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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 224 Collections and/or Records:

P.S.X.

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSX
Abstract P.S.X. (short for PlayStation Experience, sometimes written as PSX) was an unofficial PlayStation magazine, originally by Sendai Publishing, the publishers of Electronic Gaming Monthly. The magazine was published on a bimonthly schedule through mid-1996, when Ziff-Davis purchased Sendai and switched the magazine to a monthly format. P.S.X. ran through September 1997, after which it was relaunched as the officially licensed ...
Dates: Publication: Fall 1995 – September 1997

Q64

 Series
Identifier: MAG-Q64
Abstract

Q64 was a seasonal magazine by Dimension Publishing covering the Nintendo 64 console. The magazine appears to have run for only 10 issues, ending its run at the end of 1999.

Dates: Publication: Summer 1997 – Winter 2000

RePlay Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-REPLAY
Abstract

RePlay Magazine is a long-running trade magazine for the American game center industry. Published monthly since October 1975, RePlay broadly focuses on "other out-of-home entertainment venues," according to their website, which includes not only electronic games but other coin-operated amusements, such as jukeboxes and claw machines.

Dates: Publication: September 1977 — May 1996; Publication: Majority of material found within 1985 – 1990

Retailer catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER
Abstract

This is a collection of catalogs, flyers, and brochures from video game retailers that advertise upcoming products and promotions. These are distinct from retailer-produced magazines, such as Game Informer and Walmart GameCenter.

Dates: Publication: 1973–2009

Retro Gamer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-RETROGAMER
Abstract Retro Gamer is the longest-running British retrogaming magazine. The magazine covers of a wide range of historical gaming subjects, typically overviews of old games and platforms as well as interviews with game developers.Retro Gamer publishes around 13 issues per year, typically every four weeks. The magazine's original publisher, Live Publishing International, Ltd., went bankrupt in mid-2005. During a subsequent five-month gap in Retro Gamer's schedule, the magazine was...
Dates: Publication: 2004 –

RETRO Videogame Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-RETRO
Abstract

RETRO Videogame Magazine (also known as RETRO Magazine) was a retrogaming magazine published by Mike Kennedy. The magazine featured interviews with developers of retro video games and retrospectives written by a variety of notable gaming columnists.

Dates: Publication: 2014–2016

Sega Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SEGAMAG
Abstract Sega Magazine was the official licensed Sega magazine in the United Kingdom from 1994–1998, published monthly. The magazine featured reviews, previews, and tips for new games on Sega consoles, including accessory-specific add-ons like the 32X. Starting in November 1995, the magazine was rebranded Sega Saturn Magazine to promote the new system. It was eventually discontinued in 1998 when Sega pulled their license, choosing instead to produce an official Dreamcast...
Dates: Publication: 1994–1998

Sega newsletters and brochures

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-SEGANEWS
Abstract

This is an assorted collection of newsletters and promotional publications from Sega of America, currently from the 1980s.

Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within 1988–1989

Sega Power / Saturn Power

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SEGAPOWER
Abstract

Sega Power (originally known as S: The Sega Magazine) was an unofficial monthly British magazines covering Sega consoles. The magazine ran for eight years before it was discontinued. Towards the end of Sega Power's run, Future Publishing launched a spinoff publication, Saturn Power, to capitalize on the debut of Sega's new platform; the new magazine ran for ten months before it was also discontinued.

Dates: Publication: 1989–1998

Sega Pro

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SEGAPRO
Abstract

Sega Pro was an unofficial British Sega magazine by Paragon Publishing covering games for Sega platforms. Starting in October 1994, Paragon also launched a short-lived companion magazine titled Sega Pro CD to synergize with the Mega-CD hardware.

Sega Pro ran for four years, ending in late 1995.

Dates: Publication: 1991–1995