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post 1695953873 01-06-2024, 07:56 AM
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anyone miss gaming magazines?

I remember being hyped everytime a new one came out

going to the newspaper store to pick it up

reading it from beginning to end and share knowledge with friends

another thing the internet absolutely RUINED

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post 1695953943 01-06-2024, 07:58 AM
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I was 12. But yes. And WWF magazines growing up too. Remember buying those monthly pro wrestling magazines at the gas stations as a kid? Those were the days!
post 1695954183 01-06-2024, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted By Deathstroke
I was 12. But yes. And WWF magazines growing up too. Remember buying those monthly pro wrestling magazines at the gas stations as a kid? Those were the days!
never been into wrestling brah, sorry lol

I was also still a kid back then but I feel that's a less important factor here, I still enjoy reading comics f.e.

main thing is (besides the existence of magazines as a whole lol) there is no incentive anymore to read it since we're bombarded with any little bit of news 24/7

by the time it's printed it's already general knowledge and outdated

to be fair I wouldn't mind less information being made public, this creates magic and excitement
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post 1695954313 01-06-2024, 08:10 AM
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I remember finding out about the Super Mario Bros 3 warp whistles because a buddy at the tennis club had read about it in some gaming magazine. I thought he was bullchitting at first.
post 1695954403 01-06-2024, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted By Barteh
I remember finding out about the Super Mario Bros 3 warp whistles because a buddy at the tennis club had read about it in some gaming magazine. I thought he was bullchitting at first.
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post 1695954963 01-06-2024, 08:29 AM
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I'i am still subscribed to Nintendo Power
post 1695955193 01-06-2024, 08:37 AM
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Yup.


Miss the playstation magazines, always with the free demo disc during PS1 era and most of PS2 era.

LOL! Reminds me another thing poverty n64 kids missed out on, demo discs. Poverty childhood/10 if you only had an N64
post 1695955533 01-06-2024, 08:48 AM
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Nope. I dont miss it all. I mean I enjoyed some magazines I bought and all that when I was 10 years old, but getting on the internet and having access to all the content from online sites was far better for me. The only "good" magazines are the games that have an artbook or something like that.
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post 1695955613 01-06-2024, 08:50 AM
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Yep, them demo disks were the bomb. Then you'd get like 5 pics of an upcoming game and you were hooked
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post 1695955733 01-06-2024, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted By TokenV
never been into wrestling brah, sorry lol

I was also still a kid back then but I feel that's a less important factor here, I still enjoy reading comics f.e.

main thing is (besides the existence of magazines as a whole lol) there is no incentive anymore to read it since we're bombarded with any little bit of news 24/7

by the time it's printed it's already general knowledge and outdated

to be fair I wouldn't mind less information being made public, this creates magic and excitement
All the kids were into wrestling In Indiana, then fl it’s all we talked about on Monday mornings at school.

I had a huge comix book pullist into my 20’s like Xmas fnatic collected them.

My subscriptions growing up:

Forbes
Fortune
WWF Magazine
Metal edge
Nintendo power
Golf digest
The source
And comic books which I could average over 40 titles a month all superheroes.
post 1695955843 01-06-2024, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted By mgftp
I'i am still subscribed to Nintendo Power
that still exists? over here all the Dutch and British magazines of before are loooooong gone
Originally Posted By ****inator
Yup.


Miss the playstation magazines, always with the free demo disc during PS1 era and most of PS2 era.

LOL! Reminds me another thing poverty n64 kids missed out on, demo discs. Poverty childhood/10 if you only had an N64
they did get to play the GOAT games though so not THAT poverty
Originally Posted By bongowongo
Nope. I dont miss it all. I mean I enjoyed some magazines I bought and all that when I was 10 years old, but getting on the internet and having access to all the content from online sites was far better for me. The only "good" magazines are the games that have an artbook or something like that.
damn strongly disagree with you here, I prefer "slow" resources like magazines, papers, snailmail, ... over the digital ones

no chit it's more outdated and not all-encompassing but it provides a sense of tranquility that I really miss nowadays

I also can't read ebooks or chit, needs to be an actual book

the value of a photograph has also been nullified by smartphones

etc. etc.
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post 1695956183 01-06-2024, 09:12 AM
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Good times but replaced by youtube in video form basically


As an adult it's easier for me to throw some youtube on in the background than it is to find time to sit and read, about video games of all things.
post 1695956343 01-06-2024, 09:20 AM
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Nintendo Power and Gamepro were the chit.
I'm back, bitches!
post 1695956403 01-06-2024, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted By ****inator
Yup.


Miss the playstation magazines, always with the free demo disc during PS1 era and most of PS2 era.

LOL! Reminds me another thing poverty n64 kids missed out on, demo discs. Poverty childhood/10 if you only had an N64
Used to play the ps1 demo disc at my dad's house so many times. Little bits of Spyro, Legacy of Cain, etc..

