Die Hard GameFan Issue #2 - December 1992
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- Episode 37 - Let's read Die Hard GameFan volume 1 issue 2 from December of 1992, but first let's just take a quick look at how the magazine got started:
Diehard Game Club was a video game store and mail order business in Tarzana California. The store was owned by Dave Halverson, who back then advertised his mail order business in the back of Electronic Gaming Monthly. These advertisements were created by a guy named Tim Lindquist, a layout artist who had a side-job doing freelance ad design. Halverson started distributing quarterly game catalogs to his customers, and hired Lindquist to design them. In late 1992 these catalogs morphed into the magazine Diehard Game Fan. The first issue of the magazine was actually self-published and printed at Lindquist's day job at “TV Fanfare Publications”, who published free-to-distribute magazines like “Sports & Soaps” One of the employees at the store actually drove around the Los Angeles area dropping stacks of this issue off, for free, to any newsstand willing to sell them. By the time the second issue was ready to print, Halverson had made a deal with a magazine distributor, and Diehard Gamefan was available nation-wide.
Show notes:
- This is the first magazine readthrough that I've done in almost exactly a year. I was planning on stopping the series, but have gotten requests for more.
- I am still very unhappy with the quality of the video footage of the magazine itself (which is part of the reason why I stopped doing these). Unfortunately, if I don't shoot in lower light, there is too much glare from the glossy paper of the magazine. Still working on figuring out a better lighting scheme.
- This should have been a quick episode to produce, but I wanted to up the production quality by overlaying footage of the games I was talking about, and I wanted to add the section at the beginning covering the history of the magazine. This made the episode take at least 10x longer to put together.
- All video game footage featured in this episode was recorded using an emulator (either OpenEmu or MAME), because it just wasn't worth recording actual hardware when I was only going to use 10 or so seconds of the footage.
All the usual crapola that no one reads:
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I'm so glad I got this in my feed.
Diehard Gamefan was my absolute favorite magazine in the world to read. I still have a big stack of these in a storage tub. Most are still in really good condition too. I loved this mag because Nick Rox and K. Lee gave a lot of love to the Sega Saturn (esp. the import games) which didn't get nearly enough of the respect it truly deserved. My best friend bought Hermie Hopperhead on PS because of the coverage it got in Gamefan.
My favorite issue has to be the Guardian Heroes issue. All the great screenshots and descriptions. Mine started falling apart because I used to spend hours looking at it and drawing fan art from it! Memories...
this guys voice is relaxing. I listen to these while falling asleep.
[Coury] My favorite magazine. I actually have a lot of weird connections with different people that wrote for the magazine late in its lifetime, for instance I edit video today because of the advice and talks I had with Hi-Fi who edited the videos for GF Online and wrote in the mag . All of these connections originated in the old GF_Tavern IRC chat room.
I really regret not taking part in the GameFan Online chat room. By that point I had moved on to IGN and GameSpot for my internet gaming news outlets. My loss. Probably a lot of classic discussion on there with ECM, Eggo, Fury, Kodomo, Cerberus, Hi-Fi, El Nino, The Judge, and the rest of the crew.
wow the fact that you added little bits of screen shot boxes/ title screen intros / game play / history etc. while you are talking and showing the game is beyond impressive !! no one on youtube does it better then YOU.
+tolust Wow, thanks man. That's high praise that I can only hope to live up to...
Yep CGQ is the goods, certainly!
oh please
1992 was a great time to be a gamer, the Genesis had an extensive library of games already available, the Super Nintendo was really catching it's stride, and the very best of NEC with the Turbo Duo was attainable, the Neo Geo was also at a point where it was more available in and out of the arcades, and even the NES was still relevant, Arcades were a buzz with so much activity...I was starting high school and everything just seemed perfect when I think back of that time going to blockbuster every weekend ..for you know .."a weekend rental" ..thanks for all your hard work in keeping so many of us entertained with such high quality content, appreciate your passion. 👍
It's clear you put a hell of a lot of work into this, and it's a much more interesting video than similar ones because of it. Thanks!
+BigBangBlitz Thank you!!
Gaming magazines were such a mystery to me back then. Most writers didn't use their real names, and even if they did, you'd rarely get a chance to see a photograph of them. Which is why I must say thank you for the little bit of Gamefan backstory . It was my favourite gaming mag back then, and seeing a picture of Dave cracked me up. Actually, the whole team looked like they probably spent their weekends on the Sunset Strip in the 80s.
Huge props to this episode. I enjoyed every last minute of it.
Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
No problem, man. I just commented again on another one of your videos. Keep up the great work!
This vid takes me back....I still have all of my old gaming mags from the 90's and early 2000's.
The internet killed the gaming mag industry.....so it's great to hold on to pieces of history.
I think people don't give these a fair shake because they think it's a magazine readthrough, when really these are much more. I love these, the effort that goes into them really shines through and elevates it beyond the concept. Keep up the good work and stay inspired.
+Exigentable Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Man loved Game Fan back in the day. Only magazine brave enough to give American version of sonic cd a much lower score cause it had different music. They had the best layouts and import coverage in the industry. Still remember when they would do anime reviews toward the mid 90s. Always wondered if they owned game cave. Wish I kept the membership card I had from them, even if I never used it.
i agree completely. nobody was really doing what they were doing back then. egm and gamepro couldn't hold a candle to it.
Wow! I really love this idea of reading retro magazine games! In the nineties I waited all month to get my video game magazine which was my only resource of information about video games! I remember watching the screenshots and imagine how the video game was! What nostalgic! Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
I really like this style of video. I hope you do more of these as it's a great way to help archive and add retrospective to these old magazines that are getting harder and harder to find in a readable condition.
+Bagel Thanks man!
I love this segment of your channel, I wish you had more! great work!!
This is such a cool idea! I absolutely love finding old retro gaming magazines and flipping through them. Love the fact that you added gameplay footage!
Excellent job on the video!
I always enjoy insight videos like this.
I have very fond memories of GameFan magazine. I actually didn't see this at the bookstore until around the 6th issue, but I fell in love with the screen shot quality, import coverage, and overall loose feel to the reviews, so I immediately called the phone number and worked out a deal with Dave himself. He agreed to sell me the first 5 back issues for just $2 each if I purchased 2 years worth of subscriptions. He even threw in a mini-catalogue "magazine" I am very happy to own a complete set of this.
That's very cool that you bought some issues directly from Tim Lindquist. I have spoken to him on many occasions and actually pulled the exact same deal with Hardcore Gamer where I started around the middle of the first year and was able to buy all of the back issues and a full subscription as a package deal.
+videogameobsession Cool! I was wondering how you had issue #1. That's a great story...
hey man !! Totally enjoy your show !! The trips you take us down memory lane is pretty awesome !!!!!!!!!!
+Tazzybakes Hey, thanks dude!
Love these videos, Please make more. Also love the transition at 1:35
+Stuart Davis Hahah, thanks!! I was pretty proud of that. Definitely going to make more of these. I had a great time making this one. Any mags in particular that you'd like to see?
This dude has such a calming voice...love these let's read episodes
Thanks, Steve!
I used to read GameFan religiously. I had Space Megaforce and never knew until your video that it was an Aleste spinoff
+WeeWeeJumbo Right? It's almost like they were trying to keep it a secret.
Classic Gaming Quarterly ...and another thing: Cybernator was a good game, just as almost all Konami games were at least good, back in the day; but it was tough as balls. Ridiculously hard. People remember Contra because of nostalgia but much harder games were commonplace and Cybernator was one. Seriously. Near-impossible to finish
That Die Hard GameFan Magazine is a testament of the good old days of gaming.
Great video Classic Gaming Quarterly!
+Muhan C.A. Thanks for checking it out!
I loved all the works of Dave Halverson-
*Die* *Hard* *GameFan*, *GameFan*, *Gamers* *Republic* and *Play*.
They all had a special quality to them that appealed to gamers who wanted more in-depth reviews with better pics, which helped in decisions regarding future game purchases in the era of lots of shovelware.
I miss those mags.
I enjoy watching your videos, brings some nice memories. Thank you.
the first time I saw "Let's read!" on the title of the videos I thought it might get bored... I was so wrong. Now I can`t get enough of these episodes..so, great work and congrats!
Gamefan was one of my favorite mags and import shops back in the day. bought many an import PCE / Mega Drive games from them and still have them.
+darthv72 Mail order, or did you live in the area?
I was really hoping this was a "History of the Coleco Chameleon" video keke.
Great video Chris! I loved Gamefan magazine.
+Todd's Nerd Cave My channel is a "Coleco Chameleon-free Zone"! Thanks dude!
+Todd's Nerd Cave Coleco Chameleon Launch episode
Todd's Nerd Cave Todd I remember watching a video on your channel and forgot to subscribe. Subbed!
