Whats Your Favorite Video Game Magazine of All Time?

[tom]

German Magazines:

Number 1: For me, the first ever (German) magazine was also the best:
TeleMatch (TeleMatch Computer, TeleMatch Computer Praxis). Needless to say I own all issues. It took many articles from EG and translated them into the magazine.
2'nd: Aktueller Software Markt (German)
3'rd: Happy Computer (German)

English Magazines:

Atari User (complete collection)
Computer & Video Games (First ever Gaming mag (Nov.81)) (I own all issues from issue 3 onwards, but stopped buying in 2003)
ACE (complete collection)
ZZAP! (complete collection)
Page 6 (half complete collection)
Dreamcast Magazine (complete collection)

USA Magazines:

Antic (complete collection)
2600 Connection (so far complete)
Electronic Games (first 20 issues (thanks to Russ Perry))
Analog
EGM
Compute

Current Magazines:

Games, Edge, PCW, Computer Shopper, Micro Mart, CGW

I own 2500 Computer/Console magazines, sometimes I love them more than the games itself :-)

[DogP]

I used to love this mag. Funny, edgy, and had great articles about computer gaming.

Dave

I was gonna say this mag too... it was half games, half giirls . Too bad it didn't live very long... I still have every issue of it.

DogP

[linlhutz]

1. Next Generation (Prior to the "Next-Gen" name change)
2. VG&CE
3. PC Accelerator (Anyone know why the first few copies I have named "PC Action"? Vol. 2 No. 2 and Vol. 2 No. 3)
4. PC Gamer, I guess.

[Saturn Sensei]

I was under the impression that Next Generation drew most of its material from Edge. It seems I was mistaken.

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Perhaps I will once I get my hands on the latest issues of Edge, but I fail to see how limiting one's highest ratings automatically demands respect. EGM never awarded 10s until 1998, and such a restriction didn't exactly make the magazine's reviews the best in print.

A. Next Gen and Edge shared some content like certain articles.


B. It's not that it is(or ever was) Edge's policy to limit 10/10s. They only ever gave it to games that truly deserved it. Edge is rarely, if ever, wrong in their reviewing.

Edge issue 129 reviews:
SW KOTOR 9/10
Republic: 6/10
Boktai: 8/10
R-Type Final: 8/10
F-Zero GX: 8/10
Freedom Fighters: 6/10
SW Galaxies: 5/10
Italian Job: 5/10
Group S Challenge: 5/10
Downhill Domination: 6/10
Mario Golf: 6/10
Space Channel 5 GBA 5/10
Winning Eleven 7: 9/10



aside: GoldenEye was the 9/10 game of the past decade of Edge that was the closest to getting a 10/10 without getting it.

[Zaxxon]

The earlier Next Generation was good but they cancelled out a lot of good with all their drooling over Dave Perry in every issue.

[lendelin]

My experience with different game mags is limited, and starts only with the end 80s.

My fav game mag is certainly Nintendo Power during the NES and SNES times, for one reason and one reason only: They mapped out games like no other magazine. The best games were covered with maps 50%, 70%, and even sometimes completely. (like Castlevania 3, Battletoads) They were lil strategy guides, and since I'm a map fanatic those issues are still my most cherished game mags.

[jdc]

*looks up at the shelf above his PC*

It seems that I have almost every issue of Gamer's Republic, and a big stack of Nintendo Power as well. I still buy NP every month even thought most of my issues deal with the N64.

Sometimes I'll pick up EGM.

[Kid Fenris]

B. It's not that it is(or ever was) Edge's policy to limit 10/10s. They only ever gave it to games that truly deserved it. Edge is rarely, if ever, wrong in their reviewing.

Edge issue 129 reviews:
SW KOTOR 9/10
Republic: 6/10
Boktai: 8/10
R-Type Final: 8/10
F-Zero GX: 8/10
Freedom Fighters: 6/10
SW Galaxies: 5/10
Italian Job: 5/10
Group S Challenge: 5/10
Downhill Domination: 6/10
Mario Golf: 6/10
Space Channel 5 GBA 5/10
Winning Eleven 7: 9/10

Those scores seem remarkably similar to EGM's ratings for the same titles, but like I said, I'll check Edge out. Is Julian ‘Jaz’ Rignall still around?

Later when they started focusing on anime and import dating sims/girly RPG's it became very gay.

