I want your old video game magazines, newsletters, flyers, etc.
WANT LIST UPDATED OCTOBER 18
Video game magazines are heavy, ugly, and take up a lot of space. They also affect your sex life and could possibly cause cancer. For these reasons and many more, you should give, trade and/or sell your old video game magazines to me!
Also, in all seriousness, I use these as a "reference library" of sorts for the strange and wonderful research I do, so you will be putting your old garbage to good use and bettering mankind.
What I'm Looking For
My main focus right now is getting as much material from the 8 and 16-bit console eras as I can, so let's say...1987-1997, give or take. I'm also interested in material printed both before and after these years, and would certainly take them if you have them, but more than likely I will not buy them unless it's a deal I'd be stupid to pass up, especially if it's in one huge bulk.
You may notice a lack of computer game magazines in my Want List below. This does not necessarily mean I'm only interested in console mags, it just means that I'm primarily focused on them for the time being. I may be interested in your computer mags too.
Countries of Origin
I am currently focusing on material printed in the United States, mainly because I can only read English and most of the good UK-published stuff is already scanned online. That said, one of my secret hopes is that there is a crazy person in the U.S. who has imported every issue of Edge and wants to get rid of them. If you are that crazy person, please let me know! I'd also be interested in non-English console mags, particularly from the 8-bit era.
Flyers, One-Sheets, Press Releases, Books, Mailers, Catalogs, Etc.
In addition to magazines, I'm looking for any other printed material related to video games. Did you fill out those information cards in the backs of magazines and ask for more material from its advertisers? Did you attend old CES or E3 shows and fill your bags with paper? Did you run an arcade, or work for a game studio that got business publications sent to it? Did you work for a newspaper or magazine and keep things that were sent to you? How about old mailorder catalogs? FuncoLand price sheets? Weird little 'zines? Let me know, I'm probably interested!
Shipping Magazines Is Expensive And Also Dumb
Yes, I'm aware.
How To Contact Me
Either reply here, send me a private message, or just email me directly at fcifaldi@gmail.com.
Want List
Below is an incomplete list of magazines I am currently looking for. If it's not on here, that doesn't mean I don't want it! Even if I already have an issue, I may be interested in getting another copy either as an upgrade (many of mine are rough/missing pages/etc.) or as trade material.
Beyond Gaming
(Ultimate Games Club "magazine"/catalog)
1-3
Anything past #4 that may exist
Diehard GameFan
(see "GameFan")
duoWorld
(all)
EGM2
4 (Vol. 1 iss. 4, October, 1994)
7 (Vol. 1 iss. 7, January, 1995)
32-34 (February-April, 1997)
36 (June, 1997)
44-46 (February-April, 1998)
Electronic Game Player
1-4
Electronic Games (1981)
(most issues; hoping for a lot/collection)
Electronic Games (1992)
3 (December, 1992)
10-16 (July, 1993-January, 1994)
18-19 (March-April, 1994)
21-34 (June, 1994-July, 1995)
Electronic Gaming Monthly
(note: would gladly take replacement copies of most early issues not listed here, mine are rough!)
0 (1989 Buyer's Guide)
1 (Nintendo Preview, Mega Man 2 cover)
2 ("16-Bit Gaming Explodes")
3 (Fabio)
7 (Top Score)
8 (TurboGrafx-16 vs Genesis)
11 (The Mafat Conspiracy)
12 (Ninja Gaiden 2)
34 (Super Double Dragon)
104 (March, 1998, cover unknown)
116 (March, 1999, Mario Party cover)
Most issues past 126, though these are lower priority
Electronic Gaming Retail News
(all issues!)
Flux
1-3
Game Developer
(most EARLY issues, 1994-1999ish)
Game Informer
Fall, 1991
November/December, 1991
May/June, 1993
September/October, 1993
(most issues 1994-2006)
Game Player's (1989-1991)
Vol. 1 iss. 1-6 (April/May 1989-December 1989)
Vol. 2 iss. 7 (July, 1990)
Vol. 2 iss. 10 (October, 1990)
Vol. 3 iss. 3-5 (March-May, 1991)
Game Player's Guide to Nintendo
Winter, 1988 (only issue?)
Game Player's Nintendo Buyer's Guide
Vol. 1 iss. 1, 1988
Game Player's Nintendo Guide
(most issues)
Game Player's Sega Genesis Strategy Guide
(all 1991-1992 issues)
Game Players Sega Guide!
(all)
Game Player's Strategy Guide to Game Boy Games
Vol. 1 iss. 2 (September/October, 1990)
Vol. 1 iss. 3 (November/December, 1990
Vol. 2 iss. 1 ((January/February, 1991)
Vol. 2 iss. 3-4 (May/June-July/August, 1991)
Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games
Vol. 1 all issues (if they exist?)
Vol. 2 all issues
Vol. 3 iss. 2-3 (April/May-June/July, 1990)
Vol. 3 iss. 5-6 (October-November, 1990)
Vol. 4 iss. 2
Vol. 4 iss. 5
Vol. 4 iss. 8
Vol. 4 iss. 11
Game Players (1993-1996)
(aka Game Players Nintendo/Sega, Game Players Sega/Nintendo)
49-53
57-61
63
65-66
68
773
77
79
81-84
86
GameFan
1-5
7-9
11-23
26
28-32
34-39
42
44
64-65
68
74-78
81-84
85-87
GamePro
1-3 (May/June, July/August, September/October, 1989)
24 (Vol. 3 iss. 7)
50
53
61
70
73
79-80
Most past #103
GamePro specials & one-shots
(most, particularly 16 Bit Video Gaming or Handheld Video Games)
Gamers' Republic
(most)
High-End
1-3 (all)
Intelligent Gamer
(most)
Mega Play
7 (November/December, 1991)
All 1994 & 1995 issues
1992 Sega Genesis Buyer's Guide
Next Generation / Next Gen
1-12
15-19
22
25-27
30-35
37-39
41-45
47-56
(becomes Next Gen)
Nintendo Fun Club News
(all issues)
Nintendo Power
Damaged, looking for replacements:
July/August 1988
September/October 1988
March/April 1989
July/August 1989
September/October 1989
65
66
67
Missing entirely:
68-74
76
78-79
82
91-97
99
(most past 100)
Polygon
(all)
Sega
(miscellaneous 1987-1989 newsletters/magazines)
Sega Visions
(all 1990-1992 issues)
20-23 (August/September, 1994-February/March, 1995)
25 (September, 1995)
Silicon
(all)
Super Gaming
(pretty much all)
Super NES Buyer's Guide
Vol. 1 iss. 2 (July 1992) (mine is missing its cover!)
Vol. 3 iss. 5-Vol. 4 iss. 3 (September, 1993-June, 1994)
Vol. 4 iss. 5-6 (October, November 1994)
Tips & Tricks
(all 1994-1997ish issues)
Turbo Edge
(all)
TurboForce
1-2
4
TurboPlay
(all)
Ultimate Gamer
1-3 (July, September, October, 1995)
6 (January, 1996)
Ultra Game Players
91-92
94-97
99
101-102
104-111
Video Games & Computer Entertainment
June, 1989
July, 1989
September, 1989 (upgrade, missing cover)
February, 1990
February, 1992
January, 1993
February, 1993
March, 1993
VideoGames
Vol. 6 iss. 6, June, 1994
May-July, 1995
September-November, 1995
January, 1996
March-July, 1996
September, 1996
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