RetroDefense

Agreed, Areala! When I was younger, it was all about bits and chip speeds. Today, it's about the highest frame rates and resolutions. But specs ultimately mean nothing if the system offers the games you want to play.

Oh yeah. Still have it packed away. The Super Mario Lands, Metroid II, Link's Awakening, Mega Man, Gargoyle's Quest - it's a wonder I don't have full-time corrective lenses, to be honest. My fave way to play GB anymore is with the Game Boy Player attachment for the Gamecube. Best add-on system ever.

I have one. I remember my son was so excited to play it when he was old enough, only to be disappointed by the games themselves. I like Mario Tennis, Mario Clash, Wario Land and Red Alarm. Would like to see these translated to the 3DS as Virtual Console titles someday.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Altered Beast X-Men Outrun Afterburner II Golden Axe Asteroids Hydro Thunder Smash TV Chase HQ Wrestle War Spy Hunter Night Striker Mercs Cadash Street Fighter II Vs. Duck Hunt

I've found myself going more and more retro each year. While I still enjoy many modern games, most of the genres I'm especially fond of have fallen by the wayside or are only available via the digital scene - something I can't fully support. So I pretty much stick with the retro stuff anymore - be they compilations, remakes, remixes, or originals.

I'll probably pick up a PS3 this year. Beyond this, mostly retro and Wii U stuff.

For more info, check out Atari Mania for a cover gallery and PDFs.

If you'd like to see more or sample the magazine, here ya go: Atari Museum (includes Welcome Edition) Atari Mania Digital Press

Back in the early 80s, the music industry was concerned about video gaming stealing the disposable income of valuable customers. Vidiot feels like a misguided olive branch of the era - if you couldn't beat 'em, you'd join 'em. If you'd like to give it a try, Digital Press has a thumbnail gallery and PDFs of most issues. And Dangerous Minds has a write-up concerning some of the 'zine's more outdated thinking (this article suggest only 5 issues were published, btw).

Visual aid added to the opening post.

Looks like a Genesis Megatron variant is on the way!

DONE! AtariUser has been fully added to the system and is ready for indexing/preservation! Gallery: https://community.retromags.com/gallery/category/438-atariuser/ Publication: https://www.retromags.com/publications/category/united-states/atariuser-r315 Magazine: https://www.retromags.com/magazines/category/usa/atariuser/ --- Another 'zine currently in need of an entry in the RetroMags magazine database is AtariUser. (Not to be confused with Atari User or the other Atari User or the Page 6/Atari User buyout to become New Atari User.) If you have any additional information about this magazine, please chime in so we can begin indexing and preserving issues! AtariUser was published by Quill Publishing as a replacement for their ST Journal publication. Despite early issues sporting a cover price, individual issues of AtariUser were apparently offered free of charge - the cover price was optional for retailers. This explains the near-100% b&w interiors as well as the smaller, comic sized format. The magazine may have also been largely distributed only regionally in and around the state of California. Name: AtariUser Country of Origin: USA Number of Issues: 21 Dates of each issue: 01: May 91 02: Jun 91 03: Jul 91 04: Aug 91 05: Sep 91 06: Oct 91 07: Nov 91 08: Dec 91 09: Jan 92 10: Feb 92 11: Mar 92 12: Apr 92 13: May 92 14: Jun 92 15: Jul 92 16: Aug 92 17: Sep 92 18: Oct 92 19: Nov 92 20: Dec 92 21: Oct 93 As you can see, the magazine was published monthly with the exception of the (very late) final issue. Issue #21 is labeled "October 1993" on the cover and "January - October 1993" internally. According to John Nagy - former publisher - the issue was delayed as a result of ad revenue difficulties. An issue #22 was planned (and may be complete) but was never released following an earthquake and revised priorities. --- edit: removed broken sample cover image 7/16/16 edit - Issue 20 (Dec 92) confirmed; issue 21 (Oct 93) confirmed as final; added details regarding format, region, and cancellation; flagged as DONE!

Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Pokemon Snap, and WaveRace 64.

For me, it's always about the software. Once enough interesting games are available for the system I'll usually take the plunge instead of waiting for a system price drop. Not that a good holiday deal won't help persuade me, though.

It's compatible with chargers as far back as the DSi XL, I believe. Which is Nintendo's (rather poor) explanation as to why a charger isn't included. Shame they stuck with the "New 3DS" name. That kind of thing is always confusing to casual gamers. The tacky box design for the standard editions may help, though - really goes out of its way to spotlight all of the updates.

