found this account on Mastodon and seems like a cool project trying to preserve some nice video game history

@OutofPrintArchive@mstdn.games

what magazines did you read as a kid? EGM was my favorite

  • Sparrow_1029@programming.dev
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    Me and my brother would sit in the magazine aisle at the grocery store and pore over Nintendo Power like it was a religious text lol

    Also, you just made me remember getting all those demo discs with PlayStation magazine

  • laconicsoftware@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    1 year ago

    The dude who runs this on Mastodon is a pretty cool dude. I follow him and sometimes we talk about a print he posted. He’s always down to discuss some games haha.

  • UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    1 year ago

    Growing up, I was quite brand loyal with occasional dips to other magazines if the freebies were any good.

    ZX Spectrum - Crash magazine Atari ST - ST Format with semi regular copies of ST Action depending on the demo disks. PC - PC Format. Dreamcast - The official Dreamcast magazine, it was the only one with demo CDs. GameCube - I honestly can’t remember which magazine but I definitely bought one regulary.

    By the time I had the first Xbox, all reviews and news I was getting from the internet.

  • bigb@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    I grew up in the U.S., so Nintendo Power, GamePro, and Tips & Tricks were my favorites in elementary school. Then I discovered EGM and was hooked through college. I’m still sad about 1up.com.

  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    IA has a TON of old gaming magazines. Will always have a soft spot for Nintendo Power, but also the hype gen 5 magazines of the 90s like Saturn and Official PS magazine

  • FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    You mean when I was a kid and had a dinosaur as a pet instead of a dog? Compute!'s Gazette, Compute!, Ahoy!, Your 64. Amiga Format, Electronic Games, Nintendo Power, and some other magazines I can’t remember. I was a junky for magazines and still am.