Hi all,
Newbie here, so apologies to the admins in advance if I should be posting this elsewhere!
I've recently been looking into the various Dreamcast magazines that were published during the consoles heyday (for no other reason than curiosity).
I've found that there are some excellent full-run scans of certain mags available online - such as those for the official UK and US editions. However, from what I can see, a huge number of magazines have not yet been preserved. It seems a shame to me that this is the case, and I am interested in the possibility of taking some steps to resolve this (either by donating, or scanning).
My initial searches (covering this website as well as places like the Internet Archive, SegaRetro and the Out-of-Print Archive) lead me to believe that scans of the following issues of European and North American DC mags are currently unavailable anywhere:
DC Magazine (Spain) 4, 5, 6
DC Tips (UK) 1
DCM (USA) 1-4
Dreamcast Arena (Italy) 2-16
Dreamcast Galaxy (Italy) 1-10
Dreamcast Kult (Germany) 1-14
Dreamcast Losungen (Germany) 1-2
Dreamcast Magic (Germany) 1-9
Dreamcast Solutions (UK) 4 & 10
Dreamcast Trucchi e Soluzioni (Italy) 1-3
Dreamzone (France) 1-9, 11-20, 22-23, 26-28
Game Dream (France) 1-18
Before I set out on a labourious task of potentially donating and/or scanning some of the above magazines, I was hoping you folks could let me know if you happen to have an answer to either of the following questions:
1. Are you aware of any websites that are currently hosting scans of the specific magazine issues listed above?
2. Are you aware of anyone who is actively undertaking a project to scan and upload any of the magazine issues above? If so, please could you share their name and contact details?
Of course, any other relevant information or comments would be most welcome, but I am particularly keen to get some clarity on what is already available and what may be in the pipeline (to avoid duplication of labour).
Cheers,
Lozz