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1. 

   Dengeki G's Magazine Issue 019 (February 1999) (poster included)

   By kitsunebi

   This is the final issue featuring a cover by popular gaming mag cover illustrator Tong King Show.  Luckily, I'm releasing these things in reverse order, so that means nothing but Tong King Show covers from here on out!
   

   26 downloads

   0 comments

   Submitted 21 hours ago

2. 

   Oh! PC Issue 133 (Oct 15, 1990)

   By TimBisley

   Oh! PC Issue 133 (Oct 15, 1990)
   

   23 downloads

   0 comments

   Submitted Wednesday at 04:25 AM

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   Comptiq No.237 (February 2002) (supplement included)

   By kitsunebi

   The supplement is included at the end of the archive because listing it separately makes no sense.  It's part of the magazine, why pretend it isn't?
   The CD-ROM has been uploaded separately because including a CD-ROM ISO in a CBR file makes no sense.  It's a completely incompatible file type, why pretend it isn't? 😋
   You can download the CD-ROM HERE.
   

   25 downloads

   0 comments

   Updated Tuesday at 11:09 AM

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   Play Online No.031 (January 2001)

   By kitsunebi

   I've made both of the CD-ROMs included with this issue available to download here:
   Disc 1
   Disc 2
   

   39 downloads

   0 comments

   Submitted July 20

5. 

   Famitsu Issue 0117 (December 21, 1990)

   By kitsunebi

   The review crew was working overtime with this issue -- 77 games reviewed!  Part of that is the Super Famicom launch titles, with F-Zero as the top-rated game, handily outscoring Super Mario World, 37 to 34 (out of 40).  I dunno.  F-Zero is good, but I think they may have done the same thing the Western press did at the SNES launch and underestimate the quality of Mario Word simply because its graphics weren't flashy enough for the launch of a "next gen" system.  I personally spent a lot more time and got more enjoyment out of clearing every level of SMW than I did finishing F-Zero, even if F-Zero is the clear winner when it comes to visceral thrills.
   

   68 downloads

   0 comments

   Submitted July 13

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   Comptiq No.238 (March 2002) (supplement included)

   By kitsunebi

   Supplement is included at end of archive.
   I've uploaded the included demo disc HERE.
   

   43 downloads

   0 comments

   Submitted July 5

7. 

   Dengeki G's Magazine Issue 023 (June 1999)

   By kitsunebi

   Covers PlayStation, Saturn, Dreamcast, and PC games (and a lone N64 game thrown in for good measure)
   

   55 downloads

   0 comments

   Submitted June 30

8. 

   Oh! PC Issue 123 (May 01, 1990)

   By TimBisley

   Oh! PC Issue 123 (May 01 1990)
   

   37 downloads

   0 comments

   Submitted June 28

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   Famitsu Issue 0116 (December 7, 1990)

   By kitsunebi

   This issue was published just as the Super Famicom was first entering the market, so most games being released and covered were still for the Famicom, though there is a 52 page guide to Super Mario World.  But I'm usually more interested in the stuff that goes beyond regular game coverage anyway, and these are my personal highlights of the issue:
    
   "Slim Air" - Like something out of Spaceballs, this is commercially sold oxygen, though it also includes a scent that is supposed to suppress appetite.  What scent would do that?  Rotten fish?  Toe fungus?  Cat vomit?  The possibilities are endless.
   
    
   Also, this "dream product" - the Den Den Boy - a combination phone/Game Boy that would let people play head-to-head Game Boy games over phone lines without a link cable.  People playing games on phones??  What utter sci-fi nonsense!!  HAHAHA, the imaginations of these people...
   
   

   93 downloads

   0 comments

   Updated June 21

10. 

    Play Online No.030 (December 2000)

    By kitsunebi

    Fun fact: Digicube, the publisher of Play Online, was actually a subsidiary of game developer Square, before going bankrupt in 2003.
    

    42 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted June 20

11. 

    Oh! PC Issue 134 (Nov 01, 1990)

    By TimBisley

    Oh! PC Issue 134 (Nov 01, 1990)
    

    37 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted June 19

12. 

    Family Computer Magazine Issue 012 (May 16, 1986)

    By kitsunebi

    Other than the first several issues which required some fancy editing on my part, the rest of Hubz's scans of Famimaga have already been color-corrected.  I could easily choose the lazy editor's route of editing out staple holes and fixing pages that were under-cropped and call it a day.  Knock the whole thing out in 10 minutes, probably.
    But I don't believe in the lazy way.  So I make sure these things match up perfectly when viewing in two-page mode.  Why?  Most people probably only read one page at a time, it's true.  But I like looking at mags in two-page mode since that's how the actual print mags were designed to be seen.  And with giant 4K monitors being increasingly common, I wouldn't be surprised if one day we all read our digital mags that way, too.  This means a lot more work joining pages together in the editing phase, and certainly slows things down, but just like many of the scans released here, all of @hardcorehubz's scans are already available to download elsewhere in their unedited forms, so anyone who's just gotta have them all right now can do so.  The only reason to bother editing them at all is if we're gonna do a thorough job of it, and if that takes a little more time, so be it.
    As always, Famimaga is printed Japanese style (right to left), so when in two-page view mode, you must also turn on Japanese/manga mode in your CBR reader.  And for that matter, if you're using a PDF reader like Sumatra, this mag will not display as intended in two-page mode, but that can easily be solved by using a CBR reader instead.
    

