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Famitsu

Famicom Tsūshin
Issue	Year	Month	Day(s)	Game Reviews	Features	Other	Contact
1–136
Shūkan Famicom Tsūshin (Weekly Famicom Tsushin)
136–225
226	1993	Apr.	16				Thibbs
227–256
257	1993	Nov.	12–19	Reviews Software Impressions The Lost Vikings (SFC) Sonic the Hedgehog CD (MD) Famitsu Best Selection Solstice II (SFC) Tecmo Super Bowl (SFC) New Soft/New Game Tsushin Super Robot Wars EX (SFC) Top Management II (SFC) Princess Minerva (PCE) Sailor Moon (PCE) Super Real Mahjong P IV Custom (PCE) Kazekiri (PCE) Sexy Idol Mahjong (PCE) AX101 (MD) Harukanaru Augusta (MD) General Chaos (MD) Speedy Gonzales (GB) Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (GB) Donald Duck no Yotsu no Hihō (GG) Nazo Puyo 2 (GG) Taisen Mahjong HaoPai II (GG) Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 (SFC) Cross Reviews Cross Reviews Super Nichibutsu Mahjong 2: Zenkoku Seiha Hen (SFC) Final Knockout (SFC) Secret of the Stars (SFC) Mega Man 6 (SFC) Party Quiz: Mega Q (MD) Final Stretch (SFC) Waka Taka Ōzumō: Brothers Dream Match (SFC) Solstice II (SFC) Super Uno (SFC) Kamen Rider (SFC) Aladdin (MD) Dark Wizard (MD) Battle Rush (FC) Reader Cross Reviews Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon J.League Soccer Prime Goal Power League Battle Dodgeball II Street Fighter II Dash Plus: Champion Edition 30 Point Plus Best Play Pro Yakyuu (FC) Yokai Dochuki (FC) Famicom Wars (FC) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (FC) Previews Previews U-jin Janjuu Gakuen (SFC) Fatal Fury 2 (SFC) Final Knockout (SFC) Galaxy Deka Gayvan (PCE) Aretha (SFC) Tadaima Yusha Boshuuchuu (PCE) Arslan Senki (MD) Ultimate Soccer (GG)	Cover stories: Sports games, Romancing SaGa 2 Features: Wolfenstein 3d, Video game graphics and visual style, DQ Times (Dragon Quest I & II, Dragon Quest 4), Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo walkthrough	Sections not listed: Famitsu Top 30, Game Teikoku, Game Jōhō Shiryōkan, Letters Dengonban, The Schedule, Kindan no Higi, Comics, and some Columns. Famitsu Express 3DO REAL VICS on the Car Marty Sega expands to Spain Street Fighter II event Pioneer LaserActive Dragon Quest event 3DO Company to port arcade games Hori's Fatal Fury 2 controller CDK's VRmaker headset Automobile simulators at the Tokyo Motor Show Arcade Window 3.0 Night Slashers SFII Turbo Times Street Fighter II cosplay FF Shinbun Alcahest Columns Video gaming in Thailand Information Game Gear Plus One promotion Hammerin' Harry promotion Hudson Computer Design School CD	Thibbs
258–298
299	1994	Sept.	9	Reviews Software Impressions Wing War (Arcade) ChikiChiki Machine Mō Race KenKen to Black Maō no Ijiwaru dai Sakusen (3DO) Famitsu Best Selection Zero4 Champ RR (SFC) Kid Klown in Crazy Chase (SFC) New Soft/New Game Tsushin UFO Kamen Yakisoban (SFC) The Lion King (SFC) Lupin III: Densetsu no Hihō o Oe! (SFC) Denzu Traffic Panic (SFC) Tōgi Hasha: Unmei no Kokuin (SFC) Casino Paradise (SFC) Go! Go! Ackman (SFC) Linda³ (PCE) Pachi Otto-Kun (GB) Chessmaster (GB) Cross Reviews Cross Reviews From TV Animation Slam Dunk - Gakeppuchi no Kesshou League (GB) Hebereke no Oishii Puzzle: ha Irimasen ka (SFC) Sanrio Shanghai (SFC) Live A Live (SFC) Reader Cross Reviews Sword World SFC 2 (SFC) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kondo ha Puzzle de Oshiokiyo! (SFC) Virtua Racing (MD) 30 Point Plus Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II (FC) Necros no Yousai (PCE) Final Fantasy III (FC) Formation Soccer Human Cup '90 (PCE) Previews Previews Super Rugby (SFC) Dear Boys (SFC) Mortal Kombat II: Kyuukyoku Shinken (MD) Ecco the Dolphin 2 (MD) Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu (PCE) TV Anime