Does anyone still read them? I haven't for some time now. Since I'm interested in other things more, I haven't gotten into modern gaming.
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Does anyone still read them? I haven't for some time now. Since I'm interested in other things more, I haven't gotten into modern gaming.
Gaming magazines have pretty much lost their purpose due to the internet and all =P
I buy Edge and Retro Gamer whenever I can get them. :)
Sure, I still read my old magazines from time to time. Frankly, and off the record, I'm no happier about the current situation of gaming mags than anyone else. What really cheeses me off is how they are now re-reviewing old games and giving them a shitty score. Oooh, nothing gets in my grill quite like a crappy magazine upstart on a power trip dumping on my youth... I can get past youtube reviewers, but when the ones who know how to read and write get into print something must be done!
The Official Sega Dreamcast magazine is the last one I subscribed to let alone read, and that was solely due to the demo discs offered with each issue. Last I read before that was GameFan; I think I stopped picking that magazine up around 1998 or so after switching to the Internet/USENET for news.
I still have all my old magazines. I believe I'd sell my games before I'd ever sell my magazines.
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5092
Read this thread.
Over the past several years, I've had Game Informer subscriptions off and on. It's a shit mag, but I still flip through it every time I get one. A couple years ago, I had a free subscription to EGM. Also crap. I subscribed to Hardcore Gamer when it first came out, but decided not to renew because it wasn't very good. I had Play circa 2003, but it wasn't very good either. Most recently, I bought a subscription to Nintendo Power when the Wii launched, but once again didn't renew. Right now I get Game Informer again. I am also subscribed to Video Game Collector, but it's basically an amateur magazine.
I occasionally read Edge and Retro Gamer in book stores, but I don't buy them because they're pricey. I also used to catch GamesTM on occasion, but I haven't seen in it quite some time. I also read Game Developer whenever I go to Virgin Megastore (the only place I've seen it).
Back in the day, I loved Next Generation and Game Fan.
I read Nintendo Power for the latest DS games.
I don't pay attention to Wii games though. All the Wii has is crappy ports of already crappy games, and everybody falls for Nintendo's dumb "If the graphics are subpar, the gameplay is amazing" crap that isn't true.
DS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wii
Why can't Nintendo's console be more like it's handheld?
I quit reading magazines since I got my Internet access. Retro Gamer is interesting for itīs in-depth features, but it is overpriced.
I do love modern gaming, but there is really nothing mags can tell me about it I donīt know from the www already by the time they are released.
Don't read any nowadays, occasionally like reading through older ones though :)
Same as 108stars, I get all the info I could ever want online. As nice a mag as Retrogamer is, its often got mistakes in it, and a lot of the info they get is usually just taken from online sources anyway. It was great when I would get free copies of it, and mags like Edge and Games TM, but now that I'd have to buy them, I just rather spend the money on other things, like actual games!
I love reading old magazines though, especially Sega ones, almost every old sega magazine has at least one unreleased megadrive game featured in it. Theres a wealth of forgotten knowledge in old magazines.
I want to subscribe to one but I dont have any of the current systems or a suped up computer so Im kind left in the retro zone for now. Maybe I should get Retro Gaming Mag but I probably already know all the stuff in there to begin with.
I subscribed to Super Power/PLAY for some years. It was early a Nintendo mag but switched to multi-format in 1995. It was still extremely biased towards Nintendo though. I also have some older magazines called Nintendomagasinet and Sega Force. They are also biased ofcourse, but that doesn't matter to me when they only cover the consoles of one company. They are funnier to read, because they lack this pretentious, sophisticated-wannabe style new mags (like Super PLAY and LEVEL) have. I hate it when they write like they are the most intelligent people in the world were their opinions are facts.
