Have you ever had a letter published in a gaming magazine?

One of the game magazines (I have forgotten which one it was - probably Diehard or EGM) had a feature where people could write in about solving problems in games. Someone had written in about getting the iron boots in Landstalker and they answered them. I had (accidently) discovered another way to get them and sent the magazine a letter about it. They thought is was quirky enough that they published my letter with a picture of the alternative method in action.


While I don't remember what magazine it was in I do have it in storage - not easily retrievable unfortunately.

Anyone else had something published?

A few weeks ago, my uncle told me that he wrote a comment to nintendo power a long time ago, got a response letter, and had the comment published. He told me it had to do with some sort of invincibility bug he ran into in Ikari Warriors. I looked through some magazine scans online, but couldn't find it.

Maybe there are some Nintendo Power experts that know of this comment and can find it. Or he just made it up.

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Originally Posted by Jake Armitage

One of the game magazines (I have forgotten which one it was - probably Diehard or EGM) had a feature where people could write in about solving problems in games. Someone had written in about getting the iron boots in Landstalker and they answered them. I had (accidently) discovered another way to get them and sent the magazine a letter about it. They thought is was quirky enough that they published my letter with a picture of the alternative method in action.

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Was your method the second one here?

I got the iron boots in Landstalker using those tactics back in the day just by trial and error. I was so proud of myself lol.

Gamepro published the passwords I sent for Burai Fighter Deluxe. This was the March 1991 issue with Mickey Mouse on the cover. It was also the last Gamepro I bought. I had stopped buying the magazine and only picked that one up because my name was in it.

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Originally Posted by Gryson

Was your method the second one here?

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It was a small variation of the first one -I jumped on top of the enemy from the step and let him "walk" me over.

I do remember that it was fairly soon after the game came out - it was my the first of many play through and was trying to get that stupid pot to land on the switch without breaking - I went back down and tried to jump over the enemies and landed on one instead and he walked me over to the platform. I did manage to get tossing that infuriating pot to stay together onlater paly thoughs.

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Originally Posted by ComradeOj

A few weeks ago, my uncle told me that he wrote a comment to nintendo power a long time ago, got a response letter, and had the comment published. He told me it had to do with some sort of invincibility bug he ran into in Ikari Warriors. I looked through some magazine scans online, but couldn't find it.

Maybe there are some Nintendo Power experts that know of this comment and can find it. Or he just made it up.

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According to this Ikari Warriors was part of the counselor's corner in issues 1 and 6 and in the classified information (for Ikari Warriors II & 3) section for issues 3 and 27 respectively.

http://carbon-izer.s3.amazonaws.com/.../NP_index.html

Might be in one of those.

No, but I made a stupid game related meme via Garrys Mod once, and one day I saw it in a gaming magazine.