Video Game Reviews in Old SF Magazines?

[8bitgamer]

I remember during the early '80s reading video game reviews in various science fiction magazines. Unfortunately, I can't recall the titles or issues. Can anyone help me out here? Does anyone now if these reviews are scanned online somewhere?

Thanks!

[slapdash]

I recently discovered that Archive.org has old Starlog issues online now (http://archive.org/details/starlogmagazine), and while I don't THINK they did game reviews, you might check Archive for other magazines.

[8bitgamer]

I recently discovered that Archive.org has old Starlog issues online now (http://archive.org/details/starlogmagazine), and while I don't THINK they did game reviews, you might check Archive for other magazines.

Thanks, Russ. You're right, Starlog never did publish video games reviews (to my knowledge). However, I've already grabbed an interesting (if insulting) quote from an issue of Omni from the link you sent. When discussing the simplicity of Atlantis for the Atari 2600, programmer Dennis Koble said manufacturers have “consistently overestimated the intelligence of the player and consistently underestimated his dexterity.”