Sabertooth Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) I just received a free print edition of the first issue of Old Scool Gamer Magazine. The magazine is edited by Ryan Burger and has an advisory board consisting of Dan Loosen (Midwest Gaming Classic/GOAT Store), Walter Day (Twin Galaxies), Billy Mitchell, and Doc Mack (Galloping Ghost). The first issue is decent and has articles on Qix, Q-Bert, K.C. Munchikin, a feature on voice recognition hardware, a feature on text adventures and reviews of the latest HD NES clone offerings from Hyperkin and Retrobit. The back also has an Atari 2600 pricing guide courtesy of puregaming.org. It's pretty cool for a first issue and I'm glad that it's not NES-centric like some other retro mag attempts. The print copy also came with a poster. Overall it was pretty good and I'm excited to see where things go. I'll probably bite for the annual subscription ($30). The first issue is available as a free PDF. Check it out here: https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/magazine/ Edited November 5, 2017 by atarilbc Arenafoot, RickR, MaximumRD and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 I got a free issue at PRGE! It does look pretty nice and does have a true retro feel. Sabertooth and RickR 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 I got a free issue at PRGE! It does look pretty nice and does have a true retro feel. I also got a copy at PRGE, and they also mailed me one. I'll save the extra for the next junk box. Sabertooth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 I've not received one in the mail yet. Maybe it is just delayed. Were you able to get a PDF of the magazine, RickR? I have a link to the online version of the magazine but that is not a downloadable file. Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 I've not received one in the mail yet. Maybe it is just delayed. Were you able to get a PDF of the magazine, RickR? I have a link to the online version of the magazine but that is not a downloadable file. I have not tried. I haven't even had time to open and look at the magazine. They are both still in the plastic wrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 I got my printed copy in the mail thursday..... and it had 2 posters inside the plastic bag!! Sabertooth 1 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 @TrekMD - The link I posted has a second link to the PDF copy. It worked fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Ah, yes. Somehow I had missed it. Got it! Sabertooth 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanOSG Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Great to see this hitting this site! - Those that signed up most recently will be getting the next issue. Sabertooth, TrekMD and Arenafoot 3 Quote Ryan Burger - Husband, Father, Publisher, Gamer Old School Gamer Magazine - Did you get your free subscription? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRay Defender Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I have a spare copy of issue 1 with the poster. Anyone interested in US? Send me a PM and I'll send it out to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) BTW, Inky from AtariAge and I had a chat with Ryan Burger shortly before the first issue came out. He's looking for authors. If you want to contribute to the magazine, please let him know. I think he'll pay for the work. Edited March 9, 2018 by dauber Quote Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Yes, I've offered to write for the magazine. I just need to get it done! Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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