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Author:  Mr Dave [ Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:12 ]
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Dimrill wrote:
Dave! According to PCGamer's 100 bestest Pc Games of all time, STALKER is better than Doom.

PC gamer is weird.

Author:  RuySan [ Tue Apr 16, 2013 14:50 ]
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STALKER is better than whisky

Author:  Anonymous X [ Wed Apr 17, 2013 15:42 ]
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J Nash took the AP Kennedy assassination references over to a short review for Super Play.

Author:  Dimrill [ Wed Apr 17, 2013 15:44 ]
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awes!

Author:  throughsilver [ Wed Apr 17, 2013 17:35 ]
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I don't even remember that review. SP was my bible back then. Except the stuff in it was real.

Author:  Anonymous X [ Thu Apr 18, 2013 0:02 ]
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The remaining contributions J Nash lent to Super Play, as far as I could find.

Author:  Anonymous X [ Thu Apr 18, 2013 0:32 ]
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Spoke too soon! More J Nash writing from earlier on in the magazine's life.

Author:  Dimrill [ Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:43 ]
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Nashtastic!

Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:29 ]
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I'm not a fine of his style when get's all bizarre and 'interesting'. He's a solid reviewer when he stays on target but his sense of humour leaves me cold. Sorry

Author:  Dimrill [ Sat Apr 20, 2013 14:13 ]
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This month's Retro Gamer has a lovely striking Sim City cover. Iiaiiaiian Lee reveals he wants to collect gaming stuff again after giving it all away last month, thus allowing him to continue writing his boring column. There's a list of ten launch disasters, GX4000 included Chindybops, but doesn't mention this new SimCity iteration or the Frontier: First encounters debacle. They review SimCity and give it 66%.. mm..

Author:  Anonymous X [ Sun Apr 21, 2013 19:18 ]
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Got the ish as the final one in my sub. Great cover, I agree, I mean it helps they Sim City 2000 has (IMO) some of the best 2D bitmap graphics evar. I see there's a New Zealand Story article too, not a very competent one, but seeing a multi-page spread of my favourite 2D platform game in a modern magazine reminded me of why I started to buy RG in the first place.

Author:  Dimrill [ Sun Apr 21, 2013 19:22 ]
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Pity the Sim City article didn't mention Fortune Builder on the Coleco as an influence, really.

Author:  Anonymous X [ Sun Apr 21, 2013 20:29 ]
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Or the existence of Sim City 64.

Author:  Dimrill [ Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:50 ]
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Awesome, the Game Zone issue that was lost in the post was returned to the sender on Saturday. Re-flanged pennies at her and it's back on its way!

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Thu Apr 25, 2013 22:16 ]
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Two fascinating reviews from AA. The Pickford Brothers have written many superb computer games that have stood the test of time. However Rasterscan wasn't one of them. It looked a bit ugly and was quite hard for me to get my 9 year old brain around.

Zub on the other hand was loved by me and I still play it today. In fact the full version of Magnetic Billiards contains a game prototype called "I Sent My Monkey To The Moon" which owes a lot to Zub.

So imagine my surprise to find that looking back through old AA's it was Rasterscan that got a "Rave" while Zub languished in the mid 70's.

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Author:  RuySan [ Sat May 11, 2013 19:08 ]
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There's loads of "new" stuff at Underground Gamer, including "new" issues of Amiga Power and other amiga magazines. Downloading right now.

Author:  Dimrill [ Sun Jun 23, 2013 21:54 ]
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What an incredibly odd publication.

Author:  TheVision [ Sun Jun 23, 2013 22:00 ]
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Volume 3 number 2... Wow. I've never heard of it before.

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Sun Jun 23, 2013 22:25 ]
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You want wrestling AND a peek behind the scenes at 30 Monmouth Street? Well.......

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Author:  Derek The Halls [ Mon Jun 24, 2013 15:01 ]
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I have only just discovered this thread of Jnash awesome. I am in heaven.

Coincidentally mind you.

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 21:14 ]
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Worst computer magazine cover ever

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Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 23:12 ]
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Not for him... Look at his face! He's loving it!

Author:  GazChap [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 23:29 ]
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Image

Better, or worse? You decide.

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 23:38 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Not for him... Look at his face! He's loving it!


I tweeted that earlier. Now had 100 odd retweets. Should be pleased with this except it's mucked up my timeline and now I can't find the far more interesting discussions I was having with people about a 1986 edition of Emmerdale Farm.

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 23:39 ]
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GazChap wrote:
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Better, or worse? You decide.


I'm pretty sure the one on the top right posts here.

Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:12 ]
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There's only one cable attached! FAKE!

