Joseph4587

For those interested, from what I was told, purchasing access to the digital archive allows you a DRM free way to get a PDF copy of EVERY numbered issue, including issue 237 to finally complete the digital collection. I doubt that issue will be made available here (which makes sense since they are "selling" it), so this may be your only chance for a long time to be able to get a digital copy of it.

OMG! Thank you soooo much Phillyman, Bogusfrank and anyone else who worked on it as I am sure it took a lot over the years to put this together. I can't believe it was all done and just waiting to be uploaded. I am so happy right now and I hope you know how much this will be appreciated by the many fans of the magazine, especially as we mourn its passing today. Great job!!

I have learned to day that the Game Doctor, Bill Kunkel, passed away today. He as well as Arnie Katz and Joyce Worley are THE biggest reason I fell in love with videogames as a young child. His passion for the industry was as apparent back then as it was today and all video game journalists owe a debt of gratitude to pioneers such as him for laying the groundwork for them to follow. I was lucky enough to meet him on a few occasions and he simply could not have been nicer to me. I will forever cherish those moments. While I hope in the coming days that those close to him celebrate his life and that he is fondly remembered by his peers in the industry, for just today, I am saddened to hear of his passing and my condolences go out to his family. For more information, here is the source of the news: http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=6356.0

Triverse, thanks for asking. I didnt realize that I am already taking a loss on each issue since I priced the mailing of 1 issue at $5.50 for Priority and I am only charging $2.99...lol. oh well. For 1 issue = $2.99 For 2 issues = $4.49 (+$1.50) For 3 issues = $5.99 (+$1.50) For 4 issues = $7.49 (+$1.50) ...and so on. If you let me know which ones you are interested in, as a valued member of Retromags, I would be willing to discount it for you. Just let me know and I am sure we can work something out. Thanks. Joseph (aka Vince4587) Yes they are. It is easily my favorite current magazine and I enjoy it thoroughly.

To all, Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that the following Electronic Gaming Monthly and Retro Gamer magazines are now available on E-Bay. All the EGMs are available here, so it is purely for the collectors only. My E-Bay Auctions To those that check it out..thank you. Joseph (aka Vince4587)

Well nirv, it is confirmed!! I've mailed the issues out to you today, so you should be receiving them soon. Hopefully, over time, you can get to all of them and finally scratch one great magazine completely off the list. Keep up the good work. Joseph (aka vince4587)

The years are from 1981 to 1985....the original run of the magazine.

Thor, I should be able to get them to you. 211 and 212 are in 320X240 avi files. The rest are on DVD. Just give me a little time and I will be in touch. Thanks.

Thanks everyone. I will see what I can do. KiwiArcader, I may take you up on that offer to clean up any scans I do, so don't be surprised if I contact you in the next few weeks.

To Nirv / E-Day / Jake I just wanted to thank you for posting these scans. I always loved this magazine and fondly remember it as being the first games magazine that was designed and written for adult gamers that wanted more than just reviews, previews and pictures splashed everywhere. Keep up the good work and keep 'em coming. Joseph (aka Vince4587)

Hi Thor, I loved that series. Other than episode 223 (Castlevania) and 412 (Tekken), I have a complete run. I am not sure they are in a high enough quality for you, but I would certainly be willing to help out if needed. Some of mine are simply in AVI files that are roughly 150MB each, some are on DVD recorded directly on a special TiVo machine that performed that function. just let me know.

To the active scanning community at large: With all of the recent spike in activity I have seen, I felt it was appropriate to remind people of an outstanding offer I put out there a while back. In the last few weeks, I have seen updates to several magazines from the 90s (thank you to those people), but it is still important to know that Electronic Games, the granddaddy of ALL U.S. dedicated games magazines is still unfinished. I firmly believe that seeing this series completely scanned is important because of its significance to the game magazine history and the sheer rarity of the issues that date back 25 to 30 years now. There is NO other magazine of this era that better defines the Retromags mission of preserving the past before it is lost forever. I am extremely fortunate enough to own a complete set of magazines (minus a few pages missing in some) and would LOVE nothing more than to know that that they have ALL been scanned and preserved for future generations. So, to that end, to any reputable scanner out there that have had work posted, I am willing to send (free of charge) any issue not done to be scanned provided it can be done in the relatively near future. I would do it myself, but I simply do not have the time or patience to sit there and get them in the quality that the ones before have been done in. Ideally, I would like to work with someone who can make this a scanning priority, but I am realistic and would be flexible for the right person. This is one way that I can contribute to this awesome site. Please reply if interested so that we can take it offline to discuss the specifics. Thanks again for all the great releases so far and I hope to hear from you. Joseph (AKA Vince4587)