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The Magazine

During the first series of Bad Influence! a spin-off magazine was launched. The magazine was produced by Europress Interactive, already well know for some of their other gaming publications (Super Action, Amiga Force, Amiga Action, Sega Force to name just a few) in association with the TV show's production company Yorkshire TV.
 The magazines
Just two issues were ever produced. The magazine was dropped by the time the second series started, and although this was never alluded to on-air, some viewers had written in asking when they could expect the next issue and were told in the Datablast that, sadly, it had come to an end.

The first issue was a massive 196 pages filled with reviews and features, for just £2.85. There was a very close tie to the show, with many behind the-scenes features and interviews with Andy and Violet. Nam Rood had his own section filled with cheats and tips, and the magazine included a cassette tape with music featured on the programme. The second issue, somewhat smaller at 132 pages, was again packed full of reviews and features. It was cheaper, at only £1.95, but with no free cassette tape. You can download each issue in a convenient PDF file.

Before downloading the magazines you must read the following:

The copyright in these documents is held by Yorkshire Television / Granada and Europress Ltd. and  is not to be sold in any form, printed or digital.

The PDF files are provided for private home viewing in digital form only.

Direct links to the files from other websites or forums are not permitted.

 

Issue One

Reviews:
Axelay
Bart’s Nightmare
Bombjack
Dark Seed
Dragon’s Fury
Indiana Jones
James Bond
Kings Quest VI
Lemmings
Lemmings 2
Lotus
Mario Kart
Micro Machines
Outrun Europa
Pinball Fantasies
Parasol Stars
Prince Valiant
Rex Nebula
Road Rash II
Rampart
Robocop 3
Spiderman

Streetfighter II
Switchblade II
Spy V Spy
World Class
Leaderboard

Updates:
Bad Influence! Show Report
Making Of The Humanosaurs
Z In The USA
Inside Virtual Reality
Meet Andy Crane
The Datablast
The Future Of Arcades
Meet Violet Berlin

Hints and Tips:
Mario World
Zelda
Indiana Jones
Zool
Alien 3
Street Fighter II

Forward to ’93!:
Sonic 2
Super Kick Off
Nigell Mansell
Microprose
Domark
US Gold

Buyer’s Guide:
Amiga
PC
Megadrive
Super NES
NES
Master System
Neo Geo
Game Boy
Game Gear
Lynx
Joysticks
Bench Test
Terminology

(52.1MB)

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Issue Two

Reviews:
Alone In The Dark
Another World
Crash Dummies
Drakkahen
DynOlympics
Fate of Atlantis
FPS Football
Last Crusade
Lemmings
Madden ‘93
Mario 2
Mega Lo Mania
North and South
PGA Tour Golf
Power Factor
Prince of Persia

Pushover
Reach for the Skies
Sonic 2
Super Space Invaders
Super Star Wars
The Incredible Machine
X-Wing Fighter

Updates:
Animatronics
Join the game creators
Loco in Tokyo
Seven steps to animation
The Dynamic duo
The Girls are coming
The Hit Squad
You otter know Nam Rood

Hints and Tips:
Bart’s Nightmare
Dr Franken
Fate of Atlantis
Shadow of the Beast
Tasmania

The Year Ahead:
Core Design
Electronic Arts
Psygnosis
Virgin

Buyer’s Guide:
Accessories
Joysticks
The Bottom Line

(36.7MB)

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