I used to have quite a collection of game fans, around 20-30. sadly, many got lost in a move, and now I only have about 5 or 6. I also have a few gamers republics which were a kind of follow up to GF.
This was hands down the best mag for serious gamers back in the day.
Great video!
i love these let's read videos! Great work.
Amazing in-depth series. Inject more videos directly into my veins!
+VarietyGamer Hahah, thanks!
great job on this one. I loved the format n REALLY inserts u back to the actual state of games back in the day.
+Tigeruppercut Time Thanks man! I really appreciate the comment.
I love all of your content man.. Please keep up doing this read-throughs as well, I love them
Thanks!
I ordered my Neo Geo from Die Hard. I subbed to the magazine too. This issue #2 was the first Gamefan I ever bought.
Space Megaforce is one of my favorite games and I was lucky to play it back when it was released.
Still loving these let's reads. Keep up the awesome work!
+dc2akira Thanks man!
Oh, I love your videos. I wish I had found these earlier! Subbed!
Thanks!
Awesome video . I like that u took ur time explaining each game and showing video footage as well
+NOELGAMING1 Thanks! I will make more of these in the future.
WOW FINALLY ! LOVE your magazine videos.. PLEASE KEEP IT UP !!!
+tolust Thanks dude! I'll try to do another one soon.
I've been a Fan of Gamefan since that issue, and I have a pretty good collection of those mags. Even today, they are so awesome to look through. Great video sir! I watched to the end!!
+Retro Game Players Thanks for hanging in there all the way! Hope to do another one of these episodes soon, but Gotta wrap up the SNES launch before I work on anything else.
+Classic Gaming Quarterly Awesome man the SNES launch is gonna be great! So I'm assuming you've read up on Dave H and the craziness that went on at Gamefan? Awhile back I found this online thread that told crazy stories, and it was the original artists and writers. Dave himself would chime in once in awhile too. I've actually got one of the new issues too from March 2015, but it's more of a collectors piece than anything else. It's also pretty small in size lol
Here it is...It's long but really interesting at times. Even when it dies down, it picks back up. www.the-nextlevel.com/tnl/threads/33808-The-GameFan-history-thread
@@RetroGamePlayers Yeah that topic on the Next Level forum was such a good read. I found it myself years ago when researching GameFan on the net. Talk about a goldmine of stories! Best mag ever. Wish I worked there back in the day.
Somehow I missed this Let's Read. Keep 'em comin'!
great coverage and edit on Gamefan issue 2. I have a ton of Gamefan mags. I got to go to the 92 CES show back in the day. It was interesting to see all the mag coverage of games I got to try earlier that year. Shinobi 3, Castle Bloodlines, Gunstar Heroes, Megaman X, Rocket Knight Kid Cameleon and soooooo on. 16 bit era was so exciting.
ALSO, to answer your question as to WHY the Stick is in the position it is in....Cause it is arcade accurate.....PERIOD.
I love your attention to detail and depth of research.
+Jose Romero Thanks, I really appreciate that! I look forward to making another one of these after the SNES launch episode.
Excellent review what an awesome magazine brings me back to my childhood
+Zek B Thanks for checking it out!
Watched the whole thing. What a detailed trip down memory lane! I don't think I had this early issue but it still seemed so familiar. Great job and thanks!
+Cafeman2 No, thank you!!
I love these. Please keep making them.
+Metalslug111 Thanks, I will! In fact I just ordered a new camera lens specifically for making these Let's Read videos.
Great channel. Exactly the same age as me so a lot of what you review resonates with me, even though I'm from the UK. This is the only channel I've ever bothered subscribing to!
Thanks! Glad you decided to stick around.
In my opinion, Road Avenger was one of the better FMV games - the twitch-based gameplay was responsive and nicely matched the game's speed. Another excellent video Chris!
+Chris Christodoulou Hey Chris! Thanks again for watching...
I love that Wolfteam intro. It brings back so many memories of my youth.
Great review man. I watched until the end too... :-) you should do more of them. Really enjoyed it.
+Gerry Cantwell Thanks dude! I'm definitely going to try to do these more often. Just need to work on getting better image quality.
The Championship Joystick at 30:15 - I had one of those for my SNES back in the day, it wasn't cheap, but for Super Street Fighter II, it was epic... yes it was cheapish plastic on the case, but those buttons and joystick were arcade accurate!
great channel. you deserve more subs for your high quality content!
+Matt Koster Thanks!
I'm learning a lot about the 4 gen console games though I was born in the middle of the 5th gen. I got to check some of these out. Keep up the good work!
