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Andy Dyer

Andy Dyer was a Staff Writer/Editor on many Future Publishing magazines during the 1990s.

Profile[]

Andy's first break into games journalism came about when he applied for a Staff Writer position for Commodore Format. His flat mate had noticed the advert for the launch of a new C64 magazine. He continued to work on CF until late 1991. Along with fellow Commodore Format editor, Steve Jarratt, he helped launch the independent Nintendo magazine Total!: a video games magazine initially focusing on the current Nintendo consoles NES and Game Boy, and later SNES and Nintendo 64. In 1992, Andy, along with Steve Jarratt, produced a paperback book on Nintendo games titled Total 42 - Life, the Universe and Nintendo Games.

He left Total! in the summer of 1992 to become Deputy Editor of Mega. Became editor in late 1993 when Neil West went over to work in the United States. Was launch editor of PlayStation Max; a PlayStation games magazine aimed at the younger gamer during the late 90's. In 2002 the Official PlayStation 2 Tips magazine was launched with Andy as editor.

Since leaving Future Publishing, he worked freelance across a range of titles and established a design partnership specialising in print communication and contract publishing services. In May 2007 Imagine Publishing hired him to take over the editor's position of unofficial Nintendo magazine N-Revolution.

Magazine career[]

Commodore Format

  • Staff Writer (Oct 1990 - Nov 1991)

Total!

  • Staff Writer (Dec 1991 - Sep 1992)

Mega

  • Deputy Editor (Oct 1992 - Oct 1993)
  • Editor (Nov 1993 - Aug 1994)

PlayStation Max

  • Editor (Dec 1998 - May 2002)

Official PlayStation 2 Tips

  • Editor

N-Revolution

  • Editor

Contributor to:-

Reviews[]

Title Format Magazine Published Rating Adj Rating
Subbuteo C64 Commodore Format #01 1990/09/20 79 79%
Lords of Chaos C64 Commodore Format #01 1990/09/20 90 90%
Satan C64 Commodore Format #01 1990/09/20 78 78%
Back to the Future II C64 Commodore Format #01 1990/09/20 59 59%
Greg Norman's Ultimate Golf C64 Commodore Format #02 1990/10/13 83 83%
Tie Break C64 Commodore Format #02 1990/10/13 80 80%
Midnight Resistance C64 Commodore Format #02 1990/10/13 80 80%
Emlyn Hughes' Arcade Quiz C64 Commodore Format #02 1990/10/13 73 73%
Night Breed C64 Commodore Format #02 1990/10/13 55 55%
WWF WrestleMania Challenge NES Total #01 1991/12/12 37 37%
Batman: The Video Game NES Total #01 1991/12/12 81 81%
Captain Skyhawk NES Total #01 1991/12/12 83 83%
Goal! NES Total #01 1991/12/12 39 39%
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos NES Total #01 1991/12/12 90 90%
Time Lord NES Total #01 1991/12/12 43 43%
Isolated Warrior NES Total #01 1991/12/12 72 72%
Battle of Olympus, The NES Total #01 1991/12/12 92 92%
Ivan Ironman Stewart's Super Off Road NES Total #01 1991/12/12 54 54%
Boulder Dash NES Total #01 1991/12/12 90 90%
Skate or Die NES Total #01 1991/12/12 52 52%
F-1 Race Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 88 88%
RoboCop Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 74 74%
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 91 91%
Side Pocket Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 59 59%
Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, The Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 43 43%
Pinball: Revenge of the Gator Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 85 85%
Solar Striker Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 72 72%
Batman: The Video Game Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 80 80%
Tennis Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 95 95%
Kwirk Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 78 78%
Castlevania: The Adventure Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 89 89%
Nintendo World Cup Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 64 64%
Chessmaster, The Game Boy Total #01 1991/12/12 90 90%
Speedball 2 Mega Drive MEGA #01 1992/09/17 81 81%
Sports Talk Baseball Mega Drive MEGA #01 1992/09/17 74 74%
Dragon's Fury Mega Drive MEGA #01 1992/09/17 83 83%
NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana Mega Drive GamesMaster #001 1992/12/03 80 80%
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped PlayStation PlayStation Max #01 1998/12/18 94 94%
Tomb Raider III PlayStation PlayStation Max #01 1998/12/18 90 90%
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee PlayStation PlayStation Max #01 1998/12/18 92 92%
Spider-Man Playstation PSM2 #001 2000/09/01 80 80%
Alien Resurrection Playstation PSM2 #001 2000/09/01 84 84%
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