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I miss gaming magazines.
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Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
I found this while cleaning up my closet the other day
It was like christmas.
I was taken back by how fucking huge the thing is. It's at least 3 times the size of gaming mags I see now.
It was like christmas.
I was taken back by how fucking huge the thing is. It's at least 3 times the size of gaming mags I see now.
Chezzymann
Member
I'd rather read a magazine any day than read on a computer or tablet. Sadly most people don't feel that way. I'm not a fan of Game Informer but at least its something.
It felt like a mini Christmas every month when I'd come from school to find my mailbox somewhat popped open and seeing my new EGM. I miss that feeling. But now with the internet I dont think that feeling can ever be replicated. I'm also thankful in a sense to EGM because I honestly think that magazine contributed to my enjoyment of reading and writing thus me getting good grades during school in those subjects 
Thanks EGM.
Thanks EGM.
Got my copy of Retro today. Not a subscriber but I saw that Hyper Light Drifter was on the cover and featured in their third volume so I had to have it!
Is Retro good? I might check it out if it's good.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
I really liked old EGM.
I don't really know how people here feel about Game Informer, but I like them.
I don't really know how people here feel about Game Informer, but I like them.
POWERSPHERE
Member
I miss the experience of magazines. I just don't find I absorb a feeling from computers like I did with magazines.
SmiteOfHand
Member
I realize there are legal hoops that would make it difficult but I wish something like http://books.google.com or a library that specializes in digitizing print media would get the ball rolling on game magazines.
Alternatively some wealthy gamer give Frank Cifaldi a boat load of money to make it happen.
Alternatively some wealthy gamer give Frank Cifaldi a boat load of money to make it happen.
Fbh
Member
I don't really.
It had a certain charm to it but overall I enjoy the modern age of gaming news. With instant updates, videos, etc. Back in the day I had to wait a month to read about all the E3 news, now I can see them happen live.
The only thing I do miss is the era of secrets and rumors in gaming
It had a certain charm to it but overall I enjoy the modern age of gaming news. With instant updates, videos, etc. Back in the day I had to wait a month to read about all the E3 news, now I can see them happen live.
The only thing I do miss is the era of secrets and rumors in gaming
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
GameFan was my favorite.
Their constant updates of FFVII from spring '96 into '97 were amazing.
OMG! Dude, what a blast from the past!
I still remember that mag. Damn! What happened to that one?
Such nostalgia! Thanks for the memories ......
olimpia84
Member
If you like Nintendo I'd recommend giving Nintendo Force (the 'spiritual successor' of Nintendo Power) a look. I've subbed for the magazine's second year and regret not doing it earlier; the content and presentation are pretty good.
http://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/
http://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/
RPGCrazied
Member
So do I. EGM, PSM, Nintendo Power, OPM, GamePro. I could go on and on. I miss print magazine. Before to long even Game Informer won't be around. 
At least print form. I won't read a digital magazine.
At least print form. I won't read a digital magazine.Man, I remember tearing through my new issue of EGM every month as a kid. That magazine defined my childhood in so many ways. I miss it everyday when I go online to be reminded that blogs have usurped them as my main method for gaming news. The quality gap is real. Edge was still pretty respectable but it too has fallen victim to the dreaded online only plague now. Sad days indeed.
scytherage
Member
The internet destroyed this, along with good music.
Heavy_D_Forever
Banned
I subscribed to PSM for over 8 years. Absolutely loved everything about that magazine. Hope the guys who created it are doing well.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yeah, when's Gravy Trader coming out?
This is my first issue, but I think the writing in it is very good. They tend to dabble with a lot of different genres and time periods where they have interviews about chrono trigger, but they also talk about new games like South Park TSOT
What I miss about magazines, and what I still like reading in the few still left, are unique feature articles that benefit from weeks of development. A big example has been EGM's series where it does a lengthy profile interview with a development personality in each issue. Previews and Reviews in magazines are basically useless.
I really do want to see more of that long-form, developed style of feature, I just don't need it on physical paper anymore. A digital monthly edition is perfectly fine with me.