Brilliant video, loved the game footage, well done :)
+atik1798 Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video. Very interesting. You did a lot of work getting all the game capture and editing it in. Pro stuff.
Thanks!
These magazines sell for how much? Heart attack! There goes the kids' college fund! Great video, as always. One only read Gamefan for the pictures, never the words. Every videogame was the greatest ever made (the lowest review scores are 7/10, ugh). But we always knew they were groupies for the VG business. The pictures were great, the energy was always high. GF is the Jolt Cola of magazines.
I have a brief overview of my experience with the Capcom arcade stick in my latest video. The buttons are the weak point on those, but the sticks will either be Sanwa JLW's or Seimitsu LS-40's. Both are great sticks. Loved this video! Thanks for posting!
Not familiar with the magazine but this was right up my alley, thanks!
+CB007r Glad you liked it!
Another great trip down memory lane. Can't believe how much these magazines go for online. About 8 year's ago I threw away all of my gaming mags from the mid 90's
Great videos, great channel, I'm glad I subscribed.
Thanks!
Being an L.A. kid, I was lucky enough to have read this as well as Issue #1. Wish I had kept it!! Thanks so much for doing this video and keep up the great work!!
+Jeff Sepulveda Thanks man! If you still had issue 1, you could probably retire...
+Classic Gaming Quarterly By the way, I totally had that Championship Joystick that you said looked like cheap black plastic. It was but the stick and buttons worked great and outlived my Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat addiction!
+Jeff Sepulveda Oh, I'm sure the parts were great. Probably all Happ like I said. I just thought the enclosure was a bit "meh". You don't have it anymore?
+Classic Gaming Quarterly No, unfortunately when I moved out of my childhood home, all my game systems, games, and paraphernalia were left behind and eventually trashed. Your channel and these awesome videos really bring back great memories! Thanks man!
Jeff Sepulveda Man, that sucks. Glad I can help!
I'm only five minutes away from where his store was. It's a shame I was only six years old when this issue came out.
Tim Lindquist sounds like he'd have a ton of stories about what the gaming industry was like back then. He may have sold off his collection to you and other gamers, but it would be a fascinating video (or series) to pick his brain about those years. I would really enjoy seeing another video like this, but with him alongside you to point out stuff he might remember about the features on the pages, along with your insights! Any chance you can track him down again and see if he's interested?
+Michael Quattrocchi I agree that he would be a cool guy to interview. I'll keep that in mind! Not sure if he still lives around here, though...
Great video either way! I wouldn't have thought someone reading a magazine on CZcams would be compelling content, but you had more than enough context and memories to make it excellent!
Michael Quattrocchi Thanks man!
loved the layouts of game fan back in the day. so many screen shots! had to be my favorite publication in the 90's. and it also introduced me to imports and anime beyond voltron and sailor moon.
One of the best things about GameFan was their AnimeFan section. They did a Neon Genesis Eva and Burn Up W review in one issue that moved me on from my passing curiosity of Saturday morning Dragonball episodes to the "real deal". They also name-dropped Suncoast Video, which definitely helped fuel my addiction, hehe.
WyldAli i remember that! i think it was their review and i think egm's review of evangelion that got me into it. and now it's my favortite anime of all time.
New subscriber here. Very impressed with your videos so far. Very professional and thorough. Keep up the good work bro!
Thank you, sir!
Classic Gaming Quarterly I really enjoy your "Let's Read" videos with the old gaming magazines. Especially the newer ones that you have edited in videos of the games you are talking about. Please make more of these videos, love em!
Great job on this vid...your story on getting the actual issue...just priceless!
+Ron Fiasco Thanks!
+Classic Gaming Quarterly...no prob, I had that issue too...Why I loved DHG is because they covered awesome imports. Do you have a pretty complete collection of these?
+Ron Fiasco Oh gosh, no. I do have most of the first year which are the hardest to get, plus random issues from subsequent years. I've stopped actively collecting magazines because I really just don't have room for any more. I have a bunch of Sega Visions, Game Players, EGM, GamePro, Mega Play, VG&CE, Nintendo Power, PSM, and of course Game Fan. They're really cool to have but take up a lot of space and weigh a ton.
Sorry it isn't the SNES launch episode, but that one is up next. I am really pleased with how this read-through episode turned out, though. I just need to figure out how to better light the magazine itself without causing glare so that the footage doesn't look so grainy.
