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Retromags Presents! Computer Fun Vol. 1 No. 1 April 1984 Database Entry! Download Directly! Thanks to Waremonger!

Retromags Presents! COMPUTE! Issue 90 November 1987 Database Entry! Download Directly! Thanks to Waremonger!

Give me a hollar when it's done and I'll re-upload all the magazines I've scanned. Maybe that'll get me re-motivated to start scanning again :-)

How timely! :-) I'm finally moved and can get the June 1982 issue of Electronic Games uploaded. I think I still need to finish editing about 10 more pages or so - I was abruptly interrupted by the move and haven't looked at this stuff for quite a while now.

I've been MIA recently because I had to relocate and it took quite a lot of my time. Needless to say I was a bit shocked when I came back after (at least) a 6 month layoff and saw my submissions changed (mostly w/o giving me credit). It's good to see that ownership will be given back to the original uploader. Here is the stuff that I uploaded: Electronic Games Vol. 1 No. 2 (Mar 82) Electronic Games Vol. 1 No. 17 (Jul 83) Electronic Games Vol. 2 No. 6 (Aug 83) Computer Fun Issue #1 (Apr 1984) Ahoy! Issue #1 (Jan 84) COMPUTE! Vol. 9 No. 10, Issue #90 (Nov 87) How to Win at Donkey Kong (Jun 1982) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Player's Guide The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Official Player's Guide I've noticed that some of the stuff doesn't look like it's been re-uploaded yet so I can do that if needed? CrookedMouth: Thanks for looking out for me :-)

I scanned this in at the same time I scanned in EG Vol. 1 No. 4 and figured I would sneak this in real quick since it was pretty small and easy. Still editing EG Vol. 1 No. 4 and it shouldn't be much longer. Anyway, from June 1982 comes...

Thanks for the kind words! It's nice to know that there are some old geezers like myself who are appreciating the hard work put into preserving these issues. That's a very generous offer. I think between the three of us we have all the issues covered. If issues were needed I would be glad to take you up on your offer but I would want to finish scanning what I have first. I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we definitely appreciate your offer of lending the magazines to be scanned, even if we may not need to take you up on it.

Finally completed Vol. 1 No. 2. Sorry it took so long - I scanned it the day I got it and started editing it as soon as I finished the previous issue but when I got about 80% through editing I had to start working on my days off since we're short-handed at work so I had no time to get it done. I think the quality on that issue is really high as the magazine was in excellent condition. Next up is Vol. 1 No. 4 (Jun 1982) Update 06/24/09, 7:30pm: Scanning completed / Editing in progress.

I agree with this 100%. In fact, this happened to me. The first issue I downloaded was a "raw" scan where the pages were crooked and had no editing at all. I was a bit turned off but came back a few months later and downloaded another mag that had been edited. I never spoke up about this because I didn't want to offend anyone who had taken the time to scan the issue - and I can definitely see it from the perspective of someone who just doesn't have the time to do the editing as it can be very laborious.

Phew, finally finished EG Vol 2. No. 6 (Aug 1983). Next up is Vol. 1 No. 2 (Mar 1982) which I am hoping to have done relatively quickly. Update 06/21/09, 9:30pm: Scanning & Editing completed. Mag has been uploaded.

Updated List as of 7/04/09: Vol. 1 No. 1 (Win 81) - Kkitsune (Scanned) Vol. 1 No. 2 (Mar 82) - Waremonger / Kitsune (Scanned) Vol. 1 No. 3 (May 82) - Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 4 (Jun 82) - Waremonger / Kitsune (Editing in progress) Vol. 1 No. 5 (Jul 82) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 6 (Aug 82) -Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 7 (Sep 82) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 8 (Oct 82) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 9 (Nov 82) - Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 10 (Dec 82) - Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 11 (Jan 83) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 12 (Feb 83) - Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 13 (Mar 83) - Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 14 (Apr 83) - Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 15 (May 83) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 16 (Jun 83) - Kitsune Vol. 1 No. 17 (Jul 83) - Waremonger / Kitsune (Scanned) Vol. 2 No. 6 (Aug 83) - Waremonger / Kitsune (Scanned) Vol. 2 No. 7 (Sep 83) - Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 8 (Oct 83) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 9 (Nov 83) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 10 (Dec 83) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 11 (Jan 84) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 12 (??? 84) - Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 13 (??? 84) - Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 14 (Sep 84) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 15 (Oct 84) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 16 (Nov 84) - Kitsune Vol. 2 No. 17 (Dec 84) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 3 No. 1 (Jan 85) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 3 No. 2 (Feb 85) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 3 No. 3 (Mar 85) - Waremonger / Kitsune Vol. 3 No. 4 (Apr 85) - Waremonger / Kitsune I usually wouldn't start something new without finishing one that I already have in progress but I got a little excited when issue #2 arrived so I started scanning it (almost done). Also, my hands have been really fatigued from work and have been cramping while using the mouse, I'm guessing its the start of Carpal Tunnel from clicking so much at work, and scanning doesn't cause any pain. :-) Mar 82 and Aug 83 will probably be released back-to-back or at the same time.

Believe me, I feel your pain lol! I've been lugging most of these magazines around more than half my life so it was definitely a little gut wrenching to destroy them. I just put myself into the mindset that, in reality, I will look at these on the computer way more than I would ever pull them out of the book case and look at them. Not to mention that it is a very laborious process and I never want to have to scan these things again so I'm trying my best to make sure I do everything right the first time. My girlfriend always teases me about that whenever we move but it's never happened yet. Ultimately, for someone wishing to keep their magazines in-tact this would be the best option (having two copies) but that can be expensive - not to mention a hobby in itself trying to track down the issues.

Personally I always debind the magazines because the scanned quality is definitely better when you're just scanning a single page as opposed to flattening the magazine on the scanner. However, if you wish to keep the magazine afterward then I would suggest not debinding it. I've just gotten to the point where I'm tired of having hundreds of magazines taking up an entire bookcase, and once they've been preserved on the computer then I don't feel so bad that I'm destroying them. Also, I keep the original scans (@ 300 DPI) so in the future when monitor resolutions become so high that 1600 pixel wide images are considered lo-res I'll just rescale the original images and re-release. Just my $0.02

Yeah, I guess it's all in the timing. I'm definitely going to keep looking though. I'm still in shock that someone would pay $200 for a magazine - I thought I was stupid for bidding $80 Initially I was going to post a message that I was bidding on it in case anyone here had also seen it but I was nervous that the seller might see the message (via a search engine) and artificially inflate the price using a friend or something... I guess we'll find out soon enough whether someone on the forum got it.

Well, I thought for sure I had Electronic Games Vol. 1 No.1. I had put in a significant bid on it, but alas it was not high enough. It ended up selling for $202.50, which is absolutely ridiculous. Here's the link if anyone is interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ME:B:SS:US:1123

It's the minibosses. Awesome band.

I don't eat candy very often but when I do I get down with some Lemon/Grape/Apple Heads or Sour Skittles.

That's a nice collection of Electronic Games you have. I'm definitely anticipating seeing more of those.

Sure enough, the Banjo-Tooie guide was printed in 2000 so that'll have to be put on the back burner for now - but it sure feels like its been more than ten years since that game came out. I shall continue on with Electronic Games Vol. 2 No. 6 (Aug 1983). Update 06/05/09, 12:30am: Scanning & Editing completed. Mag has been uploaded.

Nice work.

You might be right about that - I'll have to check when I get home. Thanks for catching that before I scanned it!