Know what we didn't miss out on though? Playing the best multiplayer games of that generation with 3 other people at once.
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post 1695956463 01-06-2024, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress
Used to play the ps1 demo disc at my dad's house so many times. Little bits of Spyro, Legacy of Cain, etc..

Know what we didn't miss out on though? Playing the best multiplayer games of that generation with 3 other people at once.
Dads houses were great like that back in the ps1 days.

Me and my Pa back then:

post 1695956543 01-06-2024, 09:27 AM
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Back then my mom ran a daycare center at our house when I was kid, I grew up on nothing but split screen.

Even after work was over I had to contend with 2 older bros and an older sis

Even if I wanted to be a single player brah, I never stood a chance
post 1695956753 01-06-2024, 09:34 AM
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100% that is why gamergate was such a stab in the dick. It was a direct attack on males from our generation.
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post 1695957343 01-06-2024, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted By TokenV
they did get to play the GOAT games though so not THAT poverty
You referring to the gay elf games? No wonder N64 kids all turned out like p hagz. Also even the gay elf game wasn't enough for N64 getting destroyed by PS1 LOL
Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress
Used to play the ps1 demo disc at my dad's house so many times. Little bits of Spyro, Legacy of Cain, etc..

Know what we didn't miss out on though? Playing the best multiplayer games of that generation with 3 other people at once.
Cope, PS1 had much more and better party games. Especially racers and fighters.

Crash Team racing was the GOAT with 4 on multitap.
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I was subscribed to Nintendo Power for years. Was so much fun finding the new Nintendo news that way rather than online. Was just more exciting for some reason.

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Originally Posted By ****inator
Yup.


Miss the playstation magazines, always with the free demo disc during PS1 era and most of PS2 era.

LOL! Reminds me another thing poverty n64 kids missed out on, demo discs. Poverty childhood/10 if you only had an N64
came in to say this.dont really have nothing to add.$10 bucks was kinda a lot for a broke kid back then but worth it
post 1695957843 01-06-2024, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted By Akd123
came in to say this.dont really have nothing to add.$10 bucks was kinda a lot for a broke kid back then but worth it
Remember buying dime bags of weed as a kid for $10 of allowance or lunch money too?

Tho not as strong as it is now
post 1695957973 01-06-2024, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted By Deathstroke
All the kids were into wrestling In Indiana, then fl it’s all we talked about on Monday mornings at school.

I had a huge comix book pullist into my 20’s like Xmas fnatic collected them.

My subscriptions growing up:

Forbes
Fortune
WWF Magazine
Metal edge
Nintendo power
Golf digest
The source
And comic books which I could average over 40 titles a month all superheroes.
damn forgot about metal edge.what kinda kid read forbes magazine? i liked playboy and maxim for the articles. i wanted to see pussy i had the good stuff.fox,cherry, barely legal. i had it all
post 1695958083 01-06-2024, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted By Akd123
damn forgot about metal edge.what kinda kid read forbes magazine? i liked playboy and maxim for the articles. i wanted to see pussy i had the good stuff.fox,cherry, barely legal. i had it all
You liked them for the articles? Interesting. I just liked them for jerking off. Cool thar other kids got more out of them than I did. Lol.

Metal Edge I met many pen pals through that damn mag! Srs

My dad made me read Fortune when I was stuck in his office playing with his stapler.
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Originally Posted By TokenV
that still exists? over here all the Dutch and British magazines of before are loooooong gone
mgfgt is full of schit as usual, Nintendo Power went out of publication in 2012 if I remember correctly. I think they turned it into a podcast at some point, but I don't know if that chit is still running, but the magazine is long gone.
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Originally Posted By SirFapsAIot
mgfgt is full of schit as usual, Nintendo Power went out of publication in 2012 if I remember correctly. I think they turned it into a podcast at some point, but I don't know if that chit is still running, but the magazine is long gone.
mgftp full of chit?! NO WAY!
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Originally Posted By Deathstroke
You liked them for the articles? Interesting. I just liked them for jerking off. Cool thar other kids got more out of them than I did. Lol.

Metal Edge I met many pen pals through that damn mag! Srs

My dad made me read Fortune when I was stuck in his office playing with his stapler.
yeah believe it or not they even had short video game previews sometimes.movies and music too.Ofcoarse jerked off to them too but i had the hardcore pron for that.
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Originally Posted By JayJ350
mgftp full of chit?! NO WAY!
just lmfao @ that stupid twink loser
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I miss the freestylin magazines of the late 80’s. Every time I got one it was like getting a gold ingot. I remember mastering the grasshopper and thinking I was god.

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Loved gaming magazines. I would even read the walkthroughs for games on consoles I didn't own since I knew I wasn't going to get to play them.



Gaming magazines would be terrible in 2024, though. Would be something like Polygon or Kotaku, I imagine.
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yea they were hype as **** bro
i still have some saved
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