History Magazine / NGamer

* BrokeTheRatingScale: Types 1, 3, 4 and 5 have all shown up, with games getting ratings that include [[VideoGame/SecretFlirtsII -47%]], [[VideoGame/CabelasBigGameHunter :-(]], [[VideoGame/MizuiroBlood Eh?]], and [[VisualNovel/DokiDokiMajoShinpan No]]. Type 2 also shows up in the previews section: their anticipation for each game is rated out of five, with the unit relating to one of the games being previewed.
** In their past as NGC Magazine, they once gave ''VideoGame/{{GiFTPiA}}'' and ''VidroGame/GetALovePandaLoveUnit'' a ?? rating each, having absolutely no clue whatsoever what was going on due to the fact that both, especially ''[=GiFTPiA=]'' was [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] complete with entirely Japanese text. Despite this though they gave 8 and 7 to the former's graphics and sound, reckoning that "There's clearly a quite brilliant game lurking beneath the realms of the Japanese text."

* PassThroughTheRings : The infamous Lex Luthor catchphrase "Solve My Maze!" from VideoGame/{{Superman 64}}'s first level was the staff's favourite aspect of all the sub-20%-scoring games they had reviewed, so for a stretch of issues following their conversion into NGC Magazine, they licensed an image of Lex Luthor and added a 'Solve My Maze' cut-out-and-keep footer to one page per issue, in a similar manner to child-level puzzle publications. The puzzles themselves were often nonsensical and impossible to solve. On the last month of the license period, [[spoiler:the segment changed to 'Solve My Murder', giving the Luthor image [[WingdingEyes X eyes]] and providing an open-ended puzzle to determine the murder weapon]].

[[http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/ NGamer]] was a third-party Nintendo-focused magazine, published in the United Kingdom and Ireland and translated for distribution in Spain, France, The Netherlands and Brazil.

* BrokeTheRatingScale: Types 1, 3, 4 and 5 have all shown up, with games getting ratings that include [[VideoGame/SecretFlirts2 -47%]], [[VideoGame/CabelasBigGameHunter :-(]], [[VideoGame/MizuiroBlood Eh?]], and [[VisualNovel/DokiDokiMajoShinpan No]]. Type 2 also shows up in the previews section: their anticipation for each game is rated out of five, with the unit relating to one of the games being previewed.

* BrokeTheRatingScale: Types 1, 3, 4 and 5 have all shown up, with games getting ratings that include [[SecretFlirtsTwo -47%]], [[CabelasBigGameHunter :-(]], [[MizuiroBlood Eh?]], and [[DokiDokiMajoShinpan No]]. Type 2 also shows up in the previews section: their anticipation for each game is rated out of five, with the unit relating to one of the games being previewed.
** In their past as NGC Magazine, they once gave {{Giftpia}} and GetALovePandaLoveUnit a ?? rating each, having absolutely no clue whatsoever what was going on due to the fact that both, especially Giftpia was [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] complete with entirely Japanese text. Despite this though they gave 8 and 7 to the former's graphics and sound, reckoning that "There's clearly a quite brilliant game lurking beneath the realms of the Japanese text."

* MacGyvering: One "guide" for installing the then brand-new N64 Expansion Pak had Jes levering the old RAM cartridge out with a spoon because he had somehow broken the plastic tool that came with the Pak. [[spoiler: And then getting [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown savagely beaten]] because he had stolen the Expansion Pak from someone else to begin with.]]
* MarketBasedTitle / XtremeKoolLetterz: The French translation was called ''[=X64=]''.

* BrutalHonesty: The key trait that separates the magazine from any comparable rivals. It even has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_Magazine#The_Famed_.22Bad_Reviews.22 a dedicated section]] on {{The Other Wiki}}.

* MemeticBadass: Reggie Fils-Aime, the President of Nintendo of America. 'He has yet to meet a man he hasn't crushed in his Citron Saxo-sized fists.'

