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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.

PC Gamer Issue 50 (July 1998)

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

PSM Issue 130 (December 2007)

PSExtreme Issue 51 (February 2000)

MegaFan Volume 1 Issue 2 (July-August 1997)

PSExtreme Issue 19 (June 1997)

PC Gamer Issue 205 (October 2010)

PSExtreme Issue 48 (November 1999)

PSExtreme Issue 47 (October 1999)

PSExtreme Issue 35 (October 1998)

Computer Games Issue 158 (January 2004)

Computer Games Issue 122 (January 2001)

IGN64.com The Magazine Issue 1 (1998)

PSExtreme Issue 20 (July 1997)

Computer Player Vol.3 Issue 3 (August 1996)

Computer Games Issue 175 (June 2005)

Computer Games Issue 139 (June 2002)

Code Vault Issue 17 (December 2003)

Code Vault Issue 16 (November 2003)

PC Zone Issue 043 (October 1996)

Mario Kart Wii - Prima Official Game Guide (2008) Platform: Nintendo Wii

@Gamer Issue 6 (January-February 2011)

Computer Games Issue 173 (April 2005)

A+ Volume 7 Issue 1 (January 1989)

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.

Code Vault Issue 19 (February 2004)

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

PC Gaming Expert (Winter 1998-1999)

Game Developer Issue 30 (May 1998)

The supplement, a guide for the adults-only tactical RPG Utawarerumono, is included at the end of the archive. The CD-ROM included with the magazine can be downloaded HERE.

Computer Games Issue 121 (December 2000)

It's late, I've got nothing to say. Enjoy.

Code Vault Issue 20 (March 2004)

inCider Vol.5 No.5 (May 1987)

Compute!'s Gazette Issue 004 (October 1983)

play Issue 52 (April 2006)

FamilyPC (October 1999)

WWF Magazine Volume 7, Number 3 (March 1988)

Code Vault Issue 15 (October 2003)

This mag is a bit of a mystery. It was apparently a "special edition" series focused on video games published under the umbrella of a popular pachinko mag. It was printed on super thick high quality paper stock - almost like a coffee table art book. It's labeled Vol.2, so there surely must be at least one more issue, but I've never seen proof of its existence, and the only proof I have that THIS issue exists is that I owned it and scanned it. The only non-dead links found online mentioning this mag are the sites I myself posted it to. Does this mag even really exist? Or is it just an elaborate figment of my imagination? Download and find out.

PSM Issue 123 (May 2007)

GameWeek Vol. 06 Issue 28 (November 6, 2000)

WWF Magazine Volume 6, Number 6 (June 1987)

WWF Magazine Volume 6, Number 3 (April-May 1987)

ADULTS ONLY Download the included CD-ROM HERE.

電撃G'sマガジン1999年10月号

PSM Issue 120 (February 2007)