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Computer Games Issue 113 (April 2000)

By MigJmz

Computer Games Magazine Issue 113 (April 2000)

213 downloads

1 comment

Updated April 7
Computer Games Issue 121 (December 2000)

By E-Day

Computer Games Issue 121 (December 2000)

113 downloads

0 comments

Submitted April 7
Code Vault Issue 17 (December 2003)

By MigJmz

Code Vault Issue 17 (December 2003)

100 downloads

0 comments

Submitted April 6
Games for Windows Issue 09 (August 2007)

By kitsunebi

63 out of 104 pages had visual elements crossing from one page to the next. So basically 60% of the mag had to be edited together as joins, then spilt back apart into separate pages. Pain in the @$$ for me, but good for anyone who likes to read their mags in two-page view mode.
Also, a reminder that "Retromags recommended" Sumatra is one of the WORST choices of CBR reader you could be using (it's not really a CBR reader at all, it's a PDF reader that can open CBRs), so if you're using it, please be aware that some pages will not be displayed as they were intended.

96 downloads

2 comments

Submitted April 6
MegaFan Volume 1 Issue 2 (July-August 1997)

By E-Day

MegaFan Volume 1 Issue 2 (July-August 1997)

126 downloads

1 comment

Submitted April 6
Game Player's Issue 03 - Vol. 1 No. 3 (August-September 1989)

By dablais

Game Player's Issue 03 - Vol. 1 No. 3 (August-September 1989)

153 downloads
- game players
0 comments

Submitted April 6
Code Vault Issue 19 (February 2004)

By MigJmz

Code Vault Issue 19 (February 2004)

78 downloads

0 comments

Submitted April 4
PSM Issue 130 (December 2007)

By E-Day

PSM Issue 130 (December 2007)

148 downloads

0 comments

Submitted April 4
Code Vault Issue 20 (March 2004)

By MigJmz

Code Vault Issue 20 (March 2004)

85 downloads

0 comments

Submitted April 3
Code Vault Issue 18 (January 2004)

By MigJmz

Code Vault Issue 18 (January 2004)

229 downloads

0 comments

Updated April 1
Code Vault Issue 16 (November 2003)

By MigJmz

Code Vault Issue 16 (November 2003)

97 downloads

0 comments

Submitted April 1
Game Player's Guide to MS-DOS Computer Games Volume 1 Number 2 (Fall 1988)

By kitsunebi

This was originally scanned by marktrade years ago, and due to a combination of the magazine's age and the non-standard settings applied to the scanner used, the original file's pages look VERY dark and VERY brown. Anyone wanting that "pure" version can find it on the Internet Archive.
Cleaning this up and trying to make it look less than a zillion years old was probably the most complicated editing job I've ever done, as I had to edit the picture and text portions of each page completely separately. Simply cranking up the white levels would obviously ruin everything by bleaching out text/images, so I had to use different techniques (indeed, I never once even touched the white/black levels) while editing. But the end result is certainly a lot cleaner than this file has ever looked. Go on, try to guess which is the original and which is my edit.