Slam Dunk Gakeppuchi no Kesshō Rīgu (GB) Coca-Cola Kid (GG) Dynamite Headdy (GG) Popeye: Beach Volleyball (GG)	Cover stories: Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back!, DQ Times (Dragon Quest VI) Features: Live A Live, Mother 2 Times (Mother 2), NEW'S CLUB (Gamer fashion), Game Jōhō Shiryōkan (Sansara Naga)	Sections not listed: Famitsu Top 30, Game Teikoku, Letters Dengonban, The Schedule, Kindan no Higi, Comics, and Columns. Famitsu Express Super Street Fighter II Championship '94 IN Kokugikan event Street Fighter II Battle Action World event China to open a Disneyland theme park Samurai Spirits TV anime PC-FX at the PC Engine Summer Festival event Neo Geo CD release Non-game applications for the Sega Saturn Weekly Famitsu's "Game no Dendō" event Batting Center Super Dome Kure's Retro Game Museum Interview with TBS announcer Kenji Matsushita Kinkyū sokuhō Samurai Spirits: Haōmaru Jigokuhen Magna Braban Kinkyū kokuchi Princess Minerva Weekly Derby Stallion Derby Stallion II PlayStation News V-Zone (PS1) 3DO Club Secre (3DO) Shock Wave (3DO) Tokuhō Demon's Blazon (SFC) The Last Battle (SFC) Beam Tsushin Tsuukai GANGAN Koushinkyoku Virtua Fighter Today Virtua Fighter II Neo-Geo Times The King of Fighters '94 (Neo-Geo) Super Street Fighter II Times Super Street Fighter II FF Shinbun Chrono Trigger Tech View 2000 Links 386 Pro Dokusen Scoop TAMA (SS)	Thibbs
300	1994	Sept.	16
301	1994	Sept.	23
302	1994	Sept.	30
303	1994	Oct.	7
304	1994	Oct.	14
305	1994	Oct.	21
306	1994	Oct.	28
307	1994	Nov.	4	Reviews Software Impressions Attack of the Zolgear (Arcade) Galaxian3: Project Dragoon (Arcade) New Soft/New Game Tsushin StarBlade Alpha (PS1) Puyo Puyo 2 (MD) Super Famista 4 (SFC) Koutetsu no Kishi 3 (SFC) Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu '95 (PS1) Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!! (SFC) Galaxy Wars (SFC) Tale Phantasia (SFC) Sougou Kakutougi Rings: Astral Bout 3 (SFC) Gintama Oyakata no Jissen Pachinko Hisshouhou (SFC) Shinseiki Odysselya 2 (SFC) Laplace no Ma (SFC) Teitoku no Ketsudan II (SFC) Farland Story (SFC) Princess Minerva (SFC) Super Chinese Fighter (SFC) Cyber Sled (PS1) Battle Crusher (GB) Nettou World Heroes 2 Jet (GB) Puyo Puyo 2 (GG) Cross Reviews Cross Reviews Sotsugyou Bangai Hen: Nee Mahjong Shiyo! (SFC) Dolucky no Puzzle Tour '94 (SFC) Tecmo Super Baseball (SFC) Super Casino 2 (SFC) Bakutou Dodgers Bumps Shima wa Oosawagi (SFC) Sankyo Fever! Fever! (SFC) Harley's Humongous Adventure (SFC) Honkakuha Igo: Gosei (SFC) Feda: The Emblem of Justice (SFC) Illvanian no Shiro (SFC) Shin Megami Tensei If... (SFC) Multi Play Volleyball (SFC) Dear Boys (SFC) Shounen Ninja Sasuke (SFC) Blood Gear (PCE) Sotsugyō Shashin: Miki (PCE) Starblade (Mega-CD) Chessmaster (GB) Masakari Densetsu: Kintaro RPG-Hen (GB) TV Champion (GB) Moldorian: Hikari to Yami no Kyoudai (GB) Previews Previews Harapeko Bakka (SFC) Sankyo Fever! Fever! (SFC) Dolucky no Puzzle Tour '94 (SFC) Multi Play Volleyball (SFC) Panic in Nakayoshi World (SFC) Funaki Masakatsu no Hybrid Wrestler: Tōgi Denshō (SFC) Jammes (SFC) Basted (PCE) Blood Gear (PCE) Chessmaster (GB)	Cover stories: Virtua Fighter (SS) and Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade), Demon's Blazon (SFC) and Shin Megami Tensei If... (SFC) Features: Tettei Kōryaku (Feda: The Emblem of Justice, Kid Klown in Crazy Chase), NEW'S CLUB (1994 Crane Game Prizes), MOTHER2 (Mother 2)	Sections not listed: Famitsu Top 30, Game Teikoku, Game Jōhō Shiryōkan, Letters Dengonban, The Schedule, Kindan no Higi, Comics, and Columns Famitsu Express Sonic & Knuckles event Sega Saturn + 32X release Neo Geo CD release New PlayStation peripherals Wanpaku Kozo Puyoman Momiji manjū Summer CES is