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VGHF-MAG. Magazine Library

 Classification
Identifier: VGHF-MAG
This collection represents the magazines available in the Video Game History Foundation Research Library.

Found in 242 Collections and/or Records:

Game Genie Code Update

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMEGENIE
Abstract

Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., the American manufacturer of the Game Genie series of cheat devices, published a newsletter (also called Game Genie Update) that contained new cheat codes for games for a variety of consoles. The newsletter, which was produced as a supplement to the codebooks distributed with Game Genie products, was sent directly to Game Genie owners who subscribed via advertisements included with their devices.

Dates: Publication: 1991–1995

Multimedia World

 Series
Identifier: MAG-MULTIWORLD
Abstract

Multimedia World is a spinoff of PC World focusing on multimedia hardware and software. The magazine paid special attention to multimedia games and CD-ROMs, as well as operating systems, music software, and anything adjacent to home computer media production.

Like its parent magazine, Multimedia World was owned by IDG Communications.

Dates: Publication: December 1993 – 1996?

INFO

 Series
Identifier: MAG-INFO
Abstract INFO Magazine (originally INFO-64, later .info) was a Commodore computing magazine edited and published by Benn Dunnington. The magazine covered a variety of hardware, software, and games for Commodore computers, including the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and Amiga. INFO also had extensive advertisements for Commodore software and hardware companies, which are a glimpse into the extensive Commodore community.Notably, INFO...
Dates: Publication: Fall 1983 — April 1992

Minecraft magazines, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-MINECRAFTMISC
Abstract

Several magazine publishers, particularly in the United Kingdom, published children's magazines about the game Minecraft. These magazines covered game strategies, new game content, community creations, and ideas for building projects and activities.

Dates: Publication: 2016–2023

PS Max

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSMAX
Abstract PS Max was a short-lived PlayStation magazine written for a teenage audience. The magazine, spun off from the magazine PSM (according to the masthead), is credited to the PS Max Team, a team of fictional comic characters who love video games. Games are reviewed on an A-to-F scale, like a school report card.In addition to typical game magazine content such as reviews, previews, and cheat codes, PS Max also included an original comic featuring the PS Max Team.Only one...
Dates: Publication: Fall/Winter 1999

Computer Entertainer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-CEVGU
Abstract Computer Entertainer, originally titled The Video Game Update, was a video game newsletter published from 1982 until July 1990. It began as a newsletter for the video game mail-order company Video Take-Out, operated by sisters Marylou Badeaux and Celeste Dolan, before branching out into general video game coverage. Computer Entertainer was one of the few American video game publications that ran continuously through the 1983–1984 American game industry...
Dates: Publication: 1982–1990

PlayStation Solutions

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSSOLUTIONS
Abstract

PlayStation Solutions was a British PlayStation tips magazine by Rapide Publishing. The magazine was also published in the United States, but the only difference appears to be their physical dimensions and numbering scheme; their content is identical (including British advertisements in the US edition).

Dates: 1996–1998?

Penny Power / Zillions

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PENNYPOWER
Abstract Penny Power (later titled Zillions) was a consumer economics magazine for children, publishing by the makers of Consumer Reports. Like the adult version of Consumer Reports, Penny Power reviews and analyzed products for children and their associated costs. This included coverage of video games and electronic games. The magazine was relaunched under the name Zillions in mid-1990, though its content remained the same.Across its entire run, the magazine was...
Dates: Publication: 1980–2000

Personal Software

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PERSOFT
Abstract Personal Software (also referred to as Personal Software Magazine) was an early computer software magazine, published by the Hayden Publishing Company. Each issue featured extensive reviews of new software products, including entertainment titles such as games. The magazine appears to have been a spinoff of Hayden's other computer magazine, Personal Computing (according to the letter from the editor in the final issue).The magazine would only run for...
Dates: Publication: November 1983 – September 1984

PoJo's Video Game Review

 Series
Identifier: MAG-POJO
Abstract PoJo's Video Game Review (later simply titled Video Game Review) was a short-lived video game magazine published around 2001. It was styled like a consumer product guide, featuring news and reviews about upcoming games and consoles, as well as spotlights on gaming accessories. Game reviews in PoJo's Video Game Review did not have scores assigned but rather acted more like product recommendations.The PoJo brand started out as The Almighty PoJo, a Pokémon...
Dates: Publication: 2000–2001