The magazine was by far the longest-running unofficial UK publication that focuses primarily on Nintendo, surviving through a combination of market niches and high-quality writing. Ever since their inception, the magazine has had a high focus on import games ([[NoExportForYou at least half of which never reach the British market]], although they give a re-review and score if/when it becomes available locally), has consistently written news and reviews with a density of [[SarcasticDevotee snark]] and [[BrutalHonesty honesty]] almost never seen in their market (made possible because they don't have to tote the company line), frequently features bizzare ideas for 'feature articles' and 'characters' to add to their aesthetic, and seems to consistently hire individuals who can combine quality work/writing with British humour. It is for this reason that their fanbase has become so tenacious without becoming [[UnpleasableFanbase unpleasable]], staying with them despite their routine name/design/staff overhauls and the state of Nintendo's games market share. However, [[MagazineDecay these defining traits seem to have diminished over time]]. The announcement that the magazine had been cancelled was made in August 2012, although it will still continue online.

In addition to that, a splinter group of fans have created a website, [[http://www.nintendo-nation.net/ Nintendo Nation]], partly devoted to carrying on the good work of the magazine.

* [[PassThroughTheRings Solve My Maze]]: The infamous Lex Luthor catchphrase from {{Superman 64}}'s first level was the staff's favourite aspect of all the sub-20%-scoring games they had reviewed, so for a stretch of issues following their conversion into NGC Magazine, they licensed an image of Lex Luthor and added a 'Solve My Maze' cut-out-and-keep footer to one page per issue, in a similar manner to child-level puzzle publications. The puzzles themselves were often nonsensical and impossible to solve. On the last month of the license period, [[spoiler:the segment changed to 'Solve My Murder', giving the Luthor image [[WingdingEyes X eyes]] and providing an open-ended puzzle to determine the murder weapon]].

The magazine began publication in the early 90's as Super Play, which focused on the Super NES and Game Boy. When the launch of the Nintendo 64 was imminent, the name changed to N64 Magazine, and when the Nintendo [=GameCube] and Game Boy Advance were approaching release, it changed again into NGC Magazine. The name [=NGamer=] was adopted shortly before the launch of the Wii, and remained until the January 2012 issue when it was renamed Nintendo Gamer. The magazine was published 13 times per year at 4-week intervals, assigning one issue to each month, then releasing the remaining one for Christmas. The staff work at Future Publishing UK, which since 2003 has also been the home of the UK Official Nintendo Magazine ever since Nintendo stopped publishing it themselves.

The magazine began publication in the early 90's as Super Play, which focused upon the Super Nintendo and Game Boy systems. When the N64's launch was imminent, the name changed to N64 Magazine, and when the Gamecube and Game Boy Advance were approaching release, it changed again into NGC Magazine. The name [=NGamer=] was adopted shortly before the launch of the Wii console, and remained until the January 2012 issue when it was renamed Nintendo Gamer. The magazine was published 13 times per year at 4-week intervals, assigning one issue to each month, then releasing the remaining one for Christmas. The staff work at Future Publishing UK, which since 2003 has also been the home of the UK Official Nintendo Magazine ever since Nintendo stopped publishing it themselves.

* RunningGag: So many that there's almost no chance of compiling a full list. One recent example is Ninja Cat, an item from {{Tenchu}} 4, which is their equivalent of the Chuck Norris jokes.

* TheCastShowoff: Wil Overton was an accomplished {{Manga}}-style artist, who often provided the magazine with coverart until his subsequent poaching by {{Rare}}.

[[http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/ NGamer]] was a third-party Nintendo-focused magazine, published in the United Kingdom and Ireland and translated for distribution in Spain, The Netherlands and Brazil.

* OnlyConnect: The then-editor of the magazine appeared as a contestant on this show in 2011.

[[http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/ NGamer]] was a third-party Nintendo-focused magazine, published in the United Kingdom and translated for distribution in Spain, The Netherlands and Brazil.

* FootnoteFever: Used and parodied repeatedly, for example one review featured a mention of ''Film/{{Alien|3}}''[[hottip:3 : With a footnote explaining that the superscript 3 is part of the title and thus you shouldn't be reading this footnote.]]

* {{Brutal Honesty}}: The key trait that separates the magazine from any comparable rivals. It even has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_Magazine#The_Famed_.22Bad_Reviews.22 a dedicated section]] on {{The Other Wiki}}.

* NoteFromEd: Up there with ''AmigaPower''. At least one fan jokingly asked why "Ed" was never listed as part of the staff.

* {{Running Gag}}: So many that there's almost no chance of compiling a full list. One recent example is Ninja Cat, an item from {{Tenchu}} 4, which is their equivalent of the Chuck Norris jokes.

