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S.W.A.T.Pro

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SWATPRO
Abstract S.W.A.T.Pro (originally short for GamePro's Secret Weapons And Tactics Guide, also referred to as SWATPro or simply SWAT) was a spinoff of GamePro that covered game tips, tricks, cheats, and walkthroughs. The magazine began as a special issue of GamePro before growing into a full magazine. After a year of one-off special issues, S.W.A.T.Pro eventually became a bimonthly magazine, published twice a year until...
Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within Fall 1990 – November 1995
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Switch Player

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SWITCHPLAYER
Abstract

Switch Player was a monthly fan magazine published by Ninty Media that covers games for the Nintendo Switch platform. The magazine ran for over six years, launching with an issue covering The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and ending with a special issue about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Dates: Publication: February 2017 –
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Tabletop magazines, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-TABLETOP
Scope and Contents

This is a collection of assorted issues of tabletop gaming magazines. Generally, the Video Game History Foundation does not collect tabletop or board game magazines, but specific issues may have content relevant to video game history. When possible, the significance of each magazine to the library's collections is noted in the issue's Abstract field.

Dates: Publication: 1983
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

The Cursor: Game Developer Life

 Series
Identifier: MAG-CURSOR
Abstract The Cursor: Game Developer Life was a short-lived game industry trade magazine published by the International Game Developers Network, a professional organization for game developers. In addition to covering game design and technology, the magazine also covered "developer life" topics dealing with professional issues, such as workplace dynamics and salaries.Due to apparent production difficulties alluded to in the second issue, only two issues of The Cursor were produced, one...
Dates: Publication: 1997–1998
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

The Dirty Book

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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. It is unclear how long the magazine ran, though it appears to have started in 1981...
Dates: Publication: 1981– 198?
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

The Journal of Computer Game Design

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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

The Logical Gamer

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Identifier: MAG-LOGICAL
Abstract

The Logical Gamer was an early independent video game newsletter, edited by Alan R. Bechtold. The newsletter covered recent video games and hardware, interviews with game developers, and industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show.

Dates: August 1982 – December 1983
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

The Sports Game Review / PC Sports & Video Games

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Identifier: MAG-SPORTSGAME
Abstract

The Sports Game Review was a bi-monthly magazine covering sports video games across all platforms but primarily computer games. Some time between 1994–1995, the magazine was renamed PC Sports & Video Games to indicate its focus on computer sports games. The magazine appears to have run through at least January 1995.

Dates: 1993–1995?
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

This Week In Consumer Electronics

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Identifier: MAG-TWICE
Abstract This Week In Consumer Electronics (abbreviated TWICE) is a trade newspaper for the consumer electronics industry. The magazine covers new developments in the electronics business, including trade show coverage and blurbs about new products. Historically, TWICE also covered electronic toys and their overlap with the early video game industry.TWICE has run continuously since 1986, although its focus shifted away from video games as the game industry began...
Dates: Publication: 1989–
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Tips & Tricks

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Identifier: MAG-TIPSTRICKS
Abstract Tips & Tricks was a long-running video game magazine that covered game strategies and cheat codes. The magazine was a spinoff of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, also published by Larry Flynt Publications. For most of its run, Chris Bieniek was the magazine's editor-in-chief. In addition to covering game tips, Tips & Tricks was one of the Americna game magazines that regularly covered video game community culture. The magazine included feature articles on fighting...
Dates: Publication: Spring 1994 – February 2011
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

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Arnie Katz 6
GamePro Media 6
Joyce Worley Katz, 1939-2016 6
Family of Rob Smith 5
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DC Thomson 2
Dan Amrich 2
EGM Media 2
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Green Publishing 2
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Highbury Communications plc 2
Imagine Publishing (UK) 2
InterAct Accessories, Inc 2
Lee H. Pappas 2
Lucasfilm, Ltd 2
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Midway 2
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Phil Salvador 2
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Sega Technical Institute 2
Softalk Publishing Inc 2
Starlog Press 2
Ubisoft Entertainment SA 2
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Ahl Computing, Inc 1
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American 80s 1
Andrew Harrington 1
Andrew Nelson 1
Anthony Parisi 1
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Arter & Hadden 1
Artificial Intelligence Design Systems 1
Atari SA 1
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BPI Communications, Inc 1
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