    70 downloads

    0 comments

    Updated June 13

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    Oh! PC Issue 135 (Nov 15, 1990)

    By TimBisley

    Oh! PC Issue 135 (Nov 15, 1990)
    

    29 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted June 3

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    Comptiq No.239 (April 2002)

    By kitsunebi

    For a novel change of pace, there is no manga section in this issue, and in its place is a "getting started with PC gaming" introductory guide.  For another novel change of pace, this issue didn't come with a CD-ROM like all the others, so I won't be directing you to download it from my Internet Archive account.  Was someone asleep at the wheel on the production side of things this issue?
    

    44 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted June 3

15. 

    Play Online No.029 (November 2000)

    By kitsunebi

    The CD-ROM included with this issue can be downloaded HERE.
    

    57 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted May 30

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    Oh! PC Issue 136 (Dec 01, 1990)

    By TimBisley

    Oh! PC Issue 136 (Dec 01 1990)
    

    39 downloads

    0 comments

    Updated May 26

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    Dengeki G's Magazine Issue 025 (August 1999)

    By kitsunebi

    電撃G'sマガジン1999年8月号 Poster included
    198 pgs, covers PlayStation, Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, WonderSwan, PC games
    

    70 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted May 25

18. 

    Famitsu Issue 0112 (October 26 1990)

    By kitsunebi

    This mag has been upgraded/rescanned.  See below for details.
    

    1,099 downloads

    0 comments

    Updated May 23

19. 

    Comptiq No.241 (May 2002)

    By kitsunebi

    The CD-ROM included with this issue can be downloaded HERE.
    

    49 downloads

    2 comments

    Submitted May 22

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    Famitsu Issue 0111 (October 12, 1990)

    By kitsunebi

    I'd like to look at the review scores in this issue.  In particular Mega Man 3, which got a pretty terrible total score of 23 (out of 40.)
    That's the same score as this issue's North & South.
    That's the same score as Magic John (released in the USA as Totally Rad)
    That's one point WORSE than freaking Die Hard.
    In fact, it's the lowest ranked game in the issue, except for a couple of Game Boy games (I mean, come on, they're Game Boy games, what do you expect?)
    So how did Mega Man 3 come to be so hated by the editors of Famitsu?  The common complaint seems to be "Wah!! It's hard!"
    Pretty sure you'll find this game on most top 100 NES games of all time lists.  IGN has it at #16.  Are Westerners just gluttons for punishment, or are the editors at Famitsu just weak as when it comes to challenging games?
    

    91 downloads

    6 comments

    Submitted May 20

21. 

    Play Online No.028 (October 2000)

    By kitsunebi

    Non-scanners may not realize that it's required that something be put in this space when submitting a file, even if you have nothing to say, which is why you'll see most people just copy/paste the file name here.  But not me.  I aim to give you more bang for your buck with information you wouldn't get with a mere copy/pasted file name.  Valuable, top-secret insider info you won't get anywhere else.  Like the fact that it's required that something be put in this space when submitting a file.
    You're welcome.
    

    58 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted May 17

22. 

    Oh! PC Issue 137 (Dec 15, 1990)

    By TimBisley

    Oh! PC Issue 137 (Dec 15 1990)
    

    40 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted May 13

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    Dengeki G's Magazine Issue 026 (September 1999)

    By kitsunebi

    電撃G'sマガジン1999年9月号
    196 pgs, PlayStation, Saturn, Dreamcast, PC games
    

    62 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted May 10

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    Famitsu Issue 0110 (September 28, 1990)

    By kitsunebi

    The Super Famicom was still 2 months away when this issue was released, and the anticipation was REAL.  (See the disclaimer (apology?) on the cover.)
    That doesn't mean there aren't SFC previews, of course.  An interesting feature of the previews is the "my software tastes like this!" box which imagines what food each game would be.  For example, Sim City is a pizza, because cutting the pizza up into equal portions is like zoning your city, and sometimes it can be fun to cut up the pizza/city in a crazy way.  For some reason, they chose not to assign a food to Actraiser and gave it a "no comment..." ?
    

    104 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted May 7

25. 

    Play Online No.027 (September 2000)

    By kitsunebi

    Though I finished the first one, I never got around to playing Diablo II.  One of countless games I bought back then and never made time for.
    

    64 downloads

    0 comments

    Submitted May 5