Which is exactly why it's the best kind of money.

DONE! The Atari Connection has been fully added to the system and is ready for indexing/preservation! Publications database: https://www.retromags.com/publications/category/united-states/atari-connection-the-r319 Magazine database: https://www.retromags.com/magazines/category/usa/the-atari-connection/ Gallery: https://community.retromags.com/gallery/category/351-atari-connection/ Here's another magazine currently without an entry in RetroMag's magazine database. If you can provide any additional info for The Atari Connection, please post a comment so we can eventually begin preserving these issues! The Atari Connection was a self-promoting magazine published quarterly by Atari for Atari computer owners. I'm not sure if it was ever available via traditional news stand - each issue includes a bulk rate postage indicator printed directly on the back cover so I expect it was distributed by mail only. In fact, it may have only been made available to Atari computer owners directly. Name: The Atari Connection (masthead becomes Atari Connection with issue eight (Winter 82/83 v2n4)) Country of Origin: USA Number of Issues: 14 Dates of each issue: Spring 81 (v1n1) Summer 81 (v1n2) Fall 81 (v1n3) Winter 81/82 (v1n4) Spring 82 (v2n1) Summer 82 (v2n2) Fall 82 (v2n3) Winter 82/83 (v2n4) Spring 83 (v3n1) Summer 83 (v3n2) Fall 83 (v3n3) Winter 84 Spring 84 (v4n1) Summer 84 (v4n2) With the Spring 1983 issue, volume/number was no longer indicated on the front cover but was displayed with the table of contents. That is, with the exception of the Winter 1984 issue, which also creates some additional confusion by having not been properly labeled Winter 83/84. Along with the issues listed above, a "Welcome Edition" (copyrighted 1981) also exists. This was apparently mailed to computer owners who filed their warranty registration cards. It's essentially a six-page, introductory mini-mag (perhaps literally under-sized) introducing their complimentary Atari Connection subscription. A RetroMags gallery already exists for Atari Connection, waiting for cover scans: http://community.retromags.com/gallery/category/351-atari-connection/ --- 7/20/16 edit - added gallery/mag/pub links; flagged as done

Hello all, My posts have seemed kind of nit-picky recently (missing magazines, missing scans, etc) so here's something a bit more positive. On deck to be preserved, Turbo Force #3 (January 1993): If all goes well I'll be scanning more saddle-stitched magazines in the coming months. Perhaps with a focus on Video Games & Computer Entertainment but I'll likely mix things up to keep things interesting. I'll have a better idea once I have an opportunity to dig into my collection. Cheers, RetroDefense

Hello all, Discovered this today and thought I'd share it here. Apparently, Joystik magazine published a special edition for the month of October '83. This issue currently doesn't have an entry in the Joystik section of the magazine database. It's very similar to their Dec. '82 issue when they decided to break bad and publish an installment that is far more strategy guide than standard content. Not that Joystik wasn't always strategy-heavy but Dec. '82 went so far as to change up the cover masthead with a prominent "How To Win At Home Video Games" across the cover. Despite the changes, this issue is counted in regular sequence as "December 1982, Volume 1, No. 3." In October '83, they published "How To Win Arcade Video Games." Again, a major change to the cover with strategy guide content. But this time the issue wasn't counted in sequence - it's internally labeled "October, 1983, Special Edition."

Video Games #4 is also marked preserved but no download link is available. http://www.retromags.com/magazines/category/usa/video-games/video-games-issue-4

Hello all, Another magazine entry to be considered for the Retromags database - Vidiot, a (very) short-lived sister publication of CREEM magazine. Name: Vidiot Country of origin: USA Number of issues: 5 * Dates of each issue: Sep/Oct 1982 Feb/Mar 83 Apr/May 83 Jun/Jul 83 Aug/Sep 83 * While not confirmed, various online sources support five issues. If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to see Heart, Duran Duran, John Cougar Mellencamp or Ted Nugent pose with arcade games, Vidiot is for you.

