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Promotional publications

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 731 Collections and/or Records:

The Ultimate Guide to Nintendo 3DS, 2012

 Item — Location Nintendo Power
Identifier: MAG-NINTENDOPOWER-SPECIAL.3DS
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all 285 issues from the main run of Nintendo Power, as well as several supplemental issues. Because of the large number of special and supplemental issues released for Nintendo Power, missing special issues are not listed in the notes for this record.

Dates: Publication: 2012

Tiger Interactive brochure, 1996

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-MISC.13
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Objects in this series are not directly related to the bulk of Mark Flitman's work but are still relevant to the history of video games. This includes assorted flyers, correspondence, industry reports, press materials from other companies for which Flitman was not employed, and other game-related documents that fall outside the bulk of Flitman's career.

Dates: Copyright: 1996

Tigergame Game Accessory Manufacture brochure, circa 2001

 Item — Location Game publisher publicity kits
Identifier: PROMO-KITS.TIGERGAME.1
Abstract

This brochure promotes a variety of video game hardware from Tigergame Limited, a game hardware manufacturer and distributor based in China. Several of the products in this catalog are intended to facilitate piracy or circumvent digital lockouts, such as a metal spring used to bypass disc checks on the PlayStation, or a PlayStation 2 memory card containing modified firmware for the system's DVD player.

Dates: Publication: circa 2001

Toys "R" Us Gamer Guide, 2009

 Item — Location Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER.TOYSRUS.2009.1
Scope and Contents

Toys "R" Us Gamer Guide was undated and unnumbered; this issue has been cataloged based on the copyright dates on the ads.

Dates: Publication: 2009

Toys "R" Us Gamer Guide, 2010

 Item — Location Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER.TOYSRUS.2010.1
Scope and Contents

Toys "R" Us Gamer Guide was undated and unnumbered; this issue has been cataloged based on the copyright dates on the ads.

Dates: Publication: 2010

Toys "R" Us Gamer Guide, 2011

 Item — Location Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER.TOYSRUS.2011.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection currently includes several dozen video game and software retailer catalogs. This includes both physical and mail-order retailers. Catalogs sent directly by game publishers are separately (see "Video game publisher product catalogs").

Dates: Publication: 2011

Toys "R" Us Gamers' Guide, 1994

 Item — Location Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER.TOYSRUS.1994.1
Abstract

This catalog from Toys R Us contains syndicated game reviews from GamePro magazine.

Dates: Publication: 1994

Toys "R" Us "You'll Never Outgrow Us!" gift guide, Holiday 1988

 Item — Location Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER.TOYSRUS.1988.HOLIDAY
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection currently includes several dozen video game and software retailer catalogs. This includes both physical and mail-order retailers. Catalogs sent directly by game publishers are separately (see "Video game publisher product catalogs").

Dates: Publication: Holiday 1988

United CD-ROM, Autumn 1996 catalog, Autumn 1996, mailed September 19, 1996

 Item — Location Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER-UNITEDCDROM.1996.AUTUMN
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection currently includes several dozen video game and software retailer catalogs. This includes both physical and mail-order retailers. Catalogs sent directly by game publishers are separately (see "Video game publisher product catalogs").

Dates: Publication: Autumn 1996; Issued: mailed September 19, 1996

Video game publisher product catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-PUBCATS
Abstract

Video game publishers would sometimes print and distributed their own product catalogs for direct-to-consumer game sales. These catalogs were often bundled with retail games or promotional magazines; they would also be mailed directly to consumers who had registered their products.

Dates: 1993–1997