Official Dreamcast Magazine (US magazine)

This article is about the United States Official Dreamcast Magazine. For the United Kingdom Official Dreamcast Magazine, see Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK).

Official Dreamcast Magazine

February 2001 issue
Editor	Simon Cox, Chris Charla
Categories	Computer and video games
Frequency	Monthly/bimonthly
First issue	September/October 1999
Final issue Number	March/April 2001 13
Company	Imagine Media Inc.
Country	USA
ISSN	1525-1764

The Official Dreamcast Magazine (commonly abbreviated as ODCM and formerly known as Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine) was a video game magazine for the Dreamcast published in the United States. The magazine's initial issue "0" was released in June 1999, a full 3 months before the launch of the system. This issue featured Sonic the Hedgehog on a black cover, along with the launch date and some of the system's unique features. The magazine then ran for twelve issues from the September 1999 Dreamcast launch to March/April 2001, shortly after Dreamcast was discontinued. Starting with issue 2, each issue came with a GD-ROM with demos of Dreamcast games. The final issue did not come with a disc. This was explained as Sega looking for a new way to distribute demos. The cancellation was apparently unexpected as the magazine promised more information about demo distribution in future issues and had a preview for the next issue where Phantasy Star Online was to be reviewed. Many of the staff went on to work for Official Xbox Magazine.

The magazine was published bimonthly, but during the 2000 holiday season, issues were sold monthly due to additional relevant content being available for the shopping season.

External links

Archived Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) on the Internet Archive