New Releases - 01/24

[Kiwi]

Next up from AralDite is the February 1992 issue of PC Computing.

[Kiwi]

Another from AralDite is the January 1992 issue of PC Today.

[Kiwi]

PC Utilities Plus+ #05 is now available from AralDite. By the sound of it the publishers released companion mags like this and PC Utilities Gold alongside the parent title so this is included in the parent category.

[Kiwi]

ImagineFX #65 has been added to the site.

[Kiwi]

He's back!! Gregorick returns with a "Hi Ho Silver and awayyyy!!" and drops three new PSM2 issues on us.

   

[Kiwi]

AralDite gives us four issues of PC Magazine (AUS).

 
 

[Kiwi]

Next up from AralDite is the Hyper Poster Volume 02 special.

[kitsunebi]

Here's Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games Vol. 04 No.04

This issue of GPSGTNG (say that 10 times fast) is a bit of a leap forward from the last few I uploaded in design and content (granted, there's over a year between them.)   The first couple of years of this mag were pretty devoid of any type of editorial voice - they basically existed to showcase screenshots of games and give a few condescending tips like "be careful not to fall into the pit."  By the time this issue was published, writers actually had their names associated with their contributions, and that makes all the difference.  Not that it's a deep read or anything - this is still a mag about children's games - but there are actually honest-to-god articles and reviews now, just like a real gaming mag LOL.

Also in this issue is my #1 choice for NES "hidden gem" - G.I.JOE.  Not a well-known game at all, it has the stink of death all over it - a licensed game based on a toy/cartoon that was already pretty much dead in the water by the time the game was released.  But it's actually quite excellent in my opinion.  A platform game with almost RPG-like customization of your characters' stats and abilities made possible by seeking out hidden power ups and deciding who to give them to, with each character having distinctly different strengths and weaknesses, useful in different situations.  And it's not just one game - beat it and a second quest opens up, more difficult and with the locations of all objectives relocated.  And it's not just TWO games, either - beat the second quest, and a THIRD opens up LOL. That's value.

[Kiwi]

Amstrad Computer User #41 is now available.

[Kiwi]

I am away from home for a few days taking time out to visit friends in the South Island so no further site updates until I get back.

Cheers ..... Kiwi

[slider1983]

Not that it's a deep read or anything - this is still a mag about children's games - but there are actually honest-to-god articles and reviews now, just like a real gaming mag LOL.

They only reviewed children's games? Was this a children's magazine?

[kitsunebi]

Not that it's a deep read or anything - this is still a mag about children's games - but there are actually honest-to-god articles and reviews now, just like a real gaming mag LOL.

They only reviewed children's games? Was this a children's magazine?

It's a magazine that reviewed NES games in the 1980s.  ALL video games in the 1980s were for children.  Thus all video game magazines from the 80s were mostly bought by children.  There's nothing to be ashamed of there.  Video games didn't really start trying to appeal to older crowds until the 32-bit era.
Especially in the USA, video games in the 80s were still considered toys.  Grownups had their PCs.  This isn't to say that adults can't enjoy children's entertainment.  But there's a big difference in the intended audience between Civilization and Mario/Sonic.

[Kiwi]

Back from holiday and I feel more knackered then before I left 

I'll be updating the site with newly received files from kitsunebi tomorrow after I've got a few chores done and had a rest overnight.

[kitsunebi]

Nintendo!  Gitcher Nintendo Here!!

[slider1983]

It's a magazine that reviewed NES games in the 1980s.  ALL video games in the 1980s were for children.  Thus all video game magazines from the 80s were mostly bought by children.  There's nothing to be ashamed of there.  Video games didn't really start trying to appeal to older crowds until the 32-bit era.
Especially in the USA, video games in the 80s were still considered toys.  Grownups had their PCs.  This isn't to say that adults can't enjoy children's entertainment.  But there's a big difference in the intended audience between Civilization and Mario/Sonic.

I ask because the computer gaming magazines I grew up with in the 80's and 90's targeted teens. The computer magazines my dad bought targeted adults but the gaming sections meant teens were catered to.