Magazine Coverage

Nintendo Magazine System

Nintendo Magazine System was the official Nintendo magazine in Australia from April 1993 to August 2000, running for 89 issues. Its final three issues all featured coverage of Dinosaur Planet.

June 2000, Issue #87

Issue #87's News section featured the announcement of Dinosaur Planet as its lead story, speculating that it could be "the greatest and biggest adventure of all time."

July 2000, Issue #88

Issue #88 features coverage of the year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 2000), where Dinosaur Planet was shown for the first time by Rare, alongside a statue of Sabre and Krystal riding a T. rex. The NMS preview concludes with the observation that "there's only one thing wrong with Dinosaur Planet and that's the amount of time we have to wait until we can play the finished version."

In addition to the preview, there is a multiple-page collage of photographs the NMS team took at E3, including one of the Dinosaur Planet statue.

August 2000, Issue #89

Issue #89 included a full-page preview of Dinosaur Planet full of the latest Rare promo screens, describing the game as "full of big surprises."