I finally got my lazy bum around to scanning these images. Initially I planned on providing commentary, but I'm to sleepy to write anything up, so here are the preview pics.
Game Players Issue 74
This is just the Game Players Preview of Chrono Trigger. Quite understated, actually, and despite the praise heaped on it, if you were flipping through the magazine, you'd most likely miss it. There may have been a mention or feature in an earlier issue, but I do not have ready access to the early
Game Players Issue 75
Yes, Chrono Trigger graced the cover and even the binder of the issue.
Just Table of Contents, but Chrono Trigger was featured on the first page.
Just another two page Chrono Trigger ad.
Just the review index...nothing special.
And here's the meat and potatoes...THE ACTUAL REVIEW...Believe it or not, I agree with most of the review, although I think the story is stronger than Jeff Lundrigan gives it credit for.
Game Players Issue 78
These two pages are from the Game Slayers section of Game Players, where people would write in asking for help or write in providing tips. Unfortunately, since this is a mid-90s magazine with a mid-90's layout, sometimes the answers are presented in a way that would be difficult to follow.
Note: The two pages are the same color, but because my scanner was being finnicky, it rendered one page differently than the other.
Game Players Issue 79
This is just the holiday issue of Game Players, where they gave Chrono Trigger the award for best Role-Playing Game of that year.
Game Players Issue 80
This is anothe Game Slayers section. At least this issue corrects the whole "finding Schala" mention. It makes me wonder if any of these people are even around today, but ah...memories.
Now...um, look! There's a running Schala...
<--Worst Sprite Edit EVER
Edit: Okay, so I did write a few sentences of commentary.