Best damn gaming mag in the U.S. Gamers' Republic and PLAY were great too. Every publication Dave Halverson and team touched was gold. I sold all of my other gaming mags but kept the Halverson stuff (in a massive plastic bin in my garage). Die-hard GameFan was my elementary school era. GameFan was middle school. Eric Mylonas (ECM) era GameFan and Gamers Republic was high school. The competition couldn't TOUCH GameFan. Massive shout out to Halverson, Rox, Loe, Puryear, Lindquist, Wolfinger, Patterson, Griffin, Mylonas, Hodgson, Hobbs, Cockburn, Jevons, Kelly, and the rest of the crew for shaping gamers tastes through the 90's and early 00's when gaming was at its best.
If anyone wants more info and hilarious stories on the history of GameFan (LSD-laced coffee, Yoshi's Island prostitute) check out the writeup at HardcoreGaming101 and the topic over on The Next Level forums.
I enjoy these videos, thanks.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching.
The blue mascot guy was known as "Monitaur". I remember him from a few issues.
I like the personal stories involved with specific games.
A lot of games, even obscure ones, get talked about across many youtube channels. But if you can share details about YOUR experience with games, especially back when they first came out, that's something other video game shows can't replicate.
+Craig Luft Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I really like telling stories like that. It was one of the main reasons that I want to integrate a little bit of unscripted content into my channel.
As a kid my favorite game mag was GamePro, but I do remember being really fond of GameFan. I loved the quality of their pages and, yes, I loved the amount of screenshots. I always felt the more screenshots the better. This was a time when getting video of games was impossible. You wouldn’t know how it looked in motion until it was in your own TV right in front of you, so yeah, screenshots were good.
Ha! I have a bunch of old Die Hard GameFan mags.
Thanks for the history lesson.
Great Vid!
I know this series may be for more of a niche audience than your hardware or software retrospectives... but I think they're a lot of fun. :) Hope to see more.
Thanks! You will, for sure.
awesome man keep up the good work :D
+Rikku Freak Thanks for watching!
Quality video. Wow you take something that could be boring and make it interesting. Even my wife enjoys your videos please keep making more!
I was actually kid of surprised you made no mention of the El'Faria preview underneath the Space Megaforce ad. I had to pause the video and look that one up. I never knew Hudson had plans to localize an RPG for the SNES.
That was another great video!
+Automatik Thanks!
after an hour...I wish these were longer! need more read thrus!
Glad you like them! I will have another one out in the next day or two.
your welcome sir. I appreciate u taking the time to make such entertainment for us. btw, u have a great voice. u should definitely look into doing voice over work, if u aren't already in the business
+Tigeruppercut Time Thanks. I get that a lot, but I think that's a tough industry to get in to...
you're right about the championship joystick. it was really light and seemed hollow. if it had some weight and heft it would've been almost perfect
69.99 sticks out in my head
Back in the day I felt that Die Hard GameFan was the best gaming magazine. And their strategy guides second only to Nintendo Player's Guide. I just looked and I still have a few. My oldest is Vol.2 Issue 1 Dec 1993. Excuse me while I take nostalgic walk down memory lane...
You're excused? What a weird thing to say.
My god... I remember having this exact magazine when it first came out on newsstands. The reason I remembered right away was because of the big blue Minotaur guy on the front cover. I had this issue and for some reason the original first issue seemed familiar to me as well, even though I only lived in Madison, Wisconsin for most of my life. I remember moving to Madison in 1990 when I was almost to 1st grade. I still have a bunch of these old magazines somewhere but most of them got lost to time. I really miss these books.
never heard of this magazine....awesome insight into its origins man!
+Kriss Nunez Thanks dude! Yeah it is not as well-known as EGM and Gamepro, probably because they were aimed more at people my age back then (the demographic that made up the vast majority of gamers at that time). Magazines like Die Hard GameFan and Video Games & Computer Entertainment were targeted more towards older gamers.
+Classic Gaming Quarterly i gotcha...yeah it was all about game informer, gamepro, and nintendo power for me growing up....i'm def gonna look up some issues of die hard game fan though....thanks man!
great episode bro
Best classics channel hands down. I can't believe I was stupid enough to offer negative feedback at once *kicks self*, heh.
Mr. TV head blue guy, hahahaha.
If it makes you feel any better, I don't remember it. I remember you for your Senna pic.
I still have Soulblazer, in the original box with the manual too.