I really do want to see more of that long-form, developed style of feature, I just don't need it on physical paper anymore. A digital monthly edition is perfectly fine with me.
Cruise Missile
Banned
I was always bummed that games never looked like or did what the magazines said.
Yes, indeed! Late nineties/early 2,000's EGM was great.
You mean audio quality and that was ruined by the loudness war and apple. Mainstream didn't need the internet to turn to complete garbage.
Also, recently flipped through old German Power-Play mags.
The reviews were fair and hard, "average" and "not really" were really prevalent. Things that got "good" or "awesome" actually were deserving of their ratings. No percentage bs, no corporate influence.
Ah, the days when reviews had meaning.
Brainiac 8
Member
Nintendo Power was my childhood. I got the very first issue as a gift from my mother, and it was one of the best gifts I could imagine back then.
Then during the PS2 era I was a huge fan of PSM and how they ran things. I was excited when I found out that Chris Slate went over the Nintendo Power during the magazines final few years.
Then during the PS2 era I was a huge fan of PSM and how they ran things. I was excited when I found out that Chris Slate went over the Nintendo Power during the magazines final few years.
Darth Kupi
Banned
I loved the cynicism and sarcastic tone of British gamer mags.
American mags were too gee gosh jolly look at dem cool vidya games.
American mags were too gee gosh jolly look at dem cool vidya games.
Yeah. Someone still really likes gamefan.com to pay almost $10k for the domain at auction.
Cybermorph, most of all.
sixteen-bit
Member
lol?
Okay old man, go take another Centrum Silver.
The day GMR died was the day a part of my heart died, and I'll never get it back
EDGE is great; lots of tasteful design (especially the covers!), thoughtful interviews and I, personally, hold their reviews up above most other outlets.
Retrogamer is good too, and the Nintendo Force, which I helped Kickstart, is surprisingly decent (even if the comics are all depressingly bad). They are still options out there!
Edge. I've been reading it on and off since the first issue. It's the best.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I miss the time before the Internet when game magazines made sense and games weren't over-covered before they even came out. But since you can't put that genie back in the bottle, I don't really miss game mags now.
I still have a lot of my old computer and gaming magazines and newsletters going back to very early 80's and even a few from late 70's. It always cracks me up when I hear younger podcasters talk like video game news was some kind of black hole before the internet and they could only get information from rumors on "the playground". Hahaha. Sucks to be in elementary school and not being able to read I guess but don't act like there were not gamers older than you at the time, wow.
Terrible_Majesty
Member
Retro game magazine covers will be the vinyl records covers for our generation.
Delta Assault
Member
This is really the only thing I miss about em.
Terrible_Majesty
Member
Hehe yeah
Video game ads in the 90s were as cryptic as perfume ads.
Video game ads in the 90s were as cryptic as perfume ads.
gamerforever
Banned
I remember getting C&VG back in the mid 90's and it was a great source of the latest gaming news and had some brilliant honest reviews.
Now everything is on the Internet and there are just too many opinions to get through and it's all cleverly disguised as marketing.
Now everything is on the Internet and there are just too many opinions to get through and it's all cleverly disguised as marketing.
Orakio Rob
Member
I remember how insane the E3 issues were. I waited eagerly for them, and when they finally came, I would read them all in one day and keep reading them again and again and again for at least a month.
I'm not saying it's worse now (nostalgia clouds my judgment, and I surely do love to watch E3 live), but I think big limitations keep things more interesting and exciting.
I'm not saying it's worse now (nostalgia clouds my judgment, and I surely do love to watch E3 live), but I think big limitations keep things more interesting and exciting.
sleazefrenzy
Member
Edge is as good now as any magazine has ever been.
CyanideFuse
Member
Nothing will ever beat relying on gaming magazines for gaming news and reviews. Getting GamesMaster each month and seeing games like Super Axelay was truly amazing and exciting times.
I just don't get the same feeling looking on websites. But that is probably more my age.
I just don't get the same feeling looking on websites. But that is probably more my age.