Hello all, Per Phillyman's "Missing a magazine? Let us know!" announcement, here's what I know about Video Games Player, eventually renamed Computer Games. If anyone can elaborate on this magazine that'd help in having a formal entry eventually added to the database so we can begin indexing and preserving these issues. Name: Video Games Player (becomes Computer Games with issue eight (Dec 83/Jan 84)) Country of origin: USA Number of issues: 14? Dates of each issue: Fall 1982 (v1n1) Dec 82/Jan 83 * Feb/Mar 83 * Apr/May 83 * Jun/Jul 83 * Aug/Sep 83 (v2n1) Oct/Nov 83 (v2n2) Dec 83/Jan 84 (v2n3) Feb 84 (v2n4) Apr 84 (v3n1) Jun 84 (v3n2) (indicia incorrectly dated 'April 1984') Jul/Aug 94 (v3n3) Nov/Dec 84 (v3n4) Jan/Feb 85 (v3n5) * unconfirmed dates but supported by Digital Press, the Library of Congress, and an interview with former editor Dan Gutman. If you'd like to sample some issues, several are currently available from Digital Press and 2600 Connection. A few covers have already been scanned and archived here at Retromags: http://community.retromags.com/gallery/image/1438-vgplayer-8310/ http://community.retromags.com/gallery/image/2085-vgplayer-8308/ http://community.retromags.com/gallery/image/1740-computer-games-issue-009-february-1984/ The Video Games Player covers are currently in the Unsorted Covers gallery - they'll eventually need a gallery of their own. The Computer Games cover scan is in a Computer Games gallery but will require a split - at least two different magazines have used the title Computer Games over the years, apparently.

I've been reviewing RetroMags' Atari Age scans and found some hiccups, unfortunately. I don't own the original issues myself but when comparing scans from four different sources, I've noticed some missing content. Some problems revolve around an issue's missing editorial and reader mail column. I'm speculating these may have been included loose with early issues. Perhaps someone with physical Atari Age magazines can clarify this. Also, "returnables" are often missing. If you're not familiar, Atari Age was something of an Atari Club mail-order catalog masquerading as a magazine. So each issue included regular returnables to be mailed - a contest form, a mail-order form, and a return envelope. Obviously, a copy of Atari Age won't have these if they were used back in the day so they're often missing from scans. (You can argue the contest and order forms (which shared a page) aren't required for a scan to be considered "complete." Fair enough, but the forms are often referenced by other pages throughout each mag so I like to consider 'em as part of the complete package. Early on, they were also considered part of an issue's page count. The return envelopes shared page real estate with an Atari Club advertisement of some kind although usually only repeated a promotion described elsewhere in the same issue.) Sometimes, form/envelope content hasn't been confirmed via scans but is assumed based on numerous references throughout the issue. So here's the breakdown of missing pages. Page numbers listed are either printed directly on-page or obvious thanks to the Table of Contents or when counted in sequence. Atari Age #1 (May/June 82) missing pages: Page 3 - 'From the Editor' editorial (1/2, numbered in TOC) Page 4- 'From the Editor' editorial (2/2, not numbered) Page 9 - 'New Action Games!' - Atari Club (Yar's Revenge, Defender) advertisement Page 12 - 'The Clubhouse Store' Page 13 - Priority Order Form/Contest Entry Form (not numbered) Page 14 - Atari Scavenger Hunt (order form reverse; numbered in TOC as 'Atari Age Contest') return envelope Atari Age #2 (July/August 82) missing pages: Page 5 - 'From the Editor' editorial (numbered in TOC) Page 6 - 'Game Grams' reader mail (numbered in TOC) Page 15 - Priority Order Form/Contest Entry Form (not numbered) Page 16 - 'Atari Contest Page' (order form reverse; listed in TOC as 'Atari Age Contest') return envelope Atari Age #3 (September/October 82) missing pages: Order Form (not to be confused with the short order form included on page 14) Atari Club advertisement (order form reverse; Christmas themed ad) return envelope "The Atari Club Christmas Catalog" supplement (six pages) Atari Age #4 (November/December 82) missing pages: Page 5 - 'Captain's Log' editorial/table of contents Page 6 - 'Game Grams' reader mail Page 17 - 'The Clubhouse Store' (2/2) Priority Order Form/Contest Entry Form (assumed) Atari Club advertisement? (assumed; order form reverse) return envelope (assumed) Atari Age #5 (January/February 83) missing pages: Contest Entry Form/Order Form Atari Club advertisement (order form reverse) return envelope Atari Age #6 (March/April 83) missing pages: Page 15 - 'The Clubhouse Store' (2/2) Contest Entry Form/Order Form Atari Club branded, full-size Phoenix poster (= 4 pages)

This isn't technically an incomplete scan but Game Players Sega Guide #12 is missing the RetroMags referral.

So this has been done before? Must've been before my time here at RetroMags. While I've never been fond of Archive.org's interface (ugh), they do seem to be far more stable and reliable than file-sharing services like FileFactory.