Mycom BASIC Magazine

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Mycom BASIC Magazine
Cover of the September 1984 issue of Mycom Basic Magazine.
Cover of the September 1984 issue of Mycom BASIC Magazine
Publisher Dempa Publications Inc.[1]
Original language Japanese
Issues 238
Release date Japan June 1982–April 2003[1][2]

Mycom BASIC Magazine was a computing magazine published in Japan by Dempa Publications Inc. from June 1982 to April 2003.[1][2] It was originally published on the tenth of the month preceding what the issue was marked as (e.g., a June issue would release on May 10), but this was changed to the eighth of the month preceding what the issue was marked as from the February 1986 issue onwards.[3][better source needed] While Hudson Soft was collaborating with Nintendo to port over and make sequels of Super Mario-franchise games for Japanese PCs, they frequently used Mycom to advertise them.

History and connection to Super Mario

In the April 1984 issue of Mycom, Hudson Soft announced the then-upcoming games Mario Bros. Special and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū, though Punch Ball Mario Bros. was not yet present.[4] Over the coming months, Hudson would advertise Mario Bros. Special in every issue, with Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū not reappearing alongside it until September.[5] In November, Punch Ball Mario Bros. was added.[6] During 1984, the ads would generally appear (with the sole exception of the April issue) in pairs: May and June, July and August, September and October, and November and December. Within each "pair," both ads were extremely similar to each other, though exactly how similar they were did vary slightly depending on the pair.[7] Various pre-release artwork and screenshots were published in these ads, even after the games in question were released.

For the first half of 1985, Hudson adopted a consistent format for advertising its Nintendo crossover games, with each ad being near-identical to each other, except for releases on certain platforms being updated due to delays or cancellations.[8] Starting in January, Golf and Pinball were advertised on the same page as the Super Mario games, though Pinball would eventually be silently canceled sometime after the June issue was published.[8] The ads in the May and June issues of that year also included Tennis.[8] The Super Mario games would disappear following this until October of that year, when both the October and the November issues advertised "Hudson All Stars" and listed all the platforms that their Nintendo crossovers released up to that point.[9] Mycom would never advertise the aforementioned games again.

From August through December 1986, Hudson took out a full-page ad to advertise Super Mario Bros. Special, with the ad also featuring pre-release screenshots.[10]

Gallery

  • April 1984 ad containing the first known announcements for Mario Bros. Special and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū

    April 1984 ad containing the first known announcements for Mario Bros. Special and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū

  • Ad for Mario Bros. Special in the May 1984 issue

    Ad for Mario Bros. Special in the May 1984 issue

  • Ad for Mario Bros. Special in the June 1984 issue

    Ad for Mario Bros. Special in the June 1984 issue

  • Full-page ad for Mario Bros. Special in the July 1984 issue. All three screenshots included in the ad are of a pre-release version of the game.

    Full-page ad for Mario Bros. Special in the July 1984 issue. All three screenshots included in the ad are of a pre-release version of the game.

  • Full-page ad for Mario Bros. Special in the August 1984 issue

    Full-page ad for Mario Bros. Special in the August 1984 issue

  • Flyer from the September 1984 issue promoting Mario Bros. Special and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū

    Flyer from the September 1984 issue promoting Mario Bros. Special and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū

  • Flyer from the October 1984 issue promoting Mario Bros. Special and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū. Unlike the flyer in the September issue, this one lists the platforms for which the game has been or will be released.

    Flyer from the October 1984 issue promoting Mario Bros. Special and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū. Unlike the flyer in the September issue, this one lists the platforms for which the game has been or will be released.

  • Full-page ad for Mario Bros. Special, Punch Ball Mario Bros., and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū from the November 1984 issue

    Full-page ad for Mario Bros. Special, Punch Ball Mario Bros., and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū from the November 1984 issue

  • Full-page ad for Mario Bros. Special, Punch Ball Mario Bros., and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū from the December 1984 issue

    Full-page ad for Mario Bros. Special, Punch Ball Mario Bros., and Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū from the December 1984 issue

  • Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the January 1985 issue

    Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the January 1985 issue

  • Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the February 1985 issue. This was the first ad to show that the FM-7 version of Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū had been canceled.

    Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the February 1985 issue. This was the first ad to show that the FM-7 version of Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū had been canceled.

  • Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the March 1985 issue. The only difference between this and the February ad is that here, Golf and Pinball are marked as "delayed" despite having release months listed in the February issue.

    Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the March 1985 issue. The only difference between this and the February ad is that here, Golf and Pinball are marked as "delayed" despite having release months listed in the February issue.

  • Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the May 1985 issue. This was the first known appearance of Tennis. Golf and Pinball once again have release months, as does Tennis, but some ports among the three are also still marked with "delay." The MZ-1500 version of Tennis is marked with a March release date.

    Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the May 1985 issue. This was the first known appearance of Tennis. Golf and Pinball once again have release months, as does Tennis, but some ports among the three are also still marked with "delay." The MZ-1500 version of Tennis is marked with a March release date.

  • Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the June 1985 issue. By this point, Golf and Tennis have been released, except for the PC-9801 version of Golf. Pinball is in various states of delay across its three planned ports and will never appear again.

    Full-page ad for Hudson Soft's titles from the June 1985 issue. By this point, Golf and Tennis have been released, except for the PC-9801 version of Golf. Pinball is in various states of delay across its three planned ports and will never appear again.

  • Chart from the October 1985 issue showing availability for Hudson Soft's titles. Some of the specifics of which platforms each game was out for are different here compared to the November issue's ad.

    Chart from the October 1985 issue showing availability for Hudson Soft's titles. Some of the specifics of which platforms each game was out for are different here compared to the November issue's ad.

  • Chart from the November 1985 issue showing availability for Hudson Soft's titles. This was the last time that Mycom would advertise any Super Mario game other than Super Mario Bros. Special.

    Chart from the November 1985 issue showing availability for Hudson Soft's titles. This was the last time that Mycom would advertise any Super Mario game other than Super Mario Bros. Special.

  • Full-page ad for Super Mario Bros. Special from the September 1986 issue

    Full-page ad for Super Mario Bros. Special from the September 1986 issue

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マイコン BASIC Magazine[11]
Maikon BASIC Magazine 		Mycom BASIC Magazine

References

  1. ^ a b c 月刊マイコン 1982年6月号
  2. ^ a b マイコンBASIC　マガジン　2003年4月
  3. ^ マイコンBASICマガジン. Wikipedia (Japanese). Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  4. ^ April 1984 issue of Mycom BASIC Magazine
  5. ^ May–September issues of Mycom BASIC Magazine
  6. ^ November 1984 issue of Mycom BASIC Magazine
  7. ^ April–December 1984 issues of Mycom BASIC Magazine
  8. ^ a b c January–June 1985 issues of Mycom BASIC Magazine
  9. ^ October and November 1985 issues of Mycom BASIC Magazine
  10. ^ August–December 1986 issues of Mycom BASIC Magazine
  11. ^ Cover of the September 1984 issue

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