PLEASE NOTE: This issue is part of the early "WTF are we doing do we even know how to publish magazines" era of Game Player's. When they first began, Signal Research clumped all of their titles together under a single numbering system. So although this issue is labeled Vol.1 No.2, it is in fact the very first of their PC game line of mags (though the title would change a couple of times in rapid succession before settling on "Game Player's PC Strategy Guide.")
For the record, Volume 1 of Game Player's went like this:
Vol.1 No.1 The Game Player's Guide to Nintendo (this issue was also sold under the title Game Player's Nintendo Buyer's Guide)
Vol.1 No.2 (this issue) The Game Player's Guide to MS-DOS Computer Games
Vol.1 No.3 Game Player's Nintendo Strategy Guide (this issue was also sold under the title Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games)
Vol.1 No.4 Game Player's MS-DOS Strategy Guide (in my scan pile)
After that, the Nintendo and PC titles went their separate ways, but because Signal Research loves confusion SO FREAKING MUCH, the very next issue of the PC mag was labeled Vol.2 No.2.
So here's the PC title in full:
The Game Player's Guide to MS-DOS Computer Games Vol.1 No.2
Game Player's MS-DOS Strategy Guide Vol.1 No.4
Game Player's PC Strategy Guide Vol.2 No.2
...and from this point they continued in order, beginning a new volume at the start of a new year. But rest assured, THERE IS NO Vol.1 No.1, Vol.1 No.3, or Vol.2 No.1 of the PC title. And don't expect concrete/accurate cover dates on these early issues - THEY DON'T HAVE ANY. So we're going with "best guesses."
For the further adventures of Game Player's PC Strategy Guide, follow along as they release the odd issue under the title Game Player's PC Buyer's Guide, and then switch to the title Game Players PC Entertainment, all using the same number system they started back with The Game Player's Guide to Nintendo. And then of course, they eventually relaunched as PC Gamer. But that's another story.

Preservation is learning, kids. Sometimes we learn about the stuff written in the magazines. And sometimes we learn that you can completely sh*t the bed when starting a publishing line of magazines, and yet still have people reading and talking about them 35 years later.
Game Player's™: An inspiration for f*ckups everywhere.

167 downloads

3 comments

Submitted March 31
IGN64.com The Magazine Issue 1 (1998)

By MigJmz

IGN64.com The Magazine Issue 1 (1998)

145 downloads

2 comments

Updated March 30
Games for Windows Issue 08 (July 2007)

By kitsunebi

Hey DOOMGUY2000. I already uploaded this to the Internet Archive weeks ago. Nya nya nya nya nyaaaa naaaaa!! Too slow!
😂 (He'll still upload it again. He can't help it, some people are just simple.)
As for the rest of you, here's the latest issue of Computer Gaming World 2.0, complete with its Microsoft-purchased generic new title and Microsoft-purchased advertising section designed to look like articles (but thankfully (legally) labeled "special advertising section.") Skip that part unless you're a complete tool like DOOMGUY2000

92 downloads

1 comment

Submitted March 30
PSExtreme Issue 20 (July 1997)

By MigJmz

PSExtreme Issue 20 (July 1997)

128 downloads

0 comments

Submitted March 28
inCider Vol.5 No.5 (May 1987)

By Argus

inCider Vol.5 No.5 (May 1987)

59 downloads

0 comments

Submitted March 28
PSExtreme Issue 19 (June 1997)

By MigJmz

PSExtreme Issue 19 (June 1997)

148 downloads

0 comments

Submitted March 26
PC Gamer Issue 205 (October 2010)

By dablais

PC Gamer Issue 205 (October 2010)

193 downloads
- pc gamer
0 comments

Submitted March 26
PSExtreme Issue 48 (November 1999)

By MigJmz

PSExtreme Issue 48 (November 1999)

137 downloads

0 comments

Submitted March 25
Compute!'s Gazette Issue 004 (October 1983)

By dablais

Compute!'s Gazette Issue 004 (October 1983)

71 downloads
- compute!s gazette
0 comments

Submitted March 23
play Issue 071 (November 2007)

By MigJmz

play Issue 71 (November 2007)

230 downloads

0 comments

Updated March 23
PSExtreme Issue 47 (October 1999)

By MigJmz

PSExtreme Issue 47 (October 1999)

143 downloads

0 comments

Submitted March 22
PSM Issue 028 (December 1999)

By E-Day

PSM Issue 28 (December 1999)

258 downloads

1 comment

Updated March 19
PSM Issue 016 (December 1998)

By E-Day

PSM Issue 16 (December 1998)

267 downloads

0 comments

Updated March 19
Computer Player Vol.3 Issue 3 (August 1996)

By MigJmz

Computer Player Vol.3 Issue 3 (August 1996)

178 downloads

0 comments

Submitted March 19