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#1 Osmeroid OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jul 9, 2002 6:21 AM

Does anyone remember "TV Gamer" mag? I've been trying to track down any recorded images and have so far turned up nothing - not a sausage :roll:

I'd really appreciate it if anyone finds any links related to this magazine 8)

#2 NE146 OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jul 9, 2002 10:03 AM

You mean these?

http://www.theoldcom.....er (main).htm

I found it using Google. I've never personally seen the magazine however.

#3 Rick Weis OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jul 9, 2002 11:41 AM

WOW!!! nice looking Magazines!! :)

Take Care,

Rick

#4 Osmeroid OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jul 10, 2002 2:37 AM

NE146 - You truly are a Guru 8) :D Thanks man, this is fantastic!! Very much appreciated.

I used to have nearly all of these mags but (being about 11 years old) sold them off for 10p a shot :roll: Oh the folly of youth!

#5 Jobf OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jul 10, 2002 10:50 AM

Also see:

http://www.chris-hind.co.uk/mag02.html


They do crop up on Ebay UK sometimes, but I've seen issues go for 20-30 quid each!

Steve/Jobf

#6 Osmeroid OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jul 10, 2002 12:39 PM

£20 - £30 each!?! :o What was I thinking!!!


Please, just put me out of my misery now - it really would be the kindest thing to do....

#7 NE146 OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jul 10, 2002 12:43 PM

Nice link JobF. At least that guy had the balls to scan some of the issues in in full. Gotta love that :)

#8 Osmeroid OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jul 10, 2002 12:52 PM

Seriously though, thanks guys! Well do I remember (was I really only 11!) how I was TOTALLY convinced that I would regularly save the princely sum of £30 to buy carts from Silica Shop.

Nice to flick through copies of this magazine again, I've bookmarked Chris's site - Cheers Steve!

#9 oesii OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jul 15, 2002 7:57 AM

That is a great magazine to get nostalgic with! I always love looking at the old ads to see the marketing presentations and the prices that the consoles went for back then. I know my parents bought me several atari consoles and computers in the early 80's and these ads make me feel almost guility ;)

My absolute favorite scanned page is: http://www.chris-hin...83/t0683p07.jpg

I love it when they have a picture or a tv commericial and the game players are holding the joystick in a position that you couldn't possibly play the game with. Do you think they did that for aesthetics, maybe so the nice red button wouldn't be covered up by a thumb? If not, its funny to think there were a dozen or so people working on a photo shoot who never had played a video game.

-O

#10 rmaerz ONLINE  

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Posted Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:10 PM

Interesting how the mag cover focuses on computers almost exclusively in September 1985...

Here are the links to the Arcade of the 90s article, which is amusing:

http://www.chris-hin...es/t0784p16.jpg

http://www.chris-hin...es/t0784p17.jpg

http://www.chris-hin...es/t0784p18.jpg




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