On Computer Games [free retro magazine] (archive.org)
from buru5@lemmy.world to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 2024 13:31
https://lemmy.world/post/13971279

On Computer Games Monthly #1

archive.org/details/OCGM-1-Nov-2000

I have been working on a passion project for the last two months; a retro games magazine, and it’s finally completed! This #zine is a digital celebration of nostalgia; a collective of writers from the federated internet that strives to capture the subjective quality of gaming with stories about life-and-stuff told through the lens of video games. Issue#1 covers November2000 and features: Breath of Fire IV, Counter Strike, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, love letters to the Dreamcast and PlayStation consoles, and much more.

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kadu@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 2024 13:41 next collapse

I really miss magazines. I know print media is pretty much not viable anymore… But is there somebody making digital gaming magazines still? I don’t mean having a website and calling your homepage a magazine, but those nice full page artworks, people paid to write content without the pressure of SEO, etc.

I’d pay for that.

buru5@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 2024 13:53 collapse

that’s what this is – except it’s free! hope you like it.

bobotron@lemm.ee on 06 Apr 2024 14:35 next collapse

This is amazing, reminds me of reading PC Gamer back in the day (free demo CDs!). I love that you hosted it on the Internet Archive, great touch. How long did this issue take to put together?

buru5@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 2024 14:41 collapse

took about two months. i have a full-time job and two kids as well, so would have taken less time if i didn’t have Grown Up Stuff to do.

mesamunefire@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 2024 16:06 next collapse

Archive.org is such a good service.

Thanks for all the hard work so the rest of us can enjoy.

xnx@slrpnk.net on 06 Apr 2024 16:57 next collapse

This is so great thank you for making this. Is there somewhere i can subscribe to get updates if you make more?

buru5@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 2024 17:14 collapse

not sure. didn’t expect anyone would want to subscribe. i do plan on making more, but it will be awhile. you can always follow me on mastodon @buru5@mstdn.games or follow the blog which i post some of the magazine articles in: oncomputer.games

xnx@slrpnk.net on 06 Apr 2024 17:45 collapse

oncomputer.games (so i can click it)

Btw you can add activitypub to the wordpress site so people can follow it

njm1314@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 2024 18:21 next collapse

I’ll stand behind anything that highlights Breath of Fire IV.

Syltti@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 2024 19:47 collapse

Breath of Fire was good shit. Always was, always will be.