nestlekwik
06-25-2008, 07:14 PM
As promised, here is the full feature set for issue #10. As it might have gotten lost in the previous teaser post, Bill "The Game Doctor" Kunkel served as guest editor for the issue and Aaron Auzins joined as assistant editor while Digital Press's own Joe Santulli has come aboard as price guide editor.
Complete Issue 10 Features:
*An opening editorial by guest editor Bill Kunkel.
*Two-page News & Notes featuring a ton of recent news and media from titles based on classic series.
*Details on the "My Dinner with Nolan Bushnell" contest.
*A brand new Collector's Spotlight featuring a collector from Michigan.
*Exclusive interviews with developer David Perry, composer Tommy Talarico and The Angry Video Game Nerd.
*Aaron Auzins provides an Indiana Jones retrospect, detailing Indy releases on consoles, home computers and arcades and swag based on the video game series.
*Greg Wilcox's Made in Japan feature details classic Kusoge – Japanese; literally "crap games" - from the NES all the way to current systems.
*Seven Atari 2600 prototype games detailed and reviewed.
*Anime feature detailing animated series based on some of the most famous fighting game franchises of all time.
*A feature detailing the history of full-motion video in video gaming.
*Guest writer Mark Johnson (formerly of Tips & Tricks' 'Action Packed' column) details new video game-based figures and dioramas.
*Steve Wolta recalls the creation of the Atari 2600 title QuadRun in a brand new Video Game Spotlight feature.
*Michael Thomasson details bit rot and disc rot and how to protect your games.
*10 full pages detailing every U.S. Atari 2600 release complete with box art (and variants) and a checklist.
*"The Game Doctor" Bill Kunkel pulls out a lost chapter of his acclaimed Confessions of a Game Doctor book, detailing the creation he defends the most – Niles Nemo.
*20 full game reviews, detailing the pros and cons of some of video gaming's most valuable titles.
*More than 20 pages flesh out the newest Video Game Collector Magazine video game price guide with extended research to provide the most accurate average pricing and U.S. retail release listings on the market for nearly 40 console and handheld systems.
*The Last Quarter details Twin Galaxies' world record feats for 25 Atari 2600 games along with recent news and developments for the competitive world record circuit.
All this along with new layout and design make Issue 10 the best issue yet!
Also as a reminder: The issue will ship in limited quantities starting Monday, June 30 and will make special debuts at the Wizard World comic/culture event in Chicago (June 26-29, www.wizardworld.com), as well as at the Digital Press Store in Clifton, N.J., on Saturday, June 28 during the Triple Threat Starcade featuring The Angry Video Game Nerd, PBC Products and Digital Press (2-10 p.m. EST, Digital Press, 387 Piaget Ave., Clifton, N.J., 07011 - see the event forum thread at www.digitpress.com for details). As stated earlier, aside from our subscribers and orders, the magazine will only be available in limited quantities and VGC anticipating the issue will sell out fast. Anyone can visit www.vgcollector.com to subscribe and renew subscriptions and, of course, once shipped, those interested will be able to purchase the issue directly from the site or a number of online and brick-and-mortar retail locations.
Thanks again for your support! To ensure everyone the magazine is on track, when you pick up Issue #10, check out our personal ad: You'll be able to see the dates both Issue #11 and #12 will be shipping!
Complete Issue 10 Features:
*An opening editorial by guest editor Bill Kunkel.
*Two-page News & Notes featuring a ton of recent news and media from titles based on classic series.
*Details on the "My Dinner with Nolan Bushnell" contest.
*A brand new Collector's Spotlight featuring a collector from Michigan.
*Exclusive interviews with developer David Perry, composer Tommy Talarico and The Angry Video Game Nerd.
*Aaron Auzins provides an Indiana Jones retrospect, detailing Indy releases on consoles, home computers and arcades and swag based on the video game series.
*Greg Wilcox's Made in Japan feature details classic Kusoge – Japanese; literally "crap games" - from the NES all the way to current systems.
*Seven Atari 2600 prototype games detailed and reviewed.
*Anime feature detailing animated series based on some of the most famous fighting game franchises of all time.
*A feature detailing the history of full-motion video in video gaming.
*Guest writer Mark Johnson (formerly of Tips & Tricks' 'Action Packed' column) details new video game-based figures and dioramas.
*Steve Wolta recalls the creation of the Atari 2600 title QuadRun in a brand new Video Game Spotlight feature.
*Michael Thomasson details bit rot and disc rot and how to protect your games.
*10 full pages detailing every U.S. Atari 2600 release complete with box art (and variants) and a checklist.
*"The Game Doctor" Bill Kunkel pulls out a lost chapter of his acclaimed Confessions of a Game Doctor book, detailing the creation he defends the most – Niles Nemo.
*20 full game reviews, detailing the pros and cons of some of video gaming's most valuable titles.
*More than 20 pages flesh out the newest Video Game Collector Magazine video game price guide with extended research to provide the most accurate average pricing and U.S. retail release listings on the market for nearly 40 console and handheld systems.
*The Last Quarter details Twin Galaxies' world record feats for 25 Atari 2600 games along with recent news and developments for the competitive world record circuit.
All this along with new layout and design make Issue 10 the best issue yet!
Also as a reminder: The issue will ship in limited quantities starting Monday, June 30 and will make special debuts at the Wizard World comic/culture event in Chicago (June 26-29, www.wizardworld.com), as well as at the Digital Press Store in Clifton, N.J., on Saturday, June 28 during the Triple Threat Starcade featuring The Angry Video Game Nerd, PBC Products and Digital Press (2-10 p.m. EST, Digital Press, 387 Piaget Ave., Clifton, N.J., 07011 - see the event forum thread at www.digitpress.com for details). As stated earlier, aside from our subscribers and orders, the magazine will only be available in limited quantities and VGC anticipating the issue will sell out fast. Anyone can visit www.vgcollector.com to subscribe and renew subscriptions and, of course, once shipped, those interested will be able to purchase the issue directly from the site or a number of online and brick-and-mortar retail locations.
Thanks again for your support! To ensure everyone the magazine is on track, when you pick up Issue #10, check out our personal ad: You'll be able to see the dates both Issue #11 and #12 will be shipping!