03-07-2006, 07:41 AM | #1 | |
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"Retro Fusion" - magazine for the retro gamer
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Can someone in the UK check this out and let us know if the magazine's any good? |
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03-07-2006, 08:19 AM | #2 |
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Oooooh, I want it!
I'll endeavour to pick up a copy, I'm not sure I have a Gamestation near me, but it seems more than likely. I love "The A-Team", now I'll have to get my season 1 DVD boxset out tonight! "I pity the foo'!" PS - Thanks for the tip!
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03-07-2006, 08:26 AM | #3 |
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I'm so going to buy that immediately when I'm there.
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03-07-2006, 08:41 AM | #5 |
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Hmm - might be worth checking out, but the fact it's being sold exclusively at Gamestation doesn't really bode well.
Have you seen Retro Gamer magazine? That's quite good, with some nice in-depth articles and interviews and things - although I've only bought a couple of issues as it's quite expensive (£5!). |
03-07-2006, 08:43 AM | #6 |
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OMG that is the hippest title any magazine could have Sounds awesome though, I played Sonic to death (or rather, killed Dr. Robotnik to oblivion ) and I still have some Star Wars toys buried in the basement somewhere
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03-07-2006, 10:32 AM | #7 |
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What is Gamestation? Just a game store (like EB)?
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03-07-2006, 10:39 AM | #8 |
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Yes, it's one of the two major UK chains concentrating on video games (the other being GAME).
Gamestation are owned by Blockbuster (the video rental company) and their stores are often found as parasites in their outlets. I'm sure I read something about Blockbuster closing down a lot of the Gamestation locations or sellingf them off to GAME, but I can't remember the details... Anyway, I don't think it's even close to being the dominant gaming store on the high street, which is why it's a little odd that the magazine should be distributed exclusively there. |
03-07-2006, 10:40 AM | #9 |
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I work around the corner from a Game Crazy store and I never noticed it until I used the store locator on their website. I must have driven past it a hundred times. It really is just a little room at the back of the video store... kind of weird. The one time I went in I felt like I wasn't really supposed to be there. Quote:
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03-07-2006, 12:44 PM | #11 |
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I wonder if the market is capable of supporting another retro magazine. After all, there's already Retro Gamer, the Retro section in Games™ (still alive for now!) and probably something similar in EDGE...
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Gah! I want that! I was so pleased when I saw you can subscribe to it from Europe, but then I saw that it costs £36! That's too much for a poor little girl like me! ...oh well, I guess I have to live without any kind of Retro magazine for forever... -
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03-07-2006, 01:40 PM | #13 |
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Yeah, Retro Gamer had some stuff on KQ9 & SQ7. Good stuff.
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03-09-2006, 01:36 AM | #15 |
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I bought a few issues of Retro Gamer. The few I was able to find, essentially. It's a true joy, particularly for someone as badly stuck in the 1980's as me. Sort of a nice reminder that I am not the only one.
Of course, lately I've been able to track down some classics to read instead, like Zzap 64, Commodore User, Your Sinclair, and the odd diskmag on the ST or Amiga. All of which are wonderful. Sadly, I can't seem to find much preserved from Amiga Power or even Amiga Format, and all of my old issues are long gone. |
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03-09-2006, 11:39 PM | #18 |
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True gamers read Amstrad Action ...
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03-09-2006, 11:52 PM | #19 | |
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My favourite was Battlezone, because it was set up where you actually use a 'periscope' and when you look through it it felt so real because it was in 3D stereoscope! Gawd, I spent hours on that thing after school. I love the idea of a 'zine dedicated to old school gaming, even though I have no interest in it myself (for the obvious reasons). It's great to know that today's young gamers have a sense of history and continuity of games and gaming culture.
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03-09-2006, 11:54 PM | #20 |
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Speaking of Amstrad Action, you can now read it for free online (with permission from Future Publishing) at CPC Oxygen. How's that for retro?
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