On a related point, we sell the 'zine for pennies and need to use freeware like Scribus, which does have its limitations. But the more support we get, the better the 'zine can be!

@OneBagTravel Great idea! There's a Magic The Gathering centre just round the corner from HyperPlay RPG Towers, so we'll look into that. Thanks, Kincl (editor)

@premko1 Thanks! I'm 35. All the best, Kincl (editor)

Hi everyone! HyperPlay RPG here. The eBay link might suggest we have sold out, but fear not: we have relisted under the same eBay username, kincl4. Try http://ebay.co.uk/itm/201439878050 Still having trouble? Just search HyperPlay RPG on eBay or head to our new website www.hyperplayrpg.com which will be fully operational later today (30 Sept). Thanks for supporting HyperPlay RPG!
PS Will now try answering the above excellent comments