DC-TIPS
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DC-TIPS was a Dreamcast video game magazine published by Future Publishing
in the United Kingdom
. Issue #1 was published in March 2000, 7 months after 'parent' magazine DC-UK
of which it was a spin off.
DC-TIPS was a magazine dedicated to game guides and tips for the Dreamcast and each issue was on average 128 pages long, for the price of £3.99.
The magazine was cancelled before issue #4 went to press, with most of the latest issue completed. Some of the commissioned work for future issues included Star Wars: Episode I Racer
and Resident Evil Code: Veronica
. The magazine was launched as a companion to DC-TIPS and the two magazines were offered to readers in a special combination subscription.
) and 20+ pages (MDK2
). At the back of the magazine was a section named "Listings" which had tips for most games on the Dreamcast system. These tips would be between a short paragraph and six pages. The syle in the Listings section was much more compact than in the front of the magazine.
Some of the games featured included
Future Publishing
Future plc is a media company; in 2006, it was the sixth-largest in the United Kingdom. It publishes more than 150 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography. Future is the official magazine company of all three major games console manufacturers...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Issue #1 was published in March 2000, 7 months after 'parent' magazine DC-UK
DC-UK
DC-UK was a Dreamcast video game magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom. Its first issue was published in August 1999 and it ran until 2001. The magazine was launched by ex-Edge deputy editor Caspar Field, who edited the first seven issues...
of which it was a spin off.
DC-TIPS was a magazine dedicated to game guides and tips for the Dreamcast and each issue was on average 128 pages long, for the price of £3.99.
The magazine was cancelled before issue #4 went to press, with most of the latest issue completed. Some of the commissioned work for future issues included Star Wars: Episode I Racer
Star Wars: Episode I Racer
Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a racing video game based on the pod race featured in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The game features a variety of tracks spanning several different planets and includes all and more of the racers featured in the movie, including Teemto Pagalies, Dud Bolt,...
and Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica, released in Japan as , is the fourth installment in Capcom's Resident Evil survival horror series, originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000...
. The magazine was launched as a companion to DC-TIPS and the two magazines were offered to readers in a special combination subscription.
Design
The colour orange was prevalent throughout the magazine, complimenting DC-UK's prevalent blue. It is worth noting that the Dreamcast logo in Europe was blue, and in the US and Japan it was orange. This made orange an obvious choice for DC-TIPS given that the design was so closely tied to its parent DC-UK.Games featured
Although its run of magazines was short DC-TIPS covered a relatively large number of games throughout its pages. The magazine would begin with a set of featured games with guides taking up between 5 (Sega Bass FishingSega Bass Fishing
Sega Bass Fishing is a video game published for arcade, Dreamcast, Windows and Wii. It was first developed in 1997 on the Sega Model 3 hardware....
) and 20+ pages (MDK2
MDK2
MDK2 is a video game and sequel to the third-person shooter, MDK. The original MDK was developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1997 by Interplay. The sequel was developed by BioWare....
). At the back of the magazine was a section named "Listings" which had tips for most games on the Dreamcast system. These tips would be between a short paragraph and six pages. The syle in the Listings section was much more compact than in the front of the magazine.
Some of the games featured included
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