Author:  MaliA [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:24 ]
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None of the articles advertised on the cover have seemingly anything to do with that picture.

Author:  GazChap [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:56 ]
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Just noticed that ImageShack has given my picture there the completely random filename "fugg.jpg" :D

Author:  Bear or Bust [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 16:04 ]
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That whole thing just looks like some sort of bizarre Computer / Contact magazine hybrid.

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Mon Jul 01, 2013 0:56 ]
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Bear or Bust wrote:
That whole thing just looks like some sort of bizarre Computer / Contact magazine hybrid.


For anyone who doubts the fact that the magazine is real, someone tweeted me a link to a load of their other covers - http://www.kultboy.com/CPU-Zeitschrift/112/

Jan '85 looks at an exciting new micro from Schneider which is the same point the covers settle down to something more traditional.

Author:  Dimrill [ Mon Jul 01, 2013 16:13 ]
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Man leaves job. Games market's fault, not publishing "official" magazine blowjobs with no integrity.

Author:  Dimrill [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:40 ]
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Now there's a cover for the ages. http://www.edge-online.com/magazine/e25 ... d-to-ruin/

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Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:41 ]
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Are they up to date with the MS u-turn?

Author:  Dimrill [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:47 ]
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I don't know, I don't work there.

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:58 ]
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Dimrill wrote:
I don't know, I don't work there.

Slacker.

Author:  MaliA [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:00 ]
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That's a pretty brave move with that cover. I support this idea, and might buy a copy. Or get one from the library, at least.

Hopefully, Games jounalsits will stop harping on about NDAs and "release date review embargos" and earn some credibility.

Author:  throughsilver [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 18:08 ]
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Dimrill wrote:

They seem to be making proclamations a lot recently. THe one issue I got in the last few years was certain of how successful and awesome that Carmack VR thing will be.

Edge is an expensive PR pamphlet.

Author:  Satsuma [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:14 ]
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Are Morrison's no longer stocking EDGE? I haven't seen it for 2 months now and I'm worried. Mainly cause I can't be arsed to walk anywhere else to pick it up.

Author:  Pippip [ Tue Jul 16, 2013 13:16 ]
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Oh man, so much J Nash in this thread. Here's some more, in the form of the Amiga Power subs letter from issue 51. Please use a rotatey image editor instead of sustaining neck and/or monitor damage trying to read everything :o

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jul 16, 2013 13:22 ]
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Hello Pippip!

Can I call you Pip?

Author:  TheVision [ Tue Jul 16, 2013 13:25 ]
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Welcome Pippip.. With posts like that, you'll be most welcome here.

Author:  Pippip [ Tue Jul 16, 2013 14:21 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Hello Pippip!

Can I call you Pip?

Hello! In the interests of prolonging the lifetime of your P and I keys, yes, yes you can.

The Vision wrote:
Welcome Pippip.. With posts like that, you'll be most welcome here.

Why thank you. Only wish I had more subs letters to share, but that was a lucky find on eBay. I'm sure I've other bits and pieces I can dredge up, though.

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jul 16, 2013 14:56 ]
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Pippip wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Hello Pippip!

Can I call you Pip?

Hello! In the interests of prolonging the lifetime of your P and I keys, yes, yes you can.

Nice. Now that we're officially mates, come to the annual BBQ.

Author:  Pippip [ Wed Jul 17, 2013 19:07 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Nice. Now that we're officially mates, come to the annual BBQ.

I don't think I'll manage, being a mixture of skint, unable to drive, in Scotland and socially anxious, but thanks for the offer :)

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Tue Aug 13, 2013 22:27 ]
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Not strictly a games mag but I found a stash of New Computer Express's today:


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Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Wed Aug 14, 2013 19:00 ]
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This week 20 years ago The Big Final Issue of Your Sinclair was hitting the news stands. Makes you feel old!

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Wed Aug 14, 2013 23:18 ]
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All computer games magazines should have a problem page.

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Worst thing YS ever did. Ever.

Author:  Dimrill [ Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:23 ]
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Cam Winstanley told me on Twitter that they had to field relationship questions on AP, so sort of makes sense to put it in the mag.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Aug 15, 2013 8:00 ]
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Dimrill wrote:
Cam Winstanley told me on Twitter that they had to field relationship questions on AP, so sort of makes sense to put it in the mag.


Did he say why they had to do that? It seems strange as its clearly nothing to do with games etc.

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:34 ]
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Dimrill wrote:
Cam Winstanley told me on Twitter that they had to field relationship questions on AP, so sort of makes sense to put it in the mag.


Do you mean they wrote back personally?

AP should have done a problem page but with you know who doing the answers.

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