* FootnoteFever: Used and parodied repeatedly, for example one review featured a mention of ''{{Alien}}''[[hottip:3 : With a footnote explaining that the superscript 3 is part of the title and thus you shouldn't be reading this footnote.]]

[[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/sites/ngamer/ NGamer]] was a third-party Nintendo-focused magazine, published in the United Kingdom and translated for distribution in Spain, The Netherlands and Brazil.

The magazine began publication in the early 90's as Super Play, which focused upon the Super Nintendo and Game Boy systems. When the N64's launch was imminent, the name changed to N64 Magazine, and when the Gamecube and Game Boy Advance were approaching release, it changed again into NGC Magazine. The name [=NGamer=] was adopted shortly before the launch of the Wii console, and remained until the January 2012 issue when it was renamed Nintendo Gamer. The magazine is published 13 times per year at 4-week intervals, assigning one issue to each month, then releasing the remaining one for Christmas. The staff work at Future Publishing UK, which since 2003 has also been the home of the UK Official Nintendo Magazine ever since Nintendo stopped publishing it themselves.

The magazine was by far the longest-running unofficial UK publication that focuses primarily on Nintendo, surviving through a combination of market niches and high-quality writing. Ever since their inception, the magazine has had a high focus on import games ([[NoExportForYou at least half of which never reach the British market]], although they give a re-review and score if/when it becomes available locally), has consistently written news and reviews with a density of [[SarcasticDevotee snark]] and [[BrutalHonesty honesty]] almost never seen in their market (made possible because they don't have to tote the company line), frequently features bizzare ideas for 'feature articles' and 'characters' to add to their aesthetic, and seems to consistently hire individuals who can combine quality work/writing with British humour. It is for this reason that their fanbase has become so tenacious without becoming [[UnpleasableFanbase unpleasable]], staying with them despite their routine name/design/staff overhauls and the state of Nintendo's games market share. However, [[MagazineDecay these defining traits seem to have diminished over time]]. The announcement that the magazine had been cancelled was made in August 2012.

[[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/sites/ngamer/ NGamer]] is a third-party Nintendo-focused magazine, published in the United Kingdom and translated for distribution in Spain, The Netherlands and Brazil.

The magazine is by far the longest-running unofficial UK publication that focuses primarily on Nintendo, surviving through a combination of market niches and high-quality writing. Ever since their inception, the magazine has had a high focus on import games ([[NoExportForYou at least half of which never reach the British market]], although they give a re-review and score if/when it becomes available locally), has consistently written news and reviews with a density of [[SarcasticDevotee snark]] and [[BrutalHonesty honesty]] almost never seen in their market (made possible because they don't have to tote the company line), frequently features bizzare ideas for 'feature articles' and 'characters' to add to their aesthetic, and seems to consistently hire individuals who can combine quality work/writing with British humour. It is for this reason that their fanbase has become so tenacious without becoming [[UnpleasableFanbase unpleasable]], staying with them despite their routine name/design/staff overhauls and the state of Nintendo's games market share. However, [[MagazineDecay these defining traits seem to have diminished over time]].

* BaldOfAwesome: Jes Bickham

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Another particularly famous bit of humour from their heyday is their interpretation of various members of Nintendo's hierarchy, including HiroshiYamauchi as a man to be feared, ReggieFilsAime as a BadAss man-ogre who could squish your head with his bare hands (yet would cry at the sight of a small child los tin a supermarket aisle) and former Nintendo of Europe Managing Director David Gosen as a [[AIIsACrapshoot homicidal robot by the name of Go-sen]] who tended to claim "[[CatchPhrase This year is a good year to buy a (insert Nintendo product or calendar)]]."

The magazine began publication in the early 90's as Super Play, which focused upon the Super Nintendo and Game Boy systems. When the N64's launch was imminent, the name changed to N64 Magazine, and when the Gamecube and Game Boy Advance were approaching release, it changed again into NGC Magazine. The current name was adopted shortly before the launch of the Wii console. The magazine is published 13 times per year at 4-week intervals, assigning one issue to each month, then releasing the remaining one for Christmas. The staff work at Future Publishing UK, which since 2003 has also been the home of the UK Official Nintendo Magazine ever since Nintendo stopped publishing it themselves.