Sanctuary
Member
I had every EGM from launch until 2001, but I'd always pick up the occasional Die Hard Gamefan when I felt like paying a premium price for some premium pages. Know what else I miss? Comic books. I used to have a collection of over five thousand. You can get most of that digitally now, but just like the gaming magazines, you completely miss out on the overall experience of holding it in your hands, as well as the smell of the paper and the ink.
Edge is as good now as any magazine has ever been.
I'd say EGM, Edge, Gamefan and Next Gen were in the same tier, but EGM had the most integrity from 89 - 98 or so.
EGM stopped printing for years, then made a "comeback". Today's version is a very pale shadow of its former glory.
Terrible_Majesty
Member
Today's game journalism is overly cynical.
Whereas in the early 90s game journalism fed into the excitement of its audience, treated the next game like an event and was in awe of new game developments. We were excited to be able to ride the wave and the only negatives were poor products. Quality, gameplay and fun were first. The way game companies screw around with us just to make a profit, DLC, rereleases, milking franchises, etc. Was unheard of, or was much less of a problem as it is now.
Whereas in the early 90s game journalism fed into the excitement of its audience, treated the next game like an event and was in awe of new game developments. We were excited to be able to ride the wave and the only negatives were poor products. Quality, gameplay and fun were first. The way game companies screw around with us just to make a profit, DLC, rereleases, milking franchises, etc. Was unheard of, or was much less of a problem as it is now.
TheaterMike
Neo Member
The death of print is greatly exaggerated! Publishing companies have found ways to tie print with digital and succeed.
EGM is quarterly because they are working on Walmart Gamecenter and Walmart's Parents Guide to Videogames. Both of those publications have been around for years and since they are funded by Walmart, EGM has the funds to continue running.
Gaming magazines don't focus on news, so those of you who claim that printed publications aren't viable because their news is months old is incorrect. Unless you are subscribing to MCV (a magazine I enjoy), then you would be partially correct.
In the US we have:
Game Informer
Official XBox Magazine (recently redesigned to match the UK version, while bringing in the UK editorial team)
PC Gamer (it still has a very healthy amount of ad pages, which is nice!)
Pure Nintendo (an indie mag that has a casual slant to it)
Nintendo Force (better than Nintendo Power with expanded retro and community sections, and more text per page)
RETRO is not as well-written and informative as Imagine Publishing's Retro Gamer, but I enjoy it. The current issue features Dave Halverson's top platform games
Retro Gaming Magazine (A failed Kickstarter campaign that was revamped and has released two issues so far.)
I subscribe to all of these as well as Hyper (Australian multi-format), Games TM, Game Reactor (paid international subscription), Retro Gamer, and Official Nintendo Magazine UK
I suppose I'm like Kevin Gifford who used to produce the Game Mag Weaseling column for Game Set Watch
EGM is quarterly because they are working on Walmart Gamecenter and Walmart's Parents Guide to Videogames. Both of those publications have been around for years and since they are funded by Walmart, EGM has the funds to continue running.
Gaming magazines don't focus on news, so those of you who claim that printed publications aren't viable because their news is months old is incorrect. Unless you are subscribing to MCV (a magazine I enjoy), then you would be partially correct.
In the US we have:
Game Informer
Official XBox Magazine (recently redesigned to match the UK version, while bringing in the UK editorial team)
PC Gamer (it still has a very healthy amount of ad pages, which is nice!)
Pure Nintendo (an indie mag that has a casual slant to it)
Nintendo Force (better than Nintendo Power with expanded retro and community sections, and more text per page)
RETRO is not as well-written and informative as Imagine Publishing's Retro Gamer, but I enjoy it. The current issue features Dave Halverson's top platform games
Retro Gaming Magazine (A failed Kickstarter campaign that was revamped and has released two issues so far.)
I subscribe to all of these as well as Hyper (Australian multi-format), Games TM, Game Reactor (paid international subscription), Retro Gamer, and Official Nintendo Magazine UK
I suppose I'm like Kevin Gifford who used to produce the Game Mag Weaseling column for Game Set Watch