This drove me nuts with Next Generation. Pompous reviews that would shoot down anything not 3-D regardless of that actual quality of the game, interviews which would twist the words and context to suit whatever the magazine's stance at the time was, and that horrid hive mind writing style which never attributed a distinct author to each article (a big problem with something subjective such as reviews since it's difficult to glean the respectable from the chafe). The presentation was outstanding, and it was great seeing a current video game magazine which didn't appear to target tweens, but sheesh was the content ever awful. It was actually disgusting to read it; Next Generation reminded me of old EGM for its ignorance, lies, and bias.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zebbe
man, I totally agree with all of you. Most magazines today are pointless: you can get almost the same if not the exact same article for free on the internet. Also, the format of most modern mags is very sloppy (that free Game Informer subscription with my EB Edge card SUCKS ASS). However, on the other hand, back in 94-96 when I had my GamePro subscription, those things were THE SHIT! I flipped back and saw almost every game I see talked about on here and other retro forums and its so surreal to hear about it from people that were experiencing it first hand when they were new. Sure, I experienced a decent amount first hand, but more expensive systems like the Neo Geo (which I had no idea what it was at the time) or the Sega CD were out of reach for me and this magazine is the only real retrospective insight I have. I would love to (once I get out of school and actually have a home) get a complete set of GamePros from launch to about '01. I could spend weeks reading that stuff.
Nothing will ever top SSM (Sega Saturn Magazine) as the best ever IMHO. Rich Leadbetter and Gary Cutlack FTW.
I have almost all 37 issues. 5 year anniversary coming up that I won it off eBay (9.6.03... my mind is filled with useless memory tidbits, lol)
Cool thing is, the guy I bought it off was a Saturn online buddy, we didn't realize it later til I posted about the win on the ole Saturn board we used to post at regularly. I still see him online from time to time, and while he misses his pristine issues to this day, he says it's nice knowing they went to someone who really appreciated them and takes good care of them.
Even though I'm out of the "Saturn scene" and I could see myself one day selling it all, I'll always hang onto SSM.
For you guys that don't read video game magazines anymore, what do you read while on the crapper? Do you have internet connectivity in there too?
I read a lot of reviews and such online, but still love to flip through a mag. The only mag I'm getting so far is that one that comes with the discount card from EB/Gamestop store, Game Informer.
I don't read anything on the shitter. I like to focus on the task at hand.
Taking a shit doesn't take that long that I need to have something to read. I just do my business and move on.
Ahh, the beauty of the handheld console. You're entertained AND you don't have to worry about anyone interrupting you.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomaitheous
Oh the good old days before the Interweb. I had a subscription to NP since like SMB2 to like DKC! I remember every month in grade school I would ride the old bike to the corner store to pick up either an EGM or Game Pro! It seemed so much cooler back then reading and looking at SS in the mags VS online today.
How i do to download the EGM #21 April 1991?
Make an account at Retromags.com and Download
Occasionally, when I'm feeling particularly nostalgic, I'll go to Retromags, download some old issues of EGM/GamePro/Nintendo Power, flip through the pages, and reminisce. I love seeing old advertisements that I haven't seen in decades ("oh! I remember that ad!"), seeing how games were perceived leading up to and after their releases, and just generally enjoying the magazines. It's such an obscure time waster that I don't do it often, but sometimes it provides that much-needed nostalgia fix. It's almost like warping back to the 90s for a little bit.
Thank you so much NeoVamp. Worked!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoVamp
I do that all the time, I downloaded an enormous Retromags collection from the newsgroups two years ago and stored them all on my server.Quote:
Originally Posted by JungleStrike
I love to just sit on the couch with a blanket and read them on my tablet, really brings you back.
I especially rejoice when Retromags uploads a new EGM/Gamepro from before 96.
You're welcome!Quote:
Originally Posted by segarule
Retro CDN has all of the retromags files (and then some!). Fast download and no registration required. Browse here:
http://retrocdn.net/Category:Shared_magazine_scans
Bookmarked. Thanks for sharing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crom
Retro CDN seems to have them all converted to pdf though, while Retromags seems to have 95% cbr.
Personally I prefer cbr, cause sometimes I like to tinker with these mags. (fix stuff)
Yeah, the best thing about CBR is that you can easily extract the images, repair flaws in them, and submit the pages for adding to the archive. I forgot that non-garbage tablets could use comic readers, so I might consider getting one for this purpose.
I used to subscribe to Nintendo Power, PSM, EGM, Sega Visions whenever my 'subscription' got anything, and I used to regularly buy Next Gen, Game Players, Diehard Gamefan, the short-lived VIDEOGAMES (iirc), RETRO, and whatever else I could find. I did pay into the kickstarter for Retro Gamer, but I never got the second issue because SubscriptionGenius is a pack of idiots working in a 3rd world call center, and so I never renewed my subscription.