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* AprilFoolsDay: One of the most famous ones was a parody of Lara Croft called Valkyrie Wilde, who was nude (black bars covering the naughty bits, obviously). Doctored images from ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' were used, only with Wilde in Croft's place.
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* AprilFoolsDay: One of the most famous ones was a parody of Lara Croft called Valkyrie Wilde, who was nude (black bars covering the naughty bits, obviously). Doctored images from ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' ''VideoGame/TombRaider1996'' were used, only with Wilde in Croft's place.
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* PaletteSwap: One Smart Bomb had a parody of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' where a ton of fighters with the same sprites as Scorpion and Sub-Zero kept popping up one after another.
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* PaletteSwap: One Smart Bomb had a parody of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' where a ton of fighters with the same sprites as Scorpion and Sub-Zero kept popping up one after another.
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* {{Crossover}}: One Smart Bomb had the ludicrous ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' vs. ''VideoGame/GranTurismo''.
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* {{Crossover}}: One Smart Bomb had the ludicrous ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' vs. ''VideoGame/GranTurismo''.
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* {{Crossover}}: One Smart Bomb had the ludicrous ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' vs. VideoGame/GranTurismo''.
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* {{Crossover}}: One Smart Bomb had the ludicrous ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' vs. VideoGame/GranTurismo''.''VideoGame/GranTurismo''.
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* {{Crossover}}: One Smart Bomb had the ludicrous ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' vs. VideoGame/GranTurismo''.
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* PaletteSwap: One Smart Bomb had a parody of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' where a ton of fighters with the same sprites as Scorpion and Sub-Zero kept popping up one after another.
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* RemixComic: One of the more popular recurring bits in the letters section was Smart Bomb, a three panel comic strip with (sometimes) doctored images from a video game, superimposed with comedic word bubbles and putting the characters in amusing situations (and often with crossover elements).
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* RemixComic: One of the more popular recurring bits in the letters section was Smart Bomb, a three panel comic strip with (sometimes) doctored images from a video game, superimposed with comedic word bubbles and putting the characters in amusing situations (and often with crossover elements).elements).
* SpinOff: The one-issue ''PS Max'', which was aimed at younger readers.
* SpinOff: The one-issue ''PS Max'', which was aimed at younger readers.
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* MythologyGag: The December 2000 issue had a picture of Bill putting Chris in The Box, a RunningGag from ''Game Players''.
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Two things set it apart from other magazines at the time: Unlike most game magazines, which used stock images for their cover art, PSM sought out comic book artists to draw a unique portrait for each cover, such as Creator/JScottCampbell, Adam Hughes, Arthur Adams, Joe Madureira, etc., so they stood out. The other thing was a mascot named Banzai Chibi-chan who was drawn in manga style and was featured in, appropriately enough, a recurring section on Japanese import games and culture. This character was eventually dropped as the magazine underwent a visual revamp in late 2000.
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Two things set it apart from other magazines at the time: Unlike most game magazines, which used stock images for their cover art, PSM sought out comic book artists to draw a unique portrait for each cover, such as Creator/JScottCampbell, Adam Hughes, Arthur Adams, Joe Madureira, etc., so they stood out. The other thing was a mascot named Banzai Chibi-chan (illustrated by Robert [=DeJesus=]) who was drawn in manga style and was featured in, appropriately enough, a recurring section on Japanese import games and culture. This character was eventually dropped as the magazine underwent a visual revamp in late 2000.
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[[caption-width-right:A typical comic book-style cover]]
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[[caption-width-right:A typical comic book-style cover]]
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''PSM'' was a video game magazine that ran from 1997 to 2012 that focused exclusively on Playstation games, published by Imagine Media. It was produced in the U.S. but overseas translations existed. It can be seen as a SpiritualSuccessor to Magazine/GamePlayersMagazine, since it featured many of the same staff members (such as Chris Slate, Bill Donahue, and Francesca Reyes) and trademark humor found in the former.
Two things set it apart from other magazines at the time: Unlike most game magazines, which used stock images for their cover art, PSM sought out comic book artists to draw a unique portrait for each cover, such as Creator/JScottCampbell, Adam Hughes, Arthur Adams, Joe Madureira, etc., so they stood out. The other thing was a mascot named Banzai Chibi-chan who was drawn in manga style and was featured in, appropriately enough, a recurring section on Japanese import games and culture. This character was eventually dropped as the magazine underwent a visual revamp in late 2000.
!!Tropes pertaining to PSM:
* {{Animesque}}: The aforementioned Banzai Chibi-Chan.
* AprilFoolsDay: One of the most famous ones was a parody of Lara Croft called Valkyrie Wilde, who was nude (black bars covering the naughty bits, obviously). Doctored images from ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' were used, only with Wilde in Croft's place.
* FanserviceCover: No stranger to these, with special mention to the issues with the "game characters in swimsuits" sections.
* GratuitousJapanese: Banzai Chibi-Chan' shtick.
* RemixComic: One of the more popular recurring bits in the letters section was Smart Bomb, a three panel comic strip with (sometimes) doctored images from a video game, superimposed with comedic word bubbles and putting the characters in amusing situations (and often with crossover elements).
Two things set it apart from other magazines at the time: Unlike most game magazines, which used stock images for their cover art, PSM sought out comic book artists to draw a unique portrait for each cover, such as Creator/JScottCampbell, Adam Hughes, Arthur Adams, Joe Madureira, etc., so they stood out. The other thing was a mascot named Banzai Chibi-chan who was drawn in manga style and was featured in, appropriately enough, a recurring section on Japanese import games and culture. This character was eventually dropped as the magazine underwent a visual revamp in late 2000.
!!Tropes pertaining to PSM:
* {{Animesque}}: The aforementioned Banzai Chibi-Chan.
* AprilFoolsDay: One of the most famous ones was a parody of Lara Croft called Valkyrie Wilde, who was nude (black bars covering the naughty bits, obviously). Doctored images from ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' were used, only with Wilde in Croft's place.
* FanserviceCover: No stranger to these, with special mention to the issues with the "game characters in swimsuits" sections.
* GratuitousJapanese: Banzai Chibi-Chan' shtick.
* RemixComic: One of the more popular recurring bits in the letters section was Smart Bomb, a three panel comic strip with (sometimes) doctored images from a video game, superimposed with comedic word bubbles and putting the characters in amusing situations (and often with crossover elements).
