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UPDATE: Mattel have now added the Scott Steiner figure to the base level! Crowdfund deadline is May 6th - please everyone spread the word and help get this amazing collectible funded!

Dunno if there are many action figure fans here but this is amazing, hope it gets funded: https://creations.mattel.com/products/wwe-ultimate-edition-wcw-monday-nitro-entrance-stage-hvf82 Please help spread the word.

Thanks Sean, been waiting for this one and great to get one step closer to a complete collection of the classic era (which to me is from 1987 to about 2000 or 2001)

GamePro #49 database link goes to GamePro #48 download page

Glad to help

Yeh I read more OGM scans than RetroMags but that's mainly cos OGM has more UK mags

I took am looking to build my digital collection of classic game manuals so would appreciate shares or links of more places to look

I've considered myself a retired gamer for at least 10 years. Video games used to be my life but since about 2005 the only gaming I really do is to occassionally replay my old favorites. Don't really have any interest in new games or even old games I haven't played before. The only once-in-a-blue-moon exception is when a remake of one of my old favorites appears, or an old franchise I followed is revived. That sometimes gets my interest for a short time. I do enjoy reading about old games though, particularly how they developed and evolved, and I also collect classic video game artwork and soundtracks.

Just to point out another 10 months have gone by and I don't believe any of the issues I reported here have been addressed

Ah OK thanks

I notice EGM #100 says "PRESERVED ®" in the database. Can anyone tell me what does "R" signify? Can't see it listed anywhere

Well it'll be a couple of weeks till I need it anyway so no huge rush. I'm researching video game release dates trying to improve the information available online, which is often wildly inaccurate or missing. I'm mainly skimming the reviews and previews sections for any mentions of a release date. I also have a little side project of gathering together print mentions of Mortal Kombat rumors/myths from back in the day. Again, a lot of the info online on MK rumors/myths isn't quite accurate (for example Nimbus Terrafaux did NOT originate as an April Fool's gag as everywhere online says) or are missing much of the original depth and detail. And many lesser known myths/rumors from back in the day aren't even listed anywhere online.

I use a heatgun occassionally for modelmaking. One thing I would say, is try your absolute best to get into the habit of NEVER touching the metal end where the heat comes out with your hands and NEVER setting it down on anything that even has a chance of setting alight or burning. Never ever. Not even when it's cold. Reason being, I didn't do this and was only careful when it was actually on or being used in that moment. So I got used to picking it up any old how when it was cold and setting it anywhere when it was cold. Then one day I used it, carefully as I always did, turned it off, and set it down on the floor - which was all safe and fine. But then after maybe a couple of minutes I absent-mindedly moved it to the sofa cos it was in the way. Luckily I quickly remembered it was still really hot and grabbed it before it set the sofa on fire. But unluckily I grabbed it by the hot metal end and burned my fingers pretty bad. It's so easy to forget those things take a LONG time to cool down. Hence why now I make a habit of never touching the metal end or setting it down anywhere unsafe even when it's cold. It's just better to ALWAYS do the safe methods, then you're less likely to forget yourself when distracted.

Any idea of an ETA for the EGM #30 scan please? Using them for a research project and it's the only one left I need to look at

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