VGHF-MAG. Magazine Library
Classification
Identifier: VGHF-MAG
This collection represents the magazines available in the Video Game History Foundation Research Library.
Found in 243 Collections and/or Records:
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: 1973–2011
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Digital Press
Series
Identifier: MAG-DP
Abstract
Digital Press is a long-running retrogaming newsletter published by Joe Santulli. The newsletter started out covering new game releases and gaming news; however, it quickly specialized in classic games, game collecting, and retrogaming culture, arguably becoming the first major retrogaming periodical in the United States.
Digital Press was published bimonthly through mid-1996, after which it shifted to an erratic seasonal schedule, sometimes going years between issues. The last...
Dates:
1991–2018
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
The Journal of Computer Game Design
Series
Identifier: MAG-JCGD
Abstract
The Journal of Computer Game Design was an early journal for the electronic games industry, edited and self-published by Chris Crawford, the founder of the Game Developers Conference. Many articles in the journal were written by Crawford's early collaborators in the computer game industry.Over its nine-year run, the journal's content shifted away from technical writing and industry news, focusing heavily more game design theory and editorial articles, often written by Crawford...
Dates:
June 1987 – August 1996
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
ColecoVision Experience
Series
Identifier: MAG-COLECOEX
Abstract
ColecoVision Experience was the official promotional publication for the ColecoVision console, covering upcoming ColecoVision titles, game tips, and game development and business topics. Only four issues of the magazine were produced.
Dates:
Publication: Spring 1983 – Winter 1984
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Computer Player
Series
Identifier: MAG-COMPPLAYER
Abstract
Computer Player was a monthly computer game magazine, originally published by Larry Flynt Publications. After about two years, the magazine was revamped and changed publisher to Air Age Media, where it began to specialize in computer multiplayer gaming coverage. The magazine was briefly renamed Computer & Net Player in 1997.The magazine also begat a computer gaming website, OGR.com (Online Gaming Review). At the end of its...
Dates:
Publication: June 1994 – March 1998
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
The Dirty Book
Series
Identifier: MAG-DIRTYBOOK
Abstract
The Dirty Book (subtitled "Users Guide to Erotic Software") was a biannual magazine covering the early adult software industry in the 1980s. Originally started as a catalog for adult software distributors whose products were not carried by other catalogs and retailers, The Dirty Book evolved into a longer publication that contained jokes and stories about sex and computers. ...
Dates:
Publication: 1981– 1982
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
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
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Arcade / Electronic Entertainment
Series
Identifier: MAG-ARCADE
Abstract
Arcade: The Electronic Entertainment Magazine (later known as Electronic Entertainment) was an early magazine that broadly covered the electronic game business, including arcades, consoles, and home computers. The magazine contained extensive news coverage in the style of a trade magazine, as well as previews and reviews of upcoming games and coverage of related media, like computer books.The magazine appears to have...
Dates:
Publication: 1982–198?
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine
Series
Identifier: MAG-ODCM
Abstract
Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine (sometimes abbreviated ODCM) was the official licensed American magazine for the Sega Dreamcast. Like the Dreamcast itself, the magazine was discontinued after March 2001.
Dates:
Publication: June 1999 – April 2001
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
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
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library