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Get the interest on it too! At about 2.5% that is around $6.25 they owe you now. I wouldn't settle for less than at least a EB Games/Gamestop roll of toilet paper. Oh wait, they probably already gave that to you when you got your voucher... Seriously, it is sad to see that DNF is finally done. Have you seen the videos and screenshots that are posted here and there on the net?

Where to begin on this? I mean, on one hand you say you love the site but on the other you are saying it is kind of an insult to ask for participation to maintain the site in some small way (sure, donations are the quickest and easiest way to get the downloads-you do know that there are free for everyone Rapidshare links available for about 99% of the mags here right?). It is a shame that you are not willing to take the time to look at the releases. Sure the newest ones are usually without Rapidshare links, not because we want to charge you for access but because there is 1 (one) member willing to take time out of their day and upload releases to Rapidshare (that costs them about $80 a year for a premium account so that the files are never deleted due to inactivity). There are other methods of earning access to the direct downloads, sure, as you stated, doing something for the site like working on the wiki or, gasp, uploading a magazine you scanned and edited are two options. There is also the option of freely participating in the forums (25 posts gets you started with something like 3 downloads a week, sure not much, but it is better than the other options that you feel are too harsh). It is your right to not donate to the site, not do any work here, not to help out in any way. Guess what, you still get access to the files with the Rapidshare links-no clicking, no posting required, no money donation no uploading a magazine and no working on the wiki required. Unfortunately, just giving access to the direct downloads doesn't work for the members that want to help out (most members join just to get one or two magazines or on the other hand to grab as much as they can and then they are gone forever but may come back periodically and grab more). The settings are in place to keep the FTP server available to the members that volunteer here so that they can access files without a problem. Like torrents? Download the files from Rapidshare and torrent them out for others and see how many people actually stick around to seed after downloading the file. You are more than welcome to torrent, we don't because of the lack of participation of people after they get the 100% on the file they download. If you are not interested in doing a little bit of editing on the wiki, not interested in making some posts on the forum or one of the many other methods of getting access to the files then go ahead and spend money on ebay to purchase the mags you want (I have personally watched issues like Gamefan #1 go for $450, EGM #3 go for close to $100 and many more, that is a lot more than a simple $5 donation here to access plenty more files). I am sorry but that statement is completely false and wrong in almost every way. Look at the active members on the board. Most of them are moderators (myself, Phillyman, Thor, meppi etc) and the ones that aren't moderators are here because they enjoy the site (we all are volunteers except Philly, he is the one that is stuck with the server costs, domain and other fees involved with keeping this site up and running every month). The point is, everyone here is here because we want to be here and we do what we do on the site because we want to. No one is sitting back and just rolling in the dough or fun and excitement from this site. If you wish to help out, great, jump in. Not sure where to help? Just ask, or look around. I see you have alreadys stated you are deleting Retromags from your bookmarks and going to go off looking on torrents for your releases so you will probably not come back to even read this. Shame.Yes is a shame that the gaming industry is nickel and diming gamers to death, it happens because gamers will allow it to happen. Don't like it? Don't support it. It is sad that you think that is what we are attempting to do here at Retromags though. I could see that point of view if the only way to access the downloads was to pay something, possibly even a small amount per issue or something but it is not, we have many free methods of access. If you wish to come back and participate, then great, if not, take care and happy hunting for torrents.

http://retro.ign.com/articles/974/974695p1.html Check it out, quite a lot of info there about Sega from the beginning up to newer times. 11 pages of it!

Wow. I am almost done downloading it (slow connection on the weekend).

What resolution is it scanned at? How many pages? I am downloading it now but am trying to figure out how it is almost 200 megs.

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Interesting, I apparently know more people that are Emo than I thought.

I Am Legend is pretty good, just go into it with an open mind and forget any Zombie flick you may have seen and just watch it for what it is. A lot of people don't like it because of the ending (the alternate is apparently closer to the book or something but I liked the one they left in).