I ordered a modchipped PS1 out of Die Hard GameFan way back in '98. lol
Excellent video as usual but I wanted to point out some things just in case you may not know or might have missed. I think the reason why GameFan was fawning over Cybernator is because they may have been fans of Target Earth which had come out earlier on the Genesis and had a little bit of a cult following. Both Target Earth and Cybernator are localized versions from the Assault Suits series that was pretty popular in Japan at the time. Also, while I agree with the sentiment that Konami at the time were one of the top developers as far as dropping back to back classic games, technically they only published Cybernator here in the US and it was really developer Masaya that created it. They later ventured on to doing Assault Suits sequels on Saturn, Playstation 1 and even a PS2 remake of Cybernator aka Assault Suits Valken. Other than those minor things this has been a very good and comprehensive read through of this magazine and I appreciate you taking the time to really flesh things out so there's a level of context that is so often left out of classic reviews!! I thank you! :)
+TheDrunkMonkShow Thank you for that additional information. I might go check out Target Earth tonight after dinner...
that other stuff article on the Sega CD sold me one along with that welcome to the next level campaign.
very cool. I appreciate magazines very much.
+Jackie Miller Thank you! I appreciate your comment very much.
Diehard Gamefan was my favorite video game magazine of all. It was colorful and made of quality paper. I always wondered if Postmeister and Krillan (DBZ) were twins due to their height and missing nose. 😆
Game Fan was the best
I agree. But mostly because somehow I managed to get them sent to my house for about a year and I have no idea why. I never subscribed or payed them any money. They just started showing up one day.
Excellent! Thank you. I wish I would have kept my GameFan mags.
Streets of Rage 2 is my favorite beat 'em up,of all time. It does everything right.
I agree completely. The game is basically perfect.
+Classic Gaming Quarterly the only nitpicking that I can think of is that there is only one female character. My nieces always argue over who gets to be Blaze. Too bad there wasn't a championship edition palette swap available.
The controls are tight, the variety of moves, specials, and weapons are great. I love the music as well. When people diss the Genesis' sound I tell them to play Streets of Rage 2 and Shinobi 3 Return of the Ninja Master. There's just something about SOR 2 that never gets old, I've been playing since the late 90's. The boss' are all memorable, and although challenging, they have attack patterns to mesmerize so they aren't cheap, other than Mr. X's machine gun attack. But he's the last boss, so he should get a few hits in before I German Suplex him a thousands times.
Soldier Blade looks so much like Blazing Lazers.
I loved gamefan, I could remember those die hard mail order ads when sf2 were advertising heavily....
I miss Diehard GameFan so much. Their layouts were always amazing. I lost all my old issues in a 2009 house fire. I had quite a few, including the infamous issue with all the racial slurs in the sports section.
+Duck King Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear that. Hopefully no one was hurt.
41:35 Correction: the title they are reviewing is "NFL Sports Talk Football '93 starring Joe Montana", the successor to Sport Talk II that you showed. I read the print and it gives the full title. I got the game along with the Sega Genesis on Christmas 1992, so I can spot it from a mile away.
Hoping we see more Gamefan magazine (my all-time fave) on the channel.
Around 10 years ago, I threw out around 200 issues of early 90s gaming magazines from EGM, Game Informer, GamePro, Nintendo Power, etc...
The only ones I kept? Official Dreamcast Magazine #1, PSM #1, and Nintendo Power #100. All 3 are in near-mint condition. Maybe I'll do a Let's Read...
+GT6SuzukaTimeTrials Looking forward to your "Let's Read".
Though I kept all my old gaming mags (hundreds), they are certainly neat to look through occasionally wondering about how the gaming industry and the gaming consumers thought back then, and how we got excited about the upcoming release of those low-tech games. Too bad you tossed your mags out, I might have made an offer.
My most cherished mags happen to also be the Official Dreamcast mags. And the *Dave* *Halverson* works- Gamefan, Play etc. And I very much loved the short-lived *incite* *Video* *Gaming* magazine, as well as the very funny British gaming mags like the official Sega Saturn Magazine.
psm #1 was a classic. great ff7 art on the cover. i think this guy has a video on it actually.
thanks for mad respect!
+Joel Gattaca MAD respect. To be honest, I really didn't think anyone was going to watch this one all the way through to the end. But apparently quite a few people have...
37:05 "The Graveyard" section is where the magazine reviews a game from the past that either predates the magazine's existence, or an old game never covered by the magazine for whatever reason. Today, we'd call it the "retro game" section. It's unfortunate they chose "Decap Attack" as their first game for the section because the "graveyard" term refers to digging up an old game from the past to review, not the theme of the game being talked about.