Atari_Owl Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Hi Guys just thought i'd point you to issue 12 of Retro Gamer, a VCS 2600 special. In it AtariAge gets a nice screenshot on p27 concerning 2600 programming. The best is yet to come however with pp85-87 including an interview with Albert and a small section on some notable homebrews. Kudos Thomas You get deservedly good press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Cool. I'll have to pick up a copy and check it out. Al is turning into quite the celebrity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 The only piece of this issue I've seen is the interview, so I'm quite eager to see how the rest of the issue turned out. I should get a copy in the mail at some point, but I may have to start looking for it in stores here (not sure when it'll arrive).. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Owl Posted January 26, 2005 Author Share Posted January 26, 2005 Hi There The AA section looks good, the first page is the AA symbol with the title atari online. Then there's even a pictureof you holding what lookslike a 2600 game box but i can't make out what it is (not my expertise:) ) Then pictures also of the news and rarity guide pages and Thrust+ platinum, INV+ and Seawolf. On a slightly longer look i see interviews also with Kirk Israel and David Crane as well as name checks for Kirk Mooney and Piero Cavina, and Xype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamcat Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Yeah, I came upon Retro Gamer by chance in a Walden's bookstore. Picked it up for a article on Atari computer & Nolan Bushnell, as well as the cover disc full of adventure games. I love those old point & click graphic adventure games. The only downside to the mag is that it is too expensive, being an import and all. If only they'd make a magazine like that here in the US. Would love to see the old Electronic Games team (Arnie Katz & Bill Kunkel) come back to do a retro mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 What adventure games are included on the cover disk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 How bout someone scan this article already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamcat Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 The adventure games on the cover disc of issue six are: Beneath A Steel Sky Flight Of The Amazon Queen Out Of Order The Infinite Ocean Zork Trilogy Fiend The Key Photopia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 *waits impatiently for this to get across the puddle* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Albert, the Fry's Electronics up in north Austin gets a lot of issues of Retro Gamer in. That's where I've been picking up my fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Albert, the Fry's Electronics up in north Austin gets a lot of issues of Retro Gamer in. That's where I've been picking up my fix. Amazingly I received a copy in the mail yesterday, much faster thanI was expecting. I haven't really had a chance to read through it yet, but I'll have some time to read it tonight. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Hierophant Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Retro Gamer is UK publication, which means their first focus is on the Sinclair Spectrum and their second focus is on the Commodore 64. A distant third would probably be the Sega Genesis. That is inverse to these systems popularity in North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Retro Gamer is UK publication, which means their first focus is on the Sinclair Spectrum and their second focus is on the Commodore 64. A distant third would probably be the Sega Genesis. That is inverse to these systems popularity in North America. The one issue I've seen had a really nice article on Atari home computers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 I recently saw issue 10 when I was at the mall. I was getting a book for a friend and just as I was leaving Walden Books, I noticed the magazine. It was a bit expensive but it did have an article on Infocom and on Dungeon Master so I decided to pick it up. Both articles were enjoyable and it was interesting to see how Dungeon Master came into being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Since I don't think I will be able to buy it here, I really would like to see some scans of that article. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I hadn't even heard of Retro Gamer Magazine until I saw this thread. My first thought was that I had better subscribe. That was until I found out that the subscriprion is $123 a year!!! Pass. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I hadn't even heard of Retro Gamer Magazine until I saw this thread. My first thought was that I had better subscribe. That was until I found out that the subscriprion is $123 a year!!! Pass. -S Forget it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I hadn't even heard of Retro Gamer Magazine until I saw this thread. My first thought was that I had better subscribe. That was until I found out that the subscriprion is $123 a year!!! Pass. -S Forget it! Wow, that's pretty painful! I'd love to support 'em, esp. now that I got some attention in it...I bought one copy of an earlier issue from my bookstore. It turns out my interest in old stuff doesn't extend so easily to the stuff that's far from what I grew up with...despite my love for ZZAP!64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Blame a certain someone in the US for making the exchange rate between there and here as high as it currently is. Great for us, sucky for you. Current price of RG is £6, or about US$11. Multiply that by 12 issues a year and you get $132. So basically you're getting the mag at less than face price and the shipping for free. But true, we don't know the meaning of the phrase "subsidised subscription rates" mainly because no magazine here (not even the "official" ones) are bankrolled by gaming companies. Plus the fact there's generally little advertising per issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Plus the fact there's generally little advertising per issue... Now that is a good thing. My game mags are choc full of adds, probably more than half the mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Blame a certain someone in the US for making the exchange rate between there and here as high as it currently is. Great for us, sucky for you. Arguably not that bad for us, at least in the sense of making our exports cheaper. On the other hand, you'd hope it would make the American consumer be a little more careful with what they bought...no such luck, we really are a hugely consumerist society. But true, we don't know the meaning of the phrase "subsidised subscription rates" mainly because no magazine here (not even the "official" ones) are bankrolled by gaming companies. Plus the fact there's generally little advertising per issue... I'm not sure what you mean by "subsidised" in this case...but I think the reason mag subscriptions are generally cheaper than cover price is that advertisers love a nice secure base, rather than relying on month-by-month sales. So for a lot of mags, advertising is the main profit source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Plus the fact there's generally little advertising per issue... I'm not sure what you mean by "subsidised" in this case...but I think the reason mag subscriptions are generally cheaper than cover price is that advertisers love a nice secure base' date=' rather than relying on month-by-month sales. So for a lot of mags, advertising is the main profit source.[/quote'] Actually its because most magazines are published by 1 of 3 companies here and those companies also own most of the entertainment industry so production costs are almost nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolt Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I searched all over NYC yesterday--about 7 different high-end newsstands with hundreds of titles, as well as Barnes & Noble and Borders--all I found were old copies of issue 9, a 'special' anthology issue of their first year, and lots of copies of their new sister pub, PC Emulation. Someone post the articles--please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Ive been seeing it more lately, but it never seems to have any articles that interest me. That and for the price, I could pick up a few carts that I need... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Owl Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 I thought the first seven issues were excellent, it went into a bit of a downturn after that, though the last issue did seem to be a bit of an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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