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Forgotten Worlds

 Series
Identifier: MAG-FWORLDS

Scope and Contents

This is an ongoing and incomplete collection of Forgotten Worlds. Early issues of Forgotten Worlds came with an inserted letter from the editor and other paper inserts, which are included under the front cover as they were originally distributed.

The initial runs of most issues are limited to 200 or 250 copies (with the exception of the preview issue, Issue 0, which is limited to 100).

Dates

  • Creation: 2023–

Creator

Full Extent

4 Magazines

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Forgotten Worlds is a limited edition zine series celebrating the history of video game magazines, fan zines, and pccassionally related topics such as game box art. The zine is independently published by Melbourne-based writer Mikolai Napieralski (doing business as American 80s) and includes highlights of historical video game magazines and interviews with their editors.

Physical Description

Each issue of Forgotten Worlds is hand-numbered on the back cover.

Holdings

Held:

  • Issues 1–2, 4, 6

Known Missing:

  • Issue 0 (February 2023)
  • Issues 3, 5

Note

Much of the content in Forgotten Worlds is also published on the Forgotten Worlds website as individual articles.

Genre / Form

Geographic

Topical

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository

Contact:
P.O. Box 22458
Oakland California 94609