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NGC Magazine (previously known as N64 Magazine, but still the same publication) is a British magazine specialising in Nintendo created consoles; which was first printed in 1997. The original N64 Magazine was considered the natural successor to Super Play magazine as it retained many of the staff of that magazine. The Magazine converted to its current name as of Issue 60 in 2001; as of the April 2006 edition there have been 118 issues. It is one of the longest-running gaming magazines in the UK is considered by many to be of high quality. Its often first and trusted news (including the 'denied by official source' rumors such as the existence of Resident Evil DS and the delay to Zelda: Twilight Princess - both later being proved true) honest and mainly accurate reviews and a reputation for excellent humour set it apart from other similar publications. It has a very large fanbase in the UK and Europe.

The Staff

The staff of NGC Magazine over the years has varied. These staffers include: Jonathan Davies, James Ashton, Jes Bickham (editor later for a while - and bald), wild Irishman Dan Geary, "Owen Lookalike" Tim Weaver, Wil 'FuSoYa' Overton, the scary Mark Green (later known as 'Madame Greener'), the equally scary Martin 'Kittsy' Kitts, Andrea Ball, old-timer Zy Nicholson, Geraint Evans from lovely Swansea, Depeche Mode fanatic Justin Webb, blue-haired wonder Miriam McDonald, and surfer-dude Paul Edwards. These vivid descriptions cannot be considered libel - as they are written out of respect, trust and honesty. Spread the love... The magazine took usual light-hearted digs at each of its own staff; Jes was regularly lampooned due to his bald head (regularly referred to as "the squeaky-headed funster") and physical similarity to René Dif from the Danish pop band Aqua; Mark Green had an evil alter-ego named Dark Mark; one-time editor Andrea Ball was apparently permanently covered in grease and fake tan, and also had a reputation for carrying a Big Stick™; another former editor, Tim Weaver, was famed for his patented Emotionless Stare; and longtime editor James Ashton was ridiculed mercilessly in the magazine's pages for continually failing to pass his driving test.

Editors

Jonathan Davies: Issues 1-12
James Ashton: Issues 13-27
Tim Weaver: Issues 28-41
Andrea Ball: Issues 42-56
Tim Weaver: Issues 57-72
Jes Bickham: Issues 73-84
Marcus Hawkins: Issues 85-103
Tom East: Issues 104-116
Martin Kitts: Issues 117-present

Thematic humour

The many popular, satirical, running gags revolve around:

Nintendo executive and design staff - Shigeru Miyamoto/'Shigsy', (the magazine makes continual reference to Shigeru's banjo-playing) Hiroshi Yamauchi (NCL's apparently terrifying former President), Satoru Iwata, David Gosen (former CEO of Nintendo of Europe - the magazine claimed he was a homicidal robot named "Go-Sen"), and Reginald Fils-Aime/'Reggie'.

Having the readers send in weird things to win stuff: Luigi papier-mache statues, photos of people dressed up as game characters, and pieces of alternative wisdom known as 'Sense Talks'. One famous competition asked readers to send in "tat" of their own in exchange for over £1000's worth of tat from the N64 offices. Among the N64 tat was a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Turok, star of several N64 games, along with two wigs that apparently belonged to Jes Bickham: the caption read "Make no mistake: when you see Jes striding down the street in his size threes wearing these hairpieces, you know he means business".

Random nonsense on popular love/hate-relationship characters: Toad, Luigi, Sonic, Tingle, Diddy Kong, Krystal, Yoshi, Kirby, Jango Fett, and Jar-Jar Binks.

'Bonus Letters' (nonsensical sentences picked out of letters which are not entirely printed). This could also include the titles at the top of fully-printed letters, which took certain amusing words from the body of the letter and printed them in large, bold text to draw the reader's attention: "Bald chum" was one such famous title.

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