Mega Power

{{Infobox magazine|

title = Mega Power |

image_file = megapower.jpg | image_size = 200px | image_caption = #12, August 1994|

editor = Dave Perry |

frequency = Monthly |

circulation = |

category = Video game magazines |

company = Paragon Publishing |

firstdate = August 1993 |

finaldate = July 1995 |

finalnumber = |

country = United Kingdom |

language = English |

website = |

issn = 0969-8434 |

}}

Mega Power was launched following the success of Paragon Publishing's first publication, Sega Pro. Dave Perry along with a small editorial team helped the magazine become the first console publication to include a cover CD.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} The magazine was in circulation between August 1993 and July 1995.{{cite web|title=Mega Power|url=http://segaretro.org/Mega_Power|work=Sega Retro|access-date=15 October 2015}}

Cover mounted CDs

Issue 4, November 1993, included the first ever cover mounted demo playable on a Sega console, that being Thunderhawk.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/mega-power-04/mode/2up|title=Mega Power|date=November 1993|publisher=Paragon Publishing|pages=1, 5|issue=4}} Game demo insert covers were provided, through the magazine, to use with the CD and an empty case.

Various other game demo CDs were released through 1993 and 1994 and they became a regular feature after May 1994. Other playable game demos CDs have included:-

Soulstar

Battlecorps

Sensible Soccer

FIFA International Soccer

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

Lawnmower Man

Mickey Mania

BC Racers

Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters