List of Retro Video Game Magazines

True6502True6502
in Gamer's Gauntlet

(Posted in October 2010)

Hello Everyone,I am compiling a list of Retro Video Game Magazines that are in printed form. I have provided links below to these if anyone is interested. Some of these are out of print, but issues are still available. If you would like to add to this list please post information about other Retro Gaming Magazines below.- Retro Gamer - Currently In Print, a magazine that is published in the United Kingdom on a monthly basis and covers a wide range of systems such as the NES, SNES, Genesis (Megadrive as they call it), Amiga, Atari, ZX Spectrum, Jaguar, Neo Geo, etc.. Professionally done. They also print out compilations of their magazines in book form called bookazines.Retro Gamer Website - Purchase Magazine Link - http://www.imagineshop.co.uk/magazines/retrogamer.htmlPurchase Bookazine Link - http://www.imagineshop.co.uk/bookazines/videogames-and-retro/retrogamer.html- Video Game Trader - Currently in print, the latest issue at this time (#16) was for the Summer of 2010. Issue #17 has been published, but may not be available on the website yet. It is published on a quarterly basis in the past. This magazine includes a price guide as well as retro gaming articles and reviews on games for the NES, SNES, Atari, Sega Genesis, Arcade, and others.Magazine Website - http://www.videogametrader.com/Can also be Purchased at the following link. Just click on 'Video Game Media' at the bottom of the home page. Iif you scroll down you will see issues of Video Game Trader for sale. In order to purchase you have to send a request to the site via the place order feature at the very bottom of that page. - http://www.gooddealgames.com/Can also be Purchased at the following link: http://atariage.com/- Classic Video Games - Currently in print, the latest issue is #4 Summer 2010. Magazine has classic game reviews for a variety of systems, homebrew information, articles, and more. Magazine Home Page - http://www.classicvgm.com/Print and Digital Versions available also from Good Deal Games http://www.gooddealgames.com/ and Stone Age Gamer at http://stoneagegamer.com/magazinesandbooks.aspx- Video Game Collector - Out of print. I highly recommend to NOT purchase this magazine from the magazine website. There have been incidents of people paying for issues and never receiving them. I would suggest ordering from Good Deal Games since I personally have had positive experiences with that site.Print and Digital Versions available from Good Deal Games http://www.gooddealgames.com/ - Manci Games -Magazine Home Page - http://www.mancigames.com/Print Versions available also from Good Deal Games  (though they are currently out of stock of Issue #1 last time I checked)http://www.gooddealgames.com/- Revival - Can be Purchased at the following link. Just click on 'Video Game Media' at the bottom of the home page. Iif you scroll down you will see issues of Video Game Trader for sale. In order to purchase you have to send a request to the site via the place order feature at the very bottom of that page. - http://www.gooddealgames.com/- GameSpite Still in Print I believe (last issue #41). A Frech Retro Homebrew magazine that has been translated into English.Covers a wide range of systems.
Issues can be purchased from Blurb Book at the following link:http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?search=gamespite&filter=allCurrently in print (Issue #5 latest) A Quarterly Retro Book that contains articles on classic games as well as some newer ones. Yearly editions are also printed.Out of Print. Last Issue was Issue #2 around 2005 I believe.

Out of print. Only two issues ever printed.

Comments

  • HogiemanHogieman
    I currently subscribe to Retro Gamer. It is costly but the quality is worth it. The paper used is heavy and they ship each copy in a nice blue bag. The magazine is over sized and full of great content.

    The new issue:

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    A 25th Anniversary issue of Mario.  The cover has an advent calender design and behind each tab is a game Mario has been in for the past 25 years.   Like I said it is pricey but there was a coupon code floating around to drop the price dramatically for the states.
  • TanookiTanooki
    I've thumbed a couple of those Retro Gamer magazines before and they're pretty slick, just steeply priced is all ($80/yr sub or $10 a piece on the rack.) Shame all the retro mags in this country are of such checkered quality and tend to be not every month either.
  • True6502True6502

    Hogieman,

    Great shot of the RG Mag. It is a really spectacular cover this month and the 25 tabs are something that I have never seen any other magazine do before. Retro Gamer has been known to really push the envelope on their covers, I remember their Final Fantasy cover had a hologrphic presentation that amazed me when I put it up the light. I do also feel that their rather costly price is worth it for the full color professional content and exceptional writing. Plus, they don't have a lot of competition really here in the states.

  • True6502True6502
    Originally posted by: Tanooki

    I've thumbed a couple of those Retro Gamer magazines before and they're pretty slick, just steeply priced is all ($80/yr sub or $10 a piece on the rack.) Shame all the retro mags in this country are of such checkered quality and tend to be not every month either.




    Tanooki, I agree that the other magazines in the US do not carry the high level of professionalism that RG brings to the table. But this may be due to the amount of money that RG has to spend on their Mag, plus their established subscriber base. I think the other magazines have a difficult time getting off the ground and finding subscribers. They normally do not have the money to invest in building up readers before the sales start to pick up to the point where revenue exceeds or even meets the costs of printing, not to mention the time it takes to work on a magazine. It would be nice to one day have an American Retro Gaming Magazine that really caters to the American systems (NES, SNES, Genesis) that is professionally done like RG and is published on a monthly basis. RG covers the aforementioned systems to a certain extent, but they also cover a lot of the computer systems that were very popular in the UK udring the 80's and early 90's, which most never really hit the US shores.

