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Code Vault Issue 33 (Summer 2007)3 points -
This scan turned out great, as always Thanks.3 points
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Don't be too surprised - I don't actually read these things lol. Haven't played games in over 20 years, so I've never even heard of most of the stuff in this issue, let alone have an interest in it. (And even games I HAVE heard of, I know nothing about - it occurred to me the other day that I don't even know what genre of game either Splatoon or Fortnite are. Luckily, I've at least seen Minecraft since kids are allowed to play it on their tablets at school.) I'm usually more focused on the colors or whether there are any rips in the page when I'm editing more so than the content printed on the page. Once I'm finished editing the mag is the first time I even flip through it from cover to cover, first of all to make sure everything looks right in two-page/book mode, and also to see if some random thing catches my eye so I have something to talk about in the "about this file" section, since it is a pet peeve of mine that everyone else around here leaves theirs blank (well, with just the issue title copy/pasted, since the site's software won't let them submit the file if that space is completely blank). But good looking out. Anyone interested in marketing might want to give that article a look-see. I honestly don't remember game marketing catch-phrases from back in the day, other than "Sega does what Nintendon't" and "now you're playing with power." I DO remember the "SEGA!!" scream at the end of all their commercials, as well as the sort of robot-with-a-Japanese-accent "Playstation" at the end of their commercials (they had that in Western marketing, too, right?), but those aren't really catch-phrases.3 points -
Surprised you didn't speak about the history of キャッチコピー or taglines in games this issue cover. I knew in the past, it was fairly important in marketing that could make or break the game or system. Not too sure now in the digital age. I remember hearing the original Xbox in Japan having a poor one like Jump in 飛び込む or something and critics used that as a reason for poor sales of their hardware.3 points
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The accented robot voice is used in Playstation advertising here in the West too.2 points
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Hi, I found the following ad online and I'm trying to find a higher res version to print as a poster. Does anyone recognize it/know which magazine might have it/have that image? I believe it was from 2003. https://64.media.tumblr.com/0fd091277b2f585d26a60084fdc049a4/tumblr_mxis8x4AwM1snhn1io1_r3_1280.jpg (I tried to upload it but it was above the max file size). Thank you for your time!1 point
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256 pages Don't get too excited about the included supplement. Despite being trumpeted on the cover, it's just an "illustration card." What's that? Good question. It's basically a regular-page-sized poster printed on cardstock. What purpose it serves is a mystery. But hey, you're still getting a mag two and a half times the length and several bucks cheaper than any of the English-language mags published at the time, so what are you complaining about?1 point -
I have opportunity to pick up Prima Splinter Cell Conviction and Blacklist game guides as well as Brady Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Also maybe Brady - Batman Arkham Asylum Do we need these?1 point
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Retromags Presents! Famitsu Issue 1333 (July 3/10, 2014) Database Record Download Directly! Scanned By: kitsunebi Edited By: kitsunebi Uploaded By: kitsunebi Follow us on...1 point
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Computer Games Strategy Plus Issue 100 (March 1999)1 point -
Retromags Presents! Computer Games Strategy Plus Issue 100 (March 1999) Database Record Download Directly! Scanned By: TheRedEye Edited By: MigJmz Follow us on...1 point
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Retromags Presents! Famitsu Issue 1335 (July 17, 2014) Database Record Download Directly! Scanned By: kitsunebi Edited By: kitsunebi Uploaded By: kitsunebi Follow us on...1 point
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I just gave a huge amount of PC Gamer UK and Edge UK to @E-Day that aren’t available in the database. Thankfully , we would see them someday.1 point
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PSM Issue 100 (August 2005)1 point -
I picked up the Prima guide for John Woo's Stranglehold today. I should have it in the mail to E-Day for scanning/editing later this week.1 point
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Official US Playstation Magazine Issue 95 (August 2005)1 point -
After months of behind-the-scenes deliberation, infused with a ridiculous amount of name-calling, indian leg wrestling, and wedgies, the administrators have reached their conclusion and are now ready to share it with the rest of the community. Presenting: RETRO MAGS! Ruminate with us for a bit. You'll notice that nowhere on the site does it specifically state we are set up to only scan and host old magazines about computers and video games, and every so often we'll receive a request from a user inquiring about whether or not we handle this or that sort of publication, or help finding out-of-print periodicals of various sorts. Fishing magazines. Car magazines. Science magazines. There's a magazine for everything, and if there isn't now, then there probably was in decades past. It's true! Literally starting today, Retromags is going to become your one-stop shop for everything related to old school magazines. Hobbyist publications, consumer reference, news and entertainment...it's all coming both soon and now. Just think: your dad may finally track down that issue of Organic Gardner he read as a lad! Your grandmother may thrill to a digital version of the doll collector's monthly she subscribed to twenty years ago! Those classic 80's knitting patterns? They're going to be here too! Vintage Wrestling quarterlies, 1960's era Hot Rod publications, celebrity gossip rags from back when the hair, the shoulder pads, and the feuds were larger than life? Forget download limits. These files are big, beautiful, and cleaned up to current-year specs as best that we (and Photoshop) can accomplish. To prove we aren't kidding, we've got a handful of brand new releases we've been holding back on for this very announcement. Only you guys could make it possible, with your contributions of time, energy, and cold, hard cash. Especially that last part. Thank you, anonymous donor who wishes to remain anonymous for that sudden infusion back in February. Obviously this is going to require a bit of a site overhaul. Expect to see some serious changes to the way things like the databases are structured as we get things in line with the new, expanded concept. We're aiming to add roughly a dozen different categories per week, then new sub-categories within them similar to the way the gaming magazines are currently broken down by area of release, then name of publication. It's a lot of work, and not something which can be done all at once, but we're going to push on as best we can. Limited site downtime and outages may occur infrequently as we make these changes. The forum software is robust, but we're going to be subjecting it to an awful lot of stretching in directions we aren't sure Invision means for it to stretch. Errors may crop up here and there, and if so, we hope you'll be patient with us. If it all goes as planned, these relics of yester-year will be hosted, preserved forever for future generations to marvel and laugh at. We spared no expense scouring the seedy underbellies of auction sites, hunting for the weirdest, tackiest, most off-beat examples we could find to show we mean business when we say, "At Retromags, we scan it all!" Sincerely - Phillyman, E-Day, Areala, and the rest of the Retromags staff!1 point