Thrill Kill is alright, I mean, sure if it had been released when it was intended too it would have been a pretty controversial game but now, nah, not so much. It would be cool if someone license those old unreleased games and released them on the newer systems, say, with 10 or so of them on a disc (since most are incomplete it would be a rip-off to put one on a disc). It was tragic, #1, but the media jumps at any connection it can make to whatever is the buzzword of the day (think back to when certain things were going on with Michael Jackson or the Priesthood, everytime someone came forward with a story, completely unrelated to either of those, the media brought one of them up).

Welcome to the site everyone, enjoy and have some fun. Valtiel05, um, total newb to the whole new clicks and such, I have an idea of what Gothic is (thinking Daphne on TNA Impact here) but what is Emo?

I love I Am Legend too, trying to find a copy of the book for cheap (everywhere local that has it wants close to $10 for a paperback or are sold out). Of course, after paying shipping I guess it is just as cheap either way (most on ebay go for about $5 with $3 shipping or more). Have you watched the alternate ending to it yet? Meppi, have you heard about the sequel to one of your thorns in your side movies? The Grudge 3!!!! WHYYYYY!!!!

Now Judge Dredd is coming to Little Big Planet: http://kotaku.com/5246991/sackboy-is-the-law

I Am Legend is the Will Smith movie your thinking of Thor.

Hmmm, think you have seen it all when it comes to controller mods? Check out these 17 mods for some wild out there mods, everything from an AK-47 to a Wii that can controll your house (yes, lights and such). http://thehottestgadgets.com/2008/09/17-in...trollers-001516

Check out the beginnings of one of the more influential computer games in history at Edge-Online.

Can you upload it to Rapidshare or Megaupload?

What kind of error message is it giving you?

Kotaku thinks it would come out something like this:

We all surely have seen the commercials for the new Star Trek movie but how many of you have played many of the games based on Star Trek? Kotaku.com has you covered with The Best And Worst In Star Trek Video Games. Here are some sites of interest for Trekkies (you probably already know them and have them bookmarked if you are a Trekkie): Welcome to Danny Nadel's Star Trek Guide Trek Parodies (you need to read the two Top 100's here and the Star Trek TNG Meets Microsoft one was pretty funny).

Out of this World has been redone in Little Big Planet: Thanks to Kotaku for the link: http://kotaku.com/5244274/littlebigplanet-...t-of-this-world Here is the site for the author of OotW where you can learn more about the game and how it was made and even pick up a hi-resolution remake for Windows XP.

Check out the list of Konami Code enabled websites: Konamicodesites.com http://konamicodesites.com/ Facebook http://www.facebook.com (Konami Code + Enter, then click or type!) Google Reader http://google.com/reader (you need to log-in) Digg http://digg.com (try it on a page with comments. But not working in Safari 4, booo) Mint http://www.designologue.com/mint Zeno.name http://zeno.name jQuery http://jquery.com Specced for Awesome http://www.speccedforawesome.com/forum (Konami Code + Enter) AdventureQuest Worlds http://www.aq.com/aw-designnotes.asp MillionDollarCu.be http://milliondollarcu.be GameSpot http://www.gamespot.com (Konami Code + Enter) Giant Bomb http://www.giantbomb.com (Konami Code + Enter) Absolute Bica http://www.absolutebica.com Taken from http://konamicodesites.com/

And these are the box arts for the Japanese versions. Do you think we are getting shafted on this or not?

Probably being held up by the bean counters honestly. I am hoping they are taking this time to track down past editors and members of the staff to give some kind of retrospective on their time with the mag or something.

If you have a thick magazine laying around that is about the same size as the one your scanning use that to put pressure on top of the issue (that is what I do). It works pretty good. Can't wait to see the release.

Actually, it is still against the law even if not licensed for your territory. Most games have a disclaimer about them only being legal to play in certain regions (at least newer games do). Besides, stealing is stealing. I mean, just because a car is not street legal in the US, that doesn't give me the right to goto another country and take it and use it in the US without paying for it.