+Random Terrain Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 I have some of the Atari 2600 TV Guide game reviews from the early 1980s, but they are a little damaged because I put them in one of those sticky photo albums back then that put those greasy looking diagonal lines through the pages over the years. Does someone already have them displayed on the Internet? If they are not on the Internet, does anyone want to see them? Should I bother scanning them in? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 I'm an avid collector of things like that. Please scan them. I'd love to see them. If it's possible, can you tell me the specific issues they were in? My friend has a ton of tv guides and maybe I can get my hands on them. I was putting together as many video game ads I could find from comic books. I would cut them out and put them in a binder. Maybe someday if I have time, I'll scan those for all to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 25, 2004 Author Share Posted August 25, 2004 I'm an avid collector of things like that. Please scan them. OK, here's one with no attempt to clean it up: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1983-12-03.jpg These are in such bad shape that I don't even think I will try to clean them up. Do you think that's good enough to put on my web site? If it's possible, can you tell me the specific issues they were in? My friend has a ton of TV guides and maybe I can get my hands on them. Here are the ones that I have: June 18, 1983 August 13, 1983 December 3, 1983 January 14, 1984 February 25, 1984 April 7, 1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I'm an avid collector of things like that. Please scan them. OK, here's one with no attempt to clean it up: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1983-12-03.jpg These are in such bad shape that I don't even think I will try to clean them up. Do you think that's good enough to put on my web site? It's easily readable. I think it's fine to put it up on your web site. I had no idea TV Guide even reviewed any of these back in the day. Very cool. Thanks for the image so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 It's easily readable. I think it's fine to put it up on your web site. I had no idea TV Guide even reviewed any of these back in the day. Very cool. Thanks for the image so far. OK, thanks. I won't worry about those nasty lines then. I wish I never put them in those damn sticky photo album pages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 It's easily readable. I think it's fine to put it up on your web site. I had no idea TV Guide even reviewed any of these back in the day. Very cool. Thanks for the image so far. OK, thanks. I won't worry about those nasty lines then. I wish I never put them in those damn sticky photo album pages! At least you kept your damn sticky photo albums. I had a bunch with stuff that would be very interesting now that I tossed long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 At least you kept your damn sticky photo albums. I had a bunch with stuff that would be very interesting now that I tossed long ago. Well, that sucks. I guess damaged is better than nothing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 Here's the next one: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1984-01-14.jpg I'm going to post them as I do them so I don't forget and so people can see them as soon as they are uploaded to my site. Notice that the image for Space Shuttle isn't where it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1983-08-13.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 There were some pointed criticisms of the video game industry in those otherwise vapid reviews. The one that sticks out most in my mind was the reminder that the game Crash Dive had nothing to do with video game companies' stock prices. Ouch. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Thanks for posting those. They are a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 Thanks for posting those. They are a lot of fun. I have three more to go. I had to stop to eat and now I'm back scanning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 These TV Guide articles are a lot of fun to read... Were there any other magazines (other than Electronic Games) that had atari 2600 games in them. I would love to get my hands on some of the old magazines to read through the articles. Checking ebay shows no signs of old Elecrtronic Games magazines. I guess it would be rare for people to keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I have all of my EG magazines, although it's not a complete run. I think I'm missing the first two or three. Scanning all of that stuff would take an eternity, but it's still interesting too look back on some of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Hey! I remember those! I didn't keep any of those old TV Guides though. Thanks for posting them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1983-06-18.jpg Two more to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1984-02-25.jpg One more and I'll be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 Here's the last one: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1984-04-07.jpg And for the convenience of late arrivals, here are all of the links that I posted: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1983-06-18.jpg http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1983-08-13.jpg http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1983-12-03.jpg http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1984-01-14.jpg http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1984-02-25.jpg http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1984-04-07.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabeen557 Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 those are pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Nice stuff. I remember reading those reviews back in the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Wow, thanks for posting all those! It's quite amazing to see how much those games cost back then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-T Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Thanks for those scans, Random. If you find any more, I'd be glad to Photoshop 'em and post them for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2004 Author Share Posted August 26, 2004 I cleaned one of those up the best I could to see how long it would take: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...-04-07clean.jpg Here's the original scan to compare it with: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1984-04-07.jpg Since I don't have any expensive graphics software or talent, it took many hours to clean that up today. I don't think I have the patience to clean any more of them since it takes me so long to finish one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermChase Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 You mean those lines weren't originally there? I kinda thought the line pattern had a nice look to it. -------- Chase Hermsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabeen557 Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I cleaned one of those up the best I could to see how long it would take: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...-04-07clean.jpg Here's the original scan to compare it with: http://www.randomterrain.com/images/scan7t...e1984-04-07.jpg looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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