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» It would appear that readers enjoyed Darran’s article as much as he loves his This Is Cool Saturn.

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Dear Darran,

I really enjoyed reading your piece on the Sega Saturn, it was also sad to read how you suffered from depression in such a bad way. I have also suffered with it and know how you must have felt. It seems you had a loving family around you and I would just like to say how proud of yourself you should be in bringing out a fantastic magazine which is such an amazing read every month and brings joy and happiness to thousands. Thanks for that, and I hope you continue to stay well and happy.

All the best mate,

Thanks for the kind words, Kelvin and we’re sorry to hear you’ve also suffered from depression. We wanted the My Retro Life section of the mag to better represent ourselves personally, and we’ve been genuinely overwhelmed by the response from it. Stay safe and take care.

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