cancelled Virtual reality at Ebisu Memorial Beer Hall Video game content rating systems Game Boy Play-It-Loud! Oji Hiroi Sega gaming in India FF Shinbun Interview with Nobuo Uematsu and Chinatsu Kuzuu Beam Tsushin Darius Gaiden Virtua Fighter Today Virtua Fighter Q&A Neo-Geo Times The King of Fighters '94 (Neo-Geo) PlayStation News Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (PS1) 3DO Club Alone in the Dark (3DO) Sega Saturn Information Clockwork Knight Mother 2 Times Mother 2 Tech View 2000 System Shock Tokuhō Ridge Racer (PS1) Toshinden (PS1) Metal Max Returns (SFC) Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (SFC)	Thibbs
308	See Gekkan Famitsū below
309	1994	Nov.	11–18	Reviews Software Impressions Lethal Enforcers II (Arcade) Virtua Cop (Arcade) New Soft/New Game Tsushin Nekketsu Tairiku Burning Heroes (SFC) Houkago in Beppin Jogakuin (SFC) Tactical Soccer (SFC) Takahashi Meijin no Daibōken Jima (SFC) Saibara Rieko no Mahjong Hourouki (PS1) Bonkers: Hollywood dai Sakusen (SFC) Horai Gakuen no Bouken! Tenkōsei Scramble (SFC) J-League Tremendous Soccer '94 (PCE) Bomberman: Panic Bomber (PCE) From TV Animation: Slam Dunk (GG) Gamble Panic (GG) Ichidant-R GG (GG) Cross Reviews Cross Reviews Sonic & Knuckles (MD) Hyper Wars (PCE) Mickey and Minnie Magical Adventure 2 (SFC) Mortal Kombat II: Ultimate Godly Fist (SFC) Jikkyō World Soccer Perfect Eleven (SFC) Fire Fighting (SFC) After Armageddon Gaiden: Majū Tōshōden Eclipse (Mega-CD) Mortal Kombat II: Ultimate Godly Fist (GB) Sonic & Tails 2 (GG) Reader Cross Reviews Beauty and the Beast (SFC) Hello! Pac-Man (SFC) Samurai Spirits (SFC) 30 Point Plus Thunder Force III (MD) Daisenpu (MD) Urusei Yatsura: Stay With You (PCE) Super Star Soldier (PCE) Previews Previews Honkakuha Igo: Gosei (SFC) Golf Daisuki! O.B. Club (SFC) Hagane (SFC) Pachinko Fan: Shouri Sengen (SFC) Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai: Taisen Puzzle-dama (SFC) Monster Maker Kids: Ousama ni Naritai (SFC) Honkaku Mahjong: Tetsuman II (SFC) Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō (SFC) Gokujo Parodius (SFC) Masakari Densetsu: Kintaro RPG-Hen (GB)	Cover stories: Shin Megami Tensei If..., Chrono Trigger and Front Mission Features: Tokuhō (Kamaitachi no Yoru, Shin Samurai Spirits), Tettei Kōryaku (Demon's Blazon), NEW'S CLUB (Electronic organizers)	Sections not listed: Famitsu Top 30, Game Teikoku, Game Jōhō Shiryōkan, Letters Dengonban, The Schedule, Kindan no Higi, Comics, and Columns Famitsu Express GTI Taipei exhibition Sega developing karaoke boxes and Daytona USA Virtual Boy PC Engine A new amusement park opens in Kawasaki Station Korean manufacture of TV Boys Virtua Fighter Championships An American game center opens Japan Airlines releases JAL Sky Plus flight simulator for pilots Computer Go Championships Interview with Stephen Norrington Zhongguancun is becoming China's Akihabara Mother 2 Times Mother 2 Super Robot War Frontline Report 4th Super Robot Wars (SFC) Virtua Fighter Today Virtua Fighter 2 Tettei Kōryaku Heracles no Eikō IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono Beam Tsushin Dream Soccer 94 Dunk Dream PlayStation News Crime Crackers (PS1) Sega Saturn Information Game controllers 3DO Club J-League Virtual Stadium (3DO) Samurai Shodown II (3DO) Neo-Geo Times Double Dragon (Neo-Geo) Chōjin Gakuen Gōkaizā (Neo-Geo) Tech View 2000 UFO Tokuhō Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S (SFC) Sonic & Knuckles (MD) Kinkyū sokuhō Super Donkey Kong (SFC)	Thibbs
310–322
323	1995	Feb.	24	Reviews Software Impressions The King of Fighters '94 (Neo Geo) Clockwork Knight (SS) New Soft/New Game Tsushin Virtua Racing Saturn (SS) Warlock (SFC) Simulation Pro Yakyuu (SFC) HT&T Dragons Heaven (SFC) Shichuusuimeigaku Nyuumon Shin Tougenkyou (SFC) Sexy Gambler (PCE) Pachiokun 3 (GB) Konpeki no Kantai (PCFX) Cross Reviews Cross Reviews Myst (PS1) Marmalade Boy (GB) Jigsaw World (PS1) Timecop (SFC) Teitoku no Ketsudan II (SFC) Shigetaka Kashiwagi's Top Water Bassing (SFC) Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!! (SFC) Gintama Oyakata no Jissen Pachinko Hisshouhou (SFC) Chessmaster (SFC) Ristar the Shooting Star (MD) Ristar the Shooting Star (GG) Reader Cross Reviews Toshinden (PS1) NBA Live 95 (SFC) Princess Maker 1 (PCE) Previews Previews Super Air Diver 2 (SFC) J.League Super Soccer '95 Jikkyō Stadium (SFC) From TV Animation Slam Dunk 2: IH Yosen Kanzenhan!! (SFC) Nage Libre: Seijaku no Suishin (SFC) Shutokou Battle 2: Drift King Keichii Tsuchiya & Masaaki Bandoh (SFC) Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!! (SFC) Shougi Club (SFC) Solid Force (PCE) NBA JAM Tournament Edition (MD) Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes (MD) NFL Quarterback Club '95 (MD) Ecco the Dolphin CD (MD) Cyber Sled (PS1)	Cover stories: Satellaview and Virtual Boy; Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Special (3DO), Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Special (SS), Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Limited (PS1), Super Real Mahjong P IV + Aishō Shindan (3DO), Super Real Mahjong P5 Custom (PCE), Sexy Idol Mahjong 2: Yakyūken no Uta (PCE), and Mahjong Densetsu (PCE) Features: Tettei Kōryaku (Lady Stalker), Kinkyū sokuhō (Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei), FF Shinbun (Front Mission), NEW'S CLUB (Yakiniku Cross review)	Sections not listed: Famitsu Top 30, Game Teikoku, Game Jōhō Shiryōkan, Letters Dengonban, The Schedule, Kindan no Higi, Comics, and Columns Famitsu Express AOU Expo Front Mission Honke Sankyo Fever Satellaview Street Fighter II anime Kileak: The Blood Ikebukuro GiGO Game expos Back to the Future: The Ride Turf Master Interview with Tsugutoshi Gotō Kinkyū sokuhō Megami Tensei I (SFC) Megami Tensei II (SFC) Der Langrisser (SFC) Virtua Fighter Today Virtua Fighter Neo-Geo Times Ma Samurai Spirits (Neo-Geo) 3DO Club Super Real Mahjong P IV + Aishō Shindan (3DO) Beam Tsushin Quiz King of Fighters (Neo-Geo) Tokuhō Rockman 7: Shukumei no Taiketsu! (SFC)	Thibbs
324	1995	Mar.	3				Thibbs
325	1995	Mar.	10
326	1995	Mar.	17
327	1995	Mar.	24				Thibbs
328	1995	Mar.	31
329	1995	Apr.	7				Thibbs
330	1995	Apr.	14				Thibbs
331	1995	Apr.	21				Thibbs
332	1995	Apr.	28				Thibbs
333	1995	May	5				Thibbs
334	See Gekkan Famitsū below
335	1995	May	12–19				Thibbs
336	1995	May	26				Thibbs
337	1995	June	2
338	1995	June	9
339	1995	June	16
340	1995	June	23
341	1995	June	30				Thibbs
342	1995	July	7				Thibbs
343	1995	July	14				Thibbs
344	1995	July	21				Thibbs
345	1995	July	28				Thibbs
346	1995	Aug.	4				Thibbs
347	1995	Aug.	11				Thibbs
348	See Gekkan Famitsū below
349	1995	Aug.	18–25
350	1995	Sept.	1
351	1995	Sept.	8				Thibbs
352	1995	Sept.	15				Thibbs
353	1995	Sept.	22
354	1995	Sept.	29
355	1995	Oct.	6
356	1995	Oct.	13
357	1995	Oct.	20
358	1995	Oct.	27				Thibbs
359	See Gekkan Famitsū below
360	1995	Nov.	3
361	1995	Nov.	10–17
362	1995	Nov.	24				Thibbs
363	1995	Dec.	1
364	1995	Dec.	8
365	1995	Dec.	15
366	1995	Dec.	22
367	1995	Dec.	29
368	See Gekkan Famitsū below
Shūkan Famitsū (Weekly Famitsu)
369–402
403	1996	Sept.	6				Thibbs
404–454
455	1997	Sept.	5				Thibbs
456–554
555	1999	Aug.	6				Thibbs
556–914
915	2006	June	30	This issue contains six-hundred-ninety-eight Famitsu Cross Reviews from 1999 to 2002.			Thibbs
916–Present

Gekkan Famicom Tsūshin (Monthly Famicom Tsushin)
Issue	Year	Month	Game Reviews	Features	Other	Contact
136-333
334	1995	May			This issue is the same as Satellaview Tsushin #1.