So says the man with a bouncy-boobed anime girl for his avatar.

[Saturn Sensei]

Julian Rignall, wow haven't heard that name in about a decade. I used to love Mean Machines and Computer and Videogames. CVG is apparently the oldest still standing videogame magazine. It started in 1982 I believe. Though it is pretty terrible now.


One thing that struck me when reading through the latest issue of EGM was how dissimilar it is from Edge. First, it is aimed at a younger age group, secondly, it is all ads.

Plus, I have disliked EGM ever since they gave the atrocious Dark Summit a higher score than Amped(they got 3 and 8 respectively from Edge).

[RetroYoungen]

My current faves are Game Informer and play, but back when I was younger for whatever reason I would SWEAR by Nintendo Power (well, they were good for Nintendo news...) and GamePro (I was the only "real" gamer on the block, I had no idea they were so screwed up).

But I really miss GameFan Magazine. I don't remember back when it was Die Hard Game Fan, but the last few issues of it I still flip through today. What a cool mag, no BS and virtually no ads (which is probably why it disappeared).

[suppafly]

Nintendo Power (The firs 20 issues)
EGM (from issue 1 to around 70)

[16-bit]

VG & CE (my all time favorite, have every issue)
Games TM (brilliant UK mag--worth the $9 barnes & noble charges)

I am very curious about Tips & Tricks. Do they have a website or a free issue trial offer? I have never seen it for sale in any newstand or bookstore.

[VACRMH]

Game Players

[lostsage]

i miss the offical dreamcast magazine for the demo disks. and the layout was nice, but it was a little immature.

miss the old egm. collected since the early 90's till about 97. and when did they go down hill?

i remember gamefan, but wasn't really into them at the time. looking back to my older issues, i reallized it was me who wasn't ready for this type of magazine.

but my all time fave is next generation. i first read it while working at kb toys, and i feel in love with it. have been looking for something similar since. anyone remember dailyradar.com?

[suppafly]

I do! Dailyradar.com used to be a GREAT website. And they were right when they hailed Shenmue as the BEST GAME EVER

[VinnyT]

I never liked GamePro, stupd cartoon characters. But when S.W.A.T.Pro was still it's own magazine, I LOVED IT!

Now, It's Game Informer.Real people, real reviews.

Also, I loved the old Sega Visions.

[slapdash]

Behind [EG], I'll say Electronic Fun With Computers And Games. They were no EG, but that mag was a good read.

I'm a little surprised to see that someone else remembers EF! Depending on my mood, EF was my favorite mag -- EG was probably a better magazine, but more serious, so EF came off as a more fun, enjoyable read a lot of the time.

I used to love this mag. Funny, edgy, and had great articles about computer gaming.

I was gonna say this mag too... it was half games, half giirls . Too bad it didn't live very long... I still have every issue of it.

What magazine? The picture isn't coming up (I'm getting "Server not found" if I just try the URL).

Electronic Games (first 20 issues (thanks to Russ Perry))

Actually, I don't think I can take credit for that one... I've never had that many duplicates of EG to trade away. But thanks for making me look good. :-)

[sabre2922]

GAMEFAN!!!
Truly for the hardcore, which was a blessing and a curse.
A blessing for gamers like me, becuase if you hadnt been playing vid games for at least the past 15 years or more, you wouldnt get/understand most of their referances, therefore a limited appeal to the masses, example: they tried to like hell to get the word out on how great the DC was in their last few years of publication and didnt jump on the PS2 bandwagon with all the other sellouts, anyway I looked forward to every issue.

[Bighab]

EGM(issue 100 and down) I liked the Genesis/Snes/Saturn years of the mag. I still buy it today but there are too many ads.
GameGo! Ok this was a one issue wonder from the editor of Gamefan but I loved it. Dealt with import reviews/previews and had a nice retro review section at the back. I wish this magazine had continued.

[TheSmirk]

1) JoyStik : not many places carried it when I was growing up, so nothing can beat that feeling when you are a kid and you happen to find an issue

2) Next Generation : It had its ups and downs over its span but it was a great mag overall

3) Gamefan / EGM: Gamefan was a bit better, EGM was just everywhere

The only thing that irks me is when the editors "play-act" ie. Sushi-X, WTF is that about? I can let the goofy-avatars slide, but when they assume an "identity" thats just corny.