  • TanookiTanooki
    Yup I've seen what they cover, and if there was a US one that just covered a fair bit of what existed here in the 80s and 90s around most the size of what that UK mag does I'd buy it. If you can't afford publishing, fine I get that, then do it like the NA e-zine and charge like $2-5 or something for it. With that and some strong hint/ad dropping around to sites of a theme like this and more you could build a base to where print could be possible.
  • True6502True6502
    Originally posted by: Tanooki

    Yup I've seen what they cover, and if there was a US one that just covered a fair bit of what existed here in the 80s and 90s around most the size of what that UK mag does I'd buy it. If you can't afford publishing, fine I get that, then do it like the NA e-zine and charge like $2-5 or something for it. With that and some strong hint/ad dropping around to sites of a theme like this and more you could build a base to where print could be possible.

    Tanooki,

    That's a great idea on how to establish a reader base. It makes me wonder if Nintendo Age would ever think about giving the option of a print issue to members for a small fee.


  • TanookiTanooki
    If NA decided to expand to enough pages hell I'd offer to write for it as a reviewer. I used to do it for around 4years for AMN/Kombo doing hand held gba/ds reviews and would love to see the thing expand far enough to be worth a couple bucks to people.
  • likestoplayinpuddleslikestoplayinpuddles
    u can get the first 50 issues of Retro Gamer w the digital dvd's. vol 1 1-25, vol 2 2-50. or u can torrent it. but hey it's $20 each. u choose. i got real one's keepn them sealed while having a copy of them ahem torrent.
  • WaverBoyWaverBoy
    Wow...with the magazine publishing industry the way it is these days, I'm surprised as all hell to hear that there are any retro video game mags being printed at all! Very cool to know that there are indeed!
  • True6502True6502
    Everyone,

    I made some slight updates to the list. One of the most notable can be found under Video Game Collector magazine. I am recommending people who are interested in obtaining copies of the magazine to NOT purchase them from the magazine's homepage since there have been instances of people paying for issues and never receiving them. If you are interested in purchasing issues of that magazine please do so at Good Deal Games. Thank you.
  • evilive138evilive138
    Retro Gamer is great.



    The quality is well worth the $10.
  • Diamante LocoDiamante Loco
    I'd love a copy of the new issue but no one around here sells the damn thing :-(
  • blastocystosisblastocystosis
    I'll definitely have to start picking up Retro Gamer.
  • True6502True6502
    Originally posted by: g_block

    I'd love a copy of the new issue but no one around here sells the damn thing :-(

    If you wish to purchase the new issue directly you can do so at the Imagine Publishing Website and pay via Pay Pal at this link: https://www.imagineshop.co.uk/magazines/retrogamer/retro-gamer-issue-82.html. Just click the add to cart button and then go through their check out process.
  • HogiemanHogieman
    Barnes and Noble sells them out here in Colorado each month.

    I also found out the coupon code for Retro Gamer.  If you want a subscription enter in the word:

    "CLASSIC"

    at the promotional code box at the following url:

    https://imagine.subscribeonline.co.uk/all-titles/retro-gamer

    It drops the price to $6 an issue instead of 10 at Barnes and Noble.  The subscription is also for 13 issues, not 12.
  • TanookiTanooki
    GamesTM another UK mag I found out does a retro gaming magazine as well, cost $20 at Borders when I was there a few days ago but it was over 200pages too, so it was thick and of a larger size. The coverage in it simply was amazing, liked it more than the other Retro Gamer Magazine. It's not monthly though, I think it's quarterly or something. GamesTM stupid website though I can't find a reference to it.

    Edit: Nevermind, found it so take a peek: https://www.imagineshop.co.uk/bookazines/videogames-and-retro/gamestm/retro-volume-3.html
  • evilive138evilive138
    Originally posted by: Tanooki

    GamesTM another UK mag I found out does a retro gaming magazine as well, cost $20 at Borders when I was there a few days ago but it was over 200pages too, so it was thick and of a larger size. The coverage in it simply was amazing, liked it more than the other Retro Gamer Magazine. It's not monthly though, I think it's quarterly or something. GamesTM stupid website though I can't find a reference to it.

    Edit: Nevermind, found it so take a peek: https://www.imagineshop.co.uk/bookazines/videogames-and...


    You should checkout the Retro Gamer Collection mag.  Its like 275 pages and is pretty sweet.  I think they come out every few months or something.  I snagged volume 4 this month.  Has a lot of good articles in it.
  • likestoplayinpuddleslikestoplayinpuddles
    Originally posted by: Hogieman

    I currently subscribe to Retro Gamer. It is costly but the quality is worth it. The paper used is heavy and they ship each copy in a nice blue bag. The magazine is over sized and full of great content.

    The new issue:

    image

    A 25th Anniversary issue of Mario.  The cover has an advent calender design and behind each tab is a game Mario has been in for the past 25 years.   Like I said it is pricey but there was a coupon code floating around to drop the price dramatically for the states.

    what's pricey? it's the same price as any other issue. 5 lbs is euros, whatever that exchanges to in u.s.


    Originally posted by: True6502

    Everyone,

    I made some slight updates to the list. One of the most notable can
    be found under Video Game Collector magazine. I am recommending people
    who are interested in obtaining copies of the magazine to NOT purchase
    them from the magazine's homepage since there have been instances of
    people paying for issues and never receiving them. If you are
    interested in purchasing issues of that magazine please do so at Good
    Deal Games. Thank you.


    i've purchased issues from VGCollector directly and have yet to get an issue back in June. i email them with a copy of my purchase order and they don't email me back. anyone know there #?
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