348	1995	Aug.
349-369
Gekkan Famitsū (Monthly Famitsu)
369-1021
1022	2008	July	This issue contains all ninety-two Famitsu reviews from the first half of 2008. Titles listed in kana order Nintendo DS reviews Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Kunitori Zunō Battle: Nobunaga no Yabō The Tower DS Summon Night SimCity DS2 Space Invaders Extreme Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard My World, My Way Soma Bringer Derby Stallion DS Daigasso! Band Brothers Time Hollow Chō Geijōban Keroro Gunsō 3: Tenkū Daibōken de Arimasu! Dementium: The Ward Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Season Nobita and the Green Giant Legend DS Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword Exit DS Pro Yakyū Team o Tsukurō! Glory of Heracles Hōkago Shōnen Bokura no Terebi Game Kantei: Pikotto! Udedameshi Bokura wa Kaseki Horidaa Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7tsu no Shima no Daibouken Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon PlayStation Portable reviews Vantage Master Portable Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren no Yabō Akushizu no Kyōi Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū Portable 3 Super Robot Taisen A Portable Space Invaders Extreme Tomb Raider: Anniversary Nippon no Asoko de Warriors Orochi Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Wii reviews Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Trauma Center: New Blood Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tomb Raider: Anniversary Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4 We Ski Shiren the Wanderer Mario Kart Wii Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Link's Crossbow Training Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga PlayStation 3 reviews Army of Two Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Skate Sega Rally Revo Valkyria Chronicles WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 Devil May Cry 4 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit Burnout Paradise Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII Professional Baseball Spirits 5 Haze Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga PlayStation 2 reviews Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Tomb Raider: Anniversary Tori no Hoshi: Aerial Planet Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4 Professional Baseball Spirits 5 Eternal Poison Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy Warriors Orochi 2 Xbox 360 reviews Armored Core: For Answer Army of Two The Orange Box The Darkness Skate Sega Rally Revo Dark Sector WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 Devil May Cry 4 Tomb Raider: Anniversary Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit Ninja Gaiden 2 Burnout Paradise BioShock Battlefield: Bad Company Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Reviews new to the issue Cosmetic Paradise: Make no Kiseki (DS) Pet Shop Monogatari DS (DS) Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX (DS) Simple DS Series Vol. 41: The Bakudan Ryorihan (DS) Simple DS Series Vol. 42: The Haioku Byōtō Norowareta Byōin kara no Dasshutsu (DS) The Legendary Starfy (DS) Custom Beat Battle Draglade 2 (DS) Gegege no Kitarō: Youkai Daigekisen (DS) Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament (PSP) God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula VS (PSP) Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3/360) Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (PS2)	Features: Yakuza 3 Development Interview, Horror games for summer Partial walkthroughs: Shiren the Wanderer, Derby Stallion DS, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots		Cloud668
1023-Present