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So what happened with this mag, does Jake still have it? I'm still interested in adding it to my library.

Rough usually means the cover is loose, off, or taped on, sometimes it means stuff is cut out, etc. It varies, I'll make a judgment call and withhold any that would be too crappy to bother scanning. I only keep them around in case someone is desperate to have the issue in their collection.

All I'm looking to get is a list of which ones are needed and an address to send them to.

I'm not necessarily looking to be rid of these (they're trade bait too), but I'm happy to donate any of these that are within Retromag's rules and are not currently "in possession" of a scanner. EGM2 1 18 Electronic Games (90s) 1 7 8 9 Electronic Gaming Monthly 5 (1990 Video Game Buyer's Guide) (rough, no back cover) 9 (rough, coverless) 19 22 23 24 (x2) 27 88 90 91 92 95 97 99 106 112 113 114 121 122 123 124 125 126 134 135 136 138 140 141 144 148 159 160 163 1992 Video Game Buyer's Guide 1993 Video Game Buyer's Guide Flux 7 Game Buyer 2 Game Developer March 2006 March 2006 April 2006 August 2006 September 2006 (damaged) April 2007 Game Career Guide Fall 2006 Game Informer 5 6 8 9 (x2) Game Player's (original) Vol. 2 #2 (new) Vol. 2 #2 Vol. 2 #12 Vol. 3 #6 (new) Vol. 3 #6 Vol. 3 #7 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games Vol. 2 #5 ("Buyer's Guide") Vol. 3 #1 (new) Vol. 3 #1 Vol. 3 #3 (new) Vol. 3 #3 Vol. 3 #4 Vol. 3 #6 (new) Vol. 3 #6 Vol. 3 #7 Game Players (1993) June 1993 87 GameFan Vol. 4 #9 Vol. 5 #2 Vol. 5 #6 GamePro November 1989 December 1989 (rough) January 1990 February 1990 (x2) February 1990 (rough) March 1990 (x3) April 1990 May 1990 June 1990 (rough) September 1990 (rough) April 1991 May 1991 August 1991 March 1993 April 1993 May 1993 (rough) (x2) June 1993 (rough) (x2) August 1993 February 1994 March 1994 May 1994 (rough) (x2) August 1994 October 1994 (rough) November 1994 December 1994 June 1995 January 1996 February 1996 March 1996 (rough) 91 92 (x2) 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 101 102 103 104 107 109 110 112 113 116 (x2) 119 121 126 (x2) 132 186 Next Generation 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 (x2) 25 26 27 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 NextGen Vol. 3 #5 Vol. 3 #10 Nintendo Official Magazine UK (note: this magazine is tall, so all have some bendy damage at top) 136 136 137 138 140 140 141 142 144 153 Nintendo Power 1 (water damage) 2 (water damage) 5 (water damage) 7-8 (water damage) 11 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (x3) 28 29 (x2) 30 (x2) 31 (x2) 32 (x2) 33 (x2) 34 (x2) 35 (x2) 36 (x2) 37 (x2) 38 (x2) 40 41 42 50 57 59 63 64 65 66 75 106 149 150 151 152 167 171 Nintendo Power Advance 1 Official Dreamcast Magazine 8 Official US PlayStation Magazine August 1999 PSM 37 SEGA Visions May/June 1992 November/December 1992 (x2) February/March 1993 (x2) April/May 1993 (x2) June/July 1993 (x4) August/September 1993 (x3) October/November 1993 (x3) December/January 1994 (x3) February/March 1994 (x3) April/May 1994 (x6) June/July 1994 May 1995 Silicon Magazine 22 Super NES Buyer's Guide Winter 1991 Vol. 4 #4 Ultra Game Players (formerly Game Players) 89 90 98 Video Games (formerly VG&CE) September 1993 December 1993 Video Games & Computer Entertainment February 1989 December 1989 January 1990 (rough) April 1990 (no cover) May 1990 (no cover) August 1990 September 1990 (rough) December 1990 January 1991 (rough, no back cover) January 1991 February 1991 April 1991 May 1991 (rough, no back cover) June 1991 (rough) July 1991 August 1991 September 1991 October 1991 May 1993 June 1993 (cover 3/4) (x2) July 1993 July 1993 (x2) August 1993 (rough, but intact)

Of course, I'd handle all shipping! You might be able to cram them all in a medium flat rate priority mail box. Should I PM you my address and you tell me what I owe you?

Maybe I'll look into that, would anyone else be interested?

I would love a game magazine plug-in for this, it would be an instant purchase for me.

Yeah, by all means. I don't want to take anything away that a scanner will want, my offer is just to give whatever's unclaimed a good home if you're throwing them out anyway.

If you're going to throw them away anyway I'll gladly take them off of your hands. I still haven't found the patience to scan entire issues, but at least they'll have a good home...

Sure, PM sent.

If you're looking to get rid of the rest in one go, I'd probably buy them from you if you're not expecting ebay prices.

It's the least popular one right now, but I'm voting GameFan because it's the most expensive and therefore hardest to obtain. I guess I'm biased though, since I have the GamePro and EGM issues already and don't get much out of the 80s mags!

Woohoo! Downloading now, thanks for scanning this so quickly.

That's great news! I'll PayPal you my $20 right now. I can't wait to see the scans.

So? Did you get it?

Yes, I have a very large collection of game magazines, about 19 short boxes full. I'm a journalist and historian, I use them as a reference library. Not a big deal if someone wants this one more than me, I just like having them around. For me it's a lot easier to go to my files and pull a magazine than it is for me to flip through digital versions if I need some information.

For the record I'd like the hard copy also, but we can sort that out later. My $20 is no strings attached (other than the scan).

Jake: the later issues aren't too hard to find, but the early ones are rare. I have about 15 issues, but my earliest is #7.

Also, I said this in the shout box, but I'll say it here too: if anyone wants to buy the actual GamePro #2 and get it scanned, I'm willing to throw $20 at the cause. I'm also willing to be the person who buys it, if it's easier to just donate to me, but since I'm not an established member here I wouldn't expect that level of trust yet. This issue seems to be the hardest one to find, and I'd really like to get the scan out of the way.

Jake, I sent you a PM too, but the one you bought is not GamePro #2, it's GamePro #7. You should try to get your money back if you can, because that issue is pretty common (I have three of them!) and not at all worth what you paid

I figured as much, I was just hoping I missed something obvious. That's too bad, the mags are pretty rare. Anyway thanks!

So, according to the wiki, Game Player's #s 1-4 are uploaded to the site, but I don't see them anywhere in the downloads section. Does anyone know what's up? I would like to look at these issues.

The only arcade book there that is before the cut-off date is How To Win At Pac-Man.

Was it one of these maybe? http://cgi.ebay.com/Game-Players-Encyclopedia-of-PC-Games-volume-2-80-Games_W0QQitemZ370257021395QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Nonfiction_Book?hash=item563509c9d3

Since this is an interest check and you'd looking for opinions, I think magazines should be of a much higher priority. I don't imagine there is much information in those strategy guides that you can't already find on the web, whereas it seems every single magazine through the 1999 cut-off has at least a few things that are not common knowledge. If someone has the time and patience to scan hundreds of pages, I'd much rather it be several old magazines than a guide with the same information I can find on GameFAQs.